Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

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Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Receivables [Abstract]  
Changes in the Allowance for Credit Losses
The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for credit losses for 2011, 2010 and 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011
 
(Dollars in millions)
Home
Loans
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Allowance
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
19,252

 
$
15,463

 
$
7,170

 
$
41,885

 
Loans and leases charged off
(9,291
)
 
(12,247
)
 
(3,204
)
 
(24,742
)
 
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
894

 
2,124

 
891

 
3,909

 
Net charge-offs
(8,397
)
 
(10,123
)
 
(2,313
)
 
(20,833
)
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
10,300

 
4,025

 
(696
)
 
13,629

 
Other
(76
)
 
(796
)
 
(26
)
 
(898
)
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
21,079

 
8,569

 
4,135

 
33,783

 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
1,188

 
1,188

 
Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
(219
)
 
(219
)
 
Other

 

 
(255
)
 
(255
)
 
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
714

 
714

 
Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
21,079

 
$
8,569

 
$
4,849

 
$
34,497

 
 
2010
 
 
 
 
 
Home
Loans
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total Allowance
 
 
 
 
2010
 
2009
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1 (1)
$
16,329

 
$
22,243

 
$
9,416

 
$
47,988

 
$
23,071

Loans and leases charged off
(10,915
)
 
(20,865
)
 
(5,610
)
 
(37,390
)
 
(35,483
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
396

 
2,034

 
626

 
3,056

 
1,795

Net charge-offs
(10,519
)
 
(18,831
)
 
(4,984
)
 
(34,334
)
 
(33,688
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
13,335

 
12,115

 
2,745

 
28,195

 
48,366

Other
107

 
(64
)
 
(7
)
 
36

 
(549
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
19,252

 
15,463

 
7,170

 
41,885

 
37,200

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
1,487

 
1,487

 
421

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
240

 
240

 
204

Other

 

 
(539
)
 
(539
)
 
862

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
1,188

 
1,188

 
1,487

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
19,252

 
$
15,463

 
$
8,358

 
$
43,073

 
$
38,687

(1) 
The 2010 balance includes $10.8 billion of allowance for loan and lease losses related to the adoption of new consolidation guidance. This includes $573 million for the home loans portfolio segment and $10.2 billion for the credit card and other consumer portfolio segment.

Carrying Value of Outstanding Loans and Leases
The table below presents the allowance and the carrying value of outstanding loans and leases by portfolio segment at December 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance and Carrying Value by Portfolio Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2011
(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)
$
1,946

 
$
2,410

 
$
545

 
$
4,901

Carrying value (3)
21,462

 
7,100

 
8,113

 
36,675

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
9.07
%
 
33.94
%
 
6.71
%
 
13.36
%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
10,674

 
$
6,159

 
$
3,590

 
$
20,423

Carrying value (3, 4)
344,821

 
202,010

 
302,089

 
848,920

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
3.10
%
 
3.05
%
 
1.19
%
 
2.41
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Valuation allowance
$
8,459

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
8,459

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
31,801

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
31,801

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
26.60
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
26.60
%
Total
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
21,079

 
$
8,569

 
$
4,135

 
$
33,783

Carrying value (3, 4)
398,084

 
209,110

 
310,202

 
917,396

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
5.30
%
 
4.10
%
 
1.33
%
 
3.68
%
 
December 31, 2010
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
1,871

 
$
4,786

 
$
1,080

 
$
7,737

Carrying value (3)
13,904

 
11,421

 
10,645

 
35,970

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
13.46
%
 
41.91
%
 
10.15
%
 
21.51
%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
10,964

 
$
10,677

 
$
6,078

 
$
27,719

Carrying value (3, 4)
358,765

 
222,967

 
282,820

 
864,552

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
3.06
%
 
4.79
%
 
2.15
%
 
3.21
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Valuation allowance
$
6,417

 
n/a

 
$
12

 
$
6,429

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
36,393

 
n/a

 
204

 
36,597

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
17.63
%
 
n/a

 
5.76
%
 
17.57
%
Total
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
19,252

 
$
15,463

 
$
7,170

 
$
41,885

Carrying value (3, 4)
409,062

 
234,388

 
293,669

 
937,119

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
4.71
%
 
6.60
%
 
2.44
%
 
4.47
%
(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 classified as TDRs, and all consumer and commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Commercial impaired allowance for loan and lease losses includes $172 million and $445 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010 related to U.S. small business commercial renegotiated TDR loans.
(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 $8.8 billion and $3.3 billion at December 31, 2011 and 2010.
n/a = not applicable