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, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitizations for 2019, 2018 and 2017.




First-lien Mortgage Securitizations

	Residential Mortgage - Agency						Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)	2019		2018		2017		2019		2018		2017
Proceeds from loan sales ⁽¹⁾	$	6,858	$	5,801	$	16,161	$	8,661	$	6,991	$	5,887
Gains on securitizations ⁽²⁾	27		62		158		103		101		91
Repurchases from securitization trusts ⁽³⁾	881		1,485		2,713		—		—		—


⁽¹⁾	The Corporation transfers residential mortgage loans to securitizations sponsored primarily by the GSEs or GNMA in the normal course of business and primarily receives RMBS in exchange. Substantially all of these securities are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and are sold shortly after receipt.


⁽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 $64 million, $71 million and $243 million, net of hedges, during 2019, 2018 and 2017, 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 following table 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, 2019 and 2018.




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

	Home Equity ⁽¹⁾						Credit Card ^{(2, 3)}						Resecuritization Trusts				Municipal Bond Trusts
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018			2019		2018		2019		2018
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	412		$	908		$	—		$	—		$	7,526	$	7,647	$	3,701	$	2,150
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities ⁽⁴⁾:
Trading account assets	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,188	$	1,419	$	—	$	26
Debt securities carried at fair value	11			27			—			—			1,126		1,337		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	—			—			—			—			4,212		4,891		—		—
Total retained positions	$	11		$	27		$	—		$	—		$	7,526	$	7,647	$	—	$	26
Total assets of VIEs ⁽⁵⁾	$	1,023		$	1,813		$	—		$	—		$	21,234	$	16,949	$	4,395	$	2,829

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	64		$	85		$	17,915		$	18,800		$	54	$	128	$	2,656	$	1,540
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	73	$	366	$	2,480	$	1,553
Loans and leases	122			133			26,985			29,906			—		—		—		—
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(2		)	(5		)	(800		)	(901		)	—		—		—		—
All other assets	3			4			119			136			—		—		176		1
Total assets	$	123		$	132		$	26,304		$	29,141		$	73	$	366	$	2,656	$	1,554
On-balance sheet liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	2,175	$	742
Long-term debt	64			55			8,372			10,321			19		238		—		12
All other liabilities	—			—			17			20			—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	64		$	55		$	8,389		$	10,341		$	19	$	238	$	2,175	$	754

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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 more information, see Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies.


⁽²⁾	At December 31, 2019 and 2018, loans and leases in the consolidated credit card trust included $10.5 billion and $11.0 billion of seller’s interest.


⁽³⁾	At December 31, 2019 and 2018, all other assets in the consolidated credit card trust included unbilled accrued interest and fees.


⁽⁴⁾	The retained senior 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, 2019 and 2018.




First-lien Mortgage VIEs

	Residential Mortgage
					Non-agency
	Agency				Prime				Subprime				Alt-A				Commercial Mortgage
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018		2019		2018		2019		2018		2019		2018
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	12,554	$	16,011	$	340	$	448	$	1,622	$	1,897	$	98	$	217	$	1,036	$	767
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities:
Trading account assets	$	627	$	460	$	5	$	30	$	54	$	36	$	24	$	90	$	65	$	97
Debt securities carried at fair value	6,392		9,381		193		246		1,178		1,470		72		125		—		—
Held-to-maturity securities	5,535		6,170		—		—		—		—		—		—		809		528
All other assets	—		—		2		3		49		37		2		2		38		40
Total retained positions	$	12,554	$	16,011	$	200	$	279	$	1,281	$	1,543	$	98	$	217	$	912	$	665
Principal balance outstanding ⁽²⁾	$	160,226	$	187,512	$	7,268	$	8,954	$	8,594	$	8,719	$	19,878	$	23,467	$	60,129	$	43,593

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	10,857	$	13,296	$	5	$	7	$	44	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	76
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	780	$	1,318	$	116	$	150	$	149	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	76
Loans and leases, net	9,917		11,858		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
All other assets	161		143		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	10,858	$	13,319	$	116	$	150	$	149	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	76
Total liabilities	$	4	$	26	$	111	$	143	$	105	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

⁽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 13 – Commitments and Contingencies and Note 21 – 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, 2019 and 2018.




Other VIEs

	Consolidated			Unconsolidated			Total			Consolidated			Unconsolidated			Total
	December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2019									2018
Maximum loss exposure	$	4,055		$	26,326		$	30,381		$	4,177		$	24,498		$	28,675
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	2,213		$	549		$	2,762		$	2,335		$	860		$	3,195
Debt securities carried at fair value	—			74			74			—			84			84
Loans and leases	1,810			3,214			5,024			1,949			3,940			5,889
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(2		)	(38		)	(40		)	(2		)	(30		)	(32		)
All other assets	81			20,547			20,628			53			18,885			18,938
Total	$	4,102		$	24,346		$	28,448		$	4,335		$	23,739		$	28,074
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt	$	46		$	—		$	46		$	152		$	—		$	152
All other liabilities	2			5,087			5,089			7			4,231			4,238
Total	$	48		$	5,087		$	5,135		$	159		$	4,231		$	4,390
Total assets of VIEs	$	4,102		$	98,491		$	102,593		$	4,335		$	94,746		$	99,081

- 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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