UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[ü] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2016
or
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission file number:
1-6523
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter:
Bank of America Corporation
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization:
Delaware
IRS Employer Identification No.:
56-0906609
Address of principal executive offices:
Bank of America Corporate Center
100 N. Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(704) 386-5681
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On October 31, 2016, there were 10,105,046,654 shares of Bank of America Corporation Common Stock outstanding.
 
 
 
 
 

                


Bank of America Corporation
 
September 30, 2016
 
Form 10-Q
 
 
 
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This report on Form 10-Q, the documents that it incorporates by reference and the documents into which it may be incorporated by reference may contain, and from time to time Bank of America Corporation (collectively with certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, the Corporation) and its management may make certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as "anticipates," "targets," "expects," "hopes," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "goals," "believes," "continue" and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "may," "might," "should," "would" and "could." Forward-looking statements represent the Corporation's current expectations, plans or forecasts of its future results, revenues, expenses, efficiency ratio, capital measures, and future business and economic conditions more generally, and other future matters. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and are often beyond the Corporation's control. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any of these forward-looking statements.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider the following uncertainties and risks, as well as the risks and uncertainties more fully discussed elsewhere in this report, including under Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any of the Corporation's subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings: the Corporation's ability to resolve representations and warranties repurchase and related claims, including claims brought by investors or trustees seeking to distinguish certain aspects of the New York Court of Appeals' ACE Securities Corp v. DB Structured Products, Inc. (ACE) decision or to assert other claims seeking to avoid the impact of the ACE decision; the possibility that the Corporation could face increased servicing, securities, fraud, indemnity, contribution or other claims from one or more counterparties, including trustees, purchasers of loans, underwriters, issuers, other parties involved in securitizations, monolines or private-label and other investors; the possibility that future representations and warranties losses may occur in excess of the Corporation's recorded liability and estimated range of possible loss for its representations and warranties exposures; potential claims, damages, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation and regulatory proceedings, including the possibility that amounts may be in excess of the Corporation's recorded liability and estimated range of possible loss for litigation exposures; the possible outcome of LIBOR, other reference rate, financial instrument and foreign exchange inquiries, investigations and litigation; uncertainties about the financial stability and growth rates of non-U.S. jurisdictions, the risk that those jurisdictions may face difficulties servicing their sovereign debt, and related stresses on financial markets, currencies and trade, and the Corporation's exposures to such risks, including direct, indirect and operational; the impact of U.S. and global interest rates (including negative or continued low interest rates), currency exchange rates and economic conditions; the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected due to changes in economic assumptions, customer behavior and other uncertainties; the impact on the Corporation's business, financial condition and results of operations of a potential higher interest rate environment; the impact on the Corporation's business, financial condition and results of operations from a protracted period of lower oil prices or ongoing volatility with respect to oil prices; our ability to achieve our expense targets; adverse changes to the Corporation's credit ratings from the major credit rating agencies; estimates of the fair value of certain of the Corporation's assets and liabilities; uncertainty regarding the content, timing and impact of regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, including the potential adoption of total loss-absorbing capacity requirements; the potential for payment protection insurance exposure to increase as a result of Financial Conduct Authority actions; the impact of Federal Reserve actions on the Corporation's capital plans; the possible impact of the Corporation's failure to remediate deficiencies and shortcomings identified by banking regulators in the Corporation's Recovery and Resolution plans; the impact of implementation and compliance with U.S. and international laws, regulations and regulatory interpretations, including, but not limited to, recovery and resolution planning requirements, FDIC assessments, the Volcker Rule, fiduciary standards and derivatives regulations; a failure in or breach of the Corporation's operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third parties, including as a result of cyber attacks; the impact on the Corporation's business, financial condition and results of operations from the potential exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and other similar matters.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements referred to in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) are incorporated by reference into the MD&A. Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Throughout the MD&A, the Corporation uses certain acronyms and abbreviations which are defined in the Glossary.

The Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as supplemented by a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2016 to reflect reclassified business segment information is referred to herein as the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Executive Summary
 
Business Overview

The Corporation is a Delaware corporation, a bank holding company (BHC) and a financial holding company. When used in this report, "the Corporation" may refer to Bank of America Corporation individually, Bank of America Corporation and its subsidiaries, or certain of Bank of America Corporation's subsidiaries or affiliates. Our principal executive offices are located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Through our banking and various nonbank subsidiaries throughout the U.S. and in international markets, we provide a diversified range of banking and nonbank financial services and products through four business segments: Consumer Banking, Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Global Banking and Global Markets, with the remaining operations recorded in All Other. We operate our banking activities primarily under the Bank of America, National Association (Bank of America, N.A. or BANA) charter. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation had approximately $2.2 trillion in assets and approximately 209,000 full-time equivalent employees.

At September 30, 2016, we operated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and more than 35 countries. Our retail banking footprint covers approximately 80 percent of the U.S. population, and we serve approximately 47 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 4,600 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs, and leading online (www.bankofamerica.com) and mobile banking platforms with approximately 34 million active accounts and more than 21 million mobile active users. We offer industry-leading support to approximately three million small business owners. Our wealth management businesses, with client balances of approximately $2.5 trillion, provide tailored solutions to meet client needs through a full set of investment management, brokerage, banking, trust and retirement products. We are a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world.

Third-Quarter 2016 Economic and Business Environment

In the third quarter of 2016, the macroeconomic environment in the U.S. was mixed. Continued strengthening in the labor market and a rebound in gross domestic product (GDP) growth were offset by continued weakness in certain sectors. The unemployment rate remained slightly below five percent, close to what is generally regarded as the natural rate of unemployment. However, retail sales and industrial production declined. Manufacturing output was weak, and businesses remained reluctant to invest in equipment and software. The economic pick-up during the quarter stemmed from continued moderate growth in domestic demand, largely reflecting consumption gains, along with a rebound in exports and signs that businesses may have passed the peak of their inventory reductions. Overall, these were minimal changes in the U.S. macroeconomic environment in comparison to the prior quarter.

Oil prices were generally stable over the quarter. Core inflation maintained the momentum gained early in the year, but remained below the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System's (Federal Reserve) longer-term annual target of two percent. Treasury yields fell during the quarter, reaching their lows in mid-July. Corporate spreads narrowed on the perception of an improving U.S. economy and strong international demand due to negative rates in Europe and Japan. U.S. equities rose moderately.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cited continued improvement in the labor market and progress toward meeting the requirements for another interest rate hike. However, the low level of inflation and weak spots in the economy kept the FOMC on hold regarding the increase in rates.

Following the U.K.'s Referendum on exiting the European Union (EU) (U.K. Referendum) in June, economic indicators in the U.K. proved resilient despite the risk of negative growth during the third quarter. The unemployment rate in the U.K., for instance, remained below five percent. Economic momentum in the eurozone was sustained despite the U.K. Referendum, with available indicators pointing to moderate expansion in the third quarter. However, political uncertainty remained elevated and continued to impact financial markets. The European Central Bank maintained accommodative conditions, but did not commit to a possible extension of quantitative easing beyond March 2017. Government bond yields remained low, with German 10-year Bund yields remaining in negative territory.

Amid persistently low inflation, the Bank of Japan introduced a new policy focusing on maintaining the 10-year government bond yield near zero percent. In early July, a coup attempt in Turkey increased political instability, although the current government remained in power and financial market reaction outside of Turkey was minimal. The Chinese economy was stable during the quarter, but real estate remained a major concern.

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Recent Events

Change in Accounting Method Related to Certain Debt Securities

Effective July 1, 2016, the Corporation changed its accounting method for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to certain debt securities under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 310-20, Nonrefundable fees and other costs, from the prepayment method (also referred to as the retrospective method), to the contractual method. All prior periods presented herein have been restated to conform to current period presentation. Under the applicable bank regulatory rules, we are not required to and, accordingly, will not restate previously-filed capital metrics and ratios. The cumulative impact of the change in accounting method would have resulted in an insignificant pro forma change to our capital metrics and ratios. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Capital Management

Our 2016 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) capital plan included requests (i) to repurchase $5.0 billion of common stock over four quarters beginning in the third quarter of 2016, (ii) to repurchase common stock to offset the dilution resulting from certain equity-based compensation awards and (iii) to increase the quarterly common stock dividend from $0.05 per share to $0.075 per share. On June 29, 2016, following the Federal Reserve's non-objection to our 2016 CCAR capital plan, the Board of Directors (the Board) authorized the common stock repurchases described above. The common stock repurchase authorization includes both common stock and warrants. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to the Board's authorization, we repurchased $1.4 billion of common stock, which includes common stock to offset equity-based compensation awards. On July 27, 2016, the Board declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.075 per share, payable on September 23, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 2, 2016. For additional information, see the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 29, 2016.

Selected Financial Data

Table 1 provides selected consolidated financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 1
 
 
 
 
Selected Financial Data
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions, except per share information)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Income statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue, net of interest expense
$
21,635

 
$
20,992

 
$
63,711

 
$
63,383

Net income
4,955

 
4,619

 
13,210

 
12,552

Diluted earnings per common share
0.41

 
0.38

 
1.10

 
1.03

Dividends paid per common share
0.075

 
0.05

 
0.175

 
0.15

Performance ratios
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Return on average assets
0.90
%
 
0.84
%
 
0.81
%
 
0.78
%
Return on average common shareholders' equity
7.27

 
7.16

 
6.61

 
6.67

Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity (1)
10.28

 
10.40

 
9.40

 
9.74

Efficiency ratio
62.31

 
66.40

 
65.59

 
68.98

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Balance sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
 
 
 
 
$
905,008

 
$
896,983

Total assets
 
 
 
 
2,195,314

 
2,144,287

Total deposits
 
 
 
 
1,232,895

 
1,197,259

Total common shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
244,863

 
233,903

Total shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
270,083

 
256,176

(1) 
Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information and a corresponding reconciliation to GAAP financial measures, see Supplemental Financial Data on page 13.

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Financial Highlights

Net income was $5.0 billion, or $0.41 per diluted share, and $13.2 billion, or $1.10 per diluted share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $4.6 billion, or $0.38, and $12.6 billion, or $1.03 for the same periods in 2015. The results for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the prior-year period were primarily driven by increased revenue and lower noninterest expense. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the prior-year period were primarily driven by lower noninterest expense and increased revenue, offset by higher provision for credit losses.

Total assets increased $51.0 billion from December 31, 2015 to $2.2 trillion at September 30, 2016 primarily driven by higher securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell due to increased customer financing activity, an increase in debt securities driven by the deployment of deposit inflows, higher trading account assets, and an increase in loans and leases driven by demand for commercial loans outpacing consumer loan sales and run-off. Total liabilities increased $37.1 billion from December 31, 2015 to $1.9 trillion at September 30, 2016 primarily driven by increases in deposits and trading account liabilities, partially offset by a decrease in long-term debt. Shareholders' equity increased $13.9 billion from December 31, 2015 driven by earnings, an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) due to a positive net change in the fair value of available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities as a result of lower interest rates, and preferred stock issuances, partially offset by returns of capital to shareholders of $6.9 billion through common and preferred stock dividends and common stock repurchases.

Table 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary Income Statement
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income
$
10,201

 
$
9,900

 
$
30,804

 
$
29,272

Noninterest income
11,434

 
11,092

 
32,907

 
34,111

Total revenue, net of interest expense
21,635

 
20,992

 
63,711

 
63,383

Provision for credit losses
850

 
806

 
2,823

 
2,351

Noninterest expense
13,481

 
13,939

 
41,790

 
43,724

Income before income taxes
7,304

 
6,247

 
19,098

 
17,308

Income tax expense
2,349

 
1,628

 
5,888

 
4,756

Net income
4,955

 
4,619

 
13,210

 
12,552

Preferred stock dividends
503

 
441

 
1,321

 
1,153

Net income applicable to common shareholders
$
4,452

 
$
4,178

 
$
11,889

 
$
11,399

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per common share information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings
$
0.43

 
$
0.40

 
$
1.15

 
$
1.09

Diluted earnings
0.41

 
0.38

 
1.10

 
1.03


Net Interest Income

Net interest income increased $301 million to $10.2 billion, and $1.5 billion to $30.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. The net interest yield increased four basis points (bps) to 2.18 percent, and six bps to 2.21 percent. The increases for the three- and nine- month periods were primarily driven by growth in commercial loans, the impact from higher short-end interest rates and increased debt securities balances.


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Noninterest Income

Table 3
 
 
 
 
Noninterest Income
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Card income
$
1,455

 
$
1,510

 
$
4,349

 
$
4,381

Service charges
1,952

 
1,898

 
5,660

 
5,519

Investment and brokerage services
3,160

 
3,336

 
9,543

 
10,101

Investment banking income
1,458

 
1,287

 
4,019

 
4,300

Trading account profits
2,141

 
1,616

 
5,821

 
5,510

Mortgage banking income
589

 
407

 
1,334

 
2,102

Gains on sales of debt securities
51

 
437

 
490

 
886

Other income
628

 
601

 
1,691

 
1,312

Total noninterest income
$
11,434

 
$
11,092

 
$
32,907

 
$
34,111


Noninterest income increased $342 million to $11.4 billion, and decreased $1.2 billion to $32.9 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. The following highlights the significant changes.

Investment and brokerage services income decreased $176 million and $558 million driven by lower market valuations and lower transactional revenue, partially offset by the impact of long-term assets under management (AUM) flows.

Investment banking income increased $171 million for the three-month period primarily driven by an increase in debt and equity issuance fees, partially offset by lower advisory fees. Investment banking income decreased $281 million for the nine-month period driven by lower equity issuance and advisory fees due to a decline in market fee pools.

Trading account profits increased $525 million and $311 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 primarily due to a stronger performance globally across credit products led by mortgages and continued strength in rates products, partially offset by reduced client activity in equities.

Mortgage banking income increased $182 million for the three-month period primarily due to favorable mortgage servicing rights (MSR) results, net of the related hedge performance, partially offset by a decline in production income. Mortgage banking income decreased $768 million for the nine-month period primarily driven by a decline in production revenue, a provision for representations and warranties in the current-year period compared to a benefit in the prior-year period, as well as lower servicing fees, partially offset by favorable MSR results, net of the related hedge performance.

Other income increased $27 million and $379 million primarily due to lower debit valuation adjustment (DVA) losses on structured liabilities, as well as improved results from loans and the related hedging activities in the fair value option portfolio, partially offset by lower gains on asset sales. DVA losses related to structured liabilities were $24 million and $77 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $54 million and $604 million in the same periods in 2015.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses increased $44 million to $850 million, and $472 million to $2.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 due to a slower pace of credit quality improvement and, for the nine-month period, an increase in energy sector reserves for the higher risk energy sub-sectors. For more information on the provision for credit losses, see Provision for Credit Losses on page 79. For more information on our energy sector exposure, see Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Industry Concentrations on page 74.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Noninterest Expense

Table 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest Expense
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Personnel
$
7,704

 
$
7,829

 
$
24,278

 
$
25,333

Occupancy
1,005

 
1,028

 
3,069

 
3,082

Equipment
443

 
499

 
1,357

 
1,511

Marketing
410

 
445

 
1,243

 
1,330

Professional fees
536

 
673

 
1,433

 
1,588

Amortization of intangibles
181

 
207

 
554

 
632

Data processing
685

 
731

 
2,240

 
2,298

Telecommunications
189

 
210

 
551

 
583

Other general operating
2,328

 
2,317

 
7,065

 
7,367

Total noninterest expense
$
13,481

 
$
13,939

 
$
41,790

 
$
43,724


Noninterest expense decreased $458 million to $13.5 billion, and $1.9 billion to $41.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. Personnel expense decreased $125 million and $1.1 billion as we continue to manage headcount and achieve cost savings. Continued expense management, as well as the expiration of certain advisor retention awards, more than offset the increases in client-facing professionals. Other general operating expense decreased $302 million for the nine-month period compared to the same period in 2015 primarily driven by lower foreclosed properties expense and lower brokerage fees, partially offset by higher FDIC expense.

Income Tax Expense

Table 5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Tax Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Income before income taxes
$
7,304

 
$
6,247

 
$
19,098

 
$
17,308

Income tax expense
2,349

 
1,628

 
5,888

 
4,756

Effective tax rate
32.2
%
 
26.1
%
 
30.8
%
 
27.5
%

The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were driven by our recurring tax preference benefits, and included the $350 million charge for the impact of the U.K. tax law changes discussed below. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were driven by our recurring tax preference benefits, as well as benefits related to certain non-U.S. restructurings.

The U.K. Finance Bill 2016 was enacted on September 15, 2016. The changes include reducing the U.K. corporate income tax rate by one percent to 17 percent, effective April 1, 2020. This reduction favorably affects income tax expense on future U.K. earnings, but required a remeasurement of our U.K. net deferred tax assets using the lower tax rate. Accordingly, upon enactment, we recorded an income tax charge of approximately $350 million. In addition, for banking companies, the portion of U.K. taxable income that can be reduced by existing net operating loss carryforwards in any one taxable year has been reduced from 50 percent to 25 percent retroactive to April 1, 2016.

The majority of our U.K. deferred tax assets, which consist primarily of net operating losses, are expected to be realized by certain subsidiaries over a number of years. Significant changes to management's earnings forecasts for those subsidiaries, such as changes caused by a substantial and prolonged worsening of the condition of Europe's capital markets, changes in applicable laws, further changes in tax laws or changes in the ability of our U.K. subsidiaries to conduct business in the EU, could lead management to reassess our ability to realize the U.K. deferred tax assets. 


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Table 6
 
 
 
 
Selected Quarterly Financial Data
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Quarters
 
2015 Quarters
(In millions, except per share information)
Third
 
Second
 
First
 
Fourth
 
Third
Income statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
10,201

 
$
10,118

 
$
10,485

 
$
9,686

 
$
9,900

Noninterest income
11,434

 
11,168

 
10,305

 
9,896

 
11,092

Total revenue, net of interest expense
21,635

 
21,286

 
20,790

 
19,582

 
20,992

Provision for credit losses
850

 
976

 
997

 
810

 
806

Noninterest expense
13,481

 
13,493

 
14,816

 
14,010

 
13,939

Income before income taxes
7,304

 
6,817

 
4,977

 
4,762

 
6,247

Income tax expense
2,349

 
2,034

 
1,505

 
1,478

 
1,628

Net income
4,955

 
4,783

 
3,472

 
3,284

 
4,619

Net income applicable to common shareholders
4,452

 
4,422

 
3,015

 
2,954

 
4,178

Average common shares issued and outstanding
10,250

 
10,328

 
10,370

 
10,399

 
10,444

Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding
11,000

 
11,059

 
11,100

 
11,153

 
11,197

Performance ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
0.90
%
 
0.88
%
 
0.64
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.84
%
Four quarter trailing return on average assets (1)
0.76

 
0.74

 
0.73

 
0.73

 
0.74

Return on average common shareholders' equity
7.27

 
7.40

 
5.11

 
4.99

 
7.16

Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity (2)
10.28

 
10.54

 
7.33

 
7.19

 
10.40

Return on average shareholders' equity
7.33

 
7.25

 
5.36

 
5.07

 
7.22

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (2)
9.98

 
9.93

 
7.40

 
7.04

 
10.08

Total ending equity to total ending assets
12.30

 
12.23

 
12.03

 
11.95

 
11.88

Total average equity to total average assets
12.28

 
12.13

 
11.98

 
11.79

 
11.70

Dividend payout
17.32

 
11.73

 
17.13

 
17.57

 
12.48

Per common share data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings
$
0.43

 
$
0.43

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.28

 
$
0.40

Diluted earnings
0.41

 
0.41

 
0.28

 
0.27

 
0.38

Dividends paid
0.075

 
0.05

 
0.05

 
0.05

 
0.05

Book value
24.19

 
23.71

 
23.14

 
22.53

 
22.40

Tangible book value (2)
17.14

 
16.71

 
16.19

 
15.62

 
15.50

Market price per share of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing
$
15.65

 
$
13.27

 
$
13.52

 
$
16.83

 
$
15.58

High closing
16.19

 
15.11

 
16.43

 
17.95

 
18.45

Low closing
12.74

 
12.18

 
11.16

 
15.38

 
15.26

Market capitalization
$
158,438

 
$
135,577

 
$
139,427

 
$
174,700

 
$
162,457

(1) 
Calculated as total net income for four consecutive quarters divided by annualized average assets for four consecutive quarters.
(2) 
Tangible equity ratios and tangible book value per share of common stock are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information on these ratios and for corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures, see Supplemental Financial Data on page 13.
(3) 
For more information on the impact of the purchased credit-impaired (PCI) loan portfolio on asset quality, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management on page 52.
(4) 
Includes the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.
(5) 
Balances and ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option. For additional exclusions from nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Nonperforming Consumer Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity on page 65 and corresponding Table 35, and Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Nonperforming Commercial Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity on page 73 and corresponding Table 42.
(6) 
Primarily includes amounts allocated to the U.S. credit card and unsecured consumer lending portfolios in Consumer Banking, PCI loans and the non-U.S. credit card portfolio in All Other.
(7) 
Net charge-offs exclude $83 million, $82 million, $105 million, $82 million and $148 million of write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio in the third, second and first quarters of 2016 and in the fourth and third quarters of 2015, respectively. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.
(8) 
Risk-based capital ratios reported under Basel 3 Advanced - Transition beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2015, we were required to report risk-based capital ratios under Basel 3 Standardized - Transition only. For additional information, see Capital Management on page 39.

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Table 6
 
 
 
 
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (continued)
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Quarters
 
2015 Quarters
(Dollars in millions)
Third
 
Second
 
First
 
Fourth
 
Third
Average balance sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
$
900,594

 
$
899,670

 
$
892,984

 
$
886,156

 
$
877,429

Total assets
2,189,490

 
2,188,241

 
2,173,922

 
2,180,507

 
2,168,930

Total deposits
1,227,186

 
1,213,291

 
1,198,455

 
1,186,051

 
1,159,231

Long-term debt
227,269

 
233,061

 
233,654

 
237,384

 
240,520

Common shareholders' equity
243,679

 
240,376

 
237,229

 
234,800

 
231,524

Total shareholders' equity
268,899

 
265,354

 
260,423

 
257,074

 
253,798

Asset quality (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses (4)
$
12,459

 
$
12,587

 
$
12,696

 
$
12,880

 
$
13,318

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties (5)
8,737

 
8,799

 
9,281

 
9,836

 
10,336

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding (5)
1.30
%
 
1.32
%
 
1.35
%
 
1.37
%
 
1.45
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases (5)
140

 
142

 
136

 
130

 
129

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases, excluding the PCI loan portfolio (5)
135

 
135

 
129

 
122

 
120

Amounts included in allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases (6)
$
4,068

 
$
4,087

 
$
4,138

 
$
4,518

 
$
4,682

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases, excluding the allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases (5, 6)
91
%
 
93
%
 
90
%
 
82
%
 
81
%
Net charge-offs (7)
$
888

 
$
985

 
$
1,068

 
$
1,144

 
$
932

Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (5, 7)
0.40
%
 
0.44
%
 
0.48
%
 
0.52
%
 
0.43
%
Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding, excluding the PCI loan portfolio (5)
0.40

 
0.45

 
0.49

 
0.53

 
0.43

Annualized net charge-offs and PCI write-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (5)
0.43

 
0.48

 
0.53

 
0.55

 
0.49

Nonperforming loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding (5)
0.93

 
0.94

 
0.99

 
1.05

 
1.12

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties as a percentage of total loans, leases and foreclosed properties (5)
0.97

 
0.98

 
1.04

 
1.10

 
1.18

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at period end to annualized net charge-offs (7)
3.31

 
2.99

 
2.81

 
2.70

 
3.42

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at period end to annualized net charge-offs, excluding the PCI loan portfolio
3.18

 
2.85

 
2.67

 
2.52

 
3.18

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at period end to annualized net charge-offs and PCI write-offs
3.03

 
2.76

 
2.56

 
2.52

 
2.95

Capital ratios at period end
Risk-based capital: (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital
11.0
%
 
10.6
%
 
10.3
%
 
10.2
%
 
11.6
%
Tier 1 capital
12.4

 
12.0

 
11.5

 
11.3

 
12.9

Total capital
14.2

 
13.9

 
13.4

 
13.2

 
15.8

Tier 1 leverage
9.1

 
8.9

 
8.7

 
8.6

 
8.5

Tangible equity (2)
9.4

 
9.3

 
9.1

 
8.9

 
8.8

Tangible common equity (2)
8.2

 
8.1

 
7.9

 
7.8

 
7.8

For footnotes see page 9.

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Table 7
 
 
 
Selected Year-to-Date Financial Data
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(In millions, except per share information)
2016
 
2015
Income statement
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
30,804

 
$
29,272

Noninterest income
32,907

 
34,111

Total revenue, net of interest expense
63,711

 
63,383

Provision for credit losses
2,823

 
2,351

Noninterest expense
41,790

 
43,724

Income before income taxes
19,098

 
17,308

Income tax expense
5,888

 
4,756

Net income
13,210

 
12,552

Net income applicable to common shareholders
11,889

 
11,399

Average common shares issued and outstanding
10,313

 
10,483

Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding
11,047

 
11,234

Performance ratios
 
 
 
Return on average assets
0.81
%
 
0.78
%
Return on average common shareholders' equity
6.61

 
6.67

Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity (1)
9.40

 
9.74

Return on average shareholders' equity
6.66

 
6.71

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (1)
9.13

 
9.42

Total ending equity to total ending assets
12.30

 
11.88

Total average equity to total average assets
12.13

 
11.62

Dividend payout
15.19

 
13.78

Per common share data
 
 
 
Earnings
$
1.15

 
$
1.09

Diluted earnings
1.10

 
1.03

Dividends paid
0.175

 
0.15

Book value
24.19

 
22.40

Tangible book value (1)
17.14

 
15.50

Market price per share of common stock
 
 
 
Closing
$
15.65

 
$
15.58

High closing
16.43

 
18.45

Low closing
11.16

 
15.15

Market capitalization
$
158,438

 
$
162,457

(1) 
Tangible equity ratios and tangible book value per share of common stock are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information on these ratios and for corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures, see Supplemental Financial Data on page 13.
(2) 
For more information on the impact of the PCI loan portfolio on asset quality, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management on page 52.
(3) 
Includes the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.
(4) 
Balances and ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option. For additional exclusions from nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Nonperforming Consumer Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity on page 65 and corresponding Table 35, and Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Nonperforming Commercial Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity on page 73 and corresponding Table 42.
(5) 
Primarily includes amounts allocated to the U.S. credit card and unsecured consumer lending portfolios in Consumer Banking, PCI loans and the non-U.S. credit card portfolio in All Other.
(6) 
Net charge-offs exclude $270 million and $726 million of write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.


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Table 7
 
 
 
Selected Year-to-Date Financial Data (continued)
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
Average balance sheet
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
$
897,760

 
$
873,630

Total assets
2,183,905

 
2,153,353

Total deposits
1,213,029

 
1,145,686

Long-term debt
231,313

 
240,960

Common shareholders' equity
240,440

 
228,614

Total shareholders' equity
264,907

 
250,265

Asset quality (2)
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses (3)
$
12,459

 
$
13,318

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties (4)
8,737

 
10,336

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding (4)
1.30
%
 
1.45
%
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases (4)
140

 
129

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases, excluding the PCI loan portfolio (4)
135

 
120

Amounts included in allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases (5)
$
4,068

 
$
4,682

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases, excluding the allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases (4, 5)
91
%
 
81
%
Net charge-offs (6)
$
2,941

 
$
3,194

Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (4, 6)
0.44
%
 
0.49
%
Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding, excluding the PCI loan portfolio (4)
0.45

 
0.50

Annualized net charge-offs and PCI write-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (4)
0.48

 
0.61

Nonperforming loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding (4)
0.93

 
1.12

Nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties as a percentage of total loans, leases and foreclosed properties (4)
0.97

 
1.18

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at period end to annualized net charge-offs (6)
2.98

 
2.96

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at period end to annualized net charge-offs, excluding the PCI loan portfolio
2.86

 
2.76

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at period end to annualized net charge-offs and PCI write-offs
2.73

 
2.41

For footnotes see page 11.

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Supplemental Financial Data

In this Form 10-Q, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items or otherwise include components that differ from the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional useful information to assess our financial condition, results of operations (including period-to-period operating performance) or compliance with prospective regulatory requirements. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended as a substitute for GAAP financial measures and may not be defined or calculated the same way as non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

We view net interest income and related ratios and analyses on an fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis, which when presented on a consolidated basis, are non-GAAP financial measures. To derive the FTE basis, net interest income is adjusted to reflect tax-exempt income on an equivalent before-tax basis with a corresponding increase in income tax expense. For purposes of this calculation, we use the federal statutory tax rate of 35 percent and a representative state tax rate. In addition, certain performance measures including the efficiency ratio and net interest yield utilize net interest income (and thus total revenue) on an FTE basis. The efficiency ratio measures the costs expended to generate a dollar of revenue, and net interest yield measures the bps we earn over the cost of funds. We believe that presentation of these items on an FTE basis allows for comparison of amounts from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry practices.

We may present certain key performance indicators and ratios excluding certain items (e.g., DVA) which result in non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that the presentation of measures that exclude these items are useful because they provide additional information to assess the underlying operational performance and trends of our businesses and to allow better comparison of period-to-period operating performance.

We also evaluate our business based on certain ratios that utilize tangible equity, a non-GAAP financial measure. Tangible equity represents an adjusted shareholders' equity or common shareholders' equity amount which has been reduced by goodwill and certain acquired intangible assets (excluding MSRs), net of related deferred tax liabilities. These measures are used to evaluate our use of equity. In addition, profitability, relationship and investment models use both return on average tangible common shareholders' equity and return on average tangible shareholders' equity as key measures to support our overall growth goals. These ratios are as follows:

Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity measures our earnings contribution as a percentage of adjusted common shareholders' equity. The tangible common equity ratio represents adjusted ending common shareholders' equity divided by total assets less goodwill and certain acquired intangible assets (excluding MSRs), net of related deferred tax liabilities.

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity measures our earnings contribution as a percentage of adjusted average total shareholders' equity. The tangible equity ratio represents adjusted ending shareholders' equity divided by total assets less goodwill and certain acquired intangible assets (excluding MSRs), net of related deferred tax liabilities.

Tangible book value per common share represents adjusted ending common shareholders' equity divided by ending common shares outstanding.

We believe that the use of ratios that utilize tangible equity provides additional useful information because they present measures of those assets that can generate income. Tangible book value per share provides additional useful information about the level of tangible assets in relation to outstanding shares of common stock.

The aforementioned supplemental data and performance measures are presented in Tables 6 and 7.

Table 8 presents certain non-GAAP financial measures and performance measurements on an FTE basis.
Table 8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Financial Data
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Fully taxable-equivalent basis data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
10,429

 
$
10,127

 
$
31,470

 
$
29,936

Total revenue, net of interest expense
21,863

 
21,219

 
64,377

 
64,047

Net interest yield
2.23
%
 
2.19
%
 
2.26
%
 
2.20
%
Efficiency ratio
61.66

 
65.70

 
64.91

 
68.27



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Tables 9 and 10 provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

Table 9
Quarterly and Year-to-Date Supplemental Financial Data and Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
As Reported
 
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment
 
Fully taxable-equivalent basis
 
As Reported
 
Fully taxable-equivalent adjustment
 
Fully taxable-equivalent basis
Net interest income
$
10,201

 
$
228

 
$
10,429

 
$
9,900

 
$
227

 
$
10,127

Total revenue, net of interest expense
21,635

 
228

 
21,863

 
20,992

 
227

 
21,219

Income tax expense
2,349

 
228

 
2,577

 
1,628

 
227

 
1,855

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income
$
30,804

 
$
666

 
$
31,470

 
$
29,272

 
$
664

 
$
29,936

Total revenue, net of interest expense
63,711

 
666

 
64,377

 
63,383

 
664

 
64,047

Income tax expense
5,888

 
666

 
6,554

 
4,756

 
664

 
5,420


Table 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period-end and Average Supplemental Financial Data and Reconciliations to GAAP Financial Measures
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
Period-end
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Common shareholders' equity
$
244,863

 
$
233,903

 
$
243,679

 
$
231,524

 
$
240,440

 
$
228,614

Goodwill
(69,744
)
 
(69,761
)
 
(69,744
)
 
(69,774
)
 
(69,752
)
 
(69,775
)
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs)
(3,168
)
 
(3,768
)
 
(3,276
)
 
(4,099
)
 
(3,480
)
 
(4,307
)
Related deferred tax liabilities
1,588

 
1,716

 
1,628

 
1,811

 
1,666

 
1,885

Tangible common shareholders' equity
$
173,539

 
$
162,090

 
$
172,287

 
$
159,462

 
$
168,874

 
$
156,417

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
$
270,083

 
$
256,176

 
$
268,899

 
$
253,798

 
$
264,907

 
$
250,265

Goodwill
(69,744
)
 
(69,761
)
 
(69,744
)
 
(69,774
)
 
(69,752
)
 
(69,775
)
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs)
(3,168
)
 
(3,768
)
 
(3,276
)
 
(4,099
)
 
(3,480
)
 
(4,307
)
Related deferred tax liabilities
1,588

 
1,716

 
1,628

 
1,811

 
1,666

 
1,885

Tangible shareholders' equity
$
198,759

 
$
184,363

 
$
197,507

 
$
181,736

 
$
193,341

 
$
178,068

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
2,195,314

 
$
2,144,287

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
(69,744
)
 
(69,761
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangible assets (excluding MSRs)
(3,168
)
 
(3,768
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Related deferred tax liabilities
1,588

 
1,716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible assets
$
2,123,990

 
$
2,072,474

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Table 11
Quarterly Average Balances and Interest Rates – FTE Basis
 
Third Quarter 2016
 
Third Quarter 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
Earning assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve, non-U.S. central banks and other banks
$
133,866

 
$
148

 
0.44
%
 
$
145,174

 
$
96

 
0.26
%
Time deposits placed and other short-term investments
9,336

 
34

 
1.45

 
11,503

 
38

 
1.32

Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
214,254

 
267

 
0.50

 
210,127

 
275

 
0.52

Trading account assets
128,879

 
1,111

 
3.43

 
140,484

 
1,170

 
3.31

Debt securities
423,182

 
2,169

 
2.07

 
394,265

 
2,282

 
2.32

Loans and leases (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
188,234

 
1,612

 
3.42

 
193,791

 
1,690

 
3.49

Home equity
70,603

 
681

 
3.84

 
79,715

 
730

 
3.64

U.S. credit card
88,210

 
2,061

 
9.30

 
88,201

 
2,033

 
9.15

Non-U.S. credit card
9,256

 
231

 
9.94

 
10,244

 
267

 
10.34

Direct/Indirect consumer (2)
92,870

 
585

 
2.51

 
85,975

 
515

 
2.38

Other consumer (3)
2,358

 
18

 
2.94

 
1,980

 
15

 
3.01

Total consumer
451,531

 
5,188

 
4.58

 
459,906

 
5,250

 
4.54

U.S. commercial
276,833

 
2,040

 
2.93

 
251,908

 
1,744

 
2.75

Commercial real estate (4)
57,606

 
452

 
3.12

 
53,605

 
384

 
2.84

Commercial lease financing
21,194

 
153

 
2.88

 
20,013

 
153

 
3.07

Non-U.S. commercial
93,430

 
599

 
2.55

 
91,997

 
514

 
2.22

Total commercial
449,063

 
3,244

 
2.87

 
417,523

 
2,795

 
2.66

Total loans and leases
900,594

 
8,432

 
3.73

 
877,429

 
8,045

 
3.65

Other earning assets
59,951

 
677

 
4.50

 
62,848

 
717

 
4.52

Total earning assets (5)
1,870,062

 
12,838

 
2.73

 
1,841,830

 
12,623

 
2.73

Cash and due from banks
27,361

 
 
 
 
 
27,730

 
 
 
 
Other assets, less allowance for loan and lease losses
292,067

 
 
 
 
 
299,370

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
2,189,490

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,168,930

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings
$
49,885

 
$
2

 
0.01
%
 
$
46,297

 
$
2

 
0.02
%
NOW and money market deposit accounts
592,907

 
73

 
0.05

 
545,741

 
67

 
0.05

Consumer CDs and IRAs
48,695

 
33

 
0.27

 
53,174

 
38

 
0.29

Negotiable CDs, public funds and other deposits
32,023

 
43

 
0.54

 
30,631

 
26

 
0.33

Total U.S. interest-bearing deposits
723,510

 
151

 
0.08

 
675,843

 
133

 
0.08

Non-U.S. interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Banks located in non-U.S. countries
4,294

 
9

 
0.87

 
4,196

 
7

 
0.71

Governments and official institutions
1,391

 
3

 
0.61

 
1,654

 
1

 
0.33

Time, savings and other
59,340

 
103

 
0.70

 
53,793

 
73

 
0.53

Total non-U.S. interest-bearing deposits
65,025

 
115

 
0.71

 
59,643

 
81

 
0.54

Total interest-bearing deposits
788,535

 
266

 
0.13

 
735,486

 
214

 
0.12

Federal funds purchased, securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase and short-term borrowings
207,634

 
569

 
1.09

 
257,323

 
597

 
0.92

Trading account liabilities
73,452

 
244

 
1.32

 
77,443

 
342

 
1.75

Long-term debt
227,269

 
1,330

 
2.33

 
240,520

 
1,343

 
2.22

Total interest-bearing liabilities (5)
1,296,890

 
2,409

 
0.74

 
1,310,772

 
2,496

 
0.76

Noninterest-bearing sources:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
438,651

 
 
 
 
 
423,745

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
185,050

 
 
 
 
 
180,615

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
268,899

 
 
 
 
 
253,798

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
2,189,490

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,168,930

 
 
 
 
Net interest spread
 
 
 
 
1.99
%
 
 
 
 
 
1.97
%
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources
 
 
 
 
0.24

 
 
 
 
 
0.22

Net interest income/yield on earning assets
 
 
$
10,429

 
2.23
%
 
 
 
$
10,127

 
2.19
%
(1) 
Nonperforming loans are included in the respective average loan balances. Income on these nonperforming loans is generally recognized on a cost recovery basis. PCI loans were recorded at fair value upon acquisition and accrete interest income over the estimated life of the loan.
(2) 
Includes non-U.S. consumer loans of $3.2 billion and $4.0 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(3) 
Includes consumer finance loans of $501 million and $605 million, consumer leases of $1.7 billion and $1.2 billion, and consumer overdrafts of $187 million and $177 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(4) 
Includes U.S. commercial real estate loans of $54.3 billion and $49.8 billion, and non-U.S. commercial real estate loans of $3.3 billion and $3.8 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(5) 
Interest income includes the impact of interest rate risk management contracts, which decreased interest income on the underlying assets by $64 million and $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Interest expense includes the impact of interest rate risk management contracts, which decreased interest expense on the underlying liabilities by $560 million and $590 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. For additional information, see Interest Rate Risk Management for the Banking Book on page 89.

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Year-to-Date Average Balances and Interest Rates – FTE Basis
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
Earning assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve, non-U.S. central banks and other banks
$
135,910

 
$
460

 
0.45
%
 
$
132,445

 
$
261

 
0.26
%
Time deposits placed and other short-term investments
8,784

 
101

 
1.54

 
9,366

 
105

 
1.50

Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
215,476

 
803

 
0.50

 
212,781

 
774

 
0.49

Trading account assets
130,785

 
3,432

 
3.50

 
138,861

 
3,406

 
3.28

Debt securities
414,115

 
6,990

 
2.27

 
387,988

 
6,763

 
2.34

Loans and leases (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
187,325

 
4,867

 
3.46

 
205,315

 
5,323

 
3.46

Home equity
73,015

 
2,095

 
3.83

 
82,404

 
2,269

 
3.68

U.S. credit card
87,362

 
6,065

 
9.27

 
88,117

 
6,040

 
9.17

Non-U.S. credit card
9,687

 
734

 
10.12

 
10,087

 
793

 
10.51

Direct/Indirect consumer (2)
91,291

 
1,698

 
2.48

 
83,481

 
1,510

 
2.42

Other consumer (3)
2,240

 
50

 
2.99

 
1,904

 
45

 
3.14

Total consumer
450,920

 
15,509

 
4.59

 
471,308

 
15,980

 
4.53

U.S. commercial
274,669

 
5,982

 
2.91

 
243,849

 
5,093

 
2.79

Commercial real estate (4)
57,550

 
1,320

 
3.06

 
50,792

 
1,113

 
2.93

Commercial lease financing
21,049

 
482

 
3.05

 
19,592

 
473

 
3.22

Non-U.S. commercial
93,572

 
1,748

 
2.50

 
88,089

 
1,478

 
2.24

Total commercial
446,840

 
9,532

 
2.85

 
402,322

 
8,157

 
2.71

Total loans and leases
897,760

 
25,041

 
3.72

 
873,630

 
24,137

 
3.69

Other earning assets
58,189

 
2,031

 
4.66

 
62,366

 
2,142

 
4.59

Total earning assets (5)
1,861,019

 
38,858

 
2.79

 
1,817,437

 
37,588

 
2.76

Cash and due from banks
28,041

 
 
 
 
 
28,726

 
 
 
 
Other assets, less allowance for loan and lease losses
294,845

 
 
 
 
 
307,190

 
 

 
 
Total assets
$
2,183,905

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,153,353

 
 

 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings
$
49,281

 
$
4

 
0.01
%
 
$
46,634

 
$
6

 
0.02
%
NOW and money market deposit accounts
584,896

 
216

 
0.05

 
537,974

 
205

 
0.05

Consumer CDs and IRAs
48,920

 
101

 
0.28

 
55,883

 
125

 
0.30

Negotiable CDs, public funds and other deposits
32,212

 
107

 
0.45

 
29,784

 
70

 
0.32

Total U.S. interest-bearing deposits
715,309

 
428

 
0.08

 
670,275

 
406

 
0.08

Non-U.S. interest-bearing deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Banks located in non-U.S. countries
4,218

 
28

 
0.90

 
4,633

 
24

 
0.70

Governments and official institutions
1,468

 
7

 
0.60

 
1,426

 
3

 
0.31

Time, savings and other
58,866

 
273

 
0.62

 
54,364

 
217

 
0.53

Total non-U.S. interest-bearing deposits
64,552

 
308

 
0.64

 
60,423

 
244

 
0.54

Total interest-bearing deposits
779,861

 
736

 
0.13

 
730,698

 
650

 
0.12

Federal funds purchased, securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase and short-term borrowings
215,131

 
1,808

 
1.12

 
251,231

 
1,868

 
0.99

Trading account liabilities
73,176

 
778

 
1.42

 
77,996

 
1,071

 
1.84

Long-term debt
231,313

 
4,066

 
2.35

 
240,960

 
4,063

 
2.25

Total interest-bearing liabilities (5)
1,299,481

 
7,388

 
0.76

 
1,300,885

 
7,652

 
0.79

Noninterest-bearing sources:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
433,168

 
 
 
 
 
414,988

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
186,349

 
 
 
 
 
187,215

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
264,907

 
 
 
 
 
250,265

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
2,183,905

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,153,353

 
 
 
 
Net interest spread
 
 
 
 
2.03
%
 
 
 
 
 
1.97
%
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources
 
 
 
 
0.23

 
 
 
 
 
0.23

Net interest income/yield on earning assets
 
 
$
31,470

 
2.26
%
 
 
 
$
29,936

 
2.20
%
(1) 
Nonperforming loans are included in the respective average loan balances. Income on these nonperforming loans is generally recognized on a cost recovery basis. PCI loans were recorded at fair value upon acquisition and accrete interest income over the estimated life of the loan.
(2) 
Includes non-U.S. consumer loans of $3.5 billion and $4.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(3) 
Includes consumer finance loans of $526 million and $633 million, consumer leases of $1.5 billion and $1.1 billion, and consumer overdrafts of $171 million and $150 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(4) 
Includes U.S. commercial real estate loans of $54.1 billion and $47.7 billion, and non-U.S. commercial real estate loans of $3.4 billion and $3.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(5) 
Interest income includes the impact of interest rate risk management contracts, which decreased interest income on the underlying assets by $155 million and $27 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Interest expense includes the impact of interest rate risk management contracts, which decreased interest expense on the underlying liabilities by $1.7 billion and $1.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. For additional information, see Interest Rate Risk Management for the Banking Book on page 89.

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Business Segment Operations
 
Segment Description and Basis of Presentation

We report our results of operations through the following four business segments: Consumer Banking, GWIM, Global Banking, and Global Markets, with the remaining operations recorded in All Other.

The Corporation periodically reviews capital allocated to its businesses and allocates capital annually during the strategic and capital planning processes. We utilize a methodology that considers the effect of regulatory capital requirements in addition to internal risk-based capital models. The Corporation's internal risk-based capital models use a risk-adjusted methodology incorporating each segment's credit, market, interest rate, business and operational risk components. For more information on the nature of these risks, see Managing Risk on page 39.

The change in accounting method for certain debt securities, as described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements, impacted the amount of residual net interest income that is allocated to the business segments.

For more information on the basis of presentation for business segments and reconciliations to consolidated total revenue, net income and period-end total assets, see Note 18 – Business Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consumer Banking
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Deposits
 
Consumer
Lending
 
Total Consumer Banking
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
2,630

 
$
2,397

 
$
2,660

 
$
2,696

 
$
5,290

 
$
5,093

 
4
 %
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card income
2

 
2

 
1,216

 
1,246

 
1,218

 
1,248

 
(2
)
Service charges
1,071

 
1,057

 
1

 

 
1,072

 
1,057

 
1

Mortgage banking income

 

 
297

 
290

 
297

 
290

 
2

All other income (loss)
98

 
132

 
(7
)
 
161

 
91

 
293

 
(69
)
Total noninterest income
1,171

 
1,191

 
1,507

 
1,697

 
2,678

 
2,888

 
(7
)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
3,801

 
3,588

 
4,167

 
4,393

 
7,968

 
7,981

 
<(1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
43

 
58

 
655

 
465

 
698

 
523

 
33

Noninterest expense
2,395

 
2,501

 
1,976

 
2,210

 
4,371

 
4,711

 
(7
)
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
1,363

 
1,029

 
1,536

 
1,718

 
2,899

 
2,747

 
6

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
511

 
370

 
575

 
620

 
1,086

 
990

 
10

Net income
$
852

 
$
659

 
$
961

 
$
1,098

 
$
1,813

 
$
1,757

 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest yield (FTE basis)
1.73
%
 
1.72
%
 
4.31
%
 
4.64
%
 
3.30
%
 
3.46
%
 
 
Return on average allocated capital
28

 
22

 
17

 
21

 
21

 
21

 
 
Efficiency ratio (FTE basis)
63.03

 
69.69

 
47.40

 
50.31

 
54.86

 
59.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
Average
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
$
4,837

 
$
4,662

 
$
243,846

 
$
228,441

 
$
248,683

 
$
233,103

 
7
 %
Total earning assets (1)
604,223

 
552,534

 
245,540

 
230,523

 
636,838

 
583,368

 
9

Total assets (1)
630,394

 
579,604

 
257,167

 
243,409

 
674,636

 
623,324

 
8

Total deposits
598,117

 
547,727

 
7,591

 
8,260

 
605,708

 
555,987

 
9

Allocated capital
12,000

 
12,000

 
22,000

 
21,000

 
34,000

 
33,000

 
3

(1)
In segments and businesses where the total of liabilities and equity exceeds assets, we allocate assets from All Other to match the segments' and businesses' liabilities and allocated shareholders' equity. As a result, total earning assets and total assets of the businesses may not equal total Consumer Banking.


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Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Deposits
 
Consumer
Lending
 
Total Consumer Banking
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
7,940

 
$
7,083

 
$
7,885

 
$
8,116

 
$
15,825

 
$
15,199

 
4
 %
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card income
7

 
8

 
3,638

 
3,615

 
3,645

 
3,623

 
1

Service charges
3,079

 
3,055

 
1

 
1

 
3,080

 
3,056

 
1

Mortgage banking income

 

 
754

 
1,117

 
754

 
1,117

 
(32
)
All other income
312

 
355

 
4

 
163

 
316

 
518

 
(39
)
Total noninterest income
3,398

 
3,418

 
4,397

 
4,896

 
7,795

 
8,314

 
(6
)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
11,338

 
10,501

 
12,282

 
13,012

 
23,620

 
23,513

 
<1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
132

 
145

 
1,823

 
1,517

 
1,955

 
1,662

 
18

Noninterest expense
7,227

 
7,354

 
6,097

 
6,725

 
13,324

 
14,079

 
(5
)
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
3,979

 
3,002

 
4,362

 
4,770

 
8,341

 
7,772

 
7

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
1,473

 
1,103

 
1,615

 
1,756

 
3,088

 
2,859

 
8

Net income
$
2,506

 
$
1,899

 
$
2,747

 
$
3,014

 
$
5,253

 
$
4,913

 
7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest yield (FTE basis)
1.79
%
 
1.74
%
 
4.39
%
 
4.74
%
 
3.39
%
 
3.53
%
 
 
Return on average allocated capital
28

 
21

 
17

 
19

 
21

 
20

 
 
Efficiency ratio (FTE basis)
63.74

 
70.02

 
49.64

 
51.69

 
56.41

 
59.88

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
Average
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
$
4,787

 
$
4,733

 
$
238,404

 
$
226,666

 
$
243,191

 
$
231,399

 
5
 %
Total earning assets (1)
591,913

 
545,708

 
239,870

 
228,681

 
623,840

 
576,309

 
8

Total assets (1)
618,466

 
572,723

 
251,610

 
241,916

 
662,133

 
616,559

 
7

Total deposits
586,334

 
540,850

 
7,170

 
8,363

 
593,504

 
549,213

 
8

Allocated capital
12,000

 
12,000

 
22,000

 
21,000

 
34,000

 
33,000

 
3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
$
4,810

 
$
4,735

 
$
246,315

 
$
234,116

 
$
251,125

 
$
238,851

 
5
 %
Total earning assets (1)
616,853

 
576,108

 
248,233

 
235,496

 
648,978

 
605,012

 
7

Total assets (1)
643,025

 
603,448

 
260,330

 
248,571

 
687,247

 
645,427

 
6

Total deposits
610,752

 
571,467

 
7,278

 
6,365

 
618,030

 
577,832

 
7

For footnote see page 18.

Consumer Banking, which is comprised of Deposits and Consumer Lending, offers a diversified range of credit, banking and investment products and services to consumers and small businesses. Our customers and clients have access to a franchise network that stretches coast to coast through 33 states and the District of Columbia. The franchise network includes approximately 4,600 financial centers, 16,000 ATMs, nationwide call centers, and online and mobile platforms.

Consumer Banking Results

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Consumer Banking increased $56 million to $1.8 billion primarily driven by lower noninterest expense, partially offset by higher provision for credit losses. Revenue remained relatively unchanged at $8.0 billion. Net interest income increased $197 million to $5.3 billion primarily due to the beneficial impact of an increase in investable assets as a result of higher deposits. Noninterest income decreased $210 million to $2.7 billion as the prior-year period included gains on certain divestitures.

The provision for credit losses increased $175 million to $698 million primarily driven by a slower pace of improvement in the credit card portfolio. Noninterest expense decreased $340 million to $4.4 billion primarily driven by improved operating efficiencies and lower fraud costs, partially offset by higher FDIC expense.

The return on average allocated capital remained unchanged at 21 percent. For more information on capital allocations, see Business Segment Operations on page 17.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Consumer Banking increased $340 million to $5.3 billion. Net interest income increased $626 million to $15.8 billion primarily driven by the same factor as described in the three-month discussion above. Noninterest income decreased $519 million to $7.8 billion due to lower mortgage banking income and gains in the prior-year period on certain divestitures, partially offset by higher service charges and higher card income.

The provision for credit losses increased $293 million to $2.0 billion and noninterest expense decreased $755 million to $13.3 billion, both primarily driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above.

The return on average allocated capital was 21 percent, up from 20 percent, reflecting higher net income.

Deposits

Deposits includes the results of consumer deposit activities which consist of a comprehensive range of products provided to consumers and small businesses. Our deposit products include traditional savings accounts, money market savings accounts, CDs and IRAs, noninterest- and interest-bearing checking accounts, as well as investment accounts and products. The revenue is allocated to the deposit products using our funds transfer pricing process that matches assets and liabilities with similar interest rate sensitivity and maturity characteristics. Deposits generates fees such as account service fees, non-sufficient funds fees, overdraft charges and ATM fees, as well as investment and brokerage fees from Merrill Edge accounts. Merrill Edge is an integrated investing and banking service targeted at customers with less than $250,000 in investable assets. Merrill Edge provides investment advice and guidance, client brokerage asset services, a self-directed online investing platform and key banking capabilities including access to the Corporation's network of financial centers and ATMs.

Deposits includes the net impact of migrating customers and their related deposit and brokerage asset balances between Deposits and GWIM as well as other client-managed businesses. For more information on the migration of customer balances to or from GWIM, see GWIM on page 25.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Deposits increased $193 million to $852 million driven by higher revenue and lower noninterest expense. Net interest income increased $233 million to $2.6 billion primarily due to the beneficial impact of an increase in investable assets as a result of higher deposits. Noninterest income decreased $20 million to $1.2 billion due to gains in the prior-year period on certain divestitures, partially offset by higher service charges.

The provision for credit losses decreased $15 million to $43 million. Noninterest expense decreased $106 million to $2.4 billion primarily driven by improved operating efficiencies, partially offset by higher FDIC expense.

Average deposits increased $50.4 billion to $598.1 billion driven by a continuing customer shift to more liquid products in the low rate environment. Growth in checking, traditional savings and money market savings of $55.6 billion was partially offset by a decline in time deposits of $5.2 billion. As a result of our continued pricing discipline and the shift in the mix of deposits, the rate paid on average deposits declined by one bp to four bps.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Deposits increased $607 million to $2.5 billion driven by higher revenue and lower noninterest expense. Net interest income increased $857 million to $7.9 billion primarily due to the same factor as described in the three-month discussion above. Noninterest income of $3.4 billion remained relatively unchanged.

The provision for credit losses decreased $13 million to $132 million. Noninterest expense decreased $127 million to $7.2 billion driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above.

Average deposits increased $45.5 billion to $586.3 billion driven by a continuing customer shift to more liquid products in the low rate environment.


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Key Statistics  Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Total deposit spreads (excludes noninterest costs) (1)
1.64
%
 
1.62
%
 
1.65
%
 
1.61
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client brokerage assets (in millions)
 
 
 
 
$
137,985

 
$
117,210

Online banking active accounts (units in thousands)
 
 
 
 
33,722

 
31,627

Mobile banking active users (units in thousands)
 
 
 
 
21,305

 
18,398

Financial centers
 
 
 
 
4,629

 
4,741

ATMs
 
 
 
 
15,959

 
16,062

(1) Includes deposits held in Consumer Lending.

Client brokerage assets increased $20.8 billion driven by underlying client flows and strong market performance. Mobile banking active users increased 2.9 million reflecting continuing changes in our customers' banking preferences. The number of financial centers declined 112 driven by changes in customer preferences to self-service options as we continue to optimize our consumer banking network and improve our cost-to-serve.

Consumer Lending

Consumer Lending offers products to consumers and small businesses across the U.S. The products offered include credit and debit cards, residential mortgages and home equity loans, and direct and indirect loans such as automotive, recreational vehicle and consumer personal loans. In addition to earning net interest spread revenue on its lending activities, Consumer Lending generates interchange revenue from credit and debit card transactions, late fees, cash advance fees, annual credit card fees, mortgage banking fee income and other miscellaneous fees. Consumer Lending products are available to our customers through our retail network, direct telephone, and online and mobile channels. Consumer Lending results also include the impact of servicing residential mortgages and home equity loans in the core portfolio, including loans held on the balance sheet of Consumer Lending and loans serviced for others.

The Corporation classifies consumer real estate loans as core or non-core based on loan and customer characteristics such as origination date, product type, loan-to-value (LTV), Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) score and delinquency status. At September 30, 2016, total owned loans in the core portfolio held in Consumer Lending were $97.8 billion, up $9.1 billion from September 30, 2015 primarily driven by higher residential mortgage balances, partially offset by a decline in home equity balances. For more information on the core and non-core portfolios, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management on page 52.

Consumer Lending includes the net impact of migrating customers and their related loan balances between Consumer Lending and GWIM. For more information on the migration of customer balances to or from GWIM, see GWIM on page 25.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Consumer Lending decreased $137 million to $961 million driven by a decline in noninterest income and higher provision for credit losses, partially offset by lower noninterest expense. Net interest income remained relatively unchanged at $2.7 billion. Noninterest income decreased $190 million to $1.5 billion due to gains in the prior-year period on certain divestitures and lower card income.

The provision for credit losses increased $190 million to $655 million primarily driven by a slower pace of improvement in the credit card portfolio. Noninterest expense decreased $234 million to $2.0 billion primarily driven by improved operating efficiencies and lower fraud costs due to the benefit of the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) chip implementation.

Average loans increased $15.4 billion to $243.8 billion primarily driven by increases in residential mortgages and consumer vehicle loans, partially offset by lower home equity loans.


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Consumer Lending decreased $267 million to $2.7 billion. Net interest income decreased $231 million to $7.9 billion primarily driven by higher funding costs, partially offset by the impact of an increase in consumer auto lending balances. Noninterest income decreased $499 million to $4.4 billion driven by lower mortgage banking income and gains in the prior-year period on certain divestitures, partially offset by higher card income.

The provision for credit losses increased $306 million to $1.8 billion primarily driven by the same factor as described in the three-month discussion above. Noninterest expense decreased $628 million to $6.1 billion primarily driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above, as well as lower personnel expense.

Average loans increased $11.7 billion to $238.4 billion primarily driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above.

Key Statistics  Consumer Lending
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Total U.S. credit card (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross interest yield
9.30
%
 
9.15
%
 
9.27
%
 
9.17
%
Risk-adjusted margin
9.11

 
9.51

 
8.99

 
9.14

New accounts (in thousands)
1,324

 
1,257

 
3,845

 
3,713

Purchase volumes
$
57,591

 
$
56,472

 
$
165,412

 
$
162,625

Debit card purchase volumes
$
71,049

 
$
69,288

 
$
212,316

 
$
206,941

(1) 
In addition to the U.S. credit card portfolio in Consumer Banking, the remaining U.S. credit card portfolio is in GWIM.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the total U.S. credit card risk-adjusted margin decreased 40 bps and 15 bps compared to the same periods in 2015. The decrease for the three-month period was primarily driven by the impact of a gain on a divestiture in the prior-year period, which was included in the risk-adjusted margin. Total U.S. credit card purchase volumes increased $1.1 billion to $57.6 billion, and $2.8 billion to $165.4 billion, and debit card purchase volumes increased $1.8 billion to $71.0 billion, and $5.4 billion to $212.3 billion, reflecting higher levels of consumer spending. The increases in total U.S. credit card purchase volumes were partially offset by the impact of certain divestitures.


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Mortgage Banking Income

Mortgage banking income is earned primarily in Consumer Banking and All Other. Total production income within mortgage banking income is comprised primarily of revenue from the fair value gains and losses recognized on our interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) and loans held-for-sale (LHFS), the related secondary market execution, and costs related to representations and warranties in the sales transactions along with other obligations incurred in the sales of mortgage loans. Servicing income within mortgage banking income includes income earned in connection with servicing activities and MSR valuation adjustments, net of results from risk management activities used to hedge certain market risks of the MSRs. Servicing income for the core portfolio is recorded in Consumer Banking. Servicing income for the non-core portfolio, including hedge ineffectiveness on MSR hedges, is recorded in All Other. The costs associated with our servicing activities are included in noninterest expense.

The table below summarizes the components of mortgage banking income. Amounts for other mortgage banking income are included in this Consumer Banking table to show the components of consolidated mortgage banking income.

Mortgage Banking Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Mortgage banking income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Banking mortgage banking income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total production income
$
212

 
$
223

 
$
532

 
$
801

Net servicing income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing fees
179

 
204

 
542

 
655

Amortization of expected cash flows (1)
(139
)
 
(159
)
 
(439
)
 
(506
)
Fair value changes of MSRs, net of risk management activities used to hedge certain market risks (2)
45

 
22

 
119

 
167

Total net servicing income
85

 
67

 
222

 
316

Total Consumer Banking mortgage banking income
297

 
290

 
754

 
1,117

Other mortgage banking income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other production income (3)
4

 
34

 
112

 
58

Representations and warranties provision
(102
)
 
(77
)
 
(168
)
 
37

Net servicing income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing fees
106

 
109

 
343

 
415

Amortization of expected cash flows (1)
(18
)
 
(20
)
 
(55
)
 
(58
)
Fair value changes of MSRs, net of risk management activities used to hedge certain market risks (2)
363

 
62

 
478

 
359

Total net servicing income
451

 
151

 
766

 
716

Eliminations (4)
(61
)
 
9

 
(130
)
 
174

Total other mortgage banking income
292

 
117

 
580

 
985

Total consolidated mortgage banking income
$
589

 
$
407

 
$
1,334

 
$
2,102

(1) 
Represents the net change in fair value of the MSR asset due to the recognition of modeled cash flows.
(2) 
Includes changes in fair value of MSRs due to changes in inputs and assumptions, net of risk management activities, and gains (losses) on sales of MSRs. For additional information see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3) 
Consists primarily of revenue from sales of repurchased loans that had returned to performing status.
(4) 
Includes the effect of transfers of mortgage loans from Consumer Banking to the asset and liability management (ALM) portfolio included in All Other and net gains or losses on intercompany trades related to MSR risk management.

Total production income for Consumer Banking for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 decreased $11 million to $212 million, and $269 million to $532 million compared to the same periods in 2015 due to a decrease in production volume to be sold, resulting from a decision to retain certain residential mortgage loans in Consumer Banking.


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Servicing

The costs associated with servicing activities related to the residential mortgage and home equity loan portfolios, including owned loans and loans serviced for others (collectively, the mortgage serviced portfolio) are allocated to the business segment that owns the loans or MSRs, or All Other.

Servicing activities include collecting cash for principal, interest and escrow payments from borrowers, disbursing customer draws for lines of credit, accounting for and remitting principal and interest payments to investors and escrow payments to third parties, and responding to customer inquiries. Our home retention efforts, including single point of contact resources, are also part of our servicing activities, along with supervision of foreclosures and property dispositions. Prior to foreclosure, we evaluate various workout options in an effort to help our customers avoid foreclosure.

Consumer Banking servicing income for the three months ended September 30, 2016 increased $18 million to $85 million due to improved MSR results, net of the related hedge performance, partially offset by lower servicing fees due to a smaller servicing portfolio. Servicing income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 decreased $94 million to $222 million compared to the same period in 2015 driven by lower servicing fees due to a smaller servicing portfolio, partially offset by improved MSR results, net of the related hedge performance. Servicing fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 declined 12 percent to $179 million and 17 percent to $542 million compared to the same periods in 2015 reflecting the decline in the size of the servicing portfolio.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

At September 30, 2016, the core MSR portfolio, held within Consumer Lending, was $1.8 billion compared to $2.3 billion at September 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by the amortization of expected cash flows, which exceeded new additions, as well as changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions. For more information on MSRs, see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Key Statistics  Mortgage Banking Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Loan production (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (2):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First mortgage
$
16,865

 
$
13,712

 
$
45,802

 
$
43,386

Home equity
3,541

 
3,140

 
11,649

 
9,566

Consumer Banking:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First mortgage
$
11,588

 
$
10,026

 
$
32,207

 
$
31,146

Home equity
3,139

 
2,840

 
10,535

 
8,797

(1) 
The loan production amounts represent the unpaid principal balance of loans and in the case of home equity, the principal amount of the total line of credit.
(2) 
In addition to loan production in Consumer Banking, there is also first mortgage and home equity loan production in GWIM.

First mortgage loan originations in Consumer Banking and for the total Corporation increased $1.6 billion and $3.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 driven by higher refinance activity due to the low rate environment. First mortgage loan originations in Consumer Banking and for the total Corporation increased $1.1 billion and $2.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 driven by higher purchase activity.

