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Associated Banc-Corp Reports 2015 Earnings of $1.19 per share on Record Loans and Deposits

GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) today reported net income available to common shareholders of $181 million, or $1.19 per common share, for the year ended December 31, 2015.   This compares to net income available to common shareholders of $186 million, or $1.16 per common share, for the year ended December 31, 2014.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the Company reported earnings of $0.27 per common share.  This compares to $0.31 per common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

"In 2015, we reached record levels of loans and deposits. We are particularly pleased by our year over year deposit growth in a competitive environment and transforming industry. In addition, our successful insurance business acquisition drove year over year fee income growth of 13%. We achieved these results with essentially flat expenses, when you adjust for the acquisition," said President and CEO Philip B. Flynn.  "Over the past five years, we have rebuilt and diversified our loan portfolio. We grew several specialized commercial lending businesses, including an oil and gas business focused entirely on reserve secured lending. Despite the recent energy price volatility, we remain committed to the energy business and we will continue to proactively manage the risk of our portfolio throughout this current cycle. As we enter 2016, we remain focused on enhancing our customer solutions and driving shareholder value."

2015 HIGHLIGHTS  

  • Average loans grew $1.4 billion, or 8% from a year ago to $18.3 billion
    • Commercial lending accounted for 55% of average loan growth
  • Average deposits grew $2.3 billion, or 13% from a year ago to $19.9 billion
  • Net interest income of $676 million decreased $5 million, or 1% from last year
    • Net interest margin of 2.84% declined from 3.08% in 2014
  • Noninterest expenses of $697 million increased $18 million, or 3% from last year
    • Substantially all the increase was attributable to the insurance business acquisition
  • During the year, the Company repurchased $93 million, or approximately 5 million shares, of common stock at an average cost of $18.73 per share
  • Return on average common equity Tier 1 was 9.9% and return on average tangible common equity was 10.0%
  • Total dividends per common share of $0.41 were up 11% from last year
  • Capital ratios remain strong with a common equity tier 1 ratio of 9.5% at year end

FOURTH QUARTER AND 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Loans

Full year 2015 average loans of $18.3 billion were up $1.4 billion, or 8% from 2014. Total commercial lending average balances grew $772 million, or 7% from the prior year. Commercial and business lending average balances grew $540 million, or 8% from 2014.   Commercial real estate lending average balances grew $232 million, or 6% from 2014. Residential lending average balances increased $675 million, or 14% from the prior year.

Fourth quarter 2015 average loans of $18.5 billion increased $90 million, or 0.5% from the third quarter and increased $1.2 billion, or 7% from the year ago quarter.  Total commercial lending average balances decreased $84 million, or 1% from the prior quarter and increased $479 million, or 4% from the year ago quarter. Commercial and business lending average balances declined $198 million, or 3% from the third quarter and was attributed to lower general commercial and mortgage warehouse activity. Commercial and business lending average balances were up $171 million, or 3% from the year ago quarter. Commercial real estate lending average balances grew $113 million, or 3% from the third quarter and are up $307 million, or 8% from the year ago quarter. Residential lending average balances grew $187 million, or 3% from the prior quarter and grew $754 million, or 15% from the year ago quarter.

For the period ended December 31, 2015, total loans of $18.7 billion were up $190 million, or 1% from September 30, 2015, and were up $1.1 billion, or 6% from December 31, 2014.  Total commercial lending was up $103 million, or 1% from the prior quarter end, and was up $474 million, or 4% from the prior year end. Total consumer loans were up $87 million or 1% from the prior quarter end and were up $646 million, or 10% from the prior year end.

For the period ended December 31, 2015, the Company's oil and gas exposure was $1 billion of commitments with $752 million of outstandings, representing approximately 4% of the loan portfolio. The loans are all reserve secured. The portfolio was comprised of approximately 50 credits made primarily to small and mid-sized companies.

Deposits

Full year 2015 average deposits of $19.9 billion were up $2.3 billion, or 13% from 2014.  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits and interest-bearing demand deposits average balances were up $329 million and $217 million, respectively, from the prior year. Money market average balances were up $1.6 billion, or 21% from 2014. Savings and time deposits average balances had modest growth in 2015.

Fourth quarter 2015 average deposits of $20.6 billion were up $322 million, or 2% compared to the third quarter and increased $2.1 billion, or 11% from the year ago quarter.  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits average balances increased $394 million, or 9% from the third quarter and were up $601 million, or 14% from the year ago quarter. Interest-bearing demand deposits average balances decreased $49 million, or 2% from the third quarter, and were modestly up from the year ago quarter. Money market average balances were slightly down compared to the third quarter, and up $1.3 billion, or 16% from the year ago quarter. Average savings balances were flat from the prior quarter and up $94 million, or 7% from the year ago quarter. Average time deposits were down $20 million, or 1% from the third quarter and up $55 million, or 4% from the year ago quarter.

For the period ended December 31, 2015, total deposits of $21.0 billion were up $449 million, or 2% from September 30, 2015, and were up $2.2 billion, or 12% from December 31, 2014.  Noninterest-bearing demand deposit balances were up $905 million, or 19% from the prior quarter end and up $1.1 billion, or 23% from the prior year end. Money market balances decreased $414 million, or 4% from the prior quarter end and up $778 million, or 9% from December 31, 2014. Interest-bearing demand deposits were up $29 million, or 1% from the prior quarter end and up $318 million, or 10% from the prior year end. Savings accounts were down $12 million, or 1% from prior quarter end and up $99 million, or 8% from the prior year end.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income of $676 million for 2015 was down $5 million, or 1% from 2014.  Fourth quarter net interest income of $171 million increased $1 million, or 1% from the prior quarter and was down $3 million, or 2% compared to the year ago quarter.

Net interest margin of 2.84% for 2015 reflected 24 basis points of compression from 2014.  Fourth quarter net interest margin of 2.82% was flat to the prior quarter and 22 basis points lower than the year ago quarter.   The majority of the year over year decline was attributed to commercial loan yield compression.  In addition, funding costs increased 6 basis points from the year ago quarter, primarily related to the carrying cost of the Company's $500 million of senior and subordinated debt issued in November 2014.

Fourth quarter total earning assets yield of 3.14% was up 1 basis point from the prior quarter. Asset yield compression was offset by $2 million in interest recoveries and deferred fees in the fourth quarter. The net interest margin impact of this activity was approximately 3 basis points for the quarter.

Total interest-bearing funding costs of 0.41% in the fourth quarter were up 1 basis point from the prior quarter. 

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income of $328 million for 2015 was up $38 million, or 13% compared to 2014.  Insurance commissions were up $31 million, or 70% from the prior year due to the insurance business acquisition in the first quarter of 2015. Mortgage banking income increased $11 million from the prior year due to higher volumes and margins.

Fourth quarter noninterest income was $82 million, up $2 million, or 2% from the third quarter and up $12 million, or 18% from the year ago quarter.    Mortgage banking income increased $2 million from the third quarter, primarily driven by higher volumes and positive interest rate marks. Insurance commissions were modestly up from the third quarter, and up $7 million from the year ago quarter. Capital market fees increased $1 million from the prior quarter due to increased customer derivatives activity. Fourth quarter net investment securities gains of $4 million were primarily related to the continued restructuring of the Company's investment portfolio from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage backed securities into Ginnie Mae securities.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense of $697 million in 2015 was up $18 million, or 3% compared to 2014, and was substantially attributable to increased personnel expense related to the insurance business acquisition.  Technology expense increased $5 million, or 9% from the prior year. Year over year increases in occupancy and FDIC expense were offset by decreases in several categories including foreclosure/OREO and equipment expense.

