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2009 Annual Report

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Table of Contents:

Letter to Our Shareholders 

2009 Overview 

Board of Directors 

Corporate Information 

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LeTTer To our SharehoLderS

In 2009, the banking industry continued to face severe recessionary headwinds. 140 banks and thrifts failed and others struggled 
to make a profit. In fact, nearly half of our peers reported losses for the year. Many banks accepted financial assistance from the 
federal government. Others, including 70% of our peers, issued additional capital, diluting their shareholders’ interests. Despite this 
difficult environment, BOK Financial continued to produce superior returns for our shareholders. 

We ended the year with over $2 billion in shareholder’s equity that was built on retained earnings, not government assistance. 
We were the largest commercial bank in the country that elected to not participate in the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program, an 
element of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). We had no need to raise external dilutive capital. Our capital ratios remain 
strong, as tangible common equity increased to 7.99%. 

BOK Financial generated net income of $201 million or $2.97 per diluted share for 2009. Net interest revenue increased nearly 10%, 
bolstered by lower funding costs and improved loan pricing. Fees and commission revenue increased nearly 16%, with tremendous 
growth in mortgage banking and brokerage and trading revenue offsetting decreases in trust and other fee revenue. On the expense 
side, we implemented several non-personnel expense initiatives which are projected to save nearly $9 million annually.

While there has been much speculation in many organizations regarding what went wrong, BOK Financial has continued to  
be a strong performer. We attribute our success to our adherence to our core strategies and outstanding execution by our  
talented employees. Though we are a complex organization offering many sophisticated services and products, our strategies are 
basic and direct. 

Building diverse revenues is a key element to our strategy. Our particular combination of fee-based services helps produce relatively 
consistent earnings through economic cycles. This past year when low interest rates and declining market values put pressure on 
trust revenue, our mortgage banking revenue more than offset the decline. Historically, our fee revenue consistently represents at 
least 40% of total revenue. 

A  balanced  strategy  requires  discipline.  During  the  years  prior  to  the  recession  when  the  economy  was  growing  rapidly,  
BOK Financial limited growth in higher risk segments of the loan portfolio, helping limit portfolio risk. Many of our peers substantially 
increased their commercial real estate loan volumes, leading to a series of dramatic losses. Similarly, our pace of expansion has 
been measured. The result is controlled growth through moderate branching and opportunistic acquisitions.

Another key element of our strategy is our focus on talent. The best strategies are of little value, if you lack the talent to successfully 
execute. We have continued to recruit great talent over the years, and last year, took advantage of the disruption in the industry to 
add depth and expertise throughout the organization.   

While we are not immune to declining property values and rising unemployment, we move quickly to identify and address potential 
credit problems, and work closely with customers to resolve issues. When we do end up with foreclosed assets, we look for the 
ideal time to sell assets rather than rushing to liquidate assets at a low point in the market. We are confident our approach to dealing 
with the economic realities will help us emerge from the recession earlier than the industry as a whole, and better positioned to 
fuel future economic growth.

2010 will be another challenging year. While the outlook has improved from a year ago, there is continued uncertainty about the 
pace of the recovery and the impact of regulatory reform. We face these challenges with confidence, knowing our core strategies 
will continue to serve us well in the future. 

We want to express our appreciation to our loyal customers and talented employees, and for the support from our shareholders 
and the communities we serve. 

George B. Kaiser
Chairman

Stanley A. Lybarger
President & CEO

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CorporaTe profiLe

BOK  Financial  Corporation  (BOKF)  is  a  financial  holding  company  headquartered  in  Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  that  provides 

commercial  and  consumer  banking,  investment  and  trust  services,  mortgage  origination  and  servicing  and  one  of 

the nation’s largest electronic funds networks. BOKF operates seven banks with full service locations in eight states  

throughout the Midwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions.  

BOKF  remains  in  a  position  of  financial  and  organizational  strength  despite  the  continued  recessionary  environment.   

During 2009, we increased our dividend, opened five new branches, invested in service capabilities and recruited top  

talent to add depth and expertise throughout the organization. The following metrics highlight our financial performance  

for the year.

•	 Net income was $200.6 million, up 31% from 2008.

•	 Non-interest income, up nearly 16%, continues to represent over 40% of total revenue. 

•	 Tangible common equity was 7.99%.

•	 Shareholders’ equity of $2.2 billion is built on retained earnings, not government assistance. 

•	 BOKF has a solid combined reserve for loan losses of 2.72%.  

•	 Net charge-offs were 1.14% of average loans for 2009, a level comfortably below our peer median of 1.86%. We define 

our peers as the ten immediately larger and ten immediately smaller publicly traded U.S. bank holding companies based 

on total assets.  

We attribute our success to the balanced strategy which has sustained us throughout varying economic cycles as indicated 

by the graph below. Key elements of the strategy include a strong stream of diversified fee revenue, controlled loan growth, 

disciplined branching and acquisition strategies and an exceptionally talented workforce. During the years prior to the 

recession when the economy was growing rapidly, BOKF deliberately grew the sectors of the loan portfolio proportionately, 

avoiding  concentrations.  BOKF’s  employees  are  dedicated  to  developing  relationships  with  customers  and  providing 

unparalleled personalized service. This winning combination has consistently enhanced shareholder value.

Net Income and EPS

EPS CAGR 12%

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EPS have been restated for stock dividends and for a 2-for-1 split

Net Income

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All information is presented as of December 31, 2009.

•	 Assets of $23.5 billion

•	 Loans of $11.3 billion

•	 Combined reserves for credit losses of 2.72%

•	 Deposits of $15.5 billion

•	 Shareholders’ equity of $2.2 billion

•	 Tangible common equity ratio of 7.99%

•	 Market cap of $3.3 billion

•	 197 Banking locations

LoaNS

•	 Commercial and Industrial loan focus centered around strong 

middle-market customers 

•	 Controlled Commercial Real Estate exposure consistently 

maintained below 25% of total loans 

•	 Energy lending expertise dating back 100 years 

•	 Regionally diverse portfolio, including 46% in Oklahoma, 

29% in Texas, 8% in Colorado, 7% in New Mexico and the 
remaining 10% evenly distributed in Kansas, Arkansas and 
Arizona

depoSiTS

•	 Five year compound annual growth rate of 10%

•	 Regionally diverse portfolio including 56% in Oklahoma,  
26% in Texas, 8% in New Mexico and 7% in Colorado

•	 Demand deposits represent 24% of total deposits

•	 60% Consumer and Wealth Management deposits,  

40% Commercial deposits

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Diverse Revenue

Net Interest
Revenue 59%

Mortgage
Banking 5%

Deposit
Service Charges 10%

Other 4%

Trust Fees 5%

Transaction
Card 9%

Brokerage and
Trading 8%

Loans by Sector

Residential
Mortgage 16%

Energy 17%

Consumer
7%

Other CRE 12%

Office CRE 4%

Construction and
Land Dev 6%

Services
16%

Wholesale/
Retail 8%

Healthcare
7%

Other Commercial
7%

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•	 Capital consists almost entirely of common equity built with 
retained earnings, not hybrid forms of less secure capital 

•	 Largest traditional commercial bank to decline participation  
in the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Plan (TARP) 

•	 No need to support capital with dilutive common stock 

issuances 

•	 Capital sufficient to support organic growth, maintain dividends 

and seek acquisitions 

16%

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10%

8%

6%

4%

CoMMerCiaL

•	 Commercial banking continues to be the leading revenue 

generator 

•	 Well established local management reduces turnaround time 

for loans to commercial customers 

•	 Talented relationship managers tailor products to customers’ 

unique business needs 

•	 Broad array of fee businesses including treasury 

management, international and financial risk management 

CoNSuMer

•	 Consumers served through 123 traditional branches  

and 56 supermarket branches 

•	 Strong branch network with 71 in Oklahoma metropolitan 
markets, 33 in Dallas, 15 in Houston, 22 in Albuquerque  
and 15 in Denver 

•	 Over $3 billion of mortgage loans were funded in 2009;  
46% were originated in our market states outside of 
Oklahoma 

•	 Top-tier mortgage servicer of $7.4 billion mortgage  

loans including loans serviced for affiliates 

Capital Ratios

Tier I

Total Capital

Leverage

TCE/TA

2007           2008           2009
   Regulatory definition of “well capitalized”         

Commercial Revenue

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Deposits and Fee Income

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2006

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2009

Consumer Deposits                   Fee Income

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WeaLTh MaNaGeMeNT

•	 BOSC, our broker-dealer, provides retail brokerage and institutional 

trading and investment banking services

Wealth Management Revenue

•	 Private Banking consists of personalized banking, trust and 

BOSC 49%

investment services 

•	 Institutional Wealth Management consists of Corporate Trust and 

retirement and employee benefit services

•	 Trust assets total $30 billion including $10.8 billion in  

discretionary assets

Private
Banking
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Institutional
Wealth Management 
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2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

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Total Assets

Assets CAGR 13%

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Net Income exceeds $100 million

Net Income exceeds $200 million

Shareholders’ equity exceeds $2 billion

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BaLaNCe SheeT MaNaGeMeNT

Our strategy of maintaining an essentially neutral interest rate 
risk position has produced strong net interest revenue and 
relatively stable net interest margin over time.

•	 The fixed-rate investment portfolio, consisting of largely U.S. 
government agency mortgage-backed securities, helps to 
offset the inherent asset sensitivity of the balance sheet 

•	 64% of the commercial and commercial real estate loan 

portfolios re-price within one year

•	 Strong bank liquidity driven by 73% loan to deposit ratio, 

minimal reliance on brokered funds and significant secured 
borrowing capacity

•	 Limited usage of derivatives to manage balance sheet risk 

position; customer derivative positions are offset by  
contracts with high quality counterparties

reGioNaL eXpaNSioN

Our philosophy has been to seek out top quality banks with 
proven performance in high growth metropolitan markets 
that are within close proximity of Oklahoma. 

•	 Began regional expansion in 1997 with the purchase of 

two banks in the Dallas market 

•	 Acquired and integrated 12 institutions with total assets of 

$2.7 billion in four states over the past 12 years 

•	 Built on existing strengths and customer base of 

purchased banks 

•	 Continue to seek franchise-building acquisition 

opportunities in our existing markets 

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aSSeT QuaLiTY

All subsidiary banks operate under the same 
credit policy and are subject to centralized credit 
administration and oversight.

•	 In response to economic conditions, we quickly 
moved problem credits to our special assets 
department for assessment and planned resolution 

•	 Our strategy focuses on maximizing long-term 

economic recoveries of problem assets; we do not 
sell distressed assets at discounted prices 

•	 Non-accruing loans totaled $339 million or 3.0%  

of total loans 

•	 Real estate and other repossessed assets totaled 

$129 million; 40% are assets located in the 
distressed Arizona market 

•	 Combined reserve for loan losses represents 2.72% 
of total loans or 90% coverage of non-performing 
loans 

•	 Net charge offs have stabilized over the last three 
quarters at approximately $35 million per quarter  
or 1.19% annualized; the loan loss reserve would  
cover more than eight quarters of this stabilized 
charge-off rate 

•	 Performing loans greater than 90 days past due total 
only $10 million, showing steady improvement over 
the last three quarters

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Net Charge-Offs

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Commercial
Residential RE

   CRE
   Consumer

Nonperforming Assets/Assets

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Commercial
CRE

   Residential RE
   OREO/OAO

   Renegotiated Loans

CrediT raTiNGS

  BOK Financial Corp.

Fitch 

Moody’s 

Standard & Poor’s 

DBRS

  Long-Term Rating 

  Outlook 

A- 

Stable 

A2 

Negative 

BBB+ 

Stable 

A (low)

Stable

  Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.

  Long-Term Rating 

  Short-Term Rating 

A- 

F1 

A1 

P-1 

A- 

A-2 

A

R-1 (low)

     
 
 
 
 
BoK fiNaNCiaL CorporaTioN Board of direCTorS

Gregory S. Allen 1
President & CEO
Advance Food Co., Inc.

C. Fred Ball, Jr.
Senior Chairman
Bank of Texas, N.A.

Sharon J. Bell 1
Managing Partner
Rogers & Bell

Peter C. Boylan, III 1
CEO
Boylan Partners, LLC

Chester Cadieux, III 1 
Chairman & CEO
QuikTrip Corporation

Joseph  W. Craft, III 1
President & CEO
Alliance Resource Partners

William E. Durrett
Senior Chairman
American Fidelity Corp.

John Gibson 1
CEO
ONEOK, Inc.

David F. Griffin 1
President & General Manager
Griffin Communications, L.L.C.

V. Burns Hargis 1
President
Oklahoma State University

E. Carey Joullian, IV 1
Chairman, President  & CEO
Mustang Fuel Corporation

George B. Kaiser 1
Chairman
BOK Financial Corporation and  
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.

Robert J. LaFortune
Personal Investments

Stanley A. Lybarger
President & CEO
BOK Financial Corporation and  
Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.

Steven J. Malcolm 1
Chairman, President & CEO
The Williams Companies, Inc.

EC Richards 1
Manager
Core Investment Capital, LLC

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1  Director of BOK Financial Corporation and Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.

Tom E. Turner
Chairman Emeritus
Bank of Texas, N.A. - Dallas

John C. Vogt
Personal Investments

Mark D. Walker
Partner
Weaver, LLP

Colorado State Bank
and Trust

George P. Caulkins, III
Principal
Greendeck Capital

Ralph W. Christie, Jr.
Chairman, President & CEO
Merrick & Company

Polly B. Lestikow 
President
Closet Factory

Richard H. Lewis
Personal Investments

James M. Mulligan 
Of Counsel
Snell & Wilmer

Jeff S. Potter 
CEO
Exclusive Resorts

eXTerNaL MeMBerS of The SuBSidiarY BaNKS’ BoardS of direCTorS

Bank of Albuquerque

Adelmo Archuleta
Owner, Professional Engineer
Molzen-Corbin & Associates

Suzanne Barker-Kalangis, Esq.
Executive Director 
Thornburg Charitable Foundation

Rudy A. Davalos
Chairman of the Executive Board
New Mexico Bowl

William E. Garcia
Retired Senior Manager, Public Affairs
Intel Corporation

Robert M. Goodman
Retired, Vice Chairman
Bank of Albuquerque, N.A.

Thomas D. Growney
President
Tom Growney Equipment, Inc.

Michael D. Sivage
Chief Executive Officer
STH Investments, Inc.

Bank of Arizona

Sam K. Campana
Executive Director
Audubon Arizona

Shelley M. Cohn

Dennis J. Cornelius
Cornelius Korte Shum, LLC

Susan M. Haugland
President
Bestbill®

Scott P. LeMarr
President
Palo Cristi Investments

Kathleen S. Pushor
President
Inner Capital

Andrew Spillum, CPA
Partner
Eide Bailly CPA’s &  
Business Advisors

Bank of Arkansas

George C. Faucette, Jr.
Owner 
Coldwell Banker Faucette 
Real Estate Company

Dr. Stephen Lee Goss
Physician Executive
Mercy Health Systems of
Northwest Arkansas

Bank of Kansas City

Donald O. Borgman
Retired

Lorelei M. Dean
President
Dean Machinery 

Timothy A. Johnson
Director of Finance
Garmin International

Susan Stanton
President & CEO
Kansas City Public Television

Bank of Texas*

Jan Hart Black
Former President
Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce

Joe Colonnetta
Partner
HM Capital Partners

David R. Corrigan
CEO
Corrigan Investments, Inc.

H. Lynn Craft
President & CEO
Baptist Foundation of Texas

Charles W. Eisemann
Personal Investments

Douglas D. Hawthorne
President & CEO
Texas Health Resources

Bill D. Henry
Chairman & CEO
McQuery Henry Bowles Troy, LLP

Albert W. Niemi, Jr.
Dean, Cox School of Business
Southern Methodist University

Charles J. O’Connell
Community Volunteer - Houston

Whit Perryman
CEO
Vermeer Equipment of Texas, Inc.

Jeff Springmeyer
President
Geophysical Pursuit, Inc.

Jere W. Thompson, Jr.
CEO
Ambit Energy

Robert B. Trainer, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
Gyrodata, Inc.

*Advisory Directors

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Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

MPName

NASDAQ Execution Services LLC

Octeg, LLC

Pershing Advisor Solution LLC

Piper Jaffray & Co.

RBC Capital Markets Corp

Sandler O’Neill & Partners

Stephens Inc.

Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.

Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

SunTrust Capital Markets Inc

Susquehanna Capital Group

Susquehanna Financial Group,

Thomas Weisel Partners

Timber Hill Inc.

UBS Securities LLC

Vandham Securities

Virtu Financial BD LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Transfer Agent, Registrar and Dividend 
Disbursing Agent 
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64874
St. Paul, MN 55164-0874
1-800-468-9716
www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices

Copies of BOK Financial Corporation’s Annual Report to 
Shareholders, Quarterly Reports and Form 10-K to the Securities 
and Exchange Commission are available without charge upon 
written request. Analysts, shareholders and other investors seeking 
financial information about BOK Financial Corporation are invited to 
contact Susie Hinkle, Vice President, (918) 588-6752. 

Information about BOK Financial Corporation is also readily 
available at: www.bokf.com

Registered shareholders of BOK Financial Corporation stock may 
reinvest dividends and purchase additional shares through the 
BOK Financial Corporation Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Certain 
restrictions apply. Shareholders may obtain a plan brochure by 
writing to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, P.O. Box 64856, St. 
Paul, MN 55164-0856, by calling 1-800-468-9716 or by visiting 
www.shareowneronline.com.

SharehoLder iNforMaTioN

Corporate Headquarters:
Bank of Oklahoma Tower

P.O. Box 2300

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74192

(918) 588-6000

Independent Auditors:
Ernst & Young LLP

1700 One Williams Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172

(918) 560-3600

Legal Counsel:
Frederic Dorwart Lawyers

Old City Hall

124 E. Fourth St.

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
(918) 583-9922

Common Shares:
Traded NASDAQ National Market

NASDAQ Symbol: BOKF

Number of common shareholders of record at 
December 31, 2009: 932  

Market Makers:

Archipelago Stock Exchange

Automated Trading Desk

Barclays Capital Inc./Le

Bats Trading, Inc.

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

Cantor, Fitzgerald & Co.

Chicago Board Options Exchang

Citadel Securities LLC

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Cowen and Company, LLC

Credit Suisse Securities USA

Deutsche Banc Alex Brown

Domestic Securities, Inc.

E*Trade Capital Markets Llc

FBR Capital Markets & Co.

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Howe Barnes Investments Inc

Hudson Securities, Inc.

Int’l Securities Exchange

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Jefferies & Company, Inc.

JMP Securities LLC

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.

Knight Equity Markets, L.P.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner

10

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2010 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

UNITED STATES 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 (Mark One)  

FORM 10-K 

⌧ 

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 

OR 

(cid:133) 

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

For the transition period from _____________ to ______________                   

Commission File No. 0-19341 

BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Oklahoma 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 

73-1373454 
(IRS Employer Identification No.) 

Bank of Oklahoma Tower 
P.O. Box 2300 
Tulsa, Oklahoma 
(Address of principal executive offices) 

74192 
(Zip code) 

(918) 588-6000 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:  None 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: 
Common stock, $0.00006 par value 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the 

Securities Act.  Yes  ⌧  No  (cid:133) 

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  (cid:133)  No  ⌧ 

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 (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 
days.       Yes  ⌧  No  (cid:133) 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained 

herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements 
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   (cid:133) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-
accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “larger accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” 
and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):  
Large accelerated filer  ⌧             Accelerated filer  (cid:133)   Non-accelerated filer  (cid:133)  Smaller reporting company  (cid:133) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  (cid:133)  No  ⌧ 

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock (“Common Stock”) held by non-affiliates is 
approximately $945,143,201 (based on the June 30, 2009 closing price of Common Stock of $37.67 per share).  
As of January 31, 2010, there were 67,809,896 shares of Common Stock outstanding. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

Part III incorporates certain information by reference from the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 

 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K 
INDEX 

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15. 

PART I 

Business 

Risk Factors 

Unresolved Staff Comments 

Properties 

Legal Proceedings 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 

PART II 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 

Selected Financial Data 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and  
Results of Operations 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial  
Disclosure 

Controls and Procedures 

Other Information 

PART III 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 

Executive Compensation 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and 
Related Stockholder Matters 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services 

PART IV 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 

Signatures 

Chief Executive Officer Section 302 Certification, Exhibit 31.1 

Chief Financial Officer Section 302 Certification, Exhibit 31.2 

Section 906 Certifications, Exhibit 32 

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ITEM 1.   BUSINESS 

PART I 

General 

Developments relating to individual aspects of the business of BOK Financial Corporation (“BOK Financial” or “the 
Company”) are described below.  Additional discussion of the Company’s activities during the current year appears within 
Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”  

Description of Business 

BOK Financial is a financial holding company whose activities are limited by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
(“BHCA”), as amended by the Financial Services Modernization Act or Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.  BOK Financial offers 
full service banking in Oklahoma, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Northwest Arkansas, 
Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, and Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri.  Principal subsidiaries are Bank of Oklahoma, 
N.A. ("BOk"), Bank of Texas, N.A., Bank of Albuquerque, N.A., Bank of Arkansas, N.A., Colorado State Bank and Trust, 
N.A., Bank of Arizona, N.A., and Bank of Kansas City, N.A. (collectively, the “Banks”).  Other subsidiaries include BOSC, 
Inc., a broker/dealer that engages in retail and institutional securities sales and municipal bond underwriting.  Other non-
bank subsidiary operations do not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.   

Our overall strategic objective is to emphasize growth in long-term value by building on our leadership position in 
Oklahoma and expanding into high-growth markets.  We have a solid position in Oklahoma and are the state’s second 
largest financial institution as measured by deposit market share.  Since 1997, we have expanded into Dallas, Fort Worth 
and Houston, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, and Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri.  
We are currently exploring opportunities for further growth in these markets. 

Our primary focus is to provide a broad range of financial products and services, including loans and deposits, cash 
management services, fiduciary services, mortgage banking and brokerage and trading services to middle-market 
businesses, financial institutions and consumers.  Our revenue sources are diversified.  Approximately 40% of our 2009 
revenue came from commissions and fees. 

Commercial banking is a significant part of our business.  Our credit culture emphasizes building relationships by making 
high quality loans and providing a full range of financial products and services to our customers.  Our energy financing 
expertise enables us to offer commodity derivatives for customers to use in their risk management and positioning 
activities. 

In a more normal operating environment our acquisition strategy targets quality organizations that have demonstrated solid 
growth in their business lines.  We provide additional growth opportunities by hiring talent to enhance competitiveness, 
adding locations, and broadening product offerings.  Our operating philosophy embraces local decision-making for each of 
our bank subsidiaries while adhering to common standards.  In the current distressed operating environment we are actively 
looking to participate in FDIC-assisted acquisitions in existing markets.  

BOK Financial’s corporate headquarters is located at Bank of Oklahoma Tower, P.O. Box 2300, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74192. 

The Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and 
amendments to those reports are available on the Company’s website at www.bokf.com as soon as reasonably practicable 
after the Company electronically files such material with or furnishes it to the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

Operating Segments 

BOK Financial operates three principal lines of business: commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management.  
Commercial banking includes lending, treasury and cash management services and customer risk management products for 
small businesses, middle market and larger commercial customers.  Commercial banking also includes the TransFund 
electronic funds network.  Consumer banking includes retail lending and deposit services and all mortgage banking 
activities.  Wealth management provides fiduciary services, brokerage and trading, private bank services and investment 
advisory services in all markets.  Discussion of these principal lines of business appears within the Lines of Business 
section of “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and within Note 17 
of the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, both of which appear elsewhere herein.   

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Competition 

BOK Financial and its operating segments face competition from other banks, thrifts, credit unions and other non-bank 
financial institutions, such as investment banking firms, investment advisory firms, brokerage firms, investment companies, 
government agencies, mortgage brokers and insurance companies.  The Company competes largely on the basis of 
customer services, interest rates on loans and deposits, lending limits and customer convenience.   Some operating 
segments face competition from institutions that are not as closely regulated as banks, and therefore are not limited by the 
same capital requirements and other restrictions.  All market share information presented below is based upon share of 
deposits in specified areas according to SNL DataSource as of December 31, 2009.   

BOk is the largest banking subsidiary of BOK Financial and has the second largest market share in Oklahoma with 11% of 
the state’s total deposits.  In the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas, BOk has 24% and 8% of the market share, respectively.  
BOk competes with two banks that have operations nationwide and have greater access to funds at lower costs, higher 
lending limits, and greater access to technology resources.  BOk also competes with regional and locally owned banks in 
both the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas, as well as in every other community in which we do business throughout the state.   

Through other subsidiary banks, BOK Financial competes in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico, Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, Northwest Arkansas, and Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri.  Bank of Texas 
competes against numerous financial institutions, including some of the largest in the United States, and has a market share 
of approximately 2% in the Dallas, Fort Worth area and 1% in the Houston area.  Bank of Albuquerque has a number four 
market share position with 10% of deposits in the Albuquerque area and competes with two large national banks, some 
regional banks and several locally-owned smaller community banks.  Colorado State Bank and Trust has a market share of 
approximately 2% in the Denver area.  Bank of Arizona operates as a community bank with locations in Phoenix, Mesa and 
Scottsdale.  Bank of Arkansas serves Benton and Washington counties in Arkansas, and Bank of Kansas City serves the 
Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri market.  The Company’s ability to expand into additional states remains subject to various 
federal and state laws. 

Employees 

As of December 31, 2009, BOK Financial and its subsidiaries employed 4,355 full-time equivalent employees.  None of the 
Company’s employees are represented by collective bargaining agreements.  Management considers its employee relations 
to be good. 

Supervision and Regulation 

BOK Financial and its subsidiaries are subject to extensive regulations under federal and state laws.  These regulations are 
designed to protect depositors, the Bank Insurance Fund and the banking system as a whole and not necessarily to protect 
shareholders and creditors.  As detailed below, these regulations may restrict the Company’s ability to diversify, to acquire 
other institutions and to pay dividends on its capital stock.  They also may require the Company to provide financial support 
to its subsidiaries, maintain certain capital balances and pay higher deposit insurance premiums.   

During 2009, legislation was proposed in Congress to restructure and strengthen supervision and regulation of the financial 
services industry in the United States.  It is generally probable that laws and regulations affecting banks will increase and 
become more restrictive and costly.  The likelihood and timing of any specific new proposals or legislation and the impact 
they might have on the Company and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted at this time.   

The following information summarizes certain existing laws and regulations that affect the Company’s operations.  It does 
not discuss all provisions of these laws and regulations and it does not summarize all laws and regulations that affect the 
Company. 

General 

As a financial holding company, BOK Financial is regulated under the BHCA and is subject to regular inspection, 
examination and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”). 
Under the BHCA, BOK Financial files quarterly reports and other information with the Federal Reserve Board.  

The Banks are organized as national banking associations under the National Banking Act, and are subject to regulation, 
supervision and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation (the “FDIC”), the Federal Reserve Board and other federal and state regulatory agencies.  The OCC has 
primary supervisory responsibility for national banks and must approve certain corporate or structural changes, including 
changes in capitalization, payment of dividends, change of place of business, and establishment of a branch or operating 
subsidiary. The OCC performs its functions through national bank examiners who provide the OCC with information 
concerning the soundness of a national bank, the quality of management and directors, and compliance with applicable 
regulations. The National Banking Act authorizes the OCC to examine every national bank as often as necessary.  

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A financial holding company, and the companies under its control, are permitted to engage in activities considered 
“financial in nature” as defined by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Federal Reserve Board interpretations, and therefore 
may engage in a broader range of activities than permitted for bank holding companies and their subsidiaries.  Activities 
that are “financial in nature” include securities underwriting and dealing, insurance underwriting, operating a mortgage 
company, credit card company or factoring company, performing certain data processing operations, servicing loans and 
other extensions of credit, providing investment and financial advice, owning and operating savings and loan associations, 
and leasing personal property on a full pay-out, non-operating basis.  In order for a financial holding company to 
commence any new activity permitted by the BHCA, each insured depository institution subsidiary of the financial holding 
company must have received a rating of at least satisfactory in its most recent examination under the Community 
Reinvestment Act.  A financial holding company is required to notify the Federal Reserve Board within thirty days of 
engaging in new activities determined to be “financial in nature.”  BOK Financial is engaged in some of these activities and 
has notified the Federal Reserve Board. 

The BHCA requires the Federal Reserve Board’s prior approval for the direct or indirect acquisition of more than five 
percent of any class of voting stock of any non-affiliated bank.  Under the Federal Bank Merger Act, the prior approval of 
the OCC is required for a national bank to merge with another bank or purchase the assets or assume the deposits of another 
bank.  In reviewing applications seeking approval of merger and acquisition transactions, the bank regulatory authorities 
consider, among other things, the competitive effect and public benefits of the transactions, the capital position of the 
combined organization, the applicant’s performance record under the Community Reinvestment Act and fair housing laws 
and the effectiveness of the subject organizations in combating money laundering activities. 

A financial holding company and its subsidiaries are prohibited under the BHCA from engaging in certain tie-in 
arrangements in connection with the provision of any credit, property or services. Thus, a subsidiary of a financial holding 
company may not extend credit, lease or sell property, furnish any services or fix or vary the consideration for these 
activities on the condition that (1) the customer obtain or provide additional credit, property or services from or to the 
financial holding company or any subsidiary thereof, or (2) the customer may not obtain some other credit, property or 
services from a competitor, except to the extent reasonable conditions are imposed to insure the soundness of credit 
extended. 

The Banks and other non-bank subsidiaries are also subject to other federal and state laws and regulations.  For example, 
BOSC, Inc., the Company’s broker/dealer subsidiary that engages in retail and institutional securities sales and municipal 
bond underwriting, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 
(FINRA), the Federal Reserve Board, and state securities regulators.  As another example, Bank of Arkansas is subject to 
certain consumer-protection laws incorporated in the Arkansas Constitution, which, among other restrictions, limit the 
maximum interest rate on general loans to five percent above the Federal Reserve Discount Rate and limit the rate on 
consumer loans to the lower of five percent above the discount rate or seventeen percent. 

Capital Adequacy and Prompt Corrective Action 

The Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital 
guidelines applicable to United States banking organizations to ensure capital adequacy based upon the risk levels of assets 
and off-balance sheet financial instruments.  In addition, these regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a 
banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels, whether because of its financial condition or actual or 
anticipated growth.  Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of 
assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  Capital amounts and 
classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators regarding components, risk weighting and other 
factors.   

The Federal Reserve Board risk-based guidelines define a three-tier capital framework.  Core capital (Tier 1) includes 
common shareholders’ equity and qualifying preferred stock, less goodwill, most intangible assets and other adjustments.  
Supplementary capital (Tier 2) consists of preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, qualifying mandatory convertible 
debt securities, limited amounts of subordinated debt, other qualifying term debt and allowances for credit losses, subject to 
limitations.  Market risk capital (Tier 3) includes qualifying unsecured subordinated debt.  Assets and off-balance sheet 
exposures are assigned to one of four categories of risk-weights, based primarily upon relative credit risk.  Risk-based 
capital ratios are calculated by dividing Tier 1 and total capital by risk-weighted assets.  For a depository institution to be 
considered well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the institution’s Tier 1 and total 
capital ratios must be at least 6% and 10% on a risk-adjusted basis, respectively.  As of December 31, 2009, BOK 
Financial’s Tier 1 and total capital ratios under these guidelines were 10.86% and 14.43%, respectively. 

The leverage ratio is determined by dividing Tier 1 capital by adjusted average total assets.  Banking organizations are 
required to maintain a ratio of at least 5% to be classified as well capitalized.  BOK Financial’s leverage ratio at December 
31, 2009 was 8.05%.   

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (the “FDICIA”), among other things, identifies five 
capital categories for insured depository institutions from well capitalized to critically undercapitalized and requires the 
respective federal regulatory agencies to implement systems for prompt corrective action for institutions failing to meet 

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minimum capital requirements within such categories.  FDICIA imposes progressively more restrictive covenants on 
operations, management and capital distributions, depending upon the category in which an institution is classified.   

The various regulatory agencies have adopted substantially similar regulations that define the five capital categories 
identified by FDICIA, using the total risk-based capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and leverage capital ratios as the relevant 
capital measures.  Such regulations establish various degrees of corrective action to be taken when an institution is 
considered undercapitalized.  Under these guidelines, each of the Banks was considered well capitalized as of December 
31, 2009.   

The federal regulatory authorities’ risk-based capital guidelines are based upon the 1988 capital accord of the Basel 
Committee on Banking Supervision (the “BIS”).  The BIS is a committee of central banks and bank supervisors/regulators 
from the major industrialized countries that develops broad policy guidelines for use by each country’s supervisors in 
determining the supervisory policies they apply.  In 2004, the BIS published a new capital accord to replace its 1988 capital 
accord, with an update in November 2005 (“Basel II”).  Basel II provides two approaches for setting capital standards for 
credit risk — an internal ratings-based approach tailored to individual institutions’ circumstances (which for many asset 
classes is itself broken into a “foundation” approach and an “advanced or A-IRB” approach, the availability of which is 
subject to additional restrictions) and a standardized approach that bases risk weightings on external credit assessments to a 
much greater extent than permitted in existing risk-based capital guidelines.  Basel II also would set capital requirements 
for operational risk and refine the existing capital requirements for market risk exposures.  

In 2009, BIS announced enhancements to the Basel II framework.  In general, these enhancements involve higher capital 
requirements, further supervisory review and guidance, and increased disclosures.  Higher capital requirements would 
apply to certain items such as liquidity facilities and other off-balance sheet exposures.  Reputation risk has been added as a 
specific risk management topic.  In addition, future capital requirements will likely include stress tests of relevant values 
such as credit performance, interest rate moves and funding sources.   

It is generally probable that the announced enhancements to the Basel II framework, along with changes in laws and 
regulations affecting banks in the United States will increase capital requirements.  The likelihood and timing of any 
specific changes and the impact they might have on the Company and its subsidiaries cannot be predicted at this time.   

Further discussion of regulatory capital, including regulatory capital amounts and ratios, is set forth under the heading 
“Liquidity and Capital” within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” 
and in Note 15 of the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, both of which appear elsewhere herein.     

Deposit Insurance  

Substantially all of the deposits held by the Banks are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund 
(“DIF”) of the FDIC and are subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the DIF.  The FDIC utilizes a risk-based 
assessment system that imposes insurance premiums based upon a risk matrix that takes into account a bank’s capital level 
and supervisory rating (“CAMELS rating”).  As of January 1, 2007, the previous nine risk categories utilized in the risk 
matrix were condensed into four risk categories, which continue to be distinguished by capital levels and supervisory 
ratings.  For large Risk Category 1 institutions (generally those with assets in excess of $10 billion) that have long-term 
debt issuer ratings, including Bank of Oklahoma, assessment rates are determined from weighted-average CAMELS 
component ratings and long-term debt issuer ratings.  The minimum annualized assessment rate for large institutions is 12 
basis points per $100 of deposits and the maximum annualized assessment rate for large institutions is 50 basis points per 
$100 of deposits.  Quarterly assessment rates for large institutions in Risk Category 1 may vary within this range depending 
upon changes in CAMELS component ratings and long-term debt issuer ratings.   

In response to an increase in bank failures, the board of directors of the FDIC approved a special assessment during 2009.  
This assessment was calculated as 5 basis points times each insured depository institution’s assets minus Tier 1 capital as of 
June 30, 2009.  Collectively, the Banks paid $12 million of special assessment charges. 

On November 12, 2009 the board of directors of the FDIC voted to require insured institutions to prepay over three years of 
estimated insurance assessments on December 30, 2009 in order to strengthen the cash position of the DIF.  As of 
December 31, 2009 and each quarter thereafter, the regular quarterly assessment will be applied against the prepaid 
assessment until the asset is exhausted.  Any prepaid assessment not exhausted as of June 30, 2013 will be returned.  
Collectively, the Banks prepaid $78 million of deposit insurance assessments.  

In addition, the Banks are assessed a charge based on deposit balances by the Financing Corporation (“FICO”).  The FICO 
is a mixed-ownership government corporation established by the Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987 whose sole 
purpose was to function as a financing vehicle for the now defunct Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation. 

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Dividends 

The primary source of liquidity for BOK Financial is dividends from the Banks, which are limited by various banking 
regulations to net profits, as defined, for the year plus retained profits for the preceding two years and further restricted by 
minimum capital requirements.  Based on the most restrictive limitations, the Banks had excess regulatory capital and could 
declare up to $225 million of dividends without regulatory approval as of December 31, 2009.  BOK Financial management 
has developed and the Board of Directors has approved an internal capital policy that is more restrictive than the regulatory 
standards.  Under this policy, the Banks could declare dividends of up to $190 million as of December 31, 2009.  These 
amounts are not necessarily indicative of amounts that may be available to be paid in future periods.   

Source of Strength Doctrine 

According to Federal Reserve Board policy, bank holding companies are expected to act as a source of financial strength to 
each subsidiary bank and to commit resources to support each such subsidiary.  This support may be required at times when 
a bank holding company may not be able to provide such support.  Similarly, under the cross-guarantee provisions of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the event of a loss suffered by the FDIC as a result of default of a banking subsidiary or 
related to FDIC assistance provided to a subsidiary in danger of default, the other Banks may be assessed for the FDIC’s 
loss, subject to certain exceptions. 

Governmental Policies and Economic Factors 

The operations of BOK Financial and its subsidiaries are affected by legislative changes and by the policies of various 
regulatory authorities and, in particular, the credit policies of the Federal Reserve Board.  An important function of the 
Federal Reserve Board is to regulate the national supply of bank credit to moderate recessions and curb inflation.  Among 
the instruments of monetary policy used by the Federal Reserve Board to implement its objectives are: open-market 
operations in U.S. Government securities, changes in the discount rate and federal funds rate on bank borrowings, and 
changes in reserve requirements on bank deposits. The effect of future changes in such policies on the business and 
earnings of BOK Financial and its subsidiaries is uncertain. 

In response to a significant ongoing recession in business activity which began in 2007, the U.S. government enacted 
various programs and continues to enact programs to stimulate the economy.  These programs include the Trouble Assets 
Relief Program (“TARP”), which provided capital to eligible financial institutions and other sectors of the domestic 
economy, and the TLGP, which expanded insurance coverage to a larger amount of deposit account balances and other 
qualifying debt issued by eligible financial institutions.  In addition, the government recently enacted economic stimulus 
legislation, which increases government spending and reduces certain taxes.  The long-term effects of these programs on 
the economy in general and on BOK Financial Corporation in particular are uncertain. 

The Company elected not to participate in the TARP Capital Purchase Program.  We believe that current capital sources are 
sufficient to support organic growth, acquisitions within our current market areas, cash dividends on our common stock and 
periodic stock repurchases. 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the “Act”) addresses many aspects of financial reporting, corporate governance and public 
company disclosure.  Among other things, the Act establishes a comprehensive framework for the oversight of public 
company auditing and for strengthening the independence of auditors and audit committees. Under the Act, audit 
committees are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the auditors. The non-audit 
services that can be provided to a company by its auditor are limited.  Audit committee members are subject to specific 
rules addressing their independence.  The Act also requires enhanced and accelerated financial disclosures, and it 
establishes various responsibility measures, such as requiring the chief executive officer and chief financial officer to 
certify to the quality of the company’s financial reporting.  The Act imposes restrictions on and accelerated reporting 
requirements for certain insider trading activities.  It imposes a variety of penalties for fraud and other violations and 
creates a federal felony for securities fraud.  Various sections of the Act are applicable to BOK Financial.   

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Foreign Operations 

BOK Financial does not engage in operations in foreign countries, nor does it lend to foreign governments. 

ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS 

Since 2007, the United States economy has been in recession.  Business activity across a wide range of industries and 
geographic regions has decreased and unemployment has increased significantly.  The financial services industry and 
capital markets have been adversely affected by significant declines in asset values, rising delinquencies and defaults, and 
restricted liquidity.  Numerous financial institutions have either failed or required a significant amount of government 
assistance due to credit losses and liquidity shortages.  Although there are indications that the economy has stabilized, there 
is no assurance that conditions will improve in the near term.  Continued recession in the economy could adversely affect 
our credit quality, financial condition and results of operations. 

Adverse factors could impact BOK Financial's ability to implement its operating strategy. 

Although BOK Financial has developed an operating strategy which it expects to result in continuing improved financial 
performance, BOK Financial cannot assure that it will be successful in fulfilling this strategy or that this operating strategy 
will be successful. Achieving success is dependent upon a number of factors, many of which are beyond BOK Financial's 
direct control.  Factors that may adversely affect BOK Financial's ability to implement its operating strategy include: 

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deterioration of BOK Financial's asset quality; 

inability to control BOK Financial's noninterest expenses; 

inability to increase noninterest income; 

deterioration in general economic conditions, especially in BOK Financial's core markets; 

inability to access capital; 

decreases in net interest margins; 

increases in competition; 

adverse regulatory developments. 

Adverse regional economic developments could negatively affect BOK Financial's business. 

A substantial majority of BOK Financial loans are generated in Oklahoma and other markets in the southwest region.  As a 
result, poor economic conditions in Oklahoma or other markets in the southwest region may cause BOK Financial to incur 
losses associated with higher default rates and decreased collateral values in BOK Financial's loan portfolio. A regional 
economic downturn could also adversely affect revenue from brokerage and trading activities, mortgage loan originations 
and other sources of fee-based revenue. 

Adverse economic factors affecting particular industries could have a negative effect on BOK Financial 
customers and their ability to make payments to BOK Financial. 

Certain industry-specific economic factors also affect BOK Financial. For example, a portion of BOK Financial's total loan 
portfolio is comprised of loans to borrowers in the energy industry, which is historically a cyclical industry. Low 
commodity prices may adversely affect that industry and, consequently, may affect BOK Financial's business negatively. 
The effect of volatility in commodity prices on our customer derivatives portfolio could adversely affect our liquidity and 
regulatory capital.  In addition, BOK Financial's loan portfolio includes commercial real estate loans. A downturn in the 
real estate industry in general or in certain segments of the commercial real estate industry in Oklahoma and the southwest 
region could also have an adverse effect on BOK Financial's operations. 

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Fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect BOK Financial's business. 

BOK Financial's business is highly sensitive to: 

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the monetary policies implemented by the Federal Reserve Board, including the discount rate on bank borrowings 
and changes in reserve requirements, which affect BOK Financial's ability to make loans and the interest rates we 
may charge; 

changes in prevailing interest rates, due to the dependency of BOK Financial's banks on interest income; 

open market operations in U.S. Government securities. 

Significant increase in market interest rates, or the perception that an increase may occur, could adversely affect both BOK 
Financial's ability to originate new loans and BOK Financial's ability to grow. Conversely, a decrease in interest rates could 
result in acceleration in the payment of loans, including loans underlying BOK Financial's holdings of mortgage-backed 
securities and termination of BOK Financial's mortgage servicing rights. In addition, changes in market interest rates, 
changes in the relationships between short-term and long-term market interest rates or changes in the relationships between 
different interest rate indices, could affect the interest rates charged on interest-earning assets differently than the interest 
rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. This difference could result in an increase in interest expense relative to interest 
income.  An increase in market interest rates also could adversely affect the ability of BOK Financial's floating-rate 
borrowers to meet their higher payment obligations. If this occurred, it could cause an increase in nonperforming assets and 
net charge-offs, which could adversely affect BOK Financial's business. 

BOK Financial's substantial holdings of mortgage-backed securities and mortgage servicing rights could 
adversely affect BOK Financial's business. 

BOK Financial has invested a substantial amount of its holdings in mortgage-backed securities, which are investment 
interests in pools of mortgages. Mortgage-backed securities are highly sensitive to changes in interest rates. BOK Financial 
mitigates this risk somewhat by investing principally in shorter duration mortgage products, which are less sensitive to 
changes in interest rates. A significant decrease in interest rates could lead mortgage holders to refinance the mortgages 
constituting the pool backing the securities, subjecting BOK Financial to a risk of prepayment and decreased return on 
investment due to subsequent reinvestment at lower interest rates.  A significant decrease in interest rates could also 
accelerate premium amortization.  Conversely, a significant increase in interest rates could cause mortgage holders to 
extend the term over which they repay their loans, which delays the Company’s opportunity to reinvest funds at higher 
rates. 

In an effort to reduce interest rates and stimulate the housing market, the Federal Reserve Bank has purchased a significant 
amount of mortgage-backed securities.  The Federal Reserve Bank has announced that it will curtail purchases in 2010 
which may result in rising interest rates and lower fair values of our mortgage-backed securities.     

Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to credit risk from delinquency or default of the underlying loans.  BOK 
Financial mitigates this risk somewhat by investing in securities issued by U.S. government agencies.  Principal and interest 
payments on the loans underlying these securities are guaranteed by these agencies.  Credit risk on mortgage-backed 
securities originated by private issuers is mitigated somewhat by investing in senior tranches with additional collateral 
support. 

In addition, as part of BOK Financial's mortgage banking business, BOK Financial has substantial holdings of mortgage 
servicing rights. The value of these rights is also very sensitive to changes in interest rates.  Falling interest rates tend to 
increase loan prepayments, which may lead to cancellation of the related servicing rights. BOK Financial's investments and 
dealings in mortgage-related products increase the risk that falling interest rates could adversely affect BOK Financial's 
business. BOK Financial attempts to manage this risk by maintaining an active hedging program for its mortgage servicing 
rights. BOK Financial's hedging program has only been partially successful in recent years.  The value of mortgage 
servicing rights may also decrease due to rising delinquency or default of the loans serviced.  This risk is mitigated 
somewhat by adherence to underwriting standards on loans originated for sale. 

Market disruptions could impact BOK Financial’s funding sources. 

BOK Financial’s subsidiary banks rely on other financial institutions and the Federal Home Loan Banks of Topeka and 
Dallas as a significant source of funds.  Our ability to fund loans, manage our interest rate risk and meet other obligations 
depends on funds borrowed from these sources.  The inability to borrow funds at market interest rates could have a material 
adverse effect on our operations. 

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Substantial competition could adversely affect BOK Financial. 

Banking is a competitive business. BOK Financial competes actively for loan, deposit and other financial services business 
in Oklahoma, as well as in BOK Financial's other markets. BOK Financial's competitors include a large number of small 
and large local and national banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, broker-dealers and 
underwriters, as well as many financial and nonfinancial firms that offer services similar to BOK Financial's. Large national 
financial institutions have entered the Oklahoma market. These institutions have substantial capital, technology and 
marketing resources. Such large financial institutions may have greater access to capital at a lower cost than BOK Financial 
does, which may adversely affect BOK Financial's ability to compete effectively.   

BOK Financial has expanded into markets outside of Oklahoma, where it competes with a large number of financial 
institutions that have an established customer base and greater market share than BOK Financial. BOK Financial may not 
be able to continue to compete successfully in these markets outside of Oklahoma. With respect to some of its services, 
BOK Financial competes with non-bank companies that are not subject to regulation.  The absence of regulatory 
requirements may give non-banks a competitive advantage. 

Banking regulations could adversely affect BOK Financial. 

BOK Financial and its subsidiaries are extensively regulated under both federal and state law. In particular, BOK Financial 
is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the National Bank Act. These regulations are primarily for the 
benefit and protection of BOK Financial's customers and not for the benefit of BOK Financial's investors. In the past, BOK 
Financial's business has been materially affected by these regulations. For example, regulations limit BOK Financial's 
business to banking and related businesses, and they limit the location of BOK Financial's branches and offices, as well as 
the amount of deposits that it can hold in a particular state. These regulations may limit BOK Financial's ability to grow and 
expand into new markets and businesses. 

Additionally, under the Community Reinvestment Act, BOK Financial is required to provide services in traditionally 
underserved areas. BOK Financial's ability to make acquisitions and engage in new business may be limited by these 
requirements. 

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and 
various regulations of regulatory authorities, require us to maintain specified capital ratios. Any failure to maintain required 
capital ratios would limit the growth potential of BOK Financial's business. 

Under a long-standing policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, a bank holding company is 
expected to act as a source of financial strength for its subsidiary banks. As a result of that policy, BOK Financial may be 
required to commit financial and other resources to its subsidiary banks in circumstances where we might not otherwise do 
so. 

The trend toward increasingly extensive regulation is likely to continue and become more costly in the future.  Laws, 
regulations or policies currently affecting BOK Financial and its subsidiaries may change at any time. Regulatory 
authorities may also change their interpretation of these statutes and regulations. Therefore, BOK Financial's business may 
be adversely affected by any future changes in laws, regulations, policies or interpretations.  For example, recently 
approved changes to regulations are expected to significantly reduce fees we can charge overdrawn deposit accounts 
beginning in the second half of 2010.  

Statutory restrictions on subsidiary dividends and other distributions and debts of BOK Financial's 
subsidiaries could limit amounts BOK Financial's subsidiaries may pay to BOK Financial. 

BOK Financial is a financial holding company, and a substantial portion of BOK Financial's cash flow typically comes 
from dividends that BOK Financial's bank and nonbank subsidiaries pay to BOK Financial. Various statutory provisions 
restrict the amount of dividends BOK Financial's subsidiaries can pay to BOK Financial without regulatory approval. 
Management also developed, and the BOK Financial board of directors approved, an internal capital policy that is more 
restrictive than the regulatory capital standards. In addition, if any of BOK Financial's subsidiaries liquidates, that 
subsidiary's creditors will be entitled to receive distributions from the assets of that subsidiary to satisfy their claims against 
it before BOK Financial, as a holder of an equity interest in the subsidiary, will be entitled to receive any of the assets of the 
subsidiary. If, however, BOK Financial is a creditor of the subsidiary with recognized claims against it, BOK Financial will 
be in the same position as other creditors. 

Although publicly traded, BOK Financial's common stock has substantially less liquidity than the average 
trading market for a stock quoted on the Nasdaq National Market System. 

A relatively small fraction of BOK Financial's outstanding common stock is actively traded. The risks of low liquidity 
include increased volatility of the price of BOK Financial's common stock. Low liquidity may also limit holders of BOK 
Financial's common stock in their ability to sell or transfer BOK Financial's shares at the price, time and quantity desired. 

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BOK Financial's principal shareholder controls a majority of BOK Financial's common stock. 

Mr. George B. Kaiser owns a majority of the outstanding shares of BOK Financial's common stock. Mr. Kaiser is able to 
elect all of BOK Financial's directors and effectively control the vote on all matters submitted to a vote of BOK Financial's 
common shareholders. Mr. Kaiser's ability to prevent an unsolicited bid for BOK Financial or any other change in control 
could have an adverse effect on the market price for BOK Financial's common stock. A substantial majority of BOK 
Financial's directors are not officers or employees of BOK Financial or any of its affiliates. However, because of Mr. 
Kaiser's control over the election of BOK Financial's directors, he could change the composition of BOK Financial's Board 
of Directors so that it would not have a majority of outside directors. 

Possible future sales of shares by BOK Financial's principal shareholder could adversely affect the market 
price of BOK Financial's common stock. 

Mr. Kaiser has the right to sell shares of BOK Financial's common stock in compliance with the federal securities laws at 
any time, or from time to time. The federal securities laws will be the only restrictions on Mr. Kaiser's ability to sell. 
Because of his current control of BOK Financial, Mr. Kaiser could sell large amounts of his shares of BOK Financial's 
common stock by causing BOK Financial to file a registration statement that would allow him to sell shares more easily. In 
addition, Mr. Kaiser could sell his shares of BOK Financial's common stock without registration under Rule 144 of the 
Securities Act. Although BOK Financial can make no predictions as to the effect, if any, that such sales would have on the 
market price of BOK Financial's common stock, sales of substantial amounts of BOK Financial's common stock, or the 
perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect market prices. If Mr. Kaiser sells or transfers his shares of 
BOK Financial's common stock as a block, another person or entity could become BOK Financial's controlling shareholder. 

ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 

None. 

ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES 

BOK Financial and its subsidiaries own and lease improved real estate that is carried at $207 million, net of depreciation 
and amortization.  The Company’s principal offices are located in leased premises in the Bank of Oklahoma Tower, Tulsa, 
Oklahoma.  Banking offices are primarily located in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, 
Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, and Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri.  Primary 
operations facilities are located in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dallas, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.  
The Company’s facilities are suitable for their respective uses and present needs.   

The information set forth in Notes 5 and 14 of the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear 
elsewhere herein, provides further discussion related to properties. 

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

The information set forth in Note 14 of the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appear 
elsewhere herein, provides discussion related to legal proceedings.   

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise, during the three 
months ended December 31, 2009.   

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PART II 

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER 
MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 

BOK Financial’s $0.00006 par value common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol BOKF. As of 
January 31, 2010, common shareholders of record numbered 942 with 67,809,896 shares outstanding. 

The highest and lowest closing bid price for shares and cash dividends per share of BOK Financial common stock follows: 

2009: 

Low 
High 
Cash dividends 

2008: 

Low 
High 
Cash dividends 

First 

$22.95 
40.71 

0.225 

$46.82 
55.23 
0.20 

Second 

$34.46 
43.02 
0.24 

$49.11 
60.74 

0.225 

Third 

$34.81 
48.10 
0.24 

$38.61 
53.94 

0.225 

Fourth 

$41.87 
47.91 
0.24 

$38.40 
54.42 

0.225 

Shareholder Return Performance Graph 

Set forth below is a line graph comparing the change in cumulative shareholder return of the NASDAQ Index, the 
NASDAQ Bank Index, and the KBW 50 Bank Index for the period commencing December 31, 2004 and ending December 
31, 2009.* 

Total Return Performance

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

e
u
l
a
V
x
e
d
n

I

BOK Financial Corporation

NASDAQ Composite

NASDAQ Bank

KBW 50

12/31/04

12/31/05

12/31/06

12/31/07

12/31/08

12/31/09

Period Ending 

Index 
BOK Financial Corporation 
NASDAQ Composite 
NASDAQ Bank Index 
KBW 50 

12/31/05 
93.79 
101.37 
95.67 
99.82 
* Graph assumes value of an investment in the Company’s Common Stock for each index was $100 on December 31, 2004. The KBW 50 Bank index is 
the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. index, which is available only for calendar quarter end periods. During the periods shown, a 3% dividend was 
paid in shares of BOK Financial Common Stock on May 31, 2004.  Cash dividends on Common Stock, which were first paid in 2005, are assumed to 
have been reinvested in BOK Financial Common Stock. 

