FNB Corp: Form 10-K for the period ended Dec 31, 2024

Overview

We are a Pennsylvania corporation, a bank holding company and a financial holding company. We are incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and through our subsidiaries, we have been in business since 1864. Our headquarters is located at 626 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. As a diversified financial services holding company, FNB, through our subsidiaries, provides a full range of financial services, principally to consumers, corporations, governments and small- to medium-sized businesses in our market areas through our subsidiary network, which is led by our largest subsidiary, FNBPA. Our business strategy focuses primarily on providing quality, consumer- and commercial-based financial services adapted to the needs of each of the markets we serve. We seek to maintain our community orientation by providing local management with certain autonomy in decision making, enabling them to respond to customer requests more quickly and to concentrate on efficiently delivering products and services within their market areas. However, we have centralized operations, support and risk functions (e.g. loan operations, treasury and enterprise risk management). The centralization of these processes enables us to maintain consistent quality of these functions and to achieve certain economies of scale.

As of December 31, 2024, we have three reportable business segments: Community Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance. Our remaining operations are described in Other. As of December 31, 2024, we have 349 Community Banking branches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Virginia.

As of December 31, 2024, we had total assets of nearly $49 billion, loans of $34 billion and deposits of $37 billion. See Item 7, MD&A, and Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of this Report.

Internet Information

Our website is at www.fnbcorporation.com (http://www.fnbcorporation.com) and information regarding FNB and investor relations is located under the heading "About Us." We use our website to distribute company information, including as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. We generally post and make accessible before or promptly following the first time we use financially-related press releases, including earnings releases and supplemental financial information, various SEC filings, including annual, quarterly and current reports and proxy statements, presentation materials associated with earnings and other investor calls or events on our corporate website. Under some circumstances, the information may be relevant to investors but be directed to customers, in which case it may be accessed directly through our website's home page rather than “About Us-Investor Information.” Investors should monitor the Investor Relations portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls and webcasts. For earnings and other conference calls or events, we generally include in our posted materials a cautionary statement regarding forward-looking and non-GAAP financial information, and we provide GAAP reconciliations when we provide non-GAAP financial information. Such GAAP reconciliations may be in materials for the applicable presentations, in materials for prior presentations or in our annual, quarterly or current reports.

Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this document and should not be considered part of this Report.

Securities and Exchange Commission Reports and Corporate Governance Information

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are also available on the "About Us" portion of our website under the heading Investor Information (accessible by clicking on the SEC Filings link) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such reports with, or furnish them to, the SEC and at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov). Also, under the "About Us" portion of our website under the heading "Investor Information" you can click on Corporate Governance to view the following: (i) our Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics; (ii) our Corporate Governance Guidelines; (iii) the charter of each active committee of our Board of Directors; and (iv) our Policy With Respect to Related Person Transactions. We also intend to disclose any amendments to our Code of Conduct and waivers of our Code of Conduct required to be disclosed by the rules of the SEC and the NYSE on the Investor Information portion of our website. All of these corporate governance materials are also available free of charge in print to shareholders who request them in writing to: F.N.B. Corporation, Attention: Office of the Corporate Secretary, 626 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219.

Business Segments

In addition to the following information relating to our business segments, more detailed information is contained in Note 24, “Business Segments” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report. As of December 31, 2024, we had three reportable business segments, with the largest being the Community Banking segment which consists of a regional bank serving seven states and the District of Columbia. The Wealth Management segment consists of a federally chartered trust company, a registered investment advisor and a subsidiary that offers broker-dealer services through a third-party networking arrangement with a non-affiliated licensed broker-dealer entity. The Insurance segment consists of an insurance agency and a reinsurer.

Community Banking

Our Community Banking segment consists of FNBPA, which offers commercial and consumer banking services. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. Consumer banking products and services include deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. Additionally, Bank Capital Services, LLC, a subsidiary of FNBPA, offers commercial loans and leases to customers in need of new or used equipment. As of December 31, 2024, our Community Banking segment operated in seven states and the District of Columbia. Our branch network spans several major metropolitan areas including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina.

The goals of the Community Banking segment are to generate high-quality, profitable revenue growth through increased business with our current customers, attract new customer relationships through FNBPA’s current branches and expand into new and existing markets through de novo branch openings and the establishment of loan production offices. We consider the Community Banking segment an important source of revenue opportunity through the cross-selling of products and services offered by our other business segments.

The lending philosophy of the Community Banking segment is to establish high-quality customer relationships, while minimizing credit losses by following strict credit approval standards (which include independent analysis of realizable collateral value), diversifying our loan portfolio by industry, geography, product and borrower, and conducting ongoing review and management of the loan portfolio. Commercial loans are generally made to established businesses within the geographic market areas served by the Community Banking segment.

The Community Banking segment maintains formal policies that establish underwriting standards and processes. Our commercial loan policy requires, among other things, that commercial loans be underwritten to document the borrower’s financial capacity to support the cash flow required to repay the loan. The commercial loan policy also contains additional guidelines and requirements applicable to specific loan products or lines of business. Consumer loan products are designed to meet the diverse credit needs of consumers in our markets for personal and household purposes. Our consumer loan policies and procedures require prospective borrowers to provide appropriate and accurate financial information that will assist our loan underwriting personnel in making credit decisions. Specific information requirements vary based on loan type, risk profile and secondary investor requirements, where applicable.

No material portion of the loans or deposits of the Community Banking segment has been obtained from a single customer or small group of customers, and the loss of any one customer’s loans or deposits or a small group of customers’ loans or deposits by the Community Banking segment would not have a material adverse effect on the Community Banking segment specifically or on FNB generally. The substantial majority of the loans and deposits have been generated within the geographic market areas in which the Community Banking segment operates.

Wealth Management

Our Wealth Management segment delivers wealth management services to individuals, corporations and retirement funds, including existing customers of the Community Banking segment, located primarily within our geographic markets.

Our Wealth Management operations are conducted through three subsidiaries of FNBPA. FNTC provides a broad range of personal and corporate fiduciary services, including the administration of decedent and trust estates. As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of trust assets under management was approximately $9.5 billion. FNTC is required to maintain certain minimum capitalization levels in accordance with regulatory requirements. FNTC periodically measures its capital position to ensure all minimum capitalization levels are maintained.

Our Wealth Management segment also includes two other subsidiaries. First National Investment Services Company, LLC offers a broad array of investment products and services for customers of the Wealth Management segment through a networking relationship with a third-party licensed brokerage firm. FNBIA, an investment advisor registered with the SEC, offers customers of the Wealth Management segment comprehensive investment programs featuring mutual funds, annuities, stocks and bonds.

No material portion of the business of the Wealth Management segment has been obtained from a single customer or small group of customers, and the loss of any one customer’s business or the business of a small group of customers by the Wealth Management segment would not have a material adverse effect on the Wealth Management segment specifically or on FNB generally.

Our registered investment adviser subsidiary is subject to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. Our investment adviser subsidiary is also subject to additional regulation by states and local jurisdictions. The SEC has active enforcement functions that oversee investment advisers and can bring actions that result in fines, restitution, a limitation on permitted activities, disqualification to continue to conduct certain activities and an inability to rely on certain favorable exemptions. Certain types of infractions and violations also can affect our ability to expeditiously issue new securities into the capital markets.

Insurance

Our Insurance segment operates principally through FNIA, which is a subsidiary of FNB. FNIA is a full-service insurance brokerage agency offering numerous lines of commercial and personal insurance through major carriers to businesses and individuals primarily within FNB’s geographic markets. The goals of FNIA are to grow revenue through cross-selling to existing clients of the Community Banking segment and to gain new clients through its own channels.

Our Insurance segment also includes a reinsurance subsidiary, Penn-Ohio. Penn-Ohio is not actively underwriting new policies. Additionally, FNBPA owns a direct subsidiary, First National Corporation, which offers title insurance products.

No material portion of the business of the Insurance segment has been obtained from a single customer or small group of customers, and the loss of any one customer’s business or the business of a small group of customers by the Insurance segment would not have a material adverse effect on the Insurance segment specifically or on FNB generally.

Other

We also operate other non-banking subsidiaries which are not considered to be reportable segments of FNB. F.N.B. Capital Corporation, LLC is a merchant banking subsidiary offering mezzanine financing options for small- to medium-sized businesses that need financial assistance beyond the parameters of typical commercial bank lending products. Waubank Securities LLC is a limited broker-dealer subsidiary which passively participates in corporate and municipal underwritings. In addition, we have four companies that issued TPS to third-party investors: F.N.B. Statutory Trust II, Yadkin Valley Statutory Trust I, FNB Financial Services Capital Trust I and Patapsco Statutory Trust I, the last three of which were assumed in acquisitions. FNB Financial Services, Inc. and FNB Consumer Financial Services, Inc. are subsidiaries of FNB and are the general partner and limited partner, respectively, of FNB Financial Services, LP, a company established to issue, administer and repay subordinated notes. The proceeds received from these subordinated note issuances are a general funding source for FNB. Certain financial information concerning these subsidiaries, along with the parent company and intercompany eliminations, are included in the “Parent and Other” category in Note 24, “Business Segments” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

Market Area and Competition

We operate in seven states and the District of Columbia. Our market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina.

We compete for loans, deposits and financial services business with a large number of bank and non-bank financial institutions and other lenders engaged in the business of extending credit, including financial technology companies and marketplace lenders. Competition for loans comes principally from commercial banks, savings banks, mortgage banking companies, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial services companies. The most direct competition for deposits comes from commercial banks, savings banks and credit unions. Competition for deposits also comes from non-depository competitors such as financial technology companies, mutual funds, securities and brokerage firms, government financial investments and insurance companies. In providing wealth and asset management services, as well as insurance brokerage services, our subsidiaries compete with many other financial services firms, brokerage firms, mutual fund complexes, investment management firms, trust and fiduciary service providers and insurance agencies. Competition for loans and deposits depends on a number of factors, including, among others, customer service, quality and range of products and services offered, price, reputation, interest rates on loans and deposits and lending limits. Also, our ability to continue to compete effectively depends in large part on retaining and motivating our employees and attracting new employees, while effectively managing compensation and other expenses, especially given recent inflationary wage pressures.

The ability to deploy and use technology effectively is an important competitive factor in the financial services industry. Technology is not only important with respect to the delivery of financial services, risk management, regulatory compliance and security of customer information, but also in processing information. FNB and each of our subsidiaries continually make technological investments to remain competitive in the financial services industry. FNBPA has executed several initiatives that have integrated and streamlined its physical branch and e-delivery channels, including a growing fleet of ATMs with video TellerChat capabilities. Our flagship digital technology is eStore®, our proprietary online, mobile and in-branch platform where customers can shop and apply for deposit and loan products, access financial education and schedule appointments. FNBPA has enhanced eStore with our one-of-a-kind, universal eStore Common Application, which customers can use to apply for almost all of our products and services simultaneously. These select examples, coupled with our investment in data science and analytics, contribute to our ability to efficiently grow and expand customer relationships.

Human Capital

We are committed to attracting, retaining and developing exceptional talent who reflect the communities we serve.

FNB’s leadership team has made long-standing investments in a competitive compensation and benefits program that promotes work-life balance, financial and mental health, and overall well-being. The comprehensive package includes robust development resources that encourage advancement and increased representation at all levels of the Company, furthering our strategic focus on building and sustaining a strong workforce. Through our comprehensive approach, we have created an inclusive environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and a passion to win, all of which translate to strong performance and a rewarding employee experience.

In 2024, we received more than 80 awards recognizing our financial performance, outstanding culture, community commitments, leadership and innovative technology, including national, regional and industry-specific recognition from Energage, an independent research firm, based entirely on feedback from our own team. As part of its award program, Energage highlighted FNB’s cultural excellence in categories such as innovation, leadership, work-life flexibility, compensation and benefits, professional development, and employee appreciation and well-being. Additionally, our commitment to providing an inclusive, employee-centric workplace was further celebrated by various national media outlets, including an appearance on Newsweek’s lists of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, LGBTQ+, Veterans and Parents and Families.

FNB has also repeatedly been named to JUST Capital’s prestigious annual list of companies that demonstrate just business behavior based on our performance in categories that matter most to the American public and is, in part, an assessment of our employee practices relative to benefits, income inequality and employee opportunity.

As of December 31, 2024, FNB and our subsidiaries had 4,104 full-time and 176 part-time employees.

Recruitment. We are committed to identifying and attracting the best qualified job candidates by cultivating and fostering mutually beneficial partnerships with job and recruiting centers, colleges and universities and other organizations. We use internally created digital marketing developed algorithms and data tools to increase job posting visibility within a broad range of job boards. We have committed to creating a strong and growing internship program to funnel high potential talent into our Development Programs within FNB to help with career growth. We continue to build succession and are devoted to following the Fair Hiring Practices Act and Fair Chance Act.

Employee Development. We focus resources on programs to develop leaders and promote internal advancement within the organization. This includes mentoring and coaching programs, succession planning reviews, and leadership development programs, administered by our dedicated learning and development team to further develop the talent that our recruitment efforts have attracted. In addition, we offer tuition reimbursement for employees seeking post-secondary education, including college and graduate school.

Engagement. We regularly seek feedback from our employees and in 2024 participated in several regional Top Workplace surveys. Our outstanding scores continue to help us achieve external recognition as an employer of choice.

Compensation. Our compensation philosophy is to maintain a program that supports our mission and values. The compensation program is a management tool that, when aligned with an effective communication plan, is designed to support, reinforce, and align our values, business strategy, and operational and financial needs with our strategic goals.

We believe that compensation programs, through competitive base salary, short-term incentive plans, and long-term incentive plans, are essential for setting performance expectations, improving service quality and productivity, and recognizing contributions to our success, while also avoiding incentivizing undue risk to our financial condition.

Our executive compensation program is overseen by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, in collaboration with a leading independent compensation advisory firm. In addition, the oversight and review of our company-wide compensation philosophy and programs are conducted by the Management Compensation Committee. This team, chaired by FNB’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, regularly meets to promote compensation programs that are fair and equitable, to achieve a performance-driven work culture that generates company growth and to reward employees for focusing on customer needs, while avoiding inappropriate conduct regarding our clients, and demonstrating appropriate risk management behaviors.

Values & Training. We strive to maintain sound financial practices and governance processes through a commitment to ethical behavior, a solid reputation and a firm record of compliance and stability that these strengths create, both within our Corporation and for our customers. Employees complete quarterly and annual training, including regarding regulatory and compliance requirements and ethical standards, to maintain and increase knowledge of standards required of the financial services industry. Additionally, we provide employees various avenues to confidentially and anonymously report perceived unethical behavior without repercussions to them, such as FNB’s Ethics Hotline. We encourage employees to report any issues that could result in financial or reputational harm to us.

Wellness. Our commitment to the personal and professional well-being of each employee extends beyond a competitive compensation and benefits package. Innovative employee-friendly programs and policies designed to help team members maintain a healthy, meaningful work/life balance by providing resources to support mental, physical and financial health are offered and regularly expanded. This includes parental and caregiver leave, monetary employer contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts, adoption assistance and back-up child-care programs built to provide employees with the financial support and time away from work that they need to focus on their new family members.

Safety. Employee and customer safety remain paramount concerns for us. We demonstrate this commitment to each group through varying initiatives and procedures to ensure that employees and customers alike leave our spaces as safely as they came. We provide our employees detailed information and training explaining the safety features of our locations, evacuation routes and emergency procedures processes. The recent opening of our new state of the art headquarters building prioritizes employee safety in a facility that is fully ADA compliant, has full security access controls and closely manages and monitors guests and visitors entering our space. As a response to the health and safety risks exposed during the COVID-19 outbreak our new headquarters building features HVAC systems that are specifically designed to mitigate risks from airborne pathogens using state of the art filtration, Air Handling and Ionization indoor air systems. The new headquarters was certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system, provides a framework for energy-efficient, sustainable design, construction and operations. Projects achieve certification by following prerequisites and earning credits related to green building, with the aim to protect resources and enhance individual human health and community quality of life, among other goals.

Information About Our Executive Officers

The name, age and principal occupation for each of our executive officers as of January 31, 2025 are set forth below:

There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers or directors, and there is no arrangement or understanding between any of the above executive officers and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. The executive officers are elected by our Board of Directors, subject in certain cases to the terms of an employment agreement between the officer and us.

Government Supervision and Regulation

The following summary sets forth certain material elements of the regulatory framework applicable to FNB, FNBPA and our other subsidiaries and affiliates. To the extent that the following information describes statutory and regulatory provisions or governmental policies, such descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the statutes, regulations and policies referenced herein.

The financial services industry is subject to extensive regulatory oversight and, in particular, bank holding companies, banks and their affiliates (depending upon charter and business activities) are subject to supervision, regulation and examination by the FRB, OCC, FDIC, CFPB, SEC, FINRA and various state regulatory agencies. Also, FNB is subject to the rules of the NYSE for listed companies. The statutory and regulatory framework that governs FNB and our affiliates is generally intended to protect depositors and customers, the federal DIF, the U.S. banking and financial system, and financial markets as a whole, rather than our shareholders.

Political, economic, and industry events and other factors may influence changes to the banking laws, regulations and policies by the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and federal and state regulatory agencies. In addition to laws and regulations, state and federal bank regulatory agencies may issue policy statements, interpretive letters and similar written guidance, which sometimes materially changes regulatory expectations. Any change in the statutes, regulations or regulatory policies applicable to us, including changes in their interpretation, expectations or implementation, could have a material effect on our business or organization. (See discussion under Risk Factors - caption “We could be adversely affected by changes in the law, especially changes in the regulation of the banking industry”).

To this end, based on the recent issuance of certain executive orders by the President of the United States, it may not be clear for a period of time as to what the priorities of the three prudential banking agencies, the OCC, FRB and FDIC, may be with respect to their respective supervisory and enforcement matters for banks and bank holding companies. An executive order requires independent agencies, including the FRB and FDIC to submit to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) major orders proposed by these agencies. OMB would also write "performance standards and management objectives" to the heads of independent agencies, review and adjust their budgets, including the FRB (excluding its monetary policy) and FDIC. As a result, it may take longer for the prudential banking agencies to establish their supervisory and enforcement priorities and develop and adopt new rules and regulations. Another executive order requires agency heads to determine whether ongoing enforcement of any regulations identified in their regulatory review is compliant with law and policy of the Trump Administration. This executive order also provides that to preserve resources and ensure lawful enforcement, agency heads, in consultation with the Director of the OMB, shall, on a case-by-case basis and as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, then direct the termination of all such enforcement proceedings that do not comply with the Constitution, laws, or the policy of the Trump Administration.

Both the scope of the laws and regulations, as well as expectations regarding risk management, and the intensity of the supervision to which we are subject have increased in recent years in response to the financial crisis, as well as other factors such as technological and market changes. Regulatory enforcement and fines have also significantly increased across the banking and financial services sector. Many of these changes have occurred as a result of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act and adoption of implementing regulations, most of which are now in place.

General

FNB is a legal entity separate and distinct from our subsidiaries. FNB is regulated as a bank holding company under the BHC Act, as amended, which generally restricts bank holding companies from engaging in business activities other than the business of banking and certain closely related activities. FNB elected to become a financial holding company under the BHC Act and, as such, may engage in a broader range of financial and related activities. The ability to elect and maintain status as a financial holding company is subject to certain conditions, including that a bank holding company be “well-capitalized” and “well-managed.” As a bank holding company, FNB is subject to regulation, inspection, examination and supervision by the FRB, which is the “umbrella” regulator of a bank holding company’s consolidated operations. In addition, a bank holding company’s operating entities, including its subsidiary broker-dealers, investment managers, investment advisory companies, insurance companies and banks, as applicable, are subject to the jurisdiction of various federal and state “functional” regulators and self-regulatory organizations, such as FINRA.

Our subsidiary bank, FNBPA, and FNBPA’s subsidiary trust company, FNTC, are organized as national banking associations, which are subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the OCC, which is a bureau of the UST. FNBPA is also subject to certain regulatory requirements of the CFPB, the FDIC, the FRB and other federal and state regulatory agencies, including but not limited to, requirements to maintain reserves against deposits, capital requirements, limitations regarding dividends, restrictions on the types and amounts of loans that may be granted and the interest that may be charged on loans, affiliate transactions, CRA, consumer compliance and anti-discrimination laws and unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices prohibitions, monitoring obligations under the federal bank secrecy act and anti-money laundering requirements, limitations on the types of investments that may be made, cybersecurity and consumer privacy requirements, activities that may be engaged in and types of services that may be offered. We and our subsidiaries are subject to examination by various federal and state regulators, which involves periodic examinations and supervisory inquiries, the results of which are not publicly available and can impact the conduct and growth of our businesses. These examinations consider not only safety and soundness principles, but also compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

As a regulated banking organization, FNB’s relationships and good standing with our regulators are of fundamental importance to the continuation and growth of our businesses. The FRB, OCC, FDIC, CFPB and SEC have broad enforcement powers and authority to approve, deny or refuse to act upon applications or notices of FNB or our subsidiaries to open new or close existing offices, conduct new activities, acquire or divest businesses or assets or reconfigure existing operations. Unsatisfactory examination ratings, capital ratios below well-capitalized levels, and regulatory concerns regarding management, controls, assets, operations or other factors can all potentially result in the loss of financial holding company status, practical limitations on the ability of a bank or bank (or financial) holding company to engage in new activities, grow, acquire new businesses, repurchase its stock or pay dividends or continue to conduct existing activities. In addition, if we or our subsidiaries fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, we may be subject to civil monetary penalties, imposition of cease and desist orders or other written directives, removal of management and, in certain cases, criminal penalties imposed by our regulators.

The following discussion highlights some of the more significant regulatory requirements that govern our operations, but does not purport to be complete or to describe all of the laws and regulations that apply to us and our subsidiaries.

Capital Adequacy Requirements

The FRB, the OCC, and the FDIC have adopted risk-based and leverage capital requirements that apply to banks and bank holding companies. In general, subject to certain exceptions as discussed further below, minimum capital standards established under the agencies’ risk-based capital regulations include a CET1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 4.5 percent, a Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 6.0 percent, a total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 8.0 percent, and a leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted average total assets of 4.0 percent. In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets for purposes of calculating risk-based capital ratios, all assets, including certain off-balance sheet assets (for example, recourse obligations, direct credit substitutes and residual interests) are multiplied by a risk-weight factor assigned by the regulations based on the risks believed inherent in the type of asset. Higher levels of capital are required for asset categories believed to present greater risk. CET1 capital is generally defined as common shareholders’ equity and retained earnings. Tier 1 capital is generally defined as CET1 and additional Tier 1 capital, which includes certain noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries. Total capital is defined as Tier 1 capital and Tier

2 capital, which is comprised of capital instruments and related surplus, meeting specified requirements, and may include cumulative preferred stock and long-term perpetual preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, intermediate preferred stock and subordinated debt. Also included in Tier 2 capital is the allowance for loan losses limited to a maximum of 1.25 percent of risk-weighted assets. Calculation of all types of regulatory capital is subject to deductions and adjustments specified in the regulations.

In addition to establishing the minimum regulatory capital requirements, the capital regulations limit capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments to management if the institution does not hold a capital conservation buffer consisting of 2.5% of CET1 capital to risk-weighted assets above the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.

In assessing an institution’s capital adequacy, the OCC takes into consideration not only these numeric factors, but qualitative factors as well, and has the authority to establish higher capital requirements for individual institutions where deemed necessary.

Management believes that as of December 31, 2024, FNB and FNBPA meet all capital adequacy requirements including the capital conservation buffer.

In August 2020, the federal banking agencies issued a final rule providing banking institutions that had adopted the CECL accounting standard in the 2020 calendar year with the option to delay for two years the estimated impact of CECL on regulatory capital, followed by a three-year transition period to phase out the aggregate amount of the capital benefit provided during the initial two-year delay (i.e., a five-year transition in total). In connection with its adoption of CECL on January 1, 2020, FNB elected to utilize the five-year CECL transition, which concluded as of December 31, 2024.

Prompt Corrective Action

FDICIA, among other things, classifies IDIs into five capital categories (well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized) and requires the respective federal regulatory agencies to implement systems for “prompt corrective action” for IDIs that do not meet minimum capital requirements within such categories. FDICIA imposes progressively more restrictive constraints on operations, management and capital distributions, depending on the category in which an institution is classified. Failure to meet the capital guidelines could also subject a banking institution to capital-raising requirements, restrictions on its business and a variety of enforcement remedies, including the termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC, and in certain circumstances the appointment of a conservator or receiver. An “undercapitalized” bank must develop a capital restoration plan and its parent holding company must guarantee that bank’s compliance with the plan. The liability of the parent holding company under any such guarantee is limited to the lesser of 5% of the bank’s assets at the time it became “undercapitalized” or the amount needed to comply with the plan. Furthermore, in the event of the bankruptcy of the parent holding company, the obligation under such guarantee would take priority over the parent’s general unsecured creditors. In addition, FDICIA requires the various regulatory agencies to prescribe certain non-capital standards for safety and soundness relating generally to operations and management, asset quality and executive compensation and permits regulatory action against an IDI that does not meet such standards.

The various regulatory agencies have adopted substantially similar regulations that define the five capital categories identified by FDICIA, using the CET1, Tier 1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital, and leverage capital ratios as the relevant capital measures. Under the regulations, a “well-capitalized” institution must have a CET1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.5%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0%, a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0% and a leverage ratio of at least 5.0% and not be subject to a capital directive order. Under these guidelines, FNBPA was considered well-capitalized as of December 31, 2024.

Dividend Restrictions

Our primary source of funds for cash distributions to our shareholders, and funds used to pay principal and interest on our indebtedness, is dividends received from FNBPA. FNBPA is subject to federal laws and regulations governing its ability to pay dividends to FNB, including requirements to maintain capital above regulatory minimums. Under federal law, the amount of dividends that a national bank, such as FNBPA, may pay in a calendar year is generally limited to the amount of its net income for the current year combined with its retained net income for the two preceding years. In addition to dividends from FNBPA, other sources of parent company liquidity for FNB include cash, short-term investments and issuance of debt instruments, as well as dividends and loan repayments from other subsidiaries.

In addition, the ability of FNB and FNBPA to pay dividends may be affected by the various minimum capital requirements and prompt corrective action standards previously described in the “Capital Adequacy Requirements” and “Prompt Corrective

Action” discussions herein. Additionally, the right of FNB, our shareholders and our creditors to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of our subsidiaries is further subject to the prior claims of creditors of the respective subsidiaries.

Expansion and Acquisitions

The BHC Act requires a bank or financial holding company to obtain the prior approval of the FRB before:

• the company may acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank, if after such acquisition the bank holding company will directly or indirectly own or control more than 5% of any class of voting securities of the institution;
• any of the company’s subsidiaries, other than a bank, may acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any bank; or
• the company may merge or consolidate with any other bank or financial holding company.

The BHC Act further requires the FRB to consider the competitive impact of the transaction, the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the bank holding companies and banks concerned and the convenience and needs of the community to be served, including the applicant’s record of performance under the CRA. The FRB is also required to take into account in evaluating such a transaction the effectiveness of the parties in combating money laundering activities. Provisions of the FDI Act known as the Bank Merger Act impose similar approval standards for an IDI to merge with another IDI.

On September 17, 2024, the OCC finalized a new Policy Statement Regarding Statutory Factors Under the Bank Merger Act (the Policy Statement), which outlines factors that the OCC will consider when evaluating a proposed bank merger transaction. Under the Policy Statement, the OCC is unlikely to find that the statutory factors under the Bank Merger Act are consistent with approval if, among other things, the acquirer has open or pending enforcement actions unless the applicant has adequately addressed or remediated the underlying supervisory concerns. Additionally, the Policy Statement provides that an application that is more likely to be approved expeditiously generally features a number of indicators, including that the resulting institution will have total assets of less than $50 billion. Also on September 17, 2024, the DOJ withdrew its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and announced that it will instead evaluate the competitive impact of bank mergers using its 2023 Merger Guidelines that the DOJ applies to mergers in all industries. Compared to the 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines, the 2023 Merger Guidelines set forth more stringent concentration limits and add several largely qualitative bases on which the DOJ may challenge a merger. While the effect of these changes for particular transactions remains unclear, both the Policy Statement and the change in the DOJ’s bank merger antitrust policy may make it more difficult and/or costly for us to obtain regulatory approval for an acquisition or may otherwise result in more onerous conditions to obtain approval for an acquisition.

The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (Interstate Banking Act) generally permits bank holding companies to acquire banks in any state and preempts all state laws restricting the ownership by a holding company of banks in more than one state. A bank is subject to any state requirement that the bank has been organized and operating in for a minimum period of time and the requirement that the bank holding company, after the proposed transaction, controls no more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of IDIs in the U.S. and no more than 30% or such lesser or greater amount set by the state law of such deposits in that state. The Interstate Banking Act also permits:

• a bank to merge with an out-of-state bank and convert any offices into branches of the resulting bank;
• a bank to acquire branches from an out-of-state bank; and
• a bank to establish and operate de novo interstate branches whenever the host state permits de novo branching of its own state-chartered banks.

Bank and financial holding companies and banks seeking to engage in mergers authorized by the Interstate Banking Act must be at least adequately capitalized as of the date that the application is filed, and the resulting institution must be well-capitalized and well-managed upon consummation of the transaction.

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, national and state-chartered banks may open an initial branch in a state other than its home state (e.g., a host state) by establishing a de novo branch at any location in such host state at which a bank chartered in such host state could establish a branch. Applications by a national bank to establish such branches must be filed with the OCC.

The Change in Bank Control Act prohibits a person, entity or group of persons or entities acting in concert, from acquiring “control” of a bank holding company or bank unless the FRB has been given prior notice and has not objected to the transaction. Under current FRB regulations, the acquisition of 10% or more (but less than 25%) of the voting stock of a corporation would, under the circumstances set forth in the regulations, create a rebuttable presumption of acquisition of control of the corporation.

Financial Holding Company Status and Activities

Under the BHC Act, an eligible bank holding company may elect to be a “financial holding company” and thereafter may engage in a range of activities that are financial in nature and that are not otherwise permissible for banks and bank holding companies. FNB is a financial holding company under the BHC Act.

For a bank holding company to be eligible to elect financial holding company status and to engage in additional activities and investments under such authority, all of its subsidiary U.S. depository institutions must be “well-capitalized” and “well-managed” and must have received a “Satisfactory” or better rating on its most recent CRA review. If, after becoming a financial holding company, the company’s subsidiary depository institutions fail to remain “well-capitalized” and “well-managed,” the company must enter into an agreement with the FRB to comply with all applicable capital and management requirements. If the company does not return to compliance within 180 days, the FRB may order the company to divest its subsidiary banks or the company may discontinue or divest investments in companies engaged in activities permissible only for a bank holding company that has elected to be treated as a financial holding company.

Source of Strength

According to the Dodd-Frank Act and FRB policy, a financial or bank holding company is expected to act as a source of financial strength to each of its subsidiary banks and to commit resources to support each such subsidiary. This support may be required at times when the parent holding company may not be able to provide such support. Consistent with the “source of strength” policy, the FRB has stated that, as a matter of prudent banking, a bank or financial holding company generally should not maintain a rate of cash dividends unless its net income has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and the prospective rate of earnings retention appears to be consistent with our capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.

Dodd-Frank Act

Deposit Insurance. The FDI Act requires FNBPA to pay deposit insurance assessments. The FDIC assessment base against which an IDI’s deposit insurance premiums paid to the FDIC’s DIF are calculated as the IDI’s average consolidated total assets less its average tangible equity. Various other regulatory factors included in an FDIC assessment scorecard also affect an IDI’s assessment rate.

Deposit insurance assessments are also affected by the minimum reserve ratio with respect to the DIF. The Dodd-Frank Act increased the DIF’s minimum reserve ratio to 1.35% of the estimated amount of total insured deposits.

In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act eliminated the requirement for the FDIC to pay dividends to depository institutions when the reserve ratio exceeds certain thresholds. The FDIC may pay dividends to depository institutions when the reserve ratio exceeds 1.5%, but the FDIC has sole discretion to determine whether to suspend or limit the declaration or payment of dividends from the DIF. The FDIC has set the target designated reserve ratio at 2% since 2010. Assessment rates, which declined for all banks when the reserve ratio first surpassed 1.15% in the third quarter of 2016, increased for all insurance depository institutions by 2 basis points in the first quarter of 2023. The increase in assessment rate schedules is intended to increase the likelihood that the reserve ratio of the DIF reaches the statutory minimum of 1.35 % by the statutory deadline of September 30, 2028. Assessment rates will remain in effect unless and until the reserve ratio meets or exceeds 2%. The reserve ratio was 1.28% as of December 31, 2024.

In addition, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) disallows the deduction of FDIC deposit insurance premium payments for banking organizations with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more. For banks with less than $50 billion in total consolidated assets, such as FNBPA, the premium deduction is phased-out based on the proportion of the bank’s assets exceeding $10 billion.

The FDIC issued a final rule in November 2023 to implement a special assessment on banks with over $5 billion in total assets to recover the loss to the DIF associated with protecting uninsured depositors following the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank during the first quarter of 2023. The special assessment rate was 13.44 basis points and will be paid over eight initial quarters beginning in June 2024. FNBPA recognized the entire initial special assessment expense of $29.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The special assessment is not considered an FDIC premium under the TCJA and therefore is tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. The FDIC retained the ability to extend the special assessment collection period or impose a one-time shortfall special assessment if the amount collected by the special assessment does not meet the final loss amounts of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank after the termination of the receiverships. During 2024, the FDIC revised its loss estimate and projected that the special assessment would be collected for an additional two quarters beyond its initial eight-quarter collection period. As a result, FNBPA recognized an additional special assessment charge of $5.2 million in 2024.

Brokered Deposits. Section 29 of the FDI Act and FDIC regulations issued thereunder limit the ability of an IDI, such as FNBPA, to accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits unless the IDI is well-capitalized under the “prompt corrective action” framework described below, or unless it is adequately capitalized and obtains a waiver from the FDIC. In addition, IDIs that are less than well-capitalized are subject to restrictions on the interest rates that they may pay on deposits. The characterization of deposits as “brokered” may result in the imposition of higher deposit insurance assessments on such deposits. FDIC regulations and guidance define the term “deposit broker” and related terms. For example, FDIC regulations implementing the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act include a limited exception to status as brokered deposits for reciprocal deposits for IDIs that are well-managed and well-capitalized (or adequately capitalized and have obtained a waiver from the FDIC, as mentioned above). Under the limited exception, qualified IDIs are able to exclude from treatment as “brokered” deposits up to $5 billion or 20% of the institution’s total liabilities in reciprocal deposits (which is defined as deposits received by a financial institution through a deposit placement network with the same maturity (if any) in the same aggregate amount as deposits placed by the institution in other network member banks).

Transactions with Affiliates. Pursuant to Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, as implemented by Regulation W, banks are subject to restrictions that limit certain types of transactions between banks and their affiliates. In general, banks are subject to quantitative and qualitative limits on extensions of credit, purchases of assets and certain other transactions involving affiliates. Also, transactions between banks and their non-bank affiliates are required to be on arm's-length terms and consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

Transactions with Insiders. Banks are subject to restrictions that limit their lending to insiders. The Dodd-Frank Act also places restrictions on certain asset sales to and from an insider of an IDI, including requirements that such sales be on market terms and, in certain circumstances, receive the approval of the IDI’s board of directors.

Lending Limits. Federal banking law limits a national bank’s ability to extend credit to one person or group of related persons to an amount that does not exceed certain thresholds.

Volcker Rule. Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (known as the Volcker Rule) generally prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, IDIs and their affiliates from engaging in proprietary trading or having certain ownership interests in and relationships with hedge funds or private equity funds, which are referred to as “covered funds.” The Volcker Rule’s implementing regulations also require certain regulated entities to establish an internal compliance program that is consistent with the extent to which those entities engage in activities covered by the Volcker Rule.

Debit Card Interchange Fees. The FRB, pursuant to its authority under the Dodd-Frank Act, has implemented rules regarding interchange fees charged for electronic debit transactions by payment card issuers having assets over $10 billion, adopting a per-transaction interchange cap base of $0.21 plus 0.05% of the transaction total (and an additional one cent to account for fraud protection costs). In October 2023, the FRB proposed to lower the base component of regulated debit from 21 cents to 14.4 cents. In addition, the ad valorem component would decline to 4 basis points, from its current rate of 5 basis points. However, the fraud-prevention adjustment would increase from 1.0 cents to 1.3 cents. The maximum permissible interchange fee for a $50 debit card transaction would be 17.7 cents under the proposal, down from 24.5 cents under the current rule. The FRB has also proposed that the interchange rate cap will be automatically updated every two years based on the data collected from issuers.

Resolution Planning

On June 20, 2024, the FDIC released a final rule that requires covered IDIs to develop and submit detailed plans demonstrating how they could be resolved in an orderly and timely manner in the event of receivership. IDIs with total assets of $100 billion or more are required to submit full resolution plans, and IDIs with total assets of $50 billion or more, but less than $100 billion are required to submit more limited informational filings. Under the final rule, if the FDIC deemed a resolution plan or informational filing not credible and the IDI failed to resubmit a credible plan, the IDI could become subject to an enforcement action. FNBPA currently has total consolidated assets of less than $50 billion and is not currently subject to the final rule. However, by imposing additional costs on IDIs with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets, the final rule reduces the benefits of growth beyond that size for a bank that has less than $50 billion in total consolidated assets, such as FNBPA.

Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending

The CRA requires depository institutions to assist in meeting the credit needs of their entire market areas consistent with safe and sound banking practices. Under the CRA, each depository institution is periodically evaluated and rated on its performance meeting the credit needs of its market areas by, among other things, providing credit to and investments in low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. An institution’s CRA rating can be reduced if the reviewing agency finds evidence of discriminatory or other illegal credit practices. In order for a financial holding company to commence any new activity permitted by the BHC Act, or to acquire any company engaged in any new activity permitted by the BHC Act, each IDI subsidiary of the financial holding company must have received a rating of at least “Satisfactory” in its most recent examination under the CRA. Furthermore, federal banking regulators take into account CRA ratings when considering acquisitions of control and new activities. In its most recent CRA examination, FNBPA received an “Outstanding” rating.

On October 24, 2023, the federal banking agencies issued a joint final rule that makes extensive amendments to the regulations that implement the CRA. The agencies’ stated goal in issuing the Final Rule was to “strengthen and modernize” the CRA regulations. Under the new requirements, FNB would be subject to new performance tests that could make it difficult to achieve a “Satisfactory” or “Outstanding” rating. The final rule also would establish new standardized metrics and quantitative standards for evaluating banks’ CRA performance under various performance tests. The new requirements would include an extensive overhaul of the current data collection, calculations and reporting under the existing CRA rule and would require additional costs to come into compliance. Industry organizations have challenged the final rule in court, and on March 29, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted an injunction and stay of the final rule. The final outcome of such challenge is uncertain.

Fair lending laws prohibit discrimination in the provision of banking services, and the enforcement of these laws has been an increasing focus for the OCC, DOJ, CFPB, HUD, and other regulators. Fair lending laws include the ECOA and the Fair Housing Act, which outlaw discrimination in credit and residential real estate transactions on the basis of prohibited factors including, among others, race, color, national origin, gender, and religion. A lender may be liable for policies that result in a disparate treatment of or have a disparate impact on a protected class of applicants or borrowers. If a pattern or practice of lending discrimination is alleged by a regulator, then that agency may refer the matter to the DOJ for investigation.

In October 2021, the DOJ announced an initiative to combat redlining through utilization of its fair lending prosecutorial authority and has announced the settlement of a number of bank investigations concerning redlining and other violations of the fair lending laws, including a February 5, 2024 announcement that Yadkin Bank (Yadkin) and its successor by merger, FNBPA, reached a settlement with the DOJ and the State of North Carolina to resolve their fair lending allegations related to the assessment of mortgage lending activities during a five-year period in the Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina majority Black and Hispanic census tracts (MBHCTs) that began prior to Yadkin’s merger with FNBPA in March 2017. The DOJ investigation encompassed mortgage lending activity by both Yadkin prior to the acquisition and FNBPA in the early years following its entry into the North Carolina markets. Although FNBPA denies the DOJ’s allegations, FNBPA cooperated fully to reach a settlement agreement in this inherited matter as a good faith effort to avoid prolonged litigation. FNBPA is required to have a fair lending program that is of sufficient scope to monitor fair lending and that appropriately remediates issues which were identified during the DOJ investigation as well as add additional branches and increase marketing and mortgage and home equity loan subsidies in these MBHCTs. Specifically, pursuant to the settlement agreement, FNBPA will invest a minimum of $11.75 million in a mortgage loan subsidy fund over a five-year period, leveraging its previously announced commitment to underserved communities across its footprint, including those located in the Charlotte and Winston-Salem markets. FNBPA has also agreed to spend approximately $1.75 million over the five-year period on community partnerships, advertising, community outreach and consumer education. FNBPA has also agreed to open three new branch offices in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, with two in Charlotte and one in Winston Salem, North Carolina. FNBPA believes the terms of the settlement agreement are consistent with its broad focus on promoting equity and economic prosperity in the markets that it serves. The settlement does not include any civil money penalties against FNBPA.

Consumer Protection Statutes and Regulations

FNBPA is subject to various federal consumer protection laws and regulations including the TILA, Truth in Savings Act, ECOA, Fair Housing Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Electronic Fund Transfer Act and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder by the CFPB and the federal banking agencies, as well as certain state consumer protection requirements. Among other things, these laws and regulations:

• require banks to disclose credit terms in meaningful and consistent ways;
• prohibit discrimination against an applicant in any consumer or business credit transaction;
• prohibit discrimination in housing-related lending activities;
• require banks to collect and report applicant and borrower data regarding loans for home purchases or improvement projects;
• require lenders to provide borrowers with more detailed information regarding the nature and cost of real estate settlements;
• prohibit certain lending practices and limit escrow account amounts with respect to real estate transactions;
• prescribe possible penalties for violations of the requirements of consumer protection statutes and regulations;
• require prescribed consumer disclosures and the adoption of error resolution procedures and other consumer protection protocols with respect to electronic fund transfers; and
• prohibit unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices in connection with consumer loans, the collection of debt, and the provision of other consumer financial products and services, including identifying risks associated with certain overdraft practices.

We have incurred and may in the future incur additional costs in complying with the above-identified consumer requirements. In addition, there is continued uncertainty about the CFPB’s priorities and how they will change under the Trump Administration. For example, in February 2025, the Acting Director of the CFPB instructed agency staff to pause most activity, including supervision and enforcement. While it is presently unclear when and to what extent the CFPB will resume its activities, other governmental authorities, including state attorneys general or banking regulators, may seek to increase their regulation, supervision, and enforcement of providers of consumer financial products and services in response to changes at the CFPB. Moreover, changes at the CFPB may lead to federal legislative efforts to alter the framework for consumer financial services regulation.

Financial Privacy

In accordance with the GLB Act, federal banking regulators adopted rules that limit the ability of banks, financial institutions and third parties that are not financial institutions but that receive non-public personal information from non-affiliated banks and financial institutions to disclose non-public information about consumers to non-affiliated third parties. These limitations require disclosure of privacy policies to consumers and, in some circumstances, allow consumers to prevent disclosure of certain personal information to a non-affiliated third party. The privacy provisions of the GLB Act affect how consumer information is transmitted through diversified financial companies and conveyed to outside vendors.

Cybersecurity

The federal banking agencies have adopted guidelines for establishing information security standards and cybersecurity programs for implementing safeguards under the supervision of a banking organization’s board of directors. These guidelines, along with related regulatory materials, increasingly focus on risk management, processes related to information technology and operational resiliency, and the use of third parties in the provision of financial services. The OCC as part of its bank supervision operational plan has prioritized review of national banks' information security, data protection and third-party risk management, including the extent to which national banks are positioned to assess the evolving cyber-threat environment and maintain resilient defenses against such threats.

Under a November 2021 interagency rule, banking organizations are required to notify their primary federal regulator as soon as possible and no later than 36 hours after the discovery of a "computer security incident" that rises to the level of a "notification incident" within the meaning attributed to those terms. Banks' non-affiliated service providers are required to notify any affected bank to or on behalf of which the service provider provides services "as soon as possible" after determining that it has experienced an incident that materially disrupts or degrades, or is reasonably likely to materially disrupt or degrade, covered services provided to such bank for as much as four hours.

The Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (SACA) requires enhanced disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management strategy, governance and incident reporting, with the aim of standardizing cybersecurity processes and disclosure requirements. SACA requires critical infrastructure companies, such as financial institutions, to report "substantial cyber-incidents" and all ransom payments to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The definition of a "covered cyber-incident" will be determined by CISA rulemaking, but SACA provides that, at a minimum, an incident must be reported if it: (1) leads to "substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability" of an information system or network or a "serious impact on the safety and resiliency of operational systems and processes"; (2) causes a "disruption of business or industrial operations, including due to a denial of service attack, ransomware attack, or exploitation of a zero day vulnerability" against an information system or network, or an operational technology system or process; or (3) involves "unauthorized access or disruption of business or industrial operations" due to a "compromise of a cloud service provider, managed service provider, or other third-party data hosting provider or by a supply chain compromise". In addition, in July 2023, the SEC issued a final rule that requires disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents, as well as cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance.

Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives and the USA PATRIOT Act

A major focus of governmental policy on financial institutions in recent years has been aimed at combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), which amended the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA), substantially broadened the scope of U.S. anti-money laundering laws and regulations by imposing significant new compliance and due diligence obligations, creating new crimes and penalties and expanding the extra-territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. The UST and federal banking agencies have issued a number of regulations that apply various requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act to financial institutions such as FNBPA. These regulations require financial institutions to maintain appropriate policies, procedures and controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing and to verify the identity of their customers. These regulations include express requirements regarding risk-based procedures for conducting ongoing customer due diligence. Such procedures require banks to take appropriate steps to understand the nature and purpose of customer relationships. In addition, absent an applicable exclusion, banks must identify and verify the identity of the beneficial owners of all legal entity customers at the time a new account is established. The failure of a financial institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or to comply with all of the relevant laws or regulations, could have serious legal, including criminal law enforcement, and reputational consequences for the institution.

On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which enacted the most significant overhaul of the BSA and related anti-money laundering laws since the USA PATRIOT Act. Notable amendments include: (i) significant changes to the collection of beneficial ownership information and the establishment of a beneficial ownership registry maintained by the UST’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN); (ii) enhanced whistleblower provisions; (iii) increased penalties for violations of the BSA; (iv) improvements to existing information-sharing provisions that permit financial institutions to share information relating to suspicious activity reports with certain foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates; and (v) expanded duties and powers of FinCEN.

Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulation

The U.S. has instituted economic sanctions which affect transactions with designated foreign countries, nationals and others. These are sometimes known as the “OFAC rules” because they are administered by the UST Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The OFAC-administered sanctions target countries in various ways. Generally, however, they contain one or more of the following elements: (i) restrictions on trade with or investment in a sanctioned country, including prohibitions against direct or indirect imports from and exports to a sanctioned country, and prohibitions on “U.S. persons” engaging in financial transactions which relate to investments in, or providing investment-related advice or assistance to, a sanctioned country; and (ii) a blocking of assets in which the government or specially designated nationals of the sanctioned country have an interest, by prohibiting transfers of property subject to U.S. jurisdiction (including property in the possession or control of U.S. persons). Blocked assets (such as property and bank deposits) cannot be paid out, withdrawn, set off or transferred in any manner without a license from OFAC. Failure to comply with these sanctions could have serious legal and reputational consequences.

Incentive Compensation

The Dodd-Frank Act requires the federal bank regulators and the SEC to establish joint regulations or guidelines prohibiting incentive-based payment arrangements at specified regulated entities, including us and FNBPA, having at least $1 billion in total assets that encourage inappropriate risks by providing an executive officer, employee, director or principal shareholder with excessive compensation, fees, or benefits or that could lead to material financial loss to the entity. In addition, these regulators must establish regulations or guidelines requiring enhanced disclosure to regulators of incentive-based compensation arrangements.

In June 2010, the FRB and FDIC issued comprehensive final guidance on incentive compensation policies intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of such organizations by encouraging excessive risk-taking. This guidance, which covers all employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of an organization, either individually or as part of a group, is based upon the key principles that a banking organization’s incentive compensation arrangements should (i) provide incentives that appropriately balance risk and financial results in a manner that does not encourage employees to expose their organizations to imprudent risk, (ii) be compatible with effective controls and risk management, and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the organization’s board of directors.

During the second quarter of 2016, the U.S. financial regulators, including the FRB and the SEC, proposed revised rules on incentive-based payment arrangements at specified regulated entities having at least $1 billion in total assets. In May 2024, certain of these U.S. financial regulators re-proposed the same regulatory text with a request for public comment on alternative approaches to certain regulatory provisions under consideration by the regulators. These proposed rules have not been finalized.

The FRB will review, as part of the regular, risk-focused examination process, the incentive compensation arrangements of banking organizations, such as us, that are not “large, complex banking organizations.” These reviews will be tailored to each organization based on the scope and complexity of the organization’s activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation arrangements. The findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination. Deficiencies will be incorporated into the organization’s supervisory ratings, which can affect the organization’s ability to make acquisitions and take other actions. Enforcement actions may be taken against a banking organization if its incentive compensation arrangements or related risk management control or governance processes pose a risk to the organization’s safety and soundness and the organization is not taking prompt and effective measures to correct the deficiencies.

In October 2023, the NYSE adopted a rule as required by the SEC’s 2022 rulemaking that requires listed companies to adopt policies mandating the recovery or “clawback” of excess incentive-based compensation earned by a current or former executive officer during the three fiscal years preceding a required accounting restatement, including to correct an error that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period. The excess compensation would be based on the amount the executive officer would have received had the incentive-based compensation been determined using the restated financials. We timely adopted an executive compensation clawback policy in order to comply with this regulation and the listing standards of the NYSE, and a copy of the policy is filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report.

Investment Advisers Act

FNBIA is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Investment Advisers Act) and as such is supervised by the SEC. The Investment Advisers Act imposes numerous obligations on registered investment advisers, including record-keeping, operational and marketing requirements, disclosure obligations and prohibitions on fraudulent activities. The SEC is authorized to institute proceedings and impose sanctions for violations of the Investment Advisers Act, ranging from fines and censure to termination of an investment adviser’s registration. Investment advisers also are subject to certain state securities laws and regulations. Noncompliance with the Investment Advisers Act or other federal and state securities laws and regulations could result in investigations, sanctions, disgorgement, fines and reputation damage.

Standard of Care

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC adopted a package of rule-makings and interpretations related to the provision of advice by broker-dealers and investment advisers, including Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS. Among other things, Regulation Best Interest requires a broker-dealer to act in the best interest of a retail client when making a recommendation to that client of any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities. Form CRS requires that broker-dealers and investment advisers provide retail investors with a brief summary document containing simple, easy-to-understand information about the nature of the relationship between the parties. Our implementation of these regulations resulted in the review and modification of certain of our policies and procedures and associated supervisory and compliance controls, as well as the implementation of additional client disclosures, which included us providing related education and training to financial advisors. Various states have also proposed, or adopted, laws and regulations seeking to impose new standards of conduct on broker-dealers that may differ from the SEC's regulations, which may lead to additional implementation costs.

In April 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule significantly expanding the definition of “investment advice fiduciary” under ERISA, as amended. In related rulemakings, the DOL also finalized amendments to several class prohibited transaction exemptions (PTE), which exempt certain compensation arrangements that would otherwise be prohibited. In July 2024, two federal district courts separately issued nationwide stays of the effective date of the final rule and PTE amendments pending consideration of the merits. We are monitoring the legal activity while continuing to evaluate the impact these new rules could have on our business. If the rules become effective as promulgated, we expect compliance will require us to alter certain of our business practices and impose additional costs.

Insurance Agencies

FNIA is subject to licensing requirements and extensive regulation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the various states in which FNIA conducts its insurance agency business. These laws and regulations are primarily for the protection of policyholders. In all jurisdictions, the applicable laws and regulations are subject to amendment or interpretation by regulatory authorities. Generally, those authorities are vested with relatively broad discretion to grant, renew and revoke licenses and approvals and to implement regulations. Licenses may be denied or revoked for various reasons, including for regulatory violations or upon conviction for certain crimes. Possible sanctions that may be imposed for violation of regulations include the suspension of individual employees, limitations on engaging in a particular business for a specified period of time, revocation of licenses, censures and fines.

Penn-Ohio is subject to examination by the Arizona Department of Insurance. Representatives of the Arizona Department of Insurance periodically determine whether Penn-Ohio has maintained required reserves, established adequate deposits under a reinsurance agreement and complied with reporting requirements under the applicable Arizona statutes.

Heightened Standards for Risk Management Governance

The OCC’s Heightened Standards establish guidelines for the governance and risk management practices of OCC-regulated institutions with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or greater. These Heightened Standards require covered banks to establish and adhere to a written governance framework in order to manage and control their risk-taking activities, provide standards for covered banks’ boards of directors to oversee the risk governance framework, and describe the appropriate risk management roles and responsibilities of front line units, independent risk management, and internal audit functions. FNBPA currently has total consolidated assets of $48.4 billion and is currently preparing to meet the requirements of Heightened Standards. Establishing this framework comes with additional costs on OCC-regulated institutions with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets.

Monetary Policy

The operations of FNB and our subsidiaries are affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by the policies of various regulatory authorities and the current Presidential Administration. In particular, the FRB regulates monetary policy and interest rates in order to influence general economic conditions. These policies have a significant influence on overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits and affect interest rates charged on loans or paid for deposits. Throughout 2022 and 2023, the FRB raised the target range for the federal funds rate in an effort to curb inflation. From September 2024 to December 2024, the FOMC lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by 100 basis points to a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. FRB monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of all financial institutions in the past and may continue to do so in the future.

In view of changing conditions in the national economy and in money markets, as well as the effect of credit policies by monetary and fiscal authorities, including the FRB, it is difficult to predict the impact of possible future changes in interest rates, deposit levels and loan demand, or their effect on our business and earnings or on the financial condition of our various customers (see discussion under Risk Factors - caption “We could be adversely affected by changes in the law, especially changes in the regulation of the banking industry”).

Available Information

We make available through our website at www.fnbcorporation.com (http://www.fnbcorporation.com), free of charge, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K (and amendments to any of the foregoing) as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this document and should not be considered part of this Report. Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “FNB”.

We are subject to numerous risks, many of which are inherent to our business. For information about how our risk oversight and management process operates, see Item 7 of this Report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Risk Management.” The following discussion highlights certain material risks that, based on the information currently known to us, could affect us and our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. You should carefully consider each of the following risks and all the other information set forth in this Report. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events or if the circumstances described in the risks and uncertainties occur or continue to occur, these events or circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, competitive position or reputation, including by materially increasing expenses or decreasing revenues, which could result in material losses or a decrease in earnings. These events could also have a negative effect on the trading price of our securities.

In addition, the risks and uncertainties we face involve certain factors that are subject to change, and are not limited to those described below. This discussion is intended to highlight risks that we believe are important factors to consider when evaluating our business and an investment in our securities. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business.

1. Credit Risk

Our results of operations are significantly affected by the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans.

Lending money is an essential part of the banking business. However, for various reasons, borrowers do not always repay their loans. The risk of non-payment is affected by credit risks of a particular borrower, changes in economic conditions that impact certain geographic markets or industries, fluctuations in interest rates on adjustable-rate loans, the duration of the loan, and in the case of a collateralized loan, uncertainties as to the future value of the collateral.

Generally, commercial loans and leases present a greater risk of non-payment by a borrower than other types of loans. They typically involve larger loan balances and are particularly sensitive to economic conditions. The borrower’s ability to repay usually depends on the successful operation of its business and income stream. Some of our commercial borrowers have multiple loans outstanding with us, which means that an adverse development with respect to one loan or one credit relationship can expose us to a significantly greater risk of loss. In the case of commercial and industrial loans, collateral often consists of accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, which may not yield substantial recovery of principal losses incurred, and is susceptible to deterioration, declining valuations, or other losses in advance of liquidation of such collateral. Consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws may limit the amount that can be recovered on these loans. For additional information, see Item 7 of this Report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Lending Activity.”

Our mortgage banking profitability could be significantly reduced if we are not able to originate and resell a high volume of mortgage loans.

Mortgage banking is generally considered a volatile source of income because it depends largely on the volume of loans we originate and sell in the secondary market. If our originations of mortgage loans decrease, resulting in fewer loans that are available to be sold to investors, this would result in a decrease in mortgage revenues and a corresponding decrease in non-interest income.

• Mortgage loan production levels are sensitive to changes in economic conditions and activity, strengths or weaknesses in the housing market, changes in FRB monetary policies, interest rate fluctuations and the availability of an active secondary market or originations that could shift to adjustable-rate products which may be held in the portfolio. Generally, any sustained period of decreased economic activity or higher interest rates could reduce demand for mortgage loans and refinancings, while, conversely, any sustained period of increased economic activity and decreasing interest rates could increase the demand for mortgage loans and loan repayments. In addition, our results of operations are affected by the amount of non-interest expense associated with mortgage banking activities, such as salaries, commissions and employee benefits, occupancy, equipment and data processing expense and other operating costs. During periods of reduced loan demand, our results of operations may be adversely affected to the extent that we are unable to reduce expenses commensurate with the decline in loan originations.
• Future changes to our eligibility to participate in the programs offered by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and other secondary purchasers, or the loan criteria of the GSEs and other secondary purchasers could also result in a lower volume of corresponding loan originations and sales.
• The estimates of revenues produced by the models we use to assess the impact of interest rates on mortgage-related revenues are dependent on estimates and assumptions of future loan demand, prepayment speeds and other factors which may differ from actual subsequent experience.

Our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected if we must further increase our provision for credit losses or if our ACL is not sufficient to absorb actual losses.

There is no precise method of predicting loan losses. Our ACL may not be sufficient to absorb actual loan losses that we experience. Excess loan losses could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The level of the ACL incorporates the judgment and estimates of our management regarding the amount and timing of future cash flows, current fair value of the underlying collateral and other qualitative risk factors that may affect our loan portfolio. Determination of the allowance is inherently subjective and is based on factors that are susceptible to significant change. Continuing deterioration in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, suspected fraud, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in the ACL. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our ACL and may require an increase in the provision for credit losses or the recognition of additional loan charge-offs, based on judgments different from those of our management. In addition, if charge-offs in future periods exceed the ACL, we will need additional provisions to increase the ACL. Any increases in the ACL will result in a decrease in net income and capital and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. For additional discussion relating to this matter, refer to Item 7 of this Report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Allowance for Credit Losses."

2. Market Risk

Our business and financial performance is impacted significantly by market interest rates and changes in those rates. The monetary, tax and other policies of governmental agencies, including the UST and the FRB, have a direct impact on interest rates and overall financial market performance over which we have no control and which may not be able to be predicted with reasonable accuracy.

As a result of the high percentage of our assets and liabilities that are in the form of interest-bearing or interest-related instruments, changes in interest rates, in the shape of the yield curve or in spreads between different market interest rates can have a material effect on our business, profitability and the value of our financial assets and liabilities. Such scenarios may include the following:

• changes in interest rates or interest rate spreads can affect the difference between the interest earned on assets and the interest paid on liabilities, which impacts FNBPA’s overall net interest income and profitability;
• such changes can affect the ability of borrowers to meet obligations under variable or adjustable-rate loans and other debt instruments and can, in turn, affect our loss rates on those assets;
• such changes may decrease the demand for interest rate-based products or services, including bank loans and deposit products and the subordinated notes offered by our subsidiary, FNB Financial Services, LP;
• such changes can affect our ability to hedge various forms of market and interest rate risks and may decrease the profitability or increase the risk associated with such hedges; and
• movements in interest rates affect mortgage repayment speeds and could result in impairments of mortgage servicing assets or otherwise affect the profitability of such assets.

The monetary, tax and other policies of the U.S. Government and its agencies also have a significant impact on interest rates and overall financial market performance. The FRB regulates the national supply of bank credit and certain interest rates through the implementation of certain monetary policies and actions. Due to elevated levels of inflation and corresponding pressure to raise interest rates, the FRB announced in January 2022 that it would be slowing the pace of its bond purchasing and increasing the target range for the federal funds rate over time, which it did from March 2022 to July 2023. The FOMC began cutting the target federal funds rate in September 2024, most recently to a range of 4.25% to 4.50%, as announced in its FOMC policy statement issued on December 18, 2024. Economists are projecting that the target funds rate will likely decline further in small periodic increments, however the timing, extent, and frequency of such reductions remain uncertain.

Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence not only the interest we receive on loans and investments and the amount of interest we pay on deposits and borrowings, but such changes could also affect (i) our ability to originate loans and obtain deposits; (ii) the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities; and (iii) the average duration of our mortgage portfolio and other interest-earning assets. If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings decrease at a slower rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, or vice versa, our net interest income, and therefore 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. A reduction in interest rates could result in unanticipated or adverse changes in depositor behavior, which could negatively affect our broader asset and liability management strategy. Interest rate risk may also result from timing differences in the maturity and re-pricing characteristics of assets and liabilities, changes in the shape of the yield curve, hedging activity and the potential exercise of explicit or embedded options.

Our interest rate risk modeling techniques and assumptions may not fully predict or capture the impact of actual or future interest rate changes on our balance sheet. Any substantial, unexpected, or prolonged change in market interest rates, or if the assumptions used for our models are substantially different than actual events, could result in material adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations, and any related economic downturn, especially domestically and in the regions in which we operate, may adversely affect our asset quality, deposit levels, loan demand and results of operations.

Changes in interest rates could reduce the value of our AFS securities holdings which would increase our accumulated other comprehensive loss and thereby negatively impact shareholders’ equity.

We maintain an investment portfolio consisting of various high-quality liquid fixed-income securities. The total carrying value of the AFS securities portfolio as of December 31, 2024 was $3.5 billion with an estimated duration of approximately 2.9 years. The nature of fixed-income securities is such that changes in market interest rates impact the value of these assets. Based on the duration of our AFS securities portfolio, a one percent increase or decrease in market rates is projected to positively or negatively impact the market value of the AFS securities portfolio by approximately $100 million. Increases or decreases in market interest rates are expected to further increase or decrease our AOCI (loss) and thereby decrease or increase shareholders’ equity. Further, the FRB and the OCC may consider increases in AOCI when evaluating our regulatory capital position, although current capital regulations permit AOCI to be excluded from capital for institutions of our size.

3. Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk could impair our ability to fund operations and meet our obligations as they become due.

Our ability to implement our business strategy will depend on our liquidity and ability to obtain funding for loan originations, working capital and other general purposes. Liquidity is needed to fund various obligations, including credit commitments to borrowers, mortgage and other loan originations, withdrawals by depositors, repayment of borrowings, dividends to shareholders, operating expenses and capital expenditures. Liquidity risk is the potential that we will be unable to meet our obligations as they come due, capitalize on growth opportunities as they arise, or pay regular dividends on our common stock because of illiquid assets or an inability to obtain satisfactory funding. Our preferred sources for funding are deposits and customer repurchase agreements, which are low cost and stable sources of funding for us. We compete with commercial banks, savings banks and credit unions, as well as numerous non-depository competitors for deposits and customer repurchase agreements. If a significant portion of our deposits were to be withdrawn within a short period of time or if we are unable to attract and maintain sufficient levels of deposits and customer repurchase agreements to fund our loan growth and liquidity objectives, we may be subject to paying higher funding costs by raising interest rates that are paid on deposits and customer repurchase agreements or cause us to source funds from third-party providers which may be higher cost funding, impacting our net interest margin and overall profitability. Additionally, our ability to attract depositors during a time of actual or perceived distress or instability in the marketplace may be limited. Because our AFS investment securities lose value when interest rates rise, after-tax proceeds resulting from the sale of such assets may be diminished during periods when interest rates are elevated. However, the sale of all or a material portion of our securities portfolio to increase liquidity in the face of withdrawals would cause the realization of significant losses that would, in turn, reduce our regulatory capital position.

The proportion of our deposit account balances that exceed FDIC insurance limits may expose FNBPA to enhanced liquidity risk in times of financial distress.

In the wake of the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB), Signature Bank (SBNY) and First Republic Bank (FRC), which the FDIC concluded were generated by, in significant part, a high volume of uninsured deposits, many large depositors across the industry have withdrawn deposits in excess of applicable deposit insurance limits and deposited these funds in other financial institutions. In many instances, depositors moved these funds into money market mutual funds or other similar securities accounts in an effort to diversify the risk of further bank failure(s).

Uninsured deposits historically have been viewed by the FDIC as less stable than insured deposits. The federal banking agencies, including the FDIC and OCC, issued an interagency policy statement in July 2023, noting that banks should maintain actionable contingency funding plans that take into account a range of possible stress scenarios, assess the stability of their funding and maintain a broad range of funding sources, ensure that collateral is available for borrowing, and review and revise contingency funding plans periodically and more frequently as market conditions and strategic initiatives change.

If a significant portion of our deposits were to be withdrawn within a short period of time such that additional sources of funding would be required to meet withdrawal demands, we may be unable to obtain funding at favorable terms, which may have an adverse effect on our net interest margin. Moreover, obtaining adequate funding to meet our deposit obligations may be more challenging during periods of elevated prevailing interest rates, such as the present period. Our ability to attract depositors during a time of actual or perceived distress or instability in the marketplace may be limited. Further, interest rates paid for borrowings generally exceed the interest rates paid on deposits. This spread may be exacerbated by higher prevailing interest rates. In addition, because our AFS investment securities lose value when interest rates rise, after-tax proceeds resulting from the sale of such assets may be diminished during periods when interest rates are elevated. Under such circumstances, we may be required to access funding from sources such as the FRB’s discount window in order to manage our liquidity risk.

We are dependent on dividends from our subsidiaries to meet our financial obligations and pay dividends to shareholders.

We are a holding company and conduct almost all our operations through our subsidiaries. We do not have any significant assets other than cash and the stock of our subsidiaries. Accordingly, we depend on dividends from our subsidiaries, in particular FNBPA, to meet our financial obligations and to pay dividends to shareholders. Our right to participate in any distribution of earnings or assets of our subsidiaries is subject to the prior claims of creditors of such subsidiaries. Under federal law, the amount of dividends that a national bank, such as FNBPA, may pay in a calendar year is generally limited to the amount of our net income for the current year combined with our retained net income for the two preceding years. Likewise, our state incorporated entities are subject to state laws governing dividend practices and payments.

Regulatory authorities may restrict our ability to pay dividends on, and make repurchases of, our common stock.

Dividends on our common stock will be payable only if, when and as authorized and declared by our Board of Directors; however, our ability to pay dividends and make stock repurchases may be limited due to banking laws and regulations and limitations imposed by our banking regulators (including the OCC limiting dividends from FNBPA). In certain circumstances, we will not be able to make a capital distribution unless the FRB approves such distribution, including if the dividend could not be fully funded by our net income over the last four quarters (net of dividends paid), our prospective rate of earnings retention appears inconsistent with our capital needs, asset quality, and overall financial condition, or we will not be able to continue meeting the minimum required capital ratios. As a bank holding company, we also are required to consult with the FRB before increasing dividends or redeeming or repurchasing capital instruments. Additionally, the FRB could prohibit or limit our payment of dividends if it determines that payment of the dividend would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. There can be no assurance that we will declare and pay any dividends or repurchase any shares of our common stock in the future.

We have outstanding securities senior to common stock which could limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.

We have outstanding TPS that are senior to our common stock and could adversely affect our ability to declare or pay dividends or distributions on our common stock. The terms of the TPS prohibit us from declaring or paying dividends or making distributions on our junior capital stock, including the common stock, or purchasing, acquiring, or making a liquidation payment on any junior capital stock, if: (1) an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the junior subordinated debentures underlying the TPS, (2) we are in default with respect to a guarantee payment under the guarantee of the related TPS, or (3) we have given notice of our election to defer interest payments, but the related deferral period has not yet commenced or a deferral period is continuing. If we experience a material deterioration in our financial condition, liquidity, capital, results of operations or risk profile, our regulators may not permit us to make future payments on our TPS, which would also prevent us from paying any dividends on our common stock.

Our growth may require us to raise additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available when it is needed.

We are required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations (see Item 1 of this Report, “Business – Government Supervision and Regulation”). As a financial holding company, we seek to maintain capital sufficient to meet the “well-capitalized” standard set by regulators. While we anticipate that our current capital resources will satisfy our capital requirements for the foreseeable future, we may in the future need to raise additional capital to support current operations or continued growth.

The availability of additional capital or financing will depend on a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control, including market conditions, credit availability, our credit ratings and credit capacity, marketability of our capital stock, and the possibility that lenders and investors could develop a negative perception of our long- or short-term financial prospects if we incur large credit losses or if the level of business activity decreases due to economic conditions. As such, we may be forced to delay raising capital, issue shorter-term securities than desired or bear an unattractive cost of capital, which could decrease profitability, significantly reduce financial flexibility and adversely affect our ability to grow organically or through acquisitions. In addition, if we decide to raise additional equity capital, it could be dilutive to our existing shareholders.

4. Reputation Risk

Our key assets include our brand and reputation and our business may be affected by how we are perceived by the public.

Our brand and our reputation are our key assets. Our ability to attract and retain banking, insurance, wealth management and corporate clients and employees is highly dependent upon external perceptions of our culture, level of service, security, trustworthiness, business practices and financial condition. Negative perceptions or publicity regarding these matters could damage our reputation among existing customers and corporate clients and employees, which could make it difficult for us to attract new clients and employees and retain existing ones. Adverse developments with respect to our financial services activities, the financial services industry or sociopolitical events and circumstances may also, by association, negatively impact our reputation, or result in greater regulatory or legislative scrutiny or litigation against us. Although we monitor developments for areas of potential risk to our reputation and brand, negative perceptions or publicity could materially and adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

Increasing, complex, evolving and conflicting regulatory, stakeholder, and other third-party expectations on ESG and DEI matters could adversely affect our reputation, our access to capital and the market price of our securities.

We are subject to a variety of risks arising from environmental, social and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) matters, which include, among other things, climate change, human capital, and human rights. Risks arising from such matters may adversely affect, among other things, our reputation and the market price of our securities.

While we engage in various initiatives to help manage our sustainability and governance profile and respond to stakeholder expectations, which continue to evolve, such initiatives can be costly and may not have the desired effect. Moreover, stakeholder expectations are not uniform, and both opponents and proponents of various ESG- and DEI-related matters have increasingly resulted in a range of activism to advocate for their positions.

In addition to the potential for broader "anti-ESG/DEI" policies and laws, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order requiring all federal agencies to terminate any policies, programs, mandates, guidance, regulations, and other actions and orders establishing DEI-based preferences, and to enforce federal civil rights laws to combat such preferences, mandates, policies, programs and activities of entities operating in the private sector. Further, the Executive Order directs federal agencies to take appropriate action to discourage private sector DEI-based initiatives. While the enforceability of the Executive Order and the steps that various federal agencies may take in response to it are uncertain at this time, the Executive Order signals a material shift in federal DEI policy that reasonably can be expected to have implications for the private sector, including the banking industry. In this regard, any scrutiny by federal government authorities of our human capital and strategic businesses practices, or those of the banking sector generally, may have a material adverse effect on us. Please refer to Item 1 – “Business – Human Capital.”

Navigating varying expectations of policymakers and other stakeholders has inherent costs, and any failure to successfully navigate such expectations may expose us to negative publicity, shareholder activism, and litigation or other engagement from pro- and anti-ESG/DEI stakeholders, as well as the potential for civil investigations and enforcement by federal governmental authorities. We could be required to incur significant costs responding to any such activity and our relationships and reputation with our existing and prospective customers and third parties with which we do business could be affected as well. This could have an adverse effect on our ability to attract and retain customers and employees and could have a negative impact on the market price for our securities. Certain of our customers, suppliers, or other stakeholders are also subject to such expectations and risks, which may result in additional or augmented risks to us.

5. Operational Risk

Our failure to continue to recruit and retain qualified banking professionals could adversely affect our ability to compete successfully and affect our profitability.

Our continued success and future growth depend heavily on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled, diverse and motivated banking professionals. We compete against many institutions with greater financial resources both within our industry and in other industries to attract these qualified individuals. Our failure to recruit and retain adequate talent could reduce our ability to compete successfully and adversely affect our business and profitability.

The financial soundness of other financial institutions may adversely affect FNB, FNBPA and other affiliates.

Financial institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty and other relationships. FNB, FNBPA and our affiliates are exposed to many different industries and counterparties and they routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks and other institutional clients. Many of these types of transactions expose FNB, FNBPA and our affiliates to credit risk in the event of default of the counterparty or client. In addition, FNBPA and our affiliates’ credit risks may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices that are not sufficient to recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure that we are due.

Changes and instability in economic conditions and financial markets, including a contraction of economic activity, could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our financial performance depends, to a certain extent, upon global, domestic and local economic and political conditions, as well as governmental monetary policies. Conditions such as changes in interest rates, money supply, levels of employment and other factors beyond our control may have a negative impact on economic activity. Any contraction of economic activity, including an economic recession or an inflationary environment, may adversely affect our asset quality, deposit levels and loan demand and, therefore, our earnings. In particular, interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond our control, including global, domestic and local economic conditions and the policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, specifically, the FRB.

Adverse economic developments, specifically including inflation-related impacts, may have a negative effect on the ability of our borrowers to make timely repayments of their loans or to finance future home purchases. According to the FRB’s November 2024 Financial Stability Report, aggregate commercial real estate (CRE) prices measured in inflation-adjusted terms were little changed over the prior six months of the report, with the pace of prior declines appearing to have slowed broadly across CRE sectors. This Financial Stability Report notes that these prices still may not fully reflect the deterioration in CRE market prices because, rather than realizing losses, many owners wait for more favorable conditions to put their properties on the market. The report also notes that the strains on the office sector resulting from an ongoing post-pandemic adjustment have continued to mount. However, the outlook for CRE remains dependent on the broader economic environment and, specifically, how major subsectors respond to a rising interest rate environment and higher prices for commodities, goods and services. In addition, this Financial Stability Report notes that residential real estate values have continued to increase over the prior six months from the report from prices that were already elevated relative to historical standards. The report suggests that valuations in housing markets remained stretched. In any case, credit performance over the medium-and long-term is susceptible to economic and market forces and therefore forecasts remain uncertain, with some degree of instability in the CRE markets expected in the coming quarters as loans are refinanced in markets with higher vacancy rates under current economic conditions. Instability and uncertainty in the commercial and residential real estate markets, as well as in the broader commercial and retail credit markets, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges and uncertainties affecting the stability of regions and countries around the globe could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For instance, in response to the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. has imposed significant financial and economic sanctions and export controls against certain Russian organizations and individuals, with similar actions being taken by the European Union, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions. The Russian invasion and subsequent sanctions had and could continue to have certain negative impacts on global and regional financial markets and economic conditions. In addition, the attacks by Hamas on Israel in October 2023, Israel’s response and a potential broader armed conflict in the Middle East are likely to continue impacting the global economy, including that of the U.S. and have added to concerns of a widening conflict in the Middle East. In particular, oil and gas prices have become increasingly volatile in the aftermath of the attacks on Israel and may be adversely affected by actions taken by the Ukraine related to Russian-supplied natural gas to the European Union. Each of the developments described above, or any combination of them, could adversely affect our businesses, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business could be adversely affected by difficult economic conditions in the regions in which we operate.

We operate in seven states and the District of Columbia. Most of our customers are individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses that are dependent upon their regional economies. The economic conditions in these local markets may be different from, and in some instances worse than, economic conditions in the U.S. as a whole. Challenging macroeconomic, recessionary and employment conditions in the market areas we serve could result in the following consequences, among others, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations: demand for our loans, deposits and services may decline; loan delinquencies, problem assets, foreclosures and charge-offs may increase; weak economic conditions could limit the demand for loans by creditworthy borrowers, limiting our capacity to leverage our retail deposits and maintain our net interest income; collateral for our loans may decline in value; and the amount of our low-cost or non-interest-bearing deposits may decrease.

The banking and financial services industry continually encounters technological change, especially in the systems that are used to deliver products to, and execute transactions on behalf of, customers. If we fail to continue to invest in technological improvements as they become appropriate or necessary, our ability to compete effectively could be severely impaired.

The banking and financial services industry continually undergoes technological changes, with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services, including recent and rapid developments in artificial intelligence. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better compete for and serve customers and reduce costs. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to address customer needs by using secure technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as create additional efficiencies in our operations. Many of our larger competitors have greater resources to invest in technological improvements, and we may not effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or do so as quickly as our competitors. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the banking and financial services industry could negatively affect our revenue and profitability.

In addition, transactions utilizing digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and other similar assets, have increased over the course of the last several years. Certain characteristics of digital asset transactions, including their speed and anonymity are appealing to certain consumers notwithstanding the various risks posed by such transactions. Accordingly, digital asset service providers - which, at present are not subject to the same extensive regulation as banking organizations and other financial institutions - have become active competitors for our customers' banking business. The process of eliminating banks as intermediaries, known as "disintermediation," could result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and the related income generated from those deposits.

An interruption in or breach in security of our information systems, or other cybersecurity risks, could result in a loss of customer business, increased compliance and remediation costs, civil litigation or governmental regulatory action, and have an adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

As part of our business, we collect, process and retain sensitive and confidential client and customer information in both paper and electronic form and rely heavily on communications and information systems for these functions. This information includes non-public, personally-identifiable information that is protected under applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Additionally, certain of these data processing functions are not handled by us directly, but are outsourced to third-party providers. We have experienced cyber-attacks in the past, none of which have had a material impact on our business or operations, and expect to continue to be the target of cyber-attacks. Our current facilities and systems, as well as those of our third-party service providers, may be vulnerable to security breaches, acts of vandalism and other physical security threats, computer viruses or compromises, ransomware attacks, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors or other similar events. While we have policies, procedures and practices designed to prevent or limit the effect of the failure, interruption, or security breach of our communications and information systems, we cannot completely ensure that any such failures, interruptions, or security breaches will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately addressed. Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of our confidential business, employee or customer information, whether originating with us, our vendors or retail businesses, could severely damage our reputation, expose us to the risks of civil litigation and liability, require the payment of regulatory fines or penalties or undertaking of costly remediation efforts with respect to third parties affected by a security breach, disrupt our operations, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The cost of our day-to-day cybersecurity monitoring and protection systems and controls may increase over time. We may also need to expend substantial resources to comply with the data security breach notification requirements adopted by banking regulators and the states, which have varying levels of individual, consumer, regulatory or law enforcement notification and remediation requirements in certain circumstances in the event of a security breach.

Cybersecurity risks continue to grow and, as a result, the cyber-resilience of banking organizations is of increased importance to federal and state banking agencies and other regulators. New or revised laws and regulations may significantly impact our current and planned privacy, data protection and information security-related practices, the collection, use, sharing, retention and safeguarding of consumer and employee information, and current or planned business activities. Compliance with current, proposed, or future privacy, data protection and information security laws to which we are subject could result in higher compliance and technology costs and could restrict our ability to provide certain products and services, which could materially and adversely affect our profitability.

As technology advances, the ability and speed to initiate transactions and access data has also become more widely distributed among mobile devices, personal computers, automated teller machines, remote deposit capture sites and similar access points, some of which are not controlled or secured by us. It is possible that we could have exposure to liability and suffer losses as a result of a security breach or cyber-attack that occurred through no fault of ours. Although we maintain specific “cyber” insurance coverage, the amount or form of coverage may not be adequate in any particular case. As cyber threats continue to evolve and increase, we may be required to spend significant additional resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective and preventative measures or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities.

Our day-to-day operations rely heavily on the proper functioning of products, information systems and services provided by third-party, external vendors.

We rely on certain external vendors to provide products, information systems and services necessary, including our core processing system, to maintain our day-to-day operations. These third parties provide key components of our business operations such as data processing, recording and monitoring transactions, online banking interfaces and services, Internet connections and network access. Any complications caused by these third parties, including those resulting from disruptions in communication services provided by a vendor, failure of a vendor to handle current or higher volumes, cyber-attacks and security breaches at a vendor (including zero-day attacks associated with vulnerabilities in third-party software that were not previously known), failure of a vendor to comply with applicable laws and regulations or to conform to our internal controls and risk management procedures, and failure of a vendor to provide services for any reason or poor performance of services, could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to our customers and otherwise conduct our business.

There may be risks resulting from the extensive use of models in our business.

We rely on quantitative models to measure risks and to estimate certain financial values. Models may be used in such processes as determining the pricing of various products, developing presentations made to market analysts and others, creating loans and extending credit, measuring interest rate and other market risks, predicting losses, assessing capital adequacy, developing strategic planning initiatives, capital stress testing and calculating regulatory capital levels, as well as to estimate the value of financial instruments and balance sheet items. Poorly designed or implemented models, present the risk that our business decisions based on information incorporating models, will be adversely affected due to the inadequacy of such information. Also, information we provide to the public or to our regulators based on poorly designed or implemented models could be inaccurate or misleading. Certain decisions that regulators make, including those related to capital distributions and dividends to our shareholders, could be adversely affected due to the regulator’s perception that the quality of the models used to generate our relevant information is insufficient.

Our asset valuations may include methodologies, estimations and assumptions that are subject to differing interpretations which, along with market factors such as volatility in one or more markets or industries, could result in changes to asset valuations that may materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

We must use estimates, assumptions and judgments when assets are measured and reported at fair value. Assets carried at fair value inherently result in a higher degree of financial statement volatility. Because the assets are carried at fair value, a decline in their value may cause us to incur losses even if the assets in question present minimal risk. Fair values and information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices and/or other observable inputs provided by independent third-party resources, when available. When such third-party information is not available, we estimate fair value primarily by using cash flow and other financial modeling techniques utilizing assumptions such as credit quality, liquidity, interest rates and other relevant inputs. Changes in underlying factors or assumptions in any of the areas underlying these estimates could materially impact our future financial condition and results of operations.

Hurricanes, tornadoes, excessive rainfall, droughts or other adverse weather events, and public health emergencies could negatively affect the local economies in the markets of our footprint, or disrupt our operations in those markets, which could have an adverse effect on our business or results of operations.

The economy of the markets in our footprint is affected, from time to time, by adverse weather events and other disruptions, including as a result of public health issues. We cannot predict whether, or to what extent, damage caused by future weather conditions or other disruptions will affect our operations, customers or the economies in our markets. Weather events could cause a disruption in our day-to-day business activities in branches within our markets, a decline in loan originations, destruction or decline in the value of properties securing our loans, or an increase in the risks of delinquencies, foreclosures, and loan losses. Even if a weather event does not cause any physical damage in our markets, it could affect the market value of property within our footprint, particularly agricultural interests, which are highly sensitive to excessive rainfall or droughts.

We grow our business in part by acquiring other banks and financial services businesses from time to time. Acquisitions present a number of risks and uncertainties related both to the acquisition transactions themselves and to the integration of the acquired businesses with us after closing.

Acquisitions of other banks and financial services companies or of financial assets and deposits and other liabilities present risks and uncertainties to us in addition to those presented by the nature of the business acquired, which may materially and adversely affect our results of operations. Our ability to analyze the risks presented by prospective acquisitions, as well as our ability to prepare in advance of closing for integration, may be limited to the extent that we cannot gather necessary or desirable information with respect to the business we are acquiring. We may also make certain assumptions related to an acquisition that may prove to be inaccurate that limit the anticipated benefits (such as cost savings from synergies or strategic gains or be able to offer enhanced product sets) or make the acquisition more expensive or take longer to complete and integrate than anticipated. Prior to closing an acquisition, prospective acquisition targets are also subject to their own risks that we cannot manage or control.

Our ability to complete an acquisition may be dependent on regulatory agencies with responsibilities for reviewing or approving the transaction, which could delay, restrictively condition or result in denial of an acquisition, or otherwise limit the benefits of the acquisition. Changes in regulatory rules or standards or the application of those rules or standards, or future regulatory initiatives designed to mitigate risk or promote competition may also limit our ability to complete an acquisition (see discussion under Government Supervision and Regulation, Expansion and Acquisitions). Further, once an acquisition is completed, it may be difficult for us to integrate the acquired business with our operations and we may not see the anticipated benefits of any such acquisition.

6. Legal and Compliance Risk

We could be adversely affected by changes in the law, especially changes in the regulation of the banking industry.

We operate in a highly regulated environment and our businesses are subject to supervision, regulation, enforcement and prosecution by numerous governmental agencies, including at the federal and state levels. Regulations are generally intended to provide protection for depositors, borrowers and other customers, as well as the stability of the financial services industry, rather than for investors in our securities. We are subject to changes in federal and state law, regulations, governmental policies, agency supervisory and enforcement policies and priorities, and tax laws and accounting principles. Changes in regulations or the regulatory environment could adversely affect the banking and financial services industry as a whole and could limit our growth and returns to investors by restricting such activities as the payment of dividends and stock repurchases, balance sheet growth, investments, loans and interest rates, assessments of fees, such as overdraft and interchange fees, the provision of securities, insurance, brokerage or trust services, mergers with or acquisitions of other institutions or branches, the types of deposit and non-deposit activities in which our subsidiaries may engage, and offering of new products and services.

Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and other regulatory requirements, FNB and FNBPA must meet guidelines subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. On July 27, 2023, the federal banking agencies, including the OCC, issued a proposed rule to implement the final components of the Basel III Capital Rules. Among other things, the proposed rule would substantially change the existing calculation of risk-weighted assets and require banking organizations to use revised models for such calculations. While the proposed rule would not apply to FNB or FNBPA directly based upon our current asset size, many of the principles included in this proposed rulemaking could result in increased supervisory expectations and closer regulatory scrutiny for institutions that experience substantial growth. The federal banking agencies are likely to substantially revise and re-propose this rule which may result in changes to capital and liquidity requirements that are currently applicable to us. Changes to present capital and liquidity requirements could restrict our activities and require us to maintain additional capital. Compliance with heightened capital standards may reduce our ability to generate or originate revenue-producing assets and thereby restrict revenue generation from banking and non-banking operations. If we fail to meet these minimum capital guidelines and other regulatory requirements, our financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

In response to several large bank failures in the spring of 2023, the federal banking agencies have engaged in rulemaking that could increase compliance costs should we grow in excess of $50 billion in assets, including the FDIC adopting resolution planning requirements for IDIs with $50 billion or more in assets.

We are subject to supervision and examination by U.S. government authorities and may become subject to investigations, enforcement actions, fines, and other adverse effects.

The federal banking agencies, including the OCC, FRB and CFPB, as well as the DOJ, have in recent years adopted a more aggressive enforcement posture in line with general enforcement priorities - specifically with respect to consumer protection issues and anti-discrimination lending laws. These government agencies have expressed a heightened interest in fair lending and loan servicing, mortgage loan origination and servicing, bank and financial institution sales practices, management of consumer accounts and the charging of overdraft and various other fees, fair credit reporting, predatory lending, debt collection, and meaningful disclosure of credit and savings terms, among others, and perform periodic reviews, examinations, and investigations in these areas. An adverse finding or outcome of any such review, examination, or investigation that involves an assertion of regulatory noncompliance, or a violation of law could result in possible fines, penalties, restitution, or other forms of remediation that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or reputation.

Fiscal challenges facing the U.S. government could negatively impact financial markets which in turn could have an adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

A U.S. government debt default, threatened or wide-spread perception of a potential debt default, or downgrade of the sovereign credit ratings of the U.S. by credit rating agencies, could have an adverse impact on financial markets, interest rates and economic conditions in the U.S. and worldwide, which could have an adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Federal budget deficit concerns and the potential for political conflict over legislation to fund U.S. government operations and raise the U.S. government's debt limit may increase the possibility of a default by the U.S. government on its debt obligations, related credit-rating downgrades, or an economic recession in the U.S. Many of our investment securities are issued by the U.S. government and government agencies and sponsored enterprises. As a result of uncertain domestic political conditions, including potential future federal government shutdowns, possible reductions in federal government spending, and the possibility of the federal government defaulting on its obligations for a period of time, investments in financial instruments issued or guaranteed by the federal government pose liquidity risks. A further downgrade, or a downgrade by other rating agencies, as well as sovereign debt issues facing the governments of other countries, could have a material adverse impact on financial markets and economic conditions in the U.S. and worldwide, which could adversely impact us.

In addition to affecting the price and liquidity of U.S. government securities, a government default or threat of default could disrupt the market for or affect the pricing of repurchase agreements in U.S. government securities (Repos), a type of secured financing transaction used by many financial institutions, including FNBPA, to manage short-term funding needs, invest short-term cash balances and manage inventories of government securities. Overnight rates on Repo transactions are used by the FRB to calculate SOFR. A disruption in the Repo markets could affect interest rates paid on SOFR-benchmarked loans and payments on swaps and other financial contracts that use SOFR as a benchmark rate.

A debt default or further downgrades to the U.S. government’s sovereign credit rating or its perceived creditworthiness could also adversely affect the ability of the U.S. government to support the financial stability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHLBs, with which we do business, obtains financing, engages with for sales of mortgages, and in whose securities we invest.

Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by changes in accounting policies, standards and interpretations.

The FASB, regulatory agencies and other bodies that establish accounting standards periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards governing the preparation of our financial statements. Additionally, those bodies that establish and interpret the accounting standards (such as the FASB, SEC and banking regulators) may change prior interpretations or positions on how these standards should be applied. Changes resulting from these new standards may result in materially different financial results and may require that we change how we process, analyze and report financial information and that we change financial reporting controls.

Our overdraft protection programs and corresponding revenue may be impacted by new federal regulatory requirements or scrutiny or industry trends regarding such practices.

Members of Congress and the leadership of the OCC, FDIC and CFPB have expressed a heightened interest in bank overdraft protection programs. The CFPB has used its supervision process to obtain additional information about financial institutions’ overdraft practices and has indicated that it intends to pursue enforcement actions against financial institutions, and their executives, that oversee overdraft practices that are deemed to be unlawful. The CFPB also has published guidance containing instructions for financial institutions to avoid the imposition of unlawful overdraft fees. On December 12, 2024, the CFPB finalized a rule that narrows an existing exemption from the TILA (Regulation Z) for the extension of overdraft credit, thereby subjecting overdraft credit to disclosure and other regulatory compliance obligations. The final rule is scheduled to take effect in October 2025, but a lawsuit against the CFPB may delay the rule’s implementation.

In addition, the OCC issued a bulletin in April 2023 to address the risks associated with national banks’ overdraft protection programs and overdraft fees. Specifically, the OCC noted in the bulletin that “authorize positive, settle negative” (APSN) transaction and representment fee practices may present a heightened risk of violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act of 2010, which prohibits unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. An APSN transaction refers to the practice of assessing overdraft fees on debit card transactions that authorize when a customer’s available balance is positive but later post to the account when the available balance is negative. Representment fees refer to assessing an additional fee each time a third party submits the same transaction for payment after a bank returns the transaction for non-sufficient funds. The OCC further noted that banks should establish and maintain sound risk management of overdraft protection programs by establishing effective board and management oversight and appropriate procedures and practices for managing risks associated with overdraft protection programs.

In response to this increased governmental scrutiny of the financial services industry, and in anticipation of possible enhanced supervision and enforcement of overdraft protection practices in the future, certain banking organizations including FNB have modified their overdraft protection programs, including by discontinuing the imposition of overdraft transaction fees. These competitive pressures from our peers, as well as any adoption by our regulators of new rules or supervisory guidance, including the new rules proposed by the CFPB, or more aggressive examination and enforcement policies in respect of banks’ overdraft protection practices, could cause us to modify our program and practices in ways that may have a negative impact on our revenue and earnings. In addition, as supervisory expectations and industry practices regarding overdraft protection programs change, our continued offering of overdraft protection may result in negative public opinion and increased reputation risk. Despite our effort to modify our overdraft practices to conform to recent regulatory guidance and expectations and industry practices, we may remain subject to regulatory criticism or potential enforcement action, particularly in view of the CFPB's aggressive interpretations and guidance regarding bank overdraft practices, and potentially subject to negative public reaction through our continued offering of certain of these products and services.

Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and By-laws and Pennsylvania law may discourage takeovers.

Our Articles of Incorporation and By-laws contain certain anti-takeover provisions that may discourage or may make more difficult or expensive a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by our Board of Directors. In particular, consistent with Pennsylvania law, our Articles of Incorporation and By-laws:

• require shareholders to give us advance notice to nominate candidates for election to our Board of Directors or to solicit proxies in support of such candidates, or to make shareholder proposals at a shareholders’ meeting;
• permit our Board of Directors to issue, without approval of our common shareholders unless otherwise required by law, preferred stock with such terms as our Board of Directors may determine;
• provide that a special meeting may only be called by shareholders holding not less than 25% of all votes entitled to be cast at the proposed special meeting;
• require the vote of the holders of at least 75% of our voting shares for shareholder amendments to our By-laws; and
• in the case of a proposed business combination with a shareholder owning 10% or more of the voting shares of FNB, the vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting shares not owned by such shareholder is required to approve the business combination, unless it is approved by a majority of FNB’s disinterested directors.

These provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and By-laws and of Pennsylvania law could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change in control, even though the holders of a majority of our stock may consider such proposals desirable. Such provisions could also make it more difficult for third parties to remove and replace members of our Board of Directors. Moreover, these provisions could diminish the opportunities for shareholders to participate in certain tender offers, including tender offers at prices above the then-current market price of our common stock, and may also inhibit increases in the trading price of our common stock that could result from takeover attempts.

Volatility in the banking sector, triggered by the failures of SIVB, SBNY and FRC, has resulted in agency rulemaking activities and changes in agency policies and priorities that could subject FNB and FNBPA to enhanced government regulation and supervision.

Over a three-month period from March to May of 2023, three banks, SIVB, SBNY and FRC failed and the FDIC was appointed as receiver for each of them. Each of these institutions experienced significant deposit losses in the run-up to their ultimate failures. Investor and customer confidence in the banking sector—particularly with regard to mid-size and larger regional banking organizations—waned in response to these failures.

Further evaluation of recent developments in the banking sector has led to governmental initiatives intended to prevent future bank failures and stem significant deposit outflows from the banking sector, including (i) agency rulemaking to modify and enhance relevant regulatory requirements, which could include new rules with respect to liquidity risk management, deposit concentrations, capital adequacy, stress testing and contingency planning, and safe and sound banking practices; and (ii) enhancement of the agencies’ supervision and examination policies and priorities. Examiners at the federal banking agencies generally have increased their focus on levels of uninsured deposits, liquidity and contingency funding plans.

We cannot predict with certainty which rules will be adopted or if other initiatives may be pursued by lawmakers and agency leadership, nor can we predict the terms and scope of any such initiatives, including whether we would be impacted. However, any of the potential changes could, among other things, subject us to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products we may offer, and limit our future growth, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

We have experienced increases in our FDIC insurance assessments due to the bank failures that occurred in 2023.

The losses incurred by the DIF in connection with the resolution of SIVB and SBNY are required by law to be recovered through one or more special assessments on depository institutions and, potentially, their holding companies if the FDIC determines such action to be appropriate and the Secretary of the UST concurs with the FDIC’s determination. On November 16, 2023, the FDIC issued its final rule that would impose such special assessments. There is the possibility for the FDIC to impose a one-time shortfall special assessment. This will occur if the total amount collected by the FDIC special assessment does not meet the final loss amounts of SIVB and SBNY after the termination of the receiverships. FNBPA had uninsured deposits of $16.1 billion as of December 31, 2022, and we accrued and expensed an initial special assessment of $29.9 million based on the assessment base of $11.1 billion, which excludes the first $5 billion of FNBPA’s uninsured deposits as of December 31, 2022. During 2024, the FDIC revised its loss estimate and projected that the special assessment would be collected for an additional two quarters beyond its initial eight-quarter collection period. As a result, FNBPA recognized an additional special assessment charge of $5.2 million in 2024. Any additional increase in our assessment fees could have a materially adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Adverse changes to our credit ratings could limit our access to funding and increase our borrowing costs.

Credit ratings are subject to ongoing review by rating agencies, which consider a number of factors, including our financial strength, performance, prospects and operations as well as factors not under our control. Other factors that influence our credit ratings include changes to the rating agencies’ methodologies for our industry or certain security types; the rating agencies’ assessment of the general operating environment for financial services companies; our relative positions in the markets in which we compete; our various risk exposures and risk management policies and activities; pending litigation and other contingencies; our reputation; our liquidity position, diversity of funding sources and funding costs; the current and expected level and volatility of our earnings; our capital position and capital management practices; our corporate governance; current or future regulatory and legislative initiatives; and the agencies’ views on whether the U.S. government would provide meaningful support to FNB or its subsidiaries in a crisis. Rating agencies could make adjustments to our credit ratings at any time, and there can be no assurance that they will maintain our ratings at current levels or that downgrades will not occur.

Any downgrade in our credit ratings could potentially adversely affect the cost and other terms upon which we are able to borrow or obtain funding, increase our cost of capital and/or limit our access to capital markets. Credit rating downgrades or negative watch warnings could negatively impact our reputation with lenders, investors and other third parties, which could also impair our ability to compete in certain markets or engage in certain transactions. In particular, holders of deposits which exceed FDIC insurance limits may perceive such a downgrade or warning negatively and withdraw all or a portion of such deposits. While certain aspects of a credit rating downgrade are quantifiable, the impact that such a downgrade would have on our liquidity, business and results of operations in future periods is inherently uncertain and would depend on a number of interrelated factors, including, among other things, the magnitude of the downgrade, the rating relative to peers, the rating assigned by the relevant agency pre-downgrade, individual client behavior and future mitigating actions we might take.

We are subject to the CRA and fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to material penalties.

The CRA, ECOA, the Fair Housing Act and other fair lending laws and regulations impose nondiscriminatory lending requirements on financial institutions. The CRA requires the OCC, in connection with its examination of a national bank, to assess the institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of its community and to take such record into account in its evaluation of certain applications by such institution. All institutions insured by the FDIC must publicly disclose their rating. Our efforts to maintain a “Satisfactory” or better rating, including to comply with an October 2023 final rule that would revise the regulations implementing the CRA but is currently subject to a stay in federal court, may increase our costs.

The fair lending laws prohibit discrimination in the provision of banking services on the basis of prohibited factors including, among others, race, color, national origin, gender, and religion. The enforcement of these laws has been an increasing focus for the CFPB and other regulators.

Under the fair lending laws, we may be liable if our policies result in a disparate treatment of or have a disparate impact on a protected class of applicants or borrowers and may also be subject to investigation by the DOJ. A successful challenge to our performance under the CRA or fair lending laws and regulations could result in a wide variety of sanctions, including the required payment of damages and civil money penalties, injunctive relief, imposition of restrictions on mergers and acquisitions activity and restrictions on expansion activity. Private parties may also have the ability to challenge our performance under fair lending laws in private class action litigation.

The consent orders entered into by FNBPA with the DOJ and the North Carolina State Department of Justice will cause us to incur additional compliance costs, may harm our reputation and may restrict our ability to engage in certain business activities and transactions, and our failure to comply with the terms of such consent orders may subject us to further enforcement actions.

On February 5, 2024, FNBPA announced its entry into consent orders (together, the "Consent Orders") with the DOJ and the North Carolina State Department of Justice. The Consent Orders resolve allegations that, from 2017 to 2021, FNBPA-(including as a successor in interest to Yadkin Bank, which FNBPA acquired in 2017) committed violations of the Fair Housing Act and the ECOA (Regulation B), as well as the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act, within the Charlotte, North Carolina, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina assessment areas. The Consent Orders were approved by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on February 13, 2024.

We are committed to full compliance with the Consent Orders; however, achieving such compliance will require attention from our management, and will cause us to bear costs to implement their terms. Actions taken to achieve compliance with the Consent Orders may affect our business or financial performance, and may require us to reallocate resources away from existing operations or to alter our business practices, operations, products and services, and risk management practices. Our failure to comply with the requirements of the Consent Orders could cause us to incur additional significant compliance costs or subject us to additional enforcement action, and any deficiencies in our compliance practices, as well as the terms of the Consent Orders, could result in additional inquiries, investigations or enforcement actions. Further, the existence of the Consent Orders may adversely affect our reputation in the communities we serve and among third parties with which we conduct business. In addition, the existence of the Consent Orders may adversely impact our CRA rating.

Under the regulatory framework governing proposed business combinations, an institution’s compliance with the fair lending laws, whether the institution is subject to an open or pending enforcement action, and the institution's CRA rating are significant factors for the federal banking agencies in determining whether a proposed transaction is consistent with safe and sound banking principles. Further, the OCC's Policy Statement governing its review of proposed national bank merger transactions under the Bank Merger Act (BMA) provides that the OCC is unlikely to view a proposed merger transaction involving an acquirer with an open or pending fair lending enforcement action as being consistent with approval under the BMA unless the applicant has adequately addressed the underlying supervisory concerns. Although the Consent Orders constitute the resolution of open enforcement actions, under the OCC’s Policy Statement, ongoing compliance in a timely manner with the Consent Orders would be an important factor in the OCC’s evaluation of any proposed transaction we may present to the OCC for approval. The Consent Orders will be in effect for a minimum of five years, which term could be longer depending upon the extent and timing of the requisite loan subsidies that will be paid by FNBPA to qualified applicants. Accordingly, our ability to pursue strategic growth initiatives involving combinations with other banking organizations may be substantially limited. As a result, should we pursue future bank acquisitions, we expect the bank regulatory approval process to be prolonged and more costly than we have experienced in the past, which restrictions could materially adversely affect our business, results of operation and financial condition.

Our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by changes in federal, state or local tax rules and regulations, or interpretations.

We are subject to legislative tax rate changes that could increase our effective tax rates. Depending on enactment dates, these law changes may be retroactive to previous periods which could negatively affect our current and future financial performance.

Our future effective tax rates could be affected by additional changes in the federal tax rates and in tax rates in jurisdictions where our income is earned, by changes in or our interpretation of tax rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we do business, by unexpected negative changes in business and market conditions that could reduce certain tax benefits, or by changes in the valuation of our DTAs and DTLs. Changes in statutory tax rates or DTAs and DTLs may adversely affect our profitability and results of operations in future periods.

Climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives may result in operational changes and expenditures that could significantly impact our business.

The current and anticipated effects of climate change are creating an increasing level of concern for the state of the global environment. The U.S. Congress, state legislatures and federal and state regulatory agencies have proposed and advanced numerous legislative and regulatory initiatives seeking to mitigate the effects of climate change. The leadership of the federal banking agencies, including the FRB and the OCC, emphasized that their supervisory charge is not to regulate climate concerns, but rather focus on climate-related risks that are faced by large banking organizations, specifically including physical and transition risks.

The above measures may also result in the imposition of taxes and fees, the required purchase of emission credits, and the implementation of significant operational changes, each of which may require us to expend significant capital and incur compliance, operating, maintenance and remediation costs. Given the lack of empirical data on the credit and other financial risks posed by climate change, it is impossible to predict how climate change may impact our financial condition and operations; however, as a banking organization, the physical effects of climate change may present certain unique risks to us.

Significant changes to the size, structure, powers and operations of the federal government may cause economic disruptions that could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The Trump Administration has commenced efforts to implement significant changes to the size and scope of the federal government and reform its operations to achieve stated goals that include reducing the federal budget deficit and national debt, improving the efficiency of government operations, and promoting innovation and economic growth. To date, these efforts have been carried out through a mix of executive actions aimed at eliminating or modifying federal agency and federal program funding, reducing the size of the federal workforce, reducing or altering the scope of activities conducted by, and possibly eliminating, various federal agencies and bureaus, and encouraging the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies within the public and private sectors. These changes, may have varied effects on the economy that are difficult to predict. For instance, the delivery of government services and the distribution of federal program funds and benefits may be disrupted or, in some cases, eliminated as a result of funding cuts or recasting of federal agency mandates. Further, a substantial reduction of the federal workforce could adversely affect regional and local economies, both directly and indirectly, in geographies with significant concentrations of federal employees and contractors. It is possible that such comprehensive changes to the federal government may be materially adverse to the regional and local economies where we conduct business and to our customers, which could be materially adverse to our business, financial condition and results of operations.

7. Strategic Risk

If we are not able to continue our historical levels of growth, we may not be able to maintain our historical revenue trends.

To achieve our past levels of growth, we have focused on both organic growth and acquisitions. We may not be able to sustain our historical rate of growth or may not be able to grow at all. More specifically, we may not be able to obtain the financing necessary to fund additional growth. Various factors, such as economic conditions, regulatory and other governmental concerns and competition, may impede or prohibit the opening of new retail branches or optimizing our existing branch network. If we are not able to continue our historical levels of growth, we may not be able to maintain our historical revenue trends.

Our Information Security Department uses the National Institute of Standards and Technology framework for improving critical infrastructure by measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of information and cybersecurity controls. We have various processes for risk assessment, vulnerability management, threat management, independent penetration testing, security architecture, access management, network security management, security event monitoring and security awareness.

The Information Security Department reports to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and then directly to the Chief Risk Officer, to ensure the coordinated and consistent implementation of risk management initiatives and strategies on a day-to-day basis. Results of the information and cybersecurity evaluation and recommendations established by the Information Security Department are reported to the Risk Management Council no less than quarterly, and the results are then shared with the Board Risk Committee. The Board Risk Committee is primarily responsible for overseeing risk management, including risks associated with cybersecurity and potential threats thereto. In addition, the Chief Risk Officer regularly reports to our Risk Management Council, which is comprised of our senior leadership, ensuring direct involvement by our management in assessing and managing cybersecurity risk. See “Risk Management” in section of MD&A for an overview of our risk management framework.

We believe our management has the appropriate expertise, background and depth of experience to manage risks arising from cybersecurity threats including applicable knowledge gained through industry experience, education, ongoing internal and external training and regular discussions with consultants and peers with applicable knowledge and expertise. See the following details of certain cybersecurity personnel.

The CISO has served FNB since 2016, and has a career over 25 years in information technology, enterprise risk and information security controls. The CISO is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). The CISO has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Computer Science. The CISO is supported by several managers including the following:

• Manager of Cyber Security - CISSP with over 20 years of Information Technology and Systems Engineering experience.
• Manager of Security Architecture - CISSP with over 20 years experience in Information Technology networking, network security and security engineering.

The CISO chairs an Information Security Committee made up of other risk professionals, Information Technology and line of business leaders to maintain an understanding and balance between security and business functionality.

A summary of the processes involved in our process of evaluating the effectiveness of information and cybersecurity controls is below.

Risk Assessment Process. On an annual basis, a risk assessment and maturity analysis is performed for the FNB environment based on the NIST CSF Framework. The risk assessment takes into consideration a combination of risks related to the identification, prevention, detection, response, and recovery from cyber events. The risk assessment considers the inherent risk and controls implemented in the FNB environment and measures the residual risk to ensure it is within the FNB risk tolerance.

Vulnerability Management Process. Regular internal and external vulnerability scanning is conducted at varying intervals to proactively identify configuration weaknesses, missing patches and other vulnerabilities in the FNB information systems environment. Identified vulnerabilities are classified and scored based on their Common Vulnerability Scoring System, known exploitation or malware impacting the vulnerability, and the age in the environment. We prioritize the patching of critical and severe vulnerabilities.

Threat Management Process. In addition to regular and routine vulnerability scanning, we rely on various threat intelligence feeds for the identification and awareness of potential threats that could impact the FNB environment. With the assistance of third-party vendors, threats are integrated into our monitoring solutions, email filtering, web-browsing controls, malware detection, and perimeter firewalls to proactively prevent, detect and deter threats with the capability to impact the FNB environment.

Independent Penetration Testing. On an annual basis, we engage with an independent third-party provider to perform various penetration tests of the environment. The penetration tests review our customer facing applications, our response to social engineering activities, overall external attack surface and internal vulnerabilities. Issues identified from the penetration tests are tracked and escalated to ensure appropriate remediation occurs before closure.

Security Architecture. To ensure the secure configuration, design, and implementation of our internally hosted and third-party hosted systems, security architecture reviews are conducted. The architecture reviews entail a series of questions, the responses to which are reviewed with internal IT and third-party vendor contacts to ensure the implementation is meeting policies, is configured with strong security practices, and utilizes appropriate access controls.

Access Management. Utilizing a least privilege, need-to-know access methodology, access is controlled through a centralized user access management function responsible for the provisioning, transfer and deprovisioning of users’ access. Access management also performs routine reviews of application and systems access to ensure access remains appropriate. For third-party hosted environments, access management works with security architecture to ensure single sign-on controls are employed or additional factors are utilized to prevent unauthorized access to these environments.

Network Security Management. The security of the FNB network infrastructure is maintained via:

• internal and perimeter firewalls with intrusion detection,
• the use of some network segmentation to isolate access to certain applications and systems,
• VLANs or virtual local area networks,
• email filtering to identify spam, malware, and phishing messages in received email messages,
• malware detection,
• data loss prevention controls to prevent the theft, or mass exfiltration of data,
• Virtual Private Networks to control remote access to our network,
• intrusion detection capabilities,
• network access controls to prevent unauthorized assets from connecting to the network, and
• web filtering.

Security Event Monitoring. A centralized security monitoring team is responsible for the response to alerts generated from a consolidated log collection system. Log collection occurs from various assets and hosted environments. The monitoring tool is third-party provided SIEM, and enables threat identification, detects suspicious activity in the environment using the MITRE Att&ck® framework, performs user behavior analytics, and endpoint detection and response. Alerts are investigated to ascertain whether a cyber incident is occurring or not.

Security Awareness. Annual security training is conducted for all employees, and routine phishing tests are administered routinely. We also post articles regarding common cybersecurity schemes on our intranet for our employees’ awareness.

We have a Vendor Management department that established policies and procedures to follow when utilizing third-party vendors and ensures that key risk components are mitigated based on our standards. Third-party vendors are thoroughly vetted, approved and inventoried before partnership begins.

To date, we have not experienced cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. For additional information regarding cybersecurity threats, see Item 1 of this Report, “Business – Cybersecurity” and Item 1A of this Report, “Risk Factors—5. Operational Risk—An interruption in or breach in security of our information systems, or other cybersecurity risks, could result in a loss of customer business, increased compliance and remediation costs, civil litigation or governmental regulatory action, and have an adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.”

Our corporate headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh headquarters, which are leased, are also occupied by employees of the Community Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance segments, including customer support and operations personnel. We also lease office space for regional headquarters in the Cleveland, Ohio, Baltimore, Maryland, and Raleigh, Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina markets. In Hermitage, Pennsylvania, we own properties to house administrative, data processing personnel and various support departments, as well as offices for the Community Banking and Wealth Management segments. Additionally, we lease other office space in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Raleigh, North Carolina which houses various support departments.

