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, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitizations for 2018, 2017 and 2016.




First-lien Mortgage Securitizations

	Residential Mortgage - Agency						Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)	2018		2017		2016		2018		2017		2016
Cash proceeds from new securitizations⁽¹⁾	$	5,369	$	14,467	$	24,201	$	6,713	$	5,641	$	3,887
Gains on securitizations ⁽²⁾	62		158		370		101		91		38
Repurchases from securitization trusts ⁽³⁾	1,485		2,713		3,611		—		—		—


⁽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 $71 million, $243 million and $487 million, net of hedges, during 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are not included in the table above.

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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, credit card and other asset-backed VIEs in which the Corporation held a variable interest at December 31, 2018 and 2017.




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

	Home Equity ⁽¹⁾						Credit Card ^{(2, 3)}						Resecuritization Trusts				Municipal Bond Trusts
	December 31 2018
(Dollars in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2018		2017		2018		2017
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	908		$	1,522		$	—		$	—		$	7,647	$	8,204	$	2,150	$	1,631
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities ⁽⁴⁾:
Trading account assets	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,419	$	869	$	26	$	33
Debt securities carried at fair value	27			36			—			—			1,337		1,661		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	—			—			—			—			4,891		5,644		—		—
All other assets ⁽⁴⁾	—			—			—			—			—		30		—		—
Total retained positions	$	27		$	36		$	—		$	—		$	7,647	$	8,204	$	26	$	33
Total assets of VIEs ⁽⁵⁾	$	1,813		$	2,432		$	—		$	—		$	16,949	$	19,281	$	2,829	$	2,287

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	85		$	112		$	18,800		$	24,337		$	128	$	628	$	1,540	$	1,453
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	366	$	1,557	$	1,553	$	1,452
Loans and leases	133			177			29,906			32,554			—		—		—		—
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(5		)	(9		)	(901		)	(988		)	—		—		—		—
All other assets	4			6			136			1,385			—		—		1		1
Total assets	$	132		$	174		$	29,141		$	32,951		$	366	$	1,557	$	1,554	$	1,453
On-balance sheet liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	742	$	312
Long-term debt	55			76			10,321			8,598			238		929		12		—
All other liabilities	—			—			20			16			—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	55		$	76		$	10,341		$	8,614		$	238	$	929	$	754	$	312

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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 additional information, see Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies.


⁽²⁾	At December 31, 2018 and 2017, loans and leases in the consolidated credit card trust included $11.0 billion and $15.6 billion of seller’s interest.


⁽³⁾	At December 31, 2018 and 2017, all other assets in the consolidated credit card trust included certain short-term investments and unbilled accrued interest and fees.


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

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Total assets of VIEs includes 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 following table summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitization trusts in which the Corporation held a variable interest at December 31, 2018 and 2017.




First-lien Mortgage VIEs

	Residential Mortgage
					Non-agency
	Agency				Prime				Subprime				Alt-A				Commercial Mortgage
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017		2018		2017		2018		2017		2018		2017
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	16,011	$	19,110	$	448	$	689	$	1,897	$	2,643	$	217	$	403	$	767	$	585
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities:
Trading account assets	$	460	$	716	$	30	$	6	$	36	$	10	$	90	$	50	$	97	$	108
Debt securities carried at fair value	9,381		15,036		246		477		1,470		2,221		125		351		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	6,170		3,348		—		—		—		—		—		—		528		274
All other assets	—		10		3		5		37		38		2		2		40		88
Total retained positions	$	16,011	$	19,110	$	279	$	488	$	1,543	$	2,269	$	217	$	403	$	665	$	470
Principal balance outstanding ⁽²⁾	$	187,512	$	232,761	$	8,954	$	10,549	$	8,719	$	10,254	$	23,467	$	28,129	$	43,593	$	26,504

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	13,296	$	14,502	$	7	$	571	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	76	$	—
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	1,318	$	232	$	150	$	571	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	76	$	—
Loans and leases, net	11,858		14,030		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
All other assets	143		240		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	13,319	$	14,502	$	150	$	571	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	76	$	—
Total liabilities	$	26	$	3	$	143	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

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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 additional information, see Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements.

⁽²⁾

Principal balance outstanding includes loans where the Corporation was the transferor to securitization VIEs 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, 2018 and 2017.




Other VIEs

	Consolidated			Unconsolidated			Total			Consolidated			Unconsolidated			Total
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2018									2017
Maximum loss exposure	$	4,177		$	24,498		$	28,675		$	4,660		$	19,785		$	24,445
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	2,335		$	860		$	3,195		$	2,709		$	346		$	3,055
Debt securities carried at fair value	—			84			84			—			160			160
Loans and leases	1,949			3,940			5,889			2,152			3,596			5,748
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(2		)	(30		)	(32		)	(3		)	(32		)	(35		)
All other assets	53			18,885			18,938			89			15,216			15,305
Total	$	4,335		$	23,739		$	28,074		$	4,947		$	19,286		$	24,233
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt	$	152		$	—		$	152		$	270		$	—		$	270
All other liabilities	7			4,231			4,238			18			3,417			3,435
Total	$	159		$	4,231		$	4,390		$	288		$	3,417		$	3,705
Total assets of VIEs	$	4,335		$	94,746		$	99,081		$	4,947		$	69,746		$	74,693

- 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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