12/31/04 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

12/31/09 
104.85 
104.31 
51.31 
48.02 

12/31/08 
87.10 
72.49 
62.96 
48.88 

12/31/07 
109.47 
121.92 
82.76 
93.19 

12/31/06 
114.77 
111.03 
106.20 
119.18 

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The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated 
purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of the Company’s common stock 
during the three months ended December 31, 2009. 

Period 

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased (2)

Average Price 
Paid per Share 

Total Number of Shares 
Purchased as Part of 
Publicly Announced Plans 
or Programs (1)  

October 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009 

November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009 

3,520 

9,896 

December 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 

66,314 

Total 

79,730 

$ 46.18 

45.23 

47.48 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Maximum 
Number of 
Shares that May 
Yet Be 
Purchased 
Under the Plans 

1,215,927 

1,215,927 

1,215,927 

(1)  On April 26, 2005, the Company’s board of directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to two million shares of the 
Company’s common stock.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company had repurchased 784,073 shares under this plan. 

(2)  The Company routinely repurchases mature shares from employees to cover the exercise price and taxes in connection with 

employee stock option exercises. 

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 

The selected financial data is set forth within Table 1 of Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations.”  

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS 

Table 1  Consolidated Selected Financial Data 

(Dollars In Thousands Except Per Share Data) 

Selected Financial Data 

For the year: 

Interest revenue 
Interest expense 
Net interest revenue 
Provision for credit losses 
Fees and commissions revenue 
Net income 

Period-end: 
Loans 
Assets 
Deposits 
Subordinated debentures 
Shareholders’ equity 
Nonperforming assets2 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

  $  914,569 
204,205 
710,364 
195,900 
480,512 
200,578 

  $ 1,061,645 
414,783 
646,862 
202,593 
415,194 
153,232 

  $ 1,160,737 
616,252 
544,485 
34,721 
405,622 
217,664 

  $  986,429 
499,741 
486,688 
18,402 
371,696 
212,977 

  $  769,934 
320,593 
449,341 
12,441 
344,864 
201,505 

11,279,698 
23,516,831 
15,518,228 
398,539 
2,205,813 
484,295 

12,876,006 
22,734,648 
14,982,607 
398,407 
1,846,257 
342,291 

11,940,570 
20,667,701 
13,459,291 
398,273 
1,935,384 
104,159 

10,651,178 
18,059,624 
12,386,705 
297,800 
1,721,022 
44,343 

9,088,312 
16,327,069 
11,375,318 
295,964 
1,539,154 
40,017 

Profitability Statistics 

Earnings per share (based on average equivalent shares): 

Basic 
Diluted 

  $ 

2.96 
2.96 

  $ 

2.27 
2.27 

  $ 

  $ 

3.24 
3.22 

  $ 

3.19 
3.16 

3.14 
3.01 

Percentages (based on daily averages): 

Return on average assets 
Return on average shareholders’ equity 
Average shareholders’ equity to average assets 

0.87% 
9.66 
8.98 

0.71% 
7.87 
9.01 

1.14%
12.01 
9.53 

1.27% 
13.23 
9.58 

1.29%

13.78 
9.38 

Common Stock Performance  

Per Share: 

Book value per common share5 
Market price: December 31 close 
Market range  – High close 
– Low close 

Cash dividends declared 
Dividend payout ratio 

Selected Balance Sheet Statistics 

Period-end: 

  $ 

  $ 

32.53 
47.52 
48.13 
22.98 
0.945 
31.93% 

  $ 

27.36 
40.40 
60.84 
38.48 
0.875 
38.55% 

  $ 

28.75 
51.70 
55.57 
47.47 
0.75 
23.29% 

  $ 

25.66 
54.98 
54.98 
44.43 
0.55 
17.41% 

23.07 
45.43 
49.31 
39.79 
0.30 
9.97%

Tier 1 capital ratio 
Total capital ratio 
Leverage ratio 
Tangible common equity ratio1 
Reserve for loan losses to nonperforming loans 
Reserve for loan losses to loans 
Combined reserves for credit losses to loans 4 

10.86% 
14.43 
8.05 
7.99 
82.22 
2.59 
2.72 

9.40% 

9.38% 

9.78% 

9.84%

12.81 
7.89 
6.64 
74.49 
1.81 
1.93 

12.54 
8.20 
7.72 
133.79 
1.06 
1.24 

11.58 
8.79 
8.22 
305.37 
1.03 
1.22 

12.10 
8.30 
7.94 
329.34 
1.14 
1.37 

Miscellaneous (at December 31) 

Number of employees (full-time equivalent) 
Number of banking locations 
Number of TransFund locations 
Trust assets 
Mortgage loan servicing portfolio3 

4,355 
197 
1,896 
   $30,385,365 
    7,366,780 

4,300 
195 
1,933 
   $30,454,512 
    5,983,824 

4,110 
189 
1,822 
   $36,288,592 
    5,481,736 

3,958 
163 
1,649 
   $31,704,091 
    4,988,611 

3,825 
150 
1,421 
  $ 28,464,745 
    4,492,524 

1 

2 

3 
4 
5 

Shareholders’ equity less preferred equity, intangible assets and equity provided by the TARP Capital Program (none) 
divided by total assets less intangible assets. 
Includes nonaccrual loans, renegotiated loans and assets acquired in satisfaction of loans. Excludes loans past due 90 days or 
more and still accruing. 
Includes outstanding principal for loans serviced for affiliates. 
Includes reserve for loan losses and reserve for off-balance sheet credit losses. 
Conversion of Series A preferred stock added 6.9 million common shares outstanding in 2005. 

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Management’s Assessment of Operations and Financial Condition 

Overview 

BOK Financial Corporation (“BOK Financial” or ”the Company”) is a financial holding company that offers full service 
banking in Oklahoma, Northwest Arkansas, Dallas, Forth Worth and Houston, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Denver, 
Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona and Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri.  The Company was incorporated in 1990 in Oklahoma and 
is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   Activities are governed by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended by 
the Financial Services Modernization Act or Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999.  Principal banking subsidiaries are Bank of 
Oklahoma, N.A., Bank of Albuquerque, N.A., Bank of Arkansas, N.A., Bank of Texas, N.A., Colorado State Bank and 
Trust, N.A., Bank of Arizona, N.A. and Bank of Kansas City, N.A.  Other subsidiaries include BOSC, Inc. a broker/dealer 
that engages in retail and institutional securities sales and municipal bond underwriting.   

Our overall strategic objective is to emphasize growth in long-term value by building on our leadership position in 
Oklahoma and expanding into high-growth markets in contiguous states.   We have a solid position in Oklahoma and are 
the state’s second largest financial institution as measured by deposit market share.  At December 31, 2009, 46% of our 
outstanding loans and 56% of our deposits are attributed to the Oklahoma market.  Since 1997, we have expanded into 
Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona and Kansas City, 
Kansas/Missouri.  At December 31, 2009, 29% of our outstanding loans and 26% of our deposits are attributed to Texas.  
None of our other regional markets provide more than 10% of our outstanding loans or deposits.  Our acquisition strategy 
targets quality organizations that have demonstrated solid growth in their business lines.  We provide additional growth 
opportunities by hiring talent to enhance competitiveness, adding locations, and broadening product offerings.  Our 
operating philosophy embraces local decision-making in each of our geographic markets while adhering to common 
Company standards.  We also consider acquisitions of distressed financial institutions in existing markets when 
opportunities become available.  

Our primary focus is to provide a comprehensive range of nationally competitive financial products and services in a 
personalized and responsive manner.  Products and services include loans and deposits, cash management services, 
fiduciary services, mortgage banking, and brokerage and trading services to middle-market businesses, financial 
institutions, and consumers.  Commercial banking is a significant part of our business.  Our credit culture emphasizes 
building relationships by making high-quality loans and providing a full range of financial products and services to our 
customers.  Energy financing expertise enables us to offer commodity derivatives for customers to use in their risk 
management and positioning activities.  Our revenue sources are diverse.  Historically, fees and commissions revenue 
provide 40% - 45% of our total revenue.  Approximately 40% of our revenue came from commissions and fees in 2009. 

BOK Financial operates three principal lines of business: commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management.  
Commercial banking includes lending, treasury and cash management services and customer risk management products to 
small businesses, middle market and larger commercial customers.  Commercial banking also includes the TransFund 
electronic funds network.  Consumer banking includes retail lending and deposit services, and all mortgage banking 
activities.  Wealth management provides fiduciary services, brokerage and trading, private bank services and investment 
advisory services in all markets.   

The recession continued to dampen the economy and the financial services industry in 2009.  Civilian unemployment rates 
climbed from just over 7% at the beginning of the year to over 10% by year-end.  Credit losses which first were largely 
concentrated in residential construction loans in the Arizona market spread to other commercial real estate and commercial 
loans across all markets.  In response, the U.S. government has provided significant liquidity to the economy.  Interest rates 
we paid remained at historic lows throughout the year.  Along with tax credits available to first-time home buyers, the low 
interest rates stimulated mortgage lending activity.  Interest rates decreased which increased the fair value of many financial 
instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities.  After reaching highs of over $140 per barrel in 2008, oil prices dropped 
to under $40 per barrel in early 2009 and natural gas prices remained low throughout most of 2009.   

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Performance Summary 

BOK Financial’s net income for 2009 totaled $201 million or $2.96 per diluted share compared to $153 million or $2.27 
per diluted share in 2008. 

Highlights of 2009 included: 

•  Net interest revenue increased $64 million or 10% over 2008.  Average earning assets were up $1.5 billion or 8%.  

Net interest margin was 3.57% for 2009, up 12 basis points over 2008. 

• 

Fees and commissions revenue totaled $481 million for 2009 and $415 million for 2008.  Net credit losses on 
derivative contracts related to two bankrupt counterparties reduced fees and commissions revenue by $54 million 
in 2008.  Mortgage banking revenue increased $34 million compared to 2008. 

•  Operating expenses, excluding changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, totaled $709 million, up 

$81 million from the prior year.  Personnel costs, FDIC insurance expenses, mortgage banking costs and net 
losses and expenses of repossessed assets increased over the prior year. 

•  Combined reserves for credit losses totaled $306 million or 2.72% of outstanding loans at December 31, 2009, up 
from $248 million or 1.93% of outstanding loans at December 31, 2008.  Provision for credit losses and net 
charge-offs were $196 million and $138 million, respectively for 2009 and $203 million and $102 million, 
respectively for 2008. 

•  Nonperforming assets totaled $484 million or 4.24% of outstanding loans and repossessed assets at December 31, 

2009, up from $342 million or 2.65% of outstanding loans and repossessed assets at December 31, 2008.  
Repossessed assets increased $100 million and nonaccruing loans increased $39 million over last year. 

•  Available for sale securities totaled $8.9 billion at December 31, 2009, up $2.5 billion since the prior year due to 
purchases of residential mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies.  Other than temporary 
impairment charges on certain privately-issued residential mortgage backed securities reduced pre-tax net income 
by $34 million during 2009. 

•  Outstanding loan balances were $11.3 billion at December 31, 2009, down $1.6 billion from the prior year.  Most 
major loan categories decreased during 2009 due to reduced customer demand and normal repayment trends. 

• 

Tangible common equity and Tier 1 capital ratios were 7.99% and 10.86%, respectively, at December 31, 2009 
and 6.64% and 9.40%, respectively, at December 31, 2008.  Growth in the tangible common equity ratio was due 
largely to a $211 million after-tax increase in the fair value of available for sale securities.   The Company 
evaluated and elected not to participate in the U.S. Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Program.         

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $43 million or $0.63 per diluted share compared with $35 million or 
$0.52 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2008.   

Highlights of the fourth quarter of 2009 included: 

•  Net interest revenue totaled $184 million, up $8.0 million over the fourth quarter of 2008.  Net interest margin 

was 3.64% for the fourth quarter of 2009 and 3.57% for the fourth quarter of 2008.   

•  Net loans charged off and provision for credit losses were $35 million and $49 million, respectively for the fourth 

quarter of 2009.  Net loans charged off and provision for credit losses were $34 million and $73 million, 
respectively for the fourth quarter of 2008.   

• 

Fees and commissions revenue totaled $116 million, up $5 million over the fourth quarter of 2008, primarily due 
to higher mortgage banking revenue partially offset by a decrease in brokerage and trading revenue. 

•  Other than temporary impairment charges on certain privately-issued residential mortgage backed securities 

reduced pre-tax net income by $14 million during the fourth quarter of 2009. 

•  Other operating expense, excluding changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, increased $23 million 

over the prior year.  Mortgage banking costs, personnel expense, net losses and operating expenses on 
repossessed assets and FDIC insurance costs increased over the fourth quarter of 2008.      

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Critical Accounting Policies 

Application of Critical Accounting Policies 

Preparation of our consolidated financial statements is based on the selection of certain accounting policies, which requires 
management to make significant assumptions and estimates.  The following discussion addresses the most critical areas 
where these assumptions and estimates could affect financial condition and results of operations.  Actual results could differ 
significantly from these estimates.  Application of these critical accounting policies and estimates has been discussed with 
the appropriate committees of the Board of Directors.  Additional accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Reserves for Loan Losses and Off-Balance Sheet Credit Losses  

Reserves for loan losses and off-balance sheet credit losses are assessed by management based on an ongoing quarterly 
evaluation of the probable estimated losses inherent in the portfolio and probable estimated losses on unused commitments 
to provide financing.  A consistent, well-documented methodology has been developed that includes reserves assigned to 
specific loans and commitments, general reserves that are based on a statistical migration analysis and nonspecific reserves 
that are based on analysis of current economic conditions, loan concentrations, portfolio growth and other relevant factors.  
There have been no material changes in the approach or techniques utilized in developing the allowance for loan losses 
during 2009. 

An independent Credit Administration department is responsible for performing this evaluation for all of our subsidiaries to 
ensure that the methodology is applied consistently.  

Specific reserves for impairment are determined through evaluation of estimated future cash flows, collateral values and 
historical statistics.  Loans are considered to be impaired when it is probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts 
due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements.  This is substantially the same criteria used to determine 
when a loan should be placed on nonaccrual status.  Generally, all nonaccruing commercial and commercial real estate 
loans are considered impaired.  Substantially all impaired loans are collateralized.  Collateral includes real property, 
inventory, accounts receivable, operating equipment, interest in mineral rights and other property.  Collateral may also 
include personal guaranties by borrowers and related parties.   

Delinquency status is not a significant consideration in the evaluation of impairment or risk-grading of commercial or 
commercial real estate loans.  These evaluations are based on an assessment of the borrowers’ paying capacity and attempt 
to identify changes in credit risk before payments become delinquent.  Changes in the delinquency trends of residential 
mortgage loans and consumer loans may indicate increases or decreases in expected losses.   

Impaired loans are charged-off when the loan balance or a portion of the loan balance is no longer supported by the paying 
capacity of the borrower based on an evaluation of available cash resources or collateral value.  No reserves are attributed 
to the remaining balance of loans that have been charged-down to amounts management expects to recover.  Collateral 
values are generally evaluated annually, or more frequently for certain collateral types or collateral located in certain 
distressed markets.   

General reserves for unimpaired loans are based on migration models.  Separate migration models are used to determine 
general reserves for commercial and commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, and consumer loans.  All 
commercial and commercial real estate loans are risk-graded based on an evaluation of the borrowers’ ability to repay the 
loans.  Migration factors are determined for each risk-grade to determine the inherent loss based on historical trends.  We 
use an eight-quarter aggregate accumulation of net losses as a basis for the migration factors.  Greater emphasis is placed 
on losses incurred in more recent periods.  The higher of current loss factors based on migration trends or a minimum 
migration factor based upon long-term history is assigned to each risk grade.  The general reserve for residential mortgage 
loans is based on an eight-quarter average percent of loss.  The general reserve for consumer loans is based on an eight-
quarter average percent of loss with separate migration factors determined by major product line, such as indirect 
automobile loans and direct consumer loans.   

Nonspecific reserves are maintained for risks beyond those factors specific to a particular loan or those identified by the 
migration models.  These factors include trends in the general economy in our primary lending areas, conditions in specific 
industries where we have a concentration, concentrations in large credits and overall growth in the loan portfolio.  
Evaluation of nonspecific factors considers the effect of the duration of the business cycle on migration factors.  
Nonspecific factors also consider current economic conditions and other relevant factors.  A range of potential losses is 
determined for each factor identified. 

A separate reserve for off-balance sheet credit risk is maintained.  The provision for credit losses includes the combined 
charge to expense for both the reserve for loan losses and the reserve for off-balance sheet credit losses.  All losses incurred 
from lending activities will ultimately be reflected in charge-offs against the reserve for loan losses after funds are 
advanced against outstanding commitments and after the exhaustion of collection efforts. 

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We also maintain a separate credit loss reserve for residential mortgage loans sold with recourse.  This reserve is based on 
the same migration model used for on-balance sheet residential mortgage loans.  Migration factors are separately 
determined from historic loss trends for these loans.  We use an eight-quarter aggregate accumulation of net losses as a 
basis for the migration factors.  Greater emphasis is placed on losses incurred in more recent periods.  The provision for 
losses on mortgage loans sold with recourse is included in mortgage banking costs on the Consolidated Statement of 
Earnings. 

Valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights 

We have a significant investment in mortgage servicing rights.  These rights are primarily retained from sales of loans we 
have originated or occasionally purchased from other lenders.  Originated mortgage servicing rights are initially recognized 
at fair value.  Purchased servicing rights are initially recognized at their purchase price.  Subsequent changes in fair value 
are recognized in earnings as they occur.   

There is no active market for trading in mortgage servicing rights.  We use a cash flow model to determine fair value.  Key 
assumptions and estimates including projected prepayment speeds and assumed servicing costs, earnings on escrow 
deposits, ancillary income and discount rates, used by this model are based on current market sources.  Assumptions used to 
value our mortgage servicing rights are considered significant unobservable inputs and represent our best estimate of 
assumptions that market participants would use to value this asset.  A separate third party model is used to estimate 
prepayment speeds based on interest rates, housing turnover rates, estimated loan curtailment, anticipated defaults and other 
relevant factors.  The prepayment model is updated daily for changes in market conditions.  We adjusted the prepayment 
projections determined by this model to better correlate with actual performance of our servicing portfolio.  The discount 
rate is based on benchmark rates for mortgage loans plus a market spread expected by investors in servicing rights.  
Significant assumptions used to determine the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights are presented in Note 7 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.  At least annually, we request estimates of fair value from outside sources to 
corroborate the results of the valuation model.   

The assumptions used in this model are primarily based on mortgage interest rates.  Evaluation of the effect of a change in 
one assumption without considering the effect of that change on other assumptions is not meaningful.  Considering all 
related assumptions, a 50 basis point increase in mortgage interest rates is expected to increase the fair value of our 
servicing rights by $5.6 million.  A 50 basis point decrease in mortgage interest rates is expected to decrease the fair value 
of our servicing rights by $9.7 million.   

Intangible Assets 

Intangible assets, which consist primarily of goodwill, core deposit intangible assets and other acquired intangibles, for 
each business unit are evaluated for impairment annually as of October 1st or more frequently if conditions indicate that 
impairment may have occurred.  The evaluation of possible impairment of intangible assets involves significant judgment 
based upon short-term and long-term projections of future performance. 

The fair value of each of our reporting units is estimated by the discounted future earnings method.  Income growth is 
projected for each of our reporting units for 2010 through 2015 and a terminal value is computed.  The projected income 
stream is converted to current fair value by using a discount rate that reflects a rate of return required by a willing buyer.  
Assumptions used to value our reporting units are based on growth rates, volatility, discount rate and market risk premium 
inherent in our current stock price.  These assumptions are considered significant unobservable inputs and represent our 
best estimate of assumptions that market participants would use to determine fair value of the respective reporting units.  
Critical assumptions in our evaluation were a 12.00% average expected long-term growth rate, a 0.74% volatility factor for 
BOK Financial common stock, a 10.60% discount rate and a 9.86% market risk premium.   

The Company identified the geographical market underlying its operating segments as its reporting units for the purpose of 
performing its annual goodwill impairment test.  This is consistent with the manner in which management assesses the 
performance of the Company and allocates resources.  See additional discussion of the operating segments in the 
Assessment of Operations – Lines of Business section following. 

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The fair value, carrying value and related goodwill of reporting units for which goodwill was attributed as of our annual 
impairment test performed on October 1, 2009 is as follows (in thousands): 

Fair Value 

Carrying 
Value1 

Goodwill 

$  580,129 
484,261 
82,646 
117,977 
89,520 

$  351,259
432,167 
76,794 
103,798 
73,714 

$     5,140 
196,183 
11,094 
39,458 
14,853 

394,559 
96,275 
73,037 
19,937 
1,184 

133,248 
60,543 
18,934 
15,709 
1,652 

1,683 
27,567 
2,874 
6,899 
228 

Commercial: 
Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Colorado 
Arizona 

Consumer: 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Colorado 
Arizona 

Wealth Management: 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Colorado 
Arizona 

248,328 
65,333 
19,221 
42,820 
9,197 

102,415 
41,352 
7,910 
20,214 
7,964 

1,350 
16,372 
1,305 
9,254 
1,569 

1  Carrying value includes intangible assets attributed to the reporting  unit. 

Based on the results of the test performed as of October 1, 2009, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $228 
thousand related to the consumer banking segment in the Arizona market. 

Approximately $240 million or 72% of total goodwill was attributed to the Texas market and $56 million or 17% of total 
goodwill was attributed to the Colorado market.  Because of the large concentration of goodwill in the Texas and Colorado 
markets, the fair value determined by the discounted future earnings method was corroborated by comparison to the 
multiple of the market capitalization over tangible book value or net assets less intangibles of publicly traded banks of 
similar size and characteristics in our geographical footprint.  This valuation method corroborated fair values determined by 
the discounted future earnings method.   

As of December 31, 2009, the market value of BOK Financial common stock, a primary assumption in our goodwill 
impairment analysis, was approximately 3% above the market value used in our most recent annual evaluation.  The market 
value is influenced by factors affecting the overall economy and the regional banks sector of the market.  Goodwill 
impairment may be indicated at our next annual evaluation date if the market value of our stock declines or sooner if we 
incur significant unanticipated operating losses or if other factors indicate a significant decline in the value of our reporting 
units.  The effect of a 10% negative change in the market value of our common stock on September 30, 2009 was 
simulated.  This simulation indicated that an additional impairment of $2.3 million is possible.  Other factors that could 
affect future impairment analyses include credit losses that exceed projected amounts or failure to meet growth projections. 

Consistent with plans when we first acquired Valley Commerce Bank in Phoenix, Arizona, our objective is to focus on 
growth in commercial and small business lending in the Arizona market.  As discussed more fully in the Lines of Business 
section of this report, we have made changes in our Arizona operations to achieve this objective.    Future goodwill 
impairment in the Arizona commercial reporting unit will depend largely on our ability to meet growth projections for this 
market.   

Intangible assets with finite lives, such as core deposit intangible assets, are amortized using accelerated methods over their 
estimated useful lives.  Core deposit intangible assets generally have a weighted average life of five years based on the 
expected lives of the acquired deposit accounts.  Such assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events indicate that the 
remaining carrying amount may not be recoverable. 

Valuation of Derivative Instruments 

We use interest rate derivative instruments to manage our interest rate risk.  We also offer interest rate, commodity, and 
foreign exchange derivative contracts to our customers.  All derivative instruments are carried on the balance sheet at fair 
value.  Fair values for exchange-traded contracts are based on quoted prices in an active market for identical instruments.  
Fair values for over-the-counter interest rate contracts used to manage our interest rate risk are provided either by third-
party dealers in the contracts or by quotes provided by independent pricing services.  Information used by these third-party 
dealers or independent pricing services to determine fair values are considered significant other observable inputs.  Fair 

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values for interest rate, commodity and foreign exchange contracts used in our customer hedging programs are based on 
valuations generated internally by third-party provided pricing models.  These models use significant other observable 
market inputs to estimate fair values.  Changes in assumptions used in these pricing models could significantly affect the 
reported fair values of derivative assets and liabilities, though the net effect of these changes should not significantly affect 
earnings.   

Credit risk is considered in determining the fair value of derivative instruments.  Deterioration in the credit rating of 
customers or dealers reduces the fair value of asset contracts.  The reduction in fair value is recognized in earnings during 
the current period.  Deterioration in our credit rating below investment grade would affect the fair value of our derivative 
liabilities.  In the event of a credit down-grade, the fair value of our derivative liabilities would decrease.  The reduction in 
fair value would be recognized in earnings in the current period. 

Valuation of Securities 

The fair value of our securities portfolio is generally based on a single price for each financial instrument provided to us by 
an applicable third-party pricing service determined by one or more of the following: 

•  Quoted prices for similar, but not identical, assets or liabilities in active markets; 
•  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; 
• 

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, such as interest rate and yield curves, volatilities, prepayment 
speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates; 

•  Other inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market inputs. 

The underlying methods used by the third-party pricing services are considered in determining the primary inputs used to 
determine fair values.  Management has evaluated the methodologies employed by the third-party pricing services by 
comparing the price provided by the pricing service with other sources, including brokers’ quotes, sales or purchases of 
similar instruments and discounted flows to establish a basis for reliance on the pricing service values.  Significant 
differences between the pricing service provided value and other sources are discussed with the pricing service to 
understand the basis for their values.  Based on this evaluation, we determined that the results represent prices that would 
be received to sell assets or paid to transfer liabilities in orderly transactions in the current market. 

A portion of our securities portfolio is comprised of debt securities for which third-party services have discontinued 
providing price information due primarily to a lack of observable inputs and other relevant data.  Management estimates the 
fair value of these securities based on significant unobservable inputs, including projected cash flows discounted at rates 
indicated by comparison to securities with similar credit and liquidity risk.    

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment 

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates impaired debt and equity securities to determine if impairments are temporary 
or other-than-temporary.    

For impaired debt securities, management first determines whether it intends to sell or if it is more-likely-than-not that it 
will be required to sell the impaired securities.  This determination considers current and forecasted liquidity requirements, 
regulatory and capital requirements and securities portfolio management.  All impaired debt securities we intend to sell or 
we expect to be required to sell are considered other-than-temporarily impaired and the full impairment loss is recognized 
as a charge against earnings.  All impaired debt securities we do not intend or expect to be required to sell are evaluated 
further. 

Impairment of debt securities consistently rated investment grade by all nationally-recognized rating agencies is considered 
temporary unless specific contrary information is identified.  Impairment of securities rated below investment grade by at 
least one of the nationally-recognized rating agencies is evaluated to determine if we expect to recover the entire amortized 
cost basis of the security based on the present value of projected cash flows from individual loans underlying each security.  
Below investment grade securities we own consist primarily of privately issued mortgage-backed securities.  The primary 
assumptions used to project cash flows are disclosed in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.   

We also consider the adjusted loan-to-value ratio and credit enhancement coverage ratio as part of our assessment of cash 
flows available to recover the amortized cost of our securities.  Adjusted loan-to-value ratio is an estimate of the collateral 
value available to support the realizable value of the security.  We calculate the adjusted loan-to-value ratio for each 
security using loan-level data.  The original loan-to-value ratio is adjusted for market-specific home price depreciation and 
credit enhancement on the specific tranche of each security we own.  The credit enhancement coverage ratio is an estimate 
of currently remaining subordinated tranches available to absorb losses on pools of loans that support the security.  We 
believe that an adjusted loan-to-value ratio above 85% or a credit enhancement coverage ratio below 1.5 times to be 
additional indicators that an impairment may be other than temporary. 

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Credit losses, which are defined as the excess of current amortized cost over the present value of projected cash flows, on 
other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities are recognized as a charge against earnings.  Any remaining impairment 
attributed to factors other than credit losses are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive losses.  

Credit losses are based on long-term projections of cash flows which are sensitive to changes in assumptions.   Changes in 
assumptions and differences between assumed and actual results regarding unemployment rates, delinquency rates, 
foreclosures costs and home price depreciation can affect estimated and actual credit losses.  Deterioration of these factors 
beyond those described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements could result in the recognition of additional 
credit losses.   

We performed a sensitivity analysis of all privately issued mortgage-backed securities rated below AAA.  Significant 
assumptions of this analysis included an increase in the unemployment rate to 12% over the next twelve months, decreasing 
to 8.5% thereafter and an additional 20% house price depreciation.  The results of this analysis indicated $20 million to $25 
million of credit losses in addition to credit losses recognized in 2009 are possible.    

Impaired equity securities, including perpetual preferred stocks, are evaluated based on our ability and intent to hold the 
securities until fair value recovers over a period not to exceed three years.  The assessment of the ability and intent to hold 
these securities considers liquidity needs, asset / liability management objectives and securities portfolio objectives.  
Factors considered when assessing recovery include forecasts of general economic conditions and specific performance of 
the issuer, analyst ratings, and credit spreads for preferred stocks which have debt-like characteristics.   

Income Taxes 

Determination of income tax expense and related assets and liabilities is complex and requires estimates and judgments 
when applying tax laws, rules, regulations and interpretations.  It also requires judgments as to future earnings and the 
timing of future events.  Accrued income taxes represent an estimate of net amounts due to or from taxing jurisdictions 
based upon these estimates, interpretations and judgments. 

Quarterly, management evaluates the Company’s effective tax rate based upon its current estimate of net income, tax 
credits and statutory tax rates expected for the full year.  Changes in income tax expense due to changes in the effective tax 
rate are recognized on a cumulative basis.  Annually, we file tax returns with each jurisdiction where we conduct business 
and settle our return liabilities.  We may also provide for estimated liabilities associated with uncertain filing positions.   

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the differences between the values of assets and liabilities as 
recognized in the financial statements and their related tax basis using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the 
differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that 
some portion of the entire deferred tax asset may not be realized based on taxes previously paid in net loss carry-back 
periods and other factors.   

We recognize the benefit of uncertain income tax positions when based upon all relevant evidence it is more-likely-than-not 
that our position would prevail upon examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation, based upon the 
technical merits of the position.  A reserve for the uncertain portion of the tax benefit, including estimated interest and 
penalties, is part of our current accrued income tax liability.  Estimated penalties and interest are recognized in income tax 
expense.  This reserve for uncertain tax positions may reduce income tax expense in future periods if the uncertainty is 
favorably resolved, generally upon completion of an examination by the taxing authorities, expiration of a statute of 
limitations or changes in facts and circumstances.   

Pensions 

The Company offers a defined-benefit, cash-balance pension plan to all employees who satisfied certain age and length of 
service requirements.  Pension plan benefits were curtailed as of April 1, 2006.  No participants may be added to the plan 
and no additional service benefits will be accrued.  Interest continues to accrue on employees’ account balances at 5.25%.  
Accounting for this plan requires management to make assumptions regarding the expected long-term rate of return on plan 
assets and the discount rate. Changes in these assumptions affect pension liability and pension expense.  Management, in 
consultation with independent actuaries, bases its assumptions on currently available information. 

All plan assets are invested in the Cavanal Hill Balanced Fund.  The expected long-term return on plan assets is based on 
this fund’s life-to-date performance, adjusted for any known or expected changes in the fund’s compositions or objectives.  
The expected return on plan assets was 7.00% for 2008 and 2007, and 5.25% for 2009. 

The discount rate, which is used to determine the present value of our obligation to provide future benefits to plan 
participants and the related interest cost, is based on a spot-rate yield curve of high-quality fixed income securities such as 
AA rated industrial and utility bonds.  A weighted average discount rate is determined by matching expected future cash 
outflows from the plan to interest rates at various spots along the yield curve.  This method of determining the discount rate 

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is expected to better represent the cost of future cash flows as the static participant pool decreases over time.  The discount 
rate was 5.15% at December 31, 2009 and 6.50% at December 31, 2008.  A 25 basis point decrease in the discount rate 
increases the pension liability by approximately $873 thousand or 2% and has no significant effect on pension expense 
because of the curtailment of benefits.   

Stock-Based Compensation 

Stock-based compensation consists of stock options and non-vested shares awarded officers and employees of the 
Company.  Awards may be granted on a discretionary basis as described in the employee stock option plan or as required 
by employment agreements and incentive compensation plans with certain executive officers.  Accounting for stock-based 
compensation requires management to make assumptions regarding the valuation of financial instruments for which there 
are no readily available market values, achievement of specified performance conditions and expected forfeiture rates. 

The majority of our stock options have graded vesting.  One-seventh of the options awarded vest annually starting one year 
after the grant date.  Options expire three years after vesting.  Each tranche of these options are considered a separate award 
when determining fair value.       

We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  This model requires assumptions of expected volatility of our stock price 
and expected term between grant date and exercise date, along with other inputs to determine fair value.  Assumptions used 
to determine the fair value of stock options are considered significant other observable inputs.  Expected volatility is based 
on historical changes in our stock price measured over a period that approximates the expected term of our stock options.  
Expected term and forfeitures are based on historical trends.  Information about assumptions used to value stock options 
can be found in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  Non-vested shares, which cliff-vest five years after the 
grant date, are valued at the grant-date market price for BOK Financial common stock. 

Stock options are generally granted annually.  Certain key terms and conditions of the awards, such as vesting periods and 
expiration dates, are defined by the stock option plan document.  The number of options to be awarded to each individual 
employee is recommended by management and approved by the Independent Compensation Committee of the Board of 
Directors prior to setting the exercise price.  The exercise price of the options is the closing price for the Company’s 
common stock on the second business Friday of January, which is the grant date.   

Executive incentive plans and individual employment agreements include performance conditions that may increase or 
decrease the number of awards granted based on future events.  Unrecognized compensation cost, which generally will be 
recognized as expense over the service period, based on the probable outcome of these conditions is $16 million.  Future 
compensation cost ranges from approximately $6 million if none of the performance conditions are met to $19 million if all 
of the performance conditions are met.  

Assessment of Operations 

Net Interest Revenue 

Tax-equivalent net interest revenue totaled $718 million for 2009 compared with $655 million for 2008.  Net interest 
revenue growth was driven primarily by a $1.5 billion increase in average earning assets and a 12 basis point increase in net 
interest margin. 

Average earning assets increased $1.5 billion or 8% compared to 2008, primarily due to a $1.8 billion increase in average 
securities.  We purchased U.S. government agency issued residential mortgage-backed securities to supplement earnings 
during a period of declining loan demand.   Average loans, net of allowance for loan losses, decreased $465 million 
primarily due to decreases in commercial, commercial real estate and consumer loans partially offset by growth in 
residential mortgage loans. 

Growth in average earning assets was funded primarily by an $888 million increase in interest-bearing deposits and a $647 
million increase in demand deposit account balances. Average interest-bearing transaction accounts were up $751 million 
and average time deposits were up $130 million.     

Borrowed funds declined $333 million compared to 2008, including a $230 million decrease in borrowings to fund average 
margin assets.  Margin assets are placed by the Company to secure its obligations under various derivative contracts and are 
generally reported as a reduction of the derivative liabilities which they secure on the Company’s consolidated balance 
sheet.  Fees earned on margin assets are included in fees and commissions revenue while the related cost of funds reduces 
net interest revenue.  Table 2 shows the effects on net interest revenue of changes in average balances and interest rates for 
the various types of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. 

Net interest margin, the ratio of tax-equivalent net interest revenue to average earning assets, increased to 3.57% in 2009 
compared with 3.45% in 2008 due primarily to lower funding costs.   

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The cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 1.21% for 2009, down 134 basis points from 2008.  The cost of interest bearing 
deposits decreased 123 basis points to 1.38% and the cost of funds purchased and other borrowings decreased 160 basis 
points to 0.81%.  Rates paid on funding sources decreased in 2009 due to market conditions.  In addition, we reduced 
certain types of higher-costing time deposits during the year to lower our funding costs. 

The tax-equivalent yield on earning assets was 4.59% for 2009, down 105 basis points from 2008.  Loan yields decreased 
118 basis points from 2008 to 4.65%; however, loan spreads continue to improve.  The securities portfolio yield was 
4.36%, down 80 basis points from 2008.  Our securities portfolio re-prices as cash flow received is reinvested as current 
market rates.  The resulting change in yield of the securities portfolio occurs more slowly than changes in market rates. 

Our overall objective is to manage the Company’s balance sheet to be relatively neutral to changes in interest rates.  
Approximately two-thirds of our commercial and commercial real estate loan portfolios are either variable rate or fixed rate 
that will re-price within one year.  These loans are funded primarily by deposit accounts that are either non-interest bearing, 
or that re-price more slowly than the loans.  The result is a balance sheet that would be asset sensitive, which means that 
assets generally re-price more quickly than liabilities.  Among the strategies that we use to achieve a relatively rate-neutral 
position, we purchase fixed-rate, mortgage-backed securities and fund them with market rate sensitive liabilities.  The 
liability-sensitive nature of this strategy provides an offset to the asset-sensitive characteristics of our loan portfolio.  We 
also use derivative instruments to manage our interest rate risk.  Interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of 
$40 million convert fixed rate liabilities to floating rate based on LIBOR.   The purpose of these derivatives is to position 
our balance sheet to be relatively neutral to changes in interest rates.  Net interest revenue increased $13 million in 2009 
and $7.0 million in 2008 from periodic settlements of derivative contracts.  This increase in net interest revenue contributed 
6 basis points and 4 basis points to net interest margin in 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Derivative contracts are carried on 
the balance sheet at fair value.  Changes in the fair value of these contracts are reported as derivative gains or losses in the 
Consolidated Statement of Earnings. 

The effectiveness of these strategies is reflected in the overall change in net interest revenue due to changes in interest rates 
as shown in Table 2 and in the interest rate sensitivity projections as shown in the Market Risk section of this report. 

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Table 2  Volume/Rate Analysis 

(In Thousands) 

Tax-equivalent interest revenue: 

Securities 
Trading securities 
Loans 
Funds sold and resell agreements 

Total 
Interest expense: 

2009/2008 

Change Due To¹ 

2008/2007 

Change Due To¹ 

Change 

Volume 

Yield/Rate 

Change 

Volume 

Yield/Rate 

$   14,359 
(1,235) 
(158,854) 
(1,500) 
(147,230) 

$   70,709 
851 
(12,458) 
(314) 
58,788 

 $   (56,350) 
(2,086) 
(146,396) 
(1,186) 
(206,018) 

$   59,749 
2,987 
(159,817) 
(2,903) 
(99,984) 

$   45,461 
2,986 
78,623 
(304) 
126,766 

 $   14,288 
1 
(238,440) 
(2,599) 
(226,750) 

Transaction deposits 
Savings deposits 
Time deposits 
Funds purchased and repurchase  
     agreements 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 

Total 
Tax-equivalent net interest revenue 
Change in tax-equivalent adjustment 
Net interest revenue 

(69,796) 
(62) 
(54,704) 

(53,016) 
(33,036) 
36 
(210,578) 
63,348 
154 
$   63,502 

Tax-equivalent interest revenue: 

Securities 
Trading securities 
Loans 
Funds sold and resell agreements 

Total 
Interest expense: 

Transaction deposits 
Savings deposits 
Time deposits 
Funds purchased and repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 

Total 
Tax-equivalent net interest revenue 
Change in tax-equivalent adjustment 
Net interest revenue 

9,924 
30 
3,924 

(79,720) 
(92) 
(58,628) 

(73,214) 
(823) 
(49,785) 

12,679 
(50) 
(664) 

(85,893) 
(773) 
(49,121) 

(8,843) 
5,982 
9 
11,026 
$ 47,762 

(44,173) 
(39,018) 
27 
(221,604) 
$   15,586 

11,273 
34,907 
195 
58,340 
$ 68,426 

(84,249) 
(36,939) 
(2,834) 
(259,809) 
$   33,059 

(72,976) 
(2,032) 
(2,639) 
(201,469) 
101,485 
892 
$  102,377 

4th Qtr 2009 / 4th Qtr 2008 

Change Due To¹ 

Change 

Volume 

Yield/Rate 

$   20,375   
(161) 
(15,655) 
(22) 
4,537 

4,236 
13 
(7,250) 
(1,433) 
894 
9 
(3,531) 
  $  8,068 

$ (25,707) 
(210) 
(16,182) 
(54) 
(42,153) 

(16,305) 
43 
(15,140) 
(4,198) 
(6,693) 
44 
(42,249) 
96 

  $ 

$   (5,332) 
(371) 
(31,837) 
(76) 
(37,616) 

(12,069) 
56 
(22,390) 
(5,631) 
(5,799) 
53 
(45,780) 
8,164 
(133) 
$   8,031 

¹   Changes attributable to both volume and yield/rate are allocated to both volume and yield/rate on an equal basis. 

Fourth Quarter 2009 Net Interest Revenue 

Tax-equivalent net interest revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $187 million compared with $179 million for the 
fourth quarter of 2008.  Average earning assets increased $894 million or 5%, including a $2.3 billion increase in average 
securities.  Average loans, net of allowance for loan losses, decreased $1.3 billion compared to the fourth quarter of 2008.  
Average balances in all major loan categories decreased as a result of reduced customer demand and normal repayment 
trends.  Growth in average earning assets was funded primarily by a $954 million increase in average demand deposits.  
Average interest-bearing deposits increased by $523 million offset by a $527 million decrease in other borrowings.   

Net interest margin was 3.64% for the fourth quarter of 2009 and 3.57% for the fourth quarter of 2008.  Growth in the net 
interest margin was due primarily to lower funding costs.    

2008 Net Interest Revenue 

Tax-equivalent net interest revenue for 2008 was $655 million for 2008 compared with $554 million for 2007.  Average 
earning assets increased $2.0 billion, including a $1.2 billion increase in average outstanding loans, net of allowance for 
loan losses, and a $838 million increase in average securities.  Growth in the securities portfolio generally consisted of 
highly-rated, fixed-rate mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies.  As shown in Table 2, net interest 
revenue increased $68 million due to changes in earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and increased $33 million due 
to changes in interest yields and rates.  The increase in net interest margin reflected a widening of the spread between 
LIBOR and the federal funds rates in the second half of 2008.  LIBOR is the basis for interest earned on many of our loans.  
The federal funds rate is the basis for interest paid on many of our interest-bearing liabilities.  The widening spread 
increased net interest margin by approximately 7 basis points in 2008.  This spread largely narrowed to its historically 

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normal level by the end of 2008.  Market uncertainty increased yields on mortgage-backed securities despite falling interest 
rates.  The average yield on our securities portfolio for 2008 increased 22 basis points compared with 2007.  The increase in 
net interest margin from widened spreads was partially offset by a reduction in the benefit from non-interest bearing 
funding sources.  This benefit decreased from 69 basis points in 2007 to 36 basis points in 2008.  Very low market interest 
rates, especially in the second half of 2008 reduced the benefit of non-interest bearing funding sources.  Also, an increase in 
average margin assets funded by interest-bearing liabilities decreased net interest margin by 5 basis points. 

Other Operating Revenue 

Other operating revenue increased $64 million compared with 2008 due to a $65 million increase in fees and commissions 
revenue.  Mortgage banking revenue was up $34 million over last year.  Trust fees and commissions were down $13 
million and margin asset fees were down $8 million from 2008.  Brokerage and trading revenue increased $49 million over 
2008.  Net credit losses on derivative contracts with two bankrupt counterparties reduced brokerage and trading revenue 
and total fees and commissions by $54 million in 2008.  

Net gains on securities, derivatives and other assets increased $28 million, offset by a $29 million increase in other-than-
temporary impairment charges recognized in earnings.   

Table 3  Other Operating Revenue 
(In Thousands) 

Brokerage and trading revenue 
Transaction card revenue 
Trust fees and commissions 
Deposit service charges and fees 
Mortgage banking revenue 
Bank-owned life insurance 
Margin asset fees 
Other revenue 

Total fees and commissions 

Gain (loss) on other assets, net 
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net 

Gain (loss) on available for sales securities, net 
Gains on Mastercard and Visa IPO securities 
Gain (loss) on mortgage hedge securities 
Gain (loss) on securities, net 

Total other-than-temporary impairment losses 
Portion of loss recognized in other 

comprehensive income 

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings 

Years ended December 31, 
2006 

2007 

2009 

$     91,677    $  
105,517 
66,177 
115,791 
64,980 
10,239 
236 
25,895 
480,512 

2008 
 42,8041 $  
100,153 
78,979 
117,528 
30,599 
10,681 
8,548 
25,902 
415,194 

62,542  $  
90,425 
78,231 
109,218 
22,275 
10,058 
4,800 
28,073 
405,622 

53,413  $  
78,622 
71,037 
102,436 
26,996 
2,558 
10,166 
26,468 
371,696 

4,134 
(3,365)

59,320 
– 
(13,198)
46,122 

(9,406)
1,299 

9,196 
6,799 
10,948 
26,943 

2,404 
2,282 

(276)
1,075 
(486)
313 

(129,154) 

(5,306) 

(8,641) 

(94,741) 
(34,413) 

– 
(5,306) 

– 
(8,641) 

1,499 
(622) 

152 
– 
(1,102) 
(950) 

– 

– 
– 

2005 

48,024 
72,036 
65,187 
98,361 
30,681 
62 
5,504 
25,009 
344,864 

7,798 
1,179 

(1,700)
– 
(5,195)
(6,895) 

– 

– 
– 

Total other operating revenue 

$   492,990 

$   428,724  $   401,980  $   371,623  $   346,946 

1  Includes net derivative credit losses of $54 million. 

Fees and Commissions Revenue  

Diversified sources of fees and commissions revenue are a significant part of our business strategy and represented 40% of 
total revenue, excluding provision for credit losses and gains and losses on asset sales, securities and derivatives. We 
believe that a variety of fee revenue sources provide an offset to changes in interest rates, values in the equity markets, 
commodity prices and consumer spending, all of which can be volatile.  We expect continued growth in other operating 
revenue through offering new products and services and by expanding into markets outside of Oklahoma.  However, 
current and future economic conditions, regulatory constraints, increased competition and saturation in our existing markets 
could affect the rate of future increases.   

Brokerage and trading revenue decreased $5.1 million compared with 2008, excluding derivative credit losses from 2008 
revenue.  Customer hedging revenue decreased $15 million or 70% compared to 2008.  Lower commodity prices during 
2009 reduced the level of customer hedging activity, compared with the strong market volatility experienced in both crude 
oil and natural gas in 2008.  Securities trading revenue increased $7.8 million or 16% over the prior year.  Increased 
mortgage lending activity increased the level of securities transactions by our mortgage banking customers.  Investment 
banking revenue increased $3.1 million or 69% over 2008.  Retail brokerage revenue decreased $631 thousand or 3%.   

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Transaction card revenue depends largely on the volume and amount of transactions processed, the number of ATM 
locations and the number of merchants served.  Transaction card revenue increased $5.4 million or 5% over 2008 primarily 
due to a $4.1 million increase in ATM network revenue and a $1.3 million increase in check card revenue.  The number of 
check card transactions processed during 2009 increased 8% over 2008.  The number of TransFund ATM locations totaled 
1,896 at December 31, 2009, down 2% compared to last year primarily due to consolidation of some financial institution 
sites.  Merchant discount revenue for 2009 totaled $28 million, up less than 1% over 2008.    

Trust fees decreased $13 million or 16%.  During 2009, approximately $4.7 million of fees related to administration of the 
Cavanal Hill Funds and our cash management sweep fund were voluntarily waived in order to maintain positive yields on 
these funds in the current low short-term interest rate environment.  The remaining decline is primarily due to decreases in 
the fair value of all trust assets administered by the Company, which is the basis for a significant portion of trust fees and 
commissions revenue.  Due to the market conditions present in 2009, the fair value of trust assets remained below prior 
year levels for the majority of the year.  The fair value of trust assets administered by the Company totaled $30.4 billion at 
December 31, 2009 compared with $30.5 billion at December 31, 2008.      

Deposit service charges and fees declined $1.7 million, or 1% compared with 2008 primarily related to a decrease in 
overdraft fees.  Overdraft fees declined $1.8 million to $74 million due to a 6% decrease in transaction volume, partially 
offset by a 4% increase in the average per item fee charged.  Commercial account service charge revenue increased slightly 
over prior year to $37 million.  The increase was primarily related to a partial pass-through of the FDIC special assessment 
during 2009.  Customers kept greater commercial account balances to offset the decrease in the earnings credit, which 
provides a non-cash method for commercial customers to avoid incurring charges for deposit services based on account 
balances.  Service charges on retail deposit accounts decreased 15% to $4.4 million due to continued migration to service-
charge free checking products.   

Changes in Federal banking regulations effective in the second half of 2010 are expected to significantly reduce overdraft 
fee revenue.  The full effect of these regulations cannot be quantified at this time. 

Mortgage banking revenue increased $34 million or 112% over 2008.  Revenue from originating and marketing mortgage 
loans increased $32 million compared to the prior year.  Mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market totaled 
$2.8 billion compared to $1.2 billion in 2008.  Mortgage loan originations slowed in the latter half of 2009, but remained 
well above historical levels due to government initiatives to lower national mortgage interest rates and to stimulate housing 
markets.  Mortgage loan servicing revenue totaled $20 million or 0.32% of loans serviced for others in 2009 and $18 
million or 0.35% of loans serviced for others in 2008.  The average outstanding balance of loans serviced for others was 
$5.9 billion for 2009 and $5.0 billion for 2008.  Growth in mortgage loans serviced for others was due to retaining 
mortgage servicing rights from mortgage loans originated.  No mortgage loan servicing rights were purchased in 2008 or 
2009. 

Margin assets which are held primarily as part of the Company’s customer derivatives programs averaged $192 million for 
2009 and $422 million for 2008.  The decrease in revenue earned on margin assets is offset by an increase in net interest 
revenue due to lower costs to fund the margin assets.  Margin asset fees totaled $236 thousand for 2009 and $8.5 million for 
2008.   

Net gains on securities, derivatives and other assets 

Mortgage hedge securities held as an economic hedge of the changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights are carried 
at fair value.  Changes in fair value of these securities are recognized in earnings as they occur.  For 2009, losses on our 
mortgage hedge securities of $13 million were partially offset with gains on the change in the fair value of our mortgage 
servicing rights of $12 million. 

We recognized $59 million of net gains on sales of available for sale securities in 2009.  These securities were generally 
sold either because they had reached their maximum potential total return or to mitigate extension exposure from rising 
interest rates. 

As more fully described in the Financial Condition – Securities section of this report, we recognized $34 million of other-
than-temporary impairment charges against earnings in 2009 on certain privately issued residential mortgage-backed 
securities and preferred stocks.  We recognized $5.3 million of other-than-temporary impairment charges against earnings 
in 2008 related to the preferred stocks. 

Net losses on derivatives totaled $3.4 million for 2009 compared to net gains on derivatives of $1.3 million for 2008.  Net 
gains or losses on derivatives consist of fair value adjustments of all derivatives used to manage interest rate risk and 
certain liabilities we have elected to carry at fair value.  Derivative instruments generally consist of interest rate swaps 
where we pay a variable rate based on LIBOR and receive a fixed rate.  The fair value of these swaps generally decreases as 
interest rate rise resulting in a loss to the Company and increases in value as interest rates fall resulting in a gain to the 
Company.  Certain certificates of deposit have been designated as reported at fair value.  This determination is made when 

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the certificates of deposit are issued based on the Company’s intent to swap the interest rate on the certificates from a fixed 
rate to a LIBOR-based variable rate.  As interest rates fall, the fair value of these fixed-rate certificates of deposit generally 
increases and we recognize a loss.  Conversely, as interest rates rise, the fair value of these fixed-rate certificates of deposit 
generally decreases and we recognize a gain. 

Net gains on other assets is primarily due to a $5.1 million improvement in the fair value of our private equity funds; $3.4 
million of the improvement is allocated to limited partners through Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
on the Statement of Earnings. 

Fourth Quarter 2009 Other Operating Revenue 

Other operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $108 million compared to $121 million for the fourth quarter 
of 2008.  Fees and commission revenue increased $5.0 million or 5% compared with the fourth quarter of 2008.   
Mortgage banking revenue increased $6.2 million over the same period last year.  Mortgage loans funded totaled $560 
million in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from $215 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.  Brokerage and trading revenue 
decreased $3.3 million or 14% due primarily to lower securities trading revenue.  Derivative fees and commission revenue 
decreased on lower volume due to less market volatility in 2009 compared to 2008.   Transaction card revenue increased 
$1.1 million or 4% compared to the previous year due primarily to higher ATM fees and debit card processing volumes.  
Merchant discount fees were flat compared to prior year.   

Trust revenue decreased $651 thousand or 4% compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 due largely to the voluntary waiver 
of $1.7 million of fees related to the administration of the Cavanal Hill Funds and our cash management sweep fund.  In 
addition, the fair value of trust assets was down less than 1% compared to the prior year.  Deposit service charges and fees 
increased $262 thousand or 1% due to a $1.1 million increase in overdraft fees as a result of an increase in the per item fee 
and marginally higher transaction volume, offset by a $624 thousand decrease in commercial account activity charges. 

Net securities gains for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $7.3 million compared with $20 million in the fourth quarter of 
2008. 

