SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

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"First Republic reported record revenue and net income for both the quarter and the year," said CEO Jim Herbert. "Our asset quality and capital continue to be very strong."

Full Year Highlights

Financial Results


    --  Core revenues were up 15.2%. ((1))
    --  Net income was $522.1 million.
    --  Diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $3.18.
    --  Core net income was $498.8 million, up 13.4%. ((1))
    --  Core diluted EPS of $3.02, up 10.2%. ((1))
    --  Loan originations totaled a record $19.7 billion for the year, up 16.0%
        over last year.
    --  Loans sold totaled $2.4 billion.
    --  Core net interest margin was 3.09%, compared to 3.14% for the prior
        year. ((1))
    --  Core efficiency ratio was 60.5%. ((1))

Continued Financial and Credit Strength


    --  Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.21%.
    --  Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 10.76%.
    --  Tangible book value per share was $30.16, up 13.6% from a year ago.
    --  Nonperforming assets were low at 12 basis points of total assets.
    --  Credit quality remains very strong, with net charge-offs of only $1.7
        million for the year, less than 1 basis point.

Franchise Development


    --  Loans outstanding, excluding loans held for sale, totaled $44.1 billion,
        up 16.4% from a year ago.
    --  Deposits were $47.9 billion, up 29.0% from a year ago.
    --  Checking balances represented 63.2% of total deposits.
    --  Wealth management assets were $72.3 billion, up 35.4% from a year ago.
    --  Wealth management revenues were $231.7 million, up 20.5% from a year
        ago. ((2))

Quarterly Highlights


    --  Compared to last year's fourth quarter:
        --  Core revenues were $484.9 million, up 20.8%. ((1))
        --  Core net income was $136.0 million, up 25.1%. ((1))
        --  Core diluted EPS of $0.82, up 22.4%. ((1))
    --  Net income was $140.0 million.
    --  Diluted EPS of $0.84.
    --  Loan originations totaled $4.7 billion.
    --  Loans sold totaled $367.6 million.
    --  Core net interest margin was 3.02%, compared to 3.09% for the prior
        quarter. ((1))
    --  Core efficiency ratio was 61.4%. ((1))
    --  Wealth management assets were $72.3 billion, up 22.9% from the prior
        quarter.

"Wealth management had a terrific quarter and year," said Vice Chair Katherine August-deWilde. "For the year, wealth management revenues were up over 20% and now represent 13% of core revenues. During the quarter, in addition to closing Constellation Wealth Advisors, we were pleased to welcome several wealth management teams to First Republic."

Quarterly Cash Dividend Declared

The Bank declared a cash dividend for the fourth quarter of $0.15 per share of common stock, which is payable on February 11, 2016 to shareholders of record as of January 28, 2016.

Strong Asset Quality

Credit quality remains very strong. Nonperforming assets were 12 basis points of total assets at December 31, 2015.

The Bank had net charge-offs for the quarter of $1.4 million, while adding $12.0 million to its allowance for loan losses due to continued loan growth. Net charge-offs for the year were $1.7 million, less than 1 basis point of average loans. A total of $55.4 million was added to the Bank's allowance for loan losses during the year.

Continued Capital Strength

During the fourth quarter, the Bank issued 3.5 million shares of common stock, which added approximately $226 million to common equity.

The Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.21% and Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 10.76% at December 31, 2015.

Tangible Book Value Growth

Tangible book value per common share was $30.16 at December 31, 2015, up 13.6% from a year ago. Since repurchasing the Bank five and a half years ago, tangible book value per common share has grown 16% per year.

Continued Franchise Development

Loan Originations

Loan originations totaled $4.7 billion for the quarter, compared to $4.3 billion for the fourth quarter a year ago. For 2015, loan originations totaled $19.7 billion, compared to $17.0 billion for the prior year, up 16.0%.

Loans outstanding, excluding loans held for sale, totaled $44.1 billion at December 31, 2015, up 16.4% compared to a year ago.

Deposit Growth

Total deposits increased to $47.9 billion, up 8.0% for the quarter and up 29.0% compared to a year ago. At December 31, 2015, checking accounts totaled 63.2% of deposits. The Bank is almost entirely deposit-funded, with deposits representing 90% of total liabilities at December 31, 2015.

The average rate paid on all deposits was 0.14% for both the fourth quarter and the prior quarter.

Investments

Total investments at December 31, 2015 were $10.5 billion, up 28.1% for the quarter and 57.4% compared to a year ago.

High-quality liquid assets, from a regulatory perspective, totaled $5.8 billion at December 31, 2015, up 22.6% from $4.7 billion at September 30, 2015. Such assets were up 80.4% for the year.

Mortgage Banking Activity

During the fourth quarter, the Bank sold $367.6 million of loans and recorded a gain on sale of $1.5 million, compared to loan sales of $991.3 million and a gain on sale of $4.1 million during the fourth quarter of last year.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Bank sold $2.4 billion of loans, compared to $4.4 billion for the prior year. Gain on sale of loans for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $9.7 million, compared to $35.5 million for the prior year.

Loans serviced for investors at year-end totaled $10.5 billion, up 9.8% from a year ago. Net loan servicing fees for the year were $13.0 million, up 34.4% from $9.7 million for the prior year.

Continued Expansion of Wealth Management

Wealth management revenues totaled $67.1 million for the quarter, up 26.4% compared to last year's fourth quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2015, wealth management revenues were $231.7 million, an increase of 20.5% compared to the prior year.

Total wealth management assets were $72.3 billion at December 31, 2015, up 22.9% for the quarter and up 35.4% compared to a year ago. The increase in wealth management assets includes assets under management from the Constellation acquisition on October 1, 2015.

In addition, the growth in wealth management assets was due to net new assets from both existing and new clients. Wealth management assets include investment management assets of $35.2 billion, brokerage assets and money market mutual funds of $30.2 billion, and trust and custody assets of $6.8 billion.

Income Statement and Key Ratios

Highlights

Strong Core Revenue Growth

Total revenues were $494.9 million for the quarter and $1.8 billion for 2015.

