UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
--- THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
--- THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 001-2979
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 41-0449260
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94163
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-411-4932
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
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Shares Outstanding
April 28, 2000
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Common stock, $1-2/3 par value 1,611,205,806
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
Item 1. Financial Statements ----
Consolidated Statement of Income................................................................. 2
Consolidated Balance Sheet....................................................................... 3
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
and Comprehensive Income....................................................................... 4
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows............................................................. 5
Notes to Financial Statements.................................................................... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations (MD&A)
Summary Financial Data........................................................................... 15
Overview......................................................................................... 16
Factors that May Affect Future Results........................................................... 18
Operating Segment Results........................................................................ 21
Earnings Performance............................................................................. 22
Net Interest Income............................................................................ 22
Noninterest Income............................................................................. 24
Noninterest Expense............................................................................ 26
Income Taxes................................................................................... 26
Earnings/Ratios Excluding Goodwill and Nonqualifying CDI....................................... 27
Balance Sheet Analysis........................................................................... 28
Securities Available for Sale.................................................................. 28
Loan Portfolio................................................................................. 30
Nonaccrual and Restructured Loans and Other Assets............................................. 30
Loans 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing................................................... 33
Allowance for Loan Losses...................................................................... 34
Interest Receivable and Other Assets........................................................... 35
Deposits....................................................................................... 36
Capital Adequacy/Ratios........................................................................ 36
Derivative Financial Instruments............................................................... 37
Liquidity and Capital Management............................................................... 38
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk....................................... 40
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................................................. 42
SIGNATURE....................................................................................................... 44
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
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Quarter
ended March 31,
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(in millions, except per share amounts) 2000 1999
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INTEREST INCOME
Securities available for sale $ 631 $ 510
Mortgages held for sale 170 258
Loans held for sale 107 99
Loans 2,983 2,579
Other interest income 72 42
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Total interest income 3,963 3,488
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INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits 757 717
Short-term borrowings 370 208
Long-term debt 381 283
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company's
subordinated debentures 15 14
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Total interest expense 1,523 1,222
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NET INTEREST INCOME 2,440 2,266
Provision for loan losses 255 270
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 2,185 1,996
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NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts 383 344
Trust and investment fees 360 300
Credit card fees 123 132
Other fees 270 238
Mortgage banking 306 327
Insurance 92 85
Net venture capital gains 885 112
Net losses on securities available for sale (602) (2)
Other 94 191
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Total noninterest income 1,911 1,727
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NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries 818 725
Incentive compensation 134 134
Employee benefits 233 199
Equipment 193 191
Net occupancy 224 186
Goodwill 113 104
Core deposit intangible 47 52
Net (gains) losses on dispositions of premises and equipment (33) 2
Other 750 749
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Total noninterest expense 2,479 2,342
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE 1,617 1,381
Income tax expense 607 497
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NET INCOME $ 1,010 $ 884
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NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK $ 1,006 $ 875
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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ .62 $ .53
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE $ .61 $ .53
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ .22 $ .185
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Average common shares outstanding 1,627.1 1,647.1
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Diluted average common shares outstanding 1,640.2 1,664.2
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
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MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(in millions, except shares) 2000 1999 1999
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 12,096 $ 13,250 $ 11,364
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements 3,066 1,554 869
Securities available for sale 36,774 38,518 35,801
Mortgages held for sale 6,324 11,707 11,717
Loans held for sale 5,496 4,975 5,630
Loans 124,846 119,464 108,108
Allowance for loan losses 3,237 3,170 3,161
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Net loans 121,609 116,294 104,947
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Mortgage servicing rights 4,625 4,483 3,627
Premises and equipment, net 2,906 2,985 3,130
Core deposit intangible 1,250 1,286 1,437
Goodwill 8,355 7,702 7,747
Interest receivable and other assets 19,775 15,348 15,161
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Total assets $222,276 $218,102 $201,430
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LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 45,836 $ 42,916 $ 42,322
Interest-bearing deposits 95,631 89,792 90,018
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Total deposits 141,467 132,708 132,340
Short-term borrowings 21,334 27,995 17,270
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 10,293 11,108 9,396
Long-term debt 24,768 23,375 20,363
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in
Company's subordinated debentures 785 785 785
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock 473 344 604
Unearned ESOP shares (210) (73) (145)
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Total preferred stock 263 271 459
Common stock - $1-2/3 par value, authorized
4,000,000,000 shares; issued 1,666,095,265 shares,
1,666,095,265 shares and 1,666,095,285 shares 2,777 2,777 2,777
Additional paid-in capital 8,789 8,786 8,733
Retained earnings 11,706 11,196 9,525
Cumulative other comprehensive income 1,723 892 307
Notes receivable from ESOP (1) (1) (3)
Treasury stock - 37,415,264 shares, 39,245,724 shares
and 13,478,919 shares (1,628) (1,790) (522)
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Total stockholders' equity 23,629 22,131 21,276
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $222,276 $218,102 $201,430
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Unearned Additional
Number of Preferred ESOP Common paid-in Retained
(in millions, except shares) shares stock shares stock capital earnings
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BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1998 $547 $ (84) $2,769 $8,673 $ 9,045
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Comprehensive income
Net income 884
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Translation adjustments
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
available for sale arising during the year
Reclassification adjustment for
(gains) losses on securities
available for sale included in net income
Total comprehensive income
Common stock issued 5,277,067 46 (86)
Common stock issued for acquisitions 6,114,830 8 11 (5)
Common stock repurchased 5,869,971
Preferred stock (75,000) issued to ESOP 75 (80) 5
Preferred stock released to ESOP 19 (1)
Preferred stock (17,882) converted to common shares 509,396 (18) (1)
Preferred stock dividends (9)
Common stock dividends (304)
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Net change 57 (61) 8 60 480
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BALANCE MARCH 31, 1999 $604 $(145) $2,777 $8,733 $ 9,525
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BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1999 $344 $ (73) $2,777 $8,786 $11,196
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Comprehensive income
Net income 1,010
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
available for sale arising during the year
Reclassification adjustment for
(gains) losses on securities
available for sale included in net income
Total comprehensive income
Common stock issued 2,774,366 97 (131)
Common stock issued for acquisitions 29,539,265 (101) (6)
Common stock repurchased 31,484,965
Preferred stock (170,000) issued to ESOP 170 (180) 10
Preferred stock released to ESOP 43 (3)
Preferred stock (40,804) converted to common shares 1,001,794 (41)
Preferred stock dividends (4)
Common stock dividends (359)
Increase in Rabbi trust assets (classified as treasury stock)
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Net change 129 (137) -- 3 510
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BALANCE MARCH 31, 2000 $473 $(210) $2,777 $8,789 $11,706
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Notes Cumulative
receivable other Total
from Treasury comprehensive stockholders'
(in millions, except shares) ESOP stock income equity
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BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1998 $(3) $ (651) $ 463 $20,759
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Comprehensive income
Net income 884
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Translation adjustments 1 1
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
available for sale arising during the year (158) (158)
Reclassification adjustment for
(gains) losses on securities
available for sale included in net income 1 1
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Total comprehensive income 728
Common stock issued 282 242
Common stock issued for acquisitions 49 63
Common stock repurchased (221) (221)
Preferred stock (75,000) issued to ESOP --
Preferred stock released to ESOP 18
Preferred stock (17,882) converted to common shares 19 --
Preferred stock dividends (9)
Common stock dividends (304)
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Net change -- 129 (156) 517
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BALANCE MARCH 31, 1999 $(3) $ (522) $ 307 $21,276
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BALANCE DECEMBER 31, 1999 $(1) $(1,790) $ 892 $22,131
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Comprehensive income
Net income 1,010
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
available for sale arising during the year 630 630
Reclassification adjustment for
(gains) losses on securities
available for sale included in net income 201 201
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Total comprehensive income 1,841
Common stock issued 117 83
Common stock issued for acquisitions 1,232 1,125
Common stock repurchased (1,229) (1,229)
Preferred stock (170,000) issued to ESOP --
Preferred stock released to ESOP 40
Preferred stock (40,804) converted to common shares 41 --
Preferred stock dividends (4)
Common stock dividends (359)
Increase in Rabbi trust assets (classified as treasury stock) 1 1
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Net change -- 162 831 1,498
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BALANCE MARCH 31, 2000 $(1) $(1,628) $1,723 $23,629
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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Quarter ended March 31,
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(in millions) 2000 1999
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 1,010 $ 884
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Provision for loan losses 255 270
Depreciation and amortization 401 299
Securities available for sale losses 602 2
Net venture capital gains (885) (112)
Gains on sales of mortgages held for sale (56) (200)
Net (gains) losses on dispositions of premises and equipment (33) 2
Release of preferred shares to ESOP 40 18
Net decrease (increase) in trading assets 414 (1,079)
Net decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable 20 (78)
Net (decrease) increase in accrued interest payable (9) 66
Originations of mortgages held for sale (11,990) (27,799)
Proceeds from sales of mortgages held for sale 17,452 36,009
Net increase in loans held for sale (521) (308)
Other assets, net (1,383) (957)
Other accrued expenses and liabilities, net 274 1,122
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Net cash provided by operating activities 5,591 8,139
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Securities available for sale:
Proceeds from sales 7,537 3,337
Proceeds from prepayments and maturities 776 2,757
Purchases (7,608) (9,788)
Net cash acquired from (paid for) acquisitions 229 (213)
Net (increase) decrease in banking subsidiaries' loans resulting from
originations and collections (2,504) 1,583
Proceeds from sales (including participations) of banking subsidiaries' loans 273 816
Purchases (including participations) of banking subsidiaries' loans (65) (645)
Principal collected on nonbank subsidiaries' loans 819 648
Nonbank subsidiaries' loans originated (2,295) (2,087)
Proceeds from dispositions of operations 2 --
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets 67 51
Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements (1,084) 648
Net increase in mortgage servicing rights (265) (841)
Other, net (1,484) (1,936)
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Net cash used by investing activities (5,602) (5,670)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits 6,236 (5,405)
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings (7,111) 1,229
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 2,829 5,530
Repayment of long-term debt (1,573) (4,873)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 76 242
Repurchase of common stock (1,229) (221)
Payment of cash dividends on preferred and common stock (363) (313)
Other, net (8) (25)
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Net cash used by financing activities (1,143) (3,836)
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS (1,154) (1,367)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of quarter 13,250 12,731
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CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS AT END OF QUARTER $ 12,096 $ 11,364
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the quarter for:
Interest $ 1,532 $ 1,156
Income taxes $ 2 $ 494
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Transfers from loans to foreclosed assets $ 52 $ 54
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
On November 2, 1998, the Merger involving Norwest Corporation and Wells Fargo &
Company (the Merger) was completed. Norwest Corporation changed its name to
"Wells Fargo & Company" and Wells Fargo & Company (the former Wells Fargo)
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norwest Corporation. Norwest Corporation as
it was before the Merger is referred to as the former Norwest. Wells Fargo &
Company together with its subsidiaries are referred to as the Company.
