POSITIONED
FOR
GROWTH


     
     
                  2006 ANNUAL REPORT
               
     

 

FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION

is a nationwide financial services company with a long history of success and traditions dating back to 1864. Today we are one of the nation's top 30 bank holding companies in asset size and market capitalization with $37.9 billion in assets and $5.2 billion in market capitalization.

   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

   
The 12,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. provide financial services to individuals and business customers through approximately 600 offices located in 46 states. The corporation's three major brands – First Horizon, First Tennessee and FTN Financial – provide customers with a broad range of products and services including:
 

 

   

Retail/commercial banking, with the largest market share in Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of any bank in the nation

 

 

   
Mortgage banking, one of the nation's top mortgage originators and recipient of consecutive awards for servicing excellence from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
 

 

   
Capital markets, one of the nation's top underwriters of U.S. government agency securities
 

 


 
At year-end 2006, First Horizon had the second highest dividend yield of the top 30 U.S. banks.
 

 

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

  Named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by CRO
magazine for the fifth consecutive year
 

 

  Again named to the AARP Best Employers for Workers
Over 50 list
 

 

  Earned 12th straight spot on the Working Mother magazine’s
list of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
 

 

  Made Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies
to Work For every year since its inception in 1998
 

 

  Again made the Information Week 500 list for our excellent
use of technology in support of corporate strategies
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  MOVING
THE PARTS
TO MOVE US
FORWARD


 



 

 

 

Sometimes building a better business is not about adding or expanding or even reinventing. Sometimes the shortest path to long-term success is found by simply tweaking a business’s core components to meet the changing context in which it operates.

At First Horizon National Corp., that’s exactly the philosophy we’ve taken. From a careful analysis of the existing environment, we’ve gone to work moving the parts that make us who we are – the core building blocks of our organization.

It is important to note that these blocks themselves have not changed. We are still very much committed to being an All Things Financial ® provider with a strong presence in the banking, mortgage and capital markets industries.

But what we’re proud to move forward with is an organization that is stronger at its foundation and better positioned to find stability amid financial market uncertainty. And it’s this repositioning that we believe will offer our shareholders the confidence of a more consistent return on the investments they make.

 
 
 
 

 



 


   CEO
   MESSAGE

 

   

 

During 2006 we took significant steps to advance our national expansion strategy and better align our business mix to the economic environment. We have a unique national expansion approach to retail/commercial banking that leverages our relationships with more than 625,000 mortgage customers by cross-selling banking products to them. When we have created a critical mass of banking customers with our mortgage and banking specialists, we have the option to follow with brick and mortar branches, as we’ve done in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and Texas. I’m pleased to report that our success with offering banking products through cross-selling to customers continues ahead of our internal projections. By the end of 2006, 43 percent of our national customers outside Tennessee had purchased at least one banking product from us. That’s up from 24 percent just three years ago. And while our existing full-service banking markets are performing well, we are now being more measured in our approach to adding new full-service markets. In this environment,

     

As this is my first shareholder letter as CEO of First Horizon National Corp., I am delighted to share our vision and strategies with our shareholders, many of whom have been investors in our company for a long time. We appreciate your support and believe there are great things yet to come.

We are very clear about our strategic vision. Our goal is to expand our banking franchise to select markets nationwide, using our targeted relationship management approach. This is being accomplished by leveraging our leading position in Tennessee while continuing to add banking specialists in other geographic markets across the nation. Our growing national banking business is nicely complemented by our national mortgage business that annually  generates new  banking  customers  and

 
prospects irrespective of economic or business cycles, and a diversified international debt and equity capital markets business that provides market access to our other businesses.
 
 

INCREASING BANKING PRODUCT
PENETRATION OF NATIONAL CUSTOMERS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



 

 

 

we will focus on further improving our presence and value proposition in our existing markets while assessing strategic opportunities to enter new ones.

The investments we have made in our banking franchise in recent years have truly paid off. In Tennessee, our leading market share has grown to 21 percent of retail customers and 23 percent of business customers. Those are impressive numbers, but they do not tell the full story nor represent our full potential. The mergers affecting our Tennessee competitors continue to provide the opportunity for us to attract new customers and talented employees. Our culture attracts and retains the best people, and our people create a customer experience second to none. We think there is plenty of room for First Tennessee to grow and believe we must take advantage of those opportunities now.

Another catalyst for growth within the bank has been construction lending. This is a business line that in 2003 had fewer than 20 offices and made a contribution of $13 million. By the end of 2006, the number of offices had grown to 40 with an annual contribution of $66 million. Similar to our national expansion strategy, we are pursuing a program of carefully managed growth with this business. Our approach has been to expand on a national basis, but with a local approach. We hire local professionals with strong

   
 

 

 

ties to, and considerable experience in, their markets. Geographically we are diverse, without concentrations in coastal regions. We target home builders with extensive track records and strong credit. And as always, we apply strict underwriting standards.

In 2006 our retail/commercial banking segment represented a majority of our total revenues and was the driving force behind our profitability. Although the bank will continue to grow, we expect the performance of our mortgage and fixed-income capital markets to improve so that the relative mix of our three largest business segments will change.

   
      In Tennessee, our leading
     market share has grown to
     21 percent of retail customers
     and 23 percent of
     business customers.
     
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

As a result, we expect to manage our businesses so that retail/commercial banking's contribution to pre-tax earnings will be about 75 percent of the combined contribution of those three business segments over the long term.

In First Horizon Home Loans, we reduced the number of jobs by approximately 600 in response to the slowing housing market. In the third quarter, we began restructuring the sales management team to flatten the organization and provide more sales management direction at the grassroots

 

level. We began to feel the positive effect of these moves in late 2006, but the full impact should be realized during 2007. The size of our mortgage operation will generally ebb and flow with the housing market, and we will remain prepared to take advantage of periodic earnings opportunities as cycles permit. At the same time, we continue to add new banking customers through cross-selling and plan to operate efficiently throughout every cycle.

The repositioning of FTN Financial, our capital markets business, began several years ago. In response to the diminished appetite for fixed-income products, the management team at FTN Financial leveraged the business’s excellent reputation and began to concentrate on expanding the sales of other products. Those include structured finance, equity research, investment banking, loan sales and portfolio advisory services. That shift of emphasis created revenue diversification in capital markets that, by the end of 2006, resulted in these other products representing 54 percent of FTN Financial’s non-interest income. We believe that weighting will change somewhat when fixed-income volumes pick up, but the end result will be a much more balanced institutional

 



 

 

 

 

brokerage business. Also, in the fourth quarter, capital markets began to implement additional efficiencies including reorganizing the fixed-income sales force and restructuring some of its trading platforms. We continue to like this business and believe that it is positioned for continued growth and further believe that the inherent volatility of the fixed-income business will be subdued by further diversification.

While the changes we made in mortgage and capital markets help reposition these important businesses, it’s clear that an energized banking group represents the core building block of our business mix and gives us the best opportunity to build positive, long-term results. With those steady results, we can continue to invest in our business mix, lessen the impact of volatility, deliver more consistent returns to shareholders, provide stability to our employees and enrich the communities in which we do business.

Have we reached a stopping point with tweaking our strategy? No, and I don’t believe we ever will. The dynamic marketplace in which we compete today will not allow it. Our core strategies are solid, but it will be necessary to make adjustments as the environment changes. We are committed to this flexibility.

In 2007 we see additional opportunities to be more efficient. We have cost-reduction initiatives in place that should

     Have we reached a
   stopping point with tweaking
   our strategy?

   No, and I don’t believe
   we ever will.
 



add at least $20 million in pre-tax earnings this year, following the $50 million reduction in 2006. Our intent is to do even better than the $20 million targeted for 2007 as our management team is determined to work together to find more opportunities for efficiency improvement.

At the same time, we’ll continue to invest in the future. In Tennessee, the retail/commercial bank will continue to take advantage of its leadership position, aggressively pursuing market share, not just in Middle Tennessee around Nashville, but in other growing Tennessee markets. Cross-selling will remain the driver of our national banking expansion. And we will add more private client, small business, commercial and wealth management specialists as we further penetrate the Mid-Atlantic region of Virginia and Maryland as well as Georgia and Texas, adding brick and mortar locations on a targeted basis as necessary. We also will aggressively pursue new opportunities in health care, insurance and small business banking.

First Horizon Home Loans will pursue small acquisitions that will allow us to get back to growing our sales force

     
 




 

 

 

 

 

during this sluggish housing market, which will contribute more customers for our banking services. In addition to expanding its other product offerings, FTN Financial intends to open new international fixed-income offices, allowing us to expand our share of the foreign market.

Our core building blocks – banking, mortgage and capital markets – are achieving the correct balance. With the bank leading the way, we are positioned to operate effectively and profitably in the current environment, while possessing the flexibility to react as conditions change. Like any building project, the foundation of our business must be sound. I believe it is. And I believe that the prospects for growth are strong.