We have both operating and finance leases for the branches/retail offices of the Community Banking segment expiring at various dates between 2046 and 2051, which generally include options to renew. We have other operating leases that have not commenced. In late 2024, the majority of our Pittsburgh-based employees moved into the new headquarters building under leases with a related party, consolidating several offices, subsidiaries and support departments under one roof to create opportunities for continued efficiency, collaboration and productivity improvements. For additional information regarding the lease commitments, see Note 10, “Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

Following is a table that shows the branches/retail offices, by state, and the branches/retail offices owned and leased for the Community Banking segment:

We are involved in various pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages and other relief are asserted. These claims result from ordinary business activities relating to our current and/or former operations. Although the ultimate outcome for any asserted claim cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that we have valid defenses for all asserted claims. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, when a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable, we, in conjunction with internal and outside counsel handling the matter, record a liability in the amount of our best estimate for the ultimate loss. We continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has previously been established.

Litigation expense represents a key area of judgment and is subject to uncertainty and factors outside of our control. Significant judgment is required in making these estimates and our financial liabilities may ultimately be more or less than the current estimate.

Information required by this Item is set forth in the “Other Legal Proceedings” discussion in Note 16, “Commitments, Credit Risk and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) represents an overview of and highlights material changes to our financial condition and consolidated results of operations. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in Item 8 of this Report. Results of operations for the periods included in this review are not necessarily indicative of results to be obtained during any future period.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward‑looking statements are those that do not relate to historical facts and that are based on current assumptions, beliefs, estimates, expectations and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Forward-looking statements may relate to various matters, including our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, business or industry, and usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “can,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” “projects,” “remains,” “should,” “target,” “trend,” “will,” “would,” or similar words or expressions or variations thereof, and the negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described below. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements we may make.

There are various important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences, include, but are not limited to:

• the credit risk associated with the substantial amount of commercial loans and leases in our loan portfolio;
• the volatility of the mortgage banking business;
• changes in market interest rates and the unpredictability of monetary, tax and other policies of government agencies;
• the impact of changes in interest rates on the value of our securities portfolios;
• changes in our ability to obtain liquidity as and when needed to fund our obligations as they come due, including as a result of adverse changes to our credit ratings;
• the risk associated with uninsured deposit account balances;
• regulatory limits on our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiaries and pay dividends to our shareholders;
• our ability to recruit and retain qualified banking professionals;
• the financial soundness of other financial institutions and the impact of volatility in the banking sector on us;
• changes and instability in economic conditions and financial markets, in the regions in which we operate or otherwise, including a contraction of economic activity;
• our ability to continue to invest in technological improvements as they become appropriate or necessary;
• any interruption in or breach in security of our information systems, or other cybersecurity risks;
• risks associated with reliance on third-party vendors;
• risks associated with the use of models, estimations and assumptions in our business;
• the effects of adverse weather events and public health emergencies;
• the risks associated with acquiring other banks and financial services business, including integration into our existing operations;
• the extensive federal and state regulation, supervision and examination governing almost every aspect of our operations, and potential expenses associated with complying with such regulations;
• our ability to comply with the consent orders entered into by FNBPA with the DOJ and the North Carolina State Department of Justice, and related costs and potential reputational harm;
• changes in federal, state or local tax rules and regulations or interpretations, or accounting policies, standards and interpretations;
• the effects of climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives; and
• any reputation, credit, interest rate, market, operational, litigation, legal, liquidity, regulatory and compliance risk resulting from developments related to any of the risks discussed above.

We caution that the risks identified here are not exhaustive of the types of risks that may adversely impact us and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk factors and other uncertainties described under Item 1A. Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Report.

You should treat forward-looking statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to us. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.

APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the Consolidated Financial Statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions and judgments. Certain policies inherently are based to a greater extent on estimates, assumptions and judgments of management and, as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported.

The most significant accounting policies followed by FNB are presented in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, provide information on how we value significant assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Financial Statements, how we determine those values and how we record transactions in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Management views critical accounting policies to be those which are highly dependent on subjective or complex judgments, estimates and assumptions, and where changes in those estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements. Management currently views the determination of the ACL, fair value of financial instruments, goodwill and other intangible assets, and income taxes and DTAs to be critical accounting policies.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of loans and leases resulting in the net amount expected to be collected. We charge off loans against the ACL in accordance with our policies or if a loss-confirming event occurs. Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of the amounts previously charged-off and expected to be charged-off. The model used to calculate the ACL is dependent on the portfolio composition and credit quality, as well as historical experience, current conditions and forecasts of economic conditions and interest rates. Specifically, the following considerations are incorporated into the ACL calculation: a third-party macroeconomic forecast scenario; a 24-month R&S forecast period for macroeconomic factors with a reversion to the historical mean on a straight-line basis over a 12-month period; and the historical through-the-cycle default mean calculated using an expanded period to include a prior recessionary period. Adjustments are made to the calculation of expected losses to address differences in current loan-specific risk characteristics such as differences in lending policies and procedures, underwriting standards, experience and depth of relevant personnel, the quality of our credit review function, concentrations of credit, external factors such as the regulatory, legal and technological environments; competition; and events such as natural disasters and other relevant factors. Such factors are used to adjust the quantitative output based on historical probabilities of default and severity of loss so that they reflect management's expectation of future conditions based on a R&S forecast. To the extent the lives of the loans in the portfolio extend beyond the period for which a R&S forecast can be made, the model reverts over 12 months on a straight-line basis back to the historical rates of default and severity of loss over the remaining life of the loans.

Determining the appropriateness of the ACL is complex and requires significant management judgment about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Due to those significant management judgments and the factors included in the calculation, significant changes to the ACL level could occur in future periods.

The Provision for Credit Losses section in the Results of Operations includes a discussion of the factors affecting changes in the ACL during the current period. See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” Note 5, “Loans and Leases” and

Note 6, “Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the ACL.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial assets and liabilities and determine fair value disclosures. Additionally, from time to time we may be required to record at fair value other assets on a non-recurring basis, such as loans held for sale, certain impaired loans, MSRs, OREO and certain other assets. The accounting guidance for fair value measurements includes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for measurement are observable or unobservable. Judgment is required to determine which level of the three-level hierarchy certain assets or liabilities measured at fair value are classified.

Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell a financial asset or paid to transfer a financial liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We use significant and complex estimates, assumptions and judgments when certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at or adjusted to fair value. Where available, fair value and information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets or liabilities is based on either quoted market prices or are provided by independent third-party sources, including appraisers and valuation specialists. When such third-party information is not available, we may estimate fair value by using cash flow and other financial modeling techniques. Our assumptions about what a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability is developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. These estimates are inherently subjective and can result in significant changes in the fair value estimates over the life of the asset or liability. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value inherently result in a higher degree of financial statement volatility.

See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 25, “Fair Value Measurements” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of accounting for financial instruments.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

As a result of acquisitions, we have recorded goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Goodwill represents the cost of acquired companies in excess of the fair value of net assets, including identifiable intangible assets, at the acquisition date. Our recorded goodwill relates to value inherent in our Community Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance segments.

The value of goodwill and other identifiable intangibles is dependent upon our ability to provide high quality, cost-effective services in the face of competition. As such, these values are supported ultimately by revenue that is driven by the volume of business transacted. A decline in earnings as a result of a lack of growth or our inability to deliver cost-effective services over sustained periods can lead to impairment in value, which could result in additional expense and adversely impact earnings in future periods.

Goodwill and other intangibles are subject to impairment testing at the reporting unit level, which must be conducted at least annually. We perform annual impairment testing during the fourth quarter, or more frequently if impairment indicators exist. We also continue to monitor other intangibles for impairment and to evaluate carrying amounts, as necessary.

In connection with the preparation of the year-end 2024 financial statements, we completed our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1, 2024. No impairment was identified in any of our reporting units. We also performed a qualitative analysis through year-end and concluded that it was not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of one or more of our reporting units was below its respective carrying amount, and therefore no triggering event has occurred, as of December 31, 2024.

Inputs and assumptions used in estimating fair value include projected future cash flows, discount rates reflecting the risk inherent in future cash flows, long-term growth rates, anticipated cost savings and an evaluation of market comparables and recent transactions. Goodwill assessments are highly sensitive to economic projections and the related assumptions and estimates used by management. In the event of a prolonged economic downturn or deterioration in the economic outlook, interim quantitative assessments of our goodwill balance could be required in future periods. Any impairment charge would not directly affect our capital ratios, tangible common equity, tangible book value per share or liquidity position.

See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 9, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets.

Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets

We are subject to the income tax laws of federal, state and other taxing jurisdictions where we conduct business. The laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and various taxing authorities. In determining the provision for income taxes, management must make judgments and estimates about the application of these inherently complex tax statutes, related regulations and case law. In the process of preparing our tax returns, management attempts to make reasonable interpretations of the tax laws. These interpretations are subject to challenge by the taxing authorities or based on management’s ongoing assessment of the facts and evolving case law.

We determine deferred income taxes using the balance sheet method. Under this method, the net DTA or DTL is based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and recognizes the effect of enacted changes in tax rates and laws in the period in which they occur. That effect would be included in income in the reporting period that includes the enactment date of the change. See the Results of Operations, Income Taxes section later in this MD&A for further tax-related discussion.

On a quarterly basis, management assesses the reasonableness of our effective tax rate based on management’s current best estimate of pretax earnings and the applicable taxes for the full year. DTAs and DTLs are assessed on an annual basis, or sooner, if business events or circumstances warrant. DTAs represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and from operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings and available tax planning strategies.

We establish a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that we will not be able to realize a benefit from our DTAs, or when future deductibility is uncertain. Periodically, the valuation allowance is reviewed and adjusted based on management’s assessments of realizable DTAs.

See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 19, “Income Taxes” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of accounting for income taxes.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Developments

Note 2, “New Accounting Standards” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report, discusses new accounting pronouncements adopted by us in 2024 and the expected impact of accounting pronouncements recently issued but not yet required to be adopted.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

To supplement our Consolidated Financial Statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as operating net income available to common shareholders, operating earnings per diluted common share, return on average tangible common equity, operating return on average tangible common equity, return on average tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets, operating non-interest income, operating non-interest expense, efficiency ratio and net interest margin (FTE) to provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of our peers. Management uses these measures internally to assess and better understand our underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. The non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators we use may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators other financial institutions use to assess their performance and trends.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental in nature, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of non-GAAP operating measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included later in this report under the heading “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators to GAAP”.

Management believes certain items (e.g. merger expenses, FDIC special assessment and realized loss on investment securities restructuring) are not organic to running our operations and facilities. These items are considered significant items impacting earnings as they are deemed to be outside of ordinary banking activities. These costs are specific to each individual transaction and may vary significantly based on the size and complexity of the transaction.

To facilitate peer comparisons of net interest margin and efficiency ratio, we use net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets (loans and investments) to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments (this adjustment is not permitted under GAAP). Taxable-equivalent amounts for 2024, 2023 and 2022 were calculated using a federal statutory income tax rate of 21%.

OVERVIEW

FNB, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a diversified financial services company operating in seven states and the District of Columbia. Our market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. As of December 31, 2024, we had 349 branches throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington D.C. and Virginia. We provide a full range of commercial banking, consumer banking, insurance and wealth management solutions through our subsidiary network which is led by our largest affiliate, FNBPA. Commercial banking solutions include corporate banking, small business banking, investment real estate financing, government banking, business credit, capital markets and lease financing. Consumer banking products and services include deposit products, mortgage lending, consumer lending and a complete suite of mobile and online banking services. Wealth management services include asset management, private banking and insurance.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

For 2024, net income available to common shareholders was $459.3 million, or $1.27 per diluted common share. Comparatively, net income available to common shareholders for 2023 totaled $476.8 million, or $1.31 per diluted common share. On an operating basis, 2024 earnings per diluted common share (non-GAAP) was $1.39, excluding $0.12 per diluted common share (non-GAAP) of significant items impacting earnings. Operating earnings per diluted common share (non-GAAP) for 2023 was $1.57, excluding $0.26 per diluted common share of significant items impacting earnings.

We achieved solid corporate performance in 2024 by, among other things, exceeding peer performance on loan growth, deposit growth, and deposit cost management amidst an uncertain interest rate environment. We achieved new milestones and set new records, notably in the areas of non-interest income, capital, and deposit market share. Additionally, in 2024, we grew to nearly $49 billion in total assets and achieved a record market capitalization ending the year at $5.3 billion. For 2024, tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) grew 11% year-over-year, to a record $10.49 and operating return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) equaled 14.5%. We also achieved full-year non-interest income of $316 million and record full-year operating non-interest income (non-GAAP) of $350 million, demonstrating the impact of our diversified business model and robust suite of products and services. We further strengthened our liquidity and capital position improving the loan-to-deposit ratio over 500 basis points from the peak in 2024 through strong deposit gathering initiatives and achieved higher capital ratios with a record CET1 ratio of 10.6%, and a tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) ratio of 8.2%. We benefited from our geographic footprint, investments in technology, strong balance sheet and high caliber front-line bankers to generate year-over-year loan growth of 5.0% and robust deposit growth of 6.9%. Our credit metrics ended the year at solid levels in a changing economic environment with total delinquencies at 0.83% and net charge-offs at 0.19% for the full year 2024.

Income Statement Highlights (2024 compared to 2023)

• Total revenue of $1.6 billion, an increase of $26.0 million, or 1.7%. Total revenue on an operating basis was essentially flat (down 0.5%) as net interest income was impacted by lags in interest rate resets for interest bearing deposits compared to interest rate resets on loans related to the FOMC’s interest rate cuts. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the FOMC lowered the target federal funds rate by a total of 50 basis points, bringing the full-year decrease to 100 basis points.
• Net interest income was $1.3 billion, down 2.7%, primarily due to higher interest-bearing deposit costs from continued balance growth in higher yielding deposit products and the impact of the FOMC's interest rate cuts in 2024.
• Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) decreased 26 basis points to 3.09% from 3.35%. The yield on earning assets (non-GAAP) increased 42 basis points to 5.42%. However, the cost of funds increased 72 basis points to 2.45% with the costs of interest-bearing deposits increasing 83 basis points to 2.96%, short-term borrowings increasing 105 basis points and long-term debt increasing 24 basis points.
• The provision for credit losses totaled $79.8 million, compared to $71.8 million. The provision for credit losses increase for 2024 was primarily due to loan growth and net charge-off activity. The provision for credit losses increase for 2023 was primarily due to loan growth, the previously disclosed $31.9 million isolated commercial loan that was charged off in the third quarter of 2023 due to alleged fraud, and other charge-off activity.
• Non-interest income was $316.4 million, increasing $62.1 million, or 24.4%, compared to $254.3 million, primarily due to increases in service charges, wealth management, mortgage banking operations, dividends on non-marketable equity securities and other non-interest income, partially offset by decreases in interchange and card transaction fees, insurance commissions and fees and capital markets income. Additionally, we recognized a $34.0 million realized loss (pre-tax) on an investment securities restructuring in 2024 compared to a $67.4 million realized loss (pre-tax) on an investment securities restructuring in 2023. On an operating basis (non-GAAP), non-interest income totaled a record $350.4 million, compared to $321.7 million.
• Non-interest expense was $961.3 million, compared to $915.4 million. Excluding significant items, operating non-interest expense (non-GAAP) increased $75.7 million, or 8.7%. Salaries and employee benefits increased $42.4 million, or 9.2%, due to normal annual merit increases, higher production-related commissions given the strong non-interest income activity, strategic hiring associated with our focus to grow market share and continued investments in our risk management infrastructure, and elevated employer-paid healthcare costs. Outside services increased $12.3 million, or 14.6%, due to higher volume-related technology and third-party costs. Occupancy and equipment increased $15.0 million, or 9.3%, primarily from technology-related investments and the move to the new Pittsburgh headquarters.
• Earnings per diluted common share was $1.27, compared to $1.31, a decrease of 3.1%.
• Operating earnings per diluted common share (non-GAAP) was $1.39, compared to $1.57, a decrease of 11.5%.
• The efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) remained at a favorable level of 55.6%, compared to 51.2%.
• In the fourth quarter of 2024, we recognized renewable energy investment tax credits of $28.4 million as a benefit to income taxes from a solar project financing transaction. A related non-credit valuation impairment of $10.4 million (pre-tax) was recognized on the financing receivable in other non-interest expense.
• Income tax expense decreased $8.4 million, or 8.5%. The effective tax rate was 16.3%, compared to 16.9%, primarily due to renewable energy investment tax credits recognized in 2024 and 2023 as part of solar project financing transactions originated by our commercial leasing business.

Balance Sheet Highlights (2024 compared to 2023, unless otherwise indicated)

• Total assets were $48.6 billion, compared to $46.2 billion, an increase of $2.5 billion, or 5.3%, primarily from organic growth in loans of $1.6 billion and increased cash and cash equivalents of $0.8 billion.
• During 2024, we sold $231.4 million of AFS securities as part of a proactive balance sheet management strategy. We reinvested the proceeds from the sale of these AFS securities with an average yield of 1.41% into securities yielding 4.78% with a similar duration and convexity profile.
• Period-end total loans and leases increased $1.6 billion, or 5.0%. Consumer loans increased $949.0 million, or 8.0%, even with a $431 million indirect auto loan sale that closed in September 2024, and commercial loans and leases increased $667.2 million, or 3.3%. Our loan growth was driven by the continued success of our strategy to grow high-quality loans and deepen customer relationships across our diverse geographic footprint.
• Period-end total deposits increased $2.4 billion, or 6.9%, driven by an increase of $1.9 billion in interest-bearing demand deposits and $1.3 billion in shorter-term time deposits more than offsetting the decline in non-interest-bearing demand deposits of $461.3 million and savings deposits of $286.7 million as customers continued to opt for higher-yielding deposit products given the interest rate environment.
• The mix of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits equaled 26% at December 31, 2024, compared to 29% at the prior year end, reflecting the strong interest-bearing deposit growth and fairly stable non-interest-bearing demand deposit balances.
• The ratio of loans to deposits was 91.5%, compared to 93.1%, as deposit growth outpaced loan growth on a year-over-year basis.
• In December 2024, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of fixed rate / floating rate senior notes maturing in December 2030. The senior notes bear interest at 5.722% per annum until December 11, 2029. Starting on December 11, 2029, the senior notes will bear interest at a floating rate per annum equal to compounded SOFR plus 1.93%. The new debt will be used for general corporate purposes and serve as a replacement for $450 million of senior and subordinated note maturities occurring in 2025.
• The ratio of non-performing loans plus OREO to total loans and leases plus OREO increased 14 basis points to 0.48%. Total delinquency increased 13 basis points to 0.83%, compared to 0.70%. Overall, asset quality metrics continue to remain at solid levels. Net charge-offs totaled $62.7 million, or 0.19% of total average loans, compared to $67.7 million, or 0.22%.
• The ACL on loans and leases totaled $423 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $406 million with the increase reflecting net loan growth. The ratio of the ACL to total loans and leases was stable at 1.25%.
• On February 15, 2024, we redeemed all our outstanding Series E Perpetual Preferred Stock and paid the final preferred dividend of $2.0 million on the redemption date. The excess of the redemption value over the carrying value on the Series E Perpetual Preferred Stock of $4.0 million was considered a significant item impacting earnings.
• The dividend payout ratio for 2024 was 38.0%, compared to 36.5%.
• Book value per common share of $17.52 increased 5.8%, and tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) of $10.49 increased $1.02, or 10.8%. AOCI reduced the tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) by $0.47 as of December 31, 2024, compared to $0.65 at the end of 2023, primarily due to the impact of higher interest rates on the fair value of AFS securities, partially offset by the 2024 securities repositioning.
• The CET1 regulatory risk-based capital ratio was 10.58% at December 31, 2024, benefiting from retained earnings growth, compared to 10.04% at December 31, 2023.

TABLE 1

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023

Net income available to common shareholders was $459.3 million or $1.27 per diluted common share, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $476.8 million or $1.31 per diluted common share. Operating net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP) was $505.2 million, or $1.39 per diluted common share (non-GAAP), compared to operating net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP) of $568.6 million, or $1.57 per diluted common share (non-GAAP). The results for 2024 included net interest income of $1.3 billion, a 2.7% decrease, with the decline driven by the FOMC’s rate cuts, record non-interest income of $350.4 million on an operating basis (non-GAAP), provision for credit losses of $79.8 million with stable asset quality, and non-interest expenses of $942.3 million on an operating basis (non-GAAP), an increase of $75.7 million or 8.7%, driven primarily by higher salaries and employee benefits expense. During 2024, significant items impacting earnings of $45.8 million (see Table 1) were recognized. In comparison, the 2023 results included net interest income of $1.3 billion, provision for credit losses of $71.8 million, including $31.9 million in provision for the previously disclosed commercial loan fully charged-off during the third quarter of 2023 due to alleged fraud, non-interest income of $321.7 million on an operating basis benefiting from our diversified business model and related revenue generation, and operating non-interest expenses (non-GAAP) of $866.6 million. During 2023, significant items impacting earnings of $91.9 million (see Table 1) were recognized.

The major categories of the Consolidated Statements of Income and their respective impact to the increase (decrease) in net income are presented in the following table:

TABLE 2

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

The following table presents selected financial ratios and other relevant data used to analyze our performance:

TABLE 3

(1) Non-GAAP

The following table provides information regarding the average balances and yields earned on interest-earning assets (non-GAAP) and the average balances and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities:

TABLE 4

(dollars in thousands)

(1) The average balances and yields earned on securities are based on historical cost.

(2) The interest income amounts are reflected on an FTE basis (non-GAAP), which adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%. The yield on earning assets and the net interest margin are presented on an FTE basis (non-GAAP). We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts.

