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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One) 
þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20162017

OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from           to          
Commission File No. 0-2989
 COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri 43-0889454
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
1000 Walnut,
Kansas City, MO
 64106
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
   
(816) 234-2000  
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ     No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes þ     No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” andfiler,” “smaller reporting company”company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company £
Emerging growth company £
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o     No þ
As of July 31, 2016,August 1, 2017, the registrant had outstanding 96,563,720101,625,940 shares of its $5 par value common stock, registrant’s only class of common stock.



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Form 10-Q
 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
(Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  
(In thousands)(In thousands)
ASSETS      
Loans$13,091,888
 $12,436,692
$13,626,592
 $13,412,736
Allowance for loan losses(153,832) (151,532)(157,832) (155,932)
Net loans12,938,056
 12,285,160
13,468,760
 13,256,804
Loans held for sale (including $7,094,000 of residential mortgage loans carried at fair value at June 30, 2016 and $4,981,000 at December 31, 2015)33,254
 7,607
Loans held for sale (including $14,118,000 and $9,263,000 of residential mortgage loans carried at fair value at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)22,002
 14,456
Investment securities:   
   
Available for sale ($583,208,000 pledged at June 30, 2016 and $568,257,000 at   
December 31, 2015 to secure swap and repurchase agreements)9,221,346
 9,777,004
Available for sale ($719,820,000 and $568,553,000 pledged at June 30, 2017 and   
December 31, 2016, respectively, to secure swap and repurchase agreements)9,439,701
 9,649,203
Trading30,512
 11,890
22,291
 22,225
Non-marketable111,931
 112,786
102,388
 99,558
Total investment securities9,363,789
 9,901,680
9,564,380
 9,770,986
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under agreements to resell13,725
 14,505
16,520
 15,470
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell825,000
 875,000
625,000
 725,000
Interest earning deposits with banks183,223
 23,803
80,860
 272,275
Cash and due from banks428,300
 464,411
433,747
 494,690
Land, buildings and equipment, net342,237
 352,581
334,586
 337,705
Goodwill138,921
 138,921
138,921
 138,921
Other intangible assets, net6,561
 6,669
7,002
 6,709
Other assets436,627
 534,625
387,065
 608,408
Total assets$24,709,693
 $24,604,962
$25,078,843
 $25,641,424
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Deposits:   
   
Non-interest bearing$6,906,265
 $7,146,398
$7,314,506
 $7,429,398
Savings, interest checking and money market10,978,734
 10,834,746
11,427,615
 11,430,789
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000749,160
 785,191
679,668
 713,075
Time open and C.D.'s of $100,000 and over1,515,888
 1,212,518
1,403,873
 1,527,833
Total deposits20,150,047
 19,978,853
20,825,662
 21,101,095
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase1,632,272
 1,963,552
1,256,444
 1,723,905
Other borrowings103,878
 103,818
101,903
 102,049
Other liabilities296,675
 191,321
266,627
 213,243
Total liabilities22,182,872
 22,237,544
22,450,636
 23,140,292
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders’ equity:   
   
Preferred stock, $1 par value      
Authorized 2,000,000 shares; issued 6,000 shares144,784
 144,784
144,784
 144,784
Common stock, $5 par value   
   
Authorized 120,000,000 shares;      
issued 97,972,433 shares489,862
 489,862
issued 102,003,046 shares510,015
 510,015
Capital surplus1,333,995
 1,337,677
1,546,534
 1,552,454
Retained earnings470,558
 383,313
390,853
 292,849
Treasury stock of 1,244,063 shares at June 30, 2016   
and 603,003 shares at December 31, 2015, at cost(51,707) (26,116)
Treasury stock of 207,294 shares at June 30, 2017   
and 364,711 shares at December 31, 2016, at cost(10,373) (15,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income134,424
 32,470
42,070
 10,975
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity2,521,916
 2,361,990
2,623,883
 2,495,783
Non-controlling interest4,905
 5,428
4,324
 5,349
Total equity2,526,821
 2,367,418
2,628,207
 2,501,132
Total liabilities and equity$24,709,693
 $24,604,962
$25,078,843
 $25,641,424
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands, except per share data)20162015 2016201520172016 20172016
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
INTEREST INCOME      
Interest and fees on loans$121,151
$113,467
 $240,484
$224,753
$134,273
$121,151
 $262,596
$240,484
Interest and fees on loans held for sale692
39
 827
60
263
692
 459
827
Interest on investment securities54,698
53,264
 103,589
91,700
54,975
54,698
 110,240
103,589
Interest on federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under      
agreements to resell19
15
 43
24
37
19
 60
43
Interest on long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell3,354
3,670
 6,829
6,721
3,684
3,354
 7,477
6,829
Interest on deposits with banks151
122
 421
301
362
151
 759
421
Total interest income180,065
170,577
 352,193
323,559
193,594
180,065
 381,591
352,193
INTEREST EXPENSE      
Interest on deposits:      
Savings, interest checking and money market3,548
3,287
 7,032
6,595
4,342
3,548
 8,232
7,032
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000709
818
 1,451
1,698
674
709
 1,318
1,451
Time open and C.D.'s of $100,000 and over2,347
1,504
 4,333
2,914
2,822
2,347
 5,585
4,333
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under      
agreements to repurchase725
421
 1,613
788
2,038
725
 3,577
1,613
Interest on other borrowings907
890
 2,160
1,769
911
907
 1,799
2,160
Total interest expense8,236
6,920
 16,589
13,764
10,787
8,236
 20,511
16,589
Net interest income171,829
163,657
 335,604
309,795
182,807
171,829
 361,080
335,604
Provision for loan losses9,216
6,757
 18,655
11,177
10,758
9,216
 21,886
18,655
Net interest income after provision for loan losses162,613
156,900
 316,949
298,618
172,049
162,613
 339,194
316,949
NON-INTEREST INCOME      
Bank card transaction fees45,065
45,672
 89,535
87,971
44,999
45,065
 88,203
89,535
Trust fees31,464
30,531
 61,834
60,117
33,120
30,241
 65,134
59,484
Deposit account charges and other fees21,328
19,637
 42,019
38,136
22,861
21,328
 44,803
42,019
Capital market fees2,500
2,738
 5,225
5,740
2,156
2,500
 4,498
5,225
Consumer brokerage services3,491
3,507
 7,000
6,843
3,726
3,491
 7,375
7,000
Loan fees and sales3,196
2,183
 5,706
4,272
4,091
3,196
 7,259
5,706
Other9,526
9,967
 24,275
17,730
12,131
10,749
 22,878
26,625
Total non-interest income116,570
114,235
 235,594
220,809
123,084
116,570
 240,150
235,594
INVESTMENT SECURITIES GAINS (LOSSES), NET(744)2,143
 (1,739)8,178
1,651
(744) 879
(1,739)
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE      
Salaries and employee benefits104,808
99,655
 211,667
197,729
108,829
104,808
 221,198
211,667
Net occupancy11,092
10,999
 22,395
22,560
11,430
11,092
 22,873
22,395
Equipment4,781
4,679
 9,415
9,382
4,776
4,781
 9,385
9,415
Supplies and communication5,693
5,226
 12,522
10,807
5,446
5,693
 11,155
12,522
Data processing and software22,770
21,045
 45,669
40,551
23,356
22,770
 46,453
45,669
Marketing4,389
4,307
 8,202
8,225
4,488
4,389
 7,712
8,202
Deposit insurance3,143
3,019
 6,308
6,020
3,592
3,143
 7,063
6,308
Other20,413
16,533
 38,384
34,034
22,677
20,413
 45,585
38,384
Total non-interest expense177,089
165,463
 354,562
329,308
184,594
177,089
 371,424
354,562
Income before income taxes101,350
107,815
 196,242
198,297
112,190
101,350
 208,799
196,242
Less income taxes31,542
32,492
 60,912
60,960
33,201
31,542
 58,108
60,912
Net income69,808
75,323
 135,330
137,337
78,989
69,808
 150,691
135,330
Less non-controlling interest expense (income)(85)970
 63
1,929
29
(85) 227
63
Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.69,893
74,353
 135,267
135,408
78,960
69,893
 150,464
135,267
Less preferred stock dividends2,250
2,250
 4,500
4,500
2,250
2,250
 4,500
4,500
Net income available to common shareholders$67,643
$72,103
 $130,767
$130,908
$76,710
$67,643
 $145,964
$130,767
Net income per common share — basic$.70
$.72
 $1.35
$1.30
$.75
$.67
 $1.43
$1.29
Net income per common share — diluted$.70
$.72
 $1.35
$1.30
$.75
$.66
 $1.43
$1.28
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30 For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands) 20162015 20162015 20172016 20172016
 (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Net income $69,808
$75,323
 $135,330
$137,337
 $78,989
$69,808
 $150,691
$135,330
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded in earnings 
149
 (398)21
 76

 171
(398)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on other securities 31,139
(43,483) 101,634
(14,137)
Net unrealized gains on other securities 11,241
31,139
 30,243
101,634
Pension loss amortization 356
406
 718
812
 341
356
 681
718
Other comprehensive income (loss) 31,495
(42,928) 101,954
(13,304)
Other comprehensive income 11,658
31,495
 31,095
101,954
Comprehensive income 101,303
32,395
 237,284
124,033
 90,647
101,303
 181,786
237,284
Less non-controlling interest expense (income) (85)970
 63
1,929
 29
(85) 227
63
Comprehensive income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.Comprehensive income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.$101,388
$31,425
 $237,221
$122,104
Comprehensive income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.$90,618
$101,388
 $181,559
$237,221
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.














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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Shareholders  Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Shareholders 

(In thousands, except per share data)
Preferred StockCommon StockCapital SurplusRetained EarningsTreasury StockAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Non-Controlling InterestTotalPreferred StockCommon StockCapital SurplusRetained EarningsTreasury StockAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Non-Controlling InterestTotal
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Balance January 1, 2016$144,784
$489,862
$1,337,677
$383,313
$(26,116)$32,470
$5,428
$2,367,418
Balance December 31, 2016$144,784
$510,015
$1,552,454
$292,849
$(15,294)$10,975
$5,349
$2,501,132
Adoption of ASU 2016-09  3,441
(2,144) 1,297
Net income 



150,464




227
150,691
Other comprehensive income 







31,095


31,095
Distributions to non-controlling interest 









(1,252)(1,252)
Purchases of treasury stock 





(10,628)



(10,628)
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans 

(15,556)

15,549




(7)
Stock-based compensation 

6,195








6,195
Cash dividends on common stock ($.450 per share) 



(45,816)





(45,816)
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($.750 per depositary share) 



(4,500)





(4,500)
Balance June 30, 2017$144,784
$510,015
$1,546,534
$390,853
$(10,373)$42,070
$4,324
$2,628,207
Balance December 31, 2015$144,784
$489,862
$1,337,677
$383,313
$(26,116)$32,470
$5,428
$2,367,418
Net income 



135,267




63
135,330
 



135,267




63
135,330
Other comprehensive income 







101,954


101,954
 







101,954


101,954
Distributions to non-controlling interest 









(586)(586) 









(586)(586)
Purchases of treasury stock 





(37,462)



(37,462) 





(37,462)



(37,462)
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans 

(11,873)

11,871




(2) 

(11,873)

11,871




(2)
Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans 

1,904








1,904
 

1,904








1,904
Stock-based compensation 

6,287








6,287
 

6,287








6,287
Cash dividends on common stock ($.450 per share) 



(43,522)





(43,522)
Cash dividends on common stock ($.429 per share) 



(43,522)





(43,522)
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($.750 per depositary share)





(4,500)





(4,500) (4,500) (4,500)
Balance June 30, 2016$144,784
$489,862
$1,333,995
$470,558
$(51,707)$134,424
$4,905
$2,526,821
$144,784
$489,862
$1,333,995
$470,558
$(51,707)$134,424
$4,905
$2,526,821
Balance January 1, 2015$144,784
$484,155
$1,229,075
$426,648
$(16,562)$62,093
$4,053
$2,334,246
Net income 



135,408




1,929
137,337
Other comprehensive income 







(13,304)

(13,304)
Distributions to non-controlling interest 









(543)(543)
Purchases of treasury stock 





(3,575)



(3,575)
Accelerated share repurchase agreements 40,000
 (140,000) (100,000)
Issuance of stock under purchase and equity compensation plans 

(14,682)

16,572




1,890
Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans 

1,662








1,662
Stock-based compensation 

5,252








5,252
Cash dividends on common stock ($.429 per share) 



(43,105)





(43,105)
Cash dividends on preferred stock ($.750 per depositary share) (4,500) (4,500)
Balance June 30, 2015$144,784
$484,155
$1,261,307
$514,451
$(143,565)$48,789
$5,439
$2,315,360
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)2016 20152017 2016
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income$135,330
 $137,337
$150,691
 $135,330
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Provision for loan losses18,655
 11,177
21,886
 18,655
Provision for depreciation and amortization20,689
 21,287
19,890
 20,689
Amortization of investment security premiums, net16,014
 17,797
17,827
 16,014
Investment securities (gains) losses, net (A)1,739
 (8,178)(879) 1,739
Net gains on sales of loans held for sale(2,994) (1,234)(3,547) (2,880)
Originations of loans held for sale(70,880) (50,143)(96,943) (70,880)
Proceeds from sales and repayments of loans held for sale96,352
 43,593
Net (increase) decrease in trading securities, excluding unsettled transactions81,184
 (1,310)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale92,423
 68,486
Net decrease in trading securities, excluding unsettled transactions6,097
 81,184
Stock-based compensation6,287
 5,252
6,195
 6,287
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable60
 (618)(428) 60
Increase (decrease) in interest payable57
 (201)(692) 57
Increase in income taxes payable73
 17,622
1,483
 73
Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans(1,904) (1,662)
Other changes, net(9,785) 2,842
(1,985) (9,785)
Net cash provided by operating activities290,877
 193,561
212,018
 265,029
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from sales of investment securities (A)2,071
 683,202
6,552
 2,071
Proceeds from maturities/pay downs of investment securities (A)1,109,707
 1,323,921
910,411
 1,109,707
Purchases of investment securities (A)(414,154) (1,710,977)(625,931) (414,154)
Net increase in loans(721,274) (477,902)(234,405) (693,522)
Repayments of long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell50,000
 
100,000
 50,000
Purchases of land, buildings and equipment(13,649) (15,523)(14,117) (13,649)
Sales of land, buildings and equipment5,399
 3,430
2,527
 5,399
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities18,100
 (193,849)
Net cash provided by investing activities145,037
 45,852
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Net increase (decrease) in non-interest bearing, savings, interest checking and money market deposits(38,985) 34,287
77,562
 (38,985)
Net increase (decrease) in time open and C.D.'s267,339
 (89,049)(157,367) 267,339
Net decrease in federal funds purchased and short-term securities sold under agreements to repurchase(331,280) (196,475)(467,461) (331,280)
Repayment of long-term borrowings(840) (215)(146) (840)
Additional long-term borrowings900




900
Purchases of treasury stock(37,462) (3,575)(10,628) (37,462)
Accelerated share repurchase agreements
 (100,000)
Issuance of stock under equity compensation plans(2) 1,890
(7) (2)
Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans1,904
 1,662
Cash dividends paid on common stock(43,522) (43,105)(45,816) (43,522)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock(4,500) (4,500)(4,500) (4,500)
Net cash used in financing activities(186,448) (399,080)(608,363) (188,352)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents122,529
 (399,368)(251,308) 122,529
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year502,719
 1,100,717
782,435
 502,719
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30$625,248
 $701,349
$531,127
 $625,248
(A) Available for sale and non-marketable securities      
Income tax payments, net$59,886
 $42,077
$54,621
 $59,886
Interest paid on deposits and borrowings$16,532
 $13,964
$21,203
 $16,532
Loans transferred to foreclosed real estate$861
 $2,133
$461
 $861
Loans transferred from held for investment to held for sale$50,360
 $
$
 $50,360
Settlement of accelerated stock repurchase agreement and receipt of treasury stock$
 $60,000
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 20162017 (Unaudited)
 
1. Principles of Consolidation and Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and all majority-owned subsidiaries (the Company). Most of the Company's operations are conducted by its subsidiary bank, Commerce Bank (the Bank). The consolidated financial statements in this report have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Certain reclassifications were made to 20152016 data to conform to current year presentation. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 are not necessarily indicative of results to be attained for the full year or any other interim period.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, containing the latest audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.


2. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Major classifications within the Company’s held for investment loan portfolio at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 20152016 are as follows:

(In thousands)
 June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Commercial:        
Business $4,840,248
 $4,397,893
 $4,852,408
 $4,776,365
Real estate – construction and land 819,896
 624,070
 848,152
 791,236
Real estate – business 2,399,271
 2,355,544
 2,727,349
 2,643,374
Personal Banking:        
Real estate – personal 1,927,340
 1,915,953
 2,009,203
 2,010,397
Consumer 1,939,486
 1,924,365
 2,038,514
 1,990,801
Revolving home equity 408,301
 432,981
 403,387
 413,634
Consumer credit card 753,166
 779,744
 740,865
 776,465
Overdrafts 4,180
 6,142
 6,714
 10,464
Total loans $13,091,888
 $12,436,692
 $13,626,592
 $13,412,736

At June 30, 2016,2017, loans of $3.7$3.9 billion were pledged at the Federal Home Loan Bank as collateral for borrowings and letters of credit obtained to secure public deposits. Additional loans of $1.6$1.6 billion were pledged at the Federal Reserve Bank as collateral for discount window borrowings.


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Allowance for loan losses    
A summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses during the three and six months ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, follows:
 For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30 For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands) CommercialPersonal Banking

Total
 CommercialPersonal Banking

Total
 CommercialPersonal Banking

Total
 CommercialPersonal Banking

Total
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$86,027
$66,105
$152,132
 $82,086
$69,446
$151,532
Balance at beginning of period$92,951
$64,881
$157,832
 $91,361
$64,571
$155,932
ProvisionProvision1,569
7,647
9,216
 5,720
12,935
18,655
Provision(111)10,869
10,758
 1,002
20,884
21,886
Deductions:Deductions:   Deductions:   
Loans charged off Loans charged off661
11,984
12,645
 2,174
23,761
25,935
Loans charged off531
13,415
13,946
 1,077
25,745
26,822
Less recoveries on loans Less recoveries on loans2,263
2,866
5,129
 3,566
6,014
9,580
Less recoveries on loans430
2,758
3,188
 1,453
5,383
6,836
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)(1,602)9,118
7,516
 (1,392)17,747
16,355
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)101
10,657
10,758
 (376)20,362
19,986
Balance June 30, 2016$89,198
$64,634
$153,832
 $89,198
$64,634
$153,832
Balance June 30, 2017Balance June 30, 2017$92,739
$65,093
$157,832
 $92,739
$65,093
$157,832
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$88,906
$64,626
$153,532
 $89,622
$66,910
$156,532
Balance at beginning of period$86,027
$66,105
$152,132
 $82,086
$69,446
$151,532
ProvisionProvision(2,361)9,118
6,757
 (4,113)15,290
11,177
Provision1,569
7,647
9,216
 5,720
12,935
18,655
Deductions:Deductions:   Deductions:   
Loans charged off Loans charged off1,408
11,297
12,705
 2,132
22,873
25,005
Loans charged off661
11,984
12,645
 2,174
23,761
25,935
Less recoveries on loans Less recoveries on loans1,192
2,756
3,948
 2,952
5,876
8,828
Less recoveries on loans2,263
2,866
5,129
 3,566
6,014
9,580
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)216
8,541
8,757
 (820)16,997
16,177
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)(1,602)9,118
7,516
 (1,392)17,747
16,355
Balance June 30, 2015$86,329
$65,203
$151,532
 $86,329
$65,203
$151,532
Balance June 30, 2016Balance June 30, 2016$89,198
$64,634
$153,832
 $89,198
$64,634
$153,832

The following table shows the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the related loan balance at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, disaggregated on the basis of impairment methodology. Impaired loans evaluated under ASC 310-10-35 include loans on non-accrual status, which are individually evaluated for impairment, and other impaired loans discussed below, which are deemed to have similar risk characteristics and are collectively evaluated. All other loans are collectively evaluated for impairment under ASC 450-20.
Impaired Loans All Other LoansImpaired Loans All Other Loans

(In thousands)
Allowance for Loan LossesLoans Outstanding Allowance for Loan LossesLoans OutstandingAllowance for Loan LossesLoans Outstanding Allowance for Loan LossesLoans Outstanding
June 30, 2016   
June 30, 2017   
Commercial$1,571
$49,695
 $87,627
$8,009,720
$1,454
$44,937
 $91,285
$8,382,972
Personal Banking1,333
21,498
 63,301
5,010,975
1,433
20,221
 63,660
5,178,462
Total$2,904
$71,193
 $150,928
$13,020,695
$2,887
$65,158
 $154,945
$13,561,434
December 31, 2015   
December 31, 2016   
Commercial$1,927
$43,027
 $80,159
$7,334,480
$1,817
$44,795
 $89,544
$8,166,180
Personal Banking1,557
22,287
 67,889
5,036,898
1,292
19,737
 63,279
5,182,024
Total$3,484
$65,314
 $148,048
$12,371,378
$3,109
$64,532
 $152,823
$13,348,204

Impaired loans
The table below shows the Company’s investment in impaired loans at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015.2016. These loans consist of all loans on non-accrual status and other restructured loans whose terms have been modified and classified as troubled debt restructurings. These restructured loans are performing in accordance with their modified terms, and because the Company believes it probable that all amounts due under the modified terms of the agreements will be collected, interest on these loans is being recognized on an accrual basis. They are discussed further in the "Troubled debt restructurings" section on page 14.
(In thousands) June 30, 2016 Dec. 31, 2015 June 30, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016
Non-accrual loans $24,524
 $26,575
 $13,362
 $14,283
Restructured loans (accruing) 46,669
 38,739
 51,796
 50,249
Total impaired loans $71,193
 $65,314
 $65,158
 $64,532


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The following table provides additional information about impaired loans held by the Company at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, segregated between loans for which an allowance for credit losses has been provided and loans for which no allowance has been provided.


(In thousands)
Recorded Investment
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 Related
Allowance
Recorded Investment
Unpaid Principal
Balance
 Related
Allowance
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
With no related allowance recorded:  
Business$11,777
$15,217
$
$5,566
$9,000
$
Real estate – construction and land2,160
3,462

537
752

Real estate – business3,072
3,261

Real estate – personal352
373

$17,361
$22,313
$
$6,103
$9,752
$
With an allowance recorded:  
Business$24,905
$25,639
$1,059
$29,226
$29,821
$914
Real estate – construction and land160
162
7
65
68
3
Real estate – business7,621
9,145
505
9,543
10,961
537
Real estate – personal7,419
10,310
694
6,286
9,258
570
Consumer5,596
5,596
68
6,242
6,280
259
Revolving home equity400
447
21
582
582
10
Consumer credit card7,731
7,731
550
7,111
7,111
594
$53,832
$59,030
$2,904
$59,055
$64,081
$2,887
Total$71,193
$81,343
$2,904
$65,158
$73,833
$2,887
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
With no related allowance recorded:  
Business$9,330
$11,777
$
$7,375
$10,470
$
Real estate – construction and land2,961
8,956

557
752

Real estate – business4,793
6,264

Real estate – personal373
373

$17,457
$27,370
$
$7,932
$11,222
$
With an allowance recorded:  
Business$18,227
$20,031
$1,119
$29,924
$31,795
$1,318
Real estate – construction and land1,227
2,804
63
69
72
3
Real estate – business6,489
9,008
745
6,870
8,072
496
Real estate – personal7,667
10,530
831
6,394
9,199
642
Consumer5,599
5,599
63
5,281
5,281
57
Revolving home equity704
852
67
584
584
1
Consumer credit card7,944
7,944
596
7,478
7,478
592
$47,857
$56,768
$3,484
$56,600
$62,481
$3,109
Total$65,314
$84,138
$3,484
$64,532
$73,703
$3,109



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Total average impaired loans for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, are shown in the table below.

(In thousands)
CommercialPersonal BankingTotalCommercialPersonal BankingTotal
Average Impaired Loans:  
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 
Non-accrual loans$9,867
$4,539
$14,406
Restructured loans (accruing)34,765
15,780
50,545
Total$44,632
$20,319
$64,951
For the six months ended June 30, 2017 
Non-accrual loans$10,238
$4,027
$14,265
Restructured loans (accruing)33,333
15,991
49,324
Total$43,571
$20,018
$63,589
For the three months ended June 30, 2016  
Non-accrual loans$22,098
$4,461
$26,559
$22,098
$4,461
$26,559
Restructured loans (accruing)28,775
17,297
46,072
28,775
17,297
46,072
Total$50,873
$21,758
$72,631
$50,873
$21,758
$72,631
For the six months ended June 30, 2016  
Non-accrual loans$21,551
$4,542
$26,093
$21,551
$4,542
$26,093
Restructured loans (accruing)27,977
17,499
45,476
27,977
17,499
45,476
Total$49,528
$22,041
$71,569
$49,528
$22,041
$71,569
For the three months ended June 30, 2015 
Non-accrual loans$25,063
$5,948
$31,011
Restructured loans (accruing)14,254
18,968
33,222
Total$39,317
$24,916
$64,233
For the six months ended June 30, 2015 
Non-accrual loans$28,155
$6,102
$34,257
Restructured loans (accruing)18,245
19,176
37,421
Total$46,400
$25,278
$71,678

The table below shows interest income recognized during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, for impaired loans held at the end of each respective period. This interest all relates to accruing restructured loans, as discussed in the "Troubled debt restructurings" section on page 14.
For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20162015 2016201520172016 20172016
Interest income recognized on impaired loans:      
Business$236
$42
 $472
$84
$319
$236
 $637
$472
Real estate – construction and land3
42
 5
84
1
3
 2
5
Real estate – business56
15
 112
30
88
56
 175
112
Real estate – personal42
48
 84
96
36
42
 71
84
Consumer89
85
 177
169
80
89
 159
177
Revolving home equity4
6
 7
11
6
4
 12
7
Consumer credit card159
179
 318
357
145
159
 289
318
Total$589
$417
 $1,175
$831
$675
$589
 $1,345
$1,175


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Delinquent and non-accrual loans
The following table provides aging information on the Company’s past due and accruing loans, in addition to the balances of loans on non-accrual status, at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015.2016.