Core revenues were $484.9 million for the fourth quarter and $1.8 billion for 2015, up 20.8% compared to last year's fourth quarter and up 15.2% compared to 2014. ((1))

Continued Core Net Interest Income Growth

Net interest income was $404.7 million for the quarter and $1.5 billion for 2015.

Core net interest income was $394.7 million for the fourth quarter, a 21.3% increase from the fourth quarter of last year. Core net interest income was $1.5 billion for all of 2015, a 16.2% increase from the prior year, resulting primarily from growth in average earning assets. ((1))

Core Net Interest Margin

The Bank's net interest margin was 3.10% for the fourth quarter and 3.21% for 2015.

For 2015, the core net interest margin was 3.09%, compared to 3.14% for the prior year. For the fourth quarter, the core net interest margin was 3.02%, compared to 3.09% for the prior quarter. The decrease from the prior quarter was entirely the result of higher average cash balances due to strong deposit activity during the fourth quarter. ((1))

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $90.2 million for the quarter, an 18.9% increase compared to the fourth quarter a year ago. Noninterest income was $325.1 million for 2015, up 2.1% compared to the prior year.

Core noninterest income was $90.2 million for the quarter, up 18.9% compared to the fourth quarter a year ago, which was primarily from increased wealth management revenues. Core noninterest income was $325.1 million for 2015, up 10.9% compared to the prior year. ((1))

Core Efficiency Ratio

For 2015, noninterest expense was $1.1 billion, up 18.7% from the prior year. Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter was $300.9 million, a 23.3% increase from the fourth quarter of last year.

The Bank's GAAP efficiency ratio was 60.8% for the quarter. For all of 2015, the GAAP efficiency ratio was 59.5%.

The Bank's core efficiency ratio was 61.4% for the quarter, compared to 59.4% for the prior quarter and 59.9% for the fourth quarter a year ago. The increase from the prior quarter was substantially driven by investments in the wealth management business. ((1))

For all of 2015, the core efficiency ratio was 60.5%, compared to 58.5% for 2014. ((1))

Income Tax Rate

The Bank's effective tax rate for 2015 was 24.4%, compared to 27.3% for 2014. The decrease in the effective tax rate results from the steady increase in tax credit investments, tax-exempt securities, tax-advantaged loans and bank-owned life insurance. The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter was 23.0%, compared to 24.3% for the prior quarter. The decrease during the fourth quarter was due to an increase in tax benefits from tax credit investments.

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((1) )"Core" measures are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the positive impact of purchase accounting. In addition, core measures also exclude other positive, but one-time, impacts from the special FHLB dividend in the second quarter of 2015, and the gain from repositioning of investment portfolio in the third quarter of 2014. See non-GAAP reconciliation under section "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
((2) )( )Wealth management revenues include investment advisory, brokerage and investment, trust, and foreign exchange fee income.

Conference Call Details

First Republic Bank's fourth quarter and full year 2015 earnings conference call is scheduled for January 14, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET. To listen to the live call by telephone, please dial (855) 224-3902 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration) and use conference ID #15929141. International callers should dial (734) 823-3244 and enter the same conference ID number. The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of First Republic's website at www.firstrepublic.com. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will also be available for 90 days on the website. For those unable to participate in the live presentation, a replay will be available beginning January 14, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET, through January 21, 2016, at 8:59 p.m. PT / 11:59 p.m. ET. To access the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 (U.S.) and use conference ID #15929141. International callers should dial (404) 537-3406 and enter the same conference ID number. The Bank's press releases are available after release on the Bank's website at www.firstrepublic.com.

About First Republic Bank

Founded in 1985, First Republic and its subsidiaries offer private banking, private business banking and private wealth management, including investment, trust and brokerage services. First Republic specializes in delivering exceptional, relationship-based service, with a solid commitment to responsiveness and action. Services are offered through preferred banking or wealth management offices primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego, Portland, Boston, Palm Beach, Greenwich and New York City. First Republic offers a complete line of banking products for individuals and businesses, including deposit services, as well as residential, commercial and personal loans. For more information, visit www.firstrepublic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are hereby identified as "forward-looking statements" for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "anticipates," "believes," "can," "could," "may," "predicts," "potential," "should," "will," "estimates," "plans," "projects," "continuing," "ongoing," "expects," "intends" and similar words or phrases and include statements about economic performance in our markets, growth in our loan originations and wealth management assets, our progress in preparing for, and our compliance with, any enhanced regulatory requirements, and our projected tax rate. Accordingly, these statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to deal with significant competition for banking and wealth management customers; our projections for certain financial items, expectations concerning the bank and wealth management industries; earthquakes and other natural disasters in our markets; interest rate or credit risk; our plans or objectives for future operations, products or services; our ability to maintain and follow high underwriting standards; economic conditions generally and in our markets; our geographic concentration; our opportunities for growth; our future provisions for loan losses; our regulatory compliance and future regulatory requirements, including any requirements that have become applicable to us as a bank with a four-quarter average of total consolidated assets of at least $50 billion; any increased compliance costs; the phase-in of the Basel III Capital Rules; and new accounting standards. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see First Republic's FDIC filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in First Republic's Annual Report on Form 10-K. These filings are available in the Investor Relations section of our website. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations, and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



                                                                           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                                                           --------------------------------


                                                                  Quarter Ended                                Quarter Ended                  Year Ended
                                                                   December 31,                                 September 30,                December 31,
                                                                   ------------                                -------------                 ------------

    (in thousands, except per share amounts)               2015                  2014                      2015                         2015                       2014
                                                           ----                  ----                      ----                         ----                       ----

    Interest income:

    Loans                                                       $357,446                                               $322,177                          $348,367                  $1,361,654 $1,271,562

    Investments                                          81,030                            55,652                                75,970                    296,146         207,736

    Cash and cash equivalents                             2,730                             1,170                                 1,691                      6,292           3,711
                                                          -----                             -----                                                           -----           -----

    Total interest income                               441,206                           378,999                               426,028                  1,664,092       1,483,009
                                                        -------                           -------                               -------                  ---------       ---------


