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Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]  
Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities

Note 3 Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities

 

Loan Sale and Servicing Activities

We have transferred residential and commercial mortgage loans in securitization or sales transactions in which we have continuing involvement. These transfers have occurred through Agency securitization, Non-agency securitization, and loan sale transactions. Agency securitizations consist of securitization transactions with Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), and Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) (collectively the Agencies). FNMA and FHLMC generally securitize our transferred loans into mortgage-backed securities for sale into the secondary market through special purpose entities (SPEs) that they sponsor. We, as an authorized GNMA issuer/servicer, pool Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) insured loans into mortgage-backed securities for sale into the secondary market. In Non-agency securitizations, we have transferred loans into securitization SPEs. In other instances, third-party investors have also purchased our loans in loan sale transactions and in certain instances have subsequently sold these loans into securitization SPEs. Securitization SPEs utilized in the Agency and Non-agency securitization transactions are variable interest entities (VIEs).

 

Our continuing involvement in the FNMA, FHLMC, and GNMA securitizations, Non-agency securitizations, and loan sale transactions generally consists of servicing, repurchases of previously transferred loans under certain conditions and loss share arrangements, and, in limited circumstances, holding of mortgage-backed securities issued by the securitization SPEs.

 

Depending on the transaction, we may act as the master, primary, and/or special servicer to the securitization SPEs or third-party investors. Servicing responsibilities typically consist of collecting and remitting monthly borrower principal and interest payments, maintaining escrow deposits, performing loss mitigation and foreclosure activities, and, in certain instances, funding of servicing advances. Servicing advances, which are reimbursable, are recognized in Other assets at cost and are made for principal and interest and collateral protection.

 

We earn servicing and other ancillary fees for our role as servicer and, depending on the contractual terms of the servicing arrangement, we can be terminated as servicer with or without cause. At the consummation date of each type of loan transfer, we recognize a servicing right at fair value. Servicing rights are recognized in Other intangible assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet and when subsequently accounted for at fair value are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 9 Fair Value and Note 10 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets for further discussion of our residential and commercial servicing rights.

 

Certain loans transferred to the Agencies contain removal of account provisions (ROAPs). Under these ROAPs, we hold an option to repurchase at par individual delinquent loans that meet certain criteria. When we have the unilateral ability to repurchase a delinquent loan, effective control over the loan has been regained and we recognize an asset (in either Loans or Loans held for sale) and a corresponding liability (in Other borrowed funds) on the balance sheet regardless of our intent to repurchase the loan. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the balance of our ROAP asset and liability totaled $149 million and $190 million, respectively.

 

The Agency and Non-agency mortgage-backed securities issued by the securitization SPEs that are purchased and held on our balance sheet are typically purchased in the secondary market. PNC does not retain any credit risk on its Agency mortgage-backed security positions as FNMA, FHLMC, and the U.S. Government (for GNMA) guarantee losses of principal and interest. Substantially all of the Non-agency mortgage-backed securities acquired and held on our balance sheet are senior tranches in the securitization structure.

 

We also have involvement with certain Agency and Non-agency commercial securitization SPEs where we have not transferred commercial mortgage loans. These SPEs were sponsored by independent third-parties and the loans held by these entities were purchased exclusively from other third-parties. Generally, our involvement with these SPEs is as servicer with servicing activities consistent with those described above.

 

We recognize a liability for our loss exposure associated with contractual obligations to repurchase previously transferred loans due to breaches of representations and warranties and also for loss sharing arrangements (recourse obligations) with the Agencies. Other than providing temporary liquidity under servicing advances and our loss exposure associated with our repurchase and recourse obligations, we have not provided nor are we required to provide any type of credit support, guarantees, or commitments to the securitization SPEs or third-party investors in these transactions. See Note 18 Commitments and Guarantees for further discussion of our repurchase and recourse obligations.

 

The following table provides information related to certain financial information and cash flows associated with PNC's loan sale and servicing activities:

Table 59: Certain Financial Information and Cash Flows Associated with Loan Sale and Servicing Activities  
    
  Residential Commercial Home Equity 
In millionsMortgages Mortgages (a) Loans/Lines (b) 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION - June 30, 2013          
Servicing portfolio (c) $115,740 $166,356 $5,176 
Carrying value of servicing assets (d)  975  525    
Servicing advances (e)  558  502  5 
Repurchase and recourse obligations (f)  523  37  24 
Carrying value of mortgage-backed securities held (g)  4,503  1,528    
FINANCIAL INFORMATION - December 31, 2012          
Servicing portfolio (c) $119,262 $153,193 $5,353 
Carrying value of servicing assets (d)  650  420    
Servicing advances (e)  582  505  5 
Repurchase and recourse obligations (f)  614  43  58 
Carrying value of mortgage-backed securities held (g)  5,445  1,533    

  Residential Commercial Home Equity 
In millionsMortgages Mortgages (a) Loans/Lines (b) 
CASH FLOWS - Three months ended June 30, 2013          
Sales of loans (h) $4,190 $489    
Repurchases of previously transferred loans (i)  278    $2 
Servicing fees (j)  89  43  5 
Servicing advances recovered/(funded), net  30  8  (1) 
Cash flows on mortgage-backed securities held (g)  389  70    
CASH FLOWS - Three months ended June 30, 2012          
Sales of loans (h) $2,939 $468    
Repurchases of previously transferred loans (i)  358    $6 
Servicing fees (j)  95  46  6 
Servicing advances recovered/(funded), net  20  13    
Cash flows on mortgage-backed securities held (g)  283  223    
CASH FLOWS - Six months ended June 30, 2013          
Sales of loans (h) $7,994 $1,415    
Repurchases of previously transferred loans (i)  650    $4 
Servicing fees (j)  179  89  11 
Servicing advances recovered/(funded), net  24  3  (1) 
Cash flows on mortgage-backed securities held (g)  756  193    
CASH FLOWS - Six months ended June 30, 2012          
Sales of loans (h) $6,448 $949    
Repurchases of previously transferred loans (i)  769    $16 
Servicing fees (j)  194  91  11 
Servicing advances recovered/(funded), net  (1)  21    
Cash flows on mortgage-backed securities held (g)  539  352    
(a)Represents financial and cash flow information associated with both commercial mortgage loan transfer and servicing activities.
(b)These activities were part of an acquired brokered home equity lending business in which PNC is no longer engaged. See Note 18 Commitments and Guarantees for further information.
(c)For our continuing involvement with residential mortgage and home equity loan/line transfers, amount represents outstanding balance of loans transferred and serviced. For commercial mortgages, amount represents overall servicing portfolio in which loans have been transferred by us or third parties to VIEs.
(d)See Note 9 Fair Value and Note 10 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets for further information.
(e)Pursuant to certain contractual servicing agreements, represents outstanding balance of funds advanced (i) to investors for monthly collections of borrower principal and interest, (ii) for borrower draws on unused home equity lines of credit, and (iii) for collateral protection associated with the underlying mortgage collateral.
(f)Represents liability for our loss exposure associated with loan repurchases for breaches of representations and warranties for our Residential Mortgage Banking and Non-Strategic Assets Portfolio segments, and our commercial mortgage loss share arrangements for our Corporate & Institutional Banking segment. See Note 18 Commitments and Guarantees for further information.
(g)Represents securities held where PNC transferred to and/or services loans for a securitization SPE and we hold securities issued by that SPE.
(h)There were no gains or losses recognized on the transaction date for sales of residential mortgage loans as these loans are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. For transfers of commercial mortgage loans not recognized on the balance sheet at fair value, gains/losses recognized on sales of these loans were $20 million and $18 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively, and $43 million and $15 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.
(i)Includes government insured or guaranteed loans repurchased through the exercise of our ROAP option and loans repurchased due to breaches of origination covenants or representations and warranties made to purchasers.
(j)Includes contractually specified servicing fees, late charges and ancillary fees.

Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)

As discussed in our 2012 Form 10-K, we are involved with various entities in the normal course of business that are deemed to be VIEs. The following provides a summary of VIEs, including those that we have consolidated and those in which we hold variable interests but have not consolidated into our financial statements as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Table 60: Consolidated VIEs – Carrying Value (a) (b)
 
June 30, 2013  Credit Card and Other   Tax Credit   
In millionsMarket Street Securitization Trusts (c)   Investments Total 
Assets                  
Cash and due from banks           $4  $4 
Interest-earning deposits with banks            6   6 
Investment securities $7             7 
Loans  6,116  $1,729         7,845 
Allowance for loan and lease losses      (64)         (64) 
Equity investments            492   492 
Other assets (d)  6   27     534   567 
 Total assets $6,129  $1,692    $1,036  $8,857 
Liabilities                  
Commercial paper $5,900            $5,900 
Other borrowed funds     $195    $239   434 
Accrued expenses            120   120 
Other liabilities  223         155   378 
 Total liabilities $6,123  $195    $514  $6,832 
                     
December 31, 2012  Credit Card   Tax Credit   
In millionsMarket Street Securitization Trust (e)   Investments Total 
Assets                  
Cash and due from banks           $4  $4 
Interest-earning deposits with banks            6   6 
Investment securities $9             9 
Loans  6,038  $1,743         7,781 
Allowance for loan and lease losses      (75)         (75) 
Equity investments            1,429   1,429 
Other assets  536   31     714   1,281 
 Total assets $6,583  $1,699    $2,153  $10,435 
Liabilities                  
Commercial paper $6,045            $6,045 
Other borrowed funds           $257   257 
Accrued expenses            132   132 
Other liabilities  529         447   976 
 Total liabilities $6,574        $836  $7,410 
(a) Amounts represent carrying value on PNC’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(b) Difference between total assets and total liabilities represents the equity portion of the VIE or intercompany assets and liabilities which are eliminated in consolidation.
(c) During the first quarter of 2013, PNC consolidated a Non-agency securitization trust due to modification of contractual provisions.
(d) During the second quarter of 2013, certain Market Street amounts previously classified in “Other assets” were reclassified to “Loans”.
(e) During the first quarter of 2012, the last securitization series issued by the SPE matured, resulting in the zero balance of liabilities at December 31, 2012.

Table 61: Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs (a)
          
 Aggregate Aggregate 
In millionsAssets Liabilities 
June 30, 2013        
Market Street $7,322  $7,322 
Credit Card and Other Securitization Trusts  1,978   195 
Tax Credit Investments  1,045   544 
          
December 31, 2012        
Market Street $7,796  $7,796 
Credit Card Securitization Trust  1,782     
Tax Credit Investments  2,162   853 
(a)Amounts in this table differ from total assets and liabilities in the preceding "Consolidated VIEs - Carrying Value" table due to the elimination of intercompany
 assets and liabilities in the preceding table.

Table 62: Non-Consolidated VIEs   
 
         Carrying  Carrying  
   Aggregate  Aggregate  PNC Risk  Value of  Value of  
In millionsAssets  Liabilities  of Loss  Assets  Liabilities  
June 30, 2013                  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitizations (a) $71,374 $71,374 $1,836 $1,836(c)     
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitizations (a)  35,798  35,798  4,516  4,516(c) $7(e) 
Tax Credit Investments and Other (b)  6,564  2,093  1,405  1,405(d)  644(e) 
 Total $113,736 $109,265 $7,757 $7,757  $651  
                     
         Carrying Carrying 
   Aggregate Aggregate PNC Risk Value of Value of 
In millionsAssets Liabilities of Loss Assets Liabilities 
December 31, 2012                  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitizations (a) $72,370 $72,370 $1,829 $1,829(c)     
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitizations (a)  42,719  42,719  5,456  5,456(c) $90(e) 
Tax Credit Investments and Other (b)  5,960  2,101  1,283  1,283(d)  623(e) 
 Total $121,049 $117,190 $8,568 $8,568  $713  
(a)Amounts reflect involvement with securitization SPEs where PNC transferred to and/or services loans for an SPE and we hold securities issued by that SPE. Asset amounts equal outstanding liability amounts of the SPEs due to limited availability of SPE financial information. We also invest in other mortgage and asset-backed securities issued by third-party VIEs with which we have no continuing involvement. Further information on these securities is included in Note 8 Investment Securities and values disclosed represent our maximum exposure to loss for those securities’ holdings.
(b)Aggregate assets and aggregate liabilities are based on limited availability of financial information associated with certain acquired partnerships.
(c)Included in Trading securities, Investment securities, Other intangible assets, and Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(d)Included in Equity investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(e)Included in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Market Street

Market Street Funding LLC (Market Street), owned by an independent third-party, is a multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduit that primarily purchases assets or makes loans secured by interests in pools of receivables from U.S. corporations. Market Street funds the purchases of assets or loans by issuing commercial paper. Market Street is supported by pool-specific credit enhancements, liquidity facilities, and a program-level credit enhancement. Generally, Market Street mitigates its potential interest rate risk by entering into agreements with its borrowers that reflect interest rates based upon its weighted-average commercial paper cost of funds. During 2012 and the first six months of 2013, Market Street met all of its funding needs through the issuance of commercial paper.

 

PNC Bank, National Association, (PNC Bank, N.A.) provides certain administrative services, the program-level credit enhancement and liquidity facilities to Market Street in exchange for fees negotiated based on market rates. The program-level credit enhancement covers net losses in the amount of 10% of commitments, excluding explicitly rated AAA/Aaa facilities. Coverage is a cash collateral account funded by a loan facility. This facility expires in June 2018. At June 30, 2013, $1.2 billion was outstanding on this facility.

 

Although the commercial paper obligations at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were supported by Market Street's assets, PNC Bank, N.A. may be obligated to fund Market Street under the $11.4 billion of liquidity facilities for events such as commercial paper market disruptions, borrower bankruptcies, collateral deficiencies or covenant violations. Our credit risk under the liquidity facilities is secondary to the risk of first loss absorbed by Market Street borrowers through over-collateralization of assets and losses absorbed by deal-specific credit enhancement provided by a third party. The deal-specific credit enhancement is generally structured to cover a multiple of expected losses for the pool of assets and is sized to meet rating agency standards for comparably structured transactions.

 

Through the credit enhancement and liquidity facility arrangements, PNC Bank, N.A. has the power to direct the activities of Market Street that most significantly affect its economic performance and these arrangements expose PNC Bank, N.A. to expected losses or residual returns that are potentially significant to Market Street. Therefore, PNC Bank, N.A. consolidates Market Street. PNC Bank, N.A. is not required to nor have we provided additional financial support to Market Street and Market Street creditors have no direct recourse to PNC Bank, N.A.

 

Credit Card Securitization Trust

We were the sponsor of several credit card securitizations facilitated through a trust. This bankruptcy-remote SPE was established to purchase credit card receivables from the sponsor and to issue and sell asset-backed securities created by it to independent third-parties. The SPE was financed primarily through the sale of these asset-backed securities. These transactions were originally structured to provide liquidity and to afford favorable capital treatment.

 

Our continuing involvement in these securitization transactions consisted primarily of holding certain retained interests and acting as the primary servicer. For each securitization series that was outstanding, our retained interests held were in the form of a pro-rata undivided interest, or sellers' interest, in the transferred receivables, subordinated tranches of asset-backed securities, interest-only strips, discount receivables, and subordinated interests in accrued interest and fees in securitized receivables. We consolidated the SPE as we were deemed the primary beneficiary of the entity based upon our level of continuing involvement. Our role as primary servicer gave us the power to direct the activities of the SPE that most significantly affect its economic performance and our holding of retained interests gave us the obligation to absorb expected losses, or the ability to receive residual returns that could be potentially significant to the SPE. The underlying assets of the consolidated SPE were restricted only for payment of the beneficial interests issued by the SPE. We were not required to nor did we provide additional financial support to the SPE. Additionally, creditors of the SPE have no direct recourse to PNC.

 

During the first quarter of 2012, the last series issued by the SPE, Series 2007-1, matured. At June 30, 2013, the SPE continued to exist and we consolidated the entity as we continued to be the primary beneficiary of the SPE through our holding of seller's interest and our role as the primary servicer.

 

Tax Credit Investments

We make certain equity investments in various tax credit limited partnerships or limited liability companies (LLCs). The purpose of these investments is to achieve a satisfactory return on capital and to assist us in achieving goals associated with the Community Reinvestment Act.

 

Also, we are a national syndicator of affordable housing equity. In these syndication transactions, we create funds in which our subsidiaries are the general partner or managing member and sell limited partnership or non-managing member interests to third parties. In some cases PNC may also purchase a limited partnership or non-managing member interest in the fund. The purpose of this business is to generate income from the syndication of these funds, generate servicing fees by managing the funds, and earn tax credits to reduce our tax liability. General partner or managing member activities include selecting, evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and closing the fund investments in operating limited partnerships or LLCs, as well as oversight of the ongoing operations of the fund portfolio.

 

Typically, the general partner or managing member will be the party that has the right to make decisions that will most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity. However, certain partnership or LLC agreements provide the limited partner or non-managing member the ability to remove the general partner or managing member without cause. This results in the limited partner or non-managing member being the party that has the right to make decisions that will most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity. The primary sources of losses and benefits for these investments are the tax credits and tax benefits due to passive losses on the investments. We have consolidated investments in which we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's performance, and have an obligation to absorb expected losses or receive benefits that could be potentially significant. The assets are primarily included in Equity investments and Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet with the liabilities classified in Other borrowed funds, Accrued expenses, and Other liabilities and the third party investors' interests included in the Equity section as Noncontrolling interests. Neither creditors nor equity investors in these investments have any recourse to our general credit. We have not provided financial support to the limited partnership or LLC that we are not contractually obligated to provide. The consolidated aggregate assets and liabilities of these investments are provided in the Consolidated VIEs table and reflected in the “Other” business segment.

 

For tax credit investments in which we do not have the right to make decisions that will most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity, we are not the primary beneficiary and thus they are not consolidated. These investments are disclosed in Table 62: Non-Consolidated VIEs. The table also reflects our maximum exposure to loss exclusive of any potential tax credit recapture. Our maximum exposure to loss is equal to our legally binding equity commitments adjusted for recorded impairment and partnership results. We use the equity method to account for our investment in these entities with the investments reflected in Equity investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, we increase our recognized investments and recognize a liability for all legally binding unfunded equity commitments. These liabilities are reflected in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

During the second quarter of 2013, PNC sold limited partnership or non-managing member interests previously held in certain consolidated funds. As a result, PNC no longer met the consolidation criteria for those investments and deconsolidated approximately $675 million of net assets related to the funds.

  

Residential and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitizations

In connection with each Agency and Non-agency securitization discussed above, we evaluate each SPE utilized in these transactions for consolidation. In performing these assessments, we evaluate our level of continuing involvement in these transactions as the nature of our involvement ultimately determines whether or not we hold a variable interest and/or are the primary beneficiary of the SPE. Factors we consider in our consolidation assessment include the significance of (i) our role as servicer, (ii) our holdings of mortgage-backed securities issued by the securitization SPE, and (iii) the rights of third-party variable interest holders.

 

The first step in our assessment is to determine whether we hold a variable interest in the securitization SPE. We hold variable interests in Agency and Non-agency securitization SPEs through our holding of mortgage-backed securities issued by the SPEs and/or our recourse obligations. Each SPE in which we hold a variable interest is evaluated to determine whether we are the primary beneficiary of the entity. For Agency securitization transactions, our contractual role as servicer does not give us the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the SPEs. Thus, we are not the primary beneficiary of these entities. For Non-agency securitization transactions, we would be the primary beneficiary to the extent our servicing activities give us the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of the SPE and we hold a more than insignificant variable interest in the entity.

 

In the first quarter 2013, contractual provisions of a Non-agency securitization were modified resulting in PNC being deemed the primary beneficiary of the securitization. As a result, we consolidated the SPE and recorded the SPE's home equity line of credit assets and associated beneficial interest liabilities and are continuing to account for these instruments at fair value. These balances are included within the Credit Card and Other Securitization Trusts balances line in Table 60: Consolidated VIEs – Carrying Value and Table 61: Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs. We are not required to provide additional support to the SPE. Additionally, creditors of the SPE have no direct recourse to PNC.

 

Details about the Agency and Non-agency securitization SPEs where we hold a variable interest and are not the primary beneficiary are included in Table 62: Non-Consolidated VIEs. Our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our involvement with these SPEs is the carrying value of the mortgage-backed securities, servicing assets, servicing advances, and our liabilities associated with our recourse obligations. Creditors of the securitization SPEs have no recourse to PNC's assets or general credit.