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Derivative Financial Instruments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments
NOTE 13 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company enters into various derivative financial instruments, both in a dealer capacity to facilitate client transactions and as an end user as a risk management tool. The ALCO monitors all derivative activities. When derivatives have been entered into with clients, the Company generally manages the risk associated with these derivatives within the framework of its VAR methodology that monitors total daily exposure and seeks to manage the exposure on an overall basis. Derivatives are also used as a risk management tool to hedge the Company’s balance sheet exposure to changes in identified cash flow and fair value risks, either economically or in accordance with hedge accounting provisions. The Company’s Corporate Treasury function is responsible for employing the various hedge strategies to manage these objectives. Additionally, as a normal part of its operations, the Company enters into IRLCs on mortgage loans that are accounted for as freestanding derivatives and has certain contracts containing embedded derivatives that are measured, in their entirety, at fair value. All freestanding derivatives and any embedded derivatives that the Company bifurcates from the host contracts are measured at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in trading assets and derivative instruments and trading liabilities and derivative instruments. The associated gains and losses are either recognized in AOCI, net of tax, or within the Consolidated Statements of Income, depending upon the use and designation of the derivatives.
Credit and Market Risk Associated with Derivative Instruments
Derivatives expose the Company to counterparty credit risk if the counterparty to the derivative contract does not perform as expected. The Company minimizes the credit risk of derivatives by entering into transactions with counterparties with defined exposure limits based on their credit quality and in accordance with established policies and procedures. All counterparties are regularly reviewed internally as part of the Company’s Credit Risk Management practices and appropriate action is taken to adjust the exposure to certain counterparties as necessary. The Company’s derivative transactions may also be governed by ISDA documentation or other legally enforceable industry standard master netting agreements. In certain cases and depending on the nature of the underlying derivative transactions, bilateral collateral agreements are also utilized. Furthermore, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to OTC derivative clearing requirements, which require certain derivatives to be cleared through central clearinghouses with which the Company and other counterparties are required to post initial margin. To mitigate the risk of non-payment, variation margin is received or paid daily based on the net asset or liability position of the contracts.
When the Company has more than one outstanding derivative transaction with a single counterparty, and there exists a legal right of offset with that counterparty, the Company considers its exposure to the counterparty to be the net fair value of its derivative positions with that counterparty. If the net fair value is positive, then the corresponding asset value also reflects cash collateral held. At June 30, 2016, these net asset positions were $1.3 billion, reflecting $2.2 billion of net derivative gains adjusted for cash and other collateral of $916 million that the Company held in relation to these positions. At December 31, 2015, reported net derivative assets were $896 million, reflecting $1.4 billion of net derivative gains, adjusted for cash and other collateral of $463 million that the Company held in relation to these gain positions.
Derivatives also expose the Company to market risk. Market risk is the adverse effect that a change in market factors, such as interest rates, currency rates, equity prices, commodity prices, or implied volatility, has on the value of a derivative. Under an established risk governance framework, the Company comprehensively manages the market risk associated with its derivatives by establishing and monitoring limits on the types and degree of risk that may be undertaken. The Company continually measures this risk associated with its derivatives designated as trading instruments using a VAR methodology. Other tools and risk measures are also used to actively manage derivatives risk including scenario analysis and stress testing.
Derivative instruments are priced using observable market inputs at a mid-market valuation point and take into consideration appropriate valuation adjustments for collateral, market liquidity, and counterparty credit risk. For purposes of determining fair value adjustments to its OTC derivative positions, the Company takes into consideration the credit profile and likelihood of default by counterparties and itself, as well as its net exposure, which considers legally enforceable master netting agreements and collateral along with remaining maturities. The expected loss of each counterparty is estimated using market-based views of counterparty default probabilities observed in the single-name CDS market, when available and of satisfactory liquidity. When single-name CDS market data is not available or not of satisfactory liquidity, the probability of default is estimated using a combination of the Company's internal risk rating system and sector/rating based CDS data.
For purposes of estimating the Company’s own credit risk on derivative liability positions, the DVA, the Company uses probabilities of default from observable, sector/rating based CDS data. The Company adjusted the net fair value of its derivative contracts for estimates of counterparty credit risk by approximately $24 million and $4 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The increase in the net fair value adjustment for estimates of counterparty credit risk during the first six months of 2016 was primarily due to the combination of an enhancement to the CVA/DVA methodology to further incorporate market-based views of counterparty default probabilities as well as a decline in interest rates which resulted in higher counterparty exposure profiles. The impact from the associated methodology enhancements was an $11 million increase in the net fair value adjustment during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. The Company's approach toward determining fair value adjustments of derivative instruments is subject to ongoing internal review and enhancement. This review includes consideration of whether to include a funding valuation adjustment in the fair value measurement of derivatives, which relates to the funding cost or benefit associated with collateralized derivative positions. For additional information on the Company's fair value measurements, see Note 14, "Fair Value Election and Measurement."
Currently, the majority of the Company’s derivatives contain contingencies that relate to the creditworthiness of the Bank. These contingencies, which are contained in industry standard master netting agreements, may be considered events of default. Should the Bank be in default under any of these provisions, the Bank’s counterparties would be permitted to close out transactions with the Bank on a net basis, at amounts that would approximate the fair values of the derivatives, resulting in a single sum due by one party to the other. The counterparties would have the right to apply any collateral posted by the Bank against any net amount owed by the Bank. Additionally, certain of the Company’s derivative liability positions, totaling $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion in fair value at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, contain provisions conditioned on downgrades of the Bank’s credit rating. These provisions, if triggered, would either give rise to an ATE that permits the counterparties to close-out net and apply collateral or, where a CSA is present, require the Bank to post additional collateral. At June 30, 2016, the Bank carried senior long-term debt credit ratings of Baal/A-/A- from Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch, respectively. At June 30, 2016, ATEs have been triggered for less than $1 million in fair value liabilities. The maximum additional liability that could be triggered from ATEs was approximately $12 million at June 30, 2016. At June 30, 2016, $1.4 billion in fair value of derivative liabilities were subject to CSAs, against which the Bank has posted $1.3 billion in collateral, primarily in the form of cash. At June 30, 2016, if requested by the counterparty pursuant to the terms of the CSA, the Bank would be required to post additional collateral of approximately $20 million against these contracts if the Bank were downgraded to Baa3/BBB-. Further downgrades to Ba1/BB+ or below do not contain predetermined collateral posting levels.