 

In closing, I want to thank Ken Glass for his leadership and contribution as chairman and CEO. Ken had a distinguished career at First Horizon and has helped build this company over the last three decades. He will be missed by his colleagues and friends, and we wish him well in retirement. I would also like to welcome Michael D. Rose in his new capacity as chairman of the board. This will be the fifth public company whose board Mike has chaired. He has served on our board of directors for more than 20 years, providing valuable energy and guidance during a period of enormous transformation for us.

I’m excited about the opportunity to lead this outstanding team, which I am convinced will deliver increasing shareholder value. In fact, it is my confidence in our people that allows me to remain committed to our independent future.

Sincerely,


Gerald L. Baker
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 1, 2007
   
     Like any building project, the
     foundation of our business must
     be sound. I believe it is. And I
     believe that the prospects for
     growth are strong.
 


FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Selected Financial and Operating Data

 

 

 

2

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

 

General Information

 

 

 

3

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

 

 

3

 

Financial Summary

 

 

 

4

 

Business Line Review

 

 

 

5

 

Income Statement Review—2006 compared to 2005

 

 

 

7

 

Statement of Condition Review—2006 compared to 2005

 

 

 

16

 

Income Statement Review—2005 compared to 2004

 

 

 

20

 

Statement of Condition Review—2005 compared to 2004

 

 

 

21

 

Capital

 

 

 

21

 

Risk Management

 

 

 

23

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

 

 

37

 

Quarterly Financial Information

 

 

 

46

 

Accounting Changes

 

 

 

46

 

Glossary of Selected Financial Terms

 

 

 

48

 

Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

 

 

51

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

52

 

Consolidated Statements of Condition

 

 

 

54

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

 

 

55

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

56

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

57

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

58

 

Consolidated Historical Statements of Income

 

 

 

113

 

Consolidated Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates

 

 

 

114

 

Information Concerning Certain Officer Certifications

 

 

 

116

 

Total Shareholder Return Performance Graph

 

 

 

117

 

FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION


SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions except per share data)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

$

 

250.8

   

 

$

 

410.7

   

 

$

 

430.1

   

 

$

 

445.2

   

 

$

 

355.3

   

 

$

 

286.1

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

210.8

   

 

 

17.1

   

 

 

15.6

   

 

 

7.4

   

 

 

6.6

   

 

 

8.9

 

Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

 

 

 

461.6

   

 

 

427.8

   

 

 

445.7

   

 

 

452.6

   

 

 

361.9

   

 

 

295.0

 

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle, net of tax

 

 

 

1.3

   

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

(8.2

)

 

Net income

 

 

 

462.9

   

 

 

424.7

   

 

 

445.7

   

 

 

452.6

   

 

 

361.9

   

 

 

286.8

 

 

Common Stock Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share from continuing operations

 

 

$

 

2.02

   

 

$

 

3.27

   

 

$

 

3.45

   

 

$

 

3.51

   

 

$

 

2.80

   

 

$

 

2.24

 

Earnings per common share before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

 

 

 

3.71

   

 

 

3.41

   

 

 

3.57

   

 

 

3.57

   

 

 

2.86

   

 

 

2.31

 

Earnings per common share

 

 

 

3.72

   

 

 

3.38

   

 

 

3.57

   

 

 

3.57

   

 

 

2.86

   

 

 

2.24

 

Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations

 

 

 

1.96

   

 

 

3.17

   

 

 

3.35

   

 

 

3.40

   

 

 

2.73

   

 

 

2.17

 

Diluted earnings per common share before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

 

 

 

3.61

   

 

 

3.31

   

 

 

3.47

   

 

 

3.46

   

 

 

2.78

   

 

 

2.24

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

 

 

3.62

   

 

 

3.28

   

 

 

3.47

   

 

 

3.46

   

 

 

2.78

   

 

 

2.18

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

 

 

 

1.80

   

 

 

1.74

   

 

 

1.63

   

 

 

1.30

   

 

 

1.05

   

 

 

.91

 

Year-end book value per common share

 

 

 

19.61

   

 

 

18.46

   

 

 

16.66

   

 

 

15.26

   

 

 

13.56

   

 

 

11.83

 

Closing price of common stock per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

 

 

42.76

   

 

 

44.55

   

 

 

48.01

   

 

 

47.98

   

 

 

40.45

   

 

 

37.25

 

Low

 

 

 

37.20

   

 

 

35.13

   

 

 

41.59

   

 

 

36.14

   

 

 

30.05

   

 

 

27.38

 

Year-end

 

 

 

41.78

   

 

 

38.44

   

 

 

43.11

   

 

 

44.10

   

 

 

35.94

   

 

 

36.26

 

Dividends per common share/year-end closing price

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

Dividends per common share/diluted earnings per common share

 

 

 

49.7

   

 

 

53.0

   

 

 

47.0

   

 

 

37.6

   

 

 

37.8

   

 

 

41.7

 

Price/earnings ratio

 

 

 

11.5

x

 

 

 

 

11.7

x

 

 

 

 

12.4

x

 

 

 

 

12.7

x

 

 

 

 

12.9

x

 

 

 

 

16.6

x

 

Market capitalization

 

 

$

 

5,246.4

   

 

$

 

4,888.7

   

 

$

 

5,368.0

   

 

$

 

5,552.0

   

 

$

 

4,553.9

   

 

$

 

4,597.0

 

Average shares (thousands)

 

 

 

124,453

   

 

 

125,475

   

 

 

124,730

   

 

 

126,765

   

 

 

126,714

   

 

 

127,777

 

Average diluted shares (thousands)

 

 

 

127,917

   

 

 

129,364

   

 

 

128,436

   

 

 

130,876

   

 

 

130,221

   

 

 

131,538

 

Period-end shares outstanding (thousands)

 

 

 

124,866

   

 

 

126,222

   

 

 

123,532

   

 

 

124,834

   

 

 

125,600

   

 

 

125,865

 

Volume of shares traded (thousands)

 

 

 

176,158

   

 

 

162,220

   

 

 

173,177

   

 

 

176,528

   

 

 

139,946

   

 

 

110,154

 

 

Selected Average Balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

$

 

38,764.6

   

 

$

 

36,560.4

   

 

$

 

27,305.8

   

 

$

 

25,133.6

   

 

$

 

20,704.0

   

 

$

 

19,227.2

 

Total loans*

 

 

 

21,504.2

   

 

 

18,334.7

   

 

 

15,440.5

   

 

 

12,679.8

   

 

 

10,645.6

   

 

 

10,118.8

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

3,451.5

   

 

 

2,880.0

   

 

 

2,449.1

   

 

 

2,544.9

   

 

 

2,466.4

   

 

 

2,595.3

 

Earning assets

 

 

 

34,012.3

   

 

 

31,950.0

   

 

 

23,718.3

   

 

 

21,328.9

   

 

 

17,397.4

   

 

 

16,125.4

 

Deposits

 

 

 

22,751.7

   

 

 

23,015.8

   

 

 

17,635.5

   

 

 

16,111.6

   

 

 

13,674.8

   

 

 

12,540.6

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

5,062.4

   

 

 

2,560.1

   

 

 

2,248.0

   

 

 

1,342.9

   

 

 

685.5

   

 

 

521.5

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

2,423.0

   

 

 

2,177.0

   

 

 

1,937.7

   

 

 

1,829.4

   

 

 

1,592.5

   

 

 

1,423.0

 

 

Selected Period-End Balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

$

 

37,918.3

   

 

$

 

36,579.1

   

 

$

 

29,771.7

   

 

$

 

24,506.7

   

 

$

 

23,823.1

   

 

$

 

20,621.6

 

Total loans*

 

 

 

22,104.9

   

 

 

20,612.0

   

 

 

16,441.9

   

 

 

14,021.3

   

 

 

11,369.8

   

 

 

10,291.9

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

3,890.4

   

 

 

2,912.5

   

 

 

2,681.0

   

 

 

2,470.4

   

 

 

2,700.3

   

 

 

2,525.9

 

Earning assets

 

 

 

32,320.2

   

 

 

31,578.0

   

 

 

25,952.3

   

 

 

20,621.1

   

 

 

19,999.8

   

 

 

17,085.7

 

Deposits

 

 

 

20,213.2

   

 

 

23,317.6

   

 

 

19,757.0

   

 

 

15,855.4

   

 

 

16,149.8

   

 

 

13,842.8

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

5,836.4

   

 

 

3,437.6

   

 

 

2,616.4

   

 

 

1,726.8

   

 

 

929.7

   

 

 

550.4

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

2,462.4

   

 

 

2,347.5

   

 

 

2,074.1

   

 

 

1,921.6

   

 

 

1,717.9

   

 

 

1,499.5

 

 

Selected Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average shareholders’ equity from continuing operations

 

 

 

10.35

%

 

 

 

 

18.87

%

 

 

 

 

22.19

%

 

 

 

 

24.34

%

 

 

 

 

22.31

%

 

 

 

 

20.10

%

 

