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Certain Transfers of Financial Assets and Variable Interest Entities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Certain Transfers of Financial Assets and Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]  
Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets [Text Block]
NOTE 11 - CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
The Company has transferred loans and securities in sale or securitization transactions for which the Company retains certain beneficial interests, servicing rights, and/or recourse. These transfers of financial assets include certain residential mortgage loans, guaranteed student loans, and commercial loans, as discussed in the following section, "Transfers of Financial Assets." Cash receipts on beneficial interests held related to these transfers were immaterial for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
When a transfer or other transaction occurs with a VIE, the Company first determines whether it has a VI in the VIE. A VI is typically in the form of securities representing retained interests in transferred assets and, at times, servicing rights, and for commercial mortgage loans sold to Fannie Mae, the loss share guarantee. See Note 15, “Guarantees,” for further discussion of the Company's loss share guarantee. When determining whether to consolidate the VIE, the Company evaluates whether it is a primary beneficiary which has both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
To determine whether a transfer should be accounted for as a sale or a secured borrowing, the Company evaluates whether: (i) the transferred assets are legally isolated, (ii) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (iii) the Company has relinquished effective control of the transferred assets. If all three conditions are met, then the transfer is accounted for as a sale.
Except as specifically noted herein, the Company is not required to provide additional financial support to any of the entities to which the Company has transferred financial assets, nor has the Company provided any support it was not otherwise obligated to provide. No events occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2019 that changed the Company’s previous conclusions regarding whether it is the primary beneficiary of the VIEs described herein. Furthermore, no events occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2019 that changed the Company’s sale conclusion with regards to previously transferred residential mortgage loans, guaranteed student loans, or commercial loans.
Transfers of Financial Assets
The following discussion summarizes transfers of financial assets to entities for which the Company has retained some level of continuing involvement.
Consumer Loans
Residential Mortgage Loans
The Company typically transfers first lien residential mortgage loans in conjunction with Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac securitization transactions, whereby the loans are exchanged for cash or securities that are readily redeemable for cash, and servicing rights are retained.
The Company sold residential mortgage loans to Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, which resulted in pre-tax net gains of $67 million and $116 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and pre-tax net gains of $19 million and $7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Net gains/losses on the sale of residential mortgage LHFS are recorded at inception of the associated IRLCs and reflect the change in value of the loans resulting from changes in interest rates from the time the Company enters into the related IRLCs with borrowers until the loans are sold, but do not include the results of hedging activities initiated by the Company to mitigate this market risk. See Note 16, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for further discussion of the Company's hedging activities. The Company has made certain representations and warranties with respect to the transfer of these loans. See Note 15, “Guarantees,” for additional information regarding representations and warranties.

Guaranteed Student Loans
The Company has securitized government-guaranteed student loans through a transfer of loans to a securitization entity and retained the residual interest in the entity. The Company concluded that this entity should be consolidated because the Company has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses, and the right to receive benefits, that could potentially be significant. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets reflected $153 million and $165 million of assets held by
the securitization entity and $149 million and $161 million of debt issued by the entity, respectively, inclusive of related accrued interest.
To the extent that the securitization entity incurs losses on its assets, the securitization entity has recourse to the guarantor of the underlying loan, which is backed by the Department of Education up to a maximum guarantee of 98%, or in the event of death, disability, or bankruptcy, 100%. When not fully guaranteed, losses reduce the amount of available cash payable to the Company as the owner of the residual interest. To the extent that losses result from a breach of servicing responsibilities, the Company, which functions as the master servicer, may be required to repurchase the defaulted loan(s) at par value. If the breach was caused by the subservicer, the Company would seek reimbursement from the subservicer up to the guaranteed amount. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss related to the securitization entity would arise from a breach of its servicing responsibilities. To date, loss claims filed with the guarantor that have been denied due to servicing errors have either been, or are in the process of being cured, or reimbursement has been provided to the Company by the subservicer, or in limited cases, absorbed by the Company.
Commercial Loans
The Company originates and sells certain commercial mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, originates FHA insured loans, and issues and sells Ginnie Mae commercial MBS secured by FHA insured loans. The Company transferred commercial loans to these Agencies and GSEs, which resulted in pre-tax net gains of $11 million and $18 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and pre-tax net gains of $5 million and $14 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. The loans are exchanged for cash or securities that are readily redeemable for cash, with servicing rights retained. The Company has made certain representations and warranties with respect to the transfer of these loans and has entered into a loss share guarantee related to certain loans transferred to Fannie Mae. See Note 15, “Guarantees,” for additional information regarding the commercial mortgage loan loss share guarantee.

