UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016

Commission File Number 001-11302

 

 

 

 

LOGOLOGO

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter:

 

 

 

Ohio 34-6542451

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number:

127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306
Address of principal executive offices: Zip Code:

(216) 689-3000

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  x    No  ¨

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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  x Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common Shares with a par value of $1 each

 

835,366,925842,372,999 Shares

Title of class Outstanding at October 29, 2015May 2, 2016

 

 

 


KEYCORP

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

     Page Number 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

  5
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets —
September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 (Unaudited), December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014March 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

   5  
 

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) —
Three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014

   6  
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) —
Three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014

   7  
 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) —
NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014

   8  
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) —
NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015 and September 30, 2014

   9  
 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  10
 

Note 1.

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

   10  
 

Note 2.

Earnings Per Common Share

   15  
 

Note 3.

Loans and Loans Held for Sale

   16  
 

Note 4.

Asset Quality

   18  
 

Note 5.

Fair Value Measurements

   3332  
 

Note 6.

Securities

   4947  
 

Note 7.

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

   5351  
 

Note 8.

Mortgage Servicing Assets

59

Note 9.

Variable Interest Entities

   61  
 

Note 10.

Note 9.   Variable Interest EntitiesIncome Taxes

   6263  
 

Note 11.

Note 10. Income TaxesAcquisitions and Discontinued Operations

   64  
 

Note 12.

Note 11. Acquisitions and Discontinued OperationsSecurities Financing Activities

   6570  
 

Note 13.

Employee Benefits

72

Note 12.14.

Trust Preferred Securities Financing ActivitiesIssued by Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

   73  
 

Note 15.

Note 13. Employee BenefitsContingent Liabilities and Guarantees

   7574  
 

Note 16.

Note 14. Trust Preferred Securities Issued by Unconsolidated SubsidiariesAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income

   76  
 

Note 17.

Note 15. Contingent Liabilities and GuaranteesShareholders’ Equity

   77  
 

Note 16. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income18.

79
 

Note 17. Shareholders’ Equity

82

Note 18. Line of Business Results

   83

Note 19. Subsequent Event

8778  
 

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   8882  

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations

   8983  
 

Introduction

   8983  
 

Terminology

   8983  
 

Selected financial data

   9084  
 

Forward-looking statements

   9185  
 

Economic overview

   9286  
 

Long-term financial goals

   9387  
 

Strategic developments

   9387  
 

Demographics

   9488  
 

Supervision and regulation

   9590  
 

Highlights of Our Performance

   9793  
 

Financial performance

   9793  
 

Results of Operations

   10198  
 

Net interest income

   10198  
 

Noninterest income

   104101  
 

Noninterest expense

   106104  
 

Income taxes

   108105  
 

Line of Business Results

   109106  
 

Key Community Bank summary of operations

   109106  
 

Key Corporate Bank summary of operations

   110107  
 

Other Segments

   111108  
 

Financial Condition

   112109  
 

Loans and loans held for sale

   112109  
 

Securities

   118116  
 

Other investments

   121119  
 

Deposits and other sources of funds

   121119  
 

Capital

   122120  
 

Risk Management

   126123  
 

Overview

   126123  
 

Market risk management

   127124  
 

Liquidity risk management

   132129  
 

Credit risk management

   135132  
 

Operational and compliance risk management

   142139  
 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

   143140  
 

European Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Debt Exposures

   144141  

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

   145142  

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   145142  

 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

   145142  

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

   145142  

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   146143  

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

   146143  
 

Signature

   147144  
 

Exhibits

  148

Throughout the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) and Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations, we use certain acronyms and abbreviations as defined in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”) that begins on page 10.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Item 1.Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

in millions, except per share data

  September 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
  September 30,
2014
 
   (Unaudited)     (Unaudited) 

ASSETS

    

Cash and due from banks

  $470  $653  $651 

Short-term investments

   1,964   4,269   2,342 

Trading account assets

   811   750   965 

Securities available for sale

   14,376   13,360   12,245 

Held-to-maturity securities (fair value: $4,940, $4,974, and $4,911)

   4,936   5,015   4,997 

Other investments

   691   760   822 

Loans, net of unearned income of $645, $682, and $685

   60,085   57,381   56,155 

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

   790   794   804 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net loans

   59,295   56,587   55,351 

Loans held for sale

   916   734   784 

Premises and equipment

   771   841   832 

Operating lease assets

   315   330   304 

Goodwill

   1,060   1,057   1,051 

Other intangible assets

   74   101   126 

Corporate-owned life insurance

   3,516   3,479   3,456 

Derivative assets

   793   609   413 

Accrued income and other assets (including $1, $1, and $1 of consolidated LIHTC guaranteed funds VIEs, see Note 9) (a)

   3,348   2,952   3,024 

Discontinued assets (including $169 of portfolio loans held for sale at fair value and $191 and $201 of portfolio loans at fair value, see Note 11)

   2,086   2,324   2,421 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $95,422  $93,821  $89,784 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Deposits in domestic offices:

    

NOW and money market deposit accounts

  $37,301  $34,536  $33,941 

Savings deposits

   2,338   2,371   2,390 

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more)

   2,001   2,040   2,533 

Other time deposits

   3,020   3,259   3,338 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

   44,660   42,206   42,202 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   25,985   29,228   25,697 

Deposits in foreign office — interest-bearing

   428   564   557 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total deposits

   71,073   71,998   68,456 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

   407   575   657 

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings

   677   423   996 

Derivative liabilities

   676   784   384 

Accrued expense and other liabilities (including $1, $1, and $2 of consolidated LIHTC guaranteed funds VIEs, see Note 9) (a)

   1,562   1,621   1,613 

Long-term debt

   10,310   7,875   7,172 

Discontinued liabilities

   —      3   3 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   84,705   83,279   79,281 

EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized 25,000,000 shares:

    

7.75% Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, $100 liquidation preference; authorized 7,475,000 shares; issued 2,900,234, 2,904,839, and 2,904,839 shares

   290   291   291 

Common shares, $1 par value; authorized 1,400,000,000 shares; issued 1,016,969,905, 1,016,969,905, and 1,016,969,905 shares

   1,017   1,017   1,017 

Capital surplus

   3,914   3,986   3,984 

Retained earnings

   8,764   8,273   8,082 

Treasury stock, at cost (181,685,035, 157,566,493, and 148,492,881 shares)

   (3,008  (2,681  (2,563

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   (272  (356  (325
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Key shareholders’ equity

   10,705   10,530   10,486 

Noncontrolling interests

   12   12   17 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total equity

   10,717   10,542   10,503 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $95,422  $93,821  $89,784 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(a)The assets of the VIEs can only be used by the particular VIE, and there is no recourse to Key with respect to the liabilities of the consolidated LIHTC VIEs.
   March 31,  December 31,  March 31, 

in millions, except per share data

  2016  2015  2015 
   (Unaudited)     (Unaudited) 

ASSETS

    

Cash and due from banks

  $474  $607  $506 

Short-term investments

   5,436   2,707   3,378 

Trading account assets

   765   788   789 

Securities available for sale

   14,304   14,218   13,120 

Held-to-maturity securities (fair value: $5,031, $4,848, and $5,003)

   5,003   4,897   5,005 

Other investments

   643   655   730 

Loans, net of unearned income of $623, $646, and $665

   60,438   59,876   57,953 

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

   826   796   794 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net loans

   59,612   59,080   57,159 

Loans held for sale

   684   639   1,649 

Premises and equipment

   750   779   806 

Operating lease assets

   362   340   306 

Goodwill

   1,060   1,060   1,057 

Other intangible assets

   57   65   92 

Corporate-owned life insurance

   3,557   3,541   3,488 

Derivative assets

   1,065   619   731 

Accrued income and other assets

   2,849   3,292   3,142 

Discontinued assets (including $3, $4, and $187 million of portfolio loans at fair value, see Note 11)

   1,781   1,846   2,246 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total assets

  $98,402  $95,133  $94,204 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Deposits in domestic offices:

    

NOW and money market deposit accounts

  $38,946  $37,089  $35,623 

Savings deposits

   2,385   2,341   2,413 

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more)

   3,095   2,392   1,982 

Other time deposits

   3,259   3,127   3,182 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

   47,685   44,949   43,200 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   25,697   26,097   27,948 

Deposits in foreign office — interest-bearing

   —     —     474 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total deposits

   73,382   71,046   71,622 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

   374   372   517 

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings

   615   533   608 

Derivative liabilities

   790   632   825 

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   1,410   1,605   1,308 

Long-term debt

   10,760   10,186   8,711 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   87,331   84,374   83,591 

EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized 25,000,000 shares:

    

7.75% Noncumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, $100 liquidation preference; authorized 7,475,000 shares; issued 2,900,234, 2,900,234, and 2,900,234 shares

   290   290   290 

Common shares, $1 par value; authorized 1,400,000,000 shares; issued 1,016,969,905, 1,016,969,905, and 1,016,969,905 shares

   1,017   1,017   1,017 

Capital surplus

   3,818   3,922   3,910 

Retained earnings

   9,042   8,922   8,445 

Treasury stock, at cost (174,680,274, 181,218,648, and 166,049,974 shares)

   (2,888  (3,000  (2,780

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   (213  (405  (279
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Key shareholders’ equity

   11,066   10,746   10,603 

Noncontrolling interests

   5   13   10 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total equity

   11,071   10,759   10,613 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $98,402  $95,133  $94,204 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

  Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,   Three months ended March 31, 

dollars in millions, except per share amounts

  2015 2014 2015   2014   2016   2015 

INTEREST INCOME

          

Loans

  $542  $531  $1,597   $1,576   $562   $523 

Loans held for sale

   10  4   29    13    8    7 

Securities available for sale

   75  67   217    210    75    70 

Held-to-maturity securities

   24  25   72    70    24    24 

Trading account assets

   5  6   15    19    7    5 

Short-term investments

   1  2   5    4    4    2 

Other investments

   4  4   14    16    3    5 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total interest income

   661  639   1,949    1,908    683    636 

INTEREST EXPENSE

          

Deposits

   27  28   79    91    31    26 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

   —    1   —       2 

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings

   2  2   6    6    2    2 

Long-term debt

   41  33   118    98    46    37 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total interest expense

   70  64   203    197    79    65 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

   591  575   1,746    1,711    604    571 

Provision for credit losses

   45  19   121    35    89    35 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

   546  556   1,625    1,676    515    536 

NONINTEREST INCOME

          

Trust and investment services income

   108  99   328    291    109    109 

Investment banking and debt placement fees

   109  88   318    271    71    68 

Service charges on deposit accounts

   68  68   192    197    65    61 

Operating lease income and other leasing gains

   15  17   58    81    17    19 

Corporate services income

   57  42   143    125    50    43 

Cards and payments income

   47  42   136    123    46    42 

Corporate-owned life insurance income

   30  26   91    80    28    31 

Consumer mortgage income

   3  3   10    7    2    3 

Mortgage servicing fees

   11  9   33    35    12    13 

Net gains (losses) from principal investing

   11  9   51    60    —      29 

Other income (a)

   11  14   35    37    31    19 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest income

   470  417   1,395    1,307    431    437 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

          

Personnel

   426  405   1,223    1,182    404    389 

Net occupancy

   60  66   191    198    61    65 

Computer processing

   41  39   121    118    43    38 

Business services and professional fees

   40  36   115    118    41    33 

Equipment

   22  25   66    73    21    22 

Operating lease expense

   11  11   34    31    13    11 

Marketing

   17  15   40    33    12    8 

FDIC assessment

   8  9   24    21    9    8 

Intangible asset amortization

   9  10   27    29    8    9 

OREO expense, net

   2  1   5    3    1    2 

Other expense

   88  89   258    251    90    84 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest expense

   724  706   2,104    2,057    703    669 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   292  267   916    926    243    304 

Income taxes

   72  64   230    232    56    74 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

   220  203   686    694    187    230 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes of ($2), ($10), $3, and ($24) (see Note 11)

   (3 (17  5    (41

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes of $0 and $3 (see Note 11)

   1    5 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   217  186   691    653    188    235 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

   (2  —      1    6    —      2 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO KEY

  $219  $186  $690   $647   $188   $233 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $216  $197  $668   $671   $182   $222 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders

   213  180   673    630    183    227 

Per common share:

          

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $.26  $.23  $.79   $.77   $.22   $.26 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —     (.02  .01    (.05   —      .01 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (b)

   .26  .21   .80    .72    .22    .27 

Per common share — assuming dilution:

          

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $.26  $.23  $.78   $.76   $.22   $.26 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —     (.02  .01    (.05   —      .01 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (b)

   .25  .21   .79    .71    .22    .26 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $.075  $.065  $.215   $.185   $.075   $.065 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)

   831,430  867,350   839,758    875,728 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)(c)

   827,381    848,580 

Effect of convertible preferred stock

   —      —      —       —       —      —    

Effect of common share options and other stock awards

   7,450  6,772   7,613    6,723 

Effect of common share options and other stock awards(c)

   7,679    8,542 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000) (c)

   838,880  874,122   847,371    882,451 

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000)(c), (d)

   835,060    857,122 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)For each of the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, net securities gains (losses) totaled less than $1 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2016, we did not have any impairment losses related to securities. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, impaired losses related to securities totaled less than $1 million.
(b)EPS may not foot due to rounding.
(c)For the three months ended March 31, 2016, weighted-average common shares outstanding, effect of common share options and other stock awards, and weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding have been revised from our financial results reported on Form 8-K on April 21, 2016.
(d)Assumes conversion of common share options and other stock awards and/or convertible preferred stock, as applicable.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
  Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015 2014 2015 2014  2016 2015 

Net income (loss)

  $217  $186  $691  $653  $188  $235 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

       

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $33, ($20), $35, and $14

   54  (33  58  24 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $28, ($6), $37, and ($3)

   48  (8  63  (4

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of ($3), ($3), ($11), and ($3)

   (5 (9  (18 (12

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of ($15), $10, ($12), and $13

   (24 14   (19 19 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $76 and $33

  128  55 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $34 and $19

  58  32 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of $3 and ($8)

  5  (13

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of $4 and $1

  1  3 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   73  (36  84  27   192  77 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   290  150   775  680   380  312 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   (2  —     1  6   —    2 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Key

  $292  $150  $774  $674  $380  $310 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)

 

   Key Shareholders’ Equity 

dollars in millions, except per
share amounts

  Preferred
Shares
Outstanding
(000)
  Common
Shares
Outstanding
(000)
  Preferred
Stock
  Common
Shares
   Capital
Surplus
  Retained
Earnings
  Treasury
Stock, at
Cost
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Noncontrolling
Interests
 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013

   2,905   890,724  $291  $1,017   $4,022  $7,606  $(2,281 $(352 $17 

Net income (loss)

         647     6 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

           

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $14

           24  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of ($3)

           (4 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of ($3)

           (12 

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of $13

           19  

Deferred compensation

           

Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.185 per share)

         (161   

Cash dividends declared on Noncumulative Series A Preferred Stock ($5.8125 per share)

         (17   

Common shares repurchased

    (26,499       (355  

Common shares reissued (returned) for stock options and other employee benefit plans

    4,252      (38   73   

LIHTC guaranteed funds put

         7    

Net contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests

            (6
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

   2,905   868,477  $291  $1,017   $3,984  $8,082  $(2,563 $(325 $17 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

   2,905   859,403  $291  $1,017   $3,986  $8,273  $(2,681 $(356 $12 

Net income (loss)

         690     1 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

           

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $35

           58  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $37

           63  

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of ($11)

           (18 

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of ($12)

           (19 

Deferred compensation

        13     

Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.215 per share)

         (182   

Cash dividends declared on Noncumulative Series A Preferred Stock ($5.8125 per share)

         (17   

Common shares repurchased

    (31,267       (448  

Series A Preferred Stock exchanged for common shares

   (5  33   (1      1   

Common shares reissued (returned) for stock options and other employee benefit plans

    7,116      (85   120   

Net contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests

            (1
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

   2,900   835,285  $290  $1,017   $3,914  $8,764  $(3,008 $(272 $12 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  Key Shareholders’ Equity    

dollars in millions, except per share amounts

 Preferred
Shares
Outstanding
(000)
  Common
Shares
Outstanding
(000)
  Preferred
Stock
  Common
Shares
  Capital
Surplus
  Retained
Earnings
  Treasury
Stock,

at Cost
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Noncontrolling
Interests
 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014

  2,905   859,403  $291  $1,017  $3,986  $8,273  $(2,681 $(356 $12 

Net income (loss)

       233     2 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

         

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $33

         55  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $19

         32  

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of ($8)

         (13 

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of $1

         3  

Deferred compensation

      5     

Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.065 per share)

       (55   

Cash dividends declared on Noncumulative Series A Preferred Stock ($1.9375 per share)

       (6   

Common shares repurchased

   (14,087      (197  

Series A Preferred Stock exchanged for common shares

  (5  33   (1     1   

Common shares reissued (returned) for stock options and other employee benefit plans

   5,571     (81   97   

Net contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests

          (4
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2015

  2,900   850,920  $290  $1,017  $3,910  $8,445  $(2,780 $(279 $10 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015

  2,900   835,751  $290  $1,017  $3,922  $8,922  $(3,000 $(405 $13 

Net income (loss)

       188     —   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

         

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes of $76

         128  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, net of income taxes of $34

         58  

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes of $3

         5  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of income taxes of $3

         1  

Deferred compensation

      (6    

Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.075 per share)

       (63   

Cash dividends declared on Noncumulative Series A Preferred Stock ($1.9375 per share)

       (5   

Common shares reissued (returned) for stock options and other employee benefit plans

   6,539     (98   112   

Net contribution from (distribution to) noncontrolling interests

          (8
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2016

  2,900   842,290  $290  $1,017  $3,818  $9,042  $(2,888 $(213 $5 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

  Nine months ended September 30,   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015 2014   2016 2015 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net income (loss)

  $691  $653   $188  $235 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

      

Provision for credit losses

   121  35    89  35 

Provision (credit) for losses on LIHTC guaranteed funds

   —     (6

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, net

   176  185    62  50 

Increase in cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance

   (75 (73   (25 (25

Stock-based compensation expense

   47  31    19  13 

FDIC reimbursement (payments), net of FDIC expense

   (1 1    1   —   

Deferred income taxes (benefit)

   (70 (29   50  50 

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

   5,362  2,832    1,110  1,225 

Originations of loans held for sale, net of repayments

   (5,428 (2,951   (1,153 (2,109

Net losses (gains) on sales of loans held for sale

   (75 (59   (2 (20

Net losses (gains) from principal investing

   (51 (60   —    (29

Net losses (gains) and writedown on OREO

   2  3    1   —   

Net losses (gains) on leased equipment

   (8 (35   —    (3

Net securities losses (gains)

   1   —    

Net losses (gains) on sales of fixed assets

   6  5    1   —   

Gain on sale of Victory

   —     (10

Loss on sale of residual interests and deconsolidation of securitization trusts

   —     40 

Net decrease (increase) in trading account assets

   (61 (227   23  (39

Other operating activities, net

   (388 130    9  (485
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   249  465    373  (1,102

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Cash received (used) in acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   —     (113

Proceeds from sale of residual interests

   —     57 

Proceeds from sale of Victory

   —     10 

Net decrease (increase) in short-term investments, excluding acquisitions

   2,305  3,285    (2,729 891 

Purchases of securities available for sale

   (3,314 (1,993   (610 (403

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

   11   —    

Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of securities available for sale

   2,357  2,123    722  724 

Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of held-to-maturity securities

   846  628    251  266 

Purchases of held-to-maturity securities

   (770 (869   (358 (257

Purchases of other investments

   (24 (42   (18 (13

Proceeds from sales of other investments

   107  266    24  32 

Proceeds from prepayments and maturities of other investments

   2  3    —    4 

Net decrease (increase) in loans, excluding acquisitions, sales and transfers

   (3,061 (1,936   (663 (727

Proceeds from sales of portfolio loans

   89  91    40  47 

Proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance

   38  24    9  15 

Purchases of premises, equipment, and software

   (40 (53   (8 (3

Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment

   1  1 

Proceeds from sales of OREO

   16  13    3  6 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES

   (1,437 1,495    (3,337 582 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Net increase (decrease) in deposits, excluding acquisitions

   (925 (806   2,336  (376

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

   86  (224   84  127 

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

   4,054  648    976  1,000 

Payments on long-term debt

   (1,582 (1,034   (498 (129

Repurchase of common shares

   (448 (355   —    (197

Net proceeds from reissuance of common shares

   19  23    1  9 

Cash dividends paid

   (199 (178   (68 (61
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

   1,005  (1,926   2,831  373 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

   (183 34    (133 (147

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   653  617    607  653 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS AT END OF PERIOD

  $470  $651   $474  $506 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Additional disclosures relative to cash flows:

      

Interest paid

  $221  $250   $108  $98 

Income taxes paid (refunded)

   173  109    13  19 

Noncash items:

      

Reduction of secured borrowing and related collateral

  $132  $78   $21  $72 

Loans transferred to portfolio from held for sale

   1  10 

Loans transferred to held for sale from portfolio

   41  5    —    10 

Loans transferred to OREO

   16  16    4  7 

LIHTC guaranteed funds put

   —     7 

Assets acquired

   —     35 

Liabilities assumed

   —     22 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

As used in these Notes, references to “Key,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to the consolidated entity consisting of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. KeyCorp refers solely to the parent holding company, and KeyBank refers to KeyCorp’s subsidiary, KeyBank National Association.

The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) as well as in the Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page as you read this report.

References to our “2014“2015 Form 10-K” refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014,2015, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on its website (www.sec.gov) and on our website (www.key.com/ir).

 

AICPA: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  KREEC:KCDC: Key Real Estate Equity Capital, Inc.Community Development Corporation.
ALCO: Asset/Liability Management Committee.  LCR: Liquidity coverage ratio.KEF: Key Equipment Finance.
ALLL: Allowance for loan and lease losses.  LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate.KPP: Key Principal Partners
A/LM: Asset/liability management.  LIHTC: Low-income housing tax credit.KREEC: Key Real Estate Equity Capital, Inc.
AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  Moody’s: Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.LCR: Liquidity coverage ratio.
APBO: Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.  MRM: Market Risk Management group.LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate.
Austin: Austin Capital Management, Ltd.  N/A: Not applicable.LIHTC: Low-income housing tax credit.
BHCs: Bank holding companies.Moody’s: Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
Board: KeyCorp Board of Directors.MRM: Market Risk Management group.
CCAR: Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review.N/A: Not applicable.
CMBS: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.  NASDAQ: The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
Board:CMO: Collateralized mortgage obligation.NAV: Net asset value.
Common shares: KeyCorp Board of Directors.common shares, $1 par value.  N/M: Not meaningful.
CCAR: Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review.DIF: Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC.  NOW: Negotiable Order of Withdrawal.
CMBS: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.Dodd-Frank Act: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform andNPR: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Consumer Protection Act of 2010.  NYSE: New York Stock Exchange.
CMO: Collateralized mortgage obligation.EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and  OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Common shares: KeyCorp common shares, $1 par value.amortization.  OCI: Other comprehensive income (loss).
Dodd-Frank Act: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform andEPS: Earnings per share.  OREO: Other real estate owned.
Consumer Protection Act of 2010.ERM: Enterprise risk management.  OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment.
EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, andEVE: Economic value of equity.  PBO: Projected benefit obligation.
amortization.FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.  PCI: Purchased credit impaired.
EPS: Earnings per share.FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  S&P: Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The
ERM: Enterprise risk management.Federal Reserve: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve  McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
EVE: Economic value of equity.System.  SEC: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.  Series A Preferred Stock: KeyCorp’s 7.750% Noncumulative
FDIC:FHLMC: Federal Deposit InsuranceHome Loan Mortgage Corporation.  Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A.
Federal Reserve: Board of Governors of the Federal ReserveFirst Niagara: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.  SIFIs: Systemically important financial institutions, including
System.(NASDAQ: FNFG).  BHCs with total consolidated assets of at least $50 billion
FHLB:FNMA: Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae.  and nonbank financial companies designated by FSOC for
FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.FSOC: Financial Stability Oversight Council.  supervision by the Federal Reserve.
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae.GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  TDR: Troubled debt restructuring.
FSOC: Financial Stability Oversight Council.GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association.  TE: Taxable-equivalent.
GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association.  U.S. Treasury: United States Department of the Treasury.
GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association.KAHC: Key Affordable Housing Corporation.  VaR: Value at risk.
ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association.KBCM: KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.  VEBA: Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association.
KAHC:KCC: Key Affordable Housing Corporation.Victory: Victory Capital Management and/or
KBCM: KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.Victory Capital Advisors.
KCDC: Key Community Development Corporation.  VIE: Variable interest entity.
KEF: Key Equipment Finance.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Some previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to current reporting practices.

The consolidated financial statements include any voting rights entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for consolidations, we consolidate a VIE if we have: (i) a variable interest in the entity; (ii) the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and (iii) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE (i.e., we are considered to be the primary beneficiary). Variable interests can include equity interests, subordinated debt, derivative contracts, leases, service agreements, guarantees, standby letters of credit, loan commitments, and other contracts, agreements, and financial instruments. See Note 9 (“Variable Interest Entities”) for information on our involvement with VIEs.

We use the equity method to account for unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities or VIEs if we have significant influence over the entity’s operating and financing decisions (usually defined as a voting or economic interest of 20% to 50%, but not controlling). Unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities or VIEs in which we have a voting or economic interest of less than 20% generally are carried at cost. Investments held by our registered broker-dealer and investment company subsidiaries (principal investing entities and Real Estate Capital line of business) are carried at fair value.

We believe that the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature and disclosures that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 20142015 Form 10-K.

In preparing these financial statements, subsequent events were evaluated through the time the financial statements were issued. Financial statements are considered issued when they are widely distributed to all shareholders and other financial statement users, or filed with the SEC.

Offsetting Derivative Positions

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we take into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts held with a single counterparty on a net basis, and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral when recognizing derivative assets and liabilities. Additional information regarding derivative offsetting is provided in Note 7 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”).

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

In the third quarter of 2015, we enhanced the approach used to determine the commercial reserve factors used in estimating the commercial ALLL, which had the effect of capturing certain elements in the commercial quantitative reserve component that had formerly been included in the commercial qualitative component. Under the enhanced methodology, we began utilizing more refined commercial estimated loss rates that represent cumulative losses over the estimated average time period from the onset of credit deterioration to the initial loss recorded for an individual loan. In addition, we began utilizing an enhanced framework to quantify commercial ALLL adjustments resulting from qualitative factors that may not be fully captured within the statistical analysis of incurred loss. The impact of these changes was largely neutral to the total ALLL at September 30, 2015. However, because the quantitative reserve is allocated to the business segments at a loan level, while the qualitative portion is allocated at the portfolio level, the impact of the methodology enhancements on the allowance for each business segment and each portfolio caused the business segment and commercial portfolio reserves to increase or decrease accordingly. The impact of the increases and decreases on the business segment and commercial portfolio reserves was not significant.

Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2015

Troubled debt restructurings. In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to account for certain government-guaranteed mortgage loans upon foreclosure. This accounting guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 (effective January 1, 2015, for us) and could be implemented using either a modified retrospective method or a prospective method. Early adoption was permitted. We elected to implement the new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Transfers and servicing of financial assets. In June 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that applies secured borrowing accounting to repurchase-to-maturity transactions and linked repurchase financings and expands disclosure requirements. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 (effective January 1, 2015, for us) and was implemented using a cumulative-effect approach to transactions outstanding as of the effective date with no adjustment to prior periods. The disclosure for secured borrowings will be presented for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and has been presented for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015 (June 30, 2015, for us). Early adoption was not permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Discontinued operations. In April 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that revises the criteria for determining when disposals should be reported as discontinued operations and modifies the disclosure requirements. This accounting guidance was effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 (effective January 1, 2015, for us). Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Investments in qualified affordable housing projects. In January 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that modifies the conditions that must be met to make an election to account for investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method or the practical expedient method to the proportional amortization method. This accounting guidance was effective retrospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 (effective January 1, 2015, for us). Early adoption was permitted. We elected to amortize our LIHTCs under the practical expedient method to the proportional amortization method. As our LIHTCs were previously accounted for under the effective yield method and related amortization expense was previously classified as income taxes in our Consolidated Statements of Income, the adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. We provide additional information regarding our LIHTCs in Note 9.

Troubled debt restructurings. In January 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies the definition of when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs for purposes of creditor reclassification of residential real estate collateralized consumer mortgage loans by derecognizing the loan and recognizing the collateral asset. This accounting guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 (effective January 1, 2015, for us) and could be implemented using either a modified retrospective method or prospective method. Early adoption was permitted. We elected to implement the new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. We provide the disclosure related to consumer residential mortgages required by this new accounting guidance in Note 4 (“Asset Quality”).

Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption at September 30, 20152016

Business combinations. In September 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that obligates an acquirer in a business combination to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts in the reporting period that the amounts were determined, eliminating the requirement for retrospective adjustments. The acquirer should record in the current period any income effects that resulted from the change in provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting were completed at the acquisition date. This accounting guidance will bewas effective prospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and should be implemented using the prospective method.. Early adoption iswas permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect onaffect our financial condition or results of operations.

Fair value measurement. In May 2015, the FASB issued new disclosure guidance that eliminates the requirement to categorize investments measured using the net asset value practical expedient in the fair value hierarchy table. Entities will beare required to disclose the fair value of investments measured using the net asset value practical expedient so that financial statement users can reconcile amounts reported in the fair value hierarchy table to amounts reported on the balance sheet. This disclosure will be presentedguidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (March 31, 2016, for us) on a retrospective basis. Early adoption iswas permitted. The adoption of this disclosure guidance willdid not affect our financial condition or results of operations. We provide the disclosure related to this new guidance in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”).

Cloud computing fees.In April 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a

service contract. This accounting guidance will bewas effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and cancould be implemented using either a prospective method or a retrospective method. Early adoption iswas permitted. We have elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect onaffect our financial condition or results of operations.

Imputation of interest. In April 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This accounting guidance will bewas effective retrospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and should be implemented using a retrospective method.. Early adoption iswas permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Consolidation. In February 2015, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The new guidance amends the current accounting guidance to address limited partnerships and similar legal entities, certain investment funds, fees paid to a decision maker or service provider, and the impact of fee arrangements and related parties on the primary beneficiary determination. This accounting guidance will bewas effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and should bewas implemented using a modified retrospective basis. Retrospective application to all relevant prior periods and early adoption iswas permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance isdid not expected to have a material effect onaffect our financial condition or results of operations. Our Principal Investing unit and the Real Estate Capital line of business have equity and mezzanine investments, which were subjected to the new guidance. We determined these investments are VIEs. We provide disclosures related to our variable interest entities as required by the new guidance in Note 9 (“Variable Interest Entities”).

Derivatives and hedging. In November 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how current guidance should be interpreted when evaluating the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in a hybrid financial instrument that is issued in the form of a share. An entity should consider all relevant terms and features, including the embedded derivative feature being evaluated for bifurcation, when evaluating the nature of a host contract. This accounting guidance will bewas effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and shouldcould be implemented using a modified retrospective basis. Retrospective application to all relevant prior periods and early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Consolidation.In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to measure the financial assets and the financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and could be implemented using either a retrospective method or a cumulative-effect approach. Early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Stock-based compensation. In June 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to account for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. This accounting guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and could be implemented using either a retrospective method or a prospective method. Early adoption was permitted. We elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance did not affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption at March 31, 2016

Stock-based compensation. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that simplifies accounting for several aspects of share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and presentation on the statement of cash flows. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us). The method of transition is dependent on the particular amendment within the new guidance. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Equity method investments. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that simplifies the transition to equity method accounting by eliminating the requirement for an investor to make retroactive adjustments to the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings on a step-by-step basis when an investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting. Instead, when an investment qualifies for the equity method due to an increase in ownership or degree of

influence, an equity method investor is required to add the cost of acquiring the additional interest to the current basis of the previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for the equity method. This accounting guidance will be effective prospectively for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us). Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Derivatives and hedging. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires an entity to use a four-step decision model when assessing contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments to determine whether they are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us) and must be implemented using a modified retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Derivatives and hedging. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, by itself, require dedesignation, but all other hedge accounting criteria must be met. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us) and can be implemented using either a prospective method or a modified retrospective method. Early adoption is permitted. We have elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective method. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Extinguishment of liabilities. In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies that liabilities related to the sale of prepaid stored-value products are financial liabilities, and breakage should be accounted for under the breakage guidance in the new revenue recognition accounting guidance. It also provides clarity on how prepaid product liabilities should be derecognized. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us) and can be implemented using either a modified retrospective approach or retrospective approach. We are currently determining a transition method and evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires a lessee to recognize a liability to make lease payments and a right of use asset representing its right to use an underlying asset during the lease term for both finance and operating leases. The definition of a lease was modified to exemplify the concept of control over an asset identified in the lease. Lease classification criteria remains substantially similar to criteria in current lease guidance. The guidance defines which payments can be used in determining lease classification. For short-term leases with a term of 12 months or less, lessees can make a policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. Lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Leveraged leases that commenced before the effective date of the new guidance are grandfathered. New disclosures are required, and certain practical expedients are allowed upon adoption. This accounting and disclosure guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (effective January 1, 2019, for us) and should be implemented using the modified retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Financial instruments. In January 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or consolidated, to be measured at fair value with changes recognized in net income. If there is no readily determinable fair value, the guidance allows entities the ability to measure investments at cost less impairment, whereby impairment is based on a qualitative assessment. The guidance eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost and changes the presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities on the balance sheet or in the footnotes. If an entity has elected the fair value option to measure liabilities, the new accounting guidance requires the portion of the change in the fair value of a liability resulting from credit risk to be presented in OCI. We have not elected to measure any of our liabilities at fair value, and therefore, this aspect of the guidance is not applicable to us. This accounting and disclosure guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us). For the guidance applicable to us, the accounting will be implemented on a prospective basis, whereby early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this accounting guidance may have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Going concern. In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. Disclosure is required when conditions or events raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to

continue as a going concern. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (effective January 1, 2017, for us). Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Consolidation. In August 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to measure the financial assets and the financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and can be implemented using either a retrospective method or a cumulative-effect approach. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Stock-based compensation. In June 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that clarifies how to account for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. This accounting guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (effective January 1, 2016, for us) and can be implemented using either a retrospective method or a prospective method. Early adoption is permitted. We have elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a prospective approach. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Revenue recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that revises the criteria for determining when to recognize revenue from contracts with customers and expands disclosure requirements. This accounting guidance can be implemented using either a retrospective method or a cumulative-effect approach. In August 2015, the FASB issued an update that defers the effective date of the revenue recognition guidance by one year. This new guidance will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (effective January 1, 2018, for us). Early adoption is permitted but only for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We have elected to implement this new accounting guidance using a cumulative-effect approach. Our preliminary analysis suggests that the adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There are many aspects of this new accounting guidance that are still being interpreted, and the FASB has recently issued and proposed updates to certain aspects of the guidance to address implementation issues. For example, the FASB issued accounting guidance in March 2016 to clarify principal versus agent considerations and additional guidance in April 2016 to clarify the identification of performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance. Therefore, theThe results of our materiality analysis may change based on the conclusions reached as to the application of the new guidance.

2. Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per share is the amount of earnings (adjusted for dividends declared on our preferred stock) available to each common share outstanding during the reporting periods. Diluted earnings per share is the amount of earnings available to each common share outstanding during the reporting periods adjusted to include the effects of potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares include incremental shares issued for the conversion of our convertible Series A Preferred Stock, stock options, and other stock-based awards. Potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share in the periods where the effect would be antidilutive. For diluted earnings per share, net income available to common shareholders can be affected by the conversion of our convertible Series A Preferred Stock. Where the effect of this conversion would be dilutive, net income available to common shareholders is adjusted by the amount of preferred dividends associated with our Series A Preferred Stock.

Our basic and diluted earnings per common share are calculated as follows:

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

dollars in millions, except per share amounts

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

EARNINGS

            

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $220   $203   $686   $694   $187   $230 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

   (2   —      1    6    —      2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key

   222    203    685    688    187    228 

Less: Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock

   6    6    17    17    5    6 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

��

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

   216    197    668    671    182    222 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
taxes (a)

   (3   (17   5    (41   1    5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders

  $213   $180   $673   $630   $183   $227 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

            

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)(b)

   831,430    867,350    839,758    875,728    827,381    848,580 

Effect of convertible preferred stock

   —      —      —      —      —      —   

Effect of common share options and other stock awards(b)

   7,450    6,772    7,613    6,723    7,679    8,542 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000) (b)

   838,880    874,122    847,371    882,451 

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000)(b), (c)

   835,060    857,122 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

            

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $.26   $.23   $.79   $.77   $.22   $.26 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
taxes (a)

   —      (.02   .01    (.05   —      .01 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (c)

   .26    .21    .80    .72 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders(d)

   .22    .27 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution

  $.26   $.23   $.78   $.76   $.22   $.26 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of
taxes (a)

   —      (.02   .01    (.05   —      .01 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution (c)

   .25    .21    .79    .71 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution(d)

   .22    .26 

 

(a)In April 2009, we decided to wind down the operations of Austin, a subsidiary that specialized in managing hedge fund investments for institutional customers. In September 2009, we decided to discontinue the education lending business conducted through Key Education Resources, the education payment and financing unit of KeyBank. In February 2013, we decided to sell Victory to a private equity fund. As a result of these decisions,this decision, we have accounted for these businessesthis business as a discontinued operations.operation. For further discussion regarding the income (loss) from discontinued operations, see Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”).
(b)For the three months ended March 31, 2016, weighted-average common shares outstanding, effect of common share options and other stock awards, and weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding have been revised from our financial results reported on Form 8-K on April 21, 2016.
(c)Assumes conversion of common share options and other stock awards and/or convertible preferred stock, as applicable.
(c)(d)EPS may not foot due to rounding.

3. Loans and Loans Held for Sale

Our loans by category are summarized as follows:

 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
 

Commercial, financial and agricultural (a)

  $31,095   $27,982   $26,683 

Commercial real estate:

      

Commercial mortgage

   8,180    8,047    8,276 

Construction

   1,070    1,100    1,036 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   9,250    9,147    9,312 

Commercial lease financing (b)

   3,929    4,252    4,135 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   44,274    41,381    40,130 

Residential — prime loans:

      

Real estate — residential mortgage

   2,267    2,225    2,213 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   10,282    10,366    10,380 

Other

   222    267    283 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total home equity loans

   10,504    10,633    10,663 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total residential — prime loans

   12,771    12,858    12,876 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   1,612    1,560    1,546 

Credit cards

   770    754    724 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   620    779    828 

Other

   38    49    51 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer other

   658    828    879 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   15,811    16,000    16,025 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans (c) (d)

  $60,085   $57,381   $56,155 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

in millions

  March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Commercial, financial and agricultural(a)

  $31,976   $31,240   $28,783 

Commercial real estate:

      

Commercial mortgage

   8,364    7,959    8,162 

Construction

   841    1,053    1,142 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   9,205    9,012    9,304 

Commercial lease financing(b)

   3,934    4,020    4,064 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   45,115    44,272    42,151 

Residential — prime loans:

      

Real estate — residential mortgage

   2,234    2,242    2,231 

Home equity loans

   10,149    10,335    10,523 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total residential — prime loans

   12,383    12,577    12,754 

Consumer direct loans

   1,579    1,600    1,547 

Credit cards

   782    806    727 

Consumer indirect loans

   579    621    774 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   15,323    15,604    15,802 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans(c) (d)

  $60,438   $59,876   $57,953 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)Loan balances include $88$85 million, $88$85 million, and $90$87 million of commercial credit card balances at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, respectively.
(b)Commercial lease financing includes receivables held as collateral for a secured borrowing of $162$115 million, $302$134 million, and $367$230 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, respectively. Principal reductions are based on the cash payments received from these related receivables. Additional information pertaining to this secured borrowing is included in Note 18 (“Long-Term Debt”) beginning on page 202208 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.
(c)At September 30,March 31, 2016, total loans include purchased loans of $109 million, of which $11 million were PCI loans. At December 31, 2015, total loans include purchased loans of $119$114 million, of which $12$11 million were PCI loans. At DecemberMarch 31, 2014,2015, total loans include purchased loans of $138$130 million, of which $13 million were PCI loans. At September 30, 2014, total loans include purchased loans of $143 million, of which $14$12 million were PCI loans.
(d)Total loans exclude loans of $1.9$1.8 billion at September 30, 2015, $2.3March 31, 2016, $1.8 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $2.4$2.2 billion at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business. Additional information pertaining to these loans is provided in Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”).

Our loans held for sale are summarized as follows:

 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $74   $63   $30 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   806    638    725 

Commercial lease financing

   10    15    10 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   26    18    19 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans held for sale(a)

  $916   $734   $784 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Total loans held for sale exclude loans held for sale of $169 million at September 30, 2015, related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business. Additional information pertaining to these loans is provided in Note 11.

in millions

  March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $103   $76   $183 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   562    532    1,408 

Commercial lease financing

   —      14    14 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   19    17    44 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans held for sale

  $684   $639   $1,649 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our quarterly summary of changes in loans held for sale follows:

 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
 

Balance at beginning of the period

  $835   $784   $435 

New originations

   1,673    2,465    1,593 

Transfers from (to) held to maturity, net

   24    2    —   

Loan sales

   (1,616   (2,516   (1,243

Loan draws (payments), net

   —      (1   (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period (a)

  $916   $734   $784 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Total loans held for sale exclude loans held for sale of $169 million at September 30, 2015, related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business. Additional information pertaining to these loans is provided in Note 11.

in millions

  March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Balance at beginning of the period

  $639   $916   $734 

New originations

   1,114    1,655    2,130 

Transfers from (to) held to maturity, net

   —      22    10 

Loan sales

   (1,108   (1,943   (1,204

Loan draws (payments), net

   39    (11   (21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $684   $639   $1,649 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

4. Asset Quality

We assess the credit quality of the loan portfolio by monitoring net credit losses, levels of nonperforming assets and delinquencies, and credit quality ratings as defined by management.

Nonperforming loans are loans for which we do not accrue interest income, and include commercial and consumer loans and leases, as well as current year TDRs and nonaccruing TDR loans from prior years. Nonperforming loans do not include loans held for sale or PCI loans. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans, nonperforming loans held for sale, OREO, and other nonperforming assets.

Our nonperforming assets and past due loans were as follows:

 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
  March 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 March 31,
2015
 

Total nonperforming loans (a), (b)

  $400   $418   $401  $676  $387  $437 

Nonperforming loans held for sale

   —      —      —   

OREO (c)

   17    18    16   14  14  20 

Other nonperforming assets

   —      —      1   2  2   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

  $417   $436   $418  $692  $403  $457 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Nonperforming assets from discontinued operations—education lending (d)

  $8   $11   $9 

Nonperforming assets from discontinued operations - education lending (d)

 $6  $7  $8 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Restructured loans included in nonperforming loans

  $159   $157   $137  $151  $159  $141 

Restructured loans with an allocated specific allowance (e)

   71    82    115   59  69  70 

Specifically allocated allowance for restructured loans (f)

   29    34    30   29  30  39 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

  $54   $96   $71  $70  $72  $111 

Accruing loans past due 30 through 89 days

   271    235    340   237  208  216 

 

(a)Loan balances exclude $12$11 million, $13$11 million, and $14$12 million of PCI loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, respectively.
(b)Includes carrying value of consumer residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure of approximately $131 million, $114 million, and $119 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively.
(c)Includes carrying value of foreclosed residential real estate of approximately $13$11 million, $11 million, and $17 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively.
(d)Restructured loans of approximately $20$21 million, $17$21 million, and $16$18 million are included in discontinued operations at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, respectively. See Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”) for further discussion.
(e)Included in individually impaired loans allocated a specific allowance.
(f)Included in allowance for individually evaluated impaired loans.

We evaluate purchased loans for impairment in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. Purchased loans that have evidence of deterioration in credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments will not be collected are deemed PCI and initially recorded at fair value without recording an allowance for loan losses. All PCI loans were acquired in 2012. At the 2012 acquisition date, the estimated gross contractual amount receivable of all PCI loans totaled $41 million. The estimated cash flows not expected to be collected (the nonaccretable amount) were $11 million, and the accretable amount was approximately $5 million. The difference between the fair value and the cash flows expected to be collected from the purchased loans is accreted to interest income over the remaining term of the loans.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the outstanding unpaid principal balance and carrying value of all PCI loans was $18$17 million and $11 million, respectively, compared to $17 million and $11 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015, and $19 million and $12 million, respectively.respectively, at March 31, 2015. Changes in the accretable yield during the first nine monthsquarter of 2016 included accretion and net reclassifications of less than $1 million, resulting in an ending balance of $5 million at March 31, 2016. Changes in the accretable yield during 2015 included accretion and net reclassifications of less than $1 million, resulting in an ending balance of $5 million at December 31, 2015, which was unchanged from the ending balance at December 31, 2014. Changes in the accretable yield during the first quarter of 2015 included accretion and net reclassifications of less than $1 million, resulting in an ending balance of $5 million at September 30,March 31, 2015.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the approximate carrying amount of our commercial nonperforming loans outstanding represented 74%89% of their original contractual amount owed, total nonperforming loans outstanding represented 79%88% of their original contractual amount owed, and nonperforming assets in total were carried at 79%88% of their original contractual amount owed.

At September 30,March 31, 2016, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $359 million, representing 54% of total loans on nonperforming status. At March 31, 2015, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $112$123 million, representing 28% of total loans on nonperforming status. At September 30, 2014, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $72 million, representing 18% of total loans on nonperforming status.

Nonperforming loans and loans held for sale reduced expected interest income by $12$5 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and $16$4 million for the yearthree months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2014.2015.

The following tables set forth a further breakdown of individually impaired loans as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014:March 31, 2015:

 

      Unpaid       Average       Unpaid       Average 
September 30, 2015  Recorded   Principal   Specific   Recorded 
March 31, 2016  Recorded   Principal   Specific   Recorded 

in millions

  Investment (a)   Balance (b)   Allowance   Investment   Investment (a)   Balance (b)   Allowance   Investment 

With no related allowance recorded:

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $30   $54    —      $19   $260   $270    —      $150 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

   9    12    —       10    4    7    —       4 

Construction

   5    5    —       6    8    8    —       7 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   14    17    —       16    12    15    —       11 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   44    71    —       35    272    285    —       161 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   22    22    —       22    23    23    —       23 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   58    58    —       59 

Other

   2    2    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   60    60    —       61 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   1    1    —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   1    1    —       1 

Home equity loans

   68    68    —       65 

Consumer indirect loans

   1    1    —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   83    83    —       84    92    92    —       89 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total loans with no related allowance recorded

   127    154    —       119    364    377    —       250 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   43    56   $9    58    101    113   $28    64 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

   5    6    1    6    4    4    1    5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   5    6    1    6    4    4    1    5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   48    62    10    64    105    117    29    69 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   33    33    5    33    32    32    3    33 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   54    54    17    53 

Other

   10    10    1    10 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   64    64    18    63 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   3    3    —       3 

Home equity loans

   65    65    19    64 

Consumer direct loans

   3    3    —       3 

Credit cards

   3    3    1    3    3    3    —       3 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   38    38    2    39 

Other

   2    2    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   40    40    2    41 

Consumer indirect loans

   35    35    3    36 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   143    143    26    143    138    138    25    139 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total loans with an allowance recorded

   191    205    36    207    243    255    54    208 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $318   $359   $36   $326   $607   $632   $54   $458 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.
(b)The Unpaid Principal Balance represents the customer’s legal obligation to us.

      Unpaid       Average       Unpaid       Average 
December 31, 2014  Recorded   Principal   Specific   Recorded 
December 31, 2015  Recorded   Principal   Specific   Recorded 

in millions

  Investment (a)   Balance (b)   Allowance   Investment   Investment (a)   Balance (b)   Allowance   Investment 

With no related allowance recorded:

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $6   $17    —     $8   $40   $74    —      $23 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

   15    20    —      19    5    8    —       10 

Construction

   5    6    —      7    5    5    —       5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   20    26    —      26    10    13    —       15 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   26    43    —      34    50    87    —       38 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   24    24    —      30    23    23    —       24 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   62    63    —      63 

Other

   1    1    —      2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   63    64    —      65 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   2    2    —      2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   2    2    —      2 

Home equity loans

   61    61    —       62 

Consumer direct loans

   —       —       —       —    

Credit cards

   —       —       —       —    

Consumer indirect loans

   1    1    —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   89    90    —      97    85    85    —       87 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total loans with no related allowance recorded

   115    133    —      131    135    172    —       125 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   37    37   $9    28    28    43   $7    33 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

   6    6    2    6    5    6    1    6 

Construction

   3    3    1    2    —       —       —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   9    9    3    8    5    6    1    7 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   46    46    12    36    33    49    8    40 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   31    31    5    25    33    33    4    32 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   46    46    16    43 

Other

   11    11    2    11 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   57    57    18    54 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   4    4    —      3 

Home equity loans

   64    64    20    60 

Consumer direct loans

   3    3    —       4 

Credit cards

   4    4    —      4    3    3    —       4 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   43    43    5    45 

Other

   2    2    —      2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   45    45    5    47 

Consumer indirect loans

   37    37    3    40 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   141    141    28    133    140    140    27    140 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total loans with an allowance recorded

   187    187    40    169    173    189    35    180 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $302   $320   $40   $300   $308   $361   $35   $305 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.
(b)The Unpaid Principal Balance represents the customer’s legal obligation to us.

      Unpaid       Average       Unpaid       Average 
September 30, 2014  Recorded   Principal   Specific   Recorded 
March 31, 2015  Recorded   Principal   Specific   Recorded 

in millions

  Investment (a)   Balance (b)   Allowance   Investment   Investment (a)   Balance (b)   Allowance   Investment 

With no related allowance recorded:

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $11   $20    —      $12   $20   $51    —      $13 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

   22    27    —       23    14    19    —       14 

Construction

   9    20    —       7    7    7    —       6 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   31    47    —       30    21    26    —       20 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   42    67    —       42    41    77    —       33 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   36    36    —       30    23    23    —       23 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   64    64    —       65 

Other

   2    2    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   66    66    —       67 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   2    2    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   2    2    —       2 

Home equity loans

   63    64    —       63 

Consumer indirect loans

   1    1    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   104    104    —       99    87    88    —       88 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total loans with no related allowance recorded

   146    171    —       141    128    165    —       121 

With an allowance recorded:

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   20    21   $7    12    62    62   $20    50 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

   7    7    2    5    6    7    2    6 

Construction

   —       —       —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   7    7    2    5    6    7    2    7 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   27    28    9    17    68    69    22    57 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   19    19    4    24    32    32    5    32 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   41    41    16    39 

Other

   11    11    2    11 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   52    52    18    50 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   3    3    —       3 

Home equity loans

   60    60    18    59 

Consumer direct loans

   3    3    —       3 

Credit cards

   3    3    1    3    4    4    —       4 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   46    46    5    47 

Other

   2    2    1    2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   48    48    6    49 

Consumer indirect loans

   43    43    4    44 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   125    125    29    129    142    142    27    142 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total loans with an allowance recorded

   152    153    38    146    210    211    49    199 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $298   $324   $38   $287   $338   $376   $49   $320 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)The Recorded Investment represents the face amount of the loan increased or decreased by applicable accrued interest, net deferred loan fees and costs, and unamortized premium or discount, and reflects direct charge-offs. This amount is a component of total loans on our consolidated balance sheet.
(b)The Unpaid Principal Balance represents the customer’s legal obligation to us.

For each of the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, interest income recognized on the outstanding balances of accruing impaired loans totaled $5 million.$4 million and $1 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, aggregate restructured loans (accrual and nonaccrual loans) totaled $287$283 million, compared to $270$280 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $264$268 million at September 30, 2014. WeMarch 31, 2015. During the first three months of 2016, we added $87$23 million in restructured loans, during the first nine months of 2015, which were partially offset by $70$20 million in payments and charge-offs. During 2015, we added $99 million in restructured loans, which were partially offset by $89 million in payments and charge-offs. During the first three months of 2015, we added $11 million in restructured loans, which were offset by $13 million in payments and charge-offs.

A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of September 30,March 31, 2016, follows:

       Pre-modification   Post-modification 
       Outstanding   Outstanding 
March 31, 2016  Number   Recorded   Recorded 

dollars in millions

  of Loans   Investment   Investment 

LOAN TYPE

      

Nonperforming:

      

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   13   $58   $46 

Commercial real estate:

      

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   10    13    4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   23    71    50 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   323    21    21 

Home equity loans

   1,350    85    76 

Consumer direct loans

   29    1    —   

Credit cards

   253    1    1 

Consumer indirect loans

   94    4    3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,049    112    101 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming TDRs

   2,072    183    151 

Prior-year accruing:(a)

      

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   7    5    2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   7    5    2 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   532    36    36 

Home equity loans

   1,149    68    57 

Consumer direct loans

   41    2    2 

Credit cards

   488    3    2 

Consumer indirect loans

   445    59    33 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,655    168    130 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total prior-year accruing TDRs

   2,662    173    132 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TDRs

   4,734   $356   $283 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2016, and are fully accruing.

A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of December 31, 2015, follows:

 

      Pre-modification   Post-modification       Pre-modification   Post-modification 
      Outstanding   Outstanding       Outstanding   Outstanding 
September 30, 2015  Number   Recorded   Recorded 
December 31, 2015  Number   Recorded   Recorded 

dollars in millions

  of Loans   Investment   Investment   of Loans   Investment   Investment 

LOAN TYPE

            

Nonperforming:

            

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   12   $56   $50    12   $56   $45 

Commercial real estate:

            

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   11    30    7    12    30    7 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   11    30    7    12    30    7 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   23    86    57    24    86    52 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   356    21    21    366    23    23 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   1,093    79    70 

Other

   122    3    3 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   1,215    82    73 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   26    1    1 

Home equity loans

   1,262    85    76 

Consumer direct loans

   28    1    1 

Credit cards

   314    2    2    339    2    2 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   92    6    5 

Other

   16    —       —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   108    6    5 

Consumer indirect loans

   103    6    5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,019    112    102    2,098    117    107 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total nonperforming TDRs

   2,042    198    159    2,122    203    159 

Prior-year accruing: (a)

            

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   12    6    3    7    5    2 

Commercial real estate:

            

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   1    2    1    —       —       —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   1    2    1    —       —       —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   13    8    4    7    5    2 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   499    36    36    489    34    34 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   794    49    42 

Other

   327    10    8 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   1,121    59    50 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   45    2    1 

Home equity loans

   1,071    57    49 

Consumer direct loans

   42    2    2 

Credit cards

   473    2    2    461    4    2 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   398    59    33 

Other

   68    2    2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   466    61    35 

Consumer indirect loans

   430    59    32 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,604    160    124    2,493    156    119 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total prior-year accruing TDRs

   2,617    168    128    2,500    161    121 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total TDRs

   4,659   $366   $287    4,622   $364   $280 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2015, and are fully accruing.

A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of DecemberMarch 31, 2014,2015, follows:

 

      Pre-modification   Post-modification       Pre-modification   Post-modification 
      Outstanding   Outstanding       Outstanding   Outstanding 
December 31, 2014  Number   Recorded   Recorded 
March 31, 2015  Number   Recorded   Recorded 

dollars in millions

  of Loans   Investment   Investment   of Loans   Investment   Investment 

LOAN TYPE

            

Nonperforming:

            

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   14   $25   $23    11   $25   $22 

Commercial real estate:

            

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   10    38    13    12    37    13 

Real estate — construction

   1    5    —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   11    43    13    12    37    13 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   25    68    36    23    62    35 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   453    27    27    383    22    22 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   1,184    79    72 

Other

   158    4    4 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   1,342    83    76 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   37    2    1 

Home equity loans

   1,199    80    73 

Consumer direct loans

   28    1    1 

Credit cards

   290    2    2    275    2    1 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   206    17    14 

Other

   38    1    1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   244    18    15 

Consumer indirect loans

   143    9    9 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,366    132    121    2,028    114    106 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total nonperforming TDRs

   2,391    200    157    2,051    176    141 

Prior-year accruing: (a)

            

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   20    6    3    17    6    3 

Commercial real estate:

            

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   1    2    1    1    2    1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   1    2    1    1    2    1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   21    8    4    18    8    4 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   381    29    29    454    34    34 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   674    41    36 

Other

   310    9    8 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   984    50    44 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   45    2    2 

Home equity loans

   1,142    57    49 

Consumer direct loans

   51    2    2 

Credit cards

   514    4    2    519    4    2 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   373    54    31 

Other

   67    2    1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   440    56    32 

Consumer indirect loans

   505    62    36 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,364    141    109    2,671    159    123 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total prior-year accruing TDRs

   2,385    149    113    2,689    167    127 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total TDRs

   4,776   $349   $270    4,740   $343   $268 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2014, and are fully accruing.

A further breakdown of TDRs included in nonperforming loans by loan category as of September 30, 2014, follows:

       Pre-modification   Post-modification 
       Outstanding   Outstanding 
September 30, 2014  Number   Recorded   Recorded 

dollars in millions

  of Loans   Investment   Investment 

LOAN TYPE

      

Nonperforming:

      

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   20   $16   $9 

Commercial real estate:

      

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   12    39    14 

Real estate — construction

   3    15    1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   15    54    15 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   35    70    24 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   464    28    28 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   1,125    70    64 

Other

   133    4    4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total home equity loans

   1,258    74    68 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   31    1    1 

Credit cards

   156    1    1 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   211    16    14 

Other

   40    1    1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer other

   251    17    15 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,160    121    113 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming TDRs

   2,195    191    137 

Prior-year accruing: (a)

      

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   25    6    3 

Commercial real estate:

      

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   4    18    8 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

   4    18    8 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   29    24    11 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   359    28    28 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   731    45    40 

Other

   325    10    8 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total home equity loans

   1,056    55    48 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   53    2    2 

Credit cards

   564    4    3 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   402    58    34 

Other

   72    2    1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer other

   474    60    35 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   2,506    149    116 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total prior-year accruing TDRs

   2,535    173    127 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total TDRs

   4,730   $364   $264 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)All TDRs that were restructured prior to January 1, 2014,2015, and are fully accruing.

We classify loan modifications as TDRs when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and we have granted a concession without commensurate financial, structural, or legal consideration. All commercial and consumer loan TDRs, regardless of size, are individually evaluated for impairment to determine the probable loss content and are assigned a specific loan allowance if deemed appropriate. This designation has the effect of moving the loan from the general reserve methodology (i.e., collectively evaluated) to the specific reserve methodology (i.e., individually evaluated) and may impact the ALLL through a charge-off or increased loan loss provision. These components affect the ultimate allowance level. Additional information regarding TDRs for discontinued operations is provided in Note 11.11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”).

Commercial loan TDRs are considered defaulted when principal and interest payments are 90 days past due. Consumer loan TDRs are considered defaulted when principal and interest payments are more than 60 days past due. During the first three months ended September 30, 2015,of 2016, there were no significant commercial loan TDRs and 6151 consumer loan TDRs with a combined recorded investment of $3 million that experienced payment defaults fromafter modifications resulting in TDR status during 2014.2015. During the first three months ended September 30, 2014,of 2015, there were no significant commercial loan TDRs and 9389 consumer loan TDRs with a combined recorded investment of $4 million that experienced payment defaults from modifications resulting in TDR status during 2013.2014. As TDRs are individually evaluated for impairment under the specific reserve methodology, subsequent defaults do not generally have a significant additional impact on the ALLL.

Our loan modifications are handled on a case-by-case basis and are negotiated to achieve mutually agreeable terms that maximize loan collectability and meet the borrower’s financial needs. Our concession types are primarily interest rate reductions, forgiveness of principal, and other modifications. The commercial TDR other concession category includes modification of loan terms, covenants, or conditions. The consumer TDR other concession category primarily includes those borrowers’ debts that are discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have not been formally re-affirmed.

The following table shows the post-modification outstanding recorded investment by concession type for our commercial and consumer accruing and nonaccruing TDRs and other selected financial data.

 

  March 31,   December 31,   March 31, 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
   2016   2015   2015 

Commercial loans:

            

Interest rate reduction

  $58   $13   $24   $48   $51   $12 

Forgiveness of principal

   2    2    5    —      2    2 

Other

   1    25    6    4    1    25 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $61   $40   $35   $52   $54   $39 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Consumer loans:

            

Interest rate reduction

  $139   $140   $140   $128   $132   $140 

Forgiveness of principal

   4    4    4    20    8    4 

Other

   83    86    85    83    86    85 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $226   $230   $229   $231   $226   $229 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total commercial and consumer TDRs (a)

  $287   $270   $264   $283   $280   $268 

Total loans

   60,085    57,381    56,155    60,438    59,876    57,953 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Commitments outstanding to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loan terms have been modified in TDRs are $8$6 million, $9 million, and $5 million and $1 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, respectively.

Our policies for determining past due loans, placing loans on nonaccrual, applying payments on nonaccrual loans, and resuming accrual of interest for our commercial and consumer loan portfolios are disclosed in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Nonperforming Loans” beginning on page 116121 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, approximately $59.3$59.4 billion, or 98.8%98.4%, of our total loans were current, compared to $56.6approximately $59.2 billion, or 98.7%,98.9% of total loans, at December 31, 2014,2015, and $55.3approximately $57.2 billion, or 98.5%,98.7% of total loans, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, total past due loans and nonperforming loans of $724$983 million represented approximately 1.2%1.6% of total loans, compared to $749$667 million, or 1.3%,1.1% of total loans, at December 31, 2014,2015, and $813$764 million, or 1.5%1.3% of total loans, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

The following aging analysis of past due and current loans as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, provides further information regarding Key’s credit exposure.

