Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

or

 

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

For the transition period from             to            

Commission file number 001-09718

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

    

Pennsylvania

      

25-1435979

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

One PNC Plaza,

249 Fifth Avenue,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(412) 762-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Check one:

Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer      Non-accelerated filer     

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

As of April 30, 2007, there were 344,919,068 shares of the registrant’s common stock ($5 par value) outstanding.

 


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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Cross-Reference Index to First Quarter 2007 Form 10-Q

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     Financial Statements (Unaudited).

  38-64

Consolidated Income Statement

  38

Consolidated Balance Sheet

  39

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows

  40

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1     Accounting Policies

  41

Note 2     Acquisition

  48

Note 3     Securities

  49

Note 4     Asset Quality

  50

Note 5     Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

  50

Note 6     Variable Interest Entities

  51

Note 7     Capital Securities Of Subsidiary Trusts

  53

Note 8     Certain Employee Benefit And Stock-Based Compensation Plans

  53

Note 9     Financial Derivatives

  55

Note 10   Earnings Per Share

  57

Note 11   Income Taxes

  57

Note 12   Shareholders’ Equity And Other Comprehensive Income

  58

Note 13   Legal Proceedings

  59

Note 14   Segment Reporting

  60

Note 15   Commitments And Guarantees

  62

Statistical Information (Unaudited)

 

Average Consolidated Balance Sheet And Net Interest Analysis

  65-66

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

  1-37, 66

Consolidated Financial Highlights

  1

Financial Review

 

Executive Summary

  3

Consolidated Income Statement Review

  6

Consolidated Balance Sheet Review

  9

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements And Variable Interest Entities

  13

Business Segments Review

  16

Critical Accounting Policies And Judgments

  24

Status Of Qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan

  24

Risk Management

  25

Internal Controls And Disclosure Controls And Procedures

  34

Glossary Of Terms

  34

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

  36

Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

  25-33

Item 4.     Controls and Procedures.

  34

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings.

  67

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

  67

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities And Use Of Proceeds.

  67

Item 4.     Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders.

  67

Item 6.     Exhibits.

  69

Exhibit Index.

  69

Signature

  69

Corporate Information

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

 

Dollars in millions, except per share data   Three months ended March 31  
Unaudited       2007              2006      

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (a)

       

Revenue

       

Net interest income, taxable-equivalent basis (b)

  $ 629      $ 563  

Noninterest income

    991        1,185  

Total revenue

  $ 1,620      $ 1,748  

Noninterest expense

  $ 944      $ 1,162  

Net income

  $ 459      $ 354  

Per common share

       

Diluted earnings

  $ 1.46      $ 1.19  

Cash dividends declared (c)

  $ .55      $ .50  

SELECTED RATIOS

       

Net interest margin

    2.95 %      2.95 %

Noninterest income to total revenue (d)

    61        68  

Efficiency (e)

    58        67  

Return on

       

Average common shareholders’ equity

    15.59 %      16.67 %

Average assets

    1.73        1.56  

See page 34 for a glossary of certain terms used in this Report.

(a) The Executive Summary and Consolidated Income Statement Review—Noninterest Income-Summary portions of the Financial Review section of this Report provide information regarding items impacting the comparability of the periods presented.
(b) The interest income earned on certain assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of yields and margins for all earning assets, we also provide revenue on a taxable-equivalent basis by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP in the Consolidated Income Statement.

The following is a reconciliation of net interest income as reported in the Consolidated Income Statement to net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis (in millions):

 

    Three months ended March 31
         2007              2006    

Net interest income, GAAP basis

  $ 623      $ 556

Taxable-equivalent adjustment

    6        7

Net interest income, taxable-equivalent basis

  $ 629      $ 563

 

(c) On April 5, 2007, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend payable on April 24, 2007 of $.63 per common share, an increase of 15% from the previous dividend paid in the first quarter of 2007.
(d) Calculated as noninterest income divided by the sum of net interest income (GAAP basis) and noninterest income. Noninterest income for the first quarter 2006 included the impact of BlackRock on a consolidated basis, primarily consisting of asset management fees. First quarter 2007 noninterest income reflected income from our equity investment in BlackRock included in the “Asset management” line item.
(e) Calculated as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income (GAAP basis) and noninterest income.

 

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Unaudited   March 31
2007
     December 31
2006
       March 31
2006
 

BALANCE SHEET DATA (dollars in millions, except per share data) (a)

           

Assets

  $ 122,563      $ 101,820        $ 93,257  

Loans, net of unearned income

    62,925        50,105          49,521  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    690        560          597  

Securities

    26,475        23,191          21,529  

Loans held for sale

    2,382        2,366          2,266  

Goodwill and other intangibles

    8,668        4,043          4,482  

Equity investments (b)

    5,408        5,330          1,387  

Deposits

    77,367        66,301          60,899  

Borrowed funds

    20,456        15,028          16,440  

Shareholders’ equity

    14,739        10,788          8,781  

Common shareholders’ equity

    14,732        10,781          8,774  

Book value per common share

    42.63        36.80          29.70  

Common shares outstanding (millions)

    346        293          295  

Loans to deposits

    81 %      76 %        81 %

ASSETS ADMINISTERED (billions)

           

Managed (c)

  $ 76      $ 54        $ 504  

Nondiscretionary

    111        86          87  

FUND ASSETS SERVICED (billions)

           

Accounting/administration net assets

  $ 822      $ 837        $ 750  

Custody assets

    435        427          383  

CAPITAL RATIOS

           

Tier 1 risk-based (d)

    8.6 %      10.4 %        8.8 %

Total risk-based (d)

    12.2        13.5          12.5  

Leverage (d)

    8.7        9.3          7.6  

Tangible common equity

    5.8        7.4          5.2  

Common shareholders’ equity to assets

    12.0        10.6          9.4  

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS

           

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    .28 %      .29 %        .37 %

Nonperforming assets to total loans and foreclosed assets

    .32        .34          .42  

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    .17        .17          .22  

Net charge-offs to average loans (for the three months ended)

    .27        .36          .15  

Allowance for loan and lease losses to loans

    1.10        1.12          1.21  

Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans

    388        381          328  
(a) Amounts at March 31, 2007 reflect the impact of our March 2, 2007 acquisition of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (“Mercantile”).
(b) Amounts at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 include our equity investment in BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
(c) Amounts at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 do not include BlackRock’s assets under management as we deconsolidated BlackRock effective September 29, 2006.
(d) The regulatory minimums are 4.0% for Tier 1, 8.0% for Total, and 3.0% for Leverage ratios. The well-capitalized levels are 6.0% for Tier 1, 10.0% for Total, and 5.0% for Leverage ratios.

 

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

This Financial Review should be read together with our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and unaudited Statistical Information included elsewhere in this Report and with Items 6, 7, 8 and 9A of our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2006 Form 10-K”). We have reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform with the current period presentation. For information regarding certain business and regulatory risks, see the Risk Management section in this Financial Review and Items 1A and 7 of our 2006 Form 10-K. Also, see the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Critical Accounting Policies And Judgments sections in this Financial Review for certain other factors that could cause actual results or future events to differ, perhaps materially, from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements included in this Report or from historical performance. See Note 14 Segment Reporting in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report for a reconciliation of total business segment earnings to total PNC consolidated net income as reported on a generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States based on assets, with businesses engaged in retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management and global fund processing services. We provide many of our products and services nationally and others in our primary geographic markets located in Pennsylvania; New Jersey; Washington, DC; Maryland; Virginia; Ohio; Kentucky and Delaware. We also provide certain global fund processing services internationally.

KEY STRATEGIC GOALS

Our strategy to enhance shareholder value centers on driving positive operating leverage by achieving growth in revenue from our diverse business mix that exceeds growth in expenses as a result of disciplined cost management. In each of our business segments, the primary drivers of revenue growth are the acquisition, expansion and retention of customer relationships. We strive to expand our customer base by providing convenient banking options, leading technological systems and a broad range of fee-based products and services. We also intend to grow revenue through appropriate and targeted acquisitions and, in certain businesses, by expanding into new geographical markets.

In recent years, we have maintained a moderate risk profile characterized by strong credit quality and limited exposure to earnings volatility resulting from interest rate fluctuations and the shape of the interest rate yield curve. Our actions have created a balance sheet reflecting a strong capital position and investment flexibility to adjust, where appropriate, to changing interest rates and market conditions. We continue to invest capital in our businesses while returning a portion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.

MERCANTILE BANKSHARES ACQUISITION

We acquired Mercantile effective March 2, 2007 for approximately 53 million shares of PNC common stock and

$2.1 billion in cash. Total consideration paid was approximately $5.9 billion in stock and cash.

Mercantile has added banking and investment and wealth management services through 235 branches in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania. This transaction has significantly expanded our presence in the mid-Atlantic region, particularly within the attractive Baltimore and Washington, DC markets.

The integration of Mercantile is on track and we are optimistic about the opportunities within our new region and customer base. We refer you to our Form 8-K filed March 8, 2007 for additional information on this transaction.

KEY FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Our financial performance is substantially affected by several external factors outside of our control, including:

   

General economic conditions,

   

Loan demand and utilization of credit commitments,

   

Movement of customer deposits from lower to higher rate accounts or to investment alternatives,

   

The level of interest rates, and the shape of the interest rate yield curve,

   

The performance of the capital markets, and

   

Customer demand for other products and services.

In addition to changes in general economic conditions, including the direction, timing and magnitude of movement in interest rates and the performance of the capital markets, our success in the remainder of 2007 will depend, among other things, upon:

   

Further success in the acquisition, growth and retention of customers,

   

The successful integration of Mercantile,

   

Revenue growth,

   

A sustained focus on expense management and creating positive operating leverage,

   

Maintaining strong overall asset quality, and

   

Prudent risk and capital management.


 

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

     Three months ended  

In millions, except

per share data

   Mar. 31,
2007
    Mar. 31,
2006
 

Net income

   $ 459     $ 354  

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.46     $ 1.19  

Return on

       

Average common shareholders’ equity

     15.59 %     16.67 %

Average assets

     1.73 %     1.56 %

Earnings for the first quarter of 2007 included the after-tax impact of the following items:

   

A gain of $53 million, or $.17 per diluted share, recognized in connection with the transfer of BlackRock shares to satisfy a portion of our 2002 BlackRock LTIP shares obligation,

   

A loss of $20 million, or $.06 per diluted share, from the net mark-to-market adjustment on our remaining BlackRock long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) shares obligation, and

   

Acquisition integration costs related to the Mercantile acquisition and the 2006 BlackRock/MLIM transaction totaling $8 million, or $.03 per diluted share.

Our first quarter 2007 results included the following accomplishments consistent with our strategy:

   

We closed on the acquisition of Mercantile, increasing total assets to a record $123 billion.

   

Our business segments each grew earnings over the prior year first quarter. The rates of growth were 6% for Retail Banking, 29% for Corporate & Institutional Banking, 6% for BlackRock and 15% for PFPC.

   

We created positive operating leverage compared with the first quarter of 2006.

   

First quarter 2007 net interest income grew 12% compared with the first quarter of 2006. The net interest margin improved to 2.95% from 2.88% for the fourth quarter of 2006 and was unchanged from the first quarter of 2006.

   

Average loans increased $5.0 billion, or 10%, compared with the first quarter of 2006, largely due to the partial first quarter 2007 impact of Mercantile as well as growth in commercial loans.

   

Average deposits for the first quarter of 2007 increased $8.7 billion, or 14%, compared with the first quarter of 2006 due to growth in interest- and noninterest-bearing deposits and to the partial quarter impact of Mercantile.

   

Asset quality remained very strong. Nonperforming assets to total assets were .17% at March 31, 2007 compared with .22% at March 31, 2006.

 

BLACKROCK/MLIM TRANSACTION

As further described in our 2006 Form 10-K, on September 29, 2006 Merrill Lynch contributed its investment management business (“MLIM”) to BlackRock in exchange for 65 million shares of newly issued BlackRock common and preferred stock.

For the three months ended March 31, 2006, our Consolidated Income Statement included our former 69% ownership interest in BlackRock. However, our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 reflected the September 29, 2006 deconsolidation of BlackRock’s balance sheet amounts and recognized our approximate 34% ownership interest in BlackRock as an investment accounted for under the equity method. This accounting has resulted in a reduction in certain revenue and noninterest expense categories on our Consolidated Income Statement as our share of BlackRock’s net income is now reported within asset management noninterest income. In addition, beginning with fourth quarter 2006, we recognize gain or loss each quarter-end on our then-remaining liability to provide shares of BlackRock common stock to help fund BlackRock LTIP programs as that liability is marked to market based on changes in BlackRock’s common stock price. As in the first quarter of 2007, we will also recognize gains or losses on the future transfer of shares for payouts under such LTIP programs.

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS

Total assets were $122.6 billion at March 31, 2007 compared with $101.8 billion at December 31, 2006. The increase compared with December 31, 2006 was primarily due to the addition of approximately $21 billion of assets related to Mercantile.

Total average assets were $107.4 billion for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $92.1 billion for the first quarter of 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to an $8.8 billion increase in average interest-earning assets and a $6.5 billion increase in average other noninterest-earning assets. An increase of $5.0 billion in loans, a $2.5 billion increase in securities, and a $1.6 billion increase in federal funds sold and resale agreements were the primary factors for the increase in average interest-earning assets.

The increase in average other noninterest-earning assets for the first quarter of 2007 reflected our equity investment in BlackRock, which averaged $3.8 billion for the first quarter of 2007 and which had been consolidated for the first quarter of 2006, and an increase in average goodwill of $1.4 billion related to the Mercantile acquisition.

Average total loans were $54.1 billion for the first quarter of 2007 and $49.1 billion in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in average total loans included the partial effect of the Mercantile acquisition during the quarter, and higher commercial loans. The increase in average total loans included growth in commercial real estate loans of approximately $2.5


 

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billion and growth in commercial loans of approximately $1.9 billion. Loans represented 63% of average interest-earning assets for the first quarter of 2007 and 64% for the first quarter 2006.

Average securities totaled $23.4 billion for the first three months of 2007 and $20.9 billion for the first three months of 2006. The partial quarter impact of Mercantile contributed to the increase in average securities for 2007. By primary classification, the increase in average securities reflected a $5.4 billion increase in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, which was partially offset by a $3.1 billion decline in US Treasury and government agencies securities. Securities comprised 27% of average interest-earning assets for both the first quarter 2007 and the first quarter 2006.

Average total deposits were $69.7 billion for the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $8.7 billion over the first quarter of 2006. Average deposits grew from the prior year quarter primarily as a result of an increase in money market, noninterest-bearing demand deposits, retail certificates of deposit and the partial quarter impact of the Mercantile acquisition.

Average total deposits represented 65% of average total assets for the first quarter of 2007 and 66% for the first quarter of 2006. Average transaction deposits were $47.0 billion for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $40.8 billion for the first quarter of 2006.

Average borrowed funds were $16.8 billion for the first quarter of 2007 and $15.8 billion for the first quarter of 2006.

Shareholders’ equity totaled $14.7 billion at March 31, 2007, compared with $10.8 billion at December 31, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from the Mercantile acquisition completed in March 2007. See the Consolidated Balance Sheet Review section of this Financial Review for additional information.

BUSINESS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Total business segment earnings increased 13%, to $416 million, for the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006. We refer you to page 15 of this Report for a Results of Businesses – Summary table. Highlights of results for the first quarter 2007 in comparison to the prior year period follow. Further analysis of business segment results for the first quarter 2007 is provided on pages 16 through 23.

We provide a reconciliation of total business segment earnings to total PNC consolidated net income as reported on a GAAP basis in Note 14 Segment Reporting in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.

 

Retail Banking

Retail Banking earned $201 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $190 million for the same period in 2006. The 6% increase over the first quarter of 2006 was driven by the Mercantile acquisition, strong market related fees, and continued customer and balance sheet growth, partially offset by an increase in the provision for credit losses.

Corporate & Institutional Banking

Corporate & Institutional Banking earned $132 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared with $102 million in the first quarter of 2006. The 29% increase compared with the first quarter of 2006 was largely the result of a lower provision for credit losses, due to improving asset quality, and positive operating leverage.

BlackRock

Our BlackRock business segment earned $52 million for the first quarter of 2007 and $49 million for the first quarter of 2006. The higher earnings reflected our approximate 34% ownership interest in a larger BlackRock entity for the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006.

PFPC

PFPC earned $31 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $27 million in the year-earlier period. The 15% earnings increase from the first quarter of 2006 reflected new business, organic growth and market appreciation, partly offset by client deconversions. Certain tax benefits also contributed to the increase in earnings compared with the first three months of 2006.

Other

“Other” earnings for the first three months of 2007 totaled $43 million, while “Other” for the first three months of 2006 was a net loss of $14 million. The increase in “Other” in the comparison was primarily due to the impact of the $33 million after-tax net gain recognized during the first quarter of 2007 related to BlackRock LTIP activity, higher equity management gains in 2007 and a portion of the earnings contribution from Mercantile asset and liability management activities.


 

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

NET INTEREST INCOME AND NET INTEREST MARGIN

 

     Three months ended  

Dollars in millions

     Mar. 31, 2007       Mar. 31, 2006  

Taxable-equivalent net interest income

   $ 629     $ 563  

Net interest margin

     2.95 %     2.95 %

We provide a reconciliation of net interest income as reported under GAAP to net interest income presented on a taxable-equivalent basis in the Consolidated Financial Highlights section on page 1 of this Report.

Changes in net interest income and margin result from the interaction of the volume and composition of interest-earning assets and related yields, interest-bearing liabilities and related rates paid, and noninterest-bearing sources of funding. See Statistical Information-Average Consolidated Balance Sheet And Net Interest Analysis included on pages 65 and 66 of this Report for additional information.

The 12% increase in taxable-equivalent net interest income for the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006 was consistent with the $8.8 billion, or 12%, increase in average interest-earning assets over these periods. The reasons driving the higher interest-earning assets in this comparison are further discussed in the Balance Sheet Highlights portion of the Executive Summary section of this Report.

The net interest margin was 2.95% for both the first quarters of 2007 and 2006. The following factors offset each other in the comparison:

   

The yield on interest-earning assets increased 59 basis points. Loans, the single largest component, increased 54 basis points.

   

The impact of noninterest-bearing sources of funding increased 9 basis points for the first quarter of 2007 due to higher rates.

   

These factors were offset by an increase in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities of 68 basis points. The rate paid on interest-bearing deposits, the single large component, increased 71 basis points.

During the first quarter of 2007, the average federal funds rate was 5.26% compared with 4.46% for the first quarter of 2006.

We believe that net interest margins for our industry will continue to be challenged if the yield curve remains flat or inverted, as competition for loans and deposits remains intense, as customers continue to migrate from lower rate to higher rate deposits or other products, and as the benefit of adding or repricing investment securities is diminished. However, we expect that taxable-equivalent net interest income for full year 2007 will grow in the mid-20% range compared with full year 2006 and the net interest margin will improve. These

expected increases are primarily due to the Mercantile acquisition as well as projected earning asset growth, funding composition and pricing, and interest rate changes.

PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The provision for credit losses decreased $14 million, to $8 million, in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006. The decrease in the quarterly comparison was primarily the result of improving overall asset quality.