    Interest expense:

    Deposits                                             16,638                            14,470                                15,903                     61,072          60,454

    Borrowings                                           19,869                            23,674                                21,244                     86,357          91,795

    Total interest expense                               36,507                            38,144                                37,147                    147,429         152,249
                                                         ------                            ------                                ------                    -------         -------


    Net interest income                                 404,699                           340,855                               388,881                  1,516,663       1,330,760

    Provision for loan losses                            12,045                            14,076                                14,502                     55,439          56,486

    Net interest income after provision for loan losses 392,654                           326,779                               374,379                  1,461,224       1,274,274
                                                        -------                           -------                               -------                  ---------       ---------


    Noninterest income:

    Investment advisory fees                             49,814                            39,892                                44,211                    178,738         147,840

    Brokerage and investment fees                         7,654                             4,341                                 3,899                     19,659          14,404

    Trust fees                                            3,259                             2,600                                 2,600                     10,745          10,483

    Foreign exchange fee income                           6,413                             6,265                                 5,933                     22,517          19,552

    Deposit fees                                          4,914                             4,634                                 4,898                     19,311          18,468

    Gain on sale of loans                                 1,480                             4,107                                 2,957                      9,725          35,515

    Loan servicing fees, net                              3,752                             3,174                                 3,135                     13,040           9,701

    Loan and related fees                                 3,161                             2,465                                 3,083                     12,393           8,658

    Income from investments in life insurance             9,289                             8,389                                 8,555                     35,474          29,558

    Gain (loss) on investment securities, net             (515)                            (567)                                 (76)                       821          21,837

    Other income                                            930                               534                                   552                      2,630           2,339
                                                                                             ---                                                                          -----

    Total noninterest income                             90,151                            75,834                                79,747                    325,053         318,355
                                                         ------                            ------                                ------                    -------         -------


    Noninterest expense:

    Salaries and employee benefits                      168,424                           129,980                               149,463                    596,593         490,341

    Occupancy                                            27,220                            26,082                                26,531                    106,856          98,466

    Information systems                                  33,416                            26,360                                31,564                    119,114          95,387

    Professional fees                                    16,487                            17,042                                16,974                     73,022          53,429

    FDIC assessments                                      9,500                             8,300                                 8,700                     35,250          31,294

    Advertising and marketing                             7,617                             5,484                                 6,167                     25,562          25,703

    Amortization of intangibles                           6,933                             5,368                                 4,731                     21,760          22,744

    Other expenses                                       31,327                            25,534                                31,767                    117,452         105,382
                                                                                          ------                                                                        -------

    Total noninterest expense                           300,924                           244,150                               275,897                  1,095,609         922,746
                                                        -------                           -------                               -------                  ---------         -------


    Income before provision for income taxes            181,881                           158,463                               178,229                    690,668         669,883

    Provision for income taxes                           41,835                            43,004                                43,387                    168,523         182,877
                                                         ------                            ------                                ------                    -------         -------

    Net income                                          140,046                           115,459                               134,842                    522,145         487,006

    Dividends on preferred stock                         15,314                            13,889                                15,314                     58,928          55,556

    Net income available to common shareholders                 $124,732                                               $101,570                          $119,528                    $463,217   $431,450
                                                                ========                                               ========                          ========                    ========   ========


    Basic earnings per common share                                $0.87                                                  $0.74                             $0.84                       $3.27      $3.16
                                                                   =====                                                  =====                             =====                       =====      =====

    Diluted earnings per common share                              $0.84                                                  $0.72                             $0.82                       $3.18      $3.07
                                                                   =====                                                  =====                             =====                       =====      =====

    Dividends per common share                                     $0.15                                                  $0.14                             $0.15                       $0.59      $0.54
                                                                   =====                                                  =====                             =====                       =====      =====


    Weighted average shares-basic                       144,006                           137,794                               142,152                    141,689         136,420
                                                        =======                           =======                               =======                    =======         =======

    Weighted average shares-diluted                     147,814                           141,753                               145,890                    145,510         140,497
                                                        =======                           =======                               =======                    =======         =======



                                                        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                                        --------------------------


                                                                                                    As of
                                                                                                    -----

    ($ in thousands)                                                       December 31,             September 30,      December 31,
                                                                                   2015                         2015           2014
                                                                                   ----                         ----           ----

    ASSETS
    ------

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                            $1,131,110                       $1,795,780                $817,150

    Securities purchased under agreements to resell                                 100                            100                       100

    Investment securities available-for-sale                                  2,910,801                      1,584,142                 1,393,357

    Investment securities held-to-maturity                                    7,540,678                      6,572,289                 5,244,707


    Loans:

    Single family (1-4 units)                                                23,092,346                     22,273,533                20,494,402

    Home equity lines of credit                                               2,370,188                      2,316,120                 2,211,621

    Multifamily (5+ units)                                                    5,371,484                      5,211,200                 4,689,692

    Commercial real estate                                                    4,462,834                      4,353,000                 3,824,835

    Single family construction                                                  436,774                        465,549                   428,358

    Multifamily/commercial construction                                         693,364                        645,230                   453,732

    Commercial business                                                       6,232,378                      5,836,330                 4,873,580

    Other secured                                                               541,637                        546,407                   436,918

    Stock secured                                                               521,005                        421,084                   285,240

    Unsecured loans and lines of credit                                         423,795                        361,351                   231,552
                                                                                -------                        -------                   -------

    Total unpaid principal balance                                           44,145,805                     42,429,804                37,929,930
                                                                             ----------                     ----------                ----------

    Net unaccreted discount                                                   (108,499)                     (118,567)                (152,764)

    Net deferred fees and costs                                                  46,263                         40,308                    31,203

    Allowance for loan losses                                                 (261,058)                     (250,408)                (207,342)
                                                                               --------                                                --------

    Loans, net                                                               43,822,511                     42,101,137                37,601,027
                                                                             ----------                     ----------                ----------


    Loans held for sale                                                          48,681                        250,494                   271,448