 

       90 and   Total Past            90 and   Total Past     
   30-59 60-89 Greater   Due and Purchased      30-59 60-89 Greater   Due and Purchased   
September 30, 2015   Days Past Days Past Days Past Nonperforming Nonperforming Credit Total 
March 31, 2016   Days Past Days Past Days Past Nonperforming Nonperforming Credit Total 

in millions

 Current Due Due Due Loans Loans Impaired Loans  Current Due Due Due Loans Loans Impaired Loans 

LOAN TYPE

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $30,901  $58  $30  $17  $89  $194   —     $31,095  $31,522  $30  $31  $13  $380  $454   —     $31,976 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

  8,127   18   7   5   23   53   —      8,180  8,327  3  3  15  16  37   —     8,364 

Construction

  1,060   1   —      —      9   10   —      1,070  807  20  1  1  12  34   —     841 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

  9,187   19   7   5   32   63   —      9,250  9,134  23  4  16  28  71   —     9,205 

Commercial lease financing

  3,875   29   3   1   21   54   —      3,929  3,868  18  25  12  11  66   —     3,934 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

 $43,963  $106  $40  $23  $142  $311   —     $44,274  $44,524  $71  $60  $41  $419  $591   —     $45,115 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

 $2,171  $11  $4  $3  $67  $85  $11  $2,267  $2,151  $10  $2  $2  $59  $73  $10  $2,234 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

  10,027   49   20   11   174   254   1   10,282 

Other

  208   4   2   1   7   14   —      222 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

  10,235   53   22   12   181   268   1   10,504 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

  1,595   7   4   5   1   17   —      1,612 

Home equity loans

 9,879  45  20  13  191  269  1  10,149 

Consumer direct loans

 1,564  6  3  5  1  15   —     1,579 

Credit cards

  750   6   4   8   2   20   —      770  764  5  4  7  2  18   —     782 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

  601   10   2   1   6   19   —      620 

Other

  34   1   1   1   1   4   —      38 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

  635   11   3   2   7   23   —      658 

Consumer indirect loans

 562  9  2  2  4  17   —     579 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

 $15,386  $88  $37  $30  $258  $413  $12  $15,811  $14,920  $75  $31  $29  $257  $392  $11  $15,323 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total loans

 $59,349  $194  $77  $53  $400  $724  $12  $60,085  $59,444  $146  $91  $70  $676  $983  $11  $60,438 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
       90 and   Total Past     
   30-59 60-89 Greater   Due and Purchased   
December 31, 2014   Days Past Days Past Days Past Nonperforming Nonperforming Credit Total 

in millions

 Current Due Due Due Loans Loans Impaired Loans 

LOAN TYPE

        

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $27,858  $19  $14  $32  $59  $124   —     $27,982 

Commercial real estate:

        

Commercial mortgage

 7,981  6  10  16  34  66   —     8,047 

Construction

 1,084  2   —     1  13  16   —     1,100 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

 9,065  8  10  17  47  82   —     9,147 

Commercial lease financing

 4,172  30  21  11  18  80   —     4,252 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

 $41,095  $57  $45  $60  $124  $286   —     $41,381 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

 $2,111  $12  $7  $4  $79  $102  $12  $2,225 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

 10,098  46  22  14  185  267  1  10,366 

Other

 249  5  2  1  10  18   —     267 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

 10,347  51  24  15  195  285  1  10,633 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

 1,541  9  3  5  2  19   —     1,560 

Credit cards

 733  6  4  9  2  21   —     754 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

 746  11  5  2  15  33   —     779 

Other

 46  1   —     1  1  3   —     49 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

 792  12  5  3  16  36   —     828 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

 $15,524  $90  $43  $36  $294  $463  $13  $16,000 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total loans

 $56,619  $147  $88  $96  $418  $749  $13  $57,381 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

       90 and   Total Past            90 and   Total Past     
   30-59 60-89 Greater   Due and Purchased      30-59 60-89 Greater   Due and Purchased   
September 30, 2014   Days Past Days Past Days Past Nonperforming Nonperforming Credit Total 
December 31, 2015   Days Past Days Past Days Past Nonperforming Nonperforming Credit Total 

in millions

 Current Due Due Due Loans Loans Impaired Loans  Current Due Due Due Loans Loans Impaired Loans 

LOAN TYPE

                

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $26,534  $50  $34  $18  $47  $149   —     $26,683  $31,116  $11  $11  $20  $82  $124   —     $31,240 

Commercial real estate:

                

Commercial mortgage

 8,201  17  7  9  41  74  $1  8,276  7,917  8  5  10  19  42   —     7,959 

Construction

 1,017  3  2   —     14  19   —     1,036  1,042  1  1   —     9  11   —     1,053 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

 9,218  20  9  9  55  93  1  9,312  8,959  9  6  10  28  53   —     9,012 

Commercial lease financing

 4,017  74  24  6  14  118   —     4,135  3,952  33  11  11  13  68   —     4,020 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

 $39,769  $144  $67  $33  $116  $360  $1  $40,130  $44,027  $53  $28  $41  $123  $245   —     $44,272 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

 $2,091  $17  $7  $5  $81  $110  $12  $2,213  $2,149  $14  $3  $2  $64  $83  $10  $2,242 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

 10,124  46  19  16  174  255  1  10,380 

Other

 266  4  2  1  10  17   —     283 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

 10,390  50  21  17  184  272  1  10,663 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

 1,528  7  3  6  2  18   —     1,546 

Home equity loans

 10,056  50  24  14  190  278  1  10,335 

Consumer direct loans

 1,580  10  3  5  2  20   —     1,600 

Credit cards

 705  5  4  9  1  19   —     724  785  6  4  9  2  21   —     806 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

 796  11  4  1  16  32   —     828 

Other

 49  1   —      —     1  2   —     51 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

 845  12  4  1  17  34   —     879 

Consumer indirect loans

 601  9  4  1  6  20   —     621 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

 $15,559  $91  $39  $38  $285  $453  $13  $16,025  $15,171  $89  $38  $31  $264  $422  $11  $15,604 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total loans

 $55,328  $235  $106  $71  $401  $813  $14  $56,155  $59,198  $142  $66  $72  $387  $667  $11  $59,876 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
       90 and   Total Past     
   30-59 60-89 Greater   Due and Purchased   
March 31, 2015   Days Past Days Past Days Past Nonperforming Nonperforming Credit Total 

in millions

 Current Due Due Due Loans Loans Impaired Loans 

LOAN TYPE

        

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $28,603  $36  $11  $35  $98  $180   —     $28,783 

Commercial real estate:

        

Commercial mortgage

 8,080  5  18  29  30  82   —     8,162 

Construction

 1,114  10  4  2  12  28   —     1,142 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

 9,194  15  22  31  42  110   —     9,304 

Commercial lease financing

 4,017  9  6  12  20  47   —     4,064 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

 $41,814  $60  $39  $78  $160  $337   —     $42,151 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Real estate — residential mortgage

 $2,129  $12  $5  $2  $72  $91  $11  $2,231 

Home equity loans

 10,250  43  24  14  191  272  1  10,523 

Consumer direct loans

 1,527  8  4  6  2  20   —     1,547 

Credit cards

 708  5  3  9  2  19   —     727 

Consumer indirect loans

 749  9  4  2  10  25   —     774 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

 $15,363  $77  $40  $33  $277  $427  $12  $15,802 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total loans

 $57,177  $137  $79  $111  $437  $764  $12  $57,953 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

The prevalent risk characteristic for both commercial and consumer loans is the risk of loss arising from an obligor’s inability or failure to meet contractual payment or performance terms. Evaluation of this risk is stratified and monitored by the loan risk rating grades assigned for the commercial loan portfolios and the regulatory risk ratings assigned for the consumer loan portfolios.

Most extensions of credit are subject to loan grading or scoring. Loan grades are assigned at the time of origination, verified by credit risk management, and periodically re-evaluated thereafter. This risk rating methodology blends our judgment with quantitative modeling. Commercial loans generally are assigned two internal risk ratings. The first rating reflects the probability that the borrower will default on an obligation; the second rating reflects expected recovery rates on the credit facility. Default probability is determined based on, among other factors, the financial strength of the borrower, an assessment of the borrower’s management, the borrower’s competitive position within its industry sector, and our view of industry risk in the context of the general economic outlook. Types of exposure, transaction structure, and collateral, including credit risk mitigants, affect the expected recovery assessment.

Credit quality indicators for loans are updated on an ongoing basis. Bond rating classifications are indicative of the credit quality of our commercial loan portfolios and are determined by converting our internally assigned risk rating grades to bond rating categories. Payment activity and the regulatory classifications of pass and substandard are indicators of the credit quality of our consumer loan portfolios.

Credit quality indicators for our commercial and consumer loan portfolios, excluding $12$11 million and $14$12 million of PCI loans at September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively, based on bond rating, regulatory classification and payment activity as of September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, are as follows:

Commercial Credit Exposure

Credit Risk Profile by Creditworthiness Category(a) (b)

 

September 30,                                        

in millions

                                        
   Commercial, financial and
agricultural
   RE — Commercial   RE — Construction   Commercial Lease   Total 

RATING (b), (c)

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014 

AAA — AA

  $384   $342   $3   $2    —      $1   $501   $528   $888   $873 

A

   1,439    1,147    4    2    —       —       478    596    1,921    1,745 

BBB — BB

   27,438    23,822    7,690    7,736   $935    895    2,808    2,848    38,871    35,301 

B

   639    594    272    298    89    100    88    75    1,088    1,067 

CCC — C

   1,195    778    211    238    46    40    54    88    1,506    1,144 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $31,095   $26,683   $8,180   $8,276   $1,070   $1,036   $3,929   $4,135   $44,274   $40,130 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
in millions                           
 Commercial, financial and agricultural  RE — Commercial  RE — Construction 
 March 31,  December 31,  March 31,  March 31,  December 31,  March 31,  March 31,  December 31,  March 31, 

RATING

 2016  2015  2015  2016  2015  2015  2016  2015  2015 

Pass

 $30,335  $29,921  $27,886  $8,176  $7,800  $7,937  $796  $1,007  $1,120 

Criticized (Accruing)

  1,260   1,236   798   172   139   195   33   37   10 

Criticized (Nonaccruing)

  381   83   99   16   20   30   12   9   12 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

 $31,976  $31,240  $28,783  $8,364  $7,959  $8,162  $841  $1,053  $1,142 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  Commercial Lease  Total    
  March 31,  December 31,  March 31,  March 31,  December 31,  March 31,  

RATING

 2016  2015  2015  2016  2015  2015  

Pass

 $3,878  $3,967  $3,996  $43,185  $42,695  $40,939  

Criticized (Accruing)

  45   38   48   1,510   1,450   1,051  

Criticized (Nonaccruing)

  11   15   20   420   127   161  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total

 $3,934  $4,020  $4,064  $45,115  $44,272  $42,151  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

(a)Credit quality indicators are updated on an ongoing basis and reflect credit quality information as of the dates indicated.
(b)Our bond ratingThe term criticized refers to internal loan grade conversion system isthose loans that are internally classified by Key as follows: AAA - AA = 1, A = 2, BBB - BB = 3 - 13, B = 14 - 16,special mention or worse, which are asset quality categories defined by regulatory authorities. These assets have an elevated level of risk and CCC - C = 17 - 20.
(c)Our internal loan grademay have a high probability of default or total loss. Pass rated refers to regulatory-defined classification isall loans not classified as follows: Pass = 1-16, Special Mention = 17, Substandard = 18, Doubtful = 19, and Loss = 20.criticized.

Consumer Credit Exposure

Credit Risk Profile by Regulatory Classifications(a), (b)

 

September 30,        

in millions

        
   Residential — Prime 

GRADE

  2015   2014 

Pass

  $12,496   $12,576  

Substandard

   263    287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $12,759   $12,863  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity (a)

September 30,  Consumer — Key Community
Bank
   Credit cards   Consumer — Marine   Consumer — Other   Total 
in millions                
Residential — Prime   
March 31,   December 31,   March 31,   

GRADE

  2016   2015   2015   

Pass

  $12,107   $12,296   $12,463   

Substandard

   265    270    279   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

Total

  $12,372   $12,566   $12,742   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity (a)Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity (a)  

in millions

                                    
Consumer direct loans   Credit cards   Consumer indirect loans 
March 31,   December 31,   March 31,   March 31,   December 31,   March 31,   March 31,   December 31,   March 31, 
  2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014   2015   2014  2016   2015   2015   2016   2015   2015   2016   2015   2015 

Performing

  $1,611   $1,544   $768   $723   $614   $812   $37   $50   $3,030   $3,129   $1,578   $1,598   $1,545   $780   $804   $725   $575   $615   $764 

Nonperforming

   1    2    2    1    6    16    1    1    10    20    1    2    2    2    2    2    4    6    10 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $1,612   $1,546   $770   $724   $620   $828   $38   $51   $3,040   $3,149   $1,579   $1,600   $1,547   $782   $806   $727   $579   $621   $774 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  Total     
  March 31,   December 31,   March 31,   
  2016   2015   2015   

Performing

  $2,933   $3,017   $3,034   

Nonperforming

   7    10    14   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

Total

  $2,940   $3,027   $3,048   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

(a)Credit quality indicators are updated on an ongoing basis and reflect credit quality information as of the dates indicated.
(b)Our past due payment activity to regulatory classification conversion is as follows: pass = less than 90 days; and substandard = 90 days and greater plus nonperforming loans.

We determine the appropriate level of the ALLL on at least a quarterly basis. The methodology is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 117122 of our 20142015 Form 10-K. We apply expected loss rates to existing loans with similar risk characteristics as noted in the credit quality indicator table above and exercise judgment to assess the impact of qualitative factors such as changes in economic conditions, changes in credit policies or underwriting standards, and changes in the level of credit risk associated with specific industries and markets.

In the third quarter of 2015, we enhanced the approach used to determine the commercial reserve factors used in estimating the commercial ALLL, which had the effect of capturing certain elements in the commercial quantitative reserve component that had formerly been included in the commercial qualitative component. Under the enhanced methodology, we began utilizing more refined commercial estimated loss rates that represent cumulative losses over the estimated average time period from the onset of credit deterioration to the initial loss recorded for an individual loan. In addition, we began utilizing an enhanced framework to quantify commercial ALLL adjustments resulting from qualitative factors that may not be fully captured within the statistical analysis of incurred loss. The impact of these changes was largely neutral to the total ALLL at September 30, 2015. However, because the quantitative reserve is allocated to the business segments at a loan level, while the qualitative portion is allocated at the portfolio level, the impact of the methodology enhancements on the allowance for each portfolio caused the commercial portfolio ALLL to increase or decrease accordingly. The impact of the increases and decreases on the commercial portfolio ALLL was not significant.

For all commercial and consumer loan TDRs, regardless of size, as well as impaired commercial loans with an outstanding balance of $2.5 million or greater, we conduct further analysis to determine the probable loss content and assign a specific

allowance to the loan if deemed appropriate. We estimate the extent of the individual impairment for commercial loans and TDRs by comparing the recorded investment of the loan with the estimated present value of its future cash flows, the fair value of its underlying collateral, or the loan’s observable market price. Secured consumer loan TDRs that are discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not formally re-affirmed are adjusted to reflect the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell. Non-Chapter 7 consumer loan TDRs are combined in homogenous pools and assigned a specific allocation based on the estimated present value of future cash flows using the loan’s effective interest rate. A specific allowance also may be assigned — even when sources of repayment appear sufficient — if we remain uncertain about whether the loan will be repaid in full. On at least a quarterly basis, we evaluate the appropriateness of our loss estimation methods to reduce differences between estimated incurred losses and actual losses. The ALLL at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, represents our best estimate of the probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at that date.

Commercial loans generally are charged off in full or charged down to the fair value of the underlying collateral when the borrower’s payment is 180 days past due. Consumer loans generally are charged off when payments are 120 days past due. Home equity and residential mortgage loans generally are charged down to net realizable value when payment is 180 days past due. Credit card loans, and similar unsecured products, are charged off when payments are 180 days past due.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the ALLL was $790$826 million, or 1.31%1.37% of loans, compared to $804$794 million, or 1.43%1.37% of loans, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the ALLL was 197.5%122.2% of nonperforming loans, compared to 200.5%181.7% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

A summary of the changes in the ALLL for the periods indicated is presented in the table below:

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

Balance at beginning of period — continuing operations

  $796   $814   $794   $848   $796   $794 

Charge-offs

   (53   (49   (152   (162   (60   (47

Recoveries

   12    18    47    81    14    19 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net loans and leases charged off

   (41   (31   (105   (81   (46   (28

Provision for loan and lease losses from continuing operations

   36    21    102    37    76    29 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   (1   —       (1   —       —      (1
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period — continuing operations

  $790   $804   $790   $804   $826   $794 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The changes in the ALLL by loan category for the periods indicated are as follows:

 

  December 31,           March 31, 

in millions

  December 31,
2014
   Provision Charge-offs Recoveries   September 30,
2015
   2015   Provision Charge-offs Recoveries   2016 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $391   $93  $(59 $13   $438   $450   $50  $(26 $3   $477 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   148    (9  (2  2    139    134    —     (1  2    135 

Real estate — construction

   28    (3  (1  1    25    25    (3  —     1    23 

Commercial lease financing

   56    (13  (5  7    45    47    (1  (3  —      43 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   623    68   (67  23    647    656    46   (30  6    678 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   23    (1  (4  1    19    18    2   (2  2    20 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   66    4   (21  5    54 

Other

   5    (1  (4  4    4 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   71    3   (25  9    58 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   22    11   (18  5    20 

Home equity loans

   57    14   (10  3    64 

Consumer direct loans

   20    5   (6  1    20 

Credit cards

   33    20   (23  2    32    32    6   (8  1    31 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   21    —      (14  6    13 

Other

   1    —      (1  1    1 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other:

   22    —      (15  7    14 

Consumer indirect loans

   13    3   (4  1    13 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   171    33   (85  24    143    140    30   (30  8    148 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total ALLL — continuing operations

   794    101(a)   (152  47    790    796    76(a)   (60  14    826 

Discontinued operations

   29    9   (25  10    23    28    2   (9  3    24 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations

  $823   $110  $(177 $57   $813   $824   $78  $(69 $17   $850 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

(a)Excludes a provision for losses on lending-related commitments of $13 million.

   December 31,             March 31, 

in millions

  2014   Provision  Charge-offs  Recoveries   2015 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $391   $21  $(12 $5   $405 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   148    —     (2  2    148 

Real estate — construction

   28    1   (1  —      28 

Commercial lease financing

   56    (3  (2  4    55 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   623    19   (17  11    636 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   23    —     (2  —      21 

Home equity loans

   71    (3  (8  3    63 

Consumer direct loans

   22    3   (6  2    21 

Credit cards

   33    7   (8  —      32 

Consumer indirect loans

   22    2   (6  3    21 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   171    9   (30  8    158 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ALLL — continuing operations

   794    28(a)   (47  19    794 

Discontinued operations

   29    2   (10  4    25 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations

  $823   $30  $(57 $23   $819 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)Includes a $1 million foreign currency translation adjustment. Excludes a provision for losses on lending-related commitments of $19 million.

in millions

  December 31,
2013
   Provision  Charge-offs  Recoveries   September 30,
2014
 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $362   $32  $(35 $27   $386 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   165    (7  (3  4    159 

Real estate — construction

   32    (16  (4  16    28 

Commercial lease financing

   62    (9  (6  8    55 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

   621    —      (48  55    628 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   37    (10  (7  2    22 

Home equity:

        

Key Community Bank

   84    9   (29  7    71 

Other

   11    (1  (8  4    6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total home equity loans

   95    8   (37  11    77 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   29    14   (23  4    24 

Credit cards

   34    24   (27  1    32 

Consumer other:

        

Marine

   29    1   (18  7    19 

Other

   3    —      (2  1    2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer other:

   32    1   (20  8    21 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total consumer loans

   227    37   (114  26    176 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ALLL — continuing operations

   848    37(a)   (162  81    804 

Discontinued operations

   39    15   (34  11    31 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations

  $887   $52  $(196 $92   $835 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Excludes a credit for losses on lending-related commitments of $2$6 million.

Our ALLL from continuing operations decreasedincreased by $14$32 million, or 1.7%4%, from the thirdfirst quarter of 2014 primarily because of the improvement in the credit quality of our loan portfolios. The quality of new loan originations as well as decreasing levels of classified and nonperforming loans also resulted in a reduction in our general allowance.2015. Our general allowance applies expected loss rates to our existing loans with similar risk characteristics as well as any adjustments to reflect our current assessment of qualitative factors, such as changes in economic conditions, underwriting standards, and concentrations of credit. Our commercial ALLL increased by $42 million, or 6.6%, from the first quarter of 2015 primarily because of loan growth and increased incurred loss estimates. The increase in these incurred loss estimates during 2015 was primarily due to the continued decline in oil and gas prices since 2014. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease in our consumer ALLL of $10 million, or 6.3%, from the first quarter of 2015. Our consumer ALLL decrease was primarily due to continued improvement in credit metrics, such as delinquency, trends declined during 2014average credit bureau score, and intoloan to value, which have decreased expected loss rates since 2014. The continued improvement in the consumer portfolio credit quality metrics from the first quarter of 2015 was primarily due to continued improved credit quality and benefits of relatively stable economic conditions, and continued run-off in our exit loan portfolio, reflecting our effort to maintain a moderate enterprise risk tolerance.conditions.

For continuing operations, the loans outstanding individually evaluated for impairment totaled $318$607 million, with a corresponding allowance of $36$54 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Loans outstanding collectively evaluated for impairment totaled $59.8 billion, with a corresponding allowance of $753$771 million at September 30,March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2016, PCI loans evaluated for impairment totaled $11 million, with a corresponding allowance of $1 million. There was no provision for loan and lease losses on these PCI loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2015, the loans outstanding individually evaluated for impairment totaled $338 million, with a corresponding allowance of $49 million. Loans outstanding collectively evaluated for impairment totaled $57.6 billion, with a corresponding allowance of $744 million at March 31, 2015. At September 30,March 31, 2015, PCI loans evaluated for impairment totaled $12 million, with a corresponding allowance of $1 million. There was no provision for loan and lease losses on these PCI loans during the nine monthsquarter ended September 30,March 31, 2015. At September 30, 2014, the loans outstanding individually evaluated for impairment totaled $299 million, with a corresponding allowance of $38 million. Loans outstanding collectively evaluated for impairment totaled $55.8 billion, with a corresponding allowance of $765 million at September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, PCI loans evaluated for impairment totaled $14 million, with a corresponding allowance of $1 million. There was no provision for loan and lease losses on these PCI loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

A breakdown of the individual and collective ALLL and the corresponding loan balances as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, follows:

 

 Allowance Outstanding   Allowance   Outstanding 
 Individually Collectively Purchased   Individually Collectively Purchased   Individually   Collectively   Purchased     Individually   Collectively Purchased 
September 30, 2015 Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit   Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit 
March 31, 2016  Evaluated for   Evaluated for   Credit     Evaluated for   Evaluated for Credit 

in millions

 Impairment Impairment Impaired Loans Impairment Impairment Impaired   Impairment   Impairment   Impaired   Loans Impairment   Impairment Impaired 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $9  $429   —     $31,095  $72  $31,023   —      $28   $449    —     $31,976  $361   $31,615   —   

Commercial real estate:

                   

Commercial mortgage

  1   138   —      8,180   15   8,165   —       1    134    —      8,364  8    8,356   —   

Construction

  —      25   —      1,070   5   1,065   —       —      23    —      841  8    833   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

  1   163   —      9,250   20   9,230   —       1    157    —      9,205  16    9,189   —   

Commercial lease financing

  —      45   —      3,929   —      3,929   —       —      43    —      3,934   —      3,934   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

  10   637   —      44,274   92   44,182   —       29    649    —      45,115  377    44,738   —   

Real estate — residential mortgage

  5   13  $1   2,267   56   2,200  $11    3    16   $1    2,234  55    2,169  $10 

Home equity:

       

Key Community Bank

  17   37   —      10,282   113   10,168   1 

Other

  2   2   —      222   11   211   —    
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

  19   39   —      10,504   124   10,379   1 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

  —      20   —      1,612   3   1,609   —    

Home equity loans

   19    45      10,149  133    10,015  1 

Consumer direct loans

   —      20    —      1,579  3    1,576   —   

Credit cards

  —      32   —      770   3   767   —       —      31    —      782  3    779   —   

Consumer other:

       

Marine

  2   11   —      620   38   582   —    

Other

  —      1   —      38   2   36   —    
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

  2   12   —      658   40   618   —    

Consumer indirect loans

   3    10      579  36    543   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

  26   116   1   15,811   226   15,573   12    25    122    1    15,323  230    15,082  11 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total ALLL — continuing operations

  36   753   1   60,085   318   59,755   12    54    771    1    60,438  607    59,820  11 

Discontinued operations

  2   21   —      1,891   20   1,871   —       2    22    —      1,760(a)  21    1,739(a)   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations

 $38  $774  $1  $61,976  $338  $61,626  $12   $56   $793   $1   $62,198  $628   $61,559  $11 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

(a)Amount includes $3 million of loans carried at fair value that are excluded from ALLL consideration.

A breakdown of the individual and collective ALLL and the corresponding loan balances as of December 31, 2014,2015, follows:

 

 Allowance Outstanding  Allowance Outstanding 
 Individually Collectively Purchased   Individually Collectively Purchased  Individually Collectively Purchased   Individually Collectively Purchased 
December 31, 2014 Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit   Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit 
December 31, 2015 Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit   Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit 

in millions

 Impairment Impairment Impaired Loans Impairment Impairment Impaired  Impairment Impairment Impaired Loans Impairment Impairment Impaired 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $9  $382   —     $27,982  $43  $27,939   —     $7  $443   —    $31,240  $68  $31,172   —   

Commercial real estate:

              

Commercial mortgage

 2  146   —     8,047  21  8,025  $1  1  133   —    7,959  10  7,949   —   

Construction

 1  27   —     1,100  8  1,092   —      —    25   —    1,053  5  1,048   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

 3  173   —     9,147  29  9,117  1  1  158   —    9,012  15  8,997   —   

Commercial lease financing

  —     56   —     4,252   —     4,252   —      —    47   —    4,020   —    4,020   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

 12  611   —     41,381  72  41,308  1  8  648   —    44,272  83  44,189   —   

Real estate — residential mortgage

 5  17  $1  2,225  55  2,159  11  4  13  $1  2,242  56  2,176  $10 

Home equity:

       

Key Community Bank

 16  50   —     10,366  108  10,257  1 

Other

 2  3   —     267  12  255   —    
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

 18  53   —     10,633  120  10,512  1 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

  —     22   —     1,560  4  1,556   —    

Home equity loans

 20  37   —    10,335  125  10,209  1 

Consumer direct loans

  —    20   —    1,600  3  1,597   —   

Credit cards

  —     33   —     754  4  750   —      —    32   —    806  3  803   —   

Consumer other:

       

Marine

 5  16   —     779  45  734   —    

Other

  —     1   —     49  2  47   —    
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

 5  17   —     828  47  781   —    

Consumer indirect loans

 3  10   —    621  38  583   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

 28  142  1  16,000  230  15,758  12  27  112  1  15,604  225  15,368  11 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total ALLL — continuing operations

 40  753  1  57,381  302  57,066  13  35  760  1  59,876  308  59,557  11 

Discontinued operations

 1  28   —      2,295 (a)  17   2,278 (a)   —     2  26   —    1,828(a)  21  1,807(a)   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations

 $41  $781  $1  $59,676  $319  $59,344  $13  $37  $786  $1  $61,704  $329  $61,364  $11 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Amount includes $191$4 million of loans carried at fair value that are excluded from ALLL consideration.

A breakdown of the individual and collective ALLL and the corresponding loan balances as of September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, follows:

 

 Allowance Outstanding   Allowance   Outstanding 
 Individually Collectively Purchased   Individually Collectively Purchased   Individually   Collectively   Purchased     Individually   Collectively Purchased 
September 30, 2014 Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit   Evaluated for Evaluated for Credit 
March 31, 2015  Evaluated for   Evaluated for   Credit     Evaluated for   Evaluated for Credit 

in millions

 Impairment Impairment Impaired Loans Impairment Impairment Impaired   Impairment   Impairment   Impaired   Loans Impairment   Impairment Impaired 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $7  $379   —     $26,683  $31  $26,652   —      $20   $385    —     $28,783  $82   $28,701   —   

Commercial real estate:

                   

Commercial mortgage

 2  157   —     8,276  29  8,246  $1    2    146    —      8,162  20    8,142   —   

Construction

  —     28   —     1,036  10  1,026   —       —      28    —      1,142  7    1,135   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

 2  185   —     9,312  39  9,272  1    2    174    —      9,304  27    9,277   —   

Commercial lease financing

  —     55   —     4,135   —     4,135   —       —      55    —      4,064   —      4,064   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

 9  619   —     40,130  70  40,059  1    22    614    —      42,151  109    42,042   —   

Real estate — residential mortgage

 4  17  $1  2,213  55  2,146  12    5    15   $1    2,231  55    2,165  $11 

Home equity:

       

Key Community Bank

 16  55   —     10,380  105  10,274  1 

Other

 2  4   —     283  12  271   —    
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

 18  59   —     10,663  117  10,545  1 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

  —     24   —     1,546  4  1,542   —    

Home equity loans

   18    45    —      10,523  123    10,399  1 

Consumer direct loans

   —      21    —      1,547  3    1,544   —   

Credit cards

 1  31   —     724  3  721   —       —      32    —      727  4    723   —   

Consumer other:

       

Marine

 5  14   —     828  48  780   —    

Other

 1  1   —     51  2  49   —    
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

 6  15   —     879  50  829   —    

Consumer indirect loans

   4    17    —      774  44    730   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

 29  146  1  16,025  229  15,783  13    27    130    1    15,802  229    15,561  12 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total ALLL — continuing operations

 38  765  1  56,155  299  55,842  14    49    744    1    57,953  338    57,603  12 

Discontinued operations

 1  30   —      2,392 (a)  16   2,376 (a)   —       1    24    —      2,219(a)  18    2,201(a)   —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total ALLL — including discontinued operations

 $39  $795  $1  $58,547  $315  $58,218  $14   $50   $768   $1   $60,172  $356   $59,804  $12 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Amount includes $201$187 million of loans carried at fair value that are excluded from ALLL consideration.

The liability for credit losses inherent in lending-related unfunded commitments, such as letters of credit and unfunded loan commitments, is included in “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet. We establish the amount of this reserve by considering both historical trends and current market conditions quarterly, or more often if deemed necessary. Our liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments was $54$69 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. When combined with our ALLL, our total allowance for credit losses represented 1.40%1.48% of loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 1.49%1.44% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Changes in the liability for credit losses on unfunded lending-related commitments are summarized as follows:

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

Balance at beginning of period

  $45   $37   $35   $37   $56   $35 

Provision (credit) for losses on lending-related commitments

   9    (2   19    (2   13    6 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $54   $35   $54   $35   $69   $41 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

5. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Determination

As defined in the applicable accounting guidance, 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 in our principal market. We have established and documented our process for determining the fair values of our assets and liabilities, where applicable. Fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available, for identical or similar assets or liabilities. In the absence of quoted market prices, we determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities using valuation models or third-party pricing services. Both of these approaches rely on market-based parameters, when available, such as interest rate yield curves, option volatilities, and credit spreads, or unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs may be based on our judgment, assumptions, and estimates related to credit quality, liquidity, interest rates, and other relevant inputs.

Valuation adjustments, such as those pertaining to counterparty and our own credit quality and liquidity, may be necessary to ensure that assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value. Credit valuation adjustments are made when market pricing does not accurately reflect the counterparty’s or our own credit quality. We make liquidity valuation adjustments to the fair value of certain assets to reflect the uncertainty in the pricing and trading of the instruments when we are unable to observe recent market transactions for identical or similar instruments. Liquidity valuation adjustments are based on the following factors:

 

the amount of time since the last relevant valuation;

 

whether there is an actual trade or relevant external quote available at the measurement date; and

 

volatility associated with the primary pricing components.

We ensure that our fair value measurements are accurate and appropriate by relying upon various controls, including:

 

an independent review and approval of valuation models and assumptions;

 

recurring detailed reviews of profit and loss; and

 

a validation of valuation model components against benchmark data and similar products, where possible.

We recognize transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. Quarterly, we review any changes to our valuation methodologies to ensure they are appropriate and justified, and refine our valuation methodologies if more market-based data becomes available. The Fair Value Committee, which is governed by ALCO, oversees the valuation process for all lines of business and support areas, as applicable.process. Various Working Groups that report to the Fair Value Committee analyze and approve the underlying assumptions and valuation adjustments. Changes in valuation methodologies for Level 1 and Level 2 instruments are presented to the Accounting Policy group for approval. Changes in valuation methodologies for Level 3 instruments are presented to the Fair Value Committee for approval. The Working Groups are discussed in more detail in the qualitative disclosures within this note and in Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”). Formal documentation of the fair valuation methodologies is prepared by the lines of business and support areas as appropriate. The documentation details the asset or liability class and related general ledger accounts, valuation techniques, fair value hierarchy level, market participants, accounting methods, valuation methodology, group responsible for valuations, and valuation inputs.

Additional information regarding our accounting policies for determining fair value is provided in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Fair Value Measurements” beginning on page 118124 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Qualitative Disclosures of Valuation Techniques

Loans. Most loans recorded as trading account assets are valued based on market spreads for similar assets since they are actively traded. Therefore, these loans are classified as Level 2 because the fair value recorded is based on observable market data for similar assets.

Securities (trading and available for sale).We own several types of securities, requiring a range of valuation methods:

 

Securities are classified as Level 1 when quoted market prices are available in an active market for the identical securities. Level 1 instruments include exchange-traded equity securities.

 

Securities are classified as Level 2 if quoted prices for identical securities are not available, and fair value is determined using pricing models (either by a third-party pricing service or internally) or quoted prices of similar securities. These instruments include municipal bonds; bonds backed by the U.S. government; corporate bonds; certain mortgage-backed securities; securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; money markets; and certain agency and corporate CMOs. Inputs to the pricing models include: standard inputs, such as yields, benchmark securities, bids, and offers; actual trade data (i.e., spreads, credit ratings, and interest rates) for comparable assets; spread tables; matrices; high-grade scales; and option-adjusted spreads.

 

Securities are classified as Level 3 when there is limited activity in the market for a particular instrument. To determine fair value in such cases, depending on the complexity of the valuations required, we use internal models based on certain assumptions or a third-party valuation service. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our Level 3 instruments consist of two convertible preferred securities. Our Strategy group is responsible for reviewing the valuation model and determining the fair value of these investments on a quarterly basis. The securities are valued using a cash flow analysis of the associated private company issuers. The valuations of the securities are negatively impacted by projected net losses of the associated private companies and positively impacted by projected net gains.

The fair values of our Level 2 securities available for sale are determined by a third-party pricing service. The valuations provided by the third-party pricing service are based on observable market inputs, which include benchmark yields, reported trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data obtained from market research publications. Inputs used by the third-party pricing service in valuing CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities also include new issue data, monthly payment information, whole loan collateral performance, and “To Be Announced” prices. In valuations of securities issued by state and political subdivisions, inputs used by the third-party pricing service also include material event notices.

On a monthly basis, we validate the pricing methodologies utilized by our third-party pricing service to ensure the fair value determination is consistent with the applicable accounting guidance and that our assets are properly classified in the fair value hierarchy. To perform this validation, we:

 

review documentation received from our third-party pricing service regarding the inputs used in their valuations and determine a level assessment for each category of securities;

 

substantiate actual inputs used for a sample of securities by comparing the actual inputs used by our third-party pricing service to comparable inputs for similar securities; and

 

substantiate the fair values determined for a sample of securities by comparing the fair values provided by our third-party pricing service to prices from other independent sources for the same and similar securities. We analyze variances and conduct additional research with our third-party pricing service and take appropriate steps based on our findings.

Private equity and mezzanine investments.Private equity and mezzanine investments consist of investments in debt and equity securities through our Real Estate Capital line of business. They include direct investments made in specific properties, as well as indirect investments made in funds that pool assets of many investors to invest in properties. There is no active market for these investments, so we employ other valuation methods. The portion of our Real Estate Capital line of business involved with private equity and mezzanine investments is accounted for as an investment company in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, whereby all investments are recorded at fair value.

PrivateDirect private equity and mezzanine investments are classified as Level 3 assets since our judgment significantly influences the determination of fair value. Our Fund Management, Asset Management, and Accounting groups are responsible for reviewing the valuation models and determining the fair value of these investments on a quarterly basis. Direct investments in properties are initially valued based upon the transaction price. This amount is then adjusted to fair value based on current market conditions using the discounted cash flow method based on the expected investment exit date. The fair values of the assets are reviewed and adjusted quarterly. There were no significant direct equity and mezzanine investments at September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015.

Consistent with accounting guidance,The fair value of our indirect investments are valued using a methodology that allows the use of statements from the investment manager to calculate net asset value per share. A primary input used in estimating fair value is based on the most recent value of the capital accounts as reported by the general partners of the funds in which we invest. The calculation to determine the investment’s fair value is based on our percentage ownership in the fund multiplied by the net asset value of the fund, as provided by the fund manager. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will be required to dispose of some or all of our indirect investments. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, management has not committed to a plan to sell these investments. Therefore, these investments continue to be valued using the net asset value per share methodology. For more information about the Volcker Rule, see the discussion under the heading “Other Regulatory Developments under the Dodd-Frank Act – ‘Volcker Rule’” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” beginning on page 1617 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Investments in real estate private equity funds are included within private equity and mezzanine investments. The main purpose of these funds is to acquire a portfolio of real estate investments that provides attractive risk-adjusted returns and current income for investors. Certain of these investments do not have readily determinable fair values and represent our ownership interest in an entity that follows measurement principles under investment company accounting.

The following table presents the fair value of our indirect investments and related unfunded commitments at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. We did not provide any financial support to investees related to our direct and indirect investments for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

 

September 30, 2015      Unfunded 
March 31, 2016  Fair Value   Unfunded
Commitments
 

in millions

  Fair Value   Commitments   

INVESTMENT TYPE

        

Indirect investments

        

Passive funds (a)

  $9   $1   $8   $1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $9   $1   $8   $1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)We invest in passive funds, which are multi-investor private equity funds. These investments can never be redeemed. Instead, distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying investments in the funds. Some funds have no restrictions on sale, while others require investors to remain in the fund until maturity. The funds will be liquidated over a period of one to fourthree years. The purpose of KREEC’s funding is to allow funds to make additional investments and keep a certain market value threshold in the funds. KREEC is obligated to provide financial support, as all investors are required, to fundthe funds based on theirits ownership percentage, as noted in the Limited Partnership Agreements.

Principal investments.Principal investments consist of investments in equity and debt instruments made by our principal investing entities. They include direct investments (investments made in a particular company) and indirect investments (investments made through funds that include other investors). Our principal investing entities are accounted for as investment companies in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, whereby each investment is adjusted to fair value with any net realized or unrealized gain/loss recorded in the current period’s earnings. This process is a coordinated and documented effort by the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team (individuals from one of the independent investment managers who oversee these instruments), accounting staff, and the Investment Committee (individual employees and a former employee of Key and one of the independent investment managers). This process involves an in-depth review of the condition of each investment depending on the type of investment.

Our direct investments include investments in debt and equity instruments of both private and public companies. When quoted prices are available in an active market for the identical direct investment, we use the quoted prices in the valuation process, and the related investments are classified as Level 1 assets. However, inAs of December 31, 2015, the valuation of our Level 2 investment included a quoted price, which was adjusted by liquidity assumptions due to a contractual term of the investment. The contractual term expired and this investment was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as of March 31, 2016. In most cases, quoted market prices are not available for our direct investments, and we must perform valuations using other methods. These direct investment valuations are an in-depth analysis of the condition of each investment and are based on the unique facts and circumstances related to each individual investment. There is a certain amount of subjectivity surrounding the valuation of these investments due to the combination of quantitative and qualitative factors that are used in the valuation models. Therefore, these direct investments are classified as Level 3 assets. The specific inputs used in the valuations of each type of direct investment are described below.

Interest-bearing securities (i.e., loans) are valued on a quarterly basis. Valuation adjustments are determined by the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team and are subject to approval by the Investment Committee. Valuations of debt instruments are based on the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team’s knowledge of the current financial status of the subject company, which is regularly monitored throughout the term of the investment. Significant unobservable inputs used in the valuations of these investments include the company’s payment history, adequacy of cash flows from operations, and current operating results, including market multiples and historical and forecast EBITDA. Inputs can also include the seniority of the debt, the nature of any pledged collateral, the extent to which the security interest is perfected, and the net liquidation value of collateral.

Valuations of equity instruments of private companies, which are prepared on a quarterly basis, are based on current market conditions and the current financial status of each company. A valuation analysis is performed to value each investment. The valuation analysis is reviewed by the Principal Investing Entities Deal Team Member, and reviewed and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer of one of the independent investment managers. Significant unobservable inputs used in these valuations include adequacy of the company’s cash flows from operations, any significant change in the company’s performance since the prior valuation, and any significant equity issuances by the company. Equity instruments of public companies are valued using quoted prices in an active market for the identical security. If the instrument is restricted, the fair value is determined considering the number of shares traded daily, the number of the company’s total restricted shares, and price volatility.

Our indirect investments are classified as Level 3 assets since our significant inputs are not observable in the marketplace. Indirect investments include primary and secondary investments in private equity funds engaged mainly in venture- and growth-oriented investing. These investments do not have readily determinable fair values. Indirect investments are valued using a methodology that is consistent with accounting guidance that allows us to estimate fair value based upon net asset value per share (or its equivalent, such as member units or an ownership interest in partners’ capital to which a proportionate share of net assets is attributed). The significant unobservable input used in estimating fair value is primarily the most recent value of the capital accounts as reported by the general partners of the funds in which we invest. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will be required to dispose of some or all of our indirect investments. AsAt March 31, 2016, one of September 30, 2015,our indirect investments was identified for sale, and management has not committed to a plan to sell these investments. Therefore, thesethis identified investment. It is probable that we will sell this investment for an amount different from its net asset value. The investment is valued at its probable sale price as of March 31, 2016. The remaining investments continue to be valued using the net asset value per share methodology.

For indirect investments, management may make adjustments it deems appropriate to the net asset value if it is determined that the net asset value does not properly reflect fair value. In determining the need for an adjustment to net asset value, management performs an analysis of the private equity funds based on the independent fund manager’s valuations as well as management’s own judgment. Significant unobservable inputs used in these analyses include current fund financial information provided by the fund manager, an estimate of future proceeds expected to be received on the investment, and market multiples. Management also considers whether the independent fund manager adequately marks down an impaired investment, maintains financial statements in accordance with GAAP, or follows a practice of holding all investments at cost.

The following table presents the fair value of our direct and indirect principal investments and related unfunded commitments at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, as well as financial support provided for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014:March 31, 2015.

 

     Financial support provided 
     Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,       Financial support provided 
 September 30, 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014       Three months ended March 31, 
 Fair Unfunded Funded Funded Funded Funded Funded Funded Funded Funded   March 31, 2016   2016   2015 

in millions

 Value Commitments Commitments Other Commitments Other Commitments Other Commitments Other   Fair
Value
   Unfunded
Commitments
   Funded
Commitments
   Funded
Other
   Funded
Commitments
   Funded
Other
 

INVESTMENT TYPE

                      

Direct investments (a)

 $66   —      —     $—     —      —      —     $2   —     $2   $61    —      —     $13    —     $3 

Indirect investments (b)

  271  $53  $2   —     $3   —     $7   —     $10   —    

Indirect investments (measured at NAV)(b)

   211   $47   $1    —     $2    —   

Other indirect investment(b)

   18    3    —      —      —      —   
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

 $337  $53  $2  $—    $3   —     $7  $2  $10  $2   $290   $50   $1   $13   $2   $3 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Our direct investments consist of equity and debt investments directly in independent business enterprises. Operations of the business enterprises are handled by management of the portfolio company. The purpose of funding these enterprises is to provide financial support for business development and acquisition strategies. We infuse equity capital based on an initial contractual cash contribution and later from additional requests on behalf of the companies’ management.
(b)Our indirect investments consist of buyout funds, venture capital funds, and fund of funds. These investments are generally not redeemable. Instead, distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying investments of the fund. An investment in any one of these funds typically can be sold only with the approval of the fund’s general partners. We estimate that the underlying investments of the funds will be liquidated over a period of one to nineeight years. The purpose of funding our capital commitments to these investments is to allow the funds to make additional follow-on investments and pay fund expenses until the fund dissolves. We, and all other investors in the fund, are obligated to fund the full amount of our respective capital commitments to the fund based on our and their respective ownership percentages, as noted in the applicable Limited Partnership Agreement.

Other.Other.We havehad one indirect equity investment in the form of limited partnership units ofrepresenting less than a five percent. The investment is classified as Level 3 asset since our significant inputs are not observable in the marketplace. This investment is valued using a methodology that is consistent with accounting guidance that allows us to estimate fair value based upon net asset value per share (or its equivalent, such anpercent ownership interest in partners’ capital to which a proportionate share of net asset is attributed).the entity’s equity. The significant unobservable input used in estimating fair value is primarilyof this investment was based upon the most recent value of the capital account as reported by the general partner of the partnership in which we invest.NAV accounting methodology. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will bewere required to dispose of this investment. As of September 30,Prior to December 31, 2015, management has not committed to a plan to sell this investment. Therefore, the investment continues to be valued using the net asset value per share methodology.was redeemed.

Derivatives. Exchange-traded derivatives are valued using quoted prices and, therefore, are classified as Level 1 instruments. However, only a few types of derivatives are exchange-traded. The majority of our derivative positions are valued using internally developed models based on market convention that use observable market inputs, such as interest rate curves, yield curves, LIBOR and Overnight Index Swap (OIS) discount rates and curves, index pricing curves, foreign currency curves, and volatility surfaces (a three-dimensional graph of implied volatility against strike price and maturity). These derivative contracts, which are classified as Level 2 instruments, include interest rate swaps, certain options, cross currency swaps, and credit default swaps.

In addition, we have several customized derivative instruments and risk participations that are classified as Level 3 instruments. These derivative positions are valued using internally developed models, with inputs consisting of available market data, such as bond spreads and asset values, as well as unobservable internally derived assumptions, such as loss probabilities and internal risk ratings of customers. These derivatives are priced monthly by our MRM group using a credit valuation adjustment methodology. Swap details with the customer and our related participation percentage, if applicable, are obtained from our derivatives accounting system, which is the system of record. Applicable customer rating information is obtained from the particular loan system and represents an unobservable input to this valuation process. Using these various inputs, a valuation of these Level 3 derivatives is performed using a model that was acquired from a third party. In summary, the fair value represents an estimate of the amount that the risk participation counterparty would need to pay/receive as of the measurement date based on the probability of customer default on the swap transaction and the fair value of the underlying customer swap. Therefore, a higher loss probability and a lower credit rating would negatively affect the fair value of the risk participations and a lower loss probability and higher credit rating would positively affect the fair value of the risk participations.

Market convention implies a credit rating of “AA” equivalent in the pricing of derivative contracts, which assumes all counterparties have the same creditworthiness. To reflect the actual exposure on our derivative contracts related to both counterparty and our own creditworthiness, we record a fair value adjustment in the form of a credit valuation adjustment. The credit component is determined by individual counterparty based on the probability of default and considers master netting and collateral agreements. The credit valuation adjustment is classified as Level 3. Our MRM group is responsible for the valuation policies and procedures related to this credit valuation adjustment. A weekly reconciliation process is performed to ensure that all applicable derivative positions are covered in the calculation, which includes transmitting customer exposures and reserve reports to trading management, derivative traders and marketers, derivatives middle office, and corporate accounting personnel. On a quarterly basis, MRM prepares the credit valuation adjustment calculation, which includes a detailed reserve comparison with the previous quarter, an analysis for change in reserve, and a reserve forecast to ensure that the credit valuation adjustment recorded at period end is sufficient.

Other assets and liabilities. The value of our short positions is driven by the valuation of the underlying securities. If quoted prices for identical securities are not available, fair value is determined by using pricing models or quoted prices of similar securities, resulting in a Level 2 classification. For the interest rate-driven products, such as government bonds, U.S. Treasury bonds and other products backed by the U.S. government, inputs include spreads, credit ratings, and interest rates. For the credit-driven products, such as corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities, inputs include actual trade data for comparable assets and bids and offers.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with GAAP. The following tables present these assets and liabilities at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

September 30, 2015                
March 31, 2016                

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

                

Trading account assets:

                

U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

   —      $694    —      $694    —     $636    —     $636 

States and political subdivisions

   —       35    —       35    —      26    —      26 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   —       —       —       —       —      —      —      —   

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       46    —       46    —      64    —      64 

Other securities

  $4    23    —       27    —      37    —      37 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total trading account securities

   4    798    —       802    —      763    —      763 

Commercial loans

   —       9    —       9    —      2    —      2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total trading account assets

   4    807    —       811    —      765    —      765 

Securities available for sale:

                

States and political subdivisions

   —       15    —       15    —      13    —      13 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   —       12,003    —       12,003    —      12,161    —      12,161 

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       2,330    —       2,330    —      2,110    —      2,110 

Other securities

   11    —      $17    28   $3    —     $17    20 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   11    14,348    17    14,376    3    14,284    17    14,304 

Other investments:

                

Principal investments:

                

Direct

   —       —       66    66    14    —      47    61 

Indirect

   —       —       271    271 

Indirect (measured at NAV)(a)

   —      —      —      211 

Other indirect

   —      —      18    18 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total principal investments

   —       —       337    337    14    —      65    290 

Equity and mezzanine investments:

                

Direct

   —       —       —       —    

Indirect

   —       —       9    9 

Indirect (measured at NAV)(a)

   —      —      —      8 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity and mezzanine investments

   —       —       9    9    —      —      —      8 

Other

   —       —       4    4 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total other investments

   —       —       350    350    14    —      65    298 

Derivative assets:

                

Interest rate

   —       1,097    22    1,119    —      1,328    16    1,344 

Foreign exchange

   120    10    —       130    103    13    —      116 

Commodity

   —       482    —       482    —      347    —      347 

Credit

   —       4    3    7    —      1    2    3 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative assets

   120    1,593    25    1,738    103    1,689    18    1,810 

Netting adjustments(a)

   —       —       —       (945

Netting adjustments(b)

   —      —      —      (745
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative assets

   120    1,593    25    793    103    1,689    18    1,065 

Accrued income and other assets

   —       2    —       2    —      1    —      1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

  $135   $16,750   $392   $16,332   $120   $16,739   $100   $16,433 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

LIABILITIES MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

                

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings:

                

Short positions

   —      $677    —      $677   $9   $605    —     $614 

Derivative liabilities:

                

Interest rate

   —       656    —       656    —      797    —      797 

Foreign exchange

  $102    10    —       112    108    11    —      119 

Commodity

   —       469    —       469    —      334    —      334 

Credit

   —       5    —       5    —      5    —      5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative liabilities

   102    1,140    —       1,242    108    1,147    —      1,255 

Netting adjustments(a)

   —       —       —       (566

Netting adjustments(b)

   —      —      —      (465
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   102    1,140    —       676    108    1,147    —      790 

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   —       2    —       2    —      2    —      2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities on a recurring basis at fair value

  $102   $1,819    —      $1,355   $117   $1,754    —     $1,406 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(b)Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

December 31, 2014                
December 31, 2015                

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

                

Trading account assets:

                

U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

   —      $555    —      $555    —      $704    —      $704 

States and political subdivisions

   —       38    —       38    —       25    —       25 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       124    —       124    —       26    —       26 

Other securities

  $2    29    —       31   $3    24    —       27 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total trading account securities

   2    746    —       748    3    779    —       782 

Commercial loans

   —       2    —       2    —       6    —       6 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total trading account assets

   2    748    —       750    3    785    —       788 

Securities available for sale:

                

States and political subdivisions

   —       23    —       23    —       14    —       14 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   —       11,270    —       11,270    —       11,995    —       11,995 

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       2,035    —       2,035    —       2,189    —       2,189 

Other securities

   22    —      $10    32    3    —      $17    20 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   22    13,328    10    13,360    3    14,198    17    14,218 

Other investments:

                

Principal investments:

                

Direct

   2    —       102    104    —       19    50    69 

Indirect

   —       —       302    302 

Indirect (measured at NAV)(a)

   —       —       —       235 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total principal investments

   2    —       404    406    —       19    50    304 

Equity and mezzanine investments:

                

Direct

   —       —       —       —    

Indirect

   —       —       10    10 

Indirect (measured at NAV)(a)

   —       —       —       8 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity and mezzanine investments

   —       —       10    10 

Other

   —       —       4    4 
   —       —       —       8 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total other investments

   2    —       418    420    —       19    50    312 

Derivative assets:

                

Interest rate

   —       924    13    937    —       868    16    884 

Foreign exchange

   91    2    —       93    143    8    —       151 

Commodity

   —       608    —       608    —       444    —       444 

Credit

   —       2    3    5    —       4    2    6 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative assets

   91    1,536    16    1,643    143    1,324    18    1,485 

Netting adjustments(a)

   —       —       —       (1,034

Netting adjustments(b)

   —       —       —       (866
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative assets

   91    1,536    16    609    143    1,324    18    619 

Accrued income and other assets

   —       —       —       —       —       1    —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

  $117   $15,612   $444   $15,139   $149   $16,327   $85   $15,938 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

LIABILITIES MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

                

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings:

                

Short positions

   —      $423    —      $423    —      $533    —      $533 

Derivative liabilities:

                

Interest rate

   —       644    —       644    —       563    —       563 

Foreign exchange

  $77    4    —       81   $116    8    —       124 

Commodity

   —       594    —       594    —       433    —       433 

Credit

   —       6   $1    7    —       5   $1    6 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative liabilities

   77    1,248    1    1,326    116    1,009    1    1,126 

Netting adjustments(a)

   —       —       —       (542

Netting adjustments(b)

   —       —       —       (494
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   77    1,248    1    784    116    1,009    1    632 

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   —       —       —       —       —       1    —       1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities on a recurring basis at fair value

  $77   $1,671   $1   $1,207   $116   $1,543   $1   $1,166 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(b)Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

September 30, 2014                
March 31, 2015                

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

                

Trading account assets:

                

U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations

   —      $596    —      $596    —      $668    —      $668 

States and political subdivisions

   —       24    —       24    —       35    —       35 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —    

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       186    —       186    —       51    —       51 

Other securities

  $13    145    —       158   $5    25    —       30 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total trading account securities

   13    951    —       964    5    779    —       784 

Commercial loans

   —       1    —       1    —       5    —       5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total trading account assets

   13    952    —       965    5    784    —       789 

Securities available for sale:

                

States and political subdivisions

   —       27    —       27    —       22    —       22 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   —       10,009    —       10,009    —       11,163    —       11,163 

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       2,177    —       2,177    —       1,902    —       1,902 

Other securities

   22    —      $10    32    23    —      $10    33 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   22    12,213    10    12,245    23    13,087    10    13,120 

Other investments:

                

Principal investments:

                

Direct

   —       —       115    115    1    —       73    74 

Indirect

   —       —       353    353 

Indirect (measured at NAV)(a)

   —       —       —       301 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total principal investments

   —       —       468    468    1    —       73    375 

Equity and mezzanine investments:

                

Direct

   —       —       —       —    

Indirect

   —       —       13    13 

Indirect (measured at NAV)(a)

   —       —       —       9 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity and mezzanine investments

   —       —       13    13    —       —       —       9 

Other

   —       —       4    4 

Other (measured at NAV)(a)

   —       —       —       4 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total other investments

   —       —       485    485    1    —       73    388 

Derivative assets:

                

Interest rate

   —       827    19    846    —       1,034    10    1,044 

Foreign exchange

   73    8    —       81    164    8    —       172 

Commodity

   —       95    —       95    —       581    —       581 

Credit

   —       1    3    4    —       2    3    5 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative assets

   73    931    22    1,026    164    1,625    13    1,802 

Netting adjustments(a)

   —       —       —       (613

Netting adjustments(b)

   —       —       —       (1,071
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative assets

   73    931    22    413    164    1,625    13    731 

Accrued income and other assets

   —       —       —       —       —       2    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

  $108   $14,096   $517   $14,108   $193   $15,498   $96   $15,030 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

LIABILITIES MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

                

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings:

                

Short positions

  $6   $490    —      $496    —      $607    —      $607 

Derivative liabilities:

                

Interest rate

   —       616    —       616    —       692    —       692 

Foreign exchange

   55    9    —       64   $138    9    —       147 

Commodity

   —       89   $1    90    —       567    —       567 

Credit

   —       7    —       7    —       6   $1    7 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative liabilities

   55    721    1    777    138    1,274    1    1,413 

Netting adjustments(a)

   —       —       —       (393

Netting adjustments(b)

   —       —       —       (588
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   55    721    1    384    138    1,274    1    825 

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   —       —       —       —       —       2    —       2 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities on a recurring basis at fair value

  $61   $1,211   $1   $880   $138   $1,883   $1   $1,434 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(b)Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The following table shows the components of the change in the fair values of our Level 3 financial instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. We mitigate the credit risk, interest rate risk, and risk of loss related to many of these Level 3 instruments by using securities and derivative positions classified as Level 1 or Level 2. Level 1 and Level 2 instruments are not included in the following table. Therefore, the gains or losses shown do not include the impact of our risk management activities.

 

in millions

 Beginning
of Period
Balance
  Gains
(Losses)
Included in

Earnings
  Purchases  Sales  Settlements  Transfers
into
Level 3 (d)
  Transfers
out of
Level 3 (d)
  End of
Period
Balance (f)
  Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 

Nine months ended September 30, 2015

         

Securities available for sale

         

Other securities

 $10   —     $7   —      —      —      —     $17   —    

Other investments

         

Principal investments

         

Direct

  102  $20 (b)   5  $(61  —      —      —      66   —    

Indirect

  302   33 (b)   6   (70  —      —      —      271  $(23) (b) 

Equity and mezzanine investments

         

Direct

  —      2 (b)   —      (2  —      —      —      —      2 (b) 

Indirect

  10   6 (b)   —      (7  —      —      —      9   6 (b) 

Other

  4   —      —      —      —      —      —      4   —    

Derivative instruments (a)

         

Interest rate

  13   5 (c)   1   —      —     $10 (e)  $(7) (e)   22   —    

Commodity

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —    

Credit

  2   (7(c)   —      8   —      —      —      3   —    

Three months ended September 30, 2015

         

Securities available for sale

         

Other securities

 $10   —     $7   —      —      —      —     $17   —    

Other investments

         

Principal investments

         

Direct

  70  $4 (b)   3  $(11  —      —      —      66  $3 (b) 

Indirect

  282   8 (b)   2   (21  —      —      —      271   (8) (b) 

Equity and mezzanine investments

         

Direct

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —    

Indirect

  9   —      —      —      —      —      —      9   —    

Other

  4   —      —      —      —      —      —      4   —    

Derivative instruments(a)

         

Interest rate

  16   6 (c)   —      —      —     $2 (e)  $(2) (e)   22   —    

Commodity

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —    

Credit

  3   (3) (c)   —      8  $(5  —      —      3   —    

in millions

 Beginning
of Period
Balance
 Gains
(Losses)
Included in

Earnings
 Purchases Sales Settlements Transfers
into
Level 3 (d)
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 (d)
 End of
Period
Balance (f)
 Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
  Beginning
of Period
Balance
 Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 Purchases Sales Settlements Transfers
into
Level 3 (d)
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 (d)
 End of
Period
Balance (f)
 Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

         

March 31, 2016

         

Securities available for sale

                  

Other securities

  —      —     $10   —      —      —      —     $10   —     $17   —      —      —      —      —      —     $17    —    

Other investments

                  

Principal investments

                  

Direct

 $141  $9 (b)  1  $(36  —      —      —     115  $18 (b)  50   $(3)(b)   —      —      —      —      —     47  $(3)(b) 

Indirect

 413   49 (b)  8  (117  —      —      —     353   8 (b) 

Equity and mezzanine investments

         

Direct

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —    

Indirect

 23   (1) (b)   —     (9  —      —      —     13   (1) (b) 

Other

 4   —      —      —      —      —      —     4   —    

Other indirect

 20    (1)(b)   —     $(1  —      —      —     18    (1)(b)

Derivative instruments (a)

                  

Interest rate

 25   2 (c)  3  (2  —     $7 (e)  $(16) (e)  19   —     16   4(c)   —      —      —     $3(e)  $(7)(e)  16    —    

Commodity

  —      —     (1  —      —      1(e)   (1) (e)  (1  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —    

Credit

 3   (7) (c)   —      —     $7   —      —     3   —     1    (2)(c)   —      —     $3   —      —     2    —    

Three months ended September 30, 2014

         

in millions

 Beginning
of Period
Balance
 Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 Purchases Sales Settlements Transfers
into
Level 3 (d)
 Transfers
out of
Level 3 (d)
 End of
Period
Balance (f)
 Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included in
Earnings
 

March 31, 2015

         

Securities available for sale

                  

Other securities

  —      —     $10   —      —      —      —     $10   —     $10   —      —      —      —      —      —     $10    —    

Other investments

                  

Principal investments

                  

Direct

 $146  $(2) (b)   —     $(29  —      —      —     115  $(2) (b)  102  $13(b)  $1  $(43  —      —      —     73    —    

Indirect

 399   9 (b)  3  (58  —      —      —     353   (4) (b) 

Equity and mezzanine investments

                  

Direct

  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      2(b)   —     (2  —      —      —      —      2(b) 

Indirect

 16   —      —     (3  —      —      —     13   —    

Other

 4   —      —      —      —      —      —     4   —    

Derivative instruments(a)

                  

Interest rate

 20   —      —      —      —     $2(e)  $(3) (e)  19   —     13   2(c)   —      —      —      —     $(5)(e)  10    —    

Commodity

 1   —     (1  —      —      —      (1) (e)  (1  —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —      —    

Credit

 3   (2) (c)   —      —     $2   —      —     3   —     2    (3)(c)   —      —     $3   —      —     2    —    

 

(a)Amounts represent Level 3 derivative assets less Level 3 derivative liabilities.
(b)Realized and unrealized gains and losses on principal investments are reported in “net gains (losses) from principal investing” on the income statement. Realized and unrealized losses on other and private equity and mezzanine investments are reported in “other income” on the income statement.
(c)Realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments are reported in “corporate services income” and “other income” on the income statement.
(d)Our policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of Level 3 as of the end of the reporting period.
(e)Certain derivatives previously classified as Level 2 were transferred to Level 3 because Level 3 unobservable inputs became significant. Certain derivatives previously classified as Level 3 were transferred to Level 2 because Level 3 unobservableunobsevable inputs became less significant.
(f)There were no issuances for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. The adjustments to fair value generally result from the application of accounting guidance that requires assets and liabilities to be recorded at the lower of cost or fair value, or assessed for impairment. There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The following table presents our assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014:March 31, 2015:

 

  September 30, 2015   March 31, 2016 

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A NONRECURRING BASIS

                

Impaired loans

   —       —      $3   $3    —      —     $25    $25  

Loans held for sale(a)

   —       —       —       —       —      —      —      —   

Accrued income and other assets

   —       —       6    6    —      —      5     5  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets on a nonrecurring basis at fair value

   —       —      $9   $9    —      —     $30    $30  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015 

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A NONRECURRING BASIS

                

Impaired loans

   —       —      $5   $5    —      —      —      —   

Loans held for sale(a)

   —       —       —       —       —      —      —      —   

Accrued income and other assets

   —       —       7    7    —      —     $7    $7  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets on a nonrecurring basis at fair value

   —       —      $12   $12    —      —     $7    $7  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  September 30, 2014   March 31, 2015 

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A NONRECURRING BASIS

                

Impaired loans

   —       —      $6   $6    —      —     $15    $15  

Loans held for sale(a)

   —       —       —       —       —      —      —      —   

Accrued income and other assets

   —       —       4    4    —      —      12     12  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets on a nonrecurring basis at fair value

   —       —      $10   $10    —      —     $27    $27  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)During the first nine monthsquarter of 2015,2016, we transferred $24less than $1 million of commercial and consumer loans and leases at their current fair value from held-for-sale status to the held-to-maturity portfolio, compared to $11$62 million during 2014,2015, and $10 million during the first nine monthsquarter of 2014.2015.

Impaired loans. We typically adjust the carrying amount of our impaired loans when there is evidence of probable loss and the expected fair value of the loan is less than its contractual amount. The amount of the impairment may be determined based on the estimated present value of future cash flows, the fair value of the underlying collateral, or the loan’s observable market price. Impaired loans with a specifically allocated allowance based on cash flow analysis or the value of the underlying collateral are classified as Level 3 assets. Impaired loans with a specifically allocated allowance based on an observable market price that reflects recent sale transactions for similar loans and collateral are classified as Level 2 assets.

The evaluations for impairment are prepared by the responsible relationship managers in our Asset Recovery Group and are reviewed and approved by the Asset Recovery Group Executive. The Asset Recovery Group is part of the Risk Management Group and reports to our Chief Credit Officer. These evaluations are performed in conjunction with the quarterly ALLL process.

Loans are evaluated for impairment on a quarterly basis. Loans included in the previous quarter’s review are re-evaluated, and if their values have changed materially, the underlying information (loan balance and in most cases, collateral value) is compared. Material differences are evaluated for reasonableness, and the relationship managers and their senior managers consider these differences and determine if any adjustment is necessary. The inputs are developed and substantiated on a quarterly basis based on current borrower developments, market conditions, and collateral values.

The following two internal methods are used to value impaired loans:

 

Cash flow analysis considers internally developed inputs, such as discount rates, default rates, costs of foreclosure, and changes in collateral values.

