Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

  _NOTE 6     LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The composition of the loan portfolio at December 31, disaggregated by class and underlying specific portfolio type, was as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	2014		2013
Commercial
Commercial	$	74,996	$	64,762
Lease financing		5,381		5,271
Total commercial		80,377		70,033
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial mortgages		33,360		32,183
Construction and development		9,435		7,702
Total commercial real estate		42,795		39,885
Residential Mortgages
Residential mortgages		38,598		37,545
Home equity loans, first liens		13,021		13,611
Total residential mortgages		51,619		51,156
Credit Card		18,515		18,021
Other Retail
Retail leasing		5,871		5,929
Home equity and second mortgages		15,916		15,442
Revolving credit		3,309		3,276
Installment		6,242		5,709
Automobile		14,822		13,743
Student		3,104		3,579
Total other retail		49,264		47,678
Total loans, excluding covered loans		242,570		226,773
Covered Loans		5,281		8,462
Total loans	$	247,851	$	235,235

The Company had loans of $79.8 billion at December 31, 2014, and $77.2 billion at December 31, 2013, pledged at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), and loans of $61.8 billion at December 31, 2014, and $53.0 billion at December 31, 2013, pledged at the Federal Reserve Bank.

The majority of the Company’s loans are to borrowers in the states in which it has Consumer and Small Business Banking offices. Collateral for commercial loans may include marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment. For details of the Company’s commercial portfolio by industry group and geography as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, see Table 7 included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis which is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

For detail of the Company’s commercial real estate portfolio by property type and geography as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, see Table 8 included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis which is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Such loans are collateralized by the related property. The Company has an equity interest in a joint venture, that it accounts for under the equity method, whose principal activities are to lend to entities that develop land, and construct and sell residential homes. The Company provides a warehousing line to this joint venture. Warehousing advances to this joint venture are repaid when the sale of loans is completed or the real estate is permanently refinanced by others. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had $135 million and $205 million, respectively, of outstanding advances to this joint venture. These advances are included in commercial real estate loans.

Originated loans are reported at the principal amount outstanding, net of unearned interest and deferred fees and costs. Net unearned interest and deferred fees and costs amounted to $574 million at December 31, 2014, and $556 million at December 31, 2013. All purchased loans and related indemnification assets are recorded at fair value at the date of purchase. The Company evaluates purchased loans for impairment at the date of purchase in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance. Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered “purchased impaired loans.” All other purchased loans are considered “purchased nonimpaired loans.”

On the acquisition date, the estimate of the contractually required payments receivable for all purchased nonimpaired loans acquired in the 2014 acquisition of Charter One were $1.5 billion. The contractual cash flows not expected to be collected on these loans of $247 million and the estimated fair value of the loans of $969 million were determined based upon the estimated remaining life of the underlying loans, which includes the effects of estimated prepayments. The contractual cash flows not expected to be collected primarily reflect a reduction in contractual interest payments resulting from these estimated prepayments. There were no purchased impaired loans acquired in the Charter One acquisition.

Changes in the accretable balance for purchased impaired loans for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	2014			2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	1,655		$	1,709		$	2,619
Purchases		–			–			13
Accretion		(441	)		(499	)		(437	)
Disposals		(131	)		(172	)		(208	)
Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference(a)		229			258			454
Other(b)		(3	)		359			(732	)
Balance at end of period	$	1,309		$	1,655		$	1,709

(a) Primarily relates to changes in expected credit performance.

(b) The amount for the year ended December 31, 2013, primarily represents the reclassification of unamortized decreases in the FDIC asset (which are presented as a separate component within the covered assets table on page 107 beginning in 2013), partially offset by the impact of changes in expectations about retaining covered single-family loans beyond the term of the indemnification agreements. The amount for the year end December 31, 2012, primarily represents a change in the Company’s expectations regarding potential sale of modified covered loans at the end of the indemnification agreements which results in a reduction in the expected contractual interest payments included in the accretable balance for those loans that may be sold.

Allowance for Credit Losses The allowance for credit losses reserves for probable and estimable losses incurred in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio, including unfunded credit commitments, and includes certain amounts that do not represent loss exposure to the Company because those losses are recoverable under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC.

Activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio class was as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	Commercial			Commercial Real Estate			Residential Mortgages			Credit Card			Other Retail			Total Loans, Excluding Covered Loans			Covered Loans			Total Loans
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,075		$	776		$	875		$	884		$	781		$	4,391		$	146		$	4,537
Add
Provision for credit losses		266			(63	)		107			657			278			1,245			(16	)		1,229
Deduct
Loans charged off		305			36			216			725			384			1,666			13			1,679
Less recoveries of loans charged off		(110	)		(49	)		(21	)		(67	)		(96	)		(343	)		(2	)		(345	)
Net loans charged off		195			(13	)		195			658			288			1,323			11			1,334
Other changes(a)		–			–			–			(3	)		–			(3	)		(54	)		(57	)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	1,146		$	726		$	787		$	880		$	771		$	4,310		$	65		$	4,375
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	1,051		$	857		$	935		$	863		$	848		$	4,554		$	179		$	4,733
Add
Provision for credit losses		144			(114	)		212			677			351			1,270			70			1,340
Deduct
Loans charged off		246			92			297			739			523			1,897			37			1,934
Less recoveries of loans charged off		(126	)		(125	)		(25	)		(83	)		(105	)		(464	)		(5	)		(469	)
Net loans charged off		120			(33	)		272			656			418			1,433			32			1,465
Other changes(a)		–			–			–			–			–			–			(71	)		(71	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,075		$	776		$	875		$	884		$	781		$	4,391		$	146		$	4,537
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	1,010		$	1,154		$	927		$	992		$	831		$	4,914		$	100		$	5,014
Add
Provision for credit losses		316			(131	)		446			571			558			1,760			122			1,882
Deduct
Loans charged off		378			242			461			769			666			2,516			11			2,527
Less recoveries of loans charged off		(103	)		(76	)		(23	)		(102	)		(125	)		(429	)		(1	)		(430	)
Net loans charged off		275			166			438			667			541			2,087			10			2,097
Other changes(a)		–			–			–			(33	)		–			(33	)		(33	)		(66	)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	1,051		$	857		$	935		$	863		$	848		$	4,554		$	179		$	4,733

(a) Includes net changes in credit losses to be reimbursed by the FDIC and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, reductions in the allowance for covered loans where the reversal of a previously recorded allowance was offset by an associated decrease in the indemnification asset, and the impact of any loan sales.

Additional detail of the allowance for credit losses by portfolio class was as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate		Residential Mortgages		Credit Card		Other Retail		Total Loans, Excluding Covered Loans		Covered Loans		Total Loans
Allowance Balance at December 31, 2014 Related to
Loans individually evaluated for impairment(a)	$	5	$	4	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	9	$	–	$	9
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment		12		12		319		61		41		445		4		449
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,129		678		468		819		730		3,824		1		3,825
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		–		32		–		–		–		32		60		92
Total allowance for credit losses	$	1,146	$	726	$	787	$	880	$	771	$	4,310	$	65	$	4,375
Allowance Balance at December 31, 2013 Related to
Loans individually evaluated for impairment(a)	$	15	$	17	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	32	$	–	$	32
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment		19		26		329		87		55		516		4		520
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment		1,041		700		546		797		726		3,810		5		3,815
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		–		33		–		–		–		33		137		170
Total allowance for credit losses	$	1,075	$	776	$	875	$	884	$	781	$	4,391	$	146	$	4,537

(a) Represents the allowance for credit losses related to loans greater than $5 million classified as nonperforming or TDRs.

Additional detail of loan balances by portfolio class was as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	Commercial		Commercial Real Estate		Residential Mortgages		Credit Card		Other Retail		Total Loans, Excluding Covered Loans		Covered Loans(b)		Total Loans
December 31, 2014
Loans individually evaluated for impairment(a)	$	159	$	128	$	12	$	–	$	–	$	299	$	–	$	299
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment		124		393		4,653		240		237		5,647		34		5,681
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment		80,093		41,744		46,953		18,275		49,027		236,092		2,463		238,555
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		1		530		1		–		–		532		2,784		3,316
Total loans	$	80,377	$	42,795	$	51,619	$	18,515	$	49,264	$	242,570	$	5,281	$	247,851
December 31, 2013
Loans individually evaluated for impairment(a)	$	197	$	237	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	434	$	62	$	496
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment		155		358		5,064		310		269		6,156		87		6,243
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment		69,680		39,129		46,090		17,711		47,409		220,019		4,538		224,557
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		1		161		2		–		–		164		3,775		3,939
Total loans	$	70,033	$	39,885	$	51,156	$	18,021	$	47,678	$	226,773	$	8,462	$	235,235

(a) Represents loans greater than $5 million classified as nonperforming or TDRs.