Home equity production for the total Corporation was $3.5 billion and $11.6 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $3.1 billion and $9.6 billion for the same periods in 2015, with the increases due to a higher demand in the market based on improving housing trends, as well as improved financial center engagement with customers and more competitive pricing.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Global Wealth & Investment Management
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016

2015
 
% Change
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
1,394

 
$
1,360

 
3
 %
 
$
4,310

 
$
4,081

 
6
 %
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment and brokerage services
2,584

 
2,682

 
(4
)
 
7,718

 
8,154

 
(5
)
All other income
401

 
411

 
(2
)
 
1,245

 
1,321

 
(6
)
Total noninterest income
2,985

 
3,093

 
(3
)
 
8,963

 
9,475

 
(5
)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
4,379

 
4,453

 
(2
)
 
13,273

 
13,556

 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
7

 
(2
)
 
n/m

 
46

 
36

 
28

Noninterest expense
3,257

 
3,470

 
(6
)
 
9,822

 
10,446

 
(6
)
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
1,115

 
985

 
13

 
3,405

 
3,074

 
11

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
418

 
353

 
18

 
1,267

 
1,130

 
12

Net income
$
697

 
$
632

 
10

 
$
2,138

 
$
1,944

 
10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest yield (FTE basis)
2.03
%
 
2.10
%
 
 
 
2.09
%
 
2.14
%
 
 
Return on average allocated capital
21

 
21

 
 
 
22

 
22

 
 
Efficiency ratio (FTE basis)
74.36

 
77.92

 
 
 
74.00

 
77.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
Average
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
$
143,207

 
$
134,319

 
7
 %
 
$
141,169

 
$
130,975

 
8
 %
Total earning assets
273,568

 
257,424

 
6

 
275,675

 
255,572

 
8

Total assets
288,821

 
274,272

 
5

 
291,383

 
272,790

 
7

Total deposits
253,812

 
243,980

 
4

 
256,356

 
242,507

 
6

Allocated capital
13,000

 
12,000

 
8

 
13,000

 
12,000

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
144,980

 
$
139,039

 
4
 %
Total earning assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
274,289

 
279,597

 
(2
)
Total assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
289,795

 
296,271

 
(2
)
Total deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
252,962

 
260,893

 
(3
)
n/m = not meaningful

GWIM consists of two primary businesses: Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management (MLGWM) and U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management (U.S. Trust).

MLGWM's advisory business provides a high-touch client experience through a network of financial advisors focused on clients with over $250,000 in total investable assets. MLGWM provides tailored solutions to meet our clients' needs through a full set of investment management, brokerage, banking and retirement products.

U.S. Trust, together with MLGWM's Private Banking & Investments Group, provides comprehensive wealth management solutions targeted to high net worth and ultra high net worth clients, as well as customized solutions to meet clients' wealth structuring, investment management, trust and banking needs, including specialty asset management services.


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Client assets managed under advisory and/or discretion of GWIM are AUM and are typically held in diversified portfolios. The majority of client AUM have an investment strategy with a duration of greater than one year and are, therefore, considered long-term AUM. Fees earned on long-term AUM are calculated as a percentage of total AUM. The asset management fees charged to clients per year are dependent on various factors, but are generally driven by the breadth of the client's relationship and generally range from 50 to 150 bps on their total AUM. The net client long-term AUM flows represent the net change in clients' long-term AUM balances over a specified period of time, excluding market appreciation/depreciation and other adjustments.

Client assets under advisory and/or discretion of GWIM in which the investment strategy seeks current income, while maintaining liquidity and capital preservation, are considered liquidity AUM. The duration of these strategies is primarily less than one year. The change in AUM balances from the prior-year periods is primarily the net client flows for liquidity AUM.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for GWIM increased $65 million to $697 million driven by a decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease in revenue. Net interest income of $1.4 billion remained relatively unchanged. Noninterest income, which primarily includes investment and brokerage services income, decreased $108 million to $3.0 billion driven by lower transactional revenue. Noninterest expense decreased $213 million to $3.3 billion primarily due to the expiration of certain advisor retention awards and lower operating and support costs, partially offset by higher FDIC expense.

Return on average allocated capital remained unchanged at 21 percent. For more information on capital allocated to the business segments, see Business Segment Operations on page 17.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for GWIM increased $194 million to $2.1 billion driven by a decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease in revenue. Net interest income increased $229 million to $4.3 billion driven by the impact of growth in deposit and loan balances. Noninterest income, which primarily includes investment and brokerage services income, decreased $512 million to $9.0 billion driven by the impact of lower market valuations and lower transactional revenue, partially offset by the impact of long-term AUM flows. Noninterest expense decreased $624 million to $9.8 billion driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above.

Return on average allocated capital remained unchanged at 22 percent.

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Key Indicators and Metrics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions, except as noted)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
2015
Revenue by Business
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
$
3,617

 
$
3,683

 
$
10,886

$
11,235

U.S. Trust
761

 
752

 
2,300

2,268

Other (1)
1

 
18

 
87

53

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
$
4,379

 
$
4,453

 
$
13,273

$
13,556

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client Balances by Business, at period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
 
 
 
 
$
2,089,683

$
1,943,798

U.S. Trust
 
 
 
 
400,538

375,751

Other (1)
 
 
 
 

78,110

Total client balances
 
 
 
 
$
2,490,221

$
2,397,659

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client Balances by Type, at period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term assets under management
 
 
 
 
$
871,026

$
798,887

Liquidity assets under management (1)
 
 
 
 

78,106

Assets under management
 
 
 
 
871,026

876,993

Brokerage assets
 
 
 
 
1,095,635

1,026,355

Assets in custody
 
 
 
 
122,804

109,196

Deposits
 
 
 
 
252,962

246,172

Loans and leases (2)
 
 
 
 
147,794

138,943

Total client balances
 
 
 
 
$
2,490,221

$
2,397,659

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Under Management Rollforward
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets under management, beginning balance
$
832,394

 
$
930,360

 
$
900,863

$
902,872

Net long-term client flows
10,182

 
4,448

 
19,638

27,695

Net liquidity client flows

 
(3,210
)
 
(7,990
)
1,320

Market valuation/other (1)
28,450

 
(54,605
)
 
(41,485
)
(54,894
)
Total assets under management, ending balance
$
871,026

 
$
876,993

 
$
871,026

$
876,993

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associates, at period end (3, 4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of financial advisors
 
 
 
 
16,731

16,522

Total wealth advisors, including financial advisors
 
 
 
 
18,248

17,967

Total client-facing professionals, including financial advisors and wealth advisors
 
 
 
 
20,683

20,446

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Metric (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial advisor productivity (5) (in thousands)
$
983

 
$
1,007

 
$
984

$
1,033

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Trust Metric, at period end (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Client-facing professionals
 
 
 
 
2,223

2,182

(1) 
Includes the results of BofA Global Capital Management, the cash management division of Bank of America, and certain administrative items. Also includes the transfer of approximately $80 billion of BofA Global Capital Management's AUM during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
(2) 
Includes margin receivables which are classified in customer and other receivables on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(3) 
Includes financial advisors in the Consumer Banking segment of 2,179 and 2,050 at September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(4) 
Headcount computation is based upon full-time equivalents.
(5) 
Financial advisor productivity is defined as annualized MLGWM total revenue, excluding the allocation of certain ALM activities, divided by the total number of financial advisors (excluding financial advisors in the Consumer Banking segment).

Client balances increased $92.6 billion, or four percent, from a year ago to nearly $2.5 trillion primarily driven by higher market valuations and net inflows, partially offset by the impact of the transfer of approximately $80 billion of BofA Global Capital Management's AUM. The number of wealth advisors increased two percent, due to continued investment in the advisor development programs, competitive recruiting and near historic low levels of advisor attrition.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Revenue from MLGWM decreased $66 million to $3.6 billion driven by a decline in noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in net interest income. Noninterest income decreased driven by lower transactional revenue. Net interest income increased driven by the impact of growth in deposit and loan balances.

Revenue from U.S. Trust increased $9 million to $761 million driven by an increase in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Revenue from MLGWM decreased $349 million to $10.9 billion driven by a decline in noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in net interest income. Noninterest income decreased driven by lower market valuations and lower transactional revenue, partially offset by the impact of long-term AUM flows. Net interest income increased driven by the impact of growth in deposit and loan balances.

Revenue from U.S. Trust increased $32 million to $2.3 billion driven by an increase in net interest income primarily driven by the impact of growth in loan balances, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income driven by lower market valuations, partially offset by the impact of long-term AUM flows.

Net Migration Summary

GWIM results are impacted by the net migration of clients and their corresponding deposit, loan and brokerage balances primarily to or from Consumer Banking, as presented in the table below. Migrations result from the movement of clients between business segments to better align with client needs.

Net Migration Summary (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Total deposits, net – to (from) GWIM
$
17

 
$
697

 
$
(1,040
)
 
$
169

Total loans, net – to (from) GWIM
(15
)
 
(15
)
 

 
(69
)
Total brokerage, net – to (from) GWIM
(264
)
 
(446
)
 
(830
)
 
(1,703
)
(1) Migration occurs primarily between GWIM and Consumer Banking.


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Global Banking
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016

2015
 
% Change
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
2,470

 
$
2,315

 
7
 %
 
$
7,439

 
$
6,788

 
10
 %
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges
780

 
746

 
5

 
2,284

 
2,184

 
5

Investment banking fees
795

 
752

 
6

 
2,230

 
2,381

 
(6
)
All other income
703

 
523

 
34

 
1,943

 
1,707

 
14

Total noninterest income
2,278

 
2,021

 
13

 
6,457

 
6,272

 
3

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
4,748

 
4,336

 
10

 
13,896

 
13,060

 
6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
118

 
181

 
(35
)
 
870

 
454

 
92

Noninterest expense
2,151

 
2,161

 
<(1)

 
6,449

 
6,396

 
1

Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
2,479

 
1,994

 
24

 
6,577

 
6,210

 
6

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
926

 
716

 
29

 
2,435

 
2,286

 
7

Net income
$
1,553

 
$
1,278

 
22

 
$
4,142

 
$
3,924

 
6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest yield (FTE basis)
2.83
%
 
2.87
%
 
 
 
2.88
%
 
2.89
%
 
 
Return on average allocated capital
17

 
14

 
 
 
15

 
15

 
 
Efficiency ratio (FTE basis)
45.30

 
49.86

 
 
 
46.41

 
48.97

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
Average
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
$
334,363

 
$
308,710

 
8
 %
 
$
332,474

 
$
298,923

 
11
 %
Total earning assets
347,462

 
320,307

 
8

 
345,406

 
314,580

 
10

Total assets
395,423

 
370,246

 
7

 
394,402

 
364,659

 
8

Total deposits
306,198

 
296,321

 
3

 
300,732

 
290,327

 
4

Allocated capital
37,000

 
35,000

 
6

 
37,000

 
35,000

 
6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
334,120

 
$
323,687

 
3
 %
Total earning assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
349,993

 
334,766

 
5

Total assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
397,795

 
386,132

 
3

Total deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
301,061

 
296,162

 
2


Global Banking, which includes Global Corporate Banking, Global Commercial Banking, Business Banking and Global Investment Banking, provides a wide range of lending-related products and services, integrated working capital management and treasury solutions to clients, and underwriting and advisory services through our network of offices and client relationship teams. Our lending products and services include commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, real estate lending and asset-based lending. Our treasury solutions business includes treasury management, foreign exchange and short-term investing options. We also provide investment banking products to our clients such as debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related and other advisory services. Underwriting debt and equity issuances, fixed-income and equity research, and certain market-based activities are executed through our global broker-dealer affiliates which are our primary dealers in several countries. Within Global Banking, Global Commercial Banking clients generally include middle-market companies, commercial real estate firms and not-for-profit companies. Global Corporate Banking clients generally include large global corporations, financial institutions and leasing clients. Business Banking clients include mid-sized U.S.-based businesses requiring customized and integrated financial advice and solutions.


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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Global Banking increased $275 million to $1.6 billion primarily driven by higher revenue and lower provision for credit losses.

Revenue increased $412 million to $4.7 billion due to higher net interest income and noninterest income. Net interest income increased $155 million to $2.5 billion driven by the impact of growth in loans and leases. Noninterest income increased $257 million to $2.3 billion primarily due to the impact from loans and related loan hedging activities in the fair value option portfolio, as well as higher investment banking fees and treasury-related revenues.

The provision for credit losses decreased $63 million to $118 million driven by a slower pace of loan growth. Noninterest expense remained relatively unchanged at $2.2 billion as lower operating and support costs were largely offset by higher revenue-related incentive compensation and FDIC expense.

The return on average allocated capital was 17 percent, up from 14 percent, due to higher net income, partially offset by increased capital allocations. For more information on capital allocated to the business segments, see Business Segment Operations on page 17.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Global Banking of $4.1 billion increased $218 million as higher revenue more than offset increases in the provision for credit losses and noninterest expense.

Revenue increased $836 million to $13.9 billion driven by higher net interest income, which increased $651 million to $7.4 billion driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above. Noninterest income increased $185 million to $6.5 billion primarily due to the impact from loans and the related loan hedging activities in the fair value option portfolio, as well as higher treasury-related revenues and card income, partially offset by lower investment banking fees.

The provision for credit losses increased $416 million to $870 million driven by increases in energy-related reserves. For more information on our energy exposure, see Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Industry Concentrations on page 74. Noninterest expense increased $53 million to $6.4 billion as investments in client-facing professionals in Commercial and Business Banking, higher severance costs and an increase in FDIC expense were largely offset by lower support costs and incentive compensation.

Return on average allocated capital remained unchanged at 15 percent.

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Global Corporate, Global Commercial and Business Banking

Global Corporate, Global Commercial and Business Banking each include Business Lending and Global Transaction Services activities. Business Lending includes various lending-related products and services, and related hedging activities, including commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, real estate lending and asset-based lending. Global Transaction Services includes deposits, treasury management, credit card, foreign exchange and short-term investment products. The table below presents a summary of the results, which exclude certain investment banking activities in Global Banking.

Global Corporate, Global Commercial and Business Banking
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Global Corporate Banking
 
Global Commercial Banking
 
Business Banking
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Lending
$
1,113

 
$
983

 
$
1,069

 
$
978

 
$
91

 
$
91

 
$
2,273

 
$
2,052

Global Transaction Services
741

 
705

 
671

 
668

 
182

 
179

 
1,594

 
1,552

Total revenue, net of interest expense
$
1,854

 
$
1,688

 
$
1,740

 
$
1,646

 
$
273

 
$
270

 
$
3,867

 
$
3,604

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
$
153,249

 
$
141,311

 
$
163,483

 
$
150,000

 
$
17,621

 
$
17,166

 
$
334,353

 
$
308,477

Total deposits
143,604

 
138,019

 
127,161

 
123,840

 
35,433

 
34,468

 
306,198

 
296,327

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business Lending
$
3,269

 
$
2,925

 
$
3,129

 
$
2,891

 
$
280

 
$
269

 
$
6,678

 
$
6,085

Global Transaction Services
2,171

 
2,063

 
2,036

 
1,955

 
549

 
515

 
4,756

 
4,533

Total revenue, net of interest expense
$
5,440

 
$
4,988

 
$
5,165

 
$
4,846

 
$
829

 
$
784

 
$
11,434

 
$
10,618

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
$
152,772

 
$
135,732

 
$
162,235

 
$
146,037

 
$
17,438

 
$
17,055

 
$
332,445

 
$
298,824

Total deposits
140,373

 
136,271

 
125,676

 
121,083

 
34,685

 
32,977

 
300,734

 
290,331

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans and leases
$
151,825

 
$
142,954

 
$
164,563

 
$
153,310

 
$
17,716

 
$
17,298

 
$
334,104

 
$
313,562

Total deposits
140,401

 
139,259

 
124,995

 
123,562

 
35,656

 
34,827

 
301,052

 
297,648


Business Lending revenue increased $221 million and $593 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 driven by the impact of growth in loans and leases, as well as the impact from loans and the related loan hedging activities in the fair value option portfolio.

Global Transaction Services revenue increased $42 million and $223 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 primarily due to higher net interest income driven by the beneficial impact of an increase in investable assets as a result of higher deposits, and growth in treasury-related revenues.

Average loans and leases increased eight percent and 11 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 driven by growth in the commercial and industrial, and leasing portfolios. Average deposits increased three percent and four percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 due to continued portfolio growth with new and existing clients.

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Global Investment Banking

Client teams and product specialists underwrite and distribute debt, equity and loan products, and provide advisory services and tailored risk management solutions. The economics of certain investment banking and underwriting activities are shared primarily between Global Banking and Global Markets under an internal revenue-sharing arrangement. To provide a complete discussion of our consolidated investment banking fees, the following table presents total Corporation investment banking fees and the portion attributable to Global Banking.

Investment Banking Fees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
Global Banking
 
Total Corporation
 
Global Banking
 
Total Corporation
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advisory
$
295

 
$
365

 
$
328

 
$
391

 
$
913

 
$
999

 
$
1,007

 
$
1,095

Debt issuance
405

 
325

 
908

 
748

 
1,060

 
1,031

 
2,466

 
2,416

Equity issuance
95

 
62

 
261

 
188

 
257

 
351

 
681

 
950

Gross investment banking fees
795

 
752

 
1,497

 
1,327

 
2,230

 
2,381

 
4,154

 
4,461

Self-led deals
(10
)
 
(11
)
 
(39
)
 
(40
)
 
(36
)
 
(50
)
 
(135
)
 
(161
)
Total investment banking fees
$
785

 
$
741

 
$
1,458

 
$
1,287

 
$
2,194

 
$
2,331

 
$
4,019

 
$
4,300


Total Corporation investment banking fees of $1.5 billion, excluding self-led deals, for the three months ended September 30, 2016 primarily included within Global Banking and Global Markets, increased 13 percent compared to the same period in 2015 driven by higher debt and equity issuance fees, partially offset by lower advisory fees. Total Corporation investment banking fees of $4.0 billion, excluding self-led deals, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 decreased seven percent compared to the same period in 2015 driven by lower equity issuance fees and advisory fees due to a decline in market fee pools.

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Global Markets
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
1,119

 
$
1,094

 
2
 %
 
$
3,391

 
$
3,059

 
11
 %
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment and brokerage services
490

 
574

 
(15
)
 
1,583

 
1,703

 
(7
)
Investment banking fees
645

 
521

 
24

 
1,742

 
1,869

 
(7
)
Trading account profits
1,934

 
1,471

 
31

 
5,401

 
5,312

 
2

All other income (loss)
171

 
90

 
90

 
501

 
(47
)
 
n/m

Total noninterest income
3,240

 
2,656

 
22

 
9,227

 
8,837

 
4

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
4,359

 
3,750

 
16

 
12,618

 
11,896

 
6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
19

 
42

 
(55
)
 
23

 
69

 
(67
)
Noninterest expense
2,658

 
2,697

 
(1
)
 
7,690

 
8,606

 
(11
)
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
1,682

 
1,011

 
66

 
4,905

 
3,221

 
52

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
608

 
211

 
188

 
1,746

 
968

 
80

Net income
$
1,074

 
$
800

 
34

 
$
3,159

 
$
2,253

 
40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average allocated capital
12
%
 
9
%
 
 
 
11
%
 
9
%
 
 
Efficiency ratio (FTE basis)
60.94

 
71.93

 
 
 
60.94

 
72.34

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
Average
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Trading-related assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account securities
$
185,785

 
$
196,685

 
(6
)%
 
$
183,928

 
$
195,775

 
(6
)%
Reverse repurchases
89,435

 
103,312

 
(13
)
 
89,218

 
109,219

 
(18
)
Securities borrowed
87,872

 
75,786

 
16

 
86,159

 
78,520

 
10

Derivative assets
52,325

 
55,389

 
(6
)
 
52,164

 
55,489

 
(6
)
Total trading-related assets (1)
415,417

 
431,172

 
(4
)
 
411,469

 
439,003

 
(6
)
Total loans and leases
69,043

 
66,349

 
4

 
69,315

 
61,625

 
12

Total earning assets (1)
422,636

 
436,809

 
(3
)
 
421,221

 
434,004

 
(3
)
Total assets
584,069

 
594,142

 
(2
)
 
582,006

 
596,568

 
(2
)
Total deposits
32,840

 
36,818

 
(11
)
 
34,409

 
38,376

 
(10
)
Allocated capital
37,000

 
35,000

 
6

 
37,000

 
35,000

 
6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
% Change
Total trading-related assets (1)
 
 
 
 


 
$
417,517

 
$
373,926

 
12
 %
Total loans and leases
 
 
 
 


 
72,144

 
73,208

 
(1
)
Total earning assets (1)
 
 
 
 


 
435,112

 
384,046

 
13

Total assets
 
 
 
 


 
595,165

 
548,790

 
8

Total deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
31,692

 
37,038

 
(14
)
(1) 
Trading-related assets include derivative assets, which are considered non-earning assets.
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Global Markets offers sales and trading services, including research, to institutional clients across fixed-income, credit, currency, commodity and equity businesses. Global Markets product coverage includes securities and derivative products in both the primary and secondary markets. Global Markets provides market-making, financing, securities clearing, settlement and custody services globally to our institutional investor clients in support of their investing and trading activities. We also work with our commercial and corporate clients to provide risk management products using interest rate, equity, credit, currency and commodity derivatives, foreign exchange, fixed-income and mortgage-related products. As a result of our market-making activities in these products, we may be required to manage risk in a broad range of financial products including government securities, equity and equity-linked securities, high-grade and high-yield corporate debt securities, syndicated loans, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), commodities and asset-backed securities (ABS). The economics of certain investment banking and underwriting activities are shared primarily between Global Markets and Global Banking under an internal revenue-sharing arrangement. Global Banking originates certain deal-related transactions with our corporate and commercial clients that are executed and distributed by Global Markets. For more information on investment banking fees on a consolidated basis, see page 32.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Global Markets increased $274 million to $1.1 billion. Net DVA losses were $127 million compared to gains of $12 million. Excluding net DVA, net income increased $360 million to $1.2 billion primarily driven by higher sales and trading revenue, increased investment banking income and lower noninterest expense. Sales and trading revenue, excluding net DVA, increased $581 million primarily driven by stronger performance globally across credit products led by mortgages, and continued strength in rates products. Noninterest expense decreased $39 million to $2.7 billion primarily due to lower operating and support costs, partially offset by higher revenue-related compensation.

Average earning assets decreased $14.2 billion to $422.6 billion primarily driven by a decrease in trading inventory and match book financing activity, partially offset by higher loans and other customer financing.

The return on average allocated capital was 12 percent, up from nine percent, reflecting an increase in net income, partially offset by an increase in allocated capital. For more information on capital allocated to the business segments, see Business Segment Operations on page 17.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for Global Markets increased $906 million to $3.2 billion. Net DVA losses were $137 million compared to losses of $588 million. Excluding net DVA, net income increased $626 million to $3.2 billion primarily driven by higher sales and trading revenue and lower noninterest expense, partially offset by lower investment banking fees. Sales and trading revenue, excluding net DVA, increased $359 million primarily due to a stronger performance globally across credit products led by mortgages and continued strength in rates products, partially offset by challenging credit market conditions in early 2016 as well as reduced client activity in equities, most notably in Asia, and in derivatives. Noninterest expense decreased $916 million to $7.7 billion primarily due to lower litigation expense and lower revenue-related expenses.

Average earning assets decreased $12.8 billion to $421.2 billion primarily driven by a decrease in match book financing activity and a reduction in trading inventory, partially offset by higher loans and other customer financing. Period-end trading-related assets increased $43.6 billion from December 31, 2015 primarily driven by higher securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell due to increased customer financing activity.

The return on average allocated capital was 11 percent, up from nine percent, reflecting an increase in net income, partially offset by an increase in allocated capital.


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Sales and Trading Revenue

Sales and trading revenue includes unrealized and realized gains and losses on trading and other assets, net interest income, and fees primarily from commissions on equity securities. Sales and trading revenue is segregated into fixed-income (government debt obligations, investment and non-investment grade corporate debt obligations, commercial MBS, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), interest rate and credit derivative contracts), currencies (interest rate and foreign exchange contracts), commodities (primarily futures, forwards, swaps and options) and equities (equity-linked derivatives and cash equity activity). The table below and related discussion present sales and trading revenue, substantially all of which is in Global Markets, with the remainder in Global Banking. In addition, the table below and related discussion present sales and trading revenue excluding the impact of net DVA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the use of this non-GAAP financial measure provides additional useful information to assess the underlying performance of these businesses and to allow better comparison of period-to-period operating performance.

Sales and Trading Revenue (1, 2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Sales and trading revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed-income, currencies and commodities
$
2,646

 
$
2,010

 
$
7,507

 
$
6,307

Equities
954

 
1,148

 
3,072

 
3,462

Total sales and trading revenue
$
3,600

 
$
3,158

 
$
10,579

 
$
9,769

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and trading revenue, excluding net DVA (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed-income, currencies and commodities
$
2,767

 
$
1,992

 
$
7,647

 
$
6,881

Equities
960

 
1,154

 
3,069

 
3,476

Total sales and trading revenue, excluding net DVA (3)
$
3,727

 
$
3,146

 
$
10,716

 
$
10,357

(1) 
Includes FTE adjustments of $47 million and $135 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $46 million and $141 million for the same periods in 2015. For more information on sales and trading revenue, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) 
Includes Global Banking sales and trading revenue of $56 million and $336 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $86 million and $295 million for the same periods in 2015.
(3) 
Fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) and Equities sales and trading revenue, excluding net DVA, is a non-GAAP financial measure. FICC net DVA losses were $121 million and $140 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to net DVA gains of $18 million and losses of $574 million for the same periods in 2015. Equities net DVA losses were $6 million and gains were $3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to net DVA losses of $6 million and $14 million for the same periods in 2015.

The explanations for period-over-period changes in sales and trading, FICC and Equities revenue, as set forth below, are the same whether or not net DVA is included.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

FICC revenue, excluding net DVA, increased $775 million to $2.8 billion, due to stronger performance globally across credit products, particularly in mortgages due to strong asset demand as investors sought yield. The credit market environment improved with spreads tightening and rising high-yield and bank loan prices supported by strong inflows to credit related funds. In addition, we saw continued strength in rates products and client financing due to increased customer activity, while currencies and commodities were down reflecting weaker client demand. Equities revenue, excluding net DVA, decreased $194 million to $1.0 billion due to lower levels of client activity in derivatives compared with a strong year-ago period, which benefited from higher levels of market volatility, and lower client volumes in swaps and cash secondary.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

FICC revenue, excluding net DVA, increased $766 million as rates products improved on increased customer flow, and mortgages recorded strong results particularly during the three months ended September 30, 2016. This was partially offset by weaker performance in G10 currencies, which benefited from a particularly favorable trading environment in the first half of 2015, as well as commodities, where lower volatility dampened client activity. Equities revenue, excluding net DVA, decreased $407 million to $3.1 billion primarily driven by lower levels of client activity in Asia which benefited from increased market volumes relating to stock markets rallies in the region in 2015, as well as weaker trading performance in derivatives.



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All Other
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
156

 
$
265

 
(41
)%
 
$
505

 
$
809

 
(38
)%
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card income
46

 
68

 
(32
)
 
145

 
201

 
(28
)
Mortgage banking income
291

 
115

 
153

 
577

 
978

 
(41
)
Gains on sales of debt securities
51

 
436

 
(88
)
 
490

 
875

 
(44
)
All other loss
(135
)
 
(185
)
 
(27
)
 
(747
)
 
(841
)
 
(11
)
Total noninterest income
253

 
434

 
(42
)
 
465

 
1,213

 
(62
)
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
409

 
699

 
(41
)
 
970

 
2,022

 
(52
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
8

 
62

 
(87
)
 
(71
)
 
130

 
n/m

Noninterest expense
1,044

 
900

 
16

 
4,505

 
4,197

 
7

Loss before income taxes (FTE basis)
(643
)
 
(263
)
 
144

 
(3,464
)
 
(2,305
)
 
50

Income tax benefit (FTE basis)
(461
)
 
(415
)
 
11

 
(1,982
)
 
(1,823
)
 
9

Net income (loss)
$
(182
)
 
$
152

 
n/m

 
$
(1,482
)
 
$
(482
)
 
n/m

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
Average
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
 
2016
 
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
$
105,298

 
$
134,948

 
(22
)%
 
$
111,611

 
$
150,708

 
(26
)%
Total assets (1)
246,541

 
306,946

 
(20
)
 
253,981

 
302,777

 
(16
)
Total deposits
28,628

 
26,125

 
10

 
28,028

 
25,263

 
11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period end
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
% Change
Total loans and leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
102,639

 
$
122,198

 
(16
)%
Total assets (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
225,312

 
267,667

 
(16
)
Total deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
29,150

 
25,334

 
15

(1) 
In segments where the total of liabilities and equity exceeds assets, which are generally deposit-taking segments, we allocate assets from All Other to those segments to match liabilities (i.e., deposits) and allocated shareholders' equity. Such allocated assets were $500.4 billion and $497.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $458.5 billion and $459.8 billion for the same periods in 2015, and $508.5 billion and $489.0 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
n/m = not meaningful

All Other consists of ALM activities, equity investments, the international consumer card business, non-core mortgage loans and servicing activities, the net impact of periodic revisions to the MSR valuation model for both core and non-core MSRs, liquidating businesses, residual expense allocations and other. ALM activities encompass certain residential mortgages, debt securities, interest rate and foreign currency risk management activities, the impact of certain allocation methodologies and accounting hedge ineffectiveness. The results of certain ALM activities are allocated to our business segments. For more information on our ALM activities, see Note 18 – Business Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Equity investments include our merchant services joint venture as well as Global Principal Investments (GPI) which is comprised of a portfolio of equity, real estate and other alternative investments. For more information on our merchant services joint venture, see Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Corporation classifies consumer real estate loans as core or non-core based on loan and customer characteristics such as origination date, product type, LTV, FICO score and delinquency status. Residential mortgage loans that are held for interest rate or liquidity risk management purposes are presented on the balance sheet of All Other. For more information on our interest rate and liquidity risk management activities, see Liquidity Risk on page 47 and Interest Rate Risk Management for the Banking Book on page 89. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, residential mortgage loans held for ALM activities decreased $6.9 billion to $36.3 billion at September 30, 2016 primarily as a result of payoffs and paydowns as well as loan sales. Non-core residential mortgage and home equity loans, which are principally run-off portfolios, including certain loans accounted for under the fair value option and MSRs pertaining to

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non-core loans serviced for others, are also held in All Other. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, total non-core loans decreased $11.8 billion to $57.0 billion at September 30, 2016 due largely to payoffs and paydowns, as well as loan sales.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Net income for All Other decreased $334 million to a net loss of $182 million due to lower net interest income, lower gains on sales of consumer real estate loans, lower gains on sales of debt securities and an increase in noninterest expense, partially offset by favorable MSR results, net of the related hedge performance, which includes a net $282 million increase in MSR fair value due to a revision of certain MSR valuation assumptions and a decrease in the provision for credit losses. Gains on the sales of loans, including nonperforming and other delinquent loans, net of hedges, were $36 million compared to gains of $358 million in the prior-year period. For more information on MSR valuation assumptions, see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The provision for credit losses decreased $54 million to $8 million primarily driven by lower loan and lease balances from continued run-off of non-core mortgages. Noninterest expense increased $144 million to $1.0 billion driven by litigation expense. The income tax benefit was $461 million compared to a benefit of $415 million.

Included in the three months ended September 30, 2016 was a $350 million tax charge related to the change in the U.K. corporate tax rate. In addition, both periods included income tax benefit adjustments to eliminate the FTE treatment of certain tax credits recorded in Global Banking.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

The net loss for All Other increased $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion due to lower net interest income, lower mortgage banking income, lower gains on sales of consumer real estate loans and an increase in noninterest expense, partially offset by an improvement in the provision for credit losses. Gains on the sales of loans, including nonperforming and other delinquent loans, net of hedges, were $214 million compared to gains of $934 million in the prior-year period.

The provision for credit losses improved $201 million to a benefit of $71 million primarily driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above.

Noninterest expense increased $308 million to $4.5 billion driven by the same factors as described in the three-month discussion above. The income tax benefit was $2.0 billion compared to a benefit of $1.8 billion driven by the change in the pretax loss, partially offset by the $350 million tax charge mentioned in the three-month discussion above. In addition, both periods included income tax benefit adjustments to eliminate the FTE treatment in noninterest income of certain tax credits recorded in Global Banking.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

We have contractual obligations to make future payments on debt and lease agreements. Additionally, in the normal course of business, we enter into contractual arrangements whereby we commit to future purchases of products or services from unaffiliated parties. For more information on obligations and commitments, see Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as Note 11 – Long-term Debt and Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Representations and Warranties

We securitize first-lien residential mortgage loans generally in the form of RMBS guaranteed by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which include Freddie Mac (FHLMC) and Fannie Mae (FNMA), or by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) in the case of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-guaranteed and Rural Housing Service-guaranteed mortgage loans, and sell pools of first-lien residential mortgage loans in the form of whole loans. In addition, in prior years, legacy companies and certain subsidiaries sold pools of first-lien residential mortgage loans and home equity loans as private-label securitizations or in the form of whole loans. In connection with these transactions, we or certain of our subsidiaries or legacy companies made various representations and warranties. Breaches of these representations and warranties have resulted in and may continue to result in the requirement to repurchase mortgage loans or to otherwise make whole or provide other remedies to investors, guarantors, insurers or other parties (collectively, repurchases).

We have vigorously contested any request for repurchase where we have concluded that a valid basis for repurchase does not exist and will continue to do so in the future. However, in an effort to resolve legacy mortgage-related issues, we have reached settlements,

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certain of which have been for significant amounts, in lieu of a loan-by-loan review process, including with the GSEs, four monoline insurers and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), as trustee for certain securitization trusts.

For more information on accounting for and other information related to representations and warranties, repurchase claims and related exposures, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Off-balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Unresolved Repurchase Claims

Unresolved representations and warranties repurchase claims represent the notional amount of repurchase claims made by counterparties, typically the outstanding principal balance or the unpaid principal balance at the time of default. In the case of first-lien mortgages, the claim amount is often significantly greater than the expected loss amount due to the benefit of collateral and, in some cases, mortgage insurance (MI) or mortgage guarantee payments. Claims received from a counterparty remain outstanding until the underlying loan is repurchased, the claim is rescinded by the counterparty, we determine that the applicable statute of limitations has expired, or representations and warranties claims with respect to the applicable trust are settled, and fully and finally released. We do not include duplicate claims in the amounts disclosed.

At September 30, 2016, we had $18.3 billion of unresolved repurchase claims, predominantly related to subprime and pay option first-lien loans, and home equity loans, compared to $18.4 billion at December 31, 2015. The notional amount of unresolved repurchase claims at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 included $3.5 billion of claims related to loans in specific private-label securitization groups or tranches where we own substantially all of the outstanding securities. At both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, for loans originated from 2004 through 2008, the notional amount of unresolved repurchase claims submitted by private-label securitization trustees, whole-loan investors, including third-party securitization sponsors, and others was $16.7 billion. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the notional amount of unresolved repurchase claims submitted by the GSEs for loans originated prior to 2009 was $8 million and $14 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we continued to have limited loan-level representations and warranties repurchase claims experience with the monoline insurers due to bulk settlements in prior years and ongoing litigation with a single monoline insurer. For more information on unresolved repurchase claims, see Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations – Unresolved Repurchase Claims in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Liability for Representations and Warranties and Corporate Guarantees

The liability for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the related provision is included in mortgage banking income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the liability for representations and warranties was $2.8 billion and $11.3 billion. The reduction in the liability was primarily the result of an $8.5 billion cash payment in February 2016 to BNY Mellon as part of the settlement with BNY Mellon. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the representations and warranties provision was $99 million and $158 million compared to a provision of $75 million and a benefit of $46 million for the same periods in 2015.

Our liability for representations and warranties is necessarily dependent on, and limited by, a number of factors including for private-label securitizations, the implied repurchase experience based on the settlement with BNY Mellon, as well as certain other assumptions and judgmental factors. Where relevant, we also consider more recent experience, such as claim activity, notification of potential indemnification obligations, our experience with various counterparties, the New York Court of Appeals' ACE Securities Corp. v. DB Structured Products, Inc. (ACE) decision, other recent court decisions related to the statute of limitations, and other facts and circumstances, such as bulk settlements, as we believe appropriate. Accordingly, future provisions associated with obligations under representations and warranties may be materially impacted if future experiences are different from historical experience or our understandings, interpretations or assumptions. For more information on the settlement with BNY Mellon, and the ACE decision and its impact on unresolved repurchase claims, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Estimated Range of Possible Loss

We currently estimate that the range of possible loss for representations and warranties exposures could be up to $2 billion over existing accruals at September 30, 2016. We treat claims that are time-barred as resolved and do not consider such claims in the estimated range of possible loss. The estimated range of possible loss reflects principally exposures related to loans in private-label securitization trusts. It represents a reasonably possible loss, but does not represent a probable loss, and is based on currently available information, significant judgment and a number of assumptions that are subject to change.

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For more information on the methodology used to estimate the representations and warranties liability, the corresponding estimated range of possible loss and the types of losses not considered in such estimates, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and, for more information related to the sensitivity of the assumptions used to estimate our liability for representations and warranties, see Complex Accounting Estimates – Representations and Warranties Liability in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Other Mortgage-related Matters

We continue to be subject to additional mortgage-related litigation and disputes, as well as governmental and regulatory scrutiny and investigations, related to our past and current origination, servicing, transfer of servicing and servicing rights, servicing compliance obligations, foreclosure activities, indemnification obligations, and MI and captive reinsurance practices with mortgage insurers. The ongoing environment of additional regulation, increased regulatory compliance obligations, and enhanced regulatory enforcement, combined with ongoing uncertainty related to the continuing evolution of the regulatory environment, has resulted in increased operational and compliance costs and may limit our ability to continue providing certain products and services. For more information on management's estimate of the aggregate range of possible loss for certain litigation matters and on regulatory investigations, see Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Managing Risk

Risk is inherent in all our business activities. The seven key types of risk faced by the Corporation are strategic, credit, market, liquidity, compliance, operational and reputational risks. Sound risk management enables us to serve our customers and deliver for our shareholders. If not managed well, risks can result in financial loss, regulatory sanctions and penalties, and damage to our reputation, each of which may adversely impact our ability to execute our business strategies. The Corporation takes a comprehensive approach to risk management with a defined Risk Framework and an articulated Risk Appetite Statement which are approved annually by the Enterprise Risk Committee (ERC) and the Board.

Our Risk Framework is the foundation for comprehensive management of the risks facing the Corporation. The Risk Framework sets forth clear roles, responsibilities and accountability for the management of risk and provides a blueprint for how the Board, through delegation of authority to committees and executive officers, establishes risk appetite and associated limits for our activities.

Our Risk Appetite Statement is intended to ensure that the Corporation maintains an acceptable risk profile by providing a common framework and a comparable set of measures for senior management and the Board to clearly indicate the level of risk the Corporation is willing to accept. Risk appetite is set at least annually in conjunction with the strategic, capital and financial operating plans to align risk appetite with the Corporation's strategy and financial resources. Our line of business strategies and risk appetite are also similarly aligned.

For more information on our risk management activities, including our Risk Framework, and the key types of risk faced by the Corporation, see the Managing Risk through the Reputational Risk sections in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Capital Management

The Corporation manages its capital position to ensure capital is more than adequate to support its business activities and to maintain capital, risk and risk appetite commensurate with one another. Additionally, we seek to maintain safety and soundness at all times, even under adverse scenarios, take advantage of organic growth opportunities, ensure obligations to creditors and counterparties are met, maintain ready access to financial markets, continue to serve as a credit intermediary, remain a source of strength for our subsidiaries, and satisfy current and future regulatory capital requirements. Capital management is integrated into our risk and governance processes, as capital is a key consideration in the development of our strategic plan, risk appetite and risk limits.

Effective July 1, 2016, we changed our accounting method for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to certain debt securities. Under the applicable bank regulatory rules, we are not required to and, accordingly, will not restate previously-filed capital metrics and ratios in connection with the change in accounting method related to certain debt securities. The cumulative impact of this change would have resulted in an insignificant pro forma change of the Corporation's capital metrics and ratios. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Corporation periodically reviews capital allocated to its businesses and allocates capital annually during the strategic and capital planning processes. For additional information, see Business Segment Operations on page 17.

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CCAR and Capital Planning

The Federal Reserve requires BHCs to submit a capital plan and requests for capital actions on an annual basis, consistent with the rules governing the CCAR capital plan.

In April 2016, we submitted our 2016 CCAR capital plan and related supervisory stress tests. The 2016 CCAR capital plan included requests (i) to repurchase $5.0 billion of common stock over four quarters beginning in the third quarter of 2016, (ii) to repurchase common stock to offset the dilution resulting from certain equity-based compensation awards and (iii) to increase the quarterly common stock dividend from $0.05 per share to $0.075 per share. On June 29, 2016, following the Federal Reserve's non-objection to our 2016 CCAR capital plan, the Board authorized the common stock repurchase beginning July 1, 2016. The common stock repurchase authorization includes both common stock and warrants.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to the Board's authorization, we repurchased $1.4 billion of common stock, which includes common stock to offset equity-based compensation awards. The timing and amount of common stock repurchases will be subject to various factors, including the Corporation's capital position, liquidity, financial performance and alternative uses of capital, stock trading price, and general market conditions, and may be suspended at any time. The common stock repurchases may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including repurchase plans that satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a "well-capitalized" BHC, we may notify the Federal Reserve of our intention to make additional capital distributions not to exceed one percent of Tier 1 capital and which were not contemplated in our capital plan, subject to the Federal Reserve's non-objection.

Regulatory Capital

As a financial services holding company, we are subject to regulatory capital rules issued by U.S. banking regulators. On January 1, 2014, we became subject to Basel 3, which includes certain transition provisions through January 1, 2019. The Corporation and its primary affiliated banking entity, BANA, are Advanced approaches institutions under Basel 3.

Basel 3 updated the composition of capital and established a Common equity tier 1 capital ratio. Common equity tier 1 capital primarily includes common stock, retained earnings and accumulated OCI, net of certain deductions and adjustments primarily related to goodwill, deferred tax assets, intangibles, MSRs and defined benefit pension assets. Basel 3 revised minimum capital ratios and buffer requirements, added a supplementary leverage ratio (SLR), and addressed the adequately capitalized minimum requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework. Basel 3 also established two methods of calculating risk-weighted assets, the Standardized approach and the Advanced approaches. As an Advanced approaches institution, we are required to report regulatory risk-based capital ratios and risk-weighted assets under both the Standardized and Advanced approaches. The approach that yields the lower ratio is used to assess capital adequacy including under the PCA framework.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On January 1, 2016, we became subject to a capital conservation buffer, a countercyclical capital buffer and a global systemically important bank (G-SIB) surcharge which will be phased in over a three-year period ending January 1, 2019. Once fully phased in, the Corporation's risk-based capital ratio requirements will include a capital conservation buffer greater than 2.5 percent, plus any applicable countercyclical capital buffer and G-SIB surcharge in order to avoid restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments. The buffers and surcharge must be composed solely of Common equity tier 1 capital. Under the phase-in provisions, in 2016 we must maintain a capital conservation buffer greater than 0.625 percent plus a G-SIB surcharge of 0.75 percent. The countercyclical capital buffer is currently set at zero. We estimate that our fully phased-in G-SIB surcharge will be 3.0 percent. The G-SIB surcharge may differ from this estimate over time.

For additional information, see Capital Management in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Capital Composition and Ratios

Under the applicable bank regulatory rules, we are not required to and, accordingly, did not restate previously-filed regulatory capital metrics and ratios in connection with the change in accounting method related to certain debt securities. Therefore, the December 31, 2015 amounts in Tables 13 through 16 are as originally reported. The cumulative impact of this change in accounting method would have resulted in an immaterial pro forma decrease in the Corporation's Common equity tier 1 capital of approximately one basis point at December 31, 2015. The September 30, 2016 amounts in those tables reflect the change in accounting method. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Table 13 presents Bank of America Corporation's transition and fully phased-in capital ratios and related information in accordance with Basel 3 Standardized and Advanced approaches as measured at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Fully phased-in estimates are non-GAAP financial measures that the Corporation considers to be useful measures in evaluating compliance with new regulatory capital requirements that are not yet effective. For reconciliations to GAAP financial measures, see Table 16. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation meets the definition of "well capitalized" under current regulatory requirements.

Table 13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of America Corporation Regulatory Capital under Basel 3 (1, 2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
Transition
 
Fully Phased-in
(Dollars in millions)
Standardized Approach
 
Advanced Approaches
 
Regulatory Minimum (3, 4)
 
Standardized Approach
 
Advanced Approaches (5)
 
Regulatory Minimum (6)
Risk-based capital metrics:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital
$
169,925

 
$
169,925

 
 
 
$
165,875

 
$
165,875

 
 
Tier 1 capital
191,435

 
191,435

 
 
 
190,734

 
190,734

 
 
Total capital (7)
229,132

 
219,878

 
 
 
226,108

 
216,855

 
 
Risk-weighted assets (in billions)
1,396

 
1,547

 
 
 
1,411

 
1,524

 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
12.2
%
 
11.0
%
 
5.875
%
 
11.8
%
 
10.9
%
 
10.0
%
Tier 1 capital ratio
13.7

 
12.4

 
7.375

 
13.5

 
12.5

 
11.5

Total capital ratio
16.4

 
14.2

 
9.375

 
16.0

 
14.2

 
13.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leverage-based metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted quarterly average assets (in billions) (8)
$
2,111

 
$
2,111

 
 
 
$
2,112

 
$
2,112

 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
9.1
%
 
9.1
%
 
4.0

 
9.0
%
 
9.0
%
 
4.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SLR leverage exposure (in billions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,704

 
 
SLR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.1
%
 
5.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Risk-based capital metrics:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital
$
163,026

 
$
163,026

 
 
 
$
154,084

 
$
154,084

 
 
Tier 1 capital
180,778

 
180,778

 
 
 
175,814

 
175,814

 
 
Total capital (7)
220,676

 
210,912

 
 
 
211,167

 
201,403

 
 
Risk-weighted assets (in billions)
1,403

 
1,602

 
 
 
1,427

 
1,575

 
 
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio
11.6
%
 
10.2
%
 
4.5
%
 
10.8
%
 
9.8
%
 
10.0
%
Tier 1 capital ratio
12.9

 
11.3

 
6.0

 
12.3

 
11.2

 
11.5

Total capital ratio
15.7

 
13.2

 
8.0

 
14.8

 
12.8

 
13.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leverage-based metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted quarterly average assets (in billions) (8)
$
2,103

 
$
2,103

 
 
 
$
2,102

 
$
2,102

 
 
Tier 1 leverage ratio
8.6
%
 
8.6
%
 
4.0

 
8.4
%
 
8.4
%
 
4.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SLR leverage exposure (in billions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,727

 
 
SLR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.4
%
 
5.0

(1) 
As an Advanced approaches institution, we are required to report regulatory capital risk-weighted assets and ratios under both the Standardized and Advanced approaches. The approach that yields the lower ratio is to be used to assess capital adequacy, and was the Advanced approaches at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Under the applicable bank regulatory rules, we are not required to and, accordingly, did not restate previously-filed regulatory capital metrics and ratios in connection with the change in accounting method related to certain debt securities. As such, the December 31, 2015 amounts in the Table are as originally reported.  
(3) 
The September 30, 2016 amount includes a transition capital conservation buffer of 0.625 percent and a transition G-SIB surcharge of 0.75 percent. The 2016 countercyclical capital buffer is zero.
(4) 
To be "well capitalized" under the current U.S. banking regulatory agency definitions, we must maintain a higher Total capital ratio of 10 percent.
(5) 
Basel 3 fully phased-in Advanced approaches estimates assume approval by U.S. banking regulators of our internal analytical models, including approval of the internal models methodology (IMM). As of September 30, 2016, we did not have regulatory approval for the IMM model.
(6) 
Fully phased-in regulatory capital minimums assume a capital conservation buffer of 2.5 percent and estimated G-SIB surcharge of 3.0 percent. The estimated fully phased-in countercyclical capital buffer is zero. We will be subject to fully phased-in regulatory minimums on January 1, 2019. The fully phased-in SLR minimum assumes a leverage buffer of 2.0 percent and is applicable on January 1, 2018.
(7) 
Total capital under the Advanced approaches differs from the Standardized approach due to differences in the amount permitted in Tier 2 capital related to the qualifying allowance for credit losses.
(8) 
Reflects adjusted average total assets for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

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Common equity tier 1 capital under Basel 3 Advanced Transition was $169.9 billion at September 30, 2016, an increase of $6.9 billion compared to December 31, 2015 driven by earnings and an increase in accumulated OCI, partially offset by dividends, common stock repurchases and the impact of certain transition provisions under the Basel 3 rules. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Total capital increased $9.0 billion primarily driven by the same factors that drove the increase in Common equity tier 1 capital as well as issuances of preferred stock and subordinated debt.

Risk-weighted assets decreased $55 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $1,547 billion primarily due to lower market risk, and lower exposures and improved credit quality on legacy retail products.

Table 14 presents the capital composition as measured under Basel 3 Transition at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 14
Capital Composition under Basel 3 – Transition (1, 2, 3)
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Total common shareholders' equity
$
244,863

 
$
233,932

Goodwill
(69,192
)
 
(69,215
)
Deferred tax assets arising from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
(4,715
)
 
(3,434
)
Unamortized net periodic benefit costs recorded in accumulated OCI, net-of-tax
1,171

 
1,774

Net unrealized (gains) losses on debt and equity securities and net (gains) losses on derivatives recorded in accumulated OCI, net-of-tax
(560
)
 
1,220

Intangibles, other than mortgage servicing rights and goodwill
(1,279
)
 
(1,039
)
DVA related to liabilities and derivatives
252

 
204

Other
(615
)
 
(416
)
Common equity tier 1 capital
169,925

 
163,026

Qualifying preferred stock, net of issuance cost
25,220

 
22,273

Deferred tax assets arising from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
(3,143
)
 
(5,151
)
Trust preferred securities

 
1,430

Defined benefit pension fund assets
(375
)
 
(568
)
DVA related to liabilities and derivatives under transition
168

 
307

Other
(360
)
 
(539
)
Total Tier 1 capital
191,435

 
180,778

Long-term debt qualifying as Tier 2 capital
22,985

 
22,579

Eligible credit reserves included in Tier 2 capital
3,205

 
3,116

Nonqualifying capital instruments subject to phase out from Tier 2 capital
2,271

 
4,448

Other
(18
)
 
(9
)
Total Basel 3 capital
$
219,878

 
$
210,912

(1) 
As an Advanced approaches institution, we are required to report regulatory capital risk-weighted assets and ratios under both the Standardized and Advanced approaches. The approach that yields the lower ratio is to be used to assess capital adequacy, and was the Advanced approaches at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Deductions from and adjustments to regulatory capital subject to transition provisions under Basel 3 are generally recognized in 20 percent annual increments, and will be fully recognized as of January 1, 2018. Any assets that are a direct deduction from the computation of capital are excluded from risk-weighted assets and adjusted average total assets.
(3) 
Under the applicable bank regulatory rules, we are not required to and, accordingly, did not restate previously-filed regulatory capital metrics and ratios in connection with the change in accounting method related to certain debt securities. Therefore, the December 31, 2015 amounts in the Table are as originally reported. The cumulative impact of this change in accounting method would have resulted in an immaterial pro forma decrease in the Corporation's Common equity tier 1 capital of approximately one basis point at December 31, 2015. The September 30, 2016 amounts in the Table reflect the change in accounting method. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Table 15 presents the components of our risk-weighted assets as measured under Basel 3 Transition at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 15
 
 
 
 
Risk-weighted assets under Basel 3 – Transition (1)
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in billions)
Standardized Approach
 
Advanced Approaches
 
Standardized Approach
 
Advanced Approaches
Credit risk
$
1,332

 
$
912

 
$
1,314

 
$
940

Market risk
64

 
62

 
89

 
86

Operational risk
n/a

 
500

 
n/a

 
500

Risks related to CVA
n/a

 
73

 
n/a

 
76

Total risk-weighted assets
$
1,396

 
$
1,547

 
$
1,403

 
$
1,602

(1) 
See Table 13, footnote 2.
n/a = not applicable

Table 16 presents a reconciliation of regulatory capital in accordance with Basel 3 Standardized Transition to the Basel 3 Standardized approach fully phased-in estimates and Basel 3 Advanced approaches fully phased-in estimates at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 16
Regulatory Capital Reconciliations between Basel 3 Transition to Fully Phased-in (1, 2)
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Common equity tier 1 capital (transition)
$
169,925

 
$
163,026

Deferred tax assets arising from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards phased in during transition
(3,143
)
 
(5,151
)
Accumulated OCI phased in during transition
188

 
(1,917
)
Intangibles phased in during transition
(853
)
 
(1,559
)
Defined benefit pension fund assets phased in during transition
(375
)
 
(568
)
DVA related to liabilities and derivatives phased in during transition
168

 
307

Other adjustments and deductions phased in during transition
(35
)
 
(54
)
Common equity tier 1 capital (fully phased-in)
165,875

 
154,084

Additional Tier 1 capital (transition)
21,510

 
17,752

Deferred tax assets arising from net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards phased out during transition
3,143

 
5,151

Trust preferred securities phased out during transition

 
(1,430
)
Defined benefit pension fund assets phased out during transition
375

 
568

DVA related to liabilities and derivatives phased out during transition
(168
)
 
(307
)
Other transition adjustments to additional Tier 1 capital
(1
)
 
(4
)
Additional Tier 1 capital (fully phased-in)
24,859

 
21,730

Tier 1 capital (fully phased-in)
190,734

 
175,814

Tier 2 capital (transition)
28,443

 
30,134

Nonqualifying capital instruments phased out during transition
(2,271
)
 
(4,448
)
Other adjustments to Tier 2 capital
9,202

 
9,667

Tier 2 capital (fully phased-in)
35,374

 
35,353

Basel 3 Standardized approach Total capital (fully phased-in)
226,108

 
211,167

Change in Tier 2 qualifying allowance for credit losses
(9,253
)
 
(9,764
)
Basel 3 Advanced approaches Total capital (fully phased-in)
$
216,855

 
$
201,403

 
 
 
 
Risk-weighted assets – As reported to Basel 3 (fully phased-in)
 
 
 
Basel 3 Standardized approach risk-weighted assets as reported
$
1,395,541

 
$
1,403,293

Changes in risk-weighted assets from reported to fully phased-in
15,587

 
24,089

Basel 3 Standardized approach risk-weighted assets (fully phased-in)
$
1,411,128

 
$
1,427,382

 
 
 
 
Basel 3 Advanced approaches risk-weighted assets as reported
$
1,547,221

 
$
1,602,373

Changes in risk-weighted assets from reported to fully phased-in
(23,502
)
 
(27,690
)
Basel 3 Advanced approaches risk-weighted assets (fully phased-in) (3)
$
1,523,719

 
$
1,574,683

(1) 
As an Advanced approaches institution, we are required to report regulatory capital risk-weighted assets and ratios under both the Standardized and Advanced approaches. The approach that yields the lower ratio is to be used to assess capital adequacy, and was the Advanced approaches at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
See Table 13, footnote 2.
(3) 
Basel 3 fully phased-in Advanced approaches estimates assume approval by U.S. banking regulators of our internal analytical models, including approval of the IMM. As of September 30, 2016, we did not have regulatory approval for the IMM model.

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Bank of America, N.A. Regulatory Capital

Table 17 presents transition regulatory capital information for BANA in accordance with Basel 3 Standardized and Advanced approaches as measured at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. As of September 30, 2016, BANA meets the definition of "well capitalized" under the PCA framework.

Table 17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of America, N.A. Regulatory Capital under Basel 3
 
September 30, 2016
 
Standardized Approach
 
Advanced Approaches
(Dollars in millions)
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Minimum
Required (1)
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Minimum
Required (1)
Common equity tier 1 capital
13.1
%
 
$
152,976

 
6.5
%
 
14.5
%
 
$
152,976

 
6.5
%
Tier 1 capital
13.1

 
152,976

 
8.0

 
14.5

 
152,976

 
8.0

Total capital
14.3

 
167,037

 
10.0

 
15.1

 
158,345

 
10.0

Tier 1 leverage
9.6

 
152,976

 
5.0

 
9.6

 
152,976

 
5.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Common equity tier 1 capital
12.2
%
 
$
144,869

 
6.5
%
 
13.1
%
 
$
144,869

 
6.5
%
Tier 1 capital
12.2

 
144,869

 
8.0

 
13.1

 
144,869

 
8.0

Total capital
13.5

 
159,871

 
10.0

 
13.6

 
150,624

 
10.0

Tier 1 leverage
9.2

 
144,869

 
5.0

 
9.2

 
144,869

 
5.0

(1) 
Percent required to meet guidelines to be considered "well capitalized" under the PCA framework.

Regulatory Developments

Minimum Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity

On October 30, 2015, the Federal Reserve issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to establish external total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements to improve the resolvability and resiliency of large, interconnected BHCs. Under the proposal, U.S. G-SIBs would be required to maintain a minimum external TLAC of the greater of: (1) 16 percent of risk-weighted assets in 2019, increasing to 18 percent of risk-weighted assets in 2022 (plus additional TLAC equal to enough Common equity tier 1 capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets to cover the capital conservation buffer, any applicable countercyclical capital buffer plus the applicable method 1 G-SIB surcharge), or (2) 9.5 percent of the denominator of the SLR. In addition, U.S. G-SIBs must meet a minimum long-term debt requirement equal to the greater of: 6.0 percent of risk-weighted assets plus the applicable method 2 G-SIB surcharge, or 4.5 percent of the denominator of the SLR.

Revisions to Approaches for Measuring Risk-weighted Assets

The Basel Committee has several open proposals to revise key methodologies for measuring risk-weighted assets. The proposals include a standardized approach for credit risk, standardized approach for operational risk, revisions to the credit valuation adjustment (CVA) risk framework and constraints on the use of internal models. The Basel Committee has also finalized a revised standardized model for counterparty credit risk, revisions to the securitization framework and its fundamental review of the trading book, which updates both modeled and standardized approaches for market risk measurement. These revisions are to be coupled with a proposed capital floor framework to limit the extent to which banks can reduce risk-weighted asset levels through the use of internal models, both at the input parameter and aggregate risk-weighted asset level. The Basel Committee expects to finalize the outstanding proposals by early 2017. Once the proposals are finalized, U.S. banking regulators may update the U.S. Basel 3 rules to incorporate the Basel Committee revisions.

Single-Counterparty Credit Limits

On March 4, 2016, the Federal Reserve issued an NPR to establish Single-Counterparty Credit Limits (SCCL) for large U.S. BHCs. The SCCL rule is designed to complement and serve as a backstop to risk-based capital requirements to ensure that the maximum possible loss that a bank could incur due to a single counterparty's default would not endanger the bank's survival. Under the proposal, U.S. BHCs must calculate SCCL by dividing the net aggregate credit exposure to a given counterparty by a bank's eligible Tier 1 capital base, ensuring that exposure to G-SIBs and other nonbank systemically important financial institutions does not breach 15 percent and exposures to other counterparties do not breach 25 percent.


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Broker-dealer Regulatory Capital and Securities Regulation

The Corporation's principal U.S. broker-dealer subsidiaries are Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated (MLPF&S) and Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp (MLPCC). MLPCC is a fully-guaranteed subsidiary of MLPF&S and provides clearing and settlement services. Both entities are subject to the net capital requirements of SEC Rule 15c3-1. Both entities are also registered as futures commission merchants and are subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulation 1.17.

MLPF&S has elected to compute the minimum capital requirement in accordance with the Alternative Net Capital Requirement as permitted by SEC Rule 15c3-1. At September 30, 2016, MLPF&S's regulatory net capital as defined by Rule 15c3-1 was $12.2 billion and exceeded the minimum requirement of $1.6 billion by $10.6 billion. MLPCC's net capital of $3.1 billion exceeded the minimum requirement of $451 million by $2.7 billion.

In accordance with the Alternative Net Capital Requirements, MLPF&S is required to maintain tentative net capital in excess of $1.0 billion, net capital in excess of $500 million and notify the Securities and Exchange Commission in the event its tentative net capital is less than $5.0 billion. At September 30, 2016, MLPF&S had tentative net capital and net capital in excess of the minimum and notification requirements.

Merrill Lynch International (MLI), a U.K. investment firm, is regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, and is subject to certain regulatory capital requirements. At September 30, 2016, MLI's capital resources were $34.9 billion which exceeded the minimum requirement of $15.6 billion.

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Common and Preferred Stock Dividends

Table 18 is a summary of our cash dividend declarations on preferred stock during the third quarter of 2016 and through November 1, 2016. During the third quarter of 2016, we declared $503 million of cash dividends on preferred stock. For more information on preferred stock and a summary of our declared quarterly cash dividends on common stock, see Note 11 – Shareholders' Equity to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Table 18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock Cash Dividend Summary
Preferred Stock
Outstanding
Notional Amount
(in millions)
 
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Per Annum
Dividend Rate
 
Dividend Per
Share
Series B (1)
$
1

 
July 27, 2016
 
October 11, 2016
 
October 25, 2016
 
7.00
%
 
$
1.75


 
 
October 27, 2016
 
January 11, 2017
 
January 25, 2017
 
7.00

 
1.75

Series D (2)
$
654

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 31, 2016
 
September 14, 2016
 
6.204
%
 
$
0.38775

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 30, 2016
 
December 14, 2016
 
6.204

 
0.38775

Series E (2)
$
317

 
July 7, 2016
 
July 29, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
Floating

 
$
0.25556

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
October 31, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
Floating

 
0.25556

Series F
$
141

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 31, 2016
 
September 15, 2016
 
Floating

 
$
1,022.22222

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 30, 2016
 
December 15, 2016
 
Floating

 
1,011.11111

Series G
$
493

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 31, 2016
 
September 15, 2016
 
Adjustable

 
$
1,022.22222

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 30, 2016
 
December 15, 2016
 
Adjustable

 
1,011.11111

Series I (2)
$
365

 
July 7, 2016
 
September 15, 2016
 
October 3, 2016
 
6.625
%
 
$
0.4140625

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
December 15, 2016
 
January 3, 2017
 
6.625

 
0.4140625

Series K (3, 4)
$
1,544

 
July 7, 2016
 
July 15, 2016
 
August 1, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
40.00

Series L
$
3,080

 
September 16, 2016
 
October 1, 2016
 
October 31, 2016
 
7.25
%
 
$
18.125

Series M (3, 4)
$
1,310

 
October 10, 2016
 
October 31, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
40.625

Series T
$
5,000

 
July 27, 2016
 
September 25, 2016
 
October 11, 2016
 
6.00
%
 
$
1,500.00

 
 
 
October 27, 2016
 
December 26, 2016
 
January 10, 2017
 
6.00

 
1,500.00

Series U (3, 4)
$
1,000

 
October 10, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
December 1, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
26.00

Series V (3, 4)
$
1,500

 
October 10, 2016
 
December 1, 2016
 
December 19, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
25.625

Series W (2)
$
1,100

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
September 9, 2016
 
6.625
%
 
$
0.4140625

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
December 9, 2016
 
6.625

 
0.4140625

Series X (3, 4)
$
2,000

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
September 6, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
31.25

Series Y (2)
$
1,100

 
September 16, 2016
 
October 1, 2016
 
October 27, 2016
 
6.50
%
 
$
0.40625

Series Z (3, 4)
$
1,400

 
September 16, 2016
 
October 1, 2016
 
October 24, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
32.50

Series AA (3, 4)
$
1,900

 
July 7, 2016
 
September 1, 2016
 
September 19, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
30.50

Series CC (2)
$
1,100

 
September 16, 2016
 
October 1, 2016
 
October 31, 2016
 
6.20
%
 
$
0.3875

Series DD (3, 4)
$
1,000

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
September 12, 2016
 
Fixed-to-floating

 
$
31.50

Series EE (2)
$
900

 
September 16, 2016
 
October 1, 2016
 
October 25, 2016
 
6.00
%
 
$
0.375

Series 1 (5)
$
98

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
August 30, 2016
 
Floating

 
$
0.18750

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
November 28, 2016
 
Floating

 
0.18750

Series 2 (5)
$
299

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
August 30, 2016
 
Floating

 
$
0.19167

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
November 28, 2016
 
Floating

 
0.19167

Series 3 (5)
$
653

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
August 29, 2016
 
6.375
%
 
$
0.3984375

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
November 28, 2016
 
6.375

 
0.3984375

Series 4 (5)
$
210

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 15, 2016
 
August 30, 2016
 
Floating

 
$
0.25556

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 15, 2016
 
November 28, 2016
 
Floating

 
0.25556

Series 5 (5)
$
422

 
July 7, 2016
 
August 1, 2016
 
August 22, 2016
 
Floating

 
$
0.25556

 
 
 
October 10, 2016
 
November 1, 2016
 
November 21, 2016
 
Floating

 
0.25556

(1)
Dividends are cumulative.
(2)
Dividends per depositary share, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of preferred stock.
(3) 
Initially pays dividends semi-annually.
(4) 
Dividends per depositary share, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of preferred stock.
(5) 
Dividends per depositary share, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of preferred stock.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Liquidity Risk
 
Funding and Liquidity Risk Management

Liquidity risk is the potential inability to meet expected or unexpected cash flow and collateral needs while continuing to support our businesses and customers with the appropriate funding sources under a range of economic conditions. Our primary liquidity risk management objective is to meet all contractual and contingent financial obligations at all times, including during periods of stress. To achieve that objective, we analyze and monitor our liquidity risk under expected and stressed conditions, maintain liquidity and access to diverse funding sources, including our stable deposit base, and seek to align liquidity-related incentives and risks.

