Bank of America Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitizations for 2017, 2016 and 2015.




First-lien Mortgage Securitizations
	Residential Mortgage - Agency						Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)	2017		2016		2015		2017		2016		2015
Cash proceeds from new securitizations⁽¹⁾	$	14,467	$	24,201	$	27,164	$	5,641	$	3,887	$	7,945
Gains on securitizations ⁽²⁾	158		370		894		91		38		49
Repurchases from securitization trusts ⁽³⁾	2,713		3,611		3,716		—		—		—


⁽¹⁾	The Corporation transfers residential mortgage loans to securitizations sponsored by the GSEs or GNMA in the normal course of business and receives RMBS in exchange which may then be sold into the market to third-party investors for cash proceeds.


⁽²⁾	A majority of the first-lien residential mortgage loans securitized are initially classified as LHFS and accounted for under the fair value option. Gains recognized on these LHFS prior to securitization, which totaled $243 million, $487 million and $750 million net of hedges, during 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are not included in the table above.


⁽³⁾	The Corporation may have the option to repurchase delinquent loans out of securitization trusts, which reduces the amount of servicing advances it is required to make. The Corporation may also repurchase loans from securitization trusts to perform modifications. Repurchased loans include FHA-insured mortgages collateralizing GNMA securities.

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to home equity loan, credit card and other asset-backed VIEs in which the Corporation held a variable interest at December 31, 2017 and 2016.




Home Equity Loan, Credit Card and Other Asset-backed VIEs

	Home Equity Loan ⁽¹⁾						Credit Card ^{(2, 3)}						Resecuritization Trusts				Municipal Bond Trusts
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2017			2016			2017			2016			2017		2016		2017		2016
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	1,522		$	2,732		$	—		$	—		$	8,204	$	9,906	$	1,631	$	1,635
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities ⁽⁴⁾:
Trading account assets	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	869	$	902	$	33	$	—
Debt securities carried at fair value	36			46			—			—			1,661		2,338		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	—			—			—			—			5,644		6,569		—		—
Subordinate securities ⁽⁴⁾	—			—			—			—			30		97		—		—
Total retained positions	$	36		$	46		$	—		$	—		$	8,204	$	9,906	$	33	$	—
Total assets of VIEs ⁽⁵⁾	$	2,432		$	4,274		$	—		$	—		$	19,281	$	22,155	$	2,287	$	2,406

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	112		$	149		$	24,337		$	25,859		$	628	$	420	$	1,453	$	1,442
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,557	$	1,428	$	1,452	$	1,454
Loans and leases	177			244			32,554			35,135			—		—		—		—
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(9		)	(16		)	(988		)	(1,007		)	—		—		—		—
All other assets	6			7			1,385			793			—		—		1		—
Total assets	$	174		$	235		$	32,951		$	34,921		$	1,557	$	1,428	$	1,453	$	1,454
On-balance sheet liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	312	$	348
Long-term debt	76			108			8,598			9,049			929		1,008		—		12
All other liabilities	—			—			16			13			—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	76		$	108		$	8,614		$	9,062		$	929	$	1,008	$	312	$	360

⁽¹⁾

For unconsolidated home equity loan VIEs, the maximum loss exposure includes outstanding trust certificates issued by trusts in rapid amortization, net of recorded reserves. For both consolidated and unconsolidated home equity loan VIEs, the maximum loss exposure excludes the reserve for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees. For more information, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees.


⁽²⁾	At December 31, 2017 and 2016, loans and leases in the consolidated credit card trust included $15.6 billion and $17.6 billion of seller’s interest.


⁽³⁾	At December 31, 2017 and 2016, all other assets in the consolidated credit card trust included restricted cash, certain short-term investments, and unbilled accrued interest and fees.


⁽⁴⁾	The retained senior and subordinate securities were valued using quoted market prices or observable market inputs (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy).


⁽⁵⁾	Total assets include loans the Corporation transferred with which it has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loan.

First Lien Mortgages

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitization trusts in which the Corporation held a variable interest at December 31, 2017 and 2016.




First-lien Mortgage VIEs
	Residential Mortgage
					Non-agency
	Agency				Prime				Subprime				Alt-A				Commercial Mortgage
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	19,110	$	22,661	$	689	$	757	$	2,643	$	2,750	$	403	$	560	$	585	$	344
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities:
Trading account assets	$	716	$	1,399	$	6	$	20	$	10	$	112	$	50	$	118	$	108	$	51
Debt securities carried at fair value	15,036		17,620		477		441		2,221		2,235		351		305		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	3,348		3,630		—		—		—		—		—		—		274		64
Subordinate securities	—		—		5		9		38		25		2		24		69		81
Residual interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		19		25
All other assets ⁽²⁾	10		12		—		28		—		—		—		113		—		—
Total retained positions	$	19,110	$	22,661	$	488	$	498	$	2,269	$	2,372	$	403	$	560	$	470	$	221
Principal balance outstanding ⁽³⁾	$	232,761	$	265,332	$	10,549	$	16,280	$	10,254	$	19,373	$	28,129	$	35,788	$	26,504	$	23,826

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	14,502	$	18,084	$	571	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	25	$	—	$	—
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	232	$	434	$	571	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	99	$	—	$	—
Loans and leases, net	14,030		17,223		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
All other assets	240		427		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	14,502	$	18,084	$	571	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	99	$	—	$	—
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	74	$	—	$	—
All other liabilities	3		4		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	3	$	4	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	74	$	—	$	—

⁽¹⁾

Maximum loss exposure includes obligations under loss-sharing reinsurance and other arrangements for non-agency residential mortgage and commercial mortgage securitizations, but excludes the reserve for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees and also excludes servicing advances and other servicing rights and obligations. For more information, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees and Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements.

⁽²⁾

Not included in the table above are all other assets of $148 million and $189 million, representing the unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans eligible for repurchase from unconsolidated residential mortgage securitization vehicles, principally guaranteed by GNMA, and all other liabilities of $148 million and $189 million, representing the principal amount that would be payable to the securitization vehicles if the Corporation was to exercise the repurchase option, at December 31, 2017 and 2016.


⁽³⁾	Principal balance outstanding includes loans where the Corporation was the transferor to securitization vehicles with which it has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loans.

Other Variable Interest Entities

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to other VIEs in which the Corporation held a variable interest at December 31, 2017 and 2016.




Other VIEs

	Consolidated			Unconsolidated			Total			Consolidated			Unconsolidated			Total
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2017									2016
Maximum loss exposure	$	4,660		$	19,785		$	24,445		$	6,114		$	17,754		$	23,868
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	2,709		$	346		$	3,055		$	2,358		$	233		$	2,591
Debt securities carried at fair value	—			160			160			—			122			122
Loans and leases	2,152			3,596			5,748			3,399			3,249			6,648
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(3		)	(32		)	(35		)	(9		)	(24		)	(33		)
Loans held-for-sale	27			940			967			188			464			652
All other assets	62			14,276			14,338			369			13,156			13,525
Total	$	4,947		$	19,286		$	24,233		$	6,305		$	17,200		$	23,505
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt ⁽¹⁾	$	270		$	—		$	270		$	395		$	—		$	395
All other liabilities	18			3,417			3,435			24			2,959			2,983
Total	$	288		$	3,417		$	3,705		$	419		$	2,959		$	3,378
Total assets of VIEs	$	4,947		$	69,746		$	74,693		$	6,305		$	62,269		$	68,574


⁽¹⁾	Includes $1 million and $229 million of long-term debt at December 31, 2017 and 2016 issued by other consolidated VIEs, which has recourse to the general credit of the Corporation.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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