Total noninterest expense was $175 million in the fourth quarter, up $3 million, or 2% from both the third quarter and the year ago quarter. Personnel expense decreased $1 million in the fourth quarter due to reduced incentive compensation and lower staffing levels; partially offset by increased health and benefits costs. Business development and advertising increased $2 million from the third quarter driven by the Company's fall marketing campaign. FDIC expense increased $2 million in the fourth quarter related to an increase in FDIC risk premiums. Occupancy was higher in the fourth quarter due to a $2 million expense related to the consolidation of 10 branches during the quarter. Technology, equipment, and legal fees had declines in the fourth quarter.

Taxes

2015 income taxes of $81 million were down $4 million from 2014.  The effective tax rate for 2015 was 30% compared to 31% last year. 

Credit

Net charge offs of $8 million for the fourth quarter were flat to the third quarter, and up $3 million from the year ago quarter.  Potential problem loans increased to $302 million from $264 million in the third quarter, and increased from $190 million in the year ago quarter, primarily attributed to migration within the oil and gas portfolio.

The fourth quarter provision for credit losses was $20 million, up $12 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to an increase in reserves related to energy exposure, driven by the low and volatile price of oil and gas and the resulting downward migration in the portfolio. The allowance for loan losses related to the Company's energy portfolio was $42 million as of December 31, 2015, up from $29 million at the prior quarter end, and up from $17 million at the prior year end. The additional reserves increased the Company's energy reserve as a percent of its energy loans to 5.6% at year end, compared to 3.8% at the prior quarter end, and 2.3% at the prior year end.

Nonaccrual loans of $178 million were up $31 million in the fourth quarter, and were modestly higher than a year ago quarter, primarily attributable to the downgrade of two commercial loans. The nonaccrual loans to total loans ratio increased to 0.95% in the fourth quarter, up from 0.80% in the prior quarter, and down from 1.01% in the year ago quarter.

The Company's allowance for loan losses was $274 million, up $12 million from the third quarter, and up $8 million from the year ago quarter. The allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio increased to 1.47% in the fourth quarter, from 1.42% in the third quarter.

Capital

The Company's capital position remains strong, with a common equity Tier 1 ratio of 9.5% at December 31, 2015.  The Company's capital ratios continue to be in excess of the Basel III "well-capitalized" regulatory benchmarks on a fully phased in basis.

FOURTH QUARTER 2015 EARNINGS RELEASE CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) today, January 21, 2016.  Interested parties can listen to the call live on the internet through the investor relations section of the company's website, http://investor.associatedbank.com or by dialing 877-407-8037. The slide presentation for the call will be available on the company's website just prior to the call. The number for international callers is 201-689-8037. Participants should ask the operator for the Associated Banc-Corp fourth quarter 2015 earnings call.

An audio archive of the webcast will be available on the company's website at http://investor.associatedbank.com approximately fifteen minutes after the call is over.

ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of over $27 billion and is one of the top 50 publicly traded U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services from over 200 banking locations serving more than 100 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements made in this document which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This includes any statements regarding management's plans, objectives, or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings, or other measures of performance.  Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "plan", "estimate", "should", "will", "intend", "outlook", or similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.  Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements include those identified in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings.  Such factors are incorporated herein by reference. 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release contains references to measures which are not defined in generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), including "efficiency ratio" and "common equity Tier 1." Information concerning these non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the attached tables.

Investor Contact:
Teresa Gutierrez, Senior Vice President, Director of Investor Relations 
920-491-7059

Media Contact:
Cliff Bowers, Senior Vice President, Director of Public Relations
920-491-7542

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)













(in thousands)


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr $ Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr $ Change

Assets















Cash and due from banks


$

374,921



$

303,701



$

71,220



$

375,369



$

355,541



$

444,113



$

(69,192)


Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions


79,764



70,023



9,741



101,573



488,426



571,924



(492,160)


Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell


19,000



36,490



(17,490)



39,850



3,380



16,030



2,970


Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost


1,168,230



604,799



563,431



532,382



438,047



404,455



763,775


Securities available for sale, at fair value


4,967,414



5,403,656



(436,242)



5,407,998



5,358,310



5,396,812



(429,398)


Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, at cost


147,240



160,871



(13,631)



160,765



189,222



189,107



(41,867)


Loans held for sale


124,915



105,144



19,771



151,146



159,963



154,935



(30,020)


Loans


18,714,343



18,524,773



189,570



18,303,252



17,979,032



17,593,846



1,120,497


Allowance for loan losses


(274,264)



(262,536)



(11,728)



(261,538)



(265,268)



(266,302)



(7,962)


Loans, net


18,440,079



18,262,237



177,842



18,041,714



17,713,764



17,327,544



1,112,535


Premises and equipment, net


267,606



271,119



(3,513)



274,338



274,591



274,688



(7,082)


Goodwill


968,844



968,844





968,844



968,774



929,168



39,676


Mortgage servicing rights


61,341



61,402



(61)



61,192



59,733



60,145



1,196


Other intangible assets


16,458



16,978



(520)



17,863



18,251



7,437



9,021


Trading assets


32,192



43,752



(11,560)



35,386



42,336



35,163



(2,971)


Other assets


1,047,017



1,158,227



(111,210)



1,016,725



998,402



1,010,253



36,764


Total assets


$

27,715,021



$

27,467,243



$

247,778



$

27,185,145



$

27,068,740



$

26,821,774



$

893,247


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity















Noninterest-bearing demand deposits


$

5,562,466



$

4,657,261



$

905,205



$

4,332,171



$

4,570,872



$

4,505,272



$

1,057,194


Interest-bearing deposits


15,445,199



15,901,134



(455,935)



14,937,392



15,280,720



14,258,232



1,186,967


Total deposits


21,007,665



20,558,395



449,270



19,269,563



19,851,592



18,763,504



2,244,161


Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


431,438



702,569



(271,131)



689,699



587,272



493,991



(62,553)


Other short-term funding


402,978



319,766



83,212



905,837



75,265



574,297



(171,319)


Long-term funding


2,679,350



2,679,542



(192)



3,179,734



3,429,925



3,930,117



(1,250,767)


Trading liabilities


33,430



45,817



(12,387)



37,169



44,730



37,329



(3,899)


Accrued expenses and other liabilities


222,914



207,357



15,557



198,752



197,818



222,285



629


Total liabilities


24,777,775



24,513,446



264,329



24,280,754



24,186,602



24,021,523



756,252


Stockholders' Equity















Preferred equity


121,379



121,379





122,015



59,727



59,727



61,652


Common stock


1,642



1,642





1,642



1,674



1,665



(23)


Surplus


1,458,522



1,455,034



3,488



1,450,200



1,505,170



1,484,933



(26,411)


Retained earnings


1,593,239



1,570,199



23,040



1,538,684



1,509,967



1,497,818



95,421


Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)


(32,616)



15,376



(47,992)



2,594



24,800



(4,850)



(27,766)


Treasury stock


(204,920)



(209,833)



4,913



(210,744)



(219,200)



(239,042)



34,122


Total stockholders' equity


2,937,246



2,953,797



(16,551)



2,904,391



2,882,138



2,800,251



136,995


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$

27,715,021



$

27,467,243



$

247,778



$

27,185,145



$

27,068,740



$

26,821,774



$

893,247


 


Associated Banc-Corp
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
































Comp Qtr




Comp YTD

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


4Q15


4Q14


$ Change


% Change


YTD

Dec 2015


YTD

Dec 2014


$ Change


% Change

Interest Income

















Interest and fees on loans


$

155,602



$

156,536



$

(934)



(0.6)

%


$

615,627



$

598,582



$

17,045



2.8

%

Interest and dividends on investment securities:

