We define liquidity as readily available assets, limited to cash and high-quality, liquid, unencumbered securities that we can use to meet our contractual and contingent financial obligations as those obligations arise. We manage our liquidity position through line of business and asset-liability management activities, as well as through our legal entity funding strategy, on both a forward and current (including intraday) basis under both expected and stressed conditions. We believe that a centralized approach to funding and liquidity management within Corporate Treasury enhances our ability to monitor liquidity requirements, maximizes access to funding sources, minimizes borrowing costs and facilitates timely responses to liquidity events. For more information regarding global funding and liquidity risk management, see Liquidity Risk – Funding and Liquidity Risk Management in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Global Liquidity Sources and Other Unencumbered Assets

We maintain liquidity available to Bank of America Corporation, including the parent company and selected subsidiaries, in the form of cash and high-quality, liquid, unencumbered securities. Our liquidity buffer, referred to as Global Liquidity Sources (GLS), formerly GELS, is comprised of assets that are readily available to the parent company and selected subsidiaries, including holding company, bank and broker-dealer subsidiaries, even during stressed market conditions. Our cash is primarily on deposit with the Federal Reserve and, to a lesser extent, central banks outside of the U.S. We limit the composition of high-quality, liquid, unencumbered securities to U.S. government securities, U.S. agency securities, U.S. agency MBS and a select group of non-U.S. government and supranational securities. We believe we can quickly obtain cash for these securities, even in stressed conditions, through repurchase agreements or outright sales. We hold our GLS in legal entities that allow us to meet the liquidity requirements of our global businesses, and we consider the impact of potential regulatory, tax, legal and other restrictions that could limit the transferability of funds among entities.

Pursuant to the Federal Reserve and FDIC request disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 13, 2016, we provided our resolution plan submission on September 30, 2016. In connection with our resolution planning activities, in the third quarter, we entered into intercompany arrangements with certain key subsidiaries under which we have transferred certain of our parent company assets (and have agreed to transfer certain additional parent company assets) to NB Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned holding company subsidiary (NB Holdings). The parent company is expected to continue to have access to the same flow of dividends, interest, and other amounts of cash necessary to service its debt, pay dividends, and perform other obligations as it would have had if it had not entered into these arrangements and transferred any assets.

In consideration for the transfer of assets, NB Holdings issued a subordinated note to the parent company in a principal amount equal to the value of the transferred assets; the aggregate principal amount of the note will increase by the amount of any future asset transfers. The note will pay quarterly interest in excess of any interest payable on any intercompany loans transferred to NB Holdings. NB Holdings also provided the parent company with a committed line of credit that allows the parent company to draw funds necessary to service near-term cash needs. These arrangements support our preferred single point of entry resolution strategy, under which only the parent company would be resolved under the U.S Bankruptcy Code. These arrangements include provisions to terminate the line of credit, forgive the subordinated note and require the parent company to transfer its remaining financial assets to NB Holdings if our projected liquidity resources deteriorate so severely that resolution of the parent company becomes imminent.

Our GLS are substantially the same in composition to what qualifies as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) under the final U.S. Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) rules. For more information on the final LCR rules, see Liquidity Risk – Basel 3 Liquidity Standards on page 49.

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Our GLS were $522 billion and $504 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and were as shown in Table 19.

Table 19
Global Liquidity Sources
(Dollars in billions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Average for Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Parent company and NB Holdings
$
80

 
$
96

 
$
85

Bank subsidiaries
394

 
361

 
392

Other regulated entities
48

 
47

 
46

Total Global Liquidity Sources
$
522

 
$
504

 
$
523


As shown in Table 19, parent company and NB Holdings liquidity totaled $80 billion and $96 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The decrease in parent company and NB Holdings liquidity was primarily due to the BNY Mellon settlement payment in the first quarter of 2016. Typically, parent company and NB Holdings liquidity is in the form of cash deposited with BANA.

Liquidity held at our bank subsidiaries totaled $394 billion and $361 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The increase in bank subsidiaries' liquidity was primarily due to deposit inflows. Liquidity at bank subsidiaries excludes the cash deposited by the parent company and NB Holdings. Our bank subsidiaries can also generate incremental liquidity by pledging a range of unencumbered loans and securities to certain Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) and the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The cash we could have obtained by borrowing against this pool of specifically-identified eligible assets was $294 billion and $252 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. We have established operational procedures to enable us to borrow against these assets, including regularly monitoring our total pool of eligible loans and securities collateral. Eligibility is defined in guidelines from the FHLBs and the Federal Reserve and is subject to change at their discretion. Due to regulatory restrictions, liquidity generated by the bank subsidiaries can generally be used only to fund obligations within the bank subsidiaries and can only be transferred to the parent company or nonbank subsidiaries with prior regulatory approval.

Liquidity held at our other regulated entities, comprised primarily of broker-dealer subsidiaries, totaled $48 billion and $47 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Our other regulated entities also held unencumbered investment-grade securities and equities that we believe could be used to generate additional liquidity. Liquidity held in an other regulated entity is primarily available to meet the obligations of that entity and transfers to the parent company or to any other subsidiary may be subject to prior regulatory approval due to regulatory restrictions and minimum requirements.

Table 20 presents the composition of GLS at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 20
Global Liquidity Sources Composition
(Dollars in billions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Cash on deposit
$
111

 
$
119

U.S. Treasury securities
62

 
38

U.S. agency securities and mortgage-backed securities
331

 
327

Non-U.S. government and supranational securities
18

 
20

Total Global Liquidity Sources
$
522

 
$
504



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Time-to-required Funding and Liquidity Stress Analysis

We use a variety of metrics to determine the appropriate amounts of liquidity to maintain at the parent company and our subsidiaries. One metric we use to evaluate the appropriate level of liquidity at the parent company and NB Holdings is "time-to-required funding (TTF)." This debt coverage measure indicates the number of months the parent company can continue to meet its unsecured contractual obligations as they come due using only the parent company and NB Holdings' liquidity sources without issuing any new debt or accessing any additional liquidity sources. We define unsecured contractual obligations for purposes of this metric as maturities of senior or subordinated debt issued or guaranteed by Bank of America Corporation. These include certain unsecured debt instruments, primarily structured liabilities, which we may be required to settle for cash prior to maturity. Prior to the third quarter of 2016, the TTF metric incorporated only the liquidity of the parent company. During the third quarter of 2016, the TTF metric was expanded to include the liquidity of NB Holdings, following changes in the Corporation's liquidity management practices, initiated in connection with the Corporation's resolution planning activities, that include maintaining at NB Holdings certain liquidity previously held solely at the parent company. Our time-to-required funding was 38 months at September 30, 2016.

We also utilize liquidity stress analysis to assist us in determining the appropriate amounts of liquidity to maintain at the parent company and our subsidiaries. The liquidity stress testing process is an integral part of analyzing our potential contractual and contingent cash outflows. We evaluate the liquidity requirements under a range of scenarios with varying levels of severity and time horizons. The scenarios we consider and utilize incorporate market-wide and Corporation-specific events, including potential credit rating downgrades for the parent company and our subsidiaries, and more severe events including potential resolution scenarios. The scenarios are based on historical experience of the Corporation, experience of distressed and failed financial firms, regulatory guidance, and both expected and unexpected future events.

The types of potential contractual and contingent cash outflows we consider in our scenarios may include, but are not limited to, upcoming contractual maturities of unsecured debt and reductions in new debt issuance; diminished access to secured financing markets; potential deposit withdrawals; increased draws on loan commitments, liquidity facilities and letters of credit; additional collateral that counterparties could call if our credit ratings were downgraded; collateral and margin requirements arising from market value changes; and potential liquidity required to maintain businesses and finance customer activities. Changes in certain market factors including, but not limited to, credit rating downgrades, could negatively impact potential contractual and contingent outflows and the related financial instruments, and in some cases these impacts could be material to our financial results.

We consider all sources of funds that we could access during each stress scenario and focus particularly on matching available sources with corresponding liquidity requirements by legal entity. We also use the stress modeling results to manage our asset-liability profile and establish limits and guidelines on certain funding sources and businesses.

Basel 3 Liquidity Standards

There are two liquidity risk-related standards that are considered part of the Basel 3 liquidity standards: the LCR and the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR).

The LCR is calculated as the amount of a financial institution's unencumbered HQLA relative to the estimated net cash outflows the institution could encounter over a 30-day period of significant liquidity stress, expressed as a percentage. An initial minimum LCR of 80 percent was required as of January 2015, increased to 90 percent as of January 2016 and will increase to 100 percent in January 2017. These minimum requirements are applicable to the Corporation on a consolidated basis and to our insured depository institutions. As of September 30, 2016, we estimate that the consolidated Corporation was above the 2017 LCR requirements. The Corporation's LCR may fluctuate from period to period due to normal business flows from customer activity.

In 2014, the Basel Committee issued a final standard for the NSFR, the standard that is intended to reduce funding risk over a longer time horizon. The NSFR is designed to ensure an appropriate amount of stable funding, generally capital and liabilities maturing beyond one year, given the mix of assets and off-balance sheet items. In April 2016, U.S. banking regulators issued a proposal for an NSFR requirement applicable to U.S. financial institutions. The U.S. NSFR would apply to the Corporation on a consolidated basis and to our insured depository institutions beginning on January 1, 2018. We expect to meet the NSFR requirement within the regulatory timeline.

Diversified Funding Sources

We fund our assets primarily with a mix of deposits and secured and unsecured liabilities through a centralized, globally coordinated funding approach. We diversify our funding globally across products, programs, markets, currencies and investor groups.

The primary benefits of our centralized funding approach include greater control, reduced funding costs, wider name recognition by investors and greater flexibility to meet the variable funding requirements of subsidiaries. Where regulations, time zone differences or other business considerations make parent company funding impractical, certain other subsidiaries may issue their own debt.

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We fund a substantial portion of our lending activities through our deposits, which were $1.23 trillion and $1.20 trillion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Deposits are primarily generated by our Consumer Banking, GWIM and Global Banking segments. These deposits are diversified by clients, product type and geography, and the majority of our U.S. deposits are insured by the FDIC. We consider a substantial portion of our deposits to be a stable, low-cost and consistent source of funding. We believe this deposit funding is generally less sensitive to interest rate changes, market volatility or changes in our credit ratings than wholesale funding sources. Our lending activities may also be financed through secured borrowings, including credit card securitizations and securitizations with GSEs, the FHA and private-label investors, as well as FHLB loans.

Our trading activities in other regulated entities are primarily funded on a secured basis through securities lending and repurchase agreements and these amounts will vary based on customer activity and market conditions. We believe funding these activities in the secured financing markets is more cost-efficient and less sensitive to changes in our credit ratings than unsecured financing. Repurchase agreements are generally short-term and often overnight. Disruptions in secured financing markets for financial institutions have occurred in prior market cycles which resulted in adverse changes in terms or significant reductions in the availability of such financing. We manage the liquidity risks arising from secured funding by sourcing funding globally from a diverse group of counterparties, providing a range of securities collateral and pursuing longer durations, when appropriate. For more information on secured financing agreements, see Note 9 – Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We issue long-term unsecured debt in a variety of maturities and currencies to achieve cost-efficient funding and to maintain an appropriate maturity profile. While the cost and availability of unsecured funding may be negatively impacted by general market conditions or by matters specific to the financial services industry or the Corporation, we seek to mitigate refinancing risk by actively managing the amount of our borrowings that we anticipate will mature within any month or quarter.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we issued $8.9 billion and $24.8 billion of long-term debt, consisting of $7.2 billion and $18.7 billion for Bank of America Corporation, $35 million and $966 million for Bank of America, N.A. and $1.7 billion and $5.1 billion of other debt.

Table 21 presents the carrying value of aggregate annual contractual maturities of long-term debt as of September 30, 2016. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we had total long-term debt maturities and purchases of $41.3 billion consisting of $25.6 billion for Bank of America Corporation, $9.1 billion for Bank of America, N.A. and $6.6 billion of other debt.

Table 21
Long-term Debt By Maturity
 
Remainder of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
Thereafter
 
Total
Bank of America Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior notes
$
3,042

 
$
18,336

 
$
20,007

 
$
18,290

 
$
11,594

 
$
52,751

 
$
124,020

Senior structured notes
802

 
3,941

 
2,950

 
1,422

 
980

 
8,200

 
18,295

Subordinated notes
352

 
5,024

 
2,770

 
1,498

 

 
21,078

 
30,722

Junior subordinated notes

 

 

 

 

 
3,830

 
3,830

Total Bank of America Corporation
4,196

 
27,301

 
25,727

 
21,210

 
12,574

 
85,859

 
176,867

Bank of America, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior notes
2,499

 
3,649

 
5,790

 

 

 
21

 
11,959

Subordinated notes

 
3,359

 

 
1

 

 
1,831

 
5,191

Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks

 
9

 
9

 
14

 
12

 
120

 
164

Securitizations and other Bank VIEs (1)
11

 
3,477

 
2,300

 
3,199

 

 
134

 
9,121

Other

 
2,718

 
107

 
111

 
14

 
133

 
3,083

Total Bank of America, N.A.
2,510

 
13,212

 
8,206

 
3,325

 
26

 
2,239

 
29,518

Other debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Structured liabilities
920

 
3,834

 
1,212

 
1,418

 
1,059

 
8,168

 
16,611

Nonbank VIEs (1)
451

 
244

 
29

 
16

 

 
1,348

 
2,088

Other

 
1

 

 

 

 
51

 
52

Total other debt
1,371

 
4,079

 
1,241

 
1,434

 
1,059

 
9,567

 
18,751

Total long-term debt
$
8,077

 
$
44,592

 
$
35,174

 
$
25,969

 
$
13,659

 
$
97,665

 
$
225,136

(1) 
Represents the total long-term debt included in the liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Table 22 presents our long-term debt by major currency at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 22
Long-term Debt By Major Currency
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
U.S. Dollar
$
175,874

 
$
190,381

Euro
30,839

 
29,797

British Pound
7,504

 
7,080

Japanese Yen
4,468

 
3,099

Australian Dollar
3,083

 
2,534

Canadian Dollar
1,095

 
1,428

Other
2,273

 
2,445

Total long-term debt
$
225,136

 
$
236,764


Total long-term debt decreased $11.6 billion, or five percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to maturities outpacing issuances. We may, from time to time, purchase outstanding debt instruments in various transactions, depending on prevailing market conditions, liquidity and other factors. In addition, our other regulated entities may make markets in our debt instruments to provide liquidity for investors. For more information on long-term debt funding, see Note 11 – Long-term Debt to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and for more information regarding funding and liquidity risk management, see Liquidity Risk – Time-to-required Funding and Stress Modeling in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We use derivative transactions to manage the duration, interest rate and currency risks of our borrowings, considering the characteristics of the assets they are funding. For further details on our ALM activities, see Interest Rate Risk Management for the Banking Book on page 89.

We may also issue unsecured debt in the form of structured notes for client purposes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we issued $1.7 billion and $5.2 billion of structured notes, a majority of which were issued by Bank of America Corporation. Structured notes are debt obligations that pay investors returns linked to other debt or equity securities, indices, currencies or commodities. We typically hedge the returns we are obligated to pay on these liabilities with derivatives and/or investments in the underlying instruments, so that from a funding perspective, the cost is similar to our other unsecured long-term debt. We could be required to settle certain structured note obligations for cash or other securities prior to maturity under certain circumstances, which we consider for liquidity planning purposes. We believe, however, that a portion of such borrowings will remain outstanding beyond the earliest put or redemption date.

Substantially all of our senior and subordinated debt obligations contain no provisions that could trigger a requirement for an early repayment, require additional collateral support, result in changes to terms, accelerate maturity or create additional financial obligations upon an adverse change in our credit ratings, financial ratios, earnings, cash flows or stock price.

Contingency Planning

We maintain contingency funding plans that outline our potential responses to liquidity stress events at various levels of severity. These policies and plans are based on stress scenarios and include potential funding strategies and communication and notification procedures that we would implement in the event we experienced stressed liquidity conditions. We periodically review and test the contingency funding plans to validate efficacy and assess readiness.

Our U.S. bank subsidiaries can access contingency funding through the Federal Reserve Discount Window. Certain non-U.S. subsidiaries have access to central bank facilities in the jurisdictions in which they operate. While we do not rely on these sources in our liquidity modeling, we maintain the policies, procedures and governance processes that would enable us to access these sources if necessary.


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Credit Ratings

Credit ratings and outlooks are opinions expressed by rating agencies on our creditworthiness and that of our obligations or securities, including long-term debt, short-term borrowings, preferred stock and other securities, including asset securitizations. Table 23 presents the Corporation's current long-term/short-term senior debt ratings and outlooks expressed by the rating agencies. These ratings have not changed from those disclosed in the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. For more information on credit ratings, see Liquidity Risk – Credit Ratings in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Table 23
Senior Debt Ratings
 
 
Moody's Investors Service
 
Standard & Poor's
 
Fitch Ratings
 
Long-term
 
Short-term
 
Outlook
 
Long-term
 
Short-term (1)
 
Outlook
 
Long-term
 
Short-term
 
Outlook
Bank of America Corporation
Baa1
 
P-2
 
Stable
 
BBB+
 
A-2
 
Stable
 
A
 
F1
 
Stable
Bank of America, N.A.
A1
 
P-1
 
Stable
 
A
 
A-1
 
CreditWatch Positive
 
A+
 
F1
 
Stable
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith, Incorporated
NR
 
NR
 
NR
 
A
 
A-1
 
CreditWatch Positive
 
A+
 
F1
 
Stable
Merrill Lynch International
NR
 
NR
 
NR
 
A
 
A-1
 
CreditWatch Positive
 
A
 
F1
 
Positive
(1) 
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services short-term ratings are not on CreditWatch.
NR = not rated

For information on the additional collateral and termination payments that could be required in connection with certain OTC derivative contracts and other trading agreements as a result of such a credit rating downgrade, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements herein and Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Credit Risk Management

For more information on our credit risk management activities, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management below, Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management on page 67, Non-U.S. Portfolio on page 78, Provision for Credit Losses on page 79, Allowance for Credit Losses on page 80, and Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases and Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management

Credit risk management for the consumer portfolio begins with initial underwriting and continues throughout a borrower's credit cycle. Statistical techniques in conjunction with experiential judgment are used in all aspects of portfolio management including underwriting, product pricing, risk appetite, setting credit limits, and establishing operating processes and metrics to quantify and balance risks and returns. Statistical models are built using detailed behavioral information from external sources such as credit bureaus and/or internal historical experience. These models are a component of our consumer credit risk management process and are used in part to assist in making both new and ongoing credit decisions, as well as portfolio management strategies, including authorizations and line management, collection practices and strategies, and determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses and allocated capital for credit risk.


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Consumer Credit Portfolio

Improvement in the U.S. unemployment rate and home prices continued during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulting in improved credit quality and lower credit losses across most major consumer portfolios compared to the same periods in 2015. The 30 and 90 days or more past due balances declined across nearly all consumer loan portfolios during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as a result of improved delinquency trends.

Improved credit quality, continued loan balance run-off and sales across the consumer portfolio drove a $1.0 billion decrease in the consumer allowance for loan and lease losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $6.4 billion at September 30, 2016. For additional information, see Allowance for Credit Losses on page 80.

For more information on our accounting policies regarding delinquencies, nonperforming status, charge-offs and troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) for the consumer portfolio, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Table 24 presents our outstanding consumer loans and leases, and the PCI loan portfolio. In addition to being included in the "Outstandings" columns in Table 24, PCI loans are also shown separately in the "Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio" columns. The impact of the PCI loan portfolio on certain credit statistics is reported where appropriate. For more information on PCI loans, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62 and Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Table 24
Consumer Loans and Leases
 
Outstandings
 
Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Residential mortgage (1)
$
187,968

 
$
187,911

 
$
10,614

 
$
12,066

Home equity
68,997

 
75,948

 
3,854

 
4,619

U.S. credit card
88,789

 
89,602

 
n/a

 
n/a

Non-U.S. credit card
9,258

 
9,975

 
n/a

 
n/a

Direct/Indirect consumer (2)
93,294

 
88,795

 
n/a

 
n/a

Other consumer (3)
2,389

 
2,067

 
n/a

 
n/a

Consumer loans excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option
450,695

 
454,298

 
14,468

 
16,685

Loans accounted for under the fair value option (4)
1,768

 
1,871

 
n/a

 
n/a

Total consumer loans and leases
$
452,463

 
$
456,169

 
$
14,468

 
$
16,685

(1) 
Outstandings include pay option loans of $1.9 billion and $2.3 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. We no longer originate pay option loans.
(2) 
Outstandings include auto and specialty lending loans of $47.8 billion and $42.6 billion, unsecured consumer lending loans of $630 million and $886 million, U.S. securities-based lending loans of $40.1 billion and $39.8 billion, non-U.S. consumer loans of $3.1 billion and $3.9 billion, student loans of $514 million and $564 million and other consumer loans of $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3) 
Outstandings include consumer finance loans of $489 million and $564 million, consumer leases of $1.7 billion and $1.4 billion and consumer overdrafts of $151 million and $146 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(4) 
Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option include residential mortgage loans of $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion and home equity loans of $340 million and $250 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For more information on the fair value option, see Note 15 – Fair Value Option to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
n/a = not applicable

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Table 25 presents consumer nonperforming loans and accruing consumer loans past due 90 days or more. Nonperforming loans do not include past due consumer credit card loans, other unsecured loans and in general, consumer loans not secured by real estate (loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy are included) as these loans are typically charged off no later than the end of the month in which the loan becomes 180 days past due. Real estate-secured past due consumer loans that are insured by the FHA or individually insured under long-term standby agreements with FNMA and FHLMC (collectively, the fully-insured loan portfolio) are reported as accruing as opposed to nonperforming since the principal repayment is insured. Fully-insured loans included in accruing past due 90 days or more are primarily from our repurchases of delinquent FHA loans pursuant to our servicing agreements with GNMA. Additionally, nonperforming loans and accruing balances past due 90 days or more do not include the PCI loan portfolio or loans accounted for under the fair value option even though the customer may be contractually past due.

Table 25
Consumer Credit Quality
 
Nonperforming
 
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Residential mortgage (1)
$
3,341

 
$
4,803

 
$
5,117

 
$
7,150

Home equity
2,982

 
3,337

 

 

U.S. credit card
n/a

 
n/a

 
702

 
789

Non-U.S. credit card
n/a

 
n/a

 
65

 
76

Direct/Indirect consumer
26

 
24

 
29

 
39

Other consumer
1

 
1

 
3

 
3

Total (2)
$
6,350

 
$
8,165

 
$
5,916

 
$
8,057

Consumer loans and leases as a percentage of outstanding consumer loans and leases (2)
1.41
%
 
1.80
%
 
1.31
%
 
1.77
%
Consumer loans and leases as a percentage of outstanding loans and leases, excluding PCI and fully-insured loan portfolios (2)
1.56

 
2.04

 
0.20

 
0.23

(1) 
Residential mortgage loans accruing past due 90 days or more are fully-insured loans. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, residential mortgage included $3.3 billion and $4.3 billion of loans on which interest has been curtailed by the FHA, and therefore are no longer accruing interest, although principal is still insured, and $1.8 billion and $2.9 billion of loans on which interest was still accruing.
(2) 
Balances exclude consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $222 million and $293 million of loans accounted for under the fair value option were past due 90 days or more and not accruing interest.
n/a = not applicable

Table 26 presents net charge-offs and related ratios for consumer loans and leases.

Table 26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Net Charge-offs and Related Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Charge-offs (1)
 
Net Charge-off Ratios (1, 2)
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Residential mortgage
$
4

 
$
26

 
$
129

 
$
400

 
0.01
%
 
0.05
%
 
0.09
%
 
0.26
%
Home equity
97

 
120

 
335

 
443

 
0.55

 
0.60

 
0.61

 
0.72

U.S. credit card
543

 
546

 
1,703

 
1,751

 
2.45

 
2.46

 
2.60

 
2.66

Non-U.S. credit card
43

 
47

 
134

 
142

 
1.83

 
1.83

 
1.84

 
1.88

Direct/Indirect consumer
34

 
25

 
91

 
83

 
0.14

 
0.12

 
0.13

 
0.13

Other consumer
57

 
57

 
152

 
139

 
9.74

 
11.21

 
9.09

 
9.72

Total
$
778

 
$
821

 
$
2,544

 
$
2,958

 
0.69

 
0.71

 
0.76

 
0.84

(1) 
Net charge-offs exclude write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.
(2) 
Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding loans and leases excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option.


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Net charge-off ratios, excluding the PCI and fully-insured loan portfolios, were 0.01 percent and 0.12 percent for residential mortgage, 0.58 percent and 0.65 percent for home equity, and 0.77 percent and 0.85 percent for the total consumer portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Net charge-off ratios, excluding the PCI and fully-insured loan portfolios, were 0.08 percent and 0.39 percent for residential mortgage, 0.64 percent and 0.77 percent for home equity, and 0.82 percent and one percent for the total consumer portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. These are the only product classifications that include PCI and fully-insured loans.

Net charge-offs, as shown in Tables 26 and 27, exclude write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio of $33 million and $109 million in residential mortgage for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $128 million and $580 million for the same periods in 2015. Net charge-offs, as shown in Tables 26 and 27, exclude write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio of $50 million and $161 million in home equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $20 million and $146 million for the same periods in 2015. Net charge-off ratios including the PCI write-offs were 0.08 percent and 0.17 percent for residential mortgage for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 0.32 percent and 0.64 percent for the same periods in 2015. Net charge-off ratios including the PCI write-offs were 0.83 percent and 0.91 percent for home equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 0.70 percent and 0.96 percent for the same periods in 2015. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.

Table 27 presents outstandings, nonperforming balances, net charge-offs, allowance for loan and lease losses and provision for loan and lease losses for the core and non-core portfolio within the consumer real estate portfolio.

We categorize consumer real estate loans as core and non-core on the basis of loan and customer characteristics such as origination date, product type, LTV, FICO score and delinquency status consistent with our current consumer and mortgage servicing strategy. Generally, loans that were originated after January 1, 2010, qualified under government-sponsored enterprise underwriting guidelines, or otherwise met our underwriting guidelines in place in 2015 are characterized as core loans. Loans held in legacy private-label securitizations, government-insured loans originated prior to 2010, loan products no longer originated, and loans originated prior to 2010 and classified as nonperforming or modified in a TDR prior to 2016 are generally characterized as non-core loans, and are principally run-off portfolios. Core loans as reported within Table 27 include loans held in the Consumer Banking and GWIM segments, as well as loans held for ALM activities in All Other. For more information on core and non-core loans, see Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

As shown in Table 27, outstanding core consumer real estate loans increased $4.7 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 driven by an increase of $8.7 billion in residential mortgage, partially offset by a $4.0 billion decrease in home equity. The increase in residential mortgage was primarily driven by increased originations in Consumer Banking and GWIM. The decrease in home equity was driven by paydowns outpacing new originations and draws on existing lines.

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Table 27
 
 
 
 
Consumer Real Estate Portfolio (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Outstandings
 
Nonperforming
 
Net Charge-offs (2)
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
150,491

 
$
141,795

 
$
1,394

 
$
1,825

 
$
(12
)
 
$
11

 
$
(23
)
 
$
77

Home equity
50,924

 
54,917

 
956

 
974

 
35

 
37

 
81

 
117

Total core portfolio
201,415

 
196,712

 
2,350

 
2,799

 
23

 
48

 
58

 
194

Non-core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
37,477

 
46,116

 
1,947

 
2,978

 
16

 
15

 
152

 
323

Home equity
18,073

 
21,031

 
2,026

 
2,363

 
62

 
83

 
254

 
326

Total non-core portfolio
55,550

 
67,147

 
3,973

 
5,341

 
78

 
98

 
406

 
649

Consumer real estate portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
187,968

 
187,911

 
3,341

 
4,803

 
4

 
26

 
129

 
400

Home equity
68,997

 
75,948

 
2,982

 
3,337

 
97

 
120

 
335

 
443

Total consumer real estate portfolio
$
256,965

 
$
263,859

 
$
6,323

 
$
8,140

 
$
101

 
$
146

 
$
464

 
$
843

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan
and Lease Losses
 
Provision for Loan
and Lease Losses
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
 
 
$
261

 
$
319

 
$
(33
)
 
$
(15
)
 
$
(86
)
 
$
(19
)
Home equity
 
 
 
 
593

 
664

 
2

 
(44
)
 
10

 
(40
)
Total core portfolio

 

 
854

 
983

 
(31
)
 
(59
)
 
(76
)
 
(59
)
Non-core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
 
 
827

 
1,181

 
(34
)
 
(73
)
 
(88
)
 
(146
)
Home equity
 
 
 
 
1,308

 
1,750

 
29

 
120

 
(27
)
 
273

Total non-core portfolio


 


 
2,135

 
2,931

 
(5
)
 
47

 
(115
)
 
127

Consumer real estate portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
 
 
1,088

 
1,500

 
(67
)
 
(88
)
 
(174
)
 
(165
)
Home equity
 
 
 
 
1,901

 
2,414

 
31

 
76

 
(17
)
 
233

Total consumer real estate portfolio
 
 
 
 
$
2,989

 
$
3,914

 
$
(36
)
 
$
(12
)
 
$
(191
)
 
$
68

(1) 
Outstandings and nonperforming loans exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option. Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option include residential mortgage loans of $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion and home equity loans of $340 million and $250 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For more information on the fair value option, see Note 15 – Fair Value Option to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) 
Net charge-offs exclude write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.

We believe that the presentation of information adjusted to exclude the impact of the PCI loan portfolio, the fully-insured loan portfolio and loans accounted for under the fair value option is more representative of the ongoing operations and credit quality of the business. As a result, in the following discussions of the residential mortgage and home equity portfolios, we provide information that excludes the impact of the PCI loan portfolio, the fully-insured loan portfolio and loans accounted for under the fair value option in certain credit quality statistics. We separately disclose information on the PCI loan portfolio on page 62.


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Residential Mortgage

The residential mortgage portfolio makes up the largest percentage of our consumer loan portfolio at 42 percent of consumer loans and leases at September 30, 2016. Approximately 40 percent of the residential mortgage portfolio is in All Other and is comprised of originated loans, purchased loans used in our overall ALM activities, delinquent FHA loans repurchased pursuant to our servicing agreements with GNMA as well as loans repurchased related to our representations and warranties. Approximately 33 percent of the residential mortgage portfolio is in GWIM and represents residential mortgages originated for the home purchase and refinancing needs of our wealth management clients and the remaining portion of the portfolio is primarily in Consumer Banking.

Outstanding balances in the residential mortgage portfolio, excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, remained relatively unchanged at $188.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015 as retention of new originations was offset by loan sales of $5.4 billion and runoff. Loan sales primarily included $3.1 billion of loans in consolidated agency residential mortgage securitization vehicles and $1.6 billion of nonperforming and other delinquent loans.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the residential mortgage portfolio included $30.1 billion and $37.1 billion of outstanding fully-insured loans. On this portion of the residential mortgage portfolio, we are protected against principal loss as a result of either FHA insurance or long-term standby agreements that provide for the transfer of credit risk to FNMA and FHLMC. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $24.1 billion and $33.4 billion had FHA insurance with the remainder protected by long-term standby agreements. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $8.0 billion and $11.2 billion of the FHA-insured loan population were repurchases of delinquent FHA loans pursuant to our servicing agreements with GNMA.

Table 28 presents certain residential mortgage key credit statistics on both a reported basis excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, and excluding the PCI loan portfolio, our fully-insured loan portfolio and loans accounted for under the fair value option. Additionally, in the "Reported Basis" columns in the table below, accruing balances past due and nonperforming loans do not include the PCI loan portfolio, in accordance with our accounting policies, even though the customer may be contractually past due. As such, the following discussion presents the residential mortgage portfolio excluding the PCI loan portfolio, the fully-insured loan portfolio and loans accounted for under the fair value option. For more information on the PCI loan portfolio, see page 62.

Table 28
Residential Mortgage – Key Credit Statistics
 
 
 
Reported Basis (1)
 
Excluding Purchased
Credit-impaired and
Fully-insured Loans
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Outstandings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
187,968

 
$
187,911

 
$
147,294

 
$
138,768

Accruing past due 30 days or more
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,295

 
11,423

 
1,451

 
1,568

Accruing past due 90 days or more
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,117

 
7,150

 

 

Nonperforming loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,341

 
4,803

 
3,341

 
4,803

Percent of portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refreshed LTV greater than 90 but less than or equal to 100
 
5
%
 
7
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
Refreshed LTV greater than 100
 
 
 
 
 
5

 
8

 
3

 
4

Refreshed FICO score below 620
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9

 
13

 
4

 
6

2006 and 2007 vintages (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15

 
17

 
13

 
17

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Basis
 
Excluding Purchased Credit-impaired and Fully-insured Loans
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net charge-off ratio (3)
0.01
%
 
0.05
%
 
0.09
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.01
%
 
0.08
%
 
0.12
%
 
0.39
%
(1) 
Outstandings, accruing past due, nonperforming loans and percentages of portfolio exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
These vintages of loans account for $1.0 billion, or 31 percent, and $1.6 billion, or 34 percent of nonperforming residential mortgage loans at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, these vintages accounted for $6 million of recoveries and $10 million, or eight percent of total residential mortgage net charge-offs. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, these vintages accounted for $4 million of recoveries, and $114 million, or 29 percent of total residential mortgage net charge-offs.
(3) 
Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding loans excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option.


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Nonperforming residential mortgage loans decreased $1.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as outflows, including sales of $1.2 billion, outpaced new inflows. Of the nonperforming residential mortgage loans at September 30, 2016, $1.1 billion, or 32 percent, were current on contractual payments.

Net charge-offs decreased $22 million to $4 million and decreased $271 million to $129 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. These decreases in net charge-offs were primarily driven by charge-offs related to the consumer relief portion of the settlement with the DoJ of $49 million and $379 million in the prior-year periods. Net charge-offs also included recoveries of $7 million and charge-offs of $35 million related to nonperforming loan sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to recoveries of $57 million and $119 million for the same periods in 2015. Additionally, net charge-offs declined driven by favorable portfolio trends and decreased write-downs on loans greater than 180 days past due, which were written down to the estimated fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell, due in part to improvement in home prices and the U.S. economy.

Loans with a refreshed LTV greater than 100 percent represented three percent and four percent of the residential mortgage loan portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Of the loans with a refreshed LTV greater than 100 percent, 98 percent were performing at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Loans with a refreshed LTV greater than 100 percent reflect loans where the outstanding carrying value of the loan is greater than the most recent valuation of the property securing the loan. The majority of these loans have a refreshed LTV greater than 100 percent primarily due to home price deterioration since 2006, partially offset by subsequent appreciation.

Of the $147.3 billion in total residential mortgage loans outstanding at September 30, 2016, as shown in Table 29, 38 percent were originated as interest-only loans. The outstanding balance of interest-only residential mortgage loans that have entered the amortization period was $11.1 billion, or 20 percent, at September 30, 2016. Residential mortgage loans that have entered the amortization period generally have experienced a higher rate of early stage delinquencies and nonperforming status compared to the residential mortgage portfolio as a whole. At September 30, 2016, $219 million, or two percent of outstanding interest-only residential mortgages that had entered the amortization period were accruing past due 30 days or more compared to $1.5 billion, or one percent for the entire residential mortgage portfolio. In addition, at September 30, 2016, $535 million, or five percent of outstanding interest-only residential mortgage loans that had entered the amortization period were nonperforming, of which $268 million were contractually current, compared to $3.3 billion, or two percent for the entire residential mortgage portfolio, of which $1.1 billion were contractually current. Loans that have yet to enter the amortization period in our interest-only residential mortgage portfolio are primarily well-collateralized loans to our wealth management clients and have an interest-only period of three to ten years. More than 80 percent of these loans that have yet to enter the amortization period will not be required to make a fully-amortizing payment until 2019 or later.


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Table 29 presents outstandings, nonperforming loans and net charge-offs by certain state concentrations for the residential mortgage portfolio. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) within California represented 15 percent and 14 percent of outstandings at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, loans within this MSA contributed net recoveries of $5 million and $6 million within the residential mortgage portfolio compared to net recoveries of $6 million and $10 million for the same periods in 2015. In the New York area, the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island MSA made up 12 percent and 11 percent of outstandings at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, loans within this MSA contributed net charge-offs of $4 million and $31 million within the residential mortgage portfolio compared to net charge-offs of $13 million and $86 million for the same periods in 2015.

Table 29
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage State Concentrations
 
 
 
 
 
Outstandings (1)
 
Nonperforming (1)
 
Net Charge-offs (2)
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
California
$
55,236

 
$
48,865

 
$
638

 
$
977

 
$
(21
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(51
)
 
$
(37
)
New York (3)
13,707

 
12,696

 
324

 
399

 
(1
)
 
11

 
17

 
46

Florida (3)
10,051

 
10,001

 
351

 
534

 
2

 
5

 
19

 
51

Texas
6,401

 
6,208

 
144

 
185

 

 

 
8

 
9

Massachusetts
5,115

 
4,799

 
84

 
118

 

 

 
4

 
6

Other U.S./Non-U.S.
56,784

 
56,199

 
1,800

 
2,590

 
24

 
40

 
132

 
325

Residential mortgage loans (4)
$
147,294

 
$
138,768

 
$
3,341

 
$
4,803

 
$
4

 
$
26

 
$
129

 
$
400

Fully-insured loan portfolio
30,060

 
37,077

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchased credit-impaired residential mortgage loan portfolio (5)
10,614

 
12,066

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total residential mortgage loan portfolio
$
187,968

 
$
187,911

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Outstandings and nonperforming loans exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Net charge-offs exclude $33 million and $109 million of write-offs in the residential mortgage PCI loan portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $128 million and $580 million for the same periods in 2015. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.
(3) 
In these states, foreclosure requires a court order following a legal proceeding (judicial states).
(4) 
Amounts exclude the PCI residential mortgage and fully-insured loan portfolios.
(5) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 48 percent and 47 percent of PCI residential mortgage loans were in California. There were no other significant single state concentrations.

Home Equity

At September 30, 2016, the home equity portfolio made up 15 percent of the consumer portfolio and is comprised of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), home equity loans and reverse mortgages.

At September 30, 2016, our HELOC portfolio had an outstanding balance of $60.4 billion, or 87 percent of the total home equity portfolio compared to $66.1 billion, or 87 percent, at December 31, 2015. HELOCs generally have an initial draw period of 10 years and the borrowers typically are only required to pay the interest due on the loans on a monthly basis. After the initial draw period ends, the loans generally convert to 15-year amortizing loans.

At September 30, 2016, our home equity loan portfolio had an outstanding balance of $6.6 billion, or 10 percent of the total home equity portfolio compared to $7.9 billion, or 10 percent, at December 31, 2015. Home equity loans are almost all fixed-rate loans with amortizing payment terms of 10 to 30 years and of the $6.6 billion at September 30, 2016, 55 percent have 25- to 30-year terms. At both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our reverse mortgage portfolio had an outstanding balance, excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, of $2.0 billion, or three percent of the total home equity portfolio. We no longer originate reverse mortgages.

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At September 30, 2016, approximately 67 percent of the home equity portfolio was included in Consumer Banking, 26 percent was included in All Other and the remainder of the portfolio was primarily in GWIM. Outstanding balances in the home equity portfolio, excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, decreased $7.0 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to paydowns and charge-offs outpacing new originations and draws on existing lines. Of the total home equity portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $19.9 billion and $20.3 billion, or 29 percent and 27 percent, were in first-lien positions (30 percent and 28 percent excluding the PCI home equity portfolio). At September 30, 2016, outstanding balances in the home equity portfolio that were in a second-lien or more junior-lien position and where we also held the first-lien loan totaled $11.4 billion, or 18 percent of our total home equity portfolio excluding the PCI loan portfolio.

Unused HELOCs totaled $47.7 billion at September 30, 2016 compared to $50.3 billion at December 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to accounts reaching the end of their draw period, which automatically eliminates open line exposure, as well as customers choosing to close accounts. Both of these more than offset customer paydowns of principal balances and the impact of new production. The HELOC utilization rate was 56 percent at September 30, 2016 compared to 57 percent at December 31, 2015.

Table 30 presents certain home equity portfolio key credit statistics on both a reported basis excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, and excluding the PCI loan portfolio and loans accounted for under the fair value option. Additionally, in the "Reported Basis" columns in the table below, accruing balances past due 30 days or more and nonperforming loans do not include the PCI loan portfolio, in accordance with our accounting policies, even though the customer may be contractually past due. As such, the following discussion presents the home equity portfolio excluding the PCI loan portfolio and loans accounted for under the fair value option. For more information on the PCI loan portfolio, see page 62.

Table 30
Home Equity – Key Credit Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Basis (1)
 
Excluding Purchased
Credit-impaired Loans
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Outstandings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
68,997

 
$
75,948

 
$
65,143

 
$
71,329

Accruing past due 30 days or more (2)
 
 
 
 
 
565

 
613

 
565

 
613

Nonperforming loans (2)
 
 
 
 
 
2,982

 
3,337

 
2,982

 
3,337

Percent of portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Refreshed CLTV greater than 90 but less than or equal to 100
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
5
%
 
6
%
Refreshed CLTV greater than 100
 
 
 
10

 
12

 
8

 
11

Refreshed FICO score below 620
 
 
 
 
 
7

 
7

 
6

 
7

2006 and 2007 vintages (3)
 
 
 
 
 
39

 
43

 
36

 
41

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Basis
 
Excluding Purchased Credit-impaired Loans
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net charge-off ratio (4)
0.55
%
 
0.60
%
 
0.61
%
 
0.72
%
 
0.58
%
 
0.64
%
 
0.65
%
 
0.77
%
(1)
Outstandings, accruing past due, nonperforming loans and percentages of the portfolio exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Accruing past due 30 days or more includes $74 million and $89 million and nonperforming loans include $350 million and $396 million of loans where we serviced the underlying first-lien at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3) 
These vintages of loans have higher refreshed combined LTV ratios and accounted for 48 percent and 45 percent of nonperforming home equity loans at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and 57 percent and 47 percent of net charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 52 percent and 56 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
(4) 
Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding loans excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option.

Nonperforming outstanding balances in the home equity portfolio decreased $355 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as outflows, including sales of $163 million, outpaced new inflows. Of the nonperforming home equity portfolio at September 30, 2016, $1.5 billion, or 49 percent, were current on contractual payments. Nonperforming loans that are contractually current primarily consist of collateral-dependent TDRs, including those that have been discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, junior-lien loans where the underlying first-lien is 90 days or more past due, as well as loans that have not yet demonstrated a sustained period of payment performance following a TDR. In addition, $950 million, or 32 percent of nonperforming home equity loans were 180 days or more past due and had been written down to the estimated fair value of the collateral, less costs to sell. Accruing loans that were 30 days or more past due decreased $48 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.


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In some cases, the junior-lien home equity outstanding balance that we hold is performing, but the underlying first-lien is not. For outstanding balances in the home equity portfolio on which we service the first-lien loan, we are able to track whether the first-lien loan is in default. For loans where the first-lien is serviced by a third party, we utilize credit bureau data to estimate the delinquency status of the first-lien. Given that the credit bureau database we use does not include a property address for the mortgages, we are unable to identify with certainty whether a reported delinquent first-lien mortgage pertains to the same property for which we hold a junior-lien loan. For certain loans, we utilize a third-party vendor to combine credit bureau and public record data to better link a junior-lien loan with the underlying first-lien mortgage. At September 30, 2016, we estimate that $991 million of current and $144 million of 30 to 89 days past due junior-lien loans were behind a delinquent first-lien loan. We service the first-lien loans on $168 million of these combined amounts, with the remaining $967 million serviced by third parties. Of the $1.1 billion of current to 89 days past due junior-lien loans, based on available credit bureau data and our own internal servicing data, we estimate that approximately $432 million had first-lien loans that were 90 days or more past due.

Net charge-offs decreased $23 million to $97 million and decreased $108 million to $335 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. These decreases in net charge-offs were partly attributable to charge-offs of $4 million and $70 million related to the consumer relief portion of the settlement with the DoJ in the prior-year periods. Additionally, net charge-offs declined driven by favorable portfolio trends due in part to improvement in home prices and the U.S. economy.

Outstanding balances with a refreshed combined loan-to-value (CLTV) greater than 100 percent comprised eight percent and 11 percent of the home equity portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Outstanding balances in the home equity portfolio with a refreshed CLTV greater than 100 percent reflect loans where our loan and available line of credit combined with any outstanding senior liens against the property are equal to or greater than the most recent valuation of the property securing the loan. Depending on the value of the property, there may be collateral in excess of the first-lien that is available to reduce the severity of loss on the second-lien. Of those outstanding balances with a refreshed CLTV greater than 100 percent, 96 percent of the customers were current on their home equity loan and 92 percent of second-lien loans with a refreshed CLTV greater than 100 percent were current on both their second-lien and underlying first-lien loans at September 30, 2016.

Of the $65.1 billion in total home equity portfolio outstandings at September 30, 2016, as shown in Table 31, 56 percent require interest-only payments. The outstanding balance of HELOCs that have entered the amortization period was $13.6 billion at September 30, 2016. The HELOCs that have entered the amortization period have experienced a higher percentage of early stage delinquencies and nonperforming status when compared to the HELOC portfolio as a whole. At September 30, 2016, $277 million, or two percent of outstanding HELOCs that had entered the amortization period were accruing past due 30 days or more. In addition, at September 30, 2016, $1.7 billion, or 12 percent of outstanding HELOCs that had entered the amortization period were nonperforming, of which $802 million were contractually current. Loans in our HELOC portfolio generally have an initial draw period of 10 years and 28 percent of these loans will enter the amortization period in the remainder of 2016 and 2017 and will be required to make fully-amortizing payments. We communicate to contractually current customers more than a year prior to the end of their draw period to inform them of the potential change to the payment structure before entering the amortization period, and provide payment options to customers prior to the end of the draw period.

Although we do not actively track how many of our home equity customers pay only the minimum amount due on their home equity loans and lines, we can infer some of this information through a review of our HELOC portfolio that we service and that is still in its revolving period (i.e., customers may draw on and repay their line of credit, but are generally only required to pay interest on a monthly basis). During the three months ended September 30, 2016, approximately 45 percent of these customers with an outstanding balance did not pay any principal on their HELOCs.

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Table 31 presents outstandings, nonperforming balances and net charge-offs by certain state concentrations for the home equity portfolio. In the New York area, the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island MSA made up 13 percent of the outstanding home equity portfolio at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, loans within this MSA contributed 15 percent and 16 percent of net charge-offs within the home equity portfolio compared to 11 percent and 13 percent of net charge-offs for the same periods in 2015. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana MSA within California made up 11 percent and 12 percent of the outstanding home equity portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, loans within this MSA contributed zero percent of net charge-offs within the home equity portfolio compared to zero percent and two percent of net charge-offs for the same periods in 2015.

Table 31
 
 
 
 
Home Equity State Concentrations
 
 
 
 
 
Outstandings (1)
 
Nonperforming (1)
 
Net Charge-offs (2)
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
California
$
18,361

 
$
20,356

 
$
848

 
$
902

 
$
3

 
$
7

 
$
12

 
$
44

Florida (3)
7,585

 
8,474

 
449

 
518

 
18

 
27

 
59

 
89

New Jersey (3)
5,246

 
5,570

 
204

 
230

 
12

 
11

 
37

 
36

New York (3)
4,847

 
5,249

 
274

 
316

 
11

 
9

 
37

 
34

Massachusetts
3,185

 
3,378

 
104

 
115

 
2

 
2

 
10

 
11

Other U.S./Non-U.S.
25,919

 
28,302

 
1,103

 
1,256

 
51

 
64

 
180

 
229

Home equity loans (4)
$
65,143

 
$
71,329

 
$
2,982

 
$
3,337

 
$
97

 
$
120

 
$
335

 
$
443

Purchased credit-impaired home equity portfolio (5)
3,854

 
4,619

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total home equity loan portfolio
$
68,997

 
$
75,948

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Outstandings and nonperforming loans exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Net charge-offs exclude $50 million and $161 million of write-offs in the home equity PCI loan portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $20 million and $146 million for the same periods in 2015. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.
(3) 
In these states, foreclosure requires a court order following a legal proceeding (judicial states).
(4) 
Amount excludes the PCI home equity portfolio.
(5) 
At both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 29 percent of PCI home equity loans were in California. There were no other significant single state concentrations.

Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio

Loans acquired with evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination and for which it is probable at purchase that we will be unable to collect all contractually required payments are accounted for under the accounting guidance for PCI loans, which addresses accounting for differences between contractual and expected cash flows to be collected from the purchaser's initial investment in loans if those differences are attributable, at least in part, to credit quality. For more information on PCI loans, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Table 32 presents the unpaid principal balance, carrying value, related valuation allowance and the net carrying value as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance for the PCI loan portfolio.

Table 32
Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Gross Carrying
Value
 
Related
Valuation
Allowance
 
Carrying
Value Net of
Valuation
Allowance
 
Percent of Unpaid
Principal
Balance
Residential mortgage
$
10,832

 
$
10,614

 
$
191

 
$
10,423

 
96.22
%
Home equity
3,930

 
3,854

 
262

 
3,592

 
91.40

Total purchased credit-impaired loan portfolio
$
14,762

 
$
14,468

 
$
453

 
$
14,015

 
94.94

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Residential mortgage
$
12,350

 
$
12,066

 
$
338

 
$
11,728

 
94.96
%
Home equity
4,650

 
4,619

 
466

 
4,153

 
89.31

Total purchased credit-impaired loan portfolio
$
17,000

 
$
16,685

 
$
804

 
$
15,881

 
93.42


The total PCI unpaid principal balance decreased $2.2 billion, or 13 percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily driven by payoffs, sales, paydowns and write-offs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we sold PCI loans with a carrying value of $435 million compared to sales of $1.2 billion for the same period in 2015.

Of the unpaid principal balance of $14.8 billion at September 30, 2016, $13.0 billion, or 88 percent, was current based on the contractual terms, $959 million, or six percent, was in early stage delinquency, and $587 million was 180 days or more past due, including $509 million of first-lien mortgages and $78 million of home equity loans.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded a provision benefit of $81 million for the PCI loan portfolio which included a benefit of $43 million for home equity and $38 million for residential mortgage. This compared to a total provision benefit of $68 million and $40 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The provision benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily driven by lower default estimates on second-lien loans and continued home price improvement.

The PCI valuation allowance declined $351 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio of $109 million in residential mortgage and $161 million in home equity, combined with a provision benefit of $81 million.

Purchased Credit-impaired Residential Mortgage Loan Portfolio

The PCI residential mortgage loan portfolio represented 73 percent of the total PCI loan portfolio at September 30, 2016. Those loans to borrowers with a refreshed FICO score below 620 represented 28 percent of the PCI residential mortgage loan portfolio at September 30, 2016. Loans with a refreshed LTV greater than 90 percent, after consideration of purchase accounting adjustments and the related valuation allowance, represented 25 percent of the PCI residential mortgage loan portfolio and 28 percent based on the unpaid principal balance at September 30, 2016.
 
 
 
 
Pay option adjustable-rate mortgages, which are included in the PCI residential mortgage portfolio, have interest rates that adjust monthly and minimum required payments that adjust annually. During an initial five- or ten-year period, minimum required payments may increase by no more than 7.5 percent. If payments are insufficient to pay all of the monthly interest charges, unpaid interest is added to the loan balance (i.e., negative amortization) until the loan balance increases to a specified limit at which time a new monthly payment amount adequate to repay the loan over its remaining contractual life is established.

At September 30, 2016, the unpaid principal balance of pay option loans was $2.0 billion, with a carrying value of $1.9 billion. This includes $1.7 billion of loans that were credit-impaired upon acquisition and $223 million of loans that are 90 days or more past due. The total unpaid principal balance of pay option loans with accumulated negative amortization was $341 million, including $18 million of negative amortization. We believe the majority of borrowers that are now making scheduled payments are able to do so primarily because the low rate environment has caused the fully indexed rates to be affordable to more borrowers. We continue to evaluate our exposure to payment resets on the acquired negative-amortizing loans and have taken into consideration several assumptions including prepayment and default rates.


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Purchased Credit-impaired Home Equity Loan Portfolio

The PCI home equity portfolio represented 27 percent of the total PCI loan portfolio at September 30, 2016. Those loans with a refreshed FICO score below 620 represented 15 percent of the PCI home equity portfolio at September 30, 2016. Loans with a refreshed CLTV greater than 90 percent, after consideration of purchase accounting adjustments and the related valuation allowance, represented 52 percent of the PCI home equity portfolio and 55 percent based on the unpaid principal balance at September 30, 2016.
 
 
 
 
U.S. Credit Card

At September 30, 2016, 97 percent of the U.S. credit card portfolio was managed in Consumer Banking with the remainder in GWIM. Outstandings in the U.S. credit card portfolio decreased $813 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to a seasonal decline in retail transaction volume. Net charge-offs decreased $3 million to $543 million and $48 million to $1.7 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 due to improvements in delinquencies and bankruptcies as a result of an improved economic environment and the impact of higher credit quality originations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, U.S. credit card loans 30 days or more past due and still accruing interest decreased $116 million to $1.5 billion, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest decreased $87 million to $702 million at September 30, 2016 as a result of the factors mentioned above that contributed to lower net charge-offs.

Unused lines of credit for U.S. credit card totaled $323.9 billion and $312.5 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The $11.4 billion increase was driven by account growth and lines of credit increases.

Table 33 presents certain state concentrations for the U.S. credit card portfolio.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 33
 
 
 
 
U.S. Credit Card State Concentrations
 
 
 
 
 
Outstandings
 
Accruing Past Due
90 Days or More
 
Net Charge-offs
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
California
$
13,651

 
$
13,658

 
$
106

 
$
115

 
$
86

 
$
85

 
$
269

 
$
269

Florida
7,467

 
7,420

 
74

 
81

 
60

 
58

 
184

 
186

Texas
6,737

 
6,620

 
56

 
58

 
40

 
37

 
122

 
117

New York
5,507

 
5,547

 
52

 
57

 
39

 
38

 
120

 
121

Washington
3,944

 
3,907

 
18

 
19

 
13

 
13

 
42

 
45

Other U.S.
51,483

 
52,450

 
396

 
459

 
305

 
315

 
966

 
1,013

Total U.S. credit card portfolio
$
88,789

 
$
89,602

 
$
702

 
$
789

 
$
543

 
$
546

 
$
1,703

 
$
1,751


Non-U.S. Credit Card

Outstandings in the non-U.S. credit card portfolio, which are recorded in All Other, decreased $717 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily driven by weakening of the British Pound against the U.S. Dollar. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, net charge-offs decreased $4 million to $43 million and $8 million to $134 million compared to the same periods in 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, non-U.S. credit card loans 30 days or more past due and still accruing interest decreased $21 million to $125 million, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest decreased $11 million to $65 million at September 30, 2016.

Unused lines of credit for non-U.S. credit card totaled $25.5 billion and $27.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The $2.4 billion decrease was driven by weakening of the British Pound against the U.S. Dollar, partially offset by account growth and increases in lines of credit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Direct/Indirect Consumer

At September 30, 2016, approximately 52 percent of the direct/indirect portfolio was included in Consumer Banking (consumer auto and specialty lending – automotive, marine, aircraft, recreational vehicle loans, and consumer personal loans), 47 percent was included in GWIM (principally securities-based lending loans) and the remainder was primarily student loans in All Other.

Outstandings in the direct/indirect portfolio increased $4.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily in the consumer auto loan portfolio, partially offset by lower outstandings in the securities-based lending and the unsecured consumer lending portfolios.

Table 34 presents certain state concentrations for the direct/indirect consumer loan portfolio.

Table 34
 
 
 
 
Direct/Indirect State Concentrations
 
 
 
 
 
Outstandings
 
Accruing Past Due
90 Days or More
 
Net Charge-offs
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
California
$
11,231

 
$
10,735

 
$
3

 
$
3

 
$
4

 
$
1

 
$
9

 
$
5

Texas
9,334

 
8,514

 
3

 
4

 
6

 
4

 
14

 
12

Florida
9,036

 
8,835

 
3

 
3

 
7

 
6

 
20

 
14

New York
5,341

 
5,077

 
1

 
1

 

 
1

 
1

 
2

Georgia
3,095

 
2,869

 
4

 
4

 
4

 
1

 
7

 
5

Other U.S./Non-U.S.
55,257

 
52,765

 
15

 
24

 
13

 
12

 
40

 
45

Total direct/indirect loan portfolio
$
93,294

 
$
88,795

 
$
29

 
$
39

 
$
34

 
$
25

 
$
91

 
$
83


Other Consumer

At September 30, 2016, approximately 73 percent of the $2.4 billion other consumer portfolio was consumer auto leases included in Consumer Banking. The remainder is primarily associated with certain consumer finance businesses that we previously exited.

Nonperforming Consumer Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity

Table 35 presents nonperforming consumer loans, leases and foreclosed properties activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. For more information on nonperforming loans, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, nonperforming consumer loans declined $1.8 billion to $6.4 billion primarily driven by loan sales of $1.3 billion. Excluding these sales, nonperforming loans declined as outflows outpaced new inflows.

The outstanding balance of a real estate-secured loan that is in excess of the estimated property value less costs to sell is charged off no later than the end of the month in which the loan becomes 180 days past due unless repayment of the loan is fully insured. At September 30, 2016, $2.8 billion, or 42 percent of nonperforming consumer real estate loans and foreclosed properties had been written down to their estimated property value less costs to sell, including $2.4 billion of nonperforming loans 180 days or more past due and $372 million of foreclosed properties. In addition, at September 30, 2016, $2.5 billion, or 38 percent of nonperforming consumer loans were modified and are now current after successful trial periods, or are current loans classified as nonperforming loans in accordance with applicable policies.

Foreclosed properties decreased $72 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as liquidations outpaced additions. PCI loans are excluded from nonperforming loans as these loans were written down to fair value at the acquisition date; however, once the underlying real estate is acquired by the Corporation upon foreclosure of the delinquent PCI loan, it is included in foreclosed properties. PCI-related foreclosed properties decreased $72 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Not included in foreclosed properties at September 30, 2016 was $1.3 billion of real estate that was acquired upon foreclosure of certain delinquent government-guaranteed loans (principally FHA-insured loans). We exclude these amounts from our nonperforming loans and foreclosed properties activity as we expect we will be reimbursed once the property is conveyed to the guarantor for principal and, up to certain limits, costs incurred during the foreclosure process and interest incurred during the holding period.


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Nonperforming loans also include certain loans that have been modified in TDRs where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from the Corporation's loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructuring and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower's sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months. Nonperforming TDRs, excluding those modified loans in the PCI loan portfolio, are included in Table 35.

Table 35
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming Consumer Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Nonperforming loans and leases, beginning of period
$
6,705

 
$
9,575

 
$
8,165

 
$
10,819

Additions to nonperforming loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New nonperforming loans and leases
831

 
1,029

 
2,581

 
3,922

Reductions to nonperforming loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paydowns and payoffs
(220
)
 
(262
)
 
(605
)
 
(804
)
Sales
(237
)
 
(447
)
 
(1,331
)
 
(1,360
)
Returns to performing status (2)
(383
)
 
(722
)
 
(1,220
)
 
(2,220
)
Charge-offs
(279
)
 
(375
)
 
(1,008
)
 
(1,319
)
Transfers to foreclosed properties (3)
(67
)
 
(101
)
 
(232
)
 
(341
)
Total net reductions to nonperforming loans and leases
(355
)
 
(878
)
 
(1,815
)
 
(2,122
)
Total nonperforming loans and leases, September 30 (4)
6,350

 
8,697

 
6,350

 
8,697

Foreclosed properties, beginning of period
416

 
553

 
444

 
630

Additions to foreclosed properties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New foreclosed properties (3)
88

 
132

 
328

 
485

Reductions to foreclosed properties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
(114
)
 
(182
)
 
(350
)
 
(552
)
Write-downs
(18
)
 
(24
)
 
(50
)
 
(84
)
Total net reductions to foreclosed properties
(44
)
 
(74
)
 
(72
)
 
(151
)
Total foreclosed properties, September 30 (5)
372

 
479

 
372

 
479

Nonperforming consumer loans, leases and foreclosed properties, September 30
$
6,722

 
$
9,176

 
$
6,722

 
$
9,176

Nonperforming consumer loans and leases as a percentage of outstanding consumer loans and leases (6)
1.41
%
 
1.92
%
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming consumer loans, leases and foreclosed properties as a percentage of outstanding consumer loans, leases and foreclosed properties (6)
1.49

 
2.02

 
 
 
 
(1)
Balances do not include nonperforming LHFS of $12 million and $8 million and nonaccruing TDRs removed from the PCI loan portfolio prior to January 1, 2010 of $27 million and $49 million at September 30, 2016 and 2015 as well as loans accruing past due 90 days or more as presented in Table 25 and Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) 
Consumer loans may be returned to performing status when all principal and interest is current and full repayment of the remaining contractual principal and interest is expected, or when the loan otherwise becomes well-secured and is in the process of collection.
(3) 
New foreclosed properties represents transfers of nonperforming loans to foreclosed properties net of charge-offs taken during the first 90 days after transfer of a loan to foreclosed properties. New foreclosed properties also includes properties obtained upon foreclosure of delinquent PCI loans, properties repurchased due to representations and warranties exposure and properties acquired with newly consolidated subsidiaries.
(4) 
At September 30, 2016, 38 percent of nonperforming loans were 180 days or more past due.
(5) 
Foreclosed property balances do not include properties insured by certain government-guaranteed loans, principally FHA-insured loans, of $1.3 billion at both September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(6) 
Outstanding consumer loans and leases exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option.

Our policy is to record any losses in the value of foreclosed properties as a reduction in the allowance for loan and lease losses during the first 90 days after transfer of a loan to foreclosed properties. Thereafter, further losses in value as well as gains and losses on sale are recorded in noninterest expense. New foreclosed properties included in Table 35 are net of $18 million and $60 million of charge-offs and write-offs of PCI loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $51 million and $127 million for the same periods in 2015, recorded during the first 90 days after transfer.


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We classify junior-lien home equity loans as nonperforming when the first-lien loan becomes 90 days past due even if the junior-lien loan is performing. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $432 million and $484 million of such junior-lien home equity loans were included in nonperforming loans and leases.

Table 36 presents TDRs for the consumer real estate portfolio. Performing TDR balances are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases in Table 35.

Table 36
Consumer Real Estate Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Total
 
Nonperforming
 
Performing
 
Total
 
Nonperforming
 
Performing
Residential mortgage (1, 2)
$
13,704

 
$
2,199

 
$
11,505

 
$
18,372

 
$
3,284

 
$
15,088

Home equity (3)
2,803

 
1,606

 
1,197

 
2,686

 
1,649

 
1,037

Total consumer real estate troubled debt restructurings
$
16,507

 
$
3,805

 
$
12,702

 
$
21,058

 
$
4,933

 
$
16,125

(1)
Residential mortgage TDRs deemed collateral dependent totaled $3.7 billion and $4.9 billion, and included $1.7 billion and $2.7 billion of loans classified as nonperforming and $2.0 billion and $2.2 billion of loans classified as performing at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2)
Residential mortgage performing TDRs included $5.9 billion and $8.7 billion of loans that were fully-insured at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3)
Home equity TDRs deemed collateral dependent totaled $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, and included $1.3 billion of loans classified as nonperforming at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Loans classified as performing totaled $303 million and $290 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

In addition to modifying consumer real estate loans, we work with customers who are experiencing financial difficulty by modifying credit card and other consumer loans. Credit card and other consumer loan modifications generally involve a reduction in the customer's interest rate on the account and placing the customer on a fixed payment plan not exceeding 60 months, all of which are considered TDRs (the renegotiated TDR portfolio). In addition, the accounts of non-U.S. credit card customers who do not qualify for a fixed payment plan may have their interest rates reduced, as required by certain local jurisdictions. These modifications, which are also TDRs, tend to experience higher payment default rates given that the borrowers may lack the ability to repay even with the interest rate reduction. In all cases, the customer's available line of credit is canceled.

