STATE STREET CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 1, 2025.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-Q
| ☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
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| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from to
Commission File No.001-07511
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| MA | 04-2456637 | ||||
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| One Congress Street | |||||
| Boston, | MA | 02114 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
| (617) | 786-3000 | ||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |||||
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | |||||
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||
| Common Stock, $1 par value per share | STT | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/4,000th ownership interest in a share of | STT.PRG | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series G, without par value per share | |||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
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| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of April 29, 2025 was 285,181,612.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED
March 31, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |
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| PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
| Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 4 |
| General | 4 |
| Overview of Financial Results | 8 |
| Consolidated Results of Operations | 10 |
| Total Revenue | 10 |
| Net Interest Income | 16 |
| Provision for Credit Losses | 19 |
| Expenses | 19 |
| Repositioning Charges | 20 |
| Income Tax Expense | 20 |
| Line of Business Information | 20 |
| Investment Servicing | 20 |
| Investment Management | 21 |
| Financial Condition | 21 |
| Investment Securities | 22 |
| Loans | 25 |
| Risk Management | 26 |
| Credit and Counterparty Risk Management | 26 |
| Liquidity Risk Management | 27 |
| Operational Risk Management | 30 |
| Information Technology Risk Management | 30 |
| Market Risk Management | 30 |
| Model Risk Management | 34 |
| Strategic Risk Management | 35 |
| Capital | 35 |
| Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements | 42 |
| Recent Accounting Developments | 43 |
| Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 44 |
| Controls and Procedures | 44 |
| Consolidated Financial Statements | 45 |
| Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited) | 45 |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) | 46 |
| Consolidated Statement of Condition | 47 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (unaudited) | 48 |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited) | 49 |
| Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 50 |
| Note 2. Fair Value | 50 |
| Note 3. Investment Securities | 53 |
| Note 4. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses | 57 |
| Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets | 62 |
| Note 6. Other Assets | 63 |
| Note 7. Derivative Financial Instruments | 63 |
| Note 8. Offsetting Arrangements | 66 | |
| Note 9. Commitments and Guarantees | 69 | |
| Note 10. Contingencies | 69 | |
| Note 11. Variable Interest Entities | 71 | |
| Note 12. Shareholders' Equity | 72 | |
| Note 13. Regulatory Capital | 74 | |
| Note 14. Net Interest Income | 76 | |
| Note 15. Expenses | 76 | |
| Note 16. Earnings Per Common Share | 77 | |
| Note 17. Line of Business Information | 77 | |
| Note 18. Revenue from Contracts with Customers | 78 | |
| Note 19. Non-U.S. Activities | 79 | |
| Note 20. Subsequent Events | 79 | |
| Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 80 | |
| PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 83 |
| Item 5 | Other Information | 83 |
| Item 6 | Exhibits | 84 |
| Signatures | 85 |
We use acronyms and other defined terms for certain business terms and abbreviations, as defined in the acronyms list and glossary following the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GENERAL
State Street Corporation is one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, including investment services, markets and financing solutions and investment management. Our clients - asset managers and owners, insurance companies, wealth managers, official institutions, and central banks - rely on us to deliver solutions that support their business objectives across the investment life cycle.
State Street Corporation, referred to as the Parent Company, is a financial holding company organized in 1969 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Parent Company is a source of financial and managerial strength to our subsidiaries. Through our subsidiaries, including our principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company, referred to as State Street Bank, we operate in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We provide a broad range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide, with $46.73 trillion of AUC/A and$4.67 trillion of AUM as of March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, we had consolidated total assets of $372.69 billion, consolidated total deposits of $272.06 billion, consolidated total shareholders' equity of $26.69 billion and approximately 53,000 employees.
Our operations are organized into two lines of business, Investment Servicing and Investment Management, which are defined based on products and services provided.
Additional information about our lines of business is provided in "Line of Business Information" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Form 10-Q).
Our corporate headquarters is located at One Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 (telephone (617) 786-3000). For purposes of this Form 10-Q, unless the context requires otherwise, references to "State Street," "we," "us," "our" or similar terms mean State Street Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
This Management's Discussion and Analysis is part of this Form 10-Q and updates the Management's Discussion and Analysis in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 previously filed with the SEC (2024 Form 10-K). The financial information
contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial and other information contained in our 2024 Form 10-K. Certain previously reported amounts presented in this Form 10-Q have been reclassified to conform to current-period presentation.
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in its application of certain accounting policies that materially affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses.
The significant accounting policies that require us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that are difficult, subjective or complex, about matters that are uncertain and may change in subsequent periods include:
Recurring fair value measurements;
Allowance for credit losses;
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; and
Contingencies.
These significant accounting policies require the most subjective or complex judgments, and underlying estimates and assumptions could be subject to revision as new information becomes available. For additional information about these significant accounting policies refer to pages 117 to 119, “Significant Accounting Estimates” included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our 2024 Form 10-K. We did not change these significant accounting policies in the first three months of 2025.
Certain financial information provided in this Form 10-Q, including this Management's Discussion and Analysis, is presented using both a U.S. GAAP, or reported basis, and a non-GAAP basis, including certain non-GAAP measures used in the calculation of identified regulatory ratios. We measure and compare certain financial information on a non-GAAP basis, including information that management uses in evaluating our business and activities. Non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or as superior to, financial information prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Any non-GAAP financial information presented in this Form 10-Q, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, is reconciled to its most directly comparable currently applicable regulatory ratio or U.S. GAAP-basis measure. As part of our non-GAAP-basis measures, we present a fully taxable-equivalent NII that reports non-taxable revenue, such as interest income associated with tax-exempt investment securities, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, which we believe facilitates an investor's understanding and analysis of our underlying financial performance and trends.
We provide additional disclosures required by applicable bank regulatory standards, including supplemental qualitative and quantitative information with respect to regulatory capital (including market risk associated with our trading activities), the LCR and NSFR, summary results of annual State Street-run stress tests which we conduct under the Dodd-Frank Act, and recovery and resolution plan disclosures. These additional disclosures are accessible on the "Filings & reports" tab of our website atinvestors.statestreet.com.
We have included the website address of State Street (including investors.statestreet.com) and the SEC in this report as an inactive textual reference only. Information on those websites (or any other) is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-Q.
We use acronyms and other defined terms for certain business terms and abbreviations, as defined in the acronyms list and glossary following the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q, as well as other reports and proxy materials submitted by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, registration statements filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933, our annual report to shareholders and other public statements we may make, may contain statements (including statements in our Management's Discussion and Analysis included in such reports, as applicable) that are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements about our goals and expectations regarding our business, financial and capital condition, results of operations, strategies, cost savings and transformation initiatives, investment portfolio performance, dividend and stock purchase programs, acquisitions, outcomes of legal proceedings, market growth, joint ventures and divestitures, client growth, new technologies, services and opportunities, sustainability and impact, human capital and climate, as well as industry, governmental, regulatory, economic and market trends, initiatives and developments, the business environment and other matters that do not relate strictly to historical facts.
Terminology such as “expect,” “outlook,” “will,” “goal,” “target,” “strategy,” “may,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “objective,” “forecast,” “believe,” “priority,”
“anticipate,” “seek,” and “trend,” or similar statements or variations of such terms, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms.
Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which change over time, are based on management's expectations and assumptions at the time the statements are made and are not guarantees of future results. Management's expectations and assumptions, and the continued validity of the forward-looking statements, are subject to change due to a broad range of factors affecting the U.S. and global economies, regulatory environment and the equity, debt, currency and other financial markets, as well as factors specific to State Street and its subsidiaries, including State Street Bank. Factors that could cause changes in the expectations or assumptions on which forward-looking statements are based cannot be foreseen with certainty. Important factors that in the future could cause actual results to differ materially from those envisaged in forward-looking statements, and that in some cases have affected us in the past, include, but are not limited to:
Strategic Risks
We are subject to intense competition, which could negatively affect our profitability;
We are subject to significant pricing pressure and variability in our financial results and our AUC/A and AUM;
Our development and completion of new products and services, including State Street Alpha®and those related to wealth servicing, alternative investment management or digital assets or incorporating artificial intelligence, may impose costs on us, involve dependencies on third parties and may expose us to increased risks;
Acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and divestitures, and the integration, retention and development of the benefits of these transactions, pose risks for our business; and
Competition for qualified members of our workforce is intense, and we may not be able to attract and retain the highly skilled people we need to support our business.
Financial Market Risks
We could be adversely affected by political, geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including, for example, as a result of liquidity or capital deficiencies (actual or perceived) by other financial institutions and related market and government actions, changes in U.S. trade or other policies or those policies of other nations, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, major political shifts domestically or internationally (including the potential for retaliatory actions by governments, market participants or clients based on diverging perspectives or otherwise), actions taken by central banks in an attempt to address prevailing economic conditions, changes in monetary policy or periods of significant volatility in the markets for equity, fixed income and other asset classes globally or within specific markets;
We have significant operations, and clients, in many markets and jurisdictions globally that can be adversely impacted, locally or more broadly, by disruptions in those or other markets or economies, including local, regional and geopolitical developments affecting those markets or economies;
Our investment securities portfolio, consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations could be adversely affected by changes in the financial markets, governmental action or monetary policy. For example, among other risks, changes in prevailing interest rates or market conditions have led, and were they to persist or occur in the future could further lead, to decreases in our NII or to portfolio management decisions resulting in reductions in our capital or liquidity ratios;
Our business activities expose us to interest rate risk;
We assume significant credit risk of counterparties, who may also have substantial financial dependencies on other financial institutions, and these credit exposures and concentrations could expose us to financial loss;
Our fee revenue represents a significant portion of our revenue and is subject to and may decline based on, among other factors, market and currency declines, investment activities and preferences of our clients and their business mix, as well as the timing of new business onboarding;
If we are unable to effectively manage our capital and liquidity, our financial condition, capital ratios, results of operations and business prospects could be adversely affected;
Our calculations of risk exposures, total RWA and capital ratios depend on data inputs, formulae, models, correlations and assumptions that are subject to change, which could materially impact our risk
exposures, our total RWA and our capital ratios from period to period;
We may need to raise additional capital or debt in the future, which may not be available to us or may only be available on unfavorable terms; and
If we experience a downgrade in our credit ratings, or an actual or perceived reduction in our financial strength, our borrowing and capital costs, liquidity and reputation could be adversely affected.
Compliance and Regulatory Risks
Our business and capital-related activities, including common share repurchases, may be adversely affected by regulatory requirements and considerations, including capital, credit and liquidity;
We face extensive and changing government regulation and supervision in the U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions in which we operate, which may increase our costs and compliance risks and may affect our business activities and strategies;
Our businesses may be adversely affected by government enforcement and litigation;
Our businesses may be adversely affected by increased and conflicting political, regulatory and client scrutiny of asset management, stewardship and corporate sustainability or Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices;
Any misappropriation of the confidential information we possess could have an adverse impact on our business and could subject us to regulatory actions, litigation and other adverse effects;
Changes in accounting standards may adversely affect our consolidated results of operations and financial condition;
Changes in tax laws, rules or regulations, challenges to our tax positions and changes in the composition of our pre-tax earnings may increase our effective tax rate;
We could face liabilities for withholding and other non-income taxes, including in connection with our services to clients, as a result of tax authority examinations; and
Our businesses may be negatively affected by adverse publicity or other reputational harm.
Operational and Technology Risks
Attacks or unauthorized access to our or our business partners' or clients' information technology systems or facilities, such as cyber-attacks or other disruptions to our or their operations, could result in significant costs, reputational damage and impacts on our business activities;
Our business may be negatively affected by risks associated with strategic initiatives we are undertaking to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of our operations and of our cybersecurity and technology infrastructure or by our failure to meet the related, resiliency or other expectations of our clients and regulators, or as a result of a cyber-attack or similar vulnerability in our or business partners' infrastructure;
Our risk management framework, models and processes may not be effective in identifying or mitigating risk and reducing the potential for related losses, and a failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures, or errors or delays in our operational and transaction processing, or those of third parties, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and reputation;
Shifting and maintaining operational activities to non-U.S. jurisdictions, changing our operating model, and outsourcing to, or insourcing from, third parties expose us to increased operational risk, geopolitical risk and reputational harm and may not result in expected cost savings or operational improvements;
Long-term contracts and customizing service delivery for clients expose us to increased operational risk, pricing and performance risk;
The quantitative models we use to manage our business may contain errors that could adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results and regulatory compliance, and lapses in disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting could occur, any of which could result in material harm;
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property or may infringe upon the rights of third parties;
Our reputation and business prospects may be damaged if investors in the collective investment pools we sponsor or manage incur substantial losses in these investment pools or are restricted in redeeming their interests in these investment pools;
The impacts of global regulatory requirements and expectations, shifting client preferences, and disclosure requirements
related to climate risks and sustainability standards could adversely affect us; and
We may incur losses or face negative impacts on our business as a result of unforeseen events, including terrorist attacks, geopolitical events, acute or chronic physical risk events, including natural disasters, pandemics, global conflicts, or a banking crisis, which may have a negative impact on our business and operations.
Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in our forward-looking statements and from our historical financial results due to the factors discussed in this section and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q or disclosed in our other SEC filings. Forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q should not be relied on as representing our expectations or assumptions as of any time subsequent to the time this Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise our forward-looking statements after the time they are made. The factors discussed herein are not intended to be a complete statement of all risks and uncertainties that may affect our businesses. We cannot anticipate all developments that may adversely affect our business or operations or our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Forward-looking statements should not be viewed as predictions and should not be the primary basis on which investors evaluate State Street. Any investor in State Street should consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, including our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in particular our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K, and our registration statements filed under the Securities Act of 1933, all of which are accessible on the SEC's website atwww.sec.gov or on the "Filings & reports" tab of our website atinvestors.statestreet.com.
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
| TABLE 1: OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS | ||||
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| Three Months Ended March 31, · % Change | ||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) · 2025 · 2024 | ||||
| Total fee revenue | $2,570 | $2,422 | 6% | |
| Net interest income | 714 | 716 | — | |
| Total revenue | 3,284 | 3,138 | 5 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 12 | 27 | (56) | |
| Total expenses | 2,450 | 2,513 | (3) | |
| Income before income tax expense | 822 | 598 | 37 | |
| Income tax expense | 178 | 135 | 32 | |
| Net income | $644 | $463 | 39 | |
| Adjustments to net income: | ||||
| Dividends on preferred stock(1) | $(46) | $(45) | (2) | |
| Earnings allocated to participating securities(2) | (1) | — | nm | |
| Net income available to common shareholders | $597 | $418 | 43 | |
| Earnings per common share: | ||||
| Basic | $2.07 | $1.38 | 50 | |
| Diluted | 2.04 | 1.37 | 49 | |
| Average common shares outstanding (in thousands): | ||||
| Basic | 288,562 | 301,991 | (4) | |
| Diluted | 292,716 | 305,943 | (4) | |
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $0.76 | $0.69 | 10 | |
| Return on average common equity | 10.6% | 7.7% | 290 | bps |
| Pre-tax margin | 25.0 | 19.1 | 590 | |
(1)Additional information about our preferred stock dividends is provided in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
(2)Represents the portion of net income available to common equity allocated to participating securities, composed of unvested and fully vested supplemental executive retirement plans (SERP) shares and fully vested deferred director stock awards, which are equity-based awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends, and are considered to participate with the common stock in undistributed earnings.
nm Not meaningful
The following “Financial Results and Highlights” section provides information related to significant events, as well as highlights of our consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2025 presented in Table 1: Overview of Financial Results. More detailed information about our consolidated financial results, including the comparison of our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, is provided under “Consolidated Results of Operations”, "Line of Business Information" and "Capital" which follows these sections, as well as in our consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Financial Results and Highlights
First quarter of 2025 financial performance
Earnings per share (EPS) of 2.04 in the first quarter of 2025 increased 49% as compared to the same period of 2024, primarily driven by higher total revenue and lower total expenses, which reflected the absence of a prior-year notable item. The prior-year notable item was due to a special assessment by the FDIC related to the 2023 closures of SVB and Signature Bank and represented 28% points of the increase.
Total revenue increased 5% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily reflecting higher fee revenue.
Total expenses decreased 3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as the absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item and savings were partially offset by higher business investments. The absence of the prior-year notable item represented 5% points of the decrease.
Pre-tax margin of 25.0% in the first quarter of 2025 increased from 19.1% in the same period of 2024, while return on equity of 10.6% in the first quarter of 2025 increased from 7.7% in the same period of 2024. Both increases were primarily driven by higher total revenue and lower total expenses. The absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item represented approximately 4% points of the increase in pre-tax margin and approximately 2% points of the increase in return on equity.
Operating leverage was 7.2% points in the first quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting the absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item, which represented 5.4% points of operating leverage. Operating leverage represents the difference between the percentage change in total revenue and the percentage change in total expenses, in each case relative to the same period of the prior year.
Fee operating leverage was 8.6% points in the first quarter of 2025, primarily reflecting the absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item, which represented 5.3% points of fee operating leverage. Fee operating leverage represents the difference between the percentage change in total fee revenue and the percentage change in total expenses, in each case relative to the same period of the prior year.
We returned a total of $320 million to our shareholders in the form of common share repurchases and common stock dividends.
Notable Items
There were no notable items in the first quarter of 2025.
First quarter of 2024 other expenses included a $130 million increase to the FDIC special assessment, primarily related to the increase to the FDIC’s estimate of losses to the DIF associated with the 2023 closures of SVB and Signature Bank.
Revenue
Total fee revenue increased 6% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily reflecting higher management fees, servicing fees, foreign exchange trading services revenue, and software and processing fees.
Servicing fee revenue increased 4% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as higher average market levels, net new business and client activity were partially offset by normal pricing headwinds.
Management fee revenue increased 10% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to higher average market levels and net inflows from prior periods.
Foreign exchange trading services revenue increased 9% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to higher client volumes.
Securities finance revenue increased 19% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, mainly due to higher client lending balances, partially offset by lower agency spreads.
Software and processing fees revenue increased 9% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to higher front office software and data revenue associated with CRD.
Other fee revenue decreased $18 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily driven by lower FX and market-related adjustments.
NII was flat in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as higher investment securities yields and continued loan growth were offset by lower average short-end rates and a deposit mix shift.
Provision for Credit Losses
In the first quarter of 2025, we recorded a $12 million provision for credit losses, compared to $27 million in the same period of 2024, primarily reflecting an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate loans.
Total expenses decreased 3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as the absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item and savings were partially offset by higher business investments. The absence of the prior-year notable item represented 5% points of the decrease.
AUC/A and AUM
AUC/A of $46.73 trillion as of March 31, 2025, increased 6% compared to March 31, 2024, primarily due to higher quarter-end market levels and client flows. In the first quarter of 2025, newly announced asset servicing mandates totaled approximately $182 billion of AUC/A. Servicing assets remaining to be installed in future periods totaled approximately $3.06 trillion of AUC/A as of March 31, 2025.
AUM of $4.67 trillion as of March 31, 2025, increased 9% compared to March 31, 2024, primarily due to higher quarter-end market levels and net inflows.
Capital
In the first quarter of 2025, we returned a total of $320 million to our shareholders in the form of common share repurchases and common stock dividends.
We declared aggregate common stock dividends of $0.76 per share, totaling $220 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.69 per share, totaling $208 million in the same period of 2024. The $0.76 per share common stock dividend in the first quarter of 2025 represented a 10% per share increase over the per share dividend in the first quarter of 2024.
In the first quarter of 2025, we acquired an aggregate of 1 million shares of common stock at an average per share cost of $99.60 and an aggregate cost of $100 million. These purchases were all conducted under the share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors in January 2024.
Our standardized CET1 capital ratio increased to 11.0% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 10.9% as of December 31, 2024. Our Tier 1 leverage ratio was 5.5% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 5.2% as of December 31, 2024, mainly driven by higher capital, partially offset by higher balance sheet levels. Given the current global economic environment, and our plans for capital distributions, we expect our CET1 capital ratio and Tier 1 leverage ratio to remain within our target ranges of 10-11% and 5.25-5.75%, respectively.
On February 6, 2025, we issued 750,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of fixed rate reset, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series K, without par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), in a public offering. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $743 million.
Debt Issuances and Redemptions
On January 27, 2025, we redeemed $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.857% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2026.
On February 6, 2025, we redeemed $300 million aggregate principal amount of 1.746% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2026.
On February 28, 2025, we issued $1,350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.536% fixed rate senior notes due 2028, $650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.729% fixed rate senior notes due 2030 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2036.
On March 30, 2025, we redeemed $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.901% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2026.
On April 17, 2025, we notified the holders of our $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.104% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2026, that we will redeem all the notes on May 18, 2025.
On April 24, 2025, we issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2028, $700 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2028 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.834% fixed rate senior notes due 2030.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section discusses our consolidated results of operations for the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024 and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Total Revenue
| TABLE 2: TOTAL REVENUE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, · % Change | |||
| (Dollars in millions) · 2025 · 2024 | |||
| Fee revenue: | |||
| Servicing fees | $1,275 | $1,228 | 4% |
| Management fees | 562 | 510 | 10 |
| Foreign exchange trading services | 362 | 331 | 9 |
| Securities finance | 114 | 96 | 19 |
| Front office software and data | 158 | 144 | 10 |
| Lending related and other fees | 67 | 63 | 6 |
| Software and processing fees | 225 | 207 | 9 |
| Other fee revenue | 32 | 50 | (36) |
| Total fee revenue | 2,570 | 2,422 | 6 |
| Net interest income: | |||
| Interest income | 2,922 | 2,889 | 1 |
| Interest expense | 2,208 | 2,173 | 2 |
| Net interest income | 714 | 716 | — |
| Total revenue | $3,284 | $3,138 | 5 |
Fee Revenue
Table 2: Total Revenue, provides the breakout of fee revenue for the first quarters of 2025 and 2024. Servicing and management fees collectively made up approximately 71% and 72% of the total fee revenue in the first quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Additional information about fee revenue is provided under "Line of Business Information" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Servicing Fee Revenue
Servicing fees, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 4% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as higher average market levels, net new business and client activity were partially offset by normal pricing headwinds.
Servicing fees generated outside the United States were approximately 47% of total servicing fees in both the first quarters of 2025 and 2024.
Servicing fee revenue comprises revenue from a range of services provided to our clients, including certain Alpha servicing mandates, consisting of core custody services, accounting, reporting and administration, which we refer to collectively as back office services and middle office services. The nature and mix of services provided and the asset classes for which the services are performed affect our servicing fees. The basis for fees will differ across regions and clients. Generally, our servicing fee revenues are affected by several factors, including changes in market valuations, client activity and asset flows, net new business and the manner in which we price our services. For servicing fees for which we have not yet issued an invoice to our clients as of period end, we include an estimate of the impact of changes in market valuations, client activity and flows, net new business and changes in pricing in our revenues. For additional information regarding servicing fee revenue, refer to pages 63 to 66 included under Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Total Revenue”, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Changes in Market Valuations
Our servicing fee revenue is impacted by both our levels and the geographic and product mix of our AUC/A. Increases or decreases in market valuations have a corresponding impact on the level of our AUC/A and servicing fee revenues, though the degree of impact will vary depending on asset types and classes, and geography of assets held within our clients’ portfolios. For certain asset classes where the valuation process is more complex, including alternative investments, or where our valuation is dependent on third party information, AUC/A is reported on a time lag, typically one-month. For those asset classes, the impact of market levels on our reported AUC/A, and therefore servicing fee revenue, does not reflect current period-end market levels.
The following tables provide information on the trends in equity and fixed income market valuations for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of 2024. While the specific indices presented are indicative of general market trends, the asset types and classes relevant to individual client portfolios can and do differ, and the performance of associated relevant indices and of client portfolios can therefore differ from the performance of the indices presented. In addition, our asset classifications may differ from those industry classifications presented.
| TABLE 3: DAILY AVERAGES, MONTH-END AVERAGES AND QUARTER-END EQUITY INDICES(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Averages of Indices · Month-End Averages of Indices · Quarter-End Indices | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Three Months Ended March 31, | As of March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | % Change | |
| S&P 500® | 5,895 | 4,993 | 18% | 5,869 | 5,065 | 16% | 5,612 | 5,254 | 7% |
| MSCI EAFE® | 2,395 | 2,263 | 6 | 2,401 | 2,295 | 5 | 2,401 | 2,349 | 2 |
| MSCI® Emerging Markets | 1,104 | 1,010 | 9 | 1,097 | 1,013 | 8 | 1,101 | 1,043 | 6 |
| MSCI ACWI® | 856 | 749 | 14 | 853 | 759 | 12 | 827 | 784 | 5 |
(1)The index names listed in the table are service marks of their respective owners.
| TABLE 4: QUARTER-END DEBT INDICES(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| As of March 31, | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | % Change | |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® | 2,250 | 2,145 | 5% |
| Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index® | 476 | 462 | 3 |
(1)The index names listed in the table are service marks of their respective owners.
Client Activity and Asset Flows
Client activity and asset flows are impacted by the number of transactions we execute on behalf of our clients, including FX settlements, equity and derivative trades, and wire transfer activity, as well as actions by our clients to change the asset class in which their assets are invested. Our servicing fee revenues are impacted by a number of factors, including transaction volumes, asset levels and asset classes in which funds are invested, as well as industry trends associated with these client-related activities.
The following table provides information on selected industry asset flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of 2024. While the asset flows presented are indicative of general market trends, the asset types and classes relevant to individual client portfolios can and do differ, and our flows may differ from those market trends. In addition, our asset classifications may differ from those industry classifications presented.
| TABLE 5: INDUSTRY ASSET FLOWS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| (In billions) | 2025 | 2024 |
| North America - (U.S. Domiciled) - Morningstar Direct Market Data(1)(2)(3) | ||
| Long-Term Funds(4) | $(148.9) | $(2.8) |
| Money Market | 79.0 | 31.4 |
| Exchange-Traded Fund | 290.7 | 190.5 |
| Total Flows | $220.8 | $219.1 |
| EMEA - Morningstar Direct Market Data(1)(2)(5) | ||
| Long-Term Funds(4) | $96.3 | $6.5 |
| Money Market | 69.7 | 29.1 |
| Exchange-Traded Fund | 94.4 | 47.4 |
| Total Flows | $260.4 | $83.0 |
(1)Industry data is provided for illustrative purposes only. It is not intended to reflect our activity or our clients' activity and is indicative of only segments of the entire industry.
(2)Source: Morningstar. The data includes long-term mutual funds, ETFs and money market funds. Mutual fund data represents estimates of net new cash flow, which is new sales minus redemptions combined with net exchanges, while ETF data represents net issuance, which is gross issuance less gross redemptions. Data for Fund of Funds, Feeder funds and Obsolete funds were excluded from the series to prevent double counting. Data is from the Morningstar Direct Asset Flows database.
(3) The first quarter of 2025 data for North America (U.S. domiciled) includes Morningstar direct actuals for January 2025 and February 2025 and Morningstar direct estimates for March 2025.
(4)The long-term fund flows reported by Morningstar direct in North America are composed of U.S. domiciled market flows mainly in Equities, Allocation and Fixed-Income asset classes. The long-term fund flows reported by Morningstar direct in EMEA are composed of the European market flows mainly in Equities, Allocation and Fixed-Income asset classes.
(5)The first quarter of 2025 data for Europe is on a rolling three month basis for December 2024 through February 2025, sourced by Morningstar.
Net New Business
Servicing fee revenue associated with new servicing mandates is not reflected in our servicing fee revenue until the assets have been installed, and may vary based on the breadth of services provided, the time required to install the assets, and the types of assets installed. Our installation timeline, in general can range from 6 to 36 months, with the average installation timeline being approximately 9 to 12 months over the past two full fiscal years.
Asset servicing mandates newly announced in the first quarter of 2025, totaled approximately$182 billion of AUC/A. With respect to the current asset mandates of approximately $3.06 trillion of AUC/A that are yet to be installed as of March 31, 2025, we expect the conversion will mostly occur over the coming 24 months, with approximately 50% expected to be installed in the remainder of 2025, with the balance expected to be installed throughout 2026 and 2027. The expected timing of these installations is subject to change due to a variety of factors, including adjusted implementation schedules agreed with clients, scope adjustments, and product and functionality changes.
As previously disclosed in early 2021, due to a decision to diversify providers, one of our large asset servicing clients is moving a significant portion of its ETF assets currently with State Street to one or more other providers. Prior to the commencement of the transition of assets, which began in 2022, we estimated that the financial impact of this transition represented approximately 1.9% of our 2021 total fee revenue. We began to see the impact of the transition on our fee revenue and income growth trends primarily towards the end of 2023, with the remainder expected to be realized through 2025 as the transition continues. On a quarterly run rate basis, we estimate that the first quarter of 2025 reflected approximately two-thirds of the revenue impact of the exiting business. We expect to continue as a significant service provider for this client after this transition and for the client to continue to be meaningful to our business.
Pricing
The industry in which we operate has historically faced pricing pressure, and our servicing fee revenues continue to be affected by such pressures today. Consequently, no assumption should be drawn as to future revenue run rate from announced servicing AUC/A wins, as the amount of revenue associated with AUC/A, once installed, can vary materially.
In addition to the effects described above (i.e., client activity and asset flows, net new business and pricing) our servicing fee revenue in any period will vary depending on the mix of products and services we provide to our clients. The full impact of changes in market valuations and the volume of activity in the funds may not be fully reflected in our servicing fee revenues in the periods in which the changes occur, particularly in periods of higher volatility.
| TABLE 6: ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND/OR ADMINISTRATION BY PRODUCT(1)(2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
| Collective funds, including ETFs | $15,430 | $15,266 | $14,694 |
| Mutual funds | 12,143 | 12,301 | 11,552 |
| Pension products | 9,377 | 9,386 | 8,800 |
| Insurance and other products | 9,783 | 9,604 | 8,866 |
| Total | $46,733 | $46,557 | $43,912 |
| TABLE 7: ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND/OR ADMINISTRATION BY ASSET CLASS(2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
| Equities | $27,508 | $27,535 | $25,909 |
| Fixed-income | 11,900 | 11,933 | 11,368 |
| Short-term and other investments | 7,325 | 7,089 | 6,635 |
| Total | $46,733 | $46,557 | $43,912 |
| TABLE 8: ASSETS UNDER CUSTODY AND/OR ADMINISTRATION BY GEOGRAPHY(2)(3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
| Americas | $33,340 | $33,284 | $31,610 |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa | 10,303 | 10,179 | 9,207 |
| Asia/Pacific | 3,090 | 3,094 | 3,095 |
| Total | $46,733 | $46,557 | $43,912 |
(1) Certain previously reported amounts presented have been reclassified to conform to current-period presentation.
(2)Consistent with past practice, AUC/A values for certain asset classes are based on a lag, typically one-month.
(3)Geographic mix is generally based on the domicile of the entity servicing the funds and is not necessarily representative of the underlying asset mix.
Management Fee Revenue
Management fees increased 10% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to higher average market levels and net inflows from prior periods.
Management fees generated outside the United States were approximately 25% of total management feesin boththe first quarters of 2025 and 2024.
Management fees generally are affected by our level of AUM, which we report based on month-end valuations. Management fees for certain components of managed assets, such as ETFs, mutual funds and Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities, are affected by daily average valuations of AUM. Management fee revenue is more sensitive to market valuations than servicing fee revenue, as a higher proportion of the underlying services provided, and the associated management fees earned, are dependent on equity and fixed-income security valuations. Additional factors, such as the relative mix of assets managed, may have a significant effect on our management fee revenue. While certain management fees are directly determined by the values of AUM and the investment strategies employed, management fees may reflect other factors, including performance fee arrangements, as well as our relationship pricing for clients.
Daily averages, month-end averages and quarter-end indices demonstrate worldwide changes in equity and debt markets that affect our management fee revenue. See Table 3: Daily Averages, Month-End Averages and Quarter-End Equity Indices for selected indices. Quarter-end indices affect the values of AUM as of those dates. While the specific indices presented are indicative of general market trends, the asset types and classes relevant to individual client portfolios can and do differ, and the performance of associated relevant indices and of client portfolios can therefore differ from the performance of the indices presented. In addition, our asset classifications may differ from those industry classifications presented.
For additional information regarding management fee revenue, refer to pages 66 to 68 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Total Revenue”, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
| TABLE 9: ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT BY ASSET CLASS AND INVESTMENT APPROACH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
| Equity: | |||
| Active | $52 | $52 | $51 |
| Passive | 2,849 | 2,955 | 2,661 |
| Total equity | 2,901 | 3,007 | 2,712 |
| Fixed-income: | |||
| Active | 30 | 31 | 27 |
| Passive | 603 | 585 | 551 |
| Total fixed-income(1) | 633 | 616 | 578 |
| Cash(1) | 518 | 518 | 481 |
| Multi-asset-class solutions: | |||
| Active | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Passive | 366 | 351 | 312 |
| Total multi-asset-class solutions | 390 | 374 | 335 |
| Alternative investments(2): | |||
| Active | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Passive(3) | 213 | 190 | 182 |
| Total alternative investments | 223 | 200 | 193 |
| Total | $4,665 | $4,715 | $4,299 |
(1)Includes both floating- and constant-net-asset-value portfolios held in commingled structures or separate accounts.
(2)Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM Trust. We are not the investment manager for the SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR®Gold MiniSharesSM Trust, but act as the marketing agent.
(3)AUM for passive alternative investments has been revised from prior presentations.
| TABLE 10: GEOGRAPHIC MIX OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
| Americas | $3,431 | $3,468 | $3,154 |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa(2) | 690 | 713 | 635 |
| Asia/Pacific | 544 | 534 | 510 |
| Total | $4,665 | $4,715 | $4,299 |
(1)Geographic mix is based on client location or fund management location.
(2)AUM for passive alternative investments has been revised from prior presentations.
| TABLE 11: EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS BY ASSET CLASS(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 |
| Alternative Investments(2) | $114 | $90 | $74 |
| Equity | 1,252 | 1,310 | 1,131 |
| Multi Asset | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed-Income | 187 | 177 | 155 |
| Total Exchange-Traded Funds | $1,554 | $1,578 | $1,361 |
(1) ETFs are a component of AUM presented in the preceding table.
(2)Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR®Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniShares SM Trust. We are not the investment manager for the SPDR®Gold Shares and SPDR®Gold MiniShares SM Trust, but act as the marketing agent.
| TABLE 12: ACTIVITY IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT BY PRODUCT CATEGORY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In billions) | Equity | Fixed-Income | Cash(1) | Multi-Asset-Class Solutions | Alternative Investments(2)(3) | Total |
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $2,513 | $609 | $467 | $310 | $203 | $4,102 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (3) | (23) | — | 14 | (12) | (24) |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | 2 | 3 | — | — | (4) | 1 |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| Total flows, net | (1) | (20) | 9 | 14 | (16) | (14) |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | 220 | (4) | 6 | 12 | 9 | 243 |
| Foreign exchange impact | (20) | (7) | (1) | (1) | (3) | (32) |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | 200 | (11) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 211 |
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $2,712 | $578 | $481 | $335 | $193 | $4,299 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $3,007 | $616 | $518 | $374 | $200 | $4,715 |
| Long-term institutional flows, net(4) | (21) | (7) | — | 13 | — | (15) |
| Exchange-traded fund flows, net | (16) | 9 | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Cash fund flows, net | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total flows, net | (37) | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | (13) |
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | (84) | 8 | (2) | (1) | 14 | (65) |
| Foreign exchange impact | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| Total market/foreign exchange impact | (69) | 15 | (1) | 3 | 15 | (37) |
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $2,901 | $633 | $518 | $390 | $223 | $4,665 |
(1) Includes both floating and constant-net-asset-value portfolios held in commingled structures or separate accounts.
(2) Includes real estate investment trusts, currency and commodities, including SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniShares SM Trust. We are not the investment manager for the SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR®Gold MiniShares SM Trust, but act as the marketing agent.
(3)AUM for passive alternative investments has been revised from prior presentations.
(4)Amounts represent long-term portfolios, excluding ETFs.
Foreign Exchange Trading Services
Foreign exchange trading services revenue, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 9% in thefirst quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to higher client volumes.
Foreign exchange trading services revenue comprises revenue generated by FX trading and revenue generated by brokerage and other trading services, which made up 66% and 34%, respectively, of foreign exchange trading services revenue in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 65% and 35%, respectively, in the same period of 2024.
Our FX trading revenue is influenced by multiple factors, including: the volume and type of client FX transactions and related spreads; currency volatility, reflecting market conditions; and our management of exchange rate, interest rate and other market risks associated with our FX activities. The relative impact of these factors on our total FX trading revenues often differs from period to period. For example, assuming all other factors remain constant, increases or decreases in volumes or bid-offer spreads across product mix tend to result in increases or decreases, as the case may be, in client-related FX revenue.
For additional information regarding FX trading services revenue, refer to pages 68 to 69 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Total Revenue”, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Securities Finance
Securities finance revenue, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 19% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, mainly due to higher client lending balances, partially offset by lower agency spreads.
For additional information regarding securities finance revenue, refer to page 69 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Total Revenue”, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Software and Processing Fees
Software and processing fees revenue, as presented in Table 2: Total Revenue, increased 9% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, primarily driven by higher front office software and data revenue associated with CRD.
Software and processing fees revenue includes diverse types of fees and revenue, including fees from software licensing and maintenance and fees from our structured products business.
Front office software and data revenue, which primarily includes revenue from CRD, Alpha Data Platform and Alpha Data Services, increased 10% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to continued growth in software-enabled revenue. For additional information regarding front office software and data revenue, refer to page 70 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Total Revenue”, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Lending related and other fees increased 6% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, driven in part by continued growth of the portfolio in support of client demand. Lending related and other fees primarily consists of fee revenue associated with our fund finance, leverage loans, municipal finance, insurance and stable value wrap businesses.
Other Fee Revenue
Other fee revenue includes market-related adjustments and income associated with other equity method investments.
Other fee revenue decreased $18 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily driven by lower FX and market-related adjustments.
Net Interest Income
See Table 2: Total Revenue, for the breakout of interest income and interest expense for the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
NII is defined as interest income earned on interest-earning assets less interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. Interest-earning assets, which principally consist of investment securities, interest-bearing deposits with banks, loans, resale agreements and other liquid assets, are financed primarily by client deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt.
NIM represents the relationship between annualized fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) NII and average total interest-earning assets for the period. It is calculated by dividing FTE NII by average interest-earning assets. Revenue that is exempt from income taxes, mainly earned from certain investment securities (state and political subdivisions), is adjusted to an FTE basis using the U.S. federal and state statutory income tax rates.
NII was flat in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as higher investment securities yields and continued loan growth were offset by lower average short-end rates and a deposit mix shift.
See Table 13: Average Balances and Interest Rates - Fully Taxable-Equivalent Basis, for the breakout of NII for the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
| TABLE 13: AVERAGE BALANCES AND INTEREST RATES - FULLY TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
| 2025 · 2024 | |||||||||
| (Dollars in millions; fully taxable-equivalent basis) · AverageBalance · InterestRevenue/Expense · Rate · AverageBalance · InterestRevenue/Expense · Rate | |||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits with banks | $92,780 | $768 | 3.36% | $90,230 | $998 | 4.45% | |||
| Securities purchased under resale agreements(2) | 7,716 | 165 | 8.66 | 6,118 | 167 | 10.97 | |||
| Trading account assets | 756 | — | .15 | 767 | — | — | |||
| Investment securities: | |||||||||
| Investment securities available-for-sale | 63,428 | 724 | 4.57 | 46,497 | 573 | 4.93 | |||
| Investment securities held-to-maturity | 46,642 | 242 | 2.07 | 54,821 | 294 | 2.14 | |||
| Total Investment securities | 110,070 | 966 | 3.51 | 101,318 | 867 | 3.42 | |||
| Loans(3) | 43,730 | 557 | 5.17 | 37,747 | 546 | 5.82 | |||
| Other interest-earning assets(4) | 34,464 | 466 | 5.49 | 18,153 | 312 | 6.92 | |||
| Average total interest-earning assets | $289,516 | $2,922 | 4.09 | $254,333 | $2,890 | 4.57 | |||
| Interest-bearing deposits: | |||||||||
| U.S. | $154,462 | $1,349 | 3.54 | $129,846 | $1,363 | 4.22 | |||
| Non-U.S. | 63,677 | 217 | 1.38 | 62,087 | 277 | 1.80 | |||
| Total interest-bearing deposits(5)(6) | 218,139 | 1,566 | 2.91 | 191,933 | 1,640 | 3.44 | |||
| Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 4,530 | 51 | 4.54 | 3,122 | 39 | 5.06 | |||
| Other short-term borrowings | 11,848 | 135 | 4.64 | 8,314 | 101 | 4.85 | |||
| Long-term debt | 23,742 | 297 | 5.00 | 18,944 | 258 | 5.44 | |||
| Other interest-bearing liabilities(7) | 5,471 | 159 | 11.76 | 4,430 | 135 | 12.29 | |||
| Average total interest-bearing liabilities | $263,730 | $2,208 | 3.40 | $226,743 | $2,173 | 3.85 | |||
| Interest rate spread | .70% | .72% | |||||||
| Net interest income, fully taxable-equivalent basis | $714 | $717 | |||||||
| Net interest margin, fully taxable-equivalent basis | 1.00% | 1.13% | |||||||
| Tax-equivalent adjustment | — | (1) | |||||||
| Net interest income, GAAP basis | $714 | $716 | |||||||
(1) Rates earned/paid on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities include the impact of hedge activities associated with our asset and liability management activities where applicable.
(2) Reflects the impact of balance sheet netting under enforceable netting agreements of approxima tely $232.47 billionfor the first quarter of 2025, compared to $171.83 billion in the same period of 2024. Excluding the impact of netting, the average interest rates would be approximately 0.28% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 0.38% in the same period of 2024.
(3)Average loans are presented on a gross basis. Average loans net of expected credit losses was approximately $43.56 billion for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $37.63 billion in the same period of 2024.
(4) Reflects the impact of balance sheet netting under enforceable netting agreements of approximately$9.28 billion for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $5.88 billion in the same period of 2024. Excluding the impact of netting, the average interest rates would be approximately 4.33% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 5.23% in the same period of 2024.
(5) Average rate includes the impact of FX swap costs of approxima tely ($83) million for thefirst quarter of 2025, compared to ($49) million for thesame period of 2024. Average rates for total interest-bearing deposits excluding the impact of FX swap costs were 3.07% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 3.54% in the same period of 2024.
(6) Total deposits averaged $243.04 billion for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $218.89 billion in the same period of 2024.
(7) Reflects the impact of balance sheet netting under enforceable netting agreements of approxim ately $8.46 billion forthe first quarter of 2025, compared to $5.42 billion in the same period of 2024. Excluding the impact of netting, the average interest rates would be approximately 4.62% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 5.23% in the same period of 2024.
Changes in the components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are discussed in more detail below. Additional information about the components of interest income and interest expense is provided in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Average total interest-earning assets were $289.52 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $254.33 billion in the same period of 2024. The increase is primarily due to higher levels of client deposits and an increase in short-term wholesale funding and long-term debt.
Interest-bearing deposits with banks averaged $92.78 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $90.23 billion in the same period of 2024. These deposits primarily reflect our maintenance of cash balances at the Federal Reserve, the ECB and other non-U.S. central banks. The higher levels of average cash balances reflect higher levels of client deposits and funding levels.
Securities purchased under resale agreements averaged $7.72 billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $6.12 billion in the same period of 2024, due to a shift to term repurchase agreements, which reduces our ability to net against resale agreement balances. Additionally, as a member of FICC, we may net securities sold under repurchase agreements against those purchased under resale agreements with counterparties that are also members of the clearing organization, when specific netting criteria are met. The impact of balance sheet netting was $232.47 billion on average in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $171.83 billion in the same period of 2024 primarily driven by an increase in FICC repurchase agreement volumes.
We are a direct and sponsoring member of FICC. As a sponsoring member within FICC, we enter into repurchase and resale transactions in eligible securities with sponsored clients and with other FICC members and, pursuant to FICC Government Securities Division rules, submit, novate and net the transactions. We may sponsor clients to clear their eligible repurchase transactions with FICC, backed by our guarantee to FICC of the prompt and full payment and performance of our sponsored member clients’ respective obligations. We generally obtain a security interest from our sponsored clients in the high quality securities collateral that they receive, which is designed to mitigate our potential exposure to FICC.
Additionally, as a member of certain industry clearing and settlement exchanges, we may be required to pay a pro rata share of the losses incurred by the organization and provide liquidity support in the event of the default of another member to the extent that the defaulting member’s clearing fund obligation and the prescribed loss allocation to FICC is depleted. It is difficult to estimate our maximum possible exposure under the membership agreement, since this would require an assessment of future claims that may be made against us that have not yet occurred. We did not record any liabilities under these arrangements as of either March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
Average investment securities were $110.07 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $101.32 billion in the same period of 2024. The increase in the first quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by growth in U.S. Treasuries, partially offset by lower mortgage-backed and non-U.S. sovereign and supranational securities.
Average loans increased to $43.73 billion in the first quarter of 2025, from $37.75 billion in the same period of 2024. Average core loans, which exclude overdrafts and highlight our efforts to grow our lending portfolio, averaged $40.62 billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $34.30 billion in the same period of 2024. The increases are primarily due to growth in collateralized loan obligations in loan form and fund finance loans. Additional information about these loans is provided in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Average other interest-earning assets, largely associated with our prime services business, increased to $34.46 billion in the first quarter of 2025 from $18.15 billion in the same period of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in the level of cash collateral posted. Other interest-earning assets primarily reflects prime services assets where cash has been posted to borrow securities from lenders, which are then lent by us, as principal, to borrowers. This cash includes both cash from borrowers and
cash utilized from our balance sheet, and is presented on a net basis on the balance sheet where we have enforceable netting agreements. Non-interest earning assets also includes a portion of our prime services assets where borrower-provided non-cash collateral has been utilized to borrow securities from lenders, which we subsequently loan, as principal, to borrowers; in this structure our investment portfolio securities are encumbered, but this is not reflected on the balance sheet. Combined with our prime services liabilities, revenue from these activities generates securities finance fee revenue as well as net interest income.
Average total interest-bearing deposits increased to $218.14 billion in the first quarter of 2025 from $191.93 billion in the same period of 2024. The increase is driven by rotation from non-interest bearing deposits and a reduction in the Federal Reserve’s overnight repurchase agreement activity. Future interest-bearing deposit levels will be influenced by the underlying asset servicing business, client behavior, the mix of interest-bearing and non-interest bearing deposits and market conditions, including the general levels of U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates.
Average other short-term borrowings increased to $11.85 billion in the first quarter of 2025 from $8.31 billion in the same period of 2024 due to increased wholesale funding. The increase is driven by our effort to diversify our funding sources through relatively low-cost channels, to further support business growth.
Average long-term debt was $23.74 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to $18.94 billion in the same period of 2024, supporting our businesses and structural liquidity position. These amounts reflect issuances, redemptions and maturities of senior and subordinated debt during the respective periods.
Average other interest-bearing liabilities, largely associated with our prime services business, were $5.47 billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $4.43 billion in the same period of 2024. Other interest-bearing liabilities is primarily driven by cash received from our custody clients, which is presented on a net basis where we have enforceable netting agreements. Non-interest bearing liabilities also include a portion of our prime services liabilities where client provided non-cash collateral has been received and we have rehypothecation rights. Securities received as collateral from our custody clients where we have no rehypothecation rights are used as a credit mitigant only and remain off balance sheet.
Several factors could affect future levels of NII and NIM, including the volume and mix of client deposits and funding sources; central bank actions; balance sheet management activities; changes in the level and slope of U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates; revised or proposed regulatory capital or liquidity standards, or interpretations of those standards; the yields earned on securities purchased compared to the yields earned on securities sold or matured; and changes in the type and amount of credit or other loans we extend.
Based on market conditions and other factors, including regulatory standards, we continue to reinvest the majority of the proceeds from pay-downs and maturities of investment securities in highly-rated U.S. and non-U.S. securities, such as federal agency MBS, sovereign debt securities and U.S. Treasury and agency securities. The pace at which we reinvest, and the types of investment securities purchased, will depend on the impact of market conditions, the implementation of regulatory standards, including interpretation of those standards and other factors over time. We expect these factors and the levels of global interest rates to impact our reinvestment program and future levels of NII and NIM.
Provision for Credit Losses
In the first quarter of 2025, we recorded a$12 million provision for credit losses, compared to $27 million in the same period of 2024, primarily reflecting an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate loans.
Additional information is provided under “Loans” in "Financial Condition" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis and in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Table 14: Expenses, provides the breakout of expenses for the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024. Total expenses decreased 3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as the absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item and savings were partially offset by higher business investments. The absence of the prior-year notable item represented 5% points of the decrease. The prior-year notable item in first quarter of 2024 other expenses included a $130 million increase to the FDIC special assessment, primarily related to the increase to the FDIC’s estimate of losses to the DIF associated with the 2023 closures of SVB and Signature Bank.
| TABLE 14: EXPENSES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, · % Change | |||
| (Dollars in millions) · 2025 · 2024 | |||
| Compensation and employee benefits | $1,262 | $1,252 | 1% |
| Information systems and communications | 497 | 432 | 15 |
| Transaction processing services | 258 | 248 | 4 |
| Occupancy | 103 | 103 | — |
| Amortization of other intangible assets | 54 | 60 | (10) |
| Other: | |||
| Professional services | 110 | 110 | — |
| Other | 166 | 308 | (46) |
| Total other | 276 | 418 | (34) |
| Total expenses | $2,450 | $2,513 | (3) |
| Number of employees at quarter-end | 52,711 | 45,871 | 15 |
Compensation and employee benefits expenses increased 1% in thefirst quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, mainly due to higher performance-based incentive compensation and salaries, partially offset by savings associated with operating model transformation.
Total headcount increased 15% as of March 31, 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily reflecting the consolidation of our operations joint venture in India in the second quarter of 2024. Headcount cost associated with that joint venture was previously reflected in compensation and employee benefits expenses.
Inform ation systems and communications expenses increased 15% inthe first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, largely related to higher technology and infrastructure investments.
Transaction processing services expenses increased 4% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024 primarily due to higher market data and sub-custody costs.
Occupancy expenses were flatin the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
Amortization of other intangible assets decreased by 10% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
Other expenses decreased 34% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily reflecting the absence of the previously noted prior-year notable item and the timing of foundation funding.
Repositioning Charges
The following table presents aggregate activity for repositioning charges for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 15: RESTRUCTURING AND REPOSITIONING CHARGES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | EmployeeRelated Costs | Real EstateActions | Total |
| Accrual Balance at December 31, 2023 | $207 | $1 | $208 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (19) | — | (19) |
| Accrual Balance at March 31, 2024 | $188 | $1 | $189 |
| Accrual Balance at December 31, 2024 | $96 | $— | $96 |
| Payments and other adjustments | (14) | — | (14) |
| Accrual Balance at March 31, 2025 | $82 | $— | $82 |
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $178 million in thefirst quarter of 2025, compared to $135 million in thesame period of 2024. Our effective tax rate of 21.7% in thefirst quarter of 2025, decreased from 22.5% in the same period of 2024, primarily due to benefits attributable to stock-based compensation.
LINE OF BUSINESS INFORMATION
Our operations are organized into two lines of business: Investment Servicing and Investment Management, which are defined based on products and services provided. The results of operations for these lines of business are not necessarily comparable with those of other companies, including companies in the financial services industry.
Our Investment Servicing line of business provides a broad range of services and market and financing solutions to institutional clients, including mutual funds, collective investment funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, investment managers, foundations and endowments worldwide.
Through State Street Investment Services, State Street Markets and State Street Alpha®, we offer a full range of back- and middle-office solutions, including custody, accounting and fund administration services for traditional and alternative assets, as well as multi-asset class investments; record keeping, client reporting and investment book of record, transaction management, loans, cash, derivatives and collateral services; investor services operations outsourcing; performance, risk and compliance analytics; financial data management to support institutional investors; foreign exchange, brokerage and other trading services; securities finance, including prime services products; and deposit and short-term investment facilities.
Together with our middle- and back-office services, CRD’s front- and middle-office technology offerings form the foundation of State Street Alpha. Our State Street Alpha platform combines portfolio management, trading and execution, analytics and compliance tools, and advanced data aggregation and integration with other industry platforms and providers.
Our Investment Management line of business provides a comprehensive range of investment management solutions and products for our clients through State Street Global Advisors. Our investment management solutions include strategies across equity, fixed income, cash, multi-asset and alternatives; products such as SPDR® ETFs and index funds; and services including defined benefit, defined contribution and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer.
For additional information about our two lines of business, as well as the revenues, expenses and capital allocation methodologies associated with them, refer to "Lines of Business Information" included under Item 1, Business, in our 2024 Form 10-K and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Investment Servicing
| TABLE 16: INVESTMENT SERVICING LINE OF BUSINESS RESULTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions, except where otherwise noted) · Three Months Ended March 31, · % Change | ||||
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||
| Servicing fees | $1,275 | $1,228 | 4% | |
| Foreign exchange trading services | 337 | 308 | 9 | |
| Securities finance | 108 | 90 | 20 | |
| Software and processing fees | 225 | 207 | 9 | |
| Other fee revenue | 34 | 43 | (21) | |
| Total fee revenue | 1,979 | 1,876 | 5 | |
| Net interest income | 709 | 711 | — | |
| Total revenue | 2,688 | 2,587 | 4 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 12 | 27 | (56) | |
| Total expenses | 2,019 | 1,963 | 3 | |
| Income before income tax expense | $657 | $597 | 10 | |
| Pre-tax margin | 24% | 23% | 100 | bps |
| Average assets (in billions) | $333.9 | $295.5 | 13% | |
Servicing Fees
Servicing fees, as presented in Table 16: Investment Servicing Line of Business Results, increased 4% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as higher average market levels, net new business and client activity were partially offset by normal pricing headwinds.
For additional information about servicing fees and the impact of worldwide equity and fixed-income valuations on our fee revenue, as well as other key drivers of our servicing fee revenue, refer to "Fee Revenue" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Total expenses for Investment Servicing increased 3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024 as higher business investments were partially offset by productivity and other savings. Additional information about expenses is provided under "Expenses" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Investment Management
| TABLE 17: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LINE OF BUSINESS RESULTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions, except where otherwise noted) · Three Months Ended March 31, · % Change | ||||
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||
| Management fees(1) | $562 | $510 | 10% | |
| Foreign exchange trading services(2) | 25 | 23 | 9 | |
| Securities finance | 6 | 6 | — | |
| Other fee revenue(3) | (2) | 7 | nm | |
| Total fee revenue | 591 | 546 | 8 | |
| Net interest income | 5 | 5 | — | |
| Total revenue | 596 | 551 | 8 | |
| Total expenses | 431 | 420 | 3 | |
| Income before income tax expense | $165 | $131 | 26 | |
| Pre-tax margin | 28% | 24% | 400 | bps |
| Average assets (in billions) | $3.4 | $3.1 | 10% | |
(1)Includes revenues from SPDR® Gold Shares and SPDR® Gold MiniSharesSM Trust AUM where we are not the investment manager but act as the marketing agent.
(2) Includes revenue for reimbursements received for certain ETFs associated with State Street Global Advisors where we act as the distribution and marketing agent.
(3) Includes other revenue items that are primarily driven by equity market movements.
nm Not meaningful
Investment Management total revenue increased 8% inthe first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
Management Fees
Management fees increased 10%in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, primarily due to higher average market levels and net inflows from prior periods.
For additional information about the impact of worldwide equity and fixed-income valuations, as well as other key drivers of our management fees revenue, refer to "Fee Revenue" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Total expenses for Investment Management increased 3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024, as higher business investments, revenue-related fund expenses and salaries were partially offset by savings.
Additional information about expenses is provided under "Expenses" in "Consolidated Results of Operations" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
For additional information about our two lines of business, as well as the revenues, expenses and capital allocation methodologies associated with them, refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The structure of our consolidated statement of condition is primarily driven by the liabilities generated by our Investment Servicing and Investment Management lines of business. Our clients' needs and our operating objectives determine the volume, mix and currency denomination of our assets and liabilities. As our clients execute their worldwide cash management and investment activities, they utilize deposits and short-term investments that constitute the majority of our liabilities. These liabilities are generally in the form of interest-bearing transaction account deposits, which are denominated in a variety of currencies; non-interest-bearing demand deposits; and repurchase agreements, which generally serve as short-term investment alternatives for our clients.
Deposits and other liabilities resulting from client initiated transactions are invested in assets that generally have contractual maturities significantly longer than our liabilities; however, we evaluate the operational nature of our deposits and seek to maintain appropriate short-term liquidity of those liabilities that are not operational in nature and maintain longer-termed assets for our operational deposits. Our assets consist primarily of securities held in our AFS or HTM portfolios and short-duration financial instruments, such as interest-bearing deposits with banks and securities purchased under resale agreements. The actual mix of assets is determined by the characteristics of the client liabilities and our desire to maintain a well-diversified portfolio of high-quality assets.
Investment Securities
| TABLE 18: CARRYING VALUES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Available-for-sale: | ||
| U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: | ||
| Direct obligations | $27,380 | $23,525 |
| Mortgage-backed securities(1) | 12,749 | 10,566 |
| Total U.S. Treasury and federal agencies | 40,129 | 34,091 |
| Non-U.S. debt securities: | ||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 2,471 | 2,430 |
| Asset-backed securities(2) | 1,996 | 1,868 |
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 16,059 | 13,939 |
| Other(3) | 3,129 | 2,821 |
| Total non-U.S. debt securities | 23,655 | 21,058 |
| Asset-backed securities: | ||
| Student loans(4) | 87 | 90 |
| Collateralized loan obligations(5) | 3,393 | 3,453 |
| Non-agency CMBS and RMBS(6) | 4 | 4 |
| Other | 91 | 91 |
| Total asset-backed securities | 3,575 | 3,638 |
| State and political subdivisions | 56 | 56 |
| Other U.S. debt securities(7) | 29 | 52 |
| Total available-for-sale securities(8)(9) | $67,444 | $58,895 |
| Held-to-maturity: | ||
| U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: | ||
| Direct obligations | $4,418 | $5,417 |
| Mortgage-backed securities(10) | 35,355 | 36,101 |
| Total U.S. Treasury and federal agencies | 39,773 | 41,518 |
| Non-U.S. debt securities: | ||
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 3,261 | 3,673 |
| Total non-U.S. debt securities | 3,261 | 3,673 |
| Asset-backed securities: | ||
| Student loans(4) | 2,471 | 2,536 |
| Total asset-backed securities | 2,471 | 2,536 |
| Total held-to-maturity securities(8)(11) | $45,505 | $47,727 |
(1) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the total fair value included $4.26 billion and $4.36 billion, respectively, of agency CMBS and $8.49 billion and $6.20 billion, respectively, of agency MBS.
(2) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value includes non-U.S. collateralized loan obligations of $0.66 billion and $0.70 billion, respectively.
(3)As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value includes non-U.S. corporate bonds of $2.50 billion and $2.54 billion, respectively.
(4) Primarily comprised of securities guaranteed by the federal government with respect to at least 97% of defaulted principal and accrued interest on the underlying loans.
(5)Excludes collateralized loan obligations in loan form. Refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for additional information.
(6) Consists entirely of non-agency RMBS as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
(7) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of U.S. corporate bonds was $0.03 billion and $0.05 billion, respectively.
(8) An immaterial amount of accrued interest related to HTM and AFS investment securities was excluded from the amortized cost basis for the period ended March 31, 2025.
(9) As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no allowance for credit losses on AFS investment securities.
(10) As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the total amortized cost included $5.16 billion and $5.18 billion of agency CMBS, respectively.
(11) As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no allowance for credit losses on HTM investment securities.
Additional information about our investment securities portfolio is provided in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
We manage our investment securities portfolio by taking into consideration the interest rate and duration characteristics of our client liabilities along with the context of the overall structure of our consolidated statement of condition, and in consideration of the global interest rate environment. We consider a well-diversified, high-credit quality investment securities portfolio to be an important element in the management of our consolidated statement of condition.
Average duration of our investment securities portfolio, including the impact of hedges, was 2.1 years and 2.2 years as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Approximately 97% of the carrying value of the portfolio was rated “AA” or higher as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as follows:
| TABLE 19: INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO BY EXTERNAL CREDIT RATING | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
| AAA(1) | 88% | 88% |
| AA | 9 | 9 |
| A | 2 | 2 |
| BBB | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | |
(1)Includes U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities that are split-rated, “AAA” by Moody’s Investors Service and “AA+” by Standard & Poor’s and also includes Agency MBS securities which are not explicitly rated, but which have an explicit or assumed guarantee from the U.S. government.
The following table presents the diversification of the investment portfolio with respect to asset class composition as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
| TABLE 20: INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO BY ASSET CLASS | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
| U.S. Agency Mortgage-backed securities | 34% | 35% |
| U.S. Treasuries | 28 | 27 |
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 17 | 17 |
| Asset-backed securities | 9 | 10 |
| Other credit | 12 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | |
The following table presents the net unamortized purchase premiums or discounts and net premium amortization or discount accretion related to the investment portfolio for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 21: INVESTMENT SECURITIES NET PREMIUM AMORTIZATION | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | MBS | Non -MBS | Total(1) | MBS | Non- MBS | Total |
| Unamortized purchase premiums and (discounts) at period end | $351 | $(566) | $(215) | $402 | $(364) | $38 |
| Net premium amortization (discount accretion) | 15 | (152) | (137) | 16 | (50) | (34) |
(1) Totals exclude premiums or discounts created from the transfer of securities from AFS to HTM.
Non-U.S. Debt Securities
Approximately 24% and 23% of the aggregate carrying value of our investment securities portfolio was non-U.S. debt securities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
| TABLE 22: NON-U.S. DEBT SECURITIES(1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Available-for-sale: | ||
| Canada | $3,384 | $3,237 |
| United Kingdom | 2,786 | 2,702 |
| Australia | 1,917 | 2,055 |
| France | 1,889 | 1,565 |
| Germany | 1,541 | 1,195 |
| Spain | 601 | 301 |
| Austria | 574 | 382 |
| Netherlands | 533 | 446 |
| Finland | 361 | 312 |
| Hong Kong | 293 | 177 |
| Sweden | 270 | 263 |
| Italy | 266 | 231 |
| Other(2) | 9,240 | 8,192 |
| Total | $23,655 | $21,058 |
| Held-to-maturity: | ||
| Belgium | 265 | 254 |
| Germany | 210 | 201 |
| France | 141 | 206 |
| Finland | 130 | 124 |
| Canada | 108 | 104 |
| Austria | 70 | 67 |
| Ireland | — | 397 |
| Other(2) | 2,337 | 2,320 |
| Total | $3,261 | $3,673 |
(1)Geography is determined primarily based on the domicile of collateral or issuer.
(2) As of March 31, 2025, other non-U.S. investments include $7.93 billion of supranational bonds in AFS securities and $2.34 billion of supranational bonds in HTM securities.
Approximately 90% of the aggregate carrying value of these non-U.S. debt securities was rated “AA” or higher as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The majority of these securities comprised senior positions within the security structures; these positions have a level of protection provided through subordination and other forms of credit protection. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately 30% and 29%, respectively, of the aggregate carrying value of these non-U.S. debt securities was floating-rate.
As of March 31, 2025, our non-U.S. debt securities had an average market-to-book ratio of 100.1%, and an aggregate pre-tax net unrealized gain of $29 million, consisting of gross unrealized gains of $133 million and gross unrealized losses of $104 million. These unrealized amounts included:
a pre-tax net unrealized gain of $82 million, consisting of gross unrealized gains of $127 million and gross unrealized losses of $45 million, associated with non-U.S. AFS debt securities; and
a pre-tax net unrealized loss of $53 million, consisting of gross unrealized gains of $6 million and gross unrealized losses of $59 million, associated with non-U.S. HTM debt securities.
As of March 31, 2025, the underlying collateral for non-U.S. MBS and ABS primarily included mortgages in Australia, the U.K., the Netherlands and Italy. The securities listed under “Canada” were composed of Canadian government securities, corporate debt, covered bonds and non-U.S. agency securities. The securities listed under “France” were composed of sovereign bonds, corporate debt, covered bonds, ABS and non-U.S. agency securities. The securities listed under “Germany” were composed of non-U.S. agency securities, ABS and corporate debt.
Municipal Obligations
We carried approximately $0.06 billion of municipal securities classified as state and political subdivisions in our investment securities portfolio as of March 31, 2025, as shown in Table 18: Carrying Values of Investment Securities, all of which were classified as AFS. As of March 31, 2025, we also provided approximately $4.82 billion of credit and liquidity facilities to municipal issuers.
| TABLE 23: STATE AND MUNICIPAL OBLIGORS(1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | Total MunicipalSecurities | Credit and Liquidity Facilities(2) | Total | % of Total MunicipalExposure |
| State of Issuer: | ||||
| Texas | $— | $1,683 | $1,683 | 35% |
| New York | 4 | 1,675 | 1,679 | 34 |
| California | 25 | 460 | 485 | 10 |
| Total | $29 | $3,818 | $3,847 | |
| State of Issuer: | ||||
| Texas | $— | $2,006 | $2,006 | 37% |
| New York | 4 | 1,676 | 1,680 | 31 |
| California | 25 | 610 | 635 | 12 |
| Total | $29 | $4,292 | $4,321 | |
(1) Represented 5% or more of our aggregate municipal credit exposure of approximately $4.88 billion and $5.38 billion across our businesses as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
(2)Includes municipal loans which are also presented within Table 25: U.S. and Non-U.S. Loans.
Our aggregate municipal securities exposure presented in Table 23: State and Municipal Obligors, was concentrated primarily with highly-rated counterparties, with approximately 93% of the obligors rated “AA” or higher as of March 31, 2025. As of that date, approximately 45% and 54% of our aggregate municipal securities exposure was associated with general obligation and revenue bonds, respectively. The portfolios are also diversified geographically, with the states that represent our largest exposures widely dispersed across the United States.