Taxable


26,395



25,061



1,334



5.3

%


100,292



102,464



(2,172)



(2.1)

%

Tax-exempt


7,783



7,580



203



2.7

%


31,152



29,064



2,088



7.2

%

Other interest


1,639



1,821



(182)



(10.0)

%


6,591



6,635



(44)



(0.7)

%

Total interest income


191,419



190,998



421



0.2

%


753,662



736,745



16,917



2.3

%

Interest Expense

















Interest on deposits


8,844



7,319



1,525



20.8

%


33,125



26,294



6,831



26.0

%

Interest on Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


229



218



11



5.0

%


943



1,219



(276)



(22.6)

%

Interest on other short-term funding


186



156



30



19.2

%


465



785



(320)



(40.8)

%

Interest on long-term funding


10,692



8,644



2,048



23.7

%


42,851



27,480



15,371



55.9

%

Total interest expense


19,951



16,337



3,614



22.1

%


77,384



55,778



21,606



38.7

%

Net Interest Income


171,468



174,661



(3,193)



(1.8)

%


676,278



680,967



(4,689)



(0.7)

%

Provision for credit losses


20,000



5,000



15,000



300.0

%


37,500



16,000



21,500



134.4

%

Net interest income after provision for credit losses


151,468



169,661



(18,193)



(10.7)

%


638,778



664,967



(26,189)



(3.9)

%

Noninterest Income

















Trust service fees


11,965



12,457



(492)



(3.9)

%


48,840



48,403



437



0.9

%

Service charges on deposit accounts


16,577



17,006



(429)



(2.5)

%


65,471



68,779



(3,308)



(4.8)

%

Card-based and other nondeposit fees


12,694



12,019



675



5.6

%


51,325



49,512



1,813



3.7

%

Insurance commissions


17,997



10,593



7,404



69.9

%


75,363



44,421



30,942



69.7

%

Brokerage and annuity commissions


3,694



3,496



198



5.7

%


15,378



16,089



(711)



(4.4)

%

Total core fee-based revenue


62,927



55,571



7,356



13.2

%


256,377



227,204



29,173



12.8

%

Mortgage banking, net


8,271



2,928



5,343



182.5

%


32,263



21,320



10,943



51.3

%

Capital market fees, net


3,423



2,613



810



31.0

%


10,752



9,973



779



7.8

%

Bank owned life insurance income


2,092



2,739



(647)



(23.6)

%


9,796



13,576



(3,780)



(27.8)

%

Asset gains (losses), net


(1,492)



3,727



(5,219)



(140.0)

%


1,592



10,288



(8,696)



(84.5)

%

Investment securities gains, net


4,095



25



4,070



N/M


8,133



494



7,639



N/M

Other


2,580



2,040



540



26.5

%


9,496



7,464



2,032



27.2

%

Total noninterest income


81,896



69,643



12,253



17.6

%


328,409



290,319



38,090



13.1

%

Noninterest Expense

















Personnel expense


100,469



97,258



3,211



3.3

%


404,741



390,399



14,342



3.7

%

Occupancy


14,718



14,589



129



0.9

%


60,896



57,677



3,219



5.6

%

Equipment


5,695



6,148



(453)



(7.4)

%


23,209



24,784



(1,575)



(6.4)

%

Technology


13,953



14,581



(628)



(4.3)

%


60,613



55,472



5,141



9.3

%

Business development and advertising


7,652



8,538



(886)



(10.4)

%


25,772



26,144



(372)



(1.4)

%

Other intangible amortization


520



775



(255)



(32.9)

%


3,094



3,747



(653)



(17.4)

%

Loan expense


4,120



3,646



474



13.0

%


14,102



13,866



236



1.7

%

Legal and professional fees


3,963



4,257



(294)



(6.9)

%


17,052



17,485



(433)



(2.5)

%

Foreclosure / OREO expense


1,270



1,168



102



8.7

%


4,494



6,722



(2,228)



(33.1)

%

FDIC expense


7,500



6,956



544



7.8

%


26,000



23,761



2,239



9.4

%

Other


15,032



13,889



1,143



8.2

%


57,426



59,184



(1,758)



(3.0)

%

Total noninterest expense


174,892



171,805



3,087



1.8

%


697,399



679,241



18,158



2.7

%

Income before income taxes


58,472



67,499



(9,027)



(13.4)

%


269,788



276,045



(6,257)



(2.3)

%

Income tax expense


15,681



18,761



(3,080)



(16.4)

%


81,487



85,536



(4,049)



(4.7)

%

Net income


42,791



48,738



(5,947)



(12.2)

%


188,301



190,509



(2,208)



(1.2)

%

Preferred stock dividends


2,198



1,225



973



79.4

%


7,155



5,002



2,153



43.0

%

Net income available to common equity


$

40,593



$

47,513



$

(6,920)



(14.6)

%


$

181,146



$

185,507



$

(4,361)



(2.4)

%

Earnings Per Common Share:

















Basic


$

0.27



$

0.31



$

(0.04)



(12.9)

%


$

1.20



$

1.17



$

0.03



2.6

%

Diluted


$

0.27



$

0.31



$

(0.04)



(12.9)

%


$

1.19



$

1.16



$

0.03



2.6

%

Average Common Shares Outstanding:

















Basic


148,834



151,931



(3,097)



(2.0)

%


149,350



157,286



(7,936)



(5.0)

%

Diluted


150,163



153,083



(2,920)



(1.9)

%


150,603



158,254



(7,651)



(4.8)

%


















N/M = Not  meaningful

















 



Associated Banc-Corp
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)—Quarterly Trend







Seql Qtr








Comp Qtr

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


4Q15


3Q15


$ Change


% Change


2Q15


1Q15


4Q14


$ Change


% Change

Interest Income



















Interest and fees on loans


$

155,602



$

155,663



$

(61)



%


$

152,417



$

151,945



$

156,536



$

(934)



(0.6)

%

Interest and dividends on investment securities:



















Taxable


26,395



24,937



1,458



5.8

%


23,868



25,092



25,061



1,334



5.3

%

Tax-exempt


7,783



7,917



(134)



(1.7)

%


7,565



7,887



7,580



203



2.7

%

Other interest


1,639



1,489



150



10.1

%


1,771



1,692



1,821



(182)



(10.0)

%

Total interest income


191,419



190,006



1,413



0.7

%


185,621



186,616



190,998



421



0.2

%

Interest Expense



















Interest on deposits


8,844



8,521



323



3.8

%


8,141



7,619



7,319



1,525



20.8

%

Interest on Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


229



248



(19)



(7.7)

%


235



231



218



11



5.0

%

Interest on other short-term funding


186



83



103



124.1

%


115



81



156



30



19.2

%

Interest on long-term funding


10,692



10,645



47



0.4

%


10,642



10,872



8,644



2,048



23.7

%

Total interest expense


19,951



19,497



454



2.3

%


19,133



18,803



16,337



3,614



22.1

%

Net Interest Income


171,468



170,509



959



0.6

%


166,488



167,813



174,661



(3,193)



(1.8)

%

Provision for credit losses


20,000



8,000



12,000



150.0

%


5,000



4,500



5,000



15,000



300.0

%

Net interest income after provision for credit losses


151,468



162,509



(11,041)



(6.8)

%


161,488



163,313



169,661



(18,193)



(10.7)

%

Noninterest Income



















Trust service fees


11,965



12,273



(308)



(2.5)

%


12,515



12,087



12,457



(492)



(3.9)

%

Service charges on deposit accounts


16,577



17,385



(808)



(4.6)

%


15,703



15,806



17,006



(429)



(2.5)

%

Card-based and other nondeposit fees


12,694



12,618



76



0.6

%


13,597



12,416



12,019



675



5.6

%

Insurance commissions


17,997



17,561



436



2.5

%


20,077



19,728



10,593



7,404



69.9

%

Brokerage and annuity commissions


3,694



3,809



(115)



(3.0)

%


4,192



3,683



3,496



198



5.7

%

Total core fee-based revenue


62,927



63,646



(719)



(1.1)

%


66,084



63,720



55,571



7,356



13.2

%

Mortgage banking, net


8,271



6,643



1,628



24.5

%


9,941



7,408



2,928



5,343



182.5

%

Capital market fees, net


3,423



2,170



1,253



57.7

%


2,692



2,467



2,613



810



31.0

%

Bank owned life insurance income


2,092



2,448



(356)



(14.5)

%


2,381



2,875



2,739



(647)



(23.6)

%

Asset gains (losses), net


(1,492)



95



(1,587)



N/M


1,893



1,096



3,727



(5,219)



(140.0)

%

Investment securities gains, net


4,095



2,796



1,299



46.5

%


1,242





25



4,070



N/M

Other


2,580



2,118



462



21.8

%


2,288



2,510



2,040



540



26.5

%

Total noninterest income


81,896



79,916



1,980



2.5

%


86,521



80,076



69,643



12,253



17.6

%

Noninterest Expense



















Personnel expense


100,469



101,134



(665)



(0.7)

%


102,986



100,152



97,258



3,211



3.3

%

Occupancy


14,718



14,187



531



3.7

%


14,308



17,683



14,589



129



0.9

%

Equipment


5,695



6,003



(308)



(5.1)

%


5,739



5,772



6,148



(453)



(7.4)

%

Technology


13,953



14,748



(795)



(5.4)

%


16,354



15,558



14,581



(628)



(4.3)

%

Business development and advertising


7,652



5,964



1,688



28.3

%


6,829



5,327



8,538



(886)



(10.4)

%

Other intangible amortization


520



885



(365)



(41.2)

%


888



801



775



(255)



(32.9)

%

Loan expense


4,120



3,305



815



24.7

%


3,681



2,996



3,646



474



13.0

%

Legal and professional fees


3,963



4,207



(244)



(5.8)

%


4,344



4,538



4,257



(294)



(6.9)

%

Foreclosure / OREO expense


1,270



496



774



156.0

%


1,303



1,425



1,168



102



8.7

%

FDIC expense


7,500



6,000



1,500



25.0

%


6,000



6,500



6,956



544



7.8

%

Other


15,032



14,507



525



3.6

%


14,384



13,503



13,889



1,143



8.2

%

Total noninterest expense


174,892



171,436



3,456



2.0

%


176,816



174,255



171,805



3,087



1.8

%

Income before income taxes


58,472



70,989



(12,517)



(17.6)

%


71,193



69,134



67,499



(9,027)



(13.4)

%

Income tax expense


15,681



21,551



(5,870)



(27.2)

%


21,793



22,462



18,761



(3,080)



(16.4)

%

Net income


42,791



49,438



(6,647)



(13.4)

%


49,400



46,672



48,738



(5,947)



(12.2)

%

Preferred stock dividends


2,198



2,184



14



0.6

%


1,545



1,228



1,225



973



79.4

%

Net income available to common equity


$

40,593



$

47,254



$

(6,661)



(14.1)

%


$

47,855



$

45,444



$

47,513



$

(6,920)



(14.6)

%

Earnings Per Common Share:



















Basic


$

0.27



$

0.31



$

(0.04)



(12.9)

%


$

0.32



$

0.30



$

0.31



$

(0.04)



(12.9)

%

Diluted


$

0.27



$

0.31



$

(0.04)



(12.9)

%


$

0.31



$

0.30



$

0.31



$

(0.04)



(12.9)

%

Average Common Shares Outstanding:



















Basic


148,834



148,614



220



0.1

%


149,903



150,070



151,931



(3,097)



(2.0)

%

Diluted


150,163



149,799



364



0.2

%


151,108



151,164



153,083



(2,920)



(1.9)

%




















N/M = Not meaningful




























Associated Banc-Corp
Selected Quarterly Information









($ in millions, except per share, full time
equivalent employee data and branch count)


YTD 2015

YTD 2014

4Q15

3Q15

2Q15

1Q15

4Q14

Per Common Share Data









Dividends


$

0.41


$

0.37


$

0.11


$

0.10


$

0.10


$

0.10


$

0.10


Market value:









High


20.84


19.37


20.61


20.55


20.84


19.07


19.37


Low


16.62


15.58


17.98


17.17


18.50


16.62


16.75


Close


18.75


18.63


18.75


17.97


20.27


18.60


18.63


Book value


18.62


18.32


18.62


18.77


18.44


18.38


18.32


Tangible book value / share


$

12.10


$

12.06


$

12.10


$

12.23


$

11.90


$

11.95


$

12.06


Performance Ratios (annualized)









Return on average assets


0.70

%

0.76

%

0.62

%

0.72

%

0.74

%

0.71

%

0.75

%

Effective tax rate


30.20

%

30.99

%

26.82

%

30.36

%

30.61

%

32.49

%

27.79

%

Dividend payout ratio (1)


34.17

%

31.62

%

40.74

%

32.26

%

31.25

%

33.33

%

32.26

%

Selected Trend Information









Average full time equivalent employees


4,421


4,406


4,378


4,421


4,465


4,422


4,320


Branch count




215


225


228


227


226


Trust assets under management, at market value




$

7,729


$

7,626


$

8,068


$

8,138


$

7,993


Mortgage loans originated for sale during period




$

317


$

292


$

351


$

268


$

292


Mortgage portfolio serviced for others




$

7,915


$

7,907


$

7,898


$

7,920


$

7,999


Mortgage servicing rights, net / portfolio serviced for others




0.77

%

0.78

%

0.77

%

0.75

%

0.75

%

Selected Quarterly Ratios











Loans / deposits




89.08

%

90.11

%

94.99

%

90.57

%

93.77

%

Stockholders' equity / assets




10.60

%

10.75

%

10.68

%

10.65

%

10.44

%

Shares outstanding, end of period




151,239


150,928


150,862


153,567


149,560



(1)   Ratio is based upon basic earnings per common share.

 

Associated Banc-Corp
Selected Asset Quality Information















(in thousands)


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Allowance for Loan Losses















Beginning balance


$

262,536



$

261,538



0.4

%


$

265,268



$

266,302



$

266,262



(1.4)

%

Provision for loan losses


19,500



9,000



116.7

%


5,000



4,500



4,500



333.3

%

Charge offs


(12,741)



(11,732)



8.6

%


(14,537)



(13,270)



(8,778)



45.1

%

Recoveries


4,969



3,730



33.2

%


5,807



7,736



4,318



15.1

%

Net charge offs


(7,772)



(8,002)



(2.9)

%


(8,730)



(5,534)



(4,460)



74.3

%

Ending balance


$

274,264



$

262,536



4.5

%


$

261,538



$

265,268



$

266,302



3.0

%

Allowance for Unfunded Commitments















Beginning balance


$

23,900



$

24,900



(4.0)

%


$

24,900



$

24,900



$

24,400



(2.0)

%

Provision for unfunded commitments


500



(1,000)



(150.0)

%






500



%

Ending balance


$

24,400



$

23,900



2.1

%


$

24,900



$

24,900



$

24,900



(2.0)

%

Allowance for credit losses


$

298,664



$

286,436



4.3

%


$

286,438



$

290,168



$

291,202



2.6

%

Net Charge Offs


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Commercial and industrial


$

4,612



$

4,709



(2.1)