In connection with the Merger, the Company recorded approximately $600
million of restructuring charges in the fourth quarter of 1998. The
restructuring plans are evaluated on a regular basis during the integration
process. The charges included a severance-related reserve of $280 million
associated with the elimination into 2000 of about 5% of the Company's
positions. This reserve was determined based on the Company's existing
severance plans for involuntary terminations. Approximately 2,000 employees,
totaling $122 million in severance-related benefits, had entered the
severance process through March 31, 2000. The charges also included
approximately $250 million related to dispositions of owned and leased
premises held for sale or remarketing. The remaining balance of this reserve
was approximately $65 million at March 31, 2000, comprised of approximately
$33 million for owned premises and approximately $32 million for leased
premises. Substantially all of the other costs associated with exiting
activities due to the Merger, which originally totaled $70 million, have been
utilized at March 31, 2000.
The Company regularly explores opportunities for acquisitions of financial
institutions and related businesses. Generally, management of the Company does
not make a public announcement about an acquisition opportunity until a
definitive agreement has been signed.
Transactions completed in the three months ended March 31, 2000 include:
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Method of
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First Place Financial Corporation January 18 $ 733 Purchase
North County Bancorp January 27 413 Purchase
Prime Bancshares, Inc. January 28 1,366 Purchase
Ragen MacKenzie Group Incorporated March 16 901 Purchase
Napa National Bancorp March 17 188 Purchase
Servus Financial Corporation March 17 168 Purchase
Michigan Financial Corporation March 30 975 Purchase
Bryan, Pendleton, Swats & McAllister, LLC March 31 12 Purchase
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$4,756
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In connection with the foregoing transactions, the Company paid cash in the
aggregate amount of $11 million and issued aggregate common shares of 29.5
million.
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The Company had announced four pending transactions as of April 10, 2000 with
total assets of approximately $29 billion, and anticipates that approximately
112 million common shares will be issued upon consummation of these
transactions. The pending transactions include First Security Corporation, a $23
billion bank holding company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Such transactions
are subject to approval by regulatory agencies and are expected to be completed
by the end of 2000.
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2. PREFERRED STOCK
The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock and
4,000,000 shares of preference stock, both without par value. All preferred
shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and
liquidation preference but have no general voting rights. No preference shares
have been issued under this authorization.
The table below is a summary of the Company's preferred stock at March 31, 2000,
December 31, 1999 and March 31, 1999. A detailed description of the Company's
preferred stock is provided in Note 11 to the audited consolidated financial
statements included in the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Shares issued and outstanding Carrying amount (in millions) Adjustable
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MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, -----------------
2000 1999 1999 2000 1999 1999 Minimum Maximum
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Adjustable-Rate Cumulative, Series B
(Liquidation preference $50) 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 $ 75 $ 75 $ 75 5.5% 10.5%
6.59%/Adjustable-Rate Noncumulative
Preferred Stock, Series H
(Liquidation preference $50)(1) 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 200 200 200 7.0 13.0
Cumulative Tracking
(Liquidation preference $200)(2) -- -- 980,000 -- -- 196 -- --
2000 ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 129,894 -- -- 130 -- -- 11.5 12.5
1999 ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 21,947 22,263 58,787 22 22 59 10.30 11.30
1998 ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 8,300 8,386 8,740 8 8 9 10.75 11.75
1997 ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 10,739 10,839 18,810 11 11 19 9.50 10.50
1996 ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 11,910 12,011 21,466 12 12 21 8.50 9.50
1995 ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 11,921 11,990 20,016 12 12 20 10.00 10.00
ESOP Cumulative Convertible
(Liquidation preference $1,000) 3,706 3,732 9,661 3 4 10 9.0 9.0
Unearned ESOP shares(3) -- -- -- (210) (73) (145) -- --
Less Cumulative Tracking
held by subsidiary
(Liquidation preference $200) -- -- 25,000 -- -- 5 -- --
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Total 5,698,417 5,569,221 6,592,480 $ 263 $271 $ 459
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(1) Annualized dividend rate is 6.59% through October 1, 2001, after which the
rate will become adjustable, subject to the minimum and maximum rates
disclosed.
(2) In December 1999, the Company redeemed all $196 million (980,000 shares) of
its Cumulative Tracking preferred stock.
(3) In accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA) Statement of Position 93-6, EMPLOYERS' ACCOUNTING FOR EMPLOYEE
STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS, the Company recorded a corresponding charge to
unearned ESOP shares in connection with the issuance of the ESOP Preferred
Stock. The unearned ESOP shares are reduced as shares of the ESOP Preferred
Stock are committed to be released.
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3. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The table below presents earnings per common share and diluted earnings per
common share and a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of both
earnings per common share calculations.
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Quarter ended March 31,
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(in millions, except per share amounts) 2000 1999
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Net income $ 1,010 $ 884
Less: Preferred stock dividends 4 9
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Net income applicable to common stock $ 1,006 $ 875
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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Net income applicable to common stock (numerator) $ 1,006 $ 875
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Average common shares outstanding (denominator) 1,627.1 1,647.1
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Per share $ .62 $ .53
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Net income applicable to common stock (numerator) $ 1,006 $ 875
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Average common shares outstanding 1,627.1 1,647.1
Add: Stock options 11.8 15.4
Restricted share rights 1.3 1.7
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Diluted average common shares outstanding
(denominator) 1,640.2 1,664.2
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Per share $ .61 $ .53
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4. OPERATING SEGMENTS
The Company has identified four lines of business for the purposes of management
reporting: Community Banking, Wholesale Banking, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
(formerly Norwest Mortgage) and Norwest Financial. The results are determined
based on the Company's management accounting process, which assigns balance
sheet and income statement items to each responsible operating segment. This
process is dynamic and somewhat subjective. Unlike financial accounting, there
is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance for management accounting equivalent
to generally accepted accounting principles. The management accounting process
measures the performance of the operating segments based on the management
structure of the Company and is not necessarily comparable with similar
information for any other financial institution. The Company's operating
segments are defined by product type and customer segments. Changes in
management structure and/or the allocation process may result in changes in
allocations, transfers and assignments. In that case, results for prior periods
would be (and have been) restated to allow comparability.
THE COMMUNITY BANKING GROUP offers a complete line of diversified financial
products and services to individual consumers and small businesses with annual
sales up to $10 million in which the owner is also the principal financial
decision maker. Community Banking also offers investment management and other
services to retail customers and high net worth individuals, insurance and
securities brokerage through affiliates and venture capital financing. This
includes WELLS FARGO FUNDS-SM-, a family of mutual funds, as well as personal
trust, employee benefit trust and agency assets. Loan products include lines of
credit, equipment and transportation (auto, recreational vehicle, marine) loans
as well as equity lines and loans. Other credit products and financial services
available to small businesses and their owners include receivables and inventory
financing, equipment leases, real estate financing, Small Business
Administration financing, cash management, payroll services, retirement plans,
medical savings accounts and credit and debit card processing. Consumer and
business deposit products include checking accounts, savings deposits, market
rate accounts, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and time deposits.
Community Banking provides access to customers through a wide range of channels,
which encompass a network of traditional banking stores, banking centers,
in-store banking centers, business centers and ATMs. Additionally, 24-hour
telephone service is provided by PHONEBANK-SM- centers and the National Business
Banking Center. Online banking services include the Wells Fargo Internet
Services Group and BUSINESS GATEWAY-Registered Tradmark-, a personal computer
banking service exclusively for the small business customer.
THE WHOLESALE BANKING GROUP serves businesses with annual sales in excess of $10
million and maintains relationships with major corporations throughout the
United States. Wholesale Banking provides a complete line of commercial and
corporate banking services. These include traditional commercial loans and lines
of credit, letters of credit, asset-based lending, equipment leasing,
international trade facilities, foreign exchange services, treasury management,
investment management and electronic products. Wholesale Banking includes the
majority ownership interest in the Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank, which provides
trade
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financing, letters of credit and collection services and is sometimes
supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (a public agency of
the United States offering export finance support for American-made
products). Wholesale Banking also supports the commercial real estate market
with products and services such as construction loans for commercial and
residential development, land acquisition and development loans, secured and
unsecured lines of credit, interim financing arrangements for completed
structures, rehabilitation loans, affordable housing loans and letters of
credit. Secondary market services are provided through the Capital Markets
Group. Its business includes senior loan financing, mezzanine financing,
financing for leveraged transactions, purchasing distressed real estate loans
and high yield debt, origination of permanent loans for securitization, loan
syndications, real estate brokerage services and commercial real estate loan
servicing.
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE'S (formerly Norwest Mortgage) activities include the
origination and purchase of residential mortgage loans for sale to various
investors as well as providing servicing of mortgage loans for others.
NORWEST FINANCIAL includes consumer finance and auto finance operations.
Consumer finance operations make direct loans to consumers and purchase sales
finance contracts from retail merchants from offices throughout the United
States and Canada and in the Caribbean and Latin America. Automobile finance
operations specialize in purchasing sales finance contracts directly from
automobile dealers and making loans secured by automobiles in the United States
and Puerto Rico. Credit cards are issued to consumer finance customers through
two credit card banks. Norwest Financial also provides lease and other
commercial financing and provides information services to the consumer finance
industry.
THE RECONCILIATION COLUMN includes goodwill and nonqualifying CDI, the net
impact of transfer pricing loan and deposit balances, the cost of external debt,
and any residual effects of unallocated systems and other support groups. It
also includes the impact of asset/liability strategies the Company has put in
place to manage interest rate sensitivity at the consolidated level.
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The following table provides the results for the Company's four major operating
segments.
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(income/expense in millions,
average balances in billions) Community Wholesale Wells Fargo
Banking Banking Home Mortgage
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QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999
Net interest income (1) $1,689 $1,559 $416 $338 $ 22 $ 68
Provision for loan losses 166 167 12 25 2 3
Noninterest income 1,178 1,013 340 307 304 316
Noninterest expense 1,589 1,480 341 268 217 276
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Income (loss) before income
tax expense (benefit) 1,112 925 403 352 107 105
Income tax expense (benefit) (2) 391 303 151 130 40 39
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Net income (loss) $ 721 $ 622 $252 $222 $ 67 $ 66
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Average loans $ 70 $ 64 $ 39 $ 34 $ 2 $ 1
Average assets 130 114 47 40 21 27
Average core deposits 115 114 9 9 4 5
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(1) Net interest income is the primary source of income for most of the
operating segments. Net interest income is the difference between actual
interest earned on assets (and interest paid on liabilities) owned by a
group and a funding charge (and credit) based on the Company's cost of
funds. Community Banking and Wholesale Banking are charged a cost to fund
any assets (e.g., loans) and are paid a funding credit for any funds
provided (e.g., deposits). The interest spread is the difference between
the interest rate earned on an asset or paid on a liability and the
Company's cost of funds rate. (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage's net interest
income was composed of interest revenue of $185 million and $265 million
for the first quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively, and interest expense
of $163 million and $197 million for the first quarter of 2000 and 1999,
respectively.)
(2) Taxes vary by geographic concentration of revenue generation. Taxes as
presented are also higher than the consolidated Company's effective tax
rate as a result of taxable-equivalent adjustments that primarily relate to
income on certain loans and securities that is exempt from federal and
applicable state income taxes. The offsets for these adjustments are found
in the reconciliation column.
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Recon- Consoli-
Norwest ciliation dated
Financial column (3) Company
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2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999
$342 $324 $(29) $(23) $2,440 $2,266
75 75 -- -- 255 270
73 73 16 18 1,911 1,727
250 238 82 80 2,479 2,342
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90 84 (95) (85) 1,617 1,381
34 30 (9) (5) 607 497
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$ 56 $ 54 $(86) $(80) $1,010 $ 884
==== ==== ==== ==== ====== ======
$ 10 $ 9 $ -- $ -- $ 121 $ 108
12 11 6 7 216 199
-- -- (1) -- 127 128
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(3) The material items in the reconciliation column related to revenue (i.e.,
net interest income plus noninterest income) and net income consist of
Treasury activities and unallocated items. Revenue includes Treasury
activities of $19 million and $13 million; and unallocated items of $(32)
million and $(18) million for the first quarter of 2000 and 1999,
respectively. Net income includes Treasury activities of $12 million and
$8 million; and unallocated items of $(98) million, and $(88) million for
the first quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively. The material items in
the reconciliation column related to noninterest expense include goodwill
and nonqualifying CDI amortization of $80 million and $80 million for the
first quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively. The material items in the
reconcilation column related to average assets include goodwill and
nonqualifying CDI of $6 billion and $7 billion for the first quarter of
2000 and 1999, respectively.
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5. MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES
Mortgage banking activities include Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and mortgage
banking activities in other operating segments.
Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet. The outstanding balances of mortgage loans serviced
for others were $298 billion at March 31, 2000, $290 billion at December 31,
1999 and $257 billion at March 31, 1999.
The following table summarizes the changes in capitalized mortgage loan
servicing rights:
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Quarter ended March 31,
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(in millions) 2000 1999
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Balance, beginning of quarter $4,483 $3,144
Originations 144 265
Purchases 110 249
Amortization (123) (294)
Other (principally hedge activity) 11 327
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4,625 3,691
Less valuation allowance -- 64
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Balance, end of quarter $4,625 $3,627
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The fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights included in the
consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2000 was approximately $5 billion,
calculated using discount rates ranging from 500 to 700 basis points over the
ten-year U.S. Treasury rate.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
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% Change
Quarter ended Mar. 31, 2000 from
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MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999
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FOR THE QUARTER
Net income $ 1,010 $ 970 $ 884 4% 14%
Net income applicable to common stock 1,006 961 875 5 15
Earnings per common share $ .62 $ .59 $ .53 5 17
Diluted earnings per common share .61 .58 .53 5 15
Dividends declared per common share .22 .20 .185 10 19
Average common shares outstanding 1,627.1 1,635.6 1,647.1 (1) (1)
Diluted average common shares outstanding 1,640.2 1,656.0 1,664.2 (1) (1)
Profitability ratios (annualized)
Net income to average total assets (ROA) 1.88% 1.85% 1.80% 2 4
Net income applicable to common stock to
average common stockholders' equity (ROE) 18.24 17.84 17.33 2 5
Total revenue $ 4,351 $ 4,466 $ 3,993 (3) 9
Efficiency ratio (1) 57.0% 59.5% 58.7% (4) (3)
Average loans $121,172 $116,301 $107,834 4 12
Average assets 216,458 208,347 198,723 4 9
Average core deposits 127,410 126,493 128,133 1 (1)
Net interest margin 5.56% 5.61% 5.58% (1) --
NET INCOME AND RATIOS EXCLUDING
GOODWILL AND NONQUALIFYING CORE DEPOSIT
INTANGIBLE (CDI) AMORTIZATION AND BALANCES
("CASH") (2)
Net income applicable to common stock $ 1,145 $ 1,120 $ 1,008 2 14
Earnings per common share .70 .68 .61 3 15
Diluted earnings per common share .70 .68 .61 3 15
ROA 2.23% 2.24% 2.17% -- 3
ROE 34.15 34.20 34.38 -- (1)
Efficiency ratio 53.4 55.6 54.9 (4) (3)
AT QUARTER END
Securities available for sale $ 36,774 $ 38,518 $ 35,801 (5) 3
Loans 124,846 119,464 108,108 5 15
Allowance for loan losses 3,237 3,170 3,161 2 2
Goodwill 8,355 7,702 7,747 8 8
Assets 222,276 218,102 201,430 2 10
Core deposits 132,480 126,198 127,996 5 4
Common stockholders' equity 23,366 21,860 20,817 7 12
Stockholders' equity 23,629 22,131 21,276 7 11
Tier 1 capital (3) 13,354 13,484 12,765 (1) 5
Total capital (3) 18,277 17,555 17,009 4 7
Capital ratios
Common stockholders' equity to assets 10.51% 10.02% 10.33% 5 2
Stockholders' equity to assets 10.63 10.15 10.56 5 1
Risk-based capital (3)
Tier 1 capital 7.50 8.07 8.23 (7) (9)
Total capital 10.27 10.50 10.97 (2) (6)
Leverage (3) 6.50 6.77 6.74 (4) (4)
Book value per common share $ 14.35 $ 13.44 $ 12.60 7 14
Staff (active, full-time equivalent) 90,683 89,355 90,711 1 --
COMMON STOCK PRICE
High $ 43.75 $ 49.94 $ 40.44 (12) 8
Low 31.00 38.38 32.13 (19) (4)
Quarter end 40.75 40.44 35.06 1 16
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(1) The efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense divided by the total
revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).
(2) Nonqualifying core deposit intangible (acquired after regulatory rule
changes in 1992) amortization and average balance excluded from these
calculations are, with the exception of the efficiency and ROA ratios, net
of applicable taxes. The pretax amount for the average balance of
nonqualifying CDI was $1,215 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
The after-tax amounts for the amortization and average balance of
nonqualifying CDI were $26 million and $753 million, respectively, for the
quarter ended March 31, 2000. Goodwill amortization and average balance
(which are not tax effected) were $113 million and $7,932 million,
respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
(3) See the Capital Adequacy/Ratios section for additional information.
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OVERVIEW
Wells Fargo & Company is a $222 billion diversified financial services company
providing banking, mortgage and consumer finance through about 5,300 stores, the
Internet and other distribution channels throughout North America, including all
50 states, and elsewhere internationally. It ranks seventh in assets at March
31, 2000 among U.S. bank holding companies. In this Form 10-Q, Wells Fargo &
Company together with its subsidiaries is referred to as the Company and Wells
Fargo & Company alone is referred to as the Parent.
On November 2, 1998, the merger involving Norwest Corporation and Wells Fargo &
Company (the Merger) was completed. Norwest Corporation changed its name to
"Wells Fargo & Company" and the former Wells Fargo & Company (the former Wells
Fargo) became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norwest Corporation. Norwest
Corporation as it was before the Merger is referred to as the former Norwest.
Certain amounts in the financial review for prior quarters have been
reclassified to conform with the current financial statement presentation.
Net income for the first quarter of 2000 was $1,010 million, compared with $884
million for the first quarter of 1999. Diluted earnings per common share for the
first quarter of 2000 were $.61, compared with $.53 for the first quarter of
1999.
Return on average assets (ROA) was 1.88% and return on average common equity
(ROE) was 18.24% for the first quarter of 2000, compared with 1.80% and 17.33%,
respectively, for the first quarter of 1999.
Diluted earnings before the amortization of goodwill and nonqualifying core
deposit intangible (CDI) ("cash" earnings) were $.70 per share for the first
quarter of 2000, compared with $.61 for the first quarter of 1999. On the same
basis, ROA was 2.23% and ROE was 34.15% for the first quarter of 2000, compared
with 2.17% and 34.38%, respectively, for the first quarter of 1999.
Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis was $2,456 million for the
first quarter of 2000, compared with $2,281 million for the first quarter of
1999. The Company's net interest margin was 5.56% for the first quarter of 2000,
compared with 5.58% for the first quarter of 1999.
Noninterest income was $1,911 million for the first quarter of 2000, compared
with $1,727 million for the first quarter of 1999, an increase of 11%. The
increase was primarily due to net venture capital gains of $885 million, offset
by losses of $602 million on the sales of securities that resulted from the
continued restructuring of the securities available for sale portfolio and a
$160 million write-down of auto lease residuals.