We do not expect to sustain asset quality at its current level. However, based on the assets we currently hold and current business trends and activities, we believe that overall asset quality will remain strong by historical standards for the near term. We anticipate that the provision will be higher for the second quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2007. To the extent actual outcomes differ from our estimates, additional provision for credit losses may be required that would reduce future earnings. See the Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review for additional information regarding factors that impact the provision for credit losses.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Summary

Noninterest income was $991 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $1.185 billion for the first quarter of 2006. In 2007, we refined our accounting and reporting of PFPC’s distribution fee revenue and related expense amounts. Due to this change, amounts for these items for the first quarter of 2007 are lower than as reported in conjunction with our first quarter 2007 earnings release. These amounts, which offset each other entirely and which have no impact on earnings, were previously shown on a gross basis within the fund servicing fee component of noninterest income and within other noninterest expense. This change was made on a prospective basis, effective January 1, 2007.

Total noninterest income for the first quarter of 2007 and first quarter 2006 included the following items:

   

First quarter 2007 included a net gain related to our equity investment in BlackRock of $52 million, representing an $82 million gain recognized in connection with our transfer of BlackRock shares to satisfy a portion of our 2002 LTIP shares obligation, partially offset by a net mark-to-market adjustment totaling $30 million on our remaining BlackRock LTIP shares obligation, and

   

First quarter of 2006 noninterest income included the impact of BlackRock on a consolidated basis in the amount of $406 million. Had BlackRock been on the equity method for the first quarter of 2006, BlackRock’s reported noninterest income would have been $52 million for that quarter, or lower by $354 million.


 

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Apart from the impact of these items, noninterest income increased $108 million, or 13%, compared with the first quarter of 2006 largely as a result of organic growth and the acquisition of Mercantile.

Additional Analysis

Asset management fees totaled $165 million in the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of $296 million compared with the first quarter of 2006. Our equity income from BlackRock was included in asset management fees for the first quarter of 2007, while asset management fees in the prior year quarter reflected the impact of BlackRock’s revenue on a consolidated basis.

Assets managed at March 31, 2007 totaled $76 billion compared with $504 billion at March 31, 2006. BlackRock’s assets under management, which were no longer included in assets managed by us at March 31, 2007 due to our deconsolidation of BlackRock effective September 29, 2006, were included in the March 31, 2006 totals. We refer you to the Retail Banking section of the Business Segments Review section of this Report for further discussion of our assets under management.

Fund servicing fees of $203 million for the first quarter of 2007 represented an $18 million decrease from the prior year period. Included in these amounts were out-of-pocket revenue amounts at PFPC totaling $14 million for the first three months of 2007 and distribution/out-of-pocket revenue amounts of $37 million for the first three months of 2006. These revenue amounts are passed through to PFPC’s customers, and therefore their impact was offset by expenses in the same amounts each year.

PFPC provided fund accounting/administration services for $822 billion of net fund investment assets and provided custody services for $435 billion of fund investment assets at March 31, 2007, compared with $750 billion and $383 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2006. These increases were the result of new business attained, organic growth from current customers and market appreciation.

Service charges on deposits grew $4 million, to $77 million, in the first three months of 2007 compared with the first three months of 2006. This increase can be attributed primarily to the partial quarter impact of Mercantile and to customer growth.

Brokerage fees totaled $66 million in the first quarter of 2007 and $59 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily due to higher annuity income and mutual fund related revenues, including a favorable impact from products related to the fee-based fund advisory business.

Consumer services fees grew $2 million, to $91 million, for the first three months of 2007 compared with the first three months of 2006. This increase reflected the partial quarter

impact of Mercantile, higher debit card revenues resulting from higher transaction volumes, and revenue from the credit card business that began in the latter part of 2006. These factors were partially offset by lower ATM surcharge revenue in the 2007 period compared with the prior year period as a result of changing customer behavior and a strategic decision to reduce the out-of-footprint ATM network.

Corporate services revenue totaling $159 million in the first quarter of 2007 represented a $24 million increase over the first quarter of 2006. Higher revenue from various sources, including treasury management and mergers and acquisitions advisory and related services, contributed to this increase.

Equity management (private equity) net gains on portfolio investments totaled $32 million for the first three months of 2007 compared with $7 million for the first three months of 2006. Based on the nature of private equity activities, net gains or losses may be volatile from period to period.

Noninterest revenue from trading activities, more than one-half of which is customer-related, was $52 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $57 million for the first quarter of 2006. We provide additional information on our trading activities under Market Risk Management – Trading Risk in the Risk Management section of this Financial Review.

Other noninterest income of $97 million for the first three months of 2007 represented a $10 million increase compared with the first three months of 2006. Other noninterest income typically fluctuates from period to period depending on the nature and magnitude of transactions completed.

Due to the BlackRock/MLIM transaction, which resulted in a $2.1 billion pretax gain in 2006, we expect that total noninterest income will decline significantly for full year 2007 compared with full year 2006. Changes in noninterest income compared with the prior year also will be impacted by the deconsolidation of BlackRock and balance sheet repositioning actions in 2006, and our BlackRock LTIP obligation. Our remaining noninterest income sources are expected to increase, in aggregate, by a low teens percentage for full year 2007 compared with 2006 as a result of organic growth and the Mercantile acquisition.

PRODUCT REVENUE

In addition to credit products to commercial customers, Corporate & Institutional Banking offers treasury management and capital markets-related products and services, commercial loan servicing and equipment leasing products that are marketed by several businesses across PNC.

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million for the first quarter of 2006. The higher revenue reflected continued expansion and client utilization of commercial payment card services, strong revenue growth in various electronic payment and information services, and a steady increase in business-to-business processing volumes.

Revenue from capital markets-related products and services was $67 million for the first three months of 2007 compared with $64 million in the first three months of 2006, primarily driven by increased revenues from mergers and acquisitions advisory and related services.

Midland Loan Services offers servicing, real estate advisory and technology solutions for the commercial real estate finance industry. Midland’s revenue, which includes servicing fees and net interest income from servicing portfolio deposit balances, totaled $54 million for first quarter of 2007 and $42 million for first quarter of 2006. The 29% revenue growth was primarily driven by growth in the commercial mortgage servicing portfolio and related services.

As a component of our advisory services to clients, we provide a select set of insurance products to fulfill specific customer financial needs. Primary insurance offerings include:

   

Annuities,

   

Life,

   

Credit life,

   

Health,

   

Disability, and

   

Commercial lines coverage.

Client segments served by these insurance products include those in Retail Banking and Corporate & Institutional Banking. Insurance products are sold by licensed PNC insurance agents and through licensed third-party arrangements. Revenue from these products was $18 million in the first quarter of 2007 and $17 million in the first quarter of 2006.

PNC, through subsidiary companies Alpine Indemnity Limited and PNC Insurance Corp., participates as a direct writer for its general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation, property and terrorism insurance programs.

In the normal course of business, Alpine Indemnity Limited and PNC Insurance Corp. maintain insurance reserves for reported claims and for claims incurred but not reported based on actuarial assessments. We believe these reserves were adequate at March 31, 2007.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Total noninterest expense was $944 million for the first quarter of 2007 and $1.162 billion for the first quarter of 2006.

 

As noted above under Noninterest Income, in 2007 we refined our accounting and reporting of PFPC’s distribution fee revenue and related expense amounts. This change was made on a prospective basis, effective January 1, 2007.

Noninterest expense for the first quarter 2007 and first quarter 2006 included the following:

   

Integration costs of $11 million in the first quarter of 2007 related to our acquisition of Mercantile; and

   

First quarter 2006 noninterest expense included $291 million of expenses related to BlackRock, which was still consolidated during that time. In addition, noninterest expense for the first quarter 2006 included $6 million of BlackRock/MLIM transaction integration costs.

Apart from the impact of these items, noninterest expense increased $68 million, or 8%, compared with the first quarter of 2006 largely as a result of increased compensation expenses, investments in growth initiatives and the acquisition of Mercantile.

We expect total noninterest expense to decline for full year 2007 compared with full year 2006 due to the impact of the deconsolidation of BlackRock. Apart from this impact, we expect noninterest expense to grow by a low teens percentage for full year 2007 compared with 2006 primarily as a result of the Mercantile acquisition. In addition, we expect to continue to incur pretax integration costs related to Mercantile that are currently estimated to be $40 million for the remainder of 2007.

PERIOD-END EMPLOYEES

     March 31, 2007    December 31, 2006    March 31, 2006

Full-time

   24,635    21,455    23,642

Part-time

   3,060    2,328    2,003
              

Total

   27,695    23,783    25,645

Of the numbers at March 31, 2007, approximately 3,000 full-time and approximately 700 part-time employees were added as a result of our acquisition of Mercantile. BlackRock employees were included in these numbers at March 31, 2006.

EFFECTIVE TAX RATE

Our effective tax rate for the first three months of 2007 was 30.7% compared with 32.5% for the first three months of 2006. The lower effective rate for first quarter of 2007 reflected the deconsolidation of BlackRock effective September 29, 2006 and certain tax adjustments. We expect our effective tax rate to increase to approximately 32% for the remainder of 2007 resulting from the Mercantile acquisition.


 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

SUMMARIZED BALANCE SHEET DATA

 

In millions

   March 31
2007
   December 31
2006

Assets

       

Loans, net of unearned income

   $ 62,925    $ 50,105

Securities available for sale

     26,475      23,191

Loans held for sale

     2,382      2,366

Equity investments

     5,408      5,330

Goodwill and other intangible assets

     8,668      4,043

Other

     16,705      16,785
               

Total assets

   $ 122,563    $ 101,820

Liabilities

       

Funding sources

   $ 97,823    $ 81,329

Other

     8,634      8,818
               

Total liabilities

     106,457      90,147

Minority and noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities

     1,367      885

Total shareholders’ equity

     14,739      10,788
               

Total liabilities, minority and

noncontrolling interests, and

shareholders’ equity

   $ 122,563    $ 101,820
               

Our Consolidated Balance Sheet is presented in Part I, Item 1 on page 38 of this Report.

Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2007 reflects the addition of approximately $21 billion of assets resulting from our Mercantile acquisition.

Various seasonal and other factors impact our period-end balances whereas average balances (discussed under the Balance Sheet Highlights section of this Financial Review above and included in the Statistical Information section of this Report on pages 63 and 64) are more indicative of underlying business trends.

An analysis of changes in certain balance sheet categories follows.

LOANS, NET OF UNEARNED INCOME

Loans increased $12.8 billion, to $62.9 billion, at March 31, 2007 compared with the balance at December 31, 2006. Our acquisition of Mercantile added $12.4 billion of loans including $5.8 billion of commercial real estate, $2.7 billion of commercial, $2.3 billion of residential mortgage and $1.6 billion of consumer loans.

 

Details Of Loans

 

In millions    March 31
2007
    December 31
2006
 

Commercial

      

Retail/wholesale

   $ 5,916     $ 5,301  

Manufacturing

     4,416       4,189  

Other service providers

     2,791       2,186  

Real estate related

     3,555       2,825  

Financial services

     1,499       1,324  

Health care

     949       707  

Other

     4,396       4,052  

Total commercial

   $ 23,522     $ 20,584  

Commercial real estate

      

Real estate projects

     8,769       2,716  

Mortgage

     602       816  

Total commercial real estate

     9,371       3,532  

Equipment lease financing

     3,527       3,556  

Total commercial lending

     36,420       27,672  

Consumer

      

Home equity

     14,263       13,749  

Automobile

     1,956       1,135  

Other

     1,769       1,631  

Total consumer

     17,988       16,515  

Residential mortgage

     9,158       6,337  

Other

     364       376  

Unearned income

     (1,005 )     (795 )

Total, net of unearned income

   $ 62,925     $ 50,105  

Our total loan portfolio continued to be diversified among numerous industries and types of businesses. The loans that we hold are also concentrated in, and diversified across, our principal geographic markets.

Commercial lending outstandings in the table above are the largest category and are the most sensitive to changes in assumptions and judgments underlying the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses. We have allocated approximately $477 million, or 69%, of the total allowance for loan and lease losses at March 31, 2007 to these loans. This allocation also considers other relevant factors such as:

   

Actual versus estimated losses,

   

Regional and national economic conditions,

   

Business segment and portfolio concentrations,

   

Industry conditions,

   

The impact of government regulations, and

   

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Net Unfunded Credit Commitments

 

In millions    March 31
2007
   December 31
2006

Commercial

   $ 33,613    $ 31,009

Consumer

     11,525      10,495

Commercial real estate

     3,855      2,752

Other

     270      579

Total

   $ 49,263    $ 44,835

Unfunded commitments are concentrated in our primary geographic markets. Net unfunded commitments at March 31, 2007 include $5.0 billion related to our acquisition of Mercantile. Commitments to extend credit represent arrangements to lend funds or provide liquidity subject to specified contractual conditions. Commercial commitments are reported net of participations, assignments and syndications, primarily to financial institutions, totaling $8.5 billion at March 31, 2007 and $8.3 billion at December 31, 2006.

Unfunded liquidity facility commitments and standby bond purchase agreements totaled $6.0 billion at March 31, 2007 and $6.0 billion at December 31, 2006 and are included in the preceding table primarily within the “Commercial” and “Consumer” categories.

In addition to credit commitments, our net outstanding standby letters of credit totaled $4.8 billion at March 31, 2007 and $4.4 billion at December 31, 2006. Standby letters of credit commit us to make payments on behalf of our customers if specified future events occur.

Leases and Related Tax and Accounting Matters

The equipment lease portfolio totaled $3.5 billion at March 31, 2007. Aggregate residual value at risk on the lease portfolio at March 31, 2007 was $1.1 billion. We have taken steps to mitigate $.6 billion of this residual risk, including residual value insurance coverage with third parties, third party guarantees, and other actions. The portfolio included approximately $1.7 billion of cross-border leases at March 31, 2007. Cross-border leases are leveraged leases of equipment located in foreign countries, primarily in western Europe and Australia. We have not entered into cross-border lease transactions since 2003.

Upon completing an examination of our 1998-2000 and 2001-2003 consolidated federal income tax returns, the IRS provided us with examination reports which propose increases in our tax liability, principally arising from adjustments to the timing of tax deductions from our cross-border lease transactions.

While the situation with respect to these proposed adjustments remains unresolved, we believe our reserves for these exposures were appropriate at March 31, 2007.

 

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 13-2, Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction (“FSP 13-2”). FSP 13-2 became effective January 1, 2007 and will require a recalculation of the timing of income recognition for actual or projected changes in the timing of tax benefits for leveraged leases. Any cumulative adjustment must be recognized through retained earnings upon adoption of FSP 13-2. See Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report and in Item 8 of our 2006 Form 10-K for additional information. Effective January 1, 2007, we recalculated our leases and recorded a cumulative adjustment to beginning retained earnings of $149 million, after-tax, as required by FSP 13-2. This adjustment was based on our best estimate as to the timing and amount of ultimate settlement of this exposure. Any immediate or future reductions in earnings from our adoption of FSP 13-2 would be recovered in subsequent years.

The adjustment includes amounts related to three lease-to-service contract transactions that we were party to that were structured as partnerships for tax purposes. The partnership tax returns, depending on the particular partnership, have either been examined or are under examination by the IRS. We do not believe that our exposure from these transactions is material to our consolidated results of operations or financial position.

Additional information on cross-border lease transactions is included under “Leases and Related Tax and Accounting Matters” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Review section of Item 7 of our 2006 Form 10-K.


 

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SECURITIES

Details Of Securities (a)

 

In millions    Amortized
Cost
   Fair
Value

March 31, 2007

       

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

       

Debt securities

       

Residential mortgage-backed

   $ 19,594    $ 19,546

Commercial mortgage-backed

     3,884      3,882

Asset-backed

     2,049      2,043

US Treasury and government agencies

     414      411

State and municipal

     206      205

Other debt

     36      36

Corporate stocks and other

     352      352

Total securities available for sale

   $ 26,535    $ 26,475

December 31, 2006

       

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

       

Debt securities

       

Residential mortgage-backed

   $ 17,325    $ 17,208

Commercial mortgage-backed

     3,231      3,219

Asset-backed

     1,615      1,609

US Treasury and government agencies

     611      608

State and municipal

     140      139

Other debt

     90      87

Corporate stocks and other

     321      321

Total securities available for sale

   $ 23,333    $ 23,191
(a) Securities held to maturity at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were less than $.5 million.

Securities represented 22% of total assets at March 31, 2007 and 23% of total assets at December 31, 2006. Our acquisition of Mercantile added approximately $3 billion of securities, of which approximately $1 billion we classified as trading and sold and the remainder of which we classified as securities available for sale.

We evaluate our portfolio of securities available for sale in light of changing market conditions and other factors and, where appropriate, take steps intended to improve our overall positioning.

At March 31, 2007, securities available for sale included a net unrealized loss of $60 million, which represented the difference between fair value and amortized cost. The comparable amount at December 31, 2006 was a net unrealized loss of $142 million. Net unrealized gains and losses in the securities available for sale portfolio are included in shareholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax.

The fair value of securities available for sale generally decreases when market interest rates increase and vice versa. Consequently, increases in interest rates after March 31, 2007, could adversely impact the fair value of securities available for sale compared with March 31, 2007.

The expected weighted-average life of securities available for sale (excluding corporate stocks and other) was 3 years and 8 months at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

 

We estimate that at March 31, 2007 the effective duration of securities available for sale is 2.6 years for an immediate 50 basis points parallel increase in interest rates and 2.2 years for an immediate 50 basis points parallel decrease in interest rates. These estimates are unchanged from those at December 31, 2006.

LOANS HELD FOR SALE

Education loans held for sale totaled $1.5 billion at March 31, 2007 and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2006 and represented the majority of our loans held for sale at each date. We classify substantially all of our education loans as loans held for sale. Generally, we sell education loans when the loans are placed into repayment status. Gains on sales of education loans are reflected in the other noninterest income line item in our Consolidated Income Statement and in the results for the Retail Banking business segment.

FUNDING AND CAPITAL SOURCES

Details of Funding Sources

 

In millions    March 31
2007
   December 31
2006

Deposits

       

Money market

   $ 31,040    $ 28,580

Demand

     21,121      16,833

Retail certificates of deposit

     17,714      14,725

Savings

     3,010      1,864

Other time

     2,902      1,326

Time deposits in foreign offices

     1,580      2,973

Total deposits

     77,367      66,301

Borrowed funds

       

Federal funds purchased

     5,638      2,711

Repurchase agreements

     2,586      2,051

Bank notes and senior debt

     4,551      3,633

Subordinated debt

     4,628      3,962

Other

     3,053      2,671

Total borrowed funds

     20,456      15,028

Total

   $ 97,823    $ 81,329

Total funding sources increased $16.5 billion at March 31, 2007 compared with the balance at December 31, 2006, as total deposits increased $11.1 billion and total borrowed funds increased $5.4 billion. Our acquisition of Mercantile added $12.5 billion of deposits and $2.1 billion of borrowed funds.

Capital

We manage our capital position by making adjustments to our balance sheet size and composition, issuing debt, equity or hybrid instruments, executing treasury stock transactions, maintaining dividend policies and retaining earnings.

Total shareholders’ equity increased $4.0 billion, to $14.7 billion, at March 31, 2007 compared with December 31, 2006.


 

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This increase reflected a $2.9 billion reduction in treasury stock and a $.9 billion increase in capital surplus, largely due to the Mercantile acquisition.

Common shares outstanding at March 31, 2007 were 346 million compared with 293 million at December 31, 2006. The increase in shares outstanding during the first quarter of 2007 reflected the issuance of approximately 53 million shares in connection with the Mercantile acquisition.

We purchased 1.4 million common shares under our common stock repurchase program during the first three months of 2007. Our current program, which permits us to purchase up to 20 million shares on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, will remain in effect until fully utilized or until modified, superseded or terminated. As of March 31, 2007, remaining availability for purchases under this program was 13.1 million shares. The extent and timing of additional share repurchases under this program will depend on a number of factors including, among others, market and general economic conditions, economic and regulatory capital considerations, alternative uses of capital, regulatory limitations resulting from merger activity, and the potential impact on our credit rating. We expect to continue to be active in share repurchases.