Additional information with respect to our assessment of the allowance for credit losses on debt securities and impairment of AFS securities is provided in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
| TABLE 24: CONTRACTUAL MATURITIES AND YIELDS(1) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of March 31, 2025 · Under 1 Year · 1 to 5 Years · 6 to 10 Years · Over 10 Years · Total | ||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) · Amount · Yield · Amount · Yield · Amount · Yield · Amount · Yield · Amount | ||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale(2): | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: | ||||||||||||
| Direct obligations | $11,072 | 0.72% | $16,064 | 3.67% | $244 | 1.87% | $— | —% | $27,380 | |||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 122 | 4.96 | 1,732 | 4.69 | 2,402 | 4.61 | 8,493 | 5.22 | 12,749 | |||
| Total U.S. treasury and federal agencies | 11,194 | 17,796 | 2,646 | 8,493 | 40,129 | |||||||
| Non-U.S. debt securities: | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 97 | 4.33 | 459 | 4.96 | 35 | 5.14 | 1,880 | 4.82 | 2,471 | |||
| Asset-backed securities | 243 | 3.35 | 365 | 3.40 | 1,112 | 4.12 | 276 | 3.26 | 1,996 | |||
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 3,411 | 1.40 | 11,513 | 2.85 | 1,135 | 2.97 | — | — | 16,059 | |||
| Other | 409 | 3.74 | 2,637 | 4.48 | 83 | 4.35 | — | — | 3,129 | |||
| Total non-U.S. debt securities | 4,160 | 14,974 | 2,365 | 2,156 | 23,655 | |||||||
| Asset-backed securities: | ||||||||||||
| Student loans | 24 | 6.91 | — | — | 11 | 5.25 | 52 | 4.72 | 87 | |||
| Collateralized loan obligations | 24 | 5.61 | 33 | 5.83 | 1,955 | 5.53 | 1,381 | 5.67 | 3,393 | |||
| Non-agency CMBS and RMBS | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.26 | 4 | |||
| Other | — | — | 91 | 5.20 | — | — | — | — | 91 | |||
| Total asset-backed securities | 48 | 124 | 1,966 | 1,437 | 3,575 | |||||||
| State and political subdivisions(3) | 30 | 3.66 | 26 | 5.26 | — | — | — | — | 56 | |||
| Other U.S. debt securities | 8 | 2.32 | 21 | 2.89 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||
| Total | $15,440 | $32,941 | $6,977 | $12,086 | $67,444 | |||||||
| Held-to-maturity(2): | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury and federal agencies: | ||||||||||||
| Direct obligations | $4,046 | 0.30% | $363 | 1.32% | $1 | 5.07% | $8 | 4.82% | $4,418 | |||
| Mortgage-backed securities | 148 | 2.85 | 2,352 | 2.44 | 2,607 | 1.64 | 30,248 | 2.39 | 35,355 | |||
| Total U.S. treasury and federal agencies | 4,194 | 2,715 | 2,608 | 30,256 | 39,773 | |||||||
| Non-U.S. debt securities: | ||||||||||||
| Non-U.S. sovereign, supranational and non-U.S. agency | 1,286 | 0.64 | 1,759 | 1.24 | 216 | 0.79 | — | — | 3,261 | |||
| Total non-U.S. debt securities | 1,286 | 1,759 | 216 | — | 3,261 | |||||||
| Asset-backed securities: | ||||||||||||
| Student loans | 144 | 4.96 | 412 | 5.36 | 263 | 5.35 | 1,652 | 4.95 | 2,471 | |||
| Total asset-backed securities | 144 | 412 | 263 | 1,652 | 2,471 | |||||||
| Total | $5,624 | $4,886 | $3,087 | $31,908 | $45,505 | |||||||
(1)Weighted-average yields are calculated based on the contractual coupon of each security owned at the end of the period, weighted based on the amortized cost of each security,and excludes the effect of related hedges.
(2) The maturities of MBS, ABS and CMOs are based on expected principal payments.
(3)Yields were calculated on a FTE basis, using applicable statutory tax rates (21.0% as of March 31, 2025).
Loans
| TABLE 25: U.S. AND NON- U.S. LOANS | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Domestic(1): | ||
| Commercial and financial: | ||
| Fund finance(2) | $16,413 | $16,347 |
| Leveraged loans | 2,795 | 2,742 |
| Overdrafts | 1,596 | 1,208 |
| Collateralized loan obligations in loan form | 95 | 50 |
| Other(3) | 2,691 | 3,220 |
| Commercial real estate | 2,696 | 2,842 |
| Total domestic | $26,286 | $26,409 |
| Foreign(1): | ||
| Commercial and financial: | ||
| Fund finance(2) | $6,736 | $6,601 |
| Leveraged loans | 1,069 | 1,082 |
| Overdrafts | 1,424 | 772 |
| Collateralized loan obligations in loan form | 9,170 | 8,336 |
| Total foreign | 18,399 | 16,791 |
| Total loans(4) | 44,685 | 43,200 |
| Allowance for loan losses | (176) | (174) |
| Loans, net of allowance | $44,509 | $43,026 |
(1)Domestic and foreign categorization is based on the borrower’s country of domicile.
(2)Fund finance loans include primarily $11.78 billion private equity capital call finance loans, $7.84 billion loans to real money funds and $1.50 billion loans to business development companies as of March 31, 2025, compared to $11.54 billion private equity capital call finance loans, $8.09 billion loans to real money funds and $1.44 billion loans to business development companies as of December 31, 2024.
(3)Includes $2.48 billion securities finance loans and $214 million loans to municipalities as of March 31, 2025 and $3.01 billion securities finance loans and $214 million loans to municipalities as of December 31, 2024.
(4) As of March 31, 2025, excluding overdrafts, floating rate loans totaled $38.90 billion and fixed rate loans totaled $2.76 billion. We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the forecasted cash flows associated with EURIBOR indexed floating-rate loans. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2024 Form 10-K for additional details.
We sold $100 million of leveraged loans in first quarter of 2025, of which $20 million remained unsettled and was held for sale and carried at the lower of cost or market as of March 31, 2025. We recorded a charge-off against the allowance for these loans of $9 million in the first quarter of 2025.
We had binding unfunded commitments as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 of $170 million and $104 million, respectively, to participate in syndications of leveraged loans. Additional information about these unfunded commitments is provided in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
These leveraged loans, which are primarily rated “speculative” under our internal risk-rating framework (refer to Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q), are externally rated “BBB,” “BB” or “B,” with approximately 91% of the loans rated “BB” or “B” as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Our investment strategy involves generally limiting our investment to larger, more liquid
credits underwritten by major global financial institutions, applying our internal credit analysis process to each potential investment and diversifying our exposure by counterparty and industry segment. However, these loans have significant exposure to credit losses relative to higher-rated loans in our portfolio.
As of March 31, 2025, the commercial real estate portfolio consists of, by asset class, approximately 40% multifamily residential, 38% office buildings and 22% other asset classes, and the portfolio does not have any construction exposure. Additionally, as of March 31, 2025, the commercial real estate loans are on properties located in multiple markets across the United States, with no significant concentrations (New York Metro is the largest concentration at approximately 18%). Despite not having a significant concentration in any one market, a material decline in real estate markets or economic conditions could negatively impact the value or performance of one or more individual properties, which could adversely impact timely loan repayment, which may result in increased provisions for credit losses. We observed these effects in certain commercial real estate loans during the first quarter of 2025, resulting in additional provisions for credit losses. Were conditions, or our evaluation of conditions, in those or other markets to worsen during the remainder of 2025 or subsequent periods, we may increase our allowance for credit losses during those periods.
Additional information about all of our loan segments, as well as underlying classes, is provided in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
| TABLE 26: ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| (In millions) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Allowance for credit losses: | ||
| Beginning balance | $183 | $150 |
| Provision for credit losses (funded commitments)(1) | 11 | 31 |
| Provisions for credit losses (unfunded commitments) | 1 | (4) |
| Charge-offs(2) | (9) | (31) |
| Ending balance | $186 | $146 |
(1) The provision for credit losses is primarily related to commercial real estate and leveraged loans.
(2) The charge-offs are primarily related to leveraged loans in the first quarter of 2025 and commercial real estate and leveraged loans in the first quarter of 2024.
As of March 31, 2025, the allowance for credit losses increased $3 million compared to December 31, 2024, reflecting provision for credit losses of $12 million primarily due to an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate and leveraged loans, partially offset by charge-offs of $9 million, largely related to certain leveraged loans.
As of March 31, 2025, approximately $65 million of our allowance for credit losses was related to leveraged loans included in the commercial and financial segment compared to $68 million as of December 31, 2024. In addition, $105 million and $102 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, was related to certain commercial real estate loans. The remaining $16 million and $13 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, was related to other loans, off-balance sheet commitments, interest-bearing deposits with banks and other financial assets held at amortized cost, including investment securities. As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses represented 0.4% of total loans.
As our view on current and future economic conditions changes, our allowance for credit losses related to these loans may be impacted through a change to the provisions for credit losses, reflecting factors such as credit migration within our loan portfolio, as well as changes in management's economic outlook.
Additional information with respect to the allowance for credit losses is provided in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
Risk Management
In the normal course of our business activities, we are exposed to a variety of risks, some that are inherent in the financial services industry, and others that are more specific to our business activities. Our risk management framework focuses on material risks, which include the following:
credit and counterparty risk;
liquidity risk, including funding and management;
operational risk;
information technology risk;
resiliency risk;
market risk associated with our trading activities;
market risk associated with our non-trading activities, referred to as asset and liability management, consisting primarily of interest rate risk;
model risk;
strategic risk; and
reputational, compliance, fiduciary and business conduct risk.
Many of these risks, as well as certain factors underlying each of them, could affect our businesses and our consolidated financial statements, and are
discussed in detail on pages 20 to 49 included under Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
For additional information about our risk management, including our risk appetite framework and risk governance committee structure, refer to pages 81 to 87 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Risk Management, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Credit and Counterparty Risk Management
We define credit risk as the risk of financial loss if a counterparty, borrower or obligor, collectively referred to as a counterparty, is either unable or unwilling to repay borrowings or settle a transaction in accordance with underlying contractual terms. We assume credit risk in our traditional non-trading lending activities, such as overdrafts, loans and contingent commitments, in our investment securities portfolio, where recourse to a counterparty exists, and in our direct and indirect trading activities, such as securities purchased under a resale agreement, principal securities lending and FX and indemnified agency securities lending. We also assume credit risk in our day-to-day treasury and securities and other settlement operations, in the form of deposit placements and other cash balances, with central banks or private sector institutions and fees receivables.
We record an allowance for credit losses related to certain on-balance sheet credit exposures, including our financial assets held at amortized cost, as well as certain off-balance sheet credit exposures, including unfunded commitments and letters of credit. Review and evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is ongoing throughout the year, but occurs at least quarterly, and is based, among other factors, on our evaluation of the level of risk in the portfolio and the estimated effects of our forecasts on our counterparties. We utilize multiple economic scenarios, consisting of a baseline, upside and downside scenarios, to develop our forecast of expected losses.
In the first quarter of 2025, the allowance estimate reflected an increase in loan loss reserves associated with certain commercial real estate loans, offset by charge-offs on certain leveraged loans. Allowance estimates are subject to uncertainties, including those inherent in our model and economic assumptions, and management may use qualitative adjustments. If future data and forecasts deviate relative to the forecasts utilized to determine our allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2025, or if credit risk migration is higher or lower than forecasted for reasons independent of the economic forecast, our allowance for credit losses will also change.
Additional information about the allowance for credit losses is provided in Notes 3 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
For additional information about our credit risk management framework, including our core policies and principles, structure and organization, credit ratings, risk parameter estimates, credit risk mitigation, credit limits, reporting, monitoring and controls, refer to pages 87 to 91 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Credit Risk Management, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Liquidity Risk Management
Our liquidity framework contemplates areas of potential risk to our liquidity based on our activities, size and other appropriate risk-related factors. In managing liquidity risk, we employ limits, maintain established metrics and early warning indicators and perform routine stress testing to identify potential liquidity needs. This process involves the evaluation of a combination of internal and external scenarios which assist us in measuring our liquidity position and in identifying potential increases in cash needs or decreases in available sources of cash, as well as the potential impairment of our ability to access the global capital markets.
We manage our liquidity on a global, consolidated basis as well as on a stand-alone basis at our Parent Company and at certain branches and subsidiaries of State Street Bank. State Street Bank generally has access to markets and funding sources limited to banks, such as the federal funds market and the Federal Reserve's discount window. The Parent Company is managed to a more conservative liquidity profile, reflecting narrower market access. Additionally, the Parent Company typically holds, or has direct access to, primarily through SSIF, a direct subsidiary of the Parent Company, and the support agreement, as discussed in the "Uses of Liquidity" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis, enough cash and equivalents intended to meet its current debt maturities and other cash needs, as well as those projected over the next twelve-month period. Reference our SPOE Strategy as discussed in the "Uses of Liquidity" section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis. Absent financial distress at the Parent Company, the liquid assets available at SSIF continue to be available to the Parent Company. As of March 31, 2025, our Parent Company and State Street Bank had approximately$1.29 billion of senior notes or subordinated debentures outstanding that will mature in the next twelve months.
As a systemically important financial institution, our liquidity risk management activities are subject to heightened and evolving regulatory requirements,
including interpretations of those requirements, under specific U.S. and international regulations and also resulting from published and unpublished guidance, supervisory activities, such as stress tests, resolution planning, examinations and other regulatory interactions. Satisfaction of these requirements could, in some cases, result in changes in the composition of our investment portfolio, reduced NII or NIM, a reduction in the level of certain business activities or modifications to the way in which we deliver our products and services. If we fail to meet regulatory requirements to the satisfaction of our regulators, we could receive negative regulatory stress test results, incur a resolution plan deficiency or determination of a non-credible resolution plan or otherwise receive an adverse regulatory finding. Our efforts to satisfy, or our failure to satisfy, these regulatory requirements could have a materially adverse affect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
For additional information on our liquidity risk management, as well as liquidity metrics, refer to pages 91 to 96 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity Risk Management, in our 2024 Form 10-K. For additional information on our liquidity ratios, including LCR and NSFR, refer to pages 12 and 13 included under Item 1, Business, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Asset Liquidity
Central to the management of our liquidity is asset liquidity, which consists primarily of HQLA. HQLA is the amount of liquid assets that qualify for inclusion in the LCR. As a banking organization, we are subject to a minimum LCR under the LCR rule approved by U.S. banking regulators. The LCR is intended to promote the short-term resilience of internationally active banking organizations, like us, to improve the banking industry's ability to absorb shocks arising from market stress over a 30 calendar day period and improve the measurement and management of liquidity risk. The LCR measures an institution’s HQLA against its net cash outflows. HQLA primarily consists of unencumbered cash and certain high quality liquid securities that qualify for inclusion under the LCR rule. Net cash outflows are measured as prescribed under the LCR rule which provides a significant benefit for deposits classified as operational. We report the LCR to the Federal Reserve daily. For the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, average daily LCR for the Parent Company was 106% and 107%, respectively. The impact of higher deposits on the Parent Company's LCR is limited by a cap, known as the transferability restriction, on the HQLA from State Street Bank that can be recognized at the Parent Company as defined in the U.S. LCR Final Rule. This restriction limits the HQLA used in the calculation of the Parent Company's LCR to the amount of net cash outflows of its principal banking subsidiary (State Street Bank). The average HQLA, post-prescribed haircuts for the Parent Company under the LCR final rule definition was$148.04 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to $142.34 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in client deposits relative to the prior period. For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the LCR for State Street Bank was approximately 139%.
In addition, we are subject to the final rule issued by the U.S. banking agencies implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's (BCBS's) NSFR in the U.S. which became effective on July 1, 2021. The final rule requires large banking organizations to maintain an amount of available stable funding, which is a weighted measure of a company’s funding sources over a one-year time horizon, calculated by applying standardized weightings to the company’s equity and liabilities based on their expected stability. The amount of stable funding can be no less than the amount of required stable funding, which is calculated by applying standardized weightings to assets, derivatives exposures and certain other items based on their liquidity characteristics. As a U.S. G-SIB, we are required to maintain an NSFR that is equal to or greater than 100%. Pursuant to the BCBS's NSFR final rule, as a subsidiary of a U.S. G-SIB, State Street Bank is similarly required to maintain an NSFR that is equal to or greater than 100%. As of March 31, 2025, both the Parent Company's and State Street Bank's NSFR were above the 100% minimum NSFR requirement.
We maintained average cash balances in excess of regulatory requirements governing deposits with the Federal Reserve, the ECB and other non-U.S. central banks of approximately$89.58 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $86.88 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The higher levels of average cash balances with central banks reflect higher levels of client deposits.
Liquid securities carried in our asset liquidity include securities pledged without corresponding advances from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB), the FHLB, and other non-U.S. central banks. State Street Bank is a member of the FHLB. This membership allows for advances of liquidity in varying terms against high-quality collateral, which helps facilitate asset and liability management.
Access to primary, intraday and contingent liquidity provided by these utilities is an important source of contingent liquidity with utilization subject to underlying conditions. As of March 31, 2025, we had
no outstanding primary credit borrowings from the FRBB discount window, and $11.8 billion outstanding of FHLB funding. As of December 31, 2024, we had no outstanding primary credit borrowings from the FRBB discount window and $9.8 billion outstanding borrowings from the FHLB. These outstanding borrowings have initial maturities of twelve months and are recorded in other short-term borrowings in the consolidated statement of condition.
In addition to the investment securities included in our asset liquidity, we have other unencumbered investment securities and certain loans that we can pledge as collateral to access these various facilities. These additional assets are available sources of liquidity, although not as rapidly deployed as those included in our LCR asset liquidity.
The average fair value of total unencumbered securities was$66.17 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $63.23 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
Uses of Liquidity
Significant uses of our liquidity could result from the following: withdrawals of client deposits; draw-downs by our custody clients of lines of credit; advances to clients to settle securities transactions; increases in our investment and loan portfolios; or other permitted purposes. Such circumstances would generally arise under stress conditions including deterioration in credit ratings. A recurring use of our liquidity involves our deployment of HQLA from our investment portfolio to post collateral to financial institutions serving as sources of securities under our prime services program.
We had unfunded commitments to extend credit with gross contractual amounts totaling $34.12 billion and $34.19 billion and standby letters of credit totaling $0.81 billion and $0.91 billion as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These amounts do not reflect the value of any collateral. As of March 31, 2025, approximately 75% of our unfunded commitments to extend credit and 52% of our standby letters of credit expire within one year. Since many of our commitments are expected to expire or renew without being drawn upon, the gross contractual amounts do not necessarily represent our future cash requirements.
Recovery and Resolution Planning
Under Section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act, we are required to submit a resolution plan on a biennial basis jointly to the Federal Reserve and the FDIC (the U.S. Agencies). The purpose of our resolution plan is to describe our preferred resolution strategy and to demonstrate that we have the resources and capabilities to execute on that strategy in the event of major financial distress. Through resolution planning, we seek to maintain our role as a key infrastructure provider within the financial system, while minimizing risk to the financial system.