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Noninterest expense totaled $2,479 million for the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $2,342 million for the first quarter of 1999. The efficiency ratio
improved to 57.0% for the first quarter of 2000, compared with 58.7% for the
same quarter of 1999. On a cash basis, this ratio improved to 53.4%, compared
with 54.9% for the same quarter of 1999.
The provision for loan losses was $255 million in the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $270 million in the first quarter of 1999. During the first
quarter of 2000, net charge-offs were $254 million, or .84% of average total
loans (annualized), compared with $273 million, or 1.03%, during the first
quarter of 1999. The allowance for loan losses was $3,237 million, or 2.59% of
total loans, at March 31, 2000, compared with $3,170 million, or 2.65%, at
December 31, 1999 and $3,161 million, or 2.92%, at March 31, 1999.
At March 31, 2000, total nonaccrual and restructured loans were $744 million, or
.6% of total loans, compared with $669 million, or .6%, at December 31, 1999 and
$704 million, or .7%, at March 31, 1999. Foreclosed assets amounted to $143
million at March 31, 2000, $153 million at December 31, 1999 and $187 million at
March 31, 1999.
At March 31, 2000, the ratio of common stockholders' equity to total assets
was 10.51%, compared with 10.02% at December 31, 1999 and 10.33% at March 31,
1999. The Company's total risk-based capital (RBC) ratio at March 31, 2000
was 10.27% and its Tier 1 RBC ratio was 7.50%, exceeding the minimum
regulatory guidelines of 8% and 4%, respectively, for bank holding companies.
The Company's ratios at March 31, 1999 were 10.97% and 8.23%, respectively.
The Company's leverage ratio was 6.50% at March 31, 2000 and 6.74% at March 31,
1999, exceeding the minimum regulatory guideline of 3% for bank holding
companies.
RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (FAS 133), ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES. In July 1999, the FASB issued Statement No.
137, DEFERRAL OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 133, that deferred the
effective date of FAS 133 to no later than January 1, 2001 for the Company's
financial statements. FAS 133 requires companies to record derivatives on the
balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair values of those derivatives
would be reported in earnings or other comprehensive income depending on the use
of the derivative and whether it qualifies for hedge accounting. The key
criterion for hedge accounting is that the hedging relationship must be highly
effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value of assets or liabilities
or cash flows from forecasted transactions. In March 2000, the FASB issued an
exposure draft of a proposed amendment to FAS 133. The Company does not expect
to implement FAS 133 before January 1, 2001 and has not completed the complex
analysis required to determine the impact on the financial statements.
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FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
This document and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) have forward-looking statements. In addition, the
Company's senior management may make forward-looking statements orally to
analysts, investors, the media and others. Forward-looking statements might
include one or more of the following:
- - Projections of revenues, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures,
dividends, capital structure or other financial items;
- - Descriptions of plans or objectives of management for future operations,
products or services, including pending acquisition transactions;
- - Forecasts of future economic performance; and
- - Descriptions of assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate
strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of
similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would,"
"should," "could" or "may."
Forward-looking statements give the Company's expectations or predictions of
future conditions, events or results. They are not guarantees of future
performance. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties. There are a number of factors--many of which are beyond the
Company's control--that could cause actual conditions, events or results to
differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Some of these factors are described below. Other factors, such as credit,
market, operational, liquidity, interest rate, and other risks, are described
elsewhere in this report. Factors relating to the regulation and supervision of
the Company are also described or incorporated in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC. There are other factors besides those described or
incorporated in this report or in the Form 10-K that could cause actual
conditions, events or results to differ from those in the forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company
does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances
or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. The Company's business and earnings are
sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the United States and
abroad. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates,
inflation, monetary supply, fluctuations in both debt and equity capital
markets, and the strength of the U.S. economy, in general, and the local
economies in which the Company conducts business. Should any of these conditions
worsen in
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the United States or abroad, the Company's business and earnings could be
adversely affected. For example, an economic downturn or higher interest
rates could decrease the demand for loans and other products and services
offered by the Company and/or increase the number of customers and
counterparties who become delinquent or who default on their loans or other
obligations to the Company. An increase in the number of delinquencies or
defaults would result in a higher level of charge-offs and a higher level of
loan loss provision, which could adversely affect the Company's earnings.
Higher interest rates would also increase the Company's cost to borrow funds
and may increase the rate paid on deposits, which could more than offset, in
the net interest margin, the increase in rates earned by the Company on new
or floating rate loans or short-term investments. See "Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" for more information on interest
rate risk.
COMPETITION. The Company operates in a highly competitive environment both in
terms of the products and services the Company offers and the geographic markets
in which the Company conducts business. The Company expects this environment to
become even more competitive in the future as a result of legislative,
regulatory and technological changes and the continued trend of consolidation in
the financial services industry. Technological advances, for example, have
lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for non-depository institutions
to offer products and services that traditionally have been provided by banks,
such as automatic transfer and automatic payment systems. Also, investment banks
and insurance companies are competing in an increasing number of traditional
banking businesses such as syndicated lending and consumer banking. Many of the
Company's competitors enjoy the benefits of fewer regulatory constraints and
lower cost structures.
The financial services industry is likely to become even more competitive as
technological advances enable more companies to provide financial services. The
Company expects that the consolidation of the financial services industry will
result in larger, better capitalized companies offering a wide array of
financial services and products. Furthermore, recent legislative changes (see
"Legislation" below) will increase competition in the financial services
industry.
FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES. The Company's business and earnings are affected
significantly by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and
its agencies. The Company is particularly affected by the policies of the
Federal Reserve Board, which regulates the supply of money and credit in the
United States. The Federal Reserve Board's policies directly and indirectly
influence the rate of interest that commercial banks pay on their
interest-bearing deposits and can also affect the value of financial instruments
held by the Company. Those policies also determine to a significant extent the
cost to the Company of funds for lending and investing. Changes in those
policies are beyond the Company's control and hard to predict. Federal Reserve
Board policies can also affect the Company's customers and counterparties,
potentially increasing the risk that such customers and counterparties may
become delinquent or default on their obligations to the Company.
DISINTERMEDIATION. "Disintermediation" is the process of eliminating the role of
the mediator (or middleman) in completing a transaction. For the financial
services industry, this means eliminating or significantly reducing the role of
banks and other depository institutions in
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completing transactions that have traditionally involved banks at one end or
both ends of the transaction. For example, technological advances now allow
parties to pay bills and transfer funds directly without the involvement of
banks. Important consequences of this disintermediation include the loss of
customer deposits (and the income generated from those deposits) and
decreases in transactions that generate fee income.
LEGISLATION. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the Act) permits affiliation among
banks, securities firms and insurance companies by creating a new type of
financial services company called a "financial holding company." Financial
holding companies may offer virtually any type of financial service, including
banking, securities underwriting, insurance (both agency and underwriting) and
merchant banking. Under the Act, securities firms and insurance companies that
elect to become a financial holding company may acquire banks and other
financial institutions. The Act significantly changes the competitive
environment in which the Company conducts business.
MERGER INVOLVING THE FORMER NORWEST AND THE FORMER WELLS FARGO. One or more
factors relating to the Merger could adversely impact the Company's business and
earnings and in particular reduce the expected benefits of the Merger to the
Company. These factors include the following:
- - expected cost savings and/or potential revenue enhancements from the Merger
might not be fully realized or realized within the expected time frame;
- - deposit attrition (run-off), customer loss and/or revenue loss following
the Merger might be greater than expected; and
- - costs or difficulties related to the integration of the businesses of the
two companies might be greater than expected.
OTHER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS. The Company expands its business in part by
acquiring banks and other companies engaged in financial services. The Company
continues to explore opportunities to acquire banking institutions and other
companies. Discussions are continually being carried on related to such
acquisitions. Generally, management of the Company does not comment on such
discussions or possible acquisitions until a definitive agreement has been
signed. A number of factors related to past and future acquisitions could
adversely affect the Company's business and earnings, including those described
above for the Norwest/Wells Fargo merger. In addition, the Company's
acquisitions generally are subject to approval by federal and, in some cases,
state regulatory agencies. The failure to receive required regulatory approvals
within the time frame or on the conditions expected by management could also
adversely affect the Company's business and earnings.
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OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS
COMMUNITY BANKING'S net income was $721 million in the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $622 million in the first quarter of 1999, an increase of 16%.
Net interest income increased by $130 million. A significant portion of the
$165 million, or 16%, increase in noninterest income was due to increased fee
revenue from growth in consumer checking accounts, mutual funds and
annuities. Noninterest income was also affected by net venture capital gains
of $885 million, predominantly offset by losses of $602 million on the sales
of securities that resulted from the continued restructuring of the
securities available for sale portfolio, a $160 million write-down of auto
lease residuals, and integration and other expenses. Community Banking also
experienced significant growth in assets under management. Total noninterest
expense increased by $109 million from 1999, primarily due to increases in
occupancy, personnel, external services and marketing expenses.
WHOLESALE BANKING'S net income was $252 million in the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $222 million in the first quarter of 1999, an increase of 14%. Net
interest income increased to $416 million, compared with $338 million in the
first quarter of 1999. Average outstanding loan balances grew to $39 billion in
the first quarter of 2000 from $34 billion in the first quarter of 1999, an
increase of 15%. Noninterest income increased to $340 million from $307 million,
primarily due to increases in trust and investment fees, foreign exchange
income, loan fees and service charges on deposit accounts. Noninterest expense
increased to $341 million from $268 million. A significant portion of the
increase in noninterest expense was due to an increase in personnel-related
expenses. Integration expenses also contributed to the increase.
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE'S (FORMERLY NORWEST MORTGAGE) net income was $67
million in the first quarter of 2000 compared with $66 million in the first
quarter of 1999. Mortgage originations were $12 billion for the first quarter of
2000, compared with $28 billion a year earlier. The servicing portfolio
increased to $284 billion at March 31, 2000 from $257 billion at March 31, 1999.
The weighted average coupon on loans in the servicing portfolio was 7.37% at
March 31, 2000 compared with 7.34% a year earlier. Total capitalized mortgage
servicing rights amounted to $4.6 billion, or 1.63%, of the servicing portfolio
at March 31, 2000, compared with $3.6 billion, or 1.41%, at March 31, 1999.
