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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, including financial instruments which the Corporation accounts for under the fair value option, are summarized in the following tables.

 
September 30, 2015
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting
Adjustments (1)
 
Assets/Liabilities
at Fair Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$

 
$
62,806

 
$

 
$

 
$
62,806

Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities (2)
36,542

 
17,447

 

 

 
53,989

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
490

 
25,809

 
2,899

 

 
29,198

Equity securities
31,354

 
20,323

 
410

 

 
52,087

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
21,580

 
12,808

 
384

 

 
34,772

Mortgage trading loans and ABS

 
7,967

 
2,005

 

 
9,972

Total trading account assets
89,966

 
84,354

 
5,698

 

 
180,018

Derivative assets (3)
7,403

 
762,127

 
6,014

 
(720,318
)
 
55,226

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
38,075

 
2,056

 

 

 
40,131

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
208,319

 

 

 
208,319

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
12,075

 

 

 
12,075

Non-agency residential

 
3,393

 
189

 

 
3,582

Commercial

 
5,530

 

 

 
5,530

Non-U.S. securities
2,996

 
3,376

 
3

 

 
6,375

Corporate/Agency bonds

 
234

 

 

 
234

Other taxable securities
20

 
9,149

 
581

 

 
9,750

Tax-exempt securities

 
11,121

 
569

 

 
11,690

Total AFS debt securities
41,091

 
255,253

 
1,342

 

 
297,686

Other debt securities carried at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
7,944

 

 

 
7,944

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
7

 

 

 
7

Non-agency residential

 
3,604

 
31

 

 
3,635

Non-U.S. securities
14,393

 
1,136

 

 

 
15,529

Other taxable securities

 
277

 

 

 
277

Total other debt securities carried at fair value
14,393

 
12,968

 
31

 

 
27,392

Loans and leases

 
5,194

 
1,984

 

 
7,178

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
3,043

 

 
3,043

Loans held-for-sale

 
4,129

 
559

 

 
4,688

Other assets (4)
11,183

 
1,461

 
674

 

 
13,318

Total assets
$
164,036

 
$
1,188,292

 
$
19,345

 
$
(720,318
)
 
$
651,355

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices
$

 
$
1,163

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,163

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

 
38,718

 
196

 

 
38,914

Trading account liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
15,397

 
153

 

 

 
15,550

Equity securities
30,112

 
2,564

 

 

 
32,676

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
16,762

 
1,541

 

 

 
18,303

Corporate securities and other
158

 
7,527

 
38

 

 
7,723

Total trading account liabilities
62,429

 
11,785

 
38

 

 
74,252

Derivative liabilities (3)
7,503

 
752,188

 
5,617

 
(719,446
)
 
45,862

Short-term borrowings

 
1,851

 
18

 

 
1,869

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
11,440

 
1,907

 
9

 

 
13,356

Long-term debt

 
27,275

 
1,910

 

 
29,185

Total liabilities
$
81,372

 
$
834,887

 
$
7,788

 
$
(719,446
)
 
$
204,601


(1) 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(2) 
Includes $17.0 billion of government-sponsored enterprise obligations.
(3) 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, $6.2 billion of derivative assets and $6.3 billion of derivative liabilities were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 based on inputs used to measure fair value. Additionally, $5.9 billion of derivative assets and $5.8 billion of derivative liabilities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to additional information related to certain options. For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 2 – Derivatives.
(4) 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $327 million of assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to a restriction that was lifted for an equity investment.
 
December 31, 2014
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Netting
Adjustments (1)
 
Assets/Liabilities
at Fair Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell
$

 
$
62,182

 
$

 
$

 
$
62,182

Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities (2)
33,470

 
17,549

 

 

 
51,019

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
243

 
31,699

 
3,270

 

 
35,212

Equity securities
33,518

 
22,488

 
352

 

 
56,358

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
20,348

 
15,332

 
574

 

 
36,254

Mortgage trading loans and ABS

 
10,879

 
2,063

 

 
12,942

Total trading account assets
87,579

 
97,947

 
6,259

 

 
191,785

Derivative assets (3)
4,957

 
972,977

 
6,851

 
(932,103
)
 
52,682

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
67,413

 
2,182

 

 

 
69,595

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
165,039

 

 

 
165,039

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
14,248

 

 

 
14,248

Non-agency residential

 
4,175

 
279

 

 
4,454

Commercial

 
4,000

 

 

 
4,000

Non-U.S. securities
3,191

 
3,029

 
10

 

 
6,230

Corporate/Agency bonds

 
368

 

 

 
368

Other taxable securities
20

 
9,104

 
1,667

 

 
10,791

Tax-exempt securities

 
8,950

 
599

 

 
9,549

Total AFS debt securities
70,624

 
211,095

 
2,555

 

