Table of Contents Our construction and transportation related businesses could be adversely affected by slowdowns in the economy. Clients who rely on the use of assets financed through the Specialty Finance Group to produce income could be negatively affected, and we could experience substantial loan and lease losses. By the nature of the businesses these clients operate in, we could be adversely affected by rapid increases or decreases in fuel costs, terrorist and other potential attacks, and other destabilizing events. These factors could contribute to the deterioration of the quality of our loan and lease portfolio, as they could have a negative impact on the travel and transportation sensitive businesses for which our specialty finance businesses provide financing. Our aircraft portfolio has foreign exposure, particularly in Mexico and Brazil. We establish exposure limits for each country through a centralized oversight process, and in consideration of relevant economic, political, social and legal risks. We monitor exposures closely and adjust our country limits in response to changing conditions. Currency fluctuations could have a negative impact on our client’s cost of paying dollar denominated debts and, as a result, we could experience higher delinquency in this portfolio. Also, since some of the relationships in this portfolio are large, a slowdown in these markets could have a significant adverse impact on our performance. In addition, our leasing and equipment financing activity is subject to the risk of cyclical downturns, industry concentration and clumping, and other adverse economic developments affecting these industries and markets. This area of lending, with transportation in particular, is dependent upon general economic conditions and the strength of the travel, construction, and transportation industries. Our allowance for credit losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses in our loan and lease portfolio  — In the financial services industry, there is always a risk that certain borrowers may not repay borrowings. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for credit losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. Our allowance for credit losses may not be sufficient to cover the loan and lease losses that we may actually incur. If we experience defaults by borrowers in any of our businesses, our earnings could be negatively affected. Changes in local economic conditions could adversely affect credit quality, particularly in our local business loan and lease portfolio. Changes in national or international economic conditions could also adversely affect the quality of our loan and lease portfolio and negate, to some extent, the benefits of national or international diversification through our Specialty Finance Group’s portfolio. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for credit losses and may require an increase in the provision for credit losses or the recognition of further loan or lease charge-offs based upon their judgments, which may be different from ours. The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us  — Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including commercial banks, brokers and dealers, investment banks, and other institutional clients. Many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of a default by our counterparty or client. In addition, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the credit or derivative exposure due us. Any such losses could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has had an adverse impact on certain of our customers directly or indirectly. Entire industries within our loan and lease portfolio such as buses, auto rental and hotels have been impacted due to reduced demand related to quarantines and travel restrictions. Other industries within our loan and lease portfolio or the communities we serve are likely to experience similar disruptions and economic hardships as the current coronavirus pandemic persists. In addition, such events affect the stability of our deposit base, lead to mass layoffs and furloughs which could impair the ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair the value of collateral securing loans, result in lost revenue or cause us to incur additional expenses. Additionally, the Federal Reserve has reduced interest rates substantially in an attempt to boost consumer spending due to the coronavirus pandemic which could have a sustained negative impact on our results of operations. The U.S. Congress has also passed massive stimulus packages (the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” and the “Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act”) intended to provide relief to consumers and small businesses, however the effectiveness of these packages could be disrupted by operational challenges in successfully implementing all of their provisions in a timely manner and could ultimately prove to be insufficient in scale. 11 Market Risks We may be adversely affected by the world-wide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.