 

Risk-Based Capital

 

Dollars in millions

   March 31
2007
 
 
  December 31
2006
 
 

Capital components

      

Shareholders’ equity

      

Common

   $14,732     $10,781  

Preferred

   7     7  

Trust preferred capital securities

   811     965  

Minority interest

   984     494  

Goodwill and other intangibles

   (8,170 )   (3,566 )

Eligible deferred income taxes on intangible assets

   127     26  

Pension, other postretirement benefit plan adjustments

   142     148  

Net unrealized securities losses, after-tax

   38     91  

Net unrealized (gains) losses on cash flow hedge derivatives, after-tax

   (4 )   13  

Equity investments in nonfinancial companies

   (37 )   (30 )

Other, net

   (4 )   (5 )

Tier 1 risk-based capital

   8,626     8,924  

Subordinated debt

   2,805     1,954  

Eligible allowance for credit losses

   811     681  

Total risk-based capital

   $12,242     $11,559  

Assets

      

Risk-weighted assets, including off-balance sheet instruments and market risk equivalent assets

   $100,588     $85,539  

Adjusted average total assets

   99,377     95,590  

Capital ratios

      

Tier 1 risk-based

   8.6 %   10.4 %

Total risk-based

   12.2     13.5  

Leverage

   8.7     9.3  

Tangible capital

      

Shareholders equity

   $14,732     $10,781  

Goodwill and other intangibles

   (8,170 )   (3,566 )

Eligible deferred taxes

   127     26  

Tangible capital

   $6,689     $7,241  

Total assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets, net of eligible deferred income taxes

   $114,520     $98,280  

Tangible common equity

   5.8 %   7.4 %

The access to, and cost of, funding new business initiatives including acquisitions, the ability to engage in expanded business activities, the ability to pay dividends, the level of deposit insurance costs, and the level and nature of regulatory oversight depend, in part, on a financial institution’s capital strength. At March 31, 2007, each of our banking subsidiaries was considered “well-capitalized” based on regulatory capital ratio requirements, as indicated in the Capital Ratios section of Consolidated Financial Highlights on page 2 of this Report. We believe our bank subsidiaries will continue to meet these requirements during the remainder of 2007.


 

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

We engage in a variety of activities that involve unconsolidated entities or that are otherwise not reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet that are generally referred to as “off-balance sheet arrangements.” The following sections of this Report provide further information on these types of activities:

   

Commitments, including contractual obligations and other commitments, included within the Risk Management section of this Financial Review, and

   

Note 15 Commitments And Guarantees in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

The following provides a summary of variable interest entities (“VIEs”), including those in which we hold a significant variable interest but have not consolidated and those that we have consolidated into our financial statements as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Additional information on our partnership interests in low income housing projects is included in our 2006 Form 10-K under this same heading in Part I, Item 7 and Note 3 Variable Interest Entities in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of that report.

Non-Consolidated VIEs - Significant Variable Interests

 

In millions

   Aggregate
Assets
   Aggregate
Liabilities
   PNC Risk
of Loss
 
 

March 31, 2007

          

Market Street

   $3,820    $3,819    $6,149 (a)

Collateralized debt obligations

   540    449    8  

Partnership interests in low income housing projects

   33    30    8  

Total

   $4,393    $4,298    $6,165  

December 31, 2006

          

Market Street

   $4,020    $4,020    $6,117 (a)

Collateralized debt obligations

   815    570    22  

Partnership interests in low income housing projects

   33    30    8  

Total

   $4,868    $4,620    $6,147  
(a) PNC’s risk of loss consists of off-balance sheet liquidity commitments to Market Street of $5.6 billion and other credit enhancements of $.5 billion at March 31, 2007. The comparable amounts at December 31, 2006 were $5.6 billion and $.6 billion, respectively.

Market Street

Market Street Funding LLC (“Market Street”), is a multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduit that is owned by an independent third party. Market Street’s activities are limited to the purchasing of assets or making of loans secured by interests primarily in pools of receivables from US corporations that desire access to the commercial paper

market. Market Street funds the purchases or loans by issuing commercial paper which has been rated A1/P1 by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, respectively, and is supported by pool-specific credit enhancement, liquidity facilities and program-level credit enhancement.

PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC Bank, N.A.”) provides certain administrative services, a portion of the program-level credit enhancement and the majority of liquidity facilities to Market Street in exchange for fees negotiated based on market rates. All of Market Street’s assets at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 collateralize the commercial paper obligations. PNC views its credit exposure for the Market Street transactions as limited. Facilities requiring PNC to fund for defaulted assets totaled $890 million at March 31, 2007. For 84% of the liquidity facilities at March 31, 2007, PNC is not required to fund if the assets are in default. PNC may be liable for funding under liquidity facilities for events such as borrower bankruptcies, collateral deficiencies or covenant violations. Additionally, PNC’s obligations under the liquidity facilities are secondary to the risk of first loss provided by the borrower or another third party in the form of deal-specific credit enhancement – for example, by the over collateralization of the assets. Deal-specific credit enhancement that supports the commercial paper issued by Market Street is generally structured to cover a multiple of the expected historical losses for the pool of assets and is sized to generally meet rating agency standards for comparably structured transactions. Credit enhancement is provided in part by PNC Bank, N.A. in the form of a cash collateral account that is funded by a loan facility that expires March 23, 2012. See Note 15 Commitments And Guarantees included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report for additional information. Neither creditors nor equity investors in Market Street have any recourse to our general credit. PNC recognized program administrator fees and commitment fees related to PNC’s portion of the liquidity facilities of $2.9 million and $1 million, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

As more fully described in our 2006 Form 10-K, Market Street was restructured as a limited liability company in October 2005 and entered into a subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (“Note”) with an unrelated third party.

The Note provides first loss coverage whereby the investor absorbs losses up to the amount of the Note, which was $6.0 million as of March 31, 2007. Proceeds from the issuance of the Note are held by Market Street in a first loss reserve account that will be used to reimburse any losses incurred by Market Street, PNC Bank, N.A. or other providers under the liquidity facilities and the credit enhancement arrangements.

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Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46R”). Based on this analysis, we determined that we were no longer the primary beneficiary as defined by FIN 46R and deconsolidated Market Street from our Consolidated Balance Sheet effective October 17, 2005. There have been no events or changes in the contractual terms of the Note since that date that would change this conclusion.

The aggregate assets and liabilities of VIEs that we have consolidated in our financial statements are as follows:

Consolidated VIEs – PNC Is Primary Beneficiary

 

In millions

    
 
Aggregate
Assets
    
 
Aggregate
Liabilities

Partnership interests in low income housing projects

             

March 31, 2007

   $ 780    $ 780

December 31, 2006

   $ 834    $ 834

Investment Company Accounting – Deferred Application

We also have subsidiaries that invest in and act as the investment manager for private equity funds organized as limited partnerships as part of our equity management activities. The funds invest in private equity investments to generate capital appreciation and profits. As permitted by FIN 46R, we have deferred applying the provisions of the interpretation for these entities pending further action by the FASB. These entities are not consolidated into our financial statements as of March 31, 2007 or December 31, 2006. Information on these entities follows:

 

In millions

    
 
Aggregate
Assets
    
 
Aggregate
Equity
    
 
PNC Risk
of Loss

Private Equity Funds

           

March 31, 2007

   $ 110    $ 110    $ 102

December 31, 2006

   $ 102    $ 102    $ 104

PNC’s risk of loss in the table above includes both the value of our equity investments and any unfunded commitments to the respective entities. These equity investments are included in our private equity portfolio discussed under Market Risk Management – Equity and Other Investment Risk in this Financial Review.

Perpetual Trust Securities

We issue certain hybrid capital vehicles that qualify as capital for regulatory and rating agency purposes.

In December 2006, one of our indirect subsidiaries, PNC REIT Corp., sold $500 million of 6.517% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Exchangeable Perpetual Trust Securities (the “Trust Securities”) of PNC Preferred Funding Trust I (“Trust I”), in a private placement. PNC REIT Corp. had previously acquired the Trust Securities from the trust in exchange for an equivalent amount of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities (the “LLC Preferred Securities”), of PNC Preferred Funding LLC (the “LLC”), held by PNC REIT Corp. The LLC’s initial material

assets consist of indirect interests in mortgages and mortgage-related assets previously owned by PNC REIT Corp. Our 2006 Form 10-K includes additional information regarding the Perpetual Trust Securities, including descriptions of replacement capital and dividend restriction covenants.

In March 2007, PNC Preferred Funding LLC sold $500 million of 6.113% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Exchangeable Perpetual Trust Securities of PNC Preferred Funding Trust II (“Trust II”), in a private placement. In connection with the private placement, Trust II acquired $500 million of LLC Preferred Securities.

PNC REIT Corp. owns 100% of the LLC’s common voting securities. As a result, the LLC is an indirect subsidiary of PNC and is consolidated on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Trust I and Trust II’s investment in the LLC Preferred Securities is characterized as a minority interest on our Consolidated Balance Sheet since we are not the primary beneficiary of Trust I and Trust II. This minority interest totaled approximately $981 million at March 31, 2007.

Each Trust II Security is automatically exchangeable into a share of Series I Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of PNC (the “Series I Preferred Stock”) under certain conditions relating to the capitalization or the financial condition of PNC Bank, N.A. and upon the direction of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Trust II Securities sale, we entered into a replacement capital covenant (the “Covenant”) for the benefit of holders of a specified series of our long-term indebtedness (the “Covered Debt”). As of March 31, 2007, Covered Debt consists of our $200 million Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes issued on June 9, 1998. We agreed in the Covenant that until March 29, 2017, neither we nor our subsidiaries would purchase or redeem the Trust Securities, the LLC Preferred Securities or the Series I Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Covenant Securities”) unless: (i) we have received the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board, if such approval is then required by the Federal Reserve Board and (ii) during the 180-day period prior to the date of purchase, PNC, PNC Bank, N.A. or PNC Bank, N.A.’s subsidiaries, as applicable, have received proceeds from the sale of Qualifying Securities in the amounts specified in the Covenant (which amounts will vary based on the type of securities sold). “Qualifying Securities” means debt and equity securities having terms and provisions specified in the Covenant and that, generally described, are intended to contribute to our capital base in a manner that is similar to the contribution to our capital base made by the Covenant Securities. We filed a copy of the Covenant with the SEC as Exhibit 99.1 to PNC’s Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007.

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in a dividend period on the Trust II Securities and the LLC Preferred Securities held by Trust II, PNC will not declare or pay dividends with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, any of its equity capital securities during the next succeeding dividend period, other than: (i) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of PNC in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (ii) purchases of shares of common stock of PNC pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy stock existing prior to the commencement of the extension period, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan, (iii) any dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders’ rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under any such plan, (iv) as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of PNC’s capital stock for any other class or series of PNC’s capital stock, (v) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of PNC capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such stock or the security being converted or exchanged or (vi) any stock dividends paid by PNC where the dividend stock is the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid. We filed a copy of the Exchange Agreement with the SEC as Exhibit 4.16 to PNC’s Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007.


 

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BUSINESS SEGMENTS REVIEW

We have four major businesses engaged in providing banking, asset management and global fund processing products and services. Business segment results, including inter-segment revenues, and a description of each business are included in Note 14 Segment Reporting included in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

Results of individual businesses are presented based on our management accounting practices and our management structure. There is no comprehensive, authoritative body of guidance for management accounting equivalent to GAAP; therefore, the financial results of individual businesses are not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other company. We refine our methodologies from time to time as our management accounting practices are enhanced and our businesses and management structure change. Financial results are presented, to the extent practicable, as if each business, with the exception of our BlackRock segment, operated on a stand-alone basis. As permitted under GAAP, we have aggregated the business results for certain operating segments for financial reporting purposes.

Assets receive a funding charge and liabilities and capital receive a funding credit based on a transfer pricing methodology that incorporates product maturities, duration and other factors. Capital is intended to cover unexpected losses and is assigned to the banking and processing businesses using our risk-based economic capital model. We have assigned to Retail Banking capital equal to 6% of funds to reflect the capital required for well-capitalized banks and to approximate market comparables for this business. The capital assigned for PFPC reflects its legal entity shareholders’ equity.

 

BlackRock business segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 reflected our majority ownership in BlackRock during that period. Subsequent to the September 29, 2006 BlackRock/MLIM transaction closing, which had the effect of reducing our ownership interest to approximately 34%, our investment in BlackRock has been accounted for under the equity method but continues to be a separate reportable business segment of PNC.

We have allocated the allowances for loan and lease losses and unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit based on our assessment of risk inherent in the loan portfolios. Our allocation of the costs incurred by operations and other support areas not directly aligned with the businesses is primarily based on the use of services.

Total business segment financial results differ from total consolidated results. The impact of these differences is reflected in the “Other” category. “Other” includes residual activities that do not meet the criteria for disclosure as a separate reportable business, such as gains or losses related to BlackRock transactions including LTIP distributions and obligations, Mercantile and BlackRock/MLIM acquisition integration costs, asset and liability management activities, net securities gains or losses, certain trading activities, equity management activities and minority interest in income of BlackRock for the first quarter of 2006, differences between business segment performance reporting and financial statement reporting (GAAP), intercompany eliminations, and most corporate overhead.

Employee data as reported by each business segment in the tables that follow reflects staff directly employed by the respective business and excludes corporate and shared services employees.


 

Results Of Businesses - Summary

(Unaudited)

 

     Earnings       Revenue (a)      Average Assets (b)
Three months ended March 31 - dollars in millions    2007    2006     2007    2006    2007    2006

Retail Banking

   $ 201    $ 190     $ 839    $ 753    $ 34,449    $ 29,369

Corporate & Institutional Banking

     132      102       370      335      26,498      23,788

BlackRock (c) (d)

     52      49       68      410      3,870      1,841

PFPC (e)

     31      27       200      196      2,378      2,385

Total business segments

     416      368       1,477      1,694      67,195      57,383

Other (c)

     43      (14 )     143      54      40,227      34,746

Total consolidated

   $ 459    $ 354     $ 1,620    $ 1,748    $ 107,422    $ 92,129

 

(a) Business segment revenue is presented on a taxable-equivalent basis. A reconciliation of total consolidated revenue on a book (GAAP) basis to total consolidated revenue on a taxable-equivalent basis follows:

 

Three months ended March 31 - (in millions)

     2007      2006

Total consolidated revenue, book (GAAP) basis

   $ 1,614    $ 1,741

Taxable-equivalent adjustment

     6      7

Total consolidated revenue, taxable-equivalent basis

   $ 1,620    $ 1,748

 

(b) Period-end balances for BlackRock and PFPC. BlackRock was an equity investment at March 31, 2007 and was consolidated at March 31, 2006.
(c) For our segment reporting presentation, our share of pretax BlackRock/MLIM transaction integration costs totaling $2 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 have been reclassified from BlackRock to “Other.” “Other” for the first three months of 2007 also includes $11 million of pretax Mercantile acquisition integration costs.
(d) For the first quarter of 2007, revenue represents our equity income from BlackRock. For the first quarter of 2006, revenue represents the sum of total operating revenue and nonoperating income.
(e) PFPC revenue represents the sum of servicing revenue and nonoperating income (expense) less debt financing costs. Prior period servicing revenue amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

 

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RETAIL BANKING

 

Three months ended March 31

Taxable-equivalent basis

Dollars in millions

  2007     2006  

INCOME STATEMENT

     

Net interest income

  $452     $408  

Noninterest income

     

Asset management

  100     87  

Service charges on deposits

  75     71  

Brokerage

  63     58  

Consumer services

  88     86  

Other

  61     43  

Total noninterest income

  387     345  

Total revenue

  839     753  

Provision for credit losses

  23     9  

Noninterest expense

  496     440  

Pretax earnings

  320     304  

Income taxes

  119     114  

Earnings

  $201     $190  

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

     

Loans

     

Consumer

     

Home equity

  $13,881     $13,778  

Indirect

  1,480     987  

Other consumer

  1,490     1,248  

Total consumer

  16,851     16,013  

Commercial

  8,201     5,433  

Floor plan

  952     970  

Residential mortgage

  1,781     1,648  

Other

  233     236  

Total loans

  28,018     24,300  

Goodwill and other intangible assets

  2,942     1,582  

Loans held for sale

  1,562     1,880  

Other assets

  1,927     1,607  

Total assets

  $34,449     $29,369  

Deposits

     

Noninterest-bearing demand

  $8,871     $7,777  

Interest-bearing demand

  8,354     8,025  

Money market

  15,669     14,644  

Total transaction deposits

  32,894     30,446  

Savings

  2,243     2,183  

Certificates of deposit

  15,738     13,115  

Total deposits

  50,875     45,744  

Other liabilities

  708     560  

Capital

  3,287     2,943  

Total funds

  $54,870     $49,247  

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

     

Return on average capital

  25 %   26 %

Noninterest income to total revenue

  46     46  

Efficiency

  59     58  

OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING MERCANTILE (a) (b)

     

Other statistics:

     

Full-time employees

  11,645     9,725  

Part-time employees

  2,417     1,373  

ATMs

  3,862     3,763  

Branches (c)

  1,077     846  

ASSETS UNDER ADMINISTRATION
(in billions) (d)

     

Assets under management

     

Personal

  $54     $40  

Institutional

  22     10  

Total

  $76     $50  

Asset Type

     

Equity

  $41     $32  

Fixed income

  20     12  

Liquidity/other

  15     6  

Total

  $76     $50  

 

At March 31

Dollars in millions, except where noted

  2007     2006  

OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING MERCANTILE (a) (b)

     

Nondiscretionary assets under administration

     

Personal

  $31     $28  

Institutional

  80     59  

Total

  $111     $87  

Asset Type

     

Equity

  $42     $33  

Fixed income

  28     26  

Liquidity/other

  41     28  

Total

  $111     $87  

OTHER INFORMATION, NOT INCLUDING MERCANTILE (a) (e)

     

Credit-related statistics:

     

Nonperforming assets (f)

  $101     $93  

Net charge-offs

  $26     $14  

Net charge-off ratio

  .43 %   .23 %

Home equity portfolio credit statistics:

     

% of first lien positions

  43 %   45 %

Weighted average loan-to-value ratios

  70 %   68 %

Weighted average FICO scores

  726     727  

Loans 90 days past due

  .25 %   .22 %

Checking-related statistics:

     

Retail Banking checking relationships

  1,962,000     1,950,000  

Consumer DDA households using online banking

  960,000     880,000  

% of consumer DDA households using online banking

  54 %   50 %

Consumer DDA households using online bill payment

  450,000     253,000  

% of consumer DDA households using online bill payment

  25 %   14 %

Small business loans and managed deposits:

     

Small business loans

  $5,218     $4,652  

Managed deposits:

     

On-balance sheet

     

Noninterest-bearing demand

  $4,236     $4,357  

Interest-bearing demand

  1,627     1,454  

Money market

  2,629     2,705  

Certificates of deposit

  746     553  

Off-balance sheet (g)

     

Small business sweep checking

  1,833     1,454  

Total managed deposits

  11,071     10,523  

Brokerage statistics:

     

Margin loans

  $166     $205  

Financial consultants (h)

  757     783  

Full service brokerage offices

  99     100  

Brokerage account assets (billions)

  $46     $43  

Other statistics:

     

Gains on sales of education loans (i)

  $3     $4  
(a) Presented as of March 31 except for net charge-offs, net charge-off ratio, gains on sales of education loans, and small business loans and managed deposits, which are for the three months ended.
(b) Amounts include the impact of Mercantile, which we acquired effective March 2, 2007.
(c) Excludes certain satellite branches that provide limited products and service hours.
(d) Excludes brokerage account assets.
(e) Amounts do not include the impact of Mercantile, which we acquired effective March 2, 2007.
(f) Includes nonperforming loans of $93 million at March 31, 2007 and $84 million at March 31, 2006.
(g) Represents small business balances. These balances are swept into liquidity products managed by other PNC business segments, the majority of which are off-balance sheet.
(h) Financial consultants provide services in full service brokerage offices and PNC traditional branches.
(i) Included in “Noninterest income-Other.”

