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NEW YORK
(NYSE:BK)
Oct 16, 2008
Results include 46 cents per share for merger and integration expense, tax settlements and support agreement charges
NEW YORK, October 16, 2008 — The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK) today reported income from continuing operations of $305 million, or $0.26 per share, in the third quarter of 2008. This compares to income from continuing operations of $642 million, or $0.56 per share, in the third quarter of 2007 and $302 million, or $0.26 per share, in the second quarter of 2008.
"In the face of unprecedented market volatility our operating performance exceeded expectations, driven by the strength and diversity of our securities servicing and asset management businesses. We supported our clients in these extraordinarily turbulent markets and I am very proud of the tireless dedication and focus of our employees," said Robert P. Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer of The Bank of New York Mellon.
"We recently announced our participation in the U.S. Treasury's program to invest capital in nine leading U.S. financial institutions. In addition, we are honored to have been selected by the Treasury as the sole provider of a broad range of custodial and trustee services for the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)."
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations net income and EPS on a quarterly basis (dollar amounts in millions, except per 3Q08 2Q08 3Q07 share amounts) ----------- ------------ ------------ Net Net Net income EPS income EPS income EPS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations -- GAAP $305 $0.26 $302 $0.26 $642 $0.56 Non-GAAP adjustments: M&I expenses 66 0.06 89 0.08 127 0.11 SILO/LILO/tax settlements 30 0.03 380 0.33 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses and SILO/LILO/tax settlements 401 0.35 771 0.67 769 0.67 Support agreement charges 433 0.37 (5) - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, SILO/LILO/tax settlements and support agreement charges 834 0.72 766 0.67 769 0.67 Intangible amortization 74 0.06 77 0.07 84 0.07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, SILO/LILO/tax settlements, support agreement charges and intangible amortization $908 $0.79(a) $843 $0.74 $853 $0.75(a) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Does not foot due to rounding.
In the third quarter of 2008, the Company recorded an after-tax charge of $0.06 per share associated with merger and integration ("M&I") expenses and $0.03 per share related to the settlement with the IRS of tax structured lease transactions ("SILO/LILO"), as well as the settlement of several audit cycles. Additionally, in the third quarter of 2008, the Company recorded an after-tax charge of $0.37 per share, or $433 million, associated with various support agreements.
The operating results for the third quarter of 2008 also included pre-tax costs associated with the write-down of certain investment securities ($162 million). For additional information, see page 8.
Third Quarter Highlights of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (Unless otherwise noted, all comments begin with the results of the third quarter of 2008 and are compared to the third quarter of 2007). Please refer to the Quarterly Earnings Summary for detailed business segment information.
Total revenue was $3.626 billion, comprised of $2.923 billion of fee and other revenue including the write-down of certain investment securities ($162 million) and $703 million of net interest revenue including a pre-tax charge for the SILO/LILO tax settlement ($112 million).
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of total revenue 3Q08 vs. ------------ (dollar amounts in millions) 3Q08 2Q08 3Q07 3Q07 2Q08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee and other revenue $2,923 $2,982 $2,931 -% (2)% Securities losses 162 152 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fee and other revenue -- Non-GAAP 3,085 3,134 2,940 5 (2)% Net interest revenue 703 411 669 5 71 SILO/LILO 112 377 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total net interest revenue -- Non-GAAP 815 788 669 22 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenue, excluding SILO/LILO and securities writedowns -- Non-GAAP $3,900 $3,922 $3,609 8% (1)% ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Assets under management, excluding securities lending assets, totaled $1.067 trillion at quarter end. This represents a decrease of 4% compared with the prior year and the sequential quarter. Net asset inflows in the third quarter of 2008 totaled $8 billion and were more than offset by market depreciation and the impact of a stronger U.S. dollar. Assets under custody and administration totaled $22.4 trillion, a decrease of 1% compared with prior year and a decrease of 3% sequentially, as the benefit of new business conversions was offset by weaker market values and the impact of a stronger U.S. dollar.
-- Securities servicing fees totaled $1.542 billion, an increase of 6% on a reported basis and approximately 10% adjusted for the sale of the B-Trade and G-Trade execution businesses in the first quarter of 2008. The increase on an adjusted basis reflects growth in asset servicing, issuer services and clearing services. Securities servicing fees declined 2% sequentially, primarily driven by the normal seasonality in the third quarter associated with securities lending.