    Investments in life insurance                                             1,168,596                      1,059,237                 1,014,734

    Tax credit investments                                                    1,006,836                        890,430                   828,640

    Prepaid expenses and other assets                                           817,410                        702,125                   747,763

    Premises, equipment and leasehold improvements, net                         172,008                        161,634                   165,703

    Goodwill and other intangible assets                                        309,016                        201,723                   216,550

    Mortgage servicing rights                                                    53,538                         53,588                    49,023

    Other real estate owned                                                           -                         2,541                         -
                                                                                    ---                                                    ---

    Total Assets                                                                        $58,981,285                      $55,375,220             $48,350,202
                                                                                        ===========                      ===========             ===========


    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    ----------------------

    Liabilities:

    Deposits:

    Noninterest-bearing checking                                                        $18,252,007                      $17,546,255             $12,542,881

    Interest-bearing checking                                                12,027,363                      9,472,995                 8,809,590

    Money market checking                                                     5,756,821                      5,892,419                 5,216,253

    Money market savings and passbooks                                        7,270,396                      7,167,514                 6,795,189

    Certificates of deposit                                                   4,586,878                      4,263,761                 3,767,016
                                                                              ---------                                               ---------

    Total Deposits                                                           47,893,465                     44,342,944                37,130,929
                                                                             ----------                     ----------                ----------


    Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                              100,000                        100,000                         -

    Long-term FHLB advances                                                   4,000,000                      4,350,000                 5,275,000

    Senior notes                                                                397,159                        396,964                   396,384

    Debt related to variable interest entities                                   29,643                         30,716                    36,039

    Other liabilities                                                           855,335                        770,422                   733,383
                                                                                -------

    Total Liabilities                                                        53,275,602                     49,991,046                43,571,735
                                                                             ----------                     ----------                ----------


    Shareholders' Equity:

    Preferred stock                                                             989,525                        989,525                   889,525

    Common stock                                                                  1,461                          1,425                     1,383

    Additional paid-in capital                                                2,770,265                      2,533,713                 2,313,592

    Retained earnings                                                         1,949,652                      1,846,604                 1,570,871

    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                               (5,220)                        12,907                     3,096

    Total Shareholders' Equity                                                5,705,683                      5,384,174                 4,778,467

    Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                          $58,981,285                      $55,375,220             $48,350,202
                                                                                        ===========                      ===========             ===========





                                                                                    Quarter Ended              Quarter Ended                    Year Ended
                                                                                     December 31,               September 30,                  December 31,
                                                                                    ------------               -------------                   ------------

    Operating Information and Yields/Rates                                     2015               2014                     2015             2015            2014
    --------------------------------------                                     ----               ----                     ----             ----            ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Operating Information
    ---------------------

    Net income to average assets (3)                                          0.93%                     0.94%                           0.96%                   0.96%     1.06%

    Net income available to common shareholders to average common equity (3) 10.74%                    10.37%                          10.84%                  10.72%    11.72%

    Dividend payout ratio                                                     17.8%                     19.5%                           18.3%                   18.5%     17.6%

    Efficiency ratio (4)                                                      60.8%                     58.6%                           58.9%                   59.5%     56.0%

    Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (1), (4)                                 61.4%                     59.9%                           59.4%                   60.5%     58.5%


    Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)                                                  $1,395                                   $1,783                            $(38)             $1,723 $2,149

    Net loan charge-offs to average total loans (3)                           0.01%                     0.02%                           0.00%                   0.00%     0.01%


    Yields/Rates (3)
    ----------------

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                 0.28%                     0.25%                           0.25%                   0.26%     0.25%

    Investment securities (5), (6), (7)                                       4.48%                     4.81%                           4.96%                   4.80%     5.06%

    Loans (5), (8)                                                            3.39%                     3.48%                           3.36%                   3.42%     3.59%
                                                                               ----                       ----                             ----                     ----       ----


    Total interest-earning assets                                             3.36%                     3.54%                           3.45%                   3.49%     3.67%


    Checking                                                                  0.01%                     0.01%                           0.00%                   0.00%     0.01%

    Money market checking and savings                                         0.07%                     0.08%                           0.07%                   0.07%     0.13%

    CDs (8)                                                                   1.24%                     1.21%                           1.27%                   1.24%     1.13%
                                                                               ----                       ----                             ----                     ----       ----

    Total deposits                                                            0.14%                     0.15%                           0.14%                   0.14%     0.17%


    Long-term FHLB advances                                                   1.55%                     1.58%                           1.55%                   1.57%     1.56%

    Senior notes (9)                                                          2.59%                     2.59%                           2.59%                   2.59%     2.57%

    Other borrowings                                                          1.39%                     1.67%                           1.35%                   0.92%     1.70%
                                                                               ----                       ----                             ----                     ----       ----

    Total borrowings                                                          1.63%                     1.65%                           1.63%                   1.62%     1.60%
                                                                               ----                       ----                             ----                     ----       ----


    Total interest-bearing liabilities                                        0.27%                     0.35%                           0.30%                   0.31%     0.37%


    Net interest spread                                                       3.09%                     3.19%                           3.15%                   3.18%     3.30%


    Net interest margin                                                       3.10%                     3.21%                           3.17%                   3.21%     3.32%


    Core net interest margin (non-GAAP) (1)                                   3.02%                     3.06%                           3.09%                   3.09%     3.14%



    (3)             For periods less than a year, ratios are
                    annualized.

    (4)             Efficiency ratio is the ratio of noninterest
                    expense to the sum of net interest income and
                    noninterest income.

    (5)            Yield is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis.

    (6)             Includes FHLB stock and securities purchased under
                    agreements to resell.

    (7)             Yield on investment securities for the year ended
                    December 31, 2015 includes a $9.1 million one-
                    time special FHLB dividend received in the second
                    quarter of 2015, which resulted in an 11 basis
                    point positive impact to the investment yield for
                    this period.

    (8)             Yield/rate includes accretion/amortization of
                    purchase accounting discounts/premiums.

    (9)             Rate includes amortization of issuance discounts
                    and costs.




                                                       Quarter Ended                  Quarter Ended                  Year Ended
                                                        December 31,                   September 30,                 December 31,
                                                       ------------                   -------------                 ------------

    Mortgage Loan Sales                        2015                  2014         2015                         2015               2014
    -------------------                        ----                  ----         ----                         ----               ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Loans sold:

    Agency                                           $73,244                                   $29,319                         $71,923              $273,128   $135,681

    Non-agency                              294,359                       961,965                      527,814                2,156,132 4,273,851

    Total loans sold                                $367,603                                  $991,284                        $599,737            $2,429,260 $4,409,532
                                                    ========                                  ========                        ========            ========== ==========


    Gain on sale of loans:

    Amount                                            $1,480                                    $4,107                          $2,957                $9,725    $35,515

    Gain as a percentage of loans sold (10)   0.40%                        0.41%                       0.49%                   0.40%    0.81%


    (10)                   For the year ended December 31,
                           2014, gain on sale of loans
                           includes discounts established in
                           purchase accounting, which
                           increase gain on sale of loans.
                           Excluding the impact of purchase
                           accounting, the gain as a
                           percentage of loans sold for 2014
                           would be 0.77%.


                                                                    As of
                                                                    -----

    Loan Servicing Portfolio     December 31,         September 30,       June 30, March 31, December 31,
                                         2015                  2015          2015       2015          2014
    ---                                  ----                  ----          ----       ----          ----

    ($ in millions)

    Loans serviced for investors              $10,531                      $10,550                 $10,305 $9,840 $9,590
                                              =======                      =======                 ======= ====== ======


                                            Quarter Ended           Quarter Ended                 Year Ended
                                             December 31,            September 30,                December 31,
                                            ------------            -------------                ------------

    Loan Originations                2015                    2014                2015              2015                   2014
    -----------------                ----                    ----                ----              ----                   ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Single family (1-4 units)             $1,635,350                        $1,885,418                        $1,863,396                  $7,633,653  $7,932,174

    Home equity lines of credit   398,267                   339,001                      452,048                1,575,262      1,458,448

    Multifamily (5+ units)        302,435                   339,505                      371,266                1,461,123      1,443,357

    Commercial real estate        292,369                   272,211                      321,578                1,344,072        998,700

    Construction                  305,085                   210,312                      434,155                1,291,902        894,786

    Commercial business         1,343,953                 1,044,474                    1,127,386                5,138,716      3,445,664

    Other loans                   432,012                   197,654                      295,589                1,227,234        779,072
                                                           -------                                            ---------        -------

    Total loans originated                $4,709,471                        $4,288,575                        $4,865,418                 $19,671,962 $16,952,201
                                          ==========                        ==========                        ==========                 =========== ===========



                                                              As of December 31, 2015
                                                              -----------------------

    Composition of Loan Portfolio       Loans acquired                  Loans originated       Total
                                        on July 1, 2010                since July 1, 2010      Loans
    ---                                 ---------------                ------------------      -----

    ($ in thousands)

    Single family (1-4 units)                           $2,358,231                           $20,734,115             $23,092,346

    Home equity lines of credit                 443,075                            1,927,113               2,370,188

    Multifamily (5+ units)                      269,758                            5,101,726               5,371,484

    Commercial real estate                      412,213                            4,050,621               4,462,834

    Single family construction                    4,012                              432,762                 436,774

    Multifamily/commercial construction           1,226                              692,138                 693,364

    Commercial business                         299,834                            5,932,544               6,232,378

    Other secured                                12,979                              528,658                 541,637

    Stock secured                                 4,286                              516,719                 521,005

    Unsecured loans and lines of credit          28,707                              395,088                 423,795
                                                 ------                              -------                 -------

    Total unpaid principal balance            3,834,321                           40,311,484              44,145,805
                                              ---------                           ----------              ----------

    Net unaccreted discount                   (108,235)                               (264)              (108,499)

    Net deferred fees and costs                 (3,765)                              50,028                  46,263

    Allowance for loan losses                   (6,115)                           (254,943)              (261,058)
                                                                                                          --------

    Loans, net                                          $3,716,206                           $40,106,305             $43,822,511
                                                        ==========                           ===========             ===========



                                                                                      As of
                                                                                      -----

    Asset Quality Information               December 31,         September 30,         June 30,            March 31,     December 31,
                                                    2015                   2015               2015                  2015             2014
    ---                                             ----                   ----               ----                  ----             ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Nonperforming assets:

    Nonaccrual loans                                     $73,545                                   $51,987                                $55,872        $49,830 $45,962

    Other real estate owned                            -                        2,541                                -                         -       -
                                                     ---                        -----                              ---                       ---     ---

      Total nonperforming assets                         $73,545                                   $54,528                                $55,872        $49,830 $45,962
                                                         =======                                   =======                                =======        ======= =======


    Nonperforming assets to total assets           0.12%                        0.10%                           0.11%                     0.10%   0.10%


    Accruing loans 90 days or more past due               $4,199                                      $698                                 $2,118           $202  $4,380


    Restructured accruing loans                          $14,043                                   $14,539                                $15,624        $14,855 $16,252



                                                                                          As of
                                                                                          -----

    Book Value Ratios                            December 31,        September 30,            June 30,           March 31,    December 31,
                                                         2015                  2015                  2015                2015             2014
    ---                                                  ----                  ----                  ----                ----             ----

    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Number of shares of common stock outstanding      146,110                       142,477                          142,389                   142,105 138,269
                                                      =======                       =======                          =======                   ======= =======

    Book value per common share                               $32.28                                      $30.84                               $30.03          $29.45 $28.13
                                                              ======                                      ======                               ======          ====== ======

    Tangible book value per common share                      $30.16                                      $29.43                               $28.58          $27.97 $26.56
                                                              ======                                      ======                               ======          ====== ======




                                                                                    As of
                                                                                    -----

                                                                                                              2015            2014
                                                                                                              ----            ----

                                               December 31, (11)                    September 30,           June 30,      March 31,           December 31,
                                                ----------------                    -------------           --------      ---------           ------------

    Capital Ratios                  Actual (12)                      Fully                        Actual (12)                Actual (12)

                                                                Phased-in (13)
    ---                                                         -------------

    Tier 1 leverage ratio                 9.21%                                 9.09%                               9.38%                 9.86%                 9.90%  9.43%

    Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (14)      10.76%                                10.56%                              10.71%                10.87%                11.25% n/a

    Tier 1 common equity ratio (14)     n/a                           n/a                     n/a                  n/a           n/a                    10.90%

    Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio      13.12%                                12.93%                              13.21%                13.47%                13.73% 13.55%

    Total risk-based capital ratio       13.78%                                13.58%                              13.87%                14.13%                14.37% 14.20%



    (11)              Ratios as of December 31, 2015
                      are preliminary.