 

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Retail Banking’s earnings were $201 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $190 million for the same period in 2006. The 6% increase over the first quarter of 2006 was driven by the Mercantile acquisition, strong market-related fees, and continued customer and balance sheet growth, partially offset by an increase in the provision for credit losses.

Highlights of Retail Banking’s performance during the first quarter of 2007 include the following:

 

 

The acquisition of Mercantile added approximately $10.3 billion of loans and $12.0 billion in deposits to Retail Banking, as of March 31, 2007. Other salient points related to the acquisition include the following:

   

Added 235 branches and 256 ATMs,

   

Significantly increased our presence in Maryland,

   

Added to our presence in Virginia and the Washington, DC area,

   

Expanded our wealth management business with the addition of $22 billion in assets under management, and

   

Significantly increased the size of our small business banking franchise.

 

In September 2006 we launched our own PNC-branded credit card product. As of March 31, 2007, more than 89,000 cards have been issued and we have $186 million in receivable balances. The results to date have exceeded our expectations.

 

Consumer and small business checking relationships increased 12,000 compared with March 31, 2006 and increased 8,000 since December 31, 2006, not including the impact of Mercantile. The low-value account closures resulting from One PNC pricing initiatives appear to have run their course. The new checking account product line has increased the average balance of new accounts by approximately 20%.

 

Our wealth management and brokerage businesses have benefited from the recent market conditions, as follows:

   

Excluding the $22 billion of assets under management related to our acquisition of Mercantile, assets under management increased $4 billion compared with the first quarter of 2006,

   

Brokerage assets increased $3 billion or 7% from March 31, 2006, and

   

Asset management and brokerage fees increased $18 million or 12% over the first quarter of 2006.

 

Recent investments in our on-line capabilities are paying dividends:

   

Since March 31, 2006, consumer-related checking households using online banking increased 9% and checking households using online bill payment increased 78%, and

 

 

Based on benchmarking reports of a study performed by the Change Sciences Group of consumer on-line experiences on the websites of 38 leading national and regional banks, we have moved from the 36th

 

rated site (May 2006) to the 7th rated site (March 2007), the largest movement within the benchmarking group.

 

Customer service and customer retention have been and continue to be our focus. During the first quarter of 2007 we partnered with the Gallup organization to evaluate customer and employee satisfaction at the branch level.

 

In addition to Mercantile, we opened 6 new branches and consolidated 16 branches in the first quarter as we continue to work to optimize our network by opening new branches in high growth areas, relocating branches to areas of higher opportunity, and consolidating branches in areas of declining market opportunity. We relocated 2 branches during the first quarter of 2007.

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2007 was $839 million compared with $753 million for 2006. Taxable-equivalent net interest income of $452 million increased $44 million, or 11%, compared with 2006 due to an 11% increase in average deposits and a 15% increase in average loan balances. Net interest income growth has been somewhat mitigated by declining spreads on the loan portfolio. In the current rate environment, we expect the spread we receive on both loans and deposits to be under pressure.

Noninterest income increased $42 million, or 12%, compared with the prior year first quarter primarily driven by increased asset management fees, brokerage fees, and service charges on deposits and consumer services. This growth can be attributed primarily to the following:

   

Mercantile acquisition,

   

Comparatively favorable equity markets,

   

Increased assets under management,

   

Increased brokerage account assets and activities,

   

Higher gains on asset sales,

   

Increased third party loan servicing activities, and

   

Customer growth.

The provision for credit losses increased $14 million when compared with the first quarter of 2006. The increased provision is primarily a result of growth within the commercial loan portfolio and charge-offs returning to a more normal level. Charge-offs over the last couple of years have been low compared to historical averages.

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2007 totaled $496 million, an increase of $56 million, or 13%, compared with 2006. Expense increases were primarily attributable to the Mercantile acquisition, continued growth of the company’s branch network, expansion of the private client group, investments in various initiatives such as the new simplified checking account product line and new PNC-branded credit card, and an increase in volume-related expenses tied to noninterest income.

The new simplified checking account product line is expected to continue to increase checking account households and average balances per account. Features of the new product line could negatively impact growth rates on service charges on deposits fee income and noninterest expenses.


 

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Full-time employees at March 31, 2007 totaled 11,645, an increase of 1,920 from March 31, 2006. Excluding the impact of the Mercantile acquisition, full-time employees declined by 100 since March 31, 2006. Part-time employees have increased by 1,044 since March 31, 2006. The increase in part-time employees is a result of the Mercantile acquisition and various customer service enhancement and efficiency initiatives. These initiatives include utilizing more part-time customer-facing employees during peak business hours versus full-time employees for the entire day.

Growing core checking deposits as a lower-cost funding source and as the cornerstone product to build customer relationships is the primary objective of our deposit strategy. Average total deposits increased $5.1 billion, or 11%, compared with the first quarter of 2006. The deposit growth was driven by the Mercantile acquisition, the recapture of consumer certificate of deposit balances as interest rates have risen, and increases in the number of checking relationships.

In the current rate environment, we expect the rate of growth in demand deposit balances to be equal to or less than the rate of overall growth for customer checking relationships. Additionally, we continue to expect to see customers shift their funds from lower yielding interest-bearing deposits to higher yielding deposits or investment products, and to pay off loans. The shift has been evident during the past year and has impacted the level of average demand deposits in that period.

 

 

Certificates of deposits increased $2.6 billion and money market deposits increased $1.0 billion. These increases were attributable to the Mercantile acquisition and the current interest rate environment attracting customers back into these products.

 

Average demand deposit growth of $1.4 billion, or 9%, was almost solely due to the Mercantile acquisition as the core growth was impacted by customers shifting funds into higher yielding deposits, small business sweep checking products, and investment products.

 

Small business and consumer-related checking relationships retention remained strong and stable. Consumer-related checking relationship retention has benefited from improved penetration rates of debit cards, online banking and online bill payment.

Currently, we are focused on a relationship-based lending strategy to target specific customer sectors (homeowners, small businesses and auto dealerships) while seeking to maintain a moderate risk profile in the loan portfolio.

 

 

Average commercial loans grew $2.8 billion, or 51%, compared with the first quarter of 2006. The increase is attributable to the Mercantile acquisition and organic loan growth on the strength of increased loan demand from existing small business customers and the acquisition of new relationships through our sales efforts.

 

Average home equity loans grew by $103 million, or 1%, compared with the first quarter of 2006. Consumer loan demand has slowed as a result of the current rate environment.

 

Average indirect loans grew $493 million, or 50%, compared with the first quarter of 2006. The increase is attributable to the Mercantile acquisition and growth in our core portfolio that has benefited from increased sales and marketing efforts.

 

Average residential mortgage loans increased $133 million, or 8%, primarily due to the addition of loans from the Mercantile acquisition. Payoffs in our existing portfolio, which will continue throughout 2007, partially offset the impact of the additional loans acquired. Additionally, our transfer of residential mortgages to held for sale and subsequent sale of those loans at the end of September 2006 reduced the size of this loan portfolio from the first quarter of 2006.

Assets under management of $76 billion at March 31, 2007 increased $26 billion compared with the balance at March 31, 2006. Asset growth included $22 billion from the Mercantile acquisition and PNC portfolio growth of $4 billion as a result of the effects of comparatively higher equity markets and a breakeven position in client net asset flows. Client net asset flows are the result of investment additions from new and existing clients offset by ordinary course distributions from trust and investment management accounts and account closures.

Nondiscretionary assets under administration of $111 billion at March 31, 2007 increased $24 billion compared with the balance at March 31, 2006. The growth included $23 billion from the Mercantile acquisition and PNC portfolio growth of $1 billion due primarily to the effect of comparatively higher equity markets.


 

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CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL BANKING

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended March 31

Taxable-equivalent basis

Dollars in millions except as noted

   2007     2006

INCOME STATEMENT

    

Net interest income

   $183     $170

Noninterest income

    

Corporate service fees

   127     113

Other

   60     52

Noninterest income

   187     165

Total revenue

   370     335

Provision for (recoveries of) credit losses

   (16 )   12

Noninterest expense

   193     175

Pretax earnings

   193     148

Income taxes

   61     46

Earnings

   $132     $102

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

    

Loans

    

Corporate (a)

   $8,909     $8,410

Commercial real estate

   3,253     2,643

Commercial – real estate related

   2,733     2,454

Asset-based lending

   4,513     4,252

Total loans

   19,408     17,759

Goodwill and other intangible assets

   1,544     1,314

Loans held for sale

   1,302     866

Other assets

   4,244     3,849
          
            

Total assets

   $26,498     $23,788

Deposits

    

Noninterest-bearing demand

   $7,083     $6,697

Money market

   4,530     2,110

Other

   926     777

Total deposits

   12,539     9,584

Other liabilities

   2,850     2,557

Capital

   2,064     1,802

Total funds

   $17,453     $13,943
(a)    Includes lease financing.

Corporate & Institutional Banking earned $132 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared with $102 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase compared with the first quarter of 2006 was largely the result of a lower provision for credit losses due to improving asset quality and increases in total revenue partly offset by an increase in noninterest expense.

 

 

Three months ended March 31

Taxable-equivalent basis

Dollars in millions except as noted

   2007     2006  

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

      

Return on average capital

   26 %   23 %

Noninterest income to total revenue

   51     49  

Efficiency

   52     52  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SERVICING PORTFOLIO (in billions)

      

Beginning of period

   $200     $136  

Acquisitions/additions

   16     13  

Repayments/transfers

   (10 )   (9 )

End of period

   $206     $140  

OTHER INFORMATION

      

Consolidated revenue from: (a)

      

Treasury Management

   $110     $101  

Capital Markets

   $67     $64  

Midland Loan Services

   $54     $42  

Total loans (b)

   $21,193     $18,163  

Nonperforming assets (b) (c)

   $64     $111  

Net charge-offs

   $7     $4  

Full-time employees (b)

   2,038     1,892  

Net gains on commercial mortgage loan sales

   $15     $7  

Net carrying amount of commercial mortgage servicing rights (b)

   $487     $353  
              
(a) Represents consolidated PNC amounts.
(b) At March 31.
(c) Includes nonperforming loans of $51 million at March 31, 2007 and $97 million at March 31, 2006.

Highlights of the first three months of 2007 for Corporate & Institutional Banking included:

 

 

Average loan balances increased $1.6 billion from the prior year first quarter. Growth in all loan categories resulted from the Mercantile acquisition and continuing customer demand. Competitive pressures for risk-adjusted returns have increased due to larger amounts of liquidity in the credit markets, which has resulted in shrinking loan spreads and slowing loan growth. We expect this trend to continue through 2007 as we seek to maintain our moderate risk profile.

 

Asset quality continued to be strong with nonperforming assets declining $47 million, or 42%, at March 31, 2007 compared with March 31, 2006 and consistent with levels of $63 million at December 31, 2006. The provision for credit losses declined $28 million in the comparison of the first quarters of 2007 and 2006. Consistent with our strategy to maintain a moderate risk profile, these changes reflect actions we took to reduce our credit exposure. In addition, the continued improvement in asset quality reflected in PNC and industry experience led to a reduction in default factors used to determine required reserves.


 

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Average deposit balances for the first three months of 2007 increased $3.0 billion, or 31%, compared with the first three months of 2006. The increase was primarily the result of corporate deposits in money market accounts and noninterest-bearing deposit growth related to our commercial mortgage servicing portfolio.

 

 

Total revenue increased $35 million, or 10%, for the first three months of 2007 compared with the first three months of 2006. The increase was driven by higher corporate service fees from mergers and acquisitions advisory services, treasury management products and services and commercial mortgage servicing. In addition, other noninterest income increased due to higher gains on sale of loans. Net interest income increased in the comparison due primarily to the higher level of noninterest-bearing deposits.

 

Commercial mortgage servicing revenue, which includes fees and net interest income, totaled $54 million for the first three months of 2007. The 29% revenue growth over the first three months of 2006 was primarily driven by growth in the commercial mortgage servicing portfolio, which increased to $206 billion. The associated increase in deposits has increased the net interest income portion of Midland Loan Services’ total revenue.

 

 

Noninterest expense increased 10% compared with the first quarter of 2006 consistent with the growth in total revenue. This reflects the continued investment in various growth and fee-based initiatives, customer growth, and increase in the commercial mortgage servicing portfolio.

See the additional revenue discussion regarding treasury management and capital markets-related products and services and commercial loan servicing on page 7.


 

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BLACKROCK

Our BlackRock business segment earned $52 million for the first quarter of 2007 and $49 million for the first quarter of 2006. For this PNC business segment presentation, our share of MLIM transaction integration costs for both periods has been reclassified from BlackRock to “Other.” In addition, these business segment earnings for the first three months of 2006 have been reduced by minority interest in income of BlackRock, excluding MLIM transaction integration costs, totaling $23 million. Also, these business segment earnings are net of additional PNC income taxes recorded on PNC’s share of BlackRock’s earnings.

We have modified the presentation of historical BlackRock business segment results as described above to conform with the current business segment reporting presentation in this Financial Review.

PNC’s investment in BlackRock was $3.8 billion at March 31, 2007 compared with $3.9 billion at December 31, 2006. Based upon BlackRock’s closing market price of $156.31 per common share at March 31, 2007, the market value of our investment in BlackRock was approximately $6.7 billion at that date. As such, an additional $2.9 billion of value was not recognized in our investment account at that date.

BLACKROCK/MLIM TRANSACTION

As further described in our 2006 Form 10-K, on September 29, 2006 Merrill Lynch contributed its investment management business (“MLIM”) to BlackRock in exchange for 65 million shares of newly issued BlackRock common and preferred stock.

For the three months ended March 31, 2006, our Consolidated Income Statement included our former 69% ownership interest in BlackRock. However, our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 reflected the September 29, 2006 deconsolidation of BlackRock’s balance sheet amounts and recognized our approximate 34% ownership interest in BlackRock as an investment accounted for under the equity method. This accounting has resulted in a reduction in certain revenue and noninterest expense categories on our Consolidated Income Statement as our share of BlackRock’s net income is now reported within asset management noninterest income.

 

BLACKROCK LTIP PROGRAMS

As further described in our 2006 Form 10-K, BlackRock adopted the 2002 LTIP program to help attract and retain qualified professionals. We agreed to transfer 4 million of the shares of BlackRock common stock then held by us to fund the 2002 and future programs approved by BlackRock’s board of directors, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Prior to 2006, BlackRock granted awards under the 2002 LTIP program of approximately $230 million, of which approximately $210 million were paid on January 30, 2007. The awards were funded by approximately 17% in cash from BlackRock and the remainder in BlackRock common stock transferred by PNC and distributed to LTIP participants (approximately 1 million shares).

We recognized a pretax gain of $82 million in the first quarter of 2007 from the transfer of BlackRock shares to satisfy the majority of our 2002 LTIP obligation. The gain was reflected in noninterest income and reflected the excess of market value over book value of approximately 1 million shares transferred in January 2007.

PNC’s noninterest income in the first quarter of 2007 also included a $30 million pretax charge related to our commitment to fund additional BlackRock LTIP programs. This charge represents the mark-to-market of our remaining BlackRock LTIP obligation as of March 31, 2007.

BlackRock granted additional restricted stock unit awards in January 2007, all of which are subject to achieving earnings performance goals prior to the vesting date of September 29, 2011. Of the shares of BlackRock common stock that we have agreed to transfer to help fund their LTIP programs, approximately 1.6 million shares of the remaining 3.0 million share obligation have been committed to fund the restricted stock unit awards vesting in 2011 and the amount remaining would then be available for future awards. While we may continue to see volatility in earnings as we mark to market our LTIP shares obligation each quarter-end, we will not be able to recognize additional gains, if applicable, for the difference between the market value and the book value of the committed BlackRock common shares until the shares are distributed to LTIP participants.


 

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PFPC

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended March 31

Dollars in millions except as noted

   2007     2006  

INCOME STATEMENT

      

Servicing revenue (a)

   $208     $205  

Operating expense (a)

   153     151  

Operating income

   55     54  

Debt financing

   10     10  

Nonoperating income (b)

   2     1  

Pretax earnings

   47     45  

Income taxes

   16     18  

Earnings

   $31     $27  

PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET

      

Goodwill and other intangible assets

   $1,008     $1,022  

Other assets

   1,370     1,363  

Total assets

   $2,378     $2,385  

Debt financing

   $760     $890  

Other liabilities

   1,091     1,094  

Shareholder’s equity

   527     401  

Total funds

   $2,378     $2,385  

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

      

Return on average equity

   25 %   28 %

Operating margin (c)

   26     26  

SERVICING STATISTICS (at March 31)

      

Accounting/administration net fund assets (in billions)

      

Domestic

   $731     $665  

Offshore

   91     85  

Total

   $822     $750  

Asset type (in billions)

      

Money market

   $280     $238  

Equity

   352     338  

Fixed income

   111     107  

Other (d)

   79     67  

Total

   $822     $750  

Custody fund assets (in billions)

   $435     $383  

Shareholder accounts (in millions)

      

Transfer agency

   18     20  

Subaccounting

   50     45  

Total

   68     65  

OTHER INFORMATION

      

Full-time employees (at March 31)

   4,400     4,291  
(a) Certain out-of-pocket expense items which are then client billable are included in both servicing revenue and operating expense above, but offset each other entirely and therefore have no net effect on operating income. Distribution revenue and expenses which relate to 12b-1 fees that PFPC receives from certain fund clients for the payment of marketing, sales and service expenses also entirely offset each other, but are netted for presentation purposes above. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
(b) Net of nonoperating expense.
(c) Total operating income divided by total servicing revenue.
(d) Includes alternative investment net assets serviced.

 

PFPC earned $31 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared with $27 million in the year-earlier period. The earnings increase from the first quarter of 2006 reflected new business, organic growth and market appreciation, partly offset by client deconversions. Certain tax benefits also contributed to the increase in earnings compared with the first three months of 2006.

Highlights of PFPC’s performance in the first quarter of 2007 included:

 

   

Securities lending revenue increased 43% as loan outstandings grew by 91%.

 

   

Managed accounts revenue increased 19% due to a 59% increase in assets serviced.

 

   

Domestic alternative investment service revenues were up 16% fueled by a 13% increase in assets serviced.

Servicing revenue for the first quarter of 2007 increased by $3 million to $208 million over the first quarter of 2006. Revenue increases related to managed account services, alternative investment services, and securities lending benefited from new business and existing asset growth. These increases were partially offset by a decline in offshore revenue due to the loss of a major client during 2006.

Operating expense increased $2 million, or 1%, to $153 million, in the first three months of 2007 compared with the first three months of 2006. The majority of this increase is attributable to increased headcount and technology costs to support new business achieved over the past year.

Nonoperating income benefited from grants received in a foreign jurisdiction for employment expansion as the firm’s offshore operations continue to grow.