 
284,274

Other debt securities carried at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
1,541

 

 

 

 
1,541

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency

 
15,704

 

 

 
15,704

Non-agency residential

 
3,745

 

 

 
3,745

Non-U.S. securities
13,270

 
1,862

 

 

 
15,132

Other taxable securities

 
299

 

 

 
299

Total other debt securities carried at fair value
14,811

 
21,610

 

 

 
36,421

Loans and leases

 
6,698

 
1,983

 

 
8,681

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 
3,530

 

 
3,530

Loans held-for-sale

 
6,628

 
173

 

 
6,801

Other assets (4)
11,581

 
1,381

 
911

 

 
13,873

Total assets
$
189,552

 
$
1,380,518

 
$
22,262

 
$
(932,103
)
 
$
660,229

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices
$

 
$
1,469

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,469

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

 
35,357

 

 

 
35,357

Trading account liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
18,514

 
446

 

 

 
18,960

Equity securities
24,679

 
3,670

 

 

 
28,349

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
16,089

 
3,625

 

 

 
19,714

Corporate securities and other
189

 
6,944

 
36

 

 
7,169

Total trading account liabilities
59,471

 
14,685

 
36

 

 
74,192

Derivative liabilities (3)
4,493

 
969,502

 
7,771

 
(934,857
)
 
46,909

Short-term borrowings

 
2,697

 

 

 
2,697

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
10,795

 
1,250

 
10

 

 
12,055

Long-term debt

 
34,042

 
2,362

 

 
36,404

Total liabilities
$
74,759

 
$
1,059,002

 
$
10,179

 
$
(934,857
)
 
$
209,083


(1) 
Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.
(2) 
Includes $17.2 billion of government-sponsored enterprise obligations.
(3) 
For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 2 – Derivatives.
(4) 
During 2014, the Corporation reclassified certain assets and liabilities within its fair value hierarchy based on a review of its inputs used to measure fair value. Accordingly, approximately $4.1 billion of assets related to U.S. government and agency securities, non-U.S. government securities and equity derivatives, and $570 million of liabilities related to equity derivatives were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2.
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
The following tables present a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, including net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings and accumulated OCI.

Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
July 1
2015
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,326

$
(6
)
$
(11
)
$
553

$
(681
)
$

$
(295
)
$
238

$
(225
)
$
2,899

Equity securities
386

(1
)

32



(6
)
2

(3
)
410

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

12

(102
)
7

(1
)




384

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,159

(7
)

293

(264
)

(157
)
2

(21
)
2,005

Total trading account assets
6,339

(2
)
(113
)
885

(946
)

(458
)
242

(249
)
5,698

Net derivative assets (3)
(351
)
1,042

(5
)
80

(290
)

(115
)
(20
)
56

397

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
234


(2
)
41



(47
)

(37
)
189

Non-U.S. securities
9






(6
)


3

Other taxable securities
677


(2
)



(88
)

(6
)
581

Tax-exempt securities
584






(15
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
1,504


(4
)
41



(156
)

(43
)
1,342

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS
34

(3
)







31

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,970

17



(1
)
57

(59
)
7

(7
)
1,984

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,521

(363
)


(87
)
185

(213
)


3,043

Loans held-for-sale (4)
660



2

(79
)
3

(6
)
7

(28
)
559

Other assets (6)
756

(42
)

3

(11
)

(17
)

(15
)
674

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)
(368
)




(5
)
208

(32
)
1

(196
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(57
)



19





(38
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

4




(3
)

(19
)

(18
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9
)








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,716
)
252


139


(40
)
59

(264
)
660

(1,910
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.0 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.6 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(6) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.

Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
July 1
2014
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
$

$

$

$
87

$

$

$

$

$

$
87

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
2,772

50


451

(252
)

(191
)
532

(323
)
3,039

Equity securities
356

2


49

(31
)

(15
)
56

(60
)
357

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
640

(28
)

21

(28
)

(11
)


594

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,311

21


384

(270
)

(63
)
25

(2,518
)
1,890

Total trading account assets
8,079

45


992

(581
)

(280
)
613

(2,901
)
5,967

Net derivative assets (2)
(1,035
)
261


339

(372
)

115

(138
)
78

(752
)
AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS

(1
)

11






10

Non-U.S securities


(11
)
228



(27
)


190

Corporate/Agency bonds







93


93

Other taxable securities
3,266

1





(257
)

(954
)
2,056

Tax-exempt securities
735

5

(3
)

(16
)

(142
)
35


614

Total AFS debt securities
4,001

5

(14
)
239

(16
)

(426
)
128

(954
)
2,963

Loans and leases (3, 4)
3,018

12




10

(757
)
7

(248
)
2,042

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
4,368

(95
)


(1
)
203

(232
)


4,243

Loans held-for-sale (3)
110

(14
)

29

(11
)

(1
)
67

(7
)
173

Other assets (5)
972

15



(39
)

(7
)
3

(13
)
931

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(27
)


1






(26
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(8
)








(8
)
Long-term debt (3)
(2,416
)
123


50


(445
)
168

(379
)
550

(2,349
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.7 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.

Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2015
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,270

$
28

$
(11
)
$
1,030

$
(1,119
)
$

$
(944
)
$
1,221

$
(576
)
$
2,899

Equity securities
352

13


48

(3
)

(11
)
33

(22
)
410

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

94

(180
)
34

(1
)

(110
)

(27
)
384

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,063

154


1,102

(891
)

(401
)
12

(34
)
2,005

Total trading account assets
6,259

289

(191
)
2,214

(2,014
)

(1,466
)
1,266

(659
)
5,698

Net derivative assets (3)
(920
)
1,608

(5
)
193

(683
)

106

(80
)
178

397

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
279

(12
)
5

103



(281
)
132

(37
)
189

Non-U.S. securities
10






(7
)


3

Other taxable securities
1,667


(2
)
6



(151
)

(939
)
581

Tax-exempt securities
599


(1
)



(29
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
2,555

(12
)
2

109



(468
)
132

(976
)
1,342

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

(2
)

33






31

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,983

22



(3
)
57

(179
)
125

(21
)
1,984

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,530

10



(399
)
568

(666
)


3,043

Loans held-for-sale (4)
173

(48
)

493

(174
)
36

(12
)
184

(93
)
559

Other assets (6)
911

(46
)

12

(129
)

(32
)
8

(50
)
674

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)

(14
)



(33
)
208

(358
)
1

(196
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(36
)
3


33

(38
)




(38
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

9




(24
)
1

(23
)
19

(18
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,362
)
322


316


(179
)
219

(1,380
)
1,154

(1,910
)

(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.0 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.6 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(6) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.

Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2014
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
$

$

$

$
87

$

$

$

$

$

$
87

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,559

213


1,129

(693
)

(700
)
929

(1,398
)
3,039

Equity securities
386

14


95

(64
)

(15
)
72

(131
)
357

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

59


120

(34
)

(17
)

(2
)
594

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,631

222


1,203

(1,084
)

(524
)
25

(2,583
)
1,890

Total trading account assets
9,044

508


2,634

(1,875
)

(1,256
)
1,026

(4,114
)
5,967

Net derivative assets (2)
(224
)
98


653

(1,429
)

(131
)
(97
)
378

(752
)
AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS

(1
)

11






10

Non-U.S. securities
107


(11
)
228



(134
)


190

Corporate/Agency bonds







93


93

Other taxable securities
3,847

9

(5
)
133



(974
)

(954
)
2,056

Tax-exempt securities
806

8

1


(16
)

(221
)
36


614

Total AFS debt securities
4,760

16

(15
)
372

(16
)

(1,329
)
129

(954
)
2,963

Loans and leases (3, 4)
3,057

71



(3
)
699

(1,538
)
20

(264
)
2,042

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
5,042

(634
)


(47
)
581

(699
)


4,243

Loans held-for-sale (3)
929

57


53

(725
)

(213
)
81

(9
)
173

Other assets (5)
1,669

(71
)


(420
)

(237
)
3

(13
)
931

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(35
)
1


13

(7
)



2

(26
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1







1

(8
)
Long-term debt (3)
(1,990
)
4


153


(496
)
404

(1,199
)
775

(2,349
)

(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.7 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2015
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,270

$
28

$
(11
)
$
1,030

$
(1,119
)
$

$
(944
)
$
1,221

$
(576
)
$
2,899

Equity securities
352

13


48

(3
)

(11
)
33

(22
)
410

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

94

(180
)
34

(1
)

(110
)

(27
)
384

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,063

154


1,102

(891
)

(401
)
12

(34
)
2,005

Total trading account assets
6,259

289

(191
)
2,214

(2,014
)

(1,466
)
1,266

(659
)
5,698

Net derivative assets (3)
(920
)
1,608

(5
)
193

(683
)

106

(80
)
178

397

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
279

(12
)
5

103



(281
)
132

(37
)
189

Non-U.S. securities
10






(7
)


3

Other taxable securities
1,667


(2
)
6



(151
)

(939
)
581

Tax-exempt securities
599


(1
)



(29
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
2,555

(12
)
2

109



(468
)
132

(976
)
1,342

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

(2
)

33






31

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,983

22



(3
)
57

(179
)
125

(21
)
1,984

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,530

10



(399
)
568

(666
)


3,043

Loans held-for-sale (4)
173

(48
)

493

(174
)
36

(12
)
184

(93
)
559

Other assets (6)
911

(46
)

12

(129
)

(32
)
8

(50
)
674

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)

(14
)



