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Credit Quality and the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

The following tables summarize transactions in the ALLL by portfolio segment for the years ended December 31:


2022 ($ in millions)	Commercial		Residential Mortgage	Consumer	Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,102	235	555	1,892
Losses charged off(a)	(131)		(3)	(228)	(362)
Recoveries of losses previously charged off(a)	30		5	100	135
Provision for loan and lease losses	126		8	395	529
Balance, end of period	$	1,127	245	822	2,194

(a)The Bancorp recorded $32 in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.


2021 ($ in millions)	Commercial		Residential Mortgage	Consumer	Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,456	294	703	2,453
Losses charged off(a)	(119)		(3)	(222)	(344)
Recoveries of losses previously charged off(a)	52		7	111	170
Benefit from loan and lease losses	(287)		(63)	(37)	(387)
Balance, end of period	$	1,102	235	555	1,892

(a)The Bancorp recorded $33 in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.


2020 ($ in millions)	Commercial		Residential Mortgage	Consumer	Unallocated	Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	710	73	298	121	1,202
Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13(a)	160		196	408	(121)	643
Losses charged off(b)	(282)		(9)	(320)	—	(611)
Recoveries of losses previously charged off(b)	16		7	117	—	140
Provision for loan and lease losses	852		27	200	—	1,079
Balance, end of period	$	1,456	294	703	—	2,453

(a)Includes $31, $2 and $1 in Commercial, Residential Mortgage and Consumer, respectively, related to the initial recognition of an ALLL on PCD loans.

(b)The Bancorp recorded $42 in both losses charged-off and recoveries of losses previously charged-off related to customer defaults on point-of-sale consumer loans for which the Bancorp obtained recoveries under third-party credit enhancements.

Summary of the ALLL and Related Loans and Leases Classified by Portfolio Segment

The following tables provide a summary of the ALLL and related loans and leases classified by portfolio segment:


As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)	Commercial		Residential Mortgage	Consumer	Total
ALLL:(a)
Individually evaluated	$	30	47	45	122
Collectively evaluated	1,097		198	777	2,072
Total ALLL	$	1,127	245	822	2,194
Portfolio loans and leases:(b)
Individually evaluated	$	531	560	297	1,388
Collectively evaluated	75,858		16,945	27,166	119,969
Total portfolio loans and leases	$	76,389	17,505	27,463	121,357

(a)Includes $2 related to commercial leveraged leases at December 31, 2022.

(b)Excludes $123 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value and includes $247 of commercial leveraged leases, net of unearned income, at December 31, 2022.


As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)	Commercial		Residential Mortgage	Consumer	Total
ALLL:(a)
Individually evaluated	$	77	46	41	164
Collectively evaluated	1,025		189	514	1,728
Total ALLL	$	1,102	235	555	1,892
Portfolio loans and leases:(b)
Individually evaluated	$	579	460	313	1,352
Collectively evaluated	69,689		15,783	25,072	110,544
Total portfolio loans and leases	$	70,268	16,243	25,385	111,896

(a)Includes $2 related to commercial leveraged leases at December 31, 2021.

(b)Excludes $154 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value and includes $285 of commercial leveraged leases, net of unearned income, at December 31, 2021.

Loan and Leases Balances by Credit Quality Indicator

The following tables present the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s commercial portfolio segment, by class and vintage, disaggregated by credit risk grade:


As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)	Term Loans and Leases by Origination Year							Revolving Loans	Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
	2022		2021	2020	2019	2018	Prior			Total
Commercial and industrial loans:
Pass	$	3,825	3,098	994	445	269	488	44,521	—	53,640
Special mention	65		24	15	36	10	24	1,221	—	1,395
Substandard	150		77	233	26	7	107	1,597	—	2,197
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial and industrial loans	$	4,040	3,199	1,242	507	286	619	47,339	—	57,232
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans:
Pass	$	1,177	826	522	257	160	264	1,624	—	4,830
Special mention	17		15	13	12	13	2	56	—	128
Substandard	51		14	20	73	11	25	106	—	300
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	$	1,245	855	555	342	184	291	1,786	—	5,258
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans:
Pass	$	1,127	462	490	397	220	170	2,453	—	5,319
Special mention	1		84	26	—	—	23	88	—	222
Substandard	65		19	18	1	1	17	100	—	221
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	$	1,193	565	534	398	221	210	2,641	—	5,762
Commercial construction loans:
Pass	$	82	31	93	8	35	7	4,684	—	4,940
Special mention	—		—	—	—	—	—	293	—	293
Substandard	53		—	—	—	—	2	145	—	200
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial construction loans	$	135	31	93	8	35	9	5,122	—	5,433
Commercial leases:
Pass	$	584	664	306	192	146	696	—	—	2,588
Special mention	—		4	2	4	7	19	—	—	36
Substandard	1		20	2	4	21	32	—	—	80
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial leases	$	585	688	310	200	174	747	—	—	2,704
Total commercial loans and leases:
Pass	$	6,795	5,081	2,405	1,299	830	1,625	53,282	—	71,317
Special mention	83		127	56	52	30	68	1,658	—	2,074
Substandard	320		130	273	104	40	183	1,948	—	2,998
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial loans and leases	$	7,198	5,338	2,734	1,455	900	1,876	56,888	—	76,389


As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)	Term Loans and Leases by Origination Year							Revolving Loans	Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
	2021		2020	2019	2018	2017	Prior			Total
Commercial and industrial loans:
Pass	$	4,266	2,291	1,198	552	356	752	39,486	—	48,901
Special mention	37		22	12	29	22	5	665	—	792
Substandard	19		52	36	69	52	115	1,623	—	1,966
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial and industrial loans	$	4,322	2,365	1,246	650	430	872	41,774	—	51,659
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans:
Pass	$	1,082	804	471	296	183	331	1,141	—	4,308
Special mention	—		31	46	17	2	40	69	—	205
Substandard	22		38	3	12	3	27	91	—	196
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	$	1,104	873	520	325	188	398	1,301	—	4,709
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans:
Pass	$	635	733	595	284	141	302	1,977	—	4,667
Special mention	89		12	11	5	7	9	162	—	295
Substandard	160		78	4	3	9	3	388	—	645
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	$	884	823	610	292	157	314	2,527	—	5,607
Commercial construction loans:
Pass	$	50	69	11	37	—	9	4,488	—	4,664
Special mention	—		39	—	—	—	—	193	—	232
Substandard	17		—	—	—	—	—	328	—	345
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial construction loans	$	67	108	11	37	—	9	5,009	—	5,241
Commercial leases:
Pass	$	1,019	436	284	231	233	776	—	—	2,979
Special mention	4		4	5	9	—	8	—	—	30
Substandard	7		3	8	10	13	2	—	—	43
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial leases	$	1,030	443	297	250	246	786	—	—	3,052
Total commercial loans and leases:
Pass	$	7,052	4,333	2,559	1,400	913	2,170	47,092	—	65,519
Special mention	130		108	74	60	31	62	1,089	—	1,554
Substandard	225		171	51	94	77	147	2,430	—	3,195
Doubtful	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total commercial loans and leases	$	7,407	4,612	2,684	1,554	1,021	2,379	50,611	—	70,268

The following tables present the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s residential mortgage and consumer portfolio segments, by class and vintage, disaggregated by both age and performing versus nonperforming status:


As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)	Term Loans by Origination Year							Revolving Loans	Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
	2022		2021	2020	2019	2018	Prior			Total
Residential mortgage loans:
Performing:
Current(a)	$	3,195	5,440	2,981	1,051	344	4,336	—	—	17,347
30-89 days past due	4		4	3	1	2	15	—	—	29
90 days or more past due	—		—	1	—	1	5	—	—	7
Total performing	3,199		5,444	2,985	1,052	347	4,356	—	—	17,383
Nonperforming	—		3	4	4	7	104	—	—	122
Total residential mortgage loans(b)	$	3,199	5,447	2,989	1,056	354	4,460	—	—	17,505
Home equity:
Performing:
Current	$	46	3	7	15	17	94	3,741	18	3,941
30-89 days past due	—		—	—	—	—	2	28	—	30
90 days or more past due	—		—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Total performing	46		3	7	15	17	97	3,769	18	3,972
Nonperforming	—		—	—	—	—	8	58	1	67
Total home equity	$	46	3	7	15	17	105	3,827	19	4,039
Indirect secured consumer loans:
Performing:
Current	$	6,034	5,875	2,600	1,217	416	239	—	—	16,381
30-89 days past due	34		42	28	22	11	5	—	—	142
90 days or more past due	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total performing	6,068		5,917	2,628	1,239	427	244	—	—	16,523
Nonperforming	4		6	7	6	4	2	—	—	29
Total indirect secured consumer loans	$	6,072	5,923	2,635	1,245	431	246	—	—	16,552
Credit card:
Performing:
Current	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,808	—	1,808
30-89 days past due	—		—	—	—	—	—	21	—	21
90 days or more past due	—		—	—	—	—	—	18	—	18
Total performing	—		—	—	—	—	—	1,847	—	1,847
Nonperforming	—		—	—	—	—	—	27	—	27
Total credit card	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,874	—	1,874
Other consumer loans:
Performing:
Current	$	2,704	540	355	169	112	146	908	26	4,960
30-89 days past due	14		6	3	2	2	2	3	—	32
90 days or more past due	—		—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Total performing	2,718		546	358	171	114	148	912	26	4,993
Nonperforming	2		1	—	—	—	1	1	—	5
Total other consumer loans	$	2,720	547	358	171	114	149	913	26	4,998
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans:
Performing:
Current	$	11,979	11,858	5,943	2,452	889	4,815	6,457	44	44,437
30-89 days past due	52		52	34	25	15	24	52	—	254
90 days or more past due	—		—	1	—	1	6	19	—	27
Total performing	12,031		11,910	5,978	2,477	905	4,845	6,528	44	44,718
Nonperforming	6		10	11	10	11	115	86	1	250
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans(b)	$	12,037	11,920	5,989	2,487	916	4,960	6,614	45	44,968

(a)Information includes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. As of December 31, 2022, $81 of these loans were 30-89 days past due and $147 were 90 days or more past due. The Bancorp recognized $2 of losses during the year ended December 31, 2022 due to claim denials and curtailments associated with these insured or guaranteed loans.

(b)Excludes $123 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value at December 31, 2022, including $1 of 30-89 days past due loans and $2 of nonperforming loans.


As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)	Term Loans by Origination Year							Revolving Loans	Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans
	2021		2020	2019	2018	2017	Prior			Total
Residential mortgage loans:
Performing:
Current(a)	$	5,886	3,309	1,294	418	954	4,261	—	—	16,122
30-89 days past due	1		1	1	1	1	13	—	—	18
90 days or more past due	—		2	4	3	9	52	—	—	70
Total performing	5,887		3,312	1,299	422	964	4,326	—	—	16,210
Nonperforming	—		—	1	—	2	30	—	—	33
Total residential mortgage loans(b)	$	5,887	3,312	1,300	422	966	4,356	—	—	16,243
Home equity:
Performing:
Current	$	2	6	13	18	2	113	3,815	12	3,981
30-89 days past due	—		—	—	—	—	3	22	—	25
90 days or more past due	—		—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Total performing	2		6	13	18	2	117	3,837	12	4,007
Nonperforming	—		—	—	—	—	9	67	1	77
Total home equity	$	2	6	13	18	2	126	3,904	13	4,084
Indirect secured consumer loans:
Performing:
Current	$	8,732	4,206	2,221	902	389	194	—	—	16,644
30-89 days past due	26		24	25	17	8	3	—	—	103
90 days or more past due	2		2	2	2	1	—	—	—	9
Total performing	8,760		4,232	2,248	921	398	197	—	—	16,756
Nonperforming	—		12	5	5	3	2	—	—	27
Total indirect secured consumer loans	$	8,760	4,244	2,253	926	401	199	—	—	16,783
Credit card:
Performing:
Current	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,710	—	1,710
30-89 days past due	—		—	—	—	—	—	18	—	18
90 days or more past due	—		—	—	—	—	—	15	—	15
Total performing	—		—	—	—	—	—	1,743	—	1,743
Nonperforming	—		—	—	—	—	—	23	—	23
Total credit card	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,766	—	1,766
Other consumer loans:
Performing:
Current	$	692	530	275	174	105	47	913	—	2,736
30-89 days past due	3		2	3	2	1	—	2	1	14
90 days or more past due	—		—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Total performing	695		532	279	176	106	47	915	1	2,751
Nonperforming	—		—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
Total other consumer loans	$	695	532	279	176	106	47	916	1	2,752
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans:
Performing:
Current	$	15,312	8,051	3,803	1,512	1,450	4,615	6,438	12	41,193
30-89 days past due	30		27	29	20	10	19	42	1	178
90 days or more past due	2		4	7	5	10	53	15	—	96
Total performing	15,344		8,082	3,839	1,537	1,470	4,687	6,495	13	41,467
Nonperforming	—		12	6	5	5	41	91	1	161
Total residential mortgage and consumer loans(b)	$	15,344	8,094	3,845	1,542	1,475	4,728	6,586	14	41,628