Amortization of capitalized mortgage servicing rights was $123 million for the
first quarter of 2000, compared with $294 million for the first quarter of 1999.
Gains on sales of mortgages were $46 million for the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $183 million for the first quarter of 1999.
NORWEST FINANCIAL'S net income was $56 million in the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $54 million in the first quarter of 1999, an increase of 4%. Net
interest income increased $18 million, or 6%, substantially due to a 6% increase
in average loans, partially offset by a decline in the net interest margin.
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EARNINGS PERFORMANCE
NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis was $2,456 million in the
first quarter of 2000, compared with $2,281 million in the first quarter of
1999. The Company's net interest margin was 5.56% in the first quarter of 2000,
compared with 5.61% in the fourth quarter of 1999 and 5.58% in the first quarter
of 1999. The decrease in the margin from the fourth quarter of 1999 was
primarily due to the use of higher-costing short-term borrowings that were used
to fund a majority of the growth in earning assets, partially offset by the
benefit to the margin that resulted from the initial restructuring of the debt
securities available for sale portfolio during the fourth quarter of 1999.
Interest income was offset by hedging expense of $2 million in the first
quarter of 2000, compared with hedging income of $47 million in the first
quarter of 1999. Interest expense included hedging expense of $7 million in
the first quarter of 2000, compared with hedging income of $26 million in the
same quarter of 1999.
Individual components of net interest income and the net interest margin are
presented in the rate/yield table on the following page.
Loans averaged $121.2 billion in the first quarter of 2000, compared with $107.8
billion in the first quarter of 1999. The increase was primarily due to loan
growth in the commercial and other real estate mortgage portfolios, which
increased by 12% and 17%, respectively, compared with the first quarter of 1999.
Investment securities averaged $38.1 billion during the first quarter of 2000,
compared with $35.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 1999 and $32.2 billion in
the first quarter of 1999. The increase from the fourth quarter of 1999 was
primarily due to the manner in which the debt securities available for sale
portfolio was restructured during the first quarter of 2000. In order to benefit
from market opportunities, the Company's purchases of new debt securities
generally occurred before the sales of certain other debt securities. The timing
of these purchases, which provide higher yields compared to the securities that
were sold, resulted in a temporary increase in the average balance of the
investment securities portfolio.
Average core deposits were $127.4 billion and $128.1 billion and funded 59% and
64% of the Company's average total assets in the first quarter of 2000 and 1999,
respectively.
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AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES PAID (TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS) (1) (2)
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2000 1999
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INTEREST Interest
AVERAGE YIELDS/ INCOME/ Average Yields/ income/
(in millions) BALANCE RATES EXPENSE balance rates expense
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EARNING ASSETS
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under resale agreements $ 1,951 5.50% $ 27 $ 1,160 5.01% $ 14
Securities available for sale (3):
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies 4,295 5.73 65 4,716 5.63 65
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions 1,826 8.13 38 1,686 8.30 33
Mortgage-backed securities:
Federal agencies 23,808 7.30 443 19,655 6.72 326
Private collateralized mortgage obligations 2,168 7.21 41 3,308 6.75 56
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Total mortgage-backed securities 25,976 7.29 484 22,963 6.72 382
Other securities 5,969 6.63 57 2,843 6.07 42
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Total securities available for sale 38,066 7.08 644 32,208 6.58 522
Loans held for sale (3) 5,303 8.08 107 5,561 7.24 99
Mortgages held for sale (3) 8,888 7.56 170 15,407 6.71 258
Loans:
Commercial 39,222 9.16 893 34,875 8.53 735
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage 12,694 7.83 248 12,089 7.61 231
Other real estate mortgage 19,624 9.27 453 16,731 9.03 373
Real estate construction 4,843 9.38 113 3,902 9.36 90
Consumer:
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage 13,315 10.19 338 10,972 9.89 268
Credit card 5,293 13.70 181 5,549 13.64 189
Other revolving credit and monthly payment 16,770 12.48 523 15,669 12.52 489
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Total consumer 35,378 11.80 1,042 32,190 11.81 946
Lease financing 7,825 7.69 150 6,574 7.88 129
Foreign 1,586 21.72 86 1,473 21.05 77
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Total loans (4) 121,172 9.89 2,985 107,834 9.65 2,581
Other 3,336 5.68 46 2,420 4.72 30
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Total earning assets $178,716 9.01 3,979 $164,590 8.59 3,504
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FUNDING SOURCES
Deposits:
Interest-bearing checking $ 3,052 1.40 11 $ 2,723 .98 7
Market rate and other savings 56,896 2.52 357 55,578 2.37 325
Savings certificates 24,697 4.89 300 27,062 4.90 327
Other time deposits 3,204 5.26 42 3,714 5.13 47
Deposits in foreign offices 3,446 5.54 47 1,047 4.20 11
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Total interest-bearing deposits 91,295 3.34 757 90,124 3.23 717
Short-term borrowings 25,507 5.84 370 17,556 4.80 208
Long-term debt 23,830 6.39 381 18,887 6.01 283
Guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in Company's
subordinated debentures 785 7.74 15 785 7.53 15
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 141,417 4.33 1,523 127,352 3.88 1,223
Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources 37,299 -- -- 37,238 -- --
-------- ------ ------- -----
Total funding sources $178,716 3.45 1,523 $164,590 3.01 1,223
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NET INTEREST MARGIN AND NET INTEREST INCOME ON
A TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS (5) 5.56% $2,456 5.58% $2,281
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NONINTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 11,898 $ 11,239
Goodwill 7,932 7,734
Other 17,912 15,160
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Total noninterest-earning assets $ 37,742 $ 34,133
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NONINTEREST-BEARING FUNDING SOURCES
Deposits $ 42,765 $ 42,770
Other liabilities 9,832 7,652
Preferred stockholders' equity 271 462
Common stockholders' equity 22,173 20,487
Noninterest-bearing funding sources used to
fund earning assets (37,299) (37,238)
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Net noninterest-bearing funding sources $ 37,742 $ 34,133
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TOTAL ASSETS $216,458 $198,723
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(1) The average prime rate of the Company was 8.69% and 7.75% for the quarters
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The average three-month London
Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was 6.11% and 5.00% for the quarters ended
March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
(2) Interest rates and amounts include the effects of hedge and risk management
activities associated with the respective asset and liability categories.
(3) Yields are based on amortized cost balances.
(4) Nonaccrual loans and related income are included in their respective loan
categories.
(5) Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments that primarily relate to income on
certain loans and securities that is exempt from federal and applicable
state income taxes. The federal statutory tax rate was 35% for both
quarters presented.
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NONINTEREST INCOME
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Quarter
ended March 31,
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(in millions) 2000 1999 Change
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Service charges on deposit accounts $ 383 $ 344 11%
Trust and investment fees:
Asset management and custody fees 167 150 11
Mutual fund and annuity sales fees 162 124 31
All other 31 26 19
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Total trust and investment fees 360 300 20
Credit card fees 123 132 (7)
Other fees:
Cash network fees 70 58 21
Charges and fees on loans 81 76 7
All other 119 104 14
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Total other fees 270 238 13
Mortgage banking:
Origination and other closing fees 61 113 (46)
Servicing fees, net of amortization 151 (45) --
Net gains on sales of mortgages 56 200 (72)
All other 38 59 (36)
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Total mortgage banking 306 327 (6)
Insurance 92 85 8
Net venture capital gains 885 112 690
Net losses on securities available for sale (602) (2) --
Income from equity investments accounted
for by the:
Cost method 114 33 245
Equity method 38 21 81
Net gains on sales of loans 3 13 (77)
Net gains (losses) on dispositions of operations 2 (1) --
All other (63) 125 --
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Total $1,911 $1,727 11%
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The increase in trust and investment fees for the first quarter of 2000 was
primarily due to higher brokerage commission fees, as well as higher mutual fund
fees that were generated from the overall growth in mutual fund assets. The
Company managed mutual funds with $63.8 billion of assets at March 31, 2000,
compared with $53.3 billion at March 31, 1999. The Company also managed or
maintained personal trust, employee benefit trust and agency assets of
approximately $472 billion and $397 billion at March 31, 2000 and 1999,
respectively.
The decrease in mortgage banking was due to a decrease in loan origination fees
and net gains on sales of mortgages, predominantly offset by higher net
servicing revenue as a result of lower amortization of mortgage servicing
rights. The decrease in amortization was largely due to rising interest rates,
which decreased the prepayment speeds in the servicing portfolio.
The increase in net venture capital gains was predominantly due to a gain of
about $560 million that was recognized on the Company's venture capital
investment in Siara Systems.
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Gains from sales of venture capital securities are generally dependent on
the timing of holdings becoming publicly traded and subsequent market
conditions, causing venture capital gains to be unpredictable in nature.
The net losses on securities available for sale in the first quarter of 2000
resulted from the continued restructuring of the securities available for sale
portfolio.
The increase in income from equity investments accounted for by the cost method
was due to gains on certain nonmarketable equity investments.
"All other" noninterest income in the first quarter of 2000 included a $160
million write-down of auto lease residuals due to continued deterioration in the
used car market.
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NONINTEREST EXPENSE
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Quarter
ended March 31,
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(in millions) 2000 1999 Change
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Salaries $ 818 $ 725 13%
Incentive compensation 134 134 --
Employee benefits 233 199 17
Equipment 193 191 1
Net occupancy 224 186 20
Goodwill 113 104 9
Core deposit intangible:
Nonqualifying (1) 42 46 (9)
Qualifying 5 6 (17)
Net (gains) losses on dispositions of premises
and equipment (33) 2 --
Contract services 107 90 19
Outside professional services 87 73 19
Outside data processing 71 76 (7)
Telecommunications 62 61 2
Travel and entertainment 55 55 --
Advertising and promotion 58 50 16
Postage 56 57 (2)
Stationery and supplies 46 39 18
Insurance 42 36 17
Operating losses 35 29 21
Security 21 21 --
All other 110 162 (32)
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Total $2,479 $2,342 6%
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(1) Represents amortization of core deposit intangible acquired after February
1992 that is subtracted from stockholders' equity in computing regulatory
capital for bank holding companies.