Total assets serviced by PFPC amounted to $2.2 trillion at March 31, 2007 compared with $1.9 trillion at March 31, 2006.


 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND JUDGMENTS

Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report and in Part II, Item 8 of our 2006 Form 10-K describe the most significant accounting policies that we use. Certain of these policies require us to make estimates and strategic or economic assumptions that may prove to be inaccurate or subject to variations that may significantly affect our reported results and financial position for the period or in future periods.

We must use estimates, assumptions, and judgments when financial assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at, or adjusted to reflect, fair value. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value inherently result in a higher degree of financial statement volatility. Fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based on either quoted market prices or are provided by other independent third-party sources, when available. When such third-party information is not available, we estimate fair value primarily by using cash flow and other financial modeling techniques. Changes in underlying factors, assumptions, or estimates in any of these areas could materially impact our future financial condition and results of operations.

We discuss the following critical accounting policies and judgments under this same heading in Item 7 of our 2006 Form 10-K:

   

Allowances for Loan and Lease Losses and Unfunded Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit

   

Private Equity Asset Valuation

   

Lease Residuals

   

Goodwill

   

Revenue recognition

   

Income taxes

Additional discussion and information on the application of these policies is found in other portions of this Financial Review and in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report. In particular, see Note 1 Accounting Policies and Note 11 Income Taxes in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements regarding our first quarter 2007 adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.”

 

STATUS OF QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN

We have a noncontributory, qualified defined benefit pension plan (“plan” or “pension plan”) covering eligible employees. Benefits are derived from a cash balance formula based on compensation levels, age and length of service. Pension contributions are based on an actuarially determined amount necessary to fund total benefits payable to plan participants. Plan assets are currently approximately 60% invested in equity investments with most of the remainder invested in fixed income instruments. Plan fiduciaries determine and review the plan’s investment policy.

We calculate the expense associated with the pension plan in accordance with SFAS 87, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions,” and we use assumptions and methods that are compatible with the requirements of SFAS 87, including a policy of reflecting trust assets at their fair market value. On an annual basis, we review the actuarial assumptions related to the pension plan, including the discount rate, rate of compensation increase and the expected return on plan assets. Neither the discount rate nor the compensation increase assumptions significantly affect pension expense.

The expected long-term return on assets assumption does significantly affect pension expense. The expected long-term return on plan assets for determining net periodic pension cost for 2007 was 8.25%, unchanged from 2006. Under current accounting rules, the difference between expected long-term returns and actual returns is accumulated and amortized to pension expense over future periods. Each one percentage point difference in actual return compared with our expected return causes expense in subsequent years to change by up to $4 million as the impact is amortized into results of operations.

The table below reflects the estimated effects on pension expense of certain changes in assumptions, using 2007 estimated expense as a baseline.

 

Change in Assumption

  

Estimated
Increase to 2007
Pension
Expense

(In millions)

.5% decrease in discount rate

   $2

.5% decrease in expected long-term return on assets

   $10

.5% increase in compensation rate

   $2

We currently estimate a pretax pension benefit of $33 million in 2007 compared with a pretax benefit of $12 million in 2006. The primary reason for this change is 2006 investment returns in excess of the expected long-term return assumption. Actual pension benefit recognized for the first quarter of 2007 was $8 million.


 

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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132 (R).” This statement affects the accounting and reporting for our qualified pension plan, our nonqualified retirement plans, our postretirement welfare benefit plans, and our postemployment benefit plans. SFAS 158 requires recognition on the balance sheet of the overfunded or underfunded position of these plans as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the related benefit obligations. To the extent that a plan’s net funded status differs from the amounts currently recognized on the balance sheet, the difference, net of tax, will be recorded as a part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) within the shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet. This guidance also requires the recognition of any unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized prior services costs to AOCI, net of tax. Post-adoption changes in unrecognized actuarial gains and losses as well as unrecognized prior service costs will be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax. SFAS 158 was effective for PNC as of December 31, 2006, with no restatements permitted for prior year-end reporting periods, and resulted in an adjustment for all unamortized net actuarial losses and prior service costs of $132 million after tax. See Note 1 Accounting Policies of our 2006 Form 10-K for further information regarding our adoption of this pronouncement.

Our pension plan contribution requirements are not particularly sensitive to actuarial assumptions. Investment performance has the most impact on contribution requirements and will drive the amount of permitted contributions in future years. Also, current law, including the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, sets limits as to both minimum and maximum contributions to the plan. In any event, any large near-term contributions to the plan will be at our discretion, as we expect that the minimum required contributions under the law will be minimal or zero for several years.

See Note 8 Certain Employee Benefit And Stock-Based Compensation Plans in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report regarding a defined pension plan related to Mercantile that we plan to integrate into the PNC plan as of December 31, 2007.

We maintain other defined benefit plans that have a less significant effect on financial results, including various nonqualified supplemental retirement plans for certain employees.

RISK MANAGEMENT

We encounter risk as part of the normal course of our business and we design risk management processes to help manage these risks. The Risk Management section included in Item 7

of our 2006 Form 10-K provides a general overview of the risk measurement, control strategies and monitoring aspects of our corporate-level risk management processes. Additionally, our 2006 Form 10-K provides an analysis of the risk management processes for what we view as our primary areas of risk: credit, operational, market and liquidity, as well as a discussion of our use of financial derivatives as part of our overall asset and liability risk management process. In appropriate places within that section, historical performance is also addressed. The following information in this Risk Management section updates our 2006 Form 10-K disclosures in these areas.

CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT

Credit risk represents the possibility that a customer, counterparty or issuer may not perform in accordance with contractual terms. Credit risk is inherent in the financial services business and results from extending credit to customers, purchasing securities, and entering into financial derivative transactions. Credit risk is one of the most common risks in banking and is one of our most significant risks.

Nonperforming, Past Due And Potential Problem Assets

See Note 4 Asset Quality in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report and included here by reference for details of the types of nonperforming assets that we held at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. In addition, certain performing assets have interest payments that are past due or have the potential for future repayment problems.

Total nonperforming assets at March 31, 2007 increased $33 million, to $204 million, compared with December 31, 2006. Our acquisition of Mercantile added $35 million of nonperforming assets at March 31, 2007.

Foreclosed lease assets of $12 million at both March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 primarily represent our repossession of collateral related to a single airline industry credit. This repossessed collateral is currently being leased.

The amount of nonperforming loans that was current as to principal and interest was $60 million at March 31, 2007 and $59 million at December 31, 2006. While we believe that overall asset quality will remain strong for the near term, the current level of asset quality is very strong by historical standards and may not be sustainable for the foreseeable future, particularly in the event of deteriorating economic conditions or higher interest rates.


 

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Nonperforming Assets By Business

 

In millions    March 31
2007
   Dec. 31
2006

Retail Banking

   $ 101    $ 106

Corporate & Institutional Banking

     64      63

Other (a)

     39      2

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 204    $ 171
(a)    Amount at March 31, 2007 includes $35 million related to Mercantile.

Change In Nonperforming Assets

 

In millions    2007     2006  

January 1

   $ 171     $ 215  

Transferred from accrual

     76       50  

Acquisition – Mercantile

     35       

Returned to performing

     (4 )     (3 )

Principal activity including payoffs

     (49 )     (35 )

Asset sales

     (3 )     (5 )

Charge-offs and valuation adjustments

     (22 )     (16 )

March 31

   $ 204     $ 206  

Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days Or More

 

     Amount    Percent of Total
Outstandings
 
Dollars in millions   

Mar. 31

2007

   Dec. 31
2006
  

Mar. 31

2007

    Dec. 31
2006
 

Commercial

   $ 8    $ 9    .03 %   .04 %

Commercial real estate

     4      5    .04     .14  

Consumer

     25      28    .14     .17  

Residential mortgage

     7      7    .08     .11  

Other

     2      1    .55     .27  

Total loans

   $ 46    $ 50    .07 %   .10 %

Loans that are not included in nonperforming or past due categories but cause us to be uncertain about the borrower’s ability to comply with existing repayment terms over the next six months totaled $48 million at March 31, 2007 compared with $41 million at December 31, 2006. Approximately 52% of these loans are in the Corporate & Institutional Banking portfolio.

Allowances For Loan And Lease Losses And Unfunded Loan Commitments And Letters Of Credit

We maintain an allowance for loan and lease losses to absorb losses from the loan portfolio. We determine the allowance based on quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. While we make allocations to specific loans and pools of loans, the total reserve is available for all loan and lease losses.

We refer you to Note 4 Asset Quality in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report regarding changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses and changes in the allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit for additional information which is included herein by reference.

 

Allocation Of Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses

 

     March 31, 2007     December 31, 2006  
Dollars in millions    Allowance   

Loans to

Total

Loans

    Allowance    Loans to
Total
Loans
 

Commercial

   $ 477    37.3 %   $ 443    40.9 %

Commercial real estate

     110    14.9       30    7.0  

Consumer

     41    28.7       28    33.1  

Residential mortgage

     14    14.5       7    12.7  

Lease financing

     45    4.0       48    5.6  

Other

     3    .6       4    .7  

Total

   $ 690    100.0 %   $ 560    100.0 %

In addition to the allowance for loan and lease losses, we maintain an allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. We report this allowance as a liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We determine this amount using estimates of the probability of the ultimate funding and losses related to those credit exposures. This methodology is similar to the one we use for determining the adequacy of our allowance for loan and lease losses.

The provision for credit losses for the first three months of 2007 and the evaluation of the allowances for loan and lease losses and unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit as of March 31, 2007 reflected loan growth, changes in loan portfolio composition, the impact of refinements to our reserve methodology, and changes in asset quality. The provision includes amounts for probable losses on loans and credit exposure related to unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.

We do not expect to sustain asset quality at its current level. However, based on the assets we currently hold and current business trends and activities, we believe that overall asset quality will remain strong by historical standards for at least the near term. This outlook, combined with expected loan growth, may result in an increase in the allowance for loan and lease losses in future periods.

The allowance as a percent of nonperforming loans was 388% and as a percent of total loans was 1.10% at March 31, 2007. The comparable percentages at December 31, 2006 were 381% and 1.12%.


 

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Charge-Offs And Recoveries

 

Three months ended
March 31 Dollars in
millions
   Charge-
offs
   Recoveries    Net
Charge-
offs
   Percent
of
Average
Loans
 

2007

             

Commercial

   $ 31    $ 7    $ 24    .45 %

Consumer

     17      5      12    .29  

Total

   $ 48    $ 12    $ 36    .27  

2006

             

Commercial

   $ 16    $ 6    $ 10    .21 %

Consumer

     12      4      8    .20  

Total

   $ 28    $ 10    $ 18    .15  

We establish reserves to provide coverage for probable losses not considered in the specific, pool and consumer reserve methodologies, such as, but not limited to, industry concentrations and conditions; credit quality trends; recent loss experience in particular sectors of the portfolio; ability and depth of lending management; changes in risk selection and underwriting standards and the timing of available information. The amount of reserves for these qualitative factors is assigned to loan categories and to business segments primarily based on the relative specific and pool allocation amounts. The amount of reserve allocated for qualitative factors represented 7.0% of the total allowance and .08% of total loans, net of unearned income, at March 31, 2007.

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

Credit default swaps provide, for a fee, an assumption by a third party of a portion of the credit risk related to the underlying financial instruments. We use these contracts to mitigate credit risk associated with commercial lending activities as well as proprietary derivative and convertible bond trading. Credit default swaps are included in the Free-Standing Derivatives table in the Financial Derivatives section of this Risk Management discussion. Net gains or losses from credit default swaps are reflected in the Trading line item on our Consolidated Income Statement and were not significant in the first three months of 2007 or 2006.

MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Market risk is the risk of a loss in earnings or economic value due to adverse movements in market factors such as interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates, and equity prices.

MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT – INTEREST RATE RISK

Interest rate risk results primarily from our traditional banking activities of gathering deposits and extending loans. Many factors, including economic and financial conditions, movements in interest rates, and consumer preferences, affect the difference between the interest that we earn on assets and the interest that we pay on liabilities and the level of our non-interest bearing funding sources. Due to the repricing term mismatches and embedded options inherent in certain of these products, changes in market interest rates not only affect

expected near-term earnings, but also the economic values of these assets and liabilities.

PNC’s Asset and Liability Management group centrally manages interest rate risk within limits and guidelines set forth in our risk management policies approved by the Asset and Liability Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board.

Sensitivity estimates and market interest rate benchmarks for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 follow:

Interest Sensitivity Analysis

      First
Quarter
2007
    First
Quarter
2006
 

Net Interest Income Sensitivity Simulation

      

Effect on net interest income in first year from gradual interest rate change over following 12 months of:

      

100 basis point increase

   (2.6 )%   (.3 )%

100 basis point decrease

   2.2 %   .1 %

Effect on net interest income in second year from gradual interest rate change over the preceding 12 months of:

      

100 basis point increase

   (5.8 )%   (1.4 )%

100 basis point decrease

   3.3 %   (.4 )%

Duration of Equity Model

      

Base case duration of equity (in years):

   2.0     1.0  

Key Period-End Interest Rates

      

One-month LIBOR

   5.32 %   4.83 %

Three-year swap

   4.95 %   5.26 %

In addition to measuring the effect on net interest income assuming parallel changes in current interest rates, we routinely simulate the effects of a number of nonparallel interest rate environments. The following Net Interest Income Sensitivity To Alternate Rate Scenarios table reflects the percentage change in net interest income over the next two 12-month periods assuming (i) the PNC Economist’s most likely rate forecast, (ii) implied market forward rates, and (iii) a Two-Ten Inversion (a 200 basis point inversion between two-year and ten-year rates superimposed on current base rates) scenario. We are inherently sensitive to a flatter or inverted yield curve.

Net Interest Income Sensitivity To Alternate Rate Scenarios (First Quarter 2007)

 

      PNC
Economist
    Market
Forward
    Two-Ten
Inversion
 

First year sensitivity

   1.5 %   1.6 %   (7.2 )%

Second year sensitivity

   6.6 %   4.5 %   (6.8 )%

 

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All changes in forecasted net interest income are relative to results in a base rate scenario where current market rates are assumed to remain unchanged over the forecast horizon.

When forecasting net interest income, we make assumptions about interest rates and the shape of the yield curve, the volume and characteristics of new business, and the behavior of existing on- and off-balance sheet positions. These assumptions determine the future level of simulated net interest income in the base interest rate scenario and the other interest rate scenarios presented in the following table. These simulations assume that as assets and liabilities mature, they are replaced or repriced at market rates.

The graph below presents the yield curves for the base rate scenario and each of the alternative scenarios one year forward.

LOGO

Our risk position has become increasingly liability sensitive in part due to the continued flat yield curve and in part due to our balance sheet management strategies. We believe that we have the deposit funding base and balance sheet flexibility to adjust, where appropriate, to changing interest rates and market conditions.

MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT – TRADING RISK

Our trading activities primarily include customer-driven trading in fixed income securities, equities, derivatives, and foreign exchange contracts. They also include the underwriting of fixed income and equity securities and proprietary trading.

We use value-at-risk (“VaR”) as the primary means to measure and monitor market risk in trading activities. The Risk Committee of the Board establishes an enterprise-wide VaR limit on our trading activities.

During the first quarter of 2007, our VaR ranged between $6.1 million and $8.4 million, averaging $7.2 million.

 

To help ensure the integrity of the models used to calculate VaR for each portfolio and enterprise-wide, we use a process known as backtesting. The backtesting process consists of comparing actual observations of trading-related gains or losses against the VaR levels that were calculated at the close of the prior day. We would expect a maximum of two to three instances a year in which actual losses exceeded the prior day VaR measure. During the first three months of 2007, there were no such instances at the enterprise-wide level.

The following graph shows a comparison of enterprise-wide trading-related gains and losses against prior day VaR for the period.

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Total trading revenue for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 was as follows:

 

Three months ended March 31 – in millions    2007    2006

Noninterest income

   $ 52    $ 57

Total trading revenue

   $ 52    $ 57

Securities underwriting and trading (a)

   $ 9    $ 14

Foreign exchange

     14      14

Financial derivatives

     29      29

Total trading revenue

   $ 52    $ 57
               
(a) Includes changes in fair value for certain loans accounted for at fair value.

Average trading assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 

Three months ended March 31 - in millions    2007    2006

Trading assets

     

Securities (a)

   $ 1,569    $ 1,797

Resale agreements (b)

     820      321

Financial derivatives (c)

     1,115      908

Loans at fair value (c)

     193       

Total trading assets

   $ 3,697    $ 3,026

Trading liabilities

     

Securities sold short (d)

   $ 1,264    $ 663

Repurchase agreements and

other borrowings (e)

     363      886

Financial derivatives (f)

     1,126      901

Borrowings at fair value (f)

     39       

Total trading liabilities

   $ 2,792    $ 2,450
(a) Included in Interest-earning assets-Other on the Average Consolidated Balance
        Sheet and Net Interest Analysis.
(b) Included in Federal funds sold and resale agreements.
(c) Included in Noninterest-earning assets-Other.
(d) Included in Borrowed funds – Other.
(e) Included in Borrowed funds—Repurchase agreements and Other.
(f) Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities.

MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT – EQUITY AND OTHER INVESTMENT RISK

Equity investment risk is the risk of potential losses associated with investing in both private and public equity markets.

BlackRock

PNC owns approximately 43 million shares of BlackRock common stock, accounted for under the equity method. Our total investment in BlackRock was $3.8 billion at March 31, 2007 compared with $3.9 billion at December 31, 2006. The market value of our investment in BlackRock was $6.7 billion at March 31, 2007. The primary risk measurement, similar to other equity investments, is economic capital.

Low Income Housing Projects

Included in our equity investments are limited partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects. At March 31, 2007 these investments, consisting of partnerships accounted for under the equity method as well as equity investments held by consolidated partnerships, totaled $728 million. The

comparable amount at December 31, 2006 was $708 million. PNC’s equity investment at risk was $154 million at March 31, 2007 compared with $134 million at year-end 2006. We also had commitments to make additional equity investments in affordable housing limited partnerships of $56 million at March 31, 2007 compared with $71 million at December 31, 2006.

Private Equity

The private equity portfolio is comprised of equity and mezzanine investments that vary by industry, stage and type of investment. At March 31, 2007, private equity investments carried at estimated fair value totaled $512 million compared with $463 million at December 31, 2006. As of March 31, 2007, approximately 44% of the amount was invested directly in a variety of companies and approximately 56% was invested in various limited partnerships. Our unfunded commitments related to private equity totaled $291 million at March 31, 2007 compared with $283 million at December 31, 2006. Our acquisition of Mercantile added $26 million and $30 million of private equity investments and private equity unfunded commitments, respectively.

Other Investments

We also make investments in affiliated and non-affiliated funds with both traditional and alternative investment strategies. The economic values could be driven by either the fixed-income market or the equity markets, or both. At March 31, 2007, other investments totaled $387 million compared with $269 million at December 31, 2006. Approximately $85 million of other investments were acquired in connection with the Mercantile transaction. Our unfunded commitments related to other investments totaled $60 million at March 31, 2007 compared with $16 million at December 31, 2006. The amounts of other investments and related unfunded commitments at March 31, 2007 included those related to Steel City Capital Funding LLC (“Steel City”), as further described below.