(a)Information includes advances made pursuant to servicing agreements for GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. As of December 31, 2021, $49 of these loans were 30-89 days past due and $139 were 90 days or more past due. The Bancorp recognized $2 of losses during the year ended December 31, 2021 due to claim denials and curtailments associated with these insured or guaranteed loans.

(b)Excludes $154 of residential mortgage loans measured at fair value at December 31, 2021, including $2 of 30-89 days past due loans and $2 of 90 days or more past due loans.

Summary by Age and Class of the Recorded Investment in Delinquencies Included in the Bancorp's Portfolio of Loans and Leases

The following tables summarize the Bancorp’s amortized cost basis in portfolio commercial loans and leases, by age and class:


	Current Loans and Leases(a)		Past Due			Total Loans and Leases	90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing
As of December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)			30-89 Days(a)	90 Days or More(a)	Total Past Due
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans(b)	$	57,092	98	42	140	57,232	11
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	5,241		14	3	17	5,258	—
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	5,756		6	—	6	5,762	—
Commercial construction loans	5,424		7	2	9	5,433	—
Commercial leases	2,698		4	2	6	2,704	2
Total portfolio commercial loans and leases	$	76,211	129	49	178	76,389	13

(a)Includes accrual and nonaccrual loans and leases.

(b)Includes loans related to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, of which an immaterial amount were 30-89 days past due and $2 were 90 days or more past due.


	Current Loans and Leases(a)		Past Due			Total Loans and Leases	90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing
As of December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)			30-89 Days(a)	90 Days or More(a)	Total Past Due
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans(b)	$	51,549	61	49	110	51,659	17
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	4,701		4	4	8	4,709	1
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	5,606		—	1	1	5,607	—
Commercial construction loans	5,241		—	—	—	5,241	1
Commercial leases	3,035		16	1	17	3,052	—
Total portfolio commercial loans and leases	$	70,132	81	55	136	70,268	19

(a)Includes accrual and nonaccrual loans and leases.

(b)Includes loans related to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, of which $20 were 30-89 days past due and $6 were 90 days or more past due.

Summary of the Amortized Cost Basis of the Bancorp's Collateral Dependent Loans

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s collateral-dependent loans and leases, by portfolio class, as of:


($ in millions)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	433	467
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	14		22
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	27		31
Commercial construction loans	56		56
Commercial leases	1		3
Total commercial loans and leases	$	531	579
Residential mortgage loans	57		60
Consumer loans:
Home equity	46		58
Indirect secured consumer loans	6		8
Total consumer loans	$	52	66
Total portfolio loans and leases	$	640	705

Summary of the Bancorp's Nonperforming Loans and Leases by Class

The following table presents the amortized cost basis of the Bancorp’s nonaccrual loans and leases, by class, and OREO and other repossessed property, as of:


	December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
($ in millions)	With an ALLL		No Related ALLL	Total	With an ALLL	No Related ALLL	Total
Commercial loans and leases:
Commercial and industrial loans	$	114	101	215	151	128	279
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	9		7	16	10	13	23
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	20		4	24	22	3	25
Commercial construction loans	6		2	8	6	—	6
Commercial leases	—		—	—	3	1	4
Total nonaccrual portfolio commercial loans and leases	$	149	114	263	192	145	337
Residential mortgage loans	81		43	124	14	19	33
Consumer loans:
Home equity	45		22	67	53	24	77
Indirect secured consumer loans	26		3	29	21	6	27
Credit card	27		—	27	23	—	23
Other consumer loans	5		—	5	1	—	1
Total nonaccrual portfolio consumer loans	$	103	25	128	98	30	128
Total nonaccrual portfolio loans and leases(a)(b)	$	333	182	515	304	194	498
OREO and other repossessed property	—		24	24	—	29	29
Total nonperforming portfolio assets(a)(b)	$	333	206	539	304	223	527

