Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Available for-Sale and Other Securities

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Available for-Sale and Other Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Securities [Abstract]    
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE AND OTHER SECURITIES

4. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE AND OTHER Securities

 

Contractual maturities of available-for-sale and other securities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were:

      2013     2012
      Amortized     Fair     Amortized     Fair
(dollar amounts in thousands)   Cost     Value     Cost     Value
Under 1 year $ 263,366   $ 262,752   $ 60,054   $ 60,651
1 - 5 years   1,665,644     1,697,234     1,961,217     2,005,022
6 - 10 years   1,440,056     1,433,303     1,170,807     1,208,054
Over 10 years   3,662,328     3,577,502     3,989,977     3,967,196
Other securities:                      
  Nonmarketable equity securities   320,991     320,991     308,075     308,075
  Marketable equity securities   16,522     16,971     16,877     17,177
Total available-for-sale and other securities $ 7,368,907   $ 7,308,753   $ 7,507,007   $ 7,566,175

Other securities at December 31, 2013 and 2012 include nonmarketable equity securities of $165.6 million of stock issued by the FHLB of Cincinnati, none and $3.5 million, respectively, of stock issued by the FHLB of Indianapolis, and $155.4 million and $139.0 million, of Federal Reserve Bank stock, respectively. Nonmarketable equity securities are recorded at amortized cost. Other securities also include marketable equity securities.

 

The following tables provide amortized cost, fair value, and gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in OCI by investment category at December 31, 2013 and 2012

            Unrealized      
      Amortized     Gross     Gross     Fair
(dollar amounts in thousands)   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value
December 31, 2013                      
U.S. Treasury $ 51,301   $ 303   $ ---   $ 51,604
Federal agencies:                      
  Mortgage-backed securities   3,562,444     42,319     (38,542)     3,566,221
  Other agencies   313,877     6,105     (94)     319,888
Total U.S. government backed securities   3,927,622     48,727     (38,636)     3,937,713
Municipal securities (1)   1,140,263     18,825     (13,096)     1,145,992
Private-label CMO   51,238     1,188     (3,322)     49,104
Asset-backed securities   1,172,284     6,771     (88,015)     1,091,040
Covered bonds   280,595     5,279     ---     285,874
Corporate debt   455,493     11,241     (9,494)     457,240
Other securities   341,412     511     (133)     341,790
Total available-for-sale and other securities $ 7,368,907   $ 92,542   $ (152,696)   $ 7,308,753
                         

                         
            Unrealized      
      Amortized     Gross     Gross     Fair
(dollar amounts in thousands)   Cost     Gains     Losses     Value
December 31, 2012                      
U.S. Treasury $ 51,620   $ 691   $ ---   $ 52,311
Federal agencies:                      
  Mortgage-backed securities 4,149,964     114,984     (278)     4,264,670
  Other agencies 348,846     10,781     (1)     359,626
Total U.S. government backed securities   4,550,430     126,456     (279)     4,676,607
Municipal securities   489,080     13,927     (2,007)     501,000
Private-label CMO   75,557     1,087     (5,076)     71,568
Asset-backed securities (2)   1,126,315     16,287     (113,519)     1,029,083
Covered bonds   282,080     8,545     ---     290,625
Corporate debt   654,693     15,301     (1,852)     668,142
Other securities   328,852     333     (35)     329,150
Total available-for-sale and other securities $ 7,507,007   $ 181,936   $ (122,768)   $ 7,566,175
                         
(1) Effective December 31, 2013 approximately $600.4 million of direct purchase municipal instruments were reclassified from C&I loans to available-for-sale securities.
                       
(2) Amounts at December 31, 2012 include securities backed by automobile loans with a fair value of $3 million which meet the eligibility requirements for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, administered by the Federal Reserve Bank.

The following tables provide detail on investment securities with unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and the length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

      Less than 12 Months     Over 12 Months     Total
      Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized
(dollar amounts in thousands )   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses
December 31, 2013                                  
U.S. Treasury $ ---   $ ---   $ ---   $ ---   $ ---   $ ---
Federal Agencies:                                  
  Mortgage-backed securities   1,628,454     (37,174)     12,682     (1,368)     1,641,136     (38,542)
  Other agencies   2,069     (94)     ---     ---     2,069     (94)
Total U.S. Government backed securities   1,630,523     (37,268)     12,682     (1,368)     1,643,205     (38,636)
Municipal securities   551,114     (12,395)     7,531     (701)     558,645     (13,096)
Private label CMO   ---     ---     22,639     (3,322)     22,639     (3,322)
Asset-backed securities   391,665     (9,720)     107,419     (78,295)     499,084     (88,015)
Corporate debt   146,308     (7,729)     26,155     (1,765)     172,463     (9,494)
Other securities   3,078     (72)     2,530     (61)     5,608     (133)
Total temporarily impaired securities $ 2,722,688   $ (67,184)   $ 178,956   $ (85,512)   $ 2,901,644   $ (152,696)
                                     

At December 31, 2013, the carrying value of investment securities pledged to secure public and trust deposits, trading account liabilities, U.S. Treasury demand notes, and security repurchase agreements totaled $2.6 billion. There were no securities of a single issuer, which are not governmental or government-sponsored, that exceeded 10% of shareholders' equity at December 31, 2013.

 

The following table is a summary of realized securities gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011:

(dollar amounts in thousands)   2013     2012     2011
  Gross gains on sales of securities $ 2,932   $ 8,612   $ 18,641
  Gross (losses) on sales of securities   (712)     (2,224)     (14,959)
Net gain (loss) on sales of securities $ 2,220   $ 6,388   $ 3,682

Collateralized Debt Obligations and Private-Label CMO Securities

 

Our highest risk segments of our investment portfolio are the CDO and 2003-2006 vintage private-label CMO portfolios. Of the $49.1 million of the private-label CMO securities reported at fair value at December 31, 2013, approximately $20.4 million are rated below investment grade. The CDOs are in the asset-backed securities portfolio. These segments are in run-off, and we have not purchased these types of securities since 2008. The performance of the underlying securities in each of these segments reflects the deterioration of CDO issuers and 2003 to 2006 non-agency mortgages. Each of these securities in these two segments is subjected to a rigorous review of its projected cash flows. These reviews are supported with analysis from independent third parties.

 

The following table presents the credit ratings for our CDO and private label CMO securities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

Credit Ratings of Selected Investment Securities            
(dollar amounts in thousands)             Average Credit Rating of Fair Value Amount (1)
      Amortized                          
      Cost   Fair Value     AAA   AA +/-   A +/-   BBB +/-   <BBB-
  Private-label CMO securities $ 51,238 $ 49,104   $ 16,964 $ --- $ --- $ 11,785 $ 20,355
  Collateralized debt obligations   161,730   84,136     ---   ---   17,855   ---   66,281
Total at December 31, 2013 $ 212,968 $ 133,240   $ 16,964 $ --- $ 17,855 $ 11,785 $ 86,636
Total at December 31, 2012 $ 299,029 $ 181,606   $ 22,793 $ 25,742 $ 35,763 $ 3,801 $ 93,507
                                 
(1) Credit ratings reflect the lowest current rating assigned by a nationally recognized credit rating agency.

Negative changes to the above credit ratings would generally result in an increase of our risk-weighted assets, and a reduction to our regulatory capital ratios.

 

The fair values of the private label CMO and CDO assets have been impacted by various market conditions. The unrealized losses were primarily the result of wider liquidity spreads on asset-backed securities and increased market volatility on non-agency mortgage and asset-backed securities that are collateralized by certain mortgage loans. In addition, the expected average lives of the asset-backed securities backed by trust-preferred securities have been extended, due to changes in the expectations of when the underlying securities would be repaid. The contractual terms and / or cash flows of the investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost. Huntington does not intend to sell, nor does it believe it will be required to sell these securities until the fair value is recovered, which may be maturity and; therefore, does not consider them to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2013.

 

The following table summarizes the relevant characteristics of our CDO securities portfolio, which are included in asset-backed securities, at December 31, 2013 and 2012. Each security is part of a pool of issuers and supports a more senior tranche of securities except for the I-Pre TSL II, and MM Comm III securities which are the most senior class.

 

Collateralized Debt Obligation Securities Data                    
(dollar amounts in thousands)         Actual          
                        Deferrals   Expected      
                        and   Defaults      
                      # of Issuers Defaults   as a % of      
                    Lowest Currently as a % of   Remaining      
        Amortized Fair Unrealized Credit Performing/ Original   Performing   Excess  
Deal Name Par Value Cost Value Loss (2) Rating (3) Remaining (4) Collateral   Collateral Subordination (5)
Alesco II (1) $ 41,646 $ 29,629 $ 12,756 $ (16,873) C 29/33 10 % 9 % --- %
ICONS   20,000   20,000   15,208   (4,792) BB 21/22 3   14   52  
I-Pre TSL II   20,059   20,009   17,855   (2,154) A 21/23 5   10   78  
MM Comm III   5,669   5,417   4,007   (1,410) BB 5/9 5   9   33  
Pre TSL IX   5,000   3,955   1,955   (2,000) C 29/43 20   13   4  
Pre TSL XI (1)   25,000   21,098   8,130   (12,968) C 41/60 28   15   ---  
Pre TSL XIII (1)   28,045   21,274   10,996   (10,278) C 43/61 29   23   4  
Reg Diversified (1)   25,500   6,908   589   (6,319) D 23/42 40   12   ---  
Soloso (1)   12,500   2,440   138   (2,302) C 36/63 32   23   ---  
Tropic III   31,000   31,000   12,502   (18,498) CCC 25/40 26   14   38  
Total at December 31, 2013 $ 214,419 $ 161,730 $ 84,136 $ (77,594)                
Total at December 31, 2012 $ 266,863 $ 195,760 $ 84,296 $ (111,464)                
                                   
(1) Security was determined to have OTTI. As such, the book value is net of recorded credit impairment.
(2) The majority of securities have been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer.
(3) For purposes of comparability, the lowest credit rating expressed is equivalent to Fitch ratings even where the lowest rating is based on another nationally recognized credit rating agency.
(4) Includes both banks and/or insurance companies.
(5) Excess subordination percentage represents the additional defaults in excess of both current and projected defaults that the CDO can absorb before the bond experiences credit impairment. Excess subordinated percentage is calculated by (a) determining what percentage of defaults a deal can experience before the bond has credit impairment, and (b) subtracting from this default breakage percentage both total current and expected future default percentages.

Security Impairment

 

Huntington evaluated OTTI on the debt security types listed below.

 

Alt-A mortgage-backed and private-label CMO securities are collateralized by first-lien residential mortgage loans. The securities are valued by a third party pricing specialist using a discounted cash flow approach and proprietary pricing model. The model uses inputs such as estimated prepayment speeds, losses, recoveries, default rates that are implied by the underlying performance of collateral in the structure or similar structures, discount rates that are implied by market prices for similar securities, collateral structure types, and house price depreciation / appreciation rates that are based upon macroeconomic forecasts.

 

Collateralized Debt Obligations are CDOs backed by a pool of debt securities issued by financial institutions. The collateral generally consists of trust-preferred securities and subordinated debt securities issued by banks, bank holding companies, and insurance companies. A full cash flow analysis is used to estimate fair values and assess impairment for each security within this portfolio. A third party pricing specialist with direct industry experience in pooled-trust-preferred security evaluations is engaged to provide assistance estimating the fair value and expected cash flows on this portfolio. The full cash flow analysis is completed by evaluating the relevant credit and structural aspects of each pooled-trust-preferred security in the portfolio, including collateral performance projections for each piece of collateral in the security and terms of the security's structure. The credit review includes an analysis of profitability, credit quality, operating efficiency, leverage, and liquidity using available financial and regulatory information for each underlying collateral issuer. The analysis also includes a review of historical industry default data, current/near term operating conditions, and the impact of macroeconomic and regulatory changes.  Using the results of our analysis, we estimate appropriate default and recovery probabilities for each piece of collateral then estimate the expected cash flows for each security. The cumulative probability of default ranges from a low of 1% to 100%. 

 

Many collateral issuers have the option of deferring interest payments on their debt for up to five years.  For issuers who are deferring interest, assumptions are made regarding the issuers ability to resume interest payments and make the required principal payment at maturity; the cumulative probability of default for these issuers currently ranges from 1% to 100%, and a 10% recovery assumption.  The fair value of each security is obtained by discounting the expected cash flows at a market discount rate, ranging from LIBOR plus 3.5% to LIBOR plus 15.3% as of December 31, 2013.  The market discount rate is determined by reference to yields observed in the market for similarly rated collateralized debt obligations, specifically high-yield collateralized loan obligations.  The relatively high market discount rate is reflective of the uncertainty of the cash flows and illiquid nature of these securities.  The large differential between the fair value and amortized cost of some of the securities reflects the high market discount rate and the expectation that the majority of the cash flows will not be received until near the final maturity of the security (the final maturities range from 2032 to 2035).

 

On December 10, 2013, the Federal Reserve, the OCC, the FDIC, the CFTC and the SEC issued final rules to implement the Volcker Rule contained in section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, generally to become effective on July 21, 2015. The Volcker Rule prohibits an insured depository institution and its affiliates (referred to as “banking entities”) from: (i) engaging in “proprietary trading” and (ii) investing in or sponsoring certain types of funds (“covered funds”) subject to certain limited exceptions. These prohibitions impact the ability of U.S. banking entities to provide investment management products and services that are competitive with nonbanking firms generally and with non-U.S. banking organizations in overseas markets. The rule also effectively prohibits short-term trading strategies by any U.S. banking entity if those strategies involve instruments other than those specifically permitted for trading.

 

On January 14, 2014, the five federal agencies approved an interim final rule to permit banking entities to retain interests in certain collateralized debt obligations backed primarily by trust preferred securities from the investment prohibitions of section 619 of the Volcker Rule.  Under the interim final rule, the agencies permit the retention of an interest in or sponsorship of covered funds by banking entities if certain qualifications are met.  In addition, the agencies released a non-exclusive list of issuers that meet the requirements of the interim final rule.  At December 31, 2013, we had investments in ten different pools of trust preferred securities.  Eight of our pools are included in the list of non-exclusive issuers.  We have analyzed the ICONS and I-Pre TSL II pools that were not included on the list and believe that it is more likely than not that we will be able to hold these securities to recovery under the final Volcker Rule regulations.

 

For the periods ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the following table summarizes by security type, the total OTTI losses recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for securities evaluated for impairment as described above:

 

      Year ended December 31,  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2013     2012     2011  
Available-for-sale and other securities:                  
  Alt-A Mortgage-backed $ ---   $ ---   $ (361)  
  Collateralized Debt Obligations   (1,466)     ---     (3,798)  
  Private label CMO   (336)     (1,614)     (2,550)  
  Total debt securities   (1,802)     (1,614)     (6,709)  
  Equity securities   ---     (5)     (654)  
Total available-for-sale and other securities $ (1,802)   $ (1,619)   $ (7,363)  

The following table rolls forward the OTTI recognized in earnings on debt securities held by Huntington for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 as follows:

    Year Ended December 31,
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2013     2012
Balance, beginning of year $ 49,433   $ 56,764
  Reductions from sales   (20,366)     (8,945)
  Credit losses not previously recognized   ---     ---
  Additional credit losses   1,802     1,614
Balance, end of year $ 30,869   $ 49,433
             

As of December 31, 2013, Management has evaluated all other investment securities with unrealized losses and all nonmarketable securities for impairment and concluded no additional OTTI is required.

      Less than 12 Months     Over 12 Months     Total
      Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized
(dollar amounts in thousands )   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses
December 31, 2012                                  
U.S. Treasury $ ---   $ ---   $ ---   $ ---   $ ---   $ ---
Federal Agencies                                  
  Mortgage-backed securities   44,836     (278)     ---     ---     44,836     (278)
  Other agencies   801     (1)     ---     ---     801     (1)
Total U.S. Government backed securities   45,637     (279)     ---     ---     45,637     (279)
Municipal securities   51,316     (2,007)     ---     ---     51,316     (2,007)
Private label CMO   22,793     ---     34,617     (5,076)     57,410     (5,076)
Asset-backed securities   28,089     (73)     108,660     (113,446)     136,749     (113,519)
Corporate debt   138,792     (1,472)     119,620     (380)     258,412     (1,852)
Other securities   ---     ---     1,630     (35)     1,630     (35)
Total temporarily impaired securities $ 286,627   $ (3,831)   $ 264,527   $ (118,937)   $ 551,154   $ (122,768)