Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Securities

v3.19.1
Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Securities Securities
The table below presents the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of AFS debt securities, other debt securities carried at fair value and held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
(Dollars in millions)
March 31, 2019
Available-for-sale debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Agency
$
118,899

 
$
217

 
$
(1,951
)
 
$
117,165

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
5,411

 
35

 
(67
)
 
5,379

Commercial
14,489

 
48

 
(168
)
 
14,369

Non-agency residential (1)
1,772

 
251

 
(8
)
 
2,015

Total mortgage-backed securities
140,571

 
551

 
(2,194
)
 
138,928

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
61,461

 
261

 
(698
)
 
61,024

Non-U.S. securities
10,759

 
5

 
(2
)
 
10,762

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
3,375

 
59

 
(1
)
 
3,433

Total taxable securities
216,166

 
876

 
(2,895
)
 
214,147

Tax-exempt securities
17,360

 
148

 
(42
)
 
17,466

Total available-for-sale debt securities
233,526

 
1,024

 
(2,937
)
 
231,613

Other debt securities carried at fair value
10,152

 
211

 
(20
)
 
10,343

Total debt securities carried at fair value
243,678

 
1,235

 
(2,957
)
 
241,956

Held-to-maturity debt securities, substantially all U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
198,718

 
1,949

 
(2,137
)
 
198,530

Total debt securities (2, 3)
$
442,396

 
$
3,184

 
$
(5,094
)
 
$
440,486

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
Available-for-sale debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Agency
$
125,116

 
$
138

 
$
(3,428
)
 
$
121,826

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
5,621

 
19

 
(110
)
 
5,530

Commercial
14,469

 
11

 
(402
)
 
14,078

Non-agency residential (1)
1,792

 
136

 
(11
)
 
1,917

Total mortgage-backed securities
146,998

 
304

 
(3,951
)
 
143,351

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
56,239

 
62

 
(1,378
)
 
54,923

Non-U.S. securities
9,307

 
5

 
(6
)
 
9,306

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
4,387

 
29

 
(6
)
 
4,410

Total taxable securities
216,931

 
400

 
(5,341
)
 
211,990

Tax-exempt securities
17,349

 
99

 
(72
)
 
17,376

Total available-for-sale debt securities
234,280

 
499

 
(5,413
)
 
229,366

Other debt securities carried at fair value
8,595

 
172

 
(32
)
 
8,735

Total debt securities carried at fair value
242,875

 
671

 
(5,445
)
 
238,101

Held-to-maturity debt securities, substantially all U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
203,652

 
747

 
(3,964
)
 
200,435

Total debt securities (2, 3)
$
446,527

 
$
1,418

 
$
(9,409
)
 
$
438,536

(1) 
At both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the underlying collateral type included approximately 68 percent prime, four percent Alt-A and 28 percent subprime.
(2) 
Includes securities pledged as collateral of $47.9 billion and $40.6 billion at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
(3) 
The Corporation held debt securities from Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) that each exceeded 10 percent of shareholders’ equity, with an amortized cost of $158.7 billion and $52.0 billion, and a fair value of $158.3 billion and $51.9 billion at March 31, 2019, and an amortized cost of $161.2 billion and $52.2 billion, and a fair value of $158.5 billion and $51.4 billion at December 31, 2018.
At March 31, 2019, the accumulated net unrealized loss on AFS debt securities included in accumulated OCI was $1.4 billion, net of the related income tax benefit of $493 million. The Corporation had nonperforming AFS debt securities of $11 million at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
At March 31, 2019, the Corporation held equity securities at an aggregate fair value of $881 million and other equity securities, as valued under the measurement alternative, at cost of $228 million, both of which are included in other assets. At March 31, 2019, the Corporation also held equity securities at fair value of
$1.2 billion included in time deposits placed and other short-term investments.
The following table presents the components of other debt securities carried at fair value where the changes in fair value are reported in other income. In the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Corporation recorded unrealized mark-to-market net gains of $51 million and realized net gains of $20 million, and in the three months ended March 31, 2018, unrealized mark-to-market net gains of $41 million and realized net losses of $6 million. These amounts exclude hedge results.

 
 
 
 
Other Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value
 
 
 
March 31
 
December 31

(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
Mortgage-backed securities
$
2,651

 
$
1,606

U.S. Treasury and agency securities

 
1,282

Non-U.S. securities (1)
7,689

 
5,844

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
3

 
3

Total
$
10,343

 
$
8,735

(1) 
These securities are primarily used to satisfy certain international regulatory liquidity requirements.
The gross realized gains and losses on sales of AFS debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented in the table below.
 
 
 
 
Gains and Losses on Sales of AFS Debt Securities
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
Gross gains
$
117

 
$
2

Gross losses
(111
)
 

Net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$
6

 
$
2

Income tax expense attributable to realized net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$
2

 
$

The table below presents the fair value and the associated gross unrealized losses on AFS debt securities and whether these securities have had gross unrealized losses for less than 12 months or for 12 months or longer at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temporarily Impaired and Other-than-temporarily Impaired AFS Debt Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or Longer
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
(Dollars in millions)
March 31, 2019
Temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
820

 
$
(2
)
 
$
98,153

 
$
(1,949
)
 
$
98,973

 
$
(1,951
)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
61

 

 
3,495

 
(67
)
 
3,556

 
(67
)
Commercial
1,004

 
(4
)
 
9,396

 
(164
)
 
10,400

 
(168
)
Non-agency residential
86

 
(8
)
 
1

 

 
87

 
(8
)
Total mortgage-backed securities
1,971

 
(14
)
 
111,045

 
(2,180
)
 
113,016

 
(2,194
)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
250

 
(1
)
 
43,444

 
(697
)
 
43,694

 
(698
)
Non-U.S. securities
2,350

 
(1
)
 
59

 
(1
)
 
2,409

 
(2
)
Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
265

 

 
65

 
(1
)
 
330

 
(1
)
Total taxable securities
4,836

 
(16
)
 
154,613

 
(2,879
)
 
159,449

 
(2,895
)
Tax-exempt securities
123

 

 
1,470

 
(42
)
 
1,593

 
(42
)
Total temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
4,959

 
(16
)
 
156,083

 
(2,921
)
 
161,042

 
(2,937
)
Other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

53

 
(1
)
 
83

 
1

 
136

 

Total temporarily impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired
AFS debt securities
$
5,012

 
$
(17
)
 
$
156,166

 
$
(2,920
)
 
$
161,178

 
$
(2,937
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2018
Temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
14,771

 
$
(49
)
 
$
99,211

 
$
(3,379
)
 
$
113,982

 
$
(3,428
)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
3

 

 
4,452

 
(110
)
 
4,455

 
(110
)
Commercial
1,344

 
(8
)
 
11,991

 
(394
)
 
13,335

 
(402
)
Non-agency residential
106

 
(8
)
 
49

 
(3
)
 
155

 
(11
)
Total mortgage-backed securities
16,224

 
(65
)
 
115,703

 
(3,886
)
 
131,927

 
(3,951
)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
288

 
(1
)
 
51,374

 
(1,377
)
 
51,662

 
(1,378
)
Non-U.S. securities
773

 
(5
)
 
21

 
(1
)
 
794

 
(6
)
Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
183

 
(1
)
 
185

 
(5
)
 
368

 
(6
)
Total taxable securities
17,468

 
(72
)
 
167,283

 
(5,269
)
 
184,751

 
(5,341
)
Tax-exempt securities
232

 
(2
)
 
2,148

 
(70
)
 
2,380

 
(72
)
Total temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
17,700

 
(74
)
 
169,431

 
(5,339
)
 
187,131

 
(5,413
)
Other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
131

 

 
3

 

 
134

 

Total temporarily impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired
AFS debt securities
$
17,831

 
$
(74
)
 
$
169,434

 
$
(5,339
)
 
$
187,265

 
$
(5,413
)
(1) 
Includes other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities on which an OTTI loss, primarily related to changes in interest rates, remains in accumulated OCI.
The Corporation had $2 million and $4 million of credit-related other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on AFS debt securities which were recognized in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The amount of noncredit-related OTTI losses recognized in OCI was not significant for both periods presented.
The cumulative OTTI credit losses recognized in income on AFS debt securities that the Corporation does not intend to sell were $122 million and $278 million at March 31, 2019 and 2018.
For more information on OTTI losses and significant assumptions used for the Corporation’s underlying collateral, see Note 4 – Securities to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Significant assumptions used in estimating the expected cash flows for measuring credit losses on non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) were as follows at March 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Significant Assumptions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Range (1)
 
Weighted
average
 
10th
Percentile (2)
 
90th
Percentile (2)
Prepayment speed
12.1
%
 
3.0
%
 
21.0
%
Loss severity
20.5

 
8.6

 
38.5

Life default rate
17.3

 
1.2

 
65.6

(1) 
Represents the range of inputs/assumptions based upon the underlying collateral.
(2) 
The value of a variable below which the indicated percentile of observations will fall.
Annual constant prepayment speed and loss severity rates are projected considering collateral characteristics such as loan-to-value (LTV), creditworthiness of borrowers as measured using Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores, and geographic concentrations. The weighted-average severity by collateral type was 15.8 percent for prime, 16.1 percent for Alt-A and 25.3 percent for subprime at March 31, 2019. Default rates are projected by considering collateral characteristics including, but not limited to, LTV, FICO and geographic concentration. Weighted-average life default rates by collateral type were 12.5 percent for prime, 16.2 percent for Alt-A and 20.6 percent for subprime at March 31, 2019.
The remaining contractual maturity distribution and yields of the Corporation’s debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities at March 31, 2019 are summarized in the table below. Actual duration and yields may differ as prepayments on the loans underlying the mortgages or other asset-backed securities (ABS) are passed through to the Corporation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value and Held-to-maturity Debt Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Due in One
Year or Less
 
Due after One Year
through Five Years
 
Due after Five Years
through Ten Years
 
Due after
Ten Years
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Amount
 
Yield (1)
 
Amount
 
Yield (1)
 
Amount
 
Yield (1)
 
Amount
 
Yield (1)
 
Amount
 
Yield (1)
Amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Agency
$

 
%
 
$
143

 
2.29
%
 
$
1,557

 
2.41
%
 
$
118,203

 
3.32
%
 
$
119,903

 
3.31
%
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

 

 
29

 
2.52

 
5,382

 
3.17

 
5,411

 
3.17

Commercial
135

 
1.78

 
2,498

 
2.37

 
10,931

 
2.54

 
925

 
3.01

 
14,489

 
2.53

Non-agency residential

 

 

 

 
13

 

 
3,227

 
10.28

 
3,240

 
10.24

Total mortgage-backed securities
135

 
1.78

 
2,641

 
2.36

 
12,530

 
2.52

 
127,737

 
3.49

 
143,043

 
3.38

U.S. Treasury and agency securities
739

 
1.15

 
29,186

 
1.52

 
31,517

 
2.44

 
19

 
2.53

 
61,461

 
1.98

Non-U.S. securities
17,607

 
1.00

 
701

 
2.62

 
17

 
4.16

 
114

 
6.63

 
18,439

 
1.10

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
701

 
3.66

 
1,944

 
3.55

 
646

 
3.14

 
84

 
5.91

 
3,375

 
3.55

Total taxable securities
19,182

 
1.11

 
34,472

 
1.72

 
44,710

 
2.47

 
127,954

 
3.49

 
226,318

 
2.81

Tax-exempt securities
786

 
2.55

 
7,353

 
2.43

 
6,207

 
2.37

 
3,014

 
1.97

 
17,360

 
2.34

Total amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
$
19,968

 
1.16

 
$
41,825

 
1.85

 
$
50,917

 
2.46

 
$
130,968

 
3.46

 
$
243,678

 
2.78

Amortized cost of HTM debt securities (2)
$
370

 
5.41

 
$
17

 
3.93

 
$
1,669

 
3.04

 
$
196,662

 
3.23

 
$
198,718

 
3.24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities carried at fair value
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Agency
$

 
 

 
$
142

 
 

 
$
1,544

 
 

 
$
116,492

 
 

 
$
118,178

 
 

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations

 
 

 

 
 

 
28

 
 

 
5,351

 
 

 
5,379

 
 

Commercial
135

 
 

 
2,484

 
 

 
10,832

 
 

 
918

 
 

 
14,369

 
 

Non-agency residential

 
 

 

 
 

 
27

 
 

 
3,626

 
 

 
3,653

 
 

Total mortgage-backed securities
135

 
 
 
2,626

 
 
 
12,431

 
 
 
126,387

 
 
 
141,579

 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
738

 
 
 
28,583

 
 
 
31,684

 
 
 
19

 
 
 
61,024

 
 
Non-U.S. securities
17,604

 
 

 
712

 
 

 
17

 
 

 
118

 
 

 
18,451

 
 

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
703

 
 

 
1,967

 
 

 
681

 
 

 
85

 
 

 
3,436

 
 

Total taxable securities
19,180

 
 

 
33,888

 
 

 
44,813

 
 

 
126,609

 
 

 
224,490

 
 

Tax-exempt securities
786

 
 

 
7,370

 
 

 
6,285

 
 

 
3,025

 
 

 
17,466

 
 

Total debt securities carried at fair value
$
19,966

 
 

 
$
41,258

 
 

 
$
51,098

 
 

 
$
129,634

 
 

 
$
241,956

 
 

Fair value of HTM debt securities (2)
$
370

 
 
 
$
17

 
 
 
$
1,650

 
 
 
$
196,493

 
 
 
$
198,530

 
 
(1) 
The weighted-average yield is computed based on a constant effective interest rate over the contractual life of each security. The average yield considers the contractual coupon and the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, excluding the effect of related hedging derivatives.
(2) 
Substantially all U.S. agency MBS.