Modifications of credit card and other consumer loans are primarily made through internal renegotiation programs utilizing direct customer contact, but may also utilize external renegotiation programs. The renegotiated TDR portfolio is excluded in large part from Table 35 as substantially all of the loans remain on accrual status until either charged off or paid in full. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our renegotiated TDR portfolio was $637 million and $779 million, of which $520 million and $635 million were current or less than 30 days past due under the modified terms. The decline in the renegotiated TDR portfolio was primarily driven by paydowns and charge-offs as well as lower program enrollments. For more information on the renegotiated TDR portfolio, see Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management

Commercial credit risk is evaluated and managed with the goal that concentrations of credit exposure do not result in undesirable levels of risk. We review, measure and manage concentrations of credit exposure by industry, product, geography, customer relationship and loan size. We also review, measure and manage commercial real estate loans by geographic location and property type. In addition, within our non-U.S. portfolio, we evaluate exposures by region and by country. Tables 41, 44 and 49 summarize our concentrations. We also utilize syndications of exposure to third parties, loan sales, hedging and other risk mitigation techniques to manage the size and risk profile of the commercial credit portfolio. For more information on our industry concentrations, including our utilized exposure to the energy sector which was four percent of total commercial utilized exposure at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, see Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Industry Concentrations on page 74 and Table 44.

For more information on our accounting policies regarding delinquencies, nonperforming status and net charge-offs for the commercial portfolio, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Commercial Credit Portfolio

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, other than in the higher risk energy sub-sectors, credit quality among large corporate borrowers was strong. While we experienced some deterioration in the energy sector in the three months ended March 31, 2016, oil prices have stabilized which contributed to a modest improvement in energy-related exposure. Credit quality of commercial real estate borrowers continued to be strong with conservative loan-to-value ratios, stable market rents in most sectors and vacancy rates remaining low.

Outstanding commercial loans and leases increased $11.7 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily in U.S. commercial. Nonperforming commercial loans and leases increased $845 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Nonperforming commercial loans and leases as a percentage of outstanding loans and leases, excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to 0.45 percent from 0.28 percent at December 31, 2015. Reservable criticized balances increased $1.0 billion to $16.9 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as a result of net downgrades outpacing paydowns, primarily in the energy sector. The increase in nonperforming loans was primarily due to energy and metals and mining exposure. The allowance for loan and lease losses for the commercial portfolio increased $464 million to $5.3 billion at September 30, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015. For additional information, see Allowance for Credit Losses on page 80.

Table 37 presents our commercial loans and leases portfolio, and related credit quality information at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 37
Commercial Loans and Leases
 
Outstandings
 
Nonperforming
 
Accruing Past Due 90
Days or More
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
U.S. commercial
$
267,019

 
$
252,771

 
$
1,439

 
$
867

 
$
40

 
$
113

Commercial real estate (1)
57,303

 
57,199

 
60

 
93

 

 
3

Commercial lease financing
21,309

 
21,352

 
35

 
12

 
28

 
15

Non-U.S. commercial
87,497

 
91,549

 
400

 
158

 
3

 
1

 
433,128

 
422,871

 
1,934

 
1,130

 
71

 
132

U.S. small business commercial (2)
13,077

 
12,876

 
65

 
82

 
63

 
61

Commercial loans excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option
446,205

 
435,747

 
1,999

 
1,212

 
134

 
193

Loans accounted for under the fair value option (3)
6,340

 
5,067

 
71

 
13

 

 

Total commercial loans and leases
$
452,545

 
$
440,814

 
$
2,070

 
$
1,225

 
$
134

 
$
193

(1) 
Includes U.S. commercial real estate loans of $53.9 billion and $53.6 billion and non-U.S. commercial real estate loans of $3.4 billion and $3.5 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Includes card-related products.
(3) 
Commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option include U.S. commercial loans of $2.6 billion and $2.3 billion and non-U.S. commercial loans of $3.7 billion and $2.8 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For more information on the fair value option, see Note 15 – Fair Value Option to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Table 38 presents net charge-offs and related ratios for our commercial loans and leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The increase in net charge-offs of $161 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 was primarily due to higher energy sector related losses.

Table 38
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Net Charge-offs and Related Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Charge-offs
 
Net Charge-off Ratios (1)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
U.S. commercial
$
62

 
$
52

 
$
155

 
$
58

 
0.10
 %
 
0.09
 %
 
0.08
 %
 
0.03
 %
Commercial real estate
(23
)
 
(10
)
 
(31
)
 
(9
)
 
(0.16
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.07
)
 
(0.02
)
Commercial lease financing
6

 
3

 
19

 
8

 
0.11

 
0.07

 
0.12

 
0.06

Non-U.S. commercial
10

 
9

 
97

 
9

 
0.04

 
0.04

 
0.14

 
0.01

 
55

 
54

 
240

 
66

 
0.05

 
0.05

 
0.08

 
0.02

U.S. small business commercial
55

 
57

 
157

 
170

 
1.67

 
1.72

 
1.62

 
1.73

Total commercial
$
110

 
$
111

 
$
397

 
$
236

 
0.10

 
0.11

 
0.12

 
0.08

(1) 
Net charge-off ratios are calculated as annualized net charge-offs divided by average outstanding loans and leases excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option.

Table 39 presents commercial credit exposure by type for utilized, unfunded and total binding committed credit exposure. Commercial utilized credit exposure includes standby letters of credit (SBLCs) and financial guarantees, bankers' acceptances and commercial letters of credit for which we are legally bound to advance funds under prescribed conditions, during a specified time period. Although funds have not yet been advanced, these exposure types are considered utilized for credit risk management purposes.

Total commercial utilized credit exposure increased $13.3 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily driven by growth in loans and leases. The utilization rate for loans and leases, SBLCs and financial guarantees, commercial letters of credit and bankers' acceptances, in the aggregate, was 57 percent and 56 percent at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 39
Commercial Credit Exposure by Type
 
Commercial Utilized (1)
 
Commercial Unfunded (2, 3, 4)
 
Total Commercial Committed
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Loans and leases (5)
$
458,416

 
$
446,832

 
$
366,792

 
$
376,478

 
$
825,208

 
$
823,310

Derivative assets (6)
47,896

 
49,990

 

 

 
47,896

 
49,990

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees
33,973

 
33,236

 
617

 
690

 
34,590

 
33,926

Debt securities and other investments
22,856

 
21,709

 
6,293

 
4,173

 
29,149

 
25,882

Loans held-for-sale
7,429

 
5,456

 
278

 
1,203

 
7,707

 
6,659

Commercial letters of credit
1,702

 
1,725

 
127

 
390

 
1,829

 
2,115

Bankers' acceptances
169

 
298

 

 

 
169

 
298

Other
374

 
317

 

 

 
374

 
317

Total
$
572,815

 
$
559,563

 
$
374,107

 
$
382,934

 
$
946,922

 
$
942,497

(1) 
Total commercial utilized exposure includes loans of $6.3 billion and $5.1 billion and issued letters of credit with a notional amount of $279 million and $290 million accounted for under the fair value option at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Total commercial unfunded exposure includes loan commitments accounted for under the fair value option with a notional amount of $7.4 billion and $10.6 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3) 
Excludes unused business card lines which are not legally binding.
(4) 
Includes the notional amount of unfunded legally binding lending commitments net of amounts distributed (e.g., syndicated or participated) to other financial institutions. The distributed amounts were $12.4 billion and $14.3 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(5) 
Includes credit risk exposure associated with assets under operating lease arrangements of $5.9 billion and $6.0 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(6) 
Derivative assets are carried at fair value, reflect the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements and have been reduced by cash collateral of $46.5 billion and $41.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Not reflected in utilized and committed exposure is additional non-cash derivative collateral held of $25.3 billion and $23.3 billion which consists primarily of other marketable securities.


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Table 40 presents commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure by loan type. Criticized exposure corresponds to the Special Mention, Substandard and Doubtful asset categories as defined by regulatory authorities. Total commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure increased $1.0 billion, or seven percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 driven by downgrades primarily related to our energy exposure outpacing paydowns and upgrades. Approximately 75 percent and 78 percent of commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure was secured at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 40
Commercial Utilized Reservable Criticized Exposure
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Amount (1)
 
Percent (2)
 
Amount (1)
 
Percent (2)
U.S. commercial
$
11,046

 
3.74
%
 
$
9,965

 
3.56
%
Commercial real estate
302

 
0.51

 
513

 
0.87

Commercial lease financing
778

 
3.65

 
708

 
3.31

Non-U.S. commercial
4,007

 
4.30

 
3,944

 
4.04

 
16,133

 
3.44

 
15,130

 
3.30

U.S. small business commercial
805

 
6.16

 
766

 
5.95

Total commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure
$
16,938

 
3.52

 
$
15,896

 
3.38

(1) 
Total commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure includes loans and leases of $15.5 billion and $14.5 billion and commercial letters of credit of $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Percentages are calculated as commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure divided by total commercial utilized reservable exposure for each exposure category.

U.S. Commercial

At September 30, 2016, 71 percent of the U.S. commercial loan portfolio, excluding small business, was managed in Global Banking, 17 percent in Global Markets, 10 percent in GWIM (generally business-purpose loans for high net worth clients) and the remainder primarily in Consumer Banking. U.S. commercial loans, excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, increased $14.2 billion, or six percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to growth across all of the commercial businesses. Energy exposure largely drove increases in reservable criticized balances of $1.1 billion, or 11 percent, and nonperforming loans and leases of $572 million, or 66 percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, as well as increases in net charge-offs of $10 million and $97 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015.

Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate primarily includes commercial loans and leases secured by non-owner-occupied real estate and is dependent on the sale or lease of the real estate as the primary source of repayment. The portfolio remains diversified across property types and geographic regions. California represented the largest state concentration at 24 percent and 21 percent of the commercial real estate loans and leases portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The commercial real estate portfolio is predominantly managed in Global Banking and consists of loans made primarily to public and private developers, and commercial real estate firms. Outstanding loans remained relatively unchanged with new originations slightly outpacing paydowns during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we continued to see low default rates and solid credit quality in both the residential and non-residential portfolios. We use a number of proactive risk mitigation initiatives to reduce adversely rated exposure in the commercial real estate portfolio including transfers of deteriorating exposures to management by independent special asset officers and the pursuit of loan restructurings or asset sales to achieve the best results for our customers and the Corporation.

Nonperforming commercial real estate loans and foreclosed properties decreased $32 million, or 30 percent, and reservable criticized balances decreased $211 million, or 41 percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in reservable criticized balances was primarily due to loan resolutions and strong commercial real estate fundamentals in most sectors. Net recoveries were $23 million and $31 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to net recoveries of $10 million and $9 million for the same periods in 2015.

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Table 41 presents outstanding commercial real estate loans by geographic region, based on the geographic location of the collateral, and by property type.

Table 41
Outstanding Commercial Real Estate Loans
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
By Geographic Region
 
 
 
California
$
13,523

 
$
12,063

Northeast
9,712

 
10,292

Southwest
7,743

 
7,789

Southeast
5,883

 
6,066

Midwest
4,406

 
3,780

Florida
3,120

 
3,330

Illinois
2,569

 
2,536

Northwest
2,097

 
2,327

Midsouth
2,068

 
2,435

Non-U.S. 
3,359

 
3,549

Other (1)
2,823

 
3,032

Total outstanding commercial real estate loans
$
57,303

 
$
57,199

By Property Type
 
 
 
Non-residential
 
 
 
Office
$
16,173

 
$
15,246

Multi-family rental
9,064

 
8,956

Shopping centers/retail
8,645

 
8,594

Hotels/motels
5,461

 
5,415

Industrial/warehouse
4,922

 
5,501

Multi-use
2,920

 
3,003

Unsecured
1,731

 
2,056

Land and land development
380

 
539

Other
5,907

 
5,791

Total non-residential
55,203

 
55,101

Residential
2,100

 
2,098

Total outstanding commercial real estate loans
$
57,303

 
$
57,199

(1) 
Includes unsecured loans to real estate investment trusts and national home builders whose portfolios of properties span multiple geographic regions and properties in the states of Colorado, Utah, Hawaii, Wyoming and Montana.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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At September 30, 2016, total committed non-residential exposure was $77.3 billion compared to $81.0 billion at December 31, 2015, of which $55.2 billion and $55.1 billion were funded loans. Non-residential nonperforming loans and foreclosed properties decreased $24 million, or 26 percent, to $70 million at September 30, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015 due to decreases across most property types. The non-residential nonperforming loans and foreclosed properties represented 0.13 percent and 0.17 percent of total non-residential loans and foreclosed properties at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Non-residential utilized reservable criticized exposure decreased $203 million, or 40 percent, to $299 million at September 30, 2016 compared to $502 million at December 31, 2015, which represented 0.53 percent and 0.89 percent of non-residential utilized reservable exposure. For the non-residential portfolio, net recoveries increased $13 million to $23 million and increased $20 million to $30 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015.

At September 30, 2016, total committed residential exposure was $4.0 billion compared to $4.1 billion at December 31, 2015, of which $2.1 billion were funded secured loans for both periods. The residential nonperforming loans and foreclosed properties and residential utilized reservable criticized exposure decreased $8 million, or 57 percent, to $6 million and $8 million, or 73 percent, to $3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties and the utilized reservable criticized ratios for the residential portfolio were 0.30 percent and 0.15 percent at September 30, 2016 compared to 0.66 percent and 0.52 percent at December 31, 2015.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the commercial real estate loan portfolio included $6.6 billion and $7.6 billion of funded construction and land development loans that were originated to fund the construction and/or rehabilitation of commercial properties. Reservable criticized construction and land development loans totaled $100 million and $108 million, and nonperforming construction and land development loans and foreclosed properties totaled $25 million and $44 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. During a property's construction phase, interest income is typically paid from interest reserves that are established at the inception of the loan. As construction is completed and the property is put into service, these interest reserves are depleted and interest payments from operating cash flows begin. We do not recognize interest income on nonperforming loans regardless of the existence of an interest reserve.

Non-U.S. Commercial

At September 30, 2016, 78 percent of the non-U.S. commercial loan portfolio was managed in Global Banking and 22 percent in Global Markets. Outstanding loans, excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option, decreased $4.1 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to increased payoffs. Net charge-offs increased $88 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. The increase was primarily due to higher energy sector related losses in the first half of 2016. For more information on the non-U.S. commercial portfolio, see Non-U.S. Portfolio on page 78.

U.S. Small Business Commercial

The U.S. small business commercial loan portfolio is comprised of small business card loans and small business loans managed in Consumer Banking. Credit card-related products were 48 percent and 45 percent of the U.S. small business commercial portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Net charge-offs decreased $2 million to $55 million and $13 million to $157 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015, primarily driven by portfolio improvement. Of the U.S. small business commercial net charge-offs, 79 percent and 85 percent were credit card-related products for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 78 percent and 82 percent for the same periods in 2015.


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Nonperforming Commercial Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity

Table 42 presents the nonperforming commercial loans, leases and foreclosed properties activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Nonperforming loans do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, nonperforming commercial loans and leases increased $340 million and $787 million to $2.0 billion primarily due to energy and metals and mining exposure. Approximately 80 percent of commercial nonperforming loans, leases and foreclosed properties were secured and approximately 76 percent were contractually current. Commercial nonperforming loans were carried at approximately 88 percent of their unpaid principal balance before consideration of the allowance for loan and lease losses as the carrying value of these loans has been reduced to the estimated property value less costs to sell.

Table 42
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming Commercial Loans, Leases and Foreclosed Properties Activity (1, 2)
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Nonperforming loans and leases, beginning of period
$
1,659

 
$
1,172

 
$
1,212

 
$
1,113

Additions to nonperforming loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New nonperforming loans and leases
890

 
205

 
2,076

 
911

Advances
2

 
11

 
13

 
28

Reductions to nonperforming loans and leases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paydowns
(267
)
 
(145
)
 
(598
)
 
(358
)
Sales
(73
)
 

 
(166
)
 
(81
)
Returns to performing status (3)
(101
)
 
(47
)
 
(177
)
 
(98
)
Charge-offs
(102
)
 
(93
)
 
(350
)
 
(200
)
Transfers to foreclosed properties (4)

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(213
)
Transfers to loans held-for-sale
(9
)
 

 
(9
)
 

Total net additions/(reductions) to nonperforming loans and leases
340

 
(70
)
 
787

 
(11
)
Total nonperforming loans and leases, September 30
1,999

 
1,102

 
1,999

 
1,102

Foreclosed properties, beginning of period
19

 
265

 
15

 
67

Additions to foreclosed properties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New foreclosed properties (4)

 

 
22

 
207

Reductions to foreclosed properties:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
(3
)
 
(207
)
 
(21
)
 
(214
)
Write-downs

 

 

 
(2
)
Total net additions/(reductions) to foreclosed properties
(3
)
 
(207
)
 
1

 
(9
)
Total foreclosed properties, September 30
16

 
58

 
16

 
58

Nonperforming commercial loans, leases and foreclosed properties, September 30
$
2,015

 
$
1,160

 
$
2,015

 
$
1,160

Nonperforming commercial loans and leases as a percentage of outstanding commercial loans and leases (5)
0.45
%
 
0.26
%
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming commercial loans, leases and foreclosed properties as a percentage of outstanding commercial loans, leases and foreclosed properties (5)
0.45

 
0.27

 
 
 
 
(1) 
Balances do not include nonperforming LHFS of $262 million and $266 million at September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(2) 
Includes U.S. small business commercial activity. Small business card loans are excluded as they are not classified as nonperforming.
(3) 
Commercial loans and leases may be returned to performing status when all principal and interest is current and full repayment of the remaining contractual principal and interest is expected, or when the loan otherwise becomes well-secured and is in the process of collection. TDRs are generally classified as performing after a sustained period of demonstrated payment performance.
(4) 
New foreclosed properties represents transfers of nonperforming loans to foreclosed properties net of charge-offs recorded during the first 90 days after transfer of a loan to foreclosed properties.
(5) 
Outstanding commercial loans exclude loans accounted for under the fair value option.


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Table 43 presents our commercial TDRs by product type and performing status. U.S. small business commercial TDRs are comprised of renegotiated small business card loans and small business loans. The renegotiated small business card loans are not classified as nonperforming as they are charged off no later than the end of the month in which the loan becomes 180 days past due. For more information on TDRs, see Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Table 43
Commercial Troubled Debt Restructurings
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Total
 
Non-performing
 
Performing
 
Total
 
Non-performing
 
Performing
U.S. commercial
$
1,947

 
$
724

 
$
1,223

 
$
1,225

 
$
394

 
$
831

Commercial real estate
102

 
27

 
75

 
118

 
27

 
91

Commercial lease financing
4

 
2

 
2

 

 

 

Non-U.S. commercial
268

 
58

 
210

 
363

 
136

 
227

 
2,321

 
811

 
1,510

 
1,706

 
557

 
1,149

U.S. small business commercial
17

 
3

 
14

 
29

 
10

 
19

Total commercial troubled debt restructurings
$
2,338

 
$
814

 
$
1,524

 
$
1,735

 
$
567

 
$
1,168


Industry Concentrations

Table 44 presents commercial committed and utilized credit exposure by industry and the total net credit default protection purchased to cover the funded and unfunded portions of certain credit exposures. Our commercial credit exposure is diversified across a broad range of industries. Total commercial committed credit exposure increased $4.4 billion, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $946.9 billion. Increases in commercial committed exposure were concentrated in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, healthcare equipment and services, and commercial services and supplies, partially offset by lower exposure to banking, diversified financials and energy.

Industry limits are used internally to manage industry concentrations and are based on committed exposures and capital usage that are allocated on an industry-by-industry basis. A risk management framework is in place to set and approve industry limits as well as to provide ongoing monitoring. The Management Risk Committee oversees industry limit governance.

Diversified financials, our largest industry concentration with committed exposure of $122.8 billion, decreased $5.6 billion, or four percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in bridge financing exposure and other commitments.

Real estate, our second largest industry concentration with committed exposure of $84.1 billion, decreased $3.6 billion, or four percent, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Real estate construction and land development exposure represented 12 percent and 14 percent of the total real estate industry committed exposure at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For more information on the commercial real estate and related portfolios, see Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Commercial Real Estate on page 70.

The decline in oil prices has impacted and may continue to impact the financial performance of energy producers as well as energy equipment and service providers within the energy sector. Our energy-related committed exposure decreased $5.1 billion to $38.7 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Within the higher risk sub-sectors of exploration and production and oil field services, total committed exposure declined $2.7 billion to $15.4 billion, or 40 percent of total committed energy exposure, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Total utilized exposure to these sub-sectors declined approximately $1.4 billion to $6.9 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Of the total utilized exposure to the higher risk sub-sectors, 56 percent was criticized at September 30, 2016. Energy sector net charge-offs increased $211 million to $226 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 and energy sector reservable criticized exposure increased $1.3 billion to $5.9 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to sustained low oil prices. The energy allowance for credit losses increased to $1.0 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to increased allowance coverage for the higher risk sub-sectors.


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Table 44
Commercial Credit Exposure by Industry (1)
 
Commercial
Utilized
 
Total Commercial
Committed
(2)
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Diversified financials
$
76,639

 
$
79,496

 
$
122,795

 
$
128,436

Real estate (3)
61,522

 
61,759

 
84,057

 
87,650

Healthcare equipment and services
37,553

 
35,134

 
65,780

 
57,901

Retailing
40,633

 
37,675

 
63,782

 
63,975

Capital goods
34,364

 
30,790

 
63,478

 
58,583

Government and public education
45,244

 
44,835

 
54,600

 
53,133

Banking
39,533

 
45,952

 
46,644

 
53,825

Materials
23,135

 
24,012

 
44,508

 
46,013

Consumer services
26,778

 
24,084

 
41,982

 
37,058

Food, beverage and tobacco
19,771

 
18,316

 
39,181

 
43,164

Energy
19,741

 
21,257

 
38,746

 
43,811

Commercial services and supplies
23,830

 
19,552

 
38,202

 
32,045

Utilities
12,408

 
11,396

 
28,154

 
27,849

Transportation
20,428

 
19,369

 
27,760

 
27,371

Media
13,171

 
12,833

 
25,587

 
24,194

Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
6,037

 
6,302

 
25,162

 
16,472

Individuals and trusts
16,775

 
17,992

 
22,341

 
23,176

Technology hardware and equipment
8,564

 
6,337

 
19,965

 
24,734

Software and services
8,193

 
6,617

 
18,344

 
18,362

Automobiles and components
5,252

 
4,804

 
12,897

 
11,329

Insurance, including monolines
6,041

 
5,095

 
12,250

 
10,728

Telecommunication services
5,952

 
4,717

 
11,372

 
10,645

Consumer durables and apparel
5,804

 
6,053

 
10,965

 
11,165

Food and staples retailing
4,899

 
4,351

 
8,848

 
9,439

Religious and social organizations
4,662

 
4,526

 
6,429

 
5,929

Other
5,886

 
6,309

 
13,093

 
15,510

Total commercial credit exposure by industry
$
572,815

 
$
559,563

 
$
946,922

 
$
942,497

Net credit default protection purchased on total commitments (4)
 
 
 
 
$
(4,586
)
 
$
(6,677
)
(1) 
Includes U.S. small business commercial exposure.
(2) 
Includes the notional amount of unfunded legally binding lending commitments net of amounts distributed (e.g., syndicated or participated) to other financial institutions of $12.4 billion and $14.3 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3) 
Industries are viewed from a variety of perspectives to best isolate the perceived risks. For purposes of this table, the real estate industry is defined based on the borrowers' or counterparties' primary business activity using operating cash flows and primary source of repayment as key factors.
(4) 
Represents net notional credit protection purchased. For additional information, see Commercial Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Risk Mitigation on page 76.


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Risk Mitigation

We purchase credit protection to cover the funded portion as well as the unfunded portion of certain credit exposures. To lower the cost of obtaining our desired credit protection levels, we may add credit exposure within an industry, borrower or counterparty group by selling protection.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, net notional credit default protection purchased in our credit derivatives portfolio to hedge our funded and unfunded exposures for which we elected the fair value option, as well as certain other credit exposures, was $4.6 billion and $6.7 billion. We recorded net losses of $80 million and $408 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to net gains of $191 million and $78 million for the same periods in 2015 on these positions. The gains and losses on these instruments were offset by gains and losses on the related exposures. The Value-at-Risk (VaR) results for these exposures are included in the fair value option portfolio information in Table 52. For additional information, see Trading Risk Management on page 84.

Tables 45 and 46 present the maturity profiles and the credit exposure debt ratings of the net credit default protection portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 45
Net Credit Default Protection by Maturity
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Less than or equal to one year
53
%
 
39
%
Greater than one year and less than or equal to five years
44

 
59

Greater than five years
3

 
2

Total net credit default protection
100
%
 
100
%

Table 46
Net Credit Default Protection by Credit Exposure Debt Rating
(Dollars in millions)
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Ratings (1, 2)
Net
Notional (3)
 
Percent of
Total
 
Net
Notional (3)
 
Percent of
Total
A
$
(393
)
 
8.6
%
 
$
(752
)
 
11.3
%
BBB
(2,401
)
 
52.4

 
(3,030
)
 
45.4

BB
(1,105
)
 
24.1

 
(2,090
)
 
31.3

B
(632
)
 
13.8

 
(634
)
 
9.5

CCC and below
(24
)
 
0.5

 
(139
)
 
2.1

NR (4)
(31
)
 
0.6

 
(32
)
 
0.4

Total net credit default protection
$
(4,586
)
 
100.0
%
 
$
(6,677
)
 
100.0
%
(1) 
Ratings are refreshed on a quarterly basis.
(2) 
Ratings of BBB- or higher are considered to meet the definition of investment grade.
(3) 
Represents net credit default protection purchased.
(4) 
NR is comprised of index positions held and any names that have not been rated.

In addition to our net notional credit default protection purchased to cover the funded and unfunded portion of certain credit exposures, credit derivatives are used for market-making activities for clients and establishing positions intended to profit from directional or relative value changes. We execute the majority of our credit derivative trades in the OTC market with large, multinational financial institutions, including broker-dealers and, to a lesser degree, with a variety of other investors. Because these transactions are executed in the OTC market, we are subject to settlement risk. We are also subject to credit risk in the event that these counterparties fail to perform under the terms of these contracts. In most cases, credit derivative transactions are executed on a daily margin basis. Therefore, events such as a credit downgrade, depending on the ultimate rating level, or a breach of credit covenants would typically require an increase in the amount of collateral required by the counterparty, where applicable, and/or allow us to take additional protective measures such as early termination of all trades.


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Table 47 presents the total contract/notional amount of credit derivatives outstanding and includes both purchased and written credit derivatives. The credit risk amounts are measured as net asset exposure by counterparty, taking into consideration all contracts with the counterparty. For more information on our written credit derivatives, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The credit risk amounts discussed above and presented in Table 47 take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements while amounts disclosed in Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements are shown on a gross basis. Credit risk reflects the potential benefit from offsetting exposure to non-credit derivative products with the same counterparties that may be netted upon the occurrence of certain events, thereby reducing our overall exposure.

Table 47
Credit Derivatives
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Contract/
Notional
 
Credit Risk
 
Contract/
Notional
 
Credit Risk
Purchased credit derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
$
811,805

 
$
2,805

 
$
928,300

 
$
3,677

Total return swaps/other
31,502

 
391

 
26,427

 
1,596

Total purchased credit derivatives
$
843,307

 
$
3,196

 
$
954,727

 
$
5,273

Written credit derivatives:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
$
803,211

 
n/a

 
$
924,143

 
n/a

Total return swaps/other
43,228

 
n/a

 
39,658

 
n/a

Total written credit derivatives
$
846,439

 
n/a

 
$
963,801

 
n/a

n/a = not applicable

Counterparty Credit Risk Valuation Adjustments

We record counterparty credit risk valuation adjustments on certain derivative assets, including our credit default protection purchased, in order to properly reflect the credit risk of the counterparty, as presented in Table 48. We calculate CVA based on a modeled expected exposure that incorporates current market risk factors including changes in market spreads and non-credit related market factors that affect the value of a derivative. The exposure also takes into consideration credit mitigants such as legally enforceable master netting agreements and collateral. For additional information, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We enter into risk management activities to offset market driven exposures. We often hedge the counterparty spread risk in CVA with credit default swaps (CDS). We hedge other market risks in CVA primarily with currency and interest rate swaps. In certain instances, the net-of-hedge amounts in the table below move in the same direction as the gross amount or may move in the opposite direction. This is a consequence of the complex interaction of the risks being hedged resulting in limitations in the ability to perfectly hedge all of the market exposures at all times.

Table 48
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Valuation Gains and Losses
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Gross
 
Hedge
 
Net
 
Gross

 
Hedge

 
Net
 
Gross
 
Hedge
 
Net
 
Gross

 
Hedge

 
Net
Credit valuation
$
280

 
$
(214
)
 
$
66

 
$
(138
)
 
$
205

 
$
67

 
$
45

 
$
106

 
$
151

 
$
85

 
$
89

 
$
174



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Non-U.S. Portfolio

Our non-U.S. credit and trading portfolios are subject to country risk. We define country risk as the risk of loss from unfavorable economic and political conditions, currency fluctuations, social instability and changes in government policies. A risk management framework is in place to measure, monitor and manage non-U.S. risk and exposures. In addition to the direct risk of doing business in a country, we also are exposed to indirect country risks (e.g., related to the collateral received on secured financing transactions or related to client clearing activities). These indirect exposures are managed in the normal course of business through credit, market and operational risk governance, rather than through country risk governance.

Table 49 presents our 20 largest non-U.S. country exposures at September 30, 2016. These exposures accounted for 87 percent and 86 percent of our total non-U.S. exposure at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Net country exposure for these 20 countries increased $18.3 billion from December 31, 2015 primarily driven by increases in Germany, and to a lesser extent Canada and France. On a product basis, the increase was driven by an increase in funded loans and loan equivalents in Germany and Canada, higher unfunded commitments in Germany, and an increase in securities in France and Canada.

Non-U.S. exposure is presented on an internal risk management basis and includes sovereign and non-sovereign credit exposure, securities and other investments issued by or domiciled in countries other than the U.S. The risk assignments by country can be adjusted for external guarantees and certain collateral types. Exposures that are subject to external guarantees are reported under the country of the guarantor. Exposures with tangible collateral are reflected in the country where the collateral is held. For securities received, other than cross-border resale agreements, outstandings are assigned to the domicile of the issuer of the securities.

Funded loans and loan equivalents include loans, leases, and other extensions of credit and funds, including letters of credit and due from placements, which have not been reduced by collateral, hedges or credit default protection. Funded loans and loan equivalents are reported net of charge-offs but prior to any allowance for loan and lease losses. Unfunded commitments are the undrawn portion of legally binding commitments related to loans and loan equivalents.

Net counterparty exposure includes the fair value of derivatives, including the counterparty risk associated with CDS, and secured financing transactions. Derivatives exposures are presented net of collateral, which is predominantly cash, pledged under legally enforceable master netting agreements. Secured financing transaction exposures are presented net of eligible cash or securities pledged as collateral.

Securities and other investments are carried at fair value and long securities exposures are netted against short exposures with the same underlying issuer to, but not below, zero (i.e., negative issuer exposures are reported as zero). Other investments include our GPI portfolio and strategic investments.

Net country exposure represents country exposure less hedges and credit default protection purchased, net of credit default protection sold. We hedge certain of our country exposures with credit default protection primarily in the form of single-name, as well as indexed and tranched CDS. The exposures associated with these hedges represent the amount that would be realized upon the isolated default of an individual issuer in the relevant country assuming a zero recovery rate for that individual issuer, and are calculated based on the CDS notional amount adjusted for any fair value receivable or payable. Changes in the assumption of an isolated default can produce different results in a particular tranche.


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Table 49
Top 20 Non-U.S. Countries Exposure
(Dollars in millions)
Funded Loans and Loan Equivalents
 
Unfunded Loan Commitments
 
Net Counterparty Exposure
 
Securities/
Other
Investments
 
Country Exposure at September 30
2016
 
Hedges and Credit Default Protection
 
Net Country Exposure at September 30
2016
 
Increase (Decrease) from December 31
2015
United Kingdom
$
31,206

 
$
12,695

 
$
8,589

 
$
4,076

 
$
56,566

 
$
(4,153
)
 
$
52,413

 
$
(833
)
Germany
11,254

 
17,622

 
1,585

 
2,841

 
33,302

 
(4,316
)
 
28,986

 
15,582

Canada
6,851

 
7,297

 
2,000

 
3,857

 
20,005

 
(1,560
)
 
18,445

 
3,713

Japan
14,042

 
629

 
1,260

 
1,879

 
17,810

 
(1,833
)
 
15,977

 
1,613

Brazil
9,378

 
293

 
765

 
4,196

 
14,632

 
(297
)
 
14,335

 
(1,315
)
France
3,317

 
4,813

 
2,553

 
6,165

 
16,848

 
(3,921
)
 
12,927

 
4,241

China
8,428

 
733

 
1,106

 
1,661

 
11,928

 
(389
)
 
11,539

 
1,065

India
6,033

 
319

 
415

 
2,390

 
9,157

 
(218
)
 
8,939

 
(1,415
)
Australia
3,962

 
2,648

 
362

 
1,809

 
8,781

 
(353
)
 
8,428

 
(1,117
)
Hong Kong
6,231

 
221

 
822

 
555

 
7,829

 
(32
)
 
7,797

 
208

Netherlands
3,066

 
2,719

 
567

 
2,707

 
9,059

 
(1,389
)
 
7,670

 
36

Switzerland
4,226

 
2,823

 
368

 
583

 
8,000

 
(1,301
)
 
6,699

 
436

South Korea
4,200

 
682

 
781

 
1,451

 
7,114

 
(526
)
 
6,588

 
(270
)
Italy
2,896

 
893

 
748

 
1,430

 
5,967

 
(905
)
 
5,062

 
(246
)
Mexico
3,432

 
995

 
249

 
492

 
5,168

 
(228
)
 
4,940

 
(114
)
Singapore
2,472

 
144

 
727

 
1,657

 
5,000

 
(63
)
 
4,937

 
208

United Arab Emirates
2,254

 
159

 
720

 
25

 
3,158

 
(116
)
 
3,042

 
16

Turkey
2,899

 
48

 
65

 
14

 
3,026

 
(48
)
 
2,978

 
(162
)
Belgium
846

 
1,774

 
166

 
242

 
3,028

 
(416
)
 
2,612

 
(2,856
)
Spain
1,802

 
664

 
243

 
843

 
3,552

 
(1,004
)
 
2,548

 
(515
)
Total top 20 non-U.S. countries exposure
$
128,795

 
$
58,171

 
$
24,091

 
$
38,873

 
$
249,930

 
$
(23,068
)
 
$
226,862

 
$
18,275


Weakening of commodity prices, signs of slowing growth in China, a recession in Brazil and recent political events in Turkey are driving risk aversion in emerging markets. At September 30, 2016, net exposure to China was $11.5 billion, concentrated in large state-owned companies, subsidiaries of multinational corporations and commercial banks. At September 30, 2016, net exposure to Brazil was $14.3 billion, concentrated in sovereign securities, oil and gas companies and commercial banks. At September 30, 2016, net exposure to Turkey was $3.0 billion, concentrated in commercial banks.

The U.K. Referendum to leave the EU has led to political and economic uncertainty that may continue over the next several years. At September 30, 2016, net exposure to the U.K. was $52.4 billion, concentrated in multinational corporations and sovereign clients. For additional information, see Executive Summary – Third Quarter 2016 Economic and Business Environment on page 4.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses increased $44 million to $850 million, and $472 million to $2.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. The provision for credit losses was $38 million and $118 million lower than net charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, resulting in a reduction in the allowance for credit losses. This compared to a reduction of $126 million and $843 million in the allowance for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The provision for credit losses for the consumer portfolio increased $163 million to $705 million, and $126 million to $1.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015 due to a slower pace of credit quality improvement. Included in the provision is expense of $8 million and a benefit of $81 million related to the PCI loan portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to a benefit of $68 million and $40 million for the same periods in 2015.


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The provision for credit losses for the commercial portfolio, including unfunded lending commitments, decreased $119 million to $145 million, and increased $346 million to $983 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same periods in 2015. The three-month decrease was driven by a slower pace of loan growth and the nine-month increase was primarily driven by an increase in energy sector reserves for the higher risk energy sub-sectors. Although energy prices have shown improvement during the last six months, they have not fully recovered to the pre-energy crisis levels.

Allowance for Credit Losses
 
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The allowance for loan and lease losses is comprised of two components. The first component covers nonperforming commercial loans and TDRs. The second component covers loans and leases on which there are incurred losses that are not yet individually identifiable, as well as incurred losses that may not be represented in the loss forecast models. We evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses based on the total of these two components. The allowance for loan and lease losses excludes LHFS and loans accounted for under the fair value option as the fair value reflects a credit risk component. For more information on the allowance for loan and lease losses, see Allowance for Credit Losses in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the factors that impacted the allowance for loan and lease losses included overall improvements in the credit quality of the portfolios driven by continuing improvements in the U.S. economy and labor markets, continuing proactive credit risk management initiatives and the impact of recent higher credit quality originations. Additionally, the resolution of uncertainties through current recognition of net charge-offs has impacted the amount of reserve needed in certain portfolios. Evidencing the improvements in the U.S. economy and labor markets are modest growth in consumer spending, improvements in unemployment levels, increases in home prices and a decrease in the absolute level of national consumer bankruptcy filings. In addition to these improvements, in the consumer portfolio, loan sales, returns to performing status, paydowns and charge-offs continued to outpace new nonaccrual loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the allowance for loan and lease losses in the commercial portfolio reflected increased coverage for the energy sector due to sustained low oil prices which impacted the financial performance of energy clients and contributed to an increase in reservable criticized balances.

The allowance for loan and lease losses for the consumer portfolio, as presented in Table 51, was $6.4 billion at September 30, 2016, a decrease of $1.0 billion from December 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily in the home equity, residential mortgage and credit card portfolios. Reductions in the residential mortgage and home equity portfolios were due to improved home prices, lower delinquencies and a decrease in consumer loan balances, as well as write-offs in our PCI loan portfolio.

The decrease in the allowance related to the U.S. credit card and unsecured consumer lending portfolios was primarily due to improvement in delinquencies and more generally in unemployment levels. For example, in the U.S. credit card portfolio, accruing loans 30 days or more past due decreased to $1.5 billion at September 30, 2016 from $1.6 billion (to 1.64 percent from 1.76 percent of outstanding U.S. credit card loans) at December 31, 2015, and accruing loans 90 days or more past due decreased to $702 million at September 30, 2016 from $789 million (to 0.79 percent from 0.88 percent of outstanding U.S. credit card loans) at December 31, 2015. See Tables 25, 26 and 33 for additional details on key credit statistics for the credit card and other unsecured consumer lending portfolios.

The allowance for loan and lease losses for the commercial portfolio, as presented in Table 51, was $5.3 billion at September 30, 2016, an increase of $464 million from December 31, 2015 driven by increased allowance coverage for the higher risk energy sub-sectors as a result of sustained low oil prices. Commercial utilized reservable criticized exposure increased to $16.9 billion at September 30, 2016 from $15.9 billion (to 3.52 percent from 3.38 percent of total commercial utilized reservable exposure) at December 31, 2015, largely due to downgrades in the energy portfolio. Nonperforming commercial loans increased to $2.0 billion at September 30, 2016 from $1.2 billion (to 0.45 percent from 0.28 percent of outstanding commercial loans excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option) at December 31, 2015 with the increase primarily in the energy and metals and mining sectors. Commercial loans and leases outstanding increased to $452.5 billion at September 30, 2016 from $440.8 billion at December 31, 2015. See Tables 37, 38 and 40 for additional details on key commercial credit statistics.

The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding was 1.30 percent at September 30, 2016 compared to 1.37 percent at December 31, 2015. The decrease in the ratio was primarily due to improved credit quality in the consumer portfolios driven by improved economic conditions and write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio. The September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ratios above include the PCI loan portfolio. Excluding the PCI loan portfolio, the allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding was 1.27 percent and 1.31 percent at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.


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Table 50 presents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses, which includes the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Table 50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Credit Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Allowance for loan and lease losses, beginning of period
$
11,837

 
$
13,068

 
$
12,234

 
$
14,419

Loans and leases charged off
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
(66
)
 
(146
)
 
(339
)
 
(716
)
Home equity
(180
)
 
(199
)
 
(589
)
 
(714
)
U.S. credit card
(648
)
 
(652
)
 
(2,021
)
 
(2,072
)
Non-U.S. credit card
(59
)
 
(67
)
 
(183
)
 
(210
)
Direct/Indirect consumer
(98
)
 
(91
)
 
(287
)
 
(289
)
Other consumer
(63
)
 
(63
)
 
(173
)
 
(162
)
Total consumer charge-offs
(1,114
)
 
(1,218
)
 
(3,592
)
 
(4,163
)
U.S. commercial (1)
(141
)
 
(136
)
 
(423
)
 
(358
)
Commercial real estate
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(9
)
 
(21
)
Commercial lease financing
(9
)
 
(7
)
 
(26
)
 
(17
)
Non-U.S. commercial
(12
)
 
(11
)
 
(101
)
 
(14
)
Total commercial charge-offs
(163
)
 
(157
)
 
(559
)
 
(410
)
Total loans and leases charged off
(1,277
)
 
(1,375
)
 
(4,151
)
 
(4,573
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
62

 
120

 
210

 
316

Home equity
83

 
79

 
254

 
271

U.S. credit card
105

 
106

 
318

 
321

Non-U.S. credit card
16

 
20

 
49

 
68

Direct/Indirect consumer
64

 
66

 
196

 
206

Other consumer
6

 
6

 
21

 
23

Total consumer recoveries
336

 
397

 
1,048

 
1,205

U.S. commercial (2)
24

 
27

 
111

 
130

Commercial real estate
24

 
13

 
40

 
30

Commercial lease financing
3

 
4

 
7

 
9

Non-U.S. commercial
2

 
2

 
4

 
5

Total commercial recoveries
53

 
46

 
162

 
174

Total recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
389

 
443

 
1,210

 
1,379

Net charge-offs
(888
)
 
(932
)
 
(2,941
)
 
(3,194
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(83
)
 
(148
)
 
(270
)
 
(726
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
834

 
733

 
2,802

 
2,218

Other (3)
(8
)
 
(64
)
 
(133
)
 
(60
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
11,692

 
12,657

 
11,692

 
12,657

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, beginning of period
750

 
588

 
646

 
528

Provision for unfunded lending commitments
16

 
73

 
21

 
133

Other (3)
1

 

 
100

 

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30
767

 
661

 
767

 
661

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
12,459

 
$
13,318

 
$
12,459

 
$
13,318

(1) 
Includes U.S. small business commercial charge-offs of $66 million and $189 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $67 million and $217 million for the same periods in 2015.
(2) 
Includes U.S. small business commercial recoveries of $11 million and $32 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $10 million and $47 million for the same periods in 2015.
(3) 
Primarily represents the net impact of portfolio sales, consolidations and deconsolidations, foreign currency translation adjustments and certain other reclassifications.

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Table 50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Loan and allowance ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases outstanding at September 30 (4)
$
896,900

 
$
874,898

 
$
896,900

 
$
874,898

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30 (4)
1.30
%
 
1.45
%
 
1.30
%
 
1.45
%
Consumer allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total consumer loans and leases outstanding at September 30 (5)
1.42

 
1.75

 
1.42

 
1.75

Commercial allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total commercial loans and leases outstanding at September 30 (6)
1.19

 
1.12

 
1.19

 
1.12

Average loans and leases outstanding (4)
$
892,207

 
$
869,997

 
$
889,498

 
$
865,623

Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (4, 7)
0.40
%
 
0.43
%
 
0.44
%
 
0.49
%
Annualized net charge-offs and PCI write-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (4)
0.43

 
0.49

 
0.48

 
0.61

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases at September 30 (4, 8)
140

 
129

 
140

 
129

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at September 30 to annualized net charge-offs (7)
3.31

 
3.42

 
2.98

 
2.96

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at September 30 to annualized net charge-offs and PCI write-offs
3.03

 
2.95

 
2.73

 
2.41

Amounts included in allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases at September 30 (9)
$
4,068

 
$
4,682

 
$
4,068

 
$
4,682

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases, excluding the allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases at September 30 (4, 9)
91
%
 
81
%
 
91
%
 
81
%
Loan and allowance ratios excluding PCI loans and the related valuation allowance: (10)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30 (4)
1.27
%
 
1.37
%
 
1.27
%
 
1.37
%
Consumer allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total consumer loans and leases outstanding at September 30 (5)
1.36

 
1.62

 
1.36

 
1.62

Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding (4)
0.40

 
0.43

 
0.45

 
0.50

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases at September 30 (4, 8)
135

 
120

 
135

 
120

Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at September 30 to annualized net charge-offs
3.18

 
3.18

 
2.86

 
2.76

(4) 
Outstanding loan and lease balances and ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option of $8.1 billion and $7.2 billion at September 30, 2016 and 2015. Average loans accounted for under the fair value option were $8.4 billion and $8.3 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $7.4 billion and $8.0 billion for the same periods in 2015.
(5) 
Excludes consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option of $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(6) 
Excludes commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option of $6.3 billion and $5.2 billion at September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(7) 
Net charge-offs exclude $83 million and $270 million of write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $148 million and $726 million for the same periods in 2015. For more information on PCI write-offs, see Consumer Portfolio Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-impaired Loan Portfolio on page 62.
(8) 
For more information on our definition of nonperforming loans, see pages 65 and 73.
(9) 
Primarily includes amounts allocated to U.S. credit card and unsecured consumer lending portfolios in Consumer Banking, PCI loans and the non-U.S. credit card portfolio in All Other.
(10) 
For more information on the PCI loan portfolio and the valuation allowance for PCI loans, see Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases and Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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For reporting purposes, we allocate the allowance for credit losses across products. Table 51 presents our allocation by product type.

Table 51
Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses by Product Type
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Amount
 
Percent of
Total
 
Percent of
Loans and
Leases
Outstanding 
(1)
 
Amount
 
Percent of
Total
 
Percent of
Loans and
Leases
Outstanding
(1)
Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
1,088

 
9.31
%
 
0.58
%
 
$
1,500

 
12.26
%
 
0.80
%
Home equity
1,901

 
16.26

 
2.75

 
2,414

 
19.73

 
3.18

U.S. credit card
2,857

 
24.44

 
3.22

 
2,927

 
23.93

 
3.27

Non-U.S. credit card
258

 
2.21

 
2.79

 
274

 
2.24

 
2.75

Direct/Indirect consumer
227

 
1.94

 
0.24

 
223

 
1.82

 
0.25

Other consumer
48

 
0.39

 
2.01

 
47

 
0.38

 
2.27

Total consumer
6,379

 
54.55

 
1.42

 
7,385

 
60.36

 
1.63

U.S. commercial (2)
3,427

 
29.31

 
1.22

 
2,964

 
24.23

 
1.12

Commercial real estate
915

 
7.83

 
1.60

 
967

 
7.90

 
1.69

Commercial lease financing
141

 
1.21

 
0.66

 
164

 
1.34

 
0.77

Non-U.S. commercial
830

 
7.10

 
0.95

 
754

 
6.17

 
0.82

Total commercial (3)
5,313

 
45.45

 
1.19

 
4,849

 
39.64

 
1.11

Allowance for loan and lease losses (4)
11,692

 
100.00
%
 
1.30

 
12,234

 
100.00
%
 
1.37

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments
767

 
 
 
 
 
646

 
 
 
 
Allowance for credit losses
$
12,459

 
 
 
 
 
$
12,880

 
 
 
 
(1) 
Ratios are calculated as allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans and leases outstanding excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option. Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option included residential mortgage loans of $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion and home equity loans of $340 million and $250 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option included U.S. commercial loans of $2.6 billion and $2.3 billion and non-U.S. commercial loans of $3.7 billion and $2.8 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Includes allowance for loan and lease losses for U.S. small business commercial loans of $444 million and $507 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3) 
Includes allowance for loan and lease losses for impaired commercial loans of $258 million and $217 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(4) 
Includes $453 million and $804 million of valuation allowance presented with the allowance for loan and lease losses related to PCI loans at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments

In addition to the allowance for loan and lease losses, we also estimate probable losses related to unfunded lending commitments such as letters of credit, financial guarantees, unfunded bankers' acceptances and binding loan commitments, excluding commitments accounted for under the fair value option. For more information on the reserve for unfunded lending commitments, see Allowance for Credit Losses in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The reserve for unfunded lending commitments was $767 million at September 30, 2016, an increase of $121 million from December 31, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to reserve builds related to continued pressure in the energy sector.


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Market Risk Management

For information on our market risk management process, see Market Risk Management in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Trading Risk Management

To evaluate risk in our trading activities, we focus on the actual and potential volatility of revenues generated by individual positions as well as portfolios of positions. Various techniques and procedures are utilized to enable the most complete understanding of these risks. Quantitative measures of market risk are evaluated on a daily basis from a single position to the portfolio of the Corporation. These measures include sensitivities of positions to various market risk factors, such as the potential impact on revenue from a one basis point change in interest rates, and statistical measures utilizing both actual and hypothetical market moves, such as VaR and stress testing. Periods of extreme market stress influence the reliability of these techniques to varying degrees. Qualitative evaluations of market risk utilize the suite of quantitative risk measures while understanding each of their respective limitations. Additionally, risk managers independently evaluate the risk of the portfolios under the current market environment and potential future environments.

VaR is a common statistic used to measure market risk as it allows the aggregation of market risk factors, including the effects of portfolio diversification. A VaR model simulates the value of a portfolio under a range of scenarios in order to generate a distribution of potential gains and losses. VaR represents the loss a portfolio is not expected to exceed more than a certain number of times per period, based on a specified holding period, confidence level and window of historical data. We use one VaR model consistently across the trading portfolios and it uses a historical simulation approach based on a three-year window of historical data. Our primary VaR statistic is equivalent to a 99 percent confidence level. This means that for a VaR with a one-day holding period, there should not be losses in excess of VaR, on average, 99 out of 100 trading days.

Within any VaR model, there are significant and numerous assumptions that will differ from company to company. The accuracy of a VaR model depends on the availability and quality of historical data for each of the risk factors in the portfolio. A VaR model may require additional modeling assumptions for new products that do not have the necessary historical market data or for less liquid positions for which accurate daily prices are not consistently available. For positions with insufficient historical data for the VaR calculation, the process for establishing an appropriate proxy is based on fundamental and statistical analysis of the new product or less liquid position. This analysis identifies reasonable alternatives that replicate both the expected volatility and correlation to other market risk factors that the missing data would be expected to experience.

VaR may not be indicative of realized revenue volatility as changes in market conditions or in the composition of the portfolio can have a material impact on the results. In particular, the historical data used for the VaR calculation might indicate higher or lower levels of portfolio diversification than will be experienced. In order for the VaR model to reflect current market conditions, we update the historical data underlying our VaR model on a weekly basis, or more frequently during periods of market stress, and regularly review the assumptions underlying the model. A relatively minor portion of risks related to our trading positions is not included in VaR. These risks are reviewed as part of our Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP). For more information regarding ICAAP, see Capital Management in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Global Risk Management continually reviews, evaluates and enhances our VaR model so that it reflects the material risks in our trading portfolio. Changes to the VaR model are reviewed and approved prior to implementation and any material changes are reported to management through the appropriate management committees.

Trading limits on quantitative risk measures, including VaR, are independently set by Global Markets Risk Management and reviewed on a regular basis to ensure they remain relevant and within our overall risk appetite for market risks. Trading limits are reviewed in the context of market liquidity, volatility and strategic business priorities. Trading limits are set at both a granular level to ensure extensive coverage of risks as well as at aggregated portfolios to account for correlations among risk factors. All trading limits are approved at least annually. Approved trading limits are stored and tracked in a centralized limits management system. Trading limit excesses are communicated to management for review. Certain quantitative market risk measures and corresponding limits have been identified as critical in the Corporation's Risk Appetite Statement. These risk appetite limits are reported on a daily basis and are approved at least annually by the ERC and the Board.

In periods of market stress, Global Markets senior leadership communicates daily to discuss losses, key risk positions and any limit excesses. As a result of this process, the businesses may selectively reduce risk.


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Table 52 presents the total market-based trading portfolio VaR which is the combination of the covered positions trading portfolio and the impact from less liquid trading exposures. Covered positions are defined by regulatory standards as trading assets and liabilities, both on- and off-balance sheet, that meet a defined set of specifications. These specifications identify the most liquid trading positions which are intended to be held for a short-term horizon and where the Corporation is able to hedge the material risk elements in a two-way market. Positions in less liquid markets, or where there are restrictions on the ability to trade the positions, typically do not qualify as covered positions. Foreign exchange and commodity positions are always considered covered positions, except for structural foreign currency positions that we choose to exclude with prior regulatory approval. In addition, Table 52 presents our fair value option portfolio, which includes the funded and unfunded exposures for which we elect the fair value option and their corresponding hedges. The fair value option portfolio combined with the total market-based trading portfolio VaR represents the Corporation's total market-based portfolio VaR. Additionally, market risk VaR for trading activities as presented in Table 52 differs from VaR used for regulatory capital calculations due to the holding period being used. The holding period for VaR used for regulatory capital calculations is 10 days, while for the market risk VaR presented below, it is one day. Both measures utilize the same process and methodology.

The total market-based portfolio VaR results in Table 52 include market risk from all business segments to which the Corporation is exposed, excluding CVA and DVA. The majority of this portfolio is within the Global Markets segment.

Table 52 presents period-end, average, high and low daily trading VaR for the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, as well as average daily trading VaR for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, using a 99 percent confidence level.

Table 52
 
 
 
Market Risk VaR for Trading Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months
 
Three Months Ended
 
Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
Period End
Average
High (1)
Low (1)
 
Period End
Average
High (1)
Low (1)
 
Period End
Average
High (1)
Low (1)
 
2016 Average
2015 Average
Foreign exchange
$
7

$
8

$
11

$
6

 
$
7

$
9

$
11

$
7

 
$
12

$
10

$
19

$
7

 
$
9

$
9

Interest rate
15

20

25

15

 
22

20

28

15

 
31

23

31

17

 
21

26

Credit
31

29

37

25

 
28

31

34

27

 
33

31

38

28

 
30

36

Equity
16

17

24

11

 
21

20

30

12

 
19

16

33

9

 
19

14

Commodity
8

7

10

5

 
8

6

8

4

 
5

5

7

4

 
6

6

Portfolio diversification
(45
)
(47
)


 
(42
)
(46
)


 
(42
)
(44
)


 
(47
)
(45
)
Total covered positions trading portfolio
32

34

46

28

 
44

40

49

30

 
58

41

58

30

 
38

46

Impact from less liquid exposures
12

6



 
4

6



 

10



 
5

10

Total market-based trading portfolio
44

40

50

31

 
48

46

58

35

 
58

51

63

39

 
43

56

Fair value option loans
16

18

23

16

 
21

25

29

21

 
23

22

26

18

 
26

25

Fair value option hedges
7

8

11

6

 
11

12

15

10

 
16

13

17

10

 
13

13

Fair value option portfolio diversification
(12
)
(15
)


 
(20
)
(23
)


 
(28
)
(22
)


 
(24
)
(24
)
Total fair value option portfolio
11

11

16

9

 
12

14

17

12

 
11

13

15

10

 
15

14

Portfolio diversification
(3
)
(4
)


 
(3
)
(6
)


 
(4
)
(4
)


 
(8
)
(6
)
Total market-based portfolio
$
52

$
47

$
61

$
36

 
$
57

$
54

$
70

$
44

 
$
65

$
60

$
74

$
45

 
$
50

$
64

(1) 
The high and low for each portfolio may have occurred on different trading days than the high and low for the components. Therefore the impact from less liquid exposures and the amount of portfolio diversification, which is the difference between the total portfolio and the sum of the individual components, are not relevant.

The average total market-based trading portfolio VaR decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 primarily due to reduced exposure to the credit and interest rate markets.


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The graph below presents the daily total market-based trading portfolio VaR for the previous five quarters, corresponding to the data in Table 52.

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Additional VaR statistics produced within the Corporation's single VaR model are provided in Table 53 at the same level of detail as in Table 52. Evaluating VaR with additional statistics allows for an increased understanding of the risks in the portfolio as the historical market data used in the VaR calculation does not necessarily follow a predefined statistical distribution. Table 53 presents average trading VaR statistics for 99 percent and 95 percent confidence levels for the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

Table 53
Average Market Risk VaR for Trading Activities – 99 Percent and 95 Percent VaR Statistics
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
99 percent
95 percent
 
99 percent
95 percent
 
99 percent
95 percent
Foreign exchange
$
8

$
4

 
$
9

$
5

 
$
10

$
6

Interest rate
20

13

 
20

12

 
23

14

Credit
29

18

 
31

19

 
31

18

Equity
17

10

 
20

13

 
16

9

Commodity
7

4

 
6

3

 
5

3

Portfolio diversification
(47
)
(30
)
 
(46
)
(31
)
 
(44
)
(28
)
Total covered positions trading portfolio
34

19

 
40

21

 
41

22

Impact from less liquid exposures
6

3

 
6

3

 
10

2

Total market-based trading portfolio
40

22

 
46

24

 
51

24

Fair value option loans
18

10

 
25

14

 
22

13

Fair value option hedges
8

6

 
12

8

 
13

8

Fair value option portfolio diversification
(15
)
(9
)
 
(23
)
(14
)
 
(22
)
(14
)
Total fair value option portfolio
11

7

 
14

8

 
13

7

Portfolio diversification
(4
)
(3
)
 
(6
)
(5
)
 
(4
)
(3
)
Total market-based portfolio
$
47

$
26

 
$
54

$
27

 
$
60

$
28



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Backtesting

The accuracy of the VaR methodology is evaluated by backtesting, which compares the daily VaR results, utilizing a one-day holding period, against a comparable subset of trading revenue. A backtesting excess occurs when a trading loss exceeds the VaR for the corresponding day. These excesses are evaluated to understand the positions and market moves that produced the trading loss and to ensure that the VaR methodology accurately represents those losses. As our primary VaR statistic used for backtesting is based on a 99 percent confidence level and a one-day holding period, we expect one trading loss in excess of VaR every 100 days, or between two to three trading losses in excess of VaR over the course of a year. The number of backtesting excesses observed can differ from the statistically expected number of excesses if the current level of market volatility is materially different than the level of market volatility that existed during the three years of historical data used in the VaR calculation.

The trading revenue used for backtesting is defined by regulatory agencies in order to most closely align with the VaR component of the regulatory capital calculation. This revenue differs from total trading-related revenue in that it excludes revenue from trading activities that either do not generate market risk or the market risk cannot be included in VaR. Some examples of the types of revenue excluded for backtesting are fees, commissions, reserves, net interest income and intraday trading revenues.

We conduct daily backtesting on our portfolios, ranging from the total market-based portfolio to individual trading areas. Additionally, we conduct daily backtesting on the VaR results used for regulatory capital calculations as well as the VaR results for key legal entities, regions and risk factors. These results are reported to senior market risk management. Senior management regularly reviews and evaluates the results of these tests.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no days in which there was a backtesting excess for our total market-based portfolio VaR, utilizing a one-day holding period. The backtesting results for our total market-based portfolio VaR differ from the backtesting results used for regulatory capital calculations.

Total Trading-related Revenue

Total trading-related revenue, excluding brokerage fees, and CVA, DVA and funding valuation adjustment (FVA) gains (losses), represent the total amount earned from trading positions, including market-based net interest income, which are taken in a diverse range of financial instruments and markets. Trading account assets and liabilities are reported at fair value. For more information on fair value, see Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Trading-related revenue can be volatile and is largely driven by general market conditions and customer demand. Also, trading-related revenue is dependent on the volume and type of transactions, the level of risk assumed, and the volatility of price and rate movements at any given time within the ever-changing market environment. Significant daily revenue by business is monitored and the primary drivers of these are reviewed.

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The histogram below is a graphic depiction of trading volatility and illustrates the daily level of trading-related revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, positive trading-related revenue was recorded for 100 percent of the trading days, of which 91 percent were daily trading gains of over $25 million. This compares to the three months ended June 30, 2016, where positive trading-related revenue was recorded for 100 percent of the trading days, of which 95 percent were daily trading gains of over $25 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, positive trading-related revenue was recorded for 98 percent of the trading days, of which 75 percent were daily trading gains of over $25 million and the largest loss was $14 million.

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Trading Portfolio Stress Testing

Because the very nature of a VaR model suggests results can exceed our estimates and it is dependent on a limited historical window, we also stress test our portfolio using scenario analysis. This analysis estimates the change in the value of our trading portfolio that may result from abnormal market movements.

A set of scenarios, categorized as either historical or hypothetical, are computed daily for the overall trading portfolio and individual businesses. These scenarios include shocks to underlying market risk factors that may be well beyond the shocks found in the historical data used to calculate VaR. Historical scenarios simulate the impact of the market moves that occurred during a period of extended historical market stress. Generally, a multi-week period representing the most severe point during a crisis is selected for each historical scenario. Hypothetical scenarios provide estimated portfolio impacts from potential future market stress events. Scenarios are reviewed and updated in response to changing positions and new economic or political information. In addition, new or ad hoc scenarios are developed to address specific potential market events or particular vulnerabilities in the portfolio. The stress tests are reviewed on a regular basis and the results are presented to senior management.

Stress testing for the trading portfolio is integrated with enterprise-wide stress testing and incorporated into the limits framework. The macroeconomic scenarios used for enterprise-wide stress testing purposes differ from the typical trading portfolio scenarios in that they have a longer time horizon and the results are forecasted over multiple periods for use in consolidated capital and liquidity planning. For additional information, see Managing Risk on page 39.

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Interest Rate Risk Management for the Banking Book

The following discussion presents net interest income for banking book activities.

Interest rate risk represents the most significant market risk exposure to our banking book balance sheet. Interest rate risk is measured as the potential change in net interest income caused by movements in market interest rates. Client-facing activities, primarily lending and deposit-taking, create interest rate sensitive positions on our balance sheet.

We prepare forward-looking forecasts of net interest income. The baseline forecast takes into consideration expected future business growth, ALM positioning and the direction of interest rate movements as implied by the market-based forward curve. We then measure and evaluate the impact that alternative interest rate scenarios have on the baseline forecast in order to assess interest rate sensitivity under varied conditions. The net interest income forecast is frequently updated for changing assumptions and differing outlooks based on economic trends, market conditions and business strategies. Thus, we continually monitor our balance sheet position in order to maintain an acceptable level of exposure to interest rate changes.

The interest rate scenarios that we analyze incorporate balance sheet assumptions such as loan and deposit growth and pricing, changes in funding mix, product repricing and maturity characteristics. Our overall goal is to manage interest rate risk so that movements in interest rates do not significantly adversely affect earnings and capital.

Table 54 presents the spot and 12-month forward rates used in our baseline forecasts at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Table 54
Forward Rates
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Federal Funds
 
Three-month
LIBOR
 
10-Year Swap
 
Federal Funds
 
Three-month
LIBOR
 
10-Year Swap
Spot rates
0.50
%
 
0.85
%
 
1.46
%
 
0.50
%
 
0.61
%
 
2.19
%
12-month forward rates
0.75

 
1.01

 
1.56

 
1.00

 
1.22

 
2.39


Table 55 shows the pretax dollar impact to forecasted net interest income over the next 12 months from September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, resulting from instantaneous parallel and non-parallel shocks to the market-based forward curve. Periodically we evaluate the scenarios presented to ensure that they are meaningful in the context of the current rate environment.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the asset sensitivity of our balance sheet increased, primarily driven by lower long-end rates and an increase in projected deposit growth. We continue to be asset sensitive to a parallel move in interest rates with the majority of that benefit coming from the short end of the yield curve. Additionally, higher interest rates impact the fair value of debt securities and, accordingly, for debt securities classified as AFS, may adversely affect accumulated OCI and thus capital levels under the Basel 3 capital rules. Under instantaneous upward parallel shifts, the near-term adverse impact to Basel 3 capital is reduced over time by offsetting positive impacts to net interest income. For more information on the transition provisions of Basel 3, see Capital Management – Regulatory Capital on page 40.