(33
)
208

(358
)
1

(196
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(36
)
3


33

(38
)




(38
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

9




(24
)
1

(23
)
19

(18
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,362
)
322


316


(179
)
219

(1,380
)
1,154

(1,910
)

(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.0 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.6 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(6) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
January 1
2014
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
$

$

$

$
87

$

$

$

$

$

$
87

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,559

213


1,129

(693
)

(700
)
929

(1,398
)
3,039

Equity securities
386

14


95

(64
)

(15
)
72

(131
)
357

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

59


120

(34
)

(17
)

(2
)
594

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,631

222


1,203

(1,084
)

(524
)
25

(2,583
)
1,890

Total trading account assets
9,044

508


2,634

(1,875
)

(1,256
)
1,026

(4,114
)
5,967

Net derivative assets (2)
(224
)
98


653

(1,429
)

(131
)
(97
)
378

(752
)
AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS

(1
)

11






10

Non-U.S. securities
107


(11
)
228



(134
)


190

Corporate/Agency bonds







93


93

Other taxable securities
3,847

9

(5
)
133



(974
)

(954
)
2,056

Tax-exempt securities
806

8

1


(16
)

(221
)
36


614

Total AFS debt securities
4,760

16

(15
)
372

(16
)

(1,329
)
129

(954
)
2,963

Loans and leases (3, 4)
3,057

71



(3
)
699

(1,538
)
20

(264
)
2,042

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
5,042

(634
)


(47
)
581

(699
)


4,243

Loans held-for-sale (3)
929

57


53

(725
)

(213
)
81

(9
)
173

Other assets (5)
1,669

(71
)


(420
)

(237
)
3

(13
)
931

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(35
)
1


13

(7
)



2

(26
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(10
)
1







1

(8
)
Long-term debt (3)
(1,990
)
4


153


(496
)
404

(1,199
)
775

(2,349
)

(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.7 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of
Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
July 1
2014
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government and agency securities
$

$

$

$
87

$

$

$

$

$

$
87

Corporate securities, trading loans and other
2,772

50


451

(252
)

(191
)
532

(323
)
3,039

Equity securities
356

2


49

(31
)

(15
)
56

(60
)
357

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
640

(28
)

21

(28
)

(11
)


594

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
4,311

21


384

(270
)

(63
)
25

(2,518
)
1,890

Total trading account assets
8,079

45


992

(581
)

(280
)
613

(2,901
)
5,967

Net derivative assets (2)
(1,035
)
261


339

(372
)

115

(138
)
78

(752
)
AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS

(1
)

11






10

Non-U.S securities


(11
)
228



(27
)


190

Corporate/Agency bonds







93


93

Other taxable securities
3,266

1





(257
)

(954
)
2,056

Tax-exempt securities
735

5

(3
)

(16
)

(142
)
35


614

Total AFS debt securities
4,001

5

(14
)
239

(16
)

(426
)
128

(954
)
2,963

Loans and leases (3, 4)
3,018

12




10

(757
)
7

(248
)
2,042

Mortgage servicing rights (4)
4,368

(95
)


(1
)
203

(232
)


4,243

Loans held-for-sale (3)
110

(14
)

29

(11
)

(1
)
67

(7
)
173

Other assets (5)
972

15



(39
)

(7
)
3

(13
)
931

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(27
)


1






(26
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(8
)








(8
)
Long-term debt (3)
(2,416
)
123


50


(445
)
168

(379
)
550

(2,349
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.9 billion and derivative liabilities of $7.7 billion.
(3) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(4) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(5) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of
The following tables present a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, including net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings and accumulated OCI.

Level 3 – Fair Value Measurements (1)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Balance
July 1
2015
Gains
(Losses) in
Earnings
Gains
(Losses) in
OCI (2)
Purchases
Sales
Issuances
Settlements
Gross
Transfers
into
Level 3
Gross
Transfers
out of
Level 3
Balance September 30
2015
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
3,326

$
(6
)
$
(11
)
$
553

$
(681
)
$

$
(295
)
$
238

$
(225
)
$
2,899

Equity securities
386

(1
)

32



(6
)
2

(3
)
410

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
468

12

(102
)
7

(1
)




384

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
2,159

(7
)

293

(264
)

(157
)
2

(21
)
2,005

Total trading account assets
6,339

(2
)
(113
)
885

(946
)

(458
)
242

(249
)
5,698

Net derivative assets (3)
(351
)
1,042

(5
)
80

(290
)

(115
)
(20
)
56

397

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS
234


(2
)
41



(47
)

(37
)
189

Non-U.S. securities
9






(6
)


3

Other taxable securities
677


(2
)



(88
)

(6
)
581

Tax-exempt securities
584






(15
)


569

Total AFS debt securities
1,504


(4
)
41



(156
)

