Strong loan underwriting and lower loan losses than peers' Strong market positions in less-volatile U.S. regions Successful acquisition history Elevated exposure to higher-risk loan categories such as investor real estate (IRE) and construction loans, which could produce higher loan losses Loans to deposits ratio slightly less favorable than the peer average, and the smaller-than-peers' securities portfolio somewhat limits liquidity The stable outlook on M&T Bank Corp. (M&T Bank) reflects our expectation that the company will maintain its stable financial performance, good asset quality metrics, and conservative underwriting standards. We also expect that its concentration in IRE will not increase substantially and that growth within that portfolio will continue to decelerate. In addition, we expect that construction loans will not sustainably
