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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010


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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-31343

Associated Banc-Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Wisconsin		39-1098068

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


1200 Hansen Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin		54304

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(920) 491-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o

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


Large accelerated filer þ	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o
		(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

The number of shares outstanding of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at July 31, 2010, was 172,975,290.

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Balance Sheets


	June 30,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
	(In Thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	324,952		$	770,816
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		2,210,946			26,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		13,515			23,785
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value		5,322,177			5,835,533
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, at cost		190,870			181,316
Loans held for sale		321,060			81,238
Loans		12,601,916			14,128,625
Allowance for loan losses		(567,912	)		(573,533	)

Loans, net		12,034,004			13,555,092
Premises and equipment, net		181,231			186,564
Goodwill		929,168			929,168
Other intangible assets, net		92,176			92,807
Other assets		1,139,960			1,191,732

Total assets	$	22,760,059		$	22,874,142


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	2,932,599		$	3,274,973
Interest-bearing deposits, excluding brokered certificates of deposit		13,465,974			13,311,672
Brokered certificates of deposit		571,626			141,968

Total deposits		16,970,199			16,728,613
Short-term borrowings		513,406			1,226,853
Long-term funding		1,843,691			1,953,998
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		246,636			226,070

Total liabilities		19,573,932			20,135,534

Stockholders’ equity
Preferred equity		512,724			511,107
Common stock		1,737			1,284
Surplus		1,567,315			1,082,335
Retained earnings		1,032,065			1,081,156
Accumulated other comprehensive income		73,173			63,432
Treasury stock, at cost		(887	)		(706	)

Total stockholders’ equity		3,186,127			2,738,608

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	22,760,059		$	22,874,142

Preferred shares issued		525,000			525,000
Preferred shares authorized (par value $1.00 per share)		750,000			750,000
Common shares issued		173,745,850			128,428,814
Common shares authorized (par value $0.01 per share)		250,000,000			250,000,000
Treasury shares of common stock		55,532			25,251

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(In Thousands, except per share data)
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$	153,815		$	194,352		$	313,106		$	396,377
Interest and dividends on investment securities and deposits in other financial institutions:
Taxable		42,477			46,688			90,395			97,591
Tax exempt		8,557			8,819			17,266			18,313
Interest on federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		29			51			51			114

Total interest income		204,878			249,910			420,818			512,395
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits		28,360			44,993			57,105			91,592
Interest on short-term borrowings		1,820			5,088			3,846			10,242
Interest on long-term funding		14,905			20,691			30,852			42,145

Total interest expense		45,085			70,772			91,803			143,979

NET INTEREST INCOME		159,793			179,138			329,015			368,416
Provision for loan losses		97,665			155,022			263,010			260,446

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		62,128			24,116			66,005			107,970
NONINTEREST INCOME
Trust service fees		9,517			8,569			18,873			17,046
Service charges on deposit accounts		26,446			29,671			52,505			56,876
Card-based and other nondeposit fees		11,942			11,858			22,762			22,032
Retail commission income		15,722			14,829			31,539			30,341
Mortgage banking, net		5,493			28,297			10,900			32,564
Capital market fees, net		(136	)		2,393			(6	)		5,019
Bank owned life insurance income		4,240			3,161			7,496			8,933
Asset sale gains (losses), net		1,477			(1,287	)		(164	)		(2,394	)
Investment securities gains (losses), net:
Realized gains (losses), net		—			(322	)		23,581			10,624
Other-than-temporary impairments		(146	)		(1,063	)		(146	)		(1,413	)
Less: Non-credit portion recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)		—			—			—			—

Total investment securities gains (losses), net		(146	)		(1,385	)		23,435			9,211
Other		6,336			5,835			11,589			11,290

Total noninterest income		80,891			101,941			178,929			190,918
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Personnel expense		79,342			81,171			158,697			158,269
Occupancy		11,706			12,341			24,881			25,222
Equipment		4,450			4,670			8,835			9,259
Data processing		7,866			8,126			15,165			15,723
Business development and advertising		4,773			4,943			9,218			9,680
Other intangible asset amortization expense		1,254			1,385			2,507			2,771
Legal and professional fees		5,517			5,586			8,312			9,827
Foreclosure/OREO expense		8,906			13,576			16,635			18,589
FDIC expense		12,027			18,090			23,856			23,865
Other		19,197			20,143			38,791			38,090

Total noninterest expense		155,038			170,031			306,897			311,295

Loss before income taxes		(12,019	)		(43,974	)		(61,963	)		(12,407	)
Income tax benefit		(9,240	)		(26,633	)		(32,795	)		(37,791	)

Net income (loss)		(2,779	)		(17,341	)		(29,168	)		25,384
Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion		7,377			7,331			14,742			14,652

Net income (loss) available to common equity	$	(10,156	)	$	(24,672	)	$	(43,910	)	$	10,732

Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.26	)	$	0.08
Diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.26	)	$	0.08
Average common shares outstanding:
Basic		172,921			127,861			169,401			127,850
Diluted		172,921			127,861			169,401			127,856

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)


										Accumulated
										Other
	Preferred		Common				Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury
	Equity		Stock		Surplus		Earnings			Income (Loss)			Stock			Total
							($ in Thousands, except per share data)
Balance, December 31, 2008	$	508,008	$	1,281	$	1,073,218	$	1,293,941		$	55		$	—		$	2,876,503
April 1, 2009 adjustment for adoption of accounting standard related to other-than-temporary impairment		—		—		—		9,745			(9,745	)		—			—
Comprehensive income:
Net income		—		—		—		25,384			—			—			25,384
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—			28,815			—			28,815

Comprehensive income																	54,199

Common stock issued:
Stock-based compensation plans, net		—		3		1,140		(632	)		—			(495	)		16
Purchase of treasury stock		—		—		—		—			—			(588	)		(588	)
Cash dividends:
Common stock, $0.37 per share		—		—		—		(47,512	)		—			—			(47,512	)
Preferred stock		—		—		—		(13,125	)		—			—			(13,125	)
Accretion of preferred stock discount		1,527		—		—		(1,527	)		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation, net		—		—		4,274		—			—			—			4,274
Tax benefit of stock options		—		—		1		—			—			—			1

Balance, June 30, 2009	$	509,535	$	1,284	$	1,078,633	$	1,266,274		$	19,125		$	(1,083	)	$	2,873,768


Balance, December 31, 2009	$	511,107	$	1,284	$	1,082,335	$	1,081,156		$	63,432		$	(706	)	$	2,738,608
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss		—		—		—		(29,168	)		—			—			(29,168	)
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—			9,741			—			9,741

Comprehensive loss																	(19,427	)

Common stock issued:
Issuance of common stock		—		448		477,910		—			—			—			478,358
Stock-based compensation plans, net		—		5		2,566		(1,709	)		—			624			1,486
Purchase of treasury stock		—		—		—		—			—			(805	)		(805	)
Cash dividends:
Common stock, $0.02 per share		—		—		—		(3,472	)		—			—			(3,472	)
Preferred stock		—		—		—		(13,125	)		—			—			(13,125	)
Accretion of preferred stock discount		1,617		—		—		(1,617	)		—			—			—
Stock-based compensation, net		—		—		4,497		—			—			—			4,497
Tax benefit of stock options		—		—		7		—			—			—			7

Balance, June 30, 2010	$	512,724	$	1,737	$	1,567,315	$	1,032,065		$	73,173		$	(887	)	$	3,186,127

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)


	For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2010			2009
	($ in Thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)	$	(29,168	)	$	25,384
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		263,010			260,446
Depreciation and amortization		14,984			15,461
Addition to (recovery of) valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights, net		(2,698	)		2,700
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		11,105			8,753
Amortization of other intangible assets		2,507			2,771
Amortization and accretion on earning assets, funding, and other, net		29,452			25,106
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		7			1
Gain on sales of investment securities, net and impairment write-downs		(23,435	)		(9,211	)
Loss on sales of assets, net		164			2,394
Gain on mortgage banking activities, net		(12,448	)		(32,735	)
Mortgage loans originated and acquired for sale		(956,711	)		(2,414,906	)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale		893,763			2,080,945
Decrease in interest receivable		7,217			6,424
Decrease in interest payable		(1,040	)		(5,568	)
Net change in other assets and other liabilities		50,309			(341,293	)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		247,018			(373,328	)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net decrease in loans		881,697			823,946
Purchases of:
Investment securities		(1,034,757	)		(2,508,800	)
Premises, equipment, and software, net of disposals		(8,065	)		(7,564	)
Other assets		(2,137	)		(4,114	)
Proceeds from:
Sales of investment securities		577,537			592,115
Calls and maturities of investment securities		977,108			1,391,550
Sales of other assets		37,084			13,163
Sales loans originated for investment		172,946			—

Net cash provided by investing activities		1,601,413			300,296

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in deposits		241,586			1,165,595
Net decrease in short-term borrowings		(713,447	)		(990,974	)
Repayment of long-term funding		(510,291	)		(400,042	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term funding		400,000			300,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		478,358			—
Cash dividends on common stock		(3,472	)		(47,512	)
Cash dividends on preferred stock		(13,125	)		(13,125	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net		1,486			16
Purchase of treasury stock		(805	)		(588	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(119,710	)		13,370

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,728,721			(59,662	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		820,692			570,728

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	2,549,413		$	511,066

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	113,318		$	149,548
Cash (received) paid for income taxes		(49,937	)		30,813
Loans and bank premises transferred to other real estate owned		25,256			28,430
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights		10,283			25,647

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

ITEM 1. Financial Statements Continued:

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted or abbreviated. The information contained in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes in Associated Banc-Corp’s 2009 annual report on Form 10-K, should be referred to in connection with the reading of these unaudited interim financial statements.

NOTE 1: Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Associated Banc-Corp (individually referred to herein as the “Parent Company,” and together with all of its subsidiaries and affiliates, collectively referred to herein as the “Corporation”) for the periods presented, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated. Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements of prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change include the determination of the allowance for loan losses, goodwill impairment assessment, mortgage servicing rights valuation, derivative financial instruments and hedging activities, and income taxes. Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure.

NOTE 2: New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In May 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard intended to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. In particular, this accounting standard requires companies to disclose the date through which they have evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, as to whether it represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. It also provides guidance regarding circumstances under which companies should and should not recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in their financial statements. This accounting standard also includes disclosure requirements for certain events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date, which were not recognized in the financial statements. This accounting standard is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Corporation adopted this accounting standard in the second quarter of 2009. In February 2010, the FASB amended this standard by requiring companies who file financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued, and exempts SEC filers from disclosing the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The amendment to this standard also provides further definitions of terms, and became effective immediately upon its issuance in February 2010. The adoption of this accounting standard, which was subsequently codified into ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events,” had no material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an accounting standard which requires a qualitative rather than a quantitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for consolidation purposes. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the enterprise that has: (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could

potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. This accounting standard was effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning after November 15, 2009. The Corporation adopted this accounting standard at the beginning of 2010, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an accounting standard which amends current generally accepted accounting principles related to the accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities, including the removal of the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity. This new accounting standard also clarifies that a transferor must evaluate whether it has maintained effective control of a financial asset by considering its continuing direct or indirect involvement with the transferred financial asset. This accounting standard was effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning after November 15, 2009. The Corporation adopted this accounting standard at the beginning of 2010, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

In January 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standard providing additional guidance relating to fair value measurement disclosures. Specifically, companies will be required to separately disclose significant transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements in the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for those transfers. Significance should generally be based on earnings and total assets or liabilities, or when changes are recognized in other comprehensive income, based on total equity. Companies may take different approaches in determining when to recognize such transfers, including using the actual date of the event or change in circumstances causing the transfer, or using the beginning or ending of a reporting period. For Level 3 fair value measurements, the new guidance requires presentation of separate information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. Additionally, the FASB also clarified existing fair value measurement disclosure requirements relating to the level of disaggregation, inputs, and valuation techniques. This accounting standard will be effective at the beginning of 2010, except for the detailed Level 3 disclosures, which will be effective at the beginning of 2011. The Corporation adopted the accounting standard, except for the detailed Level 3 disclosures, at the beginning of 2010, with no material impact on its results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

NOTE 3: Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share are calculated utilizing the two-class method. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock awards (outstanding stock options, unvested restricted stock, and outstanding stock warrants) and unsettled share repurchases. Presented below are the calculations for basic and diluted earnings per common share.


	For the three months ended						For the six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
				(In Thousands, except per share data)
Net income (loss)	$	(2,779	)	$	(17,341	)	$	(29,168	)	$	25,384
Preferred dividends and discount accretion		(7,377	)		(7,331	)		(14,742	)		(14,652	)

Net income (loss) available to common equity	$	(10,156	)	$	(24,672	)	$	(43,910	)	$	10,732

Common shareholder dividends		(1,729	)		(6,394	)		(3,457	)		(47,315	)
Unvested share-based payment awards		(7	)		(28	)		(15	)		(197	)

Undistributed earnings	$	(11,892	)	$	(31,094	)	$	(47,382	)	$	(36,780	)

*Basic*
Distributed earnings to common shareholders	$	1,729		$	6,394		$	3,457		$	47,315
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders		(11,892	)		(31,094	)		(47,382	)		(36,780	)

Total common shareholders earnings, basic	$	(10,163	)	$	(24,700	)	$	(43,925	)	$	10,535

*Diluted*
Distributed earnings to common shareholders	$	1,729		$	6,394		$	3,457		$	47,315
Undistributed earnings to common shareholders		(11,892	)		(31,094	)		(47,382	)		(36,780	)

Total common shareholders earnings, diluted	$	(10,163	)	$	(24,700	)	$	(43,925	)	$	10,535


Weighted average common shares outstanding		172,921			127,861			169,401			127,850
Effect of dilutive stock awards and unsettled share repurchases		—			—			—			6

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		172,921			127,861			169,401			127,856

Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.26	)	$	0.08

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.19	)	$	(0.26	)	$	0.08

As a result of the Corporation’s reported net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, and for the three months ended June 30, 2009, all of the stock options outstanding were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share. Options to purchase approximately 7 million shares were outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2009, but excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 4: Stock-Based Compensation

The fair value of stock options granted is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, while the fair value of restricted stock awards and salary shares is their fair market value on the date of grant. The fair values of stock grants are amortized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the grants. Compensation expense recognized is included in personnel expense in the consolidated statements of income.

Assumptions are used in estimating the fair value of stock options granted. The weighted average expected life of the stock option represents the period of time that stock options are expected to be outstanding and is estimated using historical data of stock option exercises and forfeitures. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Corporation’s stock. The following assumptions were used in estimating the fair value for options granted in the first half of 2010 and full year 2009:


	2010			2009

Dividend yield		3.00	%		4.95	%
Risk-free interest rate		2.75	%		1.87	%
Expected volatility		45.24	%		36.00	%
Expected life	6 yrs			6 yrs
Per share fair value of stock options	$	4.57		$	3.60

The Corporation is required to estimate potential forfeitures of stock grants and adjust compensation expense recorded accordingly. The estimate of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized in the period of change and will also impact the amount of stock compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

A summary of the Corporation’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 and for the six months ended June 30, 2010, is presented below.


						Weighted Average		Aggregate Intrinsic
				Weighted Average		Remaining		Value
Stock Options	Shares			Exercise Price		Contractual Term		(000s)

Outstanding at December 31, 2008		6,581,702		$	27.45
Granted		975,548			17.05
Exercised		(945	)		16.70
Forfeited or expired		(847,687	)		25.73

Outstanding at December 31, 2009		6,708,618		$	26.16		5.61		—

Options exercisable at December 31, 2009		4,811,626		$	27.73		4.50		—

Outstanding at December 31, 2009		6,708,618		$	26.16
Granted		1,243,474			13.17
Exercised		(8,382	)		12.33
Forfeited or expired		(564,565	)		20.83

Outstanding at June 30, 2010		7,379,145		$	24.39		5.51		—

Options exercisable at June 30, 2010		5,317,266		$	27.65		4.15		—

The following table summarizes information about the Corporation’s nonvested stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2009, and for the six months ended June 30, 2010.


				Weighted Average
Stock Options	Shares			Grant Date Fair Value

Nonvested at December 31, 2008		1,811,165		$	3.85
Granted		975,548			3.60
Vested		(650,629	)		4.07
Forfeited		(239,092	)		4.26

Nonvested at December 31, 2009		1,896,992		$	3.60

Granted		1,243,474			4.57
Vested		(872,514	)		3.99
Forfeited		(206,073	)		3.64

Nonvested at June 30, 2010		2,061,879		$	4.01

For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009, the intrinsic value of stock options exercised was immaterial (less than $0.1 million). (Intrinsic value represents the amount by which the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the stock option.) The total fair value of stock options that vested was $3.5 million for the first six months of 2010 and $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Corporation recognized compensation expense of $1.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for the vesting of stock options. For the full year 2009, the Corporation recognized compensation expense of $3.6 million for the vesting of stock options. At June 30, 2010, the Corporation had $6.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods that extend predominantly through fourth quarter 2012.

The following table summarizes information about the Corporation’s restricted stock awards activity (excluding salary shares) for the year ended December 31, 2009, and for the six months ended June 30, 2010.


				Weighted Average
Restricted Stock	Shares			Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding at December 31, 2008		354,327		$	26.75
Granted		371,643			16.48
Vested		(146,320	)		27.96
Forfeited		(52,519	)		21.80

Outstanding at December 31, 2009		527,131		$	19.67

Granted		542,843			12.89
Vested		(194,830	)		22.08
Forfeited		(143,008	)		17.30

Outstanding at June 30, 2010		732,136		$	14.46

The Corporation amortizes the expense related to restricted stock awards as compensation expense over the vesting period specified in the grant. Restricted stock awards granted during 2010 to the senior executive officers and the next 20 most highly compensated employees will vest in two years after the grant date if all funds received under the Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”) have been paid in full. If the CPP funds have not been repaid in full after two years, the shares will vest in 25% increments of the funds being repaid (i.e., 0% vest if less than 25% is repaid, 25% vest if 25-49% is repaid, 50% vest if 50-74% is repaid, 75% vest if 75-99% is repaid, and 100% vest if the full amount is repaid). Expense for restricted stock awards of approximately $2.8 million and $2.3 million was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, while expense for restricted stock awards of approximately $4.3 million was recognized for the full year 2009. The Corporation had $7.9 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock awards at June 30, 2010, that is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods that extend predominantly through fourth quarter 2012.

The Corporation recognizes expense related to salary shares as compensation expense. Each share is fully vested as of the date of grant and is subject to restrictions on transfer that lapse over a period of 9 to 28 months, based on the month of grant. The Corporation recognized compensation expense of $1.4 million on the granting of 101,844 salary shares (or an average cost per share of $13.55) for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and $0.1 million on the granting of 5,841 salary shares (or an average cost per share of $11.06) for the three months ended December 31, 2009.

The Corporation issues shares from treasury, when available, or new shares upon the exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock awards, and the granting of salary shares. The Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase shares of the Corporation’s common stock each quarter in the market, to be made available for issuance in connection with the Corporation’s employee incentive plans and for other corporate purposes. The repurchase of shares will be based on market opportunities, capital levels, growth prospects, and other investment opportunities, and is subject to restrictions under the CPP.

NOTE 5: Investment Securities

The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities available for sale were as follows.


			Gross		Gross
			unrealized		unrealized
	Amortized cost		gains		losses			Fair value
	($ in Thousands)
June 30, 2010:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	997	$	11	$	—		$	1,008
Federal agency securities		8,056		165		—			8,221
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		888,050		19,884		(1,183	)		906,751
Residential mortgage-related securities		4,227,102		158,255		(7,213	)		4,378,144
Commercial mortgage-related securities		3,608		100		—			3,708
Other securities (debt and equity)		26,371		978		(3,004	)		24,345

Total investment securities available for sale	$	5,154,184	$	179,393	$	(11,400	)	$	5,322,177


			Gross		Gross
			unrealized		unrealized
	Amortized cost		gains		losses			Fair value
	($ in Thousands)
December 31, 2009:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	3,896	$	7	$	(28	)	$	3,875
Federal agency securities		41,980		1,428		(1	)		43,407
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		865,111		20,960		(906	)		885,165
Residential mortgage-related securities		4,751,033		144,776		(13,290	)		4,882,519
Other securities (debt and equity)		20,954		1,274		(1,661	)		20,567

Total investment securities available for sale	$	5,682,974	$	168,445	$	(15,886	)	$	5,835,533

The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities available for sale at June 30, 2010, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


($ in Thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value

Due in one year or less	$	97,918	$	99,139
Due after one year through five years		131,399		136,517
Due after five years through ten years		475,724		487,005
Due after ten years		210,452		208,793

Total debt securities		915,493		931,454
Residential mortgage-related securities		4,227,102		4,378,144
Commercial mortgage-related securities		3,608		3,708
Equity securities		7,981		8,871

Total investment securities available for sale	$	5,154,184	$	5,322,177

The following represents gross unrealized losses and the related fair value of investment securities available for sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at June 30, 2010.


	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
	Unrealized					Unrealized					Unrealized
	Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value
	($ in Thousands)
June 30, 2010:
Obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal securities)	$	(583	)	$	60,180	$	(600	)	$	13,994	$	(1,183	)	$	74,174
Residential mortgage-related securities		(322	)		37,763		(6,891	)		65,924		(7,213	)		103,687
Other securities (debt and equity)		(24	)		328		(2,980	)		2,889		(3,004	)		3,217

Total	$	(929	)	$	98,271	$	(10,471	)	$	82,807	$	(11,400	)	$	181,078

The Corporation reviews the investment securities portfolio on a quarterly basis to monitor its exposure to other-than-temporary impairment that may result due to the current adverse economic conditions. A determination as to whether a security’s decline in fair value is other-than-temporary takes into consideration numerous factors and the relative significance of any single factor can vary by security. Some factors the Corporation may consider in the other-than-temporary impairment analysis include, the length of time the security has been in an unrealized loss position, changes in security ratings, financial condition of the issuer, as well as security and industry specific economic conditions. In addition, with regards to its debt securities, the Corporation may also evaluate payment structure, whether there are defaulted payments or expected defaults, prepayment speeds, and the value of any underlying collateral. For certain debt securities in unrealized loss positions, the Corporation prepares cash flow analyses to compare the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security.

Based on the Corporation’s evaluation, management does not believe any remaining unrealized loss at June 30, 2010, represents an other-than-temporary impairment as these unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and the current volatile market conditions, and not credit deterioration. At June 30, 2010, the number of investment securities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months for municipal and residential mortgage-related securities was 85 and 8, respectively. For investment securities in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or more, the number of individual securities in the municipal and residential mortgage-related categories was 31 and 22, respectively. The unrealized losses reported for residential mortgage-related securities relate to non-agency residential mortgage-related securities as well as residential mortgage-related securities issued by government agencies such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”). At June 30, 2010, the $3.0 million unrealized loss position on other securities was primarily comprised of 5 individual trust preferred debt securities pools. The Corporation currently does not intend to sell nor does it believe that it is probable it will be required to sell the securities contained in the above unrealized losses table before recovery of their amortized cost basis.

The following is a summary of the credit loss portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings on debt securities for 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.


	Non-agency
	Mortgage-Related			Trust Preferred
$ in Thousands	Securities			Debt Securities			Total

Balance of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment at April 1, 2009	$	(17,026	)	$	(5,027	)	$	(22,053	)
Adjustment for change in cash flows		—			—			—
Credit losses on newly identified impairment		(446	)		(2,000	)		(2,446	)

Balance of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment at December 31, 2009	$	(17,472	)	$	(7,027	)	$	(24,499	)
Adjustment for change in cash flows		—			—			—
Credit losses on newly identified impairment		(84	)		—			(84	)

Balance of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment at June 30, 2010	$	(17,556	)	$	(7,027	)	$	(24,583	)

For comparative purposes, the following represents gross unrealized losses and the related fair value of investment securities available for sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2009.


