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Fulton Financial Reports 2008 Results

  • Press Release
  • Source: Fulton Financial Corporation
  • On 4:30 pm EST, Tuesday January 20, 2009

LANCASTER, PA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 20, 2009 -- Fulton Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS:FULT - News) reported a net loss available to common shareholders of $102.3 million and $6.1 million for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008, respectively, compared to net income of $38.2 million and $152.7 million for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007, respectively.

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Net loss available to common shareholders represents net income (loss) reduced for the dividends that are payable on $376.5 million of preferred stock issued to the United States Treasury on December 23, 2008 under the Capital Purchase Program. The Corporation's voluntary participation in this program was previously disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 23, 2008.

The Corporation's earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 in comparison to the same periods in 2007 were impacted by a number of significant items. A detail of these items and their impact on the Corporation's earnings is included below in the supplemental financial information.

The Corporation's adjusted net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, as shown below in the supplemental financial information, was $8.7 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $38.5 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the same period in 2007. Additionally, as previously announced, in the fourth quarter of 2008 the Corporation recorded an increase in the provision for loan losses of $58.2 million ($37.8 million net of tax, or $0.22 per diluted share).

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Corporation's adjusted net income available to common shareholders, as shown below in the supplemental financial information, was $127.1 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, compared to $167.9 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the same period in 2007. The increase in the provision for loan losses for the year was $104.6 million ($68.0 million net of tax, or $0.39 per diluted share).

On December 16, 2008, the Corporation disclosed in a filing with the SEC that it expected to record, in the fourth quarter of 2008, a $90.0 million goodwill impairment charge, an approximately $65 million provision for loan losses and approximately $15 million of other-than-temporary impairment charges for pooled trust preferred debt securities. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Corporation recorded the goodwill impairment charge and the provision for loan losses, as previously disclosed. The other-than-temporary impairment charge related to pooled trust preferred securities recorded by the Corporation during the fourth quarter of 2008 was $12.8 million. In addition, a $13.3 million other-than-temporary impairment charge was recorded related to the Corporation's investment in equity securities.

"Our disappointing fourth quarter and 2008 performance resulted from a combination of significant financial challenges and continued economic deterioration," said R. Scott Smith Jr., chairman, and chief executive officer. "Goodwill impairment from our most recent bank acquisition, the need to further increase our allowance for loan losses along with write-downs within our securities portfolio all combined to more than offset our other earnings from banking operations in 2008."

"We are positioning the company for improved earnings performance when the economy rebounds," Smith continued. "Fourth quarter deposit growth and residential mortgage refinance activity improved somewhat. Loan growth was good as we continued to make loans to creditworthy businesses and consumers. Our strong capital base, our risk management process and our diversified loan portfolio are key strengths that will enable us to successfully weather the current storm."

Loans, net of unearned income, increased $838.2 million, or 7.5 percent, to $12.0 billion at December 31, 2008, compared to $11.2 billion at December 31, 2007. The increase was due to a $580.5 million, or 16.6 percent, increase in commercial mortgages, a $322.9 million, or 13.7 percent, increase in residential mortgage and home equity loans and a $208.5 million, or 6.1 percent, increase in commercial loans. These increases were offset by a decrease of $146.9 million, or 10.9 percent, in construction loans and a $135.3 million, or 27.0 percent, decrease in consumer loans. In comparison to September 30, 2008, loans, net of unearned income, increased $219.1 million, or 1.9 percent, due mainly to a $185.1 million, or 4.7 percent, increase in commercial mortgages and a $80.9 million, or 2.3 percent, increase in commercial loans, offset by an $81.5 million, or 6.4 percent decrease in construction loans.

Non-performing assets were $219.0 million, or 1.35 percent, of total assets at December 31, 2008, compared to $120.9 million, or 0.76 percent, at December 31, 2007 and $186.4 million, or 1.15 percent, at September 30, 2008. The $98.1 million, or 81.2 percent, increase in non-performing assets since December 31, 2007 was due to worsening economic conditions, which resulted in increases in non-performing assets across almost all loan types.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 were 0.89 percent of average total loans, compared to 0.15 percent for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 and 0.38 percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, net charge-offs were 0.45 percent of average total loans, compared to 0.09 percent for the year ended December 31, 2007. Net charge-offs increased $22.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 in comparison to the same period in 2007 and increased $15.6 million in comparison to the third quarter of 2008 with increased charge-offs across almost all loan types. The provision for loan losses increased $58.2 million, as compared to the same period in 2007. In comparison to the third quarter of 2008, the provision for loan losses increased $38.3 million. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the provision for loan losses was $119.6 million, an increase of $104.6 million in comparison to 2007. The increase in the provision for loan losses was due to the increase in the level of non-performing assets, which required additional allocations to the allowance for credit losses.

Total deposits increased $446.5 million, or 4.4 percent, to $10.6 billion at December 31, 2008, compared to $10.1 billion at December 31, 2007. Demand and savings deposits decreased $115.1 million, or 2.1 percent, offset by a $561.6 million, or 12.4 percent, increase in time deposits. In comparison to September 30, 2008, total deposits increased $635.4 million, or 6.4 percent, due to a $729.4 million, or 16.7 percent, increase in time deposits, offset by a $94.0 million, or 1.7 percent, decrease in demand and savings accounts.

Net interest income for the fourth quarter increased $8.7 million, or 7.0 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2007 and decreased $1.7 million, or 1.3 percent, from the third quarter of 2008. The Corporation's net interest margin was 3.64 percent for the fourth quarter of 2008, 3.56 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007 and 3.74 percent for the third quarter of 2008.

Other income, excluding investment securities losses, increased $3.0 million, or 8.4 percent, in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The increase was due to an increase in fee income on deposit accounts of $2.8 million, an increase related to fees earned in 2008 under an ongoing marketing agreement with the purchaser of the Corporation's credit card portfolio of $1.1 million and an increase in gains on sale of mortgage loans of $904,000, offset by a decrease in investment management and trust services income of $1.8 million. Compared to the third quarter of 2008, other income decreased $1.6 million, or 3.9 percent, due to a $671,000 decrease in other service charges and a $504,000 decrease in investment management and trust services income.