The U.S. Agencies' final rule from 2019 requires U.S. G-SIBs to file a full resolution plan and a targeted resolution plan on an alternating basis in the relevant submission years. We submitted our last full 165(d) resolution plan by July 1, 2023. Feedback letters from the U.S. Agencies on the results of the 2023 plan submissions were released to each of the U.S. G-SIBs on June 21, 2024. We have no identified shortcomings or deficiencies. Our next 165(d) resolution plan submission to the U.S. Agencies is a targeted plan due by July 1, 2025.
State Street Bank is also required to submit to the FDIC a plan for resolution in the event of its failure, referred to as an IDI plan. We submitted our last IDI plan by December 1, 2023. Following the notice of proposed rulemaking from August 2023, the FDIC amended and restated its rule on IDI plans in June 2024. The final rule became effective on October 1, 2024 and requires IDI subsidiaries of U.S. G-SIBs, such as State Street Bank, to file their IDI plans on a biennial basis, with the first IDI Plan submission under the final rule due by July 1, 2026.
Additionally, we are required to submit a recovery plan periodically to the Federal Reserve. This plan includes strategies designed to respond to stress factors at an early stage and stabilize and maintain operational continuity and market confidence.
For additional information about our recovery and resolution plan, refer to pages 15 to 16 included under Item 1, Business, "Supervision and Regulation" in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Funding
Deposits
We provide products and services including custody, accounting, administration, daily pricing, FX services, cash management, financial asset management, securities finance and investment advisory services. As a provider of these products and services, we generate client deposits, which have generally provided a stable and low-cost source of funds. As a global custodian, clients place deposits with our entities in various currencies. As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately 70% of our average total deposit balances were denominated in U.S. dollars,15% in EUR,5% in GBP and 10% in all other currencies.
Short-Term Funding
Our on-balance sheet liquid assets are also an integral component of our liquidity management strategy. These assets provide liquidity through maturities of the assets, but more importantly, they provide us with the ability to raise funds by pledging
the securities as collateral for borrowings or through outright sales. In addition, our access to the global capital markets gives us the ability to source incremental funding from wholesale investors through relatively low-cost channels to further support business growth. As discussed earlier under “Asset Liquidity,” State Street Bank's membership in the FHLB allows for advances of liquidity with varying terms against high-quality collateral.
Short-term secured funding also comes in the form of securities lent or sold under agreements to repurchase. These transactions are short-term in nature, generally overnight and are collateralized by high-quality investment securities. These balances were $3.52 billion and $3.68 billion as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
State Street Bank continues to maintain a line of credit with a financial institution of CAD $1.40 billion, or approximately $0.97 billion as of March 31, 2025, to support its Canadian securities processing operations. The line of credit has no stated termination date and is cancellable by either party with prior notice. As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there was no balance outstanding on this line of credit.
Long-Term Funding
We have the ability to issue debt and equity securities under our current universal shelf registration statement to meet current commitments and business needs.
On January 27, 2025, we redeemed $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.857% fixed-to floating rate senior notes due 2026.
On February 6, 2025, we redeemed $300 million aggregate principal amount of 1.746% fixed-to floating rate senior notes due 2026.
On February 28, 2025, we issued $1,350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.536% fixed rate senior notes due 2028, $650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.729% fixed rate senior notes due 2030 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2036.
On March 30, 2025, we redeemed $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.901% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2026.
On April 17, 2025, we notified the holders of our $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.104% fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2026, that we will redeem all the notes on May 18, 2025.
On April 24, 2025, we issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2028, $700 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-to-floating rate senior notes due 2028 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.834% fixed rate senior notes due 2030.
Agency Credit Ratings
Our ability to maintain consistent access to liquidity is fostered by the maintenance of high investment grade ratings as measured by major credit rating agencies. Factors essential to maintaining high credit ratings include:
diverse and stable core earnings;
relative market position;
strong risk management;
strong capital ratios;
diverse liquidity sources, including the global capital markets and client deposits;
strong liquidity monitoring procedures; and
preparedness for current or future regulatory developments.
High ratings limit borrowing costs and enhance our liquidity by:
providing confidence for unsecured funding and depositors;
increasing the potential market for our debt and improving our ability to offer products;
facilitating reduced collateral haircuts in secured lending transactions; and
engaging in transactions in which clients value high credit ratings.
A downgrade or reduction in our credit ratings could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity by restricting our ability to access the capital markets, which could increase the related cost of funds. In turn, this could cause the sudden and large-scale withdrawal of unsecured deposits by our clients, which could lead to drawdowns of unfunded commitments to extend credit or trigger requirements under securities purchase commitments; or require additional collateral or force terminations of certain trading derivative contracts.
A majority of our derivative contracts have been entered into under bilateral agreements with counterparties who may require us to post collateral or terminate the transactions based on changes in our credit ratings. We assess the impact of these arrangements by determining the collateral that would be required assuming a downgrade by major rating agencies. The additional collateral or termination payments related to our net derivative liabilities under these arrangements that could have been called by counterparties in the event of a downgrade in our
credit ratings below levels specified in the agreements is provided in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q. Other funding sources, such as secured financing transactions and other margin requirements, for which there are no explicit triggers, could also be adversely affected.
Operational Risk Management
Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events.
Volatility in the global equity and fixed income markets driven by recent policy developments and heightened geopolitical tensions (including changes in trade policy of the United States and of other nations and conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East) may result in stress on the operating environment, elevate operational risk, and heighten information technology risk exposures, including cyber-threats. See also “Information Technology Risk Management” below.
For additional information about our operational risk framework, refer to pages 97 to 98 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Operational Risk Management", in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Information Technology Risk Management
We define information technology risk as the risk associated with the use, ownership, operation and adoption of information technology. Information technology risk includes risks potentially triggered by non-compliance with regulatory obligations or expectations, information security or cyber incidents, internal control and process gaps, operational events and adoption of new business technologies.
For additional information about our information technology risk framework and associated risks, refer to pages 98 to 99 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Information Technology Risk Management" in our 2024 Form 10-K, and pages 42 to 44 included under Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our 2024 Form 10-K - "Any failures of or damage to, attack on or unauthorized access to our information technology systems or facilities or disruptions to our continuous operations, including the systems, facilities or operations of third parties with which we do business, such as resulting from cyber-attacks, could result in significant costs, and reputational damage and impact our ability to conduct our business activities."
Market Risk Management
Market risk is defined by the U.S. Agencies as the risk of loss that could result from broad market movements, such as changes in the general level of interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates or commodity prices. We are exposed to market risk in both our trading and certain of our non-trading, or asset and liability management, activities.
Information about the market risk associated with our trading activities is provided below under “Trading Activities.” Information about the market risk associated with our non-trading activities, which consists primarily of interest rate risk, is provided below under “Asset and Liability Management Activities.”
Trading Activities
In the conduct of our trading activities, we assume market risk, the level of which is a function of our overall risk appetite, business objectives and liquidity needs, our clients' requirements and market volatility and our execution against those factors.
As part of our trading activities, we assume positions in the foreign exchange and interest rate markets by buying and selling cash instruments and entering into derivative instruments, including foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign exchange and interest rate options and interest rate swaps, interest rate forward contracts and interest rate futures. As of March 31, 2025, the notional amount of these derivative contracts was $2.99 trillion, of which $2.90 trillion was composed of foreign exchange forward, swap and spot contracts. We seek to match positions closely with the objective of mitigating related currency and interest rate risk. All foreign exchange contracts are valued daily at current market rates.
For additional information about the market risk associated with our trading activities, refer to pages 99 to 101 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Market Risk Management" in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Value-at-Risk and Stressed VaR
We use a variety of risk measurement tools and methodologies, including VaR, which is an estimate of potential loss for a given period within a stated statistical confidence interval. We use a risk measurement methodology to measure trading-related VaR daily. We have adopted standards for measuring trading-related VaR, and we maintain regulatory capital for market risk associated with our trading activities in conformity with currently applicable bank regulatory market risk requirements. Our regulatory VaR-based measure is calculated based on historical volatilities of market risk factors during a two-year observation period calibrated to a one-tail, 99% confidence interval and a ten-business-day holding period.
We calculate a stressed VaR-based measure using the same model we use to calculate VaR, but
with model inputs calibrated to historical data from a range of continuous twelve-month periods that reflect significant financial stress. The stressed VaR model is designed to identify the second-worst outcome occurring in the worst continuous one-year rolling period since July 2007. This stressed VaR meets the regulatory requirement as the rolling ten-day period with an outcome that is worse than 99% of other outcomes during that twelve-month period of financial stress. For each portfolio, the stress period is determined algorithmically by seeking the one-year time horizon that produces the largest ten-business-day VaR from within the available historical data. This historical data set includes the financial crisis of 2008, the highly volatile period surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and the Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. Treasury debt in August 2011. As the historical data set used to determine the stress period expands over time, future market stress events will be incorporated.
For additional information about our VaR measurement tools and methodologies, refer to pages 101 to 106 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Value-at-Risk and Stressed VaR" in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Stress Testing
We have a corporate-wide stress testing program in place that incorporates techniques to measure the potential loss we could suffer in a hypothetical scenario of adverse economic and financial conditions. We also monitor concentrations of risk such as concentration by branch, risk component, and currency pairs. We conduct stress testing on a daily basis based on selected historical stress events that are relevant to our positions in order to estimate the potential impact to our current portfolio should similar market conditions recur, and we also perform stress testing as part of the Federal Reserve's Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) process. Stress testing is conducted, analyzed and reported at the corporate, trading desk, division and risk-factor level (for example, exchange risk, interest rate risk and volatility risk).
Stress testing results and limits are actively monitored on a daily basis by Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and reported to the Trading and Markets Risk Committee (TMRC). Limit breaches are addressed by ERM risk managers in conjunction with the business units, escalated as appropriate, and reviewed by the TMRC if material. In addition, we have established several action triggers that prompt review by management and the implementation of a remediation plan.
Validation and Back-Testing
We perform frequent back-testing to assess the accuracy of our VaR-based model in estimating loss at the stated confidence level. This back-testing involves the comparison of estimated VaR model outputs to daily, actual profit-and-loss (P&L) outcomes observed from daily market movements. We back-test our VaR model using “clean” P&L, which excludes non-trading revenue such as fees, commissions and NII, as well as estimated revenue from intraday trading.
Our VaR definition of trading losses excludes items that are not specific to the price movement of the trading assets and liabilities themselves, such as fees, commissions, changes to reserves and gains or losses from intraday activity.
We experienced no back-testing exceptions in either quarter ended March 31, 2025 or March 31, 2024 and we had one back testing exception in the quarter ended December 31, 2024. At a 99% confidence interval, the statistical expectation for a VaR model is to witness one exception every hundred trading days (or two to three exceptions per year).
The following tables present VaR and stressed VaR associated with our trading activities for covered positions held during the quarters ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively, as measured by our VaR methodology. Diversification effect in the tables below represents the difference between total VaR and the sum of the VaRs for each trading activity. This effect arises because the risks present in our trading activities are not perfectly correlated.
| TABLE 27: TEN-DAY VALUE-AT-RISK ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES FOR COVERED POSITIONS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended · As of March 31, 2025 · As of December 31, 2024 · As of March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 · December 31, 2024 · March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | VaR | VaR | VaR |
| State Street Markets | $9,179 | $21,806 | $5,203 | $11,339 | $15,938 | $6,253 | $12,157 | $19,660 | $7,536 | $5,416 | $12,890 | $17,091 |
| Global Treasury | 3,209 | 7,247 | 583 | 2,533 | 8,332 | 468 | 1,441 | 3,222 | 497 | 1,086 | 2,451 | 1,741 |
| Diversification | (2,679) | (7,246) | (683) | (2,389) | (8,207) | 1,110 | (1,412) | (3,222) | (403) | (1,186) | (2,851) | (1,758) |
| Total VaR | $9,709 | $21,807 | $5,103 | $11,483 | $16,063 | $7,831 | $12,186 | $19,660 | $7,630 | $5,316 | $12,490 | $17,074 |
| TABLE 28: TEN-DAY STRESSED VALUE-AT-RISK ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES FOR COVERED POSITIONS | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended · As of March 31, 2025 · As of December 31, 2024 · As of March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 · December 31, 2024 · March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | Avg. | Max. | Min. | VaR | VaR | VaR |
| State Street Markets | $51,801 | $82,147 | $28,037 | $36,695 | $66,363 | $16,172 | $47,674 | $72,735 | $26,194 | $49,457 | $41,379 | $58,561 |
| Global Treasury | 10,126 | 18,390 | 5,620 | 8,892 | 23,717 | 3,943 | 6,649 | 14,031 | 4,424 | 9,509 | 7,790 | 5,819 |
| Diversification | (9,456) | (19,712) | (6,744) | (6,608) | (20,633) | (1,257) | (7,390) | (12,731) | (3,625) | (4,783) | (4,580) | (4,889) |
| Total Stressed VaR | $52,471 | $80,825 | $26,913 | $38,979 | $69,447 | $18,858 | $46,933 | $74,035 | $26,993 | $54,183 | $44,589 | $59,491 |
The three month average of our total stressed VaR-based measure was approximately $52 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to an average of approximately $39 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and $47 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The increase in the average total stressed VaR for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to both the quarters ended December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, was primarily attributed to higher foreign exchange and interest rate risk positions.
The VaR-based measures as presented in the preceding tables are primarily a reflection of the overall level of market volatility and our appetite for taking market risk in our trading activities. While overall levels of volatility have varied over the historical observation periods, smaller residual market risk positions during the quarter have led to a reduction in VaR measures presented.
We have in the past and may in the future modify and adjust our models and methodologies used to calculate VaR and stressed VaR, subject to regulatory review and approval, and any future modifications and adjustments may result in changes in our VaR-based and stressed VaR-based measures.
The following tables present the VaR and stressed-VaR associated with our trading activities attributable to foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk and volatility risk as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively. Diversification effect in the tables below represents the difference between total VaR and the sum of the VaRs for each trading activity. This effect arises because the risks present in our trading activities are not perfectly correlated.
| TABLE 29: TEN-DAY VaR ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES BY RISK FACTOR(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk |
| By component: | |||||||||
| State Street Markets | $3,219 | $4,397 | $307 | $3,474 | $10,422 | $180 | $5,778 | $18,106 | $457 |
| Global Treasury | 265 | 1,125 | — | 409 | 2,505 | — | 320 | 1,699 | — |
| Diversification | (71) | (1,092) | — | (388) | (2,920) | — | (344) | (1,929) | — |
| Total VaR | $3,413 | $4,430 | $307 | $3,495 | $10,007 | $180 | $5,754 | $17,876 | $457 |
| TABLE 30: TEN-DAY STRESSED VaR ASSOCIATED WITH TRADING ACTIVITIES BY RISK FACTOR(1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk | Foreign Exchange Risk | Interest Rate Risk | Volatility Risk |
| By component: | |||||||||
| State Street Markets | $4,706 | $57,025 | $701 | $7,357 | $43,800 | $518 | $17,211 | $56,902 | $672 |
| Global Treasury | 5,770 | 6,390 | — | 6,246 | 7,202 | — | 4,835 | 6,613 | — |
| Diversification | (5,050) | (6,237) | — | (5,017) | (8,671) | — | (4,352) | (6,478) | — |
| Total Stressed VaR | $5,426 | $57,178 | $701 | $8,586 | $42,331 | $518 | $17,694 | $57,037 | $672 |
(1)For purposes of risk attribution by component, foreign exchange refers only to the risk from market movements in period-end rates. Forwards, futures, options and swaps with maturities greater than period-end have embedded interest rate risk that is captured by the measures used for interest rate risk. Accordingly, the interest rate risk embedded in these foreign exchange instruments is included in the interest rate risk component.
Asset and Liability Management Activities
The primary objective of asset and liability management is to provide sustainable NII under varying economic conditions, while protecting the economic value of the assets and liabilities carried on our consolidated statement of condition from the adverse effects of changes in interest rates. While many market factors affect the level of NII and the economic value of our assets and liabilities, one of the most significant factors is our exposure to movements in interest rates. Most of our NII is earned from the investment of client deposits generated by our businesses. We invest these client deposits in assets that conform generally to the liquidity characteristics of our balance sheet liabilities, as well as the currency composition of our significant non-U.S. dollar denominated client deposits.
We quantify NII sensitivity using an earnings simulation model that includes our expectations for new business growth, changes in balance sheet mix and investment portfolio positioning. This measure compares our baseline view of NII over a twelve-month horizon, based on our internal forecast of interest rates, to a wide range of rate shocks. Our baseline view of NII is updated on a regular basis. Table 31, Key Interest Rates for Baseline Forecasts, presents the spot and 12-month forward rates used in our baseline forecasts at March 31, 2025 and 2024. Our baseline rate forecast as of March 31, 2025 was generally consistent with common market expectations for global central bank actions at that point in time, including that rate cuts would continue in 2025.
| TABLE 31: KEY INTEREST RATES FOR BASELINE FORECASTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| Fed Funds Target | ECB Target(1) | 10-Year Treasury | Fed Funds Target | ECB Target(1) | 10-Year Treasury | |
| Spot rates | 4.50% | 2.50% | 4.21% | 5.50% | 4.00% | 4.20% |
| 12-month forward rates | 3.75 | 2.00 | 4.36 | 4.50 | 2.75 | 4.25 |
(1)European Central Bank deposit facility rate.
In Table 32: Net Interest Income Sensitivity, we report the expected change in NII over the next twelve months from instantaneous 100 basis point shocks to various tenors on the yield curve relative to our baseline rate forecast, including the impacts from U.S. and non-U.S. rates. Each scenario assumes no management action is taken to mitigate the adverse effects of changes in interest rates on our financial performance. While investment securities balances and composition can fluctuate with the level of rates as prepayment assumptions change, for purposes of this analysis our deposit balances and mix are assumed to remain consistent with the baseline forecast which assumes client deposit balance rotation, including reductions in non-interest-bearing deposit balances. The results of these scenarios should not be extrapolated for other (e.g., more severe) shocks as the impact of interest rate shocks may not be linear. In lower rate scenarios, the full impact of the shock is realized for all currencies even if the result is negative interest rates.
| TABLE 32: NET INTEREST INCOME SENSITIVITY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| (In millions) | U.S. Dollar | All Other Currencies | Total | U.S. Dollar | All Other Currencies | Total |
| Rate change: · Benefit (Exposure) · Benefit (Exposure) | ||||||
| Parallel shifts: | ||||||
| +100 bps shock | $73 | $246 | $319 | $(5) | $286 | $281 |
| -100 bps shock | (73) | (221) | (294) | (18) | (241) | (259) |
| Steeper yield curve: | ||||||
| +100 bps shift in long-end rates(1) | 23 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 54 |
| -100 bps shift in short-end rates(1) | (46) | (207) | (253) | 24 | (226) | (202) |
| Flatter yield curve: | ||||||
| +100 bps shift in short-end rates(1) | 49 | 232 | 281 | (44) | 271 | 227 |
| -100 bps shift in long-end rates(1) | (26) | (14) | (40) | (41) | (15) | (56) |
(1)The short-end is 0-3 months. The long-end is 5 years and above. Interim term points are interpolated.
Our overall balance sheet, including all currencies, continues to be asset sensitive with an NII benefit in higher rate scenarios and NII exposure in lower rate scenarios, primarily driven by our sensitivities on the short-end of the yield curve. Compared to March 31, 2024, our overall NII sensitivity and our USD balance sheet's NII sensitivity have increased mainly due to higher client deposits and a lower investment portfolio duration. Our non-USD NII sensitivity as of March 31, 2025, has decreased compared to March 31, 2024, mainly due to interest rate risk hedging activity.
For additional information about our Asset and Liability Management Activities, refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, “Risk Management”.
Model Risk Management
The use of models is widespread throughout the financial services industry, with large and complex organizations relying on sophisticated models to support numerous aspects of their financial decision making. The models contemporaneously represent both a significant advancement in financial management and a source of risk. In large banking organizations like ours, model results influence business decisions, and model failure could have a harmful effect on our financial performance. As a result, the Model Risk Management Framework seeks to mitigate our model risk.
For additional information about our model risk management framework, including our governance and model validation, refer to pages 106 to 107 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, "Model Risk Management", in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Strategic Risk Management
We define strategic risk as the current or prospective impact on earnings or capital arising from adverse business decisions, improper implementation of strategic initiatives, or lack of responsiveness to industry-wide changes. Strategic risks are influenced by changes in the competitive environment; decline in market performance or changes in our business activities; and the potential secondary impacts of reputational risks, not already captured as market, interest rate, credit, operational, model or liquidity risks. We incorporate strategic risk into our assessment of our business plans and risk and capital management processes. Management of strategic risk is an integral component of all aspects of our business.
Separating the effects of a potential material adverse event into operational and strategic risk is sometimes difficult. For instance, the direct financial impact of an unfavorable event in the form of fines or penalties would be classified as an operational risk loss, while the impact on our reputation and consequently the potential loss of clients and corresponding decline in revenue would be classified as a strategic risk loss. An additional example of strategic risk is the integration of a major acquisition. Failure to successfully integrate the operations of an acquired business, and the resultant inability to retain clients and the associated revenue, would be classified as a loss due to strategic risk.
Strategic risk is managed with a long-term focus. Techniques for its assessment and management include the development of business plans, which are subject to review and challenge from senior management and the Board of Directors, as well as a formal review and approval process for all new business and product proposals. The potential impact of the various elements of strategic risk is difficult to quantify with any degree of precision. We use a combination of historical earnings volatility, scenario analysis, stress-testing and management judgment to help assess the potential effect on us attributable to strategic risk. Management and control of strategic risks are generally the responsibility of the business units, with oversight from the control functions, as part of their overall strategic planning and internal risk management processes.
Capital
Managing our capital involves evaluating whether our actual and projected levels of capital are commensurate with our risk profile, are in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and are sufficient to provide us with the financial flexibility to undertake future strategic business initiatives. We assess capital adequacy based on relevant regulatory capital requirements, as well as our own internal
capital goals, targets and other relevant metrics.
Our designation as a G-SIB is based on a number of factors, as evaluated by banking regulators, and requires us to maintain an additional capital surcharge above the minimum capital ratios set forth in the Basel III final rule. Further, like all other U.S. G-SIBs, we are currently subject to a 2.0% SLR buffer at the holding company and a 3% buffer at State Street Bank, in addition to the required minimum of 3.0% under the Basel III final rule. If we fail to exceed any regulatory buffer or surcharge, we will be subject to increased restrictions (depending upon the extent of the shortfall) regarding capital distributions and discretionary executive bonus payments.
Not all of our competitors have similarly been designated as systemically important nor are all of them subject to the same degree of regulation as a bank or financial holding company, and therefore some of our competitors may not be subject to the same capital, liquidity and other regulatory requirements.
For additional information about our capital, refer to pages 108 to 117 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
Regulatory Capital
We and State Street Bank are subject to the U.S. Basel III framework. We are also subject to the final market risk capital rule issued by the U.S. Agencies.
The Basel III rule provides two frameworks for monitoring capital adequacy: the “standardized approach" and the “advanced approaches", applicable to advanced approaches banking organizations, like us. The standardized approach prescribes standardized calculations for credit risk RWA, including specified risk weights for on and certain off-balance sheet exposures. The advanced approaches consist of the Advanced Internal Ratings-Based Approach used for the calculation of credit risk RWA, and the Advanced Measurement Approach used for the calculation of operational risk RWA.
As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) enacted in 2010, we and State Street Bank, as advanced approaches banking organizations, are subject to a "capital floor," also referred to as the Collins Amendment, in the assessment of our regulatory capital adequacy, such that our risk-based capital ratios for regulatory assessment purposes are the lower of each ratio calculated under the advanced approaches and the standardized approach. Under the advanced approaches, State Street and State Street Bank are subject to a 2.5% CCB requirement, plus any applicable countercyclical capital buffer requirement, which is currently set at 0%. Under the standardized approach, State Street Bank is subject to the same CCB and countercyclical capital buffer requirements, but for State Street, the 2.5% CCB requirement is replaced by the SCB requirement according to the SCB rule issued in 2020. In addition, State Street is subject to a G-SIB surcharge.
The SCB replaced, under the standardized approach, the CCB with a buffer calculated as the difference between the institution’s starting and lowest projected CET1 ratio under the CCAR severely adverse scenario plus planned common stock dividend payments (as a percentage of RWA) from the fourth through seventh quarter of the CCAR planning horizon. The SCB requirement can be no less than 2.5% of RWA. Breaching the SCB or other regulatory buffer or surcharge will limit a banking organization’s ability to make capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments to executive officers.
On June 26, 2024, we were notified by the Federal Reserve of the results from the 2024 supervisory stress test. Our SCB calculated under the 2024 supervisory stress test was well below the 2.5% minimum, resulting in an SCB at that floor, which remains in effect for the period from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Our minimum risk-based capital ratios as of January 1, 2025 include a CCB of 2.5% and a SCB of 2.5% for the advanced approaches and standardized approach, respectively, a G-SIB surcharge of 1.0%, and a countercyclical buffer of 0.0%. This results in minimum risk-based ratios of 8.0% for the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio, 9.5% for the tier 1 capital ratio, and 11.5% for the total capital ratio.
Our current G-SIB surcharge, through December 31, 2025, is 1.0%. Based upon calculations using data as of December 31, 2024, our surcharge will remain at 1.0% through December 31, 2026.
To maintain the status of the Parent Company as a financial holding company, we and our IDI subsidiaries are required, among other requirements, to be "well capitalized" as defined by Regulation Y and Regulation H.
The market risk capital rule requires us to use internal models to calculate daily measures of VaR, which reflect general market risk for certain of our trading positions defined by the rule as “covered positions,” as well as stressed-VaR measures to
supplement the VaR measures. The rule also requires a public disclosure composed of qualitative and quantitative information about the market risk associated with our trading activities and our related VaR and stressed-VaR measures. The qualitative and quantitative information required by the rule is provided under "Market Risk Management" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
On July 27, 2023, U.S. Agencies issued a proposed rule to implement the Basel III endgame agreement (2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal) for large banks, and separately proposed revisions to the U.S. G-SIB capital surcharge framework (2023 G-SIB Surcharge Proposal). The 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal would, among other things, eliminate the advanced approaches for monitoring risk-based capital adequacy in favor of a new standardized expanded risk-based approach that includes new standardized approaches for credit risk, operational risk and CVA risk RWA components, and would also replace the existing market risk rule with the new fundamental review of the trading book framework. The G-SIB Surcharge Proposal would, among other things, measure the G-SIB surcharge in more granular 0.1% increments as opposed to the 0.5% increments that currently apply.
Recent public statements by U.S. banking officials indicate that the 2023 Basel III Endgame Proposal and 2023 G-SIB Surcharge Proposal are under reconsideration. However, the timing and content of any potential re-proposal, and the effects of any re-proposal on State Street, remain uncertain at this stage.
On April 17, 2025, the Fed issued a proposed rule to reduce volatility in the stress capital buffer requirement, primarily through the averaging of the decline in a firm’s CET1 capital over a two-year horizon (current and prior year). The proposal would also extend the annual effective date of each firm’s stress capital buffer requirement by one quarter, from October 1 to January 1. The proposal is intended to be effective as of the 2025 stress testing cycle. State Street does not expect the proposal to materially impact its stress capital buffer requirement, which is currently at the 2.5% floor.
For additional information about our regulatory capital, refer to pages 109 to 115 included under Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our 2024 Form 10-K.
The following table presents the regulatory capital structure and related regulatory capital ratios for us and State Street Bank as of the dates indicated. We are subject to the more stringent of the risk-based capital ratios calculated under the standardized approach and those calculated under the advanced approaches in the assessment of our capital adequacy under applicable bank regulatory standards.
| TABLE 33: REGULATORY CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND RELATED REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Corporation · State Street Bank | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) · Basel III Advanced Approaches March 31, 2025 · Basel III Standardized Approach March 31, 2025 · Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2024 · Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2024 · Basel III Advanced Approaches March 31, 2025 · Basel III Standardized Approach March 31, 2025 · Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2024 · Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock and related surplus | $11,197 | $11,197 | $11,226 | $11,226 | $13,333 | $13,333 | $13,333 | $13,333 | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 29,959 | 29,959 | 29,582 | 29,582 | 16,208 | 16,208 | 15,977 | 15,977 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,792) | (1,792) | (2,100) | (2,100) | (1,521) | (1,521) | (1,805) | (1,805) | ||||||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | (16,231) | (16,231) | (16,198) | (16,198) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | 23,133 | 23,133 | 22,510 | 22,510 | 28,020 | 28,020 | 27,505 | 27,505 | ||||||||||||
| Regulatory capital adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities | (8,343) | (8,343) | (8,320) | (8,320) | (8,076) | (8,076) | (8,054) | (8,054) | ||||||||||||
| Other adjustments(1) | (428) | (428) | (391) | (391) | (314) | (314) | (278) | (278) | ||||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital | 14,362 | 14,362 | 13,799 | 13,799 | 19,630 | 19,630 | 19,173 | 19,173 | ||||||||||||
| Preferred stock | 3,559 | 3,559 | 2,816 | 2,816 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital | 17,921 | 17,921 | 16,615 | 16,615 | 19,630 | 19,630 | 19,173 | 19,173 | ||||||||||||
| Qualifying subordinated long-term debt | 1,871 | 1,871 | 1,861 | 1,861 | 529 | 529 | 530 | 530 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted allowance for credit losses | 7 | 186 | — | 183 | 7 | 186 | — | 183 | ||||||||||||
| Total capital | $19,799 | $19,978 | $18,476 | $18,659 | $20,166 | $20,345 | $19,703 | $19,886 | ||||||||||||
| Risk-weighted assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit risk(2) | $62,541 | $127,888 | $63,252 | $124,281 | $59,213 | $125,857 | $57,883 | $121,785 | ||||||||||||
| Operational risk(3) | 49,413 | NA | 49,350 | NA | 47,625 | NA | 47,538 | NA | ||||||||||||
| Market risk | 2,320 | 2,320 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,320 | 2,320 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total risk-weighted assets | $114,274 | $130,208 | $114,602 | $126,281 | $109,158 | $128,177 | $107,421 | $123,785 | ||||||||||||
| Capital Ratios: | 2025 Minimum Requirements Including Capital Conservation Buffer and G-SIB Surcharge(4) | 2024 Minimum Requirements Including Capital Conservation Buffer and G-SIB Surcharge(4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital | 8.0% | 8.0% | 12.6% | 11.0% | 12.0% | 10.9% | 18.0% | 15.3% | 17.8% | 15.5% | ||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital | 9.5 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 15.5 | ||||||||||
| Total capital | 11.5 | 11.5 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 16.1 | ||||||||||
(1) Other adjustments within CET1 capital primarily include disallowed deferred tax assets, cash flow hedges that are not recognized at fair value on the balance sheet, and the overfunded portion of our defined benefit pension plan obligation net of associated deferred tax liabilities.
(2)Under the advanced approaches, credit risk RWA includes a CVA which reflects the risk of potential fair value adjustments for credit risk reflected in our valuation of over-the-counter derivative contracts. We used a simple CVA approach in conformity with the Basel III advanced approaches.
(3) Under the current advanced approaches rules and regulatory guidance concerning operational risk models, RWA attributable to operational risk can vary substantially from period-to-period, without direct correlation to the effects of a particular loss event on our results of operations and financial condition and impacting dates and periods that may differ from the dates and periods as of and during which the loss event is reflected in our financial statements, with the timing and categorization dependent on the processes for model updates and, if applicable, model revalidation and regulatory review and related supervisory processes. An individual loss event can have a significant effect on the output of our operational RWA under the advanced approaches depending on the severity of the loss event and its categorization among the seven Basel-defined UOMs.
(4) Minimum requirements include a CCB of 2.5% and a SCB of 2.5% for the advanced approaches and the standardized approach, respectively, a G-SIB surcharge of 1.0% and a countercyclical buffer of 0%. On June 26, 2024, we were notified by the Federal Reserve of the results from the 2024 supervisory stress test. Our SCB calculated under the 2024 supervisory stress test was well below the 2.5% minimum, resulting in an SCB at that floor, which will continue to remain in effect for the period from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
Our CET1 capital ratio increased to 11.0% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 10.9% as of December 31, 2024, under the standardized approach, primarily driven by capital generated from earnings, partially offset by higher RWA from securities finance and increased loan balances as well as continued capital return.
Our CET1 capital increased $0.56 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024, under both the advanced approaches and standardized approach, primarily due to an increase in net income and improved AOCI, partially offset by dividends declared and common share repurchases in the first quarter of 2025.
Our Tier 1 capital increased $1.31 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024, under both the advanced approaches and standardized approach, due to the increase in CET1 capital and net issuance of preferred stock in the first quarter of 2025.
Our Tier 2 capital remained flat as of March 31, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024, under both the advanced approaches and standardized approach.
Our total capital increased $1.32 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024, under both the advanced approaches and standardized approach, primarily due to the increase in CET1 capital and net issuance of preferred stock in the first quarter of 2025.
The table below presents a roll-forward of CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital and total capital for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| TABLE 34: CAPITAL ROLL-FORWARD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | Basel III Advanced Approaches March 31, 2025 | Basel III Standardized Approach March 31, 2025 | Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2024 | Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2024 |
| Common equity tier 1 capital: | ||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital balance, beginning of period | $13,799 | $13,799 | $12,971 | $12,971 |
| Net income | 643 | 643 | 2,687 | 2,687 |
| Changes in treasury stock, at cost | (33) | (33) | (1,173) | (1,173) |
| Dividends declared | (266) | (266) | (1,062) | (1,062) |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities | (23) | (23) | 150 | 150 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1) | 308 | 308 | 254 | 254 |
| Other adjustments(1) | (66) | (66) | (28) | (28) |
| Changes in common equity tier 1 capital | 563 | 563 | 828 | 828 |
| Common equity tier 1 capital balance, end of period | 14,362 | 14,362 | 13,799 | 13,799 |
| Additional tier 1 capital: | ||||
| Tier 1 capital balance, beginning of period | 16,615 | 16,615 | 14,947 | 14,947 |
| Changes in common equity tier 1 capital | 563 | 563 | 828 | 828 |
| Net issuance (redemption) of preferred stock | 743 | 743 | 840 | 840 |
| Changes in tier 1 capital | 1,306 | 1,306 | 1,668 | 1,668 |
| Tier 1 capital balance, end of period | 17,921 | 17,921 | 16,615 | 16,615 |
| Tier 2 capital: | ||||
| Tier 2 capital balance, beginning of period | 1,861 | 2,044 | 1,870 | 2,020 |
| Net issuance and changes in long-term debt qualifying as tier 2 capital | 10 | 10 | (9) | (9) |
| Changes in adjusted allowance for credit losses | 7 | 3 | — | 33 |
| Changes in tier 2 capital | 17 | 13 | (9) | 24 |
| Tier 2 capital balance, end of period | 1,878 | 2,057 | 1,861 | 2,044 |
| Total capital: | ||||
| Total capital balance, beginning of period | 18,476 | 18,659 | 16,817 | 16,967 |
| Changes in tier 1 capital | 1,306 | 1,306 | 1,668 | 1,668 |
| Changes in tier 2 capital | 17 | 13 | (9) | 24 |
| Total capital balance, end of period | $19,799 | $19,978 | $18,476 | $18,659 |
(1)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes losses on cash flow hedges where the hedged exposures are not recognized at fair value on the balance sheet, which, under the Capital Rule, must be excluded from CET1 capital. This adjustment is captured in the Other Adjustments line.
The following table presents a roll-forward of the Basel III advanced and standardized approaches RWA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| TABLE 35: ADVANCED & STANDARDIZED APPROACHES RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS ROLL-FORWARD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In millions) | Basel III Advanced Approaches March 31, 2025 | Basel III Advanced Approaches December 31, 2024 | Basel III Standardized Approach March 31, 2025 | Basel III Standardized Approach December 31, 2024 |
| Total risk-weighted assets, beginning of period | $114,602 | $107,453 | $126,281 | $111,703 |
| Changes in credit risk-weighted assets: | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in investment securities-wholesale | 317 | (585) | 101 | (1,000) |
| Net increase (decrease) in loans and overdrafts | (208) | 919 | 947 | 2,241 |
| Net increase (decrease) in securitization exposures | 271 | 628 | 256 | 592 |
| Net increase (decrease) in repo-style transaction exposures | 760 | (558) | 5,719 | 2,968 |
| Net increase (decrease) in over-the-counter derivatives exposures(1) | (1,125) | 2,595 | (5,245) | 10,778 |
| Net increase (decrease) in all other(2) | (726) | (957) | 1,829 | (526) |
| Net increase (decrease) in credit risk-weighted assets | (711) | 2,042 | 3,607 | 15,053 |
| Net increase (decrease) in market risk-weighted assets | 320 | (475) | 320 | (475) |
| Net increase (decrease) in operational risk-weighted assets | 63 | 5,582 | NA | NA |
| Total risk-weighted assets, end of period | $114,274 | $114,602 | $130,208 | $126,281 |
(1)Under the advanced approaches, includes CVA RWA.
(2)Includes assets not in a definable category, non-material portfolio, cleared transactions, other wholesale, cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits with banks, and equity exposures.
As of March 31, 2025, total advanced approaches RWA decreased $0.33 billion compared to December 31, 2024, mainly due to a decrease in derivatives RWA driven by market movements, partially offset by an increase in repo-style transaction RWA driven by volumes.
As of March 31, 2025, total standardized approach RWA increased $3.93 billion compared to December 31, 2024, mainly reflecting higher repo-style transaction RWA driven by increased volumes and higher other RWA driven by cash and receivables, partially offset by lower derivatives RWA driven by market movements.
The regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2025, presented in Table 33: Regulatory Capital Structure and Related Regulatory Capital Ratios, are calculated under the advanced approaches and standardized approach in conformity with the Basel III final rule. The advanced approaches-based ratios reflect calculations and determinations with respect to our capital and related matters as of March 31, 2025, based on our internal and external data, quantitative formulae, statistical models, historical correlations and assumptions, collectively referred to as “advanced systems,” in effect and used by us for those purposes as of the time we first reported such ratios in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or an annual report on Form 10-K. Significant components of these advanced systems involve the exercise of judgment by us and our regulators, and our advanced systems may not, individually or collectively, precisely represent or calculate the scenarios, circumstances, outputs or other results for which they are designed or intended.
Our advanced systems are subject to update and periodic revalidation in response to changes in our business activities and our historical experiences, forces and events experienced by the market broadly or by individual financial institutions, changes in regulations and regulatory interpretations and other factors, and are also subject to continuing regulatory review and approval. For example, a significant operational loss experienced by another financial institution, even if we do not experience a related loss, could result in a material change in the output of our advanced systems and a corresponding material change in our risk exposures, our total RWA and our capital ratios compared to prior periods. An operational loss that we experience could also result in a material change in our capital requirements for operational risk under the advanced approaches, depending on the severity of the loss event, its characterization among the seven Basel-defined UOM, and the stability of the distributional approach for a particular UOM, and without direct correlation to the effects of the loss event, or the timing of such effects, on our results of operations.
Due to the influence of changes in these advanced systems, whether resulting from changes in data inputs, regulation or regulatory supervision or interpretation, specific to us or market activities or experiences or other updates or factors, we expect that our advanced systems and our capital ratios calculated in conformity with the Basel III final rule will change and may be volatile over time, and that those latter changes or volatility could be material as calculated and measured from period to period. The full effects of the Basel III final rule on us and State Street Bank are therefore subject to further evaluation and also to further regulatory guidance, action or rule-making.
Tier 1 and Supplementary Leverage Ratios
We are subject to a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio and SLR. The Tier 1 leverage ratio is based on Tier 1 capital and adjusted quarterly average on-balance sheet assets. The Tier 1 leverage ratio differs from the SLR primarily in that the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio is a quarterly average of on-balance sheet assets, while the SLR additionally includes off-balance sheet exposures.
We must maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4%. Our Tier 1 leverage increased to 5.5% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 5.2% as of December 31, 2024, mainly driven by higher capital, partially offset by higher balance sheet levels.
We are also subject to a minimum SLR of 3%, and as a U.S. G-SIB, we must maintain a 2% SLR buffer at the holding company and a 3% buffer at State Street Bank in order to avoid any limitations on distributions to shareholders and discretionary bonus payments to certain executives. If we do not maintain this buffer, limitations on these distributions and discretionary bonus payments would be increasingly stringent based upon the extent of the shortfall.
| TABLE 36: TIER 1 AND SUPPLEMENTARY LEVERAGE RATIOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| State Street: | ||
| Tier 1 capital | $17,921 | $16,615 |
| Average assets | 337,291 | 327,181 |
| Less: adjustments for deductions from tier 1 capital and other | (8,771) | (8,711) |
| Adjusted average assets for tier 1 leverage ratio | 328,520 | 318,470 |
| Additional SLR exposure | 39,181 | 38,659 |
| Adjustments for deductions of qualifying central bank deposits | (90,437) | (87,496) |
| Total assets for SLR | $277,264 | $269,633 |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio(1) | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Supplementary leverage ratio | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| State Street Bank(2): | ||
| Tier 1 capital | $19,630 | $19,173 |
| Average assets | 333,158 | 323,086 |
| Less: adjustments for deductions from tier 1 capital and other | (8,390) | (8,332) |
| Adjusted average assets for tier 1 leverage ratio | 324,768 | 314,754 |
| Additional SLR exposure | 40,557 | 40,299 |
| Adjustments for deductions of qualifying central bank deposits | (90,437) | (87,496) |
| Total assets for SLR | $274,888 | $267,557 |
| Tier 1 leverage ratio(1) | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Supplementary leverage ratio | 7.1 | 7.2 |
(1) Tier 1 leverage ratios were calculated in conformity with the Basel III final rule.
(2) The SLR rule requires that, as of January 1, 2018, (i) State Street Bank maintains an SLR of at least 6.0% to be well capitalized under the U.S. banking regulators’ Prompt Corrective Action Framework and (ii) we maintain an SLR of at least 5.0% to avoid limitations on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments. In addition to the SLR, State Street Bank is subject to a well capitalized Tier 1 leverage ratio requirement of 5.0%.
Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC)
The Federal Reserve's final rule on TLAC, LTD and clean holding company requirements for U.S. domiciled G-SIBs, such as us, is intended to improve the resiliency and resolvability of certain U.S. banking organizations through enhanced prudential standards, and requires us, among other things, to comply with minimum requirements for external TLAC (combined eligible tier 1 regulatory capital and LTD) and LTD. Specifically, we must hold:
| Amount equal to: | |
| External TLAC | Greater of:•21.5% of total RWA (18.0% minimum plus 2.5% plus a G-SIB surcharge calculated for these purposes under Method 1 of 1.0% plus any applicable countercyclical buffer, which is currently 0%); and •9.5% of total leverage exposure (7.5% minimum plus the SLR buffer of 2.0%), as defined by the SLR final rule. |
|---|---|
| Qualifying external LTD | Greater of:•7.0% of RWA (6.0% minimum plus a G-SIB surcharge calculated for these purposes under method 2 of 1.0%); and •4.5% of total leverage exposure, as defined by the SLR final rule. |
The following table presents external TLAC and external LTD as of March 31, 2025:
| TABLE 37: TOTAL LOSS-ABSORBING CAPACITY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of March 31, 2025 | ||||
| (Dollars in millions) · Actual · Requirement | ||||
| Total loss-absorbing capacity: | ||||
| Risk-weighted assets | $39,274 | 30.2% | $27,995 | 21.5% |
| Total leverage exposure | 39,274 | 14.2 | 26,340 | 9.5 |
| Long-term debt: | ||||
| Risk-weighted assets | 18,903 | 14.5 | 9,115 | 7.0 |
| Total leverage exposure | 18,903 | 6.8 | 12,477 | 4.5 |
Capital Actions
Preferred Stock
The following table summarizes selected terms of each of the series of the preferred stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025:
| TABLE 38: PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preferred Stock(1): | Issuance Date | Depositary Shares Issued | Amount outstanding (In millions) | Ownership Interest Per Depositary Share | Liquidation Preference Per Share | Liquidation Preference Per Depositary Share | Per Annum Dividend Rate | Dividend Payment Frequency | Carrying Value as of March 31, 2025(In millions) | Redemption Date(2) |
| Series G | April 2016 | 20,000,000 | $500 | 1/4,000th | 100,000 | 25 | 5.35%(3) | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | $493 | March 15, 2026 |
| Series I | January 2024 | 1,500,000 | 1,500 | 1/100th | 100,000 | 1,000 | 6.700% through March 14, 2029; resets March 15, 2029 and every subsequent five year anniversary at five- year U.S. Treasury rate plus 2.613% | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | 1,481 | March 15, 2029 |
| Series J | July 2024 | 850,000 | 850 | 1/100th | 100,000 | 1,000 | 6.700% through September 14, 2029; resets September 15, 2029 and every subsequent five year anniversary at the five-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 2.628% | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | 842 | September 15, 2029 |
| Series K | February 2025 | 750,000 | 750 | 1/100th | 100,000 | 1,000 | 6.450% through September 14, 2030; resets September 15, 2030 and every subsequent five year anniversary at five- year U.S. Treasury rate plus 2.135% | Quarterly: March, June, September and December | 743 | September 15, 2030 |
(1) The preferred stock and corresponding depositary shares may be redeemed at our option in whole, but not in part, prior to the redemption date upon the occurrence of a regulatory capital treatment event, as defined in the certificate of designation, at a redemption price equal to the liquidation price per share and liquidation price per depositary share plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.
(2) On the redemption date, or any dividend payment date thereafter, the preferred stock and corresponding depositary shares may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, at the liquidation price per share and liquidation price per depositary share plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.
(3) The dividend rate for the floating rate period of the Series G preferred stock that begins on March 15, 2026 and all subsequent floating rate periods will remain at the current fixed rate in accordance with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Act and the contractual terms of the Series G preferred stock.
On February 6, 2025, we issued 750,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th ownership interest in a share of fixed rate reset, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series K, without par value per share, with a liquidation preference of $100,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share), in a public offering. The aggregate proceeds, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and other issuance costs, were approximately $743 million. Dividends on the Series K Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly at an initial rate of 6.450% per annum commencing on June 15, 2025, with the first dividend payable on a pro-rata basis.
Our preferred stock dividends, including the declaration, timing and amount thereof, are subject to consideration and approval by the Board at the relevant times.
The following table presents the dividends declared for each of the series of preferred stock issued and outstanding for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 39: PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) · Dividends Declared per Share · Dividends Declared per Depositary Share · Total · Dividends Declared per Share · Dividends Declared per Depositary Share · Total | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock: | ||||||||
| Series D | $— | $— | $— | $1,475 | $0.37 | $11 | ||
| Series F | — | — | — | 2,336 | 23.36 | 6 | ||
| Series G | 1,338 | 0.33 | 7 | 1,338 | 0.33 | 7 | ||
| Series H | — | — | — | 2,069 | 20.69 | 10 | ||
| Series I | 1,675 | 16.75 | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| Series J | 1,675 | 16.75 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| Total | $46 | $34 | ||||||
Common Stock
On January 19, 2024, we announced a common share repurchase program, approved by our Board and superseding all prior programs, authorizing the purchase of up to $5.0 billion of our common stock beginning in the first quarter of 2024 (the 2024 Program). This program has no set expiration date and is not expected to be executed in full during 2025. We repurchased $100 million of our common stock in the first quarter of 2025 under our 2024 share repurchase authorization. Since its inception, we repurchased an aggregate of $1.4 billion of our common stock under the 2024 program through March 31, 2025.
The table below presents the activity under our common share repurchase program for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 40: SHARES REPURCHASED | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Shares Acquired (In millions) | Average Cost per Share | Total Acquired (In millions) | Shares Acquired (In millions) | Average Cost per Share | Total Acquired (In millions) | |
| 2024 Program | 1.0 | $99.60 | $100 | 1.4 | $73.24 | $100 |
The table below presents the dividends declared on common stock for the periods indicated:
| TABLE 41: COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Dividends Declared per Share | Total (In millions) | Dividends Declared per Share | Total (In millions) | |
| Common Stock | $0.76 | $220 | $0.69 | $208 |
Federal and state banking regulations place certain restrictions on dividends paid by subsidiary banks to the parent holding company. In addition, banking regulators have the authority to prohibit bank holding companies from paying dividends. For information concerning limitations on dividends from our subsidiary banks, refer to pages 55 to 57 in "Related Stockholder Matters" included under Item 5, Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities, and pages 161 to 163 in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2024 Form 10-K. Our common stock and preferred stock dividends, including the declaration, timing and amount thereof, are subject to consideration and approval by the Board at the relevant times.
Stock purchases under our common share repurchase program may be made using various types of transactions, including open market purchases, accelerated share repurchases or other transactions off the market, and may be made under Rule 10b5-1 trading programs. The timing and amount of any stock purchases and the type of transaction may not be ratable over the duration of the program, may vary from reporting period to reporting period and will depend on several factors, including our capital position and our financial performance, investment opportunities, market conditions, the nature and timing of implementation of revisions to the Basel III framework and the amount of common stock issued as part of employee compensation programs. The common share repurchase program does not have specific price targets and may be suspended at any time.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
On behalf of clients enrolled in our securities lending program, we lend securities to banks, broker/dealers and other institutions. In most circumstances, we indemnify our clients for the fair market value of those securities against a failure of the borrower to return such securities. Though these transactions are collateralized, the substantial volume of these activities necessitates detailed credit-based underwriting and monitoring processes. The aggregate amount of indemnified securities on loan totaled $358.07 billion and $310.81 billion as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. We require the borrower to provide collateral in an amount in excess of 100% of the fair market value of the securities borrowed. We hold the collateral received in connection with these securities lending services as agent, and the collateral is not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. We revalue the securities on loan and the collateral daily to determine if additional collateral is necessary or if excess collateral is required to be returned to the borrower. We held, as agent, cash and securities totaling $375.40 billion and $325.61 billion as collateral for indemnified securities on loan as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The cash collateral held by us as agent is invested on behalf of our clients. In certain cases, the cash collateral is invested in third-party repurchase agreements, for which we indemnify the client against loss of the principal invested. We require the counterparty to the indemnified repurchase agreement to provide collateral in an amount in excess of 100% of the amount of the repurchase agreement. In our role as agent, the indemnified repurchase agreements and the related collateral held by us are not recorded in our consolidated statement of condition. Of the collateral of $375.40 billion and $325.61 billion, referenced above, $64.79 billion and $63.66 billion was invested in indemnified repurchase agreements as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. We or our agents held $69.79 billion and $68.51 billion as collateral for indemnified investments in repurchase agreements as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Additional information about our securities finance activities and other off-balance sheet arrangements is provided in Notes 7, 9 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
Information with respect to recent accounting developments is provided in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q.
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