Notional and Fair Value of Derivative Positions
The following tables present the Company’s derivative positions at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The notional amounts in the tables are presented on a gross basis and have been classified within derivative assets or derivative liabilities based on the estimated fair value of the individual contract at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Gross positive and gross negative fair value amounts associated with respective notional amounts are presented without consideration of any netting agreements, including collateral arrangements. Net fair value derivative amounts are adjusted on an aggregate basis, where applicable, to take into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements, including any cash collateral received or paid, and are recognized in trading assets and derivative instruments or trading liabilities and derivative instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For contracts constituting a combination of options that contain a written option and a purchased option (such as a collar), the notional amount of each option is presented separately, with the purchased notional amount generally being presented as a derivative asset and the written notional amount being presented as a derivative liability. For contracts that contain a combination of options, the fair value is generally presented as a single value with the purchased notional amount if the combined fair value is positive, and with the written notional amount if the combined fair value is negative.

 
June 30, 2016
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
(Dollars in millions)
Notional
Amounts
 
Fair
Value
 
Notional
Amounts
 
Fair
Value
Derivative instruments designated in cash flow hedging relationships 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging floating rate loans

$17,950

 

$477

 

$—

 

$—

Derivative instruments designated in fair value hedging relationships 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging fixed rate debt
2,475

 
44

 
1,600

 
1

Interest rate contracts hedging brokered CDs
60

 
1

 
30

 

