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Investment Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investment Securities Investment Securities
Our investment securities portfolio consists of: (i) an available-for-sale securities portfolio and a held-to-maturity securities portfolio, both of which represent interest-earning investment securities, and (ii) a non-marketable and other equity securities portfolio, which primarily represents investments managed as part of our funds management business, investments in qualified affordable housing projects, as well as public equity securities held as a result of equity warrant assets exercised.
Available-for-Sale Securities
The major components of our available-for-sale investment securities portfolio at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:
 September 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Carrying
Value
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value:
U.S. Treasury securities$4,251,342 $295,952 $— $4,547,294 
U.S. agency debentures150,000 2,526 — 152,526 
Foreign government debt securities23,452 — (3)23,449 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities9,569,724 200,691 (102)9,770,313 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—fixed rate7,277,652 45,809 (7,488)7,315,973 
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities3,965,370 130,384 (985)4,094,769 
Total available-for-sale securities$25,237,540 $675,362 $(8,578)$25,904,324 
 December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Carrying
Value
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value:
U.S. Treasury securities$6,815,874 $82,267 $(4,131)$6,894,010 
U.S. agency debentures100,000 — (453)99,547 
Foreign government debt securities9,037 — 9,038 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities4,109,372 39,438 (19)4,148,791 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—fixed rate1,520,414 17,929 — 1,538,343 
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities1,339,651 1,078 (15,539)1,325,190 
Total available-for-sale securities$13,894,348 $140,713 $(20,142)$14,014,919 
The following table summarizes sale activity of available-for-sale securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 as recorded in the line item “Gains on investment securities, net," a component of noninterest income:
 Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)2020201920202019
Sales proceeds$— $— $2,654,212 $2,189,087 
Net realized gains and losses:
Gross realized gains— — 61,165 1,250 
Gross realized losses— — — (5,155)
Net realized gains (losses)$— $— $61,165 $(3,905)
The following tables summarize our available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded and summarized into categories of less than 12 months, or 12 months or longer, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
 September 30, 2020
 Less than 12 months12 months or longer (1)Total
(Dollars in thousands)Fair Value of
Investments
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value of
Investments
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value of
Investments
Unrealized
Losses
Available-for-sale securities:
Foreign government debt securities$23,449 $(3)$— $— $23,449 $(3)
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities
179,050 (102)— — 179,050 (102)
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—fixed rate
1,772,593 (7,488)— — 1,772,593 (7,488)
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities518,223 (985)— — 518,223 (985)
Total available-for-sale securities (1) $2,493,315 $(8,578)$— $— $2,493,315 $(8,578)

(1)As of September 30, 2020, we identified a total of 57 investments that were in unrealized loss positions with no investment in an unrealized loss position for a period of time greater than 12 months. Based on our analysis of the securities in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2020, the decline in value is unrelated to credit loss and is related to changes in market interest rates since purchase and therefore changes in value for securities are included in other comprehensive income. Market valuations and credit loss analyses on assets in the available-for-sale securities portfolio are reviewed and monitored on a quarterly basis. As of September 30, 2020, we do not intend to sell any of our securities in an unrealized loss position prior to recovery of our amortized cost basis, and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell any of our securities prior to recovery of our amortized cost basis. None of the investments in our available-for-sale securities portfolio were past due as of September 30, 2020.
 December 31, 2019
 Less than 12 months12 months or longer (1)Total
(Dollars in thousands)Fair Value of
Investments
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value of
Investments
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value of
Investments
Unrealized
Losses
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury securities$971,572 $(3,996)$449,850 $(135)$1,421,422 $(4,131)
U.S. agency debentures99,547 (453)— — 99,547 (453)
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities
4,014 (19)— — 4,014 (19)
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities1,027,232 (15,539)— — 1,027,232 (15,539)
Total available-for-sale securities (1)$2,102,365 $(20,007)$449,850 $(135)$2,552,215 $(20,142)
(1)As of December 31, 2019, we identified a total of 58 investments that were in unrealized loss positions, of which 12 investments totaling $0.4 billion with unrealized losses of $0.1 million have been in an unrealized loss position for a period of time greater than 12 months.
The following table summarizes the fixed income securities, carried at fair value, classified as available-for-sale as of September 30, 2020 by the remaining contractual principal maturities. For U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency debentures and foreign government debt securities, the expected maturity is the actual contractual maturity of the notes. Expected maturities for mortgage-backed securities may differ significantly from their contractual maturities because mortgage borrowers have the right to prepay outstanding loan obligations with or without penalties. Mortgage-backed securities classified as available-for-sale typically have original contractual maturities from 10 to 30 years whereas expected average lives of these securities tend to be significantly shorter and vary based upon structure and prepayments in lower interest rate environments.
 September 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)TotalOne Year
or Less
After One
Year to
Five Years
After Five
Years to
Ten Years
After
Ten Years
U.S. Treasury securities$4,547,294 $60,221 $2,989,181 $1,497,892 $— 
U.S. agency debentures152,526 — — 152,526 — 
Foreign government debt securities23,449 23,449 — — — 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities
9,770,313 — — — 9,770,313 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—fixed rate
7,315,973 — — — 7,315,973 
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities4,094,769 — — 1,431,547 2,663,222 
Total$25,904,324 $83,670 $2,989,181 $3,081,965 $19,749,508 
Held-to-Maturity Securities

The components of our held-to-maturity investment securities portfolio at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:
 September 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueAllowance for Credit Losses (2)
Held-to-maturity securities, at cost:
U.S. agency debentures (1)$402,346 $19,496 $— $421,842 $— 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities5,363,541 266,455 (62)5,629,934 — 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations —fixed rate1,909,965 26,601 (437)1,936,129 — 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—variable rate147,714 362 — 148,076 — 
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities2,229,811 154,061 — 2,383,872 — 
Municipal bonds and notes2,929,137 171,591 (8,118)3,092,610 291 
Total held-to-maturity securities$12,982,514 $638,566 $(8,617)$13,612,463 $291 
(1)    Consists of pools of Small Business Investment Company debentures issued and guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, an independent agency of the United States.
(2) Refer to Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation" of the "Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)" under Part i, Item 1 of this report for more information on our credit loss methodology.
 December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Value
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost:
U.S. agency debentures (1)$518,728 $6,640 $(668)$524,700 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities6,992,009 142,209 (2,066)7,132,152 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—fixed rate1,608,032 592 (8,502)1,600,122 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations—variable rate178,611 94 (259)178,446 
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities2,759,615 56,914 (4,508)2,812,021 
Municipal bonds and notes1,785,951 83,314 (1,434)1,867,831 
Total held-to-maturity securities$13,842,946 $289,763 $(17,437)$14,115,272 
(1)    Consists of pools of Small Business Investment Company debentures issued and guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, an independent agency of the United States.
Allowance for Credit Losses for HTM Securities
The following table summarizes the activity relating to our allowance for credit losses for HTM securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
Three months ended September 30,Beginning Balance June 30, 2020Provision for Credit LossesEnding Balance September 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Municipal bonds and notes$222 $69 $291 
Total allowance for credit losses$222 $69 $291 
Nine months ended September 30,Beginning Balance December 31, 2019Day One Impact of adopting ASC 326Provision for Credit LossesEnding Balance September 30, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Municipal bonds and notes$— $174 $117 $291 
Total allowance for credit losses$— $174 $117 $291 
Credit Quality Indicators
On a quarterly basis, management monitors the credit quality for HTM securities through the use of standard credit ratings. The following table summarizes our amortized cost of HTM securities aggregated by credit quality indicator at September 30, 2020:
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2020
Municipal bonds and notes:
Aaa$1,732,450 
Aa1935,970 
Aa2259,767 
Aa3950 
Total $2,929,137 
The following table summarizes the remaining contractual principal maturities on fixed income investment securities classified as held-to-maturity as of September 30, 2020. For U.S. agency debentures, the expected maturity is the actual contractual maturity of the notes. Expected remaining maturities for certain U.S. agency debentures may occur earlier than their contractual maturities because the note issuers have the right to call outstanding amounts ahead of their contractual maturity. Expected maturities for mortgage-backed securities may differ significantly from their contractual maturities because mortgage borrowers have the right to prepay outstanding loan obligations with or without penalties. Mortgage-backed securities classified as held-to-maturity typically have original contractual maturities from 10 to 30 years whereas expected average lives of these securities tend to be significantly shorter and vary based upon structure and prepayments in lower interest rate environments.
