10-K 1 a2218361z10-k.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K

ý Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013

or

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                          to                           

Commission File No. 001-10253

TCF Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  41-1591444
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 Lake Street East, Mail Code EX0-03-A,
Wayzata, Minnesota 55391-1693
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 952-745-2760
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
(Title of each class)   (Name of each exchange on which registered)
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share)   New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 7.50%    
Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock   New York Stock Exchange
6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants (expiring November 14, 2018)   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.        Yes ý        No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.        Yes o        No ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the regist rant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.        Yes ý        No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).        Yes ý        No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   ý   Accelerated filer   o
Non-accelerated filer   o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).       Yes o       No ý

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, was $2,108,926,689.

As of February 18, 2014, there were 165,468,669 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share, its only outstanding class of common stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Specific portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 23, 2014 are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

Table of Contents

 
  Description
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Part I

 

 

 

 
Item 1.   Business   2
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   7
Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments   15
Item 2.   Properties   15
Item 3.   Legal Proceedings   15
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures   15

Part II

 

 

 

 
Item 5.   Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   16
Item 6.   Selected Financial Data   19
Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   20
Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   50
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   54
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  54
   

Consolidated Financial Statements

  55
   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  60
   

Other Financial Data

  102
Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   104
Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures   104
   

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

  105
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  106
Item 9B.   Other Information   107

Part III

 

 

 

 
Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   107
Item 11.   Executive Compensation   107
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   108
Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   108
Item 14.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services   108

Part IV

 

 

 

 
Item 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules   109
Signatures   110
Index to Exhibits   111


Part I

Item 1. Business

General

TCF Financial Corporation ("TCF" or the "Company"), a Delaware corporation incorporated on April 28, 1987, is a national bank holding company based in Wayzata, Minnesota. Its principal subsidiary is TCF National Bank ("TCF Bank"), which is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. TCF Bank operates bank branches in Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana, Arizona and South Dakota (TCF's primary banking markets). TCF delivers retail banking products in over 40 states and commercial banking products mainly in TCF's primary banking markets. TCF also conducts commercial leasing and equipment finance business in all 50 states and, to a limited extent, in foreign countries, commercial inventory finance in the U.S. and Canada and, to a limited extent, in other foreign countries and indirect auto finance business in 45 states. TCF generated total revenue, defined as net interest income plus total non-interest income, of $1.2 billion, $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion in the U.S. during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. International revenue was $25.3 million, $21.3 million and $10.4 million during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.

At December 31, 2013, TCF had total assets of $18.4 billion and was the 41st largest publicly traded bank holding company in the United States based on total assets at September 30, 2013. References herein to the "Holding Company" or "TCF Financial" refer to TCF Financial Corporation on an unconsolidated basis.

TCF provides convenient financial services through multiple channels in its primary banking markets. TCF has developed products and services designed to meet specific needs of the largest consumer segments in the market. The Company focuses on attracting and retaining customers through service and convenience, including branches that are open seven days a week and on most holidays, extensive full-service supermarket branches, automated teller machine ("ATM") networks, internet, mobile and telephone banking. TCF's philosophy is to generate interest income, fees and other revenue growth through business lines that emphasize higher yielding assets and low interest-cost deposits. TCF's growth strategies have included organic growth in existing businesses, development of new products and services, and new branch expansion and acquisitions. New products and services are designed to build on existing businesses and expand into complementary products and services through strategic initiatives. TCF continues to focus on asset growth in its leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance and auto finance businesses and on making these businesses a more substantial part of its loan and lease portfolio.

TCF's reportable segments are comprised of Lending, Funding and Support Services. Lending includes retail lending, commercial banking, leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance and auto finance. Funding includes branch banking and treasury services, which includes the Company's investment and borrowing portfolios and management of capital, debt and market risks, including interest rate and liquidity risks. Support Services includes holding company and corporate functions that provide data processing, bank operations and other professional services to the operating segments. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("Management's Discussion and Analysis") – Results of Operations – Reportable Segment Results" and Note 23 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding revenue, income and assets for each of TCF's reportable segments.


Lending

TCF's lending strategy is to originate diversified portfolios of high credit quality, primarily secured, loans and leases.

Retail Lending    TCF makes consumer loans for personal, family or household purposes, such as home purchases, debt consolidation, financing of home improvements, autos and education. TCF's retail lending origination activity primarily consists of consumer real estate secured lending. It also includes originating loans secured by personal property and, to a limited extent, unsecured personal loans. Consumer loans are made on a fixed-term basis or a revolving line of credit. TCF does not have any consumer real estate subprime lending programs nor did it ever originate or purchase from brokers, 2/28 adjustable-rate mortgages ("ARM") or option ARM loans. Beginning in 2012, TCF expanded its junior lien lending business through the development of a national lending platform focused on junior lien loans to high credit quality customers.

Commercial Real Estate and Business Lending    Commercial real estate loans are loans originated by TCF that are secured by commercial real estate, including retail services, multi-family housing, office buildings and, to a lesser extent, commercial real estate construction loans, mainly to borrowers based in its primary banking markets.

Commercial business loans are loans originated by TCF that are generally secured by various types of business assets including inventory, receivables, equipment or financial instruments. In limited cases, loans may be originated on an unsecured basis. Commercial business loans are used for a variety of purposes, including working capital and financing the purchase of

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equipment. In 2012, TCF developed a capital funding business specializing in secured, asset-backed and cash flow lending to smaller middle-market companies in the United States. Approximately 88% of TCF's commercial business loans outstanding at December 31, 2013, were to borrowers based in its primary banking markets.

Leasing and Equipment Finance    TCF provides a broad range of comprehensive lease and equipment finance products addressing the diverse financing needs of small to large companies in a growing number of select market segments including specialty vehicle, manufacturing, medical, construction, and technology. TCF's leasing and equipment finance businesses, TCF Equipment Finance, Inc. ("TCF Equipment Finance") and Winthrop Resources Corporation ("Winthrop"), finance equipment in all 50 states and, to a limited extent, in foreign countries. TCF Equipment Finance delivers equipment finance solutions primarily to small and mid-size companies in various industries with significant diversity in the types of underlying equipment. Winthrop focuses on providing customized lease financing to meet the special needs of mid-size and large companies and health care facilities that procure high-tech business essential equipment such as computers, servers, telecommunication and other technology equipment.

Inventory Finance    TCF Inventory Finance, Inc. ("TCF Inventory Finance") originates commercial variable-rate loans which are secured by the underlying floorplan equipment and supported by repurchase agreements from original equipment manufacturers. The operation focuses on establishing relationships with distributors, dealer buying groups and manufacturers, giving TCF access to thousands of independent retailers in the areas of powersports, lawn and garden, electronics and appliance, recreational vehicles, marine, and specialty vehicles. TCF Inventory Finance operates in the United States and Canada and, to a limited extent, in other foreign countries. TCF Inventory Finance's portfolio outstandings are impacted by seasonal shipment and sales activities as dealers receive inventory shipments in anticipation of the upcoming selling season while carrying current season product. In 2009, TCF Inventory Finance formed a joint venture with The Toro Company ("Toro") called Red Iron Acceptance, LLC ("Red Iron"). Red Iron provides U.S. distributors and dealers and select Canadian distributors of the Toro® and Exmark® brands with reliable, cost-effective sources of financing. TCF and Toro maintain a 55% and 45% ownership interest, respectively, in Red Iron.

Auto Finance    On November 30, 2011, TCF entered the indirect auto lending market through the acquisition of Gateway One Lending & Finance, LLC ("Gateway One"). Headquartered in Anaheim, California, Gateway One originates and services loans on new and used autos to customers through relationships established with nearly 8,500 franchised and independent dealers in 45 states. Gateway One's business strategy is to maintain strong relationships with key personnel at the dealerships. These relationships are a significant driver in generating volume and executing a high-touch underwriting approach to minimize credit losses.


Funding

Branch Banking    Deposits from consumers and small businesses are a primary source of TCF's funds for use in lending and for other general business purposes. Deposit inflows and outflows are significantly influenced by economic and competitive conditions, interest rates, market conditions and other factors. Consumer, small business and commercial deposits are attracted from within TCF's primary banking markets through the offering of a broad selection of deposit products, including free checking accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit and retirement savings plan accounts. TCF's marketing strategy emphasizes attracting deposits, primarily in checking accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit. Such deposit accounts are a source of low cost funds and provide fee income, including banking fees and service charges.

At December 31, 2013, TCF had 427 branches, consisting of 194 traditional branches, 225 supermarket branches and 8 campus branches. TCF operates 192 branches in Illinois, 108 in Minnesota, 53 in Michigan, 36 in Colorado, 25 in Wisconsin, 7 in Arizona, 4 in Indiana and 2 in South Dakota. Of its 225 supermarket branches, TCF had 155 branches in Jewel-Osco® stores at December 31, 2013. In December 2013, TCF executed a realignment of its retail banking system to support its strategic initiatives, which resulted in a pre-tax charge of $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. The consolidation of 37 in-store branches in Illinois and nine in Minnesota (eight in-store branches and one traditional branch) is expected to occur in March 2014. The ongoing benefit of this branch realignment is expected to exceed the pre-tax charges, together with the estimated financial impact of related ongoing account attrition, in less than 12 months. See Item 1A. Risk Factors for additional information regarding the risks related to TCF's supermarket branch relationships.

Campus banking represents an important part of TCF's branch banking business. TCF has alliances with the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois and two other universities. These alliances include exclusive marketing, naming rights and other agreements. Branches have been opened on many of the college campuses of these universities. TCF provides multi-purpose campus cards for many of these universities. These cards serve as a school identification card, ATM card, library card, security card, health care card, phone card and stored value card for vending machines or similar uses. As of May 2013, TCF was ranked the 6th largest in number of campus card banking relationships in the United

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States. At December 31, 2013, there were $292.3 million in campus deposits. TCF has a 25-year naming rights agreement with the University of Minnesota to sponsor its on-campus football stadium, "TCF Bank Stadium®", which opened in 2009.

Non-interest income is a significant source of revenue for TCF and an important factor in TCF's results of operations. Maintaining fee and service charge revenue has been challenging as a result of economic conditions, changing customer behavior and the impact of regulations. Providing a wide range of branch banking services is an integral component of TCF's business philosophy and a major strategy for generating additional non-interest income. TCF offers retail checking account customers low-cost, convenient access to funds at local merchants and ATMs through its debit card programs. TCF's debit card programs are supported by interchange fees charged to retailers. Key drivers of banking fees and service charges are the number of deposit accounts and related transaction activity.

Treasury Services    Treasury Services' primary responsibility is management of liquidity, capital, interest rate risk, and portfolio investments and borrowings. Treasury Services has authority to invest in various types of liquid assets including, but not limited to, United States Department of the Treasury ("U.S. Treasury") obligations and securities of various federal agencies and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises, deposits of insured banks, bankers' acceptances and federal funds. Treasury Services also has the authority to enter into wholesale borrowing transactions which may be used to compensate for reductions in deposit inflows or net deposit outflows, or to support lending, leasing and other expansion activities. These borrowings may include Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances, brokered deposits, repurchase agreements, federal funds, and other permitted borrowings from credit worthy counterparties.

Information concerning TCF's FHLB advances, repurchase agreements, federal funds and other borrowings is set forth in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis – Consolidated Financial Condition Analysis – Borrowings" and in Notes 10 and 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Support Services

TCF's support services business segment consists of the holding company and corporate functions that provide data processing, bank operations and other professional services to the operating segments.


Other Information

Activities of Subsidiaries of TCF    TCF's business operations include those conducted by direct and indirect subsidiaries of TCF Financial, all of which are consolidated for purposes of preparing TCF's consolidated financial statements. TCF Bank's subsidiaries principally engage in leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance and auto finance activities. See "Item 1. Business – Lending" for more information.

Competition    TCF competes with a number of depository institutions and financial service providers experiencing significant competition in attracting and retaining deposits and in lending activities. Direct competition for deposits comes primarily from banks, savings institutions, credit unions and investment banks. Additional significant competition for deposits comes from institutions selling money market mutual funds and corporate and government securities. TCF competes for the origination of loans with banks, mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, consumer, and commercial finance companies, credit unions, insurance companies and savings institutions. TCF also competes nationwide with other companies and banks in the financing of equipment, inventory and automobiles, leasing of equipment and consumer real estate junior loans. Expanded use of the Internet has increased competition affecting TCF and its loan, lease and deposit products.

Employees    As of December 31, 2013, TCF had 7,449 employees, including 2,008 part-time employees. TCF provides its employees with comprehensive benefits, some of which are provided on a contributory basis, including medical and dental plans, a 401(k) savings plan with a company matching contribution, life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.


Regulation

TCF Financial, as a publicly held bank holding company, and TCF Bank, which has deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), are subject to extensive regulation. Among other things, TCF Financial and TCF Bank are subject to minimum capital requirements, lending and deposit restrictions and numerous other requirements. TCF Financial's primary regulator is the Federal Reserve and TCF Bank's primary regulator is the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC").

Regulatory Capital Requirements    TCF Financial and TCF Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements of the Federal Reserve and the OCC, respectively, as described below. These regulatory agencies are required by law to take prompt action when institutions are viewed as engaging in unsafe or unsound practices or do not meet certain minimum capital standards. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") defines five levels of capital condition, the highest

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of which is "well-capitalized." It requires that undercapitalized institutions be subjected to various restrictions such as limitations on dividends or other capital distributions, limitations on growth or restrictions on activities. Undercapitalized banks must develop a capital restoration plan and the parent bank holding company is required to guarantee compliance with the plan. TCF and TCF Bank are "well-capitalized" under the FDICIA capital standards as of December 31, 2013.

In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the OCC and FDIC approved final rules (the "Final Capital Rules") implementing revised capital requirements to reflect the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") and the Basel III international capital standards. Among other things, the Final Capital Rules establish a new capital ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital of 4.5% and a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets; increase the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital ratio from 4% to 6% and include a minimum leverage ratio of 4%; place an emphasis on common equity Tier 1 capital and implement the Dodd-Frank Act phase-out of certain instruments from Tier 1 capital; and change the risk weights assigned to certain instruments. Failure to meet these standards would result in limitations on capital distributions as well as executive bonuses. The Final Capital Rules will be applicable to TCF on January 1, 2015 with conservation buffers phasing in over the subsequent 5 years.

Restrictions on Distributions    TCF Financial's ability to pay dividends is subject to limitations imposed by the Federal Reserve. In general, Federal Reserve regulatory guidelines require the board of directors of a bank holding company to consider a number of factors when considering the payment of dividends, including the quality and level of current and future earnings.

Dividends or other capital distributions from TCF Bank to TCF Financial are an important source of funds to enable TCF Financial to pay dividends on its preferred and common stock, to pay TCF Financial's obligations, or to meet other cash needs. The ability of TCF Financial and TCF Bank to pay dividends depends on regulatory policies and regulatory capital requirements and may be subject to regulatory approval.

In general, TCF Bank may not declare or pay a dividend to TCF Financial in excess of 100% of its net retained profits for the current year combined with its net retained profits for the preceding two calendar years without prior approval of the OCC. TCF Bank's ability to make future capital distributions will depend on its earnings and ability to meet minimum regulatory capital requirements in effect during current and future periods. These capital adequacy requirements may be higher in the future than existing minimum regulatory capital requirements. The OCC also has the authority to prohibit the payment of dividends by a national bank when it determines such payments would constitute an unsafe and unsound banking practice.

In addition, income tax considerations may limit the ability of TCF Bank to make dividend payments in excess of its current and accumulated tax earnings and profits. Annual dividend distributions in excess of earnings and profits could result in a tax liability based on the amount of excess earnings distributed and current tax rates.

Regulation of TCF and Affiliates and Insider Transactions    TCF Financial is subject to Federal Reserve regulations, examinations and reporting requirements applicable to bank holding companies. Subsidiaries of bank holding companies like TCF Bank are subject to certain restrictions in their dealings with holding company affiliates.

A holding company must serve as a source of strength for its subsidiary banks, and the Federal Reserve may require a holding company to contribute additional capital to an under-capitalized subsidiary bank. In addition, the OCC may assess TCF Financial if it believes the capital of TCF Bank has become impaired. If TCF Financial were to fail to pay such an assessment within three months, the Board of Directors must cause the sale of TCF Bank's stock to cover a deficiency in the capital. In the event of a bank holding company's bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank would be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and may be entitled to priority over other creditors.

Under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ("BHCA"), Federal Reserve approval is required before acquiring more than 5% control, or substantially all of the assets, of another bank, or bank holding company, or merging or consolidating with such a bank or bank holding company. The BHCA also generally prohibits a bank holding company, with certain exceptions, from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company which is not a bank or bank holding company, or from engaging directly or indirectly in activities other than those of banking, managing or controlling banks, providing services for its subsidiaries, or conducting activities permitted by the Federal Reserve as being closely related to the business of banking. Further restrictions or limitations on acquisitions or establishing financial subsidiaries may also be imposed by TCF's regulators or examiners.

Restrictions on Acquisitions and Changes in Control    Under federal and state law, merger and branch acquisition transactions may be subject to certain restrictions, including certain nationwide and statewide insured deposit maximum concentration levels or other limitations. In addition, federal and state laws and regulations contain a number of provisions which impose restrictions on changes in control of financial institutions such as TCF Bank, and which require regulatory approval prior to any such changes in control.

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Insurance of Accounts    As of January 1, 2013, non-interest bearing transaction accounts are added to any of a depositor's other deposit accounts and the aggregate balance insured up to at least the standard maximum deposit insurance amount of $250 thousand per depositor, at each separately chartered FDIC-insured institution.

Under Section 331 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the FDIC insurance assessment base is defined as average total assets minus tangible equity, which includes liabilities that did not previously enter into the calculation. In addition to risk-based deposit insurance premiums, additional assessments may be imposed by the Financing Corporation, a separate U.S. government agency affiliated with the FDIC, on certain insured deposits to pay for the interest cost of Financing Corporation bonds. The Financing Corporation assessment rate for 2013 was 64 cents for each $100 of deposits. Financing Corporation assessments of $1.1 million, $1.1 million and $1.2 million were paid by TCF Bank in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The Dodd-Frank Act also gave the FDIC much greater discretion to manage the Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF"). Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act: (1) raised the minimum designated reserve ratio ("DRR") from 1.15% to 1.35% and removed the upper limit on the DRR; (2) requires the DIF to reach 1.35% by September 30, 2020; (3) requires that in setting assessments the FDIC offset the effect of the DRR reaching 1.35% by September 30, 2020, rather than 1.15% by the end of 2016, on insured depository institutions with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion; (4) eliminated the requirement that the FDIC pay dividends from the fund when the DRR is between 1.35% and 1.5%; and (5) continued the FDIC's authority to declare dividends when the DRR at the end of a calendar year is at least 1.5%. On December 15, 2010, the FDIC set the DRR at 2.0% and it has not changed since that time.

The Dodd-Frank Act requires that, for at least five years, the FDIC must make available to the public the reserve ratio using both estimated insured deposits and the new assessment base. As of September 30, 2013, the DIF ratio calculated by the FDIC using estimated insured deposits was .68%. The DIF reserve ratio would have been .33% using the new assessment base. In 2013, for banks with at least $10 billion in total assets, the annual insurance premiums on bank deposits insured by the DIF ranged from 2.5 cents to 45 cents per $100 of deposits.

Examinations and Regulatory Sanctions    TCF is subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve, the OCC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") and the FDIC. Bank regulatory authorities may impose a number of restrictions or new requirements on institutions, including, but not limited to, growth limitations, dividend restrictions, increased regulatory capital requirements, increased loan, lease and real estate loss reserve requirements, increased supervisory assessments, activity limitations or other restrictions that could have an adverse effect on such institutions, their holding companies or holders of their debt and equity securities. Certain enforcement actions may not be publicly disclosed by TCF or its regulatory authorities. Various enforcement remedies, including civil money penalties, may be assessed against an institution or an institution's directors, officers, employees, agents or independent contractors. Under the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (the "BSA" or "Bank Secrecy Act"), the OCC is obligated to take enforcement action where it finds a statutory or regulatory violation that would constitute a program violation.

In its 2009 examinations of TCF's compliance with the BSA, the OCC identified instances of non-compliance that constituted a program violation. On July 20, 2010, TCF Bank agreed to the issuance of a Consent Order (the "Order") by the OCC, TCF Bank's primary banking regulator, addressing certain matters related to the BSA. The Order required TCF Bank to address deficiencies in TCF Bank's BSA program identified by the OCC, including review and revision of TCF Bank's BSA risk assessment, BSA Compliance Program, and Suspicious Activity Report filing procedures and processes. The OCC did not identify any systemic undetected criminal activity or money laundering. TCF Bank was also required to address the performance of appropriate due diligence when an account is opened, and to review transactions since November 2008 for compliance. On January 25, 2013, TCF entered into a settlement agreement with the OCC related to this review. Pursuant to this agreement, TCF agreed to pay a $10 million civil money penalty. In December 2013, the OCC terminated the Order.

Subsidiaries of TCF Bank may also be subject to state and/or self-regulatory organization licensing, regulation and examination requirements in connection with certain activities.

National Bank Investment Limitations    Permissible investments by national banks are limited by the National Bank Act of 1864 and by rules of the OCC. Non-traditional bank activities permitted by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 will subject a bank to additional regulatory limitations or requirements, including a required regulatory capital deduction and application of transactions with affiliates limitations in connection with such activities.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act    Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Act in July 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act created the CFPB and gave it broad rulemaking authority to administer and carry out the purposes and objectives of the federal consumer financial laws, with respect to all financial institutions that offer financial products and services to consumers. The CFPB is authorized to make rules identifying and prohibiting acts or practices that are unfair, deceptive or

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abusive in connection with any consumer financial product or service. The CFPB has examination and enforcement authority over all banks and savings institutions with more than $10 billion in assets, including TCF Bank.

Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act:

    Directed the Federal Reserve to issue rules limiting debit-card interchange fees for larger banks;

    Removed, after a three-year phase-in period which began January 1, 2013, trust preferred securities as a permitted component of a bank holding company's Tier 1 Capital;

    Eliminated federal preemption for subsidiaries of national banks and federal savings associations;

    Provided for new disclosure and other requirements relating to executive compensation and corporate governance, including requiring an advisory vote on executive compensation ("Say on Pay");

    Provided for mortgage reform addressing a customer's ability to repay, restricted variable-rate lending by requiring the ability to repay to be determined for variable-rate loans by using the maximum rate that will apply during the first five years of a variable rate loan, and made more loans subject to requirements for higher cost loans, new disclosures and certain other restrictions;

    Permanently increased the maximum amount of deposit insurance for banks, savings institutions and credit unions to $250,000 per depositor, retroactive to January 1, 2008; and allowed depository institutions to pay interest on business checking accounts, and;

    Required publicly-traded bank holding companies with assets of $10 billion or more to establish a risk committee of the Board of Directors responsible for enterprise-wide risk management practices.


Taxation

Federal Taxation    TCF's federal income tax returns are open and subject to examination for 2012 and later tax return years.

State Taxation    TCF and/or its subsidiaries currently file tax returns in all states which impose corporate income and franchise taxes and local tax returns in certain cities and other taxing jurisdictions. The methods of filing, and the methods for calculating taxable and apportionable income, vary depending upon the laws of the taxing jurisdiction. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors".

See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis – Consolidated Income Statement Analysis – Income Taxes" and Notes 1 and 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding TCF's income taxes.


Available Information

TCF's website, http://ir.tcfbank.com, includes free access to Company news releases, investor presentations, conference calls to discuss published financial results, TCF's Annual Report and periodic filings required by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronic filing of such material with, or furnishing it to, the SEC. TCF's Compensation, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee charters, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Codes of Ethics and changes to Codes of Ethics and information on all of TCF's securities are also available on this website. Stockholders may request these documents in print free of charge by contacting the Corporate Secretary at TCF Financial Corporation, 200 Lake Street East, Mail Code EX0-01-G, Wayzata, MN 55391-1693.


Item 1A. Risk Factors

Various risks and uncertainties may affect TCF's business. Any of the risks described below or elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or TCF's other SEC filings may have a material impact on TCF's financial condition or results of operations.

TCF's earnings are significantly affected by general economic and political conditions.

TCF's operations and profitability are impacted by general business and economic conditions in the local markets in which TCF operates, the U.S. generally and abroad. Economic conditions have a significant impact on the demand for TCF's products and services, as well as the ability of its customers to repay loans, the value of the collateral securing loans, the ability of TCF to sell loans, the stability of its deposit funding sources and sales revenue at the end of contractual lease terms. A significant decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment, changes in securities markets, changes in housing market prices or other factors could impact economic conditions and, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

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Additionally, adverse economic conditions may result in a decline in demand for automobiles or equipment that TCF leases or finances, which could result in a decline in the amount of new equipment being placed in service, as well as declines in automobile and equipment values for automobiles and equipment already in service. Adverse economic conditions may also hinder TCF from expanding the inventory or auto finance businesses by limiting its ability to attract and retain manufacturers and dealers as expected. Any such difficulties in TCF's leasing and equipment, inventory and auto finance businesses could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

TCF is subject to interest rate risk.

TCF's earnings and cash flows largely depend upon its net interest income. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond TCF's control, including general economic conditions and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence not only the interest TCF receives on loans and other investments and the amount of interest TCF pays on deposits and other borrowings, but such changes could also affect: (i) TCF's ability to originate loans and obtain deposits; (ii) the fair value of TCF's financial assets and liabilities; and (iii) the average duration of TCF's interest-earning assets. If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, then TCF's net interest income and earnings could be adversely affected. Earnings could also be adversely affected if the interest rates received on loans and other investments fall more quickly than the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings. Although management believes it has implemented effective asset and liability management strategies, any substantial, unexpected and prolonged change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

An inability to obtain needed liquidity could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF's liquidity could be limited by an inability to access the capital markets or unforeseen outflows of cash, which could arise due to circumstances outside of its control, such as a general market disruption or an operational problem that affects TCF or third parties. TCF's credit rating is important to its liquidity. A further reduction or anticipated reduction in TCF's credit ratings could adversely affect the ability of TCF Bank and its subsidiaries to lend and its liquidity and competitive position, increase its borrowing costs, limit its access to the capital markets or trigger unfavorable contractual obligations. An inability to meet its funding needs on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF Financial relies on dividends from TCF Bank for most of its liquidity.

TCF Financial is a separate and distinct legal entity from its banking and other subsidiaries. TCF Financial's liquidity comes principally from dividends from TCF Bank. These dividends, which are limited by various federal and state regulations, are the principal source of funds to pay dividends on its preferred and common stock and to meet its other cash needs. In the event TCF Bank is unable to pay dividends to it, TCF Financial may not be able to pay dividends or other obligations, which would have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Loss of customer deposits could increase TCF's funding costs.

TCF relies on bank deposits to be a low cost and stable source of funding. TCF competes with banks and other financial institutions for deposits. If TCF's competitors raise the rates they pay on deposits, TCF's funding costs may increase through either a loss of deposits or an increase in rates paid by TCF to avoid losing deposits. Increased funding costs could reduce TCF's net interest margin and net interest income, which could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect TCF.

TCF's ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. TCF routinely executes transactions with counterparties in the financial industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks and other institutional clients. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors regarding, any financial institutions, or the financial services industry generally, could lead to losses or defaults by TCF or a counterparty. Many of these transactions expose TCF to credit risk in the event of default of the counterparty or client. In addition, TCF's credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by TCF cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the financial exposure. Any such losses could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

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TCF relies on its systems and counterparties, and any failures could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

TCF settles funds on behalf of financial institutions, other businesses and consumers and receives funds from payment networks, consumers and other paying agents. TCF's businesses depend on their ability to process, record and monitor a large number of complex transactions. If any of TCF's financial, accounting or other data processing systems fail or if personal information of TCF's customers or clients were mishandled or misused (whether by employees or counterparties), TCF could suffer regulatory consequences, reputational damage and financial losses, any of which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, TCF may be subject to disruptions of its operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond its control, which may include, for example, computer viruses, electrical or telecommunications outages, natural disasters, terrorist acts or other damage to property or physical assets. Such disruptions may give rise to loss of services to customers and loss or liability to TCF. Any system failure could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF faces cyber-security and other external risks, including "denial of service," "hacking" and "identity theft," that could adversely affect TCF's reputation and could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF's computer systems and network infrastructure present security risks, and could be susceptible to cyber-attacks, such as denial of service attacks, hacking, terrorist activities or identity theft. Hacking and identity theft risks, in particular, could cause serious reputational harm. Cyber threats are rapidly evolving and TCF may not be able to anticipate or prevent all such attacks. While TCF has not experienced a material cyber-security breach, TCF experiences periodic threats to its data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks, attempted unauthorized access of accounts, and attempts to disrupt its systems. TCF may incur increasing costs in an effort to minimize these risks, could be held liable for, and could suffer reputational damage as a result of, any security breach or loss.

In addition, there have been increasingly sophisticated and large-scale efforts on the part of third parties to breach data security with respect to financial transactions, including by intercepting account information at locations where customers make purchases, as well as through the use of social engineering schemes such as "phishing." For example, large retailers such as Target Corporation and Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC have recently reported data breaches resulting in the loss of customer information. In the event that third parties are able to misappropriate financial information of TCF's customers, even if such breaches take place due to weaknesses in other parties' internal data security procedures, TCF could suffer reputational or financial losses which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

The success of TCF's supermarket branches depends on the continued long-term success and viability of TCF's supermarket partners, TCF's ability to maintain licenses or lease agreements for its supermarket locations and customer preferences.

A significant financial decline or change in ownership involving one of TCF's supermarket partners, including SUPERVALU Inc. or Jewel-Osco, could result in the loss of supermarket branches or could increase costs to operate the supermarket branches. At December 31, 2013, TCF had 225 supermarket branches. Supermarket banking continues to play an important role in TCF's deposit account strategy. TCF is subject to the risk, among others, that its license or lease for a location or locations will terminate upon the sale or closure of that location or locations by the supermarket partner. Also, continued difficult economic conditions, financial or labor difficulties in the supermarket industry, or a decrease in customer utilization of traditional bank branches may reduce activity in TCF's supermarket branches. Any of these could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

New lines of business or new products and services may subject TCF to additional risk.

From time to time, TCF may implement new lines of business or offer new products and services within existing lines of business. There are substantial risks and uncertainties associated with these efforts, particularly in instances where the markets are not fully developed. In developing and marketing new lines of business and new products or services, TCF may invest significant time and resources. Initial timetables for the introduction and development of new lines of business and new products or services may not be achieved and price and profitability targets may not prove feasible. External factors, such as compliance with regulations, competitive alternatives and shifting market preferences may also impact the successful implementation of a new line of business or a new product or service. Furthermore, any new line of business or new product or service could have a significant impact on the effectiveness of TCF's system of internal controls. Failure to successfully manage these risks in the

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development and implementation of new lines of business and new products or services could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Increased competition in the already highly competitive financial services industry could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

The financial services industry is highly competitive and could become even more competitive as a result of legislative, regulatory and technological changes, as well as continued industry consolidation, which may increase in connection with current economic and market conditions. TCF competes with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, finance companies, mortgage banking companies, credit unions and investment companies. In addition, technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for non-banks to offer products and services traditionally only provided by banks. Some of TCF's competitors have fewer regulatory constraints or lower cost structures. Also, the potential need to adapt to industry changes in information technology systems, on which TCF and the financial services industry generally highly depend, could present operational issues and require considerable capital spending. As a result, any increased competition in the already highly competitive financial services industry could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

The allowance for loan and lease losses maintained by TCF may not be sufficient.

All borrowers have the potential to default, and TCF's remedies may not fully satisfy the obligations owed to TCF. TCF maintains an allowance for loan and lease losses, which is a reserve established through a provision for loan and lease losses charged to expense, which represents management's best estimate of probable credit losses that have been incurred within the existing portfolio of loans and leases. The level of the allowance for loan and lease losses reflects management's continuing evaluation of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions and unidentified losses in the current loan portfolio. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan and lease losses involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires management to make significant estimates of current credit risks using qualitative and quantitative factors, each of which is subject to significant change. Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors may require an increase in the allowance for loan and lease losses. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review TCF's allowance for loan and lease losses and may require an increase in the provision for loan and lease losses or the recognition of additional loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of management. An increase in the allowance for loan and lease losses would result in a decrease in net income, and possibly risk-based capital, and could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF is subject to extensive government regulation and supervision.

TCF Financial, its subsidiary TCF Bank and certain indirect subsidiaries are subject to extensive federal and state regulation and supervision. Banking regulations are primarily intended to protect bank customers, depositors' funds, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as a whole, not stockholders. These regulations affect TCF's revenues, lending practices, capital structure, investment practices, dividend policy and growth, among other things. Congress and federal regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations and policies for possible changes. A number of new banking rules have been issued in recent years, in many cases with limited interpretive guidance. Changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or enforcement of such statutes, regulations or policies, could affect TCF in substantial and unpredictable ways. For example, in recent years there has also been an increase in the frequency of enforcement actions brought by regulatory agencies, such as the CFPB, dealing with matters such as indirect auto lending, fair lending, account fees, loan servicing and other products and services provided to customers. Changes in regulations, regulatory policies and enforcement activity could subject TCF to reduced revenues, additional costs, limits on the types of financial services and products it may offer or increased competition from non-banks offering competing financial services and products, among other things. While TCF has policies and procedures designed to prevent violations of the extensive federal and state regulations it is subject to, there can be no assurance that such violations will not occur, and failure to comply with these statutes, regulations or policies could result in sanctions against TCF by regulatory agencies, civil money penalties and reputational damage, any of which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

Further, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the "Patriot Act"), the Bank Secrecy Act and similar laws require financial institutions to develop programs to prevent them from being used for money laundering and terrorist activities. If such activities are detected, financial institutions are obligated to file suspicious activity reports with the U.S. Treasury's Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. These rules require financial institutions to establish procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of customers seeking to open new accounts. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in sanctions and possibly fines. In the past, several financial

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institutions have received sanctions and some have incurred large fines for non-compliance. On January 25, 2013, TCF entered into a settlement agreement with the OCC related to TCF's past compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, pursuant to which TCF agreed to pay a $10 million civil money penalty. Violations of these regulations could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF's earnings are significantly affected by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies.

The policies of the Federal Reserve impact TCF significantly. The Federal Reserve regulates the supply of money and credit in the U.S. Its policies directly and indirectly influence the rate of interest earned on loans and paid on borrowings and interest-bearing deposits, and also affect the value of financial instruments that TCF holds. Those policies determine to a significant extent the cost of funds for lending and investing. Changes in those policies are beyond TCF's control and are difficult to predict. Federal Reserve policies can also affect TCF's borrowers, potentially increasing the risk that they may fail to repay their loans. For example, a tightening of the money supply by the Federal Reserve could increase unemployment or reduce the demand for a borrower's products and services. This could adversely affect the borrower's earnings and ability to repay its loan. As a result, changes to the fiscal and monetary policies by the Federal Reserve could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Proposed and future legislative and regulatory initiatives may substantially increase compliance burdens, which could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Future legislative and regulatory initiatives cannot be fully or accurately predicted. Such proposals may impose more stringent standards than currently applicable or anticipated with respect to capital and liquidity requirements for depository institutions. For example, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Act in July 2010. Uncertainty remains as to many aspects of its ultimate impact, which could have a material adverse effect on the financial services industry as a whole and, specifically, on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act created the CFPB, which has examination and enforcement authority over TCF Bank and its subsidiaries, and gave it broad rulemaking authority to administer and carry out the purposes and objectives of the federal consumer financial laws with respect to all financial institutions that offer financial products and services to consumers. The CFPB is authorized to make rules identifying and prohibiting acts or practices that are unfair, deceptive or abusive in connection with any transaction with a consumer for a consumer financial product or service, or the offering of a consumer financial product or service. The term "abusive" is new and untested, and uncertainties remain concerning how it will be enforced.

Based on the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and anticipated implementing regulations, it is highly likely that banks and bank holding companies will be subject to significantly increased regulation and compliance obligations that expose TCF to noncompliance risk and consequences, which could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF's framework for managing risks may not be effective in mitigating risk and any resulting loss.

TCF's risk management framework seeks to mitigate risk and any resulting loss. TCF has established processes intended to identify, measure, monitor, report and analyze the types of risk to which TCF is subject, including liquidity, credit, market, interest rate, operational, foreign currency, legal and compliance and reputational risk. However, as with any risk management framework, there are inherent limitations to TCF's risk management strategies. There may exist, or develop in the future, risks that TCF has not appropriately anticipated or identified. Any future breakdowns in TCF's risk management framework could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to keep pace with technological change could adversely affect TCF's business.

The financial services industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. TCF's future success depends, in part, upon its ability to address the needs of its customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in its operations. Many of TCF's competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. TCF may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to its customers. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

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The Company may be subject to certain risks related to originating and selling loans.

When loans are sold or securitized, it is customary to make representations and warranties to the purchaser or investors about the loans and the manner in which they were originated. These agreements generally require the repurchase or substitution of loans in the event TCF breaches any of these representations or warranties. In addition, there may be a requirement to repurchase loans as a result of borrower fraud or in the event of early payment default of the borrower on a loan. TCF has not received a significant number of repurchase and indemnity demands from purchasers, and such demands have typically resulted from borrower fraud and early payment default of the borrower on loans. A material increase in repurchase and indemnity demands could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF retains interest-only strips in connection with certain of its loan sales. The interest-only strip is recorded at fair value at the time of sale, which represents the present value of future cash flows generated by the loans to be retained by TCF. The value of these interest-only strips may be affected by factors such as changes in the behavior patterns of customers (including defaults and prepayments), changes in the strength of the economy and developments in the interest rate markets; therefore, actual performance may differ from TCF's expectations. The impact of such factors could have a material adverse effect on the value of these interest-only strips and on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, TCF relies on the sale of loans to generate earnings and manage its liquidity and capital levels, as well as geographical and product diversity in its loan portfolio. For example, TCF sold $1.6 billion of loans from its auto and consumer real estate businesses for a pre-tax gain of $51.4 million in 2013. Disruptions in the financial markets, changes to regulations that reduce the attractiveness of such loans to purchasers of the loans, or a decrease in the willingness of purchasers to purchase loans in general, or from TCF, could require TCF to decrease its lending activities or retain a greater portion of the loans it originates. Although retaining, rather than selling, loans would generate additional interest income, it would result in a decrease in the gains recognized on the sale of loans, could result in decreased liquidity, and could result in increased credit risk as TCF's loan portfolio increased in size from loans it originated but had otherwise planned to sell. As a result, any of these developments could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Financial institutions depend on the accuracy and completeness of information about customers and counterparties.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions, TCF may rely on information furnished by or on behalf of customers and counterparties, including financial statements, credit reports and other financial information. TCF may also rely on representations of those customers, counterparties or other third parties, such as independent auditors, as to the accuracy and completeness of that information. Reliance on inaccurate or misleading financial statements, credit reports or other financial information could cause TCF to enter into unfavorable transactions, which could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to attract and retain key personnel could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF's success depends to a large extent upon its ability to attract and retain key personnel. The loss of key personnel could have a material adverse impact on TCF's business because of their skills, market knowledge, industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding a qualified replacement. Additionally, portions of TCF's business are relationship driven, and many of its key personnel have extensive customer relationships. Loss of such key personnel to a competitor could result in the loss of some of TCF's customers. As a result, a failure to attract and retain key personnel could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

TCF relies on other companies to provide key components of its business infrastructure.

Third party vendors provide key components of TCF's business infrastructure, such as internet connections, network access and transaction and other processing services. While TCF has selected these third party vendors carefully, it does not control their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including as a result of inadequate or interrupted service, could adversely affect TCF's ability to deliver products and services to its customers and otherwise to conduct its business. Replacing these third party vendors could also entail significant delay and expense.

TCF's internal controls may be ineffective.

Management regularly reviews and updates TCF's internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures and corporate governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure or

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circumvention of TCF's controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulations related to controls and procedures could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

Negative publicity could damage TCF's reputation.

Reputation risk, or the risk to earnings and capital from negative public opinion, is inherent in TCF's business. Negative public opinion could adversely affect TCF's ability to keep and attract employees and customers and expose it to adverse legal and regulatory consequences. Negative public opinion could result from TCF's actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, disclosure, sharing or inadequate protection of customer information or from actions taken by government regulators and community organizations in response to such conduct. Because TCF conducts most of its businesses under the "TCF" brand, negative public opinion about one business could affect its other businesses.

Acquisitions may disrupt TCF's business and dilute stockholder value.

