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Securities Available for Sale
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Securities Available for Sale [Abstract]  
Securities available for sale

The following table provides the amortized cost and fair value for the major categories of securities available for sale carried at fair value. The net unrealized gains (losses) are reported on an after-tax basis as a component of cumulative OCI. There were no securities classified as held to maturity as of the periods presented.

 

            
            
         GrossGross 
         unrealizedunrealizedFair
(in millions) Costgainslossesvalue
            
December 31, 2012     
            
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies$ 7,099 47 - 7,146
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  37,120 2,000 (444) 38,676
Mortgage-backed securities:     
 Federal agencies  92,855 4,434 (4) 97,285
 Residential  14,178 1,802 (49) 15,931
 Commercial  18,438 1,798 (268) 19,968
  Total mortgage-backed securities  125,471 8,034 (321) 133,184
Corporate debt securities  20,120 1,282 (69) 21,333
Collateralized debt obligations (1)  12,726 557 (95) 13,188
Other (2)   18,410 553 (76) 18,887
   Total debt securities  220,946 12,473 (1,005) 232,414
Marketable equity securities:     
 Perpetual preferred securities  1,935 281 (40) 2,176
 Other marketable equity securities  402 216 (9) 609
   Total marketable equity securities  2,337 497 (49) 2,785
    Total (3)$ 223,283 12,970 (1,054) 235,199
            
December 31, 2011     
            
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies$ 6,920 59 (11) 6,968
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  32,307 1,169 (883) 32,593
Mortgage-backed securities:     
 Federal agencies  92,279 4,485 (10) 96,754
 Residential   16,997 1,253 (414) 17,836
 Commercial  17,829 1,249 (928) 18,150
  Total mortgage-backed securities  127,105 6,987 (1,352) 132,740
Corporate debt securities  17,921 769 (286) 18,404
Collateralized debt obligations (1)  8,650 298 (349) 8,599
Other (2)  19,739 378 (225) 19,892
   Total debt securities  212,642 9,660 (3,106) 219,196
Marketable equity securities:     
 Perpetual preferred securities  2,396 185 (54) 2,527
 Other marketable equity securities  533 366 (9) 890
   Total marketable equity securities  2,929 551 (63) 3,417
    Total (3)$ 215,571 10,211 (3,169) 222,613
            

  • Includes collateralized loan obligations with a cost basis and fair value of $12.2 billion and $12.5 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2012, and $8.1 billion for both cost basis and fair value, at December 31, 2011.
  • Included in the “Other” category are asset-backed securities collateralized by auto leases or loans and cash reserves with a cost basis and fair value of $5.9 billion each at December 31, 2012, and $6.7 billion each at December 31, 2011. Also included in the "Other" category are asset-backed securities collateralized by home equity loans with a cost basis and fair value of $695 million and $918 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012, and $846 million and $932 million, respectively, at December 31, 2011. The remaining balances primarily include asset-backed securities collateralized by credit cards and student loans.
  • At December 31, 2012 and 2011, we held no securities of any single issuer (excluding the U.S. Treasury and federal agencies) with a book value that exceeded 10% of stockholders' equity.

Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of securities in the securities available-for-sale portfolio by length of time that individual securities in each category had been in a continuous loss position. Debt securities on which we have taken credit-related OTTI write-downs are categorized as being “less than 12 months” or “12 months or more” in a continuous loss position based on the point in time that the fair value declined to below the cost basis and not the period of time since the credit-related OTTI write-down.

