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Securities (Tables)

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Securities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Marketable Securities
The table below presents the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities, other debt securities carried at fair value and held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Debt Securities
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
(Dollars in millions) June 30, 2021
Available-for-sale debt securities
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency $ 56,258  $ 1,696  $ (65) $ 57,889 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations 4,111  123  (8) 4,226 
Commercial 18,062  882  (25) 18,919 
Non-agency residential (1)
829  33  (10) 852 
Total mortgage-backed securities 79,260  2,734  (108) 81,886 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 158,691  1,906  (264) 160,333 
Non-U.S. securities 17,165  4  (2) 17,167 
Other taxable securities 2,873  48    2,921 
Total taxable securities 257,989  4,692  (374) 262,307 
Tax-exempt securities 15,529  347  (2) 15,874 
Total available-for-sale debt securities 273,518  5,039  (376) 278,181 
Other debt securities carried at fair value (2)
10,713  113  (94) 10,732 
Total debt securities carried at fair value 284,231  5,152  (470) 288,913 
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities 547,508  6,040  (5,849) 547,699 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 94,353  327  (2,017) 92,663 
Other taxable securities 9,573  246  (156) 9,663 
Total held-to-maturity debt securities 651,434  6,613  (8,022) 650,025 
Total debt securities (3,4)
$ 935,665  $ 11,765  $ (8,492) $ 938,938 
December 31, 2020
Available-for-sale debt securities
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency $ 59,518  $ 2,370  $ (39) $ 61,849 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations 5,112  161  (13) 5,260 
Commercial 15,470  1,025  (4) 16,491 
Non-agency residential (1)
899  127  (17) 1,009 
Total mortgage-backed securities 80,999  3,683  (73) 84,609 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 114,157  2,236  (13) 116,380 
Non-U.S. securities 14,009  15  (7) 14,017 
Other taxable securities 2,656  61  (6) 2,711 
Total taxable securities 211,821  5,995  (99) 217,717 
Tax-exempt securities 16,417  389  (32) 16,774 
Total available-for-sale debt securities 228,238  6,384  (131) 234,491 
Other debt securities carried at fair value (2)
11,720  429  (39) 12,110 
Total debt securities carried at fair value 239,958  6,813  (170) 246,601 
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities 414,289  9,768  (36) 424,021 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 16,084  —  (71) 16,013 
Other taxable securities 7,906  327  (87) 8,146 
Total held-to-maturity debt securities 438,279  10,095  (194) 448,180 
Total debt securities (3, 4)
$ 678,237  $ 16,908  $ (364) $ 694,781 
(1)At both June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the underlying collateral type included approximately 37 percent prime, two percent Alt-A and 61 percent subprime.
(2)Primarily includes non-U.S. securities used to satisfy certain international regulatory requirements. Any changes in value are reported in market making and similar activities. For detail on the components, see Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements.
(3)Includes securities pledged as collateral of $82.8 billion and $65.5 billion at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
(4)The Corporation held debt securities from Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) that each exceeded 10 percent of shareholders’ equity, with an amortized cost of $338.3 billion and $197.8 billion, and a fair value of $339.7 billion and $197.3 billion at June 30, 2021, and an amortized cost of $260.1 billion and $118.1 billion, and a fair value of $267.5 billion and $120.7 billion at December 31, 2020.
Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Corporations Investment 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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Total AFS Debt Securities in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position
Less than Twelve Months Twelve Months or Longer Total
Fair
Value
Gross
 Unrealized
 Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
 Unrealized
 Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
 Unrealized
 Losses
(Dollars in millions) June 30, 2021
Continuously unrealized loss-positioned AFS debt securities
Mortgage-backed securities:      
Agency $ 11,555  $ (41) $ 1,114  $ (24) $ 12,669  $ (65)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations 1,661    301  (8) 1,962  (8)
Commercial 1,535  (25) 2    1,537  (25)
Non-agency residential 498    158  (10) 656  (10)
Total mortgage-backed securities 15,249  (66) 1,575  (42) 16,824  (108)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 56,061  (259) 695  (5) 56,756  (264)
Non-U.S. securities     105  (2) 105  (2)
Other taxable securities 291    56    347   
Total taxable securities 71,601  (325) 2,431  (49) 74,032  (374)
Tax-exempt securities 11    185  (2) 196  (2)
Total AFS debt securities in a continuous
   unrealized loss position
$ 71,612  $ (325) $ 2,616  $ (51) $ 74,228  $ (376)
December 31, 2020
Continuously unrealized loss-positioned AFS debt securities
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency $ 2,841  $ (39) $ $ —  $ 2,843  $ (39)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations 187  (2) 364  (11) 551  (13)
Commercial 566  (4) —  575  (4)
Non-agency residential 342  (9) 56  (8) 398  (17)
Total mortgage-backed securities 3,936  (54) 431  (19) 4,367  (73)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 8,282  (9) 498  (4) 8,780  (13)
Non-U.S. securities 1,861  (6) 135  (1) 1,996  (7)
Other taxable securities 576  (2) 396  (4) 972  (6)
Total taxable securities 14,655  (71) 1,460  (28) 16,115  (99)
Tax-exempt securities 4,108  (29) 617  (3) 4,725  (32)
Total AFS debt securities in a continuous
   unrealized loss position
$ 18,763  $ (100) $ 2,077  $ (31) $ 20,840  $ (131)
Expected Maturity Distribution
The remaining contractual maturity distribution and yields of the Corporation’s debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities at June 30, 2021 are summarized in the table below. Actual duration and yields may differ as prepayments on the loans underlying the MBS or other asset-backed securities (ABS) are passed through to the Corporation.
Maturities of Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value and Held-to-maturity Debt Securities
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 $ —  —  % $ 5.39  % $ 54  4.48  % $ 56,197  3.14  % $ 56,258  3.14  %
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations —  —  —  —  21  2.50  4,090  2.92  4,111  2.92 
Commercial 364  2.31  8,408  2.50  6,765  1.94  2,538  2.16  18,075  2.24 
Non-agency residential —  —  —  —  —  —  1,500  6.55  1,500  6.55 
Total mortgage-backed securities 364  2.31  8,415  2.50  6,840  1.96  64,325  3.17  79,944  2.99 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 4,558  1.11  29,528  1.85  125,093  0.81  32  2.53  159,211  1.02 
Non-U.S. securities 24,990  0.31  1,291  1.75  330  1.12  65  20.09  26,676  0.44 
Other taxable securities 869  1.37  1,401  2.24  352  1.85  251  1.63  2,873  1.88 
Total taxable securities 30,781  0.48  40,635  1.99  132,615  0.88  64,673  3.18  268,704  1.55 
Tax-exempt securities 1,426  1.04  8,124  1.31  3,414  1.68  2,563  1.32  15,527  1.37 
Total amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
$ 32,207  0.51  $ 48,759  1.88  $ 136,029  0.90  $ 67,236  3.11  $ 284,231  1.55 
Amortized cost of HTM debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities $ —  —  % $ —  —  % $ —  —  % $ 547,508  2.18  % $ 547,508  2.18  %
U.S. Treasury and agency securities —  —  —  —  94,353  1.37  —  —  94,353  1.37 
Other taxable securities 54  2.71  715  2.42  401  2.85  8,403  2.55  9,573  2.55 
Total amortized cost of HTM debt securities $ 54  2.71  $ 715  2.42  $ 94,754  1.38  $ 555,911  2.19  $ 651,434  2.07 
Debt securities carried at fair value                    
Mortgage-backed securities:                    
Agency $ —    $   $ 60    $ 57,823    $ 57,889   
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations —    —    21    4,205    4,226   
Commercial 369    8,884    7,050    2,629    18,932   
Non-agency residential —    —      1,579    1,585   
Total mortgage-backed securities 369  8,890  7,137  66,236  82,632 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities 4,582  30,758  125,479  33  160,852 
Non-U.S. securities 24,930    1,304    334    66    26,634   
Other taxable securities 873    1,431    361    256    2,921   
Total taxable securities 30,754    42,383    133,311    66,591    273,039   
Tax-exempt securities 1,431    8,284    3,552    2,607    15,874   
Total debt securities carried at fair value $ 32,185    $ 50,667    $ 136,863    $ 69,198    $ 288,913   
Fair value of HTM debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities $ —  $ —  $ —  $ 547,699  $ 547,699 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities —  —  92,663  —  92,663 
Other taxable securities 53  753  422  8,435  9,663 
Total fair value of HTM debt securities $ 53  $ 753  $ 93,085  $ 556,134  $ 650,025 
(1)The weighted-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.