Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Allowance for Credit Losses

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Allowance for Credit Losses
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Receivables [Abstract]  
Allowance for Credit Losses
NOTE 7 – Allowance for Credit Losses

The tables below present the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Dollars in millions)
Home Loans
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Allowance
Allowance for loan and lease losses, July 1
$
20,953

 
$
10,931

 
$
5,428

 
$
37,312

Loans and leases charged off
(2,325
)
 
(2,813
)
 
(810
)
 
(5,948
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
220

 
443

 
199

 
862

Net charge-offs
(2,105
)
 
(2,370
)
 
(611
)
 
(5,086
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
1,958

 
1,508

 
8

 
3,474

Other (1)
(74
)
 
(544
)
 

 
(618
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
20,732

 
9,525

 
4,825

 
35,082

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, July 1

 

 
897

 
897

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
(67
)
 
(67
)
Other

 

 
(40
)
 
(40
)
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
790

 
790

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
20,732

 
$
9,525

 
$
5,615

 
$
35,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
19,252

 
$
15,463

 
$
7,170

 
$
41,885

Loans and leases charged off
(7,187
)
 
(9,789
)
 
(2,475
)
 
(19,451
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
585

 
1,409

 
678

 
2,672

Net charge-offs
(6,602
)
 
(8,380
)
 
(1,797
)
 
(16,779
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
8,155

 
3,016

 
(521
)
 
10,650

Other (1)
(73
)
 
(574
)
 
(27
)
 
(674
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
20,732

 
9,525

 
4,825

 
35,082

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
1,188

 
1,188

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
(174
)
 
(174
)
Other

 

 
(224
)
 
(224
)
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
790

 
790

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
20,732

 
$
9,525

 
$
5,615

 
$
35,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Allowance for loan and lease losses, July 1
$
18,838

 
$
17,692

 
$
8,725

 
$
45,255

Loans and leases charged off
(2,140
)
 
(4,593
)
 
(1,191
)
 
(7,924
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
91

 
536

 
100

 
727

Net charge-offs
(2,049
)
 
(4,057
)
 
(1,091
)
 
(7,197
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
1,635

 
3,168

 
592

 
5,395

Other
12

 
122

 
(6
)
 
128

Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
18,436

 
16,925

 
8,220

 
43,581

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, July 1

 

 
1,413

 
1,413

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
1

 
1

Other

 

 
(120
)
 
(120
)
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
1,294

 
1,294

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
18,436

 
$
16,925

 
$
9,514

 
$
44,875

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
16,329

 
$
22,243

 
$
9,416

 
$
47,988

Loans and leases charged off
(8,529
)
 
(16,772
)
 
(4,430
)
 
(29,731
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
262

 
1,543

 
375

 
2,180

Net charge-offs
(8,267
)
 
(15,229
)
 
(4,055
)
 
(27,551
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
10,267

 
9,967

 
2,865

 
23,099

Other
107

 
(56
)
 
(6
)
 
45

Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
18,436

 
16,925

 
8,220

 
43,581

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
1,487

 
1,487

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
207

 
207

Other

 

 
(400
)
 
(400
)
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
1,294

 
1,294

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
18,436

 
$
16,925

 
$
9,514

 
$
44,875

(1) Credit card and other consumer includes $463 million of reserves that were transferred to LHFS primarily as a result of the announced agreement to sell the Corporation's Canadian consumer card business.
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Corporation did not record any new additions to the valuation reserve for the PCI loan portfolio. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Corporation recorded $2.0 billion in provision for credit losses with a corresponding increase in the valuation reserve presented with the allowance for loan and lease losses specifically for the PCI loan portfolio. This compared to $281 million and $1.4 billion for the same periods in 2010. Beginning September 30, 2011, PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Merrill Lynch acquisition were excluded from current period disclosures as the valuation allowance associated with these loans is insignificant. The amount of the allowance for loan and lease losses associated with the PCI loan portfolio was $8.2 billion, $8.4 billion and $6.4 billion at September 30, 2011, June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

The table below presents the allowance and the carrying value of outstanding loans and leases by portfolio segment at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 
September 30, 2011
(Dollars in millions)
Home Loans
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
1,954

 
$
2,908

 
$
798

 
$
5,660

Carrying value (3)
18,659

 
8,151

 
8,921

 
35,731

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
10.47
%
 
35.67
%
 
8.95
%
 
15.84
%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
10,539

 
$
6,617

 
$
4,027

 
$
21,183

Carrying value (3, 4)
354,486

 
204,022

 
294,420

 
852,928

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
2.97
%
 
3.24
%
 
1.37
%
 
2.48
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
8,239

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
8,239

Carrying value excluding valuation allowance
32,648

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
32,648

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
25.24
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
25.24
%
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
20,732

 
$
9,525

 
$
4,825

 
$
35,082

Carrying value (3, 4)
405,793

 
212,173

 
303,341

 
921,307

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
5.11
%
 
4.49
%
 
1.59
%
 
3.81
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2010
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
1,871

 
$
4,786

 
$
1,080

 
$
7,737

Carrying value (3)
13,904

 
11,421

 
10,645

 
35,970

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
13.46
%
 
41.91
%
 
10.15
%
 
21.51
%
Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
10,964

 
$
10,677

 
$
6,078

 
$
27,719

Carrying value (3, 4)
358,765

 
222,967

 
282,820

 
864,552

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
3.06
%
 
4.79
%
 
2.15
%
 
3.21
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
6,417

 
n/a

 
$
12

 
$
6,429

Carrying value excluding valuation allowance
36,393

 
n/a

 
204

 
36,597

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
17.63
%
 
n/a

 
5.76
%
 
17.57
%
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
19,252

 
$
15,463

 
$
7,170

 
$
41,885

Carrying value (3, 4)
409,062

 
234,388

 
293,669

 
937,119

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
4.71
%
 
6.60
%
 
2.44
%
 
4.47
%
(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 classified as TDRs, and all consumer and commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Commercial impaired allowance for loan and lease losses includes $223 million and $445 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 related to U.S. small business commercial renegotiated TDR loans.
(3) 
Amounts are presented gross of the allowance for loan and lease losses.
(4) 
Outstanding loan and lease balances and ratios do not include loans accounted for under the fair value option. Total loans accounted for under the fair value option were $11.2 billion and $3.3 billion at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
n/a = not applicable