-- Asset and wealth management fees totaled $792 million, a decline of 7% compared to the prior year and 6% sequentially reflecting the global weakness in market values, partially offset by net inflows of money market assets over both periods.
-- Foreign exchange and other trading activities totaled a record $385 million, an increase of 62% compared with $238 million in the prior year and an increase of 25% (unannualized) compared with $308 million in the second quarter of 2008. The increase compared to both periods reflects the benefit of higher market volatility and volumes associated with our client activity and the current market environment.
-- Securities losses totaled $162 million. This compares with a loss of $9 million in the third quarter of 2007 and a loss of $152 million in the second quarter of 2008. Further information on the investment portfolio is detailed on pages 8 and 9.
-- Net interest revenue (FTE) totaled $708 million with a net interest margin of 1.96%. The third quarter of 2008 included a pre-tax charge for the final SILO/LILO tax settlement of $112 million. Excluding this charge, net interest revenue was a record $820 million and the net interest margin was 2.27%. This compares with net interest revenue of $674 million and a net interest margin of 2.02% in the third quarter of 2007 and net interest revenue of $792 million and a net interest margin of 2.21% in the second quarter of 2008, excluding a $377 million (pre-tax) SILO charge.
-- The provision for credit losses was $30 million in the third quarter of 2008 compared to no provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2007 and $25 million in the second quarter of 2008.
Total noninterest expense was $3.332 billion. This compares to noninterest expense of $2.706 billion in the third quarter of 2007 and $2.754 billion in the second quarter of 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of noninterest expense 3Q08 vs. ------------ (dollar amounts in millions) 3Q08 2Q08 3Q07 3Q07 2Q08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Noninterest expense $3,332 $2,754 $2,706 23% 21% Support agreement charges 726 (9) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal 2,606 2,763 2,706 (4)% (6)% M&I expense 111 149 218 Intangible amortization 120 124 131 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total noninterest expense, excluding support agreement charges, M&I expenses and intangible amortization -- Non-GAAP $2,375 $2,490 $2,357 1% (5)% ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Total noninterest expense (excluding M&I expense and intangible amortization) included a $726 million support agreement charge during the third quarter of 2008. Excluding this amount, expenses increased 1% compared with the prior year and declined 5% (unannualized) sequentially. Total staff expense declined compared to both periods, reflecting the benefit of continuing expense synergies and lower incentive levels. Strong expense control contributed to significant positive operating leverage of approximately 700 basis points year-over-year and approximately 400 basis points sequentially.
The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2008 was a negative 15.5%. The negative tax rate reflects the absolute level of charges associated with the support agreements, securities losses and the final SILO/LILO settlement, as well as the settlement of prior tax audit cycles. Excluding these items, as well as M&I expenses, the effective tax rate was 32.4% in the third quarter of 2008.
The capital ratios for the third quarter of 2008 reflect the record level of client deposits generated subsequent to the market turmoil that began in mid-September. Noninterest-bearing deposits were $82 billion at Sept. 30, 2008, $31 billion at June 30, 2008 and $27 billion at Sept. 30, 2007. The Company placed an increased level of deposits principally with either the Federal Reserve or in overnight deposits with large global banks. At the end of the third quarter, total assets were $268 billion and averaged $199 billion during the quarter.
The unrealized net of tax loss on our securities portfolio was $2.8 billion at Sept. 30, 2008 compared with $1.8 billion at June 30, 2008. The increase primarily resulted from wider credit spreads.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Ratios Quarter ended ----------------------------- Sept. 30, June 30, Dec. 31, 2008 2008 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tier I capital ratio 9.33%(a) 9.33% 9.32% Total (Tier I plus Tier II) capital ratio 12.81 (a) 12.90 13.25 Leverage capital ratio 6.48 6.39 6.53 Average shareholders' equity to average assets ratio 14.08 14.54 15.10 Tangible common equity to assets ratio(b) 3.88 (c) 4.62 5.24 Tangible common equity to average assets ratio(b) 4.41 (c) 4.76 5.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Preliminary. (b) Common equity less goodwill and intangible assets plus the benefit of the deferred tax liability associated with non-tax deductible intangible assets and tax deductible goodwill, divided by total assets less goodwill and intangible assets. (c) At Sept. 30, 2008, total and average assets were adjusted for the deposits placed with the Federal Reserve of $37.9 billion and other short-term investments -- U.S. government-backed commercial paper of $10.9 billion. The average impact of these assets was %3.5 billion in the third quarter of 2008. Both of these sets of assets are assigned a zero risk-weighting by the regulators.