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Table 55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Banking Book Net Interest Income Sensitivity (1)
(Dollars in millions)
Curve Change
Short Rate (bps)
 
Long Rate (bps)
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Parallel shifts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 +100 bps instantaneous shift
+100

 
+100

 
$
5,313

 
$
3,606

 -50 bps instantaneous shift
-50

 
-50

 
(3,773
)
 
(3,458
)
Flatteners
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-end instantaneous change
+100

 

 
3,294

 
2,418

Long-end instantaneous change

 
-50

 
(1,473
)
 
(1,767
)
Steepeners
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-end instantaneous change
-50

 

 
(2,264
)
 
(1,672
)
Long-end instantaneous change

 
+100

 
2,079

 
1,217

(1) 
Effective July 1, 2016, we changed our accounting method for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to certain debt securities. December 31, 2015 amounts have been updated to reflect this change. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The sensitivity analysis in Table 55 assumes that we take no action in response to these rate shocks and does not assume any change in other macroeconomic variables normally correlated with changes in interest rates. As part of our ALM activities, we use securities, certain residential mortgages, and interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives in managing interest rate sensitivity.

The behavior of our deposit portfolio in the baseline forecast and in alternate interest rate scenarios is a key assumption in our projected estimates of net interest income. The sensitivity analysis in Table 55 assumes no change in deposit portfolio size or mix from the baseline forecast in alternate rate environments. In higher rate scenarios, any customer activity resulting in the replacement of low-cost or noninterest-bearing deposits with higher-yielding deposits or market-based funding would reduce the Corporation's benefit in those scenarios.

Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts

Interest rate and foreign exchange derivative contracts are utilized in our ALM activities and serve as an efficient tool to manage our interest rate and foreign exchange risk. We use derivatives to hedge the variability in cash flows or changes in fair value on our balance sheet due to interest rate and foreign exchange components. For more information on our hedging activities, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our interest rate contracts are generally non-leveraged generic interest rate and foreign exchange basis swaps, options, futures and forwards. In addition, we use foreign exchange contracts, including cross-currency interest rate swaps, foreign currency futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts and options to mitigate the foreign exchange risk associated with foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities.

Changes to the composition of our derivatives portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 reflect actions taken for interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk management. The decisions to reposition our derivatives portfolio are based on the current assessment of economic and financial conditions including the interest rate and foreign currency environments, balance sheet composition and trends, and the relative mix of our cash and derivative positions.

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Table 56 presents derivatives utilized in our ALM activities including those designated as accounting and economic hedging instruments and shows the notional amount, fair value, weighted-average receive-fixed and pay-fixed rates, expected maturity and average estimated durations of our open ALM derivatives at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These amounts do not include derivative hedges on our MSRs.

Table 56
Asset and Liability Management Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Contracts
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Expected Maturity
 
 
(Dollars in millions, average estimated duration in years)
Fair
Value
 
Total
 
Remainder of 2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
Thereafter
 
Average
Estimated
Duration
Receive-fixed interest rate swaps (1)
$
8,882

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
5.44

Notional amount
 

 
$
109,029

 
$
3,516

 
$
21,453

 
$
21,850

 
$
9,783

 
$
7,015

 
$
45,412

 
 

Weighted-average fixed-rate
 

 
3.00
%
 
2.48
%
 
3.64
%
 
3.20
%
 
2.37
%
 
2.13
%
 
2.92
%
 
 

Pay-fixed interest rate swaps (1)
(215
)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
4.16

Notional amount
 

 
$
32,973

 
$

 
$
1,527

 
$
5,668

 
$
2,072

 
$
10,135

 
$
13,571

 
 

Weighted-average fixed-rate
 

 
1.25
%
 
%
 
1.84
%
 
1.41
%
 
0.97
%
 
1.09
%
 
1.28
%
 
 

Same-currency basis swaps (2)
(41
)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Notional amount
 

 
$
68,283

 
$
8,777

 
$
20,902

 
$
11,031

 
$
6,790

 
$
1,180

 
$
19,603

 
 

Foreign exchange basis swaps (1, 3, 4)
(3,621
)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Notional amount
 

 
131,817

 
6,910

 
27,992

 
20,161

 
12,826

 
12,895

 
51,033

 
 

Option products (5)
2

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Notional amount (6)
 

 
(134
)
 
(799
)
 
650

 

 

 

 
15

 
 

Foreign exchange contracts (1, 4, 7)
2,362

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Notional amount (6)
 

 
(22,863
)
 
(28,710
)
 
(4,701
)
 
230

 
2,083

 
(12
)
 
8,247

 
 

Futures and forward rate contracts
3

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Notional amount (6)
 

 
903

 
903

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Net ALM contracts
$
7,372

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
Expected Maturity
 
 
(Dollars in millions, average estimated duration in years)
Fair
Value
 
Total
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
Thereafter
 
Average
Estimated
Duration
Receive-fixed interest rate swaps (1)
$
6,291

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.98

Notional amount
 
 
$
114,354

 
$
15,339

 
$
21,453

 
$
21,850

 
$
9,783

 
$
7,015

 
$
38,914

 
 
Weighted-average fixed-rate
 
 
3.12
%
 
3.12
%
 
3.64
%
 
3.20
%
 
2.37
%
 
2.13
%
 
3.16
%
 
 
Pay-fixed interest rate swaps (1)
(81
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.98

Notional amount
 
 
$
12,131

 
$
1,025

 
$
1,527

 
$
5,668

 
$
600

 
$
51

 
$
3,260

 
 
Weighted-average fixed-rate
 
 
1.70
%
 
1.65
%
 
1.84
%
 
1.41
%
 
1.59
%
 
3.64
%
 
2.15
%
 
 
Same-currency basis swaps (2)
(70
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount
 
 
$
75,224

 
$
15,692

 
$
20,833

 
$
11,026

 
$
6,786

 
$
1,180

 
$
19,707

 
 
Foreign exchange basis swaps (1, 3, 4)
(3,968
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount
 
 
144,446

 
25,762

 
27,441

 
19,319

 
12,226

 
10,572

 
49,126

 
 
Option products (5)
57

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount (6)
 
 
752

 
737

 

 

 

 

 
15

 
 
Foreign exchange contracts (1, 4, 7)
2,345

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount (6)
 
 
(25,405
)
 
(36,504
)
 
5,380

 
(2,228
)
 
2,123

 
52

 
5,772

 
 
Futures and forward rate contracts
(5
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount (6)
 
 
200

 
200

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Net ALM contracts
$
4,569

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Does not include basis adjustments on either fixed-rate debt issued by the Corporation or AFS debt securities, which are hedged using derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments, that substantially offset the fair values of these derivatives.
(2) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the notional amount of same-currency basis swaps included $68.3 billion and $75.2 billion in both foreign currency and U.S. Dollar-denominated basis swaps in which both sides of the swap are in the same currency.
(3) 
Foreign exchange basis swaps consisted of cross-currency variable interest rate swaps used separately or in conjunction with receive-fixed interest rate swaps.
(4) 
Does not include foreign currency translation adjustments on certain non-U.S. debt issued by the Corporation, that substantially offset the fair values of these derivatives.
(5) 
The notional amount of option products of $(134) million at September 30, 2016 was comprised of $(149) million in foreign exchange options and $15 million in purchased caps/floors. Option products of $752 million at December 31, 2015 were comprised of $737 million in foreign exchange options and $15 million in purchased caps/floors.
(6) 
Reflects the net of long and short positions. Amounts shown as negative reflect a net short position.
(7) 
The notional amount of foreign exchange contracts of $(22.9) billion at September 30, 2016 was comprised of $23.6 billion in foreign currency-denominated and cross-currency receive-fixed swaps, $(41.5) billion in net foreign currency forward rate contracts, $(6.3) billion in foreign currency-denominated pay-fixed swaps and $1.3 billion in net foreign currency futures contracts. Foreign exchange contracts of $(25.4) billion at December 31, 2015 were comprised of $21.3 billion in foreign currency-denominated and cross-currency receive-fixed swaps, $(40.3) billion in net foreign currency forward rate contracts, $(7.6) billion in foreign currency-denominated pay-fixed swaps and $1.2 billion in foreign currency futures contracts.

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We use interest rate derivative instruments to hedge the variability in the cash flows of our assets and liabilities and other forecasted transactions (collectively referred to as cash flow hedges). The net losses on both open and terminated cash flow hedge derivative instruments recorded in accumulated OCI were $1.3 billion and $1.7 billion, on a pretax basis, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These net losses are expected to be reclassified into earnings in the same period as the hedged cash flows affect earnings and will decrease income or increase expense on the respective hedged cash flows. Assuming no change in open cash flow derivative hedge positions and no changes in prices or interest rates beyond what is implied in forward yield curves at September 30, 2016, the pretax net losses are expected to be reclassified into earnings as follows: $392 million, or 31 percent within the next year, 34 percent in years two through five, and 22 percent in years six through ten, with the remaining 13 percent thereafter. For more information on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We hedge our net investment in non-U.S. operations determined to have functional currencies other than the U.S. Dollar using forward foreign exchange contracts that typically settle in less than 180 days, cross-currency basis swaps and foreign exchange options. We recorded net after-tax losses on derivatives in accumulated OCI associated with net investment hedges which were offset by gains on our net investments in consolidated non-U.S. entities at September 30, 2016.

Mortgage Banking Risk Management

We originate, fund and service mortgage loans, which subject us to credit, liquidity and interest rate risks, among others. We determine whether loans will be held-for-investment or held-for-sale at the time of commitment and manage credit and liquidity risks by selling or securitizing a portion of the loans we originate.

Interest rate risk and market risk can be substantial in the mortgage business. Fluctuations in interest rates drive consumer demand for new mortgages and the level of refinancing activity which, in turn, affects total origination and servicing income. Hedging the various sources of interest rate risk in mortgage banking is a complex process that requires complex modeling and ongoing monitoring. Typically, an increase in mortgage interest rates will lead to a decrease in mortgage originations and related fees. IRLCs and the related residential first-mortgage LHFS are subject to interest rate risk between the date of the IRLC and the date the loans are sold to the secondary market, as an increase in mortgage interest rates will typically lead to a decrease in the value of these instruments.

MSRs are nonfinancial assets created when the underlying mortgage loan is sold to investors and we retain the right to service the loan. Typically, an increase in mortgage rates will lead to an increase in the value of the MSRs driven by lower prepayment expectations. This increase in value from increases in mortgage rates is opposite of, and therefore offsets, the risk described for IRLCs and LHFS. Because the interest rate risks of these two hedged items offset, we combine them into one overall hedged item with one combined economic hedge portfolio.

Interest rate and certain market risks of IRLCs and residential mortgage LHFS are economically hedged in combination with MSRs. To hedge these combined assets, we use certain derivatives such as interest rate options, interest rate swaps, forward sale commitments, eurodollar and U.S. Treasury futures, and mortgage TBAs, as well as other securities including agency MBS, principal-only and interest-only MBS and U.S. Treasury securities. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recorded gains in mortgage banking income of $136 million and $318 million related to the change in fair value of the derivative contracts and other securities used to hedge the market risks of the MSRs, IRLCs and LHFS, net of gains and losses due to changes in fair value of these hedged items, compared to gains of $86 million and $309 million for the same periods in 2015. For more information on MSRs, see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights to the Consolidated Financial Statements and for more information on mortgage banking income, see Consumer Banking on page 18.

Complex Accounting Estimates

Our significant accounting principles, as described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, are essential in understanding the MD&A. Many of our significant accounting principles require complex judgments to estimate the values of assets and liabilities. We have procedures and processes in place to facilitate making these judgments.


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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We classify the fair values of financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established under applicable accounting guidance which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Applicable accounting guidance establishes three levels of inputs used to measure fair value. For additional information, see Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements and Note 15 – Fair Value Option to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and Complex Accounting Estimates in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Financial assets and liabilities, and MSRs where values are based on valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and are significant to the overall fair value measurement are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy established in applicable accounting guidance. Level 3 financial assets and liabilities include certain loans, MBS, ABS, collateralized debt obligations, CLOs, structured liabilities and highly structured, complex or long-dated derivative contracts and MSRs. The fair value of these Level 3 financial assets and liabilities and MSRs is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. Total recurring Level 3 assets were $15.9 billion, or 0.72 percent of total assets, and total recurring Level 3 liabilities were $8.2 billion, or 0.42 percent of total liabilities, at September 30, 2016 compared to $18.1 billion or 0.84 percent and $7.5 billion or 0.40 percent at December 31, 2015.

Level 3 financial instruments may be hedged with derivatives classified as Level 1 or 2; therefore, gains or losses associated with Level 3 financial instruments may be offset by gains or losses associated with financial instruments classified in other levels of the fair value hierarchy. The Level 3 gains and losses recorded in earnings did not have a significant impact on our liquidity or capital. We conduct a review of our fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Transfers into or out of Level 3 are made if the significant inputs used in the financial models measuring the fair values of the assets and liabilities became unobservable or observable, respectively, in the current marketplace. These transfers are considered to be effective as of the beginning of the quarter in which they occur. For more information on the significant transfers into and out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, see Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

For more information, see Complex Accounting Estimates in the MD&A of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

See Market Risk Management on page 84 in the MD&A and the sections referenced therein for Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Corporation's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness and design of the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting.


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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions, except per share information)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans and leases
$
8,358

 
$
7,965

 
$
24,837

 
$
23,912

Debt securities
2,144

 
2,268

 
6,922

 
6,726

Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
267

 
275

 
803

 
774

Trading account assets
1,076

 
1,134

 
3,330

 
3,291

Other interest income
765

 
754

 
2,300

 
2,221

Total interest income
12,610

 
12,396

 
38,192

 
36,924

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
266

 
214

 
736

 
650

Short-term borrowings
569

 
597

 
1,808

 
1,868

Trading account liabilities
244

 
342

 
778

 
1,071

Long-term debt
1,330

 
1,343

 
4,066

 
4,063

Total interest expense
2,409

 
2,496

 
7,388

 
7,652

Net interest income
10,201

 
9,900

 
30,804

 
29,272

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Card income
1,455

 
1,510

 
4,349

 
4,381

Service charges
1,952

 
1,898

 
5,660

 
5,519

Investment and brokerage services
3,160

 
3,336

 
9,543

 
10,101

Investment banking income
1,458

 
1,287

 
4,019

 
4,300

Trading account profits
2,141

 
1,616

 
5,821

 
5,510

Mortgage banking income
589

 
407

 
1,334

 
2,102

Gains on sales of debt securities
51

 
437

 
490

 
886

Other income
628

 
601

 
1,691

 
1,312

Total noninterest income
11,434

 
11,092

 
32,907

 
34,111

Total revenue, net of interest expense
21,635

 
20,992

 
63,711

 
63,383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
850

 
806

 
2,823

 
2,351

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personnel
7,704

 
7,829

 
24,278

 
25,333

Occupancy
1,005

 
1,028

 
3,069

 
3,082

Equipment
443

 
499

 
1,357

 
1,511

Marketing
410

 
445

 
1,243

 
1,330

Professional fees
536

 
673

 
1,433

 
1,588

Amortization of intangibles
181

 
207

 
554

 
632

Data processing
685

 
731

 
2,240

 
2,298

Telecommunications
189

 
210

 
551

 
583

Other general operating
2,328

 
2,317

 
7,065

 
7,367

Total noninterest expense
13,481

 
13,939

 
41,790

 
43,724

Income before income taxes
7,304

 
6,247

 
19,098

 
17,308

Income tax expense
2,349

 
1,628

 
5,888

 
4,756

Net income
$
4,955

 
$
4,619

 
$
13,210

 
$
12,552

Preferred stock dividends
503

 
441

 
1,321

 
1,153

Net income applicable to common shareholders
$
4,452

 
$
4,178

 
$
11,889

 
$
11,399

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per common share information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings
$
0.43

 
$
0.40

 
$
1.15

 
$
1.09

Diluted earnings
0.41

 
0.38

 
1.10

 
1.03

Dividends paid
0.075

 
0.05

 
0.175

 
0.15

Average common shares issued and outstanding (in thousands)
10,250,124

 
10,444,291

 
10,312,878

 
10,483,466

Average diluted common shares issued and outstanding (in thousands)
11,000,473

 
11,197,203

 
11,046,807

 
11,234,125

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net income
$
4,955

 
$
4,619

 
$
13,210

 
$
12,552

Other comprehensive income, net-of-tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in debt and marketable equity securities
208

 
1,211

 
3,319

 
167

Net change in debit valuation adjustments
(65
)
 
187

 
49

 
633

Net change in derivatives
127

 
127

 
277

 
416

Employee benefit plan adjustments
6

 
27

 
29

 
77

Net change in foreign currency translation adjustments
(8
)
 
(76
)
 
(17
)
 
(84
)
Other comprehensive income
268

 
1,476

 
3,657

 
1,209

Comprehensive income
$
5,223

 
$
6,095

 
$
16,867

 
$
13,761

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
26,701

 
$
31,265

Interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve, non-U.S. central banks and other banks
116,733

 
128,088

Cash and cash equivalents
143,434

 
159,353

Time deposits placed and other short-term investments
8,506

 
7,744

Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell (includes $51,638 and $55,143 measured at fair value)
218,810

 
192,482

Trading account assets (includes $103,042 and $107,776 pledged as collateral)
187,849

 
176,527

Derivative assets
47,896

 
49,990

Debt securities:
 
 
 
Carried at fair value (includes $29,903 and $29,810 pledged as collateral)
322,505

 
322,380

Held-to-maturity, at cost (fair value – $113,965 and $84,046; $8,316 and $9,074 pledged as collateral)
112,409

 
84,508

Total debt securities
434,914

 
406,888

Loans and leases (includes $8,108 and $6,938 measured at fair value and $32,008 and $37,767 pledged as collateral)
905,008

 
896,983

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(11,692
)
 
(12,234
)
Loans and leases, net of allowance
893,316

 
884,749

Premises and equipment, net
9,133

 
9,485

Mortgage servicing rights (includes $2,477 and $3,087 measured at fair value)
2,477

 
3,087

Goodwill
69,744

 
69,761

Intangible assets
3,168

 
3,768

Loans held-for-sale (includes $4,652 and $4,818 measured at fair value)
10,586

 
7,453

Customer and other receivables
54,116

 
58,312

Other assets (includes $13,891 and $14,320 measured at fair value)
111,365

 
114,688

Total assets
$
2,195,314

 
$
2,144,287

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets of consolidated variable interest entities included in total assets above (isolated to settle the liabilities of the variable interest entities)
Trading account assets
$
5,699

 
$
6,344

Loans and leases
57,826

 
72,946

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(1,085
)
 
(1,320
)
Loans and leases, net of allowance
56,741

 
71,626

Loans held-for-sale
209

 
284

All other assets
1,467

 
1,530

Total assets of consolidated variable interest entities
$
64,116

 
$
79,784

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Liabilities
 
 
 
Deposits in U.S. offices:
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
431,418

 
$
422,237

Interest-bearing (includes $913 and $1,116 measured at fair value)
728,498

 
703,761

Deposits in non-U.S. offices:
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
11,596

 
9,916

Interest-bearing
61,383

 
61,345

Total deposits
1,232,895

 
1,197,259

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (includes $31,868 and $24,574 measured at fair value)
178,195

 
174,291

Trading account liabilities
76,998

 
66,963

Derivative liabilities
43,484

 
38,450

Short-term borrowings (includes $1,055 and $1,325 measured at fair value)
26,889

 
28,098

Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $15,813 and $13,899 measured at fair value and $767 and $646 of reserve for unfunded lending commitments)
141,634

 
146,286

Long-term debt (includes $32,619 and $30,097 measured at fair value)
225,136

 
236,764

Total liabilities
1,925,231

 
1,888,111

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6 – Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities, Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees and Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies)


 


 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized – 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 3,887,439 and 3,767,790 shares
25,220

 
22,273

Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.01 par value; authorized – 12,800,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding – 10,123,845,121 and 10,380,265,063 shares
148,261

 
151,042

Retained earnings
98,303

 
88,219

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(1,701
)
 
(5,358
)
Total shareholders' equity
270,083

 
256,176

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
2,195,314

 
$
2,144,287

 
 
 
 
Liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities included in total liabilities above
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
$
546

 
$
681

Long-term debt (includes $10,531 and $11,304 of non-recourse debt)
11,209

 
14,073

All other liabilities (includes $35 and $20 of non-recourse liabilities)
38

 
21

Total liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities
$
11,793

 
$
14,775

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
 
 
Preferred
Stock
Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
(Dollars in millions, shares in thousands)
Shares
Amount
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
19,309

10,516,542

$
153,458

$
74,731

$
(4,022
)
$
243,476

Cumulative adjustment for accounting change related to debit valuation adjustments
 
 
 
1,226

(1,226
)

Net income
 
 
 
12,552

 
12,552

Net change in debt and marketable equity securities
 
 
 
 
167

167

Net change in debit valuation adjustments
 
 
 
 
633

633

Net change in derivatives
 
 
 
 
416

416

Employee benefit plan adjustments
 
 
 
 
77

77

Net change in foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
(84
)
(84
)
Dividends declared:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
 
 
 
(1,570
)
 
(1,570
)
Preferred
 
 
 
(1,153
)
 
(1,153
)
Issuance of preferred stock
2,964

 
 
 
 
2,964

Common stock issued under employee plans and related tax effects
 
3,983

(42
)
 
 
(42
)
Common stock repurchased
 
(93,220
)
(1,575
)
 
 
(1,575
)
Balance, September 30, 2015
$
22,273

10,427,305

$
151,841

$
85,786

$
(4,039
)
$
255,861

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
22,273

10,380,265

$
151,042

$
88,219

$
(5,358
)
$
256,176

Net income
 
 
 
13,210

 
13,210

Net change in debt and marketable equity securities
 
 
 
 
3,319

3,319

Net change in debit valuation adjustments
 
 
 
 
49

49

Net change in derivatives
 
 
 
 
277

277

Employee benefit plan adjustments
 
 
 
 
29

29

Net change in foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
(17
)
(17
)
Dividends declared:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
 
 
 
(1,805
)
 
(1,805
)
Preferred
 
 
 
(1,321
)
 
(1,321
)
Issuance of preferred stock
2,947

 
 
 
 
2,947

Common stock issued under employee plans and related tax effects
 
5,082

1,001

 
 
1,001

Common stock repurchased
 
(261,502
)
(3,782
)
 
 
(3,782
)
Balance, September 30, 2016
$
25,220

10,123,845

$
148,261

$
98,303

$
(1,701
)
$
270,083

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
Operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
13,210

 
$
12,552

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
2,823

 
2,351

Gains on sales of debt securities
(490
)
 
(886
)
Realized debit valuation adjustments on structured liabilities
18

 
545

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
1,138

 
1,174

Amortization of intangibles
554

 
632

Net amortization of premium/discount on debt securities
2,203

 
1,438

Deferred income taxes
5,072

 
2,590

Stock-based compensation
1,087

 
17

Loans held-for-sale:
 
 
 
Originations and purchases
(24,154
)
 
(29,731
)
Proceeds from sales and paydowns of loans originally classified as held-for-sale
21,068

 
27,726

Net change in:
 
 
 
Trading and derivative instruments
9,068

 
8,016

Other assets
(612
)
 
(1,140
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(4,845
)
 
(1,637
)
Other operating activities, net
522

 
(938
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
26,662

 
22,709

Investing activities
 
 
 
Net change in:
 
 
 
Time deposits placed and other short-term investments
(762
)
 
1,289

Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
(26,328
)
 
(14,858
)
Debt securities carried at fair value:
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales
73,252

 
101,880

Proceeds from paydowns and maturities
75,833

 
60,791

Purchases
(156,537
)
 
(151,991
)
Held-to-maturity debt securities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from paydowns and maturities
12,827

 
10,129

Purchases
(29,085
)
 
(16,260
)
Loans and leases:
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales
14,870

 
20,399

Purchases
(9,347
)
 
(9,240
)
Other changes in loans and leases, net
(17,832
)
 
(33,863
)
Other investing activities, net
109

 
(1,029
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(63,000
)
 
(32,753
)
Financing activities
 
 
 
Net change in:
 
 
 
Deposits
35,636

 
43,073

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
3,904

 
(2,039
)
Short-term borrowings
(1,069
)
 
3,346

Long-term debt:
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance
24,681

 
33,956

Retirement of long-term debt
(41,458
)
 
(34,583
)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
2,947

 
2,964

Common stock repurchased
(3,782
)
 
(1,575
)
Cash dividends paid
(3,031
)
 
(2,724
)
Excess tax benefits on share-based payments
11

 
16

Other financing activities, net
(14
)
 
(30
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
17,825

 
42,404

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
2,594

 
(523
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(15,919
)
 
31,837

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
159,353

 
138,589

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30
$
143,434

 
$
170,426

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Bank of America Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles

Bank of America Corporation, a bank holding company and a financial holding company, provides a diverse range of financial services and products throughout the U.S. and in certain international markets. The term "the Corporation" as used herein may refer to Bank of America Corporation individually, Bank of America Corporation and its subsidiaries, or certain of Bank of America Corporation's subsidiaries or affiliates.

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its majority-owned subsidiaries, and those variable interest entities (VIEs) where the Corporation is the primary beneficiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Results of operations of acquired companies are included from the dates of acquisition and for VIEs, from the dates that the Corporation became the primary beneficiary. Assets held in an agency or fiduciary capacity are not included in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Corporation accounts for investments in companies for which it owns a voting interest and for which it has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financing decisions using the equity method of accounting. These investments are included in other assets. Equity method investments are subject to impairment testing and the Corporation's proportionate share of income or loss is included in other income.

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Realized results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

The Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as supplemented by a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2016 to reflect reclassified business segment information is referred to herein as the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

These unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The nature of the Corporation's business is such that the results of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim period results have been made. The Corporation evaluates subsequent events through the date of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Change in Accounting Method

Effective July 1, 2016, the Corporation changed its accounting method under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 310-20, Nonrefundable fees and other costs, from the prepayment method (also referred to as the retrospective method) to the contractual method.

Under the prepayment method, the Corporation's amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts related to certain debt securities was based on estimated principal prepayment assumptions on individual debt securities each reporting period. Prepayment experience, which is largely driven by interest rates, is continually evaluated to determine the estimated lives of the securities. When a change is made to the estimated lives of the securities, the related premium or discount is adjusted with a corresponding charge or benefit to interest income as if the current estimated lives had been applied since the acquisition of the securities. Accordingly, the application of the prepayment method results in a cumulative catch-up adjustment in each period, recorded in interest income.

Under the contractual method, premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized and accreted at a constant effective yield, and no assumption is made concerning prepayments. The cumulative catch-up adjustment that occurs under the prepayment method is therefore not required under the contractual method. Instead, as principal prepayments occur, the contractual method requires the acceleration of a portion of the unamortized premium or discount be recorded in interest income such that the effective yield of the debt security remains constant throughout the life of the debt security.

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The Corporation believes that the contractual method is the preferable method of accounting because it is consistent with the accounting method used by peer institutions in terms of net interest income, an important element in the statement of income. Additionally, the contractual method better aligns with the Corporation's asset and liability (ALM) strategy which acts to mitigate the risk that market conditions may adversely impact the value of the Corporation's assets and liabilities, and its financial results.

Adoption of the contractual method of accounting is a voluntary change required to be adopted retrospectively. Therefore all prior periods presented herein have been restated to conform to the current period presentation. The following Notes have been impacted by the change in accounting method: Note 3 – Securities, Note 12 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Note 13 – Earnings Per Common Share and Note 18 – Business Segment Information.

The following is the impact of the change in accounting method on the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and the 2015 periods presented in the consolidated financial statements herein. The impact is expressed as an increase / (decrease) as compared to amounts originally reported. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016: net interest income — $905 million and $2.2 billion, gains on sales of debt securities — $(18) million and $(54) million, and net income — $551 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, and $1.3 billion, or $0.13 per diluted share, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015: net interest income — $429 million and $(71) million, gains on sales of debt securities — $52 million and $65 million, and net income — $298 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, and $0, or $0.00 per diluted share, respectively. The change in accounting method decreased retained earnings $293 million at January 1, 2015. Since the change in accounting method was effective July 1, 2016 and the financial results under the prepayment method as compared to the contractual method would not affect future management decisions, the Corporation did not undertake the operational effort and cost to maintain separate systems of record for the prepayment method to enable a calculation of the impact of the change subsequent to the effective date. As a result, the impact of the change in accounting method for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 is not disclosed.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that addresses classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2018, on a retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. This new accounting guidance will result in some changes in classification in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, which the Corporation does not expect will be significant, and will not have any impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that will require the earlier recognition of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments based on an expected loss model, replacing the incurred loss model that is currently in use. Under the new guidance, an entity will measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The expected loss model will apply to loans and leases, unfunded lending commitments, held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities and other debt instruments measured at amortized cost. The impairment model for available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities will require the recognition of credit losses through a valuation allowance when fair value is less than amortized cost, regardless of whether the impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted on January 1, 2019. The Corporation is in the process of evaluating the impact of the provisions of this new accounting guidance, which at the date of adoption will increase the allowance for credit losses with a resulting negative adjustment to retained earnings.

In March 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that simplifies certain aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Corporation does not expect the provisions of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.


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In February 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that requires substantially all leases to be recorded as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. This new accounting guidance is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, the Corporation will record a right of use asset and a lease payment obligation associated with arrangements previously accounted for as operating leases. The Corporation is in the process of evaluating the impact of the provisions of this new accounting guidance on its consolidated financial position, but does not expect the new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In January 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The new guidance makes targeted changes to existing GAAP including, among other provisions, requiring certain equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings and requiring changes in instrument-specific credit risk (i.e., debit valuation adjustments (DVA)) for financial liabilities recorded at fair value under the fair value option to be reported in OCI. The accounting for DVA related to other financial liabilities, for example, derivatives, does not change. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted for the provisions related to DVA. In 2015, the Corporation early adopted, retrospective to January 1, 2015, the provisions of this new accounting guidance related to DVA on financial liabilities accounted for under the fair value option. The Corporation does not expect the provisions of this new accounting guidance other than those related to DVA, as described above, to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. This new accounting guidance, which does not apply to financial instruments, is effective on January 1, 2018. The Corporation does not expect the provisions of this new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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NOTE 2 – Derivatives
 
Derivative Balances

Derivatives are entered into on behalf of customers, for trading, or to support risk management activities. Derivatives used in risk management activities include derivatives that may or may not be designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships. Derivatives that are not designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships are referred to as other risk management derivatives. For more information on the Corporation's derivatives and hedging activities, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following tables present derivative instruments included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in derivative assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements and have been reduced by the cash collateral received or paid.

 
September 30, 2016
 
 
 
Gross Derivative Assets
 
Gross Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
Contract/
Notional (1)
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
$
17,341.7

 
$
548.5

 
$
10.0

 
$
558.5

 
$
548.0

 
$
0.8

 
$
548.8

Futures and forwards
6,196.4

 
1.3

 

 
1.3

 
1.3

 

 
1.3

Written options
1,287.7

 

 

 

 
73.4

 

 
73.4

Purchased options
1,343.3

 
73.5

 

 
73.5

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Swaps
1,949.9

 
41.4

 
1.2

 
42.6

 
44.3

 
2.9

 
47.2

Spot, futures and forwards
4,191.7

 
41.1

 
1.5

 
42.6

 
41.1

 
0.8

 
41.9

Written options
376.2

 

 

 

 
8.0

 

 
8.0

Purchased options
355.0

 
7.6

 

 
7.6

 

 

 

Equity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Swaps
194.4

 
3.1

 

 
3.1

 
3.5

 

 
3.5

Futures and forwards
79.7

 
1.6

 

 
1.6

 
1.1

 

 
1.1

Written options
463.2

 

 

 

 
25.7

 

 
25.7

Purchased options
417.9

 
24.9

 

 
24.9

 

 

 

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Swaps
48.9

 
2.8

 

 
2.8

 
5.3

 

 
5.3

Futures and forwards
50.5

 
3.5

 

 
3.5

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

Written options
36.0

 

 

 

 
2.6

 

 
2.6

Purchased options
35.7

 
2.5

 

 
2.5

 

 

 

Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Purchased credit derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Credit default swaps
811.8

 
9.1

 

 
9.1

 
13.1

 

 
13.1

Total return swaps/other
31.5

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

 
1.7

 

 
1.7

Written credit derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
803.2

 
13.4

 

 
13.4

 
8.2

 

 
8.2

Total return swaps/other
43.2

 
1.2

 

 
1.2

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
 
 
$
775.7

 
$
12.7

 
$
788.4

 
$
778.1

 
$
4.5

 
$
782.6

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements
 
 
 
(694.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
(694.0
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
(46.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
(45.1
)
Total derivative assets/liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
$
47.9

 
 
 
 
 
$
43.5

(1) 
Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.



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December 31, 2015
 
 
 
Gross Derivative Assets
 
Gross Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
Contract/
Notional (1, 2)
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
 
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
 
Total
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
$
21,706.8

 
$
439.6

 
$
7.4

 
$
447.0

 
$
440.8

 
$
1.2

 
$
442.0

Futures and forwards
6,237.6

 
1.1

 

 
1.1

 
1.3

 

 
1.3

Written options
1,313.8

 

 

 

 
57.6

 

 
57.6

Purchased options
1,393.3

 
58.9

 

 
58.9

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
2,149.9

 
49.2

 
0.9

 
50.1

 
52.2

 
2.8

 
55.0

Spot, futures and forwards
4,104.3

 
46.0

 
1.2

 
47.2

 
45.8

 
0.3

 
46.1

Written options
467.2

 

 

 

 
10.6

 

 
10.6

Purchased options
439.9

 
10.2

 

 
10.2

 

 

 

Equity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
201.2

 
3.3

 

 
3.3

 
3.8

 

 
3.8

Futures and forwards
72.8

 
2.1

 

 
2.1

 
1.2

 

 
1.2

Written options
347.6

 

 

 

 
21.1

 

 
21.1

Purchased options
320.3

 
23.8

 

 
23.8

 

 

 

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
47.0

 
4.7

 

 
4.7

 
7.1

 

 
7.1

Futures and forwards
45.6

 
3.8

 

 
3.8

 
0.7

 

 
0.7

Written options
36.6

 

 

 

 
4.4

 

 
4.4

Purchased options
37.4

 
4.2

 

 
4.2

 

 

 

Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchased credit derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
928.3

 
14.4

 

 
14.4

 
14.8

 

 
14.8

Total return swaps/other
26.4

 
0.2

 

 
0.2

 
1.9

 

 
1.9

Written credit derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit default swaps
924.1

 
15.3

 

 
15.3

 
13.1

 

 
13.1

Total return swaps/other
39.7

 
2.3

 

 
2.3

 
0.4

 

 
0.4

Gross derivative assets/liabilities
 
 
$
679.1

 
$
9.5

 
$
688.6

 
$
676.8

 
$
4.3

 
$
681.1

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements (2)
 
 
 
(596.7
)
 
 
 
 
 
(596.7
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
(41.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
(45.9
)
Total derivative assets/liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
$
50.0

 
 
 
 
 
$
38.5

(1) 
Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2) 
The notional amount for certain derivatives has been reduced to reflect the impact of legally closed positions, which had no impact on the net fair value.

Offsetting of Derivatives

The Corporation enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master netting agreements or similar agreements with substantially all of the Corporation's derivative counterparties. Where legally enforceable, these master netting agreements give the Corporation, in the event of default by the counterparty, the right to liquidate securities held as collateral and to offset receivables and payables with the same counterparty. For purposes of the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Corporation offsets derivative assets and liabilities and cash collateral held with the same counterparty where it has such a legally enforceable master netting agreement.

The Offsetting of Derivatives table presents derivative instruments included in derivative assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 by primary risk (e.g., interest rate risk) and the platform, where applicable, on which these derivatives are transacted. Exchange-traded derivatives include listed options transacted on an exchange. Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives include bilateral transactions between the Corporation and a particular counterparty. OTC-cleared derivatives include bilateral transactions between the Corporation and a counterparty where the transaction is cleared through a clearinghouse. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total gross derivative assets and liabilities

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are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements which includes reducing the balance for counterparty netting and cash collateral received or paid.

Other gross derivative assets and liabilities in the table represent derivatives entered into under master netting agreements where uncertainty exists as to the enforceability of these agreements under bankruptcy laws in some countries or industries and, accordingly, receivables and payables with counterparties in these countries or industries are reported on a gross basis.

Also included in the table is financial instruments collateral related to legally enforceable master netting agreements that represents securities collateral received or pledged and cash and securities collateral held and posted at third-party custodians. These amounts are not offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet but are shown as a reduction to total derivative assets and liabilities in the table to derive net derivative assets and liabilities.

For more information on offsetting of securities financing agreements, see Note 9 – Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings.

Offsetting of Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in billions)
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative
Liabilities
 
Derivative
Assets
 
Derivative
Liabilities
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
$
370.8

 
$
359.1

 
$
309.3

 
$
297.2

Over-the-counter cleared
258.5

 
259.8

 
197.0

 
201.7

Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
89.5

 
94.0

 
103.2

 
107.5

Over-the-counter cleared
0.4

 
0.3

 
0.1

 
0.1

Equity contracts
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Over-the-counter
15.1

 
13.5

 
16.6

 
14.0

Exchange-traded (1)
11.6

 
14.3

 
10.0

 
9.2

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
4.1

 
5.4

 
7.3

 
8.9

Exchange-traded (1)
1.3

 
1.4

 
1.8

 
1.8

Over-the-counter cleared

 

 
0.1

 
0.1

Credit derivatives
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Over-the-counter
17.3

 
17.0

 
24.6

 
22.9

Over-the-counter cleared
5.9

 
5.8

 
6.5

 
6.4

Total gross derivative assets/liabilities, before netting


 


 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
496.8

 
489.0

 
461.0

 
450.5

Exchange-traded (1)
12.9

 
15.7

 
11.8

 
11.0

Over-the-counter cleared
264.8

 
265.9

 
203.7

 
208.3

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral received/paid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter
(466.4
)
 
(463.6
)
 
(426.6
)
 
(425.7
)
Exchange-traded (1)
(9.7
)
 
(9.7
)
 
(8.7
)
 
(8.7
)
Over-the-counter cleared
(264.4
)
 
(265.8
)
 
(203.3
)
 
(208.2
)
Derivative assets/liabilities, after netting
34.0

 
31.5

 
37.9

 
27.2

Other gross derivative assets/liabilities
13.9

 
12.0

 
12.1

 
11.3

Total derivative assets/liabilities
47.9

 
43.5

 
50.0

 
38.5

Less: Financial instruments collateral (2)
(14.6
)
 
(14.1
)
 
(13.9
)
 
(6.5
)
Total net derivative assets/liabilities
$
33.3

 
$
29.4

 
$
36.1

 
$
32.0

(1)
The notional amount for certain derivatives has been reduced to reflect the impact of legally closed positions, which had no impact on the net fair value.
(2)
These amounts are limited to the derivative asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

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ALM and Risk Management Derivatives

The Corporation's ALM and risk management activities include the use of derivatives to mitigate risk to the Corporation including derivatives designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships and derivatives used in other risk management activities. Interest rate, foreign exchange, equity, commodity and credit contracts are utilized in the Corporation's ALM and risk management activities.

The Corporation maintains an overall interest rate risk management strategy that incorporates the use of interest rate contracts, which are generally non-leveraged generic interest rate and basis swaps, options, futures and forwards, to minimize significant fluctuations in earnings caused by interest rate volatility. The Corporation's goal is to manage interest rate sensitivity and volatility so that movements in interest rates do not significantly adversely affect earnings or capital. As a result of interest rate fluctuations, hedged fixed-rate assets and liabilities appreciate or depreciate in fair value. Gains or losses on the derivative instruments that are linked to the hedged fixed-rate assets and liabilities are expected to substantially offset this unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

Market risk, including interest rate risk, can be substantial in the mortgage business. Market risk is the risk that values of mortgage assets or revenues will be adversely affected by changes in market conditions such as interest rate movements. To mitigate the interest rate risk in mortgage banking production income, the Corporation utilizes forward loan sale commitments and other derivative instruments, including purchased options, and certain debt securities. The Corporation also utilizes derivatives such as interest rate options, interest rate swaps, forward settlement contracts and eurodollar futures to hedge certain market risks of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). For more information on MSRs, see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights.

The Corporation uses foreign exchange contracts to manage the foreign exchange risk associated with certain foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities, as well as the Corporation's investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries. Foreign exchange contracts, which include spot and forward contracts, represent agreements to exchange the currency of one country for the currency of another country at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon settlement date. Exposure to loss on these contracts will increase or decrease over their respective lives as currency exchange and interest rates fluctuate.

The Corporation enters into derivative commodity contracts such as futures, swaps, options and forwards as well as non-derivative commodity contracts to provide price risk management services to customers or to manage price risk associated with its physical and financial commodity positions. The non-derivative commodity contracts and physical inventories of commodities expose the Corporation to earnings volatility. Fair value accounting hedges provide a method to mitigate a portion of this earnings volatility.

The Corporation purchases credit derivatives to manage credit risk related to certain funded and unfunded credit exposures. Credit derivatives include credit default swaps (CDS), total return swaps and swaptions. These derivatives are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other income.


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Derivatives Designated as Accounting Hedges

The Corporation uses various types of interest rate, commodity and foreign exchange derivative contracts to protect against changes in the fair value of its assets and liabilities due to fluctuations in interest rates, commodity prices and exchange rates (fair value hedges). The Corporation also uses these types of contracts and equity derivatives to protect against changes in the cash flows of its assets and liabilities, and other forecasted transactions (cash flow hedges). The Corporation hedges its net investment in consolidated non-U.S. operations determined to have functional currencies other than the U.S. Dollar using forward exchange contracts and cross-currency basis swaps, and by issuing foreign currency-denominated debt (net investment hedges).

Fair Value Hedges

The table below summarizes information related to fair value hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, including hedges of interest rate risk on long-term debt that were acquired as part of a business combination and redesignated at that time. At redesignation, the fair value of the derivatives was positive. As the derivatives mature, the fair value will approach zero. As a result, ineffectiveness will occur and the fair value changes in the derivatives and the long-term debt being hedged may be directionally the same in certain scenarios. Based on a regression analysis, the derivatives continue to be highly effective at offsetting changes in the fair value of the long-term debt attributable to interest rate risk.

Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2016
(Dollars in millions)
Derivative
 
Hedged
Item
 
Hedge
Ineffectiveness
 
Derivative
 
Hedged
Item
 
Hedge
Ineffectiveness
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$
(758
)
 
$
580

 
$
(178
)
 
$
3,166

 
$
(3,654
)
 
$
(488
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (1)
16

 
(10
)
 
6

 
360

 
(369
)
 
(9
)
Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (2)
235

 
(250
)
 
(15
)
 
(131
)
 
80

 
(51
)
Price risk on commodity inventory (3)
6

 
(6
)
 

 

 

 

Total
$
(501
)
 
$
314

 
$
(187
)
 
$
3,395

 
$
(3,943
)
 
$
(548
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2015
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$
1,921

 
$
(2,111
)
 
$
(190
)
 
$
724

 
$
(1,362
)
 
$
(638
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (1)
(138
)
 
125

 
(13
)
 
(1,394
)
 
1,311

 
(83
)
Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (2)
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
(7
)
 
39

 
(49
)
 
(10
)
Price risk on commodity inventory (3)
2

 
(2
)
 

 
15

 
(11
)
 
4

Total
$
1,779

 
$
(1,989
)
 
$
(210
)
 
$
(616
)
 
$
(111
)
 
$
(727
)
(1) 
Amounts are recorded in interest expense on long-term debt and in other income.
(2) 
Amounts are recorded in interest income on debt securities.
(3) 
Amounts relating to commodity inventory are recorded in trading account profits.


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Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges

The table below summarizes certain information related to cash flow hedges and net investment hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Of the $800 million after-tax net loss ($1.3 billion on a pretax basis) on derivatives in accumulated OCI at September 30, 2016, $245 million after-tax ($392 million on a pretax basis) is expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months. These net losses reclassified into earnings are expected to primarily reduce net interest income related to the respective hedged items. Amounts related to price risk on restricted stock awards reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in personnel expense. For terminated cash flow hedges, the time period over which substantially all of the forecasted transactions are hedged is approximately seven years, with a maximum length of time for certain forecasted transactions of 20 years.

Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2016
(Dollars in millions, amounts pretax)
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivatives
 
Gains (Losses) in Income Reclassified from Accumulated OCI
 
Hedge Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing (1)
 
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivatives
 
Gains (Losses) in Income Reclassified from Accumulated OCI
 
Hedge Ineffectiveness and Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing (1)
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on variable-rate portfolios
$
(8
)
 
$
(119
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
50

 
$
(447
)
 
$
2

Price risk on restricted stock awards (2)
85

 
(8
)
 

 
(114
)
 
(61
)
 

Total
$
77

 
$
(127
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(64
)
 
$
(508
)
 
$
2

Net investment hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange risk
$
214

 
$
2

 
$
(68
)
 
$
173

 
$
3

 
$
(234
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2015
Cash flow hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate risk on variable-rate portfolios
$
94

 
$
(254
)
 
$
4

 
$
99

 
$
(768
)
 
$
3

Price risk on restricted stock awards (2)
(112
)
 
30

 

 
(141
)
 
57

 

Total
$
(18
)
 
$
(224
)
 
$
4

 
$
(42
)
 
$
(711
)
 
$
3

Net investment hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange risk
$
1,407

 
$
14

 
$
(98
)
 
$
2,397

 
$
98

 
$
(185
)
(1) 
Amounts related to cash flow hedges represent hedge ineffectiveness and amounts related to net investment hedges represent amounts excluded from effectiveness testing.
(2) 
The hedge gain (loss) recognized in accumulated OCI is primarily related to the change in the Corporation's stock price for the period.

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Other Risk Management Derivatives

Other risk management derivatives are used by the Corporation to reduce certain risk exposures. These derivatives are not qualifying accounting hedges because either they did not qualify for or were not designated as accounting hedges. The table below presents gains (losses) on these derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. These gains (losses) are largely offset by the income or expense that is recorded on the hedged item.

Other Risk Management Derivatives
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Interest rate risk on mortgage banking income (1)
$
57

 
$
474

 
$
882

 
$
380

Credit risk on loans (2)
(7
)
 
24

 
(103
)
 
(34
)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on ALM activities (3)
(262
)
 
(527
)
 
(1,970
)
 
(202
)
Price risk on restricted stock awards (4)
199

 
(229
)
 
(569
)
 
(473
)
Other

 
22

 
40

 
15

(1) 
Net gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in mortgage banking income as they are used to mitigate the interest rate risk related to MSRs, interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) and mortgage loans held-for-sale (LHFS), all of which are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in mortgage banking income. The net gains on IRLCs related to the origination of mortgage loans that are held-for-sale, which are not included in the table but are considered derivative instruments, were $185 million and $514 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $184 million and $611 million for the same periods in 2015.
(2) 
Primarily related to derivatives that are economic hedges of credit risk on loans. Net gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in other income.
(3) 
Primarily related to hedges of debt securities carried at fair value and hedges of foreign currency-denominated debt. Gains (losses) on these derivatives and the related hedged items are recorded in other income.
(4) 
Gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in personnel expense.

Transfers of Financial Assets with Risk Retained through Derivatives

The Corporation enters into certain transactions involving the transfer of financial assets that are accounted for as sales where substantially all of the economic exposure to the transferred financial assets is retained through derivatives (e.g., interest rate and/or credit), but the Corporation does not retain control over the assets transferred. Through September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation transferred $6.9 billion and $7.9 billion of primarily non-U.S. government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to a third-party trust and received gross cash proceeds of $6.9 billion and $7.9 billion at the transfer dates. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the fair value of these securities was $6.7 billion and $7.2 billion. Derivative assets of $28 million and $24 million and liabilities of $30 million and $29 million were recorded at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and are included in credit derivatives in the derivative instruments table on page 103.

Sales and Trading Revenue

The Corporation enters into trading derivatives to facilitate client transactions and to manage risk exposures arising from trading account assets and liabilities. It is the Corporation's policy to include these derivative instruments in its trading activities which include derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments. The resulting risk from these derivatives is managed on a portfolio basis as part of the Corporation's Global Markets business segment. The related sales and trading revenue generated within Global Markets is recorded in various income statement line items including trading account profits and net interest income as well as other revenue categories.

Sales and trading revenue includes changes in the fair value and realized gains and losses on the sales of trading and other assets, net interest income, and fees primarily from commissions on equity securities. Revenue is generated by the difference in the client price for an instrument and the price at which the trading desk can execute the trade in the dealer market. For equity securities, commissions related to purchases and sales are recorded in the "Other" column in the Sales and Trading Revenue table. Changes in the fair value of these securities are included in trading account profits. For debt securities, revenue, with the exception of interest associated with the debt securities, is typically included in trading account profits. Unlike commissions for equity securities, the initial revenue related to broker-dealer services for debt securities is typically included in the pricing of the instrument rather than being charged through separate fee arrangements. Therefore, this revenue is recorded in trading account profits as part of the initial mark to fair value. For derivatives, the majority of revenue is included in trading account profits. In transactions where the Corporation acts as agent, which include exchange-traded futures and options, fees are recorded in other income.


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The table below, which includes both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments, identifies the amounts in the respective income statement line items attributable to the Corporation's sales and trading revenue in Global Markets, categorized by primary risk, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. The difference between total trading account profits in the table below and in the Consolidated Statement of Income represents trading activities in business segments other than Global Markets. This table includes debit valuation and funding valuation adjustment (DVA/FVA) gains (losses). Global Markets results in Note 18 – Business Segment Information are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis. The table below is not presented on an FTE basis.

Sales and Trading Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
 
Net Interest Income
 
Other (1)
 
Total
 
Trading
Account
Profits
 
Net Interest Income
 
Other (1)
 
Total
Interest rate risk
$
514

 
$
304

 
$
82

 
$
900

 
$
1,438

 
$
1,063

 
$
207

 
$
2,708

Foreign exchange risk
319

 
(4
)
 
(39
)
 
276

 
1,003

 
(7
)
 
(111
)
 
885

Equity risk
461

 
30

 
467

 
958

 
1,478

 
11

 
1,574

 
3,063

Credit risk
597

 
639

 
123

 
1,359

 
1,218

 
1,910

 
380

 
3,508

Other risk
43

 
7

 
10

 
60

 
264

 
(19
)
 
35

 
280

Total sales and trading revenue
$
1,934

 
$
976

 
$
643

 
$
3,553

 
$
5,401

 
$
2,958

 
$
2,085

 
$
10,444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2015
Interest rate risk
$
405

 
$
333

 
$
50

 
$
788

 
$
1,269

 
$
924

 
$
(327
)
 
$
1,866

Foreign exchange risk
310

 
(4
)
 
(36
)
 
270

 
1,052

 
(6
)
 
(99
)
 
947

Equity risk
558

 
38

 
547

 
1,143

 
1,795

 
15

 
1,638

 
3,448

Credit risk
84

 
614

 
99

 
797

 
825

 
1,776

 
406

 
3,007

Other risk
114

 
(24
)
 
24

 
114

 
371

 
(62
)
 
51

 
360

Total sales and trading revenue
$
1,471

 
$
957

 
$
684

 
$
3,112

 
$
5,312

 
$
2,647

 
$
1,669

 
$
9,628

(1) 
Represents amounts in investment and brokerage services and other income that are recorded in Global Markets and included in the definition of sales and trading revenue. Includes investment and brokerage services revenue of $485 million and $1.6 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and $568 million and $1.7 billion for the same periods in 2015.

Credit Derivatives

The Corporation enters into credit derivatives primarily to facilitate client transactions and to manage credit risk exposures. Credit derivatives derive value based on an underlying third-party referenced obligation or a portfolio of referenced obligations and generally require the Corporation, as the seller of credit protection, to make payments to a buyer upon the occurrence of a pre-defined credit event. Such credit events generally include bankruptcy of the referenced credit entity and failure to pay under the obligation, as well as acceleration of indebtedness and payment repudiation or moratorium. For credit derivatives based on a portfolio of referenced credits or credit indices, the Corporation may not be required to make payment until a specified amount of loss has occurred and/or may only be required to make payment up to a specified amount.

Credit derivative instruments where the Corporation is the seller of credit protection and their expiration are summarized in the table below. These instruments are classified as investment and non-investment grade based on the credit quality of the underlying referenced obligation. The Corporation considers ratings of BBB- or higher as investment grade. Non-investment grade includes non-rated credit derivative instruments. The Corporation discloses internal categorizations of investment grade and non-investment grade consistent with how risk is managed for these instruments.

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Credit Derivative Instruments
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
Carrying Value
(Dollars in millions)
Less than
One Year
 
One to
Three Years
 
Three to
Five Years
 
Over Five
Years
 
Total
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
22

 
$
59

 
$
526

 
$
918

 
$
1,525

Non-investment grade
461

 
1,241

 
1,175

 
3,797

 
6,674

Total
483

 
1,300

 
1,701

 
4,715

 
8,199

Total return swaps/other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
13

 

 

 

 
13

Non-investment grade
305

 
27

 
2

 
3

 
337

Total
318

 
27

 
2

 
3

 
350

Total credit derivatives
$
801

 
$
1,327

 
$
1,703

 
$
4,718

 
$
8,549

Credit-related notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
1

 
$
57

 
$
589

 
$
1,486

 
$
2,133

Non-investment grade
55

 
58

 
85

 
1,204

 
1,402

Total credit-related notes
$
56

 
$
115

 
$
674

 
$
2,690

 
$
3,535

 
Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
156,227

 
$
210,797

 
$
142,483

 
$
33,151

 
$
542,658

Non-investment grade
86,898

 
97,759

 
53,549

 
22,347

 
260,553

Total
243,125

 
308,556

 
196,032

 
55,498

 
803,211

Total return swaps/other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
12,623

 

 

 

 
12,623

Non-investment grade
24,299

 
5,485

 
591

 
230

 
30,605

Total
36,922

 
5,485

 
591

 
230

 
43,228

Total credit derivatives
$
280,047

 
$
314,041

 
$
196,623

 
$
55,728

 
$
846,439

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
Carrying Value
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
84

 
$
481

 
$
2,203

 
$
680

 
$
3,448

Non-investment grade
672

 
3,035

 
2,386

 
3,583

 
9,676

Total
756

 
3,516

 
4,589

 
4,263

 
13,124

Total return swaps/other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
5

 

 

 

 
5

Non-investment grade
171

 
236

 
8

 
2

 
417

Total
176

 
236

 
8

 
2

 
422

Total credit derivatives
$
932

 
$
3,752

 
$
4,597

 
$
4,265

 
$
13,546

Credit-related notes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
267

 
$
57

 
$
444

 
$
2,203

 
$
2,971

Non-investment grade
61

 
118

 
117

 
1,264

 
1,560

Total credit-related notes
$
328

 
$
175

 
$
561

 
$
3,467

 
$
4,531

 
Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
$
149,177

 
$
280,658

 
$
178,990

 
$
26,352

 
$
635,177

Non-investment grade
81,596

 
135,850

 
53,299

 
18,221

 
288,966

Total
230,773

 
416,508

 
232,289

 
44,573

 
924,143

Total return swaps/other:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
9,758

 

 

 

 
9,758

Non-investment grade
20,917

 
6,989

 
1,371

 
623

 
29,900

Total
30,675

 
6,989

 
1,371

 
623

 
39,658

Total credit derivatives
$
261,448

 
$
423,497

 
$
233,660

 
$
45,196

 
$
963,801

     
The notional amount represents the maximum amount payable by the Corporation for most credit derivatives. However, the Corporation does not monitor its exposure to credit derivatives based solely on the notional amount because this measure does not take into consideration the probability of occurrence. As such, the notional amount is not a reliable indicator of the Corporation's exposure to these contracts. Instead, a risk framework is used to define risk tolerances and establish limits to help ensure that certain credit risk-related losses occur within acceptable, predefined limits.


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The Corporation manages its market risk exposure to credit derivatives by entering into a variety of offsetting derivative contracts and security positions. For example, in certain instances, the Corporation may purchase credit protection with identical underlying referenced names to offset its exposure. The carrying value and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names and terms were $4.9 billion and $623.0 billion at September 30, 2016, and $8.2 billion and $706.0 billion at December 31, 2015.

Credit-related notes in the table on page 111 include investments in securities issued by collateralized debt obligation (CDO), collateralized loan obligation (CLO) and credit-linked note vehicles. These instruments are primarily classified as trading securities. The carrying value of these instruments equals the Corporation's maximum exposure to loss. The Corporation is not obligated to make any payments to the entities under the terms of the securities owned.

Credit-related Contingent Features and Collateral

The Corporation executes the majority of its derivative contracts in the OTC market with large, international financial institutions, including broker-dealers and, to a lesser degree, with a variety of non-financial companies. A significant majority of the derivative transactions are executed on a daily margin basis. Therefore, events such as a credit rating downgrade (depending on the ultimate rating level) or a breach of credit covenants would typically require an increase in the amount of collateral required of the counterparty, where applicable, and/or allow the Corporation to take additional protective measures such as early termination of all trades. Further, as previously discussed on page 103, the Corporation enters into legally enforceable master netting agreements which reduce risk by permitting the closeout and netting of transactions with the same counterparty upon the occurrence of certain events.

A majority of the Corporation's derivative contracts contain credit risk-related contingent features, primarily in the form of ISDA master netting agreements and credit support documentation that enhance the creditworthiness of these instruments compared to other obligations of the respective counterparty with whom the Corporation has transacted. These contingent features may be for the benefit of the Corporation as well as its counterparties with respect to changes in the Corporation's creditworthiness and the mark-to-market exposure under the derivative transactions. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation held cash and securities collateral of $86.1 billion and $78.9 billion, and posted cash and securities collateral of $70.6 billion and $62.7 billion in the normal course of business under derivative agreements. This excludes cross-product margining agreements where clients are permitted to margin on a net basis for both derivative and secured financing arrangements.

In connection with certain OTC derivative contracts and other trading agreements, the Corporation can be required to provide additional collateral or to terminate transactions with certain counterparties in the event of a downgrade of the senior debt ratings of the Corporation or certain subsidiaries. The amount of additional collateral required depends on the contract and is usually a fixed incremental amount and/or the market value of the exposure.

At September 30, 2016, the amount of collateral, calculated based on the terms of the contracts, that the Corporation and certain subsidiaries could be required to post to counterparties but had not yet posted to counterparties was approximately $2.5 billion, including $1.6 billion for Bank of America, N.A. (BANA).

Some counterparties are currently able to unilaterally terminate certain contracts, or the Corporation or certain subsidiaries may be required to take other action such as find a suitable replacement or obtain a guarantee. At September 30, 2016, the current liability recorded for these derivative contracts was $44 million.

The table below presents the amount of additional collateral that would have been contractually required by derivative contracts and other trading agreements at September 30, 2016 if the rating agencies had downgraded their long-term senior debt ratings for the Corporation or certain subsidiaries by one incremental notch and by an additional second incremental notch.

Additional Collateral Required to Be Posted Upon Downgrade
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
One incremental notch
 
Second incremental notch
Bank of America Corporation
$
792

 
$
2,506

Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries (1)
611

 
2,045

(1) 
Included in Bank of America Corporation collateral requirements in this table.


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The table below presents the derivative liabilities that would be subject to unilateral termination by counterparties and the amounts of collateral that would have been contractually required at September 30, 2016 if the long-term senior debt ratings for the Corporation or certain subsidiaries had been lower by one incremental notch and by an additional second incremental notch.

Derivative Liabilities Subject to Unilateral Termination Upon Downgrade
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
One incremental notch
 
Second incremental notch
Derivative liabilities
$
1,014

 
$
3,935

Collateral posted
703

 
3,649


Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives

The table below presents credit valuation adjustment (CVA), DVA and FVA gains (losses) on derivatives, which are recorded in trading account profits, on a gross and net of hedge basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. For more information on the valuation adjustments on derivatives, see Note 2 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K

Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
 
Gross
Net
Derivative assets (CVA) (1)
$
280

$
66

 
$
(138
)
$
67

 
$
45

$
151

 
$
85

$
174

Derivative assets/liabilities (FVA) (1)
42

51

 
(48
)
(48
)
 
9

20

 
17

17

Derivative liabilities (DVA) (1)
(125
)
(103
)
 
132

66

 
106

(60
)
 
141

16

(1) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, cumulative CVA reduced the derivative assets balance by $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, cumulative FVA reduced the net derivative assets balance by $472 million and $481 million, and cumulative DVA reduced the derivative liabilities balance by $856 million and $750 million, respectively.



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NOTE 3 – Securities

The table below presents the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of AFS debt securities, other debt securities carried at fair value, HTM debt securities and AFS marketable equity securities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For information on the Corporation's change in accounting method for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on certain debt securities, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.

Debt Securities and Available-for-Sale Marketable Equity Securities
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Available-for-sale debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
196,808

 
$
4,266

 
$
(23
)
 
$
201,051

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
8,862

 
243

 
(24
)
 
9,081

Commercial
12,555

 
383

 
(2
)
 
12,936

Non-agency residential (1)
1,476

 
180

 
(38
)
 
1,618

Total mortgage-backed securities
219,701

 
5,072

 
(87
)
 
224,686

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
44,925

 
363

 
(4
)
 
45,284

Non-U.S. securities
5,995

 
19

 
(4
)
 
6,010

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
9,375

 
73

 
(32
)
 
9,416

Total taxable securities
279,996

 
5,527

 
(127
)
 
285,396

Tax-exempt securities
15,917

 
97

 
(30
)
 
15,984

Total available-for-sale debt securities
295,913

 
5,624

 
(157
)
 
301,380

Other debt securities carried at fair value
21,222

 
114

 
(211
)
 
21,125

Total debt securities carried at fair value
317,135

 
5,738

 
(368
)
 
322,505

Held-to-maturity debt securities, substantially all U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
112,409

 
1,647

 
(91
)
 
113,965

Total debt securities (2)
$
429,544

 
$
7,385

 
$
(459
)
 
$
436,470

Available-for-sale marketable equity securities (3)
$
325

 
$
57

 
$
(28
)
 
$
354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Available-for-sale debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
229,356

 
$
1,061

 
$
(1,470
)
 
$
228,947

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
10,892

 
148

 
(55
)
 
10,985

Commercial
7,200

 
30

 
(65
)
 
7,165

Non-agency residential (1)
3,031

 
219

 
(71
)
 
3,179

Total mortgage-backed securities
250,479

 
1,458

 
(1,661
)
 
250,276

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
25,075

 
211

 
(9
)
 
25,277

Non-U.S. securities
5,743

 
27

 
(3
)
 
5,767

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
10,475

 
54

 
(84
)
 
10,445

Total taxable securities
291,772

 
1,750

 
(1,757
)
 
291,765

Tax-exempt securities
13,978

 
63

 
(33
)
 
14,008

Total available-for-sale debt securities
305,750

 
1,813

 
(1,790
)
 
305,773

Other debt securities carried at fair value
16,678

 
103

 
(174
)
 
16,607

Total debt securities carried at fair value
322,428

 
1,916

 
(1,964
)
 
322,380

Held-to-maturity debt securities, substantially all U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
84,508

 
330

 
(792
)
 
84,046

Total debt securities (2)
$
406,936

 
$
2,246

 
$
(2,756
)
 
$
406,426

Available-for-sale marketable equity securities (3)
$
326

 
$
99

 
$

 
$
425

(1) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the underlying collateral type included approximately 57 percent and 71 percent prime, 25 percent and 15 percent Alt-A, and 18 percent and 14 percent subprime.
(2) 
The Corporation had debt securities from Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) that each exceeded 10 percent of shareholders' equity, with an amortized cost of $154.7 billion and $51.1 billion, and a fair value of $158.0 billion and $52.4 billion at September 30, 2016. Debt securities from FNMA and FHLMC that exceeded 10 percent of shareholders' equity had an amortized cost of $145.8 billion and $53.3 billion, and a fair value of $145.5 billion and $53.2 billion at December 31, 2015.
(3) 
Classified in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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At September 30, 2016, the accumulated net unrealized gain on AFS debt securities included in accumulated OCI was $3.4 billion, net of the related income tax expense of $2.1 billion. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation had nonperforming AFS debt securities of $125 million and $188 million.

The table below presents the components of other debt securities carried at fair value where the changes in fair value are reported in other income. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded unrealized mark-to-market net gains of $47 million and net losses of $25 million, and realized net losses of $28 million and $65 million, compared to unrealized mark-to-market net gains of $212 million and $57 million, and realized net losses of $147 million and $168 million, for the same periods in 2015. These amounts exclude hedge results.

Other Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
$
6

 
$
7

Non-agency residential
3,193

 
3,490

Total mortgage-backed securities
3,199

 
3,497

Non-U.S. securities (1)
17,680

 
12,843

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
246

 
267

Total
$
21,125

 
$
16,607

(1) 
These securities are primarily used to satisfy certain international regulatory liquidity requirements.

The gross realized gains and losses on sales of AFS debt securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 are presented in the table below.