    (12)              Ratios for 2015 periods
                      reflect the adoption of the
                      Basel III Capital Rules in
                      effect beginning January 1,
                      2015.  Ratios as of December
                      31, 2014 represent the
                      previous capital rules under
                      Basel I.

    (13)              Certain adjustments required
                      under the Basel III Capital
                      Rules will be phased in
                      through the end of 2018.  The
                      ratios shown in this column
                      are calculated assuming a
                      fully phased-in basis of all
                      such adjustments as if they
                      were effective as of December
                      31, 2015.

    (14)              Beginning in 2015, the Common
                      Equity Tier 1 ratio is a new
                      ratio requirement under the
                      Basel III Capital Rules and
                      represents common equity,
                      less goodwill and intangible
                      assets net of any associated
                      deferred tax liabilities,
                      divided by risk-weighted
                      assets (subject to phase-in
                      adjustments as indicated in
                      footnote 13 above).  As of
                      December 31, 2014, the Tier 1
                      common equity ratio
                      represents common equity,
                      less goodwill and intangible
                      assets, divided by risk-
                      weighted assets.


                                                                              As of
                                                                              -----

    Wealth Management Assets             December 31,         September 30,         June 30,        March 31, December 31,
                                                 2015                  2015            2015              2015          2014
    ---                                          ----                  ----            ----              ----          ----

    ($ in millions)

    First Republic Investment Management              $35,230                        $28,969                        $28,998         $28,530 $27,453


    Brokerage and investment:

    Brokerage                                  26,059                  19,746                19,852                   18,973 17,653

    Money market mutual funds                   4,155                   3,012                 1,732                    2,100  2,025

    Total brokerage and investment             30,214                  22,758                21,584                   21,073 19,678
                                               ------                  ------                ------                   ------ ------


    Trust Company:

    Trust                                       3,375                   3,618                 3,370                    3,149  3,057

    Custody                                     3,474                   3,477                 3,613                    3,617  3,189
                                                -----                   -----                 -----                    -----  -----

    Total Trust Company                         6,849                   7,095                 6,983                    6,766  6,246
                                                                       -----                 -----                    -----  -----

      Total Wealth Management Assets                  $72,293                        $58,822                        $57,565         $56,369 $53,377
                                                      =======                        =======                        =======         ======= =======




                                                   Quarter Ended            Quarter Ended                    Year Ended
                                                    December 31,             September 30,                  December 31,
                                                    ------------            -------------                   ------------

    Average Balance Sheet                    2015                    2014                  2015                2015                   2014
    ---------------------                    ----                    ----                  ----                ----                   ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                      $3,921,839                         $1,845,498                          $2,682,142                   $2,425,747  $1,468,877

    Investment securities (15)          9,581,952                 6,304,984                       8,190,959                 8,155,136       5,697,744

    Loans (16)                         43,042,968                37,573,433                      42,143,922                40,889,434      36,271,956
                                       ----------                ----------                      ----------                ----------      ----------

    Total interest-earning assets      56,546,759                45,723,915                      53,017,023                51,470,317      43,438,577
                                       ----------                ----------                      ----------                ----------      ----------


    Noninterest-earning cash              287,695                   263,915                         257,826                   263,627         239,345

    Goodwill and other intangibles        312,665                   219,140                         204,021                   235,044         227,516

    Other assets                        2,694,402                 2,350,513                       2,467,187                 2,504,807       2,127,302
                                        ---------                 ---------                       ---------                 ---------       ---------

    Total noninterest-earning assets    3,294,762                 2,833,568                       2,929,034                 3,003,478       2,594,163


    Total Assets                                  $59,841,521                        $48,557,483                         $55,946,057                  $54,473,795 $46,032,740
                                                  ===========                        ===========                         ===========                  =========== ===========


    Liabilities and Equity:

    Checking                                      $30,189,409                        $20,694,274                         $27,208,451                  $25,993,413 $18,572,545

    Money market checking and savings  13,607,852                12,661,395                      13,226,282                12,905,039      12,737,635

    CDs (16)                            4,485,104                 3,772,544                       4,162,188                 4,086,327       3,687,912

    Total deposits                     48,282,365                37,128,213                      44,596,921                42,984,779      34,998,092
                                       ----------                ----------                      ----------                ----------      ----------


    Long-term FHLB advances             4,302,174                 5,275,000                       4,657,337                 4,772,192       5,474,726

    Senior notes                          397,064                   396,291                         396,869                   396,774         214,966

    Other borrowings                      130,211                    37,617                         131,168                   152,356          40,073
                                          -------                                                                           -------          ------

    Total borrowings                    4,829,449                 5,708,908                       5,185,374                 5,321,322       5,729,765
                                        ---------                 ---------                       ---------                 ---------       ---------


    Total interest-bearing liabilities 53,111,814                42,837,121                      49,782,295                48,306,101      40,727,857
                                       ----------                ----------                      ----------                ----------      ----------


    Noninterest-bearing liabilities     1,133,650                   943,984                         797,627                   899,116         733,347

    Preferred equity                      989,525                   889,525                         989,525                   949,525         889,525

    Common equity                       4,606,532                 3,886,853                       4,376,610                 4,319,053       3,682,011

    Total Liabilities and Equity                  $59,841,521                        $48,557,483                         $55,946,057                  $54,473,795 $46,032,740
                                                  ===========                        ===========                         ===========                  =========== ===========



    (15)              Includes FHLB stock and
                      securities purchased under
                      agreements to resell.