(43
)
1,342

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS
34

(3
)







31

Loans and leases (4, 5)
1,970

17



(1
)
57

(59
)
7

(7
)
1,984

Mortgage servicing rights (5)
3,521

(363
)


(87
)
185

(213
)


3,043

Loans held-for-sale (4)
660



2

(79
)
3

(6
)
7

(28
)
559

Other assets (6)
756

(42
)

3

(11
)

(17
)

(15
)
674

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (4)
(368
)




(5
)
208

(32
)
1

(196
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
(57
)



19





(38
)
Short-term borrowings (4)

4




(3
)

(19
)

(18
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9
)








(9
)
Long-term debt (4)
(2,716
)
252


139


(40
)
59

(264
)
660

(1,910
)
(1) 
Assets (liabilities). For assets, increase (decrease) to Level 3 and for liabilities, (increase) decrease to Level 3.
(2) 
Includes unrealized gains (losses) on AFS debt securities and foreign currency translation adjustments.
(3) 
Net derivatives include derivative assets of $6.0 billion and derivative liabilities of $5.6 billion.
(4) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
(5) 
Issuances represent loan originations and mortgage servicing rights retained following securitizations or whole-loan sales.
(6) 
Other assets is primarily comprised of certain long-term fixed-rate margin loans that are accounted for under the fair value option and certain private equity investments.
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings
The following tables summarize gains (losses) due to changes in fair value, including both realized and unrealized gains (losses), recorded in earnings for Level 3 assets and liabilities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. These amounts include gains (losses) on loans, LHFS, loan commitments and structured liabilities that are accounted for under the fair value option.

Level 3 – Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(6
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(6
)
Equity securities
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Non-U.S. sovereign debt
12

 

 

 
12

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(7
)
 

 

 
(7
)
Total trading account assets
(2
)
 

 

 
(2
)
Net derivative assets
837

 
184

 
21

 
1,042

Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Loans and leases (2)
1

 

 
16

 
17

Mortgage servicing rights
13

 
(376
)
 

 
(363
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(4
)
 

 
4

 

Other assets

 
(32
)
 
(10
)
 
(42
)
Short-term borrowings (2)
4

 

 

 
4

Long-term debt (2)
251

 

 
1

 
252

Total
$
1,100

 
$
(224
)
 
$
29

 
$
905

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
50

 
$

 
$

 
$
50

Equity securities
2

 

 

 
2

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
(28
)
 

 

 
(28
)
Mortgage trading loans and ABS
21

 

 

 
21

Total trading account assets
45

 

 

 
45

Net derivative assets
72

 
169

 
20

 
261

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Other taxable securities

 

 
1

 
1

Tax-exempt securities

 

 
5

 
5

Total AFS debt securities

 

 
5

 
5

Loans and leases (2)

 

 
12

 
12

Mortgage servicing rights
(9
)
 
(86
)
 

 
(95
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(2
)
 

 
(12
)
 
(14
)
Other assets

 
16

 
(1
)
 
15

Long-term debt (2)
96

 

 
27

 
123

Total
$
202

 
$
99

 
$
51

 
$
352

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
Level 3 – Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
28

 
$

 
$

 
$
28

Equity securities
13

 

 

 
13

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
94

 

 

 
94

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
154

 

 

 
154

Total trading account assets
289

 

 

 
289

Net derivative assets
902

 
662

 
44

 
1,608

AFS debt securities – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(12
)
 
(12
)
Other debt securities carried at fair value – Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Loans and leases (2)
(5
)
 

 
27

 
22

Mortgage servicing rights
2

 
8

 

 
10

Loans held-for-sale (2)
(58
)
 

 
10

 
(48
)
Other assets

 
(56
)
 
10

 
(46
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(14
)
 

 

 
(14
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
3

 

 

 
3

Short-term borrowings (2)
9

 

 

 
9

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
350

 

 
(28
)
 
322

Total
$
1,478

 
$
614

 
$
50

 
$
2,142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
213

 
$

 
$

 
$
213

Equity securities
14

 

 

 
14

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
59

 

 

 
59

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
222

 

 

 
222

Total trading account assets
508

 

 

 
508

Net derivative assets
(523
)
 
567

 
54

 
98

AFS debt securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential MBS

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Other taxable securities

 

 
9

 
9

Tax-exempt securities

 

 
8

 
8

Total AFS debt securities

 

 
16

 
16

Loans and leases (2)

 

 
71

 
71

Mortgage servicing rights
3

 
(637
)
 

 
(634
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(2
)
 

 
59

 
57

Other assets

 
(49
)
 
(22
)
 
(71
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
32

 

 
(28
)
 
4

Total
$
19

 
$
(119
)
 
$
151

 
$
51


(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
Level 3 Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Still Held at Reporting Date
The following tables summarize changes in unrealized gains (losses) recorded in earnings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 for Level 3 assets and liabilities that were still held at September 30, 2015 and 2014. These amounts include changes in fair value on loans, LHFS, loan commitments and structured liabilities that are accounted for under the fair value option.

Level 3 – Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Still Held at Reporting Date
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(34
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(34
)
Equity securities
(1
)
 

 

 
(1
)
Non-U.S. sovereign debt
12

 

 

 
12

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(34
)
 

 

 
(34
)
Total trading account assets
(57
)
 

 

 
(57
)
Net derivative assets
735

 
58

 
21

 
814

Loans and leases (2)
1

 

 
26

 
27

Mortgage servicing rights
13

 
(413
)
 

 
(400
)
Other assets

 
(26
)
 
(12
)
 
(38
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Short-term borrowings (2)
4

 

 

 
4

Long-term debt (2)
250

 

 

 
250

Total
$
947

 
$
(381
)
 
$
35

 
$
601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
14

 
$

 
$

 
$
14

Equity securities
12

 

 

 
12

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
(28
)
 

 

 
(28
)
Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(14
)
 

 

 
(14
)
Total trading account assets
(16
)
 

 

 
(16
)
Net derivative assets
36

 
59

 
20

 
115

Loans and leases (2)

 

 
10

 
10

Mortgage servicing rights
(9
)
 
(195
)
 

 
(204
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(2
)
 

 
1

 
(1
)
Other assets

 
22

 
1

 
23

Long-term debt (2)
96

 

 
27

 
123

Total
$
105

 
$
(114
)
 
$
59

 
$
50

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
Level 3 – Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Relating to Assets and Liabilities Still Held at Reporting Date
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Trading
Account
Profits
(Losses)
 
Mortgage
Banking
Income
(Loss) (1)
 
Other
 
Total
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
(102
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(102
)
Equity securities
7

 

 

 
7

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
81

 

 

 
81

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
(28
)
 

 

 
(28
)
Total trading account assets
(42
)
 

 

 
(42
)
Net derivative assets
1,037

 
59

 
44

 
1,140

Loans and leases (2)

 

 
50

 
50

Mortgage servicing rights
2

 
(213
)
 

 
(211
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
(1
)
 

 
(30
)
 
(31
)
Other assets

 
(38
)
 
(8
)
 
(46
)
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase (2)
(3
)
 

 

 
(3
)
Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Short-term borrowings (2)
4

 

 

 
4

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 
1

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
308

 

 
1

 
309

Total
$
1,306

 
$
(192
)
 
$
58

 
$
1,172

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Trading account assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities, trading loans and other
$
165

 
$

 
$

 
$
165

Equity securities
17

 

 

 
17

Non-U.S. sovereign debt
74

 

 

 
74

Mortgage trading loans and ABS
130

 

 

 
130

Total trading account assets
386

 

 

 
386

Net derivative assets
(464
)
 
61

 
54

 
(349
)
Loans and leases (2)

 

 
69

 
69

Mortgage servicing rights
3

 
(1,071
)
 

 
(1,068
)
Loans held-for-sale (2)
9

 

 
9

 
18

Other assets

 
(28
)
 
36

 
8

Trading account liabilities – Corporate securities and other
1

 

 

 
1

Long-term debt (2)
30

 

 
(36
)
 
(6
)
Total
$
(35
)
 
$
(1,038
)
 
$
132

 
$
(941
)

(1) 
Mortgage banking income (loss) does not reflect the impact of Level 1 and Level 2 hedges on MSRs.
(2) 
Amounts represent instruments that are accounted for under the fair value option.
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information
The following tables present information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation's material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and Securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,349

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%
6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
453

Prepayment speed
0% to 27% CPR
11
 %
Loans and leases
1,337

Default rate
0% to 10% CDR
4
 %
Loans held-for-sale
559

Loss severity
0% to 90%
41
 %
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
5,204

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 29%
4
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
2,493

Prepayment speed
5% to 30%
16
 %
Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
384

Default rate
1% to 5%
4
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,552

Loss severity
25% to 50%
37
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
128

Duration
0 to 5 years
3 years

Loans and leases
647

Price
$0 to $275
$69
Auction rate securities
$
1,428

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$10 to $102
$94
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
406

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
453

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
569

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
(1,910
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
24% to 98%
65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 103%
28
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
453

Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
0% to 26%
17
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 101 points
75

 
 
Credit spreads
0 bps to 530 bps
127 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
30% to 99%
40
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
10% to 20% CPR
19
 %
 
 
Default rate
1% to 4% CDR
3
 %
 
 
Loss severity
20% to 35%
35
 %
Equity derivatives
$
(831
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
24% to 98%
65
%
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 103%
28
%
Commodity derivatives
$
161

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu
$4/MMBtu

 
 