(In thousands)
Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due

30 – 89
Days Past Due
90 Days Past Due and Still AccruingNon-accrual



Total
Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due

30 – 89
Days Past Due
90 Days Past Due and Still AccruingNon-accrual



Total
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
Commercial:  
Business$4,815,328
$11,924
$280
$12,716
$4,840,248
$4,842,945
$2,761
$372
$6,330
$4,852,408
Real estate – construction and land815,890
1,836

2,170
819,896
843,289
4,319

544
848,152
Real estate – business2,388,292
3,743
2,000
5,236
2,399,271
2,721,612
3,904

1,833
2,727,349
Personal Banking:  
Real estate – personal1,913,469
7,083
2,495
4,293
1,927,340
1,997,661
6,060
1,978
3,504
2,009,203
Consumer1,919,044
17,896
2,546

1,939,486
2,012,634
22,526
2,203
1,151
2,038,514
Revolving home equity403,831
2,993
1,368
109
408,301
400,306
2,154
927

403,387
Consumer credit card737,946
8,017
7,203

753,166
722,604
9,111
9,150

740,865
Overdrafts3,917
263


4,180
6,414
300


6,714
Total$12,997,717
$53,755
$15,892
$24,524
$13,091,888
$13,547,465
$51,135
$14,630
$13,362
$13,626,592
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
Commercial:  
Business$4,384,149
$2,306
$564
$10,874
$4,397,893
$4,763,274
$3,735
$674
$8,682
$4,776,365
Real estate – construction and land617,838
3,142

3,090
624,070
789,633
1,039

564
791,236
Real estate – business2,340,919
6,762

7,863
2,355,544
2,639,586
2,154

1,634
2,643,374
Personal Banking:  
Real estate – personal1,901,330
7,117
3,081
4,425
1,915,953
1,995,724
9,162
2,108
3,403
2,010,397
Consumer1,903,389
18,273
2,703

1,924,365
1,957,358
29,783
3,660

1,990,801
Revolving home equity427,998
2,641
2,019
323
432,981
411,483
1,032
1,119

413,634
Consumer credit card762,750
8,894
8,100

779,744
757,443
10,187
8,835

776,465
Overdrafts5,834
308


6,142
10,014
450


10,464
Total$12,344,207
$49,443
$16,467
$26,575
$12,436,692
$13,324,515
$57,542
$16,396
$14,283
$13,412,736

Credit quality
The following table provides information about the credit quality of the Commercial loan portfolio, using the Company’s internal rating system as an indicator. The internal rating system is a series of grades reflecting management’s risk assessment, based on its analysis of the borrower’s financial condition. The “pass” category consists of a range of loan grades that reflect increasing, though still acceptable, risk. Movement of risk through the various grade levels in the “pass” category is monitored for early identification of credit deterioration. The “special mention” rating is applied to loans where the borrower exhibits negative financial trends due to borrower specific or systemic conditions that, if left uncorrected, threaten its capacity to meet its debt obligations. The borrower is believed to have sufficient financial flexibility to react to and resolve its negative financial situation. It is a transitional grade that is closely monitored for improvement or deterioration. The “substandard” rating is applied to loans where the borrower exhibits well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize its continued performance and are of a severity that the distinct possibility of default exists. Loans are placed on “non-accrual” when management does not expect to collect payments consistent with acceptable and agreed upon terms of repayment.

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Commercial Loans


(In thousands)


Business
Real
 Estate-Construction
Real
Estate-
Business


Total


Business
Real
 Estate-Construction
Real
Estate-
Business


Total
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
Pass$4,702,346
$808,815
$2,318,106
$7,829,267
$4,617,838
$843,151
$2,629,544
$8,090,533
Special mention66,786
8,561
24,770
100,117
180,380
1,754
44,279
226,413
Substandard58,400
350
51,159
109,909
47,860
2,703
51,693
102,256
Non-accrual12,716
2,170
5,236
20,122
6,330
544
1,833
8,707
Total$4,840,248
$819,896
$2,399,271
$8,059,415
$4,852,408
$848,152
$2,727,349
$8,427,909
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
Pass$4,278,857
$618,788
$2,281,565
$7,179,210
$4,607,553
$788,778
$2,543,348
$7,939,679
Special mention49,302
1,033
15,009
65,344
116,642
722
45,479
162,843
Substandard58,860
1,159
51,107
111,126
43,488
1,172
52,913
97,573
Non-accrual10,874
3,090
7,863
21,827
8,682
564
1,634
10,880
Total$4,397,893
$624,070
$2,355,544
$7,377,507
$4,776,365
$791,236
$2,643,374
$8,210,975

The credit quality of Personal Banking loans is monitored primarily on the basis of aging/delinquency, and this information is provided in the table in the above "Delinquent and non-accrual loans" section. In addition, FICO scores are obtained and updated on a quarterly basis for most of the loans in the Personal Banking portfolio. This is a published credit score designed to measure the risk of default by taking into account various factors from a borrower's financial history. The Bank normally obtains a FICO score at the loan's origination and renewal dates, and updates are obtained on a quarterly basis. Excluded from the table below are certain Personal Banking loans for which FICO scores are not obtained because they generally pertain to commercial customer activities and are often underwritten with other collateral considerations. At June 30, 2016,2017, these were comprised of $259.7$227.4 million in personal real estate loans, or 5.2%4.4% of the Personal Banking portfolio, compared to $257.8$237.2 million at December 31, 2015.2016. For the remainder of loans in the Personal Banking portfolio, the table below shows the percentage of balances outstanding at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 20152016 by FICO score.
Personal Banking Loans
% of Loan Category% of Loan Category
Real Estate - PersonalConsumerRevolving Home EquityConsumer Credit CardReal Estate - PersonalConsumerRevolving Home EquityConsumer Credit Card
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
FICO score:  
Under 6001.5%4.3%1.3%4.0%1.2%3.2%1.0%4.9%
600 - 6592.8
8.9
3.9
11.8
2.7
5.7
1.8
14.8
660 - 7199.6
21.6
13.4
31.4
10.6
18.5
9.5
34.8
720 - 77924.4
26.2
28.4
28.0
26.1
26.9
21.8
25.8
780 and over61.7
39.0
53.0
24.8
59.4
45.7
65.9
19.7
Total100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
FICO score:  
Under 6001.5%4.5%1.5%3.9%1.3%3.4%1.0%4.9%
600 - 6593.0
9.7
3.9
12.0
2.6
6.4
1.8
15.5
660 - 7199.1
21.8
13.6
31.7
10.4
19.7
9.7
34.9
720 - 77925.0
26.4
28.4
27.9
25.4
26.3
21.1
25.1
780 and over61.4
37.6
52.6
24.5
60.3
44.2
66.4
19.6
Total100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%





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Troubled debt restructurings
As mentioned previously, the Company's impaired loans include loans which have been classified as troubled debt restructurings. Total restructured loans amounted to $61.5$59.2 million at June 30, 2016.2017. Restructured loans are those extended to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty and who have been granted a concession. Restructured loans are placed on non-accrual status if the Company does not believe it probable that amounts due under the contractual terms will be collected, and those non-accrual loans totaled $14.8$7.4 million at June 30, 2016.2017. Other performing restructured loans totaled $46.7$51.8 million at June 30, 2016.2017. These include certain business, construction and business real estate loans classified as substandard. Upon maturity, the loans renewed at interest rates judged not to be market rates for new debt with similar risk and as a result the loans were classified as troubled debt restructurings. These commercial loans totaled $30.3$36.8 million at June 30, 2016.2017. These restructured loans are performing in accordance with their modified terms, and because the Company believes it probable that all amounts due under the modified terms of the agreements will be collected, interest on these loans is being recognized on an accrual basis. Troubled debt restructurings also include certain credit card loans under various debt management and assistance programs, which totaled $7.7$7.1 million at June 30, 2016.2017. Modifications to credit card loans generally involve removing the available line of credit, placing loans on amortizing status, and lowering the contractual interest rate. The Company has classified additional loans as troubled debt restructurings because they were not reaffirmed by the borrower in bankruptcy proceedings. At June 30, 2016,2017, these loans totaled $8.3$7.6 million in personal real estate, revolving home equity, and consumer loans. Interest on these loans is being recognized on an accrual basis, as the borrowers are continuing to make payments under the terms of the loan agreements.

The following table shows the outstanding balances of loans classified as troubled debt restructurings at June 30, 2016,2017, in addition to the outstanding balances of these restructured loans which the Company considers to have been in default at any time during the past twelve months. For purposes of this disclosure, the Company considers "default" to mean 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal.
(In thousands)June 30, 2016Balance 90 days past due at any time during previous 12 monthsJune 30, 2017Balance 90 days past due at any time during previous 12 months
Commercial:  
Business$35,833
$
$34,088
$
Real estate - construction and land1,736

537

Real estate - business5,457

7,710

Personal Banking:  
Real estate - personal4,823
683
3,995
353
Consumer5,619
57
5,149
50
Revolving home equity291
33
582
47
Consumer credit card7,731
504
7,111
649
Total restructured loans$61,490
$1,277
$59,172
$1,099

For those loans on non-accrual status also classified as restructured, the modification did not create any further financial effect on the Company as those loans were already recorded at net realizable value. For those performing commercial loans classified as restructured, there were no concessions involving forgiveness of principal or interest and, therefore, there was no financial impact to the Company as a result of modification to these loans. No financial impact resulted from those performing loans where the debt was not reaffirmed in bankruptcy, as no changes to loan terms occurred in that process. The effects of modifications to consumer credit card loans were estimated to decrease interest income by approximately $970$862 thousand on an annual, pre-tax basis, compared to amounts contractually owed.

The allowance for loan losses related to troubled debt restructurings on non-accrual status is determined by individual evaluation, including collateral adequacy, using the same process as loans on non-accrual status which are not classified as troubled debt restructurings. Those performing loans classified as troubled debt restructurings are accruing loans which management expects to collect under contractual terms. Performing commercial loans have had no other concessions granted other than being renewed at an interest rate judged not to be market. As such, they have similar risk characteristics as non-troubled debt commercial loans and are collectively evaluated based on internal risk rating, loan type, delinquency, historical experience and current economic factors. Performing personal banking loans classified as troubled debt restructurings resulted from the borrower not reaffirming the debt during bankruptcy and have had no other concession granted, other than the Bank's future limitations on collecting payment deficiencies or in pursuing foreclosure actions. As such, they have similar risk characteristics as non-troubled debt personal banking loans and are evaluated collectively based on loan type, delinquency, historical experience and current economic factors.

If a troubled debt restructuring defaults and is already on non-accrual status, the allowance for loan losses continues to be based on individual evaluation, using discounted expected cash flows or the fair value of collateral. If an accruing troubled debt

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restructuring defaults, the loan's risk rating is downgraded to non-accrual status and the loan's related allowance for loan losses is determined based on individual evaluation, or if necessary, the loan is charged off and collection efforts begun.

The Company had commitments of $11.6$3.6 million at June 30, 20162017 to lend additional funds to borrowers with restructured loans.

Loans held for sale
Beginning January 1, 2015,The Company designates certain long-term fixed rate personal real estate loan originations have been designatedloans as held for sale, and the Company has elected the fair value option for these loans. The election of the fair value option aligns the accounting for these loans with the related economic hedges discussed in Note 10. The loans are primarily sold to FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA. At June 30, 2016,2017, the fair value of these loans was $7.1$14.1 million, and the unpaid principal balance was $6.8$13.6 million.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, theThe Company has designated certainalso designates student loan originations as held for sale. The borrowers are credit-worthy students who are attending colleges and universities. The loans are intended to be sold in the secondary market, and the Company maintains contracts with Sallie Mae to sell the loans at various times whilewithin 210 days after the student is attending school or shortly after graduation. At June 30, 2016,last disbursement to the balance of these loans was $5.3 million.student. These loans are carried at lower of cost or fair value.
In March 2016, the Company designated certain loans secured by automobiles, totaling $50.4 million, as held for sale. This amount approximated nearly 5% of the total auto loan portfolio and was initiated in order to rebalance the auto loan portfolio in relation to the Company's other loan categories. The group of loans held for sale are representative of the overall auto loan portfolio. The loans are being marketed to other financial institutions such as regional banks and credit unions, and in June 2016, loans of $21.8 million were sold and a gain of $114 thousand was recorded, bringing the balancevalue, which at June 30, 2016 to $20.82017 totaled $7.9 million. These loans are carried at lower of cost or fair value.

At June 30, 2016,2017, none of the loans held for sale were on non-accrual status and $22 thousand wereor 90 days past due and still accruing. Interest income with respect to loans held for sale is accrued based on the principal amount outstanding and the loan's contractual interest rate. Gains and losses in fair value resulting from the application of the fair value option, or lower of cost or fair value accounting, are recognized in loan fees and sales in the consolidated statements of income.

Foreclosed real estate/repossessed assets
The Company’s holdings of foreclosed real estate totaled $1.6 million$515 thousand and $2.8 million$366 thousand at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, respectively. Personal property acquired in repossession, generally autos and marine and recreational vehicles, totaled $2.8$2.4 million and $3.3$2.2 million at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, respectively. Upon acquisition, these assets are recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. They are subsequently carried at the lower of this cost basis or fair value less estimated selling costs.

3. Investment Securities

Investment securities, at fair value, consisted of the following at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015.2016.
(In thousands)
June 30, 2016Dec. 31, 2015June 30, 2017December 31, 2016
Available for sale$9,221,346
$9,777,004
$9,439,701
$9,649,203
Trading30,512
11,890
22,291
22,225
Non-marketable111,931
112,786
102,388
99,558
Total investment securities$9,363,789
$9,901,680
$9,564,380
$9,770,986

Most of the Company’s investment securities are classified as available for sale, and this portfolio is discussed in more detail below. The available for sale and the trading portfolios are carried at fair value. Securities which are classified as non-marketable include Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock held for debt and regulatory purposes, which totaled $46.9$47.1 million at June 30, 20162017 and $46.8$46.9 million at December 31, 2015.2016. Investment in Federal Reserve Bank stock is based on the capital structure of the investing bank, and investment in FHLB stock is tied to the level of borrowings from the FHLB. These holdings are carried at cost. Non-marketable securities also include private equity investments, which amounted to $64.7$55.0 million at June 30, 20162017 and $65.6$52.3 million at December 31, 2015.2016. In the absence of readily ascertainable market values, these securities are carried at estimated fair value.


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A summary of the available for sale investment securities by maturity groupings as of June 30, 20162017 is shown below. The investment portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities, which are guaranteed by agencies such as the FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA and FDIC, in addition to non-agency mortgage-backed securities, which have no guarantee but are collateralized by residential mortgages. Also included are certain other asset-backed securities, which are primarily collateralized by credit cards, automobiles, student loans, and commercial loans. These securities differ from traditional debt securities primarily in that they may have uncertain maturity dates and are priced based on estimated prepayment rates on the underlying collateral.
(In thousands)Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
U.S. government and federal agency obligations:  
Within 1 year$59,365
$59,898
$58,665
$58,829
After 1 but within 5 years499,992
517,665
499,601
502,990
After 5 but within 10 years105,802
109,977
318,318
318,212
After 10 years35,642
33,379
35,444
32,524
Total U.S. government and federal agency obligations700,801
720,919
912,028
912,555
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations:  
Within 1 year81,208
81,302
98,069
98,206
After 1 but within 5 years452,204
459,978
336,302
335,723
After 5 but within 10 years14,988
15,260
After 10 years5,630
5,637
12,493
12,356
Total government-sponsored enterprise obligations554,030
562,177
446,864
446,285
State and municipal obligations:  
Within 1 year135,577
136,305
171,936
172,890
After 1 but within 5 years642,897
662,010
643,200
654,145
After 5 but within 10 years923,727
971,348
879,036
900,292
After 10 years61,917
64,198
50,896
50,470
Total state and municipal obligations1,764,118
1,833,861
1,745,068
1,777,797
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:  
Agency mortgage-backed securities2,509,991
2,589,915
2,604,217
2,620,198
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities814,917
831,616
1,063,236
1,066,889
Asset-backed securities2,293,845
2,298,725
2,249,399
2,250,426
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,618,753
5,720,256
5,916,852
5,937,513
Other debt securities:  
Within 1 year5,996
6,052
13,387
13,389
After 1 but within 5 years88,771
90,755
176,199
177,812
After 5 but within 10 years222,737
231,176
125,910
126,503
After 10 years11,588
11,281
Total other debt securities329,092
339,264
315,496
317,704
Equity securities5,678
44,869
5,463
47,847
Total available for sale investment securities$8,972,472
$9,221,346
$9,341,771
$9,439,701

Investments in U.S. government and federal agency obligations include U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities, which totaled $400.5$432.0 million,, at fair value, at June 30, 2016.2017. Interest paid on these securities increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Included in state and municipal obligations are $16.8 million, at fair value, of auction rate securities, which were purchased from bank customers in 2008. Interest on these bonds is currently being paid at the maximum failed auction rates. Included in equity securities is common and preferred stock held by the holding company, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (the Parent), with a fair value of $44.8$47.7 million at June 30, 2016.2017.


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For securities classified as available for sale, the following table shows the unrealized gains and losses (pre-tax) in accumulated other comprehensive income, by security type.
(In thousands)
Amortized CostGross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueAmortized CostGross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$700,801
$22,381
$(2,263)$720,919
$912,028
$5,575
$(5,048)$912,555
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations554,030
8,147

562,177
446,864
892
(1,471)446,285
State and municipal obligations1,764,118
70,435
(692)1,833,861
1,745,068
34,717
(1,988)1,777,797
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:  
Agency mortgage-backed securities2,509,991
79,952
(28)2,589,915
2,604,217
29,780
(13,799)2,620,198
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities814,917
16,803
(104)831,616
1,063,236
8,063
(4,410)1,066,889
Asset-backed securities2,293,845
15,664
(10,784)2,298,725
2,249,399
5,725
(4,698)2,250,426
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities5,618,753
112,419
(10,916)5,720,256
5,916,852
43,568
(22,907)5,937,513
Other debt securities329,092
10,546
(374)339,264
315,496
2,745
(537)317,704
Equity securities5,678
39,191

44,869
5,463
42,384

47,847
Total$8,972,472
$263,119
$(14,245)$9,221,346
$9,341,771
$129,881
$(31,951)$9,439,701
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$729,846
$5,051
$(7,821)$727,076
$919,904
$7,312
$(6,312)$920,904
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations794,912
2,657
(4,546)793,023
450,448
1,126
(1,576)449,998
State and municipal obligations1,706,635
37,061
(1,739)1,741,957
1,778,684
12,223
(12,693)1,778,214
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:  
Agency mortgage-backed securities2,579,031
47,856
(8,606)2,618,281
2,674,964
31,610
(20,643)2,685,931
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities879,186
8,596
(7,819)879,963
1,054,446
7,686
(6,493)1,055,639
Asset-backed securities2,660,201
1,287
(17,107)2,644,381
2,389,176
3,338
(11,213)2,381,301
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities6,118,418
57,739
(33,532)6,142,625
6,118,586
42,634
(38,349)6,122,871
Other debt securities335,925
377
(4,982)331,320
327,030
935
(2,012)325,953
Equity securities5,678
35,325

41,003
5,678
45,585

51,263
Total$9,691,414
$138,210
$(52,620)$9,777,004
$9,600,330
$109,815
$(60,942)$9,649,203

The Company’s impairment policy requires a review of all securities for which fair value is less than amortized cost. Special emphasis and analysis is placed on securities whose credit rating has fallen below A3 (Moody's) or A- (Standard & Poor's), whose fair values have fallen more than 20% below purchase price for an extended period of time, or have been identified based on management’s judgment. These securities are placed on a watch list, and for all such securities, cash flow analyses are prepared. For more complex analyses, detailed cash flow models are prepared which use inputs specific to each security. Inputs to these models include factors such as cash flow received, contractual payments required, and various other information related to the underlying collateral (including current delinquencies), collateral loss severity rates (including loan to values), expected delinquency rates, credit support from other tranches, and prepayment speeds. Stress tests are performed at varying levels of delinquency rates, prepayment speeds and loss severities in order to gauge probable ranges of credit loss. At June 30, 2016,2017, the fair value of securities on this watch list was $78.9$68.9 million compared to $95.8$79.6 million at December 31, 2015.2016.

As of June 30, 2016,2017, the Company had recorded other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) on certain non-agency mortgage-backed securities, part of the watch list mentioned above, which had an aggregate fair value of $37.1 million.$30.3 million. The cumulative credit-related portion of the impairment on these securities, which was recorded in earnings, totaled $14.4 million.$14.3 million. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and believes it is not likely that it will be required to sell the securities before the recovery of their amortized cost.

The credit-related portion of the loss on these securities was based on the cash flows projected to be received over the estimated life of the securities, discounted to present value, and compared to the current amortized cost bases of the securities. Significant inputs to the cash flow models used to calculate the credit losses on these securities at June 30, 20162017 included the following:

Significant InputsRange
Prepayment CPR0%-25%
Projected cumulative default17%-52%
Credit support0%-27%
Loss severity18%-63%

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Significant InputsRange
Prepayment CPR4%-25%
Projected cumulative default14%-51%
Credit support0%-38%
Loss severity16%-63%

The following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative OTTI credit losses recognized in earnings on all available for sale debt securities.
For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)2016201520172016
Cumulative OTTI credit losses at January 1$14,129
$13,734
$14,080
$14,129
Credit losses on debt securities for which impairment was not previously recognized
76
46

Credit losses on debt securities for which impairment was previously recognized270
407
274
270
Increase in expected cash flows that are recognized over remaining life of security(37)(51)(146)(37)
Cumulative OTTI credit losses at June 30$14,362
$14,166
$14,254
$14,362

Securities with unrealized losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income are shown in the table below, along with the length of the impairment period.
Less than 12 months 12 months or longer TotalLess than 12 months 12 months or longer Total
(In thousands)
   Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
 Fair Value
Unrealized
Losses
June 30, 2016     
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$
$
 $33,379
$2,263
 $33,379
$2,263
State and municipal obligations17,375
334
 9,478
358
 26,853
692
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:     
Agency mortgage-backed securities14,257
22
 2,611
6
 16,868
28
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities3,790
2
 57,411
102
 61,201
104
Asset-backed securities529,895
6,782
 189,558
4,002
 719,453
10,784
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities547,942
6,806
 249,580
4,110
 797,522
10,916
Other debt securities

 19,685
374
 19,685
374
Total$565,317
$7,140
 $312,122
$7,105
 $877,439
$14,245
December 31, 2015     
June 30, 2017     
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$491,998
$3,098
 $31,012
$4,723
 $523,010
$7,821
$145,884
$5,048
 $
$
 $145,884
$5,048
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations157,830
1,975
 110,250
2,571
 268,080
4,546
181,682
1,471
 

 181,682
1,471
State and municipal obligations66,998
544
 31,120
1,195
 98,118
1,739
168,613
1,365
 13,761
623
 182,374
1,988
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:          
Agency mortgage-backed securities530,035
2,989
 291,902
5,617
 821,937
8,606
959,777
13,795
 1,720
4
 961,497
13,799
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities653,603
7,059
 54,536
760
 708,139
7,819
503,709
4,165
 47,189
245
 550,898
4,410
Asset-backed securities2,207,922
12,492
 223,311
4,615
 2,431,233
17,107
795,526
2,606
 234,619
2,092
 1,030,145
4,698
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities3,391,560
22,540
 569,749
10,992
 3,961,309
33,532
2,259,012
20,566
 283,528
2,341
 2,542,540
22,907
Other debt securities244,452
3,687
 25,218
1,295
 269,670
4,982
65,547
500
 1,463
37
 67,010
537
Total$4,352,838
$31,844
 $767,349
$20,776
 $5,120,187
$52,620
$2,820,738
$28,950
 $298,752
$3,001
 $3,119,490
$31,951
December 31, 2016     
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$349,538
$2,823
 $32,208
$3,489
 $381,746
$6,312
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations190,441
1,576
 

 190,441
1,576
State and municipal obligations700,779
12,164
 15,195
529
 715,974
12,693
Mortgage and asset-backed securities:     
Agency mortgage-backed securities1,147,416
20,638
 2,150
5
 1,149,566
20,643
Non-agency mortgage-backed securities688,131
6,373
 34,946
120
 723,077
6,493
Asset-backed securities780,209
5,277
 358,778
5,936
 1,138,987
11,213
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities2,615,756
32,288
 395,874
6,061
 3,011,630
38,349
Other debt securities179,639
1,986
 975
26
 180,614
2,012
Total$4,036,153
$50,837
 $444,252
$10,105
 $4,480,405
$60,942

The total available for sale portfolio consisted of approximately 2,000 individual securities at June 30, 2016. The portfolio included 145 securities, having an aggregate fair value of $877.4 million, that were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2016, compared to 466 securities, with a fair value of $5.1 billion, at December 31, 2015. The total amount of unrealized losses on these securities decreased $38.4 million to $14.2 million at June 30, 2016, largely due to a lower rate environment. At June 30, 2016, the fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer totaled $312.1 million, or 3.4% of the total portfolio value.

The Company’s holdings of state and municipal obligations included gross unrealized losses of $692 thousand$2.0 million at June 30, 2016, most2017, of which $230 thousand related to auction rate securities. This portfolio totaled $1.8$1.8 billion at fair value, or 19.9%18.8% of total available for sale securities. The average credit quality of the portfolio, excluding auction rate securities, is Aa2 as rated by Moody’s. The portfolio is diversified in order to reduce risk, and the Company has processes and procedures in place to monitor its holdings, identify signs of financial distress and, if necessary, exit its positions in a timely manner.

    

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The following table presentstables present proceeds from sales of securities and the components of investment securities gains and losses which have been recognized in earnings.
For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)2016201520172016
Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities$
$675,870
Proceeds from sales of non-marketable securities2,071
7,332
Proceeds from sales of securities: 
Available for sale$4,972
$
Non-marketable1,580
2,071
Total proceeds$2,071
$683,202
$6,552
$2,071
 
Investment securities gains (losses), net: 
Available for sale:  
Gains realized on sales$
$2,813
Losses realized on called bonds$(254)$
Losses realized on sales(22)
Gains realized on donations4,315

Other-than-temporary impairment recognized on debt securities(270)(483)(320)(270)
Non-marketable:  
Gains realized on sales2,260
1,673
642
2,260
Losses realized on sales(652)
Fair value adjustments, net(3,729)4,175
(2,830)(3,729)
Investment securities gains (losses), net$(1,739)$8,178
Total gains (losses), net$879
$(1,739)

At June 30, 2016,2017, securities totaling $4.6$3.9 billion in fair value were pledged to secure public fund deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, trust funds, and borrowings at the Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB. Securities pledged under agreements pursuant to which the collateral may be sold or re-pledged by the secured parties approximated $583.2$719.8 million,, while the remaining securities were pledged under agreements pursuant to which the secured parties may not sell or re-pledge the collateral. Except for obligations of various government-sponsored enterprises such as FNMA, FHLB and FHLMC, no investment in a single issuer exceeded 10% of stockholders’ equity.