The increase in net occupancy expense was primarily due to a significant data
network wiring project associated with merger-related integration activities.
INCOME TAXES
The Company's effective income tax rate was 38% for the first quarter of 2000,
compared with 36% for the first quarter of 1999. The lower effective rate in the
first quarter of 1999 was largely due to charitable donations of appreciated
securities.
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EARNINGS/RATIOS EXCLUDING GOODWILL AND NONQUALIFYING CDI
The following table reconciles reported earnings to net income excluding
goodwill and nonqualifying core deposit intangible amortization ("cash"
earnings) for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
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Quarter ended
(in millions, except per share amounts) March 31, 2000
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Amortization
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Nonqualifying
Reported core deposit "Cash"
earnings Goodwill intangible earnings
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Income before income tax expense $1,617 $113 $42 $1,772
Income tax expense 607 -- 16 623
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Net income 1,010 113 26 1,149
Preferred stock dividends 4 -- -- 4
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Net income applicable to common stock $1,006 $113 $26 $1,145
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Earnings per common share $ .62 $ .70
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Diluted earnings per common share $ .61 $ .70
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The ROA, ROE and efficiency ratios excluding goodwill and nonqualifying core
deposit intangible amortization and related balances for the quarter ended March
31, 2000 were calculated as follows:
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Quarter ended
(in millions) March 31, 2000
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ROA: A / (C-E-F) = 2.23%
ROE: B / (D-E-G) = 34.15%
Efficiency: (H-I) / J = 53.4%
Net income $ 1,149 (A)
Net income applicable to common stock 1,145 (B)
Average total assets 216,458 (C)
Average common stockholders' equity 22,173 (D)
Average goodwill 7,932 (E)
Average pretax nonqualifying core deposit intangible 1,215 (F)
Average after-tax nonqualifying core deposit intangible 753 (G)
Noninterest expense 2,479 (H)
Amortization expense for goodwill and nonqualifying core deposit intangible 155 (I)
Net interest income plus noninterest income 4,351 (J)
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These calculations were specifically formulated by the Company and may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Also,
"cash" earnings are not entirely available for use by management. See the
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for other information regarding funds
available for use by management.
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BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE
The following table provides the cost and fair value for the major components of
securities available for sale carried at fair value. There were no securities
classified as held to maturity at the end of the periods presented.
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MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
2000 1999 1999
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ESTIMATED Estimated Estimated
FAIR fair fair
(in millions) COST VALUE Cost value Cost value
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Securities of U.S. Treasury and
federal agencies $ 2,506 $ 2,486 $ 5,956 $ 5,631 $ 7,629 $ 7,582
Securities of U.S. states and
political subdivisions 2,116 2,104 2,041 2,061 1,867 1,968
Mortgage-backed securities:
Federal agencies 22,763 22,454 22,774 22,547 20,085 20,314
Private collateralized mortgage
obligations (1) 2,158 2,068 2,855 2,804 3,313 3,313
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Total mortgage-backed securities 24,921 24,522 25,629 25,351 23,398 23,627
Other 2,559 2,439 2,289 2,204 1,929 1,922
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Total debt securities 32,102 31,551 35,915 35,247 34,823 35,099
Marketable equity securities 2,023 5,223 1,314 3,271 393 702
------- ------- ------- -------- ------- -------
Total $34,125 $36,774 $37,229 $ 38,518 $35,216 $35,801
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(1) Substantially all private collateralized mortgage obligations are AAA-rated
bonds collateralized by 1-4 family residential first mortgages.
The following table provides the components of the estimated unrealized net gain
on securities available for sale. The estimated unrealized net gain on
securities available for sale is reported on an after-tax basis as a component
of cumulative other comprehensive income.
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MARCH 31, Dec. 31, March 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999
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Estimated unrealized gross gains $3,524 $2,174 $ 798
Estimated unrealized gross losses (875) (885) (213)
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Estimated unrealized net gain $2,649 $1,289 $ 585
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The following table provides the components of the realized net loss on the
sales of securities from the securities available for sale portfolio.
(Realized gains on marketable equity securities from venture capital
investments are reported as net venture capital gains.)
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Quarter
ended March 31,
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(in millions) 2000 1999
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Realized gross gains $ 14 $ 15
Realized gross losses (616) (17)
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Realized net loss $(602) $ (2)
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The weighted average expected remaining maturity of the debt securities portion
of the securities available for sale portfolio was 7 years and 6 months at March
31, 2000. Expected remaining maturities will differ from contractual maturities
because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without
penalties.
At March 31, 2000, mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized
mortgage obligations (CMOs), were $24.5 billion, or 67% of the Company's
securities available for sale portfolio. As an indication of interest rate
risk, the Company has estimated the effect of a 200 basis point increase in
interest rates on the value of the mortgage-backed securities and the
corresponding expected remaining maturities. Based on this rate scenario,
mortgage-backed securities would decrease in fair value from $24.5 billion to
$21.8 billion and the expected remaining maturity of these securities would
increase from 8 years and 2 months to 9 years and 2 months.
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LOAN PORTFOLIO
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% Change
Mar. 31, 2000 from
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MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999
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Commercial (1) $ 40,907 $ 38,688 $ 35,232 6% 16%
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage 13,934 12,398 12,186 12 14
Other real estate mortgage (2) 20,310 19,178 16,903 6 20
Real estate construction 4,906 4,711 3,942 4 24
Consumer:
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage 13,815 12,938 10,987 7 26
Credit card 5,207 5,472 5,394 (5) (3)
Other revolving credit and monthly payment 16,634 16,656 15,333 -- 8
-------- -------- --------
Total consumer 35,656 35,066 31,714 2 12
Lease financing 7,530 7,850 6,645 (4) 13
Foreign 1,603 1,573 1,486 2 8
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Total loans (net of unearned income,
including net deferred loan fees, of
$3,177, $3,200 and $2,951) $124,846 $119,464 $108,108 5% 15%
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(1) Includes agricultural loans (loans to finance agricultural production and
other loans to farmers) of $2,918 million, $3,103 million and $2,754
million at March 31, 2000, December 31, 1999 and March 31, 1999,
respectively.
(2) Includes agricultural loans that are secured by real estate of $1,123
million, $1,061 million and $925 million at March 31, 2000, December 31,
1999 and March 31, 1999, respectively.
NONACCRUAL AND RESTRUCTURED LOANS AND OTHER ASSETS (1)
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MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999
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Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial (2) $423 $344 $333
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage 119 127 135
Other real estate mortgage (3) 106 112 127
Real estate construction 16 7 18
Consumer:
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage 11 17 18
Other revolving credit and monthly payment 23 27 35
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Total consumer 34 44 53
Lease financing 34 22 15
Foreign 11 9 22
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Total nonaccrual loans (4) 743 665 703
Restructured loans 1 4 1
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Nonaccrual and restructured loans 744 669 704
As a percentage of total loans .6% .6% .7%
Foreclosed assets 143 153 187
Real estate investments (5) 32 33 1
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Total nonaccrual and restructured loans
and other assets $919 $855 $892
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(1) Excludes loans that are contractually past due 90 days or more as to
interest or principal, but are both well-secured and in the process of
collection or are real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans or consumer
loans that are exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as
nonaccrual.
(2) Includes commercial agricultural loans of $28 million, $40 million and $29
million at March 31, 2000, December 31, 1999 and March 31, 1999,
respectively.
(3) Includes agricultural loans secured by real estate of $11 million, $16
million and $14 million at March 31, 2000, December 31, 1999 and March 31,
1999, respectively.
(4) Of the total nonaccrual loans, $380 million, $358 million and $357 million
at March 31, 2000, December 31, 1999 and March 31, 1999, respectively, were
considered impaired under FAS 114, ACCOUNTING BY CREDITORS FOR IMPAIRMENT
OF A LOAN.
(5) Represents the amount of real estate investments (contingent interest loans
accounted for as investments) that would be classified as nonaccrual if
such assets were recorded as loans. Real estate investments totaled $85
million, $89 million and $130 million at March 31, 2000, December 31, 1999
and March 31, 1999, respectively.
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The Company generally identifies loans to be evaluated for impairment under
FASB Statement No. 114, ACCOUNTING BY CREDITORS FOR IMPAIRMENT OF A LOAN,
when such loans are on nonaccrual or have been restructured. However, not all
nonaccrual loans are impaired. Generally, a loan is placed on nonaccrual
status upon becoming 90 days past due as to interest or principal (unless
both well-secured and in the process of collection), when the full timely
collection of interest or principal becomes uncertain or when a portion of
the principal balance has been charged off. Real estate 1-4 family loans
(both first liens and junior liens) are placed on nonaccrual status within
120 days of becoming past due as to interest or principal, regardless of
security. In contrast, under FAS 114, loans are considered impaired when it
is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due
according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled
interest payments. For a loan that has been restructured, the contractual
terms of the loan agreement refer to the contractual terms specified by the
original loan agreement, rather than the contractual terms specified by the
restructuring agreement. Consequently, not all impaired loans are necessarily
placed on nonaccrual status. That is, loans performing under restructured
terms beyond a specified performance period are classified as accruing but
may still be deemed impaired under FAS 114.
For loans covered under FAS 114, the Company makes an assessment for
impairment when and while such loans are on nonaccrual, or when the loan has
been restructured. When a loan with unique risk characteristics has been
identified as being impaired, the Company will estimate the amount of
impairment using discounted cash flows, except when the sole (remaining)
source of repayment for the loan is the operation or liquidation of the
underlying collateral. In such cases, the current fair value of the
collateral, reduced by costs to sell, will be used in place of discounted
cash flows. Additionally, some impaired loans with commitments of less than
$1 million are aggregated for the purpose of estimating impairment using
historical loss factors as a means of measurement.
If the measurement of the impaired loan results in a value that is less than
the recorded investment in the loan (including accrued interest, net deferred
loan fees or costs and unamortized premium or discount), an impairment is
recognized by creating or adjusting an existing allocation of the allowance
for loan losses. FAS 114 does not change the timing of charge-offs of loans
to reflect the amount ultimately expected to be collected.