Total
2,535

 
45

 
1,630

 
1

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MSRs 4
13,701

 
858

 
24,700

 
534

LHFS, IRLCs 5
3,118

 
22

 
7,519

 
70

LHFI
5

 
1

 
40

 
4

Trading activity 6
67,397

 
2,968

 
67,767

 
2,742

Foreign exchange rate contracts hedging trading activity
4,030

 
143

 
3,604

 
129

Credit contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans

 

 
505

 
5

Trading activity 7
2,181

 
19

 
2,369

 
17

Equity contracts hedging trading activity 6
20,368

 
1,919

 
28,827

 
2,305

Other contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs and other 8
4,287

 
73

 
111

 
13

Commodities
594

 
73

 
592

 
71

Total
115,681

 
6,076

 
136,034

 
5,890

Total derivative instruments

$136,166

 

$6,598

 

$137,664

 

$5,891

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross derivative instruments, before netting
 
 

$6,598

 
 
 

$5,891

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements
 
 
(4,143
)
 
 
 
(4,143
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 
 
(786
)
 
 
 
(1,290
)
Total derivative instruments, after netting
 
 

$1,669

 
 
 

$458

1 See “Cash Flow Hedges” in this Note for further discussion.
2 See “Fair Value Hedges” in this Note for further discussion.
3 See “Economic Hedging and Trading Activities” in this Note for further discussion.
4 Amount includes $16.5 billion of notional amounts related to interest rate futures. These futures contracts settle in cash daily, one day in arrears. The derivative asset or liability associated with the one day lag is included in the fair value column of this table.
5 Amount includes $540 million of notional amounts related to interest rate futures. These futures contracts settle in cash daily, one day in arrears. The derivative asset or liability associated with the one day lag is included in the fair value column of this table.
6 Amounts include $12.0 billion of notional amounts related to interest rate futures and $846 million of notional amounts related to equity futures. These futures contracts settle in cash daily, one day in arrears. The derivative asset or liability associated with the one day lag is included in the fair value column of this table. Amounts also include notional amounts related to interest rate swaps hedging fixed rate debt.
7 Asset and liability amounts include $6 million and $8 million, respectively, of notional amounts from purchased and written credit risk participation agreements, whose notional is calculated as the notional of the derivative participated adjusted by the relevant RWA conversion factor.
8 Includes $49 million notional amount that is based on the number of Visa Class B shares, 3.2 million, the conversion ratio from Class B shares to Class A shares, and the Class A share price at the derivative inception date of May 28, 2009. This derivative was established upon the sale of Class B shares in the second quarter of 2009. See Note 12, “Guarantees” for additional information.


 
December 31, 2015
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
(Dollars in millions)
Notional
Amounts
 
Fair
Value
 
Notional
Amounts
 
Fair
Value
Derivative instruments designated in cash flow hedging relationships 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging floating rate loans

$14,500

 

$130

 

$2,900

 

$11

Derivative instruments designated in fair value hedging relationships 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging fixed rate debt
1,700

 
14

 
600

 

Interest rate contracts hedging brokered CDs
60

 

 
30

 

Total
1,760

 
14

 
630

 

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MSRs 4
7,782

 
198

 
16,882

 
98

LHFS, IRLCs 5
4,309

 
10

 
2,520

 
5

LHFI
15

 

 
40

 
1

Trading activity 6
67,164

 
1,983

 
66,854

 
1,796

Foreign exchange rate contracts hedging trading activity
3,648

 
127

 
3,227

 
122

Credit contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans

 

 
175

 
2

Trading activity 7
2,232

 
57

 
2,385

 
54

Equity contracts hedging trading activity 6
19,138

 
1,812

 
27,154

 
2,222

Other contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs and other 8
2,024

 
21

 
299

 
6

Commodities
453

 
113

 
448

 
111

Total
106,765

 
4,321

 
119,984

 
4,417

Total derivative instruments

$123,025

 

$4,465

 

$123,514

 

$4,428

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross derivative instruments, before netting
 
 

$4,465

 
 
 

$4,428

Less: Legally enforceable master netting agreements
 
 
(2,916
)
 
 
 
(2,916
)
Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 
 
(397
)
 
 
 
(1,048
)
Total derivative instruments, after netting
 
 