TCF regularly evaluates merger and acquisition opportunities and conducts due diligence activities related to possible transactions with banks or other financial institutions. As a result, negotiations may take place and future mergers or acquisitions involving cash, debt or equity securities may occur at any time. TCF seeks merger or acquisition partners that are culturally similar, have experienced management and possess either significant market presence or have potential for improved profitability through financial management, economies of scale or expanded services. Acquiring other banks, businesses or branches involves potential adverse impact to TCF's results of operations and various other risks commonly associated with acquisitions, such as: difficulty in estimating the value of the target company; payment of a premium over book and market values that may dilute TCF's tangible book value and earnings per share in the short- and long-term; potential exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities of the target company; exposure to potential asset quality issues of the target company; volatility in reported income as goodwill impairment losses could occur irregularly and in varying amounts; difficulty and expense of integrating the operations and personnel of the target company; inability to realize the expected revenue increases, cost savings, increases in geographic or product presence or other projected benefits; potential disruption to TCF's business; potential diversion of TCF management's time and attention; potential loss of key employees and customers of TCF or the target company; and potential changes in banking or tax laws or regulations that may affect the target company.

Consumers may decide not to use banks to complete their financial transactions.

Technology and other changes are allowing consumers to complete financial transactions through alternative methods that historically have involved banks. For example, consumers can now maintain funds that would have previously been held as bank deposits in brokerage accounts, mutual funds or general-purpose reloadable prepaid cards. Consumers can also complete transactions such as paying bills and transferring funds directly without the assistance of banks. The process of eliminating banks as intermediaries could result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and the related income generated from those deposits. The loss of these revenue streams and the loss of lower-cost deposits as a source of funds could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in accounting policies or in accounting standards could materially affect how TCF reports its financial condition and results of operations.

TCF's accounting policies are fundamental to the understanding of its financial condition and results of operations. Some of these policies require the use of estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of TCF's assets or liabilities and results of operations. Some of TCF's accounting policies are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because materially different amounts would be reported if different estimates or assumptions were used. If such estimates or assumptions underlying the financial statements are incorrect, TCF could experience material losses. From time to time the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") and the SEC change the financial accounting and reporting standards or the interpretation of those standards that govern the preparation of TCF's financial statements. These changes are beyond TCF's control, can be difficult to predict and could materially impact how TCF reports its financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, TCF could be required to apply a new or revised standard retrospectively, resulting in it restating prior period financial statements in material amounts.

TCF is subject to examinations and challenges by tax authorities.

TCF is subject to federal, state, and foreign income tax regulations, which often require interpretation due to their complexity. Changes in income tax regulations or in how the regulations are interpreted could have a material adverse effect on TCF's results

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of operations. In the normal course of business, TCF is routinely subject to examinations and challenges from taxing authorities, regarding its tax positions. Recently, taxing authorities have become increasingly aggressive in challenging tax positions taken by financial institutions. These tax positions may relate to tax compliance, sales and use, franchise, gross receipts, payroll, property and income tax issues, including tax base, apportionment and tax credit planning. These challenges may result in adjustments to the timing or amount of taxable income or deductions, or the allocation of income among tax jurisdictions. If any such challenges are made and are not resolved in TCF's favor, they could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

Additionally, if TCF's Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") affiliate fails to qualify as a REIT, or if states enact legislation taxing REITs or related entities, TCF's tax expense would increase. TCF's REIT and related companies must meet specific provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and state tax laws. Use of REITs is and has been the subject of federal and state audits, litigation with state taxing authorities and tax policy debates by various state legislatures.

Significant legal actions could subject TCF to substantial uninsured liabilities.

TCF is subject to various claims related to its operations. These claims and legal actions, including supervisory actions by its regulators and other government authorities, could involve large monetary claims or penalties, as well as significant defense costs. To protect itself from the cost of certain kinds of claims, TCF maintains insurance coverage in amounts and with deductibles that it believes are appropriate for its operations. However, TCF's insurance coverage only covers certain types of liability, and such insurance may not continue to be available to TCF at a reasonable cost, or at all. As a result, TCF may be exposed to substantial uninsured liabilities, which could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, customers may make claims and take legal action pertaining to TCF's sale or servicing of various types of loan, lease and deposit products. Whether customer claims and legal action related to TCF are founded or unfounded, such claims and legal actions may result in significant financial liability and could adversely affect the market perception of TCF and its products and services, as well as impact customer demand for those products and services. Any financial liability or reputational damage could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

In particular, the financial services industry has increasingly been targeted by lawsuits alleging infringement of patent rights, often from patent holding companies seeking to monetize patents they have purchased or otherwise obtained. Regardless of the scope or validity of such patents or other intellectual property rights, or the merits of any claims by potential or actual litigants, the Company may have to engage in protracted and costly litigation. If the Company is found to infringe one or more patents or other intellectual property rights, it may be required to pay substantial damages or royalties to a third-party, or it may be subject to a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting the Company from utilizing certain technologies. Regardless of the merit of particular claims, litigation may be expensive, time-consuming, disruptive to the Company's operations, and distracting to management.

TCF is subject to environmental liability risk associated with lending activities.

A significant portion of TCF's loan portfolio is secured by real property. In the ordinary course of business, TCF may foreclose on and take title to properties securing certain loans. In doing so, there is a risk that hazardous or toxic substances could be found on these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, TCF may be liable for remediation costs, as well as for personal injury and property damage. Environmental laws may require TCF to incur substantial expenses and may materially reduce the affected property's value or limit TCF's ability to use or sell the affected property. In addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies with respect to existing laws may increase TCF's exposure to environmental liability. The remediation costs and any other financial liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect on TCF's financial condition and results of operations.

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.


Item 2. Properties

Offices    TCF owns its headquarters offices in Wayzata, Minnesota. Other operations facilities, located in Minnesota, Illinois, California, Michigan, Colorado, South Dakota, Georgia and Ontario, Canada, are either owned or leased. At December 31, 2013, TCF owned the buildings and land for 145 of its bank branch offices, owned the buildings but leased the land for 23 of its bank branch offices and leased or licensed the remaining 259 bank branch offices, all of which are functional and appropriately maintained and are utilized by both the Lending and Funding reportable segments. These branch offices are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana, Arizona and South Dakota. For more information on premises and equipment, see Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Item 3. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, TCF is a party to legal proceedings arising out of its lending, leasing and deposit operations, including foreclosure proceedings and other collection actions as part of its lending and leasing collections activities. TCF may also be subject to enforcement actions brought by federal regulators, including the SEC, the Federal Reserve, the OCC and the CFPB. From time to time, borrowers and other customers, and employees and former employees, have also brought actions against TCF, in some cases claiming substantial damages. TCF and other financial services companies are subject to the risk of class action litigation. Litigation is often unpredictable and the actual results of litigation cannot be determined, and therefore the ultimate resolution of a matter and the possible range of loss associated with certain potential outcomes cannot be established. Based on our current understanding of these pending legal proceedings, management does not believe that judgments or settlements arising from pending or threatened legal matters, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows of TCF. TCF is also subject to regulatory examinations, and TCF's regulatory authorities may impose sanctions on TCF for failures related to regulatory compliance. In December 2013, the OCC terminated the regulatory order related to previously disclosed deficiencies in its BSA compliance program. TCF Bank has made comprehensive changes to its BSA compliance program and has satisfied the legal and regulatory requirements of the order.


Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Part II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

TCF's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TCB". The following table sets forth the high and low prices and dividends declared for TCF's common stock. The stock prices represent the high and low sale prices for TCF common stock on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape, as reported by Bloomberg.

As of February 18, 2014, there were 6,209 holders of record of TCF's common stock.

    High     Low     Dividends
Declared
   
 

2013

                     

Fourth Quarter

  $ 16.46   $ 14.29   $ .05    

Third Quarter

    16.68     13.69     .05    

Second Quarter

    15.32     13.49     .05    

First Quarter

    15.04     12.39     .05    
 

2012

                     

Fourth Quarter

  $ 12.49   $ 10.45   $ .05    

Third Quarter

    12.43     9.59     .05    

Second Quarter

    12.53     10.43     .05    

First Quarter

    12.58     10.04     .05    
 

The Board of Directors of TCF Financial and TCF Bank have each adopted a Capital Plan and Dividend Policy. The policies define how enterprise risk related to capital will be managed, how the adequacy of capital will be measured and the process by which capital strategy, capital management and preferred and common stock dividend recommendations will be presented to TCF's Board of Directors. TCF's management is charged with ensuring that capital strategy actions, including the declaration of preferred and common stock dividends, are prudent, efficient and provide value to TCF's stockholders, while ensuring that past and prospective earnings retention is consistent with TCF's capital needs, asset quality, risk profile and overall financial condition. The Board of Directors intends to continue its practice of paying quarterly cash dividends on TCF's common stock as justified by the financial condition of TCF. The declaration and amount of future dividends will depend on circumstances existing at the time, including TCF's earnings, level of internally generated common capital excluding earnings, financial condition and capital requirements, the cash available to pay such dividends (derived mainly from dividends and distributions from TCF Bank), as well as regulatory and contractual limitations and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem relevant. Also, dividends for the current dividend period on all outstanding shares of preferred stock must be declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof must be set aside before any dividend may be declared or paid on TCF's common stock. In general, TCF Bank may not declare or pay a dividend to TCF Financial in excess of 100% of its net retained profits for that year combined with its net retained profits for the preceding two calendar years without prior approval of the OCC. Restrictions on the ability of TCF Bank to pay cash dividends or possible diminished earnings of TCF may limit the ability of TCF Financial to pay dividends in the future to holders of its preferred and common stock. In addition, the ability of TCF Financial and TCF Bank to pay dividends depends on regulatory policies and capital requirements and may be subject to regulatory approval. See "Item 1. Business – Regulation – Regulatory Capital Requirements", "Item 1. Business – Regulation – Restrictions on Distributions" and Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Total Return Performance

The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on TCF common stock over the last five fiscal years with the cumulative total return of the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index, the SNL All Bank and Thrift Index, and a TCF-selected group of peer institutions over the same period (assuming the investment of $100 in each index on December 31, 2008 and reinvestment of all dividends). The TCF Peer Group consists of the publicly-traded banks and thrifts with total assets ranging from $10 billion to $50 billion as of September 30, 2012. The TCF Peer Group is shown below for comparison purposes.


TCF Stock Performance Chart

Total Return Performance

GRAPHIC

 
  Year Ending
Index
  12/31/08
  12/31/09
  12/31/10
  12/31/11
  12/31/12
  12/31/13
   
 

TCF Financial Corporation

  100.00   102.65   113.08   79.98   95.92   130.05    

SNL Bank and Thrift(1)

  100.00   98.66   110.14   85.64   115.00   157.46    

S&P 500 Index

  100.00   126.46   145.51   148.59   172.37   228.19    

TCF Peer Group(2)

  100.00   91.92   102.09   86.34   98.09   138.17    
 
(1)
Includes all major exchange (NYSE, NYSE MKT, NASDAQ) banks and thrifts in SNL's coverage universe (446 companies as of December 31, 2013).
(2)
The TCF Peer Group consists of the publicly-traded banks and thrifts with total assets ranging from $10 billion to $50 billion as of September 30, 2012. The TCF Peer Group includes: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.; Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.; Popular, Inc.; First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.; First Republic Bank, People's United Financial, Inc.; BOK Financial Corporation; City National Corporation; Synovus Financial Corp.; First Horizon National Corporation; Associated Banc-Corp; Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.; East West Bancorp, Inc.; SVB Financial Group; First Citizens BancShares, Inc.; Commerce Bancshares, Inc.; Webster Financial Corporation; Hancock Holding Company; Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.; Astoria Financial Corporation; Wintrust Financial Corporation; EverBank Financial Corp; Signature Bank; Fulton Financial Corporation; Valley National Bancorp; First National of Nebraska, Inc.; Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.; FirstMerit Corporation; Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.; Bank of Hawaii Corporation; UMB Financial Corporation; PrivateBancorp, Inc.; BancorpSouth, Inc.; First BanCorp.; BankUnited, Inc.; IBERIABANK Corporation; Washington Federal, Inc.; International Bancshares Corporation; F.N.B. Corporation; Umpqua Holdings Corporation; TFS Financial Corporation; Investors Bancorp, Inc.; Cathay General Bancorp; and Central Bancompany, Inc.

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Repurchases of TCF Stock

The following table summarizes common stock share repurchase activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.

Period

    Total
Number of Shares
Purchased
    Average
Price Paid
Per Share
    Total
Number of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plan
    Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet
be Purchased
Under the Plan
   
 

October 1 to October 31, 2013

Share repurchase program(1)

      $         5,384,130    

Employee transactions(2)

    2,405   $ 14.48     N.A.     N.A.    

November 1 to November 30, 2013

                           

Share repurchase program(1)

      $         5,384,130    

Employee transactions(2)

      $     N.A.     N.A.    

December 1 to December 31, 2013

                           

Share repurchase program(1)

      $         5,384,130    

Employee transactions(2)

    3,024   $ 16.20     N.A.     N.A.    
 

Total

                           

Share repurchase program(1)

      $         5,384,130    

Employee transactions(2)

    5,429   $ 15.44     N.A.     N.A.    
 

N.A. Not Applicable

   
(1)
The current share repurchase authorization was approved by the Board of Directors on April 14, 2007, and was announced in a press release dated April 16, 2007. The authorization was for a repurchase of up to an additional 5% of TCF's common stock outstanding at the time of the authorization, or 6.5 million shares. TCF has not repurchased shares since October 2007. Future repurchases will be based upon capital levels, growth expectations and market opportunities and may be subject to regulatory approval. The ability to repurchase shares in the future may be adversely affected by new legislation or regulations, or by changes in regulatory policies. This authorization does not have an expiration date.
(2)
Represents restricted stock withheld pursuant to the terms of awards under the TCF Financial Incentive Stock Program to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon vesting and release of restricted stock. The TCF Financial Incentive Stock Program provides that the value of shares withheld shall be the average of the high and low prices of common stock of TCF Financial Corporation on the date the relevant transaction occurs.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The selected five-year financial summary presented below should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes. Historical data is not necessarily indicative of TCF's future results of operations or financial condition. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors."

Five Year Financial Summary

Consolidated Income:

    Year Ended December 31,     Compound Annual
Growth Rate
   
     

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     1-Year
2013/2012
    5-Year
2013/2008
   
 

Net interest income

  $ 802,624   $ 780,019   $ 699,688   $ 699,202   $ 633,006     2.9 %   6.2 %  

Fees and other revenue

    403,094     388,191     437,171     508,862     496,468     3.8     (3.2 )  

Gains on securities, net

    964     102,232     7,263     29,123     29,387     (99.1 )   (43.0 )  
                 

Total revenue

    1,206,682     1,270,442     1,144,122     1,237,187     1,158,861     (5.0 )   2.0    

Provision for credit losses

    118,368     247,443     200,843     236,437     258,536     (52.2 )   (9.2 )  

Non-interest expense

    845,269     811,819     764,451     756,335     756,655     4.1     3.3    

Loss on termination of debt

        550,735                 (100.0 )   N.M.    
                 

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    243,045     (339,555 )   178,828     244,415     143,670     N.M.     6.0    

Income tax expense (benefit)

    84,345     (132,858 )   64,441     90,171     49,811     N.M.     4.4    

Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

    7,032     6,187     4,993     3,297     (410 )   13.7     N.M.    
                 

Net income (loss) attributable to

                                             

TCF Financial Corporation

    151,668     (212,884 )   109,394     150,947     94,269     N.M.     6.0    

Preferred stock dividends

    19,065     5,606             18,403     N.M.     49.7    
                 

Net income (loss) attributable to

                                             

common stockholders

  $ 132,603   $ (218,490 ) $ 109,394   $ 150,947   $ 75,866     N.M.     3.7    
                 

Per common share:

                                             

Basic earnings (loss)

  $ .82   $ (1.37 ) $ .71   $ 1.08   $ .60     N.M.     (1.4 )  
                 

Diluted earnings (loss)

  $ .82   $ (1.37 ) $ .71   $ 1.08   $ .60     N.M.     (1.4 )  
                 

Dividends declared

  $ .20   $ .20   $ .20   $ .20   $ .40         (27.5 )  
 

N.M. Not Meaningful.

               

 

Consolidated Financial Condition:

    At December 31,     Compound Annual
Growth Rate
   
     

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     1-Year
2013/2012
    5-Year
2013/2008
   
 

Loans and leases

  $ 15,846,939   $ 15,425,724   $ 14,150,255   $ 14,788,304   $ 14,590,744     2.7 %   3.5 %  

Securities available for sale

    551,064     712,091     2,324,038     1,931,174     1,910,476     (22.6 )   (22.5 )  

Total assets

    18,379,840     18,225,917     18,979,388     18,465,025     17,885,175     .8     1.9    

Checking, savings and money market deposits

    12,006,364     11,759,289     11,136,389     10,556,788     10,380,814     2.1     9.4    

Certificates of deposit

    2,426,412     2,291,497     1,065,615     1,028,327     1,187,505     5.9     (1.3 )  
                 

Total deposits

    14,432,776     14,050,786     12,202,004     11,585,115     11,568,319     2.7     7.1    

Borrowings

    1,488,243     1,933,815     4,388,080     4,985,611     4,755,499     (23.0 )   (20.4 )  

Total Equity

    1,964,759     1,876,643     1,878,627     1,471,663     1,175,362     4.7     5.6    

Book value per common share

    10.23     9.79     11.65     10.30     9.10     4.5     2.6    
 

 

Financial Ratios:

    At or For the Year Ended December 31,
     

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Return on average assets

    .87 %   (1.14 )%   .61 %   .85 %   .54 %  

Return on average common equity

    8.12     (13.33 )   6.32     10.67     6.57    

Net interest margin(1)

    4.68     4.65     3.99     4.15     3.87    

Average total equity to average assets

    10.46     9.66     9.24     7.83     7.20    

Dividend payout ratio

    24.30     (14.60 )   28.10     18.52     66.67    
 
(1)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Credit Quality Ratios:

    At or For the Year Ended December 31,
     

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Non-accrual loans and leases to total loans and leases

    1.75 %   2.46 %   2.11 %   2.33 %   2.03 %  

Non-accrual loans and leases and other real estate owned to total loans and leases and other real estate owned

    2.17     3.07     3.03     3.26     2.74    

Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases

    1.59     1.73     1.81     1.80     1.68    

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases

    .81     1.54     1.45     1.47     1.34    
 

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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Table of Contents

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Management's discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of TCF Financial Corporation should be read in conjunction with "Item 1A. Risk Factors", "Item 6. Selected Financial Data", and "Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements".


Overview

TCF Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("TCF" or the "Company"), is a national bank holding company based in Wayzata, Minnesota. Unless otherwise indicated, references herein to "TCF" include its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Its principal subsidiary, TCF National Bank ("TCF Bank"), is headquartered in South Dakota. References herein to "TCF Financial" refer to TCF Financial Corporation on an unconsolidated basis. At December 31, 2013, TCF had 427 branches in Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Arizona, Indiana and South Dakota (TCF's primary banking markets).

Net interest income, the difference between interest income earned on loans and leases, securities available for sale, investments and other interest-earning assets and interest paid on deposits and borrowings, represented 66.5%, 61.4% and 61.2% of TCF's total revenue in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Net interest income can change significantly from period to period based on general levels of interest rates, customer prepayment patterns, the mix of interest-earning assets and the mix of interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits and borrowings. TCF manages the risk of changes in interest rates on its net interest income through an Asset/Liability Management Committee and through related interest-rate risk monitoring and management policies. See "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" and "Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" for further discussion.

Non-interest income is a significant source of revenue for TCF and an important component of TCF's results of operations. Increasing fee and service charge revenue has been challenging as a result of changing customer behavior and the impact of recent changes in regulations. Providing a wide range of retail banking services is an integral component of TCF's business philosophy and a major strategy for generating non-interest income. Key drivers of bank fees and service charges are the number of deposit accounts and related transaction activity.

The following portions of this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("Management's Discussion and Analysis") focus in more detail on the results of operations for 2013, 2012 and 2011, and on information about TCF's balance sheet, loan and lease portfolio, liquidity, funding resources, capital and other matters.


Results of Operations

Performance Summary    TCF reported diluted earnings per common share of 82 cents for 2013, compared with diluted loss per common share of $1.37 for 2012 and diluted earnings per common share of 71 cents for 2011. TCF reported net income of $132.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared with a net loss of $218.5 million and net income of $109.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. TCF's 2012 net loss included a non-recurring net after-tax charge of $295.8 million, or $1.87 per common share, related to the repositioning of TCF's balance sheet completed in the first quarter of 2012.

On March 13, 2012, TCF announced it had repositioned its balance sheet by prepaying $3.6 billion of long-term debt and selling $1.9 billion of mortgage-backed securities. TCF's long-term, fixed-rate debt was originated at market rates that prevailed prior to the 2008 economic crisis and was significantly above market rates at the time of repositioning. In addition, in late January 2012 the Federal Reserve forecasted interest rates to remain at historically low levels through at least 2014. As a result, this action better positioned TCF for the current interest rate outlook and reduced TCF's interest rate risk.

Return on average assets was a positive .87% in 2013, compared with a negative return of 1.14% in 2012 and a positive return of .61% in 2011. Return on average common equity was a positive 8.12% in 2013, compared with a negative return of 13.33% in 2012 and a positive return of 6.32% in 2011. The negative returns on average assets and average common equity for 2012 were due to the balance sheet repositioning discussed above.

Reportable Segment Results

Lending    TCF's lending strategy is primarily to originate high credit quality secured loans and leases. The lending portfolio consists of retail lending, commercial real estate and business lending, leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance and auto finance. Lending's disciplined portfolio growth generates earning assets and, along with its fee generating capabilities, produces a significant portion of the Company's revenue. Lending generated net income available to common stockholders of $136.2 million in 2013, compared with net income of $30.9 million and $31.5 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Lending net interest income for 2013 was $568.3 million, up 8.4% from $524.4 million in 2012, which was up 11.5% from $470.2 million in 2011. These increases were primarily due to higher average balances driven by continued growth in the auto finance and inventory finance businesses, partially offset by downward pressure on yields across the lending businesses in the current low-interest rate environment.

Lending provision for credit losses totaled $115.4 million in 2013, down 53% from $245.4 million for 2012, which was up 23.8% from $198.1 million in 2011. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to decreased net charge-offs in the consumer real estate portfolio resulting from improved home values and a reduction in incidents of default, as well as decreased net charge-offs in the commercial portfolio due to improved credit quality and continued efforts to actively work out problem loans. The increase in 2012 was primarily due to the implementation of clarifying regulatory guidance on consumer loans and increased provision in the commercial portfolio as TCF aggressively addressed credit issues. See "Consolidated Income Statement Analysis – Provision for Credit Losses" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

Lending non-interest income totaled $168.4 million in 2013, up 21.6% from $138.5 million for 2012, which was up 36.8% from $101.2 million in 2011. The increases were primarily due to gains on sales of auto finance and consumer real estate loans. See "Consolidated Income Statement Analysis – Non-Interest Income" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis for further discussion.

Lending non-interest expense totaled $401.3 million in 2013, up 9.3% from $367.2 million for 2012, which was up 15.3% from $318.4 million in 2011. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to increased staff levels to support the continued growth of the auto finance business and expenses related to higher commissions based on production results and performance incentives, partially offset by reduced expenses related to fewer foreclosed consumer properties and a reduction in write-downs in balances of existing foreclosed real estate properties as a result of improved real estate property values. The increase in 2012 was primarily due to the full year impact of the acquisition of the auto finance business acquired in late 2011 as well as increased staffing levels to support the Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. program in inventory finance.

Funding    TCF's funding is primarily derived from branch banking and treasury borrowings, with a focus on building and maintaining quality customer relationships through free checking. Deposits are generated from consumers and small businesses providing a source of low-cost funds and fee income. Borrowings may be used to offset reductions in deposits or to support lending activities. Funding reported net income available to common stockholders of $17.3 million in 2013, compared with a net loss available to common stockholders of $239.3 million and net income available to common stockholders of $77.8 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The changes from 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013 were primarily due to the balance sheet repositioning completed in the first quarter of 2012.

Funding net interest income for 2013 was $237.3 million, down 8.1% from $258.3 million for 2012, which was up 11.5% from $231.6 million in 2011. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to a reduction of interest income as a result of lower levels of mortgage-backed securities. The increase in 2012 was primarily related to the reduced costs of borrowings resulting from the balance sheet repositioning, partially offset by a reduction of interest income as a result of lower levels of mortgage-backed securities.

Funding non-interest income totaled $235.2 million in 2013, down 30.6% from $338.9 million for 2012, which was down 6.0% from $360.6 million in 2011. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to higher gains on sales of securities during 2012 related to the balance sheet repositioning, lower transaction activity and higher average checking account balances per customer, partially offset by a larger account base. The decrease in 2012 was primarily due to lower banking fees and revenues related to changes in our deposit product fee structure and the full year effect of the new regulations limiting interchange fees associated with our debit card transactions.

Funding non-interest expense totaled $442.6 million in 2013, down 54.4% from $969.8 million for 2012, which was up 109.3% from $463.4 million in 2011. The changes from 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013 were primarily due to the loss on termination of debt in connection with the balance sheet repositioning.


Consolidated Income Statement Analysis

Net Interest Income    Net interest income, the difference between interest earned on loans and leases, investments and other interest-earning assets (interest income), and interest paid on deposits and borrowings (interest expense), represented 66.5% of TCF's total revenue in 2013, 61.4% in 2012 and 61.2% in 2011. Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets is referred to as the net interest margin, expressed as a percentage. Net interest income and net interest margin are affected by changes in prevailing short- and long-term interest rates, loan and deposit pricing strategies and competitive conditions, the volume and the mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the level of non-accrual loans and leases and other real estate owned, and the impact of modified loans and leases.

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The following tables summarize TCF's average balances, interest, dividends, and yields and rates on major categories of TCF's interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities on a fully tax-equivalent basis.

    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Change    
         

(Dollars in thousands)

    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yields
and
Rates
    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yields
and
Rates
    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yields and
Rates
(bps)
   
 

Assets:

                                                         

Investments and other

  $ 774,917   $ 15,318     1.98 % $ 574,422   $ 10,404     1.81 % $ 200,495   $ 4,914     17    

U.S. Government sponsored entities:

                                                         

Mortgage-backed securities, fixed rate

    648,187     18,072     2.79     1,055,868     35,143     3.33     (407,681 )   (17,071 )   (54 )  

U.S. Treasury securities

    345         .07                 345         7    

Other securities

    98     2     2.38     180     7     3.70     (82 )   (5 )   (132 )  
                               

Total securities available for sale(1)

    648,630     18,074     2.79     1,056,048     35,150     3.33     (407,418 )   (17,076 )   (54 )  
                               

Loans and leases held for sale

    155,337     11,647     7.50     46,201     3,689     7.98     109,136     7,958     (48 )  

Loans and leases:

                                                         

Consumer real estate:

                                                         

Fixed-rate

    3,746,029     217,891     5.82     4,254,039     252,233     5.93     (508,010 )   (34,342 )   (11 )  

Variable-rate

    2,703,921     138,192     5.11     2,503,473     126,158     5.04     200,448     12,034     7    
                               

Total consumer real estate

    6,449,950     356,083     5.52     6,757,512     378,391     5.60     (307,562 )   (22,308 )   (8 )  
                               

Commercial:

                                                         

Fixed- and adjustable-rate

    2,302,594     120,948     5.25     2,691,004     149,793     5.57     (388,410 )   (28,845 )   (32 )  

Variable-rate

    960,152     34,564     3.60     794,214     30,653     3.86     165,938     3,911     (26 )  
                               

Total commercial

    3,262,746     155,512     4.77     3,485,218     180,446     5.18     (222,472 )   (24,934 )   (41 )  
                               

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,260,425     162,035     4.97     3,155,946     170,991     5.42     104,479     (8,956 )   (45 )  

Inventory finance

    1,723,253     103,844     6.03     1,434,643     88,934     6.20     288,610     14,910     (17 )  

Auto finance

    907,571     43,921     4.84     296,083     17,949     6.06     611,488     25,972     (122 )  

Other

    13,088     1,060     8.10     16,549     1,332     8.05     (3,461 )   (272 )   5    
                               

Total loans and leases(2)

    15,617,033     822,455     5.27     15,145,951     838,043     5.53     471,082     (15,588 )   (26 )  
                               

Total interest-earning assets

    17,195,917     867,494     5.04     16,822,622     887,286     5.27     373,295     (19,792 )   (23 )  
                               

Other assets(3)

    1,092,681                 1,233,042                 (140,361 )              
                                                 

Total assets

  $ 18,288,598               $ 18,055,664               $ 232,934                
                                                 

Liabilities and Equity:

                                                         

Non-interest bearing deposits:

                                                         

Retail

  $ 1,442,356               $ 1,311,561               $ 130,795                

Small business

    771,827                 738,949                 32,878                

Commercial and custodial

    345,713                 317,432                 28,281                
                                                 

Total non-interest bearing deposits

    2,559,896                 2,367,942                 191,954                
                                                 

Interest-bearing deposits:

                                                         

Checking

    2,313,794     1,485     .06     2,256,237     3,105     .14     57,557     (1,620 )   (8 )  

Savings

    6,147,030     12,437     .20     6,037,939     19,834     .33     109,091     (7,397 )   (13 )  

Money market

    818,814     2,391     .29     770,104     2,859     .37     48,710     (468 )   (8 )  
                               

Subtotal

    9,279,638     16,313     .18     9,064,280     25,798     .28     215,358     (9,485 )   (10 )  

Certificates of deposit

    2,369,992     20,291     .86     1,727,859     15,189     .88     642,133     5,102     (2 )  
                               

Total interest-bearing deposits

    11,649,630     36,604     .31     10,792,139     40,987     .38     857,491     (4,383 )   (7 )  
                               

Total deposits

    14,209,526     36,604     .26     13,160,081     40,987     .31     1,049,445     (4,383 )   (5 )  
                               

Borrowings:

                                                         

Short-term borrowings

    7,685     46     .60     312,417     937     .30     (304,732 )   (891 )   30    

Long-term borrowings

    1,724,002     25,266     1.46     2,426,655     62,680     2.58     (702,653 )   (37,414 )   (112 )  
                               

Total borrowings

    1,731,687     25,312     1.46     2,739,072     63,617     2.32     (1,007,385 )   (38,305 )   (86 )  
                               

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    13,381,317     61,916     .46     13,531,211     104,604     .77     (149,894 )   (42,688 )   (31 )  
                               

Total deposits and borrowings

    15,941,213     61,916     .39     15,899,153     104,604     .66     42,060     (42,688 )   (27 )  
                               

Other liabilities

    434,763                 412,170                 22,593                
                                                 

Total liabilities

    16,375,976                 16,311,323                 64,653                
                                                 

Total TCF Financial Corp. stockholders' equity

    1,896,131                 1,729,537                 166,594                

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

    16,491                 14,804                 1,687                
                                                 

Total equity

    1,912,622                 1,744,341                 168,281                
                                                 

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 18,288,598               $ 18,055,664               $ 232,934                
                                                 

Net interest income and margin

        $ 805,578     4.68 %       $ 782,682     4.65 %       $ 22,896     3    
 
(1)
Average balances and yields of securities available for sale are based upon the historical amortized cost and exclude equity securities.
(2)
Average balances of loans and leases include non-accrual loans and leases, and are presented net of unearned income.
(3)
Includes operating leases.

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    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2011
    Change    
         

(Dollars in thousands)

    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yields
and
Rates
    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yields
and
Rates
    Average
Balance
    Interest     Yields and
Rates
(bps)
   
 

Assets:

                                                         

Investments and other

  $ 574,422   $ 10,404     1.81 % $ 820,981   $ 7,836     .95 % $ (246,559 ) $ 2,568     86    

U.S. Government sponsored entities:

                                                         

Mortgage-backed securities, fixed rate

    1,055,868     35,143     3.33     2,198,188     85,138     3.87     (1,142,320 )   (49,995 )   (54 )  

U.S. Treasury securities

                48,178     34     .07     (48,178 )   (34 )   (7 )  

Other securities

    180     7     3.70     329     16     4.86     (149 )   (9 )   (116 )  
                               

Total securities available for sale(1)

    1,056,048     35,150     3.33     2,246,695     85,188     3.79     (1,190,647 )   (50,038 )   (46 )  
                               

Loans and leases held for sale

    46,201     3,689     7.98     1,215     131     10.78     44,986     3,558     (280 )  

Loans and leases:

                                                         

Consumer real estate:

                                                         

Fixed-rate

    4,254,039     252,233     5.93     4,627,047     281,427     6.08     (373,008 )   (29,194 )   (15 )  

Variable-rate

    2,503,473     126,158     5.04     2,386,234     122,532     5.13     117,239     3,626     (9 )  
                               

Total consumer real estate

    6,757,512     378,391     5.60     7,013,281     403,959     5.76     (255,769 )   (25,568 )   (16 )  
                               

Commercial:

                                                         

Fixed- and adjustable-rate

    2,691,004     149,793     5.57     2,854,327     164,368     5.76     (163,323 )   (14,575 )   (19 )  

Variable-rate

    794,214     30,653     3.86     710,758     30,742     4.33     83,456     (89 )   (47 )  
                               

Total commercial

    3,485,218     180,446     5.18     3,565,085     195,110     5.47     (79,867 )   (14,664 )   (29 )  
                               

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,155,946     170,991     5.42     3,074,207     184,575     6.00     81,739     (13,584 )   (58 )  

Inventory finance

    1,434,643     88,934     6.20     856,271     61,583     7.19     578,372     27,351     (99 )  

Auto finance

    296,083     17,949     6.06     363     13     3.31     295,720     17,936     275    

Other

    16,549     1,332     8.05     19,324     1,702     8.81     (2,775 )   (370 )   (76 )  
                               

Total loans and leases(2)

    15,145,951     838,043     5.53     14,528,531     846,942     5.83     617,420     (8,899 )   (30 )  
                               

Total interest-earning assets

    16,822,622     887,286     5.27     17,597,422     940,097     5.34     (774,800 )   (52,811 )   (7 )  
                               

Other assets(3)

    1,233,042                 1,194,550                 38,492                
                                                 

Total assets

  $ 18,055,664               $ 18,791,972               $ (736,308 )              
                                                 

Liabilities and Equity:

                                                         

Non-interest bearing deposits:

                                                         

Retail

  $ 1,311,561               $ 1,414,659               $ (103,098 )              

Small business

    738,949                 698,903                 40,046                

Commercial and custodial

    317,432                 291,986                 25,446                
                                                 

Total non-interest bearing deposits

    2,367,942                 2,405,548                 (37,606 )              
                                                 

Interest-bearing deposits:

                                                         

Checking

    2,256,237     3,105     .14     2,114,098     4,451     .21     142,139     (1,346 )   (7 )  

Savings

    6,037,939     19,834     .33     5,671,889     28,942     .51     366,050     (9,108 )   (18 )  

Money market

    770,104     2,859     .37     658,693     2,951     .45     111,411     (92 )   (8 )  
                               

Subtotal

    9,064,280     25,798     .28     8,444,680     36,344     .43     619,600     (10,546 )   (15 )  

Certificates of deposit

    1,727,859     15,189     .88     1,103,231     8,764     .79     624,628     6,425     9    
                               

Total interest-bearing deposits

    10,792,139     40,987     .38     9,547,911     45,108     .47     1,244,228     (4,121 )   (9 )  
                               

Total deposits

    13,160,081     40,987     .31     11,953,459     45,108     .38     1,206,622     (4,121 )   (7 )  
                               

Borrowings:

                                                         

Short-term borrowings

    312,417     937     .30     49,442     171     .35     262,975     766     (5 )  

Long-term borrowings

    2,426,655     62,680     2.58     4,500,564     192,984     4.29     (2,073,909 )   (130,304 )   (171 )  
                               

Total borrowings

    2,739,072     63,617     2.32     4,550,006     193,155     4.24     (1,810,934 )   (129,538 )   (192 )  
                               

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    13,531,211     104,604     .77     14,097,917     238,263     1.69     (566,706 )   (133,659 )   (92 )  
                               

Total deposits and borrowings

    15,899,153     104,604     .66     16,503,465     238,263     1.44     (604,312 )   (133,659 )   (78 )  
                               

Other liabilities

    412,170                 551,206                 (139,036 )              
                                                 

Total liabilities

    16,311,323                 17,054,671                 (743,348 )              
                                                 

Total TCF Financial Corp. stockholders' equity

    1,729,537                 1,729,660                 (123 )              

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

    14,804                 7,641                 7,163                
                                                 

Total equity

    1,744,341                 1,737,301                 7,040                
                                                 

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 18,055,664               $ 18,791,972               $ (736,308 )              
                                                 

Net interest income and margin

        $ 782,682     4.65 %       $ 701,834     3.99 %       $ 80,848     66    
 
(1)
Average balances and yields of securities available for sale are based upon the historical amortized cost and exclude equity securities.
(2)
Average balances of loans and leases include non-accrual loans and leases, and are presented net of unearned income.
(3)
Includes operating leases.

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The following table presents the components of the changes in net interest income by volume and rate.

    Year Ended
December 31, 2013
Versus Same Period in 2012
    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
Versus Same Period in 2011
   
         

    Increase (Decrease) Due to     Increase (Decrease) Due to    
         

(In thousands)

    Volume(1)     Rate(1)     Total     Volume(1)     Rate(1)     Total    
     

Interest income:

                                       

Investments and other

  $ 3,903   $ 1,011   $ 4,914   $ (2,883 ) $ 5,451   $ 2,568    

U.S. Government sponsored entities:

                                       

Mortgage-backed securities, fixed rate

    (12,018 )   (5,053 )   (17,071 )   (39,388 )   (10,607 )   (49,995 )  

U.S. Treasury Securities

                (34 )       (34 )  

Other securities

    (2 )   (3 )   (5 )   (6 )   (3 )   (9 )  

Total securities available for sale

    (12,008 )   (5,068 )   (17,076 )   (40,689 )   (9,349 )   (50,038 )  

Loans and leases held for sale

    8,227     (269 )   7,958     3,591     (33 )   3,558    

Loans and leases:

                                       

Consumer home equity:

                                       

Fixed-rate

    (29,117 )   (5,225 )   (34,342 )   (22,841 )   (6,353 )   (29,194 )  

Variable-rate

    10,545     1,489     12,034     5,596     (1,970 )   3,626    

Total consumer real estate

    (16,296 )   (6,012 )   (22,308 )   (15,072 )   (10,496 )   (25,568 )  

Commercial:

                                       

Fixed- and adjustable-rate

    (20,506 )   (8,339 )   (28,845 )   (9,439 )   (5,136 )   (14,575 )  

Variable-rate

    6,150     (2,239 )   3,911     3,383     (3,472 )   (89 )  

Total commercial

    (10,921 )   (14,013 )   (24,934 )   (4,475 )   (10,189 )   (14,664 )  

Leasing and equipment finance

    5,527     (14,483 )   (8,956 )   4,776     (18,360 )   (13,584 )  

Inventory finance

    17,703     (2,793 )   14,910     36,609     (9,258 )   27,351    

Auto finance

    30,367     (4,395 )   25,972     17,869     67     17,936    

Other

    (277 )   5     (272 )   (233 )   (137 )   (370 )  

Total loans and leases

    26,280     (41,868 )   (15,588 )   34,374     (43,273 )   (8,899 )  

Total interest income

    20,023     (39,815 )   (19,792 )   (42,714 )   (10,097 )   (52,811 )  

Interest expense:

                                       

Checking

    78     (1,698 )   (1,620 )   279     (1,625 )   (1,346 )  

Savings

    354     (7,751 )   (7,397 )   1,754     (10,862 )   (9,108 )  

Money market

    174     (642 )   (468 )   460     (552 )   (92 )  

Certificates of deposit

    5,538     (436 )   5,102     5,341     1,084     6,425    

Borrowings:

                                       

Short-term borrowings

    (1,368 )   477     (891 )   792     (26 )   766    

Long-term borrowings

    (14,988 )   (22,426 )   (37,414 )   (69,951 )   (60,353 )   (130,304 )  

Total borrowings

    (19,062 )   (19,243 )   (38,305 )   (60,665 )   (68,873 )   (129,538 )  

Total interest expense

    (1,143 )   (41,545 )   (42,688 )   (9,230 )   (124,429 )   (133,659 )  

Net interest income

  $ 18,806   $ 4,090   $ 22,896   $ (32,277 ) $ 113,125   $ 80,848    
 
(1)
Changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate. Changes due to volume and rate are calculated independently for each line item presented.