               
               
       Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total
       Gross  Gross  Gross 
      unrealizedFairunrealizedFairunrealizedFair
(in millions) lossesvalue lossesvalue lossesvalue
               
December 31, 2012         
               
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies$ - -  - -  - -
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  (55) 2,709  (389) 4,662  (444) 7,371
Mortgage-backed securities:         
 Federal agencies  (4) 2,247  - -  (4) 2,247
 Residential  (4) 261  (45) 1,564  (49) 1,825
 Commercial  (6) 491  (262) 2,564  (268) 3,055
  Total mortgage-backed securities  (14) 2,999  (307) 4,128  (321) 7,127
Corporate debt securities  (14) 1,217  (55) 305  (69) 1,522
Collateralized debt obligations  (2) 1,485  (93) 798  (95) 2,283
Other   (11) 2,153  (65) 1,010  (76) 3,163
   Total debt securities  (96) 10,563  (909) 10,903  (1,005) 21,466
Marketable equity securities:         
 Perpetual preferred securities  (3) 116  (37) 538  (40) 654
 Other marketable equity securities  (9) 48  - -  (9) 48
   Total marketable equity securities  (12) 164  (37) 538  (49) 702
    Total$ (108) 10,727  (946) 11,441  (1,054) 22,168
               
December 31, 2011         
               
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies$ (11) 5,473  - -  (11) 5,473
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  (229) 8,501  (654) 4,348  (883) 12,849
Mortgage-backed securities:         
 Federal agencies  (7) 2,392  (3) 627  (10) 3,019
 Residential   (80) 3,780  (334) 3,440  (414) 7,220
 Commercial  (157) 3,183  (771) 3,964  (928) 7,147
  Total mortgage-backed securities  (244) 9,355  (1,108) 8,031  (1,352) 17,386
Corporate debt securities  (205) 8,107  (81) 167  (286) 8,274
Collateralized debt obligations  (150) 4,268  (199) 613  (349) 4,881
Other  (55) 3,002  (170) 841  (225) 3,843
   Total debt securities  (894) 38,706  (2,212) 14,000  (3,106) 52,706
Marketable equity securities:         
 Perpetual preferred securities  (13) 316  (41) 530  (54) 846
 Other marketable equity securities  (9) 61  - -  (9) 61
   Total marketable equity securities  (22) 377  (41) 530  (63) 907
    Total$ (916) 39,083  (2,253) 14,530  (3,169) 53,613

       We do not have the intent to sell any securities included in the previous table. For debt securities included in the table, we have concluded it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis. We have assessed each security with gross unrealized losses for credit impairment. For debt securities, we evaluate, where necessary, whether credit impairment exists by comparing the present value of the expected cash flows to the securities' amortized cost basis. For equity securities, we consider numerous factors in determining whether impairment exists, including our intent and ability to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to recover the cost basis of the securities.

       See Note 1 – “Investments” for the factors that we consider in our analysis of OTTI for debt and equity securities available for sale.

 

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies and federal agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) The unrealized losses associated with U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities and federal agency MBS are primarily driven by changes in interest rates and not due to credit losses given the explicit or implicit guarantees provided by the U.S. government.

 

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions The unrealized losses associated with securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions are primarily driven by changes in the relationship between municipal and term funding credit curves rather than by changes to the credit quality of the underlying securities. Substantially all of these investments are investment grade. The securities were generally underwritten in accordance with our own investment standards prior to the decision to purchase. Some of these securities are guaranteed by a bond insurer, but we did not rely on this guarantee in making our investment decision. These investments will continue to be monitored as part of our ongoing impairment analysis, but are expected to perform, even if the rating agencies reduce the credit rating of the bond insurers. As a result, we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.

 

Residential and commercial MBS The unrealized losses associated with private residential MBS and commercial MBS are primarily driven by changes in projected collateral losses, credit spreads and interest rates. We assess for credit impairment by estimating the present value of expected cash flows. The key assumptions for determining expected cash flows include default rates, loss severities and/or prepayment rates. We estimate losses to a security by forecasting the underlying mortgage loans in each transaction. We use forecasted loan performance to project cash flows to the various tranches in the structure. We also consider cash flow forecasts and, as applicable, independent industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings, and other independent market data. Based upon our assessment of the expected credit losses and the credit enhancement level of the securities, we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.

