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Regions Financial — 2011 Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference

32 slides from Regions Financial's conference presentation, Dec 6, 2011

  1. Slide 1: 2011 Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference

    Exhibit 99.1 2011 Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference December 6, 2011 Grayson Hall President and Chief Executive Officer

  2. Slide 2: Why Regions?

    Why Regions? • Strong Southeastern franchise with comprehensive line of product offerings • Leading brand favorability and exceptional service quality • Solid core business performance • Aggressively identifying and disposing of problem assets • Capital and liquidity remain solid 2

  3. Slide 3: Regional Bank in the Southeast with Comprehensive and Diversified Line of Product Offerings

    Regional Bank in the Southeast with Comprehensive and Diversified Line of Product Offerings Business Services › Small and mid-sized C&I lending › Commercial Real Estate › Equipment Finance Consumer Services › Associates: 26,881 › Mortgage › Direct Lending › Assets: $130B › Home Equity › Indirect Aut

  4. Slide 4: Regions' Footprint is Characterized by High Market Shares, High Growth Markets or Both

    Regions’ Footprint is Characterized by Either High Market Shares, High Growth Markets or Both ’10-’15 ($ in billions) Market Market Population Weighted Average Deposit Market Share Top 10 MSAs Deposits Share Rank Growth in Regions’ Core Markets Birmingham, AL $11.0 37.6% 1 3.4% Nashville, TN $6.6 17

  5. Slide 5: Competitive Advantage Driven by Customer Loyalty

    Competitive Advantage Driven by Customer Loyalty J.D. Power AND ASSOCIATES nd Ranked 2 in Satisfaction for Mortgage Servicing Top Bank in Customer Service Study Regions continues to perform in the top 10% Regions received in customer loyalty and Excellence Award #1 in Customer Service and top 20% fo

  6. Slide 6: Quality Loans Key to Profitable Growth

    Quality Loans Key to Profitable Growth Portfolio Mix* Business Services Consumer Services › Focused on middle market & small › Growing consumer loans to achieve a business more balanced portfolio › Represents over 80% of › Consumer loan growth will be fueled by new businesses as well as growth in Bu

  7. Slide 7: Regions C&I Loan Growth has significantly outpaced Peers

    Regions C&I Loan Growth has significantly outpaced Peers Year-To-Date % Change 16.7% 15.6% • Our Commercial & 12.5% 11.9% 11.8% Industrial loan growth 11.2% 9.5% has significantly 7.3% outpaced peers over the 5.3% 3.9% 2.6% past year • Momentum has Bank Bank RF Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Ban

  8. Slide 8: Opportunities Remain To Further Lower Deposit Costs

    Opportunities Remain To Further Lower Deposit Costs Deposit Cost Opportunity Gap Deposit Mix Compared to Peers 12 bps 8 bps Time 22% 40 bps Regions Other 38 bps 48% NIB 30% 2Q11 3Q11 Peer Median Regions Opportunity Gap • Regions has additional room to reduce deposit costs even further • Opportunity

  9. Slide 9: Net Interest Margin Impacted by Cash Reserves and Non-Accrual Loans

    Net Interest Margin Impacted by Cash Reserves and Non-Accrual Loans Impact of Excess Liquidity & Regions has closed a portion of its Non-Accruals on NIM gap vs. the peers in the last 5 quarters 3.90% 3.4% 3.33% 3.33% 3.32% 3.27% 3.67% 3.65% 3.63% 3.20% 3.70% 3.60% 0.16% 0.15% 0.14% 3.55% 3.2% 0.16%

  10. Slide 10: Service Charge Income Remains Strong

    Service Charge Income Remains Strong Year-To-Date Service Charge Growth Offsetting Durbin • Ongoing restructuring 2.4% of our accounts to fee- 0.5% eligible • Increasing hurdle -2.5% obtaining free -3.2% -3.8% -4.4% checking -4.7% -5.7% -6.5% • Cross-sell new -9.5% revenue initiatives -11.4% RF Bank