Net interest income, including the impact of tax-equivalent adjustments of $3 million, was $805.6 million for 2013, an increase of 2.9% from $782.7 million in 2012, which was up 11.5% from $701.8 million in 2011. The increase in net interest income in 2013 was primarily driven by higher average loan and lease balances in the auto finance and inventory finance businesses as well as the balance sheet repositioning which resulted in a reduction to the cost of borrowings, partially offset by a reduction of interest income on lower levels of mortgage-backed securities. This increase was partially offset by downward pressure on yields across the lending businesses in this low interest rate environment as well as lower average balances of commercial fixed-rate loans due to run-off exceeding originations and lower average balances of consumer real estate loans driven by run-off in the first mortgage real estate business and ongoing loan sales. The increase in net interest income in 2012 was primarily due to the balance sheet repositioning completed in the first quarter of 2012. Additionally, net interest income increased due to higher average loan balances in the auto finance, inventory finance, and leasing and equipment finance businesses, partially offset by reduced interest income due to both lower yields and lower average balances of consumer real estate and commercial loans.

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Net interest margin was 4.68%, 4.65% and 3.99% for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to the balance sheet repositioning, partially offset by downward pressure on origination yields in the lending businesses due to the low interest rate environment as well as a shift in commercial real estate from higher yielding fixed-rate loans to lower yielding variable-rate loans due to marketplace demand. The increase in 2012 was primarily due to lower average cost of borrowings due to the effects of the balance sheet repositioning, partially offset by a reduction in interest income on mortgage-backed securities and rate compression as the leasing and equipment finance and inventory finance portfolios re-priced in the low rate environment.

Provision for Credit Losses    The provision for credit losses is calculated as part of the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses which is a critical accounting estimate. TCF's methodologies for determining and allocating the allowance for loan and lease losses and the related provision for credit losses focus on historical trends in net charge-offs, delinquencies in the loan and lease portfolio, value of collateral, general economic conditions and management's assessment of credit risk in the current loan and lease portfolio.

The following table summarizes the composition of TCF's provision for credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

    Year Ended December 31,     Change    
         

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013           2012           2011           2013/2012     2012/2011    
     

Consumer real estate

  $ 87,100     73.6 % $ 178,496     72.1 % $ 163,696     81.5 % $ (91,396 )   (51.2 )% $ 14,800     9.0 %  

Commercial

    12,515     10.6     43,498     17.6     25,555     12.7     (30,983 )   (71.2 )   17,943     70.2    

Leasing and equipment finance

    1,005     .8     10,054     4.1     7,395     3.7     (9,049 )   (90.0 )   2,659     36.0    

Inventory finance

    1,949     1.6     6,060     2.4     1,318     .7     (4,111 )   (67.8 )   4,742     N.M .  

Auto finance

    13,215     11.2     6,726     2.7             6,489     96.5     6,726     N.M .  

Other

    2,584     2.2     2,609     1.1     2,879     1.4     (25 )   (1.0 )   (270 )   (9.4 )  
                     

Total

  $ 118,368     100.0 % $ 247,443     100.0 % $ 200,843     100.0 % $ (129,075 )   (52.2 ) $ 46,600     23.2    
 

N.M. Not Meaningful

   

TCF provided $118.4 million for credit losses in 2013, compared with $247.4 million in 2012 and $200.8 million in 2011. The decrease in provision expense during 2013 was primarily due to decreased net charge-offs in the consumer real estate portfolio due to improved home values and a reduction in incidents of default, the decreased net charge-offs in the commercial portfolio due to improved credit quality and continued efforts to actively work out problem loans, and the impact of the clarifying bankruptcy-related regulatory guidance related to consumer loans adopted in 2012. The increase in provision expense during 2012 was primarily due to $36.9 million related to the impact of clarifying bankruptcy-related regulatory guidance adopted in 2012 (see Consolidated Financial Condition Analysis – Credit Quality for a discussion about the bankruptcy-related guidance), and increased provision in the commercial portfolio as TCF aggressively addressed non-accrual loans and leases and classified loans.

Net loan and lease charge-offs were $126.4 million, or .81% of average loans and leases, in 2013, compared with $233.8 million, or 1.54% of average loans and leases, in 2012 and $211 million, or 1.45% of average loans and leases, in 2011. The 2013 decrease was primarily due to improved credit quality in the consumer real estate portfolio as home values increased and incidents of default decreased, as well as improved credit quality in the commercial portfolio and continued efforts to actively work out problem loans. The decrease was further driven by the impact of the clarifying bankruptcy-related regulatory guidance adopted in 2012. The 2012 increase from 2011 was primarily driven by net charge-offs of $49.3 million in the consumer real estate portfolio related to the impact of clarifying bankruptcy-related regulatory guidance previously discussed.

Also see "Consolidated Financial Condition Analysis – Credit Quality – Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.

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Non-Interest Income    Non-interest income is a significant source of revenue for TCF, representing 33.5%, 38.6% and 38.8% of total revenues in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is an important factor in TCF's results of operations. Fees and other revenue were $403.1 million for 2013, compared with $388.2 million and $437.2 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The following table summarizes the components of non-interest income.

    Year Ended December 31,     Compound Annual
Growth Rate
   
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     1-Year
2013/2012
    5-Year
2013/2008
   
 

Fees and service charges

  $ 166,606   $ 177,953   $ 219,363   $ 273,181   $ 286,908     (6.4 )%   (9.3 )%  

Card revenue

    51,920     52,638     96,147     111,067     104,770     (1.4 )   (12.8 )  

ATM revenue

    22,656     24,181     27,927     29,836     30,438     (6.3 )   (7.0 )  
                 

Subtotal

    241,182     254,772     343,437     414,084     422,116     (5.3 )   (9.9 )  

Leasing and equipment finance

    92,037     92,721     89,167     89,194     69,113     (.7 )   10.7    

Gains on sales of auto loans

    29,699     22,101     1,133             34.4     N.M .  

Gains on sales of consumer real estate loans

    21,692     5,413                 N.M .   N.M .  

Other

    18,484     13,184     3,434     5,584     5,239     40.2     8.8    
                 

Fees and other revenue

    403,094     388,191     437,171     508,862     496,468     3.8     (3.2 )  
                 

Gains on securities, net

    964     102,232     7,263     29,123     29,387     (99.1 )   (43.0 )  
                 

Total non-interest income

  $ 404,058   $ 490,423   $ 444,434   $ 537,985   $ 525,855     (17.6 )   (4.1 )  
                 

Fees and other revenue as a percentage of total revenue

    33.4 %   30.6 %   38.2 %   41.1 %   42.8 %              
 

N.M. Not Meaningful

   

Fees and Service Charges    Banking and service fees totaled $166.6 million in 2013, compared with $178 million and $219.4 million for 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to lower transaction activity and higher average checking account balances per customer, partially offset by a larger account base. The decrease in 2012 was primarily due to the elimination of the monthly maintenance fee with the reintroduction of free checking in the second quarter of 2012 and a lower number of accounts.

Card Revenue    Card revenue, primarily interchange fees, totaled $51.9 million in 2013, compared with $52.6 million and $96.1 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to lower card transaction volume. The decrease in 2012 was primarily due to a decrease in the average interchange rate per transaction as a result of the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act, which took effect during the fourth quarter of 2011.

TCF is the 14th largest issuer of Visa consumer debit cards and the 13th largest issuer of Visa small business debit cards in the United States, based on payment volume for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as provided by Visa. TCF earns interchange revenue from customer card transactions paid primarily by merchants, not TCF's customers. Card revenue represented 21.5%, 20.7% and 28% of banking fee revenue for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Gains on Sales of Auto Loans    TCF sold $795.3 million of auto loans and recognized $29.7 million in associated gains during 2013, compared to sales of $536.7 million and $37.4 million of auto loans with recognized associated gains of $22.1 million and $1.1 million during 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increases in sales were primarily due to the continued growth of the auto finance business as TCF continues to sell a percentage of its originations each quarter.

Gains on Sales of Consumer Real Estate Loans    TCF sold $763.1 million and $161.8 million of consumer real estate loans and recognized gains of $21.7 million and $5.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. There were no sales of consumer real estate loans during the year ended December 31, 2011.

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The following table presents the components of other non-interest income.

    At December 31,     Compound Annual
Growth Rate
   
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     1-Year
2013/2012
    5-Year
2013/2008
   
 

Servicing fee income

  $ 11,316   $ 6,235   $ 484   $   $     81.5 %   N.M .%  

Investments and insurance

    1,025     920     1,105     1,111     643     11.4     (35.8 )  

Other

    6,143     6,029     1,845     4,473     4,596     1.9     37.6    
                 

Total other non-interest income

  $ 18,484   $ 13,184   $ 3,434   $ 5,584   $ 5,239     40.2     8.8    
 

N.M. Not meaningful.

   

Other Non-Interest Income    Total other non-interest income totaled $18.5 million in 2013, compared with $13.2 million and $3.4 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to higher servicing fee income related to the continued growth of the auto finance managed loans portfolio. The increase in 2012 was primarily driven by servicing fee income related to the full year impact of the acquisition of the auto finance business acquired in late 2011 and growth in the auto finance managed loans portfolio.

Gains on Securities, Net    During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, TCF recognized $964 thousand, $102.2 million and $7.3 million, respectively, in gains related to sales of securities primarily driven by the sales of mortgage-backed securities. The gains in 2012 include $90.2 million related to sales of mortgage-backed securities (including a pre-tax net gain of $77 million as a result of the balance sheet repositioning) and a pre-tax net gain of $13.1 million as a result of the sale of Visa Class B stock.

Non-Interest Expense    Non-interest expense decreased $517.3 million, or 38%, in 2013, increased $598.1 million, or 78.2%, in 2012, and increased $8.1 million, or 1.1%, in 2011. The changes from 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013 were primarily due to the loss on termination of debt in connection with the balance sheet repositioning. The following table presents the components of non-interest expense.

    Year Ended December 31,     Compound Annual
Growth Rate
   
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     1-Year
2013/2012
    5-Year
2013/2008
   
 

Compensation and employee benefits

  $ 429,188   $ 393,841   $ 348,792   $ 346,072   $ 345,868     9.0 %   3.3 %  

Occupancy and equipment

    134,694     130,792     126,437     126,551     126,292     3.0     1.0    

FDIC insurance

    32,066     30,425     28,747     23,584     19,109     5.4     60.7    

Operating lease depreciation

    24,500     25,378     30,007     37,106     22,368     (3.5 )   7.0    

Advertising and marketing

    19,132     16,572     10,034     13,062     17,134     15.4     (.0 )  

Deposit account premiums

    2,345     8,669     22,891     17,304     30,682     (72.9 )   (32.6 )  

Other

    167,777     163,897     145,489     146,253     142,817     2.4     2.8    
                 

Subtotal

    809,702     769,574     712,397     709,932     704,270     5.2     3.1    

Loss on termination of debt

        550,735                 (100.0 )   N.M .  

Branch realignment

    8,869                     N.M .   N.M .  

Foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets, net

    27,950     41,358     49,238     40,385     31,886     (32.4 )   7.8    

FDIC special assessment

                    8,362     N.M .   N.M .  

Other credit costs, net

    (1,252 )   887     2,816     6,018     12,137     N.M .   N.M .  
                 

Total non-interest expense

  $ 845,269   $ 1,362,554   $ 764,451   $ 756,335   $ 756,655     (38.0 )   3.3    
 

N.M. Not meaningful.

   

Compensation and Employee Benefits    Compensation and employee benefits expense totaled $429.2 million, $393.8 million and $348.8 million during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to increased staff levels to support the growth of auto finance and expenses related to higher commissions based on production results and performance incentives. The increase in 2012 was primarily due to the impact of the acquisition of the auto finance business acquired in late 2011 and increased staffing levels to support growth in the inventory finance business.

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FDIC Insurance    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") premium expense totaled $32.1 million, $30.4 million and $28.7 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to a higher overall assessment base. The increase in 2012 was primarily the result of changes in the FDIC insurance rate calculations for banks with over $10 billion in total assets, implemented in April 2011.

Advertising, Marketing and Deposit Account Premiums    Advertising and marketing expenses increased to $19.1 million in 2013, compared with $16.6 million in 2012 and $10 million in 2011. Deposit account premiums expense decreased to $2.3 million in 2013, compared with $8.7 million in 2012 and $22.9 million in 2011. The increases in advertising and marketing expenses and the decreases in deposit account premiums for 2013 and 2012 are attributable to TCF's shift in checking account acquisition strategy with the reintroduction of free checking, which replaced the use of deposit account premiums and focused on advertising the free checking product.

Other Non-Interest Expense    Other non-interest expense totaled $167.8 million in 2013, compared to $163.9 million and $145.5 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to an increase in regulatory compliance costs and increased loan and lease processing expense in the consumer real estate and auto finance businesses. The 2012 increase was primarily due to a $10 million accrual for the civil money penalty assessed pursuant to previously disclosed deficiencies in TCF's Bank Secrecy Act compliance program.

Loss on Termination of Debt    In connection with the balance sheet repositioning, TCF restructured $3.6 billion of long-term borrowings that had a 4.3% weighted average rate, at a pre-tax loss of $550.7 million. As part of the debt restructuring, TCF replaced $2.1 billion of 4.4% weighted average fixed rate, FHLB advances with a mix of floating and fixed-rate, long-and short-term borrowings with a current weighted average rate of .5%, terminated $1.5 billion of 4.2% weighted average fixed-rate borrowings under repurchase agreements, and sold $1.9 billion of mortgage-backed securities at a pre-tax gain of $77 million.

Branch Realignment    TCF executed a realignment of its retail banking system to support its strategic initiatives, which resulted in a pre-tax charge of $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. The consolidation of 37 branches in Illinois and nine branches in Minnesota (eight in-store branches and one traditional branch) is expected to occur in March 2014. The ongoing benefit of this branch realignment is expected to exceed the pre-tax charges, together with the estimated financial impact of related ongoing account attrition, in less than 12 months.

Foreclosed Real Estate and Repossessed Assets, Net    Foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets expense, net totaled $28 million in 2013, compared to $41.4 million in 2012 and $49.2 million in 2011. The decrease in 2013 was primarily due to reduced expenses related to fewer foreclosed consumer properties primarily driven by a portfolio sale during the first quarter of 2013, a decrease in additions to foreclosed consumer properties, and lower write-downs to existing foreclosed real estate properties as a result of improved real estate property values. The decrease in 2012 was primarily due to lower write-downs on consumer real estate properties as a result of a decrease in the number of properties owned and the associated expenses.

Income Taxes    Income tax expense represented 34.7% of income before income tax expense in 2013, compared with income tax benefit of 39.1% of loss before income tax benefit in 2012 and income tax expense of 36% of income before income tax expense in 2011. The lower effective income tax rate for 2013 compared with 2011 is primarily due to the 2013 decision to indefinitely reinvest foreign earnings. The higher effective income tax rate for 2012 was primarily due to the 2012 pre-tax loss compared with pre-tax income in 2011 and 2013.


Consolidated Financial Condition Analysis

Securities Available for Sale    Securities available for sale were $551.1 million, or 3% of total assets, at December 31, 2013, as compared to $712.1 million, or 3.9% of total assets, at December 31, 2012. TCF's securities available for sale portfolio primarily consists of fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Net unrealized pre-tax losses on securities available for sale totaled $43 million at December 31, 2013, compared with net unrealized pre-tax gains of $18.8 million at December 31, 2012. During 2013, TCF transferred $9.3 million in available for sale mortgage-backed securities to held to maturity, reflecting TCF's intent to hold those securities to maturity. During March 2012, as part of TCF's balance sheet repositioning, the Company sold $1.9 billion of U.S. government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities at a gain of $77 million. TCF may, from time to time, sell treasury and agency securities and utilize the proceeds to reduce borrowings, fund growth in loans and leases or for other corporate purposes.

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Loans and Leases    The following tables set forth information about loans and leases held in TCF's portfolio.

    At December 31,     Compound Annual
Growth Rate
   
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     1-Year
2013/2012
    5-Year
2013/2008
   
 

Consumer real estate:

                                             

First mortgage lien

  $ 3,766,421   $ 4,239,524   $ 4,742,423   $ 4,893,887   $ 4,961,347     (11.2 )%   (5.1 )%  

Junior lien

    2,572,905     2,434,977     2,152,868     2,262,194     2,319,222     5.7     1.2    
                 

Total consumer real estate

    6,339,326     6,674,501     6,895,291     7,156,081     7,280,569     (5.0 )   (2.8 )  

Commercial:

                                             

Commercial real estate

    2,743,697     3,080,942     3,198,698     3,328,216     3,269,003     (10.9 )   (1.7 )  

Commercial business

    404,655     324,293     250,794     317,987     449,516     24.8     (4.4 )  
                 

Total commercial

    3,148,352     3,405,235     3,449,492     3,646,203     3,718,519     (7.5 )   (2.0 )  

Leasing and equipment finance(1)

    3,428,755     3,198,017     3,142,259     3,154,478     3,071,429     7.2     6.6    

Inventory finance

    1,664,377     1,567,214     624,700     792,354     468,805     6.2     N.M    

Auto finance

    1,239,386     552,833     3,628             124.2     N.M    

Other

    26,743     27,924     34,885     39,188     51,422     (4.2 )   (15.6 )  
                 

Total loans and leases

  $ 15,846,939   $ 15,425,724   $ 14,150,255   $ 14,788,304   $ 14,590,744     2.7     3.5    
 

N.M. Not Meaningful.

(1)
Operating leases of $77.7 million, $82.9 million, $69.6 million, $77.4 million, and $105.9 million at December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, are included in other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.


(In thousands)

    At December 31, 2013    
 

Geographic Distribution:

    Consumer
Real Estate
    Commercial     Leasing and
Equipment
Finance(1)
    Inventory
Finance
    Auto
Finance
    Other     Total    
 

Minnesota

  $ 2,234,964   $ 793,223   $ 99,102   $ 46,618   $ 25,273   $ 11,853   $ 3,211,033    

Illinois

    1,797,317     600,685     112,731     41,240     71,838     6,636     2,630,447    

Michigan

    638,736     545,508     140,945     52,002     21,881     2,615     1,401,687    

California

    435,893     37,023     487,849     49,898     240,284     28     1,250,975    

Wisconsin

    359,900     598,353     65,789     47,502     10,211     1,432     1,083,187    

Colorado

    483,230     165,011     54,763     18,979     25,610     4,093     751,686    

Texas

    220     15,945     292,187     126,263     77,483     5     512,103    

Canada

            1,445     498,538             499,983    

Florida

    1,139     42,451     147,906     61,025     59,983     41     312,545    

New York

    2,000         170,741     54,913     45,101     36     272,791    

Ohio

    4,093     53,292     138,150     37,516     21,917         254,968    

Pennsylvania

    15,879         142,729     46,759     40,146     10     245,523    

North Carolina

    220     8,087     127,306     32,903     48,824         217,340    

Arizona

    50,810     35,269     74,420     10,066     39,243     303     210,111    

New Jersey

    11,261     4,383     119,861     18,094     45,382         198,981    

Washington

    91,668     8,488     53,139     20,417     23,972     9     197,693    

Georgia

    969     11,569     87,607     29,525     63,751         193,421    

Other

    211,027     229,065     1,112,085     472,119     378,487     (318 )   2,402,465    
 

Total

  $ 6,339,326   $ 3,148,352   $ 3,428,755   $ 1,664,377   $ 1,239,386   $ 26,743   $ 15,846,939    
 
(1)
Excludes operating leases included in other assets.

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Loans and leases outstanding at December 31, 2013, are shown by contractual maturity in the following table.

    At December 31, 2013(1)    
     

(In thousands)

    Consumer
Real Estate
    Commercial     Leasing and
Equipment
Finance(2)
    Inventory
Finance
    Auto
Finance
    Other     Total    
 

Amounts due:

                                             

Within 1 year

  $ 194,989   $ 495,220   $ 1,184,978   $ 1,664,377   $ 232,159   $ 6,181   $ 3,777,904    

1 to 2 years

    167,468     437,091     868,422         243,509     2,490     1,718,980    

2 to 3 years

    187,989     423,873     641,794         249,952     1,857     1,505,465    

3 to 5 years

    396,466     1,192,043     627,989         427,592     2,624     2,646,714    

5 to 10 years

    1,038,733     587,582     105,572         86,174     4,025     1,822,086    

10 to 15 years

    1,063,618     10,778                 2,220     1,076,616    

Over 15 years

    3,290,063     1,765                 7,346     3,299,174    
 

Total after 1 year

    6,144,337     2,653,132     2,243,777         1,007,227     20,562     12,069,035    
 

Total

  $ 6,339,326   $ 3,148,352   $ 3,428,755   $ 1,664,377   $ 1,239,386   $ 26,743   $ 15,846,939    
 

Amounts due after 1 year on:

                                             

Fixed-rate loans and leases

  $ 3,370,974   $ 1,711,065   $ 2,231,892   $   $ 1,007,227   $ 20,220   $ 8,341,378    

Variable- and adjustable-rate loans(3)

    2,773,363     942,067     11,885             342     3,727,657    
 

Total after 1 year

  $ 6,144,337   $ 2,653,132   $ 2,243,777   $   $ 1,007,227   $ 20,562   $ 12,069,035    
 
(1)
Gross of deferred fees and costs. This table does not include the effect of prepayments, which is an important consideration in management's interest-rate risk analysis. Company experience indicates that loans and leases remain outstanding for significantly shorter periods than their contractual terms.
(2)
Excludes operating leases included in other assets.
(3)
Excludes fixed-term amounts under lines of credit which are included in the line item Fixed-rate loans and leases.

Consumer Real Estate    TCF's consumer real estate loan portfolio represented 40% of its total loan and lease portfolio at December 31, 2013, down 3.3% from 43.3% at December 31, 2012. TCF's consumer real estate portfolio is secured by mortgages on residential real estate. At December 31, 2013, 59.4% of loan balances were secured by first mortgages and 40.6% were secured by second mortgages with an average loan size of $111 thousand secured by first mortgages and $43 thousand secured by second mortgages. At December 31, 2013, 44.2% of the consumer real estate portfolio carried a variable interest rate tied to the prime rate, compared with 40.7% at December 31, 2012.

At December 31, 2013, 63.7% of TCF's consumer real estate loan balance consisted of closed-end loans, compared with 68.1% at December 31, 2012. TCF's closed-end consumer real estate loans require payments of principal and interest over a fixed term. The average home value, which is based on original appraisal value, was $319 thousand as of December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, 87% and 93.3% of TCF's consumer real estate loans were in TCF's primary banking markets. TCF's consumer real estate lines of credit require regular payments of interest and do not currently require regular payments of principal. The average Fair Isaac Corporation ("FICO®") credit score at loan origination for the retail lending portfolio was 723 as of December 31, 2013, and 729 as of December 31, 2012. As part of TCF's credit risk monitoring, TCF obtains updated FICO score information quarterly. The average updated FICO score for the retail lending portfolio was 717 at December 31, 2013 and 727 December 31, 2012.

TCF's consumer real estate underwriting standards are intended to produce adequately secured loans to customers with good credit scores at the origination date. Beginning in 2008, TCF generally has not made new loans in excess of 90% loan-to-value ("LTV") at origination. TCF did not originate or purchase from brokers 2/28 adjustable-rate mortgages ("ARM") or Option ARM loans. TCF also has not originated consumer real estate loans with multiple payment options or loans with "teaser" interest rates. However, loans at lower LTV ratios have been originated to borrowers with FICO scores below 620 in the normal course of lending to customers. At December 31, 2013, 43.1% of the consumer real estate loan balance had been originated since January 1, 2009 with net charge-offs of .2%. TCF's consumer real estate portfolio is subject to the risk of falling home values and to the general economic environment, particularly unemployment.

At December 31, 2013, total consumer real estate lines of credit outstanding were $2.5 billion, up from $2.4 billion at December 31, 2012. Outstanding balances on consumer real estate lines of credit were 66.5% of total lines of credit in 2013 compared to 65.6% in 2012. Home equity lines of credit were $2.3 billion at December 31, 2013, of which 10.2% will reach maturity or draw period end prior to 2021.

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Commercial Lending    Commercial real estate loans decreased $337.2 million from December 31, 2012 to $2.7 billion at December 31, 2013. Variable and adjustable-rate loans represented 45.7% of commercial real estate loans outstanding at December 31, 2013, compared with 40% at December 31, 2012. Commercial business loans increased $80.4 million to $404.7 million at December 31, 2013. The overall decrease in commercial lending was due to run-off exceeding new originations as well as continued efforts to actively work out problem loans. With an emphasis on secured lending, 99% of TCF's commercial real estate and commercial business loans were secured either by properties or other business assets at both December 31, 2013 and 2012. As of December 31, 2013, 88.7% of TCF's commercial real estate loans outstanding were secured by properties located in its primary banking markets, compared with 90.8% as of December 31, 2012.

The following table summarizes TCF's commercial real estate loan portfolio by property and loan type.

    At December 31,    
     

    2013     2012    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    Number
of Loans
    Permanent     Construction and
Development
    Total     Number
of Loans
    Permanent     Construction and
Development
    Total    
 

Multi-family housing

    644   $ 899,604   $ 48,395   $ 947,999     819   $ 958,892   $ 65,735   $ 1,024,627    

Retail services(1)

    299     558,739     10,804     569,543     385     724,408     3,670     728,078    

Office buildings

    162     349,534     2,034     351,568     204     438,460     14,630     453,090    

Warehouse/industrial buildings

    164     306,322         306,322     204     317,673     21,033     338,706    

Health care facilities

    54     193,384     33,516     226,900     46     163,289     3,735     167,024    

Hotels and motels

    32     165,537     2,710     168,247     35     183,138         183,138    

Residential home builders

    15     13,196     8,245     21,441     18     21,419     9,212     30,631    

Other

    75     118,357     33,320     151,677     88     127,570     28,078     155,648    
 

Total

    1,445   $ 2,604,673   $ 139,024   $ 2,743,697     1,799   $ 2,934,849   $ 146,093   $ 3,080,942    
 
(1)
Primarily retail shopping centers and stores, convenience stores, gas stations, restaurants and automobile dealerships.

Leasing and Equipment Finance    The following table summarizes TCF's leasing and equipment finance portfolio by equipment type, excluding operating leases.

    At December 31,    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Equipment Type

    Balance     Percent
of Total
    Balance     Percent
of Total
   
 

Specialty vehicles

  $ 849,150     24.8 % $ 765,705     23.9 %  

Manufacturing

    407,478     11.9     439,752     13.8    

Construction

    400,425     11.7     334,940     10.5    

Medical

    393,337     11.5     418,958     13.1    

Golf cart and turf

    327,141     9.5     303,551     9.5    

Technology and data processing

    260,849     7.6     260,829     8.2    

Furniture and fixtures

    212,857     6.2     163,934     5.1    

Trucks and trailers

    150,266     4.4     97,497     3.0    

Agricultural

    98,582     2.9     79,686     2.5    

Other

    328,670     9.5     333,165     10.4    
 

Total

  $ 3,428,755     100.0 % $ 3,198,017     100.0 %  
 

The leasing and equipment finance portfolio was $3.4 billion at December 31, 2013, compared with $3.2 billion as of December 31, 2012, and consisted of $1.9 billion of leases and $1.5 billion of loans. Loan and lease originations for leasing and equipment finance totaled $1.7 billion for 2013, an increase of 2% from 2012. The uninstalled backlog of approved transactions was $454.4 million at December 31, 2013, compared with $443.1 million at December 31, 2012. The average size of transactions originated during 2013 was $115 thousand, compared with $106 thousand during 2012. TCF's leasing and equipment finance activity is subject to risk of cyclical downturns and other adverse economic developments. In an adverse economic environment, there may be a decline in the demand for some types of equipment, resulting in a decline in the amount of new equipment being placed into service as well as a decline in equipment values for equipment previously placed in service. Declines in the value of leased equipment increase the potential for impairment losses and credit losses due to diminished collateral value, and may result in lower sales-type revenue at the end of the contractual lease term. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Policies Related to Critical Accounting Policies for information on lease accounting.

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At December 31, 2013 and 2012, $68.5 million and $63.9 million, respectively, of TCF's lease portfolio was discounted with third-party financial institutions on a non-recourse basis, which is recorded in long-term borrowings. The leasing and equipment finance portfolio tables above present lease residuals including lease residuals related to non-recourse debt. Lease residuals represent the estimated fair value of the leased equipment at the expiration of the initial term of the transaction and are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Any downward revisions in estimated fair value are recorded to expense in the periods in which they become known. At December 31, 2013, lease residuals totaled $108.2 million, or 9.07% of original equipment value, including $15.2 million related to non-recourse sales, compared with $118 million, or 9.74% of original equipment value, including $14.8 million related to non-recourse sales at December 31, 2012.

TCF Inventory Finance    The following table summarizes TCF's inventory finance portfolio by marketing segment.

    At December 31,    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Marketing Segment

    Balance     Percent
of Total
    Balance     Percent
of Total
   
 

Powersports

  $ 929,111     55.8 % $ 943,704     60.2 %  

Lawn and garden

    298,415     18.0     339,224     21.7    

Electronics and appliances

    57,264     3.4     50,394     3.2    

Other

    379,587     22.8     233,892     14.9    
 

Total

  $ 1,664,377     100.0 % $ 1,567,214     100.0 %  
 

Inventory finance continued to expand its core programs during 2013, with an increase in the total portfolio to $1.7 billion, or 10.5% of total loans and leases, at December 31, 2013, compared with $1.6 billion, or 10.2% at December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily due to continued growth in new dealer relationships within the other industries segment. Inventory finance originations decreased to $5.1 billion in 2013 compared to $5.2 billion in 2012.

Auto Finance    TCF's auto finance loan portfolio represented 7.8% of TCF's total loan and lease portfolio at December 31, 2013, compared with 3.6% at December 31, 2012. The auto finance portfolio increased significantly in 2013 to $1.2 billion from $552.8 million at December 31, 2012, due to continued growth as TCF expands the number of active dealers in its network by expanding its sales force in existing territories. As of December 31, 2013, the auto finance network included nearly 8,500 active dealers in 45 states, compared with nearly 6,200 active dealers in 43 states as of December 31, 2012. The auto finance portfolio consisted of 23.3% new car loans and 76.7% used car loans at December 31, 2013. Auto finance also increased its portfolio of managed loans, which includes portfolio loans, loans held for sale, and loans sold and serviced for others, to $2.4 billion at December 31, 2013, from $1.3 billion at December 31, 2012.

Credit Quality    The following tables summarize TCF's loan and lease portfolio based on what TCF believes are the most important credit quality data that should be used to understand the overall condition of the portfolio. Accruing classified loans and leases have well-defined weaknesses, but may never become non-accrual or result in a loss. The following items should be considered throughout the credit quality section.

    Within the performing loans and leases, TCF classifies customers within regulatory classification guidelines. Loans and leases that are "classified" are loans or leases that management has concerns regarding the ability of the borrowers to meet existing loan or lease terms and conditions, but may never become non-performing or result in a loss.

    Loans that are 60+ days delinquent have a higher potential to become non-performing and generally are a leading indicator for future charge-off trends.

    Troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs") are loans to troubled borrowers that have been modified such that TCF has granted a concession in terms to improve the likelihood of collection of all principal and modified interest owed.

    Non-accrual loans and leases have been charged down to the estimated fair value of the collateral less selling costs, or reserved for expected loss upon workout.

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Included in Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information, are disclosures of loans considered to be "impaired" for accounting purposes. Consumer real estate TDR loans are evaluated separately in TCF's allowance methodology. Commercial TDR loans are individually evaluated for impairment. Impairment is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows or for collateral dependent loans at the fair value of collateral less selling expense; however, if payment or satisfaction of the loan is dependent on the operation, rather than the sale, of the collateral, the impairment does not include selling costs. Impaired loans comprise a portion of non-accrual loans and accruing TDR loans and therefore are not additive to the information in the table below. Impaired loan accounting policies prescribe specific methodologies for determining a portion of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Loan modifications to troubled borrowers are not reported as TDR loans in the calendar years after modification if the loans were modified with an interest rate equal to or greater than the yields of new loan originations with comparable risk at the time of restructuring, and if the loan is performing based on the restructured terms; however, these loans are still considered impaired and follow TCF's impaired loan reserve policies. In addition, TCF has modified certain loans and leases to troubled borrowers which are not considered TDR loans because a concession was not granted. These other modified loans and leases totaled $10 million and $6.1 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table provides a summary of accruing loans and leases by portfolio and regulatory classification, non-accrual loans and leases by portfolio, and other key credit statistics.

  At December 31, 2013  

  Accruing Non-classified     Accruing Classified       Total     Total     Total Loans    

(In thousands)

    Pass     Special Mention     Substandard     Doubtful     Accruing     Non-accrual     and Leases    
 

Consumer real estate

  $ 6,049,617   $ 21,309   $ 49,367   $   $ 6,120,293   $ 219,033   $ 6,339,326    

Commercial

    2,896,795     54,711     156,307         3,107,813     40,539     3,148,352    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,386,301     15,966     12,445     2     3,414,714     14,041     3,428,755    

Inventory finance

    1,509,960     87,024     64,864         1,661,848     2,529     1,664,377    

Auto finance

    1,236,405         2,511         1,238,916     470     1,239,386    

Other

    26,263     68     2         26,333     410     26,743    
 

Total loans and leases

  $ 15,105,341   $ 179,078   $ 285,496   $ 2   $ 15,569,917   $ 277,022   $ 15,846,939    
 

Percent of total loans and leases

    95.32 %   1.13 %   1.80 %    – %   98.25 %   1.75 %   100.00 %  
 

 

  At December 31, 2012  

  Accruing Non-classified     Accruing Classified       Total     Total     Total Loans    

(In thousands)

    Pass     Special Mention     Substandard     Doubtful     Accruing     Non-accrual     and Leases    
 

Consumer real estate

  $ 6,259,230   $ 65,057   $ 115,314   $   $ 6,439,601   $ 234,900   $ 6,674,501    

Commercial

    2,891,395     160,559     225,535         3,277,489     127,746     3,405,235    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,150,649     18,155     15,491     70     3,184,365     13,652     3,198,017    

Inventory finance

    1,495,238     59,797     10,692         1,565,727     1,487     1,567,214    

Auto finance

    551,578         1,154         552,732     101     552,833    

Other

    26,321     30     2         26,353     1,571     27,924    
 

Total loans and leases

  $ 14,374,411   $ 303,598   $ 368,188   $ 70   $ 15,046,267   $ 379,457   $ 15,425,724    
 

Percent of total loans and leases

    93.18 %   1.97 %   2.39 %    – %   97.54 %   2.46 %   100.00 %  
 

The combined balance of accruing classified loans and leases and non-accrual loans and leases was $562.5 million at December 31, 2013, a decrease of $185.2 million from December 31, 2012, primarily in the commercial and consumer real estate portfolios. The decrease was due to continued efforts to actively work out commercial loans, the sale of $40.5 million of non-accrual consumer real estate loans during the second quarter of 2013, and fewer loans entering non-accrual status due to improved credit quality, partially offset by $48.6 million of delinquent loans entering non-accrual status due to a change in the non-accrual policy for consumer real estate loans during the third quarter of 2013. See Note 1 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for information on the non-accrual loans policy.

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Past Due Loans and Leases    The following tables set forth information regarding TCF's delinquent loan and lease portfolio, excluding non-accrual loans and leases. Delinquent balances are determined based on the contractual terms of the loan or lease. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information, for additional information.

             At December 31,    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Principal balances:

                                 

60-89 days

  $ 27,806   $ 38,227   $ 45,531   $ 55,618   $ 54,073    

90 days or more

    2,846     57,796     72,105     59,425     52,056    
 

Total

  $ 30,652   $ 96,023   $ 117,636   $ 115,043   $ 106,129    
 

Percentage of loans and leases:

                                 

60-89 days

    .18 %   .26 %   .33 %   .39 %   .38 %  

90 days or more

    .02     .38     .52     .41     .36    
 

Total

    .20 %   .64 %   .85 %   .80 %   .74 %  
 

The following table summarizes TCF's over 60-day delinquent loan and lease portfolio by type, excluding non-accrual loans and leases.

  At December 31,  

  2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

    Principal
Balances
    Percentage of
Portfolio
    Principal
Balances
    Percentage of
Portfolio
   
 

Consumer real estate:

                           

First mortgage lien

  $ 20,894     .58 % $ 76,020     1.88 %  

Junior lien

    3,532     .14     13,141     .55    
                     

Total consumer real estate(1)

    24,426     .40     89,161     1.38    

Commercial real estate

    886     .03     2,259     .08    

Commercial business

    544     .14     371     .12    
                     

Total commercial

    1,430     .05     2,630     .08    

Leasing and equipment finance

    2,401     .07     2,568     .08    

Inventory finance

    50         119     .01    

Auto finance

    1,877     .15     532     .10    

Other

    10     .04     31     .12    
                     

Subtotal(2)

    30,194     .19     95,041     .64    

Delinquencies in acquired portfolios

    458     1.64     982     .89    
                     

Total

  $ 30,652     .20 % $ 96,023     .64 %  
 
(1)
Impacted by the transfer of $48.6 million of consumer real-estate loans to non-accrual status in the third quarter of 2013 as a result of a change to the non-accrual policy.
(2)
Excludes delinquencies and non-accrual loans in acquired portfolios, as delinquency and non-accrual migration in these portfolios are not expected to result in losses exceeding the credit reserves netted against the loan balances.

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Loan Modifications    The following tables provide a summary of accruing and non-accrual TDR loans by portfolio and regulatory classification.

  At December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Non-classified accruing TDR:

                                 

Consumer real estate

  $ 469,586   $ 417,409   $ 288,671   $ 247,321   $    

Commercial

    19,435     21,755     2,639            

Other

    93     38                
 

Total non-classified accruing TDR loans

  $ 489,114   $ 439,202   $ 291,310   $ 247,321   $    
 

Classified accruing TDR loans:

                                 

Consumer real estate

  $ 37,054   $ 60,853   $ 144,407   $ 90,080   $ 252,510    

Commercial

    101,436     122,753     95,809     48,838        

Leasing and equipment finance

    1,021     1,050     776            

Inventory finance

    4,212                    
 

Total classified accruing TDR loans

  $ 143,723   $ 184,656   $ 240,992   $ 138,918   $ 252,510    
 

Total accruing TDR loans:

                                 

Consumer real estate

  $ 506,640   $ 478,262   $ 433,078   $ 337,401   $ 252,510    

Commercial

    120,871     144,508     98,448     48,838        

Leasing and equipment finance

    1,021     1,050     776            

Inventory finance

    4,212                    

Other

    93     38                
 

Total accruing TDR loans

  $ 632,837   $ 623,858   $ 532,302   $ 386,239   $ 252,510    
 

Non-accrual TDR loans:

                                 

Consumer real estate

  $ 134,487   $ 173,587   $ 46,728   $ 30,511   $ 15,416    

Commercial

    26,209     92,311     83,154     17,487     9,586    

Leasing and equipment finance

    2,447     2,794     979     1,284        

Auto finance

    470     101                

Other

    1                    
 

Total non-accrual TDR loans

  $ 163,614   $ 268,793   $ 130,861   $ 49,282   $ 25,002    
 

Total TDR loans:

                                 

Consumer real estate

  $ 641,127   $ 651,849   $ 479,806   $ 367,912   $ 267,926    

Commercial

    147,080     236,819     181,602     66,325     9,586    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,468     3,844     1,755     1,284        

Inventory finance

    4,212                    

Auto finance

    470     101                

Other

    94     38                
 

Total TDR loans

  $ 796,451   $ 892,651   $ 663,163   $ 435,521   $ 277,512    
 

Over 60-day delinquency as a percentage of total accruing TDR loans

    1.28 %   4.34 %   5.69 %   4.64 %   2.48 %  
 

TCF modifies loans through forgiveness of interest or reductions in interest rates, extension of payment dates, or term extensions with reduction of contractual payments, but generally not through reductions of principal.

If TCF has not granted a concession as a result of the modification, compared with the original terms, the loan is not considered a TDR loan. Modifications involving a concession that are not classified as TDR loans primarily include interest rate changes to current market rates for similarly situated borrowers who have access to alternative funds. Loan modifications to borrowers who are not experiencing financial difficulties are not included in the previous reporting of loan modifications. Loan modifications to troubled borrowers are not reported as TDR loans in the calendar years after modification if the loans were modified to an interest rate equal to or greater than the yields of new loan originations with comparable risk at the time of restructuring and the loan is performing based on the restructured terms.

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Under consumer real estate programs, TCF typically reduces a customer's contractual payments for a period of time appropriate for the borrower's financial condition. Due to clarifying bankruptcy-related regulatory guidance adopted in the third quarter of 2012, loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy where the borrower did not reaffirm the debt are reported as non-accrual TDR loans as a result of the removal of the borrower's personal liability on the loan. Although loans classified as TDR loans are considered impaired, TCF received more than 47% of the original contractual interest due on accruing consumer real estate TDR loans during the year ended 2013, respectively, by modifying the loan to a qualified customer instead of foreclosing on the property. At December 31, 2013, 1.4% of accruing consumer real estate TDR loans were more than 60-days delinquent, compared with 5.7% at December 31, 2012. Approximately 7.4% of the $202.3 million of accruing consumer real estate TDR loans modified within the 24 months preceding December 31, 2013, defaulted during 2013. TCF considers a loan to have defaulted when it becomes 90 or more days delinquent under the modified terms, has been transferred to non-accrual status subsequent to the modification or has been transferred to other real estate owned.

