Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

11. Variable Interest Entities

Our significant VIEs are summarized below. Additional information pertaining to the criteria used in determining if an entity is a VIE is included in Note 13 (“Variable Interest Entities “) beginning on page 156 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

LIHTC investments. We had $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion of investments in LIHTC operating partnerships at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively. These investments are recorded in “accrued income and other assets” on our balance sheet. We do not have any loss reserves recorded related to these investments because we believe the likelihood of any loss to be remote. For all legally binding, unfunded equity commitments, we increase our recognized investment and recognize a liability. As of September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, we had liabilities of $608 million and $484 million, respectively, related to investments in qualified affordable housing projects, which are recorded in “accrued expenses and other liabilities” on our balance sheet. We continue to invest in these LIHTC operating partnerships.

Through KCIC, formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of KeyBank National Association, we create funds that hold interests in LIHTC investments. KCIC is the managing member of the fund. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of the fund because although we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence its economic performance, we do not have benefits that could potentially be deemed significant to the fund. Therefore, we do not consolidate the fund.

The assets and liabilities presented in the table below convey the size of KCDC’s direct and indirect investments at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020. As these investments represent unconsolidated VIEs, the assets and liabilities of the investments themselves are not recorded on our balance sheet. Additional information pertaining to our LIHTC investments is included in Note 13 (“Variable Interest Entities”) beginning on page 156 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

	Unconsolidated VIEs
Dollars in millions	Total Assets		Total Liabilities		Maximum Exposure to Loss
September 30, 2021
LIHTC investments	$	7,389	$	2,861	$	1,882
December 31, 2020
LIHTC investments	$	6,914	$	2,765	$	1,823

We amortize our LIHTC investments over the period that we expect to receive the tax benefits. During the first nine months of 2021, we recognized $147 million of amortization and $139 million of tax credits associated with these investments within “income taxes” on our income statement. During the first nine months of 2020, we recognized $137 million of amortization and $135 million of tax credits associated with these investments within “income taxes” on our income statement.

Principal investments. Our maximum exposure to loss associated with indirect principal investments consists of the investments’ fair value plus any unfunded equity commitments. The fair value of our indirect principal investments totaled $48 million and $53 million at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively. These investments are recorded in “other investments” on our balance sheet. The table below reflects the size of the private equity funds in which we were invested as well as our maximum exposure to loss in connection with these investments at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020.

	Unconsolidated VIEs
Dollars in millions	Total Assets		Total Liabilities		Maximum Exposure to Loss
September 30, 2021
Indirect investments	$	10,199	$	189	$	61
December 31, 2020
Indirect investments	$	10,899	$	168	$	78

Through our principal investing entities, we have formed and funded operating entities that provide management and other related services to our investment company funds, which directly invest in portfolio companies. These entities had no assets at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, that can be used to settle the entities’ obligations. The entities had no liabilities at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, and other equity investors have no recourse to our general credit.

Additional information on our indirect and direct principal investments is provided in Note 5 (“Fair Value Measurements”) and in Note 13 (“Variable Interest Entities “) beginning on page 156 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

Other unconsolidated VIEs. We are involved with other various entities in the normal course of business which we have determined to be VIEs. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance or hold a variable interest that could potentially be significant. The table below shows our assets and liabilities associated with these unconsolidated VIEs at September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020. These assets are recorded in “accrued income and other assets,” “other investments,” “securities available for sale,” “held-to-maturity securities,” and “loans, net of unearned income” on our balance sheet. Of the total balance as of September 30, 2021, $2.8 billion related to the purchase of senior notes from a securitization collateralized by sold indirect auto loans. Additional information pertaining to our other unconsolidated VIEs is included in Note 13 (“Variable Interest Entities“) under the heading “Other unconsolidated VIEs” on page 1 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

	Other unconsolidated VIEs
Dollars in millions	Total Assets		Total Liabilities
September 30, 2021
Other unconsolidated VIEs	$	3,166	$	1
December 31, 2020
Other unconsolidated VIEs	$	351	$	1