Investment securities losses in the fourth quarter of 2008 were $28.3 million, compared to $537,000 for the same period in 2007. The fourth quarter loss included $12.8 million of other-than-temporary impairment charges related to debt securities issued by financial institutions in the form of pooled trust preferred securities and $12.9 million of other-than-temporary impairment charges related to bank stocks. For the year ended December 31, 2008, investment securities losses totaled $58.2 million, which included other-than-temporary impairment charges of $43.1 million for bank stocks and $15.8 million for pooled trust preferred debt securities issued by financial institutions.

Other expenses, excluding the goodwill impairment charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008, increased $2.4 million, or 2.5 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2007, to $100.9 million. Compared to the third quarter of 2008, other expenses, excluding the goodwill impairment charge, increased $1.5 million, or 1.5 percent.

Fulton Financial Corporation is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based financial holding company which has nearly 3,900 employees and operates more than 265 banking offices in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia through the following affiliates: Fulton Bank, Lancaster, PA; Swineford National Bank, Middleburg, PA; Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Easton, PA; FNB Bank, N.A., Danville, PA; Hagerstown Trust Company, Hagerstown, MD; Delaware National Bank, Georgetown, DE; The Bank, Woodbury, NJ; The Peoples Bank of Elkton, Elkton, MD; Skylands Community Bank, Hackettstown, NJ and The Columbia Bank, Columbia, MD.

The Corporation's financial services affiliates include: Fulton Financial Advisors, N.A., Lancaster, PA; Fulton Insurance Services Group, Inc., Lancaster, PA; and Dearden, Maguire, Weaver and Barrett, LLC, West Conshohocken, PA. Residential mortgage lending is offered by all banks through Fulton Mortgage Company.

Additional information on Fulton Financial Corporation is available on the Internet at www.fult.com.

Safe Harbor Statement:

This news release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. Forward-looking statements are encouraged by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions are used in this release, the Corporation is making forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements reflect the Corporation's current views and expectations based largely on information currently available to its management, and on its current expectations, assumptions, plan, estimates, judgments, and projections about its business and its industry, and they involve inherent risks, contingencies, uncertainties and other factors. Although the Corporation believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable estimates and assumptions, the Corporation is unable to provide any assurance that its expectations will, in fact, occur or that its estimates or assumptions will be correct and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and such statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors and others are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

Many factors could affect future financial results including, without limitation, acquisition and growth strategies; market risk; changes or adverse developments in economic, political or regulatory conditions; a continuation or worsening of the current disruption in credit and other markets, including the lack of or reduced access to, and the abnormal functioning of markets for mortgage and other asset-backed securities and for commercial paper and other short-term borrowings; the effect of competition and interest rates on net interest margin and net interest income; investment strategy and income growth; investment securities gains; declines in the value of securities which may result in charges to earnings; changes in rates of deposit and loan growth; asset quality and the impact on assets from adverse changes in the economy and in credit and other markets and resulting effects on credit risk and asset values; balances of risk-sensitive assets to risk-sensitive liabilities; salaries and employee benefits and other expenses; amortization of intangible assets; goodwill impairment; capital and liquidity strategies; and other financial and business matters for future periods.

For a more complete discussion of certain risks and uncertainties affecting the Corporation, please see the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" set forth in the Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2009


 
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands, except per-share data

                                          December 31
                                  --------------------------
BALANCE SHEET DATA                    2008          2007        % Change
                                  ------------  ------------  -----------

Total assets                      $ 16,185,106  $ 15,923,098          1.6%
Loans, net of unearned income       12,042,620    11,204,424          7.5%
Investment securities                2,724,841     3,153,552        (13.6%)
Deposits                            10,551,916    10,105,445          4.4%
Shareholders' equity                 1,859,647     1,574,920         18.1%



                                  Quarter Ended December 31
                                  --------------------------
INCOME SUMMARY                        2008          2007        % Change
                                  ------------  ------------  -----------

Interest income                   $    209,073  $    240,069        (12.9%)
Interest expense                       (76,732)     (116,418)       (34.1%)
                                  ------------  ------------
   Net interest income                 132,341       123,651          7.0%
Provision for loan losses              (65,000)       (6,800)       855.9%
Investment securities (losses)
 gains                                 (28,339)         (537)         N/M
Gain on sale of credit card
 portfolio                                   -             -          N/A
Other income                            38,750        35,748          8.4%
Goodwill impairment                    (90,000)            -          N/A
Other expenses                        (100,874)      (98,447)         2.5%
                                  ------------  ------------
  (Loss) income before income
   taxes                              (113,122)       53,615       (311.0%)
Income tax benefit (expense)            11,255       (15,436)      (172.9%)
                                  ------------  ------------
   Net (loss) income              $   (101,867) $     38,179       (366.8%)
Preferred stock dividends and
 discount accretion                       (463)            -           N/A
                                  ------------  ------------
   Net (loss) income available to
    common shareholders           $   (102,330) $     38,179      (368.0%)
                                  ============  ============

PER COMMON SHARE:

Net (loss) income:
     Basic                        $      (0.58) $       0.22       (363.6%)
     Diluted                             (0.58)         0.22       (363.6%)
     Cash dividends                       0.15          0.15            -

Shareholders' equity                      8.47          9.08         (6.7%)
Shareholders' equity (tangible)           5.29          5.30         (0.2%)


SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

Return on average assets                (2.51%)         0.97%
Return on average shareholders'
 equity                                (24.89%)         9.72%
Return on average shareholders'
 equity (tangible)                      (4.35%)        17.44%
Net interest margin                      3.64%          3.56%
Efficiency ratio                        56.57%         59.09%
Non-performing assets to total
 assets                                  1.35%          0.76%



