Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitizations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.



First-lien Mortgage Securitizations
	Three Months Ended March 31
	Residential Mortgage
	Agency					Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)	2015		2014			2015			2014
Cash proceeds from new securitizations ⁽¹⁾	$	7,571	$	7,466		$	2,156		$	704
Gain (loss) on securitizations ⁽²⁾	173		(11		)	(7		)	27


⁽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 and commercial 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 $169 million and $198 million, net of hedges, during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, are not included in the table above.

First Lien Mortgages

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to first-lien mortgage securitization trusts in which the Corporation held a variable interest at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



First-lien Mortgage VIEs
	Residential Mortgage
							Non-agency
	Agency						Prime				Subprime				Alt-A				Commercial Mortgage
(Dollars in millions)	March 31 2015			December 31 2014			March 31 2015		December 31 2014		March 31 2015		December 31 2014		March 31 2015		December 31 2014		March 31 2015		December 31 2014
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	19,523		$	14,918		$	1,223	$	1,288	$	3,089	$	3,167	$	654	$	710	$	324	$	352
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities held ⁽²⁾:
Trading account assets	$	526		$	584		$	3	$	3	$	25	$	14	$	49	$	81	$	79	$	54
Debt securities carried at fair value	18,178			13,473			755		816		2,716		2,811		378		383		14		76
Held-to-maturity securities	796			837			—		—		—		—		—		—		37		42
Subordinate securities held ⁽²⁾:
Trading account assets	—			—			—		—		18		—		2		1		39		58
Debt securities carried at fair value	—			—			11		12		4		5		—		—		55		58
Held-to-maturity securities	—			—			—		—		—		—		—		—		13		15
Residual interests held	—			—			12		10		—		—		—		—		41		22
All other assets ⁽³⁾	23			24			51		56		1		1		225		245		—		—
Total retained positions	$	19,523		$	14,918		$	832	$	897	$	2,764	$	2,831	$	654	$	710	$	278	$	325
Principal balance outstanding ⁽⁴⁾	$	386,169		$	397,055		$	19,304	$	20,167	$	31,601	$	32,592	$	48,208	$	50,054	$	25,034	$	20,593

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	36,644		$	38,345		$	76	$	77	$	197	$	206	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	1,099		$	1,538		$	—	$	—	$	29	$	30	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans and leases	34,734			36,187			128		130		767		768		—		—		—		—
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(2		)	(2		)	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
All other assets	815			623			6		6		14		15		—		—		—		—
Total assets	$	36,646		$	38,346		$	134	$	136	$	810	$	813	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt	$	2		$	1		$	55	$	56	$	770	$	770	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
All other liabilities	1			—			3		3		11		13		—		—		—		—
Total liabilities	$	3		$	1		$	58	$	59	$	781	$	783	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—


⁽¹⁾	Maximum loss exposure excludes the liability for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees and also excludes servicing advances and other servicing rights and obligations. For additional information, see Note 7 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees and Note 17 – Mortgage Servicing Rights.


⁽²⁾	As a holder of these securities, the Corporation receives scheduled principal and interest payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no OTTI losses recorded on those securities classified as AFS debt securities.

⁽³⁾

Not included in the table above are all other assets of $365 million and $635 million, representing the unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans eligible for repurchase from unconsolidated residential mortgage securitization vehicles, principally guaranteed by GNMA, and all other liabilities of $365 million and $635 million, representing the principal amount that would be payable to the securitization vehicles if the Corporation was to exercise the repurchase option, at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.


⁽⁴⁾	Principal balance outstanding includes loans the Corporation transferred with which it has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loans.

Home equity

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to home equity loan securitization trusts in which the Corporation held a variable interest at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



Home Equity Loan VIEs
	March 31, 2015								December 31, 2014
(Dollars in millions)	Consolidated VIEs			Unconsolidated VIEs		Total			Consolidated VIEs			Unconsolidated VIEs		Total
Maximum loss exposure ⁽¹⁾	$	942		$	5,061	$	6,003		$	991		$	5,224	$	6,215
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	—		$	47	$	47		$	—		$	14	$	14
Debt securities carried at fair value	—			44		44			—			39		39
Loans and leases	954			—		954			1,014			—		1,014
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(52		)	—		(52		)	(56		)	—		(56		)
All other assets	40			—		40			33			—		33
Total	$	942		$	91	$	1,033		$	991		$	53	$	1,044
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt	$	995		$	—	$	995		$	1,076		$	—	$	1,076
Total	$	995		$	—	$	995		$	1,076		$	—	$	1,076
Principal balance outstanding	$	954		$	6,133	$	7,087		$	1,014		$	6,362	$	7,376


⁽¹⁾	For unconsolidated VIEs, the maximum loss exposure includes outstanding trust certificates issued by trusts in rapid amortization, net of recorded reserves, and excludes the liability for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees

Credit Card Receivable

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to consolidated credit card securitization trusts in which the Corporation held a variable interest at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



Credit Card VIEs
(Dollars in millions)	March 31 2015			December 31 2014
Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	38,996		$	43,139
On-balance sheet assets
Derivative assets	$	—		$	1
Loans and leases ⁽¹⁾	49,927			53,068
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(1,810		)	(1,904		)
All other assets ⁽²⁾	389			391
Total	$	48,506		$	51,556
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt	$	9,484		$	8,401
All other liabilities	26			16
Total	$	9,510		$	8,417


⁽¹⁾	At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, loans and leases included $31.1 billion and $36.9 billion of seller's interest.


⁽²⁾	At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, all other assets included restricted cash, certain short-term investments, and unbilled accrued interest and fees.

Other Asset-backed Securitizations

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The table below summarizes select information related to other asset-backed securitizations in which the Corporation held a variable interest at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



Other Asset-backed VIEs
	Resecuritization Trusts				Municipal Bond Trusts				Automobile and Other Securitization Trusts
(Dollars in millions)	March 31 2015		December 31 2014		March 31 2015		December 31 2014		March 31 2015		December 31 2014
Unconsolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	8,051	$	8,569	$	2,045	$	2,100	$	69	$	77
On-balance sheet assets
Senior securities held ^{(1, 2)}:
Trading account assets	$	941	$	767	$	2	$	25	$	—	$	6
Debt securities carried at fair value	6,246		6,945		—		—		59		61
Held-to-maturity securities	736		740		—		—		—		—
Subordinate securities held ^{(1, 2)}:
Trading account assets	52		37		—		—		—		—
Debt securities carried at fair value	74		73		—		—		—		—
Residual interests held ⁽³⁾	2		7		—		—		—		—
All other assets	—		—		—		—		10		10
Total retained positions	$	8,051	$	8,569	$	2	$	25	$	69	$	77
Total assets of VIEs ⁽⁴⁾	$	30,563	$	28,065	$	3,237	$	3,314	$	522	$	1,276

Consolidated VIEs
Maximum loss exposure	$	200	$	654	$	2,027	$	2,440	$	65	$	92
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	496	$	1,295	$	2,038	$	2,452	$	—	$	—
Loans held-for-sale	—		—		—		—		495		555
All other assets	—		—		1		—		54		54
Total assets	$	496	$	1,295	$	2,039	$	2,452	$	549	$	609
On-balance sheet liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	—	$	—	$	630	$	1,032	$	—	$	—
Long-term debt	296		641		12		12		483		516
All other liabilities	—		—		—		—		1		1
Total liabilities	$	296	$	641	$	642	$	1,044	$	484	$	517


⁽¹⁾	As a holder of these securities, the Corporation receives scheduled principal and interest payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no OTTI losses recorded on those securities classified as AFS debt securities.


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


⁽³⁾	The retained residual interests are carried at fair value which was derived using model valuations (Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy).


⁽⁴⁾	Total assets include loans the Corporation transferred with which the Corporation has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loan.

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 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



Other VIEs
	March 31, 2015								December 31, 2014
(Dollars in millions)	Consolidated			Unconsolidated		Total			Consolidated			Unconsolidated		Total
Maximum loss exposure	$	6,731		$	11,392	$	18,123		$	7,981		$	12,391	$	20,372
On-balance sheet assets
Trading account assets	$	1,520		$	376	$	1,896		$	1,575		$	355	$	1,930
Derivative assets	5			298		303			5			284		289
Debt securities carried at fair value	—			188		188			—			483		483
Loans and leases	3,261			2,413		5,674			4,020			2,693		6,713
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(5		)	—		(5		)	(6		)	—		(6		)
Loans held-for-sale	731			667		1,398			1,267			814		2,081
All other assets	1,629			6,239		7,868			1,641			6,374		8,015
Total	$	7,141		$	10,181	$	17,322		$	8,502		$	11,003	$	19,505
On-balance sheet liabilities
Long-term debt ⁽¹⁾	$	1,845		$	—	$	1,845		$	1,834		$	—	$	1,834
All other liabilities	81			2,579		2,660			105			2,643		2,748
Total	$	1,926		$	2,579	$	4,505		$	1,939		$	2,643	$	4,582
Total assets of VIEs	$	7,141		$	36,968	$	44,109		$	8,502		$	41,467	$	49,969


⁽¹⁾	Includes $780 million and $705 million of long-term debt at March 31, 2015 and $780 million and $584 million of long-term debt at December 31, 2014 issued by consolidated investment vehicles and customer vehicles, respectively, which has recourse to the general credit of the Corporation.

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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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