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Derivatives
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivatives Derivatives
Derivative Balances
Derivatives are entered into on behalf of customers, for trading or to support risk management activities. Derivatives used in risk management activities include derivatives that may or may not be designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships. Derivatives that are not designated in qualifying hedge accounting relationships are referred to as other risk management derivatives. For more information on the Corporation’s derivatives and hedging activities, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principles and Note 3 –
Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following tables present derivative instruments included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in derivative assets and liabilities at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements and have been reduced by cash collateral received or paid.
June 30, 2022
Gross Derivative Assets Gross Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
Contract/
Notional (1)
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
Total Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
Total
Interest rate contracts              
Swaps $ 23,920.0  $ 126.3  $ 13.8  $ 140.1  $ 116.2  $ 23.5  $ 139.7 
Futures and forwards 3,740.5  6.5    6.5  5.5    5.5 
Written options 1,701.3        37.1    37.1 
Purchased options 1,597.6  39.6    39.6       
Foreign exchange contracts  
Swaps 1,449.7  41.3  0.4  41.7  40.4  0.3  40.7 
Spot, futures and forwards 4,590.5  65.2  0.7  65.9  66.3    66.3 
Written options 440.4        8.4    8.4 
Purchased options 405.4  9.1    9.1       
Equity contracts  
Swaps 381.6  18.5    18.5  15.5    15.5 
Futures and forwards 102.9  4.1    4.1  1.1    1.1 
Written options 774.1        49.0    49.0 
Purchased options 693.1  53.0    53.0       
Commodity contracts    
Swaps 61.3  8.8    8.8  7.9    7.9 
Futures and forwards 166.7  3.5    3.5  3.1  0.3  3.4 
Written options 69.6        5.1    5.1 
Purchased options 57.5  6.2    6.2       
Credit derivatives (2)
     
Purchased credit derivatives:      
Credit default swaps 354.1  5.8    5.8  1.6    1.6 
Total return swaps/options 101.9  1.0    1.0  2.4    2.4 
Written credit derivatives:    
Credit default swaps 340.2  1.3    1.3  4.6    4.6 
Total return swaps/options 112.1  3.6    3.6  1.2    1.2 
Gross derivative assets/liabilities $ 393.8  $ 14.9  $ 408.7  $ 365.4  $ 24.1  $ 389.5 
Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements     (310.9)     (310.9)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid       (35.8)     (40.2)
Total derivative assets/liabilities       $ 62.0      $ 38.4 
(1)Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2)The net derivative asset (liability) and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names were $(3.2) billion and $320.5 billion at June 30, 2022.
December 31, 2021
Gross Derivative Assets Gross Derivative Liabilities
(Dollars in billions)
Contract/
Notional (1)
Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
Total Trading and Other Risk Management Derivatives Qualifying
Accounting
Hedges
Total
Interest rate contracts              
Swaps $ 18,068.1  $ 150.5  $ 8.9  $ 159.4  $ 156.4  $ 4.4  $ 160.8 
Futures and forwards 2,243.2  1.1  —  1.1  1.0  —  1.0 
Written options 1,616.1  —  —  —  28.8  —  28.8 
Purchased options 1,673.6  33.1  —  33.1  —  —  — 
Foreign exchange contracts            
Swaps 1,420.9  28.6  0.2  28.8  30.5  0.2  30.7 
Spot, futures and forwards 4,087.2  37.1  0.3  37.4  37.7  0.2  37.9 
Written options 287.2  —  —  —  4.1  —  4.1 
Purchased options 267.6  4.1  —  4.1  —  —  — 
Equity contracts              
Swaps 443.8  12.3  —  12.3  14.5  —  14.5 
Futures and forwards 113.3  0.5  —  0.5  1.7  —  1.7 
Written options 737.7  —  —  —  58.5  —  58.5 
Purchased options 657.0  55.9  —  55.9  —  —  — 
Commodity contracts              
Swaps 47.7  3.1  —  3.1  6.0  —  6.0 
Futures and forwards 101.5  2.3  —  2.3  0.3  1.1  1.4 
Written options 44.4  —  —  —  2.6  —  2.6 
Purchased options 38.3  3.2  —  3.2  —  —  — 
Credit derivatives (2)
             
Purchased credit derivatives:              
Credit default swaps 297.0  1.9  —  1.9  4.3  —  4.3 
Total return swaps/options 85.3  0.2  —  0.2  1.1  —  1.1 
Written credit derivatives:            
Credit default swaps 279.8  4.2  —  4.2  1.6  —  1.6 
Total return swaps/options 85.3  0.9  —  0.9  0.5  —  0.5 
Gross derivative assets/liabilities   $ 339.0  $ 9.4  $ 348.4  $ 349.6  $ 5.9  $ 355.5 
Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements       (282.3)     (282.3)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid       (30.8)     (35.5)
Total derivative assets/liabilities       $ 35.3      $ 37.7 
(1)Represents the total contract/notional amount of derivative assets and liabilities outstanding.
