Derivative and Hedging Activities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Derivative and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Derivative and Hedging Activities

NOTE 10: Derivative and Hedging Activities

The Corporation facilitates customer borrowing activity by providing various interest rate risk management solutions through its capital markets area. To date, all of the notional amounts of customer transactions have been matched with a mirror swap with another counterparty. The Corporationmay also use derivative instruments 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 and caps), foreign currency exchange forwards, written options, purchased options, 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 $26 million of investment securities as collateral at June 30, 2014, and pledged $42 million of investment securities as collateral at December 31, 2013. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as of June 10, 2013, the Corporation must clear all LIBOR interest rate swaps through a clearing house. As such, the Corporation is required to pledge cash collateral for the margin. At June 30, 2014, the Corporation posted cash collateral for the margin of $12 million, compared to $6 million at December 31, 2013.

The Corporation's derivative and hedging instruments are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Corporation's interest rate-related 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 13 for additional fair value information and disclosures.

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

							Weighted Average
($ in Thousands)			Notional		Fair	Balance Sheet	Receive		Pay
			Amount		Value	Category	Rate(1)		Rate(1)		Maturity
June 30, 2014
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror		$	1,713,968	$	39,839	Trading assets	1.55	%	1.55	%	44	months
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror			1,713,968		(42,683)	Trading liabilities	1.55	%	1.55	%	44	months
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)			144,568		2,050	Other assets	-		-			-
Forward commitments (mortgage)			199,450		(1,658)	Other liabilities	-		-			-
Foreign currency exchange forwards			60,973		791	Trading assets	-		-			-
Foreign currency exchange forwards			53,978		(628)	Trading liabilities	-		-			-
Purchased options (time deposit)			112,048		8,355	Other assets	-		-			-
Written options (time deposit)			112,048		(8,355)	Other liabilities	-		-			-
December 31, 2013
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror		$	1,821,787	$	42,980	Trading assets	1.63	%	1.63	%	45	months
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror			1,821,787		(45,815)	Trading liabilities	1.63	%	1.63	%	45	months
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)			102,225		416	Other assets	-		-			-
Forward commitments (mortgage)			135,000		1,301	Other assets	-		-			-
Foreign currency exchange forwards			25,747		748	Trading assets	-		-			-
Foreign currency exchange forwards			24,413		(655)	Trading liabilities	-		-			-
Purchased options (time deposit)			115,953		7,328	Other assets	-		-			-
Written options (time deposit)			115,953		(7,328)	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, 2014
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror, net	Capital market fees, net	$	(9)
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		1,634
Forward commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		(2,959)
Foreign currency exchange forwards	Capital market fees, net		70
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
Interest rate-related instruments — customer and mirror, net	Capital market fees, net	$	2,799
Interest rate lock commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		(12,945)
Forward commitments (mortgage)	Mortgage banking, net		20,460
Foreign currency exchange forwards	Capital market fees, net		(33)

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 andcaps).

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.

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.

Written and purchased option derivatives (time deposit)

The Corporation has periodically entered into written and purchased option derivative instruments to facilitate anequity linked time deposit product (the “Power CD”). During September 2013, the Corporation terminated its Power CD product. The Power CD was a time deposit that provided the purchaser a guaranteed return of principal at maturity plus a potential equity return (a written option), while the Corporation received a known stream of funds based on the equity return (a purchased option). The written and purchased options are mirror derivative instruments which are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.