                                    Year Ended December 31
                                  --------------------------
INCOME SUMMARY                        2008          2007        % Change
                                  ------------  ------------  -----------

Interest income                   $    867,494  $    939,577         (7.7%)
Interest expense                      (343,346)     (450,833)       (23.8%)
                                  ------------  ------------
   Net interest income                 524,148       488,744          7.2%
Provision for loan losses             (119,626)      (15,063)       694.2%
Investment securities (losses)
 gains                                 (58,241)        1,740          N/M
Gain on sale of credit card
 portfolio                              13,910             -          N/A
Other income                           155,387       146,284          6.2%
Goodwill impairment                    (90,000)            -          N/A
Other expenses                        (406,625)     (405,455)         0.3%
                                  ------------  ------------
   Income before income taxes           18,953       216,250        (91.2%)
Income tax benefit (expense)           (24,570)      (63,532)       (61.3%)
                                  ------------  ------------
   Net (loss) income              $     (5,617) $    152,718       (103.7%)
Preferred stock dividends and
 discount accretion                       (463)            -          N/A
                                  ------------  ------------
   Net (loss) income available to
   common shareholders            $     (6,080) $    152,718       (104.0%)
                                  ============  ============

PER COMMON SHARE:

Net (loss) income:
     Basic                        $      (0.03) $       0.88       (103.4%)
     Diluted                             (0.03)         0.88       (103.4%)
     Cash dividends                      0.600         0.598          0.3%

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

Return on average assets                (0.04%)         1.01%
Return on average shareholders'
 equity                                 (0.35%)         9.98%
Return on average shareholders'
 equity (tangible)                       9.29%         18.16%
Net interest margin                      3.68%          3.66%
Efficiency ratio                        56.31%         61.19%
Non-performing assets to total
 assets



N/M - Not meaningful
N/A - Not applicable



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                                                        % Change from
                                                    ----------------------
             December 31  December 31 September 30 December 31 September 30
                 2008         2007         2008        2007        2008
             -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ----------

ASSETS

 Cash and
  due from
  banks      $   331,164  $   381,283  $   315,841      (13.1%)       4.9%
 Loans held
  for sale        95,840      103,984       71,090       (7.8%)      34.8%
 Other
  interest-
  earning
  assets          21,710       21,153       50,189        2.6%      (56.7%)
 Investment
  securities   2,724,841    3,153,552    2,806,535      (13.6%)      (2.9%)
 Loans, net
  of unearned
  income      12,042,620   11,204,424   11,823,529        7.5%        1.9%
 Allowance
  for loan
  losses        (173,946)    (107,547)    (136,988)      61.7%       27.0%
             -----------  -----------  -----------
   Net Loans  11,868,674   11,096,877   11,686,541        7.0%        1.6%
 Premises and
  equipment      202,657      193,296      199,464        4.8%        1.6%
 Accrued
  interest
  receivable      58,566       73,435       62,018      (20.2%)      (5.6%)
 Goodwill and
  intangible
  assets         557,833      654,908      649,635      (14.8%)     (14.1%)
 Other assets    323,821      244,610      294,832       32.4%        9.8%
             -----------  -----------  -----------
   Total
    Assets   $16,185,106  $15,923,098  $16,136,145        1.6%        0.3%
             ===========  ===========  ===========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Deposits    $10,551,916  $10,105,445  $ 9,916,555        4.4%        6.4%
 Short-term
  borrowings   1,762,770    2,383,944    2,589,966      (26.1%)     (31.9%)
 Federal
  Home Loan
  Bank advances
  and long-
  term debt    1,787,797    1,642,133    1,819,889        8.9%       (1.8%)
 Other
  liabilities    222,976      216,656      205,825        2.9%        8.3%
             -----------  -----------  -----------
   Total
    Liabili-
    ties      14,325,459   14,348,178   14,532,235       (0.2%)      (1.4%)
 Share-
  holders'
  equity       1,859,647    1,574,920    1,603,910       18.1%       15.9%
             -----------  -----------  -----------
   Total
    Liabili-
    ties and
    Share-
    holders'
    Equity   $16,185,106  $15,923,098  $16,136,145        1.6%        0.3%
             ===========  ===========  ===========

LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

Loans, by type:
 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage   $ 4,082,755  $ 3,502,282  $ 3,897,703       16.6%        4.7%
 Commercial -
  industrial,
  financial and
  agricultural 3,635,544    3,427,085    3,554,615        6.1%        2.3%
 Real estate -
  home equity  1,695,671    1,501,231    1,647,245       13.0%        2.9%
 Real estate -
 construction  1,196,050    1,342,923    1,277,552      (10.9%)      (6.4%)
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage       980,022      851,577      979,486       15.1%        0.1%
 Consumer        365,419      500,708      387,849      (27.0%)      (5.8%)
 Leasing and
  other           87,159       78,618       79,079       10.9%       10.2%
             -----------  -----------  -----------
 Total Loans,
  net of
  unearned
  income     $12,042,620  $11,204,424  $11,823,529        7.5%        1.9%
             ===========  ===========  ===========

Deposits, by type:
 Noninterest-
  bearing
  demand     $ 1,653,440  $ 1,722,211  $ 1,690,499       (4.0%)      (2.2%)
 Interest-
  bearing
  demand       1,789,833    1,715,315    1,690,330        4.3%        5.9%
 Savings
  deposits     2,010,526    2,131,374    2,166,998       (5.7%)      (7.2%)
 Time
  deposits     5,098,117    4,536,545    4,368,728       12.4%       16.7%
             -----------  -----------  -----------
 Total
  Deposits   $10,551,916  $10,105,445  $ 9,916,555        4.4%        6.4%
             ===========  ===========  ===========