Gains and Losses on Sales of AFS Debt Securities
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Gross gains
$
57

 
$
441

 
$
513

 
$
899

Gross losses
(6
)
 
(4
)
 
(23
)
 
(13
)
Net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$
51

 
$
437

 
$
490

 
$
886

Income tax expense attributable to realized net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$
19

 
$
166

 
$
186

 
$
337


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The table below presents the fair value and the associated gross unrealized losses on AFS debt securities and whether these securities have had gross unrealized losses for less than 12 months or for 12 months or longer at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Temporarily Impaired and Other-than-temporarily Impaired AFS Debt Securities
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
Less than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
1,591

 
$
(2
)
 
$
4,105

 
$
(21
)
 
$
5,696

 
$
(23
)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
604

 
(3
)
 
1,133

 
(21
)
 
1,737

 
(24
)
Commercial
941

 
(2
)
 

 

 
941

 
(2
)
Non-agency residential

 

 
237

 
(16
)
 
237

 
(16
)
Total mortgage-backed securities
3,136

 
(7
)
 
5,475

 
(58
)
 
8,611

 
(65
)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
2,213

 
(4
)
 

 

 
2,213

 
(4
)
Non-U.S. securities
273

 
(1
)
 
133

 
(3
)
 
406

 
(4
)
Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
3,499

 
(8
)
 
1,448

 
(24
)
 
4,947

 
(32
)
Total taxable securities
9,121

 
(20
)
 
7,056

 
(85
)
 
16,177

 
(105
)
Tax-exempt securities
2,731

 
(11
)
 
1,077

 
(19
)
 
3,808

 
(30
)
Total temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
11,852

 
(31
)
 
8,133

 
(104
)
 
19,985

 
(135
)
Other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
21

 
(1
)
 
387

 
(21
)
 
408

 
(22
)
Total temporarily impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
$
11,873

 
$
(32
)
 
$
8,520

 
$
(125
)
 
$
20,393

 
$
(157
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
115,502

 
$
(1,082
)
 
$
13,083

 
$
(388
)
 
$
128,585

 
$
(1,470
)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
2,536

 
(19
)
 
1,212

 
(36
)
 
3,748

 
(55
)
Commercial
4,587

 
(65
)
 

 

 
4,587

 
(65
)
Non-agency residential
553

 
(5
)
 
723

 
(33
)
 
1,276

 
(38
)
Total mortgage-backed securities
123,178

 
(1,171
)
 
15,018

 
(457
)
 
138,196

 
(1,628
)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
1,172

 
(5
)
 
190

 
(4
)
 
1,362

 
(9
)
Non-U.S. securities

 

 
134

 
(3
)
 
134

 
(3
)
Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
4,936

 
(67
)
 
869

 
(17
)
 
5,805

 
(84
)
Total taxable securities
129,286

 
(1,243
)
 
16,211

 
(481
)
 
145,497

 
(1,724
)
Tax-exempt securities
4,400

 
(12
)
 
1,877

 
(21
)
 
6,277

 
(33
)
Total temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
133,686

 
(1,255
)
 
18,088

 
(502
)
 
151,774

 
(1,757
)
Other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
481

 
(19
)
 
98

 
(14
)
 
579

 
(33
)
Total temporarily impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
$
134,167

 
$
(1,274
)
 
$
18,186

 
$
(516
)
 
$
152,353

 
$
(1,790
)
(1)
Includes other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities on which an other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) loss, primarily related to changes in interest rates, remains in accumulated OCI.

The Corporation recorded OTTI losses on AFS debt securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 as presented in the Net Credit-related Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings table. Substantially all OTTI losses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 consisted of credit losses on non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and were recorded in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. A debt security is impaired when its fair value is less than its amortized cost. If the Corporation intends or will more-likely-than-not be required to sell a debt security prior to recovery, the entire impairment loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For AFS debt securities the Corporation does not intend or will

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not more-likely-than-not be required to sell, an analysis is performed to determine if any of the impairment is due to credit or whether it is due to other factors (e.g., interest rate). Credit losses are considered unrecoverable and, accordingly, are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income with the remaining unrealized losses recorded in OCI. In certain instances, the credit loss on a debt security may exceed the total impairment, in which case, the excess of the credit loss over the total impairment is recorded as an unrealized gain in OCI.

Net Credit-related Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Total OTTI losses
$
(6
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(27
)
 
$
(87
)
Less: non-credit portion of total OTTI losses recognized in OCI
4

 
3

 
13

 
10

Net credit-related impairment losses recognized in earnings
$
(2
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$
(77
)

The table below presents a rollforward of the credit losses recognized in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 on AFS debt securities that the Corporation does not have the intent to sell or will not more-likely-than-not be required to sell.

Rollforward of OTTI Credit Losses Recognized
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Balance, beginning of period
$
246

 
$
261

 
$
266

 
$
200

Additions for credit losses recognized on AFS debt securities that had no previous impairment losses

 
1

 
2

 
50

Additions for credit losses recognized on AFS debt securities that had previously incurred impairment losses
2

 

 
12

 
26

Reductions for AFS debt securities matured, sold or intended to be sold

 

 
(32
)
 
(14
)
Balance, September 30
$
248

 
$
262

 
$
248

 
$
262


The Corporation estimates the portion of a loss on a security that is attributable to credit using a discounted cash flow model and estimates the expected cash flows of the underlying collateral using internal credit, interest rate and prepayment risk models that incorporate management's best estimate of current key assumptions such as default rates, loss severity and prepayment rates. Assumptions used for the underlying loans that support the MBS can vary widely from loan to loan and are influenced by such factors as loan interest rate, geographic location of the borrower, borrower characteristics and collateral type. Based on these assumptions, the Corporation then determines how the underlying collateral cash flows will be distributed to each MBS issued from the applicable special purpose entity. Expected principal and interest cash flows on an impaired AFS debt security are discounted using the effective yield of each individual impaired AFS debt security.

Significant assumptions used in estimating the expected cash flows for measuring credit losses on non-agency RMBS were as follows at September 30, 2016.

Significant Assumptions
 
 
 
Range (1)
 
Weighted-
average
 
10th
Percentile (2)
 
90th
Percentile (2)
Annual prepayment speed
14.2
%
 
4.9
%
 
28.0
%
Loss severity
20.1

 
8.7

 
36.8

Life default rate
20.6

 
0.7

 
78.2

(1) 
Represents the range of inputs/assumptions based upon the underlying collateral.
(2) 
The value of a variable below which the indicated percentile of observations will fall.


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Annual constant prepayment speed and loss severity rates are projected considering collateral characteristics such as loan-to-value (LTV), creditworthiness of borrowers as measured using Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores, and geographic concentrations. The weighted-average severity by collateral type was 17.3 percent for prime, 18.8 percent for Alt-A and 30.6 percent for subprime at September 30, 2016. Additionally, default rates are projected by considering collateral characteristics including, but not limited to, LTV, FICO score and geographic concentration. Weighted-average life default rates by collateral type were 14.2 percent for prime, 21.8 percent for Alt-A and 21.5 percent for subprime at September 30, 2016.

The remaining contractual maturity distribution and yields of the Corporation's debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities at September 30, 2016 are summarized in the table below. Actual duration and yields may differ as prepayments on the loans underlying the mortgage or other asset-backed securities are passed through to the Corporation.

Maturities of Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value and Held-to-maturity Debt Securities
 
September 30, 2016
 
Due in One
Year or Less
 
Due after One Year
through Five Years
 
Due after Five
Years through Ten Years
 
Due after
Ten Years
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Amount
Yield (1)
 
Amount
Yield (1)
 
Amount
Yield (1)
 
Amount
Yield (1)
 
Amount
Yield (1)
Amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
2

5.24
%
 
$
79

2.99
%
 
$
405

2.58
%
 
$
196,322

3.26
%
 
$
196,808

3.25
%
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations


 


 


 
8,867

3.19

 
8,867

3.19

Commercial
48

8.56

 
499

1.89

 
10,891

2.46

 
1,117

2.22

 
12,555

2.44

Non-agency residential


 


 


 
4,767

8.15

 
4,767

8.15

Total mortgage-backed securities
50

8.43

 
578

2.04

 
11,296

2.46

 
211,073

3.36

 
222,997

3.31

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
534

0.31

 
30,312

1.30

 
13,862

1.51

 
217

5.46

 
44,925

1.37

Non-U.S. securities
22,106

0.64

 
1,035

1.89

 
262

1.43

 
264

6.56

 
23,667

0.77

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
1,818

1.40

 
4,021

1.65

 
2,447

2.77

 
1,343

3.30

 
9,629

2.12

Total taxable securities
24,508

0.71

 
35,946

1.37

 
27,867

2.01

 
212,897

3.37

 
301,218

2.78

Tax-exempt securities
1,569

0.99

 
6,025

1.25

 
6,402

1.43

 
1,921

1.35

 
15,917

1.31

Total amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
$
26,077

0.73

 
$
41,971

1.35

 
$
34,269

1.90

 
$
214,818

3.35

 
$
317,135

2.71

Amortized cost of HTM debt securities (2)
$


 
$
16

3.54

 
$
904

2.40

 
$
111,489

3.06

 
$
112,409

3.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities carried at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
2

 
 
$
54

 
 
$
414

 
 
$
200,581

 
 
$
201,051

 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
 

 
 

 
 
9,087

 
 
9,087

 
Commercial
48

 
 
506

 
 
11,257

 
 
1,125

 
 
12,936

 
Non-agency residential

 
 

 
 

 
 
4,811

 
 
4,811

 
Total mortgage-backed securities
50

 
 
560

 
 
11,671

 
 
215,604

 
 
227,885

 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
535

 
 
30,565

 
 
13,947

 
 
237

 
 
45,284

 
Non-U.S. securities
22,113

 
 
1,040

 
 
264

 
 
273

 
 
23,690

 
Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
1,816

 
 
3,982

 
 
2,496

 
 
1,368

 
 
9,662

 
Total taxable securities
24,514

 
 
36,147

 
 
28,378

 
 
217,482

 
 
306,521

 
Tax-exempt securities
1,570

 
 
6,033

 
 
6,473

 
 
1,908

 
 
15,984

 
Total debt securities carried at fair value
$
26,084

 
 
$
42,180

 
 
$
34,851

 
 
$
219,390

 
 
$
322,505

 
Fair value of HTM debt securities (2)
$

 
 
$
16

 
 
$
921

 
 
$
113,028

 
 
$
113,965

 
(1) 
The average yield is computed based on a constant effective interest rate over the contractual life of each security. The average yield considers the contractual coupon and the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, excluding the effect of related hedging derivatives.
(2) 
Substantially all U.S. agency MBS.


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NOTE 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases

The following tables present total outstanding loans and leases and an aging analysis for the Consumer Real Estate, Credit Card and Other Consumer, and Commercial portfolio segments, by class of financing receivables, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
30-59 Days
Past Due
(1)
60-89 Days
Past Due
(1)
90 Days or
More
 Past Due (2)
Total Past
Due 30 Days or More
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due (3)
Purchased
Credit -
impaired
(4)
Loans Accounted for Under the Fair Value Option
Total
Outstandings
Consumer real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
1,100

$
337

$
1,244

$
2,681

$
147,810

 
 
$
150,491

Home equity
222

107

464

793

50,131

 
 
50,924

Non-core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage (5)
1,402

717

5,803

7,922

18,941

$
10,614

 
37,477

Home equity
291

137

865

1,293

12,926

3,854

 
18,073

Credit card and other consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
443

314

702

1,459

87,330

 
 
88,789

Non-U.S. credit card
32

28

65

125

9,133

 
 
9,258

Direct/Indirect consumer (6)
223

62

29

314

92,980

 
 
93,294

Other consumer (7)
25

6

4

35

2,354

 
 
2,389

Total consumer
3,738

1,708

9,176

14,622

421,605

14,468

 
450,695

Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,768

1,768

Total consumer loans and leases
3,738

1,708

9,176

14,622

421,605

14,468

1,768

452,463

Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
260

142

310

712

266,307

 
 
267,019

Commercial real estate (9)
19

19

38

76

57,227

 
 
57,303

Commercial lease financing
63

39

32

134

21,175

 
 
21,309

Non-U.S. commercial
1

18

3

22

87,475

 
 
87,497

U.S. small business commercial
51

41

79

171

12,906

 
 
13,077

Total commercial
394

259

462

1,115

445,090

 
 
446,205

Commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,340

6,340

Total commercial loans and leases
394

259

462

1,115

445,090

 
6,340

452,545

Total loans and leases (10)
$
4,132

$
1,967

$
9,638

$
15,737

$
866,695

$
14,468

$
8,108

$
905,008

Percentage of outstandings
0.46
%
0.22
%
1.06
%
1.74
%
95.76
%
1.60
%
0.90
%
100.00
%
(1) 
Consumer real estate loans 30-59 days past due includes fully-insured loans of $1.1 billion and nonperforming loans of $306 million. Consumer real estate loans 60-89 days past due includes fully-insured loans of $603 million and nonperforming loans of $233 million.
(2) 
Consumer real estate includes fully-insured loans of $5.1 billion.
(3) 
Consumer real estate includes $2.5 billion and direct/indirect consumer includes $25 million of nonperforming loans.
(4) 
Purchased credit-impaired (PCI) loan amounts are shown gross of the valuation allowance.
(5) 
Total outstandings includes pay option loans of $1.9 billion. The Corporation no longer originates this product.
(6) 
Total outstandings includes auto and specialty lending loans of $47.8 billion, unsecured consumer lending loans of $630 million, U.S. securities-based lending loans of $40.1 billion, non-U.S. consumer loans of $3.1 billion, student loans of $514 million and other consumer loans of $1.1 billion.
(7) 
Total outstandings includes consumer finance loans of $489 million, consumer leases of $1.7 billion and consumer overdrafts of $151 million.
(8) 
Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option were residential mortgage loans of $1.4 billion and home equity loans of $340 million. Commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option were U.S. commercial loans of $2.6 billion and non-U.S. commercial loans of $3.7 billion. For additional information, see Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements and Note 15 – Fair Value Option.
(9) 
Total outstandings includes U.S. commercial real estate loans of $53.9 billion and non-U.S. commercial real estate loans of $3.4 billion.
(10) 
The Corporation pledged $146.1 billion of loans to secure potential borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Banks. This amount is not included in the parenthetical disclosure of loans and leases pledged as collateral on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as there were no related outstanding borrowings.


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December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
30-59 Days
Past Due
(1)
60-89 Days
Past Due
(1)
90 Days or
More
 Past Due (2)
Total Past
Due 30 Days or More
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due (3)
Purchased
Credit -
impaired
(4)
Loans
Accounted
for Under
 the Fair
Value Option
Total
Outstandings
Consumer real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
1,214

$
368

$
1,414

$
2,996

$
138,799

 
 
$
141,795

Home equity
200

93

579

872

54,045

 
 
54,917

Non-core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage (5)
2,045

1,167

8,439

11,651

22,399

$
12,066

 
46,116

Home equity
335

174

1,170

1,679

14,733

4,619

 
21,031

Credit card and other consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
454

332

789

1,575

88,027

 
 
89,602

Non-U.S. credit card
39

31

76

146

9,829

 
 
9,975

Direct/Indirect consumer (6)
227

62

42

331

88,464

 
 
88,795

Other consumer (7)
18

3

4

25

2,042

 
 
2,067

Total consumer
4,532

2,230

12,513

19,275

418,338

16,685

 
454,298

Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,871

1,871

Total consumer loans and leases
4,532

2,230

12,513

19,275

418,338

16,685

1,871

456,169

Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
444

148

332

924

251,847

 
 
252,771

Commercial real estate (9)
36

11

82

129

57,070

 
 
57,199

Commercial lease financing
150

29

20

199

21,153

 
 
21,352

Non-U.S. commercial
6

1

1

8

91,541

 
 
91,549

U.S. small business commercial
83

41

72

196

12,680

 
 
12,876

Total commercial
719

230

507

1,456

434,291

 
 
435,747

Commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,067

5,067

Total commercial loans and leases
719

230

507

1,456

434,291

 
5,067

440,814

Total loans and leases (10)
$
5,251

$
2,460

$
13,020

$
20,731

$
852,629

$
16,685

$
6,938

$
896,983

Percentage of outstandings
0.59
%
0.27
%
1.45
%
2.31
%
95.06
%
1.86
%
0.77
%
100.00
%
(1) 
Consumer real estate loans 30-59 days past due includes fully-insured loans of $1.7 billion and nonperforming loans of $379 million. Consumer real estate loans 60-89 days past due includes fully-insured loans of $1.0 billion and nonperforming loans of $297 million.
(2) 
Consumer real estate includes fully-insured loans of $7.2 billion.
(3) 
Consumer real estate includes $3.0 billion and direct/indirect consumer includes $21 million of nonperforming loans.
(4) 
PCI loan amounts are shown gross of the valuation allowance.
(5) 
Total outstandings includes pay option loans of $2.3 billion. The Corporation no longer originates this product.
(6) 
Total outstandings includes auto and specialty lending loans of $42.6 billion, unsecured consumer lending loans of $886 million, U.S. securities-based lending loans of $39.8 billion, non-U.S. consumer loans of $3.9 billion, student loans of $564 million and other consumer loans of $1.0 billion.
(7) 
Total outstandings includes consumer finance loans of $564 million, consumer leases of $1.4 billion and consumer overdrafts of $146 million.
(8) 
Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option were residential mortgage loans of $1.6 billion and home equity loans of $250 million. Commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option were U.S. commercial loans of $2.3 billion and non-U.S. commercial loans of $2.8 billion. For additional information, see Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements and Note 15 – Fair Value Option.
(9) 
Total outstandings includes U.S. commercial real estate loans of $53.6 billion and non-U.S. commercial real estate loans of $3.5 billion.
(10) 
The Corporation pledged $149.4 billion of loans to secure potential borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Banks. This amount is not included in the parenthetical disclosure of loans and leases pledged as collateral on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as there were no related outstanding borrowings.

The Corporation categorizes consumer real estate loans as core and non-core on the basis of loan and customer characteristics such as origination date, product type, LTV, FICO score and delinquency status consistent with its current consumer and mortgage servicing strategy. Generally, loans that were originated after January 1, 2010, qualified under government-sponsored enterprise underwriting guidelines, or otherwise met the Corporation's underwriting guidelines in place in 2015 are characterized as core loans. Loans held in legacy private-label securitizations, government-insured loans originated prior to 2010, loan products no longer originated, and loans originated prior to 2010 and classified as nonperforming or modified in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) prior to 2016 are generally characterized as non-core loans, and are principally run-off portfolios. Core loans as reported within this Note include loans held in the Consumer Banking and Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) segments, as well as loans held for ALM activities in All Other.


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The Corporation has entered into long-term credit protection agreements with FNMA and FHLMC on loans totaling $6.0 billion and $3.7 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, providing full credit protection on residential mortgage loans that become severely delinquent. All of these loans are individually insured and therefore the Corporation does not record an allowance for credit losses related to these loans.

Nonperforming Loans and Leases

The Corporation classifies junior-lien home equity loans as nonperforming when the first-lien loan becomes 90 days past due even if the junior-lien loan is performing. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $432 million and $484 million of such junior-lien home equity loans were included in nonperforming loans.

The Corporation classifies consumer real estate loans that have been discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy and not reaffirmed by the borrower as TDRs, irrespective of payment history or delinquency status, even if the repayment terms for the loan have not been otherwise modified. The Corporation continues to have a lien on the underlying collateral. At September 30, 2016, nonperforming loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy with no change in repayment terms were $616 million of which $370 million were current on their contractual payments, while $212 million were 90 days or more past due. Of the contractually current nonperforming loans, approximately 81 percent were discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy more than 12 months ago, and approximately 68 percent were discharged 24 months or more ago. As subsequent cash payments are received on these nonperforming loans that are contractually current, the interest component of the payments is generally recorded as interest income on a cash basis and the principal component is recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the loan.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation sold nonperforming and other delinquent consumer real estate loans with a carrying value of $360 million and $1.8 billion, including $111 million and $435 million of PCI loans, compared to $742 million and $2.7 billion, including $220 million and $1.2 billion of PCI loans, for the same periods in 2015. The Corporation recorded net recoveries of $6 million and net charge-offs of $39 million related to these sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to net recoveries of $58 million and $125 million for the same periods in 2015. Gains related to these sales of $19 million and $63 million were recorded in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to gains of $67 million and $142 million for the same periods in 2015.

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The table below presents the Corporation's nonperforming loans and leases including nonperforming TDRs, and loans accruing past due 90 days or more at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Nonperforming LHFS are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases as they are recorded at either fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. For more information on the criteria for classification as nonperforming, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Credit Quality
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming Loans and Leases
 
Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Consumer real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage (1)
$
1,394

 
$
1,825

 
$
452

 
$
382

Home equity
956

 
974

 

 

Non-core portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage (1)
1,947

 
2,978

 
4,665

 
6,768

Home equity
2,026

 
2,363

 

 

Credit card and other consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
n/a

 
n/a

 
702

 
789

Non-U.S. credit card
n/a

 
n/a

 
65

 
76

Direct/Indirect consumer
26

 
24

 
29

 
39

Other consumer
1

 
1

 
3

 
3

Total consumer
6,350

 
8,165

 
5,916

 
8,057

Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
1,439

 
867

 
40

 
113

Commercial real estate
60

 
93

 

 
3

Commercial lease financing
35

 
12

 
28

 
15

Non-U.S. commercial
400

 
158

 
3

 
1

U.S. small business commercial
65

 
82

 
63

 
61

Total commercial
1,999

 
1,212

 
134

 
193

Total loans and leases
$
8,349

 
$
9,377

 
$
6,050

 
$
8,250

(1) 
Residential mortgage loans in the core and non-core portfolios accruing past due 90 days or more are fully-insured loans. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, residential mortgage includes $3.3 billion and $4.3 billion of loans on which interest has been curtailed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and therefore are no longer accruing interest, although principal is still insured, and $1.8 billion and $2.9 billion of loans on which interest is still accruing.
n/a = not applicable

Credit Quality Indicators

The Corporation monitors credit quality within its Consumer Real Estate, Credit Card and Other Consumer, and Commercial portfolio segments based on primary credit quality indicators. For more information on the portfolio segments, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Within the Consumer Real Estate portfolio segment, the primary credit quality indicators are refreshed LTV and refreshed FICO score. Refreshed LTV measures the carrying value of the loan as a percentage of the value of the property securing the loan, refreshed quarterly. Home equity loans are evaluated using combined loan-to-value (CLTV) which measures the carrying value of the Corporation's loan and available line of credit combined with any outstanding senior liens against the property as a percentage of the value of the property securing the loan, refreshed quarterly. FICO score measures the creditworthiness of the borrower based on the financial obligations of the borrower and the borrower's credit history. FICO scores are typically refreshed quarterly or more frequently. Certain borrowers (e.g., borrowers that have had debts discharged in a bankruptcy proceeding) may not have their FICO scores updated. FICO scores are also a primary credit quality indicator for the Credit Card and Other Consumer portfolio segment and the business card portfolio within U.S. small business commercial. Within the Commercial portfolio segment, loans are evaluated using the internal classifications of pass rated or reservable criticized as the primary credit quality indicators. The term reservable criticized refers to those commercial loans that are internally classified or listed by the Corporation as Special Mention, Substandard or Doubtful, which are asset quality categories defined by regulatory authorities. These assets have an elevated level of risk and may have a high probability of default or total loss. Pass rated refers to all loans not considered reservable criticized. In addition to these primary credit quality indicators, the Corporation uses other credit quality indicators for certain types of loans.

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The following tables present certain credit quality indicators for the Corporation's Consumer Real Estate, Credit Card and Other Consumer, and Commercial portfolio segments, by class of financing receivables, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Consumer Real Estate – Credit Quality Indicators (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Core Portfolio Residential Mortgage (2)
Non-core Residential Mortgage (2)
Residential
Mortgage PCI
(3)
Core Portfolio Home Equity (2)
Non-core Home Equity (2)
Home
Equity PCI
Refreshed LTV (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than or equal to 90 percent
$
122,783

$
14,696

$
7,972

$
48,256

$
8,363

$
1,860

Greater than 90 percent but less than or equal to 100 percent
3,808

1,638

1,106

1,283

1,864

686

Greater than 100 percent
2,034

2,335

1,536

1,385

3,992

1,308

Fully-insured loans (5)
21,866

8,194





Total consumer real estate
$
150,491

$
26,863

$
10,614

$
50,924

$
14,219

$
3,854

Refreshed FICO score
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 620
$
2,679

$
3,442

$
2,948

$
1,279

$
2,875

$
587

Greater than or equal to 620 and less than 680
5,250

2,956

2,337

2,933

3,280

683

Greater than or equal to 680 and less than 740
22,095

4,789

3,015

10,537

3,265

1,133

Greater than or equal to 740
98,601

7,482

2,314

36,175

4,799

1,451

Fully-insured loans (5)
21,866

8,194





Total consumer real estate
$
150,491

$
26,863

$
10,614

$
50,924

$
14,219

$
3,854

(1) 
Excludes $1.8 billion of loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Excludes PCI loans.
(3) 
Includes $1.7 billion of pay option loans. The Corporation no longer originates this product.
(4) 
Refreshed LTV percentages for PCI loans are calculated using the carrying value net of the related valuation allowance.
(5) 
Credit quality indicators are not reported for fully-insured loans as principal repayment is insured.

Credit Card and Other Consumer – Credit Quality Indicators
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
U.S. Credit
Card
 
Non-U.S.
Credit Card
 
Direct/Indirect
Consumer
 
Other
Consumer
(1)
Refreshed FICO score
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 620
$
4,136

 
$

 
$
1,297

 
$
193

Greater than or equal to 620 and less than 680
11,887

 

 
1,887

 
219

Greater than or equal to 680 and less than 740
34,065

 

 
12,132

 
395

Greater than or equal to 740
38,701

 

 
33,139

 
1,428

Other internal credit metrics (2, 3, 4)

 
9,258

 
44,839

 
154

Total credit card and other consumer
$
88,789

 
$
9,258

 
$
93,294

 
$
2,389

(1) 
At September 30, 2016, 20 percent of the other consumer portfolio is associated with portfolios from certain consumer finance businesses that the Corporation previously exited.
(2) 
Other internal credit metrics may include delinquency status, geography or other factors.
(3) 
Direct/indirect consumer includes $43.3 billion of securities-based lending which is overcollateralized and therefore has minimal credit risk and $516 million of loans the Corporation no longer originates, primarily student loans.
(4) 
Non-U.S. credit card represents the U.K. credit card portfolio which is evaluated using internal credit metrics, including delinquency status. At September 30, 2016, 98 percent of this portfolio was current or less than 30 days past due, one percent was 30-89 days past due and one percent was 90 days or more past due.

Commercial – Credit Quality Indicators (1)
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
U.S.
Commercial
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Commercial
Lease
Financing
 
Non-U.S.
Commercial
 
U.S. Small
Business
Commercial
(2)
Risk ratings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass rated
$
257,169

 
$
57,003

 
$
20,531

 
$
83,765

 
$
464

Reservable criticized
9,850

 
300

 
778

 
3,732

 
74

Refreshed FICO score (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 620
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
195

Greater than or equal to 620 and less than 680
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
578

Greater than or equal to 680 and less than 740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,743

Greater than or equal to 740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,349

Other internal credit metrics (3, 4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,674

Total commercial
$
267,019

 
$
57,303

 
$
21,309

 
$
87,497

 
$
13,077

(1) 
Excludes $6.3 billion of loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
U.S. small business commercial includes $731 million of criticized business card and small business loans which are evaluated using refreshed FICO scores or internal credit metrics, including delinquency status, rather than risk ratings. At September 30, 2016, 99 percent of the balances where internal credit metrics are used was current or less than 30 days past due.
(3) 
Refreshed FICO score and other internal credit metrics are applicable only to the U.S. small business commercial portfolio.
(4) 
Other internal credit metrics may include delinquency status, application scores, geography or other factors.

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Consumer Real Estate – Credit Quality Indicators (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Core Portfolio
Residential
Mortgage
(2)
Non-core
Residential Mortgage
(2)
Residential
Mortgage PCI
(3)
Core Portfolio Home Equity (2)
Non-core Home
Equity
(2)
Home
Equity PCI
Refreshed LTV (4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than or equal to 90 percent
$
110,023

$
16,481

$
8,655

$
51,262

$
8,347

$
2,003

Greater than 90 percent but less than or equal to 100 percent
4,038

2,224

1,403

1,858

2,190

852

Greater than 100 percent
2,638

3,364

2,008

1,797

5,875

1,764

Fully-insured loans (5)
25,096

11,981





Total consumer real estate
$
141,795

$
34,050

$
12,066

$
54,917

$
16,412

$
4,619

Refreshed FICO score
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 620
$
3,129

$
4,749

$
3,798

$
1,322

$
3,490

$
729

Greater than or equal to 620 and less than 680
5,472

3,762

2,586

3,295

3,862

825

Greater than or equal to 680 and less than 740
22,486

5,138

3,187

12,180

3,451

1,356

Greater than or equal to 740
85,612

8,420

2,495

38,120

5,609

1,709

Fully-insured loans (5)
25,096

11,981





Total consumer real estate
$
141,795

$
34,050

$
12,066

$
54,917

$
16,412

$
4,619

(1) 
Excludes $1.9 billion of loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Excludes PCI loans.
(3) 
Includes $2.0 billion of pay option loans. The Corporation no longer originates this product.
(4) 
Refreshed LTV percentages for PCI loans are calculated using the carrying value net of the related valuation allowance.
(5) 
Credit quality indicators are not reported for fully-insured loans as principal repayment is insured.

Credit Card and Other Consumer – Credit Quality Indicators
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
U.S. Credit
Card
 
Non-U.S.
Credit Card
 
Direct/Indirect
Consumer
 
Other
Consumer
(1)
Refreshed FICO score
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 620
$
4,196

 
$

 
$
1,244

 
$
217

Greater than or equal to 620 and less than 680
11,857

 

 
1,698

 
214

Greater than or equal to 680 and less than 740
34,270

 

 
10,955

 
337

Greater than or equal to 740
39,279

 

 
29,581

 
1,149

Other internal credit metrics (2, 3, 4)

 
9,975

 
45,317

 
150

Total credit card and other consumer
$
89,602

 
$
9,975

 
$
88,795

 
$
2,067

(1) 
At December 31, 2015, 27 percent of the other consumer portfolio is associated with portfolios from certain consumer finance businesses that the Corporation previously exited.
(2) 
Other internal credit metrics may include delinquency status, geography or other factors.
(3) 
Direct/indirect consumer includes $43.7 billion of securities-based lending which is overcollateralized and therefore has minimal credit risk and $567 million of loans the Corporation no longer originates, primarily student loans.
(4) 
Non-U.S. credit card represents the U.K. credit card portfolio which is evaluated using internal credit metrics, including delinquency status. At December 31, 2015, 98 percent of this portfolio was current or less than 30 days past due, one percent was 30-89 days past due and one percent was 90 days or more past due.

Commercial – Credit Quality Indicators (1)
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
U.S.
Commercial
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Commercial
Lease
Financing
 
Non-U.S.
Commercial
 
U.S. Small
Business
Commercial
(2)
Risk ratings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pass rated
$
243,922

 
$
56,688

 
$
20,644

 
$
87,905

 
$
571

Reservable criticized
8,849

 
511

 
708

 
3,644

 
96

Refreshed FICO score (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 620
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
184

Greater than or equal to 620 and less than 680
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
543

Greater than or equal to 680 and less than 740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,627

Greater than or equal to 740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,027

Other internal credit metrics (3, 4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,828

Total commercial
$
252,771

 
$
57,199

 
$
21,352

 
$
91,549

 
$
12,876

(1) 
Excludes $5.1 billion of loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
U.S. small business commercial includes $670 million of criticized business card and small business loans which are evaluated using refreshed FICO scores or internal credit metrics, including delinquency status, rather than risk ratings. At December 31, 2015, 98 percent of the balances where internal credit metrics are used was current or less than 30 days past due.
(3) 
Refreshed FICO score and other internal credit metrics are applicable only to the U.S. small business commercial portfolio.
(4) 
Other internal credit metrics may include delinquency status, application scores, geography or other factors.


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Impaired Loans and Troubled Debt Restructurings

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information, it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Impaired loans include nonperforming commercial loans and all consumer and commercial TDRs. Impaired loans exclude nonperforming consumer loans and nonperforming commercial leases unless they are classified as TDRs. Loans accounted for under the fair value option are also excluded. PCI loans are excluded and reported separately on page 137. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Consumer Real Estate

Impaired consumer real estate loans within the Consumer Real Estate portfolio segment consist entirely of TDRs. Excluding PCI loans, most modifications of consumer real estate loans meet the definition of TDRs when a binding offer is extended to a borrower. Modifications of consumer real estate loans are done in accordance with the government's Making Home Affordable Program (modifications under government programs) or the Corporation's proprietary programs (modifications under proprietary programs). These modifications are considered to be TDRs if concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. Concessions may include reductions in interest rates, capitalization of past due amounts, principal and/or interest forbearance, payment extensions, principal and/or interest forgiveness, or combinations thereof.

Prior to permanently modifying a loan, the Corporation may enter into trial modifications with certain borrowers under both government and proprietary programs. Trial modifications generally represent a three- to four-month period during which the borrower makes monthly payments under the anticipated modified payment terms. Upon successful completion of the trial period, the Corporation and the borrower enter into a permanent modification. Binding trial modifications are classified as TDRs when the trial offer is made and continue to be classified as TDRs regardless of whether the borrower enters into a permanent modification.

Consumer real estate loans that have been discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy with no change in repayment terms and not reaffirmed by the borrower of $1.5 billion were included in TDRs at September 30, 2016, of which $616 million were classified as nonperforming and $603 million were loans fully-insured by the FHA. For more information on loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, see Nonperforming Loans and Leases in this Note.

A consumer real estate loan, excluding PCI loans which are reported separately, is not classified as impaired unless it is a TDR. Once such a loan has been designated as a TDR, it is then individually assessed for impairment. Consumer real estate TDRs are measured primarily based on the net present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate, as discussed in the following paragraph. If the carrying value of a TDR exceeds this amount, a specific allowance is recorded as a component of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Alternatively, consumer real estate TDRs that are considered to be dependent solely on the collateral for repayment (e.g., due to the lack of income verification) are measured based on the estimated fair value of the collateral and a charge-off is recorded if the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the collateral. Consumer real estate loans that reached 180 days past due prior to modification had been charged off to their net realizable value, less costs to sell, before they were modified as TDRs in accordance with established policy. Therefore, modifications of consumer real estate loans that are 180 or more days past due as TDRs do not have an impact on the allowance for loan and lease losses nor are additional charge-offs required at the time of modification. Subsequent declines in the fair value of the collateral after a loan has reached 180 days past due are recorded as charge-offs. Fully-insured loans are protected against principal loss, and therefore, the Corporation does not record an allowance for loan and lease losses on the outstanding principal balance, even after they have been modified in a TDR.


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The net present value of the estimated cash flows used to measure impairment is based on model-driven estimates of projected payments, prepayments, defaults and loss-given-default (LGD). Using statistical modeling methodologies, the Corporation estimates the probability that a loan will default prior to maturity based on the attributes of each loan. The factors that are most relevant to the probability of default are the refreshed LTV, or in the case of a subordinated lien, refreshed CLTV, borrower credit score, months since origination (i.e., vintage) and geography. Each of these factors is further broken down by present collection status (whether the loan is current, delinquent, in default or in bankruptcy). Severity (or LGD) is estimated based on the refreshed LTV for first mortgages or CLTV for subordinated liens. The estimates are based on the Corporation's historical experience as adjusted to reflect an assessment of environmental factors that may not be reflected in the historical data, such as changes in real estate values, local and national economies, underwriting standards and the regulatory environment. The probability of default models also incorporate recent experience with modification programs including redefaults subsequent to modification, a loan's default history prior to modification and the change in borrower payments post-modification.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, remaining commitments to lend additional funds to debtors whose terms have been modified in a consumer real estate TDR were immaterial. Consumer real estate foreclosed properties totaled $372 million and $444 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The carrying value of consumer real estate loans, including fully-insured and PCI loans, for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process as of September 30, 2016 was $4.9 billion. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation reclassified $326 million and $1.1 billion of consumer real estate loans to foreclosed properties or, for properties acquired upon foreclosure of certain government-guaranteed loans (principally FHA-insured loans), to other assets. This compared to reclassifications of $499 million and $1.6 billion for the same periods in 2015. The reclassifications represent non-cash investing activities and, accordingly, are not reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

The table below provides the unpaid principal balance, carrying value and related allowance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the average carrying value and interest income recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 for impaired loans in the Corporation's Consumer Real Estate portfolio segment. Certain impaired consumer real estate loans do not have a related allowance as the current valuation of these impaired loans exceeded the carrying value, which is net of previously recorded charge-offs.

Impaired Loans – Consumer Real Estate
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Carrying
Value
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Carrying
Value
 
Related
Allowance
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
 
 
$
11,948

 
$
9,369

 
$

 
$
14,888

 
$
11,901

 
$

Home equity
 
 
 
 
3,734

 
1,959

 

 
3,545

 
1,775

 

With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
 
 
$
4,452

 
$
4,335

 
$
242

 
$
6,624

 
$
6,471

 
$
399

Home equity
 
 
 
 
940

 
844

 
142

 
1,047

 
911

 
235

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
 
 
 
 
$
16,400

 
$
13,704

 
$
242

 
$
21,512

 
$
18,372

 
$
399

Home equity
 
 
 
 
4,674

 
2,803

 
142

 
4,592

 
2,686

 
235

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(1)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(1)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(1)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(1)
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
9,673

 
$
83

 
$
13,202

 
$
97

 
$
10,523

 
$
277

 
$
14,332

 
$
310

Home equity
1,964

 
37

 
1,835

 
23

 
1,883

 
67

 
1,777

 
68

With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
4,676

 
$
36

 
$
7,398

 
$
61

 
$
5,371

 
$
133

 
$
7,563

 
$
186

Home equity
822

 
7

 
809

 
6

 
863

 
18

 
756

 
18

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
$
14,349

 
$
119

 
$
20,600

 
$
158

 
$
15,894

 
$
410

 
$
21,895

 
$
496

Home equity
2,786

 
44

 
2,644

 
29

 
2,746

 
85

 
2,533

 
86

(1) 
Interest income recognized includes interest accrued and collected on the outstanding balances of accruing impaired loans as well as interest cash collections on nonaccruing impaired loans for which the principal is considered collectible.


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The table below presents the September 30, 2016 and 2015 unpaid principal balance, carrying value, and average pre- and post-modification interest rates on consumer real estate loans that were modified in TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and net charge-offs recorded during the period in which the modification occurred. The following Consumer Real Estate portfolio segment tables include loans that were initially classified as TDRs during the period and also loans that had previously been classified as TDRs and were modified again during the period.

Consumer Real Estate – TDRs Entered into During the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (1)
 
September 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Carrying
 Value
 
Pre-Modification Interest Rate
 
Post-Modification Interest Rate (2)
 
Net Charge-offs (3)
Residential mortgage
$
487

 
$
445

 
4.83
%
 
4.51
%
 
$
4

Home equity
292

 
223

 
4.95

 
3.41

 
17

Total
$
779

 
$
668

 
4.87

 
4.10

 
$
21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Residential mortgage
$
1,163

 
$
1,030

 
4.91
%
 
4.71
%
 
$
28

Home equity
302

 
243

 
3.41

 
3.34

 
25

Total
$
1,465

 
$
1,273

 
4.60

 
4.42

 
$
53

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Real Estate – TDRs Entered into During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (1)
 
September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Residential mortgage
$
1,039

 
$
942

 
4.77
%
 
4.29
%
 
$
9

Home equity
718

 
552

 
4.03

 
2.87

 
43

Total
$
1,757

 
$
1,494

 
4.47

 
3.71

 
$
52

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Residential mortgage
$
3,052

 
$
2,707

 
4.99
%
 
4.47
%
 
$
70

Home equity
824

 
637

 
3.55

 
3.20

 
55

Total
$
3,876

 
$
3,344

 
4.69

 
4.20

 
$
125

(1) 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation forgave principal of $1 million and $12 million related to residential mortgage loans in connection with TDRs compared to $48 million and $371 million for the same periods in 2015.
(2) 
The post-modification interest rate reflects the interest rate applicable only to permanently completed modifications, which exclude loans that are in a trial modification period.
(3) 
Net charge-offs include amounts recorded on loans modified during the period that are no longer held by the Corporation at September 30, 2016 and 2015 due to sales and other dispositions.

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The table below presents the September 30, 2016 and 2015 carrying value for consumer real estate loans that were modified in a TDR during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 by type of modification.

Consumer Real Estate – Modification Programs
 
TDRs Entered into During the
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Residential Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 
Total Carrying Value
Modifications under government programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
$
12

 
$
6

 
$
18

Principal and/or interest forbearance

 
2

 
2

Other modifications (1)
3

 

 
3

Total modifications under government programs
15

 
8

 
23

Modifications under proprietary programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
19

 
1

 
20

Capitalization of past due amounts
4

 

 
4

Principal and/or interest forbearance
2

 

 
2

Other modifications (1)
1

 
44

 
45

Total modifications under proprietary programs
26

 
45

 
71

Trial modifications
343

 
147

 
490

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (2)
61

 
23

 
84

Total modifications
$
445

 
$
223

 
$
668

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TDRs Entered into During the
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Modifications under government programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
$
67

 
$
2

 
$
69

Principal and/or interest forbearance

 
1

 
1

Other modifications (1)
7

 

 
7

Total modifications under government programs
74

 
3

 
77

Modifications under proprietary programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
46

 

 
46

Capitalization of past due amounts
16

 

 
16

Principal and/or interest forbearance
4

 
1

 
5

Other modifications (1)
5

 
1

 
6

Total modifications under proprietary programs
71

 
2

 
73

Trial modifications
793

 
210

 
1,003

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (2)
92

 
28

 
120

Total modifications
$
1,030

 
$
243

 
$
1,273

(1) 
Includes other modifications such as term or payment extensions and repayment plans.
(2) 
Includes loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy with no change in repayment terms that are classified as TDRs.

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Consumer Real Estate – Modification Programs
 
TDRs Entered into During the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Residential Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 
Total Carrying Value
Modifications under government programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
$
96

 
$
25

 
$
121

Principal and/or interest forbearance
2

 
9

 
11

Other modifications (1)
20

 
1

 
21

Total modifications under government programs
118

 
35

 
153

Modifications under proprietary programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
58

 
85

 
143

Capitalization of past due amounts
20

 
7

 
27

Principal and/or interest forbearance
9

 
38

 
47

Other modifications (1)
3

 
69

 
72

Total modifications under proprietary programs
90

 
199

 
289

Trial modifications
593

 
260

 
853

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (2)
141

 
58

 
199

Total modifications
$
942

 
$
552

 
$
1,494

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TDRs Entered into During the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Modifications under government programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
$
453

 
$
18

 
$
471

Principal and/or interest forbearance
4

 
7

 
11

Other modifications (1)
35

 

 
35

Total modifications under government programs
492

 
25

 
517

Modifications under proprietary programs
 
 
 
 
 
Contractual interest rate reduction
179

 
18

 
197

Capitalization of past due amounts
67

 
6

 
73

Principal and/or interest forbearance
101

 
32

 
133

Other modifications (1)
22

 
52

 
74

Total modifications under proprietary programs
369

 
108

 
477

Trial modifications
1,609

 
402

 
2,011

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (2)
237

 
102

 
339

Total modifications
$
2,707

 
$
637

 
$
3,344

(1) 
Includes other modifications such as term or payment extensions and repayment plans.
(2) 
Includes loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy with no change in repayment terms that are classified as TDRs.


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The table below presents the carrying value of consumer real estate loans that entered into payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 that were modified in a TDR during the 12 months preceding payment default. A payment default for consumer real estate TDRs is recognized when a borrower has missed three monthly payments (not necessarily consecutively) since modification. Payment defaults on a trial modification where the borrower has not yet met the terms of the agreement are included in the table below if the borrower is 90 days or more past due three months after the offer to modify is made.

Consumer Real Estate – TDRs Entering Payment Default That Were Modified During the Preceding 12 Months
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
 Residential Mortgage
 
Home
Equity
 
Total Carrying Value
Modifications under government programs
$
50

 
$
1

 
$
51

Modifications under proprietary programs
29

 
11

 
40

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (1)
36

 
6

 
42

Trial modifications
138

 
23

 
161

Total modifications
$
253

 
$
41

 
$
294

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Modifications under government programs
$
117

 
$
2

 
$
119

Modifications under proprietary programs
97

 
1

 
98

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (1)
57

 
20

 
77

Trial modifications (2)
327

 
49

 
376

Total modifications
$
598

 
$
72

 
$
670

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Modifications under government programs
$
228

 
$
2

 
$
230

Modifications under proprietary programs
107

 
38

 
145

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (1)
107

 
17

 
124

Trial modifications
559

 
89

 
648

Total modifications
$
1,001

 
$
146

 
$
1,147

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Modifications under government programs
$
323

 
$
4

 
$
327

Modifications under proprietary programs
175

 
19

 
194

Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy (1)
189

 
40

 
229

Trial modifications (2)
2,563

 
100

 
2,663

Total modifications
$
3,250

 
$
163

 
$
3,413

(1) 
Includes loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy with no change in repayment terms that are classified as TDRs.
(2) 
Includes $59 million and $1.6 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 of trial modification offers made in connection with the August 2014 U.S. Department of Justice settlement to which the customer did not respond.

Credit Card and Other Consumer

Impaired loans within the Credit Card and Other Consumer portfolio segment consist entirely of loans that have been modified in TDRs (the renegotiated credit card and other consumer TDR portfolio, collectively referred to as the renegotiated TDR portfolio). The Corporation seeks to assist customers that are experiencing financial difficulty by modifying loans while ensuring compliance with federal, local and international laws and guidelines. Credit card and other consumer loan modifications generally involve reducing the interest rate on the account and placing the customer on a fixed payment plan not exceeding 60 months, all of which are considered TDRs. In addition, the accounts of non-U.S. credit card customers who do not qualify for a fixed payment plan may have their interest rates reduced, as required by certain local jurisdictions. These modifications, which are also TDRs, tend to experience higher payment default rates given that the borrowers may lack the ability to repay even with the interest rate reduction. In substantially all cases, the customer's available line of credit is canceled. The Corporation makes loan modifications directly with borrowers for debt held only by the Corporation (internal programs). Additionally, the Corporation makes loan modifications for borrowers working with third-party renegotiation agencies that provide solutions to customers' entire unsecured debt structures (external programs). The Corporation classifies other secured consumer loans that have been discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy as TDRs which are written down to collateral value and placed on

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nonaccrual status no later than the time of discharge. For more information on the regulatory guidance on loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, see Nonperforming Loans and Leases in this Note.

All credit card and substantially all other consumer loans that have been modified in TDRs remain on accrual status until the loan is either paid in full or charged off, which occurs no later than the end of the month in which the loan becomes 180 days past due or generally at 120 days past due for a loan that has been placed on a fixed payment plan.

The allowance for impaired credit card and substantially all other consumer loans is based on the present value of projected cash flows, which incorporates the Corporation's historical payment default and loss experience on modified loans, discounted using the portfolio's average contractual interest rate, excluding promotionally priced loans, in effect prior to restructuring. Credit card and other consumer loans are included in homogeneous pools which are collectively evaluated for impairment. For these portfolios, loss forecast models are utilized that consider a variety of factors including, but not limited to, historical loss experience, delinquency status, economic trends and credit scores.

The table below provides the unpaid principal balance, carrying value and related allowance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the average carrying value and interest income recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 on the Corporation's renegotiated TDR portfolio in the Credit Card and Other Consumer portfolio segment.

Impaired Loans – Credit Card and Other Consumer – Renegotiated TDRs
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Carrying
Value
(1)
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Carrying
Value
(1)
 
Related
Allowance
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct/Indirect consumer
 
 
 
 
$
47

 
$
20

 
$

 
$
50

 
$
21

 
$

With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
 
 
 
 
$
500

 
$
507

 
$
123

 
$
598

 
$
611

 
$
176

Non-U.S. credit card
 
 
 
 
91

 
104

 
62

 
109

 
126

 
70

Direct/Indirect consumer
 
 
 
 
5

 
6

 
1

 
17

 
21

 
4

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
 
 
 
 
$
500

 
$
507

 
$
123

 
$
598

 
$
611

 
$
176

Non-U.S. credit card
 
 
 
 
91

 
104

 
62

 
109

 
126

 
70

Direct/Indirect consumer
 
 
 
 
52

 
26

 
1

 
67

 
42

 
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct/Indirect consumer
$
21

 
$

 
$
22

 
$

 
$
21

 
$

 
$
23

 
$

With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
$
539

 
$
7

 
$
714

 
$
10

 
$
571

 
$
24

 
$
779

 
$
34

Non-U.S. credit card
107

 

 
142

 
1

 
115

 
2

 
150

 
3

Direct/Indirect consumer
7

 

 
40

 
1

 
12

 

 
60

 
3

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. credit card
$
539

 
$
7

 
$
714

 
$
10

 
$
571

 
$
24

 
$
779

 
$
34

Non-U.S. credit card
107

 

 
142

 
1

 
115

 
2

 
150

 
3

Direct/Indirect consumer
28

 

 
62

 
1

 
33

 

 
83

 
3

(1) 
Includes accrued interest and fees.
(2) 
Interest income recognized includes interest accrued and collected on the outstanding balances of accruing impaired loans as well as interest cash collections on nonaccruing impaired loans for which the principal is considered collectible.


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The table below provides information on the Corporation's primary modification programs for the renegotiated TDR portfolio at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Credit Card and Other Consumer – Renegotiated TDRs by Program Type
 
Internal Programs
 
External Programs
 
Other (1)
 
Total
 
Percent of Balances Current or
Less Than 30 Days Past Due
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
U.S. credit card
$
237

$
313

 
$
269

$
296

 
$
1

$
2

 
$
507

$
611

 
89.08
%
88.74
%
Non-U.S. credit card
12

21

 
8

10

 
84

95

 
104

126

 
42.84

44.25

Direct/Indirect consumer
3

11

 
2

7

 
21

24

 
26

42

 
91.75

89.12

Total renegotiated TDRs
$
252

$
345

 
$
279

$
313

 
$
106

$
121

 
$
637

$
779

 
81.65

81.55

(1) 
Other TDRs for non-U.S. credit card include modifications of accounts that are ineligible for a fixed payment plan.

The table below provides information on the Corporation's renegotiated TDR portfolio including the September 30, 2016 and 2015 unpaid principal balance, carrying value and average pre- and post-modification interest rates of loans that were modified in TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and net charge-offs recorded during the period in which the modification occurred.

Credit Card and Other Consumer – Renegotiated TDRs Entered into During the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Carrying
Value (1)
 
Pre-Modification Interest Rate
 
Post-Modification Interest Rate
 
Net Charge-offs
U.S. credit card
$
46

 
$
50

 
17.48
%
 
5.33
%
 
$
4

Non-U.S. credit card
32

 
36

 
24.11

 
0.38

 
20

Direct/Indirect consumer
7

 
4

 
4.13

 
4.08

 
2

Total
$
85

 
$
90

 
19.55

 
3.27

 
$
26

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
U.S. credit card
$
59

 
$
65

 
17.10
%
 
4.97
%
 
$
8

Non-U.S. credit card
32

 
38

 
24.04

 
0.43

 
23

Direct/Indirect consumer
7

 
4

 
5.58

 
5.10

 
2

Total
$
98

 
$
107

 
19.12

 
3.37

 
$
33

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Card and Other Consumer – Renegotiated TDRs Entered into During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
U.S. credit card
$
126

 
$
134

 
17.42
%
 
5.45
%
 
$
8

Non-U.S. credit card
63

 
73

 
23.93

 
0.44

 
28

Direct/Indirect consumer
16

 
9

 
4.50

 
4.33

 
7

Total
$
205

 
$
216

 
19.05

 
3.72

 
$
43

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
U.S. credit card
$
172

 
$
184

 
16.98
%
 
5.02
%
 
$
16

Non-U.S. credit card
72

 
84

 
24.01

 
0.45

 
35

Direct/Indirect consumer
16

 
10

 
6.28

 
5.29

 
7

Total
$
260

 
$
278

 
18.72

 
3.65

 
$
58

(1) 
Includes accrued interest and fees.


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The table below provides information on the Corporation's primary modification programs for the renegotiated TDR portfolio for loans that were modified in TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Credit Card and Other Consumer – Renegotiated TDRs Entered into During the Period by Program Type
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Internal Programs
 
External Programs
 
Other (1)
 
Total
U.S. credit card
$
27

 
$
23

 
$

 
$
50

Non-U.S. credit card
1

 
1

 
34

 
36

Direct/Indirect consumer

 

 
4

 
4

Total renegotiated TDRs
$
28

 
$
24

 
$
38

 
$
90

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
U.S. credit card
$
41

 
$
24

 
$

 
$
65

Non-U.S. credit card
1

 
1

 
36

 
38

Direct/Indirect consumer

 

 
4

 
4

Total renegotiated TDRs
$
42

 
$
25

 
$
40

 
$
107

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
U.S. credit card
$
71

 
$
63

 
$

 
$
134

Non-U.S. credit card
2

 
3

 
68

 
73

Direct/Indirect consumer

 

 
9

 
9

Total renegotiated TDRs
$
73

 
$
66

 
$
77

 
$
216

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
U.S. credit card
$
118

 
$
66

 
$

 
$
184

Non-U.S. credit card
3

 
3

 
78

 
84

Direct/Indirect consumer
1

 

 
9

 
10

Total renegotiated TDRs
$
122

 
$
69

 
$
87

 
$
278

(1) Other TDRs for non-U.S. credit card include modifications of accounts that are ineligible for a fixed payment plan.

Credit card and other consumer loans are deemed to be in payment default during the quarter in which a borrower misses the second of two consecutive payments. Payment defaults are one of the factors considered when projecting future cash flows in the calculation of the allowance for loan and lease losses for impaired credit card and other consumer loans. Based on historical experience, the Corporation estimates that 14 percent of new U.S. credit card TDRs, 90 percent of new non-U.S. credit card TDRs and 14 percent of new direct/indirect consumer TDRs may be in payment default within 12 months after modification. Loans that entered into payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 that had been modified in a TDR during the preceding 12 months were $7 million and $23 million for U.S. credit card, $31 million and $95 million for non-U.S. credit card, and $0 and $2 million for direct/indirect consumer. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, loans that entered into payment default that had been modified in a TDR during the preceding 12 months were $11 million and $33 million for U.S. credit card, $37 million and $117 million for non-U.S. credit card, and $1 million and $3 million for direct/indirect consumer.


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Commercial Loans

Impaired commercial loans, which include nonperforming loans and TDRs (both performing and nonperforming), are primarily measured based on the present value of payments expected to be received, discounted at the loan's original effective interest rate. Commercial impaired loans may also be measured based on observable market prices or, for loans that are solely dependent on the collateral for repayment, the estimated fair value of collateral, less costs to sell. If the carrying value of a loan exceeds this amount, a specific allowance is recorded as a component of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

Modifications of loans to commercial borrowers that are experiencing financial difficulty are designed to reduce the Corporation's loss exposure while providing the borrower with an opportunity to work through financial difficulties, often to avoid foreclosure or bankruptcy. Each modification is unique and reflects the individual circumstances of the borrower. Modifications that result in a TDR may include extensions of maturity at a concessionary (below market) rate of interest, payment forbearances or other actions designed to benefit the customer while mitigating the Corporation's risk exposure. Reductions in interest rates are rare. Instead, the interest rates are typically increased, although the increased rate may not represent a market rate of interest. Infrequently, concessions may also include principal forgiveness in connection with foreclosure, short sale or other settlement agreements leading to termination or sale of the loan.

At the time of restructuring, the loans are remeasured to reflect the impact, if any, on projected cash flows resulting from the modified terms. If there was no forgiveness of principal and the interest rate was not decreased, the modification may have little or no impact on the allowance established for the loan. If a portion of the loan is deemed to be uncollectible, a charge-off may be recorded at the time of restructuring. Alternatively, a charge-off may have already been recorded in a previous period such that no charge-off is required at the time of modification. For more information on modifications for the U.S. small business commercial portfolio, see Credit Card and Other Consumer in this Note.

Remaining commitments to lend additional funds to debtors whose terms have been modified in a commercial loan TDR were $487 million and $187 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Commercial foreclosed properties totaled $16 million and $15 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.


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The table below provides the unpaid principal balance, carrying value and related allowance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the average carrying value and interest income recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 for impaired loans in the Corporation's Commercial loan portfolio segment. Certain impaired commercial loans do not have a related allowance as the valuation of these impaired loans exceeded the carrying value, which is net of previously recorded charge-offs.

Impaired Loans – Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Carrying
Value
 
Related
Allowance
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Carrying
Value
 
Related
Allowance
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
 
 
 
 
$
1,146

 
$
1,109

 
$

 
$
566

 
$
541

 
$

Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
72

 
65

 

 
82

 
77

 

Non-U.S. commercial
 
 
 
 
35

 
35

 

 
4

 
4

 

With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
 
 
 
 
$
1,970

 
$
1,553

 
$
149

 
$
1,350

 
$
1,157

 
$
115

Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
233

 
70

 
7

 
328

 
107

 
11

Commercial lease financing
 
 
 
 
7

 
4

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. commercial
 
 
 
 
715

 
575

 
72

 
531

 
381

 
56

U.S. small business commercial (1)
 
 
 
 
92

 
79

 
30

 
105

 
101

 
35

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
 
 
 
 
$
3,116

 
$
2,662

 
$
149

 
$
1,916

 
$
1,698

 
$
115

Commercial real estate
 
 
 
 
305

 
135

 
7

 
410

 
184

 
11

Commercial lease financing
 
 
 
 
7

 
4

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. commercial
 
 
 
 
750

 
610

 
72

 
535

 
385

 
56

U.S. small business commercial (1)
 
 
 
 
92

 
79

 
30

 
105

 
101

 
35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
 
Average
Carrying
Value
 
Interest
Income
Recognized
(2)
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
$
940

 
$
5

 
$
776

 
$
4

 
$
726

 
$
10

 
$
704

 
$
12

Commercial real estate
59

 

 
73

 

 
67

 

 
75

 
1

Non-U.S. commercial
32

 

 
53

 

 
18

 

 
30

 
1

With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
$
1,624

 
$
16

 
$
981

 
$
11

 
$
1,570

 
$
46

 
$
902

 
$
36

Commercial real estate
87

 
1

 
179

 
1

 
95

 
3

 
248

 
6

Commercial lease financing
4

 

 

 

 
2

 

 

 

Non-U.S. commercial
397

 
5

 
102

 
1

 
372

 
11

 
96

 
2

U.S. small business commercial (1)
81

 
1

 
110

 

 
91

 
1

 
112

 

Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. commercial
$
2,564

 
$
21

 
$
1,757

 
$
15

 
$
2,296

 
$
56

 
$
1,606

 
$
48

Commercial real estate
146

 
1

 
252

 
1

 
162

 
3

 
323

 
7

Commercial lease financing
4

 

 

 

 
2

 

 

 

Non-U.S. commercial
429

 
5

 
155

 
1

 
390

 
11

 
126

 
3

U.S. small business commercial (1)
81

 
1

 
110

 

 
91

 
1

 
112

 

(1) 
Includes U.S. small business commercial renegotiated TDR loans and related allowance.
(2) 
Interest income recognized includes interest accrued and collected on the outstanding balances of accruing impaired loans as well as interest cash collections on nonaccruing impaired loans for which the principal is considered collectible.


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The table below presents the September 30, 2016 and 2015 unpaid principal balance and carrying value of commercial loans that were modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and net charge-offs that were recorded during the period in which the modification occurred. The table below includes loans that were initially classified as TDRs during the period and also loans that had previously been classified as TDRs and were modified again during the period.

Commercial – TDRs Entered into During the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Carrying
Value
 
Net Charge-offs
U.S. commercial
$
793

 
$
768

 
$
14

Commercial real estate
4

 
4

 

Commercial lease financing
2

 
2

 

Non-U.S. commercial
17

 
17

 

U.S. small business commercial (1)
1

 
1

 

Total
$
817

 
$
792

 
$
14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
U.S. commercial
$
347

 
$
324

 
$
12

Commercial real estate
17

 
17

 

Non-U.S. commercial
10

 
10

 

U.S. small business commercial (1)
2

 
2

 

Total
$
376

 
$
353

 
$
12

 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial – TDRs Entered into During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
U.S. commercial
$
1,483

 
$
1,447

 
$
43

Commercial real estate
11

 
11

 
1

Commercial lease financing
7

 
4

 
2

Non-U.S. commercial
265

 
201

 
48

U.S. small business commercial (1)
4

 
4

 

Total
$
1,770

 
$
1,667

 
$
94

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
U.S. commercial
$
977

 
$
900

 
$
18

Commercial real estate
47

 
47

 

Non-U.S. commercial
45

 
45

 

U.S. small business commercial (1)
5

 
5

 

Total
$
1,074

 
$
997

 
$
18

(1) 
U.S. small business commercial TDRs are comprised of renegotiated small business card loans.

A commercial TDR is generally deemed to be in payment default when the loan is 90 days or more past due, including delinquencies that were not resolved as part of the modification. U.S. small business commercial TDRs are deemed to be in payment default during the quarter in which a borrower misses the second of two consecutive payments. Payment defaults are one of the factors considered when projecting future cash flows, along with observable market prices or fair value of collateral when measuring the allowance for loan and lease losses. TDRs that were in payment default had a carrying value of $123 million and $85 million for U.S. commercial, $17 million and $26 million for commercial real estate, and $2 million and $0 for U.S. small business commercial at September 30, 2016 and 2015.


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Purchased Credit-impaired Loans

The table below shows activity for the accretable yield on PCI loans, which include the Countrywide Financial Corporation (Countrywide) portfolio and loans repurchased in connection with the 2013 settlement with FNMA. The amount of accretable yield is affected by changes in credit outlooks, including metrics such as default rates and loss severities, prepayment speeds, which can change the amount and period of time over which interest payments are expected to be received, and the interest rates on variable rate loans. The reclassifications from nonaccretable difference in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were primarily due to an increase in the expected principal and interest cash flows due to lower default estimates.

Rollforward of Accretable Yield
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Accretable yield, beginning of period
$
4,042

 
$
4,569

Accretion
(176
)
 
(553
)
Disposals/transfers
(129
)
 
(364
)
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference
34

 
119

Accretable yield, September 30, 2016
$
3,771

 
$
3,771


During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation sold PCI loans with a carrying value of $111 million and $435 million, which excludes the related allowance of $11 million and $50 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Corporation sold PCI loans with a carrying value of $220 million and $1.2 billion, which excludes the related allowance of $38 million and $213 million. For more information on PCI loans, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and for the carrying value and valuation allowance for PCI loans, see Note 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses.

Loans Held-for-sale

The Corporation had LHFS of $10.6 billion and $7.5 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Cash and non-cash proceeds from sales and paydowns of loans originally classified as LHFS were $22.1 billion and $31.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Cash used for originations and purchases of LHFS totaled $24.2 billion and $29.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

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NOTE 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses

The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Consumer Real Estate
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Allowance
Allowance for loan and lease losses, July 1
$
3,209

 
$
3,334

 
$
5,294

 
$
11,837

Loans and leases charged off
(246
)
 
(868
)
 
(163
)
 
(1,277
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
145

 
191

 
53

 
389

Net charge-offs
(101
)
 
(677
)
 
(110
)
 
(888
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(83
)
 

 

 
(83
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(36
)
 
741

 
129

 
834

Other (1)

 
(8
)
 

 
(8
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
2,989

 
3,390

 
5,313

 
11,692

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, July 1

 

 
750

 
750

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
16

 
16

Other (1)

 

 
1

 
1

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
767

 
767

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
2,989

 
$
3,390

 
$
6,080

 
$
12,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Allowance for loan and lease losses, July 1
$
4,741

 
$
3,702

 
$
4,625

 
$
13,068

Loans and leases charged off
(345
)
 
(873
)
 
(157
)
 
(1,375
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
199

 
198

 
46

 
443

Net charge-offs
(146
)
 
(675
)
 
(111
)
 
(932
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(148
)
 

 

 
(148
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(12
)
 
554

 
191

 
733

Other (1)
(35
)
 
(29
)
 

 
(64
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
4,400

 
3,552

 
4,705

 
12,657

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, July 1

 

 
588

 
588

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
73

 
73

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
661

 
661

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
4,400

 
$
3,552

 
$
5,366

 
$
13,318

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
3,914

 
$
3,471

 
$
4,849

 
$
12,234

Loans and leases charged off
(928
)
 
(2,664
)
 
(559
)
 
(4,151
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
464

 
584

 
162

 
1,210

Net charge-offs
(464
)
 
(2,080
)
 
(397
)
 
(2,941
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(270
)
 

 

 
(270
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(191
)
 
2,031

 
962

 
2,802

Other (1)

 
(32
)
 
(101
)
 
(133
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
2,989

 
3,390

 
5,313

 
11,692

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
646

 
646

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
21

 
21

Other (1)

 

 
100

 
100

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
767

 
767

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
2,989

 
$
3,390

 
$
6,080

 
$
12,459

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
5,935

 
$
4,047

 
$
4,437

 
$
14,419

Loans and leases charged off
(1,430
)
 
(2,733
)
 
(410
)
 
(4,573
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
587

 
618

 
174

 
1,379

Net charge-offs
(843
)
 
(2,115
)
 
(236
)
 
(3,194
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(726
)
 

 

 
(726
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
68

 
1,646

 
504

 
2,218

Other (1)
(34
)
 
(26
)
 

 
(60
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
4,400

 
3,552

 
4,705

 
12,657

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
528

 
528

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
133

 
133

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
661

 
661

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
4,400

 
$
3,552

 
$
5,366

 
$
13,318

(1) 
Primarily represents the net impact of portfolio sales, consolidations and deconsolidations, foreign currency translation adjustments and certain other reclassifications.