	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
	Unrealized					Unrealized					Unrealized
	Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value
	($ in Thousands)
December 31, 2009:
U. S. Treasury securities	$	(28	)	$	2,871	$	—		$	—	$	(28	)	$	2,871
Federal agency securities		—			—		(1	)		46		(1	)		46
Obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal securities)		(593	)		45,388		(313	)		8,334		(906	)		53,722
Residential mortgage-related securities		(10,507	)		184,069		(2,783	)		41,663		(13,290	)		225,732
Other securities (debt and equity)		(1,661	)		4,410		—			—		(1,661	)		4,410

Total	$	(12,789	)	$	236,738	$	(3,097	)	$	50,043	$	(15,886	)	$	286,781

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve Bank Stocks: At June 30, 2010, the Corporation had FHLB stock of $121.1 million and Federal Reserve Bank stock of $69.8 million, compared to FHLB stock of $121.1 million and Federal Reserve Bank stock of $60.2 million at December 31, 2009. During 2009, the Corporation redeemed $24.9 million of FHLB stock at par. The Corporation is required to maintain Federal Reserve stock and FHLB stock as a member of both the Federal Reserve System and the FHLB, and in amounts as required by these institutions. These equity securities are “restricted” in that they can only be sold back to the respective institutions or another member institution at par. Therefore, they are less liquid than other marketable equity securities and their fair value is equal to amortized cost. The Corporation reviewed these securities for impairment in 2010 and 2009, including but not limited to, consideration of operating performance, the severity and duration of market value declines, as well as its liquidity and funding position. After evaluating all of these considerations, the Corporation believes the cost of these investments will be recovered and no impairment has been recorded on these securities during 2010 or 2009.

NOTE 6: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill: Goodwill is not amortized but, instead, is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis. Consistent with prior years, the Corporation has elected to conduct its annual impairment testing in May. The annual review of goodwill indicated that the carrying value of the banking segment exceeded its estimated fair value. Therefore, a step two analysis was performed for this segment, which indicated that the implied fair value of the banking segment exceeded the carrying value of the banking segment. Therefore, no impairment charge was recorded. During 2009, management completed interim reviews of goodwill and these interim reviews of goodwill indicated that the carrying value of the banking segment exceeded its estimated fair value. Therefore, a step two analysis was performed for this segment, which indicated that the implied fair value of the banking segment exceeded the carrying value of the banking segment. Therefore, no impairment charge was recorded. It is possible that a future conclusion could be reached that all or a portion of the Corporation’s goodwill may be impaired, in which case a non-cash charge for the amount of such impairment would be recorded in earnings. Such a charge, if any, would have no impact on tangible capital and would not affect the Corporation’s “well-capitalized” designation.

At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Corporation had goodwill of $929 million, including goodwill of $907 million assigned to the banking segment and goodwill of $22 million assigned to the wealth management segment. There was no change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and the year ended December 31, 2009.

Other Intangible Assets: The Corporation has other intangible assets that are amortized, consisting of core deposit intangibles, other intangibles (primarily related to customer relationships acquired in connection with the Corporation’s insurance agency acquisitions), and mortgage servicing rights. The core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing rights are assigned to the banking segment, while the other intangibles are assigned to the wealth management segment as of June 30, 2010. For core deposit intangibles and other intangibles, changes in the gross carrying amount, accumulated amortization, and net book value were as follows.


	At or for the			At or for the
	Six months ended			Year ended
	June 30, 2010			December 31, 2009
	($ in Thousands)
Core deposit intangibles:
Gross carrying amount ⁽¹⁾	$	41,831		$	47,748
Accumulated amortization		(25,246	)		(29,288	)

Net book value	$	16,585		$	18,460


Amortization during the period	$	1,875		$	4,123

Other intangibles:
Gross carrying amount	$	20,433		$	20,433
Accumulated amortization		(10,471	)		(9,839	)

Net book value	$	9,962		$	10,594


Amortization during the period	$	632		$	1,420


(1)		Core deposit intangibles of $5.9 million were fully amortized during 2009 and have been removed from both the gross carrying amount and the accumulated amortization for 2010.

Mortgage servicing rights are included in other intangible assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets and are carried at the lower of amortized cost (i.e., initial capitalized amount, net of accumulated amortization) or estimated fair value. Mortgage servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income, and assessed for impairment at each reporting date. Impairment is assessed based on fair value at each reporting date using estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgage loans serviced and stratifications based on the risk characteristics of the underlying loans (predominantly loan type and note interest rate). As mortgage interest rates fall, prepayment speeds are usually faster and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally decreases, requiring additional valuation reserve. Conversely, as mortgage interest rates

rise, prepayment speeds are usually slower and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally increases, requiring less valuation reserve. A valuation allowance is established through a charge to earnings to the extent the amortized cost of the mortgage servicing rights exceeds the estimated fair value by stratification. If it is later determined that all or a portion of the temporary impairment no longer exists for a stratification, the valuation reserve is reduced through a recovery to earnings. An other-than-temporary impairment (i.e., recoverability is considered remote when considering interest rates and loan pay off activity) is recognized as a write-down of the mortgage servicing rights asset and the related valuation allowance (to the extent a valuation reserve is available) and then against earnings. A direct write-down permanently reduces the carrying value of the mortgage servicing rights asset and valuation allowance, precluding subsequent recoveries. See Note 11, “Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities,” for a discussion of the recourse provisions on serviced residential mortgage loans. See Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” which further discusses fair value measurement relative to the mortgage servicing rights asset.

A summary of changes in the balance of the mortgage servicing rights asset and the mortgage servicing rights valuation allowance follows.


	At or for the			At or for the
	Six months ended			Year ended
	June 30, 2010			December 31, 2009
	($ in Thousands)
Mortgage servicing rights:
Mortgage servicing rights at beginning of period	$	80,986		$	56,025
Additions		10,283			44,580
Amortization		(11,105	)		(19,619	)

Mortgage servicing rights at end of period	$	80,164		$	80,986

Valuation allowance at beginning of period		(17,233	)		(10,457	)
(Additions) / Recoveries, net		2,698			(6,776	)

Valuation allowance at end of period		(14,535	)		(17,233	)

Mortgage servicing rights, net	$	65,629		$	63,753


Fair value of mortgage servicing rights	$	68,651		$	66,710
Portfolio of residential mortgage loans serviced for others (“servicing portfolio”)	$	7,822,000		$	7,667,000
Mortgage servicing rights, net to servicing portfolio		0.84	%		0.83	%
Mortgage servicing rights expense ⁽¹⁾	$	8,407		$	26,395


(1)		Includes the amortization of mortgage servicing rights and additions/recoveries to the valuation allowance of mortgage servicing rights, and is a component of mortgage banking, net in the consolidated statements of income.

The following table shows the estimated future amortization expense for amortizing intangible assets. The projections of amortization expense for the next five years are based on existing asset balances, the current interest rate environment, and prepayment speeds as of June 30, 2010. The actual amortization expense the Corporation recognizes in any given period may be significantly different depending upon acquisition or sale activities, changes in interest rates, prepayment speeds, market conditions, regulatory requirements, and events or circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Estimated amortization expense:


	Core Deposit		Other		Mortgage Servicing
	Intangibles		Intangibles		Rights
	($ in Thousands)
Six months ending December 31, 2010	$	1,900	$	500	$	10,700
Year ending December 31, 2011		3,700		1,000		18,600
Year ending December 31, 2012		3,200		1,000		14,800
Year ending December 31, 2013		3,100		900		11,600
Year ending December 31, 2014		2,900		900		8,900
Year ending December 31, 2015		1,400		800		6,600

NOTE 7: Long-term Funding

Long-term funding (funding with original contractual maturities greater than one year) was as follows.


	June 30,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	($ in Thousands)
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	$	1,200,552	$	1,010,576
Repurchase agreements		200,000		500,000
Subordinated debt, net		225,342		225,247
Junior subordinated debentures, net		215,958		216,069
Other borrowed funds		1,839		2,106

Total long-term funding	$	1,843,691	$	1,953,998

Federal Home Loan Bank advances: Long-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) had maturities through 2020 and had weighted-average interest rates of 1.99% at June 30, 2010, compared to 2.22% at December 31, 2009. These advances all had fixed contractual rates at both June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.

Repurchase agreements: The long-term repurchase agreements had maturities through 2010 and had weighted-average interest rates of 2.67% at June 30, 2010, and 2.60% at December 31, 2009. These repurchase agreements were all fixed rate at June 30, 2010, and 80% fixed rate at December 31, 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, the Corporation paid an early termination penalty of $2.5 million (included in other noninterest expense on the consolidated statements of income) on the repayment of $200 million of long-term repurchase agreements.

Subordinated debt: In September 2008, the Corporation issued $26 million of 10-year subordinated debt with a 5-year no-call provision, and in August 2001, the Corporation issued $200 million of 10-year subordinated debt. The subordinated notes were each issued at a discount, and the September 2008 debt has a fixed coupon interest rate of 9.25%, while the August 2001 debt has a fixed coupon interest rate of 6.75%. Subordinated debt qualifies under the risk-based capital guidelines as Tier 2 supplementary capital for regulatory purposes, and is discounted in accordance with regulations when the debt has five years or less remaining to maturity.

Junior subordinated debentures: The Corporation has $180.4 million of junior subordinated debentures (“ASBC Debentures”), which carry a fixed rate of 7.625% and mature on June 15, 2032. Beginning May 30, 2007, the Corporation has had the right to redeem the ASBC Debentures, at par, and none were redeemed in 2009 or during the first half of 2010. The carrying value of the ASBC Debentures was $179.7 million at both June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. With its October 2005 acquisition, the Corporation acquired variable rate junior subordinated debentures at a premium (the “SFSC Debentures”), from two equal issuances (contractually $30.9 million on a combined basis), of which one pays a variable rate adjusted quarterly based on the 90-day LIBOR plus 2.80% (or 3.14% at June 30, 2010) and matures April 23, 2034, and the other which pays a variable rate adjusted quarterly based on the 90-day LIBOR plus 3.45% (or 3.89% at June 30, 2010) and matures November 7, 2032. The Corporation has the right to redeem the SFSC Debentures, at par, on a quarterly basis and none were redeemed in 2009 or during the first half of 2010. The carrying value of the SFSC Debentures was $36.3 million and $36.4 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

NOTE 8: Other Comprehensive Income

A summary of activity in accumulated other comprehensive income follows.


	Six Months Ended						Year Ended
	June 30,			June 30,			December 31,
	2010			2009			2009
				($ in Thousands)
Net income (loss)	$	(29,168	)	$	25,384		$	(131,859	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Investment securities available for sale:
Net unrealized gains		38,869			42,581			113,455
Reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income		(23,435	)		(9,211	)		(8,774	)
Income tax benefit		(5,586	)		(9,568	)		(37,534	)

Other comprehensive income on investment securities available for sale		9,848			23,802			67,147
Defined benefit pension and postretirement obligations:
Prior service cost, net of amortization		233			234			467
Net loss, net of amortization		810			155			2,736
Income tax benefit		(566	)		(155	)		(1,236	)

Other comprehensive income on pension and postretirement obligations		477			234			1,967
Derivatives used in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net unrealized gains (losses)		(3,952	)		1,895			(1,814	)
Reclassification adjustment for net losses and interest expense for interest differential on derivatives realized in net income		3,000			5,464			8,540
Income tax expense (benefit)		368			(2,580	)		(2,718	)

Other comprehensive income (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships		(584	)		4,779			4,008

Total other comprehensive income		9,741			28,815			73,122

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(19,427	)	$	54,199		$	(58,737	)

NOTE 9: Income Taxes

For the first half of 2010, the Corporation recognized income tax benefit of $32.8 million, compared to income tax benefit of $37.8 million for the first half of 2009. The change in income tax was primarily due to the level of pretax income (loss) between the comparable six-month periods. In addition, during the first quarter of 2009, the Corporation recorded a $17.0 million net decrease in the valuation allowance on and changes to state deferred tax assets as a result of the then recently enacted Wisconsin combined reporting tax legislation, while during the second quarter of 2009 the Corporation recorded a $5.0 million decrease in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.

NOTE 10: Derivative and Hedging Activities

The Corporation uses derivative instruments primarily to hedge the variability in interest payments or protect the value of certain assets and liabilities recorded on its consolidated balance sheet from changes in interest rates. The predominant derivative and hedging activities include interest rate-related instruments (swaps, caps, collars, and corridors), foreign currency exchange forwards, and certain mortgage banking activities. 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. The Corporation is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instruments. To mitigate the counterparty risk, interest rate-related instruments generally contain language outlining collateral pledging requirements for each counterparty. Collateral must be posted when the market value exceeds certain threshold limits which are determined from the credit ratings of each counterparty. The Corporation was required to pledge $90 million of investment securities and cash equivalents as collateral at June 30, 2010, and pledged $87 million of investment securities and cash equivalents as collateral at December 31, 2009.

The Corporation’s derivative and hedging instruments are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” for additional fair value information and disclosures.

The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of the Corporation’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges.


							Weighted Average
	Notional					Balance Sheet	Receive			Pay
	Amount		Fair Value			Category	Rate			Rate			Maturity
	($ in Thousands)
June 30, 2010
Interest rate swap – short-term borrowings	$	200,000	$	(8,542	)	Other liabilities		0.18	%		3.15	%	20 months

December 31, 2009
Interest rate swap – short-term borrowings	$	200,000	$	(7,588	)	Other liabilities		0.12	%		3.15	%	26 months

The table below identifies the gains and losses recognized on the Corporation’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges.

Amount of Gain /

(Loss)

Recognized in

Income on

Amount of Gain /

Category of Gain

Derivatives

(Loss)

Category of Gain

Amount of Gain /

/ (Loss)

(Ineffective

Recognized in

/ (Loss)

(Loss)

Recognized in

Portion and

OCI on

Reclassified from

Income on

Amount

Derivatives

AOCI into

Derivatives

Excluded from

(Effective

Income (Effective

(Ineffective

Effectiveness

($ in Thousands)

Portion)

Testing)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Interest Expense

Interest rate swaps

(3,952

)

Short-term borrowings

3,000

Short-term borrowings

)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2009

Interest Expense

Short-term borrowings &

Interest rate swaps

1,895

Long-term funding

5,464

Long-term funding

(671

)

Cash flow hedges

The Corporation has variable-rate short-term and long-term borrowings which expose the Corporation to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. To manage the interest rate risk related to the variability of these interest payments, the Corporation has entered into various interest rate swap agreements.

During the third quarter of 2008, the Corporation entered into two interest rate swap agreements which hedge the interest rate risk in the cash flows of certain short-term, variable-rate borrowings. In September 2007, the Corporation entered into an interest rate swap which hedges the interest rate risk in the cash flows of a long-term, variable-rate FHLB advance, which matured in June 2009. Hedge effectiveness is determined using regression analysis. The Corporation recognized combined ineffectiveness of less than $0.1 million for the first half of 2010 (which increased interest expense), compared to combined ineffectiveness of $0.7 million for the first half of 2009 (which increased interest expense) and $0.3 million for full year 2009 (which decreased interest expense) relating to these cash flow hedge relationships. Derivative gains and losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to current period earnings are included in interest expense on short-term borrowings or long-term funding (i.e., the line item in which the hedged cash flows are recorded). At June 30, 2010, accumulated other comprehensive income included a deferred after-tax net loss of $5.0 million related to these derivatives, compared to a deferred after-tax net loss of $4.5 million at December 31, 2009. The net after-tax derivative loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2010, is projected to be reclassified into net interest income in conjunction with the recognition of interest payments on the variable-rate, short-term borrowings through September 2012.

The table below identifies the balance sheet category and fair values of the Corporation’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.


							Weighted Average
	Notional					Balance Sheet	Receive			Pay
	Amount		Fair Value			Category	Rate⁽¹⁾			Rate⁽¹⁾			Maturity
	($ in Thousands)
June 30, 2010
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror	$	1,164,950	$	63,484		Other assets		2.02	%		2.02	%	41 months
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror		1,164,950		(68,658	)	Other liabilities		2.02	%		2.02	%	41 months
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)		264,814		6,002		Other assets		—			—			—
Forward commitments (mortgage)		436,525		(6,608	)	Other liabilities		—			—			—
Foreign currency exchange forwards		27,540		1,549		Other assets		—			—			—
Foreign currency exchange forwards		22,865		(1,341	)	Other liabilities		—			—			—


December 31, 2009
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror	$	1,126,222	$	49,445		Other assets		2.07	%		2.07	%	44 months
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror		1,126,222		(52,047	)	Other liabilities		2.07	%		2.07	%	44 months
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)		245,948		(1,371	)	Other liabilities		—			—			—
Forward commitments (mortgage)		336,485		4,512		Other assets		—			—			—
Foreign currency exchange forwards		32,271		1,221		Other assets		—			—			—
Foreign currency exchange forwards		22,331		(671	)	Other liabilities		—			—			—


(1)		Reflects the weighted average receive rate and pay rate for the interest rate swap derivative financial instruments only.

The table below identifies the income statement category of the gains and losses recognized in income on the Corporation’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.


	Income Statement Category of	Gain / (Loss)
	Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Income	Recognized in Income
		($ in Thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror, net	Capital market fees, net	$	(2,572	)
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		7,373
Forward commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		(11,120	)
Foreign exchange forwards	Capital market fees, net		(76	)


Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror, net	Capital market fees, net	$	1,317
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		(4,592	)
Forward commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		7,892
Foreign exchange forwards	Capital market fees, net		(254	)

Free Standing Derivatives

The Corporation enters into various derivative contracts which are designated as free standing derivative contracts. These derivative contracts are not designated against specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or forecasted transactions and, therefore, do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Such derivative contracts are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in the fair value recorded as a component of Capital market fees, net, and typically include interest rate-related instruments (swaps, caps, collars, and corridors). The net impact for the first half of 2010 was a $2.6 million loss, while the net impact for the full year 2009 was a $1.1 million net loss and the net impact for the first half of 2009 was a $1.3 million net gain.

Free standing derivatives are entered into primarily for the benefit of commercial customers through providing derivative products which enables the customer to manage their exposures to interest rate risk. The Corporation’s market risk from unfavorable movements in interest rates related to these derivative contracts is generally economically hedged by concurrently entering into offsetting derivative contracts. The offsetting derivative contracts have identical notional values, terms and indices.

Mortgage derivatives

Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans are considered derivative instruments, and the fair value of these commitments is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recorded as a component of mortgage banking, net. The fair value of the mortgage derivatives at June 30, 2010, was a net loss of $0.6 million, comprised of the net gain of $6.0 million on interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale to individual borrowers of approximately $265 million and the net loss of $6.6 million on forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to various investors of approximately $437 million. The fair value of the mortgage derivatives at December 31, 2009, was a net gain of $3.1 million, comprised of the net loss of $1.4 million on interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale to individual borrowers of approximately $246 million and the net gain of $4.5 million on forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to various investors of approximately $336 million. The fair value of the mortgage derivatives at June 30, 2009, was a net gain of $7.4 million, comprised of the net gain of $2.0 million on interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale to individual borrowers of approximately $231 million and the net gain of $5.4 million on forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to various investors of approximately $641 million.

Foreign currency derivatives

The Corporation provides foreign exchange services to customers. The Corporation may enter into a foreign currency forward to mitigate the exchange rate risk attached to the cash flows of a loan or as an offsetting contract to a forward entered into as a service to our customer. At June 30, 2010, the Corporation had $4 million in notional balances of foreign currency forwards related to loans, and $23 million in notional balances of foreign currency forwards related to customer transactions (with mirror foreign currency forwards of $23 million), which on a combined basis had a fair value of $0.2 million net gain. At December 31, 2009, the Corporation had $5 million in notional balances of foreign currency forwards related to loans, and $25 million in notional balances of foreign currency forwards related to customer transactions (with mirror foreign currency forwards of $25 million), which on a combined basis had a fair value of $0.5 million net gain. At June 30, 2009, the Corporation had $8 million in notional balances of foreign currency forwards related to loans, and $24 million in notional balances of foreign currency forwards related to customer transactions (with mirror foreign currency forwards of $24 million), which on a combined basis had a fair value of $0.2 million net loss.

NOTE 11: Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities


	June 30, 2010		December 31, 2009
	($ in Thousands)
Commitments to extend credit, excluding commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale ^(1) (2)	$	3,741,775	$	4,095,336
Commercial letters of credit ⁽¹⁾		18,483		19,248
Standby letters of credit ⁽³⁾		440,074		473,554
Purchase obligations ⁽⁴⁾		6,265		145,248


(1)		These off-balance sheet financial instruments are exercisable at the market rate prevailing at the date the underlying transaction will be completed and, thus, are deemed to have no current fair value, or the fair value is based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements and is not material at June 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

(2)		Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale are considered derivative instruments and are disclosed in Note 10.

(3)		The Corporation has established a liability of $4.4 million and $3.1 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, as an estimate of the fair value of these financial instruments.

(4)		The purchase obligations include forward commitments to purchase obligations of state and political subdivisions at June 30, 2010, and commitments to purchase residential mortgage-related investment securities issued by government agencies at December 31, 2009.

Lending-related Commitments

As a financial services provider, the Corporation routinely enters into commitments to extend credit. Such commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process accorded to loans made by the Corporation, with each customer’s creditworthiness evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to these financial instruments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Corporation upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Since a significant portion of commitments to extend credit are subject to specific restrictive loan covenants or may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements. As of June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Corporation had a reserve for losses on unfunded commitments totaling $14.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively, included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Lending-related commitments include commitments to extend credit, commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers at predetermined interest rates, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contracts. Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans are considered derivative instruments, and the fair value of these commitments is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. The Corporation’s derivative and hedging activity is further described in Note 10. Commercial and standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Commercial letters of credit are issued specifically to facilitate commerce and typically result in the commitment being drawn on when the underlying transaction is consummated between the customer and the third party, while standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the customer to perform according to the terms of the underlying contract with the third party.

Other Commitments

The Corporation has principal investment commitments to provide capital-based financing to private and public companies through either direct investments in specific companies or through investment funds and partnerships. The timing of future cash requirements to fund such commitments is generally dependent on the investment cycle, whereby privately held companies are funded by private equity investors and ultimately sold, merged, or taken public through an initial offering, which can vary based on overall market conditions, as well as the nature and type of industry in which the companies operate. The Corporation also invests in low-income housing, small-business commercial real estate, new market tax credit projects, and historic tax credit projects to promote the revitalization of low-to-moderate-income neighborhoods throughout the local communities of its bank subsidiary. As a limited partner in these unconsolidated projects, the Corporation is allocated tax credits and deductions associated with the underlying projects. The aggregate carrying value of all these investments at June 30, 2010 was $40 million, compared to $39 million at December 31, 2009, and was included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Related to these investments, the Corporation has remaining commitments to fund of $15 million at both June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.

Contingent Liabilities

In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation may be named as defendant in or be a party to various pending and threatened legal proceedings. Because the Corporation cannot state with certainty the range of possible outcomes or plaintiffs’ ultimate damage claims, management cannot estimate the timing or specific possible loss or range of loss that may result from these proceedings. Management believes, based upon current knowledge, that liabilities arising out of any such current proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation. However, given the indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters and the inherent unpredictability of such matters, no assurances can be made that the results of such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated operating results or cash flows in future periods. A lawsuit was filed against the Corporation alleging the unfair assessment and collection of overdraft fees. Refer to Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings,” for additional information.

