Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables |
The table below summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses and reserve for unfunded lending commitments by portfolio segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Our allowance for credit losses increased by $61 million to $11.5 billion as of June 30, 2022 from December 31, 2021. Table 4.1: Allowance for Credit Losses and Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments Activity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | (Dollars in millions) | | Credit Card | | Consumer Banking | | Commercial Banking | | | | Total | Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of March 31, 2022 | | $ | 8,280 | | | $ | 1,902 | | | $ | 1,126 | | | | | $ | 11,308 | | Charge-offs | | (1,009) | | | (331) | | | (43) | | | | | (1,383) | | Recoveries(1) | | 331 | | | 195 | | | 12 | | | | | 538 | | Net charge-offs | | (678) | | | (136) | | | (31) | | | | | (845) | | Provision (benefit) for credit losses | | 581 | | | 281 | | | 183 | | | | | 1,045 | | Allowance build (release) for credit losses | | (97) | | | 145 | | | 152 | | | | | 200 | | Other changes(2) | | (17) | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | (17) | | Balance as of June 30, 2022 | | 8,166 | | | 2,047 | | | 1,278 | | | | | 11,491 | | Reserve for unfunded lending commitments: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of March 31, 2022 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 200 | | | | | 200 | | Provision for losses on unfunded lending commitments | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 39 | | | | | 39 | | Balance as of June 30, 2022 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 239 | | | | | 239 | | Combined allowance and reserve as of June 30, 2022 | | $ | 8,166 | | | $ | 2,047 | | | $ | 1,517 | | | | | $ | 11,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | (Dollars in millions) | | Credit Card | | Consumer Banking | | Commercial Banking | | | | Total | Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of December 31, 2021 | | $ | 8,345 | | | $ | 1,918 | | | $ | 1,167 | | | | | $ | 11,430 | | Charge-offs | | (1,964) | | | (680) | | | (60) | | | | | (2,704) | | Recoveries(1) | | 679 | | | 398 | | | 15 | | | | | 1,092 | | Net charge-offs | | (1,285) | | | (282) | | | (45) | | | | | (1,612) | | Provision (benefit) for credit losses | | 1,126 | | | 411 | | | 156 | | | | | 1,693 | | Allowance build (release) for credit losses | | (159) | | | 129 | | | 111 | | | | | 81 | | Other changes(2) | | (20) | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | (20) | | Balance as of June 30, 2022 | | 8,166 | | | 2,047 | | | 1,278 | | | | | 11,491 | | Reserve for unfunded lending commitments: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of December 31, 2021 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 165 | | | | | 165 | | Provision for losses on unfunded lending commitments | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 74 | | | | | 74 | | Balance as of June 30, 2022 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 239 | | | | | 239 | | Combined allowance and reserve as of June 30, 2022 | | $ | 8,166 | | | $ | 2,047 | | | $ | 1,517 | | | | | $ | 11,730 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 | (Dollars in millions) | | Credit Card | | Consumer Banking | | Commercial Banking | | | | Total | Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of March 31, 2021 | | $ | 10,072 | | | $ | 2,498 | | | $ | 1,447 | | | | | $ | 14,017 | | Charge-offs | | (967) | | | (260) | | | (8) | | | | | (1,235) | | Recoveries(1) | | 396 | | | 271 | | | 27 | | | | | 694 | | Net recoveries (charge-offs) | | (571) | | | 11 | | | 19 | | | | | (541) | | Provision (benefit) for credit losses | | (635) | | | (306) | | | (196) | | | | | (1,137) | | Allowance build (release) for credit losses | | (1,206) | | | (295) | | | (177) | | | | | (1,678) | | Other changes(2) | | 7 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 7 | | Balance as of June 30, 2021 | | 8,873 | | | 2,203 | | | 1,270 | | | | | 12,346 | | Reserve for unfunded lending commitments: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of March 31, 2021 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 187 | | | | | 187 | | Provision (benefit) for losses on unfunded lending commitments | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (23) | | | | | (23) | | Balance as of June 30, 2021 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 164 | | | | | 164 | | Combined allowance and reserve as of June 30, 2021 | | $ | 8,873 | | | $ | 2,203 | | | $ | 1,434 | | | | | $ | 12,510 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | (Dollars in millions) | | Credit Card | | Consumer Banking | | Commercial Banking | | | | Total | Allowance for credit losses: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of December 31, 2020 | | $ | 11,191 | | | $ | 2,715 | | | $ | 1,658 | | | | | $ | 15,564 | | Charge-offs | | (1,960) | | | (602) | | | (27) | | | | | (2,589) | | Recoveries(1) | | 756 | | | 522 | | | 30 | | | | | 1,308 | | Net recoveries (charge-offs) | | (1,204) | | | (80) | | | 3 | | | | | (1,281) | | Provision (benefit) for credit losses | | (1,127) | | | (432) | | | (391) | | | | | (1,950) | | Allowance build (release) for credit losses | | (2,331) | | | (512) | | | (388) | | | | | (3,231) | | Other changes(2) | | 13 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 13 | | Balance as of June 30, 2021 | | 8,873 | | | 2,203 | | | 1,270 | | | | | 12,346 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 | (Dollars in millions) | | Credit Card | | Consumer Banking | | Commercial Banking | | | | Total | Reserve for unfunded lending commitments: | | | | | | | | | | | Balance as of December 31, 2020 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 195 | | | | | 195 | | Provision (benefit) for losses on unfunded lending commitments | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (31) | | | | | (31) | | Balance as of June 30, 2021 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 164 | | | | | 164 | | Combined allowance and reserve as of June 30, 2021 | | $ | 8,873 | | | $ | 2,203 | | | $ | 1,434 | | | | | $ | 12,510 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | __________(1)The amount and timing of recoveries are impacted by our collection strategies, which are based on customer behavior and risk profile and include direct customer communications, repossession of collateral, the periodic sale of charged off loans as well as additional strategies, such as litigation. (2)Represents foreign currency translation adjustments.
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