The fair value of the collateral, which may take the form of real estate or personal property, is based on internal estimates, field observations, and assessments provided by third-party appraisers. We perform or reaffirm appraisals of collateral-dependent impaired loans at least annually. Appraisals may occur more frequently if the most recent appraisal does not accurately reflect the current market, the debtor is seriously delinquent or chronically past due, or there has been a material deterioration in the performance of the project or condition of the property. Adjustments to outdated appraisals that result in an appraisal value less than the carrying amount of a collateral-dependent impaired loan are reflected in the ALLL.

Impairment valuations are back-tested each quarter, based on a look-back of actual incurred losses on closed deals previously evaluated for impairment. The overall percent variance of actual net loan charge-offs on closed deals compared to the specific allocations on such deals is considered in determining each quarter’s specific allocations.

Loans held for sale. Through a quarterly analysis of our loan portfolios held for sale, which include both performing and nonperforming loans, we determine any adjustments necessary to record the portfolios at the lower of cost or fair value in accordance with GAAP. Our analysis concluded that there were no loans held for sale adjusted to fair value at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, or September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Market inputs, including updated collateral values, and reviews of each borrower’s financial condition influenced the inputs used in our internal models and other valuation methodologies. The valuations are prepared by the responsible relationship managers or analysts in our Asset Recovery Group and are reviewed and approved by the Asset Recovery Group Executive. Actual gains or losses realized on the sale of various loans held for sale provide a back-testing mechanism for determining whether our valuations of these loans held for sale that are adjusted to fair value are appropriate.

Valuations of performing commercial mortgage and construction loans held for sale are conducted using internal models that rely on market data from sales or nonbinding bids on similar assets, including credit spreads, treasury rates, interest rate curves, and risk profiles. These internal models also rely on our own assumptions about the exit market for the loans and details about individual loans within the respective portfolios. Therefore, we classify these loans as Level 3 assets. The inputs related to our assumptions and other internal loan data include changes in real estate values, costs of foreclosure, prepayment rates, default rates, and discount rates.

Valuations of nonperforming commercial mortgage and construction loans held for sale are based on current agreements to sell the loans or approved discounted payoffs. If a negotiated value is not available, we use third-party appraisals, adjusted for current market conditions. Since valuations are based on unobservable data, these loans are classified as Level 3 assets.

Direct financing leases and operating lease assets held for sale. Our KEF Accounting and Capital Markets groups are responsible for the valuation policies and procedures related to these assets. The Managing Director of the KEF Capital Markets group reports to the President of the KEF line of business. A weekly report is distributed to both groups that lists all equipment finance deals booked in the warehouse portfolio. On a quarterly basis, the KEF Accounting group prepares a detailed held-for-sale roll-forward schedule that is reconciled to the general ledger and the above mentioned weekly report. KEF management uses the held-for-sale roll-forward schedule to determine if an impairment adjustment is necessary in accordance with lower of cost or fair value guidelines.

Valuations of direct financing leases and operating lease assets held for sale are performed using an internal model that relies on market data, such as swap rates and bond ratings, as well as our own assumptions about the exit market for the leases and details about the individual leases in the portfolio. The inputs based on our assumptions include changes in the value of leased items and internal credit ratings. These leases have been classified as Level 3 assets. KEF has master sale and assignment agreements with numerous institutional investors. Historically, multiple quotes are obtained, with the most reasonable formal quotes retained. These nonbinding quotes generally lead to a sale to one of the parties who provided the quote. Leases for which we receive a current nonbinding bid, and for which the sale is considered probable, may be classified as Level 2. The validity of these quotes is supported by historical and continued dealings with these institutions that have fulfilled the nonbinding quote in the past. In a distressed market where market data is not available, an estimate of the fair value of the leased asset may be used to value the lease, resulting in a Level 3 classification. In an inactive market, the market value of the assets held for sale is determined as the present value of the future cash flows discounted at the current buy rate. KEF Accounting calculates an estimated fair value buy rate based on the credit premium inherent in the relevant bond index and the appropriate swap rate on the measurement date. The amount of the adjustment is calculated as book value minus the present value of future cash flows discounted at the calculated buy rate.

Goodwill and other intangible assets. On a quarterly basis, we review impairment indicators to determine whether we need to evaluate the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets assigned to Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. We also perform an annual impairment test for goodwill. Accounting guidance permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether additional goodwill impairment testing is required. However, we did not choose to utilize a qualitative assessment in our annual goodwill impairment testing performed during the fourth quarter of 2014.2015. Fair value of our reporting units is determined using both an income approach (discounted cash flow method) and a market approach (using publicly traded company and recent transactions data), which are weighted equally.

Inputs used include market-available data, such as industry, historical, and expected growth rates, and peer valuations, as well as internally driven inputs, such as forecasted earnings and market participant insights. Since this valuation relies on a significant number of unobservable inputs, we have classified goodwill as Level 3. We use a third-party valuation services provider to perform the annual, and if necessary, any interim, Step 1 valuation process, and to perform a Step 2 analysis, if needed, on our reporting units. Annual and any interim valuations prepared by the third-party valuation services provider are reviewed by the appropriate individuals within Key to ensure that the assumptions used in preparing the analysis are appropriate and properly supported. For additional information on the results of recent goodwill impairment testing, see Note 10 (“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”) beginning on page 173181 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

The fair value of other intangible assets is calculated using a cash flow approach. While the calculation to test for recoverability uses a number of assumptions that are based on current market conditions, the calculation is based primarily on unobservable assumptions. Accordingly, these assets are classified as Level 3. Our lines of business, with oversight from our Accounting group, are responsible for routinely, at least quarterly, assessing whether impairment indicators are present. All indicators that signal impairment may exist are appropriately considered in this analysis. An impairment loss is only recognized for a held-and-used long-lived asset if the sum of its estimated future undiscounted cash flows used to test for recoverability is less than its carrying value.

Our primary assumptions include attrition rates, alternative costs of funds, and rates paid on deposits. For additional information on the results of other intangible assets impairment testing, see Note 10 (“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”) beginning on page 173181 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Other assets. OREO and other repossessed properties are valued based on inputs such as appraisals and third-party price opinions, less estimated selling costs. Generally, we classify these assets as Level 3, but OREO and other repossessed properties for which we receive binding purchase agreements are classified as Level 2. Returned lease inventory is valued based on market data for similar assets and is classified as Level 2. Assets that are acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosures are recorded initially as held for sale at fair value less estimated selling costs at the date of foreclosure. After foreclosure, valuations are updated periodically, and current market conditions may require the assets to be marked down further to a new cost basis.

 

Commercial Real Estate Valuation Process: When a loan is reclassified from loan status to OREO because we took possession of the collateral, the Asset Recovery Group Loan Officer, in consultation with our OREO group, obtains a broker price opinion or a third-party appraisal, which is used to establish the fair value of the underlying collateral. The determined fair value of the underlying collateral less estimated selling costs becomes the carrying value of the OREO asset. In addition to valuations from independent third-party sources, our OREO group also writes down the carrying balance of OREO assets once a bona fide offer is contractually accepted, where the accepted price is lower than the current balance of the particular OREO asset. The fair value of OREO property is re-evaluated every 90 days, and the OREO asset is adjusted as necessary.

 

Consumer Real Estate Valuation Process: The Asset Management team within our Risk Operations group is responsible for valuation policies and procedures in this area. The current vendor partner provides monthly reporting of all broker price opinion evaluations, appraisals, and the monthly market plans. Market plans are reviewed monthly, and valuations are reviewed and tested monthly to ensure proper pricing has been established and guidelines are being met. Risk Operations Compliance validates and provides periodic testing of the valuation process. The Asset Management team reviews changes in fair value measurements. Third-party broker price opinions are reviewed every 180 days, and the fair value is written down based on changes to the valuation. External factors are documented and monitored as appropriate.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The range and weighted-average of the significant unobservable inputs used to fair value our material Level 3 recurring and nonrecurring assets at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, along with the valuation techniques used, are shown in the following table:

 

September 30, 2015

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of
Level 3 Assets
   

Valuation Technique

  

Significant

Unobservable Input

  Range
(Weighted-Average)
 
March 31, 2016 Fair Value of Significant Range 

dollars in millions

 Level 3 Assets 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

 (Weighted-Average) 

Recurring

            

Other investments — principal investments — direct:

  $66   

Individual analysis of the condition

of each investment

     $47   Individual analysis of the condition of each investment  

Debt instruments

      EBITDA multiple   N/A (5.40   EBITDA multiple  4.00-6.30 (6.10)  
   Revenue multiple (where applicable)  N/A (0.40)  

Equity instruments of private companies

      EBITDA multiple (where applicable)   5.40 - 6.50 (6.40   EBITDA multiple (where applicable)  6.10-6.30 (6.10)  

Equity instruments of public companies

    Market approach  Discount   N/A (6.00

Nonrecurring

        

Impaired loans

   3   Fair value of underlying collateral  Discount   00.00 - 50.00% (14.00%

Goodwill

   1,060   Discounted cash flow and market data  Earnings multiple of peers   11.40 - 15.90 (12.92
      Equity multiple of peers   1.20 - 1.22 (1.21   Revenue multiple (where applicable)  N/A (0.40)  
      Control premium   10.00 - 30.00% (19.70%
      Weighted-average cost of capital   13.00 - 14.00% (13.52%

December 31, 2014

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of
Level 3 Assets
   

Valuation Technique

  

Significant

Unobservable Input

  Range
(Weighted-Average)
 

Recurring

        

Other investments — principal investments — direct:

  $102   Individual analysis of the condition of each investment    

Debt instruments

      EBITDA multiple   5.40 - 6.00 (5.50

Equity instruments of private companies

      EBITDA multiple (where applicable)   5.50 - 6.20 (5.80
      Revenue multiple (where applicable)   4.30 - 4.30 (4.30

Nonrecurring

            

Impaired loans

   5   Fair value of underlying collateral  Discount   10.00 - 64.00% (62.00%  25   Fair value of underlying collateral Discount  00.00-40.00% (11.00%)  

Goodwill

   1,057   Discounted cash flow and market data  Earnings multiple of peers   11.40 - 15.90 (12.92  1,060   Discounted cash flow and market data Earnings multiple of peers  10.30-17.80 (12.79)  
      Equity multiple of peers   1.20 - 1.22 (1.21   Equity multiple of peers  1.25-1.56 (1.43)  
      Control premium   10.00 - 30.00% (19.70%   Control premium  10.00-30.00% (19.18%)  
      Weighted-average cost of capital   13.00 - 14.00% (13.52%   Weighted-average cost of capital  12.00-13.00% (12.54%)  

September 30, 2014

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of
Level 3 Assets
   

Valuation Technique

  

Significant

Unobservable Input

  Range
(Weighted-Average)
 
December 31, 2015 Fair Value of Significant Range 

dollars in millions

 Level 3 Assets 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

 (Weighted-Average) 

Recurring

            

Other investments — principal investments — direct:

  $115   Individual analysis of the condition of each investment     $50   Individual analysis of the condition of each investment  

Debt instruments

      EBITDA multiple   6.00 - 6.40 (6.30   EBITDA multiple  N/A (5.40)  

Equity instruments of private companies

      EBITDA multiple (where applicable)   5.50 - 6.00 (5.70   EBITDA multiple (where applicable)  5.40-6.70 (6.60)  
      Revenue multiple (where applicable)   4.30 - 4.30 (4.30

Nonrecurring

            

Impaired loans

   6   Fair value of underlying collateral  Discount   10.00 - 90.00% (24.00%

Impaired loans(a)

  —    Fair value of underlying collateral Discount  00.00-34.00% (15.00%)  

Goodwill

   1,051   Discounted cash flow and market data  Earnings multiple of peers   10.10 - 14.40 (11.59  1,060   Discounted cash flow and market data Earnings multiple of peers  10.30-17.80 (12.79)  
      Equity multiple of peers   1.17 - 1.29 (1.24   Equity multiple of peers  1.25-1.56 (1.43)  
      Control premium   N/A (35.00%   Control premium  10.00-30.00% (19.18%)  
      Weighted-average cost of capital   N/A (13.00%   Weighted-average cost of capital  12.00-13.00% (12.54%)  

(a)Impaired loans are less than $1 million at December 31, 2015.

March 31, 2015  Fair Value of      Significant  Range 

dollars in millions

  Level 3 Assets   

Valuation Technique

  

Unobservable Input

  (Weighted-Average) 

Recurring

        

Other investments — principal investments — direct:

  $73    Individual analysis of the condition of each investment    

Debt instruments

      EBITDA multiple   5.40-6.00 (5.50)  

Equity instruments of private companies

      EBITDA multiple (where applicable)   N/A (6.00)  
      Revenue multiple (where applicable)   N/A (4.30)  

Nonrecurring

        

Impaired loans

   15    Fair value of underlying collateral  Discount   00.00-100.00% (36.00%)  

Goodwill

   1,057    Discounted cash flow and market data  Earnings multiple of peers   11.40-15.90 (12.92)  
      Equity multiple of peers   1.20-1.22 (1.21)  
      Control premium   10.00-30.00% (19.70%)  
      Weighted-average cost of capital   13.00-14.00% (13.52%)  

Fair Value Disclosures of Financial Instruments

The levels in the fair value hierarchy ascribed to our financial instruments and the related carrying amounts at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, are shown in the following table.

 

  September 30, 2015   March 31, 2016 
      Fair Value       Fair Value 

in millions

  Carrying
Amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Netting
Adjustment
 Total   Carrying
Amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Measured
at NAV
   Netting
Adjustment
 Total 

ASSETS

                        

Cash and short-term investments(a)

  $2,434   $2,434    —       —       —     $2,434   $5,910    $5,910     —      —      —      —     $5,910  

Trading account assets(b)

   811    4   $807    —       —      811    765     —     $765     —      —      —      765  

Securities available for sale(b)

   14,376    11    14,348   $17    —      14,376    14,304     3     14,284    $17     —      —      14,304  

Held-to-maturity securities(c)

   4,936    —       4,940    —       —      4,940    5,003     —      5,031     —      —      —      5,031  

Other investments(b)

   691    —       —       691    —      691    643     14     —      410    $219     —      643  

Loans, net of allowance(d)

   59,295    —       —       57,497     —      57,497     59,612     —      —      58,535     —      —      58,535  

Loans held for sale (b)

   916    —       —       916    —      916    684     —      —      684     —      —      684  

Derivative assets (b)

   793    120    1,593    25   $(945) (f)   793    1,065     103     1,689     18     —     $(745)(f)   1,065  

LIABILITIES

                        

Deposits with no stated maturity(a)

  $65,624    —      $65,624    —       —     $65,624   $67,028     —     $67,028     —      —      —     $67,028  

Time deposits(e)

   5,449   $427     5,075     —       —      5,502     6,354     —      6,426     —      —      —      6,426  

Short-term borrowings(a)

   1,084    —       677    —       —      677    988    $9     979     —      —      —      988  

Long-term debt (e)

   10,310    10,146     463     —       —      10,609     10,760     10,667     379     —      —      —      11,046  

Derivative liabilities (b)

   676    102    1,140    —      $(566) (f)   676    790     108     1,147     —      —     $(465)(f)   790  
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015 
      Fair Value       Fair Value 

in millions

  Carrying
Amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Netting
Adjustment
 Total   Carrying
Amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Measured
at NAV
   Netting
Adjustment
 Total 

ASSETS

                        

Cash and short-term investments(a)

  $4,922   $4,922    —       —       —     $4,922   $3,314    $3,314     —      —      —      —     $3,314  

Trading account assets(b)

   750    2   $748    —       —     750    788     3    $785     —      —      —     788  

Securities available for sale(b)

   13,360    22    13,328   $10    —     13,360    14,218     3     14,198    $17     —      —     14,218  

Held-to-maturity securities(c)

   5,015    —       4,974    —       —     4,974    4,897     —      4,848     —      —      —     4,848  

Other investments(b)

   760    2    —       758    —     760    655     —      19     393    $243     —     655  

Loans, net of allowance(d)

   56,587    —       —       54,993    —     54,993    59,080     —      —      57,508     —      —     57,508  

Loans held for sale (b)

   734    —       —       734    —     734    639     —      —      639     —      —     639  

Derivative assets (b)

   609    91    1,536    16   $(1,034) (f)  609    619     143     1,324     18     —     $(866)(f)  619  

LIABILITIES

                        

Deposits with no stated maturity(a)

  $66,135    —      $66,135    —       —     $66,135   $65,527     —     $65,527     —      —      —     $65,527  

Time deposits(e)

   5,863   $564    5,361    —       —     5,925    5,519     —      5,575     —      —      —     5,575  

Short-term borrowings(a)

   998    —       998    —       —     998    905     —      905     —      —      —     905  

Long-term debt (e)

   7,875    7,625    626    —       —     8,251    10,186    $9,987     420     —      —      —     10,407  

Derivative liabilities (b)

   784    77    1,248   $1   $(542) (f)  784    632     116     1,009    $1     —     $(494)(f)  632  
  September 30, 2014   March 31, 2015 
      Fair Value       Fair Value 

in millions

  Carrying
Amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Netting
Adjustment
 Total   Carrying
Amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Measured
at NAV
   Netting
Adjustment
 Total 

ASSETS

                        

Cash and short-term investments(a)

  $2,993   $2,993    —       —       —     $2,993   $3,884    $3,884     —      —      —      —     $3,884  

Trading account assets(b)

   965    13   $952    —       —     965    789     5    $784     —      —      —     789  

Securities available for sale(b)

   12,245    22    12,213   $10    —     12,245    13,120     23     13,087    $10     —      —     13,120  

Held-to-maturity securities(c)

   4,997    —       4,911    —       —     4,911    5,005     —      5,003     —      —      —     5,003  

Other investments(b)

   822    —       —       822    —     822    730     1     —      415    $314     —     730  

Loans, net of allowance(d)

   55,351    —       —       53,996    —     53,996    57,159     —      —      55,702     —      —     55,702  

Loans held for sale(b)

   784    —       —       784    —     784    1,649     —      —      1,649     —      —     1,649  

Mortgage servicing assets (e)

   308    —       —       370    —     370 

Derivative assets (b)

   413    73    931    22   $(613) (f)  413    731     164     1,625     13     —     $(1,071)(f)  731  

LIABILITIES

                        

Deposits with no stated maturity(a)

  $62,028    —      $62,028    —       —     $62,028   $65,984     —     $65,984     —      —      —     $65,984  

Time deposits(e)

   6,428   $556    5,937    —       —     6,493    5,638    $488     5,210     —      —      —     5,698  

Short-term borrowings(a)

   1,653    6    1,647    —       —     1,653    1,125     —      1,125     —      —      —     1,125  

Long-term debt (e)

   7,172    6,854    1,202    —       —     8,056    8,713     8,559     549     —      —      —     9,108  

Derivative liabilities (b)

   384    55    721   $1   $(393) (f)  384    825     138     1,274    $1     —     $(588)(f)  825  

Valuation Methods and Assumptions

 

(a)Fair value equals or approximates carrying amount. The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity does not take into consideration the value ascribed to core deposit intangibles.
(b)Information pertaining to our methodology for measuring the fair values of these assets and liabilities is included in the sections entitled “Qualitative Disclosures of Valuation Techniques” and “Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis” in this note.Note.
(c)Fair values of held-to-maturity securities are determined by using models that are based on security-specific details, as well as relevant industry and economic factors. The most significant of these inputs are quoted market prices, interest rate spreads on relevant benchmark securities, and certain prepayment assumptions. We review the valuations derived from the models to ensure they are reasonable and consistent with the values placed on similar securities traded in the secondary markets.
(d)The fair value of loans is based on the present value of the expected cash flows. The projected cash flows are based on the contractual terms of the loans, adjusted for prepayments and use of a discount rate based on the relative risk of the cash flows, taking into account the loan type, maturity of the loan, liquidity risk, servicing costs, and a required return on debt and capital. In addition, an incremental liquidity discount is applied to certain loans, using historical sales of loans during periods of similar economic conditions as a benchmark. The fair value of loans includes lease financing receivables at their aggregate carrying amount, which is equivalent to their fair value.
(e)Fair values of time deposits and long-term debt are based on discounted cash flows utilizing relevant market inputs.
(f)Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The net basis takes into account the impact of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Total derivative assets and liabilities include these netting adjustments.

We use valuation methods based on exit market prices in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. We determine fair value based on assumptions pertaining to the factors that a market participant would consider in valuing the asset. A substantial portion of our fair value adjustments are related to liquidity. During 20142015 and the first nine monthsquarter of 2015,2016, the fair values of our loan portfolios have generally remained stable, primarily due to increasing liquidity in the loan markets. If we were to use different assumptions, the fair values shown in the preceding table could change. Also, because the applicable accounting guidance for financial instruments excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements, the fair value amounts shown in the table above do not, by themselves, represent the underlying value of our company as a whole.

Education lending business. The discontinued education lending business consists of loans in portfolio (recorded at carrying value with appropriate valuation reserves) and loans in portfolio held for sale (recorded at fair value). Prior periods included assets and liabilities (recorded at fair value) in the securitization trusts and loans in portfolio (recorded at fair value) that were outside the trusts. All of these loans were excluded from the table above as follows:

 

Loans at carrying value, net of allowance, of $1.9$1.7 billion ($1.5 billion at fair value) at September 30, 2015, $2.1March 31, 2016, and $1.8 billion ($1.81.5 billion at fair value) at December 31, 2014,2015, and $2.1$2.0 billion ($1.91.7 billion at fair value) at September 30, 2014;

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value of $169 million at September 30,March 31, 2015; and

 

Portfolio loans at fair value of $191$3 million at March 31, 2016, $4 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $201$187 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

These loans and securities are classified as Level 3 because we rely on unobservable inputs when determining fair value since observable market data is not available.

On September 30, 2014, we sold the residual interests in all of our outstanding education loan securitization trusts to a third party. With that transaction, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts and removed the trust assets and liabilities from our balance sheet at September 30, 2014. Additional information regarding the sale of the residual interests and deconsolidation of the securitization trusts is provided in Note 11.

Residential real estate mortgage loans. Residential real estate mortgage loans with carrying amounts of $2.3 billion at September 30, 2015, and $2.2 billion at bothMarch 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015 are included in “Loans, net of allowance” in the previous table.

Short-term financial instruments.For financial instruments with a remaining average life to maturity of less than six months, carrying amounts were used as an approximation of fair values.

6. Securities

Securities available for sale.These are securities that we intend to hold for an indefinite period of time but that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, prepayment risk, liquidity needs, or other factors. Securities available for sale are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses (net of income taxes) deemed temporary are recorded in equity as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet. Unrealized losses on equity securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary,” and realized gains and losses resulting from sales of securities using the specific identification method, are included in “other income” on the income statement. Unrealized losses on debt securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary” are included in “other income” on the income statement or in AOCI on the balance sheet in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance related to the recognition of OTTI of debt securities.

“Other securities” held in the available-for-sale portfolio consist of marketable equity securities that are traded on a public exchange such as the NYSE or NASDAQ and convertible preferred stock of aissued by privately held company.companies.

Held-to-maturity securities.These are debt securities that we have the intent and ability to hold until maturity. Debt securities are carried at cost and adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the interest method. This method produces a constant rate of return on the adjusted carrying amount.

“Other securities” held in the held-to-maturity portfolio consist of foreign bonds and capital securities.

Unrealized losses on equity securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary,” and realized gains and losses resulting from sales of securities using the specific identification method, are included in “other income” on the income statement. Unrealized losses on debt securities deemed to be “other-than-temporary” are included in “other income” on the income statement or in AOCI on the balance sheet in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance related to the recognition of OTTI of debt securities.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and approximate fair value of our securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities are presented in the following tables. Gross unrealized gains and losses represent the difference between the amortized cost and the fair value of securities on the balance sheet as of the dates indicated. Accordingly, the amount of these gains and losses may change in the future as market conditions change.

  September 30, 2015   March 31, 2016 

in millions

  Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

                

States and political subdivisions

  $14   $1    —      $15   $12    $1     —     $13  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   11,938    127   $62    12,003    12,071     132    $41     12,162  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   2,309    22    1    2,330    2,087     22     —      2,109  

Other securities

   27    1    —       28    21     —      1     20  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total securities available for sale

  $14,288   $151   $63   $14,376   $14,191   $155   $42   $14,304 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES

                

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $4,299   $24    23   $4,300   $4,238    $28    $12    $4,254  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   617    3    —       620    743     12     —      755  

Other securities

   20    —       —       20    22     —      —      22  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total held-to-maturity securities

  $4,936   $27   $23   $4,940   $5,003   $40   $12   $5,031 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  December 31, 2014   December 31, 2015 

in millions

  Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

                

States and political subdivisions

  $22   $1    —      $23   $14     —      —     $14  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   11,310    96   $136    11,270    12,082    $51    $138     11,995  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   2,004    32    1    2,035    2,193     11     15     2,189  

Other securities

   29    3    —       32    21     —      1     20  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total securities available for sale

  $13,365   $132   $137   $13,360   $14,310    $62    $154    $14,218  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES

                

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $4,755   $15   $57   $4,713   $4,174    $5    $50    $4,129  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   240    1    —       241    703     —      4     699  

Other securities

   20    —       —       20    20     —      —      20  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total held-to-maturity securities

  $5,015   $16   $57   $4,974   $4,897    $5    $54    $4,848  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  September 30, 2014   March 31, 2015 

in millions

  Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

                

States and political subdivisions

  $26   $1    —      $27   $21    $1     —     $22  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   10,096    109   $196    10,009    11,116     124    $77     11,163  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   2,156    24    3    2,177    1,870     32     —      1,902  

Other securities

   28    4    —       32    30     3     —      33  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total securities available for sale

  $12,306   $138   $199   $12,245   $13,037    $160    $77    $13,120  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES

                

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $4,977   $10   $96   $4,891   $4,749    $26    $30    $4,745  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   234     2     —      236  

Other securities

   20    —       —       20    22     —      —      22  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total held-to-maturity securities

  $4,997   $10   $96   $4,911   $5,005    $28    $30    $5,003  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The following table summarizes our securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

 

  Duration of Unrealized Loss Position           Duration of Unrealized Loss Position     
  Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Longer   Total   Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Longer   Total 

in millions

  Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

September 30, 2015

            

March 31, 2016

            

Securities available for sale:

            

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $941    $6    $2,805    $35    $3,746    $41  

Other mortgage-backed securities (a)

   61     —      —      —      61     —   

Other securities

   —      —      3     1     3     1  

Held-to-maturity:

            

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   250     1     809     11     1,059     12  

Other securities (b)

   —      —      4     —      4     —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

  $1,252    $7    $3,621    $47    $4,873    $54  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

December 31, 2015

            

Securities available for sale:

                        

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $770   $3   $3,348   $59   $4,118   $62   $5,190    $43    $3,206    $95    $8,396    $138  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   420    1    —       —       420    1    1,670     15     —      —      1,670     15  

Other securities (a)

   2    —       3    —       5    —    

Other securities

   —      —      3     1     3     1  

Held-to-maturity:

                        

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   214    1    1,355    22    1,569    23    1,793     16     1,320     34     3,113     50  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   110    —       —       —       110    —       547     4     —      —      547     4  

Other securities (b)

   4    —       —       —       4    —       4     —      —      —      4     —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

  $1,520   $5   $4,706   $81   $6,226   $86   $9,204    $78    $4,529    $130    $13,733    $208  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

December 31, 2014

            

March 31, 2015

            

Securities available for sale:

                        

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $3,019   $52   $2,932   $84   $5,951   $136   $1,722    $25    $2,722    $52    $4,444    $77  

Other mortgage-backed securities

   —       —       78    1    78    1 

Other securities (a)

   4    —       2    —       6    —    

Other mortgage-backed securities (a)

   39     —      —      —      39     —   

Other securities (c)

   3     —      2     —      5     —   

Held-to-maturity:

                        

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   1,005    11    1,994    46    2,999    57    637     8     1,348     22     1,985     30  

Other securities (b)

   4     —      —      —      4     —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

  $4,028   $63   $5,006   $131   $9,034   $194   $2,405    $33    $4,072    $74    $6,477    $107  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

September 30, 2014

            

Securities available for sale:

            

Collateralized mortgage obligations

  $605   $7   $4,379   $189   $4,984   $196 

Other mortgage-backed securities

   811    1    81    2    892    3 

Other securities (a)

   1    —       2    —       3    —    

Held-to-maturity:

            

Collateralized mortgage obligations

   1,288    13    2,342    83    3,630    96 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

  $2,705   $21   $6,804   $274   $9,509   $295 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for other mortgage-backed securities available for sale as of March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015.
(b)Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for other securities held to maturity as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015.
(c)Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for other securities available for sale as of September 30, 2015, DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.
(b)Gross unrealized losses totaled less than $1 million for other securities held-to-maturity as of September 30, 2015.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we had $62$41 million of gross unrealized losses related to 5655 fixed-rate CMOs that we invested in as part of our overall A/LM strategy. These securities had a weighted-average maturity of 4.24.0 years at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. We also had less than $1 million of gross unrealized losses related to 1711 other mortgage-backed securities positions, which had a weighted-average maturity of 5.24.3 years at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Because these securities have a fixed interest rate, their fair value is sensitive to movements in market interest rates. These unrealized losses are considered temporary since we expect to collect all contractually due amounts from these securities. Accordingly, these investments were reduced to their fair value through OCI, not earnings.

We regularly assess our securities portfolio for OTTI. The assessments are based on the nature of the securities, the underlying collateral, the financial condition of the issuer, the extent and duration of the loss, our intent related to the individual securities, and the likelihood that we will have to sell securities prior to expected recovery.

The debt securities identified as other-than-temporarily impaired are written down to their current fair value. For those debt securities that we intend to sell, or more-likely-than-not will be required to sell, prior to the expected recovery of the amortized cost, the entire impairment (i.e., the difference between amortized cost and the fair value) is recognized in earnings. For those debt securities that we do not intend to sell, or more-likely-than-not will not be required to sell, prior to expected recovery, the credit portion of OTTI is recognized in earnings, while the remaining OTTI is recognized in equity as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet. As shown in the following table, we did not have any impairment losses recognized in earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

March 31, 2016.

Three months ended September 30, 2015 

in millions

    

Balance at June 30, 2015

  $4 

Impairment recognized in earnings

   —   
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015

  $4 
  

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2016    

in millions

    

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $4  

Impairment recognized in earnings

   —   
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

  $4  
  

 

 

 

RealizedFor the three months ended March 31, 2016, net securities gains and losses(losses) related to securities available for sale were as follows:totaled less than $1 million.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 

in millions

    

Realized gains

   —   

Realized losses

  $1 
  

 

 

 

Net securities gains (losses)

  $(1
  

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities totaling $6.5$5.9 billion were pledged to secure securities sold under repurchase agreements, to secure public and trust deposits, to facilitate access to secured funding, and for other purposes required or permitted by law.

The following table shows securities by remaining maturity. CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities (both of which are included in the securities available-for-sale portfolio) as well as the CMOs in the held-to-maturity portfolio are presented based on their expected average lives. The remaining securities, in both the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios, are presented based on their remaining contractual maturity. Actual maturities may differ from expected or contractual maturities since borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

 

  Securities
Available for Sale
   Held-to-Maturity
Securities
   Securities
Available for Sale
   Held-to-Maturity
Securities
 

September 30, 2015

in millions

  Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
 

March 31, 2016

in millions

  Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
   Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value
 

Due in one year or less

  $297   $302   $9   $9   $281    $285    $38    $39  

Due after one through five years

   12,659    12,735    4,310    4,311    13,245     13,350     4,222     4,238  

Due after five through ten years

   1,329    1,336    617    620    663     667     591     599  

Due after ten years

   3    3    —      —      2     2     152     155  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $14,288   $14,376   $4,936   $4,940   $14,191    $14,304    $5,003    $5,031  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

7. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

We are a party to various derivative instruments, mainly through our subsidiary, KeyBank. Derivative instruments are contracts between two or more parties that have a notional amount and an underlying variable, require a small or no net investment, and allow for the net settlement of positions. A derivative’s notional amount serves as the basis for the payment provision of the contract and takes the form of units, such as shares or dollars. A derivative’s underlying variable is a specified interest rate, security price, commodity price, foreign exchange rate, index, or other variable. The interaction between the notional amount and the underlying variable determines the number of units to be exchanged between the parties and influences the fair value of the derivative contract.

The primary derivatives that we use are interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and futures; foreign exchange contracts; commodity derivatives; and credit derivatives. Generally, these instruments help us manage exposure to interest rate risk, mitigate the credit risk inherent in theour loan portfolio, hedge against changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and meet client financing and hedging needs. As further discussed in this note:

 

interest rate risk representsis the possibilityrisk that the EVE or net interest income will be adversely affected by fluctuations in interest rates;

 

credit risk is the risk of loss arising from an obligor’s inability or failure to meet contractual payment or performance terms; and

 

foreign exchange risk is the risk that an exchange rate will adversely affect the fair value of a financial instrument.

Derivative assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet, after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements. These agreements allow us to settle all derivative contracts held with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset net derivative positions with related cash collateral, where applicable. As a result, we could have derivative contracts with negative fair values included in derivative assets on the balance sheet and contracts with positive fair values included in derivative liabilities.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements, we had $157$276 million of derivative assets and a positive $34$23 million of derivative liabilities that relate to contracts entered into for hedging purposes. Our hedging derivative liabilities are in an asset position largely because we have contracts with positive fair values as a result of master netting agreements. As of the same date, after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements and a reserve for potential future losses, we had derivative assets of $636$789 million and derivative liabilities of $710$813 million that were not designated as hedging instruments.

Additional information regarding our accounting policies for derivatives is provided in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Derivatives” beginning on page 121126 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Derivatives Designated in Hedge Relationships

Net interest income and the EVE change in response to changes in the mix of assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments; associated interest rates tied to each instrument; differences in the repricing and maturity characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; and changes in interest rates. We utilize derivatives that have been designated as part of a hedge relationship in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance to minimize the exposure and volatility of net interest income and EVE to interest rate fluctuations. The primary derivative instruments used to manage interest rate risk are interest rate swaps, which convert the contractual interest rate index of agreed-upon amounts of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index.

We designate certain “receive fixed/pay variable” interest rate swaps as fair value hedges. These contracts convert certain fixed-rate long-term debt into variable-rate obligations, thereby modifying our exposure to changes in interest rates. As a result, we receive fixed-rate interest payments in exchange for making variable-rate payments over the lives of the contracts without exchanging the notional amounts.

Similarly, we designate certain “receive fixed/pay variable” interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. These contracts effectively convert certain floating-rate loans into fixed-rate loans to reduce the potential adverse effect of interest rate decreases on future interest income. Again, we receive fixed-rate interest payments in exchange for making variable-rate payments over the lives of the contracts without exchanging the notional amounts.

We also designate certain “pay fixed/receive variable” interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. These swaps convert certain floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt. We also use these swaps to manage the interest rate risk associated with anticipated sales of certain commercial real estate loans. The swaps protect against the possible short-term decline in the value of the loans that could result from changes in interest rates between the time they are originated and the time they are sold.

Interest rate swaps are also used to hedge the floating-rate debt that funds fixed-rate leases entered into by our equipment finance line of business. These swaps are designated as cash flow hedges to mitigate the interest rate mismatch between the fixed-rate lease cash flows and the floating-rate payments on the debt. These hedge relationships were terminated during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

We use foreign currency forward transactions to hedge the foreign currency exposure of our net investment in various foreign equipment finance entities. These entities are denominated in a non-U.S. currency. These swaps are designated as net investment hedges to mitigate the exposure of measuring the net investment at the spot foreign exchange rate.

Derivatives Not Designated in Hedge Relationships

On occasion, we enter into interest rate swap contracts to manage economic risks but do not designate the instruments in hedge relationships. Excluding contracts addressing customer exposures, the amount of derivatives hedging risks on an economic basis at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, was not significant.

Like other financial services institutions, we originate loans and extend credit, both of which expose us to credit risk. We actively manage our overall loan portfolio and the associated credit risk in a manner consistent with asset quality objectives and concentration risk tolerances to mitigate portfolio credit risk. Purchasing credit default swaps enables us to transfer to a third party a portion of the credit risk associated with a particular extension of credit, including situations where there is a forecasted sale of loans. Beginning in the first quarter of 2014, we began purchasing credit default swaps to reduce the credit risk associated with the debt securities held in our trading portfolio. We may also sell credit derivatives to offset our purchased credit default swap position prior to maturity. Although we use credit default swaps for risk management purposes, they are not treated as hedging instruments.

We also enter into derivative contracts for other purposes, including:

 

interest rate swap, cap, and floor contracts entered into generally to accommodate the needs of commercial loan clients;

 

energy and base metal swap and optionsoption contracts entered into to accommodate the needs of clients;

 

futures contracts and positions with third parties that are intended to offset or mitigate the interest rate or market risk related to client positions discussed above; and

 

foreign exchange forward contracts and optionsoption contracts entered into primarily to accommodate the needs of clients.

These contracts are not designated as part of hedge relationships.

Fair Values, Volume of Activity, and Gain/Loss Information Related to Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the fair values of our derivative instruments on a gross and net basis as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The change in the notional amounts of these derivatives by type from December 31, 2014,2015, to September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, indicates the volume of our derivative transaction activity during the first nine monthsquarter of 2015.2016. The notional amounts are not affected by bilateral collateral and master netting agreements. The derivative asset and liability balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements. Total derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted to take into account the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow us to settle all derivative contracts with a single counterparty on a net basis and to offset the net derivative position with the related cash collateral. Where master netting agreements are not in effect or are not enforceable under bankruptcy laws, we do not adjust those derivative assets and liabilities with counterparties. Securities collateral related to legally

enforceable master netting agreements is not offset on the balance sheet. Our derivative instruments are included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet, as indicated in the following table:

  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2014 
      Fair Value     Fair Value     Fair Value   March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2015 
  Notional   Derivative Derivative Notional   Derivative Derivative Notional   Derivative Derivative       Fair Value     Fair Value     Fair Value 

in millions

  Amount   Assets Liabilities Amount   Assets Liabilities Amount   Assets Liabilities   Notional
Amount
   Derivative
Assets
 Derivative
Liabilities
 Notional
Amount
   Derivative
Assets
 Derivative
Liabilities
 Notional
Amount
   Derivative
Assets
 Derivative
Liabilities
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

                          

Interest rate

  $17,910   $394  $12  $15,095   $272  $26  $13,946   $237  $44   $21,126    $464   $12   $18,917    $257   $15   $16,802    $315   $14  

Foreign exchange

   319    11   —    371    8   —    413    13   —      289     5    15   312     20    —    339     20    —   
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total

   18,229    405   12  15,466    280  26  14,359    250  44    21,415     469    27   19,229     277   15   17,141     335   14  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

                          

Interest rate

   57,006    725   644  43,771    665  618  42,088    608  572    43,048     880    785   43,965     627   548   41,913     728   678  

Foreign exchange

   6,161    119   112  4,024    85  81  4,433    69  64    6,191     111    104   6,454     131   124   5,544     152   147  

Commodity

   1,394    482   469  1,544    608  594  1,780    95  90    1,189     347    334   1,144     444   433   1,553     582   567  

Credit

   580    7   5  512    5  7  618    4  7    432     3    5   632     6   6   586     5   7  
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total

   65,141    1,333   1,230  49,851    1,363  1,300  48,919    776  733    50,860     1,341    1,228   52,195     1,208   1,111   49,596     1,467   1,399  

Netting adjustments(a)

   —      (945  (566  —      (1,034 (542  —      (613 (393   —      (745  (465  —      (866 (494  —      (1,071 (588
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net derivatives in the balance sheet

   83,370    793   676  65,317    609  784  63,278    413  384    72,275     1,065    790   71,424     619   632   66,737     731   825  

Other collateral (b)

   —      (113  (232  —      (155 (241  —      (71 (268   —      (65  (197  —      (91 (204  —      (146 (244
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net derivative amounts

  $83,370   $680  $444  $65,317   $454  $543  $63,278   $342  $116   $72,275    $1,000   $593   $71,424    $528   $428   $66,737    $585   $581  
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Netting adjustments represent the amounts recorded to convert our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance.
(b)Other collateral represents the amount that cannot be used to offset our derivative assets and liabilities from a gross basis to a net basis in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. The other collateral consists of securities and is exchanged under bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that allow us to offset the net derivative position with the related collateral. The application of the other collateral cannot reduce the net derivative position below zero. Therefore, excess other collateral, if any, is not reflected above.

Fair value hedges.Instruments designated as fair value hedges are recorded at fair value and included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. The effective portion of a change in the fair value of an instrument designated as a fair value hedge is recorded in earnings at the same time as a change in fair value of the hedged item, resulting in no effect on net income. The ineffective portion of a change in the fair value of such a hedging instrument is recorded in “other income” on the income statement with no corresponding offset. During the nine-monththree-month period ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we did not exclude any portion of these hedging instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. While there is some immaterial ineffectiveness in our hedging relationships, all of our fair value hedges remained “highly effective” as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on our fair value hedges for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, and where they are recorded on the income statement.

 

   

Nine months ended September 30, 2015

 
      Net Gains          Net Gains 
   Income Statement Location of  (Losses) on       Income Statement Location of  (Losses) on 

in millions

  

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative

  Derivative   Hedged Item   

Net Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item

  Hedged Item 

Interest rate

  Other income  $66    Long-term debt    Other income  $(66) (a) 

Interest rate

  Interest expense – Long-term debt   91       
    

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

    $157       $(66
    

 

 

       

 

 

 
   

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

 
      Net Gains         Net Gains 
   Income Statement Location of  (Losses) on      Income Statement Location of  (Losses) on 

in millions

  

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative

  Derivative  Hedged Item   

Net Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item

  Hedged Item 

Interest rate

  Other income  $(21  Long-term debt    Other income  $21 (a) 

Interest rate

  Interest expense – Long-term debt   91      
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

    $70      $21 
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Three months ended March 31, 2016

 

in millions

  

Income Statement Location of

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative

  Net Gains
(Losses) on
Derivative
   Hedged Item  Income Statement Location of
Net Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item
   Net Gains
(Losses) on
Hedged Item
 

Interest rate

  Other income  $115    Long-term debt   Other income    $(115)(a) 

Interest rate

  Interest expense – Long-term debt   27        
  

 

  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

    $142        $(115
    

 

 

       

 

 

 

   

Three months ended March 31, 2015

 

in millions

  

Income Statement Location of

Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative

  Net Gains
(Losses) on
Derivative
   Hedged Item  Income Statement Location of
Net Gains (Losses) on Hedged Item
   Net Gains
(Losses) on
Hedged Item
 

Interest rate

  Other income  $41    Long-term debt   Other income    $(41)(a) 

Interest rate

  Interest expense – Long-term debt   29        
  

 

  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

    $70        $(41
    

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(a)Net gains (losses) on hedged items represent the change in fair value caused by fluctuations in interest rates.

Cash flow hedges.Instruments designated as cash flow hedges are recorded at fair value and included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. Initially, the effective portion of a gain or loss on a cash flow hedge is recorded as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet. This amount is subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged transaction affects earnings (e.g., when we pay variable-rate interest on debt, receive variable-rate interest on commercial loans, or sell commercial real estate loans). The ineffective portion of cash flow hedging transactions is included in “other income” on the income statement. During the nine-monththree-month period ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we did not exclude any portion of these hedging instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. While there is some immaterial ineffectiveness in our hedging relationships, all of our cash flow hedges remained “highly effective” as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

Considering the interest rates, yield curves, and notional amounts as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we would expect to reclassify an estimated $37$34 million of after-tax net losses on derivative instruments from AOCI to income during the next 12 months for our cash flow hedges. In addition, we expect to reclassify approximately $1$2 million of net losses related to terminated cash flow hedges from AOCI to income during the next 12 months. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the maximum length of time over which we hedge forecasted transactions is 1312 years.

Net investment hedges. We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge our exposure to changes in the carrying value of our investments as a result of changes in the related foreign exchange rates. Instruments designated as net investment hedges are recorded at fair value and included in “derivative assets” or “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. Initially, the effective portion of a gain or loss on a net investment hedge is recorded as a component of AOCI on the balance sheet when the terms of the derivative match the notional and currency risk being hedged. The effective portion is subsequently reclassified into income when the hedged transaction affects earnings (e.g., when we dispose of or liquidate a foreign subsidiary). At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, AOCI reflected unrecognized after-tax gains totaling $35$32 million related to cumulative changes in the fair value of our net investment hedges, which offset the unrecognized after-tax foreign currency losses on net investment balances. The ineffective portion of net investment hedging transactions is included in “other income” on the income statement, but there was no net investment hedge ineffectiveness as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. We did not exclude any portion of our hedging instruments from the assessment of hedge effectiveness during the nine-monththree-month period ended September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on our cash flow and net investment hedges for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, and where they are recorded on the income statement. The table includes the effective portion of net gains (losses) recognized in OCI during the period, the effective portion of net gains (losses) reclassified from OCI into income during the current period, and the portion of net gains (losses) recognized directly in income, representing the amount of hedge ineffectiveness.

 

   Nine months ended September 30, 2015 

in millions

  Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion)
  

Income Statement
Location of Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified From
OCI Into Income
(Effective Portion)

  Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified
From OCI Into
Income

(Effective Portion)
  

Income Statement
Location of Net Gains
(Losses) Recognized in
Income

(Ineffective Portion)

  Net Gains
(Losses) Recognized
in Income
(Ineffective Portion)
 

Cash Flow Hedges

        

Interest rate

  $147  Interest income – Loans  $73  Other income   —    

Interest rate

   (3 Interest expense – Long-term debt   (3 Other income   —    

Interest rate

   (3 Investment banking and debt placement fees   —     Other income   —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Hedges

        

Foreign exchange contracts

   29  Other Income   —     Other income   —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $170    $70     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Nine months ended September 30, 2014   Three months ended March 31, 2016

in millions

  Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion)
 

Income Statement
Location of Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified From
OCI Into Income
(Effective Portion)

  Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified
From OCI Into
Income
(Effective Portion)
 

Income Statement
Location of Net Gains
(Losses) Recognized in

Income
(Ineffective Portion)

  Net Gains
(Losses) Recognized
in Income
(Ineffective
Portion)
   Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion)
 

Income Statement Location of Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified From OCI Into
Income (Effective Portion)

  Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified
From OCI Into Income
(Effective Portion)
 

Income Statement Location
of Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in Income
(Ineffective  Portion)

  

Net Gains
(Losses) Recognized
in Income
(Ineffective Portion)

Cash Flow Hedges

                

Interest rate

  $27  Interest income – Loans  $49  Other income   —      $133   Interest income – Loans  $23   Other income  —  

Interest rate

   (5 Interest expense –Long-term debt   (3 Other income   —       (4 Interest expense – Long-term debt   (1 Other income  —  

Interest rate

   (1 Investment banking and debt placement fees   —     Other income   —       (1 Investment banking and debt placement fees   —    Other income  —  
  

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

    

 

    

 

Net Investment Hedges

                

Foreign exchange contracts

   17  Other Income   —     Other income   —       (14 Other Income   —    Other income  —  
  

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

    

 

    

 

Total

  $38    $46     —      $114     $22     —  
  

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

    

 

    

 

  Three months ended March 31, 2015

in millions

  Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion)
 

Income Statement Location of Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified From OCI Into
Income (Effective Portion)

  Net Gains
(Losses) Reclassified
From OCI Into Income
(Effective Portion)
 

Income Statement Location
of Net Gains (Losses)
Recognized in Income
(Ineffective  Portion)

  

Net Gains
(Losses) Recognized
in Income
(Ineffective Portion)

Cash Flow Hedges

        

Interest rate

  $54   Interest income – Loans  $22   Other income  —  

Interest rate

   (2 Interest expense – Long-term debt   (1 Other income  —  

Interest rate

   (4 Investment banking and debt placement fees   —    Other income  —  
  

 

    

 

    

 

Net Investment Hedges

        

Foreign exchange contracts

   24   Other Income   —    Other income  —  
  

 

    

 

    

 

Total

  $72     

$

21

  

   —  
  

 

    

 

    

 

The after-tax change in AOCI resulting from cash flow and net investment hedges is as follows:

 

in millions

  December 31,
2014
 2015
Hedging Activity
   Reclassification
of Gains to Net
Income
 September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2015
   2016
Hedging Activity
   Reclassification
of Gains to

Net Income
   March 31,
2016
 

AOCI resulting from cash flow and net investment hedges

  $(8 $107    $(44 $55   $20    $72    $(14  $78  

Nonhedging instruments.Our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments are recorded at fair value in “derivative assets” and “derivative liabilities” on the balance sheet. Adjustments to the fair values of these instruments, as well as any premium paid or received, are included in “corporate services income” and “other income” on the income statement.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, and where they are recorded on the income statement.

 

  Nine months ended September 30, 2015 Nine months ended September 30, 2014 
  Corporate       Corporate       
  Services   Other   Services   Other     Three months ended March 31,
2016
 Three months ended March 31,
2015
 

in millions

  Income   Income Total Income   Income Total   Corporate
Services

Income
   Other
Income
 Total Corporate
Services

Income
   Other
Income
 Total 

NET GAINS (LOSSES)

                  

Interest rate

  $18    —     $18  $11    —     $11   $6    $(1 $5   $4     —    $4  

Foreign exchange

   27    —      27  25    —     25    10     —     10   8     —    8  

Commodity

   5    —      5  3    —     3    1     —     1   2     —    2  

Credit

   —      $(10  (10  —      $(16 (16   1     (2  (1  —     $(4 (4
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total net gains (losses)

  $50   $(10 $40  $39   $(16 $23   $18    $(3 $15   $14    $(4 $10  
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Counterparty Credit Risk

Like other financial instruments, derivatives contain an element of credit risk. This risk is measured as the expected positive replacement value of the contracts. We use several means to mitigate and manage exposure to credit risk on derivative contracts. We generally enter into bilateral collateral and master netting agreements that provide for the net settlement of all contracts with a single counterparty in the event of default. Additionally, we monitor counterparty credit risk exposure on each contract to determine appropriate limits on our total credit exposure across all product types. We review our collateral positions on a daily basis and exchange collateral with our counterparties in accordance with standard ISDA documentation, central clearing rules, and other related agreements. We generally hold collateral in the form of cash and highly rated securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, government-sponsored enterprises, or GNMA. The cash collateral netted against derivative assets on the balance sheet totaled $394$310 million at September 30, 2015, $518March 31, 2016, $377 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $230$514 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The cash collateral netted against derivative liabilities totaled $14$29 million at September 30, 2015, $26March 31, 2016, $5 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $10$31 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The relevant agreements that allow us to access the central clearing organizations to clear derivative transactions are not considered to be qualified master netting agreements. Therefore, we cannot net derivative contracts or offset those contracts with related cash collateral with these counterparties. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we posted $112$286 million of cash collateral with clearing organizations and held $105$98 million of cash collateral from clearing organizations. At December 31, 2014,2015, we posted $56$143 million of cash collateral with clearing organizations and did not hold anyheld $6 million of cash collateral from clearing organizations. At September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, we posted $51$68 million of cash collateral with clearing organizations and did not hold anyheld $7 million of cash collateral from clearing organizations. This additional cash collateral is included in “accrued income and other assets” and “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet.

The following table summarizes our largest exposure to an individual counterparty at the dates indicated.

 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
   March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Largest gross exposure (derivative asset) to an individual counterparty

  $137   $133   $106   $150    $158    $122  

Collateral posted by this counterparty

   55    100    44    66     85     91  

Derivative liability with this counterparty

   78    31    103    82     74     28  

Collateral pledged to this counterparty

   —       —       47 

Net exposure after netting adjustments and collateral

   4    2    6    2     (1   3  
      

The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative assets by type at the dates indicated. These assets represent our gross exposure to potential loss after taking into account the effects of bilateral collateral and master netting agreements and other means used to mitigate risk.

 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
   March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Interest rate

  $807   $607   $556   $1,132    $628    $755  

Foreign exchange

   48    41    39    37     66     58  

Commodity

   328    478    47    204     298     431  

Credit

   4    1    1    2     4     1  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Derivative assets before collateral

   1,187    1,127    643    1,375     996     1,245  

Less: Related collateral

   394    518    230    310     377     514  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total derivative assets

  $793   $609   $413   $1,065    $619    $731  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

We enter into derivative transactions with two primary groups: broker-dealers and banks, and clients. Since these groups have different economic characteristics, we have different methods for managing counterparty credit exposure and credit risk.

We enter into transactions with broker-dealers and banks for various risk management purposes. These types of transactions generally are high dollar volume. We generally enter into bilateral collateral and master netting agreements with these counterparties. We began clearing certain types of derivative transactions with these counterparties in June 2013, whereby the central clearing organizations become our counterparties subsequent to novation of the original derivative contracts. In addition, we began entering into derivative contracts through swap execution facilities during the first quarter ended March 31,of 2014. The swap clearing and swap trade execution requirements were mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act for the purpose of reducing counterparty credit risk and increasing transparency in the derivative market. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we had gross exposure of $952$937 million to broker-dealers and banks. We had net exposure of $303$484 million after the application of master netting agreements and cash collateral, where such qualifying agreements exist. We had net exposure of $172$399 million after considering $131$85 million of additional collateral held in the form of securities.

We enter into transactions with clients to accommodate their business needs. These types of transactions generally are low dollar volume. We generally enter into master netting agreements with these counterparties. In addition, we mitigate our overall portfolio exposure and market risk by buying and selling U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar futures and entering into offsetting positions and other derivative contracts, sometimes with entities other than broker-dealers and banks. Due to the smaller size and magnitude of the individual contracts with clients, we generally do not exchange collateral in connection with these derivative transactions. To address the risk of default associated with the uncollateralized contracts, we have established a credit valuation adjustment (included in “derivative assets”) in the amount of $8$7 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, which we estimate to be the potential future losses on amounts due from client counterparties in the event of default. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we had gross exposure of $525$626 million to client counterparties and other entities that are not broker-dealers or banks for derivatives that have associated master netting agreements. We had net exposure of $490$581 million on our derivatives with these counterparties after the application of master netting agreements, collateral, and the related reserve. In addition, the derivatives for one counterparty were guaranteed by a third party with a letter of credit totaling $30$20 million.

Credit Derivatives

We are both a buyer and seller of credit protection through the credit derivative market. We purchase credit derivatives to manage the credit risk associated with specific commercial lending and swap obligations as well as exposures to debt securities. We may also sell credit derivatives, mainly single-name credit default swaps, to offset our purchased credit default swap positionpositions prior to maturity.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our credit derivatives purchased and sold by type as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The fair value of credit derivatives presented below does not take into account the effects of bilateral collateral or master netting agreements.

 

  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2014   March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2015 

in millions

  Purchased Sold   Net Purchased Sold   Net Purchased Sold   Net   Purchased Sold   Net Purchased Sold Net Purchased Sold Net 

Single-name credit default swaps

  $(2  —      $(2 $(3  —      $(3 $(1  —      $(1  $(3     $(3 $(3    $(3 $(3    $(3

Traded credit default swap indices

   4   —       4  1   —       1  (2  —       (2   1        1   4      4   1      1  

Other (a)

   —      —       —      —      —       —      —      —       —         $         $(1 (1 1   $(1   
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total credit derivatives

  $2   —      $2  $(2  —      $(2 $(3  —      $(3  $(2 $    (2)  $1   $(1    $(1 $(1 $(2
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(a)As of September 30, 2015, DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014,2016, the fair value of other credit derivatives sold totaled less than $1 million.

Single-name credit default swaps are bilateral contracts whereby the seller agrees, for a premium, to provide protection against the credit risk of a specific entity (the “reference entity”) in connection with a specific debt obligation. The protected credit risk is related to adverse credit events, such as bankruptcy, failure to make payments, and acceleration or restructuring of obligations, identified in the credit derivative contract. As the seller of a single-name credit derivative, we may settle in one of two ways if the underlying reference entity experiences a predefined credit event. We may be required to pay the purchaser the difference between the par value and the market price of the debt obligation (cash settlement) or receive the specified referenced asset in exchange for payment of the par value (physical settlement). If we effect a physical settlement and receive our portion of the related debt obligation, we will join other creditors in the liquidation process, which may enable us to recover a portion of the amount paid under the credit default swap contract. We also may purchase offsetting credit derivatives for the same reference entity from third parties that will permit us to recover the amount we pay should a credit event occur.

A traded credit default swap index represents a position on a basket or portfolio of reference entities. As a seller of protection on a credit default swap index, we would be required to pay the purchaser if one or more of the entities in the index had a credit event. Upon a credit event, the amount payable is based on the percentage of the notional amount allocated to the specific defaulting entity.

The majority of transactions represented by the “other” category shown in the above table are risk participation agreements. In these transactions, the lead participant has a swap agreement with a customer. The lead participant (purchaser of protection) then enters into a risk participation agreement with a counterparty (seller of protection), under which the counterparty receives a fee to accept a portion of the lead participant’s credit risk. If the customer defaults on the swap contract, the counterparty to the risk participation agreement must reimburse the lead participant for the counterparty’s percentage of the positive fair value of the customer swap as of the default date. If the customer swap has a negative fair value, the counterparty has no reimbursement requirements. If the customer defaults on the swap contract and the seller fulfills its payment obligations under the risk participation agreement, the seller is entitled to apro rata share of the lead participant’s claims against the customer under the terms of the swap agreement.

The following table provides information on the types of credit derivatives sold by us and held on the balance sheet at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The notional amount represents the maximum amount that the seller could be required to pay. The payment/performance risk assessment is based on the default probabilities for the underlying reference entities’ debt obligations using a Moody’s credit ratings matrix known as Moody’s “Idealized” Cumulative Default Rates. The payment/performance risk shown in the table represents a weighted-average of the default probabilities for all reference entities in the respective portfolios. These default probabilities are directly correlated to the probability that we will have to make a payment under the credit derivative contracts.

 

  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2014 
      Average   Payment /     Average   Payment /     Average   Payment / 
  Notional   Term   Performance Notional   Term   Performance Notional   Term   Performance  March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2015 

dollars in millions

  Amount   (Years)   Risk Amount   (Years)   Risk Amount   (Years)   Risk  Notional
Amount
 Average
Term
(Years)
 Payment /
Performance
Risk
 Notional
Amount
 Average
Term
(Years)
 Payment /
Performance
Risk
 Notional
Amount
 Average
Term
(Years)
 Payment /
Performance
Risk
 

Single-name credit default swaps

   —       —       —     $5    .72    .87 $5    .97    .87                   $5   .47   .87

Other

  $9    2.95    7.45 6    2.89    9.58  6    2.92    5.59  $9    3.46    10.92 $5   2.67   14.46 8   3.04   9.39  
  

 

      

 

      

 

      

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total credit derivatives sold

  $9    —       —     $11    —       —     $11    —       —     $9         $5         $13        
  

 

      

 

      

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

   

Credit Risk Contingent Features

We have entered into certain derivative contracts that require us to post collateral to the counterparties when these contracts are in a net liability position. The amount of collateral to be posted is based on the amount of the net liability and thresholds generally related to our long-term senior unsecured credit ratings with Moody’s and S&P. Collateral requirements also are based on minimum transfer amounts, which are specific to each Credit Support Annex (a component of the ISDA Master Agreement) that we have signed with the counterparties. In a limited number of instances, counterparties have the right to terminate their ISDA Master Agreements with us if our ratings fall below a certain level, usually investment-grade level (i.e., “Baa3” for Moody’s and “BBB-” for S&P). At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, KeyBank’s rating was “A3” with Moody’s and “A-” with S&P, and KeyCorp’s rating was “Baa1” with Moody’s and “BBB+” with S&P. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the aggregate fair value of all derivative contracts with credit risk contingent features (i.e., those containing collateral posting or termination provisions based on our ratings) held by KeyBank that were in a net liability position totaled $249$210 million, which includes $216$200 million in derivative assets and $465$410 million in derivative liabilities. We had $232$216 million in cash and securities collateral posted to cover those positions as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. The aggregate fair value of all derivative contracts with credit risk contingent features held by KeyCorp as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, that were in a net liability position totaled $8$11 million, which consists solely of derivative liabilities. We had $8$11 million in collateral posted to cover those positions as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

The following table summarizes the additional cash and securities collateral that KeyBank would have been required to deliver under the ISDA Master Agreements had the credit risk contingent features been triggered for the derivative contracts in a net liability position as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The additional collateral amounts were calculated based on scenarios under which KeyBank’s ratings are downgraded one, two, or three ratings as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, and take into account all collateral already posted. A similar calculation was performed for KeyCorp, and no additional collateral would have been required as of September 30, 2015, while additional collateral of less than $1 million as ofMarch 31, 2016, December 31, 2014, and $3 million as of September 30, 2014, would have been required.2015, or March 31, 2015. For more information about the credit ratings for KeyBank and KeyCorp, see the discussion under the heading “Factors affecting liquidity” in the section entitled “Liquidity risk management” in Item 2 of this report.

 

  September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014   September 30, 2014   March 31, 2016   December 31, 2015   March 31, 2015 

in millions

  Moody’s   S&P   Moody’s   S&P   Moody’s   S&P   Moody’s   S&P   Moody’s   S&P   Moody’s   S&P 

KeyBank’s long-term senior unsecured credit ratings

   A3    A-    A3    A-    A3    A-    A3     A-    A3     A-    A3     A- 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

One rating downgrade

  $4   $4   $1   $1   $1   $1   $2    $2    $2    $2    $4    $4  

Two rating downgrades

   5    5    1    1    4    4    2     2     2     2     4     4  

Three rating downgrades

   6    6    3    3    6    6    4     4     4     4     6     6  

KeyBank’s long-term senior unsecured credit rating is currentlywas four ratings above noninvestment grade at Moody’s and S&P.&P as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015. If KeyBank’s ratings had been downgraded below investment grade as of September 30,March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, payments of up to $7$5 million would have been required to either terminate the contracts or post additional collateral for those contracts in a net liability position, taking into account all collateral already posted. As of March 31, 2015, payments of up to $8 million would have been required to either terminate the contracts or post additional collateral for those contracts in a net liability position, taking into account all collateral already posted. If KeyCorp’s ratings had been downgraded below investment grade as of September 30,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, payments of less than $1 million would have been required to either terminate the contracts or post additional collateral for those contracts in a net liability position, taking into account all collateral already posted.

