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| As Chris highlighted in his remarks, our results reflect the strength of our core business, focus on primacy, balance sheet optimization and our disciplined risk management |
| We feel competent in the foundation of our business and in our strategic efforts to strengthen capital and liquidity, manage risks and improve earnings |
| We continue to add and deepen relationships in both our consumer and commercial businesses as well as improved both the quality and diversity of our deposits |
| We expect credit quality to remain solid and net charge-offs to average loans to be in the range of 25 to 35 basis points in the fourth quarter below our expected over the cycle targeted range of 40 to 60 basis points |
| We also expect to continue to improve our funding mix and liquidity |
| Overall, our capital remains strong and we are well positioned relative to our capital priorities and of the phase-in of the proposed future capital requirements |
| As I've always said, the underlying business is in good shape |
| Clark will discuss our balance sheet in his remarks, but I would point out that Key is a very well defined net interest income opportunity over the next five quarters as our short-term swaps and treasuries reprice |
| But over the medium term, I think I feel good about the business |
| Our results continue to benefit from our strong fee-based businesses, which consistently make up 40% of our revenue |
| This revenue mix will be a clear competitive advantage under the proposed regulatory framework |
| I feel really good about our credit quality |
| While non-performing loans and criticized loans continue to move up from their historical lows, we believe Key is well positioned in terms of credit migration and potential loss content |
| Given the significance of our integrated corporate and investment bank, any normalization in the capital markets represents an upside opportunity for Key from both a fee generation and balance sheet management perspective |
| In addition to capital markets, our fee income will continue to benefit from our strong positions in both payments, an area where we have consistently invested, and as well where we benefit from critical mass with assets under management of $53 billion |
| But as I said, we just got our results back, John, and just very, very pleased with them |
| Overall, credit quality and our related outlook remain strong |
| As we continue to proactively manage our expense base and simplify and streamline our businesses, this will improve the client experience, reduce complexity in costs and provide flexibility to continue to invest for the future |
| We’re able to grow our capital, our CET1 by 50 basis points this quarter |
| Credit quality remains a clear strength of Key |
| Importantly, we've continued to improve the quality of our funding mix by growing core relationship balances and reducing wholesale and broker deposits |
| Our results reflect broad-based growth across our franchise supported by our strong balance sheet and disciplined risk management |
| This positions us well to deliver sound profitable growth and create value for our shareholders |
| Our businesses are well positioned and we continue to strengthen our balance sheet |
| As Chris mentioned earlier, our balance sheet positioning, which has been a near-term drag on earnings, represents a clear and well defined opportunity |
| So we think we have that circle and there's obviously always surprises that can come through, but we feel pretty good about the core stability |
| Gerard Cassidy Chris, you were very emphatic about the strength of the credit book for KeyCorp which is great |
| Importantly, this allowed us to manage RWAs proactively while minimizing impacts in net interest income |
| As you look forward, the other reduction in RWAs would have a marginal impact on NII but a positive impact certainly on our returns, certainly on our margins |
| And I think that's a positive |
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| Taxable net interest income was $923 million for the third quarter, down 23% from the year-ago period and down 6% from the prior quarter |
| Our net interest margin has been a challenge for us this year |
| Our net interest margin and net interest income continue to reflect a headwind from our short-dated treasuries and swaps |
| Over the near term, which I would consider the fourth quarter, both of the things you mentioned are a challenge |
| But there are obviously NII pressures if we were to continue to reduce the loan book beyond what we've talked about |
| Over the next several quarters, we expect to continue to operate below our targeted through the cycle range of 40 to 60 basis points |
| Relative to the second quarter, the decline in net interest income reflects a planned reduction in earning asset balances from our balance sheet optimization efforts and higher interest bearing deposit costs |
| So in the near term, I think there's probably additional headwinds |
| I think the places where, and obviously we're continuing to shrink the loan book a little bit, so those create some headwinds |
| The decrease in noninterest income from the year-ago period reflects a $23 million decline in corporate services income due to lower customer derivatives trading revenue |
| Our swap portfolio and short-dated treasuries reduced net interest income by $370 million and lowered our net interest margin by 80 basis points this quarter |
| We've seen this mix shift slow and we are testing reduced rates in certain markets |
| So ex that 46 million, NII would be down 5% quarter-over-quarter |
| The decline in average loans was driven primarily by a reduction in C&I balances, which were down almost 4% from the prior quarter |
| And we all acknowledge forecasting interest rate is very difficult |
| The third quarter net income from continuing operations was $0.29 per common share, up $0.02 from the prior quarter and down $0.26 from last year |
| We believe, however, the third quarter represented the low point for the cycle |
| Average loans for the quarter were $117.6 billion, up 3% from the year-ago period and down 3% from the prior quarter |
| They missed it by 500 basis points |
| Additionally, service charges on deposit accounts declined $23 million driven by the previously announced and implemented changes in our NSF/OD fee structure and lower account analysis fees related to interest rates |
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