Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2015 and 2014, including financial instruments which the Corporation accounts for under the fair value option, are summarized in the following tables.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
90,745

 
80,148

 
5,634

 

 
176,527

Derivative assets (3)
5,149

 
679,458

 
5,134

 
(639,751
)
 
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

Corporate/Agency bonds

 
243

 

 

 
243

Other taxable securities

 
9,445

 
757

 

 
10,202

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 (4)
11,923

 
2,023

 
374

 

 
14,320

Total assets
$
145,650

 
$
1,109,206

 
$
18,098

 
$
(639,751
)
 
$
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 (3)
4,941

 
671,613

 
5,575

 
(643,679
)
 
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

 
$
739,540

 
$
7,483

 
$
(643,679
)
 
$
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 government-sponsored enterprise obligations.
(3) 
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.
(4) 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
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
$

 
$
62,182

 
$

 
$

 
$
62,182

Trading account assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. government and agency securities (2)
33,470

 
17,549

 

 

 
51,019

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
243

 
31,699

 
3,270

 

 
35,212

Equity securities
33,518

 
22,488

 
352

 

 
56,358

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
20,348

 
15,332

 
574

 

 
36,254

Mortgage trading loans and ABS

 
10,879

 
2,063

 

 
12,942

Total trading account assets
87,579

 
97,947

 
6,259

 

 
191,785

Derivative assets (3)
4,957

 
972,977

 
6,851

 
(932,103
)
 
52,682

AFS debt securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
67,413

 
2,182

 

 

 
69,595

Mortgage-backed securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Agency

 
165,039

 

 

 
165,039

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
14,248

 

 

 
14,248

Non-agency residential

 
4,175

 
279

 

 
4,454

Commercial

 
4,000

 

 

 
4,000

Non-U.S. securities
3,191

 
3,029

 
10

 

 
6,230

Corporate/Agency bonds

 
368

 

 

 
368

Other taxable securities
20

 
9,104

 
1,667

 

 
10,791

Tax-exempt securities

 
8,950

 
599

 

 
9,549

Total AFS debt securities
70,624

 
211,095

 
2,555

 

 
284,274

Other debt securities carried at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
1,541

 

 

 

 
1,541

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
15,704

 

 

 
15,704

Non-agency residential

 
3,745

 

 

 
3,745

Non-U.S. securities
13,270

 
1,862

 

 

 
15,132

Other taxable securities

 
299

 

 

 
299

Total other debt securities carried at fair value
14,811

 
21,610

 

 

 
36,421

Loans and leases

 
6,698

 
1,983

 

 
8,681

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
3,530

 

 
3,530

Loans held-for-sale

 
6,628

 
173

 

 
6,801

Other assets (4)
11,581

 
1,381

 
911

 

 
13,873

Total assets
$
189,552

 
$
1,380,518

 
$
22,262

 
$
(932,103
)
 
$
660,229

Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices
$

 
$
1,469

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,469

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

 
35,357

 

 

 
35,357

Trading account liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
18,514

 
446

 

 

 
18,960

Equity securities
24,679

 
3,670

 

 

 
28,349

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
16,089

 
3,625

 

 

 
19,714

Corporate securities and other
189

 
6,944

 
36

 

 
7,169

Total trading account liabilities
59,471

 
14,685

 
36

 

 
74,192

Derivative liabilities (3)
4,493

 
969,502

 
7,771

 
(934,857
)
 
46,909

Short-term borrowings

 
2,697

 

 

 
2,697

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
10,795

 
1,250

 
10

 

 
12,055

Long-term debt

 
34,042

 
2,362

 

 
36,404

Total liabilities
$
74,759

 
$
1,059,002

 
$
10,179

 
$
(934,857
)
 
$
209,083


(1) 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(2) 
Includes $17.2 billion of government-sponsored enterprise obligations.
(3) 
For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 2 – Derivatives.
(4) 
During 2014, the Corporation reclassified certain assets and liabilities within its fair value hierarchy based on a review of its inputs used to measure fair value. Accordingly, approximately $4.1 billion of assets related to U.S. government and agency securities, non-U.S. government securities and equity derivatives, and $570 million of liabilities related to equity derivatives were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2.
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2014
Gains
(Losses)
in Earnings
Gains
(Losses)
in OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3 
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3 
Balance
December 31
2014
Trading account assets:
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

