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Allowance for Credit Losses

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Allowance for Credit Losses
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance [Abstract]  
Allowance for Credit Losses
NOTE 5 – Allowance for Credit Losses

The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Consumer Real Estate
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Allowance for loan and lease losses, July 1
$
4,741

 
$
3,702

 
$
4,625

 
$
13,068

Loans and leases charged off
(345
)
 
(873
)
 
(157
)
 
(1,375
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
199

 
198

 
46

 
443

Net charge-offs
(146
)
 
(675
)
 
(111
)
 
(932
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(148
)
 

 

 
(148
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(12
)
 
554

 
191

 
733

Other (1)
(35
)
 
(29
)
 

 
(64
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
4,400

 
3,552

 
4,705

 
12,657

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, July 1

 

 
588

 
588

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
73

 
73

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
661

 
661

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
4,400

 
$
3,552

 
$
5,366

 
$
13,318

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Allowance for loan and lease losses, July 1
$
6,908

 
$
4,417

 
$
4,486

 
$
15,811

Loans and leases charged off
(485
)
 
(994
)
 
(188
)
 
(1,667
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
343

 
212

 
69

 
624

Net charge-offs
(142
)
 
(782
)
 
(119
)
 
(1,043
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(246
)
 

 

 
(246
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(42
)
 
586

 
66

 
610

Other (1)
(2
)
 
(23
)
 
(1
)
 
(26
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
6,476

 
4,198

 
4,432

 
15,106

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, July 1

 

 
503

 
503

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
26

 
26

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
529

 
529

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
6,476

 
$
4,198

 
$
4,961

 
$
15,635

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
5,935

 
$
4,047

 
$
4,437

 
$
14,419

Loans and leases charged off
(1,430
)
 
(2,733
)
 
(410
)
 
(4,573
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
587

 
618

 
174

 
1,379

Net charge-offs
(843
)
 
(2,115
)
 
(236
)
 
(3,194
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(726
)
 

 

 
(726
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
68

 
1,646

 
504

 
2,218

Other (1)
(34
)
 
(26
)
 

 
(60
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
4,400

 
3,552

 
4,705

 
12,657

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
528

 
528

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
133

 
133

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
661

 
661

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
4,400

 
$
3,552

 
$
5,366

 
$
13,318

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Allowance for loan and lease losses, January 1
$
8,518

 
$
4,905

 
$
4,005

 
$
17,428

Loans and leases charged off
(1,713
)
 
(3,173
)
 
(493
)
 
(5,379
)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
938

 
671

 
266

 
1,875

Net charge-offs
(775
)
 
(2,502
)
 
(227
)
 
(3,504
)
Write-offs of PCI loans
(797
)
 

 

 
(797
)
Provision for loan and lease losses
(467
)
 
1,818

 
660

 
2,011

Other (1)
(3
)
 
(23
)
 
(6
)
 
(32
)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 30
6,476

 
4,198

 
4,432

 
15,106

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, January 1

 

 
484

 
484

Provision for unfunded lending commitments

 

 
45

 
45

Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 30

 

 
529

 
529

Allowance for credit losses, September 30
$
6,476

 
$
4,198

 
$
4,961

 
$
15,635

(1) 
Primarily represents the net impact of portfolio sales, consolidations and deconsolidations, and foreign currency translation adjustments.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, for the PCI loan portfolio, the Corporation recorded a provision benefit of $68 million and $40 million with a corresponding decrease in the valuation allowance included as part of the allowance for loan and lease losses. This compared to no provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and a provision benefit of $106 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Write-offs in the PCI loan portfolio totaled $148 million and $726 million with a corresponding decrease in the PCI valuation allowance during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $246 million and $797 million for the same periods in 2014. Write-offs included $38 million and $213 million associated with the sale of PCI loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $131 million and $317 million for the same periods in 2014. The valuation allowance associated with the PCI loan portfolio was $886 million and $1.7 billion at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

The table below presents the allowance and the carrying value of outstanding loans and leases by portfolio segment at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Allowance and Carrying Value by Portfolio Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Consumer Real Estate
 
Credit Card
and Other
Consumer
 
Commercial
 
Total
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
664

 
$
286

 
$
154

 
$
1,104

Carrying value (3)
22,541

 
850

 
2,215

 
25,606

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
2.95
%
 
33.65
%
 
6.95
%
 
4.31
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
2,850

 
$
3,266

 
$
4,551

 
$
10,667

Carrying value (3, 4)
225,982

 
186,881

 
424,596

 
837,459

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.26
%
 
1.75
%
 
1.07
%
 
1.27
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
$
886

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
886

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
17,446

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
17,446

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
5.08
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
5.08
%
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
4,400

 
$
3,552

 
$
4,705

 
$
12,657

Carrying value (3, 4)
265,969

 
187,731

 
426,811

 
880,511

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.65
%
 
1.89
%
 
1.10
%
 
1.44
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
Impaired loans and troubled debt restructurings (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses (2)
$
727

 
$
339

 
$
159

 
$
1,225

Carrying value (3)
25,628

 
1,141

 
2,198

 
28,967

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value
2.84
%
 
29.71
%
 
7.23
%
 
4.23
%
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
3,556

 
$
3,708

 
$
4,278

 
$
11,542

Carrying value (3, 4)
255,525

 
183,430

 
384,019

 
822,974

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.39
%
 
2.02
%
 
1.11
%
 
1.40
%
Purchased credit-impaired loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
$
1,652

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
1,652

Carrying value gross of valuation allowance
20,769

 
n/a

 
n/a

 
20,769

Valuation allowance as a percentage of carrying value
7.95
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
7.95
%
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
5,935

 
$
4,047

 
$
4,437

 
$
14,419

Carrying value (3, 4)
301,922

 
184,571

 
386,217

 
872,710

Allowance as a percentage of carrying value (4)
1.97
%
 
2.19
%
 
1.15
%
 
1.65
%
(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 TDRs, and all consumer and commercial loans accounted for under the fair value option.
(2) 
Allowance for loan and lease losses includes $35 million related to impaired U.S. small business commercial at both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
(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 of $7.2 billion and $8.7 billion at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
n/a = not applicable