The Corporation, as a member bank of Visa, Inc. (“Visa”) prior to Visa’s completion of their initial public offering (“IPO”) in March 2008, had certain indemnification obligations pursuant to Visa’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and in accordance with their membership agreements. In accordance with Visa’s bylaws prior to the IPO, the Corporation could have been required to indemnify Visa for the Corporation’s proportional share of losses based on the pre-IPO membership interests. In contemplation of the IPO, Visa announced that it had completed restructuring transactions during the fourth quarter of 2007. As part of this restructuring, the Corporation’s indemnification obligation was modified to include only certain known litigation as of the date of the restructuring. This modification triggered a requirement to recognize a $2.3 million liability (included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets) in 2007 equal to the fair value of the indemnification obligation. During 2009, the Corporation reduced the litigation reserves by $0.5 million to recognize its share of litigation settlements, resulting in a $1.8 million reserve for unfavorable litigation losses related to Visa at December 31, 2009. Based upon Visa’s revised liability estimate for litigation, including the current funding of litigation settlements, the Corporation recorded a $0.3 million reduction in the reserve for litigation losses and a corresponding reduction in the Visa escrow receivable during the first half of 2010. At June 30, 2010, the remaining reserve for unfavorable litigation losses related to Visa was $1.5 million.

In connection with the IPO in 2008, Visa retained a portion of the proceeds to fund an escrow account in order to resolve existing litigation settlements as well as to fund potential future litigation settlements. The Corporation’s initial interest in this escrow account was $2 million (included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets). During 2009, Visa announced it had deposited an additional amount into the litigation escrow account, of which, the Corporation’s pro-rata share was $0.3 million. At June 30, 2010, the remaining receivable related to the Visa escrow account was $1.0 million.

Residential mortgage loans sold to others are predominantly conventional residential first lien mortgages originated under our usual underwriting procedures, and are most often sold on a nonrecourse basis. The Corporation’s agreements to sell residential mortgage loans in the normal course of business usually require certain representations and warranties on the underlying loans sold, related to credit information, loan

documentation, collateral, and insurability, which if subsequently are untrue or breached, could require the Corporation to repurchase certain loans affected. There have been insignificant instances of repurchase under representations and warranties. To a much lesser degree, the Corporation may sell residential mortgage loans with limited recourse (limited in that the recourse period ends prior to the loan’s maturity, usually after certain time and/or loan paydown criteria have been met), whereby repurchase could be required if the loan had defined delinquency issues during the limited recourse periods. At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were approximately $102 million and $106 million, respectively, of residential mortgage loans sold with such recourse risk, upon which there have been insignificant instances of repurchase. Given that the underlying loans delivered to buyers are predominantly conventional residential first lien mortgages originated or purchased under our usual underwriting procedures, and that historical experience shows negligible losses and insignificant repurchase activity, management believes that losses and repurchases under the limited recourse provisions will continue to be insignificant.

In October 2004 the Corporation acquired a thrift. Prior to the acquisition, this thrift retained a subordinate position to the FHLB in the credit risk on the underlying residential mortgage loans it sold to the FHLB in exchange for a monthly credit enhancement fee. The Corporation has not sold loans to the FHLB with such credit risk retention since February 2005. At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were $0.8 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively, of such residential mortgage loans with credit risk recourse, upon which there have been negligible historical losses to the Corporation.

At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Corporation provided a credit guarantee on contracts related to specific commercial loans to unrelated third parties in exchange for a fee. In the event of a customer default, pursuant to the credit recourse provided, the Corporation is required to reimburse the third party. The maximum amount of credit risk, in the event of nonperformance by the underlying borrowers, is limited to a defined contract liability. In the event of nonperformance, the Corporation has rights to the underlying collateral value securing the loan. The Corporation has an estimated fair value of approximately $0.2 million related to these credit guarantee contracts at both June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, recorded in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

For certain mortgage loans originated by the Corporation, borrowers may be required to obtain Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) provided by third-party insurers. The Corporation entered into reinsurance treaties with certain PMI carriers which provided, among other things, for a sharing of losses within a specified range of the total PMI coverage in exchange for a portion of the PMI premiums. The Corporation’s reinsurance treaties typically provide that the Corporation will assume liability for losses once they exceed 5% of the aggregate risk exposure up to a maximum of 10% of the aggregate risk exposure. At June 30, 2010, the Corporation’s potential risk exposure was approximately $25 million. As of January 1, 2009, the Corporation no longer provides reinsurance coverage for new loans in exchange for a portion of the PMI premium. The Corporation’s liability for reinsurance losses, including losses incurred but not yet reported, was $3.7 million and $2.4 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

NOTE 12: Fair Value Measurements

The FASB issued an accounting standard (subsequently codified into ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This accounting standard applies to reported balances that are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under existing accounting pronouncements; accordingly, the standard amends numerous accounting pronouncements but does not require any new fair value measurements of reported balances. The standard also emphasizes that fair value (i.e., the price that would be received in an orderly transaction that is not a forced liquidation or distressed sale at the measurement date), among other things, is based on exit price versus entry price, should include assumptions about risk such as nonperformance risk in liability fair values, and is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. When considering the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, this accounting standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels.


Level 1 inputs		Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access.

Level 2 inputs		Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Level 3 inputs		Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity.

In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Corporation’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Corporation’s more significant instruments measured on a recurring basis at fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. While the Corporation considered the unfavorable impact of recent economic challenges (including but not limited to weakened economic conditions, disruptions in capital markets, troubled or failed financial institutions, government intervention and actions) on quoted market prices for identical and similar financial instruments, and on inputs or assumptions used, the Corporation accepted the fair values determined under its valuation methodologies.

Investment securities available for sale: Where quoted prices are available in an active market, investment securities are classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 1 investment securities primarily include U.S. Treasury, Federal agency, and exchange-traded debt and equity securities. If quoted market prices are not available for the specific security, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows, with consideration given to the nature of the quote and the relationship of recently evidenced market activity to the fair value estimate, and are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Examples of these investment securities include obligations of state and political subdivisions, mortgage-related securities, and other debt securities. Lastly, in certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the estimated fair value, securities are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. To validate the fair value estimates, assumptions, and controls, the Corporation looks to transactions for similar instruments and utilizes independent pricing provided by third-party vendors or brokers and relevant market indices. While none of these sources are solely indicative of fair value, they serve as

directional indicators for the appropriateness of the Corporation’s fair value estimates. The Corporation has determined that the fair value measures of its investment securities are classified predominantly within Level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 5, “Investment Securities,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s investment securities.

Derivative financial instruments (interest rate-related instruments): The Corporation uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk. In addition, the Corporation offers customer interest rate swaps, caps, collars, and corridors to service our customers’ needs, for which the Corporation simultaneously enters into offsetting derivative financial instruments (i.e., mirror interest rate swaps, caps, collars, and corridors) with third parties to manage its interest rate risk associated with these financial instruments. The valuation of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative and, also includes a nonperformance / credit risk component (credit valuation adjustment). See Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments.

The discounted cash flow analysis component in the fair value measurements reflects the contractual terms of the derivative financial instruments, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. More specifically, the fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts (or payments), with the variable cash payments (or receipts) based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. Likewise, the fair values of interest rate options (i.e., interest rate caps, collars, and corridors) are determined using the market standard methodology of discounting the future expected cash receipts that would occur if variable interest rates fall below (or rise above) the strike rate of the floors (or caps), with the variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts on the floor (or cap) based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves and volatilities.

The Corporation also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative financial instruments for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Corporation has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees.

While the Corporation has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivative financial instruments fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. The Corporation has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions as of June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivative financial instruments. Therefore, the Corporation has determined that the fair value measures of its derivative financial instruments in their entirety are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative financial instruments (foreign exchange): The Corporation provides foreign exchange services to customers. In addition, the Corporation may enter into a foreign currency forward to mitigate the exchange rate risk attached to the cash flows of a loan or as an offsetting contract to a forward entered into as a service to our customer. The valuation of the Corporation’s foreign exchange forwards is determined using quoted prices of foreign exchange forwards with similar characteristics, with consideration given to the nature of the quote and the relationship of recently evidenced market activity to the fair value estimate, and are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage derivatives: Mortgage derivatives include interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale to individual customers and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to various investors. The Corporation relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, which includes grouping the interest rate lock commitments by interest rate and terms, applying an estimated pull-through rate based on historical experience, and then multiplying by quoted investor prices determined to be reasonably applicable to the loan commitment groups based on interest rate, terms, and rate lock expiration dates of the loan commitment groups.

The Corporation also relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans (i.e., an estimate of what the Corporation would receive or pay to terminate the forward delivery contract based on market prices for similar financial instruments), which includes matching specific terms and maturities of the forward commitments against applicable investor pricing available. While there are Level 2 and 3 inputs used in the valuation models, the Corporation has determined that the majority of the inputs significant in the valuation of both of the mortgage derivatives fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s mortgage derivatives.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Corporation’s more significant instruments measured on a nonrecurring basis at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value, including the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Loans Held for Sale: Loans held for sale, which consist of commercial loans, student loans, and current production of certain fixed-rate, first-lien residential mortgage loans, are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the commercial loans held for sale was determined using indications of value and non-binding sales agreements with potential buyers, which the Corporation classifies as a Level 3 nonrecurring fair value measurement. The estimated fair value of the student loans held for sale was based on the Corporation’s existing commitments to sell such loans, while the estimated fair value of the residential mortgage loans held for sale was based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics, which the Corporation classifies as a Level 2 nonrecurring fair value measurement.

Impaired Loans: The Corporation considers a loan impaired when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the note agreement, including principal and interest. Management has determined that specific commercial and consumer loan relationships that have nonaccrual status or have had their terms restructured in a troubled debt restructuring meet this impaired loan definition, with the amount of impairment based upon the loan’s observable market price, the estimated fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans, or alternatively, the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. The use of observable market price or estimated fair value of collateral on collateral-dependent loans is considered a fair value measurement subject to the fair value hierarchy. Appraised values are generally used on real estate collateral-dependent impaired loans, which the Corporation classifies as a Level 2 nonrecurring fair value measurement.

Mortgage servicing rights: Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. While sales of mortgage servicing rights do occur, the precise terms and conditions typically are not readily available to allow for a “quoted price for similar assets” comparison. Accordingly, the Corporation relies on an internal discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights. The Corporation uses a valuation model in conjunction with third party prepayment assumptions to project mortgage servicing rights cash flows based on the current interest rate scenario, which is then discounted to estimate an expected fair value of the mortgage servicing rights. The valuation model considers portfolio characteristics of the underlying mortgages, contractually specified servicing fees, prepayment assumptions, discount rate assumptions, delinquency rates, late charges, other ancillary revenue, costs to service, and other economic factors. The Corporation reassesses and periodically adjusts the underlying inputs and assumptions used in the model to reflect market conditions and assumptions that a market participant would consider in valuing the mortgage servicing rights asset. In addition, the Corporation compares its fair value estimates and assumptions to observable market data for mortgage servicing rights, where available, and to recent market activity and actual portfolio experience. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Corporation uses the amortization method (i.e., lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value measured on a nonrecurring basis), not fair value measurement accounting, for its mortgage servicing rights assets. See Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” for additional disclosure regarding the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights.

The table below presents the Corporation’s investment securities available for sale, derivative financial instruments, and mortgage derivatives measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis


			Fair Value Measurements Using
	June 30, 2010		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	($ in Thousands)
Assets:
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	1,008	$	1,008	$	—	$	—
Federal agency securities		8,221		8,221		—		—
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		906,751		—		906,751		—
Residential mortgage-related securities		4,378,144		—		4,378,144		—
Commercial mortgage-related securities		3,708		—		3,708		—
Other securities (debt and equity)		24,345		18,695		5,650		—

Total investment securities available for sale	$	5,322,177	$	27,924	$	5,294,253	$	—
Derivatives (other assets)	$	71,035	$	—	$	65,033	$	6,002

Liabilities:
Derivatives (other liabilities)	$	85,149	$	—	$	78,541	$	6,608


			Fair Value Measurements Using
	December 31, 2009		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	($ in Thousands)
Assets:
Investment securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities	$	3,875	$	3,875	$	—	$	—
Federal agency securities		43,407		43,407		—		—
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		885,165		—		885,165		—
Residential mortgage-related securities		4,882,519		—		4,882,519		—
Other securities (debt and equity)		20,567		13,613		6,954		—

Total investment securities available for sale	$	5,835,533	$	60,895	$	5,774,638	$	—
Derivatives (other assets)	$	55,178	$	—	$	50,666	$	4,512

Liabilities:
Derivatives (other liabilities)	$	61,677	$	—	$	60,306	$	1,371

The table below presents a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, for financial instruments measured on a recurring basis and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.


Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	Investment Securities
($ in Thousands)	Available for Sale			Derivatives

Balance December 31, 2008	$	—		$	4,130
Net transfer in		2,000			—
Total net losses included in income:
Net impairment losses on investment securities		(2,000	)		—
Mortgage derivative loss, net		—			(989	)

Balance December 31, 2009	$	—		$	3,141

Total net losses included in income:
Net impairment losses on investment securities		—			—
Mortgage derivative loss, net		—			(3,747	)

Balance June 30, 2010	$	—		$	(606	)

In valuing the $2.0 million investment security available for sale classified within Level 3, the Corporation incorporated its own assumptions about future cash flows and discount rates adjusting for credit and liquidity factors. The Corporation reviewed the underlying collateral and other relevant data in developing the assumptions for this investment security, and $2.0 million credit-related other-than-temporary impairment was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2009.

The table below presents the Corporation’s loans held for sale, impaired loans, and mortgage servicing rights measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis


			Fair Value Measurements Using
	June 30, 2010		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	($ in Thousands)
Assets:
Loans held for sale	$	321,060	$	—	$	294,657	$	26,403
Loans ⁽¹⁾		515,218		—		515,218		—
Mortgage servicing rights		65,629		—		—		65,629


			Fair Value Measurements Using
	December 31, 2009		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	($ in Thousands)
Assets:
Loans held for sale	$	81,238	$	—	$	81,238	$	—
Loans ⁽¹⁾		605,341		—		605,341		—
Mortgage servicing rights		63,753		—		—		63,753


(1)		Represents collateral-dependent impaired loans, net, which are included in loans.

Certain nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include other real estate owned (upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment), nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities measured at fair value in the second step of a goodwill impairment test, and intangible assets and other nonfinancial long-lived assets measured at fair value for impairment assessment.

Certain other real estate owned, upon initial recognition, was re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the estimated fair value of the other real estate owned. The fair value of other real estate owned, upon initial recognition or subsequent impairment, is estimated using appraised values, which the Corporation classifies as a Level 2 nonrecurring fair value measurement. Other real estate owned measured at fair value upon initial recognition totaled approximately $28 million and $29 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and totaled approximately $74 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. In addition to other real estate owned measured at fair value upon initial recognition, the Corporation also recorded write-downs to the balance of other real estate owned for subsequent impairment of $5 million, $10 million, and $14 million to noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

The Corporation is required to disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments. Fair value estimates, methods, and assumptions are set forth below for the Corporation’s financial instruments.

The estimated fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments on the balance sheet at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, were as follows:


	June 30, 2010						December 31, 2009
	Carrying						Carrying
	Amount			Fair Value			Amount			Fair Value
	($ in Thousands)
Financial assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	324,952		$	324,952		$	770,816		$	770,816
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		2,210,946			2,210,946			26,091			26,091
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		13,515			13,515			23,785			23,785
Accrued interest receivable		80,231			80,231			87,447			87,447
Interest rate-related agreements (1)		63,484			63,484			49,445			49,445
Foreign currency exchange forwards		1,549			1,549			1,221			1,221
Investment securities available for sale		5,322,177			5,322,177			5,835,533			5,835,533
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks		190,870			190,870			181,316			181,316
Loans held for sale		321,060			321,060			81,238			81,238
Loans, net		12,034,004			10,815,023			13,555,092			12,167,223
Bank owned life insurance		526,131			526,131			520,751			520,751
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	$	16,970,199		$	16,970,199		$	16,728,613		$	16,728,613
Accrued interest payable		20,174			20,174			21,214			21,214
Short-term borrowings		513,406			513,406			1,226,853			1,226,853
Long-term funding		1,843,691			1,941,632			1,953,998			2,028,042
Interest rate-related agreements (1)		77,200			77,200			59,635			59,635
Foreign currency exchange forwards		1,341			1,341			671			671
Standby letters of credit (2)		4,388			4,388			3,096			3,096
Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential
mortgage loans held for sale		6,002			6,002			(1,371	)		(1,371	)
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans		(6,608	)		(6,608	)		4,512			4,512


(1)		At both June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the notional amount of cash flow hedge interest rate swap agreements was $200 million. See Note 10 for information on the fair value of derivative financial instruments.

(2)		The commitment on standby letters of credit was $0.4 billion and $0.5 billion at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. See Note 11 for additional information on the standby letters of credit and for information on the fair value of lending-related commitments.

Cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell, and accrued interest receivable — For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment securities available for sale — The fair value of investment securities available for sale is based on quoted prices in active markets, or if quoted prices are not available for a specific security, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flows.

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks – The carrying amount is a reasonable fair value estimate for the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stocks given their “restricted” nature (i.e., the stock can only be sold back to the respective institutions (Federal Home Loan Bank or Federal Reserve Bank) or another member institution at par).

Loans held for sale – The fair value estimation process for the loans held for sale portfolio is segregated by loan type. The estimated fair value of the commercial loans held for sale was determined using indications of value and non-binding sales agreements with potential buyers. The estimated fair value of the student loans held for sale was

based on the Corporation’s existing commitments to sell such loans, while the estimated fair value of the residential mortgage loans held for sale was based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics.

Loans, net — The fair value estimation process for the loan portfolio uses an exit price concept and reflects discounts the Corporation believes are consistent with liquidity discounts in the market place. Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, financial, and agricultural, real estate construction, commercial real estate, lease financing, residential mortgage, home equity, and other installment. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for similar maturities. The fair value analysis also included other assumptions to estimate fair value, intended to approximate those a market participant would use in an orderly transaction, with adjustments for discount rates, interest rates, liquidity, and credit spreads, as appropriate.

Bank owned life insurance – The fair value of bank owned life insurance approximates the carrying amount, because upon liquidation of these investments, the Corporation would receive the cash surrender value which equals the carrying amount.

Deposits — The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, interest-bearing demand deposits, and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand as of the balance sheet date. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. However, if the estimated fair value of certificates of deposit is less than the carrying value, the carrying value is reported as the fair value of the certificates of deposit.

Accrued interest payable and short-term borrowings — For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Long-term funding — Rates currently available to the Corporation for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of existing borrowings.

Interest rate-related agreements — The fair value of interest rate swap, cap, collar, and corridor agreements is determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The Corporation also incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.

Foreign currency exchange forwards – The fair value of the Corporation’s foreign exchange forwards is determined using quoted prices of foreign exchange forwards with similar characteristics, with consideration given to the nature of the quote and the relationship of recently evidenced market activity to the fair value estimate.

Standby letters of credit — The fair value of standby letters of credit represent deferred fees arising from the related off-balance sheet financial instruments. These deferred fees approximate the fair value of these instruments and are based on several factors, including the remaining terms of the agreement and the credit standing of the customer.

Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale — The Corporation relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, which includes grouping the interest rate lock commitments by interest rate and terms, applying an estimated pull-through rate based on historical experience, and then multiplying by quoted investor prices determined to be reasonably applicable to the loan commitment groups based on interest rate, terms, and rate lock expiration dates of the loan commitment groups.

Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans — The Corporation relies on an internal valuation model to estimate the fair value of its forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans (i.e., an estimate of what the Corporation would receive or pay to terminate the forward delivery contract based on market prices for similar financial instruments), which includes matching specific terms and maturities of the forward commitments against applicable investor pricing available.

Limitations — Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Corporation’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

NOTE 13: Retirement Plans

The Corporation has a noncontributory defined benefit retirement plan (the Retirement Account Plan (“RAP”)) covering substantially all full-time employees. The benefits are based primarily on years of service and the employee’s compensation paid. Employees of acquired entities generally participate in the RAP after consummation of the business combinations. The plans of acquired entities are typically merged into the RAP after completion of the mergers, and credit is usually given to employees for years of service at the acquired institution for vesting and eligibility purposes. The RAP and a smaller acquired plan that was frozen in December 31, 2004, are collectively referred to below as the “Pension Plan.”

Associated also provides healthcare access for eligible retired employees in its Postretirement Plan (the “Postretirement Plan”). Retirees who are at least 55 years of age with 5 years of service are eligible to participate in the plan. The Corporation has no plan assets attributable to the plan. The Corporation reserves the right to terminate or make changes to the plan at any time.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Pension and Postretirement Plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and for the full year 2009 were as follows.


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended						Year Ended
	June 30,						June 30,						December 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009			2009
	($ in Thousands)
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Pension Plan:
Service cost	$	2,475		$	2,100		$	4,950		$	4,200		$	8,649
Interest cost		1,590			1,547			3,180			3,094			6,262
Expected return on plan assets		(3,019	)		(2,885	)		(6,038	)		(5,770	)		(11,520	)
Amortization of prior service cost		18			18			35			36			72
Amortization of actuarial loss		405			90			810			180			551

Total net periodic benefit cost	$	1,469		$	870		$	2,937		$	1,740		$	4,014


Postretirement Plan:
Interest cost	$	58		$	66		$	115		$	132		$	261
Amortization of prior service cost		99			99			198			198			395
Amortization of actuarial gain		—			(13	)		—			(25	)		(54	)

Total net periodic benefit cost	$	157		$	152		$	313		$	305		$	602

The Corporation’s funding policy is to pay at least the minimum amount required by the funding requirements of federal law and regulations, with consideration given to the maximum funding amounts allowed. The Corporation regularly reviews the funding of its Pension Plan. The Corporation made a contribution of $10 million in the first quarter of 2010.

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this document and in documents that are incorporated by reference which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including any statements regarding descriptions of management’s plans, objectives, or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings, or other measures of performance. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” or similar expressions.

Shareholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this document and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of the Corporation and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond the Corporation’s control, include the following:

	§		operating, legal, and regulatory risks, including risks related to our allowance for loan losses and impairment of goodwill;

	§		economic, political, and competitive forces affecting the Corporation’s banking, securities, asset management, insurance, and credit services businesses;

	§		integration risks related to acquisitions;

	§		impact on net interest income from changes in monetary policy and general economic conditions; and

	§		the risk that the Corporation’s analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Overview

The following discussion and analysis is presented to assist in the understanding and evaluation of the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations. It is intended to complement the unaudited consolidated financial statements, footnotes, and supplemental financial data appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction therewith.

Critical Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements of the Corporation are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and follow general practices within the industries in which it operates. This preparation requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, actual results could differ from the estimates, assumptions, and judgments reflected in the financial statements. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and, as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Management

believes the following policies are both important to the portrayal of the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations and require subjective or complex judgments and, therefore, management considers the following to be critical accounting policies. The critical accounting policies are discussed directly with the Audit Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

Allowance for Loan Losses: Management’s evaluation process used to determine the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is subject to the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments. The evaluation process combines several factors: management’s ongoing review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of historical loan loss and delinquency experience, trends in past due and nonperforming loans, risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect probable credit losses. Because current economic conditions can change and future events are inherently difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated loan losses, and therefore the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, could change significantly. As an integral part of their examination process, various regulatory agencies also review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require that certain loan balances be classified differently or charged off when their credit evaluations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. The Corporation believes the level of the allowance for loan losses is appropriate as recorded in the consolidated financial statements. See section “Allowance for Loan Losses.”

Goodwill Impairment Assessment: Goodwill is not amortized but, instead, is subject to impairment tests on at least an annual basis or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The impairment testing process is conducted by assigning net assets and goodwill to each reporting unit. The fair value of each reporting unit is compared to the recorded book value, “step one”. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not considered impaired and “step two” is not considered necessary. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the impairment test continues (“step two”) by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the implied fair value of goodwill. The implied fair value is computed by adjusting all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit to current fair value with the offset adjustment to goodwill. The adjusted goodwill balance is the implied fair value of the goodwill. An impairment charge is recognized if the carrying fair value of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill.