Short-term borrowings, by type:
 Federal
  funds
  purchased  $ 1,147,673  $ 1,057,335  $ 1,326,873        8.5%      (13.5%)
 Short-term
  promissory
  notes          356,788      443,002      460,512      (19.5%)     (22.5%)
 Customer
  repurchase
  agreements     255,796      228,061      222,415       12.2%       15.0%
 Other
  short-term
  borrowings       2,513      655,546      580,166      (99.6%)     (99.6%)
             -----------  -----------  -----------
 Total
  Short-term
  borrowings $ 1,762,770  $ 2,383,944  $ 2,589,966      (26.1%)     (31.9%)
             ===========  ===========  ===========



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands, except per-share data

                               Quarter Ended              % Change from
                     ---------------------------------  ------------------
                       December    December  September  December September
                       31 2008     31 2007    30 2008   31 2007   30 2008
                     -----------  ---------  ---------  --------  --------

Interest Income:
   Interest Income   $   209,073  $ 240,069  $ 213,809     (12.9%)   (2.2%)
   Interest Expense       76,732    116,418     79,791     (34.1%)   (3.8%)
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     Net Interest
      Income             132,341    123,651    134,018       7.0%    (1.3%)
   Provision for Loan
    Losses                65,000      6,800     26,700     855.9%   143.4%
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     Net Interest
      Income after
      Provision           67,341    116,851    107,318     (42.4%)  (37.3%)

Other Income:
   Service charges on
    deposit accounts      16,177     13,355     16,177      21.1%       -
   Other service
    charges and fees       8,927      8,405      9,598       6.2%    (7.0%)
   Investment
    management and
    trust services         7,541      9,291      8,045     (18.8%)   (6.3%)
   Gains on sale of
    mortgage loans         3,085      2,181      2,266      41.4%    36.1%
   Investment
    securities
    (losses) gains       (28,339)      (537)    (9,501)      N/M   (198.3%)
   Gain on sale of
    credit card
    portfolio                  -          -          -       N/A      N/A
   Other                   3,020      2,516      4,230      20.0%   (28.6%)
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     Total Other
      Income              10,411     35,211     30,815     (70.4%)  (66.2%)

Other Expenses:
   Salaries and
    employee benefits     48,771     53,173     55,310      (8.3%)  (11.8%)
   Net occupancy
    expense               11,240     10,002     10,237      12.4%     9.8%
   Operating risk
    loss                   5,200        767      3,480     578.4%    49.4%
   Marketing               3,746      3,465      3,097       8.1%    21.0%
   Equipment expense       3,425      3,303      3,061       3.7%    11.9%
   Data processing         3,209      3,205      3,242       0.1%    (1.0%)
   Intangible
    amortization           1,776      2,158      1,730     (17.7%)    2.7%
   Goodwill
    impairment            90,000          -          -       N/A      N/A
   Other                  23,507     22,374     19,198       5.1%    22.4%
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     Total Other
      Expenses           190,874     98,447     99,355      93.9%    92.1%
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     (Loss) Income
      Before Income
      Taxes             (113,122)    53,615     38,778    (311.0%) (391.7%)
   Income tax
    (benefit) expense    (11,255)    15,436      9,702    (172.9%) (216.0%)
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     Net (Loss)
      Income         $  (101,867) $  38,179  $  29,076    (366.8%) (450.3%)

   Preferred stock
    dividends and
    discount
    accretion               (463)         -          -       N/A      N/A
                     -----------  ---------  ---------
     Net (loss)
      income
      available to
      common
      shareholders   $  (102,330) $  38,179  $  29,076    (368.0%) (451.9%)
                     ===========  =========  =========

PER COMMON SHARE:
   Net (loss) income:
     Basic           $     (0.58) $    0.22  $    0.17    (363.6%) (441.2%)
     Diluted               (0.58)      0.22       0.17    (363.6%) (441.2%)

   Cash dividends    $      0.15  $    0.15  $    0.15         -        -
   Shareholders' equity     8.47       9.08       9.18      (6.7%)   (7.7%)
   Shareholders'
    equity (tangible)       5.29       5.30       5.41      (0.2%)   (2.2%)

   Weighted average
    shares (basic)       174,889    173,416    174,463       0.8%     0.2%
   Weighted average
    shares (diluted)     175,255    174,155    174,912       0.6%     0.2%
   Shares outstanding,
    end of period        175,044    173,503    174,687       0.9%     0.2%

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
   Return on average
    assets               (2.51%)       0.97%      0.73%
   Return on average
    shareholders'
    equity              (24.89%)       9.72%      7.25%
   Return on average
    shareholders'
    equity (tangible)    (4.35%)      17.44%     12.72%
   Net interest
    margin                  3.64%      3.56%      3.74%
   Efficiency ratio        56.57%     59.09%     54.69%
                     ===========  =========  =========




                       Year Ended December 31
                      ------------------------
                          2008         2007       % Change
                      -----------  -----------  -----------

Interest Income:
   Interest Income    $   867,494  $   939,577       (7.7%)
   Interest Expense       343,346      450,833      (23.8%)
                      -----------  -----------
     Net Interest
      Income              524,148      488,744        7.2%
   Provision for Loan
    Losses                119,626       15,063      694.2%
                      -----------  -----------
     Net Interest
      Income after
      Provision           404,522      473,681      (14.6%)

Other Income:
   Service charges on
    deposit accounts       61,640       46,500       32.6%
   Other service
    charges and fees       36,247       32,151       12.7%
   Investment
    management and
    trust services         32,734       38,665      (15.3%)
   Gains on sale of
    mortgage loans         10,332       14,294      (27.7%)
   Investment
    securities
    (losses) gains        (58,241)       1,740        N/M
   Gain on sale of
    credit card
    portfolio              13,910            -        N/A
   Other                   14,434       14,674       (1.6%)
                      -----------  -----------
     Total Other
      Income              111,056      148,024      (25.0%)