8. Mortgage Servicing Assets

We originate and periodically sell commercial mortgage loans but continue to service those loans for the buyers. We also may purchase the right to service commercial mortgage loans for other lenders. We record a servicing asset if we purchase or retain the right to service loans in exchange for servicing fees that exceed the going market servicing rate and are considered more than adequate compensation for servicing. Mortgage servicing assets are recorded as a component of “accrued income and other assets” on the balance sheet. Changes in the carrying amount of mortgage servicing assets are summarized as follows:

 

  Nine months ended September 30,   Three months ended March 31, 
in millions  2015   2014   2016   2015 

Balance at beginning of period

  $323   $332   $321    $323  

Servicing retained from loan sales

   39    19    7     10  

Purchases

   29    33    12     15  

Amortization

   (71   (76   (22   (24
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $320   $308   $318    $324  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Fair value at end of period

  $427   $370   $408    $423  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The fair value of mortgage servicing assets is determined by calculating the present value of future cash flows associated with servicing the loans. This calculation uses a number of assumptions that are based on current market conditions. The range and weighted-average of the significant unobservable inputs used to fair value our mortgage servicing assets at September 30,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, along with the valuation techniques, are shown in the following table:

 

September 30, 2015March 31, 2016

dollars in millions

  

Valuation Technique

 

Significant

Unobservable Input

Range

(Weighted-Average)

Mortgage servicing assets

Discounted cash flowPrepayment speed1.70 - 16.30% (4.90%)
Expected defaults1.00 - 3.00% (1.70%)
Residual cash flows discount rate7.00 - 15.00% (7.80%)
Escrow earn rate0.90 - 3.50% (2.30%)
Servicing cost$150 - $2,719 ($1,151)
Loan assumption rate0.00 - 3.00% (1.37%)
Percentage late0.00 - 2.00% (0.33%)

September 30, 2014

dollars in millions

Valuation Technique

  

Significant

Unobservable Input

  

Range

(Weighted-Average)

Mortgage servicing assets

  Discounted cash flow  

Prepayment speed

  1.90 1.50- 12.30% (5.90% 16.70% (4.10%)
  

Expected defaults

1.00- 3.00% (1.70%)

Residual cash flows discount rate

7.00- 15.00% (7.90%)

Escrow earn rate

1.10- 3.30% (2.40%)

Servicing cost

$150- $2,773 ($1,336)

Loan assumption rate

0.00- 3.00% (1.32%)

Percentage late

0.00- 2.00% (0.31%)

December 31, 2015

dollars in millions

Valuation Technique

Significant

Unobservable Input

Range

(Weighted-Average)

Mortgage servicing assetsDiscounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

1.90- 17.20% (4.60%)

Expected defaults

  1.00 - 3.00% (1.70%)

Residual cash flows discount rate

7.00 - 15.00% (7.80%)

Escrow earn rate

1.00 - 3.50% (2.30%)

Servicing cost

$150 - $2,700 ($1,215)

Loan assumption rate

0.00 - 3.00% (1.34%)

Percentage late

0.00 - 2.00% (0.33%)

March 31, 2015

dollars in millions

Valuation Technique

Significant

Unobservable Input

Range

(Weighted-Average)

Mortgage servicing assets

Discounted cash flow

Prepayment speed

1.60-13.10% (4.80%)

Expected defaults

1.00 - 3.00% (1.80%)

Residual cash flows discount rate

7.00 - 15.00% (7.80%)

Escrow earn rate

0.70 - 3.10% (1.90%)
  Residual cash flows discount rate  7.00

Servicing cost

$150 - 14.10% (7.80%$2,735 ($1,059)

Loan assumption rate

0.20 - 3.00% (1.43%)
  Escrow earn rate0.50 - 3.10% (1.70%)
  Servicing cost$150 - $2,700 ($1,053)
Loan assumption rate0.20 - 3.00% (1.52%)

Percentage late

  0.00 - 2.00% (0.32%(0.33%)

If these economic assumptions change or prove incorrect, the fair value of mortgage servicing assets may also change. Expected credit losses, escrow earn rates, and discount rates are critical to the valuation of servicing assets. Estimates of these assumptions are based on how a market participant would view the respective rates and reflect historical data associated with the loans, industry trends, and other considerations. Actual rates may differ from those estimated due to changes in a variety of economic factors. A decrease in the value assigned to the escrow earn rates would cause a decrease in the fair value of our mortgage servicing assets. An increase in the assumed default rates of commercial mortgage loans or an increase in the assigned discount rates would cause a decrease in the fair value of our mortgage servicing assets.

Contractual fee income from servicing commercial mortgage loans totaled $33 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, and $35 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. We have elected to account for servicing assets using the amortization method. The amortization of servicing assets is determined in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated net servicing income. The amortization of servicing assets

for each period, as shown in the table at the beginning of this note, is recorded as a reduction to contractual fee income. The contractual fee income from servicing commercial mortgage loans totaled $35 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, and $36 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015. This fee income was offset by $23 million of amortization for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015. Both the contractual fee income and the amortization are recorded, net, in “mortgage servicing fees” on the income statement.

Additional information pertaining to the accounting for mortgage and other servicing assets is included in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Servicing Assets” on page 122127 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

9. Variable Interest Entities

A VIE is a partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other legal entity that meets any one of the following criteria:

 

The entity does not have sufficient equity to conduct its activities without additional subordinated financial support from another party.

 

The entity’s investors lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.

 

The entity’s equity at risk holders do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive residual returns.

 

The voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their economic interests in the entity, and substantially all of the entity’s activities involve, or are conducted on behalf of, investors with disproportionately few voting rights.

Our significant VIEs are summarized below. We define a “significant interest” in a VIE as a subordinated interest that exposes us to a significant portion, but not the majority, of the VIE’s expected losses or residual returns, even though we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.

On September 30, 2014, we sold KCC and KPP principal investments are newly assessed VIEs under the residual interests in all of our outstanding education loan securitization trusts and therefore no longer have a significant interest in those trusts. We deconsolidatedamended consolidation guidance. Additional information on the securitization trusts as of September 30, 2014, and removed the trust assets and liabilities from our balance sheet. Further information regarding these education loan securitization trustsamended consolidation guidance is provided in Note 111 (“AcquisitionsBasis of Presentation and Discontinued Operations”Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Education lending.”

During the third quarter of 2015, we noted that not all liabilities related to our unconsolidated VIEs were captured in the table below. The amounts in the “Total Liabilities” column for our unconsolidated VIEs were revised to incorporate all liabilities for the periods ended December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.

   Consolidated VIEs   Unconsolidated VIEs 
   Total   Total   Total   Total   Maximum 

in millions

  Assets   Liabilities   Assets   Liabilities   Exposure to Loss 

September 30, 2015

          

LIHTC funds

  $1   $1   $26   $14    —   

LIHTC investments

          

KCDC

   N/A     N/A     834    271   $543 

KAHC

   N/A     N/A     260    231    14 

December 31, 2014

          

LIHTC funds

  $1   $1   $55   $36    —   

LIHTC investments

          

KCDC

   N/A     N/A     764    258   $507 

KAHC

   N/A     N/A     470    462    14 

September 30, 2014

          

LIHTC funds

  $1   $2   $55   $36    —   

LIHTC investments

          

KCDC

   N/A     N/A     775    263   $498 

KAHC

   N/A     N/A     470    462    9 

Our involvement with VIEs is described below.

Consolidated VIEs

LIHTC guaranteed funds. KAHC formed limited partnership funds that invested in LIHTC operating partnerships. Interests in these funds were offered in syndication to qualified investors who paid a fee to KAHC for a guaranteed return. We also earned syndication fees from the guaranteed funds and continue to earn asset management fees. The guaranteed funds’ assets, primarily investments in LIHTC operating partnerships, totaled $1 million at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014. These investments are recorded in “accrued income and other assets” on the balance sheet and serve as collateral for the guaranteed funds’ limited obligations, which are recorded in “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet.

We have not formed new guaranteed funds or added LIHTC partnerships since October 2003. However, we continue to act as asset manager and to provide occasional funding for existing funds under a guarantee obligation. As a result of this guarantee obligation, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these guaranteed funds. Additional information on return guarantee agreements with LIHTC investors is presented in Note 15 (“Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) under the heading “Guarantees.”

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for distinguishing liabilities from equity, third-party interests associated with our LIHTC guaranteed funds are considered mandatorily redeemable instruments and are recorded in “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet. However, the FASB has indefinitely deferred the measurement and recognition provisions of this accounting guidance for mandatorily redeemable third-party interests associated with finite-lived subsidiaries, such as our LIHTC guaranteed funds. We adjust our financial statements each period for the third-party investors’ share of the guaranteed funds’ profits and losses. At September 30, 2015, we estimated the settlement value of these third-party interests to be between zero and $4 million, while the recorded value, including reserves, totaled $4 million. Information regarding our exposure to loss in connection with these guaranteed funds is included in Note 15 under the heading “Return guarantee agreement with LIHTC investors.” The partnership agreement for each of our guaranteed funds requires the fund to be dissolved by a certain date.

Unconsolidated VIEs

LIHTC nonguaranteed funds.Although we hold interests in certain nonguaranteed funds that we formed and funded, we have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary because we do not absorb the majority of the funds’ expected losses and do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly influence the economic performance of these entities. Our maximum exposure to loss in connection with these funds is minimal and represents the remaining investment balance. We do not have any liability recorded related to the funds. We have not formed nonguaranteed funds since October 2003..

LIHTC investments.Through KCDC,we have made investments directly and indirectly in LIHTC operating partnerships formed by third parties. As a limited partner in these operating partnerships, we are allocated tax credits and deductions associated with the underlying properties. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of these investments because the general partners have the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the economic performance of their respective partnerships and have the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive benefits. residual returns. As we are not the primary beneficiary of these investments, we do not consolidate them.

Our maximum exposure to loss in connection with these partnerships consists of our unamortized investment balance plus any unfunded equity commitments and tax credits claimed but subject to recapture. We had $1.1 billion of investments in LIHTC operating partnerships at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, and $941 million at March 31, 2015. These investments are recorded in “other investments”“accrued income and other assets” on theour balance sheet. We do not have any liabilityloss reserves recorded related to these investments because we believe the likelihood of any loss is remote. For all legally binding unfunded equity commitments, we increase our recognized investment and recognize a liability. As of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, we had liabilities of $390 million, $410 million, and $292 million, respectively, related to investments in qualified affordable housing projects, which are recorded in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on our balance sheet. We continue to invest in these LIHTC operating partnerships.

Through KAHC,The assets and liabilities presented in the table below convey the size of KCDC’s direct and indirect investments at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015. As these investments represent unconsolidated VIEs, the assets and liabilities of the investments themselves are not recorded on our balance sheet. During 2015, we have additionalnoted that not all of KCDC’s unconsolidated VIEs were captured in the table below. As a result, the amounts in the table were revised to incorporate all of KCDC’s unconsolidated VIEs for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Because our LIHTC investments in unconsolidatedwere appropriately accounted for, these revisions did not impact our financial condition or results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

   Unconsolidated VIEs 

in millions

  Total
Assets
   Total
Liabilities
   Maximum
Exposure to Loss
 

March 31, 2016

      

LIHTC investments

  $4,938    $1,379    $1,283  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

      

LIHTC investments

  $4,914    $1,368    $1,332  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

      

LIHTC investments

  $4,357    $881    $1,118  

We amortize our LIHTC operating partnershipsinvestments over the period that are held bywe expect to receive the consolidated LIHTC guaranteed funds. Thetax benefits. During the first three months of 2016, we recognized $33 million of amortization and $33 million of tax credits and deductions associated with these properties are allocatedinvestments within “income taxes” on our income statement. During the first three months of 2015, we recognized $25 million of amortization and $28 million of tax credits associated with these investments within “income taxes” on our income statement.

Principal investments.Through our principal investing entity, KCC, we have made investments in private equity funds engaged in venture- and growth-oriented investing. As a limited partner to these funds, KCC records these investments at fair value and receives distributions from the funds in accordance with the funds’ partnership agreements. We are not the primary beneficiary of these investments as we do not hold the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the funds’ economic performance. Such power rests with the funds’ general partners. In addition, we neither have the obligation to absorb the funds’ expected losses nor the right to receive their residual returns. Our voting rights are also disproportionate to our economic interests, and substantially all of the funds’ activities are conducted on behalf of investors basedwith disproportionally few voting rights. Because we are not the primary beneficiary of these investments, we do not consolidate them.

Our maximum exposure to loss associated with indirect principal investments consists of the investments’ fair value plus any unfunded equity commitments. The fair value of our indirect principal investments totaled $229 million, $235 million, and $301 million at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively. These investments are recorded in “other investments” on their ownership percentages.our balance sheet. Additional information on indirect principal investments is provided in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”). The table below reflects the size of the private equity funds in which KCC was invested as well as our maximum exposure to loss in connection with these investments at March 31, 2016.

  Unconsolidated VIEs 

in millions

 Total
Assets
  Total
Liabilities
  Maximum
Exposure to Loss
 

March 31, 2016

   

KCC indirect investments

 $43,337   $325   $279  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Other unconsolidated VIEs. We are involved with other various entities in the normal course of business that we have determined to be VIEs. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of these partnerships because the general partners have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performanceperformance. Our assets associated with these unconsolidated VIEs totaled $154 million at March 31, 2016, $176 million at December 31, 2015, and $187 million at March 31, 2015, and primarily consisted of our investments in these entities. These assets are recorded in “accrued income and other assets,” “other investments,” and “securities available for sale” on our balance sheet. Our liabilities associated with these unconsolidated VIEs totaled less than $1 million at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, and consisted of our unfunded commitments to these entities. These liabilities are recorded in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on our balance sheet.

Consolidated VIEs.Through our principal investing entity, KPP, we have formed and funded operating entities that provide management and other related services to our investment company funds, which directly invest in portfolio companies. In return for providing services to our direct investment funds, these entities’ receive a minority equity interest in the funds. This minority equity ownership is recorded at fair value on the entities’ financial statements. Additional information on our direct principal investments is provided in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”). While other equity investors manage the daily operations of these entities, we retain the power, through voting rights, to direct the activities of the entities that most significantly impact their economic performance. In addition, we have the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive residual returns. Our maximum exposurereturns that could potentially be significant to loss in connection withthe entities. As a result, we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary of these partnerships consistsfunds and have consolidated them since formation. The assets of our remaining investment balance.these KPP entities that can only be used to settle the entities’ obligations totaled $5 million, $7 million, and $5 million at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively. These investmentsassets are recorded in “other investments” on the balance sheet. Information regarding our exposure to loss in connection with these guaranteed funds is described above in the consolidated LIHTC guaranteed funds section“cash and is also included in Note 15 under the heading “Return guarantee agreement with LIHTC investors.” We have not obtained any significant direct investments (either individually or in the aggregate) in LIHTC operating partnerships since September 2003.

We amortize our LIHTC investments over the period that we expect to receive the tax benefits. During the first nine months of 2015, we recognized $85 million of amortizationdue from banks” and $99 million of tax credits associated with these investments within income taxes on our income statement. During the first nine months of 2014, we recognized $72 million of amortization and $84 million of tax credits associated with these investments within income taxes on our income statement. We had $1 billion and $926 million of investments in LIHTC operating partnerships at September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively. These investments are recorded in “accrued income and other assets” on our balance sheet.

Commercial The entities had no liabilities at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and residential real estate investmentsMarch 31, 2015, and principal investments.Our Principal Investing unit and the Real Estate Capital line of business makeother equity and mezzanine investments, some of which are in VIEs. These investments are held by nonregistered investment companies subjectinvestors have no recourse to the provisions of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide, “Audits of Investment Companies.” We currently are not applying the accounting or disclosure provisions in the applicable accounting guidance for consolidations to these investments, which remain unconsolidated. The FASB had previously deferred the effective date of this guidance for such nonregistered investment companies. New accounting guidance was issued in February 2015 that removes this deferral. The effective date for this guidance is January 1, 2016, for us. Additional information regarding this new accounting guidance is provided in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”).our general credit.

10. Income Taxes

Income Tax Provision

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, the principal method established for computing the provision for income taxes in interim periods requires us to make our best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. This estimated effective tax rate is then applied to interim consolidated pre-tax operating income to determine the interim provision for income taxes.

The effective tax rate, which is the provision for income taxes as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income taxes, was 23.0% for the first quarter of 2016 and 24.4% for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015 and 24.1% for the third quarter of 2014.2015. The effective tax rates are below our combined federal and state statutory tax rate of 37.2% primarily due to income from investments in tax-advantaged assets such as corporate-owned life insurance and credits associated with investments inrenewable energy and low-income housing projects.investments.

Deferred Tax Asset

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, from continuing operations, we had a net federal deferred tax asset of $190$94 million and a net state deferred tax asset of $26$13 million, compared to a net federal deferred tax asset of $174$269 million and a net state deferred tax asset of $20$30 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and a net federal deferred tax asset of $153$88 million and a net state deferred tax asset of $19$13 million at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, included in “accrued income and other assets” on the balance sheet. To determine the amount of deferred tax assets that are more-likely-than-not to be realized, and therefore recorded, we conduct a quarterly assessment of all available evidence. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, taxable income in prior periods, projected future taxable income, and projected future reversals of deferred tax items. These assessments involve a degree of subjectivity and may undergo change. Based on these criteria, we had a valuation allowance of less than $1 million at September 30,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and at DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and $1 million at September 30, 2014,2015, associated with certain state net operating loss carryforwards and state credit carryforwards.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

As permitted under the applicable accounting guidance for income taxes, it is our policy to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

Deferred tax assets were reduced in the financial statements for unrecognized tax benefits by $2.8$2.7 million at September 30,March 31, 2016, $2.7 million at December 31, 2015, and by $1 million at both DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.2015.

11. Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations

Acquisitions

Pacific Crest Securities.First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.On September 3, 2014,October 30, 2015, we acquired Pacific Crest Securities,announced that KeyCorp entered into a leading technology-focused investment bankdefinitive agreement and plan of merger (“Agreement”) pursuant to which it will acquire all of the outstanding capital markets firmstock of First Niagara. Under the terms of the Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each share of First Niagara common stock will be converted into the right to receive (i) 0.680 of a share of KeyCorp common stock and (ii) $2.30 in cash. The exchange ratio of KeyCorp stock for First Niagara stock is fixed and will not adjust based on changes in Portland, Oregon. This acquisition, whichKeyCorp’s share trading price. First Niagara equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be converted into equity awards for KeyCorp common stock as provided in the Agreement. Each share of First Niagara’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, will be converted into a share of a newly created series of preferred stock of KeyCorp having substantially the same terms as First Niagara’s preferred stock. Based on the closing price of KeyCorp common shares on Thursday, October 29, 2015, of $13.38 and assuming First Niagara has 356.272 million shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis, the value of the total consideration to be paid by KeyCorp pursuant to the Agreement is approximately $4.1 billion.

The merger was accounted for asapproved by KeyCorp’s shareholders and First Niagara’s stockholders at their respective special meetings held on March 23, 2016. On April 28, 2016, KeyCorp and First Niagara entered into an agreement with Northwest Bank, a business combination, expanded our corporatewholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares, Inc., to sell 18 branches in the Buffalo, New York market. The branches are being divested in connection with the pending merger between First Niagara and investment banking business unitKeyCorp and added technologypursuant to our other industry verticals. Duringan agreement with the fourth quarterUnited States Department of 2014, we recorded identifiable intangible assetsJustice and commitments to the Board of $13 million and goodwillGovernors of $78 millionthe Federal Reserve System following a customary antitrust review in Key Corporate Bank for this acquisition. Duringconnection with the proposed merger. The merger is currently expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2015, goodwill increased $3 million2016 and is subject to account for a tax item associatedcustomary closing conditions including the approval of regulators.

As of March 31, 2016, First Niagara, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, had approximately 390 branches with the business combination. The identifiable intangible$40 billion of total assets and the goodwill related to this acquisition are non-deductible for tax purposes. Additional information regarding the identifiable intangible assets and the goodwill related to this acquisition is provided in Note 10 (“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”) beginning on page 173$30 billion of our 2014 Form 10-K.deposits.

Discontinued operations

Education lending.In September 2009, we decided to exit the government-guaranteed education lending business. As a result, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation.

As of January 1, 2010, we consolidated our 10 outstanding education lending securitization trusts since we held the residual interests and are the master servicer with the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the economic performance of the trusts.

On September 30, 2014, we sold the residual interests in all of our outstanding education lending securitization trusts to a third party for $57 million. In selling the residual interests, we no longer have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits related to the securitization trusts. Therefore, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts and removed trust assets of $1.7 billion and trust liabilities of $1.6 billion from our balance sheet at September 30, 2014. As part of the sale and deconsolidation, we recognized an after-tax loss of $25 million, which was recorded in “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” on our income statement. We continue to service the securitized loans in eight of the securitization trusts and receive servicing fees, whereby we are adequately compensated, as well as remain a counterparty to derivative contracts with three of the securitization trusts. We retained interests in the securitization trusts through our ownership of an insignificant percentage of certificates in two of the securitization trusts and two interest-only strips in one of the securitization trusts. These retained interests were remeasured at fair value on September 30, 2014, and their fair value of $1 million was recorded in “discontinued assets” on our balance sheet. These assets were valued using a similar approach and inputs that have been used to value the education loan securitization trust loans and securities, which are further discussed later in this note.

“Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” on the income statement includes (i) the changes in fair value of the assets and liabilities of the education loan securitization trusts, theportfolio loans at fair value in portfolio, and the loans held for sale at fair value in portfolio (discussed later in this note), and (ii) the interest income and expense from the loans and the securities of the trusts, the loans in portfolio, and the loans held for sale in portfolio at both amortized cost and fair value. These amounts are shown separately in the following table. Gains and losses attributable to changes in fair value are recorded as a component of “noninterest income” or “noninterest expense.” Interest income and interest expense related to the loans and securities are included as components of “net interest income.”

The components of “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” for the education lending business are as follows:

 

  Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

Net interest income

  $9   $21   $29   $67   $7    $10  

Provision for credit losses

   7    5    9    15    2     2  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

   2    16    20    52    5     8  

Noninterest income

   (2   (41   1    (111   1     4  

Noninterest expense

   5    7    13    19    5     4  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (5   (32   8    (78   1     8  

Income taxes

   (2   (12   3    (29   —      3  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes (a)

  $(3  $(20  $5   $(49  $1    $5  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Includes after-tax charges of $7$6 million and $9 million for each of the three-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively, and $18 million and $26 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively, determined by applying a matched funds transfer pricing methodology to the liabilities assumed necessary to support the discontinued operations.

The discontinued assets of our education lending business included on the balance sheet are as follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.

 

  September 30,   December 31,   September 30, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2014   March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Held-to-maturity securities

  $1   $1   $1   $1    $1��   $1  

Portfolio loans at fair value

   —      191    201    3     4     187  

Loans, net of unearned income (a)

   1,891    2,104    2,174    1,757     1,824     2,032  

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

   23    29    31    24     28     25  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net loans

   1,868    2,266    2,344    1,736     1,800     2,194  

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value

   169    —      —   

Accrued income and other assets

   33    38    40    29     30     36  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets

  $2,071   $2,305   $2,385   $1,766    $1,831    $2,231  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, unearned income was less than $1 million.

The discontinued education lending business consisted of loans in portfolio (recorded at fair value) and loans in portfolio (recorded at carrying value with appropriate valuation reserves). As of June 30, 2015, we decided to sell the portfolio loans that are recorded at fair value, and these loanswhich were reclassified to portfolio loans held for sale at fair value within discontinued operations. The assets and liabilities insubsequently sold during the securitization trusts (recorded at fair value) were removed with the deconsolidationfourth quarter of the securitization trusts on September 30, 2014.2015.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, education loans included 1,8452,012 TDRs with a recorded investment of approximately $20$21 million (pre-modification and post-modification). A specifically allocated allowance of $2 million was assigned to these loans as of September 30,March 31, 2016. At December 31, 2015, education loans included 1,901 TDRs with a recorded investment of approximately $21 million (pre-modification and post-modification). A specifically allocated allowance of $2 million was assigned to these loans as of December 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015, education loans included 1,604 TDRs with a recorded investment of approximately $18 million (pre-modification and post-modification). A specifically allocated allowance of $1 million was assigned to these loans at March 31, 2015. There have been no significant payment defaults. There are no significant commitments outstanding to lend additional funds to these borrowers. Additional information regarding TDR classification and ALLL methodology is provided in Note 45 (“Asset Quality”).

In the past, as part of our education lending business model, we originated and securitized education loans. The process of securitization involved taking a pool of loans from our balance sheet and selling them to a bankruptcy-remote qualifying special purpose entity, or trust. This trust then issued securities to investors in the capital markets to raise funds to pay for the loans. The cash flows generated from the loans pays holders of the securities issued. As the transferor, we retained a portion of the risk in the form of a residual interest and also retained the right to service the securitized loans and receive servicing fees.

The trust assets can be used only to settle the obligations or securities the trusts issue; the assets cannot be sold and the liabilities cannot be transferred. The loans in the trusts consist of both private and government-guaranteed loans. The security holders or beneficial interest holders do not have recourse to Key. We no longer had economic interest or risk of loss associated with these education loan securitization trusts as of September 30, 2014, and therefore, the securitization trusts were deconsolidated. During the second quarter of 2014, additional market information became available. Based on this information and our related internal analysis, we adjusted certain assumptions related to valuing the loans in the securitization trusts. As a result, we recognized a net after-tax loss of $22 million during the second quarter of 2014 related to the fair value of the loans and securities in the securitization trusts. These losses resulted in a reduction in the value of our economic interest in these trusts. We record all income and expense (including fair value adjustments) through “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax” on our income statement.

On June 27, 2014, we purchased the private loans from one of the education loan securitization trusts through the execution of a clean-up call option. The trust used the cash proceeds from the sale of these loans to retire the outstanding securities related to these private loans, and there are no future commitments or obligations to the holders of the securities. The portfolio loans were valued using an internal discounted cash flow method, which was affected by assumptions for defaults, expected credit losses, discount rates, and prepayments. The portfolio loans are considered to be Level 3 assets since we rely on unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

At September 30,In June 2015, there werewe transferred $179 million of loans held for sale with a contractual amount of $173 million that were previously purchased from three of the outstanding securitizations trusts pursuant to the legal terms of thesethose particular trusts. These loans were transferredtrusts to held for sale in June 2015 and continue to be accounted for them at fair value. As of September 30, 2015, theThese portfolio loans held for sale were valued based on indicative bids to sell the loans. These portfolio loans were previously

valued using an internal discounted cash flow model, which was affected by assumptions for defaults, loss severity, discount rates, and prepayments. These loans arewere considered Level 3 assets since we relyrelied on unobservable

inputs when determining their fair value. Our valuation process for these loans as well as the trust loans and securitiesprior to June 2015 is discussed in more detail below. PortfolioOn October 29, 2015, government-guaranteed loans were sold for $117 million. On December 8, 2015, private loans were sold for $45 million. The gain on the sales of these loans was $1 million. The remaining portfolio loans held for sale, accounted fortotaling $4 million, were reclassified to portfolio loans at fair value had a value of $169 million at September 30,December 31, 2015. On October 29, 2015, $117 million of these loans were sold. Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value had a value of $191were $3 million at DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and $201 million at September 30, 2014.

When we first consolidated the education loan securitization trusts, we made an election to record them at fair value. Carrying the assets and liabilities of the trusts at fair value better depicted our economic interest. The fair value of the assets and liabilities of the trusts was determined by calculating the present value of the future expected cash flows. We relied on unobservable inputs (Level 3) when determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the trusts because observable market data was not available. Our valuation process is described in more detail below.2016.

Corporate Treasury, within our Finance area, iswas responsible for the quarterly valuation process that previously determined the fair value of our student loans held in portfolio that were accounted for at fair value and for our loans and securities in our education loan securitization trusts.value. Corporate Treasury provided these fair values to a Working Group Committee (the “Working Group”) comprising representatives from the line of business, Credit and Market Risk Management, Accounting, Business Finance (part of our Finance area), and Corporate Treasury. The Working Group iswas a subcommittee of the Fair Value Committee that is discussed in more detail in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”). The Working Group reviewed all significant inputs and assumptions and approved the resulting fair values.

The Working Group reviewed actual performance trends of the loans on a quarterly basis and used statistical analysis and qualitative measures to determine assumptions for future performance. Predictive models that incorporate delinquency and charge-off trends along with economic outlooks assisted the Working Group to forecast future defaults. The Working Group used this information to formulate the credit outlook related to the loans. Higher projected defaults, fewer expected recoveries, elevated prepayment speeds, and higher discount rates would be expected to result in a lower fair value of the portfolio loans at fair value.loans. Default expectations and discount rate changes had the most significant impact on the fair values of the loans. Increased cash flow uncertainty, whether through higher defaults and prepayments or fewer recoveries, can result in higher discount rates for use in the fair value process for these loans. This process was previously used in the valuation of the education loan securitization trust loans.

The valuation process for the portfolio loans that were accounted for at fair value was based on a discounted cash flow analysis using a model purchased from a third party and maintained by Corporate Treasury. The valuation process began with loan-level data that was aggregated into pools based on underlying loan structural characteristics (i.e., current unpaid principal balance, contractual term, interest rate). Cash flows for these loan pools were developed using a financial model that reflected certain assumptions for defaults, recoveries, status changes, and prepayments. A net earnings stream, taking into account cost of funding, was calculated and discounted back to the measurement date using an appropriate discount rate. This resulting amount was used to determine the present value of the loans, which represented their fair value to a market participant.

The unobservable inputs set forth in the following table arewere reviewed and approved by the Working Group on a quarterly basis. The Working Group determines these assumptionsAs of December 31, 2015, the portfolio loans accounted for at fair value were valued based on available data, discussions with appropriate individuals within and outsidethe indicative bids we received when we sold $162 million of Key, and the knowledge and experience of the Working Group members.

A similar discounted cash flow approach to that described above was used on a quarterly basis by Corporate Treasury to determine the fair value of the trust securities. In valuing these securities, the discount rates used were provided by a third-party valuation consultant. These discount rates were based primarily on secondary market spread indices for similar student loans and asset-backed securities and were developed by the consultant using market-based data. On a quarterly basis, the Working Group reviewed the discount rate inputs used in the valuation process for reasonableness.late 2015.

A quarterly variance analysis reconciled valuation changes in the model used to calculate the fair value of the trust loans and securities and the portfolio loans at fair value. This quarterly analysis considered loan and securities run-off, yields, and future default and recovery changes, and the timing of cash releases to us from the trusts.changes. We also performed back-testing to compare expected defaults to actual experience; the impact of future defaults could significantly affect the fair value of these loans and securities over time. In addition, our internal model validation group periodically performed a review to ensure the accuracy and validity of the model for determining the fair value of these loans and securities.loans.

The following table shows the significant unobservable inputs used to measure the fair value of the portfolio loans held for sale and portfolio loans accounted for at fair value at September 30, 2015,as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014:March 31, 2015:

 

September 30, 2015

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
   Valuation Technique   Significant
Unobservable Input
   Range 

Portfolio loans held for sale accounted for at fair value

  $169    Market approach     Indicative bids     84.50 - 104.00%  

December 31, 2014

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
   Valuation Technique   Significant
Unobservable Input
   Range
(Weighted-Average)
 

Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value

  $191    Discounted cash flow     Prepayment speed     5.40 - 5.60% (5.50%)  
       Loss severity     2.00 - 77.00% (25.66%)  
       Discount rate     3.90 - 4.00% (3.92%)  
       Default rate     .86 - 1.70% (1.12%)  

September 30, 2014

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
   Valuation Technique   Significant
Unobservable Input
   Range
(Weighted-Average)
 

Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value

  $ 201    Discounted cash flow     Prepayment speed     5.00 - 5.80% (5.25%)  
       Loss severity     2.00 - 77.00% (25.71%)  
       Discount rate     3.60 - 3.90% (3.69%)  
       Default rate     .93 - 1.91% (1.24%)  

March 31, 2016

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
   Valuation
Technique
  Significant
Unobservable Input
  Range
(Weighted-Average)
 

Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value

  $3    Market approach  Indicative bids   84.50-104.00%  

December 31, 2015

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
   Valuation
Technique
  Significant
Unobservable Input
  Range
(Weighted-Average)
 

Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value

  $4    Market approach  Indicative bids   84.50-104.00%  

March 31, 2015

dollars in millions

  Fair Value of Level 3
Assets and Liabilities
   Valuation
Technique
  Significant
Unobservable Input
  Range
(Weighted-Average)
 

Portfolio loans accounted for at fair value

  $187    Discounted cash flow  Prepayment speed   5.40-10.20% (7.04%)  
      Loss severity   2.00-77.00% (27.66%)  
      Discount rate   3.70-3.80% (3.71%)  
      Default rate   1.40-1.70% (1.60%)  

The following table shows the principal and fair value amounts for our portfolio loans held for sale at fair value, portfolio loans at carrying value and portfolio loans at fair value at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Our policies for determining past due loans, placing loans on nonaccrual, applying payments on nonaccrual loans, and resuming accrual of interest are disclosed in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Nonperforming Loans” beginning on page 116121 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

 

  September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014   September 30, 2014   March 31, 2016   December 31, 2015   March 31, 2015 

in millions

  Principal   Fair Value   Principal   Fair Value   Principal   Fair Value   Principal   Fair Value   Principal   Fair Value   Principal   Fair Value 

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value

            

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

  $5   $4    —      —      —      —   

Portfolio loans at carrying value

                        

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

  $26    N/A    $29    N/A    $31    N/A    $23     N/A    $26     N/A    $27     N/A  

Loans placed on nonaccrual status

   8    N/A     11    N/A     9    N/A     6     N/A     8     N/A     8     N/A  

Portfolio loans at fair value

                        

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

   —      —     $5   $5   $5   $5    —      —     $1    $1    $5    $5  

Loans placed on nonaccrual status

   —      —      —      —      —      —   

The following table shows the portfolio loans held for sale at fair value and portfolio loans at fair value and their related contractual amounts at September 30, 2015,as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

 

  September 30, 2015   December 31, 2014   September 30, 2014   March 31, 2016   December 31, 2015   March 31, 2015 

in millions

  Contractual
Amount
   Fair
Value
   Contractual
Amount
   Fair
Value
   Contractual
Amount
   Fair
Value
   Contractual
Amount
   Fair
Value
   Contractual
Amount
   Fair
Value
   Contractual
Amount
   Fair
Value
 

ASSETS

                        

Portfolio loans held for sale

  $173   $169    —      —      —      —   

Portfolio loans

   —      —     $192   $191   $199   $201   $3    $3    $4    $4    $186    $187  

The following tables present the assets of the portfolio loans held for sale and portfolio loans measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

 

September 30, 2015

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

        

Portfolio loans held for sale

   —      —     $169   $169 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

   —      —     $169   $169 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

        

Portfolio loans

   —      —     $191   $191 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

   —      —     $191   $191 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

        

Portfolio loans

   —      —     $201   $201 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

   —      —     $201   $201 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2016                

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

        

Portfolio loans

   —      —     $3    $3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

   —      —     $3    $3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
December 31, 2015                

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

        

Portfolio loans

   —      —     $4    $4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

   —      —     $4    $4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
March 31, 2015                

in millions

  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 

ASSETS MEASURED ON A RECURRING BASIS

        

Portfolio loans

   —      —     $187    $187  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets on a recurring basis at fair value

   —      —     $187    $187  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table shows the change in the fair values of the Level 3 portfolio loans held for sale, portfolio loans, and consolidated education loan securitization trusts for the three- and nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

 

   Portfolio                
   Student  Portfolio  Trust  Trust     Trust 
   Loans Held  Student  Student  Other  Trust  Other 

in millions

  For Sale  Loans  Loans  Assets  Securities  Liabilities 

Balance at December 31, 2014

   —     $191   —      —      —      —    

Gains (losses) recognized in earnings (a)

  $(4  1   —      —      —      —    

Settlements

   (6  (13  —      —      —      —    

Loans transferred to held for sale

   179   (179  —      —      —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015 (b)

  $169   —      —      —      —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

  $179   —      —      —      —      —    

Gains (losses) recognized in earnings (a)

   (4  —      —      —      —      —    

Settlements

   (6  —      —      —      —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015 (b)

  $169   —      —      —      —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

   —     $147  $1,960  $20  $1,834  $20 

Gains (losses) recognized in earnings (a)

   —      (4  (34  —      33   —    

Purchases

   —      74   —      —      —      —    

Sales

   —      —      (74  —      —      —    

Settlements

   —      (16  (202  (1  (278  (3

Transfers out due to deconsolidation

   —      —      (1,650  (19  (1,589  (17
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014 (b)

   —     $201   —      —      —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2014

   —     $209  $1,711  $19  $1,660  $17 

Gains (losses) recognized in earnings (a)

   —      —      —      —      —      —    

Purchases

   —      —      —      —      —      —    

Sales

   —      —      —      —      —      —    

Settlements

   —      (8  (61  —      (71  —    

Transfers out due to deconsolidation

   —      —      (1,650  (19  (1,589  (17
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014 (b)

   —     $201   —      —      —      —    
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

in millions

  Portfolio
Student
Loans
 

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $4  

Settlements

   (1
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2016 (a)

  $3  
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

  $191  

Gains (losses) recognized in earnings (b)

   3  

Settlements

   (7
  

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2015 (a)

  $187  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)Gains (losses) were driven primarily by fair value adjustments.
(b)There were no purchases, sales, issuances, gains (losses) recognized in earnings, transfers into Level 3, or transfers out of Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. There were no purchases, sales, issuances, transfers into Level 3, or transfers out of Level 3 for the three- and nine-month periodsthree-month period ended September 30,March 31, 2015. There were no issuances or transfers into Level 3 for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014.

Victory Capital Management and Victory Capital Advisors.On July 31, 2013, we completed the sale of Victory to a private equity fund. During March 2014, client consents were secured and assets under management were finalized and, as a result, we recorded an additional after-tax cash gain of $6 million as of March 31, 2014. Since February 21, 2013, when we agreed to sell Victory, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation.

The results of this discontinued business are included in “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” on the income statement. The components of “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” for Victory, which includes the additional gain recorded as of March 31, 2014, on the sale of this business, are as follows:

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014 

Net interest income

   —      $5    —      $7 

Noninterest income

   —       —       —       10 

Noninterest expense

   —       —       —       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   —       5    —       17 

Income taxes

   —       2    —       7 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —      $3    —      $10 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The discontinued assets of Victory included on the balance sheet are as follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.

   September 30,   December 31,   September 30, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2014 

Seller note (a)

   —       —      $17 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   —       —      $17 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)(b)At September 30, 2014, the only remaining asset of Victory was the Seller note. The Seller note was paid off during the fourth quarter of 2014.Gains (losses) were driven primarily by fair value adjustments.

Austin Capital Management, Ltd.In April 2009, we decided to wind down the operations of Austin, a subsidiary that specialized in managing hedge fund investments for institutional customers. As a result, we have accounted for this business as a discontinued operation.

The results of this discontinued business are included in “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” onThere was no income related to Austin for the income statement. The components of “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes” for Austin are as follows:three-month periods ended March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015.

   Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014 

Noninterest expense

   —       —       —      $4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   —       —       —       (4

Income taxes

   —       —       —       (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —       —       —      $(2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The discontinued assets and liabilities of Austin included on the balance sheet are as follows:follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.

 

   September 30,   December 31,   September 30, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2014 

Cash and due from banks

  $15   $19   $19 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $15   $19   $19 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   —      $3   $3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   —      $3   $3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

in millions

  March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Cash and due from banks

  $15    $15    $15  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $15    $15    $15  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Combined discontinued operations. The combined results of the discontinued operations are as follows:

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

Net interest income

  $9   $26   $29   $74   $7    $10  

Provision for credit losses

   7    5    9    15    2     2  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

   2    21    20    59    5     8  

Noninterest income

   (2   (41   1    (101   1     4  

Noninterest expense

   5    7    13    23    5     4  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (5   (27   8    (65   1     8  

Income taxes

   (2   (10   3    (24   —      3  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

  $(3  $(17  $5   $(41  $1    $5  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Includes after-tax charges of $7$6 million and $9 million for each of the three-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively, and $18 million and $26 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively, determined by applying a matched funds transfer pricing methodology to the liabilities assumed necessary to support the discontinued operations.

The combined assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations are as follows:follows. There were no discontinued liabilities for the periods presented below.

 

  September 30,   December 31,   September 30, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2014   March 31,
2016
   December 31,
2015
   March 31,
2015
 

Cash and due from banks

  $15   $19   $19   $15    $15    $15  

Held-to-maturity securities

   1    1    1    1     1     1  

Seller note

   —       —       17 

Portfolio loans at fair value

   —       191    201    3     4     187  

Loans, net of unearned income (a)

   1,891    2,104    2,174    1,757     1,824     2,032  

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

   23    29    31    24     28     25  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net loans

   1,868    2,266    2,344    1,736     1,800     2,194  

Portfolio loans held for sale at fair value

   169    —       —    

Accrued income and other assets

   33    38    40    29     30     36  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets

  $2,086   $2,324   $2,421   $1,781    $1,846    $2,246  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   —      $3   $3 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities

   —      $3   $3 
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, unearned income was less than $1 million.

12. Securities Financing Activities

We enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed transactions (securities financing agreements) primarily to finance our inventory positions, acquire securities to cover short positions, and to settle other securities obligations. We account for these securities financing agreements as collateralized financing transactions. Repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements are recorded on the balance sheet at the amounts that the securities will be subsequently sold or repurchased. Securities borrowed transactions are recorded on the balance sheet at the amounts of cash collateral advanced. While our securities financing agreements incorporate a right of set off, the assets and liabilities are reported on a gross basis. RepurchaseReverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed transactions are included in “short-term investments” on the balance sheet; reverse repurchase agreements are included in “federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements.”

During the third quarter of 2014, our broker-dealer subsidiary, KBCM, moved from a self-clearing organization to using a third-party organization for clearing purposes. In connection with this change, KBCM became an introducing broker-dealer, whereby it no longer needs to fund its business operations by entering into repurchase, reverse repurchase, or securities borrowed agreements. As a result, KBCM did not have any outstanding securities financing agreements at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.

The following table summarizes our securities financing agreements at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014:March 31, 2015:

 

  March 31, 2016 

in millions

  Gross Amount
Presented in
Balance Sheet
   Netting
Adjustments (a)
   Collateral (b)   Net
Amounts
 

Offsetting of financial assets:

        

Reverse repurchase agreements

  $3     (2  $(1   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $3    $(2  $(1   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Offsetting of financial liabilities:

        

Repurchase agreements (c)

  $2    $(2   —       —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $2    $(2   —       —   
  September 30, 2015   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  Gross Amount             
  Presented in   Netting       Net   December 31, 2015 

in millions

  Balance Sheet   Adjustments (a)   Collateral (b)   Amounts   Gross Amount
Presented in
Balance Sheet
   Netting
Adjustments (a)
   Collateral (b)   Net
Amounts
 

Offsetting of financial assets:

                

Reverse repurchase agreements

  $4   $(4   —       —      $1     —      $(1   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $4   $(4   —       —      $1     —      $(1   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Offsetting of financial liabilities:

                

Repurchase agreements (c)

  $6   $(4  $(2   —       —      —       —       —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $6   $(4  $(2   —       —      —       —       —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  December 31, 2014   March 31, 2015 
  Gross Amount             
  Presented in   Netting       Net 

in millions

  Balance Sheet   Adjustments(a)   Collateral(b)   Amounts   Gross Amount
Presented in
Balance Sheet
   Netting
Adjustments (a)
   Collateral (b)   Net
Amounts
 

Offsetting of financial assets:

                

Reverse repurchase agreements

  $3   $(1  $(2   —      $2    $(2   —       —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $3   $(1  $(2   —      $2    $(2   —       —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Offsetting of financial liabilities:

                

Repurchase agreements

  $1   $(1   —       —      $4    $(2  $(2   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $1   $(1   —       —      $4    $(2  $(2   —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  September 30, 2014 
  Gross Amount             
  Presented in   Netting       Net 

in millions

  Balance Sheet   Adjustments(a)   Collateral(b)   Amounts 

Offsetting of financial assets:

        

Reverse repurchase agreements

  $6   $(4  $(2   —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $6   $(4  $(2   —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Offsetting of financial liabilities:

        

Repurchase agreements

  $4   $(4   —       —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $4   $(4   —       —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Netting adjustments take into account the impact of master netting agreements that allow us to settle with a single counterparty on a net basis.
(b)These adjustments take into account the impact of bilateral collateral agreements that allow us to offset the net positions with the related collateral. The application of collateral cannot reduce the net position below zero. Therefore, excess collateral, if any, is not reflected above.
(c)Repurchase agreements are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities and contracted on an overnight basis.

Like other financing transactions, securities financing agreements contain an element of credit risk. To mitigate and manage credit risk exposure, we generally enter into master netting agreements and other collateral arrangements that give us the right, in the event of default, to liquidate collateral held and to offset receivables and payables with the same counterparty. Additionally, we establish and monitor limits on our counterparty credit risk exposure by product type. For the reverse repurchase agreements, we monitor the value of the underlying securities we received from counterparties and either request additional collateral or return a portion of the collateral based on the value of those securities. We generally hold collateral in the form of highly rated securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and fixed income securities. In addition, we may need to provide collateral to counterparties under our repurchase agreements and securities borrowed transactions. In general, the collateral we pledge and receive can be sold or repledged by the secured parties.

13. Employee Benefits

Pension Plans

Effective December 31, 2009, we amended our cash balance pension plan and other defined benefit plans to freeze all benefit accruals and close the plans to new employees. We will continue to credit participants’ existing account balances for interest until they receive their plan benefits. We changed certain pension plan assumptions after freezing the plans.

During the third quarters of 2015 and 2014, year-to-date lump sum payments made under certain pension plans triggered settlement accounting. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit plans, we performed a remeasurement of the affected plans in conjunction with the settlement and recognized the settlement losses reflected in the following table. We will also recognize a settlement loss in the fourth quarter of 2015 related to additional lump sum payments made during the fourth quarter.

The components of net pension cost (benefit) for all funded and unfunded plans are as follows:

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

Interest cost on PBO

  $10   $12   $30   $36   $10    $10  

Expected return on plan assets

   (14   (17   (42   (51   (13   (14

Amortization of losses

   4    4    13    12    4     4  

Settlement loss

   19    20    19    20 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net pension cost

  $19   $19   $20   $17   $1     —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

We sponsor a retiree healthcare plan that all employees age 55 with five years of service (or employees age 50 with 15 years of service who are terminated under conditions that entitle them to a severance benefit) are eligible to participate. Participant contributions are adjusted annually. We may provide a subsidy toward the cost of coverage for certain employees hired before 2001 with a minimum of 15 years of service at the time of termination. We use a separate VEBA trust to fund the retiree healthcare plan.

The components of net postretirement benefit cost for all funded and unfunded plans are as follows:

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2015   2014   2016   2015 

Interest cost on APBO

  $1   $1   $3   $3   $1    $1  

Expected return on plan assets

   (1   (1   (2   (3   (1   (1

Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit

   —       —       (1   —    
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net postretirement benefit cost

   —       —       —       —       —      —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

14. Trust Preferred Securities Issued by Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

We own the outstanding common stock of business trusts formed by us that issued corporation-obligated mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities. The trusts used the proceeds from the issuance of their trust preferred securities and common stock to buy debentures issued by KeyCorp. These debentures are the trusts’ only assets; the interest payments from the debentures finance the distributions paid on the mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities. The outstanding common stock of these business trusts is recorded in “other investments” on our balance sheet.

We unconditionally guarantee the following payments or distributions on behalf of the trusts:

 

required distributions on the trust preferred securities;

 

the redemption price when a capital security is redeemed; and

 

the amounts due if a trust is liquidated or terminated.

The Regulatory Capital Rules, discussed in “Supervision and regulation” in Item 2 of this report, implement a phase-out of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital, consistent with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. For “standardized approach” banking organizations such as Key, the phase-out period began on January 1, 2015, and bystarting in 2016 will requirerequires us to treat our mandatorily redeemable trust preferred securities as Tier 2 capital.

As of September 30, 2015, the trust preferred securities issued by the KeyCorp capital trusts represent $85 million, or .8%, of our total qualifying Tier 1 capital, net of goodwill.

The trust preferred securities, common stock, and related debentures are summarized as follows:

 

          Principal   Interest Rate Maturity 
  Trust Preferred       Amount of   of Trust Preferred of Trust Preferred 
  Securities,   Common   Debentures,   Securities and Securities and 

dollars in millions

  Net of Discount (a)   Stock   Net of Discount (b)   Debentures (c) Debentures   Trust Preferred
Securities,

Net of Discount (a)
   Common
Stock
   Principal
Amount of
Debentures,
Net of Discount (b)
   Interest Rate
of Trust Preferred
Securities and
Debentures (c)
 Maturity
of Trust Preferred
Securities and
Debentures
 

September 30, 2015

         

March 31, 2016

         

KeyCorp Capital I

  $156   $6   $162     1.024  2028   $156    $6    $162     1.352  2028  

KeyCorp Capital II

   111    4    115     6.875   2029    112     4     116     6.875    2029  

KeyCorp Capital III

   145    4    149     7.750   2029    150     4     154     7.750    2029  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total

  $412   $14   $426     4.968  —      $418    $14    $432     5.128  —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

December 31, 2014

  $408   $14   $422     4.926  —    

December 31, 2015

  $408    $14    $422     4.961  —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

September 30, 2014

  $397   $14   $411     4.856  —    

March 31, 2015

  $414    $14    $428     4.968  —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

(a)The trust preferred securities must be redeemed when the related debentures mature, or earlier if provided in the governing indenture. Each issue of trust preferred securities carries an interest rate identical to that of the related debenture. Certain trust preferred securities include basis adjustments related to fair value hedges totaling $72$78 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, $68 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $57$74 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. See Note 7 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”) for an explanation of fair value hedges.
(b)We have the right to redeem these debentures. If the debentures purchased by KeyCorp Capital I are redeemed before they mature, the redemption price will be the principal amount, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. If the debentures purchased by KeyCorp Capital II or KeyCorp Capital III are redeemed before they mature, the redemption price will be the greater of: (i) the principal amount, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, or (ii) the sum of the present values of principal and interest payments discounted at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the applicable indenture), plus 20 basis points for KeyCorp Capital II or 25 basis points for KeyCorp Capital III or 50 basis points in the case of redemption upon either a tax or a capital treatment event for either KeyCorp Capital II or KeyCorp Capital III, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The principal amount of certain debentures includes basis adjustments related to fair value hedges totaling $72$78 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, $68 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $57$74 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. See Note 7 for an explanation of fair value hedges. The principal amount of debentures, net of discounts, is included in “long-term debt” on the balance sheet.
(c)The interest rates for the trust preferred securities issued by KeyCorp Capital II and KeyCorp Capital III are fixed. The trust preferred securities issued by KeyCorp Capital I hashave a floating interest rate, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 74 basis points, that reprices quarterly. The total interest rates are weighted-average rates.

15. Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees

Legal Proceedings

See Note 20 (“Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) under the heading “Legal Proceedings” on page 206211 of our 20142015 Form 10-K for a description of a proceeding styledIn Re:re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation.

Other litigation.From time to time, in the ordinary course of business, we and our subsidiaries are subject to various other litigation, investigations, and administrative proceedings. Private, civil litigations may range from individual actions involving a single plaintiff to putative class action lawsuits with potentially thousands of class members. Investigations may involve both formal and informal proceedings, by both government agencies and self-regulatory bodies. These other matters may involve claims for substantial monetary relief. At times, these matters may present novel claims or legal theories. Due to the complex nature of these various other matters, it may be years before some matters are resolved. While it is impossible to ascertain the ultimate resolution or range of financial liability, based on information presently known to us, we do not believe there is any other matter to which we are a party, or involving any of our properties that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. We continually monitor and reassess the potential materiality of these other litigation matters. We note, however, that in light of the inherent uncertainty in legal proceedings there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution will not exceed established reserves. As a result, the outcome of a particular matter, or a combination of matters, may be material to our results of operations for a particular period, depending upon the size of the loss or our income for that particular period.

Guarantees

We are a guarantor in various agreements with third parties. The following table shows the types of guarantees that we had outstanding at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Information pertaining to the basis for determining the liabilities recorded in connection with these guarantees is included in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Guarantees” beginning on page 124130 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

 

  Maximum Potential     
September 30, 2015  Undiscounted   Liability 

in millions

  Future Payments   Recorded 

March 31, 2016

in millions

  Maximum Potential
Undiscounted
Future Payments
   Liability
Recorded
 

Financial guarantees:

        

Standby letters of credit

  $11,498   $63   $11,234    $67  

Recourse agreement with FNMA

   1,747    4    1,849     4  

Return guarantee agreement with LIHTC investors

   4    4    4     4  

Written put options (a)

   2,131    117    2,411     82  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $15,380   $188   $15,498    $157  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)The maximum potential undiscounted future payments represent notional amounts of derivatives qualifying as guarantees.

We determine the payment/performance risk associated with each type of guarantee described below based on the probability that we could be required to make the maximum potential undiscounted future payments shown in the preceding table. We use a scale of low (0% to 30% probability of payment), moderate (greater than 30% to 70% probability of payment), or high (greater than 70% probability of payment) to assess the payment/performance risk, and have determined that the payment/performance risk associated with each type of guarantee outstanding at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, is low.

Standby letters of credit.KeyBank issues standby letters of credit to address clients’ financing needs. These instruments obligate us to pay a specified third party when a client fails to repay an outstanding loan or debt instrument or fails to perform some contractual nonfinancial obligation. Any amounts drawn under standby letters of credit are treated as loans to the client; they bear interest (generally at variable rates) and pose the same credit risk to us as a loan. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our standby letters of credit had a remaining weighted-average life of 32.4 years, with remaining actual lives ranging from less than one year to as many as 11 years.

Recourse agreement with FNMA.We participate as a lender in the FNMA Delegated Underwriting and Servicing program. FNMA delegates responsibility for originating, underwriting, and servicing mortgages, and we assume a limited portion of the risk of loss during the remaining term on each commercial mortgage loan that we sell to FNMA. We maintain a reserve for such potential losses in an amount that we believe approximates the fair value of our liability. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the outstanding commercial mortgage loans in this program had a weighted-average remaining term of 7.857.6 years, and the unpaid

principal balance outstanding of loans sold by us as a participant was $6.1$6.4 billion. As shown in the preceding table, theThe maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments that we could be required to make under this program, as shown in the preceding table, is equal to approximately one-third30% of the principal balance of loans outstanding at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. If we are required to make a payment, we would have an interest in the collateral underlying the related commercial mortgage loan; any loss we incur could be offset by the amount of any recovery from the collateral.

Return guarantee agreement with LIHTC investors.KAHC, a subsidiary of KeyBank, offered limited partnership interests to qualified investors. Partnerships formed by KAHC invested in low-income residential rental properties that qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. In certain partnerships, investors paid a fee to KAHC for a guaranteed return that is based on the financial performance of the property and the property’s confirmed LIHTC status throughout a 15-year compliance period. Typically, KAHC fulfills these guaranteed returns by distributing tax credits and deductions associated with the specific properties. If KAHC defaults on its obligation to provide the guaranteed return, KeyBank is obligated to make any necessary payments to investors. No recourse or collateral is available to offset our guarantee obligation other than the underlying income streams from the properties and the residual value of the operating partnership interests.

As shown in the previous table, KAHC maintained a reserve in the amount of $4 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, which is sufficient to cover estimated future obligations under the guarantees. The maximum exposure to loss reflected in the table represents undiscounted future payments due to investors for the return on and of their investments.

These guarantees have expiration dates that extend through 2018, but KAHC has not formed any new partnerships under this program since October 2003. Additional information regarding these partnerships is included in Note 9 (“Variable Interest Entities”).

Written put options.In the ordinary course of business, we “write” put options for clients that wish to mitigate their exposure to changes in interest rates and commodity prices. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our written put options had an average life of 23 years. These instruments are considered to be guarantees, as we are required to make payments to the counterparty (the client) based on changes in an underlying variable that is related to an asset, a liability, or an equity security that the client holds. We are obligated to pay the client if the applicable benchmark interest rate or commodity price is above or below a specified level (known as the “strike rate”). These written put options are accounted for as derivatives at fair value, as further discussed in Note 7 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”). We mitigate our potential future payment obligations by entering into offsetting positions with third parties.

Written put options where the counterparty is a broker-dealer or bank are accounted for as derivatives at fair value but are not considered guarantees since these counterparties typically do not hold the underlying instruments. In addition, we are a purchaser and seller of credit derivatives, which are further discussed in Note 7.

Default guarantees.Some lines of business participate in guarantees that obligate us to perform if the debtor (typically a client) fails to satisfy all of its payment obligations to third parties. We generally undertake these guarantees for one of two possible reasons: (i) either the risk profile of the debtor should provide an investment return, or (ii) we are supporting our underlying investment in the debtor. We do not hold collateral for the default guarantees. If we were required to make a payment under a guarantee, we would receive a pro rata share should the third party collect some or all of the amounts due from the debtor. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we did not have anyhad $1 million of default guarantees.

Other Off-Balance Sheet Risk

Other off-balance sheet risk stems from financial instruments that do not meet the definition of a guarantee as specified in the applicable accounting guidance, and from other relationships.

Indemnifications provided in the ordinary course of business.We provide certain indemnifications, primarily through representations and warranties in contracts that we execute in the ordinary course of business in connection with loan and lease sales and other ongoing activities, as well as in connection with purchases and sales of businesses. We maintain reserves, when appropriate, with respect to liability that reasonably could arise as a result of these indemnities.

Intercompany guarantees.KeyCorp, KeyBank, and certain of our affiliates are parties to various guarantees that facilitate the ongoing business activities of other affiliates. These business activities encompass issuing debt, assuming certain lease and insurance obligations, purchasing or issuing investments and securities, and engaging in certain leasing transactions involving clients.

16. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Our changes in AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, are as follows:

 

  Unrealized gains Unrealized gains Foreign currency Net pension and     Unrealized gains Unrealized gains Foreign currency Net pension and   
  (losses) on securities (losses) on derivative translation postretirement     (losses) on securities (losses) on derivative translation postretirement   

in millions

  available for sale financial instruments adjustment benefit costs Total   available for sale financial instruments adjustment benefit costs Total 

Balance at December 31, 2014

  $(4 $(8 $22  $(366 $(356

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $(58 $20   $(2 $(365 $(405

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes

   57   107   (19  (38  107    128    72    5    (2  203  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)

   1   (44  1   19   (23   —     (14  —     3    (11
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

   58   63   (18  (19  84    128    58    5    1    192  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015

   54  $55  $4  $(385 $(272

Balance at March 31, 2016

  $70   $78   $3   $(364 $(213

Balance at December 31, 2014

  $(4 $(8 $22   $(366 $(356

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes

   55   45   (13  —    87  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

   —     $7  $9  $(361 $(345

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes

  $54   65   (5  (38  76 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)

   —      (17  —      14   (3   —    (13  —    3   (10
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

   54   48   (5  (24  73 

Net current-period other comprehensive

      

income, net of income taxes

   55   32   (13 3   77  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015

   54  $55  $4  $(385 $(272

Balance at March 31, 2015

  $51   $24   $9   $(363 $(279
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

  $(63 $(11 $42  $(320 $(352

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes

   24  25  (9  —     40 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes (a)

   —     (29 (3 19  (13
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

   24  (4 (12 19  27 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

  $(39 $(15 $30  $(301 $(325
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2014

  $(6 $(7 $39  $(315 $(289

Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of income taxes

   (33 3  (9  —     (39

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income
taxes (a)

   —     (11  —     14  3 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

   (33 (8 (9 14  (36
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

  $(39 $(15 $30  $(301 $(325
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(a)See table below for details about these reclassifications.

Our reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, are as follows:

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2015

in millions

 Amount
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  

Affected Line Item in the Statement

Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities

  

Realized losses

 $(1 Other income
 

 

 

  
  (1 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  —     Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $(1 Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

  

Interest rate

 $73  Interest income — Loans

Interest rate

  (3 Interest expense — Long term debt
 

 

 

  
  70  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  26  Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $44  Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  
 $(2 Corporate services income
 

 

 

  
  (2 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  (1 Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $(1 Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs

  

Amortization of losses

 $(13 Personnel expense

Settlement loss

  (19 Personnel expense

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

  1  Personnel expense
 

 

 

  
  (31 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  (12 Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $(19 Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Three months ended September 30, 2015

in millions

 Amount
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Income
  

Affected Line Item in the Statement

Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

  

Interest rate

 $28  Interest income — Loans

Interest rate

  (1 Interest expense — Long term debt
 

 

 

  
  27  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  10  Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $17  Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  
 $(1 Corporate services income
 

 

 

  
  (1 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  (1 Income taxes
 

 

 

  
  —     Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs

  

Amortization of losses

 $(4 Personnel expense

Settlement loss

  (19 Personnel expense
 

 

 

  
  (23 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  (9 Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $(14 Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

in millions

 Amount
Reclassified

from
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  

Affected Line Item in the Statement

Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

  

Interest rate

 $49  Interest income — Loans

Interest rate

  (3 Interest expense — Long term debt
 

 

 

  
  46  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  17  Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $29  Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

  
 $3  Corporate services income
 

 

 

  
  3  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  —     Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $3  Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs

  

Amortization of losses

 $(12 Personnel expense

Settlement loss

  (20 Personnel expense
 

 

 

  
  (32 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  (13 Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $(19 Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Three months ended September 30, 2014

in millions

 Amount
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  

Affected Line Item in the Statement

Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

  

Interest rate

 $18  Interest income — Loans

Interest rate

  (1 Interest expense — Long term debt

Foreign exchange contracts

  1  Other income
 

 

 

  
  18  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  7  Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $11  Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs

  

Amortization of losses

 $(4 Personnel expense

Settlement loss

  (20 Personnel expense
 

 

 

  
  (24 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
  (10 Income taxes
 

 

 

  
 $(14 Income (loss) from continuing operations
 

 

 

  
   Amount Reclassified from   
Three months ended March 31, 2016  Accumulated Other  Affected Line Item in the Statement

in millions

  Comprehensive Income  

Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

   

Interest rate

  $23   Interest income — Loans

Interest rate

   (1 Interest expense — Long-term debt
  

 

 

  
   22   Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
   8   Income taxes
  

 

 

  
  $14   Income (loss) from continuing operations
  

 

 

  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs Amortization of losses

  $(4 Personnel expense
  

 

 

  
   (4 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
   (1 Income taxes
  

 

 

  
  $(3) Income (loss) from continuing operations
  

 

 

  
   Amount Reclassified from   
Three months ended March 31, 2015  Accumulated Other  Affected Line Item in the Statement

in millions

  Comprehensive Income  

Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments

   

Interest rate

  $22   Interest income — Loans

Interest rate

   (1 Interest expense — Long-term debt
  

 

 

  
   21   Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
   8   Income taxes
  

 

 

  
  $13   Income (loss) from continuing operations
  

 

 

  

Net pension and postretirement benefit costs Amortization of losses

  $(4 Personnel expense
  

 

 

  
   (4 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
   (1 Income taxes
  

 

 

  
  $(3 Income (loss) from continuing operations
  

 

 

  

17. Shareholders’ Equity

Comprehensive Capital Plan

As previously reported and as authorized by the Board and pursuant to our 2015 capital plan submitted to and not objected to by the Federal Reserve, we have authority to repurchase up to $725 million of our common shares, which include repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans. DuringWe suspended common share repurchases in the thirdfourth quarter of 2015 due to the pending acquisition of First Niagara. Share repurchases were included in our 2016 capital plan, which we completed $123 million of common share repurchasessubmitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC in April 2016 under this authorization.the annual CCAR process.

Consistent with our 2015 capital plan, the Board declared a quarterly dividend of $.075 per common share for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015.2016. An additional potentialplanned increase in our quarterly common share dividend, up to $.085 per share, will be considered by the Board in May of 2016 for the fifth quarter of the 2015 capital plan.

Preferred Stock

We made a quarterly dividend payment of $1.9375 per share, or $5.6 million, on our Series A Preferred Stock during the thirdfirst quarter of 2015.2016.

18. Line of Business Results

The specific lines of business that constitute each of the major business segments (operating segments) are described below.

Key Community Bank

Key Community Bank serves individuals and small to mid-sized businesses through its 12-state branch network.

Individuals are provided branch-based deposit and investment products, personal finance services, and loans, including residential mortgages, home equity, credit card, and various types of installment loans. In addition, financial, estate and retirement planning, asset management services, and Delaware Trust capabilities are offered to assist high-net-worth clients with their banking, trust, portfolio management, insurance, charitable giving, and related needs.

Small businesses are provided deposit, investment and credit products, and business advisory services. Mid-sized businesses are provided products and services, some of which are delivered by Key Corporate Bank, that include commercial lending, cash management, equipment leasing, investment and employee benefit programs, succession planning, access to capital markets, derivatives, and foreign exchange.

Key Corporate Bank

Key Corporate Bank is a full-service corporate and investment bank focused principally on serving the needs of middle market clients in seven industry sectors: consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, public sector, real estate, and technology. Key Corporate Bank delivers a broad product suite of banking and capital markets products to its clients, including syndicated finance, debt and equity capital markets, commercial payments, equipment finance, commercial mortgage banking, derivatives, foreign exchange, financial advisory, and public finance. Key Corporate Bank is also a significant servicer of commercial mortgage loans and a significant special servicer of CMBS. Key Corporate Bank also delivers many of its product capabilities to clients of Key Community Bank.

Other Segments

Other Segments consistconsists of Corporate Treasury, Principal Investing, and various exit portfolios.

Reconciling Items

Total assets included under “Reconciling Items” primarily represent the unallocated portion of nonearning assets of corporate support functions. Charges related to the funding of these assets are part of net interest income and are allocated to the business segments through noninterest expense. Reconciling Items also includes intercompany eliminations and certain items that are not allocated to the business segments because they do not reflect their normal operations.

The table on the following pages shows selected financial data for our major business segments for the three- and nine- monththree-month periods ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

The information was derived from the internal financial reporting system that we use to monitor and manage our financial performance. GAAP guides financial accounting, but there is no authoritative guidance for “management accounting” — the way we use our judgment and experience to make reporting decisions. Consequently, the line of business results we report may not be comparable to line of business results presented by other companies.

The selected financial data is based on internal accounting policies designed to compile results on a consistent basis and in a manner that reflects the underlying economics of the businesses. In accordance with our policies:

 

Net interest income is determined by assigning a standard cost for funds used or a standard credit for funds provided based on their assumed maturity, prepayment, and/or repricing characteristics.

 

Indirect expenses, such as computer servicing costs and corporate overhead, are allocated based on assumptions regarding the extent that each line of business actually uses the services.

 

The consolidated provision for credit losses is allocated among the lines of business primarily based on their actual net loan charge-offs, adjusted periodically for loan growth and changes in risk profile. The amount of the consolidated provision is based on the methodology that we use to estimate our consolidated ALLL. This methodology is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 117122 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

In the third quarter of 2015, we enhanced the approach used to determine the commercial reserve factors used in estimating the quantitative component of the commercial ALLL. In addition, we began utilizing an enhanced framework to quantify commercial ALLL adjustments resulting from qualitative factors not fully captured within the statistical analysis of incurred loss. The enhancements of the methodology are described in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.” As a result of the methodology enhancements, the current period provision for credit losses within each business segment has increased or decreased accordingly. The impact of the increases and decreases on the business segment provision for credit losses was not significant.

Income taxes are allocated based on the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% and a blended state income tax rate (net of the federal income tax benefit) of 2.2%.

 

Capital is assigned to each line of business based on economic equity.

Developing and applying the methodologies that we use to allocate items among our lines of business is a dynamic process. Accordingly, financial results may be revised periodically to reflect enhanced alignment of expense base allocation drivers, changes in the risk profile of a particular business, or changes in our organizational structure.

Three months ended September 30,  Key Community Bank Key Corporate Bank 
Three months ended March 31,  Key Community Bank Key Corporate Bank 

dollars in millions

  2015 2014 2015 2014   2016 2015 2016 2015 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

          

Net interest income (TE)

  $379  $359  $220  $215   $399   $358   $218   $214  

Noninterest income

   200  199   234  185    196   191   208   188  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total revenue (TE) (a)

   579  558   454  400    595   549   426   402  

Provision for credit losses

   18  21   30  2    42   30   43   6  

Depreciation and amortization expense

   14  16   11  8    13   15   13   10  

Other noninterest expense

   434  425   235  205    423   423   224   209  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (TE)

   113  96   178  185    117   81   146   177  

Allocated income taxes and TE adjustments

   42  36   42  51    43   30   28   49  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   71  60   136  134    74   51   118   128  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —      —      —      —       —     —     —     —   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss)

   71  60   136  134    74   51   118   128  

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      (2  —       —     —     —    1  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

  $71  $60  $138  $134   $74   $51   $118   $127  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

AVERAGE BALANCES (b)

          

Loans and leases

  $31,039  $30,103  $26,425  $23,215   $30,789   $30,662   $27,722   $24,722  

Total assets (a)

   33,090  32,173   32,163  28,268    32,856    32,768    33,413    30,240  

Deposits

   51,234  50,303   18,809  17,599    52,803    50,415    18,074    18,569  

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

          

Net loan charge-offs (b)

  $21  $28  $20  $(1  $23   $28   $18   $(4

Return on average allocated equity (b)

   10.49 8.89  28.65 31.59   11.09  7.56  23.15  27.68

Return on average allocated equity

   10.49  8.89   28.65  31.59    11.09    7.56    23.11    27.68  

Average full-time equivalent employees (c)

   7,326  7,573   2,173  1,998    7,376    7,642    2,126    2,057  
Nine months ended September 30,  Key Community Bank Key Corporate Bank 

dollars in millions

  2015 2014 2015 2014 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

     

Net interest income (TE)

  $1,098  $1,084  $661  $621 

Noninterest income

   589  574   671  566 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total revenue (TE)(a)

   1,687  1,658   1,332  1,187 

Provision for credit losses

   50  48   77  7 

Depreciation and amortization expense

   42  49   31  22 

Other noninterest expense

   1,297  1,274   681  599 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (TE)

   298  287   543  559 

Allocated income taxes and TE adjustments

   111  107   143  158 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   187  180   400  401 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   —      —      —      —    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss)

   187  180   400  401 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

   —      —      (1 2 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

  $187  $180  $401  $399 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

AVERAGE BALANCES(b)

     

Loans and leases

  $30,804  $29,979  $25,488  $22,702 

Total assets(a)

   32,853  32,063   31,236  27,829 

Deposits

   50,808  50,151   19,029  16,655 

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

     

Net loan charge-offs(b)

  $69  $89  $28  $(15

Return on average allocated equity(b)

   9.27 8.81  28.82 33.74

Return on average allocated equity

   9.27  8.81   28.82  33.74 

Average full-time equivalent employees(c)

   7,392  7,613   2,096  1,952 

 

(a)Substantially all revenue generated by our major business segments is derived from clients that reside in the United States. Substantially all long-lived assets, including premises and equipment, capitalized software, and goodwill held by our major business segments, are located in the United States.
(b)From continuing operations.
(c)The number of average full-time equivalent employees was not adjusted for discontinued operations.

Other Segments  Total Segments  Reconciling Items  Key 
2015  2014  2015  2014  2015  2014  2015  2014 
$(4 $6  $595  $580  $3  $1  $598  $581 
 39   38   473   422   (3  (5  470   417 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 35   44   1,068   1,002   —      (4  1,068   998 
 (4  (4  44   19   1   —      45   19 
 2   3   27   27   35   38   62   65 
 13   17   682   647   (20  (6  662   641 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 24   28   315   309   (16  (36  299   273 
 (2  1   82   88   (3  (18  79   70 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 26   27   233   221   (13  (18  220   203 
 —      —      —      —      (3  (17  (3  (17

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 26   27   233   221   (16  (35  217   186 
 —      —      (2  —      —      —      (2  —    

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
$26  $27  $235  $221  $(16 $(35 $219  $186 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
$1,780  $2,396  $59,244  $55,714  $37  $82  $59,281  $55,796 
 26,871   26,017   92,124   86,458   527   665   92,651   87,123 
 455   564   70,498   68,466   (29  (130  70,469   68,336 
$1  $4  $42  $31  $(1  —     $41  $31 
 33.27  24.63  19.00  18.28  (.90)%   (1.26)%   8.30  7.69
 33.27   24.63   19.00   18.28   (1.11  (2.45  8.19   7.05 
 14   34   9,513   9,605   4,042   4,300   13,555   13,905 
Other Segments  Total Segments  Reconciling Items  Key 
2015  2014  2015  2014  2015  2014  2015  2014 
 —     $21  $1,759  $1,726  $7  $3  $1,766  $1,729 
$146   174   1,406   1,314   (11  (7  1,395   1,307 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 146   195   3,165   3,040   (4  (4  3,161   3,036 
 (7  (19  120   36   1   (1  121   35 
 6   9   79   80   112   115   191   195 
 38   54   2,016   1,927   (103  (65  1,913   1,862 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 109   151   950   997   (14  (53  936   944 
 7   27   261   292   (11  (42  250   250 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 102   124   689   705   (3  (11  686   694 
 —      —      —      —      5   (41  5   (41

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 102   124   689   705   2   (52  691   653 
 2   4   1   6   —      —      1   6 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
$100  $120  $688  $699  $2  $(52 $690  $647 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
$1,908  $2,639  $58,200  $55,320  $63  $68  $58,263  $55,388 
 26,617   25,944   90,706   85,836   618   676   91,324   86,512 
 454   591   70,291   67,397   (62  (138  70,229   67,259 
$8  $8  $105  $82   —     $(1 $105  $81 
 40.39  36.38  18.81  19.66  (.05)%   (.26)%   6.48  6.59
 40.39   36.38   18.81   19.66   .07   (1.22  6.52   6.20 
 15   50   9,503   9,615   4,022   4,327   13,525   13,942 

19. Subsequent Event

Planned Acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

On October 30, 2015, we announced that KeyCorp has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger (“Agreement”) pursuant to which it will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) (“First Niagara”). Under the terms of the Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each share of First Niagara common stock will be converted into the right to receive (i) 0.680 of a share of KeyCorp common stock and (ii) $2.30 in cash. The exchange ratio of KeyCorp stock for First Niagara stock is fixed and will not adjust based on changes in KeyCorp’s share trading price. First Niagara equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be converted into equity awards for KeyCorp common stock as provided in the Agreement. Each share of First Niagara’s Fixed Rate-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, will be converted into a share of a newly created series of preferred stock of KeyCorp having substantially the same terms as First Niagara’s preferred stock. Based on the closing price of KeyCorp common shares on Thursday, October 29, 2015, of $13.38 and assuming First Niagara has 356.272 million shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis, the value of the total consideration to be paid by KeyCorp pursuant to the Agreement is approximately $4.1 billion.

The merger is currently expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions including the approval of regulators and the shareholders of both KeyCorp and First Niagara.

As of September 30, 2015, First Niagara, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, had 394 branches with approximately $39 billion of total assets and $29 billion of deposits.

Other Segments

  Total Segments  Reconciling Items   Key 

2016

  2015  2016  2015  2016  2015   2016   2015 
$(9 $3   $608   $575   $4   $2    $612    $577  
 30    63    434    442    (3  (5   431     437  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 21    66    1,042    1,017    1    (3   1,043     1,014  
 5    (1  90    35    (1  —      89     35  
 1    2    27    27    37    37     64     64  
 10    12    657    644    (18  (39   639     605  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 5    53    268    311    (17  (1   251     310  
 (8  8    63    87    1    (7   64     80  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 13    45    205    224    (18  6     187     230  
 —     —     —     —     1    5     1     5  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 13    45    205    224    (17  11     188     235  
 (1  2    (1  3    1    (1   —      2  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$14   $43   $206   $221   $(18 $12    $188    $233  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$1,603   $2,044   $60,114   $57,428   $42   $84    $60,156    $57,512  
 27,729    25,942    93,998    88,950    479    677     94,477     89,627  
 756    466    71,633    69,450    (35  (81   71,598     69,369  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$5  $4  $46  $28   —     —     $46   $28 
 31.11  75.49  16.86  18.56  (1.27)%   0.49   6.87   8.75
 30.27   73.58   16.83   18.54   (1.20  0.85    6.90    8.93 
 8    16    9,510    9,715    3,893    3,876     13,403     13,591  

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of KeyCorp

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheets of KeyCorp as of September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three- and nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30,March 31, 2016 and 2015, and 2014, and the consolidated statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30, 2015March 31, 2016 and 2014.2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of KeyCorp’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of KeyCorp as of December 31, 2014,2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements in our report dated March 2, 2015.February 24, 2016. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of KeyCorp as of December 31, 2014,2015, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations

Item 2.Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations

Introduction

This section reviews the financial condition and results of operations of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries for the quarterly and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Some tables may include additional periods to comply with disclosure requirements or to illustrate trends in greater depth. When you read this discussion, you should also refer to the consolidated financial statements and related notes in this report. The page locations of specific sections and notes that we refer to are presented in the table of contents.

References to our “2014“2015 Form 10-K” refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014,2015, which has been filed with the SEC and is available on its website (www.sec.gov) and on our website (www.key.com/ir).

Terminology

Throughout this discussion, references to “Key,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to the consolidated entity consisting of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. “KeyCorp” refers solely to the parent holding company, and “KeyBank” refers to KeyCorp’s subsidiary bank, KeyBank National Association.

We want to explain some industry-specific terms at the outset so you can better understand the discussion that follows.

 

 We use the phrasecontinuing operations in this document to mean all of our businesses other than the education lending business Victory, and Austin. The education lending business and Austin have been accounted for asdiscontinued operations since 2009. Victory was classified as adiscontinued operation in our first quarter 2013 financial reporting as a result of the sale of this business as announced on February 21, 2013, and closed on July 31, 2013.

 

 Ourexit loan portfoliosare separate from ourdiscontinued operations. These.These portfolios, which are in a run-off mode, stem from product lines we decided to cease because they no longer fit with our corporate strategy. These exit loan portfolios are included inOther Segments.

 

 We engage incapital markets activitiesprimarily through business conducted by our Key Corporate Bank segment. These activities encompass a variety of products and services. Among other things, we trade securities as a dealer, enter into derivative contracts (both to accommodate clients’ financing needs and to mitigate certain risks), and conduct transactions in foreign currencies (both to accommodate clients’ needs and to benefit from fluctuations in exchange rates).

 

 For regulatory purposes, capital is divided into two classes. Federal regulations currently prescribe that at least one-half of a bank or BHC’stotal risk-based capital must qualify asTier 1 capital. Both total and Tier 1 capital serve as bases for several measures of capital adequacy, which is an important indicator of financial stability and condition. As described under the heading “Regulatory capital and liquidity – Capital planning and stress testing” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” that begins on page 9 of our 20142015 Form 10-K, the regulators are required to conduct a supervisory capital assessment of all BHCs with assets of at least $50 billion, including KeyCorp. As part of this capital adequacy review, banking regulators evaluatedevaluate a component of Tier 1 capital, known asCommon Equity Tier 1 common equity, using the definitions of Tier 1 capital and total risk-weighted assets that were in effect in 2014, as well as a transition plan for full implementation ofunder theRegulatory Capital Rules. The “Capital” section of this report under the heading “Capital adequacy” provides more information on total capital, Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 common equity, and the Regulatory Capital Rules, includingCommon Equity Tier 1,, and describes how these measures are calculated.

Additionally, a comprehensive list of the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this discussion is included in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”).

Selected financial data

Our financial performance for each of the last five quarters is summarized in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Selected Financial Data

 

  2015 2014 Nine months ended
September 30,
   2016 2015 

dollars in millions, except per share amounts

  Third Second First Fourth Third 2015 2014   First Fourth Third Second First 

FOR THE PERIOD

              

Interest income

  $661  $652  $636  $646  $639  $1,949  $1,908   $683   $673   $661   $652   $636  

Interest expense

   70   68   65  64  64   203  197    79   71   70   68   65  

Net interest income

   591   584   571  582   575     1,746   1,711      604   602   591   584   571  

Provision for credit losses

   45   41   35  22  19   121  35    89   45   45   41   35  

Noninterest income

   470   488   437  490  417   1,395  1,307    431   485   470   488   437  

Noninterest expense

   724   711   669  704  706   2,104  2,057    703   736   724   711   669  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   292   320   304  346  267   916  926    243   306   292   320   304  

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key

   222   235   228  251  203   685  688    187   230   222   235   228  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   (3  3   5  2  (17  5  (41   1   (4 (3 3   5  

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

   219   238   233  253  186   690  647    188   226   219   238   233  

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

   216   230   222  246  197   668  671    182   224   216   230   222  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   (3  3   5  2  (17  5  (41   1   (4 (3 3   5  

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders

   213   233   227  248  180   673  630    183   220   213   233   227  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

PER COMMON SHARE

              

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $.26  $.27  $.26  $.29  $.23  $.79  $.77   $.22   $.27   $.26   $.27   $.26  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   —     —     .01   —    (.02  .01  (.05)   —    (.01  —     —    .01  

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders(b)

   .26   .28   .27  .29  .21   .80  .72    .22   .27   .26   .28   .27  

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution

  $.26  $.27  $.26  $.28  $.23  $.78  $.76   $.22   $.27   $.26   $.27   $.26  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes — assuming dilution(a)

   —     —     .01   —    (.02  .01  (.05)   —    (.01  —     —    .01  

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders — assuming dilution(b)

   .25   .27   .26  .28  .21   .79  .71    .22   .26   .25   .27   .26  

Cash dividends paid

   .075   .075   .065  .065  .065   .215  .185    .075   .075   .075   .075   .065  

Book value at period end

   12.47   12.21   12.12  11.91  11.74   12.47  11.74    12.79   12.51   12.47   12.21   12.12  

Tangible book value at period end

   11.17   10.92   10.84  10.65  10.47   11.17  10.47    11.52   11.22   11.17   10.92   10.84  

Market price:

              

High

   15.46   15.70   14.74  14.18  14.62   15.70  14.70    13.37   14.01   15.46   15.70   14.74  

Low

   12.65   13.90   12.04  11.55  12.97   12.04  12.25    9.88   12.37   12.65   13.90   12.04  

Close

   13.01   15.02   14.16  13.90  13.33   13.01  13.33    11.04   13.19   13.01   15.02   14.16  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (000)(c)

   831,430   839,454   848,580  858,811  867,350   839,758  875,728    827,381   828,206   831,430   839,454   848,580  

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000)(c)

   838,880   846,312   857,122  886,186  874,122   847,371  882,451 

Weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding (000)(c), (d)

   835,060   835,939   838,880   846,312   857,122  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

AT PERIOD END

              

Loans

  $60,085  $58,264  $57,953  $57,381  $56,155  $60,085  $56,155   $60,438   $59,876   $60,085   $58,264   $57,953  

Earning assets

   83,779   82,964   82,624  82,269  78,310   83,779  78,310    87,273   83,780   83,779   82,964   82,624  

Total assets

   95,422   94,606   94,206  93,821  89,784   95,422  89,784    98,402   95,131   95,420   94,604   94,204  

Deposits

   71,073   70,669   71,622  71,998  68,456   71,073  68,456    73,382   71,046   71,073   70,669   71,622  

Long-term debt

   10,310   10,267   8,713  7,875  7,172   10,310  7,172    10,760   10,184   10,308   10,265   8,711  

Key common shareholders’ equity

   10,415   10,300   10,313  10,239  10,195   10,415  10,195    10,776   10,456   10,415   10,300   10,313  

Key shareholders’ equity

   10,705   10,590   10,603  10,530  10,486   10,705  10,486    11,066   10,746   10,705   10,590   10,603  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS — FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

              

Return on average total assets

   .95  1.03  1.03 1.12 .92  1.00 1.06   .80 .97 .95 1.03 1.03

Return on average common equity

   8.30   8.96   8.76  9.50  7.68   8.67  8.84    6.86   8.51   8.30   8.96   8.76  

Return on average tangible common equity(d)

   9.27   10.01   9.80  10.64  8.55   9.69  9.83 

Return on average tangible common equity(e)

   7.64   9.50   9.27   10.01   9.80  

Net interest margin (TE)

   2.87   2.88   2.91  2.94  2.96   2.88  2.98    2.89   2.87   2.87   2.88   2.91  

Cash efficiency ratio(d)(e)

   66.9   65.1   65.1  64.4  69.7   65.7  66.7    66.6   66.4   66.9   65.1   65.1  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS — FROM CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

              

Return on average total assets

   .92  1.02  1.03 1.10 .81  .99 .95   .79 .93 .92 1.02 1.03

Return on average common equity

   8.19   9.07   8.96  9.58   7.01     8.74   8.30      6.90   8.36   8.19   9.07   8.96  

Return on average tangible common equity(d)

   9.14   10.14   10.02  10.72  7.81   9.76  9.23 

Return on average tangible common equity(e)

   7.68   9.33   9.14   10.14   10.02  

Net interest margin (TE)

   2.84   2.85   2.88  2.93  2.94   2.85  2.94    2.83   2.84   2.84   2.85   2.88  

Loan-to-deposit(e)(f)

   89.3   87.3   86.9  84.6  87.4   89.3  87.4    85.7   87.8   89.3   87.3   86.9  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

CAPITAL RATIOS AT PERIOD END

              

Key shareholders’ equity to assets

   11.22  11.19  11.26 11.22 11.68  11.22 11.68   11.25 11.30%  11.22%  11.19 11.26

Key common shareholders’ equity to assets

   10.91   10.89   10.95  10.91  11.36   10.91  11.36    10.95   10.99   10.91   10.89   10.95  

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(d)(e)

   9.90   9.86   9.92  9.88  10.26   9.90  10.26    9.97   9.98   9.90   9.86   9.92  

Common Equity Tier 1(d)(e)

   10.47   10.71   10.64  N/A   N/A    10.47  N/A     11.07   10.94   10.47   10.71   10.64  

Tier 1 common equity(d)

   N/A    N/A    N/A   11.17  11.26   N/A   11.26 

Tier 1 risk-based capital

   10.87   11.11   11.04  11.90  12.01   10.87  12.01    11.38   11.35   10.87   11.11   11.04  

Total risk-based capital

   12.47   12.66   12.79  13.89  14.10   12.47  14.10    13.12   12.97   12.47   12.66   12.79  

Leverage

   10.68   10.74   10.91  11.26  11.15   10.68  11.15    10.73   10.72   10.68   10.74   10.91  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

TRUST AND BROKERAGE ASSETS

              

Assets under management

  $35,158  $38,399  $39,281  $39,157  $39,283  $35,158  $39,283   $34,107   $33,983   $35,158   $38,399   $39,281  

Nonmanaged and brokerage assets

   46,796   48,789   49,508  49,147  48,273   46,796  48,273    49,474   47,681   46,796   48,789   49,508  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

OTHER DATA

              

Average full-time-equivalent employees

   13,555   13,455   13,591  13,590  13,905   13,525  13,942    13,403   13,359   13,555   13,455   13,591  

Branches

   972   989   992  994  997   972  997    961   966   972   989   992  

 

(a)In April 2009, we decided to wind down the operations of Austin, a subsidiary that specialized in managing hedge fund investments for institutional customers. In September 2009, we decided to discontinue the education lending business conducted through Key Education Resources, the education payment and financing unit of KeyBank. In February 2013, we decided to sell Victory to a private equity fund. As a result of these decisions,this decision, we have accounted for these businessesthis business as a discontinued operations.operation. For further discussion regarding the income (loss) from discontinued operations, see Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”).
(b)EPS may not foot due to rounding.
(c)For the three months ended March 31, 2016, weighted-average common shares outstanding, effect of common share options and other stock awards, and weighted-average common shares and potential common shares outstanding have been revised from our financial results reported on Form 8-K on April 21, 2016.
(d)Assumes conversion of common share options and other stock awards and/or convertible preferred stock, as applicable.
(d)(e)See Figure 7 entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations,” which presents the computations of certain financial measures related to “tangible common equity,” “Common Equity Tier 1” (compliance date of January 1, 2015, under the Regulatory Capital Rules), “Tier 1 common equity” (prior to January 1, 2015), and “cash efficiency.” The table reconciles the GAAP performance measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures, which provides a basis for period-to-period comparisons.
(e)(f)Represents period-end consolidated total loans and loans held for sale (excluding education loans in the securitizations trusts for periods prior to September 30, 2014) divided by period-end consolidated total deposits (excluding deposits in foreign office).

Forward-looking statements

From time to time, we have made or will make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements usually can be identified by the use of words such as “goal,” “objective,” “plan,” “expect,” “assume,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events, circumstances, results or aspirations. Our disclosures in this report contain forward-looking statements. We may also make forward-looking statements in other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media, and others.

Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results may differ materially from those set forth in our forward-looking statements. There is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

deterioration of commercial real estate market fundamentals;

 

defaults by our loan counterparties or clients;

 

adverse changes in credit quality trends;

 

declining asset prices;

 

our concentrated credit exposure in commercial, financial and agricultural loans;

 

the extensive and increasing regulation of the U.S. financial services industry;

 

changes in accounting policies, standards, and interpretations;

 

breaches of security or failures of our technology systems due to technological or other factors and cybersecurity threats;

 

operational or risk management failures by us or critical third parties;

 

negative outcomes from claims or litigation;

 

the occurrence of natural or man-made disasters, or conflicts, or terrorist attacks;attacks, or other adverse external events;

 

increasing capital and liquidity standards under applicable regulatory rules;

 

unanticipated changes in our liquidity position, including but not limited to, changes in our access to or the cost of liquidity,funding, our ability to enter the financial markets and to secure alternative funding sources;

 

our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiary, KeyBank;

 

downgrades in our credit ratings or those of KeyBank;

 

a reversal of the U.S. economic recovery due to financial, political, or other shocks;

 

our ability to anticipate interest rate changes and manage interest rate risk;

 

deterioration of economic conditions in the geographic regions where we operate;

 

the soundness of other financial institutions;

our ability to attract and retain talented executives and employees and to manage our reputational risks;

 

our ability to timely and effectively implement our strategic initiatives;

 

increased competitive pressure due to industry consolidation;

 

unanticipated adverse effects of strategic partnerships or acquisitions and dispositions of assets or businesses;

our ability to complete the acquisition of First Niagara and to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger; and

 

our ability to develop and effectively use the quantitative models we rely upon in our business planning.

Any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of subsequent events or circumstances. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, including this report on Form 10-Q and our subsequent reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K, and our registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all of which are or will upon filing be accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.key.com/ir.

Economic overview

The economy slowed again inwaned at the third quarterbeginning of 2015,2016, with real GDP tracking .9% after a second quarter rebound inthe Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta estimating real GDP of 3.9%.3% for the first quarter of 2016. International trade continued to weigh on growth as the heels of strong inventory investment. While confidence remains high,dollar and slowing emerging market growth held back demand for U.S. goods and services. Meanwhile, strong job growth has slowed, substantial wage growth has yet to materialize,translate into substantial wage growth or greater consumer confidence, and consumer spending remains modest.remained weak. Additionally, housing market data has underwhelmed,been disappointing, with slow growth in single-familyresidential construction and only modest gainsyear-over-year improvement in sales of new and existing home sales and home price appreciation in 2015. Concerns regarding thehomes. Geopolitical tensions, slowing global economy, particularly slowing in emerging markets and the uncertainty around Chinese growth, as well as prospective Federal Reserve actions, and mixed economic data in the U.S. have kept markets in check throughout the thirdfirst quarter of 2015.2016.

In the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, weak income growth continued to be aremained an important constraint on consumption, although fundamentals appear to be strengthening.improving. Real spending was modest, growing slowly at .4%stagnant in JulyJanuary and August.February 2016, continuing the trend from December 2015, held back by declines in both durable and nondurable goods. Vehicle sales continued their positive momentum, averaginghave weakened, steadily dropping from a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 17.818.2 million sales in November 2015 to 16.6 million units in the third quarter, up from an average seasonally adjusted annual rate of 17.2 million units during the second quarter.March 2016. Consumer confidence was high,unchanged throughout the quarter, with the Conference Board measure ending the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 at 103, up96.2, down .1 points from 99.8 at the end of the second quarter and remaining at levels not seen since before the Great Recession.2015. Inflation remainsremained well below the Federal Reserve target, with the core personal consumption expenditure index up just 1.3%1.0% year-over-year as of August 2015.February 2016.

In the labor market, average monthly job gains decreaseddeclined to 167,000209,000 during the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to the robust average of 231,000282,000 in the secondfourth quarter of 2015. Gains, however, were broad, with improvement across industry sectors. The unemployment rate declined,was flat, finishing the first quarter of 2016 at 5.1%; however, this decrease was5.0%, driven in part by post-recession lowan increasing labor force and higher participation as 350,000 workers exitedrate from the labor force in September. In addition, wage growth has yet to accelerate, with average hourly earnings ending the quarter flat month-over-month after rising .4% in August and .2% in July.end of 2015.

The housing market was fairly sluggishstalled in the thirdfirst quarter of 2016, with most metrics remaining up year-over-year but below year-end 2015 with different results between indicators on a month-to-month basis.levels. Existing home sales increased,decreased modestly from the end of 2015, ending the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 at 5.65.3 million units, or 1.3% quarter-over-quarter, and reversing a 5% month-over-month drop in August sales.slightly above year-ago levels. New home sales ended the thirdfirst quarter of 2016 5% lower than the end of 2015, flatbut with a 5% year-over-year increase. Housing starts picked up from the second quarter as September sales dropped 11.5% from August. Additionally, housing starts were flat over the quarter,same period one year ago, totaling a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.211.09 million in September 2015, as multi-family starts contracted 11.1% overMarch 2016, up 14% year-over-year but down 6% from the quarter.end of 2015. Permits endeddeclined 10% from the third quarter 17.5% lower, primarily due to a significant decline in multi-family dwelling permits of 37.1% over theprior quarter. Home price appreciation modestly increased,remained healthy, up 6.9%6.8% year-over-year in August 2015.February 2016.

The Federal Reserve remained accommodative in the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, continuing to reinvest principal payments to ease financial conditions. Forward guidance is somewhat unclear as to when the Federal Open Market Committee will again raise the federal funds target rate, as global economic dataconditions and inflation measures remain weaker than their established targets, and global growth is slowing, particularly in emerging economies.concerns. Weaker economic data, geopolitical tensions, slower emerging market growth, and cautious forward guidance have held rates in check. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury declined 37dropped 49 basis points duringin the thirdfirst quarter of 2015 and finished the quarter at 2.06% as volatility in U.S. and global equity markets put downward pressure on yields.2016 to 1.78%.

Long-term financial goals

Our long-term financial goals, excluding the impact of merger-related expense, are as follows:

 

Improve balance sheet efficiency by targeting a loan-to-deposit ratio range of 90% to 100%;

 

Maintain a moderate risk profile by targeting a net loan charge-offs to average loans ratio and provision for credit losses to average loans ratio in the range of .40% to .60%;

 

Grow high quality, and diverse revenue streams by targeting a net interest margin in excessthe range of 3.50%,3.00% to 3.25% and a ratio of noninterest income to total revenue of greater than 40%;

 

Generate positive operating leverage and target a cash efficiency ratio of less than 60%; and

 

Maintain disciplined capital management and target a return on average assets in the range of 1.00% to 1.25%.

Figure 2 shows the evaluation of our long-term financial goals for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

Figure 2. Evaluation of Our Long-Term Financial Goals

 

KEY Business Model

  

Key Metrics(a)

  3Q15  YTD 2015  Targets 
Balance sheet efficiency  Loan-to-deposit ratio(b)   89  89  90 - 100
Moderate risk profile  Net loan charge-offs to average loans   .27  .24  .40 - .60
  Provision for credit losses to average loans   .30  .28 
High quality, diverse revenue streams  Net interest margin   2.87  2.88  > 3.50
  Noninterest income to total revenue   44  44  > 40
Positive operating leverage  Cash efficiency ratio (c)   66.9  65.7  < 60
Disciplined capital management  Return on average assets   .95  1.00  1.00 - 1.25

KEY Business Model

Key Metrics(a)

1Q16Targets
Balance sheet efficiencyLoan-to-deposit ratio(b)86 90-100
Moderate risk profile

Net loan charge-offs to average loans

Provision for credit losses to average loans

.31.40-.60
.60
High quality, diverse revenue streams

Net interest margin

Noninterest income to total revenue

2.89

3.00-3.25

41> 40
Positive operating leverage

Cash efficiency ratio (c)

Cash efficiency ratio excluding

merger-related expense (c)

66.6 
64.3 < 60
Financial Returns

Return on average assets

Return on average assets excluding

merger-related expense (c)

.801.00-1.25
.86 

 

(a)Calculated from continuing operations, unless otherwise noted.
(b)Represents period-end consolidated total loans and loans held for sale divided by period-end consolidated total deposits (excluding deposits in foreign office).
(c)Excludes intangible asset amortization; non-GAAPNon-GAAP measure: see Figure 7 for reconciliation.

Strategic developments

We initiated the followingOur actions and results during the first ninethree months of 2015 to support2016 supported our corporate strategy described in the “Introduction” section under the “Corporate strategy” heading on page 3638 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

 

We continue to focus on growing our businesses and remain committed to improving productivity and efficiency. During the first ninethree months of 2015,2016, we generated positive operating leverage excluding merger-related expense from the prior year, with revenue up 4.1%2.9% from 2014.the first quarter of 2015. Net interest income benefited from solid loan growth, driven by a 12%higher earning asset balances and an increase in average commercial, financial and agricultural loans. Noninterestearning asset yields, largely the result of our loan portfolio repricing to the higher short-term interest rates that resulted from the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the target range for the federal funds rate in mid-December of 2015. Although noninterest income benefiteddeclined slightly from the prior year, we saw a benefit from increases in several of our core fee-based businesses:businesses where we continue to make investments: investment banking and debt placement fees, which had record high fees in the second quarter of 2015 due to stronger financial advisory fees and loan syndications, trust and investment services income,service charges on deposit accounts, corporate services income, and cards and payments income. AlthoughExcluding merger-related expense of $24 million, noninterest expense increased $10 million from the prior year this increase was primarily due to higher performance-based compensation andslight increases across various nonpersonnel areas.

Although asset quality measures were impacted in the third quarter 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities.

Our strong risk management practices and a more favorable credit environment resulted in anotherfirst quarter of solid2016 by credit quality trends. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015,migration, primarily in our oil and gas portfolio, our net loan charge-offs were .24%.31% of average loans and the provision for credit losses was .28%.60% of average loans, both well belowwithin our targeted range.

Capital management remains a priority for the remainder of 2015. On March 11, 2015, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to2016. As previously reported, our 2015 capital plan submitted as part of the annual CCAR process. The 2015 capital plan includes a commonexisting share repurchase program of up to $725 million, including repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans. Common share repurchases under the 2015 capital plan began inis suspended due to the second quarterpending acquisition of 2015. During the second and third quarters of 2015, we completed $252 million of commonFirst Niagara. However, our 2016 CCAR capital plan submission included share repurchases under this authorization.repurchases.

 

Our 2015 capital plan also proposed a 15% increase in our quarterly common share dividend to $.075 per share, which was approved by our Board in May 2015. Consistent with our 2015 capital plan, we made a dividend payment of $.075 per common share for eachthe first quarter of the second and third quarters of 2015.2016. An additional potentialplanned increase in our quarterly common share dividend up to $.085 per share will be considered by the Board in May of 2016 for the fifth quarter of the 2015 capital plan. Our 2016 CCAR capital plan submission included an additional increase in our quarterly common share dividend.

We anticipate these actions will leadcontinue to make progress on our acquisition of First Niagara. The shareholders of both Key and First Niagara approved the merger during the first quarter of 2016. On April 28, 2016, KeyCorp and First Niagara entered into an agreement with Northwest Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares, Inc., to sell 18 branches in the Buffalo, New York market. The branches are being divested in connection with the pending merger between First Niagara and KeyCorp and pursuant to an estimated payout ratio thatagreement with the United States Department of Justice and commitments to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System following a customary antitrust review in connection with the proposed merger. The merger is among the highest in our peer group forcurrently expected to be completed during the third consecutive year.quarter of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions including the approval of regulators.

Demographics

We have two major business segments: Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank.

Key Community Bank serves individuals and small to mid-sized businesses by offering a variety of deposit, investment, lending, credit card, and personalized wealth management products and business advisory services. These products and services are provided through our relationship managers and specialists working in our 12-state branch network, which is organized into eight internally defined geographic regions: Pacific, Rocky Mountains, Indiana, Western Ohio and Michigan, Eastern Ohio, Western New York, Eastern New York, and New England. In addition, some of these product capabilities are delivered by Key Corporate Bank to clients of Key Community Bank.

Figure 3 shows the geographic diversity of Key Community Bank’s average deposits, commercial loans, and home equity loans.

Figure 3. Key Community Bank Geographic Diversity

 

 Geographic Region      Geographic Region     

Three months ended

September 30, 2015

dollars in millions

 Pacific Rocky
Mountains
 Indiana West
Ohio/
Michigan
 East
Ohio
 Western
New York
 Eastern
New York
 New
England
 NonRegion (a)  Total 
Three months ended                     
March 31, 2016   Rocky   West Ohio/   Western Eastern New     

dollars in millions

 Pacific Mountains Indiana Michigan East Ohio New York New York England NonRegion (a)  Total 

Average deposits

 $12,007  $5,335  $2,370  $4,540  $9,485  $4,871  $7,747  $2,886  $1,993  $51,234  $12,603   $5,213   $2,389   $4,681   $9,902   $5,033   $7,952   $2,982   $2,048   $52,803  

Percent of total

 23.5 10.4 4.6 8.9 18.5 9.5 15.1 5.6 3.9 100.0 23.9 9.9 4.5 8.9 18.7 9.5 15.1 5.6 3.9 100.0

Average commercial loans

 $3,600  $1,745  $864  $1,164  $2,385  $615  $1,853  $847  $3,140  $16,213  $3,492   $1,813   $926   $1,181   $2,316   $620   $1,863   $841   $3,146   $16,198  

Percent of total

 22.2 10.8 5.3 7.2 14.7 3.8 11.4 5.2 19.4 100.0 21.6 11.2 5.7 7.3 14.3 3.8 11.5 5.2 19.4 100.0

Average home equity loans

 $3,265  $1,562  $500  $834  $1,266  $837  $1,277  $662  $78  $10,281  $3,175   $1,519   $492   $814   $1,236   $826   $1,251   $650   $74   $10,037  

Percent of total

 31.8 15.2 4.9 8.1 12.3 8.1 12.4 6.4 .8 100.0 31.6 15.1 4.9 8.1 12.3 8.2 12.5 6.5 .8 100.0
          

 

(a)Represents average deposits, commercial loan products, and home equity loan products centrally managed outside of our eight Key Community Bank regions.

Key Corporate Bank is a full-service corporate and investment bank focused principally on serving the needs of middle market clients in seven industry sectors: consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, public sector, real estate, and technology. Key Corporate Bank delivers a broad suite of banking and capital markets products to its clients, including syndicated finance, debt and equity capital markets, commercial payments, equipment finance, commercial mortgage banking, derivatives, foreign exchange, financial advisory, and public finance. Key Corporate Bank is also a significant servicer of commercial mortgage loans and a significant special servicer of CMBS. Key Corporate Bank delivers many of its product capabilities to clients of Key Community Bank.

Further information regarding the products and services offered by our Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank segments is included in this report in Note 18 (“Line of Business Results”).

Supervision and regulation

Regulatory reform developments

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act became law. It was intended to address perceived deficiencies and gaps in the regulatory framework for financial services in the U.S., reduce the risks of bank failures, better equip the nation’s regulators to guard against or mitigate any future financial crises, and manage systemic risk through increased supervision of bank and nonbank SIFIs, such as KeyCorp and KeyBank. Further discussion concerning the Dodd-Frank Act, related regulatory developments, and the risks that they present to Key is available under the heading “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1. Business and under the heading “II. Compliance Risks”Risk” in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 20142015 Form 10-K. Many proposed rules referenced in our prior reports remain pending. The following discussion provides a summary of relevantrecent regulatory developments relating to the Dodd-Frank Act or regulatory developments that relate to our results this quarter.

Regulatory capital rules

In October 2013, federal banking regulators published the final Basel III capital framework for U.S. banking organizations (the “Regulatory Capital Rules”). The Regulatory Capital Rules generally implement in the U.S. the Basel III capital framework published by the Basel Committee in December 2010 and revised in June 2011 and January 2014 (the “Basel III capital framework”). The Basel III capital framework and the U.S. implementation of the Basel III capital framework are discussed in more detail in Item 1. Business of our 20142015 Form 10-K under the heading “Supervision and Regulation—Basel III capital and liquidity frameworks.”

While the Regulatory Capital Rules became effective on January 1, 2014, the mandatory compliance date for Key as a “standardized approach” banking organization was January 1, 2015, subject to transitional provisions extending to January 1, 2019.

New minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements

Under the Regulatory Capital Rules, “standardized approach” banking organizations, like Key,KeyCorp, are required to meet the minimum capital and leverage ratios set forth in Figure 4 below. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, Key had an estimated Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 10.37%11.02% under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules. Also at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, based on the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules, Key estimates that its capital and leverage ratios, after adjustment for market risk, would be as set forth in Figure 4.

Figure 4. Estimated Ratios vs. Minimum Capital Ratios Calculated Under the Fully Phased-In Regulatory Capital Rules

 

Ratios (including Capital conservation buffer)

  Key
September 30, 2015
Estimated
 Minimum
January 1, 2015
 Phase-in
Period
  Minimum
January 1, 2019
  Key
March 31, 2016
Estimated
 Minimum
January 1, 2016
 Phase-in
Period
 Minimum
January 1, 2019
 

Common Equity Tier 1(a)

   10.4 4.5 None   4.5 11.02 4.5 None 4.5

Capital conservation buffer(b)(a)

   —     —    1/1/16 - 1/1/19   2.5    —    1/1/16-1/1/19 2.5  

Common Equity Tier 1 + Capital conservation buffer

   —    4.5  1/1/16 - 1/1/19   7.0   4.5   1/1/16-1/1/19 7.0  

Tier 1 Capital

   10.7  6.0  None   6.0  11.01   6.0   None 6.0  

Tier 1 Capital + Capital conservation buffer

   —    6.0  1/1/16 - 1/1/19   8.5   6.0   1/1/16-1/1/19 8.5  

Total Capital

   12.4  8.0  None   8.0  12.76   8.0   None 8.0  

Total Capital + Capital conservation buffer

   —    8.0  1/1/16 - 1/1/19   10.5   8.0   1/1/16-1/1/19 10.5  

Leverage (c)(b)

   10.5  4.0  None   4.0  10.44   4.0   None 4.0  

 

(a)See Figure 7 entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations,” which presents the computation for estimated Common Equity Tier 1. The table reconciles the GAAP performance measure to the corresponding non-GAAP measure, which provides a basis for period-to-period comparisons.
(b)Capital conservation buffer must consist of Common Equity Tier 1 capital. As a standardized approach banking organization, KeyCorp is not subject to the countercyclical capital buffer of up to 2.5% imposed upon an advanced approaches banking organization under the Regulatory Capital Rules.
(c)As a standardized approach banking organization, KeyCorp is not subject to the 3% supplemental leverage ratio requirement, which becomes effective January 1, 2018.

Revised prompt corrective action capital category ratios

Under the Regulatory Capital Rules, the prompt corrective action capital category threshold ratios applicable to FDIC-insured depository institutions such as KeyBank were revised effective January 1, 2015. Figure 5 identifies the capital category threshold ratios for a “well capitalized” and an “adequately capitalized” institution under the Regulatory Capital Rules.

Figure 5. “Well Capitalized” and “Adequately Capitalized” Capital Category Ratios under Revised Prompt

Corrective Action Rules

 

Prompt Corrective Action

 Capital Category 

Ratio

 Well Capitalized (a)  Adequately Capitalized 

Common Equity Tier 1 Risk-Based

  6.5  4.5

Tier 1 Risk-Based

  8.0    6.0  

Total Risk-Based

  10.0    8.0  

Tier 1 Leverage(b)

  5.0    4.0  

 

(a)A “well capitalized” institution also must not be subject to any written agreement, order, or directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.
(b)As a standardized approach banking organization, KeyBank is not subject to the 3% supplemental leverage ratio requirement, which becomes effective January 1, 2018.

As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, KeyBank meets all “well capitalized” capital adequacy requirements under the Regulatory Capital Rules.

Liquidity coverage ratio

In October 2014, the federal banking agencies published the final Basel III liquidity framework for U.S. banking organizations (the “Liquidity Coverage Rules”) that create a minimum LCR for certain internationally active bank and nonbank financial companies (excluding KeyCorp) and a modified version of the LCR (“Modified LCR”) for bank holding companiesBHCs and other depository institution holding companies with over $50 billion in consolidated assets that are not internationally active (including KeyCorp).

AsBecause KeyCorp is a Modified LCR bank holding companyBHC under the Liquidity Coverage Rules, Key will beis required to maintain its ratio of high-quality liquid assets of at least 100% ofto its total net cash outflow amount, determined by prescribed assumptions in a standardized hypothetical stress scenario over a 30-calendar day period. Implementation for Modified LCR banking organizations, like Key, will beginbegan on January 1, 2016, with a minimum requirement of 90% coverage, reaching 100% coverage by January 1, 2017. For the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, our estimated Modified LCR was above 100%. In the future, we may change the composition of our investment portfolio, increase the size of the overall investment portfolio, and modify product offerings to enhance or optimize our liquidity position.

KeyBank will not be subject to the LCR or the Modified LCR under the Liquidity Coverage Rules unless the OCC affirmatively determines that application of the LCR or the Modified LCR to KeyBank is appropriate in light of itsKeyBank’s asset size, level of complexity, risk profile, scope of operations, affiliation with foreign or domestic covered entities, or risk to the financial system.

Net stable funding ratio

As previously disclosed in the “Supervision and Regulation” section of Item 1. Business of our 20142015 Form 10-K under the heading “Basel III capital and liquidity frameworks,” the Basel Committee finalized the Basel III net stable funding ratio (“NSFR”) in October 2014. The Basel Committee published final Basel III NSFR disclosure standards in June 2015. TheIn April and May 2016, the federal banking regulators however, have yetissued an NPR proposing to issue any proposal to implement either the final Basel III NSFR orand the final Basel III NSFR disclosure standards. The proposal would create a minimum NSFR for certain internationally active banking organizations (excluding KeyCorp) and a modified version of the NSFR for BHCs and other depository institution holding companies with over $50 billion in consolidated assets that are not internationally active (including KeyCorp). The proposal would also require quarterly quantitative and qualitative public disclosures regarding the NSFR. The proposed NSFR requirement would apply beginning on January 1, 2018. The comment period for the NPR expires on August 5, 2016.

Common equity surcharge

In July 2015, the Federal Reserve adopted a final rule to implement the common equity surcharge on U.S. global systemically important banks (“G-SIBs”). The final rule iswas effective December 1, 2015, although the surcharge, which will be added to the capital conservation buffer under the Regulatory Capital Rules, will be phased in during the January 1, 2016, through January 1, 2019, period. Notably, this final rule applies to advanced approaches banking organizations, not “standardized approach” banking organizations like Key.

Deposit insurance and assessments

In addition, unlike whatMarch 2015, the FDIC approved a final rule to impose a surcharge, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, on the quarterly deposit insurance assessments of insured depository institutions having total consolidated assets of at least $10 billion (like KeyBank). The surcharge is 4.5 cents per $100 of the institution’s assessment base (after making certain adjustments). The final rule will become effective on July 1, 2016. If the DIF reserve ratio reaches 1.15% before that date, surcharges will begin July 1, 2016. If the reserve ratio has not reached 1.15% by that date, surcharges will begin the first quarter after the reserve ratio reaches 1.15%. The DIF reserve ratio was proposed1.11% at the end of 2015. Surcharges will continue through the quarter that the DIF reserve ratio reaches or exceeds 1.35%, but not later than December 31, 2018. If the reserve ratio does not reach 1.35% by December 31, 2018 (provided it is at least 1.15%), the FDIC will impose a shortfall assessment on March 31, 2019, on insured depository institutions with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or more (like KeyBank).

In February 2016, the FDIC issued an NPR proposing to impose recordkeeping requirements on insured depository institutions with two million or more deposit accounts (including KeyBank) in order to facilitate rapid payment of insured deposits to customers if the institutions were to fail. The proposal would require such insured depository institutions (i) to maintain complete and accurate data on each depositor’s ownership interest by right and capacity for all of the institution’s deposit accounts and (ii) to develop the capability to calculate the insured and uninsured amounts for each deposit owner within 24 hours of failure. The FDIC would conduct periodic testing of covered institutions’ compliance with these requirements and such institutions would be required to file a deposit insurance coverage summary report with the FDIC annually. Compliance would be required two years after the effective date of a final rule. The comment period for the NPR expires on May 26, 2016.

Single counterparty credit limits

In March 2016, the Federal Reserve issued an NPR proposing to establish single counterparty credit limits for BHCs with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more. This proposal would implement a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act and replaces proposals on this subject issued by the Federal Reserve in 2011 and 2012. Under the proposal, a covered BHC (including KeyCorp) would not be allowed to have an aggregate net credit exposure to any unaffiliated counterparty that exceeds 25% of the consolidated capital stock and surplus of the covered BHC. G-SIBs and certain other large BHCs (excluding KeyCorp) would be subject to stricter limits under the U.S. G-SIB Noticeproposal. A covered BHC such as KeyCorp would be required to comply with the proposed limits and quarterly reporting to show such compliance starting two years after the effective date of Proposed Rulemaking,a final rule. The comment period for the final rule does not require KeyCorp to determine annually whether it is a U.S. G-SIB unless it becomes an advanced approaches banking organization.NPR expires on June 3, 2016.

Highlights of Our Performance

Financial performance

For the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, we announced net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $216$182 million, or $.26$.22 per common share. Our thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 results compare to net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $197$222 million, or $.23$.26 per common share, for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015.

Our taxable-equivalent net interest income was $598$612 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, and the net interest margin was 2.87%2.89%. These results compare to taxable-equivalent net interest income of $581$577 million and a net interest margin of 2.96%2.91% for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The $35 million increase in net interest income reflects higher earning asset balances moderated by lowerand an increase in earning asset yields, largely the result of our loan portfolio re-pricing to the higher short-term interest rates that resulted from the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the target range for the federal funds rate in mid-December of 2015. The net interest margin remained relatively stable, benefitting from higher earning asset yields, which also drove the decline in the net interest margin.were offset by higher levels of liquidity. For the full year of 2015, without the benefit of higher rates,2016, we expect low-single-digitlow-to-mid-single-digit growth in net interest income compared to the prior year. We expectyear without the net interest margin to be relatively stablebenefit of higher rates or mid-single-digit growth with the third quarterbenefit of 2015, reflecting continued elevated levels of liquidity.higher interest rates.

Our noninterest income was $470$431 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to $417$437 million for the year-ago quarter. The increasedecrease from the prior year was primarilylargely attributable to strengthlower net gains from principal investing of $29 million, reflecting market weakness. This decline was offset by an increase in other income of $12 million primarily related to gains from certain real estate investments, along with continued growth in some of our core fee-based businesses, which included a full-quarter impact of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities. The third quarter of 2015 included $21 million of higher investment banking and debt placement fees, $15 million of increasedincluding corporate services income, and $9 million of higher trust and investment services income. Additionally, cards and payments income increased $5 million due to higher revenue from credit card and merchant fees.payments. For the full year of 2015,2016, we expect mid-single-digitlow-to-mid-single-digit growth in our noninterest income compared to the prior year.

Our noninterest expense was $724$703 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015, compared to $7062016. Noninterest expense included $24 million of merger-related expense, primarily made up of $16 million in the third quarter of last year. Personnel costs increased $21 million year-over-year primarily due to increased performance-based compensationpersonnel expense related to a strong capital markets business performance, along with a full-quarter impacttechnology development for systems conversions and fully dedicated personnel for acquisition and integration efforts. The remaining $8 million of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities. Nonpersonnelmerger-related expense remained relatively stable as lower occupancy costs offset an increasewas nonpersonnel expense, largely recognized in business services and professional fees. Excluding merger-related expense, noninterest expense was $10 million higher than the first quarter of 2015, primarily attributable to slight increases across various nonpersonnel areas. Personnel expenses, adjusting for merger-related expense, declined $1 million from the first quarter of 2015 due to lower employee benefits and severance expense offsetting higher salaries and performance-based compensation. For the full year of 2015,2016, we expect noninterest expense excluding merger-related expense to be relatively stable with 2014.2015.

Average loans were $59.3$60.2 billion for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, an increase of $3.5$2.6 billion compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The loan growth occurred primarily in the commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, which increased $3.9$3.3 billion and was broad-basedspread across our commercial lines of business. Consumer loans declined $214by $432 million as a resultmostly due to paydowns on our prime-based home equity lines of thecredit and continued run-off in our consumer exit portfolios. Our core consumer loan portfolio remained relatively stable to the year-ago quarter. For the full year of 2015,2016, we anticipate average loan growth in the mid-single-digit range, benefiting from the strength in our commercial business.range.

Average deposits, excluding deposits in foreign office, totaled $70$71.6 billion for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, an increase of $2.2$2.8 billion compared to the year-ago quarter. Interest-bearing deposits increased $3.4 billion driven by a $2.8 billion increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts increased by $2.3 billion, and noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $966a $727 million reflecting continuedincrease in certificates of deposit and other time deposits. The increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts reflects growth in the commercial mortgage servicing business and inflows from commercial and consumer clients. These increases were partially offset by a $689 million decline in certificatesnoninterest-bearing deposits.

Asset quality measures in the first quarter of deposit.

2016 were impacted by credit migration, primarily in the oil and gas portfolio. Our provision for credit losses was $45$89 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to $19$35 million for the year-ago quarter. Our ALLL was $790$826 million, or 1.31%1.37% of total period-end loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 1.43%1.37% at September 30, 2014. We expect our provision for credit losses to approximate the level of net loan charge-offs forMarch 31, 2015. For the remainder of 2016, we expect our ALLL as a percentage of period-end loans to remain relatively stable with the year.first quarter of 2016.

Net loan charge-offs for the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 totaled $41$46 million, or .27%.31% of average total loans, compared to .22%.20% for the same period last year. We expect net loan charge-offs to average total loans to continue to be below our targeted range of .40% to .60% for the remainder of the year.2016.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our nonperforming loans totaled $400$676 million and represented .67%1.12% of period-end portfolio loans, compared to .71%$437 million, or .75% of period-end portfolio loans, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Nonperforming assets at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, totaled $417$692 million and represented .69%1.14% of period-end portfolio loans and OREO and other nonperforming assets, compared to .74%$457 million, or .79% of period-end portfolio loans, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Approximately 90% of the change in our nonperforming assets and nonperforming loans from one year ago was related to our oil and gas portfolio.

Our capital ratios remain strong. Our tangible common equity and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, are 9.90%9.97% and 10.87%11.38%, respectively, compared to 10.26%9.92% and 12.01%11.04%, respectively, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. In addition, our Common Equity Tier 1 ratio is 10.47%11.07% at September 30,March 31, 2016, compared to 10.64% at March 31, 2015. We continue to return capital to our shareholders by repurchasing common shares and through our quarterly common share dividend. In the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, we repurchased $123 million of common shares and paid a cash dividend of $.075 per common share under our 2015 capital plan authorization.

Figure 6 shows our continuing and discontinued operating results for the current, past, and year-ago quarters and the current and year-ago periods-to-date.quarters. Our financial performance for each of the past five quarters is summarized in Figure 1.

Figure 6. Results of Operations

 

  Three months ended Nine months ended    Three months ended 

in millions, except per share amounts

  9-30-15 6-30-15   9-30-14 9-30-15   9-30-14 

in millions, except per share amounts

  3-31-16   12-31-15   3-31-15 

Summary of operations

        

Summary of operations

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key

  $222  $235   $203  $685   $688 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key

  $187    $230    $228  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   (3 3    (17  5    (41

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   1     (4   5  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

  $219  $238   $186  $690   $647 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

  $188    $226    $233  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key

  $222  $235   $203  $685   $688 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key

  $187    $230    $228  

Less: Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock

   6  5    6   17    17 

Less: Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock

   5     6     6  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

   216  230    197   668    671 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

   182     224     222  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   (3 3    (17  5    (41

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   1     (4   5  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders

  $213  $233   $180  $673   $630 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders

  $183    $220    $227  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Per common share — assuming dilution

        

Per common share — assuming dilution

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $.26  $.27   $.23  $.78   $.76 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders

  $.22    $.27    $.26  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

          (.02  .01    (.05

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(a)

   —      (.01   .01  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders(b)

  $.25  $.27   $.21  $.79   $.71 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders(b)

  $.22    $.26    $.26  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)In April 2009, we decided to wind down the operations of Austin, a subsidiary that specialized in managing hedge fund investments for institutional customers. In September 2009, we decided to discontinue the education lending business conducted through Key Education Resources, the education payment and financing unit of KeyBank. In February 2013, we decided to sell Victory to a private equity fund. As a result of these decisions,this decision, we have accounted for these businessesthis business as a discontinued operations.operation. For further discussion regarding the income (loss) from discontinued operations, see Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”).
(b)EPS may not foot due to rounding.

Figure 7 presents certain non-GAAP financial measures related to “tangible common equity,” “return on tangible common equity,” “Common Equity Tier 1,” “Tier 1 common equity,” “pre-provision net revenue,” certain financial measures excluding merger-related expense, and “cash efficiency ratio,” and “Common Equity Tier 1 under the Regulatory Capital Rules (estimates).ratio.

The tangible common equity ratio and the return on tangible common equity ratio have been a focus for some investors, and management believes these ratios may assist investors in analyzing Key’s capital position without regard to the effects of intangible assets and preferred stock. Traditionally, the banking regulators have assessed bank and BHC capital adequacy based on both the amount and the composition of capital, the calculation of which is prescribed in federal banking regulations. The Federal Reserve focuses its assessment of capital adequacy on a component of Tier 1 capital known as Common Equity Tier 1. Because the Federal Reserve has long indicated that voting common shareholders’ equity (essentially Tier 1 risk-based capital less preferred stock qualifying capital securities and noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries) generally should be the dominant element in Tier 1 risk-based capital, this focus on Common Equity Tier 1 is consistent with existing capital adequacy categories. The Regulatory Capital Rules, described in more detail under the section “Supervision and regulation” in Item 2 of this report, also make Common Equity Tier 1 a priority. The Regulatory Capital Rules change the regulatory capital standards that apply to BHCs by, among other changes, phasing out the treatment of trust preferred securities and cumulative preferred securities as Tier 1 eligible capital. ByStarting in 2016, our trust preferred securities willare only be included in Tier 2 capital. Since analysts and banking regulators may assess our capital adequacy using tangible common equity and Common Equity Tier 1, we believe it is useful to enable investors to assess our capital adequacy on these same bases. Figure 7 also reconciles the GAAP performance measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures.

Figure 7 also shows the computation for and reconciliation of pre-provision net revenue, which is not formally defined by GAAP. We believe that eliminating the effects of the provision for credit losses makes it easier to analyze our results by presenting them on a more comparable basis.

On October 30, 2015, we announced that we had entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire First Niagara. As a result of this pending transaction, we’ve recognized merger-related expense. Figure 7 shows the computation of noninterest expense excluding merger-related expense and return on average assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related expense. We believe that eliminating the effects of the merger-related expense makes it easier to analyze our results by presenting them on a more comparable basis.

The cash efficiency ratio is a ratio of two non-GAAP performance measures. Accordingly, there is no directly comparable GAAP performance measure. The cash efficiency ratio excludes the impact of our intangible asset amortization from the calculation. We also disclosed the cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related expense. We believe this ratio providesthese ratios provide greater consistency and comparability between our results and those of our peer banks. Additionally, this ratio isthese ratios are used by analysts and investors as they develop earnings forecasts and peer bank analysis.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors to evaluate a company, they have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.

Figure 7. GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

 

  Three months ended   Three months ended 

dollars in millions

  9-30-15 6-30-15 3-31-15 12-31-14 9-30-14   3-31-16 12-31-15 9-30-15 6-30-15 3-31-15 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets at period end

            

Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

  $10,705  $10,590  $10,603  $10,530  $10,486   $11,066   $10,746   $10,705   $10,590   $10,603  

Less: Intangible assets (a)

   1,084   1,085   1,088  1,090  1,105    1,077   1,080   1,084   1,085   1,088  

Series A Preferred Stock (b)

   281   281   281  282  282    281   281   281   281   281  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

  $9,340  $9,224  $9,234  $9,158  $9,099   $9,708   $9,385   $9,340   $9,224   $9,234  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total assets (GAAP)

  $95,422  $94,606  $94,206  $93,821  $89,784   $98,402   $95,131   $95,420   $94,604   $94,204  

Less: Intangible assets (a)

   1,084   1,085   1,088  1,090  1,105    1,077   1,080   1,084   1,085   1,088  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

  $94,338  $93,521  $93,118  $92,731  $88,679   $97,325   $94,051   $94,336   $93,519   $93,116  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)

   9.90  9.86  9.92 9.88 10.26   9.97 9.98 9.90 9.86 9.92

Common Equity Tier 1 at period end

            

Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

  $10,705  $10,590  $10,603   —     —      $11,066   $10,746   $10,705   10,590   10,603  

Less: Series A Preferred Stock (b)

   281   281   281   —      —       281   281   281   281   281  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital before adjustments and deductions

   10,424   10,309   10,322   —      —       10,785   10,465   10,424   10,309   10,322  

Less: Goodwill, net of deferred taxes

   1,036   1,034   1,036   —      —       1,033   1,034   1,036   1,034   1,036  

Intangible assets, net of deferred taxes

   29   33   36   —      —       35   26   29   33   36  

Deferred tax assets

   1   1   1   —      —       1   1   1   1   1  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes

   54   —      52   —      —       70   (58 54    —    52  

Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes

   21   (20  (8  —      —       46   (20 21   (20 (8

Amounts in AOCI attributed to pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of deferred taxes

   (385  (361  (364  —      —       (365 (365 (385 (361 (364
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital

  $9,668  $9,622  $9,569   —      —      $9,965   $9,847   $9,668   9,622   9,569  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net risk-weighted assets (regulatory)

  $92,307  $89,851  $89,967   —      —      $90,014   $89,980   $92,307   89,851   89,967  

Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (non-GAAP)

   10.47  10.71  10.64  —      —       11.07 10.94 10.47 10.71 10.64

Tier 1 common equity at period end

      

Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

   —      —      —     $10,530  $10,486 

Qualifying capital securities

   —      —      —     339  340 

Less: Goodwill

   —      —      —     1,057  1,051 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (c)

   —      —      —     (395 (366

Other assets (d)

   —      —      —     83  110 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Tier 1 capital (regulatory)

   —      —      —     10,124  10,031 

Less: Qualifying capital securities

   —      —      —     339  340 

Series A Preferred Stock (b)

   —      —      —     282  282 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Tier 1 common equity (non-GAAP)

   —      —      —     $9,503  $9,409 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net risk-weighted assets (regulatory)

   —      —      —     $85,100  $83,547 

Tier 1 common equity ratio (non-GAAP)

   —      —      —     11.17 11.26

Pre-provision net revenue

      

Net interest income (GAAP)

  $591  $584  $571  $582  $575 

Plus: Taxable-equivalent adjustment

   7   7   6  6  6 

Noninterest income (GAAP)

   470   488   437  490  417 

Less: Noninterest expense (GAAP)

   724   711   669  704  706 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Pre-provision net revenue from continuing operations (non-GAAP)

  $344  $368  $345  $374  $292 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Average tangible common equity

            

Average Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

  $10,614  $10,590  $10,570  $10,562  $10,473   $10,953   $10,731   $10,614   $10,590   $10,570  

Less: Intangible assets (average) (e)

   1,083   1,086   1,089  1,096  1,037 

Less: Intangible assets (average) (c)

   1,079   1,082   1,083   1,086   1,089  

Series A Preferred Stock (average)

   290   290   290  291  291    290   290   290   290   290  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

  $9,241  $9,214  $9,191  $9,175  $9,145   $9,584   $9,359   $9,241   $9,214   $9,191  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations

            

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)

  $216  $230  $222  $246  $197   $182   $224   $216   $230   $222  

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

   9,241   9,214   9,191  9,175  9,145    9,584   9,359   9,241   9,214   9,191  

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations (non-GAAP)

   9.27  10.01  9.80 10.64 8.55   7.64 9.50 9.27 10.01 9.80

Return on average tangible common equity consolidated

            

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)

  $213  $233  $227  $248  $180   $183   $220   $213   $233   $227  

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

   9,241   9,214   9,191  9,175  9,145    9,584   9,359   9,241   9,214   9,191  

Return on average tangible common equity consolidated (non-GAAP)

   9.14  10.14  10.02 10.72 7.81   7.68 9.33 9.14 10.14 10.02

Pre-provision net revenue

      

Net interest income (GAAP)

  $604   $602   $591   $584   $571  

Plus: Taxable-equivalent adjustment

   8   8   7   7   6  

Noninterest income

   431   485   470   488   437  

Less: Noninterest expense

   703   736   724   711   669  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Pre-provision net revenue from continuing operations (non-GAAP)

  $340   $359   $344   $368   $345  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Noninterest expense excluding merger-related expense

      

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

  $703   $736   $724   $711   $669  

Less: Merger-related expense

   24   6    —      —     —   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Noninterest expense excluding merger-related expense (non-GAAP)

  $679   $730   $7244   711   $669  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Cash efficiency ratio

            

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

  $724  $711  $669  $704  $706   $703   $736   $724   $711   $669  

Less: Intangible asset amortization (GAAP)

   9   9   9  10  10 

Less: Intangible asset amortization

   8   9   9   9   9  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)

  $715  $702  $660  $694  $696   $695   $727   $715   $702   $660  

Less: Merger-related expense

   24   6    —      —     —   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Adjusted noninterest expense excluding merger-related expense (non-GAAP)

  $671   $721   $715   $702   $660  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net interest income (GAAP)

  $591  $584  $571  $582  $575   $604   $602   $591   $584   $571  

Plus: Taxable-equivalent adjustment

   7   7   6  6  6    8   8   7   7   6  

Noninterest income (GAAP)

   470   488   437  490  417    431   485   470   488   437  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total taxable-equivalent revenue (non-GAAP)

  $1,068  $1,079  $1,014  $1,078  $998   $1,043   $1,095   $1,068   $1,079   $1,014  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Cash efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

   66.9  65.1  65.1 64.4 69.7   66.6 66.4 66.9 65.1 65.1

Cash efficiency ratio excluding merger-related expense (non-GAAP)

   64.3 65.8 66.9 65.1 65.1

Return on average total assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related expense

      

Income from continuing operations attributable to Key (GAAP)

  $187   $230   $222   $235   $228  

Add: Merger-related expense, after tax

   15   4    —      —     —   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to Key excluding merger-related expense, after tax (non-GAAP)

  $202   $234   $222   $235   $228  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Average total assets from continuing operations (GAAP)

  $94,477   $94,117   $92,649   $91,658   $89,627  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Return on average total assets from continuing operations excluding merger-related expense (non-GAAP)

   .86 .99 .95 1.03 1.03

 

(a)For the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, intangible assets exclude $40 million, $45 million, $50 million, $55 million, $61 million, $68 million, and $72$61 million, respectively, of period-end purchased credit card receivables.

(b)Net of capital surplus.

(c)Includes net unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale (except for net unrealized losses on marketable equity securities), net gains or losses on cash flow hedges,For the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and amounts resulting from the application of the applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit and other postretirement plans.
(d)Other assets deducted from Tier 1 capital and net risk-weighted assets consist of disallowedMarch 31, 2015, average intangible assets (excluding goodwill)exclude $42 million, $47 million, $52 million, $58 million, and deductible portions$64 million, respectively, of nonfinancial equity investments. There were no disallowed deferred tax assets at any quarter-end during 2014.average purchased credit card receivables.

Figure 7. GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations, continued

 

  
   Three months ended 

dollars in millions

  9-30-15 

Common Equity Tier 1 under the Regulatory Capital Rules (estimates)

  

Common Equity Tier 1 under current Regulatory Capital Rules

  $9,668 

Adjustments from current Regulatory Capital Rules to the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules:

  

Deferred tax assets and other intangible
assets (f)

   (46
  

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 anticipated under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (g)

  $9,622 
  

 

 

 

Net risk-weighted assets under current Regulatory Capital Rules

  $92,307 

Adjustments from current Regulatory Capital Rules to the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules:

  

Mortgage servicing assets (h)

   479 

All other assets (i)

   1 
  

 

 

 

Total risk-weighted assets anticipated under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (g)

  $92,787 
  

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 ratio under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (g)

   10.37

   Nine months ended 

dollars in millions

  9-30-15  9-30-14 

Pre-provision net revenue

   

Net interest income (GAAP)

  $1,746  $1,711 

Plus: Taxable-equivalent adjustment

   20   18 

Noninterest income (GAAP)

   1,395   1,307 

Less: Noninterest expense (GAAP)

   2,104   2,057 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Pre-provision net revenue from continuing operations (non-GAAP)

  $1,057  $979 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average tangible common equity

   

Average Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

  $10,591  $10,435 

Less: Intangible assets (average) (j)

   1,086   1,020 

Preferred Stock, Series A (average)

   290   291 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

  $9,215  $9,124 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations

   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)

  $668  $671 

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

   9,215   9,124 

Return on average tangible common equity from continuing operations (non-GAAP)

   9.69  9.83

Return on average tangible common equity consolidated

   

Net income (loss) attributable to Key common shareholders (GAAP)

  $673  $630 

Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP)

   9,215   9,124 

Return on average tangible common equity consolidated (non-GAAP)

   9.76  9.23

Cash efficiency ratio

   

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

  $2,104  $2,057 

Less: Intangible asset amortization (GAAP)

   27   29 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Adjusted noninterest expense (non-GAAP)

  $2,077  $2,028 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net interest income (GAAP)

  $1,746  $1,711 

Plus: Taxable-equivalent adjustment

   20   18 

Noninterest income (GAAP)

   1,395   1,307 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total taxable-equivalent revenue (non-GAAP)

  $3,161  $3,036 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

   65.7  66.8

dollars in millions

  Three months ended
3-31-16
 

Common Equity Tier 1 under the Regulatory Capital Rules (estimates)

  

Common Equity Tier 1 under current Regulatory Capital Rules

  $9,965  

Adjustments from current Regulatory Capital Rules to the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules:

  

Deferred tax assets and other intangible assets (d)

   (24
  

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 anticipated under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (e)

  $9,941 
  

 

 

 

Net risk-weighted assets under current Regulatory Capital Rules

  $90,014 

Adjustments from current Regulatory Capital Rules to the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules:

  

Mortgage servicing assets (f)

   476  

Volcker Funds

   (290

All other assets

   10  
  

 

 

 

Total risk-weighted assets anticipated under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (e)

  $90,210 
  

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 ratio under the fully phased-in Regulatory Capital Rules (e)

   11.02

 

(e)For the three months ended September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, average intangible assets exclude $52 million, $58 million, $64 million, $69 million, and $76 million, respectively, of average purchased credit card receivables.
(f)(d)Includes the deferred tax assets subject to future taxable income for realization, primarily tax credit carryforwards, as well as intangible assets (other than goodwill and mortgage servicing assets) subject to the deductible portiontransition provisions of purchased credit card receivables.the final rule.
(g)(e)The anticipated amount of regulatory capital and risk-weighted assets is based upon the federal banking agencies’ Regulatory Capital Rules (as fully phased-in on January 1, 2019); Key iswe are subject to the Regulatory Capital Rules under the “standardized approach.”
(h)(f)Item is included in the 10%/15% exceptions bucket calculation and is risk-weighted at 250%.
(i)Includes the phase-in of deferred tax assets arising from temporary differences at 250% risk-weight. Additionally, under the fully implemented rule, certain deferred tax assets and intangible assets subject to the transition provision are no longer required to be risk-weighted because they are deducted directly from capital.
(j)For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and September 30, 2014, average intangible assets exclude $58 million and $82 million, respectively, of average ending purchased credit card receivables.

Results of Operations

Net interest income

One of our principal sources of revenue is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income received on earning assets (such as loans and securities) and loan-related fee income, and interest expense paid on deposits and borrowings. There are several factors that affect net interest income, including:

 

the volume, pricing, mix, and maturity of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities;

 

the volume and value of net free funds, such as noninterest-bearing deposits and equity capital;

 

the use of derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk;

 

interest rate fluctuations and competitive conditions within the marketplace; and

 

asset quality.

To make it easier to compare results among several periods and the yields on various types of earning assets (some taxable, some not), we present net interest income in this discussion on a “taxable-equivalent basis” (i.e., as if it were all taxable and at the same rate). For example, $100 of tax-exempt income would be presented as $154, an amount that — if taxed at the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% — would yield $100.

Figure 8 shows the various components of our balance sheet that affect interest income and expense, and their respective yields or rates over the past five quarters. This figure also presents a reconciliation of taxable-equivalent net interest income to net interest income reported in accordance with GAAP for each of those quarters. The net interest margin, which is an indicator of the profitability of the earning assets portfolio less cost of funding, is calculated by dividing annualized taxable-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income was $598$612 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, and the net interest margin was 2.87%2.89%. These results compare to taxable-equivalent net interest income of $581$577 million and a net interest margin of 2.96%2.91% for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The increase in net interest income reflects higher earning asset balances moderated by lowerand an increase in earning asset yields, largely the result of our loan portfolio re-pricing to the higher short-term interest rates that resulted from the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the target range for the federal funds rate in mid-December of 2015. The net interest margin remained relatively stable, benefitting from higher earning asset yields, which also drove the decline in the net interest margin.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, taxable-equivalent net interest income increased $37 million and the net interest margin declinedwere offset by 10 basis points compared to the same period one year ago. The increase in net interest income was primarily attributable to earning asset growth while the decline in the net interest margin was the resulthigher levels of lower earning asset yields.liquidity.

Average loans were $59.3$60.2 billion for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, an increase of $3.5$2.6 billion compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The loan growth occurred primarily in the commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, which increased $3.9$3.3 billion and was broad-basedspread across our commercial lines of business. Consumer loans declined $214$432 million as a resultmostly due to paydowns on our prime-based home equity lines of thecredit and continued run-off in our consumer exit portfolios. Our core consumer loan portfolio remained relatively stable to the year-ago quarter.

Our average securities available for sale portfolio increased $2.3 billion from the third quarter of 2014 due to higher levels of liquidity, driven by deposit growth and long-term debt issuances. These actions benefited KeyBank’s liquidity coverage ratio and credit ratings profile.

Average deposits, excluding deposits in foreign office, totaled $70$71.6 billion for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, an increase of $2.2$2.8 billion compared to the year-ago quarter. Interest-bearing deposits increased $3.4 billion driven by a $2.8 billion increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts increased by $2.3 billion, and noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $966a $727 million reflecting continuedincrease in certificates of deposit and other time deposits. The increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts reflects growth in the commercial mortgage servicing business and inflows from commercial and consumer clients.clients, partially offset by lower public deposits. These increases in interest-bearing deposits were partially offset by a $689 million decline in certificates of deposit.noninterest-bearing deposits.

Figure 8. Consolidated Average Balance Sheets, Net Interest Income and Yields/Rates From Continuing Operations

 

  Third Quarter 2015 Second Quarter 2015 
  Average     Yield/ Average     Yield/  First Quarter 2016 Fourth Quarter 2015 

dollars in millions

  Balance Interest (a)   Rate(a) Balance Interest (a)   Rate(a)  Average
Balance
 Interest (a) Yield/
Rate (a)
 Average
Balance
 Interest (a) Yield/
Rate (a)
 

ASSETS

               

Loans (b), (c)

               

Commercial, financial and agricultural (d)

  $30,374  $244    3.19 $29,017  $233    3.23 $31,590   $263    3.35 $30,884   $253   3.25

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   7,988   73    3.65   7,981   74    3.70   8,138    77    3.78   8,019   75   3.70  

Real estate — construction

   1,164   11    3.78   1,199   11    3.60   1,016    10    4.11   1,067   10   3.65  

Commercial lease financing

   3,946   35    3.57   3,981   36    3.58   3,957    36    3.65   3,910   36   3.68  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

   43,472   363    3.32   42,178   354    3.36   44,701    386    3.47   43,880   374   3.38  

Real estate — residential mortgage

   2,258   24    4.19   2,237   23    4.22   2,236    24    4.18   2,252   24   4.18  

Home equity:

         

Key Community Bank

   10,281   101    3.88   10,266   99    3.89 

Other

   229   4    7.87   244   5    7.86 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total home equity loans

   10,510   105    3.96   10,510   104    3.98 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   1,597   26    6.51   1,571   26    6.52 

Home equity loans

  10,240    103    4.06   10,418   105   3.97  

Consumer direct loans

  1,593    26    6.53   1,605   26   6.50  

Credit cards

   759   21    10.74   737   19    10.57   784    21    10.72   780   21   10.66  

Consumer other:

         

Marine

   645   10    6.38   702   11    6.30 

Other

   40   1    8.00   43   1    7.77 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total consumer other

   685   11    6.47   745   12    6.38 

Consumer indirect loans

  602    10    6.44   641   10   6.45  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

   15,809   187    4.69   15,800   184    4.69   15,455    184    4.76   15,696   186   4.69  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total loans

   59,281   550    3.69   57,978   538    3.72   60,156    570    3.80   59,576   560   3.72  

Loans held for sale

   939   10    3.96   1,263   12    3.91   826    8    4.02   841   8   4.13  

Securities available for sale (b), (e)

   14,247   74    2.11   13,360   73    2.17   14,207    75    2.12   14,168   76   2.13  

Held-to-maturity securities (b)

   4,923   24    1.95   4,965   24    1.91   4,817    24    2.01   4,908   24   1.99  

Trading account assets

   699   5    2.50   805   5    2.55   817    7    3.50   822   6   3.31  

Short-term investments

   2,257   1    .26   3,228   2    .26   3,432    4    .46   3,483   3   .28  

Other investments (e)

   696   4    2.52   713   5    2.48   647    3    1.73   674   4   2.71  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total earning assets

   83,042   668    3.21   82,312   659    3.21   84,902    691    3.27   84,472   681   3.21  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

   (790     (793     (803   (790  

Accrued income and other assets

   10,399      10,140      10,378     10,435    

Discontinued assets

   2,118      2,194      1,804     1,947    
  

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

   

Total assets

  $94,769     $93,853     $96,281     $96,064    
  

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

   

LIABILITIES

               

NOW and money market deposit accounts

  $36,289   15    .16  $36,122   14    .16  $37,708    15    .16   $37,640   14   .15  

Savings deposits

   2,371   —      .02   2,393   —      .02   2,349    —      .02   2,338    —     .02  

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more) (f)

   1,985   6    1.27   2,010   6    1.25   2,761    10    1.37   2,150   7   1.31  

Other time deposits

   3,064   6    .70   3,136   5    .70   3,200    6    .79   3,047   5   .72  

Deposits in foreign office

   492   —      .23   583   1    .23   —     —      —     354    —     .24  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

   44,201   27    .24   44,244   26    .24   46,018    31    .27   45,529   26   .24  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

   859   —      .08   557   —      .02   437    —      .07   392    —     .02  

Bank notes and other short-term borrowings

   567   2    1.51   657   2    1.39   591    2    1.63   556   3   1.65  

Long-term debt (f), (g)

   7,895   41    2.19   6,968   40    2.30   8,566    46    2.19   8,316   42   2.05  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   53,522   70    .53   52,426   68    .52   55,612    79    .57   54,793   71   .52  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   26,268      26,594      25,580     26,292    

Accrued expense and other liabilities

   2,236      2,039      2,322     2,289    

Discontinued liabilities(g)

   2,118      2,194      1,804     1,947    
  

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

   

Total liabilities

   84,144      83,253      85,318     85,321    

EQUITY

               

Key shareholders’ equity

   10,614      10,590      10,953     10,731    

Noncontrolling interests

   11      10      10     12    
  

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

   

Total equity

   10,625      10,600      10,963     10,743    
  

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

   

Total liabilities and equity

  $94,769     $93,853     $96,281     $96,064    
  

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

   

Interest rate spread (TE)

      2.68     2.69    2.70   2.69
     

 

     

 

    

 

    

 

 

Net interest income (TE) and net interest margin (TE)

    598    2.87   591    2.88   612    2.89  610   2.87
     

 

     

 

    

 

    

 

 

TE adjustment (b)

    7      7      8     8   
   

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

  

Net interest income, GAAP basis

   $591     $584     $604     $602   
   

 

     

 

     

 

    

 

  

 

(a)Results are from continuing operations. Interest excludes the interest associated with the liabilities referred to in (g) below, calculated using a matched funds transfer pricing methodology.
(b)Interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.
(c)For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans are included in average loan balances.
(d)Commercial, financial and agricultural average balances include $85 million, $87 million, $88 million, $88 million, $87 million, $90 million, and $92$87 million of assets from commercial credit cards for the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.

Figure 8. Consolidated Average Balance Sheets, Net Interest Income and Yields/Rates From Continuing Operations

 

First Quarter 2015 Fourth Quarter 2014 Third Quarter 2014 
Third Quarter 2015Third Quarter 2015 Second Quarter 2015 First Quarter 2015 

Average
Balance

Average
Balance

 

Interest (a)

 

Yield/
Rate (a)

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest (a)

 

Yield/
Rate(a)

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest (a)

 

Yield/
Rate(a)

 

Average

Balance

 Interest (a)   Yield/
Rate (a)
 Average
Balance
 Interest (a)   Yield/
Rate (a)
 Average
Balance
 Interest (a)   Yield/
Rate (a)
 
        
        
$28,321  $223   3.18 $27,188  $223  3.24 $26,456  $218  3.2830,374   $244     3.19 $29,017   $233     3.23 $28,321   $223     3.18
8,095   73   3.67  8,161  77  3.73  8,142  78  3.79 
1,139   11   3.90  1,077  10  3.90  1,030  10  3.78 
4,070   36   3.57  4,119  38  3.67  4,145  38  3.66 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
41,625   343   3.33  40,545  348  3.40  39,773  344  3.44 
2,229   24   4.26  2,223  24  4.28  2,204  24  4.35 
10,316   99   3.89  10,365  103  3.91  10,368  102  3.91 
260   5   7.82  274  5  7.84  290  6  7.80 7,988   73     3.65   7,981   74     3.70   8,095   73     3.67  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 1,164   11     3.78   1,199   11     3.60   1,139   11     3.90  
10,576   104   3.99  10,639  108  4.01  10,658  108  4.01 3,946   35     3.57   3,981   36     3.58   4,070   36     3.57  
1,546   25   6.66  1,552  27  6.78  1,534  26  6.87 

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
732   20   11.01  728  20  11.02  716  20  11.12 43,472   363     3.32   42,178   354     3.36   41,625   343     3.33  
        2,258   24     4.19   2,237   23     4.22   2,229   24     4.26  
755   12   6.35  802  13  6.29  856  13  6.23 10,510   105     3.96   10,510   104     3.98   10,576   104     3.99  
49   1   7.32  52   —    7.52  55  2  7.63 1,597   26     6.53   1,571   26     6.52   1,546   25     6.63  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 759   21     10.74   737   19     10.57   732   20     11.01  
804   13   6.41  854  13  6.36  911  15  6.32 685   11     6.47   745   12     6.38   804   13     6.41  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
15,887   186   4.74  15,996  192  4.76  16,023  193  4.78 15,809   187     4.69   15,800   184     4.69   15,887   186     4.73  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
57,512   529   3.72  56,541  540  3.79  55,796  537  3.82 59,281   550     3.69   57,978   538     3.72   57,512   529     3.72  
795   7   3.33  871  8  3.72  502  4  3.87 939   10     3.96   1,263   12     3.91   795   7     3.33  
13,087   70   2.17  12,153  67  2.20  11,939  67  2.25 14,247   74     2.11   13,360   73     2.17   13,087   70     2.17  
4,947   24   1.93  4,947  23  1.91  5,108  25  1.90 4,923   24     1.95   4,965   24     1.91   4,947   24     1.93  
717   5   2.80  868  6  2.84  893  6  2.68 699   5     2.50   805   5     2.55   717   5     2.80  
2,399   2   .27  3,520  2  .27  3,048  2  .19 2,257   1     .26   3,228   2     .26   2,399   2     .27  
742   5   2.79  792  6  2.77  847  4  2.12 696   4     2.52   713   5     2.48   742   5     2.79  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
80,199   642   3.23  79,692  652  3.27  78,133  645  3.30 83,042   668     3.21   82,312   659     3.21   80,199   642     3.23  
(793   (798   (809  (790    (793    (793   
10,223    9,868    9,799   10,397      10,139      10,221     
2,271    2,359    4,138   2,118      2,194      2,271     

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

    
$91,900    $91,121    $91,261   94,767      $93,852      $91,898     

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

    
        
$34,952   13   .15  $34,811  13  .14  $33,969  12  .14 36,289   15     .16   $36,122   14     .16   $34,952   13     .15  
2,385   —     .02  2,388   —    .02  2,428  1  .02 
2,017   7   1.30  2,277  7  1.25  2,629  8  1.23 
3,217   6   .72  3,306  6  .76  3,413  7  .83 2,371    —       .02   2,393    —       .02   2,385    —       .02  
529   —     .22  543   —    .24  595   —    .23 1,985   6     1.27   2,010   6     1.25   2,017   7     1.30  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 3,064   6     .70   3,136   5     .70   3,217   6     .72  
43,100   26   .24  43,325  26  .24  43,034  28  .26 492    —       .23   583   1     .23   529    —       .22  
        

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
720   —     .03  621   —    .02  1,176  1  .19 44,201   27     .24   44,244   26     .24   43,100   26     .24  
506   2   1.56  772  3  1.17  484  2  1.79 859    —       .08   557    —       .02   720    —       .03  
6,126   37   2.52  5,135  35  2.80  4,868  33  2.88 567   2     1.51   657   2     1.39   506   2     1.56  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 7,893   41     2.20   6,967   40     2.30   6,124   37     2.52  
50,452   65   .52  49,853  64  .51  49,562  64  .52 

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
26,269    26,342    25,302   53,520   70     .53   52,425   68     .52   50,450   65     .52  
2,327    1,989    1,768   26,268      26,594      26,269     
2,271    2,359    4,138   2,236      2,039      2,327     

 

    

 

    

 

   2,118      2,194      2,271     
81,319    80,543    80,770   

 

     

 

     

 

    
        84,142      83,252      81,317     
10,570    10,562    10,473   10,614      10,590      10,570     
11    16    18   11      10      11     

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

    
10,581    10,578    10,491   10,625      10,600      10,581     

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

    
$91,900    $91,121    $91,261   94,767      $93,852      $91,898     

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

    
   2.71   2.76   2.78    2.68     2.69     2.71
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

     

 

     

 

 
  577   2.91  588  2.94  581  2.96 598     2.87  591     2.88  577     2.91
  

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

     

 

     

 

 
  6    6    6   7      7      6    
 

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

   
 $571    $582    $575   $591      $584      $571    
 

 

    

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

     

 

   

 

(e)Yield is calculated on the basis of amortized cost.
(f)Rate calculation excludes basis adjustments related to fair value hedges.
(g)A portion of long-term debt and the related interest expense is allocated to discontinued liabilities as a result of applying our matched funds transfer pricing methodology to discontinued operations.

Figure 9 shows how the changes in yields or rates and average balances from the prior year period affected net interest income. The section entitled “Financial Condition” contains additional discussion about changes in earning assets and funding sources.

Figure 9. Components of Net Interest Income Changes from Continuing Operations

 

  From three months ended September 30, 2014
to three months ended September 30, 2015
 From nine months ended September 30, 2014
to nine months ended September 30, 2015
   From three months ended March 31, 2015
to three months ended March 31, 2016
 

in millions

  Average
Volume
 Yield/
Rate
 Net
Change(a)
 Average
Volume
 Yield/
Rate
 Net
Change(a)
   Average
Volume
   Yield/
Rate
   Net
Change (a)
 

INTEREST INCOME

             

Loans

  $33  $(20 $13  $81  $(58 $23   $25    $16    $41  

Loans held for sale

   4  2  6  15  1  16    —      1     1  

Securities available for sale

   12  (5 7  22  (15 7    6     (1   5  

Held-to-maturity securities

   (1  —     (1  —     2  2    (1   1     —    

Trading account assets

   (1  —     (1 (4  —     (4   1     1     2  

Short-term investments

   —     (1 (1  —     1  1    1     1     2  

Other investments

   (1 1   —     (3 1  (2   (1   (1   (2
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total interest income (TE)

   46  (23 23  111  (68 43    31     18     49  

INTEREST EXPENSE

             

NOW and money market deposit accounts

   1  2  3  2  5  7    1     1     2  

Savings deposits

   —     (1 (1  —     (1 (1

Certificates of deposit ($100,000 or more)

   (2  —     (2 (7 (2 (9   3     —      3  

Other time deposits

   (1  —     (1 (3 (6 (9
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

   (2 1  (1 (8 (4 (12   4     1     5  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

   —     (1 (1 (1 (1 (2

Long-term debt

   17  (9 8  32  (12 20    13     (4   9  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total interest expense

   15  (9 6  23  (17 6    17     (3   14  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net interest income (TE)

  $31  $(14 $17  $88  $(51 $37   $14    $21    $35  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)The change in interest not due solely to volume or rate has been allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

Noninterest income

As shown in Figure 10, noninterest income was $470$431 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to $417$437 million for the year-ago quarter, an increasea decrease of $53$6 million, or 12.7%1.4%. The increasedecrease from the prior year was primarilylargely attributable to strengthlower net gains from principal investing of $29 million, reflecting market weakness. This decline was offset by an increase in other income of $12 million primarily related to gains from certain real estate investments, along with continued growth in some of our core fee-based businesses, which included a full-quarter impact of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities. The third quarter of 2015 included $21 million of higher investment banking and debt placement fees, $15 million of increasedincluding corporate services income, and $9 million of higher trust and investment services income. Additionally, cards and payments income increased $5 million due to higher revenue from credit card and merchant fees.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, noninterest income increased $88 million, or 6.7%, from the same period one year ago. The increase was primarily attributable to strength in our core fee-based businesses: higher investment banking and debt placement fees of $47 million, trust and investment services income of $37 million, corporate services income of $18 million, and card and payments income of $13 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $23 million in operating lease income and other leasing gains.payments.

Figure 10. Noninterest Income

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
   Change Nine months ended
September 30,
   Change   Three months ended
March 31,
   Change 

dollars in millions

  2015   2014   Amount Percent 2015   2014   Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Trust and investment services income

  $108   $99   $9  9.1 $328   $291   $37  12.7  $109    $109     —      —   

Investment banking and debt placement fees

   109    88    21  23.9   318    271    47  17.3    71     68    $3     4.4

Service charges on deposit accounts

   68    68    —      —      192    197    (5 (2.5   65     61     4     6.6  

Operating lease income and other leasing gains

   15    17    (2 (11.8  58    81    (23 (28.4   17     19     (2   (10.5

Corporate services income

   57    42    15  35.7   143    125    18  14.4    50     43     7     16.3  

Cards and payments income

   47    42    5  11.9   136    123    13  10.6    46     42     4     9.5  

Corporate-owned life insurance income

   30    26    4  15.4   91    80    11  13.8    28     31     (3   (9.7

Consumer mortgage income

   3    3    —      —      10    7    3  42.9    2     3     (1   (33.3

Mortgage servicing fees

   11    9    2  22.2   33    35    (2 (5.7   12     13     (1   (7.7

Net gains (losses) from principal investing

   11    9    2  22.2   51    60    (9 (15.0   —      29     (29   N/M  

Other income (a)

   11    14    (3 (21.4  35    37    (2 (5.4   31     19     12     63.2  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest income

  $470   $417   $53  12.7 $1,395   $1,307   $88  6.7  $431    $437    $(6   (1.4)% 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

(a)Included in this line item is our “Dealer trading and derivatives income (loss).” Additional detail is provided in Figure 11.

Figure 11. Dealer Trading and Derivatives Income (Loss)

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
 Change   Nine months ended
September 30,
 Change   Three months ended
March 31,
   Change 

dollars in millions

  2015 2014 Amount   Percent   2015 2014 Amount   Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

Dealer trading and derivatives income (loss), proprietary (a), (b)

  $(4 $(5 $1    N/M    $(9 $(13 $4    N/M    $(1  $(1   —      N/M  

Dealer trading and derivatives income (loss), nonproprietary (b)

   11  (3 14    N/M     16  3  13    433.3   9     3    $6     200.0
  

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total dealer trading and derivatives income (loss)

  $7  $(8 $15    N/M    $7  $(10 $17    N/M    $8    $2    $6     300.0  
  

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)For the quarter ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, income of $1$2 million related to foreign exchange and commodity derivative trading was offset by losses related to fixed income, equity securities trading, interest rate, and credit portfolio management activities. For the quarter ended September 30, 2014, income of $1 million related to foreign exchange, interest raterates, and commodity derivative trading was offset by losses related to equity securities trading and credit portfolio management activities. For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, income of $1 million related to foreign exchange, interest rate, fixed income, and commodity derivative trading was offset by losses related to equity securities trading and credit portfolio management activities.
(b)The allocation between proprietary and nonproprietary is made based upon whether the trade is conducted for the benefit of Key or Key’s clients rather than based upon rulemaking under the Volcker Rule. Prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading activities imposed by the Volcker Rule became effective April 1, 2014. For more information, see the discussion under the heading “Other Regulatory Developments under the Dodd-Frank Act – ‘Volcker Rule’” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

The following discussion explains the composition of certain elements of our noninterest income and the factors that caused those elements to change.

Trust and investment services income

Trust and investment services income is one of our largest sources of noninterest income and consists of brokerage commissions, trust and asset management commissions, and insurance income. The assets under management that primarily generate these revenues are shown in Figure 12. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, trust and investment services income increased $9 million, or 9.1%, and $37 million, or 12.7%, respectively,was flat compared to the same periodsperiod one year ago. These increases were primarily attributableCompared to the full-period impact of the September 2014 Pacific Crest Securities acquisition as well as an increaseyear-ago quarter, insurance income increased, offset by decreases in ourtrust and asset management and brokerage commissions.

A significant portion of our trust and investment services income depends on the value and mix of assets under management. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our bank, trust, and registered investment advisory subsidiaries had assets under management of $35.2$34.1 billion, compared to $39.3 billion at September 30, 2014. AsMarch 31, 2015. The decreases in the equity, securities lending, and fixed income portfolios, as shown in Figure 12, decreases within all of the investment types were primarily attributable to client attrition and market declines. Client attrition also contributed to the decreaseThese declines were partially offset by an increase in the securities lendingmoney market portfolio.

Figure 12. Assets Under Management

 

  2015   2014   2016   2015 

in millions

  Third   Second   First   Fourth   Third   First   Fourth   Third   Second   First 

Assets under management by investment type:

                    

Equity

  $19,728   $21,226   $21,681   $21,393   $21,035   $20,210    $20,199    $19,728    $21,226    $21,681  

Securities lending

   2,872    4,438    4,625    4,835    5,514    1,147     1,215     2,872     4,438     4,625  

Fixed income

   9,823    9,899    10,127    10,023    9,975    9,789     9,705     9,823     9,899     10,127  

Money market

   2,735    2,836    2,848    2,906    2,759    2,961     2,864     2,735     2,836     2,848  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $35,158   $38,399   $39,281   $39,157   $39,283   $34,107    $33,983    $35,158    $38,399    $39,281  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Investment banking and debt placement fees

Investment banking and debt placement fees consist of syndication fees, debt and equity financing fees, financial advisor fees, gains on sales of commercial mortgages, and agency origination fees. InvestmentFor the first quarter of 2016, investment banking and debt placement fees increased $21$3 million, or 23.9%4.4%, forfrom the third quarter of 2015 and $47 million, or 17.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same periods one year ago. These increases wereprior year. This increase was primarily driven by strength in debthigher loan syndication and equity financing fees as well as the full-period impact of the September 2014merger and acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities.fees.

Service charges on deposit accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts were flat for the third quarter of 2015 compared toincreased $4 million, or 6.6%, from one year ago and decreased $5 million, or 2.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the year-ago period. This decrease was primarily due to a decline in overdrafthigher account analysis fees.

Operating lease income and other leasing gains

Operating lease income and other leasing gains decreased $2 million, or 11.8%10.5%, for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter due to product run-off, partially offset by increased gains on lease syndications. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, operating lease income and other leasing gains declined $23 million, or 28.4%,2016 compared to the same period one year ago. The year-to-dateThis decline was primarily due to a $25 million gainlower gains realized on leveraged lease terminations in 2014.the sale of returned leased equipment. The expense related to the rental of leased equipment is presented in Figure 13 as “operating lease expense.”

Corporate services income

Corporate services income increased $7 million, or 16.3%, from one year ago driven by higher non-yield loan fees, dealer trading and derivatives income, and foreign exchange trading income.

Cards and payments income

Cards and payments income, which consists of debit card, consumer and commercial credit card, and merchant services income, increased $5$4 million, or 11.9%9.5%, from the year-ago quarter, and $13 million, or 10.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same period one year ago. The increases werequarter. This increase was due to higher purchase card, credit card, and merchantATM debit card fees anddriven by increased usage of our corporate purchase and prepaid cards.volume.

Consumer mortgage income

Consumer mortgage income was flat from the year-ago quarter, and increased $3decreased $1 million, or 42.9%33.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same periodfrom one year ago. This increase wasago primarily driven bydue to lower gains on the sales of consumer mortgage loans.loans sold.

Mortgage servicing fees

Mortgage servicing fees increased $2decreased $1 million, or 22.2%7.7%, from the year-ago quarter due to higher transactional fees and decreased $2 million, or 5.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the same period one year ago due to lower special servicinglevels of miscellaneous mortgage banking fees.

Other income

Other income, which consists primarily of gaingains on salesales of certain loans held for sale, other service charges, and certain dealer trading income, decreased $3increased $12 million, or 21.4%63.2%, from the year-ago quarter and decreased $2 million, or 5.4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, comparedprimarily due to the same period one year ago, primarily attributable to changes in various miscellaneous income categories.gains from certain real estate investments.

Noninterest expense

As shown in Figure 13, noninterest expense was $724$703 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to $706$669 million for the year-ago quarter, representing an increase of $18$34 million, or 2.5%5.1%Personnel costs increased $21Noninterest expense included $24 million year-over-year, primarily due to higher performance-based compensationof merger-related expense comprising $16 million in personnel expense related to a strong capital markets business performance, along with a full-quarter impacttechnology development for systems conversions and fully dedicated personnel for acquisition and integration efforts. The remaining $8 million of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities. Nonpersonnelmerger-related expense remained relatively stable as lower occupancy costs offset an increasewas nonpersonnel expense, largely recognized in business services and professional fees.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015,Excluding merger-related expense, noninterest expense increased $47was $10 million or 2.3%, comparedhigher than the first quarter of 2015, primarily attributable to the same period one year ago. Personnel expense increased $41 million, primarily due to higher performance-based compensation, andslight increases across various nonpersonnel expense increased $6 million from one year ago due to changes in several expense categories. The full-period impact of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities also contributed to these increases.areas.

Figure 13. Noninterest Expense

 

  Three months ended
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   Change 

dollars in millions

  2015   2014   Amount Percent 2015   2014   Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

Personnel(a)

  $426   $405   $21  5.2  $1,223   $1,182   $41  3.5   $404    $389    $15     3.9

Net occupancy

   60    66    (6 (9.1  191    198    (7 (3.5   61     65     (4   (6.2

Computer processing

   41    39    2  5.1   121    118    3  2.5    43     38     5     13.2  

Business services and professional fees

   40    36    4  11.1   115    118    (3 (2.5   41     33     8     24.2  

Equipment

   22    25    (3 (12.0  66    73    (7 (9.6   21     22     (1   (4.5

Operating lease expense

   11    11    —      —      34    31    3  9.7 ��  13     11     2     18.2  

Marketing

   17    15    2  13.3   40    33    7  21.2    12     8     4     50.0  

FDIC assessment

   8    9    (1 (11.1  24    21    3  14.3    9     8     1     12.5  

Intangible asset amortization

   9    10    (1 (10.0  27    29    (2 (6.9   8     9     (1   (11.1

OREO expense, net

   2    1    1  100.0   5    3    2  66.7    1     2     (1   (50.0

Other expense

   88    89    (1 (1.1  258    251    7  2.8    90     84     6     7.1  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest expense

  $724   $706   $18  2.5  $2,104   $2,057   $47  2.3   $703    $669     34     5.1
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

Average full-time equivalent employees (a)

   13,555    13,905    (350 (2.5)%   13,525    13,942    (417 (3.0)% 

Merger-related expense

   24     —      24     N/M  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest expense excluding merger-related expense(b)

  $679    $669     10     1.5  
  

 

   

 

     

Average full-time equivalent employees(c)

   13,403     13,591     (188   (1.4)% 

 

(a)Additional detail provided in table below.
(b)Non-GAAP measure. See Figure 7 entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations.”
(c)The number of average full-time-equivalentfull-time equivalent employees washas not been adjusted for discontinued operations.

The following discussion explains the composition of certain elements of our noninterest expense and the factors that caused those elements to change.

Personnel

As shown in Figure 14, personnel expense, the largest category of our noninterest expense, increased by $21$15 million, or 5.2%3.9%, for the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 compared to the year-ago quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015,Personnel expense included $16 million of merger-related expense related to technology development for system conversions and fully dedicated personnel for acquisition and integration efforts. Personnel expense, increased $41adjusting for merger-related expense, declined $1 million or 3.5%, from the same period one year ago. Salaries and incentive and stock-based compensation expenses increased from one year ago primarilyfirst quarter of 2015 due to lower employee benefits and severance expenses offsetting higher salaries and performance-based compensation and the full-period impact of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities. These expenses also increased from one year ago due to our investment in senior bankers and client-facing personnel in Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. Employee benefits also increased from the same periods last year due to higher health care and pension costs. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in severance expense.compensation.

Figure 14. Personnel Expense

 

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March 31,
   Change 

dollars in millions

  2015   2014   Amount Percent 2015   2014   Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

Salaries

  $234   $227   $7  3.1  $681   $667   $14  2.1 

Technology contract labor, net

   13    11    2  18.2  33    43    (10 (23.3

Salaries and contract labor

  $244    $228    $16     7.0

Incentive and stock-based compensation

   103    89    14  15.7  295    263    32  12.2    89     83     6     7.2  

Employee benefits

   75    71    4  5.6  202    187    15  8.0    68     72     (4   (5.6

Severance

   1    7    (6 (85.7 12    22    (10 (45.5   3     6     (3   (50.0
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total personnel expense

  $426   $405   $21  5.2  $1,223   $1,182   $41  3.5   $404    $389    $15     3.9
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

Net occupancy

Net occupancy expense decreased $6$4 million, or 9.1%6.2%, for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015 and $7 million, or 3.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015,2016 compared to the same periodsperiod one year ago. These declines wereago primarily due to lower property reserve charges and rental expenses.

Operating lease expense

Operating lease expense was flatincreased $2 million, or 18.2%, from the year-ago quarter and increased $3 million, or 9.7%, from the nine-month period ended one year ago due to increased depreciation expense on operating lease equipment. Income related to the rental of leased equipment is presented in Figure 10 as “operating lease income and other leasing gains.”

Other expense

Other expense comprises various miscellaneous expense items. The $1$6 million, or 1.1%7.1%, decreaseincrease in the current quarter and the $7 million, or 2.8%, increase in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same periods one year ago reflectyear-ago quarter reflects fluctuations in several of thosemiscellaneous line items.

Income taxes

We recorded tax expense from continuing operations of $72$56 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 and $64$74 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, we recorded tax expense from continuing operations of $230 million, compared to $232 million for the same period last year.2015.

Our federal tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount that would be calculated using the federal statutory tax rate, primarily because we generate income from investments in tax-advantaged assets, such as corporate-owned life insurance, earnand credits associated with investments inrenewable energy and low-income housing projects, and make periodic adjustments to our tax reserves. In addition, during the first nine months of 2015, our effective tax rate was reduced by additional federal tax credit refunds filed for prior years.investments.

Additional information pertaining to how our tax expense (benefit) and the resulting effective tax rates were derived is included in Note 12 (“Income Taxes”) beginning on page 177184 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Line of Business Results

This section summarizes the financial performance and related strategic developments of our two major business segments (operating segments): Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. Note 18 (“Line of Business Results”) describes the products and services offered by each of these business segments, provides more detailed financial information pertaining to the segments, and explains “Other Segments” and “Reconciling Items.”

Figure 15 summarizes the contribution made by each major business segment to our “taxable-equivalent revenue from continuing operations” and “income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Key” for the three- and nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.

In the third quarter of 2015, we enhanced the approach used to determine the commercial reserve factors used in estimating the quantitative component of the commercial ALLL. In addition, we began utilizing an enhanced framework to quantify commercial ALLL adjustments resulting from qualitative factors not fully captured within the statistical analysis of incurred loss. The enhancements of the methodology are described in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.” As a result of these methodology enhancements, the current period provision for credit losses within each business segment has increased or decreased accordingly. The impact of the increases and decreases on the business segment provision for credit losses was not significant.March 31, 2015.

Figure 15. Major Business Segments—Segments - Taxable-Equivalent (TE) Revenue from Continuing Operations and Income

(Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Key

 

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dollars in millions

  2015 2014 Amount Percent 2015 2014 Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

REVENUE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (TE)

                 

Key Community Bank

  $579  $558  $21  3.8 $1,687  $1,658  $29  1.7  $595    $549    $46     8.4

Key Corporate Bank

   454  400  54  13.5   1,332  1,187  145  12.2    426     402     24     6.0  

Other Segments

   35  44  (9 (20.5  146  195  (49 (25.1   21     66     (45   (68.2
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Segments

   1,068  1,002  66  6.6   3,165  3,040  125  4.1    1,042     1,017     25     2.5  

Reconciling Items

   —    (4 4  N/M    (4 (4  —    N/M     1     (3   4     N/M  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $1,068  $998  $70  7.0 $3,161  $3,036  $125  4.1  $1,043    $1,014    $29     2.9
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO KEY

                 

Key Community Bank

  $71  $60  $11  18.3 $187  $180  $7  3.9  $74    $51    $23     45.1

Key Corporate Bank

   138  134  4  3.0   401  399  2  .5    118     127     (9   (7.1

Other Segments

   26  27  (1 (3.7  100  120  (20 (16.7   14     43     (29   (67.4
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Segments

   235  221  14  6.3   688  699  (11 (1.6   206     221     (15   (6.8

Reconciling Items

   (13 (18 5  N/M    (3 (11 8  N/M     (19   7     (26   N/M  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $222  $203  $19  9.4 $685  $688  $(3 (.4)%   $187    $228    $(41   (18.0)% 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

Key Community Bank summary of operations

 

Positive operating leverage from prior year

 

Net income increased to $71$74 million, up 18.3%45.1% growth from prior year

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural loan growth of $1 billion,$529 million, or 8.7%4.3% from prior year

 

Average deposits up $931 million,$2.4 billion, or 1.9%4.7% from the prior year

As shown in Figure 16, Key Community Bank recorded net income attributable to Key of $71$74 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to net income attributable to Key of $60$51 million for the year-ago quarter.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $20$41 million, or 5.6%11.5%, from the thirdfirst quarter of 20142015 due to an increasefavorable deposit rates and volume with increases in average deposits of $2.4 billion, or 4.7%, from one year ago, as well as growth in average loans and leases of 3.1%, including commercial,$127 million, or .4%. Commercial, financial and agricultural loans which grew by $1 billion,$529 million, or 8.7%4.3%, from the prior year. Average deposits increased 1.9% from one year ago.

Noninterest income remained relatively stableincreased $5 million, or 2.6%, from the year-ago quarter. Core revenue continuesfee-based businesses continue to improve, driven by growth inshow positive trends, as cards and payments income of $4increased $5 million mostly offset by lowerand service charges on deposit accounts and a decrease in other income.increased $3 million. These increases were partially offset by market weakness affecting Key’s Private Bank as well as lower foreign exchange revenue.

The provision for credit losses decreasedincreased by $3$12 million, or 14.3%40%, from the thirdfirst quarter of 2014,2015, primarily due to credit migration reflecting current market conditions, along with additional reserves for continued growth. Additionally, net loan charge-offs decreased $5 million from the enhancements to the approach utilized to determine the allowance for loan and lease losses discussed above.same period one year ago.

Noninterest expense increaseddecreased by $7$2 million, or 1.6%.5%, from the year-ago quarter. Personnel expense increased $1 million while nonpersonnel expense increasedquarter, driven by $6 million.a decrease in personnel costs related to lower salary and employee benefits expenses.

Figure 16. Key Community Bank

 

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dollars in millions

  2015   2014   Amount Percent 2015   2014   Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

                     

Net interest income (TE)

  $379   $359   $20  5.6 $1,098   $1,084   $14  1.3  $399    $358    $41     11.5

Noninterest income

   200    199    1  .5   589    574    15  2.6    196     191     5     2.6  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total revenue (TE)

   579    558    21  3.8   1,687    1,658    29  1.7    595     549     46     8.4  

Provision for credit losses

   18    21    (3 (14.3  50    48    2  4.2    42     30     12     40.0  

Noninterest expense

   448    441    7  1.6   1,339    1,323    16  1.2    436     438     (2   (.5
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes (TE)

   113    96    17  17.7   298    287    11  3.8    117     81     36     44.4  

Allocated income taxes (benefit) and TE adjustments

   42    36    6  16.7   111    107    4  3.7    43     30     13     43.3  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

  $71   $60   $11  18.3 $187   $180   $7  3.9  $74    $51    $23     45.1
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

AVERAGE BALANCES

                     

Loans and leases

  $31,039   $30,103   $936  3.1 $30,804   $29,979   $825  2.8  $30,789    $30,662    $127     .4

Total assets

   33,090    32,173    917  2.9   32,853    32,063    790  2.5    32,856     32,768     88     .3  

Deposits

   51,234    50,303    931  1.9   50,808    50,151    657  1.3    52,803     50,415     2,388     4.7  

Assets under management at period end

  $35,158   $39,249   $(4,091 (10.4)%  $35,158   $39,249   $(4,091 (10.4)%   $34,107    $39,281    $(5,174   (13.2)% 

ADDITIONAL KEY COMMUNITY BANK DATA

 

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dollars in millions

  2015 2014 Amount Percent 2015   2014   Amount Percent   2016 2015 Amount   Percent 

NONINTEREST INCOME

                 

Trust and investment services income

  $73  $73   —      —     $224   $216   $8  3.7  $73   $74   $(1   (1.4)% 

Services charges on deposit accounts

   56  57  $(1 (1.8)%   159    164    (5 (3.0   54   51   3     5.9  

Cards and payments income

   43  39  4  10.3   124    113    11  9.7    43   38   5     13.2  

Other noninterest income

   28  30  (2 (6.7  82    81    1  1.2    26   28   (2   (7.1
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest income

  $200  $199  $1  .5 $589   $574   $15  2.6  $196   $191   $5     2.6
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

AVERAGE DEPOSITS OUTSTANDING

                 

NOW and money market deposit accounts

  $28,568  $27,403  $1,165  4.3 $28,244   $27,471   $773  2.8  $29,432   $27,873   $1,559     5.6

Savings deposits

   2,362  2,419  (57 (2.4  2,374    2,456    (82 (3.3   2,340   2,377   (37   (1.6

Certificates of deposits ($100,000 or more)

   1,560  2,072  (512 (24.7  1,555    2,134    (579 (27.1   2,120   1,558   562     36.1  

Other time deposits

   3,061  3,406  (345 (10.1  3,134    3,552    (418 (11.8   3,197   3,211   (14   (.4

Deposits in foreign office

   271  320  (49 (15.3  301    308    (7 (2.3     333   (333   N/M  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   15,412  14,683  729  5.0   15,200    14,230    970  6.8    15,714   15,063   651     4.3  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total deposits

  $51,234  $50,303  $931  1.9 $50,808   $50,151   $657  1.3  $52,803   $50,415   $2,388     4.7
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

HOME EQUITY LOANS

                 

Average balance

  $10,281  $10,368           $10,037   $10,316     

Weighted-average loan-to-value ratio (at date of origination)

   71 71           71 71   

Percent first lien positions

   60  59            61   60     
  

 

  

 

    

OTHER DATA

                 

Branches

   972  997            961   992     

Automated teller machines

   1,259  1,290            1,249   1,287     

Key Corporate Bank summary of operations

 

Investment banking and debt placement fees up 25.6% from the prior year

Revenue up 13.5% from the prior year

Average loan and lease balances up 13.8%12.1% from the prior year
Revenue up 6.0% from the prior year
Noninterest income up 10.6% from the prior year

As shown in Figure 17, Key Corporate Bank recorded net income attributable to Key of $138$118 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015, an increase of $42016, compared to $127 million or 3%, fromfor the same period one year ago.

Taxable-equivalent net interest income increased by $5$4 million, or 2.3%1.9%, compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. Average earning assetsloan and lease balances increased $3 billion, or 12.2%12.1%, from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by growth in commercial, financial and agricultural loans. This growth in loan and lease balances drove an increase of $5 million in earning asset spread. Average deposit balances increased $1.2 billion,decreased $495 million, or 6.9%2.7%, from the year-ago quarter, driven by commercial mortgage servicing depositslower public deposits. Although deposit balances decreased, there was a higher mix of transactional deposit balances that drove an increase of $2 million in deposit and borrowing spread. The earning asset and deposit and borrowing spread increases were partially offset by slight decreases across various other commercial client inflows.items.

Noninterest income was up $49$20 million, or 26.5%10.6%, from the prior year. Other noninterest income increased $13 million from the year-ago quarter mostly due to gains from certain real estate investments. Corporate services income was up $6 million due to growth in commitment fees, derivatives, and foreign exchange. Investment banking and debt placement fees increased $22by $2 million or 25.6%, driven by strength in syndications, debt underwriting, and financial advisory fees. Corporate services income increased $16 million, or 53.3%, due to higher derivativesloan syndication and merger and acquisition fees. Partially offsetting these increases were slight declines in operating lease income and loan commitment fees. Trustother leasing gains and investment servicescards and payments income increased $9of $1 million or 34.6%, primarily due to the full-quarter impact of the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities.each.

The provision for credit losses increased $28$37 million, fromor 616.7%, compared to the same period one year ago, primarilyfirst quarter of 2015 due to $22 million of higher net loan charge-offs and credit migration in the enhancements to the approach utilized to determine the allowance for loanoil and lease losses discussed above, as well as a 13.8% increase in average loan balances.gas portfolio.

Noninterest expense increased by $33$18 million, or 15.5%8.2%, from the thirdfirst quarter of 2014. This increase was driven primarily by2015. Increased personnel costs and higher personnel expense, from increased performance-based compensation related to a strong capital markets business performance, along with a full-quarter impact ofoperating leases expenses were the September 2014 acquisition of Pacific Crest Securities.primary drivers.

Figure 17. Key Corporate Bank

 

  Three months ended         
  Three months ended
September 30,
   Change Nine months ended
September 30,
   Change   March 31,   Change 

dollars in millions

  2015 2014   Amount Percent 2015 2014   Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

                   

Net interest income (TE)

  $220  $215   $5  2.3 $661  $621   $40  6.4  $218    $214    $4     1.9

Noninterest income

   234  185    49  26.5   671  566    105  18.6    208     188     20     10.6  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total revenue (TE)

   454  400    54  13.5   1,332  1,187    145  12.2    426     402     24     6.0  

Provision for credit losses

   30  2    28  N/M    77  7    70  N/M     43     6     37     616.7  

Noninterest expense

   246  213    33  15.5   712  621    91  14.7    237     219     18     8.2  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes (TE)

   178  185    (7 (3.8  543  559    (16 (2.9   146     177     (31   (17.5

Allocated income taxes and TE adjustments

   42  51    (9 (17.6  143  158    (15 (9.5   28     49     (21   (42.9
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss)

   136  134    2  1.5   400  401    (1 (.2   118     128     (10   (7.8

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

   (2  —       (2 N/M    (1 2    (3 N/M         1     (1   N/M  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Key

  $138  $134   $4  3.0 $401  $399   $2  .5�� $118    $127    $(9   (7.1)% 
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

AVERAGE BALANCES

                   

Loans and leases

  $26,425  $23,215   $3,210  13.8 $25,488  $22,702   $2,786  12.3  $27,722    $24,722    $3,000     12.1

Loans held for sale

   918  481    437  90.9   976  446    530  118.8    811     775     36     4.6  

Total assets

   32,163  28,268    3,895  13.8   31,236  27,829    3,407  12.2    33,413     30,240     3,173     10.5  

Deposits

   18,809  17,599    1,210  6.9   19,029  16,655    2,374  14.3    18,074     18,569     (495   (2.7

Assets under management at period end

   —     $34   $(34 N/M    —     $34   $(34 N/M  

ADDITIONAL KEY CORPORATE BANK DATA

 

  Three months ended         
  Three months ended
September 30,
   Change Nine months ended
September 30,
   Change   March 31,   Change 

dollars in millions

  2015   2014   Amount Percent 2015   2014   Amount Percent   2016   2015   Amount   Percent 

NONINTEREST INCOME

                     

Trust and investment services income

  $35   $26   $9  34.6 $104   $75   $29  38.7  $36    $35    $1     2.9

Investment banking and debt placement fees

   108    86    22  25.6  314    267    47  17.6    70     68     2     2.9  

Operating lease income and other leasing gains

   16    14    2  14.3  49    47    2  4.3    13     14     (1   (7.1

Corporate services income

   46    30    16  53.3  110    88    22  25.0    38     32     6     18.8  

Service charges on deposit accounts

   11    11    —      —     32    33    (1 (3.0   11     10     1     10.0  

Cards and payments income

   4    3    1  33.3  12    11    1  9.1    3     4     (1   (25.0
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Payments and services income

   61    44    17  38.6  154    132    22  16.7    52     46     6     13.0  

Mortgage servicing fees

   11    9    2  22.2  34    35    (1 (2.9   12     13     (1   (7.7

Other noninterest income

   3    6    (3 (50.0 16    10    6  60.0    25     12     13     108.3  
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total noninterest income

  $234   $185   $49  26.5 $671   $566   $105  18.6  $208    $188    $20     10.6
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

   

Other Segments

Other Segments consistconsists of Corporate Treasury, Key’s Principal Investing unit, and various exit portfolios. Other Segments generated net income attributable to Key of $26$14 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015, essentially unchanged2016, compared to net income attributable to Key of $27$43 million for the same period last year. This decline was largely attributable to lower net gains from principal investing of $29 million.

Financial Condition

Loans and loans held for sale

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, total loans outstanding from continuing operations were $60.1$60.4 billion, compared to $57.4$59.9 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $56.2$58 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The increase in our outstanding loans from continuing operations over the past twelve months results primarily from increased lending activity in our commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio. Loans related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business, which are excluded from total loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, totaled $1.9$1.8 billion, $2.3$1.8 billion, and $2.4$2.2 billion, respectively. For more information on balance sheet carrying value, see Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the headings “Loans” and “Loans Held for Sale” on page 116121 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Commercial loan portfolio

Commercial loans outstanding were $44.3$45.1 billion at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, an increase of $4.1$3 billion, or 10.3%7%, compared to September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Figure 18 provides our commercial loan portfolios by industry classification at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015.

Figure 18. Commercial Loans by Industry

   Commercial,                 
March 31, 2016  financial and   Commercial   Commercial   Total commercial   Percent of 

dollars in millions

  agricultural   real estate   lease financing   loans   total 

Industry classification:

          

Agricultural

  $682    $151    $141    $974     2.2

Automotive

   1,768     394     28     2,190     4.8  

Business products

   1,130     121     34     1,285     2.8  

Business services

   2,369     112     284     2,765     6.1  

Commercial real estate

   3,930     5,436     2     9,368     20.8  

Construction materials and contractors

   836     144     66     1,046     2.3  

Consumer discretionary

   2,594     348     257     3,199     7.1  

Consumer services

   1,654     384     74     2,112     4.7  

Equipment

   1,289     69     60     1,418     3.1  

Financial

   3,129     68     259     3,456     7.7  

Healthcare

   2,948     1,487     470     4,905     10.9  

Materials manufacturing and mining

   2,226     165     184     2,575     5.7  

Media

   328     28     77     433     1.0  

Oil and gas

   1,180     55     63     1,298     2.9  

Public exposure

   1,515     146     828     2,489     5.5  

Technology

   372     4     22     398     .9  

Transportation

   797     86     832     1,715     3.8  

Utilities

   2,799     5     253     3,057     6.8  

Other

   430     2     —      432     .9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $31,976    $9,205    $3,934    $45,115     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Commercial,                 
December 31, 2015  financial and   Commercial   Commercial   Total commercial   Percent of 

dollars in millions

  agricultural   real estate   lease financing   loans   total 

Industry classification:

          

Agricultural

  $745    $147    $143    $1,035     2.3

Automotive

   1,736     387     31     2,154     4.9  

Business products

   1,093     115     40     1,248     2.8  

Business services

   2,222     116     293     2,631     5.9  

Commercial real estate

   3,906     5,387     2     9,295     21.0  

Construction materials and contractors

   750     141     67     958     2.2  

Consumer discretionary

   2,521     347     270     3,138     7.1  

Consumer services

   1,683     452     73     2,208     5.0  

Equipment

   1,170     79     50     1,299     2.9  

Financial

   3,347     68     270     3,685     8.3  

Healthcare

   3,089     1,281     493     4,863     11.0  

Materials manufacturing and mining

   2,074     164     183     2,421     5.5  

Media

   349     22     88     459     1.0  

Oil and gas

   1,080     52     67     1,199     2.7  

Public exposure

   1,477     148     856     2,481     5.6  

Technology

   354     5     22     381     .9  

Transportation

   806     90     836     1,732     3.9  

Utilities

   2,482     5     236     2,723     6.2  

Other

   356     6     —      362     .8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $31,240    $9,012    $4,020    $44,272     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Commercial,                 
March 31, 2015  financial and   Commercial   Commercial   Total commercial   Percent of 

dollars in millions

  agricultural   real estate   lease financing   loans   total 

Industry classification:

          

Agricultural

  $653    $135    $115    $903     2.1

Automotive

   1,712     407     47     2,166     5.1  

Business products

   1,177     126     25     1,328     3.2  

Business services

   2,016     128     285     2,429     5.8  

Commercial real estate

   3,262     5,425     3     8,690     20.6  

Construction materials and contractors

   748     179     68     995     2.4  

Consumer discretionary

   2,397     339     269     3,005     7.1  

Consumer services

   1,430     500     86     2,016     4.8  

Equipment

   1,207     82     72     1,361     3.2  

Financial

   2,850     66     272     3,188     7.6  

Healthcare

   2,477     1,390     531     4,398     10.4  

Materials manufacturing and mining

   2,239     159     156     2,554     6.1  

Media

   344     11     116     471     1.1  

Oil and gas

   1,079     52     48     1,179     2.8  

Public exposure

   1,290     187     834     2,311     5.5  

Technology

   292     5     37     334     .8  

Transportation

   851     102     857     1,810     4.3  

Utilities

   2,011     6     236     2,253     5.3  

Other

   748     5     7     760     1.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $28,783    $9,304    $4,064    $42,151     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural.Our commercial, financial and agricultural loans, also referred to as “commercial and industrial,” represented 52%53% of our total loan portfolio at September 30, 2015, 49%March 31, 2016, 52% at December 31, 2014,2015, and 48%50% at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, and is the largest component of our total loans. These loans are originated by both Key Corporate Bank and Key Community Bank and consist of fixed and variable rate loans to our large, middle market, and small business clients.

Figure 18 provides our commercial, financial and agricultural loans by industry classification at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.

Figure 18. Commercial, Financial and Agricultural Loans

   September 30, 2015  December 31, 2014  September 30, 2014 

dollars in millions

  Amount   Percent
of Total
  Amount   Percent
of Total
  Amount   Percent
of Total
 

Industry classification:

          

Services

  $6,509    20.9 $6,053    21.6 $6,011    22.5

Manufacturing

   5,035    16.2   4,621    16.5   4,538    17.0 

Public utilities

   2,289    7.4   1,938    6.9   1,694    6.4 

Financial services

   2,980    9.6   2,844    10.2   2,752    10.3 

Wholesale trade

   2,456    7.9   2,294    8.2   2,172    8.1 

Retail trade

   1,274    4.1   1,089    3.9   981    3.7 

Mining

   796    2.6   946    3.4   733    2.7 

Dealer floor plan

   1,289    4.1   1,439    5.2   1,188    4.5 

Property management

   1,125    3.6   834    3.0   911    3.4 

Transportation

   1,805    5.8   1,407    5.0   1,183    4.4 

Building contractors

   665    2.1   683    2.4   590    2.2 

Agriculture/forestry/fishing

   692    2.2   675    2.4   550    2.1 

Insurance

   329    1.1   257    .9   210    .8 

Public administration

   744    2.4   501    1.8   556    2.1 

Communications

   237    .8   196    .7   168    .6 

Other

   2,870    9.2   2,205    7.9   2,446    9.2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $31,095    100.0 $27,982    100.0 $26,683    100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural loans increased $4.4$3.2 billion, or 16.5%11.1%, from the same period last year, with Key Corporate Bank increasing $3.8$3.2 billion, and Key Community Bank up $718$390 million, and Other Segments decreasing $360 million. We have experienced growth in new high credit quality loan commitments and utilization with clients in our middle market segment and Institutional and Capital Markets business. Our two largest industry classifications—servicescommercial real estate and manufacturing—financial—increased by 8.3%20.5% and 11%9.8%, respectively, when compared to one year ago. The servicescommercial real estate and manufacturingfinancial industries represented approximately 21%12% and 16%10%, respectively, of the total commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and approximately 23%11% and 17%10%, respectively, at September 30, 2014. AtMarch 31, 2015. In addition, utilities and healthcare, which each represented approximately 9% of the end of each period provided in Figure 18 above, loans in the services and manufacturing industry classifications accounted for approximately 37%, 38%, and 40% of our total commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio.

Services, manufacturing,portfolio at March 31, 2016, increased 39% and public utilities are focus areas where we maintain dedicated industry verticals that are staffed by relationship managers who possess deep industry experience and knowledge. Our loans in the services classification grew by $498 million, or 8.3%19%, compared to last year. Loans in the manufacturing classification grew by $497 million, or 11% compared to the same periodrespectively, from one year ago. Increases in lending to large corporate, middle market, and business banking clients accounted for the majority of the growth in this classification. Loans in public utilities increased by $595 million, or 35.1%, compared to the same period one year agoUtilities were higher due to growth inalternative energy project financings, which predominantly rely directly or indirectly on the windcreditworthiness of public utilities. Healthcare grew due to a focus on more institutional-scale sponsor/owners of skilled nursing and solar electric power business.

Our loans in the financial services and transportation classifications increased 8.3% and 52.6%, respectively, compared to the prior year. The increase in financial services loans was primarily attributable to growth in real estate investment trust balances. The increase in transportation loans was primarily attributable to loan growth for rail cars and shipping containers.assisted living facilities.

Our oil and gas loan portfolio focuses on lending to middle market companies and represents approximately 2% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Our oil and gas portfolio represented $1.2 billion of outstanding commercial, financial and agricultural loans at March 31, 2016. In addition, the commercial real estate and commercial lease financing loan portfolios also include $55 million and $63 million, respectively, of outstanding oil and gas loans at March 31, 2016. We have over 10nearly 15 years of experience in energy lending with over 20 specialists dedicated to this sector, focusing on middle market companies, which is aligned with our relationship strategy.

The upstream segment, comprising oil and gas. Credit quality on these loans remains solid.gas exploration and production, represents approximately 57% of our exposure, is primarily secured by oil and gas reserves, subject to a borrowing base, and regularly stress-tested. The midstream segment, comprising mostly distribution companies, has lower exposure to commodity risk. Oil field services exposure is minimal and concentrated in very few borrowers. This mix was essentially unchanged from the prior year. Our total commitments in the energy sector were approximately $3.1 billion at March 31, 2016, slightly lower than the prior year.