The Corporation conducted its annual impairment testing in May 2010 and May 2009. In addition, during 2009, quarterly impairment tests were completed. The step one analysis conducted for the wealth segment indicated that the estimated fair value exceeded its carrying value. Therefore, a step two analysis was not required for this reporting unit. The step one analysis completed for the banking segment indicated that the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value. Therefore, a step two analysis was performed for this segment, which indicated that the implied fair value of the banking segment exceeded the carrying value of the banking segment and no impairment charge was recorded. The Corporation engaged an independent valuation firm to assist in the computation of the fair value estimates of each reporting unit as part of its impairment assessment. The valuation utilized market and income approach methodologies and applied a weighted average to each in order to determine the fair value of each reporting unit. Goodwill impairment testing is considered a “critical accounting estimate” as estimates and assumptions are made about future performance and cash flows, as well as other prevailing market factors. In the event that we conclude that all or a portion of our goodwill may be impaired, a noncash charge for the amount of such impairment would be recorded in earnings. Such a charge would have no impact on tangible capital. A decline in our stock price or occurrence of a triggering event following any of our quarterly earnings releases and prior to the filing of the periodic report for that period could, under certain circumstances, cause us to re-perform a goodwill impairment test and result in an impairment charge being recorded for that period which was not reflected in such earnings release.

In connection with obtaining an independent third party valuation, management provides certain information and assumptions that is utilized in the implied fair value calculation. Assumptions critical to the process include discount rates, asset and liability growth rates, and other income and expense estimates. The Corporation

provided the best information currently available to estimate future performance for each reporting unit; however, future adjustments to these projections may be necessary if conditions differ substantially from the assumptions utilized in making these assumptions.

Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuation: The fair value of the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights asset is important to the presentation of the consolidated financial statements since the mortgage servicing rights are carried on the consolidated balance sheet at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value. Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active open market with readily observable prices. As such, like other participants in the mortgage banking business, the Corporation relies on an internal discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights. The use of an internal discounted cash flow model involves judgment, particularly of estimated prepayment speeds of underlying mortgages serviced and the overall level of interest rates. Loan type and note interest rate are the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans used to stratify capitalized mortgage servicing rights for purposes of measuring impairment. The Corporation periodically reviews the assumptions underlying the valuation of mortgage servicing rights. In addition, the Corporation consults periodically with third parties as to the assumptions used and to determine that the Corporation’s valuation is consistent with the third party valuation. While the Corporation believes that the values produced by its internal model are indicative of the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights portfolio, these values can change significantly depending upon key factors, such as the then current interest rate environment, estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgages serviced, and other economic conditions. The proceeds that might be received should the Corporation actually consider a sale of some or all of the mortgage servicing rights portfolio could differ from the amounts reported at any point in time.

Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of amortized cost or estimated fair value and are assessed for impairment at each reporting date. Impairment is assessed based on the fair value at each reporting date using estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgage loans serviced and stratifications based on the risk characteristics of the underlying loans (predominantly loan type and note interest rate). As mortgage interest rates fall, prepayment speeds are usually faster and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally decreases, requiring additional valuation reserve. Conversely, as mortgage interest rates rise, prepayment speeds are usually slower and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally increases, requiring less valuation reserve. However, the extent to which interest rates impact the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset depends, in part, on the magnitude of the changes in market interest rates and the differential between the then current market interest rates for mortgage loans and the mortgage interest rates included in the mortgage servicing portfolio. Management recognizes that the volatility in the valuation of the mortgage servicing rights asset will continue. To better understand the sensitivity of the impact of prepayment speeds on the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset at June 30, 2010 (holding all other factors unchanged), if prepayment speeds were to increase 25%, the estimated value of the mortgage servicing rights asset would have been approximately $6.2 million (or 9%) lower, while if prepayment speeds were to decrease 25%, the estimated value of the mortgage servicing rights asset would have been approximately $4.5 million (or 7%) higher. The Corporation believes the mortgage servicing rights asset is properly recorded in the consolidated financial statements. See Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Noninterest Income.”

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities: In various aspects of its business, the Corporation uses derivative financial instruments to modify exposures to changes in interest rates and market prices for other financial instruments. Derivative instruments are required to be carried at fair value on the balance sheet with changes in the fair value recorded directly in earnings. To qualify for and maintain hedge accounting, the Corporation must meet formal documentation and effectiveness evaluation requirements both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis. The application of the hedge accounting policy requires strict adherence to documentation and effectiveness testing requirements, judgment in the assessment of hedge effectiveness, identification of similar hedged item groupings, and measurement of changes in the fair value of hedged items. If in the future derivative financial instruments used by the Corporation no longer qualify for hedge accounting, the impact on the consolidated results of operations and reported earnings could be significant. When hedge accounting is discontinued, the Corporation would continue to carry the derivative on the balance sheet at its fair

value; however, for a cash flow derivative, changes in its fair value would be recorded in earnings instead of through other comprehensive income, and for a fair value derivative, the changes in fair value of the hedged asset or liability would no longer be recorded through earnings. See also Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” and Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes: The assessment of tax assets and liabilities involves the use of estimates, assumptions, interpretations, and judgment concerning certain accounting pronouncements and federal and state tax codes. There can be no assurance that future events, such as court decisions or positions of federal and state taxing authorities, will not differ from management’s current assessment, the impact of which could be significant to the consolidated results of operations and reported earnings. For financial reporting purposes, a valuation allowance has been recognized at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, to offset deferred tax assets related to state net operating loss carryforwards of certain subsidiaries. Quarterly assessments are performed to determine if additional valuation allowances are necessary. Assessing the need for, or sufficiency of, a valuation allowance requires management to evaluate all available evidence, both positive and negative, including the recent quarterly losses. The Corporation believes the tax assets and liabilities are properly recorded in the consolidated financial statements. We have concluded that it is more likely than not that the tax benefits associated with the remaining deferred tax assets will be realized. However, there is no guarantee that the tax benefits associated with the remaining deferred tax assets will be fully realized. See Note 9, “Income Taxes,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Income Taxes.”

Segment Review

As described in Note 14, “Segment Reporting,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements, the Corporation’s primary reportable segment is banking. Banking consists of lending and deposit gathering (as well as other banking-related products and services) to businesses, governmental units, and consumers (including mortgages, home equity lending, and card products), and the support to deliver, fund, and manage such banking services. The Corporation’s wealth management segment provides products and a variety of fiduciary, investment management, advisory, and Corporate agency services to assist customers in building, investing, or protecting their wealth, including insurance, brokerage, and trust/asset management.

Note 14, “Segment Reporting,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements, indicates that the banking segment represents 91% of total revenues (as defined in the Note) for the first half of 2010. The Corporation’s profitability is predominantly dependent on net interest income, noninterest income, the level of the provision for loan losses, noninterest expense, and taxes of its banking segment. The consolidated discussion therefore predominantly describes the banking segment results. The critical accounting policies primarily affect the banking segment, with the exception of income taxes and goodwill impairment assessment, which affects both the banking and wealth management segments (see section “Critical Accounting Policies”).

The contribution from the wealth management segment to consolidated total revenues (as defined and disclosed in Note 14, “Segment Reporting,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements) was 9% and 8%, respectively, for the comparable six month periods in 2010 and 2009. Wealth management segment revenues were up $2.4 million (5%) and expenses were up $0.5 million (1%) between the comparable six month periods of 2010 and 2009. Wealth segment assets (which consist predominantly of cash equivalents, investments, customer receivables, goodwill and intangibles) were up $12 million (10%) between June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009, predominantly due to higher cash and cash equivalents. The major components of wealth management revenues are trust fees, insurance fees and commissions, and brokerage commissions, which are individually discussed in section “Noninterest Income.” The major expenses for the wealth management segment are personnel expense (63% of total segment noninterest expense for both the first half 2010 and the comparable period in 2009), as well as occupancy, processing, and other costs, which are covered generally in the consolidated discussion in section “Noninterest Expense.”

Results of Operations — Summary

The Corporation recorded a net loss of $29.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to net income of $25.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Net loss available to common equity was $43.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, or a net loss of $0.26 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. Comparatively, net income available to common equity for the six months ended June 30, 2009, was $10.7 million, or net income of $0.08 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. The net interest margin for the first half of 2010 was 3.29% compared to 3.49% for the first half of 2009.

TABLE 1
Summary Results of Operations: Trends
($ in Thousands, except per share data)


	2^nd Qtr.			1^st Qtr.			4^th Qtr.			3^rd Qtr.			2^nd Qtr.
	2010			2010			2009			2009			2009

Net income (loss) (Quarter)	$	(2,779	)	$	(26,389	)	$	(173,237	)	$	15,994		$	(17,341	)
Net income (loss) (Year-to-date)		(29,168	)		(26,389	)		(131,859	)		41,378			25,384

Net income (loss) available to common equity (Quarter)	$	(10,156	)	$	(33,754	)	$	(180,591	)	$	8,652		$	(24,672	)
Net income (loss) available to common equity (Year-to-date)		(43,910	)		(33,754	)		(161,207	)		19,384			10,732

Earnings (loss) per common share — basic (Quarter)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(1.41	)	$	0.07		$	(0.19	)
Earnings (loss) per common share — basic (Year-to-date)		(0.26	)		(0.20	)		(1.26	)		0.15			0.08

Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted (Quarter)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.20	)	$	(1.41	)	$	0.07		$	(0.19	)
Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted (Year-to-date)		(0.26	)		(0.20	)		(1.26	)		0.15			0.08

Return on average assets (Quarter)		(0.05	)%		(0.46	)%		(3.02	)%		0.27	%		(0.29	)%
Return on average assets (Year-to-date)		(0.26	)		(0.46	)		(0.56	)		0.23			0.21

Return on average equity (Quarter)		(0.35	)%		(3.40	)%		(23.72	)%		2.18	%		(2.39	)%
Return on average equity (Year-to-date)		(1.86	)		(3.40	)		(4.54	)		1.90			1.76

Return on average common equity (Quarter)		(1.52	)%		(5.20	)%		(30.01	)%		1.43	%		(4.12	)%
Return on average common equity (Year-to-date)		(3.34	)		(5.20	)		(6.74	)		1.08			0.90

Return on average tangible common equity (Quarter) ⁽¹⁾		(2.37	)%		(8.17	)%		(50.16	)%		2.39	%		(6.88	)%
Return on average tangible common equity (Year-to-date) ⁽¹⁾		(5.22	)		(8.17	)		(11.25	)		1.81			1.51

Efficiency ratio (Quarter) ⁽²⁾		64.38	%		62.32	%		60.35	%		55.43	%		60.20	%
Efficiency ratio (Year-to-date) ⁽²⁾		63.34			62.32			57.24			56.22			56.59

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Quarter) ⁽²⁾		63.20	%		60.42	%		58.63	%		54.14	%		58.65	%
Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Year-to-date) ⁽²⁾		61.79			60.42			55.73			54.78			55.08

Net interest margin (Quarter)		3.22	%		3.35	%		3.59	%		3.50	%		3.40	%
Net interest margin (Year-to-date)		3.29			3.35			3.52			3.50			3.49


(1)		Return on average tangible common equity = Net income available to common equity divided by average common equity excluding average goodwill and other intangible assets (net of mortgage servicing rights). This is a non-GAAP financial measure.

(2)		See Table 1A for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure.

TABLE 1A
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measure


	2^nd Qtr.			1^st Qtr.			4^th Qtr.			3^rd Qtr.			2^nd Qtr.
	2010			2010			2009			2009			2009

Efficiency ratio (Quarter) ^(a)		64.38	%		62.32	%		60.35	%		55.43	%		60.20	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment (Quarter)		(1.56	)		(1.51	)		(1.39	)		(1.27	)		(1.30	)
Asset sale gains / losses, net (Quarter)		0.38			(0.39	)		(0.33	)		(0.02	)		(0.25	)

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Quarter) ^(b)		63.20	%		60.42	%		58.63	%		54.14	%		58.65	%

Efficiency ratio (Year-to-date) ^(a)		63.34	%		62.32	%		57.24	%		56.22	%		56.59	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment (Year-to-date)		(1.54	)		(1.51	)		(1.30	)		(1.28	)		(1.28	)
Asset sale gains / losses, net (Year-to-date)		(0.01	)		(0.39	)		(0.21	)		(0.16	)		(0.23	)

Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent (Year-to-date) ^(b)		61.79	%		60.42	%		55.73	%		54.78	%		55.08	%


(a)		Efficiency ratio is defined by the Federal Reserve guidance as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains/losses, net.

(b)		Efficiency ratio, fully taxable equivalent, is noninterest expense divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains/losses, net and asset sale gains/losses, net. This efficiency ratio is presented on a taxable equivalent basis, which adjusts net interest income for the tax-favored status of certain loan and investment securities. Management believes this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income as it enhances the comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources and it excludes certain specific revenue items (such as investment securities gains/losses, net and asset sale gains/losses, net).

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis for the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $341.0 million, a decrease of $40.1 million or 10.5% versus the comparable period last year. As indicated in Tables 2 and 3, the decrease in taxable equivalent net interest income was attributable to unfavorable rate variances (as the impact of changes in the interest rate environment and product pricing reduced taxable equivalent net interest income by $21.6 million) and unfavorable volume variances (as changes in the balances and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities lowered taxable equivalent net interest income by $18.5 million).

The net interest margin for the first six months of 2010 was 3.29%, 20 bp lower than 3.49% for the same period in 2009. This comparable period decrease was a function of a 17 bp decrease in interest rate spread and a 3 bp lower contribution from net free funds (due principally to lower rates on interest-bearing liabilities reducing the value of noninterest-bearing deposits and other net free funds). The 17 bp reduction in interest rate spread was the net result of a 65 bp decrease in the yield on earning assets and a 48 bp decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, and was primarily attributable to an increase in the Corporation’s liquidity position (resulting in a 23 bp reduction in net interest margin during the first half of 2010).

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged during 2009 and the first six months of 2010, resulting in a level Federal funds rate of 0.25% for both first half 2010 and first half 2009. This interest rate environment, the declining level of commercial loan balances, the level of nonperforming loans, on-balance sheet liquidity needs, and competitive challenges may cause downward pressure on net interest margin for 2010.

The yield on earning assets was 4.17% for the first half of 2010, 65 bp lower than the comparable period last year. The yield on securities and short-term investments decreased 122 bp (to 3.29%), impacted by the Corporation’s strong liquidity position (to mitigate the liquidity risk associated with the Corporation’s credit rating downgrade, discussed further in Section, “Liquidity”), the lower interest rate environment, and prepayment speeds of mortgage-related securities purchased at a premium. Loan yields were down 28 bp, (to 4.64%), due to the higher levels of average nonaccrual loans, as well as the repricing of adjustable rate loans and competitive pricing pressures in a low interest rate environment.

The rate on interest-bearing liabilities of 1.11% for the first half of 2010 was 48 bp lower than the same period in 2009. Rates on interest-bearing deposits were down 62 bp (to 0.82%, reflecting the lower rate environment, yet moderated by product-focused pricing to retain balances), while the cost of wholesale funding increased 77 bp (to 2.69%). The cost of short-term borrowings was up 47 bp (primarily attributable to the lower levels of short-term borrowings and the cash flow hedges holding the interest rate on $200 million of short-term borrowings at 3.15%, see Note 10, Derivative and Hedging Activities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information on the cash flow hedge instruments), while the cost of long-term funding declined 108 bp (primarily attributable to maturities of higher cost long-term funding).

Average earning assets were $20.8 billion for the first half of 2010, a decrease of $1.1 billion or 4.9% from the comparable period last year. Average loans declined $2.6 billion, including decreases in both commercial loans (down $1.8 billion) and consumer-related loans (down $0.8 billion). Investment securities and short-term investments increased $1.5 billion, reflecting the Corporation’s increased liquidity position.

Average interest-bearing liabilities of $16.7 billion for the first half of 2010 were $1.6 billion or 8.8% lower than the first half of 2009. On average, interest-bearing deposits grew $1.3 billion (primarily attributable to $0.9 billion higher network transaction deposits), while noninterest-bearing demand deposits (a principal component of net free funds) were up $0.2 billion. Average wholesale funding balances decreased $2.9 billion between the comparable June periods, primarily attributable to lower short-term borrowings as average long-term funding was relatively unchanged at $1.8 billion (up $67 million). As a percentage of total average interest-bearing liabilities, wholesale funding decreased from 30.0% in the first half of 2009 to 15.5% in the first half of 2010.

TABLE 2
Net Interest Income Analysis
($ in Thousands)


	Six months ended June 30, 2010							Six months ended June 30, 2009
			Interest		Average					Interest		Average
	Average		Income/		Yield/			Average		Income/		Yield/
	Balance		Expense		Rate			Balance		Expense		Rate

Earning assets:
Loans: ^{(1) (2) (3)}
Commercial	$	8,256,254	$	175,869		4.29	%	$	10,083,205	$	228,424		4.57	%
Residential mortgage		2,008,087		50,251		5.02			2,553,037		68,231		5.36
Retail		3,395,044		88,626		5.25			3,639,111		101,428		5.61

Total loans		13,659,385		314,746		4.64			16,275,353		398,083		4.92
Investment securities		5,635,929		116,045		4.12			5,573,621		126,736		4.55
Other short-term investments		1,540,391		2,027		0.27			53,889		270		1.01

Investments and other ⁽¹⁾		7,176,320		118,072		3.29			5,627,510		127,006		4.51

Total earning assets		20,835,705		432,818		4.17			21,902,863		525,089		4.82
Other assets, net		2,037,998							2,256,784

Total assets	$	22,873,703						$	24,159,647


Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Savings deposits	$	886,045	$	541		0.12	%	$	882,533	$	681		0.16	%
Interest-bearing demand deposits		2,876,779		3,676		0.26			1,836,187		1,867		0.21
Money market deposits		6,321,344		16,999		0.54			5,178,848		23,977		0.93
Time deposits, excluding Brokered CDs		3,378,329		33,489		2.00			4,004,253		58,277		2.93

Total interest-bearing deposits, excluding Brokered CDs		13,462,497		54,705		0.82			11,901,821		84,802		1.44
Brokered CDs		637,055		2,400		0.76			904,650		6,790		1.51

Total interest-bearing deposits		14,099,552		57,105		0.82			12,806,471		91,592		1.44
Wholesale funding		2,588,696		34,698		2.69			5,484,245		52,387		1.92

Total interest-bearing liabilities		16,688,248		91,803		1.11			18,290,716		143,979		1.59

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		3,000,264							2,769,773
Other liabilities		19,393							194,479
Stockholders’ equity		3,165,798							2,904,679

Total liabilities and equity	$	22,873,703						$	24,159,647


Interest rate spread						3.06	%						3.23	%
Net free funds						0.23							0.26

Net interest income, taxable equivalent, and net interest margin			$	341,015		3.29	%			$	381,110		3.49	%

Taxable equivalent adjustment				12,000							12,694

Net interest income			$	329,015						$	368,416


(1)		The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35% for all periods presented and is net of the effects of certain disallowed interest deductions.

(2)		Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.

(3)		Interest income includes net loan fees.

TABLE 2
Net Interest Income Analysis
($ in Thousands)


	Three months ended June 30, 2010							Three months ended June 30, 2009
			Interest		Average					Interest		Average
	Average		Income/		Yield/			Average		Income/		Yield/
	Balance		Expense		Rate			Balance		Expense		Rate

Earning assets:
Loans: ^{(1) (2) (3)}
Commercial	$	8,036,688	$	85,974		4.29	%	$	9,940,732	$	111,760		4.51	%
Residential mortgage		1,996,448		24,781		4.97			2,605,638		34,363		5.28
Retail		3,363,574		43,892		5.23			3,575,693		49,088		5.50

Total loans		13,396,710		154,647		4.63			16,122,063		195,211		4.85
Investment securities		5,365,745		55,009		4.10			5,675,359		60,715		4.28
Other short-term investments		1,836,182		1,188		0.26			49,845		134		1.08

Investments and other ⁽¹⁾		7,201,927		56,197		3.12			5,725,204		60,849		4.25

Total earning assets		20,598,637		210,844		4.10			21,847,267		256,060		4.70
Other assets, net		2,000,058							2,217,300

Total assets	$	22,598,695						$	24,064,567


Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Savings deposits	$	913,347	$	291		0.13	%	$	907,677	$	359		0.16	%
Interest-bearing demand deposits		2,833,530		1,898		0.27			1,970,889		1,038		0.21
Money market deposits		6,398,892		8,778		0.55			5,409,953		12,412		0.92
Time deposits, excluding Brokered CDs		3,305,825		16,035		1.95			4,015,230		28,220		2.82

Total interest-bearing deposits, excluding Brokered CDs		13,451,594		27,002		0.81			12,303,749		42,029		1.37
Brokered CDs		614,005		1,358		0.89			944,670		2,964		1.26

Total interest-bearing deposits		14,065,599		28,360		0.81			13,248,419		44,993		1.36
Wholesale funding		2,343,119		16,725		2.86			4,876,970		25,779		2.12

Total interest-bearing liabilities		16,408,718		45,085		1.10			18,125,389		70,772		1.57

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		2,990,594							2,852,267
Other liabilities		13,088							177,211
Stockholders’ equity		3,186,295							2,909,700

Total liabilities and equity	$	22,598,695						$	24,064,567


Interest rate spread						3.00	%						3.13	%
Net free funds						0.22							0.27

Net interest income, taxable equivalent, and net interest margin			$	165,759		3.22	%			$	185,288		3.40	%

Taxable equivalent adjustment				5,966							6,150

Net interest income			$	159,793						$	179,138


(1)		The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35% for all periods presented and is net of the effects of certain disallowed interest deductions.

(2)		Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale have been included in the average balances.

(3)		Interest income includes net loan fees.

TABLE 3
Volume / Rate Variance — Taxable Equivalent Basis
($ in Thousands)


	Comparison of									Comparison of
	Six months ended June 30, 2010 versus 2009									Three months ended June 30, 2010 versus 2009
				Variance Attributable to									Variance Attributable to
	Income/Expense									Income/Expense
	Variance (1)			Volume			Rate			Variance (1)			Volume			Rate

INTEREST INCOME: (2)
Loans:
Commercial	$	(52,555	)	$	(39,522	)	$	(13,033	)	$	(25,786	)	$	(20,577	)	$	(5,209	)
Residential mortgage		(17,980	)		(13,853	)		(4,127	)		(9,582	)		(7,657	)		(1,925	)
Retail		(12,802	)		(6,576	)		(6,226	)		(5,196	)		(2,834	)		(2,362	)

Total loans		(83,337	)		(59,951	)		(23,386	)		(40,564	)		(31,068	)		(9,496	)
Investment securities		(10,691	)		1,403			(12,094	)		(5,706	)		(3,233	)		(2,473	)
Other short-term investments		1,757			2,100			(343	)		1,054			1,232			(178	)

Investments and other		(8,934	)		3,503			(12,437	)		(4,652	)		(2,001	)		(2,651	)

Total interest income	$	(92,271	)	$	(56,448	)	$	(35,823	)	$	(45,216	)	$	(33,069	)	$	(12,147	)

INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Savings deposits	$	(140	)	$	3		$	(143	)	$	(68	)	$	2		$	(70	)
Interest-bearing demand deposits		1,809			1,245			564			860			531			329
Money market deposits		(6,978	)		4,525			(11,503	)		(3,634	)		1,983			(5,617	)
Time deposits, excluding brokered CDs		(24,788	)		(8,154	)		(16,634	)		(12,185	)		(4,425	)		(7,760	)

Interest-bearing deposits, excluding
Brokered CDs		(30,097	)		(2,381	)		(27,716	)		(15,027	)		(1,909	)		(13,118	)
Brokered CDs		(4,390	)		(1,636	)		(2,754	)		(1,606	)		(871	)		(735	)

Total interest-bearing deposits		(34,487	)		(4,017	)		(30,470	)		(16,633	)		(2,780	)		(13,853	)
Wholesale funding		(17,689	)		(33,885	)		16,196			(9,054	)		(16,180	)		7,126

Total interest expense	$	(52,176	)	$	(37,902	)	$	(14,274	)	$	(25,687	)	$	(18,960	)	$	(6,727	)


Net interest income, taxable equivalent	$	(40,095	)	$	(18,546	)	$	(21,549	)	$	(19,529	)	$	(14,109	)	$	(5,420	)

(1)		The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated proportionately to volume variance and rate variance based on the relationship of the absolute dollar change in each.