Other Expenses:
   Salaries and
    employee benefits     213,557      217,526       (1.8%)
   Net occupancy
    expense                42,239       39,965        5.7%
   Operating risk
    loss                   24,308       27,229      (10.7%)
   Marketing               13,267       11,334       17.1%
   Equipment expense       13,332       13,892       (4.0%)
   Data processing         12,813       12,755        0.5%
   Intangible
    amortization            7,162        8,334      (14.1%)
   Goodwill
    impairment             90,000            -        N/A
   Other                   79,947       74,420        7.4%
                      -----------  -----------
     Total Other
      Expenses            496,625      405,455       22.5%
                      -----------  -----------
     Income Before
      Income Taxes         18,953      216,250      (91.2%)
   Income tax
    (benefit) expense      24,570       63,532      (61.3%)
                      -----------  -----------
     Net (Loss)
      Income          $    (5,617) $   152,718     (103.7%)
   Preferred stock
    dividends and
    discount
    accretion                (463)           -        N/A
                      -----------  -----------
     Net (loss)
      income
      available to
      common
      shareholders    $    (6,080) $   152,718     (104.0%)
                      ===========  ===========

PER COMMON SHARE:
   Net (loss) income:
     Basic            $     (0.03) $      0.88     (103.4%)
     Diluted                (0.03)        0.88     (103.4%)

   Cash dividends     $     0.600  $     0.598        0.3%
   Shareholders' equity
   Shareholders'
    equity (tangible)

   Weighted average
    shares (basic)        174,236      173,295        0.5%
   Weighted average
    shares (diluted)      174,728      174,386        0.2%
   Shares outstanding,
    end of period

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:
   Return on average
    assets                (0.04%)         1.01%
   Return on average
    shareholders'
    equity                (0.35%)         9.98%
   Return on average
    shareholders'
    equity (tangible)        9.29%       18.16%
   Net interest
    margin                   3.68%        3.66%
   Efficiency ratio         56.31%       61.19%
                      ===========  ===========

N/M - Not meaningful
N/A - Not applicable



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                                                Quarter Ended
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                              December 31, 2008
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                    Average                      Yield/
                                    Balance     Interest (1)      Rate
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net of unearned income   $ 11,960,067  $    178,096          5.93%
  Taxable investment securities      2,086,808        26,106          4.72%
  Tax-exempt investment
   securities                          516,045         7,073          5.48%
  Equity securities                    154,660           797          2.05%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Investment Securities        2,757,513        33,976          4.71%
  Loans held for sale                   64,096           975          6.08%
  Other interest-earning assets         23,889           124          2.08%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-earning Assets     14,805,565       213,171          5.70%

Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks              317,571
  Premises and equipment               200,918
  Other assets                         960,606
  Less: allowance for loan losses     (150,266)
                                  ------------

  Total Assets                    $ 16,134,394
                                  ============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                 $  1,727,874  $      2,630          0.61%
  Savings deposits                   2,070,931         6,124          1.18%
  Time deposits                      4,818,068        41,553          3.43%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-bearing Deposits    8,616,873        50,307          2.32%
  Short-term borrowings              2,251,571         5,998          1.05%
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   and long-term debt                1,798,688        20,427          4.53%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-bearing
   Liabilities                      12,667,132        76,732          2.41%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                    1,643,118
  Other                                196,004
                                  ------------
  Total Liabilities                 14,506,254
  Shareholders' equity               1,628,140
                                  ------------
  Total Liabilities and
   Shareholders' Equity           $ 16,134,394
                                  ============

  Net interest income/net
   interest margin (fully
   taxable equivalent)                               136,439          3.64%
                                                              ============
  Tax equivalent adjustment                           (4,098)
                                                ------------
  Net interest income                           $    132,341
                                                ============



                                                Quarter Ended
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                              December 31, 2007
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                    Average                      Yield/
                                    Balance     Interest (1)      Rate
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net of unearned income   $ 11,082,957  $    204,281          7.32%
  Taxable investment securities      2,348,449        28,420          4.84%
  Tax-exempt investment
   securities                          494,790         6,462          5.22%
  Equity securities                    201,554         2,445          4.84%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Investment Securities        3,044,793        37,327          4.90%
  Loans held for sale                  101,788         1,730          6.79%
  Other interest-earning assets         24,136           291          4.78%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-earning Assets     14,253,674       243,629          6.80%

Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks              323,490
  Premises and equipment               191,502
  Other assets                         907,267
  Less: allowance for loan losses     (110,922)
                                  ------------

  Total Assets                    $ 15,565,011
                                  ============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                 $  1,721,831  $      6,598          1.52%
  Savings deposits                   2,179,753        12,046          2.19%
  Time deposits                      4,603,944        54,341          4.68%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-bearing Deposits    8,505,528        72,985          3.40%
  Short-term borrowings              2,020,751        22,249          4.33%
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   and long-term debt                1,624,613        21,184          5.19%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-bearing
   Liabilities                      12,150,892       116,418          3.80%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                    1,675,528
  Other                                180,907
                                  ------------
  Total Liabilities                 14,007,327
  Shareholders' equity               1,557,684
                                  ------------
  Total Liabilities and
   Shareholders' Equity           $ 15,565,011
                                  ============

  Net interest income/net
   interest margin (fully
   taxable equivalent)                               127,211          3.56%
                                                              ============
  Tax equivalent adjustment                           (3,560)
                                                ------------
  Net interest income                           $    123,651
                                                ============



                                                Quarter Ended
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                             September 30, 2008
                                  ----------------------------------------
                                    Average                      Yield/
                                    Balance     Interest (1)      Rate
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net of unearned income   $ 11,696,841  $    181,562          6.18%
  Taxable investment securities      2,117,207        26,025          4.70%
  Tax-exempt investment
   securities                          509,994         6,944          5.45%
  Equity securities                    168,690         1,614          3.82%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Investment Securities        2,795,891        34,583          4.78%
  Loans held for sale                  101,319         1,539          6.08%
  Other interest-earning assets         19,013           142          2.94%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-earning Assets     14,613,064       217,826          5.91%