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In accordance with FAS 114, the table below shows the recorded investment in
impaired loans and the related methodology used to measure impairment for the
periods presented:
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MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999
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Impairment measurement based on:
Collateral value method $163 $174 $191
Discounted cash flow method 81 74 60
Historical loss factors 137 114 107
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Total (1) $381 $362 $358
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(1) Includes $205 million, $196 million and $165 million of impaired loans
with a related FAS 114 allowance of $76 million, $43 million and $64
million at March 31, 2000, December 31, 1999 and March 31, 1999,
respectively.
The average recorded investment in impaired loans was $367 million and $366
million during the first three months of 2000 and 1999, respectively. Total
interest income recognized on impaired loans was $2 million during the first
three months of 2000 and 1999, most of which was recorded using the cash method.
The Company uses either the cash or cost recovery method to record cash receipts
on impaired loans that are on nonaccrual. Under the cash method, contractual
interest is credited to interest income when received. This method is used when
the ultimate collectibility of the total principal is not in doubt. Under the
cost recovery method, all payments received are applied to principal. This
method is used when the ultimate collectibility of the total principal is in
doubt. Loans on the cost recovery method may be changed to the cash method when
the application of the cash payments has reduced the principal balance to a
level where collection of the remaining recorded investment is no longer in
doubt.
The Company anticipates changes in the amount of nonaccrual loans that result
from increases in lending activity and reductions due to resolutions of loans
in the nonaccrual portfolio. The performance of any individual loan can be
affected by external factors, such as the interest rate environment or factors
particular to a borrower such as actions taken by a borrower's management. In
addition, from time to time, the Company may acquire loans from other financial
institutions that may be classified as nonaccrual based on the Company's
policies.
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LOANS 90 DAYS OR MORE PAST DUE AND STILL ACCRUING
The following table shows loans contractually past due 90 days or more as to
interest or principal, but not included in the nonaccrual or restructured
categories. All loans in this category are both well-secured and in the process
of collection or are real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans or consumer
loans that are exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as
nonaccrual. Notwithstanding, real estate 1-4 family loans (first liens and
junior liens) are placed on nonaccrual within 120 days of becoming past due and
such nonaccrual loans are excluded from the following table.
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MAR. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999
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Commercial $ 68 $ 24 $ 41
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage 33 39 31
Other real estate mortgage 16 15 27
Real estate construction 15 4 8
Consumer: (1)
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage 34 35 35
Credit card 94 99 118
Other revolving credit and monthly payment 201 185 151
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Total consumer 329 319 304
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Total $461 $401 $411
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(1) Consumer loans for all periods presented include Norwest Financial loans.
Amounts previously reported at March 31, 1999 have been revised to include
Norwest Financial loans of $111 million.
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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
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Quarter ended March 31,
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(in millions) 2000 1999
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BALANCE, BEGINNING OF QUARTER $3,170 $3,134
Allowances related to business combinations, net 66 30
Provision for loan losses 255 270
Loan charge-offs:
Commercial (101) (81)
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (6) (1)
Other real estate mortgage (3) (8)
Real estate construction (1) --
Consumer:
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage (11) (9)
Credit card (82) (110)
Other revolving credit and monthly payment (131) (127)
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Total consumer (224) (246)
Lease financing (13) (11)
Foreign (24) (15)
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Total loan charge-offs (372) (362)
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Loan recoveries:
Commercial 32 13
Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage 1 1
Other real estate mortgage 3 17
Real estate construction 1 --
Consumer:
Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage 4 3
Credit card 9 13
Other revolving credit and monthly payment 49 36
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Total consumer 62 52
Lease financing 3 3
Foreign 16 3
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Total loan recoveries 118 89
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Total net loan charge-offs (254) (273)
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BALANCE, END OF QUARTER $3,237 $3,161
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Total net loan charge-offs as a percentage
of average total loans (annualized) .84% 1.03%
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Allowance as a percentage of total loans 2.59% 2.92%
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The Company considers the allowance for loan losses of $3,237 million adequate
to cover losses inherent in loans, loan commitments and standby and other
letters of credit at March 31, 2000. The Company's determination of the level of
the allowance for loan losses rests upon various judgments and assumptions,
including general economic conditions, loan
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portfolio composition, prior loan loss experience, evaluation of credit risk
related to certain individual borrowers and the Company's ongoing examination
process and that of its regulators.
INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND OTHER ASSETS
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MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999
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Nonmarketable equity investments $ 3,679 $ 3,347 $ 2,426
Trading assets 2,253 2,667 1,839
Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) pool buy outs 1,445 1,516 2,074
Interest receivable 1,149 1,169 1,140
Certain identifiable intangible assets 241 230 241
Interest-earning deposits 153 196 131
Foreclosed assets 143 153 212
Due from customers on acceptances 111 103 133
Other 10,601 5,967 6,965
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Total interest receivable and other assets $19,775 $15,348 $15,161
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GNMA pool buy outs are advances made to GNMA mortgage pools that are guaranteed
by the Federal Housing Administration or by the Department of Veterans Affairs
(collectively, "the guarantors"). These advances are made to buy out government
agency-guaranteed delinquent loans, pursuant to the Company's servicing
agreements. The Company, on behalf of the guarantors, undertakes the collection
and foreclosure process. After the foreclosure process is complete, the Company
is reimbursed for substantially all costs incurred, including the advances, by
the guarantors.
Trading assets consist largely of securities, including corporate debt and U.S.
government agency obligations. Interest income from trading assets was $22
million and $11 million in the first quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Noninterest income from trading assets was $48 million and $38 million in the
first quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Amortization expense for certain identifiable intangible assets included in
other assets was $11 million and $12 million in the first quarter of 2000 and
1999, respectively.
The increase in "other" was predominantly due to an increase in broker
receivables related to sales of investment securities near the end of the
quarter.
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DEPOSITS
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MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(in millions) 2000 1999 1999
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Noninterest-bearing $ 45,836 $ 42,916 $ 42,322
Interest-bearing checking 3,664 3,083 3,265
Market rate and other savings 58,090 55,791 55,754
Savings certificates 24,890 24,408 26,655
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Core deposits 132,480 126,198 127,996
Other time deposits 3,537 3,255 3,758
Deposits in foreign offices 5,450 3,255 586
-------- -------- --------
Total deposits $141,467 $132,708 $132,340
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CAPITAL ADEQUACY/RATIOS
The Company and each of the subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory
capital adequacy requirements administered by the Federal Reserve Board and the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Risk-based capital (RBC) guidelines
establish a risk-adjusted ratio relating capital to different categories of
assets and off-balance sheet exposures.
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To be well
capitalized under
the FDICIA
For capital prompt corrective
Actual adequacy purposes action provisions
------------------ ------------------- -------------------
(in billions) Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
- --------------------------------------- -------- ----- ------- ------ ------ -------
As of March 31, 2000:
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Wells Fargo & Company $18.3 10.27% > $14.2 > 8.00%
- -
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. 2.1 10.40 > 1.6 > 8.00 > $2.1 > 10.00%
- - - -
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 10.2 11.79 > 6.9 > 8.00 > 8.6 > 10.00
- - - -
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
Wells Fargo & Company $13.4 7.50% > $ 7.1 > 4.00%
- -
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. 1.9 9.47 > .8 > 4.00 > $1.2 > 6.00%
- - - -
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 6.6 7.70 > 3.5 > 4.00 > 5.2 > 6.00
- - - -
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
(Leverage ratio)
Wells Fargo & Company $13.4 6.50% > $ 8.2 > 4.00%(1)
- -
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. 1.9 5.44 > 1.4 > 4.00 (1) > $1.8 > 5.00%
- - - -
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 6.6 7.39 > 3.6 > 4.00 (1) > 4.5 > 5.00
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(1) The leverage ratio consists of Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average
total assets, excluding goodwill and certain other items. The minimum
leverage ratio guideline is 3% for banking organizations that do not
anticipate significant growth and that have well-diversified risk,
excellent asset quality, high liquidity, good earnings, effective
management and monitoring of market risk and, in general, are
considered top-rated, strong banking organizations.
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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table summarizes the aggregate notional or contractual amounts,
credit risk amount and net fair value of the Company's derivative financial
instruments at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999.
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MARCH 31, 2000 December 31, 1999
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NOTIONAL OR CREDIT ESTIMATED Notional or Credit Estimated
CONTRACTUAL RISK NET FAIR contractual risk net fair
(in millions) AMOUNT AMOUNT (3) VALUE amount amount (3) value
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ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
HEDGES
Interest rate contracts:
Swaps (1) $30,653 $ 56 $(364) $31,570 $ 93 $(243)
Futures 46,107 -- -- 50,725 -- --
Floors and caps (1) 19,815 64 64 41,142 110 110
Options (1)(2) 11,077 11 33 11,940 22 43
Forwards (1) 25,661 36 (40) 22,528 108 43
Foreign exchange contracts:
Forwards (1) 136 3 3 138 1 --
CUSTOMER ACCOMMODATIONS
Interest rate contracts:
Swaps (1) 28,026 179 (18) 21,702 158 (10)
Futures 21,900 -- -- 22,839 -- --
Floors and caps purchased (1) 15,203 83 83 6,130 51 51
Floors and caps written 15,105 -- (85) 5,804 -- (53)
Options purchased (1) 725 16 16 741 30 30
Options written 1,692 -- (7) 1,101 -- (51)
Forwards (1) 100 3 -- 164 6 1
Commodity contracts:
Swaps (1) 115 18 1 116 10 --
Floors and caps purchased (1) 32 2 2 30 2 2
Floors and caps written 32 -- (2) 30 -- (2)
Foreign exchange contracts:
Forwards (1) 5,063 102 44 4,234 62 28
Options purchased (1) 76 1 1 41 -- --
Options written 3 -- -- 42 -- (1)
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(1) The Company anticipates performance by substantially all of the
counterparties for these or the underlying financial instruments.
(2) At March 31, 2000, a majority of purchased option contracts were
options on futures contracts, which are exchange traded and for which the
exchange assumes counterparty risk.
(3) Credit risk amounts reflect the replacement cost for those contracts in a
gain position in the event of nonperformance by counterparties.