$1,152

 
 
 

$464

1 See “Cash Flow Hedges” in this Note for further discussion.
2 See “Fair Value Hedges” in this Note for further discussion.
3 See “Economic Hedging and Trading Activities” in this Note for further discussion.
4 Amount includes $9.1 billion of notional amounts related to interest rate futures. These futures contracts settle in cash daily, one day in arrears. The derivative asset or liability associated with the one day lag is included in the fair value column of this table.
5 Amount includes $518 million of notional amounts related to interest rate futures. These futures contracts settle in cash daily, one day in arrears. The derivative asset or liability associated with the one day lag is included in the fair value column of this table.
6 Amounts include $12.6 billion of notional amounts related to interest rate futures and $329 million of notional amounts related to equity futures. These futures contracts settle in cash daily, one day in arrears. The derivative asset or liability associated with the one day lag is included in the fair value column of this table. Amounts also include notional amounts related to interest rate swaps hedging fixed rate debt.
7 Asset and liability amounts include $6 million and $9 million, respectively, of notional amounts from purchased and written credit risk participation agreements, whose notional is calculated as the notional of the derivative participated adjusted by the relevant RWA conversion factor.
8 Includes $49 million notional amount that is based on the number of Visa Class B shares, 3.2 million, the conversion ratio from Class B shares to Class A shares, and the Class A share price at the derivative inception date of May 28, 2009. This derivative was established upon the sale of Class B shares in the second quarter of 2009. See Note 12, “Guarantees” for additional information.

Impact of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Shareholders’ Equity
The impacts of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30 are presented below. The impacts are segregated between derivatives that are designated in hedge accounting relationships and those that are used for economic hedging or trading purposes, with further identification of the underlying risks in the derivatives and the hedged items, where appropriate. The tables do not disclose the financial impact of the activities that these derivative instruments are intended to hedge.

 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Amount of 
Pre-tax Gain
Recognized
in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of
Pre-tax Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of 
Pre-tax Gain
Recognized
in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of
Pre-tax Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
Classification of Pre-tax Gain
Reclassified from AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
Derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging floating rate loans 1

$180

 

$38

 

$487

 

$77

 
Interest and fees on loans
1 During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company also reclassified $26 million and $54 million of pre-tax gains from AOCI into net interest income. These gains related to hedging relationships that have been terminated or de-designated and are reclassified into earnings consistent with the pattern of net cash flows expected to be recognized.

 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Amount of Gain on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Loss
on Related Hedged Items
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Loss
Recognized in Income
on Hedges
(Ineffective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Loss
on Related Hedged Items
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in Income
on Hedges
(Ineffective Portion)
Derivative instruments in fair value hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging fixed rate debt 1

$32

 

($33
)
 

($1
)
 

$31

 

($31
)
 

$—

Interest rate contracts hedging brokered CDs 1

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$32

 

($33
)
 

($1
)
 

$31

 

($31
)
 

$—

1 Amounts are recognized in trading income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 
(Dollars in millions)
Classification of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in Income on Derivatives
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives During the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
MSRs
Mortgage servicing related income
 

$122

 

$292

LHFS, IRLCs
Mortgage production related income
 
(65
)
 
(127
)
LHFI
Other noninterest income
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
Trading activity
Trading income
 
(3
)
 
13

Foreign exchange rate contracts hedging trading activity
Trading income
 
34

 
16

Credit contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
Other noninterest income
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Trading activity
Trading income
 
5

 
10

Equity contracts hedging trading activity
Trading income
 
1

 
3

Other contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
IRLCs
Mortgage production related income
 
124

 
168

Commodities
Trading income
 
1

 
1

Total
 
 

$217

 

$371




 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
(Dollars in millions)
Amount of 
Pre-tax Gain
Recognized
in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of
Pre-tax Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of 
Pre-tax Gain
Recognized
in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of
Pre-tax Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
Classification of Pre-tax Gain
Reclassified from AOCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
Derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging floating rate loans 1

$9

 

$44

 

$134

 

$79

 
Interest and fees on loans
1 During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company also reclassified $19 million and $38 million, respectively, of pre-tax gains from AOCI into net interest income. These gains related to hedging relationships that have been terminated or de-designated and are reclassified into earnings consistent with the pattern of net cash flows expected to be recognized.