%


$

3,921



$

4,650



$

1,323



248.6

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


291



(504)



(157.7)

%


1,198



739



134



117.2

%

Lease financing


(26)





N/M






9



(388.9)

%

Commercial and business lending


4,877



4,205



16.0

%


5,119



5,389



1,466



232.7

%

Commercial real estate—investor


665



496



34.1

%


1,856



(2,529)



(132)



N/M

Real estate construction


(140)



38



(468.4)

%


(673)



(743)



(116)



20.7

%

Commercial real estate lending


525



534



(1.7)

%


1,183



(3,272)



(248)



(311.7)

%

Total commercial


5,402



4,739



14.0

%


6,302



2,117



1,218



343.5

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


294



533



(44.8)

%


246



1,220



1,094



(73.1)

%

Home equity loans junior liens


623



358



74.0

%


118



423



457



36.3

%

Home equity


917



891



2.9

%


364



1,643



1,551



(40.9)

%

Installment and credit cards


739



810



(8.8)

%


786



769



990



(25.4)

%

Residential mortgage


714



1,562



(54.3)

%


1,278



1,005



701



1.9

%

Total consumer


2,370



3,263



(27.4)

%


2,428



3,417



3,242



(26.9)

%

Total net charge offs


$

7,772



$

8,002



(2.9)

%


$

8,730



$

5,534



$

4,460



74.3

%

Net Charge Offs to Average Loans (in basis points) *


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015




Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014



Commercial and industrial


31



31





26



32



9




Commercial real estate—owner occupied


12



(21)





48



30



5




Lease financing


(24)



-




-




7




Commercial and business lending


28



24





29



31



9




Commercial real estate—investor


8



6





24



(33)



(2)




Real estate construction


(5)



1





(26)



(30)



(5)




Commercial real estate lending


5



5





11



(32)



(2)




Total commercial


19



17





22



8



4




Home equity revolving lines of credit


13



24





11



56



49




Home equity loans junior liens


195



104





32



108



107




Home equity


36



35





14



64



58




Installment and credit cards


69



75





73



70



86




Residential mortgage


5



11





9



8



5




Total consumer


13



18





14



21



19




Total net charge offs


17



17





19



13



10




Credit Quality


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Nonaccrual loans


$

178,258



$

147,454



20.9

%


$

160,361



$

174,346



$

177,413



0.5

%

Other real estate owned (OREO)


14,569



13,740



6.0

%


13,557



14,926



16,732



(12.9)

%

Total nonperforming assets


$

192,827



$

161,194



19.6

%


$

173,918



$

189,272



$

194,145



(0.7)

%

Loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing


$

1,648



$

1,484



11.1

%


$

1,662



$

1,715



$

1,623



1.5

%

Allowance for loan losses / loans


1.47

%


1.42

%




1.43

%


1.48

%


1.51

%



Allowance for loan losses / nonaccrual loans


153.86



178.05





163.09



152.15



150.10




Nonaccrual loans / total loans


0.95



0.80





0.88



0.97



1.01




Nonperforming assets / total loans plus OREO


1.03



0.87





0.95



1.05



1.10




Nonperforming assets / total assets


0.70



0.59





0.64



0.70



0.72




Net charge offs / average loans *


0.17



0.17





0.19



0.13



0.10




Year-to-date net charge offs / average loans *


0.16



0.16





0.16



0.13



0.09




* Annualized















N/M = Not meaningful















 


Associated Banc-Corp
Selected Asset Quality Information (continued)

(in thousands)


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Nonaccrual loans by type:















Commercial and industrial


$

91,941



$

58,421



57.4

%


$

64,738



$

61,620



$

49,663



85.1

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


8,049



13,368



(39.8)

%


18,821



21,861



25,825



(68.8)

%

Lease financing


1,634



1,763



(7.3)

%


1,656



1,720



1,801



(9.3)

%

Commercial and business lending


101,624



73,552



38.2

%


85,215



85,201



77,289



31.5

%

Commercial real estate—investor


8,643



6,921



24.9

%


6,090



13,742



22,685



(61.9)

%

Real estate construction


940



997



(5.7)

%


2,906



5,423



5,399



(82.6)

%

Commercial real estate lending


9,583



7,918



21.0

%


8,996



19,165



28,084



(65.9)

%

Total commercial


111,207



81,470



36.5

%


94,211



104,366



105,373



5.5

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


9,917



8,060



23.0

%


8,420



9,171



9,853



0.6

%

Home equity loans junior liens


5,327



5,581



(4.6)

%


5,356



6,145



6,598



(19.3)

%

Home equity


15,244



13,641



11.8

%


13,776



15,316



16,451



(7.3)

%

Installment and credit cards


325



386



(15.8)

%


454



515



613



(47.0)

%

Residential mortgage


51,482



51,957



(0.9)

%


51,920



54,149



54,976



(6.4)

%

Total consumer


67,051



65,984



1.6

%


66,150



69,980



72,040



(6.9)

%

Total nonaccrual loans


$

178,258



$

147,454



20.9

%


$

160,361



$

174,346



$

177,413



0.5

%

Restructured loans (accruing)


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Commercial and industrial


$

29,293



$

28,598



2.4

%


$

32,063



$

26,466



$

33,892



(13.6)

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


7,877



7,343



7.3

%


5,433



9,780



10,454



(24.7)

%

Commercial and business lending


37,170



35,941



3.4

%


37,496



36,246



44,346



(16.2)

%

Commercial real estate—investor


21,915



18,580



17.9

%


22,009



22,775



23,127



(5.2)

%

Real estate construction


510



485



5.2

%


714



717



727



(29.8)

%

Commercial real estate lending


22,425



19,065



17.6

%


22,723



23,492



23,854



(6.0)

%

Total commercial


59,595



55,006



8.3

%


60,219



59,738



68,200



(12.6)

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


1,332



1,121



18.8

%


1,222



1,251



1,508



(11.7)

%

Home equity loans junior liens


5,737



5,824



(1.5)

%


6,610



6,642



6,701



(14.4)

%

Home equity


7,069



6,945



1.8

%


7,832



7,893



8,209



(13.9)

%

Installment and credit cards


829



804



3.1

%


796



891



974



(14.9)

%

Residential mortgage


19,870



20,054



(0.9)

%


21,373



20,295



20,833



(4.6)

%

Total consumer


27,768



27,803



(0.1)

%


30,001



29,079



30,016



(7.5)

%

Total restructured loans (accruing)


$

87,363



$

82,809



5.5

%


$

90,220



$

88,817



$

98,216



(11.1)

%

Restructured loans in nonaccrual loans (not included above)


$

37,684



$

36,583



3.0

%


$

43,699



$

53,553



$

57,656



(34.6)

%

Loans Past Due 30-89 Days


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Commercial and industrial


$

1,011



$

2,921



(65.4)

%


$

6,357



$

1,717



$

14,747



(93.1)

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


7,142



2,018



253.9

%


1,090



1,849



10,628



(32.8)

%

Lease financing




375



(100.0)

%








N/M

Commercial and business lending


8,153



5,314



53.4

%


7,447



3,566



25,375



(67.9)

%

Commercial real estate—investor


291



1,218



(76.1)

%


19,843



2,215



1,208



(75.9)

%

Real estate construction


296



373



(20.6)

%


312



317



984



(69.9)

%

Commercial real estate lending


587



1,591



(63.1)

%


20,155



2,532



2,192



(73.2)

%

Total commercial


8,740



6,905



26.6

%


27,602



6,098



27,567



(68.3)

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


5,559



6,142



(9.5)

%


5,157



7,150



6,725



(17.3)

%

Home equity loans junior liens


2,360



2,423



(2.6)

%


1,894



1,905



2,058



14.7

%

Home equity


7,919



8,565



(7.5)

%


7,051



9,055



8,783



(9.8)

%

Installment and credit cards


1,870



1,723



8.5

%


1,655



1,818



1,932



(3.2)

%

Residential mortgage


4,930



4,811



2.5

%


6,602



4,356



4,846



1.7

%

Total consumer


14,719



15,099



(2.5)

%


15,308



15,229



15,561



(5.4)

%

Total loans past due 30-89 days


$

23,459



$

22,004



6.6

%


$

42,910



$

21,327



$

43,128



(45.6)

%

Potential Problem Loans


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Commercial and industrial


$

230,680



$

191,941



20.2

%


$

125,643



$

138,403



$

108,522



112.6

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


35,706



41,466



(13.9)

%


41,997



43,114



48,695



(26.7)

%

Lease financing


2,450



233



N/M


1,385



2,009



2,709



(9.6)

%

Commercial and business lending


268,836



233,640



15.1

%


169,025



183,526



159,926



68.1

%

Commercial real estate—investor


25,944



23,633



9.8

%


23,543



26,026



24,043



7.9

%

Real estate construction


3,919



2,354



66.5

%


1,327



1,487



1,776



120.7

%

Commercial real estate lending


29,863



25,987



14.9

%


24,870



27,513



25,819



15.7

%

Total commercial


298,699



259,627



15.0

%


193,895



211,039



185,745



60.8

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


48



141



(66.0)

%


202



247



204



(76.5)

%

Home equity loans junior liens


174



86



102.3

%


230



711



676



(74.3)

%

Home equity


222



227



(2.2)

%


432



958



880



(74.8)

%

Installment and credit cards






N/M






2



(100.0)

%

Residential mortgage


2,796



3,966



(29.5)

%


5,341



6,621



3,781



(26.1)

%

Total consumer


3,018



4,193



(28.0)

%


5,773



7,579



4,663



(35.3)

%

Total potential problem loans


$

301,717



$

263,820



14.4

%


$

199,668



$

218,618



$

190,408



58.5

%

N/M = Not meaningful















 

Associated Banc-Corp
Net Interest Income Analysis—Taxable Equivalent Basis — Sequential Quarter



Three months ended December 31, 2015


Three months ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)


Average
Balance


Interest
Income /Expense


Average
Yield /Rate


Average
Balance


Interest
Income /Expense


Average
Yield /Rate

Earning assets:













 Loans: (1) (2) (3)













  Commercial and business lending


$

6,892,162



$

55,451



3.19

%


$

7,089,664



$

55,944



3.13

%

  Commercial real estate lending


4,373,460



37,587



3.41

%


4,260,329



36,694



3.42

%

 Total commercial


11,265,622



93,038



3.28

%


11,349,993



92,638



3.24

%

  Residential mortgage


5,845,557



47,305



3.24

%


5,658,253



47,004



3.32

%

  Retail


1,431,509



16,673



4.65

%


1,444,503



16,913



4.67

%

 Total loans


18,542,688



157,016



3.37

%


18,452,749



156,555



3.38

%

 Investment securities













  Taxable


5,205,033



26,395



2.03

%


4,968,609



24,937



2.01

%

  Tax-exempt (1)


1,016,329



11,909



4.69

%


997,489



12,112



4.86

%

  Other short-term investments


259,053



1,639



2.53

%


415,496



1,489



1.43

%

 Investments and other


6,480,415



39,943



2.47

%


6,381,594



38,538



2.42

%

Total earning assets


25,023,103



$

196,959



3.14

%


24,834,343



$

195,093



3.13

%

   Other assets, net


2,437,653







2,445,733






Total assets


$

27,460,756







$

27,280,076






Liabilities and stockholder's equity













Interest-bearing liabilities:













  Interest-bearing deposits:













 Savings deposits


$

1,358,141



$

249



0.07

%


$

1,357,677



$

254



0.07

%

 Interest-bearing demand deposits


3,150,628



1,217



0.15

%


3,199,391



962



0.12

%

 Money market deposits


9,534,551



4,351



0.18

%


9,538,030



4,350



0.18

%

 Time deposits


1,604,864



3,027



0.75

%


1,624,661



2,955



0.72

%

 Total interest-bearing deposits


15,648,184



8,844



0.22

%


15,719,759



8,521



0.22

%

 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


605,026



229



0.15

%


649,891



248



0.15

%

 Other short-term funding


368,752



186



0.20

%


154,811



83



0.21

%

 Total short-term funding


973,778



415



0.17

%


804,702



331



0.16

%

 Long-term funding


2,679,472



10,692



1.60

%


3,024,774



10,645



1.41

%

 Total short and long-term funding


3,653,250



11,107



1.22

%


3,829,476



10,976



1.15

%

  Total interest-bearing liabilities


19,301,434



$

19,951



0.41

%


19,549,235



$

19,497



0.40

%

  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits


4,967,719







4,573,840






  Other liabilities


250,957







237,725






  Stockholders' equity


2,940,646







2,919,276






Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$

27,460,756







$

27,280,076






Interest rate spread






2.73

%






2.73

%

Net free funds






0.09

%






0.09

%

Net interest income, tax-equivalent, and net interest margin




$

177,008



2.82

%




$

175,596



2.82

%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment




5,540







5,087




Net interest income




$

171,468







$

170,509




Net Interest Income Analysis—Taxable Equivalent Basis — Comparable Quarter











Three months ended December 31, 2015


Three months ended December 31, 2014

(in thousands)


Average
Balance


Interest
Income /Expense


Average
Yield /Rate


Average
Balance


Interest
Income /Expense


Average
Yield /Rate

Earning assets:













 Loans: (1) (2) (3)













  Commercial and business lending


$

6,892,162



$

55,451



3.19

%


$

6,720,893



$

59,197



3.50

%

  Commercial real estate lending


4,373,460



37,587



3.41

%


4,066,143



37,122



3.62

%

 Total commercial


11,265,622



93,038



3.28

%


10,787,036



96,319



3.54

%

  Residential mortgage


5,845,557



47,305



3.24

%


5,091,794



43,370



3.40

%

  Retail


1,431,509



16,673



4.65

%


1,508,425



17,800



4.70

%

 Total loans


18,542,688



157,016



3.37

%


17,387,255



157,489



3.60

%

Investment securities













  Taxable


5,205,033



26,395



2.03

%


4,780,268



25,061



2.10

%

  Tax-exempt (1)


1,016,329



11,909



4.69

%


917,330



11,597



5.06

%

  Other short-term investments


259,053



1,639



2.53

%


407,644



1,821



1.78

%

 Investments and other


6,480,415



39,943



2.47

%


6,105,242



38,479



2.52

%

Total earning assets


25,023,103



$

196,959



3.14

%


23,492,497



$

195,968



3.32

%

  Other assets, net


2,437,653







2,388,268






Total assets


$

27,460,756







$

25,880,765






Liabilities and stockholder's equity













Interest-bearing liabilities:













 Interest-bearing deposits:













  Savings deposits


$

1,358,141



$

249



0.07

%


$

1,264,195



$

253



0.08

%

  Interest-bearing demand deposits


3,150,628



1,217



0.15

%


3,142,537



1,220



0.15

%

  Money market deposits


9,534,551



4,351



0.18

%


8,209,091



3,547



0.17

%

  Time deposits


1,604,864



3,027



0.75

%


1,549,565



2,299



0.59

%

 Total interest-bearing deposits


15,648,184



8,844



0.22

%


14,165,388



7,319



0.20

%

  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


605,026



229



0.15

%


600,969



218



0.14

%

  Other short-term funding


368,752



186



0.20

%


464,866



156



0.13

%

 Total short-term funding


973,778



415



0.17

%


1,065,835



374



0.14

%

  Long-term funding


2,679,472



10,692



1.60

%


3,221,574



8,644



1.07

%

 Total short and long-term funding


3,653,250



11,107



1.22

%


4,287,409



9,018



0.84

%

 Total interest-bearing liabilities


19,301,434



$

19,951



0.41

%


18,452,797



$

16,337



0.35

%

 Noninterest-bearing demand deposits


4,967,719







4,367,031






 Other liabilities


250,957







228,600






 Stockholders' equity


2,940,646







2,832,337






Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$

27,460,756







$

25,880,765






Interest rate spread






2.73

%






2.97

%

Net free funds






0.09

%






0.07

%

Net interest income, tax-equivalent, and net interest margin




$

177,008



2.82

%




$

179,631



3.04

%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment




5,540







4,970




Net interest income




$

171,468







$

174,661




 


Associated Banc-Corp
Net Interest Income Analysis—Taxable Equivalent Basis — Year Over Year



Year ended December 31, 2015


Year ended December 31, 2014

(in thousands)


Average
Balance


Interest
Income /Expense


Average
Yield /Rate


Average
Balance


Interest
Income /Expense


Average
Yield /Rate

Earning assets:













Loans: (1) (2) (3)













Commercial and business lending


$

7,035,449



$

223,639



3.18

%


$

6,495,338



$

219,386



3.38

%

Commercial real estate lending


4,222,218



146,372



3.47

%


3,990,675



146,802



3.68

%

Total commercial


11,257,667



370,011



3.29

%


10,486,013



366,188



3.49

%

Residential mortgage


5,538,690



182,228



3.29

%


4,864,054



168,830



3.47

%

Retail


1,455,907



67,524



4.64

%


1,488,927



67,382



4.53

%

Total loans


18,252,264



619,763



3.40

%


16,838,994



602,400



3.58

%

Investment securities













Taxable


4,936,065



100,292



2.03

%


4,726,511



102,464



2.17

%

Tax-exempt (1)


976,784



47,663



4.88

%


867,721



44,467



5.12

%

Other short-term investments


405,974



6,591



1.62

%


326,902



6,635



2.03

%

Investments and other


6,318,823



154,546



2.45

%


5,921,134



153,566



2.59

%

Total earning assets


24,571,087



$

774,309



3.15

%


22,760,128



$

755,966



3.32

%

Other assets, net


2,451,923







2,351,469






Total assets


$

27,023,010







$

25,111,597






Liabilities and stockholder's equity













Interest-bearing liabilities:













Interest-bearing deposits:













Savings deposits


$

1,336,755



$

1,000



0.07

%


$

1,249,452



$

968



0.08

%

Interest-bearing demand deposits


3,201,085



4,266



0.13

%


2,983,747



4,124



0.14

%

Money market deposits


9,210,179



16,574



0.18

%


7,614,042



12,452



0.16

%

Time deposits


1,613,547



11,285



0.70

%


1,587,641



8,750



0.55

%

Total interest-bearing deposits


15,361,566



33,125



0.22

%


13,434,882



26,294



0.20

%

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase


625,736



943



0.15

%


795,257



1,219



0.15

%

Other short-term funding


220,321



465



0.21

%


573,460



785



0.14

%

Total short-term funding


846,057



1,408



0.17

%


1,368,717



2,004



0.15

%

Long-term funding


3,127,018



42,851



1.37

%


3,022,787



27,480



0.91

%

Total short and long-term funding


3,973,075



44,259



1.11

%


4,391,504



29,484



0.67

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities


19,334,641



$

77,384



0.40

%


17,826,386



$

55,778



0.31

%

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits


4,541,521







4,212,202






Other liabilities


251,690







201,077






Stockholders' equity


2,895,158







2,871,932






Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$

27,023,010







$

25,111,597






Interest rate spread






2.75

%






3.01

%

Net free funds






0.09

%






0.07

%

Net interest income, tax-equivalent, and net interest margin




$

696,925



2.84

%




$

700,188



3.08

%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment




20,647







19,221




Net interest income




$

676,278







$

680,967




(1)

The yield on tax exempt loans and securities is computed on a fully tax-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.

 


Associated Banc-Corp















Financial Summary and Comparison

(in thousands)















Period End Loan Composition


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Commercial and industrial


$

6,147,440



$

6,085,473



1.0

%


$

6,208,192



$

6,140,420



$

5,905,902



4.1

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


918,212



966,689



(5.0)

%


978,183



1,003,885



1,007,937



(8.9)

%

Lease financing


43,243



42,607



1.5

%


46,900



49,496



51,529



(16.1)

%

Commercial and business lending


7,108,895



7,094,769



0.2

%


7,233,275



7,193,801



6,965,368



2.1

%

Commercial real estate—investor


3,234,266



3,183,352



1.6

%


3,126,440



3,086,980



3,056,485



5.8

%

Real estate construction


1,162,145



1,124,280



3.4

%


1,092,308



1,019,571



1,008,956



15.2

%

Commercial real estate lending


4,396,411



4,307,632



2.1

%


4,218,748



4,106,551



4,065,441



8.1

%

Total commercial


11,505,306



11,402,401



0.9

%


11,452,023



11,300,352



11,030,809



4.3

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


883,759



883,573



%


880,628



879,827



887,779



(0.5)

%

Home equity loans junior liens


122,043



130,892



(6.8)

%


141,344



154,120



164,148



(25.7)

%

Home equity


1,005,802



1,014,465



(0.9)

%


1,021,972



1,033,947



1,051,927



(4.4)

%

Installment and credit cards


419,968



425,729



(1.4)

%


430,823



436,492



454,219



(7.5)

%

Residential mortgage


5,783,267



5,682,178



1.8

%


5,398,434



5,208,241



5,056,891



14.4

%

Total consumer


7,209,037



7,122,372



1.2

%


6,851,229



6,678,680



6,563,037



9.8

%

Total loans


$

18,714,343



$

18,524,773



1.0

%


$

18,303,252



$

17,979,032



$

17,593,846



6.4

%

Period End Deposit and Customer Funding Composition


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Noninterest-bearing demand


$

5,562,466



$

4,657,261



19.4

%


$

4,332,171



$

4,570,872



$

4,505,272



23.5

%

Savings


1,334,420



1,346,407



(0.9)

%


1,359,478



1,337,643



1,235,277



8.0

%

Interest-bearing demand


3,445,000



3,416,429



0.8

%


3,576,311



3,525,870



3,126,854



10.2

%

Money market


9,102,977



9,516,503



(4.3)

%


8,374,186



8,781,206



8,324,646



9.3

%

Brokered CDs


42,443



42,689



(0.6)

%


39,760



40,699



42,556



(0.3)

%

Other time


1,520,359



1,579,106



(3.7)

%


1,587,657



1,595,302



1,528,899



(0.6)

%

Total deposits


21,007,665



20,558,395



2.2

%


19,269,563



19,851,592



18,763,504



12.0

%

Customer repo sweeps


383,568



524,630



(26.9)

%


433,044



528,572



384,221



(0.2)

%

Total deposits and customer funding


$

21,391,233



$

21,083,025



1.5

%


$

19,702,607



$

20,380,164



$

19,147,725



11.7

%

Network transaction deposits included above in interest-bearing demand & money market


$

3,174,911



$

3,207,867



(1.0)

%


$

2,920,939



$

2,900,325



$

2,852,943



11.3

%

Brokered CDs


42,443



42,689



(0.6)