Noninterest-earning assets:
  Cash and due from banks              322,550
  Premises and equipment               197,895
  Other assets                         933,303
  Less: allowance for loan losses     (123,865)
                                  ------------

  Total Assets                    $ 15,942,947
                                  ============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                 $  1,734,198  $      3,166          0.73%
  Savings deposits                   2,192,747         6,633          1.20%
  Time deposits                      4,308,903        37,393          3.45%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-bearing Deposits    8,235,848        47,192          2.28%
  Short-term borrowings              2,432,109        12,877          2.08%
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   and long-term debt                1,819,897        19,722          4.32%
                                  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Total Interest-bearing
   Liabilities                      12,487,854        79,791          2.54%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand deposits                    1,669,908
  Other                                190,012
                                  ------------
  Total Liabilities                 14,347,774
  Shareholders' equity               1,595,173
                                  ------------
  Total Liabilities and
   Shareholders' Equity           $ 15,942,947
                                  ============

  Net interest income/net
   interest margin (fully
   taxable equivalent)                               138,035          3.74%
                                                              ============
  Tax equivalent adjustment                           (4,017)
                                                ------------
  Net interest income                           $    134,018
                                                ============

 (1)  Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate and
      statutory interest expense disallowances.



AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:

                                 Quarter Ended              % Change from
                     -------------------------------------- --------------
                     December 31  December 31  September 30 Dec 31  Sept 30
                         2008         2007        2008       2007     2008
                     ------------ ------------ ------------ -----    -----

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage          $  3,994,730 $  3,438,386 $  3,820,045  16.2%    4.6%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural         3,603,790    3,364,211    3,557,142   7.1%    1.3%
  Real estate -
   home equity          1,673,834    1,486,367    1,619,935  12.6%    3.3%
  Real estate -
   construction         1,232,082    1,377,391    1,293,096 (10.5%)  (4.7%)
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage               985,660      831,825      953,420  18.5%    3.4%
  Consumer                378,422      499,253      368,804 (24.2%)   2.6%
  Leasing and other        91,549       85,524       84,399   7.0%    8.5%
                     ------------ ------------ ------------

  Total Loans, net of
   unearned income   $ 11,960,067 $ 11,082,957 $ 11,696,841   7.9%    2.3%
                     ============ ============ ============

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-bearing
   demand            $  1,643,118 $  1,675,528 $  1,669,908  (1.9%)  (1.6%)
  Interest-bearing
   demand               1,727,874    1,721,831    1,734,198   0.4%   (0.4%)
  Savings deposits      2,070,931    2,179,753    2,192,747  (5.0%)  (5.6%)
  Time deposits         4,818,068    4,603,944    4,308,903   4.7%   11.8%
                     ------------ ------------ ------------

  Total Deposits     $ 10,259,991 $ 10,181,056 $  9,905,756   0.8%    3.6%
                     ============ ============ ============

Short-term borrowings, by type:
  Federal funds
   purchased         $  1,426,618 $    975,732 $  1,399,130  46.2%    2.0%
  Short-term
   promissory notes       391,781      478,018      486,179 (18.0%) (19.4%)
  Customer repurchase
   agreements             244,633      237,346      213,827   3.1%   14.4%
  Other short-term
   borrowings             188,539      329,655      332,973 (42.8%) (43.4%)
                     ------------ ------------ ------------

  Total Short-term
   borrowings        $  2,251,571 $  2,020,751 $  2,432,109  11.4%  (7.4%)
                     ============ ============ ============



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                                   Year Ended December 31
              ------------------------------------------------------------
                             2008                           2007
              -----------------------------  -----------------------------
                Average                Yield   Average                Yield
                Balance   Interest (1) /Rate   Balance   Interest (1) /Rate
              -----------  ----------  ----  -----------  ----------  ----
ASSETS

Interest-earning assets:
  Loans, net
   of unearned
   income     $11,595,243   $ 732,533  6.32% $10,736,566   $ 805,881  7.51%
  Taxable
   investment
   securities   2,228,204     110,220  4.82%   2,157,325      99,621  4.62%
  Tax-exempt
   investment
   securities     512,920      27,904  5.44%     496,820      25,856  5.20%
  Equity
   securities     183,216       6,520  3.56%     189,333       9,073  4.79%
              -----------  ----------  ----  -----------  ----------  ----

  Total
   Investment
   Securities   2,924,340     144,644  4.85%   2,843,478     134,550  4.73%

  Loans held
   for sale        93,085       5,701  6.12%     166,437      11,501  6.91%
  Other
   interest-
   earning
   assets          21,503         586  2.71%      33,015       1,630  4.90%
              -----------  ----------  ----  -----------  ----------  ----

  Total
   Interest-
   earning
   Assets      14,634,171     883,464  6.02%  13,779,496     953,562  6.93%

Noninterest-
 earning
 assets:
  Cash and
   due from
   banks          318,524                        329,814
  Premises and
   equipment      197,967                        190,910
  Other assets    951,270                        899,292
  Less:
   allowance
   for loan
   losses        (125,061)                      (109,054)
              -----------                    -----------

  Total
   Assets     $15,976,871                    $15,090,458
              ===========                    ===========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-
 bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand
   deposits   $ 1,714,029  $   13,168  0.77% $ 1,696,624  $   28,331  1.67%
  Savings
   deposits     2,152,158      28,520  1.32%   2,258,113      53,312  2.36%
  Time
   deposits     4,502,399     170,426  3.79%   4,553,994     212,752  4.67%
              -----------  ----------  ----  -----------  ----------  ----

  Total
   Interest-
   bearing
   Deposits     8,368,586     212,114  2.53%   8,508,731     294,395  3.46%