(2)The net derivative asset (liability) and notional amount of written credit derivatives for which the Corporation held purchased credit derivatives with identical underlying referenced names were $2.3 billion and $258.4 billion at December 31, 2021.
Offsetting of Derivatives
The Corporation enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master netting agreements or similar agreements with substantially all of the Corporation’s derivative counterparties. For more information, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following table presents derivative instruments included in derivative assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 by primary risk (e.g., interest rate risk) and the platform, where applicable,
on which these derivatives are transacted. Balances are presented on a gross basis, prior to the application of counterparty and cash collateral netting. Total gross derivative assets and liabilities are adjusted on an aggregate basis to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements, which include reducing the balance for counterparty netting and cash collateral received or paid.
For more information on offsetting of securities financing agreements, see Note 9 – Securities Financing Agreements, Collateral and Restricted Cash.
Offsetting of Derivatives (1)
Derivative
Assets
Derivative
 Liabilities
Derivative
Assets
Derivative
 Liabilities
(Dollars in billions) June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Interest rate contracts        
Over-the-counter $ 140.6  $ 135.0  $ 171.3  $ 166.3 
Exchange-traded 0.6  0.1  0.2  — 
Over-the-counter cleared 45.9  45.5  22.6  22.5 
Foreign exchange contracts
Over-the-counter 112.5  112.4  67.9  70.5 
Over-the-counter cleared 1.6  1.4  1.1  1.1 
Equity contracts
Over-the-counter 31.0  25.8  29.2  32.9 
Exchange-traded 43.9  38.4  38.3  38.4 
Commodity contracts
Over-the-counter 14.1  12.8  6.1  7.6 
Exchange-traded 3.2  2.8  1.4  1.3 
Over-the-counter cleared 0.3  0.3  0.1  0.1 
Credit derivatives
Over-the-counter 10.7  8.9  5.2  5.3 
Over-the-counter cleared 0.8  0.9  1.8  1.8 
Total gross derivative assets/liabilities, before netting
Over-the-counter 308.9  294.9  279.7  282.6 
Exchange-traded 47.7  41.3  39.9  39.7 
Over-the-counter cleared 48.6  48.1  25.6  25.5 
Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral received/paid
Over-the-counter (259.5) (263.7) (250.3) (254.6)
Exchange-traded (39.7) (39.7) (37.8) (37.8)
Over-the-counter cleared (47.5) (47.7) (25.0) (25.4)
Derivative assets/liabilities, after netting 58.5  33.2  32.1  30.0 
Other gross derivative assets/liabilities (2)
3.5  5.2  3.2  7.7 
Total derivative assets/liabilities 62.0  38.4  35.3  37.7 
Less: Financial instruments collateral (3)
(22.3) (6.4) (11.8) (10.6)
Total net derivative assets/liabilities $ 39.7  $ 32.0  $ 23.5  $ 27.1 
(1)Over-the-counter derivatives include bilateral transactions between the Corporation and a particular counterparty. Over-the-counter cleared derivatives include bilateral transactions between the Corporation and a counterparty where the transaction is cleared through a clearinghouse. Exchange-traded derivatives include listed options transacted on an exchange.
(2)Consists of derivatives entered into under master netting agreements where the enforceability of these agreements is uncertain under bankruptcy laws in some countries or industries.
(3)Amounts are limited to the derivative asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged. Financial instruments collateral includes securities collateral received or pledged and cash securities held and posted at third-party custodians that are not offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet but shown as a reduction to derive net derivative assets and liabilities.
Derivatives Designated as Accounting Hedges
The Corporation uses various types of interest rate and foreign exchange derivative contracts to protect against changes in the fair value of its assets and liabilities due to fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates (fair value hedges). The Corporation also uses these types of contracts to protect against changes in the cash flows of its assets and liabilities, and other forecasted transactions (cash flow hedges). The Corporation hedges its net investment in consolidated non-U.S.
operations determined to have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar using forward exchange contracts and cross-currency basis swaps, and by issuing foreign currency-denominated debt (net investment hedges).
Fair Value Hedges
The table below summarizes information related to fair value hedges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
Gains and Losses on Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Dollars in millions) Derivative Hedged Item Derivative Hedged Item
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$ (7,989) $ 7,974  $ 3,484  $ (3,454)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (2)
(51) 51  (5)
Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (3)
5,550  (5,600) (1,863) 1,825 
Total $ (2,490) $ 2,425  $ 1,626  $ (1,634)
` Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Derivative Hedged Item Derivative Hedged Item
Interest rate risk on long-term debt (1)
$ (19,023) $ 19,193  $ (4,579) $ 4,548 
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on long-term debt (2)
(60) 59  (23) 21 
Interest rate risk on available-for-sale securities (3)
15,135  (15,268) 3,378  (3,325)
Total $ (3,948) $ 3,984  $ (1,224) $ 1,244 
(1)Amounts are recorded in interest expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the derivative amount includes gains (losses) of $(13) million and $(34) million in interest expense, $(39) million and $(25) million in market making and similar activities, and $1 million and $(1) million in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI). For the same periods in 2021, the derivative amount includes gains (losses) of $(17) million and $(51) million in interest expense, $23 million and $31 million in market making and similar activities, and $(1) million and $(3) million in accumulated OCI. Line item totals are in the Consolidated Statement of Income and on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(3)Amounts are recorded in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
The table below summarizes the carrying value of hedged assets and liabilities that are designated and qualifying in fair value hedging relationships along with the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments included in the carrying value that have been recorded in the current hedging relationships. These fair value hedging adjustments are open basis adjustments that are not subject to amortization as long as the hedging relationship remains designated.
Designated Fair Value Hedged Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions) Carrying Value
Cumulative
Fair Value
 Adjustments (1)
Carrying Value
Cumulative
Fair Value
 Adjustments (1)
Long-term debt (2)
$ 183,885  $ (14,071) $ 181,745  $ 3,987 
Available-for-sale debt securities (2, 3, 4)
210,017  (12,317) 209,038  (2,294)
Trading account assets (5)
10,326  5  2,067  32 
(1)Increase (decrease) to carrying value.
(2)At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the cumulative fair value adjustments remaining on long-term debt and available-for-sale debt securities from discontinued hedging relationships resulted in an increase in the related liability of $431 million and $1.5 billion and a decrease in the related asset of $5.6 billion and $1.0 billion, which are being amortized over the remaining contractual life of the de-designated hedged items.
(3)These amounts include the amortized cost of the prepayable financial assets used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the last layer expected to be remaining at the end of the hedging relationship (i.e. last-of-layer hedging relationship). At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the amortized cost of the closed portfolios used in these hedging relationships was $25.8 billion and $21.1 billion, of which $10.9 billion and $6.9 billion was designated in the last-of-layer hedging relationship. At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the cumulative adjustment associated with these hedging relationships was a decrease of $114 million and $172 million.
(4)Carrying value represents amortized cost.
(5)Represents hedging activities related to certain commodities inventory.
Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
The table below summarizes certain information related to cash flow hedges and net investment hedges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Of the $9.1 billion after-tax net loss ($12.1 billion pretax) on derivatives in accumulated OCI at June 30, 2022, losses of $2.5 billion after-tax ($3.3 billion pretax) related to both open and terminated cash flow hedges are expected to be reclassified into earnings
in the next 12 months. These net losses reclassified into earnings are expected to primarily decrease net interest income related to the respective hedged items. For terminated cash flow hedges, the time period over which the majority of the forecasted transactions are hedged is approximately three years, with a maximum length of time for certain forecasted transactions of 14 years.
Gains and Losses on Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Gains (Losses)
 Recognized in
Accumulated OCI
on Derivatives
Gains (Losses)
in Income
Reclassified from
 Accumulated OCI
Gains (Losses)
 Recognized in
Accumulated OCI
on Derivatives
Gains (Losses)
in Income
Reclassified from
 Accumulated OCI
(Dollars in millions, amounts pretax) Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate risk on variable-rate assets (1)
$ (2,624) $ (73) $ (9,398) $ (81)
Price risk on forecasted MBS purchases (1)
(39) 10  (129) 13 
Price risk on certain compensation plans (2)
(67) 7  (94) 19 
Total $ (2,730) $ (56) $ (9,621) $ (49)
Net investment hedges    
Foreign exchange risk (3)
$ 1,579  $   $ 1,798  $  
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate risk on variable-rate assets (1)
$ 481  $ 36  $ (576) $ 73 
Price risk on forecasted MBS purchases (1)
92  (301) 15 
Price risk on certain compensation plans (2)
35  14  59  26 
Total $ 608  $ 56  $ (818) $ 114 
Net investment hedges
Foreign exchange risk (3)
$ (224) $ —  $ 503  $ — 
(1)Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(2)Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in compensation and benefits expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
(3)Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI are recorded in other income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, amounts excluded from effectiveness testing and recognized in market making and similar activities were losses of $73 million and $147 million. For the same periods in 2021 amounts excluded from effectiveness testing and recognized in other income were losses of $48 million and $50 million.
Other Risk Management Derivatives
Other risk management derivatives are used by the Corporation to reduce certain risk exposures by economically hedging various assets and liabilities. The table below presents gains (losses) on these derivatives for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. These gains (losses) are largely offset by the income or expense recorded on the hedged item.
Gains and Losses on Other Risk Management Derivatives
Three Months Ended June 30 Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in millions) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Interest rate risk on mortgage activities (1, 2)
$ (110) $ 112  $ (257) $ (59)
Credit risk on loans (2)
16  (14) 13  (31)
Interest rate and foreign currency risk on asset and liability management activities (3)
4,303  (318) 5,613  943 
Price risk on certain compensation plans (4)
(756) 318  (1,091) 598 
(1)Includes hedges of interest rate risk on mortgage servicing rights and interest rate lock commitments to originate mortgage loans that will be held for sale.
(2)Gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in other income.
(3)Gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in market making and similar activities.
(4)Gains (losses) on these derivatives are recorded in compensation and benefits expense.
Transfers of Financial Assets with Risk Retained through Derivatives
The Corporation enters into certain transactions involving the transfer of financial assets that are accounted for as sales where substantially all of the economic exposure to the transferred financial assets is retained through derivatives (e.g., interest rate and/or credit), but the Corporation does not retain control over the assets transferred. At both June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Corporation had transferred $4.8 billion of non-U.S. government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities to a third-party trust and retained economic exposure to the transferred assets through derivative contracts. In connection with these transfers, the Corporation received gross cash proceeds of $4.8 billion at the transfer dates. At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the fair value of the transferred securities was $4.9 billion and $5.0 billion.
Sales and Trading Revenue
The Corporation enters into trading derivatives to facilitate client transactions and to manage risk exposures arising from trading
account assets and liabilities. It is the Corporation’s policy to include these derivative instruments in its trading activities, which include derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments. The resulting risk from these derivatives is managed on a portfolio basis as part of the Corporation’s Global Markets business segment. For more information on sales and trading revenue, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The table below, which includes both derivatives and non-derivative cash instruments, identifies the amounts in the respective income statement line items attributable to the Corporation’s sales and trading revenue in Global Markets, categorized by primary risk, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. This table includes debit valuation adjustment (DVA) and funding valuation adjustment (FVA) gains (losses). Global Markets results in Note 17 – Business Segment Information are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis. The table below is not presented on an FTE basis.