The Company enters into a variety of financial contracts, which include interest
rate futures and forward contracts, interest rate floors and caps, options and
interest rate swap agreements. The contract or notional amount of a derivative
is used to determine, along with the other terms of the derivative, the amounts
to be exchanged between the counterparties. Because the contract or notional
amount does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties, it is not a measure
of loss exposure related to the use of derivatives nor of exposure to liquidity
risk. The Company is primarily an end-user of these instruments. The Company
also offers such
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contracts to its customers but offsets such contracts by purchasing other
financial contracts or uses the contracts for asset/liability management. To a
lesser extent, the Company takes positions based on market expectations or to
benefit from price differentials between financial instruments and markets.
The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by
counterparties to financial instruments. The Company controls the credit risk of
its financial contracts except for contracts for which credit risk is DE MINIMUS
through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. Credit risk related
to derivative financial instruments is considered and, if material, provided for
separately from the allowance for loan losses. As the Company generally enters
into transactions only with high quality counterparties, losses associated with
counterparty nonperformance on derivative financial instruments have been
immaterial. Further, the Company obtains collateral where appropriate and uses
master netting arrangements in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 39,
OFFSETTING OF AMOUNTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS, as amended by FASB
Interpretation No. 41, OFFSETTING OF AMOUNTS RELATED TO CERTAIN REPURCHASE AND
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company manages its liquidity and capital at both the parent and subsidiary
levels.
In addition to the immediately liquid resources of cash and due from banks and
federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements, asset
liquidity is provided by the Company's securities available for sale portfolio.
Liquidity for the Company is provided by interest income, deposit-raising
activities, potential disposition of readily marketable assets and through its
ability to raise funds in a variety of domestic and international money and
capital markets. The Company accesses the capital markets for long-term funding
through the issuance of registered debt and private placements.
In June 1999, the Parent filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC under
which the Company may issue up to $10 billion in debt and equity securities,
excluding common stock, except for common stock issuable upon the exercise or
conversion of debt and equity securities. That registration statement, together
with the $150 million issuance authority remaining on the Company's registration
statements filed in 1993 and 1995, permits the Company to issue an aggregate of
$10.15 billion in such debt and equity securities. Under those registration
statements, the Company had issued a total of $3.0 billion in debt securities as
of March 31, 2000 and had established a program to issue, from time to time,
additional debt securities in the form of Medium-Term Notes, Series A and
Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series B in the aggregate principal amount of up
to $7.15 billion. Proceeds from the issuance of the debt securities listed above
were, and with respect to any such securities issued in the future are expected
to be, used for general corporate purposes.
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In April 2000, the Parent issued an additional $2.0 billion in debt securities.
This transaction reduced the remaining issuance authorization level under the
1999 shelf registration statement and the aggregate issuance level of the
Medium-Term Note Series A and B programs to $5.15 billion.
In April 1999, Norwest Financial, Inc. (NFI) filed a shelf registration
statement with the SEC, under which NFI may issue up to $2 billion in senior or
subordinated debt securities. As of March 31, 2000, NFI had issued a total of
$1.1 billion in debt securities under that registration statement. Also in 1999,
a subsidiary of NFI filed a shelf registration statement with the Canadian
provincial securities authorities for the issuance of up to $1 billion
(Canadian) in debt securities, and had issued $490 million (Canadian) in debt
securities from that registration statement as of March 31, 2000.
In March 2000, NFI filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC, under
which NFI may issue up to $3 billion in debt securities. This registration
statement was declared effective on April 18, 2000.
In March 2000, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. issued $750 million Floating Rate
Subordinated Notes. This issuance was completed as a private
placement and is not registered with the SEC.
The Company repurchases common shares in the open market under a systematic plan
to meet the common stock issuance requirements of the Company's benefit plans
and for other common stock issuance requirements, including acquisitions
accounted for as purchases. In February of 2000, the Board of Directors
authorized the repurchase of up to 81 million additional shares of the Company's
outstanding common stock. In January 2000, the Board of Directors approved an
increase in the Company's quarterly common stock dividend to 22 cents per share
from 20 cents, representing a 10% increase in the quarterly dividend rate.
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates,
foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The primary
market risk to which the Company is exposed is interest rate risk. The majority
of the Company's interest rate risk arises from the instruments, positions and
transactions entered into for purposes other than trading. They include loans,
securities available for sale, deposit liabilities, short-term borrowings,
long-term debt and derivative financial instruments used for asset/liability
management. Interest rate risk occurs when assets and liabilities reprice at
different times as market interest rates change. For example, if fixed-rate
assets are funded with floating-rate debt, the spread between asset and
liability rates will decline or turn negative if rates increase. The Company
refers to this type of risk as "term structure risk." There is, however, another
source of interest rate risk which results from changing spreads between asset
and liability rates. The Company calls this type of risk "basis risk"; it is a
significant source of interest rate risk for the Company and is more difficult
to quantify and manage than term structure risk. Two primary components of basis
risk for the Company are (1) the spread between prime-based loans and market
rate account (MRA) savings deposits and (2) the rate paid on savings and
interest-bearing checking accounts as compared to LIBOR-based loans.
Interest rate risk is managed within an overall asset/liability framework for
the Company. The principal objectives of asset/liability management are to
manage the sensitivity of net interest spreads and net income to potential
changes in interest rates and to enhance profitability in ways that promise
sufficient reward for understood and controlled risk. Funding positions are kept
within predetermined limits designed to ensure that risk-taking is not excessive
and that liquidity is properly managed. The Company employs a sensitivity
analysis in the form of a net interest income simulation to help characterize
the market risk arising from changes in interest rates in the other-than-trading
portfolio.
The Company's net interest income simulation includes all other-than-trading
financial assets, financial liabilities, derivative financial instruments and
leases where the Company is the lessor. It captures the dynamic nature of the
balance sheet by anticipating probable balance sheet and off-balance sheet
strategies and volumes under different interest rate scenarios over the course
of a one-year period. This simulation measures both the term structure risk and
the basis risk in the Company's positions. The simulation also captures the
option characteristics of products, such as caps and floors on floating rate
loans, the right to prepay mortgage loans without penalty and the ability of
customers to withdraw deposits on demand. These options are modeled directly in
the simulation either through the use of option pricing models, in the case of
caps and floors on loans, or through statistical analysis of historical customer
behavior, in the case of mortgage loan prepayments or non-maturity deposits.
The simulation model is used to measure the impact on net income, relative to
a base case scenario, of interest rates increasing or decreasing 100 basis
points over the next 12 months. At March 31, 2000, the simulation showing the
largest drop in net income relative to the base case scenario over the next
twelve months is a 100 basis point increase in rates that is projected to
result in a decrease in net income of $46 million. In the simulation that was
run at December 31,
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1999, the largest drop in net income relative to the base case scenario over the
next twelve months was a 100 basis point increase in rates that was projected to
result in a decrease in net income of $38 million.
The Company uses interest rate derivative financial instruments as
asset/liability management tools to hedge mismatches in interest rate exposures
indicated by the net interest income simulation described above. They are used
to reduce the Company's exposure to interest rate fluctuations and provide more
stable spreads between loan yields and the rates on their funding sources. For
example, the Company uses interest rate futures to shorten the rate maturity of
MRA savings deposits and better match the maturity of prime-based loans. The
Company also purchases interest rate floors to protect against the loss in
interest income on LIBOR-based loans during a declining interest rate
environment. Additionally, receive-fixed rate swaps are used to convert
floating-rate loans into fixed rates to better match the liabilities that fund
the loans. The Company also uses derivatives including floors, futures contracts
and options on futures contracts to hedge the Company's mortgage servicing
rights as well as forwards, futures and options on futures and forwards to hedge
the Company's 1-4 family real estate first mortgage loan commitments and
mortgage loans held for sale .
The Company considers the fair values and the potential near term losses to
future earnings related to its customer accommodation derivative financial
instruments to be immaterial.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
3(a) Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
June 28, 1993. Certificates of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995
(authorizing preference stock), and Exhibits 3(b) and 3(c) to the
Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 1998 (changing the Company's name and increasing
authorized common and preferred stock, respectively)
(b) Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and Change
of Registered Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 1999
(c) Certificate of Designations for the Company's ESOP Cumulative
Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 1994
(d) Certificate of Designations for the Company's 1995 ESOP
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 1995
(e) Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designations for the
Company's Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 1, 1995
(f) Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designations for the
Company's 10.24% Cumulative Preferred Stock, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K dated February 20, 1996
(g) Certificate of Designations for the Company's 1996 ESOP
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
February 26, 1996
(h) Certificate of Designations for the Company's 1997 ESOP
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 14, 1997
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3(i) Certificate of Designations for the Company's 1998 ESOP
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 20, 1998
(j) Certificate of Designations for the Company's Adjustable
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(j) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 1998
(k) Certificate of Designations for the Company's Fixed/Adjustable
Rate Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(k) to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998
(l) Certificate of Designations for the Company's Series C Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(l) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998
(m) Certificate Eliminating the Certificate of Designations for the
Company's Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 1999
(n) Certificate of Designations for the Company's 1999 ESOP
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 21, 1999
(o) Certificate of Designations for the Company's 2000 ESOP
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
(p) By-Laws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(m) to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1998
4(a) See Exhibits 3(a) through 3(p)
(b) Rights Agreement, dated as of October 21, 1998, between the
Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights
Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated October 21, 1998
(c) The Company agrees to furnish upon request to the Commission a
copy of each instrument defining the rights of holders of senior
and subordinated debt of the Company.
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99(a) Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges -- the ratios
of earnings to fixed charges, including interest on deposits,
were 2.04 and 2.10 for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and
1999, respectively. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges,
excluding interest on deposits, were 3.04 and 3.58 for the
quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
(b) Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred
Dividends -- the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and
preferred dividends, including interest on deposits, were 2.03
and 2.08 for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999,
respectively. The ratios of earnings to fixed charges and
preferred dividends, excluding interest on deposits, were 3.01
and 3.49 for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999,
respectively.
(b) The Company filed the following reports on Form 8-K during the first
quarter of 2000:
(1) January 18, 2000 under Item 5, containing the Company's financial
results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 1999
(2) January 26, 2000 under Item 5, containing the Press Release
announcing the retirement of Rodney L. Jacobs as Vice Chairman
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the appointment of
Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ross J. Kari as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company
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 May 15, 2000.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
By: /s/ LES L. QUOCK
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Les L. Quock
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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