Commercial loans that are 90 or more days past due and not well secured at the time of modification remain on non-accrual status. Regardless of whether contractual principal and interest payments are well-secured at the time of modification, equipment finance loans that are 90 or more days past due remain on non-accrual status. All loans modified when on non-accrual status continue to be reported as non-accrual loans until there is sustained repayment performance for six consecutive months. At December 31, 2013, 82.2% of total commercial TDR loans were accruing and TCF recognized more than 90% of the original contractual interest due on accruing commercial TDR loans during 2013. At December 31, 2013, all accruing commercial TDR loans were current and performing. Approximately 3.3% of the $168.9 million accruing commercial TDR loans modified within the 24 months preceding December 31, 2013, defaulted during 2013.

A commercial loan may be modified through a term extension with a reduction of contractual payments or a change in interest rate. Commercial loan modifications which are not classified as TDR loans primarily involve loans on which interest rates were modified to current market rates for similarly situated borrowers who have access to alternative funds or on which TCF received additional collateral or loan conditions. Reserves for losses on accruing commercial TDR loans were $6.3 million, or 5.2% of the outstanding balance, at December 31, 2013, and $1.5 million, or 1% of the outstanding balance, at December 31, 2012.

TCF utilizes a multiple note structure as a workout alternative for certain commercial loans, which restructures a troubled loan into two notes. When utilizing this multiple note structure, the first note is always classified as a TDR loan. Under TCF policy, the first note is established at an amount and with market terms that provide reasonable assurance of payment and performance. If the loan was modified at an interest rate equal to the yield of a new loan origination with comparable risk at the time of restructuring and the loan is performing based on the terms of the restructuring agreement, this note may be removed from TDR loan classification in the calendar year after modification. This note is reported on accrual status if the loan has been formally restructured so as to be reasonably assured of payment and performance according to its modified terms. This evaluation includes consideration of the customer's payment performance for a reasonable period of at least six consecutive months, which may include time prior to the restructuring, before the loan is returned to accrual status. The second note is charged-off. This second note is a separate and distinct legal contract and may still be outstanding with the borrower. In those cases, should the borrower's financial position improve, the loan may become recoverable. At December 31, 2013, ten TDR loans restructured as multiple notes with a combined total contractual balance of $38.8 million and a remaining book balance of $23.5 million are included in the preceding table.

For additional information regarding TCF's loan modifications refer to Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information.

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Non-accrual Loans and Leases and Other Real Estate Owned    The following table summarizes TCF's non-accrual loans and leases and other real estate owned.

  At December 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Consumer real estate:

                                 

First mortgage lien

  $ 180,811   $ 199,631   $ 129,114   $ 140,871   $ 118,313    

Junior lien

    38,222     35,269     20,257     26,626     20,846    
 

Total consumer real estate

    219,033     234,900     149,371     167,497     139,159    

Commercial real estate

    36,178     118,300     104,744     104,305     77,627    

Commercial business

    4,361     9,446     22,775     37,943     28,569    
 

Total commercial

    40,539     127,746     127,519     142,248     106,196    

Leasing and equipment finance

    14,041     13,652     20,583     34,407     50,008    

Inventory finance

    2,529     1,487     823     1,055     771    

Auto finance

    470     101                

Other

    410     1,571     15     50     141    
 

Total non-accrual loans and leases

  $ 277,022   $ 379,457   $ 298,311   $ 345,257   $ 296,275    
 

Other real estate owned

    68,874     96,978     134,898     141,065     105,768    
 

Total non-accrual loans and leases and other real estate owned

  $ 345,896   $ 476,435   $ 433,209   $ 486,322   $ 402,043    
 

Non-accrual loans and leases to total loans and leases

    1.75 %   2.46 %   2.11 %   2.33 %   2.03 %  

Non-accrual loans and leases and other real estate owned to total loans and leases and other real estate owned

    2.17     3.07     3.03     3.26     2.74    

Allowance for loan and lease losses to non-accrual loans and leases

    91.05     70.40     85.71     76.99     82.51    
 

Non-accrual loans and leases at December 31, 2013 decreased $102.4 million, or 27%, from December 31, 2012, primarily due to continued efforts to actively work out commercial loans, the sale of $40.5 million of non-accrual consumer real estate loans during the second quarter of 2013 and improved credit quality in the commercial and consumer real estate portfolios resulting in fewer loans entering non-accrual status, partially offset by a change in the consumer real estate non-accrual policy during the third quarter of 2013.

Consumer real estate loans are generally placed on non-accrual status once they become 90 days past due and charged-off to the estimated fair value of underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs, no later than 150 days past due. Auto loans are generally charged-off to the fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs, upon entering non-accrual status no later than 120 days past due. Any necessary additional reserves are established for commercial loans, leasing and equipment finance loans and leases, and inventory finance loans when reported as non-accrual. Most of TCF's non-accrual loans and past due loans are secured by real estate. Given the nature of these assets and the related mortgage foreclosure, property sale and, if applicable, mortgage insurance claims processes, it can take 18 months or longer for a loan to migrate from initial delinquency to final disposition. This resolution process generally takes much longer for loans secured by real estate than for unsecured loans or loans secured by other property primarily due to state real estate foreclosure laws.

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Changes in the amount of non-accrual loans and leases for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are summarized in the following tables.

  At or for the Year Ended December 31, 2013      

(In thousands)

    Consumer
Real Estate
    Commercial     Leasing and
Equipment
Finance
    Inventory
Finance
    Auto
Finance
    Other     Total    
 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 234,900   $ 127,746   $ 13,652   $ 1,487   $ 101   $ 1,571   $ 379,457    

Additions

    222,443     13,315     19,219     7,608     497     29     263,111    

Charge-offs

    (38,283)     (27,325)     (5,461)     (721)     (10)     (173 )   (71,973 )  

Transfers to other assets

    (66,267)     (13,885)     (2,252)     (526)     (10)     (56 )   (82,996 )  

Return to accrual status

    (71,229)     (9,057)     (1,748)     (3,321)             (85,355 )  

Payments received

    (19,865)     (53,985)     (9,267)     (2,292)     (114)     (503 )   (86,026 )  

Sales

    (43,434)     (309)                 (453 )   (44,196 )  

Other, net

    768     4,039     (102)     294     6     (5 )   5,000    
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 219,033   $ 40,539   $ 14,041   $ 2,529   $ 470   $ 410   $ 277,022    
 

 

  At or for the Year Ended December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Consumer
Real Estate
    Commercial     Leasing and
Equipment
Finance
    Inventory
Finance
    Auto
Finance
    Other     Total    
 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 149,371   $ 127,519   $ 20,583   $ 823   $   $ 15   $ 298,311    

Additions

    340,359     120,155     27,138     8,784     110     14     496,560    

Charge-offs

    (62,591)     (40,502)     (19,667)     (736)         (1,188 )   (124,684 )  

Transfers to other assets

    (82,632)     (15,044)     (2,915)     (817)         (605 )   (102,013 )  

Return to accrual status

    (96,137)     (27,692)     (1,308)     (3,867)             (129,004 )  

Payments received

    (12,827)     (35,480)     (10,170)     (2,885)     (13)     (572 )   (61,947 )  

Other, net

    (643)     (1,210)     (9)     185     4     3,907     2,234    
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 234,900   $ 127,746   $ 13,652   $ 1,487   $ 101   $ 1,571   $ 379,457    
 

Additions to non-accrual loans and leases decreased $233.4 million, charge-offs of non-accrual loans and leases decreased $52.7 million, non-accrual loans and leases that returned to accrual status decreased $43.6 million, payments received on non-accrual loan and leases increased $24.1 million and non-accrual loans and leases transferred to other assets decreased $19 million in 2013 compared with 2012. These changes were primarily driven by a more aggressive workout approach in the commercial portfolio and improved credit quality in the consumer real estate portfolio as home values improved and incident rates of default declined.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses    The determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses is a critical accounting estimate. TCF's methodologies for determining and allocating the allowance for loan and lease losses focus on historical trends in net charge-offs, delinquencies in the loan and lease portfolio, value of collateral, general economic conditions and management's assessment of credit risk in the current loan and lease portfolio. The various factors used in the methodologies are reviewed on a periodic basis.

The Company considers the allowance for loan and lease losses of $252.2 million appropriate to cover losses incurred in the loan and lease portfolios at December 31, 2013. However, no assurance can be given that TCF will not, in any particular period, sustain loan and lease losses that are sizable in relation to the amount reserved, or that subsequent evaluations of the loan and lease portfolio, in light of factors then prevailing, including economic conditions, TCF's ongoing credit review process or regulatory requirements, will not require significant changes in the balance of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Among other factors, a continued economic slowdown, increasing levels of unemployment and/or a decline in commercial or residential real estate values in TCF's markets may have an adverse impact on the current adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses by increasing credit risk and the risk of potential loss.

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The total allowance for loan and lease losses is generally available to absorb losses from any segment of the portfolio. The allocation of TCF's allowance for loan and lease losses disclosed in the following table is subject to change based on changes in the criteria used to evaluate the allowance and is not necessarily indicative of the trend of future losses in any particular portfolio.

In conjunction with Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information, the following table includes detailed information regarding TCF's allowance for loan and lease losses.

                                Allowance as a Percentage of Total
Loans and Leases Outstanding
 

  At December 31,     At December 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Consumer real estate:

                                                               

First mortgage lien

  $ 133,009   $ 119,957   $ 115,740   $ 105,634   $ 89,542     3.53 %   2.83 %   2.44 %   2.16 %   1.80 %  

Junior lien

    43,021     62,056     67,695     67,216     75,424     1.67     2.55     3.14     2.97     3.25    
                                   

Consumer real estate

    176,030     182,013     183,435     172,850     164,966     2.78     2.73     2.66     2.42     2.27    

Commercial real estate

    32,405     47,821     40,446     50,788     37,274     1.18     1.55     1.26     1.53     1.14    

Commercial business

    5,062     3,754     6,508     11,690     6,230     1.25     1.16     2.59     3.68     1.39    
                                   

Total commercial

    37,467     51,575     46,954     62,478     43,504     1.19     1.51     1.36     1.71     1.17    

Leasing and equipment finance

    18,733     21,037     21,173     26,301     32,063     .55     .66     .67     .83     1.04    

Inventory finance

    8,592     7,569     2,996     2,537     1,462     .52     .48     .48     .32     .31    

Auto finance

    10,623     4,136                 .86     .75                

Other

    785     798     1,114     1,653     2,476     2.94     2.86     3.19     4.22     4.82    
                                   

Total allowance for loan and lease losses

    252,230     267,128     255,672     265,819     244,471     1.59     1.73     1.81     1.80     1.68    

Other credit loss reserves:

                                                               

Reserves for unfunded commitments

    980     2,456     1,829     2,353     3,850     N.A .   N.A .   N.A .   N.A .   N.A .  
 

Total credit loss reserves

  $ 253,210   $ 269,584   $ 257,501   $ 268,172   $ 248,321     1.60 %   1.75 %   1.82 %   1.81 %   1.70 %  
 

N.A. Not Applicable.

   

At December 31, 2013, the allowance as a percent of total loans and leases decreased to 1.59% compared with 1.73% at December 31, 2012. The decrease in allowance for loan and lease losses was primarily driven by reduced reserves in the commercial portfolio as a result of increased net charge-offs from continued efforts to actively work out problem loans and lower reserve balances in the leasing and equipment finance portfolios as a result of reduced loss experience, partially offset by an increase in reserve balance as a result of growth in the auto finance portfolio.

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The following tables set forth a reconciliation of changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses.

  Year Ended December 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 267,128   $ 255,672   $ 265,819   $ 244,471   $ 172,442    

Charge-offs:

                                 

Consumer real estate:

                                 

First mortgage lien

    (60,363 )   (101,595 )   (94,724 )   (78,605 )   (55,420 )  

Junior lien

    (37,145 )   (83,190 )   (62,130 )   (56,125 )   (53,137 )  
 

Total consumer real estate

    (97,508 )   (184,785 )   (156,854 )   (134,730 )   (108,557 )  
 

Commercial real estate

    (28,287 )   (34,642 )   (32,890 )   (45,682 )   (35,956 )  

Commercial business

    (657 )   (6,194 )   (9,843 )   (4,045 )   (9,810 )  
 

Total commercial

    (28,944 )   (40,836 )   (42,733 )   (49,727 )   (45,766 )  

Leasing and equipment finance

    (7,277 )   (15,248 )   (16,984 )   (34,745 )   (29,372 )  

Inventory finance

    (1,141 )   (1,838 )   (1,044 )   (1,484 )   (205 )  

Auto Finance

    (5,305 )   (1,164 )              

Other

    (9,115 )   (10,239 )   (12,680 )   (16,377 )   (18,498 )  
 

Total charge-offs

    (149,290 )   (254,110 )   (230,295 )   (237,063 )   (202,398 )  
 

Recoveries:

                                 

Consumer real estate:

                                 

First mortgage lien

    2,055     1,067     510     2,237     808    

Junior lien

    6,589     4,582     3,233     2,633     1,129    
 

Total consumer real estate

    8,644     5,649     3,743     4,870     1,937    
 

Commercial real estate

    2,667     1,762     1,502     724     440    

Commercial business

    103     197     152     603     697    
 

Total commercial

    2,770     1,959     1,654     1,327     1,137    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,968     5,058     4,461     4,100     2,053    

Inventory finance

    373     333     193     339     23    

Auto Finance

    607     30                

Other

    6,518     7,314     9,262     11,338     10,741    
 

Total recoveries

    22,880     20,343     19,313     21,974     15,891    
 

Net charge-offs

    (126,410 )   (233,767 )   (210,982 )   (215,089 )   (186,507 )  

Provision charged to operations

    118,368     247,443     200,843     236,437     258,536    

Other

    (6,856 )   (2,220 )   (8 )          
 

Balance at end of year

  $ 252,230   $ 267,128   $ 255,672   $ 265,819   $ 244,471    
 

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases

    0.81 %   1.54 %   1.45 %   1.47 %   1.34 %  
 

Consumer real estate net charge-offs during 2013 decreased $90.3 million from 2012. The decrease was primarily due to additional net charge-offs of $49.3 million related to the impact of bankruptcy-related regulatory guidance adopted in 2012, as well as improved portfolio performance as a result of increasing residential real estate values and a reduction in incidents of default. During 2013, commercial net charge-offs decreased $12.7 million from 2012 primarily due to improved credit quality along with continued efforts to actively work out problem loans. During 2013, leasing and equipment finance net charge-offs decreased $6.9 million from 2012.

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Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed and Returned Assets    Other real estate owned and repossessed and returned assets are summarized in the following table.

  At December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Other real estate owned:(1)

                                 

Consumer real estate

  $ 47,637   $ 69,599   $ 87,792   $ 90,115   $ 66,956    

Commercial real estate

    21,237     27,379     47,106     50,950     38,812    
 

Total other real estate owned

    68,874     96,978     134,898     141,065     105,768    

Repossessed and returned assets

    3,505     3,510     4,758     8,325     17,166    
 

Total other real estate owned and repossessed and returned assets

  $ 72,379   $ 100,488   $ 139,656   $ 149,390   $ 122,934    
 
(1)
Includes properties owned and foreclosed properties subject to redemption.

Total consumer real estate properties reported in other real estate owned included 336 owned properties and 143 foreclosed properties subject to redemption at December 31, 2013, compared with 418 owned properties and 221 foreclosed properties subject to redemption at December 31, 2012. The decrease in owned properties during 2013 resulted from sales of 902 properties (including a portfolio sale of 184 consumer properties) offset by the addition of 820 properties. The average length of time to sell consumer real estate properties during 2013 was approximately 5.3 months from the date the properties were listed for sale.

The changes in the amount of other real estate owned for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are summarized in the following tables.

  At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2013  

(In thousands)

    Consumer     Commercial     Total    
 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 69,599   $ 27,379   $ 96,978    

Transferred in, net of charge-offs

    67,934     13,808     81,742    

Sales

    (88,004 )   (8,969 )   (96,973 )  

Write-downs

    (7,010 )   (8,247 )   (15,257 )  

Other, net

    5,118     (2,734 )   2,384    
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 47,637   $ 21,237   $ 68,874    
 

 

  At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Consumer     Commercial     Total    
 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 87,792   $ 47,106   $ 134,898    

Transferred in, net of charge-offs

    90,044     13,860     103,904    

Sales

    (100,493 )   (25,563 )   (126,056 )  

Write-downs

    (10,752 )   (8,859 )   (19,611 )  

Other, net

    3,008     835     3,843    
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 69,599   $ 27,379   $ 96,978    
 

Transfers into other real estate owned decreased by $22.2 million in 2013, compared with 2012. Sales of other real estate owned decreased by $29.1 million in 2013, compared with 2012. Write-downs of consumer other real estate owned decreased by $3.7 million as a result of stabilization in home values in most of TCF's markets and a decrease in the number of properties owned.

Liquidity Management    TCF manages its liquidity position to ensure that the funding needs of depositors and borrowers are met promptly and in a cost-effective manner. Asset liquidity arises from the ability to convert assets to cash as well as from the maturity of assets. Liability liquidity results from the ability of TCF to maintain a diverse set of funding sources to promptly meet funding requirements.

The TCF Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO") and the Finance Committee of the TCF Financial Board of Directors have each adopted a Liquidity Management Policy to direct management of the Company's liquidity risk, see "Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" for more information.

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TCF Bank had $550 million and $712 million of interest-bearing deposits at the Federal Reserve at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Interest-bearing deposits held at the Federal Reserve and unencumbered securities were $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Deposits are the primary source of TCF's funds for use in lending and for other general business purposes. In addition to deposits, TCF derives funds from loan and lease repayments, loan sales, and borrowings. Deposit inflows and outflows are significantly influenced by general interest rates, money market conditions, competition for funds, customer service and other factors. TCF's deposit inflows and outflows have been and will continue to be affected by these factors. Borrowings may be used to compensate for reductions in normal sources of funds, such as deposit inflows at less than projected levels, net deposit outflows or to fund balance sheet growth. Historically, TCF has borrowed primarily from the FHLB of Des Moines, institutional sources under repurchase agreements and other sources. Lending activities are the primary use of TCF's funds, such lending activities primarily include loan originations and purchases, purchases of equipment for lease financing.

ALCO and the Finance Committee of the TCF Financial Board of Directors have adopted a Holding Company Investment and Liquidity Management Policy, which establishes the minimum amount of cash or liquid investments TCF Financial will hold, see "Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" for more information. TCF Financial had cash and liquid investments of $62 million and $84 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The primary source of funding for TCF Commercial Finance Canada ("TCFCFC") is a line of credit with TCF Bank. Primarily for contingency purposes, TCFCFC maintains a $20 million Canadian dollar-denominated line of credit facility with a counterparty, which is guaranteed by TCF Bank.

Deposits    Deposits totaled $14.4 billion at December 31, 2013, an increase of $382 million, or 2.7%, from December 31, 2012, primarily due to checking account growth and special programs for certificates of deposit.

Checking, savings and money market deposits are an important source of low interest-cost funds and fee income for TCF. These deposits totaled $12 billion at December 31, 2013, up $247.1 million from December 31, 2012, and comprised 83.2% of total deposits at December 31, 2013, compared with 83.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2012. The average balance of these deposits for 2013 was $11.8 billion, an increase of $407.3 million over the $11.4 billion average balance for 2012.

Certificates of deposit totaled $2.4 billion at December 31, 2013, and $2.3 billion at December 31, 2012.

Non-interest bearing deposits represented 18.3% of total deposits at December 31, 2013, compared with 17.7% at December 31, 2012. TCF's weighted-average rate for deposits, including non-interest bearing deposits, was .24% at December 31, 2013, compared with .33% at December 31, 2012. The decrease in the weighted-average rate for deposits is primarily due to reduced interest rates on savings accounts.

Borrowings    Borrowings totaled $1.5 billion and $1.9 billion at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The weighted-average rate on borrowings was 1.41% at December 31, 2013, compared with 1.42% at December 31, 2012. Historically, TCF has borrowed primarily from the FHLB of Des Moines, from institutional sources under repurchase agreements and from other sources. At December 31, 2013, TCF had $2.2 billion of unused, secured borrowing capacity at the FHLB of Des Moines.

On June 17, 2013, TCF Bank redeemed at par $71 million aggregate outstanding balance of its subordinated notes due 2014. There were no remaining discounts or deferred fees associated with the notes and, as a result, there was no gain or loss associated with the redemption. Effective June 15, 2013, the subordinated notes due 2014 no longer qualified for treatment as Tier 2 or supplementary capital.

The $50 million of subordinated notes due 2015 re-price quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.56%. These subordinated notes may be redeemed by TCF Bank at par once per quarter at TCF Bank's discretion. In January 2014, TCF gave notice of its intention to redeem the aggregate principal amount of these subordinated notes on March 17, 2014, at which time the subordinated notes due 2015 will no longer qualify for treatment as Tier 2 or supplementary capital.

See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Long-Term Borrowings, for additional information regarding TCF's long-term borrowings.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments    As disclosed in Notes 10, 11 and 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, TCF has certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under contracts. At December 31, 2013, the aggregate contractual obligations (excluding demand deposits) and commitments were as follows.

  Payments Due by Period 

(In thousands) 

          Less than     1-3     3-5     More than    

Contractual Obligations 

  Total     1 year     years     years     5 years      

Total borrowings

  $ 1,488,243   $ 431,912   $ 859,427   $ 87,715   $ 109,189    

Time deposits

    2,426,412     1,814,489     504,130     81,699     26,094    

Annual rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases

    174,566     25,788     50,945     43,822     54,011    

Contractual interest payments(1)

    118,620     38,277     35,961     18,881     25,501    

Campus marketing agreements

    40,787     4,099     5,760     5,875     25,053    

Construction contracts and land purchase commitments for future branch sites

    910     910                
 

Total

  $ 4,249,538   $ 2,315,475   $ 1,456,223   $ 237,992   $ 239,848    
 

 

  Amount of Commitment – Expiration by Period 

(In thousands) 

          Less than     1-3     3-5     More than    

Commitments 

  Total     1 year     years     years     5 years      

Commitments to extend credit:

                                 

Consumer real estate and other

  $ 1,274,006   $ 43,901   $ 70,353   $ 142,549   $ 1,017,203    

Commercial

    482,777     143,395     111,359     157,703     70,320    

Leasing and equipment finance

    158,321     158,321                
 

Total commitments to extend credit

    1,915,104     345,617     181,712     300,252     1,087,523    

Standby letters of credit and guarantees on industrial revenue bonds

    13,364     10,119     2,810     435        
 

Total

  $ 1,928,468   $ 355,736   $ 184,522   $ 300,687   $ 1,087,523    
 
(1)
Includes accrued interest and future contractual interest obligations on borrowings and time deposits.

Unrecognized tax benefits, projected benefit obligations, demand deposits with indeterminate maturities and discretionary credit facilities which do not obligate the Company to lend have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above.

Campus marketing agreements consist of fixed or minimum obligations for exclusive marketing and naming rights with seven campuses. TCF is obligated to make various annual payments for these rights in the form of royalties and scholarships through 2029. TCF also has various renewal options, which may extend the terms of these agreements. Campus marketing agreements are an important element of TCF's campus banking strategy.

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer provided there is no violation of any condition in the contract. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since certain of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Collateral to secure any funding of these commitments predominantly consists of residential and commercial real estate.

Standby letters of credit and guarantees on industrial revenue bonds are conditional commitments issued by TCF guaranteeing the performance of a customer to a third party. These conditional commitments expire in various years through 2017. Collateral held consists primarily of commercial real estate mortgages. Since the conditions under which TCF is required to fund these commitments may not materialize, the cash requirements are expected to be less than the total outstanding commitments.

Capital Management

TCF is committed to managing capital to maintain protection for depositors and creditors. TCF employs a variety of capital management tools to achieve its capital goals, including, but not limited to, dividends, public offerings of preferred and common stock, common share repurchases, and the issuance or redemption of trust preferred securities, subordinated debt and other capital instruments. TCF maintains a Capital Plan and Dividend Policy which applies to TCF Financial and incorporates TCF Bank's Capital Adequacy Plan and Dividend Policy. These policies ensure that capital strategy actions, including the addition of new capital, if needed, and/or the declaration of preferred stock, common stock or bank dividends, are prudent, efficient, and provide value to TCF's stockholders, while ensuring that past and prospective earnings retention is consistent with TCF's capital needs, asset quality, and overall financial condition. TCF's capital levels are managed in such a manner that all regulatory capital requirements for well-capitalized banks and bank holding companies are exceeded.

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Preferred Stock    At December 31, 2013, there were 6,900,000 depositary shares outstanding, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of the Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of TCF Financial Corporation, par value $.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share ("Series A Preferred Stock"). Dividends are payable on the Series A Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by TCF's Board of Directors on a non-cumulative basis on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each year, at a per annum rate of 7.5%. At December 31, 2013, there were 4,000,000 shares outstanding of 6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of TCF Financial Corporation, par value $.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $25 per share ("Series B Preferred Stock"). Dividends are payable on the Series B Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by TCF's Board of Directors on a non-cumulative basis on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each year, at a per annum rate of 6.45%.

Equity    Total equity at December 31, 2013 was $2 billion, or 10.69% of total assets, compared with $1.9 billion, or 10.3% of total assets, at December 31, 2012. Dividends to common stockholders on a per share basis totaled 5 cents for each of the quarters ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. TCF's common dividend payout ratio was 22.99% and 34% for the quarters ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. TCF Financial's primary funding sources for dividends are earnings and dividends received from TCF Bank.

At December 31, 2013, TCF had 5.4 million shares remaining in its stock repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors, but would need approval from the Federal Reserve before repurchasing stock pursuant to this authorization.

Tangible realized common equity at December 31, 2013 was $1.5 billion, or 8.18% of total tangible assets, compared with $1.4 billion, or 7.52% of total tangible assets, at December 31, 2012. Tangible realized common equity is not a generally accepted accounting principle in the United States ("GAAP") financial measure (i.e., non-GAAP) and represents total equity less preferred shares, goodwill, other intangible assets, accumulated other comprehensive income and non-controlling interest in subsidiaries. Tangible assets represent total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets. When evaluating capital adequacy and utilization, management considers financial measures such as tangible realized common equity to tangible assets and the Tier 1 common capital ratio. These measures are non-GAAP financial measures and are viewed by management as useful indicators of capital levels available to withstand unexpected market or economic conditions, and also provide investors, regulators, and other users with information to be viewed in relation to other banking institutions.

The following table is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures of tangible realized common equity and tangible assets to the GAAP measures of total equity and total assets.

    At December 31,
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009    
 

Computation of tangible realized common equity to tangible assets:

                                 

Total equity

  $ 1,964,759   $ 1,876,643   $ 1,878,627   $ 1,480,163   $ 1,179,755    

Less: Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

    11,791     13,270     10,494     8,500     4,393    
 

Total TCF Financial Corporation stockholders' equity

    1,952,968     1,863,373     1,868,133     1,471,663     1,175,362    

Less:

                                 

Preferred stock

    263,240     263,240                

Goodwill

    225,640     225,640     225,640     152,599     152,599    

Other intangibles

    6,326     8,674     7,134     1,232     1,405    

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (27,213 )   12,443     56,826     (15,692 )   1,660    
 

Tangible realized common equity

  $ 1,484,975   $ 1,353,376   $ 1,578,533   $ 1,333,524   $ 1,019,698    
 

Total assets

  $ 18,379,840   $ 18,225,917   $ 18,979,388   $ 18,465,025   $ 17,885,175    

Less:

                                 

Goodwill

    225,640     225,640     225,640     152,599     152,599    

Other intangibles

    6,326     8,674     7,134     1,232     1,405    
 

Tangible assets

  $ 18,147,874   $ 17,991,603   $ 18,746,614   $ 18,311,194   $ 17,731,171    
 

Tangible realized common equity to tangible assets

    8.18 %   7.52 %   8.42 %   7.28 %   5.75 %  
 

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, regulatory capital for TCF and TCF Bank exceeded their regulatory capital requirements. See Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Regulatory Capital Requirements.

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The following table is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure of Tier 1 common capital to the GAAP measure of Tier 1 risk-based capital.

    At December 31,
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Computation of Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio:

               

Total Tier 1 capital

  $ 1,763,682   $ 1,633,336    

Total risk-weighted assets

    15,455,706     14,733,203    

Total Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

    11.41 %   11.09 %  

Computation of Tier 1 common capital ratio:

               

Total Tier 1 capital

  $ 1,763,682   $ 1,633,336    

Less:

               

Preferred stock

    263,240     263,240    

Qualifying non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

    11,791     13,270    
 

Total Tier 1 common capital

  $ 1,488,651   $ 1,356,826    
 

Total risk-weighted assets

  $ 15,455,706   $ 14,733,203    

Total Tier 1 common capital ratio

    9.63 %   9.21 %  
 

Total Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2013, was $1.8 billion, or 11.41% of risk-weighted assets, compared with $1.6 billion, or 11.09% of risk-weighted assets at December 31, 2012. Tier 1 common capital at December 31, 2013, was $1.5 billion, or 9.63% of risk-weighted assets, compared with $1.4 billion, or 9.21% of risk-weighted assets at December 31, 2012. The increase in Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and Tier 1 common capital ratio from December 31, 2012 is due to retained earnings less dividends supporting the asset growth of the organization.


Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting estimates occur in certain accounting policies and procedures and are particularly susceptible to significant change. Policies that contain critical accounting estimates include the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses, lease financings and income taxes. See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of critical accounting policies.


Recent Accounting Developments

On January 17, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-04, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Loans upon Foreclosure, which clarifies when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs and when a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan. The adoption of this ASU will be required, either on a modified retrospective basis or on a prospective basis, beginning with TCF's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2015. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on TCF.

On January 15, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-01, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects, which permits an accounting policy election to account for investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. The adoption of this ASU will be required on a retrospective basis beginning with TCF's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2015. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on TCF.

On July 18, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists, which addresses the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The adoption of this ASU will be required on a prospective basis beginning with TCF's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2014. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on TCF.

On July 17, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-10, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (or Overnight Index Swap Rate) as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), which permits an entity to designate the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate, also referred to as the overnight index swap rate, as a benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. In addition, this ASU removes the

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restriction on using different benchmark interest rates for similar hedges. This ASU became effective and was adopted by TCF on July 17, 2013. The adoption of this ASU did not have an impact on TCF.

On April 22, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-07, Liquidation Basis of Accounting, which provides guidance on when and how to apply the liquidation basis of accounting and on what to disclose. The adoption of this ASU will be required on a prospective basis beginning with TCF's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2014. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on TCF.

On March 4, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity, which addresses the accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity. The adoption of this ASU will be required on a prospective basis beginning with TCF's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2014. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on TCF.

On February 28, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date, which addresses the recognition, measurement and disclosure of certain obligations including debt arrangements, other contractual obligations, and settled litigation and judicial rulings. The ASU requires application retrospectively to all prior periods presented for obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements within the ASU's scope that exist at the beginning of an entity's fiscal year of adoption. The adoption of this ASU will be required for TCF's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2014. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on TCF.


Legislative and Regulatory Developments

Federal and state legislation imposes numerous legal and regulatory requirements on financial institutions. Future legislative or regulatory change, or changes in enforcement practices or court rulings, may have a dramatic and potentially adverse impact on TCF.

Bank Secrecy Act Consent Order    In December 2013, the OCC terminated the regulatory order related to previously disclosed deficiencies in TCF Bank's BSA compliance program. TCF Bank has made comprehensive changes to its BSA compliance program and has satisfied the legal and regulatory requirements of the order.

Federal Reserve Notice of Proposed Rulemaking    In July 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, FDIC and the OCC approved final rules (the "Final Capital Rules") implementing revised capital rules to reflect the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") and the Basel III international capital standards. Among other things, the Final Capital Rules establish a new capital ratio of common equity Tier 1 capital of 4.5% and a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets; increase the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital ratio from 4% to 6% and include a minimum leverage ratio of 4%; place an emphasis on common equity Tier 1 capital and implement the Dodd-Frank Act phase-out of certain instruments from Tier 1 capital; and change the risk weights assigned to certain instruments. Failure to meet these standards would result in limitations on capital distributions as well as executive bonuses. The Final Capital Rules will be applicable to TCF on January 1, 2015 with conservation buffers phasing in over the subsequent 5 years.

Interchange Litigation    On July 31, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Reserve Board's regulation concerning debit card interchange fees and network exclusivity requirements failed to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act. This ruling is currently on appeal. The lower court found that the Federal Reserve's regulation permits debit card issuers to recover costs that are not permitted by the Dodd Frank Act. The lower court's ruling could ultimately adversely affect the amount of future debit card interchange fees that TCF receives, and how future debit card transactions will be routed over payment card networks. The lower court has left the current regulation in place pending a decision on the Federal Reserve's appeal. The outcome of the appeal is uncertain. It is too early to determine the extent or timing of any negative effects the decision may have on TCF, as this will depend on numerous factors including the substance of any new regulations that the Federal Reserve may promulgate. If the lower court's ruling is upheld, however, it would have a significant adverse impact on TCF's interchange revenue.

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Forward-Looking Information

Any statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the outlook for the Company's businesses and their respective markets, such as projections of future performance, guidance, statements of the Company's plans and objectives, forecasts of market trends and other matters, are forward-looking statements based on the Company's assumptions and beliefs. Such statements may be identified by such words or phrases as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "outlook," "will benefit," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "management believes" or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such statements and no assurance can be given that the results in any forward-looking statement will be achieved. For these statements, TCF claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we disclaim any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Certain factors could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of this report under the heading "Risk Factors," the factors discussed below and any other cautionary statements, written or oral, which may be made or referred to in connection with any such forward-looking statements. Since it is not possible to foresee all such factors, these factors should not be considered as complete or exhaustive.

Adverse Economic or Business Conditions; Competitive Conditions; Credit and Other Risks.    Deterioration in general economic and banking industry conditions, including those arising from government shutdowns, defaults, anticipated defaults or rating agency downgrades of sovereign debt (including debt of the U.S.), or continued high rates of or increases in unemployment in TCF's primary banking markets; adverse economic, business and competitive developments such as shrinking interest margins, reduced demand for financial services and loan and lease products, deposit outflows, deposit account attrition or an inability to increase the number of deposit accounts; customers completing financial transactions without using a bank; adverse changes in credit quality and other risks posed by TCF's loan, lease, investment and securities available for sale portfolios, including declines in commercial or residential real estate values, changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses dictated by new market conditions or regulatory requirements, or the inability of home equity line borrowers to make increased payments caused by increased interest rates or amortization of principal; deviations from estimates of prepayment rates and fluctuations in interest rates that result in decreases in value of assets such as interest-only strips that arise in connection with TCF's loan sales activity; interest rate risks resulting from fluctuations in prevailing interest rates or other factors that result in a mismatch between yields earned on TCF's interest-earning assets and the rates paid on its deposits and borrowings; foreign currency exchange risks; counterparty risk, including the risk of defaults by our counterparties or diminished availability of counterparties who satisfy our credit quality requirements; decreases in demand for the types of equipment that TCF leases or finances; the effect of any negative publicity.

Legislative and Regulatory Requirements.    New consumer protection and supervisory requirements and regulations, including those resulting from action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and changes in the scope of Federal preemption of state laws that could be applied to national banks and their subsidiaries; the imposition of requirements that adversely impact TCF's lending, loan collection and other business activities as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act, or other legislative or regulatory developments such as mortgage foreclosure moratorium laws, use by municipalities of eminent domain on underwater mortgages, or imposition of underwriting or other limitations that impact the ability to use certain variable-rate products; impact of legislative, regulatory or other changes affecting customer account charges and fee income; application of bankruptcy laws which result in the loss of all or part of TCF's security interest due to collateral value declines; deficiencies in TCF's regulatory compliance programs, which may result in regulatory enforcement actions, including monetary penalties; increased health care costs resulting from Federal health care reform legislation; adverse regulatory examinations and resulting enforcement actions or other adverse consequences such as increased capital requirements or higher deposit insurance assessments; heightened regulatory practices, requirements or expectations, including, but not limited to, requirements related to the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance activity.

Earnings/Capital Risks and Constraints, Liquidity Risks.    Limitations on TCF's ability to pay dividends or to increase dividends because of financial performance deterioration, regulatory restrictions or limitations; increased deposit insurance premiums, special assessments or other costs related to adverse conditions in the banking industry, the economic impact on banks of the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory reform legislation; the impact of financial regulatory reform, including additional capital, leverage, liquidity and risk management requirements or changes in the composition of qualifying regulatory capital (including those resulting from U.S. implementation of Basel III requirements); adverse changes in securities markets directly or indirectly affecting TCF's ability to sell assets or to fund its operations; diminished unsecured borrowing capacity resulting from

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TCF credit rating downgrades and unfavorable conditions in the credit markets that restrict or limit various funding sources; costs associated with new regulatory requirements or interpretive guidance relating to liquidity; uncertainties relating to regulatory requirements or customer opt-in preferences with respect to overdraft, which may have an adverse impact on TCF's fee revenue; uncertainties relating to future retail deposit account changes, including limitations on TCF's ability to predict customer behavior and the impact on TCF's fee revenues.

Supermarket Branching Risk; Growth Risks.    Adverse developments affecting TCF's supermarket banking relationships or any of the supermarket chains in which TCF maintains supermarket branches; costs related to closing underperforming branches; slower than anticipated growth in existing or acquired businesses; inability to successfully execute on TCF's growth strategy through acquisitions or cross-selling opportunities; failure to expand or diversify TCF's balance sheet through programs or new opportunities; failure to successfully attract and retain new customers, including the failure to attract and retain manufacturers and dealers to expand the inventory finance business; failure to effectuate, and risks of claims related to, sales and securitizations of loans; risks related to new product additions and addition of distribution channels (or entry into new markets) for existing products.

Technological and Operational Matters.    Technological or operational difficulties, loss or theft of information (including the loss of account information by, or theft from, third parties such as merchants), cyber-attacks and other security breaches, counterparty failures and the possibility that deposit account losses (fraudulent checks, etc.) may increase; failure to keep pace with technological change.

Litigation Risks.    Results of litigation, including class action litigation concerning TCF's lending or deposit activities including account servicing processes or fees or charges, or employment practices; the effect of interchange rate litigation against the Federal Reserve on debit card interchange fees; and possible increases in indemnification obligations for certain litigation against Visa U.S.A. and potential reductions in card revenues resulting from such litigation or other litigation against Visa.

Accounting, Audit, Tax and Insurance Matters.    Changes in accounting standards or interpretations of existing standards; federal or state monetary, fiscal or tax policies, including adoption of state legislation that would increase state taxes; ineffective internal controls; adverse federal, state or foreign tax assessments or findings in tax audits; lack of or inadequate insurance coverage for claims against TCF; potential for claims and legal action related to TCF's fiduciary responsibilities.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company's market risk profile consists of four main categories: credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and foreign currency risk.


Credit Risk

Credit risk is defined as the risk to earnings or capital if an obligor fails to meet the terms of any contract with the Company or otherwise fails to perform as agreed, such as the failure of customers and counterparties to meet their contractual obligations, as well as contingent exposures from unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. Credit risk also includes the failure of counterparties to settle a securities transaction on agreed-upon terms or the failure of issuers in connection with mortgage-backed securities held in the Company's securities available for sale portfolio.

TCF has an Enterprise Risk Management Committee that meets regularly and is responsible for monitoring the loan and lease portfolio composition and risk tolerance within the various segments of the portfolio. The Enterprise Risk Management Committee and the Board of Directors have adopted a Concentration Policy to manage the Company's concentration risk. To manage credit risk arising from lending and leasing activities, management has adopted and maintains underwriting policies and procedures, and periodically reviews the appropriateness of these policies and procedures. Customers and guarantors or recourse providers are evaluated as part of initial underwriting processes and through periodic reviews. For consumer loans, credit scoring models are used to help determine eligibility for credit and terms of credit. These models are periodically reviewed to verify that they are predictive of borrower performance. Limits are established on the exposure to a single customer (including affiliates) and on concentrations for certain categories of customers. Loan and lease credit approval levels are established so that larger credit exposures receive managerial review at the appropriate level through the credit committees.

Management continuously monitors asset quality in order to manage the Company's credit risk and to determine the appropriateness of valuation allowances, including, in the case of commercial, inventory finance loans and equipment finance loans and leases, a risk rating methodology under which a rating of one through nine is assigned to each loan or lease. The rating reflects management's assessment of the potential impact on repayment of the customer's financial and operational condition. Asset quality is monitored separately based on the type or category of loan or lease. The rating process allows management to better define the Company's loan and lease portfolio risk profile. Management also uses various risk models to estimate probable impact on payment performance under various scenarios, both expected and unexpected.

The Company manages securities transaction risk by monitoring all unsettled transactions. All counterparties and transaction limits are reviewed and approved annually by both ALCO and the Bank Credit Committee of TCF Bank. To further manage credit risk in the securities portfolio, 99.7% of the amortized cost of securities held in the securities available for sale portfolio are issued and guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Government National Mortgage Association.


Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is defined as the exposure of net interest income and fair value of financial instruments (interest-earning assets, deposits and borrowings) to movements in interest rates. TCF's results of operations depend to a large degree on its net interest income and its ability to manage interest rate risk. As such, the Company considers interest rate risk to be one of its most significant market risks. ALCO meets regularly and is responsible for reviewing the Company's interest rate sensitivity position and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to interest rate risk. The principal objective of TCF's asset/liability management activities is to provide maximum levels of net interest income while maintaining acceptable levels of interest rate risk and liquidity risk and facilitating the funding needs of the Company.

Interest rate risk arises mainly from the structure of the balance sheet. Since TCF does not hold a trading portfolio, the Company is not exposed to market risk from trading activities. As such, the major sources of the Company's interest rate risk are timing differences in the maturity and re-pricing characteristics of assets and liabilities, changes in the shape of the yield curve, changes in customer behavior and changes in relationships between rate indices (basis risk). Management measures these risks and their impact in various ways, including through the use of simulation and valuation analyses. The interest rate scenarios may include gradual or rapid changes in interest rates, spread narrowing and widening, yield curve twists and changes in assumptions about customer behavior in various interest rate scenarios.

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TCF utilizes net interest income simulation models to estimate the near-term effects (next one to three years) of changing interest rates on its net interest income. Net interest income simulation involves forecasting net interest income under a variety of scenarios, including through variation of interest rate levels, the shape of the yield curve and the spreads between market interest rates. Management exercises its best judgment in making assumptions regarding both events that management can influence, such as non-contractual deposit re-pricings, and events outside of its control, such as customer behavior on loan and deposit activity and the effect that competition has on both loan and deposit pricing. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, net interest income simulation results will likely differ from actual results due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, changes in market conditions, customer behavior and management strategies, among other factors.

At December 31, 2013, net interest income is estimated to increase by 4.5%, compared with the base case scenario over the next 12 months if short- and long-term interest rates were to sustain an immediate increase of 100 basis points.

Management also uses valuation analyses to measure risk in the balance sheet that might not be taken into account in the net interest income simulation analyses. Net interest income simulation highlights exposure over a relatively short time period (12 to 36 months), while valuation analysis incorporates all cash flows over the estimated remaining life of all balance sheet positions. The valuation of the balance sheet, at a point in time, is defined as the discounted present value of asset cash flows minus the discounted value of liability cash flows. Valuation analysis addresses only the current balance sheet and does not incorporate the growth assumptions that are used in the net interest income simulation model. As with the net interest income simulation model, valuation analysis is based on key assumptions about the timing and variability of balance sheet cash flows and does not take into account any potential responses by management to anticipated changes in interest rates.

Management also utilizes an interest rate gap measurement, which is calculated by taking the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities re-pricing within a given period. While the interest rate gap measurement has some limitations, including a lack of assumptions regarding future asset or liability production and a static interest rate assumption, it represents the net asset or liability sensitivity at a point in time. An interest rate gap measurement could be significantly affected by external factors such as loan prepayments, early withdrawals of deposits, changes in the correlation of various interest-bearing instruments, competition or a rise or decline in interest rates.

TCF's one-year interest rate gap was a positive $1.5 billion, or 8.4% of total assets, at December 31, 2013, compared with a positive $903.9 million, or 5% of total assets, at December 31, 2012. The change in the gap from the previous year-end is primarily due to growth of variable-rate or short-duration fixed-rate assets in TCF's portfolios. A positive interest rate gap position exists when the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or re-pricing exceeds the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or re-pricing, including assumed prepayments, within a particular time period. A negative interest rate gap position exists when the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or re-pricing exceeds the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or re-pricing, including assumed prepayments, within a particular time period.

Although prepayments on fixed-rate portfolios are currently at a relatively low level, TCF estimates that an immediate 100 basis point increase in current mortgage loan interest rates would reduce prepayments on the fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities and consumer loans at December 31, 2013, by approximately $51 million, or 16%, in the first year. A slowing in prepayments would increase the estimated life of the portfolios and may adversely impact net interest income or net interest margin in the future. TCF estimates that an immediate 50 basis point decrease in current mortgage loan interest rates would increase prepayments on the fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities and consumer real estate loans at December 31, 2013, by approximately $22 million, or 7%, in the first year. An increase in prepayments would decrease the estimated life of the portfolios and may adversely impact net interest income or net interest margin in the future. The level of prepayments that would actually occur in any scenario will be impacted by factors other than interest rates, such as lenders' willingness to lend funds, and the borrowers' ability to borrow, which can be impacted by the value of assets underlying loans and leases.

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The following table summarizes the interest-rate gap measurement.

(Dollars in thousands)

    Maturity/Rate Sensitivity    
 

Contractual Obligations

    Within
30 days
    30 Days to
6 Months
    6 Months
to 1 Year
    1-3 Years     3+ Years     Total    
 

Interest-earning assets:

                                       

Interest earning cash and investments

  $ 613,317   $ 57,133   $ 356   $ 1,902   $ 54,789   $ 727,497    

Securities available for sale(1)

    7,343     20,403     23,899     81,726     417,693     551,064    

Loans held for sale

    25,813     53,955                 79,768    

Consumer loans(1)(2)

    1,970,862     273,346     296,455     913,843     2,884,820     6,339,326    

Commercial loans(1)(2)

    942,769     197,735     270,054     868,988     868,806     3,148,352    

Leasing and equipment finance(1)

    218,000     580,311     598,477     1,469,040     562,927     3,428,755    

Inventory finance

    1,534,875     106,279     23,223             1,664,377    

Auto Finance

    33,722     163,104     176,055     526,009     340,496     1,239,386    

Other

    2,139     508     587     1,777     21,732     26,743    
 

Total

    5,348,840     1,452,774     1,389,106     3,863,285     5,151,263     17,205,268    
 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                       

Checking deposits(3)

    505,019     347,847     378,554     1,176,612     2,570,738     4,978,770    

Savings deposits(3)

    1,316,990     483,016     514,739     1,632,536     2,246,722     6,194,003    

Money market deposits(3)

    81,838     72,970     76,767     217,102     212,966     661,643    

Certificates of deposit

    134,922     593,036     934,099     387,493     110,620     2,160,170    

Brokered deposits

    103,169     46,913     103,025     185,083         438,190    

Short-term borrowings

    4,918                     4,918    

Long-term borrowings

    875,542     64,253     11,954     409,031     122,545     1,483,325    
 

Total

    3,022,398     1,608,035     2,019,138     4,007,857     5,263,591     15,921,019    
 

Interest-earning assets over (under) interest-bearing liabilities

    2,326,442     (155,261 )   (630,032 )   (144,572 )   (112,328 )   1,284,249    
 

Cumulative gap

  $ 2,326,442   $ 2,171,181   $ 1,541,149   $ 1,396,577   $ 1,284,249   $ 1,284,249    
 

Cumulative gap as a percentage of total assets:

                                       

At December 31, 2013

    12.7 %   11.8 %   8.4 %   7.6 %   7.0 %   7.0 %  
 

At December 31, 2012

    7.7 %   7.6 %   5.0 %   6.3 %   6.0 %   6.0 %  
 
(1)
Based upon contractual maturity, repricing date, if applicable, scheduled repayments of principal and projected prepayments of principal.
(2)
At December 31, 2013, $829 million of variable-rate consumer real estate loans and $238 million of variable-rate commercial loans were modeled as fixed-rate loans as their current interest rate is below their contractual interest rate floor. An increase in short-term interest rates may not result in a change in the interest rate on these variable-rate loans.
(3)
Includes non-interest bearing deposits. At December 31, 2013, 25% of checking deposits, 38% of savings deposits, and 35% of money market deposits are included in amounts repricing within one year. At December 31, 2012, 19% of checking deposits, 43% of savings deposits, and 54% of money market deposits are included in amounts repricing within one year.


Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is defined as the risk to earnings or capital arising from the Company's inability to meet its obligations when they come due without incurring unacceptable losses.

ALCO and the Finance Committee of TCF Financial's Board of Directors have adopted a Holding Company Investment and Liquidity Management Policy, which establishes a minimum target amount of cash or liquid investments TCF Financial will hold. TCF Financial's primary source of cash flow is capital distributions from TCF Bank. TCF Bank may require regulatory approval to make any such distributions in the future and such distributions may be restricted by its regulatory authorities. TCF Bank's ability to make any such distributions will also depend on its earnings and ability to meet minimum regulatory capital requirements in effect during future periods (see Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information).

ALCO and the Finance Committee of TCF Financial's Board of Directors have adopted a Liquidity Management Policy for the Bank to direct management of the Company's liquidity risk. The objective of the Liquidity Management Policy is to ensure that TCF meets its cash and collateral obligations promptly, in a cost-effective manner and with the highest degree of reliability. The maintenance of adequate levels of asset and liability liquidity will provide TCF with the ability to meet both expected and unexpected cash flows and collateral needs. Key liquidity ratios, asset liquidity levels and the amount available from funding sources are reported to ALCO on a monthly basis. TCF's Liquidity Management Policy defines liquidity stress scenarios and establishes asset liquidity target ranges based upon those stress scenarios that are deemed appropriate for its risk profile.

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TCF's asset liquidity may be held in the form of on-balance sheet cash invested with the Federal Reserve or through the use of overnight Federal Funds sold to highly rated counterparties or short-term U.S. Treasury Bills or Notes. Other asset liquidity can be provided by unpledged, highly-rated securities which could be sold or pledged to various counterparties under established TCF lines. At December 31, 2013, TCF had asset liquidity of $1.1 billion.

Deposits are TCF's primary source of funding. TCF also maintains secured sources of funding, which primarily include $2.2 billion of borrowing capacity at the FHLB of Des Moines, as well as access to the Federal Reserve Discount Window. Collateral pledged by TCF to the FHLB and the Federal Reserve consists primarily of consumer and commercial real estate loans. The FHLB relies upon its own internal credit analysis of TCF's financial results when determining TCF's secured borrowing capacity. In addition to the above, TCF maintains other sources of unsecured and uncommitted borrowing capacity, including overnight federal funds purchased lines, access to brokered deposits, and access to the capital markets. TCF has developed and maintains a contingency funding plan should certain liquidity needs arise.


Foreign Currency Risk

The Company is also exposed to foreign currency risk as changes in foreign exchange rates may impact the Company's investment in TCF Commercial Finance Canada, Inc. or results of other transactions in countries outside of the United States. Beginning in 2011, TCF entered into forward foreign exchange contracts in order to minimize the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates on its investment in and loans to TCF Commercial Finance Canada, Inc. and on certain other foreign lease transactions. The values of forward foreign exchange contracts vary over their contractual lives as the related currency exchange rates fluctuate. TCF may also experience realized and unrealized gains or losses on forward foreign exchange contracts as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
TCF Financial Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of TCF Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of TCF Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), TCF Financial Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 25, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 25, 2014

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

               
 
  At December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

    2013     2012    
 

Assets

               

Cash and due from banks

  $ 915,076   $ 1,100,347    

Investments

    114,238     120,867    

Securities available for sale

    551,064     712,091    

Loans and leases held for sale

    79,768     10,289    

Loans and leases:

               

Consumer real estate:

               

First mortgage lien

    3,766,421     4,239,524    

Junior lien

    2,572,905     2,434,977    
 

Total consumer real estate

    6,339,326     6,674,501    

Commercial

    3,148,352     3,405,235    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,428,755     3,198,017    

Inventory finance

    1,664,377     1,567,214    

Auto finance

    1,239,386     552,833    

Other

    26,743     27,924    
 

Total loans and leases

    15,846,939     15,425,724    

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (252,230 )   (267,128 )  
 

Net loans and leases

    15,594,709     15,158,596    

Premises and equipment, net

    437,602     440,466    

Goodwill

    225,640     225,640    

Other assets

    461,743     457,621    
 

Total assets

  $ 18,379,840   $ 18,225,917    
 

Liabilities and Equity

               

Deposits:

               

Checking

  $ 4,980,451   $ 4,834,632    

Savings

    6,194,003     6,104,104    

Money market

    831,910     820,553    

Certificates of deposit

    2,426,412     2,291,497    
 

Total deposits

    14,432,776     14,050,786    
 

Short-term borrowings

    4,918     2,619    

Long-term borrowings

    1,483,325     1,931,196    
 

Total borrowings

    1,488,243     1,933,815    

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    494,062     364,673    
 

Total liabilities

    16,415,081     16,349,274    
 

Equity:

               

Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, 30,000,000 shares authorized; and 4,006,900 shares issued

    263,240     263,240    

Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 280,000,000 shares authorized; 165,164,861 and 163,428,763 shares issued, respectively

    1,652     1,634    

Additional paid-in capital

    779,641     750,040    

Retained earnings, subject to certain restrictions

    977,846     877,445    

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (27,213 )   12,443    

Treasury stock at cost, 42,566 shares, and other

    (42,198 )   (41,429 )  
 

Total TCF Financial Corporation stockholders' equity

    1,952,968     1,863,373    

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

    11,791     13,270    
 

Total equity

    1,964,759     1,876,643    
 

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 18,379,840   $ 18,225,917    
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

  Year Ended December 31,  

(In thousands, except per-share data)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Interest income:

                     

Loans and leases

  $ 819,501   $ 835,380   $ 844,796    

Securities available for sale

    18,074     35,150     85,188    

Investments and other

    26,965     14,093     7,967    
 

Total interest income

    864,540     884,623     937,951    
 

Interest expense:

                     

Deposits

    36,604     40,987     45,108    

Borrowings

    25,312     63,617     193,155    
 

Total interest expense

    61,916     104,604     238,263    
 

Net interest income

    802,624     780,019     699,688    

Provision for credit losses

    118,368     247,443     200,843    
 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    684,256     532,576     498,845    
 

Non-interest income:

                     

Fees and service charges

    166,606     177,953     219,363    

Card revenue

    51,920     52,638     96,147    

ATM revenue

    22,656     24,181     27,927    
 

Subtotal

    241,182     254,772     343,437    

Leasing and equipment finance

    92,037     92,721     89,167    

Gains on sales of auto loans

    29,699     22,101     1,133    

Gains on sales of consumer real estate loans

    21,692     5,413        

Other

    18,484     13,184     3,434    
 

Fees and other revenue

    403,094     388,191     437,171    

Gains on securities, net

    964     102,232     7,263    
 

Total non-interest income

    404,058     490,423     444,434    
 

Non-interest expense:

                     

Compensation and employee benefits

    429,188     393,841     348,792    

Occupancy and equipment

    134,694     130,792     126,437    

FDIC insurance

    32,066     30,425     28,747    

Operating lease depreciation

    24,500     25,378     30,007    

Advertising and marketing

    19,132     16,572     10,034    

Deposit account premiums

    2,345     8,669     22,891    

Other

    167,777     163,897     145,489    
 

Subtotal

    809,702     769,574     712,397    

Loss on termination of debt

        550,735        

Branch realignment

    8,869            

Foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets, net

    27,950     41,358     49,238    

Other credit costs, net

    (1,252 )   887     2,816    
 

Total non-interest expense

    845,269     1,362,554     764,451    
 

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    243,045     (339,555 )   178,828    

Income tax expense (benefit)

    84,345     (132,858 )   64,441    
 

Income (loss) after income tax expense (benefit)

    158,700     (206,697 )   114,387    

Income attributable to non-controlling interest

    7,032     6,187     4,993    
 

Net income (loss) attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

    151,668     (212,884 )   109,394    

Preferred stock dividends

    19,065     5,606        
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

  $ 132,603   $ (218,490 ) $ 109,394    
 

Net income (loss) per common share:

                     

Basic

  $ .82   $ (1.37 ) $ .71    

Diluted

  $ .82   $ (1.37 ) $ .71    
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

  Year Ended December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Net income (loss) attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

  $ 151,668   $ (212,884 ) $ 109,394    
 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

                     

Securities available for sale:

                     

Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period

    (61,177 )   19,794     122,638    

Reclassification of gains to net income (loss)

    (860 )   (89,879 )   (8,045 )  

Foreign currency hedge:

                     

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

    1,625     (630 )   261    

Foreign currency translation adjustment:

                     

Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period

    (1,979 )   531     (433 )  

Recognized postretirement prior service cost and transition obligation:

                     

Net actuarial (losses) gains arising during the period

    (46 )   123     308    

Income tax benefit (expense)

    22,781     25,678     (42,211 )  
 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

    (39,656 )   (44,383 )   72,518    
 

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 112,012   $ (257,267 ) $ 181,912    
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity

  TCF Financial Corporation  

  Number of
Shares Issued
 
    Preferred     Common     Additional
Paid-in
    Retained     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
    Treasury
Stock
and
          Non-
controlling
    Total    

(Dollars in thousands)

    Preferred     Common     Stock     Stock     Capital     Earnings     (Loss) Income     Other     Total     Interests     Equity    
 

Balance, December 31, 2010

        142,965,012   $   $ 1,430   $ 459,884   $ 1,049,156   $ (15,692 ) $ (23,115 ) $ 1,471,663   $ 8,500   $ 1,480,163    
 

Net income attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

                        109,394             109,394     4,993     114,387    

Other comprehensive income

                            72,518         72,518         72,518    

Public offering of preferred stock

        15,081,968         151     219,515                 219,666         219,666    

Net distribution to non-controlling interest

                                        (2,999 )   (2,999 )  

Dividends on common stock

                        (30,772 )           (30,772 )       (30,772 )  

Grants of restricted stock, 1,256,094 shares

        1,247,500         12     (234 )           222                

Common shares purchased by TCF employee benefit plans

        1,402,505         14     17,957                 17,971         17,971    

Cancellation of shares of restricted stock

        (120,886 )       (1 )   (620 )   45             (576 )       (576 )  

Cancellation of common shares for tax withholding

        (209,719 )       (2 )   (3,114 )               (3,116 )       (3,116 )  

Net amortization of stock compensation

                    11,105                 11,105         11,105    

Stock compensation tax benefit

                    280                 280         280    

Change in shares held in trust for deferred compensation plans, at cost

                    10,474             (10,474 )              
 

Balance, December 31, 2011

        160,366,380   $   $ 1,604   $ 715,247   $ 1,127,823   $ 56,826   $ (33,367 ) $ 1,868,133   $ 10,494   $ 1,878,627    
 

Net loss attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

                        (212,884 )           (212,884 )   6,187     (206,697 )  

Other comprehensive loss

                            (44,383 )       (44,383 )       (44,383 )  

Public offering of preferred stock

    4,006,900         263,240                         263,240         263,240    

Net distribution to non-controlling interest

                                        (3,411 )   (3,411 )  

Dividends on preferred stock

                        (5,606 )           (5,606 )       (5,606 )  

Dividends on common stock

                        (31,904 )           (31,904 )       (31,904 )  

Grants of restricted stock, 1,822,025

        1,822,025         18     (18 )                          

Common shares purchased by TCF employee benefit plans

        1,742,990         17     19,445                 19,462         19,462    

Cancellation of shares of restricted stock

        (322,908 )       (3 )   (1,198 )   16             (1,185 )       (1,185 )  

Cancellation of common shares for tax withholding

        (179,724 )       (2 )   (1,947 )               (1,949 )       (1,949 )  

Net amortization of stock compensation

                    11,108                 11,108         11,108    

Stock compensation tax expense

                    (659 )               (659 )       (659 )  

Change in shares held in trust for deferred compensation plans, at cost

                    8,062             (8,062 )              
 

Balance, December 31, 2012

    4,006,900     163,428,763   $ 263,240   $ 1,634   $ 750,040   $ 877,445   $ 12,443   $ (41,429 ) $ 1,863,373   $ 13,270   $ 1,876,643    
 

Net income attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

                        151,668             151,668     7,032     158,700    

Other comprehensive loss

                            (39,656 )       (39,656 )       (39,656 )  

Net distribution to non-controlling interest

                                        (8,511 )   (8,511 )  

Dividends on preferred stock

                        (19,065 )           (19,065 )       (19,065 )  

Dividends on common stock

                        (32,227 )           (32,227 )       (32,227 )  

Grants of restricted stock, 532,777 shares

        532,777         5     (5 )                          

Common shares purchased by TCF employee benefit plans

        1,389,819         14     20,165                 20,179         20,179    

Cancellation of shares of restricted stock

        (120,313 )           (299 )   25             (274 )       (274 )  

Cancellation of common shares for tax withholding

        (66,185 )       (1 )   (954 )               (955 )       (955 )  

Net amortization of stock compensation

                    10,398                 10,398         10,398    

Stock compensation tax expense

                    (473 )               (473 )       (473 )  

Change in shares held in trust for deferred compensation plans, at cost

                    769             (769 )              
 

Balance, December 31, 2013

    4,006,900     165,164,861   $ 263,240   $ 1,652   $ 779,641   $ 977,846   $ (27,213 ) $ (42,198 ) $ 1,952,968   $ 11,791   $ 1,964,759    
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

  Year Ended December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                     

Net income (loss) attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

  $ 151,668   $ (212,884 ) $ 109,394    

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                     

Provision for credit losses

    118,368     247,443     200,843    

Depreciation and amortization

    117,950     109,192     73,183    

Proceeds from sales of loans and leases held for sale

    277,180     161,221     40,571    

Gains on sales of assets, net

    (61,265 )   (140,665 )   (16,465 )  

Loss on termination of debt

        550,735        

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    7,032     6,187     4,993    

Originations of loans held for sale, net of repayments

    (353,982 )   (171,420 )   (32,987 )  

Net increase (decrease) in other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities

    190,371     (67,985 )   92,176    

Other, net

    (36,288 )   14,839     28,011    
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    411,034     496,663     499,719    
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                     

Loan originations and purchases, net of principal collected on loans and leases

    (1,196,030 )   (1,353,981 )   812,988    

Purchases of equipment for lease financing

    (904,383 )   (938,228 )   (894,593 )  

Purchase of leasing and equipment finance portfolios

            (68,848 )  

Purchase of inventory finance portfolios

    (9,658 )   (37,527 )   (5,905 )  

Acquisition of Gateway One Lending & Finance, LLC, net of cash acquired

            (94,323 )  

Proceeds from sales of loans

    1,378,235     560,421     167,911    

Proceeds from sales of lease receivables

    43,215     78,805     122,819    

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

    46,096     2,074,494     181,696    

Proceeds from sales of other securities

        14,550        

Purchases of securities available for sale

    (47,734 )   (645,880 )   (1,039,379 )  

Proceeds from maturities of and principal collected on securities available for sale

    91,416     202,431     586,816    

Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    (18,789 )   (157,517 )   (6,663 )  

Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    40,976     197,571     29,093    

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned

    102,250     132,044     107,428    

Purchases of premises and equipment

    (37,859 )   (44,082 )   (34,865 )  

Other, net

    30,476     40,418     34,334    
 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (481,789 )   123,519     (101,491 )  
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

                     

Net increase in deposits

    370,356     1,848,782     617,992    

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

    2,299     (3,797 )   (120,374 )  

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

    744,348     1,283,466     1,898    

Payments on long-term borrowings

    (1,120,402 )   (4,164,102 )   (376,087 )  

Net proceeds from public offerings of preferred stock

        263,240        

Net proceeds from public offering of common stock

            219,666    

Redemption of subordinated debt

    (71,020 )          

Redemption of trust preferred securities

        (115,010 )      

Net distributions to non-controlling interest

    (8,511 )   (3,411 )   (2,999 )  

Dividends paid on preferred stock

    (19,065 )   (5,606 )      

Dividends paid on common stock

    (32,227 )   (31,904 )   (30,772 )  

Stock compensation tax (expense) benefit

    (473 )   (659 )   280    

Common shares sold to TCF employee benefit plans

    20,179     19,462     17,971    
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (114,516 )   (909,539 )   327,575    
 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks

    (185,271 )   (289,357 )   725,803    

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

    1,100,347     1,389,704     663,901    
 

Cash and due from banks at end of period

  $ 915,076   $ 1,100,347   $ 1,389,704    
 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

                     

Cash paid (received) for:

                     

Interest on deposits and borrowings

  $ 61,453   $ 108,524   $ 231,353    
 

Income taxes, net

  $ (28,456 ) $ (13,376 ) $ (12,012 )  
 

Transfer of loans to other assets

  $ 112,463   $ 137,311   $ 175,361    
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TCF Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries ("TCF"). TCF Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a national bank holding company engaged primarily in retail banking and wholesale banking through its primary subsidiary, TCF National Bank ("TCF Bank"). References herein to "TCF Financial" refer to TCF Financial Corporation on an unconsolidated basis. TCF Bank owns leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance, auto finance and real estate investment trust subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are consolidated with TCF Bank and are included in the consolidated financial statements of TCF Financial Corporation. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years' financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are based on information available to management at the time the estimates are made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical Accounting Estimates    Critical accounting estimates occur in certain accounting policies and procedures and are particularly susceptible to significant change. Policies that contain critical accounting estimates include the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses, lease financings and income taxes.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses    The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level appropriate to provide for probable loan and lease losses incurred in the portfolio as of the balance sheet date, including known or anticipated problem loans and leases, as well as for loans and leases which are not currently known to require specific allowances. Loans classified as TDR loans are considered impaired loans. TCF individually evaluates impairment on all impaired commercial and inventory finance loans, certain large impaired equipment finance loans and leases, large consumer real estate troubled debt restructured ("TDR") loans, auto finance TDR loans, and all non-accrual Winthrop leases. All other loans and leases are evaluated collectively for impairment. See Note 6, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information, for a definition of impaired loans.

Loan impairment on consumer TDR loans is a key component of the allowance for loan and lease losses. The impairment is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's initial effective interest rate incorporating certain assumptions for prepayments, default rates and loss severity based on historical performance. Due to the fact that the impairment is calculated utilizing the initial effective interest rate versus the modified interest rate a portion of the impairment constitutes an interest component. See Note 6, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information, for further information on the determination of the allowance for losses on accruing consumer real estate TDR loans.

Loan impairment on commercial, equipment finance and inventory finance loans is generally based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's initial effective interest rate, unless the loans are collateral dependent, in which case loan impairment is based upon the fair value of collateral less estimated selling costs; however, if payment or satisfaction of the loan is dependent on the operation, rather than the sale, of the collateral, the impairment does not include selling costs.

The impairment for all other loans and leases is evaluated collectively by various characteristics. The collective evaluation of incurred losses in these portfolios is based upon overall risk characteristics, changes in the character or size of portfolios, risk rating migration, and prevailing economic conditions. Additionally, the level of historical net charge-off amounts, delinquencies in the loan and lease portfolios, values of underlying loan and lease collateral and other relevant factors are reviewed to determine the amount of the allowance.

Loans and leases are charged off to the extent they are deemed to be uncollectible. Charge-offs related to confirmed losses are utilized in the historical data used in the allowance for loan and lease losses calculations. Consumer real estate loans are charged off to the estimated fair value of underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs, no later than 150 days past due. Auto finance

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loans are generally charged off to the estimated fair value of underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs, if repossession is reasonably assured and in process. Otherwise, auto finance loans are charged off in full no later than 120 days past due. Additional review of the fair value, less estimated costs to sell, compared with the recorded value occurs upon foreclosure, and additional charge-offs are recorded if necessary. Valuation adjustments on residential properties, made within four months after obtaining title or possession of the property, are recorded as charge-offs against the allowance for loan and lease losses. Subsequent valuation adjustments are recorded as foreclosed real estate expense. Deposit account overdrafts, which are included within other loans, are charged off at or before they are 60 days past due. Commercial loans, leasing and equipment finance loans, and inventory finance loans which are considered collateral dependent, are charged off to estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs, when it becomes probable, based on current information and events, that all principal and interest amounts will not be collectible in accordance with contractual terms. Loans which are not collateral dependent are charged off when deemed uncollectible based on specific facts and circumstances.

The amount of the allowance for loan and lease losses significantly depends upon management's estimates of variables affecting valuation, appraisals of collateral, evaluations of performance and status, and the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received. Such estimates, appraisals, evaluations and cash flows may be subject to frequent adjustments due to changing economic prospects of borrowers, lessees or properties. These estimates are reviewed periodically and adjustments, if necessary, are recorded in the provision for credit losses in the periods in which they become known.

Lease Financing    TCF provides various types of commercial lease financing that are classified for accounting purposes as direct financing, sales-type or operating leases. Leases that transfer substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership to the lessee are classified as direct financing or sales-type leases and are included in loans and leases. Direct financing and sales-type leases are carried at the combined present value of future minimum lease payments and lease residual values. The determination of lease classification requires various judgments and estimates by management including the fair value of the equipment at lease inception, useful life of the equipment under lease, estimate of the lease residual value and collectability of minimum lease payments.

Sales-type leases generate dealer profit which is recognized at lease inception by recording lease revenue net of lease cost. Lease revenue consists of the present value of the future minimum lease payments. Lease cost consists of the leased equipment's book value, less the present value of its residual. Interest income on direct financing and sales-type leases is recognized using methods which approximate a level yield over the fixed, non-cancelable term of the lease. TCF receives pro rata rent payments for the interim period until the lease contract commences and the fixed, non-cancelable lease term begins. TCF recognizes these interim payments in the month they are earned and records the income in interest income on direct finance leases. Management has policies and procedures in place for the determination of lease classification and review of the related judgments and estimates for all lease financings.

Some lease financings include a residual value component, which represents the estimated fair value of the leased equipment at the expiration of the initial term of the transaction. The estimation of residual values involves judgment regarding product and technology changes, customer behavior, shifts in supply and demand, and other economic assumptions. TCF reviews residual assumptions on the portfolio at least annually and downward adjustments, if necessary, are charged to non-interest expense in the periods in which they become known.

TCF occasionally sells minimum lease payments, as a credit risk reduction tool, to third-party financial institutions at fixed rates on a non-recourse basis with its underlying equipment as collateral. For those transactions which achieve sale treatment, the related lease cash flow stream and the non-recourse financing are derecognized. For those transactions which do not achieve sale treatment, the underlying lease remains on TCF's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and non-recourse debt is recorded in the amount of the proceeds received. TCF retains servicing of these leases and bills, collects and remits funds to the third-party financial institution. Upon default by the lessee, the third-party financial institutions may take control of the underlying collateral which TCF would otherwise retain as residual value.

Leases which do not transfer substantially all benefits and risks of ownership to the lessee are classified as operating leases. Such leased equipment and related initial direct costs are included in other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and depreciated, on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, to its estimated salvage value. Depreciation expense is recorded as operating lease expense and included in non-interest expense. Operating lease rental income is recognized when it is due and is reflected as a component of non-interest income. An allowance for lease losses is not provided on operating leases.

Income Taxes    Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis carrying amounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are

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expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period in which the enactment date occurs. Also, if current period income tax rates change, the impact on the annual effective income tax rate is applied year-to-date in the period of enactment.

The determination of current and deferred income taxes is a critical accounting estimate which is based on complex analyses of many factors, including interpretation of income tax laws, the evaluation of uncertain tax positions, differences between the tax and financial reporting bases of assets and liabilities (temporary differences), estimates of amounts due or owed, the timing of reversals of temporary differences and current financial accounting standards. Additionally, there can be no assurance that estimates and interpretations used in determining income tax liabilities will not be challenged by taxing authorities. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates and tax law interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax liabilities.

In the preparation of income tax returns, tax positions are taken based on interpretation of income tax laws for which the outcome is uncertain. Management periodically reviews and evaluates the status of uncertain tax positions and makes estimates of amounts ultimately due or owed. The benefits of tax positions are recorded in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of the estimates of ultimate amounts due or owed, including any applicable interest and penalties. Changes in the estimated amounts due or owed may result from closing of the statute of limitations on tax returns, new legislation, clarification of existing legislation through government pronouncements, judicial action and through the examination process. TCF's policy is to report interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Other Significant Accounting Policies

Investments    Investments are carried at cost and adjusted for amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts, using a level yield method. TCF periodically evaluates investments for other than temporary impairment with losses, if any, recorded in non-interest income within gains on securities, net.

Securities Available for Sale    Securities available for sale are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains or losses, net of related deferred income taxes, reported within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of equity. The cost of securities sold is determined on a specific identification basis and gains or losses on sales of securities available for sale are recognized on trade dates. TCF evaluates securities available for sale for other than temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. Declines in the value of securities available for sale that are considered other than temporary are recorded net of gains on securities in non-interest income. Discounts and premiums on securities available for sale are amortized using a level yield method over the expected life of the security.

Loans and Leases Held for Sale    Loans and leases designated as held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. Any amount by which cost exceeds fair value is initially recorded as a valuation allowance and subsequently reflected in the gain or loss on sale when sold.

Loans and Leases    Loans and leases are reported at historical cost including net direct fees and costs associated with originating and acquiring loans and leases. The net direct fees and costs for sales-type leases are offset against revenues recorded at the commencement of sales-type leases. Discounts and premiums on acquired loans, net direct fees and costs, unearned discounts and finance charges, and unearned lease income are amortized to interest income using methods which approximate a level yield over the estimated remaining lives of the loans and leases. Net direct fees and costs on all lines of credit are amortized on a straight line basis over the contractual life of the line of credit and adjusted for payoffs. Net deferred fees and costs on consumer real estate lines of credit are amortized to service fee income.

Non-accrual Loans and Leases    Loans and leases are generally placed on non-accrual status when the collection of interest and principal is 90 days or more past due unless, in the case of commercial loans, they are well-secured and in the process of collection. Consumer loans, other than real estate, and auto loans are placed on non-accrual status when interest and principal is 120 days past due. Delinquent junior lien loans are also placed on non-accrual status when there is evidence that the related third-party first lien mortgage may be 90 days or more past due. Consumer loans are also generally placed on non-accrual status, regardless of delinquency, within 60 days of notification of bankruptcy or upon discharge under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding.

Loans on non-accrual status are reported as non-accrual loans until there is sustained repayment performance for six consecutive months, with the exception of loans not reaffirmed upon discharge under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which remain on non-accrual status permanently. Income on these loans is recognized on a cash basis when there is sustained repayment performance for six consecutive months, the loan is not more than 60 days delinquent and a current credit evaluation has been completed.

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Generally, when a loan or lease is placed on non-accrual status, uncollected interest accrued in prior years is charged-off against the allowance for loan and lease losses and interest accrued in the current year is reversed against interest income. For non-accrual leases that have been discounted with third-party financial institutions on a non-recourse basis, the related liability is also placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on loans and leases in non-accrual status are generally applied to principal unless the remaining principal balance has been determined to be fully collectible, in which case interest income is recognized on a cash basis.

Premises and Equipment    Premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are carried at cost and are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of owned assets and for leasehold improvements over the estimated useful life of the related asset or the lease term, whichever is shorter. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Rent expense for leased land with facilities is recognized in occupancy and equipment expense. Rent expense for leases with free rent periods or scheduled rent increases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed and Returned Assets    Assets acquired through foreclosure, repossession or returned to TCF are initially recorded at the lower of the loan or lease carrying amount or fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs at the time of transfer to real estate owned or repossessed and returned assets. The fair value of other real estate owned is determined through independent third-party appraisals, automated valuation methods or real estate broker's price opinions less estimated selling costs. The fair value of repossessed and returned assets is based on available pricing guides, auction results or price opinions less estimated selling costs. Within four months of a loan or lease transferring to other real estate owned or repossessed and returned assets, any carrying amount in excess of the fair value less estimated selling costs is charged off to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Subsequently, if the fair value of an asset, less the estimated costs to sell, declines to less than the carrying amount of the asset, the shortfall is recognized in the period in which it becomes known and is included in other non-interest expense. Operating expenses of properties and recoveries on sales of other real estate owned are recorded in foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets, net. Operating revenue from foreclosed property is included in other non-interest income. Other real estate owned at December 31, 2013 and 2012, was $68.9 million and $97 million, respectively. Repossessed and returned assets at both December 31, 2013 and 2012, were $3.5 million.

Investments in Affordable Housing Limited Partnerships    Investments in affordable housing consist of investments in limited partnerships that operate qualified affordable housing projects or that invest in other limited partnerships formed to operate affordable housing projects. TCF generally utilizes the effective yield method to account for these investments with the tax credits and amortization of the investment reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as a reduction of income tax expense. However, depending on circumstances, the equity or cost methods may be utilized. The amount of the investment along with any unfunded equity contributions which are unconditional and legally binding are recorded in other assets. A liability for the unfunded equity contributions is recorded in other liabilities. At December 31, 2013, TCF's investments in affordable housing limited partnerships were $10.9 million, compared with $15.8 million at December 31, 2012.

At December 31, 2013, five of these investments in affordable housing limited partnerships are considered variable interest entities. These partnerships are not consolidated with TCF. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the carrying amount of these five investments was $10.3 million and $15.2 million, respectively. The maximum exposure to loss on these five investments was $10.3 million at December 31, 2013, however the general partner of these partnerships provides various guarantees to TCF including guaranteed minimum returns. These guarantees are backed by an investment grade credit-rated company, which further reduces the risk of loss. In addition to the guarantees, the investments are supported by the performance of the underlying real estate properties which also mitigates the risk of loss.

Interest-Only Strips    TCF periodically sells loans to third party financial institutions at fixed or variable rates. For those transactions which achieve sale treatment, the underlying loan is not recognized on TCF's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. The Company sells these loans at par value and generally retains an interest in the future cash flows of borrower loan payments, known as an interest-only strip. The interest-only strip is recorded at fair value at the time of sale. The fair value of the interest-only strip represents the present value of future cash flows generated by the loans to be retained by TCF. After initial recording of the interest-only strip, the accretable yield is measured as the difference between the initial investment, or fair value, and the cash flows expected to be collected. The accretable yield is amortized into interest income over the life of the interest-only strip using the effective yield method. The expected cash flows are evaluated quarterly to determine if they have changed from previous projections. If the present value of the original cash flows expected to be collected is less than the present value of the current estimate of cash flows to be collected, the change is adjusted prospectively over the remaining life of the interest-only strip. If the present value of the original cash flows expected to be collected is greater than the present value of the current estimate, an other than temporary impairment is generally recorded.

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Intangible Assets    All assets and liabilities acquired in purchase acquisitions, including goodwill and other intangibles, are recorded at fair value. Goodwill is recorded when the purchase price of an acquisition is greater than the fair value of net assets, including identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill is not amortized, but assessed for impairment on an annual basis at the reporting unit level, which is one level below reportable operating segments. Interim impairment analysis may be required if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce a reporting unit's fair value below its carrying amount. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line or effective yield basis over their estimated useful lives, and are subject to impairment if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to realize their carrying amounts.

When testing for goodwill impairment, TCF may initially perform a qualitative assessment. Based on the results of this qualitative assessment, if TCF concludes it is more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount, a quantitative analysis is performed. TCF's quantitative valuation methodologies primarily include discounted cash flow analysis in determining fair value of reporting units. If the fair value is less than the carrying amount, additional analysis is required to measure the amount of impairment. Impairment losses, if any, are recorded as a charge to non-interest expense and an adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill.

Other intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment is indicated if the sum of the undiscounted estimated future net cash flows is less than the carrying value of the intangible asset. Impairment losses, if any, permanently reduce the carrying value of the other intangible assets.

Stock-Based Compensation    The fair value of restricted stock and stock options is determined on the date of grant and amortized to compensation expense, with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital, over the longer of the service period or performance period, but in no event beyond an employee's retirement date or date of employment termination. For performance-based restricted stock, TCF estimates the degree to which performance conditions will be met to determine the number of shares that will vest and the related compensation expense. Compensation expense is adjusted in the period such estimates change. Non-forfeitable dividends, if any, paid on shares of restricted stock are recorded to retained earnings for shares that are expected to vest and to compensation expense for shares that are not expected to vest.

Income tax benefits related to stock compensation, in excess of grant date fair value less any proceeds on exercise, are recognized as additional paid-in capital upon vesting or exercise and delivery of the stock. Any income tax benefits that are less than grant date fair value less any proceeds on exercise are recognized as a reduction of additional paid in capital to the extent of previously recognized income tax benefits and then as income tax expense for any remaining amount. See Note 15, Stock Compensation, for additional information concerning stock-based compensation.

Deposit Account Overdrafts    Deposit account overdrafts are reported in other loans and leases. Net losses on uncollectible overdrafts are reported as net charge-offs in the allowance for loan and lease losses within 60 days from the date of overdraft. Uncollectible deposit fees are reversed against fees and service charges and a related reserve for uncollectible deposit fees is maintained in other liabilities. Other deposit account losses are reported in other non-interest expense.

Note 2. Cash and Due from Banks

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, TCF Bank was required by Federal Reserve regulations to maintain reserves of $95.5 million and $79.7 million, respectively, in cash on hand or at the Federal Reserve.

TCF maintains cash balances that are restricted as to their use in accordance with certain contractual agreements primarily related to the sale and servicing of auto loans and consumer real estate loans. Cash payments received on loans serviced for third parties are held in separate accounts until remitted. TCF also retains cash balances for potential loss recourse on certain sold auto loans as well as cash for collateral on certain borrowings and foreign exchange contracts. TCF maintained restricted cash totaling $46.1 million and $28.8 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Note 3. Investments

Investments consist of the following.

    At December 31,    
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

  $ 56,845   $ 79,032    

Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost

    37,481     36,178    

Mortgage-backed securities

    14,610        

Other

    5,302     5,657    
 

Total investments

  $ 114,238   $ 120,867    
 

The investments in Federal Home Loan Bank stock are required investments related to TCF's membership in and current borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of Des Moines. All Federal Home Loan Banks ("FHLBanks") obtain their funding primarily through issuance of consolidated obligations of the FHLB system. The U.S. Government does not guarantee these obligations, and each of the 12 FHLBanks are jointly and severally liable for repayment of each other's debt. Therefore, TCF's investments in FHLB of Des Moines could be adversely impacted by the financial operations of the FHLBanks and actions of their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

TCF Bank is required to hold Federal Reserve Bank stock equal to 6% of TCF Bank's capital surplus, which is additional paid-in capital stock, less any deficit retained earnings, gains (losses) on available for sale securities, and foreign currency translation adjustments as of the current period end. Mortgage-backed securities primarily consist of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies. During 2013, TCF transferred $9.3 million of available for sale mortgage-backed securities to held to maturity, reflecting TCF's intent to hold those securities to maturity. Other investments primarily consist of non-trading mortgage-backed securities and other bonds which qualify for investment credit under the Community Reinvestment Act.

During 2013, TCF recorded an impairment charge of $246 thousand on other investments, which had a carrying value of $5.3 million at December 31, 2013, as full recovery is not expected. During 2012, TCF recorded an impairment charge of $865 thousand on other investments, which had a carrying value of $5.7 million at December 31, 2012.

During the second quarter of 2012, TCF sold its Visa Class B stock, resulting in a net $13.1 million pre-tax gain recorded in non-interest income within the Consolidated Statement of Income. In conjunction with the sale, TCF and the purchaser entered into a derivative transaction whereby TCF may receive or be required to make cash payments whenever the conversion ratio of Visa Class B stock into Visa Class A stock is adjusted.

The carrying values and yields on investments by contractual maturity at December 31, 2013 and 2012, are shown below.

    At December 31,    
     

             2013              2012    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    Carrying
Value
    Yield     Carrying
Value
    Yield    
 

Due in one year or less

  $     % $ 100     1.00 %  

Due in 1-5 years

    3,000     2.90     1,600     3.31    

Due in 5-10 years

            1,000     3.00    

Due after 10 years

    16,912     3.52     2,957     5.55    

No stated maturity

    94,326     3.93     115,210     3.73    
 

Total

  $ 114,238     3.84 % $ 120,867     3.76 %  
 

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Note 4. Securities Available for Sale

Securities available for sale consist of the following.

    At December 31,    
     

    2013     2012    
     

(In thousands)

    Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
    Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
   
 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                                   

U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies

  $ 592,283   $ 1,131   $ 45,377   $ 548,037   $ 691,570   $ 21,693   $ 3,209   $ 710,054    

Other

    93             93     127             127    

Other securities

    1,642     1,292         2,934     1,642     268         1,910    
 

Total

  $ 594,018   $ 2,423   $ 45,377   $ 551,064   $ 693,339   $ 21,961   $ 3,209   $ 712,091    
 

Weighted-average yield

    2.65 %                     2.70 %                    
 

Gross realized gains of $1.2 million, $90.2 million and $8 million were recognized on sales of securities available for sale during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, mortgage-backed securities of $14.7 million and $19.8 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure certain deposits and borrowings. There were no impairment charges recognized during 2013. During 2012 and 2011, TCF recorded impairment charges of $225 thousand and $768 thousand, respectively, on other securities as full recovery was not expected.

Unrealized losses on securities available for sale are due to lower values for equity securities or changes in interest rates. TCF has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value occurs.

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of securities available for sale that are in a loss position at December 31, 2013 and 2012, aggregated by investment category and length of time the securities were in a continuous loss position.

 
  At December 31, 2013
 
   
 
  Less than 12 months
  12 months or more
  Total
   
 
   
(In thousands)
  Fair
Value

  Unrealized
Losses

  Fair
Value

  Unrealized
Losses

  Fair
Value

  Unrealized
Losses

   
 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                       

U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies

  $ 353,449   $ 22,678   $ 156,472   $ 22,699   $ 509,921   $ 45,377    
 

Total

  $ 353,449   $ 22,678   $ 156,472   $ 22,699   $ 509,921   $ 45,377    
 

 

    At December 31, 2012
     

    Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total    
     

(In thousands)

    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Losses
   
 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                       

U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies

  $ 186,418   $ 3,209   $   $   $ 186,418   $ 3,209    
 

Total

  $ 186,418   $ 3,209   $   $   $ 186,418   $ 3,209    
 

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The amortized cost, fair value and yield of securities available for sale by contractual maturity, at December 31, 2013 and 2012, are shown below. The remaining contractual principal maturities do not consider prepayments. Remaining expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay.

    At December 31, 2013     At December 31, 2012    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value
    Yield     Amortized
Cost
    Fair
Value
    Yield    
 

Due in 1-5 years

  $ 138   $ 140     5.24 % $ 102   $ 107     9.17 %  

Due in 5-10 years

    24,328     24,543     2.17     114     115     2.63    

Due after 10 years

    567,910     523,447     2.67     691,481     709,959     2.71    

No stated maturity

    1,642     2,934         1,642     1,910        
 

Total

  $ 594,018   $ 551,064     2.65 % $ 693,339   $ 712,091     2.70 %  
 

Note 5. Loans and Leases

(Dollars in thousands)

    At December 31,
2013
    At December 31,
2012
    Percent
Change
   
 

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

  $ 3,766,421   $ 4,239,524     (11.2 )%  

Junior lien

    2,572,905     2,434,977     5.7    
           

Total consumer real estate

    6,339,326     6,674,501     (5.0 )  

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate:

                     

Permanent

    2,604,673     2,934,849     (11.3 )  

Construction and development

    139,024     146,093     (4.8 )  
           

Total commercial real estate

    2,743,697     3,080,942     (10.9 )  

Commercial business

    404,655     324,293     24.8    
           

Total commercial

    3,148,352     3,405,235     (7.5 )  

Leasing and equipment finance:(1)

                     

Equipment finance loans

    1,546,134     1,306,423     18.3    

Lease financings:

                     

Direct financing leases

    1,846,829     1,905,532     (3.1 )  

Sales-type leases

    61,125     24,371     150.8    

Lease residuals

    108,203     103,207     4.8    

Unearned income and deferred lease costs

    (133,536 )   (141,516 )   5.6    
           

Total lease financings

    1,882,621     1,891,594     (.5 )  
           

Total leasing and equipment finance

    3,428,755     3,198,017     7.2    

Inventory finance

    1,664,377     1,567,214     6.2    

Auto finance

    1,239,386     552,833     124.2    

Other

    26,743     27,924     (4.2 )  
           

Total loans and leases

  $ 15,846,939   $ 15,425,724     2.7 %  
 
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Operating leases of $77.7 million and $82.9 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are included in other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the consumer real estate junior lien portfolio was comprised of $2.1 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, of home equity lines of credit ("HELOCs") and $505.5 million and $577.8 million, respectively, of amortizing junior lien mortgage loans. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, $969.2 million and $1.2 billion, respectively, of the consumer real estate junior lien HELOCs were interest-only revolving draw programs with no defined amortization period and draw periods of 5 to 40 years. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, $1.1 billion and $675.4 million, respectively, had a 10-year interest-only draw period and a 20-year amortization repayment period and all were within the 10-year initial draw period, and have not yet converted to amortizing loans.

During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, TCF sold $795.3 million and $536.7 million, respectively, of consumer auto loans with servicing retained and limited representations and indemnifications, received cash of $780.3 million and $524.9 million, respectively, and recognized net gains of $29.7 million and $22.1 million, respectively. Related to these sales, TCF retained interest-only strips of $50.7 million and $39.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At

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December 31, 2013, interest-only strips and contractual recourse liabilities related to sales of auto loans totaled $64.9 million and $1.1 million, respectively. At December 31, 2012, interest-only strips and contractual recourse liabilities related to sales of auto loans totaled $46.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively. TCF recorded impairment charges related to auto finance interest-only strips of $5.4 million and $458 thousand during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These impairments were related to higher prepayments than originally assumed. No servicing assets or liabilities related to consumer auto loans were recorded within TCF's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, as the contractual servicing fees are adequate to compensate TCF for its servicing responsibilities. TCF's auto loan managed portfolio, which includes portfolio loans, loans held for sale, and loans sold and serviced for others, totaled $2.4 billion and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, TCF sold $763.1 million and $161.8 million, respectively, of consumer real estate loans, with limited representations, indemnifications, and limited credit guarantees, received cash of $767.3 million and $167.2 million, respectively, and recognized net gains of $21.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively. Related to these sales, TCF retained interest-only strips of $22.2 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013, interest-only strips and contractual recourse liabilities related to sales of consumer real estate loans totaled $19.6 million and $563 thousand, respectively. TCF recorded impairment charges related to consumer real estate interest-only strips of $466 thousand during the year ended December 31, 2013 and had no impairment charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2012. No servicing assets or liabilities related to consumer real estate loans were recorded within TCF's Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, as the contractual servicing fees are adequate to compensate TCF for its servicing responsibilities based on the amount demanded by the marketplace. TCF's consumer real estate loan managed portfolio, which includes portfolio loans, loans held for sale, and loans sold and serviced for others, totaled $7 billion and $6.7 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

From time to time, TCF sells leasing and equipment finance loans and minimum lease payments to third-party financial institutions at fixed rates. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, TCF sold $60.3 million and $102.4 million, respectively, of loans and minimum lease payment receivables, received cash of $62.1 million and $105.9 million, respectively, and recognized a net gain of $487 thousand and $2.1 million, respectively. Related to these sales, TCF had servicing liabilities of $1.3 million for both the years December 31, 2013 and 2012. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, TCF had total servicing liabilities related to leasing and equipment finance of $1.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, TCF had lease residuals related to sales of outstanding minimum lease payments receivable of $15.2 million included in loans and leases and $14.8 million included in other assets, respectively. TCF's leasing and equipment finance loan managed portfolio, which includes portfolio loans, loans held for sale, and loans sold and serviced for others, totaled $3.6 billion and $3.4 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, TCF sold $86.5 million of commercial loans and recognized a net gain of $1.6 million. There were no material sales of commercial loans during the year ended 2012. There were no servicing liabilities related to these sales.

TCF's agreements to sell consumer real estate and auto loans typically contain certain representations and warranties regarding the loans sold. These representations and warranties generally relate to, among other things, the ownership of the loan, the validity, priority and perfection of the lien securing the loan, accuracy of information supplied to the buyer, the loan's compliance with the criteria set forth in the agreement, payment delinquency, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. TCF may be required to repurchase loans in the event of an unremedied breach of these representations or warranties. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, losses related to repurchases pursuant to such representations and warranties were immaterial as the majority of such repurchases were of consumer auto loans where TCF typically has contractual agreements with the automobile dealership that originated the loan requiring the dealer to repurchase such contracts from TCF.

Future minimum lease payments receivable for direct financing, sales-type leases and operating leases as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In thousands)

         
 

2014

  $ 711,400    

2015

    509,988    

2016

    351,558    

2017

    205,442    

2018

    90,178    

Thereafter

    28,759    
 

Total

  $ 1,897,325    
 

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Acquired Loans and Leases    Within TCF's acquired loan and lease portfolios, there were certain loans which had experienced deterioration in credit quality at the time of acquisition. These loans had outstanding principal balances of $1.2 million and $4.1 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The non-accretable discount on loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality was $856 thousand at December 31, 2013 and $1.5 million at December 31, 2012. The accretable discount to be recognized in income for these loans was $162 thousand at December 31, 2013 and $333 thousand at December 31, 2012. Accretion of $153 thousand and $464 thousand was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Note 6. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Credit Quality Information

The following tables provide the allowance for loan and lease losses and other information regarding the allowance for loan and lease losses and balances by type of allowance methodology. TCF's key credit quality indicator is the receivable's payment performance status, defined as accruing or non-accruing.

    At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2013    
     

(In thousands)

    Consumer
Real Estate
    Commercial     Leasing and
Equipment
Finance
    Inventory
Finance
    Auto
Finance
    Other     Total    
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

                                             

Balance, at beginning of period

  $ 182,013   $ 51,575   $ 21,037   $ 7,569   $ 4,136   $ 798   $ 267,128    

Charge-offs

    (97,508 )   (28,944 )   (7,277 )   (1,141 )   (5,305 )   (9,115 )   (149,290 )  

Recoveries

    8,644     2,770     3,968     373     607     6,518     22,880    
 

Net charge-offs

    (88,864 )   (26,174 )   (3,309 )   (768 )   (4,698 )   (2,597 )   (126,410 )  
 

Provision for credit losses

    87,100     12,515     1,005     1,949     13,215     2,584     118,368    

Other

    (4,219 )   (449 )       (158 )   (2,030 )       (6,856 )  
 

Balance, at end of period

  $ 176,030   $ 37,467   $ 18,733   $ 8,592   $ 10,623   $ 785   $ 252,230    
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

                                             

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 54,449   $ 28,994   $ 17,093   $ 8,308   $ 10,528   $ 781   $ 120,153    

Individually evaluated for impairment

    121,581     8,473     1,640     284     95     4     132,077    
 

Total

  $ 176,030   $ 37,467   $ 18,733   $ 8,592   $ 10,623   $ 785   $ 252,230    
 

Loans and leases outstanding:

                                             

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 5,673,518   $ 2,971,308   $ 3,412,769   $ 1,657,636   $ 1,238,556   $ 26,649   $ 14,980,436    

Individually evaluated for impairment

    665,808     177,044     15,139     6,741     470     94     865,296    

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

            847         360         1,207    
 

Total

  $ 6,339,326   $ 3,148,352   $ 3,428,755   $ 1,664,377   $ 1,239,386   $ 26,743   $ 15,846,939    
 

 

    At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2012    
     

(In thousands)

    Consumer
Real Estate
    Commercial     Leasing and
Equipment
Finance
    Inventory
Finance
    Auto
Finance
    Other     Total    
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

                                             

Balance, at beginning of period

  $ 183,435   $ 46,954   $ 21,173   $ 2,996   $   $ 1,114   $ 255,672    

Charge-offs

    (184,785 )   (40,836 )   (15,248 )   (1,838 )   (1,164 )   (10,239 )   (254,110 )  

Recoveries

    5,649     1,959     5,058     333     30     7,314     20,343    
 

Net charge-offs

    (179,136 )   (38,877 )   (10,190 )   (1,505 )   (1,134 )   (2,925 )   (233,767 )  
 

Provision for credit losses

    178,496     43,498     10,054     6,060     6,726     2,609     247,443    

Other

    (782 )           18     (1,456 )       (2,220 )  
 

Balance, at end of period

  $ 182,013   $ 51,575   $ 21,037   $ 7,569   $ 4,136   $ 798   $ 267,128    
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

                                             

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 181,139   $ 37,210   $ 20,337   $ 7,339   $ 4,136   $ 798   $ 250,959    

Individually evaluated for impairment

    874     14,365     700     230             16,169    
 

Total

  $ 182,013   $ 51,575   $ 21,037   $ 7,569   $ 4,136   $ 798   $ 267,128    
 

Loans and leases outstanding:

                                             

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  $ 6,669,424   $ 3,133,011   $ 3,187,393   $ 1,565,727   $ 551,456   $ 27,924   $ 15,134,935    

Individually evaluated for impairment

    5,077     272,224     7,754     1,487     101         286,643    

Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

            2,870         1,276         4,146    
 

Total

  $ 6,674,501   $ 3,405,235   $ 3,198,017   $ 1,567,214   $ 552,833   $ 27,924   $ 15,425,724    
 

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Accruing and Non-accrual Loans and Leases    The following tables set forth information regarding TCF's accruing and non-accrual loans and leases. Non-accrual loans and leases are those which management believes have a higher risk of loss than accruing loans and leases. Delinquent balances are determined based on the contractual terms of the loan or lease. TCF's key credit quality indicator is the receivable's payment performance status as accruing or non-accruing.

    At December 31, 2013
     

(In thousands)

    Current-59 Days
Delinquent
and Accruing
    60-89 Days
Delinquent
and Accruing
    90 Days or
More Delinquent
and Accruing
    Total
Accruing
    Non-Accrual     Total    
 

Consumer real estate:

                                       

First mortgage lien

  $ 3,564,716   $ 19,815   $ 1,079   $ 3,585,610   $ 180,811   $ 3,766,421    

Junior lien

    2,531,151     3,532         2,534,683     38,222     2,572,905    
 

Total consumer real estate

    6,095,867     23,347     1,079     6,120,293     219,033     6,339,326    

Commercial:

                                       

Commercial real estate

    2,706,633     886         2,707,519     36,178     2,743,697    

Commercial business

    399,750     190     354     400,294     4,361     404,655    
 

Total commercial

    3,106,383     1,076     354     3,107,813     40,539     3,148,352    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,404,346     2,226     613     3,407,185     14,041     3,421,226    

Inventory finance

    1,661,798     29     21     1,661,848     2,529     1,664,377    

Auto finance

    1,236,678     1,105     773     1,238,556     470     1,239,026    

Other

    26,323     9     1     26,333     410     26,743    
 

Subtotal

    15,531,395     27,792     2,841     15,562,028     277,022     15,839,050    
 

Portfolios acquired with deteriorated credit quality

    7,870     14     5     7,889         7,889    
 

Total

  $ 15,539,265   $ 27,806   $ 2,846   $ 15,569,917   $ 277,022   $ 15,846,939    
 

 

    At December 31, 2012
     

(In thousands)

    Current-59 Days
Delinquent
and Accruing
    60-89 Days
Delinquent
and Accruing
    90 Days or
More Delinquent
and Accruing
    Total
Accruing
    Non-Accrual     Total    
 

Consumer real estate:

                                       

First mortgage lien

  $ 3,963,873   $ 28,132   $ 47,888   $ 4,039,893   $ 199,631   $ 4,239,524    

Junior lien

    2,386,567     6,170     6,971     2,399,708     35,269     2,434,977    
 

Total consumer real estate

    6,350,440     34,302     54,859     6,439,601     234,900     6,674,501    

Commercial:

                                       

Commercial real estate

    2,960,383     604     1,655     2,962,642     118,300     3,080,942    

Commercial business

    314,476     17     354     314,847     9,446     324,293    
 

Total commercial

    3,274,859     621     2,009     3,277,489     127,746     3,405,235    

Leasing and equipment finance

    3,155,744     2,726     534     3,159,004     13,652     3,172,656    

Inventory finance

    1,565,608     109     10     1,565,727     1,487     1,567,214    

Auto finance

    550,923     228     304     551,455     101     551,556    

Other

    26,322     20     11     26,353     1,571     27,924    
 

Subtotal

    14,923,896     38,006     57,727     15,019,629     379,457     15,399,086    
 

Portfolios acquired with deteriorated credit quality

    26,348     221     69     26,638         26,638    
 

Total

  $ 14,950,244   $ 38,227   $ 57,796   $ 15,046,267   $ 379,457   $ 15,425,724    
 

The following table provides interest income recognized on loans and leases in non-accrual status and contractual interest that would have been recorded had the loans and leases performed in accordance with their original contractual terms.

    For the Year Ended December 31,
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Contractual interest due on non-accrual loans and leases

  $ 33,046   $ 39,232   $ 37,645    

Interest income recognized on loans and leases in non-accrual status

    12,149     9,401     7,371    
 

Foregone interest income

  $ 20,897   $ 29,831   $ 30,274    
 

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The following table provides information regarding consumer real estate loans to customers currently involved in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings which have not yet been discharged or completed by the courts.

    At December 31,
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Consumer real estate loans to customers in bankruptcy:

               

0-59 days delinquent and accruing

  $ 65,321   $ 69,170    

60+ days delinquent and accruing

    682     644    

Non-accrual

    13,475     18,982    
 

Total consumer real estate loans to customers in bankruptcy

  $ 79,478   $ 88,796    
 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, interest income would have been reduced by approximately $858 thousand and $910 thousand, respectively, had the accrual of interest income on the above consumer loans been discontinued upon notification of bankruptcy.

Loan Modifications for Borrowers with Financial Difficulties    Included within loans and leases in the previous tables are certain loans that have been modified in order to maximize collection of loan balances. If, for economic or legal reasons related to the customer's financial difficulties, TCF grants a concession, the modified loan is classified as a TDR.

The following tables provide a summary of accruing and non-accrual TDR loans by portfolio and regulatory classification.

  At December 31, 2013  

  Accruing TDR Loans       Total Accruing     Non-Accrual     Total    

(In thousands)

    Classified     Non-classified     TDR Loans     TDR Loans     TDR Loans    
 

Consumer real estate

  $ 37,054   $ 469,586   $ 506,640   $ 134,487   $ 641,127    

Commercial

    101,436     19,435     120,871     26,209     147,080    

Leasing and equipment finance

    1,021         1,021     2,447     3,468    

Inventory finance

    4,212         4,212         4,212    

Auto finance

                470     470    

Other

        93     93     1     94    
 

Total

  $ 143,723   $ 489,114   $ 632,837   $ 163,614   $ 796,451    
 

 

  At December 31, 2012  

  Accruing TDR Loans       Total Accruing     Non-Accrual     Total    

(In thousands)

    Classified     Non-classified     TDR Loans     TDR Loans     TDR Loans    
 

Consumer real estate

  $ 60,853   $ 417,409   $ 478,262   $ 173,587   $ 651,849    

Commercial

    122,753     21,755     144,508     92,311     236,819    

Leasing and equipment finance

    1,050         1,050     2,794     3,844    

Auto finance

                101     101    

Other

        38     38         38    
 

Total

  $ 184,656   $ 439,202   $ 623,858   $ 268,793   $ 892,651    
 

The amount of additional funds committed to consumer real estate and commercial borrowers in TDR status was $6.1 million and $8.6 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, no additional funds were committed to leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance or auto finance borrowers in TDR status.

When a loan is modified as a TDR, principal balances are generally not forgiven. Loan modifications to troubled borrowers are not reported as TDR loans in the calendar year after modification if the loans were modified at an interest rate equal to the yields of new loan originations with comparable risk and the loans are performing based on the terms of the restructuring agreements. All loans classified as TDR loans are considered to be impaired. During the year ended December 31, 2013, $17.1 million of commercial loans were removed from TDR status as they were restructured at market terms and are performing.

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The financial effects of TDR loans are presented in the following tables and represent the difference between interest income recognized on accruing TDR loans and the contractual interest that would have been recorded under the original contractual terms.

  Year Ended December 31, 2013  

(In thousands)

    Original Contractual
Interest Due on
Accruing TDR Loans
    Interest Income
Recognized on
Accruing TDR Loans
    Foregone
Interest
Income
   
 

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

  $ 32,520   $ 14,897   $ 17,623    

Junior lien

    3,448     2,267     1,181    
 

Total consumer real estate

    35,968     17,164     18,804    

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    6,610     6,009     601    

Commercial business

    369     284     85    
 

Total commercial

    6,979     6,293     686    

Leasing and equipment finance

    66     72     (6)    

Inventory finance

    30     30        

Auto finance

    4     3     1    

Other

    5     5        
 

Total

  $ 43,052   $ 23,567   $ 19,485    
 

  Year Ended December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Original Contractual
Interest Due on
Accruing TDR Loans
    Interest Income
Recognized on
Accruing TDR Loans
    Foregone
Interest
Income
   
 

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

  $ 29,317   $ 15,420   $ 13,897    

Junior lien

    2,483     1,587     896    
 

Total consumer real estate

    31,800     17,007     14,793    

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    5,669     5,557     112    

Commercial business

    426     378     48    
 

Total commercial

    6,095     5,935     160    

Leasing and equipment finance

    57     66     (9)    
 

Total

  $ 37,952   $ 23,008   $ 14,944    
 

  Year Ended December 31, 2011  

(In thousands)

    Original Contractual
Interest Due on
Accruing TDR Loans
    Interest Income
Recognized on
Accruing TDR Loans
    Foregone
Interest
Income
   
 

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

  $ 23,815   $ 12,225   $ 11,590    

Junior lien

    1,712     955     757    
 

Total consumer real estate

    25,527     13,180     12,347    

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    3,249     3,066     183    

Commercial business

    306     306        
 

Total commercial

    3,555     3,372     183    

Leasing and equipment finance

    78     79     (1)    
 

Total

  $ 29,160   $ 16,631   $ 12,529    
 

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The table below summarizes TDR loans that defaulted during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, which were modified within one year of the beginning of the respective reporting period. TCF considers a loan to have defaulted when it becomes 90 or more days delinquent under the modified terms, has been transferred to non-accrual status subsequent to the modification or has been transferred to other real estate owned.

  2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

    Number
of Loans
    Loan Balance(1)     Number
of Loans
    Loan Balance(1)    
 

Consumer real estate:

                           

First mortgage lien

    85   $ 12,511     62   $ 10,007    

Junior lien

    50     2,479     25     1,221    
 

Total consumer real estate

    135     14,990     87     11,228    

Commercial real estate

    7     5,561     21     41,027    

Leasing and equipment finance

    2     268            

Auto finance

    6     59            

Other

    1     1            
 

Total defaulted modified loans

    151   $ 20,878     108   $ 52,255    
 

Total loans modified in the applicable period

    1,865   $ 374,761     2,383   $ 575,014    

Defaulted modified loans as a percent of total loans modified in the applicable period

    8.1 %   5.6 %   4.5 %   9.1 %  
 
(1)
The loan balances presented are not materially different than the pre-modification loan balances as TCF's loan modifications generally do not forgive principal amounts.

Consumer real estate TDR loans are evaluated separately in TCF's allowance methodology. Impairment is generally based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows or the fair value of the collateral less selling expenses for collateral dependent loans. The allowance on accruing consumer real estate TDR loans was $103.3 million, or 20.4% of the outstanding balance, at December 31, 2013 and $82.3 million, or 17.2% of the outstanding balance, at December 31, 2012. For consumer real estate TDR loans, TCF utilized average remaining re-default rates ranging from 6% to 25% in 2013, and 10% to 25% in 2012, depending on modification type, in determining impairment, which is consistent with actual experience.

Generally consumer real estate loans remain on accruing status upon modification if they are less than 90 days past due and payment in full under the modified loan terms is expected based on a current credit evaluation and historical payment performance. In addition, consumer real estate junior lien loans are placed on non-accrual status and charged-off to the estimated fair value when the junior lien loan is 30 days or more past due and when TCF has evidence that the related third-party first mortgage lien is 90 days or more past due or foreclosure action has been initiated. Loans are placed on non-accrual status and reported as non-accrual until there is sustained repayment performance for six consecutive payments, except for loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy that are not reaffirmed, which remain on non-accrual status for the remainder of the term of the loan. All eligible loans are re-aged to current delinquency status upon modification.

Commercial TDR loans are individually evaluated for impairment based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows or for collateral dependent loans at the fair value of collateral, less selling expense if repayment or satisfaction of the loans is expected to be dependent on the sale of the collateral. Non-accrual commercial loans are charged-off to the estimated fair value of underlying collateral, less estimated selling costs; however, if payment or satisfaction of the loan is dependent on the operation, rather than the sale, of the collateral, the impairment does not include selling costs. The allowance on accruing commercial TDR loans was $6.3 million, or 5.2% of the outstanding balance, at December 31, 2013 and $1.5 million, or 1% of the outstanding balance, at December 31, 2012.

Impaired Loans    TCF considers impaired loans to include non-accrual commercial loans, non-accrual equipment finance loans and non-accrual inventory finance loans, as well as all TDR loans. Non-accrual impaired loans, including non-accrual TDR loans, are included in non-accrual loans and leases within the previous tables. Accruing TDR loans have been disclosed by delinquency status within the previous tables of accruing and non-accrual loans and leases. In the following tables, the loan balance of impaired loans represents the amount recorded within loans and leases on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, whereas the unpaid contractual balance represents the balances legally owed by the borrowers.

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The following tables summarize impaired loans.

  At December 31, 2013  

(In thousands)

    Unpaid
Contractual
Balance
    Loan
Balance
    Related
Allowance
Recorded
   
 

Impaired loans with an allowance recorded:

                     

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

  $ 553,736   $ 521,248   $ 107,841    

Junior lien

    85,309     72,548     12,989    
 

Total consumer real estate

    639,045     593,796     120,830    

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    84,851     71,785     7,594    

Commercial business

    9,917     4,380     880    
 

Total commercial

    94,768     76,165     8,474    

Leasing and equipment finance

    8,238     8,238     717    

Inventory finance

    6,741     6,741     284    

Auto finance

    373     308     95    

Other

    97     94     4    
 

Total impaired loans with an allowance recorded

    749,262     685,342     130,404    
 

Impaired loans without an allowance recorded:

                     

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

    59,233     43,025        

Junior lien

    26,710     4,306        
 

Total consumer real estate

    85,943     47,331        

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    102,523     79,833        

Commercial business

    5,410     5,412        
 

Total commercial

    107,933     85,245        

Auto finance

    317     162        
 

Total impaired loans without an allowance recorded

    194,193     132,738        
 

Total impaired loans

  $ 943,455   $ 818,080   $ 130,404    
 

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  At December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Unpaid
Contractual
Balance
    Loan
Balance
    Related
Allowance
Recorded
   
 

Impaired loans with an allowance recorded:

                     

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

  $ 448,887   $ 441,336   $ 76,425    

Junior lien

    44,218     42,836     9,120    
 

Total consumer real estate

    493,105     484,172     85,545    

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    144,847     126,570     12,963    

Commercial business

    20,742     15,741     1,408    
 

Total commercial

    165,589     142,311     14,371    

Leasing and equipment finance

    7,668     7,668     838    

Inventory finance

    1,487     1,487     230    

Other

    38     38        
 

Total impaired loans with an allowance recorded

    667,887     635,676     100,984    
 

Impaired loans without an allowance recorded:

                     

Consumer real estate:

                     

First mortgage lien

    184,790     141,511        

Junior lien

    59,451     26,166        
 

Total consumer real estate

    244,241     167,677        

Commercial:

                     

Commercial real estate

    142,214     124,008        

Commercial business

    6,920     5,935        
 

Total commercial

    149,134     129,943        

Auto finance

    187     101        
 

Total impaired loans without an allowance recorded

    393,562     297,721        
 

Total impaired loans

  $ 1,061,449   $ 933,397   $ 100,984    
 

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The average loan balance of impaired loans and interest income recognized on impaired loans during the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are included within the table below.

  Year Ended  

  December 31, 2013    December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Average Loan
Balance
    Interest Income
Recognized
    Average Loan
Balance
    Interest Income
Recognized
   
 

Impaired loans with an allowance recorded:

                           

Consumer real estate:

                           

First mortgage lien

  $ 481,292   $ 17,263   $ 418,425   $ 15,016    

Junior lien

    57,692     3,762     38,120     1,519    
 

Total consumer real estate

    538,984     21,025     456,545     16,535    

Commercial:

                           

Commercial real estate

    99,177     3,193     161,677     4,529    

Commercial business

    10,060     70     22,462     282    
 

Total commercial

    109,237     3,263     184,139     4,811    

Leasing and equipment finance

    7,954     174     9,155     25    

Inventory finance

    4,114     158     1,155     125    

Auto finance

    154     2            

Other

    66     6     19     1    
 

Total impaired loans with an allowance recorded

    660,509     24,628     651,013     21,497    
 

Impaired loans without an allowance recorded:

                           

Consumer real estate:

                           

First mortgage lien

    92,268     2,305     95,305     4,466    

Junior lien

    15,236     1,682     13,978     1,721    
 

Total consumer real estate

    107,504     3,987     109,283     6,187    

Commercial:

                           

Commercial real estate

    101,921     3,165     62,004     1,262    

Commercial business

    5,674     215     2,968     112    
 

Total commercial

    107,595     3,380     64,972     1,374    

Auto finance

    132         51        
 

Total impaired loans without an allowance recorded

    215,231     7,367     174,306     7,561    
 

Total impaired loans

  $ 875,740   $ 31,995   $ 825,319   $ 29,058    
 

Note 7. Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows.

  At December 31  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Land

  $ 154,136   $ 152,265    

Office buildings

    277,085     274,673    

Leasehold improvements

    54,069     62,475    

Furniture and equipment

    294,387     290,050    
 

Subtotal

    779,677     779,463    

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

    342,075     338,997    
 

Total

  $ 437,602   $ 440,466    
 

TCF leases certain premises and equipment under operating leases. Net lease expense including utilities and other operating expenses was $35.4 million, $35.5 million and $34.4 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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At December, 2013, the total future minimum rental payments for operating leases of premises and equipment are as follows.

(In thousands)

         
 

2014

  $ 25,788    

2015

    27,066    

2016

    23,879    

2017

    22,476    

2018

    21,346    

Thereafter

    54,011    
 

Total

  $ 174,566    
 

Note 8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets are summarized as follows.

  At December 31,  

  2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

    Gross
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
    Gross
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
   
 

Amortizable intangible assets:

                                       

Deposit base intangibles

  $ 3,049   $ 1,105   $ 1,944   $ 3,049   $ 241   $ 2,808    

Customer base intangibles

    2,730     996     1,734     2,730     557     2,173    

Non-compete agreement

    4,590     1,942     2,648     4,590     1,034     3,556    

Tradename

    300     300         300     163     137    
 

Total

  $ 10,669   $ 4,343   $ 6,326   $ 10,669   $ 1,995   $ 8,674    
 

Unamortizable intangible assets:

                                       

Goodwill related to funding segment

  $ 141,245         $ 141,245   $ 141,245         $ 141,245    

Goodwill related to lending segment

    84,395           84,395     84,395           84,395    
 

Total

  $ 225,640         $ 225,640   $ 225,640         $ 225,640    
 

On June 1, 2012, TCF Bank assumed $778 million of deposits from Prudential Bank & Trust, FSB ("PB&T"). Deposit base intangibles of $3 million with a weighted-average amortization period of ten years were recorded in connection with this assumption of deposits. Amortization expense for intangible assets of $2.3 million, $1.5 million and $268 thousand were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets is estimated to be $1.7 million for 2014, $1.6 million for 2015, $1.4 million for 2016, $484 thousand for 2017 and $415 thousand for 2018. There was no impairment of goodwill or the intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, or 2011.

Note 9. Deposits

Deposits are summarized as follows.

  At December 31,  

  2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

    Rate at
Year-end
    Amount     % of
Total
    Rate at
Year-end
    Amount     % of
Total
   
 

Checking:

                                       

Non-interest bearing

     – % $ 2,642,600     18.3 %    – % $ 2,487,792     17.7 %  

Interest bearing

    .04     2,337,851     16.2     .10     2,346,840     16.8    
                     

Total checking

    .02     4,980,451     34.5     .05     4,834,632     34.5    
                     

Savings

    .18     6,194,003     42.9     .28     6,104,104     43.4    

Money market

    .28     831,910     5.8     .34     820,553     5.8    
                     

Total checking, savings and money market

    .12     12,006,364     83.2     .19     11,759,289     83.7    

Certificates of deposit

    .86     2,426,412     16.8     1.05     2,291,497     16.3    
                     

Total deposits

    .24 % $ 14,432,776     100.0 %   .33 % $ 14,050,786     100.0 %  
 

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Certificates of deposit had the following remaining maturities at December 31, 2013.

(In thousands)

    Denominations
$100 Thousand or
Greater
    Denominations
Less Than
$100 Thousand
    Total    
 

Maturity

                     

0-3 months

  $ 182,004   $ 241,754   $ 423,758    

4-6 months

    129,934     222,505     352,439    

7-12 months

    441,371     596,920     1,038,291    

13-24 months

    161,262     315,839     477,101    

Over 24 months

    82,766     52,057     134,823    
 

Total

  $ 997,337   $ 1,429,075   $ 2,426,412    
 

Note 10. Short-term Borrowings

Selected information for short-term borrowings (borrowings with an original maturity of less than one year) consisted of the following.

  At December 31,      

  2013     2012      

(Dollars in thousands)

    Amount     Rate     Amount     Rate    
 

At December 31,

                           

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  $ 4,918     .10 % $ 2,619     .10 %  
                           

Total

  $ 4,918     .10 % $ 2,619     .10 %  
                           

Year ended December 31, average daily balance

                           

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

  $ 2,343     .30 % $ 289,164     .30 %  

Federal funds purchased

    660     .34     16,137     .22    

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

    3,384     .10     6,374     .10    

Line of Credit – TCF Commercial Finance Canada, Inc.

    1,298     2.57     743     5.04    
                           

Total

  $ 7,685     .60 % $ 312,418     .33 %  
                           

Maximum month-end balance

                           

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

  $     N.A . $ 1,150,000     N.A .  

Federal funds purchased

        N.A .   75,000     N.A .  

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

    7,071     N.A .   7,747     N.A .  

Line of Credit – TCF Commercial Finance Canada, Inc.

    9,587     N.A .   6,083     N.A .  
 

N.A. Not Applicable.

At December 31, 2013, all of the securities sold under short-term repurchase agreements were related to TCF Bank's Repurchase Investment Sweep Agreement product and were collateralized by mortgage-backed securities having a fair value of $13.4 million.

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Note 11. Long-term Borrowings

Long-term borrowings consisted of the following.

  At December 31,  

        2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

    Stated
Maturity
    Amount     Weighted-
Average
Rate
    Amount     Weighted-
Average
Rate
   
 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    2013   $      – % $ 680,000     .73 %  

    2014     398,000     .37     448,000     .42    

    2015     200,000     .33     125,000     .44    

    2016     497,000     .76     297,000     1.12    

    2017     75,000     .21            
                     

Subtotal

          1,170,000     .52     1,550,000     .69    
                     

Subordinated bank notes

    2014             71,020     1.96    

    2015     50,000     1.83     50,000     1.89    

    2016     74,868     5.59     74,810     5.59    

    2022     109,113     6.37     109,036     6.37    
                     

Subtotal

          233,981     5.15     304,866     4.42    
                     

Discounted lease rentals

    2013             30,985     4.97    

    2014     26,275     4.06     16,325     4.82    

    2015     18,866     3.96     8,240     4.79    

    2016     13,319     3.92     5,451     4.80    

    2017     8,281     3.69     2,885     4.62    

    2018     1,689     3.45            

    2019     76     3.31            
                     

Subtotal

          68,506     3.94     63,886     4.88    
                     

Other long-term

    2013             2,340     1.36    

    2014     2,718     1.36     2,474     1.36    

    2015     2,669     1.36     2,508     1.36    

    2016     2,705     1.36     2,542     1.36    

    2017     2,746     1.36     2,580     1.36    
                     

Subtotal

          10,838     1.36     12,444     1.36    
                     

Total long-term borrowings

        $ 1,483,325     1.41 % $ 1,931,196     1.42 %  
 

At December 31, 2013, TCF Bank had pledged loans secured by residential real estate and commercial real estate loans with an aggregate carrying value of $5 billion as collateral for FHLB advances. At December 31, 2013, $350 million of FHLB advances outstanding were prepayable monthly at TCF's option.

On August 5, 2013, TCF Bank terminated $50 million long-term variable rate FHLB advances scheduled to mature on January 3, 2014, resulting in a loss on termination of $55 thousand.

On June 17, 2013, TCF Bank redeemed at par $71 million aggregate outstanding balance of its subordinated notes due 2014. There were no remaining discounts or deferred fees associated with the notes and, as a result, there was no gain or loss associated with the redemption. Effective June 15, 2013, the subordinated notes due 2014 no longer qualified for treatment as Tier 2 or supplementary capital.

The $50 million of subordinated notes due 2015 re-price quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.56%. These subordinated notes may be redeemed by TCF Bank at par once per quarter at TCF Bank's discretion. In January 2014, TCF gave notice of its intention to redeem the aggregate principal amount of these subordinated notes on March 17, 2014, at which time the subordinated notes due 2015 will no longer qualify for treatment as Tier 2 or supplementary capital.

The $74.9 million of subordinated notes due 2016 have a fixed-rate coupon of 5.5% per annum until maturity. The $109.1 million of subordinated notes due 2022 have a fixed-rate coupon of 6.25% per annum until maturity. At December 31, 2013, all of the subordinated notes qualify as Tier 2 or supplementary capital for regulatory purposes, subject to certain regulatory limitations.

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Note 12. Income Taxes

The following table summarizes applicable income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(In thousands)

    Current     Deferred     Total    
 

Year ended December 31, 2013:

                     

Federal

  $ (38,206 ) $ 107,630   $ 69,424    

State

    7,686     3,941     11,627    

Foreign

    3,939     (645 )   3,294    
 

Total

  $ (26,581 ) $ 110,926   $ 84,345    
 

Year ended December 31, 2012:

                     

Federal

  $ 6,646   $ (129,082 ) $ (122,436 )  

State

    7,994     (18,416 )   (10,422 )  
 

Total

  $ 14,640   $ (147,498 ) $ (132,858 )  
 

Year ended December 31, 2011:

                     

Federal

  $ (2,737 ) $ 56,144   $ 53,407    

State

    16,740     (5,706 )   11,034    
 

Total

  $ 14,003   $ 50,438   $ 64,441    
 

TCF's effective income tax rate differed from the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% as a result of the following.

  Year Ended December 31,  

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Federal income tax rate

    35.00 %   35.00 %   35.00 %  

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

                     

State income tax, net of federal income tax

    3.11     1.99     4.01    

Foreign tax effects

    (1.13 )          

Non-controlling interest tax effect

    (1.01 )   .64     (1.01 )  

Tax exempt income

    (.86 )   .55     (.82 )  

Deferred tax adjustments

    (.30 )   1.40     (.04 )  

Civil money penalty

        (1.03 )      

Other, net

    (.11 )   .58     (1.10 )  
 

Effective income tax rate

    34.70 %   39.13 %   36.04 %  
 

Beginning in the second quarter of 2013, TCF considered its undistributed foreign earnings to be reinvested indefinitely. As a result, TCF recorded a $1.2 million benefit in 2013 to eliminate U.S. deferred taxes on its undistributed foreign earnings. This assertion is based on management's determination that cash held in TCF's foreign jurisdictions is not needed to fund its U.S. operations and that it either has reinvested or has intentions to reinvest these earnings. While management currently intends to indefinitely reinvest all of TCF's foreign earnings, should circumstances or tax laws change, TCF may need to record additional income tax expense in the period in which such determination or tax law change occurs. As of December 31, 2013, TCF has not provided U.S. deferred taxes on $33.5 million of its undistributed foreign earnings. If these undistributed earnings were repatriated to the U.S. or otherwise became subject to U.S. taxation, the potential deferred tax liability would be approximately $2.7 million, assuming full utilization of related foreign tax credits.

A reconciliation of the changes in unrecognized tax benefits is as follows.

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 4,230   $ 2,377   $ 2,464    

Increases for tax positions related to the current year

    394     449     273    

Increases for tax positions related to prior years

    362     1,781     605    

Decreases for tax positions related to prior years

    (67 )       (261 )  

Settlements with taxing authorities

    (39 )   (70 )   (84 )  

Decreases related to lapses of applicable statutes of limitation

    (176 )   (307 )   (620 )  
 

Balance, end of year

  $ 4,704   $ 4,230   $ 2,377    
 

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The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was $1.2 million and $1.1 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. TCF recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, where applicable, in income tax expense. TCF recognized approximately $110 thousand, $77 thousand and $22 thousand in interest and penalties during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Interest and penalties of approximately $427 thousand and $317 thousand were accrued at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

TCF's federal income tax returns are open and subject to examination for 2012 and later tax return years. TCF's various state income tax returns are generally open for the 2009 and later tax return years based on individual state statutes of limitation. Changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months from normal expirations of statutes of limitation are not expected to be material.

The significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows.

  At December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Allowance for loan and lease losses

  $ 62,464   $ 92,461    

Net operating losses and credit carryforwards

    48,692     146,741    

Valuation allowance

    (8,745 )   (7,362 )  

Stock compensation and deferred compensation plans

    29,576     25,769    

Securities available for sale

    16,301        

Accrued expense

    5,203     4,628    

Other

    8,587     8,778    
 

Total deferred tax assets

    162,078     271,015    
 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Lease financing

    284,767     293,470    

Premises and equipment

    19,289     21,819    

Loan fees and discounts

    17,287     21,056    

Prepaid expenses

    10,526     9,565    

Goodwill and other intangibles

    4,694     5,307    

Securities available for sale

        7,075    

Other

    7,361     6,424    
 

Total deferred tax liabilities

    343,924     364,716    
 

Net deferred tax liabilities

  $ 181,846   $ 93,701    
 

The net operating losses and credit carryforwards at December 31, 2013 consist of federal net operating losses of $519 thousand and federal credit carryforwards of $28.7 million that expire in years 2029 through 2033 and state net operating losses of $10.8 million that expire in years 2014 through 2033.

Note 13. Equity

Restricted Retained Earnings    Retained earnings at TCF Bank, at December 31, 2013, included approximately $134.4 million for which no provision for federal income taxes has been made. This amount represents earnings legally appropriated to thrift bad debt reserves and deducted for federal income tax purposes in prior years and is generally not available for payment of cash dividends or other distributions to stockholders. Future payments or distributions of these appropriated earnings could invoke a tax liability for TCF based on the amount of the distributions and the tax rates in effect at that time.

Treasury Stock and Other    Treasury stock and other consisted of the following.

    At December 31,
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Treasury stock, at cost

  $ (1,102 ) $ (1,102 )  

Shares held in trust for deferred compensation plans, at cost

    (41,096 )   (40,327 )  
 

Total

  $ (42,198 ) $ (41,429 )  
 

Repurchases    No repurchases of common stock were made in 2013, 2012 or 2011. At December 31, 2013, TCF had 5.4 million shares remaining in its stock repurchase programs authorized by TCF's Board of Directors. Prior consultation with the Federal Reserve is required by regulation before TCF could repurchase any shares of its common stock.

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Depositary Shares Representing 7.50% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock    On June 25, 2012, TCF completed the public offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"). In connection with the offering, TCF issued 6,900,000 depositary shares at a public offering price of $25 per depositary share. Dividends are payable on the Series A Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by TCF's Board of Directors on a non-cumulative basis on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each year at a per annum rate of 7.5%. Net proceeds of the offering to TCF, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses of $5.8 million, were $166.7 million. TCF paid $12.9 million and $5.6 million in cash dividends to holders of Series A Preferred Stock during 2013 and 2012, respectively.

6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock    On December 19, 2012, TCF completed the public offering of 4,000,000 shares of 6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock par value $.01 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"). Net proceeds of the offering to TCF, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering costs of $3.5 million, were $96.5 million. Dividends are payable on the Series B Preferred Stock if, as and when declared by TCF's Board of Directors on a non-cumulative basis on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each year, commencing on March 1, 2013, at a per annum rate of 6.45%. TCF paid $6.1 million in cash dividends to holders of Series B Preferred stock during 2013 and no cash dividends were paid to holders of Series B Preferred Stock in 2012.

Shares Held in Trust for Deferred Compensation Plans

Executive, Senior Officer, Winthrop and Directors Deferred Compensation Plans    TCF has maintained the deferred compensation plans listed above, which previously allowed eligible executives, senior officers, directors and certain other employees, and non-employee directors to defer a portion of certain payments, and, in some cases, grants of restricted stock. In October 2008, TCF terminated the employee plans for those participants who elected to do so, and only the Director plan remains active, which allows non-employee directors to defer up to 100% of their director fees and restricted stock awards. The amounts deferred under these plans were invested in TCF common stock, other publicly traded stocks, bonds or mutual funds. At December 31, 2013, the fair value of the assets in these plans totaled $15.1 million and included $9.4 million invested in TCF common stock, compared with $12.1 million and $7.4 million, at December 31, 2012.

TCF Employees Deferred Stock Compensation Plan    In 2011, TCF implemented the TCF Employees Deferred Stock Compensation Plan. This plan is comprised of restricted stock awards issued to certain executives. The assets of this plan are solely held in TCF common stock with a fair value totaling $30.2 million and $22.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan – Supplemental Plan    TCF also maintains the TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan – Supplemental Plan, a non-qualified plan, to which certain employees can contribute up to 50% of their salary and bonus. TCF matching contributions to this plan totaled $829 thousand and $556 thousand in 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company made no other contributions to this plan, other than payment of administrative expenses. The amounts deferred under the above plan were invested in TCF common stock or mutual funds. At December 31, 2013, the fair value of the assets in the plan totaled $27.8 million and included $16.4 million invested in TCF common stock, compared with a total fair value of $19 million, including $11.5 million invested in TCF common stock at December 31, 2012.

The cost of TCF common stock held by TCF's deferred compensation plans is reported separately in a manner similar to treasury stock (that is, changes in fair value are not recognized) with a corresponding deferred compensation obligation reflected in additional paid-in capital.

Warrants    At December 31, 2013, TCF had 3,199,988 warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $16.93 per share, which expire on November 14, 2018. Upon the completion of the U.S. Treasury's secondary public offering of the warrants issued under the Capital Purchase Program ("CPP") in December 2009, the warrants became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TCBWS". As a result, TCF has no further obligations to the Federal Government in connection with the CPP.

Joint Venture    TCF has a joint venture with The Toro Company ("Toro") called Red Iron Acceptance, LLC ("Red Iron"). Red Iron provides U.S. distributors and dealers and select Canadian distributors of the Toro® and Exmark® branded products with sources of financing. TCF and Toro maintain a 55% and 45% ownership interest, respectively, in Red Iron. As TCF has a controlling financial interest in Red Iron, its financial results are consolidated in TCF's financial statements. Toro's interest is reported as a non-controlling interest within equity and qualifies as Tier 1 regulatory capital.

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Note 14. Regulatory Capital Requirements

TCF and TCF Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possible additional discretionary, actions by the federal banking agencies that could have a material adverse effect on TCF. In general, TCF Bank may not declare or pay a dividend to TCF Financial in excess of 100% of its net retained profits for the current year combined with its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years, which was $21.2 million at December 31, 2013, without prior approval of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC"). TCF Bank's ability to make capital distributions in the future may require regulatory approval and may be restricted by its regulatory authorities. TCF Bank's ability to make any such distributions will also depend on its earnings and ability to meet minimum regulatory capital requirements in effect during future periods. These capital adequacy standards may be higher in the future than existing minimum regulatory capital requirements.

The following table presents regulatory capital information for TCF and TCF Bank.

    Actual     Minimum
Capital Requirement(1)
    Well-Capitalized
Capital Requirement(1)
   
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    Amount     Ratio     Amount     Ratio     Amount     Ratio    
 

As of December 31, 2013

                                       

Tier 1 leverage capital:(2)

                                       

TCF

  $ 1,763,682     9.71 % $ 726,242     4.00 %   N.A .   N.A .  

TCF Bank

    1,675,082     9.23     725,895     4.00   $ 907,368     5.00 %  

Tier 1 risk-based capital:

                                       

TCF

    1,763,682     11.41     618,228     4.00     927,342     6.00    

TCF Bank

    1,675,082     10.84     618,033     4.00     927,049     6.00    

Total risk-based capital:

                                       

TCF

    2,107,981     13.64     1,236,456     8.00     1,545,571     10.00    

TCF Bank

    2,018,959     13.07     1,236,066     8.00     1,545,082     10.00    

As of December 31, 2012

                                       

Tier 1 leverage capital:(2)

                                       

TCF

  $ 1,633,336     9.21 % $ 709,606     4.00 %   N.A .   N.A .  

TCF Bank

    1,521,026     8.58     709,382     4.00   $ 886,728     5.00 %  

Tier 1 risk-based capital:

                                       

TCF

    1,633,336     11.09     589,328     4.00     883,992     6.00    

TCF Bank

    1,521,026     10.33     589,060     4.00     883,590     6.00    

Total risk-based capital:

                                       

TCF

    2,007,835     13.63     1,178,656     8.00     1,473,320     10.00    

TCF Bank

    1,895,367     12.87     1,178,121     8.00     1,472,651     10.00    
 

N.A. Not Applicable.

(1)
The minimum and well-capitalized requirements are determined by the Federal Reserve for TCF and by the OCC for TCF Bank pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991.
(2)
The minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio for bank holding companies and banks is 3.0 or 4.0 percent, depending on factors specified in regulations issued by federal banking agencies.

Note 15. Stock Compensation

The TCF Financial Incentive Stock Program (the "Program") was adopted to enable TCF to attract and retain key personnel. At December 31, 2013, there were 3,813,276 shares reserved for issuance under the Program.

At December 31, 2013, there were 1,130,916 shares of performance-based restricted stock outstanding that will vest only if certain return on asset goals, loan volumes and credit quality metrics, and service conditions are achieved. Failure to achieve the performance and service conditions will result in all or a portion of the shares being forfeited. Awards of service-based restricted stock vest over periods from one year to five years.

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Information about restricted stock is summarized as follows.

    At or For the Year Ended December 31,    
     

(Dollars in thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Compensation expense for restricted stock

  $ 10,467   $ 10,934   $ 10,273    

Unrecognized Stock compensation expense for restricted stock awards and options

  $ 14,482   $ 19,530   $ 15,723    

Tax benefit recognized for stock compensation expense

  $ 4,034   $ 4,259   $ 3,984    

Weighted average amortization (years)

    1.6     2.1     1.0    
 

TCF has also issued stock options under the Program that generally become exercisable over a period of one to ten years from the date of the grant and expire after ten years. All outstanding options have a fixed exercise price equal to the market price of TCF common stock on the date of grant.

The following table reflects TCF's restricted stock and stock options outstanding under the Program since December 31, 2010.

    Restricted Stock     Stock Options    
     

    Shares     Price Range     Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
    Shares     Price Range     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in Years
    Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

    1,770,625   $ 7.57     -   $ 30.13   $ 13.94     2,208,619   $ 12.85     -   $ 15.75     7.26   $ 14.44    

Granted

    1,247,500     6.16     -     14.89     12.36             -                

Forfeited/cancelled

    (120,886 )   7.57     -     28.02     13.80     (9,875 )   15.75     -     15.75         15.75    

Vested

    (613,125 )   7.57     -     30.13     14.43             -                
                                                               

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

    2,284,114     6.16     -     28.64     12.95     2,198,744     12.85     -     15.75     5.72     14.43    

Granted

    1,769,700     7.73     -     11.56     9.27             -                

Forfeited/cancelled

    (322,908 )   7.73     -     28.02     10.13     (121,640 )   15.75     -     15.75         15.75    

Vested

    (518,671 )   7.57     -     28.64     13.42             -                
                                                               

Outstanding at December 31, 2012

    3,212,235     6.16     -     25.18     11.13     2,077,104     12.85     -     15.75     4.22     14.35    

Granted

    493,650     12.47     -     15.17     13.55             -                

Forfeited/cancelled

    (120,313 )   9.65     -     17.37     12.75     (451,104 )   15.75     -     15.75         15.75    

Vested

    (230,277 )   9.48     -     25.18     16.04             -                
                                                               

Outstanding at December 31, 2013

    3,355,295     6.16     -     15.17     11.09     1,626,000     12.85     -     15.75     4.36     13.97    
                                                               

Exercisable at December 31, 2013

    N.A .               N.A     N.A .   1,626,000     12.85     -     15.75           13.97    
 

N.A. Not applicable

                     

Additional valuation and related assumption information for TCF's stock option plans related to options issued in 2008 is presented below. No stock options were issued in 2009 - 2013.

 

Expected volatility

    28.5 %  

Weighted-average volatility

    28.5 %  

Expected dividend yield

    3.5 %  

Expected term (in years)

    6.25 - 6.75    

Risk-free interest rate

    2.58 - 2.91 %  
 

Note 16. Employee Benefit Plans

Employees Stock Purchase Plan    The TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"), a qualified 401(k) and employee stock ownership plan, generally allows participants to make contributions of up to 50% of their covered compensation on a tax-deferred basis, subject to the annual covered compensation limitation imposed by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"). TCF matches the contributions of all participants with TCF common stock at the rate of 50 cents per dollar for employees with one through four years of service up to a maximum company contribution of 3% of the employee's covered compensation, 75 cents per dollar for employees with five through nine years of service up to a maximum company contribution of 4.5% of the employee's covered compensation, and $1 per dollar for employees with 10 or more years of service up to a maximum company contribution of 6% of the employee's covered compensation, subject to the annual covered compensation limitation imposed by the IRS. Employee contributions vest immediately while the Company's matching contributions are subject to a graduated vesting schedule based on an employee's years of service with full vesting after five years. Employees have the opportunity to

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diversify and invest their account balance, including matching contributions, in various mutual funds or TCF common stock. At December 31, 2013, the fair value of the assets in the ESPP totaled $233.5 million and included $142.9 million invested in TCF common stock. Dividends on TCF common shares held in the ESPP reduce retained earnings and the shares are considered outstanding for computing earnings per share. The Company's matching contributions are expensed when made. TCF's contributions to the ESPP were $8.9 million in 2013, $8.0 million in 2012 and $7.6 million in 2011.

Pension Plan    The TCF Cash Balance Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan") is a qualified defined benefit plan covering eligible employees who are at least 21 years old and have completed a year of eligibility service with TCF. Employees hired after June 30, 2004 are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan. Effective March 31, 2006, TCF amended the Pension Plan to discontinue compensation credits for all participants. Interest credits will continue to be paid until participants' accounts are distributed from the Pension Plan. Each month TCF credits participants' accounts with interest on the account balance based on the five-year Treasury rate plus 25 basis points determined at the beginning of each year. All participant accounts are vested.

The measurement of the projected benefit obligation, prepaid pension asset, pension liability and annual pension expense involves complex actuarial valuation methods and the use of actuarial and economic assumptions. Due to the long-term nature of the Pension Plan obligation, actual results may differ significantly from the actuarial-based estimates. Differences between estimates and actual experience are recorded in the year they arise. TCF closely monitors all assumptions and updates them annually. The Company does not consolidate the assets and liabilities associated with the Pension Plan.

Postretirement Plan    TCF provides health care benefits for eligible retired employees (the "Postretirement Plan"). Effective January 1, 2000, TCF modified the Postretirement Plan for employees not yet eligible for benefits under the Postretirement Plan by eliminating the Company subsidy. The Postretirement Plan provisions for full-time and retired employees then eligible for these benefits were not changed. Employees retiring after December 31, 2009 are no longer eligible to participate in the Postretirement Plan. The Postretirement Plan is not funded.

The information set forth in the following tables is based on current actuarial reports using the measurement date of December 31 for TCF's Pension Plan and Postretirement Plan.

The following table sets forth the status of the Pension Plan and the Postretirement Plan at the dates indicated.

    Pension Plan     Postretirement Plan
     

    Year Ended December 31,
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2013     2012    
 

Change in benefit obligation:

                           

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

  $ 45,037   $ 46,220   $ 6,675   $ 7,732    

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

    1,292     1,763     174     293    

Plan amendment

                (151 )  

Actuarial (gain) loss

    (2,196 )   289     (1,241 )   (721 )  

Benefits paid

    (2,263 )   (3,235 )   (391 )   (478 )  
 

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

    41,870     45,037     5,217     6,675    
 

Change in fair value of plan assets:

                           

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

    53,617     57,129            

Actual (loss) on plan assets

    (336 )   (277 )          

Benefits paid

    (2,263 )   (3,235 )   (391 )   (478 )  

TCF contributions

            391     478    
 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

    51,018     53,617            
 

Funded status of plans at end of year

  $ 9,148   $ 8,580   $ (5,217 ) $ (6,675 )  
 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition:

                           

Prepaid (accrued) benefit cost at end of year

  $ 9,148   $ 8,580   $ (5,217 ) $ (6,675 )  

Prior service cost included in accumulated other comprehensive income

            (378 )   (424 )  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, before tax

            (378 )   (424 )  
 

Total recognized asset (liability)

  $ 9,148   $ 8,580   $ (5,595 ) $ (7,099 )  
 

The accumulated benefit obligation for the Pension Plan was $41.9 million and $45 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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TCF's Pension Plan investment policy states that assets may be invested in direct obligations of the U.S. government, U.S. treasury bills, notes or bonds, with maturity dates not exceeding ten years or money market mutual funds. At December 31, 2013, assets held in trust for the Pension Plan included $48 million of U.S. treasury bills and $3 million of money market mutual funds compared with $53.5 million of U.S. treasury notes and $106 thousand of money market mutual funds as December 31, 2012. The fair value of these assets is based upon quotes from independent asset pricing services for identical assets based on active markets, which are considered Level 1 under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and are measured on a recurring basis.

The following table sets forth the changes recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss that are attributed to the Postretirement Plan at the dates indicated.

    Postretirement Plan
     

    Year Ended December 31,
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss at the beginning of the year

  $ (424 ) $ (301 ) $ 7    

Prior service cost

        (151 )   (301 )  

Adjustment to transition obligation

            (3 )  

Amortizations (recognized in net periodic benefit cost):

                     

Prior service credit

    46     28        

Transition obligation

            (4 )  
 

Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)

    46     (123 )   (308 )  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income at end of year, before tax

  $ (378 ) $ (424 ) $ (301 )  
 

The Pension Plan does not have any accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss.

The measurement dates used for determining the Pension Plan and the Postretirement Plan projected and accumulated benefit obligations and the dates used to value plan assets were December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation of the Pension Plan was 4% for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 3% for the year ended December 31, 2012. The discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation of the Postretirement Plan was 4% for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2.75% for the year ended December 31, 2012.

    Pension Plan     Postretirement Plan
     

    Year Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,
     

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011     2013     2012     2011    
 

Interest cost

  $ 1,292   $ 1,763   $ 2,223   $ 174   $ 293   $ 431    

Return on plan assets

    336     277     (3,975 )              

Recognized actuarial (gain) loss

    (2,196 )   289     (1,718 )   (1,241 )   (721 )   (1,426 )  

Service cost

                        2    

Amortization of transition obligation

                        4    

Amortization of prior service cost

                (46 )   (28 )      
 

Net periodic benefit plan (income) cost

  $ (568 ) $ 2,329   $ (3,470 ) $ (1,113 ) $ (456 ) $ (989 )  
 

Pension Plan actual return on plan assets, net of administrative expenses was a loss of .6% for the year ended December 31, 2013 and a loss of .5% for the year ended December 31, 2012. The expected actuarial return on plan assets was a gain of $775 thousand and the actual loss on plan assets was $336 thousand and increased net periodic benefits cost for the year ended December 31, 2013. The expected actuarial return on plan assets was a gain of $825 thousand and the actual loss on plan assets was $277 thousand and increased net periodic benefit costs for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The discount rate and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets used to determine the estimated net benefit plan cost were as follows.

    Pension Plan     Postretirement Plan    
     

Assumptions used to determine estimated net

    Year Ended December 31     Year Ended December 31    
     

benefit plan cost

    2013     2012     2011     2013     2012     2011    
 

Discount rate

    3.00 %   4.00 %   4.75 %   2.75 %   4.00 %   4.75 %  

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

    1.50     1.50     5.00     N.A .   N.A .   N.A .  
 

N.A. Not Applicable

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Prior service credits of TCF's Postretirement Plan totaling $46 thousand are included within accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2013 and are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during 2014.

The actuarial assumptions used in the Pension Plan valuation are reviewed annually. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is determined by reference to historical market returns and future expectations. The 10-year average return of the index consistent with the Pension Plan's current investment strategy was 2.8%, net of administrative expenses. A 1% difference in the expected return on plan assets would result in a $488 thousand change in net periodic pension expense.

The discount rate used to determine TCF's pension and postretirement benefit obligations as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was determined by matching estimated benefit cash flows to a yield curve derived from corporate bonds rated AA by either Moody's or Standard and Poor's. Bonds containing call or put provisions were excluded. The average estimated duration of TCF's Pension Plan and Postretirement Plan varied between seven and eight years.

Included within the net periodic benefit cost for the Pension Plan are recognized actuarial gains and losses. The increase in the discount rate from 3% at December 31, 2012 to 4% at December 31, 2013 decreased net periodic benefit cost by $2.7 million during 2013. Changes to the interest crediting rate assumption start at 1.5% in 2014 and phase to 3.5% starting in 2017 increased net period cost by $220 thousand. Updated mortality tables at December 31, 2013 and various plan participant census changes increased the 2013 net periodic benefit cost by $249 thousand.

Included in the net periodic benefit cost for the Postretirement Plan are recognized actuarial gains and losses. The Postretirement Plan change in actuarially estimated cost per participant as of December 31, 2013 reduced net periodic benefit cost by $789 thousand. The increase in the discount rate from 2.75% at December 31, 2012 to 4% at December 31, 2013 decreased the net periodic benefit cost by $502 thousand. Updated mortality tables at December 31, 2013 and various plan demographic changes increased the net periodic benefit obligation by $339 thousand.

For 2013, TCF was eligible to contribute up to $8.3 million to the Pension Plan until the 2013 federal income tax return extension due date under various IRS funding methods. During 2013, TCF made no cash contributions to the Pension Plan. TCF does not expect to be required to contribute to the Pension Plan in 2014. TCF expects to contribute $560 thousand to the Postretirement Plan in 2014. TCF contributed $391 thousand to the Postretirement Plan for the year ended December 31, 2013. TCF currently has no plans to pre-fund the Postretirement Plan in 2014.

The following are expected future benefit payments used to determine projected benefit obligations.

(In thousands)

    Pension
Plan
    Postretirement
Plan
   
 

2014

  $ 4,385   $ 560    

2015

    3,330     539    

2016

    2,925     518    

2017

    2,843     495    

2018

    3,102     472    

2019 - 2023

    12,884     1,997    
 

The following table presents assumed health care cost trend rates for the Postretirement Plan at December 31, 2013 and 2012.

    2013     2012    
 

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

    6 %   6.5 %  

Final health care cost trend rate

    5 %   5 %  

Year that final health care trend rate is reached

    2023     2023    
 

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Assumed health care cost trend rates have an effect on the amounts reported for the Postretirement Plan. A 1% change in assumed health care cost trends rates would have the following effect.

  1-Percentage-Point  

(In thousands)

    Increase     Decrease    
 

Effect on total service and interest cost components

  $ 8   $ (7 )  

Effect on postretirement benefits obligations

    237     (214 )  
 

Note 17. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

TCF is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, primarily to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments, which are issued or held for purposes other than trading, involve elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

TCF's exposure to credit loss, in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to the financial instrument, for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of the commitments. TCF uses the same credit policies in making these commitments as it does for making direct loans. TCF evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained is based on a credit evaluation of the customer.

Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk are summarized as follows.

  At December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Commitments to extend credit:

               

Consumer real estate and other

  $ 1,274,006   $ 1,265,092    

Commercial

    482,777     419,185    

Leasing and equipment finance

    158,321     172,148    
 

Total commitments to extend credit

    1,915,104     1,856,425    

Standby letters of credit and guarantees on industrial revenue bonds

    13,364     18,287    
 

Total

  $ 1,928,468   $ 1,874,712    
 

Commitments to Extend Credit    Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend provided there is no violation of any condition in the contract. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since certain of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Collateral to secure any funding of these commitments predominantly consists of residential and commercial real estate.

Standby Letters of Credit and Guarantees on Industrial Revenue Bonds    Standby letters of credit and guarantees on industrial revenue bonds are conditional commitments issued by TCF guaranteeing the performance of a customer to a third party. These conditional commitments expire in various years through 2017. Collateral held consists primarily of commercial real estate mortgages. Since the conditions under which TCF is required to fund these commitments may not materialize, the cash requirements are expected to be less than the total outstanding commitments.

Note 18. Derivative Instruments

All derivative instruments are recognized within other assets or other liabilities at fair value within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. These contracts typically settle within 30 days, with the exception of swap agreements.

The value of derivative instruments will vary over their contractual terms as the related underlying rates fluctuate. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether or not the contract has been designated and qualifies as a hedge. To qualify as a hedge, a contract must be highly effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged. In addition, for a contract to be designated as a hedge, the risk management objective and strategy must be documented at inception. Hedge documentation must also identify the hedging instrument, the asset or liability and type of risk to be hedged and how the effectiveness of the contract is assessed prospectively and retrospectively. To assess effectiveness, TCF uses statistical methods such as regression analysis. A contract that has been, and is expected to continue to be, effective at offsetting changes in cash flows or the net investment must be assessed and documented at least quarterly. If it is determined that a contract is not highly effective at hedging the designated exposure, hedge accounting is discontinued.

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Upon origination of a derivative instrument, the contract is designated either as a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be paid related to a recognized asset or liability ("cash flow hedge"), a hedge of the volatility of an investment in foreign operations driven by changes in foreign currency exchange rates ("net investment hedge"), or is not designated as a hedge. To the extent that an instrument is designated as an effective hedge, changes in fair value are recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), with any ineffectiveness recorded in non-interest expense. Amounts recorded within other comprehensive income (loss) are subsequently reclassified to non-interest expense upon completion of the related transaction. Changes in net investment hedges recorded within other comprehensive income (loss) are subsequently reclassified to non-interest expense during the period in which the foreign investment is substantially liquidated or when other elements of the currency translation adjustment are reclassified to income. If a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is ceased and any gain or loss included in other comprehensive income (loss) is reported in earnings immediately.

Cash Flow Hedges    TCF uses forward foreign exchange contracts to manage the foreign exchange risk associated with certain assets, liabilities and forecasted transactions. Forward foreign exchange contracts represent agreements to exchange a foreign currency for U.S. dollars at an agreed-upon price and settlement date.

Net Investment Hedges    Foreign exchange contracts, which include forward contracts, are used to manage the foreign exchange risk associated with the Company's net investment in TCF Commercial Finance Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect Canadian subsidiary of TCF Bank, along with certain assets, liabilities and forecasted transactions of that subsidiary.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges    Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service TCF provides to certain customers. TCF executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that TCF executes with a third party, such that TCF minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, change in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are reflected in non-interest income. These contracts have fixed maturity dates ranging from five to seven years.

During the second quarter of 2012, TCF sold its Visa® Class B stock. In conjunction with the sale, TCF and the purchaser entered into a derivative transaction whereby TCF may receive or be required to make cash payments whenever the conversion ratio of the Visa Class B stock into Visa Class A stock is adjusted. The fair value of this derivative has been determined using estimated future cash flows using probability weighted scenarios for multiple estimates of Visa's aggregate exposure to covered litigation matters, which include consideration of amounts funded by Visa into its escrow account for the covered litigation matters. Changes in the valuation of this swap agreement, which has no determinable maturity date, are reflected in non-interest income. Additionally, certain forward foreign exchange contracts used to manage foreign exchange risk are not designated as hedges. Changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange contracts are reflected in non-interest expense.

The following tables summarize TCF's outstanding derivative instruments as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. See Note 19, Fair Value Measurement for additional information.

  At December 31, 2013  

(In thousands)

    Notional
Amount
    Gross Amounts
Recognized
    Gross Amounts Offset in
the Consolidated Statement
of Financial Condition
    Net amount presented in
the Consolidated Statement
of Financial Condition(1)
   
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedges

  $ 98,847   $ 151   $ (151 ) $    

Swap agreements

    13,500     131         131    
 

Total derivative assets

        $ 282   $ (151 ) $ 131    
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts designated as hedges

  $ 32,761   $ 87   $   $ 87    

Forward foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedges

    363,475     834         834    

Swap agreements

    41,358     1,031     (1,031 )      
 

Total derivative liabilities

        $ 1,952   $ (1,031 ) $ 921    
 

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  At December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Notional
Amount
    Gross Amounts
Recognized
    Gross Amounts Offset in
the Consolidated Statement
of Financial Condition
    Net amount presented in
the Consolidated Statement
of Financial Condition(1)
   
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts designated as hedges

  $ 21,871   $ 93   $   $ 93    

Forward foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedges

    389,856     1,485     (841 )   644    
 

Total derivative assets

        $ 1,578   $ (841 ) $ 737    
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedges

  $ 85,672   $ 193   $ (193 ) $    

Swap agreements

    14,358     1,227     (1,227 )      
 

Total derivative liabilities

        $ 1,420   $ (1,420 ) $    
 
(1)
All amounts were offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition.

The following table summarizes the pre-tax impact of derivative activity within the Consolidated Statements of Income and the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, by accounting designation.

  Year Ended December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Consolidated Statements of Income:

                     

Non-interest expense:

                     

Cash flow hedge

  $   $ (6)   $ 265    

Not designated as hedges

    25,170     (7,524)     3,062    
 

Net realized gain (loss)

  $ 25,170   $ (7,530)   $ 3,327    
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:

                     

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                     

Net investment hedge

  $ 1,625   $ (630)   $ 259    

Cash flow hedge

            2    
 

Net unrealized gain (loss)

  $ 1,625   $ (630)   $ 261    
 

TCF executes all of its foreign exchange contracts in the over-the-counter market with large, international financial institutions pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements. These agreements include credit risk-related features that enhance the creditworthiness of these instruments as compared with other obligations of the respective counterparty with whom TCF has transacted by requiring that additional collateral be posted under certain circumstances. The amount of collateral required depends on the contract and is determined daily based on market and currency exchange rate conditions.

At December 31, 2013, credit risk-related contingent features existed on forward foreign exchange contracts with a notional value of $127.1 million. In the event TCF is rated less than BB- by Standard and Poor's, the contracts could be terminated or TCF may be required to provide approximately $2.5 million in additional collateral. There were $548 thousand of forward foreign exchange contracts containing credit risk related features in a net liability position at December 31, 2013.

At December 31, 2013, TCF posted $2.1 million of cash collateral related to its swap agreements and had posted no cash collateral related to its forward foreign exchange contracts.

Note 19. Fair Value Measurement

TCF uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities, and to determine fair value disclosures. The Company's fair values are based on the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Securities available for sale, derivatives (forward foreign exchange contracts and swap agreements), and assets held in trust for deferred compensation plans are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Certain investments, commercial loans, real estate owned, repossessed and returned assets and certain interest-only strips are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

TCF groups its assets and liabilities measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded, and the degree and reliability of estimates and assumptions used to determine fair value as follows: Level 1, which

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includes valuations that are based on prices obtained from independent pricing sources for the same instruments traded in active markets; Level 2, which includes valuations that are based on prices obtained from independent pricing sources that are based on observable transactions of similar instruments, but not quoted markets; and Level 3, for which valuations are generated from Company model-based techniques that use significant unobservable inputs. Such unobservable inputs reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis.

  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013  

(In thousands)

    Level(1)     Level(2)     Level(3)     Total    
 

Recurring Fair Value Measurements:

                           

Securities available for sale:

                           

Mortgage-backed securities:

                           

U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies

  $   $ 548,037   $   $ 548,037    

Other

            93     93    

Other securities

    2,934             2,934    

Forward foreign exchange contracts

        151         151    

Swap agreements

        131         131    

Assets held in trust for deferred compensation plans

    16,724             16,724    
 

Total assets

  $ 19,658   $ 548,319   $ 93   $ 568,070    
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts

  $   $ 921   $   $ 921    

Swap agreements

        132     899     1,031    

Liabilities held in trust for deferred compensation plans

    16,724             16,724    
 

Total liabilities

  $ 16,724   $ 1,053   $ 899   $ 18,676    
 

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements:

                           

Loans:(4)

                           

Commercial

  $   $   $ 104,576   $ 104,576    

Real estate owned:(5)

                           

Consumer

            40,355     40,355    

Commercial

            14,088     14,088    

Repossessed and returned assets(5)

        1,537     730     2,267    

Interest-only strip(6)

            33,098     33,098    

Investments(7)

            1,902     1,902    
 

Total non-recurring fair value measurements

  $   $ 1,537   $ 194,749   $ 196,286    
 

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  Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012  

(In thousands)

    Level(1)     Level(2)     Level(3)     Total    
 

Recurring Fair Value Measurements:

                           

Securities available for sale:

                           

Mortgage-backed securities:

                           

U.S. Government sponsored enterprises and federal agencies

  $   $ 710,054   $   $ 710,054    

Other

            127     127    

Other securities

    1,910             1,910    

Forward foreign exchange contracts

        1,578         1,578    

Assets held in trust for deferred compensation plans

    12,078             12,078    
 

Total assets

  $ 13,988   $ 711,632   $ 127   $ 725,747    
 

Forward foreign exchange contracts

  $   $ 193   $   $ 193    

Swap agreement

            1,227     1,227    

Liabilities held in trust for deferred compensation plans

    12,078             12,078    
 

Total liabilities

  $ 12,078   $ 193   $ 1,227   $ 13,498    
 

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements:

                           

Loans:(4)

                           

Commercial

  $   $   $ 118,767   $ 118,767    

Real estate owned:(5)

                           

Consumer

            55,162     55,162    

Commercial

            18,077     18,077    

Repossessed and returned assets(5)

        2,218     712     2,930    

Investments(7)

            2,557     2,557    
 

Total non-recurring fair value measurements

  $   $ 2,218   $ 195,275   $ 197,493    
 
(1)
Based on readily available market prices.
(2)
Based on observable market prices.
(3)
Based on valuation models that use significant assumptions that are not observable in an active market.
(4)
Represents the carrying value of loans for which impairment reserves are determined based on the appraisal value of the collateral.
(5)
Amounts do not include assets held at cost.
(6)
Represents the carrying value as of the date of the impairment of interest-only strips for which impairment reserves are determined based on expected future cash flows.
(7)
Represents the carrying value of other investments which were recorded at fair value determined by using quoted prices, when available, and incorporating results of internal pricing techniques and observable market information.

Management assesses the appropriate classification of financial assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy by monitoring the level of availability of observable market information. Changes in markets and/or economic conditions, as well as to Company valuation models may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. Such transfers, if any, represent the fair values as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurred. TCF transferred $1.1 million and $264 thousand of securities from Level 3 to Level 1 in the years ending December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following table presents changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

  Year Ended December 31,  

  2013     2012     2011  

(In thousands)

    Assets     Liabilities     Assets     Liabilities     Assets     Liabilities    
 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 127   $ (1,227 ) $ 1,450   $   $ 2,638   $    

Transfers out of Level 3

            (1,098 )       (264 )      

Total net losses for the period:

                                       

Included in net income (loss)

                (150 )   (672 )      

Included in other comprehensive (loss) income

            (100 )       (82 )      

Purchases

                (1,434 )          

Sales

                    (100 )      

Principal paydowns/Settlements

    (34 )   328     (125 )   357     (70 )      
 

Asset (liability) balance, end of period

  $ 93   $ (899 ) $ 127   $ (1,227 ) $ 1,450   $    
 

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The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

Securities Available for Sale    Securities available for sale consist primarily of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise and federal agency securities. The fair value of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise securities is recorded using prices obtained from independent asset pricing services that are based on observable transactions, but not quoted markets, and are categorized as Level 2 assets. Management reviews the prices obtained from independent asset pricing services for unusual fluctuations and comparisons to current market trading activity. Other mortgage-backed securities, for which there is little or no market activity, are categorized as Level 3 assets and the fair value of these assets is determined by using internal pricing methods. Other securities are categorized as Level 1 assets and the fair value is determined using quoted prices from the New York Stock Exchange.

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts    TCF's forward foreign exchange contracts are currency contracts executed in over-the-counter markets and are valued using a cash flow model that includes key inputs such as foreign exchange rates and, in accordance with GAAP, an assessment of the risk of counterparty non-performance. The risk of counterparty non-performance is based on external assessments of credit risk. The majority of these contracts are based on observable transactions, but not quoted markets, and are categorized as Level 2 assets and liabilities. As permitted under GAAP, TCF has elected to net derivative receivables and derivative payables and the related cash collateral received and paid, when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. For purposes of the previous tables, the derivative receivable and payable balances are presented gross of this netting adjustment.

Swap Agreements    TCF executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate the company's risk management strategy. These interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps TCF executes with a third party, such that the company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. These transactions are considered Level 2 investments, and the fair value is determined using a cash flow model which considers the forward curve, the discount curve and credit valuation adjustments related to counterparty and borrower non-performance risk. TCF also holds a swap agreement related to the sale of TCF's Visa Class B stock, categorized as a Level 3 liability. The value of the Visa swap agreement is based upon TCF's estimated exposure related to the Visa covered litigation through a probability analysis of the funding and estimated settlement amounts. As permitted under GAAP, TCF has elected to net derivative receivables and derivative payables and the related cash collateral received and paid, when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. For purposes of the previous tables, the derivative receivable and payable balances are presented gross of this netting adjustment.

Assets Held in Trust for Deferred Compensation    Assets held in trust for deferred compensation plans include investments in publicly traded stocks, excluding TCF common stock reported in treasury and other equity, and U.S. Treasury notes. The fair value of these assets is based upon prices obtained from independent asset pricing services based on active markets.

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured on a non-recurring basis.

Loans    Impaired loans for which repayment of the loan is expected to be provided solely by the value of the underlying collateral are considered collateral dependent and are valued based on the fair value of collateral, less estimated selling costs; however, if payment or satisfaction of the loan is dependent on the operation, rather than the sale, of the collateral, the impairment does not include selling costs.

Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed and Returned Assets    The fair value of other real estate owned is based on independent full appraisals, real estate broker's price opinions, or automated valuation methods, less estimated selling costs. Certain properties require assumptions that are not observable in an active market in the determination of fair value. The fair value of repossessed and returned assets is based on available pricing guides, auction results or price opinions, less estimated selling costs. Assets acquired through foreclosure, repossession or returned to TCF are initially recorded at the lower of the loan or lease carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs at the time of transfer to other real estate owned or repossessed and returned assets. Other real estate owned and repossessed and returned assets were written down $15.6 million and $25.2 million, which was included in foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets, net expense for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Interest-Only Strips    The fair value of interest-only strips represents the present value of future cash flows retained by TCF on certain assets. TCF uses available market data, along with its own empirical data and discounted cash flow models, to arrive at the estimated fair value of its interest-only strips. The present value of the estimated expected future cash flows to be received is determined by using discount, loss and prepayment rates that the Company believes are commensurate with the risks associated with the cash flows and what a market participant would use. These assumptions are inherently subject to volatility and uncertainty and, as a result, the estimated fair value of the interest-only strip may fluctuate significantly from period to period.

Investments    The fair value of investments is estimated based on discounted cash flows using current market rates and consideration of credit exposure. There is not an observable secondary market for these securities.

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Note 20. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Management discloses the estimated fair value of financial instruments, both assets and liabilities on and off the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. These fair value estimates were made at December 31, 2013 and 2012, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instruments. Fair value estimates are intended to represent the price at which an asset could be sold or a liability could be settled. However, given there is no active market or observable market transactions for many of the Company's financial instruments, the estimates of fair values are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and include matters of significant judgment. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimated values.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are set forth in the following table. This information represents only a portion of TCF's balance sheet, and not the estimated value of the Company as a whole. Non-financial instruments such as the intangible value of TCF's branches and core deposits, leasing operations, goodwill, premises and equipment and the future revenues from TCF's customers are not reflected in this disclosure. Therefore, this information is of limited use in assessing the value of TCF.

        At December 31,  

Level in Fair Value

  2013     2012  

(In thousands)

    Measurement
Hierarchy
    Carrying
Amount
    Estimated
Fair Value
    Carrying
Amount
    Estimated
Fair Value
   
 

Financial instrument assets:

                                 

Cash and due from banks

    1   $ 915,076   $ 915,076   $ 1,100,347   $ 1,100,347    

Investments

    2     94,326     94,326     115,210     115,210    

Investments

    3     19,912     19,912     5,657     5,657    

Securities available for sale

    1     2,934     2,934     1,910     1,910    

Securities available for sale

    2     548,037     548,037     710,054     710,054    

Securities available for sale

    3     93     93     127     127    

Forward foreign exchange contracts(1)

    2         151     737     1,578    

Swap agreement(1)

    2     131     131            

Loans and leases held for sale

    3     79,768     84,341     10,289     11,361    

Interest-only strips(2)

    3     84,561     85,265     47,824     48,024    

Loans:

                                 

Consumer real estate

    3     6,339,326     6,279,328     6,674,501     6,420,704    

Commercial real estate

    3     2,743,697     2,673,825     3,080,942     3,025,599    

Commercial business

    3     404,655     392,947     324,293     320,245    

Equipment finance loans

    3     1,546,134     1,534,905     1,306,423     1,312,089    

Inventory finance loans

    3     1,664,377     1,653,345     1,567,214     1,556,372    

Auto finance

    3     1,239,386     1,256,357     552,833     564,844    

Other

    3     26,743     25,216     27,924     24,558    

Allowance for loan losses(3)

    N.A .   (252,230 )       (267,128 )      
 

Total financial instrument assets

        $ 15,456,926   $ 15,566,189   $ 15,259,157   $ 15,218,679    
 

Financial instrument liabilities:

                                 

Checking, savings and money market deposits

    1   $ 12,006,364   $ 12,006,364   $ 11,759,289   $ 11,759,289    

Certificates of deposit

    2     2,426,412     2,434,946     2,291,497     2,310,601    

Short-term borrowings

    1     4,918     4,918     2,619     2,618    

Long-term borrowings

    2     1,483,325     1,506,855     1,931,196     1,952,804    

Forward foreign exchange contracts(1)

    2     921     921         193    

Swap agreement(1)

    2         132            

Swap agreement(1)

    3         899         1,227    
 

Total financial instrument liabilities

        $ 15,921,940   $ 15,955,035   $ 15,984,601   $ 16,026,732    
 

Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk:(4)

                                 

Commitments to extend credit(2)

    2   $ 29,057   $ 29,057   $ 29,709   $ 29,709    

Standby letters of credit(5)

    2     (52 )   (52 )   (60 )   (60 )  
 

Total financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk

        $ 29,005   $ 29,005   $ 29,649   $ 29,649    
 

N.A. Not Applicable.

(1)
Contracts are carried at fair value, net of the related cash collateral received and paid when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists.
(2)
Carrying amounts are included in other assets.
(3)
Expected credit losses are included in the estimated fair values.
(4)
Positive amounts represent assets, negative amounts represent liabilities.
(5)
Carrying amounts are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

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The carrying amounts of cash and due from banks and accrued interest payable and receivable approximate their fair values due to the short period of time until their expected realization. Securities available for sale, forward foreign exchange contracts and assets held in trust for deferred compensation plans are carried at fair value (see Note 19, Fair Value Measurement). Certain financial instruments, including lease financings and all non-financial instruments are excluded from fair value of financial instrument disclosure requirements. The following methods and assumptions are used by TCF in estimating fair value for its remaining financial instruments, all of which are issued or held for purposes other than trading.

Investments    The carrying value of investments in FHLB stock and Federal Reserve stock approximates fair value. The fair value of other investments is estimated based on discounted cash flows using current market rates and consideration of credit exposure.

Loans and Leases Held for Sale    Loans and leases held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. The cost of loans held for sale includes the unpaid principal balance, net of deferred loans fees and costs. Estimated fair values are based upon recent loan sale transactions and any available price quotes on loans with similar coupons, maturities and credit quality.

Interest-Only Strips    The fair value of interest-only strips represents the present value of future cash flows retained by TCF on certain assets. TCF uses available market data, along with its own empirical data and discounted cash flow models, to arrive at the estimated fair value of its interest-only strips. The present value of the estimated expected future cash flows to be received is determined by using discount, loss and prepayment rates that the Company believes are commensurate with the risks associated with the cash flows and what a market participant would use. These assumptions are inherently subject to volatility and uncertainty and, as a result, the estimated fair value of the interest-only strip may fluctuate significantly from period to period.

Loans    The fair value of loans is estimated based on discounted expected cash flows and recent sales of similar loans. The discounted cash flows include assumptions for prepayment estimates over each loan's remaining life, consideration of the current interest rate environment compared with the weighted average rate of each portfolio, a credit risk component based on the historical and expected performance of each portfolio and a liquidity adjustment related to the current market environment. TCF also uses pricing data from recent sales of loans with similar risk characteristics as data points to validate the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of certain loans.

Deposits    The fair value of checking, savings and money market deposits is deemed equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of certificates of deposit is estimated based on discounted cash flows using currently offered market rates. The intangible value of long-term relationships with depositors is not taken into account in the fair values disclosed.

Borrowings    The carrying amounts of short-term borrowings approximate their fair values. The fair values of TCF's long-term borrowings are estimated based on observable market prices and discounted cash flows using interest rates for borrowings of similar remaining maturities and characteristics.

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk    The fair values of TCF's commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are estimated using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, as commitments and standby letters of credit similar to TCF's are not actively traded. Substantially all commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit have floating interest rates and do not expose TCF to interest rate risk; therefore fair value is approximately equal to carrying value.

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Note 21. Earnings Per Common Share

TCF's restricted stock awards that pay non-forfeitable common stock dividends meet the criteria of a participating security. Accordingly, earnings per share is calculated using the two-class method, under which earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities.

  At December 31,  

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

                     

Net income (loss) attributable to TCF Financial Corporation

  $ 151,668   $ (212,884 ) $ 109,394    

Preferred stock dividends

    (19,065 )   (5,606 )      
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

    132,603     (218,490 )   109,394    

Earnings allocated to participating securities

    71     50     292    
 

Earnings (loss) allocated to common stock

  $ 132,532   $ (218,540 ) $ 109,102    
 

Weighted-average shares outstanding

    164,229,421     162,288,902     155,938,871    

Restricted stock

    (3,213,417 )   (3,020,094 )   (1,716,565 )  
 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic earnings (loss) per common share

    161,016,004     159,268,808     154,222,306    
 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

  $ .82   $ (1.37 ) $ .71    
 

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

                     

Earnings (loss) allocated to common stock

  $ 132,532   $ (218,540 ) $ 109,102    
 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in basic earnings (loss) per common share calculation

    161,016,004     159,268,808     154,222,306    

Net dilutive effect of:

                     

Non-participating restricted stock

    719,459         204,354    

Stock options

    191,092         82,560    
 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted earnings (loss) per common share

    161,926,555     159,268,808     154,509,220    
 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

  $ .82   $ (1.37 ) $ .71    
 

All shares of restricted stock are deducted from weighted-average shares outstanding for the computation of basic earnings per common share. Shares of performance-based restricted stock are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, using the treasury stock method, at the beginning of the quarter in which the performance goals have been achieved. All other shares of restricted stock, which vest over specified time periods, stock options, and warrants, are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, using the treasury stock method.

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, there were 3.8 million, 5.1 million and 5 million, respectively, of outstanding shares related to non-participating restricted stock, stock options, and warrants that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

Note 22. Other Expense

Other expense consists of the following.

  Year Ended December 31,      

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Professional fees

  $ 18,642   $ 13,608   $ 15,466    

Card processing and issuance cost

    15,868     15,586     18,593    

Loan and lease processing

    13,787     9,567     6,533    

Outside processing

    13,767     12,919     11,910    

Travel

    12,810     11,740     9,880    

Telecommunications

    11,720     11,735     12,420    

Other

    81,183     88,742     70,687    
 

Total other expense

  $ 167,777   $ 163,897   $ 145,489    
 

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Note 23. Business Segments

Lending, Funding and Support Services have been identified as reportable segments. Lending includes retail lending, commercial real estate and business lending, leasing and equipment finance, inventory finance and auto finance. Funding includes branch banking and treasury services. Support Services includes holding company and corporate functions that provide data processing, bank operations and other professional services to the operating segments.

TCF evaluates performance and allocates resources based on each segment's net income or loss. The business segments follow GAAP as described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. TCF generally accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers at cost.

The following table sets forth certain information for each of TCF's reportable segments, including a reconciliation of TCF's consolidated totals.

(Dollars in thousands)

    Lending     Funding     Support
Services
    Eliminations
and Other(1)
    Consolidated    
 

At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2013:

                                 

Revenues from external customers:

                                 

Interest income

  $ 840,250   $ 24,290   $   $   $ 864,540    

Non-interest income

    168,387     235,185     486         404,058    
 

Total

  $ 1,008,637   $ 259,475   $ 486   $   $ 1,268,598    
 

Net interest income

  $ 568,286   $ 237,289   $ 3   $ (2,954 ) $ 802,624    

Provision for credit losses

    115,408     2,960             118,368    

Non-interest income

    168,387     235,238     136,584     (136,151 )   404,058    

Non-interest expense

    401,326     442,557     139,864     (138,478 )   845,269    

Income tax expense (benefit)

    76,663     9,750     8     (2,076 )   84,345    
 

Income (loss) after income tax expense

    143,276     17,260     (3,285 )   1,449     158,700    

Income attributable to non-controlling interest

    7,032                 7,032    

Preferred stock dividends

            19,065         19,065    
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

  $ 136,244   $ 17,260   $ (22,350 ) $ 1,449   $ 132,603    
 

Total assets

  $ 16,197,449   $ 7,862,779   $ 228,863   $ (5,909,251 ) $ 18,379,840    
 

At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2012:

                                 

Revenues from external customers:

                                 

Interest income

  $ 842,718   $ 41,905   $   $   $ 884,623    

Non-interest income

    138,514     338,848     13,061         490,423    
 

Total

  $ 981,232   $ 380,753   $ 13,061   $   $ 1,375,046    
 

Net interest income

  $ 524,358   $ 258,283   $ 41   $ (2,663 ) $ 780,019    

Provision for credit losses

    245,355     2,088             247,443    

Non-interest income

    138,514     338,895     140,784     (127,770 )   490,423    

Non-interest expense

    367,172     969,805     152,677     (127,100 )   1,362,554    

Income tax expense (benefit)

    13,272     (135,432 )   (7,790 )   (2,908 )   (132,858 )  
 

Income (loss) after income tax expense (benefit)

    37,073     (239,283 )   (4,062 )   (425 )   (206,697 )  

Income attributable to non-controlling interest

    6,187                 6,187    

Preferred stock dividends

            5,606         5,606    
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

  $ 30,886   $ (239,283 ) $ (9,668 ) $ (425 ) $ (218,490 )  
 

Total assets

  $ 15,694,693   $ 7,249,958   $ 148,513   $ (4,867,247 ) $ 18,225,917    
 

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(Dollars in thousands)

    Lending     Funding     Support
Services
    Eliminations
and Other(1)
    Consolidated    
 

At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2011:

                                 

Revenues from external customers:

                                 

Interest income

  $ 845,481   $ 92,470   $   $   $ 937,951    

Non-interest income (expense)

    101,234     343,736     (536 )       444,434    
 

Total

  $ 946,715   $ 436,206   $ (536 ) $   $ 1,382,385    
 

Net interest income

  $ 470,245   $ 231,572   $ 16   $ (2,145 ) $ 699,688    

Provision for credit losses

    198,126     2,717             200,843    

Non-interest income

    101,233     360,608     119,276     (136,683 )   444,434    

Non-interest expense

    318,436     463,437     126,943     (144,365 )   764,451    

Income tax expense (benefit)

    18,414     48,264     (2,834 )   597     64,441    
 

Income (loss) after income tax expense (benefit)

    36,502     77,762     (4,817 )   4,940     114,387    

Income attributable to non-controlling interest

    4,993                 4,993    
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

  $ 31,509   $ 77,762   $ (4,817 ) $ 4,940   $ 109,394    
 

Total assets

  $ 14,404,609   $ 7,674,685   $ 122,849   $ (3,222,755 ) $ 18,979,388    
 
(1)
Includes the unallocated portion of pension and other postretirement benefits (expenses) attributable to the annual determination of actuarial gains and losses.

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Note 24. Parent Company Financial Information

TCF Financial's (parent company only) condensed statements of financial condition as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the condensed statements of income and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows.

Condensed Statements of Financial Position

  At December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012    
 

Assets

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 62,775   $ 85,337    

Investment in bank subsidiary

    1,863,563     1,750,897    

Accounts receivable from bank subsidiary

    21,706     16,534    

Other assets

    19,498     15,814    
 

Total assets

  $ 1,967,542   $ 1,868,582    
 

Liabilities and Equity

               

Other liabilities

    14,574     5,209    
 

Total liabilities

    14,574     5,209    
 

Equity

    1,952,968     1,863,373    
 

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 1,967,542   $ 1,868,582    
 

Condensed Statements of Income

  Year Ended December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Interest income

  $ 419   $ 355   $ 432    

Interest expense

        7,952     16,227    
 

Net interest income (expense)

    419     (7,597 )   (15,795 )  
 

Non-interest income:

                     

Dividends from TCF Bank

        18,000     29,500    

Affiliate service fees

    23,338     17,089     14,736    

Other

    407     12,936     (1,006 )  
 

Total non-interest income

    23,745     48,025     43,230    
 

Non-interest expense:

                     

Compensation and employee benefits

    22,108     14,703     14,367    

Occupancy and equipment

    322     298     318    

Other

    3,352     15,731     4,020    
 

Total non-interest expense

    25,782     30,732     18,705    
 

(Loss) income before income tax benefit and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

    (1,618 )   9,696     8,730    

Income tax benefit

    309     2,766     7,118    
 

(Loss) income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

    (1,309 )   12,462     15,848    

Equity (deficit) in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary

    152,977     (225,346 )   93,546    
 

Net income (loss)

    151,668     (212,884 )   109,394    

Preferred stock dividends

    19,065     5,606        
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

  $ 132,603   $ (218,490 ) $ 109,394    
 

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

  Year Ended December 31,  

(In thousands)

    2013     2012     2011    
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                     

Net income (loss)

  $ 151,668   $ (212,884 ) $ 109,394    

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                     

Equity (deficit) in undistributed earnings of bank subsidiary

    (152,977 )   225,346     (93,546 )  

Gains on sales of assets, net

    (350 )   (13,116 )      

Other, net

    9,962     9,561     28,320    
 

Total adjustments

    (143,365 )   221,791     (65,226 )  
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    8,303     8,907     44,168    
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                     

Capital contributions to bank subsidiary

        (192,000 )   (33,000 )  

Proceeds from sales of other securities

        14,550        

Purchases of premises and equipment

    (148 )   (6 )   (133 )  

Other, net

    869         21    
 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    721     (177,456 )   (33,112 )  
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

                     

Net proceeds from public offerings of preferred stock

        263,240        

Net proceeds from public offering of common stock

            219,666    

Dividends paid on preferred stock

    (19,065 )   (5,606 )      

Dividends paid on common stock

    (32,227 )   (31,904 )   (30,772 )  

Redemption of trust preferred securities

        (115,010 )      

Interest paid on trust preferred securities

        (8,757 )   (12,364 )  

Shares sold to TCF employee benefit plans

    20,179     19,462     17,971    

Stock compensation tax (expense) benefit

    (473 )   (659 )   280    

Repayments of senior unsecured term note

            (90,489 )  
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (31,586 )   120,766     104,292    
 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks

    (22,562 )   (47,783 )   115,348    

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

    85,337     133,120     17,772    
 

Cash and due from banks at end of period

  $ 62,775   $ 85,337   $ 133,120    
 

TCF Financial's (parent company only) operations are conducted through its banking subsidiary, TCF Bank. As a result, TCF's cash flow and ability to make dividend payments to its common stockholders depend on the earnings of TCF Bank. The ability of TCF Bank to pay dividends or make other payments to TCF Financial is limited by its obligation to maintain sufficient capital and by other regulatory restrictions on dividends. At December 31, 2013, TCF Bank could pay a total of approximately $21.2 million in dividends to TCF without prior regulatory approval.

Note 25. Litigation Contingencies

From time to time, TCF is a party to legal proceedings arising out of its lending, leasing and deposit operations, including foreclosure proceedings and other collection actions as part of its lending and leasing collections activities. TCF may also be subject to enforcement actions brought by federal regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Federal Reserve, the OCC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. From time to time, borrowers and other customers, and employees and former employees, have also brought actions against TCF, in some cases claiming substantial damages. TCF and other financial services companies are subject to the risk of class action litigation. Litigation is often unpredictable and the actual results of litigation cannot be determined, and therefore the ultimate resolution of a matter and the possible range of loss associated with certain potential outcomes cannot be established. Based on our current understanding of these pending legal proceedings, management does not believe that judgments or settlements arising from pending or threatened legal matters, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, operating results or cash flows of TCF. TCF is also subject to regulatory examinations, and TCF's regulatory authorities may impose sanctions on TCF for failures related to regulatory compliance. In December 2013, the OCC terminated the regulatory order related to previously disclosed deficiencies in its Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (the "BSA" or "Bank Secrecy Act") compliance program. TCF Bank has made comprehensive changes to its BSA compliance program and has satisfied the legal and regulatory requirements of the order.

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Note 26. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income and the related tax effects are presented in the tables below.

(In thousands)

    Before Tax     Tax Effect     Net of Tax    
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

                     

Securities available for sale:

                     

Unrealized losses arising during the period

  $ (61,177 ) $ 23,053   $ (38,124 )  

Reclassification of gains to net income

    (860 )   324     (536 )  
 

Net unrealized losses

    (62,037 )   23,377     (38,660 )  

Foreign currency hedge:

                     

Unrealized gains arising during the period

    1,625     (614 )   1,011    

Foreign currency translation adjustment:(1)

                     

Unrealized losses arising during the period

    (1,979 )       (1,979 )  

Recognized postretirement prior service cost and translation obligation:

                     

Net actuarial losses arising during the period

    (46 )   18     (28 )  
 

Total other comprehensive loss

  $ (62,437 ) $ 22,781   $ (39,656 )  
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

                     

Securities available for sale:

                     

Unrealized gains arising during the period

  $ 19,794   $ (7,252 ) $ 12,542    

Reclassification of gains to net income

    (89,879 )   32,745     (57,134 )  
 

Net unrealized losses

    (70,085 )   25,493     (44,592 )  

Foreign currency hedge:

                     

Unrealized losses arising during the period

    (630 )   239     (391 )  

Foreign currency translation adjustment:(1)

                     

Unrealized gains arising during the period

    531         531    

Recognized postretirement prior service cost and translation obligation:

                     

Net actuarial gains arising during the period

    123     (54 )   69    
 

Total other comprehensive loss

  $ (70,061 ) $ 25,678   $ (44,383 )  
 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

                     

Securities available for sale:

                     

Unrealized gains arising during the period

  $ 122,638   $ (44,959 ) $ 77,679    

Reclassification of gains to net income

    (8,045 )   2,949     (5,096 )  
 

Net unrealized gains

    114,593     (42,010 )   72,583    

Foreign currency hedge:

                     

Unrealized gains arising during the period

    261     (93 )   168    

Foreign currency translation adjustment:(1)

                     

Unrealized losses arising during the period

    (433 )       (433 )  

Recognized postretirement prior service cost and translation obligation:

                     

Net actuarial gains arising during the period

    308     (108 )   200    
 

Total other comprehensive income

  $ 114,729   $ (42,211 ) $ 72,518    
 
(1)
Foreign investments are deemed to be permanent in nature and therefore do not provide for taxes on foreign currency translation adjustments.

Reclassifications of gains to net income were recorded in gains on securities, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The tax effect of these reclassifications was recorded in income tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statements of Income. See Note 16, Employee Benefit Plans for additional information regarding TCF's recognized postretirement prior service cost.

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Accumulated other comprehensive income balances are presented in the tables below.

(In thousands)

    Securities
Available
for Sale
    Foreign
Currency
Hedge
    Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
    Recognized
Postretirement Prior
Service Cost and
Transition Obligation
    Total    
 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

                                 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 11,677   $ (420 ) $ 923   $ 263   $ 12,443    

Other comprehensive (loss) income

    (38,124 )   1,011     (1,979 )   (28 )   (39,120 )  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

    (536 )               (536 )  
 

Net other comprehensive (loss) income

    (38,660 )   1,011     (1,979 )   (28 )   (39,656 )  
 

Balance, end of period

  $ (26,983 ) $ 591   $ (1,056 ) $ 235   $ (27,213 )  
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

                                 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 56,269   $ (29 ) $ 392   $ 194   $ 56,826    

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    12,542     (391 )   531     69     12,751    

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

    (57,134 )               (57,134 )  
 

Net other comprehensive (loss) income

    (44,592 )   (391 )   531     69     (44,383 )  
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 11,677   $ (420 ) $ 923   $ 263   $ 12,443    
 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

                                 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ (16,314 ) $ (197 ) $ 825   $ (6 ) $ (15,692 )  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    77,679     168     (433 )   200     77,614    

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

    (5,096 )               (5,096 )  
 

Net other comprehensive income (loss)

    72,583     168     (433 )   200     72,518    
 

Balance, end of period

  $ 56,269   $ (29 ) $ 392   $ 194   $ 56,826    
 

Other Financial Data

The selected quarterly financial data presented below should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.

SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

  At  

(In thousands)

    Dec. 31,
2013
    Sep. 30,
2013
    Jun. 30,
2013
    Mar. 31,
2013
    Dec. 31,
2012
    Sep. 30,
2012
    Jun. 30,
2012
    Mar. 31,
2012
   
 

SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA:

                                                   

Total loans and leases

  $ 15,846,939   $ 15,651,648   $ 15,579,292   $ 15,613,346   $ 15,425,724   $ 15,218,217   $ 15,234,504   $ 15,207,936    

Securities available for sale

    551,064     631,677     620,260     677,088     712,091     559,671     757,233     728,894    

Goodwill

    225,640     225,640     225,640     225,640     225,640     225,640     225,640     225,640    

Total assets

    18,379,840     18,370,088     18,399,607     18,504,026     18,225,917     17,878,393     17,870,597     17,833,457    

Deposits

    14,432,776     14,425,030     14,285,584     14,300,104     14,050,786     13,721,419     13,704,306     12,759,040    

Short-term borrowings

    4,918     8,249     3,030     3,717     2,619     115,529     7,487     1,157,189    

Long-term borrowings

    1,483,325     1,523,235     1,787,728     1,926,794     1,931,196     1,936,988     2,075,923     1,962,053    

Total equity

    1,964,759     1,941,243     1,906,181     1,900,159     1,876,643     1,764,669     1,755,908     1,549,325    
 

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  Three Months Ended  

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

    Dec. 31,
2013
    Sep. 30,
2013
    Jun. 30,
2013
    Mar. 31,
2013
    Dec. 31,
2012
    Sep. 30,
2012
    Jun. 30,
2012
    Mar. 31,
2012
   
 

SELECTED OPERATIONS DATA:

                                                   

Net interest income

  $ 201,862   $ 199,627   $ 202,044   $ 199,091   $ 201,063   $ 200,559   $ 198,224   $ 180,173    

Provision for credit losses

    22,792     24,602     32,591     38,383     48,520     96,275     54,106     48,542    
 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    179,070     175,025     169,453     160,708     152,543     104,284     144,118     131,631    

Non-interest income:

                                                   

Fees and other revenue

    104,368     106,240     99,783     92,703     100,665     99,025     99,767     88,734    

Gains (losses) on securities, net

    1,044     (80 )           (528 )   13,033     13,116     76,611    
 

Total non-interest income

    105,412     106,160     99,783     92,703     100,137     112,058     112,883     165,345    

Non-interest expense

    220,469     212,232     208,516     204,052     214,049     196,808     202,989     748,708    
 

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

    64,013     68,953     60,720     49,359     38,631     19,534     54,012     (451,732 )  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    22,791     24,551     19,444     17,559     10,540     6,304     20,542     (170,244 )  
 

Income (loss) after income tax expense (benefit)

    41,222     44,402     41,276     31,800     28,091     13,230     33,470     (281,488 )  

Income attributable to non-controlling interest

    1,227     1,607     2,372     1,826     1,306     1,536     1,939     1,406    

Preferred stock dividends

    4,847     4,847     4,847     4,524     3,234     2,372            
 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders

  $ 35,148   $ 37,948   $ 34,057   $ 25,450   $ 23,551   $ 9,322   $ 31,531   $ (282,894 )  
 

Per common share:

                                                   

Basic earnings

  $ .22   $ .24   $ .21   $ .16   $ .15   $ .06   $ .20   $ (1.78 )  
 

Diluted earnings

  $ .22   $ .23   $ .21   $ .16   $ .15   $ .06   $ .20   $ (1.78 )  
 

Dividends declared

  $ .05   $ .05   $ .05   $ .05   $ .05   $ .05   $ .05   $ .05    
 

FINANCIAL RATIOS:

                                                   

Return on average assets(1)

    .90 %   .97 %   .90 %   .70 %   .63 %   .30 %   .76 %   (5.96 )%  

Return on average common equity(1)

    8.39     9.28     8.39     6.36     5.93     2.36     8.13     (63.38 )  

Net interest margin(1)

    4.67     4.62     4.72     4.72     4.79     4.85     4.86     4.14    

Net charge-off as a percentage of average loans and leases(1)

    .76     .71     .70     1.06     1.18     2.74     1.18     1.06    

Average total equity to average total assets

    10.66     10.46     10.40     10.31     9.92     9.96     8.96     9.52    

Dividend payout ratio

    22.99     21.25     23.63     32.00     34.00     85.70     25.30     (2.80 )  
 
(1)
Annualized

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.


Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures    The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based upon that evaluation, management concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013.

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by TCF in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. TCF's disclosure controls also include internal controls that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are properly authorized, assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use and that transactions are properly recorded and reported.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting    There were no changes to TCF's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2013, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, TCF's internal control over financial reporting.

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Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for TCF Financial Corporation (the Company). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are only being made in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), completed an assessment of TCF's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013. This assessment was based on criteria for evaluating internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in September 1992. Based on this assessment, management concluded that TCF's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013.

KPMG LLP, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report, has issued an unqualified attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013.

Any control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of a control system inherently has limitations, and the benefits of controls must be weighed against their costs. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. Therefore, no assessment of a cost-effective system of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, will be detected.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
TCF Financial Corporation:

We have audited TCF Financial Corporation's (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). TCF Financial Corporation's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, TCF Financial Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated statements of financial condition of TCF Financial Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, and our report dated February 25, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 25, 2014

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Item 9B. Other Information

None.


Part III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information regarding directors and executive officers of TCF is set forth in the following sections of TCF's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 23, 2014 (the "2014 Proxy"), and is incorporated herein by reference: Election of Directors; Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance; and Background of Executive Officers Who are Not Directors.

Information regarding procedures for nominations of Directors is set forth in the following sections of TCF's 2014 Proxy, and is incorporated herein by reference: Corporate Governance – Director Nominations; and Additional Information.

Audit Committee and Financial Expert

Information regarding TCF's Audit Committee, its members and financial experts is set forth in the following sections of TCF's 2014 Proxy, and is incorporated herein by reference: Election of Directors – Background of the Nominees; Corporate Governance – Board Committees, Committee Memberships, and Meetings in 2013; and Corporate Governance – Audit Committee.

TCF's Board of Directors is required to determine whether it has at least one Audit Committee Financial Expert and that the expert is independent. An Audit Committee Financial Expert is a committee member who has an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements and has the ability to assess the general application of these principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves. Additionally, this individual should have experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present the breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by TCF's financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities. The member should also have an understanding of internal control over financial reporting as well as an understanding of audit committee functions.

The Board has determined that Gerald A. Schwalbach, the Audit Committee Chairman, Raymond L. Barton, Thomas A. Cusick, George G. Johnson, Vance K. Opperman and Richard A. Zona meet the requirements of audit committee financial experts. The Board has also determined that Mr. Schwalbach, Mr. Barton, Mr. Cusick, Ms. Grandstrand, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Opperman and Mr. Zona are independent. Additional information regarding Mr. Schwalbach, Mr. Barton, Mr. Cusick, Ms. Grandstrand, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Opperman and Mr. Zona, and other directors is set forth in the section Election of Directors – Background of the Nominees in TCF's 2014 Proxy and is incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Management

TCF has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the Principal Executive Officer ("PEO"), Principal Financial Officer ("PFO") and Principal Accounting Officer ("PAO") (the "Senior Financial Management Code of Ethics") as well as a code of ethics generally applicable to all officers (including the PEO, PFO and PAO), directors and employees of TCF (the "Code of Ethics"). The Code of Ethics and Senior Financial Management Code of Ethics are both available for review at TCF's website at www.tcfbank.com by clicking on "About TCF" and then "Learn More" under the heading "About TCF Corporate Governance." Any changes to the Code of Ethics or Senior Financial Management Code of Ethics will be posted on this site, and any waivers granted to or violations by the PEO, PFO and PAO of the Code of Ethics or Senior Financial Management Code of Ethics will also be posted on this site.


Item 11. Executive Compensation

Information regarding compensation of directors and executive officers of TCF is set forth in the following sections of TCF's 2014 Proxy, and is incorporated herein by reference: Director Compensation; Compensation Discussion and Analysis; Compensation Committee Report; Executive Compensation; and Corporate Governance – Compensation, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee – Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information regarding ownership of TCF's common stock by TCF's directors, executive officers, and certain other stockholders and shares authorized under plans is set forth in the following sections of TCF's 2014 Proxy, and is incorporated herein by reference: Ownership of TCF Stock; and Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders.


Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Information regarding director independence and certain relationships and transactions between TCF and management is set forth in the section entitled Corporate Governance – Director Independence and Related Person Transactions of TCF's 2014 Proxy, and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information regarding principal accountant fees and services and the Audit Committee's pre-approval policies and procedures relating to audit and non-audit services provided by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm is set forth in the section entitled Independent Registered Public Accountants in TCF's 2014 Proxy, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)  Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits

1.    Financial Statements

The following consolidated financial statements of TCF and its subsidiaries, are filed as part of this report:

Description
  Page
 
Selected Financial Data   19

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

55

Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013

 

56

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013

 

57

Consolidated Statements of Equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013

 

58

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013

 

59

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

60

Other Financial Data

 

102

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

105

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

106

2.    Financial Statement Schedules

 

 

All schedules to the Consolidated Financial Statements normally required by the applicable accounting regulations are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the Notes thereto.

 

 

3.    Exhibits

 

 

       Index to Exhibits

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    TCF Financial Corporation
Registrant
    By:   /s/ WILLIAM A. COOPER

William A. Cooper
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: February 25, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

  Name
  Title
  Date
   
  /s/ WILLIAM A. COOPER

William A. Cooper
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  February 25, 2014
  /s/ MICHAEL S. JONES

Michael S. Jones
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
  February 25, 2014
  /s/ SUSAN D. BODE

Susan D. Bode
  Senior Vice President, and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  February 25, 2014
  /s/ RAYMOND L. BARTON

Raymond L. Barton
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ PETER BELL

Peter Bell
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ WILLIAM F. BIEBER

William F. Bieber
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ THEODORE J. BIGOS

Theodore J. Bigos
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ THOMAS A. CUSICK

Thomas A. Cusick
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ CRAIG R. DAHL

Craig R. Dahl
  Director, Vice Chairman, and Executive Vice President, Lending   February 25, 2014
  /s/ KAREN L. GRANDSTRAND

Karen L. Grandstrand
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ THOMAS F. JASPER

Thomas F. Jasper
  Director, Vice Chairman, and Executive Vice President, Funding, Operations and Finance   February 25, 2014
  /s/ GEORGE G. JOHNSON

George G. Johnson
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ VANCE K. OPPERMAN

Vance K. Opperman
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ JAMES M. RAMSTAD

James M. Ramstad
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ GERALD A. SCHWALBACH

Gerald A. Schwalbach
  Director   February 25, 2014
  /s/ BARRY N. WINSLOW

Barry N. Winslow
  Director and Vice Chairman, Corporate Development   February 25, 2014
  /s/ RICHARD A. ZONA

Richard A. Zona
  Director   February 25, 2014

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Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.
  Description
 
3(a)   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TCF Financial Corporation [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to TCF Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012]

3(b)

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of TCF Financial Corporation [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 25, 2013]

4(a)

 

Warrant Agreement dated December 15, 2009 by and among TCF Financial Corporation, Computershare, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Form 8-A filed December 16, 2009]

4(b)

 

Specimen Warrant to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of TCF Financial Corporation [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to TCF Financial Corporation's Form 8-A filed December 16, 2009]

4(c)

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate of TCF Financial Corporation [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to TCF Financial Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR filed on May 29, 2012]

4(d)

 

Form of Certificate for Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 22, 2012]

4(e)

 

Deposit Agreement dated June 25, 2012 by and among TCF Financial Corporation, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. and the holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts described therein [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 25, 2012]

4(f)

 

Form of Depositary Receipt (included as part of Exhibit 4(e)) [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 25, 2012]

4(g)

 

Form of Certificate for 6.45% Series B Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 18, 2012]

4(h)

 

Copies of instruments with respect to long-term debt will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

10(a)*

 

TCF Financial Incentive Stock Program, as amended and restated April 24, 2013 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 30, 2013]

10(a)-1*

 

Form of the 2008 Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement as executed by certain executives effective January 21, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)-10 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 25, 2008]

10(a)-2*

 

Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement as executed by Mr. Cooper, effective July 31, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)-11 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 6, 2008]

10(a)-3*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Non-Solicitation/Confidentiality Agreement as executed by certain executives, effective February 16, 2011 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)-16 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2011]

10(a)-4*

 

Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement as executed by Barry N. Winslow, effective July 31, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)-17 of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended March 31, 2011]

10(a)-5*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement as executed by William A. Cooper, effective January 17, 2012 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 20, 2012]

10(a)-6*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement as executed by certain executives, effective January 17, 2012 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 20, 2012]

111

10(b)*   TCF Performance-Based Compensation Policy for Covered Executive Officers, as approved effective January 1, 2013 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 30, 2013]

10(c)*

 

Form of 2013 Management Incentive Plan – Executive, as executed by certain executives of TCF Financial Corporation, effective January 1, 2013 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K March 12, 2013]

10(c)-1*#

 

Form of 2014 Management Incentive Plan – Executive, as executed by certain executives of TCF Financial Corporation, effective January 1, 2014

10(d)*

 

Employment Agreement) with William A. Cooper between William A. Cooper and TCF Financial Corporation effective as of January 1, 2013 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 25, 2013]

10(d)-1

 

Employment Agreement with Craig R. Dahl between Craig R. Dahl and TCF Financial Corporation effective as of January 1, 2013 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 25, 2013]

10(d)-2

 

Employment Agreement with Thomas F. Jasper between Thomas F. Jasper and TCF Financial Corporation effective as of January 1, 2013 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 25, 2013]

10(e)*

 

TCF Financial Corporation Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan – ESPP Plan as amended and restated through January 24, 2005 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) of TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 27, 2005]

10(e)-1*

 

TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan – Supplemental Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2011 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j)-1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 2, 2011]

10(f)*

 

Trust Agreement for TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") effective January 1, 2009 and dated November 20, 2008 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(k) to TCF Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008]

10(g)*

 

TCF Financial Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan as amended and restated through January 24, 2005 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 27, 2005]

10(h)*

 

Restated Trust Agreement as executed with First National Bank in Sioux Falls as trustee effective as of October 1, 2000 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) of TCF Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000]; as amended by amendment adopted April 30, 2001 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001]; and as amended by amendments adopted May 3, 2002 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002]; and as amended by Third Amendment of Trust Agreement for TCF Executive Deferred Compensation Plan effective as of June 30, 2003 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003]

10(i)*

 

TCF Financial Corporation Senior Officer Deferred Compensation Plan as amended and restated through January 24, 2005 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 27, 2005]

10(j)*

 

Trust Agreement for TCF Financial Senior Officer Deferred Compensation Plan as executed with First National Bank in Sioux Falls as trustee effective as of October 1, 2000 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) of TCF Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000]; as amended by amendment adopted April 30, 2001 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001]; and as amended by Second Amendment of Trust Agreement for TCF Financial Senior Officers Deferred Compensation Plan effective as of June 30, 2003 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003]

112

10(k)*   Directors Stock Grant Program, as amended and restated April 25, 2012 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended June 30, 2012]

10(k)-1*

 

Resolution adopting Directors Stock Grant Program goal for fiscal year 2009 and after [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n)-1 of TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 23, 2009]

10(k)-2*

 

Form of Director's Restricted Stock Agreement dated January 24, 2012 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j)-1 of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended June 30, 2012]

10(k)-3*

 

Form of Deferred Director's Restricted Stock Agreement dated January 24, 2012 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j)-2 of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended June 30, 2012]

10(l)*

 

TCF Financial Corporation TCF Directors Deferred Compensation Plan as amended and restated through January 24, 2005 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(r) of TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 27, 2005]

10(l)-1*

 

TCF Financial Corporation TCF Directors 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, adopted effective as of January 6, 2005, as amended and restated through January 24, 2005 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(r)-1 of TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 27, 2005]; and as amended by Amendment of Directors 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan effective July 19, 2010 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(r)-1 of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010]

10(m)*

 

Trust Agreement for TCF Directors Deferred Compensation Plan [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) to TCF Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000]; as amended by amendment adopted April 30, 2001 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(s) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001]; as amended by amendment adopted October 10, 2001 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(s) of TCF Financial Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001]; and as amended by amendments adopted May 3, 2002 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(s) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002]; and as amended by Third Amendment of TCF Directors Deferred Compensation Trust effective as of June 30, 2003 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(s) of TCF Financial Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003]

10(n)*#

 

Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation

10(o)*

 

TCF Employees Deferred Stock Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2011 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(u) to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2011]

10(p)*

 

Form of Rabbi Trust Agreement for the TCF Employees Deferred Stock Compensation Plan [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(v) to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2011]

10(q)*

 

Letter Agreement between TCF and Neil W. Brown entered into on December 14, 2012 [incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to TCF Financial Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 20, 2012]

12(a)#

 

Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for years ended December 31,2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009

12(b)#

 

Consolidated Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009

21#

 

Subsidiaries of TCF Financial Corporation (as of December 31, 2013)

23#

 

Consent of KPMG LLP dated February 25, 2014

31.1#

 

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2#

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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32.1#   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2#

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101#

 

Financial Statements of the Company for the period ended December 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
*
Indicates management contracts, compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K

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Filed herein

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