XML 74 R55.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.25.4
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status of Plan
The following table provides the changes in benefit obligations, assets and the funded status of the Retirement Plans at December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Obligations and Funded Status
dollars in millionsRetirement Plans
20252024
Change in benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligation at January 1$1,140 $1,169 
Service cost10 
Interest cost63 59 
Actuarial loss (gain) 18 (30)
Benefits paid(70)(68)
Projected benefit obligation at December 311,159 1,140 
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at January 11,648 1,589 
Actual return on plan assets212 121 
Employer contributions (1)
Benefits paid(70)(68)
Fair value of plan assets at December 311,796 1,648 
Funded status at December 31$637 $508 
Information for retirement plans with a benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected and accumulated benefit obligations$48 $49 
Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets
Funded Pension Plans (other assets)685 557 
Unfunded Supplemental and Executive Retirement Plans (other liabilities)(48)(49)
Net funded status of Retirement Plans$637 $508 
(1) Represents contributions to cover benefits paid for unfunded Supplemental and Executive Retirement Plans.
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table includes the amounts recognized in AOCI, before income taxes, at December 31, 2025 and 2024. Refer to Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income for additional information.

dollars in millionsRetirement Plans
20252024
Net actuarial gain$282 $182 
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The following table shows the components of periodic benefit cost related to the Retirement Plans and changes in assets and benefit obligations of the Retirement Plans recognized in other comprehensive income, before income taxes, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Refer to Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income for additional information.

Net Periodic Benefit Costs and Other Amounts
dollars in millionsRetirement Plans
Year Ended December 31
202520242023
Service cost$$10 $
Interest cost63 59 61 
Expected return on assets(94)(91)(85)
Total net periodic benefit(23)(22)(15)
Actuarial gain recognized in other comprehensive income(100)(60)(109)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income$(123)$(82)$(124)
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions
The weighted average assumptions (as of the end of each year) used to determine the benefit obligations at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

Weighted Average Assumptions
Retirement Plans
20252024
Discount rate5.57 %5.69 %
Rate of compensation increase4.60 4.60 
Interest crediting rate (1)
4.25 4.50 
(1) Specific to cash investments in the CIT Pension Plan.
The weighted average assumptions (as of the beginning of each year) used to determine the net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, are as follows:
Weighted Average Assumptions
Retirement Plans
202520242023
Discount rate5.69 %5.17 %5.57 %
Rate of compensation increase4.60 5.60 5.60 
Expected long-term return on plan assets6.20 6.18 6.14 
Interest crediting rate (1)
4.50 4.00 4.25 
(1) Specific to cash investments in the CIT Pension Plan.
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The following tables summarize the fair values and fair value hierarchy for the assets of the Pension Plans at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Fair Value Measurements
dollars in millionsDecember 31, 2025
Market ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Not Classified (1)
Weighted Average Target Allocation Pension PlansActual %
of Plans'
Assets
Cash and equivalents$68 $68 $— $— $— 
—% - 5%
%
Equity securities
25% - 65%
45 %
Common and preferred stock363 363 — — — 
Mutual funds221 221 — — — 
Exchange traded funds223 223 — — — 
Fixed income
30% - 65%
46 %
U.S. government and government agency securities— — — 
Corporate bonds— — — 
Collective investment funds (fixed income)825 — — — 825 
Alternative investments
—% - 30%
%
Limited partnerships88 — — — 88 
Total pension assets$1,796 $875 $$— $913 100 %
December 31, 2024
Market ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Not Classified (1)
Weighted Average Target Allocation Pension PlansActual %
of Plans'
Assets
Cash and equivalents$56 $56 $— $— $— 
—% - 5%
%
Equity securities
25% - 65%
48 %
Common and preferred stock145 145 — — — 
Mutual funds182 182 — — — 
Exchange traded funds458 458 — — — 
Fixed income
30% - 65%
45 %
U.S. government and government agency securities— — — 
Corporate bonds— — — 
Collective investment funds (fixed income)736 — — — 736 
Alternative investments
—% - 30%
%
Limited partnerships58 — — — 58 
Total pension assets$1,648 $841 $13 $— $794 100 %
(1) These investments have been measured using the NAV per share practical expedient and are not required to be classified in the above tables.
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
The following table presents estimated future benefits projected to be paid for the next ten years from the Pension Plans’ assets or from BancShares’ general assets calculated using current actuarial assumptions. Actual benefit payments may differ from projected benefit payments.

Projected Benefits
dollars in millionsRetirement Plans
2026$75 
202779 
202881 
202984 
203086 
2031-2035441 
Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Schedule of Accrued Liabilities
The following table provides the accrued liability as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the changes in the accrued liability during the years then ended:
dollars in millions20252024
Accrued liability as of January 1$33 $34 
Benefit expense and interest cost
Benefits paid(3)(4)
Accrued liability as of December 31$32 $33 
Discount rate at December 314.68 %4.86 %
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity The following table presents the vesting activity during 2024. There were no grants of stock-based compensation awards during 2025 or 2024 and there were no unvested awards as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, as 2024 was the last year of vesting. The fair value of RSUs that vested and settled in stock during 2024 were $31 million.
Stock-Settled Awards Outstanding
share amounts in whole dollars
Stock-Settled Awards
Number of Shares
Weighted Average Grant Date Value(1)
December 31, 2024
Unvested at beginning of period20,255 $859.76 
Forfeited / cancelled— 859.76 
Vested / settled awards(20,255)859.76 
Unvested at end of period— $859.76 
(1) Represents the share price of BancShares as of the CIT Merger Date.