(b) Includes expected reimbursements from the FDIC under loss sharing agreements.

Credit Quality The quality of the Company’s loan portfolios is assessed as a function of net credit losses, levels of nonperforming assets and delinquencies, and credit quality ratings as defined by the Company. These credit quality ratings are an important part of the Company’s overall credit risk management process and evaluation of its allowance for credit losses.

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The following table provides a summary of loans by portfolio class, including the delinquency status of those that continue to accrue interest, and those that are nonperforming:

	Accruing
(Dollars in Millions)	Current		30-89 Days Past Due		90 Days or More Past Due		Nonperforming		Total
December 31, 2014
Commercial	$	79,977	$	247	$	41	$	112	$	80,377
Commercial real estate		42,406		110		20		259		42,795
Residential mortgages(a)		50,330		221		204		864		51,619
Credit card		18,046		229		210		30		18,515
Other retail		48,764		238		75		187		49,264
Total loans, excluding covered loans		239,523		1,045		550		1,452		242,570
Covered loans		4,804		68		395		14		5,281
Total loans	$	244,327	$	1,113	$	945	$	1,466	$	247,851
December 31, 2013
Commercial	$	69,587	$	257	$	55	$	134	$	70,033
Commercial real estate		39,459		94		29		303		39,885
Residential mortgages(a)		49,695		358		333		770		51,156
Credit card		17,507		226		210		78		18,021
Other retail		47,156		245		86		191		47,678
Total loans, excluding covered loans		223,404		1,180		713		1,476		226,773
Covered loans		7,693		166		476		127		8,462
Total loans	$	231,097	$	1,346	$	1,189	$	1,603	$	235,235

(a) At December 31, 2014, $431 million of loans 30–89 days past due and $3.1 billion of loans 90 days or more past due purchased from Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, were classified as current, compared with $440 million and $3.7 billion at December 31, 2013, respectively.

Total nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, restructured loans not performing in accordance with modified terms, other real estate and other nonperforming assets owned by the Company. For details of the Company’s nonperforming assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, see Table 16 included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis which is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

At December 31, 2014, the amount of foreclosed residential real estate held by the Company, and included in other real estate owned, was $270 million ($233 million excluding covered assets). This excludes $641 million of foreclosed residential real estate related to mortgage loans whose payments are primarily insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition, the amount of residential mortgage loans secured by residential real estate in the process of foreclosure at December 31, 2014, was $2.9 billion, of which $2.1 billion related to loans purchased from Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The following table provides a summary of loans by portfolio class and the Company’s internal credit quality rating:

			Criticized
(Dollars in Millions)	Pass		Special Mention		Classified(a)		Total Criticized		Total
December 31, 2014
Commercial	$	78,409	$	1,204	$	764	$	1,968	$	80,377
Commercial real estate		41,322		451		1,022		1,473		42,795
Residential mortgages(b)		50,479		5		1,135		1,140		51,619
Credit card		18,275		–		240		240		18,515
Other retail		48,932		20		312		332		49,264
Total loans, excluding covered loans		237,417		1,680		3,473		5,153		242,570
Covered loans		5,164		–		117		117		5,281
Total loans	$	242,581	$	1,680	$	3,590	$	5,270	$	247,851
Total outstanding commitments	$	501,535	$	2,964	$	4,179	$	7,143	$	508,678
December 31, 2013
Commercial	$	68,075	$	1,013	$	945	$	1,958	$	70,033
Commercial real estate		38,113		616		1,156		1,772		39,885
Residential mortgages(b)		50,152		5		999		1,004		51,156
Credit card		17,733		–		288		288		18,021
Other retail		47,313		27		338		365		47,678
Total loans, excluding covered loans		221,386		1,661		3,726		5,387		226,773
Covered loans		8,160		18		284		302		8,462
Total loans	$	229,546	$	1,679	$	4,010	$	5,689	$	235,235
Total outstanding commitments	$	470,046	$	2,939	$	4,812	$	7,751	$	477,797

(a) Classified rating on consumer loans primarily based on delinquency status.