(a)Excludes an immaterial amount and $15 of nonaccrual loans held for sale as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(b)Includes $15 and $26 of nonaccrual government insured commercial loans whose repayments are insured by the SBA as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, of which $11 are restructured nonaccrual government insured commercial loans as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Summary of Loans Modified in a TDR

The following tables provide a summary of portfolio loans, by class, modified in a TDR by the Bancorp during the years ended December 31:


2022 ($ in millions)	Number of Loans Modified in a TDR During the Year(a)	Amortized Cost Basis of Loans Modified in a TDR During the Year		Increase (Decrease) to ALLL Upon Modification	Charge-offs Recognized Upon Modification
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	89	$	234	3	9
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	12	7		—	—
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	7	24		—	—
Commercial construction loans	3	10		(2)	—
Residential mortgage loans	1,073	163		7	—
Consumer loans:
Home equity	231	16		(3)	—
Indirect secured consumer loans	3,394	63		2	—
Credit card	5,282	28		12	—
Total portfolio loans	10,091	$	545	19	9

(a)Represents number of loans post-modification and excludes loans previously modified in a TDR.


2021 ($ in millions)	Number of Loans Modified in a TDR During the Year(a)	Amortized Cost Basis of Loans Modified in a TDR During the Year		Increase (Decrease) to ALLL Upon Modification	Charge-offs Recognized Upon Modification
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	86	$	150	1	—
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	10	8		—	—
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	5	29		—	—
Commercial construction loans	1	34		—	—
Residential mortgage loans	519	93		4	—
Consumer loans:
Home equity	206	10		(3)	—
Indirect secured consumer loans	4,567	96		1	—
Credit card	5,488	30		9	1
Total portfolio loans	10,882	$	450	12	1

(a)Represents number of loans post-modification and excludes loans previously modified in a TDR.


2020 ($ in millions)	Number of Loans Modified in a TDR During the Year(a)	Amortized Cost Basis of Loans Modified in a TDR During the Year		Increase (Decrease) to ALLL Upon Modification	Charge-offs Recognized Upon Modification
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	124	$	305	26	7
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	43	58		(11)	—
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	19	44		(2)	—
Commercial construction loans	3	21		1	—
Residential mortgage loans	424	58		1	—
Consumer loans:
Home equity	147	7		(4)	—
Indirect secured consumer loans	70	—		—	—
Credit card	5,701	32		11	1
Total portfolio loans	6,531	$	525	22	8

(a)Represents number of loans post-modification and excludes loans previously modified in a TDR.

Summary of Subsequent Defaults

The following tables provide a summary of TDRs that subsequently defaulted during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and were within 12 months of the restructuring date:


December 31, 2022 ($ in millions)(a)	Number of Contracts	Amortized Cost
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	8	$	—
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	2	—
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	1	—
Commercial construction loans	1	2
Residential mortgage loans	247	33
Consumer loans:
Home equity	24	1
Indirect secured consumer loans	157	3
Credit card	356	1
Total portfolio loans	796	$	40

(a)Excludes all loans held for sale and loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality which were accounted for within a pool.


December 31, 2021 ($ in millions)(a)	Number of Contracts	Amortized Cost
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	7	$	1
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	3	1
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	2	25
Residential mortgage loans	82	10
Consumer loans:
Home equity	28	1
Indirect secured consumer loans	130	2
Credit card	215	1
Total portfolio loans	467	$	41

(a)Excludes all loans held for sale and loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality which were accounted for within a pool.


December 31, 2020 ($ in millions)(a)	Number of Contracts	Amortized Cost
Commercial loans:
Commercial and industrial loans	13	$	5
Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans	8	3
Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans	3	11
Residential mortgage loans	149	23
Consumer loans:
Home equity	6	—
Indirect secured consumer loans	18	—
Credit card	260	1
Total portfolio loans	457	$	43

(a)Excludes all loans held for sale and loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality which were accounted for within a pool.