Return on average shareholders’ equity before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

 

 

 

19.05

   

 

 

19.65

   

 

 

23.00

   

 

 

24.74

   

 

 

22.73

   

 

 

20.73

 

Return on average shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

19.11

   

 

 

19.51

   

 

 

23.00

   

 

 

24.74

   

 

 

22.73

   

 

 

20.16

 

Return on average assets from continuing operations

 

 

 

.65

   

 

 

1.12

   

 

 

1.58

   

 

 

1.77

   

 

 

1.72

   

 

 

1.49

 

Return on average assets before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle

 

 

 

1.19

   

 

 

1.17

   

 

 

1.63

   

 

 

1.80

   

 

 

1.75

   

 

 

1.53

 

Return on average assets

 

 

 

1.19

   

 

 

1.16

   

 

 

1.63

   

 

 

1.80

   

 

 

1.75

   

 

 

1.49

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

2.93

   

 

 

3.08

   

 

 

3.62

   

 

 

3.78

   

 

 

4.35

   

 

 

4.29

 

Allowance for loan losses to loans*

 

 

 

.98

   

 

 

.92

   

 

 

.96

   

 

 

1.15

   

 

 

1.27

   

 

 

1.46

 

Net charge-offs to average loans*

 

 

 

.26

   

 

 

.21

   

 

 

.27

   

 

 

.54

   

 

 

.93

   

 

 

.80

 

Period-end shareholders’ equity to period-end assets

 

 

 

6.49

   

 

 

6.42

   

 

 

6.97

   

 

 

7.84

   

 

 

7.21

   

 

 

7.27

 

Average tangible equity to average tangible assets

 

 

 

5.39

   

 

 

4.97

   

 

 

6.36

   

 

 

6.48

   

 

 

6.82

   

 

 

6.77

 

 

* Net of unearned income.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to agree with current presentation.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

GENERAL INFORMATION

First Horizon National Corporation (FHN) is a national financial services institution. From a small community bank chartered in 1864, FHN has grown to be one of the top 30 largest bank holding companies in the United States in terms of asset size.

The 12,000 employees provide a broad array of financial services to individual and business customers through hundreds of offices located in 46 states.

FHN companies have been recognized as some of the nation’s best employers by AARP, Working Mother and Fortune magazines. FHN also was named one of the nation’s 100 best corporate citizens by Business Ethics magazine.

FHN provides a broad array of financial services to its customers through three national businesses. The combined strengths of our businesses create an extensive range of financial products and services. In addition, the corporate segment provides essential support within the corporation.

 

 

 

 

Retail/Commercial Banking offers financial products and services, including traditional lending and deposit taking, to retail and commercial customers. Additionally, the retail/commercial bank provides investments, insurance, financial planning, trust services and asset management, credit card, cash management, check clearing, and correspondent services.

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking helps provide home ownership through First Horizon Home Loans, which operates offices in 45 states and is one of the top 20 mortgage servicers and top 25 originators of mortgage loans to consumers. This segment consists of core mortgage banking elements including originations and servicing and the associated ancillary revenues related to these businesses.

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets provides a broad spectrum of financial services for the investment and banking communities through the integration of capital markets securities activities, equity research and investment banking.

 

 

 

 

Corporate consists of unallocated corporate expenses, expense on subordinated debt issuances and preferred stock, bank-owned life insurance, unallocated interest income associated with excess equity, net impact of raising incremental capital, revenue and expense associated with deferred compensation plans, funds management, and venture capital.

For the purpose of this management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A), earning assets have been expressed as averages, and loans have been disclosed net of unearned income. The following financial discussion should be read with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. A glossary is included at the end of the MD&A to assist with terminology.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements with respect to FHN’s beliefs, plans, goals, expectations, and estimates. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not a representation of historical information but rather are related to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “should,” “is likely,” “will,” “going forward,” and other expressions that indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, operational, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond a company’s control, and many of which, with respect to future business decisions and actions (including acquisitions and divestitures), are subject to

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change. Examples of uncertainties and contingencies include, among other important factors, general and local economic and business conditions; expectations of and actual timing and amount of interest rate movements, including the slope of the yield curve (which can have a significant impact on a financial services institution); market and monetary fluctuations; inflation or deflation; customer and investor responses to these conditions; the financial condition of borrowers and other counterparties; competition within and outside the financial services industry; geopolitical developments including possible terrorist activity; natural disasters; effectiveness of FHN’s hedging practices; technology; demand for FHN’s product offerings; new products and services in the industries in which FHN operates; and critical accounting estimates. Other factors are those inherent in originating and servicing loans including prepayment risks, pricing concessions, fluctuation in U.S. housing prices, fluctuation of collateral values, and changes in customer profiles. Additionally, the actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other regulators; regulatory and judicial proceedings and changes in laws and regulations applicable to FHN; and FHN’s success in executing its business plans and strategies and managing the risks involved in the foregoing, could cause actual results to differ. FHN assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements that are made from time to time. Actual results could differ because of several factors, including those presented in this Forward-Looking Statements section.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Earnings for 2006 were $462.9 million, or $3.62 diluted earnings per share. Earnings for 2005 were $424.7 million, or $3.28 diluted earnings per share.

Comparisons between earnings in 2006 and 2005 are directly and significantly affected by a number of factors that were present in 2006 but not present (or present to a much lesser degree) in 2005. FHN’s performance in 2006 was impacted by a gain related to the divestiture of merchant processing operations and transactions through which the incremental capital provided by the divestiture was utilized. Additionally, performance in 2006 was impacted by estimated settlement costs related to a class action lawsuit, various other transactions and accounting matters.

On March 1, 2006, FHN sold its national merchant processing business for an after-tax gain of $209 million. This divestiture was accounted for as a discontinued operation, and accordingly, current and prior periods were adjusted to exclude the impact of merchant operations from the results of continuing operations. In tandem with the merchant sale, FHN purchased 4 million shares of its common stock to minimize the potentially dilutive effect of the merchant divestiture on future earnings per share. Also included in results from continuing operations are net securities losses of $65.6 million, predominantly related to repositioning approximately $2.3 billion of investment securities, net of gains from the sale of MasterCard, Inc. securities and venture capital investments.

Various other items impacted results from continuing operations in 2006, including estimated settlement costs of $21.9 million for a class action lawsuit (see also Note 18 – Restrictions, Contingencies and Other Disclosures for additional detail). In addition, revenues in 2006 were negatively impacted by a $15.6 million cumulative adjustment related to derivative transactions used in hedging strategies to manage interest rate risk that management determined did not qualify for hedge accounting under the “short cut” method (see also Note 25 – Derivatives and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements for additional detail). A pre-tax loss of $12.7 million was recognized from the sale of home equity lines of credit (HELOC) upon which the borrower had not drawn funds. The loss represented deferred loan origination costs, generally recognized over the life of the loan, which were recognized when the line of credit was sold. Retail/Commercial banking experienced losses due to certain misrepresentations within the construction lending business and due to a customer initiated deposit scheme in the full-service banking markets. Mortgage banking experienced foreclosure losses and other expenses related to nonprime mortgage loans. In addition, expenses associated with devaluing inventories, consolidating operations and closing offices, incremental expenditures on technology and compensation expense related to early retirement, severance and retention were recognized in 2006 but will reduce costs and should improve performance going forward. 2006 earnings also included a favorable impact of $1.3 million, or $.01 per diluted share from the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles compared to an unfavorable impact of $3.1 million, or $.03 per diluted share in 2005.

Business operations reflected continued progress within Retail/Commercial Banking with loan growth of 16 percent and deposit growth of 9 percent compared to 2005. This was achieved through growth within the Tennessee

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banking franchise and continued expansion into new markets. FHN’s leading market position in Tennessee has grown through the addition of financial centers and successful marketing to customers of merging banks. Additionally, national expansion continues to favorably impact the bank’s performance through successful cross-sell penetration to mortgage customers and growth of the banking franchise in national markets.

Capital Markets continued its product diversification in 2006 and increased revenues from products other than fixed income by $52.2 million. Pre-tax income increased 81 percent despite lower revenues from fixed income sales, which continued to reflect the subdued demand for fixed income products associated with the current interest rate environment. Capital Markets began to implement measures in fourth quarter 2006 to improve the long-term positioning and profitability of its business including reorganizing the fixed income sales force and restructuring certain trading platforms.

Additionally, the interest rate environment and housing slow-down negatively impacted Mortgage Banking results in 2006 which produced only 1 percent of pre-tax income in 2006 compared to 31 percent in 2005. During 2006 management has focused on consolidating Mortgage Banking’s sales management structure, closing unprofitable locations, and reducing non-sales headcount in order to position the business for increased profitability in 2007.

Return on average shareholders’ equity and return on average assets for 2006 were 19.1 percent and 1.19 percent, respectively, compared to 19.5 percent and 1.16 percent in 2005. Total assets were $37.9 billion and shareholders’ equity was $2.5 billion on December 31, 2006, compared to $36.6 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, on December 31, 2005.