Propane forward price
$0.4/Gallon to $0.6/Gallon
$0.5/Gallon

 
 
Correlation
66% to 93%
86
 %
 
 
Volatilities
18% to 78%
34
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
614

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
22% to 99%
47
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-25% to 40%
-7
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 7%
2
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%
1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
397

 
 
 
 

(1) 
The categories are aggregated based upon product type which differs from financial statement classification. The following is a reconciliation to the line items in the table on page 209: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $2.9 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $384 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $2.0 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $581 million, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $569 million, Loans and leases of $2.0 billion and LHFS of $559 million.
(2) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes.
(3) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes and other methods that model the joint dynamics of interest, inflation and foreign exchange rates.
CPR = Constant Prepayment Rate
CDR = Constant Default Rate
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable


Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and Securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,030

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%

6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
483

Prepayment speed
0% to 35% CPR

14
 %
Loans and leases
1,374

Default rate
2% to 15% CDR

7
 %
Loans held-for-sale
173

Loss severity
26% to 100%

34
 %
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
7,203

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 40%

9
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,224

Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple
0x to 30x

6x

Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

Prepayment speed
1% to 30%

12
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,580

Default rate
1% to 5%

4
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
1,216

Loss severity
25% to 40%

38
 %
Loans and leases
609

Duration
0 to 5 years

3 years

 
 
Price
$0 to $107

$76
Auction rate securities
$
1,096

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$60 to $100

$95
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
46

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
451

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
599

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt 
$
(2,362
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
 
 
Long-dated volatilities (IR)
0% to 2%

1
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
22

Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
0% to 25%

14
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 100 points

65 points

 
 
Spread to index
25 bps to 450 bps

119 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
24% to 99%

51
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
3% to 20% CPR

11
 %
 
 
Default rate
4% CDR

n/a

 
 
Loss severity
35
%
n/a

Equity derivatives
$
(1,560
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
Commodity derivatives
$
141

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu

$5/MMBtu

 
 
Correlation
82% to 93%

90
 %
 
 
Volatilities
16% to 98%

35
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
477

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
11% to 99%

55
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-48% to 40%

-5
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 3%

1
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%

1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
(920
)
 
 
 
 

(1)
The categories are aggregated based upon product type which differs from financial statement classification. The following is a reconciliation to the line items in the table on page 210: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $3.3 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $574 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $2.1 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $1.7 billion, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $599 million, Loans and leases of $2.0 billion and LHFS of $173 million.
(2) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes.
(3) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes and other methods that model the joint dynamics of interest, inflation and foreign exchange rates.
CPR = Constant Prepayment Rate
CDR = Constant Default Rate
EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable


Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information
The following tables present information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation's material categories of Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and Securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,349

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%
6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
453

Prepayment speed
0% to 27% CPR
11
 %
Loans and leases
1,337

Default rate
0% to 10% CDR
4
 %
Loans held-for-sale
559

Loss severity
0% to 90%
41
 %
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
5,204

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 29%
4
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
2,493

Prepayment speed
5% to 30%
16
 %
Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
384

Default rate
1% to 5%
4
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,552

Loss severity
25% to 50%
37
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
128

Duration
0 to 5 years
3 years

Loans and leases
647

Price
$0 to $275
$69
Auction rate securities
$
1,428

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$10 to $102
$94
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
406

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
453

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
569

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
(1,910
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
24% to 98%
65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 103%
28
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
453

Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
0% to 26%
17
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 101 points
75

 
 
Credit spreads
0 bps to 530 bps
127 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
30% to 99%
40
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
10% to 20% CPR
19
 %
 
 
Default rate
1% to 4% CDR
3
 %
 
 
Loss severity
20% to 35%
35
 %
Equity derivatives
$
(831
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
24% to 98%
65
%
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
4% to 103%
28
%
Commodity derivatives
$
161

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu
$4/MMBtu

 
 
Propane forward price
$0.4/Gallon to $0.6/Gallon
$0.5/Gallon

 
 
Correlation
66% to 93%
86
 %
 
 
Volatilities
18% to 78%
34
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
614

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
22% to 99%
47
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-25% to 40%
-7
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 7%
2
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%
1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
397

 
 
 
 

(1) 
The categories are aggregated based upon product type which differs from financial statement classification. The following is a reconciliation to the line items in the table on page 209: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $2.9 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $384 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $2.0 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $581 million, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $569 million, Loans and leases of $2.0 billion and LHFS of $559 million.
(2) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes.
(3) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes and other methods that model the joint dynamics of interest, inflation and foreign exchange rates.
CPR = Constant Prepayment Rate
CDR = Constant Default Rate
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable


Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Loans and Securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,030

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 25%

6
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
483

Prepayment speed
0% to 35% CPR

14
 %
Loans and leases
1,374

Default rate
2% to 15% CDR

7
 %
Loans held-for-sale
173

Loss severity
26% to 100%

34
 %
Commercial loans, debt securities and other
$
7,203

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Yield
0% to 40%

9
 %
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
3,224

Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple
0x to 30x

6x

Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt
574

Prepayment speed
1% to 30%

12
 %
Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS
1,580

Default rate
1% to 5%

4
 %
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
1,216

Loss severity
25% to 40%

38
 %
Loans and leases
609

Duration
0 to 5 years

3 years

 
 
Price
$0 to $107

$76
Auction rate securities
$
1,096

Discounted cash flow, Market comparables
Price
$60 to $100

$95
Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other
46

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities
451

 
 
 
AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities
599

 
 
 
Structured liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt 
$
(2,362
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2, 3)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
 
 
Long-dated volatilities (IR)
0% to 2%

1
 %
Net derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Credit derivatives
$
22

Discounted cash flow, Stochastic recovery correlation model
Yield
0% to 25%

14
 %
 
 
Upfront points
0 to 100 points

65 points

 
 
Spread to index
25 bps to 450 bps

119 bps

 
 
Credit correlation
24% to 99%

51
 %
 
 
Prepayment speed
3% to 20% CPR

11
 %
 
 
Default rate
4% CDR

n/a

 
 
Loss severity
35
%
n/a

Equity derivatives
$
(1,560
)
Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Equity correlation
20% to 98%

65
 %
 
 
Long-dated equity volatilities
6% to 69%

24
 %
Commodity derivatives
$
141

Discounted cash flow, Industry standard derivative pricing (2)
Natural gas forward price
$2/MMBtu to $7/MMBtu

$5/MMBtu

 
 
Correlation
82% to 93%

90
 %
 
 
Volatilities
16% to 98%

35
 %
Interest rate derivatives
$
477

Industry standard derivative pricing (3)
Correlation (IR/IR)
11% to 99%

55
 %
 
 
Correlation (FX/IR)
-48% to 40%

-5
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation rates
0% to 3%

1
 %
 
 
Long-dated inflation volatilities
0% to 2%

1
 %
Total net derivative assets
$
(920
)
 
 
 
 

(1)
The categories are aggregated based upon product type which differs from financial statement classification. The following is a reconciliation to the line items in the table on page 210: Trading account assets – Corporate securities, trading loans and other of $3.3 billion, Trading account assets – Non-U.S. sovereign debt of $574 million, Trading account assets – Mortgage trading loans and ABS of $2.1 billion, AFS debt securities – Other taxable securities of $1.7 billion, AFS debt securities – Tax-exempt securities of $599 million, Loans and leases of $2.0 billion and LHFS of $173 million.
(2) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes.
(3) 
Includes models such as Monte Carlo simulation, Black-Scholes and other methods that model the joint dynamics of interest, inflation and foreign exchange rates.
CPR = Constant Prepayment Rate
CDR = Constant Default Rate
EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
MMBtu = Million British thermal units
IR = Interest Rate
FX = Foreign Exchange
n/a = not applicable
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis
The amounts below represent assets still held as of the reporting date for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Gains (Losses)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale
$
10

 
$
34

 
$

 
$
(7
)
Loans and leases (1)
23

 
2,363

 
(225
)
 
(798
)
Foreclosed properties (2, 3)

 
149

 
(36
)
 
(58
)
Other assets
39

 

 
(4
)
 
(8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held-for-sale
$
197

 
$
32

 
$
(17
)
 
$
(6
)
Loans and leases (1)
9

 
4,298

 
(286
)
 
(671
)
Foreclosed properties (2, 3)

 
210

 
(21
)
 
(34
)
Other assets
24

 

 
(1
)
 
(2
)

(1) 
Includes $72 million and $146 million of losses on loans that were written down to a collateral value of zero during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to losses of $71 million and $233 million for the same periods in 2014.
(2) 
Amounts are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and represent the carrying value of foreclosed properties that were written down subsequent to their initial classification as foreclosed properties. Losses on foreclosed properties include losses taken during the first 90 days after transfer of a loan to foreclosed properties.
(3) 
Excludes $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion of properties acquired upon foreclosure of certain government-guaranteed loans (principally FHA-insured loans) as of September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques
The table below presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Corporation's nonrecurring Level 3 financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Quantitative Information about Nonrecurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
 
September 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
Inputs
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable
Inputs
Ranges of
Inputs
Weighted Average
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
2,363

Market comparables
OREO discount
14% to 26%
18
%
Loans and leases
2,363

Cost to sell
6% to 29%
7
%
 
December 31, 2014
Instruments backed by residential real estate assets
$
4,636

Market comparables
OREO discount
0% to 28%
8
%
Loans and leases
4,636

Cost to sell
7% to 14%
8
%