Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Derivative financial instruments are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either an asset or a liability (in accrued income and other assets or accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively) and measured at fair value.
Derivative financial instruments can be designated as accounting hedges under GAAP. Designating a derivative as an accounting hedge allows Huntington to recognize gains and losses, less any ineffectiveness, in the income statement within the same period that the hedged item affects earnings. Gains and losses on derivatives that are not designated to an effective hedge relationship under GAAP immediately impact earnings within the period they occur.
Derivatives used in Asset and Liability Management Activities
Huntington engages in balance sheet hedging activity, principally for asset liability management purposes, to convert fixed rate assets or liabilities into floating rate or vice versa. Balance sheet hedging activity is arranged to receive hedge accounting treatment and is classified as either fair value or cash flow hedges. Fair value hedges are purchased to convert deposits and subordinated and other long-term debt from fixed-rate obligations to floating rate. Cash flow hedges are also used to convert floating rate loans made to customers into fixed rate loans.
The following table presents the gross notional values of derivatives used in Huntington’s asset and liability management activities at December 31, 2016, identified by the underlying interest rate-sensitive instruments:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Fair Value Hedges
 
Cash Flow Hedges
 
Total
Instruments associated with:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
—

 
$
3,325,000

 
$
3,325,000

Deposits
—

 
—

 
—

Subordinated notes
950,000

 
—

 
950,000

Long-term debt
6,525,000

 
—

 
6,525,000

Total notional value at December 31, 2016
$
7,475,000

 
$
3,325,000

 
$
10,800,000


The following table presents additional information about the interest rate swaps used in Huntington’s asset and liability management activities at December 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-Average
Rate
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Notional Value
 
Average Maturity (years)
 
Fair Value
 
Receive
 
Pay
Asset conversion swaps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receive fixed—generic
$
3,325,000

 
0.6
 
$
(2,060
)
 
1.04
%
 
0.91
%
Liability conversion swaps
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receive fixed—generic
7,475,000

 
3.1
 
(51,496
)
 
1.49

 
0.88

Total swap portfolio at December 31, 2016
$
10,800,000

 
2.3
 
$
(53,556
)
 
1.35
%
 
0.89
%

These derivative financial instruments were entered into for the purpose of managing the interest rate risk of assets and liabilities. Consequently, net amounts receivable or payable on contracts hedging either interest earning assets or interest bearing liabilities were accrued as an adjustment to either interest income or interest expense. The net amounts resulted in an increase to net interest income of $72 million, $108 million, and $98 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively.
In connection with the sale of Huntington’s Class B Visa® shares, Huntington entered into a swap agreement with the purchaser of the shares. The swap agreement adjusts for dilution in the conversion ratio of Class B shares resulting from the Visa® litigation. At December 31, 2016, the fair value of the swap liability of $6 million is an estimate of the exposure liability based upon Huntington’s assessment of the potential Visa® litigation losses.
The following table presents the fair values at December 31, 2016 and 2015 of Huntington’s derivatives that are designated and not designated as hedging instruments. Amounts in the table below are presented gross without the impact of any net collateral arrangements:
Asset derivatives included in accrued income and other assets:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
$
46,440

 
$
80,513

Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
213,587

 
190,846

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments
23,265

 
37,727

Commodity contracts not designated as hedging instruments
108,026

 
117,894

Equity contracts not designated as hedging instruments
9,775

 
—

Total contracts
$
401,093

 
$
426,980

Liability derivatives included in accrued expenses and other liabilities:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Interest rate contracts designated as hedging instruments
$
99,996

 
$
15,215

Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments
143,976

 
121,815

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instruments
19,576

 
35,283

Commodity contracts not designated as hedging instruments
104,328

 
114,887

Equity contracts not designated as hedging instruments
—

 
—

Total contracts
$
367,876

 
$
287,200


The changes in fair value of the fair value hedges are, to the extent that the hedging relationship is effective, recorded through earnings and offset against changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
The following table presents the change in fair value for derivatives designated as fair value hedges as well as the offsetting change in fair value on the hedged item:
 
Year ended December 31,
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging deposits (1)
$
(82
)
 
$
(996
)
 
$
(1,045
)
Change in fair value of hedged deposits (1)
72

 
992

 
1,025

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging subordinated notes (2)
(47,852
)
 
(8,237
)
 
476

Change in fair value of hedged subordinated notes (2)
45,019

 
8,237

 
(476
)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps hedging long-term debt (2)
(74,481
)
 
3,903

 
1,990

Change in fair value of hedged other long-term debt (2)
67,389

 
(3,602
)
 