 

Corporate Debt Securities The unrealized losses associated with corporate debt securities are primarily related to unsecured debt obligations issued by various corporations. We evaluate the financial performance of each issuer on a quarterly basis to determine that the issuer can make all contractual principal and interest payments. Based upon this assessment, we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.

 

Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) The unrealized losses associated with CDOs relate to securities primarily backed by commercial, residential or other consumer collateral. The unrealized losses are primarily driven by changes in projected collateral losses, credit spreads and interest rates. We assess for credit impairment by estimating the present value of expected cash flows. The key assumptions for determining expected cash flows include default rates, loss severities and prepayment rates. We also consider cash flow forecasts and, as applicable, independent industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings, and other independent market data. Based upon our assessment of the expected credit losses and the credit enhancement level of the securities, we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.

 

Other Debt Securities The unrealized losses associated with other debt securities primarily relate to other asset-backed securities. The losses are primarily driven by changes in projected collateral losses, credit spreads and interest rates. We assess for credit impairment by estimating the present value of expected cash flows. The key assumptions for determining expected cash flows include default rates, loss severities and prepayment rates. Based upon our assessment of the expected credit losses and the credit enhancement level of the securities, we expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.

 

Marketable Equity Securities Our marketable equity securities include investments in perpetual preferred securities, which provide attractive tax-equivalent yields. We evaluated these hybrid financial instruments with investment-grade ratings for impairment using an evaluation methodology similar to that used for debt securities. Perpetual preferred securities are not considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired if there is no evidence of credit deterioration or investment rating downgrades of any issuers to below investment grade, and we expect to continue to receive full contractual payments. We will continue to evaluate the prospects for these securities for recovery in their market value in accordance with our policy for estimating OTTI. We have recorded impairment write-downs on perpetual preferred securities where there was evidence of credit deterioration.

       

OTHER SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE MATTERS The fair values of our investment securities could decline in the future if the underlying performance of the collateral for the residential and commercial MBS or other securities deteriorate and our credit enhancement levels do not provide sufficient protection to our contractual principal and interest. As a result, there is a risk that significant OTTI may occur in the future.

       The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of debt and perpetual preferred securities available for sale by those rated investment grade and those rated less than investment grade, according to their lowest credit rating by Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) or Moody's Investors Service (Moody's). Credit ratings express opinions about the credit quality of a security. Securities rated investment grade, that is those rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody's, are generally considered by the rating agencies and market participants to be low credit risk. Conversely, securities rated below investment grade, labeled as “speculative grade” by the rating agencies, are considered to be distinctively higher credit risk than investment grade securities. We have also included securities not rated by S&P or Moody's in the table below based on the internal credit grade of the securities (used for credit risk management purposes) equivalent to the credit rating assigned by major credit agencies. The unrealized losses and fair value of unrated securities categorized as investment grade based on internal credit grades were $19 million and $2.0 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2012, and $207 million and $6.2 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2011. If an internal credit grade was not assigned, we categorized the security as non-investment grade.

             
             
        Investment grade Non-investment grade
        Gross  Gross 
        unrealizedFair unrealizedFair
(in millions) lossesvalue lossesvalue
             
December 31, 2012      
             
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies$ - -  - -
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  (378) 6,839  (66) 532
Mortgage-backed securities:      
 Federal agencies  (4) 2,247  - -
 Residential  (3) 78  (46) 1,747
 Commercial  (31) 2,110  (237) 945
  Total mortgage-backed securities  (38) 4,435  (283) 2,692
Corporate debt securities  (19) 1,112  (50) 410
Collateralized debt obligations  (49) 2,065  (46) 218
Other  (49) 3,034  (27) 129
   Total debt securities  (533) 17,485  (472) 3,981
Perpetual preferred securities  (40) 654  - -
    Total$ (573) 18,139  (472) 3,981
             