(b) At December 31, 2014, $3.1 billion of GNMA loans 90 days or more past due and $2.2 billion of restructured GNMA loans whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs were classified with a pass rating, compared with $3.7 billion and $2.6 billion at December 31, 2013, respectively.

For all loan classes, a loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current events or information, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due per the contractual terms of the loan agreement. A summary of impaired loans, which include all nonaccrual and TDR loans, by portfolio class was as follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	Period-end Recorded Investment(a)		Unpaid Principal Balance		Valuation Allowance		Commitments to Lend Additional Funds
December 31, 2014
Commercial	$	329	$	769	$	21	$	51
Commercial real estate		624		1,250		23		18
Residential mortgages		2,730		3,495		273		–
Credit card		240		240		61		–
Other retail		361		570		44		4
Total impaired loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		4,284		6,324		422		73
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		2,244		2,244		50		–
Covered loans		43		55		4		1
Total	$	6,571	$	8,623	$	476	$	74
December 31, 2013
Commercial	$	382	$	804	$	36	$	54
Commercial real estate		693		1,322		51		40
Residential mortgages		2,767		3,492		308		–
Credit card		310		310		87		–
Other retail		391		593		59		14
Total impaired loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		4,543		6,521		541		108
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		2,607		2,607		28		–
Covered loans		452		1,008		30		4
Total	$	7,602	$	10,136	$	599	$	112

(a) Substantially all loans classified as impaired at December 31, 2014 and 2013, had an associated allowance for credit losses. The total amount of interest income recognized during 2014 on loans classified as impaired at December 31, 2014, excluding those acquired with deteriorated credit quality, was $341 million, compared to what would have been recognized at the original contractual terms of the loans of $470 million.

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Additional information on impaired loans for the years ended December 31 follows:

(Dollars in Millions)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
2014
Commercial	$	414	$	9
Commercial real estate		592		26
Residential mortgages		2,742		140
Credit card		273		9
Other retail		377		17
Total impaired loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		4,398		201
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		2,609		124
Covered loans		334		15
Total	$	7,341	$	340
2013
Commercial	$	382	$	29
Commercial real estate		889		39
Residential mortgages		2,749		134
Credit card		366		16
Other retail		424		24
Total impaired loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		4,810		242
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		1,967		100
Covered loans		561		27
Total	$	7,338	$	369
2012
Commercial	$	470	$	18
Commercial real estate		1,314		43
Residential mortgages		2,717		130
Credit card		510		28
Other retail		301		19
Total impaired loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		5,312		238
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		1,448		73
Covered loans		980		29
Total	$	7,740	$	340

Troubled Debt Restructurings In certain circumstances, the Company may modify the terms of a loan to maximize the collection of amounts due when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties or is expected to experience difficulties in the near-term. The following table provides a summary of loans modified as TDRs for the years ended December 31, by portfolio class:

(Dollars in Millions)	Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Outstanding Loan Balance		Post-Modification Outstanding Loan Balance
2014
Commercial		2,027	$	238	$	203
Commercial real estate		78		80		71
Residential mortgages		2,089		271		274
Credit card		26,511		144		145
Other retail		2,833		61		61
Total loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		33,538		794		754
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		8,961		1,000		1,013
Covered loans		43		15		14
Total loans		42,542	$	1,809	$	1,781
2013
Commercial		2,429	$	166	$	155
Commercial real estate		165		205		198
Residential mortgages		2,179		309		304
Credit card		26,669		160		161
Other retail		4,290		103		102
Total loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		35,732		943		920
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		8,878		1,121		1,066
Covered loans		123		94		72
Total loans		44,733	$	2,158	$	2,058
2012
Commercial		4,843	$	307	$	272
Commercial real estate		312		493		461
Residential mortgages		4,616		638		623
Credit card		49,320		241		255
Other retail		10,461		279		275
Total loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		69,552		1,958		1,886
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		9,518		1,280		1,245
Covered loans		192		277		263
Total loans		79,262	$	3,515	$	3,394

Residential mortgages, home equity and second mortgages, and loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools in the table above include trial period arrangements offered to customers during the periods presented. The post-modification balances for these loans reflect the current outstanding balance until a permanent modification is made. In addition, the post-modification balances typically include capitalization of unpaid accrued interest and/or fees under the various modification programs. For those loans modified as TDRs during the fourth quarter of 2014, at December 31, 2014, 226 residential mortgages, 16 home equity and second mortgage loans and 1,540 loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools with outstanding balances of $25 million, $1 million and $198 million, respectively, were in a trial period and have estimated post-modification balances of $29 million, $1 million and $198 million, respectively, assuming permanent modification occurs at the end of the trial period.