On March 1, 2007, we entered into a joint venture with a third party to form Steel City for purposes of purchasing and originating second lien loans and turnaround loans. Our primary reason for pursuing this venture was to leverage our strengths of origination and servicing, provide an additional product to our customers, and allow for us to moderate the risks associated with this asset class. Additionally, we will earn fees for portfolio management services. Steel City is a limited liability company in which various PNC subsidiaries will initially hold an approximate 31% equity ownership. Our initial capital contribution to Steel City was approximately $33 million with a commitment to fund an additional $45 million. The third party investor contributed initial capital of $74 million with a commitment to fund an additional $101 million. We evaluated the accounting for this transaction under FIN 46R and other appropriate generally accepted accounting principles and determined that our aggregate investment will be accounted for under the equity method as


 

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described under Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report. This transaction did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations.

One of our subsidiaries will act as manager of Steel City. In this capacity it will perform loan origination and servicing activities and administer day-to-day operations for Steel City and will be compensated for those services through a monthly management fee. The manager also will receive certain performance-based fees. In addition, one of our subsidiaries is providing Steel City with a line of credit for purposes of short-term working capital needs at current market rates.

PNC Bank, N.A., sold $107 million of loans at fair value to Steel City at the inception of the entity. All the loans sold to Steel City were classified as performing loans. This transfer was treated as a sale for accounting purposes.

LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT

Liquidity risk is the risk of potential loss if we were unable to meet our funding requirements at a reasonable cost. We manage liquidity risk to help ensure that we can obtain cost-effective funding to meet current and future obligations under both normal “business as usual” and stressful circumstances.

Our largest source of liquidity on a consolidated basis is the deposit base that comes from our retail and wholesale banking activities. Other borrowed funds come from a diverse mix of short and long-term funding sources. Liquid assets and unused borrowing capacity from a number of sources are also available to maintain our liquidity position.

Liquid assets consist of short-term investments (federal funds sold, resale agreements and other short-term investments, including trading securities) and securities available for sale. At March 31, 2007, our liquid assets totaled $31.1 billion, with $23.3 billion pledged as collateral for borrowings, trust, and other commitments.

Bank Level Liquidity

PNC Bank, N.A. is a member of the FHLB-Pittsburgh. Certain Mercantile banks are members of the FHLB-Atlanta. As such, these banks have access to advances from the FHLB secured generally by residential mortgages. PNC Bank, N.A. can also borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s discount window to meet short-term liquidity requirements. These borrowings are secured by securities and commercial loans. Additionally, Mercantile banks can borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s discount window. At March 31, 2007, we maintained significant unused borrowing capacity from FHLB-Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s discount window under current collateral requirements.

 

We can also obtain funding through alternative forms of borrowing, including federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, and short-term and long-term debt issuances. In July 2004, PNC Bank, N.A. established a program to offer up to $20 billion in senior and subordinated unsecured debt obligations with maturities of more than nine months. Through March 31, 2007, PNC Bank, N.A. had issued $2.9 billion of debt under this program. In April 2007, we issued $500 million of 18-month floating rate senior notes under this program that are due October 3, 2008. Interest will be reset monthly to 1-month LIBOR less six basis points and will be paid monthly. These notes are not redeemable by PNC Bank, N.A., or at the option of the holder prior to maturity.

PNC Bank, N.A. established a program in December 2004 to offer up to $3.0 billion of its commercial paper. As of March 31, 2007, $514 million of commercial paper was outstanding under this program.

Parent Company Liquidity

Our parent company’s routine funding needs consist primarily of dividends to PNC shareholders, share repurchases, debt service, the funding of non-bank affiliates, and acquisitions.

Parent company liquidity guidelines are designed to help ensure that sufficient liquidity is available to meet these requirements over the succeeding 12-month period. In managing parent company liquidity we consider funding sources, such as expected dividends to be received from PNC Bank, N.A. and potential debt issuance, and discretionary funding uses, the most significant of which is the external dividend to be paid on PNC’s stock.

The principal source of parent company cash flow is the dividends it receives from PNC Bank, N.A., which may be impacted by the following:

   

Capital needs,

   

Laws and regulations,

   

Corporate policies,

   

Contractual restrictions, and

   

Other factors.

Also, there are statutory and regulatory limitations on the ability of national banks to pay dividends or make other capital distributions or to extend credit to the parent company or its non-bank subsidiaries. Dividends may also be impacted by the bank’s capital needs and by contractual restrictions. The amount available for dividend payments to the parent company by PNC Bank, N.A. without prior regulatory approval was approximately $585 million at March 31, 2007.

In addition to dividends from PNC Bank, N.A., other sources of parent company liquidity include cash and short-term investments, as well as dividends and loan repayments from other subsidiaries and dividends or distributions from equity investments. As of March 31, 2007, the parent company had approximately $1.1 billion in funds available from its cash and


 

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short-term investments. As of March 31, 2007 there were $650 million of parent company contractual obligations with maturities of less than one year, including all of the underlying Capital Securities, totaling $300 million, related to PNC Institutional Capital Trust B, which we have elected to redeem as of May 15, 2007.

We can also generate liquidity for the parent company and PNC’s non-bank subsidiaries through the issuance of securities in public or private markets.

In July 2006, PNC Funding Corp established a program to offer up to $3.0 billion of commercial paper to provide the parent company with additional liquidity. As of March 31, 2007, there were no issuances outstanding under this program.

During February 2007, in connection with our acquisition of Mercantile, we issued $1.9 billion of debt to fund a substantial portion of the cash portion of this transaction, comprised of the following:

   

$775 million of floating rate senior notes due January 2012,

   

$500 million of floating rate senior notes due January 2014, and

   

$600 million of fixed rate subordinated notes due February 2017.

Our 2006 Form 10-K includes further details on the February 2007 debt issuances.

In March 2007, we redeemed all of the underlying Capital Securities related to the following trusts, totaling $216 million:

   

UNB Capital Trust I ($16 million), and

   

Riggs Capital Trust II ($200 million).

Commitments

The following tables set forth contractual obligations and various other commitments representing required and potential cash outflows as of March 31, 2007.

Contractual Obligations

 

March 31, 2007 - in millions    Total

Remaining contractual maturities of time deposits

   $ 22,196

Borrowed funds

     20,456

Minimum annual rentals on noncancellable leases

     1,136

Nonqualified pension and postretirement benefits

     317

Purchase obligations (a)

     293

Total contractual cash obligations (b)

   $ 44,398
(a) Includes purchase obligations for goods and services covered by noncancellable contracts and contracts including cancellation fees.
(b) Excludes amounts related to our adoption of FIN 48 due to the uncertainty in terms of timing and amount of future cash outflows. Note 11 Income Taxes in our Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements includes additional information regarding our adoption of FIN 48 in the first quarter of 2007.

 

Other Commitments (a)

March 31, 2007 - in millions    Total
Amounts
Committed

Credit commitments

   $ 49,263

Standby letters of credit

     4,798

Other commitments (b)

     407

Total commitments

   $ 54,468
(a) Other commitments are funding commitments that could potentially require performance in the event of demands by third parties or contingent events. Loan commitments are reported net of participations, assignments and syndications.
(b) Includes private equity funding commitments related to equity management, low income housing projects and other investments.

Financial Derivatives

We use a variety of financial derivatives as part of the overall asset and liability risk management process to help manage interest rate, market and credit risk inherent in our business activities. Substantially all such instruments are used to manage risk related to changes in interest rates. Interest rate and total return swaps, interest rate caps and floors and futures contracts are the primary instruments we use for interest rate risk management.

Financial derivatives involve, to varying degrees, interest rate, market and credit risk. For interest rate swaps and total return swaps, options and futures contracts, only periodic cash payments and, with respect to options, premiums, are exchanged. Therefore, cash requirements and exposure to credit risk are significantly less than the notional amount on these instruments. Further information on our financial derivatives, including the credit risk amounts of these derivatives as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, is presented in Note 1 Accounting Policies and Note 9 Financial Derivatives in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

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The following tables provide the notional or contractual amounts and estimated net fair value of financial derivatives used for risk management and designated as accounting hedges or free-standing derivatives at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Weighted-average interest rates presented are based on contractual terms, if fixed, or the implied forward yield curve at each respective date, if floating.

Financial Derivatives - 2007

 

March 31, 2007 - dollars in millions

  Notional/
Contract
Amount
   Estimated
Net
Fair
Value
 
 
 
 
   Weighted
Average
Maturity
  Weighted-
Average

Interest Rates
 
 

 
          Paid     Received  

Accounting Hedges

              

Interest rate risk management

             

Asset rate conversion

             

Interest rate swaps (a)

             

Receive fixed

  $8,559    $77      3 yrs. 11 mos.   5.35 %   5.60 %

Interest rate floors (b)

  6             4 yrs.   NM     NM  

Total asset rate conversion

  8,565    77           

Liability rate conversion

             

Interest rate swaps (a)
Receive fixed

  5,195    11      6 yrs. 11 mos.   5.08     5.41  

Total liability rate conversion

  5,195    11           

Total interest rate risk management

  13,760    88           

Commercial mortgage banking risk management
Pay fixed interest rate swaps (a)

  487    (6 )    9 yrs. 7 mos.   5.29     5.09  

Total commercial mortgage banking risk management

  487    (6 )         

Total accounting hedges (c)

  $14,247    $82                   

Free-Standing Derivatives

             

Customer-related

             

Interest rate

             

Swaps

  $49,930    $18      5 yrs. 3 mos.   4.95 %   4.96 %

Caps/floors

             

Sold

  2,222    (3 )    7 yrs. 7 mos.   NM     NM  

Purchased

  1,322    3      5 yrs. 6 mos.   NM     NM  

Futures

  3,202       9 mos.   NM     NM  

Foreign exchange

  5,778    1      5 mos.   NM     NM  

Equity

  2,228    (70 )    1 yr. 7 mos.   NM     NM  

Swaptions

  4,452    13      11 yrs. 6 mos.   NM     NM  

Other

  20             10 yrs. 3 mos.   NM     NM  

Total customer-related

  69,154    (38 )         

Other risk management and proprietary

             

Interest rate

             

Swaps

  21,640    (12 )    5 yrs. 8 mos.   4.42 %   4.88 %

Caps/floors

             

Sold

  7,250    (51 )    2 yrs. 8 mos.   NM     NM  

Purchased

  8,760    64      2 yrs. 7 mos.   NM     NM  

Futures

  29,881       1 yr. 7 mos.   NM     NM  

Foreign exchange

  1,537       3 yrs. 6 mos.   NM     NM  

Credit derivatives

  3,673    (3 )    6 yrs. 7 mos.   NM     NM  

Risk participation agreements

  830       5 yrs. 2 mos.   NM     NM  

Commitments related to mortgage-related assets

  6,024    1      1 mo.   NM     NM  

Options

             

Futures

  53,548    (1 )    7 mos.   NM     NM  

Swaptions

  27,611    40      6 yrs. 5 mos.   NM     NM  

Total other risk management and proprietary

  160,754    38           

Total free-standing derivatives

  $229,908    $—                     
(a) The floating rate portion of interest rate contracts is based on money-market indices. As a percent of notional amount, 65% were based on 1-month LIBOR, 26% on 3-month LIBOR and 9% on Prime Rate.
(b) Interest rate floors have a weighted-average strike of 3.21%.
(c) Fair value amounts include net accrued interest receivable of $79 million.

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Financial Derivatives - 2006

 

December 31, 2006 - dollars in millions

  

Notional/

Contract

Amount

  

Estimated

Net

Fair
Value

   

Weighted

Average

Maturity

 

Weighted-
Average

Interest Rates

 
          Paid     Received  

Accounting Hedges

             

Interest rate risk management

             

Asset rate conversion

             

Interest rate swaps (a)

Receive fixed

   $7,815    $62     3 yrs. 9 mos.   5.30 %   5.43 %

Interest rate floors (b)

   6            4 yrs. 3 mos.   NM     NM  

Total asset rate conversion

   7,821    62          

Liability rate conversion

             

Interest rate swaps (a)
Receive fixed

   4,245    6     6 yrs. 11 mos.   5.15     5.43  

Total liability rate conversion

   4,245    6          

Total interest rate risk management

   12,066    68          

Commercial mortgage banking risk management

             

Pay fixed interest rate swaps (a)

   745    (7 )   9 yrs. 11 mos.   5.25     5.09  

Total commercial mortgage banking risk management

   745    (7 )        

Total accounting hedges (c)

   $12,811    $61                  

Free-Standing Derivatives

             

Customer-related

             

Interest rate

             

Swaps

   $48,816    $9     4 yrs. 11 mos.   5.00 %   5.01 %

Caps/floors

             

Sold

   1,967    (3 )   7 yrs. 4 mos.   NM     NM  

Purchased

   897    3     7 yrs. 2 mos.   NM     NM  

Futures

   2,973    2     9 mos.   NM     NM  

Foreign exchange

   5,245      6 mos.   NM     NM  

Equity

   2,393    (63 )   1 yr. 6 mos.   NM     NM  

Swaptions

   8,685    16     6 yrs. 10 mos.   NM     NM  

Other

   20            10 yrs. 6 mos.   NM     NM  

Total customer-related

   70,996    (36 )        

Other risk management and proprietary

             

Interest rate

             

Swaps

   19,631    4     7 yrs. 8 mos.   4.81 %   4.97 %

Caps/floors

             

Sold

   6,500    (50 )   2 yrs. 11 mos.   NM     NM  

Purchased

   7,010    59     3 yrs.   NM     NM  

Futures

   13,955    (3 )   1 yr. 4 mos.   NM     NM  

Foreign exchange

   1,958      5 yrs. 2 mos.   NM     NM  

Credit derivatives

   3,626    (11 )   7 yrs.   NM     NM  

Risk participation agreements

   786      5 yrs. 5 mos.   NM     NM  

Commitments related to mortgage-related assets

   2,723    10     2 mos.   NM     NM  

Options

             

Futures

   63,033    (2 )   8 mos.   NM     NM  

Swaptions

   25,951    54     6 yrs. 10 mos.   NM     NM  

Total other risk management and proprietary

   145,173    61          

Total free-standing derivatives

   $216,169    $25                       
(a) The floating rate portion of interest rate contracts is based on money-market indices. As a percent of notional amount, 67% were based on 1-month LIBOR, 27% on 3-month LIBOR and 6% on Prime Rate.
(b) Interest rate floors have a weighted-average strike of 3.21%.
(c) Fair value amounts include net accrued interest receivable of $94 million.

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INTERNAL CONTROLS AND DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of March 31, 2007, we performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and of changes in our internal control over financial reporting.

Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2007, and that there has been no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Accounting/administration net fund assets - Net domestic and foreign fund investment assets for which we provide accounting and administration services. We do not include these assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Adjusted average total assets - Primarily comprised of total average quarterly (or annual) assets plus (less) unrealized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities, less goodwill and certain other intangible assets (net of eligible deferred taxes).

Annualized - Adjusted to reflect a full year of activity.

Assets under management - Assets over which we have sole or shared investment authority for our customers/clients. We do not include these assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Basis point - One hundredth of a percentage point.

Charge-off - Process of removing a loan or portion of a loan from our balance sheet because it is considered uncollectible. We also record a charge-off when a loan is transferred to held for sale by reducing the carrying amount by the allowance for loan losses associated with such loan or if the market value is less than its carrying amount.

Common shareholders’ equity to total assets - Common shareholders’ equity divided by total assets. Common shareholders’ equity equals total shareholders’ equity less the liquidation value of preferred stock.

Credit derivatives - Contractual agreements that provide protection against a credit event of one or more referenced credits. The nature of a credit event is established by the

protection buyer and protection seller at the inception of a transaction, and such events include bankruptcy, insolvency and failure to meet payment obligations when due. The buyer of the credit derivative pays a periodic fee in return for a payment by the protection seller upon the occurrence, if any, of a credit event.

Credit spread - The difference in yield between debt issues of similar maturity. The excess of yield attributable to credit spread is often used as a measure of relative creditworthiness, with a reduction in the credit spread reflecting an improvement in the borrower’s perceived creditworthiness.

Custody assets - Investment assets held on behalf of clients under safekeeping arrangements. We do not include these assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Investment assets held in custody at other institutions on our behalf are included in the appropriate asset categories on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as if physically held by us.

Derivatives - Financial contracts whose value is derived from publicly traded securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates or market indices. Derivatives cover a wide assortment of financial contracts, including forward contracts, futures, options and swaps.

Duration of equity - An estimate of the rate sensitivity of our economic value of equity. A negative duration of equity is associated with asset sensitivity (i.e., positioned for rising interest rates), while a positive value implies liability sensitivity (i.e., positioned for declining interest rates). For example, if the duration of equity is +1.5 years, the economic value of equity declines by 1.5% for each 100 basis point increase in interest rates.

Earning assets - Assets that generate income, which include: federal funds sold; resale agreements; other short-term investments, including trading securities; loans held for sale; loans, net of unearned income; securities; and certain other assets.

Economic capital - Represents the amount of resources that a business segment should hold to guard against potentially large losses that could cause insolvency. It is based on a measurement of economic risk, as opposed to risk as defined by regulatory bodies. The economic capital measurement process involves converting a risk distribution to the capital that is required to support the risk, consistent with our target credit rating. As such, economic risk serves as a “common currency” of risk that allows us to compare different risks on a similar basis.

Economic value of equity (“EVE”) - The present value of the expected cash flows of our existing assets less the present value of the expected cash flows of our existing liabilities, plus the present value of the net cash flows of our existing off-balance sheet positions.


 

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Effective duration - A measurement, expressed in years, that, when multiplied by a change in interest rates, would approximate the percentage change in value of on- and off- balance sheet positions.

Efficiency - Noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income (GAAP basis) and noninterest income.

Foreign exchange contracts - Contracts that provide for the future receipt and delivery of foreign currency at previously agreed-upon terms.

Funds transfer pricing - A management accounting methodology designed to recognize the net interest income effects of sources and uses of funds provided by the assets and liabilities of a business segment. We assign these balances LIBOR-based funding rates at origination that represent the interest cost for us to raise/invest funds with similar maturity and repricing structures.

Futures and forward contracts - Contracts in which the buyer agrees to purchase and the seller agrees to deliver a specific financial instrument at a predetermined price or yield. May be settled either in cash or by delivery of the underlying financial instrument.

GAAP - Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Interest rate floors and caps - Interest rate protection instruments that involve payment from the protection seller to the protection buyer of an interest differential, which represents the difference between a short-term rate (e.g., three-month LIBOR) and an agreed-upon rate (the strike rate) applied to a notional principal amount.

Interest rate swap contracts - Contracts that are entered into primarily as an asset/liability management strategy to reduce interest rate risk. Interest rate swap contracts are exchanges of interest rate payments, such as fixed-rate payments for floating-rate payments, based on notional principal amounts.

Intrinsic value - The amount by which the fair value of an underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on that stock.

Leverage ratio - Tier 1 risk-based capital divided by adjusted average total assets.

Net interest margin - Annualized taxable-equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets.

Nondiscretionary assets under administration - Assets we hold for our customers/clients in a non-discretionary, custodial capacity. We do not include these assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Noninterest income to total revenue - Noninterest income divided by the sum of net interest income (GAAP basis) and noninterest income.

 

Nonperforming assets - Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructured loans, foreclosed assets and other assets. We do not accrue interest income on assets classified as nonperforming.

Nonperforming loans - Nonperforming loans include loans to commercial, commercial real estate, equipment lease financing, consumer, and residential mortgage customers as well as troubled debt restructured loans. Nonperforming loans do not include loans held for sale or foreclosed and other assets. We do not accrue interest income on loans classified as nonperforming.

Notional amount - A number of currency units, shares, or other units specified in a derivatives contract.

Operating leverage - The period to period percentage change in total revenue (GAAP basis) less the percentage change in noninterest expense. A positive percentage indicates that revenue growth exceeded expense growth (i.e., positive operating leverage) while a negative percentage implies expense growth exceeded revenue growth (i.e., negative operating leverage).

