Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Securities

v2.4.0.6
Securities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Securities
NOTE 4 – Securities

The Corporation's debt securities carried at fair value include debt securities purchased for longer term investment purposes and are used as part of ALM and other strategic activities. Generally, debt securities carried at fair value are accounted for as available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated OCI. For certain other debt securities purchased for ALM and other strategic purposes, the Corporation has elected to report those securities at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported in other loss.

As a result of growth in the portfolio of debt securities carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recorded in other loss and to better reflect how such portfolio is managed as part of the ALM activities, the Corporation changed the presentation of such securities in the first quarter of 2013 to combine into one line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, debt securities carried at fair value. Previously the portfolio of debt securities carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recorded in other loss was classified in other assets. For these debt securities, the Corporation may hedge them with risk management derivatives with the unrealized gains and losses also reported in other loss. Reporting certain debt securities at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported in other loss has been made to mitigate accounting asymmetry with the risk management derivatives and to achieve operational simplifications. Debt securities purchased for trading purposes are reported in Note 2 – Trading Account Assets and Liabilities. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of AFS debt securities, other debt securities carried at fair value, held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities and marketable equity securities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Debt Securities and Available-for-Sale Marketable Equity Securities
 
March 31, 2013
(Dollars in millions)
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Available-for-sale debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
17,186

 
$
315

 
$
(62
)
 
$
17,439

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
170,842

 
4,050

 
(624
)
 
174,268

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
33,573

 
1,405

 
(217
)
 
34,761

Non-agency residential (1)
8,591

 
402

 
(116
)
 
8,877

Non-agency commercial
3,539

 
295

 

 
3,834

Non-U.S. securities
5,606

 
52

 
(8
)
 
5,650

Corporate/Agency bonds
1,349

 
47

 
(11
)
 
1,385

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
11,014

 
52

 
(12
)
 
11,054

Total taxable securities
251,700

 
6,618

 
(1,050
)
 
257,268

Tax-exempt securities
4,607

 
17

 
(42
)
 
4,582

Total available-for-sale debt securities
256,307

 
6,635

 
(1,092
)
 
261,850

Other debt securities carried at fair value
43,442

 
129

 
(289
)
 
43,282

Total debt securities carried at fair value
299,749

 
6,764

 
(1,381
)
 
305,132

Held-to-maturity debt securities, substantially all U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
49,577

 
446

 
(249
)
 
49,774

Total debt securities
$
349,326

 
$
7,210

 
$
(1,630
)
 
$
354,906

Available-for-sale marketable equity securities (2)
$
769

 
$
795

 
$

 
$
1,564

(1) 
At March 31, 2013, the underlying collateral type includes approximately 91 percent prime, six percent Alt-A and three percent subprime.
(2) 
Classified in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Debt Securities and Available-for-Sale Marketable Equity Securities
 
December 31, 2012
(Dollars in millions)
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Available-for-sale debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
24,232

 
$
324

 
$
(84
)
 
$
24,472

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
183,247

 
5,048

 
(146
)
 
188,149

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
36,329

 
1,427

 
(218
)
 
37,538

Non-agency residential (1)
9,231

 
391

 
(128
)
 
9,494

Non-agency commercial
3,576

 
348

 

 
3,924

Non-U.S. securities
5,574

 
50

 
(6
)
 
5,618

Corporate/Agency bonds
1,415

 
51

 
(16
)
 
1,450

Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities
12,089

 
54

 
(15
)
 
12,128

Total taxable securities
275,693

 
7,693

 
(613
)
 
282,773

Tax-exempt securities
4,167

 
13

 
(47
)
 
4,133

Total available-for-sale debt securities
279,860

 
7,706

 
(660
)
 
286,906

Other debt securities carried at fair value
23,927

 
120

 
(103
)
 
23,944

Total debt securities carried at fair value
303,787

 
7,826

 
(763
)
 
310,850

Held-to-maturity debt securities, substantially all U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
49,481

 
815

 
(26
)
 
50,270

Total debt securities
$
353,268

 
$
8,641

 
$
(789
)
 
$
361,120

Available-for-sale marketable equity securities (2)
$
780

 
$
732

 
$

 
$
1,512


(1) 
At December 31, 2012, the underlying collateral type includes approximately 91 percent prime, six percent Alt-A and three percent subprime.
(2) 
Classified in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

At March 31, 2013, the accumulated net unrealized gains on AFS debt securities included in accumulated OCI were $3.5 billion, net of the related income tax expense of $2.0 billion. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Corporation had nonperforming AFS debt securities of $90 million and $91 million.