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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, for the PCI loan portfolio, the Corporation recorded provision expense of $8 million and a benefit of $81 million compared to a benefit of $68 million and $40 million for the same periods in 2015. Write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio totaled $83 million and $270 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $148 million and $726 million for the same periods in 2015. Write-offs included $11 million and $50 million associated with the sale of PCI loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $38 million and $213 million for the same periods in 2015. The valuation allowance associated with the PCI loan portfolio was $453 million and $804 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

The table below presents the allowance and the carrying value of outstanding loans and leases by portfolio segment at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Allowance and Carrying Value by Portfolio Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Consumer Real Estate
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
384

 
$
186

 
$
258

 
$
828

Carrying value (3)
16,507

 
637

 
3,490

 
20,634

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
2.33
%
 
29.20
%
 
7.39
%
 
4.01
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
2,152

 
$
3,204

 
$
5,055

 
$
10,411

Carrying value (3, 4)
225,990

 
193,093

 
442,715

 
861,798

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
0.95
%
 
1.66
%
 
1.14
%
 
1.21
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
$
453

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
453

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
14,468

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
14,468

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
3.13
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
3.13
%
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
2,989

 
$
3,390

 
$
5,313

 
$
11,692

Carrying value (3, 4)
256,965

 
193,730

 
446,205

 
896,900

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.16
%
 
1.75
%
 
1.19
%
 
1.30
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
634

 
$
250

 
$
217

 
$
1,101

Carrying value (3)
21,058

 
779

 
2,368

 
24,205

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
3.01
%
 
32.09
%
 
9.16
%
 
4.55
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
2,476

 
$
3,221

 
$
4,632

 
$
10,329

Carrying value (3, 4)
226,116

 
189,660

 
433,379

 
849,155

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.10
%
 
1.70
%
 
1.07
%
 
1.22
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
$
804

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
804

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
16,685

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
16,685

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
4.82
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
4.82
%
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
3,914

 
$
3,471

 
$
4,849

 
$
12,234

Carrying value (3, 4)
263,859

 
190,439

 
435,747

 
890,045

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.48
%
 
1.82
%
 
1.11
%
 
1.37
%
(1) 
Impaired loans include nonperforming commercial loans and all TDRs, including both commercial and consumer TDRs. Impaired loans exclude nonperforming consumer loans unless they are TDRs, and all consumer and commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Allowance for loan and lease losses includes $30 million and $35 million related to impaired U.S. small business commercial at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(3) 
Amounts are presented gross of the allowance for loan and lease losses.
(4) 
Outstanding loan and lease balances and ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option of $8.1 billion and $6.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
n/a = not applicable

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NOTE 6 – Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities

The Corporation utilizes VIEs in the ordinary course of business to support its own and its customers' financing and investing needs. The Corporation routinely securitizes loans and debt securities using VIEs as a source of funding for the Corporation and as a means of transferring the economic risk of the loans or debt securities to third parties. The assets are transferred into a trust or other securitization vehicle such that the assets are legally isolated from the creditors of the Corporation and are not available to satisfy its obligations. These assets can only be used to settle obligations of the trust or other securitization vehicle. The Corporation also administers, structures or invests in other VIEs including CDOs, investment vehicles and other entities. For more information on the Corporation's utilization of VIEs, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and Note 6 – Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The tables in this Note present the assets and liabilities of consolidated and unconsolidated VIEs at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, in situations where the Corporation has continuing involvement with transferred assets or if the Corporation otherwise has a variable interest in the VIE. The tables also present the Corporation's maximum loss exposure at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 resulting from its involvement with consolidated VIEs and unconsolidated VIEs in which the Corporation holds a variable interest. The Corporation's maximum loss exposure is based on the unlikely event that all of the assets in the VIEs become worthless and incorporates not only potential losses associated with assets recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet but also potential losses associated with off-balance sheet commitments such as unfunded liquidity commitments and other contractual arrangements. The Corporation's maximum loss exposure does not include losses previously recognized through write-downs of assets. As a result of new accounting guidance issued by the FASB, which was effective on January 1, 2016, the Corporation identified certain limited partnerships and similar entities that are now considered to be VIEs and are included in the unconsolidated VIE tables in this Note at September 30, 2016. The Corporation had a maximum loss exposure of $4.9 billion related to these VIEs, which had total assets of $13.4 billion.

The Corporation invests in asset-backed securities (ABS) issued by third-party VIEs with which it has no other form of involvement and enters into certain commercial lending arrangements that may also incorporate the use of VIEs to hold collateral. These securities and loans are included in Note 3 – Securities or Note 4 – Outstanding Loans and Leases. In addition, the Corporation uses VIEs such as trust preferred securities trusts in connection with its funding activities. For additional information, see Note 11 – Long-term Debt to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Corporation uses VIEs, such as common trust funds managed within GWIM, to provide investment opportunities for clients. These VIEs, which are generally not consolidated by the Corporation, as applicable, are not included in the tables in this Note.

Except as described below and in Note 6 – Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Corporation did not provide financial support to consolidated or unconsolidated VIEs during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 or the year ended December 31, 2015 that it was not previously contractually required to provide, nor does it intend to do so.

First-lien Mortgage Securitizations

First-lien Mortgages

As part of its mortgage banking activities, the Corporation securitizes a portion of the first-lien residential mortgage loans it originates or purchases from third parties, generally in the form of RMBS guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, FNMA and FHLMC (collectively the GSEs), or Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) primarily in the case of FHA-insured and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-guaranteed mortgage loans. Securitization usually occurs in conjunction with or shortly after origination or purchase and the Corporation may also securitize loans held in its residential mortgage portfolio. In addition, the Corporation may, from time to time, securitize commercial mortgages it originates or purchases from other entities. The Corporation typically services the loans it securitizes. Further, the Corporation may retain beneficial interests in the securitization trusts including senior and subordinate securities and equity tranches issued by the trusts. Except as described below and in Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees, the Corporation does not provide guarantees or recourse to the securitization trusts other than standard representations and warranties.


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The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitizations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

First-lien Mortgage Securitizations
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Residential Mortgage
 
 
 
Agency
 
Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
Cash proceeds from new securitizations (1)
$
7,131

$
7,632

 
$
1,052

$
807

Gain on securitizations (2)
89

118

 
27

14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
2015
 
2016
2015
Cash proceeds from new securitizations (1)
$
18,580

$
22,304

 
$
3,031

$
5,695

Gain on securitizations (2)
322

475

 
18

46

(1) 
The Corporation transfers residential mortgage loans to securitizations sponsored by the GSEs or GNMA in the normal course of business and receives RMBS in exchange which may then be sold into the market to third-party investors for cash proceeds.
(2) 
A majority of the first-lien residential and commercial mortgage loans securitized are initially classified as LHFS and accounted for under the fair value option. Gains recognized on these LHFS prior to securitization, which totaled $149 million and $349 million, net of hedges, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $192 million and $623 million for the same periods in 2015, are not included in the table above.

In addition to cash proceeds as reported in the table above, the Corporation received securities with an initial fair value of $1.2 billion and $3.1 billion in connection with first-lien mortgage securitizations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $7.0 billion and $20.0 billion for the same periods in 2015. The receipt of these securities represents non-cash operating and investing activities and, accordingly, is not reflected on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. All of these securities were initially classified as Level 2 assets within the fair value hierarchy. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no changes to the initial classification.

The Corporation recognizes consumer MSRs from the sale or securitization of first-lien mortgage loans. Servicing fee and ancillary fee income on consumer mortgage loans serviced, including securitizations where the Corporation has continuing involvement, were $280 million and $868 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $307 million and $1.0 billion for the same periods in 2015. Servicing advances on consumer mortgage loans, including securitizations where the Corporation has continuing involvement, were $6.6 billion and $7.8 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Corporation may have the option to repurchase delinquent loans out of securitization trusts, which reduces the amount of servicing advances it is required to make. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, $684 million and $2.1 billion of loans were repurchased from first-lien securitization trusts primarily as a result of loan delinquencies or to perform modifications compared to $511 million and $2.4 billion for the same periods in 2015. The majority of these loans repurchased were FHA-insured mortgages collateralizing GNMA securities. For more information on MSRs, see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation deconsolidated agency residential mortgage securitization vehicles with total assets of $326 million and $3.1 billion following the sale of retained interests to third parties, after which the Corporation no longer had the unilateral ability to liquidate the vehicles. Gains on sale of $11 million and $125 million were recorded in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

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The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitization trusts in which the Corporation held a variable interest at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

First-lien Mortgage VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential Mortgage
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency
 
 
 
Agency
 
Prime
 
Subprime
 
Alt-A
 
Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
Unconsolidated VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum loss exposure (1)
$
24,492

$
28,192

 
$
778

$
1,027

 
$
2,626

$
2,905

 
$
539

$
622

 
$
332

$
326

On-balance sheet assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior securities held (2):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets
$
1,345

$
1,297

 
$
14

$
42

 
$
54

$
94

 
$
84

$
99

 
$
29

$
59

Debt securities carried at fair value
19,322

24,369

 
478

613

 
2,274

2,479

 
315

340

 


Held-to-maturity securities
3,812

2,511

 


 


 


 
55

37

Subordinate securities held (2):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets


 
1

1

 
29

37

 
1

2

 
16

22

Debt securities carried at fair value


 
9

12

 
2

3

 
25

28

 
54

54

Held-to-maturity securities


 


 


 


 
13

13

Residual interests held


 


 


 


 
32

48

All other assets (3)
13

15

 
29

40

 


 
114

153

 


Total retained positions
$
24,492

$
28,192

 
$
531

$
708

 
$
2,359

$
2,613

 
$
539

$
622

 
$
199

$
233

Principal balance outstanding (4)
$
284,246

$
313,613

 
$
13,767

$
16,087

 
$
24,396

$
27,854

 
$
35,969

$
40,848

 
$
21,032

$
34,243

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum loss exposure (1)
$
19,384

$
26,878

 
$
52

$
65

 
$
153

$
232

 
$

$

 
$

$

On-balance sheet assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets
$
383

$
1,101

 
$

$

 
$

$
188

 
$

$

 
$

$

Loans and leases (5)
18,562

25,328

 
83

111

 
572

675

 


 


All other assets
441

449

 
3


 
70

54

 


 


Total assets
$
19,386

$
26,878

 
$
86

$
111

 
$
642

$
917

 
$

$

 
$

$

On-balance sheet liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
2

$

 
$
34

$
46

 
$
613

$
840

 
$

$

 
$

$

All other liabilities
3

1

 


 


 


 


Total liabilities
$
5

$
1

 
$
34

$
46

 
$
613

$
840

 
$

$

 
$

$

(1) 
Maximum loss exposure includes obligations under loss-sharing reinsurance and other arrangements for non-agency residential mortgage and commercial mortgage securitizations, but excludes the liability for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees and also excludes servicing advances and other servicing rights and obligations. For additional information, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees and Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights.
(2) 
As a holder of these securities, the Corporation receives scheduled principal and interest payments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no OTTI losses recorded on those securities classified as AFS debt securities.
(3) 
Not included in the table above are all other assets of $326 million and $222 million, representing the unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans eligible for repurchase from unconsolidated residential mortgage securitization vehicles, principally guaranteed by GNMA, and all other liabilities of $326 million and $222 million, representing the principal amount that would be payable to the securitization vehicles if the Corporation was to exercise the repurchase option, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(4) 
Principal balance outstanding includes loans the Corporation transferred with which it has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loans.
(5) 
Balance at September 30, 2016 includes $655 million from consolidated collateralized financing entities (CFE) that were measured using the fair value of the financial liabilities of those entities as the measurement basis.

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Other Asset-backed Securitizations

The table below summarizes select information related to home equity loan, credit card and other asset-backed VIEs in which the Corporation held a variable interest at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Home Equity Loan, Credit Card and Other Asset-backed VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home Equity Loan (1)
 
Credit Card (2, 3)
 
Resecuritization Trusts
 
Municipal Bond Trusts
 
Automobile and Other Securitization Trusts
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
 
September 30
2016
December 31
2015
Unconsolidated VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum loss exposure
$
3,338

$
3,988

 
$

$

 
$
10,200

$
13,046

 
$
1,760

$
1,572

 
$
49

$
63

On-balance sheet assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior securities held (4, 5):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets
$

$

 
$

$

 
$
670

$
1,248

 
$
26

$
2

 
$

$

Debt securities carried at fair value
48

57

 


 
2,585

4,341

 


 
49

53

Held-to-maturity securities


 


 
6,820

7,370

 


 


Subordinate securities held (4, 5):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets


 


 
55

17

 


 


Debt securities carried at fair value


 


 
71

70

 


 


All other assets


 


 


 


 

10

Total retained positions
$
48

$
57

 
$

$

 
$
10,201

$
13,046

 
$
26

$
2

 
$
49

$
63

Total assets of VIEs (6)
$
4,999

$
5,883

 
$

$

 
$
24,489

$
35,362

 
$
2,626

$
2,518

 
$
179

$
314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum loss exposure
$
163

$
231

 
$
25,101

$
32,678

 
$
180

$
354

 
$
1,770

$
1,973

 
$

$

On-balance sheet assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets
$

$

 
$

$

 
$
456

$
771

 
$
1,797

$
1,984

 
$

$

Loans and leases
263

321

 
34,872

43,194

 


 


 


Allowance for loan and lease losses
(16
)
(18
)
 
(1,060
)
(1,293
)
 


 


 


All other assets
6

20

 
283

342

 


 

1

 


Total assets
$
253

$
323

 
$
34,095

$
42,243

 
$
456

$
771

 
$
1,797

$
1,985

 
$

$

On-balance sheet liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
$

$

 
$

$

 
$

$

 
$
546

$
681

 
$

$

Long-term debt
123

183

 
8,977

9,550

 
276

417

 
12

12

 


All other liabilities


 
17

15

 


 
15


 


Total liabilities
$
123

$
183

 
$
8,994

$
9,565

 
$
276

$
417

 
$
573

$
693

 
$

$

(1) 
For unconsolidated home equity loan VIEs, the maximum loss exposure includes outstanding trust certificates issued by trusts in rapid amortization, net of recorded reserves. For both consolidated and unconsolidated home equity loan VIEs, the maximum loss exposure excludes the liability for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees. For additional information, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees.
(2) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, loans and leases in the consolidated credit card trust included $17.3 billion and $24.7 billion of seller's interest.
(3) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, all other assets in the consolidated credit card trust included restricted cash, certain short-term investments, and unbilled accrued interest and fees.
(4) 
As a holder of these securities, the Corporation receives scheduled principal and interest payments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no OTTI losses recorded on those securities classified as AFS or HTM debt securities.
(5) 
The retained senior and subordinate securities were valued using quoted market prices or observable market inputs (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy).
(6) 
Total assets include loans the Corporation transferred with which the Corporation has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loan.

Home Equity Loans

The Corporation retains interests in home equity securitization trusts to which it transferred home equity loans. These retained interests include senior and subordinate securities and residual interests. In addition, the Corporation may be obligated to provide subordinate funding to the trusts during a rapid amortization event. The Corporation typically services the loans in the trusts. Except as described below and in Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees, the Corporation does not provide guarantees or recourse to the securitization trusts other than standard representations and warranties. There were no securitizations of home equity loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and all of the home equity trusts that hold revolving home equity lines of credit have entered the rapid amortization phase.


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The maximum loss exposure in the table above includes the Corporation's obligation to provide subordinate funding to the consolidated and unconsolidated home equity loan securitizations that have entered the rapid amortization phase. During this period, cash payments from borrowers are accumulated to repay outstanding debt securities and the Corporation continues to make advances to borrowers when they draw on their lines of credit. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, home equity loan securitizations in rapid amortization for which the Corporation has a subordinate funding obligation, including both consolidated and unconsolidated trusts, had $3.3 billion and $4.0 billion of trust certificates outstanding. The charges that will ultimately be recorded as a result of the rapid amortization events depend on the undrawn available credit on the home equity lines, performance of the loans, the amount of subsequent draws and the timing of related cash flows. Amounts actually funded by the Corporation totaled $1 million and $6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Credit Card Securitizations

The Corporation securitizes originated and purchased credit card loans. The Corporation's continuing involvement with the securitization trust includes servicing the receivables, retaining an undivided interest (seller's interest) in the receivables, and holding certain retained interests including senior and subordinate securities, subordinate interests in accrued interest and fees on the securitized receivables, and cash reserve accounts. The seller's interest in the trust, which is pari passu to the investors' interest, is classified in loans and leases.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, $750 million and $2.3 billion of new senior debt securities were issued to third-party investors from the credit card securitization trust. There were no new senior debt securities issued to third-party investors for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

The Corporation held subordinate securities issued by the credit card securitization trust with a notional principal amount of $7.5 billion at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These securities serve as a form of credit enhancement to the senior debt securities and have a stated interest rate of zero percent. There were $121 million and $371 million of these subordinate securities issued for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 compared to none for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Resecuritization Trusts

The Corporation transfers existing securities, typically MBS, into resecuritization vehicles at the request of customers seeking securities with specific characteristics. The Corporation may also resecuritize securities within its investment portfolio for purposes of improving liquidity and capital, and managing credit or interest rate risk. Generally, there are no significant ongoing activities performed in a resecuritization trust and no single investor has the unilateral ability to liquidate the trust.

The Corporation resecuritized $5.6 billion and $20.3 billion of securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $9.1 billion and $22.1 billion for the same periods in 2015. There were no resecuritizations of AFS debt securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Other securities transferred into resecuritization vehicles during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in trading account profits or other income prior to the resecuritization and no gain or loss on sale was recorded. Resecuritization proceeds included securities with an initial fair value of $430 million and $2.6 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $3.5 billion and $5.2 billion for the same periods in 2015. All of these securities were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Municipal Bond Trusts

The Corporation administers municipal bond trusts that hold highly-rated, long-term, fixed-rate municipal bonds. The trusts obtain financing by issuing floating-rate trust certificates that reprice on a weekly or other short-term basis to third-party investors. The Corporation may transfer assets into the trusts and may also serve as remarketing agent and/or liquidity provider for the trusts. The floating-rate investors have the right to tender the certificates at specified dates. Should the Corporation be unable to remarket the tendered certificates, it may be obligated to purchase them at par under standby liquidity facilities. The Corporation also provides credit enhancement to investors in certain municipal bond trusts whereby the Corporation guarantees the payment of interest and principal on floating-rate certificates issued by these trusts in the event of default by the issuer of the underlying municipal bond.

The Corporation's liquidity commitments to unconsolidated municipal bond trusts, including those for which the Corporation was transferor, totaled $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The weighted-average remaining life of bonds held in the trusts at September 30, 2016 was 6.2 years. There were no material write-downs or downgrades of assets or issuers during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

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Automobile and Other Securitization Trusts

The Corporation transfers automobile and other loans into securitization trusts, typically to improve liquidity or manage credit risk. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation serviced assets or otherwise had continuing involvement with automobile and other securitization trusts with outstanding balances of $179 million and $314 million, including trusts collateralized by other loans of $179 million and $189 million, and automobile loans of $0 and $125 million.

Other Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to other VIEs in which the Corporation held a variable interest at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Other VIEs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Consolidated
 
Unconsolidated
 
Total
 
Consolidated
 
Unconsolidated
 
Total
Maximum loss exposure
$
6,904

 
$
17,058

 
$
23,962

 
$
6,295

 
$
12,916

 
$
19,211

On-balance sheet assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading account assets
$
3,063

 
$
438

 
$
3,501

 
$
2,300

 
$
366

 
$
2,666

Debt securities carried at fair value

 
84

 
84

 

 
126

 
126

Loans and leases
3,474

 
3,522

 
6,996

 
3,317

 
3,389

 
6,706

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(9
)
 
(29
)
 
(38
)
 
(9
)
 
(23
)
 
(32
)
Loans held-for-sale
209

 
921

 
1,130

 
284

 
1,025

 
1,309

All other assets
664

 
11,250

 
11,914

 
664

 
6,925

 
7,589

Total
$
7,401

 
$
16,186

 
$
23,587

 
$
6,556

 
$
11,808

 
$
18,364

On-balance sheet liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt (1)
$
1,172

 
$

 
$
1,172

 
$
3,025

 
$

 
$
3,025

All other liabilities
3

 
2,746

 
2,749

 
5

 
2,697

 
2,702

Total
$
1,175

 
$
2,746

 
$
3,921

 
$
3,030

 
$
2,697

 
$
5,727

Total assets of VIEs
$
7,401

 
$
62,353

 
$
69,754

 
$
6,556

 
$
49,190

 
$
55,746

(1)
Includes $678 million and $2.8 billion of long-term debt at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 issued by other consolidated VIEs, which has recourse to the general credit of the Corporation.

Customer Vehicles

Customer vehicles include credit-linked, equity-linked and commodity-linked note vehicles, repackaging vehicles, and asset acquisition vehicles, which are typically created on behalf of customers who wish to obtain market or credit exposure to a specific company, index, commodity or financial instrument. The Corporation may transfer assets to and invest in securities issued by these vehicles. The Corporation typically enters into credit, equity, interest rate, commodity or foreign currency derivatives to synthetically create or alter the investment profile of the issued securities.

The Corporation's maximum loss exposure to consolidated and unconsolidated customer vehicles totaled $3.7 billion and $3.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, including the notional amount of derivatives to which the Corporation is a counterparty, net of losses previously recorded, and the Corporation's investment, if any, in securities issued by the vehicles. The maximum loss exposure has not been reduced to reflect the benefit of offsetting swaps with the customers or collateral arrangements. The Corporation also had liquidity commitments, including written put options and collateral value guarantees, with certain unconsolidated vehicles of $646 million and $691 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, that are included in the table above.

Collateralized Debt Obligation Vehicles

The Corporation receives fees for structuring CDO vehicles, which hold diversified pools of fixed-income securities, typically corporate debt or ABS, which the CDO vehicles fund by issuing multiple tranches of debt and equity securities. Synthetic CDOs enter into a portfolio of CDS to synthetically create exposure to fixed-income securities. CLOs, which are a subset of CDOs, hold pools of loans, typically corporate loans. CDOs are typically managed by third-party portfolio managers. The Corporation typically transfers assets to these CDOs, holds securities issued by the CDOs and may be a derivative counterparty to the CDOs, including a CDS counterparty for synthetic CDOs. The Corporation has also entered into total return swaps with certain CDOs whereby the Corporation absorbs the economic returns generated by specified assets held by the CDO.

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The Corporation's maximum loss exposure to consolidated and unconsolidated CDOs totaled $819 million and $543 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. This exposure is calculated on a gross basis and does not reflect any benefit from insurance purchased from third parties.

At September 30, 2016, the Corporation had $175 million of aggregate liquidity exposure, included in the Other VIEs table net of previously recorded losses, to unconsolidated CDOs which hold senior CDO debt securities or other debt securities on the Corporation's behalf.

Investment Vehicles

The Corporation sponsors, invests in or provides financing, which may be in connection with the sale of assets, to a variety of investment vehicles that hold loans, real estate, debt securities or other financial instruments and are designed to provide the desired investment profile to investors or the Corporation. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation's consolidated investment vehicles had total assets of $970 million and $397 million. The Corporation also held investments in unconsolidated vehicles with total assets of $19.0 billion and $14.7 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Corporation's maximum loss exposure associated with both consolidated and unconsolidated investment vehicles totaled $5.8 billion and $5.1 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 comprised primarily of on-balance sheet assets less non-recourse liabilities.

In prior periods, the Corporation transferred servicing advance receivables to independent third parties in connection with the sale of MSRs. Portions of the receivables were transferred into unconsolidated securitization trusts. The Corporation retained senior interests in such receivables with a maximum loss exposure and funding obligation of $150 million and $150 million, including a funded balance of $84 million and $122 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which were classified in other debt securities carried at fair value.

Leveraged Lease Trusts

The Corporation's net investment in consolidated leveraged lease trusts totaled $2.7 billion and $2.8 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The trusts hold long-lived equipment such as rail cars, power generation and distribution equipment, and commercial aircraft. The Corporation structures the trusts and holds a significant residual interest. The net investment represents the Corporation's maximum loss exposure to the trusts in the unlikely event that the leveraged lease investments become worthless. Debt issued by the leveraged lease trusts is non-recourse to the Corporation.

Tax Credit Vehicles

The Corporation holds investments in unconsolidated limited partnerships and similar entities that construct, own and operate affordable housing, wind and solar projects. An unrelated third party is typically the general partner or managing member and has control over the significant activities of the vehicle. The Corporation earns a return primarily through the receipt of tax credits allocated to the projects. The maximum loss exposure included in the Other VIEs table was $10.8 billion at September 30, 2016 which includes the impact of the adoption of the new accounting guidance on determining whether limited partnerships and similar entities are VIEs. The maximum loss exposure included in this table was $6.5 billion at December 31, 2015 and primarily relates to affordable housing. The Corporation's risk of loss is generally mitigated by policies requiring that the project qualify for the expected tax credits prior to making its investment.

The Corporation's investments in affordable housing partnerships, which are reported in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, totaled $6.8 billion and $7.1 billion, including unfunded commitments to provide capital contributions of $2.2 billion and $2.4 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The unfunded commitments are expected to be paid over the next five years. The Corporation recognized tax credits and other tax benefits from investments in affordable housing partnerships of $337 million and $819 million, and reported pretax losses in other noninterest income of $200 million and $596 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. For the same periods in 2015, the Corporation recognized tax credits and other benefits of $239 million and $727 million, and pretax losses of $153 million and $508 million. Tax credits are recognized as part of the Corporation's annual effective tax rate used to determine tax expense in a given quarter. Accordingly, the portion of a year's expected tax benefits recognized in any given quarter may differ from 25 percent. The Corporation may from time to time be asked to invest additional amounts to support a troubled affordable housing project. Such additional investments have not been and are not expected to be significant.


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NOTE 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees
 
Background

The Corporation securitizes first-lien residential mortgage loans generally in the form of RMBS guaranteed by the GSEs or by GNMA in the case of FHA-insured, VA-guaranteed and Rural Housing Service-guaranteed mortgage loans, and sells pools of first-lien residential mortgage loans in the form of whole loans. In addition, in prior years, legacy companies and certain subsidiaries sold pools of first-lien residential mortgage loans and home equity loans as private-label securitizations or in the form of whole loans. In connection with these transactions, the Corporation or certain of its subsidiaries or legacy companies made various representations and warranties. These representations and warranties, as set forth in the agreements, related to, among other things, the ownership of the loan, the validity of the lien securing the loan, the absence of delinquent taxes or liens against the property securing the loan, the process used to select the loan for inclusion in a transaction, the loan's compliance with any applicable loan criteria, including underwriting standards, and the loan's compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Breaches of these representations and warranties have resulted in and may continue to result in the requirement to repurchase mortgage loans or to otherwise make whole or provide other remedies to investors, guarantors, insurers or other parties (collectively, repurchases).

The liability for representations and warranties exposures and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss are based upon currently available information, significant judgment, and a number of factors and assumptions, including those discussed in Liability for Representations and Warranties and Corporate Guarantees and Estimated Range of Possible Loss in this Note, that are subject to change. Changes to any one of these factors could significantly impact the liability for representations and warranties exposures and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss and could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation's results of operations for any particular period.

Settlement Actions

The Corporation has vigorously contested any request for repurchase where it has concluded that a valid basis for repurchase does not exist and will continue to do so in the future. However, in an effort to resolve legacy mortgage-related issues, the Corporation has reached bulk settlements, certain of which have been for significant amounts, in lieu of a loan-by-loan review process, including settlements with the GSEs, four monoline insurers and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), as trustee for certain securitization trusts. These bulk settlements generally did not cover all transactions with the relevant counterparties or all potential claims that may arise, including in some instances securities law, fraud, indemnification and servicing claims, which may be addressed separately. The Corporation's liability in connection with the transactions and claims not covered by these settlements could be material to the Corporation's results of operations or liquidity for any particular reporting period. The Corporation may reach other settlements in the future if opportunities arise on terms it believes to be advantageous. However, there can be no assurance that the Corporation will reach future settlements or, if it does, that the terms of past settlements can be relied upon to predict the terms of future settlements.

Unresolved Repurchase Claims

Unresolved representations and warranties repurchase claims represent the notional amount of repurchase claims made by counterparties, typically the outstanding principal balance or the unpaid principal balance at the time of default. In the case of first-lien mortgages, the claim amount is often significantly greater than the expected loss amount due to the benefit of collateral and, in some cases, mortgage insurance (MI) or mortgage guarantee payments. Claims received from a counterparty remain outstanding until the underlying loan is repurchased, the claim is rescinded by the counterparty, the Corporation determines that the applicable statute of limitations has expired, or representations and warranties claims with respect to the applicable trust are settled, and fully and finally released. The Corporation does not include duplicate claims in the amounts disclosed.


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The table below presents unresolved repurchase claims at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The unresolved repurchase claims include only claims where the Corporation believes that the counterparty has the contractual right to submit claims. The unresolved repurchase claims predominantly relate to subprime and pay option first-lien loans, and home equity loans. For additional information, see Private-label Securitizations and Whole-loan Sales Experience in this Note and Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Unresolved Repurchase Claims by Counterparty, net of duplicate claims
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
By counterparty
 
 
 
Private-label securitization trustees, whole-loan investors, including third-party securitization sponsors and other (1)
$
16,713

 
$
16,748

Monolines
1,590

 
1,599

GSEs
9

 
17

Total unresolved repurchase claims by counterparty, net of duplicate claims
$
18,312

 
$
18,364

(1) 
Includes $11.9 billion of claims based on individual file reviews and $4.8 billion of claims submitted without individual file reviews at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation received $20 million and $614 million in new repurchase claims, including zero and $440 million that are deemed time-barred. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, $27 million and $666 million in claims were resolved, including zero and $477 million that are deemed time-barred. Of the remaining unresolved monoline claims, substantially all of the claims pertain to second-lien loans and are currently the subject of litigation with a single monoline insurer. There may be additional claims or file requests in the future.

In addition to the unresolved repurchase claims in the Unresolved Repurchase Claims by Counterparty, net of duplicate claims table, the Corporation has received notifications from sponsors of third-party securitizations with whom the Corporation engaged in whole-loan transactions indicating that the Corporation may have indemnity obligations with respect to loans for which the Corporation has not received a repurchase request. These outstanding notifications totaled $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

The presence of repurchase claims on a given trust, receipt of notices of indemnification obligations and receipt of other communications, as discussed above, are among the factors that inform the Corporation's liability for representations and warranties and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss.

Private-label Securitizations and Whole-loan Sales Experience

Prior to 2009, legacy companies and certain subsidiaries sold pools of first-lien residential mortgage loans and home equity loans as private-label securitizations or in the form of whole loans. In connection with these transactions, the Corporation or certain of its subsidiaries or legacy companies made various representations and warranties. When the Corporation provided representations and warranties in connection with the sale of whole loans, the whole-loan investors may retain the right to make repurchase claims even when the loans were aggregated with other collateral into private-label securitizations sponsored by the whole-loan investors. In other third-party securitizations, the whole-loan investors' rights to enforce the representations and warranties were transferred to the securitization trustees. Private-label securitization investors generally do not have the contractual right to demand repurchase of loans directly or the right to access loan files directly.


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At both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, for loans originated between 2004 and 2008, the notional amount of unresolved repurchase claims submitted by private-label securitization trustees, whole-loan investors, including third-party securitization sponsors, and others was $16.7 billion. The notional amount of unresolved repurchase claims at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 included $3.5 billion of claims related to loans in specific private-label securitization groups or tranches where the Corporation owns substantially all of the outstanding securities.

The notional amount of outstanding unresolved repurchase claims remained relatively unchanged for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015. Outstanding repurchase claims remained unresolved primarily due to (1) the level of detail, support and analysis accompanying such claims, which impact overall claim quality and, therefore, claims resolution, and (2) the lack of an established process to resolve disputes related to these claims.

The Corporation reviews properly presented repurchase claims on a loan-by-loan basis. For time-barred claims, the counterparty is informed that the claim is denied on the basis of the statute of limitations and the claim is treated as resolved. For timely claims, if the Corporation, after review, does not believe a claim is valid, it will deny the claim and generally indicate a reason for the denial. If the counterparty agrees with the Corporation's denial of the claim, the counterparty may rescind the claim. If there is disagreement as to the resolution of the claim, meaningful dialogue and negotiation between the parties are generally necessary to reach a resolution on an individual claim. When a claim is denied and the Corporation does not hear from the counterparty for six months, the Corporation views the claim as inactive; however, such claims remain in the outstanding claims balance until resolution. In the case of private-label securitization trustees and third-party sponsors, there is currently no established process in place for the parties to reach a conclusion on an individual loan if there is a disagreement on the resolution of the claim. The Corporation has performed an initial review with respect to substantially all outstanding claims and, although the Corporation does not believe a valid basis for repurchase has been established by the claimant, it considers such claims activity in the computation of its liability for representations and warranties.

Liability for Representations and Warranties and Corporate Guarantees and Estimated Range of Possible Loss

The liability for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the related provision is included in mortgage banking income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The liability for representations and warranties is established when those obligations are both probable and reasonably estimable.

The Corporation's representations and warranties liability and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss at September 30, 2016 considers, among other things, the repurchase experience implied in the settlement with BNY Mellon. Since the securitization trusts that were included in the settlement with BNY Mellon differ from other securitization trusts where the possibility of timely claims exists, the Corporation adjusted the repurchase experience implied in the settlement in order to determine the representations and warranties liability and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss.

The table below presents a rollforward of the liability for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees.

Representations and Warranties and Corporate Guarantees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Liability for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees, beginning of period
$
2,723

 
$
11,556

 
$
11,326

 
$
12,081

Additions for new sales
1

 
2

 
3

 
5

Net reductions
(23
)
 
(174
)
 
(8,687
)
 
(581
)
Provision (benefit)
99

 
75

 
158

 
(46
)
Liability for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees, September 30 (1)
$
2,800

 
$
11,459

 
$
2,800

 
$
11,459

(1) In February 2016, the Corporation made an $8.5 billion cash payment as part of the settlement with BNY Mellon.

The representations and warranties liability represents the Corporation's best estimate of probable incurred losses as of September 30, 2016. However, it is reasonably possible that future representations and warranties losses may occur in excess of the amounts recorded for these exposures.


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The Corporation currently estimates that the range of possible loss for representations and warranties exposures could be up to $2 billion over existing accruals at September 30, 2016. The Corporation treats claims that are time-barred as resolved and does not consider such claims in the estimated range of possible loss. The estimated range of possible loss reflects principally exposures related to loans in private-label securitization trusts. It represents a reasonably possible loss, but does not represent a probable loss, and is based on currently available information, significant judgment and a number of assumptions that are subject to change.

The liability for representations and warranties exposures and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss do not consider certain losses related to servicing, including foreclosure and related costs, fraud, indemnity, or claims (including for RMBS) related to securities law or monoline insurance litigation. Losses with respect to one or more of these matters could be material to the Corporation's results of operations or liquidity for any particular reporting period.

Future provisions and/or ranges of possible loss for representations and warranties may be significantly impacted if actual experiences are different from the Corporation's assumptions in predictive models, including, without limitation, the actual repurchase rates on loans in trusts not settled as part of the settlement with BNY Mellon which may be different than the implied repurchase experience, estimated MI rescission rates, economic conditions, estimated home prices, consumer and counterparty behavior, the applicable statute of limitations, potential indemnity obligations to third parties to whom the Corporation has sold loans subject to representations and warranties and a variety of other judgmental factors. Adverse developments with respect to one or more of the assumptions underlying the liability for representations and warranties and the corresponding estimated range of possible loss could result in significant increases to future provisions and/or the estimated range of possible loss.

For more information on the settlement with BNY Mellon, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

NOTE 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill

The table below presents goodwill balances by business segment and All Other at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The reporting units utilized for goodwill impairment testing are the operating segments or one level below. For more information, see Note 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Goodwill
(Dollars in millions)
September 30
2016
 
December 31
2015
Consumer Banking
$
30,123

 
$
30,123

Global Wealth & Investment Management
9,681

 
9,698

Global Banking
23,923

 
23,923

Global Markets
5,197

 
5,197

All Other
820

 
820

Total goodwill
$
69,744

 
$
69,761



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Intangible Assets

The table below presents the gross and net carrying values and accumulated amortization for intangible assets at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Intangible Assets (1, 2)
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Gross
Carrying Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying Value
 
Gross
Carrying Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying Value
Purchased credit card and affinity relationships
$
6,876

 
$
6,213

 
$
663

 
$
7,006

 
$
6,111

 
$
895

Core deposit and other intangibles (3)
3,837

 
2,023

 
1,814

 
3,922

 
1,986

 
1,936

Customer relationships
3,887

 
3,196

 
691

 
3,927

 
2,990

 
937

Total intangible assets
$
14,600

 
$
11,432

 
$
3,168

 
$
14,855

 
$
11,087

 
$
3,768

(1) 
Excludes fully amortized intangible assets.
(2) 
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, none of the intangible assets were impaired.
(3) 
Includes intangible assets of $1.6 billion at both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 associated with trade names that have an indefinite life and, accordingly, are not amortized.

Amortization of intangibles expense was $181 million and $554 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $207 million and $632 million for the same periods in 2015. The Corporation estimates aggregate amortization expense will be $179 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, and $638 million, $559 million, $118 million, $57 million and $3 million for the years ended 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

NOTE 9 – Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings

The table below presents federal funds sold or purchased, securities financing agreements, which include securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, and short-term borrowings. The Corporation elects to account for certain securities financing agreements and short-term borrowings under the fair value option. For more information on the election of the fair value option, see Note 15 – Fair Value Option.

 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
Amount
 
Rate
 
Amount
 
Rate
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Average during period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
214,254

 
$
210,127

 
0.50
%
 
0.52
%
 
$
215,476

 
$
212,781

 
0.50
%
 
0.49
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$
177,883

 
$
219,613

 
0.93
%
 
0.83
%
 
$
184,500

 
$
218,112

 
1.00
%
 
0.92
%
Short-term borrowings
29,751

 
37,710

 
2.02

 
1.44

 
30,631

 
33,119

 
1.85

 
1.47

Total
$
207,634

 
$
257,323

 
1.09

 
0.92

 
$
215,131

 
$
251,231

 
1.12

 
0.99

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum month-end balance during period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
222,489

 
$
217,701

 
 
 
 
 
$
225,015

 
$
226,502

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$
192,536

 
$
235,232

 
 
 
 
 
$
196,631

 
$
235,232

 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
31,935

 
40,110

 
 
 
 
 
33,051

 
40,110

 
 
 
 


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Offsetting of Securities Financing Agreements

Substantially all of the Corporation's securities financing activities are transacted under legally enforceable master repurchase agreements or legally enforceable master securities lending agreements that give the Corporation, in the event of default by the counterparty, the right to liquidate securities held and to offset receivables and payables with the same counterparty. The Corporation offsets securities financing transactions with the same counterparty on the Consolidated Balance Sheet where it has such a legally enforceable master netting agreement and the transactions have the same maturity date.

The Securities Financing Agreements table presents securities financing agreements included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell, and in federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty netting. Gross assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. For more information on the offsetting of derivatives, see Note 2 – Derivatives.

The "Other" amount in the table, which is included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in accrued expenses and other liabilities, relates to transactions where the Corporation acts as the lender in a securities lending agreement and receives securities that can be pledged as collateral or sold. In these transactions, the Corporation recognizes an asset at fair value, representing the securities received, and a liability, representing the obligation to return those securities.

Gross assets and liabilities in the table include activity where uncertainty exists as to the enforceability of certain master netting agreements under bankruptcy laws in some countries or industries and, accordingly, these are reported on a gross basis.

The column titled "Financial Instruments" in the table includes securities collateral received or pledged under repurchase or securities lending agreements where there is a legally enforceable master netting agreement. These amounts are not offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, but are shown as a reduction to the net balance sheet amount in this table to derive a net asset or liability. Securities collateral received or pledged where the legal enforceability of the master netting agreements is not certain is not included.

Securities Financing Agreements
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Gross Assets/Liabilities
 
Amounts Offset
 
Net Balance Sheet Amount
 
Financial Instruments
 
Net Assets/Liabilities
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell (1)
$
361,474

 
$
(142,664
)
 
$
218,810

 
$
(168,580
)
 
$
50,230

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$
320,847

 
$
(142,664
)
 
$
178,183

 
$
(148,316
)
 
$
29,867

Other
15,588

 

 
15,588

 
(15,588
)
 

Total
$
336,435

 
$
(142,664
)
 
$
193,771

 
$
(163,904
)
 
$
29,867

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell (1)
$
347,281

 
$
(154,799
)
 
$
192,482

 
$
(144,332
)
 
$
48,150

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$
329,078

 
$
(154,799
)
 
$
174,279

 
$
(135,737
)
 
$
38,542

Other
13,235

 

 
13,235

 
(13,235
)
 

Total
$
342,313

 
$
(154,799
)
 
$
187,514

 
$
(148,972
)
 
$
38,542

(1) 
Excludes repurchase activity of $11.3 billion and $9.3 billion reported in loans and leases on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.


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Repurchase Agreements and Securities Loaned Transactions Accounted for as Secured Borrowings

The tables below present securities sold under agreements to repurchase and securities loaned by remaining contractual term to maturity and class of collateral pledged. Included in "Other" are transactions where the Corporation acts as the lender in a securities lending agreement and receives securities that can be pledged as collateral or sold. Certain agreements contain a right to substitute collateral and/or terminate the agreement prior to maturity at the option of the Corporation or the counterparty. Such agreements are included in the table below based on the remaining contractual term to maturity. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation had no outstanding repurchase-to-maturity transactions.

Remaining Contractual Maturity
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Overnight and Continuous
 
30 Days or Less
 
After 30 Days Through 90 Days
 
Greater than 90 Days (1)
 
Total
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
143,277

 
$
72,784

 
$
43,945

 
$
40,385

 
$
300,391

Securities loaned
15,372

 
1,458

 
1,804

 
1,822

 
20,456

Other
15,588

 

 

 

 
15,588

Total
$
174,237

 
$
74,242

 
$
45,749

 
$
42,207

 
$
336,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
126,694

 
$
86,879

 
$
43,216

 
$
27,514

 
$
284,303

Securities loaned
39,772

 
363

 
2,352

 
2,288

 
44,775

Other
13,235

 

 

 

 
13,235

Total
$
179,701

 
$
87,242

 
$
45,568

 
$
29,802

 
$
342,313

(1) 
No agreements have maturities greater than three years.

Class of Collateral Pledged
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
 
Securities Loaned
 
Other
 
Total
U.S. government and agency securities
$
177,348

 
$

 
$
137

 
$
177,485

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
8,724

 
1,475

 
326

 
10,525

Equity securities
20,517

 
11,261

 
15,089

 
46,867

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
85,885

 
7,720

 
36

 
93,641

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
7,917

 

 

 
7,917

Total
$
300,391

 
$
20,456

 
$
15,588

 
$
336,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
U.S. government and agency securities
$
142,572

 
$

 
$
27

 
$
142,599

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
11,767

 
265

 
278

 
12,310

Equity securities
32,323

 
13,350

 
12,929

 
58,602

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
87,849

 
31,160

 
1

 
119,010

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
9,792

 

 

 
9,792

Total
$
284,303

 
$
44,775

 
$
13,235

 
$
342,313


The Corporation is required to post collateral with a market value equal to or in excess of the principal amount borrowed under repurchase agreements. For securities loaned transactions, the Corporation receives collateral in the form of cash, letters of credit or other securities. To ensure that the market value of the underlying collateral remains sufficient, collateral is generally valued daily and the Corporation may be required to deposit additional collateral or may receive or return collateral pledged when appropriate. Repurchase agreements and securities loaned transactions are generally either overnight, continuous (i.e., no stated term) or short-term. The Corporation manages liquidity risks related to these agreements by sourcing funding from a diverse group of counterparties, providing a range of securities collateral and pursuing longer durations, when appropriate.

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NOTE 10 – Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Corporation enters into a number of off-balance sheet commitments. These commitments expose the Corporation to varying degrees of credit and market risk and are subject to the same credit and market risk limitation reviews as those instruments recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. For more information on commitments and contingencies, see Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Credit Extension Commitments

The Corporation enters into commitments to extend credit such as loan commitments, standby letters of credit (SBLCs) and commercial letters of credit to meet the financing needs of its customers. The table below includes the notional amount of unfunded legally binding lending commitments net of amounts distributed (e.g., syndicated or participated) to other financial institutions. The distributed amounts were $12.4 billion and $14.3 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. At September 30, 2016, the carrying value of these commitments, excluding commitments accounted for under the fair value option, was $785 million, including deferred revenue of $18 million and a reserve for unfunded lending commitments of $767 million. At December 31, 2015, the comparable amounts were $664 million, $18 million and $646 million, respectively. The carrying value of these commitments is classified in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The table below also includes the notional amount of commitments of $7.7 billion and $10.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 that are accounted for under the fair value option. However, the table below excludes cumulative net fair value of $216 million and $658 million on these commitments, which is classified in accrued expenses and other liabilities. For more information regarding the Corporation's loan commitments accounted for under the fair value option, see Note 15 – Fair Value Option.

Credit Extension Commitments
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Expire in
One Year
or Less
 
Expire After
One Year Through
Three Years
 
Expire After Three Years Through
Five Years
 
Expire After Five Years
 
Total
Notional amount of credit extension commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan commitments
$
83,122

 
$
133,262

 
$
155,783

 
$
21,500

 
$
393,667

Home equity lines of credit
8,349

 
12,779

 
2,871

 
23,713

 
47,712

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees (1)
19,198

 
10,820

 
3,347

 
1,355

 
34,720

Letters of credit
1,460

 
95

 
174

 
78

 
1,807

Legally binding commitments
112,129

 
156,956

 
162,175

 
46,646

 
477,906

Credit card lines (2)
379,956

 

 

 

 
379,956

Total credit extension commitments
$
492,085

 
$
156,956

 
$
162,175

 
$
46,646

 
$
857,862

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Notional amount of credit extension commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan commitments
$
84,884

 
$
119,272

 
$
158,920

 
$
37,112

 
$
400,188

Home equity lines of credit
7,074

 
18,438

 
5,126

 
19,697

 
50,335

Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees (1)
19,584

 
9,903

 
3,385

 
1,218

 
34,090

Letters of credit
1,650

 
165

 
258

 
54

 
2,127

Legally binding commitments
113,192

 
147,778

 
167,689

 
58,081

 
486,740

Credit card lines (2)
370,127

 

 

 

 
370,127

Total credit extension commitments
$
483,319

 
$
147,778

 
$
167,689

 
$
58,081

 
$
856,867

(1) 
The notional amounts of SBLCs and financial guarantees classified as investment grade and non-investment grade based on the credit quality of the underlying reference name within the instrument were $26.3 billion and $8.3 billion at September 30, 2016, and $25.5 billion and $8.4 billion at December 31, 2015. Amounts in the table include consumer SBLCs of $129 million and $164 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
(2) 
Includes business card unused lines of credit.

Legally binding commitments to extend credit generally have specified rates and maturities. Certain of these commitments have adverse change clauses that help to protect the Corporation against deterioration in the borrower's ability to pay.

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Other Commitments

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation had commitments to purchase loans (e.g., residential mortgage and commercial real estate) of $902 million and $729 million, and commitments to purchase commercial loans of $630 million and $874 million, which upon settlement will be included in loans or LHFS.

At both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation had commitments to purchase commodities, primarily liquefied natural gas of $1.9 billion, which upon settlement will be included in trading account assets.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation had commitments to enter into resale and forward-dated resale and securities borrowing agreements of $50.0 billion and $88.6 billion, and commitments to enter into forward-dated repurchase and securities lending agreements of $28.6 billion and $53.7 billion. These commitments expire within the next 12 months.

The Corporation has entered into agreements to purchase retail automotive loans from certain auto loan originators. These agreements provide for stated purchase amounts and contain cancellation provisions that allow the Corporation to terminate its commitment to purchase at any time, with a minimum notification period. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation's maximum purchase commitment was $1.8 billion and $1.2 billion. In addition, the Corporation has a commitment to originate or purchase auto loans and leases from a strategic partner of $620 million over the remainder of 2016, and $2.4 billion in 2017. This commitment expires on December 31, 2017.

The Corporation is a party to operating leases for certain of its premises and equipment. Commitments under these leases are approximately $604 million, $2.3 billion, $2.0 billion, $1.7 billion and $1.5 billion for the remainder of 2016 and the years through 2020, respectively, and $5.4 billion in the aggregate for all years thereafter.

Other Guarantees

Bank-owned Life Insurance Book Value Protection

The Corporation sells products that offer book value protection to insurance carriers who offer group life insurance policies to corporations, primarily banks. The book value protection is provided on portfolios of intermediate investment-grade fixed-income securities and is intended to cover any shortfall in the event that policyholders surrender their policies and market value is below book value. These guarantees are recorded as derivatives and carried at fair value in the trading portfolio. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the notional amount of these guarantees totaled $13.9 billion and $13.8 billion, and the Corporation's maximum exposure related to these guarantees totaled $3.2 billion and $3.1 billion, with estimated maturity dates between 2031 and 2039. The net fair value including the fee receivable associated with these guarantees was $6 million and $12 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and reflects the probability of surrender as well as the multiple structural protection features in the contracts.

Merchant Services

In accordance with credit and debit card association rules, the Corporation sponsors merchant processing servicers that process credit and debit card transactions on behalf of various merchants. In connection with these services, a liability may arise in the event of a billing dispute between the merchant and a cardholder that is ultimately resolved in the cardholder's favor. If the merchant defaults on its obligation to reimburse the cardholder, the cardholder, through its issuing bank, generally has until six months after the date of the transaction to present a chargeback to the merchant processor, which is primarily liable for any losses on covered transactions. However, if the merchant processor fails to meet its obligation to reimburse the cardholder for disputed transactions, then the Corporation, as the sponsor, could be held liable for the disputed amount. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the sponsored entities processed and settled $189.9 billion and $527.7 billion of transactions and recorded losses of $9 million and $23 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the sponsored entities processed and settled $168.6 billion and $494.2 billion of transactions and recorded losses of $6 million and $16 million. A significant portion of this activity was processed by a joint venture in which the Corporation holds a 49 percent ownership. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the sponsored merchant processing servicers held as collateral $175 million and $181 million of merchant escrow deposits which may be used to offset amounts due from the individual merchants.

The Corporation believes the maximum potential exposure for chargebacks would not exceed the total amount of merchant transactions processed through Visa and MasterCard for the last six months, which represents the claim period for the cardholder, plus any outstanding delayed-delivery transactions. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the maximum potential exposure for sponsored transactions totaled $302.1 billion and $277.1 billion. However, the Corporation believes that the maximum potential exposure is not representative of the actual potential loss exposure and does not expect to make material payments in connection with these guarantees.


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Other Guarantees

The Corporation has entered into additional guarantee agreements and commitments, including sold risk participation swaps, liquidity facilities, lease-end obligation agreements, partial credit guarantees on certain leases, real estate joint venture guarantees, divested business commitments and sold put options that require gross settlement. The maximum potential future payment under these agreements was approximately $6.5 billion and $6.0 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The estimated maturity dates of these obligations extend up to 2040. The Corporation has made no material payments under these guarantees.

In the normal course of business, the Corporation periodically guarantees the obligations of its affiliates in a variety of transactions including ISDA-related transactions and non-ISDA related transactions such as commodities trading, repurchase agreements, prime brokerage agreements and other transactions.

Other Contingencies

Payment Protection Insurance Claims Matter

In the U.K., the Corporation previously sold payment protection insurance (PPI) through its international card services business to credit card customers and consumer loan customers. PPI covers a consumer's loan or debt repayment if certain events occur such as loss of job or illness. In response to an elevated level of customer complaints across the industry, heightened media coverage and pressure from consumer advocacy groups, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigated and raised concerns about the way some companies have handled complaints related to the sale of these insurance policies. In August 2016, the FCA issued a further consultation paper on the treatment of certain PPI claims and expects to finalize guidance by the end of the year.

The reserve for PPI claims was $165 million and $360 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Corporation recorded no expense and $13 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $303 million and $319 million for the same periods in 2015. It is possible that the Corporation will incur additional expense related to PPI claims; however, the amount of such additional expense cannot be reasonably estimated.

FDIC

Beginning in the third quarter of 2016, the FDIC implemented a surcharge of 4.5 cents per $100 of their assessment base, after making certain adjustments, on insured depository institutions with total assets of $10 billion or more. The FDIC expects the surcharge to be in effect for approximately two years. If the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) reserve ratio does not reach 1.35 percent by December 31, 2018, the FDIC will impose a shortfall assessment on any bank subject to the surcharge. The surcharge increased the Corporation's deposit insurance assessment for the three months ended September 30, 2016 by approximately $100 million, and the Corporation expects that amount of expense related to the surcharge in future quarters. The FDIC has also adopted regulations that establish a long-term target DIF ratio of greater than two percent, which would be expected to impose additional deposit insurance costs on the Corporation. Deposit insurance assessment rates are subject to change by the FDIC, and can be impacted by the overall economy, the stability of the banking industry as a whole, and regulations or regulatory interpretations.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

The following supplements the disclosure in Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016 (the prior commitments and contingencies disclosure).

In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation and its subsidiaries are routinely defendants in or parties to many pending and threatened legal, regulatory and governmental actions and proceedings. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters, particularly where the claimants seek very large or indeterminate damages or where the matters present novel legal theories or involve a large number of parties, the Corporation generally cannot predict what the eventual outcome of the matters will be, what the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters will be, or what the expense, eventual loss, fines or penalties related to each matter may be.


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In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Corporation establishes an accrued liability when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. As a matter develops, the Corporation, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. Once the loss contingency is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Corporation will establish an accrued liability and record a corresponding amount of litigation-related expense. The Corporation continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established. Excluding expenses of internal and external legal service providers, litigation-related expense of $250 million and $908 million was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $231 million and $776 million for the same periods in 2015.

For a limited number of the matters disclosed in this Note, and in the prior commitments and contingencies disclosure, for which a loss, whether in excess of a related accrued liability or where there is no accrued liability, is reasonably possible in future periods, the Corporation is able to estimate a range of possible loss. In determining whether it is possible to estimate a range of possible loss, the Corporation reviews and evaluates its matters on an ongoing basis, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, in light of potentially relevant factual and legal developments. In cases in which the Corporation possesses sufficient appropriate information to estimate a range of possible loss, that estimate is aggregated and disclosed below. There may be other disclosed matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible but such an estimate of the range of possible loss may not be possible. For those matters where an estimate of the range of possible loss is possible, management currently estimates the aggregate range of possible loss is $0 to $1.1 billion in excess of the accrued liability (if any) related to those matters. This estimated range of possible loss is based upon currently available information and is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions, and known and unknown uncertainties. The matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate. Therefore, this estimated range of possible loss represents what the Corporation believes to be an estimate of possible loss only for certain matters meeting these criteria. It does not represent the Corporation's maximum loss exposure.

Information is provided below, or in the prior commitments and contingencies disclosure, regarding the nature of all of these contingencies and, where specified, the amount of the claim associated with these loss contingencies. Based on current knowledge, management does not believe that loss contingencies arising from pending matters, including the matters described herein and in the prior commitments and contingencies disclosure, will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or liquidity of the Corporation. However, in light of the inherent uncertainties involved in these matters, some of which are beyond the Corporation's control, and the very large or indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to the Corporation's results of operations or liquidity for any particular reporting period.

Bond Insurance Litigation

Ambac Countrywide Litigation

On October 11, 2016, the Wisconsin Supreme Court granted Countrywide's petition in The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation and Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District IV, which reversed the lower court's dismissal of the action for lack of personal jurisdiction.

LIBOR, Other Reference Rate and Foreign Exchange (FX) Inquiries and Litigation

On October 20, 2016, the defendants in the LIBOR litigation filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit's holding regarding the antitrust claims dismissed by the district court.

O'Donnell Litigation

On August 22, 2016, the Second Circuit denied the Government's petition for rehearing. On September 2, 2016, the District Court entered judgment on remand in favor of the defendants.


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NOTE 11 – Shareholders' Equity
 
Common Stock

The table below presents the declared quarterly cash dividends on common stock in 2016 and through November 1, 2016.

Declaration Date
Record Date
Payment Date
Dividend Per Share
 
October 27, 2016
December 2, 2016
December 30, 2016
$0.075
 
July 27, 2016
September 2, 2016
September 23, 2016
0.075
 
April 27, 2016
June 3, 2016
June 24, 2016
0.05
 
January 21, 2016
March 4, 2016
March 25, 2016
0.05
 

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation repurchased and retired 93.0 million shares of common stock in connection with the 2016 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) capital plan, which reduced shareholders' equity by $1.4 billion. This includes shares repurchased to offset the dilution resulting from certain equity-based compensation awards.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, in connection with employee stock plans, the Corporation issued approximately 9 million shares and repurchased approximately 4 million shares of its common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation had reserved 1.6 billion unissued shares of common stock for future issuances under employee stock plans, common stock warrants, convertible notes and preferred stock.

The Corporation has certain warrants outstanding and exercisable to purchase 150 million shares of its common stock, expiring on January 16, 2019 and warrants outstanding and exercisable to purchase 122 million shares of its common stock, expiring on October 28, 2018. These warrants are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The exercise price of the warrants expiring on January 16, 2019 is subject to continued adjustment each time the quarterly cash dividend is in excess of $0.01 per common share to compensate the holders of the warrants for dilution resulting from an increased dividend. As a result of the Corporation's third-quarter 2016 dividend of $0.075 per common share, the exercise price of these warrants was adjusted to $12.980. The warrants expiring on October 28, 2018 also contain this anti-dilution provision except the adjustment is triggered only when the Corporation declares quarterly dividends at a level greater than $0.32 per common share.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, the Corporation declared $457 million, $361 million and $503 million of cash dividends on preferred stock, or a total of $1.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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NOTE 12 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The table below presents the changes in accumulated OCI after-tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

(Dollars in millions)
Debt Securities
 
Available-for-sale
Marketable
Equity Securities
 
Debit Valuation Adjustments
 
Derivatives
 
Employee
Benefit Plans
 
Foreign
Currency (1)
 
Total
Balance, December 31, 2014
$
1,641

 
$
17

 
n/a

 
$
(1,661
)
 
$
(3,350
)
 
$
(669
)
 
$
(4,022
)
Cumulative adjustment for accounting change

 

 
$
(1,226
)
 

 

 

 
(1,226
)
Net change
169

 
(2
)
 
633

 
416

 
77

 
(84
)
 
1,209

Balance, September 30, 2015
$
1,810

 
$
15

 
$
(593
)
 
$
(1,245
)
 
$
(3,273
)
 
$
(753
)
 
$
(4,039
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2015
$
16

 
$
62

 
$
(611
)
 
$
(1,077
)
 
$
(2,956
)
 
$
(792
)
 
$
(5,358
)
Net change
3,362

 
(43
)
 
49

 
277

 
29

 
(17
)
 
3,657

Balance, September 30, 2016
$
3,378

 
$
19

 
$
(562
)
 
$
(800
)
 
$
(2,927
)
 
$
(809
)
 
$
(1,701
)
(1) 
The net change in fair value represents the impact of changes in spot foreign exchange rates on the Corporation's net investment in non-U.S. operations and related hedges.
n/a = not applicable

The table below presents the net change in fair value recorded in accumulated OCI, net realized gains and losses reclassified into earnings and other changes for each component of OCI before- and after-tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Changes in OCI Components Before- and After-tax
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
2016
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Before-tax
 
Tax effect
 
After-tax
 
Before-tax
 
Tax effect
 
After-tax
Debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in unrealized gains
$
5,896

 
$
(2,239
)
 
$
3,657

 
$
1,089

 
$
(418
)
 
$
671

Net realized gains reclassified into earnings
(476
)
 
181

 
(295
)
 
(809
)
 
307

 
(502
)
Net change
5,420

 
(2,058
)
 
3,362

 
280

 
(111
)
 
169

Available-for-sale marketable equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in fair value
(70
)
 
27

 
(43
)
 
(3
)
 
1

 
(2
)
Net change
(70
)
 
27

 
(43
)
 
(3
)
 
1

 
(2
)
Debit valuation adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase in fair value
61

 
(23
)
 
38

 
475

 
(181
)
 
294

Net realized losses reclassified into earnings
18

 
(7
)
 
11

 
545

 
(206
)
 
339

Net change
79

 
(30
)
 
49

 
1,020

 
(387
)
 
633

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in fair value
(64
)
 
23

 
(41
)
 
(42
)
 
14

 
(28
)
Net realized losses reclassified into earnings
508

 
(190
)
 
318

 
711

 
(267
)
 
444

Net change
444

 
(167
)
 
277

 
669

 
(253
)
 
416

Employee benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized losses reclassified into earnings
64

 
(25
)
 
39

 
128

 
(49
)
 
79

Settlements, curtailments and other

 
(10
)
 
(10
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(2
)
Net change
64

 
(35
)
 
29

 
126

 
(49
)
 
77

Foreign currency:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in fair value
123

 
(140
)
 
(17
)
 
482

 
(566
)
 
(84
)
Net realized gains reclassified into earnings

 

 

 
(29
)
 
29

 

Net change
123

 
(140
)
 
(17
)
 
453

 
(537
)
 
(84
)
Total other comprehensive income
$
6,060

 
$
(2,403
)
 
$
3,657

 
$
2,545

 
$
(1,336
)
 
$
1,209


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The table below presents impacts on net income of significant amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated OCI before- and after-tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. There were no amounts reclassified out of AFS marketable equity securities and foreign currency for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated OCI
(Dollars in millions)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
Accumulated OCI Components
Income Statement Line Item Impacted
2016

2015
Debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on sales of debt securities
$
490

 
$
886

 
Other loss
(14
)
 
(77
)
 
Income before income taxes
476

 
809

 
Income tax expense
181

 
307

 
Reclassification to net income
295

 
502

Debit valuation adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
Other loss
(18
)
 
(545
)
 
Loss before income taxes
(18
)
 
(545
)
 
Income tax benefit
(7
)
 
(206
)
 
Reclassification to net income
(11
)
 
(339
)
Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
Net interest income
(447
)
 
(768
)
Equity compensation contracts
Personnel
(61
)
 
57

 
Loss before income taxes
(508
)
 
(711
)
 
Income tax benefit
(190
)
 
(267
)
 
Reclassification to net income
(318
)
 
(444
)
Employee benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
Net actuarial losses and prior service costs
Personnel
(64
)
 
(128
)
 
Loss before income taxes
(64
)
 
(128
)
 
Income tax benefit
(25
)
 
(49
)
 
Reclassification to net income
(39
)
 
(79
)
Total reclassification adjustments
 
$
(73
)
 
$
(360
)



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NOTE 13 – Earnings Per Common Share

The calculation of earnings per common share (EPS) and diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 is presented below. For more information on the calculation of EPS, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions, except per share information; shares in thousands)
2016
 
2015
 
2016

2015
Earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
4,955

 
$
4,619

 
$
13,210

 
$
12,552

Preferred stock dividends
(503
)
 
(441
)
 
(1,321
)
 
(1,153
)
Net income applicable to common shareholders
$
4,452

 
$
4,178

 
$
11,889

 
$
11,399

Average common shares issued and outstanding
10,250,124

 
10,444,291

 
10,312,878

 
10,483,466

Earnings per common share
$
0.43

 
$
0.40

 
$
1.15

 
$
1.09

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income applicable to common shareholders
$
4,452

 
$
4,178

 
$
11,889

 
$
11,399

Add preferred stock dividends due to assumed conversions
75

 
75

 
225

 
225

Net income allocated to common shareholders
$
4,527

 
$
4,253

 
$
12,114

 
$
11,624

Average common shares issued and outstanding
10,250,124

 
10,444,291

 
10,312,878

 
10,483,466

Dilutive potential common shares (1)
750,349

 
752,912

 
733,929

 
750,659

Total diluted average common shares issued and outstanding
11,000,473

 
11,197,203

 
11,046,807

 
11,234,125

Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.41

 
$
0.38

 
$
1.10

 
$
1.03

(1) 
Includes incremental dilutive shares from restricted stock units, restricted stock, stock options and warrants.