828

(1)
Effective portion of the hedging relationship is recognized in Interest expense—deposits in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Any resulting ineffective portion of the hedging relationship is recognized in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)
Effective portion of the hedging relationship is recognized in Interest expense—subordinated notes and other long-term debt in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Any resulting ineffective portion of the hedging relationship is recognized in noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table presents the gains and (losses) recognized in OCI and the location in the Consolidated Statements of Income of gains and (losses) reclassified from OCI into earnings for derivatives designated as effective cash flow hedges:
Derivatives in cash
flow hedging
relationships
Amount of gain or (loss)
recognized in OCI on
derivatives (effective portion)
 
Location of gain or (loss)
reclassified from accumulated OCI
into earnings (effective portion)
 
Amount of (gain) or loss
reclassified from accumulated OCI
into earnings (effective portion)
(pre-tax)
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
1,548

 
$
8,428

 
$
9,192

 
Interest and fee income—loans and leases
 
$
(361
)
 
$
(210
)
 
$
(4,064
)
Investment securities
—

 
—

 
—

 
Noninterest income - other income
 
1

 
(10
)
 
93

Total
$
1,548

 
$
8,428

 
$
9,192

 
 
 
$
(360
)
 
$
(220
)
 
$
(3,971
)

Reclassified gains and losses on swaps related to loans and investment securities and swaps related to subordinated debt are recorded within interest income and interest expense, respectively. During the next twelve months, Huntington expects to reclassify to earnings approximately $(2) million after-tax, of unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging derivatives currently in OCI.
To the extent these derivatives are effective in offsetting the variability of the hedged cash flows, changes in the derivatives’ fair value will not be included in current earnings but are reported as a component of OCI in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity. These changes in fair value will be included in earnings of future periods when earnings are also affected by the changes in the hedged cash flows. To the extent these derivatives are not effective, changes in their fair values are immediately included in noninterest income.
The following table presents the gains and (losses) recognized in noninterest income for the ineffective portion of interest rate contracts for derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for the years ending December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014:
 
December 31,
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
(317
)
 
$
(763
)
 
$
74


Derivatives used in mortgage banking activities
Mortgage loan origination hedging activity
Huntington’s mortgage origination hedging activity is related to the hedging of the mortgage pricing commitments to customers and the secondary sale to third parties. The value of a newly originated mortgage is not firm until the interest rate is committed or locked. The interest rate lock commitments are derivative positions offset by forward commitments to sell loans.
Huntington uses two types of mortgage-backed securities in its forward commitments to sell loans. The first type of forward commitment is a “To Be Announced” (or TBA), the second is a “Specified Pool” mortgage-backed security. Huntington uses these derivatives to hedge the value of mortgage-backed securities until they are sold.
The following table summarizes the derivative assets and liabilities used in mortgage banking activities: 
(dollar amounts in thousands)
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
Interest rate lock agreements
$
5,747

 
$
6,721

Forward trades and options
13,319

 
2,468

Total derivative assets
19,066

 
9,189

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
Interest rate lock agreements
(1,598
)
 
(220
)
Forward trades and options
(1,173
)
 
(1,239
)
Total derivative liabilities
(2,771
)
 
(1,459
)
Net derivative asset
$
16,295

 
$
7,730


MSR hedging activity
Huntington’s MSR economic hedging activity uses securities and derivatives to manage the value of the MSR asset and to mitigate the various types of risk inherent in the MSR asset, including risks related to duration, basis, convexity, volatility, and yield curve. The hedging instruments include forward commitments, interest rate swaps, and options on interest rate swaps.
The total notional value of these derivative financial instruments at December 31, 2016 and 2015, was $0.3 billion and $0.5 billion, respectively. The total notional amount at December 31, 2016 corresponds to trading assets with a fair value of $1 million and trading liabilities with a fair value of $3 million. Net trading gains (losses) related to MSR hedging for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, were $(1) million, $(2) million, and $7 million, respectively. These amounts are included in mortgage banking income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Derivatives used in trading activities
Various derivative financial instruments are offered to enable customers to meet their financing and investing objectives and for their risk management purposes. Derivative financial instruments used in trading activities consisted of commodity, interest rate, and foreign exchange contracts. The derivative contracts grant the option holder the right to buy or sell an underlying financial instrument for a predetermined price before the contract expires. Huntington may enter into offsetting third-party contracts with approved, reputable counterparties with substantially matching terms and currencies in order to economically hedge significant exposure related to derivatives used in trading activities.
The interest rate risk of customer derivatives is mitigated by entering into similar derivatives having offsetting terms with other counterparties. The credit risk to these customers is evaluated and included in the calculation of fair value. Foreign currency derivatives help the customer hedge risk and reduce exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates. Transactions are primarily in liquid currencies with Canadian dollars and Euros comprising a majority of all transactions.
The net fair values of these derivative financial instruments, for which the gross amounts are included in accrued income and other assets or accrued expenses and other liabilities at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, were $80 million and $76 million, respectively. The total notional values of derivative financial instruments used by Huntington on behalf of customers, including offsetting derivatives, were $20.6 billion and $14.6 billion at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Huntington’s credit risks from interest rate swaps used for trading purposes were $196 million and $224 million at the same dates, respectively.
Share Swap Economic Hedge
Huntington acquires and holds shares of Huntington common stock in a Rabbi Trust for the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. Huntington common stock held in the Rabbi Trust is recorded at cost and the corresponding deferred compensation liability is recorded at fair value using Huntington's share price as a significant input.
During the second quarter of 2016, Huntington entered into an economic hedge with a $20 million notional amount to hedge deferred compensation expense related to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. The economic hedge is recorded at fair value within other assets or liabilities. Changes in the fair value are recorded directly through other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. At December 31, 2016, the fair value of the share swap was $10 million.
Risk Participation Agreements