2008 Other Operating Revenue 

Other operating revenue totaled $429 million for 2008, up $27 million over 2007.  Fees and commissions revenue increased 
$9.6 million and net gains on securities, derivatives and other assets increased $17 million.  Fees and commissions revenue 
was reduced by $54 million from net credit losses on derivative contracts with two bankrupt counterparties during 2008.  
Excluding these credit losses, brokerage and trading revenue performed well including a $26 million increase in securities 
trading revenue, a $7.3 million increase in revenue from customer hedging activities and a $2.8 million increase in retail 
brokerage revenue.  Transaction card revenue increased $9.7 million or 11% due to increases in check card revenue, ATM 
fees and merchant discount revenue.  Trust fees and commissions increased $748 thousand or 1%.    Service charges on 
deposit accounts increased $8.3 million or 8% due to a 23% increase in commercial account service charge revenue and a 
2% increase in overdraft fees.  Mortgage banking revenue increased $8.3 million or 37% over 2007 due to increases in 
originating and marketing mortgages and mortgage loan servicing revenue.  Margin asset fees totaled $8.5 million for 2008, 
due to an increase in margin assets primarily held as part of the Company’s customer derivatives programs. 

Net securities gains totaled $27 million for 2008.  Other-than-temporary impairment charges of $5.3 million and $8.6 
million were recognized in 2008 and 2007, respectively, on our holdings of variable-rate, perpetual preferred stocks. 

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Other Operating Expense 

Other operating expense totaled $697 million for 2009, up $34 million over 2008.  Personnel expenses increased $28 
million or 8% over the previous year.  Non-personnel expenses, excluding changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing 
rights, increased $53 million or 19% primarily due to an increase in FDIC assessments, mortgage banking costs and net 
losses and operating expenses related to repossessed assets.  Changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights 
decreased other operating expenses $47 million compared to 2008. 

Table 4  Other Operating Expense 
(In Thousands) 

Personnel expense 
Business promotion 
Professional fees and services 
Net occupancy and equipment 
Insurance 
FDIC special assessment 
Data processing and communications 
Printing, postage and supplies 
Net (gains) losses and operating expenses of 

repossessed assets 

Amortization of intangible assets 
Mortgage banking costs 
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights 
Recovery for impairment of mortgage servicing rights 
Visa retrospective responsibility obligation 
Other expense 
Total 

2009 

$  380,517 
19,582 
30,243 
65,715 
24,040 
11,773 
81,291 
15,960 

11,401 
6,970 
36,304 
(12,124) 
– 
– 
25,061 
    $   696,733 

Personnel Expense 

Years ended December 31, 
2007 

2008 

2006 

$ 352,947 
23,536 
27,045 
60,632 
11,988 
– 
78,047 
16,433 

1,019 
7,661 
22,513 
34,515 
– 
(2,767) 
28,835 
$ 662,404 

$ 328,705 
21,888 
22,795 
57,284 
3,017 
– 
72,733 
16,570 

691 
7,358 
13,111 
2,893 
– 
2,767 
25,175 
$ 574,987 

$ 296,260 
19,351 
17,744 
52,188 
4,270 
– 
66,926 
15,862 

474 
5,327 
12,898 
(3,009) 
– 
– 
24,016 
$ 512,307 

2005 

$ 258,971 
17,964 
16,596 
50,195 
2,436 
– 
67,026 
15,066 

572 
6,943 
16,822 
– 
(3,915) 
– 
20,430 
$ 469,106 

Personnel expense totaled $381 million for 2009 and $353 million for 2008.  Regular compensation, which consists of 
salaries and wages, overtime pay and temporary personnel costs, totaled $232 million, up $12 million or 6% over 2008.  
The increase in regular compensation was primarily due to an increase in the average regular compensation per full time 
equivalent employee.  Average staffing levels increased 6% compared with 2008. 

Table 5 
                   (In Thousands) 

 Personnel Expense 

Regular compensation 
Incentive compensation: 

Cash-based 
Stock-based 

Total incentive compensation 
Employee benefits 
Workforce reduction costs, net 
  Total personnel expense 
Average staffing 
  (full-time equivalent) 

2009 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

Years Ended December 31, 

$  231,897 

$

219,629 

$

206,857 

$

185,466 

$ 

165,529 

80,582 
10,572 
91,154 
57,466 
– 
$  380,517 

79,215 
3,962 
83,177 
50,141 
– 
352,947 

$

62,657 
8,763 
71,420 
47,929 
2,499 
328,705 

$

54,093 
11,111 
65,204 
45,590 
– 
296,260 

$

44,726 
5,097 
49,823 
43,619 
– 
258,971 

$ 

4,403 

4,140 

4,106 

3,828 

3,677 

Incentive compensation increased $8.0 million or 10% to $91 million.  Cash-based incentive compensation is either 
intended to provide current rewards to employees who generate long-term business opportunities to the Company based on 
growth in loans, deposits, customer relationships and other measurable metrics or intended to compensate employees with 
commissions on completed transactions.  Total cash-based incentive compensation for 2009 increased $1.4 million or 2% 
over the previous year.  The increase in cash-based incentive compensation over 2008 included a $5.2 million or 18% 
increase in sales commissions related to brokerage and trading revenue offset by decreased cash-based incentive 
compensation for other business lines.   

The Company also provides stock-based incentive compensation plans.  Stock-based compensation plans include both 
equity and liability awards.  Compensation expense related to liability awards increased $7.7 million compared with 2008.  
This increase reflected changes in the market value of BOK Financial common stock and other investments.  The year-end 

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closing market price per share of BOK Financial common stock increased $7.12 during 2009 and decreased $11.30 during 
2008.  Compensation expense for equity awards decreased $1.0 million compared with 2008.  Expense for equity awards is 
based on the grant-date fair value of the awards and is unaffected by subsequent changes in fair value.  

Employee benefit expense totaled $57 million, a $7.3 million or 15% increase over 2008 primarily due to increased expense 
related to medical insurance costs, employee retirement plans and payroll taxes.  Employee medical insurance costs were 
up $2.5 million or 15%.  The Company self-insures a portion of its employee health care coverage and these costs may be 
volatile.  Pension expense increased $3.1 million from 2008 due to changes in the expected return on plan assets and 
discount rate.     

Mortgage Banking Costs 

Mortgage banking costs, excluding changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, totaled $36 million in 2009 and 
$23 million in 2008.  Expense recognized for actual prepayments of mortgage loans serviced totaled $21 million in 2009 
and $12 million in 2008.  Low mortgage interest rates and other incentives to stimulate the housing market caused an 
increase in loan prepayments in 2009.  We also maintain a reserve for losses on mortgage loans sold with recourse.  
Provision for losses on these loans totaled $12 million in 2009 and $8.6 million in 2008.  Loans sold with recourse are more 
fully discussed in the Loan Commitments section of this report. 

Changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights due to anticipated prepayment speeds and other assumptions are also 
included in other operating expense.  Changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights decreased operating expense $12 
million in 2009 and increased operating expense $35 million in 2008.   

We maintain a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities as an economic hedge against changes in the fair value of mortgage 
servicing rights.  Losses on these securities totaled $13 million in 2009 which largely offset the decrease in operating 
expense.  Gains on securities designated as an economic hedge totaled $11 million in 2008.  Government programs to lower 
mortgage interest rates significantly increased anticipated prepayment speeds in the fourth quarter of 2008 which limited 
the effectiveness of our hedge.   

Deposit Insurance Expense 

Deposit insurance expense totaled $35 million for 2009, including a $12 million special assessment, compared to $11 million of total 
deposit insurance expense for 2008.   In addition to the special assessment, the increase was due to an 8 basis point increase in the 
average assessment rate and a $1.5 billion increase in average assessable deposits.   

Other Operating Expenses 

All other operating expenses totaled $257 million for 2009, up $16 million or 7% over 2008.    Net losses and operating 
expenses on repossessed assets increased $10 million and net occupancy and equipment expense increased $5.1 million.  
Net losses and operating expenses on repossessed assets increased primarily due to a $100 million increase in real estate 
and other repossessed assets during 2009.   

Fourth Quarter 2009 Operating Expenses 

Other operating expense totaled $176 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, down $9.0 million compared to the fourth 
quarter of 2008.  Changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights reduced operating expenses by $32 million 
compared with the fourth quarter of 2008.  Excluding the change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights, other operating 
expenses increased $23 million or 14%.  Mortgage banking costs increased $6.5 million due to increased losses on loans 
previously sold with recourse and loan servicing costs.  Personnel expense increased $6.0 million due largely to changes in 
the cost of liability-based stock compensation.  Net losses and operating expenses on repossessed assets increased $4.1 
million and deposit insurance expense increased $3.2 million.   

2008 Operating Expenses 

Other operating expense for 2008 totaled $662 million, an $87 million or 13% increase over 2007.  Personnel expense 
increased $24 million. Mortgage banking expenses including changes in the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights and 
losses on mortgage loans previously sold with recourse increased $41 million.  All other operating expenses increased $22 
million. 

Regular compensation expense totaled $220 million, up $13 million, or 6% over 2007.  Incentive compensation increased 
$12 million, or 16% to $83 million.  Expense for cash-based incentive compensation plans increased $17 million or 26% 
including a $13 million or 84% increase in sales commissions related to brokerage and trading revenue.  Stock-based 
compensation expense decreased $4.8 million, reflecting changes in the market value of BOK Financial common stock 

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which decreased $11.30 during 2008.  Compensation expense for equity awards increased $538 thousand or 8% over 2007.  
Employee benefit expenses increased $2.2 million or 5% to $50 million.  

Mortgage banking costs, including changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights and provision for losses on 
mortgage loans sold with recourse increased $41 million over 2007.  The fair value of mortgage servicing rights decreased 
$35 million in 2008 as anticipated prepayment speeds increased significantly in the fourth quarter of 2008 in response to 
government programs to lower mortgage interest rates.  A disconnection between current yield on our portfolio of 
mortgage-backed securities held as an economic hedge against the fair value of our servicing rights and mortgage loan 
commitment rates limited the effectiveness of our hedge.   

All other operating expenses in 2008 increased $22 million or 10% over 2007, primarily due to a $9.0 million increase in 
FDIC insurance premiums in addition to increases in professional fees related to legal and other loan collection costs and 
data processing and communications costs due to higher processing volumes.    

Income Taxes 

Income tax expense was $107 million for 2009, $65 million for 2008 and $116 million for 2007.  This represented 34%, 
31% and 34%, respectively, of book taxable income.  Tax expense currently payable totaled $129 million in 2009, $116 
million in 2008, and $129 million in 2007.  

The statute of limitations expired on an uncertain income tax position and the Company adjusted its current income tax 
liability to amounts on filed tax returns for 2007 during 2008.  In addition, the Company recognized the tax benefit from 
certain appreciated securities contributed to the BOKF Charitable Foundation in 2008.  Income tax expense for 2008 would 
have been $71 million or 34% of book taxable income excluding these items.      

Net deferred tax assets totaled $107 million at December 31, 2009 and $219 million at December 31, 2008.  The decrease 
was due primarily to the tax effect of unrealized losses on available for sale securities and provision for credit losses in 
excess of net loans charged off.  We have evaluated the recoverability of our net deferred tax asset based on taxes 
previously paid in net loss carry-back periods and other factors and determined that no valuation allowance was required.   

Reserves for uncertain tax positions totaled $12 million at December 31, 2009 and $13 million at December 31, 2008.  
BOK Financial operates in numerous jurisdictions, which requires judgment regarding the allocation of income, expense 
and earnings under various laws and regulations of each of these taxing jurisdictions.   Each jurisdiction may audit our tax 
returns and may take different positions with respect to these allocations.  

Income tax expense for the fourth quarter of 2009 totaled $25 million or 37% of book taxable income compared to $10 
million or 26% of book taxable income for the fourth quarter of 2008.  Excluding the previously mentioned tax benefit 
from the contribution of appreciated securities and quarterly adjustments to the annual effective tax rate, income tax 
expense for the fourth quarter of 2008 would have been $15 million or 33% of book taxable income. 

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Table 6 

Selected Quarterly Financial Data 
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) 

Fourth 

Third 

Second 

First 

2009 

Interest revenue               
Interest expense                      
Net interest revenue                      
Provision for credit losses                     
Net interest revenue after provision for credit losses                  
Fees and commissions revenue                                
Gain (loss) on other assets, net 
Loss on derivatives, net                           
Gain on securities, net                         
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses 
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income 
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings 
Other operating expense                                  
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights                          
Income before taxes                              
Income tax expense                            
Net income before non-controlling interest 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. 

$ 224,411 
39,933 
184,478 
48,620 
135,858 
115,949 
(205) 
(370) 
7,277 
(67,390) 
(52,902) 
(14,488) 
181,722 
(5,285) 
67,584 
24,780 
42,804 
33 
$ 42,771 

$ 226,246 
45,785 
180,461 
55,120 
125,341 
119,956 
3,223 
(294) 
12,266 
(6,133) 
(2,752) 
(3,381) 
175,751 
2,981 
78,379 
24,772 
53,607 
2,947 
$ 50,660 

$ 230,685 
55,105 
175,580 
47,120 
128,460 
123,100 
973 
(1,037) 
6,471 
(1,263) 
279 
(1,542) 
183,635 
(7,865) 
80,655 
28,315 
52,340 
225 
$ 52,115 

$ 233,227 
63,382 
169,845 
45,040 
124,805 
121,507 
143 
(1,664) 
20,108 
(54,368) 
(39,366) 
(15,002) 
167,749 
(1,955) 
84,103 
28,838 
55,265 
233 
$ 55,032 

Earnings per share: 

Basic 
Diluted 

Average shares: 

Basic 
Diluted 

$   0.63 
$   0.63 

$   0.75 
$   0.75 

$   0.77 
$   0.77 

$   0.81 
$   0.81 

67,446 
67,600 

67,392 
67,514 

67,345 
67,448 

67,316 
67,387 

  $ 262,160 
Interest revenue               
85,713 
Interest expense                      
176,447 
Net interest revenue                      
73,001 
Provision for credit losses                     
103,446 
Net interest revenue after provision for credit losses                  
110,930 
Fees and commissions revenue                                
(7,420) 
Gain (loss) on other assets, net 
(2,219) 
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net                           
20,156 
Gain (loss) on securities, net                         
– 
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses 
– 
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income 
– 
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings 
159,010 
Other operating expense                                  
26,432 
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights                          
39,451 
Income (loss) before taxes                              
10,363 
Income tax expense (benefit)                            
29,088 
Net income (loss) before non-controlling interest 
(6,355) 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to BOK Financial Corp.                     $  35,443 

2008 

  $  263,358 
99,010 
164,348 
52,711 
111,637 
126,658 
(841) 
4,366 
2,103 
– 
– 
– 
158,736 
5,554 
79,633 
22,958 
56,675 
(10) 
  $  56,685 

  $ 260,086 
101,147 
158,939 
59,310 
99,629 
63,749 
(1,149) 
(2,961) 
(5,242) 
– 
– 
– 
158,501 
767 
(5,242) 
(2,862) 
(2,380) 
(1,219) 
(1,161) 

  $ 

  $ 276,041 
128,913 
147,128 
17,571 
129,557 
113,857 
4 
2,113 
9,926 
(5,306) 
– 
(5,306) 
151,642 
1,762 
96,747 
34,450 
62,297 
32 
  $  62,265 

Earnings (loss) per share: 

Basic 
Diluted 

Average shares: 

Basic 
Diluted 

  $ 
  $ 

0.53 
0.52 

  $ 
  $ 

0.84 
0.84 

  $ 
  $ 

(0.02) 
(0.02) 

  $ 
  $ 

0.92 
0.92 

67,294 
67,456 

67,263 
67,432 

67,452 
67,452 

67,202 
67,504 

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Lines of Business 

We operate three principal lines of business: commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management.  
Commercial banking includes lending, treasury and cash management services and customer risk management products to 
small businesses, middle market and larger commercial customers.  Commercial banking also includes the TransFund 
network.  Consumer banking includes retail lending and deposit services and all mortgage banking activities.   Wealth 
management provides fiduciary services, brokerage and trading, private bank services and investment advisory services in 
all markets.  Wealth management also originates loans for high net worth clients. 

In addition to our lines of business, we have a funds management unit.  The primary purpose of this unit is to manage our 
overall liquidity needs and interest rate risk.  Each line of business borrows funds from and provides funds to the funds 
management unit as needed to support their operations.  Operating results for funds management and other include the 
effect of interest rate risk positions and risk management activities, securities gains and losses including impairment 
charges, the provision for credit losses in excess of net loans charged off, tax planning strategies and certain executive 
compensation costs that are not attributed to the lines of business.  Funds management and other also included the FDIC 
special assessment charge in the second quarter of 2009.  Regular FDIC insurance assessments are charged to the business 
units. 

We allocate resources and evaluate the performance of our lines of business after allocation of funds, certain indirect 
expenses, taxes based on statutory rates, actual net credit losses and capital costs. The cost of funds borrowed from the 
funds management unit by the operating lines of business is transfer priced at rates that approximate market for funds with 
similar duration.  Market is generally based on the applicable LIBOR or interest rate swap rates, adjusted for prepayment 
risk.  This method of transfer-pricing funds that support assets of the operating lines of business tends to insulate them from 
interest rate risk.   

The value of funds provided by the operating lines of business to the funds management unit is based on applicable Federal 
Home Loan Bank advance rates.  Deposit accounts with indeterminate maturities, such as demand deposit accounts and 
interest-bearing transaction accounts, are transfer-priced at a rolling average based on expected duration of the accounts.  
The expected duration ranges from 30 days for certain rate-sensitive deposits to five years.   

Economic capital is assigned to the business units by a third-party developed capital allocation model that reflects 
management’s assessment of risk.  This model assigns capital based upon credit, operating, interest rate and market risk 
inherent in our business lines and recognizes the diversification benefits among the units.  The level of assigned economic 
capital is a combination of the risk taken by each business line, based on its actual exposures and calibrated to its own loss 
history where possible.  Average invested capital includes economic capital and amounts we have invested in the lines of 
business. 

As shown in Table 7, net income attributed to our lines of business decreased $46 million or 34% from the prior year.  
Credit losses attributed to the business units decreased their pre-tax income by $35 million.  In addition, less net interest 
revenue was attributed to the lines of business and more net interest revenue was attributed to the funds management unit.  
Total tax-equivalent net interest revenue recognized by the lines of business in 2009 decreased $45 million from 2008 and 
tax-equivalent net interest revenue recognized by the funds management unit increased $108 million.  Lower market 
interest rates decreased the transfer pricing credit provided to business units that generate lower-costing funds for the 
Company.  This tends to shift revenue from units that provide funds.  In addition, net interest revenue in the business units 
was reduced by a decrease in average loan balances and increased in the funds management unit due to growth in the 
securities portfolio. 

Table 7  Net Income by Line of Business 

(In Thousands) 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 

2007 

2009 

Commercial banking 
Consumer banking 
Wealth management 
Subtotal 

Funds management and other 

Total 

$    57,536 
20,987 
11,037 
89,560 
111,018 
    $  200,578 

$  79,799 
25,749 
29,737 
135,285 
17,947 
$ 153,232 

$ 150,537 
57,251 
25,622 
233,410 
(15,746) 
$ 217,664 

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Commercial Banking 

Commercial banking contributed $58 million to consolidated net income for 2009, down from $80 million in 2008.  The 
decrease in commercial banking net income was largely due to a $25 million decrease in net interest revenue and a $19 
million increase in net loans charged-off partially offset by a $27 million increase in other operating revenue.    Other 
operating revenue attributed to commercial banking was reduced by $41 million of net credit losses on a customer’s 
derivatives position in 2008.   

Table 8   Commercial Banking 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

NIR (expense) from external sources 
NIR (expense) from internal sources 

2009 

   $      345,375 
(52,598) 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
451,624 
(134,191) 

  $ 

  $ 

Total net interest revenue 

292,777 

317,433 

Other operating revenue 
133,703 
Operating expense 
224,065 
Net loans charged off 
100,749 
Gains on financial instruments, net 
- 
Gains (losses) on repossessed assets, net             (7,500) 
Income before taxes 
           94,166 
Federal and state income tax 
           36,630 

107,185 
216,655 
81,966 
4,689 
(82) 
130,604 
50,805 

2007 
526,225 
(200,390) 

325,835 

131,081 
201,876 
9,747 
1,075 
10 
246,378 
95,841 

Net income 

    $     57,536          $ 

   79,799 

  $ 

150,537 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   
Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

   $  10,116,014 
9,184,600 
5,365,180 
1,042,101 
0.57% 
5.52 
52.54 
1.10 

  $ 11,049,565 
9,684,461 
4,559,653 
1,103,656 
0.72% 
7.23 
51.02 
0.85 

  $ 

9,646,637 
8,795,426 
4,146,378 
1,095,314 
1.56% 

13.74 
44.18 
0.11 

Net interest revenue decreased $25 million or 8% compared with 2008.  The decreased internal transfer pricing credit 
provided to the commercial banking unit on $5.4 billion of average deposits sold to the funds management unit reduced net 
interest revenue by approximately $40 million.  In addition, the average outstanding balance of loans attributed to 
commercial banking decreased $500 million in 2009 on reduced customer demand and normal repayment trends, which 
decreased net interest revenue by $12 million.  This decrease in net interest revenue was partially offset by loan spreads 
which improved 22 basis points, increasing net interest revenue by $21 million.   

Other operating revenue excluding the previously noted credit losses on derivative contracts, decreased $15 million or 10%. 
Derivative fees and commissions were down $10 million on lower transaction volumes due to lower commodity price 
volatility in 2009 compared to 2008.  Revenue from margin assets was down $8.0 million due to a decrease in margin 
assets held as part of our customer derivative programs.  Transaction card revenues were up $4.2 million over 2008.  
Service charges on commercial deposit accounts were flat with the prior year.  Operating expenses were up $7.4 million or 
3% due primarily to increased FDIC insurance expense as a result of an increase in commercial deposit balances and the 
regular assessment rate in addition to higher professional fees to collect problem assets.      

The average outstanding balance of loans attributed to commercial banking was $9.2 billion compared to $9.7 billion for 
2008.  Average commercial banking division loans decreased $500 million or 5% compared to 2008.  See Loans section 
following for additional discussion of changes in commercial and commercial real estate loans which primarily attributed to 
the commercial banking segment.  Net commercial banking loans charged off increased $19 million in 2009 to $101 
million or 1.10% of average loans attributed to this line of business.  Net commercial banking loans charged off in 2008 
totaled $82 million or 0.85% of average loans attributable to this line of business and included a $26 million energy loan 
and an $11 million recovery on two loans charged off in 2001 and 2005.  The increase in net loans charged off was 
primarily due to increased losses on commercial real estate loans. 

Average deposits attributed to commercial banking were $5.4 billion for 2008, up $806 million or 18% over 2008.  Average 
balances attributed to our commercial and industrial customers increased $574 million or 69%.  Average balances attributed 
to our small business customers increased $137 million or 8% and average deposit balances attributed to our energy 

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customers increased $32 million or 7%.  Treasury services account balances increased $41 million or 3% and average 
deposit balances of our commercial real estate customers increased $17 million or 8%.   

Consumer Banking 

Consumer banking services are provided through four primary distribution channels:  traditional branches, supermarket 
branches, the 24-hour ExpressBank call center and On-line internet banking.  We currently have 197 consumer banking 
locations, including branch banking locations and mortgage lending offices.  Our consumer banking locations are primarily 
distributed 85 in Oklahoma, 48 in Texas, 22 in New Mexico and 15 in Colorado.   

Consumer banking contributed $21 million to consolidated net income in 2009, down from $26 million in 2008.  The 
decrease in consumer banking net income was largely due to a decrease in net interest revenue, partially offset by higher 
mortgage revenues and expenses and changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, net of economic hedge. 

Table 9   Consumer Banking 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

NIR (expense) from external sources 
NIR (expense) from internal sources 

  $ 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 

  $        32,076 
 118,728 

  $ 

2009 
57,893 
73,565 

Total net interest revenue 

131,458 

150,804 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Increase (decrease) in fair value of mortgage 
    servicing rights 
Gains (losses) on financial instruments, net 
Gains on repossessed assets, net 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 

182,895 
256,337 
24,366 

12,124 
(13,198) 
1,773 
34,349 
13,362 

148,885 
219,024 
16,726 

(34,515) 
12,525 
                 193 

42,142 
16,393 

2007 

(7,807) 
163,028 

155,221 

144,585 
193,600 
9,233 

(2,893) 
(486) 
107 
93,701 
36,450 

Net income 

  $ 

20,987 

  $ 

25,749 

  $ 

57,251 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   
Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 
Banking locations (period-end) 
Mortgage loan servicing portfolio 

Mortgage loan fundings 

  $  6,149,598 
2,447,625 
6,048,201 
225,540 
0.34% 
9.31 
81.54 
1.00 
197 

    7,366,780 

2,828,260 

  $ 

  $    5,764,667 
        2,508,788 
        5,678,166 
207,586 

0.45% 
12.40 
73.08 
0.67 
195 
5,983,824  

1,018,246 

5,509,485 
2,270,859 
5,442,666 
180,393 

1.04% 

31.74 
   64.58 
0.41 
189 
5,481,736 

919,823 

Net interest revenue from consumer banking activities decreased $19 million or 13% from 2008.  Historically low short-
term interest rates decreased the internal transfer pricing credit provided to the consumer banking division for funds sold to 
our funds management unit by $39 million. This decrease was partially offset by additional net interest revenue generated 
by asset growth 

Other operating revenue increased $34 million or 23% over 2008 primarily due to increased mortgage banking revenue.  
Loan funding volumes were up due to government initiatives to lower national mortgage interest rates and stimulate 
housing markets.  Deposit service charges were down $2.2 million or 3% compared to the prior year and transaction card 
revenues increased $1.2 million or 4% over 2008.   

Operating expenses increased $37 million or 17% over 2008.  Personnel expense increased $7.6 million or 11% due 
primarily to branch expansion in Arizona, Colorado and Texas.  Mortgage banking expenses increased $9.3 million due to 
the effect of accelerated actual loan repayments on the value of our mortgage servicing rights.  FDIC insurance premiums 
increased $5.5 million primarily due to increased deposit balances and FDIC regular assessment rates.  In addition, facilities 
and other operating expenses increased due to branch expansion in Arizona, Colorado and Texas.   

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Our Consumer Banking division originates, markets and services conventional and government-sponsored mortgage loans 
for all of our geographical markets.  During 2009, we funded $3.0 billion of mortgage loans compared to $1.0 billion in 
2008.  Approximately 54% of our mortgage loans funded was in the Oklahoma market, 14% in the Texas market and 12% 
in the Colorado market.  Revenue from mortgage loan origination and marketing activities totaled $45 million in 2009 and 
$13 million in 2008.  As of December 31, 2009, we also service $7.4 billion of mortgage loans, including $828 million of 
loans serviced for affiliates.  Approximately 95% of the mortgage loans serviced was to borrowers in our primary 
geographical market areas.  Mortgage loan servicing revenue totaled $20 million in 2009 and $18 million in 2008. 

Changes in fair value of our mortgage loan servicing rights, net of securities held as an economic hedge, reduced consumer 
banking net income by $656 thousand in 2009 and reduced consumer banking net income by $14 million in 2008.   

The interest rate sensitivity of our mortgage servicing rights and securities held as an economic hedge is modeled over a 
range of +/- 50 basis points.  At December 31, 2009, a 50 basis point increase in mortgage interest rates is expected to 
decrease the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights, net of economic hedging by $3.6 million.  A 50 basis point 
decrease in mortgage interest rates is expected to decrease the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights, net of economic 
hedging by $1.4 million.  Modeling changes in the value of our servicing rights due to changes in interest rates assumes 
stable relationships between mortgage commitment rates and discount rates and assumed prepayment speeds and actual 
prepayment speeds.  Changes in market conditions can cause variations from these assumptions.  These factors and others 
may cause changes in the value of our mortgage servicing rights to differ from our expectations. 

Average consumer deposits increased $370 million or 7% over 2008.  Interest-bearing transaction accounts were up $199 
million or 9% and time deposits were up $106 million or 4%.  Average demand deposit accounts increased $57 million or 
8%.  Movement of funds among the various types of consumer deposits was largely based on interest rates and product 
features offered. 

Wealth Management 

The Wealth Management division contributed $11 million to net income in 2009, compared to $30 million in 2008.  The 
decrease in net income was due primarily to increased operating expenses and net loans charged off. 

Table 10   Wealth Management 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

NIR (expense) from external sources 
NIR (expense) from internal sources 

  $ 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 

  $        12,617 
32,853 

  $ 

2009 
25,899 
18,746 

Total net interest revenue 

44,645 

45,470 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Gains (losses) on financial instruments, net 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 

156,360 
171,543 
11,399 
– 
18,063 
7,026 

156,133 
149,966 
2,961 
(7) 
            48,669 
            18,932 

2007 

8,562 
37,627 

46,189 

130,681 
133,436 
1,513 
13 
41,934 
16,312 

Net income 

  $ 

   11,037 

  $        29,737 

  $ 

25,622 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 

Net charge-offs (annualized) to average loans 

  $  3,032,007 
1,059,342 
2,958,549 
194,731 

  $   2,193,386 
          933,020 
2,100,237 
183,845 

  $ 

0.36% 
5.67 
85.34 

1.08 

1.36% 
16.18 
74.39 

0.32 

               0.17 

1,743,943 
910,391 
1,653,606 
171,159 

1.47% 
14.97 
75.44 

Trust assets 

$ 30,385,365 

   $ 30,454,512 

  $  36,288,592 

Net interest revenue decreased $825 thousand or 2%.  Lower internal funds transfer credit provided for deposits sold to the 
funds management unit decreased net interest revenue by $19 million.  This was primarily offset by increased deposit 
volume as well as increased loan volume and yields.   

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Other operating revenue increased $227 thousand from the prior year.  Increased trading and brokerage revenue due to 
higher level of securities transactions by our mortgage banking customers and increased investment banking were offset by 
declines in trust fees and commissions due to fee waivers and decreases in the fair value of trust assets.   

Operating expenses increased $22 million or 14% over 2008.  Personnel expense was up $16 million or 16%, primarily due 
to increased staffing and incentive compensation related to penetration in markets outside of Oklahoma.  Non-personnel 
operating expenses increased $5.8 million or 11% compared with 2008 primarily due to increased FDIC insurance 
premiums as a results of an increase in the FDIC regular assessment rate and increased deposit balances.   

Average loans by the wealth management division increased $126 million or 14% to $1.1 billion at December 31, 2009.  
Net loans charged off in 2009 were $11 million compared to $3.0 million in 2008. 

The Wealth Management division provided $3.0 billion of average deposits in 2009, an increase of $858 million or 41% 
over $2.1 billion in average deposits in 2008.  Wealth management deposits are largely sold to the funds management unit 
and increased primarily due to an increase in time deposits and interest bearing transaction accounts.  Interest-bearing 
transaction accounts averaged $1.9 billion for 2009, an increase of $406 million or 28% over 2008.  The growth in interest 
bearing transaction account reflects continued movement of customer funds from money market products that were not on 
the Company’s balance sheet to deposits as well as high net worth customer relationship growth.  Average time deposits 
were $828 million, up $439 million or 38% over last year.  Time deposits grew during 2009 primarily due to product 
offerings to institutional customers.   

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, Wealth Management was responsible for trust assets with aggregate fair values of $30.4 
billion and $30.5 billion, respectively, under various fiduciary arrangements.  The decrease in fair value of trust assets was 
due primarily to general market conditions.  We have sole or joint discretionary authority over $10.8 billion of trust assets 
at December 31, 2009 compared to $11.5 billion at December 31, 2008.  The fair value of non-managed assets totaled 
$12.3 billion at December 31, 2009, down from $11.3 billion at December 31, 2008.  The fair value of assets held in 
safekeeping totaled $7.2 billion at December 31, 2009 and $7.7 billion at December 31, 2008.   

Geographic Market Distribution 

The Company also secondarily evaluates performance by primary geographic market.  Loans are generally attributed to 
geographic markets based on the location of the customer and may not reflect the location of the underlying collateral.  
Brokered deposits and other wholesale funds are not attributed to a geographic market.  Funds management and other also 
include insignificant results of operations in locations outside our primary geographic regions. 

Table 11  Net Income by Geographic Region 

(In Thousands) 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 

2007 

2009 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Arkansas 
Colorado 
Arizona 
Kansas/Missouri 
Subtotal 

Funds management and other 

Total 

$  85,774 
17,011 
6,142 
10,636 
(7,811) 
(28,149) 
6,433 
90,036 
110,542 
$ 200,578 

$  70,516 
42,526 
14,657 
9,389 
7,617 
(8,082) 
537 
137,160 
16,072 
$ 153,232 

$ 141,812 
53,806 
18,728 
4,775 
13,783 
4,092 
(381) 
236,615 
(18,951) 
$ 217,664 

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Oklahoma Market 

Oklahoma is a significant market to the Company.  Our Oklahoma offices are located primarily in the Tulsa and Oklahoma 
City metropolitan areas.  Approximately 51% of our average loans, 52% of our average deposits and 43% of our 
consolidated net income is attributed to the Oklahoma market.  In addition, all of our mortgage servicing activity and 77% 
of our trust assets are attributed to the Oklahoma market. 

Table 12 Oklahoma 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Net interest revenue 

  $ 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
245,328 

  $ 

  $ 

2009 
235,581 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Increase (decrease) in fair value of mortgage 
    servicing rights 
Gains (losses) on financial instruments, net 
Gains (losses) on repossessed assets, net 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 

316,541 
374,860 
35,762 

12,124 
(13,198) 
(42) 
140,384 
54,610 

280,323 
348,677 
44,783 

(34,515) 
17,207 
528 
115,411 
44,895 

2007 
260,840 

294,569 
310,038 
11,146 

(2,893) 
602 
164 
232,098 
90,286 

Net income 

  $ 

85,774 

  $ 

70,516 

  $ 

141,812 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   
Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

  $ 

8,841,130 
6,088,634 
7,888,821 
728,567 
0.97% 

   11.77 
67.89 
0.59 

  $ 

8,105,136 
6,427,544 
6,780,539 
788,573 
               0.87% 
               8.94 
66.33 
0.70 

  $ 

7,356,038 
6,331,536 
5,999,478 
826,533 
1.93% 

            17.16 
55.82 
0.18 

Net income generated in the Oklahoma market in 2009 increased $15 million or 22% over 2008.   

Net interest revenue decreased $9.7 million or 4% from 2008 due to a $339 million decrease in average loans, offset by 
improving interest spreads on loans.  The benefit to net interest revenue from average deposit growth of $1.1 billion 
compared to the prior year was offset by lower internal funds transfer credit provided for funds sold to the funds 
management unit.   

Other operating revenue, excluding $41 million of net credit losses on certain customer derivative contracts in 2008 
decreased $5.1 million or 2% due primarily to lower derivative and related margin interest fees, lower trust fees due to fee 
waivers and a decline in the fair value of trust assets.  Increased mortgage banking revenue provided a partial offset.   

Operating expense increased $26 million or 8% due primarily to higher personnel costs and mortgage banking costs.   FDIC 
insurance premiums were also higher as a result of an increase in the regular assessment rate and deposit balances. 

Changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, net of changes in the fair value of financial instruments designated 
as an economic hedge, decreased pre-tax income by $1.1 million in 2009 and $24 million in 2008.  Net gains on financial 
instruments also included $6.8 million from the partial redemption of stock received from the Visa, Inc. initial public 
offering in 2008.  

Net loans charged-off totaled $36 million or 0.59% of average loans in 2009 and $45 million or 0.70% of average loans in 
2008.  Net loans charged-off in 2008, excluding $26 million from the SemGroup charge-off and two recoveries that are not 
expected to recur, totaled $30 million or 0.47% of average loans.  Net charge-offs increased in all loan categories.     

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Texas Market 

Texas is our second largest market.  Our Texas offices are located primarily in the Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston 
metropolitan areas.  Approximately 30% of our average loans, 24% of our average deposits and 8% of our consolidated net 
income is attributed to the Texas market.   

Table 13   Texas 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Net interest revenue 

2009 

  $       134,651 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
153,278 

  $ 

  $ 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Gains (losses) on repossessed assets, net 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 

51,219 
134,341 
23,607 
(1,343) 
26,579 
9,568 

45,348 
115,754 
16,544 
119 
66,447 
23,921 

2007 
150,658 

44,177 
108,278 
2,438 
(47) 
84,072 
30,266 

Net income 

$       17,011 

  $ 

42,526 

  $ 

53,806 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   
Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

   $  4,168,652 
3,607,661 
3,701,415 
536,416 
0.41% 

   3.17 
72.28 
0.65 

  $  3,911,535 
3,625,751 
3,222,986 
536,239 
1.09% 

             7.93 
           58.28 
       0.46 

  $  3,473,968 
3,037,589 
2,959,111 
511,888 
1.55% 

            10.51 
55.57 
0.08 

Net income in the Texas market decreased by $26 million compared to 2008 primarily due to decreased net interest revenue 
and increased operating expenses. 

Net interest revenue decreased $19 million or 12% compared to 2008.  Average outstanding loans decreased $18 million or 
less than 1% compared to 2008.  Average deposits increased $478 million or 15%.  The benefit of an increase in average 
deposits was offset by the decrease in average loans and reduced benefit from funds sold to the funds management unit.   

Other operating revenue increased $5.9 million or 13% compared to 2008 primarily related to increased mortgage banking 
revenue, transaction card revenue and deposit service charges, partially offset by a decrease in brokerage and trading 
revenue.  Operating expenses increased $19 million or 16% over last year primarily related to higher personnel costs and 
FDIC insurance premiums as a result of an increase in the FDIC regular assessment rate and deposit balances.   

Net loans charged-off totaled $24 million or 0.65% of average loans in 2009 and $17 million or 0.46% of average loans in 
2008. 

Other Markets 

Net income attributed to our New Mexico market totaled $6.1 million or 3% of consolidated net income for 2009, down 
from $15 million in 2008.  The decrease in net income attributed to New Mexico resulted from a decrease in net interest 
revenue, an increase in net loans charged off and an increase in operating expenses in 2009 compared to 2008.  Net interest 
revenue decreased due to the lower internal funds transfer credit provided for funds sold to the funds management unit and 
decreased loan balances.  Higher operating expenses were primarily related to increased FDIC insurance expense due to 
increased deposit balances and regular assessment rates.  Average deposits increased $111 million over 2008.  Net loans 
charged off in 2009 totaled $7.1 million or 0.88% of average loans.   

Net income in the Arkansas market increased to $10.6 million in 2009 from $9.4 million in 2008 due primarily to growth in 
securities trading revenue at our Little Rock office, offset by higher personnel costs.  Average deposits in our Arkansas 
market were up $82 million or 112% over the prior year primarily related to commercial banking deposits.  Consumer and 
wealth management deposits also increased over 2008.   

We incurred a net loss of $7.8 million in the Colorado market compared to net income of $7.6 million in 2008.  The 
decrease in net income was primarily related to increased net loans charged off and higher FDIC insurance premiums.  Net 
loans charged-off totaled $25 million or 2.75% of average loans in 2009 and $8.1 million or 0.95% of average loans in 

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2008.  Net loans charged off included $12 million of commercial real estate loans and $5.7 million of service sector 
commercial loans.  Average loans increased $49 million compared to the prior year and average deposits increased $79 
million.  At December 31, 2009, nonperforming loans in the Colorado market totaled $60 million or 6.91% of total loans 
consisting primarily of nonaccruing residential construction and land development loans. 

The Arizona market experienced a net loss of $28 million in 2009 and $8.1 million in 2008.  These losses were largely due 
to an increase in net loans charged-off and decreased net interest revenue.  In addition, operating expenses were up due to 
increased losses on repossessed assets.  Net loans charged-off totaled $40 million or 7.04% of average loans in 2009 and 
$18 million or 3.07% of average loans in 2008.  Average loans declined $25 million compared to the prior year due 
primarily to decreases in commercial real estate loans. Average deposits grew by $56 million.  At December 31, 2009, 
nonperforming loans in the Arizona market totaled $85 million or 17.09% of total loans consisting primarily of nonaccruing 
residential construction and land development loans. 

Consistent with plans when we first acquired Valley Commerce Bank in Phoenix in 2005, our objective is to focus on 
growth in commercial and small business lending in the Arizona market.  We have expanded our commercial lending staff 
in this market and opened three new banking locations in 2009.  We have significantly scaled-back commercial real estate 
lending activities which were not contemplated in our initial expansion into this market.  During 2009, we exited the 
Tucson market which we first entered in 2006.  Assets attributed to the Arizona market include $16 million of goodwill that 
may be impaired in future periods if these growth plans are unsuccessful. 

The Kansas/Missouri market experienced net income growth of $5.9 million primarily due to a $6.2 million decrease in net 
loans charged off and a $6.4 million increase in other operating revenue, offset by a $3.2 million increase in operating 
expenses.  Brokerage and trading revenue grew $5.7 million over last year.  Personnel costs related to this revenue growth 
were up $1.3 million.  Total average deposits increased $121 million over 2008 and average loans decreased $38 million 
compared to the prior year.   

Table 14 New Mexico 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Net interest revenue 

2009 

    $     32,775 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
39,673 

  $ 

  $ 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Gains (losses) on repossessed assets, net 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 

23,959 
38,632 
7,125 
(925) 
            10,052 
              3,910 

23,788 
35,753 
3,715 
(5) 
23,988 
9,331 

2007 

45,583 

24,127 
35,412 
3,646 
– 
30,652 
11,924 

Net income 

    $    

6,142 

  $ 

   14,657 

  $ 

18,728 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

   $  1,248,607 
810,867 
1,146,942 
97,655 

  $  1,141,031 
841,353 
1,036,209 
110,333 

  $ 

0.49% 

             6.29 
           68.09 
             0.88 

1.28% 

13.28 
56.34 
0.44 

1,187,667 
817,118 
1,082,883 
114,498 

1.58% 

16.36 
50.80 
0.45 

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Table 15 Arkansas 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Net interest revenue 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Losses on repossessed assets, net 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 

2009 

   $       11,751 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
11,784 

  $ 

  $ 

37,119 
27,378 
3,665 
(419) 
            17,408 
              6,772 

29,104 
22,027 
3,253 
(242) 
15,366 
5,977 

2007 

10,075 

17,214 
18,237 
1,238 
– 
7,814 
3,039 

Net income 

   $       10,636 

  $ 

   9,389 

  $ 

4,775 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

   $     425,071 
409,339 
155,981 
32,584 

2.50% 

32.64 
           56.02 
             0.90 

  $ 

446,101 
434,339 
73,605 
30,290 

 2.10% 
31.00 
           53.87 
             0.75 

  $ 

367,731 
358,387 
68,659 
27,185 

1.30% 

            17.56 
66.83 
0.35 

Table 16 Colorado 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Net interest revenue 

2009 

   $       34,966 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
37,009 

  $ 

  $ 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Losses on repossessed assets, net 
Income (loss) before taxes 
Federal and state income tax (benefit) 

18,237 
40,032 
25,000 
(955) 
           (12,784) 
             (4,973) 

16,600 
32,997 
8,145 
– 
12,467 
4,850 

2007 

36,544 

16,276 
29,985 
276 
– 
22,559 
8,776 

Net income (loss) 

   $        (7,811) 

  $ 

   7,617 

  $ 

13,783 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   
Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

   $  1,217,498 
908,949 
     1,137,893  
135,101 

(0.64)% 
(5.78) 
          75.24 
            2.75 

   $  1,138,363 
859,490 
1,058,816 
126,337 
0.67% 

            6.03 
          61.55 
            0.95 

   $    1,076,661 
738,503 
992,844 
109,407 
1.28% 

            12.60 
56.77 
0.04 

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Table 17 Arizona 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Net interest revenue 

2009 

   $       11,174 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 
18,608 

  $ 

  $ 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Losses on repossessed assets, net 
Income (loss) before taxes 
Federal and state income tax (benefit) 

3,384 
18,851 
39,733 
(2,044) 
          (46,070) 
          (17,921) 

1,300 
14,740 
18,109 
(287) 
(13,228) 
(5,146) 

2007 

19,292 

2,294 
13,301 
1,588 
– 
6,697 
2,605 

Net income (loss) 

   $     (28,149) 

  $ 

   (8,082) 

  $ 

4,092 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

  $ 

631,680 
564,730 
182,209 
82,997 

  $ 

612,785 
589,363 
126,313 
78,425 

             (4.46)% 

(33.92) 

          129.49 
              7.04 

           (1.32)% 
         (10.31) 
74.04 
3.07 

  $ 

539,251 
519,209 
122,617 
46,685 

0.76% 

            8.77 
61.62 
0.31 

Table 18 Kansas/Missouri 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 

2007 

2009 

Net interest revenue 

   $         7,927 

  $ 

7,692 

  $ 

4,151 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Income (loss) before taxes 
Federal and state income tax (benefit) 

19,876 
16,358 
917 
            10,528 
              4,095 

13,456 
13,165 
7,103 
880 
                 343 

6,533 
11,144 
163 
(623) 
(242) 

Net income (loss) 

   $         6,433 

  $ 

537 

  $ 

(381) 

Average assets 
Average loans 
Average deposits 
Average invested capital   
Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 
Net charge-offs to average loans 

   $     310,648 
299,861 
158,665 
23,145 
2.07% 

27.79 
           58.84 
             0.31 

  $ 

  $ 

341,383 
338,047 
37,964 
23,970 
0.16% 

179,992 
178,161 
16,936 
13,790 
(0.21)% 

             2.24 
           62.25 
2.10 

           (2.76) 
104.31 
0.09 

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Assessment of Financial Condition 

Securities 

Investment securities, which consist primarily of Oklahoma municipal bonds, are carried at cost and adjusted for 
amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts.  At December 31, 2009, investment securities were carried at $240 
million and had a fair value of $247 million.     

Available for sale securities, which may be sold prior to maturity, are carried at fair value.  Unrealized gains or losses, less 
deferred taxes, are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity.  The amortized cost of 
available for sale securities totaled $8.9 billion at December 31, 2009, up $2.1 billion compared with December 31, 2008.  
In this period of declining loan demand and readily-available liquidity, we increased our available for sale portfolio to 
supplement earnings by recognizing attractive spreads over funding costs on these securities.  Credit risk is controlled by 
investing in securities fully backed by U.S. government agencies and interest rate risk is mitigated by investing in short-
duration securities that would have limited extension exposure from rising interest rates.  At December 31, 2009, residential 
mortgage-backed securities represented 97% of total available for sale securities.  We hold no debt securities of corporate 
issuers or mortgage-backed securities holding pools of commercial real estate loans.  A summary of our securities follows 
in Table 19.  Additional details regarding securities concentrations appears in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements. 

Table 19   Securities 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

2009 

December 31, 
2008 

2007 

Amortized 
Cost 

Fair 
Value 

Amortized 
Cost 

Fair 
Value 

Amortized 
Cost 

Fair 
Value 

Investment: 

Municipal and other tax-exempt 
Other debt securities 

Total 

Available for sale: 
U.S. Treasury 
Municipal and other tax-exempt 
Mortgage-backed securities: 

U.S. agencies 
Private issue 

Total mortgage-backed securities 

Other debt securities 
Federal Reserve Banks 
Federal Home Loan Banks 
Perpetual preferred stocks 
Other equity securities and 
   mutual funds 

Total 
Mortgage trading: 
Mortgage-backed U.S. agency securities 

  $  232,568 
7,837 
240,405 

  $ 

  $ 

6,998 
61,268 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

7,645,817 
961,378 
8,607,195 
17,174 
32,526 
78,999 
19,224 

238,847 
7,857 
246,704 

  $  235,791 
6,553 
242,344 

  $ 

7,020 
62,201 

  $ 

6,987 
19,537 

7,809,328 
792,362 
8,601,690 
17,147 
32,526 
78,999 
22,275 

4,900,895 
1,636,934 
6,537,829 
37 
32,380 
61,760 
32,472 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

239,178 
6,591 
245,769 

  $  242,274 
5,675 
247,949 

  $ 

7,126 
20,163 

  $ 

6,961 
26,478 

4,972,928 
1,241,238 
6,214,166 
36 
32,380 
61,760 
21,701 

3,838,219 
1,664,537 
5,502,756 
42 
31,299 
57,265 
32,778 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

243,061 
5,727 
248,788 

7,088 
26,578 

3,817,939 
1,641,189 
5,459,128 
41 
31,299 
57,265 
32,778 

35,414 
  $  8,858,798 

50,165 
  $  8,872,023 

31,421 
  $  6,722,423 

34,119 
  $  6,391,451 

30,347 
  $  5,687,926 

36,363 
  $  5,650,540 

  $ 

288,076 

  $ 

285,950 

  $ 

386,571 

  $ 

399,211 

  $ 

153,920 

  $ 

154,701 

A primary risk of holding mortgage-backed securities comes from extension during periods of rising interest rates or 
prepayment during periods of falling interest rates.  We evaluate this risk through extensive modeling of risk both before 
making an investment and throughout the life of the security.  The expected duration of the mortgage-backed securities 
portfolio was approximately 2.3 years at December 31, 2009.  Management estimates that the expected duration would 
extend to approximately 3.4 years assuming a 300 basis point immediate rate shock.  The effect of falling interest rates 
from current low levels is not expected to be significant. 

Mortgage-backed securities also have credit risk from delinquency or default of the underlying loans.  The Company 
mitigates this risk by primarily investing in securities issued by U.S. government agencies.  Principal and interest payments 
on the underlying loans are either fully or partially guaranteed.  At December 31, 2009, approximately $7.6 billion of the 
amortized cost of the Company’s residential mortgage-backed securities were issued by U.S. government agencies.  The 
fair value of these mortgage-backed securities totaled $7.8 billion at December 31, 2009.   

We also hold amortized cost of $961 million in residential mortgage-backed securities privately issued by publicly-owned 
financial institutions.  The fair value of our portfolio of privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities totaled $792 
million at December 31, 2009.  Approximately $589 million of these privately issued mortgage-backed securities were 
rated below investment grade at December 31, 2009.  The unrealized loss on the below investment grade securities totaled 

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$129 million.  The amortized cost of our privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities decreased $676 million 
during 2009 due primarily to cash received.  The unrealized loss on these securities decreased $227 million in 2009. 

Our portfolio of privately issued residential mortgage-backed securities consists primarily of amortized cost of $699 million 
of Jumbo-A mortgage loans and $262 million of Alt-A mortgage loans.  Jumbo-A mortgage loans generally meet 
government agency underwriting standards, but have loan balances that exceed agency maximums.  Alt-A mortgage loans 
generally do not have sufficient documentation to meet government agency underwriting standards.  Credit risk on 
residential mortgage-backed securities originated by these issuers is mitigated by investment in senior tranches with 
additional collateral support.  None of these securities are backed by sub-prime mortgage loans, collateralized debt 
obligations or collateralized loan obligations.  Approximately 89% of the Alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities are 
credit enhanced with additional collateral support and 100% of our Alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities originated 
in 2007 and 2006 have additional collateral support.  Approximately 84% of our Alt-A residential mortgage-backed 
securities represented pools of fixed-rate mortgage loans.  None of the adjustable rate mortgages are payment option 
ARMs.  Approximately 28% of our Jumbo-A residential mortgage-backed securities represents pools of fixed rate 
mortgage loans and none of the adjustable rate mortgages are payment option ARMs.    

Our portfolio of available for sale securities also included preferred stocks issued by six financial institutions.  These 
preferred stocks have certain debt-like features such as a quarterly dividend based on LIBOR.  However, the issuers of 
these stocks have no obligation to redeem them.  At December 31, 2009, these stocks have an aggregate carrying value of 
$19 million and an aggregate fair value of $22 million.   

The aggregate gross amount of unrealized losses on available for sale securities totaled $191 million at December 31, 2009.  
On a quarterly basis, we perform separate evaluations on debt and equity securities to determine if the unrealized losses are 
temporary as more fully described in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements.  Other-than-temporary impairment 
charges of $34 million were recognized in earnings in 2009 including credit losses of $25 million on certain privately 
issued residential mortgage-backed securities we do not intend to sell, $8.0 million on perpetual preferred stocks with 
carrying values we do not expect to fully recover, and $1.3 million on certain residential mortgage-backed securities we 
intend to sell.  

Certain government agency issued residential mortgage-backed securities, identified as mortgage trading securities, have 
been designated as economic hedges of mortgage servicing rights.  These securities are carried at fair value with changes in 
fair value recognized in current period income.  These securities are held with the intent that gains or losses will offset 
changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights.   

We also maintain a separate trading portfolio acquired with the intent to sell at a profit to the Company that are also carried 
at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in current period income. 

Bank-Owned Life Insurance 

We have approximately $247 million invested in bank-owned life insurance at December 31, 2009.  These investments are 
expected to provide a long-term source of earnings to support existing employee benefit programs.  Approximately $229 
million is held in separate accounts.  Our separate account holdings are invested in diversified portfolios of investment-
grade fixed income securities and cash equivalents, including U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, residential mortgage-
backed securities, corporate debt, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities.  The portfolios are managed by 
unaffiliated professional managers within parameters established in the portfolio’s investment guidelines.  The cash 
surrender value of the life insurance policies is further supported by a stable value wrap, which protects against changes in 
the fair value of the investments.  At December 31, 2009, cash surrender value represented by the underlying fair value of 
investments held in separate accounts was approximately $223 million.  As the underlying fair value of the investments 
held in a separate account at December 31, 2009 exceeded the net book value of the investments, no cash surrender value 
was supported by the stable value wrap.  The stable value wrap is provided by a highly-rated, domestic financial institution.  
The remaining cash surrender value of $18 million primarily represented the cash surrender value of policies held in the 
general accounts and amounts due from various insurance companies. 

Loans 

The aggregate loan portfolio before allowance for loan losses totaled $11.3 billion at December 31, 2009, a $1.6 billion or 
12% decrease since December 31, 2008.   

