Exhibit 12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

				Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)				March 31, 2010
Earnings
	1.	Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp		$	669
	2.	Applicable income taxes, including interest expense related to unrecognized tax positions			161
	3.	Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp before income taxes (1 + 2)		$	830
	4.	Fixed charges:
		a.	Interest expense excluding interest on deposits*	$	405
		b.	Portion of rents representative of interest and amortization of debt expense		26
		c.	Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits (4a + 4b)		431
		d.	Interest on deposits		236
		e.	Fixed charges including interest on deposits (4c + 4d)	$	667
	5.	Amortization of interest capitalized		$	–
	6.	Earnings excluding interest on deposits (3 + 4c + 5)			1,261
	7.	Earnings including interest on deposits (3 + 4e + 5)			1,497
	8.	Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits (4c)			431
	9.	Fixed charges including interest on deposits (4e)			667
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
	10.	Excluding interest on deposits (line 6/line 8)			2.93
	11.	Including interest on deposits (line 7/line 9)			2.24

* Excludes interest expense related to unrecognized tax positions.

  54 U.S. Bancorp