Huntington periodically enters into risk participation agreements in order to manage credit risk of its derivative positions. These agreements transfer counterparty credit risk related to interest rate swaps to and from other financial institutions. Huntington can mitigate exposure to certain counterparties or take on exposure to generate additional income. Huntington’s notional exposure for interest rate swaps originated by other financial institutions was $582 million and $344 million at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Huntington will make payments under these agreements if a customer defaults on its obligation to perform under the terms of the underlying interest rate derivative contract. The amount Huntington would have to pay if all counterparties defaulted on their swap contracts is the fair value of these risk participations, which was a positive value (receivable) of $3 million at December 31, 2016 and a negative value (payable) of $6 million at December 31, 2015. These contracts mature between 2017 and 2043 and are deemed investment grade.
Financial assets and liabilities that are offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Huntington records derivatives at fair value as further described in Note 18. Huntington records these derivatives net of any master netting arrangement in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Collateral agreements are regularly entered into as part of the underlying derivative agreements with Huntington’s counterparties to mitigate counterparty credit risk.
All derivatives are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Derivative balances are presented on a net basis taking into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. Cash collateral exchanged with counterparties is also netted against the applicable derivative fair values. Huntington enters into derivative transactions with two primary groups: broker-dealers and banks, and Huntington’s customers. Different methods are utilized for managing counterparty credit exposure and credit risk for each of these groups.
Huntington enters into transactions with broker-dealers and banks for various risk management purposes. These types of transactions generally are high dollar volume. Huntington enters into bilateral collateral and master netting agreements with these counterparties, and routinely exchange cash and high quality securities collateral with these counterparties. Huntington enters into transactions with customers to meet their financing, investing, payment and risk management needs. These types of transactions generally are low dollar volume. Huntington generally enters into master netting agreements with customer counterparties, however collateral is generally not exchanged with customer counterparties.
At December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, aggregate credit risk associated with these derivatives, net of collateral that has been pledged by the counterparty, was $26 million and $15 million, respectively. The credit risk associated with interest rate swaps is calculated after considering master netting agreements with broker-dealers and banks.
At December 31, 2016, Huntington pledged $172 million of investment securities and cash collateral to counterparties, while other counterparties pledged $90 million of investment securities and cash collateral to Huntington to satisfy collateral netting agreements. In the event of credit downgrades, Huntington would not be required to provide additional collateral.
The following tables present the gross amounts of these assets and liabilities with any offsets to arrive at the net amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in
the consolidated balance
sheets
 
 
(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Gross amounts
of recognized
assets
 
Gross amounts
offset in the
consolidated
balance sheets
 
Net amounts of
assets
presented in
the
consolidated
balance sheets
 
Financial
instruments
 
Cash collateral
received
 
Net amount
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Derivative Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives
$
420,159

 
$
(181,940
)
 
$
238,219

 
$
(34,328
)
 
$
(5,428
)
 
$
198,463

December 31, 2015
Derivatives
436,169

 
(161,297
)
 
274,872

 
(39,305
)
 
(3,462
)
 
232,105


 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross amounts not offset in
the consolidated balance
sheets
 
 
(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Gross amounts
of recognized
liabilities
 
Gross amounts
offset in the
consolidated
balance sheets
 
Net amounts of
assets
presented in
the
consolidated
balance sheets
 
Financial
instruments
 
Cash collateral
delivered
 
Net amount
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives
$
370,647

 
$
(272,361
)
 
$
98,286

 
$
(7,550
)
 
$
(23,943
)
 
$
66,793

December 31, 2015
Derivatives
288,659

 
(144,309
)
 
144,350

 
(62,460
)
 
(20
)
 
81,870