 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(Dollars in millions)
Amount of Loss on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Gain
on Related Hedged Items
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Loss
Recognized in Income
on Hedges
(Ineffective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Loss
on Related Hedged Items
Recognized in Income
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in Income
on Hedges
(Ineffective Portion)
Derivative instruments in fair value hedging relationships:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging fixed rate debt 1

($8
)
 

$7

 

($1
)
 

$7

 

($7
)
 

$—

Interest rate contracts hedging brokered CDs 1

 

 

 

 

 

Total

($8
)
 

$7

 

($1
)
 

$7

 

($7
)
 

$—

1 Amounts are recognized in trading income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.


(Dollars in millions)
Classification of (Loss)/Gain
Recognized in Income on Derivatives
 
Amount of (Loss)/Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives During the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
Amount of (Loss)/Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts hedging:
 
 
 
 
 
MSRs
Mortgage servicing related income
 

($163
)
 

($74
)
LHFS, IRLCs
Mortgage production related income
 
52

 
9

Trading activity
Trading income
 
25

 
40

Foreign exchange rate contracts hedging trading activity
Trading income
 
(20
)
 
36

Credit contracts hedging:
 
 

 

Loans
Other noninterest income
 

 
(1
)
Trading activity
Trading income
 
7

 
13

Equity contracts hedging trading activity
Trading income
 

 
3

Other contracts hedging:
 
 

 

IRLCs
Mortgage production related income
 
12

 
93

Commodities
Trading income
 
1

 
1

Total
 
 

($86
)
 

$120





Netting of Derivative Instruments
The Company has various financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements or similar agreements. The Company's securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements or similar agreements, are discussed in Note 2, "Federal Funds Sold and Securities Financing Activities." The Company enters into ISDA or other legally enforceable industry standard master netting agreements with derivative counterparties. Under the terms of the master netting agreements, all transactions between the Company and the counterparty constitute a single business relationship such that in the event of default, the nondefaulting party is entitled to set off claims and apply property held by that party in respect of any transaction against obligations owed. Any payments, deliveries, or other transfers may be applied against each other and netted.
The following tables present total gross derivative instrument assets and liabilities at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which are adjusted to reflect the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral received or paid on the net amount reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Also included in the tables are financial instrument collateral related to legally enforceable master netting agreements that represents securities collateral received or pledged and customer cash collateral held at third party custodians. These amounts are not offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets but are shown as a reduction to total derivative instrument assets and liabilities to derive net derivative assets and liabilities. These amounts are limited to the derivative asset/liability balance, and accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.
(Dollars in millions)
Gross
Amount
 
Amount
Offset
 
Net Amount
Presented in
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 
Held/Pledged
Financial
Instruments
 
Net
Amount
June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instrument assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

$6,202

 

$4,766

 

$1,436

 

$130

 

$1,306

Derivatives not subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement
73

 

 
73

 

 
73

Exchange traded derivatives
323

 
163

 
160

 

 
160

Total derivative instrument assets

$6,598

 

$4,929

 

$1,669

1 

$130

 

$1,539

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instrument liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

$5,627

 

$5,270

 

$357

 

$29

 

$328

Derivatives not subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement
101

 

 
101

 

 
101

Exchange traded derivatives
163

 
163

 

 

 

Total derivative instrument liabilities

$5,891

 

$5,433

 

$458

2 

$29

 

$429

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instrument assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

$4,184

 

$3,156

 

$1,028

 

$66

 

$962

Derivatives not subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement
21

 

 
21

 

 
21

Exchange traded derivatives
260

 
157

 
103

 

 
103

Total derivative instrument assets

$4,465

 

$3,313

 

$1,152

1 

$66

 

$1,086

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative instrument liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

$4,162

 

$3,807

 