December 31, 2011      
             
Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies$ (11) 5,473  - -
Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions  (781) 12,093  (102) 756
Mortgage-backed securities:      
 Federal agencies  (10) 3,019  - -
 Residential  (39) 2,503  (375) 4,717
 Commercial  (429) 6,273  (499) 874
  Total mortgage-backed securities  (478) 11,795  (874) 5,591
Corporate debt securities  (165) 7,156  (121) 1,118
Collateralized debt obligations  (185) 4,597  (164) 284
Other  (186) 3,458  (39) 385
   Total debt securities  (1,806) 44,572  (1,300) 8,134
Perpetual preferred securities  (53) 833  (1) 13
    Total$ (1,859) 45,405  (1,301) 8,147

Contractual Maturities

The following table shows the remaining contractual maturities and contractual yields (taxable-equivalent basis) of debt securities available for sale. The remaining contractual principal maturities for MBS do not consider prepayments. Remaining expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying mortgages mature.

                           
                           
          Remaining contractual maturity 
        Weighted-      After one year  After five years     
       Total  average  Within one year through five years through ten years  After ten years 
(in millions) amount  yield  AmountYield  AmountYield  AmountYield  AmountYield 
                           
December 31, 2012                     
                           
Securities of U.S. Treasury                     
 and federal agencies$ 7,146  1.59%$ 376 0.43%$ 661 1.24%$ 6,109 1.70%$ - -%
Securities of U.S. states and                      
 political subdivisions  38,676  5.29   1,861 2.61   11,620 2.18   3,380 5.51   21,815 7.15 
Mortgage-backed securities:                     
 Federal agencies  97,285  3.82   1 5.40   106 4.87   1,144 3.41   96,034 3.83 
 Residential  15,931  4.38   - -   - -   569 2.06   15,362 4.47 
 Commercial  19,968  5.33   - -   78 3.69   101 2.84   19,789 5.35 
  Total mortgage-backed                      
   securities  133,184  4.12   1 5.40   184 4.37   1,814 2.95   131,185 4.13 
Corporate debt securities  21,333  4.26   1,037 4.29   12,792 3.19   6,099 6.14   1,405 5.88 
Collateralized debt                     
 obligations  13,188  1.35   44 0.96   1,246 0.71   7,376 1.01   4,522 2.08 
Other   18,887  1.85   1,715 1.14   9,589 1.75   3,274 2.11   4,309 2.14 
   Total debt securities                     
    at fair value$ 232,414  3.91%$ 5,034 2.28%$ 36,092 2.37%$ 28,052 3.07%$ 163,236 4.44%
                           
December 31, 2011                     
                           
Securities of U.S. Treasury                     
 and federal agencies$ 6,968  0.91%$ 57 0.48%$ 6,659 0.84%$ 194 2.73%$ 58 3.81%
Securities of U.S. states and                      
 political subdivisions  32,593  4.94   520 3.02   11,679 2.90   2,692 5.31   17,702 6.28 
Mortgage-backed securities:                     
 Federal agencies  96,754  4.39   1 6.47   442 4.02   1,399 3.07   94,912 4.42 
 Residential   17,836  4.51   - -   - -   640 1.88   17,196 4.61 
 Commercial  18,150  5.40   - -   - -   87 3.33   18,063 5.41 
  Total mortgage-backed                      
   securities  132,740  4.55   1 6.47   442 4.02   2,126 2.72   130,171 4.58 
Corporate debt securities  18,404  4.64   815 5.57   11,022 3.40   4,691 6.67   1,876 6.38 
Collateralized debt obligations  8,599  1.10   - -   540 1.61   6,813 1.00   1,246 1.42 
Other  19,892  1.89   506 2.29   12,963 1.75   3,149 2.04   3,274 2.29 
   Total debt securities                     
    at fair value$ 219,196  4.12%$ 1,899 3.85%$ 43,305 2.36%$ 19,665 3.31%$ 154,327 4.72%
                           

Realized Gains and Losses

The following table shows the gross realized gains and losses on sales and OTTI write-downs related to the securities available-for-sale portfolio, which includes marketable equity securities, as well as net realized gains and losses on nonmarketable equity investments (see Note 7 – Other Assets).

