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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Mortgage Servicing Rights - Sensitivity Impacts (Details)

v2.4.0.8

Mortgage Servicing Rights - Sensitivity Impacts (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Prepayment rates, impact of 10 percent increase	$ 244
Prepayment rates, impact of 20 percent increase	515
Prepayment rates, impact of 10 percent decrease	(220)
Prepayment rates, impact of 20 percent decrease	(420)
OAS level, impact of 100 bps decrease	202
OAS level, impact of 200 bps decrease	423
OAS level, impact of 100 bps increase	(186)
OAS level, impact of 200 bps increase	$ (358)
Fixed
Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Impact of 10 percent decrease	2 months 26 days
Impact of 20 percent decrease	6 months
Impact of 10 percent increase	2 months 15 days
Impact of 20 percent increase	4 months 24 days
Adjustable
Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value of Interests Continued to be Held by Transferor, Servicing Assets or Liabilities, Impact of Adverse Change in Assumption [Line Items]
Impact of 10 percent decrease	2 months 8 days
Impact of 20 percent decrease	4 months 24 days
Impact of 10 percent increase	1 month 27 days
Impact of 20 percent increase	3 months 21 days

- Definition

Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interest in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 100 Basis Points Decrease in Option Adjusted Spread

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interest in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 10 Percent Decrease in Prepayment Weighted Average Life

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This represents the hypothetical impact of a 10 percent change on the fair value and weighted average lives of interests that continue to be held by the transferor, servicing assets, or servicing liabilities as of the balance sheet date.

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interest in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 200 Basis Points Decrease in Option Adjusted Spread

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interest in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 20 Percent Decrease in Prepayment Weighted Average Life

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 10 Percent Decrease in Prepayment Speed

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Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 10 Percent Increase in Prepayment Speed

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