U.S. government and agency securities
$

$

$

$
87

$
(87
)
$

$

$

$

$

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,559

180


1,675

(857
)

(938
)
1,275

(1,624
)
3,270

Equity securities
386



104

(86
)

(16
)
146

(182
)
352

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

30


120

(34
)

(19
)
11

(2
)
574

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,631

199


1,643

(1,259
)

(585
)
39

(2,605
)
2,063

Total trading account assets
9,044

409


3,629

(2,323
)

(1,558
)
1,471

(4,413
)
6,259

Net derivative assets (2)
(224
)
463


823

(1,738
)

(432
)
28

160

(920
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Non-agency residential MBS

(2
)

11




270


279

Non-U.S. securities
107

(7
)
(11
)
241



(147
)

(173
)
10

Corporate/Agency bonds







93

(93
)

Other taxable securities
3,847

9

(8
)
154



(1,381
)

(954
)
1,667

Tax-exempt securities
806

8



(16
)

(235
)
36


599

Total AFS debt securities
4,760

8

(19
)
406

(16
)

(1,763
)
399

(1,220
)
2,555

Loans and leases (3, 4)
3,057

69



(3
)
699

(1,591
)
25

(273
)
1,983

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
5,042

(1,231
)


(61
)
707

(927
)


3,530

Loans held-for-sale (4)
929

45


59

(725
)
23

(216
)
83

(25
)
173

Other assets (5)
1,669

(98
)


(430
)

(245
)
39

(24
)
911

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(35
)
1


10

(13
)


(9
)
10

(36
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
2




(3
)


1

(10
)
Long-term debt (3)
(1,990
)
49


169


(615
)
540

(1,581
)
1,066

(2,362
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.8 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2013
Gains
(Losses)
in Earnings
Gains
(Losses)
in OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross Transfers
out of
Level 3 
Balance
December 31
2013
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,726

$
242

$

$
3,848

$
(3,110
)
$
59

$
(651
)
$
890

$
(1,445
)
$
3,559

Equity securities
545

74


96

(175
)

(100
)
70

(124
)
386

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
353

50


122

(18
)

(36
)
2

(5
)
468

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,935

53


2,514

(1,993
)

(868
)
20

(30
)
4,631

Total trading account assets
9,559

419


6,580

(5,296
)
59

(1,655
)
982

(1,604
)
9,044

Net derivative assets (2)
1,468

(304
)

824

(1,467
)

(1,362
)
(10
)
627

(224
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Commercial MBS
10






(10
)



Non-U.S. securities

5

2

1

(1
)


100


107

Corporate/Agency bonds
92


4






(96
)

Other taxable securities
3,928

9

15

1,055



(1,155
)

(5
)
3,847

Tax-exempt securities
1,061

3

19




(109
)

(168
)
806

Total AFS debt securities
5,091

17

40

1,056

(1
)

(1,274
)
100

(269
)
4,760

Loans and leases (3, 4)
2,287

98


310

(128
)
1,252

(757
)
19

(24
)
3,057

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
5,716

1,941



(2,044
)
472

(1,043
)


5,042

Loans held-for-sale (3)
2,733

62


8

(402
)
4

(1,507
)
34

(3
)
929

Other assets (5)
3,129

(288
)

46

(383
)

(1,019
)
239

(55
)
1,669

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(64
)
10


43

(54
)
(5
)

(9
)
44

(35
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (3)
(15
)
30




(751
)
724

(1
)
3

(10
)
Long-term debt (3)
(2,301
)
13


358

(4
)
(172
)
258

(1,331
)
1,189

(1,990
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $7.3 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.5 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.
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 2015, 2014 and 2013, including net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings and accumulated OCI.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
December 31
2015
Trading account assets:
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,270

$
(31
)
$
(11
)
$
1,540

$
(1,616
)
$

$
(1,122
)
$
1,570

$
(762
)
$
2,838

Equity securities
352

9


49

(11
)

(11
)
41

(22
)
407

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

114

(179
)
185

(1
)

(145
)

(27
)
521

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,063

154

1

1,250

(1,117
)

(493
)
50

(40
)
1,868

Total trading account assets
6,259

246

(189
)
3,024

(2,745
)

(1,771
)
1,661

(851
)
5,634

Net derivative assets (3)
(920
)
1,335

(7
)
273

(863
)

(261
)
(40
)
42

(441
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-agency residential MBS
279

(12
)

134



(425
)
167

(37
)
106

Non-U.S. securities
10






(10
)



Other taxable securities
1,667



189



(160
)

(939
)
757

Tax-exempt securities
599






(30
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
2,555

(12
)

323



(625
)
167

(976
)
1,432

Other debt securities carried at fair value  Non-agency residential MBS

(3
)

33






30

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,983

(23
)


(4
)
57

(237
)
144

(300
)
1,620

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,530

187



(393
)
637

(874
)


3,087

Loans held-for-sale (4)
173

(51
)
(8
)
771

(203
)
61

(61
)
203

(98
)
787

Other assets (6)
911

(55
)

11

(130
)

(51
)
10

(322
)
374

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)

(11
)



(131
)
217

(411
)
1

(335
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(36
)
19


30

(34
)




(21
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

17




(52
)
10

(24
)
19

(30
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,362
)
287

19

616


(188
)
273

(1,592
)
1,434

(1,513
)
(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 more information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $5.1 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.
(6) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain private equity investments
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2014
Gains
(Losses)
in Earnings
Gains
(Losses)
in OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3 
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3 
Balance
December 31
2014
Trading account assets:
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

U.S. government and agency securities
$

$

$

$
87

$
(87
)
$

$

$

$

$

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,559

180


1,675

(857
)

(938
)
1,275

(1,624
)
3,270

Equity securities
386



104

(86
)

(16
)
146

(182
)
352

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

30


120

(34
)

(19
)
11

(2
)
574

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,631

199


1,643

(1,259
)

(585
)
39

(2,605
)
2,063

Total trading account assets
9,044

409


3,629

(2,323
)

(1,558
)
1,471

(4,413
)
6,259

Net derivative assets (2)
(224
)
463


823

(1,738
)

(432
)
28

160

(920
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Non-agency residential MBS

(2
)

11




270


279

Non-U.S. securities
107

(7
)
(11
)
241



(147
)

(173
)
10

Corporate/Agency bonds







93

(93
)

Other taxable securities
3,847

9

(8
)
154



(1,381
)

(954
)
1,667

Tax-exempt securities
806

8



(16
)

(235
)
36


599

Total AFS debt securities
4,760

8

(19
)
406

(16
)

(1,763
)
399

(1,220
)
2,555

Loans and leases (3, 4)
3,057

69



(3
)
699

(1,591
)
25

(273
)
1,983

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
5,042

(1,231
)


(61
)
707

(927
)


3,530

Loans held-for-sale (4)
929

45


59

(725
)
23

(216
)
83

(25
)
173

Other assets (5)
1,669

(98
)


(430
)

(245
)
39

(24
)
911

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(35
)
1


10

(13
)


(9
)
10

(36
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
2




(3
)


1

(10
)
Long-term debt (3)
(1,990
)
49


169


(615
)
540

(1,581
)
1,066

(2,362
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.8 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2013
Gains
(Losses)
in Earnings
Gains
(Losses)
in OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross Transfers
out of
Level 3 
Balance
December 31
2013
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,726

$
242

$

$
3,848

$
(3,110
)
$
59

$
(651
)
$
890

$
(1,445
)
$
3,559

Equity securities
545

74


96

(175
)

(100
)
70

(124
)
386

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
353

50


122

(18
)

(36
)
2

(5
)
468

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,935

53


2,514

(1,993
)

(868
)
20

(30
)
4,631

Total trading account assets
9,559

419


6,580

(5,296
)
59

(1,655
)
982

(1,604
)
9,044

Net derivative assets (2)
1,468

(304
)

824

(1,467
)

(1,362
)
(10
)
627

(224
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Commercial MBS
10






(10
)



Non-U.S. securities

5

2

1

(1
)


100


107

Corporate/Agency bonds
92


4






(96
)

Other taxable securities
3,928

9

15

1,055



(1,155
)

(5
)
3,847

Tax-exempt securities
1,061

3

19




(109
)

(168
)
806

Total AFS debt securities
5,091

17

40

1,056

(1
)

(1,274
)
100

(269
)
4,760

Loans and leases (3, 4)
2,287

98


310

(128
)
1,252

(757
)
19

(24
)
3,057

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
5,716

1,941



(2,044
)
472

(1,043
)


5,042

Loans held-for-sale (3)
2,733

62


8

(402
)
4

(1,507
)
34

(3
)
929

Other assets (5)
3,129

(288
)

46

(383
)

(1,019
)
239

(55
)
1,669

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(64
)
10


43

(54
)
(5
)

(9
)
44

(35
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (3)
(15
)
30




(751
)
724

(1
)
3

(10
)
Long-term debt (3)
(2,301
)
13


358

(4
)
(172
)
258

(1,331
)
1,189

(1,990
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $7.3 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.5 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and MSRs retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.
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 2015, 2014 and 2013, including net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings and accumulated OCI.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
December 31
2015
Trading account assets:
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,270

$
(31
)
$
(11
)
$
1,540

$
(1,616
)
$

$
(1,122
)
$
1,570

$
(762
)
$
2,838

Equity securities
352

9


49

(11
)

(11
)
41

(22
)
407

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

114

(179
)
185

(1
)

(145
)

(27
)
521

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,063

154

1

1,250

(1,117
)

(493
)
50

(40
)
1,868

Total trading account assets
6,259

246

(189
)
3,024

(2,745
)

(1,771
)
1,661

(851
)
5,634

Net derivative assets (3)
(920
)
1,335

(7
)
273

(863
)

(261
)
(40
)
42

(441
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-agency residential MBS
279

(12
)

134



(425
)
167

(37
)
106

Non-U.S. securities
10






(10
)



Other taxable securities
1,667



189



(160
)

(939
)
757

Tax-exempt securities
599






(30
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
2,555

(12
)

323



(625
)
167

(976
)
1,432

Other debt securities carried at fair value  Non-agency residential MBS

(3
)

33






30

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,983

(23
)


(4
)
57

(237
)
144

(300
)
1,620

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,530

187



(393
)
637

(874
)


3,087

Loans held-for-sale (4)
173

(51
)
(8
)
771

(203
)
61

(61
)
203

(98
)
787

Other assets (6)
911

(55
)

11

(130
)

(51
)
10

(322
)
374

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)

(11
)



(131
)
217

(411
)
1

(335
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(36
)
19


30

(34
)




(21
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

17




(52
)
10

(24
)
19

(30
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,362
)
287

19

616


(188
)
273

(1,592
)
1,434

(1,513
)
(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 more information, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $5.1 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.
(6) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain private equity investments
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings
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 2015, 2014 and 2013. These amounts include gains (losses) on loans, LHFS, loan commitments and structured liabilities that are accounted for under the fair value option.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(31
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(31
)
Equity securities
9

 

 

 
9

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
114

 

 

 
114

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
154

 

 

 
154

Total trading account assets
246

 

 

 
246

Net derivative assets
508

 
765

 
62

 
1,335

AFS debt securities – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(12
)
 
(12
)
Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Loans and leases (2)
(8
)
 

 
(15
)
 
(23
)
Mortgage servicing rights
73

 
114

 

 
187

Loans held-for-sale (2)
(58
)
 

 
7

 
(51
)
Other assets

 
(66
)
 
11

 
(55
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(11
)
 

 

 
(11
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
19

 

 

 
19

Short-term borrowings (2)
17

 

 

 
17

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
339

 

 
(52
)
 
287

Total
$
1,125

 
$
813

 
$
(1
)
 
$
1,937

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
Trading account assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
180

 
$

 
$

 
$
180

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
30

 

 

 
30

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
199

 

 

 
199

Total trading account assets
409

 

 

 
409

Net derivative assets
(475
)
 
834

 
104

 
463

AFS debt securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Non-U.S. securities

 

 
(7
)
 
(7
)
Other taxable securities

 

 
9

 
9

Tax-exempt securities

 

 
8

 
8

Total AFS debt securities

 

 
8

 
8

Loans and leases (2)

 

 
69

 
69

Mortgage servicing rights
(6
)
 
(1,225
)
 

 
(1,231
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(14
)
 

 
59

 
45

Other assets

 
(79
)
 
(19
)
 
(98
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
2

 
2

Long-term debt (2)
78

 

 
(29
)
 
49

Total
$
(7
)
 
$
(470
)
 
$
194

 
$
(283
)
(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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 3 – Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings (continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
242

 
$

 
$

 
$
242

Equity securities
74

 

 

 
74

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
50

 

 

 
50

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
53

 

 

 
53

Total trading account assets
419

 

 

 
419

Net derivative assets
(1,224
)
 
927

 
(7
)
 
(304
)
AFS debt securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Non-U.S. securities

 

 
5

 
5

Other taxable securities

 

 
9

 
9

Tax-exempt securities

 

 
3

 
3

Total AFS debt securities

 

 
17

 
17

Loans and leases (2)

 
(38
)
 
136

 
98

Mortgage servicing rights

 
1,941

 

 
1,941

Loans held-for-sale (2)

 
2

 
60

 
62

Other assets

 
122

 
(410
)
 
(288
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
10

 

 

 
10

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 
30

 

 
30

Long-term debt (2)
45

 

 
(32
)
 
13

Total
$
(750
)
 
$
2,984

 
$
(236
)
 
$
1,998

(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.
Level 3 Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Still Held at Reporting Date
The table below summarizes changes in unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings during 2015, 2014 and 2013 for Level 3 assets and liabilities that were still held at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. These amounts include changes in fair value on loans, LHFS, loan commitments and structured liabilities 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(123
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(123
)
Equity securities
3

 

 

 
3

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
74

 

 

 
74

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(93
)
 

 

 
(93
)
Total trading account assets
(139
)
 

 

 
(139
)
Net derivative assets
507

 
36

 
62

 
605

Loans and leases (2)
(3
)
 

 
16

 
13

Mortgage servicing rights
73

 
(158
)
 

 
(85
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(1
)
 

 
(38
)
 
(39
)
Other assets

 
(41
)
 
(20
)
 
(61
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(3
)
 

 

 
(3
)
Short-term borrowings (2)
1

 

 

 
1

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
277

 

 
(22
)
 
255

Total
$
712

 
$
(163
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
548

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
Trading account assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
69

 
$

 
$

 
$
69

Equity securities
(8
)
 

 

 
(8
)
Non-U.S. sovereign debt
31

 

 

 
31

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
79

 

 

 
79

Total trading account assets
171

 

 

 
171

Net derivative assets
(276
)
 
85

 
104

 
(87
)
Loans and leases (2)

 

 
76

 
76

Mortgage servicing rights
(6
)
 
(1,747
)
 

 
(1,753
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(14
)
 

 
10

 
(4
)
Other assets

 
(50
)
 
102

 
52

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
29

 

 
(37
)
 
(8
)
Total
$
(95
)
 
$
(1,712
)
 
$
256

 
$
(1,551
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(130
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(130
)
Equity securities
40

 

 

 
40

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
80

 

 

 
80

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(174
)
 

 

 
(174
)
Total trading account assets
(184
)
 

 

 
(184
)
Net derivative assets
(1,375
)
 
42

 
(7
)
 
(1,340
)
Loans and leases (2)

 
(34
)
 
152

 
118

Mortgage servicing rights

 
1,541

 

 
1,541

Loans held-for-sale (2)

 
6

 
57

 
63

Other assets

 
166

 
14

 
180

Long-term debt (2)
(4
)
 

 
(32
)
 
(36
)
Total
$
(1,563
)
 
$
1,721

 
$
184

 
$
342

(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.
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information
The following tables present information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation’s material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 230: 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

 
 
 
 
 
 
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
(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
$
2,030

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%

6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
483

Prepayment speed
0% to 35% CPR

14
 %
Loans and leases
1,374

Default rate
2% to 15% CDR

7
 %
Loans held-for-sale
173

Loss severity
26% to 100%

34
 %
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
7,203

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 40%

9
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,224

Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple
0x to 30x

6x

Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

Prepayment speed
1% to 30%

12
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,580

Default rate
1% to 5%

4
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
1,216

Loss severity
25% to 40%

38
 %
Loans and leases
609

Duration
0 to 5 years

3 years

 
 
 
Price
$0 to $107

$76
Auction rate securities
$
1,096

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$60 to $100

$95
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
46

 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
451

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
599

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
(2,362
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
 
 
Long-dated volatilities (IR)
0% to 2%

1
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
22

Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
0% to 25%

14
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 100 points

65 points

 
 
Spread to index
25 bps to 450 bps

119 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
24% to 99%

51
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
3% to 20% CPR

11
 %
 
 
Default rate
4% CDR

n/a

 
 
Loss severity
35
%
n/a

Equity derivatives
$
(1,560
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
Commodity derivatives
$
141

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu

$5/MMBtu

 
 
Correlation
82% to 93%

90
 %
 
 
Volatilities
16% to 98%

35
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
477

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
11% to 99%

55
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-48% to 40%

-5
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 3%

1
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%

1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
(920
)
 
 
 
 

(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 231: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $3.3 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $574 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $2.1 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $1.7 billion, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $599 million, Loans and leases of $2.0 billion and LHFS of $173 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
EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable

Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information
The following tables present information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation’s material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 230: 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

 
 
 
 
 
 
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
(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
$
2,030

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%

6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
483

Prepayment speed
0% to 35% CPR

14
 %
Loans and leases
1,374

Default rate
2% to 15% CDR

7
 %
Loans held-for-sale
173

Loss severity
26% to 100%

34
 %
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
7,203

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 40%

9
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,224

Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple
0x to 30x

6x

Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

Prepayment speed
1% to 30%

12
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,580

Default rate
1% to 5%

4
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
1,216

Loss severity
25% to 40%

38
 %
Loans and leases
609

Duration
0 to 5 years

3 years

 
 
 
Price
$0 to $107

$76
Auction rate securities
$
1,096

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$60 to $100

$95
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
46

 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
451

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
599

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
(2,362
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
 
 
Long-dated volatilities (IR)
0% to 2%

1
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
22

Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
0% to 25%

14
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 100 points

65 points

 
 
Spread to index
25 bps to 450 bps

119 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
24% to 99%

51
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
3% to 20% CPR

11
 %
 
 
Default rate
4% CDR

n/a

 
 
Loss severity
35
%
n/a

Equity derivatives
$
(1,560
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
Commodity derivatives
$
141

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu

$5/MMBtu

 
 
Correlation
82% to 93%

90
 %
 
 
Volatilities
16% to 98%

35
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
477

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
11% to 99%

55
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-48% to 40%

-5
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 3%

1
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%

1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
(920
)
 
 
 
 

(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 231: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $3.3 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $574 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $2.1 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $1.7 billion, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $599 million, Loans and leases of $2.0 billion and LHFS of $173 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
EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis
The amounts below represent assets still held as of the reporting date for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recorded during 2015, 2014 and 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31
 
2015
 
2014
(Dollars in millions)
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Loans held-for-sale
$
9

 
$
33

 
$
156

 
$
30

Loans and leases (1)

 
2,739

 
5

 
4,636

Foreclosed properties (2, 3)

 
172

 

 
208

Other assets
54

 

 
13

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (Losses)
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Assets
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Loans held-for-sale
 
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(19
)
 
$
(71
)
Loans and leases (1)
 
 
(980
)
 
(1,132
)
 
(1,104
)
Foreclosed properties (2, 3)
 
 
(57
)
 
(66
)
 
(63
)
Other assets
 
 
(15
)
 
(6
)
 
(20
)
(1) 
Includes $174 million of losses on loans that were written down to a collateral value of zero during 2015 compared to losses of $370 million and $365 million in 2014 and 2013.
(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 $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion of properties acquired upon foreclosure of certain government-guaranteed loans (principally FHA-insured loans) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques
The table below presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation’s nonrecurring Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 and 2014. 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
(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
$
2,739

Market comparables
OREO discount
7% to 55%
20
%
 
 
 
Cost to sell
8% to 45%
10
%
 
December 31, 2014
Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets
$
4,636

Market comparables
OREO discount
0% to 28%
8
%
 
 
 
Cost to sell
7% to 14%
8
%