The Corporation previously issued a warrant to purchase 700 million shares of the Corporation's common stock to the holder of the Series T Preferred Stock. The warrant may be exercised, at the option of the holder, through tendering the Series T Preferred Stock or paying cash. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the 700 million average dilutive potential common shares were included in the diluted share count under the "if-converted" method.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, 62 million average dilutive potential common shares associated with the 7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series L were not included in the diluted share count because the result would have been antidilutive under the "if-converted" method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, average options to purchase 42 million and 46 million shares of common stock were outstanding but not included in the computation of EPS because the result would have been antidilutive under the treasury stock method compared to 64 million and 67 million for the same periods in 2015. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, average warrants to purchase 122 million shares of common stock were outstanding but not included in the computation of EPS because the result would have been antidilutive under the treasury stock method and average warrants to purchase 150 million shares of common stock were included in the diluted EPS calculation using the treasury stock method.

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NOTE 14 – Fair Value Measurements

Under applicable accounting guidance, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Corporation determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established under applicable accounting guidance which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. There are three levels of inputs used to measure fair value. The Corporation conducts a review of its fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Transfers into or out of fair value hierarchy classifications are made if the significant inputs used in the financial models measuring the fair values of the assets and liabilities became unobservable or observable, respectively, in the current marketplace. These transfers are considered to be effective as of the beginning of the quarter in which they occur. For more information regarding the fair value hierarchy and how the Corporation measures fair value, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Corporation accounts for certain financial instruments under the fair value option. For additional information, see Note 15 – Fair Value Option.

Valuation Processes and Techniques

The Corporation has various processes and controls in place to ensure that fair value is reasonably estimated. A model validation policy governs the use and control of valuation models used to estimate fair value. This policy requires review and approval of models by personnel who are independent of the front office, and periodic reassessments of models to ensure that they are continuing to perform as designed. In addition, detailed reviews of trading gains and losses are conducted on a daily basis by personnel who are independent of the front office. A price verification group, which is also independent of the front office, utilizes available market information including executed trades, market prices and market-observable valuation model inputs to ensure that fair values are reasonably estimated. The Corporation performs due diligence procedures over third-party pricing service providers in order to support their use in the valuation process. Where market information is not available to support internal valuations, independent reviews of the valuations are performed and any material exposures are escalated through a management review process.

While the Corporation believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no changes to the valuation techniques that had, or are expected to have, a material impact on the Corporation's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Level 1, 2 and 3 Valuation Techniques

Financial instruments are considered Level 1 when the valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 financial instruments are valued using quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or models using inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques, and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable and when determination of the fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

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Recurring Fair Value

Assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, including financial instruments which the Corporation accounts for under the fair value option, are summarized in the following tables.

 
September 30, 2016
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting
Adjustments (1)
 
Assets/Liabilities
at Fair Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$

 
$
51,638

 
$

 
$

 
$
51,638

Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities (2)
38,950

 
18,404

 

 

 
57,354

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
168

 
27,702

 
2,562

 

 
30,432

Equity securities
37,641

 
22,858

 
366

 

 
60,865

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
14,931

 
13,956

 
639

 

 
29,526

Mortgage trading loans and ABS

 
8,506

 
1,166

 

 
9,672

Total trading account assets (3)
91,690

 
91,426

 
4,733

 

 
187,849

Derivative assets (4)
7,515

 
775,954

 
4,867

 
(740,440
)
 
47,896

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
43,798

 
1,486

 

 

 
45,284

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
201,051

 

 

 
201,051

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
9,081

 

 

 
9,081

Non-agency residential

 
1,391

 
227

 

 
1,618

Commercial

 
12,936

 

 

 
12,936

Non-U.S. securities
2,689

 
3,321

 

 

 
6,010

Other taxable securities

 
8,729

 
687

 

 
9,416

Tax-exempt securities

 
15,413

 
571

 

 
15,984

Total AFS debt securities
46,487

 
253,408

 
1,485

 

 
301,380

Other debt securities carried at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
6

 

 

 
6

Non-agency residential

 
3,167

 
26

 

 
3,193

Non-U.S. securities
16,212

 
1,468

 

 

 
17,680

Other taxable securities

 
246

 

 

 
246

Total other debt securities carried at fair value
16,212

 
4,887

 
26

 

 
21,125

Loans and leases (5)

 
6,753

 
1,355

 

 
8,108

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
2,477

 

 
2,477

Loans held-for-sale

 
4,065

 
587

 

 
4,652

Other assets
11,488

 
2,040

 
363

 

 
13,891

Total assets
$
173,392

 
$
1,190,171

 
$
15,893

 
$
(740,440
)
 
$
639,016

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices
$

 
$
913

 
$

 
$

 
$
913

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

 
31,530

 
338

 

 
31,868

Trading account liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
9,515

 
273

 

 

 
9,788

Equity securities
42,193

 
3,344

 

 

 
45,537

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
13,131

 
2,234

 

 

 
15,365

Corporate securities and other
115

 
6,167

 
26

 

 
6,308

Total trading account liabilities
64,954

 
12,018

 
26

 

 
76,998

Derivative liabilities (4)
7,555

 
769,162

 
5,854

 
(739,087
)
 
43,484

Short-term borrowings

 
1,055

 

 

 
1,055

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
13,752

 
2,052

 
9

 

 
15,813

Long-term debt

 
30,685

 
1,934

 

 
32,619

Total liabilities
$
86,261

 
$
847,415

 
$
8,161

 
$
(739,087
)
 
$
202,750

(1) 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(2) 
Includes $18.4 billion of GSE obligations.
(3) 
Includes securities with a fair value of $11.2 billion that were segregated in compliance with securities regulations or deposited with clearing organizations. This amount is included in the parenthetical disclosure on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(4) 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, $1.4 billion of derivative assets and $1.5 billion of derivative liabilities were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and $1.6 billion of derivative assets and $1.5 billion of derivative liabilities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 based on the inputs used to measure fair value. For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 2 – Derivatives.
(5) 
Includes $655 million from CFEs that were measured using the fair value of the financial liabilities of those entities as the measurement basis.


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December 31, 2015
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting
Adjustments (1)
 
Assets/Liabilities
at Fair Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$

 
$
55,143

 
$

 
$

 
$
55,143

Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities (2)
33,034

 
15,501

 

 

 
48,535

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
325

 
22,738

 
2,838

 

 
25,901

Equity securities
41,735

 
20,887

 
407

 

 
63,029

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
15,651

 
12,915

 
521

 

 
29,087

Mortgage trading loans and ABS

 
8,107

 
1,868

 

 
9,975

Total trading account assets (3)
90,745

 
80,148

 
5,634

 

 
176,527

Derivative assets (4)
5,149

 
678,355

 
5,134

 
(638,648
)
 
49,990

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
23,374

 
1,903

 

 

 
25,277

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
228,947

 

 

 
228,947

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
10,985

 

 

 
10,985

Non-agency residential

 
3,073

 
106

 

 
3,179

Commercial

 
7,165

 

 

 
7,165

Non-U.S. securities
2,768

 
2,999

 

 

 
5,767

Other taxable securities

 
9,688

 
757

 

 
10,445

Tax-exempt securities

 
13,439

 
569

 

 
14,008

Total AFS debt securities
26,142

 
278,199

 
1,432

 

 
305,773

Other debt securities carried at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
7

 

 

 
7

Non-agency residential

 
3,460

 
30

 

 
3,490

Non-U.S. securities
11,691

 
1,152

 

 

 
12,843

Other taxable securities

 
267

 

 

 
267

Total other debt securities carried at fair value
11,691

 
4,886

 
30

 

 
16,607

Loans and leases

 
5,318

 
1,620

 

 
6,938

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
3,087

 

 
3,087

Loans held-for-sale

 
4,031

 
787

 

 
4,818

Other assets (5)
11,923

 
2,023

 
374

 

 
14,320

Total assets
$
145,650

 
$
1,108,103

 
$
18,098

 
$
(638,648
)
 
$
633,203

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices
$

 
$
1,116

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,116

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

 
24,239

 
335

 

 
24,574

Trading account liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
14,803

 
169

 

 

 
14,972

Equity securities
27,898

 
2,392

 

 

 
30,290

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
13,589

 
1,951

 

 

 
15,540

Corporate securities and other
193

 
5,947

 
21

 

 
6,161

Total trading account liabilities
56,483

 
10,459

 
21

 

 
66,963

Derivative liabilities (4)
4,941

 
670,600

 
5,575

 
(642,666
)
 
38,450

Short-term borrowings

 
1,295

 
30

 

 
1,325

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
11,656

 
2,234

 
9

 

 
13,899

Long-term debt

 
28,584

 
1,513

 

 
30,097

Total liabilities
$
73,080

 
$
738,527

 
$
7,483

 
$
(642,666
)
 
$
176,424

(1) 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(2) 
Includes $14.8 billion of GSE obligations.
(3) 
Includes securities with a fair value of $16.4 billion that were segregated in compliance with securities regulations or deposited with clearing organizations. This amount is included in the parenthetical disclosure on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(4) 
During 2015, $6.6 billion of derivative assets and $6.7 billion of derivative liabilities were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on inputs used to measure fair value. Additionally, $6.4 billion of derivative assets and $6.2 billion of derivative liabilities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to additional information related to certain options. For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 2 – Derivatives.
(5) 
During 2015, approximately $327 million of assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to a restriction that was lifted for an equity investment.



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The following tables present a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, including net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings and accumulated OCI.

Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
July 1
2016
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2016
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
2,654

$
57

$

$
226

$
(245
)
$

$
(134
)
$
202

$
(198
)
$
2,562

Equity securities
455

11


10

(98
)


27

(39
)
366

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
630

20

(7
)



(4
)


639

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,286

102


331

(441
)

(103
)
15

(24
)
1,166

Total trading account assets
5,025

190

(7
)
567

(784
)

(241
)
244

(261
)
4,733

Net derivative assets (3)
(648
)
(131
)

114

(346
)

118

(53
)
(41
)
(987
)
AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
134



189



(102
)
6


227

Other taxable securities
717

1

(1
)



(30
)


687

Tax-exempt securities
559


2





10


571

Total AFS debt securities
1,410

1

1

189



(132
)
16


1,485

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS
28

(2
)







26

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,459

(9
)




(54
)

(41
)
1,355

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
2,269

313




101

(206
)


2,477

Loans held-for-sale (4)
690

13

(4
)

(56
)

(25
)
4

(35
)
587

Other assets
348

11


4






363

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)
(313
)
(17
)




10

(19
)
1

(338
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(26
)
2



(2
)




(26
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9
)








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,156
)
(22
)
(23
)
15


(3
)
363

(206
)
98

(1,934
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities, foreign currency translation adjustments and the impact on structured liabilities of changes in the Corporation's credit spreads. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $4.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.9 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.

Significant transfers into Level 3, primarily due to decreased price observability, during the three months ended September 30, 2016 included:
$244 million of trading account assets
$206 million of long-term debt. Transfers occur on a regular basis for these long-term debt instruments due to changes in the impact of unobservable inputs on the value of the embedded derivative in relation to the instrument as a whole.

Significant transfers out of Level 3, primarily due to increased price observability, during the three months ended September 30, 2016 included $261 million of trading account assets.


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Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
July 1
2015
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,326

$
(6
)
$
(11
)
$
553

$
(681
)
$

$
(295
)
$
238

$
(225
)
$
2,899

Equity securities
386

(1
)

32



(6
)
2

(3
)
410

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

12

(102
)
7

(1
)




384

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,159

(7
)

293

(264
)

(157
)
2

(21
)
2,005

Total trading account assets
6,339

(2
)
(113
)
885

(946
)

(458
)
242

(249
)
5,698

Net derivative assets (3)
(351
)
1,042

(5
)
80

(290
)

(115
)
(20
)
56

397

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
234


(2
)
41



(47
)

(37
)
189

Non-U.S. securities
9






(6
)


3

Other taxable securities
677


(2
)



(88
)

(6
)
581

Tax-exempt securities
584






(15
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
1,504


(4
)
41



(156
)

(43
)
1,342

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS
34

(3
)







31

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,970

17



(1
)
57

(59
)
7

(7
)
1,984

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,521

(363
)


(87
)
185

(213
)


3,043

Loans held-for-sale (4)
660



2

(79
)
3

(6
)
7

(28
)
559

Other assets
756

(42
)

3

(11
)

(17
)

(15
)
674

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)
(368
)




(5
)
208

(32
)
1

(196
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(57
)



19





(38
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

4




(3
)

(19
)

(18
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9
)








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,716
)
252


139


(40
)
59

(264
)
660

(1,910
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities, foreign currency translation adjustments and the impact on structured liabilities of changes in the Corporation's credit spreads. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.0 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.6 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.

Significant transfers into Level 3, primarily due to decreased price observability, during the three months ended September 30, 2015 included:
$242 million of trading account assets
$264 million of long-term debt. Transfers occur on a regular basis for these long-term debt instruments due to changes in the impact of unobservable inputs on the value of the embedded derivative in relation to the instrument as a whole.

Significant transfers out of Level 3, primarily due to increased price observability unless otherwise noted, during the three months ended September 30, 2015 included:
$249 million of trading account assets, primarily the result of increased market liquidity
$660 million of long-term debt

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Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2016
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2016
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
2,838

$
118

$
2

$
925

$
(638
)
$

$
(479
)
$
432

$
(636
)
$
2,562

Equity securities
407

93


53

(135
)

(72
)
60

(40
)
366

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
521

112

91

3

(1
)

(87
)


639

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,868

197

(2
)
681

(1,264
)

(270
)
91

(135
)
1,166

Total trading account assets
5,634

520

91

1,662

(2,038
)

(908
)
583

(811
)
4,733

Net derivative assets (3)
(441
)
356


313

(965
)

7

(177
)
(80
)
(987
)
AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
106


3

385

(92
)

(181
)
6


227

Other taxable securities
757

3

(7
)



(66
)


687

Tax-exempt securities
569


(8
)
1



(1
)
10


571

Total AFS debt securities
1,432

3

(12
)
386

(92
)

(248
)
16


1,485

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS
30

(4
)







26

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,620

(13
)

69


50

(143
)
6

(234
)
1,355

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,087

(295
)



307

(622
)


2,477

Loans held-for-sale (4)
787

97

51

20

(236
)

(77
)
43

(98
)
587

Other assets
374

(27
)

38



(24
)
2


363

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)
(335
)
12




(14
)
17

(19
)
1

(338
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(21
)
4


1

(10
)




(26
)
Short-term borrowings (4)
(30
)
1





29




Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9
)








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(1,513
)
(192
)
(41
)
44


(326
)
496

(751
)
349

(1,934
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities, foreign currency translation adjustments and the impact on structured liabilities of changes in the Corporation's credit spreads. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $4.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.9 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.

Significant transfers into Level 3, primarily due to decreased price observability, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included:
$583 million of trading account assets
$177 million of net derivative assets
$751 million of long-term debt. Transfers occur on a regular basis for these long-term debt instruments due to changes in the impact of unobservable inputs on the value of the embedded derivative in relation to the instrument as a whole.

Significant transfers out of Level 3, primarily due to increased price observability, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included:
$811 million of trading account assets
$234 million of loans and leases
$349 million of long-term debt



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Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2015
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,270

$
28

$
(11
)
$
1,030

$
(1,119
)
$

$
(944
)
$
1,221

$
(576
)
$
2,899

Equity securities
352

13


48

(3
)

(11
)
33

(22
)
410

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

94

(180
)
34

(1
)

(110
)

(27
)
384

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,063

154


1,102

(891
)

(401
)
12

(34
)
2,005

Total trading account assets
6,259

289

(191
)
2,214

(2,014
)

(1,466
)
1,266

(659
)
5,698

Net derivative assets (3)
(920
)
1,608

(5
)
193

(683
)

106

(80
)
178

397

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
279

(12
)
5

103



(281
)
132

(37
)
189

Non-U.S. securities
10






(7
)


3

Other taxable securities
1,667


(2
)
6



(151
)

(939
)
581

Tax-exempt securities
599


(1
)



(29
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
2,555

(12
)
2

109



(468
)
132

(976
)
1,342

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

(2
)

33






31

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,983

22



(3
)
57

(179
)
125

(21
)
1,984

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,530

10



(399
)
568

(666
)


3,043

Loans held-for-sale (4)
173

(48
)

493

(174
)
36

(12
)
184

(93
)
559

Other assets
911

(46
)

12

(129
)

(32
)
8

(50
)
674

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)

(14
)



(33
)
208

(358
)
1

(196
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(36
)
3


33

(38
)




(38
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

9




(24
)
1

(23
)
19

(18
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,362
)
322


316


(179
)
219

(1,380
)
1,154

(1,910
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities, foreign currency translation adjustments and the impact on structured liabilities of changes in the Corporation's credit spreads. For additional information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.0 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.6 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.

Significant transfers into Level 3, primarily due to decreased price observability, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included:
$1.3 billion of trading account assets
$132 million of AFS debt securities
$125 million of loans and leases
$184 million of LHFS
$358 million of federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
$1.4 billion of long-term debt. Transfers occur on a regular basis for these long-term debt instruments due to changes in the impact of unobservable inputs on the value of the embedded derivative in relation to the instrument as a whole.

Significant transfers out of Level 3, primarily due to increased price observability unless otherwise noted, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 included:
$659 million of trading account assets, primarily the result of increased market liquidity
$178 million of net derivative assets
$976 million of AFS debt securities
$1.2 billion of long-term debt


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The following tables summarize gains (losses) due to changes in fair value, including both realized and unrealized gains (losses), recorded in earnings for Level 3 assets and liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. These amounts include gains (losses) on financial instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.

Level 3 – Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
57

 
$

 
$

 
$
57

Equity securities
11

 

 

 
11

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
20

 

 

 
20

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
102

 

 

 
102

Total trading account assets
190

 

 

 
190

Net derivative assets
(325
)
 
185

 
9

 
(131
)
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities

 

 
1

 
1

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Loans and leases (2)

 

 
(9
)
 
(9
)
Mortgage servicing rights
(22
)
 
335

 

 
313

Loans held-for-sale (2)

 

 
13

 
13

Other assets

 
(4
)
 
15

 
11

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(17
)
 

 

 
(17
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
2

 

 

 
2

Long-term debt (2)
(22
)
 

 

 
(22
)
Total
$
(194
)
 
$
516

 
$
27

 
$
349

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(6
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(6
)
Equity securities
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Non-U.S. sovereign debt
12

 

 

 
12

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(7
)
 

 

 
(7
)
Total trading account assets
(2
)
 

 

 
(2
)
Net derivative assets
837

 
184

 
21

 
1,042

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Loans and leases (2)
1

 

 
16

 
17

Mortgage servicing rights
13

 
(376
)
 

 
(363
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(4
)
 

 
4

 

Other assets

 
(32
)
 
(10
)
 
(42
)
Short-term borrowings (2)
4

 

 

 
4

Long-term debt (2)
251

 

 
1

 
252

Total
$
1,100

 
$
(224
)
 
$
29

 
$
905

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.

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Level 3 – Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
118

 
$

 
$

 
$
118

Equity securities
93

 

 

 
93

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
112

 

 

 
112

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
197

 

 

 
197

Total trading account assets
520

 

 

 
520

Net derivative assets
(142
)
 
513

 
(15
)
 
356

AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities

 

 
3

 
3

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Loans and leases (2)
8

 

 
(21
)
 
(13
)
Mortgage servicing rights
7

 
(302
)
 

 
(295
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
11

 

 
86

 
97

Other assets

 
(41
)
 
14

 
(27
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
12

 

 

 
12

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
4

 

 

 
4

Short-term borrowings (2)
1

 

 

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
(193
)
 

 
1

 
(192
)
Total
$
228

 
$
170

 
$
64

 
$
462

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
28

 
$

 
$

 
$
28

Equity securities
13

 

 

 
13

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
94

 

 

 
94

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
154

 

 

 
154

Total trading account assets
289

 

 

 
289

Net derivative assets
902

 
662

 
44

 
1,608

AFS debt securities – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(12
)
 
(12
)
Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Loans and leases (2)
(5
)
 

 
27

 
22

Mortgage servicing rights
2

 
8

 

 
10

Loans held-for-sale (2)
(58
)
 

 
10

 
(48
)
Other assets

 
(56
)
 
10

 
(46
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(14
)
 

 

 
(14
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
3

 

 

 
3

Short-term borrowings (2)
9

 

 

 
9

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
350

 

 
(28
)
 
322

Total
$
1,478

 
$
614

 
$
50

 
$
2,142

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.



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The following tables summarize changes in unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 for Level 3 assets and liabilities that were still held at September 30, 2016 and 2015. These amounts include changes in fair value on financial instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.

Level 3 – Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Still Held at Reporting Date
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
20

 
$

 
$

 
$
20

Equity securities
5

 

 

 
5

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
19

 

 

 
19

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
62

 

 

 
62

Total trading account assets
106

 

 

 
106

Net derivative assets
(281
)
 
74

 
9

 
(198
)
Loans and leases (2)

 

 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Mortgage servicing rights
(22
)
 
284

 

 
262

Loans held-for-sale (2)

 

 
10

 
10

Other assets

 
2

 
15

 
17

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(17
)
 

 

 
(17
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
(24
)
 

 

 
(24
)
Total
$
(237
)
 
$
360

 
$
26

 
$
149

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(34
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(34
)
Equity securities
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Non-U.S. sovereign debt
12

 

 

 
12

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(34
)
 

 

 
(34
)
Total trading account assets
(57
)
 

 

 
(57
)
Net derivative assets
735

 
58

 
21

 
814

Loans and leases (2)
1

 

 
26

 
27

Mortgage servicing rights
13

 
(413
)
 

 
(400
)
Other assets

 
(26
)
 
(12
)
 
(38
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Short-term borrowings (2)
4

 

 

 
4

Long-term debt (2)
250

 

 

 
250

Total
$
947

 
$
(381
)
 
$
35

 
$
601

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.

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Level 3 – Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Still Held at Reporting Date
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
11

 
$

 
$

 
$
11

Equity securities
(19
)
 

 

 
(19
)
Non-U.S. sovereign debt
110

 

 

 
110

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
110

 

 

 
110

Total trading account assets
212

 

 

 
212

Net derivative assets
(168
)
 
75

 
(15
)
 
(108
)
Loans and leases (2)

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Mortgage servicing rights
7

 
(464
)
 

 
(457
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)

 

 
76

 
76

Other assets

 
(25
)
 
10

 
(15
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(21
)
 

 

 
(21
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
3

 

 

 
3

Long-term debt (2)
(208
)
 

 

 
(208
)
Total
$
(175
)
 
$
(414
)
 
$
68

 
$
(521
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(102
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(102
)
Equity securities
7

 

 

 
7

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
81

 

 

 
81

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(28
)
 

 

 
(28
)
Total trading account assets
(42
)
 

 

 
(42
)
Net derivative assets
1,037

 
59

 
44

 
1,140

Loans and leases (2)

 

 
50

 
50

Mortgage servicing rights
2

 
(213
)
 

 
(211
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(1
)
 

 
(30
)
 
(31
)
Other assets

 
(38
)
 
(8
)
 
(46
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(3
)
 

 

 
(3
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Short-term borrowings (2)
4

 

 

 
4

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
308

 

 
1

 
309

Total
$
1,306

 
$
(192
)
 
$
58

 
$
1,172

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.



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The following tables present information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation's material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2016
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and Securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
1,688

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%

6
%
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
324

Prepayment speed
0% to 37% CPR

14
%
Loans and leases
1,353

Default rate
0% to 10% CDR

3
%
Loans held-for-sale
11

Loss severity
0% to 100%

45
%
Instruments backed by commercial real estate assets
$
295

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%

12
%
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
219

Price
$0 to $100

$69
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
62

 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale
14

 
 
 
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
4,397

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 46%

18
%
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
2,304

Prepayment speed
5% to 20%

14
%
Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
639

Default rate
3% to 4%

4
%
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
780

Loss severity
35% to 50%

38
%
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
110

Duration
0 to 5 years

3 years

Loans and leases
2

Price
$0 to $205

$70
Loans held-for-sale
562

 
 
 
Auction rate securities
$
1,187

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$10 to $100

$93
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
39

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
577

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
571

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
(1,934
)
Discounted cash flow, Market comparables, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
19% to 100%

68
%
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 101%

26
%
 
 
Yield
9% to 46%

18
%
 
 
Duration
0 to 5 years

2 years

 
 
Price
$0 to $100

$79
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
(45
)
Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
1% to 25%

16
%
 
 
Upfront points
1 point to 100 points

74 points

 
 
Credit spreads
18 bps to 924 bps

287 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
11% to 93%

37
%
 
 
Prepayment speed
7% to 20% CPR

18
%
 
 
Default rate
0% to 4% CDR

3
%
 
 
Loss severity
35
%
n/a

Equity derivatives
$
(1,298
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
19% to 100%

68
%
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 101%

26
%
Commodity derivatives
$
7

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu

$4/MMBtu

 
 
Correlation
66% to 93%

86
%
 
 
Volatilities
23% to 71%

36
%
Interest rate derivatives
$
349

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
15% to 99%

60
%
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-2% to 40%

3
%
 
 
Illiquid IR and long-dated inflation rates
-12% to 38%

5
%
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%

1
%
Total net derivative assets
$
(987
)
 
 
 
 
(1) 
The categories are aggregated based upon product type which differs from financial statement classification. The following is a reconciliation to the line items in the table on page 163: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $2.6 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $639 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $1.2 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $687 million, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $571 million, Loans and leases of $1.4 billion and LHFS of $587 million.
(2) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes.
(3) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes and other methods that model the joint dynamics of interest, inflation and foreign exchange rates.
CPR = Constant Prepayment Rate
CDR = Constant Default Rate
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable

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Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and Securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,017

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%
6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
400

Prepayment speed
0% to 27% CPR
11
 %
Loans and leases
1,520

Default rate
0% to 10% CDR
4
 %
Loans held-for-sale
97

Loss severity
0% to 90%
40
 %
Instruments backed by commercial real estate assets
$
852

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%
8
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
162

Price
$0 to $100
$73
Loans held-for-sale
690

 
 
 
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
4,558

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 37%
13
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
2,503

Prepayment speed
5% to 20%
16
 %
Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
521

Default rate
2% to 5%
4
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,306

Loss severity
25% to 50%
37
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
128

Duration
0 to 5 years
3 years

Loans and leases
100

Price
$0 to $258
$64
Auction rate securities
$
1,533

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$10 to $100
$94
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
335

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
629

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
569

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt 
$
(1,513
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
25% to 100%
67
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 101%
28
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
(75
)
Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
6% to 25%
16
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 100 points
60 points

 
 
Credit spreads
0 bps to 447 bps
111 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
31% to 99%
38
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
10% to 20% CPR
19
 %
 
 
Default rate
1% to 4% CDR
3
 %
 
 
Loss severity
35% to 40%
35
 %
Equity derivatives
$
(1,037
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
25% to 100%
67
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 101%
28
 %
Commodity derivatives
$
169

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$1/MMBtu to $6/MMBtu
$4/MMBtu

 
 
Propane forward price
$0/Gallon to $1/Gallon
$1/Gallon

 
 
Correlation
66% to 93%
84
 %
 
 
Volatilities
18% to 125%
39
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
502

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
17% to 99%
48
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-15% to 40%
-9
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 7%
3
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%
1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
(441
)
 
 
 
 
(1)
The categories are aggregated based upon product type which differs from financial statement classification. The following is a reconciliation to the line items in the table on page 164: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $2.8 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $521 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $1.9 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $757 million, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $569 million, Loans and leases of $1.6 billion and LHFS of $787 million.
(2) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes.
(3) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes and other methods that model the joint dynamics of interest, inflation and foreign exchange rates.
CPR = Constant Prepayment Rate
CDR = Constant Default Rate
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange


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In the tables above, instruments backed by residential and commercial real estate assets include RMBS, commercial MBS, whole loans and mortgage CDOs. Commercial loans, debt securities and other include corporate CLOs and CDOs, commercial loans and bonds, and securities backed by non-real estate assets. Structured liabilities primarily include equity-linked notes that are accounted for under the fair value option.

The Corporation uses multiple market approaches in valuing certain of its Level 3 financial instruments. For example, market comparables and discounted cash flows are used together. For a given product, such as corporate debt securities, market comparables may be used to estimate some of the unobservable inputs and then these inputs are incorporated into a discounted cash flow model. Therefore, the balances disclosed encompass both of these techniques.

The level of aggregation and diversity within the products disclosed in the tables result in certain ranges of inputs being wide and unevenly distributed across asset and liability categories.

For more information on the inputs and techniques used in the valuation of MSRs, see Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights.

Sensitivity of Fair Value Measurements to Changes in Unobservable Inputs

Loans and Securities

For instruments backed by residential real estate assets, commercial real estate assets and commercial loans, debt securities and other, a significant increase in market yields, default rates, loss severities or duration would result in a significantly lower fair value for long positions. Short positions would be impacted in a directionally opposite way. The impact of changes in prepayment speeds would have differing impacts depending on the seniority of the instrument and, in the case of CLOs, whether prepayments can be reinvested.

For instruments backed by commercial real estate assets and auction rate securities, a significant increase in price would result in a significantly higher fair value.

Structured Liabilities and Derivatives

For credit derivatives, a significant increase in market yield, upfront points (i.e., a single upfront payment made by a protection buyer at inception), credit spreads, default rates or loss severities would result in a significantly lower fair value for protection sellers and higher fair value for protection buyers. The impact of changes in prepayment speeds would have differing impacts depending on the seniority of the instrument and, in the case of CLOs, whether prepayments can be reinvested.

Structured credit derivatives are impacted by credit correlation. Default correlation is a parameter that describes the degree of dependence among credit default rates within a credit portfolio that underlies a credit derivative instrument. The sensitivity of this input on the fair value varies depending on the level of subordination of the tranche. For senior tranches that are net purchases of protection, a significant increase in default correlation would result in a significantly higher fair value. Net short protection positions would be impacted in a directionally opposite way.

For equity derivatives, commodity derivatives, interest rate derivatives and structured liabilities, a significant change in long-dated rates and volatilities and correlation inputs (e.g., the degree of correlation between an equity security and an index, between two different commodities, between two different interest rates, or between interest rates and foreign exchange rates) would result in a significant impact to the fair value; however, the magnitude and direction of the impact depends on whether the Corporation is long or short the exposure. For structured liabilities, a significant increase in yield or decrease in price would result in a significantly lower fair value. A significant decrease in duration may result in a significantly higher fair value.


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Nonrecurring Fair Value

The Corporation holds certain assets that are measured at fair value, but only in certain situations (e.g., impairment) and these measurements are referred to herein as nonrecurring. The amounts below represent assets still held as of the reporting date for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
 
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Gains (Losses)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale
$
191

 
$
48

 
$
(1
)
 
$
(44
)
Loans and leases (1)

 
1,333

 
(143
)
 
(399
)
Foreclosed properties (2, 3)

 
113

 
(23
)
 
(41
)
Other assets
173

 

 
(18
)
 
(44
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale
$
10

 
$
34

 
$

 
$
(7
)
Loans and leases (1)
67

 
2,363

 
(228
)
 
(811
)
Foreclosed properties (2, 3)

 
149

 
(36
)
 
(58
)
Other assets
39

 

 
(4
)
 
(8
)
(1) 
Includes $48 million and $112 million of losses on loans that were written down to a collateral value of zero during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to losses of $72 million and $146 million for the same periods in 2015.
(2) 
Amounts are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and represent the carrying value of foreclosed properties that were written down subsequent to their initial classification as foreclosed properties. Losses on foreclosed properties include losses taken during the first 90 days after transfer of a loan to foreclosed properties.
(3) 
Excludes $1.3 billion of properties acquired upon foreclosure of certain government-guaranteed loans (principally FHA-insured loans) at both September 30, 2016 and 2015.

The table below presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation's nonrecurring Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Instruments backed by residential real estate assets represent residential mortgages where the loan has been written down to the fair value of the underlying collateral.

Quantitative Information about Nonrecurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
 
September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets
$
1,333

Market comparables
OREO discount
8% to 56%
21
%
 
 
Cost to sell
8% to 45%
10
%
 
December 31, 2015
Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,739

Market comparables
OREO discount
7% to 55%
20
%
 
 
Cost to sell
8% to 45%
10
%



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NOTE 15 – Fair Value Option

The Corporation elects to account for certain financial instruments under the fair value option. For more information on the primary financial instruments for which the fair value option elections have been made, see Note 21 – Fair Value Option to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The table below provides information about the fair value carrying amount and the contractual principal outstanding of assets and liabilities accounted for under the fair value option at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Fair Value Option Elections
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Fair Value
Carrying
Amount
 
Contractual
Principal
Outstanding
 
Fair Value
Carrying
Amount
Less Unpaid
Principal
 
Fair Value
Carrying
Amount
 
Contractual
Principal
Outstanding
 
Fair Value
Carrying
Amount
Less Unpaid
Principal
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
51,638

 
$
51,516

 
$
122

 
$
55,143

 
$
54,999

 
$
144

Loans reported as trading account assets (1)
5,653

 
11,134

 
(5,481
)
 
4,995

 
9,214

 
(4,219
)
Trading inventory – other
8,701

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
8,149

 
n/a

 
n/a

Consumer and commercial loans
8,108

 
8,132

 
(24
)
 
6,938

 
7,293

 
(355
)
Loans held-for-sale
4,652

 
5,979

 
(1,327
)
 
4,818

 
6,157

 
(1,339
)
Other assets
314

 
250

 
64

 
275

 
270

 
5

Long-term deposits
913

 
782

 
131

 
1,116

 
1,021

 
95

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
31,868

 
32,031

 
(163
)
 
24,574

 
24,718

 
(144
)
Short-term borrowings
1,055

 
1,055

 

 
1,325

 
1,325

 

Unfunded loan commitments
216

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
658

 
n/a

 
n/a

Long-term debt (2)
32,619

 
32,650

 
(31
)
 
30,097

 
30,593

 
(496
)
(1) 
A significant portion of the loans reported as trading account assets are distressed loans which trade and were purchased at a deep discount to par, and the remainder are loans with a fair value near contractual principal outstanding.
(2) 
Includes structured liabilities with a fair value of $31.6 billion and $29.0 billion, and contractual principal outstanding of $31.5 billion and $29.4 billion at September 30, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015.
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The following tables provide information about where changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities accounted for under the fair value option are included in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Accounted for Under the Fair Value Option
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss)
 
Other
Income
(Loss)
 
Total
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
(25
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(25
)
Loans reported as trading account assets
125

 

 

 
125

Trading inventory – other (1)
907

 

 

 
907

Consumer and commercial loans
(8
)
 

 
13

 
5

Loans held-for-sale (2)
5

 
132

 
2

 
139

Other assets

 

 
23

 
23

Long-term deposits
4

 

 
4

 
8

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
(3
)
 

 

 
(3
)
Unfunded loan commitments

 

 
133

 
133

Long-term debt (3, 4)
(138
)
 

 
(24
)
 
(162
)
Total
$
867

 
$
132

 
$
151

 
$
1,150

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
7

 
$

 
$

 
$
7

Loans reported as trading account assets
(30
)
 

 

 
(30
)
Trading inventory – other (1)
273

 

 

 
273

Consumer and commercial loans
11

 

 
(129
)
 
(118
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(4
)
 
155

 
11

 
162

Other assets

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Long-term deposits
(4
)
 

 
(16
)
 
(20
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
(23
)
 

 

 
(23
)
Unfunded loan commitments

 

 
(201
)
 
(201
)
Short-term borrowings
1

 

 

 
1

Long-term debt (3, 4)
1,297

 

 
(54
)
 
1,243

Total
$
1,528

 
$
155

 
$
(392
)
 
$
1,291

(1) 
The gains (losses) in trading account profits (losses) are primarily offset by gains (losses) on trading liabilities that hedge these assets.
(2) 
Includes the value of IRLCs on funded loans, including those sold during the period.
(3) 
The majority of the net gains (losses) in trading account profits relate to the embedded derivative in structured liabilities and are offset by gains (losses) on derivatives and securities that hedge these liabilities. For more information on the adoption of new accounting guidance relating to DVA on structured liabilities, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(4) 
For the cumulative impact of changes in the Corporation's own credit spreads and the amount recognized in OCI, see Note 12 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). For more information on how the Corporation's own credit spread is determined, see Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Accounted for Under the Fair Value Option
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss)
 
Other
Income
(Loss)
 
Total
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
(26
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(26
)
Loans reported as trading account assets
251

 

 

 
251

Trading inventory – other (1)
551

 

 

 
551

Consumer and commercial loans
26

 

 
(8
)
 
18

Loans held-for-sale (2)
10

 
493

 
57

 
560

Other assets

 

 
20

 
20

Long-term deposits
(7
)
 

 
(26
)
 
(33
)
Unfunded loan commitments

 

 
444

 
444

Long-term debt (3, 4)
(718
)
 

 
(77
)
 
(795
)
Total
$
87

 
$
493

 
$
410

 
$
990

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$
(81
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(81
)
Loans reported as trading account assets
(98
)
 

 

 
(98
)
Trading inventory – other (1)
447

 

 

 
447

Consumer and commercial loans
40

 

 
(196
)
 
(156
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(25
)
 
567

 
99

 
641

Other assets

 

 
4

 
4

Long-term deposits
(4
)
 

 
5

 
1

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase
25

 

 

 
25

Unfunded loan commitments

 

 
(146
)
 
(146
)
Long-term debt (3, 4)
1,887

 

 
(604
)
 
1,283

Total
$
2,191

 
$
567

 
$
(838
)
 
$
1,920

(1) 
The gains (losses) in trading account profits (losses) are primarily offset by gains (losses) on trading liabilities that hedge these assets.
(2) 
Includes the value of IRLCs on funded loans, including those sold during the period.
(3) 
The majority of the net gains (losses) in trading account profits relate to the embedded derivative in structured liabilities and are offset by gains (losses) on derivatives and securities that hedge these liabilities. For more information on the adoption of new accounting guidance relating to DVA on structured liabilities, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(4) 
For the cumulative impact of changes in the Corporation's own credit spreads and the amount recognized in OCI, see Note 12 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). For more information on how the Corporation's own credit spread is determined, see Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Gains (Losses) Related to Borrower-specific Credit Risk for Assets Accounted for Under the Fair Value Option
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Loans reported as trading account assets
$

 
$
14

 
$
5

 
$
44

Consumer and commercial loans
14

 
(88
)
 
(25
)
 
(100
)
Loans held-for-sale
(10
)
 
8

 
(6
)
 
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NOTE 16 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments are classified within the fair value hierarchy using the methodologies described in Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements. The following disclosures include financial instruments where only a portion of the ending balance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. For more information on these financial instruments and their valuation methodologies, see Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements and Note 22 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values and fair values by fair value hierarchy of certain financial instruments where only a portion of the ending balance was carried at fair value at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are presented in the table below.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
Fair Value
(Dollars in millions)
Carrying
Value
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Carrying
Value
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
$
872,148

 
$
74,098

 
$
817,756

 
$
891,854

 
$
863,561

 
$
70,223

 
$
805,371

 
$
875,594

Loans held-for-sale
10,586

 
9,627

 
959

 
10,586

 
7,453

 
5,347

 
2,106

 
7,453

Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,232,895

 
$
1,233,110

 
$

 
$
1,233,110

 
$
1,197,259

 
$
1,197,577

 
$

 
$
1,197,577

Long-term debt
225,136

 
227,794

 
1,934

 
229,728

 
236,764

 
239,596

 
1,513

 
241,109


Commercial Unfunded Lending Commitments

Fair values were generally determined using a discounted cash flow valuation approach which is applied using market-based CDS or internally developed benchmark credit curves. The Corporation accounts for certain loan commitments under the fair value option.

The carrying values and fair values of the Corporation's commercial unfunded lending commitments were $985 million and $5.0 billion at September 30, 2016, and $1.3 billion and $6.3 billion at December 31, 2015. Commercial unfunded lending commitments are primarily classified as Level 3. The carrying value of these commitments is classified in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

The Corporation does not estimate the fair values of consumer unfunded lending commitments because, in many instances, the Corporation can reduce or cancel these commitments by providing notice to the borrower. For more information on commitments, see Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies.


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NOTE 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Corporation accounts for consumer MSRs at fair value, with changes in fair value primarily recorded in mortgage banking income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The Corporation manages the risk in these MSRs with derivatives such as options and interest rate swaps, which are not designated as accounting hedges, as well as securities including MBS and U.S. Treasury securities. The securities used to manage the risk in the MSRs are classified in other assets, with changes in the fair value of the securities and the related interest income recorded in mortgage banking income.

The table below presents activity for residential mortgage and home equity MSRs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

Rollforward of Mortgage Servicing Rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Balance, beginning of period
$
2,269

 
$
3,521

 
$
3,087

 
$
3,530

Additions
101

 
185

 
307

 
568

Sales

 
(87
)
 

 
(399
)
Amortization of expected cash flows (1)
(206
)
 
(213
)
 
(622
)
 
(666
)
Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions (2)
313

 
(363
)
 
(295
)
 
10

Balance, September 30 (3)
$
2,477

 
$
3,043

 
$
2,477

 
$
3,043

Mortgage loans serviced for investors (in billions)
$
355

 
$
408

 
$
355

 
$
408

(1) 
Represents the net change in fair value of the MSR asset due to the recognition of modeled cash flows and the passage of time.
(2) 
These amounts reflect the changes in modeled MSR fair value due to observed changes in interest rates, volatility, spreads, and the shape of the forward swap curve; periodic adjustments to valuation based on third-party price discovery; and periodic adjustments to the valuation model and other cash flow assumptions.
(3) 
At September 30, 2016, includes the $1.8 billion core MSR portfolio held in Consumer Banking, the $226 million non-core MSR portfolio held in All Other and the $466 million non-U.S. MSR portfolio held in Global Markets compared to $2.3 billion, $418 million and $344 million at September 30, 2015, respectively.

The Corporation revised certain MSR valuation assumptions during the three months ended September 30, 2016, resulting in a net $282 million increase in fair value, which is included within “Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions” in the table above. The increase was primarily driven by changes in prepayment assumptions based on recent observed differences between modeled and actual prepayment behavior, which had the impact of slowing the weighted-average rate of projected prepayments, thus increasing both the weighted-average life of the MSRs and the yield that a market participant would require to buy the MSR.

The Corporation primarily uses an option-adjusted spread (OAS) valuation approach, which factors in prepayment risk to determine the fair value of MSRs. This approach consists of projecting servicing cash flows under multiple interest rate scenarios and discounting these cash flows using risk-adjusted discount rates. Weighted-average OAS levels for MSRs associated with fixed and adjustable-rate loans were 9.90 percent and 12.29 percent at September 30, 2016 and 4.62 percent and 7.61 percent at December 31, 2015.

Weighted-average lives of the MSRs associated with fixed and adjustable-rate loans were 4.70 years and 3.44 years at September 30, 2016 and 4.46 years and 3.43 years at December 31, 2015. The weighted-average life is not an input in the valuation model, but is a product of changes in both market rates of interest and model and other cash flow assumptions. The weighted-average life represents the average period of time that the MSRs' cash flows are expected to be received. Absent other changes, an increase (decrease) to the weighted-average life would generally result in an increase (decrease) in the fair value of the MSRs.

The weighted-average lives and fair value of MSRs are sensitive to changes in modeled assumptions. For example, a 10 percent or 20 percent decrease in prepayment rates could result in an increase in fair value of $125 million or $262 million, while a 10 percent or 20 percent increase in prepayment rates could result in a decrease in fair value of $113 million or $217 million. A 100 basis points (bps) or 200 bps decrease in OAS levels could result in an increase in fair value of $80 million or $167 million, while a 100 bps or 200 bps increase in OAS levels could result in a decrease in fair value of $75 million or $145 million. These sensitivities are hypothetical and actual amounts may vary materially. As the amounts indicate, changes in fair value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of MSRs that continue to be held by the Corporation is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities. In addition, these sensitivities do not reflect any hedge strategies that may be undertaken to mitigate such risk.


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NOTE 18 – Business Segment Information

The Corporation reports its results of operations through the following four business segments: Consumer Banking, GWIM, Global Banking and Global Markets, with the remaining operations recorded in All Other. For additional information, see Note 24 – Business Segment Information to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The table below presents net income (loss) and the components thereto (with net interest income on an FTE basis) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and total assets at September 30, 2016 and 2015 for each business segment, as well as All Other.

Results of Business Segments and All Other
 
 
 
 
At and for the Three Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
 
Total Corporation (1)
 
Consumer Banking
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
10,429

 
$
10,127

 
$
5,290

 
$
5,093

Noninterest income
11,434

 
11,092

 
2,678

 
2,888

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
21,863

 
21,219

 
7,968

 
7,981

Provision for credit losses
850

 
806

 
698

 
523

Noninterest expense
13,481

 
13,939

 
4,371

 
4,711

Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
7,532

 
6,474

 
2,899

 
2,747

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
2,577

 
1,855

 
1,086

 
990

Net income
$
4,955

 
$
4,619

 
$
1,813

 
$
1,757

Period-end total assets
$
2,195,314

 
$
2,152,962

 
$
687,247

 
$
625,158

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Wealth &
Investment Management
 
Global Banking
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
1,394

 
$
1,360

 
$
2,470

 
$
2,315

Noninterest income
2,985

 
3,093

 
2,278

 
2,021

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
4,379

 
4,453

 
4,748

 
4,336

Provision for credit losses
7

 
(2
)
 
118

 
181

Noninterest expense
3,257

 
3,470

 
2,151

 
2,161

Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
1,115

 
985

 
2,479

 
1,994

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
418

 
353

 
926

 
716

Net income
$
697

 
$
632

 
$
1,553

 
$
1,278

Period-end total assets
$
289,795

 
$
279,237

 
$
397,795

 
$
376,379

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Markets
 
All Other
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
1,119

 
$
1,094

 
$
156

 
$
265

Noninterest income
3,240

 
2,656

 
253

 
434

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
4,359

 
3,750

 
409

 
699

Provision for credit losses
19

 
42

 
8

 
62

Noninterest expense
2,658

 
2,697

 
1,044

 
900

Income (loss) before income taxes (FTE basis)
1,682

 
1,011

 
(643
)
 
(263
)
Income tax expense (benefit) (FTE basis)
608

 
211

 
(461
)
 
(415
)
Net income (loss)
$
1,074

 
$
800

 
$
(182
)
 
$
152

Period-end total assets
$
595,165

 
$
576,461

 
$
225,312

 
$
295,727

(1) 
There were no material intersegment revenues.


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Results of Business Segments and All Other
 
 
 
 
At and for the Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
 
Total Corporation (1)
 
Consumer Banking
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
31,470

 
$
29,936

 
$
15,825

 
$
15,199

Noninterest income
32,907

 
34,111

 
7,795

 
8,314

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
64,377

 
64,047

 
23,620

 
23,513

Provision for credit losses
2,823

 
2,351

 
1,955

 
1,662

Noninterest expense
41,790

 
43,724

 
13,324

 
14,079

Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
19,764

 
17,972

 
8,341

 
7,772

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
6,554

 
5,420

 
3,088

 
2,859

Net income
$
13,210

 
$
12,552

 
$
5,253

 
$
4,913

Period-end total assets
$
2,195,314

 
$
2,152,962

 
$
687,247

 
$
625,158

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Wealth &
Investment Management
 
Global Banking
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
4,310

 
$
4,081

 
$
7,439

 
$
6,788

Noninterest income
8,963

 
9,475

 
6,457

 
6,272

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
13,273

 
13,556

 
13,896

 
13,060

Provision for credit losses
46

 
36

 
870

 
454

Noninterest expense
9,822

 
10,446

 
6,449

 
6,396

Income before income taxes (FTE basis)
3,405

 
3,074

 
6,577

 
6,210

Income tax expense (FTE basis)
1,267

 
1,130

 
2,435

 
2,286

Net income
$
2,138

 
$
1,944

 
$
4,142

 
$
3,924

Period-end total assets
$
289,795

 
$
279,237

 
$
397,795

 
$
376,379

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global Markets
 
All Other
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net interest income (FTE basis)
$
3,391

 
$
3,059

 
$
505

 
$
809

Noninterest income
9,227

 
8,837

 
465

 
1,213

Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
12,618

 
11,896

 
970

 
2,022

Provision for credit losses
23

 
69

 
(71
)
 
130

Noninterest expense
7,690

 
8,606

 
4,505

 
4,197

Income (loss) before income taxes (FTE basis)
4,905

 
3,221

 
(3,464
)
 
(2,305
)
Income tax expense (benefit) (FTE basis)
1,746

 
968

 
(1,982
)
 
(1,823
)
Net income (loss)
$
3,159

 
$
2,253

 
$
(1,482
)
 
$
(482
)
Period-end total assets
$
595,165

 
$
576,461

 
$
225,312

 
$
295,727

(1) 
There were no material intersegment revenues.



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The table below presents a reconciliation of the four business segments' total revenue, net of interest expense, on an FTE basis, and net income to the Consolidated Statement of Income, and total assets to the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The adjustments presented in the table below include consolidated income, expense and asset amounts not specifically allocated to individual business segments.

Business Segment Reconciliations
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Segments' total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)
$
21,454

 
$
20,520

 
$
63,407

 
$
62,025

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALM activities
(46
)
 
336

 
(20
)
 
453

Liquidating businesses and other
455

 
363

 
990

 
1,569

FTE basis adjustment
(228
)
 
(227
)
 
(666
)
 
(664
)
Consolidated revenue, net of interest expense
$
21,635

 
$
20,992

 
$
63,711

 
$
63,383

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segments' total net income
$
5,137

 
$
4,467

 
$
14,692

 
$
13,034

Adjustments, net-of-taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALM activities
(138
)
 
71

 
(349
)
 
(140
)
Liquidating businesses and other
(44
)
 
81

 
(1,133
)
 
(342
)
Consolidated net income
$
4,955

 
$
4,619

 
$
13,210

 
$
12,552

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
Segments' total assets
 
 
 
 
$
1,970,002

 
$
1,857,235

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALM activities, including securities portfolio
 
 
 
 
616,804

 
610,525

Liquidating businesses and other
 
 
 
 
116,989

 
147,140

Elimination of segment asset allocations to match liabilities
 
 
 
 
(508,481
)
 
(461,938
)
Consolidated total assets
 
 
 
 
$
2,195,314

 
$
2,152,962




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Glossary
Alt-A Mortgage – A type of U.S. mortgage that is considered riskier than A-paper, or "prime," and less risky than "subprime," the riskiest category. Alt-A interest rates therefore tend to be between those of prime and subprime consumer real estate loans. Typically, Alt-A mortgages are characterized by borrowers with less than full documentation, lower credit scores and higher LTVs.
Assets in Custody – Consist largely of custodial and non-discretionary trust assets excluding brokerage assets administered for clients. Trust assets encompass a broad range of asset types including real estate, private company ownership interest, personal property and investments.
Assets Under Management (AUM) – The total market value of assets under the investment advisory and/or discretion of GWIM which generate asset management fees based on a percentage of the assets' market values. AUM reflects assets that are generally managed for institutional, high net worth and retail clients, and are distributed through various investment products including mutual funds, other commingled vehicles and separate accounts.
Banking Book – All on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments of the Corporation except for those positions that are held for trading purposes.
Carrying Value (with respect to loans) – The amount at which a loan is recorded on the balance sheet. For loans recorded at amortized cost, carrying value is the unpaid principal balance net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs and unamortized purchase premiums or discounts, less net charge-offs and interest payments applied as a reduction of principal under the cost recovery method for loans that have been on nonaccrual status. For PCI loans, the carrying value equals fair value upon acquisition adjusted for subsequent cash collections and yield accreted to date. For credit card loans, the carrying value also includes interest that has been billed to the customer. For loans classified as held-for-sale, carrying value is the lower of carrying value as described in the sentences above, or fair value. For loans for which we have elected the fair value option, the carrying value is fair value.
Client Brokerage Assets – Include client assets which are held in brokerage accounts. This includes non-discretionary brokerage and fee-based assets which generate brokerage income and asset management fee revenue.
Committed Credit Exposure – Includes any funded portion of a facility plus the unfunded portion of a facility on which the lender is legally bound to advance funds during a specified period under prescribed conditions.
Credit Derivatives – Contractual agreements that provide protection against a credit event on one or more referenced obligations. The nature of a credit event is established by the protection purchaser and the protection seller at the inception of the transaction, and such events generally include bankruptcy or insolvency of the referenced credit entity, failure to meet payment obligations when due, as well as acceleration of indebtedness and payment repudiation or moratorium. The purchaser of the credit derivative pays a periodic fee in return for a payment by the protection seller upon the occurrence, if any, of such a credit event. A credit default swap is a type of a credit derivative.
Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) – A portfolio adjustment required to properly reflect the counterparty credit risk exposure as part of the fair value of derivative instruments.
Debit Valuation Adjustment (DVA) – A portfolio adjustment required to properly reflect the Corporation's own credit risk exposure as part of the fair value of derivative instruments and/or structured liabilities.
Funding Valuation Adjustment (FVA) – A portfolio adjustment required to include funding costs on uncollateralized derivatives and derivatives where the Corporation is not permitted to use the collateral it receives.
Interest Rate Lock Commitment (IRLC) – Commitment with a loan applicant in which the loan terms, including interest rate and price, are guaranteed for a designated period of time subject to credit approval.
Letter of Credit – A document issued on behalf of a customer to a third party promising to pay the third party upon presentation of specified documents. A letter of credit effectively substitutes the issuer's credit for that of the customer.

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Loan-to-value (LTV) – A commonly used credit quality metric. LTV is calculated as the outstanding carrying value of the loan divided by the estimated value of the property securing the loan. Estimated property values are generally determined through the use of automated valuation models (AVMs) or the CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. An AVM is a tool that estimates the value of a property by reference to large volumes of market data including sales of comparable properties and price trends specific to the MSA in which the property being valued is located. CoreLogic Case-Shiller is a widely used index based on data from repeat sales of single family homes. CoreLogic Case-Shiller indexed-based values are reported on a three-month or one-quarter lag.
Margin Receivable An extension of credit secured by eligible securities in certain brokerage accounts.
Matched Book – Repurchase and resale agreements or securities borrowed and loaned transactions where the overall asset and liability position is similar in size and/or maturity. Generally, these are entered into to accommodate customers where the Corporation earns the interest rate spread.
Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) – The right to service a mortgage loan when the underlying loan is sold or securitized. Servicing includes collections for principal, interest and escrow payments from borrowers and accounting for and remitting principal and interest payments to investors.
Net Interest Yield – Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
Nonperforming Loans and Leases – Includes loans and leases that have been placed on nonaccrual status, including nonaccruing loans whose contractual terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. Loans accounted for under the fair value option, PCI loans and LHFS are not reported as nonperforming loans and leases. Credit card receivables,  residential mortgage loans that are insured by the FHA or through long-term credit protection agreements with FNMA and FHLMC (fully-insured loan portfolio) and certain other consumer loans are not placed on nonaccrual status and are, therefore, not reported as nonperforming loans and leases.
Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) – A framework established by the U.S. banking regulators requiring banks to maintain certain levels of regulatory capital ratios, comprised of five categories of capitalization: "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized" and "critically undercapitalized." Insured depository institutions that fail to meet certain of these capital levels are subject to increasingly strict limits on their activities, including their ability to make capital distributions, pay management compensation, grow assets and take other actions.
Purchased Credit-impaired (PCI) Loan – A loan purchased as an individual loan, in a portfolio of loans or in a business combination with evidence of deterioration in credit quality since origination for which it is probable, upon acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments. These loans are recorded at fair value upon acquisition.
Subprime Loans – Although a standard industry definition for subprime loans (including subprime mortgage loans) does not exist, the Corporation defines subprime loans as specific product offerings for higher risk borrowers, including individuals with one or a combination of high credit risk factors, such as low FICO scores, high debt to income ratios and inferior payment history.
Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) – Loans whose contractual terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. Certain consumer loans for which a binding offer to restructure has been extended are also classified as TDRs. Concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate to a rate that is below market on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, loans discharged in bankruptcy or other actions intended to maximize collection. Secured consumer loans that have been discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have not been reaffirmed by the borrower are classified as TDRs at the time of discharge from bankruptcy.
Value-at-Risk (VaR) – VaR is a model that simulates the value of a portfolio under a range of hypothetical scenarios in order to generate a distribution of potential gains and losses. VaR represents the loss the portfolio is expected to experience with a given confidence level based on historical data. A VaR model is an effective tool in estimating ranges of potential gains and losses on our trading portfolios.

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Acronyms
 
 
 
ABS
 
Asset-backed securities
AFS
 
Available-for-sale
ALM
 
Asset and liability management
AUM
 
Assets under management
AVM
 
Automated valuation model
BANA
 
Bank of America, National Association
BHC
 
Bank holding company
bps
 
basis points
CCAR
 
Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
CDO
 
Collateralized debt obligation
CDS
 
Credit default swap
CFE
 
Collateralized financing entity
CLO
 
Collateralized loan obligation
CLTV
 
Combined loan-to-value
CVA
 
Credit valuation adjustment
DIF
 
Deposit Insurance Fund
DoJ
 
U.S. Department of Justice
DPC
 
Derivative product company
DVA
 
Debit valuation adjustment
EAD
 
Exposure at default
EMV
 
Europay, Mastercard and Visa
EPS
 
Earnings per common share
ERC
 
Enterprise Risk Committee
FASB
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCA
 
Financial Conduct Authority
FDIC
 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHA
 
Federal Housing Administration
FHLB
 
Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC
 
Freddie Mac
FICC
 
Fixed-income, currencies and commodities
FICO
 
Fair Isaac Corporation (credit score)
FNMA
 
Fannie Mae
FOMC
 
Federal Open Market Committee
FTE
 
Fully taxable-equivalent
FVA
 
Funding valuation adjustment
GAAP
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GLS
 
Global Liquidity Sources
GNMA
 
Government National Mortgage Association
GPI
 
Global Principal Investments
GSE
 
Government-sponsored enterprise
G-SIB
 
Global systemically important bank
GWIM
 
Global Wealth & Investment Management
HELOC
 
Home equity line of credit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HQLA
 
High Quality Liquid Assets
HTM
 
Held-to-maturity
ICAAP
 
Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process
IMM
 
Internal models methodology
IRLC
 
Interest rate lock commitment
ISDA
 
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
LCR
 
Liquidity Coverage Ratio
LGD
 
Loss-given default
LHFS
 
Loans held-for-sale
LIBOR
 
London InterBank Offered Rate
LTV
 
Loan-to-value
MBS
 
Mortgage-backed securities
MD&A
 
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
MI
 
Mortgage insurance
MLGWM
 
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
MLI
 
Merrill Lynch International
MLPCC
 
Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp
MLPF&S
 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated
MSA
 
Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSR
 
Mortgage servicing rights
NPR
 
Notice of proposed rulemaking
NSFR
 
Net Stable Funding Ratio
OAS
 
Option-adjusted spread
OCI
 
Other comprehensive income
OTC
 
Over-the-counter
OTTI
 
Other-than-temporary impairment
PCA
 
Prompt Corrective Action
PCI
 
Purchased credit-impaired
PPI
 
Payment protection insurance
RMBS
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
RSU
 
Restricted stock unit
SBLC
 
Standby letter of credit
SCCL
 
Single-Counterparty Credit Limits
SEC
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
SLR
 
Supplementary leverage ratio
TDR
 
Troubled debt restructuring
TLAC
 
Total loss-absorbing capacity
VA
 
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VaR
 
Value-at-Risk
VIE
 
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Litigation and Regulatory Matters in Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated by reference in this Item 1, for litigation and regulatory disclosure that supplements the disclosure in Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There are no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Part 1, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The table below presents share repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The primary source of funds for cash distributions by the Corporation to its shareholders is dividends received from its banking subsidiaries. Each of the banking subsidiaries is subject to various regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain capital above regulatory minimums. All of the Corporation's preferred stock outstanding has preference over the Corporation's common stock with respect to the payment of dividends.

(Dollars in millions, except per share information; shares in thousands)
Common Shares
Repurchased (1)
 
Weighted-Average
Per Share Price
 
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Programs
 
Remaining Buyback Authority Amounts (2)
July 1 - 31, 2016
12,001

 
$
14.35

 
12,000

 
$
4,828

August 1 - 31, 2016
65,601

 
14.97

 
65,568

 
3,846

September 1 - 30, 2016
15,430

 
15.97

 
15,430

 
3,600

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
93,032

 
15.05

 
 
 
 
(1) 
Includes shares of the Corporation's common stock acquired by the Corporation in connection with satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock or restricted stock units and certain forfeitures and terminations of employment-related awards under equity incentive plans.
(2) 
The Corporation’s 2016 CCAR capital plan included a request to repurchase $5.0 billion of common stock over four quarters beginning in the third quarter of 2016 and to repurchase common stock to offset the dilution resulting from certain equity-based compensation awards. On June 29, 2016, following the Federal Reserve’s non-objection to the Corporation's 2016 CCAR capital plan, the Board authorized this common stock repurchase beginning July 1, 2016. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, pursuant to the Board’s authorization, the Corporation repurchased $1.4 billion of common stock, which includes common stock to offset equity-based compensation awards. For additional information, see Capital Management – CCAR and Capital Planning on page 40 and Note 11 – Shareholders' Equity to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Corporation did not have any unregistered sales of its equity securities during the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Capital Covenants

On August 15, 2016, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) completed the redemption of (i) $500 million aggregate liquidation amount of capital securities of Countrywide Capital IV (the “Trust”), and the related redemption and cancellation of the underlying 6.75% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Debentures, due April 1, 2033 (the “6.75% Junior Subordinated Debentures”), originally issued by Countrywide Financial Corporation to and held by the Trust and (ii) $114,871,000 aggregate principal amount of the Corporation’s 6.35% Subordinated InterNotes due December 2037 (the “6.35% Notes”). As a result of these redemptions, the Corporation redesignated the series of covered debt benefiting from the replacement capital covenant, executed November 8, 2006 in connection with the issuance by Countrywide Capital V of its 7% Capital Securities, and the replacement capital covenant, executed February 16, 2007 in connection with the issuance by BAC Capital Trust XIV of its 5.63% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Hybrid Income Term Securities (together, the “Replacement Capital Covenants”). Effective as of August 15, 2016, the 6.75% Junior Subordinated Debentures and the 6.35% Notes ceased being, and the Corporation’s 4.750% Subordinated Notes due April 2045 became, the covered debt with respect to the Replacement Capital Covenants.

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Item 6. Exhibits
 
 
 
Exhibit 3(a)
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as in effect on the date hereof, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-6523) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 filed on May 2, 2016
 
 
 
Exhibit 3(b)
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, as in effect on the date hereof, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-6523) filed on March 20, 2015
 
 
 
Exhibit 11
 
Earnings Per Share Computation – included in Note 13 – Earnings Per Common Share to the Consolidated Financial Statements (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 12
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 18
 
Preferability Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP for Accounting Principle Change (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 31(a)
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 31(b)
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 32(a)
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 32(b)
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document (1)
(1) 
Filed herewith




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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 
 
Bank of America Corporation
Registrant
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 1, 2016
 
/s/ Rudolf A. Bless
 
 
 
 
Rudolf A. Bless 
Chief Accounting Officer
 


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Bank of America Corporation
Form 10-Q
Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
 
Description
 
 
 
Exhibit 3(a)
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as in effect on the date hereof, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of the Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-6523) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 filed on May 2, 2016
 
 
 
Exhibit 3(b)
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, as in effect on the date hereof, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-6523) filed on March 20, 2015
 
 
 
Exhibit 11
 
Earnings Per Share Computation - included in Note 13 – Earnings Per Common Share to the Consolidated Financial Statements (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 12
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 18
 
Preferability Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP for Accounting Principle Change (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 31(a)
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 31(b)
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 32(a)
 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 32(b)
 
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document (1)
(1) 
Filed herewith




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