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4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents information about the Company's intangible assets which have estimable useful lives.
June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
(In thousands)
Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationValuation AllowanceNet Amount Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationValuation AllowanceNet AmountGross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationValuation AllowanceNet Amount Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationValuation AllowanceNet Amount
Amortizable intangible assets:      
Core deposit premium$31,270
$(26,900)$
$4,370
 $31,270
$(26,239)$
$5,031
$31,270
$(27,914)$
$3,356
 $31,270
$(27,429)$
$3,841
Mortgage servicing rights4,821
(2,599)(31)2,191
 4,638
(2,971)(29)1,638
6,637
(2,975)(16)3,646
 5,672
(2,782)(22)2,868
Total$36,091
$(29,499)$(31)$6,561
 $35,908
$(29,210)$(29)$6,669
$37,907
$(30,889)$(16)$7,002
 $36,942
$(30,211)$(22)$6,709

Aggregate amortization expense on intangible assets was $399$330 thousand and $472$399 thousand for the three month periods ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, and $794$678 thousand and $945$794 thousand for the six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively. The following table shows the estimated annual amortization expense for the next five fiscal years. This expense is based on existing asset balances and the interest rate environment as of June 30, 2016.2017. The Company’s actual amortization expense in any given period may be different from the estimated amounts depending upon the acquisition of intangible assets, changes in mortgage interest rates, prepayment rates and other market conditions.
(In thousands)  
2016$1,527
20171,162
$1,141
2018892
1,091
2019737
917
2020602
765
2021651


Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and net other intangible assets for the six month period endedJune 30, 20162017 is as follows:
(In thousands)GoodwillCore Deposit PremiumMortgage Servicing RightsGoodwillCore Deposit PremiumMortgage Servicing Rights
Balance January 1, 2016$138,921
$5,031
$1,638
Balance January 1, 2017$138,921
$3,841
$2,868
Originations

688


965
Amortization
(661)(133)
(485)(193)
Impairment

(2)
Balance June 30, 2016$138,921
$4,370
$2,191
Impairment reversal

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Balance June 30, 2017$138,921
$3,356
$3,646


Goodwill allocated to the Company’s operating segments at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 20152016 is shown below.
(In thousands) 
Consumer segment$70,721
Commercial segment67,454
Wealth segment746
Total goodwill$138,921

5. Guarantees

The Company, as a provider of financial services, routinely issues financial guarantees in the form of financial and performance standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are contingent commitments issued by the Company generally to guarantee the payment or performance obligation of a customer to a third party. While these represent a potential outlay by the Company, a significant amount of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon. The Company has recourse against the customer for any amount it is required to pay to a third party under a standby letter of credit. The letters of credit are subject to the same credit policies, underwriting standards and approval process as loans made by the Company. Most of the standby letters of credit are secured, and in the event of nonperformance by customers, the Company has rights to the underlying collateral, which could include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and marketable securities.


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Upon issuance of standby letters of credit, the Company recognizes a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken, which is estimated to be equivalent to the amount of fees received from the customer over the life of the agreement. At June 30, 2016,2017, that net liability was $2.6$2.1 million,, which will be accreted into income over the remaining life of the respective commitments. The contractual amount of these letters of credit, which represents the maximum potential future payments guaranteed by the Company, was $359.0$338.8 million at June 30, 2016.2017.

The Company periodically enters into credit risk participation agreements (RPAs) as a guarantor to other financial institutions, in order to mitigate those institutions’ credit risk associated with interest rate swaps with third parties. The RPA stipulates that, in the event of default by the third party on the interest rate swap, the Company will reimburse a portion of the loss borne by the financial institution. These interest rate swaps are normally collateralized (generally with real property, inventories and equipment) by the third party, which limits the credit risk associated with the Company’s RPAs. The third parties usually have other borrowing relationships with the Company. The Company monitors overall borrower collateral and at June 30, 2016,2017, believes sufficient collateral is available to cover potential swap losses. The RPAs are carried at fair value throughout their term with all changes in fair value, including those due to a change in the third party’s creditworthiness, recorded in current earnings. The terms of the RPAs, which correspond to the terms of the underlying swaps, range from 3 to 11 years. At June 30, 2016,2017, the fair value of the Company's guarantee liabilities for RPAs was $289$139 thousand,, and the notional amount of the underlying swaps was $58.0 million.$75.3 million. The maximum potential future payment guaranteed by the Company cannot be readily estimated but is dependent upon the fair value of the interest rate swaps at the time of default.

6. Pension

The amount of net pension cost is shown in the table below:
For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20162015 2016201520172016 20172016
Service cost - benefits earned during the period$138
$126
 $271
$252
$128
$138
 $257
$271
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation1,005
1,216
 1,972
2,432
973
1,005
 1,946
1,972
Expected return on plan assets(1,439)(1,523) (2,876)(3,046)(1,438)(1,439) (2,876)(2,876)
Amortization of prior service cost(67)
 (135)
(68)(67) (136)(135)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss642
654
 1,293
1,309
617
642
 1,234
1,293
Net periodic pension cost$279
$473
 $525
$947
$212
$279
 $425
$525

Substantially all benefits accrued under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan were frozen effective January 1, 2005, and the remaining benefits were frozen effective January 1, 2011. During the first six months of 2016,2017, the Company made no funding contributions to its defined benefit pension plan and made minimal funding contributions to a supplemental executive retirement plan (the CERP), which carries no segregated assets. The Company has no plans to make any further contributions, other than those related to the CERP, during the remainder of 2017.2016.

Effective January 1, 2016, the Company changed the method used to estimate the interest cost component of net periodic pension cost for its defined benefit pension plan. Prior to the change, the interest cost component was estimated by utilizing a single weighted average discount rate derived from the yield curve used to measure the projected benefit obligation. Under the new method, the interest cost component is estimated by applying the specific annual spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the projected benefit obligation to the relevant projected cash flows. This change provides a more precise measurement of the interest cost by improving the correlation between projected benefit cash flows and the corresponding spot yield curve rates. The Company accounted for this change prospectively as a change in accounting estimate. The change resulted in a decrease of approximately $851 thousand in the estimated annual net periodic pension cost for 2016.



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7. Common and Preferred Stock *

Presented below is a summary of the components used to calculate basic and diluted income per share. The Company applies the two-class method of computing income per share, as nonvested share-based awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered securities which participate in undistributed earnings with common stock. The two-class method requires the calculation of separate income per share amounts for the nonvested share-based awards and for common stock. Income per share attributable to common stock is shown in the table below. Nonvested share-based awards are further discussed in Note 12.
For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands, except per share data)20162015 2016201520172016 20172016
Basic income per common share:      
Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.$78,960
$69,893
 $150,464
$135,267
Less preferred stock dividends2,250
2,250
 4,500
4,500
Net income available to common shareholders$67,643
$72,103
 $130,767
$130,908
$76,710
$67,643
 145,964
130,767
Less income allocated to nonvested restricted stock940
997
 1,834
1,793
943
940
 1,888
1,834
Net income allocated to common stock$66,703
$71,106
 $128,933
$129,115
$75,767
$66,703
 $144,076
$128,933
Weighted average common shares outstanding95,382
99,099
 95,474
99,573
100,555
100,151
 100,463
100,247
Basic income per common share$.70
$.72
 $1.35
$1.30
$.75
$.67
 $1.43
$1.29
Diluted income per common share:      
Net income available to common shareholders$67,643
$72,103
 $130,767
$130,908
$76,710
$67,643
 $145,964
$130,767
Less income allocated to nonvested restricted stock938
995
 1,831
1,789
941
938
 1,883
1,831
Net income allocated to common stock$66,705
$71,108
 $128,936
$129,119
$75,769
$66,705
 $144,081
$128,936
Weighted average common shares outstanding95,382
99,099
 95,474
99,573
100,555
100,151
 100,463
100,247
Net effect of the assumed exercise of stock-based awards - based on      
the treasury stock method using the average market price for the respective periods249
338
 232
327
344
261
 370
245
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding95,631
99,437
 95,706
99,900
100,899
100,412
 100,833
100,492
Diluted income per common share$.70
$.72
 $1.35
$1.30
$.75
$.66
 $1.43
$1.28

Unexercised stock options and stock appreciation rights of 198126 thousand and 377208 thousand were excluded in the computation of diluted income per common share for the six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
The Company also has 6,000,000 depositary shares outstanding, representing 6,000 shares of 6.00% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, having an aggregate liquidation preference of $150.0 million (“Series B Preferred Stock”). Each depositary share has a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock, if declared, accrue and are payable quarterly, in arrears, at a rate of 6.00%. The Series B Preferred Stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital for the purposes of the regulatory capital calculations. In the event that the Company does not declare and pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock for the most recent dividend period, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends on, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or any securities of the Company that rank junior to the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to certain restrictions under the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock.
* All prior year share and per share amounts in this note have been restated for the 5% common stock dividend distributed in December 2015.2016.
  

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8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The table below shows the activity and accumulated balances for components of other comprehensive income. The largest component is the unrealized holding gains and losses on available for sale securities. Unrealized gains and losses on debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) has been recorded in current earnings are shown separately below. The other component is the amortization from other comprehensive income of losses associated with pension benefits, which occurs as the losses are included in current net periodic pension cost.
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities (1)Pension Loss (2)Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive IncomeUnrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities (1)Pension Loss (2)Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)OTTIOtherOTTIOther
Balance January 1, 2017$2,975
$27,328
$(19,328)$10,975
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(44)53,072

53,028
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income320
(4,293)1,098
(2,875)
Current period other comprehensive income, before tax276
48,779
1,098
50,153
Income tax expense(105)(18,536)(417)(19,058)
Current period other comprehensive income, net of tax171
30,243
681
31,095
Transfer of unrealized gain on securities for which impairment was not previously recognized24
(24)

Balance June 30, 2017$3,170
$57,547
$(18,647)$42,070
Balance January 1, 2016$3,316
$49,750
$(20,596)$32,470
$3,316
$49,750
$(20,596)$32,470
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(911)163,925

163,014
(911)163,925

163,014
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income270

1,158
1,428
270

1,158
1,428
Current period other comprehensive income (loss), before tax(641)163,925
1,158
164,442
(641)163,925
1,158
164,442
Income tax (expense) benefit243
(62,291)(440)(62,488)243
(62,291)(440)(62,488)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(398)101,634
718
101,954
(398)101,634
718
101,954
Balance June 30, 2016$2,918
$151,384
$(19,878)$134,424
$2,918
$151,384
$(19,878)$134,424
Balance January 1, 2015$3,791
$81,310
$(23,008)$62,093
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(449)(19,988)
(20,437)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income483
(2,813)1,309
(1,021)
Current period other comprehensive income (loss), before tax34
(22,801)1,309
(21,458)
Income tax (expense) benefit(13)8,664
(497)8,154
Current period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax21
(14,137)812
(13,304)
Reclassification for securities for which impairment was not previously recognized43
(43)

Balance June 30, 2015$3,855
$67,130
$(22,196)$48,789
(1) The pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income are included in "investment securities gains (losses), net" in the consolidated statements of income.
(2) The pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost as "amortization of prior service cost" and "amortization of unrecognized net loss" (see Note 6), for inclusion in the consolidated statements of income.

9. Segments

The Company segregates financial information for use in assessing its performance and allocating resources among three operating segments: Consumer, Commercial and Wealth. The Consumer segment includes theconsists of various consumer portion of theloan and deposit products offered through its retail branch network (loans, deposits, and other personal banking services),of approximately 180 locations.  This segment also includes indirect and other consumer loan financing and consumerbusinesses, along with debit and credit bank cards.card loan and fee businesses.  Residential mortgage origination, sales and servicing functions are included in this consumer segment, but residential mortgage loans retained by the Company are not considered part of this segment.  The Commercial segment provides corporate lending, (including the Small Business Banking product line within the branch network), leasing, and international services, along with business and business, governmentgovernmental deposit products and related commercial cash management services, as well asservices.  This segment includes both merchant and commercial bank card products. The Commercial segmentIt also includes the Capital Markets Group which sells fixed income securities and provides investment safekeeping and bond accounting services.services to its business and correspondent bank customers.  The Wealth segment provides traditional trust and estate tax planning, advisory and discretionary investment management, and brokerage services.  This segment also provides various loan and deposit related services and includes the Private Banking product portfolio. to its private banking customers.

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The following table presents selected financial information by segment and reconciliations of combined segment totals to consolidated totals. There were no material intersegment revenues among the three segments. Management periodically makes changes to methods of assigning costs and income to its business segments to better reflect operating results. If appropriate, these change are reflected in prior year information presented below.

(In thousands)
ConsumerCommercialWealthSegment TotalsOther/EliminationConsolidated TotalsConsumerCommercialWealthSegment TotalsOther/EliminationConsolidated Totals
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 
Net interest income$69,274
$81,718
$11,933
$162,925
$19,882
$182,807
Provision for loan losses(10,802)111
24
(10,667)(91)(10,758)
Non-interest income34,459
49,746
38,851
123,056
28
123,084
Investment securities gains, net



1,651
1,651
Non-interest expense(73,603)(74,054)(29,446)(177,103)(7,491)(184,594)
Income before income taxes$19,328
$57,521
$21,362
$98,211
$13,979
$112,190
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 
Net interest income$136,628
$161,505
$23,771
$321,904
$39,176
$361,080
Provision for loan losses(20,464)624
1
(19,839)(2,047)(21,886)
Non-interest income66,017
96,879
76,557
239,453
697
240,150
Investment securities gains, net



879
879
Non-interest expense(145,126)(147,839)(59,795)(352,760)(18,664)(371,424)
Income before income taxes$37,055
$111,169
$40,534
$188,758
$20,041
$208,799
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016  
Net interest income$67,221
$77,104
$10,947
$155,272
$16,557
$171,829
$67,227
$77,249
$10,947
$155,423
$16,406
$171,829
Provision for loan losses(8,775)1,468
(9)(7,316)(1,900)(9,216)(8,775)1,468
(9)(7,316)(1,900)(9,216)
Non-interest income33,040
48,289
36,619
117,948
(1,378)116,570
33,038
48,289
36,618
117,945
(1,375)116,570
Investment securities losses, net



(744)(744)



(744)(744)
Non-interest expense(70,560)(70,779)(28,300)(169,639)(7,450)(177,089)(70,522)(70,637)(28,356)(169,515)(7,574)(177,089)
Income before income taxes$20,926
$56,082
$19,257
$96,265
$5,085
$101,350
$20,968
$56,369
$19,200
$96,537
$4,813
$101,350
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016  
Net interest income$133,791
$153,015
$21,822
$308,628
$26,976
$335,604
$133,791
$153,266
$21,822
$308,879
$26,725
$335,604
Provision for loan losses(17,500)1,487
(115)(16,128)(2,527)(18,655)(17,500)1,487
(115)(16,128)(2,527)(18,655)
Non-interest income62,936
99,408
71,021
233,365
2,229
235,594
62,935
99,408
71,020
233,363
2,231
235,594
Investment securities losses, net



(1,739)(1,739)



(1,739)(1,739)
Non-interest expense(139,536)(140,536)(56,840)(336,912)(17,650)(354,562)(139,526)(140,250)(56,944)(336,720)(17,842)(354,562)
Income before income taxes$39,691
$113,374
$35,888
$188,953
$7,289
$196,242
$39,700
$113,911
$35,783
$189,394
$6,848
$196,242
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 
Net interest income$66,516
$73,112
$10,752
$150,380
$13,277
$163,657
Provision for loan losses(8,572)(201)1
(8,772)2,015
(6,757)
Non-interest income29,751
49,618
34,878
114,247
(12)114,235
Investment securities gains, net



2,143
2,143
Non-interest expense(67,590)(65,614)(26,980)(160,184)(5,279)(165,463)
Income before income taxes$20,105
$56,915
$18,651
$95,671
$12,144
$107,815
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 
Net interest income$132,180
$144,223
$21,494
$297,897
$11,898
$309,795
Provision for loan losses(16,895)676
8
(16,211)5,034
(11,177)
Non-interest income56,363
97,199
68,537
222,099
(1,290)220,809
Investment securities gains, net



8,178
8,178
Non-interest expense(134,282)(130,384)(54,250)(318,916)(10,392)(329,308)
Income before income taxes$37,366
$111,714
$35,789
$184,869
$13,428
$198,297

The information presented above was derived from the internal profitability reporting system used by management to monitor and manage the financial performance of the Company. This information is based on internal management accounting procedures and methods, which have been developed to reflect the underlying economics of the businesses. The methodologies are applied in connection with funds transfer pricing and assignment of overhead costs among segments. Funds transfer pricing was used in the determination of net interest income by assigning a standard cost (credit) for funds used (provided) by assets and liabilities based on their maturity, prepayment and/or repricing characteristics.

The segment activity, as shown above, includes both direct and allocated items. Amounts in the “Other/Elimination” column include activity not related to the segments, such as that relating to administrative functions, the investment securities portfolio, and the effect of certain expense allocations to the segments. The provision for loan losses in this category contains the difference between net loan charge-offs assigned directly to the segments and the recorded provision for loan loss expense. Included in this category’s net interest income are earnings of the investment portfolio, which are not allocated to a segment.

The performance measurement of the operating segments is based on the management structure of the Company and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other financial institution. The information is also not necessarily indicative of the segments' financial condition and results of operations if they were independent entities.


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10. Derivative Instruments

The notional amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments are shown in the table below. These contractual amounts, along with other terms of the derivative, are used to determine amounts to be exchanged between counterparties and are not a measure of loss exposure. The Company’s derivative instruments are accounted for as free-standing derivatives, and changes in their fair value are recorded in current earnings.

(In thousands)
June 30, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2017December 31, 2016
Interest rate swaps$1,293,615
$1,020,310
$1,693,637
$1,685,099
Interest rate caps62,969
66,118
32,890
59,379
Credit risk participation agreements64,510
62,456
118,081
121,514
Foreign exchange contracts4,705
15,535
5,556
4,046
Mortgage loan commitments18,420
8,605
29,429
12,429
Mortgage loan forward sale contracts3,636
642
1,026
6,626
Forward TBA contracts19,500
11,000
43,000
15,000
Total notional amount$1,467,355
$1,184,666
$1,923,619
$1,904,093

The largest group of notional amounts relate to interest rate swap contracts sold to commercial customers who wish to modify their interest rate sensitivity. These swaps are offset by matching contracts purchased by the Company from other financial dealer institutions. Contracts with dealers that require central clearing are novated to a regulated clearing agencyorganization who becomes the Company's legal counterparty. Because of the matching terms of the offsetting contracts, in addition to collateral provisions which mitigate the impact of non-performance risk, changes in fair value subsequent to initial recognition have a minimal effect on earnings.

Many of the Company’s interest rate swap contracts with large financial institutions contain contingent features relating to debt ratings or capitalization levels. Under these provisions, if the Company’s debt rating falls below investment grade or if the Company ceases to be “well-capitalized” under risk-based capital guidelines, certain counterparties can require immediate and ongoing collateralization on interest rate swaps in net liability positions or instant settlement of the contracts. The Company maintains debt ratings and capital well above these minimum requirements.

The banking customer counterparties are engaged in a variety of businesses, including real estate and building materials, manufacturing, education, communications, retail product distribution, and retirement communities. At June 30, 2016, the largest potential loss exposures were in the groups related to real estate, distribution, and retirement communities. If the counterparties in these groups failed to perform, and if the underlying collateral proved to be of no value, the Company estimates that it would incur losses of $16.9 million (real estate), $4.0 million (distribution), and $3.6 million (retirement communities) at June 30, 2016.

The Company also contracts with other financial institutions, as a guarantor or beneficiary, to share credit risk associated with certain interest rate swaps through risk participation agreements. The Company’s risks and responsibilities as guarantor are further discussed in Note 5 on Guarantees. In addition, the Company enters into foreign exchange contracts, which are mainly comprised of contracts to purchase or deliver foreign currencies for customers at specific future dates.

In 2015, the Company initiated aUnder its program of secondary market sales ofto sell residential mortgage loans and has designatedin the secondary market, the Company designates certain newly-originated residential mortgage loans as held for sale. Derivative instruments arising from this activity include mortgage loan commitments and forward loan sale commitments. Changes in the fair values of the loan commitments and funded loans prior to sale that are due to changes in interest rates are economically hedged with forward contracts to sell residential mortgage-backed securities in the to-be-announced (TBA) market. These forward TBA contracts are also considered to be derivatives and are settled in cash at the security settlement date.


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The fair values of the Company's derivative instruments, whose notional amounts are listed above, are shown in the table below. Derivative instruments with a positive fair value (asset derivatives) are reported in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, while derivative instruments with a negative fair value (liability derivatives) are reported in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Information about the valuation methods used to determine fair value is provided in Note 13 on Fair Value Measurements.
Asset Derivatives Liability DerivativesAsset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
June 30, 2016Dec. 31, 2015 June 30, 2016Dec. 31, 2015June 30, 2017Dec. 31, 2016 June 30, 2017Dec. 31, 2016
(In thousands)
  Fair Value   Fair Value  Fair Value   Fair Value
Derivative instruments:      
Interest rate swaps$34,405
$11,993
 $(34,415)$(11,993)$10,887
$12,987
 $(5,987)$(12,987)
Interest rate caps31
73
 (31)(73)34
78
 (34)(78)
Credit risk participation agreements1
1
 (289)(195)58
65
 (139)(156)
Foreign exchange contracts24
437
 (9)(430)39
66
 (53)(4)
Mortgage loan commitments790
263
 

872
355
 
(6)
Mortgage loan forward sale contracts4

 (4)


 
(63)
Forward TBA contracts
4
 (258)(38)137
15
 (34)(45)
Total$35,255
$12,771
 $(35,006)$(12,729)$12,027
$13,566
 $(6,247)$(13,339)

Due to rule changes by the Company's clearing counterparty effective January 2017, collateral previously recorded in "other assets" has been reclassified and offset against the fair values of cleared swaps, such that at June 30, 2017, the positive fair values of cleared swaps were reduced by $2.4 million and the negative fair values of cleared swaps were reduced by $7.3 million, as reflected in the table above.

The effects of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income are shown in the table below.



Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativesAmount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativesLocation of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativesAmount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives


 For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30 For the Three Months Ended June 30 For the Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands) 20162015 20162015 20172016 20172016
Derivative instruments:        
Interest rate swapsOther non-interest income$769
$1,627
 $2,995
$2,810
Other non-interest income$456
$769
 $599
$2,995
Credit risk participation agreementsOther non-interest income(23)75
 (58)48
Other non-interest income1
(23) 11
(58)
Foreign exchange contractsOther non-interest income57
761
 8
322
Other non-interest income(55)57
 (75)8
Mortgage loan commitmentsLoan fees and sales19
(63) 527
345
Loan fees and sales(32)19
 522
527
Mortgage loan forward sale contractsLoan fees and sales1
4
 
1
Loan fees and sales(4)1
 62

Forward TBA contractsLoan fees and sales(397)390
 (726)385
Loan fees and sales(160)(397) (258)(726)
Total $426
$2,794
 $2,746
$3,911
 $206
$426
 $861
$2,746

The following table shows the extent to which assets and liabilities relating to derivative instruments have been offset in the consolidated balance sheets. It also provides information about these instruments which are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement, irrespective of whether they are offset, and the extent to which the instruments could potentially be offset. Also shown is collateral received or pledged in the form of other financial instruments, which is generally cash or marketable securities. The collateral amounts in this table are limited to the outstanding balances of the related asset or liability (after netting is applied); thus amounts of excess collateral are not shown. Most of the derivatives in the following table were transacted under master netting arrangements that contain a conditional right of offset, such as close-out netting, upon default.


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The Company is party to master netting arrangements with most of its swap derivative counterparties; however, the Company does not offset derivative assets and liabilities under these arrangements on its consolidated balance sheet. Collateral, usually in the form of marketable securities, is exchanged between the Company and dealer bank counterparties and is generally subject to thresholds and transfer minimums. By contract, it may be sold or re-pledged by the secured party until recalled at a subsequent valuation date by the pledging party. For those swap transactions requiring central clearing, the Company posts cash and securities to its clearing agency. At June 30, 2016, the Company had a net liability position with dealer bank and clearing agency counterparties totaling $34.4 million, and had posted securities with a fair value of $5.6 million and cash totaling $35.9 million.agent. Collateral positions are valued daily, and adjustments to amounts received and pledged by the Company are made as appropriate to maintain proper collateralization for these transactions. Swap derivative transactions with customers are generally secured by rights to non-financial collateral, such as real and personal property, which is not shown in the table below.
 Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet 
(In thousands)Gross Amount RecognizedGross Amounts Offset in the Balance SheetNet Amounts Presented in the Balance SheetFinancial Instruments Available for OffsetCollateral Received/PledgedNet AmountGross Amount RecognizedGross Amounts Offset in the Balance SheetNet Amounts Presented in the Balance SheetFinancial Instruments Available for OffsetCollateral Received/PledgedNet Amount
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
Assets:  
Derivatives subject to master netting agreements$34,437
$
$34,437
$(31)$
$34,406
$11,088
$
$11,088
$(514)$
$10,574
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements818

818
 939

939
 
Total derivatives35,255

35,255
 12,027

12,027
 
Liabilities:  
Derivatives subject to master netting agreements$34,993
$
$34,993
$(31)$(33,218)$1,744
$6,066
$
$6,066
$(514)$(1,710)$3,842
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements13

13
 181

181
 
Total derivatives35,006

35,006
 6,247

6,247
 
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
Assets:  
Derivatives subject to master netting agreements$12,071
$
$12,071
$(94)$
$11,977
$13,111
$
$13,111
$(3,391)$
$9,720
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements700

700
 455

455
 
Total derivatives12,771

12,771
 13,566

13,566
 
Liabilities:  
Derivatives subject to master netting agreements$12,299
$
$12,299
$(94)$(10,927)$1,278
$13,124
$
$13,124
$(3,391)$(5,292)$4,441
Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements430

430
 215

215
 
Total derivatives12,729

12,729
 13,339

13,339
 

11. Resale and Repurchase Agreements

The following table shows the extent to which assets and liabilities relating to securities purchased under agreements to resell (resale agreements) and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) have been offset in the consolidated balance sheets, in addition to the extent to which they could potentially be offset. Also shown is collateral received or pledged, which consists of marketable securities. The collateral amounts in the table are limited to the outstanding balances of the related asset or liability (after netting is applied); thus amounts of excess collateral are not shown. The agreements in the following table were transacted under master netting arrangements that contain a conditional right of offset, such as close-out netting, upon default.

Resale and repurchase agreements are agreements to purchase/sell securities subject to an obligation to resell/repurchase the same or similar securities. They are accounted for as collateralized financing transactions, not as sales and purchases of the securities portfolio. The securities collateral accepted or pledged in resale and repurchase agreements with other financial institutions also may be sold or re-pledged by the secured party, but is usually delivered to and held by third party trustees. The Company generally retains custody of securities pledged for repurchase agreements with customers.


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The Company is party to several agreements commonly known as collateral swaps. These agreements involve the exchange of collateral under simultaneous repurchase and resale agreements with the same financial institution counterparty. These repurchase and resale agreements have the same principal amounts, inception dates, and maturity dates and have been offset against each other in the consolidated balance sheets, as permitted under the netting provisions of ASC 210-20-45. The collateral swaps totaled $700.0 million at June 30, 2017 and $550.0 million at both December 31, 2016. At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. At June 30, 2016,2017, the Company had posted collateral of $577.6$718.1 million in marketable securities, consisting of agency mortgage-backed bonds and treasuries, and had accepted $570.2$724.4 million in investment grade asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and corporate bonds.
 Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet  Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet 
(In thousands)Gross Amount RecognizedGross Amounts Offset in the Balance SheetNet Amounts Presented in the Balance SheetFinancial Instruments Available for OffsetSecurities Collateral Received/PledgedNet AmountGross Amount RecognizedGross Amounts Offset in the Balance SheetNet Amounts Presented in the Balance SheetFinancial Instruments Available for OffsetSecurities Collateral Received/PledgedNet Amount
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
Total resale agreements, subject to master netting arrangements$1,375,000
$(550,000)$825,000
$
$(825,000)$
$1,325,000
$(700,000)$625,000
$
$(625,000)$
Total repurchase agreements, subject to master netting arrangements2,150,462
(550,000)1,600,462

(1,600,462)
1,702,934
(700,000)1,002,934

(1,002,934)
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
Total resale agreements, subject to master netting arrangements$1,425,000
$(550,000)$875,000
$
$(875,000)$
$1,275,000
$(550,000)$725,000
$
$(725,000)$
Total repurchase agreements, subject to master netting arrangements1,956,582
(550,000)1,406,582

(1,406,582)
2,221,065
(550,000)1,671,065

(1,671,065)

The table below shows the remaining contractual maturities of repurchase agreements outstanding at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, in addition to the various types of marketable securities that have been pledged as collateral for these borrowings.

