HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC /MD/

Market risk refers to potential losses arising from changes in interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange

rates, equity prices, and commodity prices, including the correlation among these factors and their volatility. When

the value of an instrument is tied to such external factors, the holder faces market risk. We are exposed primarily to

interest rate risk as a result of offering a wide array of financial products to our customers, and secondarily to price

risk from trading securities, securities owned by our broker-dealer subsidiaries, foreign exchange positions, equity

investments, and investments in securities backed by mortgage loans.

We measure market risk exposure via financial simulation models that provide management with insights on the

potential impact to net interest income and other key metrics as a result of changes in market interest rates. Models

are used to simulate cash flows and accrual characteristics of the balance sheet based on assumptions regarding the

slope or shape of the yield curve, the direction and volatility of interest rates, and the changing composition and

characteristics of the balance sheet resulting from strategic objectives and customer behavior. Our models

incorporate market-based assumptions that include the impact of changing interest rates on prepayment rates of

assets and runoff rates of deposits. The models also include our projections of the future volume and pricing of

various business lines.

In measuring the financial risks associated with interest rate sensitivity in our balance sheet, we compare a set of

alternative interest rate scenarios to the results of a base case scenario derived using market forward rates. The

market forward rates reflect the general market consensus regarding the future level and slope of the yield curve

across a range of tenor points. The standard set of interest rate scenarios includes two types: “shock” scenarios,

which are immediate parallel rate shifts, and “ramp” scenarios, where the parallel shift is applied gradually over the

first 12 months of the forecast on a pro-rata basis. In both shock and ramp scenarios with falling rates, we presume

that market rates will not go below 0%. The scenarios include all executed interest rate risk hedging activities.

Forward-starting hedges are included to the extent that they have been transacted and that they start within the

measurement horizon.

A key driver of our interest rate risk profile is our assumption of interest-bearing deposit repricing sensitivity to

changes in interest rates, otherwise known as deposit beta. In addition, our interest expense is impacted by the

composition of both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposits in relation to our total deposits. Accordingly,

we consider the impacts from both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposits on our total deposit beta.

Following the start of the current falling rate cycle, which began in the third quarter of 2024, our cumulative total

deposit beta (total cost of deposits) through the first quarter of 2026 was 33%.

We use two approaches to model interest rate risk: net interest income at risk (NII at Risk) and economic value

of equity at risk modeling sensitivity analysis (EVE at Risk).

NII at Risk is used by management to measure the risk and impact to earnings over the next 12 months, using a

wide range of interest rate scenarios, including instantaneous and gradual, as well as parallel and non-parallel,

changes in interest rates. The NII at Risk results included in the table below present select gradual “ramp” -200, -100,

+100 and +200 basis point parallel shift scenarios, implied by the forward yield curve over the next 12 months.

(1)Represents the federal funds rate in month 12 given a gradual, parallel “ramp” relative to the base implied forward scenario.

The NII at Risk shows that the balance sheet is asset-sensitive at both March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025.

The primary drivers to the change in sensitivity from December 31, 2025 include current and projected balance

sheet composition, including impacts from the Cadence acquisition, over the simulation horizon and market rates.

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EVE at Risk is used by management to measure the impact of interest rate changes on the net present value of

assets and liab ilities, including derivative exposures, using a wide range of scenarios. The EVE results included in the

table below present select immediate -200, -100, +100 and +200 basis point parallel “shock” scenarios from the yield

curve term points at the specific point in time that EVE sensitivity is measured.

The change in sensitivity from December 31, 2025 was driven primarily bymarket rates and changes to actual

balance sheet composition, in part due to impacts from the Cadence acquisition.

Use of Derivatives to Manage Interest Rate Risk

An integral component of our interest rate risk management strategy is the use of derivative instruments to

minimize significant fluctuations in earnings caused by changes in market interest rates. A variety of derivative

financial instruments, principally interest rate swaps, swaptions, floors, forward contracts, and forward-starting

interest rate swaps, are used in asset and liability management activities to protect against the risk of adverse price

or interest rate movements. These instruments provide flexibility in adjusting Huntington’s sensitivity to changes in

interest rates without exposure to loss of principal and higher funding requirements.

Table 17 shows all swap and floor positions that are utilized for purposes of managing our exposures to the

variability of interest rates. The interest rate variability may impact either the fair value of the assets and liabilities or

the cash flows attributable to net interest margin. These positions are used to protect the fair value of assets and

liabilities by converting the contractual interest rate on a specified amount of assets and liabilities (i.e., notional

amounts) to another interest rate index. The positions are also used 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 frequently as we adjust our broader interest rate risk

management objectives and the balance sheet positions to be hedged. For further information, including the

notional amount and fair values of these derivatives, refer to Note 15 - “Derivative Financial Instruments” of the

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The following presents additional information about the interest rate swaps and floors used in Huntington’s

asset and liability management activities.

(1)Amounts include interest rate swaps as fair value hedges of fixed rate investment securities using the portfolio layer method.

(2)Forward-starting swaps effective starting from July 2026 to April 2029.

(3)Forward-starting swaps and forward-starting floor spreads effective starting from April 2026 to January 2027.

(4)The weighted-average fixed rates for floor spreads are the weighted-average strike rates for the upper and lower bounds of the instruments.

(5)Basis swaps have variable pay and variable receive resets. Weighted-average fixed rate column represents pay rate reset.

(6)Forward-starting swaps effective starting from February 2026 to October 2027.

(7)Forward-starting swaps and forward-starting floor spreads effective starting from January 2026 to December 2026.

Use of Derivatives to Manage Credit Risk

We may utilize credit derivatives as a tool to manage credit risk within the portfolio by purchasing credit

protection over certain types of loan products. When we purchase credit protection, such as a CDS, we pay a fee to

the seller, or CDS counterparty, in return for the right to receive a payment if a specified credit event occurs.

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MSRs

(This section should be read in conjunction with Note 7 - “Mortgage Loan Sales and Servicing Rights” of Notes to

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.)

At March 31, 2026, we had a total of$735 million of capitalized MSRs representing the right to service$42.8

billion in mortgage loans.

MSRfair values are sensitive to movements in interest rates, as expected future net servicing income depends

on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be reduced by prepayments and

declines in credit quality. Prepayments usually increase when mortgage interest rates decline and decrease when

mortgage interest rates rise. We also employ hedging strategies to reduce the risk of MSR fair value changes.

However, volatile changes in interest rates can diminish the effectiveness of these economic hedges. We report

changes in the MSR value net of hedge-related trading activity in the mortgage banking income category of

noninterest income.

MSR assets are included in servicing rights and other intangible assets in the Unaudited Consolidated Financial

Price Risk

Price risk represents the risk of loss arising from adverse movements in the prices of financial instruments that

are carried at fair value and are subject to fair value accounting. We have price risk from trading securities, securities

owned by our broker-dealer subsidiaries, foreign exchange positions, derivative instruments, and equity

investments. We have established loss limits on the trading portfolio, on the amount of foreign exchange exposure

that can be maintained, and on the amount of marketable equity securities that can be held.