Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Allowance for Credit Losses

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Allowance for Credit Losses
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance [Abstract]  
Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for 2014, 2013 and 2012.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
(Dollars in millions)
Home
Loans
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Allowance
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
8,518

 
$
4,905

 
$
4,005

 
$
17,428

Loans and leases charged off
(2,219
)
 
(4,149
)
 
(658
)
 
(7,026
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
1,426

 
871

 
346

 
2,643

Net charge-offs
(793
)
 
(3,278
)
 
(312
)
 
(4,383
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(810
)
 

 

 
(810
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(976
)
 
2,458

 
749

 
2,231

Other (1)
(4
)
 
(38
)
 
(5
)
 
(47
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
5,935

 
4,047

 
4,437

 
14,419

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
484

 
484

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
44

 
44

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
528

 
528

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
5,935

 
$
4,047

 
$
4,965

 
$
14,947

 
2013
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
14,933

 
$
6,140

 
$
3,106

 
$
24,179

Loans and leases charged off
(3,766
)
 
(5,495
)
 
(1,108
)
 
(10,369
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
879

 
1,141

 
452

 
2,472

Net charge-offs
(2,887
)
 
(4,354
)
 
(656
)
 
(7,897
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(2,336
)
 

 

 
(2,336
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(1,124
)
 
3,139

 
1,559

 
3,574

Other (1)
(68
)
 
(20
)
 
(4
)
 
(92
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
8,518

 
4,905

 
4,005

 
17,428

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
513

 
513

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
(18
)
 
(18
)
Other

 

 
(11
)
 
(11
)
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
484

 
484

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
8,518

 
$
4,905

 
$
4,489

 
$
17,912


 
2012
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
21,079

 
$
8,569

 
$
4,135

 
$
33,783

Loans and leases charged off
(7,849
)
 
(7,727
)
 
(2,096
)
 
(17,672
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
496

 
1,519

 
749

 
2,764

Net charge-offs
(7,353
)
 
(6,208
)
 
(1,347
)
 
(14,908
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(2,820
)
 

 

 
(2,820
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
4,073

 
3,899

 
338

 
8,310

Other (1)
(46
)
 
(120
)
 
(20
)
 
(186
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
14,933

 
6,140

 
3,106

 
24,179

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
714

 
714

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
(141
)
 
(141
)
Other

 

 
(60
)
 
(60
)
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
513

 
513

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
14,933

 
$
6,140

 
$
3,619

 
$
24,692


(1) 
Primarily represents the net impact of portfolio sales, consolidations and deconsolidations, and foreign currency translation adjustments.
In 2014, 2013 and 2012, for the PCI loan portfolio, the Corporation recorded a benefit of $31 million, $707 million and $103 million, respectively in the provision for credit losses with a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance included as part of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio totaled $810 million, $2.3 billion and $2.8 billion with a corresponding decrease in the PCI valuation allowance during 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Write-offs in 2013 included certain PCI loans that were ineligible for the National Mortgage Settlement, but had characteristics similar to the eligible loans and the expectation of future cash proceeds was considered remote. Write-offs of PCI loans in 2012 primarily related to the National Mortgage Settlement. The valuation allowance associated with the PCI loan portfolio was $1.7 billion, $2.5 billion and $5.5 billion at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The table below presents the allowance and the carrying value of outstanding loans and leases by portfolio segment at December 31, 2014 and 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance and Carrying Value by Portfolio Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
(Dollars in millions)
Home
Loans
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
727

 
$
339

 
$
159

 
$
1,225

Carrying value (3)
25,628

 
1,141

 
2,198

 
28,967

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
2.84
%
 
29.71
%
 
7.23
%
 
4.23
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
3,556

 
$
3,708

 
$
4,278

 
$
11,542

Carrying value (3, 4)
255,525

 
183,430

 
384,019

 
822,974

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.39
%
 
2.02
%
 
1.11
%
 
1.40
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Valuation allowance
$
1,652

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
1,652

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
20,769

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
20,769

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
7.95
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
7.95
%
Total
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
5,935

 
$
4,047

 
$
4,437

 
$
14,419

Carrying value (3, 4)
301,922

 
184,571

 
386,217

 
872,710

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.97
%
 
2.19
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.65
%
 
December 31, 2013
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
1,231

 
$
579

 
$
277

 
$
2,087

Carrying value (3)
31,458

 
2,079

 
3,048

 
36,585

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
3.91
%
 
27.85
%
 
9.09
%
 
5.70
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
4,794

 
$
4,326

 
$
3,728

 
$
12,848

Carrying value (3, 4)
285,015

 
185,969

 
385,357

 
856,341

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.68
%
 
2.33
%
 
0.97
%
 
1.50
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Valuation allowance
$
2,493

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
2,493

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
25,265

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
25,265

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
9.87
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
9.87
%
Total
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
8,518

 
$
4,905

 
$
4,005

 
$
17,428

Carrying value (3, 4)
341,738

 
188,048

 
388,405

 
918,191

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
2.49
%
 
2.61
%
 
1.03
%
 
1.90
%
(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 $35 million and $36 million related to impaired U.S. small business commercial at December 31, 2014 and 2013.
(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 $8.7 billion and $10.0 billion at December 31, 2014 and 2013.
n/a = not applicable