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Table 20  Loans 

(In Thousands) 

Commercial: 
Energy 
Services 
Wholesale/retail 
Manufacturing 
Healthcare 
Agriculture 
Other commercial and industrial 

Total commercial 
Commercial real estate: 

Construction and land development 
Retail 
Office 
Multifamily 
Industrial 
Other real estate loans 

Total commercial real estate 

Residential mortgage: 

Permanent mortgage 
Home equity 

Total residential mortgage 

Consumer: 

Indirect automobile 
Other consumer 

Total consumer 

Total 

2009 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

December 31, 

  $1,911,994 
1,807,824 
921,830 
404,061 
792,538 
160,549 
209,044 
6,207,840 

  $2,311,813 
2,038,451 
1,165,099 
497,957 
777,154 
197,629 
423,500 
7,411,603 

  $1,954,967 
1,733,569 
1,084,379 
493,185 
685,131 
240,469 
569,884 
6,761,584 

  $1,763,180 
1,555,141 
932,531 
609,571 
602,273 
321,380 
424,808 
6,208,884 

  $1,399,417 
1,425,821 
793,032 
514,792 
520,309 
291,858 
354,706 
5,299,935 

645,295 
423,260 
463,316 
360,436 
146,707 
452,420 
2,491,434 

926,226 
371,228 
459,357 
316,596 
149,367 
478,474 
2,701,248 

1,007,414 
423,118 
421,163 
214,388 
154,255 
502,746 
2,723,084 

889,925 
374,294 
420,914 
239,000 
146,406 
376,001 
2,446,540 

638,366 
305,217 
499,174 
204,620 
90,601 
251,924 
1,989,902 

1,303,340 
490,282 
1,793,622 

1,273,275 
479,299 
1,752,574 

1,092,382 
442,223 
1,534,605 

867,748 
388,511 
1,256,259 

807,509 
361,822 
1,169,331 

454,508 
332,294 
786,802 

692,615 
317,966 
1,010,581 

625,203 
296,094 
921,297 

465,622 
273,873 
739,495 

358,144 
271,000 
629,144 

  $11,279,698 

  $12,876,006 

  $11,940,570 

  $10,651,178 

  $9,088,312 

The decline in outstanding loan balances was broadly distributed among the various segments of the portfolio and across 
geographic markets.  Generally, the decline in outstanding loan balances was due to reduced customer demand in response 
to current economic conditions, normal repayment trends and management decisions to mitigate credit risk by exiting 
certain loan types.  A breakdown by geographical market follows on Table 21. 

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Table 21  Loans by Principal Market Area 

(In Thousands) 

Oklahoma: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total Oklahoma 

Texas: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total Texas 

New Mexico: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total New Mexico 

Arkansas: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total Arkansas 

Colorado: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total Colorado 

Arizona: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total Arizona 

Kansas/Missouri: 
Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total Kansas/Missouri 
Total BOK Financial loans 

Commercial 

2009 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

December 31, 

  $ 2,649,252 
820,578 
1,228,822 
451,829 
  $ 5,150,481 

  $ 3,356,520 
843,576 
1,196,924 
579,809 
  $ 5,976,829 

  $ 3,224,013 
885,866 
1,080,483 
576,070 
  $ 5,766,432 

  $ 3,186,085 
979,251 
896,567 
512,032 
  $ 5,573,935 

  $ 3,059,441 
859,829 
842,456 
466,180 
  $ 5,227,906 

  $ 2,017,081 
735,338 
313,113 
170,062 
  $ 3,235,594 

  $ 2,353,860 
825,769 
315,438 
212,820 
  $ 3,707,887 

  $ 1,997,659 
830,980 
278,842 
142,958 
  $ 3,250,439 

  $ 1,722,627 
670,635 
213,801 
95,652 
  $ 2,702,715 

  $ 1,356,611 
569,921 
199,726 
89,017 
  $ 2,215,275 

  $  341,802 
305,061 
86,415 
17,473 
  $  750,751 

  $  418,732 
286,574 
98,018 
18,616 
  $  821,940 

  $  473,262 
252,884 
84,336 
16,105 
  $  826,587 

  $  411,272 
257,079 
75,159 
13,256 
  $  756,766 

  $  383,325 
232,564 
65,784 
15,137 
  $  696,810 

  $  103,443 
132,436 
16,849 
124,265 
  $  376,993 

  $  103,446 
134,015 
16,875 
175,647 
  $  429,983 

  $  106,328 
124,317 
16,393 
163,626 
  $  410,664 

  $ 

95,483 
94,395 
23,076 
86,017 
  $  298,971 

  $ 

79,719 
75,483 
13,044 
25,659 
  $  193,905 

  $  545,724 
239,970 
66,504 
17,362 
  $  869,560 

  $  660,546 
261,820 
53,875 
16,141 
  $  992,382 

  $  490,373 
252,537 
26,556 
16,457 
  $  785,923 

  $  451,046 
193,747 
15,812 
26,591 
  $  687,196 

  $  270,108 
133,537 
21,918 
27,871 
  $  453,434 

  $  199,143 
227,249 
65,047 
3,461 
  $  494,900 

  $  211,356 
319,525 
62,123 
6,075 
  $  599,079 

  $  157,341 
342,673 
46,269 
5,522 
  $  551,805 

  $ 

96,453 
207,035 
31,280 
5,947 
  $  340,715 

  $ 

50,489 
115,697 
26,102 
5,280 
  $  197,568 

  $  351,395 
30,802 
16,872 
2,350 
  $  401,419 
  $11,279,698 

  $  307,143 
29,969 
9,321 
1,473 
  $  347,906 
  $12,876,006 

  $  312,608 
33,827 
1,726 
559 
  $  348,720 
  $11,940,570 

  $  245,918 
44,398 
564 
– 
  $  290,880 
  $10,651,178 

  $  100,242 
2,871 
301 
– 
  $  103,414 
  $ 9,088,312 

Commercial loans represent loans for working capital, facilities acquisition or expansion, purchases of equipment and other 
needs of commercial customers primarily located within our geographical footprint.  Commercial loans are underwritten 
individually and represent on-going relationships based on a thorough knowledge of the customer, the customer’s industry 
and market.   While commercial loans are generally secured by the customer’s assets including real property, inventory, 
accounts receivable, operating equipment, interests in mineral rights and other property and may also include personal 
guarantees of the owners and related parties, the primary source of repayment of the loans is the on-going cash flow from 
operations of the customer’s business.  Inherent lending risks are centrally monitored on a continuous basis from 
underwriting throughout the life of the loan for compliance with commercial lending policies. 

The commercial loan portfolio decreased $1.2 billion during 2009 to $6.2 billion at December 31, 2009.  The change in 
outstanding commercial loans was primarily related to a $400 million decrease in energy sector loans, a $243 million 
decrease in wholesale/retail sector loans, $231 million decrease in service sectors loans and a $214 million decrease in 
other commercial and industrial loans.  Commercial loan origination activity has slowed to less than amounts necessary to 
offset normal repayment trends in the portfolio.  In general, loan demand has softened due to lower working capital needs 

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and less capital project spending by our customers.  The commercial sector of our loan portfolio is distributed as follows in 
Table 22. 

Table 22  Commercial Loans by Principal Market Area 

(In Thousands) 

Oklahoma 

Texas 

New 
Mexico 

Arkansas 

Colorado 

Arizona 

Kansas/ 
Missouri 

Total 

$    894,001 
516,548 
471,303 
202,677 
445,993 
27,093 

$   725,468 
627,778 
256,967 
131,111 
231,148 
4,892 

$     1,554 
203,552 
45,880 
42,831 
27,467 
124 

$    3,052 
26,542 
55,303 
1,522 
16,096 
284 

$ 274,854 
175,967 
24,121 
15,528 
46,943 
223 

$        905 
128,275 
35,986 
6,180 
24,085 
– 

$      12,160 
129,162 
32,270 
4,212 
806 
127,933 

$ 1,911,994 
1,807,824 
921,830 
404,061 
792,538 
160,549 

91,637 

39,717 

20,394 

644 

8,088 

3,712 

44,852 

209,044 

$ 2,649,252 

$ 2,017,081 

$ 341,802 

$103,443 

$ 545,724 

$ 199,143 

$  351,395 

$ 6,207,840 

  Energy 
  Services    
  Wholesale/retail 
  Manufacturing 
  Healthcare    
  Agriculture    
  Other commercial  
     and industrial 
Total commercial 
      loans 

Loans to energy producers and borrowers related to the energy industry are the largest portion of our commercial loan 
portfolio.  In addition, energy production and related industries have a significant impact on the economy in our primary 
markets.  We have always been an energy lender.  Loans collateralized by oil and gas properties are subject to a semi-
annual engineering review by our internal staff of petroleum engineers.  This review is utilized as the basis for developing 
the expected cash flows supporting the loan amount.  The projected cash flows are discounted according to risk 
characteristics of the underlying oil and gas properties.  Loans are evaluated to demonstrate with reasonable certainty that 
crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids can be recovered from known oil and gas reservoirs under existing economic 
and operating conditions at current pricing levels and with existing conventional equipment and operating methods and 
costs.  As part of our evaluation of credit quality, we analyze rigorous stress tests over a range of commodity prices and 
take proactive steps to mitigate risk when appropriate. 

Energy loans totaled $1.9 billion or 17% of total loans.  Outstanding energy loans decreased $400 million during 2009 
primarily due to lower customer loan demand as a result of low commodity prices which has led to curtailed exploration 
and production of oil and gas reserves and reduced borrowing capacity based upon collateral values.  Approximately $1.5 
billion of energy loans was to oil and gas producers, down from $2.0 billion at December 31, 2008.  Approximately 52% of 
the committed production loans are secured by properties primarily producing natural gas and 48% are secured by 
properties primarily producing oil.  The energy category also included $74 million of loans to borrowers that provide 
services to the energy industry, $224 million of loans to borrowers engaged in wholesale or retail energy sales and $26 
million of loans to borrowers that manufacture equipment for the energy industry.   

The services sector of the loan portfolio totaled $1.8 billion or 16% of total loans and consists of a large number of loans to 
a variety of businesses, including communications, gaming and transportation services.  Approximately $1.0 billion of the 
services category is made up of loans with individual balances of less than $10 million.  Service sector loans are generally 
secured by the assets of the borrower with repayment coming from the cash flows of ongoing operations of the customer’s 
business.  Loans in this sector may also be secured by personal guarantees of the owners or related parties.  Outstanding 
loans to the service sector of the loan portfolio decreased $231 million during 2009 due to reduced loan demand as a result 
of general economic conditions.   

We participate in shared national credits when appropriate to obtain or maintain business relationships with local 
customers.  Shared national credits are defined by banking regulators as credits of more than $20 million and with three or 
more non-affiliated banks as participants.  At December 31, 2009, the outstanding principal balance of these loans totaled 
$1.6 billion.  Substantially all of these loans are to borrowers with local market relationships.  We serve as the agent lender 
in approximately 20% of our shared national credits, based on dollars committed.  We hold shared national credits to the 
same standard of analysis and perform the same level of review as internally originated credits.  Our lending policies 
generally avoid loans in which we do not have the opportunity to maintain or achieve other business relationships with the 
customer.  In addition to management’s quarterly assessment of credit risk, grading of shared national credits is provided 
annually by banking regulators.  Risk grading provided by the regulators in the third quarter of 2009 did not differ 
significantly from management’s assessment. 

Commercial Real Estate 

Commercial real estate represents loans for the construction of buildings or other improvements to real estate and property 
held by borrowers for investment purposes within our geographical footprint.  We require collateral values in excess of the 
loan amounts, demonstrated cash flows in excess of expected debt service requirements, equity investment in the project 

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and a portion of the project already sold, leased or permanent financing already secured.  The expected cash flows from all 
significant new or renewed income producing property commitments are stress tested to reflect the risks in varying interest 
rates, vacancy rates and rental rates.  As with commercial loans, inherent lending risks are centrally monitored on a 
continuous basis from underwriting throughout the life of the loan for compliance with applicable lending policies. 

Commercial real estate loans totaled $2.5 billion or 22% of the loan portfolio at December 31, 2009.  Over the past five 
years, the percentage of commercial real estate loans to our total loan portfolio ranged from 20% to 23%.   The outstanding 
balance of commercial real estate loans decreased $210 million from the previous year.  The commercial real estate sector 
of our loan portfolio is distributed as follows in Table 23. 

Table 23  Commercial Real Estate Loans by Principal Market Area 

(In Thousands) 

Oklahoma 

Texas 

New 
Mexico 

Arkansas 

Colorado 

Arizona 

Kansas/ 
Missouri 

Total 

Construction and 

  land development    $  182,742 
148,705 

 Retail 

$  161,989 
117,992 

$   73,895 
59,371 

$   17,127 
19,326 

$  133,291 
9,914 

$   70,002 
54,270 

$   6,249 
13,682 

$    645,295 
423,260 

 Office 
 Multifamily         

 Industrial 
 Other real estate 

loans   

Total commercial  
real estate loans 

114,749 
120,301 

70,200 

151,804 
141,957 

39,044 

77,908 
20,585 

22,004 

16,812 
56,189 

688 

62,641 
4,869 

1,064 

38,841 
9,935 

13,620 

561 
6,600 

87 

463,316 
360,436 

146,707 

183,881 

122,552 

51,298 

22,294 

28,191 

40,581 

3,623 

452,420 

$  820,578 

$  735,338 

$ 305,061 

$  132,436 

$  239,970 

$  227,249    $  30,802 

$  2,491,434 

Construction and land development loans, which consist primarily of residential construction properties and developed 
building lots, decreased $281 million during the year to $645 million at December 31, 2009 due to payments, transfers to 
other real estate owned and charge-offs.  This sector of the loan portfolio is expected to continue to decrease as construction 
projects currently in process are completed.  This decrease was partially offset by a $52 million increase in loans secured by 
retail facilities and a $44 million increase in loans secured by multifamily residential properties.   

Residential Mortgage and Consumer 

Residential mortgage loans provide funds for our customers to purchase or refinance their primary residence or to borrow 
against the equity in their home.  Residential mortgage loans are secured by a first or second-mortgage on the customer’s 
primary residence.  Consumer loans include direct loans secured by and for the purchase of automobiles, recreational and 
marine equipment as well as other unsecured loans.  Consumer loans also include indirect automobile loans made through 
primary dealers.  Residential mortgage and consumer loans are made in accordance with underwriting policies we believe 
to be conservative and are fully documented. Credit scoring is assessed based on significant credit characteristics including 
credit history, residential and employment stability.  

Residential mortgage loans totaled $1.8 billion, up $41 million or 2% since December 31, 2008.  Permanent 1-4 family 
mortgage loans increased $30 million and home equity loans increased $11 million.  In general, we sell the majority of our 
conforming fixed-rate loan originations in the secondary market and retain the majority of our non-conforming and 
adjustable-rate mortgage loans.  We have no concentration in sub-prime residential mortgage loans.  Our mortgage loan 
portfolio does not include payment option adjustable rate mortgage loans or adjustable rate mortgage loans with initial rates 
that are below market.   

The permanent mortgage loan portfolio is primarily composed of various mortgage programs to support customer 
relationships including jumbo mortgage loans, non-builder construction loans and special loan programs for high net worth 
individuals or certain professionals.  The aggregate outstanding balance of loans in these programs at December 31, 2009 is 
$1.3 billion.  Jumbo loans may be fixed or variable rate and are fully amortizing.  Jumbo loans generally conform to 
government sponsored entity standards, with exception that the loan size exceeds maximums required under these 
standards.  These loans generally require a minimum FICO score of 720 and a maximum debt-to-income ratio (“DTI”) of 
38%.  Loan-to-value ratios (“LTV”) are tiered from 60% to 100%, depending on the market.  Special mortgage programs 
include fixed and variable rate fully amortizing loans tailored to the needs of certain health-care professionals.  Variable 
rate loans are fully indexed at origination and may have fixed rates for three to ten years, then adjust annually thereafter.  
The maximum loan amount of any of our residential mortgage loan products is $4 million.   

Approximately $110 million or 8% of permanent mortgage loans at December 31, 2009 consist of first lien, fixed rate 
residential mortgage loans originated under various community development programs.  These loans were underwritten to 
standards approved by various U.S. government agencies under these programs and include full documentation.  However, 

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these loans do have a higher risk of delinquency and losses given default than traditional residential mortgage loans.  The 
initial maximum LTV of loans in these programs was 103%. 

The composition of residential mortgage and consumer loans at December 31, 2009 is as follows in Table 24. 

 Table 24  Residential Mortgage and Consumer Loans by Principal Market Area 

(In Thousands) 

Oklahoma 

Texas 

New Mexico  Arkansas  Colorado  Arizona 

Kansas/ 
Missouri 

Total 

$   927,316 

$ 227,276 

$  20,317 

$ 12,206 

$ 47,725 

$ 55,612 

$ 12,888 

$ 1,303,340 

301,506 

85,837 

66,098 

4,643 

18,779 

9,435 

3,984 

490,282 

$ 1,228,822 

$ 313,113 

$   86,415 

$ 16,849 

$ 66,504 

$ 65,047 

$ 16,872 

$ 1,793,622 

Residential mortgage: 
   Permanent mortgage 

   Home equity 
Total residential 
mortgage 

Consumer: 

   Indirect automobile 

$  273,728 

$  62,367 

$           –   $ 118,413 

$          – 

$         – 

$         – 

$    454,508 

   Other consumer     

178,101 

107,695 

17,473 

5,852 

17,362 

3,461 

2,350 

332,294 

Total consumer        

$  451,829 

$ 170,062 

$  17,473 

$ 124,265 

$ 17,362 

$  3,461 

$  2,350 

$    786,802 

Indirect automobile loans decreased $238 million since December 31, 2008, primarily due to the previously-disclosed 
decision by the Company to exit the business in the first quarter of 2009 in favor of a customer-focused direct lending 
approach.   

Table 25  Loan Maturity and Interest Rate Sensitivity at December 31, 2009 

(In Thousands) 

Loan maturity: 
Commercial 
Commercial real estate 

Total 

Interest rate sensitivity for selected loans with: 

Predetermined interest rates 
Floating or adjustable interest rates 

Total 

Total 

  $  6,207,840 
    2,491,434 
  $  8,699,274 

  $  3,770,541 
    4,928,733 
  $  8,699,274 

Loan Commitments 

Remaining Maturities of Selected Loans 
Within 1 Year

1-5 Years 

After 5 Years 

  $ 1,913,696    $ 3,369,187 
1,131,022 

$    924,957 
  293,768 
 $ 4,500,209  $ 1,218,725 

1,066,644 
  $ 2,980,340 

  $  633,971    $ 2,401,217    $  735,353 
483,372 
  $ 2,980,340    $ 4,500,209    $ 1,218,725 

2,346,369 

2,098,992 

We enter into certain off-balance sheet arrangements in the normal course of business.  These arrangements included loan 
commitments which totaled $5.0 billion and standby letters of credit which totaled $588 million at December 31, 2009.  
Loan commitments may be unconditional obligations to provide financing or conditional obligations that depend on the 
borrower’s financial condition, collateral value or other factors.  Standby letters of credit are unconditional commitments to 
guarantee the performance of our customer to a third party.  Since some of these commitments are expected to expire 
before being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  
Approximately $3.7 million of the outstanding standby letters of credit were issued on behalf of customers whose loans are 
nonperforming at December 31, 2009.    

Table 26  Off-Balance Sheet Credit Commitments 

(In Thousands) 

2009 

2008 

2007 

2006 

2005 

As of December 31, 

Loan commitments 
Standby letters of credit 
Mortgage loans sold with recourse 

  $  5,001,338 
588,091 
330,963 

  $  5,015,660 
598,618 
391,188 

  $  5,345,736    $  5,318,257    $  4,349,114 
558,907 
248,150 

555,758 
392,534   

527,627 
329,713   

We also have off-balance sheet commitments for residential mortgage loans sold with full or partial recourse.  These loans 
consist of first lien, fixed rate residential mortgage loans originated under various community development programs and 

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sold to U.S. government agencies.  These loans were underwritten to standards approved by the agencies, including full 
documentation.  However, these loans have a higher risk of delinquency and losses from default than traditional residential 
mortgage loans.  A separate recourse reserve is maintained as part of other liabilities.  At December 31, 2009, the principal 
balance of loans sold subject to recourse obligations totaled $331 million.   

Substantially all of these loans are to borrowers in our primary markets including $233 million to borrowers in Oklahoma, 
$36 million to borrowers in Arkansas, $19 million to borrowers in New Mexico, $16 million to borrowers in the 
Kansas/Missouri area and $15 million to borrowers in Texas.  The separate reserve for this off-balance commitment totaled 
$14 million at December 31, 2009.  Approximately 5.22% of the loans sold with recourse with an outstanding principal 
balance of $17 million were either delinquent more than 90 days, in bankruptcy or in foreclosure and 5.55% with an 
outstanding principal balance of $18 million were past due 30 to 89 days.  The provision for loan losses on loans sold with 
recourse, which is included in mortgage banking costs, was $12 million for 2009 and $8.6 million for 2008.  Net losses 
charged against the reserve totaled $7.2 million for 2009 and $3.4 million for 2008.   

Customer Derivative Programs 

We offer programs that permit our customers to hedge various risks, including fluctuations in energy, cattle and other 
agricultural product prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates, or to take positions in derivative contracts.  Each of 
these programs work essentially the same way.  Derivative contracts are executed between the customers and the Company.  
Offsetting contracts are executed between the Company and selected counterparties to minimize the risk to us of changes in 
commodity prices, interest rates or foreign exchange rates.  The counterparty contracts are identical to the customer 
contracts, except for a fixed pricing spread or a fee paid to us as compensation for administrative costs, credit risk and 
profit. 

The customer derivative programs create credit risk for potential amounts due to the Company from our customers and 
from the counterparties.  Customer credit risk is monitored through existing credit policies and procedures.  The effects of 
changes in commodity prices, interest rates or foreign exchange rates are evaluated across a range of possible options to 
determine the maximum exposure we are willing to have individually to any customer.  Customers may also be required to 
provide margin collateral to further limit our credit risk. 

Counterparty credit risk is evaluated through existing policies and procedures.  This evaluation considers the total 
relationship between BOK Financial and each of the counterparties.  Individual limits are established by management, 
approved by Credit Administration and reviewed by the Asset / Liability Committee.  Margin collateral is required if the 
exposure between the Company and any counterparty exceeds established limits.  Based on declines in the counterparties’ 
credit ratings, these limits are reduced and additional margin collateral may be required.  

A deterioration of the credit standing of one or more of the customers or counterparties to these contracts may result in the 
Company recognizing a loss as the fair value of the affected contracts may no longer move in tandem with the offsetting 
contracts.  This occurs if the credit standing of the customer or counterparty deteriorated such that either the fair value of 
underlying collateral no longer supported the contract or the customer or counterparty’s ability to provide margin collateral 
was impaired.    

Derivative contracts are carried at fair value.  At December 31, 2009, the net fair values of derivative contracts reported as 
assets under these programs totaled $355 million, down from $656 million at December 31, 2008 primarily due to cash 
settlements and reduced transactions volumes.  At December 31, 2009, derivative contracts carried as assets included 
energy contracts with fair values of $174 million, interest rate contracts with fair values of $110 million and foreign 
exchange contracts with fair values of $64 million.  The aggregate net fair values of derivative contracts held under these 
programs reported as liabilities totaled $363 million. 

At December 31, 2009, total derivative assets were reduced by $13 million of cash collateral received from counterparties 
and total derivative liabilities were reduced by $55 million of cash collateral delivered to counterparties related to 
instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement as permitted by generally accepted 
accounting principles.  

The fair value of derivative contracts reported as assets under these programs, net of cash margin held by the Company, by 
category of debtor at December 31, 2009 is included in Table 27. 

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Table 27  Fair Value of Derivative Contracts by Category of Debtor 

(In Thousands) 

Customers 
Energy companies  
Banks  
Exchanges 
Other 
Fair value of customer hedge asset derivative contracts, net 

$  152,698
87,562
65,721
34,018
2,219
$  342,218

At December 31, 2009, the largest net reported amount due from a single counterparty, a domestic subsidiary of a major 
energy company, was $84 million.  This amount was offset by $70 million in letters of credit issued by multiple 
independent financial institutions. 

Our customer derivative program also introduces liquidity and capital risk.  We are required to provide cash margin to 
certain counterparties when the net negative fair value of the contracts exceed established limits.  Also, changes in 
commodity prices affect the amount of regulatory capital we are required to hold as support for the fair value of our 
derivative assets.  These risks are modeled as part of the management of these programs.  Based on current prices, a 
decrease in market prices equivalent to $22 per barrel of oil would increase the fair value of derivative assets by $437 
million.  An increase in prices equivalent to $122 per barrel of oil would decrease the fair value of derivative assets by $253 
million as current prices move closer to the fixed prices embedded in our existing contracts.  Further increases in prices 
equivalent to $142 per barrel of oil would increase the fair value of our derivative assets by $417 million.  Liquidity 
requirements of this program are also affected by our credit rating.  A decrease in credit rating from A1 to below 
investment grade would increase our obligation to post cash margin on existing contracts by approximately $204 million. 

Summary of Loan Loss Experience 

We maintain separate reserves for loan losses and reserves for off-balance sheet credit risk.  The combined allowance for 
loan and off-balance sheet credit losses totaled $306 million or 2.72% of outstanding loans and 90% of nonaccruing loans 
at December 31, 2009.  At December 31, 2008, the combined allowance for loan and off-balance sheet credit losses totaled 
$248 million or 1.93% of outstanding loans and 83% of nonaccruing loans at December 31, 2008.  The reserve for loan 
losses totaled $292 million or 2.59% of outstanding loans at December 31, 2009 and $233 million or 1.81% of outstanding 
loans at December 31, 2008.  The reserve for off-balance sheet credit commitments was $14 million at December 31, 2009 
and $15 million at December 31, 2008.  The decrease in the reserve for off-balance sheet credit commitments is due largely 
to changes in risk factors and the funding of existing commitments. 

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Table 28  Summary of Loan Loss Experience 
(Dollars in Thousands) 

Reserve for loan losses: 

Beginning balance 

Loans charged off: 
Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 
Total 

Recoveries of loans previously charged off: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 
Total 
Net loans charged off 
Provision for loan losses 
Additions due to acquisitions 
Ending balance 
Reserve for off-balance sheet credit losses: 
Beginning balance 
Provision for off-balance sheet credit losses 
Additions due to acquisitions 
Ending balance 
Total provision for credit losses 
Reserve for loan losses to loans outstanding at  
  year-end 
Net charge-offs to average loans 
Total provision for credit losses to average loans 
Recoveries to gross charge-offs 
Reserve for loan losses as a multiple of net charge-offs
Reserve for off-balance sheet credit losses to off-
  balance sheet credit commitments 
Combined reserves for credit losses to loans 
  outstanding at year-end 
Problem Loans: 

Loans past due (90 days) 
Nonaccrual1 
Renegotiated2 
Total 

Foregone interest on nonaccrual loans1 

2009 

Years ended December 31, 
2007 

2008 

2006 

2005 

$233,236 

$126,677 

$109,497 

$103,876 

$108,618 

49,725 
57,313 
16,672 
24,789 
148,499 

2,546 
461 
929 
6,744 
10,680 
137,819 
196,678 
– 
$292,095 

74,976 
19,141 
7,223 
20,871 
122,211 

13,379 
332 
366 
6,413 
20,490 
101,721 
208,280 
– 
$233,236 

14,380 
1,795 
1,709 
13,733 
31,617 

4,534 
110 
309 
5,558 
10,511 
21,106 
34,758 
3,528 
$126,677 

10,517 
87 
1,265 
12,127 
23,996 

5,405 
327 
161 
5,638 
11,531 
12,465 
18,086 
– 
$ 109,497 

9,670 
2,619 
1,212 
12,257 
25,758 

4,071 
117 
180 
5,176 
9,544 
16,214 
10,401 
1,071 
$ 103,876 

$15,166 
(778) 
– 
$14,388 
   $195,900  

$20,853 
(5,687) 
– 
$15,166 
   $202,593  

$20,890 
(37) 
– 
$20,853 

$20,574 
316 
– 
$20,890 
     $34,721             $18,402             $12,441       

$18,502 
2,040 
32 
$20,574 

2.59% 
1.14 
1.61 
7.19 
2.12x 

0.26% 

2.72% 

1.81% 
0.81 
1.62 
16.77 

2.29x 

1.06% 
0.19 
0.31 
33.24 

6.00x 

1.03% 
0.13 
0.19 
48.05 

8.78x 

1.14% 
0.19 
0.15 
37.05 

6.41x 

0.27% 

0.35% 

0.36% 

0.42% 

1.93% 

1.24% 

1.22% 

1.37% 

$  10,308 
339,355 
15,906 
$365,569 
$  17,015 

$  19,123 
300,073 
13,039 
$332,235 
$  8,391 

$  5,575 
84,290 
10,394 
$ 100,259 
$  3,011 

$  5,945 
26,055 
9,802 
$  41,802 
$  2,130 

$  8,708 
25,162 
6,379 
$  40,249 
$  2,515 

1 
2 

Interest collected and recognized on nonaccrual loans was not significant in 2009 and previous years disclosed. 
Includes residential mortgage loans guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. government.  These loans have been modified to extend 
payment terms and/or reduce interest rates to current market.   

Allowance for Loan Losses 

The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is assessed by management based on an ongoing quarterly evaluation of the 
probable estimated losses inherent in the portfolio.  The allowance consists of specific reserves attributed to impaired loans, 
general reserves based on migration factors and non-specific reserves based on general economic, risk concentration and 
related factors.  An independent Credit Administration department is responsible for performing this evaluation for the 
entire company to ensure that the methodology is applied consistently.  For 2009, there have been no material changes in 
the approach or techniques utilized in developing the allowance for loan losses.   

Specific reserves for impaired loans are determined by evaluation of estimated future cash flows, collateral value or 
historical statistics.  Loans are considered to be impaired when it is probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts 
due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  This is substantially the same criteria used to determine when 
a loan should be placed on nonaccrual status.  Generally, all nonaccruing commercial and commercial real estate loans are 
considered impaired.  Substantially all impaired loans are collateralized.  Collateral includes real property, inventory, 
accounts receivable, operating equipment, interests in mineral rights, and other property.  Collateral may also include 
personal guaranties by borrowers and related parties.   

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Delinquency status is not a significant consideration in the evaluation of impairment or risk-grading of commercial or 
commercial real estate loans.  These evaluations are based on an assessment of the borrowers’ paying capacity and attempt 
to identify changes in credit risk before payments become delinquent.  Changes in the delinquency trends of residential 
mortgage loans and consumer loans may indicate increases or decreases in expected losses.   

Impaired loans are charged-off when the loan balance or a portion of the loan balance is no longer supported by the paying 
capacity of the borrower based on an evaluation of available cash resources or collateral value.  No reserves are attributed 
to the remaining balance of loans that have been charged-down to amounts management expects to recover.  Impaired loans 
totaled $317 million at December 31, 2009 and $270 million at December 31, 2008.  At December 31, 2009, $204 million 
of impaired loans had specific reserves of $36 million and $113 million of impaired loans had no specific reserves because 
they had been charged down to amounts we expect to recover.  Impaired loans with no specific reserves had aggregate 
gross outstanding principal balances of $230 million.   Cumulative life-to-date charge-offs of impaired loans with no 
specific reserves at December 31, 2009 totaled $117 million, including $85 million charged off in 2009.  At December 31, 
2008, $194 million of impaired loans had $29 million of specific reserves and $76 million had no specific reserves because 
they had been charged down to amounts we expect to recover.   

General reserves for unimpaired loans are based on migration models.  Separate migration models are used to determine 
general reserves for commercial and commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, and consumer loans.  All 
commercial and commercial real estate loans are risk-graded based on an evaluation of the borrowers’ ability to repay the 
loans.  Migration factors are determined for each risk-grade to determine the inherent loss based on historical trends.  We 
use an eight-quarter aggregate accumulation of net losses as a basis for the migration factors.  Greater emphasis is placed 
on losses incurred in more recent periods.  The higher of current loss factors based on migration trends or a minimum 
migration factor based upon long-term history is assigned to each risk grade.  The general reserve for residential mortgage 
loans is based on an eight-quarter average percent of loss.  The general reserve for consumer loans is based on an eight-
quarter average percent of loss with separate migration factors determined by major product line, such as indirect 
automobile loans and direct consumer loans.  The aggregate amount of general reserves determined by migration factors for 
all unimpaired loans totaled $238 million at December 31, 2009 and $182 million at December 31, 2008. 

Nonspecific reserves are maintained for risks beyond factors specific to a particular loan or identified by the migration 
models.  These factors include trends in the economy in our primary lending areas, conditions in certain industries where 
we have a concentration and overall growth in the loan portfolio.  Evaluation of nonspecific factors considers the effect of 
the duration of the business cycle on migration factors.  Nonspecific factors also consider current economic conditions and 
other relevant factors.  Nonspecific reserves totaled $18 million at December 31, 2009 and $23 million at December 31, 
2008.       

An allocation of the loan loss reserve by loan category follows in Table 29. 

Table 29  Loan Loss Reserve Allocation 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

2009 

2008 

December 31, 
2007 

2006 

2005 

Reserve2 

% of 
Loans1 

Reserve2 

% of 
Loans1 

Reserve2 

% of 
Loans1 

Reserve2 

% of 
Loans1 

Reserve2 

% of 
Loans1 

Loan category: 
Commercial 
Commercial real  

estate 

Residential mortgage 
Consumer 
Nonspecific 
    allowance 
Total 

$  121,320 

55.04%  $  100,743 

57.56%  $   49,961 

56.07%  $   44,151 

58.29%  $   43,915 

58.32% 

104,208 
27,863 
20,452 

22.09 
15.90 
6.97 

75,555 
14,017 
19,819 

20.98 
13.61 
7.85 

40,807 
6,156 
9,962 

22.89 
13.38 
7.66 

30,838 
4,663 
11,784 

22.97 
11.80 
6.94 

25,529 
5,302 
10,929 

21.89 
12.87 
6.92 

18,252 

– 

23,102 

– 

19,791 

– 

18,061 

– 

18,201 

– 

$  292,095  100.00%  $  233,236  100.00%  $  126,677  100.00%  $  109,497  100.00%  $  103,876  100.00% 

1  Excludes residential mortgage loans held for sale. 
2  Specific allocation for the loan concentration risks is included in the appropriate category. 

The provision for loan losses is the amount necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an amount determined by 
management to be adequate based on its evaluation.  The provision for loan losses totaled $197 million for 2009 compared 
to $208 million for 2008.  Factors considered in determining the provision for credit losses for 2009 included trends of net 
charge-offs, nonperforming loans and risk grading.   

Net Loans Charged Off 

Loans are charged off against the allowance for loan losses when the loan balance or a portion of the loan balance is no 
longer covered by the paying capacity of the borrower based on an evaluation of available cash resources and collateral 

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value.  Collateral values are generally evaluated annually, or more frequently for certain collateral types or collateral 
located in certain distressed markets.  Loans are evaluated quarterly and charge-offs are taken in the quarter in which the 
loss is identified.     

Net loans charged off during 2009 totaled $138 million compared to $102 million in the previous year.   The ratio of net 
loans charged off to average outstanding loans was 1.14% for 2009 compared with 0.81% for 2008.  Net loans charged off 
in 2008 included a $26 million charge-off from the SemGroup credit and recoveries of $7.1 million from a loan charged off 
in 2005 and $4.0 million from a loan charged off in 2001.  Net charge-offs for 2009 were up $51 million over 2008 
excluding these significant items. 

Net loans charged off by category and principal market area during 2009 follow in Table 30. 

Table 30    Net Loans Charged Off by Category and Principal Market Area 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Oklahoma 

Texas 

Colorado  Arkansas 

Mexico  Arizona 

New  

Kansas/ 
Missouri 

Total 

2009: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

$ 18,861 
2,435 
7,857 
8,231 

$   8,851 
5,155 
4,005 
5,363 

$ 12,214 
11,884 
610 
287 

$       79 
369 

190 
2,998 

$ 2,882 
2,805 
1,112 
981 

$  3,416 
34,191 
1,969 
182 

$     876 
13 
- 
3 

$  47,179 
56,852 
15,743 
18,045 

Net loans charged off 

$ 37,384 

$ 23,374 

$ 24,995 

$  3,636 

$  7,780 

$ 39,758 

$       892 

$137,819 

2008: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

$  33,748 
3,693 
2,843 
7,536 

$  
10,462 
1,014 
1,701 
2,992 

$   7,468 
404 
(3) 
109 

$     150 
17 
35 
2,993 

$     941 
1,826 
87 
799 

$   

1,725 
11,855 
2,194 
26 

$   7,103 
- 
- 
3 

$  61,597 
18,809 
6,857 
14,458 

Net loans charged off 

$ 47,820 

$ 16,169 

$  7,978 

$  3,195 

$  3,653 

$ 15,800 

$  7,106 

$101,721 

Excluding the impact of these significant items from 2008, net commercial loans charged off during 2009 were largely 
unchanged.  Net commercial loans charged off in 2009 included $18 million from the service sector of the loan portfolio, 
$13 million from the energy sector of the loan portfolio and $7.6 million from the wholesale / retail sector of the loan 
portfolio.   

Net commercial real estate loans charged off during 2009 increased $38 million over the prior year.   Net charge-offs 
increased $22 million in the Arizona market and $11 million in the Colorado market.   Net commercial real estate loan 
charge-offs in 2009 included $45 million from the land and residential construction sector of the loan portfolio, primarily 
composed of $26 million in the Arizona market and $11 million in the Colorado market.   

Residential mortgage net charge-offs increased $8.9 million over the prior year including $7.9 million in the Oklahoma 
market, $4.0 million in the Texas market and $2.0 million in the Arizona market.  Consumer loan net charge-offs, which 
include indirect auto loan and deposit account overdraft losses, increased $3.6 million over the previous year.  Net charge-
offs of indirect auto loans totaled $9.7 million for 2009 and $8.6 million for 2008.   

The Company considers the credit risk from loan commitments and letters of credit in its evaluation of the adequacy of the 
reserve for loan losses.  A separate reserve for off-balance sheet credit risk is maintained.  Table 28 presents the trend of 
reserves for off-balance sheet credit losses and the relationship between the reserve and loan commitments.  The provision 
for credit losses included the combined charge to expense for both the reserve for loan losses and the reserve for off-
balance sheet credit losses.  All losses incurred from lending activities will ultimately be reflected in charge-offs against the 
reserve for loan losses following funds advanced against outstanding commitments and after the exhaustion of collection 
efforts.   

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Nonperforming Assets 

Table 31  Nonperforming Assets 
(Dollars in Thousands) 

Nonperforming loans 
Nonaccrual loans: 
Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total nonaccrual loans 

Renegotiated loans2 

Total nonperforming loans 

Other nonperforming assets 

Total nonperforming assets 
Nonaccrual loans by principal market: 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Arkansas 
Colorado3 
Arizona 
Kansas/Missouri  

Total nonaccrual loans 

Nonaccrual loans by loan portfolio sector: 

Commercial: 
Energy 
Manufacturing 
Wholesale / retail 
Agriculture 
Services 
Healthcare 
Other 

Total commercial 
Commercial real estate: 

Land development and construction 
Retail 
Office 
Multifamily 
Industrial 
Other commercial real estate 
  Total commercial real estate 

Residential mortgage: 

Permanent mortgage 
Home equity 

Total residential mortgage 

Consumer 

Total nonaccrual loans 

Ratios: 

2009 

2008 

December 31, 
2007 

2006 

2005 

  $101,384 
204,924 
29,989 
3,058 
339,355 
15,906 
355,261 
129,034 
  $484,295 

  $ 134,846 
137,279 
27,387 
561 
300,073 
13,039 
313,112 
29,179 
  $342,291 

  $  83,176 
  66,892 
  26,693 
  13,820 
  60,082 
  84,559 
4,133 
  $339,355 

  $ 108,367 
  42,934 
  16,016 
3,263 
  32,415 
  80,994 
  16,084 
  $ 300,073 

  $ 22,692 
    15,765 
12,057 
65 
30,926 
13,103 
6,776 
101,384 

  $ 49,364 
7,343 
18,773 
680 
36,873 
12,118 
9,695 
134,846 

109,779 
26,236 
25,861 
26,540 
279 
16,229 
204,924 

76,082 
15,625 
7,637 
24,950 
6,287 
6,698 
137,279 

  $  42,981 
25,319 
15,272 
718 
84,290 
10,394 
94,684 
9,475 
  $104,159 

  $ 47,977 
4,983 
  11,118 
1,635 
9,222 
9,355 
– 
  $ 84,290 

  $ 

529 
9,915 
3,792 
380 
25,468 
2,301 
596 
42,981 

13,466 
5,259 
1,013 
3,998 
– 
1,583 
25,319 

$ 10,737 
4,771 
10,325 
222 
26,055 
9,802 
35,857 
8,486 
$44,343 

$ 11,673 
5,370 
7,347 
772 
25,162 
6,379 
31,541 
8,476 
$ 40,017 

  $ 17,683 
6,096 
871 
267 
1,138 
– 
– 
  $ 26,055 

  $ 16,857 
5,475 
928 
– 
1,902 
– 
– 
  $ 25,162 

  $ 

535 
101 
2,457 
93 
5,759 
1,600 
192 
10,737 

2,031 
– 
732 
320 
– 
1,688 
4,771 

$ 

75 
1,113 
3,036 
268 
5,213 
1,942 
26 
11,673 

2,081 
– 
– 
668 
– 
2,621 
5,370 

28,314 
1,675 
29,989 
3,058 
  $ 339,355 

26,233 
1,154 
27,387 
561 
  $ 300,073 

14,541 
731 
15,272 
718 
  $ 84,290 

9,923 
402 
10,325 
222 
  $ 26,055 

6,844 
503 
7,347 
772 
$25,162 

Reserve for loan losses to nonperforming loans 
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans 

Loans past due (90 days)1 

82.22% 
3.15 
$10,308 

74.49% 
2.43 
$19,123 

133.79% 
0.79 
$ 5,575 

305.37% 
0.34 
$  5,945 

329.34% 
0.35 
$  8,708 

1 

2 

3 

Includes residential mortgages guaranteed by agencies 
of the U.S. Government. 
Includes residential mortgage loans guaranteed by 
agencies of the U.S. government.  These loans have 
been modified to extend payment terms and/or reduce 
interest rates.   
Includes loans subject to First United Bank sellers 
escrow. 

$  1,400  
$12,799 

$ 
872  
$10,396  

$  1,017 
$  7,550  

$  2,233 
$  5,747 

$  2,021 
$  3,577 

$  4,311 

$13,181 

$  8,412 

$ 

– 

$ 

– 

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Nonperforming assets totaled $484 million or 4.24% of outstanding loans and repossessed assets at December 31, 2009, up 
$142 million since December 31, 2008.  In addition to $339 million of nonaccruing loans, nonperforming assets included 
$16 million of restructured residential mortgage loans and $129 million of real estate and other repossessed assets.  
Approximately $13 million of the restructured residential mortgage loans are guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. 
government.   Nonperforming assets included $4.3 million of loans and repossessed assets acquired with First United Bank 
in the second quarter of 2007.  The Company will be reimbursed by the sellers up to $4.1 million for any losses incurred 
during a three-year period after the acquisition date.  The Company generally retains nonperforming assets to maximize 
potential recovery which may cause future nonperforming assets to increase.  A rollforward of nonperforming assets for the 
year ended December 31, 2009 follows in Table 32. 

Table 32  Rollforward of Nonperforming Assets 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Beginning balance 
Additions 
Payments 
Charge-offs / Write-offs 
Foreclosures 
Sales 
Return to accrual 
Other, net 
Ending balance 

Nonaccruing 
Loans 
$  300,073 
350,578 
(72,625) 
(101,146) 
(119,596) 
- 
(8,832) 
(9,097) 
$  339,355 

Renegotiated 
Loans 
$    13,039 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,867 
$   15,906 

Real Estate 
and Other 
Repossessed 
Assets 
$   29,179 
- 
- 
(9,935) 
119,596 
(17,854) 
- 
8,048 
$  129,034 

Total 
Nonperforming 
Assets 

$ 342,291 
350,578 
(72,625) 
(111,081) 
- 
(17,854) 
(8,832) 
1,818 
$  484,295 

This distribution of nonaccruing loans among our various markets follows in Table 33. 

Table 33  Nonaccruing Loans by Principal Market 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

December 31, 2009 

December 31, 2008 

Change 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

Amount 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

Amount 

$  83,176 

1.61%

$ 108,367

1.81%

% of 
outstanding 
loans 
(20) b.p.

Amount 
$  (25,191) 

66,892 
26,693 
13,820 
60,082 
84,559 
4,133 

2.07 
3.56 
3.67 
6.91 
17.09 
1.03 

42,934
16,016
3,263
32,415
80,994
16,084

1.16 
1.95 
0.76 
3.27 
13.52 
4.62 

23,958 
10,677 
10,557 
27,667 
3,565 
(11,951) 

91 
161 
291 
364 
357 
(359) 

339,355 

3.01%

$ 300,073

2.33%

$  39,282 

68 b.p. 

Oklahoma 

Texas 
New Mexico 
Arkansas 
Colorado 
Arizona 
Kansas / Missouri 

Total  

The decrease in nonaccruing loans attributed to the Oklahoma market during 2009 included $13 million of proceeds from the 
partial sale of SemGroup bankruptcy claims and $21 million in cash and an equity interest received to partially satisfy 
bankruptcy claims against SemGroup.  Cash received totaled $7 million and the equity interest was valued at $14 million.  
We continue to hold a $12 million nonaccruing loan to the entity created when SemGroup exited bankruptcy.  With the 
exception of Oklahoma and Kansas/Missouri, nonaccruing loans grew in all geographies during 2009.  The 68 basis point 
increase in the ratio of nonaccruing loans to period end loans was also impacted by a $1.6 billion decrease in period end 
loans at December 31, 2009 compared to December 31, 2008.     

Commercial 

Nonaccruing commercial loans totaled $101 million or 1.63% of total commercial loans at December 31, 2009 and $135 
million or 1.82% of total commercial loans at December 31, 2008.  Newly identified nonaccruing commercial loans in 2009 
totaled approximately $88 million primarily in the energy and service sector of the portfolio.  This was primarily offset by a 
$34 million decrease in energy loans related to SemGroup item previously discussed and approximately $39 million of 
charge-offs and $32 million of payments in addition to approximately $8 million transferred to real estate owned and other 
repossessed assets.  The distribution of nonaccruing commercial loans among our various markets was as follows in Table 34. 

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Table 34  Nonaccruing Commercial Loans by Principal Market 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

December 31, 2009 

December 31, 2008 

Change 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Arkansas 
Colorado 
Arizona 
Kansas / Missouri 

Amount 
$  36,990 
32,591 
14,365 
434 
8,132 
8,804 
68 

Total commercial 

$  101,384 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

1.40% 
1.62 
4.20 
0.42 
1.49 
4.42 
0.02 

1.63% 

   Amount 
$  74,717 
20,472 
4,564 
148 
21,922 
2,117 
10,906 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

2.23%  
0.87 
1.09 
0.14 
3.32 
1.00 
3.55 

134,846 

1.82% 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 
(83) b.p. 

75 
311 
28 
(183) 
342 
(353) 

(19) b.p. 

Amount 
$ (37,727) 
12,119 
9,801 
286 
(13,790) 
6,687 
(10,838) 

$ (33,462) 

Approximately $31 million or 1.71% of all loans in the services sector of the loan portfolio and $23 million or 1.19% of the 
energy sector of the loan portfolio were nonaccruing at December 31, 2009.  Nonaccruing services sector loans were down 
$5.9 million and nonaccruing energy sector loans were down $27 million from December 31, 2008.  In addition, 
nonaccruing loans in the manufacturing sector of the portfolio increased $8.4 million to $16 million or 3.90% of all loans to 
the manufacturing sector and nonaccruing loans to the wholesale / retail sector of the loan portfolio decreased $6.7 million 
from December 31, 2008 to $12 million or 1.31% of all loans in the wholesale /retail sector of the loan portfolio at 
December 31, 2009. 

Commercial Real Estate 

Nonaccruing commercial real estate loans totaled $205 million or 8.23% of outstanding commercial real estate loans at 
December 31, 2009 compared to $137 million or 5.08% of outstanding commercial real estate loans at December 31, 2008.  
Nonaccruing commercial real estate loans increased approximately $226 million during 2009 related to newly identified 
commercial real estate loans, primarily in the construction and land development sector.  This was partially offset by 
transfers to other real estate owned and charge-offs. 

Table 35  Nonaccruing Commercial Real Estate Loans by Principal Market 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

December 31, 2009 

December 31, 2008 

Change 

Oklahoma 
Texas 

New Mexico 
Arkansas 
Colorado 
Arizona 
Kansas / Missouri 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

3.72% 
3.29 

3.31 
8.85 
21.53 
32.17 
11.82 

Amount 
$   30,524 
24,163 

10,101 
11,727 
51,661 
73,106 
3,641 

   Amount 
$  22,837 
14,014 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

   Amount 
$    7,687 
10,149 

2.71%  
1.70 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 
101 b.p. 
159 

8,404 
1,919 
10,008 
76,208 
3,889 

2.93 
1.43 
3.82 
23.85 
12.98 

1,697 
9,808 
41,653 
(3,102) 
(248) 

38 
742 
1,771 
832 
(116) 

Total commercial real estate 

$ 204,923 

8.23% 

$ 137,279 

5.08%  

$  67,644 

315 b.p. 

Nonaccruing commercial real estate loans are primarily concentrated in the Arizona and Colorado markets.   
Approximately $73 million or 36% of nonaccruing commercial real estate loans are in Arizona and consist primarily of $34 
million of nonaccruing residential construction and land development loans, $19 million of nonaccruing loans secured by 
retail facilities and $10 million of nonaccruing loans secured by office buildings.  Nonaccruing commercial real estate 
decreased $3 million compared to the prior year primarily due to charge-offs and transfers to other real estate owned.  
Nonaccruing commercial real estate loans in the Colorado market were $52 million or 25% of total nonaccruing 
commercial real estate loans, composed primarily of $42 million of nonaccruing residential construction and land 
development loans and $9 million of nonaccruing loans secured by office buildings. The majority of the increase in 
nonaccruing commercial real estate loans in Colorado was composed of $14 million related to a single loan secured by 
residential construction and land development properties and $9 million related to a single loan secured by an office 
building.   

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The increase in nonaccruing commercial real estate loans included $34 million from nonaccruing residential construction 
and land development loans, $18 million from nonaccruing loans secured by office buildings and $11 million from 
nonaccruing loans secured by retail facilities.  The increase in nonaccruing residential construction and land development 
loans included $37 million in the Colorado market and $10 million in the Texas market, offset by a $17 million decrease in 
the Arizona market.  The increase in nonaccruing loans secured by retail facilities included $7 million in the Arizona 
market and $5 million in the New Mexico market.  The increase in loans secured by office building included $7 million in 
the Arizona market, $7 million in the Colorado market and $5 million in the Arkansas market. 

Residential Mortgage and Consumer 

Nonaccruing residential mortgage loans primarily consist of permanent residential mortgage loans which totaled $30 
million or 1.67% of outstanding residential mortgage loans at December 31, 2009, a $2.6 million increase over December 
31, 2008.  Home equity loans continued to perform well with only $1.7 million or 0.34% of total home equity loans in 
nonaccrual status.  The distribution of nonaccruing residential mortgage loans among our various markets is included in 
Table 36.   

Table 36  Nonaccruing Residential Mortgage Loans by Principal Market 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

December 31, 2009 

December 31, 2008 

Change 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Arkansas 
Colorado 
Arizona 
Kansas / Missouri 

Amount 
$   14,650 
9,320 
2,168 
620 
291 
2,517 
423 

Total residential mortgage loans 

$  29,989 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

1.19% 
2.98 
2.51 
3.68 
0.44 
3.87 
2.51 

1.67% 

   Amount 
$  10,704 
8,066 
3,016 
1,196 
447 
2,668 
1,290 

$  27,387 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 

0.89% 
2.56 
3.08 
7.09 
0.83 
4.29 
13.84 

1.56% 

   Amount 
$   3,946 
1,254 
(848) 
(576) 
(156) 
(151) 
(867) 

% of 
outstanding 
loans 
30 b.p. 
42 
57 
(341) 
(39) 
(42) 
(1,133) 

$  2,602 

11 b.p. 

In addition to nonaccruing residential mortgage and consumer loans, payments of residential mortgage loans and consumer 
loans may be delinquent.  The composition of residential mortgage and consumer loans past due is included in the 
following Table 37.  Residential mortgage loans less than 90 days past due increased $3.4 million and residential mortgage 
loans past due 90 days or more increased $72 thousand during 2009.   Consumer loans past due 30 to 89 days decreased 
$408 thousand primarily due to a decrease in other consumer loans offset by an increase in indirect automobile loans.  
Consumer loans past due 90 days or more increased $2.2 million, primarily due to a $2.9 million increase in other 
consumer loans offset by a $654 thousand decrease indirect automobile loans. 

Table 37  Residential Mortgage and Consumers Loans Past Due 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

December 31, 2009 
30 to 89 
90 Days 
Days 
or More 

December 31, 2008 
30 to 89 
90 Days 
Days 
or More 

   Permanent mortgage 
   Home equity 
Total residential mortgage 

$ 1,532  
24 
$ 1,556 

$  23,489 
2,049 
$ 25,538 

$ 1,370 
114 
$ 1,484 

$ 20,422 
1,723 
$ 22,145 

Consumer: 
   Indirect automobile 
   Other consumer 
Total consumer 

$    537 
3,297 
$ 3,834 

$   23,191 
1,612 
$ 24,803 

$ 1,191 
395 
$ 1,586 

$22,082 
3,129 
$ 25,211 

Real estate and other repossessed assets totaled $129 million at December 31, 2009, up from $29 million at December 31, 
2008.  The distribution of real estate and other repossessed assets attributed by geographical market is included in the 
following Table 38. 