  Short-term
   borrowings   2,336,526      50,091  2.12%   1,574,495      73,983  4.66%
  Federal Home
   Loan Bank
   advances
   and long-
   term debt    1,822,115      81,141  4.45%   1,579,527      82,455  5.22%
              -----------  ----------  ----  -----------  ----------  ----
  Total
   Interest-
   bearing
   Liabilities 12,527,227     343,346  2.74%  11,662,753     450,833  3.86%

Noninterest-
 bearing
 liabilities:
  Demand
   deposits     1,647,942                      1,713,863
  Other           191,874                        183,229
              -----------                    -----------
  Total
   Liabilities 14,367,043                     13,559,845

  Shareholders'
   equity       1,609,828                      1,530,613
              -----------                    -----------
  Total
   Liabilities
   and Share-
   holders'
   Equity     $15,976,871                    $15,090,458
              ===========                    ===========

  Net
   interest
   income/net
   interest
   margin
   (fully
   taxable
   equivalent)                540,118  3.68%                 502,729  3.66%
                                       ====                           ====
  Tax equivalent
   adjustment                 (15,970)                       (13,985)
                           ----------                     ----------
  Net interest
   income                  $  524,148                     $  488,744
                           ==========                     ==========

  (1) Presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35% Federal tax rate
      and statutory interest expense disallowances.


AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:


                     Year Ended
                     December 31
              ------------------------
                  2008         2007   % Change
              -----------  ----------- -----

Loans, by type:
  Real estate -
   commercial
   mortgage   $ 3,765,762  $ 3,337,762  12.8%
  Commercial -
   industrial,
   financial and
   agricultural 3,536,125    3,213,357  10.0%
  Real estate -
   home equity  1,597,376    1,454,753   9.8%
  Real estate -
   construction 1,286,111    1,384,548  (7.1%)
  Real estate -
   residential
   mortgage       923,947      753,789  22.6%
  Consumer        399,112      506,201 (21.2%)
  Leasing and
   other           86,810       86,156   0.8%
              -----------  -----------

  Total Loans,
   net of
   unearned
   income     $11,595,243  $10,736,566   8.0%
              ===========  ===========

Deposits, by type:
  Noninterest-
   bearing
   demand     $ 1,647,942  $ 1,713,863  (3.8%)
  Interest-
   bearing
   demand       1,714,029    1,696,624   1.0%
  Savings
   deposits     2,152,158    2,258,113  (4.7%)
  Time
   deposits     4,502,399    4,553,994  (1.1%)
              -----------  -----------

  Total
   Deposits   $10,016,528  $10,222,594  (2.0%)
              ===========  ===========

Short-term borrowings, by type:
  Federal funds
   purchased  $ 1,328,888  $   808,358  64.4%
  Short-term
   promissory
   notes          454,473      404,527  12.3%
  Customer
   repurchase
   agreements     227,130      247,948  (8.4%)
  Other
   short-term
   borrowings     326,035      113,662 186.8%
              -----------  -----------

  Total
   Short-term
   borrowings $ 2,336,526  $ 1,574,495  48.4%
              ===========  ===========



FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

                            Quarter Ended                 Year Ended
                  ----------------------------------      December 31
                 December 31 December 31 September 30 --------------------
                     2008        2007        2008       2008       2007
                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES:

 Balance at
  beginning of
  period          $  141,829  $  109,435  $  126,223  $ 112,209  $ 106,884

 Loans
  charged off:
   Commercial -
    financial and
    agricultural      (6,392)     (2,200)     (4,684)   (18,592)    (6,796)
   Real estate -
    mortgage         (19,464)       (679)     (5,857)   (28,275)    (1,206)
   Consumer           (1,450)     (1,169)       (991)    (5,188)    (3,678)
   Leasing and
    other             (1,033)     (1,020)     (1,166)    (4,804)    (2,059)
                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------
   Total loans
    charged off      (28,339)     (5,068)    (12,698)   (56,859)   (13,739)
 Recoveries of
  loans charged
  off:
   Commercial -
    financial and
    agricultural         770         197         749      1,795      1,664
   Real estate -
    mortgage              61          89         238        446        178
   Consumer              465         343         304      1,487      1,246
   Leasing and
    other                351         413         313      1,433        913
                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------
   Recoveries of
    loans
    previously
    charged off        1,647       1,042       1,604      5,161      4,001
                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------
 Net loans
  charged off        (26,692)     (4,026)    (11,094)   (51,698)    (9,738)
 Provision for
  loan losses         65,000       6,800      26,700    119,626     15,063
                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------  ---------
 Balance at end
  of period       $  180,137  $  112,209  $  141,829  $ 180,137  $ 112,209
                  ==========  ==========  ==========  =========  =========

 Net charge-offs
  to average
  loans
  (annualized)          0.89%       0.15%       0.38%      0.45%      0.09%
                  ==========  ==========  ==========  =========  =========

COMPONENTS OF ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES:

 Allowance for
  loan losses     $  173,946  $  107,547  $  136,988
 Reserve for
  unfunded
  lending
  commitments          6,191       4,662       4,841
                  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Allowance for
  credit losses   $  180,137  $  112,209  $  141,829
                  ==========  ==========  ==========



NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:

 Non-accrual
  loans           $  161,962  $   76,150  $  143,310
 Loans 90 days
  past due and
  accruing            35,177      29,782      21,354
                  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total
    non-performing
    loans            197,139     105,932     164,664
 Other real
  estate owned        21,855      14,934      21,706
                  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Total
  non-performing
  assets          $  218,994  $  120,866  $  186,370
                  ==========  ==========  ==========

NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY TYPE:

 Commercial -
  industrial,
  agricultural
  and financial   $   40,294  $   27,715  $   41,489
 Real estate -
  commercial
  mortgage            41,745      14,515      32,642
 Real estate -
  residential
  mortgage and
  home equity         26,304      25,774      26,274
 Real estate -
  construction        80,083      30,927      57,436
 Consumer              8,374       4,741       6,558
 Leasing                 339       2,260         265
                  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Total
  non-performing
  loans           $  197,139  $  105,932  $  164,664
                  ==========  ==========  ==========

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:

 Non-accrual
  loans to total
  loans                 1.34%       0.68%       1.21%
 Non-performing
  assets to total
  loans and OREO        1.82%       1.08%       1.57%
 Non-performing
  assets to total
  assets                1.35%       0.76%       1.15%
 Allowance for
  credit losses
  to loans
  outstanding           1.50%       1.00%       1.20%
 Allowance for
  loan losses to
  loans
  outstanding           1.44%       0.96%       1.16%
 Allowance for
  credit losses
  to non-performing
  loans                   91%        106%         86%




FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURE (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands, except per-share data

Explanatory note:  This press release contains certain financial
                   information, as detailed below, which has been derived
                   by methods other than Generally Accepted Accounting
                   Standards ("GAAP") that Management uses in its analysis
                   of the Corporation's performance. The Corporation has
                   presented these non-GAAP measures because it believes
                   that they provide more useful and comparative
                   information to assess trends in the Corporation's
                   quarterly and year end results of operations. These
                   non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute
                   for GAAP basis measures and the Corporation strongly
                   encourages a review of its condensed consolidated
                   financial statements in their entirety.

                                                  Quarter Ended
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                December 31, 2008
                                        ----------------------------------
                                         Pre-tax    After-tax     Diluted
                                        (Expense)/  (Expense)/      EPS
                                          Income      Income      Impact
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------

 Goodwill impairment charge             $  (90,000) $  (90,000) $    (0.51)
 Other-than-temporary impairment of
  securities                               (26,065)    (16,942)      (0.10)
 Guarantee related to purchase of
  customer auction rate securities          (3,950)     (2,568)      (0.01)
 Investment securities gains and
  (losses) on sale                          (2,274)     (1,478)      (0.01)
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------
   Totals                                 (122,289)   (110,988)      (0.63)

 Net (loss) income available to common
  shareholders                                        (102,330)      (0.58)
                                                    ----------  ----------

 Adjusted net income available to
  common shareholders                               $    8,658  $     0.05
                                                    ==========  ==========



                                                  Quarter Ended
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                December 31, 2007
                                        ----------------------------------
                                         Pre-tax    After-tax     Diluted
                                        (Expense)/  (Expense)/      EPS
                                          Income      Income      Impact
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------

 Goodwill impairment charge             $        -  $        -  $        -
 Other-than-temporary impairment of
  securities                                  (175)       (114)          -
 Guarantee related to purchase of
  customer auction rate securities               -           -           -
 Investment securities gains and
  (losses) on sale                            (362)       (235)          -
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------
   Totals                                     (537)       (349)          -

 Net (loss) income available to common
  shareholders                                          38,179        0.22
                                                    ----------  ----------

 Adjusted net income available to
  common shareholders                               $   38,528  $     0.22
                                                    ==========  ==========


                                                  Quarter Ended
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                September 30, 2008
                                        ----------------------------------
                                         Pre-tax    After-tax     Diluted
                                        (Expense)/  (Expense)/      EPS
                                          Income      Income      Impact
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------

 Goodwill impairment charge             $        -  $        -  $        -
 Other-than-temporary impairment of
  securities                               (10,682)     (6,943)      (0.04)
 Guarantee related to purchase of
  customer auction rate securities          (2,660)     (1,729)      (0.01)
 Investment securities gains and
  (losses) on sale                           1,181         768           -
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------
   Totals                                  (12,161)     (7,904)      (0.05)

 Net (loss) income available to common
  shareholders                                          29,076        0.17
                                                    ----------  ----------

 Adjusted net income available to
  common shareholders                               $   36,980  $     0.21
                                                    ==========  ==========




                                               Year Ended December 31
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                        2008
                                        ----------------------------------
                                          Pre-tax    After-tax    Diluted
                                         (Expense)/  (Expense)/     EPS
                                          Income       Income      Impact
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------

 Goodwill impairment charge             $  (90,000) $  (90,000) $    (0.52)
 Other-than-temporary impairment of
  securities                               (65,336)    (42,468)      (0.24)
 Guarantee related to purchase of
  customer auction rate securities         (19,810)    (12,877)      (0.07)
 Gain on sale of credit card portfolio      13,900       9,035        0.05
 Investment securities gains and
  (losses) on sale                           7,095       4,612        0.03
 Contingent losses related to
  repurchase of previously sold loans       (2,300)     (1,495)      (0.01)
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------
   Totals                               $ (156,451) $ (133,193)      (0.76)

 Net (loss) income available to common
  shareholders                                          (6,080)      (0.03)
                                                    ----------  ----------

 Adjusted net income available to
  common shareholders                               $  127,113  $     0.73
                                                    ==========  ==========


                                               Year Ended December 31
                                        ----------------------------------
                                                        2007
                                        ----------------------------------
                                          Pre-tax    After-tax    Diluted
                                         (Expense)/  (Expense)/     EPS
                                          Income       Income      Impact
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------
 Goodwill impairment charge             $        -  $        -  $        -
 Other-than-temporary impairment of
  securities                                  (292)       (190)          -
 Guarantee related to purchase of
  customer auction rate securities               -           -           -
 Gain on sale of credit card portfolio           -           -           -
 Investment securities gains and
  (losses) on sale                           2,032       1,321        0.01
 Contingent losses related to
  repurchase of previously sold loans      (25,100)    (16,315)      (0.09)
                                        ----------  ----------  ----------
   Totals                               $  (23,360) $  (15,184)      (0.09)

 Net (loss) income available to common
  shareholders                                         152,718        0.88
                                                    ----------  ----------

 Adjusted net income available to
  common shareholders                               $  167,902  $     0.96
                                                    ==========  ==========

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