On Oct. 14, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 24 cents per share. This cash dividend is payable on Nov. 3, 2008 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 24, 2008.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $22.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration, approximately $1.1 trillion in assets under management and services approximately $12 trillion in outstanding debt. Additional information is available at http://www.bnymellon.com/.
Earnings Release Format
Throughout this earnings release, all information is reported on a continuing operations basis unless otherwise noted. Quarterly returns are annualized. Certain amounts are presented on an FTE basis. We believe that this presentation provides comparability of amounts arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources, and is consistent with industry practice. The adjustment to an FTE basis has no impact on net income. Where financial measures are presented excluding certain specified amounts, we believe the presentation enhances investor understanding of period-to-period results.
Supplemental Financial Information
The Quarterly Earnings Summary and supplemental financial trends for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation have been updated through Sept. 30, 2008 and are available at http://www.bnymellon.com/ (Investor Relations -- financial reports).
Conference Call Data
Robert P. Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer; Gerald L. Hassell, president; and Thomas P. Gibbons, chief financial officer, along with other members of executive management from The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, will host a conference call and simultaneous live audio webcast at 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 16, 2008. This conference call and audio webcast will include forward-looking statements and may include other material information. Persons wishing to access the conference call and audio webcast may do so by dialing (888) 677-5383 (U.S.) and (210) 838-9221 (International) Passcode: Earnings, or by logging on to http://www.bnymellon.com/. The earnings release, together with the quarterly earnings summary, will be available at http://www.bnymellon.com/ beginning at approximately 6:30 a.m. EDT on October 16, 2008. Replays of the conference call and audio webcast will be available beginning October 16, 2008 at approximately 2 p.m. EDT through October 30, 2008 by dialing (866) 452-2106 (U.S.) or (203) 369-1212 (International). The archived version of the conference call and audio webcast will also be available at http://www.bnymellon.com/ for the same time period.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Financial Highlights ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quarter ended ---------------------------------- (dollar amounts in millions, except per share amounts and unless otherwise noted; common shares Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, in thousands) 2008 2008 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return on average tangible common equity (annualized): GAAP 19.0% 18.5% 33.2% Non-GAAP adjusted(a) 45.5% 41.2% 39.0% Return on equity (annualized): GAAP 4.3% 4.3% 8.9% Non-GAAP adjusted(b) 12.9% 11.9% 11.8% Fee and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue (FTE) 81%(c) 88%(c) 81% Annualized fee revenue per employee (based on average headcount) (in thousands) $285 $294 $291 Non-U.S. percent of revenue, excluding the SILO/LILO charges (FTE) 34% 35% 30% Pre-tax operating margin (FTE): GAAP 8% 18% 25% Non-GAAP adjusted(b) 36% 34% 35% Net interest margin (FTE) 1.96%(c) 1.16%(c) 2.02% Selected average balances: Interest-earning assets $144,290 $144,255 $133,521 Total assets $198,827 $195,997 $183,828 Interest-bearing deposits $86,853 $94,785 $80,870 Noninterest-bearing deposits $33,462 $24,822 $26,466 Shareholders' equity $27,996 $28,507 $28,669 Average common shares and equivalents outstanding (in thousands): Basic 1,143,445 1,135,153 1,128,734 Diluted 1,151,469 1,146,886 1,141,145 Period-end data Assets under management (in billions) $1,067 $1,113 $1,106 Assets under custody and administration (in trillions) $22.4 $23.0 $22.7 Cross-border assets (in trillions) $8.9 $10.3 $9.6 Market value of securities on loan (in billions) $470 $588 $663 Employees 43,200 43,100 40,600 Book value per common share $23.97 $24.93 $25.43 Tangible book value per common share $6.65 $7.19 $7.95 Dividends per share $0.24 $0.24 $0.24 Closing common stock price per share $32.58 $37.83 $44.14 Market capitalization $37,388 $43,356 $50,266 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Calculated excluding M&I expenses and the SILO/LILO/tax settlements and support agreement charges. (b) Calculated excluding M&I expenses, intangible amortization expenses, the SILO/LILO/tax settlements and support agreement charges. (c) Excluding the SILO/LILO charge, fee and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 78% and 79% and the net interest margin was 2.27% and 2.21% for the third and second quarters of 2008. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Condensed Consolidated Income Statement -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter ended Nine months ended (in millions, ------------------------------ -------------------- except per share Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, amounts) 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007(a) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee and other revenue Securities servicing fees: Asset servicing $803 $864 $720 $2,566 $1,540 Issuer services 477 444 436 1,297 1,122 Clearing and execution services 262 270 304 799 877 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total securities servicing fees 1,542 1,578 1,460 4,662 3,539 Asset and wealth management fees 792 844 854 2,478 1,173 Performance fees 3 16 (3) 39 32 Foreign exchange and other trading activities 385 308 238 952 482 Treasury services 130 130 122 384 227 Distribution and servicing 107 110 95 315 99 Financing-related fees 45 50 51 143 164 Investment income 17 45 22 85 97 Other 64 53 101 214 182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fee revenue 3,085 3,134 2,940 9,272 5,995 Securities gains (losses) (162) (152) (9) (387) (9) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total fee and other revenue 2,923 2,982 2,931 8,885 5,986 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest revenue Interest revenue 1,339 1,092 1,778 4,087 3,961 Interest expense 636 681 1,109 2,206 2,413 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest revenue 703 411 669 1,881 1,548 Provision for credit losses 30 25 - 71 (30) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net interest revenue after provision for credit losses 673 386 669 1,810 1,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noninterest expense Staff 1,218 1,391 1,280 3,961 2,752 Professional, legal and other purchased services 287 280 241 819 503 Net occupancy 164 139 144 432 304 Distribution and servicing 133 131 127 394 135 Software 78 88 91 245 202 Furniture and equipment 80 79 80 238 184 Sub-custodian and clearing 80 83 110 233 267 Business development 62 75 56 203 123 Other(b) 999 215 228 1,430 429 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal 3,101 2,481 2,357 7,955 4,899 Amortization of intangible assets 120 124 131 366 188 Merger and integration expenses: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 107 146 205 374 244 Acquired Corporate Trust Business 4 3 13 12 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total noninterest expense 3,332 2,754 2,706 8,707 5,367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Income from continuing operations before income taxes 264 614 894 1,988 2,197 Provision for income taxes (41) 312 252 632 670 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from continuing operations 305 302 642 1,356 1,527 Discontinued operations: Income (loss) from discontinued operations (2) 16 (4) 9 (13) Provision (benefit) for income taxes - 9 (2) 7 (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (2) 7 (2) 2 (8) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income $303 $309 $640 $1,358 $1,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earnings per share Basic: Income from continuing operations $0.27 $0.27 $0.57 $1.19 $1.79 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - 0.01 - - (0.01) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income $0.27 $0.27(c) $0.57 $1.19 $1.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diluted: Income from continuing operations $0.26 $0.26 $0.56 $1.18 $1.77 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax - 0.01 - - (0.01) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income $0.26 $0.27 $0.56 $1.18 $1.76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Results for nine months ended Sept. 30, 2007 include six months of legacy The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and three months of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. (b) Includes the support agreement charges of $726 million recorded in the third quarter of 2008. (c) Does not foot due to rounding. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION Consolidated Balance Sheet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (dollar amounts in millions, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, except per share amounts) 2008 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assets Cash and due: Banks $7,430 $6,555 Federal Reserve Bank 37,909 80 Other short-term investment -- U.S. government-backed commercial paper, at fair value 10,865 - Interest-bearing deposits with banks 52,222 34,312 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements 7,759 9,108 Securities: Held-to-maturity (fair value of $7,580 and $2,171) 7,705 2,180 Available-for-sale 33,910 46,518 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total securities 41,615 48,698 Trading assets 8,091 6,420 Loans 59,042 50,931 Allowance for loan losses (365) (327) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net loans 58,677 50,604 Premises and equipment 1,678 1,731 Accrued interest receivable 738 739 Goodwill 16,335 16,331 Intangible assets 6,043 6,402 Other assets 18,148 16,676 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total assets $267,510 $197,656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liabilities Deposits: Noninterest-bearing (principally domestic offices) $81,727 $32,372 Interest-bearing deposits in domestic offices 25,465 21,082 Interest-bearing deposits in foreign offices 66,976 64,671 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total deposits 174,168 118,125 Borrowing from Federal Reserve related to asset-backed commercial paper, at fair value 10,865 - Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements 6,467 2,193 Trading liabilities 5,728 4,577 Payables to customers and broker-dealers 10,971 7,578 Commercial paper 43 4,079 Other borrowed funds 2,916 1,840 Accrued taxes and other expenses 5,134 8,101 Other liabilities (including allowance for lending related commitments of $129 and $167) 8,164 4,887 Long-term debt 15,541 16,873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total liabilities 239,997 168,253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shareholders' equity Common stock-par value $0.01 per share; authorized 3,500,000,000 shares; issued 1,148,509,331 and 1,146,896,177 shares 11 11 Additional paid-in capital 20,212 19,990 Retained earnings 10,438 10,015 Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (3,115) (574) Less: Treasury stock of 942,777 and 912,896 shares, at cost (33) (39) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total shareholders' equity 27,513 29,403 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $267,510 $197,656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Investment Securities Portfolio
At Sept. 30, 2008, our investment securities portfolio totaled $41.6 billion. The unrealized net of tax loss on our total securities portfolio was $2.8 billion at Sept. 30, 2008. The unrealized net of tax loss at June 30, 2008 was $1.8 billion. The increase compared to the prior quarter was primarily driven by wider credit spreads. The securities in our portfolio continued to remain highly rated, with 91% rated AAA/AA.
The following table provides the detail of our total securities portfolio. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities portfolio Fair Value Portfolio Sept. 30, 2008 as % of Aggregate Quarter (dollar amounts Amortized Fair Amortized Unrealized to-date in millions) Cost Value Cost(a) Gain/Loss Change -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agencies $ 11,565 $11,456 99% $(109) $(61) Alt-A securities 8,825 6,486 72 (2,339) (925) Prime/Other mortgage- backed securities 7,012 6,300 90 (712) (315) Subprime mortgage securities 1,602 1,202 72 (400) (77) Commercial mortgage- backed securities 2,845 2,650 93 (195) (91) Asset-backed securities CDOs 41 39 11 (2) 35 European floating rate notes 8,131 7,658 94 (473) (128) Home equity lines of credit 624 439 58 (185) (37) SIV securities 131 130 71 (1) (3) Other 5,364 5,130 94 (234) (79) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $46,140 $41,490 88% $(4,650) $(1,681) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities portfolio Sept. 30, 2008 Life-to-date/ Ratings (dollar amounts Impairment ----------------------- in millions) Charge(b) AAA AA A Other -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agencies $- 100% -% -% -% Alt-A securities 246 74 10 10 6 Prime/Other mortgage-backed securities 12 95 3 1 1 Subprime mortgage securities 63 27 54 16 3 Commercial mortgage-backed securities - 97 3 - - Asset-backed securities CDOs 320 41 10 33 16 European floating rate notes - 98 2 - - Home equity lines of credit 137 23 22 28 27 SIV securities 51 63 12 9 16 Other 90 48 10 21 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $919(b) 85% 6% 5% 4% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Amortized cost before impairments. (b) Life-to-date impairment charges include $301 million associated with the consolidation of Three Rivers Funding Corporation in December 2007.