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Table 38  Real Estate and Other Repossessed Assets by Principal Market 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Oklahoma 

Texas 

Colorado  Arkansas 

Mexico  Arizona 

New 

Kansas/ 
Missouri  Other 

Total 

1-4 family residential 
properties and 
residential land 
development 
properties 

Developed commercial 
real estate properties 
Equity interest in partial 
satisfaction of debts 

Undeveloped land 

Construction equipment 

Vehicles 
Other 
Total real estate and 
other repossessed 
assets 

$ 5,034 

$ 17,610 

$ 3,153 

$ 4,474 

$ 1,612 

$  30,242 

$     675 

$  370 

$  63,170 

2,486 

4,855 

4,594 

1,391 

7,580 

15,382 

14,477 
- 

- 

904 
- 

- 
- 

- 

457 
- 

- 
2,219 

- 

- 
229 

- 
- 

- 

569 
- 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

- 
5,883 

- 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 

4,838 

- 
- 

- 

- 
- 
- 

- 
- 

36,288 

14,477 
8,102 

4,838 

1,930 
229 

$ 22,901 

$ 22,922 

$  10,195 

$  6,434 

$ 9,192 

$ 51,507 

$  5,513 

$  370 

$ 129,034 

Approximately $2 million of residential and residential land development properties in the Colorado market are supported 
by the First United Bank sellers’ guaranty.  Undeveloped land is primarily zoned for commercial development.  Developed 
commercial real estate properties are primarily completed with no additional construction necessary for sale.   

Our loan review process also identified loans that possess more than the normal amount of risk due to deterioration in the 
financial condition of the borrower or the value of the collateral.  Because the borrowers are still performing in accordance 
with the original terms of the loan agreements, and no loss of principal or interest is anticipated, these loans were not 
included in Nonperforming Assets.  Known information does, however, cause management concern as to the borrowers’ 
ability to comply with current repayment terms.  These potential problem loans totaled $236 million at December 31, 2009.  
The current composition of potential problem loans by primary industry included:  real estate - $120 million, energy - $38 
million, services - $24 million, manufacturing - $16 million and healthcare - $15 million.  Potential problem real estate 
loans included $54 million of residential development loans on properties primarily located in Texas, Colorado and 
Oklahoma and $24 million of loans secured by multi-family residential properties located primarily in Texas.   

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Liquidity and Capital 

Subsidiary Banks 

Deposits and borrowed funds are the primary sources of liquidity for the subsidiary banks.  For 2009, approximately 66% 
of our funding is provided by average deposit accounts, 19% from average borrowed funds, 2% from average long-term 
subordinated debt and 9% from average shareholders’ equity.  Our funding sources, which primarily include deposits, 
borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Banks and other banks, provide adequate liquidity to meet our operating needs. 

Deposit accounts represent our largest funding source.  We compete for retail and commercial deposits by offering a broad 
range of products and services and focusing on customer convenience.  Retail deposit growth is supported through our 
Perfect Banking sales and customer service program, free checking and on-line bill paying services, an extensive network 
of branch locations and ATMs and a 24-hour Express Bank call center.  Commercial deposit growth is supported by 
offering treasury management and lockbox services.  We also acquire brokered deposits when the cost of funds is 
advantageous to other funding sources.  

Average deposits totaled $15.2 billion at December 31, 2009 and represent 66% of total average liabilities and capital for 
2009 compared with $13.7 billion or 63% of total average liabilities and capital for 2008.  Average deposits increased $1.5 
billion compared to 2008.  Average interest-bearing transaction deposit accounts continued to grow in 2009, up $751 
million or 12% over 2008.  Average demand deposits also increased, up $647 million or 25% over last year, primarily 
related to the growth in balances held by our commercial banking customers.    Growth in our average interest-bearing 
transaction deposit accounts included $406 million of wealth management deposits, $199 million of consumer banking 
deposits and $182 million of commercial deposits.  Average time deposits increased $130 million or 3% over 2008.   

Table 39  Maturity of Domestic CDs and Public  

Funds in Amounts of $100,000 or More 
(In Thousands) 

Months to maturity: 
3 or less 
Over 3 through 6 
Over 6 through 12 
Over 12 
Total 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

  $  537,757 
399,580 
648,416 
525,127 
 $  2,110,880 

  $  879,792 
844,957 
651,632 
710,395 
 $  3,086,776 

Brokered deposits, which are included in time deposits, averaged $533 million for 2009, down $278 million or 34% 
compared to the previous year.  Brokered deposits totaled $36 million at December 31, 2009 compared to $1.0 billion at 
December 31, 2008.  These deposits which were largely added in 2008 to remix wholesale funding sources to provide more 
available liquidity are being replaced by other deposit products as they mature.  Average wealth management time deposits 
increased $439 million or 113% compared with 2008 and average retail time deposits increased $106 million or 4% 
compared with 2008.   

For 2009, core deposits were defined as deposits of less than $250,000 excluding public funds and brokered deposits, to 
reflect the increased FDIC insurance level under the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program.  Core deposits for 
2009 averaged $9.6 billion.  Accounts with balances in excess of $250,000 excluding brokered deposit accounts averaged 
$4.3 billion.  For 2008, core deposits were defined as deposits of less than $100,000 excluding public funds and brokered 
deposits, averaged $6.6 billion.  Accounts with balances in excess of $100,000 excluding brokered deposit accounts 
averaged $5.6 billion for 2008. 

The distribution of deposit accounts among our principal markets is shown in Table 40.   

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Table 40  Deposits by Principal Market Area 

(In Thousands) 

Oklahoma: 
Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total Oklahoma 
Texas: 

Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total Texas 
New Mexico: 
Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total New Mexico 
Arkansas: 

Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total Arkansas 
Colorado: 

Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total Colorado 
Arizona: 

Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total Arizona 
Kansas/Missouri: 
Demand 
Interest-bearing: 
Transaction 
Savings 
Time 

Total interest-bearing 

Total Kansas/Missouri 
Total BOK Financial deposits 

2009 

2008 

December 31, 
2007 

2006 

2005 

  $ 2,068,908 

  $ 1,683,374 

  $ 1,394,861 

  $ 1,298,593 

  $ 1,333,331 

5,134,902 
93,006 
1,397,240 
6,625,148 
  $ 8,694,056 

4,117,729 
86,476 
3,104,933 
7,309,138 
  $ 8,992,512 

3,477,208 
80,467 
2,426,822 
5,984,497 
  $ 7,379,358 

3,072,830 
83,017 
2,595,890 
5,751,737 
  $7,050,330 

2,672,563 
85,837 
2,564,337 
5,322,737 
  $6,656,068 

  $ 1,108,401 

  $ 1,067,456 

  $ 1,035,134 

  $  848,152 

  $  841,197 

1,748,319 
35,129 
1,100,602 
2,884,050 
  $ 3,992,451 

1,460,576 
32,071 
857,416 
2,350,063 
  $ 3,417,519 

1,753,843 
34,618 
800,460 
2,588,921 
  $ 3,624,055 

1,480,138 
24,074 
829,255 
2,333,467 
  $ 3,181,619 

1,310,105 
27,398 
735,731 
2,073,234 
  $ 2,914,431 

  $  209,090 

  $  155,345 

  $  151,231 

  $  175,980 

  $  172,363 

444,247 
17,563 
510,202 
972,012 
  $  1,181,102 

397,382 
16,289 
522,894 
936,565 
  $  1,091,910 

432,919 
15,146 
486,868 
934,933 
  $  1,086,164 

380,450 
16,417 
490,460 
887,327 
  $  1,063,307 

338,025 
17,839 
453,314 
809,178 
  $  981,541 

  $ 

21,526 

  $ 

16,293 

  $ 

13,247 

  $ 

15,604 

  $ 

14,414 

50,879 
1,346 
101,839 
154,064 
  $  175,590 

38,566 
1,083 
75,579 
115,228 
  $  131,521 

  $ 

19,027 
883 
40,692 
60,602 
73,849 

  $ 

14,890 
1,010 
57,446 
73,346 
88,950 

18,369 
1,058 
75,034 
94,461 
  $  108,875 

  $  146,929 

  $  116,637 

  $  117,939 

  $ 

80,559 

  $ 

91,483 

448,846 
17,802 
525,844 
992,492 
  $ 1,139,421 

480,113 
17,660 
532,475 
    1,030,248 
  $ 1,146,885 

446,427 
23,806 
539,523 
    1,009,756 
  $ 1,127,695 

296,451 
12,632 
485,200 
794,283 
  $  874,842 

228,832 
17,772 
264,020 
510,624 
  $  602,107 

  $ 

68,651 

  $ 

39,424 

  $ 

46,701 

  $ 

51,542 

  $ 

59,689 

81,909 
958 
60,768 
143,635 
  $  212,286 

56,985 
1,014 
34,290 
92,289 
  $  131,713 

65,788 
1,435 
11,603 
78,826 
  $  125,527 

61,539 
1,978 
6,574 
70,091 
  $  121,633 

42,872 
4,111 
5,624 
52,607 
  $  112,296 

  $ 

30,339 

  $ 

3,850 

  $ 

9,656 

  $ 

57 

  $ 

– 

21,337 
148 
71,498 
92,983 
  $  123,322 
  $15,518,228 

10,999 
42 
55,656 
66,697 
  $ 
70,547 
  $14,982,607 

8,304 
13 
24,670 
32,987 
  $ 
42,643 
  $13,459,291 

244 
2 
5,721 
5,967 
6,024 

– 
– 
– 
– 
  $ 
– 
  $ 12,386,705    $ 11,375,318 

  $ 

In addition to deposits, subsidiary bank liquidity is provided primarily by federal funds purchased, securities repurchase 
agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.  Federal funds purchased consist primarily of unsecured, overnight 
funds acquired from other financial institutions.  Funds are primarily purchased from bankers’ banks and Federal Home 
Loan banks from across the country.  The largest single source of Federal funds purchased totaled $188 million at 

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December 31, 2009.  Securities repurchase agreements generally mature within 90 days and are secured by certain available 
for sale securities.  Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings generally mature within one year and are secured by a blanket 
pledge of eligible collateral (generally unencumbered U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities, 1-4 family mortgage 
loans and multifamily mortgage loans).  During 2009, the outstanding balance of federal funds purchased averaged $1.5 
billion and securities repurchase agreements averaged $817 million.   Amounts borrowed from the Federal Home Loan 
Banks of Topeka and Dallas averaged $1.2 million.   

The subsidiary banks began borrowing funds under the Federal Reserve Bank Term Auction Facility program.  This is a 
temporary program which allows banks that are in generally sound financial condition to bid for funds.  Funds are 
borrowed for either 28 or 84 days and are secured by a pledge of eligible collateral.   Funds borrowed under this program 
averaged $943 million for 2009.  Although designated as a temporary program, no plans have been announced for its 
termination. 

At December 31, 2009, the estimated unused credit available to the subsidiary banks from collateralized sources and within 
our internal policy limits was approximately $4.7 billion.   

Parent Company 

The primary source of liquidity for BOK Financial is dividends from subsidiary banks, which are limited by various 
banking regulations to net profits, as defined, for the year plus retained profits for the preceding two years.  Dividends are 
further restricted by minimum capital requirements.  Based on the most restrictive limitations, at December 31, 2009, the 
subsidiary banks could declare up to $225 million of dividends without regulatory approval.  Management has developed 
and the Board of Directors has approved an internal capital policy that is more restrictive than the regulatory capital 
standards.  The subsidiary banks could declare dividends of up to $190 million under this policy.  Future losses or increases 
in required regulatory capital at the subsidiary banks could affect their ability to pay dividends to the parent company.  

Effective December 2, 2009, the Company amended an unsecured revolving credit agreement with George B. Kaiser, its 
Chairman and principal shareholder.  The terms of the amended credit agreement reduced the committed amount from $188 
million to $100 million, changed the interest rate and facility fee to reflect current market terms and extended the maturity 
date from December 2, 2010 to December 2, 2012.  Interest on outstanding balances due to Mr. Kaiser is based on one-
month LIBOR plus 250 basis points and is payable quarterly.  Additional interest in the form of a facility fee is paid 
quarterly on the unused portion of the commitment at 50 basis points.  Previously, interest was due quarterly based on one-
month LIBOR plus 125 basis points and the facility fee was paid quarterly on the unused portion of the commitment at 25 
basis points.  As with the original agreement, the amended agreement has no restrictive covenants.  No amounts were 
outstanding under this credit agreement as of December 31, 2009.  The outstanding balance at December 31, 2008 was $50 
million. 

Our equity capital at December 31, 2009 was $2.2 billion up from $1.8 billion at December 31, 2008.   Net income less 
cash dividend paid increased equity $137 million.  Accumulated other comprehensive losses decreased $212 million during 
2009 due primarily to a $344 million change from a net unrealized loss on available for sale securities at December 31, 
2008 to a net unrealized gain at December 31, 2009.  Capital is managed to maximize long-term value to the shareholders.  
Factors considered in managing capital include projections of future earnings, asset growth and acquisition strategies, and 
regulatory and debt covenant requirements.  Capital management may include subordinated debt issuance, share repurchase 
and stock and cash dividends.   

Based on asset size, we are the largest commercial bank that elected not to participate in the TARP Capital Purchase 
Program.  The decision not to participate in TARP was based on an evaluation of our capital needs at the time and in 
several capital stress environments.  We considered capital requirements for organic growth and potential acquisitions, the 
cost of TARP capital and a defined exit strategy when the cost of TARP capital increases substantially at the end of year 
five.  We also considered reasonable capital and liquidity support from our majority shareholder. 

On April 26, 2005, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, which replaced a previously authorized 
program.  The maximum of two million common shares may be repurchased.  The specific timing and amount of shares 
repurchased will vary based on market conditions, securities law limitations and other factors.  Repurchases may be made 
over time in open market or privately negotiated transactions.  The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued 
at any time without prior notice.  Since this program began, 784,073 shares have been repurchased by the Company for $39 
million.  No shares were repurchased by the Company during 2009. 

BOK Financial and subsidiary banks are subject to various capital requirements administered by federal agencies.  Failure 
to meet minimum capital requirements can result in certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by 
regulators that could have a material impact on operations.  These capital requirements include quantitative measures of 
assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet items.  The capital standards are also subject to qualitative judgments by the 
regulators. 

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For a banking institution to qualify as well capitalized, its Tier 1, Total and Leverage capital ratios must be at least 6%, 
10% and 5%, respectively.  All of the Company’s banking subsidiaries exceeded the regulatory definitions of well 
capitalized.  The capital ratios for BOK Financial on a consolidated basis and for each of the subsidiary banks are presented 
in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

Capital resources of financial institutions are also regularly measured by the tangible common shareholders’ equity ratio.  
Tangible common shareholders’ equity is shareholders’ equity as defined by GAAP less intangible assets and equity which 
does not benefit common shareholders.  Equity that does not benefit common shareholders includes preferred equity and 
equity provided by the U.S. Treasury’s TARP program.  Tier 1 common equity is tier 1 equity as defined by banking 
regulations, adjusted for other comprehensive income (loss) and equity which does not benefit common shareholders.  
These non-GAAP measures are valuable indicators of a financial institution’s capital strength since it eliminates intangible 
assets from shareholders’ equity and retains the effect of unrealized losses on securities and other components of 
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity.  At December 31, 2009, BOK Financial’s tangible 
common shareholders’ equity ratio was 7.99% and tier 1 common equity ratio was 10.75%.  At December 31, 2008 BOK 
Financial’s tangible common shareholders’ equity ratio was 6.64% and tier 1 common equity ratio was 9.32% 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures with financial measures defined by GAAP. 

Table 41  Non-GAAP Measures 

(In Thousands) 

Tangible common equity ratio: 
Total shareholders' equity 
Less: Intangible assets, net 
Tangible common equity 
Total assets 
Less: Intangible assets, net 
Tangible assets 

Tangible common equity ratio 

Tier 1 common equity ratio: 
Tier 1 capital 
Less: Non-controlling interest 

Tier 1 common equity 

Risk weighted assets 

Tier 1 common equity ratio 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

 $  2,205,813 
       354,239 
    1,851,574 
  23,516,831 
       354,239 
  $23,162,592 

 $  1,846,257 
       361,209 
    1,485,048 
  22,734,648 
       361,209 
  $22,373,439 

7.99% 

6.64% 

$  1,876,778 
19,561 

$  1,728,926 
13,855 

1,857,217 

1,715,071 

17,275,808 

18,401,051 

10.75% 

9.32% 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

Bank of Oklahoma guarantees rents totaling $28.7 million through September, 2017 to the City of Tulsa (“City”) as owner 
of a building immediately adjacent to the Bank’s main office for space currently rented by third-party tenants in the 
building.  All rent payments are current.  Remaining guaranteed rents totaled $22.8 million at December 31, 2009.  In 
return for this guarantee, Bank of Oklahoma will receive 80% of net cash flow as defined in an agreement with the City 
over the next 10 years from currently vacant space in the same building.  None of this additional space has been rented to 
outside parties since the date of the agreement.  The maximum amount that Bank of Oklahoma may receive under this 
agreement is $4.5 million.   

Aggregate Contractual Obligations 

BOK Financial has numerous contractual obligations in the normal course of business.  These obligations included time 
deposits and other borrowed funds, premises used under various operating leases, commitments to extend credit to 
borrowers and to purchase securities, derivative contracts and contracts for services such as data processing that are integral 
to our operations.  The following table summarizes payments due per these contractual obligations at December 31, 2009. 

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Table 42  Contractual Obligations as of December 31, 2009 

(In Thousands) 

Time deposits 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 
Operating lease obligations 
Derivative contracts 
Data processing contracts 
Total 

Less Than 
1 Year 

1 to 3 
Years 

4 to 5 
Years 

More Than 
5 Years 

      $  617,810 
1,254,283 
21,875 
14,955 
205,977 
17,876 
     $2,132,776 

        $329,726 
160,966 
43,750 
25,652 
137,366 
32,373 
       $729,833 

       $214,947 
1,190 
43,750 
18,227 
15,142 
20,864 
       $314,120 

    $428,190 
8,442 
458,542 
88,585 
4,461 
6,317 
    $994,537 

Total 

   $1,590,673 
1,424,881 
567,917 
147,419 
362,946 
77,430 
   $4,171,266 

Loan commitments 
Standby letters of credit 
Mortgage loans sold with recourse 
Alternative investment commitments 
Unfunded third-party private equity commitments 
Deferred compensation and stock-based compensation obligations 

$  5,001,338 
  588,091 
  330,963 
            9,923 
          18,904 
          27,452 

Payments on time deposits and other borrowed funds include interest which has been calculated from rates at December 31, 
2009.  Many of these obligations have variable interest rates and actual payments will differ from the amounts shown on 
this table.  Obligations under derivative contracts used for interest rate risk management purposes are included with 
projected payments from time deposits and other borrowed funds as appropriate.   

Payments on time deposits are based on contractual maturity dates.   These funds may be withdrawn prior to maturity.  We 
may charge the customer a penalty for early withdrawal.  

Operating lease commitments generally represent real property we rent for branch offices, corporate offices and operations 
facilities.  Payments presented represent the minimum lease payments and exclude related costs such as utilities and 
property taxes. 

Data processing and communications contracts represent the minimum obligations under the contracts.  Additional 
payments that are based on the volume of transactions processed are excluded.  

Loan commitments represent legally binding obligations to provide financing to our customers.  Some of these 
commitments are expected to expire before being drawn upon and the total commitment amounts do not necessarily 
represent future cash requirements.  Approximately $1.3 billion of the loan commitments expire within one year. 

Obligations under derivative contracts are used in customer hedging programs.  As previously discussed, we have entered 
into derivative contracts which are expected to substantially offset the cash payments due on these obligations.  Amounts 
shown in the table exclude $55 million of cash margin which secures our obligations under these contracts. 

The Company has funded $52 million and has commitments to fund an additional $9.9 million for various alternative 
investments.  Alternative investments generally consist of limited partnership interests in or loans to entities that invest in 
distressed assets, energy development, venture capital and other activities.  The Company is prohibited by banking 
regulations from controlling or actively managing the activities of these investments.  

The Company has $19 million of commitments to make investments through its BOK Financial Private Equity Funds.  
These commitments, which are included in unfunded third-party private equity commitments, generally reflect customer 
investment obligations. 

The Company has compensation and employment agreements with our President and Chief Executive Officer.  
Collectively, these agreements provide, among other things, that all unvested stock-based compensation shall fully vest 
upon his termination, subject to certain conditions.  These agreements provide for settlement in cash or other assets.  We 
currently have recognized a $20 million liability for these plans.  This liability would increase to $21 million if all awards 
were fully vested.  We also have obligations with respect to employee and executive benefit plans.  See Notes 11 and 12 to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our employee benefit plans.    

Recently Issued Accounting Standards 

See Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements for disclosure of newly adopted and pending accounting standards. 

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Forward-Looking Statements 

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, 
estimates, and projections about BOK Financial, the financial services industry and the economy in general.  Words such as 
“anticipates,” “believes,” ”estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “projects,” variations of such words and similar 
expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  Management judgments relating to and discussion of 
the provision and reserves for loan losses and off-balance sheet credit losses, reserves for uncertain tax positions and 
accruals for loss contingencies involve judgments as to expected events and are inherently forward-looking statements.  
Assessments that BOK Financial’s acquisitions and other growth endeavors will be profitable are necessary statements of 
belief as to the outcome of future events, based in part on information provided by others that BOK Financial has not 
independently verified.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties 
and assumptions that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence.  Therefore, 
actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what is expressed, implied, or forecasted in such forward-looking 
statements.  Internal and external factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:  (1) the ability to 
fully realize expected cost savings from mergers within the expected time frames, (2) the ability of other companies on 
which BOK Financial relies to provide goods and services in a timely and accurate manner, (3) changes in interest rates and 
interest rate relationships, (4) demand for products and services, (5) the degree of competition by traditional and 
nontraditional competitors, (6) changes in banking regulations, tax laws, prices, levies, and assessments, (7) the impact of 
technological advances and (8) trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans.  BOK Financial and its 
affiliates undertake no obligation to update, amend, or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new 
information, future events or otherwise. 

Legal Notice 

As used in this report, the term “BOK Financial” and such terms as “the Company,” “the Corporation,” “our,” “we” and 
“us” may refer to one or more of the consolidated subsidiaries or all of them taken as a whole.  All these terms are used for 
convenience only and are not intended as a precise description of any of the separate companies, each of which manages its 
own affairs.  

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 

Market Risk 

Market risk is a broad term for the risk of economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument.  
These changes may be the result of various factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange prices, commodity prices or 
equity prices.  Financial instruments that are subject to market risk can be classified either as held for trading or held for 
purposes other than trading.  Market risk excludes changes in fair value due to credit of the individual issuers of financial 
instruments. 

BOK Financial is subject to market risk primarily through the effect of changes in interest rates on both its assets held for 
purposes other than trading and trading assets.  The effects of other changes, such as foreign exchange rates, commodity 
prices or equity prices do not pose significant market risk to BOK Financial.  BOK Financial has no material investments in 
assets that are affected by changes in foreign exchange rates or equity prices.  Energy and agricultural product derivative 
contracts, which are affected by changes in commodity prices, are matched against offsetting contracts as previously 
discussed. 

Responsibility for managing market risk rests with the Asset / Liability Committee that operates under policy guidelines 
established by the Board of Directors.  The acceptable negative variation in net interest revenue, net income or economic 
value of equity due to a specified basis point increase or decrease in interest rates is generally limited by these guidelines to 
+/- 10%.  These guidelines also set maximum levels for short-term borrowings, short-term assets, public funds, and 
brokered deposits, and establish minimum levels for un-pledged assets, among other things.  Compliance with these 
guidelines is reviewed monthly. 

Interest Rate Risk – Other than Trading 

As previously noted in the Net Interest Revenue section of this report, management has implemented strategies to manage 
the Company’s balance sheet to be relatively neutral to changes in interest rates over a twelve month period.  The 
effectiveness of these strategies in managing the overall interest rate risk is evaluated through the use of an asset/liability 
model.  BOK Financial performs a sensitivity analysis to identify more dynamic interest rate risk exposures, including 
embedded option positions, on net interest revenue, net income and economic value of equity.  A simulation model is used 
to estimate the effect of changes in interest rates over the next 12 and 24 months based on eight interest rate scenarios.  Two 
specified interest rate scenarios are used to evaluate interest rate risk against policy guidelines.  The first assumes a 
sustained parallel 200 basis point increase and the second assumes a sustained parallel 50 basis point decrease in interest 

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rates.  Management historically evaluated interest rate sensitivity for a sustained 200 basis point decrease in interest rates.  
However, the results of a 200 basis point decrease in interest rates in the current low-rate environment are not meaningful.  
The Company also performs a sensitivity analysis based on a “most likely” interest rate scenario, which includes non-
parallel shifts in interest rates.  An independent source is used to determine the most likely interest rate scenario. 

The Company’s primary interest rate exposures include the Federal Funds rate, which affects short-term borrowings, and 
the prime lending rate and LIBOR, which are the basis for much of the variable-rate loan pricing.  Additionally, mortgage 
rates directly affect the prepayment speeds for mortgage-backed securities and mortgage servicing rights.  Derivative 
financial instruments and other financial instruments used for purposes other than trading are included in this simulation.  
The model incorporates assumptions regarding the effects of changes in interest rates and account balances on 
indeterminable maturity deposits based on a combination of historical analysis and expected behavior.  The impact of 
planned growth and new business activities is factored into the simulation model.  The effects of changes in interest rates 
on the value of mortgage servicing rights are excluded from Table 43 due to the extreme volatility over such a large rate 
range.  The effects of interest rate changes on the value of mortgage servicing rights and securities identified as economic 
hedges are presented in the Lines of Business – Consumer Banking section of this report. 

The simulations used to manage market risk are based on numerous assumptions regarding the effects of changes in interest 
rates on the timing and extent of re-pricing characteristics, future cash flows and customer behavior.  These assumptions are 
inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely estimate net interest revenue, net income or economic 
value of equity or precisely predict the impact of higher or lower interest rates on net interest revenue, net income or 
economic value of equity. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of 
interest rate changes, market conditions and management strategies, among other factors. 

Table 43  Interest Rate Sensitivity 
(Dollars in Thousands) 

200 bp Increase 

50 bp Decrease 

Most Likely 

2009 

2008 

2009 

2008 

2009 

2008 

Anticipated impact over the next 12   
months on net interest revenue 

  $  (4,933) 

(0.3)%

  $  (5,609) 
(0.8)%

$  (8,032) 

(1.2)% 

$  (13,125)
(1.8)%

  $ 

(262) 
– 

  $  1,892 

0.3% 

Trading Activities 

BOK Financial enters into trading activities both as an intermediary for customers and for its own account.  As an 
intermediary, BOK Financial will take positions in securities, generally mortgage-backed securities, government agency 
securities, and municipal bonds.  These securities are purchased for resale to customers, which include individuals, 
corporations, foundations and financial institutions.  BOK Financial will also take trading positions in U.S. Treasury 
securities, mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds and financial futures for its own account.  These positions are 
taken with the objective of generating trading profits.  Both of these activities involve interest rate risk. 

A variety of methods are used to manage the interest rate risk of trading activities. These methods include daily marking of 
all positions to market value, independent verification of inventory pricing, and position limits for each trading activity. 
Hedges in either the futures or cash markets may be used to reduce the risk associated with some trading programs.  

Management uses a Value at Risk (“VAR”) methodology to measure the market risk inherent in its trading activities. VAR 
is calculated based upon historical simulations over the past five years using a variance / covariance matrix of interest rate 
changes.   It represents an amount of market loss that is likely to be exceeded only one out of every 100 two-week periods. 
Trading positions are managed within guidelines approved by the Board of Directors. These guidelines limit the VAR to 
$3.7 million. At December 31, 2009, the VAR was $692 thousand. The greatest value at risk during 2009 was $3.6 million. 
The value at risk guideline was exceeded with appropriate approvals by management to take advantage of wide yields 
available on certain securities during the year. 

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 

Report of Management on Financial Statements 

Management of BOK Financial is responsible for the preparation, integrity and fair presentation of the consolidated 
financial statements included in this annual report.  The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance 
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and necessarily include some amounts that are based on 
our best estimates and judgments. 

Management, under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, conducted an 
assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.  Internal control over financial reporting is 
a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the 
Company’s consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States.  In establishing internal control over financial reporting, management assesses risk and 
designs controls to prevent or detect financial reporting misstatements that may be consequential to a reader.  Management 
also assesses the impact of any internal control deficiencies and oversees efforts to improve internal control over financial 
reporting.  Because of inherent limitations, it is possible that internal controls may not prevent or detect misstatements, and 
it is possible that internal controls may vary over time based on changing conditions.  There have been no material changes 
in internal controls subsequent to December 31, 2009. 

The Risk Oversight and Audit Committee, consisting entirely of independent directors, meets regularly with management, 
internal auditors and the independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, regarding management’s 
assessment of internal control over financial reporting.  

Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting  

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for 
assessing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-
15(f) and 15d-15(f), as amended.  Management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting based on the criteria established in “Internal Control – Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee 
of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission.  Based on that assessment and criteria, management 
has determined that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. 

Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the consolidated financial statements of 
the Company included in this annual report has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal 
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.  Their report, which expresses unqualified opinions on the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, is included in this annual 
report. 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Report on Consolidated Financial Statements 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of BOK Financial Corporation  

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of BOK Financial Corporation as of December 31, 2009 
and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three 
years in the period ended December 31, 2009.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's 
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the 
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and 
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe 
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial 
position of BOK Financial Corporation at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of its operations and 
its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally 
accepted accounting principles. 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, BOK Financial Corporation changed its method of 
accounting for non-controlling interests and changed its method of recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary 
impairments as of January 1, 2009. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States), BOK Financial Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria 
established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission and our report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. 

Ernst & Young LLP 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 

February 26, 2010 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

Report on Effectiveness of Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of BOK Financial Corporation  

We have audited BOK Financial Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on 
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). BOK Financial Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining 
effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over 
financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.  

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective 
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an 
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and 
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other 
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our 
opinion. 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with 
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and 
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the 
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded 
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and 
that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and 
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized 
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, 
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 

In our opinion, BOK Financial Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial 
reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on the COSO criteria. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States), the consolidated balance sheets of BOK Financial Corporation as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related 
consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 2009 of BOK Financial Corporation and our report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified 
opinion thereon. 

Ernst & Young LLP 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 

February 26, 2010 

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings 
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) 

Interest revenue 
Loans                                                                                   
Residential mortgage loans held for sale 
Taxable securities                                                                
Tax-exempt securities                                                           

Total securities 

Trading securities 
Funds sold and resell agreements 
Total interest revenue 

Interest expense 
Deposits 
Borrowed funds 
Subordinated debentures 

Total interest expense 

Net interest revenue 
Provision for credit losses 
Net interest revenue after provision for credit losses 
Other operating revenue 
Brokerage and trading revenue 
Transaction card revenue 
Trust fees and commissions 
Deposit service charges and fees 
Mortgage banking revenue 
Bank-owned life insurance 
Margin asset fees 
Other revenue 

Total fees and commissions 

Gain (loss) on other assets, net 
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net 
Gain on securities, net 
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses 
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income 
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings 

Total other operating revenue 

Other operating expense 
Personnel  
Business promotion 
Professional fees and services 
Net occupancy and equipment 
Insurance 
FDIC special assessment 
Data processing and communications 
Printing, postage and supplies 
Net losses and operating expenses of repossessed assets 
Amortization of intangible assets 
Mortgage banking costs 
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights 
Visa retrospective responsibility obligation 
Other expense 

Total other operating expense 

Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 
Net income before non-controlling interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. 
Earnings per share: 

Basic 
Diluted 

Average shares used in computation: 

Basic 
Diluted 

Dividends declared per share 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

  67 

2009 

2008 

2007 

  $  562,367 
10,102 
328,997 
10,143 
339,140 
2,883 
77 
914,569 

  $  726,405 
5,805 
313,360 
10,651 
324,011 
3,847 
1,577 
1,061,645 

  $  887,248 
4,776 
248,972 
13,604 
262,576 
1,657 
4,480 
1,160,737 

164,362 
17,545 
22,298 
204,205 
710,364 
195,900 
514,464 

91,677 
105,517 
66,177 
115,791 
64,980 
10,239 
236 
25,895 
480,512 
4,134 
(3,365) 
46,122 
(129,154) 
(94,741) 
(34,413) 
492,990 

380,517 
19,582 
30,243 
65,715 
24,040 
11,773 
81,292 
15,960 
11,400 
6,970 
36,304 
(12,124) 
– 
25,061 
696,733 
310,721 
106,705 
204,016 
3,438 
200,578 

2.96 
2.96 

  $ 

  $ 
  $ 

288,924 
103,597 
22,262 
414,783 
646,862 
202,593 
444,269 

42,804 
100,153 
78,979 
117,528 
30,599 
10,681 
8,548 
25,902 
415,194 
(9,406) 
1,299 
26,943 
(5,306) 
– 
(5,306) 
428,724 

352,947 
23,536 
27,045 
60,632 
11,988 
– 
78,047 
16,433 
1,019 
7,661 
22,513 
34,515 
(2,767) 
28,835 
662,404 
210,589 
64,909 
145,680 
(7,552) 
$  153,232 

412,746 
178,605 
24,901 
616,252 
544,485 
34,721 
509,764 

62,542 
90,425 
78,231 
109,218 
22,275 
10,058 
4,800 
28,073 
405,622 
2,404 
2,282 
313 
(8,641) 
– 
(8,641) 
401,980 

328,705 
21,888 
22,795 
57,284 
3,017 
– 
72,733 
16,570 
691 
7,358 
13,111 
2,893 
2,767 
25,175 
574,987 
336,757 
115,761 
220,996 
3,332 
$  217,664 

$ 
$ 

2.27 
2.27 

  $ 
  $ 

3.24 
3.22 

67,375,387 
67,487,944 
  $        0.945 

67,302,990 
67,461,361 
 0.875 
$  

67,083,200 
67,519,742 
$  0.75 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 

2009 

2008 

$  

$  

875,250 
45,966 
65,354 

581,133 
113,809 
99,601 

8,726,135 
145,888 
240,405 
285,950 
9,398,378 
217,826 
11,279,698 
(292,095) 
10,987,603 
280,260 
108,822 
354,239 
73,824 
129,034 
3,869 
343,782 
247,357 
– 
385,267 
23,516,831 

5,800,691 
590,760 
242,344 
399,211 
7,033,006 
129,246 
12,876,006 
(233,236) 
12,642,770 
277,458 
96,673 
361,209 
42,752 
29,179 
12,913 
452,604 
237,006 
239,474 
385,815 
22,734,648 

$  

$  

$  

3,653,844 

$  

3,082,379 

7,930,439 
165,952 

3,767,993 
15,518,228 
2,471,743 
2,133,357 
398,539 
111,880 
3,869 
212,335 
308,360 
133,146 
21,291,457 

4 
758,723 
1,563,683 
(105,857) 
(10,740) 
2,205,813 
19,561 
2,225,374 
23,516,831 

$ 

6,562,350 
154,635 

5,183,243 
14,982,607 
3,025,399 
1,522,054 
398,407 
133,220 
12,913 
– 
667,034 
132,902 
20,874,536 

4 
743,411 
1,427,057 
(101,329) 
(222,886) 
1,846,257 
13,855 
1,860,112 
22,734,648 

$ 

Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(In Thousands, Except Share Data) 

Assets 
Cash and due from banks 
Funds sold and resell agreements 
Trading securities 
Securities: 

Available for sale 
Available for sale securities pledged to creditors 
Investment (fair value: 2009 – $246,704;  2008 – $245,769) 
Mortgage trading securities 
Total securities 

Residential mortgage loans held for sale 
Loans 
Less reserve for loan losses 
Loans, net of reserve 
Premises and equipment, net 
Accrued revenue receivable 
Intangible assets, net 
Mortgage servicing rights, net 
Real estate and other repossessed assets 
Bankers’ acceptances 
Derivative contracts 
Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance 
Receivable on unsettled securities trades 
Other assets 

Total assets 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits 
Interest-bearing deposits: 

Transaction 
Savings 
Time  (includes deposits carried at fair value:  2009 – $98,031;  
            2008 – $632,754) 
Total deposits 

Funds purchased and repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 
Accrued interest, taxes and expense 
Bankers’ acceptances 
Due on unsettled securities trades 
Derivative contracts 
Other liabilities 

Total liabilities 
Shareholders’ equity: 

Common stock ($.00006 par value; 2,500,000,000 shares authorized;  

shares issued and outstanding:  2009 – 70,312,086; 2008 – 69,884,749) 

Capital surplus 
Retained earnings 
Treasury stock (shares at cost: 2009 – 2,509,279; 2008 – 2,411,663) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 
Total shareholders’ equity 

Non-controlling interest 
Total equity 
Total liabilities and equity 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
(In Thousands) 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities: 
Net income before non-controlling interest 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating 
activities: 

Provision for credit losses 
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights 
Unrealized (gains) losses from derivatives 
Depreciation and amortization 
Change in bank-owned life insurance 
Tax expense (benefit) on exercise of stock options 
Stock-based compensation 
Net (accretion) amortization of securities discounts and premiums 
Realized (gains) losses on financial instruments and other assets 
Mortgage loans originated for resale 
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for resale 
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights 
Change in trading securities, including mortgage trading securities 
Change in accrued revenue receivable 
Change in other assets 
Change in accrued interest, taxes and expense 
Change in other liabilities 

Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities: 

Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities 
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities 
Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities 
Purchases of investment securities 
Purchases of available for sale securities 
Loans originated or acquired net of principal collected 
Net payments or proceeds on derivative asset contracts 
Net change in other investment assets 
Proceeds from disposition of assets 
Purchases of other assets 
Cash and equivalents of subsidiaries and branches acquired and sold, net 

Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities: 

Net change in demand deposits, transaction deposits and savings 

accounts 

Net change in time deposits 
Net change in other borrowings, banks 
Change in amount receivable (due) on unsettled security transactions 
Issuance of common and treasury stock, net 
Issuance of other borrowings, holding companies 
Pay down of other borrowings, holding companies 
Issuance of subordinated debenture, net 
Pay down of subordinated debentures 
Net change in derivative margin accounts 
Net payments or proceeds on derivative liability contracts 
Tax benefit on exercise of stock options 
Repurchase of common stock 
Dividends paid 

Net cash provided by financing activities 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

Cash paid for interest 
Cash paid for taxes 
Net loans and bank premises transferred to repossessed real estate 
Securities transferred from trading securities to available for sale securities 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

2009 

2008 

2007 

  $ 

204,016    $ 

145,680    $ 

220,996 

195,900 
(12,124)
23,000 
87,771 
(10,351)
276 
5,862 
35,636 
(46,318)
(2,676,868)
2,619,399 
(39,869)
102,121 
(12,149)
(166,375)
(21,340)
(7,571)
281,016 

3,242,282 
91,562 
1,600,165 
(89,816)
(6,966,218)
1,328,731 
497,034 
– 
26,640 
(81,142)
– 
(350,762)

202,593 
34,515 
35,408 
51,282 
(7,466) 
(895) 
4,798 
(18,106) 
(30,981) 
(1,201,613) 
1,170,722 
(19,220) 
(297,292) 
41,570 
(82,948) 
28,411 
25,607 
82,065 

3,499,128 
69,931 
1,091,054 
(65,506) 
(5,576,035) 
(1,043,001) 
63,109 
33 
39,522 
(85,943) 
– 
(2,007,708) 

34,721 
2,893 
(11,162)
43,524 
(17,310)
(3,460)
8,483 
(2,404)
7,663 
(1,022,829)
1,008,828 
(17,708)
896 
(30,719)
14,598 
36,985 
(36,218)
237,777 

806,979 
93,245 
1,186,319 
(92,648)
(2,909,791)
(936,018)
(143,649)
67 
48,341 
(44,929)
(47,476)
(2,039,560)

1,950,871 

670,712 

860,612 

(1,407,380)
112,797 
451,809 
5,198 
– 
(55,150)
– 
– 
(162,138)
(535,759)
(276)
– 
(63,952)
296,020 
226,274 
694,942 
921,216    $ 

842,408 
294,758 
(219,510) 
7,743 
50,000 
(50,000) 
– 
– 
244,413 
(44,064) 
895 
(7,992) 
(59,191) 
1,730,172 
(195,471) 
890,413 
694,942    $ 

(291,822)
1,301,093 
(117,491)
13,747 
– 
– 
248,618 
(150,000)
(58,451)
152,873 
3,460 
(17,353)
(50,416)
1,894,870 
93,087 
797,326 
890,413 

230,841    $ 
124,547 
132,758 
45,890 

411,860    $ 
114,120 
30,972 
– 

608,963 
115,627 
9,825 
– 

  $ 

  $ 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 
(In Thousands) 

December 31, 2006 
Effect of implementing FAS 157, net of tax 
Effect of implementing FIN 48 
Comprehensive income: 

Net income attributed to BOK Financial Corp. 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 

     Comprehensive income 
Treasury stock purchase 
Exercise of stock options 
Tax benefit on exercise of stock options 
Stock-based compensation 
Cash dividends on common stock 
Capital calls, net 
December 31, 2007 
Effect of implementing FAS 159, net of tax 
Comprehensive income (loss): 

Net income attributed to BOK Financial Corp. 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax 

    Comprehensive loss 
Treasury stock purchase 
Exercise of stock options 
Tax benefit on exercise of stock options 
Stock-based compensation 
Cash dividends on common stock 
Capital calls, net 
December 31, 2008 
Comprehensive income: 

Net income attributed to BOK Financial Corp. 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 

    Comprehensive income 
Exercise of stock options 
Tax benefit on exercise of stock options 
Stock-based compensation 
Cash dividends on common stock 
Capital calls, net 
December 31, 2009 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

Common Stock 

Shares 
68,705 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
760 
– 
– 
– 
– 
69,465 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
420 
– 
– 
– 
– 
69,885 

– 
– 
– 

427 
– 
– 
– 
– 
70,312 

Amount 
$4 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
4 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
4 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
$4 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) 
$ (73,444) 
– 
– 

– 

– 
– 
42,210 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

  (31,234) 
– 

– 
– 
(191,652) 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
 (222,886) 

– 
– 
212,146 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
$  (10,740) 

  70 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital 
Surplus 
$688,861 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
23,429 
3,460 
6,338 
– 
– 
  722,088 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
12,652 
895 
7,776 
– 
– 
  743,411 

– 
– 
– 

Retained 
Earnings 
 $1,166,994 
(679) 
(609) 

217,664 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(50,416) 
– 
  1,332,954 
62 

153,232 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
(59,191) 
– 
  1,427,057 

200,578 
– 
– 

9,726 
(276) 
5,862 
– 
– 
$  758,723 

– 
– 
– 
(63,952) 
– 
  $  1,563,683 

Treasury Stock 

Shares 
1,637 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

340 
182 
– 
– 
– 
– 
2,159 
– 

– 
– 
– 

166 
87 
– 
– 
– 
– 
2,412 

– 
– 
– 

97 
– 
– 
– 
– 
2,509 

Amount 
  $(61,393) 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

(17,353) 
(9,682) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(88,428) 
– 

– 
– 
– 

(7,992) 
(4,909) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
  (101,329) 

– 
– 
– 

(4,528) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
  $ (105,857) 

Total 
Shareholders’ 
Equity 

   $1,721,022 
(679) 
(609) 

217,664 
– 
42,210 
259,874 
(17,353) 
13,747 
3,460 
6,338 
(50,416) 
– 
1,935,384 
62 

153,232 
– 
(191,652) 
(38,420) 
(7,992) 
7,743 
895 
7,776 
(59,191) 
– 
1,846,257 

Non- 
Controlling 
Interest 

$ 

13,852 
– 
– 

– 
(3,332) 
– 
(3,332) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
8,329 
18,849 
– 

– 
7,552 
– 
7,552 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(12,546) 
13,855 

Total 
Equity 
$  1,734,874 
(679) 
(609) 

217,664 
(3,332) 
42,210 
256,542 
(17,353) 
13,747 
3,460 
6,338 
(50,416) 
8,329 
1,954,233 
62 

153,232 
7,552 
(191,652) 
(30,868) 
(7,992) 
7,743 
895 
7,776 
(59,191) 
(12,546) 
1,860,112 

200,578 
– 
212,146 
412,724 
5,198 
(276) 
5,862 
(63,952) 
– 
$  2,205,813 

– 
(3,438) 
– 
(3,438) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
9,144 
$  19,561 

200,578 
(3,438) 
212,146 
409,286 
5,198 
(276) 
5,862 
(63,952) 
9,144 
$  2,225,374 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

(1) Significant Accounting Policies  

Basis of Presentation 

The Consolidated Financial Statements of BOK Financial Corporation (“BOK Financial” or “the Company”) have been 
prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, including general practices of 
the banking industry. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BOK Financial and its subsidiaries, 
principally Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and its subsidiaries (“BOk”), Bank of Texas, N.A., Bank of Arkansas, N.A., Bank of 
Albuquerque, N.A., Colorado State Bank and Trust, N.A., Bank of Arizona, N.A., Bank of Kansas City, N.A., and BOSC, 
Inc.  All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation.   

The consolidated financial statements would also include the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interests and results of 
operations of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) when BOK Financial is determined to be the primary beneficiary.  Variable 
interest entities are generally defined as entities that either do not have sufficient equity to finance their activities without 
support from other parties or whose equity investors lack a controlling financial interest.  BOK Financial is not the primary 
beneficiary in any VIE that would be significant to its operations. 

Nature of Operations 

BOK Financial, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of financial services to commercial and industrial 
customers, other financial institutions and consumers throughout Oklahoma; Northwest Arkansas; Dallas, Fort Worth and 
Houston, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; and Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri. 
These services include depository and cash management; lending and lease financing; mortgage banking; securities 
brokerage, trading and underwriting; and personal and corporate trust. 

Use of Estimates 

Preparation of BOK Financial’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates of future 
economic activities, including loan collectibility, prepayments and cash flows from customer accounts. These estimates are 
based upon current conditions and information available to management. Actual results may differ significantly from these 
estimates. 

Acquisitions 

Assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, are recorded at fair value on the acquisition dates. 
Goodwill is recognized as the excess of the purchase price over the net fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  
The Consolidated Statements of Earnings include the results of operations from the dates of acquisition.   

Intangible Assets  

Intangible assets, which generally result from business combinations, are accounted for under the provisions of Accounting 
Standards Codification Topic 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other.”  Intangible assets with indefinite lives, such as 
goodwill, are evaluated for each of BOK Financial’s business units for impairment annually or more frequently if 
conditions indicate impairment. The evaluation of possible impairment of intangible assets involves significant judgment 
based upon short-term and long-term projections of future performance. 

The fair value of BOK Financial’s reporting units is estimated by the discounted future earnings method. Income growth is 
projected for each unit and a terminal value is computed. This projected income stream is converted to current fair value by 
using a discount rate that reflects a rate of return required by a willing buyer.  Assumptions used to determine the fair value 
of the reporting units are compared to observable inputs, such as the market value of BOK Financial common stock.  
However, determination of the fair value of individual reporting units requires the use of significant unobservable inputs.  
There have been no changes in the techniques used to value goodwill. 

Core deposit intangible assets are amortized using accelerated methods over the estimated lives of the acquired deposits.  
These assets generally have a weighted average life of 5 years.  Other intangible assets are amortized using accelerated or 
straight-line methods, as appropriate, over the estimated benefit periods.  These periods range from 5 years to 20 years.  
The net book values of core deposit intangible assets are evaluated for impairment when economic conditions indicate 
impairment may exist. 

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Cash Equivalents  

Due from banks, funds sold (generally federal funds sold for one-day periods) and resell agreements (which generally 
mature within one to 30 days) are considered cash equivalents. 

Securities 

Securities are identified as trading, investment (held to maturity) or available for sale at the time of purchase based upon the 
intent of management, liquidity and capital requirements, regulatory limitations and other relevant factors. Trading 
securities, which are acquired for profit through resale, are carried at market value with unrealized gains and losses 
included in current period earnings. Investment securities are carried at amortized cost. Amortization is computed by 
methods that approximate level yield and is adjusted for changes in prepayment estimates. Investment securities may be 
sold or transferred to trading or available for sale classification in certain limited circumstances specified in generally 
accepted accounting principles. Securities identified as available for sale are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and 
losses are recorded, net of deferred income taxes, as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ 
equity.  

Unrealized losses on securities are evaluated to determine if the losses are temporary based on various factors, including the 
cause of the loss, prospects for recovery, projected cash flows, collateral values, credit enhancements and other relevant 
factors, and management’s intent and ability not to sell the security until the fair value exceeds amortized cost.  A charge is 
recognized against earnings for all or a portion of the impairment if the loss is determined to be other than temporary.  
Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are based upon the amortized cost of the specific security sold.  Available 
for sale securities are separately identified as pledged to creditors if the creditor has the right to sell or re-pledge the 
collateral. 

Certain mortgage-backed securities, identified as mortgage trading securities, have been designated as economic hedges of 
mortgage servicing rights.  We have elected to carry these securities at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in 
current period income.  These securities are held with the intent that gains or losses will offset changes in the fair value of 
mortgage servicing rights. 

The purchase or sale of securities is recognized on a trade date basis. A net receivable or payable is recognized for 
subsequent transaction settlement. BOK Financial will periodically commit to purchase to-be-announced mortgage-backed 
securities. These commitments are carried at fair value if they are considered derivative contracts. These commitments are 
not reflected in BOK Financial’s balance sheet until settlement date if they meet specific criteria exempting them from the 
definition of derivative contracts. 

Derivative Instruments 

Derivative instruments may be used by the Company as part of its interest rate risk management programs or may be 
offered to customers.  All derivative instruments are carried at fair value.  The determination of fair value of derivative 
instruments considers changes in interest rates, commodity prices and foreign exchange rates.  Credit risk is also considered 
in determining fair value.  Deterioration in the credit rating of customers or other counterparties reduces the fair value of 
asset contracts.  Deterioration of our credit rating to below investment grade or the credit ratings of other counterparties 
could decrease the fair value of our derivative liabilities.  Changes in fair value are generally reported in income as they 
occur. 

Derivative instruments used to manage interest rate risk consist primarily of interest rate swaps.  These contracts modify the 
interest income or expense of certain assets or liabilities.  Amounts receivable from or payable to counterparties are 
reported in interest income or expense using the accrual method.  Changes in fair value of interest rate swaps are reported in 
other operating revenue – gain (loss) on derivatives, net. 

In certain circumstances, an interest rate swap may be designated as a fair value hedge and may qualify for hedge 
accounting.  In these circumstances, changes in the full fair value of the hedged asset or liability, not only changes in fair 
value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate, is also recognized in earnings and may partially or completely offset 
changes in fair value of the interest rate swap.  A fair value hedge is considered effective if the cumulative fair value 
adjustment of the interest rate swap is within a range of 80% to 120% of the cumulative change in the fair value of the 
hedged asset or liability.  Any ineffectiveness, including ineffectiveness due to credit risk or ineffectiveness created when 
the fixed rate of the hedged asset or liability does not match the fixed rate of the interest rate swap, is recognized in 
earnings in the income statement line item “Gain (loss) on derivatives, net.” 

Interest rate swaps may be designated as cash flow hedges of variable rate assets or liabilities, or of anticipated transactions.  
Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other 
comprehensive income to the extent they are effective.  The amount recorded in other comprehensive income is reclassified 
to earnings in the same periods as the hedged cash flows impact earnings.  The ineffective portion of changes in fair value 
is reported in current earnings. 

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If a derivative instrument that had been designated as a fair value hedge is terminated or if the hedge designation is 
removed or deemed to no longer be effective, the difference between the hedged items carrying value and its face amount is 
recognized into income over the remaining original hedge period.  Similarly, if a derivative instrument that had been 
designated as a cash flow hedge is terminated or if the hedge designation is removed or deemed to no longer be effective, 
the amount remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to earnings in the same period as the 
hedged item. 

BOK Financial also enters into mortgage loan commitments that are considered derivative instruments.  Forward sales 
contracts are used to hedge these mortgage loan commitments as well as mortgage loans held for sale.  Mortgage loan 
commitments are carried at fair value based upon quoted prices, excluding the value of loan servicing rights or other 
ancillary values.  Changes in fair value of the mortgage loan commitments and forward sales contracts are reported in other 
operating revenue – mortgage banking revenue. 

BOK Financial offers programs to permit its customer to manage various risks, including fluctuations in energy, cattle and 
other agricultural products, interest rates and foreign exchanges rates, or to take positions in derivative contracts.  
Derivative contracts are executed between the customers and BOK Financial.  Offsetting contracts are executed between 
BOK Financial and other selected counterparties to minimize its risk of changes in commodity prices, interest rates or 
foreign exchange rates.  The counterparty contracts are identical to customer contracts, except for a fixed pricing spread or 
fee paid to BOK Financial as profit and compensation for administrative costs and credit risk which is recognized over the 
life of the contracts and included in other operating revenue – brokerage and trading revenue. 

When bilateral netting agreements exist between the Company and its counterparties that create a single legal claim or 
obligation to pay or receive the net amount in settlement of the individual derivative contracts, the Company reports 
derivative assets and liabilities on a net by counterparty basis. 

Derivative contracts may also require the Company to provide or receive cash margin as collateral for derivative assets and 
liabilities.  Derivative assets and liabilities are reported net of cash margin when certain conditions are met. 

Loans 

Loans are either secured or unsecured based on the type of loan and the financial condition of the borrower. Repayment is 
generally expected from cash flow or proceeds from the sale of selected assets of the borrower.  BOK Financial is exposed 
to risk of loss on loans due to the borrower’s difficulties, which may arise from any number of factors, including problems 
within the respective industry or local economic conditions. Access to collateral, in the event of borrower default, is 
reasonably assured through adherence to applicable lending laws and through sound lending standards and credit review 
procedures. 

Interest is accrued at the applicable interest rate on the principal amount outstanding. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status 
when, in the opinion of management, full collection of principal or interest is uncertain, generally when the collection of 
principal or interest is 90 days or more past due. Interest previously accrued but not collected is charged against interest 
income when the loan is placed on nonaccrual status. Payments on nonaccrual loans are applied to principal or reported as 
interest income, according to management’s judgment as to the collectability of principal.  Loans may be returned to 
accruing status when, in the opinion of management, full collection of principal and interest is probable based on 
improvements in the borrower’s financial condition or a sustained period of performance.   

Loan origination and commitment fees and direct loan acquisition and origination costs are deferred and amortized as an 
adjustment to yield over the life of the loan or over the commitment period, as applicable. 

Mortgage loans originated by our mortgage banking unit are held for sale and are carried at fair value based on sales 
commitments or market quotes. Changes in fair value are recorded in other operating revenue – mortgage banking revenue. 

Reserve for Loan Losses and Off-Balance Sheet Credit Losses 

Reserves for loan losses and off-balance sheet credit losses are assessed by management, based upon an ongoing quarterly 
evaluation of the probable estimated losses inherent in the portfolio, and include probable losses on both outstanding loans 
and unused commitments to provide financing. A consistent methodology has been developed that  includes reserves 
assigned to specific criticized loans, general reserves that are based upon statistical migration analyses for each category of 
loans, and a nonspecific allowance that is based upon an analysis of current economic conditions, loan concentrations, 
portfolio growth and other relevant factors. The reserve for loan losses is based on discounted cash flows using the loan’s 
initial effective interest rate, the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral dependent loans, or historical statistics.  

Loans are considered to be impaired when it becomes probable that BOK Financial will be unable to collect all amounts 
due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. This is substantially the same criteria used to determine when 
a loan should be placed on nonaccrual status. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates 
including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to 
significant change. 

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Management has excluded small balance, homogeneous loans from the impairment evaluation. Such loans include 1-4 
family mortgage loans, consumer loans and commercial loans with committed amounts less than $1 million. The adequacy 
of the reserve for loan losses applicable to these loans is evaluated in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles and standards established by the banking regulatory authorities and adopted as policy by BOK Financial. 

A provision for credit losses is charged against earnings in amounts necessary to maintain adequate reserves for loan and 
off-balance sheet credit losses. Loans are charged off when the loan balance or a portion of the loan balance is no longer 
covered by the paying capacity of the borrower based on an evaluation of available cash resources and collateral value. 
Loans are evaluated quarterly and charge-offs are taken in the quarter in which the loss is identified. Additionally, all 
unsecured or under-secured loans that are past due by 180 days or more are charged off within 30 days. Recoveries of loans 
previously charged off are added to the reserve. 

Transfers of Financial Assets 
BOK Financial transfers financial assets as part of its mortgage banking activities and periodically may transfer other 
financial assets.  Transfers are recorded as sales for financial reporting purposes when the criteria for surrender of control 
are met.  BOK Financial may retain the right to service the assets and may incur a recourse obligation.  The Company may 
also retain a residual interest in excess cash flows generated by the assets.  All assets obtained, including cash, servicing 
rights and residual interests, and all liabilities incurred, including recourse obligations, are initially recognized at fair value, 
all assets transferred are derecognized and any gain or loss on the sale is recognized in earnings.  Subsequently, servicing 
rights and residual interests are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings as they occur.  A 
separate reserve is maintained as part of other liabilities for the Company’s credit risk on loans transferred subject to a 
recourse obligation. 

Real Estate and Other Repossessed Assets 
Real estate and other repossessed assets are assets acquired in partial or total forgiveness of loans. These assets are carried 
at the lower of cost, which is determined by fair value at date of foreclosure, or current fair value.  Fair values are generally 
evaluated annually, or more frequently for certain asset types or assets located in certain distressed markets.  Additional 
costs incurred to complete real estate and other repossessed assets may increase the carrying value, up to current fair value.  
Income generated by these assets is recognized as received, and operating expenses are recognized as incurred. 

Premises and Equipment 

Premises and equipment are carried at cost including capitalized interest, when appropriate, less accumulated depreciation 
and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the 
assets or, for leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the estimated useful lives or remaining lease terms. Useful lives 
range from 5 years to 40 years for buildings and improvements, 3 years to 7 years for software and 3 years to 10 years for 
furniture and equipment.  Repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. 

Rent expense for leased premises is recognized as incurred over the lease term.  The effects of rent holidays, significant rent 
escalations and other adjustments to rent payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 

Mortgage Servicing Rights 

Mortgage servicing rights may be purchased or may be recognized when mortgage loans are originated pursuant to an 
existing plan for sale or, if no such plan exists, when the mortgage loans are sold.  Originated mortgage servicing rights are 
initially recognized at fair value.  Purchased servicing rights are initially recognized at purchase price.  All mortgage 
servicing rights are subsequently carried at fair value.  Changes in the fair value are recognized in earnings as they occur. 

There is no active market for trading in mortgage servicing rights after origination.  A cash flow model is used to determine 
fair value.  Key assumptions and estimates, including projected prepayment speeds and assumed servicing costs, earnings 
on escrow deposits, ancillary income and discount rates, used by this model are based on current market sources.  
Assumptions used to value mortgage servicing rights are considered significant unobservable inputs.  A separate third party 
model is used to estimate prepayment speeds based on interest rates, housing turnover rates, estimated loan curtailment, 
anticipated defaults and other relevant factors.  The prepayment model is updated daily for changes in market conditions 
and adjusted to better correlate with actual performance of BOK Financial’s servicing portfolio.  At least annually, we 
request estimates of fair value from outside sources to corroborate the results of the valuation model.  There have been no 
changes in the techniques used to value mortgage servicing rights. 

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Federal and State Income Taxes 

BOK Financial and its subsidiaries file consolidated tax returns.  The subsidiaries provide for income taxes on a separate 
return basis and remit to BOK Financial amounts determined to be currently payable. 

Income tax expense is based on an effective tax rate that considers statutory federal and state income tax rates and 
permanent differences between income and expense recognition for financial reporting and income tax purposes.  The 
amount of income tax expense recognized in any period may differ from amounts reported to taxing authorities. 

BOK Financial has a reserve for uncertain tax positions, which is included in accrued current income taxes payable, for the 
uncertain portion of recorded tax benefits and related interest.  These uncertainties result from the application of complex 
tax laws, rules, regulations and interpretations, primarily in state taxing jurisdictions.  The adequacy of this reserve is 
assessed quarterly and may be adjusted through current income tax expense in future periods based on changing facts and 
circumstances, completion of examinations by taxing authorities or expiration of a statute of limitations.  Estimated 
penalties and interest on uncertain tax positions are recognized in income tax expense. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the values of the assets and liabilities 
as reflected in the financial statements and their related tax basis using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the 
differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  As changes in tax law or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and 
liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.  A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely 
than not that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. 

Employee Benefit Plans 
BOK Financial sponsors a defined benefit cash balance pension plan (“Pension Plan”), qualified profit sharing plan (“Thrift 
Plan”) and employee healthcare plans.  Pension Plan costs, which are based upon actuarial computations of current costs, 
are expensed annually.  Unrecognized prior service cost and net gains or losses are amortized on a straight-line basis over 
the lesser of the average remaining service periods of the participants or 10 years.  Employer contributions to the Pension 
Plan are in accordance with Federal income tax regulations.  Pension Plan benefits were curtailed as of April 1, 2006.  No 
participants may be added to the Pension Plan and no additional service benefits will be accrued. 

BOK Financial recognizes the funded status of its employee benefit plans.  For a pension plan, the funded status is the 
difference between the fair value of plan assets and the projected benefit obligation measured as of the fiscal year-end date.  
Adjustments required to recognize the Pension Plan’s net funded status are made through accumulated other comprehensive 
income, net of deferred income taxes. 

Employer contributions to the Thrift Plan, which matches employee contributions subject to percentage and years of service 
limits, are expensed when incurred.  BOK Financial recognizes the expense of health care benefits on the accrual method.

Stock Compensation Plans 

BOK Financial awards stock options and non-vested common shares as compensation to certain officers.  Grant date fair 
value of stock options is based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  Stock options generally have graded vesting 
over 7 years.  Each tranche is considered a separate award for valuation and compensation cost recognition.  Grant date fair 
value of non-vested shares is based on the current market value of BOK Financial common stock.  Non-vested shares 
generally cliff vest in 5 years. 

Compensation cost is recognized as expense over the service period, which is generally the vesting period.  Expense is 
reduced for estimated forfeitures over the vesting period and adjusted for actual forfeitures as they occur.  Stock-based 
compensation awarded to certain officers has performance conditions that affect the number of awards granted.  
Compensation cost is adjusted based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions.  Excess tax benefits from 
share-based payments recognized in capital surplus are determined by the excess of tax benefits recognized over the tax 
effect of compensation cost recognized.  

Certain executive officers may defer the recognition of income from stock-based compensation for income tax purposes 
and to diversify the deferred income into alternative investments.  Stock-based compensation granted to these officers is 
considered liability awards.  Changes in the fair value of liability awards are recognized as compensation expense in the 
period of the change. 

Other Operating Revenue 

Fees and commission revenue is recognized at the time the related services are provided or products are sold and may be 
accrued when necessary.  Accrued fees and commissions are reversed against revenue if amounts are subsequently deemed 
to be uncollectible.  Revenue is recognized on a gross basis whenever we have primary responsibility and risk in providing 
the services or products to our customers and on a net basis whenever we act as a broker for products or services of others.   

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Brokerage and trading revenue includes changes in the fair value of securities held for trading purposes and derivatives held 
for customer risk management programs, including credit losses on trading securities and derivatives, commissions earned 
from the retail sale of securities, mutual funds and other financial instruments, and underwriting and financial advisory fees. 

Trust fees and commissions include revenue from asset management, custody, recordkeeping, investment advisory and 
administration services.  Revenue is recognized on an accrual basis at the time the services are performed and may be based 
on either the fair value of the account or the service provided. 

Deposit service charges and fees are recognized at least quarterly in accordance with our published deposit account 
agreement and disclosure statement for retail accounts or contractual agreement for commercial accounts.  Item charges for 
overdraft or non-sufficient funds items are recognized as items are presented for payment.  Account balance charges and 
activity fees are accrued monthly and collected in arrears. Commercial account activity fees may be offset by an earnings 
credit based on account balances.       

Effect of Recently Issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards 

Financial Accounting Standards Board 

Accounting Standards Codification 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805” and formerly Statement of Financial 
Accounting Standards No. 141, “Business Combinations (Revised 2007),”(“FAS 141R”))  

FAS 141R was codified by the FASB as ASC 805 as a replacement to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 
141, “Business Combinations,” (“FAS 141”) and applies to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains 
control over one or more other businesses. ASC 805 requires an acquirer, upon initially obtaining control of another entity, 
to recognize the assets, liabilities and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value as of the acquisition date. 
Banks may no longer carry over the pre-acquisition allowance for loan losses. Contingent consideration is required to be 
recognized and measured at fair value on the date of acquisition rather than at a later date.  Acquirers are required to 
expense acquisition-related costs as incurred rather than allocating such costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  
The requirements of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations,” (formerly 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”) 
would have to be met in order to accrue for a restructuring plan in purchase accounting. Certain pre-acquisition 
contingencies are to be recognized at fair value.  Other contingencies would be subject to the probable and estimable 
recognition criteria of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 450, “Contingencies” (formerly Statement of Financial 
Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”). ASC 805 was applicable to the Company’s accounting for 
business combinations closing on or after January 1, 2009.   No such transactions were completed during 2009. 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160,”Non-controlling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements – An 
Amendment of ARB No. 51” (“FAS 160”) 

Issued during 2007, FAS 160 was codified by FASB into Accounting Standards Codification 810, “Consolidations,” to 
establish accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a 
subsidiary.  It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary, which is sometimes referred to as minority interest, is 
an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as a component of equity in the consolidated 
financial statements.  Among other requirements, consolidated net income is required to be reported at amounts that 
included the amounts attributable to both the parent and the non-controlling interest.  It also requires disclosure, on the face 
of the consolidated income statement, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-
controlling interest.  The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2009, and it did not have a significant impact on 
the Company’s financial statements.  All prior periods have been reclassified for a consistent presentation. 

Accounting Standards Codification 815-10-50 “Derivatives and Hedging – Disclosures” (“ASC 815-10-50” and formerly 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosure About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, 
an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” (“FAS 161”) 

FAS 161 was codified by FASB as ASC 815-10-50 to provide greater transparency about (i) how and why an entity uses 
derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedge items are accounted for under FASB Accounting 
Standards Codification 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect 
an entity’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  To meet those objectives, ASC 815-10-50 requires 
qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value 
amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in 
derivative agreements.  ASC 815-10-50 was effective for the Company as of January 1, 2009.  It did not have a significant 
impact on the Company’s financial statements. 

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Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and 
Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That are Not 
Orderly” (“FSP 157-4”) 

FSP 157-4 was codified by FASB into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 820 “Fair Value Measurements.” 
(“ASC 820”).  It was issued April 9, 2009 to provide guidance for determining fair value when there is no active market or 
where price inputs represent distressed sales.  It reaffirms the fair value measurement objective that fair value represents 
how much an asset would be sold for in an orderly transaction under current market conditions.  The guidance was effective 
for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  Early adoption for interim and annual periods ending after 
March 15, 2009 was permitted.  The Company adopted this guidance as of March 31, 2009.  It did not have a significant 
impact on the Company’s financial statements.   

Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 “Recognition and Presentation of 
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments” (“FSP No. 115-2”) 

FSP 115-2 was codified by FASB into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity 
Securities.”  It was issued April 9, 2009 to provide additional guidance and create greater clarity and consistency in 
accounting for impairment losses on securities.  It replaces the assertion of intent and ability to hold an impaired debt 
security until fair value recovers with assertions that the holder does not intend to sell the security prior to recovery and that 
it is more likely than not that the holder will not be required to sell the impaired security prior to recovery.  The full 
impairment loss is recognized in earnings if the holder is unable to make these assertions.  Otherwise, a credit loss portion 
of the impairment is recognized in earnings and the remaining impairment is recognized in other comprehensive income 
(equity).  The guidance was effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and required additional 
disclosures in interim periods.  Early adoption for interim and annual periods ending after March 15, 2009 was permitted.  
The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2009 and reduced the loss recognized in earnings on debt securities 
determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired by $39 million.   

FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“FSP107-1”) 

FSP 107-1 was codified into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC 820”) and enhances 
consistency in financial reporting by increasing the frequency of fair value disclosures for any financial instruments that are not 
currently reflected on the balance sheet at fair value.  It requires disclosures in interim financial statements that were previously only 
required in annual financial statements to provide qualitative and quantitative information about fair value estimates.  The guidance 
included in ASC 820 was effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  Early adoption for interim and annual 
periods ending after March 15, 2009 was permitted.  The Company adopted the guidance included in ASC 820 as of June 30, 2009.  It 
did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements. 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. EITF 03-6-1 “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in 
Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities” (“FSP No. EITF 03-6-1”) 

FSP No. EITF 03-6-1 provides that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or 
dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of 
earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. FSP EITF 03-6-1 became effective on January 1, 2009 and was 
codified by FASB into the Accounting Standards Codification 260, “Earnings per Share.” See additional discussion at 
Note 16 – Earnings per Share.  

Accounting Standards Codification 855 “Subsequent Events” (“ASC 855” and formerly Statement of Financial Accounting 
Standards No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“FAS 165”) 

On May 28, 2009, the FASB issued FAS 165 to provide authoritative accounting guidance on management’s assessment of 
subsequent events.  FAS 165 was codified by FASB into ASC 855 which incorporates existing U.S. auditing literature and 
clarifies that management is responsible for evaluating, as of each reporting period, events or transactions that occur after 
the balance sheet date through the date that the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  ASC 855 was 
effective for the Company as of June 30, 2009 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements. 

Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-05, “Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Measuring 
Liabilities at Fair Value” (“ASU 2009-05”) 

ASU 2009-05 provides clarification that the fair value measurement of liabilities in which a quoted price in an active 
market for the identical liability is not available should be developed based on a valuation technique that uses the quoted 
price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as assets or another 
valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.  ASU 
2009-05 also clarifies that there is no requirement to adjust the fair value related to the existence of a restriction that 
prevents the transfer of the liability and that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the 
measurement date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no 

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adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements.  This guidance was effective 
for the Company as of September 30, 2009 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements. 

Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-12, “Topic 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures – Investments in 
Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)” (“ASU 2009-12”)  

ASU 2009-12 permits, as a practical expedient, fair value of an investment that is within the scope of the ASU such as 
hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds, offshore fund vehicles and fund of funds to be 
measured based on the net asset value of the investment or its equivalent as of the reporting entity’s measurement date.  It 
also requires certain disclosures including any restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the 
measurement date, any unfunded commitments and the investment strategies of the investees.  ASU 2009-12 is effective for 
interim and annual periods ending December 15, 2009.  Early application is permitted.  The Company’s adoption of ASU 
2009-12 as of December 31, 2009 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.   

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-16, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” (“ASU 2009-16”) 

ASU 2009-16 codifies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial 
Assets – an amendment to Statement No. 140,” which amended Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for 
Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” to enhance reporting about transfers of 
financial assets, including securitizations, and where companies have continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred 
financial assets.  The standard eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity” and changes the requirements 
for derecognizing financial assets. It also requires additional disclosures about all continuing involvement with transferred 
financial assets including information about gains and losses resulting from transfers during the period. ASU 2009-16 was 
effective January 1, 2010 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.    

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-17, “Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved With Variable 
Interest Entities” (“ASU 2009-17”)  

ASU 2009-17 codifies Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 
46(R),” (“FAS 167”) which amended Financial Accounting Standards Interpretation No. 46 (Revised December 2003), 
“Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” to change how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently 
capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. The determination of whether a 
company is required to consolidate an entity is based on, among other things, an entity’s purpose and design and a 
company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The 
standard requires additional disclosures about the reporting entity’s involvement with variable-interest entities and any 
significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement as well as its affect on the entity’s financial statements. ASU 
2009-17 was effective January 1, 2010 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.   

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-
06”) 

ASU 2010-06 amends ASC 820 to add new disclosure requirements about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2, as 
defined in ASC 820 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuance and settlements relating to Level 3 
measurements, as defined in ASC 820.  It also clarified existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and 
about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  ASU 2010-06 was effective for the Company on January 
1, 2010 with exception of the requirement to provide Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlement on a 
gross basis, which will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2011.  Early adoption is permitted. 

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(2) Securities 

Investment Securities 

The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities are as follows (in thousands): 

2009 

December 31, 

Amortized 
Cost 

Fair 
Value 

Not Recognized in OCI (1)  
Gross Unrealized 
Loss 
Gain 

  Amortized 

Cost 

2008 

Fair 
Value 

Not Recognized in OCI (1)
Gross Unrealized 
Loss 
Gain 

Municipal and  
    other tax-exempt 
Other debt securities 

Total 

$  232,568  $  238,847 
7,857 

$  6,336 
20 
  $  240,405    $  246,704    $  6,356 

7,837 

$        (57) 
– 
(57) 

  $ 

$ 235,791  $  239,178 
6,591 

$  3,736 
38 
  $  242,344    $  245,769    $  3,774 

6,553 

$      (349) 
– 
(349) 

  $ 

(1)  Other comprehensive income 

The amortized cost and fair values of investment securities at December 31, 2009, by contractual maturity, are as shown in 
the following table (dollars in thousands): 

Less than 
One Year 

One to 
Five Years 

Six to 
Ten Years 

Over 
Ten Years 

Total 

Municipal and other tax-exempt: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield¹ 
Other debt securities: 
Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

Total fixed maturity securities: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

Total investment securities: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

$   58,491 
59,104 
5.28 

$  

6,399 
6,415 
0.85 

$   64,890 
65,519 
4.84 

$  139,581 
144,253 
4.61 

  $ 

1,425 
1,429 
5.09 

$  141,006 
145,682 
4.61 

$   26,499 
27,394 
5.71 

$    7,997 
8,096 
6.39 

  $  232,568 
238,847 
4.96 

$   

– 
– 
– 

$   

13 
13 
– 

$    26,499 
27,394 
5.71 

$    8,010 
8,109 
6.38 

$ 

7,837 
7,857 
1.62 

$  240,405 
246,704 
4.85 

  $  240,405 
246,704 
4.85 

¹  Calculated on a taxable equivalent basis using a 39% effective tax rate. 
²  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities, because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay 

obligations with or without penalty. 

Weighted 
Average 
Maturity² 

2.83 

0.92 

2.77 

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Available for Sale Securities 
The amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities are as follows (in thousands): 

2009 

2008 

December 31, 

Recognized in OCI (1) 

Other Than 

Amortized 

Cost 

Fair 

Value 

Gross Unrealized 

Temporary 

Amortized 

Gain 

Loss 

Impairment 

Cost 

Fair 

Value 

Recognized in OCI (1) 

Gross Unrealized 

Gain 

Loss 

  $ 

6,998    $ 

7,020   

$   

22    $ 

–  

  $  

– 

  $ 

6,987 

  $ 

7,126 

$   

139 

  $ 

–  

U.S. Treasury 

Municipal and other 

     tax-exempt 

61,268 

62,201 

1,244 

(311) 

Residential mortgage-backed securities: 

U. S. agencies: 

  FNMA 

  FHLMC 

  GNMA 

  Other 

Total U.S. agencies 

Private issue: 

Alt-A loans 

Jumbo-A loans 

Total private issue 

Total residential mortgage-

backed securities 

Other debt securities 

Federal Reserve Bank 

     stock 

Federal Home Loan 

     Bank stock 

Perpetual preferred stock 

Equity securities 

     and mutual funds 

3,690,280 

3,782,180 

2,479,522 

2,547,978 

1,221,577 

1,225,042 

254,438 

254,128 

98,764 

70,024 

10,371 

5,080 

(6,864) 

(1,568) 

(6,906) 

(5,390) 

7,645,817 

7,809,328 

184,239 

(20,728) 

262,106 

699,272 

961,378 

195,808 

596,554 

792,362 

– 

– 

– 

(13,305) 

(71,023) 

(84,328) 

8,607,195 
17,174 

8,601,690 
17,147 

184,239 
– 

(105,056) 
(27) 

32,526 

32,526 

78,999 

19,224 

78,999 

22,275 

– 

– 

3,051 

– 

– 

– 

35,414 

50,165 

15,275 

(524) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(52,993) 

(31,695) 

(84,688) 

(84,688) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

19,537 

20,163 

664 

(38) 

2,194,834 

2,222,253 

195,767 

288,041 

2,225,589 

2,254,989 

200,086 

292,264 

37,855 

37,577 

4,319 

4,322 

(7,100) 

(4,841) 

– 

(99) 

4,900,895 

4,972,928 

84,073 

(12,040) 

393,118 

1,243,816 

1,636,934 

268,545 

972,693 

1,241,238 

– 

28 

28 

(124,573) 

(271,151) 

(395,724) 

6,537,829 
37 

6,214,166 
36 

84,101 
– 

(407,764) 
(1) 

32,380 

32,380 

61,760 

32,472 

61,760 

21,701 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(10,771) 

31,421 

34,119 

2,698 

– 

Total 

  $  8,858,798   

$8,872,023  $  203,831 

  $  (105,918) 

  $   (84,688) 

  $  6,722,423 

$6,391,451 

$87,602 

  $  (418,574) 

(1)  Other comprehensive income 

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The amortized cost and fair values of available for sale securities at December 31, 2009, by contractual maturity, are as 
shown in the following table (dollars in thousands): 

Less than 
One Year 

One to 
Five Years 

Six to 
Ten Years 

Over 
Ten Years6 

Total 

Weighted 
Average 
Maturity5 

$ 

$ 

6,998 
7,020 
2.16 

– 
– 
– 

$   

$ 

25 
25 
6.18 

7,023 
7,045 
2.18 

$ 

$ 

$   

$   

– 
– 
– 

  4,046 
4,302 
3.99 

6 
6 
7.61 

4,052 
4,308 
3.99 

U.S. Treasuries: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

Municipal and other tax-exempt: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield¹ 
Other debt securities: 
Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield¹ 

Total fixed maturity securities: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

Mortgage-backed securities: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield4 

Equity securities and mutual funds: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

Total available-for-sale securities: 

Amortized cost 
Fair value 
Nominal yield 

$ 

$ 

  15,892 
16,768 
4.11 

$   

– 
– 
– 

$ 

  15,892 
16,768 
4.11 

$   

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

$   41,330 
41,131 
1.43 

$   17,143 
17,116 
1.60 

$   58,473 
58,247 
1.48 

0.16 

19.41 

29.94 

19.95 

² 

³ 

$  

$  

$  

$  

6,998 
7,020 
2.16 

61,268 
62,201 
2.29 

17,174 
17,147 
1.61 

85,440 
86,368 
2.15 

$  8,607,195 
8,601,690 
4.31 

$ 

166,163 
183,965 
2.34 

$   8,858,798 
8,872,023 
4.25 

¹  Calculated on a taxable equivalent basis using a 39% effective tax rate. 
²  The average expected lives of mortgage-backed securities were 3.38 years based upon current prepayment assumptions. 
³  Primarily restricted common stock of U.S. government agencies and preferred stock of corporate issuers with no stated maturity. 
4  The nominal yield on mortgage-backed securities is based upon prepayment assumptions at the purchase date. Actual yields earned may 

differ significantly based upon actual prepayments. 

5  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities, because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or 

without penalty. 

6  Nominal yield on municipal and other tax-exempt securities and other debt securities with contractual maturity dates over ten years are 

based on variable rates which generally are reset within 35 days. 

Sales of available for sale securities resulted in gains and losses as follows (in thousands): 

Proceeds 
Gross realized gains 
Gross realized losses 
Related federal and state income 

tax expense (benefit) 

2009 

2008 

2007 

$ 3,242,282 
63,859 
1,390 

  $ 3,499,128 
21,128 
11,932

  $  806,979 
2,862 
3,138

24,300 

2,736 

(96) 

Gains and losses on sales of available for sale securities are realized on settlement date. 

Gross realized gains for the year ended December 31, 2008 exclude $6.8 million gain from the redemption of Visa, Inc. 
Class B common stock.   

In addition to securities that have been reclassified as pledged to creditors, securities with an amortized cost of $5.1 billion 
and $5.0 billion at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, have been pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements, 
public and trust funds on deposit and for other purposes, as required by law. The secured parties do not have the right to sell 
or re-pledge these securities. 

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Temporarily Impaired Securities as of December 31, 2009 
(In Thousands) 

Number 
of  
Securities 

Less Than 12 Months 
Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Loss 

12 Months or Longer 
Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Loss 

Total 

Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Loss 

Investment: 

Municipal and  
       other tax exempt 

Available for sale: 
Municipal and 

other tax-exempt 
Residential mortgage-

backed securities: 
U. S. agencies: 
FNMA 
FHLMC 
  GNMA 
  Other 
Total U.S. agencies 
Private issue: 

Alt-A loans 
Jumbo-A loans 
Total private issue 

Total residential 

mortgage-backed 
securities 

Other debt securities 
Equity securities and 
      mutual funds 

Total available for sale 

Total 

 15 

$ 

1,490  $ 

14 

$ 

  2,991 

$ 

43 

$ 

4,481  $   

57 

27 

21 
8 
16 
4 
49 

21 
65 
86 

34,373 

265 

657 

46 

35,030 

311 

497,659 
212,618 
460,144 
87,434 
1,257,855 

6,864 
1,568 
6,906 
5,390 
20,728 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

195,808 
596,554 
792,362 

66,298 
102,718 
169,016 

497,659 
212,618 
460,144 
87,434 
1,257,855 

195,808 
596,554 
792,362 

6,864 
1,568 
6,906 
5,390 
20,728 

66,298 
102,718 
169,016 

  135 

1,257,855 

20,728 

792,362 

169,016 

2,050,217 

189,744 

5 

8,116 

26 

31 

1 

8,147 

27 

4 
    171 
    186 

524 
2,790 
    1,303,134 
  21,543 
$  1,304,624  $    21,557 

– 
    793,050 
$   796,041 

– 
169,063 
$169,106 

524 
2,790 
    2,096,184 
  190,606 
$   2,100,665  $    190,663 

Temporarily Impaired Securities as of December 31, 2008 
(In Thousands) 

Number 
of  
Securities 

Less Than 12 Months 
Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Loss 

12 Months or Longer 
Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Loss 

Total 

Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Loss 

Investment: 

Municipal and 

other tax exempt 

 63 

$ 

10,331  $ 

  147 

$ 

  7,914 

$ 

  202 

  $ 

18,245 

  $ 

349 

Available for sale: 
Municipal and  

other tax-exempt 
Residential mortgage-

backed securities: 
U. S. agencies: 
FNMA 
FHLMC 

  Other 
Total U.S. agencies 
Private issue: 

Alt-A loans 
Jumbo-A loans 
Total private issue 

Total residential 

mortgage-backed 
securities 

Other debt securities 
Perpetual preferred stock 
Total available for sale 

Total 

4 

645 

30 

1,269 

8 

1,914 

38 

31 
28 
1 
60 

27 
87 
114 

  484,689 
273,829 
36,444 
794,962 

24,655 
273,081 
297,736 

6,266 
3,413 
99 
9,778 

16,251 
67,470 
83,721 

65,219 
152,222 
– 
217,441 

243,890 
692,187 
936,077 

834 
1,428 
– 
2,262 

108,322 
203,681 
312,003 

549,908 
426,051 
36,444 
1,012,403 

268,545 
965,268 
1,233,813 

7,100 
4,841 
99 
12,040 

124,573 
271,151 
395,724 

  174 

1,092,698 

93,499 

1,153,518 

314,265 

2,246,216 

407,764 

2 
10 
    190 
    253 

– 
4,739 
1,098,082 

– 
1,155 
  94,684 
$  1,108,413  $    94,831 

36 
16,962 
1,171,785 

1 
9,616 
323,890 
$   1,179,699  $  324,092 

36 
21,701 
    2,269,867 
  $ 2,288,112 

1 
10,771 
  418,574 
  $418,923 

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On a quarterly basis, the Company performs separate evaluations of impaired debt and equity securities to determine if the 
unrealized losses are temporary.    

For debt securities, management determines whether it intends to sell or if it is more-likely-than-not that it will be required 
to sell impaired securities.  This determination considers current and forecasted liquidity requirements, regulatory and 
capital requirements and securities portfolio management.  During 2009, the Company recognized a $1.3 million other-
than-temporary charge on $91 million of impaired debt securities that it intended to sell. These securities were sold during 
the year.  At December 31, 2009, the Company does not intend to sell any impaired available for sale securities before fair 
value recovers to our current amortized cost and it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will not be required to sell 
impaired securities before fair value recovers.   

For all impaired debt securities for which there was no intent or expected requirement to sell, the evaluation considers all 
available evidence to assess whether it is more likely than not that all amounts due would not be collected according to the 
security’s contractual terms.  

As of December 31, 2009, the composition of the Company’s securities portfolio by the lowest current credit rating 
assigned by any of the three nationally-recognized rating agencies is as follows (in thousands): 

Held-to-Maturity: 

Municipal and 

other tax-exempt 

Other debt securities 

Total 

Available for Sale: 

U.S. Treasury 

Municipal and 

other tax-exempt 

Residential mortgage-

backed securities: 

U. S. agencies: 

  FNMA 

  FHLMC 

  GNMA 

  Other 

Total U.S. agencies 

Private issue: 

Alt-A loans 

Jumbo-A loans 

Total private issue 

Total residential  

mortgage-backed 

securities 

Other debt securities 

Federal Reserve Bank 

U.S. Govt / GSE (1) 

AAA - AA 

A - BBB 

Below Investment Grade 

Not Rated 

Total 

Amortized 

Fair 

Amortized 

Fair 

Amortized 

Fair 

Amortized 

Fair  

Amortized 

Cost 

Value 

Cost 

Value 

Cost 

Value 

Cost 

Value 

Cost 

Fair  

Value 

Amortized 

Cost 

Fair 

Value 

$           – 

$           – 

$ 52,157 

$ 53,771 

$ 59,053 

$ 60,366 

$           – 

$           – 

$  121,358 

$ 124,710 

$ 232,568 

$ 238,847 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1,350 

1,350 

– 

– 

6,487 

6,507 

7,837 

7,857 

$           – 

$           – 

$ 52,157 

$ 53,771 

$ 60,403 

$ 61,716 

$           – 

$           – 

$ 127,845 

$ 131,217 

$ 240,405 

$ 246,704 

$  6,998 

$  7,020 

$        – 

$        – 

$        – 

$        – 

$            – 

$         – 

$            – 

$         – 

$  6,998 

$  7,020 

– 

– 

 41,445 

 42,293 

  7,761 

  7,850 

  9,818 

  9,724 

2,244 

2,334 

61,268 

62,201 

3,690,280 

3,782,180 

2,479,522 

2,547,978 

1,221,577 

1,225,042 

254,438 

254,128 

7,645,817 

7,809,328 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

22,444 

19,601 

13,254 

12,585 

 226,408 

163,622 

222,875 

199,912 

113,841 

100,288 

362,556 

296,354 

245,319 

219,513 

127,095 

112,873 

588,964 

459,976 

7,645,817 

7,809,328 

245,319 

219,513 

127,095 

112,873 

588,964 

459,976 

– 

– 

14,592 

14,566 

–

2,550 

2,550 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

19,224 

22,275 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

32 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

31 

– 

– 

– 

3,690,280 

3,782,180 

2,479,522 

2,547,978 

1,221,577 

1,225,042 

254,438 

254,128 

7,645,817 

7,809,328 

262,106 

699,272 

195,808 

596,554 

961,378 

792,362 

8,607,195 

8,601,690 

17,174 

17,147 

32,526 

32,526 

78,999 

19,224 

78,999 

22,275 

35,414 

50,165 

35,414 

50,165 

– 

– 
  $301,356   $276,372   $ 154,080 

– 

  $142,998   $  601,332 

  $  472,250 

  $ 

37,690    $ 

52,530 

  $  8,858,798    $  8,872,023 

stock 

32,526 

32,526 

Federal Home Loan 

Bank stock 

78,999 

78,999 

Perpetual preferred stock 

– 

– 

Equity securities and 

mutual funds 

Total 

– 
  $7,764,340  $  7,927,873 

– 

(1) 

U.S. government and government sponsored enterprises are not rated by the nationally-recognized rating agencies as these securities are guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. 
government or government-sponsored enterprises. 

Impairment of debt securities rated investment grade by all nationally-recognized rating agencies are considered temporary 
unless specific contrary information is identified.  None of the debt securities rated investment grade were considered to be 
other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2009. 

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At December 31, 2009, approximately $589 million of the portfolio of privately issued mortgage-backed securities (based 
on amortized cost after impairment charges) was rated below investment grade by at least one of the nationally-recognized 
rating agencies.  The aggregate unrealized loss on these securities totaled $129 million.  Ratings by the nationally 
recognized rating agencies are subjective in nature and accordingly ratings can vary significantly amongst the agencies.  
Limitations generally expressed by the rating agencies include statements that ratings do not predict the specific percentage 
default likelihood over any given period of time and that ratings do not opine on expected loss severity of an obligation 
should the issuer default.  As such, the impairment of securities rated below investment grade by at least one of the 
nationally-recognized rating agencies was evaluated to determine if management expects not to recover the entire 
amortized cost basis of the security.  This evaluation was based on projections of estimated cash flows based on individual 
loans underlying each security using current and anticipated increases in unemployment and default rates, decreases in 
housing prices and estimated liquidation costs at foreclosure.  The primary assumptions used in this evaluation were: 

•  Unemployment rates – increasing to 10.5% over the next 12 months, dropping to 8% for the following 12 

months, and holding at 8% thereafter. 

•  Housing price depreciation – starting with current depreciated housing prices based on information derived from 
the Federal Housing Finance Agency data, decreasing by an additional 7.5% over the next twelve months and 
holding at that level thereafter. 
Estimated Liquidation Costs – held constant at 27% of the then-current depreciated housing price at estimated 
foreclosure date. 

• 

•  Discount rates – estimated cash flows were discounted at rates that range from 5.50% to 6.14% based on our 

current expected yields. 

The Company also considers the adjusted loan-to-value ratio and credit enhancement coverage ratio as part of the 
assessment of the cash flows available to recover the amortized cost of the debt securities.  Each factor is given equal 
weight in the evaluation. 

Adjusted loan-to-value ratio is an estimate of the current collateral value available to support the realizable value of the 
security.  The Company calculates the adjusted loan-to-value ratio for each security using loan-level data.  The adjusted 
loan-to-value ratio is the original loan-to-value ratio adjusted for market-specific home price depreciation and the credit 
enhancement on the specific tranche of the security owned by the Company.  The home price depreciation is derived from 
the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”).  FHFA provides historical information on home price depreciation at both 
the Metropolitan Statistical Area (“MSA”) and state level.  This information is matched to each loan to calculate the home 
price depreciation.  Data is accumulated from the loan level to determine the adjusted loan-to-value ratio for the security as 
a whole.  The Company believes that an adjusted loan-to-value ratio above 85% provides evidence that the collateral value 
may not provide sufficient cash flows to support our carrying value.  The 85% guideline provides for further home price 
depreciation in future periods beyond our assumptions of current loss trends for residential real estate loans and is 
consistent with current underwriting standards used by the Company to originate new residential mortgage loans.   

A distribution of the amortized cost (after recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment) and fair value by adjusted 
loan to value ratio is as follows (in thousands):   

Adjusted LTV Ratio 
< 70 % 
70 < 75 
75 < 80 
80 < 85 
>= 85 
Total 

Number of 
Securities 
4 
– 
7 
9 
5 
25 

Amortized Cost 
46,229 
  $ 
– 
169,886 
274,813 
98,036 
 $  588,964 

  $ 

Fair Value 
41,236 
– 
130,815 
219,410 
68,515 
 $  459,976 

Number of 
Securities 
– 
– 
2 
6 
5 
13 

Amount 

  $ 

 $ 

– 
– 
2,330 
14,177 
8,635 
25,142 

Credit Loss Recognized 

Credit enhancement coverage ratio is an estimate of credit enhancement available to absorb current projected losses within 
the pool of loans that support the security.  The Company acquires the benefit of credit enhancement by investing in super-
senior tranches for many of these mortgage-backed securities.  Subordinated tranches held by other investors are 
specifically designed to absorb losses before the super-senior tranches which effectively doubled the typical credit support 
for these types of bonds.  Current projected losses consider depreciation of home prices based on FHFA data, estimated 
costs and additional losses to liquidate collateral and delinquency status of the individual loans underlying the security.  
Management believes that a credit enhancement coverage ratio below 1.50 provides evidence that current credit 
enhancement may not provide sufficient cash flows of the individual loans to support our carrying value at the security 
level.  The credit enhancement coverage ratio guideline of 1.50 times is based on standard underwriting criteria which 
consider loans with coverage ratios of 1.20 to 1.25 times to be well-secured.   

Additional evidence considered by the Company is the adjusted loan-to-value ratio and the FICO score of individual 
borrowers whose loans are still performing within the collateral pool as forward-looking indicators of possible future losses 
that could affect our evaluation.   

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Based on projected declines in expected cash flows from certain private-label residential mortgage-backed securities, the 
Company recognized $25 million of credit loss impairment in earnings during 2009.  Additional impairment based on the 
difference between the total unrealized losses and the estimated credit losses on these securities was charged against other 
comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes.   

Impaired equity securities, including perpetual preferred stocks, are evaluated based on management’s ability and intent to 
hold the securities until fair value recovers over periods not to exceed three years.  The assessment of the ability and intent 
to hold these securities focuses on liquidity needs, asset / liability management objectives and securities portfolio 
objectives.  Factors considered when assessing recovery include forecasts of general economic conditions and specific 
performance of the issuer, analyst ratings and credit spreads for preferred stocks which have debt-like characteristics.  All 
impairment of equity securities was considered temporary at December 31, 2009.  During 2009, the Company recognized 
$8.0 million in other-than-temporary impairment charges against the portfolio of preferred stocks.  

The following represents the composition of net impairment losses recognized in earnings (in thousands): 

OTTI related to perpetual preferred stocks 
OTTI on debt securities due to change in 
   intent to sell 
OTTI on debt securities not intended for sale 
Less:  Portion of OTTI recognized in  
   other comprehensive income 
OTTI recognized in earnings related to 
   credit losses on debt securities not intended 
   for sale 
Total OTTI recognized in earnings 

Year Ended December 31,  
2008 

2007 

2009 

$    

(8,008) 

$    

(5,306) 

$    

(8,641) 

    (1,263) 
      (119,883) 

      (94,741) 

   – 
      – 

      – 

   – 
      – 

      – 

     (25,142)  
(34,413) 

$     

     –  
(5,306) 

$     

     –  
(8,641) 

$     

The following is a tabular roll forward of the amount of credit-related OTTI recognized on available-for-sale debt securities 
in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 (in thousands): 

Balance of credit-related OTTI recognized on available for 
sale debt securities at January 1, 2009 
Additions for credit-related OTTI not previously 
   recognized 
Additions for increases in credit-related OTTI 
   previously recognized when there is no intent to 
   sell and no requirement to sell before recovery of 
   amortized cost 
Balance of credit-related OTTI recognized on available for 
sale debt securities at December 31, 2009 

 $       –        

  21,468 

3,674 

$   25,142 

Mortgage Trading Securities 

Mortgage trading securities are mortgage-backed securities that have been designated as an economic hedge of the 
mortgage servicing rights and are separately identified on the balance sheet.  The Company elected to carry these securities 
at fair value.  Changes in fair value are recognized in earnings as they occur.  As of December 31, 2009, mortgage trading 
securities were carried at their $286 million fair value and had a net unrealized loss of $2.1 million.  As of December 31, 
2008, mortgage trading securities were carried at their $399 million fair value and had a net unrealized gain of $13 million.  
The Company recognized a net loss of $13 million on mortgage trading securities in 2009 and a net gain of $11 million 
during 2008. 

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(3) Derivatives 

The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative contracts recorded as “derivative contracts” assets and 
liabilities in the balance sheet at December 31, 2009 (in thousands): 

Gross Basis 

Net Basis2 

Assets 

Liabilities 

Assets 

Liabilities 

Notional¹ 

Fair Value 

Notional¹ 

Fair Value 

Notional¹ 

Fair Value 

Notional¹ 

Fair Value 

$  4,377,115 
3,588,767 
23,196 

$   110,449 
454,978 
1,004 

$  4,367,002 
3,719,796 
31,715 

$   115,413 
450,614 
875 

$  4,377,115 
591,294 
23,196 

$   110,449 
174,319 
1,004 

$  4,367,002 
711,885 
31,715 

$   115,413 
176,983 
875 

63,942 
66,248 
8,119,268 

– 
8,119,268 

64,182 
5,493 
636,106 

– 
636,106 

64,182 
66,248 
8,248,943 

– 

8,248,943 

64,182 
5,493 
636,577 

– 
636,577 

63,942 
66,248 
5,121,795 

– 
5,121,795 

64,182 
5,493 
355,447 

64,182 
66,248 
5,241,032 

(13,229) 
342,218 

– 
5,241,032 

Customer Risk 
  Management Programs: 
Interest rate contracts 
Energy contracts 
Agriculture contracts 
Foreign exchange 

contracts 
CD options 
Total Customer Derivatives 
   before cash collateral 
      Less: cash collateral 
Total customer derivatives 

64,182 
5,493 
362,946 

(54,586) 
308,360 

– 
$   308,360 

Interest Rate Risk 
  Management Programs 
Total Derivative Contracts 

– 
$  8,248,943 
¹  Notional amounts for commodity contracts are converted into dollar-equivalent amounts based on dollar prices at the inception 

– 
$  5,241,032 

43,357 
$  5,165,152 

43,357 
$  8,162,625 

1,564 
$   343,782 

1,564 
$   637,670 

– 
$   636,577 

of the contract. 

2  Derivative contracts are recorded on a net basis in the balance sheet in recognition of master netting agreements that enable the 
Company to settle all derivative positions with a given counterparty in total and to offset the net derivative position with the 
related cash collateral. 

The following summarizes the pre-tax net gains (losses) on derivative instruments and where they are recorded in the 
income statement (in thousands): 

Year ended  
December 31, 2009 

Brokerage 
and 
Trading 
Revenue 

Gain (Loss) 
on 
Derivatives, 
Net 

Customer Risk Management Programs: 
   Interest rate contracts 
   Energy contracts 
   Agriculture contracts 
   Foreign exchange contracts 
   CD options 
Total Customer Derivatives 

$ 

Interest Rate Risk Management Programs 
Total Derivative Contracts 

$ 

2,780 
3,480 
728 
593 
– 
7,581 

– 
7,581 

$ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(11,235) 
$  (11,235) 

For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, net interest revenue decreased $13.1 million and $7.0 million, 
respectively, from the settlements of amounts receivable or payable on interest rate swaps.  For the year ended December 
31, 2007, net interest revenue was increased by $6.8 million from the settlement of amounts receivable or payable on 
interest rate swaps. 

The notional amount and the fair value of derivative contracts included in residential mortgage loans held for sale on the 
balance sheet and related gain (loss) included in mortgage banking revenue due to changes in the fair value of derivative 
contracts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009 were (in thousands): 

Mortgage loan commitments 
Forward sales contracts 

Mortgage Loans Held for 

Sale 

Notional 

Fair Value 

Mortgage 
Banking 
Revenue 

$   117,716 
333,218 

$        496 
3,626 
$     4,122 

$     (1,673) 
5,786 
$      4,113 

None of these derivative contracts have been designated as hedging instruments.  

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(4) Loans 

Significant components of the loan portfolio are as follows (in thousands): 

2009 

2008 

December 31, 

Fixed 
Rate 

Variable 
Rate 

Non- 
accrual 

Total 

Fixed 
Rate 

Variable 
Rate 

Non- 
accrual 

Total 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer   
Total    

Loans past due (90 days) 

Foregone interest on nonaccrual loans 

$  2,917,814    $3,188,642  $  101,384 
 204,924 
  29,989 
3,058 

$  6,207,840
2,491,434
1,793,622
786,802
$  5,021,282    $5,919,061  $  339,355  $  11,279,698

1,513,269 
993,972 
223,178 

773,241 
769,661 
560,566 

$3,012,649   $4,264,108  $  134,846  $7,411,603 
 137,279  2,701,248 
  27,387  1,752,574 
561  1,010,581 
$5,437,835   $7,138,098  $  300,073  $12,876,006 

1,716,153 
952,953 
204,884 

847,816
772,234
805,136

$ 

$ 

10,308  

17,015  

  $  19,123

  $ 

8,391

At December 31, 2009, approximately $5.1 billion or 46% of the total loan portfolio is to businesses and individuals in 
Oklahoma and $3.2 billion or 29% of our total loan portfolio is to businesses and individuals in Texas.  This geographic 
concentration subjects the loan portfolio to the general economic conditions within this area. 

Approximately $2.6 billion or 43% of the commercial portfolio are to business in Oklahoma and $2.0 billion or 32% of our 
commercial loan portfolio are to business in Texas.  At December 31, 2009, loans to energy-related businesses within the 
commercial loan classification, totaled $1.9 billion or 17% of total loans and loans to service-related businesses totaled $1.8 
billion or 16% of total loans. Approximately $1.0 billion of loans in the services category consists of loans with individual 
balances of less than $10 million.  Other notable segments include wholesale/retail, $922 million; healthcare, $793 million; 
and manufacturing, $404 million.   

Approximately 33% of commercial real estate loans are secured by properties located in Oklahoma, primarily in the Tulsa 
and Oklahoma City metropolitan areas. An additional 30% of commercial real estate loans are secured by property located 
in Texas, primarily in the Dallas and Houston areas. The major components of these properties are construction and land 
development, $645 million; office buildings, $463 million; retail facilities, $423 million; and multifamily residences, $360 
million.  

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, residential mortgage loans included $15.8 million and $12.8 million, respectively, and 
consumer loans included $94 thousand and $254 thousand, respectively, of loans with repayment terms that have been 
modified from the original contracts. 

Credit Commitments 
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of conditions established 
in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment 
of a fee. At December 31, 2009, outstanding commitments totaled $5.0 billion. Because some commitments are expected to 
expire before being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. BOK 
Financial uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does loans. 

The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based upon management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. 

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. 
Because the credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan 
commitments, BOK Financial uses the same credit policies in evaluating the creditworthiness of the customer. 
Additionally, BOK Financial uses the same evaluation process in obtaining collateral on standby letters of credit as it does 
for loan commitments. The term of these standby letters of credit is defined in each commitment and typically corresponds 
with the underlying loan commitment. At December 31, 2009, outstanding standby letters of credit totaled $588 million.  
Commercial letters of credit are used to facilitate customer trade transactions with the drafts being drawn when the 
underlying transaction is consummated. At December 31, 2009, outstanding commercial letters of credit totaled 
$13 million. 

The Company also has off-balance sheet credit risk for residential loans sold with full or partial recourse.  These loans 
consist of first lien, fixed rate residential mortgage loans originated under various community development programs and 
sold to U.S. government agencies.  These loans were underwritten to standards approved by the agencies, including full 
documentation.  However, these loans have a higher risk of delinquency and losses given default than traditional residential 
mortgage loans.  A separate recourse reserve is maintained for this off-balance sheet credit risk.  At December 31, 2009, the 
principal balance of loans sold subject to recourse obligations totaled $331 million and the reserve for credit risk from these 

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loans totaled $14 million.  Provision for loan losses incurred during 2009 and 2008 totaled $12.2 million and $8.6 million, 
respectively. 

Reserve for Credit Losses 

The activity in the reserve for loan losses is summarized as follows (in thousands): 

2009 

2008 

2007 

Beginning balance 
Provision for loan losses 
Loans charged off 
Recoveries 
Addition due to acquisitions 
Ending balance 

$  233,236 
196,678 
(148,499) 
10,680 
– 
$  292,095 

$  126,677 
208,280 
(122,211) 
20,490 
– 
$  233,236 

$  109,497 
34,758 
(31,617) 
10,511 
3,528 
$  126,677 

The activity in the reserve for off-balance sheet credit losses is summarized as follows (in thousands): 

Beginning balance 
Provision for off-balance 
  sheet credit losses 

2009 

2008 

2007 

$  15,166  $  20,853  $ 20,890 

(778)

(5,687)

(37) 

Ending balance 

$  14,388  $  15,166  $ 20,853 

Provision for credit losses 

$  195,900  $202,593  $ 34,721 

Reserve for Recourse Loan Losses 

The activity in the reserve for losses on loans sold with recourse is summarized as follows (in thousands): 

2009 

2008 

2007 

Beginning balance 
Provision for recourse losses 
Loans charged off, net 
Ending balance 

$ 

8,767 
12,210 
(7,196) 
$  13,781 

$ 

$ 

3,560 
8,577 
(3,370) 
8,767 

$ 

$ 

2,473 
1,092 
(5) 
3,560 

Impaired Loans 

Investments in loans considered to be impaired under FAS 114 were as follows (in thousands): 

Investment in loans impaired 
under FAS 114 (all of 
which were on a  
nonaccrual basis) 

Loans with specific reserves 

for loss 

Specific reserve balance 
No specific related reserve 

for loss 

Average recorded investment 

in impaired loans 

December 31, 
2008 

2007 

2009 

$ 316,666 

$269,908

$  74,085 

204,076 
36,168 

194,292 
28,532 

22,749 
4,425 

112,590 

75,616 

51,336 

327,935 

179,808 

44,535 

Approximately $85 million of losses on impaired loans with no related specific reserves at December 31, 2009 were 
charged off against the allowance for loan losses during 2009.  Interest income recognized on impaired loans during 
2009, 2008 and 2007 was not significant. 

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 (5) Premises and Equipment 

Premises and equipment at December 31 are summarized as follows (in thousands):  

Land 
Buildings and improvements 
Software 
Furniture and equipment 
Subtotal 
Less accumulated depreciation 
Total 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

$  76,900 
226,724 
61,347 
122,842 
487,813 
207,553 
$ 280,260 

$  71,306 
221,035 
55,488 
136,785 
484,614 
207,156 
$ 277,458 

Depreciation expense of premises and equipment was $32.5 million, $28.4 million and $25.6 million for the years ended 
December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.   

(6) Intangible Assets 

The following table presents the original cost and accumulated amortization of intangible assets (in thousands): 

Core deposit premiums 
Less accumulated amortization 
Net core deposit premiums 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

$  109,417 
100,664 
8,753 

$  109,417 
95,059 
14,358 

Other identifiable intangible assets 
Less accumulated amortization 
Net other identifiable intangible assets 

16,791 
6,906 
9,885 

16,791 
5,769 
11,022 

Goodwill 
Less accumulated amortization 
Net goodwill 
Total intangible assets, net 

388,736 
53,135 
335,601 
$  354,239 

388,964 
53,135 
335,829 
$  361,209 

Expected amortization expense for intangible assets that will continue to be amortized (in thousands): 

Core 
Deposit 
Premiums 

Other 
Identifiable 
Intangible Assets 

2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 
2014 
Thereafter 

4,131 
2,227 
815 
485 
433 
662 
  $  8,753 

1,163 
1,190 
1,218 
936 
334 
5,044 
$  9,885 

Total 

5,294 
3,417 
2,033 
1,421 
767 
5,706 
  $ 18,638 

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The net amortized cost of identifiable intangible assets at December 31, 2009 is assigned to the Company’s geographic markets as 
follows (in thousands): 

Core deposit premiums: 

Texas 
Colorado  
Arizona 

Other identifiable intangible assets: 

Oklahoma 
Colorado  
Kansas / Missouri 

Goodwill: 

Oklahoma 
Texas 
New Mexico 
Colorado  
Arizona 

$   5,735 
2,609 
409 
8,753 

  $ 

  $ 

   $ 

5,923 
3,172 
790 
9,885 

  $ 

8,173 
240,122 
15,273 
55,611 
16,422 
   $ 335,601 

Changes in the carrying value goodwill by operating segment are as follows (in thousands): 

Commercial 

Consumer 

Wealth 
Management 

Total 

Balance January 1, 2009 

 $     266,728  

 $      39,251 

 $        29,850 

 $ 335,829  

Impairment 

                -    

           (228) 

                 -    

         (228) 

Balance December 31, 2009 

 $     266,728  

 $      39,023 

 $        29,850 

 $ 335,601  

As a result of the annual goodwill evaluation, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $228 thousand related to the 
consumer banking operating segment in the Arizona market.  The annual goodwill evaluation did not indicate impairment 
for any reporting unit in 2008 or 2007.  Economic conditions did not indicate that impairment existed for any identifiable 
intangible assets and therefore no impairment evaluation was performed. 

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(7) Mortgage Banking Activities  

BOK Financial engages in mortgage banking activities through the BOk Mortgage Division of BOk. Residential mortgage 
loans held for sale totaled $218 million and $129 million, and outstanding mortgage loan commitments totaled $145 million 
and $241 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Mortgage loan commitments are generally outstanding for 
60 to 90 days and are subject to both credit and interest rate risk. Credit risk is managed through underwriting policies and 
procedures, including collateral requirements, which are generally accepted by the secondary loan markets. Exposure to 
interest rate fluctuations is partially managed through forward sales of mortgage-backed securities and forward sales 
contracts. These latter contracts set the price for loans that will be delivered in the next 60 to 90 days. As of December 31, 
2009, the unrealized gain on forward sales contracts used to manage the mortgage pipeline interest rate risk was 
approximately $3.6 million.  Gains on mortgage loans sold, including capitalized mortgage servicing rights, totaled $31.1 
million in 2009, $9.5 million in 2008 and $5.2 million in 2007. 

At December 31, 2009, BOK Financial owned the rights to service 64,104 mortgage loans with outstanding principal 
balances of $7.4 billion, including $828 million serviced for affiliates, and held related funds of $86 million for investors 
and borrowers. The weighted average interest rate and remaining term was 5.66% and 292 months, respectively. Mortgage 
loans sold with recourse totaled $331 million at December 31, 2009, and $17 million of loans sold with recourse were 
either 90 days or more delinquent or were in bankruptcy or foreclosure.  At December 31, 2008, BOK Financial owned the 
rights to service 58,023 mortgage loans with outstanding principal balances of $6.0 billion, including $793 million serviced 
for affiliates, and held related funds of $65 million for investors and borrowers. The weighted average interest rate and 
remaining term was 6.15% and 284 months, respectively. Mortgage loans sold with recourse totaled $391 million at 
December 31, 2008, and $13.2 million of loans sold with recourse were 90 days or more delinquent.  Servicing revenue and 
late charges on loans serviced for others, which are included in mortgage banking revenue in the Consolidated Statements 
of Earnings totaled $20.0 million for 2009, $17.6 million for 2008 and $17.1 million for 2007.  

The portfolio of mortgage servicing rights exposes BOK Financial to interest rate risk. During periods of falling interest 
rates, mortgage loan prepayments increase, reducing the value of the mortgage servicing rights. See Note 1 for specific 
accounting policies for mortgage servicing rights. 

Activity in capitalized mortgage servicing rights and related valuation allowance during 2007, 2008 and 2009 are as follows 
(in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2006 

Additions, net 

Change in fair value due to loan runoff 

Change in fair value due to market changes 

Balance at December 31, 2007 

Additions, net 

Change in fair value due to loan runoff 

Change in fair value due to market changes 

Balance at December 31, 2008 

Additions, net 

Change in fair value due to loan runoff 

Change in fair value due to market changes 

Balance at December 31, 2009 

Capitalized Mortgage Servicing Rights 
Purchased  Originated 

Total 

$  12,813      $  53,133       $  65,946 

3,628 

14,080 

(2,478) 

(57) 

(8,274) 

(2,836) 

17,708 

(10,752) 

(2,893) 

$    13,906      $  56,103 

$  70,009 

– 

19,220 

(2,286) 

(9,676) 

(5,267) 

(29,248) 

19,220 

(11,962) 

(34,515) 

$      6,353    $   36,399       $  42,752 

– 

39,869 

39,869 

(2,526) 

(18,395) 

(20,921) 

4,001 

8,123 

12,124 

$     7,828 

$   65,996 

$  73,824 

Fair value is determined by discounting the projected net cash flows. Significant assumptions are: 

Discount rate – Indexed to a risk-free rate commensurate with the average life of the servicing portfolio plus a market 
premium. The discount rate at December 31, 2009 was 11.2%. 

Prepayment rate – Annual prepayment estimates ranging from 8.1% to 26.9% based upon loan interest rate, original 
term and loan type. 

Loan servicing costs – $43 to $66 annually per loan based upon loan type. 

Escrow earnings rate – Indexed to rates paid on deposit accounts with a comparable average life. The escrow earnings 
rate at December 31, 2009 was 2.98%. 

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The effect of a 50 basis point decrease in mortgage interest rates on all significant assumptions is expected to decrease the 
fair value of mortgage servicing rights by $9.7 million. 

Stratification of the mortgage loan-servicing portfolio, outstanding principal of loans serviced, and related hedging 
information by interest rate at December 31, 2009 follows (in thousands): 

< 5.51% 

5.51% - 6.50% 

6.51% - 7.50% 

=> 7.51% 

Total 

Fair value 

  $ 

42,150 

  $ 

23,480 

Outstanding principal of loans serviced1 

  $  3,433,000 

  $  2,216,000 

$ 

$ 

6,630 

$ 

1,564 

  $ 

73,824 

721,994 

$  141,006 

  $  6,512,000 

1  Excludes outstanding principal of $828 million for loans serviced for affiliates and $27 million of mortgage loans for which 

there are no capitalized mortgage servicing rights. 

On February 9, 2010, the Company finalized an agreement to purchase the rights to service approximately $4.1 
billion of residential mortgage loans largely concentrated in New Mexico from Charter Bank of Albuquerque, New 
Mexico, for $34 million in cash.  The loans to be serviced are predominantly held by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and 
Ginnie Mae. 

(8) Deposits 

Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows (in thousands): 
2009 

2008 

2007 

Transaction deposits 
Savings 
Time: 

Certificates of deposits 
under $100,000 
Certificates of deposits 
$100,000 and over 

Other time deposits 

Total time 
Total 

  $  51,607 
614 

  $ 121,403 
676 

  $ 194,617 
1,499 

57,486 

70,806 

88,465 

37,193 
17,462 
112,141 
  $ 164,362 

78,965 
17,074 
166,845 
  $ 288,924 

110,791 
17,374 
216,630 
  $ 412,746 

The aggregate amounts of time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $2.1 
billion and $3.1 billion, respectively. 

Time deposit maturities are as follows:  2010 – $2.9 billion, 2011 – $187 million, 2012 – $120 million, 2013 – $131 
million, 2014 – $60 million and $350 million thereafter.  At December 31, 2009, the Company had $36 million in fixed 
rate, brokered certificates of deposits.  The weighted-average interest rate paid on these certificates is 3.88%.   

Interest expense on time deposits was reduced by $11.5 million and $6.9 million in 2009 and 2008, respectively, from the 
net accrued settlement of interest rate swaps.  Interest expense on time deposits was increased by $2.6 million in 2007 from 
the net accrued settlement of interest rate swaps.  

The aggregate amount of overdrawn transaction deposits that have been reclassified as loan balances was $13 million at 
December 31, 2009 and $35 million at December 31, 2008. 

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(9) Other Borrowings 

Information relating to other borrowings is summarized as follows (dollars in thousands): 

2009 

Maximum 
Outstanding 
At Any 

Balance 

Rate  Month End 

December 31 

2008 

Maximum 
Outstanding 
At Any 

2007 

Maximum 
Outstanding 
At Any 

Balance 

Rate  Month End 

Balance 

Rate  Month End 

Parent Company: 

Revolving, unsecured line    $ 

Subsidiary Banks: 

– 

–%   $  50,000 

  $ 

50,000   3.78%  $  50,000   $ 

50,000   5.42%  $  50,000 

Funds purchased and 

repurchase agreements 
Federal Home Loan Bank 

advances 

Federal Reserve advances 
Subordinated debentures 
Other 

Total subsidiary banks 

Total other borrowings 

2,471,743    0.29 

2,798,274 

3,025,399   0.72

3,686,019 

3,225,131   4.30

3,225,131 

1,253,051    0.23 
850,000    0.25 
398,539    5.53 
30,306    1.69 
5,003,639    0.71 
  $  5,003,639    0.72 

2,053,130 
1,100,000 
398,539 
43,949 

991,401   1.76
450,000   0.24
398,407   5.51
30,653   2.62
4,895,860   1.30
  $  4,945,860   1.32

2,391,618 
450,000 
398,407 
44,227 

938,168   4.65
–
– 
398,273   5.91
39,396   4.10
4,600,968   4.52
   $  4,650,968   4.53

938,168 
– 
548,187 
43,985 

Aggregate annual principal repayments of long-term debt at December 31, 2009 are as follows (in thousands): 

2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 
2014 
Thereafter 
Total 

Parent 
Company 

Subsidiary 
Banks 

  $ 

  $ 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

  $ 4,589,362 
2,055 
1,399 
525 
525 
409,773 
  $ 5,003,639 

Funds purchased generally mature within one to ninety days from the transaction date. At December 31, 2009, securities 
sold under agreements to repurchase totaled $1.3 billion with related accrued interest payable of $194 thousand.  

Additional information relating to repurchase agreements at December 31, 2009 is as follows (dollars in thousands): 

Security Sold/Maturity 

Amortized 
Cost 

Market 
Value 

Repurchase 
Liability1 

Average 
Rate 

U.S. Agency Securities: 
  Overnight1 
  Long-term 

  $ 1,188,400 
139,674 
  $ 1,328,074 
1 BOK Financial maintains control over the securities underlying overnight repurchase agreements and generally transfers control 
over securities underlying longer-term dealer repurchase agreements to the respective counterparty. 

  $  1,170,682 
145,888 
  $  1,316,570 

  $ 1,006,619 
163,088 
  $ 1,169,707 

Total Agency Securities 

0.31% 
4.71 
0.93% 

Borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Banks are used for funding purposes. In accordance with policies of the Federal 
Home Loan Banks, BOK Financial has granted a blanket pledge of eligible assets (generally unencumbered U.S. Treasury 
and mortgage-backed securities, 1-4 family loans and multifamily loans) as collateral for these advances.  The Federal 
Home Loan Banks have issued letters of credit totaling $468 million to secure BOK Financial’s obligations to depositors of 
public funds.  The unused credit available to BOK Financial at December 31, 2009 pursuant to the Federal Home Loan 
Bank’s collateral policies is $2.3 billion. 

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In 2008, the subsidiary banks began borrowing funds under the Federal Reserve Bank Term Auction Facility program.  
This is a temporary program which allows banks that are in generally sound financial condition to bid for funds.  Funds are 
borrowed for either 28 or 84 days and are secured by a pledge of eligible collateral.   Funds borrowed under this program 
totaled $850 million at December 31, 2009. 

Effective December 2, 2009, the Company amended the $188 million unsecured revolving credit agreement with George B. 
Kaiser, its Chairman and principal shareholder.  The amended terms of the credit agreement reduce the size of the credit 
agreement from $188 million to $100 million.  Interest on the outstanding balance due to Mr. Kaiser is based on one-month 
LIBOR plus 250 basis points and is payable quarterly.  Additional interest in the form of a facility fee is paid quarterly on 
the unused portion of the commitment at 50 basis points.  Previously, interest was due quarterly based on one-month 
LIBOR plus 125 basis points and the facility fee was paid quarterly on the unused portion of the commitment at 25 basis 
points.  The maturity date was extended to December 2, 2012 from December 2, 2010 and as with the original agreement, it 
has no restrictive covenants.  This credit agreement matures in December, 2010.  At December 31, 2008, the outstanding 
balance under this credit agreement was $50 million.  No amounts were outstanding under this credit agreement as of 
December 31, 2009 

In 2007, Bank of Oklahoma issued $250 million of subordinated debt due May 15, 2017.  Interest on this debt is based 
upon a fixed rate of 5.75% through May 14, 2012 and on a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.69% thereafter.  The 
proceeds of this debt were used to fund the Worth National Bank and First United Bank acquisitions and to fund continued 
asset growth. 

In 2005, Bank of Oklahoma issued $150 million of 10-year, fixed rate subordinated debt.  The cost of this subordinated 
debt, including issuance discounts and hedge loss is 5.56%.  The proceeds of this debt were used to repay $95 million of 
BOK Financial’s unsecured revolving line of credit and to provide additional capital to support asset growth.  During 2006, 
a $150 million notional amount interest rate swap was designated as a hedge of changes in fair value of the subordinated 
debt due to changes in interest rates.  The Company received a fixed rate of 5.257% and paid a variable rate based on 1-
month LIBOR.  This fair value hedging relationship was discontinued and the interest rate swap was terminated in April 
2007. 

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(10) Federal and State Income Taxes 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and 
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of 
deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands): 

Deferred tax liabilities: 

Available for sale securities 

mark-to-market 
Valuation adjustments 
Mortgage servicing rights 
Lease financing 
Other 

Total deferred tax liabilities 

Deferred tax assets: 

Available for sale securities 

mark-to-market 

Stock-based compensation 
Credit loss reserves 
Valuation adjustments 
Deferred book income 
Deferred compensation 
Book expense in excess of pension 
    contribution 
Other 

Total deferred tax assets 

Deferred tax assets in excess of 

deferred tax liabilities 

December 31, 
2009 

2008 

  $  6,500 
    30,000 
37,900 
18,200 
5,200 
97,800 

  $ 
– 
    33,800 
29,500 
19,800 
2,300 
85,400 

– 
7,100 
115,900 
26,000 
17,800 
17,000 

2,300 
18,500 
204,600 

126,300 
6,500 
94,200 
23,900 
22,300 
11,300 

1,200 
18,800 
304,500 

  $106,800 

  $219,100

The significant components of the provision for income taxes attributable to continuing operations for BOK Financial are 
shown below (in thousands): 

Years ended December 31, 
2008 

2009 

2007 

Current: 

Federal 
State 
Total current 

Deferred: 
Federal 
State 
Total deferred 

Total income tax 

  $  112,163 
16,759 
128,922 

  $  108,879 
7,377 
116,256 

  $  119,025 
10,179 
129,204 

(19,835) 
(2,382) 
(22,217) 
  $  106,705 

(47,685) 
(3,662) 
(51,347) 
  $  64,909 

(12,935)
(508)
(13,443)
  $  115,761 

The reconciliations of income attributable to continuing operations computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to 
income tax expense are as follows (in thousands): 

Amount: 

Federal statutory tax 
Tax exempt revenue 
Effect of state income taxes, 
net of federal benefit 
Non-controlling interest 
Utilization of tax credits 
Bank-owned life insurance 
Charitable contribution 
Reduction of tax accrual 
Other, net 
Total 

Years ended December 31, 
2007 
2008 
2009 

  $108,752 
(4,616) 

$73,710    $117,865
(4,204)

(4,173)

9,165 
(1,204) 
(1,327) 
(3,424) 
– 
– 
(641) 

5,783 
(1,167)
(1,218)
(3,411)
– 
– 
2,113 
  $106,705    $ 64,909    $115,761

1,278 
2,643 
(1,234)
(3,555)
(2,852)
(2,437)
1,529 

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Due to the favorable resolution of certain tax issues for the tax periods ended December 31, 2004, BOK Financial reduced 
its tax accrual by $2.4 million in 2008, which was credited against current income tax expense. 

Percent of pretax income: 
Federal statutory rate 
Tax-exempt revenue 
Effect of state income taxes,  

net of federal benefit 
Non-controlling interest 
Bank-owned life insurance 
Charitable contribution 
Reduction of tax accrual 
Other, net  
Total 

Years ended December 31, 
2007 
2008 
2009 

35% 
(2) 

3 
(1) 
(1) 
– 
– 
– 
 34%  

35% 
(2) 

1 
1 
(2) 
(1) 
(1) 
– 
 31%  

35% 
(1) 

1 
(1) 
(1) 
– 
– 
1 
 34%  

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands): 

Balance as of January 1  

Additions for tax for current year positions 
Settlements during the period 
Decreases in tax for prior year positions 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations 

Balance as of December 31 

2009 
$ 13,200 
4,050 
– 
(700) 
(4,250) 
$ 12,300 

2008 
$ 13,200 
3,800 
(100) 
– 
(3,700) 
$ 13,200 

Any of the above unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. 

BOK Financial recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.  
During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $1.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, 
in interest and penalties.  The Company had approximately $2.7 million and $3.0 million for the payment of interest and 
penalties accrued as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Federal statutes remain open for federal tax returns 
filed in the previous three reporting periods.  Various state income tax statutes remain open for the previous three to six 
reporting periods.   

One of our acquired entities is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for the year ending 
May 31, 2007 and the related carry-back period.  Refunds claimed in the carry-back period total $3.5 million.  The ultimate 
resolution is unlikely to have a material impact on the financial statements.  Also during 2008, the IRS exam for the year 
ended December 31, 2005 for the same acquired entity was closed with no adjustments. 

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(11) Employee Benefits 

BOK Financial sponsors a defined benefit cash balance Pension Plan for all employees who satisfy certain age and service 
requirements. Pension Plan benefits were curtailed as of April 1, 2006.  No participants may be added to the plan and no 
additional service benefits will be accrued.  Interest will continue to accrue on employees’ account balances at 5.25%.   

The following table presents information regarding this plan (dollars in thousands): 

Change in projected benefit obligation: 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year 
Service cost 
Interest cost 
Actuarial (gain) loss 
Benefits paid 

Projected benefit obligation at end of year1,2 

Change in plan assets: 

Plan assets at fair value at beginning of year 
Actual return on plan assets 
Company contributions 
Benefits paid 

Plan assets at fair value at end of year 

Funded status of the plan  

Components of net periodic benefit costs: 

Service cost 
Interest cost 
Expected return on plan assets 
Amortization of unrecognized net loss 

Net periodic pension cost (benefit) 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

  $  39,099 
– 
2,403 
7,517 
(2,438) 
  $  46,581 

  $  46,183 
– 
2,685 
(1,205) 
(8,564) 
  $  39,099 

  $  35,301 
8,826 
– 
(2,438) 
  $  41,689 

  $  58,089 
(14,224) 
– 
(8,564) 
  $  35,301 

  $(4,892) 

  $  (3,798) 

  $ 

– 
2,403 
(2,190) 
2,180 
  $  2,393 

  $ 

  $ 

– 
2,685 
(3,910) 
496 
(729) 

1  Projected benefit obligation equals accumulated benefit obligation. 
2  Projected benefit obligation is based on a January 1 measurement date. 

Weighted-average assumptions as of December 31: 

Discount rate 
Expected return on plan assets 
Rate of compensation increase 

5.15% 
5.25% 
N/A 

6.50% 
7.00% 
N/A 

As of December 31, 2009, expected future benefit payments related to the Pension Plan were as follows (in 

thousands): 

2010 
2011 
2012 
2013 
2014 
2015 through 2019 

  $  3,128 
  3,251 
  3,584 
  3,491 
  3,704 
  16,889 
  $34,047 

Assets of the Pension Plan consist primarily of shares in the Cavanal Hill Balanced Fund. The stated objective of this fund 
is to provide an attractive total return through a broadly diversified mix of equities and bonds. The typical portfolio mix is 
approximately 60% equities and 40% bonds. The net asset value of shares in the Cavanal Hill Funds is reported daily based 
on market quotations for the Fund’s securities.  If market quotations are not readily available, the securities’ fair values are 
determined by the Fund’s pricing committee.  The inception-to-date return on the fund, which is used as an indicator when 
setting the expected return on plan assets, was 6.58%.  As of December 31, 2009, the expected return on plan assets for 
2010 is 5.25%.  The maximum allowed and minimum required Pension Plan contributions for 2009 were $22.6 million 
and $364 thousand, respectively.  The minimum contribution will be made for 2009.  No contribution was made for 2008.  
We expect approximately $2.5 million of net pension costs currently in accumulated other comprehensive income to be 
recognized as net periodic pension cost in 2010. 

Employee contributions to the Thrift Plan are eligible for Company matching equal 6% of base compensation, as defined in 
the plan.  The Company-provided matching contribution rates range from 50% for employees with less than four years of 
service to 200% for employees with 15 or more years of service.  Additionally, a maximum Company-provided, non-
elective annual contribution of up to $750 is made for employees whose annual base compensation is less than $40,000.  
Total non-elective contributions were $998 thousand in 2009, $955 thousand in 2008 and $999 thousand in 2007. 

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Participants may direct investments in their accounts to a variety of options, including a BOK Financial common stock 
fund.  Employer contributions, which are invested in accordance with the participant’s investment options, vest over five 
years.  Thrift Plan expenses were $13.0 million, $12.1 million and $11.6 million for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  

BOK Financial also sponsors a defined benefit post-retirement employee medical plan, which pays 50 percent of annual 
medical insurance premiums for retirees who meet certain age and service requirements. Assets of the retiree medical plan 
consist primarily of shares in a cash management fund. The post-retirement medical plan is limited to current retirees and 
certain employees who were age 60 or older at the time the plan was frozen in 1993. The net obligation recognized under 
the plan was $2.2 million at December 31, 2009. A 1% change in medical expense trends would not significantly affect the 
net obligation or cost of this plan. 

BOK Financial offers numerous incentive compensation plans that are aligned with the Company’s growth strategy.  
Compensation awarded under these plans may be based on defined formulas, other performance criteria or discretionary.  
Incentive compensation is designed to motivate and reinforce sales and customer service behavior in all markets.  Earnings 
were charged $91.2 million in 2009, $83.2 million in 2008 and $71.4 million in 2007 for incentive compensation plans. 

(12) Stock Compensation Plans 

The shareholders and Board of Directors of BOK Financial have approved various stock-based compensation plans. An 
independent compensation committee of the Board of Directors determines the number of awards granted to the Chief 
Executive Officer and other senior executives.  Stock-based compensation is granted to other officers and employees and is 
approved by the independent compensation committee upon recommendation of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief 
Executive Officer. 

These awards consist primarily of stock options that are subject to vesting requirements. Generally, one-seventh of the 
options awarded vest annually and expire three years after vesting.  Additionally, stock options that vest in two years and 
expire 45 days after vesting have been awarded.  Non-vested shares may be granted to the Chief Executive Officer and 
other senior executives of the Company.  These shares vest five years after the grant date.  The holders of these shares may 
be required to retain the shares for a three-year period after vesting. 

The Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives participate in an Executive Incentive Plan.  The number of options 
and non-vested shares may increase or decrease based upon the Company’s growth in earnings per share over a three-year 
period compared to the median growth in earnings per share for a designated peer group of financial institutions and other 
individual performance factors. 

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The following table presents options outstanding during 2007, 2008 and 2009 under these plans: 

Options outstanding at 
December 31, 2006 

Options awarded 
Options exercised 
Options forfeited 
Options expired 
Options outstanding at 
December 31, 2007 

Options awarded 
Options exercised 
Options forfeited 
Options expired 
Options outstanding at 
December 31, 2008 

Options awarded 
Options exercised 
Options forfeited 
Options expired 
Options outstanding at 
December 31, 2009 

Options vested at 

December 31, 2009 

Weighted- 
Average 
Exercise 
Price 

$38.63 
54.18 
32.41 
43.74 
45.80 

$43.50 
47.71 
33.05 
47.96 
49.91 

$45.77 
37.24 
33.49 
44.83 
51.76 

Number 

3,496,625 
956,475 
(703,833)
(429,848)
(1,249)

3,318,170 
1,098,172 
(498,700)
(271,250)
(70,924)

3,575,468 
913,880 
(280,572)
(487,793)
(199,220)

3,521,763 

$44.58 

903,380 

$43.37 

The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding and vested stock options: 

Options Outstanding 

Options Vested 

Range of 
Exercise 
Prices 

$17.37 

    28.27 –  30.87 

36.65 
 37.74 

    38.91 –  44.30 
    45.15 –  47.34 
    47.05 –  48.53 

47.67 
48.46 

    53.88 –  54.28 
           54.33 

Weighted 
Weighted
Average  Weighted
Remaining  Average 
Average
Contractual  Exercise  Number Exercise
Price 

Vested 

Price 

Number 

Outstanding  Life (years) 

33,482 
214,242 
676,219 
216,517 
93,533 
437,242 
509,079 
44,319 
694,057 
93,724 
509,349 

1.00 
1.80 
6.00 
2.50 
1.00 
3.00 
3.50 
2.00 
5.00 
0.12 
4.00 

$17.37 
29.96 
36.65 
37.74 
41.75 
47.31 
47.06 
47.67 
48.46 
54.09 
54.33 

$17.37 
33,482 
29.67 
161,268 
– 
– 
37.74 
100,306 
– 
– 
191,724 
47.31 
184,034    47.07 

– 

– 

53,566    48.46 
93,724    54.09 
85,276    54.33 

Compensation expense for stock options is generally recognized based on the fair value of options granted over the options’ 
vesting period.  The fair value of options was determined as of the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model 
with the following weighted average assumptions:  

2009 

2008 

2007 

Average risk-free interest rate 
Dividend yield 
Volatility factors 
Weighted average expected life 
Weighted average fair value 

1.32% 
2.50% 
.218 
4.9 years 
$5.36 

3.50% 
1.70% 
.147 
4.9 years 
$7.09 

4.68% 
1.10% 
.143 
4.9 years 
$9.91 

Compensation cost of stock options granted that may be recognized as compensation expense in future years totaled $8.5 
million at December 31, 2009.  Subject to adjustments for forfeitures, we expect to recognize compensation expense for 
current outstanding options of $3.7 million in 2010, $2.4 million in 2011, $1.3 million in 2012, $720 thousand in 2013, 
$330 thousand in 2014 and $100 thousand thereafter.  Stock option expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 

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and 2007 was $5.9 million, $7.8 million and $6.3 million, respectively.  The intrinsic value of options exercised during the 
years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $3.8 million, $11.8 million and $14.9 million, respectively.  The 
aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $10.4 million and $19.2 million, 
respectively.  The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $3.7 million and 
$656 thousand, respectively.   

BOK Financial also issues non-vested common shares under the various stock-based compensation plans.  At December 31, 
2009, a total of 282,772 non-vested common shares have been awarded, including 156,339 awarded in 2009.  The weighted 
average grant date fair value of non-vested shares awarded in 2009 was $35.31 per share.  During 2009, 13,625 shares 
which had an average grant date fair value of $47.34 per share vested and 12,481 shares which had an average grant date 
fair value of $46.61 per share were forfeited.  Unrecognized compensation cost of non-vested shares totaled $6.6 million at 
December 31, 2009.  Subject to adjustment for forfeitures, we expect to recognize compensation expense of $2.0 million in 
2010, $1.8 million in 2011, $1.6 million in 2012, $1.1 million in 2013 and $40 thousand in 2014. 

BOK Financial permits certain executive officers to defer recognition of taxable income from their stock-based 
compensation. Deferred compensation may also be diversified into investments other than BOK Financial common stock. 

Stock-based compensation subject to these deferral plans is recognized as a liability award rather than as an equity award.  
Compensation expense is based on the fair value of the award recognized over the vesting period.  At December 31, 2009, 
the recorded obligation for liability awards was $2.4 million.  Compensation cost of liability awards was an expense of $1.3 
million in 2009, a benefit of $471 thousand in 2008 and an expense of $506 thousand in 2007.   

During January 2010, BOK Financial awarded the following stock-based compensation: 

Number 

Exercise 
Price 

Fair Value /
Award 

Equity awards: 
Stock options 
Non-vested stock 
Total equity awards 
Total stock-based awards 

241,720 
173,857 
415,577 
415,577 

$48.30 
– 

$10.17 
48.30 

The aggregate compensation cost of these awards totaled approximately $10.9 million.  This cost will be recognized over 
the vesting periods, subject to adjustments for forfeitures.  None of the stock-based compensation awards in January 2010 
are subject to deferred compensation plans. 

(13) Related Parties 

In compliance with applicable regulations, the Company may extend credit to certain executive officers, directors, principal 
shareholders and their affiliates (collectively referred to as “related parties”) in the ordinary course of business under 
substantially the same terms as comparable third-party lending arrangements.  The Company’s loans to related parties do 
not involve more than the normal credit risk and there are no nonaccrual or impaired related party loans outstanding at 
December 31, 2009 or 2008.  Activity in loans to related parties is summarized as follows (in thousands): 

Beginning balance 

Advances 
Payments 
Charge-offs2 
Adjustments1 
Ending balance 

2009 

2008 

  $ 207,140 
676,743 
(666,159) 
– 
(26) 
  $ 217,698 

  $ 252,051 
734,553 
(704,433) 
(26,000) 
(49,031) 
  $ 207,140 

1  Adjustments generally consist of changes in status as a related party.  In 2008, adjustments include $48 million of loans to 
SemGroup, L.P., which ceased to be a related party upon resignation of Thomas L. Kivisto, its principal owner, from the 
Company’s Board of Directors.  Approximately $12 million of these loans remain outstanding at December 31, 2009 and are 
nonperforming. 

2  In 2008, the Company charged off $26 million of the balance due from SemGroup, L.P. 

Certain related parties are customers of the Company for services other than loans, including consumer banking, corporate 
banking, risk management, wealth management, brokerage and trading, or fiduciary/trust services.  The Company engages 
in transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business in compliance with applicable regulations.   

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The Company has an unsecured revolving credit agreement with George B. Kaiser, its Chairman and principal shareholder 
as more fully described in Note 9.  The Company also rents office space in facilities owned by affiliates of Mr. Kaiser.  
Lease payments for 2009 totaled $1.0 million. 

In 2008, the Company entered into a $25 million loan commitment with the Tulsa Community Foundation (“TCF”) to be 
secured by tax-exempt bonds purchased from the Tulsa Stadium Trust (the “Stadium Trust”) by TCF.  The Stadium Trust is 
an Oklahoma public trust, of which the City of Tulsa is the sole beneficiary.  Stanley A. Lybarger, President and CEO of 
the Company, is Chairman of the Stadium Trust. 

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOk, is the administrator to and investment 
advisor for the Cavanal Hill Funds (the "Funds"), a diversified, open-ended investment company established as a business 
trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act").  BOk is custodian and BOSC, Inc. is distributor for the 
Funds.  The Funds’ products are offered to customers, employee benefit plans, trusts and the general public in the ordinary 
course of business.  Approximately 99% of the Funds’ assets of $2.6 billion are held for the Company's clients.  A 
Company executive officer serves on the Funds' board of trustees and BOk officers serve as president and secretary of the 
Funds.  A majority of the members of the Funds’ board of trustees are, however, independent of the Company and the 
Funds are managed by its board of trustees. 

(14) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities 

On April 7, 2008,  AXIA and its parent,  BOK,  received a Wells  notice from the regional  office  of  the  SEC in Los  
Angeles  indicating  that  the  staff  is considering  recommending  that the SEC bring a civil injunctive  action against 
AXIA and BOK for  violations  of Section  17(a) of the  Securities  Act of 1955, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934, Sections 206(1) and (2) of the  Investment  Advisors  Act of 1940,  and  Sections  12(b)  and  34(b) of the 
Investment Company Act of 1940.  During 2009, the staff of the SEC advised the Company that it does not intend to 
recommend the Commission take any action as originally contemplated by the Wells Notice received by the Company in 
connection with the Staff’s investigation of BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc.   

BOSC, Inc. has been joined as a defendant in a putative class action brought on behalf of unit holders of SemGroup Energy 
Partners, LP in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.  The lawsuit is brought pursuant to 
Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 against all of the underwriters of issuances of partnership units in the 
Initial Public Offering in July 2007 and in a Secondary Offering in January 2008.  BOSC underwrote $6.25 million of units 
in the Initial Public Offering.  BOSC was not an underwriter in the Secondary Offering.  Counsel for BOSC believes BOSC 
has valid defenses to the claims asserted in the litigation and management does not anticipate any material loss. 

As a member of Visa, BOK Financial is obligated for a proportionate share of certain covered litigation losses incurred by 
Visa under a retrospective responsibility plan.  A contingent liability was recognized for the Company’s share of Visa’s 
covered litigation liabilities.  This contingent liability totaled $2.2 million at December 31, 2009.  During 2008, Visa 
funded an escrow account to cover litigation claims, including covered litigation losses under the retrospective 
responsibility plan, with proceeds from its initial public offering and from available cash.  BOK Financial recognized a $2.2 
million receivable for its proportionate share of this escrow account. 

BOK Financial received 410,562 Visa Class B shares as part of Visa’s initial public offering in the first quarter of 2008.  A 
partial redemption of Class B shares was completed and the Company received $6.8 million in cash in exchange for 
158,725 Class B shares.  The remaining 251,837 Class B shares are convertible into Visa Class A shares at the later of three 
years after the date of Visa’s initial public offering or the final settlement of all covered litigation.  The current exchange 
rate is approximately 0.5824 Class A shares for each Class B share.  However, the Company’s Class B shares may be 
diluted in the future if the escrow fund is not adequate to cover future covered litigation costs.  Therefore, under currently 
issued accounting guidance, no value has been currently assigned to the Class B shares and no value may be assigned until 
the Class B shares are converted into a known number of Class A shares. 

At December 31, 2009, Cavanal Hill Funds’ assets included $794 million of U.S. Treasury, $1.1 billion of cash 
management and $550 million of tax-free money market funds.  Assets of these funds consist of highly-rated, short-term 
obligations of the U.S. Treasury, corporate issuers and U.S. states and municipalities.  The net asset value of units in these 
funds was $1.00 at December 31, 2009.  An investment in these funds is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation or guaranteed by BOK Financial or any of its subsidiaries.  BOK Financial may, but is not obligated to 
purchase assets from these funds to maintain the net asset value at $1.00.  No assets were purchased from the funds in 2009, 
2008 or 2007. 

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BOk is obligated under a long-term lease for its bank premises owned by Williams Companies, Inc. and located in 
downtown Tulsa. The Chairman and CEO of the Williams Companies, Inc. is a director of BOK Financial Corporation.  
The lease term, which began November 1, 1976, is for fifty-seven years with options to terminate in 2014 and 2024. Annual 
base rent is $3.2 million. BOk subleases portions of its space for annual rents of $206 thousand in 2010. Net rent expense 
on this lease was $3.0 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007. Total rent expense for BOK Financial was $21.4 million in 2009, 
$20.3 million in 2008 and $18.8 million in 2007. 

At December 31, 2009, future minimum lease payments for equipment and premises under operating leases were as 
follows:  $17.0 million in 2010, $15.5 million in 2011, $12.3 million in 2012, $10.1 million in 2013, $9.3 million in 2014 
and a total of $89.4 million thereafter.  Premises leases may include options to renew at then current market rates and may 
include escalation provisions based upon changes in the consumer price index or similar benchmarks. 

The Federal Reserve Bank requires member banks to maintain certain minimum average cash balances. These balances 
were approximately $723 million and $373 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. 

BOSC, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial, is an introducing broker to Pershing, LLC for retail equity 
investment transactions.  As such, it has indemnified Pershing, LLC against losses due to a customer’s failure to settle a 
transaction or to repay a margin loan.  All unsettled transactions and margin loans are secured as required by applicable 
regulation.  The amount of customer balances subject to indemnification totaled $2.3 million at December 31, 2009. 

At December 31, 2009, the Company has funded $51.7 million and has commitments to fund an additional $9.9 million in 
various unrelated alternative investments.  Alternative investments generally consist of limited partnership interests in or 
loans to entities that invest in distressed real estate loans and properties, energy development, venture capital and other 
activities.  The Company is prohibited by banking regulations from controlling or actively managing the activities of these 
investments. 

BOKF Equity, LLC, indirectly a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial, is the general partner in two private equity 
funds (“the Funds”).  The Funds provide alternative investment opportunities to certain customers, some of which are 
related parties, through limited partnerships.  The Funds generally invest in distressed assets, asset buy-out or venture 
capital limited partnerships or limited liability companies.  The Funds’ assets totaled $22.9 million and the limited partners’ 
ownership interests in the Funds totaled $19.4 million at December 31, 2009.  The Funds have no debt.  The general partner 
has contingent obligations through the Funds to make additional investments totaling $18.9 million as of December 31, 
2009.  Substantially all of those contingent obligations are offset by commitments of the limited partners. 

Bank of Oklahoma guarantees rents totaling $28.7 million through September, 2017 to the City of Tulsa (“City”) as owner 
of a building immediately adjacent to the Bank’s main office for space currently rented by third-party tenants in the 
building.  All rent payments are current.  Remaining guaranteed rents totaled $22.8 million at December 31, 2009.  In 
return for this guarantee, Bank of Oklahoma will receive 80% of net cash flow as defined in an agreement with the City 
over the next 10 years from currently vacant space in the same building.  None of this additional space has been rented to 
outside parties since the date of the agreement.  The maximum amount that Bank of Oklahoma may receive under this 
agreement is $4.5 million.   

In the ordinary course of business, BOK Financial and its subsidiaries are subject to legal actions and complaints. 
Management believes, based upon the opinion of counsel, that the actions and liability or loss, if any, resulting from the 
final outcomes of the proceedings will not be material in the aggregate. 

 (15) Shareholders’ Equity  

Preferred Stock 

One billion shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.00005 per share are authorized.  The Series A Preferred Stock 
has no voting rights except as otherwise provided by Oklahoma corporate law and may be converted into one share of 
Common Stock for each 36 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the option of the holder. Dividends are cumulative at an 
annual rate of ten percent of the $0.06 per share liquidation preference value when declared and are payable in cash. 
Aggregate liquidation preference is $15 million.  No Series A Preferred Stock was outstanding in 2009, 2008 or 2007. 

Common Stock 

Common stock consists of 2.5 billion authorized shares with a $0.00006 par value. Holders of common shares are entitled 
to one vote per share at the election of the Board of Directors and on any question arising at any shareholders’ meeting and 
to receive dividends when and as declared.  Additionally, regulations restrict the ability of national banks and bank holding 
companies to pay dividends. 

Cash dividends paid on common stock totaled $64 million, $59 million and $50 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, 
respectively.   

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Subsidiary Banks  

The amounts of dividends that BOK Financial’s subsidiary banks can declare and the amounts of loans the subsidiary banks 
can extend to affiliates are limited by various federal banking regulations and state corporate law. Generally, dividends 
declared during a calendar year are limited to net profits, as defined, for the year plus retained profits for the preceding two 
years. The amounts of dividends are further restricted by minimum capital requirements. Pursuant to the most restrictive of 
the regulations at December 31, 2009, BOK Financial’s subsidiary banks could declare dividends up to $225 million 
without prior regulatory approval.  Management has developed and the Board of Directors has approved an internal capital 
policy that is more restrictive than the regulatory capital standards.  As of December 31, 2009, the subsidiary banks could 
declare dividends of up to $190 million under this policy.  The subsidiary banks declared and paid dividends of $172 
million, $76 million and $254 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.   

As defined by banking regulations, loan commitments and equity investments to a single affiliate may not exceed 10% of 
unimpaired capital and surplus and loan commitments and equity investments to all affiliates may not exceed 20% of 
unimpaired capital and surplus.   All loans to affiliates must be fully secured by eligible collateral.  At December 31, 2009, 
loan commitments and equity investments were limited to $246 million to a single affiliate and $492 million to all affiliates.  
The largest loan commitment and equity investment to a single affiliate was $200 million and the aggregate loan 
commitments and equity investments to all affiliates were $323 million.  The largest outstanding amount to a single affiliate 
was $44 million and the total outstanding amounts to all affiliates were $83 million.  At December 31, 2008, total loan 
commitments and equity investments to all affiliates were $203 million.  Total outstanding amounts to all affiliates were 
$64 million.   

Regulatory Capital  

BOK Financial and its banking subsidiaries are subject to various capital requirements administered by the federal banking 
agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and additional discretionary actions 
by regulators that could have a material effect on BOK Financial’s operations. These capital requirements include 
quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items. The capital standards are also subject to 
qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. 

For a banking institution to qualify as well capitalized, Tier I, Total and Leverage capital ratios must be at least 6%, 10% 
and 5%, respectively. Tier I capital consists primarily of common stockholders’ equity, excluding unrealized gains or losses 
on available for sale securities, less goodwill, core deposit premiums and certain other intangible assets.  Total capital 
consists primarily of Tier I capital plus preferred stock, subordinated debt and reserves for credit losses, subject to certain 
limitations. All of BOK Financial’s banking subsidiaries exceeded the regulatory definition of well capitalized. 

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(Dollars in thousands) 
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets): 

Consolidated 
BOk 
Bank of Texas 
Bank of Albuquerque 
Bank of Arkansas 
Colorado State Bank and Trust 
Bank of Arizona 
Bank of Kansas City 

Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets): 

Consolidated 
BOk 
Bank of Texas 
Bank of Albuquerque 
Bank of Arkansas 
Colorado State Bank and Trust 
Bank of Arizona 
Bank of Kansas City 

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets): 

Consolidated 
BOk 
Bank of Texas 
Bank of Albuquerque 
Bank of Arkansas 
Colorado State Bank and Trust 
Bank of Arizona 
Bank of Kansas City 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

Ratio 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

2,492,771 
1,623,887 
452,420 
131,523 
37,202 
93,201 
28,023 
14,679 

1,876,778 
1,079,037 
398,937 
121,816 
34,286 
85,328 
24,676 
13,771 

1,876,778 
1,079,037 
398,937 
121,816 
34,286 
85,328 
24,676 
13,771 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

14.43% 
13.82 
10.62 
16.99 
16.13 
12.16 
10.63 
17.86 

10.86% 
9.18 
9.36 
15.73 
14.87 
11.13 
9.36 
16.75 

8.05% 
6.45 
7.24 
6.54 
12.85 
6.96 
9.60 
10.17 

2,356,948 
1,584,353 
440,303 
127,910 
34,395 
87,370 
25,136 
16,057 

1,728,926 
1,032,120 
390,444 
118,588 
30,842 
80,232 
22,133 
15,424 

1,728,926 
1,032,120 
390,444 
118,588 
30,842 
80,232 
22,133 
15,424 

12.81% 
12.22 
11.07 
17.20 
12.18 
12.41 
10.65 
28.42 

9.40% 
7.96 
9.82 
15.94 
10.92 
11.39 
9.37 
27.30 

7.89% 
6.46 
9.30 
7.22 
10.80 
6.90 
9.55 
23.88 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) includes unrealized gains and losses on available for sale 
securities and accumulated gains or losses on effective cash flow hedges, including hedges of anticipated transactions.  
Gains and losses in AOCI are net of deferred income taxes.  Accumulated losses on the rate lock hedge of the 2005 
subordinated debenture issuance will be reclassified into income over the ten-year life of the debt.  Unrealized losses on 
employee benefit plans will be reclassified into income as pension plan costs are recognized over the remaining service 
period of plan participants. 

  Balance at December 31, 2006 

Unrealized gains on securities 
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges 
Unrealized gains on employee benefit plans 
Tax benefit (expense) on unrealized gains (losses) 
Reclassification adjustment for losses 
realized and included in net income 
Reclassification adjustment for tax benefit 

on realized losses 
  Balance at December 31, 2007 

Unrealized losses on securities 
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges 
Unrealized losses on employee benefit plans 
Tax benefit (expense) on unrealized gains (losses) 
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses 

Unrealized 
Gain (Loss)
On Available Temporary

Other 
Than 

Accumulated Unrealized 

(Loss) on 
Effective  
Impairment Cash Flow 

Losses 

Hedges 

(Loss) 
On 
Employee 
Benefit Plans 

For Sale  
Securities 

     $ (59,152)      $          –       $  (2,935)   $  (11,357) 
– 
–  
– 
–     
7,518 
–  
(2,925) 
–     

–   
2,201      
–      
(856)     

48,308 
– 
– 
(17,239)

Total 

   $  (73,444) 
48,308 
2,201 
7,518 
(21,020) 

8,117 

–     

211      

(384) 

7,944 

(2,809)
   $  (22,775)
     (236,990)
– 
– 
70,492 

–     
$          –   $ 

(82)     
(1,461)   $ 

150 
(6,998) 
– 
– 
(16,434) 
6,393 

(2,741) 
   $  (31,234) 
     (236,990) 
139 
(16,434) 
76,831 

–   
139      
–      
(54)     

–  
–     
–  
–     

–     

realized and included in net income 

(21,926)

Reclassification adjustment for tax expense (benefit) 

on realized gains (losses) 
  Balance at December 31, 2008 

Unrealized gains on securities 
Other-than-temporary impairments losses on securities 
Unrealized gains on employee benefit plans 
Tax benefit (expense) on unrealized gains (losses) 
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses 

6,551 
   $ (204,648)
     418,477 
– 
– 

–     
$          –   $ 
10,053     
(94,741)    

–  

     (146,743)     

31,688     

289      

– 

(21,637) 

(112)     

– 
(1,199)   $  (17,039) 
– 
– 
926 
(360) 

–      
–      
–      
–      

6,439 
   $ (222,886) 
     428,530 
(94,741) 
926 
     (115,415) 

realized and included in net income 

(11,970)     

–     

262      

– 

(11,708) 

Reclassification adjustment for tax expense (benefit) 

on realized gains (losses) 
  Balance at December 31, 2009 

4,656 
   $  59,772 

–     
  $  (53,000)   $ 

(102)     

– 
(1,039)   $  (16,473) 

4,554 
  $  (10,740) 

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(16) Earnings per Share 

Effective January 1, 2009, unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or 
dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of 
earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The Company has determined that its outstanding non-vested stock 
awards are participating securities.  Accordingly, earnings per common share are computed using the two-class method.  
All previously reported earnings per common share data has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the new 
computation method, the effects of which were not material.  The following table presents the computation of basis and 
diluted earnings per share (dollar in thousands, except per share data): 

Years ended December 31,  
2008 

2007 

2009 

Numerator: 

Net income 
Earnings allocated to participating securities 
Numerator for basic earnings per share – income  

available to common shareholders 

Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of participating securities 
Numerator for diluted earnings per share – income available 

to common shareholders 

Denominator: 
Weighted average shares outstanding 
Less:  Participating securities included in weighted average shares 
    outstanding 
Denominator for basic earnings per common share 
    Dilutive effect of employee stock compensation plans (1) 
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share 
Basic earnings per share 
Diluted earnings per share 

$  200,578 
(818) 

$  153,232 
(384) 

$  217,664 
(462) 

199,760 
1 

152,848 
(40) 

217,202 
2 

$  199,761 

$  152,808 

$  217,204 

67,653,035 

67,428,086 

67,220,529 

(277,648) 
67,375,387 
112,557 
67,487,944 
$  2.96 
$  2.96 

(125,096) 
67,302,990 
158,371 
67,461,361 
$  2.27 
$  2.27 

(137,329) 
67,083,200 
436,542 
67,519,742 
$  3.24 
$  3.22 

(1)   Excludes employee stock options with exercise prices greater than current 
market price. 

2,735,375 

1,571,239 

799,087 

 (17) Reportable Segments  

BOK Financial operates three principal lines of business: commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management.  
Commercial banking includes lending, treasury and cash management services and customer risk management products to 
small businesses, middle market and larger commercial customers.  Commercial banking also includes the TransFund 
network.  Consumer banking includes retail lending and deposit services, all mortgage banking activities and our indirect 
automobile lending products.  Wealth management provides fiduciary services, brokerage and trading, private bank 
services and investment advisory services in all markets.   

In addition to its lines of business, BOK Financial has a funds management unit.  The primary purpose of this unit is to 
manage the overall liquidity needs and interest rate risk of the Company.  Each line of business borrows funds from and 
provides funds to the funds management unit as needed to support their operations.  Operating results for funds 
management and other include the effect of interest rate risk positions and risk management activities, securities gains and 
losses including impairment charges, the provision for credit losses in excess of net loans charged off, tax planning 
strategies and certain executive compensation costs that are not attributed to the lines of business.  

BOK Financial allocates resources and evaluates performance of its lines of business after allocation of funds, certain 
indirect expenses, taxes based on statutory rates, actual net credit losses and capital costs. The cost of funds borrowed from 
the funds management unit by the operating lines of business is transfer priced at rates that approximate market for funds 
with similar duration.  Market is generally based on the applicable LIBOR or interest rate swap rates, adjusted for 
prepayment risk.  This method of transfer-pricing funds that support assets of the operating lines of business tends to 
insulate them from interest rate risk.   

The value of funds provided by the operating lines of business to the funds management unit is based on applicable Federal 
Home Loan Bank advance rates.  Deposit accounts with indeterminate maturities, such as demand deposit accounts and 
interest-bearing transaction accounts, are transfer-priced at a rolling average based on expected duration of the accounts.  
The expected duration ranges from 30 days for certain rate-sensitive deposits to five years.   

Economic capital is assigned to the business units by a third-party developed capital allocation model that reflects 
management’s assessment of risk.  This model assigns capital based upon credit, operating, interest rate and market risk 
inherent in our business lines and recognizes the diversification benefits among the units.  The level of assigned economic 
capital is a combination of the risk taken by each business line, based on its actual exposures and calibrated to its own loss 

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history where possible.  Average invested capital includes economic capital and amounts we have invested in the lines of 
business.  

Substantially all revenue is from domestic customers. No single external customer accounts for more than 10% of total 
revenue. 