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The following table provides a summary of TDR loans that defaulted (fully or partially charged-off or became 90 days or more past due) for the years ended December 31, that were modified as TDRs within 12 months previous to default:

(Dollars in Millions)	Number of Loans		Amount Defaulted
2014
Commercial		629	$	44
Commercial real estate		22		12
Residential mortgages		611		86
Credit card		6,335		33
Other retail		845		24
Total loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		8,442		199
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		876		102
Covered loans		14		5
Total loans		9,332	$	306
2013
Commercial		642	$	46
Commercial real estate		87		102
Residential mortgages		1,099		163
Credit card		6,640		37
Other retail		1,841		80
Total loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		10,309		428
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		4,972		640
Covered loans		63		49
Total loans		15,344	$	1,117
2012
Commercial		859	$	48
Commercial real estate		111		232
Residential mortgages		1,073		146
Credit card		9,774		54
Other retail		1,818		56
Total loans, excluding GNMA and covered loans		13,635		536
Loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools		1,245		177
Covered loans		68		97
Total loans		14,948	$	810

In addition to the defaults in the table above, for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company had a total of 1,778 residential mortgage loans, home equity and second mortgage loans and loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools with aggregate outstanding balances of $222 million where borrowers did not successfully complete the trial period arrangement and therefore are no longer eligible for a permanent modification under the applicable modification program.

Covered Assets Covered assets represent loans and other assets acquired from the FDIC, subject to loss sharing agreements, and include expected reimbursements from the FDIC. Effective December 31, 2014, the loss sharing coverage provided by the FDIC expired on all previously covered assets, except for residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgage loans that remain covered under loss sharing agreements with remaining terms of up to five years. The carrying amount of the covered assets at December 31, consisted of purchased impaired loans, purchased nonimpaired loans and other assets as shown in the following table:

	2014								2013
(Dollars in Millions)	Purchased Impaired Loans		Purchased Nonimpaired Loans		Other Assets		Total		Purchased Impaired Loans		Purchased Nonimpaired Loans		Other Assets		Total
Commercial loans	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	–	$	32	$	–	$	32
Commercial real estate loans		–		–		–		–		738		1,494		–		2,232
Residential mortgage loans		2,784		738		–		3,522		3,037		890		–		3,927
Credit card loans		–		–		–		–		–		5		–		5
Other retail loans		–		584		–		584		–		666		–		666
Losses reimbursable by the FDIC(a)		–		–		717		717		–		–		798		798
Unamortized changes in FDIC asset(b)		–		–		458		458		–		–		802		802
Covered loans		2,784		1,322		1,175		5,281		3,775		3,087		1,600		8,462
Foreclosed real estate		–		–		37		37		–		–		97		97
Total covered assets	$	2,784	$	1,322	$	1,212	$	5,318	$	3,775	$	3,087	$	1,697	$	8,559

(a) Relates to loss sharing agreements with remaining terms up to five years.

(b) Represents decreases in expected reimbursements by the FDIC as a result of decreases in expected losses on the covered loans. These amounts are amortized as a reduction in interest income on covered loans over the shorter of the expected life of the respective covered loans or the remaining contractual term of the indemnification agreements.

At December 31, 2013, $5 million of the purchased impaired loans included in covered loans were classified as nonperforming assets, because the expected cash flows are primarily based on the liquidation of underlying collateral and the timing and amount of the cash flows could not be reasonably estimated. Interest income is recognized on other purchased impaired loans through accretion of the difference between the carrying amount of those loans and their expected cash flows. The initial determination of the fair value of the purchased loans includes the impact of expected credit losses and, therefore, no allowance for credit losses is recorded at the purchase date. To the extent credit deterioration occurs after the date of acquisition, the Company records an allowance for credit losses.