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements 
(In thousands)Overnight and continuousUp to 90 daysGreater than 90 daysTotalOvernight and continuousUp to 90 daysGreater than 90 daysTotal
June 30, 2016
June 30, 2017 
Repurchase agreements, secured by:
 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$235,265
$
$300,000
$535,265
$330,173
$1,728
$450,000
$781,901
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations257,607


257,607
180,496


180,496
Agency mortgage-backed securities377,702
2,337
250,000
630,039
379,441
70,325
200,000
649,766
Asset-backed securities642,551
85,000

727,551
10,771
80,000

90,771
Total repurchase agreements, gross amount recognized$1,513,125
$87,337
$550,000
$2,150,462
$900,881
$152,053
$650,000
$1,702,934
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
Repurchase agreements, secured by:  
U.S. government and federal agency obligations$210,346
$
$300,000
$510,346
$294,600
$
$300,000
$594,600
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations356,970

24,096
381,066
147,694

3,237
150,931
Agency mortgage-backed securities579,974
2,292
225,904
808,170
693,851
24,380
252,473
970,704
Asset-backed securities212,000
45,000

257,000
474,830
30,000

504,830
Total repurchase agreements, gross amount recognized$1,359,290
$47,292
$550,000
$1,956,582
$1,610,975
$54,380
$555,710
$2,221,065


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12. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company issues stock-based compensation in the form of nonvested restricted stock and stock appreciation rights (SARs). Most of the awards are issued during the first quarter of each year. The stock-based compensation expense that has been charged against income was $2.9$3.1 million and $2.5$2.9 million in the three month periodsmonths ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively, and $6.3$6.2 million and $5.3$6.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, and 2015, respectively.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," on January 1, 2017. The Company elected to change its method of accounting for forfeitures, as allowed by this guidance. In 2016 and prior years, accruals of compensation cost were reduced by an estimate of awards not expected to vest and further adjusted when actual forfeitures occurred. In 2017 and subsequent years, forfeitures will be accounted for when they occur and recognized in

compensation cost at that time. The effect of this change, which was recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment on January 1, 2017, increased equity and increased deferred tax assets by approximately $1.3 million. ASU 2016-09 also changed the classification of excess tax benefits and deficiencies arising from stock-based payment transactions, resulting in reductions in income tax expense of $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2017.

Nonvested stock awards generally vest in 4 to 7 years and contain restrictions as to transferability, sale, pledging, or assigning, among others, prior to the end of the vesting period. Dividend and voting rights are conferred upon grant. A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested share awards as of June 30, 2016,2017, and changes during the six month period then ended, is presented below.

Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueShares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 20161,384,417
$34.38
Nonvested at January 1, 20171,392,451
$34.67
Granted209,347
41.81233,520
57.32
Vested(234,655)30.45(394,130)30.79
Forfeited(23,840)36.36(9,388)38.78
Nonvested at June 30, 20161,335,269
$36.20
Nonvested at June 30, 20171,222,453
$40.22

SARs are granted with exercise prices equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. SARs vest ratably over 4 years of continuous service and have 10-year10-year contractual terms. All SARs must be settled in stock under provisions of the plan. In determining compensation cost, the Black-Scholes option-pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of SARs on date of grant. The current year per share average fair value and the model assumptions are shown in the table below.
        
Weighted per share average fair value at grant date
$7.4912.54
Assumptions: 
Dividend yield2.21.6%
Volatility21.221.1%
Risk-free interest rate1.82.4%
Expected term7.27.0 years

A summary of SAR activity during the first six months of 20162017 is presented below.
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
RightsWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic ValueRightsWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 20161,588,457
$33.74  
Outstanding at January 1, 20171,324,954
$34.53  
Granted251,982
41.35  165,592
57.53  
Forfeited(11,714)37.55
  (4,182)42.82
  
Expired(859)37.59
  (797)36.22
  
Exercised(347,100)31.48  (263,503)30.58  
Outstanding at June 30, 20161,480,766
$35.535.5 years$18,313
Outstanding at June 30, 20171,222,064
$38.476.5 years$22,583



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13. Fair Value Measurements

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Various financial instruments such as available for sale and trading securities, certain non-marketable securities relating to private equity activities, and derivatives are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets and liabilities on a nonrecurring basis, such as mortgage servicing rights and certain other investment securities. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve lower of cost or fair value accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, the Company uses various valuation techniques and assumptions when estimating fair value. For accounting disclosure purposes, a three-level valuation hierarchy of fair value measurements has been established. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly (such as interest rates, yield curves, and prepayment speeds).
Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. These may be internally developed, using the Company’s best information and assumptions that a market participant would consider.
The valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis are described in the Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsMeasurements note in the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in these methodologies since then.then, except for a change in the valuation of cleared interest rate swaps as discussed in Note 10.


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Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The table below presents the June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 20152016 carrying values of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no transfers among levels during the first six months of 20162017 or the year ended December 31, 2015.2016.
 Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Measurements Using
(In thousands)Total Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
June 30, 2016 
June 30, 2017 
Assets:  
Residential mortgage loans held for sale$7,094
$
$7,094
$
$14,118
$
$14,118
$
Available for sale securities:  
U.S. government and federal agency obligations720,919
720,919


912,555
912,555


Government-sponsored enterprise obligations562,177

562,177

446,285

446,285

State and municipal obligations1,833,861

1,816,182
17,679
1,777,797

1,760,972
16,825
Agency mortgage-backed securities2,589,915

2,589,915

2,620,198

2,620,198

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities831,616

831,616

1,066,889

1,066,889

Asset-backed securities2,298,725

2,298,725

2,250,426

2,250,426

Other debt securities339,264

339,264

317,704

317,704

Equity securities44,869
22,047
22,822

47,847
21,156
26,691

Trading securities30,512

30,512

22,291

22,291

Private equity investments62,813


62,813
53,557


53,557
Derivatives *35,255

34,464
791
12,027

11,097
930
Assets held in trust for deferred compensation plan9,701
9,701


11,893
11,893


Total assets9,366,721
752,667
8,532,771
81,283
9,553,587
945,604
8,536,671
71,312
Liabilities:  
Derivatives *
35,006

34,717
289
6,247

6,108
139
Liabilities held in trust for deferred compensation plan9,701
9,701


11,893
11,893


Total liabilities$44,707
$9,701
$34,717
$289
$18,140
$11,893
$6,108
$139
December 31, 2015 
December 31, 2016 
Assets:  
Residential mortgage loans held for sale$4,981
$
$4,981
$
$9,263
$
$9,263
$
Available for sale securities:  
U.S. government and federal agency obligations727,076
727,076


920,904
920,904


Government-sponsored enterprise obligations793,023

793,023

449,998

449,998

State and municipal obligations1,741,957

1,724,762
17,195
1,778,214

1,761,532
16,682
Agency mortgage-backed securities2,618,281

2,618,281

2,685,931

2,685,931

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities879,963

879,963

1,055,639

1,055,639

Asset-backed securities2,644,381

2,644,381

2,381,301

2,381,301

Other debt securities331,320

331,320

325,953

325,953

Equity securities41,003
20,263
20,740

51,263
24,967
26,296

Trading securities11,890

11,890

22,225

22,225

Private equity investments63,032


63,032
50,820


50,820
Derivatives *12,771

12,507
264
13,566

13,146
420
Assets held in trust for deferred compensation plan9,278
9,278


10,261
10,261


Total assets9,878,956
756,617
9,041,848
80,491
9,755,338
956,132
8,731,284
67,922
Liabilities:  
Derivatives *
12,729

12,534
195
13,339

13,177
162
Liabilities held in trust for deferred compensation plan9,278
9,278


10,261
10,261


Total liabilities$22,007
$9,278
$12,534
$195
$23,600
$10,261
$13,177
$162
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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:
Fair Value Measurements Using
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Fair Value Measurements Using
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)


(In thousands)
State and Municipal Obligations
Private Equity
Investments
DerivativesTotalState and Municipal Obligations
Private Equity
Investments
DerivativesTotal
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 
Balance March 31, 2017$17,083
$52,800
$822
$70,705
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized): 
Included in earnings
48
(31)17
Included in other comprehensive income *319


319
Investment securities called(600)

(600)
Discount accretion23


23
Purchases of private equity investments
2,259

2,259
Sale/pay down of private equity investments
(1,550)
(1,550)
Balance June 30, 2017$16,825
$53,557
$791
$71,173
Total gains or losses for the three months included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2017$
$48
$872
$920
For the six months ended June 30, 2017 
Balance January 1, 2017$16,682
$50,820
$258
$67,760
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized): 
Included in earnings
(2,830)533
(2,297)
Included in other comprehensive income *710


710
Investment securities called(600)

(600)
Discount accretion33


33
Purchases of private equity investments
7,084

7,084
Sale/pay down of private equity investments
(1,550)
(1,550)
Capitalized interest/dividends
33

33
Balance June 30, 2017$16,825
$53,557
$791
$71,173
Total gains or losses for the six months included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2017$
$(2,655)$882
$(1,773)
For the three months ended June 30, 2016  
Balance March 31, 2016$17,209
$67,432
$506
$85,147
$17,209
$67,432
$506
$85,147
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):  
Included in earnings
(2,810)(4)(2,814)
(2,810)(4)(2,814)
Included in other comprehensive income *401


401
401


401
Discount accretion69


69
69


69
Purchases of private equity investments
575

575

575

575
Sale/pay down of private equity investments
(2,398)
(2,398)
(2,398)
(2,398)
Capitalized interest/dividends
14

14

14

14
Balance June 30, 2016$17,679
$62,813
$502
$80,994
$17,679
$62,813
$502
$80,994
Total gains or losses for the three months included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2016$
$(2,810)$767
$(2,043)$
$(2,810)$767
$(2,043)
For the six months ended June 30, 2016  
Balance January 1, 2016$17,195
$63,032
$69
$80,296
$17,195
$63,032
$69
$80,296
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):  
Included in earnings
(3,724)469
(3,255)
(3,724)469
(3,255)
Included in other comprehensive income *502


502
502


502
Investment securities called(100)

(100)(100)

(100)
Discount accretion82


82
82


82
Purchases of private equity investments
5,841

5,841

5,841

5,841
Sale/pay down of private equity investments
(2,398)
(2,398)
(2,398)
(2,398)
Capitalized interest/dividends
62

62

62

62
Sale of risk participation agreement

(36)(36)

(36)(36)
Balance June 30, 2016$17,679
$62,813
$502
$80,994
$17,679
$62,813
$502
$80,994
Total gains or losses for the six months included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2016$
$(3,724)$732
$(2,992)$
$(3,724)$732
$(2,992)
For the three months ended June 30, 2015 
Balance March 31, 2015$93,271
$61,162
$158
$154,591
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized): 
Included in earnings
875
12
887
Included in other comprehensive income *(352)

(352)
Discount accretion21


21
Purchases of private equity investments
1,437

1,437
Sale/pay down of private equity investments
(4,800)
(4,800)
Capitalized interest/dividends
52

52
Balance June 30, 2015$92,940
$58,726
$170
$151,836
Total gains or losses for the three months included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2015$
$875
$420
$1,295
For the six months ended June 30, 2015 
Balance January 1, 2015$95,143
$57,581
$(223)$152,501
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized): 
Included in earnings
4,175
393
4,568
Included in other comprehensive income *(354)

(354)
Investment securities called(2,000)

(2,000)
Discount accretion151


151
Purchases of private equity investments
1,653

1,653
Sale/pay down of private equity investments
(4,800)
(4,800)
Capitalized interest/dividends
117

117
Balance June 30, 2015$92,940
$58,726
$170
$151,836
Total gains or losses for the six months included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2015$
$4,175
$393
$4,568
* Included in "net unrealized gains (losses) on other securities" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

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Gains and losses included in earnings for the Level 3 assets and liabilities in the previous table are reported in the following line items in the consolidated statements of income:
(In thousands)Loan Fees and SalesOther Non-Interest IncomeInvestment Securities Gains (Losses), NetTotalLoan Fees and SalesOther Non-Interest IncomeInvestment Securities Gains (Losses), NetTotal
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 
Total gains or losses included in earnings$(32)$1
$48
$17
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2017$871
$1
$48
$920
For the six months ended June 30, 2017 
Total gains or losses included in earnings$522
$11
$(2,830)$(2,297)
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2017$871
$11
$(2,655)$(1,773)
For the three months ended June 30, 2016  
Total gains or losses included in earnings$19
$(23)$(2,810)$(2,814)$19
$(23)$(2,810)$(2,814)
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2016$790
$(23)$(2,810)$(2,043)$790
$(23)$(2,810)$(2,043)
For the six months ended June 30, 2016  
Total gains or losses included in earnings$527
$(58)$(3,724)$(3,255)$527
$(58)$(3,724)$(3,255)
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2016$790
$(58)$(3,724)$(2,992)$790
$(58)$(3,724)$(2,992)
For the three months ended June 30, 2015 
Total gains or losses included in earnings$(63)$75
$875
$887
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2015$345
$75
$875
$1,295
For the six months ended June 30, 2015 
Total gains or losses included in earnings$345
$48
$4,175
$4,568
Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at June 30, 2015$345
$48
$4,175
$4,568

Level 3 Inputs

The Company's significant Level 3 measurements which employ unobservable inputs that are readily quantifiable pertain to auction rate securities (ARS) held by the Bank, investments in portfolio concerns held by the Company's private equity subsidiaries, and held for sale residential mortgage loan commitments. ARS are included in state and municipal securities and totaled $17.7$16.8 million at June 30, 2016,2017, while private equity investments, included in non-marketable securities, totaled $62.8 million.$53.6 million.
Information about these inputs is presented in the table and discussions below.
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value MeasurementsQuantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements WeightedQuantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Weighted
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange AverageValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange Average
Auction rate securitiesDiscounted cash flowEstimated market recovery period

5 years Discounted cash flowEstimated market recovery period

5 years 
 Estimated market rate2.3%-3.4%  Estimated market rate2.8%-3.1% 
Private equity investmentsMarket comparable companiesEBITDA multiple4.0-5.5 Market comparable companiesEBITDA multiple4.0-5.8 
Mortgage loan commitmentsDiscounted cash flowProbability of funding59.4%-95.6% 78.9%Discounted cash flowProbability of funding53.0%-99.3% 80.2%
 Embedded servicing value.9%-1.0% 1.0% Embedded servicing value(.2)%-2.2% 1.0%



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Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the first six months of 20162017 and 2015,2016, and still held as of June 30, 20162017 and 2015,2016, the following table provides the adjustments to fair value recognized during the respective periods, the level of valuation inputs used to determine each adjustment, and the carrying value of the related individual assets or portfolios at June 30, 20162017 and 2015.2016.
 Fair Value Measurements Using  Fair Value Measurements Using 
(In thousands)

Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Gains (Losses) Recognized During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

Fair Value
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total Gains (Losses) Recognized During the Six Months Ended June 30
June 30, 2017 
Collateral dependent impaired loans$2,044
$
$
$2,044
$(550)
Mortgage servicing rights3,646


3,646
6
Foreclosed assets75


75
(58)
Long-lived assets1,834


1,834
(343)
 
June 30, 2016  
Collateral dependent impaired loans$5,001
$
$
$5,001
$(1,491)$5,001
$
$
$5,001
$(1,491)
Mortgage servicing rights2,191


2,191
(2)2,191


2,191
(2)
Foreclosed assets28


28
(10)28


28
(10)
Long-lived assets1,871


1,871
(956)1,871


1,871
(956)
 
June 30, 2015 
Collateral dependent impaired loans$3,897
$
$
$3,897
$(1,340)
Mortgage servicing rights1,242


1,242
53
Foreclosed assets608


608
(162)
Long-lived assets2,425


2,425
(1,667)


14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments held by the Company are set forth below. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information. They do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for many of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, risk characteristics and economic conditions. These estimates are subjective, involve uncertainties, and cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

The methods and inputs used in the estimation of fair value for the financial instruments in the table below are discussed in the Fair Value Measurements and the Fair Value of Financial Instruments notes in the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes in these methods and inputs since December 31, 2015.2016, except as mentioned in Note 10 on Derivatives.


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The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments and the classification of their fair value measurement within the valuation hierarchy are as follows:
Fair Value Hierarchy LevelJune 30, 2016 December 31, 2015Fair Value Hierarchy LevelJune 30, 2017 December 31, 2016

(In thousands)
Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
Financial Assets        
Loans:        
BusinessLevel 3$4,840,248
$4,902,110
 $4,397,893
$4,421,237
Level 3$4,852,408
$4,866,125
 $4,776,365
$4,787,469
Real estate - construction and landLevel 3819,896
829,857
 624,070
633,083
Level 3848,152
859,171
 791,236
800,426
Real estate - businessLevel 32,399,271
2,448,134
 2,355,544
2,387,101
Level 32,727,349
2,740,841
 2,643,374
2,658,093
Real estate - personalLevel 31,927,340
1,976,674
 1,915,953
1,940,863
Level 32,009,203
2,022,671
 2,010,397
2,005,227
ConsumerLevel 31,939,486
1,943,943
 1,924,365
1,916,747
Level 32,038,514
2,021,537
 1,990,801
1,974,784
Revolving home equityLevel 3408,301
410,995
 432,981
434,607
Level 3403,387
404,177
 413,634
414,499
Consumer credit cardLevel 3753,166
769,991
 779,744
793,428
Level 3740,865
754,763
 776,465
794,856
OverdraftsLevel 34,180
4,180
 6,142
6,142
Level 36,714
6,714
 10,464
10,464
Loans held for saleLevel 233,254
33,337
 7,607
7,607
Level 222,002
22,002
 14,456
14,456
Investment securities:        
Available for saleLevel 1742,966
742,966
 747,339
747,339
Level 1933,711
933,711
 945,871
945,871
Available for saleLevel 28,460,701
8,460,701
 9,012,470
9,012,470
Level 28,489,165
8,489,165
 8,686,650
8,686,650
Available for saleLevel 317,679
17,679
 17,195
17,195
Level 316,825
16,825
 16,682
16,682
TradingLevel 230,512
30,512
 11,890
11,890
Level 222,291
22,291
 22,225
22,225
Non-marketableLevel 3111,931
111,931
 112,786
112,786
Level 3102,388
102,388
 99,558
99,558
Federal funds soldLevel 113,725
13,725
 14,505
14,505
Level 116,520
16,520
 15,470
15,470
Securities purchased under agreements to resellLevel 3825,000
833,366
 875,000
879,546
Level 3625,000
628,148
 725,000
728,179
Interest earning deposits with banksLevel 1183,223
183,223
 23,803
23,803
Level 180,860
80,860
 272,275
272,275
Cash and due from banksLevel 1428,300
428,300
 464,411
464,411
Level 1433,747
433,747
 494,690
494,690
Derivative instrumentsLevel 234,464
34,464
 12,507
12,507
Level 211,097
11,097
 13,146
13,146
Derivative instrumentsLevel 3791
791
 264
264
Level 3930
930
 420
420
Assets held in trust for deferred compensation planLevel 19,701
9,701
 9,278
9,278
Level 111,893
11,893
 10,261
10,261
Financial Liabilities        
Non-interest bearing depositsLevel 1$6,906,265
$6,906,265
 $7,146,398
$7,146,398
Level 1$7,314,506
$7,314,506
 $7,429,398
$7,429,398
Savings, interest checking and money market depositsLevel 110,978,734
10,978,734
 10,834,746Level 111,427,615
11,427,615
 11,430,789
Time open and certificates of depositLevel 32,265,048
2,264,742
 1,997,709
1,993,521
Level 32,083,541
2,075,563
 2,240,908
2,235,218
Federal funds purchasedLevel 131,810
31,810
 556,970
556,970
Level 1253,510
253,510
 52,840
52,840
Securities sold under agreements to repurchaseLevel 31,600,462
1,600,553
 1,406,582
1,406,670
Level 31,002,934
1,003,183
 1,671,065
1,671,227
Other borrowingsLevel 3103,878
107,967
 103,818
108,542
Level 3101,903
102,907
 102,049
104,298
Derivative instrumentsLevel 234,717
34,717
 12,534
12,534
Level 26,108
6,108
 13,177
13,177
Derivative instrumentsLevel 3289
289
 195
195
Level 3139
139
 162
162
Liabilities held in trust for deferred compensation planLevel 19,701
9,701
 9,278
9,278
Level 111,893
11,893
 10,261
10,261

15. Legal and Regulatory Proceedings
On August 15, 2014, a customer filed a class action complaint against the Bank in the Circuit Court, Jackson County, Missouri.  The case is Cassandra Warren, et al v. Commerce Bank (Case No. 1416-CV19197).  In the case, the customer alleges violation of the Missouri usury statute in connection with the Bank charging overdraft fees in connection with point-of-sale/debit and automated-teller machine cards. The class was certified and consists of Missouri customers of the Bank who may have been similarly affected. The case has been stayed pending the final outcome of a similar case in which a ruling has been made in favor of the bank defendant. The Company believes that the stay will remain in effect until any appeals in the similar case have run their course.  The Company believes the Warren complaint lacks merit and will defend itself vigorously. The amount of any ultimate exposure cannot be determined with certainty at this time.

The Company has been in ongoing discussions with the U.S. Department of Labor concerning an investigation involving ERISA regulations related to a managed trust account. The investigation concluded in a non-material settlement between the Company and the U.S. Department of Labor during July 2017.


The Company has various other legal proceedings pending at June 30, 2016,2017, arising in the normal course of business. While some matters pending against the Company specify damages claimed by plaintiffs, others do not seek a specified amount of damages or are at very early stages of the legal process. The Company records a loss accrual for all legal and regulatory matters for which it

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deems a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Some legal matters, which are atin the early stages, in the legal process, have not yet progressed to the point where a loss amount can be determined to be probable and estimable.

Item 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes and with the statistical information and financial data appearing in this report as well as the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 are not necessarily indicative of results to be attained for any other period.

Forward-Looking Information

This report may contain "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information about possible or assumed future results of operations. Many possible events or factors could affect the future financial results and performance of the Company. This could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers should not rely solely on the forward-looking statements and should consider all uncertainties and risks discussed throughout this report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Such possible events or factors include: changes in economic conditions in the Company's market area, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, governmental legislation and regulation, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in liquidity requirements, demand for loans in the Company's market area, changes in accounting and tax principles, estimates made on income taxes, competition with other entities that offer financial services, and such other factors as discussed in Part I Item 1A - "Risk Factors" and Part II Item 7 - "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company has identified several policies as being critical because they require management to make particularly difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because of the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies relate to the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of certain investment securities, and accounting for income taxes. A discussion of these policies can be found in the sections captioned "Critical Accounting Policies" and "Allowance for Loan Losses" in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company's 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes in the Company's application of critical accounting policies since December 31, 2015.2016.


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Selected Financial Data

 Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30 Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
 20162015 20162015 20172016 20172016
Per Share Data              
Net income per common share — basic $.70
$.72* $1.35
$1.30* $.75
$.67* $1.43
$1.29*
Net income per common share — diluted .70
.72* 1.35
1.30* .75
.66* 1.43
1.28*
Cash dividends on common stock .225
.214* .450
.429* .225
.214* .450
.429*
Book value per common share   24.67
22.15*   24.44
23.49*
Market price   47.90
44.54*   56.83
45.62*
Selected Ratios        
(Based on average balance sheets)        
Loans to deposits (1)
 63.45%60.75% 63.13%60.24% 65.25%63.45% 64.82%63.13%
Non-interest bearing deposits to total deposits 33.83
34.92
 34.13
34.61
 34.03
33.83
 34.25
34.13
Equity to loans (1)
 19.15
20.33
 19.15
20.47
 19.26
19.15
 19.00
19.15
Equity to deposits 12.15
12.35
 12.09
12.33
 12.57
12.15
 12.32
12.09
Equity to total assets 10.13
10.05
 9.99
10.05
 10.42
10.13
 10.23
9.99
Return on total assets 1.15
1.26
 1.11
1.15
 1.26
1.15
 1.21
1.11
Return on common equity 11.69
12.91
 11.44
11.81
 12.48
11.69
 12.12
11.44
(Based on end-of-period data)        
Non-interest income to revenue (2)
 40.42
41.11
 41.25
41.61
 40.24
40.42
 39.94
41.25
Efficiency ratio (3)
 61.27
59.39
 61.93
61.89
 60.24
61.27
 61.67
61.93
Tier I common risk-based capital ratio   11.50
11.76
   12.28
11.50
Tier I risk-based capital ratio   12.29
12.62
   13.05
12.29
Total risk-based capital ratio   13.23
13.62
   14.00
13.23
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (4)
   9.09
8.58
   9.37
9.09
Tier I leverage ratio
   9.36
9.08
   9.87
9.36

* Restated for the 5% stock dividend distributed in December 2015.2016.
(1) Includes loans held for sale.
(2) Revenue includes net interest income and non-interest income.
(3) The efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expense (excluding intangibles amortization) as a percent of revenue.
(4) The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is a measurement which management believes is a useful indicator of capital adequacy and utilization. It provides a meaningful basis for period to period and company to company comparisons, and also assists regulators, investors and analysts in analyzing the financial position of the Company. Tangible common equity and tangible assets are non-GAAP measures and should not be viewed as substitutes for, or superior to, data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following table is a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measures of total equity and total assets to the non-GAAP measures of total tangible common equity and total tangible assets.
 June 30
(Dollars in thousands)20162015
Total equity$2,526,821
$2,315,360
Less non-controlling interest4,905
5,439
Less preferred stock144,784
144,784
Less goodwill138,921
138,921
Less core deposit premium4,370
5,736
Total tangible common equity (a)$2,233,841
$2,020,480
Total assets$24,709,693
$23,705,935
Less goodwill138,921
138,921
Less core deposit premium4,370
5,736
Total tangible assets (b)$24,566,402
$23,561,278
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (a)/(b)9.09%8.58%

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 June 30
(Dollars in thousands)20172016
Total equity$2,628,207
$2,526,821
Less non-controlling interest4,324
4,905
Less preferred stock144,784
144,784
Less goodwill138,921
138,921
Less core deposit premium3,356
4,370
Total tangible common equity (a)$2,336,822
$2,233,841
Total assets$25,078,843
$24,709,693
Less goodwill138,921
138,921
Less core deposit premium3,356
4,370
Total tangible assets (b)$24,936,566
$24,566,402
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (a)/(b)9.37%9.09%

Results of Operations

Summary
Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in thousands)20162015% change 20162015% change20172016% change 20172016% change
Net interest income$171,829
$163,657
5.0 % $335,604
$309,795
8.3 %$182,807
$171,829
6.4% $361,080
$335,604
7.6 %
Provision for loan losses(9,216)(6,757)36.4
 (18,655)(11,177)66.9
(10,758)(9,216)16.7
 (21,886)(18,655)17.3
Non-interest income116,570
114,235
2.0
 235,594
220,809
6.7
123,084
116,570
5.6
 240,150
235,594
1.9
Investment securities gains (losses), net(744)2,143
N.M.
 (1,739)8,178
N.M.
1,651
(744)N.M.
 879
(1,739)N.M.
Non-interest expense(177,089)(165,463)7.0
 (354,562)(329,308)7.7
(184,594)(177,089)4.2
 (371,424)(354,562)4.8
Income taxes(31,542)(32,492)(2.9) (60,912)(60,960)(.1)(33,201)(31,542)5.3
 (58,108)(60,912)(4.6)
Non-controlling interest (expense) income85
(970)N.M.
 (63)(1,929)(96.7)(29)85
N.M.
 (227)(63)N.M.
Net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc.69,893
74,353
(6.0) 135,267
135,408
(.1)78,960
69,893
13.0
 150,464
135,267
11.2
Preferred stock dividends(2,250)(2,250)
 (4,500)(4,500)
(2,250)(2,250)
 (4,500)(4,500)
Net income available to common shareholders$67,643
$72,103
(6.2)% $130,767
$130,908
(.1)%$76,710
$67,643
13.4% $145,964
$130,767
11.6 %

For the quarter ended June 30, 2016,2017, net income attributable to Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (net income) amounted to $69.9$79.0 million,, a decrease an increase of $4.5$9.1 million, or 6.0%13.0%, compared to the second quarter of the previous year, and an increase of $4.5 million, or 6.9%, compared to the previous quarter.year. For the current quarter, the annualized return on average assets was 1.15%1.26%, the annualized return on average common equity was 11.69%,12.48% and the efficiency ratio was 61.27%60.24%. Diluted earnings per common share was $.70, a decrease$.75, an increase of 2.8%13.6% compared to $.72$.66 per share in the second quarter of 20152016 and an increase of 7.7%10.3% compared to $.65$.68 per share in the previous quarter.

Compared to the second quarter of last year, net interest income increased $8.2$11.0 million, or 5.0%6.4%, mainly due to growth of $8.3$13.1 million in interest income on loans, and $1.4 million in investment securities, partly offset by an increase of $995 thousand$2.6 million in depositdeposits and borrowings interest expense. The provision for loan losses totaled $9.2$10.8 million for the current quarter, representing an increase of $2.5$1.5 million over the second quarter of 2015.2016. Non-interest income increased $2.3$6.5 million, or 2.0%5.6%, withcompared to the largest increases occurringsecond quarter of 2016, mainly due to combined growth of $5.3 million in trust, deposit trust, and loan fees.fee income, in addition to current quarter gains of $1.7 million on sales of branch properties and equipment leased by customers. Non-interest expense increased $11.6$7.5 million, or 7.0%4.2%, over the second quarter of 2015,2016 primarily due to increases in salaries and benefits data processing, and bank card rewards expense. Additionally,the contribution of $2.3 million in appreciated securities to a related foundation. A $2.2 million securities gain was recorded on the transaction, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $97 thousand and tax benefits of $873 thousand. The Company made a similar contribution to the foundation in the secondfirst quarter of 2015, a recovery on a letter of credit exposure was recorded totaling $2.8 million that did not re-occur2017 and intends to make similar contributions in 2016. subsequent quarters this year.

Net investment securities lossesgains totaled $744 thousand$1.7 million in the current quarter compared to gainsand $879 thousand in the first six months of $2.12017. Gains resulting from the securities donations were $2.2 million in both the first and second quarters of 2017, partly offset by losses in fair value on private equity securities of $2.8 million in the same quarter last year. The current quarter losses were mainly comprised of fair value adjustments to the Company's private equity portfolio.six month period.

Net income for the first six months of 20162017 was $135.3$150.5 million, a slight decrease froman increase of $15.2 million, or 11.2%, over the same period last year. Diluted earnings per common share was $1.35,$1.43, an increase of 3.8%11.7% compared to $1.30$1.28 per share in the same period last year. For the first six months of 2016,2017, the annualized return on average assets was 1.11%1.21%, the annualized return on average common equity was 11.44%12.12%, and the efficiency ratio was 61.93%61.67%. Net interest income increased $25.8$25.5 million, or 8.3%7.6%, over the same period last year. This growth was largely due to increases of $16.5$22.1 million in loan interest income and $11.9$6.7 million in investment securities interest income, offset by a $1.6$3.9 million increase in depositdeposits and borrowings interest expense. The provision for loan losses was $18.7$21.9 million for the first six months of 2016,2017, up $7.5$3.2 million over the same period last year. Non-interest income increased $14.8$4.6 million, or 6.7%1.9%, over the first six months of last year largely due to growth in deposit, trust, bank card,deposit and loan fees. Non-interest expense increased $25.3$16.9 million, or 7.7%4.8%, mainly due to higher salaries and benefits expense and data processing and software costs,of $9.5 million, in addition to the prior year lettersecurities contributions of credit recovery$4.5 million, as mentioned above. Net investment securities losses totaled $1.7 million in the first six months of 2016 compared to net gains of $8.2 million in the first six months of 2015, with the majority of these pertaining to the private equity portfolio.


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Net Interest Income

The following table summarizes the changes in net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis, by major category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, identifying changes related to volumes and rates. Changes not solely due to volume or rate changes are allocated to rate.

Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 vs. 2015 Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 vs. 2015Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 vs. 2016 Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 vs. 2016
Change due to  Change due to Change due to  Change due to 
(In thousands)
Average
Volume
Average
Rate

Total
 
Average
Volume
Average
Rate

Total
Average
Volume
Average
Rate

Total
 
Average
Volume
Average
Rate

Total
Interest income, fully taxable equivalent basis:      
Loans:      
Business$3,896
$1,154
$5,050
 $7,132
$1,960
$9,092
$978
$3,766
$4,744
 $3,934
$5,303
$9,237
Real estate - construction and land3,243
(382)2,861
 5,780
(851)4,929
631
1,836
2,467
 1,888
2,488
4,376
Real estate - business965
(901)64
 1,894
(891)1,003
2,870
415
3,285
 5,282
(242)5,040
Real estate - personal139
(105)34
 442
(246)196
919
(144)775
 1,878
(431)1,447
Consumer1,094
(618)476
 3,119
(1,339)1,780
662
735
1,397
 1,047
689
1,736
Revolving home equity(147)(17)(164) (155)(104)(259)(121)256
135
 (332)348
16
Consumer credit card112
(423)(311) 209
(620)(411)(192)713
521
 (315)984
669
Overdrafts


 


Total interest on loans9,302
(1,292)8,010
 18,421
(2,091)16,330
5,747
7,577
13,324
 13,382
9,139
22,521
Loans held for sale654
(1)653
 772
(5)767
(442)13
(429) (388)20
(368)
Investment securities:      
U.S. government and federal agency securities4,142
(4,547)(405) 285
5,980
6,265
1,843
(2,159)(316) 2,023
1,682
3,705
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations(1,456)1,978
522
 (2,787)2,069
(718)(1,632)(1,601)(3,233) (3,279)(1,916)(5,195)
State and municipal obligations(308)447
139
 (671)1,058
387
70
50
120
 651
(106)545
Mortgage-backed securities1,515
(2,180)(665) 4,661
(3,467)1,194
1,846
(36)1,810
 3,862
(790)3,072
Asset-backed securities(1,183)2,511
1,328
 (2,510)5,813
3,303
(153)1,596
1,443
 (776)2,904
2,128
Other securities673
(101)572
 2,074
(392)1,682
(360)906
546
 (835)4,516
3,681
Total interest on investment securities3,383
(1,892)1,491
 1,052
11,061
12,113
1,614
(1,244)370
 1,646
6,290
7,936
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under      
agreements to resell(1)5
4
 4
15
19
2
16
18
 (9)26
17
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell(783)467
(316) (1,362)1,470
108
(648)978
330
 (1,159)1,807
648
Interest earning deposits with banks(46)75
29
 (88)208
120
17
194
211
 2
336
338
Total interest income12,509
(2,638)9,871
 18,799
10,658
29,457
6,290
7,534
13,824
 13,474
17,618
31,092
Interest expense:      
Deposits:      
Savings13
3
16
 32
9
41
12
4
16
 23
11
34
Interest checking and money market136
109
245
 186
210
396
109
669
778
 258
908
1,166
Time open & C.D.'s of less than $100,000(81)(28)(109) (170)(77)(247)(66)31
(35) (132)(1)(133)
Time open & C.D.'s of $100,000 and over119
724
843
 96
1,323
1,419
(184)659
475
 76
1,176
1,252
Total interest on deposits187
808
995
 144
1,465
1,609
(129)1,363
1,234
 225
2,094
2,319
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under      
agreements to repurchase(115)419
304
 (149)974
825
89
1,224
1,313
 67
1,897
1,964
Other borrowings(2)19
17
 2,370
(1,979)391
(17)21
4
 (1,254)893
(361)
Total interest expense70
1,246
1,316
 2,365
460
2,825
(57)2,608
2,551
 (962)4,884
3,922
Net interest income, tax equivalent basis$12,439
$(3,884)$8,555
 $16,434
$10,198
$26,632
$6,347
$4,926
$11,273
 $14,436
$12,734
$27,170

Net interest income in the second quarter of 20162017 was $171.8$182.8 million, an increase of $8.2$11.0 million over the second quarter of 2015.2016. On a tax equivalent (T/E) basis, net interest income totaled $179.6$190.9 million in the second quarter of 2016,2017, up $8.6$11.3 million over the same period last year and up $8.2$3.5 million over the previous quarter.  The increase in net interest income compared to the second quarter of 20152016 was mainly due to higher interest income on loans (T/E) of $8.7 million, coupled with$13.3 million. The increase in interest on loans was a result of higher interestloan yields on nearly all loan products, especially commercial loans, many of which have variable rates.

Interest income on investment securities (T/E) increased $370 thousand over the second quarter of $1.5 million. The increase in securities interest was2016, mainly due to increased earningshigher interest income earned on government-sponsored enterprise obligations of $1.6 million, as a result of early maturity calls on certainmortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Securities interest also includes

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inflation-related interest on the Company's holdings of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), which is tied to the Consumer Price Index. Interest income related to TIPS increased $4.2$2.5 million in the first six months of 20162017 compared to the same period in 2015,2016, and totaled $3.7$2.9 million in the current quarter negative $1.5 million in the prior quarter and $5.1$3.7 million in the second quarter of 2015.2016.  The Company's net yield on earning assets (T/E) was 3.11%3.19% in the current quarter compared to 2.95% in the previous quarter and 3.04%3.11% in the second quarter of 2015. Excluding the effects of inflation income and the additional earnings on government-sponsored enterprise obligations, the net yield on earning assets would have been 3.01% in the current quarter, 2.98% in the previous quarter and 2.95% in the second quarter of 2015.2016.
 
Total interest income (T/E) increased $9.9$13.8 million over the second quarter of 2015.2016. Interest income on loans (T/E) was $136.8 million during the second quarter of 2017, and increased $13.3 million, or 10.8%, including loans held for sale, increased $8.7 millionover the same quarter last year. The increase was due to an increasegrowth of $1.2 billion,$669.4 million, or 10.1%5.2%, in average loan balances, partly offset byand an eightincrease of 20 basis point decreasepoints in average rates earned. The higher balances contributed $10.0 million to interest income; however, the lower rates depressed interest income by $1.3 million, resulting in an $8.7 million net increase in interest income. Most of the increase in interest income occurred in the business, construction, and consumerbusiness real estate loan categories. The largest increase to interest income occurred in business loan interest, which grew $5.1$4.7 million due to higher average balances of $556.1$136.0 million, or 13.4%2.9%, coupled with an 11a 31 basis point increase in the average rate earned. Construction loan interest grew $2.9$2.5 million, as average balances increased $357.3$73.2 million, or 82.7%9.3%, partly offset by a declineand the average rate earned increased 84 basis points. Business real estate loan interest increased $3.3 million due to an increase in average balances of 19$312.0 million, or 13.1%, with an increase of five basis points in the average rate earned. Average balances of business real estateInterest on consumer loans increased $101.3$1.4 million or 4.4%, while the average rate earned declined 14 basis points and mostly offset the growth in average balances, resulting in a slight increase in interest income. Consumer loan interest totaled $18.8 million, an increase of $1.1 million over the the same period last year. The average balance of consumer loans grew $162.3 million, or 8.9%, partly offset by a decline of nine basis points inyear as the average rate earned. Most of theincreased 14 basis points, coupled with a $69.8 million increase in average consumer loan balances resulted from growth of $197.0 million in auto loans and other consumer loans, partly offset by a decrease of $45.9 million in marine and recreational vehicle (RV) loans, as that portfolio continues to pay down.balances.

Interest income on investment securities (T/E) was $60.1$60.5 million during the second quarter of 2016,2017, which was an increase of $1.5 million$370 thousand over the same quarter last year. The increase resulted mainly from increased earnings on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, partly offset by lower TIPS interest of $869 thousand and lower interest earned on government-sponsored enterprise obligations. Higher interest on mortgage-backed securities of $1.8 million resulted from an increase of $313.7 million in average balances. Interest income on asset-backed securities grew $1.4 million mainly due to a 27 basis point increase in the average rate earned. Partly offsetting these increases was a $3.2 million decline in interest income on government-sponsored enterprise obligations, as awhich was partly the result of early maturity calls on certain securities coupled with higher interest income on asset-backedin the second quarter of 2016. The average balance of government-sponsored enterprise obligations decreased $216.0 million and corporate debt securities. Higher interest income on asset-backed securities resulted from an increase of 42 basis points in the average rate earned partly offset by lower balances of $461.8 million, while growth in interest income on corporate debt securities resulted from both higher balances and rates earned. These increases were partly offset by lower TIPS interest of $1.4 million and lower interest income earned on mortgage-backed securities. The decline in interest income on mortgage-backed securities was mainly due to a 25decreased 144 basis point decrease in the average rate earned, partly offset by higher balances of $233.4 million.points. During the current quarter and the same quarter last year, adjustments to premium amortization expense, due to changes in prepayment speeds on various mortgage and asset-backed securities, were not significant. However, such adjustments increased interest income by $1.2 million in the same quarter last year. The average balance of the total investment portfolio (excluding unrealized fair value adjustments) was $9.6 billion in the second quarter of 2017, compared to $9.4 billion in the second quarter of 2016, compared to $9.6 billion in the second quarter of 2015.2016.

Interest income on long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell decreased $316increased $330 thousand fromover the second quarter of 2015,2016, due to a decreasean increase in the average rate earned of 58 basis points, partly offset by lower balances invested of $225.0 million, partly offset by higher average rates earned of 24 basis points.$159.3 million.

The average tax equivalent yield on total interest earning assets was 3.37% in the second quarter of 2017, up from 3.25% in the second quarter of 2016, up from 3.16% in the second quarter of 2015.2016.

Total interest expense increased $1.3$2.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2015,2016, due to a $995 thousand$1.2 million increase in interest expense on interest bearing deposits and a $321 thousand$1.3 million increase in interest expense on borrowings. The increase in deposit expense resulted mainly resulted from a slightan increase of three basis points in the overall average ratesrate paid includingon deposits. Interest expense on C.D.'s of $100,000 and over rose $475 thousand due to a 3217 basis point increase in average rates paid, but was partly offset by lower average balances of $125.9 million. In addition, interest expense on short-term jumbo C.D. balances. Increases of $535.9 million in averageinterest checking and money market accountaccounts increased $778 thousand, as average balances increased $379.1 million and $415.3 million in short-term jumbo C.D. balances also contributed to higher deposit expense.average rates paid rose slightly. Interest expense on borrowings increased due to higher rates paid on customer repurchase agreements and overnight federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements, partly offset by lower average balances of repurchase agreements.purchased. The overall average rate incurred on all interest bearing liabilities was .22%.29% and .19%.22% in the second quarters of 20162017 and 2015,2016, respectively.

Net interest income (T/E) for the first six months of 20162017 was $351.0$378.2 million compared to $324.4$351.0 million for the same period in 2015.2016. For the first six months of 2016,2017, the net interest margin was 3.03%3.16% compared to 2.90%3.03% for the first six months of 2015.2016.

Total interest income (T/E) for the first six months of 20162017 increased $29.5$31.1 million over the same period last year, due to higher interest income on loans and investment securities. Loan interest income (T/E), including loans held for sale, rose $17.1$22.5 million due to a $1.1 billionan $803.8 million, or 6.3%, increase in total average loan balances but was partly offset byand a nine12 basis point declineincrease in the average rate earned. Most of the increase in loan interest occurred in the business, constructionbusiness real estate and consumerconstruction loan categories. The growth in

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interest income$7.9 million on investment securities (T/E) was mainly due to a 27$163.4 million increase in average balances coupled with a 13 basis point increase in the average rate earned. Increased earnings were recorded for U.S. government and federal agency securities due to higher TIPS interest of $4.2 million. In addition,$2.5 million, while interest earned on non-marketable investments rose $3.8 million partly due to one-time interest receipts of $2.7 million on a private equity investment in the first quarter of 2017. Other increases in interest income occurred in mortgage-backed and asset-backed corporate debt and mortgage-backed securities, increased $3.3 million, $2.0which grew $3.1 million and $1.2$2.1 million, respectively. These increases were partly offset by lower interest earned on government-sponsored enterprise obligations of $5.2 million, which saw

declines in average balances and rates earned. Interest income on long-term resell agreements grew $108$648 thousand due to higher average rates earned, partly offset by lower average balances.

Total interest expense for the first six months of 20162017 increased $2.8$3.9 million compared to last year. Interest expense on interest bearing deposits increased $1.6$2.3 million, mainly due to a three basis point increase in the overall average rate paid. The overall rate increase included an increase of 15 basis points in rates paid on C.D.'s of $100,000 and over, in addition to a slight increase in overall average rates paid in addition to higher averageon interest checking and money market account balances and short-term jumbo C.D. balances. Interest expense on borrowings also increased $1.2$1.6 million, mainly due to higher rates paid on federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements, partly offset by lower average balances of repurchase agreements. Interest expense on FHLB borrowings also increased,declined $404 thousand, mainly due to lower average balances, partly offset by higher short-term borrowings outstanding during the first quarter of 2016.rates paid. The overall cost of total interest bearing liabilities increased to .22%.27% compared to .19%.22% in the same period in the priorlast year.

Summaries of average assets and liabilities and the corresponding average rates earned/paid appear on the last page of this discussion.

Non-Interest Income
Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in thousands)20162015% change 20162015% change20172016% change 20172016% change
Bank card transaction fees$45,065
$45,672
(1.3)% $89,535
$87,971
1.8 %$44,999
$45,065
(.1)% $88,203
$89,535
(1.5)%
Trust fees31,464
30,531
3.1
 61,834
60,117
2.9
33,120
30,241
9.5
 65,134
59,484
9.5
Deposit account charges and other fees21,328
19,637
8.6
 42,019
38,136
10.2
22,861
21,328
7.2
 44,803
42,019
6.6
Capital market fees2,500
2,738
(8.7) 5,225
5,740
(9.0)2,156
2,500
(13.8) 4,498
5,225
(13.9)
Consumer brokerage services3,491
3,507
(.5) 7,000
6,843
2.3
3,726
3,491
6.7
 7,375
7,000
5.4
Loan fees and sales3,196
2,183
46.4
 5,706
4,272
33.6
4,091
3,196
28.0
 7,259
5,706
27.2
Other9,526
9,967
(4.4) 24,275
17,730
36.9
12,131
10,749
12.9
 22,878
26,625
(14.1)
Total non-interest income$116,570
$114,235
2.0 % $235,594
$220,809
6.7 %$123,084
$116,570
5.6 % $240,150
$235,594
1.9 %
Non-interest income as a % of total revenue*40.4%41.1%  41.2%41.6% 40.2%40.4%  39.9%41.2% 
* Total revenue includes net interest income and non-interest income.

For the the second quarter of 2016,2017, total non-interest income amounted to $116.6$123.1 million compared with $114.2$116.6 million in the same quarter last year, which was an increase of $2.3$6.5 million, or 2.0%5.6%. ThisThe increase was mainly due to growth in deposit, trust, sweepdeposit and loan fees, partly offset by lower bank card, lease, capital market, swapfee income, coupled with gains on sales of several branch properties and tax credit fee income.equipment leased to customers.

Bank card transaction fees for the current quarter decreased $607 thousand, or 1.3%,slightly from the same periodquarter last year. The decrease wasyear, mainly the result ofdue to a decline in commercial cardmerchant fees of $1.2 million, or 5.4%, but was$614 thousand, offset by growth of 2.9% in credit,both debit and merchantcredit card interchangefees. Commercial card fees of 3.4%, 3.0% and 2.1%, respectively.increased slightly over the same quarter last year. The table below is a summary of bank card transaction fees for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 20162017 and 2015.2016.
Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in thousands)20162015% change 20162015% change20172016% change 20172016% change
Debit card fees$10,032
$9,738
3.0 % $19,417
$18,6534.1 %$10,326
$10,032
2.9 % $19,967
$19,4172.8 %
Credit card fees6,302
6,096
3.4
 11,947
11,508
3.8
6,482
6,302
2.9
 12,223
11,947
2.3
Merchant fees6,911
6,771
2.1
 14,029
12,863
9.1
6,297
6,911
(8.9) 12,139
14,029
(13.5)
Corporate card fees21,820
23,067
(5.4) 44,142
44,947
(1.8)21,894
21,820
.3
 43,874
44,142
(.6)
Total bank card transaction fees$45,065
$45,672
(1.3)% $89,535
$87,971
1.8 %$44,999
$45,065
(.1)% $88,203
$89,535
(1.5)%

Trust fees for the quarter increased $933 thousand,$2.9 million, or 3.1%9.5%, over the same quarter last year, resulting mainly from continued growth in personal (up 2.0%), institutional (up 3.5%), and corporate (up 57.1%)private client trust fees.fees, which were up $2.0 million, or 9.0%. Deposit account fees increased $1.7$1.5 million, or 8.6%7.2%, over the same periodquarter last year, as deposit account service charges increased $1.3 million,$895 thousand, or 36.0%17.8%, while overdraft and return item fees and corporate cash management fees increased $4124.8% and 3.3%, respectively. Consumer brokerage fees grew $235 thousand, or 4.7%. Capitalwhile capital market fees declined $238$344 thousand to $2.5 million in the current quarter as a result of continuedon lower sales demand. Loan fees and sales increased $1.0 million$895 thousand, or 28.0%, this quarter mainly due to higher mortgage banking revenue which resulted from higher sales of newly originated residential mortgages underrelated to the Company's fixed rate residential mortgage sale program that began in 2015.program. Other non-interest income decreased $441 thousandincreased $1.4 million compared to the same quarter last year. This declineincrease was partly due to a declinemainly the result of $956current quarter gains of $860 thousand in fees from theon sales of interest rate swaps as a resultseveral branch properties, in addition to gains of lower$824 thousand recorded on sales volumes in the current quarter; however, higher first quarter volumes resulted in 2016 six month results that were slightly

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higher than in the first six months of 2015. In addition, feesseveral leased assets to customers upon lease termination. Fees from the sales of tax credits decreased $280grew $521 thousand and leasing revenue declined $396 thousand fromthis quarter compared with the previous year.same quarter last year, while letter of credit fees were higher by $294 thousand. These declinesincreases were partly offset by an accrual for a trust related settlementdecline of $289 thousand in fees on interest rate swap sales, and income of $897 thousand and an increaserecorded in sweep commissionsthe second quarter of $443 thousand.last year for a trust-related settlement, which did not reoccur in the current period.

Non-interest income for the first six months of 20162017 was $235.6$240.2 million compared to $220.8$235.6 million in the first six months of 2015,2016, resulting in an increase of $14.8$4.6 million, or 6.7%1.9%. Bank card fees increased $1.6decreased $1.3 million, or 1.8%1.5%, as a result of a decline in merchant fees of $1.9 million, or 13.5%, partly offset by increases of $550 thousand in debit card fees and $276 thousand in credit card fees. Trust fee income increased $5.7 million, or 9.5%, as a result of growth in merchant fees of $1.2 million, or 9.1%, debit card fees of $764 thousand, or 4.1%,private client and credit card fees of $439 thousand, or 3.8%, as all three saw increases in sales volumes. These increases were partly offset by a decline in corporate card fees of $805 thousand, or 1.8%. Trust fee income increased $1.7 million, or 2.9%, as a result of growth in personal, institutional and corporate trust fees. Deposit account fees increased $3.9$2.8 million, or 10.2%6.6%, mainly due to growth of $1.6 million in deposit account service charges and corporate cash management$766 thousand in overdraft and return item fees. Loan fees and sales increased $1.4$1.6 million, or 33.6%27.2%, due to higher mortgage banking revenue,revenue. Consumer brokerage fees rose $375 thousand due to higher mutual fund and advisory fee income, while capital market fees decreased $515$727 thousand, or 9.0%13.9%, due to continued lower sales volume. Other non-interest income increased $6.5decreased $3.7 million, or 36.9%14.1%, mainly due to a $3.3 million gainlower gains on the salesales of a former branch property recorded in the first quarter of 2016, while net losses on other branch properties, sold or held for sale declined $1.2 million. In addition tolower fees from sales of interest rate swaps, and the prior year trust settlement mentioned above, fees from sweep commissions increased $835 thousand. These increases in current income were partly offset by lower leasing revenue of $699 thousand.above.

Investment Securities Gains (Losses), Net
 Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20162015 20162015
Available for sale:     
U.S. government bonds$
$
 $
$1,263
Municipal securities
2
 
1,262
Corporate bonds
6
 
6
Agency mortgage-backed bonds

 

Asset-backed securities
279
 
282
OTTI losses on non-agency mortgage-backed bonds(147)(466) (270)(483)
Non-marketable:     
Common stock

 23

Private equity investments(597)2,322
 (1,492)5,848
Total investment securities gains (losses), net$(744)$2,143
 $(1,739)$8,178
 Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)20172016 20172016
Available for sale$1,671
$(147) $3,719
$(270)
Non-marketable(20)(597) (2,840)(1,469)
Total investment securities gains (losses), net$1,651
$(744) $879
$(1,739)

Net gains and losses on investment securities which were recognized in earnings during the three and six months ended June 30, 20162017 and 20152016 are shown in the table above. Net securities lossesgains amounted to $744 thousand$1.7 million in the second quarter of 20162017 and $1.7 million$879 thousand in the first six months of 2016.2017. Included in these net gains and losses are credit-related impairment losses on certain non-agency guaranteed mortgage-backed securities which have been identified as other-than-temporarily impaired. These identified securities had a total fair value of $37.1$30.3 million at June 30, 2016.2017. During the current quarter, additional credit-related impairment losses of $147 thousand were recorded, bringing the total losses for the first six months of 20162017, credit-related impairment losses of $320 thousand were recorded, compared to $270 thousand.thousand in the same period last year. The current period also included gains on donations of appreciated common stock to a related charitable foundation, which were $2.2 million in both the first and the second quarters of 2017.

Also shown above are net gainsGains and losses on non-marketable investment securities include those relating to non-marketable private equity investments, which are primarily held by the Parent's majority-owned private equity subsidiaries. These gains and losses include fair value adjustments and gains and losses realized upon disposition. During the first six months of 2017, net losses in additionfair value of $2.8 million were recorded, compared to asimilar losses of $3.7 million in the same period in 2016. A gain of $1.8 million realized uponwas also recorded in 2016 resulting from the Parent's withdrawal from a private equity fund, as required under the Volcker Rule investment prohibitions. The portion of the private equity activity attributable to minority interests is reported as non-controlling interest in the consolidated statements of income and resulted in income of $654 thousand during the first six months of 2017 and $379 thousand during the first six months of 2016 and expense of $1.5 million during the first six months of 2015.2016.

