Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)

v3.10.0.1
Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Receivables [Abstract]  
Changes in the Allowance for Credit Losses The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for 2018, 2017 and 2016.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
Real Estate
(1)
 
Credit Card and Other Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
2018
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
1,720

 
$
3,663

 
$
5,010

 
$
10,393

Loans and leases charged off
(690
)
 
(4,037
)
 
(675
)
 
(5,402
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
664

 
823

 
152

 
1,639

Net charge-offs
(26
)
 
(3,214
)
 
(523
)
 
(3,763
)
Write-offs of PCI loans (2)
(273
)
 

 

 
(273
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(492
)
 
3,441

 
313

 
3,262

Other (3)
(1
)
 
(16
)
 
(1
)
 
(18
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
928

 
3,874

 
4,799

 
9,601

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
777

 
777

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
20

 
20

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
797

 
797

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
928

 
$
3,874

 
$
5,596

 
$
10,398

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
2,750

 
$
3,229

 
$
5,258

 
$
11,237

Loans and leases charged off
(770
)
 
(3,774
)
 
(1,075
)
 
(5,619
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
657

 
809

 
174

 
1,640

Net charge-offs
(113
)
 
(2,965
)
 
(901
)
 
(3,979
)
Write-offs of PCI loans (2)
(207
)
 

 

 
(207
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(710
)
 
3,437

 
654

 
3,381

Other (3)

 
(38
)
 
(1
)
 
(39
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
1,720

 
3,663

 
5,010

 
10,393

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
762

 
762

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
15

 
15

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
777

 
777

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
1,720

 
$
3,663

 
$
5,787

 
$
11,170

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
3,914

 
$
3,471

 
$
4,849

 
$
12,234

Loans and leases charged off
(1,155
)
 
(3,553
)
 
(740
)
 
(5,448
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
619

 
770

 
238

 
1,627

Net charge-offs
(536
)
 
(2,783
)
 
(502
)
 
(3,821
)
Write-offs of PCI loans (2)
(340
)
 

 

 
(340
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(258
)
 
2,826

 
1,013

 
3,581

Other (3)
(30
)
 
(42
)
 
(102
)
 
(174
)
Total allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
2,750

 
3,472

 
5,258

 
11,480

Less: Allowance included in assets of business held for sale (4)

 
(243
)
 

 
(243
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31
2,750

 
3,229

 
5,258

 
11,237

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
646

 
646

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
16

 
16

Other (3)

 

 
100

 
100

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, December 31

 

 
762

 
762

Allowance for credit losses, December 31
$
2,750

 
$
3,229

 
$
6,020

 
$
11,999


(1) 
Includes valuation allowance associated with the PCI loan portfolio.
(2) 
Includes write-offs associated with the sale of PCI loans of $167 million, $87 million and $60 million in 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(3) 
Primarily represents the net impact of portfolio sales, consolidations and deconsolidations, foreign currency translation adjustments, transfers to held for sale and certain other reclassifications.
(4) 
Represents allowance for loan and lease losses related to the non-U.S. consumer credit card loan portfolio, which was sold in 2017.
The table below presents the allowance and the carrying value of outstanding loans and leases by portfolio segment at December 31, 2018 and 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance and Carrying Value by Portfolio Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
Real Estate
 
Credit Card and Other Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
December 31, 2018
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
258

 
$
154

 
$
196

 
$
608

Carrying value (2)
8,556

 
566

 
2,433

 
11,555

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
3.02
%
 
27.21
%
 
8.06
%
 
5.26
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
579

 
$
3,720

 
$
4,603

 
$
8,902

Carrying value (2, 3)
243,642

 
189,140

 
493,564

 
926,346

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (3)
0.24
%
 
1.97
%
 
0.93
%
 
0.96
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Valuation allowance
$
91

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
91

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
4,645

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
4,645

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
1.96
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
1.96
%
Total
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
928

 
$
3,874

 
$
4,799

 
$
9,601

Carrying value (2, 3)
256,843

 
189,706

 
495,997

 
942,546

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (3)
0.36
%
 
2.04
%
 
0.97
%
 
1.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
348

 
$
125

 
$
190

 
$
663

Carrying value (2)
12,554

 
490

 
2,407

 
15,451

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
2.77
%
 
25.51
%
 
7.89
%
 
4.29
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
1,083

 
$
3,538

 
$
4,820

 
$
9,441

Carrying value (2, 3)
238,284

 
192,303

 
474,284

 
904,871

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (3)
0.45
%
 
1.84
%
 
1.02
%
 
1.04
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Valuation allowance
$
289

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
289

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
10,717

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
10,717

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
2.70
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
2.70
%
Total
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
1,720

 
$
3,663

 
$
5,010

 
$
10,393

Carrying value (2, 3)
261,555

 
192,793

 
476,691

 
931,039

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (3)
0.66
%
 
1.90
%
 
1.05
%
 
1.12
%

(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 TDRs, and all consumer and commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Amounts are presented gross of the allowance for loan and lease losses.
(3) 
Outstanding loan and lease balances and ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option of $4.3 billion and $5.7 billion at December 31, 2018 and 2017.
n/a = not applicable