 September 30, 2020
 TotalOne Year
or Less
After One Year to
Five Years
After Five Years to
Ten Years
After
Ten Years
(Dollars in thousands)Amortized CostFair Value Amortized CostFair Value Amortized CostFair Value Amortized CostFair Value Amortized CostFair Value
U.S. agency debentures$402,346 $421,842 $4,675 $4,720 $148,559 $153,787 $249,112 $263,335 $— $— 
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities5,363,541 5,629,934 7,113 7,432 28,722 29,739 588,606 609,151 4,739,100 4,983,612 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligationsfixed rate
1,909,965 1,936,129 — — — — 551,213 563,127 1,358,752 1,373,002 
Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligationsvariable rate
147,714 148,076 — — — — — — 147,714 148,076 
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities
2,229,811 2,383,872 — — — — 102,428 120,085 2,127,383 2,263,787 
Municipal bonds and notes2,929,137 3,092,610 44,340 44,839 134,029 140,191 540,308 587,096 2,210,460 2,320,484 
Total$12,982,514 $13,612,463 $56,128 $56,991 $311,310 $323,717 $2,031,667 $2,142,794 $10,583,409 $11,088,961 
Non-marketable and Other Equity Securities
The major components of our non-marketable and other equity securities portfolio at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Non-marketable and other equity securities:
Non-marketable securities (fair value accounting):
Consolidated venture capital and private equity fund investments (1)$74,293 $87,180 
Unconsolidated venture capital and private equity fund investments (2)152,367 178,217 
Other investments without a readily determinable fair value (3)56,008 55,255 
Other equity securities in public companies (fair value accounting) (4)229,297 59,200 
Non-marketable securities (equity method accounting) (5):
Venture capital and private equity fund investments274,721 215,367 
Debt funds6,918 7,271 
Other investments192,776 152,863 
Investments in qualified affordable housing projects, net (6)560,983 458,476 
Total non-marketable and other equity securities$1,547,363 $1,213,829 
(1)The following table shows the amounts of venture capital and private equity fund investments held by the following consolidated funds and our ownership percentage of each fund at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (fair value accounting):
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)AmountOwnership %AmountOwnership %
Strategic Investors Fund, LP$4,646 12.6 %$5,729 12.6 %
Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP 39,246 20.0 45,341 20.0 
Growth Partners, LP 30,267 33.0 35,976 33.0 
CP I, LP134 10.7 134 10.7 
Total consolidated venture capital and private equity fund investments
$74,293 $87,180 

(2)The carrying value represents investments in 179 and 205 funds (primarily venture capital funds) at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, where our ownership interest is typically less than 5% of the voting interests of each such fund and in which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the partnerships operating activities and financial policies. We carry our unconsolidated venture capital and private equity fund investments at fair value based on the fund investments' net asset values per share as obtained from the general partners of the investments. For each fund investment, we adjust the net asset value per share for differences between our measurement date and the date of the fund investment’s net asset value by using the most recently available financial information from the investee general partner, for example June 30th for our September 30th consolidated financial statements, adjusted for any contributions paid, distributions received from the investment, and significant fund transactions or market events during the reporting period.
(3)These investments include direct equity investments in private companies. The carrying value is based on the price at which the investment was acquired plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments. We consider a range of factors when adjusting the fair value of these investments, including, but not limited to, the term and nature of the investment, local market conditions, values for comparable securities, current and projected operating performance, exit strategies, financing transactions subsequent to the acquisition of the investment and a discount for certain investments that have lock-up restrictions or other features that indicate a discount to fair value is warranted.