         
      Year ended December 31,
(in millions)  2012 2011 2010
Gross realized gains$ 600 1,305 645
Gross realized losses  (73) (70) (32)
OTTI write-downs  (256) (541) (692)
 Net realized gains (losses) from    
  securities available for sale  271 694 (79)
Net realized gains from private    
 equity investments  1,086 842 534
  Net realized gains from debt    
   securities and equity investments$ 1,357 1,536 455
         

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

The following table shows the detail of total OTTI write-downs included in earnings for debt securities, marketable securities and nonmarketable equity investments.

           
         Year ended December 31,
(in millions)   2012 2011 2010
OTTI write-downs included in earnings    
 Debt securities:    
  U.S. states and political subdivisions$ 16 2 16
  Mortgage-backed securities:    
   Federal agencies (1)  - - 267
   Residential   84 252 175
   Commercial  86 101 120
  Corporate debt securities  11 3 10
  Collateralized debt obligations  1 1 15
  Other debt securities  42 64 69
    Total debt securities  240 423 672
 Equity securities:    
  Marketable equity securities:    
   Perpetual preferred securities  12 96 15
   Other marketable equity securities  4 22 5
    Total marketable equity securities  16 118 20
     Total securities available for sale  256 541 692
  Nonmarketable equity investments  160 170 248
      Total OTTI write-downs included in earnings$ 416 711 940
           

  • For the year ended December 31, 2010, amount represents OTTI recognized on federal agency MBS because we had the intent to sell, of which $252 million related to securities with a fair value of $14.5 billion that were sold subsequent to December 31, 2010.

Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt Securities

The following table shows the detail of OTTI write-downs on debt securities available for sale included in earnings and the related changes in OCI for the same securities.

          
      Year ended December 31,
(in millions)  201220112010
OTTI on debt securities    
 Recorded as part of gross realized losses:    
  Credit-related OTTI$ 237 422 400
  Intent-to-sell OTTI (1)  3 1 272
   Total recorded as part of gross realized losses  240 423 672
 Changes to OCI for increase (decrease) in non-credit-related OTTI (2):    
  U.S. states and political subdivisions  1 (1) (4)
  Residential mortgage-backed securities  (178) (171) (326)
  Commercial mortgage-backed securities  (88) 105 138
  Corporate debt securities  1 2 (1)
  Collateralized debt obligations  (1) 4 54
  Other debt securities  28 (13) (33)
   Total changes to OCI for non-credit-related OTTI  (237) (74) (172)
    Total OTTI losses recorded on debt securities$ 3 349 500
          

  • For the year ended December 31, 2010, amount includes $252 million related to securities with a fair value of $14.5 billion that were sold subsequent to December 31, 2010.
  • Represents amounts recorded to OCI on debt securities in periods where credit-related OTTI write-downs have occurred. Increases represent initial or subsequent non-credit-related OTTI on debt securities. Decreases represent partial to full reversal of impairment due to recoveries in the fair value of securities due to factors other than credit.

       The following table presents a rollforward of the credit loss component recognized in earnings for debt securities we still own (referred to as “credit-impaired” debt securities). The credit loss component of the amortized cost represents the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows discounted using the security's current effective interest rate and the amortized cost basis of the security prior to considering credit losses. OTTI recognized in earnings for credit-impaired debt securities is presented as additions and is classified into one of two components based upon whether the current period is the first time the debt security was credit-impaired (initial credit impairment) or if the debt security was previously credit-impaired (subsequent credit impairments). The credit loss component is reduced if we sell, intend to sell or believe we will be required to sell previously credit-impaired debt securities. Additionally, the credit loss component is reduced if we receive or expect to receive cash flows in excess of what we previously expected to receive over the remaining life of the credit-impaired debt security, the security matures or is fully written down.

       Changes in the credit loss component of credit-impaired debt securities that were recognized in earnings and related to securities that we do not intend to sell were:

          
      Year ended December 31,
(in millions) 201220112010
Credit loss component, beginning of year$ 1,272 1,043 1,187
Additions:    
 Initial credit impairments  55 87 122
 Subsequent credit impairments  182 335 278
  Total additions  237 422 400
Reductions:    
 For securities sold  (194) (160) (263)
 For securities derecognized due to changes in consolidation status of variable interest entities  - (2) (242)
 Due to change in intent to sell or requirement to sell  - - (2)
 For recoveries of previous credit impairments (1)  (26) (31) (37)
  Total reductions  (220) (193) (544)
Credit loss component, end of year$ 1,289 1,272 1,043
          

  • Recoveries of previous credit impairments result from increases in expected cash flows subsequent to credit loss recognition. Such recoveries are reflected prospectively as interest yield adjustments using the effective interest method.

       To determine credit impairment losses for asset-backed securities (e.g., residential MBS, commercial MBS), we estimate expected future cash flows of the security by estimating the expected future cash flows of the underlying collateral and applying those collateral cash flows, together with any credit enhancements such as subordinated interests owned by third parties, to the security. The expected future cash flows of the underlying collateral are determined using the remaining contractual cash flows adjusted for future expected credit losses (which consider current delinquencies and nonperforming assets (NPAs), future expected default rates and collateral value by vintage and geographic region) and prepayments. The expected cash flows of the security are then discounted at the security's current effective interest rate to arrive at a present value amount. Total credit impairment losses on residential MBS that we do not intend to sell are shown in the table below. The table also presents a summary of the significant inputs considered in determining the measurement of the credit loss component recognized in earnings for residential MBS.

            
      Year ended December 31,
($ in millions)  2012  2011 2010
Credit impairment losses on residential MBS      
 Investment grade$ -  5  5
 Non-investment grade  84  247  170
     Total credit impairment losses on residential MBS$ 84  252  175
            
Significant inputs (non-agency – non-investment grade MBS)      
Expected remaining life of loan loss rate (1):      
 Range (2) 1-44%0-48 1-43
 Credit impairment loss rate distribution (3):      
  0 - 10% range  77  42  52
  10 - 20% range  11  18  29
  20 - 30% range  4  28  17
  Greater than 30%  8  12  2
 Weighted average loss rate (4)  8  12  9
Current subordination levels (5):      
 Range (2) 0-57 0-25 0-25
 Weighted average (4)  2  4  7
Prepayment speed (annual CPR (6)):      
 Range (2) 5-29 3-19 2-27
 Weighted average (4)  15  11  14
            
            

  • Represents future expected credit losses on each pool of loans underlying respective securities expressed as a percentage of the total current outstanding loan balance of the pool for each respective security.
  • Represents the range of inputs/assumptions based upon the individual securities within each category.
  • Represents distribution of credit impairment losses recognized in earnings categorized based on range of expected remaining life of loan losses. For example 77% of credit impairment losses recognized in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012, had expected remaining life of loan loss assumptions of 0 to 10%.
  • Calculated by weighting the relevant input/assumption for each individual security by current outstanding amortized cost basis of the security.
  • Represents current level of credit protection provided by tranches subordinate to our security holdings (subordination), expressed as a percentage of total current underlying loan balance.
  • Constant prepayment rate.

Total credit impairment losses on commercial MBS that we do not intend to sell were $86 million, $101 million, and $120 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Significant inputs considered in determining the credit impairment losses for commercial MBS are the expected remaining life of loan loss rates and current subordination levels. Prepayment activity on commercial MBS does not significantly impact the determination of their credit impairment because, unlike residential MBS, commercial MBS experience significantly lower prepayments due to certain contractual restrictions, impacting the borrower's ability to prepay the mortgage. The expected remaining life of loan loss rates for commercial MBS with credit impairment losses ranged from 3% to 18%, 4% to 18%, and 2% to 15%, while the current subordination level ranges were 0% to 13%, 3% to 15%, and 3% to 13% for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.