Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Securities (Tables)

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Securities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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 AFS debt securities, other debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Debt Securities
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
(Dollars in millions) December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Available-for-sale debt securities
Mortgage-backed securities:
Agency $ 45,268  $ 1,257  $ (186) $ 46,339  $ 59,518  $ 2,370  $ (39) $ 61,849 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations 3,331  74  (25) 3,380  5,112  161  (13) 5,260 
Commercial 19,036  647  (79) 19,604  15,470  1,025  (4) 16,491 
Non-agency residential (1)
591  25  (33) 583  899  127  (17) 1,009 
Total mortgage-backed securities 68,226  2,003  (323) 69,906  80,999  3,683  (73) 84,609 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 197,853  1,610  (318) 199,145  114,157  2,236  (13) 116,380 
Non-U.S. securities 11,933      11,933  14,009  15  (7) 14,017 
Other taxable securities 2,725  39  (3) 2,761  2,656  61  (6) 2,711 
Tax-exempt securities 15,155  317  (39) 15,433  16,417  389  (32) 16,774 
Total available-for-sale debt securities 295,892  3,969  (683) 299,178  228,238  6,384  (131) 234,491 
Other debt securities carried at fair value (2)
8,873  105  (83) 8,895  11,720  429  (39) 12,110 
Total debt securities carried at fair value 304,765  4,074  (766) 308,073  239,958  6,813  (170) 246,601 
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities 553,721  3,855  (10,366) 547,210  414,289  9,768  (36) 424,021 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 111,859  254  (2,395) 109,718  16,084  —  (71) 16,013 
Other taxable securities 9,011  147  (196) 8,962  7,906  327  (87) 8,146 
Total held-to-maturity debt securities 674,591  4,256  (12,957) 665,890  438,279  10,095  (194) 448,180 
Total debt securities (3,4)
$ 979,356  $ 8,330  $ (13,723) $ 973,963  $ 678,237  $ 16,908  $ (364) $ 694,781 
(1)At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the underlying collateral type included approximately 21 percent and 37 percent prime, 0 percent and 2 percent Alt-A and 79 percent 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 20 – Fair Value Measurements.
(3)Includes securities pledged as collateral of $111.9 billion and $65.5 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
(4)The Corporation held debt securities from FNMA and FHLMC that each exceeded 10 percent of shareholders’ equity, with an amortized cost of $345.3 billion and $205.3 billion, and a fair value of $342.5 billion and $202.4 billion at December 31, 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.
Gains and Losses on Sales of AFS Debt Securities
The gross realized gains and losses on sales of AFS debt securities for 2021, 2020 and 2019 are presented in the table below.
Gains and Losses on Sales of AFS Debt Securities
(Dollars in millions) 2021 2020 2019
Gross gains $ 49  $ 423  $ 336 
Gross losses (27) (12) (119)
Net gains on sales of AFS debt securities $ 22  $ 411  $ 217 
Income tax expense attributable to realized net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$ 5  $ 103  $ 54 
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 December 31, 2021 and 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) December 31, 2021
Continuously unrealized loss-positioned AFS debt securities
Mortgage-backed securities:      
Agency $ 11,733  $ (166) $ 815  $ (20) $ 12,548  $ (186)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations 1,427  (22) 122  (3) 1,549  (25)
Commercial 3,451  (41) 776  (38) 4,227  (79)
Non-agency residential 241  (13) 174  (20) 415  (33)
Total mortgage-backed securities 16,852  (242) 1,887  (81) 18,739  (323)
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 103,307  (272) 4,850  (46) 108,157  (318)
Other taxable securities     82  (3) 82  (3)
Tax-exempt securities 502  (16) 109  (23) 611  (39)
Total AFS debt securities in a continuous
   unrealized loss position
$ 120,661  $ (530) $ 6,928  $ (153) $ 127,589  $ (683)
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 government agencies 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)
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 December 31, 2021 are summarized in the table below. Actual duration and yields may differ as prepayments on the loans underlying the MBS or other 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 $ —  —  % $ 5.00  % $ 49  4.63  % $ 45,214  3.11  % $ 45,268  3.11  %
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations —  —  —  —  20  2.50  3,311  2.91  3,331  2.91 
Commercial 363  2.30  10,123  2.48  6,285  1.79  2,278  1.87  19,049  2.18 
Non-agency residential —  —  —  —  —  —  1,112  6.43  1,112  6.43 
Total mortgage-backed securities 363  2.30  10,128  2.48  6,354  1.81  51,915  3.11  68,760  2.89 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 6,564  1.22  39,875  1.80  151,962  1.20  27  2.61  198,428  1.32 
Non-U.S. securities 18,645  0.20  1,045  3.61  —  —  9.15  19,697  0.38 
Other taxable securities 562  1.49  1,646  1.97  308  2.04  209  1.76  2,725  1.86 
Tax-exempt securities 2,485  1.06  6,520  1.42  3,105  1.81  3,045  1.46  15,155  1.45 
Total amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
$ 28,619  0.56  $ 59,214  1.89  $ 161,729  1.23  $ 55,203  3.02  $ 304,765  1.62 
Amortized cost of HTM debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities $ —  —  % $ —  —  % $ 2.00  % $ 553,717  2.13  % $ 553,721  2.13  %
U.S. Treasury and government agencies —  —  —  —  111,859  1.35  —  —  111,859  1.35 
Other taxable securities 37  5.31  1,035  2.21  473  2.66  7,466  2.51  9,011  2.50 
Total amortized cost of HTM debt securities $ 37  5.31  $ 1,035  2.21  $ 112,336  1.35  $ 561,183  2.13  $ 674,591  2.00 
Debt securities carried at fair value                    
Mortgage-backed securities:                    
Agency $ —    $   $ 53    $ 46,281    $ 46,339   
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations —    —    20    3,360    3,380   
Commercial 366    10,562    6,379    2,310    19,617   
Non-agency residential —      —    1,164    1,168   
Total mortgage-backed securities 366  10,571  6,452  53,115  70,504 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies 6,614  40,912  152,168  26  199,720 
Non-U.S. securities 18,599    1,046    —      19,652   
Other taxable securities 566    1,676    310    212    2,764   
Tax-exempt securities 2,489    6,660    3,223    3,061    15,433   
Total debt securities carried at fair value $ 28,634    $ 60,865    $ 162,153    $ 56,421    $ 308,073   
Fair value of HTM debt securities
Agency mortgage-backed securities $ —  $ —  $ $ 547,206  $ 547,210 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies —  —  109,718  —  109,718 
Other taxable securities 37 1,060  483 7,382  8,962 
Total fair value of HTM debt securities $ 37  $ 1,060  $ 110,205  $ 554,588  $ 665,890 
(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.