BUSINESS LINE REVIEW

Retail/Commercial Banking

Pre-tax income decreased 2 percent to $434.1 million in 2006 compared to $442.7 million in 2005. Total revenues increased 6 percent, or $73.6 million, in 2006.

Net interest income increased 6 percent to $915.5 million in 2006 from $862.4 million in 2005. The increase in net interest income is primarily attributable to 16 percent loan growth, with commercial loans growing 19 percent to $10.4 billion from $8.7 billion and retail loans growing 14 percent to $10.8 billion from $9.5 billion, reflecting increased market share in Tennessee, expansion into other markets, the addition of middle market lending to the Atlanta, Dallas and Virginia markets, and continued economic growth. Deposit account balances increased 9 percent compared to 2005. Net interest margin in Retail/Commercial Banking was 4.21 percent in 2006 compared to 4.30 percent in 2005.

Noninterest income grew 5 percent, or $20.6 million, in 2006. Fees from deposit service charges increased 8 percent, or $12.3 million, primarily reflecting deposit growth. Revenue from loan sales and securitizations increased $4.0 million as FHN continues to utilize loan sales to manage liquidity and fund new loan growth. Also impacting noninterest income in 2006 were $6.2 million of unfavorable market adjustments on HELOC and second-lien mortgages held for sale compared to a negative impact of $16.2 million in 2005, which primarily resulted from the write-off of net capitalized expenses on HELOC held for sale as they prepaid faster than anticipated. Noninterest income from insurance commissions declined $7.4 million primarily due to the sale of two insurance subsidiaries in 2006, which resulted in a gain of $2.6 million. In 2005, gains of $7.0 million resulted from the sale of three financial centers.

The provision for loan losses increased to $83.2 million in 2006 from $67.1 million in 2005. The provision for 2005 included $3.8 million related to expected hurricane losses. This increase primarily reflects continued growth of the commercial and construction loan portfolios, the increase in the level of impaired loans in the commercial and construction loan portfolios and an expectation of slowing economic growth.

Noninterest expense was $839.5 million in 2006 compared to $773.4 million in 2005 reflecting losses due to certain misrepresentations within the construction lending business and due to a customer initiated deposit scheme in the full-service banking markets, costs associated with inventory valuation and closing of retail sites in the coin

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commodity business; incremental costs associated with national businesses; consolidation of remittance processing operations and office closings; and early retirement and severance costs.

Mortgage Banking

Pre-tax income was $1.9 million in 2006 compared to $187.2 million in 2005. Total revenues decreased 27 percent or $174.0 million in 2006 to $476.9 million.

Net interest income decreased 38 percent to $91.7 million in 2006 from $147.5 million in 2005. Net interest income was negatively impacted by a 16 percent decline in the warehouse and the flattening and inversion of the yield curve which resulted in compression of the spread on the warehouse. Spread on the warehouse was 1.42 percent in 2006 compared to 2.47 percent for 2005.

Noninterest income decreased 23 percent to $385.2 million in 2006 compared to $503.4 million in 2005. Noninterest income consists primarily of mortgage banking-related revenue, net of costs, from the origination and sale of mortgage loans, fees from mortgage servicing and changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) net of hedge gains or losses. Mortgage servicing noninterest income, prior to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (SFAS No. 156) in first quarter 2006, was net of amortization, impairment and other expenses related to MSR and related hedges. Subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 156, mortgage servicing noninterest income reflects the change in fair value of the MSR asset combined with net economic hedging results.

Mortgage loan origination volumes decreased 24 percent to $27.1 billion in 2006 from $35.7 billion in 2005, as home purchase-related originations declined 19 percent, or $4.0 billion, and refinance activity decreased 31 percent, or $4.6 billion. Loans delivered into the secondary market decreased 22 percent to $26.9 billion from $34.6 billion. Net revenue from origination activity decreased 22 percent to $308.1 million from $395.4 million in 2005.

The mortgage-servicing portfolio (which includes servicing for ourselves and others) grew 6 percent to $101.4 billion on December 31, 2006, from $95.3 billion on December 31, 2005. Total fees associated with mortgage servicing increased 17 percent to $328.3 million from $280.2 million, reflecting growth in the servicing portfolio, including lower prepayment activity, and the favorable impact of an increase in the mix of higher fee products. Servicing hedging activities and changes in MSR value negatively impacted net servicing revenues by $68.7 million in 2006 as compared to 2005. Changes in the value of MSR due to factors other than runoff net of hedge results reflected a net loss of $7.5 million in 2006 compared to a net gain of $91.0 million in 2005. Specifically, significant flattening of the yield curve reduced net interest income derived from swaps utilized to hedge MSR. Although MSR that prepaid this year were more valuable than a year ago, overall prepayments declined with lower refinance activity, causing the change in MSR value due to runoff to decrease to $258.4 million in 2006 from $271.1 million in 2005. In addition, decreased option expense on servicing hedges resulted in an $18.0 million increase in servicing income compared to 2005.

Noninterest expense was $475.1 million in 2006 compared to $463.1 million in 2005. This increase reflects the unfavorable impacts of estimated settlement costs of $21.9 million for a class action lawsuit, higher level of losses associated with the nonprime origination business and costs associated with branch closings, including lease abandonment and severance expenses. These impacts, however, were largely offset by reductions in personnel expense directly related to the reduction of compensation due to contraction in origination revenue, reductions in support headcount and the closure of unprofitable locations.

Capital Markets

Pre-tax income increased from $26.4 million in 2005 to $47.7 million in 2006. Total revenues were $379.9 million in 2006 compared to $336.6 million in 2005.

Revenues from products other than fixed income increased $52.2 million to $215.2 million in 2006. Revenues from other products include fee income from activities such as structured finance, equity research, investment banking, loan sales, portfolio advisory and the sale of bank-owned life insurance. This increase was primarily due

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to increased fees from structured finance and other investment banking activities, partially offset by decreases in equity research and loan sales revenues. These other sources of revenue represented 54 percent and 45 percent, respectively, of total product revenues in 2006 and 2005. Revenues from fixed income sales decreased $21.9 million to $180.2 million in 2006 reflecting the continuing subdued demand for fixed income products associated with the current interest rate environment.

Net interest expense decreased $13.1 million, primarily due to improved execution that decreased nonearning asset funding costs and an increase in net earning assets.

Noninterest expense increased 7 percent, or $22.0 million, to $332.2 million in 2006, primarily due to variable compensation related to the increase in product revenues as well as severance and retirement related costs as the business was repositioned to reflect the current environment.

Corporate

The Corporate segment’s results yielded a pre-tax loss of $145.6 million in 2006 compared to a pre-tax loss of $59.6 million in 2005. Net security losses were $65.6 million in 2006, primarily resulting from the restructuring of the investment portfolio in first quarter 2006, net of gains from the sale of MasterCard Inc. securities and venture capital investments, compared to net security losses of $.6 million in 2005. Also impacting 2006 was the negative $15.6 million cumulative impact of derivative transactions used in hedging strategies to manage interest rate risk that management determined did not qualify for hedge accounting under the “short cut” method and an increase of $7.4 million related to dividend expense on $300.0 million of FTBNA’s noncumulative perpetual preferred stock. In addition, revenue included $15.0 million in 2006 and $8.0 million in 2005 related to deferred compensation plans, which was offset by a related $20.4 million in 2006 and $12.7 million in 2005 in expense associated with these plans.

INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW – 2006 COMPARED TO 2005

Total consolidated revenue decreased 6 percent to $2,163.8 million from $2,291.3 million in 2005, primarily due to the contraction in mortgage banking revenue and net securities losses. A more detailed discussion of the major line items follows.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income remained stable at $996.9 million in 2006 compared to $984.0 million in 2005 as earning assets grew 6 percent to $34.0 billion and interest-bearing liabilities grew 7 percent to $29.3 billion in 2006. See also the Consolidated Average Balance Sheet and Related Yields and Rates table.

The activity levels and related funding for FHN’s mortgage production and servicing and capital markets activities affect the net interest margin. These activities typically produce different margins than traditional banking activities. Mortgage production and servicing activities can affect the overall margin based on a number of factors, including the shape of the yield curve, the size of the mortgage warehouse, the time it takes to deliver loans into the secondary market, the amount of custodial balances, and the level of MSR. Capital Markets’ activities tend to compress the margin because of its strategy to reduce market risk by economically hedging a portion of its inventory on the balance sheet. As a result of these impacts, FHN’s consolidated margin cannot be readily compared to that of other bank holding companies. Table 1 details the computation of the net interest margin for FHN for the last three years.

The consolidated net interest margin was 2.93 percent for 2006 compared to 3.08 percent for 2005. This compression in the margin occurred as the net interest spread decreased to 2.31 percent from 2.64 percent in 2005 while the impact of free funding increased from 44 basis points to 62 basis points. The decline in the margin is attributable to an inverted yield curve, which decreased spread on the mortgage warehouse by 105 basis points to 1.42 percent.

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Table 1  -  Net Interest Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Consolidated yields and rates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net of unearned income

 

 

 

7.40

%

 

 

 

 

6.18

%

 

 

 

 

5.02

%

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

6.64

   

 

 

6.32

   

 

 

5.50

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

5.43

   

 

 

4.34

   

 

 

4.28

 

Capital markets securities inventory

 

 

 

5.33

   

 

 

4.70

   

 

 

3.56

 

Mortgage banking trading securities

 

 

 

10.84

   

 

 

12.27

   

 

 

12.05

 

Other earning assets

 

 

 

4.79

   

 

 

2.87

   

 

 

1.06

 

 

Yields on earning assets

 

 

 

6.85

   

 

 

5.76

   

 

 

4.92

 

 

Interest-bearing core deposits

 

 

 

2.98

   

 

 

2.03

   

 

 

1.39

 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 and more

 

 

 

5.06

   

 

 

3.34

   

 

 

1.57

 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

 

4.58

   

 

 

2.98

   

 

 

1.22

 

Capital markets trading liabilities

 

 

 

5.68

   

 

 

5.28

   

 

 

3.80

 

Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings

 

 

 

5.04

   

 

 

3.55

   

 

 

1.96

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

5.55

   

 

 

3.96

   

 

 

2.24

 

 

Rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

4.54

   

 

 

3.12

   

 

 

1.59

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

2.31

   

 

 

2.64

   

 

 

3.33

 

Effect of interest-free sources

 

 

 

.62

   

 

 

.44

   

 

 

.29

 

 

FHN – NIM

 

 

 

2.93

%

 

 

 

 

3.08

%

 

 

 

 

3.62

%

 

 

Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to agree with current presentation.

In the near-term, a modest compression of the net interest margin is expected as further inversion of the yield curve generally has a continued unfavorable impact on the net interest margin primarily from narrower spreads on the mortgage warehouse. Over the long term, FHN’s strategies to manage the interest rate sensitivity of the balance sheet position are designed to allow the net interest margin to improve in a steeper yield curve environment. Flattening in the spread between short-term and long-term interest rates generally has an unfavorable impact on net interest margin, primarily from narrower spreads on the mortgage warehouse.

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Table 2 shows how the changes in yields or rates and average balances compared to the prior year affected net interest income.

Table 2  -  Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Fully taxable equivalent)
(Dollars in thousands)

 

2006 Compared to 2005
Increase / (Decrease) Due to*

 

2005 Compared to 2004
Increase / (Decrease) Due to*

 

Rate**

 

Volume**

 

Total

 

Rate**

 

Volume**

 

Total

 

Interest income – FTE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

$

 

243,447

   

 

$

 

214,043

   

 

$

 

457,490

   

 

$

 

199,760

   

 

$

 

159,060

   

 

$

 

358,820

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

18,644

   

 

 

(108,365

)

 

 

 

 

(89,721

)

 

 

 

 

38,095

   

 

 

112,955

   

 

 

151,050

 

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury

 

 

 

1,122

   

 

 

489

   

 

 

1,611

   

 

 

391

   

 

 

(125

)

 

 

 

 

266

 

U.S. government agencies

 

 

 

32,608

   

 

 

25,552

   

 

 

58,160

   

 

 

547

   

 

 

18,978

   

 

 

19,525

 

States and municipalities

 

 

 

(117

)

 

 

 

 

(93

)

 

 

 

 

(210

)

 

 

 

 

(135

)

 

 

 

 

(333

)

 

 

 

 

(468

)

 

Other

 

 

 

1,168

   

 

 

1,553

   

 

 

2,721

   

 

 

863

   

 

 

130

   

 

 

993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investment securities

 

 

 

34,708

   

 

 

27,574

   

 

 

62,282

   

 

 

1,888

   

 

 

18,428

   

 

 

20,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital markets securities inventory

 

 

 

14,265

   

 

 

11,893

   

 

 

26,158

   

 

 

11,064

   

 

 

63,509

   

 

 

74,573

 

Mortgage banking trading securities

 

 

 

(4,695

)

 

 

 

 

11,161

   

 

 

6,466

   

 

 

563

   

 

 

10,007

   

 

 

10,570

 

Other earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

 

37,941

   

 

 

(12,884

)

 

 

 

 

25,057

   

 

 

25,531

   

 

 

32,347

   

 

 

57,878

 

Investment in bank time deposits

 

 

 

174

   

 

 

1,077

   

 

 

1,251

   

 

 

197

   

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other earning assets

 

 

 

38,400

   

 

 

(12,092

)

 

 

 

 

26,308

   

 

 

25,810

   

 

 

32,260

   

 

 

58,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earning assets/total interest income - FTE

 

 

 

364,410

   

 

 

124,573

   

 

$

 

488,983

   

 

 

224,523

   

 

 

448,876

   

 

$

 

673,399

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

 

$

 

38,057

   

 

$

 

6,018

   

 

$

 

44,075

   

 

$

 

22,994

   

 

$

 

1,845

   

 

$

 

24,839

 

Time deposits

 

 

 

19,529

   

 

 

21,734

   

 

 

41,263

   

 

 

9,261

   

 

 

9,692

   

 

 

18,953

 

Other interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

8,326

   

 

 

705

   

 

 

9,031

   

 

 

9,744

   

 

 

884

   

 

 

10,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing core deposits

 

 

 

72,380

   

 

 

21,989

   

 

 

94,369

   

 

 

42,761

   

 

 

11,659

   

 

 

54,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 and more

 

 

 

170,917

   

 

 

(41,723

)

 

 

 

 

129,194

   

 

 

168,797

   

 

 

87,183

   

 

 

255,980

 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

 

72,868

   

 

 

(576

)

 

 

 

 

72,292

   

 

 

78,305

   

 

 

13,201

   

 

 

91,506

 

Capital markets trading liabilities

 

 

 

5,840

   

 

 

(9,967

)

 

 

 

 

(4,127

)

 

 

 

 

10,401

   

 

 

49,773

   

 

 

60,174

 

Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings

 

 

 

12,752

   

 

 

(8,065

)

 

 

 

 

4,687

   

 

 

3,787

   

 

 

28,903

   

 

 

32,690

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

52,439

   

 

 

127,173

   

 

 

179,612

   

 

 

43,163

   

 

 

7,723

   

 

 

50,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities/total interest expense

 

 

 

412,020

   

 

 

64,007

   

 

$

 

476,027

   

 

 

386,333

   

 

 

159,323

   

 

$

 

545,656

 

 

 

 

Net interest income - FTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

12,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

127,743

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

The changes in interest due to both rate and volume have been allocated to change due to rate and change due to volume in proportion to the absolute amounts of the changes in each.

 

**

 

 

 

Variances are computed on a line-by-line basis and are non-additive.

Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to agree with current presentation.

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NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income contributed 54 percent to total revenue in 2006 compared with 57 percent in 2005. Noninterest income decreased $140.4 million. Impacting this decline were decreases in mortgage banking noninterest income and net securities losses, partially offset by increases in capital markets noninterest income and deposit transactions and cash management fees. Table 3 provides six years of detailed information concerning FHN’s noninterest income. The following discussion provides additional information about various line items reported in the table.

Table 3  -  Noninterest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Compound Annual Growth Rates (%)

 

06/05

 

06/01

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital markets

 

 

$

 

383,047

   

 

$

 

353,005

   

 

$

 

376,558

   

 

$

 

538,919

   

 

$

 

448,016

   

 

$

 

344,278

   

 

 

8.5

 +

 

 

 

 

2.2

 +

 

Mortgage banking

 

 

 

370,613

   

 

 

479,619

   

 

 

444,758

   

 

 

649,496

   

 

 

436,706

   

 

 

285,032

   

 

 

22.7

 -

 

 

 

 

5.4

 +

 

Deposit transactions and cash management

 

 

 

168,599

   

 

 

156,190

   

 

 

148,511

   

 

 

146,696

   

 

 

143,308

   

 

 

133,624

   

 

 

7.9

 +

 

 

 

 

4.8

 +

 

Revenue from loan sales and securitizations

 

 

 

51,675

   

 

 

47,575

   

 

 

23,115

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

2,250

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

8.6

 +

 

 

 

 

NM

 

Insurance commissions

 

 

 

46,632

   

 

 

54,091

   

 

 

56,109

   

 

 

57,811

   

 

 

50,446

   

 

 

16,844

   

 

 

13.8

 -

 

 

 

 

22.6

 +

 

Trust services and investment management

 

 

 

41,514

   

 

 

44,614

   

 

 

47,274

   

 

 

45,873

   

 

 

48,369

   

 

 

56,705

   

 

 

6.9

 -

 

 

 

 

6.0

 -

 

Equity securities gains/(losses), net

 

 

 

10,271

   

 

 

(579

)

 

 

 

 

2,040

   

 

 

8,491

   

 

 

(9,435

)

 

 

 

 

(3,290

)

 

 

 

 

NM

   

 

 

NM

 

Debt securities (losses)/gains, net

 

 

 

(75,900

)

 

 

 

 

1

   

 

 

18,708

   

 

 

(6,113

)

 

 

 

 

255

   

 

 

(1,041

)

 

 

 

 

NM

   

 

 

NM

 

Gains on divestitures

 

 

 

-

   

 

 

7,029

   

 

 

1,200

   

 

 

12,498

   

 

 

2,300

   

 

 

60,426

   

 

 

NM

   

 

 

NM

 

All other income and commissions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage management fees and commissions

 

 

 

37,182

   

 

 

30,865

   

 

 

28,590

   

 

 

23,215

   

 

 

20,550

   

 

 

19,053

   

 

 

20.5

 +

 

 

 

 

14.3

 +

 

Bankcard income

 

 

 

26,105

   

 

 

27,136

   

 

 

24,993

   

 

 

22,587

   

 

 

20,290

   

 

 

19,849

   

 

 

3.8

 -

 

 

 

 

5.6

 +

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

 

 

19,064

   

 

 

16,335

   

 

 

12,842

   

 

 

13,763

   

 

 

12,719

   

 

 

11,910

   

 

 

16.7

 +

 

 

 

 

9.9

 +

 

Remittance processing

 

 

 

14,737

   

 

 

15,411

   

 

 

19,515

   

 

 

23,666

   

 

 

26,016

   

 

 

22,820

   

 

 

4.4

 -

 

 

 

 

8.4

 -

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

 

14,647

   

 

 

7,721

   

 

 

8,633

   

 

 

4,575

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

89.7

 +

 

 

 

 

NM

 

Other service charges

 

 

 

14,561

   

 

 

14,330

   

 

 

11,498

   

 

 

11,720

   

 

 

14,422

   

 

 

17,447

   

 

 

1.6

 +

 

 

 

 

3.6

 -

 

Letter of credit fees

 

 

 

7,271

   

 

 

7,883

   

 

 

6,793

   

 

 

4,944

   

 

 

5,367

   

 

 

4,779

   

 

 

7.8

 -

 

 

 

 

8.8

 +

 

ATM interchange fees

 

 

 

7,091

   

 

 

5,995

   

 

 

4,973

   

 

 

4,113

   

 

 

1,917

   

 

 

320

   

 

 

18.3

 +

 

 

 

 

85.8

 +

 

Reinsurance fees

 

 

 

6,792

   

 

 

5,850

   

 

 

5,913

   

 

 

6,224

   

 

 

6,200

   

 

 

5,384

   

 

 

16.1

 +

 

 

 

 

4.8

 +

 

Check clearing fees

 

 

 

6,385

   

 

 

7,333

   

 

 

10,052

   

 

 

11,839

   

 

 

13,180

   

 

 

11,615

   

 

 

12.9

 -

 

 

 

 

11.3

 -

 

Electronic banking fees

 

 

 

5,975

   

 

 

5,977

   

 

 

6,071

   

 

 

6,311

   

 

 

6,657

   

 

 

6,771

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

2.5

 -

 

Federal flood certifications

 

 

 

4,996

   

 

 

9,359

   

 

 

5,375

   

 

 

4,161

   

 

 

5,555

   

 

 

4,382

   

 

 

46.6

 -

 

 

 

 

2.7

 +

 

Other

 

 

 

5,636

   

 

 

11,516

   

 

 

18,310

   

 

 

8,608

   

 

 

8,014

   

 

 

11,846

   

 

 

51.1

 -

 

 

 

 

13.8

 -

 

 

 

 

Total all other income and commissions

 

 

 

170,442

   

 

 

165,711

   

 

 

163,558

   

 

 

145,726

   

 

 

140,887

   

 

 

136,176

   

 

 

2.9

 +

 

 

 

 

4.6

 +

 

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

 

 

$

 

1,166,893

   

 

$

 

1,307,256

   

 

$

 

1,281,831

   

 

$

 

1,599,397

   

 

$

 

1,263,102

   

 

$

 

1,028,754

   

 

 

10.7

 -

 

 

 

 

2.6

 +

 

 

 

 

NM – Due to the variable nature of these items the growth rate is considered to be not meaningful.
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to agree with current presentation.

Capital Markets

Capital markets noninterest income, the major component of revenue in the Capital Markets segment, is generated from the purchase and sale of securities as both principal and agent, and from other fee sources including structured finance, equity research, investment banking, loan sales, and portfolio advisory activities. Inventory positions are limited to the procurement of securities solely for distribution to customers by the sales staff. Inventory is hedged to protect against movements in fair value due to changes in interest rates.

Capital markets noninterest income increased to $383.0 million in 2006 from $353.0 million in 2005. Revenues from other products represented 53 percent of total noninterest income in 2006 compared to 43 percent in 2005. These revenues increased $52.0 million primarily due to increased fees from structured finance and investment banking activities, partially offset by decreases in equity research and loan sales revenues. Revenues from fixed income sales decreased $21.9 million from 2005 reflecting the continuing subdued demand for fixed income products associated with the current interest rate environment.

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Table 4  -  Capital Markets Noninterest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Compound Annual
Growth Rates (%)

   
 

06/05

 

06/04

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income

 

 

$

 

180,183

   

 

$

 

202,105

   

 

$

 

232,917

   

 

 

10.8

 -

 

 

 

 

12.0

 -

 

 

 

Other product revenue

 

 

 

202,864

   

 

 

150,900

   

 

 

143,641

   

 

 

34.4

 +

 

 

 

 

18.8

 +

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total capital markets noninterest income

 

 

$

 

383,047

   

 

$

 

353,005

   

 

$

 

376,558

   

 

 

8.5

 +

 

 

 

 

.9

 +

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking

First Horizon Home Loans, an indirect subsidiary of FHN, offers residential mortgage banking products and services to customers, which consist primarily of the origination or purchase of single-family residential mortgage loans. First Horizon Home Loans originates mortgage loans through its retail and wholesale operations and also purchases mortgage loans from third-party mortgage bankers (correspondent brokers) for sale to secondary market investors and subsequently services the majority of those loans. Table 5 provides a summary of First Horizon Home Loans’ production/origination of mortgage loans during 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Table 5 - Production/Origination of Mortgage Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Retail channel

 

 

 

57

%

 

 

 

 

57

%

 

 

 

 

57

%

 

Wholesale channel

 

 

 

40

   

 

 

38

   

 

 

36

 

Correspondent brokers

 

 

 

3

   

 

 

5

   

 

 

7

 

 

Mortgage banking noninterest income decreased 23 percent in 2006 to $370.6 million from $479.6 million in 2005 as shown in Table 6.

Origination income includes origination fees, net of costs, gains or losses recognized on loans sold including the capitalized fair value of MSR, and the value recognized on loans in process including results from hedging. Origination fees, net of costs (including incentives and other direct costs), are deferred and included in the basis of the loans in calculating gains and losses upon sale. Gain or loss is recognized due to changes in fair value of an interest rate lock commitment made to the customer. Gains or losses from the sale of loans are recognized at the time a mortgage loan is sold into the secondary market. In 2004, FHN adopted SAB No. 105, which prohibited the inclusion of estimated servicing cash flows within the valuation of interest rate lock commitments under SFAS No. 133. Previously, FHN included a portion of the value of the associated servicing cash flows when recognizing loan commitments at inception and throughout their lives. The adoption of SAB No. 105, which lowered pre-tax earnings by $8.4 million in 2004, did not affect the ongoing economic value of this business. Origination income decreased 22 percent or $87.3 million as loans delivered into the secondary market decreased 22 percent to $26.9 billion, reflecting lower origination volume.

Servicing income includes servicing fees and net gains or losses from hedging MSR. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 156 in first quarter 2006, mortgage servicing noninterest income was net of amortization, impairment and other expenses related to MSR and related hedges. Subsequent to the adoption of SFAS No. 156, mortgage servicing noninterest income reflects the change in fair value of the MSR asset combined with net economic hedging results. First Horizon Home Loans employs hedging strategies intended to counter changes in the value of MSR and other retained interests due to changing interest rate environments (refer to discussion of MSR under Critical Accounting Policies). Servicing income decreased 36 percent or $20.7 million in 2006.

As the mortgage-servicing portfolio grew 6 percent in 2006, total fees associated with mortgage servicing increased 17 percent or $48.1 million. This growth was also favorably impacted by an increase in the mix of higher fee products. Changes in the value of MSR due to factors other than runoff, net of hedge results, reflected a net loss of $7.5 million in 2006 compared to a net gain of $91.0 million in 2005. Specifically, significant flattening of the

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yield curve reduced net interest income derived from swaps utilized to hedge MSR. Although MSR that prepaid this year were more valuable than a year ago, overall prepayments declined with lower refinance activity, causing the change in MSR value due to runoff to decrease to $258.4 million from $271.1 million in 2005. In addition, decreased option expense on servicing hedges resulted in an $18.0 million increase in servicing income compared to 2005.

Table 6 - Mortgage Banking Noninterest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Compound Annual
Growth Rates (%)

 

06/05

 

06/04

 

Noninterest income (thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origination income

 

 

$

 

308,099

   

 

$

 

395,395

   

 

$

 

339,845

   

 

 

22.1  

-

 

 

 

 

4.8  

-

 

Servicing income

 

 

 

37,517

   

 

 

58,188

   

 

 

83,796

   

 

 

35.5  

-

 

 

 

 

33.1  

-

 

Other

 

 

 

24,997

   

 

 

26,036

   

 

 

21,117

   

 

 

4.0  

-

 

 

 

 

8.8  

+

 

 

 

 

Total mortgage banking noninterest income

 

 

$

 

370,613

   

 

$

 

479,619

   

 

$

 

444,758

   

 

 

22.7  

-

 

 

 

 

8.7  

-

 

 

 

 

Mortgage banking statistics (millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refinance originations

 

 

$

 

10,226.7

   

 

$

 

14,778.8

   

 

$

 

13,791.5

   

 

 

30.8  

-

 

 

 

 

13.9  

-

 

Home-purchase originations

 

 

 

16,887.6

   

 

 

20,903.1

   

 

 

16,673.8

   

 

 

19.2  

-

 

 

 

 

.6  

+

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loan originations

 

 

$

 

27,114.3

   

 

$

 

35,681.9

   

 

$

 

30,465.3

   

 

 

24.0  

-

 

 

 

 

5.7  

-

 

 

 

 

Servicing portfolio

 

 

$

 

101,369.2

   

 

$

 

95,283.8

   

 

$

 

86,586.9

   

 

 

6.4  

+

 

 

 

 

8.2  

+

 

 

Other income includes FHN’s share of earnings from nonconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method, which provide ancillary activities to mortgage banking, and fees from retail construction lending.

Going forward, revenues from mortgage originations and mortgage servicing will depend primarily on interest rates. Specifically, an increase in interest rates should reduce origination income but increase servicing revenues due to reduced overall originations and the slow down of prepayments, respectively. Strengthening of the housing market should increase origination income but a resulting increase in payoffs could reduce servicing income. Net growth in sales force could result in increased volume of loans originated. Actual results could differ because of several factors, including those presented in the Forward-Looking Statements section of the MD&A discussion.

Deposit Transactions and Cash Management

Deposit transactions include services related to retail deposit products (such as service charges on checking accounts), cash management products and services such as electronic transaction processing (automated clearing house and Electronic Data Interchange), account reconciliation services, cash vault services, lockbox processing, and information reporting to large corporate clients. Noninterest income from deposit transactions and cash management increased to $168.6 million in 2006 from $156.2 million in 2005, reflecting deposit growth and pricing initiatives.

Revenue from Loan Sales and Securitizations

Revenue from loan sales and securitizations includes net gains recognized on HELOC and second-lien mortgage loans sold, including changes in the fair value of MSR, servicing fees, and gains or losses related to fair value adjustments on retained interests classified as mortgage trading securities. Noninterest income from loans sales and securitizations increased to $51.7 million in 2006 compared to $47.6 million in 2005 as FHN continues to utilize loan sales and securitizations to manage liquidity and fund new loan growth. Results for 2006 include the loss of $12.7 million from the sale of no-balance HELOC.

Insurance Commissions

Insurance commissions are derived from the sale of insurance products, including acting as an independent agent to provide commercial and personal property and casualty, life, long-term care, and disability insurance.

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Noninterest income from insurance commissions decreased to $46.6 million in 2006 from $54.1 million in 2005 due to the sale of two insurance subsidiaries in 2006.

Trust Services and Investment Management

Trust services and investment management fees include investment management, personal trust, employee benefits, and custodial trust services and are influenced by equity and fixed income market activity. Noninterest income from trust services and investment management was $41.5 million in 2006 compared to $44.6 million
in 2005.

Gains on Divestitures

Gains from divestitures totaled $7.0 million in 2005 from the sale of three financial centers in a non-strategic Tennessee market. See Note 2—Acquisitions/Divestitures for additional information.

Securities Gains/(Losses)

In 2006 there were $65.6 million of net securities losses compared to $.5 million of net securities losses in 2005. Net securities losses in 2006 are primarily related to restructuring the investment portfolio in first quarter as well as net securities gains from the sale of MasterCard Inc. securities and venture capital investments. The benefit of this restructuring was an increase in the average yield on the investment portfolio. Net securities losses for 2005 were primarily due to other-than-temporary impairment of certain equity securities.

All Other Income and Commissions

All other income, which includes brokerage management fees and commissions, bankcard fees, revenue from bank-owned life insurance, remittance processing income, revenue related to deferred compensation plans (which are principally offset by a related item in noninterest expense), other service charges, and various other fees (see Table 3 for additional detail) was $170.5 million in 2006 compared to $165.7 million in 2005. This increase was led by growth in brokerage management fees and commissions and an increase in the revenue related to deferred compensation plan. These impacts were largely offset by declines in revenue from federal flood certifications and other income. Impacting other income was $6.2 million of negative market adjustments on HELOC held for sale and second-lien mortgages in 2006 compared to a negative impact of $16.2 million in 2005, which primarily resulted from the write-off of net capitalized expenses on HELOC held for sale as they prepaid faster than anticipated. Additionally, impacting 2006 was a negative $15.6 million from the cumulative impact of derivative transactions used in hedging strategies to manage interest rate risk that management determined did not qualify for hedge accounting under the “short cut” method. In 2005 other income included a $7.7 million favorable settlement received from an insurance company.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Total noninterest expense for 2006 increased 7 percent to $1,742.6 million from $1,626.9 million in 2005. Table 8 provides detail by category for the past six years with growth rates.

Employee compensation, incentives and benefits (personnel expense), the largest component of noninterest expense, increased 4 percent to $1,023.7 million from $988.9 million in 2005 primarily due to national expansion initiatives and an increase in variable compensation associated with the growth in capital markets’ product revenues. Also impacting these results was an increase of $7.7 million in 2006 related to deferred compensation plans, for which, as discussed above, there was an associated increase in revenue. Partially offsetting these impacts was a corporate focus on efficiency and reductions in mortgage banking personnel costs due to the contraction in origination revenue in 2006. Early retirement, severance and retention costs also contributed to the increase. Included in personnel expense is the net periodic benefit cost for FHN’s pension plan of $12.2 million in 2006, as compared to $8.1 million in 2005. FHN anticipates, based on current conditions, that net periodic benefit cost for the Pension Plan will decrease by $2.4 million in 2007 due to an increase in the discount rate and the impact of cash contributions to the qualified pension plan, partially offset by normal growth and a decrease in assumed earnings on assets in the qualified pension plan.

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Occupancy costs increased 12 percent or $12.5 million primarily due to expansion initiatives. All other noninterest expense, which includes advertising and public relations costs, legal and professional fees, computer software expense, travel and entertainment, contract employment, and various other expense items (see Table 8 for additional detail) increased 22 percent, or $71.2 million in 2006. This increase included the $21.9 million estimated settlement costs related to a class action lawsuit, losses due to certain misrepresentations within the construction lending business and due to a customer initiated deposit scheme in the full-service banking markets, costs associated with inventory valuations and closing of retail sites in the coin commodity business, higher level of losses associated with the nonprime mortgage origination business, an increase in dividends paid on FTBNA’s noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, incremental costs associated with national businesses, expense associated with consolidating operations and closing offices, and investments in technology.

Table 7 - Noninterest Expense Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

Retail/Commercial Banking

 

 

$

 

839,485

   

 

$

 

773,437

   

 

$

 

685,746

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

475,140

   

 

 

463,048

   

 

 

421,776

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

332,191

   

 

 

310,166

   

 

 

295,457

 

Corporate

 

 

 

95,805

   

 

 

80,243

   

 

 

58,829

 

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

$

 

1,742,621

   

 

$

 

1,626,894

   

 

$

 

1,461,808

 

 

Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to agree with current presentation.

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Table 8  -  Noninterest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

Compound Annual
Growth Rates (%)

 

06/05

 

06/01

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation, incentives and benefits

 

 

$

 

1,023,685

   

 

$

 

988,946

   

 

$

 

899,803

   

 

$

 

1,004,754

   

 

$

 

835,824

   

 

$

 

676,613

   

 

 

3.5

 +

 

 

 

 

8.6

 +

 

Occupancy

 

 

 

116,670

   

 

 

104,161

   

 

 

87,570

   

 

 

81,832

   

 

 

75,281

   

 

 

67,811

   

 

 

12.0

 +

 

 

 

 

11.5

 +

 

Equipment rentals, depreciation and maintenance

 

 

 

73,882

   

 

 

74,367

   

 

 

70,400

   

 

 

67,019

   

 

 

66,691

   

 

 

72,433

   

 

 

.7

 -

 

 

 

 

.4

 +

 

Operations services

 

 

 

70,041

   

 

 

71,949

   

 

 

59,642

   

 

 

59,210

   

 

 

52,233

   

 

 

51,288

   

 

 

2.7

 -

 

 

 

 

6.4

 +

 

Communications and courier

 

 

 

53,249

   

 

 

54,388

   

 

 

47,930

   

 

 

49,122

   

 

 

44,096

   

 

 

41,363

   

 

 

2.1

 -

 

 

 

 

5.2

 +

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 

11,462

   

 

 

10,700

   

 

 

6,157

   

 

 

5,256

   

 

 

4,970

   

 

 

10,402

   

 

 

7.1

 +

 

 

 

 

2.0

 +

 

All other expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising and public relations

 

 

 

47,427

   

 

 

46,321

   

 

 

39,846

   

 

 

43,836

   

 

 

35,943

   

 

 

35,484

   

 

 

2.4

 +

 

 

 

 

6.0

 +

 

Legal and professional fees

 

 

 

43,012

   

 

 

43,734

   

 

 

36,730

   

 

 

58,967

   

 

 

36,786

   

 

 

31,401

   

 

 

1.7

 -

 

 

 

 

6.5

 +

 

Computer software

 

 

 

34,381

   

 

 

28,542

   

 

 

26,719

   

 

 

27,107

   

 

 

24,698

   

 

 

23,879

   

 

 

20.5

 +

 

 

 

 

7.6

 +

 

Travel and entertainment

 

 

 

32,306

   

 

 

31,022

   

 

 

29,914

   

 

 

36,348

   

 

 

21,765

   

 

 

16,999

   

 

 

4.1

 +

 

 

 

 

13.7

 +

 

Contract employment

 

 

 

27,420

   

 

 

30,344

   

 

 

23,722

   

 

 

34,389

   

 

 

28,255

   

 

 

28,838

   

 

 

9.6

 -

 

 

 

 

1.0

 -

 

Distributions on preferred stock of subsidiary

 

 

 

18,146

   

 

 

10,757

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

2,282

   

 

 

4,564

   

 

 

4,535

   

 

 

68.7

 +

 

 

 

 

32.0

 +

 

Low income housing expense

 

 

 

17,027

   

 

 

12,987

   

 

 

13,662

   

 

 

12,132

   

 

 

8,702

   

 

 

6,615

   

 

 

31.1

 +

 

 

 

 

20.8

 +

 

Supplies

 

 

 

15,072

   

 

 

17,290

   

 

 

17,185

   

 

 

18,541

   

 

 

14,879

   

 

 

13,609

   

 

 

12.8

 -

 

 

 

 

2.1

 +

 

Loan closing costs

 

 

 

12,095

   

 

 

7,969

   

 

 

18,623

   

 

 

3,691

   

 

 

(13,329

)

 

 

 

 

(6,340

)

 

 

 

 

51.8

 +

 

 

 

 

NM

 

Customer relations

 

 

 

8,688

   

 

 

9,868

   

 

 

9,167

   

 

 

7,602

   

 

 

6,250

   

 

 

5,496

   

 

 

12.0

 -

 

 

 

 

9.6

 +

 

Other insurance and taxes

 

 

 

8,615

   

 

 

9,349

   

 

 

8,744

   

 

 

10,122

   

 

 

4,894

   

 

 

3,740

   

 

 

7.9

 -

 

 

 

 

18.2

 +

 

Employee training and dues

 

 

 

6,917

   

 

 

6,268

   

 

 

5,956

   

 

 

5,559

   

 

 

3,918

   

 

 

3,221

   

 

 

10.4

 +

 

 

 

 

16.5

 +

 

Loan insurance expense

 

 

 

6,577

   

 

 

7,970

   

 

 

8,070

   

 

 

6,710

   

 

 

1,284

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

17.5

 -

 

 

 

 

NM

 

Fed service fees

 

 

 

6,543

   

 

 

7,568

   

 

 

8,838

   

 

 

9,195

   

 

 

9,597

   

 

 

7,761

   

 

 

13.5

 -

 

 

 

 

3.4

 -

 

Complimentary check expense

 

 

 

5,371

   

 

 

4,621

   

 

 

3,482

   

 

 

3,168

   

 

 

2,934

   

 

 

2,930

   

 

 

16.2

 +

 

 

 

 

12.9

 +

 

Foreclosed real estate

 

 

 

4,384

   

 

 

3,933

   

 

 

5,834

   

 

 

13,137

   

 

 

21,479

   

 

 

25,452

   

 

 

11.5

 +

 

 

 

 

29.7

 -

 

Bank examinations costs

 

 

 

4,367

   

 

 

3,958

   

 

 

3,128

   

 

 

3,150

   

 

 

2,544

   

 

 

2,357

   

 

 

10.3

 +

 

 

 

 

13.1

 +

 

Deposit insurance premium

 

 

 

3,198

   

 

 

3,012

   

 

 

3,024

   

 

 

2,703

   

 

 

2,393

   

 

 

2,463

   

 

 

6.2

 +

 

 

 

 

5.4

 +

 

Distributions on guaranteed preferred securities

 

 

 

-

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

-

   

 

 

8,070

   

 

 

8,070

   

 

 

8,070

   

 

 

NM

   

 

 

100.0

 -

 

Other

 

 

 

92,086

   

 

 

36,870

   

 

 

27,662

   

 

 

70,062

   

 

 

98,058

   

 

 

52,289

   

 

 

149.8

 +

 

 

 

 

12.0

 +

 

 

 

 

Total all other expense

 

 

 

393,632

   

 

 

322,383

   

 

 

290,306

   

 

 

376,771

   

 

 

323,684

   

 

 

268,799

   

 

 

22.1

 +

 

 

 

 

7.9

 +

 

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

$

 

1,742,621

   

 

$

 

1,626,894

   

 

$

 

1,461,808

   

 

$

 

1,643,964

   

 

$

 

1,402,779

   

 

$

 

1,188,709

   

 

 

7.1

 +

 

 

 

 

8.0

 +

 

 

 

 

NM – not meaningful
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to agree with current presentation.

15

FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION


PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The provision for loan losses is the charge to earnings that management determines to be necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an adequate level reflecting management’s estimate of probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio. An analytical model based on historical loss experience adjusted for current events, trends and economic conditions is used by management to determine the amount of provision to be recognized and to assess the adequacy of the loan loss allowance. The provision for loan losses increased 23 percent to $83.1 million in 2006 from $67.7 million in 2005. This increase primarily reflects continued growth of the commercial and construction loan portfolios, the increase in the level of impaired loans in the commercial and construction loan portfolios and an expectation of slowing economic growth. Included in the provision for 2005 is $3.8 million related to expected hurricane losses.

Going forward the level of provision for loan losses should fluctuate primarily with the strength or weakness of the economies of the markets where FHN does business over the long-run and will experience short-term fluctuations depending on the type and quantity of loan growth and impacts from asset quality movements.

INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate for 2006 was 26 percent compared to 31 percent in 2005, reflecting the incremental tax rate effect of the reduction in earnings below historical earnings levels. The effective tax rates for both 2006 and 2005 were favorably impacted by affordable housing tax credits and the tax effect of increases in the cash surrender value of life insurance. Also favorably impacting these tax rates were the settlement of certain prior years’ tax audits. See also Note 16—Income Taxes for additional information.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On March 1, 2006, FHN sold its national merchant processing business for an after-tax gain of $209 million. This divestiture was accounted for as a discontinued operation, and accordingly, current and prior periods were adjusted to exclude the impact of merchant operations from the results of continuing operations.

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

2006 earnings included a favorable impact of $1.3 million (net of tax) or $.01 per diluted share from the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle compared to an unfavorable impact of $3.1 million (net of tax) or $.03 per diluted share in 2005. FHN adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123-R) in 2006 and retroactively applied the provisions of the standard. Accordingly, results for periods prior to 2006 have been adjusted to reflect expensing of share-based compensation. A cumulative effect adjustment of $1.1 million was recognized, reflecting the change in accounting for share-based compensation expense based on estimated forfeitures rather than actual forfeitures. In 2006, FHN also adopted SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets,” which allows servicing assets to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in current earnings. The adoption of this standard was applied on a prospective basis and resulted in a cumulative effect adjustment of $.2 million, representing the excess of the fair value of the servicing asset over the recorded value on January 1, 2006. In 2005, FHN adopted FASB Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations” (FIN 47) and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment to recognize estimated future costs of asbestos removal. (See also Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional detail.)

STATEMENT OF CONDITION REVIEW – 2006 COMPARED TO 2005

Total assets were $37.9 billion on December 31, 2006, compared with $36.6 billion on December 31, 2005. Average assets grew to $38.8 billion in 2006 from $36.6 billion in 2005. Growth in earning assets accounted for 94 percent of the increase in total average assets.