(2)		The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35% for all periods presented.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the first half of 2010 was $263.0 million, compared to $260.4 million for the first half of 2009 and $750.6 million for the full year 2009, respectively. Net charge offs were $268.6 million for the first half of 2010, compared to $118.7 million for the first half of 2009 and $442.5 million for the full year 2009. Annualized net charge offs as a percent of average loans for the first half of 2010 were 3.97%, compared to 1.47% for the first half of 2009 and 2.84% for the full year 2009. At June 30, 2010, the allowance for loan losses was $567.9 million, up from $407.2 million at June 30, 2009, and down from $573.5 million at December 31, 2009. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 4.51%, compared to 2.66% at June 30, 2009 and 4.06% at December 31, 2009. Nonperforming loans at June 30, 2010, were $1.0 billion, compared to $733 million at June 30, 2009, and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2009. See Tables 8 and 9.

The provision for loan losses is predominantly a function of the Corporation’s reserving methodology and judgments as to other qualitative and quantitative factors used to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses which focuses on changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, changes in levels of impaired and other nonperforming loans, historical losses and delinquencies on each portfolio category, the level of loans sold or transferred to held for sale, the risk inherent in specific loans, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other factors which could affect potential credit losses. See additional discussion under sections “Allowance for Loan Losses,” and “Nonperforming Loans and Other Real Estate Owned.”

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the first six months of 2010 was $178.9 million, down $12.0 million (6.3%) from the first six months of 2009. Core fee-based revenue (as defined in Table 4 below) was $125.7 million, down $0.6 million from the comparable period last year. Net mortgage banking income was $10.9 million compared to $32.6 million for the first half of 2009. Net gains / losses on investment securities and asset sales combined were $23.3 million, a favorable change of $16.5 million versus the first half of 2009. All other noninterest income categories combined were $19.0 million, down $6.2 million versus the comparable period last year.

TABLE 4
Noninterest Income
($ in Thousands)


	2^nd Qtr.			2^nd Qtr.			Dollar			Percent			YTD			YTD			Dollar			Percent
	2010			2009			Change			Change			2010			2009			Change			Change

Trust service fees	$	9,517		$	8,569		$	948			11.1	%	$	18,873		$	17,046		$	1,827			10.7	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		26,446			29,671			(3,225	)		(10.9	)		52,505			56,876			(4,371	)		(7.7	)
Card-based and other nondeposit fees		11,942			11,858			84			0.7			22,762			22,032			730			3.3
Retail commissions		15,722			14,829			893			6.0			31,539			30,341			1,198			3.9

Core fee-based revenue		63,627			64,927			(1,300	)		(2.0	)		125,679			126,295			(616	)		(0.5	)
Mortgage banking income		9,279			23,460			(14,181	)		(60.4	)		19,307			44,017			(24,710	)		(56.1	)
Mortgage servicing rights expense		3,786			(4,837	)		8,623			(178.3	)		8,407			11,453			(3,046	)		(26.6	)

Mortgage banking, net		5,493			28,297			(22,804	)		(80.6	)		10,900			32,564			(21,664	)		(66.5	)
Capital market fees, net		(136	)		2,393			(2,529	)		(105.7	)		(6	)		5,019			(5,025	)		(100.1	)
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income		4,240			3,161			1,079			34.1			7,496			8,933			(1,437	)		(16.1	)
Other		6,336			5,835			501			8.6			11,589			11,290			299			2.6

Subtotal (“fee income”)		79,560			104,613			(25,053	)		(23.9	)		155,658			184,101			(28,443	)		(15.4	)
Asset sale gains / (losses), net		1,477			(1,287	)		2,764			(214.8	)		(164	)		(2,394	)		2,230			(93.1	)
Investment securities gains / (losses), net		(146	)		(1,385	)		1,239			(89.5	)		23,435			9,211			14,224			N/M

Total noninterest income	$	80,891		$	101,941		$	(21,050	)		(20.6	)%	$	178,929		$	190,918		$	(11,989	)		(6.3	)%

N/M — Not meaningful.

Trust service fees were $18.9 million, up $1.8 million (10.7%) between the comparable six month periods, primarily due to stock market performance. The average market value of assets under management was $5.3 billion and $4.9 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Service charges on deposit accounts were $52.5 million, down $4.4 million (7.7%) from the comparable six month period last year. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower nonsufficient funds / overdraft fees (down $5.0 million to $33.6 million) due to changes in customer behavior.

Card-based and other nondeposit fees were $22.8 million, up $0.7 million (3.3%) from the first half of 2009, primarily due to higher interchange, letter of credit, and other commercial loan servicing fees. Retail commissions (which include commissions from insurance and brokerage product sales) were $31.5 million for the first half of 2010, up $1.2 million (3.9%) compared to the first half of 2009, including higher brokerage and variable annuity commissions (up $2.1 million to $6.6 million on a combined basis) and an increase in insurance commissions (up $0.2 million), partially offset by lower fixed annuity commissions (down $1.1 million).

Net mortgage banking income was $10.9 million for the first half of 2010, down $21.7 million compared to the first half of 2009. Net mortgage banking income consists of gross mortgage banking income less mortgage servicing rights expense. Gross mortgage banking income (which includes servicing fees and the gain or loss on sales of mortgage loans to the secondary market, related fees and fair value marks on the mortgage derivatives (collectively “gains on sales and related income”)) was $19.3 million for the first half of 2010, a decrease of $24.7 million compared to the first half of 2009. This $24.7 million decrease between the comparable six month periods was primarily attributable to lower gains on sales and related income (down $24.0 million). Secondary mortgage production was $957 million for the first half of 2010, compared to $2.4 billion for the first half of 2009.

Mortgage servicing rights expense includes both the amortization of the mortgage servicing rights asset and changes to the valuation allowance associated with the mortgage servicing rights asset. Mortgage servicing rights

expense is affected by the size of the servicing portfolio, as well as the changes in the estimated fair value of the mortgage servicing rights asset. Mortgage servicing rights expense was $3.0 million lower than the first half of 2009, with a $5.4 million decrease to the valuation reserve (comprised of a $2.7 million addition to the valuation reserve in the first half of 2009 compared to a $2.7 million recovery of the valuation reserve in the first half of 2010) and $2.4 million higher base amortization. As mortgage interest rates fall, prepayment speeds are usually faster and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally decreases, requiring additional valuation reserve. Conversely, as mortgage interest rates rise, prepayment speeds are usually slower and the value of the mortgage servicing rights asset generally increases, requiring less valuation reserve. At June 30, 2010, the mortgage servicing rights asset, net of its valuation allowance, was $65.6 million, representing 84 bp of the $7.8 billion servicing portfolio, compared to a net mortgage servicing rights asset of $59.8 million, representing 87 bp of the $6.9 billion servicing portfolio at June 30, 2009. Mortgage servicing rights are considered a critical accounting policy given that estimating their fair value involves an internal discounted cash flow model and assumptions that involve judgment, particularly of estimated prepayment speeds of the underlying mortgages serviced and the overall level of interest rates. See section “Critical Accounting Policies,” as well as Note 6, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and Note 12, “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional disclosure.

Capital market fees, net (which include fee income from foreign currency and interest rate risk related services provided to our customers) were $5.0 million lower than the comparable six month period in 2009. The decrease in capital market fees, net was due to a $0.4 million decrease in foreign currency related fees and a $4.6 million decrease in interest rate risk related fees (including an unfavorable credit valuation adjustment on the interest rate-related derivative instruments of $2.6 million for the first half of 2010 compared to a favorable credit valuation adjustment of $1.3 million for the first half of 2009). BOLI income was $7.5 million, down $1.4 million from the first half of 2009, due to death benefits received during the first half of 2009. Other income of $11.6 million was $0.3 million higher than the first half of 2009, with small increases in various other noninterest income categories.

Net asset sale losses were $0.2 million for the first half of 2010, compared to net asset sale losses of $2.4 million for the comparable period last year, with the $2.2 million favorable change primarily due to lower losses on sales of other real estate owned. Net investment securities gains of $23.4 million for first six months of 2010 were attributable to gains of $23.6 million on the sale of $538 million of mortgage-related securities, partially offset by $0.2 million of credit-related other-than-temporary write-downs on the Corporation’s holding of a non-agency mortgage-related security and an equity security. Net investment securities gains of $9.2 million for first six months of 2009 were attributable to gains of $13.5 million on the sale of mortgage-related securities, partially offset by a $2.9 million loss on the sale of a mortgage-related security and credit-related other-than-temporary write-downs of $1.4 million on the Corporation’s holding of a trust preferred security and various equity securities. See Note 5, “Investment Securities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional disclosure.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $306.9 million for the first half of 2010, down $4.4 million (1.4%) from the first half of 2009. Personnel expense was up $0.4 million (0.3%) between the comparable six month periods, while all remaining noninterest expense categories on a combined basis were down $4.8 million (3.2%).

TABLE 5
Noninterest Expense
($ in Thousands)


	2^nd Qtr.		2^nd Qtr.		Dollar			Percent			YTD		YTD		Dollar			Percent
	2010		2009		Change			Change			2010		2009		Change			Change

Personnel expense	$	79,342	$	81,171	$	(1,829	)		(2.3	)%	$	158,697	$	158,269	$	428			0.3	%
Occupancy		11,706		12,341		(635	)		(5.1	)		24,881		25,222		(341	)		(1.4	)
Equipment		4,450		4,670		(220	)		(4.7	)		8,835		9,259		(424	)		(4.6	)
Data processing		7,866		8,126		(260	)		(3.2	)		15,165		15,723		(558	)		(3.5	)
Business development and advertising		4,773		4,943		(170	)		(3.4	)		9,218		9,680		(462	)		(4.8	)
Other intangible asset amortization		1,254		1,385		(131	)		(9.5	)		2,507		2,771		(264	)		(9.5	)
Legal and professional		5,517		5,586		(69	)		(1.2	)		8,312		9,827		(1,515	)		(15.4	)
Foreclosure / OREO expense		8,906		13,576		(4,670	)		(34.4	)		16,635		18,589		(1,954	)		(10.5	)
FDIC expense		12,027		18,090		(6,063	)		(33.5	)		23,856		23,865		(9	)		—
Stationery and supplies		1,448		1,575		(127	)		(8.1	)		2,795		3,353		(558	)		(16.6	)
Courier		1,067		1,214		(147	)		(12.1	)		2,142		2,505		(363	)		(14.5	)
Postage		1,564		1,736		(172	)		(9.9	)		3,302		3,884		(582	)		(15.0	)
Other		15,118		15,618		(500	)		(3.2	)		30,552		28,348		2,204			7.8

Total noninterest expense	$	155,038	$	170,031	$	(14,993	)		(8.8	)%	$	306,897	$	311,295	$	(4,398	)		(1.4	)%

Personnel expense (which includes salary-related expenses and fringe benefit expenses) was $158.7 million for the first half of 2010, up $0.4 million (0.3%) versus the first half of 2009. Average full-time equivalent employees were 4,772 for the first half of 2010, down 7.0% from 5,130 for the first half of 2009. Salary-related expenses decreased $1.1 million (0.9%). This decrease was the result of higher compensation and commissions (up $2.8 million or 2.4%, including merit increases between the years), more than offset by declines in formal / discretionary and signing bonuses (down $3.3 million or 31.6%). Fringe benefit expenses were up $1.5 million (5.2%) versus the first half of 2009, primarily attributable to higher benefit plan expenses.

Compared to the first half of 2009, occupancy expense of $24.9 million was down $0.3 million (1.4%), equipment expense of $8.8 million was down $0.4 million (4.6%), data processing expense of $15.2 million was down $0.6 million (3.5%), business development and advertising of $9.2 million was down $0.5 million (4.8%), stationery and supplies of $2.8 million was down $0.6 million (16.6%), courier expense of $2.1 million was down $0.4 million (14.5%), and postage expense of $3.3 million was down $0.6 million (15.0%), reflecting efforts to control selected discretionary expenses. Other intangible amortization decreased $0.3 million (9.5%), attributable to the full amortization of certain intangible assets during 2009. Legal and professional fees of $8.3 million decreased $1.5 million primarily due to lower legal and other professional consultant costs related to corporate projects completed in 2009. Foreclosure / OREO expenses of $16.6 million decreased $2.0 million, primarily attributable to a decline in OREO write-downs. FDIC expense was flat compared to 2009, with a change in the components as 2010 expense reflected a deposit insurance rate increase and a larger assessable deposit base, while 2009 expense included a special assessment of $11.3 million. Other expense increased $2.2 million (7.8%) from the comparable period last year, with the first half of 2010 including a $2.5 million early termination penalty on the repayment of $200 million of long-term funding. For the remainder of 2010, the Corporation expects FDIC expense will continue to remain elevated and foreclosure / OREO expenses will remain elevated due to continued pressure on foreclosure expenses.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense recorded in the consolidated statements of income involves the interpretation and application of certain accounting pronouncements and federal and state tax codes, and is, therefore, considered a critical accounting policy. The Corporation undergoes examination by various taxing authorities. Such taxing authorities may require that changes in the amount of tax expense or valuation allowance be recognized when their interpretations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations. See Note 9, “Income Taxes,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements and section “Critical Accounting Policies.”

Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2010, total assets were $22.8 billion, a decrease of $0.1 billion since December 31, 2009. The decrease in assets was primarily due to a $1.5 billion decline in loans and a $513 million decrease in investment securities available for sale, partially offset by a $1.7 billion increase in cash and cash equivalents and a $240 million increase in loans held for sale. The growth in assets was primarily funded by deposits, as both short-term borrowings and long-term funding declined since year end 2009.

Loans of $12.6 billion at June 30, 2010, were down $1.5 billion from December 31, 2009, with declines in both commercial and consumer-related loan balances, and a slight shift in the mix of loans. The decline in loans was predominantly due to planned run-off, sales of nonperforming loans, charge offs, and weak new loan demand. Commercial loans decreased $1.2 billion (including a $0.5 billion decline in both commercial, financial and agriculture loans and real estate construction loans), and consumer-related loans were down $0.3 billion (due to the transfer of $148 million of student loans into the loans held for sale category). Investment securities available for sale were $5.3 billion, down $513 million from year-end 2009 (primarily due to the sale of $538 million of mortgage-related investment securities during the first quarter of 2010). For the remainder of 2010, the Corporation anticipates that loan balances will continue to decline due to Corporate decisions to exit specific credit relationships, ongoing efforts to resolve problem credits (including potential sales of nonperforming loans), and reduced demand related to the continued economic uncertainty.

At June 30, 2010, total deposits of $17.0 billion were up $0.2 billion from December 31, 2009. Since year end 2009, money market deposits increased $0.7 billion (primarily in network transaction deposits) and brokered CDs grew $0.4 billion, while interest-bearing demand deposit accounts decreased $0.4 billion and other time deposits decreased $0.3 billion. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits decreased to $2.9 billion and represented 17% of total deposits, compared to 20% of total deposits at December 31, 2009, reflecting the usual seasonal decline. Wholesale funding of $2.4 billion was down $0.8 billion since year end 2009, with short-term borrowings down $0.7 billion and long-term funding decreasing $0.1 billion (including the early repayment of $0.2 billion of long-term repurchase agreements for which the Corporation incurred an early termination penalty of $2.5 million).

Since June 30, 2009, loans declined $2.7 billion, with commercial loans down $2.2 billion and consumer-related loan balances down $0.5 billion. Since June 30, 2009, deposits grew $0.6 billion, primarily attributable to a $1.1 billion increase in money market deposits (which includes a $1.1 billion increase in network transaction deposits) and a $0.5 billion increase in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a $0.4 billion decrease in brokered CDs and a $0.7 billion decrease in other time deposits. Given the increase in deposit balances, wholesale funding was reduced by $2.1 billion since June 30, 2009, including a $2.2 billion decrease in short-term borrowings and a $0.1 billion increase in long-term funding.

TABLE 6
Period End Loan Composition
($ in Thousands)


	June 30, 2010					March 31, 2010					December 31, 2009					September 30, 2009					June 30, 2009
			% of					% of					% of					% of					% of
	Amount		Total			Amount		Total			Amount		Total			Amount		Total			Amount		Total

Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	2,969,662		24	%	$	3,099,265		23	%	$	3,450,632		24	%	$	3,613,457		25	%	$	3,904,925		25	%
Commercial real estate		3,576,716		28			3,699,139		28			3,817,066		27			3,902,340		26			3,737,749		24
Real estate construction		925,697		7			1,281,868		10			1,397,493		10			1,611,857		11			1,963,919		13
Lease financing		82,375		1			87,568		1			95,851		1			102,130		1			110,262		1

Commercial		7,554,450		60			8,167,840		62			8,761,042		62			9,229,784		63			9,716,855		63
Home equity ⁽¹⁾		2,455,181		19			2,468,587		18			2,546,167		18			2,591,262		17			2,656,747		17
Installment		749,588		6			759,025		6			873,568		6			885,970		6			844,065		6

Retail		3,204,769		25			3,227,612		24			3,419,735		24			3,477,232		23			3,500,812		23
Residential mortgage		1,842,697		15			1,903,869		14			1,947,848		14			2,058,581		14			2,092,440		14

Total loans	$	12,601,916		100	%	$	13,299,321		100	%	$	14,128,625		100	%	$	14,765,597		100	%	$	15,310,107		100	%


(1) Home equity includes home equity lines and residential mortgage junior liens.

Farmland	$	40,544		1	%	$	45,636		1	%	$	47,514		1	%	$	48,584		1	%	$	52,010		1	%
Multi-family		518,990		14			526,963		14			543,936		14			538,724		14			500,363		13
Owner occupied		1,131,687		32			1,156,318		32			1,198,075		32			1,264,295		32			1,335,935		36
Non-owner occupied		1,885,495		53			1,970,222		53			2,027,541		53			2,050,737		53			1,849,441		50

Commercial real estate	$	3,576,716		100	%	$	3,699,139		100	%	$	3,817,066		100	%	$	3,902,340		100	%	$	3,737,749		100	%

1-4 family construction	$	183,953		20	%	$	220,630		17	%	$	251,307		18	%	$	293,568		18	%	$	329,699		17	%
All other construction		741,744		80			1,061,238		83			1,146,186		82			1,318,289		82			1,634,220		83

Real estate construction	$	925,697		100	%	$	1,281,868		100	%	$	1,397,493		100	%	$	1,611,857		100	%	$	1,963,919		100	%

TABLE 7
Period End Deposit Composition
($ in Thousands)


	June 30, 2010					March 31, 2010					December 31, 2009					September 30, 2009					June 30, 2009
			% of					% of					% of					% of					% of
	Amount		Total			Amount		Total			Amount		Total			Amount		Total			Amount		Total

Noninterest-bearing demand	$	2,932,599		17	%	$	3,023,247		18	%	$	3,274,973		20	%	$	2,984,486		18	%	$	2,846,570		17	%
Savings		913,146		5			897,740		5			845,509		5			871,539		5			898,527		6
Interest-bearing demand		2,745,541		16			2,939,390		17			3,099,358		18			2,395,429		15			2,242,800		14
Money market		6,554,559		39			6,522,901		37			5,806,661		35			5,724,418		35			5,410,498		33
Brokered CDs		571,626		3			742,119		4			141,968		1			653,090		4			930,582		6
Other time		3,252,728		20			3,371,390		19			3,560,144		21			3,817,147		23			3,991,414		24

Total deposits	$	16,970,199		100	%	$	17,496,787		100	%	$	16,728,613		100	%	$	16,446,109		100	%	$	16,320,391		100	%

Total deposits, excluding Brokered CDs	$	16,398,573		97	%	$	16,754,668		96	%	$	16,586,645		99	%	$	15,793,019		96	%	$	15,389,809		94	%
Network transaction deposits included above in interest-bearing demand and money market	$	2,698,204		16	%	$	2,641,648		15	%	$	1,926,539		11	%	$	1,767,271		11	%	$	1,605,722		10	%
Total deposits, excluding Brokered CDs and network transaction deposits	$	13,700,369		81	%	$	14,113,020		81	%	$	14,660,106		88	%	$	14,025,748		85	%	$	13,784,087		84	%

Allowance for Loan Losses

Credit risks within the loan portfolio are inherently different for each loan type. Credit risk is controlled and monitored through the use of lending standards, a thorough review of potential borrowers, and on-going review of loan payment performance. Active asset quality administration, including early problem loan identification and timely resolution of problems, aids in the management of credit risk and minimization of loan losses.

The level of the allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of an amount appropriate to provide for probable credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. In general, the change in the allowance for loan losses is a function of a number of factors, including but not limited to changes in the loan portfolio (see Table 6), net charge offs (see Table 8) and nonperforming loans (see Table 9). To assess the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, an allocation methodology is applied by the Corporation. The allocation methodology focuses on evaluation of several factors, including but not limited to: evaluation of facts and issues related to

specific loans, management’s on-going review and grading of the loan portfolio, consideration of historical loan loss and delinquency experience on each portfolio category, trends in past due and nonperforming loans, the level of potential problem loans, the risk characteristics of the various classifications of loans, changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, concentrations of loans to specific borrowers or industries, existing economic conditions, the fair value of underlying collateral, and other qualitative and quantitative factors which could affect potential credit losses. Assessing these numerous factors involves significant judgment. Therefore, management considers the allowance for loan losses a critical accounting policy (see section “Critical Accounting Policies”).

The allocation methodology used at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was comparable, whereby the Corporation segregated its loss factors allocations, used for both criticized (defined as specific loans warranting either specific allocation or a criticized status of special mention, substandard, or doubtful) and non-criticized loan categories (which include watch rated loans), into a component primarily based on historical loss rates and a component primarily based on other qualitative factors that may affect loan collectibility. Management allocates the allowance for loan losses for credit losses by pools of risk. First, a valuation allowance estimate is established for specifically identified loans determined to be impaired by the Corporation, using discounted cash flows, estimated fair value of underlying collateral, and / or other data available. Second, management allocates allowance for loan losses with loss factors by loan type (used for both criticized and non-criticized loan pools), primarily based on historical loss rates with consideration for loan type, historical loss and delinquency experience, and industry statistics. Loans that are criticized are considered to have a higher risk of default than non-criticized loans, as circumstances were present to support the lower loan grade, warranting higher loss factors. The loss factors applied are reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect changes in trends or other risks. Lastly, management allocates allowance for loan losses to absorb unrecognized losses that may not be provided for by the other components due to additional factors evaluated by management, such as limitations within the credit risk grading process, known current economic or business conditions that may not yet show in trends, industry or other concentrations with current issues that impose higher inherent risks than are reflected in the loss factors, and other relevant considerations.

At June 30, 2010, the allowance for loan losses was $567.9 million compared to $407.2 million at June 30, 2009, and $573.5 million at December 31, 2009. At June 30, 2010, the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 4.51% and covered 56% of nonperforming loans, compared to 2.66% and 56%, respectively, at June 30, 2009, and 4.06% and 51%, respectively, at December 31, 2009. At June 30, 2010, the Corporation had $799 million of specifically identified impaired loans with a current allowance for loan losses allocation of $165 million and for which the Corporation had previously recognized $145 million of net charge offs resulting in a net mark of 67% on impaired loans. At December 31, 2009, the Corporation had $908 million of specifically identified impaired loans with an allowance for loan losses allocation of $142 million and for which the Corporation had previously recognized $244 million of net charge offs resulting in a net mark of 67% on impaired loans. Tables 8 and 9 provide additional information regarding activity in the allowance for loan losses, impaired loans, and nonperforming assets.

The provision for loan losses for the first half of 2010 was $263.0 million, compared to $260.4 million for the first half of 2009, and $750.6 million for the full year 2009. Net charge offs were $268.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, $118.7 million for the comparable period ended June 30, 2009, and $442.5 million for the full year 2009. The increase in net charge offs between the comparable June periods was mainly attributable to the sale of nonperforming loans with a net book value of $216 million, resulting in $57 million of charge offs during the second quarter of 2010, and a higher incidence of larger (greater than $2 million) commercial net charge offs coming from the higher nonperforming loan levels that have existed during the past several quarters within the residential and land development loans, and in the financial services and housing-related industries. The ratio of net charge offs to average loans on an annualized basis was 3.97%, 1.47%, and 2.84% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, and the full year 2009, respectively.

