Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees

Summary of Significant Commitments

Commitments
The Bancorp has certain commitments to make future payments under contracts. The following table reflects a summary of significant commitments as of:
		March 31,	December 31,
($ in millions)		2016	2015
Commitments to extend credit	$	66,908	66,884
Letters of credit		2,945	3,055
Forward contracts related to held for sale residential mortgage loans		1,423	1,330
Noncancelable operating lease obligations		618	635
Purchase obligations		70	60
Capital commitments for private equity investments		62	60
Capital expenditures		30	30
Capital lease obligations		24	27

Credit Risk Associated With Commitments

Risk ratings under this risk rating system are summarized in the following table as of:
		March 31,	December 31,
($ in millions)		2016	2015
Pass	$	65,672	65,645
Special mention		585	647
Substandard		648	592
Doubtful		3	-
Total commitments to extend credit	$	66,908	66,884

Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit, Conditional Commitments Issued to Guarantee the Performance of a Customer to a Third Party

Standby and commercial letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party and expire as summarized in the following table as of March 31, 2016:
($ in millions)
Less than 1 year(a)	$	1,673
1 - 5 years(a)		1,244
Over 5 years		28
Total letters of credit	$	2,945

• Includes $25and $15issued on behalf of commercial customers to facilitate trade payments in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies which expire less than1 year and between 1- 5 years, respectively.

Credit Risk associated with Letters of Credit

Risk ratings under this risk rating system are summarized in the following table as of:
		March 31,	December 31,
($ in millions)		2016	2015
Pass	$	2,477	2,606
Special mention		138	130
Substandard		250	258
Doubtful		80	61
Total letters of credit	$	2,945	3,055

Activity in Reserve for Representation and Warranty Provisions

The following table summarizes activity in the reserve for representation and warranty provisions:
		For the three months ended March 31,
($ in millions)		2016	2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	25	35
Net (reductions) additions to the reserve		(2)	2
Losses charged against the reserve		-	(1)
Balance, end of period	$	23	36

Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense

The following tables provide a rollforward of unresolved claims by claimant type for the three months ended March 31:
	GSE			Private Label
2016 ($ in millions)	Units		Dollars	Units		Dollars
Balance, beginning of period	16	$	4	2	$	-
New demands	71		6	2		-
Loan paydowns/payoffs	(4)		(1)	-		-
Resolved demands	(68)		(7)	(3)		-
Balance, end of period	15	$	2	1	$	-

	GSE			Private Label
2015 ($ in millions)	Units		Dollars	Units		Dollars
Balance, beginning of period	37	$	6	1	$	1
New demands	118		9	6		-
Loan paydowns/payoffs	(4)		-	-		-
Resolved demands	(119)		(11)	(5)		(1)
Balance, end of period	32	$	4	2	$	-

Visa Funding and Bancorp Cash Payments

After the Bancorp's sale of Visa Class B Shares, Visa has funded additional amounts into the litigation escrow account which have resulted in further dilutive adjustments to the conversion of Class B Shares into Class A Shares, and along with other terms of the total return swap, required the Bancorp to make cash payments in varying amounts to the swap counterparty as follows:

		Visa	Bancorp Cash
Period ($ in millions)		Funding Amount	Payment Amount
Q2 2010	$	500	20
Q4 2010		800	35
Q2 2011		400	19
Q1 2012		1,565	75
Q3 2012		150	6
Q3 2014		450	18	i