The table below presents the components of other debt securities carried at fair value where the changes in fair value are reported in other loss at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Other Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
March 31
2013
 
December 31
2012
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
3,861

 
$
491

Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
Agency
29,178

 
13,073

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
958

 
929

Non-agency commercial
103

 

Non-U.S. securities (1)
9,182

 
9,451

Total
$
43,282

 
$
23,944

(1) 
These securities are used to satisfy certain international regulatory liquidity requirements.

The Corporation recorded other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on AFS debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 as presented in the table below. A debt security is impaired when its fair value is less than its amortized cost. If the Corporation intends or will more-likely-than-not be required to sell the debt securities prior to recovery, the entire impairment loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For AFS debt securities the Corporation does not intend or will not more-likely-than-not be required to sell, an analysis is performed to determine if any of the impairment is due to credit or whether it is due to other factors (e.g., interest rate). Credit losses are considered unrecoverable and are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income with the remaining unrealized losses recorded in accumulated OCI. In certain instances, the credit loss on a debt security may exceed the total impairment, in which case, the portion of the credit loss that exceeds the total impairment is recorded as an unrealized gain in accumulated OCI.

Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(Dollars in millions)
Non-agency
Residential
MBS
 
Non-agency
Commercial
MBS
 
Total
Total OTTI losses (unrealized and realized)
$
(14
)
 
$

 
$
(14
)
Unrealized OTTI losses recognized in accumulated OCI
5

 

 
5

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
$
(9
)
 
$

 
$
(9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Total OTTI losses (unrealized and realized)
$
(49
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(51
)
Unrealized OTTI losses recognized in accumulated OCI
11

 

 
11

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
$
(38
)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
(40
)


The Corporation's net impairment losses recognized in earnings consist of write-downs to fair value on AFS debt securities the Corporation has the intent to sell or will more-likely-than-not be required to sell and all credit losses. The table below presents a rollforward of the credit losses recognized in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 on AFS debt securities that the Corporation does not have the intent to sell or will not more-likely-than-not be required to sell.

Rollforward of Credit Losses Recognized
 
Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in millions)
2013
 
2012
Balance, beginning of period
$
243

 
$
310

Additions for credit losses recognized on AFS debt securities that had no previous impairment losses
4

 
2

Additions for credit losses recognized on AFS debt securities that had previously incurred impairment losses
5

 
38

Reductions for AFS debt securities sold or intended to be sold
(8
)
 
(84
)
Balance, March 31
$
244

 
$
266



The Corporation estimates the portion of a loss on a security that is attributable to credit using a discounted cash flow model and estimates the expected cash flows of the underlying collateral using internal credit, interest rate and prepayment risk models that incorporate management's best estimate of current key assumptions such as default rates, loss severity and prepayment rates. Assumptions used for the underlying loans that support the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) can vary widely from loan to loan and are influenced by such factors as loan interest rate, geographic location of the borrower, borrower characteristics and collateral type. Based on these assumptions, the Corporation then determines how the underlying collateral cash flows will be distributed to each MBS issued from the applicable special purpose entity. Expected principal and interest cash flows on an impaired AFS debt security are discounted using the effective yield of each individual impaired AFS debt security.

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, 2013.

Significant Assumptions
 
 
 
Range (1)
 
Weighted-average
 
10th Percentile (2)
 
90th Percentile (2)
Annual prepayment speed
11.0%
 
1.0%
 
25.7%
Loss severity
50.5
 
24.5
 
65.3
Life default rate
55.2
 
2.6
 
99.9
(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 FICO scores and geographic concentrations. The weighted-average severity by collateral type was 44.8 percent for prime, 49.6 percent for Alt-A and 62.1 percent for subprime at March 31, 2013. Additionally, 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 39.0 percent for prime, 64.4 percent for Alt-A and 59.7 percent for subprime at March 31, 2013.

The following tables present the fair value and the associated gross unrealized losses on AFS debt securities with gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and whether these securities have had gross unrealized losses for less than 12 months or for 12 months or longer.