Sales and Trading Revenue
Market making and similar activities Net Interest
Income
Other (1)
Total Market making and similar activities Net Interest
Income
Other (1)
Total
(Dollars in millions) Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Interest rate risk $ 491  $ 497  $ 82  $ 1,070  $ 1,080  $ 949  $ 151  $ 2,180 
Foreign exchange risk 503  (9) 2  496  1,010  (26) 3  987 
Equity risk 1,378  (235) 487  1,630  2,942  (295) 988  3,635 
Credit risk 71  539  46  656  310  1,015  60  1,385 
Other risk (2)
213  (42) 28  199  504  (75) 61  490 
Total sales and trading revenue
$ 2,656  $ 750  $ 645  $ 4,051  $ 5,846  $ 1,568  $ 1,263  $ 8,677 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Interest rate risk $ 44  $ 463  $ 40  $ 547  $ 416  $ 926  $ 97  $ 1,439 
Foreign exchange risk 330  (22) 310  736  (40) 702 
Equity risk 1,178  (1) 442  1,619  2,460  35  957  3,452 
Credit risk 435  424  175  1,034  1,237  787  289  2,313 
Other risk (2)
(24) (10) 26  (8) 584  (28) 45  601 
Total sales and trading revenue
$ 1,963  $ 854  $ 685  $ 3,502  $ 5,433  $ 1,680  $ 1,394  $ 8,507 
(1)Represents amounts in investment and brokerage services and other income that are recorded in Global Markets and included in the definition of sales and trading revenue. Includes investment and brokerage services revenue of $504 million and $1.0 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $462 million and $1.0 billion for the same periods in 2021.
(2)Includes commodity risk.
Credit Derivatives
The Corporation enters into credit derivatives primarily to facilitate client transactions and to manage credit risk exposures. Credit derivatives are classified as investment and non-investment grade based on the credit quality of the underlying referenced obligation. The Corporation considers ratings of BBB- or higher as investment grade. Non-investment grade includes non-rated credit derivative instruments. The Corporation discloses internal categorizations of investment
grade and non-investment grade consistent with how risk is managed for these instruments. For more information on credit derivatives, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Credit derivative instruments where the Corporation is the seller of credit protection and their expiration at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are summarized in the table below.
Credit Derivative Instruments
Less than
One Year
One to
Three Years
Three to
Five Years
Over Five
Years
Total
June 30, 2022
(Dollars in millions) Carrying Value
Credit default swaps:          
Investment grade $ 12  $ 117  $ 495  $ 166  $ 790 
Non-investment grade 252  924  1,732  902  3,810 
Total 264  1,041  2,227  1,068  4,600 
Total return swaps/options:          
Investment grade 215  354      569 
Non-investment grade 571  3  60  5  639 
Total 786  357  60  5  1,208 
Total credit derivatives $ 1,050  $ 1,398  $ 2,287  $ 1,073  $ 5,808 
Credit-related notes:          
Investment grade $   $   $   $ 572  $ 572 
Non-investment grade   3  6  1,048  1,057 
Total credit-related notes $   $ 3  $ 6  $ 1,620  $ 1,629 
  Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:          
Investment grade $ 34,468  $ 66,032  $ 113,893  $ 17,731  $ 232,124 
Non-investment grade 16,213  30,548  53,539  7,776  108,076 
Total 50,681  96,580  167,432  25,507  340,200 
Total return swaps/options:          
Investment grade 62,511  10,007      72,518 
Non-investment grade 36,814  639  1,441  736  39,630 
Total 99,325  10,646  1,441  736  112,148 
Total credit derivatives $ 150,006  $ 107,226  $ 168,873  $ 26,243  $ 452,348 
December 31, 2021
Carrying Value
Credit default swaps:
Investment grade $ —  $ $ 79  $ 49  $ 133 
Non-investment grade 34  250  453  769  1,506 
Total 34  255  532  818  1,639 
Total return swaps/options:          
Investment grade 35  388  —  —  423 
Non-investment grade 105  —  16  —  121 
Total 140  388  16  —  544 
Total credit derivatives $ 174  $ 643  $ 548  $ 818  $ 2,183 
Credit-related notes:          
Investment grade $ —  $ —  $ 36  $ 412  $ 448 
Non-investment grade —  1,334  1,348 
Total credit-related notes $ $ —  $ 45  $ 1,746  $ 1,796 
  Maximum Payout/Notional
Credit default swaps:
Investment grade $ 34,503  $ 66,334  $ 73,444  $ 17,844  $ 192,125 
Non-investment grade 16,119  29,233  34,356  7,961  87,669 
Total 50,622  95,567  107,800  25,805  279,794 
Total return swaps/options:          
Investment grade 49,626  11,494  78  —  61,198 
Non-investment grade 22,621  717  642  73  24,053 
Total 72,247  12,211  720  73  85,251 
Total credit derivatives $ 122,869  $ 107,778  $ 108,520  $ 25,878  $ 365,045 
The notional amount represents the maximum amount payable by the Corporation for most credit derivatives. However, the Corporation does not monitor its exposure to credit derivatives based solely on the notional amount because this measure does not take into consideration the probability of occurrence. As such, the notional amount is not a reliable indicator of the Corporation’s exposure to these contracts. Instead, a risk framework is used to define risk tolerances and establish limits so that certain credit risk-related losses occur within acceptable, predefined limits.
Credit-related notes in the table above include investments in securities issued by collateralized debt obligation (CDO), collateralized loan obligation and credit-linked note vehicles. These instruments are primarily classified as trading securities. The carrying value of these instruments equals the Corporation’s maximum exposure to loss. The Corporation is not obligated to make any payments to the entities under the terms of the securities owned.
Credit-related Contingent Features and Collateral
Certain of the Corporation’s derivative contracts contain credit risk-related contingent features, primarily in the form of ISDA master netting agreements and credit support documentation that enhance the creditworthiness of these instruments compared to other obligations of the respective counterparty with whom the Corporation has transacted. These contingent features may be for the benefit of the Corporation as well as its counterparties with respect to changes in the Corporation’s creditworthiness and the mark-to-market exposure under the derivative transactions. At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Corporation held cash and securities collateral of $107.3 billion and $91.4 billion and posted cash and securities collateral of $81.4 billion and $79.3 billion in the normal course of business under derivative agreements, excluding cross-product margining agreements where clients are permitted to margin on a net basis for both derivative and secured financing arrangements.
In connection with certain OTC derivative contracts and other trading agreements, the Corporation can be required to provide additional collateral or to terminate transactions with certain counterparties in the event of a downgrade of the senior debt ratings of the Corporation or certain subsidiaries. The amount of additional collateral required depends on the contract and is usually a fixed incremental amount and/or the market value of the exposure. For more information on credit-related contingent features and collateral, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
At June 30, 2022, the amount of collateral, calculated based on the terms of the contracts, that the Corporation and certain subsidiaries could be required to post to counterparties but had not yet posted to counterparties was $3.0 billion, including $1.6 billion for Bank of America, National Association (BANA).
Some counterparties are currently able to unilaterally terminate certain contracts, or the Corporation or certain
subsidiaries may be required to take other action such as find a suitable replacement or obtain a guarantee. At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the liability recorded for these derivative contracts was not significant.
The table below presents the amount of additional collateral that would have been contractually required by derivative contracts and other trading agreements at June 30, 2022 if the rating agencies had downgraded their long-term senior debt ratings for the Corporation or certain subsidiaries by one incremental notch and by an additional second incremental notch. The table also presents derivative liabilities that would be subject to unilateral termination by counterparties upon downgrade of the Corporation's or certain subsidiaries' long-term senior debt ratings.
Additional Collateral Required to be Posted and Derivative Liabilities Subject to Unilateral Termination Upon Downgrade
at June 30, 2022
(Dollars in millions) One
Incremental
 Notch
Second
Incremental
 Notch
Additional collateral required to be posted upon downgrade
Bank of America Corporation $ 566  $ 1,030 
Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries (1)
184  754 
Derivative liabilities subject to unilateral termination upon downgrade
Derivative liabilities $ 14  $ 778 
Collateral posted 528 
(1)Included in Bank of America Corporation collateral requirements in this table.
Valuation Adjustments on Derivatives
The table below presents credit valuation adjustment (CVA), DVA and FVA gains (losses) on derivatives (excluding the effect of any related hedge activities), which are recorded in market making and similar activities, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. For more information on the valuation adjustments on derivatives, see Note 3 – Derivatives to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Valuation Adjustments Gains (Losses) on Derivatives (1)
Three Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in millions) 2022 2021
Derivative assets (CVA) $ (114) $
Derivative assets/liabilities (FVA)
45  (33)
Derivative liabilities (DVA) 220  (31)
Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in millions) 2022 2021
Derivative assets (CVA) $ (173) $ 158 
Derivative assets/liabilities (FVA)
80  15 
Derivative liabilities (DVA) 341  (8)
(1)At June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, cumulative CVA reduced the derivative assets balance by $611 million and $438 million, cumulative FVA reduced the net derivative balance by $99 million and $179 million, and cumulative DVA reduced the derivative liabilities balance by $653 million and $312 million.