Options - Contracts that grant the purchaser, for a premium payment, the right, but not the obligation, to either purchase or sell the associated financial instrument at a set price during a period or at a specified date in the future.

Recovery - Cash proceeds received on a loan that we had previously charged off. We credit the amount received to the allowance for loan and lease losses.

Return on average capital - Annualized net income divided by average capital.

Return on average assets - Annualized net income divided by average assets.

Return on average common equity - Annualized net income divided by average common shareholders’ equity.

Risk-weighted assets - Primarily computed by the assignment of specific risk-weights (as defined by The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) to assets and off-balance sheet instruments.

Securitization - The process of legally transforming financial assets into securities.

Swaptions - Contracts that grant the purchaser, for a premium payment, the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an interest rate swap agreement during a period or at a specified date in the future.

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(net of eligible deferred taxes), and excluding mortgage servicing rights, divided by period-end assets less goodwill and other intangible assets (net of eligible deferred taxes), and excluding mortgage servicing rights.

Taxable-equivalent interest - The interest income earned on certain assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of yields and margins for all interest-earning assets, we also provide revenue on a taxable-equivalent basis by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on other taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP on the Consolidated Income Statement.

Tier 1 risk-based capital - Tier 1 risk-based capital equals: total shareholders’ equity, plus trust preferred capital securities, plus certain minority interests that are held by others; less goodwill and certain other intangible assets (net of eligible deferred taxes), less equity investments in nonfinancial companies and less net unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale equity securities. Net unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale equity securities, net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities and net unrealized holding gains (losses) on cash flow hedge derivatives are excluded from total shareholders’ equity for tier 1 risk-based capital purposes.

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio - Tier 1 risk-based capital divided by period-end risk-weighted assets.

Total fund assets serviced - Total domestic and offshore fund investment assets for which we provide related processing services. We do not include these assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Total return swap - A non-traditional swap where one party agrees to pay the other the “total return” of a defined underlying asset (e.g., a loan), usually in return for receiving a stream of LIBOR-based cash flows. The total returns of the asset, including interest and any default shortfall, are passed through to the counterparty. The counterparty is therefore assuming the credit and economic risk of the underlying asset.

Total risk-based capital - Tier 1 risk-based capital plus qualifying subordinated debt and trust preferred securities, other minority interest not qualified as tier 1, and the allowance for loan and lease losses, subject to certain limitations.

Total risk-based capital ratio - Total risk-based capital divided by period-end risk-weighted assets.

Transaction deposits - The sum of money market and interest-bearing demand deposits and demand and other noninterest-bearing deposits.

 

Value-at-risk (“VaR”) - A statistically-based measure of risk which describes the amount of potential loss which may be incurred due to severe and adverse market movements. The measure is of the maximum loss which should not be exceeded on 99 out of 100 days.

Yield curve - A graph showing the relationship between the yields on financial instruments or market indices of the same credit quality with different maturities. For example, a “normal” or “positive” yield curve exists when long-term bonds have higher yields than short-term bonds. A “flat” yield curve exists when yields are the same for short-term and long-term bonds. A “steep” yield curve exists when yields on long-term bonds are significantly higher than on short-term bonds. An “inverted” or “negative” yield curve exists when short-term bonds have higher yields than long-term bonds.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

We make statements in this Report, and we may from time to time make other statements, regarding our outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses and/or other matters regarding or affecting PNC that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project” and other similar words and expressions.

Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not assume any duty and do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements. Actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those that we anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from our historical performance.

Our forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties. We provide greater detail regarding some of these factors in our 2006 Form 10-K, including in the Risk Factors and Risk Management sections of that report. Our forward-looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed elsewhere in this Report or in our other filings with the SEC.

 

   

Our business and operating results are affected by business and economic conditions generally or specifically in the principal markets in which we do business. We are affected by changes in our customers’ and counterparties’ financial performance, as well as changes in customer preferences and behavior, including as a result of changing business and economic conditions.


 

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The value of our assets and liabilities, as well as our overall financial performance, are also affected by changes in interest rates or in valuations in the debt and equity markets. Actions by the Federal Reserve and other government agencies, including those that impact money supply and market interest rates, can affect our activities and financial results.

   

Our operating results are affected by our liability to provide shares of BlackRock common stock to help fund BlackRock long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) programs, as our LTIP liability is adjusted quarterly (“marked-to-market”) based on changes in BlackRock’s common stock price and the number of remaining committed shares, and we recognize gain or loss on such shares at such times as shares are transferred for payouts under the LTIP programs.

   

Competition can have an impact on customer acquisition, growth and retention, as well as on our credit spreads and product pricing, which can affect market share, deposits and revenues.

   

Our ability to implement our business initiatives and strategies could affect our financial performance over the next several years.

   

Our ability to grow successfully through acquisitions is impacted by a number of risks and uncertainties related both to the acquisition transactions themselves and to the integration of the acquired businesses into PNC after closing. These uncertainties continue to be present with respect to the integration of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation.

   

Legal and regulatory developments could have an impact on our ability to operate our businesses or our financial condition or results of operations or our competitive position or reputation. Reputational impacts, in turn, could affect matters such as business generation and retention, our ability to attract and retain management, liquidity and funding. These legal and regulatory developments could include: (a) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory and other governmental inquiries; (b) increased litigation risk from recent regulatory and other governmental developments; (c) the results of the regulatory examination process, our failure to satisfy the requirements of agreements with governmental agencies, and regulators’ future use of supervisory and enforcement tools; (d) legislative and regulatory reforms, including changes to laws and regulations involving tax, pension, and the protection of confidential customer information; and (e) changes in accounting policies and principles.

   

Our business and operating results are affected by our ability to identify and effectively manage risks inherent in our businesses, including, where appropriate, through the effective use of third-party insurance and capital management techniques.

 

   

Our ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes can have an impact on our ability to respond to customer needs and to meet competitive demands.

   

The adequacy of our intellectual property protection, and the extent of any costs associated with obtaining rights in intellectual property claimed by others, can impact our business and operating results.

   

Our business and operating results can also be affected by widespread natural disasters, terrorist activities or international hostilities, either as a result of the impact on the economy and financial and capital markets generally or on us or on our customers, suppliers or other counterparties specifically.

   

Also, risks and uncertainties that could affect the results anticipated in forward-looking statements or from historical performance relating to our equity interest in BlackRock, Inc. are discussed in more detail in BlackRock’s 2006 Form 10-K, including in the Risk Factors section, and in BlackRock’s other filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website and on or through BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com.

We grow our business from time to time by acquiring other financial services companies. Acquisitions in general present us with risks other than those presented by the nature of the business acquired. In particular, acquisitions may be substantially more expensive to complete (including as a result of costs incurred in connection with the integration of the acquired company) and the anticipated benefits (including anticipated cost savings and strategic gains) may be significantly harder or take longer to achieve than expected. In some cases, acquisitions involve our entry into new businesses or new geographic or other markets, and these situations also present risks resulting from our inexperience in these new areas. As a regulated financial institution, our pursuit of attractive acquisition opportunities could be negatively impacted due to regulatory delays or other regulatory issues. Regulatory and/or legal issues related to the pre-acquisition operations of an acquired business may cause reputational harm to PNC following the acquisition and integration of the acquired business into ours and may result in additional future costs arising as a result of those issues. Post-closing acquisition risk continues to apply to Mercantile as we complete the integration.


 

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

 

Three months ended March 31 - in millions, except per share data

Unaudited

   2007      2006  

Interest Income

     

Loans

   $896      $747  

Securities available for sale

   310      243  

Other

   109      76  

Total interest income

   1,315      1,066  

Interest Expense

     

Deposits

   468      327  

Borrowed funds

   224      183  

Total interest expense

   692      510  

Net interest income

   623      556  

Provision for credit losses

   8      22  

Net interest income less provision for credit losses

   615      534  

Noninterest Income

     

Asset management

   165      461  

Fund servicing

   203      221  

Service charges on deposits

   77      73  

Brokerage

   66      59  

Consumer services

   91      89  

Corporate services

   159      135  

Equity management gains

   32      7  

Net securities losses

   (3 )    (4 )

Trading

   52      57  

Net gains related to BlackRock

   52     

Other

   97      87  

Total noninterest income

   991      1,185  

Noninterest Expense

     

Compensation

   418      555  

Employee benefits

   72      87  

Net occupancy

   87      79  

Equipment

   71      77  

Marketing

   21      20  

Other

   275      344  

Total noninterest expense

   944      1,162  

Income before minority interest and income taxes

   662      557  

Minority interest in income of BlackRock

      22  

Income taxes

   203      181  

Net income

   $459      $354  

Earnings Per Common Share

     

Basic

   $1.49      $1.21  

Diluted

   $1.46      $1.19  

Average Common Shares Outstanding

     

Basic

   308      292  

Diluted

   312      296  

See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

 

In millions, except par value

Unaudited

   March 31
2007
    December 31
2006
 

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks

   $3,234     $3,523  

Federal funds sold and resale agreements

   1,604     1,763  

Other short-term investments, including trading securities

   3,041     3,130  

Loans held for sale

   2,382     2,366  

Securities available for sale

   26,475     23,191  

Loans, net of unearned income of $1,005 and $795

   62,925     50,105  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

   (690 )   (560 )

Net loans

   62,235     49,545  

Goodwill

   7,739     3,402  

Other intangible assets

   929     641  

Equity investments

   5,408     5,330  

Other

   9,516     8,929  

Total assets

   $122,563     $101,820  

Liabilities

    

Deposits

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $18,191     $16,070  

Interest-bearing

   59,176     50,231  

Total deposits

   77,367     66,301  

Borrowed funds

    

Federal funds purchased

   5,638     2,711  

Repurchase agreements

   2,586     2,051  

Bank notes and senior debt

   4,551     3,633  

Subordinated debt

   4,628     3,962  

Other

   3,053     2,671  

Total borrowed funds

   20,456     15,028  

Allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit

   121     120  

Accrued expenses

   3,864     3,970  

Other

   4,649     4,728  

Total liabilities

   106,457     90,147  

Minority and noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities

   1,367     885  

Shareholders’ Equity

    

Preferred stock (a)

    

Common stock - $5 par value

    

Authorized 800 shares, issued 353 shares

   1,764     1,764  

Capital surplus

   2,520     1,651  

Retained earnings

   11,134     10,985  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (162 )   (235 )

Common stock held in treasury at cost: 7 and 60 shares

   (517 )   (3,377 )

Total shareholders’ equity

   14,739     10,788  

Total liabilities, minority and noncontrolling interests, and
shareholders’ equity

   $122,563     $101,820  

(a) Less than $.5 million at each date.

See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

 

Three months ended March 31 - in millions

Unaudited

   2007     2006  

Operating Activities

    

Net income

   $459     $354  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

    

Provision for credit losses

   8     22  

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

   77     93  

Deferred income taxes

   45     37  

Net gains related to BlackRock

   (52 )  

Undistributed earnings of BlackRock

   (37 )  

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

   (8 )   (14 )

Loans held for sale

   (27 )   206  

Other short-term investments, including trading securities

   703     9  

Other assets

   435     (201 )

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   (486 )   441  

Other

   (66 )   (2 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

   1,051     945  

Investing Activities

    

Repayment of securities

   1,167     872  

Sales

    

Securities

   3,425     1,257  

Loans

   162     9  

Purchases

    

Securities

   (6,218 )   (2,790 )

Loans

   (784 )   (322 )

Net change in

    

Loans

   (216 )   (149 )

Federal funds sold and resale agreements

   (30 )   (161 )

Net cash paid for acquisitions

   (1,890 )   (5 )

Other

   (129 )   (42 )

Net cash used by investing activities

   (4,513 )   (1,331 )

Financing Activities

    

Net change in

    

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   (839 )   (738 )

Interest-bearing deposits

   (515 )   1,362  

Federal funds purchased

   2,720     (972 )

Repurchase agreements

   (198 )   1,201  

Other short-term borrowed funds

   697     (251 )

Sales/issuances

    

Bank notes and senior debt

   1,273     4  

Subordinated debt

   595    

Other long-term borrowed funds

   62     195  

Treasury stock

   92     155  

Perpetual trust securities

   490    

Repayments/maturities

    

Bank notes and senior debt

   (575 )   (500 )

Subordinated debt

   (228 )  

Other long-term borrowed funds

   (100 )   (171 )

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

   8     14  

Acquisition of treasury stock

   (148 )   (78 )

Cash dividends paid

   (161 )   (147 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

   3,173     74  

Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash And Due From Banks

   (289 )   (312 )

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

   3,523     3,518  

Cash and due from banks at end of period

   $3,234     $3,206  

Cash Paid For

    

Interest

   $598     $511  

Income taxes

   139     55  

Non-cash Items

    

Issuance of common stock for Mercantile acquisition

   3,787    

Net increase (decrease) in investment in BlackRock

   (109 )  

Transfer from loans to loans held for sale, net

   120     51  

Impact of FSP 13-2 on investing activities

   228        

See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

 

BUSINESS

We are one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States based on assets, with businesses engaged in:

   

Retail banking,

   

Corporate and institutional banking,

   

Asset management, and

   

Global fund processing services.

We provide many of our products and services nationally and others in our primary geographic markets located in Pennsylvania; New Jersey; Washington, DC; Maryland; Virginia; Ohio; Kentucky; and Delaware. We also provide certain global fund processing services internationally. We are subject to intense competition from other financial services companies and are subject to regulation by various domestic and international authorities.

NOTE 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, most of which are wholly owned, and certain partnership interests and variable interest entities. See Note 2 Acquisitions in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2006 Form 10-K”) regarding the deconsolidation of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) from PNC’s Consolidated Balance Sheet effective September 29, 2006. Our investment in BlackRock has been accounted for under the equity method of accounting since that date. We prepared these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles” or “GAAP”). We have eliminated intercompany accounts and transactions. We have also reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform with the 2007 presentation. These reclassifications did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In our opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments needed to present fairly our results for the interim periods.

When preparing these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, we have assumed that you have read the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2006 Form 10-K.

SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES

Special purpose entities are broadly defined as legal entities structured for a particular purpose. We use special purpose entities in various legal forms to conduct normal business

activities. Special purpose entities that meet the criteria for a Qualifying Special Purpose Entity (“QSPE”) as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. (“SFAS”) 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” are not required to be consolidated. We review special purpose entities that are not QSPEs for consolidation under the guidance contained in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (Revised 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”) and Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” as appropriate.

In general, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) is a special purpose entity formed as a corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either:

   

Does not have equity investors with voting rights that can directly or indirectly make decisions about the entity’s activities through those voting rights or similar rights, or

   

Has equity investors that do not provide enough equity for the entity to finance its activities.

A VIE often holds financial assets, including loans or receivables, real estate or other property.

We consolidate a VIE if we are considered to be its primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is subject to absorbing the majority of the expected losses from the VIE’s activities, is entitled to receive a majority of the entity’s residual returns, or both. Upon consolidation of a VIE, we generally record all of the VIE’s assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests at fair value, with future changes based upon consolidation accounting principles. See Note 6 Variable Interest Entities for more information about non-consolidated VIEs in which we hold a significant interest.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

We record the net assets of companies that we acquire at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and we include the results of operations of the acquired business in our consolidated income statement from the date of acquisition. We recognize as goodwill the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired.

USE OF ESTIMATES

We prepare the consolidated financial statements using financial information available at the time, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates and the differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.


 

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

We earn net interest income and noninterest income from various sources, including:

   

Lending,

   

Securities portfolio,

   

Asset management and fund servicing,

   

Customer deposits,

   

Loan servicing,

   

Brokerage services, and

   

Securities and derivatives trading activities, including foreign exchange.

We also earn revenue from selling loans and securities, and we recognize income or loss from certain private equity activities. We earn fees and commissions from:

   

Issuing loan commitments, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees,

   

Selling various insurance products,

   

Providing treasury management services,

   

Providing merger and acquisition advisory and related services, and

   

Participating in certain capital markets transactions.

Revenue earned on interest-earning assets is recognized based on the effective yield of the financial instrument.

We recognize asset management and fund servicing fees primarily as the services are performed. Asset management fees are generally based on a percentage of the fair value of the assets under management and performance fees are generally based on a percentage of the returns on such assets. Certain performance fees are earned upon attaining specified investment return thresholds and are recorded as earned. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2006, asset management fees also includes our ownership share of the earnings of BlackRock under the equity method of accounting.

Fund servicing fees are primarily based on a percentage of the fair value of the fund assets and the number of shareholder accounts we service.

Service charges on deposit accounts are recognized as charged. Brokerage fees and gains on the sale of securities and certain derivatives are recognized on a trade-date basis.

We record private equity income or loss based on changes in the valuation of the underlying investments or when we dispose of our interest. Dividend income from private equity investments is generally recognized when received.

We recognize revenue from loan servicing; securities, derivatives and foreign exchange trading; and securities underwriting activities as they are earned based on contractual terms, as transactions occur or as services are provided. We recognize revenue from the sale of loans upon cash settlement of the transaction.

 

In certain circumstances, revenue is reported net of associated expenses in accordance with GAAP.

INVESTMENTS

We have interests in various types of investments. The accounting for these investments is dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, items such as:

   

Marketability of the investment,

   

Ownership interest,

   

Our plans for the investment, and

   

The nature of the investment.

Investment in BlackRock

We deconsolidated the assets and liabilities of BlackRock from our Consolidated Balance Sheet effective September 29, 2006 and now account for our investment in BlackRock under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, our investment in the equity of BlackRock is reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheet in the caption equity investments, while our equity in earnings of BlackRock is reported on our Consolidated Income Statement in the caption asset management.

We mark to market our obligation related to the BlackRock long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) programs. As we transfer shares for payouts under such LTIP programs from time to time, we recognize gain or loss on those shares. These items are shown on a net basis on our Consolidated Income Statement in net gains related to BlackRock. Our obligation to the LTIP and the resulting accounting are described in more detail in our 2006 Form 10-K.

Private Equity Investments

We report private equity investments, which include direct investments in companies, interests in limited partnerships, and affiliated partnership interests, at estimated fair values. These estimates are based on available information and may not necessarily represent amounts that we will ultimately realize through distribution, sale or liquidation of the investments. The valuation procedures applied to direct investments include techniques such as multiples of cash flow of the entity, independent appraisals of the entity or the pricing used to value the entity in a recent financing transaction. We value affiliated partnership interests based on the underlying investments of the partnership using procedures consistent with those applied to direct investments. We generally value limited partnership investments based on the financial statements we receive from the general partner. We include all private equity investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in equity investments. Changes in the fair value of these assets are recognized in noninterest income.

We consolidate private equity funds when we are the sole general partner in a limited partnership and have determined that we have control of the partnership. The portion we do not own is reflected in the caption minority and noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


 

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Equity Securities and Partnership Interests

We account for equity investments other than BlackRock and private equity investments under one of the following methods:

   

Marketable equity securities are recorded on a trade-date basis and are accounted for based on the securities’ quoted market prices from a national securities exchange. Dividend income on these securities is recognized in net interest income. Those purchased with the intention of recognizing short-term profits are classified as trading and included in other short-term investments. Both realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are included in noninterest income. Marketable equity securities not classified as trading are designated as securities available for sale with unrealized gains and losses, net of income taxes, reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Any unrealized losses that we have determined to be other-than-temporary are recognized in the current period earnings.