During the first six months of 2015, the Company sold $114.6 million of municipal bonds, $48.1 million of U.S. Treasury inflation-protected bonds and $506.4 million of asset-backed bonds, realizing gains of $2.8 million. Most of these sales were part of plan to extend the duration of the securities portfolio and improve net interest margins.


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Non-Interest Expense
Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in thousands)20162015% change 20162015% change20172016% change 20172016% change
Salaries and employee benefits$104,808
$99,655
5.2% $211,667
$197,729
7.0 %$108,829
$104,808
3.8 % $221,198
$211,667
4.5 %
Net occupancy11,092
10,999
.8
 22,395
22,560
(.7)11,430
11,092
3.0
 22,873
22,395
2.1
Equipment4,781
4,679
2.2
 9,415
9,382
.4
4,776
4,781
(.1) 9,385
9,415
(.3)
Supplies and communication5,693
5,226
8.9
 12,522
10,807
15.9
5,446
5,693
(4.3) 11,155
12,522
(10.9)
Data processing and software22,770
21,045
8.2
 45,669
40,551
12.6
23,356
22,770
2.6
 46,453
45,669
1.7
Marketing4,389
4,307
1.9
 8,202
8,225
(.3)4,488
4,389
2.3
 7,712
8,202
(6.0)
Deposit insurance3,143
3,019
4.1
 6,308
6,020
4.8
3,592
3,143
14.3
 7,063
6,308
12.0
Other20,413
16,533
23.5
 38,384
34,034
12.8
22,677
20,413
11.1
 45,585
38,384
18.8
Total non-interest expense$177,089
$165,463
7.0% $354,562
$329,308
7.7 %$184,594
$177,089
4.2 % $371,424
$354,562
4.8 %

Non-interest expense for the second quarter of 20162017 amounted to $177.1$184.6 million, an increase of $11.6$7.5 million, or 7.0%4.2%, compared with $165.5$177.1 million in the second quarter of last year. Salaries expense increased $3.8$4.0 million, or 4.4%4.5%, mainly due to higher full-time salaries and incentives expense.incentive compensation costs. Employee benefits expense also increased $1.4totaled $15.8 million, or 9.8%, mostly due toslightly higher than in the same period last year as increases in payroll taxes and 401(k) expense were offset by lower medical costs. Growth in salaries expense resulted partly from higher staffing costs, mainly in the areas of commercial and consumer banking, commercial payments, residential lending commercial card, trust,and information technology and other supporting units, partially offset by lower staffing in branches and deposit operations.business units. Full-time equivalent employees totaled 4,805 at June 30, 2017

compared to 4,779 at June 30, 2016 compared2016. Occupancy costs increased $338 thousand, or 3.0%, mostly due to 4,765 at June 30, 2015. Compared to the second quarter of last year, occupancy expense increased .8%, equipment expense grew 2.2%, andhigher branch maintenance costs, while supplies and communication, marketing and equipment costs were well controlled. Data processing expense increased $467$586 thousand, or 8.9%2.6%, mainly due to higher reissuance costs for new chip cards distributed to customers. Data processing and softwareonline subscription service expense. FDIC insurance costs increased by $1.7 million,$449 thousand, or 8.2%14.3%, mainly due to higher bank card processing costs, software expense and fees paid to outsourced data providers.insurance rates that were effective July 1, 2016. Other non-interest expense increased $3.9$2.3 million, or 23.5%11.1%, compared to the same period in the previous year. This increase was mainly due to a recoverythe donation of $2.8$2.3 million in 2015 relatedappreciated securities to a letter of credit exposure which had been drawn upon and subsequently paid off.related charitable foundation, as previously mentioned. In addition, bank card rewardslower deferred loan origination costs and higher professional fees expense were recorded. Excluding the donation expense, total non-interest expense grew $1.4 million this quarter compared to3.0% over the second quarter of last year; however, part of this growth was due to reductions of $923 thousandsame period in rewards expense estimates during the second quarter of 2015 that did not reoccur in the current quarter. These increases were partly offset by a decline of $732 thousand in operating losses, mainly due to lower bank card related fraud losses, partly offset by operating loss accruals this quarter of $700 thousand.2016.

For the first six months of 2016,2017, non-interest expense amounted to $354.6$371.4 million, an increase of $25.3$16.9 million, or 7.7%4.8%, compared with $329.3$354.6 million in the same period last year. Salaries and benefits increased $13.9$9.5 million, or 7.0%4.5%, mainly due to higher full-time salaries incentives and medicalincentives expense. Supplies and communication expense increased $1.7decreased $1.4 million, or 15.9%10.9%. This decrease was mainly the result of higher chip card reissue costs last year that have now declined. Marketing costs were down$490 thousand, or 6.0%, due to lower spending in the first quarter of 2017, but are expected to increase in subsequent quarters this year. FDIC insurance costs grew $755 thousand while data processing costs grew $784 thousand, both due to the trends mentioned above. Other non-interest expense increased $7.2 million, or 18.8%, mainly due to donations of $4.5 million in appreciated securities in the higher chip card reissuance costs mentioned above and higher data network expense. Data processing and software expense increased $5.1 million, or 12.6%, mainly due to higher bank card processing costs and outsourced data provider fees. Other expense increased $4.4 million, or 12.8%, mainly due to the 2015 letter of credit exposure recovery mentioned above. In addition, highercurrent period. Higher costs were also recorded forin professional fees, bank card rewards and royalty fees expense, (up $2.0 million) and charitable contributionin addition to lower deferred loan origination costs. Excluding the donation expense, (up $730 thousand). These increases were partly offset by lower depreciation on operating lease assets, which declined $734 thousand.total non-interest expense grew 3.5% over the prior year.

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Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30
(In thousands)June 30,
2016
Mar. 31, 2016June 30,
2015
 20162015June 30,
2017
Mar. 31, 2017June 30,
2016
 20172016
Provision for loan losses$9,216
$9,439
$6,757
 $18,655
$11,177
$10,758
$11,128
$9,216
 $21,886
$18,655
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries):      
Commercial:      
Business(65)463
(239) 398
(80)318
97
(65) 415
398
Real estate-construction and land(507)(11)(309) (518)(1,255)(207)(535)(507) (742)(518)
Real estate-business(1,030)(242)764
 (1,272)515
(10)(39)(1,030) (49)(1,272)
(1,602)210
216
 (1,392)(820)
Commercial net loan charge-offs (recoveries)101
(477)(1,602) (376)(1,392)
Personal Banking:      
Real estate-personal305
(195)(47) 110
52
(131)19
305
 (112)110
Consumer1,781
2,599
1,849
 4,380
3,592
2,642
2,096
1,781
 4,738
4,380
Revolving home equity75
88
103
 163
143
104
7
75
 111
163
Consumer credit card6,650
5,918
6,424
 12,568
12,776
7,750
7,148
6,650
 14,898
12,568
Overdrafts307
219
212
 526
434
292
435
307
 727
526
9,118
8,629
8,541
 17,747
16,997
Personal banking net loan charge-offs10,657
9,705
9,118
 20,362
17,747
Total net loan charge-offs$7,516
$8,839
$8,757
 $16,355
$16,177
$10,758
$9,228
$7,516
 $19,986
$16,355


Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30
June 30, 2016Mar. 31, 2016June 30, 2015 20162015June 30, 2017Mar. 31, 2017June 30, 2016 20172016
Annualized net loan charge-offs (recoveries)*:      
Commercial:      
Business(.01)%.04 %(.02)% .02 % %.03 %.01 %(.01)% .02 %.02 %
Real estate-construction and land(.26)(.01)(.29) (.14)(.60)(.10)(.26)(.26) (.18)(.14)
Real estate-business(.17)(.04).13
 (.11).05

(.01)(.17) 
(.11)
(.08).01
.01
 (.04)(.02)
Commercial net loan charge-offs (recoveries)
(.02)(.08) (.01)(.04)
Personal Banking:      
Real estate-personal.06
(.04)(.01) .01
.01
(.03)
.06
 (.01).01
Consumer.37
.54
.41
 .46
.41
.53
.43
.37
 .48
.46
Revolving home equity.07
.08
.10
 .08
.07
.10
.01
.07
 .06
.08
Consumer credit card3.62
3.16
3.51
 3.39
3.47
4.25
3.88
3.62
 4.06
3.39
Overdrafts31.53
18.46
18.85
 24.35
17.30
26.00
42.15
31.53
 33.73
24.35
.74
.69
.70
 .71
.71
Personal banking net loan charge-offs.83
.77
.74
 .80
.71
Total annualized net loan charge-offs.24 %.28 %.30 % .26 %.28 %.32 %.28 %.24 % .30 %.26 %
* as a percentage of average loans (excluding loans held for sale)

The Company has an established process to determine the amount of the allowance for loan losses, which assesses the risks and losses inherent in its portfolio. This process provides an allowance consisting of a specific allowance component based on certain individually evaluated loans and a general component based on estimates of allowances for pools of loans.

Loans subject to individual evaluation generally consist of business, construction, business real estate The Company's policies and personal real estate loans on non-accrual status, and include troubled debt restructurings that are on non-accrual status. These non-accrual loans are evaluated individuallyprocesses for impairment based on factors such as payment history, borrower financial condition and collateral. For collateral dependent loans, appraisals of collateral (including exit costs) are normally obtained annually but discounted based on date last received and market conditions. From these evaluations of expected cash flows and collateral values, specific allowances are determined.

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Loans which are not individually evaluated are segregated by loan type and sub-type and are collectively evaluated. These loans include commercial loans (business, construction and business real estate) which have been graded pass, special mention or substandard, and all personal banking loans except personal real estate loans on non-accrual status. Collectively-evaluated loans include certain troubled debt restructurings with similar risk characteristics. Allowances for both personal banking and commercial loans use methods which consider historical and current loss trends, loss emergence periods, delinquencies, industry concentrations and unique risks. Economic conditions throughout the Company's market place, as monitored by Company credit officers, are also considered in the allowance determination process.
The Company’s estimate ofdetermining the allowance for loan losses and the corresponding provision for loan losses rest upon various judgments and assumptions made by management. In addition to past loan loss experience, various qualitative factors are considered, such as current loan portfolio composition and characteristics, trendsdiscussed in delinquencies, portfolio risk ratings, levels of non-performing assets, credit concentrations, collateral values, and prevailing regional and national economic conditions. The Company has internal credit administration and loan review staffs that continuously review loan quality and report the results of their reviews and examinationsNote 1 to the Company’s senior managementconsolidated financial statements and Board of Directors. Such reviews also assist management in establishing the levelAllowance for Loan Losses discussion in Item 7 of the allowance. In using this process and the information available, management must consider various assumptions and exercise considerable judgment to determine the overall level of the allowance for loan losses. Because of these subjective factors, actual outcomes of inherent losses can differ from original estimates. The Company’s subsidiary bank continues to be subject to examination by several regulatory agencies, and examinations are conducted throughout the year, targeting various segments of the loan portfolio for review. Note 1 in the 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K contains additional discussion on the allowance and charge-off policies.10-K.

Net loan charge-offs in the second quarter of 20162017 amounted to $7.5$10.8 million, compared with $8.8$9.2 million in both the prior quarter and $7.5 million in the second quarter of last year. The decreaseincrease in current quarter net loan charge-offs compared toover the previous quarter was mainly the result of higher construction and business real estate loan recoveries and lower consumer loan charge-offs recorded this quarter, offset by higherdue to increases in consumer credit card, consumer, and business net loan charge-offs of $602 thousand, $546 thousand, and $221 thousand, respectively. The increase in net loan charge-offs was also driven by lower net recoveries on construction loans, which totaled $207 thousand in the second quarter of 2017, compared to net recoveries of $535 thousand in the prior quarter. These increases in net loan charge-offs were partially offset by decreases of $150 thousand and $143 thousand in net charge-offs on personal real estate net loan charge-offs.  In the current quarter, commercial loan net recoveries of $1.6 million were recorded on business, constructionloans and business real estate loans.  overdrafts, respectively.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016,2017, annualized net loan charge-offs on average consumer credit card loans totaled 3.62%4.25%, compared with 3.16%3.88% in the previous quarter and 3.51%3.62% in the same period last year. Consumer loan annualized net charge-offs in the current quarter amounted to .53%, compared to .43% in the prior quarter and .37% in the same period last year.  Annualized net charge-offs on personal real estate loans totaled .06% andalso remained low.  Consumer loan annualized net charge-offs in the current quarter amounted to .37%, compared to .54% in the prior quarter and .41% in the same period last year.low this quarter.  In the second quarter of 2016,2017, total annualized net loan charge-offs were .24%.32%, compared to .28% in the previous quarter and .30%.24% in the same period last year.

In the current quarter, the provision for loan losses totaled $10.8 million and matched net loan charge-offs.  In the prior quarter, the provision for loan losses totaled $11.1 million and exceeded net loan charge-offs by $1.9 million, and in the same period last year, the provision for loan losses totaled $9.2 million and exceeded net loan charge-offs by $1.7 million, growing the allowance for loan losses by $1.7 million.  In the same period last year, the provision for loan losses totaled $6.8 million and was $2.0 million less than net loan charge-offs.  The provision for loan losses in the current quarter decreased by $223$370 thousand compared to the previous quarter. 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016,2017, net loan charge-offs totaled $16.4$20.0 million, compared to $16.2$16.4 million in 2015.2016.  The slight increase in net loan charge-offs resulted mainly from an increase in consumer credit card net loan charge-offs, which increased by $788 thousand, offset by a $572 thousand net increase in commercial loan recoveries.$2.3 million, and fewer recoveries on business real estate loans, which declined $1.2 million.  The provision for loan losses for the first six months of 20162017 was $18.7$21.9 million and increased by $7.5$3.2 million compared to the previous year. The increase in provision expense was the result of slightly higher net loan losses coupled with a $2.3 million increaseduring the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the same period in the loan loss reserve this year, whereas the provision for loan losses in the previous year was $5.0 million less than net loan charge-offs, accordingly reducing the allowance for loan losses.prior year.

At June 30, 2017, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $157.8 million and was 1.16% of total loans and more than ten times total non-accrual loans. At December 31, 2016, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $153.8$155.9 million and was 1.18%1.16% of total loans and 627% of total non-accrual loans. At December 31, 2015, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $151.5 million and was 1.22% of total loans and 570% ofover ten times total non-accrual loans.


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Risk Elements of Loan Portfolio

The following table presents non-performing assets and loans which are past due 90 days and still accruing interest. Non-performing assets include non-accruing loans and foreclosed real estate. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when management does not expect to collect payments consistent with acceptable and agreed upon terms of repayment. Loans that are 90 days past due as to principal and/or interest payments are generally placed on non-accrual, unless they are both well-secured and in the process of collection, or they are personal banking loans that are exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as non-accrual.
(Dollars in thousands)June 30, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2017December 31, 2016
Non-accrual loans$24,524
$26,575
$13,362
$14,283
Foreclosed real estate1,609
2,819
515
366
Total non-performing assets$26,133
$29,394
$13,877
$14,649
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total loans.20%.24%.10%.11%
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets.11%.12%.06%.06%
Total loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest$15,892
$16,467
$14,630
$16,396

Non-accrual loans, which are also classified as impaired, totaled $24.5$13.4 million at June 30, 2016,2017, and decreased $2.1 million$921 thousand from balances at December 31, 2015.2016. The decrease occurred mainly in business real estate loans and construction real estate loans, which decreased $2.6$2.4 million, and $920 thousand, respectively. These decreases were partiallypartly offset by an increase of $1.2 million in business loans of $1.8 million.consumer loans. At June 30, 2016,2017, non-accrual loans were comprised mainly of business (51.9%(47.4%), personal real estate (26.2%), and business real estate (21.4%), and personal real estate (17.5%(13.7%) loans. Foreclosed real estate totaled $1.6 million$515 thousand at June 30, 2016, a decrease2017, an increase of $1.2 million$149 thousand when compared to December 31, 2015.2016. Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest were $15.9$14.6 million as of June 30, 2016,2017, a decrease of $575 thousand$1.8 million when compared to December 31, 2015.2016. Balances by class for non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest are shown in the "Delinquent and non-accrual loans" section in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

In addition to the non-performing and past due loans mentioned above, the Company also has identified loans for which management has concerns about the ability of the borrowers to meet existing repayment terms. They are classified as substandard under the Company's internal rating system. The loans are generally secured by either real estate or other borrower assets, reducing the potential for loss should they become non-performing. Although these loans are generally identified as potential problem loans, they may never become non-performing. Such loans totaled $111.5$107.8 million at June 30, 20162017 compared with $113.1$99.5 million at December 31, 2015,2016, resulting in a decreasean increase of $1.6$8.3 million, or 1.4%8.3%.


(In thousands)
June 30, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2017December 31, 2016
Potential problem loans:  
Business$58,400
$58,860
$47,860
$43,438
Real estate – construction and land350
1,159
2,703
1,172
Real estate – business51,159
51,107
51,693
52,913
Real estate – personal1,626
1,755
5,507
1,955
Consumer
262
Total potential problem loans$111,535
$113,143
$107,763
$99,478

At June 30, 2016,2017, the Company had $61.5$59.2 million of loans whose terms have been modified or restructured under a troubled debt restructuring. These loans have been extended to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty and who have been granted a concession, as defined by accounting guidance, and are further discussed in the "Troubled debt restructurings" section in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. This balance includes certain commercial loans totaling $30.3$36.8 million which are classified as substandard and included in the table above because of this classification.

Loans with Special Risk Characteristics
Management relies primarily on an internal risk rating system, in addition to delinquency status, to assess risk in the loan portfolio, and these statistics are presented in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. However, certain types of loans are considered at high risk of loss due to their terms, location, or special conditions. Additional information about the major types of loans in these categories and their risk features are provided below. Information based on loan-to-value (LTV) ratios was generally calculated with valuations at loan origination date. The Company normally obtains an updated appraisal or valuation at the time a loan is renewed or modified, or if the loan becomes significantly delinquent or is in the process of being foreclosed upon.

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Real Estate – Construction and Land Loans
The Company's portfolio of construction and land loans, as shown in the table below, amounted to 6.3%6.2% of total loans outstanding at June 30, 2016.2017. The largest component of construction and land loans was commercial construction, which grew $169.0$77.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016.2017. At June 30, 2016,2017, multi-family residential construction loans totaled approximately $208.1$218.6 million, or 39%37.6%, of the commercial construction loan portfolio.
(Dollars in thousands)June 30, 2016


% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
December 31, 2015
    

% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
June 30, 2017


% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
December 31, 2016
    

% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
Residential land and land development$81,131
9.9%.6%$72,622
11.6%.6%$79,120
9.3%.6%$86,373
10.9%.6%
Residential construction144,282
17.6
1.1
131,943
21.2
1.1
130,231
15.4
.9
132,334
16.8
1.0
Commercial land and land development60,187
7.3
.5
54,176
8.7
.4
57,637
6.8
.4
69,057
8.7
.5
Commercial construction534,296
65.2
4.1
365,329
58.5
2.9
581,164
68.5
4.3
503,472
63.6
3.8
Total real estate - construction and land loans$819,896
100.0%6.3%$624,070
100.0%5.0%$848,152
100.0%6.2%$791,236
100.0%5.9%

Real Estate – Business Loans
Total business real estate loans were $2.4$2.7 billion at June 30, 20162017 and comprised 18.3%20.0% of the Company's total loan portfolio. These loans include properties such as manufacturing and warehouse buildings, small office and medical buildings, churches, hotels and motels, shopping centers, and other commercial properties. At June 30, 2016, 41.4%2017, 36.8% of business real estate loans were for owner-occupied real estate properties, which present lower risk profiles.
(Dollars in thousands)June 30, 2016


% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
December 31, 2015


% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
June 30, 2017


% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
December 31, 2016


% of Total
% of
Total
Loans
Owner-occupied$992,894
41.4%7.6%$983,844
41.8%7.9%$1,002,503
36.8%7.4%$1,004,238
38.0%7.5%
Office349,017
12.8
2.6
319,638
12.1
2.4
Retail323,706
13.5
2.5
322,644
13.7
2.6
353,936
13.0
2.6
344,221
13.0
2.5
Multi-family223,792
9.3
1.7
196,212
8.3
1.6
305,019
11.2
2.2
255,369
9.7
1.9
Office221,785
9.2
1.7
218,018
9.3
1.8
Hotels155,979
5.7
1.1
174,207
6.6
1.3
Farm169,175
7.1
1.3
167,344
7.1
1.3
162,952
6.0
1.2
173,210
6.6
1.3
Hotels161,114
6.7
1.2
157,317
6.7
1.2
Industrial122,614
5.1
.9
112,261
4.7
.9
123,537
4.4
.9
122,940
4.6
.9
Other184,191
7.7
1.4
197,904
8.4
1.6
274,406
10.1
2.0
249,551
9.4
1.9
Total real estate - business loans$2,399,271
100.0%18.3%$2,355,544
100.0%18.9%$2,727,349
100.0%20.0%$2,643,374
100.0%19.7%

Real Estate – Personal Loans
The Company's $1.9$2.0 billion personal real estate loan portfolio is composed mainly of residential first mortgage real estate loans. As shown on page 44, recent loss rates have remained low, and at June 30, 2016,2017, loans past due over 30 days decreased $620 thousand and$3.2 million; however, non-accrual loans decreased $132increased $101 thousand compared to December 31, 2015.2016. Also, as shown in Note 2, only 4.3%3.9% of this portfolio has FICO scores of less than 660. Approximately $18.5$21.9 million, or 1.0%1.1%, of personal real estate loans were structured with interest only payments. These loans are typically made to high net-worth borrowers and generally have low LTV ratios at origination or have additional collateral pledged to secure the loan. Therefore, they are not perceived to represent above normal credit risk. Loans originated with interest only payments were not made to "qualify" the borrower for a lower payment amount. At June 30, 2016,2017, loans with no mortgage insurance and an original LTV higher than 80% totaled $151.5$165.6 million compared to $146.8$158.8 million at December 31, 2015.2016.

Revolving Home Equity Loans
The Company had $408.3$403.4 million in revolving home equity loans at June 30, 20162017 that were generally collateralized by residential real estate. Most of these loans (93.5%(92.9%) are written with terms requiring interest only monthly payments. These loans are offered in three main product lines: LTV up to 80%, 80% to 90%, and 90% to 100%. As of June 30, 2016,2017, the outstanding principal of loans with an original LTV higher than 80% was $54.8$54.0 million, or 13.4% of the portfolio, compared to $68.1$55.1 million as of December 31, 2015.2016. Total revolving home equity loan balances over 30 days past due or on non-accrual status were $4.5$3.1 million at June 30, 20162017 compared to $5.0$2.2 million at December 31, 2015.2016.  The weighted average FICO score for the total current portfolio balance is 773.793. At maturity, the accounts are re-underwritten, and if they qualify under the Company's credit, collateral and capacity policies, the borrower is given the option to renew the line of credit or convert the outstanding balance to an amortizing loan.  If criteria are not met, amortization is required, or the borrower may pay off the loan. During the remainder of 20162017 through 2018,2019, approximately 25%18% of the Company's current outstanding balances are expected to mature. Of these balances, approximately

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84%81% have a FICO score of 700 or higher. The Company does not expect a significant increase in losses as these loans mature, due to their high FICO scores, low LTVs, and low historical loss levels.

Other Consumer Loans
Within the consumer loan portfolio are several direct and indirect product lines, which include loans for the purchase of automobiles, marine and RVs. Outstanding balances for auto loans were $975.5$993.3 million and $996.0$972.5 million at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, respectively. The balances over 30 days past due amounted to $10.2$12.7 million at June 30, 20162017 compared to $10.8$13.8 million at the end of 2015,2016, and comprised 1.0%1.3% and 1.1%1.4% of the outstanding balances of these loans at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, $239.02017, $239.7 million of new auto loans were originated, compared to $497.2$431.0 million during the full year of 2015.2016.  At June 30, 2016,2017, the automobile loan portfolio had a weighted average FICO score of 732.747.
The Company's balance of marine and RV loans totaled $120.4$85.2 million at June 30, 2016,2017, compared to $143.1$102.4 million at December 31, 2015,2016, and the balances over 30 days past due amounted to $2.9$2.8 million at June 30, 20162017 compared to $5.1$4.3 million at the end of 2015.2016. The net charge-offs on marine and RV loans declinedincreased slightly from $755$691 thousand in the first six months of 2015,2016 to $691$741 thousand in the first six months of the current year.

Additionally, the Company offers low promotional rates on selected consumer credit card products. Out of a portfolio at June 30, 20162017 of $753.2$740.9 million in consumer credit card loans outstanding, approximately $172.4$155.1 million, or 22.9%20.9%, carried a low promotional rate. Within the next six months, $49.9$43.7 million of these loans are scheduled to convert to the ongoing higher contractual rate. To mitigate some of the risk involved with this credit card product, the Company performs credit checks and detailed analysis of the customer borrowing profile before approving the loan application. Management believes that the risks in the consumer loan portfolio are reasonable and the anticipated loss ratios are within acceptable parameters.

Energy Lending
The Company's energy lending portfolio was comprised of lending to the petroleum and natural gas sectors and totaled $148.0$140.8 million at June 30, 2016,2017, as shown in the table below. As of June 30, 2016,2017, there were $24.4$6.9 million of energy loans, or 16.5%4.9%, of the energy portfolio, with a "substandard" rating or on non-accrual status, and therecompared to $8.0 million, or 4.6% of the energy portfolio, at December 31, 2016. Included in these amounts were non-accrual loans of zero at June 30, 2017, compared to $847 thousand at December 31, 2016. There were no energy loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest.interest at June 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.
(In thousands)June 30, 2016December 31, 2015 Unfunded commitments at June 30, 2016June 30, 2017December 31, 2016 Unfunded commitments at June 30, 2017
Extraction$90,410
$65,649
 $22,578
$87,935
$103,011
 $38,761
Mid-stream shipping and storage7,904
22,985
 61,800
Downstream distribution and refining

23,992
27,246
 24,497
30,900
30,231
 18,033
Mid-stream shipping and storage17,947
28,678
 55,415
Support activities15,652
14,946
 4,956
14,028
15,296
 21,832
Total energy lending portfolio$148,001
$136,519
 $107,446
$140,767
$171,523
 $140,426

Shared National Credits
The Company participates in credits of large, publicly traded companies which are defined by regulation as shared national credits, or SNCs. Regulations define SNCs as loans exceeding $20 million that are shared by three or more financial institutions. The Company typically participates in these loans when business operations are maintained in the local communities or regional markets and opportunities to provide other banking services are present. The balance of SNC loans totaled $809.6$892.4 million at June 30, 2016,2017, compared to $656.0$836.1 million at December 31, 2015.2016. Additional unfunded commitments at June 30, 20162017 totaled $1.3 billion.


Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $33.2 million in the second quarter of 2017, compared to $24.9 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $31.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared to $29.4 million in the first quarter of 2016 and $32.5 million in the second quarter of 2015.2016. The Company's effective tax rate, including the effect of non-controlling interest, was 29.6% in the second quarter of 2017, compared to 25.8% in the first quarter of 2017 and 31.1% in the second quarter of 2016, compared2016. The lower effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 was primarily due to 31.0%the adoption of ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" on January 1, 2017. The ASU requires all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies arising from share-based award payments to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, while in previous periods these benefits and deficiencies were recognized in equity. The amount of excess tax benefits (net of tax deficiencies) recognized as a reduction to income tax expense was $4.5 million in the first quarter of 20162017 and 30.4%$1.6 million in the second quarter of 2015.2017. These tax benefits are expected to be seasonally higher in the first quarter of each year when the majority of the Company’s equity compensation vests.
The decrease in the Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year was due to tax benefits related to the donation of appreciated securities to a charitable foundation lowering the effective tax rate in the current quarter, as mentioned previously.


