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comprehensive income was primarily due to a $401 million after-tax increase in the value of the available for sale
securities portfolio, partially offset by declines of $235 million related to pensions and other post-retirement benefit plans
and $112 million in unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges.
BB&T’s tangible shareholders’ equity available to common shareholders was $11.7 billion at December 31, 2011, an
increase of $952 million, or 8.9%, compared to December 31, 2010. BB&T’s tangible book value per common share at
December 31, 2011 was $16.73 compared to $15.43 at December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2011, measures of
tangible capital were not required by the regulators and, therefore, were considered non-GAAP measures. Refer to the
section titled “Capital” herein for a discussion of how BB&T calculates and uses these measures in the evaluation of the
Company.
Risk Management
In the normal course of business BB&T encounters inherent risk in its business activities. Risk is managed on a
decentralized basis with risk decisions made as closely as possible to where the risk occurs. Centrally, risk oversight is
managed at the corporate level through oversight, policies and reporting. The principal types of inherent risk include
regulatory, credit, liquidity, market, operational, reputation and strategic risks.
Regulatory risk
Regulatory risk is the risk to earnings, capital, or reputation arising from violations of, or nonconformance with current and
changing laws, regulations, supervisory guidance, regulatory expectations, or the rules, standards, or codes of conduct of self
regulatory organizations.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk to earnings or capital arising from the default, inability or unwillingness of a borrower, obligor, or
counterparty to meet the terms of any financial obligation with BB&T or otherwise perform as agreed. Credit risk exists in
all activities where success depends on the performance of a borrower, obligor, or counterparty. Credit risk arises when
BB&T funds are extended, committed, invested, or otherwise exposed through actual or implied contractual agreements,
whether on or off the balance sheet. Credit risk also occurs when the credit quality of an issuer whose securities or other
instruments the bank holds deteriorates.
BB&T has established the following general practices to manage credit risk:
• limiting the amount of credit that individual lenders may extend to a borrower;
• establishing a process for credit approval accountability;
• careful initial underwriting and analysis of borrower, transaction, market and collateral risks;
• ongoing servicing of individual loans and lending relationships;
• continuous monitoring of the portfolio, market dynamics and the economy; and
• periodically reevaluating the bank’s strategy and overall exposure as economic, market and other relevant
conditions change.
The following discussion presents the principal types of lending conducted by BB&T and describes the underwriting
procedures and overall risk management of BB&T’s lending function.
Underwriting Approach
Recognizing that the loan portfolio is a primary source of profitability and risk, proper loan underwriting is critical to
BB&T’s long-term financial success. BB&T’s underwriting approach is designed to define acceptable combinations of
specific risk-mitigating features that ensure credit relationships conform to BB&T’s risk philosophy. Provided below is a
summary of the most significant underwriting criteria used to evaluate new loans and loan renewals:
•Cash flow and debt service coverage—cash flow adequacy is a necessary condition of creditworthiness, meaning
that loans not clearly supported by a borrower’s cash flow must be justified by secondary repayment sources.
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