   

Nonmarketable equity securities are recorded using the cost method of accounting since we do not have significant influence over the investee. Under this method, there is no change to the cost basis unless there is an other-than-temporary decline in value. If the decline is determined to be other than temporary, we write down the cost basis of the investment to a new cost basis that represents realizable value. The amount of the write-down is accounted for as a loss included in noninterest income. Distributions received from income on cost method investments are included in interest income or noninterest income depending on the type of investment. We include nonmarketable equity securities in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

For investments in limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other minor investments that are not required to be consolidated, we use either the cost method or the equity method. The cost method is described above for nonmarketable equity securities. We use the cost method for minor investments in which we have no influence over the operations of the investee and when cost appropriately reflects our economic interest in the underlying investment. We use the equity method for all other general and limited partner ownership interests and limited liability company investments. Under the equity method, we record our equity ownership share of net income or loss of the investee in noninterest income. Investments described above are included in equity investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Debt Securities

Debt securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. We classify debt securities as held to maturity and carry them at amortized cost if we have the positive intent and ability to hold the

securities to maturity. Debt securities that we purchase for short-term appreciation or other trading purposes are carried at market value and classified as other short-term investments. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are included in noninterest income.

Debt securities not classified as held to maturity or trading are designated as securities available for sale and carried at market value with unrealized gains and losses, net of income taxes, reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We review all debt securities that are in an unrealized loss position for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. Other-than-temporary declines in the market value of available for sale debt securities are recognized as a securities loss included in noninterest income in the period in which the determination is made.

We include all interest on debt securities, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the interest method, in net interest income. We compute gains and losses realized on the sale of debt securities available for sale on a specific security basis and include them in noninterest income.

LOANS AND LEASES

Except as described below, loans are stated at the principal amounts outstanding, net of unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans, and premiums or discounts on loans purchased. Interest related to loans other than nonaccrual loans is accrued based on the principal amount outstanding and credited to net interest income as earned using the interest method. Loan origination fees, direct loan origination costs, and loan premiums and discounts are deferred and amortized to income, over periods not exceeding the contractual life of the loan, using methods that are not materially different from the interest method.

Certain loans are accounted for at fair value in accordance with SFAS 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140”, with changes in fair value reported in trading revenue. The fair value of these loans was $160 million, or less than .5% of the total loan portfolio, at March 31, 2007.

We also provide financing for various types of equipment, aircraft, energy and power systems, and rolling stock through a variety of lease arrangements. Direct financing leases are carried at the aggregate of lease payments plus estimated residual value of the leased property, less unearned income. Leveraged leases, a form of financing lease, are carried net of nonrecourse debt. We recognize income over the term of the lease using the interest method. Lease residual values are reviewed for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. Gains or losses on the sale of leased assets are included in noninterest income while valuation adjustments on lease residuals are included in noninterest expense.


 

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LOAN SALES, SECURITIZATIONS AND RETAINED INTERESTS

We recognize the sale of loans or other financial assets when the transferred assets are legally isolated from our creditors and the appropriate accounting criteria are met. We also sell mortgage and other loans through secondary market securitizations. In certain cases, we may retain a portion or all of the securities issued, interest-only strips, one or more subordinated tranches, servicing rights and, in some cases, cash reserve accounts, all of which are considered retained interests in the transferred assets. Our loan sales and securitizations are generally structured without recourse to us and with no restrictions on the retained interests. In the event we are obligated for recourse liabilities in a sale, our policy is to record such liabilities at fair value upon closing of the transaction. Specific reserves and allocated pooled reserves are charged-off and reduce the basis of the loans when the loans are designated as held for sale. Gains or losses recognized on the sale of the loans depend on the allocation of carrying value between the loans sold and the retained interests, based on their relative fair market values at the date of sale. We generally estimate fair value based on the present value of future expected cash flows using assumptions as to discount rates, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit losses and servicing costs, if applicable. Gains or losses on these transactions are reported in noninterest income.

As of January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. “ SFAS 156 was issued in March 2006 and requires all newly recognized servicing rights and obligations to be initially measured at fair value. For each class of recognized servicing rights and obligations, the standard permits the election of either the amortization method or the fair value measurement method for subsequent measurement of the asset or obligation. For separately recognized servicing rights and obligations retained or purchased related to commercial loans and commercial mortgages, we have elected to account for them under the amortization method, which requires us to amortize the servicing assets or liabilities in proportion to and over the periods of estimated net servicing income or net servicing loss. For servicing rights or obligations related to residential mortgage loans, we have elected to account for subsequent adjustments using the fair value method with changes in the value of the right or obligation reflected in noninterest income.

Each quarter, we evaluate our servicing assets that are being carried at amortized cost for impairment by categorizing the pools of assets underlying servicing rights by product type. A valuation allowance is recorded and reduces current income when the carrying amount of a specific asset category exceeds its fair value.

We classify securities retained as debt securities available for sale or other assets, depending on the form of the retained

interest. Retained interests that are subject to prepayment risk are reviewed on a quarterly basis for impairment. If the fair value of the retained interest is below its carrying amount and the decline is determined to be other-than-temporary, then the decline is reflected in noninterest income. We recognize other adjustments to the fair market value of retained interests classified as available for sale securities through accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

Nonperforming assets include:

   

Nonaccrual loans,

   

Troubled debt restructurings, and

   

Foreclosed assets.

Other than consumer loans, we generally classify loans as nonaccrual when we determine that the collection of interest or principal is doubtful or when a default of interest or principal has existed for 90 days or more and the loans are not well-secured or in the process of collection. When the accrual of interest is discontinued, any accrued but uncollected interest credited to income in the current year is reversed and any unpaid interest accrued in the prior year, is charged against the allowance for loan and lease losses. We charge off loans based on the facts and circumstances of the individual loan.

Consumer loans well-secured by residential real estate, including home equity and home equity lines of credit, are classified as nonaccrual at 12 months past due. These loans are considered well secured if the fair market value of the property, less 15% to cover potential foreclosure expenses, is greater than or equal to the principal balance including any superior liens. A fair market value assessment of the property is initiated when the loan becomes 80 to 90 days past due. The procedures for foreclosure of these loans is consistent with our general foreclosure process discussed below. The classification of consumer loans well-secured by residential real estate as nonaccrual loans at 12 months past due is in accordance with Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines. We charge off loans based on the facts and circumstances of the individual loan.

Consumer loans not well-secured or in the process of collection are classified as nonaccrual at 120 days past due if they are home equity loans and at 180 days past due if they are home equity lines of credit. These loans are recorded at the lower of cost or market value, less liquidation costs and the unsecured portion of these loans is generally charged off when they become nonaccrual.

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has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time and collection of the contractual principal and interest is no longer doubtful. Nonaccrual commercial and commercial real estate loans and troubled debt restructurings are designated as impaired loans. We recognize interest collected on these loans on the cash basis or cost recovery method.

Foreclosed assets are comprised of any asset seized or property acquired through a foreclosure proceeding or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. Depending on various state statutes, legal proceedings are initiated on or about the 65th day of delinquency. If no other remedies arise from the legal proceedings, the final outcome will result in the sheriff’s sale of the property. When PNC acquires the deed, the transfer of loans to other real estate owned (“OREO”) will be completed. These assets are recorded on the date acquired at the lower of the related loan balance or market value of the collateral less estimated disposition costs. We estimate market values primarily based on appraisals, when available, or quoted market prices on liquid assets. Subsequently, foreclosed assets are valued at the lower of the amount recorded at acquisition date or the current market value less estimated disposition costs. Valuation adjustments on these assets and gains or losses realized from disposition of such property are reflected in noninterest expense.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

We maintain the allowance for loan and lease losses at a level that we believe to be adequate to absorb estimated probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The allowance is increased by the provision for credit losses, which is charged against operating results, and decreased by the amount of charge-offs, net of recoveries. Our determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on periodic evaluations of the loan and lease portfolios and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates, all of which may be susceptible to significant change, including, among others:

   

Expected default probabilities,

   

Loss given default,

   

Exposure at default,

   

Amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans,

   

Value of collateral,

   

Estimated losses on consumer loans and residential mortgages, and

   

Amounts for changes in economic conditions and potential estimation or judgmental imprecision.

In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses, we make specific allocations to impaired loans, allocations to pools of watchlist and nonwatchlist loans and allocations to consumer and residential mortgage loans. We also allocate reserves to provide coverage for probable

losses not covered in specific, pool and consumer reserve methodologies related to qualitative and measurement factors. While allocations are made to specific loans and pools of loans, the total reserve is available for all credit losses.

Specific allocations are made to significant individual impaired loans and are determined in accordance with SFAS 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” with impairment measured based on the present value of the loan’s expected cash flows, the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the loan’s collateral. We establish a specific allowance on all other impaired loans based on their loss given default credit risk rating.

Allocations to loan pools are developed by business segment based on probability of default and loss given default risk ratings by using historical loss trends and our judgment concerning those trends and other relevant factors. These factors may include, among others:

   

Actual versus estimated losses,

   

Regional and national economic conditions, and

   

Business segment and portfolio concentrations.

Loss factors are based on industry and/or internal experience and may be adjusted for significant factors that, based on our judgment, impact the collectibility of the portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Consumer and residential mortgage loan allocations are made at a total portfolio level based on historical loss experience adjusted for portfolio activity.

While our pool reserve methodologies strive to reflect all risk factors, there continues to be a certain element of uncertainty associated with, but not limited to, potential estimation errors and imprecision in the estimation process due to the inherent lag of information. We provide additional reserves that are designed to provide coverage for expected losses attributable to such risks. In addition, these reserves include factors which may not be directly measured in the determination of specific or pooled reserves. These factors include:

   

Industry concentration and conditions,

   

Credit quality trends,

   

Recent loss experience in particular segments of the portfolio,

   

Ability and depth of lending management,

   

Changes in risk selection and underwriting standards, and

   

Bank regulatory considerations.

ALLOWANCE FOR UNFUNDED LOAN COMMITMENTS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

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usage, credit risk factors for loans outstanding to these same customers, and the terms and expiration dates of the unfunded credit facilities. Net adjustments to the allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit are included in the provision for credit losses.

MORTGAGE AND OTHER LOAN SERVICING RIGHTS

We provide servicing under various commercial, consumer and residential loan servicing contracts. These contracts are either purchased in the open market or retained as part of a commercial mortgage loan securitization, residential mortgage loan sale or other commercial loan sale. Prior to January 1, 2006, purchased contracts were recorded at cost and the servicing rights retained from the sale or securitization of loans were recorded based on their relative fair value to all of the assets securitized or sold. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 156, beginning January 1, 2006 all newly acquired servicing rights were initially measured at fair value. Fair value is based on the present value of the expected future servicing cash flows, including assumptions as to:

   

Interest rates for escrow and deposit balance earnings,

   

Discount rates,

   

Estimated interest rates, and

   

Estimated servicing costs.

For subsequent measurements of our servicing rights we have elected to account for our commercial mortgage and commercial loan servicing rights as a class of assets under the amortization method. This determination was made based on the unique characteristics of the commercial mortgages and commercial loans underlying these servicing rights with regard to market inputs used in determining fair value and how we manage the risks inherent in the commercial servicing rights assets. Specific risk characteristics of the commercial mortgages include loan type, currency or exchange rate, interest rates and expected cash flows. Specific risk characteristics of commercial loans include interest rates and credit quality factors which could impact expected cash flows. We record the servicing assets as other intangible assets and amortize them over their estimated lives in proportion to estimated net servicing income or loss. On a quarterly basis, we test the assets for impairment using various valuation models. If the estimated fair value of the assets is less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized. Servicing fees are recognized as they are earned and are reported net of amortization expense in noninterest income. For residential mortgage servicing rights, we have elected to account for these assets under the fair value method. The primary risk of changes to the value of the residential mortgage servicing rights resides in the potential volatility in the economic assumptions used, primarily the interest rates. The pricing methodology used by PNC to value residential mortgage servicing rights uses a combination of securities market data observations, model cash flow projections and anecdotal servicing observations and surveys. Changes in the fair values of these assets are reflected in noninterest income.

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

For financial reporting purposes, we depreciate premises and equipment principally using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.

We use estimated useful lives for furniture and equipment ranging from one to 10 years, and depreciate buildings over an estimated useful life of up to 40 years. We amortize leasehold improvements over their estimated useful lives of up to 15 years or the respective lease terms, whichever is shorter.

We purchase, as well as internally develop and customize, certain software to enhance or perform internal business functions. Software development costs incurred in the planning and post-development project stages are charged to noninterest expense. Costs associated with designing software configuration and interfaces, installation, coding programs and testing systems are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over periods ranging from one to seven years.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We use a variety of financial derivatives as part of our overall asset and liability risk management process to manage interest rate, market and credit risk inherent in our business activities. We use substantially all such instruments to manage risk related to changes in interest rates. Interest rate and total return swaps, interest rate caps and floors, and futures contracts are the primary instruments we use for interest rate risk management.

Financial derivatives involve, to varying degrees, interest rate, market and credit risk. We manage these risks as part of our asset and liability management process and through credit policies and procedures. We seek to minimize counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions with only high-quality institutions, establishing credit limits, and generally requiring bilateral netting and collateral agreements.

We recognize all derivative instruments at fair value as either other assets or other liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship. For derivatives not designated as an accounting hedge, the trading gain or loss is recognized in noninterest income.

For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, we must designate the hedging instrument, based on the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. We have no derivatives that hedge the net investment in a foreign operation.

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which effectiveness is measured, we formally assess, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, if the derivatives are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective as a hedge, hedge accounting is discontinued.

For derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or a liability attributable to a particular risk), changes in the fair value of the hedging derivative are recognized in earnings and offset by recognizing changes in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk. To the extent the hedge is ineffective, the changes in fair value will not offset and the difference is reflected in the same financial statement category as the hedged item.

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows), the effective portions of the gain or loss on derivatives are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassified in interest income in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. As a result, the change in fair value of any ineffective portion of the hedging derivative is recognized immediately in earnings.

We discontinue hedge accounting when it is determined that the derivative is no longer qualifying as an effective hedge; the derivative expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; or the derivative is de-designated as a fair value or cash flow hedge or it is no longer probable that the forecasted transaction will occur by the end of the originally specified time period. If we determine that the derivative no longer qualifies as a fair value or cash flow hedge and therefore hedge accounting is discontinued, the derivative will continue to be recorded on the balance sheet at its fair value with changes in fair value included in current earnings. For a discontinued fair value hedge, the previously hedged item is no longer adjusted for changes in fair value.

When hedge accounting is discontinued because it is no longer probable that a forecasted transaction will occur, the derivative will continue to be recorded on the balance sheet at its fair value with changes in fair value included in current earnings, and the gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be recognized immediately into earnings. When we discontinue hedge accounting because the hedging instrument is sold, terminated or no longer designated, the amount reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) up to the date of sale, termination or de-designation continues to be reported in other comprehensive income or loss until the forecasted transaction affects earnings.

We occasionally purchase or originate financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative. Prior to January 1, 2006,

we assessed at the inception of the transaction if economic characteristics of the embedded derivative were clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the financial instrument (host contract), whether the financial instrument that embodied both the embedded derivative and the host contract were measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings, and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would not meet the definition of a derivative. If the embedded derivative did not meet these three conditions, the embedded derivative would qualify as a derivative and be recorded apart from the host contract and carried at fair value with changes recorded in current earnings. On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 155, which, among other provisions, permits a fair value election for hybrid financial instruments requiring bifurcation on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Beginning January 1, 2006, we elected to account for certain previously bifurcated hybrid instruments and certain newly acquired hybrid instruments under this fair value election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. As such, certain previously reported embedded derivatives are now reported with their host contracts at fair value in loans or other borrowed funds.

We enter into commitments to make loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is set prior to funding (interest rate lock commitments). We also enter into commitments to purchase mortgage loans (purchase commitments). Both interest rate lock commitments and purchase commitments on mortgage loans that will be held for resale are accounted for as free-standing derivatives. Interest rate lock commitments and purchase commitments that are considered to be derivatives are recorded at fair value in other assets or other liabilities. Fair value of interest rate lock commitments and purchase commitments is determined as the change in value that occurs after the inception of the commitment considering the projected security price, fees collected from the borrower and costs to originate, adjusted for anticipated fallout risk. We recognize the gain or loss from the change in fair value of these derivatives in trading noninterest income.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.” This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The fair value option may be applied on an instrument by instrument basis with a few exceptions. The election is irrevocable and must be applied to entire instruments and not to portions of instruments. We will adopt SFAS 159 beginning January 1, 2008.

During 2006, the FASB issued the following:

   

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whenever other accounting standards require or permit fair value measurement. As required, we will adopt SFAS 157 prospectively beginning January 1, 2008. While we are continuing to evaluate the possible impact of this new standard, we currently do not expect the adoption to have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

   

FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements and sets forth recognition, derecognition and measurement criteria for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax filing. For PNC, this guidance is effective for all tax positions taken or expected to be taken beginning on January 1, 2007. See Note 11 Income Taxes.

   

FASB Staff Position No. (“FSP”) FAS 13-2, “Accounting for a Change or Projected Change in the Timing of Cash Flows Relating to Income Taxes Generated by a Leveraged Lease Transaction.” This guidance requires a recalculation of the timing of income recognition for a leveraged lease under SFAS 13, “Accounting for Leases,” when a change in the timing of income tax deductions directly related to the leveraged lease transaction occurs or is projected to occur. Any tax positions taken regarding the leveraged lease transaction must be recognized and measured in accordance with FIN 48 described above. This guidance is effective for PNC beginning January 1, 2007 with the cumulative effect of applying the provisions of this FSP being recognized through an adjustment to opening retained earnings. Any immediate or future reductions in earnings from

 

the change in accounting would be recovered in subsequent years. Our adoption of the guidance in FSP FAS 13-2 resulted in an after-tax charge to beginning retained earnings at January 1, 2007 of approximately $149 million.

NOTE 2 ACQUISITION

Effective March 2, 2007, we acquired Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (“Mercantile”) under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 8, 2006. Mercantile shareholders received .4184 shares of PNC common stock and $16.45 in cash for each share of Mercantile, or in the aggregate approximately 53 million shares of PNC common stock and $2.1 billion in cash. Total consideration paid was approximately $5.9 billion in stock and cash.

Mercantile has added banking and investment and wealth management services through 235 branches in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania. This transaction has significantly expanded our presence in the mid-Atlantic region, particularly within the attractive Baltimore and Washington, DC markets.

Our acquisition of Mercantile added approximately $21 billion of assets to our Consolidated Balance Sheet, including $12.4 billion of loans, $4.3 billion of goodwill and $3.0 billion of available for sale and trading securities. Loans added with this acquisition included $5.8 billion of commercial real estate, $2.7 billion of commercial, $2.3 billion of residential mortgage and $1.6 billion of consumer loans. In addition, we added $12.5 billion of deposits and $2.1 billion of borrowed funds in connection with this acquisition. Our Consolidated Income Statement includes the impact of Mercantile subsequent to our March 2, 2007 acquisition.


 

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NOTE 3 SECURITIES

 

In millions   

Amortized

Cost

   Unrealized     Fair
Value
      Gains    Losses    

March 31, 2007 (a)

            
 

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

            
 

Debt securities

            

Residential mortgage-backed

   $19,594    $65    $(113 )   $19,546

Commercial mortgage-backed

   3,884    18    (20 )   3,882

Asset-backed

   2,049    4    (10 )   2,043

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

   414       (3 )   411

State and municipal

   206    1    (2 )   205

Other debt

   36               36

Total debt securities

   26,183    88    (148 )   26,123

Corporate stocks and other

   352               352

Total securities available for sale

   $26,535    $88    $(148 )   $26,475