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Financial Condition

Balance Sheet

Total assets of the Company were $24.7$25.1 billion at June 30, 20162017 and $24.6$25.6 billion at December 31, 2015.2016. Earning assets (excluding the allowance for loan losses and fair value adjustments on investment securities) amounted to $23.3$23.8 billion at June 30, 20162017 and $23.2$24.2 billion at December 31, 2015,2016, and consisted of 56%57% in loans and 39%40% in investment securities.

At June 30, 2016,2017, total loans including those held for sale, increased $680.8$213.9 million, or 5.5%1.6%, compared with balances at December 31, 2015.2016. On an overall basis, the largest contributions to loan growth occurred in business loans and constructionbusiness real estate loans, which increased $442.4$76.0 million and $195.8$84.0 million, respectively, over year end balances. The increase in business loans mainlyprimarily resulted from growth in commercial and industrial loans, commercial credit card loans, and tax-free loans. Commercial construction projects contributed to theBusiness real estate loans increased largely because of growth in constructionmulti-family residential loans. TheConsumer loans, which includes automobile, marine and RV, fixed rate home equity, and other consumer loan portfolio, including the balance of held for sale automobile loans, increased $36.0$47.7 million during the first six months of the year. In order to limit risk in the auto sector of the loan portfolio, the Company sold $21.8 million of these loans in June 2016 and an additional $20.8 million remain heldHigher demand for sale at June 30, 2016. Outstanding balances of automobile and other consumer loans grew by $52.1 million in the first six months of 2016, compared to growth of $156.6 million in the first six months of 2015. Fixedloan balances $71.0 million. However, fixed rate home equity loans also grewdecreased by $6.5 million. However,$6.1 million and marine and RV loans also included in the consumer loan portfolio, continued to run off during the period by $22.7$17.2 million. Personal real estateConstruction loans grew $11.4increased $56.9 million during the first six months of 2016;the year primarily due to commercial construction projects. Personal real estate loan balances were largely unchanged from year end balances; however, the Company originated and sold an additional $64.5$87.7 million of longer-term fixed rate loans during this period. Business real estate loans grew $43.7the first six months of 2017 compared to $64.5 million over year end, while declinesin the same period of 2016. Declines in consumer credit card (down $26.6$35.6 million) and revolving home equity loans (down $24.7$10.2 million) partially offset this growth.growth throughout the year.

Available for sale investment securities, excluding fair value adjustments, decreased by $718.9$258.6 million at June 30, 20162017 compared to December 31, 2015.2016. Purchases of securities during this period totaled $389.7$672.4 million, offset by sales, maturities, and pay downs of $1.1 billion.$912.0 million. The largest decreases in outstanding balances occurred in asset-backed securities, which decreased by $366.4 million,agency mortgage-backed securities, and government-sponsored enterprisestate and municipal obligations, which decreased by $240.9 million.$139.8 million, $70.7 million, and $33.6 million, respectively. At June 30, 2016,2017, the duration of the investment portfolio was 2.62.8 years, and maturities and pay downs of approximately $1.6 billion are expected to occur during the next 12 months.

Total deposits at June 30, 2016 totaled $20.22017 amounted to $20.8 billion and increased $171.2decreased $275.4 million compared to deposit balances at December 31, 2015. Money2016. The decline in deposits was driven by decreases in certificates of deposit of $157.4 million, or 7.0%, mainly in jumbo accounts, and interest checking deposits of $106.3 million, or 8.3%. These decreases were offset by growth in money market deposits increased $276.7of $42.6 million, or 3.1%.5%, and savings accounts increased $46.5of $60.6 million, or 6.3%7.8%. C.D. accounts increased $267.3Non-interest bearing deposits also declined $114.9 million, or 13.4%1.5%, mainly in jumbo accounts. These increases were partially offset by decreases in interest checking depositsdue to a reduction of $179.2 million, or 14.1%, and non-interest bearing deposits of $240.1 million, or 3.4%. The decline in non-interest bearing deposits included reductions of $181.6$164.4 million in business accounts, and $82.2partially offset by an increase of $66.3 million in personal accounts.

Total borrowings were $1.7$1.4 billion at June 30, 20162017 compared to $2.1$1.8 billion at December 31, 2015.2016. Short-term borrowings of federal funds purchased and customer repurchase agreements totaled $1.6$1.3 billion at June 30, 2016,2017, a decrease of $331.3$467.5 million from balances of $2.0$1.7 billion at December 31, 2015.2016. The overall decrease in these balances was due to a decrease of $525.2$668.1 million in customer repurchase agreements, offset by an increase of $200.7 million in federal funds purchased, offset by an increase $193.9 million in customer repurchase agreements.purchased.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity Management
The Company’s most liquid assets are comprised of available for sale investment securities, federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell (resale agreements), and balances at the Federal Reserve Bank, as follows:
(In thousands) June 30, 2016 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Liquid assets:            
Available for sale investment securities $9,221,346
 $9,552,179
 $9,777,004
 $9,439,701
 $9,671,975
 $9,649,203
Federal funds sold 13,725
 9,075
 14,505
 16,520
 2,205
 15,470
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell 825,000
 825,000
 875,000
 625,000
 725,000
 725,000
Balances at the Federal Reserve Bank 183,223
 171,651
 23,803
 80,860
 120,234
 272,275
Total $10,243,294
 $10,557,905
 $10,690,312
 $10,162,081
 $10,519,414
 $10,661,948

Federal funds sold, which are funds lent to the Company's correspondent bank customers with overnight maturities, totaled $13.7$16.5 million as of June 30, 2016.2017. Long-term resale agreements, maturing in 2016 through 2018, totaled $825.0$625.0 million at June 30, 2016.2017. Under these agreements, the Company lends funds to upstream financial institutions and holds marketable securities, safe-

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keptsafe-kept by a third-party custodian, as collateral. This collateral totaled $870.4$653.4 million in fair value at June 30, 2016.2017. Interest earning balances at the Federal Reserve Bank, which have overnight maturities and are used for general liquidity purposes, totaled $183.2$80.9 million at June 30, 2016.2017. The fair value of the available for sale investment portfolio was $9.2$9.4 billion at June 30, 20162017 and included an unrealized net gain in fair value of $248.9$97.9 million. The total net unrealized gain included net gains of $101.5$19.6 million on mortgage and asset-backedmortgage-backed securities, $69.7$32.7 million on state and municipal obligations, and $39.2$42.3 million on common and preferred stock held by the Parent.

Approximately $1.6 billion of the available for sale investment portfolio is expected to mature or pay down during the next 12 months, and these funds offer substantial resources to meet new loan demand or help offset reductions in the Company's deposit funding base. The Company pledges portions of its investment securities portfolio to secure public fund deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, trust funds, letters of credit issued by the FHLB, and borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank. Total investment securities pledged for these purposes were as follows:
(In thousands)June 30, 2016March 31, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2017March 31, 2017December 31, 2016
Investment securities pledged for the purpose of securing:          
Federal Reserve Bank borrowings$138,547
$150,544
$166,153
$99,541
$108,240
$115,858
FHLB borrowings and letters of credit25,757
28,822
31,095
15,560
16,743
17,781
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase2,332,313
1,632,978
2,116,537
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase *1,747,101
1,726,909
2,447,835
Other deposits and swaps2,055,453
2,124,074
1,827,195
2,032,334
1,956,791
1,773,017
Total pledged securities4,552,070
3,936,418
4,140,980
3,894,536
3,808,683
4,354,491
Unpledged and available for pledging2,833,345
3,800,391
3,886,219
3,718,231
4,071,649
3,516,648
Ineligible for pledging1,835,931
1,815,370
1,749,805
1,826,934
1,791,643
1,778,064
Total available for sale securities, at fair value$9,221,346
$9,552,179
$9,777,004
$9,439,701
$9,671,975
$9,649,203
* Includes securities pledged for collateral swaps, as discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity is also available from the Company's large base of core customer deposits, defined as non-interest bearing, interest checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts. At June 30, 2016,2017, such deposits totaled $17.9$18.7 billion and represented 88.8%90.0% of total deposits. These core deposits are normally less volatile, as they are often with customer relationships tied to other products offered by the Company, promoting long lasting relationships and stable funding sources. Time open and certificates of deposit of $100,000 and over totaled $1.5$1.4 billion at June 30, 2016.2017. These accounts are normally considered more volatile and higher costing and comprised 7.5%6.7% of total deposits at June 30, 2016.2017.
(In thousands)June 30, 2016March 31, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2017March 31, 2017December 31, 2016
Core deposit base:  
Non-interest bearing$6,906,265
$7,065,066
$7,146,398
$7,314,506
$7,237,815
$7,429,398
Interest checking1,088,540
1,064,499
1,267,757
1,169,605
1,146,600
1,275,899
Savings and money market9,890,194
10,140,858
9,566,989
10,258,010
10,292,478
10,154,890
Total$17,884,999
$18,270,423
$17,981,144
$18,742,121
$18,676,893
$18,860,187


Other important components of liquidity are the level of borrowings from third party sources and the availability of future credit. The Company's outside borrowings are mainly comprised of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and advances from the FHLB, as follows:
(In thousands)June 30, 2016March 31, 2016December 31, 2015June 30, 2017March 31, 2017December 31, 2016
Borrowings:  
Federal funds purchased$31,810
$3,885
$556,970
$253,510
$340,195
$52,840
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1,600,462
953,503
1,406,582
1,002,934
980,954
1,671,065
FHLB advances103,000
103,806
103,818
100,000
100,000
100,000
Other debt878


1,903
1,975
2,049
Total$1,736,150
$1,061,194
$2,067,370
$1,358,347
$1,423,124
$1,825,954

Federal funds purchased are unsecured overnight borrowings obtained mainly from upstream correspondent banks with which the Company maintains approved lines of credit. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are secured by a portion of the Company's investment portfolio and are comprised of non-insured customer funds totaling $1.6$1.0 billion, which generally mature overnight. The Company also borrows on a secured basis through advances from the FHLB, which totaled $103.0$100.0 million at June 30, 2016.2017. These advances have fixed interest rates and nearly all mature in 2017.

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The Company pledges certain assets, including loans and investment securities, to both the Federal Reserve Bank and the FHLB as security to establish lines of credit and borrow from these entities. Based on the amount and type of collateral pledged, the FHLB establishes a collateral value from which the Company may draw advances against the collateral. Also, this collateral is used to enable the FHLB to issue letters of credit in favor of public fund depositors of the Company. The Federal Reserve Bank also establishes a collateral value of assets pledged to support borrowings from the discount window. The following table reflects the collateral value of assets pledged, borrowings, and letters of credit outstanding, in addition to the estimated future funding capacity available to the Company at June 30, 2016.2017.
June 30, 2016June 30, 2017
(In thousands)

FHLB
Federal Reserve

Total

FHLB
Federal Reserve

Total
Collateral value pledged$2,446,777
$1,291,933
$3,738,710
$2,734,323
$1,272,837
$4,007,160
Advances outstanding(103,000)
(103,000)(100,000)
(100,000)
Letters of credit issued(194,210)
(194,210)(555,957)
(555,957)
Available for future advances$2,149,567
$1,291,933
$3,441,500
$2,078,366
$1,272,837
$3,351,203

In addition to those mentioned above, several other sources of liquidity are available. The Bank has strong issuer ratings of A from Standard & Poor's and A2 from Moody's. Additionally, the Parent's sound commercial paper rating of P-1 from Moody's would help ensure the ready marketability of its commercial paper, should the need arise. No commercial paper has been issued or outstanding during the past ten years. The Company has no subordinated debt or hybrid instruments which could affect future borrowing capacity. Because of its lack of significant long-term debt, the Company believes that it could generate additional liquidity through its Capital Markets Group from sources such as jumbo certificates of deposit or privately placed corporate debt. The Company receives strong outside rankings from both Standard & Poor's and Moody's on both the consolidated company level and it's subsidiary bank, Commerce Bank, which would support future financing efforts, should the need arise. These ratings are as follows:
Standard & Poor’sMoody’s
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Issuer ratingA-
Rating outlookStableStable
Preferred stockBBB-Baa1
Commerce Bank

Issuer ratingAA2
Rating outlookStableStable
Baseline credit assessment
a1
Short-term ratingA-1P-1

The cash flows from the operating, investing and financing activities of the Company resulted in a net increasedecrease in cash and cash equivalents of $122.5$251.3 million during the first six months of 2016,2017, as reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows in this report. Operating activities, consisting mainly of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items, provided cash flow of $290.9

$212.0 million and has historically been a stable source of funds. Investing activities, which occur mainly in the loan and investment securities portfolios, provided cash of $18.1$145.0 million. These activities included $1.1 billionActivity in the investment securities portfolio provided cash of $291.0 million from sales, maturities and pay downs (net of investment securities, offset by purchases of $414.2 million,purchases), and a net increase in loans of $721.3 million. Additionally, repayments of long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell provided cash of $50.0$100.0 million. These cash inflows were partly offset by a net increase in loans of $234.4 million. Financing activities used cash of $186.4$608.4 million, largely resulting from a net decrease in borrowings of federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase of $331.3$467.5 million. In addition, deposits decreased $79.8 million, and cash was used to fund dividends paid on common and preferred stock of $48.0 million, and $37.5 million was used to purchase treasury stock. These cash outlays were partially offset by a net increase of $228.4 million in deposits.$50.3 million. Future short-term liquidity needs arising from daily operations are not expected to vary significantly, and the Company believes it will be able to meet these cash flow needs.


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Capital Management

The Company met all capital adequacy requirements and had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the levels established for well-capitalized institutions at June 30, 20162017 and December 31, 2015,2016, as shown in the following table.

(Dollars in thousands)June 30, 2016December 31, 2015Minimum Ratios under Capital Adequacy Guidelines *
Minimum Ratios
for
Well-Capitalized
Banks **
June 30, 2017December 31, 2016Minimum Ratios under Capital Adequacy Guidelines *
Minimum Ratios
for
Well-Capitalized
Banks **
Risk-adjusted assets$18,343,814
$17,809,554
 $18,766,184
$18,994,730
 
Tier I common risk-based capital2,109,460
2,051,474
 2,304,532
2,207,370
 
Tier I risk-based capital2,254,244
2,196,258
 2,449,316
2,352,154
 
Total risk-based capital2,426,787
2,364,761
 2,627,297
2,529,675
 
Tier I common risk-based capital ratio11.50%11.52%7.00%6.50%12.28%11.62%7.00%6.50%
Tier I risk-based capital ratio12.29%12.33%8.50%8.00%13.05%12.38%8.50%8.00%
Total risk-based capital ratio13.23%13.28%10.50%10.00%14.00%13.32%10.50%10.00%
Tier I leverage ratio9.36%9.23%4.00%5.00%9.87%9.55%4.00%5.00%
* as of the fully phased-in date of Jan. 1, 2019, including capital conservation buffer
**under Prompt Corrective Action requirements

The Company maintains a treasury stock buyback program under authorizations by its Board of Directors and normally purchases stock in the open market. The Company purchased 922,698188,348 shares at an average price of $40.60$56.43 during the six months ended June 30, 2016, including 21,769 shares at an average price of $47.33 during the second quarter of 2016. Additionally, the Company purchased 6.7 million shares through accelerated share repurchase agreements during 2015 and 2014.2017, which was related to stock-based compensation transactions. At June 30, 2016, 3.8 million2017, 3,570,327 shares remained available for purchase under the current Board authorization.

The Company's common stock dividend policy reflects its earnings outlook, desired payout ratios, the need to maintain adequate capital and liquidity levels, and alternative investment options. The Company paid a $.225 per share cash dividend on its common stock in both the first and second quarters of 2016,2017, which was a 5% increase compared to its 20152016 quarterly dividend.

Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities arise which are not required to be recorded on the balance sheet. The most significant of these are loan commitments, which at June 30, 20162017 totaled $10.1$10.4 billion (including approximately $4.9$5.0 billion in unused approved credit card lines). In addition, the Company enters into standby and commercial letters of credit. These contracts totaled $359.0$338.8 million and $5.2$13.3 million, respectively, at June 30, 2016.2017. As many commitments expire unused or only partially used, these totals do not necessarily reflect future cash requirements. The carrying value of the guarantee obligations associated with the standby letters of credit, which has been recorded as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet, amounted to $2.6$2.1 million at June 30, 2016.2017.

The Company regularly purchases various state tax credits arising from third-party property redevelopment. These credits are either resold to third parties at a profit or retained for use by the Company. During the first six months of 2016,2017, purchases and sales of tax credits amounted to $21.6$42.0 million and $13.3$31.7 million, respectively. Fees from sales of tax credits were $1.7$1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016,2017, compared to $1.3$1.7 million in the same period last year. At June 30, 2016,2017, the Company expected to fund outstanding purchase commitments of $62.7$79.2 million during the remainder of 2016.2017.


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Segment Results

The table below is a summary of segment pre-tax income results for the first six months of 20162017 and 2015.2016.

(Dollars in thousands)
ConsumerCommercialWealth
Segment
Totals    
Other/ EliminationConsolidated TotalsConsumerCommercialWealth
Segment
Totals    
Other/ EliminationConsolidated Totals
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017    
Net interest income$136,628
$161,505
$23,771
$321,904
$39,176
$361,080
Provision for loan losses(20,464)624
1
(19,839)(2,047)(21,886)
Non-interest income66,017
96,879
76,557
239,453
697
240,150
Investment securities gains, net



879
879
Non-interest expense(145,126)(147,839)(59,795)(352,760)(18,664)(371,424)
Income before income taxes$37,055
$111,169
$40,534
$188,758
$20,041
$208,799
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016        
Net interest income$133,791
$153,015
$21,822
$308,628
$26,976
$335,604
$133,791
$153,266
$21,822
$308,879
$26,725
$335,604
Provision for loan losses(17,500)1,487
(115)(16,128)(2,527)(18,655)(17,500)1,487
(115)(16,128)(2,527)(18,655)
Non-interest income62,936
99,408
71,021
233,365
2,229
235,594
62,935
99,408
71,020
233,363
2,231
235,594
Investment securities losses, net



(1,739)(1,739)



(1,739)(1,739)
Non-interest expense(139,536)(140,536)(56,840)(336,912)(17,650)(354,562)(139,526)(140,250)(56,944)(336,720)(17,842)(354,562)
Income before income taxes$39,691
$113,374
$35,888
$188,953
$7,289
$196,242
$39,700
$113,911
$35,783
$189,394
$6,848
$196,242
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015    
Net interest income$132,180
$144,223
$21,494
$297,897
$11,898
$309,795
Provision for loan losses(16,895)676
8
(16,211)5,034
(11,177)
Non-interest income56,363
97,199
68,537
222,099
(1,290)220,809
Investment securities gains, net



8,178
8,178
Non-interest expense(134,282)(130,384)(54,250)(318,916)(10,392)(329,308)
Income before income taxes$37,366
$111,714
$35,789
$184,869
$13,428
$198,297
Increase (decrease) in income before income taxes:  
Amount$2,325
$1,660
$99
$4,084
$(6,139)$(2,055)$(2,645)$(2,742)$4,751
$(636)$13,193
$12,557
Percent6.2%1.5%.3%2.2%(45.7)%(1.0)%(6.7)%(2.4)%13.3%(.3)%192.7%6.4%

Consumer

For the six months ended June 30, 2016,2017, income before income taxes for the Consumer segment increased $2.3decreased $2.6 million, or 6.2%6.7%, compared to the first six months of 2015.2016. This increasedecrease in income before taxes was mainly due to growth in non-interest income of $6.6 million, or 11.7%, and net interest income of $1.6 million, or 1.2%. These increases were partly offset by higher non-interest expense of $5.3$5.6 million, or 3.9%4.0%, and an increase in the provision for loan losses of $605 thousand,$3.0 million, or 3.6%16.9%. These increases in expense were partly offset by growth in non-interest income of $3.1 million, or 4.9%, and net interest income of $2.8 million, or 2.1%. Net interest income increased due to a $2.2$4.3 million increase in net allocated funding credits assigned to the Consumer segment's loan and deposit portfolios, partly offset by a decline of $714 thousand$1.5 million in loan interest income. Non-interest income increased mainly due to growth in deposit fees (mainly deposit account service fees and overdraft and return item fees), bank card fees, and mortgage banking revenue and bank card fees.revenue. Non-interest expense increased over the same period in the previous year due to higher bank card processingallocated support costs, mainly administrative, online banking and information technology. In addition, salaries, bank card rewards, expense, and supplies and communication expense. Supplies and communicationroyalty fees expense increased over the priorprevious year, largelywhile supplies and communication expense decreased due to higher reissuancechip card reissue costs for new chip cards distributed to customers. In addition, higher costs were incurred for allocated support services, while bank card fraud losses declined from the prior year.last year that have now declined. The provision for loan losses totaled $17.5$20.5 million, a $605 thousand$3.0 million increase over the first six months of 2015,2016, which was mainly due to higher personal loan net charge-offs resulting from growth in the auto loan portfolio, partly offset by lower consumer credit card loan net charge-offs.

Commercial

For the six months ended June 30, 2016,2017, income before income taxes for the Commercial segment increased $1.7decreased $2.7 million, or 1.5%2.4%, compared to the same period in the previous year. This increasedecrease was mainly due to growth in net interest income andlower non-interest income, along with a declinehigher non-interest expense and an increase in the provision for loan losses and was partlypartially offset by higher non-interest expense.growth in net interest income. Net interest income increased $8.8$8.2 million, or 6.1%5.4%, due to an increase in loan interest income, partly offset by a decline in net allocated funding credits and higher deposit interest expense. Non-interest income increased by $2.2decreased $2.5 million, or 2.3%2.5%, overfrom the previous year due to growth in merchantlower swap fees, bank card fees, corporate cash management fees, sweep commissions and tax credit salescapital market fees. These increasesdecreases were partly offset by declinesgrowth in corporate bank card fees and leasing revenue.deposit account fees. Non-interest expense increased $10.2$7.6 million, or 7.8%5.4%, mainly due to increases in salaries and benefits expense bank card processing costs, and allocated service and support and corporate costs. Also contributing to higher non-interest expense was a recovery of $2.8 million in 2015 related to a letter of credit exposure which had been drawn upon and subsequently paid off. The provision for loan losses declined $811increased $863 thousand fromover the same period last year, due to higherlower net recoveries on business real estate and personal real estate loans, partly offset by lower construction and business loan net recoveries.loans.


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Wealth

Wealth segment pre-tax profitability for the six months ended June 30, 20162017 increased $99 thousand,$4.8 million, or .3%13.3%, over the same period in the previous year. Net interest income increased $328 thousand,$1.9 million, or 8.9%, mainly due to an increase in loan interest income, offset by lower net allocated funding credits.income. Non-interest income increased $2.5$5.5 million, or 3.6%7.8%, over the prior year largely due to higher personal,private client and institutional trust fees, brokerage fees and corporate trustcash sweep fees. andThese increases were partly offset by a trust related settlement.settlement received in the second quarter of 2016. Non-interest expense increased $2.6$2.9 million, or 4.8%5.0%, mainly due to higher full-time salary and benefit costs, professional fees and incentive compensation.allocated support costs. The provision for loan losses increased $123decreased $116 thousand, mainly due to higherlower revolving home equity loan net charge-offs.

The Other/Elimination category in the preceding table includes the activity of various support and overhead operating units of the Company, in addition to the investment securities portfolio and other items not allocated to the segments. In accordance with the Company’s transfer pricing procedures, the difference between the total provision and total net charge-offs/recoveries is not allocated to a business segment and is included in this category. The pre-tax profitability of this category was lowerhigher than in the same period last year by $6.1$13.2 million. This decreaseincrease was partlymainly due to higher unallocated non-interest expense of $7.3 million, offset by higher net interest income of $15.1$12.5 million, andoffset by lower non-interest income of $3.5 million.$1.5 million and higher non-interest expense of $822 thousand. Unallocated securities lossesgains were $1.7 million$879 thousand in the first six months of 20162017 compared to gainslosses of $8.2$1.7 million in 2015.2016. Also, the unallocated loan loss provision increased $7.6 million,decreased $480 thousand, as the provision was $5.0$1.9 million less thanin excess of charge-offs in the first six months of 20152017 compared to $2.3 million in excess of charge-offs in the first six months of 2016.

Regulatory Changes Affecting the Banking Industry

In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company began submitting its stress test results to the Federal Reserve in March 2014 and publicly disclosed the results of its stress testing for the first time in June 2015. In 2016,2017, the Company expects to submitsubmitted its stress test report to the Federal Reserve in July and willexpects to publicly disclose the results in October.

The Volcker Rule of the Dodd-Frank Act, effective on April 1, 2014, places trading restrictions on financial institutions and separates investment banking, private equity and proprietary trading (hedge fund) sections of financial institutions from their consumer lending arms. Key provisions restrict banks from simultaneously entering into advisory and creditor roles with their clients, such as with private equity firms. The Volcker Rule also restricts financial institutions from investing in and sponsoring certain types of investments, which must be divested by July 21, 2017. TheIn 2016, the Company withdrew from a private equity fund investment to comply with the Volcker Rule requirement this quarter and realized a gain of $1.8 million upon divestiture. The Company does not holdholds no other significant investments requiring disposal. The Company does not believe it will be significantly affected by the Volcker Rule provisions.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Revenue from Contracts with Customers The FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers", in May 2014. The ASU supersedes revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance identifies specific steps that entities should apply in order to achieve this principle. The FASB continues to issue additional ASU's clarifying the revenue recognition guidance for certain implementation issues. Under the ASU and related amendments, the guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2018 and must be applied retrospectively. The Company formed a working group to address the new requirements and develop a project plan for evaluating the impact of the ASU's adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements, including potential changes to the Company's accounting for brokerage commissions, investment and trust fees, real-estate sales, and credit card loyalty programs.

Derivatives The FASB issued ASU 2014-16, "Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share is More Akin to Debt or to Equity", in November 2014. The ASU provides guidance relating to certain hybrid financial instruments when determining whether the characteristics of the embedded derivative feature are clearly and closely related to the host contract. In making that evaluation, the characteristics of the entire hybrid instrument should be considered, including the embedded derivative feature that is being evaluated for separate accounting from the host contract. The amendments were effective January 1, 2016, and the adoption did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-05, "Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships", which clarifies that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrumentsinstrument that has been designated as the hedging

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instrument does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. The amendments arewere effective January 1, 2017 and aredid not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued ASU 2016-06, "Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments", in March 2016. The ASU clarifies the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. Under the new guidance, the embedded options should be assessed solely in accordance with a four-step decision sequence, with no additional assessment of whether the triggering event is indexed to interest rates or credit risk. The amendments arewere effective January 1, 2017 and did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Investments The FASB issued ASU 2016-07, "Equity Method and Joint Ventures", in March 2016, which eliminates the requirement that an entity retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting if an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in ownership or influence. Instead, the cost of acquiring the additional interest should be added to the current basis of the previously held interest, and equity method accounting applied prospectively. The amendments were effective January 1, 2017 and did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Stock Compensation The FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting", in March 2016, in order to reduce complexity in this area and improve the usefulness of information provided to users. Amendments which will affect public companies include the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies in income tax expense or benefit in the income statement, guidance as to the classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, an election to

account for award forfeitures as they occur, and the ability to withhold taxes up to the maximum statutory rate in the applicable jurisdictions without triggering liability classification of the award. The amendments were effective January 1, 2017. As further discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur.