    (16)              Average balances are presented
                      net of purchase accounting
                      discounts or premiums.




                                                             Quarter Ended                 Quarter Ended            Year Ended
                                                              December 31,                  September 30,          December 31,
                                                             ------------                  -------------           ------------

    Purchase Accounting Accretion and Amortization (17) 2015              2014        2015                2015    2014
    --------------------------------------------------  ----              ----        ----                ----    ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Accretion/amortization to net interest income:

    Loans                                                    $9,974                        $14,086                       $9,663       $43,467    $65,647

    Deposits                                               -                   1,313                       -             1,006  6,352

    Total                                                    $9,974                        $15,399                       $9,663       $44,473    $71,999
                                                             ======                        =======                       ======       =======    =======


    Noninterest income:

    Discounts recognized in gain on sale of loans          $      -                    $        -                $          -     $      -    $1,679
                                                         ===    ===                  ===      ===              ===        ===   ===    ===    ======


    Amortization to noninterest expense:

    Intangible assets                                        $3,007                         $3,649                       $3,170       $12,993    $15,552
                                                             ======                         ======                       ======       =======    =======


    (17)                      Related to
                              the Bank's
                                     re-
                           establishment
                                   as an
                             independent
                            institution.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, due to the application of purchase accounting from the Bank's re-establishment as an independent institution, management uses certain non-GAAP measures and ratios that exclude the impact of these items to evaluate our performance, including net income, earnings per share, yield on average loans, cost of average deposits, net interest margin and the efficiency ratio.

Our net income, earnings per share, yield on average loans, cost of average deposits, net interest margin and efficiency ratio were significantly impacted by accretion and amortization of the fair value adjustments recorded in purchase accounting from the Bank's re-establishment as an independent institution. The accretion and amortization affect our net income, earnings per share and certain operating ratios as we accrete loan discounts to interest income; recognize discounts established in purchase accounting on the sale of loans, which increase gain on sale of loans; amortize premiums on CDs to interest expense; and amortize intangible assets to noninterest expense.

The Bank's non-GAAP measures also exclude the positive impact of certain nonrecurring items. In the second quarter of 2015, the Bank received a one-time special dividend of $9.1 million from the FHLB, which is excluded from non-GAAP net income, earnings per share, net interest income, net interest margin and efficiency ratio. In addition, in the third quarter of 2014, as a result of the restructuring of its investment securities portfolio, the Bank had a gain on sale of investments of $23.6 million, which is excluded from non-GAAP net income, earnings per share, noninterest income, revenue and efficiency ratio.

We believe these non-GAAP measures and ratios, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures and ratios, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP measures and ratios in assessing our operating results and related trends. However, these non-GAAP measures and ratios should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or preferable to, ratios prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the tables below, we have provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures and ratios to the non-GAAP financial measures and ratios, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure:



                                                                           Quarter Ended                    Quarter Ended                 Year Ended
                                                                            December 31,                     September 30,               December 31,
                                                                            ------------                    -------------                ------------

    Non-GAAP Earnings                                               2015                 2014           2015                        2015       2014
    -----------------                                               ----                 ----           ----                        ----       ----

    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Net income                                                           $140,046                                   $115,459                         $134,842               $522,145 $487,006

    Accretion/amortization added to net interest income          (9,974)                      (15,399)                        (9,663)              (44,473)    (71,999)

    One-time special FHLB dividend                                     -                             -                              -               (9,134)           -

    Discounts recognized in gain on sale of loans                      -                             -                              -                     -     (1,679)

    One-time gain on sale of investments                               -                             -                              -                     -    (23,580)

    Amortization of intangible assets                              3,007                          3,649                           3,170                 12,993       15,552

    Add back tax impact of the above items                         2,961                          4,994                           2,759                 17,261       34,726

    Core net income (non-GAAP)                                   136,040                        108,703                         131,108                498,792      440,026

    Dividends on preferred stock                                (15,314)                      (13,889)                       (15,314)              (58,928)    (55,556)

    Core net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP)          $120,726                                    $94,814                         $115,794               $439,864 $384,470
                                                                         ========                                    =======                         ========               ======== ========


    GAAP earnings per common share-diluted                                  $0.84                                      $0.72                            $0.82                  $3.18    $3.07

    Impact of purchase accounting, net of tax                     (0.02)                        (0.05)                         (0.03)                (0.12)      (0.23)

    Impact of one-time special FHLB dividend, net of tax               -                             -                              -                (0.04)           -

    Impact of one-time gain on sale of investments, net of tax         -                             -                              -                     -      (0.10)
                                                                     ---                           ---                            ---                   ---       -----

    Core earnings per common share-diluted (non-GAAP)                       $0.82                                      $0.67                            $0.79                  $3.02    $2.74
                                                                            =====                                      =====                            =====                  =====    =====


    Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding           147,814                        141,753                         145,890                145,510      140,497
                                                                 =======                        =======                         =======                =======      =======



                                                                                 Quarter Ended           Quarter Ended                Year Ended
                                                                                  December 31,            September 30,               December 31,
                                                                                 ------------            -------------               ------------

    Yield on Average Loans                                             2015                       2014              2015            2015                    2014
    ----------------------                                             ----                       ----              ----            ----                    ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Interest income on loans                                                   $357,446                          $322,177                         $348,367                     $1,361,654  $1,271,562

    Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment on loans                          10,571                        8,520                     10,045                  38,657            29,859
                                                                     ------                        -----                     ------                  ------            ------

    Interest income on loans (tax-equivalent basis)                 368,017                      330,697                    358,412               1,400,311         1,301,421

    Less: Accretion                                                 (9,974)                    (14,086)                   (9,663)               (43,467)         (65,647)

    Core interest income on loans (tax-equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)            $358,043                          $316,611                         $348,749                     $1,356,844  $1,235,774
                                                                               ========                          ========                         ========                     ==========  ==========


