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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. |
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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
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Retail/commercial banking, with the largest market share in Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of any bank in the nation |
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Mortgage banking, one of the nation's top mortgage
originators and recipient of consecutive awards for servicing excellence
from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
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Capital markets, one of the nation's top underwriters
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At year-end 2006, First Horizon had the second highest
dividend yield of the top 30 U.S. banks. |
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| • | Named
one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by CRO magazine for the fifth consecutive year |
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| • | Again named to the AARP Best Employers for Workers
Over 50 list |
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| • | Earned 12th straight spot on the Working Mother
magazine’s list of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers |
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| • | Made Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies
to Work For every year since its inception in 1998 |
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| • | Again made the
Information Week 500 list for our excellent use of technology in support of corporate strategies |
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| MOVING THE PARTS TO MOVE US FORWARD |
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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. |
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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, | ||
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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. | ||
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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
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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
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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. 2 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
CORPORATION
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. 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 3 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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. 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
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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. 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
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. 7 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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. 8 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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) 2006
Compared to 2005 2005 Compared
to 2004 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. 9 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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. 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. 10 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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Table 4 - Capital Markets Noninterest
Income (Dollars in
thousands) 2006 2005 2004 Compound
Annual 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 11 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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 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. 12 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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 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. 13 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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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. 14 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL
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Table 8 - Noninterest Expense (Dollars in
thousands) 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Compound
Annual 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 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.
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to
agree with current presentation.
(Dollars in thousands)
Increase / (Decrease) Due to*
Increase / (Decrease) Due to*
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to
agree with current presentation.
Growth Rates (%)
Growth Rates (%)
in
2005.
Growth Rates (%)
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to
agree with current presentation.