%


39,760



40,699



42,556



(0.3)

%

Total network and brokered funding


3,217,354



3,250,556



(1.0)

%


2,960,699



2,941,024



2,895,499



11.1

%

Net customer deposits and funding (1)


$

18,173,879



$

17,832,469



1.9

%


$

16,741,908



$

17,439,140



$

16,252,226



11.8

%


Quarter Average Loan Composition


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Commercial and industrial


$

5,905,034



$

6,074,168



(2.8)

%


$

6,122,864



$

5,944,152



$

5,665,396



4.2

%

Commercial real estate—owner occupied


944,223



970,112



(2.7)

%


995,981



998,293



1,003,179



(5.9)

%

Lease financing


42,905



45,384



(5.5)

%


48,470



50,724



52,318



(18.0)

%

Commercial and business lending


6,892,162



7,089,664



(2.8)

%


7,167,315



6,993,169



6,720,893



2.5

%

Commercial real estate—investor


3,266,008



3,134,454



4.2

%


3,110,637



3,106,965



3,062,427



6.6

%

Real estate construction


1,107,452



1,125,875



(1.6)

%


1,038,318



995,768



1,003,716



10.3

%

Commercial real estate lending


4,373,460



4,260,329



2.7

%


4,148,955



4,102,733



4,066,143



7.6

%

Total commercial


11,265,622



11,349,993



(0.7)

%


11,316,270



11,095,902



10,787,036



4.4

%

Home equity revolving lines of credit


882,599



880,660



0.2

%


881,036



882,869



883,580



(0.1)

%

Home equity loans junior liens


126,658



136,254



(7.0)

%


147,391



159,378



169,845



(25.4)

%

Home equity


1,009,257



1,016,914



(0.8)

%


1,028,427



1,042,247



1,053,425



(4.2)

%

Installment and credit cards


422,252



427,589



(1.2)

%


432,415



445,268



455,000



(7.2)

%

Residential mortgage


5,845,557



5,658,253



3.3

%


5,411,193



5,231,698



5,091,794



14.8

%

Total consumer


7,277,066



7,102,756



2.5

%


6,872,035



6,719,213



6,600,219



10.3

%

Total loans


$

18,542,688



$

18,452,749



0.5

%


$

18,188,305



$

17,815,115



$

17,387,255



6.6

%

Quarter Average Deposit Composition


Dec 31, 2015


Sep 30, 2015


Seql Qtr % Change


Jun 30, 2015


Mar 31, 2015


Dec 31, 2014


Comp Qtr % Change

Noninterest-bearing demand


$

4,967,719



$

4,573,840



8.6

%


$

4,290,567



$

4,326,557



$

4,367,031



13.8

%

Savings


1,358,141



1,357,677



%


1,352,616



1,277,469



1,264,195



7.4

%

Interest-bearing demand


3,150,628



3,199,391



(1.5)

%


3,251,196



3,203,727



3,142,537



0.3

%

Money market


9,534,551



9,538,030



%


9,101,589



8,653,260



8,209,091



16.1

%

Time deposits


1,604,864



1,624,661



(1.2)

%


1,630,242



1,594,183



1,549,565



3.6

%

Total deposits


$

20,615,903



$

20,293,599



1.6

%


$

19,626,210



$

19,055,196



$

18,532,419



11.2

%

(1) Total deposits and customer funding excluding total network and brokered funding.

 


Associated Banc-Corp
Non-GAAP Financial Measures  Reconciliation









($ in millions)


YTD 2015

YTD 2014

4Q15

3Q15

2Q15

1Q15

4Q14

Common Equity Tier 1 Reconciliation (1)









Common equity




$

2,816


$

2,832


$

2,782


$

2,823


$

2,740


Goodwill and other intangible assets




(985)


(986)


(987)


(987)


(937)


Tangible common equity




1,831


1,846


1,795


1,836


1,803


Accumulated other comprehensive income




33


(15)


(2)


(25)


5


Deferred tax assets / deferred tax liabilities, net




34


34


32


27



Common equity Tier 1




$

1,898


$

1,865


$

1,825


$

1,838


$

1,808


Average Common Equity Tier 1 Reconciliation (1)









Common equity




$

2,819


$

2,798


$

2,794


$

2,785


$

2,772


Goodwill and other intangible assets




(985)


(986)


(987)


(971)


(937)


Tangible common equity




1,834


1,812


1,807


1,814


1,835


Accumulated other comprehensive income




4


(7)


(16)


(18)


(14)


Deferred tax assets / deferred tax liabilities, net




34


32


29


8



Average common equity Tier 1




$

1,872


$

1,837


$

1,820


$

1,804


$

1,821


Risk-based Capital (1) (2)









Risk-weighted assets




$

19,933


$

19,866


$

19,629


$

19,565


$

18,568


Common equity Tier 1 / risk-weighted assets




9.52

%

9.39

%

9.30

%

9.39

%

9.74

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio




7.60

%

7.53

%

7.53

%

7.39

%

7.48

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio




10.12

%

9.98

%

9.89

%

9.70

%

10.06

%

Total risk-based capital ratio




12.62

%

12.49

%

12.41

%

12.21

%

12.66

%

Selected Equity and Performance Ratios (1) (3)









Tangible common equity / tangible assets




6.85

%

6.97

%

6.85

%

7.04

%

6.97

%

Tangible equity / tangible assets




7.30

%

7.43

%

7.32

%

7.27

%

7.20

%

Return on average tangible common equity


9.97

%

9.91

%

8.78

%

10.35

%

10.62

%

10.16

%

10.27

%

Return on average common equity Tier 1


9.88

%

9.92

%

8.60

%

10.20

%

10.55

%

10.22

%

10.35

%

Efficiency Ratio Reconciliation (4)









Federal Reserve efficiency ratio


69.93

%

70.28

%

70.36

%

68.83

%

70.23

%

70.30

%

70.54

%

Taxable equivalent adjustment


(1.42)

%

(1.36)

%

(1.53)

%

(1.39)

%

(1.34)

%

(1.42)

%

(1.41)

%

Other intangible amortization


(0.30)

%

(0.39)

%

(0.20)

%

(0.35)

%

(0.35)

%

(0.32)

%

(0.31)

%

Fully tax-equivalent efficiency ratio


68.21

%

68.53

%

68.63

%

67.09

%

68.54

%

68.56

%

68.82

%



(1)

The Federal Reserve establishes regulatory capital requirements, including well-capitalized standards for the Corporation. Prior to 2015, the regulatory capital requirements effective for the Corporation followed the Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("Basel I"). Beginning January 1, 2015, the regulatory capital requirements effective for the Corporation follow Basel III, subject to certain transition provisions. These regulatory capital measurements are used by management, regulators, investors, and analysts to assess, monitor and compare the quality and composition of our capital with the capital of other financial services companies.

(2)

December 31, 2015 data is estimated.

(3)

The ratios tangible common equity to tangible assets and tangible equity to tangible assets exclude goodwill and other intangible assets, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. These financial measures have been included as they are considered to be critical metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.

(4)

The efficiency ratio as defined by the Federal Reserve guidance is noninterest expense (which includes the provision for unfunded commitments) divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains / losses, net. The fully tax-equivalent efficiency ratio is noninterest expense (which includes the provision for unfunded commitments), excluding other intangible amortization, divided by the sum of taxable equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding investment securities gains / losses, net.  Management believes the fully tax-equivalent efficiency ratio, which adjusts net interest income for the tax-favored status of certain loans and investment securities, to be the preferred industry measurement as it enhances the comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources.

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SOURCE Associated Banc-Corp


Source: PR Newswire (January 21, 2016 - 4:15 PM EST)

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