  11. Slide 11: Expense control continues to be a focus

    Expense control continues to be a focus Year-Over-Year % Change NM 6.2% 6.4% 3.8% 3.8% 4.3% • Year-over-year 1.4% Regions’ expenses* have declined 8% -1.6% while many peers -4.0% continue to grow -6.0% expenses -8.3% RF Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #1

  12. Slide 12: Strong Net Income and Adjusted Pre-tax Pre-Provision Income Growth

    Strong Net Income and Adjusted Pre-tax Pre-Provision Income Growth Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted Net Pre-tax Non- Non- Net Interest Pre- Interest Interest Income** Income provision ($ in Revenue* Expense* millions) Income* 3Q11 858 + 748 - 1,066 = 540 $101 2Q11 864 + 757 - 1,121 = 500 $55 1Q11 863 + 76

  13. Slide 13: Significant Reduction in Highest Risk Portfolio Segments

    Significant Reduction in Highest Risk Portfolio Segments Total Investor Real Estate Higher Risk Investor Real Estate Segments $30 $7 $6.3 $25.8 $6 $25 $5.0 $5 $20 $14.8 $4 $15 $11.9 $3 $1.2 $2.3 $10 $2 $1.0 $0.9 $5 $11.0 $10.7 $1 $0.2 $0 $0 4Q06 3Q11 Land Condo Single Family 4Q06 3Q11 Mortgage Const

  14. Slide 14: Credit Quality Metrics Linked Quarter

    Credit Quality Metrics Linked Quarter Net charge-offs declined 7% nd Provided less than net charge-offs for 2 straight quarter Non-performing loans declined 3% Non-performing assets declined 6% Business Services criticized loans declined 8% Loan loss allowance to net loans declined 11bps to 3.73% th

  15. Slide 15: Substantial Improvement in Loan Loss Provision; Allowance Well Above Peers

    Substantial Improvement in Loan Loss Provision; Allowance Well Above Peers Loan Charge-Offs Allowance versus Peers $ in millions $1,000 3.92% 3.84% 3.84% 3.77% 3.73% $800 $760 $682 178 $600 169 $398 $355 3.23% $482 151 3.11% 233 111 3.03% 153 $400 165 Sales/ 2.78% 207 106 198 HFS (1) 2.62% $200 402

  16. Slide 16: Strong Capital

    Strong Capital 12.4% 12.5% 12.6% 12.8% 12.1% 11.3% 7.6% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 8.2% 7.7% 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 3Q11 Basel III** Tier 1 Common* Tier 1 * Non-GAAP – see appendix for reconciliation ** Non-GAAP - Subject to change as interpretation of Basel III rules is ongoing and dependent on guidance from

  17. Slide 17: Solid Liquidity

    Solid Liquidity Core Deposits as a % of Total Funding Loans / Deposits 89% 89% 88% 86% 85% 85% 84% 89% 81% 81% 88% 78% 84% 84% 56% 83% Bank Bank RF Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank Bank #1 #2 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 Source: SNL Financial Note: Peer banks include BAC, BBT

  18. Slide 18: Business Plan Priorities

    Business Plan Priorities My REGIONS | *

  19. Slide 19: Stronger Company Today

    Stronger Company Today 4Q07 3Q11 Change Investor Real Estate $23B $12B 48% Reduction More than Allowance for Loan Losses $1.3B $3.0B doubled 160 bps Tier 1 Common Ratio* 6.6% 8.2% improvement Low Cost Deposits $60.3B $75.5B 25% Growth Loan to Deposit 100% 83% Strong Liquidity * Non-GAAP – see append

  20. Slide 20: Appendix

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  21. Slide 21: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements This presentation may include forward-looking statements which reflect Regions’ current views with respect to future events and financial performance. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“the Act”) provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements w

  22. Slide 22: We have made great strides in improving deposit mix and cost and funding costs

    We have made great strides in improving deposit mix and cost and funding costs 3Q10 2Q11 3Q11 Time Time Time Deposits Deposits Deposits Low Cost Low Cost Low Cost 22% 26% 23% Deposits Deposits Deposits 74% 77% 78% Deposit Cost Deposit Cost Deposit Cost 70 bps 53 bps 46 bps 7 bps Improvement 24 bps I

  23. Slide 23: Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Non-GAAP Reconciliation ($ in millions) 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 Net interest income (GAAP) $ 868 $ 877 $ 863 $ 864 $ 858 Non-interest income (GAAP) 750 1,213 843 781 745 Adjustments: Securities (gains) losses, net (2) (333) (82) (24) 1 Leveraged lease termination (gains) / losses - (59) - - 2 Loss

  24. Slide 24: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Capital

    Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Capital As of and for Quarter Ended ($ amounts in millions, except per share data) 9/30/11 6/30/11 3/31/11 12/31/10 9/30/10 TIER 1 COMMON RISK-BASED RATIO Stockholders' equity (GAAP) $ 17,263 $ 16,888 $ 16,619 $ 16,734 $ 17,163 Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss (

  25. Slide 25: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Capital / Basel III

    Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Capital / Basel III ($ amounts in millions) 09/30/11 Stockholders' equity (GAAP) 17,262 (1) Non-qualifying goodwill and intangibles (5,820) Adjustments, including other comprehensive income related to cash flow hedges, disallowed deferred tax assets, threshold deductions and

  26. Slide 26: Continued Improvement in Early Stage Credit Metrics

    Continued Improvement in Early Stage Credit Metrics 30-59 Day Delinquencies 90+ Day Delinquencies $766 $593 $585 $642 $676 $527 $566 $483 $518 $412 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 Business Services Criticized Loans * Business Services Classified Loans $10,593 $9,804 $7,929 $9,142 $

  27. Slide 27: Credit Quality Metrics

    Credit Quality Metrics NPLs Gross Migration Investor Real Estate Gross NPA Migration Land/Single $996 Family/Condo $1,340 Income Producing CRE $947 480 $605 $730 $755 $518 $555 $403 335 245 179 $271 516 137 270 224 273 134 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 Total NPLs (excluding HFS)

  28. Slide 28: Credit Fundamentals

    Credit Fundamentals NCO’s Avg Loans NPAs + 90 day Delinquencies 3.52% $4,819 $4,503 $4,460 3.22% $4,085 2.71% $3,803 2.52% 2.37% 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11* 3Q11 NPAs + 90 Day Delinquencies/Loans + NPL Balances Paying OREO + HFS Current and as Agreed 45% 42% 5.65% 5.38% 5.42% 37% 3

  29. Slide 29: Allowance Coverage Remains Strong

    Allowance Coverage Remains Strong Allowance for Loan Losses to NPLs Allowance for Loan Losses to Total Loans (excl HFS) 112% 3.92% 109% 3.84% 3.84% 103% 101% 3.77% 3.73% 94% 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 28

  30. Slide 30: Conservative Marks and Reserves Already Taken on Impaired Loans

    Conservative Marks and Reserves Already Taken on Impaired Loans Impaired Loans as of September 30, 2011 A B C= (A - B) D E = (B + D) / A Unpaid Charge-Offs Total Impaired Related Principal and Pmts Loan Book Allowance for ($ millions) Balance Applied Value Loan Loss Coverage % Total Commercial and I

  31. Slide 31: Adequately Reserved for Troubled Debt Restructurings

    Adequately Reserved for Troubled Debt Restructurings Consumer loans make up 50% of accruing troubled debt restructurings Foreclosure rate less than half of the industry average September 30, 2011 ($ millions) Loan Allowance for Allowance as a % Balance Credit Losses of Loan Balance Accruing: Commerc

  32. Slide 32: Mn REGIONS

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