    Average loans                                                           $43,042,968                       $37,573,433                      $42,143,922                    $40,889,434 $36,271,956

    Add: Average unaccreted loan discounts                          114,338                      161,556                    125,315                 131,111           187,097
                                                                    -------                      -------                                           -------           -------

    Average loans (non-GAAP)                                                $43,157,306                       $37,734,989                      $42,269,237                    $41,020,545 $36,459,053
                                                                            ===========                       ===========                      ===========                    =========== ===========


    Yield on average loans-reported (5)                               3.39%                       3.48%                     3.36%                  3.42%            3.59%


    Contractual yield on average loans (non-GAAP) (5)                 3.28%                       3.32%                     3.26%                  3.31%            3.39%



                                                               Quarter Ended         Quarter Ended             Year Ended
                                                                December 31,          September 30,            December 31,
                                                               ------------          -------------            ------------

    Cost of Average Deposits                         2015                      2014             2015         2015                   2014
    ------------------------                         ----                      ----             ----         ----                   ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Interest expense on deposits                              $16,638                         $14,470                       $15,903                    $61,072     $60,454

    Add: Amortization of CD premiums                    -                      1,313                       -                 1,006           6,352
                                                      ---                      -----                                         -----           -----

    Core interest expense on deposits (non-GAAP)              $16,638                         $15,783                       $15,903                    $62,078     $66,806
                                                              =======                         =======                       =======                    =======     =======


    Average deposits                                      $48,282,365                     $37,128,213                   $44,596,921                $42,984,779 $34,998,092

    Less: Average unamortized CD premiums               -                    (1,607)                      -                 (159)        (3,876)

    Average deposits (non-GAAP)                           $48,282,365                     $37,126,606                   $44,596,921                $42,984,620 $34,994,216
                                                          ===========                     ===========                   ===========                =========== ===========


    Cost of average deposits-reported               0.14%                      0.15%                  0.14%                 0.14%          0.17%


    Contractual cost of average deposits (non-GAAP) 0.14%                      0.17%                  0.14%                 0.14%          0.19%



                                                                            Quarter Ended           Quarter Ended                Year Ended
                                                                             December 31,            September 30,               December 31,
                                                                            ------------            -------------               ------------

    Net Interest Margin                                           2015                       2014              2015            2015                    2014
    -------------------                                           ----                       ----              ----            ----                    ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Net interest income                                                   $404,699                          $340,855                         $388,881                     $1,516,663  $1,330,760

    Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment                              36,927                       28,766                     35,619                 134,352           109,323
                                                                ------                       ------                     ------                 -------           -------

    Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)                 441,626                      369,621                    424,500               1,651,015         1,440,083

    Less: Accretion/amortization                               (9,974)                    (15,399)                   (9,663)               (44,473)         (71,999)

    Less: One-time special FHLB dividend                             -                           -                         -                (9,134)                -
                                                                   ---                         ---                       ---                 ------               ---

    Core net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (non-GAAP)            $431,652                          $354,222                         $414,837                     $1,597,408  $1,368,084
                                                                          ========                          ========                         ========                     ==========  ==========


    Average interest-earning assets                                    $56,546,759                       $45,723,915                      $53,017,023                    $51,470,317 $43,438,577

    Add: Average unaccreted loan discounts                     114,338                      161,556                    125,315                 131,111           187,097
                                                               -------                      -------                    -------                 -------           -------

    Average interest-earning assets (non-GAAP)                         $56,661,097                       $45,885,471                      $53,142,338                    $51,601,428 $43,625,674
                                                                       ===========                       ===========                      ===========                    =========== ===========


    Net interest margin-reported                                 3.10%                       3.21%                     3.17%                  3.21%            3.32%


    Core net interest margin (non-GAAP)                          3.02%                       3.06%                     3.09%                  3.09%            3.14%




                                                                   Quarter Ended                   Quarter Ended                Year Ended
                                                                    December 31,                    September 30,              December 31,
                                                                    ------------                   -------------               ------------

    Efficiency Ratio                                       2015                  2014          2015                       2015      2014
    ----------------                                       ----                  ----          ----                       ----      ----

    ($ in thousands)

    Net interest income                                         $404,699                                   $340,855                       $388,881           $1,516,663 $1,330,760

    Less: Accretion/amortization                        (9,974)                       (15,399)                      (9,663)             (44,473)   (71,999)

    Less: One-time special FHLB dividend                      -                              -                            -              (9,134)          -
                                                            ---                            ---                          ---               ------         ---

    Core net interest income (non-GAAP)                         $394,725                                   $325,456                       $379,218           $1,463,056 $1,258,761
                                                                ========                                   ========                       ========           ========== ==========


    Noninterest income                                           $90,151                                    $75,834                        $79,747             $325,053   $318,355

    Less: Discounts recognized in gain on sale of loans       -                              -                            -                    -    (1,679)

    Less: One-time gain on sale of investments                -                              -                            -                    -   (23,580)
                                                            ---                            ---                          ---                  ---    -------

    Core noninterest income (non-GAAP)                           $90,151                                    $75,834                        $79,747             $325,053   $293,096
                                                                 =======                                    =======                        =======             ========   ========


    Total revenue                                               $494,850                                   $416,689                       $468,628           $1,841,716 $1,649,115


    Total core revenue (non-GAAP)                               $484,876                                   $401,290                       $458,965           $1,788,109 $1,551,857


    Noninterest expense                                         $300,924                                   $244,150                       $275,897           $1,095,609   $922,746

    Less: Intangible amortization                       (3,007)                        (3,649)                      (3,170)             (12,993)   (15,552)

    Core noninterest expense (non-GAAP)                         $297,917                                   $240,501                       $272,727           $1,082,616   $907,194
                                                                ========                                   ========                       ========           ==========   ========


    Efficiency ratio                                      60.8%                          58.6%                        58.9%                59.5%      56.0%


    Core efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)                      61.4%                          59.9%                        59.4%                60.5%      58.5%

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