Temporarily Impaired and Other-than-temporarily Impaired AFS Debt Securities
 
 
March 31, 2013
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
459

 
$
(2
)
 
$
3,719

 
$
(60
)
 
$
4,178

 
$
(62
)
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
33,667

 
(278
)
 
984

 
(346
)
 
34,651

 
(624
)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
5,987

 
(140
)
 
4,132

 
(77
)
 
10,119

 
(217
)
Non-agency residential
562

 
(11
)
 
1,569

 
(100
)
 
2,131

 
(111
)
Non-U.S. securities
1,864

 
(1
)
 
156

 
(7
)
 
2,020

 
(8
)
Corporate/Agency bonds

 

 
278

 
(11
)
 
278

 
(11
)
Other taxable securities
836

 
(1
)
 
1,365

 
(11
)
 
2,201

 
(12
)
Total taxable securities
43,375

 
(433
)
 
12,203

 
(612
)
 
55,578

 
(1,045
)
Tax-exempt securities
1,901

 
(3
)
 
1,052

 
(39
)
 
2,953

 
(42
)
Total temporarily impaired AFS securities
45,276

 
(436
)
 
13,255

 
(651
)
 
58,531

 
(1,087
)
Other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 
56

 
(5
)
 
56

 
(5
)
Total temporarily impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (2)
$
45,276

 
$
(436
)
 
$
13,311

 
$
(656
)
 
$
58,587

 
$
(1,092
)
(1) 
Includes other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities on which an OTTI loss remains in accumulated OCI.
(2) 
At March 31, 2013, the amortized cost of approximately 2,600 AFS debt securities exceeded their fair value by $1.1 billion.
Temporarily Impaired and Other-than-temporarily Impaired AFS Debt Securities
 
December 31, 2012
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$

 
$

 
$
5,608

 
$
(84
)
 
$
5,608

 
$
(84
)
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
15,593

 
(133
)
 
735

 
(13
)
 
16,328

 
(146
)
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
5,135

 
(121
)
 
4,994

 
(97
)
 
10,129

 
(218
)
Non-agency residential
592

 
(13
)
 
1,555

 
(110
)
 
2,147

 
(123
)
Non-U.S. securities
1,715

 
(1
)
 
563

 
(5
)
 
2,278

 
(6
)
Corporate/Agency bonds

 

 
277

 
(16
)
 
277

 
(16
)
Other taxable securities
1,678

 
(1
)
 
1,436

 
(14
)
 
3,114

 
(15
)
Total taxable securities
24,713

 
(269
)
 
15,168

 
(339
)
 
39,881

 
(608
)
Tax-exempt securities
1,609

 
(9
)
 
1,072

 
(38
)
 
2,681

 
(47
)
Total temporarily impaired AFS debt securities
26,322

 
(278
)
 
16,240

 
(377
)
 
42,562

 
(655
)
Other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities
14

 
(1
)
 
74

 
(4
)
 
88

 
(5
)
Total temporarily impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities (2)
$
26,336

 
$
(279
)
 
$
16,314

 
$
(381
)
 
$
42,650

 
$
(660
)

(1) 
Includes other-than-temporarily impaired AFS debt securities on which an OTTI loss remains in accumulated OCI.
(2) 
At December 31, 2012, the amortized cost of approximately 2,600 AFS debt securities exceeded their fair value by $660 million.

The amortized cost and fair value of the Corporation's debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities from Fannie Mae (FNMA), the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) and Freddie Mac (FHLMC), where the investment exceeded 10 percent of consolidated shareholders' equity at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, are presented in the table below.

Selected Securities Exceeding 10 Percent of Shareholders' Equity
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
(Dollars in millions)
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
Fannie Mae
$
135,056

 
$
136,203

 
$
121,522

 
$
123,933

Government National Mortgage Association
120,574

 
123,601

 
124,348

 
127,541

Freddie Mac
28,423

 
28,738

 
22,995

 
23,502



The expected maturity distribution of the Corporation's MBS, the contractual maturity distribution of the Corporation's debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities, and the yields on the Corporation's debt securities carried at fair value and HTM debt securities at March 31, 2013 are summarized in the table below. Actual maturities may differ from the contractual or expected maturities since borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

Maturities of Debt Securities Carried at Fair Value and Held-to-maturity Debt Securities
 