(3) Average loans and leases consist of average total loans, including non-accrual loans, less average unearned income.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) of $1.3 billion decreased $36.7 million, or 2.8%. These decreases were primarily due to higher interest-bearing deposit costs from balance growth in higher yielding deposit products, the FOMC cutting the federal funds target rate by 100 basis points during 2024 and higher total average borrowings, partially offset by growth in earning assets and higher earning asset yields. Average interest-earning assets of $41.8 billion increased $2.1 billion, or 5.2%, primarily driven by an increase of $1.9 billion in average loans and leases, which included organic loan origination activity and an indirect auto loan sale. Average interest-bearing liabilities of $29.8 billion increased $2.8 billion, or 10.4%, driven by an increase of $2.2 billion in average interest-bearing deposits, which included organic growth in new and existing customer relationships, and an increase in average borrowings of $0.6 billion. Net interest margin FTE (non-GAAP) was 3.09% compared to 3.35%. The yield on earning assets increased 42 basis points to 5.42%, reflecting variable-rate loans that repriced upwards in 2024, as well as higher yields on new loan originations, investment securities and interest-bearing deposits with banks due to the impact of the higher interest rate environment. The total cost of funds increased 72 basis points to 2.45%, primarily due to an 83 basis point increase in interest-bearing deposit costs. The rates paid on short-term and long-term borrowings increased 105 and 24 basis points, respectively, due to the higher interest rate environment throughout much of 2024. Additionally, average non-interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $1.0 billion, or 9.2%, as customers shifted balances into higher yielding deposit products.

The following table provides certain information regarding changes in net interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) attributable to changes in the average volumes and yields earned on interest-earning assets and the average volume and rates paid for interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated:

TABLE 5

(in thousands)

(1) The amount of change not solely due to rate or volume changes was allocated between the change due to rate and the change due to volume based on the net size of the rate and volume changes.

(2) Interest income amounts are reflected on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) which adjusts for the tax benefit of income on certain tax-exempt loans and investments using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and provides relevant comparison between taxable and non-taxable amounts.

Interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) of $2.3 billion for 2024, increased $278.8 million, or 14.0%, from 2023, resulting from the higher interest rate environment for much of 2024 until the FOMC began cutting the federal funds target rate by 100 basis points between September 2024 and December 2024 and an increase in interest-earning assets of $2.1 billion. The increase in earning assets was primarily driven by a $1.9 billion, or 6.2%, increase in average loans and $65.6 million, or 0.9%, increase in average securities, partially offset by a decrease of $36.9 million, or 3.5%, in average interest-bearing deposits with banks. Growth in total average commercial loans included $867.0 million, or 7.4%, in commercial real estate loans and an increase of $189.3 million, or 2.6%, in commercial and industrial loans driven by a combination of organic loan origination activity led by the Cleveland, Pittsburgh and South Carolina markets and fundings on previously originated commercial real estate projects. Average consumer loans increased $808.6 million, or 7.0%, with an increase in residential mortgage loans of $1.3 billion, or 22.4%, reflecting adjustable-rate mortgages held in portfolio on the balance sheet and the continued success of the Physicians First mortgage program, which is a program that provides a bundled suite of specialized products to meet the personal and professional needs of physicians, dentists, veterinarians and other healthcare professionals. This growth was partially offset by a decrease in indirect installment loans of $511.0 million, or 33.7%, reflecting the auto loan sales that closed in the first and third quarters of 2024. Also, the net increase in investment securities interest income was primarily the result of balance sheet repositioning actions, as the average total securities portfolio yield increased 60 basis points.

Interest expense of $971.7 million for 2024 increased $315.6 million, or 48.1%, from 2023 primarily due to the higher interest rate environment and an increase in average interest-bearing deposits. The growth in average deposits reflected solid organic growth in new and existing customer relationships resulting from numerous deposit gathering initiatives. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $2.2 billion, or 9.5%, which reflected the benefit of solid organic growth in customer relationships. Average time deposits increased $1.8 billion, or 33.9%, as customers continued to migrate balances into higher-yielding products. Average long-term borrowings increased $607.0 million, or 36.0%, primarily due to an increase of $638.2 million in long-term FHLB borrowings. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2024, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due in 2030. The rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 83 basis points to 3.26% for 2024, compared to 2023, as the cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 83 basis points from 2.13% to 2.96%.

Provision for Credit Losses

Provision for credit losses is determined based on management’s estimates of the appropriate level of ACL needed to absorb expected life-of-loan losses in the loan and lease portfolio, after giving consideration to charge-offs and recoveries for the period. The following table presents information regarding the provision for credit loss expense and net charge-offs for the years 2022 through 2024:

TABLE 6

(dollars in thousands)

Provision for credit losses of $79.8 million during 2024 increased $8.0 million from 2023. The provision for credit losses in 2024 was primarily due to loan growth and charge-off activity, while the provision for credit losses in 2023 was primarily due to loan growth, CECL-related model impacts from forecasted macroeconomic conditions and charge-off activity, including a $31.9 million isolated commercial loan that was charged-off due to alleged fraud. Our non-performing loan coverage position remains strong at 265%. For 2024, net charge-offs were $62.7 million, or 0.19% of total average loans, compared to 2023 net charge-offs of $67.8 million, or 0.22% of total average loans. The ACL was $422.8 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $17.2 million from December 31, 2023, with the ratio of the ACL to total loans and leases remaining stable at 1.25%. For additional information relating to the allowance and provision for credit losses, refer to the Allowance for Credit Losses section of this MD&A.

Non-Interest Income

The breakdown of non-interest income for the years 2022 through 2024 is presented in the following table:

TABLE 7

(dollars in thousands)

Total non-interest income increased $62.1 million, or 24.4%. Excluding significant items totaling $34.0 million in 2024 and $67.4 million in 2023, operating non-interest income (non-GAAP) increased $28.7 million, or 8.9%, to a record level. The variances in significant individual non-interest income items between 2024 and 2023 are explained in the following paragraphs.

Service charges increased $9.1 million, or 11.1%, with strong treasury management activity and higher consumer transaction volumes.

Wealth management revenues increased $6.4 million, or 9.1%, as trust income and securities commissions and fees increased 7.3% and 11.8%, respectively, through continued strong contributions across the geographic footprint. Additionally, the market value of assets under management increased $0.9 billion, or 10.3%, to $9.5 billion at December 31, 2024 given overall market conditions and customer acquisition activity.

While capital markets income decreased $2.9 million, or 10.6%, reflecting lower commercial customer transaction activity, results continue to reflect solid broad-based contributions from syndications, debt capital markets customer swap activity and international banking.

Mortgage banking operations income increased $6.7 million, or 32.3%, driven by improved gain on sale from strong production volumes. During 2024, we sold $1.4 billion of originated residential mortgage loans, an increase of 37.7% compared to $1.0 billion for 2023.

Dividends on non-marketable equity securities increased $3.8 million, or 17.8%, reflecting higher FHLB dividends primarily due to additional borrowings combined with a higher dividend rate.

BOLI increased $4.8 million, or 40.2%, reflecting higher life insurance claims.

Net securities losses were $34.0 million in 2024 compared to $67.4 million in 2023, due to sales of AFS securities totaling $231.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $648.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 as part of balance sheet restructuring activities. These realized losses were significant items impacting earnings.

The following table presents non-interest income excluding significant items impacting earnings:

TABLE 8

(dollars in thousands)

Non-Interest Expense

The breakdown of non-interest expense for the years 2022 through 2024 is presented in the following table:

TABLE 9

(dollars in thousands)

Total non-interest expense increased $45.9 million, or 5.0%. Excluding significant items totaling $19.1 million in 2024 and $48.8 million in 2023, operating non-interest expense (non-GAAP) increased $75.7 million, or 8.7%. The variances in significant individual non-interest expense items between 2024 and 2023 are explained in the following paragraphs.

Salaries and employee benefits increased $42.4 million, or 9.2%, primarily related to normal annual merit increases, higher production-related commissions given the strong non-interest income activity, strategic hiring associated with our focus to grow market share and continued investments in our risk management infrastructure, and elevated employer-paid healthcare costs. Our total full-time equivalent employees were 4,192 and 4,123 at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Net occupancy and equipment expense increased $15.0 million, or 9.3%, primarily from continued technology-related investments, the move to the new Pittsburgh headquarters and a $3.7 million software impairment.

Outside services increased $12.3 million, or 14.6%, with higher volume-related technology and third-party costs associated with ongoing investments in our enterprise risk management framework and digital banking capabilities.

Marketing expense increased $3.6 million, or 20.6%, primarily due to the opportunistic timing of marketing campaigns related to our successful deposit initiatives.

FDIC insurance expense decreased $19.4 million, or 31.8%. We paid $5.2 million in 2024 and $29.9 million in 2023 in FDIC special assessments to replenish the FDIC's DIF associated with protecting uninsured depositors following the failed banks in early 2023, partially offset by an increase in our regular FDIC insurance assessment due to loan growth and balance sheet mix changes.

Other non-interest expense was $108.5 million and $116.5 million for 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excluding the non-interest expense significant items impacting earnings in Table 10 below, other non-interest expense was $99.5 million, a $1.9 million, or 1.9%, increase from 2023.

The following table presents non-interest expense excluding significant items impacting earnings:

TABLE 10

(dollars in thousands)

(1) Non-GAAP

Income Taxes

The following table presents information regarding income tax expense and certain tax rates:

TABLE 11

(dollars in thousands)

Our income tax expense for 2024 decreased $8.4 million, or 8.5%, from 2023. The effective tax rate was 16.3% for 2024, compared to 16.9% for 2023, primarily due to the recording of higher levels of renewable energy investment tax credits and lower pre-tax earnings in 2024. Effective tax rates are lower than the 21% federal statutory rate due to the tax benefits resulting from tax credits, tax-exempt income on investments and loans and income from BOLI.

Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022

Refer to the MD&A in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024 for a comparison of 2023 to 2022.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following table presents our condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

TABLE 12

(dollars in millions)

The increase in both assets and liabilities is primarily due to solid organic loan growth and robust deposit growth.

Lending Activity

The loan and lease portfolio consists principally of loans and leases to individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses within our primary markets in seven states and the District of Columbia. Our market coverage spans several major metropolitan areas including: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and the Piedmont Triad (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point) in North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. Loans held for sale declined $270 million, or 55.3%, from December 31, 2023 due primarily to the sale of $332 million of indirect auto loans that closed in the first quarter of 2024.

Following is a summary of loans and leases:

TABLE 13

(dollars in millions)

Total loans and leases increased $1.6 billion, or 5.0%, to $33.9 billion at December 31, 2024, compared to $32.3 billion at December 31, 2023, reflecting an increase in consumer loans of $949.0 million, or 8.0%, and commercial loans and leases increased $667.2 million or 3.3%. Our organic loan growth in 2024 was driven by the continued success of our strategy to grow high-quality loans and deepen customer relationships across our diverse geographic footprint.

As of both December 31, 2024 and 2023, 29.0% of the commercial real estate loans were owner-occupied, while the remaining 71.0% were non-owner-occupied. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had commercial construction loans of $2.4 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, representing 7.2% and 6.6% of total loans and leases, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had residential construction loans of $277.0 million and $360.6 million, respectively, representing 0.8% and 1.1% of total loans and leases, respectively. Our commercial real estate portfolio included $9.0 billion of non-owner occupied loans, of which 18.7% represented office loans. Our top 25 non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans averaged approximately $22 million per exposure with the office component comprised of mid-sized offices primarily located outside of central business districts with 43% of the office portfolio averaging less than $5 million per exposure.

Commercial and industrial loans are loans to businesses that are not secured by real estate where the borrower's leverage and cash flows from operations are the primary default risk drivers. The growth in the commercial and industrial loans category was led by activity in the Cleveland, Pittsburgh and North Carolina markets, while the growth in residential mortgages reflected growth in adjustable-rate mortgages and jumbo mortgages retained on the balance sheet and the continued success of our Physicians First mortgage program, which is a digital program that provides a bundled suite of specialized products to meet the personal and professional needs of physicians, dentists, veterinarians and other healthcare professionals.

Within our primary lending footprint, certain industries are more predominant given the geographic location of these lending markets. We strive to maintain a diverse commercial loan portfolio by avoiding undue concentrations or exposures to any particular sector, and we actively monitor our commercial loan portfolio to ensure that our industry mix is consistent with our risk appetite and within targeted thresholds. Several factors are taken into consideration when determining these thresholds, including recent economic and market trends. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no concentrations of loans relating to any industry in excess of 10% of total loans.

The decrease in indirect installment loans is primarily due to the sale of $431 million of indirect auto loans that closed in the third quarter of 2024.

Additional information relating to originated loans and loans acquired in business combinations is provided in Note 27, “Mergers and Acquisitions” and Note 5, “Loans and Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

Following is a summary of the maturity distribution of loan categories with fixed and floating interest rates as of December 31, 2024:

TABLE 14

(in millions)

For additional information relating to lending activity, see Note 5, “Loans and Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report. For additional information on repricing of floating interest rates, see the Market Risk section of MD&A, which is included in Item 7 of this Report.

Non-Performing Assets

Non-performing loans include non-accrual loans. Past due loans are reviewed monthly to identify loans for non-accrual status. We place a loan on non-accrual status and discontinue interest accruals on originated loans generally when principal or interest is due and has remained unpaid for a certain number of days, unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. Commercial loans are placed on non-accrual at 90 days, installment loans are placed on non-accrual at 120 days and residential mortgages and consumer lines of credit are generally placed on non-accrual at 180 days. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Non-accrual loans may not be restored to accrual status until all delinquent principal and interest have been paid and the ultimate ability to collect the remaining principal and interest is reasonably assured.

Non-accrual loans of $159.6 million at December 31, 2024 increased $52.4 million, or 48.9%, compared to December 31, 2023, attributed to a small number of commercial real estate loans, with both periods remaining at relatively low levels.

Following is a summary of non-performing loans and leases, by class, OREO and non-performing assets:

TABLE 15

(dollars in millions)

Following is a summary of loans and leases 90 days or more past due on which interest accruals continue:

TABLE 16

(dollars in millions)

Following is a table showing the amounts of contractual interest income and actual interest income related to non-performing loans:

TABLE 17

(in millions)

Loan Modifications

During the period, there are loans whose contractual terms have been modified in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. These modifications result from loss mitigation activities and could include a term extension, interest rate reduction, principal forgiveness, and other actions intended to minimize the economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral.

For additional information relating to loan modifications, see Note 5, “Loans and Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Leases

The CECL model takes into consideration the expected credit losses over the life of the loan at the time the loan is originated. The model used to calculate the ACL is dependent on the portfolio composition and credit quality, as well as historical experience, current conditions and forecasts of economic conditions and interest rates. Specifically, the following considerations are incorporated into the ACL calculation:

• a third-party macroeconomic forecast scenario;
• a 24-month R&S forecast period for macroeconomic factors with a reversion to the historical mean on a straight-line basis over a 12-month period; and
• the historical through-the-cycle default mean calculated using an expanded period to include a prior recessionary period.

At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we utilized a third-party consensus macroeconomic forecast reflecting the current and projected macroeconomic environment. For our ACL calculation at December 31, 2024, the macroeconomic variables that we utilized included, but were not limited to: (i) the purchase only Housing Price Index, which increases 7.4% over our R&S forecast period, (ii) a Commercial Real Estate Price Index, which increases 3.9% over our R&S forecast period, (iii) S&P Volatility, which increases 34.9% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026 and (iv) personal and business bankruptcies, which increase steadily over the R&S forecast period but average below the historical through-the-cycle period. Macroeconomic variables that we utilized for our ACL calculation as of December 31, 2023 included, but were not limited to: (i) the purchase only Housing Price Index, which increases 5.3% over our R&S forecast period, (ii) a Commercial Real Estate Price Index, which increases 0.1% over our R&S forecast period, (iii) S&P Volatility, which decreases 4.0% in 2024 and 2.9% in 2025 and (iv) bankruptcies, which increase steadily over the R&S forecast period but average below the historical through the cycle period.

Following is a summary of certain data related to the ACL and loans and leases:

TABLE 18

(dollars in millions)

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Following is a summary of changes in the AULC by portfolio segment:

TABLE 19

(in millions)

The ACL on loans and leases of $422.8 million at December 31, 2024 increased $17.2 million, or 4.3%, from December 31, 2023. Our ending ACL coverage ratio at both December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was 1.25%. Total provision for credit losses during 2024 was $79.8 million, compared to $71.8 million for the same period in 2023. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by loan growth and an increase in substandard commercial real estate loans. Net charge-offs were $62.7 million, or 0.19%, of total average loans, compared to $67.7 million, or 0.22%, in 2023. The ACL as a percentage of non-performing loans for the total portfolio decreased from 378% as of December 31, 2023 to 265% remaining at an adequate level as of December 31, 2024.

Following is a summary of the allocation of the ACL and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans:

TABLE 20

(dollars in millions)

Investment Activity

Investment activities serve to generate net interest income while supporting interest rate sensitivity and liquidity positions. Securities purchased with the intent and ability to hold until maturity are categorized as securities HTM and carried at amortized cost. All other securities are categorized as securities AFS and are recorded at fair value. AFS debt securities in unrealized loss positions are evaluated for impairment related to credit loss at least quarterly. Management has determined that no credit loss exists on securities AFS. Securities, like loans, are subject to interest rate and credit risk. In addition, by their nature, securities classified as AFS are also subject to fair value risks that could negatively affect the level of liquidity available to us, as well as shareholders’ equity. A change in the value of securities HTM could also negatively affect the level of shareholders’ equity if there was a decline in the underlying creditworthiness of the issuers. A CECL methodology is applied to securities HTM. As of December 31, 2024, securities HTM had a CECL ACL of $0.25 million.

As of December 31, 2024, debt securities classified as AFS and HTM totaled $3.5 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively. During 2024, debt securities AFS increased by $213.1 million and debt securities HTM increased by $67.1 million from December 31,

2023. As of December 31, 2024, AFS securities comprised 47% of the total securities portfolio and HTM securities comprised 53% of the total securities portfolio. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not hold any trading securities.

The following table indicates the respective contractual maturities and weighted-average yields of debt securities HTM, shown at amortized cost, as of December 31, 2024:

TABLE 21

(dollars in millions)

The weighted average yields for tax-exempt debt securities are computed on an FTE basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 21.0%.

The amortized cost of AFS and HTM securities are summarized in the following table:

TABLE 22

(dollars in millions)

We completed the sale of $231.4 million of AFS investment securities in November 2024, which resulted in a realized loss (pre-tax) of $34.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. We reinvested proceeds from the sale of those investment securities with an average yield of 1.41% into investment securities yielding 4.78% with a similar duration and convexity profile. In December 2023, we completed the sale of $648.7 million of AFS investment securities, resulting in a realized loss (pre-tax) of $67.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. We reinvested proceeds from the sale of those investment securities with an average yield of 1.08% into investment securities with yields approximately 350 basis points higher with a similar duration and convexity profile.

For additional information relating to investment activity, see Note 3, “Securities” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

Deposits

Our primary source of funds is deposits. Our diversified and granular deposit base are provided by business, consumer and municipal customers who we serve within our footprint.

Following is a summary of deposits:

TABLE 23

(dollars in millions)

Total deposits increased $2.4 billion, or 6.9%, from December 31, 2023, primarily due to organic growth in new and existing customer relationships through our successful deposit initiatives. We ended 2024 with approximately 77% of all deposits insured by the FDIC or collateralized. The mix of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits equaled 26.3% at December 31, 2024, compared to 29.4% at December 31, 2023 as customers continued to migrate deposits into higher-yielding deposit products.

Following is a summary of estimated insured and uninsured time deposits in excess of the FDIC insurance limit by remaining maturity at December 31, 2024:

TABLE 24

(in millions)

Short-Term Borrowings

Borrowings with original maturities of one year or less are classified as short-term. Short-term borrowings, made up of customer repurchase agreements (also referred to as securities sold under repurchase agreements), FHLB advances and subordinated notes, decreased to $1.3 billion at December 31, 2024 from $2.5 billion at December 31, 2023, primarily due to a $1.3 billion decrease in short-term FHLB borrowings.

Following is a summary of selected information relating to short-term FHLB borrowings:

TABLE 25

(dollars in millions)

For additional information relating to deposits and short-term borrowings, see Note 12, “Deposits” and Note 13, “Short-Term Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

Capital Resources

Our capital position depends, in part, on the access to, and cost of, funding for new business initiatives, the ability to engage in expanded business activities, the ability to pay dividends and the level and nature of regulatory oversight.

The assessment of capital adequacy depends on a number of factors such as expected organic growth in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, asset quality, liquidity, earnings performance and sustainability, changing competitive conditions, regulatory changes or actions and economic forces. We seek to maintain a strong capital base to support our growth and expansion activities, to provide stability to current operations and to promote public confidence.

Pursuant to and in compliance with applicable SEC laws, rules and regulations, we may, from time to time, issue and sell in one or more offerings any combination of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts or units. On December 11, 2024, we completed a registered debt offering in which we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.722% fixed-rate / floating rate senior notes due in 2030. The net proceeds of the debt offering after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs were $496.7 million. These proceeds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include investments at the holding company level, capital to support the growth of FNBPA and refinancing of outstanding indebtedness.

Since inception of our $300 million stock repurchase program starting in 2022, we repurchased 14.4 million shares at a weighted average share price of $11.43 for $164.3 million under this repurchase program, with $135.7 million remaining for repurchase. Any repurchases will be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions. The purchases will be funded from available working capital. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased and we may discontinue purchases at any time. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes a 1% excise tax on stock repurchases.

On February 15, 2024, we redeemed all our 7.25% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, in the amount of $111 million. The preferred stock is no longer outstanding and dividends will no longer accrue on such securities.

Capital management is a continuous process with capital plans and stress testing for FNB and FNBPA updated at least annually. These capital plans include assessing the adequacy of expected capital levels assuming various scenarios by projecting capital needs for a forecast period of two to three years beyond the current year. Both FNB and FNBPA are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. For additional information, see Note 22, “Regulatory Matters” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report. From time to time, we issue shares initially acquired by us as treasury stock under our various benefit plans. We may issue additional preferred or common stock to maintain our well-capitalized status.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The following table sets forth contractual obligations of principal that represent required and potential cash outflows as of December 31, 2024:

TABLE 26

(in millions)

The following table sets forth the amount of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit as of December 31, 2024:

TABLE 27

(in millions)

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements because while the borrower has the ability to draw upon these commitments at any time, these commitments often expire without being drawn upon. Additionally, we can terminate a significant portion of these commitments at our discretion. For additional information relating to commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, see Note 16, “Commitments, Credit Risk and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Item 8 of this Report.

LIQUIDITY

Our primary liquidity management goal is to satisfy the cash flow requirements of customers and the operating cash needs of FNB with cost-effective funding. Our Board of Directors has established an Asset/Liability Management Policy to guide management in achieving and maintaining earnings performance consistent with long-term goals, while maintaining acceptable levels of interest rate risk, a “well-capitalized” Balance Sheet and appropriate levels of liquidity. Our Board of Directors has also established Liquidity and Contingency Funding Policies to guide management in addressing the ability to identify, measure, monitor and control both normal and stressed liquidity conditions. These policies designate our ALCO as the body responsible for meeting these objectives. The ALCO, which is comprised of members of executive management, reviews liquidity on a continuous basis and approves significant changes in strategies that affect Balance Sheet or cash flow positions. Liquidity is centrally managed daily by our Treasury Department.

Parent Company Liquidity

The parent company’s funding requirements primarily consist of shareholder dividends, debt service, income taxes, operating expenses, funding of non-bank subsidiaries, and stock repurchases. The parent company’s funding sources primarily consist of dividends and interest received from the Bank and other direct subsidiaries, net taxes collected from subsidiaries included in the consolidated tax returns, fees for services provided to subsidiaries and the issuance of debt instruments. The dividends received from the Bank and other direct subsidiaries may be impacted by the parent’s or its subsidiaries’ capital and liquidity needs, statutory laws and regulations, corporate policies, contractual restrictions, profitability and other factors. In addition, through one of our subsidiaries, we regularly issue subordinated notes, which are guaranteed by FNB.

Management utilizes various strategies to ensure sufficient cash on hand is available to meet the parent company's funding needs. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we successfully completed an offering of fixed / floating rate senior notes maturing in December 2030 for $496.7 million in net proceeds. The issuance was met with strong investor interest and was priced with a coupon of 5.722%, a spread of 165 basis points above the yield of a comparable term Treasury Note. We have historically been opportunistic when accessing the capital markets, and we expect to continue with that strategy. The parent company's cash position at December 31, 2024 was $803.4 million, increasing $428.0 million from December 31, 2023.

In February 2024, we redeemed all $111 million of our Series E, 7.25% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors declared the redemption of the preferred stock given its higher relative cost of capital, a 3-month SOFR + 4.60%, and our strong capital position. Our regulatory CET1 ratio and Total Capital ratios were 10.6% and 12.4%, respectively, at December 31, 2024 with the Total Capital ratio reflecting the completed preferred stock redemption.

Two metrics that are used to gauge the adequacy of the parent company’s cash position are the LCR and MCH. The LCR is defined as the sum of cash on hand plus projected cash inflows over the next 12 months divided by projected cash outflows over the next 12 months. The MCH is defined as the number of months of corporate expenses and dividends that can be covered by the existing cash on hand. The LCR and MCH ratios and Parent company cash on hand are presented in the following table:

TABLE 28

As previously mentioned, our parent company cash on hand increased materially due to the issuance of senior debt during the fourth quarter of 2024, which was partially offset by the preferred stock redemption. The decrease in the LCR at December 31, 2024 is due to the scheduled maturity of $350 million in senior debt due in August 2025 and $100 million of subordinated debt scheduled to mature in October 2025, which are considered cash outflows for the ratio calculations. The MCH increased from December 31, 2023 primarily due to the larger cash balance on hand. The projected LCR and MCH after the maturity of the senior and subordinated debt in 2025 would be 2.7 times and 18.7 months, respectively. Management has concluded that our cash levels remain appropriate given the current market environment.

Bank Liquidity

Bank-level liquidity sources from assets include payments from loans and investments, as well as the ability to securitize, pledge or sell loans, investment securities and other assets. Liquidity sources from liabilities are generated primarily through the banking offices of FNBPA in the form of deposits and customer repurchase agreements. The Bank also has access to reliable and cost-effective wholesale sources of liquidity. Short- and long-term funds are available for use to help fund normal business operations, and unused credit availability can be utilized to serve as contingency funding if faced with a liquidity crisis.

Over time, our liquidity position has been positively impacted by FNBPA's ability to generate growth in relationship-based accounts. Organic growth in low-cost transaction deposits has been complemented by management’s continued strategy of deposit gathering efforts focused on attracting new customer relationships across our geographic footprint and deepening relationships with existing customers, in part through internal lead generation efforts leveraging our data analytics capabilities. These strategies helped management successfully grow total deposits by $2.4 billion, or 6.9%, when compared to December 31, 2023. Interest-bearing demand deposits and time deposits increased $1.9 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, when compared to December 31, 2023 through these efforts. Non-interest-bearing demand deposits decreased $461.3 million and savings account balances declined $286.7 million compared to December 31, 2023 as customers continue to migrate deposits into higher-yielding deposit products. The mix of non-interest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits remained consistent with the prior quarter at 26%. The liquidity position of FNBPA was further strengthened by the sale of $431 million of indirect auto loans in the third quarter of 2024. Our loan to deposit ratio declined from 93.1% at December 31, 2023 to 91.5% at December 31, 2024 as a result of the strong deposit growth and the sale of the indirect auto loans.

At December 31, 2024, approximately 77% of our deposits were insured by the FDIC or collateralized, stable with December 31, 2023. Our cash balances held at the FRB were $2.0 billion at December 31, 2024 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023. Management will continue to evaluate appropriate levels of liquidity based on expected loan and deposit growth and other balance sheet activity.

The following table presents certain information relating to FNBPA’s credit availability and salable unpledged securities:

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(dollars in millions)

Our bank-level liquidity position has remained strong throughout 2024. The strong deposit generation noted earlier provided management the flexibility to reduce short- and long-term borrowings by a combined $209 million. Our contingency funding policy and periodic liquidity stress testing of multiple stress scenarios is particularly valuable as we successfully manage our liquidity. We continue to have ample unused borrowing capacity that could cover 1.57 times the uninsured deposit and non-collateralized deposit balances as of December 31, 2024. The previously mentioned strong deposit growth was partially responsible for a $1.8 billion increase in contingency funding availability, which resulted in the improvement in this ratio. A portion of this capacity includes capacity at the FRB's Discount Window. We have no borrowings under this facility. Additional sources of unused wholesale credit availability for FNBPA include the ability to borrow from the FHLB, correspondent bank lines, and access to other funding channels. In addition to credit availability, FNBPA also has salable unpledged government and agency securities that could be utilized to meet funding needs and has excess cash to meet its pledging requirements. At December 31, 2024, FNBPA has $2.9 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion from December 31, 2023, of cash and salable unpledged government and agency securities representing 6.0% of total assets. This compares to a policy minimum of 3.0%.

Another metric for measuring liquidity risk is the liquidity gap analysis. The following liquidity gap analysis as of December 31, 2024 compares the difference between our cash flows from existing earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities over future time intervals. Management calculates this ratio at least quarterly and it is reviewed regularly by ALCO. Management monitors the size of the liquidity gaps so that sources and uses of funds are reasonably matched in the normal course of business and in relation to implied forward rate expectations. A reasonably matched position lays a better foundation for dealing with additional funding needs during a potential liquidity crisis. A positive gap position means that more assets are expected to mature over the next 12 months than liabilities. The allocation of non-maturity deposits and customer repurchase agreements to the twelve-month categories is based on the estimated lives of each product.

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(dollars in millions)

The twelve-month cumulative gap to total assets ratio was (5.0)% as of December 31, 2024, compared to (2.6)% as of December 31, 2023. The change in the twelve-month cumulative gap to total assets was primarily related to management's shorter-term time deposit offerings that effectively reduced the average maturity of new time deposits, which reduced our asset sensitivity. In addition, the ALCO regularly monitors various liquidity ratios, stress scenarios of our liquidity position and assumptions considering market disruptions, lending demand, deposit behavior, and funding availability. The stress scenarios forecast that adequate funding will be available even under severe conditions. Management believes we have sufficient liquidity available to meet our normal operating and contingency funding cash needs.

MARKET RISK

Market risk refers to potential losses arising predominately from changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices and commodity prices. Interest rate risk is comprised of repricing risk, basis risk, yield curve risk and options risk. We are primarily exposed to interest rate risk inherent in our lending and deposit-taking activities as a financial intermediary. To succeed in this capacity, we offer an extensive variety of financial products to meet the diverse needs of our customers. These products sometimes contribute to interest rate risk for us when product groups do not complement one another. For example, depositors may want short-term deposits, while borrowers may desire long-term loans.

Changes in market interest rates may result in changes in the fair value of our financial instruments, cash flows and net interest income. Subject to its ongoing oversight, the Board of Directors has given ALCO the responsibility for market risk management, which involves devising policy guidelines, risk measures and limits, and managing the amount of interest rate risk and its effect on net interest income and capital. We use derivative financial instruments for interest rate risk management purposes.

We use an asset/liability model to measure our interest rate risk. Interest rate risk measures we utilize include earnings simulation, EVE and gap analysis. Gap analysis and EVE are static measures that do not incorporate assumptions regarding future business. Gap analysis, while a helpful diagnostic tool, displays cash flows for only a single rate environment. EVE’s long-term horizon helps identify changes in optionality and longer-term positions. However, EVE’s liquidation perspective does not translate into the earnings-based measures that are the focus of managing and valuing a going concern. Net interest income simulations explicitly measure the exposure to earnings from changes in market rates of interest. In these simulations, our current financial position is combined with assumptions regarding future business activities to calculate net interest income under various hypothetical rate scenarios. The ALCO regularly reviews earnings simulations over multiple years under various interest rate scenarios. Reviewing these various measures provides us with a comprehensive view of our interest rate risk profile, which provides the basis for balance sheet management strategies.

The following repricing gap analysis as of December 31, 2024 compares the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities subject to repricing. The allocation of non-maturity deposits and customer repurchase agreements to the one-month maturity category below is based on the estimated sensitivity of each product to changes in market rates. For example, if a product’s rate is estimated to increase by 50% as much as the market rates, then 50% of the account balance was placed in this category.

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(dollars in millions)

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Management utilizes the repricing gap analysis as a diagnostic tool in managing net interest income and EVE risk measures. The positive cumulative gap positions indicate that we have a greater amount of repricing earning assets than repricing interest-bearing liabilities over the subsequent twelve months, thereby creating our current asset sensitive position. As a result of management's strategies to reduce its asset sensitive position, the twelve-month cumulative repricing gap to total assets was 4.5% as of December 31, 2024, down from 10.3% at December 31, 2023. Specific pricing actions included an emphasis on originating shorter-term time deposits so more interest bearing liabilities will mature in less than 12 months, hence reducing the repricing gap differential. In addition, management actions included the use of interest rate swaps.

In addition to the repricing gap analysis above, we model rate scenarios which move all rates gradually over twelve months (Rate Ramps). We also model rate scenarios which move all rates in an immediate and parallel fashion (Rate Shocks) and model scenarios that gradually change the shape of the yield curve. Using a static Balance Sheet structure and utilizing net interest income simulations, the following table presents an analysis of the potential sensitivity of our net interest income to changes in interest rates using Rate Ramps and the sensitivity of EVE using Rate Shocks. The variance percentages represent the change between the net interest income and EVE calculated under the particular rate scenario compared to the net interest income and EVE that was calculated assuming market rates as of December 31, 2024. The calculated results do not reflect management's potential actions.

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There are multiple factors that influence our interest rate risk position and impact on net interest income, including external factors such as the shape of the yield curve, the competitive landscape and expectations regarding future interest rates, as well as internal factors regarding product offerings, product mix and pricing and re-pricing of loans and deposits. Our current interest rate risk position is modestly asset sensitive. A key driver of this position resulted from the origination of consumer and commercial loans with short-term repricing characteristics, some of which have been swapped to a fixed rate. Total variable and adjustable-rate loans were 62.9% and 62.2% of total net loans and leases at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Forty-seven percent of our net loans and leases reprice within the next three months and are indexed to short-term SOFR, Prime and other indices. Furthermore, we regularly sell long-term fixed-rate residential mortgages in the secondary market.

Management continues to be proactive in managing our interest rate risk (IRR) position with the intention to manage to a more neutral position given the current market expectations for lower short-term interest rates. During 2024, management adjusted the IRR position by slightly extending the duration of the investment securities portfolio, originating adjustable-rate mortgage loans with longer-duration fixed-rate reset periods, strategically meeting our customers' preferences for higher yielding deposit products, with shorter-term time deposits, utilizing borrowings with variable rates and varying maturities and executing receive-fixed interest rate swaps to hedge adjustable rate loans. As a result, the net interest income change over 12 months shown above in both the up and down rate ramp scenarios is closer to neutral compared to December 31, 2023.

We also utilize derivatives to manage the IRR position. These positions are used to protect the fair value of assets and liabilities by converting the contractual interest rate on a specified amount (i.e., notional amounts) to another interest rate index or to hedge the variability in cash flows attributable to the contractually specified interest rate by converting the variable rate index into a fixed rate. The volume, maturity and mix of derivative positions change periodically as we adjust our broader interest rate risk management objectives, and the balance sheet positions to be hedged. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we executed receive-fixed interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges for variable rate commercial loans for $1.0 billion (notional) at an average rate of 3.9% and average maturity of 42.3 months. At December 31, 2024, we have a total of $2.2 billion (notional) of these cash flow hedges at an average rate of 2.5% and average maturity of 23.9 months with the last hedge scheduled to expire in January 2029, with $1.0 billion (notional) of this total maturing in 2025 at an average rate of 0.9%. Additionally, we have a $200.0 million (notional) interest rate collar on variable rate commercial loans with strike rates between 2.8525% and 5.50% that matures in April 2026.

Derivative financial instruments are also offered to enable commercial customers to meet their financing and investing objectives and for their risk management purposes. We typically enter into offsetting third-party contracts with reputable counterparties with substantially matching terms to economically hedge the exposure related to these derivatives. At December 31, 2024, the commercial customer-related interest rate swaps totaled $5.9 billion (notional), up from $5.7 billion (notional) at December 31, 2023. For additional information regarding interest rate swaps, see Note 15, "Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.

In addition to the rate ramp scenarios for net interest income changes shown above, we also model immediate interest rate shock scenarios. These results use historical long-term deposit rate beta assumptions that are regularly analyzed and adjusted as necessary for both rising and falling rate scenarios. Assuming a static Balance Sheet, a +100 basis point Rate Shock increases net interest income (12 months) by 2.0% at December 31, 2024 and 3.4% at December 31, 2023. For a +200 basis point Rate Shock, net interest income (12 months) increases by 3.9% at December 31, 2024 and 6.7% at December 31, 2023. The metrics for a minus 200 basis point Rate Shock are (4.6)% and (7.7)% at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and for a minus 100 basis point Rate Shock are (2.2)% and (3.6)% at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. In addition to the cash flow hedges, the primary drivers of the change in net interest income in the rate shock scenarios include the mix shift of deposit products into shorter-term time deposits, the pace of deposit repricing and assumed betas and loan prepayments. These results reflect a more neutral net interest income change over 12 months in both the up and down rate shock scenarios compared to December 31, 2023, consistent with the rate ramp results.

We recognize that all asset/liability models have some inherent shortcomings. Asset/liability models require certain assumptions to be made, such as prepayment rates on interest-earning assets and repricing impact on non-maturity deposits, which may differ from actual experience. These business assumptions are based upon our experience, business plans, economic and market trends and available industry data. While management believes that its methodology for developing such assumptions is reasonable, there can be no assurance that modeled results will be achieved. Furthermore, the metrics are based upon the static Balance Sheet structure as of the valuation date and do not reflect planned growth or management actions that could be taken.

CREDIT RATINGS

Our credit ratings affect the cost and availability of short- and long-term funding and collateral requirements for certain derivative instruments.

Credit ratings are subject to ongoing review by rating agencies, which consider a number of factors, including our financial strength, performance, prospects and operations as well as other factors not under our control. Other factors that influence our credit ratings include changes to the rating agencies’ methodologies for our industry or certain security types; the rating agencies’ assessment of the general operating environment for financial services companies; our relative positions in the markets in which we compete; our various risk exposures and risk management policies and activities; pending litigation and other contingencies; our reputation; our liquidity position, diversity of funding sources and funding costs; the current and expected level and volatility of our earnings; our capital position and capital management practices; our corporate governance; current or future regulatory and legislative initiatives; and the agencies’ views on whether the U.S. government would provide meaningful support to us or our subsidiaries in a crisis.

Credit rating downgrades or negative watch warnings could negatively impact our reputation with lenders, investors and other third parties, which could also impair our ability to compete in certain markets or engage in certain transactions. In particular, holders of deposits which exceed FDIC insurance limits may perceive such a downgrade or warning negatively and withdraw all or a portion of such deposits.

The following table presents the credit ratings for FNB and FNBPA as of December 31, 2024:

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RISK MANAGEMENT

As a financial institution, we take on a certain amount of risk in every business decision, transaction and activity. Accordingly, we have designed an Enterprise Risk Management Framework and risk management practices to identify, assess, monitor and report the material risks known throughout the organization in pursuit of our business strategies. Our Board of Directors and senior management have identified seven major categories of risk: credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, compliance risk, reputation risk and strategic risk. In its oversight role of our risk management function, the Board of Directors focuses on the strategies, analyses and conclusions of management relating to identifying, understanding and managing risks to optimize total shareholder value, while balancing prudent business and safety and soundness considerations.

We support our risk management processes and business oversight through three lines of defense and a governance structure at the Board of Directors and management levels.

The lines of defense model consists of:

• First Line of Defense - consists of our businesses and enterprise support areas that engage in risk-taking activities and are principally responsible for owning and managing the day-to-day operational activities in accordance with the risk frameworks.
• Second Line of Defense - consists of the Risk Management Department responsible for developing risk frameworks and identifying, assessing, overseeing and controlling enterprise aggregate risks independent from the First Line of Defense.
• Third Line of Defense - is Internal Audit and develops and executes a risk-based audit plan to provide assurance on the compliance and effectiveness of controls and risk management practices throughout the organization independent from the First and Second Lines of Defense.

Our Board of Directors is responsible for the oversight of management on behalf of our shareholders. The Board of Directors has assistance in carrying out its duties and may delegate authority through the following standing Board Committees:

• Audit Committee - provides oversight of our internal and external audit processes. In addition, monitors the integrity of the consolidated financial statements, internal controls over financial reporting, qualifications and independence of our audit function.
• Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee - responsible for selecting and recommending nominees for election to the FNB and FNBPA Boards of Directors.
• Compensation Committee - reviews performance and compensation of senior management and reviews and implements compensation and benefit matters having corporate-wide significance.
• Executive Committee - joint session of the FNB and FNBPA Board of Directors to cover special matters, as deemed necessary, in between regularly scheduled board meetings.
• Risk Committee - provides oversight and approves the enterprise-wide Risk Governance Framework (ERM Framework) including the review and approval of risk management policies and practices to identify, assess, monitor and report material risks.
• Credit Fair Lending and CRA Committee - responsible for providing oversight of credit and lending strategies and objectives.

The Risk Committee serves as the primary point of contact between our Board of Directors and the Risk Management Council (RMC), which is the senior management level committee responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring and reporting on enterprise-wide risks. The Risk Committee and RMC are supported by other risk management committees, including Credit Risk Committees, Operational Risk Committee, Compliance Risk Committee and ALCO.

Risk appetite is an integral element of our enterprise risk management framework and of our business and capital planning processes through our Board Risk Committee and Risk Management Council. We use our risk appetite processes to promote appropriate alignment of risk, capital and performance tactics, while also considering risk capacity and appetite constraints from both financial and non-financial risks. The Board of Directors adopted an enterprise risk appetite that defines acceptable risk limits under which we seek to operate in pursuit of optimizing returns. As such, we monitor a series of Key Risk Indicators for various business lines and operations units to measure performance alignment with our stated risk appetite. Our top-down risk appetite process serves as a limit for undue risk-taking for bottom-up planning from our various business functions. Our Board Risk Committee, in collaboration with our Risk Management Council, approves our risk appetite on an annual basis, or more frequently, as needed to reflect changes in the risk, regulatory, economic and strategic plan environments, with the goal of ensuring that our strategic plans and business operations remain consistent with our risk appetite given the current regulatory environment and shareholders' expectations.

Our Enterprise Risk Management Framework provides the practices to identify, assess, control and monitor and report on risk across the organization. Reports relating to our risk appetite and strategic plans, and our ongoing monitoring thereof, and our aggregate risk profile, are regularly presented to our various management level risk oversight and planning committees and periodically reported up through our Board Risk Committee.

We continue to assess our risk management practices on an ongoing basis and are making investments as necessary to position ourselves for continued growth and heightened regulatory risk management expectations for large banking institutions with average total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more.

The Board of Directors believes that our enterprise-wide risk management process is effective and enables the Board of Directors to:

• assess the quality of the information they receive;
• understand the businesses, investments and financial, accounting, legal, regulatory and strategic considerations, and the risks that FNB faces;
• oversee and assess how senior management evaluates risk; and
• assess appropriately the quality of our enterprise-wide risk management processes.

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO GAAP

Reconciliations of non-GAAP operating measures and key performance indicators discussed in this Report to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the following tables.

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Operating net income available to common shareholders

(in thousands)

The table above shows how operating net income available to common shareholders (non-GAAP) is derived from amounts reported in our financial statements. We believe certain charges such as preferred dividend at redemption, merger expenses, FDIC special assessment, realized loss on investment securities restructuring, software impairment, loss related to indirect auto loan sales, initial provision for non-PCD loans acquired and branch consolidation costs are not organic costs to run our operations and facilities. These costs are specific to each individual transaction and may vary significantly based on the size and complexity of the transaction.

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Operating earnings per diluted common share

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Return on average tangible common equity

(dollars in thousands)

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

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Operating return on average tangible common equity

(dollars in thousands)

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

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Return on average tangible assets

(dollars in thousands)

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

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Tangible book value per common share

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

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Tangible common equity to tangible assets

(dollars in thousands)

(1) Excludes loan servicing rights.

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Operating non-interest income

(dollars in thousands)

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Operating non-interest expense

(dollars in thousands)

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Key Performance Indicators

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Efficiency ratio

(dollars in thousands)

The information called for by this item is provided in the Market Risk section of MD&A, which is included in Item 7 of this Report, and is incorporated herein by reference.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. FNB’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of FNB’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, FNB’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. Information required by this item is set forth in “Report of Management on F.N.B. Corporation’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” and “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in Item 8 of this Report.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.