M&T BANK CORP

17. Derivative financial instruments

As part of managing interest rate risk, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to modify the repricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s portfolios of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company designates interest rate swap agreements utilized in the management of interest rate risk as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. Interest rate swap agreements are generally entered into with counterparties that meet established credit standards and most contain master netting, collateral and/or settlement provisions protecting the at-risk party. Based on adherence to the Company’s credit standards and the presence of the netting, collateral or settlement provisions, the Company believes that the credit risk inherent in these contracts was not material as of December 31, 2024.

Information about interest rate swap agreements entered into for interest rate risk management purposes summarized by type of financial instrument those agreements were intended to hedge follows:

(a)Certain clearinghouse exchanges consider payments by counterparties for variation margin on derivative instruments to be settlements of those positions. The impact of such payments for interest rate swap agreements designated as fair value hedges was a net settlement of losses of $153 million and $43 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The impact of such payments on interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges was a net settlement of losses of $136 million and $214 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(b)Under the terms of these agreements, the Company receives settlement amounts at a fixed rate and pays at a variable rate.

(c)Under the terms of these agreements, the Company receives settlement amounts at a variable rate and pays at a fixed rate.

(d)Includes notional amount and terms of $3.4 billion of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that become effective in 2025 and 2026.

(e)Includes notional amount and terms of $10.0 billion of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that become effective in 2025 and 2026.

(f)Includes notional amount and terms of $1.0 billion of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that become effective in 2025.

(g)Includes notional amount and terms of $9.0 billion of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that became effective in 2024.

The notional amount of interest rate swap agreements entered into for risk management purposes that were outstanding at December 31, 2024 mature as follows:

The Company utilizes commitments to sell residential and commercial real estate loans to hedge the exposure to changes in fair value of real estate loans held for sale. Such commitments have generally been designated as fair value hedges. The Company also utilizes commitments to sell real estate loans to offset the exposure to changes in the fair value of certain commitments to originate real estate loans for sale. Changes in unrealized gains and losses as a result of such activities were not material for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. Such changes are included in Mortgage banking revenues in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income and, in general, are realized in subsequent periods as the related loans are sold and commitments satisfied.

Other derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments included interest rate contracts, foreign exchange and other option and futures contracts. Interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments had notional values of $40.5 billion and $44.4 billion at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The notional amounts of foreign currency and other option and futures contracts not designated as hedging instruments aggregated $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Information about the fair values of derivative instruments in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Income follows:

(a)Asset derivatives are reported in Accrued interest and other assets and liability derivatives are reported in Accrued interest and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(b)The impact of variation margin payments at December 31, 2024 and 2023 was a reduction of the estimated fair value of interest rate contracts not designated as hedging instruments in an asset position of $686 million and $783 million, respectively, and in a liability position of $15 million and $32 million, respectively.

(a)Reported as an adjustment to Interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

(b)Reported as an adjustment to Interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

(c)Reported as Trading account and other non-hedging derivative gains in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The net effect of interest rate swap agreements was to decrease net interest income by $414 million in 2024, $302 million in 2023 and $26 million in 2022. The amount of interest income recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income associated with derivatives designated as cash flow hedges was adecrease of $364 million for 2024, $250 million for 2023 and $36 million for 2022. As of December 31, 2024, the unrealized loss recognized in other comprehensive income related to cash flow hedges was $135 million, of which losses of $47 million and $49 million, gains of $6 million and losses of $45 million relate to interest rate swap agreements maturing in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively.

The Company does not offset derivative asset and liability positions in its consolidated financial statements. The Company’s exposure to credit risk by entering into derivative contracts is mitigated through master netting agreements and collateral posting or settlement requirements. Master netting agreements covering interest rate and foreign exchange contracts with the same party include a right to set-off that becomes enforceable in the event of default, early termination or under other specific conditions.

The Company primarily clears non-customer derivative transactions through a clearinghouse, rather than directly with counterparties. The transactions cleared through a clearinghouse require initial margin collateral and variation margin payments depending on the contracts being in a net asset or liability position. The amount of initial margin collateral posted by the Company was $257 million and $129 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fair value asset and liability amounts of derivative contracts have been reduced by variation margin payments treated as settlements as described herein. Variation margin on derivative contracts not treated as settlements continues to represent collateral posted or received by the Company.

The aggregate fair value of derivative financial instruments in a liability position, which are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, and the related collateral posted, was not material at each of December 31, 2024 and 2023. Certain of the Company’s derivative financial instruments contain provisions that require the Company to maintain specific credit ratings from credit rating agencies to avoid higher collateral posting requirements. If the Company’s debt ratings were to fall below specified ratings, the counterparties of the derivative financial instruments could demand immediate incremental collateralization on those instruments in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of all derivative financial instruments with such credit risk-related contingent features in a net liability position at December 31, 2024 was not material.

The aggregate fair value of derivative financial instruments in an asset position with counterparties, which are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, was $157 million and $179 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Counterparties posted collateral relating to those positions of $157 million and $179 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Interest rate swap agreements entered into with customers are subject to the Company’s credit risk standards and often contain collateral provisions.