At Sept. 30, 2008, we assumed an additional decline of approximately 15% in national home prices over the next two years and estimated the impact it would have on the cash flows of the underlying individual securities. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge and wrote down to current market value certain securities, resulting in a $162 million pre-tax securities loss comprised of the following:
----------------------------------------------------- Securities losses (impairment charges) (in millions) 3Q08 ----------------------------------------------------- Alt-A securities $29 Prime mortgage securities 12 Subprime mortgage securities 12 Asset-backed securities CDOs 42 Home equity line of credit securities 10 SIV securities 5 Other (including FHLMC) 52 ----------------------------------------------------- Total securities losses (impairment charges) $162 -----------------------------------------------------
At the time of purchase, 100% of our Alt-A portfolio was rated AAA. At Sept. 30, 2008, this portfolio had migrated to 74% AAA-rated, 10% AA-rated, 10% A-rated and 6% other. At the time of purchase, the portfolio's weighted- average FICO score was 711 and its weighted-average LTV was 74%. Approximately 50% of the total portfolio is supported by better performing fixed-rate collateral. Finally, the portfolio's weighted-average current credit enhancement is approximately 13%. The unrealized loss on the Alt-A portfolio at Sept. 30, 2008 was $2.3 billion.
At Sept. 30, 2008, the fair value of our total asset-backed securities ("ABS") CDOs was $51 million. The fair value of this portfolio, net of OTTI, was 11% of par at Sept. 30, 2008. At Sept. 30, 2008, $12 million of ABS CDOs are included in trading assets and $39 million are included in securities available-for-sale.
The home equity lines of credit ("HELOC") securities are tested for impairment based on the quality of the underlying security and the condition of the monoline insurer providing credit support. Securities were deemed impaired if we expected they would not be repaid in full without the support of the insurer and the insurer was rated below investment grade. The securities losses in the third quarter of 2008 related to HELOC securities resulted from both a deterioration of specific securities combined with weakening credit support due to below investment grade ratings of certain bond insurers.
At Sept. 30, 2008, the fair value of our subprime mortgage securities portfolio was $1.2 billion with 81% of the portfolio rated AA or higher. The weighted-average current credit enhancement on this portfolio was approximately 35% at Sept. 30, 2008.
SILO/LILO and Tax Settlements
In the third quarter of 2008, we reached a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to formally close our 1998 through 2002 audit cycle. We also settled our 1994 through 1996 New York State and New York City audits. As part of the IRS settlement, we also accepted the IRS uniform SILO/LILO settlement offer announced on Aug. 6, 2008. The combined after-tax charge of the settlements was $30 million. In the second quarter of 2008 we recorded a $380 million after-tax charge related to the SILO transactions covered by this settlement.
Support Agreements
As previously disclosed, BNY Mellon elected to support its clients invested in money market mutual funds, cash sweep funds and similar collective funds impacted by the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ("Lehman") bankruptcy filing. The support agreements relate to five commingled cash funds used primarily for overnight custody cash sweeps, four Dreyfus money market funds and various securities lending customers. These agreements are in addition to agreements that existed at June 30, 2008 covering SIV exposure in two short- term net asset value funds and the support agreements covering securities related to Whistle Jacket Capital/White Pine Financial, LLC to a commingled short-term net asset value fund.
During the third quarter of 2008, we also offered to support certain clients holding auction rate securities in the Wealth Management (expense of $15 million) and Treasury Services (expense of $3 million) segments.
Balance Sheet
During the recent market turmoil, there was a significant increase in deposits, reflecting client reactions to market volatility. Due to the anticipated short-term nature of these deposits, we have placed them primarily with either the Federal Reserve or in overnight deposits with large global banks. At Sept. 30, 2008, total assets grew to $267.5 billion compared with $201.2 billion at June 30, 2008. Total assets averaged $198.8 billion for the third quarter of 2008, compared with $196.0 billion for the second quarter of 2008. Deposits totaled $174.2 billion at Sept. 30, 2008 and $127.2 billion at
June 30, 2008. Total deposits averaged $120.3 billion in the third quarter of 2008 and $119.6 billion in the second quarter of 2008.
The recent market events resulted in a significant increase in our percentage of liquid assets to total assets to 43% at Sept. 30, 2008 from 30% at June 30, 2008. At Sept. 30, 2008, we had approximately $70.9 billion of overnight liquid funds and cash of $45.3 billion (including approximately $37.9 billion on deposit with the Federal Reserve) for a total of approximately $116.2 billion of available funds.
Nonperforming Assets ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonperforming assets Quarter ended --------------------------------------- Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, (dollar amounts in millions) 2008 2008 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loans: Commercial $65 $52 $18 Commercial real estate 118 106 - Other residential mortgages 75 55 11 Foreign 1 60 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total nonperforming loans 259 273 35 Other assets owned 8 6 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total nonperforming assets $267 $279 $37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nonperforming loans ratio 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Allowance for loan losses/ nonperforming loans 140.9% 129.3% 948.6% Total allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans 190.7% 178.0% 1,457.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allowance for Credit Losses, Provision and Net Charge-offs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allowance for credit losses, Quarter ended provision and net charge-offs --------------------------------------- Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, (dollar amounts in millions) 2008 2008 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allowance for credit losses -- beginning of period $486 $487 $415 Addition resulting from the merger with Mellon - - 130 Provision for credit losses 30 25 - Sale of Mellon 1st Business Bank - (13) - Net (charge-offs)/recoveries: Commercial (8) (3) - Commercial real estate (2) (9) - Foreign (9) - - Leasing 2 1 (35) Other (5) (2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total net (charge-offs)/ recoveries (22) (13) (35) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allowance for credit losses -- end of period $494 $486 $510 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allowance for loan losses $365 $353 $332 Allowance for unfunded commitments 129 133 178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
The unallocated allowance was 19% at Sept. 30, 2008 compared with 22% at June 30, 2008 and 28% at Sept. 30, 2007.
Consolidated Net Income Including Discontinued Operations
Net income, including discontinued operations, totaled $303 million, or $0.26 per share, in the third quarter of 2008, compared with $309 million, or $0.27 per share, in the second quarter of 2008 and $640 million, or $0.56 per share, in the third quarter of 2007.
Supplemental Information -- Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the supplemental non-GAAP information included in this earnings release is useful to the investment community in analyzing the financial results and trends of our business. This information facilitates comparisons with prior periods and reflects the principal basis on which our management internally monitors financial performance. These items also reflect certain items that are excluded from our segment measures used internally to evaluate segment performance because management does not consider them to be particularly relevant or useful in evaluating the operating performance of our business segments.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reconciliation of net income and EPS -- 3Q08 2Q08 3Q07 GAAP to Non-GAAP ------------ ------------ ----------- (in millions, except Net Net Net per share amounts) income EPS income EPS income EPS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net income-GAAP $303 $0.26 $309 $0.27 $640 $0.56 Discontinued operations income (loss) (2) - 7 0.01 (2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Continuing operations 305 0.26 302 0.26 642 0.56 Non-GAAP adjustments: M&I expenses 66 0.06 89 0.08 127 0.11 SILO/LILO charge/ tax settlements 30 0.03 380 0.33 - - Support agreement charges 433 0.37 (5) - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, SILO/LILO/tax settlements and support agreement charges 834 0.72 766 0.67 769 0.67 Intangible amortization 74 0.06 77 0.07 84 0.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Continuing operations excluding M&I expenses, SILO/LILO/tax settlements, support agreement charges, and intangible amortization. $908 $0.79(a) $843 $0.74 $853 $0.75(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (a) Does not foot due to rounding. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reconciliation of total revenue 3Q08 vs. ---------- (dollar amounts in millions) 3Q08 2Q08 3Q07 3Q07 2Q08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee and other revenue $2,923 $2,982 $2,931 -% (2)% Net interest revenue 703 411 669 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenue 3,626 3,393 3,600 1% 7% SILO/LILO charge 112 377 - Securities writedowns 162 152 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total revenue, excluding SILO/LILO charge and securities writedowns $3,900 $3,922 $3,609 8% (1)% ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cautionary Statement
The information presented in this Earnings Release may contain forward- looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which may be expressed in a variety of ways, including the use of future or present tense language, relate to, among other things, statements with respect to ability and intention to hold certain securities, assumptions regarding additional declines in national home prices and estimated impact of this decline, the description of client deposits and assumptions regarding performance in our Alt-A and securities available-for- sale portfolios. These statements and other forward-looking statements contained in other public disclosures of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the Company) which make reference to the cautionary factors described in this earnings release, are based upon current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company's control). Factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those described in the forward- looking statements can be found in the risk factors and other uncertainties set forth in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this earnings release speak only as of October 16, 2008 and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after that date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.