Commercial real estate loans. Our commercial real estate lending business is conducted through two primary sources: our 12-state banking franchise, and KeyBank Real Estate Capital, a national line of business that cultivates relationships with owners of commercial real estate located both within and beyond the branch system. This line of business deals primarily with nonowner-occupied properties (generally properties for which at least 50% of the debt service is provided by rental income from nonaffiliated third parties) and accounted for approximately 67%69% of our average year-to-date commercial real estate loans, compared to 59%67% one year ago. KeyBank Real Estate Capital generally focuses on larger owners and operators of commercial real estate.

Commercial real estate loans totaled $9.2 billion at March 31, 2016, and $9.3 billion at both September 30,March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, and represented 15% and 17%16% of our total loan portfolio at September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively. These loans, which include both owner- and nonowner-occupied properties, represented 21%20% and 23%22% of our commercial loan portfolio at September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively. We continue to de-risk the portfolio by changing our focus from developers to owners of completed and stabilized commercial real estate.

Figure 19 includes commercial mortgage and construction loans in both Key Community Bank and Key Corporate Bank. As shown in Figure 19, this loan portfolio is diversified by both property type and geographic location of the underlying collateral.

As presented in Figure 19, at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our commercial real estate portfolio included mortgage loans of $8.2$8.4 billion and construction loans of $1.1 billion,$841 million, representing 14% and 2%1%, respectively, of our total loans. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, nonowner-occupied loans represented 11% of our total loans and owner-occupied loans represented 4% of our total loans. The average size of mortgage loans originated during the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 was $6.3$9.3 million, and our largest mortgage loan at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, had a balance of $75$109.5 million. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our average construction loan commitment was $8.3$8 million, our largest construction loan commitment was $48$52.5 million, and our largest construction loan amount outstanding was $42.5$40.7 million.

Also shown in Figure 19, 73% of our commercial real estate loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, were for nonowner-occupied properties compared to 71%72% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Approximately 15%11% of these loans were construction loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 14%15% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Typically, these properties are not fully leased at the origination of the loan. The borrower relies upon additional leasing through the life of the loan to provide the cash flow necessary to support debt service payments. A significant decline in economic growth, and in turn rental rates and occupancy, would adversely affect our portfolio of construction loans.

Figure 19. Commercial Real Estate Loans

 

  Geographic Region       Percent of     Commercial  Geographic Region   Percent of   Commercial 

dollars in millions

  West   Southwest   Central   Midwest   Southeast   Northeast   National   Total   Total Construction   Mortgage  West Southwest Central Midwest Southeast Northeast National Total Total Construction Mortgage 

September 30, 2015

                     

March 31, 2016

            

Nonowner-occupied:

                                 

Retail properties

  $191   $102   $66   $124   $239   $61   $145   $928    10.0 $143   $785  $157   $59   $73   $143   $220   $84   $177   $913   9.9 $65   $848  

Multifamily properties

   380    183    579    581    856    157    201    2,937    31.8  539    2,398  362   188   538   576   988   140   228   3,020   32.8   480   2,540  

Health facilities

   196    —       155    154    297    285    32    1,119    12.1  150    969  261    —    161   120   481   244   16   1,283   13.9   96   1,187  

Office buildings

   149    7    179    95    64    68    —       562    6.1  53    509  103   7   170   98   102   53   3   536   5.8   28   508  

Warehouses

   230    2    44    101    31    79    159    646    7.0  45    601  113   8   46   96   52   77   167   559   6.1   46   513  

Manufacturing facilities

   31    —       2    5    33    2    6    79    .9  25    54  6    —    2   12   16   20   13   69   .8    —    69  

Hotels/Motels

   37    —       11    6    —       6    —       60    .6   —       60  14    —    13   6    —    6    —    39   .4   2   37  

Residential properties

   1    —       26    2    2    12    —       43    .5  8    35  1    —    45   2    —    7    —    55   .6   21   34  

Land and development

   14    —       6    11    11    9    —       51    .5  40    11  8    —     —    1   9   4    —    22   .2   15   7  

Other

   64    12    3    20    32    80    86    297    3.2  15    282  38   12   4   20   33   94   54   255   2.8   10   245  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total nonowner-occupied

   1,293    306    1,071    1,099    1,565    759    629    6,722    72.7  1,018    5,704  1,063   274   1,052   1,074   1,901   729   658   6,751   73.3   763   5,988  

Owner-occupied

   1,058    6    279    567    56    562    —       2,528    27.3  52    2,476  920   3   352   603   12   564    —    2,454   26.7   78   2,376  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total

  $2,351   $312   $1,350   $1,666   $1,621   $1,321   $629   $9,250    100.0 $1,070   $8,180  $1,983   $277   $1,404   $1,677   $1,913   $1,293   $658   $9,205   100.0 $841   $8,364  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

December 31, 2014

                     

December 31, 2015

            

Total

  $2,518   $307   $1,261   $1,668   $1,393   $1,315   $685   $9,147    $1,100   $8,047  $2,163   $277   $1,309   $1,671   $1,721   $1,282   $589   $9,012     $1,053   $7,959  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

 

September 30, 2014

                     

March 31, 2015

            

Total

  $2,426   $360   $1,293   $1,695   $1,453   $1,261   $824   $9,312    $1,036   $8,276  $2,534   $277   $1,359   $1,638   $1,411   $1,365   $720   $9,304     $1,142   $8,162  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

 

September 30, 2015

                     

March 31, 2016

            

Nonowner-occupied:

                                 

Nonperforming loans

   —       —       —      $7    —      $9    —      $16    N/M   $7   $9   —     —    $7   $5    —    $2    —    $14   N/M   $7   $7  

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

   —       —       —       —       —       4    —       4    N/M    —       4   —     —    2   5    —    1    —    8   N/M    —    8  

Accruing loans past due 30 through 89 days

   —       —      $3    3    —       —       —       6    N/M    —       6  $—     —    10   1    —     —     —    11   N/M   9   2  

 

West –Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
Southwest –Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico
Central –Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah
Midwest –Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Southeast –Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia
Northeast –Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
National –Accounts in three or more regions

During the first ninethree months of 2015,2016, nonperforming loans related to nonowner-occupied properties decreased by $5$2 million from December 31, 2014,2015, to $16$14 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and decreased by $9$3 million when compared to September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Our nonowner-occupied commercial real estate portfolio has increased by 2%1.3%, or approximately $108$84 million, since September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015, as many of our clients have taken advantage of opportunities to permanently refinance their loans at historically low interest rates.

Commercial lease financing.We conduct commercial lease financing arrangements through our KEF line of business and have both the scale and array of products to compete in the equipment lease financing business. Commercial lease financing receivables represented 9% of commercial loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and 10% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Commercial loan modification and restructuring

We modify and extend certain commercial loans in the normal course of business for our clients. Loan modifications vary and are handled on a case-by-case basis with strategies responsive to the specific circumstances of each loan and borrower. In many cases, borrowers have other resources and can reinforce the credit with additional capital, collateral, guarantees, or other income sources.

Modifications are negotiated to achieve mutually agreeable terms that maximize loan credit quality while at the same time meeting our clients’ financing needs. Modifications made to loans of creditworthy borrowers not experiencing financial difficulties and under circumstances where ultimate collection of all principal and interest is not in doubt are not classified as TDRs. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, a loan is classified as a TDR only when the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and a creditor concession has been granted.

Our concession types are primarily interest rate reductions, forgiveness of principal, and other modifications. Loan extensions are sometimes coupled with these primary concession types. Because economic conditions have improved modestly and we have restructured loans to provide the optimal opportunity for successful repayment by the borrower, certain of our restructured loans have returned to accrual status and consistently performed under the restructured loan terms over the past year.

If loan terms are extended at less than normal market rates for similar lending arrangements, our Asset Recovery Group is consulted to help determine if any concession granted would result in designation as a TDR. Transfer to our Asset Recovery Group is considered for any commercial loan determined to be a TDR. During the first ninethree months of 2015,2016, we had $51$7 million of new restructured commercial loans compared to $3 million ofno new restructured commercial loans induring the first ninethree months of 2014.2015.

For more information on concession types for our commercial accruing and nonaccruing TDRs, see Note 4.4 (“Asset Quality”).

Figure 20. Commercial TDRs by Note Type and Accrual Status

 

  March 31,   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   March 31, 

in millions

  September 30,
2015
   June 30,
2015
   March 31,
2015
   December 31,
2014
   September 30,
2014
   2016   2015   2015   2015   2015 

Commercial TDRs by Note Type

          

Tranche A

  $61   $70   $39   $40   $35 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Commercial TDRs

  $61   $70   $39   $40   $35 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Commercial TDRs by Accrual Status

                    

Nonaccruing

  $57   $66   $35   $36   $24   $50    $52    $57    $66    $35  

Accruing

   4    4    4    4    11    2     2     4     4     4  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total Commercial TDRs

  $61   $70   $39   $40   $35   $52    $54    $61    $70    $39  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
          

We often use an A-B note structure for our TDRs, breaking the existing loan into two tranches. First, we create an A note. Since the objective of this TDR note structure is to achieve a fully performing and well-rated A note, we focus on sizing that note to a level that is supported by cash flow available to service debt at current market terms and consistent with our customary underwriting standards. This note structure typically will include a debt coverage ratio of 1.2 or better of cash flow to monthly payments of market interest, and principal amortization of generally not more than 25 years. These metrics are adjusted from time to time based upon changes in long-term markets and “take-out underwriting standards” of our various lines of business. Appropriately sized A notes are more likely to return to accrual status, allowing us to resume recognizing interest income. As the borrower’s payment performance improves, these restructured notes typically also allow for an upgraded internal quality risk rating classification. Moreover, the borrower retains ownership and control of the underlying collateral (typically, commercial real estate), the borrower’s capital structure is strengthened (often to the point that fresh capital is attracted to the transaction), and local markets are spared distressed/fire sales.

The B note typically is an interest-onlya structurally subordinate note with no required amortizationthat may or may not require any debt service until the propertyprimary payment source stabilizes and generates excess cash flow. This excess cash flow customarily is applied directlycaptured for application to either the principalA note or B note dependent upon the terms of the A note.restructure. We evaluate the B note when we consider returning the A note to accrual status. In many cases, the B note is charged off at the same time the A note is returned to accrual status.status in accordance with our interpretation of accounting and regulatory guidance applicable to TDRs. Alternatively, both A and B notes may be simultaneously returned to accrual if credit metrics are supportive.

Restructured nonaccrual loans may be returned to accrual status based on a current, well-documented evaluation of the credit, which would include analysis of the borrower’s financial condition, prospects for repayment under the modified terms, and alternate sources of repayment such as the value of loan collateral. We waitconsider the borrower’s ability to perform under the modified terms for a reasonable period (generally a minimum of six months) to establish the borrower’s ability to sustain historical repayment performance before returning the loan to accrual status. Sustained historical repayment performance prior to the restructuring also may be taken into account. The primary consideration for returning a restructured loan to accrual status is the reasonable assurance that the full contractual principal balance of the loan and the ongoing contractually required interest payments will be fully repaid. Although our policy is a guideline, considerable judgment is required to review each borrower’s circumstances.

All loans processed as TDRs, including A notes and any non-charged-off B notes, are reported as TDRs during the calendar year in which the restructure took place. At March 31, 2016, we had $49 million and $3 million of A note and B note commercial TDRs, respectively.

Additional information regarding TDRs is provided in Note 4 (“Asset Quality”).

Extensions.Project loans typically are refinanced into the permanent commercial loan market at maturity, but sometimes they are often modified and extended. Extension terms take into account the specific circumstances of the client relationship, the status of the project, and near-term prospects for both the client, the repayment source, and the collateral. In all cases, pricing and loan structure are reviewed and, where necessary, modified to ensure the loan has been priced to achieve a market rate of return and loan terms that are appropriate for the risk. Typical enhancements include one or more of the following: principal pay down, increased amortization, additional collateral, increased guarantees, and a cash flow sweep. Some maturing construction loans have automatic extension options built in; in those cases, pricing and loan terms cannot be altered.

Loan pricing is determined based on the strength of the borrowing entity, and the strength of the guarantor, if any.any, and the structure and residual risk of the transaction. Therefore, pricing for an extended loan may remain the same because the loan is already priced at or above current market.

We do not consider loan extensions in the normal course of business (under existing loan terms or at market rates) as TDRs, particularly when ultimate collection of all principal and interest is not in doubt and no concession has been made. In the case of loan extensions where either collection of all principal and interest is uncertain or a concession has been made, we would analyze such credit under the applicable accounting guidance to determine whether it qualifies as a TDR. Extensions that qualify as TDRs are measured for impairment under the applicable accounting guidance.

Guarantors.We conduct a detailed guarantor analysis (1) for all new extensions of credit, (2) at the time of any material modification/extension, and (3) typically annually, as part of our on-going portfolio and loan monitoring procedures. This analysis requires the guarantor entity to submit all appropriate financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, tax returns, and real estate schedules.

While the specific steps of each guarantor analysis may vary, the high-level objectives include determining the overall financial conditions of the guarantor entities, including size, quality, and nature of asset base; net worth (adjusted to reflect our opinion of market value); leverage; standing liquidity; recurring cash flow; contingent and direct debt obligations; and near-term debt maturities.

Borrower and guarantor financial statements are required at least annually within 90-120 days of the calendar/fiscal year end. Income statements and rent rolls for project collateral are required quarterly. We may require certain information, such as liquidity, certifications, status of asset sales or debt resolutions, and real estate schedules, to be provided more frequently.

We routinely seek performance from guarantors of impaired debt if the guarantor is solvent. We may not seek to enforce the guaranty if we are precluded by bankruptcy or we determine the cost to pursue a guarantor exceeds the value to be returned given the guarantor’s verified financial condition. We often are successful in obtaining either monetary payment or the cooperation of our solvent guarantors to help mitigate loss, cost, and the expense of collections.

Mortgage and construction loans with a loan-to-value ratio greater than 1.0 are accounted for as performing loans. These loans were not considered impaired due to one or more of the following factors: (i) underlying cash flow adequate to service the debt at a market rate of return with adequate amortization; (ii) a satisfactory borrower payment history; and (iii) acceptable guarantor support. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we did not have any mortgage and construction loans that had a loan-to-value ratio greater than 1.0.

Consumer loan portfolio

Consumer loans outstanding decreased by $214$479 million, or 1.3%3%, from one year ago. The home equity portfolio is the largest segment of our consumer loan portfolio. Approximately 98% of this portfolio at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, was originated from our Key Community Bank within our 12-state footprint. The remainder of the portfolio, which has been in an exit mode since the fourth quarter of 2007, was originated from the Consumer Finance line of business and is now included in Other Segments. Home equity loans in Key Community Bank decreased by $98$316 million, or .9%3.1%, over the past twelve months.

As shown in Figure 16, we held the first lien position for approximately 60%61% of the Key Community Bank home equity portfolio at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and 59%60% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. For consumer loans with real estate collateral, we track borrower performance monthly. Regardless of the lien position, credit metrics are refreshed quarterly, including recent Fair Isaac Corporation scores as well as original and updated loan-to-value ratios. This information is used in establishing the ALLL. Our methodology is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 117122 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Regulatory guidance issued in January 2012 addressed specific risks and required actions within home equity portfolios associated with second lien loans. At September 30, 2015, 40%March 31, 2016, 39% of our home equity portfolio was secured by second lien mortgages. On at least a quarterly basis, we continue to monitor the risk characteristics of these loans when determining whether our loss estimation methods are appropriate.

Figure 21 summarizes our home equity loan portfolio by source at the end of each of the last five quarters, as well as certain asset quality statistics and yields on the portfolio as a whole.

Figure 21. Home Equity Loans

 

  2015 2014   2016 2015 

dollars in millions

  Third Second First Fourth Third   First Fourth Third Second First 

SOURCES OF PERIOD-END LOANS

      

Key Community Bank

  $10,282  $10,296  $10,270  $10,366  $10,380 

Other

   222   236   253  267  283 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total

  $10,504  $10,532  $10,523  $10,633  $10,663 

Home Equity Loans

  $10,149   $10,335   $10,504   $10,532   $10,523  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Nonperforming loans at period end

  $181  $184  $191  $195  $184   $191   $190   $181   $184   $191  

Net loan charge-offs for the period

   3   8   5  6  7    7   5   3   8   5  

Yield for the period

   3.96   3.98   3.99  4.01  4.01 %   4.06 3.97 3.96 3.98 3.99

Loans held for sale

As shown in Note 3 (“Loans and Loans Held for Sale”), our loans held for sale increased to $916$684 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, from $734$639 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $784 milliondecreased from $1.6 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, loans held for sale included $74$103 million of commercial, financial and agricultural loans, which increased $44decreased $80 million from September 30, 2014, $806March 31, 2015, $562 million of commercial mortgage loans, which increased $81decreased $846 million from September 30, 2014, and $26March 31, 2015, $19 million of residential mortgage loans, which increased $7decreased $25 million from September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015, and no commercial lease financing loans, which decreased $14 million from March 31, 2015.

Loan sales

As shown in Figure 22, during the first ninethree months of 2015,2016, we sold $4.5 billion$925 million of commercial real estate loans, $450$89 million of residential real estate loans, $249 million of commercial loans, and $211$88 million of commercial lease financing loans, and $46 million of commercial loans. Most of these sales came from the held-for-sale portfolio; however, $89$40 million of these loan sales related to the held-to-maturity portfolio.

Loan sales classified as held for sale generated net gains of $75$2 million in the first ninethree months of 20152016 and are included in “investment banking and debt placement fees” and “other income” on the income statement.

Among the factors that we consider in determining which loans to sell are:

 

our business strategy for particular lending areas;

 

whether particular lending businesses meet established performance standards or fit with our relationship banking strategy;

 

our A/LM needs;

 

the cost of alternative funding sources;

 

the level of credit risk;

 

capital requirements; and

 

market conditions and pricing.

Figure 22 summarizes our loan sales for the first ninethree months of 20152016 and all of 2014.2015.

Figure 22. Loans Sold (Including Loans Held for Sale)

 

          Commercial         
      Commercial   Lease   Residential     

in millions

  Commercial   Commercial
Real Estate
   Commercial
Lease
Financing
   Residential
Real Estate
   Total   Commercial   Real Estate   Financing   Real Estate   Total 

2015

          

Third quarter

  $150   $1,246   $100   $142   $1,638 

Second quarter

   41    2,210    48    188    2,487 

2016

          

First quarter

   58    1,010    63    120    1,251   $46    $925    $88    $89    $1,148  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $249   $4,466   $211   $450   $5,376   $46    $925    $88    $89    $1,148  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

2014

          

2015

          

Fourth quarter

  $29   $2,333   $80   $103   $2,545   $86    $1,570    $204    $104    $1,964  

Third quarter

   179    913    48    127    1,267    150     1,246     100     142     1,638  

Second quarter

   152    679    45    104    980    41     2,210     48     188     2,487  

First quarter

   16    489    39    73    617    58     1,010     63     120     1,251  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $376   $4,414   $212   $407   $5,409   $335    $6,036    $415    $554    $7,340  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Figure 23 shows loans that are either administered or serviced by us, but not recorded on the balance sheet, and includes loans that were sold.

Figure 23. Loans Administered or Serviced

 

   September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,   September 30, 

in millions

  2015   2015   2015   2014   2014 

Commercial real estate loans

  $206,893   $203,315   $201,397   $191,407   $179,293 

Education loans (a)

   1,398    1,459    1,521    1,589    1,655 

Commercial lease financing

   779    709    701    722    709 

Commercial loans

   340    337    347    344    340 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $209,410   $205,820   $203,966   $194,062   $181,997 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)During the third quarter of 2014, we sold the residual interests in all of our outstanding education loan securitization trusts to a third party. At September 30, 2014, we deconsolidated the securitization trusts and removed the trust assets from our balance sheet. We retained the servicing for the loans associated with these securitization trusts. See Note 11 (“Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations”) for more information about this transaction.
   March 31,   December 31,   September 30,   June 30,   March 31, 

in millions

  2016   2015   2015   2015   2015 

Commercial real estate loans

  $214,756    $211,274    $206,893    $203,315    $201,397  

Education loans

   1,280     1,339     1,398     1,459     1,521  

Commercial lease financing

   891     932     779     709     701  

Commercial loans

   347     335     340     337     347  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $217,274    $213,880    $209,410    $205,820    $203,966  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In the event of default by a borrower, we are subject to recourse with respect to approximately $1.7$1.8 billion of the $209$217 billion of loans administered or serviced at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Additional information about this recourse arrangement is included in Note 15 (“Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) under the heading “Recourse agreement with FNMA.”

We derive income from several sources when retaining the right to administer or service loans that are sold. We earn noninterest income (recorded as “mortgage servicing fees”) from fees for servicing or administering loans. This fee income is reduced by the amortization of related servicing assets. In addition, we earn interest income from investing funds generated by escrow deposits collected in connection with the servicing of commercial real estate loans.

Securities

Our securities portfolio totaled $19.3 billion at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to $18.4$19.1 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $17.2$18.1 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Available-for-sale securities were $14.4$14.3 billion at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to $13.4$14.2 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $12.2$13.1 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Held-to-maturity securities were $4.9$5 billion at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to $5$4.9 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $5 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

As shown in Figure 24, all of our mortgage-backed securities, which include both securities available for sale and held-to-maturity securities, are issued by government-sponsored enterprises or GNMA and are traded in liquid secondary markets. These securities are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value for the available-for-sale portfolio and at cost for the held-to-maturity portfolio. For more information about these securities, see Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”) under the heading “Qualitative Disclosures of Valuation Techniques,” and Note 6 (“Securities”).

Figure 24. Mortgage-Backed Securities by Issuer

 

  September 30,   December 31,   September 30,   March 31,   December 31,   March 31, 

in millions

  2015   2014   2014   2016   2015   2015 

FHLMC

  $4,694   $5,666   $5,988   $4,189    $4,349    $5,352  

FNMA

   4,810    4,998    5,253    5,049     4,511     4,761  

GNMA

   9,749    7,636    5,922    10,041     10,152     7,935  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total (a)

  $19,253   $18,300   $17,163   $19,279    $19,012    $18,048  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Includes securities held in the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios.

Securities available for sale

The majority of our securities available-for-sale portfolio consists of Federal Agency CMOs and mortgage-backed securities. CMOs are debt securities secured by a pool of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. These mortgage securities generate interest income, serve as collateral to support certain pledging agreements, and provide liquidity value under upcoming regulatory requirements. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we had $14.3 billion invested in CMOs and other mortgage-backed securities in the available-for-sale portfolio, compared to $13.3$14.2 billion at December 31, 2014,2015, and $12.2$13.1 billion at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

We periodically evaluate our securities available-for-sale portfolio in light of established A/LM objectives, changing market conditions that could affect the profitability of the portfolio, the regulatory environment, and the level of interest rate risk to which we are exposed. These evaluations may cause us to take steps to adjust our overall balance sheet positioning.

In addition, the size and composition of our securities available-for-sale portfolio could vary with our needs for liquidity and the extent to which we are required (or elect) to hold these assets as collateral to secure public funds and trust deposits. Although we generally use debt securities for this purpose, other assets, such as securities purchased under resale agreements or letters of credit, are used occasionally when they provide a lower cost of collateral or more favorable risk profiles.

Throughout 20142015 and the first nine monthsquarter of 2015,2016, our investing activities continued to complement other balance sheet developments and provide for our ongoing liquidity management needs. Our actions to not reinvest the monthly security cash flows at various times during this time period served to provide the liquidity necessary to address our funding requirements. These funding requirements included ongoing loan growth and occasional debt maturities. At other times, we may make additional investments that go beyond the replacement of maturities or mortgage security cash flows as our liquidity position and/or interest rate risk management strategies may require. Lastly, our focus on investing in high quality liquid assets, including GNMA-related securities, is also related to liquidity management strategies as we continue to prepare for futuresatisfy regulatory requirements.

Figure 25 shows the composition, yields, and remaining maturities of our securities available for sale. For more information about these securities, including gross unrealized gains and losses by type of security and securities pledged, see Note 6.

Figure 25. Securities Available for Sale

 

      Other         
  States and Collateralized Mortgage-       Weighted- 
  Political Mortgage Backed Other     Average 

dollars in millions

  States and
Political
Subdivisions
 Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations (a)
 Other
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities (a)
 Other
Securities (b)
   Total Weighted-
Average
Yield (c)
   Subdivisions Obligations (a) Securities (a) Securities (b)   Total Yield(c) 

September 30, 2015

        

March 31, 2016

        

Remaining maturity:

                

One year or less

  $2  $299  $1   —     $302   3.14   $2   $281   $2    —      $285    2.98

After one through five years

   9   11,074   1,631  $21    12,735   2.11    11    11,881    1,445   $13     13,350    2.11  

After five through ten years

   4   630   695   7    1,336   2.13    —     —      660    7     667    2.15  

After ten years

   —     —     3   —      3   5.42    —     —      2    —       2    5.45  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Fair value

  $15  $12,003  $2,330  $28   $14,376      $13   $12,162   $2,109   $20    $14,304    —    

Amortized cost

   14   11,938   2,309   27    14,288   2.13    12    12,071    2,087    21     14,191    2.13

Weighted-average yield(c)

   6.22   2.12   2.13       2.13 (d)   —      6.21  2.11  2.25  —       2.13%(d)   —    

Weighted-average maturity

   3.3 years    3.8 years    3.9 years    4.1 years     3.8 years    —      2.8 years    3.6 years    4.4 years    4.2 years     3.7 years    —    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

December 31, 2014

        

December 31, 2015

        

Fair value

  $23  $11,270  $2,035  $32   $13,360   —     $14   $11,995   $2,189   $20    $14,218    —    

Amortized cost

   22  11,310  2,004  29    13,365  2.24    14   12,082   2,193   21     14,310   2.14
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

September 30, 2014

        

March 31, 2015

        

Fair value

  $27  $10,009  $2,177  $32   $12,245   —     $22   $11,163   $1,902   $33    $13,120    —    

Amortized cost

   26  10,096  2,156  28    12,306  2.28    21   11,116   1,870   30     13,037   2.14
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Maturity is based upon expected average lives rather than contractual terms.
(b)Includes primarily marketable equity securities.
(c)Weighted-average yields are calculated based on amortized cost. Such yields have been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.
(d)Excludes $28$20 million of securities at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, that have no stated yield.

Held-to-maturity securities

Federal Agency CMOs and mortgage-backed securities constitute essentially all of our held-to-maturity securities. The remaining balance comprises foreign bonds and capital securities. Figure 26 shows the composition, yields, and remaining maturities of these securities.

Figure 26. Held-to-Maturity Securities

 

  Collateralized Other     Weighted- 
  Collateralized Other     Weighted-   Mortgage Mortgage-backed Other   Average 

dollars in millions

  Mortgage
Obligations
 Mortgage-backed
Securities
 Other
Securities
 Total Average
Yield(a)
   Obligations Securities Securities Total Yield(a) 

September 30, 2015

      

March 31, 2016

      

Remaining maturity:

            

One year or less

   —     —    $9  $9   2.34   $29    —    $9   $38    2.18

After one through five years

  $4,299   —     11   4,310   1.89    4,209    —     13    4,222    1.91  

After five through ten years

   —    $617   —     617   2.71    —    $591    —      591    2.70  

After ten years

   —     152    —      152    2.84  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Amortized cost

  $4,299  $617  $20  $4,936   1.99   $4,238   $743   $22   $5,003    2.04

Fair value

   4,300   620   20   4,940   —      4,254    755    22    5,031    —    

Weighted-average yield

   1.89   2.71   2.64 %(b)    1.99 %(b)    —      1.92  2.73  2.54%(b)    2.04%(b)    —    

Weighted-average maturity

   3.3 years    6.2 years    1.9 years    3.7 years    —      3.2 years    8.2 years    1.9 years    3.9 years    —    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

December 31, 2014

      

December 31, 2015

      

Amortized cost

  $4,755  $240  $20  $5,015  1.95   $4,174   $703   $20   $4,897   2.01

Fair value

   4,713  241  20  4,974   —      4,129   699   20   4,848    —    
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

September 30, 2014

      

March 31, 2015

      

Amortized cost

  $4,977   —    $20  $4,997  1.92   $4,749   $234   $22   $5,005   1.92

Fair value

   4,891   —    20  4,911   —      4,745   236   22   5,003    —    

 

(a)Weighted-average yields are calculated based on amortized cost. Such yields have been adjusted to a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.
(b)Excludes $5 million of securities at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, that have no stated yield.

Other investments

Principal investments — investments in equity and debt instruments made by our Principal Investing unit — represented 49%45%, 46%, and 51% of other investments at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively. They include direct investments (investments made in a particular company) as well as indirect investments (investments made through funds that include other investors). Principal investments are predominantly made in privately held companies and are carried at fair value. The fair value of the direct investments was $66$61 million at September 30, 2015, $104March 31, 2016, $69 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $115$74 million at September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, while the fair value of the indirect investments was $271$229 million at September 30, 2015, $302March 31, 2016, $235 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $353$301 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Under the requirements of the Volcker Rule, we will be required to dispose of some or all of our indirect principal investments. The Federal Reserve extended the conformance period to July 21, 2016, for all banking entities with respect to covered funds. The Federal Reserve also indicated its intent to exercise the authority granted by Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act to grant the final one-year extension until July 21, 2017. If this authority is not exercised by the Federal Reserve, Key is permitted to file for an additional extension of up to five years for illiquid funds, to retain the indirect investments for a longer period of time. We plan to apply for the extension if not granted automatically, and hold the investments. As of September 30, 2015, we have not committed to a plan to sell these investments.March 31, 2016, one of our indirect investments was identified for sale. Additional information about this investment is provided in the “Principal investments” section of Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”). For more information about the Volcker Rule, see the discussion in Item 1 under the heading “Other Regulatory Developments under the Dodd-Frank Act – ‘Volcker Rule’” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” beginning on page 1617 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

In addition to principal investments, “other investments” include other equity and mezzanine instruments, such as certain real-estate-related investments and an indirect ownership interest in a partnership, that are carried at fair value, as well as other types of investments that generally are carried at cost. The real-estate-related investments were valued at $8 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and $9 million at September 30, 2015, $10 million at DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and $13 million at September 30, 2014.2015. The indirect investment in a partnership was valued at $4 million at September 30, 2015, DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014. These investments may be subject to2015. Under the disposal requirements underof the Volcker Rule, as describedwe were required to dispose of this investment, which was redeemed prior to December 31, 2015. Additional information pertaining to the equity investment is included in the previous paragraph.“Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis” section of Note 5.

Most of our other investments are not traded on an active market. We determine the fair value at which these investments should be recorded based on the nature of the specific investment and all available relevant information. This review may encompass such factors as the issuer’s past financial performance and future potential, the values of public companies in comparable businesses, the risks associated with the particular business or investment type, current market conditions, the nature and duration of resale restrictions, the issuer’s payment history, our knowledge of the industry, third-party data, and other relevant factors. During the first ninethree months of 2015,2016, net gainslosses from our principal investing activities (including results attributable to noncontrolling interests) totaled $51less than $1 million, which includes $39$17 million of net unrealized losses. These net gainslosses are recorded as “net gains (losses) from principal investing” on the income statement. Additional information regarding these investments is provided in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”).5.

Deposits and other sources of funds

Domestic deposits are our primary source of funding. The composition of our average deposits is shown in Figure 8 in the section entitled “Net interest income.” During the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, average domestic deposits were $70$71.6 billion and represented 84% of the funds we used to support loans and other earning assets, compared to $67.7$68.8 billion and 87%86% during the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. Interest-bearing deposits increased $3.4 billion driven by a $2.8 billion increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts increased $2.3 billion, and noninterest-bearing deposits increased $966a $727 million reflecting continuedincrease in certificates of deposit and other time deposits. The increase in NOW and money market deposit accounts reflects growth in the commercial mortgage servicing business and inflows from commercial and consumer clients. These increases were partially offset by a $689 million decline in certificates of deposit.noninterest-bearing deposits.

Wholesale funds, consisting of deposits in our foreign office and short-term borrowings, averaged $1.9$1 billion during the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to $2.3$1.8 billion during the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The change from the thirdfirst quarter of 20142015 was caused by a decreasedeclines of $317$529 million in foreign office deposits and $283 million in federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase and a decline of $103 million in foreign office deposits,agreements, partially offset by an $83increase of $85 million increase in bank notes and other short-term borrowings.

Capital

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our shareholders’ equity was $10.7$11.1 billion, up $175$320 million from December 31, 2014.2015. The following sections discuss certain factors that contributed to this change. For other factors that contributed to the change, see the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited).

CCAR and capital actions

As part of its ongoing supervisory process, the Federal Reserve requires BHCs like KeyCorp to submit an annual comprehensive capital plan and to update that plan to reflect material changes in the BHC’s risk profile, business strategies, or corporate structure, including but not limited to changes in planned capital actions. In January 2015, we submitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC ourThe 2015 capital plan, underwhich is effective through the annual CCAR process. On March 11, 2015, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to our 2015 capital plan. The 2015 capital plansecond quarter of 2016, includes a common share repurchase program of up to $725 million. Sharemillion, which includes repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans. Common share repurchases under the 2015 capital plan began in the second quarter of 2015 and include repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans.

Duringwere suspended in the thirdfourth quarter of 2015 due to our pending acquisition of First Niagara. In April 2016, we repurchased $123submitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC our 2016 capital plan under the annual CCAR process. Share repurchases were included in the 2016 CCAR capital plan submission.

Dividends

Consistent with the 2015 capital plan, we made a dividend payment of $.075 per share, or $63 million, ofon our common shares underduring the first quarter of 2016.

We also made quarterly dividend payments of $1.9375 per share, or $5.6 million, on our Series A Preferred Stock during the first quarter of 2016.

As previously reported and consistent with our 2015 capital plan, authorization.

Dividends

As previously reported, our 2015 capital plan proposed an increase in our quarterly common share dividend from $.065 to $.075 per share, which was approved by our Board in May 2015. An additional potentialplanned increase in our quarterly common share dividend, up to $.085 per share, will be considered by the Board in May of 2016 for the fifth quarter of the 2015 capital plan. Other changes to future dividends may be evaluated by the Board based upon our earnings, financial condition, and other factors, including regulatory review. Further information regarding the capital planning process and CCAR is included under the heading “Regulatory capital and liquidity” in the “Supervision and Regulation” section beginning on page 10 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Consistent with the 2015 capital plan, we made a dividend payment of $.075 per share, or $63 million, on our common shares during the third quarter of 2015.

We also made a quarterly dividend payment of $1.9375 per share, or $5.6 million, on our Series A Preferred Stock during the third quarter of 2015.

Common shares outstanding

Our common shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol KEY with 27,38526,814 holders of record at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Our book value per common share was $12.47$12.79 based on 835.3842.3 million shares outstanding at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to $11.91$12.51 per common share based on 859.4835.8 million shares outstanding at December 31, 2014,2015, and $11.74$12.12 per common share based on 868.5850.9 million shares outstanding at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our tangible book value per common share was $11.17,$11.52, compared to $10.65$11.22 per common share at December 31, 2014,2015, and $10.47$10.84 per common share at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Figure 27 shows activities that caused the change in outstanding common shares over the past five quarters.

Figure 27. Changes in Common Shares Outstanding

 

  2015 2014   2016   2015 

in thousands

  Third Second First Fourth Third   First   Fourth   Third Second First 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   843,608   850,920   859,403  868,477  876,823    835,751     835,285     843,608   850,920   859,403  

Common shares repurchased

   (8,386  (8,794  (14,087 (9,786 (8,830   —      —      (8,386 (8,794 (14,087

Shares reissued (returned) under employee benefit plans

   63   1,482   5,571  712  484    6,539     466     63   1,482   5,571  

Series A Preferred Stock exchanged for common shares

   —     —     33   —     —      —      —      —     —    33  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   835,285   843,608   850,920  859,403  868,477    842,290     835,751     835,285   843,608   850,920  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

As shown above, common shares outstanding decreasedincreased by 8.36.5 million shares during the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 due to share repurchases under our 2015 capital plan, partially offset by the net activity in our employee benefit plans.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we had 181.7174.7 million treasury shares, compared to 157.6181.2 million treasury shares at December 31, 2014,2015, and 148.5166 million treasury shares at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Going forward we expect to reissue treasury shares as needed in connection with stock-based compensation awards and for other corporate purposes.

Information on repurchases of common shares by KeyCorp is included in Part II, Item 2. “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds” of this report.

Capital adequacy

Capital adequacy is an important indicator of financial stability and performance. All of our capital ratios remained in excess of regulatory requirements at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. Our capital and liquidity levels are intended to position us to weather an adverse credit cycle while continuing to serve our clients’ needs, as well as to meet the Regulatory Capital Rules described in the “Supervision and regulation” section of Item 2 of this report. Our shareholders’ equity to assets ratio was 11.22%11.25% at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 11.22%11.30% at December 31, 2014,2015, and 11.68%11.26% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Our tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 9.90%9.97% at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 9.88%9.98% at December 31, 2014,2015, and 10.26%9.92% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Federal banking regulators have promulgated minimum risk-based capital and leverage ratio requirements for BHCs like KeyCorp and their banking subsidiaries like KeyBank. As of January 1, 2015,2016, Key and KeyBank (consolidated) were each required to maintain a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.00%6.0%, a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.00%8.0%, and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.00%4.0%. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, total risk-based capital ratio, and Tier 1 leverage ratio were 10.87%11.38%, 12.47%13.12%, and 10.68%10.73%, respectively, compared to 11.90%11.35%, 13.89%12.97%, and 11.26%10.72%, respectively, at December 31, 2014,2015, and 12.01%11.04%, 14.10%,12.79% and 11.15%10.91%, respectively, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. In addition, as of January 1, 2015,2016, Key and KeyBank (consolidated) were each required to maintain a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 10.47%11.07%.

The adoption of the Regulatory Capital Rules changes the regulatory capital standards that apply to BHCs by phasing out the treatment of capital securities and cumulative preferred securities as eligible Tier 1 capital. The phase-out period, which began January 1, 2015, for standardized approach banking organizations such as KeyCorp, will resultresulted in our trust preferred securities issued by the KeyCorp capital trusts being treated only as Tier 2 capital bystarting in 2016. The trust preferred securities issued by the KeyCorp capital trusts contribute $85 million, or 9 basis points, to our Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 10.87% and Tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.68% at September 30, 2015. The trust preferred securities contribute $340 million, or 37 basis points, to our total risk-based capital ratio of 12.47% at September 30, 2015. The new minimum capital and leverage ratios under the Regulatory Capital Rules together with the estimated ratios of Key at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, calculated on a fully phased-in basis, are set forth under the heading “New minimum capital and leverage ratio requirements” in the “Supervision and regulation” section in Item 2 of this report.

As previously indicated in the “Supervision and Regulation” section of Item 1 of our 20142015 Form 10-K under the heading “Revised prompt corrective action capital category ratios,” the prompt corrective action capital category regulations do not apply to BHCs. If, however, these regulations did apply to BHCs, we believe KeyCorp would qualify for the “well capitalized” capital category at September 30, 2015. Moreover, after accounting for the phase-out of our trust preferred securities as Tier 1 eligible (and as Tier 2 instead) as of September 30, 2015, we estimate KeyCorp would still qualify for the “well capitalized” capital category under the Regulatory Capital Rules, with an estimated Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, estimated Tier 1 leverage ratio, estimated Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, and estimated total risk-based capital ratio of 10.78%, 10.59%, 10.47%, and 12.47%, respectively.March 31, 2016. The new threshold ratios for a “well capitalized” and an “adequately capitalized” institution under the Regulatory Capital Rules are described in the “Supervision and regulation”Regulation” section of Item 21 of this report under the heading “Revised prompt corrective action capital category ratios.” Since the regulatory capital categories under these regulations serve a limited supervisory function, investors should not use them as a representation of the overall financial condition or prospects of KeyCorp. A discussion of the regulatory capital standards and other related capital adequacy regulatory standards is included in the section “Regulatory capital and liquidity” in “Supervision and Regulation” under Item 1 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

Traditionally, the banking regulators have assessed bank and BHC capital adequacy based on both the amount and composition of capital, the calculation of which is prescribed in federal banking regulations. The Federal Reserve’s assessment of capital adequacy previously focused on a component of Tier 1 risk-based capital, known as Tier 1 common equity, and its review of the consolidated capitalization of SIFIs, including KeyCorp. The capital modifications mandated by the Regulatory Capital Rules, which became effective on January 1, 2015, for Key, require higher and better-quality capital and introduced a new capital measure, “Common Equity Tier 1.” Common Equity Tier 1 is not formally defined by GAAP

and is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure. Figure 7 in the “Highlights of Our Performance” section reconciles Key shareholders’ equity, the GAAP performance measure, to Common Equity Tier 1, the corresponding non-GAAP measure. Our Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 10.47%11.07% at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, for Key’s consolidated operations, we had a federal net deferred tax asset of $211$111 million and a state deferred tax asset of $28$15 million, compared to a federal net deferred tax asset of $195$105 million and a state deferred tax asset of $22$14 million at DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and a federal net deferred tax asset of $176 million and a state deferred tax asset of $21 million at September 30, 2014.2015. We had a valuation allowance against the gross deferred tax assets associated with certain state net operating loss carryforwards and state credit carryforwards of less than $1 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and at DecemberMarch 31, 2014, and $1 million at September 30, 2014.2015. Starting with the implementation of the Regulatory Capital Rules on January 1, 2015, deferred tax assets that arise from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are deductible from Common Equity Tier 1 on a phase-in basis. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, this balance was approximately $1 million.

Figure 28 represents the details of our regulatory capital position at September 30,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, under the Regulatory Capital Rules. Figure 29 represents the details of our regulatory capital position at December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.

Figure 28. Capital Components and Risk-Weighted Assets (Regulatory Capital Rules)

 

dollars in millions

  September 30,
2015
 

dollars in millions

  March 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 March 31,
2015
 

COMMON EQUITY TIER 1

  

COMMON EQUITY TIER 1

    

Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

  $10,705 

Key shareholders’ equity (GAAP)

  $11,066   $10,746   $10,603  

Less: Series A Preferred Stock (a)

   281 

Less:

  

Series A Preferred Stock(a)

   281   281   281  
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital before adjustments and deductions

   10,424 
  

 

   

Common Equity Tier 1 capital before adjustments and deductions

   10,785   10,465   10,322  

Less: Goodwill, net of deferred taxes

   1,036 

Intangible assets, net of deferred taxes

   29 

Deferred tax assets

   1 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes

   54 

Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes

   21 

Amounts in AOCI attributed to pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of deferred taxes

   (385
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital

  $9,668 

Less:

  

Goodwill, net of deferred taxes

   1,033   1,034   1,036  
  

Intangible assets, net of deferred taxes

   35   26   36  
  

Deferred tax assets

   1   1   1  
  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes

   70   (58 52  
  

Accumulated gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes

   46   (20 (8
  

Amounts in AOCI attributed to pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of deferred taxes

   (365 (365 (364
    

 

  

 

  

 

 
  

Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital

  $9,965   $9,847   $9,569  
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

TIER 1 CAPITAL

  

TIER 1 CAPITAL

    

Common Equity Tier 1

  $9,668 

Common Equity Tier 1

  $9,965   $9,847   $9,569  

Additional Tier 1 capital instruments and related surplus

   281 

Additional Tier 1 capital instruments and related surplus

   281   281   281  

Non-qualifying capital instruments subject to phase out

   85 

Non-qualifying capital instruments subject to phase out

   —    85   85  

Less: Deductions

   1 

Less:

  

Deductions

   —    1   1  
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Tier 1 capital

   10,033 
  

Total Tier 1 capital

   10,246   10,212   9,934  
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

TIER 2 CAPITAL

  

TIER 2 CAPITAL

    

Tier 2 capital instruments and related surplus

   614 

Tier 2 capital instruments and related surplus

   649   578   713  

Allowance for losses on loans and liability for losses on lending-related commitments (b)

   868 

Allowance for losses on loans and liability for losses on lending-related commitments(b)

   919   881   861  

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale preferred stock classified as an equity security

   —   

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale preferred stock classified as an equity security

   —     —    1  

Less: Deductions

   —   

Less:

  

Deductions

   —     —     —   
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total Tier 2 capital

   1,482 
  

 

   

Total Tier 2 capital

   1,568   1,459   1,575  

Total risk-based capital

  $11,515 
    

 

  

 

  

 

 
  

 

   

Total risk-based capital

  $11,814   $11,671   $11,509  
      

 

  

 

  

 

 

RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS

  

RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS

    

Risk-weighted assets on balance sheet

  $69,101 

Risk-weighted assets on balance sheet

  $67,718   $67,390   $68,023  

Risk-weighted off-balance sheet exposure

   22,625 

Risk-weighted off-balance sheet exposure

   21,719   21,983   21,205  

Market risk-equivalent assets

   581 

Market risk-equivalent assets

   577   607   739  
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

Gross risk-weighted assets

   92,307 

Less: Excess allowance for loan and lease losses

    
  

 

   

Gross risk-weighted assets

   90,014   89,980   89,967  

Net risk-weighted assets

  $92,307 

Less:

  

Excess allowance for loan and lease losses

   —     —     —   
    

 

  

 

  

 

 
  

Net risk-weighted assets

  $90,014   $89,980   $89,967  
  

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

 

AVERAGE QUARTERLY TOTAL ASSETS

  $93,982 

AVERAGE QUARTERLY TOTAL ASSETS

  $95,465   $95,272   $91,838  
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

CAPITAL RATIOS

  

CAPITAL RATIOS

    

Tier 1 risk-based capital

   10.87 

Tier 1 risk-based capital

   11.38   11.35   11.04% 

Total risk-based capital

   12.47 

Total risk-based capital

   13.12   12.97   12.79  

Leverage (c)

   10.68 

Leverage(c)

   10.73   10.72   10.91  

Common Equity Tier 1

   10.47 

Common Equity Tier 1

   11.07   10.94   10.64  
      

 

(a)Net of capital surplus.
(b)The ALLL included in Tier 2 capital is limited by regulation to 1.25% of the institution’s standardized total risk-weighted assets (excluding its standardized market risk-weighted assets). The ALLL includes $23$24 million, $28 million, and $25 million of allowance classified as “discontinued assets” on the balance sheet at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively.
(c)This ratio is Tier 1 capital divided by average quarterly total assets as defined by the Federal Reserve less: (i) goodwill, (ii) the disallowed intangible and deferred tax assets, and (iii) other deductions from assets for leverage capital purposes.

Figure 29. Capital Components and Risk-Weighted Assets

dollars in millions

  December 31,
2014
  September 30,
2014
 

TIER 1 CAPITAL

   

Key shareholders’ equity

  $10,530  $10,486 

Qualifying capital securities

   339   340 

Less: Goodwill

   1,057   1,051 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (a)

   (395  (366

Other assets (b)

   83   110 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Tier 1 capital

   10,124   10,031 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

TIER 2 CAPITAL

   

Allowance for losses on loans and liability for losses on lending-related commitments (c)

   859   870 

Net unrealized gains on equity securities available for sale

   1   2 

Qualifying long-term debt

   840   880 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Tier 2 capital

   1,700   1,752 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total risk-based capital

  $11,824  $11,783 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   

TIER 1 COMMON EQUITY

   

Tier 1 capital

  $10,124  $10,031 

Less: Qualifying capital securities

   339   340 

Series A Preferred Stock (d)

   282   282 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Tier 1 common equity

  $9,503  $9,409 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS

   

Risk-weighted assets on balance sheet

  $66,054  $65,245 

Risk-weighted off-balance sheet exposure

   19,360   18,721 

Less: Goodwill

   1,057   1,051 

Other assets (b)

   120   295 

Plus: Market risk-equivalent assets

   863   927 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross risk-weighted assets

   85,100   83,547 

Less: Excess allowance for loan and lease losses

   —     —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net risk-weighted assets

  $85,100  $83,547 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

AVERAGE QUARTERLY TOTAL ASSETS

  $91,116  $91,283 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

CAPITAL RATIOS

   

Tier 1 risk-based capital

   11.90   12.01 

Total risk-based capital

   13.89   14.10 

Leverage (e)

   11.26   11.15 

Tier 1 common equity

   11.17   11.26 

(a)Includes net unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale (except for net unrealized losses on marketable equity securities), net gains or losses on cash flow hedges, and amounts resulting from the application of the applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit and other postretirement plans.
(b)Other assets deducted from Tier 1 capital and risk-weighted assets consist of disallowed intangible assets (excluding goodwill) and deductible portions of nonfinancial equity investments. There were no disallowed deferred tax assets at December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014.
(c)The ALLL included in Tier 2 capital is limited by regulation to 1.25% of the sum of gross risk-weighted assets plus low level exposures and residual interests calculated under the direct reduction method, as defined by the Federal Reserve. The ALLL includes $29 million and $31 million of allowance classified as “discontinued assets” on the balance sheet at December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.
(d)Net of capital surplus.
(e)This ratio is Tier 1 capital divided by average quarterly total assets as defined by the Federal Reserve less: (i) goodwill, (ii) the disallowed intangible assets described in footnote (b), and (iii) deductible portions of nonfinancial equity investments; plus assets derecognized as an offset to AOCI resulting from the adoption and subsequent application of the applicable accounting guidance for defined benefit and other postretirement plans.

Risk Management

Overview

Like all financial services companies, we engage in business activities and assume the related risks. The most significant risks we face are credit, compliance, operational, capital and liquidity, market, reputation, strategic, and model risks. Our risk management activities are focused on ensuring we properly identify, measure, and manage such risks across the entire enterprise to maintain safety and soundness and maximize profitability. Certain of these risks are defined and discussed in greater detail in the remainder of this section.

The Board serves in an oversight capacity ensuring that Key’s risks are managed in a manner that is effective and balanced and adds value for the shareholders. The Board understands Key’s risk philosophy, approves the risk appetite, inquires about risk practices, reviews the portfolio of risks, compares the actual risks to the risk appetite, and is apprised of significant risks, both actual and emerging, and determines whether management is responding appropriately. The Board challenges management and ensures accountability.

The Board’s Audit Committee assists the Board in oversight of financial statement integrity, regulatory and legal requirements, independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and the performance of the internal audit function and independent auditors. The Audit Committee meets with management and approves significant policies relating to the risk areas overseen by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has responsibility over all risk review functions, including internal audit, as well as financial reporting, legal matters, and fraud risk. The Audit Committee also receives reports on enterprise risk. In addition to regularly scheduled bi-monthly meetings, the Audit Committee convenes to discuss the content of our financial disclosures and quarterly earnings releases.

The Board’s Risk Committee assists the Board in oversight of strategies, policies, procedures, and practices relating to the assessment and management of enterprise-wide risk, including credit, market, liquidity, model, operational, compliance, reputation, and strategic risks. The Risk Committee also assists the Board in overseeing risks related to capital adequacy, capital planning, and capital actions. The Risk Committee reviews and provides oversight of management’s activities related to the enterprise-wide risk management framework, which includes review of the ERM Policy, including the Risk Appetite Statement, and management and ERM reports. The Risk Committee also approves any material changes to the charter of the ERM Committee and significant policies relating to risk management.

The Audit and Risk Committees meet jointly, as appropriate, to discuss matters that relate to each committee’s responsibilities. Committee chairpersons routinely meet with management during interim months to plan agendas for upcoming meetings and to discuss emerging trends and events that have transpired since the preceding meeting. All members of the Board receive formal reports designed to keep them abreast of significant developments during the interim months.

Our ERM Committee, chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and comprising other senior level executives, is responsible for managing risk and ensuring that the corporate risk profile is managed in a manner consistent with our risk appetite. The ERM Program encompasses our risk philosophy, policy, framework, and governance structure for the management of risks across the entire company. The ERM Committee reports to the Board’s Risk Committee. Annually, the Board reviews and approves the ERM Policy, as well as the risk appetite, including corporate risk tolerances for major risk categories. We use a risk-adjusted capital framework to manage risks. This framework is approved and managed by the ERM Committee.

Tier 2 Risk Governance Committees support the ERM Committee by identifying early warning events and trends, escalating emerging risks, and discussing forward-looking assessments. Risk Governance Committees include attendees from each of the Three Lines of Defense. The First Line of Defense is the Line of Business primarily responsible to accept, own, proactively identify, monitor, and manage risk. The Second Line of Defense comprises Risk Management representatives who provide independent, centralized oversight over all risk categories by aggregating, analyzing, and reporting risk information. Risk Review, our internal audit function, provides the Third Line of Defense in their role to provide independent assessment and testing of the effectiveness, appropriateness, and adherence to KeyCorp’s risk management policies, practices, and controls.

The Chief Risk Officer ensures that relevant risk information is properly integrated into strategic and business decisions, ensures appropriate ownership of risks, provides input into performance and compensation decisions, assesses aggregate enterprise risk, monitors capabilities to manage critical risks, and executes appropriate Board and stakeholder reporting.

Federal banking regulators continue to emphasize with financial institutions the importance of relating capital management strategy to the level of risk at each institution. We believe our internal risk management processes help us achieve and maintain capital levels that are commensurate with our business activities and risks and conform to regulatory expectations.

Market risk management

Market risk is the risk that movements in market risk factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, commodity prices, credit spreads, and volatilities will reduce Key’s income and the value of its portfolios. These factors influence prospective yields, values, or prices associated with the instrument. For example, the value of a fixed-rate bond will decline when market interest rates increase, while the cash flows associated with a variable rate loan will increase when interest rates increase. The holder of a financial instrument is exposed to market risk when either the cash flows or the value of the instrument is tied to such external factors.

We are exposed to market risk both in our trading and nontrading activities, which include asset and liability management activities. Our trading positions are carried at fair value with changes recorded in the income statement. These positions are subject to various market-based risk factors that impact the fair value of the financial instruments in the trading category. Our traditional banking loan and deposit products as well as long-term debt and certain short-term borrowings are nontrading positions. These positions are generally carried at the principal amount outstanding for assets and the amount owed for liabilities. The nontrading positions are subject to changes in economic value due to varying market conditions, primarily changes in interest rates.

Trading market risk

Key incurs market risk as a result of trading, investing, and client facilitation activities, principally within our investment banking and capital markets businesses. Key has exposures to a wide range of interest rates, equity prices, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, and commodity prices, as well as the associated implied volatilities and spreads. Our primary market risk exposures are a result of trading activities in the derivative and fixed income markets and maintaining positions in these instruments. We maintain modest trading inventories to facilitate customer flow, make markets in securities, and hedge certain risks. The majority of our positions are traded in active markets.

Management of trading market risks. Market risk management is an integral part of Key’s risk culture. The Risk Committee of our Board provides oversight of trading market risks. The ERM Committee and the Market Risk Committee regularly review and discuss market risk reports prepared by our MRM that contain our market risk exposures and results of monitoring activities. Market risk policies and procedures have been defined and approved by the Market Risk Committee, a Tier 2 Risk Governance Committee, and take into account our tolerance for risk and consideration for the business environment.

The MRM is an independent risk management function that partners with the lines of business to identify, measure, and monitor market risks throughout our company. The MRM is responsible for ensuring transparency of significant market risks, monitoring compliance with established limits, and escalating limit exceptions to appropriate senior management. The various business units and trading desks are responsible for ensuring that market risk exposures are well-managed and prudent. Market risk is monitored through various measures, such as VaR, and through routine stress testing, sensitivity, and scenario analyses. The MRM conducts stress tests for each covered position using historical worst case and standard shock scenarios. VaR, stressed VaR, and other analyses are prepared daily and distributed to appropriate management.

Covered positions.We monitor the market risk of our covered positions, which includes all of our trading positions as well as all foreign exchange and commodity positions, regardless of whether the position is in a trading account. All positions in the trading account are recorded at fair value, and changes in fair value are reflected in our consolidated statements of income. Information regarding our fair value policies, procedures, and methodologies is provided in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Fair Value Measurements” beginning on page 118124 of our 20142015 Form 10-K and Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”) in this report. Instruments that are used to hedge nontrading activities, such as bank-issued debt and loan portfolios, equity positions that are not actively traded, and securities financing activities, do not meet the definition of a covered position. The MRM is responsible for identifying our portfolios as either covered or non-covered. The Covered Position Working Group develops the final list of covered positions, and a summary is provided to the Market Risk Committee.

Our significant portfolios of covered positions are detailed below. We analyze market risk by portfolios of covered positions, and do not separately measure and monitor our portfolios by risk type. The descriptions below incorporate the respective risk types associated with each of these portfolios.

 

Fixed income includes those instruments associated with our capital markets business and the trading of securities as a dealer. These instruments may include positions in municipal bonds, bonds backed by the U.S. government, agency and corporate bonds, certain mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, money markets, and certain CMOs. The activities and instruments within the fixed income portfolio create exposures to interest rate and credit spread risks.

 

Interest rate derivatives include interest rate swaps, caps, and floors, which are transacted primarily to accommodate the needs of commercial loan clients. In addition, we enter into interest rate derivatives to offset or mitigate the interest rate risk related to the client positions. The activities within this portfolio create exposures to interest rate risk.

 

Credit derivatives generally include credit default swap indexes, which are used to manage the credit risk exposure associated with anticipated sales of certain commercial real estate loans. The transactions within the credit derivatives portfolio result in exposure to counterparty credit risk and market risk.

VaR and stressed VaR.VaR is the estimate of the maximum amount of loss on an instrument or portfolio due to adverse market conditions during a given time interval within a stated confidence level. Stressed VaR is used to assess extreme conditions on market risk within our trading portfolios. MRM calculates VaR and stressed VaR on a daily basis, and the results are distributed to appropriate management. VaR and stressed VaR results are also provided to our regulators and utilized in regulatory capital calculations.

We use a historical VaR model to measure the potential adverse effect of changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices, and credit spreads on the fair value of our covered positions. Historical scenarios are customized for specific covered positions, and numerous risk factors are incorporated in the calculation. Additional consideration is given to the risk factors to estimate the exposures that contain optionality features, such as options and cancelable provisions. VaR is calculated using daily observations over a one-year time horizon, and approximates a 95% confidence level. Statistically, this means that we would expect to incur losses greater than VaR, on average, five out of 100 trading days, or three to four times each quarter. We also calculate VaR and stressed VaR at a 99% confidence level.

The VaR model is an effective tool in estimating ranges of possible gains and losses on our covered positions. However, there are limitations inherent in the VaR model since it uses historical results over a given time interval to estimate future performance. Historical results may not be indicative of future results, and changes in the market or composition of our portfolios could have a significant impact on the accuracy of the VaR model. We regularly review and enhance the modeling techniques, inputs and assumptions used. Our market risk policy includes the independent validation of our VaR model by Key’s Risk Management Group on an annual basis. The Model Risk Management Committee oversees the Model Validation Program, and results of validations are discussed with the ERM Committee.

Actual losses for the total covered positions did not exceed aggregate daily VaR on any day during the quarters ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The MRM backtests our VaR model on a daily basis to evaluate its predictive power. The test compares VaR model results at the 99% confidence level to daily held profit and loss. Results of backtesting are provided to the Market Risk Committee. Backtesting exceptions occur when trading losses exceed VaR.

We do not engage in correlation trading, or utilize the internal model approach for measuring default and credit migration risk. Our net VaR approach incorporates diversification, but our VaR calculation does not include the impact of counterparty risk and our own credit spreads on derivatives.

The aggregate VaR at the 99% confidence level for all covered positions was $1.3$1 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and $1.1 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The increasedecrease in aggregate VaR was primarily due to the increaseddecreased exposure in our credit derivative portfolio and the composition of our fixed incomeCMBS portfolio. Figure 30 summarizes our VaR at the 99% confidence level for significant portfolios of covered positions for the three months ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. During this period,these periods, none of our significant portfolios daily trading VaR numbers exceeded their VaR limits or stress VaR limits.

Figure 30. VaR for Significant Portfolios of Covered Positions

 

  2015   2014   2016   2015 
  Three months ended September 30,       Three months ended September 30,       Three months ended March 31,       Three months ended March 31,     

in millions

  High   Low   Mean   September 30,   High   Low   Mean   September 30,   High   Low   Mean   March 31,   High   Low   Mean   March 31, 

Trading account assets:

                                

Fixed income

  $.9   $.3   $.5   $.6   $.7   $.3   $.5   $.4   $.9   $.4   $.6   $.7   $.7   $.2   $.4   $.6 

Derivatives:

                                

Interest rate

  $.1    —     $.1   $.1   $.2   $.1   $.1   $.1   $.1    —     $.1   $.1   $.1    —     $.1   $.1 

Credit

   .4   $.1    .3    .4    .3    .1    .2    .3    .5    —      .3    .1    .4   $.3    .3    .3 

Stressed VaR is calculated using our general VaR results at the 99% confidence level and applying certain assumptions. The aggregate stressed VaR for all covered positions was $3.8$2.4 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and $3.4$3.2 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. Figure 31 summarizes our stressed VaR for significant portfolios of covered positions for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, as used for market risk capital charge calculation purposes.

Figure 31. Stressed VaR for Significant Portfolios of Covered Positions

 

  2015   2014   2016   2015 
  Three months ended September 30,       Three months ended September 30,       Three months ended March 31,       Three months ended March 31,     

in millions

  High   Low   Mean   September 30,   High   Low   Mean   September 30,   High   Low   Mean   March 31,   High   Low   Mean   March 31, 

Trading account assets:

                                

Fixed income

  $2.6   $1.0   $1.6   $1.9   $2.1   $1.0   $1.5   $1.2   $1.8   $.8   $1.4   $1.4   $2.2   $.6   $1.2   $1.8 

Derivatives:

                                

Interest rate

  $.4   $.1   $.2   $.2   $.7   $.2   $.4   $.2   $.2   $.1   $.1   $.2   $.3   $.1   $.2   $.2 

Credit

   1.3    .4    .8    1.3    1.0    .4    .6    1.0    2.6    .1    1.4    .2    1.2    .8    1.0    .9 

Internal capital adequacy assessment.Market risk is a component of our internal capital adequacy assessment. Our risk-weighted assets include a market risk-equivalent asset position, which consists of a VaR component, stressed VaR component, a de minimis exposure amount, and a specific risk add-on, which are added together to arrive at total market risk equivalent assets. Specific risk is the price risk of individual financial instruments, which is not accounted for by changes in broad market risk factors and is measured through a standardized approach. Specific risk calculations are run quarterly by the MRM, and approved by the Chief Market Risk Officer.

Nontrading market risk

Most of our nontrading market risk is derived from interest rate fluctuations and its impacts on our traditional loan and deposit products, as well as investments, hedging relationships, long-term debt, and certain short-term borrowings. Interest rate risk, which is inherent in the banking industry, is measured by the potential for fluctuations in net interest income and the EVE. Such fluctuations may result from changes in interest rates and differences in the repricing and maturity characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We manage the exposure to changes in net interest income and the EVE in accordance with our risk appetite and within Board-approved policy limits.

Interest rate risk positions are influenced by a number of factors including the balance sheet positioning that arises out of consumer preferences for loan and deposit products, economic conditions, the competitive environment within our markets, changes in market interest rates that affect client activity, and our hedging, investing, funding, and capital positions. The primary components of interest rate risk exposure consist of reprice risk, basis risk, yield curve risk, and option risk.

The management of nontrading market risk is centralized within Corporate Treasury. The Risk Committee of our Board provides oversight of nontrading market risk. The ERM Committee and the ALCO review reports on the components of interest rate risk described above as well as sensitivity analyses of these exposures. These committees have various responsibilities related to managing nontrading market risk, including recommending, approving, and monitoring strategies that maintain risk positions within approved tolerance ranges. The Asset Liability ManagementA/LM policy provides the framework for the oversight and management of interest rate risk and is administered by the ALCO. Internal and external emerging issues are monitored on a daily basis. The MRM, as the second line of defense, provides additional oversight.

 

 “Reprice riskis the exposure to changes in interest rates and occurs when the volume of interest-bearing liabilities and the volume of interest-earning assets they fund (e.g., deposits used to fund loans) do not mature or reprice at the same time.

 “Basis risk”is the exposure to asymmetrical changes in interest rate indexes and occurs when floating-rate assets andfloating-rate liabilities reprice at the same time, but in response to different market factors or indexes.