The Company's total managed loans, including the LHFI portfolio and other transferred loans (securitized and unsecuritized), are presented in the following table by portfolio balance and delinquency status (accruing loans 90 days or more past due and all nonaccrual loans) at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, as well as the related net charge-offs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
 
Portfolio Balance
 
Past Due and Nonaccrual
 
Net Charge-offs
 
 
June 30,
2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
June 30,
2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
(Dollars in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
LHFI portfolio:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial

$83,991

 

$80,940

 

$274

 

$175

 

$16

 

$17

 

$44

 

$34

 
Consumer
72,598

 
70,899

 
1,738

 
2,003

 
69

 
56

 
138

 
118

 
Total LHFI portfolio
156,589

 
151,839

 
2,012

 
2,178

 
85

 
73

 
182

 
152

 
Managed securitized loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial 1
6,732

 
6,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Consumer
136,289

 
139,809

 
148

 
146

 
1

2 
1

2 
1

2 
3

2 
Total managed securitized loans
143,021

 
146,208

 
148

 
146

 
1

 
1

 
1

 
3

 
Managed unsecuritized loans 3
561

 
1,134

 
67

 
152

 

 

 

 

 
Total managed loans

$300,171

 

$299,181

 

$2,227

 

$2,476

 

$86

 

$74

 

$183

 

$155

 

1 Comprised of commercial mortgages sold through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae securitizations, whereby servicing has been retained by the Company.
2 Amounts associated with $308 million and $387 million of managed securitized loans at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Net charge-off data is not reported to the Company for the remaining balance of $136.0 billion and $139.4 billion of managed securitized loans at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
3 Comprised of unsecuritized loans the Company originated and sold to private investors with servicing rights retained. Net charge-offs on these loans are not presented in the table as the data is not reported to the Company by the private investors that own these related loans.


Other Variable Interest Entities
In addition to exposure to VIEs arising from transfers of financial assets, the Company also has involvement with VIEs from other business activities.
Tax Credit Investments
The following table presents information related to the Company's investments in tax credit VIEs that it does not consolidate:
 
Community Development Investments
 
Renewable Energy Partnerships
(Dollars in millions)
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Carrying value of investments 1

$1,765

 

$1,636

 

$53

 

$86

Maximum exposure to loss related to investments 2
2,496

 
2,207

 
96

 
138

1 At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value of community development investments excludes $70 million and $68 million of investments in funds that do not qualify for tax credits, respectively.
2 At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company's maximum exposure to loss related to community development investments includes $697 million and $422 million of loans and $572 million and $639 million of unfunded equity commitments, respectively. At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company's maximum exposure to loss related to renewable energy partnerships includes $43 million and $52 million of unfunded equity commitments, respectively.

Community Development Investments
The Company invests in multi-family affordable housing partnership developments and other community development entities as a limited partner and/or a lender. The carrying value of these investments is recorded in Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company receives tax credits for its limited partner investments, which are recorded in Provision for income taxes in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. Amortization recognized on qualified affordable housing partnerships is recorded in the Provision for income taxes, net of the related tax benefits, in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. Amortization recognized on other community development investments is recorded in Amortization in the Company's Consolidated
Statements of Income. The Company has determined that the majority of the related partnerships are VIEs.
The Company has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of these investments when it invests as a limited partner and there is a third party general partner. The general partner, or an affiliate of the general partner, often provides guarantees to the limited partner, which protects the Company from construction and operating losses and tax credit allocation deficits. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss would result from the loss of its limited partner investments, net of liabilities, along with loans or interest rate swap exposures related to these investments as well as unfunded equity commitments that the Company is required to fund if certain conditions are met.
The following table presents tax credits and amortization associated with the Company’s investments in community development investments:
 
Tax Credits
 
Amortization
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
(Dollars in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Qualified affordable housing partnerships

$32

 

$29

 

$65

 

$59

 

$34

 

$31

 

$69

 

$63

Other community development investments
20

 
20

 
38

 
38

 
17

 
16

 
32

 
31




Renewable Energy Partnerships
In the second quarter of 2018, the Company began investing in entities that promote renewable energy sources as a limited partner. The carrying value of these renewable energy partnership investments is recorded in Other assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the associated tax credits received for these investments are recorded as a reduction to the carrying value of these investments. The Company has determined that these renewable energy tax credit partnerships are VIEs.
The Company has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs' financial performance and therefore, it is not required to consolidate these VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss related to these investments is comprised of its equity investments in these partnerships and any additional unfunded equity commitments.
Total Return Swaps
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the outstanding notional amount of the Company's VIE-facing TRS contracts totaled $2.4 billion and $2.0 billion, and related loans outstanding to VIEs totaled $2.4 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. These financings were measured at fair value and classified within Trading assets and derivative instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company entered into client-facing TRS contracts of the same outstanding notional amounts. The notional amounts of the TRS contracts with VIEs represent the Company’s maximum exposure to loss, although this exposure has been mitigated via the TRS contracts with clients. For additional information on the Company’s TRS contracts and its involvement with these VIEs, see Note 16, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” as well as Note 12, "Certain Transfers of Financial Assets and Variable Interest Entities," to the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.