Consolidation The FASB issued ASU 2016-17, "Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control", in October 2016. The ASU amends current guidance on how a reporting entity that is the single decision maker of a variable interest entity (VIE) should treat indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity when determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of that VIE. Current GAAP requires a single decision maker to attribute indirect interests held by certain of its related parties entirely to itself, while the amendments require inclusion of those interests on a proportionate basis consistent with indirect interests held through other related parties. The amendments were effective January 1, 2017 and did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers The FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers", in May 2014, which has been followed by additional clarifying guidance on specified implementation issues. The ASU supersedes revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry specific revenue recognition guidance in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance identifies specific steps that entities should apply in order to achieve this principle. Under the ASU and related amendments, the guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2018 and must be applied retrospectively, whether through a full restatement of prior periods or a cumulative adjustment upon adoption of the ASU.

Approximately 60% of the Company’s revenue is comprised of net interest income on financial assets and financial liabilities, and is explicitly out of scope of the guidance. The Company has identified the primary contracts in scope as those relating to brokerage commissions, trust fees, deposit account fees, real estate sales, and credit card revenues.  Over the last twelve months, significant discussions have been held with representatives of the business lines associated with the revenues described above and documentation has been accumulated and reviewed.  The Company is currently in the process of contract sampling, which should be completed early in the fourth quarter.  The Company’s analysis to date suggests that adoption of this ASU should not alter the way in which revenue for these significant areas is determined currently, but could possibly net certain revenues against expense or certain expenses against revenue.  Final conclusions are anticipated to be reached later this year.  The Company plans to adopt this ASU on January 1, 2018 with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings, if such adjustment is deemed to be significant.

Liabilities The FASB issued ASU 2016-04, "Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products", in March 2016, in order to address current and potential future diversity in practice related to the derecognition of a prepaid stored-value product liability. Such products include prepaid gift cards issued on a specific payment network and redeemable at network-accepting merchant locations, prepaid telecommunication cards, and traveler's checks. The amendments require that the portion of the dollar value of prepaid stored-value products that is ultimately unredeemed (that is, the breakage) be accounted for consistent with the breakage guidance for stored-value product transactions provided in ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. These amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2018. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the ASU's adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes The FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory", in October 2016. Current GAAP prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes for an intra-entity asset transfer until the asset has been sold to an outside party. The amendments require the recognition of income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset (other than inventory) when the transfer occurs. This change removes the current exception to the principal of comprehensive recognition of current and deferred income taxes in GAAP (except for inventory). These amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018 and are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Consolidation The FASB issued ASU 2015-02, "Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis", in February 2015. The amendments require an evaluation of whether certain legal entities should be consolidated and modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities. The amendments were effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2016. The adoption did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Intangible Assets The FASB issued ASU 2015-05, "Customer's Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement", in April 2015. The amendments provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. Arrangements containing a license should be recorded as consistent with the acquisition of software licenses, whereas arrangements that do not include a software license should be recorded as consistent with the accounting for service contracts. These amendments were effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2016. The adoption did not have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Financial Instruments The FASB issued ASU 2016-01, "Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities", in January 2016. The amendments require all equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income, other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in the consolidation of the investee. Additionally, these amendments require presentation in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk for those liabilities measured at fair value. The amendments also require use of the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes. These amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2018. The Company ishas formed a working group to evaluate the changes required as a result of the adoption of this ASU and

has also engaged outside consultants to assist with data collection and calculation of fair value information, particularly for fair value disclosures of the Company's loan portfolio.

Statement of Cash Flows The FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments", in August 2016. The ASU addresses the presentation and classification in the processStatement of evaluating the impactCash Flows of several specific cash flow issues. These include cash payments for debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, distributions received from equity method investees, and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the ASU's adoptionpredominance principle. The amendments are effective January 1, 2018 and are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements, including potential changes to the Company's note disclosure of the fair value of its loan portfolio.statements.

The FASB issued ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments"2016-18, "Restricted Cash", was issued in JuneNovember 2016. Its implementation will result in a new loan loss accounting framework, also known asThe ASU addresses the current diversity in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. The ASU requires that amounts described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and end of period amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. Disclosures are to be provided on the nature of restrictions on cash and cash equivalents. When presented in more than one line item within the statement of financial position, the entity shall disclose the amounts, disaggregated by line item, of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents reported within the statement of financial position. The amendments are effective January 1, 2018 and are not expected credit loss (CECL) model. CECL requires credit losses expected throughoutto have a significant effect on the lifeCompany's consolidated financial statements.

Retirement Benefits The FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost", in March 2017. Under current guidance, the different components comprising net benefit cost are aggregated for reporting in the financial statements. Because these components are heterogeneous, the current presentation reduces the transparency and usefulness of the asset portfolio on loans and held-to-maturity securitiesfinancial statements. The ASU requires that an employer report the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be recorded atpresented separately from the time of origination. Under the current incurred loss model, lossesservicing cost component. Only service cost is eligible for capitalization when applicable. The amendments are recorded when it is probable that a loss event has occurred. The new standard will require significant operational changes, especially in data collection and analysis. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2020,2018 and isare not expected to increasehave a significant effect on the allowance upon adoption. The Company is in the process of reviewing the capability of its systems and processes to support the data collection and retention required to implement the new standard.Company's consolidated financial statements.

Leases In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases", in order to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The ASU primarily affects lessee accounting, which requires the lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a liability to make lease payments for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, an election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities is permitted. The ASU also provides additional guidance as to the definition of a lease, identification of lease components, and sale and leaseback transactions. The amendments in the ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2019. The Company is the lessee in approximately 200 lease agreements that are subject to this ASU. The Company has formed a working group to assess the process of evaluatingchanges required and is actively working with its current software vendor to acquire a new module designed to comply with the impact of the ASU's adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements.new accounting requirements.

LiabilitiesPremium Amortization The FASB issued ASU 2016-04, "Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Store-Value Products"2017-08, "Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities", in March 2016,2017. Under current guidance, many entities amortize the premium on purchased callable debt securities over the contractual life of the instrument. As a result, upon the exercise of a call on a callable debt security held at a premium, the unamortized premium is recorded as a loss in order to address current and potential future diversityearnings. The amendments in practice relatedthis ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium to the derecognition of a prepaid store-value product liability. Such products include prepaid gift cards issued on a specific payment networkearliest call date, and redeemable at network-accepting merchant locations, prepaid telecommunication cards, and traveler's checks. The amendments require thatmore closely align the portionamortization period to expectations incorporated in market pricing of the dollar value of prepaid stored-value products that is ultimately unredeemed (that is, the breakage) be accounted for consistent with the breakage guidance for stored-value product transactions provided in ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with

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Customers. These amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2018. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the ASU's adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Investments The FASB issued ASU 2016-07, "Equity Method and Joint Ventures", in March 2016, which eliminates the requirement that an entity retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting if an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in ownership or influence. Instead, the cost of acquiring the additional interest should be added to the current basis of the previously held interest, and equity method accounting applied prospectively.instrument. The amendments are effective January 1, 20172019 and are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Stock CompensationFinancial Instruments ASU 2016-13, "Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments", was issued in June 2016. Its implementation will result in a new loan loss accounting framework, also known as the current expected credit loss (CECL) model. CECL requires credit losses expected throughout the life of the asset portfolio on loans and held-to-maturity securities to be recorded at the time of origination. Under the current incurred loss model, losses are recorded when it is probable that a loss event has occurred. The new standard will require significant operational changes, especially in data collection and analysis. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2020, and is expected to increase the allowance upon adoption. The Company has formed a working group to assess the standard and has begun assessing the data needs required. In the second quarter of 2017, the Company contracted with a software supplier to assist in the data collection and calculation of the allowance for loan losses under the new model, to allow for pro-forma calculations to begin by mid-2018.

Intangible Assets The FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting"2017-04, "Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment", in March 2016,January 2017. Under current guidance, a goodwill impairment loss is measured by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit's goodwill with

the carrying amount of that goodwill by following procedures that would be required in order to reduce complexitydetermining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this areaa business combination. Under the new amendments, the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and improvean impairment charge is measured as the usefulness of information provided to users. Amendmentsamount by which will affect public companies include the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies in income tax expense or benefit incarrying amount exceeds the income statement, guidance as to the classification of excess tax benefits on the the statement of cash flows, an election to account for award forfeitures as they occur, and the ability to withhold taxes up to the maximum statutory rate in the applicable jurisdictions without triggering liability classification of the award.reporting unit's fair value. The amendments are effective for impairment tests beginning January 1, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the ASU's adoption2020 and are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.





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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS — AVERAGE RATES AND YIELDS
Three Months Ended June 30, 20162017 and 20152016
Second quarter 2016 Second quarter 2015Second Quarter 2017 Second Quarter 2016
(Dollars in thousands)Average BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/Paid Average BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/Paid Average BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/Paid
ASSETS:          
Loans:          
Business(A)
$4,691,476
$33,862
2.90% $4,135,362
$28,812
2.79%$4,827,439
$38,606
3.21% $4,691,476
$33,862
2.90%
Real estate — construction and land789,329
6,789
3.46
 432,008
3,928
3.65
862,479
9,256
4.30
 789,329
6,789
3.46
Real estate — business2,389,170
21,934
3.69
 2,287,885
21,870
3.83
2,701,144
25,219
3.74
 2,389,170
21,934
3.69
Real estate — personal1,905,968
17,827
3.76
 1,891,109
17,793
3.77
2,003,997
18,602
3.72
 1,905,968
17,827
3.76
Consumer1,927,925
18,217
3.80
 1,815,699
17,741
3.92
1,997,761
19,614
3.94
 1,927,925
18,217
3.80
Revolving home equity413,198
3,687
3.59
 429,644
3,851
3.60
399,730
3,822
3.84
 413,198
3,687
3.59
Consumer credit card738,130
21,184
11.54
 734,289
21,495
11.74
731,471
21,705
11.90
 738,130
21,184
11.54
Overdrafts3,916


 4,510


4,505


 3,916


Total loans12,859,112
123,500
3.86
 11,730,506
115,490
3.95
13,528,526
136,824
4.06
 12,859,112
123,500
3.86
Loans held for sale56,272
692
4.95
 3,969
39
3.94
18,341
263
5.75
 56,272
692
4.95
Investment securities:              
U.S. government and federal agency obligations698,374
6,047
3.48
 424,823
6,452
6.09
910,821
5,731
2.52
 698,374
6,047
3.48
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations666,354
5,015
3.03
 988,120
4,493
1.82
450,362
1,782
1.59
 666,354
5,015
3.03
State and municipal obligations(A)
1,763,849
15,804
3.60
 1,799,355
15,665
3.49
1,771,674
15,924
3.61
 1,763,849
15,804
3.60
Mortgage-backed securities3,394,466
19,892
2.36
 3,161,050
20,557
2.61
3,708,124
21,702
2.35
 3,394,466
19,892
2.36
Asset-backed securities2,377,708
8,594
1.45
 2,839,483
7,266
1.03
2,335,344
10,037
1.72
 2,377,708
8,594
1.45
Other marketable securities(A)
337,572
2,325
2.77
 249,075
1,618
2.61
326,398
2,249
2.76
 337,572
2,325
2.77
Trading securities(A)
20,540
116
2.27
 19,758
141
2.86
21,062
142
2.70
 20,540
116
2.27
Non-marketable securities(A)
116,103
2,319
8.03
 109,522
2,429
8.90
101,790
2,915
11.49
 116,103
2,319
8.03
Total investment securities9,374,966
60,112
2.58
 9,591,186
58,621
2.45
9,625,575
60,482
2.52
 9,374,966
60,112
2.58
Federal funds sold and short-term securities          
purchased under agreements to resell11,916
19
.64
 12,812
15
.47
13,115
37
1.13
 11,916
19
.64
Long-term securities purchased          
under agreements to resell824,999
3,354
1.64
 1,049,999
3,670
1.40
665,655
3,684
2.22
 824,999
3,354
1.64
Interest earning deposits with banks125,024
151
.49
 198,407
122
.25
139,061
362
1.04
 125,024
151
.49
Total interest earning assets23,252,289
187,828
3.25
 22,586,879
177,957
3.16
23,990,273
201,652
3.37
 23,252,289
187,828
3.25
Allowance for loan losses(151,622)   (152,994)  (157,003)   (151,622)  
Unrealized gain on investment securities191,565
   170,039
  102,935
   191,565
  
Cash and due from banks372,275
   380,993
  349,132
   372,275
  
Land, buildings and equipment, net351,095
   360,508
  344,310
   351,095
  
Other assets389,844
   394,100
  413,086
   389,844
  
Total assets$24,405,446
   $23,739,525
  $25,042,733
   $24,405,446
  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:          
Interest bearing deposits:          
Savings$787,478
224
.11
 $738,769
208
.11
$831,038
240
.12
 $787,478
224
.11
Interest checking and money market10,287,923
3,324
.13
 9,759,608
3,079
.13
10,667,042
4,102
.15
 10,287,923
3,324
.13
Time open & C.D.'s of less than $100,000758,703
709
.38
 844,675
818
.39
688,047
674
.39
 758,703
709
.38
Time open & C.D.'s of $100,000 and over1,635,892
2,347
.58
 1,227,322
1,504
.49
1,510,001
2,822
.75
 1,635,892
2,347
.58
Total interest bearing deposits13,469,996
6,604
.20
 12,570,374
5,609
.18
13,696,128
7,838
.23
 13,469,996
6,604
.20
Borrowings:          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold          
under agreements to repurchase1,211,892
725
.24
 1,674,682
421
.10
1,363,031
2,038
.60
 1,211,892
725
.24
Other borrowings104,649
907
3.49
 103,846
890
3.44
105,311
911
3.47
 104,649
907
3.49
Total borrowings1,316,541
1,632
.50
 1,778,528
1,311
.30
1,468,342
2,949
.81
 1,316,541
1,632
.50
Total interest bearing liabilities14,786,537
8,236
.22% 14,348,902
6,920
.19%15,164,470
10,787
.29% 14,786,537
8,236
.22%
Non-interest bearing deposits6,885,889
   6,744,536
  7,065,849
   6,885,889
  
Other liabilities260,179
   260,945
  203,139
   260,179
  
Equity2,472,841
   2,385,142
  2,609,275
   2,472,841
  
Total liabilities and equity$24,405,446
   $23,739,525
  $25,042,733
   $24,405,446
  
Net interest margin (T/E) $179,592
   $171,037
  $190,865
   $179,592
 
Net yield on interest earning assets 3.11%  3.04% 3.19%  3.11%
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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS — AVERAGE RATES AND YIELDS
Six Months Ended June 30, 20162017 and 20152017
Six months 2016 Six months 2015Six Months 2017 Six Months 2016
(Dollars in thousands)Average BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/Paid Average BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/PaidAverage BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/Paid Average BalanceInterest Income/ExpenseAvg. Rates Earned/Paid
ASSETS:          
Loans:          
Business(A)
$4,591,516
$65,955
2.89% $4,083,919
$56,863
2.81%$4,866,837
$75,192
3.12% $4,591,516
$65,955
2.89%
Real estate — construction and land735,943
12,750
3.48
 423,505
7,821
3.72
845,343
17,126
4.09
 735,943
12,750
3.48
Real estate — business2,385,632
43,875
3.70
 2,284,848
42,872
3.78
2,673,491
48,915
3.69
 2,385,632
43,875
3.70
Real estate — personal1,907,750
35,728
3.77
 1,884,382
35,532
3.80
2,008,203
37,175
3.73
 1,907,750
35,728
3.77
Consumer1,931,251
36,809
3.83
 1,773,656
35,029
3.98
1,986,391
38,545
3.91
 1,931,251
36,809
3.83
Revolving home equity421,440
7,448
3.55
 430,082
7,707
3.61
402,565
7,464
3.74
 421,440
7,448
3.55
Consumer credit card745,114
42,539
11.48
 741,520
42,950
11.68
739,582
43,208
11.78
 745,114
42,539
11.48
Overdrafts4,344


 5,058


4,346


 4,344


Total loans12,722,990
245,104
3.87
 11,626,970
228,774
3.97
13,526,758
267,625
3.99
 12,722,990
245,104
3.87
Loans held for sale32,816
827
5.07
 2,916
60
4.15
15,174
459
6.10
 32,816
827
5.07
Investment securities:     
     
U.S. government and federal agency obligations700,793
6,740
1.93
 440,143
475
.22
912,140
10,445
2.31
 700,793
6,740
1.93
Government-sponsored enterprise obligations721,421
8,736
2.44
 1,022,701
9,454
1.86
450,425
3,541
1.59
 721,421
8,736
2.44
State and municipal obligations(A)
1,741,218
31,446
3.63
 1,779,543
31,059
3.52
1,777,357
31,991
3.63
 1,741,218
31,446
3.63
Mortgage-backed securities3,409,591
40,728
2.40
 3,050,427
39,534
2.61
3,734,065
43,800
2.37
 3,409,591
40,728
2.40
Asset-backed securities2,457,590
17,389
1.42
 2,988,954
14,086
.95
2,347,427
19,517
1.68
 2,457,590
17,389
1.42
Other marketable securities(A)
339,977
4,701
2.78
 205,099
2,607
2.56
329,503
4,559
2.79
 339,977
4,701
2.78
Trading securities(A)
19,365
246
2.55
 18,247
254
2.81
23,102
314
2.74
 19,365
246
2.55
Non-marketable securities(A)
121,936
4,396
7.25
 108,522
4,800
8.92
101,268
8,151
16.23
 121,936
4,396
7.25
Total investment securities9,511,891
114,382
2.42
 9,613,636
102,269
2.15
9,675,287
122,318
2.55
 9,511,891
114,382
2.42
Federal funds sold and short-term securities          
purchased under agreements to resell14,647
43
.59
 12,454
24
.39
11,510
60
1.05
 14,647
43
.59
Long-term securities purchased          
under agreements to resell837,637
6,829
1.64
 1,049,998
6,721
1.29
695,164
7,477
2.17
 837,637
6,829
1.64
Interest earning deposits with banks172,330
421
.49
 243,249
301
.25
173,263
759
.88
 172,330
421
.49
Total interest earning assets23,292,311
367,606
3.17
 22,549,223
338,149
3.02
24,097,156
398,698
3.34
 23,292,311
367,606
3.17
Allowance for loan losses(151,465)   (154,537)  (156,170)   (151,465)  
Unrealized gain on investment securities170,442
   169,764
  83,071
   170,442
  
Cash and due from banks396,538
   384,784
  362,723
   396,538
  
Land, buildings and equipment, net354,042
   361,074
  345,115
   354,042
  
Other assets392,485
   385,896
  415,036
   392,485
  
Total assets$24,454,353
   $23,696,204
  $25,146,931
   $24,454,353
  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:          
Interest bearing deposits:          
Savings$774,249
452
.12
 $720,480
411
.12
$813,464
486
.12
 $774,249
452
.12
Interest checking and money market10,208,233
6,580
.13
 9,793,716
6,184
.13
10,635,689
7,746
.15
 10,208,233
6,580
.13
Time open & C.D.'s of less than $100,000766,962
1,451
.38
 856,362
1,698
.40
696,544
1,318
.38
 766,962
1,451
.38
Time open & C.D.'s of $100,000 and over1,559,796
4,333
.56
 1,253,570
2,914
.47
1,590,118
5,585
.71
 1,559,796
4,333
.56
Total interest bearing deposits13,309,240
12,816
.19
 12,624,128
11,207
.18
13,735,815
15,135
.22
 13,309,240
12,816
.19
Borrowings:          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold          
under agreements to repurchase1,308,323
1,613
.25
 1,616,722
788
.10
1,359,692
3,577
.53
 1,308,323
1,613
.25
Other borrowings241,180
2,160
1.80
 103,922
1,769
3.43
103,670
1,799
3.50
 241,180
2,160
1.80
Total borrowings1,549,503
3,773
.49
 1,720,644
2,557
.30
1,463,362
5,376
.74
 1,549,503
3,773
.49
Total interest bearing liabilities14,858,743
16,589
.22% 14,344,772
13,764
.19%15,199,177
20,511
.27% 14,858,743
16,589
.22%
Non-interest bearing deposits6,895,781
   6,683,164
  7,155,774
   6,895,781
  
Other liabilities257,308
   287,407
  218,556
   257,308
  
Equity2,442,521
   2,380,861
  2,573,424
   2,442,521
  
Total liabilities and equity$24,454,353
   $23,696,204
  $25,146,931
   $24,454,353
  
Net interest margin (T/E) $351,017
   $324,385
  $378,187
   $351,017
 
Net yield on interest earning assets  3.03%  2.90%  3.16%  3.03%
(A) Stated on a tax equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 35%.

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest rate risk management focuses on maintaining consistent growth in net interest income within Board-approved policy limits. The Company primarily uses earnings simulation models to analyze net interest sensitivity to movement in interest rates. The Company performs monthly simulations which model interest rate movements and risk in accordance with changes to its balance sheet composition. For further discussion of the Company’s market risk, see the Interest Rate Sensitivity section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 20152016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The tables below compute the effects of gradual rising interest rates over a twelve month period on the Company’s net interest income, assuming a static balance sheet with the exception of deposit attrition. The difference between the two simulations is the amount of deposit attrition incorporated, which is shown in the tables below. In both simulations, three rising rate scenarios were selected as shown in the tables, and net interest income was calculated and compared to a base scenario in which assets, liabilities and rates remained constant over a twelve month period.  For each of the simulations, interest rates applicable to each interest earning asset or interest bearing liability were ratably increased during the year (by either 100, 200 or 300 basis points).  The balances contained in the balance sheet were assumed not to change over the twelve month period, except that as presented in the tables below, it was assumed certain non-maturity type deposit attrition would occur, as a result of higher interest rates, and would be replaced with short-term federal funds borrowings. 

The simulations reflect two different assumptions related to deposit attrition. The Company utilizes these simulations both for monitoring interest rate risk and for liquidity planning purposes. While the future effects of rising rates on deposit balances cannot be known, the Company maintains a practice of running multiple rate scenarios to better understand interest rate risk and theirits effect on the Company’s performance.  The Company believes that its approach to interest rate risk has appropriately considered its susceptibility to both rising rates and falling rates and has adopted strategies which minimize impacts to overall interest rate risk.
Simulation AJune 30, 2016 March 31, 2016June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition 
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition 
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition
300 basis points rising$27.1
4.11% $(387.2) $20.7
3.04% $(382.6)$15.1
2.09% $(368.0) $18.1
2.54% $(379.4)
200 basis points rising23.2
3.52
 (274.1) 18.5
2.73
 (270.4)14.3
1.99
 (256.2) 16.6
2.33
 (266.7)
100 basis points rising15.1
2.30
 (148.6) 11.9
1.75
 (144.1)9.1
1.26
 (131.4) 10.8
1.52
 (140.0)

Simulation BJune 30, 2016 March 31, 2016June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition 
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition 
$ Change in
Net Interest
Income
% Change in
Net Interest
Income
 Assumed Deposit Attrition
300 basis points rising$4.8
.72% $(1,605.2) $(5.3)(.80)% $(1,644.6)$(5.6)(.78)% $(1,181.4) $(3.3)(.45)% $(1,269.4)
200 basis points rising5.5
.83
 (1,497.3) (2.3)(.35) (1,538.0)(3.2)(.44) (1,072.5) (1.3)(.19) (1,161.5)
100 basis points rising2.2
.34
 (1,379.0) (3.8)(.58) (1,420.2)(5.1)(.71) (952.4) (3.6)(.51) (1,042.3)

The difference in these two simulations is the degree in which deposits are modeled to decline as noted in the above table.  Both simulations assume that a decline in deposits would be offset by increased short-term borrowings, which are more rate sensitive and can result in higher interest costs in a rising rate environment.  Under Simulation A, a gradual increase in interest rates of 100 basis points is expected to increase net interest income from the base calculation by $15.1$9.1 million, while a gradual increase in rates of 200 basis points would increase net interest income by $23.2$14.3 million.  An increase in rates of 300 basis points would result in an increase in net interest income of $27.1$15.1 million. The change in net interest income from the base calculation at June 30, 20162017 was higherlower than projections made at March 31, 20162017 largely due to growth in loans and depositsa Federal Reserve rate increase during the second quarter of 20162017 and decreased short-term borrowings at higher rates.  Also, the Company's investment securities portfolio had fewer variable rate securities at June 30, 2016 than at March 31, 2016, which results in the portfolio being less rate sensitive in a rising rate environmentrates paid on certificates of deposit, partly offset lower balances. Higher rates and partially offsetbalances of repurchase agreements, as well as higher balances of interest checking and money market deposits, also increased interest expense this quarter, lowering net interest income increases from loan growth.projections for the second quarter of 2017 compared to the prior quarter.
Under Simulation B, the same assumptions utilized in Simulation A were applied. However, in Simulation B, deposit attrition was accelerated to consider the effects that large deposit outflows might have on net interest income and liquidity planning purposes.  The effect of higher deposit attrition was that greater reliance was placed on short-term borrowings at higher rates, which are more

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rate sensitive.  As shown in the table, under these assumptions, net interest income in Simulation B was significantly lower than in Simulation A, reflecting higher costs for short-term borrowings.
Projecting deposit activity in a historically low interest rate environment is difficult, and the Company cannot predict how deposits will react to rising rates.  The comparison provided above provides insight into potential effects of changes in rates and deposit levels on net interest income.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of June 30, 2016.2017. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this item is set forth in Part I, Item 1 under Note 15, Legal and Regulatory Proceedings.


Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table sets forth information about the Company's purchases of its $5 par value common stock, its only class of common stock registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 
 
 
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Number that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
April 1 — 30, 20165,492
 $46.77
5,492
3,811,523
May 1 — 31, 201614,311
 $47.60
14,311
3,797,212
June 1 — 30, 20161,966
 $46.92
1,966
3,795,246
Total21,769
 $47.33
21,769
3,795,246
 
 
 
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Program Maximum Number that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
April 1 — 30, 201753,468
 $54.05
53,468
3,578,470
May 1 — 31, 20175,501
 $55.19
5,501
3,572,969
June 1 — 30, 20172,642
 $56.91
2,642
3,570,327
Total61,611
 $54.27
61,611
3,570,327

The Company's stock purchases shown above were made under authorizations by the Board of Directors. Under the most recent authorization in October 2015 of 5,000,000 shares, 3,795,2463,570,327 shares remained available for purchase at June 30, 2016.2017.


Item 6. EXHIBITS

See Index to Exhibits.




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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC.
  
By 
/s/  THOMAS J. NOACK
 Thomas J. Noack
 Vice President & Secretary

Date: August 5, 20167, 2017
By 
/s/  JEFFERY D. ABERDEEN
 Jeffery D. Aberdeen
 Controller
 (Chief Accounting Officer)

Date: August 5, 20167, 2017


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS


31.1 — Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 — Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32 — Certifications of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101 — Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail
  









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