$355

 

$19

 

$336

Derivatives not subject to master netting arrangement or similar arrangement
105

 

 
105

 

 
105

Exchange traded derivatives
161

 
157

 
4

 

 
4

Total derivative instrument liabilities

$4,428

 

$3,964

 

$464

2 

$19

 

$445

1 At June 30, 2016, $1.7 billion, net of $786 million offsetting cash collateral, is recognized in trading assets and derivative instruments within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2015, $1.2 billion, net of $397 million offsetting cash collateral, is recognized in trading assets and derivative instruments within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
2 At June 30, 2016, $458 million, net of $1.3 billion offsetting cash collateral, is recognized in trading liabilities and derivative instruments within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2015, $464 million, net of $1.0 billion offsetting cash collateral, is recognized in trading liabilities and derivative instruments within the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Credit Derivative Instruments
As part of the Company's trading businesses, the Company enters into contracts that are, in form or substance, written guarantees; specifically, CDS, risk participations, and TRS. The Company accounts for these contracts as derivatives and, accordingly, records these contracts at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in trading income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company periodically writes CDS, which are agreements under which the Company receives premium payments from its counterparty for protection against an event of default of a reference asset. In the event of default under the CDS, the Company would either settle its obligation net in cash or make a cash payment to its counterparty and take delivery of the defaulted reference asset, from which the Company may recover all, a portion, or none of the credit loss, depending on the performance of the reference asset. Events of default, as defined in the CDS agreements, are generally triggered upon the failure to pay and similar events related to the issuer(s) of the reference asset. When the Company has written CDS, all written CDS contracts reference single name corporate credits or corporate credit indices. The Company generally enters into offsetting purchased CDS for the underlying reference asset, under which the Company pays a premium to its counterparty for protection against an event of default on the reference asset. The counterparties to these purchased CDS are generally of high creditworthiness and typically have ISDA master netting agreements in place that subject the CDS to master netting provisions, thereby mitigating the risk of non-payment to the Company. As such, at June 30, 2016, the Company did not have any material risk of making a non-recoverable payment on any written CDS. During 2016 and 2015, the only instances of default on written CDS were driven by credit indices with constituent credit default. In all cases where the Company made resulting cash payments to settle, the Company collected like amounts from the counterparties to the offsetting purchased CDS.
There were no written CDS at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the gross notional amounts of purchased CDS contracts designated as trading instruments were $185 million and $150 million, respectively. The fair values of purchased CDS were $2 million and $1 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
The Company has also entered into TRS contracts on loans. The Company’s TRS business consists of matched trades, such that when the Company pays depreciation on one TRS, it receives the same amount on the matched TRS. To mitigate its credit risk, the Company typically receives initial cash collateral from the counterparty upon entering into the TRS and is entitled to additional collateral if the fair value of the underlying reference assets deteriorates. There were $2.2 billion of outstanding TRS notional balances at both June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The fair values of these TRS assets and liabilities at June 30, 2016 were $19 million and $15 million, respectively, and related collateral held at June 30, 2016 was $481 million. The fair values of the TRS assets and liabilities at December 31, 2015 were $57 million and $52 million, respectively, and related collateral held at December 31, 2015 was $492 million. For additional information on the Company's TRS contracts, see Note 8, "Certain Transfers of Financial Assets and Variable Interest Entities," as well as Note 14, "Fair Value Election and Measurement."
The Company writes risk participations, which are credit derivatives, whereby the Company has guaranteed payment to a dealer counterparty in the event the counterparty experiences a loss on a derivative, such as an interest rate swap, due to a failure to pay by the counterparty’s customer (the “obligor”) on that derivative. The Company monitors its payment risk on its risk participations by monitoring the creditworthiness of the obligors, which is based on the normal credit review process the Company would have performed had it entered into a derivative directly with the obligors. The obligors are all corporations or partnerships. The Company continues to monitor the creditworthiness of the obligors and the likelihood of payment could change at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. To date, no material losses have been incurred related to the Company’s written risk participations. At June 30, 2016, the remaining terms on these risk participations generally ranged from zero to 10 years, with a weighted average on the maximum estimated exposure of 9.7 years. At December 31, 2015, the remaining terms on these risk participations generally ranged from less than one year to eight years, with a weighted average on the maximum estimated exposure of 5.6 years. The Company’s maximum estimated exposure to written risk participations, as measured by projecting a maximum value of the guaranteed derivative instruments based on interest rate curve simulations and assuming 100% default by all obligors on the maximum values, was approximately $91 million and $55 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The fair values of the written risk participations were immaterial at both June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Company may enter into purchased risk participations to mitigate this written credit risk exposure to a derivative counterparty.

Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
The Company utilizes a comprehensive risk management strategy to monitor sensitivity of earnings to movements in interest rates. Specific types of funding and principal amounts hedged are determined based on prevailing market conditions and the shape of the yield curve. In conjunction with this strategy, the Company may employ various interest rate derivatives as risk management tools to hedge interest rate risk from recognized assets and liabilities or from forecasted transactions. The terms and notional amounts of derivatives are determined based on management’s assessment of future interest rates, as well as other factors.
Interest rate swaps have been designated as hedging the exposure to the benchmark interest rate risk associated with floating rate loans. At June 30, 2016, the maturities for hedges of floating rate loans ranged from less than one year to six years, with the weighted average being 4.0 years. At December 31, 2015, the maturities for hedges of floating rate loans ranged from less than one year to seven years, with the weighted average being 3.3 years. These hedges have been highly effective in offsetting the designated risks, yielding an immaterial amount of ineffectiveness for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. At June 30, 2016, $215 million of deferred net pre-tax gains on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on floating rate loans recognized in AOCI are expected to be reclassified into net interest income during the next twelve months. The amount to be reclassified into income incorporates the impact from both active and terminated or de-designated cash flow hedges, including the net interest income earned on the active hedges, assuming no changes in LIBOR. The Company may choose to terminate or de-designate a hedging relationship due to a change in the risk management objective for that specific hedge item, which may arise in conjunction with an overall balance sheet management strategy.
Fair Value Hedging Instruments
The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements as part of the Company’s risk management objectives for hedging its exposure to changes in fair value due to changes in interest rates. These hedging arrangements convert certain fixed rate long-term debt and CDs to floating rates. Consistent with this objective, the Company reflects the accrued contractual interest on the hedged item and the related swaps as part of current period interest expense. There were no components of derivative gains or losses excluded in the Company’s assessment of hedge effectiveness related to the fair value hedges.
Economic Hedging Instruments and Trading Activities
In addition to designated hedge accounting relationships, the Company also enters into derivatives as an end user to economically hedge risks associated with certain non-derivative and derivative instruments, along with entering into derivatives in a trading capacity with its clients.
The primary risks that the Company economically hedges are interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, and credit risk. The Company mitigates these risks by entering into offsetting derivatives either on an individual basis or collectively on a macro basis.
The Company utilizes interest rate derivatives related to:
MSRs. The Company hedges these instruments with a combination of interest rate derivatives, including forward and option contracts, futures, and forward rate agreements.
IRLCs and mortgage LHFS. The Company hedges these instruments using forward and option contracts, futures, and forward rate agreements.
The Company is exposed to volatility and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with certain commercial loans. To hedge against this foreign exchange rate risk, the Company enters into foreign exchange rate contracts that provide for the future receipt and delivery of foreign currency at previously agreed-upon terms.
The Company enters into CDS to hedge credit risk associated with certain loans held within its Wholesale Banking segment. The Company accounts for these contracts as derivatives and, accordingly, recognizes these contracts at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in other noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Trading activity primarily includes interest rate swaps, equity derivatives, CDS, futures, options, foreign currency contracts, and commodities. These derivatives are entered into in a dealer capacity to facilitate client transactions, or are utilized as a risk management tool by the Company as an end user (predominantly in certain macro-hedging strategies). The macro-hedging strategies are focused on managing the Company’s overall interest rate risk exposure that is not otherwise hedged by derivatives or in connection with specific hedges.