(In Thousands) 

Year ended December 31, 2009 

Net interest revenue/(expense) 

from external sources 

Net interest revenue/(expense) 

from internal sources 
Total net interest revenue 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Change in fair value of 

mortgage servicing rights 
Gains (losses) on financial  

instruments, net 

Gains (losses) on repossessed 

assets, net 

Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 
Net income before non-controlling 
     interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to  
     non-controlling interest 
Net income 

  $ 

Commercial 
Banking 

Consumer 
Banking 

Wealth 
Management 

Funds 
Management 
and Other 

Total 

  $  345,375 

  $ 

57,893 

$  25,899 

  $  281,197 

 $ 

710,364 

(52,598) 
292,777 

133,703 
224,065 
100,749 

– 

– 

(7,500) 
94,166 
36,630 

57,536 

– 
57,536 

73,565 
131,458 

182,895 
256,337 
24,366 

12,124 

(13,198) 

1,773 
34,349 
13,362 

18,746 
44,645 

156,360 
171,543 
11,399 

– 

– 

(39,713) 
241,484 

11,688 
50,947 
59,386 

– 
710,364 

484,646 
702,892 
195,900 

– 

12,124 

21,542 

8,344 

– 
18,063 
7,026 

(238) 
164,143 
49,687 

(5,965) 
310,721 
106,705 

20,987 

  11,037 

  114,456 

204,016 

– 
20,987 

– 
$  11,037 

3,438 
  $  111,018 

 $ 

3,438 
200,578 

  $ 

Average assets 
Average invested capital 

  $ 10,116,014 
1,042,101 

  $ 6,149,598 
225,540 

 $  3,032,007 
194,731 

  $ 3,839,768 
614,669 

 $  23,137,387 
2,077,041 

Performance measurements: 

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 

0.57%
5.52 
52.54 

0.34%
9.31 
81.54 

0.36%
5.67 
85.34 

– 
– 
– 

0.87% 
9.66 
58.82 

Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Net Interest 
Revenue 

Other 
Operating 
Revenue 

Other 
Operating 
Expense 

Net 
Income 

Average 
Assets 

Total reportable segments 
Unallocated items: 

Tax-equivalent adjustment 
Funds management and other  
(including eliminations), net 

BOK Financial consolidated 

$ 468,880 

$ 472,958 

  $  645,548 

$  89,560 

  $ 19,297,619 

8,074 

– 

– 

8,074 

– 

233,410 
$ 710,364 

11,688 
$  484,646 

51,185 
  $  696,733 

102,944 
$ 200,578 

3,839,768 
  $ 23,137,387 

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Commercial 
Banking 

Consumer 
Banking 

Wealth 
Management 

Funds 
Management 
and Other 

Total 

(In Thousands) 

Year ended December 31, 2008 

Net interest revenue/(expense) 

from external sources 

  $  451,624 

  $ 

32,076 

$  12,617 

  $  150,545 

 $ 

646,862 

Net interest revenue/(expense) 

from internal sources 
Total net interest revenue 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Change in fair value of 

mortgage servicing rights 
Gains (losses) on financial  

instruments, net 

Gains (losses) on repossessed 

assets, net 

Income (loss) before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 
Net income before non-controlling 
     interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to  
     non-controlling interest 
Net income 

(134,191) 
317,433 

107,185 
216,655 
81,966 

118,728 
150,804 

148,885 
219,024 
16,726 

32,853 
45,470 

156,133 
149,966 
2,961 

(17,390) 
133,155 

(6,415) 
42,733 
100,940 

– 
646,862 

405,788 
628,378 
202,593 

– 

(34,515) 

4,689 

12,525 

– 

(7) 

– 

(34,515) 

5,729 

22,936 

(82) 
130,604 
50,805 

193 
42,142 
16,393 

– 
48,669 
18,932 

378 
(10,826) 
(21,221) 

489 
210,589 
64,909 

79,799 

25,749 

  29,737 

10,395 

145,680 

– 
79,799 

  $ 

– 
25,749 

– 
$  29,737 

(7,552)    
 $ 

  $  17,947 

(7,552) 
153,232 

  $ 

Average assets 
Average invested capital 

  $ 11,049,565 
1,103,656 

  $ 5,764,667 
207,586 

 $  2,193,386 
183,845 

  $ 2,602,201 
512,810 

 $  21,609,819 
1,946,342 

Performance measurements: 

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 

0.72%
7.23 
51.02 

0.45%
12.40 
73.08 

1.36%
16.18 
74.39 

– 
– 
– 

0.71% 
7.87 
59.69 

Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Net Interest 
Revenue 

Other 
Operating 
Revenue 

Other 
Operating 
Expense 

Net 
Income 

Average 
Assets 

Total reportable segments 
Unallocated items: 

Tax-equivalent adjustment 
Funds management and other  
(including eliminations), net 

BOK Financial consolidated 

$ 513,707 

$ 412,203 

  $  620,049 

$ 135,285 

  $ 19,007,618 

8,228 

– 

– 

8,228 

– 

124,927 
$ 646,862 

(6,415) 
$  405,788 

42,355 
  $  662,404 

9,719 
$ 153,232 

2,602,201 
  $ 21,609,819 

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Commercial 
Banking 

Consumer 
Banking 

Wealth 
Management 

Funds 
Management 
and Other 

Total 

(In Thousands) 

Year ended December 31, 2007 

Net interest revenue/(expense) 

from external sources 

  $  526,225 

  $ 

(7,807)   

$  8,562 

  $  17,505 

 $ 

544,485 

Net interest revenue/(expense) 

from internal sources 
Total net interest revenue 

Other operating revenue 
Operating expense 
Net loans charged off 
Change in fair value of 

mortgage servicing rights 
Gains (losses) on financial  

instruments, net 

Gains (losses) on repossessed 

assets, net 

Income (loss) before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 
Net income (loss) before non- 
     controlling interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to  
     non-controlling interest 
Net income (loss) 

(200,390) 
325,835 

131,081 
201,876 
9,747 

163,028 
155,221 

144,585 
193,600 
9,233 

– 

(2,893) 

1,075 

(486) 

10 
246,378 
95,841 

107 
93,701 
36,450 

37,627 
46,189 

130,681 
133,436 
1,513 

– 

13 

– 
41,934 
16,312 

(265) 
17,240 

1,679 
43,265 
14,228 

– 
544,485 

408,026 
572,177 
34,721 

– 

(2,893) 

(6,648) 

(6,046) 

(34) 
(45,256) 
(32,842) 

83 
336,757 
115,761 

150,537 

57,251 

  25,622 

(12,414)    

220,996 

– 
  $  150,537 

  $ 

– 
57,251 

– 
$  25,622 

3,332 

  $  (15,746)   $ 

3,332 
217,664 

Average assets 
Average invested capital 

  $  9,646,637 
1,095,314 

  $ 5,509,485 
180,393 

 $  1,743,943 
171,159 

  $ 2,125,703 
365,597 

 $  19,025,768 
1,812,463 

Performance measurements: 

Return on assets 
Return on invested capital 
Efficiency ratio 

1.56%
13.77 
44.08 

1.04%
31.74 
64.58 

1.47%
14.97 
75.44 

– 
– 
– 

1.14% 
12.01 
60.07 

Reconciliation to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Net Interest 
Revenue 

Other 
Operating 
Revenue 

Other 
Operating 
Expense 

Net 
Income 

Average 
Assets 

Total reportable segments 
Unallocated items: 

Tax-equivalent adjustment 
Funds management and other  
(including eliminations), net 

BOK Financial consolidated 

$ 527,245 

$ 406,347 

  $  531,688 

$ 233,410 

  $ 16,900,065 

9,120 

– 

– 

9,120 

– 

8,120 
$544,485 

1,679 
$  408,026 

43,299 
  $  574,987 

(24,866) 
$ 217,664 

2,125,703 
  $ 19,025,768 

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(18) Fair Value of Financial Instruments  

Fair value is defined by applicable accounting guidance as the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly 
transaction between market participants in the principal market for the given asset or liability.  Certain assets and liabilities 
are recorded in the Company’s financial statements at fair value.  Some are recorded on a recurring basis and some on a 
non-recurring basis 

The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of all financial instruments, including those 
financial assets and liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis as 
of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands): 

Range of 
Contractual 
Yields 

Average 
Re-pricing 
(in years) 

Discount 
Rate 

Estimated 
Fair 
Value 

  $  921,216 
9,470,031 
217,826 

– 

– 

  1.04  –  18.00% 
  2.00  –  18.00 
  0.08  –  12.75 
  1.75  –  21.00 

– 

0.47 
1.24 
6.93 
1.26 

     0.23 – 3.81% 
     0.24 – 3.81 
     0.74 – 4.85 

3.81 

  0.02   –    10.00 
  0.25  –    6.58 

5.58 

2.09 
0.05 
3.55 

0.06 – 2.34 
0.06 – 0.25 
1.79 

  $  694,942 
7,132,607 
129,246 

– 

  $  694,942 
7,136,032 
129,246 

– 

  0.25  –  18.00% 
  1.75  –  18.00 
  5.00  –  10.45 
  1.50  –  21.00 

– 

0.35 
1.49 
7.10 
1.22 

     0.44 – 3.81% 
     1.00 – 3.81 
     1.76 – 3.53 

3.81 

2009: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Securities 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale 
Loans: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total loans 

Reserve for loan losses 

Net loans 
Mortgage servicing rights 
Derivative instruments with positive 
fair value, net of cash margin 
Other assets – private equity funds 
Deposits with no stated maturity 
Time deposits 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 
Derivative instruments with negative 
fair value, net of cash margin 

2008: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Securities 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale 
Loans: 

Commercial 
Commercial real estate 
Residential mortgage 
Consumer 

Total loans 

Reserve for loan losses 

Net loans 
Mortgage servicing rights 
Derivative instruments with positive 
fair value, net of cash margin 
Other assets – private equity funds 
Deposits with no stated maturity 
Time deposits 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 
Derivative instruments with negative 
fair value, net of cash margin 

Carrying 
Value 

  $  921,216 
9,463,732 
217,826 

6,207,840 
2,491,434 
1,793,622 
786,802 
11,279,698 

(292,095) 
10,987,603 
73,824 

343,782 
22,917 
11,750,235 
3,767,993 
4,605,100 
398,539 

308,360 

7,411,603 
2,701,248 
1,752,574 
1,010,581 
12,876,006 

(233,236) 
12,642,770 
42,752 

452,604 
15,891 
9,799,364 
5,183,243 
4,547,453 
398,407 

667,034 

  0.15   –    9.74 
  1.85  –    4.52 

5.59 

1.89 
0.54 
4.57 

0.13 – 1.66 
0.09 – 6.56 
1.41 

Because no market exists for certain of these financial instruments and management does not intend to sell these financial 
instruments, BOK Financial the fair values shown above may not represent values at which the respective financial 
instruments could be sold individually or in the aggregate. 

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6,118,613 
2,457,730 
1,920,449 
807,288 
11,304,080 

– 
11,304,080 
73,824 

343,782 
22,917 
11,750,235 
3,776,149 
4,989,509 
442,738 

308,360 

7,344,753 
2,703,146 
2,086,901 
1,063,566 
13,198,366 

– 
13,198,366 
42,752 

452,604 
15,891 
9,799,364 
5,238,740 
4,085,035 
466,280 

667,034 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value of these financial instruments: 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

The book value reported in the consolidated balance sheet for cash and short-term instruments approximates those assets’ 
fair values. 

Securities 

The fair values of securities are based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, when available. If 
quoted prices for identical instruments are not available, fair values are based on significant other observable inputs such as 
quoted prices of comparable instruments or interest rates and credit spreads, yield curves, volatilities prepayment speeds 
and loss severities.  Fair values for a a portion of the securities portfolio are based on significant unobservable inputs, 
including projected cash flows discounted as rates indicated by comparison to securities with similar credit and liquidity 
risk. 

Derivatives  

All derivative instruments are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. Fair values for exchange-traded contracts are based 
on quoted prices. Fair values for over-the-counter interest rate, commodity and foreign exchange contracts are based on 
valuations provided either by third-party dealers in the contracts, quotes provided by independent pricing services, or a 
third-party provided pricing model. 

Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale 

Residential mortgage loans held for sale are carried on the balance sheet at fair value.  The fair values of residential 
mortgage loans held for sale are based upon quoted market prices of such loans sold in securitization transactions, including 
related unfunded loan commitments.  

Loans 

The fair value of loans, excluding loans held for sale, are based on discounted cash flow analyses using interest rates and 
credit and liquidity spreads currently being offered for loans with similar remaining terms to maturity and risk, adjusted for 
the impact of interest rate floors and ceilings. The fair values of loans were estimated to approximate their discounted cash 
flows less loan loss reserves allocated to these loans of $274 million and $210 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, 
respectively. 

Other Assets – Private Equity Funds 

The fair value of the portfolio investments of the Company’s two private equity funds are based upon net asset value 
reported by the underlying funds, as adjusted by the general partner when  necessary to represent the price that would be 
received to sell the assets.  Private equity fund assets are long-term, illiquid investments.  No secondary market exists for 
these assets.  They may only be realized through cash distributions from the underlying funds.    

Deposits 
The fair values of time deposits are based on discounted cash flow analyses using interest rates currently being offered on 
similar transactions.  Estimated fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, which includes demand deposits, transaction 
deposits, money market deposits and savings accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. Although market 
premiums paid reflect an additional value for these low cost deposits, adjusting fair value for the expected benefit of these 
deposits is prohibited. Accordingly, the positive effect of such deposits is not included in this table. 

Other Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures 
The fair values of these instruments are based upon discounted cash flow analyses using interest rates currently being 
offered on similar instruments. 

Off-Balance Sheet Instruments 

The fair values of commercial loan commitments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, 
taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements. The fair values of these off-balance sheet instruments were not 
significant at December 31, 2009 and 2008.  

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Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the financial statement on a recurring and non-recurring basis are grouped 
into three broad levels as follows: 

Quoted Prices in active Markets for Identical Instruments – Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active 
markets for identical assets or liabilities. 

Significant Other Observable Inputs – fair value is based on significant other observable inputs are generally 
determined based on a single price for each financial instrument provided to us by an applicable third-party pricing 
service and are based on one or more of the following: 

•  Quoted prices for similar, but not identical, assets or liabilities in active markets; 
•  Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; 
• 

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, such as interest rate and yield curves, volatilities, 
prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates; 
•  Other inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market inputs. 

Significant Unobservable Inputs – Fair value is based upon model-based valuation techniques for which at least one significant 
assumption is not observable in the market.   

The underlying methods used by the third-party pricing services are considered in determining the primary inputs used to 
determine fair values.  Management has evaluated the methodologies employed by the third-party pricing services by 
comparing the price provided by the pricing service with other sources, including brokers’ quotes, sales or purchases of 
similar instruments and discounted cash flows to establish a basis for reliance on the pricing service values.  Significant 
differences between the pricing service provided value and other sources are discussed with the pricing service to 
understand the basis for their values.  Based on this evaluation, we determined that the results represent prices that would 
be received to sell assets or paid to transfer liabilities in orderly transactions in the current market.   

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Measured on a Recurring Basis 

The fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are measured on a recurring basis are as follows as of December 31, 
2009 (in thousands): 

Assets: 

Trading securities 
Investment securities 

  Available for sale securities: 

  U.S. Treasury 
  Municipal and other tax-exempt 
  Mortgage-backed securities 
  Other debt securities 

Federal Reserve Bank stock 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 
Perpetual preferred stock 

  Equity securities and mutual funds 

  Mortgage trading securities 

  Residential mortgage loans held for sale 

  Mortgage servicing rights 
  Derivative contracts, net of cash margin 
  Other assets – private equity funds 

Liabilities: 
  Certificates of deposit 
  Derivative contracts, net of cash margin 

Total 

$  65,354 
246,704 

7,020 
62,201 
8,601,690 
17,147 
32,526 
78,999 
22,275 
50,165 
8,872,023 

285,950 
217,826 
73,824 
343,782 
22,917 

98,031 
308,360 

Quoted Prices in 
Active Markets for 
Identical 
Instruments 

Significant Other 
Observable 
Inputs 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 

$ 

1,282 

$ 

54,272 
246,704 

$     9,800 

7,020 

24,424 
31,444 

1,175 

875 

25,603 
8,601,690 
31 
32,526 
78,999 
22,275 
25,741 
8,786,865 

285,950 
217,826 

342,607 

98,031 
307,485 

36,598 

17,116 

53,714 

73,824 (1) 

22,917 

(1)  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair value of mortgage servicing rights and disclosures of 

significant assumptions used to determine fair value are presented in Note 7, Mortgage Banking Activities. 

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The fair value of certain municipal and other debt securities classified as trading or available for sale are based on 
significant unobservable inputs.  These significant unobservable inputs include limited observed trades, projected cash 
flows, current credit rating of the issuers and, when applicable, the insurers of the debt and observed trades of similar debt.  
Discount rates are primarily based on reference to interest rate spreads on comparable securities of similar duration and 
credit rating as determined by the nationally recognized rating agencies adjusted for a lack trading volume.  Taxable 
securities rated investment grade by all nationally recognized rating agencies are generally valued to yield a range of 1.73% 
to 2.79%.  As of December 31, 2009, average yields on comparable short-term taxable securities are generally less than 1%.  
Tax-exempt securities rated investment grade by all nationally recognized rating agencies are generally valued using a 
spread of 70 to 80 basis points over average yields of comparable securities as of December 31, 2009.  Approximately $9.7 
million of our municipal and other tax-exempt securities are rated below investment grade by at least one of the three 
nationally recognized rating agencies.  The fair value of these securities is determined using a spread of 370 to 380 basis 
points over average yields for comparable municipal securities as of December 31, 2009.  All of these securities are 
currently performing in accordance with their respective contractual terms.   

The following represents the changes for the year ended December 31, 2009 related to assets measured at fair value on a 
recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (in thousands): 

Available for Sale Securities 

Trading 
Securities 

Municipal and 
other tax-
exempt 

Balance at December 31, 2008 
Transfer to significant unobservable inputs 
Transfer from trading to available for sale 
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net 
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings (1) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
Balance December 31, 2009 

$ 

- 
44,650 
      (45,890) 
11,850 
(810) 
– 
9,800 

$ 

$ 

  – 
– 
32,540 
4,268 
– 
(210) 
$   36,598 

Other debt 
securities 

 $  

– 
– 
13,350 
    3,792 
– 
(26) 
 $   17,116 

Other assets – 
private equity 
funds 

$   15,891 
– 
– 
2,906 
4,120 
– 

$ 22,917 

(1) Loss on trading securities included in Brokerage and Trading Revenue.  Gain on private equity funds included in Gain on Other 
Assets.  

Approximately $45 million of trading securities were transferred to significant unobservable inputs during 2009.    
Independent pricing of these securities was discontinued due to a lack of observable inputs.  The Company purchased an 
additional $12 million of similar securities into the trading portfolio after independent pricing was discontinued.  Losses 
recognized in earnings during 2009 based on significant unobservable inputs totaled $810 thousand and included $513 
thousand on securities transferred and $297 thousand on securities purchased.  

Substantially all trading securities with fair values based on significant unobservable inputs were transferred available for 
sale during 2009 based on sales limitations and banking regulations.   

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis 

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include pension plan assets, which are based on quoted prices in active 
markets for identical instruments, collateral for certain impaired loans and real property and other assets acquired to satisfy 
loans, which are based primarily on comparisons to completed sales of similar assets.  In addition, goodwill impairment is 
evaluated based on the fair value of the Company’s reporting units.     

The following represents the carrying value of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis (and related losses) during the 
period.  The carrying value represents only those assets adjusted to fair value during the year ended December 31, 2009: 

Impaired loans 
Real estate and other repossessed assets 

Carrying Value at December 31, 2009 

Quoted Prices 
in Active 
Markets for 
Identical 
Instruments 
$        -    
          -       

Significant 
Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
    $73,195 
21,042 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 

$          - 
-  

Fair Value 
Adjustments 
for the year ended 
December 31, 2009 

             $73,985 
8,611 

Fair value adjustments of impaired loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses.  Fair value adjustments of real 
estate and other repossessed assets are charged against operating expenses as net gains, losses and operating expenses of 
repossessed assets.   

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The fair value of pension plan assets was approximately $42 million at December 31, 2009 determined by significant other 
observable inputs.  Fair value adjustments of pension plan assets along with changes in projected benefit obligation are 
recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).   

Intangible assets, which consist primarily of goodwill, core deposit intangible assets and other acquired intangibles, for 
each business unit are evaluated for impairment annually as of October 1st or more frequently if conditions indicate that 
impairment may have occurred.  The evaluation of possible impairment of intangible assets involves significant judgment 
based upon short-term and long-term projections of future performance. 

The fair value of each of our reporting units is estimated by the discounted future earnings method.  Income growth is 
projected for each of our reporting units for 2010 through 2015 and a terminal value is computed.  The projected income 
stream is converted to current fair value by using a discount rate that reflects a rate of return required by a willing buyer.  
Assumptions used to value our business units are based on growth rates, volatility, discount rate and market risk premium 
inherent in our current stock price.  These assumptions are to be significant unobservable inputs and represent our best 
estimate of assumptions that market participants would use to determine fair value of the respective reporting units.  
Critical assumptions in our evaluation were a 12.00% average expected long-term growth rate, a 0.74% volatility factor for 
BOK Financial common stock, a 10.60% discount rate, and a  9.86% market risk premium.  In general, the growth rate for 
all reporting units is expected to remain flat in 2010 as the impact of the present recession lessens, with acceleration in 
growth rates in future years, based on the expectation of improving overall economic growth in future years. 

Fair Value Election 

Certain certificates of deposit were designated as carried at fair value.  This determination is made based on the Company’s 
intent to convert these certificates from fixed interest rates to variable interest rates based on LIBOR with interest rate 
swaps that have not been designated as hedging instruments.  The fair value election for these liabilities better represents 
the economic effect of these instruments on the Company.  At December 31, 2009, the fair value and contractual principal 
amount of these certificates was $98 million and $97 million, respectively.  Change in the fair value of these certificates of 
deposit resulted in an unrealized gain $7.9 million in 2009, which is included in Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, net on the 
Consolidated Statement of Earnings.  

As more fully disclosed in Note 2 and Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has elected to 
carry certain mortgage-backed securities which have been designated as economic hedges against changes in the fair 
value of mortgage servicing rights and residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value.  Changes in the fair value 
of these financial instruments are recognized in earnings.   

(19) Parent Company Only Financial Statements 

Summarized financial information for BOK Financial – Parent Company Only follows: 

Balance Sheets 
(In Thousands) 

Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Securities – available for sale 
Investment in subsidiaries 
Other assets 

Total assets 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 
Other borrowings 
Other liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Common stock 
Capital surplus 
Retained earnings 
Treasury stock 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

Total shareholders’ equity 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

December 31, 

2009 

2008 

  $ 

19,088 
49,669 
2,138,253 
47,240 
  $ 2,254,250 

  $ 

20,324 
9,900 
1,865,514 
1,623 
  $ 1,897,361 

  $ 

– 
48,437 
48,437 
4 
758,723 
1,563,683 
(105,857) 
(10,740) 
2,205,813 
  $ 2,254,250 

  $ 

50,000 
1,104 
51,104 
4 
743,411 
1,427,057 
(101,329) 
(222,886) 
1,846,257 
  $ 1,897,361 

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Statements of Earnings 
(In Thousands) 

Dividends, interest and fees received from subsidiaries 
Other operating revenue 

Total revenue 

$ 172,023 
674 
172,697 

$  76,587 
359 
76,946 

$ 254,256 
482 
254,738 

2009 

2008 

2007 

Interest expense 
Professional fees and services 
Other operating expense 

Total expense 

Income before taxes and equity in undistributed 

income of subsidiaries 

Federal and state income tax expense (credit) 

Income before equity in undistributed income of 

subsidiaries  

Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries 
Net income 

Statements of Cash Flows 
(In Thousands) 

Cash flows from operating activities: 

Net income 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 

provided by operating activities: 

Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries 
Tax (expense) benefit on exercise of stock options 
Change in other assets 
Change in other liabilities 
Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities: 

Purchases of available for sale securities 
Investment in subsidiaries 

Net cash used by investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities: 

Increase in other borrowings 
Pay down of other borrowings 
Issuance of common and treasury stock, net 
Cash dividends 
Repurchase of common stock 
Net cash used by financing activities 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

581 
– 
– 
581 

2,131 
842 
290 
3,263 

715 
601 
220 
1,536 

172,116 
738 

73,683 
(1,505) 

253,202 
497 

171,378 
29,200 
$ 200,578 

75,188 
78,044 
$ 153,232 

252,705 
(35,041) 
$ 217,664 

2009 

2008 

2007 

  $  200,578 

  $  153,232 

  $  217,664 

(70,959) 
276   
 (45,617) 
47,333 
131,611 

(78,044) 
(895) 
 (3,930) 
(402) 
69,961 

35,041 
(3,460) 
 (3,090) 
(585) 
245,570 

(2,903) 
 (26,500) 
(29,403) 

– 
 (16,244) 
(16,244) 

– 
 (240,718) 
(240,718) 

– 
(50,000) 
10,508 
(63,952) 
– 
(103,444) 
(1,236) 
20,324 
  $  19,088 

50,000 
(50,000) 
9,533 
(59,191) 
(7,992) 
(57,650) 
(3,933) 
24,257 
  $  20,324 

50,000 
– 
20,667 
(50,416) 
(17,353) 
2,898 
7,750 
16,507 
  $  24,257 

Cash paid for interest 

  $ 

589 

  $ 

2,282 

  $ 

560 

(20) Subsequent Events 

The Company evaluated events from the date of the consolidated financial statements on December 31, 2009 
through the issuance of those consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K on 
February 26, 2010 and has disclosed the subsequent purchase of mortgage servicing rights in Note 7 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.   

No additional events were identified requiring recognition in and/or disclosure in the consolidated financial 
statements. 

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Annual Financial Summary – Unaudited 

Consolidated Daily Average Balances, 
Average Yields and Rates 

(Dollars in Thousands) 

Assets 

Taxable securities3 
Tax-exempt securities3 
Total securities3 
Trading securities 
Funds sold and resell agreements 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale 
Loans2 

Less reserve for loan losses 

Loans, net of reserve 

Total earning assets3 

Cash and other assets 

Total assets 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 

Transaction deposits 
Savings deposits 
Time deposits 

Total interest-bearing deposits 

Funds purchased and repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 

Total interest-bearing liabilities 

Demand deposits 
Other liabilities 
Shareholders’ equity 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

Tax-equivalent Net Interest Revenue3 
Tax-equivalent Net Interest Revenue to Earning Assets3 
Less tax-equivalent adjustment1 
Net Interest Revenue 
Provision for credit losses 
Other operating revenue 
Other operating expense 
Income before taxes  
Federal and state income tax 
Net income before non-controlling interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. 

Average 
Balance 

  $  7,896,861 
274,508 
8,171,369 
89,240 
44,348 
218,305 
12,133,912 
279,689 
11,854,223 
20,377,485 
2,759,902 
  $23,137,387 

  $  7,093,768 
165,677 
4,682,462 
11,941,907 
2,333,179 
2,166,804 
398,471 
16,840,361 
3,279,347 
940,638 
2,077,041 
  $23,137,387 

Yield/ 
Rate 

4.32% 
5.60 
4.36 
4.15 
0.17 
4.63 
4.65 
– 
4.76 
4.59 

0.73% 
0.37 
2.39 
1.38 
0.36 
0.42 
5.60 
1.21 

3.38% 
3.57 

2009 
Revenue/ 
Expense1 

$ 328,997 
15,376 
344,373 
3,700 
77 
10,102 
564,391 
– 
564,391 
922,643 

$   51,607 
614 
112,141 
164,362 
8,355 
9,190 
22,298 
204,205 

$ 718,438 

8,074 
710,364 
195,900 
492,990 
696,733 
310,721 
106,705 
  204,016 
3,438 
$ 200,578 

1   Tax equivalent at the statutory federal and state rates for the periods presented. The taxable equivalent adjustments 

shown are for comparative purposes. 

2   The loan averages included loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued and are stated net of 
unearned income. See Note 1 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of income 
recognition policy. 

3   Yield calculations exclude security trades that have been recorded on trade date with no corresponding interest 

income. 

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Average 
Balance 

  $  6,087,167 
258,552 
6,345,719 
73,563 
70,287 
106,179 
12,487,504 
168,042 
12,319,462 
18,915,210 
2,694,609 
  $21,609,819 

  $  6,342,421 
158,096 
4,552,931 
11,053,448 
3,087,012 
1,745,938 
398,333 
16,284,731 
2,632,719 
746,027 
1,946,342 
  $21,609,819 

2008 
Revenue/ 
Expense1 

$ 313,361 
16,653 
330,014 
4,935 
1,577 
5,805 
727,542 
– 
727,542 
1,069,873 

$ 121,403 
676 
166,845 
288,924 
61,371 
42,226 
22,262 
414,783 

$ 655,090 

8,228 
646,862 
202,593 
428,724 
662,404 
210,589 
64,909 
  145,680 
(7,552) 
$ 153,232 

Yield/ 
Rate 

Average 
Balance 

  $  5,166,218 
341,913 
5,508,131 
29,043 
77,890 
84,443 
11,355,602 
120,086 
11,235,516 
16,935,023 
2,090,745 
  $19,025,768 

  $  5,508,831 
165,729 
4,568,738 
10,243,298 
2,758,306 
838,708 
395,050 
14,235,362 
2,368,897 
609,046 
1,812,463 
  $19,025,768 

5.10% 
6.48 
5.16 
6.71 
2.24 
5.47 
5.83 
– 
5.91 
5.64 

1.91% 
0.43 
3.66 
2.61 
1.99 
2.42 
5.59 
2.55 

3.09% 
3.45 

Yield/ 
Rate 

4.85% 
6.39 
4.94 
6.71 
5.75 
5.66 
7.82 
– 
7.91 
6.92 

3.53% 
0.90 
4.74 
4.03 
4.87 
5.28 
6.30 
4.33 

2.59% 
3.28 

2007 
Revenue/ 
Expense1 

$ 248,972 
21,293 
270,265 
1,948 
4,480 
4,776 
888,388 
– 
888,388 
1,169,857 

$ 194,617 
1,499 
216,630 
412,746 
134,347 
44,258 
24,901 
616,252 

$ 553,605 

9,120 
544,485 
34,721 
401,980 
574,987 
336,757 
115,761 
  220,996 
3,332 
$ 217,664 

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Quarterly Financial Summary – Unaudited 

Consolidated Daily Average Balances, 
Average Yields and Rates 

(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data) 

Assets 

Taxable securities3 
Tax-exempt securities3 
Total securities3 
Trading securities 
Funds sold and resell agreements 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale 
Loans2 

Less reserve for loan losses 

Loans, net of reserve 

Total earning assets3 

Cash and other assets 

Total assets 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 

Transaction deposits 
Savings deposits 
Time deposits 

Total interest-bearing deposits 

Funds purchased and repurchase agreements 
Other borrowings 
Subordinated debentures 

Total interest-bearing liabilities 

Demand deposits 
Other liabilities 
Shareholders’ equity 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 

Tax-equivalent Net Interest Revenue3 
Tax-equivalent Net Interest Revenue to Earning Assets3 
Less tax-equivalent adjustment1 
Net Interest Revenue 
Provision for credit losses 
Other operating revenue 
Other operating expense 
Income before taxes 
Federal and state income tax 
Net income before non-controlling interest 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. 

Earnings Per Average Common Share Equivalent: 

Net income: 
Basic 
Diluted 

December 31, 2009 

September 30, 2009 

Three Months Ended 

Average 
Balance 

Revenue/  Yield/ 
Expense1 
Rate 

Average 
Balance 

Revenue/ 
Expense1 

Yield/ 
Rate 

$  8,875,417  $  82,392 
3,726 
86,118 
927 
16 
2,311 
137,235 
– 
137,235 
226,607 

286,550 
9,161,967 
68,027 
30,358 
194,760 
11,492,696 
298,157 
11,194,539 
20,649,651 
3,046,083 
$23,695,734 

$  7,734,678  $  11,092 
199 
19,700 
30,991 
1,658 
1,742 
5,542 
39,933 

167,572 
4,002,337 
11,904,587 
2,173,476 
2,380,938 
398,522 
16,857,523 
3,666,663 
924,803 
2,246,745 
$ 23,695,734 

3.83% 
5.16   
3.87   
5.41   
0.21   
4.71   
4.74   
– 
4.86   
4.42   

0.57% 
0.47   
1.95   
1.03   
0.30   
0.29   
5.52 
0.94 

$  8,012,380  $  81,890 
3,468 
85,358 
771 
18 
2,198 
139,883 
– 
139,883 
228,228 

273,432 
8,285,812 
64,763 
67,032 
176,403 
11,887,418 
281,289 
11,606,129 
20,200,139 
2,850,395 
$23,050,534 

$  7,162,477  $  11,736 
203 
24,401 
36,340 
1,817 
2,070 
5,558 
45,785 

167,677 
4,404,854 
11,735,008 
2,284,985 
2,173,103 
398,484 
16,591,580 
3,392,578 
931,406 
2,134,970 
$ 23,050,534 

4.18% 
5.03 
4.21 
4.72 
0.11 
4.94 
4.67 
– 
4.78 
4.54 

0.65% 
0.48 
2.20 
1.23 
0.32 
0.38 
5.53 
1.09 

    $186,674 

3.48%
3.64 

    $182,443 

3.45% 
3.63 

2,196 
184,478 
48,620 
108,163 
176,437 
67,584 
24,780 
42,804 
33 
$ 42,771 

$0.63 
$0.63 

1,982 
180,461 
55,120 
131,770 
178,732 
78,379 
24,772 
53,607 
2,947 
$ 50,660 

$0.75 
$0.75 

1  Tax equivalent at the statutory federal and state rates for the periods presented. The taxable equivalent adjustments shown are for 

comparative purposes. 

2  The loan averages included loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued and are stated net of unearned income. 

See Note 1 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of income recognition policy. 

3  Yield calculations exclude security trades that have been recorded on trade date with no corresponding interest income. 

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June 30, 2009 

Three Months Ended 
March 31, 2009 

December 31, 2008 

Average 
Balance 

Revenue/  Yield/ 
Expense1 
Rate 

Average 
Balance 

Revenue/ 
Expense1 

Yield/ 
Rate 

Average 
Balance 

Revenue/ 
Expense1 

Yield/ 
Rate 

5.12% 
6.43 
5.17 
6.55 
0.76 
5.52 
5.26 
– 
5.35 
5.28 

1.51% 
0.37 
3.28 
2.29 
0.94 
1.51 
5.48 
2.02 

3.26% 
3.57 

$  7,594,355  $  80,711 
4,044 
84,755 
983 
14 
3,215 
143,510 
– 
143,510 
232,477 

285,078 
7,879,433 
112,960 
29,277 
286,077 
12,403,050 
273,335 
12,129,715 
20,437,462 
2,636,569 
$23,074,031 

$  6,854,003  $  13,362 
104 
31,637 
45,103 
1,995 
2,375 
5,632 
55,105 

167,813 
5,123,947 
12,145,763 
2,316,990 
1,951,699 
398,456 
16,812,908 
3,183,338 
1,071,121 
2,006,664 
$ 23,074,031 

4.50%  
5.69 
4.54 
3.49 
0.19 
4.51 
4.64 
– 
4.75 
4.65 

0.78%  
0.25 
2.48 
1.49 
0.35 
0.49 
5.67 
1.31 

$  7,084,340  $  84,004 
4,138 
88,142 
1,019 
30 
2,378 
143,763 
– 
143,763 
235,332 

252,612 
7,336,952 
111,962 
50,701 
201,135 
12,784,765 
252,734 
12,532,031 
20,232,781 
2,710,588 
$ 22,943,369 

$  6,610,805  $  15,417 
109 
36,401 
51,927 
2,825 
3,064 
5,566 
63,382 

159,537 
5,215,091 
11,985,433 
2,562,066 
2,158,963 
398,425 
17,104,887 
2,864,751 
1,058,216 
1,915,515 
$ 22,943,369 

4.90%  
6.64 
4.96 
3.69 
0.24 
4.79 
4.56 
– 
4.65 
4.75 

0.95%  
0.28 
2.83 
1.76 
0.45 
0.58 
5.67 
1.50 

  $  6,634,035    $  87,317 
4,133 
91,450 
1,298 
92 
1,683 
169,700 
– 
169,700 
264,223 

255,693 
6,889,728 
78,840 
48,246 
121,184 
12,826,696 
209,319 
12,617,377 
19,755,375 
2,516,276 
  $ 22,271,651 

  $  6,116,465    $  23,161 
143 
42,090 
65,394 
7,289 
7,541 
5,489 
85,713 

155,784 
5,109,303 
11,381,552 
3,095,054 
1,986,857 
398,392 
16,861,855 
2,712,384 
788,530 
1,908,882 
  $ 22,271,651 

  $178,510 

2,063 
176,447 
73,001 
121,447 
185,442 
39,451 
10,363 
29,088 
(6,355) 
  $  35,443 

$0.53 
$0.52 

  $177,372 

3.34% 
3.55 

  $171,950 

3.25% 
3.47 

1,792 
175,580 
47,120 
127,965 
175,770 
80,655 
28,315 
52,340 
225 
$  52,115 

$ 0.77 
$ 0.77 

2,105 
169,845 
45,040 
125,092 
165,794 
84,103 
28,838 
55,265 
233 
$  55,032 

$0.81 
$0.81 

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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 

None.  

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES  

As of the end of the period covered by this report and pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 
“Exchange Act”), the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an 
evaluation of the effectiveness and design of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-
15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 
Officer concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were 
effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting information required to be disclosed by the Company, within the time 
periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  

In addition and as of the end of the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in internal control over financial 
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), as amended, of the Exchange Act) during the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter 
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.  

The Report of Management on Financial Statements and Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appear 
within Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”  The independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young 
LLP, has audited the financial statements included in Item 8 and has issued an audit report on the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting, which appears therein. 

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION 

None.  

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PART III 

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

The information set forth under the headings “Election of Directors,” “Executive Officers, “Insider Reporting,” “Director 
Nominations,” and “Risk Oversight and Audit Committee” in BOK Financial’s 2010 Annual Proxy Statement is incorporated herein 
by reference. 

The Company has a Code of Ethics which is applicable to all Directors, officers and employees of the Company, including the Chief 
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, 
respectively.  A copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided without charge to any person who requests it by writing to the 
Company’s headquarters at Bank of Oklahoma Tower, P.O. Box 2300, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74192 or telephoning the Chief Auditor at 
(918) 588-6000.  The Company will also make available amendments to or waivers from its Code of Ethics applicable to Directors or 
executive officers, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, in accordance with all applicable laws and 
regulations. 

There are no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s board of 
directors since the Company’s 2009 Annual Proxy Statement to Shareholders. 

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 

The information set forth under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and 
Insider Participation,” Compensation Committee Report,” “Executive Compensation Tables,” and “Director Compensation” in BOK 
Financial’s 2010 Annual Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND 
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

The information set forth under the headings “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Election of 
Directors” in BOK Financial’s 2010 Annual Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 
INDEPENDENCE 

Information regarding related parties is set forth in Note 13 of the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which 
appears elsewhere herein.  Additionally, the information set forth under the heading “Certain Transactions,” “Director Independence” 
and “Related Party Transaction Review and Approval Process” in BOK Financial’s 2010 Annual Proxy Statement is incorporated 
herein by reference. 

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 

The information set forth under the heading “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in BOK Financial’s 2010 Annual Proxy 
Statement is incorporated herein by reference. 

PART IV 

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 

(a) (1) 

Financial Statements 

The following financial statements of BOK Financial Corporation are filed as part of this Form 10-K in Item 8: 

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 
Annual Financial Summary – Unaudited 
Quarterly Financial Summary - Unaudited 
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

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(a) (2) 

Financial Statement Schedules 

The schedules to the consolidated financial statements required by Regulation S-X are not required under the related instructions or are 
inapplicable and are therefore omitted. 

 (a) (3) 

Exhibits 

Exhibit Number 

Description of Exhibit 

3.0 

3.1 

3.1(a) 

4.0 

10.0 

10.1 

10.2 

10.3 

10.4 

10.4(a) 

10.4(b) 

10.4(c) 

10.4 (d) 

10.4 (e) 

10.4 (f) 

10.4 (g) 

10.4.1(a) 

10.4.1(b) 

The Articles of Incorporation of BOK Financial, incorporated by reference to (i) Amended 
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of BOK Financial filed with the Oklahoma 
Secretary of State on May 28, 1991, filed as Exhibit 3.0 to S-1 Registration Statement 
No. 33-90450, and (ii) Amendment attached as Exhibit A to Information Statement and 
Prospectus Supplement filed November 20, 1991. 

Bylaws of BOK Financial, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of S-1 Registration 
Statement No. 33-90450. 

Bylaws of BOK Financial, as amended and restated as of October 30, 2007, incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2007. 

The rights of the holders of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock of BOK Financial are 
set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation. 

Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 25, 1990, among BOK Financial, Kaiser, and 
the FDIC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.0 of S-1 Registration Statement 
No. 33-90450. 

Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement effective March 29, 1991, among BOK 
Financial, Kaiser, and the FDIC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of S-1 
Registration Statement No. 33-90450 

Letter agreement dated April 12, 1991, among BOK Financial, Kaiser, and the FDIC, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-90450. 

Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement effective April 15, 1991, among 
BOK Financial, Kaiser, and the FDIC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of S-1 
Registration Statement No. 33-90450. 

Employment and Compensation Agreements. 

Employment Agreement between BOK Financial and Stanley A. Lybarger, incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.4(a) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991. 

Amendment to 1991 Employment Agreement between BOK Financial and Stanley A. 
Lybarger, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(b) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 2001.     

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Agreement (Amended as of September 1, 
2003) between Stanley A. Lybarger and BOK Financial Corporation, incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.4 (c) of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.     

409A Deferred Compensation Agreement between Stanley A. Lybarger and BOK Financial 
Corporation dated December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 (d) of 
Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2005. 

Guaranty by George B. Kaiser in favor of Stanley A. Lybarger dated March 7, 2005, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 (e) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2004. 

Third Amendment to 1991 Employment Agreement between Stanley A. Lybarger and Bank 
of Oklahoma, National Association, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 (f) of Form 
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated December 26, 2008 between BOK 
Financial Corporation and Stanley A. Lybarger, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 (a) 
of Form 8-K filed on December 26, 2008. 

Employee Agreement between BOK Financial and V. Burns Hargis, incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.4.1(a) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.   

Amendment to Employee Agreement between BOK Financial and V. Burns Hargis, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.1(b) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2002.   

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10.4.2 

10.4.2 (a) 

10.4.2 (b) 

10.4.4 

10.4.5 

10.4.5 (a) 

10.4.5 (b) 

10.4.6 

10.4.6 (a) 

10.4.7 

10.4.7 (a) 

10.4.8 

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Agreement (Amended as of December 1, 
2003) between Steven G. Bradshaw and BOK Financial Corporation, incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.4.2 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.     

409A Deferred Compensation Agreement between Steven G. Bradshaw and BOK Financial 
Corporation dated December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.2 (a) of 
Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2005. 

Employment Agreement between BOK Financial and Steven G. Bradshaw dated 
September 29, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.2 (b) of Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (Amended as of June 14, 2002) among 
First National Bank of Park Cities, BOK Financial Corporation and C. Fred Ball, Jr., 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.4 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2003. 

409A Deferred Compensation Agreement between Daniel H. Ellinor and BOK Financial 
Corporation dated December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.5 of Form 
8-K filed on January 5, 2005. 

Employment Agreement between BOK Financial and Dan H. Ellinor dated August 29, 
2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.5 (a) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 2004. 

Deferred Compensation Agreement dated November 28, 2003 between Daniel H. Ellinor 
and BOK Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.5 (b) of Form 
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.     

409A Deferred Compensation Agreement between Mark W. Funke and BOK Financial 
Corporation dated December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.6 of Form 
8-K filed on January 5, 2005. 

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Agreement (Amended as of December 1, 
2003) between Mark W. Funke and BOK Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.4.6 (a) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.     

409A Deferred Compensation Agreement between Steven E. Nell and BOK Financial 
Corporation dated December 31, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4.7 of Form 
8-K filed on January 5, 2005. 

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Agreement (Amended as of December 1, 
2003) between Steven E. Nell and BOK Financial Corporation, incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.4.7 (a) of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.     

Employment Agreement dated August 1, 2005 between BOK Financial Corporation and 
Donald T. Parker, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 (a) of Form 8-K filed on 
February 1, 2006. 

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10.5 

Director indemnification agreement dated June 30, 1987, between BOk and Kaiser, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-90450. 
Substantially similar director indemnification agreements were executed between BOk and 
the following: 

Date of Agreement 

James E. Barnes 
William H. Bell 
James S. Boese 
Dennis L. Brand 
Chester E. Cadieux 
William B. Cleary 
Glenn A. Cox 
William E. Durrett 
Leonard J. Eaton, Jr. 
William B. Fader 
Gregory J. Flanagan 
Jerry L. Goodman 
David A. Hentschel 
Philip N. Hughes 
Thomas J. Hughes, III 
William G. Kerr 
Philip C. Lauinger, Jr. 
Stanley A. Lybarger 
Patricia McGee Maino 
Robert L. Parker, Sr. 
James A. Robinson 
William P. Sweich 

June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
December 5, 1990 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
July 7, 1987 
July 8, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
December 5, 1990 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 
June 30, 1987 

10.6 

10.7.3 

10.7.4 

10.7.5 

10.7.6 

10.7.7 

10.7.8 

10.7.9 

10.7.10 

10.7.11 

10.7.12 

10.7.13 

10.8 

Capitalization and Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 20, 1991, between BOK Financial 
and Kaiser, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of S-1 Registration Statement 
No. 33-90450. 

BOK Financial Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-79834. 

BOK Financial Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan (Typographical Error Corrected 
January 16, 1995), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7.4 of Form 10-K for the fiscal 
year ended December 31, 1994. 

BOK Financial Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-32649.   

BOK Financial Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-93957.   

BOK Financial Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-62578. 

BOK Financial Corporation Directors’ Stock Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-79836. 

Bank of Oklahoma Thrift Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 1995), 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7.6 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 
1994. 

Trust Agreement for the Bank of Oklahoma Thrift Plan (December 30, 1994), incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.7.7 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994. 

BOK Financial Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-106531. 

BOK Financial Corporation 2003 Executive Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 4.0 of S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-106530. 

10b5-1 Repurchase Plan between BOK Financial Corporation and BOSC, Inc. dated May 
27, 2008, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed May 27, 2008. 

Lease Agreement between One Williams Center Co. and National Bank of Tulsa 
(predecessor to BOk) dated June 18, 1974, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of S-1 
Registration Statement No. 33-90450. 

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10.9 

10.10 

10.11 

10.12 

10.13 

10.13.1 

10.14 

10.14.1 

10.15 

10.15.1 

10.16 

10.16.1 

10.17 

10.18 

10.18.1 

10.19 

10.20 

10.21 

Lease Agreement between Security Capital Real Estate Fund and BOk dated January 1, 
1988, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-
90450. 

Asset Purchase Agreement (OREO and other assets) between BOk and Phi-Lea-Em 
Corporation dated April 30, 1991, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of S-1 
Registration Statement No. 33-90450. 

Asset Purchase Agreement (Tanker Assets) between BOk and Green River Exploration 
Company dated April 30, 1991, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of S-1 
Registration Statement No. 33-90450. 

Asset Purchase Agreement (Recovery Rights) between BOk and Kaiser dated April 30, 
1991, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-
90450. 

Purchase and Assumption Agreement dated August 7, 1992 among First Gibraltar Bank, 
FSB, Fourth Financial Corporation and BOk, as amended, incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.14 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992. 

Allocation Agreement dated August 7, 1992 between BOk and Fourth Financial 
Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14.1 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ended December 31, 1992. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial, BOKF Merger Corporation Number Two, 
Brookside Bancshares, Inc., The Shareholders of Brookside Bancshares, Inc. and Brookside 
State Bank dated December 22, 1992, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.15 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992. 

Agreement to Merge between BOk and Brookside State Bank dated January 27, 1993, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15.1 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 1992. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial, BOKF Merger Corporation Number Three, 
Sand Springs Bancshares, Inc., The Shareholders of Sand Springs Bancshares, Inc. and 
Sand Springs State Bank dated December 22, 1992, as amended, incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.16 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992. 

Agreement to Merge between BOk and Sand Springs State Bank dated January 27, 1993, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16.1 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 1992. 

Partnership Agreement between Kaiser-Francis Oil Company and BOK Financial dated 
December 1, 1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Form 10-K for the fiscal 
year ended December 31, 1993. 

Amendment to Partnership Agreement between Kaiser-Francis Oil Company and BOK 
Financial dated May 17, 1993, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16.1 of Form 10-K 
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993. 

Purchase and Assumption Agreement between BOk and FDIC, Receiver of Heartland 
Federal Savings and Loan Association dated October 9, 1993, incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.17 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993. 

Merger Agreement among BOk, Plaza National Bank and The Shareholders of Plaza 
National Bank dated December 20, 1993, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of 
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993. 

Amendment to Merger Agreement among BOk, Plaza National Bank and The Shareholders 
of Plaza National Bank dated January 14, 1994, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.18.1 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993. 

Stock Purchase Agreement between Texas Commerce Bank, National Association and BOk 
dated March 11, 1994, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of Form 10-K for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger Corporation 
Number Four, Citizens Holding Company and others dated May 11, 1994, incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.20 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. 

Stock Purchase and Merger Agreement among Northwest Bank of Enid, BOk and The 
Shareholders of Northwest Bank of Enid effective as of May 16, 1994, incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. 

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10.22 

10.23 

10.24 

10.25 

10.26 

10.27 

10.28 

10.29 

10.30 

10.31 

10.32 

10.33 

10.34 

10.35 

21.0 

23.0 

31.1  

31.2  

32 

Agreement and Plan of Merger among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger 
Corporation Number Five and Park Cities Bancshares, Inc. dated October 3, 1996, 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit C of S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-16337.   

Agreement and Plan of Merger among BOK Financial Corporation and First TexCorp., Inc. 
dated December 18, 1996, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of S-4 Registration 
Statement No. 333-16337.   

Purchase and Assumption Agreement between Bank of America National Trust and Savings 
Association and BOK Financial Corporation dated July 27, 1998. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger Corporation No. 
Seven, First Bancshares of Muskogee, Inc., First National Bank and Trust Company of 
Muskogee, and Certain Shareholders of First Bancshares of Muskogee, Inc. dated 
December 30, 1998. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger Corporation 
Number Nine, and Chaparral Bancshares, Inc. dated February 19, 1999.   

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, Park Cities Bancshares, Inc., Mid-
Cities Bancshares, Inc. and Mid-Cities National Bank dated February 24, 1999. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, Park Cities Bancshares, Inc., PC 
Interim State Bank, Swiss Avenue State Bank and Certain Shareholders of Swiss Avenue 
State Bank dated March 4, 1999.   

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, Park Cities Bancshares, Inc. and 
CNBT Bancshares, Inc. dated August 18, 2000, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 
of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.   

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, Bank of Tanglewood, N.A. and TW 
Interim Bank dated October 25, 2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.0 of S-4 
Registration Statement No. 333-98685. 

Remote Outsourcing Services Agreement between Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. and Alltel 
Information Services, Inc., dated September 1, 2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.30 of the September 30, 2002 10-Q filed on November 13, 2002.   

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger Corporation 
Number Eleven, Colorado Funding Company, Colorado State Bank and Trust and Certain 
Shareholders of Colorado Funding Company dated July 8, 2003, incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.32 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. 

Merger Agreement between BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger Corporation 
Number Eight, Valley Commerce Bank, and Valley Commerce Bancorp, Ltd. dated 
December 20, 2004, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K filed on 
December 22, 2004. 

Merger Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Merger Corporation 
Number Twelve, Worth Bancorporation, Inc., and Worth National Bank dated March 9, 
2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2007. 

Stock Purchase Agreement among BOK Financial Corporation, BOKF Stock Corporation 
Number Thirteen, United Banks of Colorado, Inc., First United Bank, NA and Baltz Family 
Partners, Ltd. dated May 23, 2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Form 8-
K filed on May 24, 2007. 

Subsidiaries of BOK Financial, filed herewith. 

Consent of independent registered public accounting firm - Ernst & Young LLP, filed 
herewith. 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002, filed herewith. 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
of 2002, filed herewith. 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed 
herewith. 

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99.0 

99 (a) 

99 (b) 

99 (c) 

99.1  

99.5 

99.6 

99.7 

99.8 

99.9 

Additional Exhibits. 

Credit Agreement dated December 2, 2005 between BOK Financial Corporation and 
participating lenders, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 (a) of Form 8-K filed 
December 6, 2005. 

Credit Agreement between BOK Financial Corporation and George B. Kaiser dated July 
21, 2008, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 (b) of Form 8-K filed July 21, 2008. 

First Amended Debenture dated December 2, 2009 between BOK Financial Corporation 
and George B. Kaiser, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 (a) of Form 8-K filed 
December 4, 2009. 

Undertakings incorporated by reference into S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-44121 for 
Bank of Oklahoma Master Thrift Plan and Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 
of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993. 

Undertakings incorporated by reference into S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-79834 for 
BOK Financial Corporation 1994 Stock Option Plan, incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 99.5 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. 

Undertakings incorporated by reference into S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-79836 for 
BOK Financial Corporation Directors’ Stock Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 99.6 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. 

Undertakings incorporated by reference into S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-32649 for 
BOK  Financial Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
99.7 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.   

Undertakings incorporated by reference into S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-93957 for 
BOK Financial Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan, Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
99.8 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.   

Undertakings incorporated by reference into S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-40280 for 
BOK Financial Corporation Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees, Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 99.9 of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.   

(b)  

Exhibits  

  See Item 15 (a) (3) above. 

(c)  

Financial Statement Schedules 

See Item 15 (a) (2) above. 

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SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to 
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

BOK FINANCIAL CORPORATION 

DATE:    February 26, 2010 

BY:   /s/ George B. Kaiser 
George B. Kaiser 
Chairman of the Board of Directors 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on February 26, 2010, by the 
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated. 

/s/ George B. Kaiser 
George B. Kaiser 
Chairman of the Board of Directors 

/s/ Steven E. Nell 
Steven E. Nell 
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer 

OFFICERS 

/s/ Stanley A. Lybarger 
Stanley A. Lybarger 
Director, President and Chief  
Executive Officer 

/s/ John C. Morrow 
John C. Morrow 
Senior Vice President and Chief 
Accounting Officer 

/s/ Gregory S. Allen 
Gregory S. Allen 

C. Fred Ball, Jr. 

/s/ Sharon J. Bell 
Sharon J. Bell 

/s/ Peter C. Boylan, III 
Peter C. Boylan, III 

/s/ Chester Cadieux, III 
Chester Cadieux, III 

Joseph W. Craft, III 

William E. Durrett 

/s/ John W. Gibson 
John W. Gibson 

DIRECTORS 

/s/ David F. Griffin 

  David F. Griffin 

/s/ V. Burns Hargis 

  V. Burns Hargis 

/s/ E. Carey Joullian, IV 
E. Carey Joullian, IV 

/s/ Robert J. LaFortune 

  Robert J. LaFortune 

Steven J. Malcolm 

/s/ E.C. Richards 
E.C. Richards 

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 302 
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 

FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

Exhibit 31.1 

I, Stanley A. Lybarger, President and Chief Executive Officer of BOK Financial Corporation (“BOK Financial”), certify 
that: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of BOK Financial; 

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements 
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly 
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, 
and for, the periods presented in this report; 

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure 
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over 
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to 
be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, 
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly 
during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial 
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance 
with generally accepted accounting principles; 

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this 
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end 
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and 

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that 
occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the 
case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the 
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 

5. 

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal 
control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of 
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): 

(a) 

(b) 

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over 
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, 
process, summarize and report financial information; and 

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a 
significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Date: February 26, 2010 

/s/ Stanley A. Lybarger 
Stanley A. Lybarger 
President 
Chief Executive Officer 
BOK Financial Corporation 

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 302 
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 

FOR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 

Exhibit 31.2 

I, Steven E. Nell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BOK Financial Corporation (“BOK Financial”), 
certify that: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of BOK Financial; 

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements 
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly 
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, 
and for, the periods presented in this report; 

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure 
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over 
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to 
be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, 
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly 
during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial 
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance 
with generally accepted accounting principles; 

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this 
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end 
of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and 

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that 
occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the 
case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the 
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 

5. 

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal 
control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of 
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): 

(a) 

(b) 

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over 
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, 
process, summarize and report financial information; and 

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a 
significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Date: February 26, 2010 

/s/ Steven E. Nell 

Steven E. Nell 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Financial Officer 
BOK Financial Corporation

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 

Exhibit 32 

In connection with the Annual Report of BOK Financial Corporation (“BOK Financial”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 
ending December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, 
Stanley A. Lybarger and Steven E. Nell, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of BOK 
Financial, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to 
our knowledge: 

(1) 

(2) 

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934; and 

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results 
of operations of BOK Financial. 

February 26, 2010  

/s/ Stanley A. Lybarger 
Stanley A. Lybarger 
President 
Chief Executive Officer 
BOK Financial Corporation 

/s/ Steven E. Nell 

Steven E. Nell 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Financial Officer 
BOK Financial Corporation 

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