March 31, 2013
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
568

0.73
%
 
$
777

2.14
%
 
$
5,123

2.78
%
 
$
14,554

3.01
%
 
$
21,022

2.86
%
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
4

5.00

 
31,415

3.10

 
140,985

2.95

 
27,859

2.47

 
200,263

2.91

Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
10

6.99

 
11,120

1.30

 
23,328

3.44

 
15

1.63

 
34,473

2.71

Non-agency residential
620

4.50

 
4,740

4.26

 
2,670

4.10

 
561

4.88

 
8,591

4.28

Non-agency commercial
1,032

5.26

 
2,463

6.10

 
130

2.95

 
17

4.46

 
3,642

5.72

Non-U.S. securities
13,300

0.56

 
1,331

5.90

 
157

2.42

 


 
14,788

1.07

Corporate/Agency bonds
282

3.00

 
778

2.64

 
186

4.31

 
103

1.10

 
1,349

2.81

Other taxable securities
1,606

1.49

 
6,051

1.33

 
2,493

2.09

 
864

1.09

 
11,014

1.50

Total taxable securities
17,422

1.13

 
58,675

2.84

 
175,072

3.01

 
43,973

2.65

 
295,142

2.82

Tax-exempt securities
41

2.69

 
2,179

1.23

 
993

2.09

 
1,394

1.09

 
4,607

1.51

Total amortized cost of debt securities carried at fair value
$
17,463

1.13

 
$
60,854

2.79

 
$
176,065

3.01

 
$
45,367

2.60

 
$
299,749

2.80

Amortized cost of HTM debt securities (2)
$
6

5.00

 
$
345

2.40

 
$
49,121

2.50

 
$
105

1.44

 
$
49,577

2.50

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities carried at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
571

 
 
$
804

 
 
$
5,323

 
 
$
14,602

 
 
$
21,300

 
Mortgage-backed securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
4

 
 
31,863

 
 
143,922

 
 
27,657

 
 
203,446

 
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations
10

 
 
11,076

 
 
24,618

 
 
15

 
 
35,719

 
Non-agency residential
618

 
 
4,865

 
 
2,746

 
 
648

 
 
8,877

 
Non-agency commercial
1,076

 
 
2,712

 
 
131

 
 
18

 
 
3,937

 
Non-U.S. securities
13,285

 
 
1,384

 
 
163

 
 

 
 
14,832

 
Corporate/Agency bonds
287

 
 
793

 
 
208

 
 
97

 
 
1,385

 
Other taxable securities
1,605

 
 
6,068

 
 
2,524

 
 
857

 
 
11,054

 
Total taxable securities
17,456

 
 
59,565

 
 
179,635

 
 
43,894

 
 
300,550

 
Tax-exempt securities
44

 
 
2,181

 
 
994

 
 
1,363

 
 
4,582

 
Total debt securities carried at fair value
$
17,500

 
 
$
61,746

 
 
$
180,629

 
 
$
45,257

 
 
$
305,132

 
Fair value of HTM debt securities (2)
$
6

 
 
$
344

 
 
$
49,318

 
 
$
106

 
 
$
49,774

 
(1) 
Average yield is computed using the effective yield of each security at the end of the period, weighted based on the amortized cost of each security. The effective yield considers the contractual coupon, amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, and excludes the effect of related hedging derivatives.
(2) 
Substantially all U.S. agency MBS.

The gross realized gains and losses on sales of AFS debt securities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are presented in the table below.

Gains and Losses on Sales of AFS Debt Securities
 
Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in millions)
2013
 
2012
Gross gains
$
69

 
$
1,173

Gross losses
(1
)
 
(421
)
Net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$
68

 
$
752

Income tax expense attributable to realized net gains on sales of AFS debt securities
$
25

 
$
278



Certain Corporate and Strategic Investments

At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Corporation owned 2.0 billion shares representing approximately one percent of China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB). Sales restrictions on these shares continue until August 2013. Because the sales restrictions on these shares will expire within one year, these securities are classified as AFS marketable equity securities and carried at fair value with the after-tax unrealized gain included in accumulated OCI. The fair value of the investment at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion, and the cost basis was $716 million. There is a strategic assistance agreement between the Corporation and CCB, which includes cooperation in specific business areas.

The Corporation's 49 percent investment in a merchant services joint venture had a carrying value of $3.3 billion at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. For additional information, see Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies.