Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Financial instruments are classified within the fair value hierarchy using the methodologies described in Note 20 – Fair Value Measurements. Certain loans, deposits, long-term debt, unfunded lending commitments and other financial instruments are accounted for under the fair value option. For more information, see Note 21 – Fair Value Option. The following disclosures include financial instruments that are not carried at fair value or only a portion of the ending balance is carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Short-term Financial Instruments

The carrying value of short-term financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, certain time deposits placed and other short-term investments, federal funds sold and purchased, certain resale and repurchase agreements and short-term borrowings, approximates the fair value of these instruments. These financial instruments generally expose the Corporation to

limited credit risk and have no stated maturities or have short-term maturities and carry interest rates that approximate market. The Corporation accounts for certain resale and repurchase agreements under the fair value option.

Under the fair value hierarchy, cash and cash equivalents are classified as Level 1. Time deposits placed and other short-term investments, such as U.S. government securities and short-term commercial paper, are classified as Level 1 or Level 2. Federal funds sold and purchased are classified as Level 2. Resale and repurchase agreements are classified as Level 2 because they are generally short-dated and/or variable-rate instruments collateralized by U.S. government or agency securities. Short-term borrowings are classified as Level 2.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying values and fair values by fair value hierarchy of certain financial instruments where only a portion of the ending balance was carried at fair value at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented in the following table.



Fair Value of Financial Instruments

			Fair Value
	Carrying Value		Level 2		Level 3		Total
(Dollars in millions)	December 31, 2021
Financial assets
Loans	$	946,142	$	53,544	$	919,980	$	973,524
Loans held-for-sale	15,635		15,016		627		15,643
Financial liabilities
Deposits (1)	2,064,446		2,064,438		—		2,064,438
Long-term debt	280,117		286,802		1,288		288,090
Commercial unfunded lending commitments (2)	1,554		97		6,384		6,481

	December 31, 2020
Financial assets
Loans	$	887,289	$	49,372	$	877,682	$	927,054
Loans held-for-sale	9,243		7,864		1,379		9,243
Financial liabilities
Deposits (1)	1,795,480		1,795,545		—		1,795,545
Long-term debt	262,934		271,315		1,164		272,479
Commercial unfunded lending commitments (2)	1,977		99		5,159		5,258

(1) Includes demand deposits of $1.0 trillion and $799.0 billion with no stated maturities at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

(2) The carrying value of commercial unfunded lending commitments is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Corporation does not estimate the fair value of consumer unfunded lending commitments because, in many instances, the Corporation can reduce or cancel these commitments by providing notice to the borrower. For more information on commitments, see Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies.