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Loans and Card Member Receivables
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans and Card Member Receivables Loans and Card Member Receivables
Our lending and charge payment card products that we offer to consumer, small business and corporate customers result in the generation of Card Member loans and Card Member receivables. We also extend credit to customers through non-card financing products, resulting in Other loans.
Card Member and Other loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of:
(Millions)20232022
Consumer (a)
$90,900 $84,964 
Small Business27,022 22,947 
Corporate56 53 
Card Member loans117,978 107,964 
Less: Reserves for credit losses4,721 3,747 
Card Member loans, net$113,257 $104,217 
Other loans, net (b)
$6,483 $5,357 
(a)Includes approximately $27.2 billion and $28.5 billion of gross Card Member loans available to settle obligations of a consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(b)Other loans are presented net of reserves for credit losses of $108 million and $59 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Card Member receivables as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of:
(Millions)20232022
Consumer
$22,239 $22,885 
Small Business19,575 19,629 
Corporate (a)
17,011 15,099 
Card Member receivables58,825 57,613 
Less: Reserves for credit losses174 229 
Card Member receivables, net$58,651 $57,384 
(a)Includes $5.4 billion and $5.2 billion of gross Card Member receivables available to settle obligations of a consolidated VIE as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Card Member Loans and Receivables Aging
Generally, a Card Member account is considered past due if payment due is not received within 30 days after the billing statement date. The following table presents the aging of Card Member loans and receivables as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
2023 (Millions)
Current30-59
Days
Past Due
60-89
Days
Past Due
90+
Days
Past Due
Total
90+ Days Past Due and Still Accruing Interest (c)
Non-Accruals(d)
Card Member Loans:
Consumer$89,751 $363 $258 $528 $90,900 $369 $272 
Small Business26,678 114 72 158 27,022 109 73 
Corporate (a)
(b)(b)(b) 56   
Card Member Receivables:
Consumer22,018 74 49 98 22,239   
Small Business$19,327 $93 $53 102 19,575   
Corporate (a)
(b)(b)(b)$79 $17,011 $ $ 
2022 (Millions)
Current30-59
Days
Past Due
60-89
Days
Past Due
90+
Days
Past Due
Total
Card Member Loans:
Consumer$84,102 $281 $198 $383 $84,964 
Small Business22,731 81 49 86 22,947 
Corporate (a)
(b)(b)(b) 53 
Card Member Receivables:
Consumer22,634 83 56 112 22,885 
Small Business$19,330 $120 $69 110 19,629 
Corporate (a)
(b)(b)(b)$85 $15,099 
(a)For corporate accounts, delinquency data is tracked based on days past billing status rather than days past due. A Card Member account is considered 90 days past billing if payment has not been received within 90 days of the Card Member’s billing statement date. In addition, if we initiate collection procedures on an account prior to the account becoming 90 days past billing, the associated Card Member loan or receivable balance is classified as 90 days past billing. These amounts are shown above as 90+ Days Past Due for presentation purposes. See also (b).
(b)Delinquency data for periods other than 90+ days past billing is not available due to system constraints. Therefore, such data has not been utilized for risk management purposes. The balances that are current to 89 days past due can be derived as the difference between the Total and the 90+ Days Past Due balances.
(c)Our policy is generally to accrue interest through the date of write-off (typically 180 days past due). We establish reserves for interest that we believe will not be collected.
(d)Non-accrual loans primarily include certain loans placed with outside collection agencies for which we have ceased accruing interest.
Credit Quality Indicators for Card Member Loans and Receivables
The following tables present the key credit quality indicators as of or for the nine months ended September 30:
20232022
Net Write-Off RateNet Write-Off Rate
Principal
Only (a)
Principal,
Interest &
Fees (a)
30+ Days Past Due as a % of Total
Principal
Only (a)
Principal,
Interest &
Fees (a)
30+ Days Past Due as a % of Total
Card Member Loans:
Consumer1.7 %2.1 %1.3 %0.9 %1.1 %0.9 %
Small Business1.5 %1.8 %1.3 %0.6 %0.7 %0.7 %
Card Member Receivables:
Consumer1.6 %1.7 %1.0 %0.7 %0.8 %1.0 %
Small Business2.3 %2.4 %1.3 %0.9 %1.0 %1.3 %
Corporate (b)0.6 %(c)(b)0.3 %(c)
(a)We present a net write-off rate based on principal losses only (i.e., excluding interest and/or fees) to be consistent with industry convention. In addition, as our practice is to include uncollectible interest and/or fees as part of our total provision for credit losses, a net write-off rate including principal, interest and/or fees is also presented.
(b)Net write-off rate based on principal losses only is not available due to system constraints.
(c)For corporate receivables, delinquency data is tracked based on days past billing status rather than days past due. Delinquency data for periods other than 90+ days past billing is not available due to system constraints. 90+ days past billing as a % of total was 0.5% and 0.6% as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Refer to Note 3 for additional indicators, including external qualitative factors, management considers in its evaluation process for reserves for credit losses.
Loans and Receivables Restructurings for Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Effective January 1, 2023, we prospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update 2022-02 guidance that eliminated the recognition and measurement of TDRs. Following the adoption of this guidance, we evaluate all loans and receivables restructurings according to the accounting guidance for loan refinancing and restructuring to determine whether such loan modification should be accounted for as a new loan or a continuation of the existing loan. Our loans and receivables restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty are generally accounted for as a continuation of the existing loan, which reflects the ongoing effort to support our customer and recover our investment in the existing loan.
We offer several types of loans and receivables modification programs to customers experiencing financial difficulty. In such instances, we may modify loans and receivables with the intention to minimize losses and improve collectability, while providing customers with temporary or permanent financial relief.
Such modifications to the loans and receivables primarily include (i) temporary interest rate reductions (reducing interest rates to as low as zero percent, in which case the loan is characterized as non-accrual), and/or (ii) placing the customer on a fixed payment plan not to exceed 60 months. Upon entering the modification program, the customer’s ability to make future purchases is limited, canceled or, in certain cases, suspended until the customer successfully exits from the modification program. As of September 30, 2023, we had $48 million of unused credit available to customers with loans modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. In accordance with the modification agreement with the customer, loans and/or receivables may revert to the original contractual terms (including the contractual interest rate where applicable) when the customer exits the modification program, which is either (i) when all payments have been made in accordance with the modification agreement or (ii) when the customer defaults out of the modification program.
The following table provides information relating to loans and receivables modifications for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Account Balances
(Millions) (a)
% of Total Class of
Financing Receivables
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction
(% points)
Weighted Average Payment
Term Extensions
(# of months)
Account Balances
(Millions) (a)
% of Total Class of
Financing Receivables
Weighted Average Interest Rate Reduction
(% points)
Weighted Average Payment
Term Extensions
(# of months)
Interest Rate Reduction
Card Member Loans
Consumer$542 0.6 %16.4 %(b)$1,113 1.2 %16.1 %(b)
Small Business167 0.6 %15.9 %(b)411 1.5 %15.7 %(b)
Corporate— — — (b)  — (b)
Term Extension
Card Member Receivables
Consumer126 0.6 %(c)30282 1.3 %(c)27
Small Business181 0.9 %(c)30455 2.3 %(c)27
Corporate4 0.02 %(c)1012 0.1 %(c)10
Other Loans8 0.1 % 1919 0.3 % 18
Interest Rate Reduction
and Term Extension
Other Loans16 0.2 %2.1 %2028 0.4 %2.0 %19
Total$1,044 $2,320 
(a)Represents the outstanding balances as of September 30, 2023 of all modifications undertaken in the past three and nine months, respectively, for loans and receivables that remain in modification programs as of, or that defaulted on or before, September 30, 2023. The outstanding balances include principal, fees, and accrued interest on loans and principal and fees on receivables. Modifications did not reduce the principal balance.
(b)For Card Member loans, there have been no payment term extensions.
(c)We do not offer interest rate reduction programs for Card Member receivables as the receivables are non-interest bearing.
A customer can miss up to three payments before being considered in default, depending on the terms of the modification program. For loans and receivables modified on or after January 1, 2023, the amount of defaulted balances was immaterial for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The following table provides information relating to the performance of loans and receivables that were modified on or after January 1, 2023.
As of September 30, 2023
Account Balances (Millions) (a)
Current
30-89 Days Past Due
90+ Days Past Due
Card Member Loans
Consumer$1,020 $73 $20 
Small Business366 34 11 
Corporate   
Card Member Receivables:
Consumer257 20 5 
Small Business402 43 10 
Corporate9 2 1 
Other Loans42 4 1 
Total$2,096 $176 $48 
(a)Represents the outstanding balances as of September 30, 2023 of all modifications undertaken on or after January 1, 2023 for loans and receivables that remain in modification programs as of, or that defaulted on or before, September 30, 2023. The outstanding balance includes principal, fees and accrued interest on loans and principal and fees on receivables.
Troubled Debt Restructuring Disclosures Prior to Our Adoption of ASU 2022-02
Prior to our adoption of ASU 2022-02, we accounted for a modification to the contractual terms of a loan that resulted in granting a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties as a TDR. Loans that were classified as a TDR prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02 will continue to be accounted for under the historical TDR accounting until the loan is entirely paid off or written off.
The following table provides additional information with respect to our impaired loans and receivables as of December 31, 2022:
As of December 31, 2022
Accounts Classified as a
TDR (c)
2022 (Millions)
Over 90 days Past Due & Accruing Interest (a)
Non-
Accruals (b)
In
Program (d)
Out of
Program (e)
Total
Impaired
Balance
Reserve for Credit
Losses-
TDRs
Card Member Loans
Consumer$252 $155 $781 $1,098 $2,286 $335 
Small Business54 34 267 380 735 108 
Corporate— — — — — — 
Card Member Receivables
Consumer— — 257 179 436 20 
Small Business— — 403 402 805 40 
Corporate— — 13 
Other Loans19 26 — 
Total$309 $191 $1,733 $2,068 $4,301 $504 
(a)Our policy is generally to accrue interest through the date of write-off (typically 180 days past due). We establish reserves for interest that we believe will not be collected. Amounts presented exclude loans classified as a TDR.
(b)Non-accrual loans not in modification programs primarily include certain loans placed with outside collection agencies for which we have ceased accruing interest. Amounts presented exclude loans classified as TDRs.
(c)Accounts classified as a TDR include $48 million that were over 90 days past due and accruing interest as of December 31, 2022 and $17 million that were non-accruals as of December 31, 2022.
(d)In Program TDRs include accounts that are currently enrolled in a modification program.
(e)Out of Program TDRs include $1,922 million of accounts that have successfully completed a modification program and $146 million of accounts that were not in compliance with the terms of the modification programs as of December 31, 2022.
Loans and Receivables Modified as TDRs Prior to Our Adoption of ASU 2022-02
The following table provides additional information with respect to loans and receivables that were modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022:
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Number of
Accounts (thousands)
Account
Balances (millions)(a)
Average Interest Rate Reduction (% Points)
Average Payment Term Extensions
(# of Months)
Number of
Accounts (thousands)
Account
Balances (millions)(a)
Average Interest Rate Reduction (% Points)
Average Payment Term Extensions
(# of Months)
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Card Member Loans44 $285 14 (b)97 $633 14 (b)
Card Member Receivables258(c)2018 591(c)19
Other Loans316516
Total52 $546 118 $1,229 
(a)Represents the outstanding balance immediately prior to modification. The outstanding balance includes principal, fees and accrued interest on loans and principal and fees on receivables. Modifications did not reduce the principal balance.
(b)For Card Member loans, there have been no payment term extensions.
(c)We do not offer interest rate reduction programs for Card Member receivables as the receivables are non-interest bearing.
Loans and Receivables Modified and Subsequently Defaulted Prior to Our Adoption of ASU 2022-02
The following table provides information with respect to loans and receivables modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of modification. A customer can miss up to three payments before being considered in default, depending on the terms of the modification program.
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Aggregated Outstanding Balances Upon Default (millions)(a)
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Aggregated Outstanding Balances Upon Default (millions)(a)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Card Member Loans$18 12 $70 
Card Member Receivables727 
Other Loans—  — — 
Total$25 15 $97 
(a)The outstanding balances upon default include principal, fees and accrued interest on loans, and principal and fees on receivables.