 

 “Yield curve risk” is the exposure to non-parallel changes in the slope of the yield curve (where the yield curve depicts the relationship between the yield on a particular type of security and its term to maturity) and occurs when interest-bearing liabilities and the interest-earning assets that they fund do not price or reprice to the same term point on the yield curve.

 

 “Option risk” is the exposure to a customer or counterparty’s ability to take advantage of the interest rate environment and terminate or reprice one of our assets, liabilities, or off-balance sheet instruments prior to contractual maturity without a penalty. Option risk occurs when exposures to customer and counterparty early withdrawals or prepayments are not mitigated with an offsetting position or appropriate compensation.

Net interest income simulation analysis. The primary tool we use to measure our interest rate risk is simulation analysis. For purposes of this analysis, we estimate our net interest income based on the current and projected composition of our on- andon-and off-balance sheet positions, accounting for recent and anticipated trends in customer activity. The analysis also incorporates assumptions for the current and projected interest rate environments, including a most likely macro-economic scenario. Simulation modeling assumes that residual risk exposures will be managed to within the risk appetite and Board-approved policy limits.

We measure the amount of net interest income at risk by simulating the change in net interest income that would occur if the federal funds target rate were to gradually increase or decrease over the next 12 months, and term rates were to move in a similar direction, although at a slower pace. Our standard rate scenarios encompass a gradual increase or decrease of 200 basis points, but due to the low interest rate environment, we have modified the standard to a gradual decrease of 2550 basis points over twothree months with no change over the following tennine months. After calculating the amount of net interest income at risk to interest rate changes, we compare that amount with the base case of an unchanged interest rate environment. We also perform regular stress tests and sensitivities on the model inputs that could materially change the resulting risk assessments. One set of stress tests and sensitivities assesses the effect of interest rate inputs on simulated exposures. Assessments are performed using different shapes of the yield curve, including steepening or flattening of the yield curve, changes in credit spreads, an immediate parallel change in market interest rates, and changes in the relationship of money market interest rates. Another set of stress tests and sensitivities assesses the effect of loan and deposit assumptions and assumed discretionary strategies on simulated exposures. Assessments are performed on changes to the following assumptions: the pricing of deposits without contractual maturities; changes in lending spreads; prepayments on loans and securities; other loan and deposit balance shifts; investment, funding and hedging activities; and liquidity and capital management strategies.

Simulation analysis produces only a sophisticated estimate of interest rate exposure based on judgments related to assumption inputs into the simulation model. We tailor assumptions to the specific interest rate environment and yield curve shape being modeled, and validate those assumptions on a regular basis. Our simulations are performed with the assumption that interest rate risk positions will be actively managed through the use of on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments to achieve the desired residual risk profile. However, actual results may differ from those derived in simulation analysis due to unanticipated changes to the balance sheet composition, customer behavior, product pricing, market interest rates, investment, funding and hedging activities, and repercussions from unanticipated or unknown events.

Figure 32 presents the results of the simulation analysis at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our simulated exposure to changes in interest rates was moderately asset sensitive, and net interest income would benefit over time from either an increase in short-term or intermediate-term interest rates. Tolerance levels for risk management require the development of remediation plans to maintain residual risk within tolerance if simulation modeling demonstrates that a gradual increase or decrease in short-term interest rates over the next 12 months would adversely affect net interest income over the same period by more than 4%. In December 2015, the Federal Reserve increased the range for the federal funds target rate, which led to an increased modeled exposure to declining interest rates. Subsequent to the Federal Reserve’s action in December, we increased the magnitude of the declining rate scenario to 50 basis points, increasing our overall modeled exposure. The modeled exposure depends on the relationships of interest rates on our interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, notably on instruments that are expected to react to the short end of the yield curve. As shown in Figure 32, we are operating within these levels as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

Figure 32. Simulated Change in Net Interest Income

 

September 30, 2015

      

March 31, 2016

   

Basis point change assumption (short-term rates)

   -25   +200     -50   +200  

Tolerance level

   -4.00  -4.00   -4.00  -4.00
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Interest rate risk assessment

   -.54  2.39   -3.19  2.23
  

 

  

 

 

September 30, 2014

      

March 31, 2015

   

Basis point change assumption (short-term rates)

   -25  +200     -25   +200  

Tolerance level

   -4.00  -4.00   -4.00  -4.00
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Interest rate risk assessment

   -1.04 3.34   -1.11  3.34
  

 

  

 

 

The results of additional sensitivity analysis of alternate interest rate paths and loan and deposit behavior assumptions indicates that net interest income could increase or decrease from the base simulation results presented in Figure 32. Net interest income is highly dependent on the timing, magnitude, frequency, and path of interest rate increases and the associated assumptions for deposit repricing relationships, lending spreads, and the balance behavior of transaction accounts. The unprecedented low level of interest rates increases the uncertainty of assumptions for deposit balance behavior and deposit repricing relationships to market interest rates. Recent balance growth in deposits has caused the uncertainty in assumptions to increase further. Our historical deposit repricing betas in the last rising rate cycle ranged between 50% and 60% for interest-bearing deposits, and we continue to make similar assumptions in our modeling. The sensitivity testing of these assumptions supports our confidence that actual results are likely to be within a 100 basis point range of modeled results.

Key will continue to monitor balance sheet flows and expects the benefit from rising rates to increase modestly prior to any increase in the federal funds rate. Our current interest rate risk position could fluctuate to higher or lower levels of risk depending on the competitive environment and client behavior that may affect the actual volume, mix, maturity, and repricing characteristics of loan and deposit flows. As changes occur to both the configuration of the balance sheet and the outlook for the economy, management proactively evaluates hedging opportunities that may change our interest rate risk profile.

We also conduct simulations that measure the effect of changes in market interest rates in the second and third years of a three-year horizon. These simulations are conducted in a manner similar to those based on a 12-month horizon. To capture longer-term exposures, we calculate exposures to changes of the EVE as discussed in the following section.

Economic value of equity modeling. EVE complements net interest income simulation analysis as it estimates risk exposure beyond 12-, 24-, and 36-month horizons. EVE modeling measures the extent to which the economic values of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments may change in response to fluctuations in interest rates. EVE is calculated by subjecting the balance sheet to an immediate 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates, measuring the resulting change in the values of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments, and comparing those amounts with the base case of an unchangedthe current interest rate environment. Because the calculation of EVE under an immediate 200 basis point decrease in interest rates in the current low rate environment results in certain interest rates declining to zero and a less than 200 basis point decrease in certain yield curve term points, we have modified the standard declining rate scenario to an immediate 100 basis point decrease. This analysis is highly dependent upon assumptions applied to assets and liabilities with non-contractual maturities. Those assumptions are based on historical behaviors, as well as our expectations. We develop remediation plans that would maintain residual risk within tolerance if this analysis indicates that our EVE will decrease by more than 15% in response to an immediate increase or decrease in interest rates. We are operating within these guidelines as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

Management of interest rate exposure. We use the results of our various interest rate risk analyses to formulate A/LM strategies to achieve the desired risk profile while managing to our objectives for capital adequacy and liquidity risk exposures. Specifically, we manage interest rate risk positions by purchasing securities, issuing term debt with floating or fixed interest rates, and using derivatives — predominantly in the form of interest rate swaps, which modify the interest rate characteristics of certain assets and liabilities.

Figure 33 shows all swap positions that we hold for A/LM purposes. These positions are used to convert the contractual interest rate index of agreed-upon amounts of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index. For example, fixed-rate debt is converted to a floating rate through a “receive fixed/pay variable” interest rate swap. The volume, maturity and mix of portfolio swaps change frequently as we adjust our broader A/LM objectives and the balance sheet positions to be hedged. For more information about how we use interest rate swaps to manage our risk profile, see Note 7 (“Derivatives and Hedging Activities”).

Figure 33. Portfolio Swaps by Interest Rate Risk Management Strategy

 

  March 31, 2016       
  September 30, 2015               Weighted-Average March 31, 2015 
        Weighted-Average September 30, 2014   Notional   Fair Maturity   Receive Pay Notional   Fair 

dollars in millions

  Notional
Amount
   Fair
Value
 Maturity
(Years)
   Receive
Rate
 Pay
Rate
 Notional
Amount
   Fair
Value
   Amount   Value (Years)   Rate Rate Amount   Value 

Receive fixed/pay variable — conventional A/LM(a)

  $10,705   $74   2.5    1.0  .2 $9,300   $(10  $13,530   $115   2.4    1.0  .4 $10,475   $28 

Receive fixed/pay variable — conventional debt

   7,004    275   3.8    2.0   .2  4,434    180    7,491    303   3.4    1.7   .5  6,054    250 

Pay fixed/receive variable — conventional debt

   50    (8  12.8    .3   3.6  50    (4   50    (10  12.3    .6   3.6  50    (8
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total portfolio swaps

  $17,759   $341 (b)   3.0    1.4  .2 $13,784   $166 (b)   $21,071   $408(b)   2.8    1.3  .5 $16,579   $270(b) 
  

 

   

 

      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

      

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Portfolio swaps designated as A/LM are used to manage interest rate risk tied to both assets and liabilities.
(b)Excludes accrued interest of $45 million and $28$36 million for September 30,at March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, respectively.

Liquidity risk management

Liquidity risk, which is inherent in the banking industry, is measured by our ability to accommodate liability maturities and deposit withdrawals, meet contractual obligations, and fund new business opportunities at a reasonable cost, in a timely manner, and without adverse consequences. Liquidity management involves maintaining sufficient and diverse sources of funding to accommodate planned, as well as unanticipated, changes in assets and liabilities under both normal and adverse conditions.

Governance structure

We manage liquidity for all of our affiliates on an integrated basis. This approach considers the unique funding sources available to each entity, as well as each entity’s capacity to manage through adverse conditions. The approach also recognizes that adverse market conditions or other events that could negatively affect the availability or cost of liquidity will affect the access of all affiliates to sufficient wholesale funding.

The management of consolidated liquidity risk is centralized within Corporate Treasury. Oversight and governance is provided by the Board, the ERM Committee, the ALCO, and the Chief Risk Officer. The Asset Liability Management Policy provides the framework for the oversight and management of liquidity risk and is administered by the ALCO. The MRM, as the second line of defense, provides additional oversight. Our current liquidity risk management practices are in compliance with the Federal Reserve Board’s Enhanced Prudential Standards.Standards and the OCC’s Heightened Standards for Large Insured National Banks.

These committees regularly review liquidity and funding summaries, liquidity trends, peer comparisons, variance analyses, liquidity projections, hypothetical funding erosion stress tests, and goal tracking reports. The reviews generate a discussion of positions, trends, and directives on liquidity risk and shape a number of our decisions. When liquidity pressure is elevated, positions are monitored more closely and reporting is more intensive. To ensure that emerging issues are identified, we also communicate with individuals inside and outside of the company on a daily basis.

Factors affecting liquidity

Our liquidity could be adversely affected by both direct and indirect events. An example of a direct event would be a downgrade in our public credit ratings by a rating agency. Examples of indirect events (events unrelated to us) that could impair our access to liquidity would be an act of terrorism or war, natural disasters, political events, or the default or bankruptcy of a major corporation, mutual fund or hedge fund. Similarly, market speculation, or rumors about us or the banking industry in general, may adversely affect the cost and availability of normal funding sources.

Following our announced acquisition of First Niagara in October 2015, S&P and Fitch affirmed Key’s ratings but changed the outlook to negative. Moody’s placed Key’s ratings under review for downgrade. The Moody’s review could be outstanding beyond the targeted merger completion date.

Our credit ratings at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, are shown in Figure 34. We believe these credit ratings, under normal conditions in the capital markets, will enable KeyCorp or KeyBank to issue fixed income securities to investors.

Figure 34. Credit Ratings

 

September 30, 2015

SeniorSubordinatedSeries A
  Short-Term
Borrowings
   Long-Term
Deposits
   Senior
Long-Term
Debt
   Subordinated
Long-Term
Debt
   Capital
Securities
   Series A
Preferred

March 31, 2016

BorrowingsDepositsDebtDebtSecuritiesStock 

KEYCORP (THE PARENT COMPANY)

            

Standard & Poor’s

   A-2     N/A     BBB+     BBB     BB+     BB+  

Moody’s

   P-2     N/A     Baa1     Baa1     Baa2     Baa3  

Fitch

   F1     N/A     A-     BBB+     BB+     BB  

DBRS

   R-2(high)     N/A     BBB(high)     BBB     BBB     N/A  

KEYBANK

            

Standard & Poor’s

   A-2     N/A     A-     BBB+     N/A     N/A  

Moody’s

   P-1     Aa3     A3     Baa1     N/A     N/A  

Fitch

   F1     A     A-     BBB+     N/A     N/A  

DBRS

   R-1(low)     A(low)     A(low)     BBB(high)     N/A     N/A  

Managing liquidity risk

Most of our liquidity risk is derived from our lending activities, which inherently places funds into illiquid assets. Liquidity risk is also derived from our deposit gathering activities and the ability of our customers to withdraw funds that do not have a stated maturity or to withdraw funds before their contractual maturity. The assessments of liquidity risk are measured under the assumption of normal operating conditions as well as under a stressed environment. We manage these exposures in accordance with our risk appetite, and within Board-approved policy limits.

We regularly monitor our liquidity position and funding sources and measure our capacity to obtain funds in a variety of hypothetical scenarios in an effort to maintain an appropriate mix of available and affordable funding. In the normal course of business, we perform a monthly hypothetical funding erosion stress test for both KeyCorp and KeyBank. In a “heightened monitoring mode,” we may conduct the hypothetical funding erosion stress tests more frequently, and use assumptions to reflect the changed market environment. Our testing incorporates estimates for loan and deposit lives based on our historical studies. ErosionHypothetical erosion stress tests analyze potential liquidity scenarios under various funding constraints and time periods. Ultimately, they determine the periodic effects that major direct and indirect events would have on our access to funding markets and our ability to fund our normal operations. To compensate for the effect of these assumed liquidity pressures, we consider alternative sources of liquidity and maturities over different time periods to project how funding needs would be managed.

We maintain a Contingency Funding Plan that outlines the process for addressing a liquidity crisis. The plan provides for an evaluation of funding sources under various market conditions. It also assigns specific roles and responsibilities for managing liquidity through a problem period. As part of the plan, we maintain on-balance sheet liquid reserves referred to as our liquid asset portfolio, which consists of high quality liquid assets. During a problem period, that reserve could be used as a source of funding to provide time to develop and execute a longer-term strategy. The liquid asset portfolio at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, totaled $14.7$18.8 billion, consisting of $12.8$13.4 billion of unpledged securities, $640$555 million of securities available for secured funding at the FHLB, and $1.3$4.9 billion of net balances of federal funds sold and balances in our Federal Reserve account. The liquid asset portfolio can fluctuate due to excess liquidity, heightened risk, or prefunding of expected outflows, such as debt maturities. Additionally, as of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our unused borrowing capacity secured by loan collateral was $19.5$14.6 billion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and $2.9$3 billion at the FHLB. During the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, Key’s outstanding FHLB advances were reduced by $12$23 million due to repayments.

Final U.S. liquidity coverage ratio

Under the Liquidity Coverage Rules, we will beare required to calculate the Modified LCR.LCR for Key. Implementation for Modified LCR banking organizations, like Key, will beginbegan on January 1, 2016, with a minimum requirement of 90% coverage, reaching 100% coverage by January 1, 2017. For the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, our estimated Modified LCR was above 100%. In the future, we may change the composition of our investment portfolio, increase the size of the overall investment portfolio, and modify product offerings to enhance or optimize our liquidity position.

Additional information about the Liquidity Coverage Ratio is included in the “Supervision and Regulation”regulation” section under the heading “U.S. implementation“Liquidity coverage ratio” in Item 2 of the Basel III liquidity framework” beginning on page 12 of our 2014 Form 10-K.this report.

Long-term liquidity strategy

Our long-term liquidity strategy is to be predominantly funded by core deposits. However, we may use wholesale funds to sustain an adequate liquid asset portfolio, meet daily cash demands, and allow management flexibility to execute business initiatives. Key’s client-based relationship strategy provides for a strong core deposit base that, in conjunction with intermediate and long-term wholesale funds managed to a diversified maturity structure and investor base, supports our liquidity risk management strategy. We use the loan-to-deposit ratio as a metric to monitor these strategies. Our target loan-to-deposit ratio is 90-100% (at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, our loan-to-deposit ratio was 89%86%), which we calculate as total loans, loans held for sale, and nonsecuritized discontinued loans divided by domestictotal deposits.

Sources of liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity include customer deposits, wholesale funding, and liquid assets. If the cash flows needed to support operating and investing activities are not satisfied by deposit balances, we rely on wholesale funding or on-balance sheet liquid reserves. Conversely, excess cash generated by operating, investing, and deposit-gathering activities may be used to repay outstanding debt or invest in liquid assets.

Liquidity programs

We have several liquidity programs, which are described in Note 18 (“Long-Term Debt”) beginning on page 202208 of our 20142015 Form 10-K, that are designed to enable the parent companyKeyCorp and KeyBank to raise funds in the public and private debt markets. The proceeds from most of these programs can be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. These liquidity programs are reviewed from time to time by the Board and are renewed and replaced as necessary. There are no restrictive financial covenants in any of these programs.

On September 15, 2015, under its Medium-Term Note Program, KeyCorpMarch 8, 2016, KeyBank issued $1 billion of 2.90%2.35% Senior Medium-TermBank Notes due September 15, 2020.

On September 29, 2015, we updated the KeyBankMarch 8, 2019, under its Global Bank Note Program. This program has $20 billion authorized for issuance, separate from the $20 billion authorized for the 2012 program. There will be no additional notes issued under the 2012 program.

Liquidity for KeyCorp

The primary source of liquidity for KeyCorp is from subsidiary dividends, primarily from KeyBank. KeyCorp has sufficient liquidity when it can service its debt; support customary corporate operations and activities (including acquisitions); support occasional guarantees of subsidiaries’ obligations in transactions with third parties at a reasonable cost, in a timely manner, and without adverse consequences; and pay dividends to shareholders.

We use a parent cash coverage months metric as the primary measure to assess parent company liquidity. The parent cash coverage months metric measures the months into the future where projected obligations can be met with the current amount of liquidity. We generally issue term debt to supplement dividends from KeyBank to manage our liquidity position at or above our targeted levels. The parent company generally maintains cash and short-term investments in an amount sufficient to meet projected debt maturities over at least the next 24 months. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, KeyCorp held $2.7$2.8 billion in short-term investments, which we projected to be sufficient to meet our projected obligations, including the repayment of our maturing debt obligations for the periods prescribed by our risk tolerance.

Typically, KeyCorp meets its liquidity requirements through regular dividends from KeyBank, supplemented with term debt. Federal banking law limits the amount of capital distributions that a bank can make to its holding company without prior regulatory approval. A national bank’s dividend-paying capacity is affected by several factors, including net profits (as defined by statute) for the two previous calendar years and for the current year, up to the date of dividend declaration. During the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, KeyBank paid KeyCorp $250 million in dividends; nonbank subsidiaries did not pay any cash dividends or noncash dividends to KeyCorp. KeyCorp did not make any capital infusions to KeyBank during the third quarter of 2015. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, KeyBank had $903 million ofregulatory capacity to pay $513 million in dividends to KeyCorp without prior regulatory approval.

Our liquidity position and recent activity

Over the past quarter, our liquid asset portfolio, which includes overnight and short-term investments, as well as unencumbered, high quality liquid securities held as protection against a range of potential liquidity stress scenarios, has decreasedincreased as a result of an increase in unpledged securities and net customer loan and deposit flows and offset by an increase in unpledged securities.flows. The liquid asset portfolio continues to exceed the amount that we estimate would be necessary to manage through an adverse liquidity event by providing sufficient time to develop and execute a longer-term solution.

From time to time, KeyCorp or KeyBank may seek to retire, repurchase, or exchange outstanding debt, capital securities, preferred shares, or common shares through cash purchase, privately negotiated transactions or other means. Additional

information on repurchases of common shares by KeyCorp is included in Part II Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of this report and in Part II, Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities on page 3032 of our 20142015 Form 10-K. Such transactions depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and capital requirements, contractual restrictions, regulatory requirements, and other factors. The amounts involved may be material, individually or collectively.

We generate cash flows from operations and from investing and financing activities. We have approximately $204$200 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments in international tax jurisdictions as of September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. As we consider alternative long-term strategic and liquidity plans, opportunities to repatriate these amounts would result in approximately $3 million in taxes to be paid. We have included the appropriate amount as a deferred tax liability at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) summarize our sources and uses of cash by type of activity for the nine-monththree-month periods ended September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Credit risk management

Credit risk is the risk of loss to us arising from an obligor’s inability or failure to meet contractual payment or performance terms. Like other financial services institutions, we make loans, extend credit, purchase securities, and enter into financial derivative contracts, all of which have related credit risk.

Credit policy, approval, and evaluation

We manage credit risk exposure through a multifaceted program. The Credit Risk Committee approves bothand the Commercial Credit Policy Committee approve retail and commercial credit policies. These policies are communicated throughout the organization to foster a consistent approach to granting credit.

Our credit risk management team is responsible for credit approval, is independent ofand individuals within our lines of business and consists of senior officers who have extensive experience in structuring and approving loans. Onlyto whom credit risk management membershas delegated authority are responsible for credit approval. Individuals with assigned credit authority are authorized to grant significant exceptions to credit policies. It is not unusual to make exceptions to established policies when mitigating circumstances dictate, but most major lending units havehowever, a corporate level tolerance has been assigned specific thresholdsestablished to keep exceptions at an acceptable level based upon portfolio and economic considerations.

Most extensions of credit are subject to loan grading or scoring. Loan grades are assigned to commercial loans at the time of origination, verified by the credit risk management team and periodically reevaluated thereafter. Most extensions of credit are subject to loan grading or scoring. This risk rating methodology blends our judgment with quantitative modeling. Commercial loans generally are assigned two internal risk ratings. The first rating reflects the probability that the borrower will default on an obligation; the second rating reflects expected recoveryloss rates on the credit facility. Default probability is determined based on, among other factors, the financial strength of the borrower, an assessment of the borrower’s management, the borrower’s competitive position within its industry sector, and our view of industry risk within the context of the general economic outlook. Types of exposure, transaction structure and collateral, including credit risk mitigants, affect the expected recoveryloss assessment.

Our credit risk management team uses risk models to evaluate consumer loans. These models, known as scorecards, forecast the probability of serious delinquency and default for an applicant. The scorecards are embedded in the application processing system, which allows for real-time scoring and automated decisions for many of our products. We periodically validate the loan grading and scoring processes.

We maintain an active concentration management program to mitigate concentration risk in our credit portfolios. For individual obligors,aggregate credit relationships, we employ a sliding scale of exposure, known as hold limits, which is dictated by the type of loan and strength of the borrower. Our legal lending limit is approximately $1.6 billion for any individual borrower.aggregate credit relationship. However, internal hold limits generally restrict the largest exposures to less than 20% of that amount. As of September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we had eightfive client relationships with loan commitments net of credit default swaps of more than $200 million. The average amount outstanding on these eightfive individual net obligor commitments was $45$74 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. In general, our philosophy is to maintain a diverse portfolio with regard to credit exposures.

We actively manage the overall loan portfolio in a manner consistent with asset quality objectives and concentration risk tolerances to mitigate portfolio credit risk. We utilize credit default swaps on a limited basis to transfer a portion of the credit risk associated with a particular extension of credit to a third party. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we used credit default swaps with a notional amount of $357$297 million to manage the credit risk associated with specific commercial lending obligations. We may also sell credit derivatives — primarily single name credit default swaps — to offset our purchased credit default swap position prior to maturity. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, we did not have any sold credit default swaps outstanding.

Credit default swaps are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Related gains or losses, as well as the premium paid or received for credit protection, are included in the “corporate services income” and “other income” components of noninterest income.

Allowance for loan and lease losses

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the ALLL was $790$826 million, or 1.31%1.37% of period-end loans, compared to $794$796 million, or 1.38%1.33%, at December 31, 2014, and $8042015, or $794 million, or 1.43%1.37%, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The allowance includes $36$54 million that was specifically allocated for impaired loans of $318$607 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to $40$35 million that was specifically allocated for impaired loans of $302$308 million at December 31, 2014,2015, and $38$49 million that was specifically allocated for impaired loans of $299$338 million at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. For more information about impaired loans, see Note 4 (“Asset Quality”). At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the ALLL was 197.5%122.2% of nonperforming loans, compared to 190.0%205.7% at December 31, 2014,2015, and 200.5%181.7% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Selected asset quality statistics for each of the past five quarters are presented in Figure 35. The factors that drive these statistics are discussed in the remainder of this section.

Figure 35. Selected Asset Quality Statistics from Continuing Operations

 

  2015 2014   2016 2015 

dollars in millions

  Third Second First Fourth Third   First Fourth Third Second First 

Net loan charge-offs

  $41  $36  $28  $32  $31   $46  $37  $41  $36  $28 

Net loan charge-offs to average total loans

   .27  .25  .20 .22 .22   .31 .25 .27 .25 .20

Allowance for loan and lease losses

  $790  $796  $794  $794  $804   $826  $796  $790  $796  $794 

Allowance for credit losses (a)

   844   841   835  829  839    895  852  844  841  835 

Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans

   1.31  1.37  1.37 1.38 1.43   1.37 1.33 1.31 1.37 1.37

Allowance for credit losses to period-end loans

   1.40   1.44   1.44  1.44  1.49    1.48  1.42  1.40  1.44  1.44 

Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans

   197.5   190.0   181.7  190.0  200.5    122.2  205.7  197.5  190.0  181.7 

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans

   211.0   200.7   191.1  198.3  209.2    132.4  220.2  211.0  200.7  191.1 

Nonperforming loans at period end (b)

  $400  $419  $437  $418  $401   $676  $387  $400  $419  $437 

Nonperforming assets at period end

   417   440   457  436  418    692  403  417  440  457 

Nonperforming loans to period-end portfolio loans

   .67  .72  .75 .73 .71   1.12 .65 .67 .72 .75

Nonperforming assets to period-end portfolio loans plus

            

OREO and other nonperforming assets

   .69   .75   .79  .76  .74    1.14  .67  .69  .75  .79 

 

(a)Includes the ALLL plus the liability for credit losses on lending-related unfunded commitments.
(b)Loan balances exclude $12$11 million, $11 million, $12 million, $12 million, $13 million, and $14$12 million of PCI loans at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.

We estimate the appropriate level of the ALLL on at least a quarterly basis. The methodology used is described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 117122 of our 20142015 Form 10-K. Briefly, our general allowance applies expected loss rates to existing loans with similar risk characteristics. We exercise judgment to assess any adjustment to the expected loss rates for the impact of factors such as changes in economic conditions, lending policies including underwriting standards, and the level of credit risk associated with specific industries and markets.

In the third quarter of 2015, we enhanced the approach used to determine the commercial reserve factors used in estimating the quantitative component of the commercial ALLL. In addition, we began utilizing an enhanced framework to quantify commercial ALLL adjustments resulting from qualitative factors not fully captured within the statistical analysis of incurred loss. The enhancements of the methodology are described in Note 1 (“Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.” As a result of the methodology enhancements, the current quarter ALLL within each commercial portfolio and the current quarter provision for credit losses within each business segment has increased or decreased accordingly. The impact of the increases and decreases in the commercial portfolio ALLL and the business segment provision for credit losses was not significant.

For all commercial and consumer loan TDRs, regardless of size, as well as impaired commercial loans with an outstanding balance of $2.5 million or greater, we conduct further analysis to determine the probable loss content and assign a specific allowance to the loan if deemed appropriate. We estimate the extent of the individual impairment for commercial loans and TDRs by comparing the recorded investment of the loan with the estimated present value of its future cash flows, the fair value of its underlying collateral, or the loan’s observable market price. Secured consumer loan TDRs that are discharged through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not formally re-affirmed are adjusted to reflect the fair value of the underlying collateral, less costs to sell. Other consumer loan TDRs are combined in homogenous pools and assigned a specific allocation based on the estimated present value of future cash flows using the effective interest rate. A specific allowance also may be assigned — even when sources of repayment appear sufficient — if we remain uncertain about whether the loan will be repaid in full. On at least a quarterly basis, we evaluate the appropriateness of our loss estimation methods to reduce differences between estimated incurred losses and actual losses. The ALLL at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, represents our best estimate of the probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at that date.

As shown in Figure 36, our ALLL decreasedfrom continuing operations increased by $14$32 million, or 1.7%4%, during the past 12 months,since March 31, 2015. Our allowance applies expected loss rates to our existing loans with similar risk characteristics as well as any adjustments to reflect our current assessment of qualitative factors, such as changes in economic conditions, underwriting standards, and concentrations of credit. Our commercial ALLL increased by $42 million, or 6.6%, since March 31, 2015, primarily because of loan growth and increased incurred loss estimates. The increase in these incurred loss estimates during 2015 and into 2016 was primarily due to the continued decline in oil and gas prices since 2014. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease in our consumer ALLL of $10 million, or 6.3%, since March 31, 2015. Our consumer ALLL decrease was primarily due to continued improvement in credit metrics, such as delinquency, average credit bureau score, and loan to value, which have decreased expected loss rates since 2014. The continued improvement in the consumer portfolio credit quality of our loan portfolios. Our delinquency trends have declined during the past 12 monthsmetrics since 2014 was primarily due to a modest levelcontinued improved credit quality and benefits of loan growth, relatively stable economic conditions, and continued run-off in our exit loan portfolio reflecting our effort to maintain a moderate enterprise risk tolerance.conditions. Our liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments increased by $19$28 million to $54$69 million at September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016. When combined with our ALLL, our total allowance for credit losses represented 1.40%1.48% of period-end loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to 1.44%1.42% at December 31, 2014,2015, and 1.49%1.44% at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Figure 36. Allocation of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 March 31, 2015 
   Percent of Percent of   Percent of Percent of   Percent of Percent of 
 September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 September 30, 2014    Allowance to Loan Type to   Allowance to Loan Type to   Allowance to Loan Type to 

dollars in millions

 Amount Percent of
Allowance to
Total
Allowance
 Percent of
Loan Type to
Total Loans
 Amount Percent of
Allowance to
Total
Allowance
 Percent of
Loan Type to
Total Loans
 Amount Percent of
Allowance to
Total
Allowance
 Percent of
Loan Type to
Total Loans
  Amount Total Allowance Total Loans Amount Total Allowance Total Loans Amount Total Allowance Total Loans 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 $438   55.4   51.8  $391  49.2  48.8  $386  48.0  47.5  $477   57.8  52.9 $450  56.5 52.2 $405  51.0 49.6

Commercial real estate:

                  

Commercial mortgage

  139   17.6   13.6  148  18.7  14.0  159  19.8  14.7   135   16.3   13.8  134  16.8  13.3  148  18.7  14.1 

Construction

  25   3.2   1.8  28  3.5  1.9  28  3.5  1.9   23   2.8   1.4  25  3.2  1.7  28  3.5  2.0 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans

  164   20.8   15.4  176  22.2  15.9  187  23.3  16.6   158   19.1   15.2  159  20.0  15.0  176  22.2  16.1 

Commercial lease financing

  45   5.7   6.5  56  7.1  7.4  55  6.8  7.4   43   5.2   6.5  47  5.9  6.7  55  6.9  7.0 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

  647   81.9   73.7  623  78.5  72.1  628  78.1  71.5   678   82.1   74.6  656  82.4  73.9  636  80.1  72.7 

Real estate — residential mortgage

  19   2.4   3.7  23  2.9  3.9  22  2.7  3.9   20   2.4   3.7  18  2.3  3.7  21  2.7  3.8 

Home equity:

         

Community Banking

  54   6.8   17.1  66  8.3  18.1  71  8.8  18.5 

Other

  4   .5   .4  5  .6  .5  6  .8  .5 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

  58   7.3   17.5  71  8.9  18.6  77  9.6  19.0 

Consumer other — Community Banking

  20   2.5   2.7  22  2.8  2.7  24  3.0  2.7 

Home equity loans

  64   7.7   16.8  57  7.2  17.3  63  7.9  18.2 

Consumer direct loans

  20   2.4   2.6  20  2.5  2.7  21  2.7  2.7 

Credit cards

  32   4.1   1.3  33  4.1  1.3  32  4.0  1.3   31   3.8   1.3  32  4.0  1.3  32  4.0  1.3 

Consumer other:

         

Marine

  13   1.7   1.0  21  2.7  1.3  19  2.4  1.5 

Other

  1   .1   .1  1  .1  .1  2  .2  .1 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

  14   1.8   1.1  22  2.8  1.4  21  2.6  1.6 

Consumer indirect loans

  13   1.6   1.0  13  1.6  1.1  21  2.6  1.3 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

  143   18.1   26.3  171  21.5  27.9  176  21.9  28.5   148   17.9   25.4  140  17.6  26.1  158  19.9  27.3 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total loans(a)

 $790   100.0   100.0  $794  100.0  100.0  $804  100.0  100.0  $826   100.0  100.0 $796  100.0 100.0 $794  100.0 100.0
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Excludes allocations of the ALLL related to the discontinued operations of the education lending business in the amount of $23$24 million, $29$28 million, and $31$25 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, December 31, 2014,2015, and September 30, 2014,March 31, 2015, respectively.

Our provision for credit losses was $45$89 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2015,2016, compared to $19$35 million for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2015. The increase in our provision is primarily due to the growth in our loan portfolio over the past twelve months, as well as lower recoveries in the third quarterfirst three months of 20152016, and increased charge-offs, primarily in the oil and gas portfolio, compared to the same period one year ago.first three months of 2015. We continue to reduce our exposure in our higher-risk businesses, including the residential properties portion of our construction loan portfolio, Marine/marine/RV financing, and other selected leasing portfolios through the sale of certain loans, payments from borrowers, or net loan charge-offs.

CreditAsset quality on our oil and gas loan portfolio, which represents approximately 2% of total loans at September 30,March 31, 2016, was the main driver of negative credit migration in our loan portfolio. The credit migration in the oil and gas portfolio was primarily due to new regulatory guidance that came out late in the first quarter of 2016. As a result of the credit migration, the oil and gas portfolio represented approximately 90% of the $289 million increase in nonperforming loans since December 31, 2015. Our reserve for credit losses allocated to our oil and gas loan exposure was 8% of the total oil and gas loan portfolio at March 31, 2016, up from 6% at December 31, 2015, remains solid, with net loan charge-offs lower than those on our overall portfolio. Our ALLL reflectsand reflected the estimated impact of current oil prices at September 30, 2015.that date.

The provision for credit losses and allowance for credit losses reflect the most recent review under the Shared National Credit Program, which did not have a material impact on our overall allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2015.

Net loan charge-offs

Net loan charge-offs for the thirdfirst quarter of 20152016 totaled $41$46 million, or .27%.31% of average loans, compared to net loan charge-offs of $31$28 million, or .22%.20%, for the same period last year. Figure 37 shows the trend in our net loan charge-offs by loan type, while the composition of loan charge-offs and recoveries by type of loan is presented in Figure 38.

Over the past 12 months, net loan charge-offs increased $10$18 million. This increase is attributable to the growth in our loan portfolio and lower levels of recoveries coupled with higher levels of charge-offs over the same period. As shown in Figure 40, our exit loan portfolio did not contribute any net loan charge-offs for the third quartercontributed a total of 2015, compared to $4 million in net loan charge-offs for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014.2016, compared to $3 million in net loan charge-offs for the first quarter of 2015. The decreaseincrease in net loan charge-offs in our exit loan portfolio for the third quarter of 2015 was primarily driven by net recoveries in our commercial exit loan portfolio and lowerhigher levels of net loan charge-offs in our consumercommercial exit loan portfolios.portfolio.

Figure 37. Net Loan Charge-offs from Continuing Operations(a)

 

  2015 2014   2016 2015 

dollars in millions

  Third Second First Fourth Third   First Fourth Third Second First 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

  $24  $15  $7  $4  $6   $23  $15  $24  $15  $7 

Real estate — Commercial mortgage

   —     —     —    3  (2   (1 (2  —     —     —   

Real estate — Construction

   —     (1  1   —    1    (1  —     —    (1 1 

Commercial lease financing

   —     —     (2 2  (1   3  6   —     —    (2
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

   24   14   6  9  4    24  19  24  14  6 

Home equity — Key Community Bank

   4   7   5  6  6 

Home equity — Other

   (1  1   —     —    1 

Real estate — Residential mortgage

   —     —    1   —    2 

Home equity loans

   7  5  3  8  5 

Consumer direct loans

   5  5  5  4  4 

Credit cards

   6   7   8  7  9    7  7  6  7  8 

Marine

   3   3   2  3  2 

Other

   5   4   7  7  9 

Consumer indirect loans

   3  1  2  3  3 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

   17   22   22  23  27    22  18  17  22  22 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total net loan charge-offs

  $41  $36  $28  $32  $31   $46  $37  $41  $36  $28 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net loan charge-offs to average loans

   .27   .25   .20  .22  .22    .31 .25 .27 .25 .20

Net loan charge-offs from discontinued operations — education lending business

  $7  $2  $6  $8  $7   $6  $7  $7  $2  $6 

 

(a)Credit amounts indicate that recoveries exceeded charge-offs.

Figure 38. Summary of Loan and Lease Loss Experience from Continuing Operations

 

  Three months ended
September 30,
 Nine months ended
September 30,
   Three months ended March 31, 

dollars in millions

  2015 2014 2015 2014   2016 2015 

Average loans outstanding

  $59,281  $55,796  $58,263  $55,388   $60,156  $57,512 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses at beginning of period

  $796  $814  $794  $848   $796  $794 

Loans charged off:

        

Commercial, financial and agricultural (a)

   26  12   59  35 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   26  12 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   —     —     2  3    1  2 

Real estate — construction

   —    2   1  4    —    1 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans (b)

   —    2   3  7 

Total commercial real estate loans (a)

   1  3 

Commercial lease financing

   2  1   5  6    3  2 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

   28  15   67  48 

Total commercial loans (b)

   30  17 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   1  2   4  7    2  2 

Home equity:

     

Key Community Bank

   6  9   21  29 

Other

   1  2   4  8 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

   7  11   25  37 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   6  7   18  23 

Home equity loans

   10  8 

Consumer direct loans

   6  6 

Credit cards

   7  9   23  27    8  8 

Consumer other:

     

Marine

   4  4   14  18 

Other

   —    1   1  2 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

   4  5   15  20 

Consumer indirect loans

   4  6 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

   25  34   85  114    30  30 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total loans charged off

   53  49   152  162    60  47 

Recoveries:

        

Commercial, financial and agricultural (a)

   2  6   13  27 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

   3  5 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   —    2   2  4    2  2 

Real estate — construction

   —    1   1  16    1   —   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans (b)

   —    3   3  20 

Total commercial real estate loans (a)

   3  2 

Commercial lease financing

   2  2   7  8    —    4 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

   4  11   23  55 

Total commercial loans (b)

   6  11 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   —     —     1  2    2   —   

Home equity:

     

Key Community Bank

   2  3   5  7 

Other

   2  1   4  4 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

   4  4   9  11 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   1  1   5  4 

Home equity loans

   3  3 

Consumer direct loans

   1  2 

Credit cards

   1   —     2  1    1   —   

Consumer other:

     

Marine

   1  2   6  7 

Other

   1   —     1  1 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

   2  2   7  8 

Consumer indirect loans

   1  3 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

   8  7   24  26    8  8 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total recoveries

   12  18   47  81    14  19 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net loan charge-offs

   (41 (31  (105 (81   (46 (28

Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses

   36  21   102  37    76  29 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   (1  —     (1      —    (1
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses at end of period

  $790  $804  $790  $804   $826  $794 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments at beginning of period

  $45  $37  $35  $37   $56  $35 

Provision (credit) for losses on lending-related commitments

   9  (2  19  (2   13  6 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments at end of period (c)

  $54  $35  $54  $35   $69  $41 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total allowance for credit losses at end of period

  $844  $839  $844  $839   $895  $835 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net loan charge-offs to average total loans

   .27  .22   .24  .20    .31 .20

Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans

   1.31  1.43   1.31  1.43    1.37  1.37 

Allowance for credit losses to period-end loans

   1.40  1.49   1.40  1.49    1.48  1.44 

Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans

   197.5  200.5   197.5  200.5    122.2  181.7 

Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans

   211.0  209.2   211.0  209.2    132.4  191.1 

Discontinued operations — education lending business:

        

Loans charged off

  $9  $10  $25  $34   $9  $10 

Recoveries

   2  3   10  11    3  4 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net loan charge-offs

  $(7 $(7 $(15 $(23  $(6 $(6
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

(a)See Figure 18 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio.
(b)See Figure 19 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial real estate loan portfolio.
(b)See Figure 18 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial loan portfolio.
(c)Included in “accrued expense and other liabilities” on the balance sheet.

Nonperforming assets

Figure 39 shows the composition of our nonperforming assets. These assets totaled $417$692 million at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and represented .69%1.14% of period-end portfolio loans, OREO and other nonperforming assets, compared to $436$403 million, or .76%.67%, at December 31, 2014,2015, and $418$457 million, or .74%.79%, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. See Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the headings “Nonperforming Loans,” “Impaired Loans,” and “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 116121 of our 20142015 Form 10-K for a summary of our nonaccrual and charge-off policies.

Figure 39. Summary of Nonperforming Assets and Past Due Loans from Continuing Operations

 

  September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30,   March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, 

dollars in millions

  2015 2015 2015 2014 2014   2016 2015 2015 2015 2015 

Commercial, financial and agricultural (a)

  $89  $100  $98  $59  $47   $380  $82  $89  $100  $98 

Real estate — commercial mortgage

   23   26   30  34  41    16  19  23  26  30 

Real estate — construction

   9   12   12  13  14    12  9  9  12  12 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial real estate loans(b)

   32   38   42  47  55 

Total commercial real estate loans(a)

   28  28  32  38  42 

Commercial lease financing

   21   18   20  18  14    11  13  21  18  20 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total commercial loans

   142   156   160  124  116 

Real estate — residential mortgage

   67   67   72  79  81 

Home equity:

      

Key Community Bank

   174   176   182  185  174 

Other

   7   8   9  10  10 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total home equity loans

   181   184   191  195  184 

Consumer other — Key Community Bank

   1   1   2  2  2 

Total commercial loans (b)

   419  123  142  156  160 

Real estate - residential mortgage

   59  64  67  67  72 

Home equity loans

   191  190  181  184  191 

Consumer direct loans

   1  2  1  1  2 

Credit cards

   2   2   2  2  1    2  2  2  2  2 

Consumer other:

      

Marine

   6   8   9  15  16 

Other

   1   1   1  1  1 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer other

   7   9   10  16  17 

Consumer indirect loans

   4  6  7  9  10 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total consumer loans

   258   263   277  294  285    257  264  258  263  277 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total nonperforming loans (c)

   400   419   437  418  401    676  387  400  419  437 

Nonperforming loans held for sale

                

OREO

   17   20   20  18  16    14  14  17  20  20 

Other nonperforming assets

      1        1    2  2   —    1   —   
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

  $417  $440  $457  $436  $418   $692  $403  $417  $440  $457 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more

  $54  $66  $111  $96  $71   $70  $72  $54  $66  $111 

Accruing loans past due 30 through 89 days

   271   181   216  235  340    237  208  271  181  216 

Restructured loans — accruing and nonaccruing (d)

   287   300   268  270  264    283  280  287  300  268 

Restructured loans included in nonperforming loans (d)

   160   170   141  157  137    151  159  160  170  141 

Nonperforming assets from discontinued operations — education lending business

   8   6   8  11  9    6  7  8  6  8 

Nonperforming loans to period-end portfolio loans

   .67   .72   .75  .73  .71    1.12 .65 .67 .72 .75

Nonperforming assets to period-end portfolio loans plus OREO and other nonperforming assets

   .69   .75   .79  .76  .74    1.14  .67  .69  .75  .79 

 

(a)See Figure 18 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial, financial and agricultural loan portfolio.
(b)See Figure 19 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial real estate loan portfolio.
(b)See Figure 18 and the accompanying discussion in the “Loans and loans held for sale” section for more information related to our commercial loan portfolio.
(c)Loan balances exclude $12$11 million, $11 million, $12 million, $12 million, $13 million, and $14$12 million of PCI loans at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.
(d)Restructured loans (i.e., TDRs) are those for which Key, for reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. These concessions are made to improve the collectability of the loan and generally take the form of a reduction of the interest rate, extension of the maturity date or reduction in the principal balance.

As shown in Figure 39, nonperforming assets at September 30, 2015, decreased $1March 31, 2016, increased $235 million from one year ago. Increases in nonperforming assets in the commercial, financial and agricultural portfolio, which were primarily due to the credit migration in the oil and commercial lease financing portfoliosgas portfolio, were partially offset by declines in nonperforming assets in the commercial real estate, consumer lease financing, and consumer loan portfolios. As shown in Figure 40, our exit loan portfolio accounted for $19$14 million, or 5%2%, of our total nonperforming assets at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, compared to $43$32 million, or 10%7%, at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, the approximate carrying amount of our commercial nonperforming loans outstanding represented 74%89% of their contractual amount owed, total nonperforming loans outstanding represented 79%88% of their contractual amount owed, and nonperforming assets in total were carried at 79%88% of their original contractual amount owed. At the same date, OREO and other nonperforming assets represented 74% of its original contractual amount owed.

At September 30,March 31, 2016, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $359 million, representing 54% of total nonperforming loans. At March 31, 2015, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $112$123 million, representing 28% of total nonperforming loans. At September 30, 2014, our 20 largest nonperforming loans totaled $72 million, representing 18% of total nonperforming loans.

Figure 40 shows the composition of our exit loan portfolio at September 30,March 31, 2016, and March 31, 2015, and September 30, 2014, the net loan charge-offs recorded on this portfolio for the third quartersfirst quarter of 20152016 and 2014,the first quarter of 2015, and the nonperforming status of these loans at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015. The exit loan portfolio represented 3% of total loans and loans held for sale at September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, and 4% of total loans at September 30, 2014.March 31, 2015.

Figure 40. Exit Loan Portfolio from Continuing Operations

 

                  Balance on 
  Balance   Change Net Loan Nonperforming 
  Balance
Outstanding
   Change
9-30-15 vs.
 Net Loan
Charge-offs
 Balance on
Nonperforming
Status
   Outstanding   3-31-16 vs. Charge-offs Status 

in millions

  9-30-15   9-30-14   9-30-14 9-30-15 9-30-14 (c) 9-30-15   9-30-14   3-31-16   3-31-15   3-31-15 3-31-16   3-31-15(b) 3-31-16   3-31-15 

Residential properties — homebuilder

  $6   $11   $(5  —    $1  $5   $10    —     $6   $(6  —     $1  $3   $8 

Marine and RV floor plan

   1    7    (6  —     —     —      5    —      6    (6  —      —     —      5 

Commercial lease financing (a)

   798    1,046    (248 $(1 (1  —      1   $743    877    (134 $1    (1  —      —   
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total commercial loans

   805    1,064    (259 (1  —    5    16    743    889    (146  1    —     3    13 

Home equity — Other

   222    283    (61 (1 1  7    10    195    253    (58  1    —     7    9 

Marine

   620    828    (208 3  2  6    16    544    730    (186  2    2   4    9 

RV and other consumer

   44    57    (13 (1 1  1    1    39    50    (11  —      1   —      1 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total consumer loans

   886    1,168    (282 1  4  14    27    778    1,033    (255  3    3   11    19 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 

Total exit loans in loan portfolio

  $1,691   $2,232   $(541  —    $4  $19   $43   $1,521   $1,922   $(401 $4   $3  $14   $32 
  

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

 

Discontinued operations — education lending business (not included in exit loans above) (b)

  $1,891   $2,375   $(484 $7  $7  $8   $9 

Discontinued operations — education lending business (not included in exit loans above)

  $1,760   $2,219   $(459 $6   $6  $6   $8 

 

(a)Includes (1) the business aviation, commercial vehicle, office products, construction, and industrial leases; (2) Canadian lease financing portfolios; (3) European lease financing portfolios; and (4) all remaining balances related to lease in, lease out; sale in, lease out; service contract leases; and qualified technological equipment leases.
(b)Excludes loans held for sale of $169 million at September 30, 2015.
(c)Credit amounts indicate recoveries exceeded charge-offs.

Figure 41 shows the types of activity that caused the change in our nonperforming loans during each of the last five quarters.

Figure 41. Summary of Changes in Nonperforming Loans from Continuing Operations

 

  2015 2014   2016 2015 

in millions

  Third Second First Fourth Third   First Fourth Third Second First 

Balance at beginning of period

  $419  $437  $418  $401  $396   $387  $400  $419  $437  $418 

Loans placed on nonaccrual status

   81   92   123  103  109    406  81  81  92  123 

Charge-offs

   (53  (52  (47 (49 (49   (60 (51 (53 (52 (47

Loans sold

   (2  —     —    (2  —      (11  —    (2  —     —   

Payments

   (16  (25  (9 (17 (13   (8 (21 (16 (25 (9

Transfers to OREO

   (4  (5  (7 (6 (7   (4 (4 (4 (5 (7

Transfers to other nonperforming assets

   —    (1  —     —     —   

Loans returned to accrual status

   (25  (28  (41 (12 (35   (34 (17 (25 (28 (41
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at end of period (a)

  $400  $419  $437  $418  $401   $676  $387  $400  $419  $437 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(a)Loan balances exclude $12$11 million, $11 million, $12 million, $12 million, $13 million, and $14$12 million of PCI loans at March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015, June 30, 2015, and March 31, 2015, December 31, 2014, and September 30, 2014, respectively.

Figure 42 shows the factors that contributed to the change in our OREO during each of the last five quarters.

Figure 42. Summary of Changes in Other Real Estate Owned, Net of Allowance, from Continuing Operations

 

  2015 2014   2016 2015 

in millions

  Third Second First Fourth Third   First Fourth Third Second First 

Balance at beginning of period

  $20  $20  $18  $16  $12   $14  $17  $20  $20  $18 

Properties acquired — nonperforming loans

   4   5   7  6  7    4  4  4  5  7 

Valuation adjustments

   (2  (1  (1 (2 (1   (1 (2 (2 (1 (1

Properties sold

   (5  (4  (4 (2 (2   (3 (5 (5 (4 (4
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $17  $20  $20  $18  $16   $14  $14  $17  $20  $20 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operational and compliance risk management

Like all businesses, we are subject to operational risk, which is the risk of loss resulting from human error or malfeasance, inadequate or failed internal processes and systems, and external events. These events include, among other things, threats to our cybersecurity, as we are reliant upon information systems and the Internet to conduct our business activities.

Operational risk also encompasses compliance risk, which is the risk of loss from violations of, or noncompliance with, laws, rules and regulations, prescribed practices, and ethical standards. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, large financial companies like Key are subject to heightened prudential standards and regulation. This heightened level of regulation has increased our operational risk. We have created work teams to respond to and analyze the regulatory requirements that have been or will be promulgated as a result of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act. Resulting operational risk losses and/or additional regulatory compliance costs could take the form of explicit charges, increased operational costs, harm to our reputation, or foregone opportunities.

We seek to mitigate operational risk through identification and measurement of risk, alignment of business strategies with risk appetite and tolerance, and a system of internal controls and reporting. We continuously strive to strengthen our system of internal controls to improve the oversight of our operational risk and to ensure compliance with laws, rules, and regulations. For example, an operational event database tracks the amounts and sources of operational risk and losses. This tracking mechanism helps to identify weaknesses and to highlight the need to take corrective action. We also rely upon software programs designed to assist in assessing operational risk and monitoring our control processes. This technology has enhanced the reporting of the effectiveness of our controls to senior management and the Board.

The Operational Risk Management Program provides the framework for the structure, governance, roles, and responsibilities, as well as the content, to manage operational risk for Key. The Compliance Risk Committee serves the same function in managing compliance risk for Key. Primary responsibility for managing and monitoring internal control mechanisms lies with the managers of our various lines of business. The Operational Risk Committee and Compliance Risk Committee are senior management committees that oversee our level of operational and compliance risk and direct and support our operational and compliance infrastructure and related activities. These committees and the Operational Risk Management and Compliance functions are an integral part of our ERM Program. Our Risk Review function regularly assesses the overall effectiveness of our Operational Risk Management and Compliance Programs and our system of internal controls. Risk Review reports the results of reviews on internal controls and systems to senior management and the Risk and Audit CommitteeCommittees and independently supports the AuditRisk Committee’s oversight of these controls.

Cybersecurity

We maintain comprehensive Cyber Incident Response Plans, and we devote significant time and resources to maintaining and regularly updating our technology systems and processes to protect the security of our computer systems, software, networks, and other technology assets against attempts by third parties to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information, destroy data, disrupt or degrade service, sabotage systems, or cause other damage. We and many other U.S. financial institutions have experienced distributed denial-of-service attacks from technologically sophisticated third parties. These attacks are intended to disrupt or disable consumer online banking services and prevent banking transactions. We also periodically experience other attempts to breach the security of our systems and data. These cyberattacks have not, to date, resulted in any material disruption of our operations or material harm to our customers, and have not had a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Cyberattack risks may also occur with our third-party technology service providers, and may interfere with their ability to fulfill their contractual obligations to us, with attendant potential for financial loss or liability that could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. Recent high-profile cyberattacks have targeted retailers and other businesses for the purpose of acquiring the confidential information (including personal, financial, and credit card information) of customers, some of whom are customers of ours. We may incur expenses related to the investigation of such attacks or related to the protection of our customers from identity theft as a result of such attacks. Risks and exposures related to cyberattacks are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future due to the rapidly evolving nature and sophistication of these threats, as well as due to the expanding use of Internet banking, mobile banking, and other technology-based products and services by us and our clients.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our business is dynamic and complex. Consequently, we must exercise judgment in choosing and applying accounting policies and methodologies. These choices are critical – not only are they necessary to comply with GAAP, they also reflect our view of the appropriate way to record and report our overall financial performance. All accounting policies are important, and all policies described in Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) beginning on page 114119 of our 20142015 Form 10-K should be reviewed for a greater understanding of how we record and report our financial performance.

In our opinion, some accounting policies are more likely than others to have a critical effect on our financial results and to expose those results to potentially greater volatility. These policies apply to areas of relatively greater business importance, or require us to exercise judgment and to make assumptions and estimates that affect amounts reported in the financial statements. Because these assumptions and estimates are based on current circumstances, they may prove to be inaccurate, or we may find it necessary to change them.

We rely heavily on the use of judgment, assumptions, and estimates to make a number of core decisions, including accounting for the ALLL; contingent liabilities, guarantees and income taxes; derivatives and related hedging activities; and assets and liabilities that involve valuation methodologies. In addition, we may employ outside valuation experts to assist us in determining fair values of certain assets and liabilities. A brief discussion of each of these areas appears on pages 99103 through 102107 of our 20142015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, $16 billion, or 17%, of our total assets were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Approximately 98% of these assets, before netting adjustments, were classified as Level 1 or Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, $1 billion, or 2%, of our total liabilities were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. All of these liabilities were classified as Level 1 or Level 2.

During the thirdfirst quarter of 2015, $92016, $30 million of our total assets were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. All of these assets were classified as Level 3. At September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, there were no liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.

During the first ninethree months of 2015,2016, we did not significantly alter the manner in which we applied our critical accounting policies or developed related assumptions and estimates, except as discussed below.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

In the third quarter of 2015, we enhanced the approach used to determine the commercial reserve factors used in estimating the commercial ALLL, which had the effect of capturing certain elements in the commercial quantitative reserve component that had formerly been included in the commercial qualitative component. Under the enhanced methodology, we began utilizing more refined commercial estimated loss rates that represent cumulative losses over the estimated average time period from the onset of credit deterioration loss to the initial loss recorded for an individual loan. In addition, we began utilizing an enhanced framework to quantify commercial ALLL adjustments resulting from qualitative factors that may not be fully captured within the statistical analysis of incurred loss. The enhanced framework utilizes the nine qualitative factors recommended within the OCC’sInteragency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (issued 12/13/2006)to quantify the commercial qualitative component. The impact of these changes was largely neutral to the total ALLL at September 30, 2015. However, because the quantitative reserve is allocated to the business segments at a loan level, while the qualitative portion is allocated at the portfolio level, the impact of the methodology enhancements on the allowance for each business segment and each portfolio caused the business segment and commercial portfolio reserves to increase or decrease accordingly. The impact of the increases and decreases on the business segment and commercial portfolio reserves was not significant.

For further discussion of the methodology used in the determination of the ALLL for areas not changed as part of the methodology enhancement, refer to Note 1 (“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”) under the heading “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” beginning on page 117 of our 2014 Form 10-K.estimates.

European Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Debt Exposures

Our total European sovereign and non-sovereign debt exposure is presented in Figure 43.

Figure 43. European Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Debt Exposures

 

  Short-and Long-   Foreign Exchange     Short-and Long-   Foreign Exchange     

September 30, 2015

in millions

  Term Commercial
Total(a)
   and Derivatives
with Collateral(b)
 Net
Exposure
 
March 31, 2016  Term Commercial   and Derivatives   Net 

in millions

  Total (a)   with Collateral (b)   Exposure 

France:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —      $(1 $(1   —     $1   $1 

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

  $20    —     20   $14    —      14 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   20    (1 19    14    1    15 

Germany:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       (2 (2   —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   193    —     193    186    —      186 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   193    (2 191    186    —      186 

Greece:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Iceland:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Ireland:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   1    —     1    —      —      —   
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   1    —     1    —      —      —   

Italy:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   39    —     39    31    —      31 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   39    —     39    31    —      31 

Netherlands:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   15    —     15    12    —      12 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   15    —     15    12    —      12 

Portugal:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Spain:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   24    —     24    20    —      20 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   24    —     24    20    —      20 

Switzerland:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       (3 (3   —      (1   (1

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   65    —     65    61    —      61 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   65    (3 62    61    (1   60 

United Kingdom:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       17  17    —      117    117 

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   90    —     90    78    —      78 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   90    17  107    78    117    195 

Other Europe: (c)

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   73    —     73    69    —      69 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

   73    —     73    69    —      69 

Total Europe:

           

Sovereigns

   —       —      —       —      —      —   

Non-sovereign financial institutions

   —       11  11    —      117    117 

Non-sovereign non-financial institutions

   520    —     520    471    —      471 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $520   $11  $531   $471   $117   $588 
  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(a)Represents our outstanding leases.
(b)Represents contracts to hedge our balance sheet asset and liability needs, and to accommodate our clients’ trading and/or hedging needs. Our derivative mark-to-market exposures are calculated and reported on a daily basis. These exposures are largely covered by cash or highly marketable securities collateral with daily collateral calls.
(c)Other Europe consists of the following countries: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine. 100% of our exposure in Other Europe is in Belgium, Finland, and Sweden.

Our credit risk exposure is largely concentrated in developed countries with emerging market exposure essentially limited to commercial facilities; these exposures are actively monitored by management. We do not have at-risk exposures in the rest of the world.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

The information presented in the “Market risk management” section of the Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, KeyCorp carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of KeyCorp’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of KeyCorp’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)), to ensure that information required to be disclosed by KeyCorp in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to KeyCorp’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon that evaluation, KeyCorp’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, as of the end of the period covered by this report. No changes were made to KeyCorp’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, KeyCorp’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

The information presented in the Legal Proceedings section of Note 15 (“Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees”) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) is incorporated herein by reference.

On at least a quarterly basis, we assess our liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information available. Where it is probable that we will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, we record a liability in our consolidated financial statements. These legal reserves may be increased or decreased to reflect any relevant developments on a quarterly basis. Where a loss is not probable or the amount of the loss is not estimable, we have not accrued legal reserves, consistent with applicable accounting guidance. Based on information currently available to us, advice of counsel, and available insurance coverage, we believe that our established reserves are adequate and the liabilities arising from the legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition. We note, however, that in light of the inherent uncertainty in legal proceedings there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution will not exceed established reserves. As a result, the outcome of a particular matter or a combination of matters may be material to our results of operations for a particular period, depending upon the size of the loss or our income for that particular period.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1A.Risk Factors

For a discussion of certain risk factors affecting us, see the section titled “Supervision and Regulation” in Part I, Item 1. Business, on pages 9-18 of our 20142015 Form 10-K; Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors, on pages 18-2818-30 of our 20142015 Form 10-K; the section titled “Supervision and regulation” in this Form 10-Q; and our disclosure regarding forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

From time to time, KeyCorp or its principal subsidiary, KeyBank, may seek to retire, repurchase, or exchange outstanding debt of KeyCorp or KeyBank, and capital securities or preferred stock of KeyCorp, through cash purchase, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Such transactions, if any, depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and capital requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

In January 2015, we submitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC our 2015 capital plan under the annual CCAR process. On March 11, 2015, the Federal Reserve announced that it did not object to our 2015 capital plan. The 2015 capital plan includes a common share repurchase program of up to $725 million. Share repurchases under the capital plan were authorized by our Board and include repurchases to offset issuances of common shares under our employee compensation plans. Common share repurchases under the 2015 capital plan beganwere suspended in the second quarter of 2015.

We completed $123 million of common share repurchases during the thirdfourth quarter of 2015 due to our pending acquisition of First Niagara. Share repurchases were included in our 2016 capital plan, which we submitted to the Federal Reserve and provided to the OCC in April 2016 under this authorization.the annual CCAR process.

The following table summarizes our repurchases of our common shares for the three months ended September 30, 2015.March 31, 2016.

 

Calendar month

  Total number of shares
repurchased (a)
   Average price paid
per share
   Total number of shares purchased as
part of publicly announced plans or
programs
   Maximum number of shares that may
yet be purchased as part of publicly
announced plans or programs(b)
 

July 1—31

   3,192,620    $15.06    3,188,129    36,921,280  

August 1—31

   4,816,802     14.58    4,812,650    34,767,143  

September 1—30

   390,374     12.96    384,800    36,329,045  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   8,399,796    $14.68    8,385,579   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Calendar month

  Total number of shares
repurchased(a)
   Average price paid
per share
   Total number of shares purchased as
part of publicly announced plans or
programs
   Maximum number of shares that may
yet be purchased as part of publicly
announced plans or programs(b)
 

January 1 - 31

   2,908    $13.07    —      42,337,106  

February 1 - 29

   452,263     10.93    —      44,316,501  

March 1 - 31

   422,470     11.12    —      41,924,152  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   877,641    $11.03    —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(a)Includes common shares repurchased in the open market and common shares deemed surrendered by employees in connection with our stock compensation and benefit plans to satisfy tax obligations. There were no common shares repurchased in the open market during the first quarter of 2016.
(b)Calculated using the remaining general repurchase amount divided by the closing price of KeyCorp common shares as follows: on JulyJanuary 31, 2015,2016, at $14.84;$11.16; on August 31, 2015,February 29, 2016, at $13.74;$10.55; and on September 30, 2015,March 31, 2016, at $13.01.$11.04.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Item 6.Exhibits

    3Second Amended and Restated Regulations of KeyCorp, effective March 23, 2016.
15Acknowledgment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101The following materials from KeyCorp’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Information Available on Website

KeyCorp makes available free of charge on its website,www.key.com, its 20142015 Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after KeyCorp electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC. We also make available a summary of filings made with the SEC of statements of beneficial ownership of our equity securities filed by our directors and officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The “Regulatory Disclosures and Filings” tab of the investor relations section of our website includes public disclosures concerning our annual and mid-year stress-testing activities under the Dodd-Frank Act. Information contained on or accessible through our website or any other website referenced in this report is not part of this report.

SIGNATURE

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, on the date indicated.

 

KEYCORP

(Registrant)

Date: November 2, 2015

Date: May 5, 2016By:

/s/ Douglas M. Schosser

By:       Douglas M. Schosser

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal       (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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