Asset quality stress experienced during the past few years accelerated considerably during 2009 with the Corporation experiencing elevated net charge offs and higher nonperforming loan levels compared to the Corporation’s historical trends. Industry issues impacting asset quality during this period included a general deterioration in economic factors (such as higher and more volatile energy prices, rising unemployment, the fall of the dollar, and concerns about inflation or recession); declining commercial and residential real estate markets; and waning consumer confidence. Declining collateral values have significantly contributed to the elevated levels

of nonperforming loans, net charge offs, and allowance for loan losses, resulting in the increase in the provision for loan losses that the Corporation has experienced in recent periods. During this time period, the Corporation has continued to review its underwriting and risk-based pricing guidelines for commercial real estate and real estate construction lending, as well as on new home equity and residential mortgage loans, to reduce potential exposure within these portfolio categories. As we continue to take actions to deal with nonperforming loans, we believe charge offs will remain elevated over the next few quarters as we work through our remaining problem loans. To help achieve this strategy, we may again consider potential sales of nonperforming loans.

While there was minimal change in overall loan mix, loans declined $1.5 billion since year end 2009 with declines in both commercial and consumer-related loan balances (down $1.2 billion and $0.3 billion, respectively); and compared to June 30, 2009, loans declined $2.7 billion with commercial loans down $2.2 billion and consumer-related loan balances down $0.5 billion (see section “Balance Sheet” and Table 6). Criticized loans decreased 18% since year-end 2009 (representing 22% of total loans at June 30, 2010 and 23% of totals loans at December 31, 2009), and compared to a year ago, criticized loans decreased 11% (representing 20% of total loans at June 30, 2009). Loans past due 30-89 days decreased $92 million since year-end 2009 (with commercial past due loans down $89 million and consumer-related past due loans down $3 million), and decreased $61 million since June 30, 2009 (with commercial and consumer-related past due loans down $53 million and $8 million, respectively). Since year-end 2009, nonperforming loans fell $102 million (with commercial nonperforming loans down $116 million and consumer-related nonperforming loans up $14 million) and increased $286 million since June 30, 2009 (with commercial and consumer-related nonperforming loans up $238 million and $48 million, respectively). Nonperforming loans to total loans were 8.09%, 7.94%, and 4.79% at June 30, 2010, and December 31 and June 30, 2009, respectively (see Table 9). The allowance for loan losses to loans increased to 4.51% at June 30, 2010, compared to 4.06% at year-end 2009 and 2.66% at June 30, 2009.

Management believes the level of allowance for loan losses to be appropriate at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Consolidated net income could be affected if management’s estimate of the allowance for loan losses is subsequently materially different, requiring additional or less provision for loan losses to be recorded. Management carefully considers numerous detailed and general factors, its assumptions, and the likelihood of materially different conditions that could alter its assumptions. While management uses currently available information to recognize losses on loans, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary based on newly received appraisals, updated commercial customer financial statements, rapidly deteriorating customer cash flow, new management information as a result of enhancements in our credit infrastructure, and changes in economic conditions that affect our customers. Additionally, larger credit relationships (defined by management as over $25 million) do not inherently create more risk, but can create wider fluctuations in net charge offs and asset quality measures compared to the Corporation’s longer historical trends. As an integral part of their examination process, various federal and state regulatory agencies also review the allowance for loan losses. These agencies may require that certain loan balances be classified differently or charged off when their credit evaluations differ from those of management, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

TABLE 8
Allowance for Loan Losses
($ in Thousands)


	At and for the six months										At and for the year
	ended June 30,										ended December 31,
	2010					2009					2009

Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance at beginning of period			$	573,533				$	265,378				$	265,378
Provision for loan losses				263,010					260,446					750,645
Charge offs (1)				(287,797	)				(123,499	)				(452,206	)
Recoveries				19,166					4,842					9,716

Net charge offs				(268,631	)				(118,657	)				(442,490	)

Balance at end of period			$	567,912				$	407,167				$	573,533


Net loan charge offs (recoveries):				(A	)				(A	)				(A	)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	69,256		443		$	55,257		267		$	155,677		401
Commercial real estate (CRE) (1)		58,332		314			11,240		63			56,239		150
Real estate construction (1)		106,321		1,688			19,701		182			157,197		816
Lease financing		1,071		245			990		172			1,570		144

Total commercial (1)		234,980		574			87,188		174			370,683		383
Home equity		22,982		187			21,085		153			48,790		181
Installment		4,109		91			4,307		102			8,839		103

Total retail		27,091		161			25,392		141			57,629		162
Residential mortgage		6,560		66			6,077		48			14,178		60

Total net charge offs (1)	$	268,631		397		$	118,657		147		$	442,490		284


CRE & Construction Net Charge Off Detail:				(A	)				(A	)				(A	)
Farmland	$	287		126		$	171		62		$	146		28
Multi-family (1)		8,396		313			1,081		43			6,225		119
Owner occupied		5,405		94			3,237		51			7,352		58
Non-owner occupied (1)		44,244		447			6,751		76			42,516		224

Commercial real estate (1)	$	58,332		314		$	11,240		63		$	56,239		150


1-4 family construction (1)	$	13,081		1,184		$	3,277		173		$	38,662		1,129
All other construction (1)		93,240		1,795			16,424		183			118,535		748

Real estate construction (1)	$	106,321		1,688		$	19,701		182		$	157,197		816

(1)		– Charge offs for the three months ended June 30, 2010 include $65.8 million of write-downs related to commercial loans sold or transferred to held for sale, comprised of write-downs of $5.2 million on 1-4 family construction, $31.3 million on all other construction, $6.7 million on multi-family commercial real estate, and $22.6 million on non-owner occupied commercial real estate.

(A)		– Annualized ratio of net charge offs to average loans by loan type in basis points.


Ratios:
Allowance for loan losses to total loans	4.51	%	2.66	%	4.06	%
Allowance for loan losses to net charge offs (annualized)	1.0	x	1.7	x	1.3	x

TABLE 8 (continued)
Allowance for Loan Losses
($ in Thousands)


Quarterly Trends:	June 30,					March 31,					December 31,						September 30,					June 30,
	2010					2010					2009						2009					2009

Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance at beginning of period			$	575,573				$	573,533					$	412,530				$	407,167				$	313,228
Provision for loan losses				97,665					165,345						394,789					95,410					155,022
Charge offs (1)				(113,170	)				(174,627	)					(236,367	)				(92,340	)				(63,325	)
Recoveries				7,844					11,322						2,581					2,293					2,242

Net charge offs				(105,326	)				(163,305	)					(233,786	)				(90,047	)				(61,083	)

Balance at end of period			$	567,912				$	575,573					$	573,533				$	412,530				$	407,167


Impaired Loans Analysis:
Impaired loan amount (pre charge off)			$	943,822				$	1,280,239					$	1,152,323				$	801,039				$	685,195
Cumulative charge offs recognized				(144,947	)				(292,428	)					(244,137	)				(116,929	)				(113,041	)

Current impaired loan balance				798,875					987,811						908,186					684,110					572,154
Reserves on impaired loans				165,390					158,705						141,675					72,929					84,455

Current balance, net of reserves			$	633,485				$	829,106					$	766,511				$	611,181				$	487,699


Current mark on impaired loans *				67	%				65	%					67	%				76	%				71	%

* Current mark on impaired loans = Current balance, net of reserves divided by Impaired loan amount (pre charge off).

Net loan charge offs (recoveries):				(A	)				(A	)					(A	)				(A	)				(A	)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	5,557		73		$	63,699		795		$	42,940			490		$	57,480		611		$	19,367		191
Commercial real estate (CRE) (1)		37,004		398			21,328		230			40,550			412			4,449		45			8,382		92
Real estate construction (1)		46,135		1,582			60,186		N/M			124,659			N/M			12,837		285			16,249		307
Lease financing		297		141			774		341			261			105			319		119			988		349

Total commercial (1)		88,993		444			145,987		698			208,410			915			75,085		313			44,986		182
Home equity		11,213		183			11,769		190			16,503			254			11,202		170			10,343		152
Installment		1,887		83			2,222		98			2,099			94			2,433		113			2,321		110

Total retail		13,100		156			13,991		166			18,602			213			13,635		156			12,664		142
Residential mortgage		3,233		65			3,327		67			6,774			127			1,327		23			3,433		53

Total net charge offs (1)	$	105,326		315		$	163,305		476		$	233,786			635		$	90,047		234		$	61,083		152


CRE & Construction Net Charge Off Detail:				(A	)				(A	)					(A	)				(A	)				(A	)
Farmland	$	98		88		$	189		163		$	(25	)		(21	)	$	—		—		$	210		154
Multi-family (1)		7,279		543			1,117		83			4,700			331			444		33			412		33
Owner occupied		1,408		49			3,997		138			2,013			65			2,102		62			2,371		74
Non-owner occupied (1)		28,219		567			16,025		325			33,862			649			1,903		39			5,389		121

Commercial real estate (1)	$	37,004		398		$	21,328		230		$	40,550			412		$	4,449		45		$	8,382		92


1-4 family construction (1)	$	5,380		1,026		$	7,701		N/M		$	23,926			N/M		$	11,459		N/M		$	2,401		274
All other construction (1)		40,755		1,704			52,485		N/M			100,733			N/M			1,378		37			13,848		313

Real estate construction (1)	$	46,135		1,582		$	60,186		N/M		$	124,659			N/M		$	12,837		285		$	16,249		307

(1)		– Charge offs for the three months ended June 30, 2010 include $65.8 million of write-downs related to commercial loans sold or transferred to held for sale, comprised of write-downs of $5.2 million on 1-4 family construction, $31.3 million on all other construction, $6.7 million on multi-family commercial real estate, and $22.6 million on non-owner occupied commercial real estate.

(A)		– Annualized ratio of net charge offs to average loans by loan type in basis points.

		N/M — Not meaningful.

TABLE 9
Nonperforming Assets
($ in Thousands)


	June 30,					March 31,					December 31,					September 30,					June 30,
	2010					2010					2009					2009					2009
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial			$	843,719				$	1,047,840				$	964,888				$	737,817				$	616,434
Residential mortgage				84,141					85,740					81,811					75,681					57,277
Retail				47,781					46,605					31,100					31,822					26,803

Total nonaccrual loans				975,641					1,180,185					1,077,799					845,320					700,514
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:
Commercial				1,372					5,450					9,394					6,155					3,339
Retail				1,835					903					15,587					17,019					16,446

Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more				3,207					6,353					24,981					23,174					19,785
Restructured loans:
Commercial				13,290					763					480					265					430
Residential mortgage				23,414					15,875					13,410					12,540					9,889
Retail				4,161					6,782					5,147					4,451					2,770

Total restructured loans				40,865					23,420					19,037					17,256					13,089

Total nonperforming loans (NPLs)				1,019,713					1,209,958					1,121,817					885,750					733,388
Other real estate owned (OREO)				51,223					62,220					68,441					60,010					51,633

Total nonperforming assets (NPAs)			$	1,070,936				$	1,272,178				$	1,190,258				$	945,760				$	785,021


Restructured loans included in Nonaccrual loans			$	48,215				$	9,862				$	9,393				$	5,353				$	1,357

Ratios:
NPLs to total loans				8.09	%				9.10	%				7.94	%				6.00	%				4.79	%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans				7.71					8.87					7.63					5.72					4.58
NPAs to total loans plus OREO				8.46					9.52					8.38					6.38					5.11
NPAs to total assets				4.71					5.51					5.20					4.13					3.27
Allowance for loan losses to NPLs				55.69					47.57					51.13					46.57					55.52
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans				58.21					48.77					53.21					48.80					58.12
Allowance for loan losses to total loans				4.51					4.33					4.06					2.79					2.66


Nonperforming assets by type:				(A	)				(A	)				(A	)				(A	)				(A	)
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	184,808		6	%	$	180,182		6	%	$	234,418		7	%	$	209,843		6	%	$	187,943		5	%
Commercial real estate		360,974		10	%		356,853		10	%		307,478		8	%		213,736		5	%		165,929		4	%
Real estate construction		284,646		31	%		487,552		38	%		413,360		30	%		301,844		19	%		264,402		13	%
Leasing		27,953		34	%		29,466		34	%		19,506		20	%		18,814		18	%		1,929		2	%

Total commercial		858,381		11	%		1,054,053		13	%		974,762		11	%		744,237		8	%		620,203		6	%
Home equity		46,534		2	%		47,231		2	%		44,257		2	%		45,905		2	%		38,474		1	%
Installment		7,243		1	%		7,059		1	%		7,577		1	%		7,387		1	%		7,545		1	%

Total retail		53,777		2	%		54,290		2	%		51,834		2	%		53,292		2	%		46,019		1	%
Residential mortgage		107,555		6	%		101,615		5	%		95,221		5	%		88,221		4	%		67,166		3	%

Total nonperforming loans		1,019,713		8	%		1,209,958		9	%		1,121,817		8	%		885,750		6	%		733,388		5	%
Commercial real estate owned		35,659					46,425					52,468					45,188					36,818
Residential real estate owned		11,607					11,397					11,572					11,635					11,628
Bank properties real estate owned		3,957					4,398					4,401					3,187					3,187

Other real estate owned		51,223					62,220					68,441					60,010					51,633

Total nonperforming assets	$	1,070,936				$	1,272,178				$	1,190,258				$	945,760				$	785,021


Commercial real estate & Real estate construction NPLs Detail:
Farmland	$	3,048		8	%	$	2,801		6	%	$	1,524		3	%	$	1,303		3	%	$	400		1	%
Multi-family		34,034		7	%		32,835		6	%		17,867		3	%		23,317		4	%		13,696		3	%
Owner occupied		86,615		8	%		70,444		6	%		61,170		5	%		46,623		4	%		45,304		3	%
Non-owner occupied		237,277		13	%		250,773		13	%		226,917		11	%		142,493		7	%		106,529		6	%

Commercial real estate	$	360,974		10	%	$	356,853		10	%	$	307,478		8	%	$	213,736		5	%	$	165,929		4	%


1-4 family construction	$	65,204		35	%	$	92,828		42	%	$	77,902		31	%	$	88,849		30	%	$	91,216		28	%
All other construction		219,442		30	%		394,724		37	%		335,458		29	%		212,995		16	%		173,186		11	%

Real estate construction	$	284,646		31	%	$	487,552		38	%	$	413,360		30	%	$	301,844		19	%	$	264,402		13	%


(A)		– Ratio of nonperforming loans by type to total loans by type.

TABLE 9 (continued)
Nonperforming Assets
($ in Thousands)


	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
	2010		2010		2009		2009		2009

Loans 30-89 days past due by type:
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	40,415	$	51,042	$	64,369	$	43,159	$	47,515
Commercial real estate		50,721		69,836		81,975		50,029		66,288
Real estate construction		23,368		13,805		56,559		39,184		35,166
Leasing		628		98		823		873		18,833

Total commercial		115,132		134,781		203,726		133,245		167,802
Home equity		15,869		12,919		14,304		16,852		19,755
Installment		6,567		4,794		8,499		7,401		7,577

Total retail		22,436		17,713		22,803		24,253		27,332
Residential mortgage		11,110		12,786		14,226		17,994		14,189

Total loans past due 30-89 days	$	148,678	$	165,280	$	240,755	$	175,492	$	209,323


Commercial real estate & Real estate construction loans 30-89 days past due Detail:
Farmland	$	1,686	$	123	$	1,338	$	265	$	1,493
Multi-family		16,552		6,508		7,669		2,780		4,120
Owner occupied		7,348		24,137		30,043		21,071		28,339
Non-owner occupied		25,135		39,068		42,925		25,913		32,336

Commercial real estate	$	50,721	$	69,836	$	81,975	$	50,029	$	66,288


1-4 family construction	$	974	$	2,313	$	38,555	$	9,530	$	14,668
All other construction		22,394		11,492		18,004		29,654		20,498

Real estate construction	$	23,368	$	13,805	$	56,559	$	39,184	$	35,166


Potential problem loans by type:
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	482,686	$	505,903	$	563,836	$	481,034	$	428,550
Commercial real estate		553,316		565,969		598,137		588,013		462,103
Real estate construction		203,560		262,572		391,105		462,029		481,467
Leasing		6,784		5,158		8,367		9,572		24,934

Total commercial		1,246,346		1,339,602		1,561,445		1,540,648		1,397,054
Home equity		7,778		7,446		13,400		15,933		13,626
Installment		725		1,103		1,524		1,908		1,043

Total retail		8,503		8,549		14,924		17,841		14,669
Residential mortgage		17,304		19,591		19,150		15,414		14,448

Total potential problem loans	$	1,272,153	$	1,367,742	$	1,595,519	$	1,573,903	$	1,426,171

Nonperforming Loans and Other Real Estate Owned

Management is committed to an aggressive nonaccrual and problem loan identification philosophy. This philosophy is implemented through the ongoing monitoring and review of all pools of risk in the loan portfolio to ensure that problem loans are identified quickly and the risk of loss is minimized. Table 9 provides detailed information regarding nonperforming assets, which include nonperforming loans and other real estate owned.

Nonperforming loans are considered one indicator of potential loan losses. Nonperforming loans are defined as nonaccrual loans, loans 90 days or more past due but still accruing, and restructured loans. The Corporation specifically excludes from its definition of nonperforming loans student loan balances that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing and that have contractual government guarantees as to collection of principal and interest. The Corporation had approximately $17.7 million, $18.4 million, and $20.6 million of these past due student loans at June 30, 2010, June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments. Additionally, whenever management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that may adversely impact the collectibility of principal or interest on loans, management may place such loans on nonaccrual status immediately, rather than delaying such action until the loans become 90 days past due. Previously accrued and uncollected interest on such loans is reversed, amortization of related loan fees is suspended, and income is recorded only to the extent that interest payments are subsequently received in cash and

a determination has been made that the principal balance of the loan is collectible. If collectibility of the principal is in doubt, payments received are applied to loan principal.

Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest are also included in nonperforming loans. Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest are classified as such where the underlying loans are both well secured (the collateral value is sufficient to cover principal and accrued interest) and are in the process of collection.

Also included in nonperforming loans are loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring (or “restructured” loans). Restructured loans involve the granting of some concession to the borrower involving the modification of terms of the loan, such as changes in payment schedule or interest rate, which generally would not otherwise be considered. Restructured loans can involve loans remaining on nonaccrual, moving to nonaccrual, or continuing on accrual status, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. Generally, restructured loans remain on nonaccrual until the customer has attained a sustained period of repayment performance. However, performance prior to the restructuring, or significant events that coincide with the restructuring, are considered in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and whether the loan should be returned to accrual status. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is not reasonably assured, the loan remains on nonaccrual. During 2009, as a result of the Corporation’s continued efforts to support foreclosure prevention in the markets we serve, the Corporation introduced a modification program (similar to the government modification programs available), in which the Corporation works with our mortgage customers to provide them with an affordable monthly payment through extension of the maturity date (up to 40 years), reduction in interest rate, and partial principal forbearance. During the second quarter of 2010, the Corporation began utilizing a multiple note structure as a workout alternative for certain commercial loans. The multiple note structure restructures a troubled loan into two notes, where the first note is reasonably assured of repayment and performance according to the prudently modified terms and the portion of the troubled loan that is not reasonably assured of repayment is charged off. To date, the Corporation’s use of the multiple note structure has not been material, but use of this structure could increase in future periods. At June 30, 2010, the Corporation had total restructured loans of $89 million (including $48 million classified as nonaccrual and $41 million performing in accordance with the modified terms), compared to $28 million at December 31, 2009 (including $9 million classified as nonaccrual) and $14 million at June 30, 2009 (including $1 million classified as nonaccrual).

Nonperforming loans were $1.0 billion at June 30, 2010, compared to $733 million at June 30, 2009 and $1.1 billion at year-end 2009, reflecting the continued impact of the economy on the Corporation’s customers. Loans past due 30-89 days were $149 million at June 30, 2010, a decrease of $61 million from June 30, 2009 and a decrease of $92 million from December 31, 2009. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 8.09% at June 30, 2010, compared to 4.79% at June 30, 2009 and 7.94% at year-end 2009. The Corporation’s allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 56% at June 30, 2010, compared to 56% at June 30, 2009 and 51% at December 31, 2009.

The recent market conditions have been marked with general economic and industry declines with pervasive impact on consumer confidence, business and personal financial performance, and commercial and residential real estate markets. Nonperforming loans decreased $102 million since December 31, 2009, through a combination of bulk and individual loan sales. During the second quarter of 2010, the Corporation sold nonperforming loans with a net book value of $216 million at the beginning of the quarter, resulting in $57 million of charge offs during the quarter. Since June 30, 2009, nonperforming loans increased $286 million, primarily due to the impact of declining property values, slower sales, longer holding periods, and rising costs brought on by deteriorating real estate conditions and the weakening economy. As shown in Table 9, total nonperforming loans were down $102 million since year-end 2009, with commercial nonperforming loans down $116 million and consumer-related nonperforming loans were up $14 million. Since June 30, 2009, total nonperforming loans increased $286 million, with commercial nonperforming loans up $238 million and consumer-related nonperforming loans up $48 million. The Corporation’s estimate of the appropriate allowance for loan losses does not have a targeted reserve to nonperforming loan coverage ratio. However, management’s allowance methodology at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, including an impairment analysis on specifically identified commercial loans defined by the Corporation as impaired, incorporated the level of specific reserves for these larger commercial credit relationships, as well as other factors, in determining the overall appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

Potential Problem Loans: The level of potential problem loans is another predominant factor in determining the relative level of risk in the loan portfolio and in determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses. Potential problem loans are generally defined by management to include loans rated as substandard by management but that are not in nonperforming status; however, there are circumstances present to create doubt as to the ability of the borrower to comply with present repayment terms. The decision of management to include performing loans in potential problem loans does not necessarily mean that the Corporation expects losses to occur, but that management recognizes a higher degree of risk associated with these loans. The loans that have been reported as potential problem loans are predominantly commercial loans covering a diverse range of businesses and real estate property types. At June 30, 2010, potential problem loans totaled $1.3 billion, compared to $1.4 billion at June 30, 2009, and $1.6 billion at December 31, 2009. The $0.3 billion decrease in potential problem loans since December 31, 2009, was primarily due to a $188 million decrease in real estate construction, a $45 million decrease in commercial real estate, and a $81 million decrease in commercial, financial, and agricultural, while the $0.1 billion decrease since June 30, 2009 was primarily due to a $278 million decrease in real estate construction, partially offset by a $91 million increase in commercial real estate and a $54 million increase in commercial, financial, and agricultural. The level of potential problem loans highlights management’s continued heightened level of uncertainty of the pace at which a commercial credit may deteriorate, the duration of asset quality stress, and uncertainty around the magnitude and scope of economic stress that may be felt by the Corporation’s customers and on the underlying real estate values (both residential and commercial).

Other Real Estate Owned: Other real estate owned was $51.2 million at June 30, 2010, compared to $51.6 million at June 30, 2009, and $68.4 million at year-end 2009. The $0.4 million decrease in other real estate owned between the June 30 periods was predominantly due to a $1.2 million decrease in commercial real estate owned, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase to bank premises no longer used for banking and reclassified into other real estate owned. Since year-end 2009, other real estate owned decreased $17.2 million, including a $16.8 million decrease in commercial real estate owned and a $0.4 million decrease in bank premises no longer used for banking and reclassified into other real estate owned.

Liquidity

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure that the Corporation has the ability to generate sufficient cash or cash equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to satisfy the cash flow requirements of depositors and borrowers and to meet its other commitments as they fall due, including the ability to pay dividends to shareholders, service debt, invest in subsidiaries or acquisitions, repurchase common stock, and satisfy other operating requirements.

Funds are available from a number of basic banking activity sources, primarily from the core deposit base and from loans and investment securities repayments and maturities. Additionally, liquidity is provided from the sale of investment securities, securities repurchase agreements and lines of credit with counterparty banks, the ability to acquire large, network, and brokered deposits, and the ability to securitize or package loans for sale. The Corporation regularly evaluates the creation of additional funding capacity based on market opportunities and conditions, as well as corporate funding needs, and is currently exploring options to replace the subordinated note offering which matures in 2011. The Corporation’s capital can be a source of funding and liquidity as well (see section “Capital”). The current volatility and disruptions in the capital markets may impact the Corporation’s ability to access certain liquidity sources in the same manner as the Corporation had in the past.

On January 15, 2010, the Corporation announced it had closed its underwritten public offering of 44.8 million shares of its common stock at $11.15 per share. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $478 million. The Corporation intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to support the Bank, for continued growth, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The Corporation’s internal liquidity management framework includes measurement of several key elements, such as wholesale funding as a percent of total assets and liquid assets to short-term wholesale funding. Strong capital ratios, credit quality, and core earnings are essential to retaining high credit ratings and, consequently, cost-effective access to wholesale funding markets. A downgrade or loss in credit ratings could have an impact on the Corporation’s ability to access wholesale funding at favorable interest rates. As a result, capital ratios, asset

quality measurements, and profitability ratios are monitored on an ongoing basis as part of the liquidity management process. At June 30, 2010, the Corporation was in compliance with its internal liquidity objectives.

While core deposits and loan and investment securities repayments are principal sources of liquidity, funding diversification is another key element of liquidity management. Diversity is achieved by strategically varying depositor type, term, funding market, and instrument. The Parent Company and its subsidiary bank are rated by Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”), and fitch. Credit ratings by these nationally recognized statistical rating agencies are an important component of the Corporation’s liquidity profile. Credit ratings relate to the Corporation’s ability to issue debt securities and the cost to borrow money, and should not be viewed as an indication of future stock performance or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. Among other factors, the credit ratings are based on financial strength, credit quality and concentrations in the loan portfolio, the level and volatility of earnings, capital adequacy, the quality of management, the liquidity of the balance sheet, the availability of a significant base of core deposits, and the Corporation’s ability to access a broad array of wholesale funding sources. Adverse changes in these factors could result in a negative change in credit ratings and impact not only the ability to raise funds in the capital markets but also the cost of these funds. Ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time and each rating should be evaluated independently.

The Corporation’s credit rating was downgraded by S&P in January 2010 and was downgraded by Moody’s in February 2010. In addition, on April 28, 2010, S&P placed the Corporation on negative credit watch. The negative credit watch was subsequently removed by S&P on July 26, 2010. The rating agencies continue to have a negative outlook on the banking industry. The primary impact of these credit rating downgrades was that unsecured funding has become severely limited; however, the Corporation retained over $4 billion in secured borrowing capacity available at June 30, 2010; despite these credit rating downgrades. In order to mitigate the increased liquidity risk associated with these downgrades, the Corporation took steps to proactively increase its cash equivalent levels during 2010. This was achieved through the approval of a liquidity plan which provides for increasing network transaction accounts and Brokered CDs to fund asset growth, as necessary, as well as a targeted focus on retail deposit retention through competitive pricing. The credit ratings of the Parent Company and its subsidiary bank are displayed below.

June 30, 2010

December 31, 2009

Moody’s

S&P

Fitch

Moody’s

S&P

Fitch

Bank short-term

Bank long-term

BB+

BBB-

Corporation short-term

Corporation long-term

Baa1

BB-

BB+

Subordinated debt long-term

Baa2

BB-

The Corporation also has multiple funding sources that could be used to increase liquidity and provide additional financial flexibility. In December 2008, the Parent Company filed a “shelf” registration under which the Parent Company may offer any combination of the following securities, either separately or in units: trust preferred securities, debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, common stock, and warrants. In May 2002, $175 million of trust preferred securities were issued, bearing a 7.625% fixed coupon rate. In September 2008, the Parent Company issued $26 million in a subordinated note offering, bearing a 9.25% fixed coupon rate, 5-year no-call provision, and 10-year maturity, while in August 2001, the Parent Company issued $200 million in a subordinated note offering, bearing a 6.75% fixed coupon rate and 10-year maturity. The Parent Company also has a $200 million commercial paper program, of which, no commercial paper was outstanding at June 30, 2010. The availability under the commercial paper program was temporarily suspended due to the S&P downgrade in November 2009.

In November 2008, under the CPP, the Corporation issued 525,000 shares of Senior Preferred Stock (with a par value of $1.00 per share and a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share) and a 10-year warrant to purchase approximately 4.0 million shares of common stock (“Common Stock Warrants”), for aggregate proceeds of $525 million. The allocated carrying value of the Senior Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants on the date of issuance (based on their relative fair values) was $507.7 million and $17.3 million, respectively. Cumulative dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock are payable at 5% per annum for the first five years and at a rate of 9% per annum thereafter on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The Common Stock Warrants have a term

of 10 years and are exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, at an exercise price of $19.77 per share (subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments). While any Senior Preferred Stock is outstanding, the Corporation may pay dividends on common stock, provided that all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past dividend periods on the Senior Preferred Stock are fully paid. Prior to the third anniversary of the purchase of the Senior Preferred Stock by the United States Department of the Treasury (“UST”), unless the Senior Preferred Stock has been redeemed or the UST has transferred all of the Senior Preferred Stock to third parties, the consent of the UST will be required for the Corporation to pay quarterly dividends on its common stock.

While dividends and service fees from subsidiaries and proceeds from issuance of capital are primary funding sources for the Parent Company, these sources could be limited or costly (such as by regulation or subject to the capital needs of its subsidiaries or by market appetite for bank holding company stock). The subsidiary bank is subject to regulation and may be limited in its ability to pay dividends or transfer funds to the Parent Company. On November 5, 2009, Associated Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), its primary regulator. The MOU requires the Bank to develop, implement, and maintain various processes to improve the Bank’s risk management of its loan portfolio and a three year capital plan providing for maintenance of specified capital levels, notification to the OCC of dividends proposed to be paid to the Corporation and the commitment of the Corporation to act as a primary or contingent source of the Bank’s capital. On April 6, 2010, the Corporation entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“Memorandum”) with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (“Reserve Bank”), its primary banking regulator. The Memorandum requires the Corporation to obtain approval prior to the payment of dividends and interest or principal payments on subordinated debt, increases in borrowings or guarantees of debt, or the repurchase of common stock. See section “Capital” for additional discussion.

A bank note program associated with the Bank was established during 2000. Under this program, short-term and long-term debt may be issued. As of June 30, 2010, no bank notes were outstanding and $225 million was available under the 2000 bank note program. A new bank note program was instituted during 2005, of which $2 billion was available at June 30, 2010. Given the S&P and Moody’s downgrades noted above, the cost to issue funds under the bank note program would be cost prohibitive. The Bank has also established federal funds lines with counterparty banks and the ability to borrow from the Federal Home Loan Bank ($1.2 billion was outstanding at June 30, 2010). Associated Bank also issues institutional certificates of deposit, network transaction deposits, brokered certificates of deposit, and accepts Eurodollar deposits.

Investment securities are an important tool to the Corporation’s liquidity objective. As of June 30, 2010, all investment securities are classified as available for sale and are reported at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet. Of the $5.3 billion investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2010, $1.9 billion was pledged to secure certain deposits or for other purposes as required or permitted by law. The majority of the remaining securities could be pledged or sold to enhance liquidity, if necessary.

In addition, the Corporation has $191 million of FHLB and Federal Reserve stock combined, which is “restricted” in nature and less liquid than other tradable equity securities. The FHLB of Chicago announced in October 2007 that it was under a consensual cease and desist order with its regulator, which among other things, restricts various future activities of the FHLB of Chicago. Such restrictions may limit or stop the FHLB from paying dividends or redeeming stock without prior approval. The FHLB of Chicago last paid a dividend in the third quarter of 2007. An investor in FHLB Chicago capital stock should recognize impairment if it concludes that it is not probable that it will ultimately recover the par value of its shares. The decision of whether impairment exists is a matter of judgment that should reflect the investor’s view of FHLB Chicago’s long-term performance, which includes factors such as its operating performance, the severity and duration of declines in the market value of its net assets related to its capital stock amount, its commitment to make payments required by law or regulation and the level of such payments in relation to its operating performance, the impact of legislation and regulatory changes on FHLB Chicago, and accordingly, on the members of FHLB Chicago and its liquidity and funding position. During 2009, the Corporation redeemed $24.9 million of FHLB stock at par. After evaluating all of these considerations, the Corporation believes the cost of the investment will be recovered.

On November 21, 2008, the FDIC approved the final rule to provide short-term liquidity relief under the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (“TLGP”). The TLGP includes the Transaction Account Guarantee (“TAG”) Program, which provides full deposit insurance coverage for certain noninterest-bearing transaction

deposit accounts and certain interest-bearing NOW transaction accounts, regardless of dollar amount. On December 5, 2008, the Corporation opted into the TAG Program. On August 26, 2009, the FDIC approved the final rule extending the TAG Program for six months until June 30, 2010, and increased the applicable TAG assessment fees during that six month period. On April 13, 2010, the FDIC approved the issuance of an interim rule, with a 30-day comment period, amending the TAG Program. The interim final rule extends the TAG Program through December 31, 2010, with the possibility of an additional 12-month extension through December 31, 2011, with no increase in the TAG assessment rates. In addition, the interim final rule requires TAG assessment reporting based upon average daily account balances and reduces the maximum interest rate for TAG qualifying NOW accounts from 0.50% to 0.25%. The Corporation did not opt out of the TAG Program extension.

On July 21, 2010, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Act provides unlimited FDIC insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts in all banks effective on December 31, 2010 and continuing through December 31, 2012. The current FDIC TAG Program, which continues to the end of this year, is not changed by this Act. The unlimited FDIC coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will no longer be a special program; rather, it will be part of the standard FDIC insurance coverage for 2011 and 2012. Importantly, the Act also removes the prohibition on payments of interest on commercial demand deposit accounts as of July 21, 2011 (i.e., one year after the date of enactment). The impact of the removal of the prohibition of interest on commercial demand deposit accounts could have significant implications for the Corporation. Refer to section, “Subsequent Events,” and Part II, Item 1A,, “Risk Factors,” for additional information.

For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net cash provided by operating and investing activities was $247.0 million and $1.6 billion, respectively, while net cash used by financing activities was $119.7 million, for a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of $1.7 billion since year-end 2009. During the first half of 2010, assets decreased $114 million, with loans down $1.5 billion and investment securities declining $513 million, while loans held for sale increased $240 million. On the funding side, deposits increased $242 million while wholesale funding declined $824 million.

For the six months ended June 30, 2009, net cash provided by investing and financing activities was $300.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively, while operating activities used net cash of $373.3 million, for a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $59.7 million since year-end 2008. Generally, during the first half of 2009, net assets decreased $0.2 billion (0.7%), including a decrease in loans (down $974 million), partially offset by increases in investment securities (up $676 million) and loans held for sale (up $338 million). The increases in deposits were predominantly used to fund the change in assets and repay wholesale funding as well as to provide for the payment of cash dividends to the Corporation’s stockholders.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk arises from exposure to changes in interest rates, exchange rates, commodity prices, and other relevant market rate or price risk. The Corporation faces market risk in the form of interest rate risk through other than trading activities. Market risk from other than trading activities in the form of interest rate risk is measured and managed through a number of methods. The Corporation uses financial modeling techniques that measure the sensitivity of future earnings due to changing rate environments to measure interest rate risk. Policies established by the Corporation’s Asset/Liability Committee and approved by the Board of Directors are intended to limit exposure of earnings at risk. General interest rate movements are used to develop sensitivity as the Corporation feels it has no primary exposure to a specific point on the yield curve. These limits are based on the Corporation’s exposure to a 100 bp and 200 bp immediate and sustained parallel rate move, either upward or downward.

Interest Rate Risk

In order to measure earnings sensitivity to changing rates, the Corporation uses three different measurement tools: static gap analysis, simulation of earnings, and economic value of equity. These three measurement tools represent static (i.e., point-in-time) measures that do not take into account changes in management strategies and market conditions, among other factors.

Static gap analysis: The static gap analysis starts with contractual repricing information for assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments. These items are then combined with repricing estimations for administered rate (interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and money market accounts) and non-rate related products (demand deposit accounts, other assets, and other liabilities) to create a baseline repricing balance sheet. In addition to the contractual information, residential mortgage whole loan products and mortgage-backed securities are adjusted based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds that capture the expected prepayment of principal above the contractual amount based on how far away the contractual coupon is from market coupon rates.

The following table represents the Corporation’s consolidated static gap position as of June 30, 2010.


	Table 10: Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis
	Interest Sensitivity Period
										Total
				91-180			181-365			Within			Over 1
	0-90 Days			Days			Days			1 Year			Year			Total
	($ in Thousands)
Earning assets:
Loans held for sale	$	321,060		$	—		$	—		$	321,060		$	—		$	321,060
Investment securities, at fair value		747,646			428,901			536,827			1,713,374			3,799,673			5,513,047
Loans		6,437,932			690,098			1,172,460			8,300,490			4,301,426			12,601,916
Other earning assets		2,224,461			—			—			2,224,461			—			2,224,461

Total earning assets	$	9,731,099		$	1,118,999		$	1,709,287		$	12,559,385		$	8,101,099		$	20,660,484

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits (1) (2)	$	4,780,659		$	1,715,817		$	3,222,906		$	9,719,382		$	6,679,191		$	16,398,573
Other interest-bearing liabilities (2)		935,229			212,663			311,357			1,459,249			1,469,474			2,928,723
Interest rate swap		(200,000	)		—			—			(200,000	)		200,000			—

Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	5,515,888		$	1,928,480		$	3,534,263		$	10,978,631		$	8,348,665		$	19,327,296

Interest sensitivity gap	$	4,215,211		$	(809,481	)	$	(1,824,976	)	$	1,580,754		$	(247,566	)	$	1,333,188
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap	$	4,215,211		$	3,405,730		$	1,580,754
Cumulative gap as a percentage of earning assets at June 30, 2010		20.4	%		16.5	%		7.7	%


(1)		The interest rate sensitivity assumptions for demand deposits, savings accounts, money market accounts, and interest-bearing demand deposit accounts are based on current and historical experiences regarding portfolio retention and interest rate repricing behavior. Based on these experiences, a portion of these balances are considered to be long-term and fairly stable and are, therefore, included in the “Over 1 Year” category.

(2)		For analysis purposes, Brokered CDs of $572 million have been included with other interest-bearing liabilities and excluded from deposits.

The static gap analysis in Table 10 provides a representation of the Corporation’s earnings sensitivity to changes in interest rates. It is a static indicator that may not necessarily indicate the sensitivity of net interest income in a changing interest rate environment. As of June 30, 2010, the 12-month cumulative gap results were within the Corporation’s interest rate risk policy.

At December 31, 2009, the Corporation was in a liability sensitive position, due to increased short-term funding issued to support the increase in the investment portfolio. (Liability sensitive means that liabilities will reprice faster than assets, while asset sensitive means that assets will reprice faster than liabilities. In a rising rate environment, an asset sensitive bank will generally benefit.) At June 30, 2010, the Corporation was in an asset sensitive position, due to the common stock issuance in January 2010 and the implementation of the liquidity plan. For the remainder of 2010, the Corporation’s objective is to remain in an asset sensitive position. However, the interest rate position is at risk to changes in other factors, such as the slope of the yield curve, competitive pricing pressures, changes in balance sheet mix from management action and/or from customer behavior relative to loan or deposit products. See also section “Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin.”

Interest rate risk of embedded positions (including prepayment and early withdrawal options, lagged interest rate changes, administered interest rate products, and cap and floor options within products) require a more dynamic measuring tool to capture earnings risk. Simulation of earnings and economic value of equity are used to more completely assess interest rate risk.

Simulation of earnings: Along with the static gap analysis, determining the sensitivity of short-term future earnings to a hypothetical plus or minus 100 bp and 200 bp parallel rate shock can be accomplished through the use of simulation modeling. In addition to the assumptions used to create the static gap, simulation of earnings included the modeling of the balance sheet as an ongoing entity. Future business assumptions involving administered rate products, prepayments for future rate-sensitive balances, and the reinvestment of maturing assets and liabilities are included. These items are then modeled to project net interest income based on a hypothetical change in interest rates. The resulting net interest income for the next 12-month period is compared to the net interest income amount calculated using flat rates. This difference represents the Corporation’s earnings sensitivity to a plus or minus 100 bp parallel rate shock.

The resulting simulations for June 30, 2010, projected that net interest income would increase by approximately 3.2% if rates rose by a 100 bp shock. At December 31, 2009, the 100 bp shock up was projected to decrease net interest income by approximately 0.3%. As of June 30, 2010, the simulation of earnings results were within the Corporation’s interest rate risk policy.

Economic value of equity: Economic value of equity is another tool used to measure the impact of interest rates on the value of assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet financial instruments. This measurement is a longer-term analysis of interest rate risk as it evaluates every cash flow produced by the current balance sheet.

These results are based solely on immediate and sustained parallel changes in market rates and do not reflect the earnings sensitivity that may arise from other factors. These factors may include changes in the shape of the yield curve, the change in spread between key market rates, or accounting recognition of the impairment of certain intangibles. The above results are also considered to be conservative estimates due to the fact that no management action to mitigate potential income variances is included within the simulation process. This action could include, but would not be limited to, delaying an increase in deposit rates, extending liabilities, using financial derivative products to hedge interest rate risk, changing the pricing characteristics of loans, or changing the growth rate of certain assets and liabilities. As of June 30, 2010, the projected changes for the economic value of equity were within the Corporation’s interest rate risk policy.

Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities

The Corporation utilizes a variety of financial instruments in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its customers and to manage its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include lending-related commitments and derivative instruments. A discussion of the Corporation’s derivative instruments at June 30, 2010, is included in Note 10, “Derivative and Hedging Activities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements. A discussion of the Corporation’s lending-related commitments is included in Note 11, “Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, and Contingent Liabilities,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements. See also Note 7, “Long-term Funding,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Corporation’s long-term funding.

Table 11 summarizes significant contractual obligations and other commitments at June 30, 2010, at those amounts contractually due to the recipient, including any premiums or discounts, hedge basis adjustments, or other similar carrying value adjustments.

TABLE 11: Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments


	One Year		One to		Three to		Over
	or Less		Three Years		Five Years		Five Years		Total
	($ in Thousands)
Time deposits	$	2,592,391	$	1,153,542	$	78,136	$	285	$	3,824,354
Short-term borrowings		513,406		—		—		—		513,406
Long-term funding		600,000		999,908		87		243,696		1,843,691
Operating leases		11,587		19,680		12,978		15,845		60,090
Commitments to extend credit		3,052,253		800,104		103,462		50,770		4,006,589

Total	$	6,769,637	$	2,973,234	$	194,663	$	310,596	$	10,248,130

Capital

Stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2010 was $3.2 billion, up $448 million from December 31, 2009. The change in stockholders’ equity between the two periods was primarily attributable to the completion of a common equity offering on January 15, 2010, which resulted in a net increase in stockholders’ equity of $478 million and a 44.8 million increase in the number of common shares outstanding. Cash dividends of $0.02 per share were paid in the first half of 2010, compared to $0.37 per share in the first half of 2009. At June 30, 2010, stockholders’ equity included $73.2 million of accumulated other comprehensive income compared to $63.4 million of accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2009. The change in accumulated other comprehensive income resulted primarily from the change in the unrealized gain/loss position, net of the tax effect, on investment securities available for sale (from unrealized gains of $94.0 million at December 31, 2009, to unrealized gains of $103.9 million at June 30, 2010). Stockholders’ equity to assets was 14.00% and 11.97% at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

On November 5, 2009, Associated Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), its primary banking regulator. The MOU, which is an informal agreement between the Bank and the OCC, requires the Bank to develop, implement, and maintain various processes to improve the Bank’s risk management of its loan portfolio and a three year capital plan providing for maintenance of specified capital levels discussed below, notification to the OCC of dividends proposed to be paid to the Corporation and the commitment of the Corporation to act as a primary or contingent source of the Bank’s capital. At June 30, 2010, management believes that it has satisfied a number of the conditions of the MOU and has commenced the steps necessary to resolve any and all remaining matters presented therein. The Bank has also agreed with the OCC that beginning March 31, 2010, until the MOU is no longer in effect, to maintain minimum capital ratios at specified levels higher than those otherwise required by applicable regulations as follows: Tier 1 capital to total average assets (leverage ratio) – 8% and total capital to risk-weighted assets – 12%. At June 30, 2010, the Bank’s capital ratios were 9.13% and 16.02%, respectively. On April 6, 2010, the Corporation entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“Memorandum”) with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (“Reserve Bank”), its primary banking regulator. The Memorandum, which was entered into with the Reserve Bank following the 2008-2009 supervisory cycle, is an informal agreement between the Corporation and the Reserve Bank. As required, management has submitted plans to strengthen board and management oversight and risk management and for maintaining sufficient capital incorporating stress scenarios. In addition, as also required, the Corporation submitted its first quarterly progress report in July 2010, and has obtained, and will in the future continue to obtain, approval prior to payment of dividends and interest or principal payments on subordinated debt, increases in borrowings or guarantees of debt, or the repurchase of common stock.

On November 21, 2008, the Corporation announced that it sold $525 million of Senior Preferred Stock and related Common Stock Warrants to the UST under the Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”). Under the CPP, prior to the third anniversary of the UST’s purchase of the Senior Preferred Stock (November 21, 2011), unless the Senior Preferred Stock has been redeemed or the UST has transferred all of the Senior Preferred Stock to third parties, the consent of the UST will be required for us to redeem, purchase or acquire any shares of our common stock or other capital stock or other equity securities of any kind, other than (i) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of the Senior Preferred Stock; (ii) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of our common stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; and (iii) certain other redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions as permitted under the CPP.

The Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase shares of the Corporation’s common stock to be made available for reissuance in connection with the Corporation’s employee incentive plans and/or for other corporate purposes. For the Corporation’s employee incentive plans, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2.0 million shares per quarter, while under various actions, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of shares, not to exceed specified amounts of the Corporation’s outstanding shares per authorization (“block authorizations”). During 2009 and the first six months of 2010, no shares were repurchased under this authorization. At June 30, 2010, approximately 3.9 million shares remain authorized to repurchase under the block authorizations. The repurchase of shares will be based on market opportunities, capital levels, growth prospects, and other investment opportunities, and is subject to the restrictions under the CPP.

The Corporation regularly reviews the adequacy of its capital to ensure that sufficient capital is available for current and future needs and is in compliance with regulatory guidelines. The assessment of overall capital adequacy depends on a variety of factors, including asset quality, liquidity, stability of earnings, changing competitive forces, economic conditions in markets served, and strength of management. The capital ratios of the Corporation and its banking affiliate are greater than minimums required by regulatory guidelines. The Corporation’s capital ratios are summarized in Table 12.

TABLE 12
Capital Ratios
(In Thousands, except per share data)


	At or For the Quarter Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			June 30,
	2010			2010			2009			2009			2009
Total stockholders’ equity	$	3,186,127		$	3,180,509		$	2,738,608		$	2,924,659		$	2,873,768
Tier 1 capital		2,358,396			2,366,457			1,918,238			2,103,581			2,098,647
Total capital		2,600,650			2,618,318			2,180,959			2,372,711			2,418,084
Market capitalization		2,120,428			2,378,829			1,407,915			1,460,207			1,598,263

Book value per common share	$	15.46		$	15.44		$	17.42		$	18.88		$	18.49
Tangible book value per common share		9.93			9.90			9.93			11.38			10.97
Cash dividend per common share		0.01			0.01			0.05			0.05			0.05
Stock price at end of period		12.26			13.76			11.01			11.42			12.50
Low closing price for the period		12.26			11.48			10.37			9.21			12.50
High closing price for the period		16.10			14.54			13.00			12.67			19.00

Total stockholders’ equity / assets		14.00	%		13.76	%		11.97	%		12.78	%		11.97	%
Tangible common equity / tangible assets ⁽¹⁾		7.88			7.73			5.79			6.64			6.09
Tangible stockholders’ equity / tangible assets ⁽²⁾		10.23			10.04			8.12			8.96			8.30
Tier 1 common equity / risk-weighted assets ⁽³⁾		12.00			11.43			7.85			8.67			8.21
Tier 1 leverage ratio		10.80			10.57			8.76			9.35			9.06
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		17.25			16.40			12.52			13.14			12.45
Total risk-based capital ratio		19.02			18.15			14.24			14.83			14.35

Shares outstanding (period end)		172,955			172,880			127,876			127,864			127,861
Basic shares outstanding (average)		172,921			165,842			127,869			127,863			127,861
Diluted shares outstanding (average)		172,921			165,842			127,869			127,863			127,861


(1)		Tangible common equity to tangible assets = Common stockholders’ equity excluding goodwill and other intangible assets divided by assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.

(2)		Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets = Total stockholders’ equity excluding goodwill and other intangible assets divided by assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.

(3)		Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets = Tier 1 capital excluding qualifying perpetual preferred stock and qualifying trust preferred securities divided by risk-weighted assets. This is a non-GAAP financial measure.

Comparable Second Quarter Results

The Corporation recorded a net loss of $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $17.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. Net loss available to common equity was $10.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, or a net loss of $0.06 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. Comparatively, net loss available to common equity for the three months ended June 30, 2009, was $24.7 million, or a net loss of $0.19 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Table 1).

Taxable equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2010 was $165.8 million, $19.5 million lower than the second quarter of 2009. Changes in balance sheet volume and mix decreased taxable equivalent net interest income by $14.1 million, while changes in the rate environment and product pricing lowered net interest income by $5.4 million. The Federal funds rate averaged 0.25% for both the second quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2009. The net interest margin between the comparable quarters was down 18 bp, to 3.22% in the second quarter of 2010, comprised of a 13 bp lower interest rate spread (to 3.00%, as the yield on earning assets declined 60 bp and the rate on interest-bearing liabilities fell 47 bp) and a 5 bp lower contribution from net free funds (to 0.22%, as lower rates on interest-bearing liabilities decreased the value of noninterest-bearing funds). Average earning assets declined $1.2 billion to $20.6 billion in the second quarter of 2010, with average loans down $2.7 billion (predominantly in commercial loans), while average investments increased $1.5 billion. On the funding side,

average interest-bearing deposits were up $0.8 billion, while average demand deposits increased $138 million. On average, wholesale funding balances were down $2.5 billion, comprised of a $2.3 billion decrease in short-term borrowings and a $0.2 billion decrease in long-term funding.

Provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2010 was $97.7 million (or $7.7 million less than net charge offs), compared to $155.0 million (or $93.9 million greater than net charge offs) in the second quarter of 2009. Annualized net charge offs represented 3.15% of average loans for the second quarter of 2010 compared to 1.52% for the second quarter of 2009. Total nonperforming loans of $1.0 billion (8.09% of total loans) at June 30, 2010 were up from $733 million (4.79% of total loans) at June 30, 2009, with commercial nonperforming loans up $238 million to $858 million, and total consumer-related nonperforming loans up $48 million to $161 million (see Table 9). The allowance for loan losses to loans at June 30, 2010 was 4.51%, compared to 2.66% at June 30, 2009. See discussion under sections, “Provision for Loan Losses,” “Allowance for Loan Losses,” and “Nonperforming Loans and Other Real Estate Owned.”

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2010 decreased $21.1 million (20.6%) to $80.9 million versus the second quarter of 2009. Core fee-based revenues of $63.6 million were down $1.3 million (2.0%) versus the comparable quarter in 2009, primarily due to lower levels of consumer fee-based deposit activity. Net mortgage banking decreased $22.8 million from the second quarter of 2009, predominantly due to lower gains on sales and related income as mortgage loan production returned to more normal levels from the historically high levels of 2009 (secondary mortgage production of $502 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared to secondary mortgage production of $1.3 billion for the second quarter of 2009). Net asset sale gains were $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to net asset sale losses of $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2009, with the $2.8 million favorable change primarily due to lower losses on sales of other real estate owned. All remaining noninterest income categories on a combined basis were $0.3 million higher than the second quarter of 2009.

On a comparable quarter basis, noninterest expense decreased $15.0 million (8.8%) to $155.0 million in the second quarter of 2010. Personnel expense decreased $1.8 million (2.3%) from the second quarter of 2009, with salary-related expenses down $1.6 million (full-time equivalent employees decreased 7% between the comparable second quarter periods) and fringe benefit expenses down $0.2 million. FDIC expense decreased $6.1 million (33.5%) with the second quarter of 2010 reflecting deposit insurance rate increase and a larger assessable deposit base, while the second quarter of 2009 included a special assessment of $11.3 million. Foreclosure/OREO expense decreased $4.7 million (34.4%), primarily attributable to a decline in other real estate owned write-downs. All remaining noninterest expense categories on a combined basis were down $2.4 million (4.3%) compared to the second quarter of 2009, reflecting efforts to control selected discretionary expenses.

For the second quarter of 2010, the Corporation recognized income tax benefit of $9.2 million, compared to income tax benefit of $26.6 million for the second quarter of 2009. The change in income tax was primarily due to the level of pretax loss between the sequential quarters.

TABLE 13
Selected Quarterly Information
($ in Thousands)


	For the Quarter Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			June 30,
	2010			2010			2009			2009			2009
*Summary of Operations:*
Net interest income	$	159,793		$	169,222		$	178,353		$	179,236		$	179,138
Provision for loan losses		97,665			165,345			394,789			95,410			155,022
Noninterest income
Trust service fees		9,517			9,356			9,906			9,057			8,569
Service charges on deposit accounts		26,446			26,059			29,213			30,829			29,671
Card-based and other nondeposit fees		11,942			10,820			12,359			11,586			11,858
Retail commissions		15,722			15,817			15,296			15,041			14,829

Core fee-based revenue		63,627			62,052			66,774			66,513			64,927
Mortgage banking, net		5,493			5,407			9,227			(909	)		28,297
Capital market fees, net		(136	)		130			291			226			2,393
BOLI income		4,240			3,256			3,310			3,789			3,161
Asset sale gains (losses), net		1,477			(1,641	)		(1,551	)		(126	)		(1,287	)
Investment securities gains (losses), net		(146	)		23,581			(395	)		(42	)		(1,385	)
Other		6,336			5,253			7,078			5,858			5,835

Total noninterest income		80,891			98,038			84,734			75,309			101,941
Noninterest expense
Personnel expense		79,342			79,355			72,620			73,501			81,171
Occupancy		11,706			13,175			12,170			11,949			12,341
Equipment		4,450			4,385			4,551			4,575			4,670
Data processing		7,866			7,299			7,728			7,442			8,126
Business development and advertising		4,773			4,445			4,443			3,910			4,943
Other intangible amortization		1,254			1,253			1,386			1,386			1,385
Legal and professional fees		5,517			2,795			6,386			3,349			5,586
Foreclosure/OREO expense		8,906			7,729			10,852			8,688			13,576
FDIC expense		12,027			11,829			9,618			8,451			18,090
Other		19,197			19,594			29,260			17,860			20,143

Total noninterest expense		155,038			151,859			159,014			141,111			170,031
Income tax expense (benefit)		(9,240	)		(23,555	)		(117,479	)		2,030			(26,633	)

Net income (loss)		(2,779	)		(26,389	)		(173,237	)		15,994			(17,341	)
Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion		7,377			7,365			7,354			7,342			7,331

Net income (loss) available to common equity	$	(10,156	)	$	(33,754	)	$	(180,591	)	$	8,652		$	(24,672	)


Taxable equivalent net interest income	$	165,759		$	175,256		$	184,541		$	185,174		$	185,288
Net interest margin		3.22	%		3.35	%		3.59	%		3.50	%		3.40	%
Effective tax rate (benefit)		(76.88	)%		(47.16	)%		(40.41	)%		11.26	%		(60.57	)%

*Average Balances:*
Assets	$	22,598,695		$	23,151,767		$	22,773,576		$	23,362,954		$	24,064,567
Earning assets		20,598,637			21,075,408			20,499,225			21,063,016			21,847,267
Interest-bearing liabilities		16,408,718			16,970,884			16,663,947			17,412,341			18,125,389
Loans		13,396,710			13,924,978			14,605,107			15,248,895			16,122,063
Deposits		17,056,193			17,143,924			16,407,034			16,264,181			16,100,686
Wholesale funding		2,343,119			2,837,001			3,332,642			4,067,830			4,876,970
Stockholders’ equity		3,186,295			3,145,074			2,898,132			2,904,210			2,909,700

Sequential Quarter Results

The Corporation recorded a net loss of $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to a net loss of $26.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Net loss available to common equity was $10.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, or a net loss of $0.06 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share. Comparatively, net loss available to common equity for the three months ended March 31, 2010, was $33.8 million, or a net loss of $0.20 for both basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Table 1).

Taxable equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2010 was $165.8 million, $9.5 million lower than the first quarter of 2010. Changes in balance sheet volume and mix decreased taxable equivalent net interest income by $6.9 million and changes in the rate environment and product pricing lowered net interest income by

$3.3 million, while one additional day in the second quarter increased net interest income by $0.7 million. The Federal funds rate averaged 0.25% for both the second quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2010. The net interest margin between the sequential quarters was down 13 bp, to 3.22% in the second quarter of 2010, attributable to a 13 bp lower interest rate spread (to 3.00%, as the yield on earning assets declined 14 bp and the rate on interest-bearing liabilities fell 1 bp). Average earning assets decreased $0.5 billion to $20.6 billion in the second quarter of 2010, with average investment securities down $543 million and average loans down $528 million, while average short term investments grew $595 million. On the funding side, average interest-bearing deposits were down $68 million, while average demand deposits were minimally changed (down $19 million). On average, wholesale funding balances were down $494 million, comprised of a $377 million decrease in short-term borrowings and a $117 million decrease in long-term funding.

Provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2010 was $97.7 million (or $7.7 million less than net charge offs), compared to $165.3 million (or $2.0 million greater than net charge offs) in the first quarter of 2010. Annualized net charge offs represented 3.15% of average loans for the second quarter of 2010 compared to 4.76% for the first quarter of 2010. Total nonperforming loans of $1.0 billion (8.09% of total loans) at June 30, 2010 were down from $1.2 billion (9.10% of total loans) at March 31, 2010, with commercial nonperforming loans down $196 million to $858 million, and total consumer-related nonperforming loans up $5 million to $161 million (see Table 9). The allowance for loan losses to loans at June 30, 2010 was 4.51%, compared to 4.33% at March 31, 2010. See discussion under sections, “Provision for Loan Losses,” “Allowance for Loan Losses,” and “Nonperforming Loans and Other Real Estate Owned.”

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2010 decreased $17.1 million (17.5%) to $80.9 million versus first quarter 2010. Core fee-based revenues of $63.6 million were up $1.6 million (2.5%) versus first quarter 2010, primarily due to seasonal increases in debit and credit card transaction volumes. Net asset sale gains were $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to net asset sale losses of $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2010, with the $3.1 million favorable change primarily due to lower losses on sale of other real estate owned. Net investment securities losses of $0.1 million for the second quarter of 2010 were attributable to credit-related other-than-temporary write-downs, while net investment securities gains of $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2010 were attributable to gains on the sale of $538 million of mortgage-related securities. All remaining noninterest income categories on a combined basis were $1.9 million higher than the first quarter of 2010, with small increases in various other noninterest income categories.

On a sequential quarter basis, noninterest expense increased $3.2 million (2.1%) to $155.0 million in the second quarter of 2010. Legal and professional fees increased $2.7 million (97.4%) primarily due to higher legal and other professional consultant costs. Foreclosure/OREO expense increased $1.2 million (15.2%), attributable to higher foreclosure and other collection costs. All remaining noninterest expense categories on a combined basis were down $0.7 million (0.5%) compared to the first quarter of 2010, reflecting efforts to control selected discretionary expenses.

For the second quarter of 2010, the Corporation recognized income tax benefit of $9.2 million, compared to income tax benefit of $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2010. The change in income tax was primarily due to the level of pretax loss between the sequential quarters.

Future Accounting Pronouncements

New accounting policies adopted by the Corporation are discussed in Note 2, “New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements. The expected impact of accounting policies recently issued or proposed but not yet required to be adopted are discussed below. To the extent the adoption of new accounting standards materially affects the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity, the impacts are discussed in the applicable sections of this financial review and the notes to consolidated financial statements.

In March 2010, the FASB issued a clarification on the scope exception for embedded credit derivatives. The guidance eliminates the scope exception for bifurcation of embedded credit derivatives in interests in securitized financial assets, unless they are created solely by subordination of one financial debt instrument to another. The

guidance is effective beginning in the first reporting periods after June 15, 2010, with earlier adoption permitted for the quarter beginning after March 31, 2010. This clarification is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

In April 2010, the FASB issued guidance which clarifies the accounting for acquired loans that have evidence of a deterioration in credit quality since origination. In accordance with this guidance, an entity may not apply troubled debt restructuring accounting guidance to individual loans that are part of a pool, even if the modification of those loans would otherwise be considered a troubled debt restructuring. Once a pool is established, individual loans should not be removed from the pool unless the entity sells, forecloses, or writes off the loan. Entities would continue to consider whether the pool of loans is impaired if expected cash flows for the pool change. Loans that are accounted for individually would continue to be subject to the troubled debt restructuring accounting guidance. A one-time election to terminated accounting for loans as a pool, which may be made on a pool-by-pool basis, is provided upon adoption of this guidance. The guidance is effective for reporting periods ending after July 15, 2010. This clarification is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

In July 2010, the FASB issued guidance for improving disclosures about an entity’s allowance for loan losses and the credit quality of its loans. The guidance requires additional disclosure to facilitate financial statement users’ evaluation of the following: (1) the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity’s loan portfolio, (2) how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for loan losses, and (3) the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for loan losses. The increased disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. Increased disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 31, 2010. The Corporation is currently evaluating the disclosure requirements of this guidance, but does not expect it to have a material impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

Recent Developments

On July 28, 2010, the Board of Directors declared a $0.01 per common share dividend payable on August 17, 2010, to shareholders of record as of August 9, 2010. This cash dividend has not been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

In response to the current national and international economic recession and to strengthen supervision of financial institutions and systemically important nonbank financial companies, Congress and the U.S. government have taken a variety of actions including the passage of legislation and the implementation of certain programs. By far, the most significant of these was the passage, on July 21, 2010, into law of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Act represents the most comprehensive change to banking laws since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and mandates change in several key areas: regulation and compliance (both with respect to financial institutions and systemically important nonbank financial companies), securities regulation, executive compensation, regulation of derivatives, corporate governance, and consumer protection. While these changes in the law will have a major impact on large institutions, even relatively smaller institutions such as ours will be affected.

In this respect, it is noteworthy that preemptive rights heretofore granted to national banking associations by the OCC under the National Bank Act, and to federal savings banks by the Office of Thrift Supervision (which will be merged into the OCC) under the Home Owners Loan Act, will be diminished with respect to consumer financial laws and regulations. Thus, Congress has authorized states to enact their own substantive protections and to allow state attorneys general to initiate civil actions to enforce federal consumer protections. In this respect the Corporation will be subject to regulation by a new consumer protection bureau housed within the Federal Reserve, known as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The Bureau will consolidate enforcement currently undertaken by myriad financial regulatory agencies, and will have substantial power to define the rights of consumers and responsibilities of providers, including the Corporation. In addition, and among many other legislative changes that the Corporation will assess, the Corporation will (1) need to evaluate the extent to which it must divest over time its investments in private equity and hedge funds, (2) experience a new assessment model from the FDIC based on assets, not deposits, (3) be required to retain some credit risk for certain mortgages it sells

into secondary markets via asset backed securities, (4) be subject to enhanced executive compensation and corporate governance requirements, (5) be able, for the first time (and perhaps competitively compelled) to offer interest on business transaction and other accounts, (6) need to evaluate the extent to which, if any, it may need to push out swap activities to an uninsured affiliate within the organization, and (7) need to evaluate its capital compliance at the holding company level due to its issuance of trust preferred securities.

The extent to which the new legislation and existing and planned governmental initiatives hereunder will succeed in alleviating tight credit conditions or otherwise result in an improvement in the national economy is uncertain. In addition, because most of the component parts of the new legislation will be subject to intensive agency rulemaking and subsequent public comment over the next six to 18 months prior to eventual implementation, it is difficult to predict the ultimate effect of the Act on the Corporation at this time. It is not unlikely, however, that the Corporation’s expenses will increase as a result of new compliance requirements.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Information required by this item is set forth in Item 2 under the captions “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and “Interest Rate Risk.”

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

The Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures as required under Rule 13a-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of June 30, 2010, the Corporation’s management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2010. No changes were made to the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act of 1934) during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

A lawsuit was filed against the Corporation in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, on April 6, 2010. The lawsuit is styled as a class action lawsuit with the certification of the class pending. The suit alleges that the Corporation unfairly assesses and collects overdraft fees and seeks restitution of the overdraft fees, punitive damages and costs. The Corporation’s response to the complaint is not yet due.

On April 23, 2010, a Multi District Judicial Panel issued a conditional transfer order to consolidate this case into the overdraft fees Multi District Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division.

In addition to the above, in the ordinary course of business, the Corporation may be named as defendant in or be party to various pending and threatened legal proceedings. Because the Corporation cannot state with certainty the range of possible outcomes or plaintiffs’ ultimate damage claims, management cannot estimate the timing or specific possible loss or range of loss that may result from these proceedings. Management believes, based upon current knowledge, that liabilities arising out of any such current proceedings will not have a material adverse

effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation. However, given the indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these matters and the inherent unpredictability of such matters, no assurances can be made that the results of such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated operating results or cash flows in future periods.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the updated risk factors below as well as the other information in our subsequent filings with the SEC, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Act may adversely impact the Corporation’s results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Act”), was signed into law. The Act represents a comprehensive overhaul of the financial services industry within the United States, establishes the new federal Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and requires the bureau and other federal agencies to implement many new and significant rules and regulations. At this time, it is difficult to predict the extent to which the Act or the resulting rules and regulations will impact the Corporation’s business. Compliance with these new laws and regulations will likely result in additional costs, which could be significant, and may adversely impact the Corporation’s results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Following are the Corporation’s monthly common stock purchases during the second quarter of 2010. For a discussion of the common stock repurchase authorizations and repurchases during the period, see section “Capital” included under Part I Item 2 of this document.


					Total Number of		Maximum Number of
	Total Number of				Shares Purchased as		Shares that May Yet
	Shares		Average Price		Part of Publicly		Be Purchased Under
Period	Purchased		Paid per Share		Announced Plans		the Plan
April 1- April 30, 2010		—	$	—		—		—
May 1 - May 31, 2010		242		14.31		—		—
June 1 - June 30, 2010		—		—		—		—

Total		242	$	14.31		—		—

During the second quarter of 2010, the Corporation repurchased shares for minimum tax withholding settlements on equity compensation. The effect to the Corporation of this transaction was an increase in treasury stock and a decrease in cash of approximately $3,000 in the second quarter of 2010.


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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited):

Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009		3

Consolidated Statements of Income — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009		4

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity — Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009		5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009		6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		7

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		36

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		69

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		69

PART II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		69

Item 1A. Risk Factors		70

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		70

Item 6. Exhibits		71

Signatures		72
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32
EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT


				Wealth
	Banking			Management			Other			Consolidated Total
	($ in Thousands)
As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2010
Net interest income	$	328,631		$	384		$	—		$	329,015
Provision for loan losses		263,010			—			—			263,010
Noninterest income		142,092			50,100			(2,158	)		190,034
Depreciation and amortization		27,972			624			—			28,596
Other noninterest expense		250,651			40,913			(2,158	)		289,406
Income taxes		(36,374	)		3,579			—			(32,795	)

Net income (loss)	$	(34,536	)	$	5,368		$	—		$	(29,168	)

% of consolidated net income (loss)		N/M			N/M			N/M			N/M

Total assets	$	22,703,029		$	129,981		$	(72,951	)	$	22,760,059

% of consolidated total assets		100	%		—	%		—	%		100	%

Total revenues *	$	470,723		$	50,484		$	(2,158	)	$	519,049
% of consolidated total revenues		91	%		9	%		—	%		100	%

As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2009

Net interest income	$	367,986		$	430		$	—		$	368,416
Provision for loan losses		260,446			—			—			260,446
Noninterest income		154,150			47,641			(2,120	)		199,671
Depreciation and amortization		26,322			663			—			26,985
Other noninterest expense		254,766			40,417			(2,120	)		293,063
Income taxes		(40,587	)		2,796			—			(37,791	)

Net income	$	21,189		$	4,195		$	—		$	25,384

% of consolidated net income		83	%		17	%		—	%		100	%

Total assets	$	23,955,675		$	118,131		$	(60,239	)	$	24,013,567

% of consolidated total assets		100	%		—	%		—	%		100	%

Total revenues *	$	522,136		$	48,071		$	(2,120	)	$	568,087
% of consolidated total revenues		92	%		8	%		—	%		100	%


				Wealth
	Banking			Management			Other			Consolidated Total
	($ in Thousands)
As of and for the three months ended June 30, 2010
Net interest income	$	159,619		$	174		$	—		$	159,793
Provision for loan losses		97,665			—			—			97,665
Noninterest income		62,485			25,086			(1,098	)		86,473
Depreciation and amortization		13,959			312			—			14,271
Other noninterest expense		126,574			20,873			(1,098	)		146,349
Income taxes		(10,870	)		1,630			—			(9,240	)

Net income (loss)	$	(5,224	)	$	2,445		$	—		$	(2,779	)

% of consolidated net income (loss)		N/M			N/M			N/M			N/M

Total assets	$	22,703,029		$	129,981		$	(72,951	)	$	22,760,059

% of consolidated total assets		100	%		—	%		—	%		100	%

Total revenues *	$	222,104		$	25,260		$	(1,098	)	$	246,266
% of consolidated total revenues		90	%		10	%		—	%		100	%

As of and for the three months ended June 30, 2009

Net interest income	$	178,939		$	199		$	—		$	179,138
Provision for loan losses		155,022			—			—			155,022
Noninterest income		84,514			23,250			(1,060	)		106,704
Depreciation and amortization		13,556			328			—			13,884
Other noninterest expense		141,634			20,336			(1,060	)		160,910
Income taxes		(27,747	)		1,114			—			(26,633	)

Net income (loss)	$	(19,012	)	$	1,671		$	—		$	(17,341	)

% of consolidated net income (loss)		N/M			N/M			N/M			N/M

Total assets	$	23,955,675		$	118,131		$	(60,239	)	$	24,013,567

% of consolidated total assets		100	%		—	%		—	%		100	%

Total revenues *	$	263,453		$	23,449		$	(1,060	)	$	285,842
% of consolidated total revenues		92	%		8	%		—	%		100	%


N/M – Not Meaningful

*		Total revenues for this segment disclosure are defined to be the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, net of mortgage servicing rights amortization.

	(a)		Exhibits:

			Exhibit (11), Statement regarding computation of per-share earnings. See Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements in Part I Item 1.

			Exhibit (31.1), Certification Under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley by Philip B. Flynn, Chief Executive Officer, is attached hereto.

			Exhibit (31.2), Certification Under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley by Joseph B. Selner, Chief Financial Officer, is attached hereto.

			Exhibit (32), Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley, is attached hereto.

			Exhibit (101), Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements tagged as blocks of text. *


*		As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


		ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

		(Registrant)

Date: August 6, 2010		/s/ Philip B. Flynn

		Philip B. Flynn
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 6, 2010		/s/ Joseph B. Selner

		Joseph B. Selner
		Chief Financial Officer