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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-K


xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Commission file number 1-9861


M&T BANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York (State of incorporation)16-0968385 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York (Address of principal executive offices)14203 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

716-635-4000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolsName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.50 par valueMTBNew York Stock Exchange
Perpetual Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series HMTBPrHNew York Stock Exchange
Perpetual Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series JMTBPrJNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

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. Yes x 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 filerxAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo

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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

Aggregate market value of the Common Stock, $0.50 par value, held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price as of the close of business on June 30, 2024: $24,606,656,349.

Number of shares of the Common Stock, $0.50 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on February 14, 2025: 164,333,454 shares.

Documents Incorporated By Reference:

(1) Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of M&T Bank Corporation in Parts II and III.

Auditor Firm Id: 238 Auditor Name: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Auditor Location: Buffalo, NY, United States

M&T BANK CORPORATION

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024

CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET

Form 10-K Page
Glossary of terms1
PART I
Item 1.Business3
Disclosure pursuant to subpart 1400 of Regulation S-K
I.Distribution of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity; interest rates and interest differential
A.Average balance sheets58
B.Interest income/expense and resulting yield or rate on average interest-earning assets and interest‑bearing liabilities58
C.Rate/volume variances59
II.Investments in debt securities
A.Maturity schedule and weighted-average yield92
III.Loan portfolio
A.Maturity schedule93
IV.Allowance for credit loss
A.Credit ratios72-73
Factors driving material changes in credit ratios or related components72-82, 136-148
B.Allocation of the allowance for credit losses82, 142
V.Deposits
A.Average balances and rates58
B.Uninsured deposits and time deposits over $250,00066, 90, 94
Item 1A.Risk Factors23
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments45
Item 1C.Cybersecurity45
Item 2.Properties47
Item 3.Legal Proceedings47
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures47
Executive Officers of the Registrant48
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities49
Item 6.Selected Financial Data51
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations52
Corporate Profile52
Financial Overview52
Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations55
Taxable-equivalent Net Interest Income57
Provision for Credit Losses72
Other Income83
Other Expense88
Income Taxes89
Liquidity Risk89
Market Risk and Interest Rate Sensitivity95
Capital98
Segment Information100
Critical Accounting Estimates106
Recent Accounting Developments107
Forward-Looking Statements107
Quarterly Trends109
Reconciliation of Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures110
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk111
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data111
A.Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting112
B.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm113
C.Consolidated Balance Sheet — December 31, 2024 and 2023116
D.Consolidated Statement of Income — Years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022117
E.Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income — Years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022118
F.Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows — Years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022119
G.Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity — Years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022120
H.Notes to Financial Statements121
1. Significant accounting policies121
2. Acquisition and divestitures128
3. Investment securities132
4. Loans and leases and allowance for credit losses136
5. Premises and equipment149
6. Capitalized servicing assets151
7. Goodwill and other intangible assets152
8. Borrowings153
9. Shareholders’ equity155
10. Revenue from contracts with customers155
11. Stock-based compensation plans156
12. Pension plans and other postretirement benefits158
13. Income taxes165
14. Earnings per common share168
15. Comprehensive income169
16. Other income and other expense171
17. Derivative financial instruments171
18. Variable interest entities and asset securitizations175
19. Fair value measurements177
20. Commitments and contingencies183
21. Segment information185
22. Regulatory matters188
23. Relationship with BLG and Bayview Financial189
24. Parent company financial statements190
I.Quarterly Trends109
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure193
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures193
Item 9B.Other Information193
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections194
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance194
Item 11.Executive Compensation194
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters195
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence195
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services195
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules196
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary198
Signatures199

Glossary of Terms

The following listing includes acronyms and terms used throughout the document.

TermDefinition
AIArtificial Intelligence
AMLAnti-Money Laundering
ATMAutomated teller machine
Basel IIIBasel Committee's December 2010 final capital framework for strengthening international capital standards
Bayview FinancialBayview Financial Holdings, L.P. together with its affiliates
BHCBank holding company
BHCABank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended
BLGBayview Lending Group, LLC
BSABank Secrecy Act
Capital RulesCapital adequacy standards established by the federal banking agencies
CCyBCountercyclical capital buffer
CET1Common Equity Tier 1
CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
CISOChief Information Security Officer
CITCollective Investment Trust
Common SecuritiesCommon securities issued in connection with the issuance of Junior Subordinated Debentures
CompanyM&T Bank Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
COVID-19Coronavirus disease 2019
CRACommunity Reinvestment Act of 1977
DIFDeposit Insurance Fund
Dodd-Frank ActDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DOJU.S. Department of Justice
DUSDelegated Underwriting and Servicing
EGRRCPAEconomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
EVEEconomic value of equity
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934
Executive ALCO CommitteeExecutive Asset-Liability Liquidity Capital Committee
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FDIAFederal Deposit Insurance Act
FDICFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal ReserveBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FHCFinancial Holding Company
FHLBFederal Home Loan Bank
FinCENFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network
FOMCFederal Open Market Committee
FRBFederal Reserve Bank
GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
TermDefinition
GDPGross Domestic Product
IDIInsured depository institution
Incentive Compensation GuidanceComprehensive guidance on incentive compensation issued by the Federal Reserve
Information Security ProgramInformation Security and Business Continuity Program
Junior Subordinated DebenturesFixed and variable rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures
LCRLiquidity Coverage Ratio
LTVLoan-to-value
M&TM&T Bank Corporation
M&T BankManufacturers and Traders Trust Company
M&T Realty CapitalM&T Realty Capital Corporation
MTIAM&T Insurance Agency, Inc.
NSFRNet stable funding ratio
NYSDFSNew York State Department of Financial Services
NYSENew York Stock Exchange
OASOption adjusted spread
OCCOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency
OFACU.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
OLAOrderly Liquidation Authority
OLFOrderly Liquidation Fund
PCDPurchased credit deteriorated
People’s UnitedPeople’s United Financial, Inc.
Preferred Capital SecuritiesPreferred capital securities issued in connection with the issuance of Junior Subordinated Debentures
RegistrantThe issuer of the securities for which the registration statement is filed
Risk FrameworkEnterprise Risk Framework
RWARisk-weighted assets
SCBStress capital buffer
SECSecurities and Exchange Commission
Securities ActSecurities Act of 1933, as amended
SLRSupplementary leverage ratio
SOFRSecured Overnight Financing Rate
Tailoring RulesRules adopted by the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC assigning each U.S. BHC with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets to one of four categories based on size and other risk-based indicators for purposes of determining the applicability of regulatory capital and liquidity requirements and enhanced prudential standards issued by the Federal Reserve
U.S.United States of America
Wilmington Trust, N.A.Wilmington Trust, National Association

PART I

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