The following table shows the changes to the carrying amount of other investments without a readily determinable fair value for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:
(Dollars in thousands)Nine months ended September 30, 2020Cumulative Adjustments
Measurement alternative:
Carrying value at September 30, 2020$56,008 
Carrying value adjustments:
Impairment
$(487)$(947)
Upward changes for observable prices
1,438 2,236 
Downward changes for observable prices
(6,210)(8,918)
(4)Investments classified as other equity securities (fair value accounting) represent shares held in public companies as a result of exercising public equity warrant assets and direct equity investments in public companies held by our consolidated funds. Changes in equity securities measured at fair value are recognized through net income. This amount includes total unrealized gains of $108.4 million in BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. ("BigCommerce") which is currently subject to a lock-up agreement.
(5)The following table shows the carrying value and our ownership percentage of each investment at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (equity method accounting):
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)AmountOwnership %AmountOwnership %
Venture capital and private equity fund investments:
Strategic Investors Fund II, LP $3,519 8.6 %$3,612 8.6 %
Strategic Investors Fund III, LP 14,984 5.9 15,668 5.9 
Strategic Investors Fund IV, LP 25,451 5.0 27,064 5.0 
Strategic Investors Fund V funds52,575 Various46,830 Various
CP II, LP (i)4,773 5.1 5,907 5.1 
Other venture capital and private equity fund investments173,419 Various116,286 Various
 Total venture capital and private equity fund investments$274,721 $215,367 
Debt funds:
Gold Hill Capital 2008, LP (ii)$5,317 15.5 %$5,525 15.5 %
Other debt funds1,601 Various1,746 Various
Total debt funds$6,918 $7,271 
Other investments:
SPD Silicon Valley Bank Co., Ltd.$107,969 50.0 %$74,190 50.0 %
Other investments84,807 Various78,673 Various
Total other investments$192,776 $152,863 
(i)Our ownership includes direct ownership interest of 1.3 percent and indirect ownership interest of 3.8 percent through our investments in Strategic Investors Fund II, LP.
(ii)Our ownership includes direct ownership interest of 11.5 percent in the fund and an indirect interest in the fund through our investment in Gold Hill Capital 2008, LLC of 4.0 percent.

(6)The following table presents the balances of our investments in qualified affordable housing projects and related unfunded commitments included as a component of “Other liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Investments in qualified affordable housing projects, net$560,983 $458,476 
Other liabilities 332,031 302,031 
The following table presents other information relating to our investments in qualified affordable housing projects for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)2020201920202019
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized$15,290 $8,705 $46,772 $28,950 
Amortization expense included in provision for income taxes (i)
10,222 6,042 32,081 20,436 
(i)All investments are amortized using the proportional amortization method and amortization expense is included in the provision for income taxes.
The following table presents the net gains and losses on non-marketable and other equity securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 as recorded in the line item “Gains on investment securities, net," a component of noninterest income:
 Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)2020201920202019
Net gains (losses) on non-marketable and other equity securities:
Non-marketable securities (fair value accounting):
Consolidated venture capital and private equity fund investments
$8,778 $4,555 $13,168 $22,674 
Unconsolidated venture capital and private equity fund investments
16,400 8,530 15,187 26,688 
Other investments without a readily determinable fair value
217 (471)(3,619)4,701 
Other equity securities in public companies (fair value accounting)
112,615 (11,979)118,099 106 
Non-marketable securities (equity method accounting):
Venture capital and private equity fund investments51,334 29,049 69,681 54,189 
Debt funds15 187 (253)1,529 
Other investments478 (22)(2,668)593 
Total net gains on non-marketable and other equity securities
$189,837 $29,849 $209,595 $110,480 
Less: realized net gains on sales of non-marketable and other equity securities
5,262 277 5,477 12,637 
Net gains on non-marketable and other equity securities still held
$184,575 $29,572 $204,118 $97,843