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10-Q 1 d406131d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to

Commission File No. 1-13300

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 54-1719854

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1680 Capital One Drive,

McLean, Virginia

22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(703) 720-1000

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

(Not applicable)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a Shell Company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)    Yes ¨ No x

As of October 31, 2012, there were 581,684,101 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

Item 1.

Financial Statements

66

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

67

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

68

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

69

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

70

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

71

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

72

Note   1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

72

Note   2—Acquisitions

74

Note   3—Discontinued Operations

79

Note   4—Investment Securities

80

Note   5—Loans

90

Note   6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

114

Note   7—Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations

117

Note   8—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

124

Note   9—Deposits and Borrowings

126

Note 10—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

129

Note 11—Stockholders’ Equity

135

Note 12—Earnings Per Common Share

136

Note 13—Fair Value of Financial Instruments

137

Note 14—Business Segments

152

Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

155

Note 16—Subsequent Events

167

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”)

1

Summary of Selected Financial Data

1

Introduction

5

Executive Summary and Business Outlook

6

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

12

Consolidated Results of Operations

12

Business Segment Financial Performance

20

Consolidated Balance Sheet Analysis

32

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Variable Interest Entities

36

Capital Management

36

Risk Management

41

Credit Risk Profile

41

Liquidity Risk Profile

55

Market Risk Profile

58

Supervision and Regulation

61

Accounting Changes and Developments

61

Forward-Looking Statements

61

Supplemental Tables

64

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

168

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

168

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

169

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

169

Item 1A.

Risk factors

169

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

169

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

169

Item 5.

Other Information

169

Item 6.

Exhibits

169

SIGNATURES

170

EXHIBIT INDEX

171

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INDEX OF MD&A TABLES AND SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES

Table

Description

Page

MD&A Tables:

1

Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

2

2

Business Segment Results

6

3

Average Balances, Net Interest Income and Net Interest Yield

13

4

Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income

15

5

Non-Interest Income

16

6

Non-Interest Expense

18

7

Credit Card Business Results

21

7.1

Domestic Card Business Results

24

7.2

International Card Business Results

25

8

Consumer Banking Business Results

26

9

Commercial Banking Business Results

29

10

Investment Securities Available for Sale

32

11

Non-Agency Investment Securities Credit Ratings

34

12

Net Loans Held for Investment

34

13

Changes in Representation and Warranty Reserve

36

14

Capital Ratios Under Basel I

38

15

Risk-Based Capital Components Under Basel I

39

16

Loan Portfolio Composition

43

17

30+ Day Delinquencies

45

18

Aging and Geography of 30+ Day Delinquent Loans

46

19

90+ Days Delinquent Loans Accruing Interest

46

20

Nonperforming Loans and Other Nonperforming Assets

47

21

Net Charge-Offs

48

22

Loan Modifications and Restructurings

50

23

Summary of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

53

24

Allocation of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

54

25

Liquidity Reserves

55

26

Deposits

56

27

Expected Maturity Profile of Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

57

28

Senior Unsecured Debt Credit Ratings

58

29

Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

60

Supplemental Tables:

A

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Calculation of Regulatory Capital Measures

64

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”)

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in this Report and the more detailed information contained in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2011 Form 10-K”). This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based upon management’s current expectations and are subject to significant uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Please review “Forward-Looking Statements” for more information on the forward-looking statements in this Report. Our actual results may differ materially from those included in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, those described in “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Report and in “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2011 Form 10-K.

SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Below we provide selected consolidated financial data from our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and selected comparative consolidated balance sheet data as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011. We also provide selected key metrics we use in evaluating our performance.

On February 17, 2012, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the ING Direct business in the United States (“ING Direct”) from ING Groep N.V., ING Bank N.V., ING Direct N.V. and ING Direct Bancorp “(the “ING Direct acquisition”). The ING Direct acquisition resulted in the addition of loans of $40.4 billion, other assets of $53.9 billion and deposits of $84.4 billion as of the acquisition date. On May 1, 2012, pursuant to the agreement with HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (collectively, “HSBC”), we closed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and assumed liabilities of HSBC’s credit card and private-label credit card business in the United States (other than the HSBC Bank USA, National Association consumer credit card program and certain other retained assets and liabilities) (the “HSBC U.S. card acquisition”). The HSBC U.S. card acquisition included (i) the acquisition of HSBC’s U.S. credit card portfolio, (ii) its on-going private label and co-branded partnerships, and (iii) other assets, including infrastructure and capabilities. At closing, we acquired approximately 27 million new active accounts, approximately $27.8 billion in outstanding credit card receivables designated as held for investment and approximately $327 million in other net assets. The ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions had a significant impact on our results and selected metrics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and our financial condition as of September 30, 2012.

We use the term “acquired loans” to refer to a limited portion of the credit card loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition and the substantial majority of consumer and commercial loans acquired in the ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank (“CCB”) acquisitions, which were recorded at fair value at acquisition and subsequently accounted for based on expected cash flows to be collected (under the accounting standard formerly known as “Statement of Position 03-3, Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer ,” commonly referred to as “SOP 03-3”). HSBC U.S. card loans accounted for based on expected cash flows consisted of loans with a fair value at acquisition of approximately $651 million that were deemed to be credit impaired because they were delinquent and revolving cardholder privileges had been revoked. The difference between the fair value and initial expected cash flows represents the accretable yield, which is recognized into interest income over the life of the loans. The difference between the contractual payments on the loans and the expected cash flows represents the nonaccretable difference or the amount not considered collectible, which approximates what we refer to as the “credit mark.” The credit mark established under the accounting for these loans takes into consideration future expected credit losses over the life of the loans. Accordingly, there are no charge-offs or an allowance associated with these loans unless the estimated cash flows expected to be collected decrease subsequent to acquisition. In addition, these loans are not classified as delinquent or nonperforming

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even though the customer may be contractually past due because we expect that we will fully collect the carrying value of these loans. The accounting and classification of these loans may significantly alter some of our reported credit quality metrics. We therefore supplement certain reported credit quality metrics with metrics adjusted to exclude the impact of these acquired loans.

Of the $27.8 billion in outstanding HSBC U.S. card loans that we acquired that were designated as held for investment, $26.2 billion had existing revolving privileges at acquisition and were therefore excluded from the acquired loan accounting guidance applied to the loans described above. These loans were recorded at fair value of $26.9 billion at acquisition, which resulted in a net premium of $705 million that is being amortized against interest income over the remaining life of the loans. In the second quarter of 2012, we recorded provision expense of $1.2 billion to establish an allowance related to these loans. We recorded additional provision expense related to HSBC U.S. card loans of $107 million in the third quarter of 2012. The total provision expense related to HSBC U.S. card loans of $1.3 billion is included in the provision for credit losses of $3.3 billion recorded in the first nine months of 2012. For additional information, see “Credit Risk Profile” and “Note 5—Loans—Acquired Loans.”

Table 1: Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Income statement

Net interest income (1)

$ 4,646 $ 3,283 42 % $ 12,061 $ 9,559 26 %

Non-interest income (2)

1,136 871 30 3,711 2,670 39

Total net revenue (3)

5,782 4,154 39 15,772 12,229 29

Provision for credit losses (4)

1,014 622 63 3,264 1,499 118

Non-interest expense (5)

3,045 2,297 33 8,691 6,714 29

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

1,723 1,235 40 3,817 4,016 (5 )

Income tax provision

535 370 45 931 1,174 (21 )

Income from continuing operations, net of taxes

1,188 865 37 2,886 2,842 2

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (6)

(10 ) (52 ) 81 (212 ) (102 ) (108 )

Net income

1,178 813 45 2,674 2,740 (2 )

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

(5 ) ** (12 ) **

Net income available to common shareholders

$ 1,173 $ 813 44 % $ 2,662 $ 2,740 (3 )%

Common share statistics

Earnings per common share:

Basic earnings per common share

$ 2.03 $ 1.78 14 % $ 4.80 $ 6.02 (20 )%

Diluted earnings per common share

2.01 1.77 14 4.75 5.95 (20 )

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic earnings per common share

578.3 456.0 27 555.0 455.2 22

Diluted earnings per common share

584.1 460.4 27 560.1 461.0 21

Dividends per common share

$ 0.05 $ 0.05 ** $ 0.15 $ 0.15 **

Average balances

Loans held for investment (7)

$ 202,856 $ 129,043 57 % $ 182,870 $ 127,360 44 %

Interest-earning assets

266,803 177,531 50 247,462 175,044 41

Total assets

297,154 201,611 47 279,527 199,616 40

Interest-bearing deposits

193,700 110,750 75 180,372 109,552 65

Total deposits

213,323 128,268 66 199,565 126,102 58

Borrowings

36,451 37,366 (2 ) 35,956 39,107 (8 )

Stockholders’ equity

38,535 29,316 31 36,358 28,202 29

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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Selected performance metrics

Purchase volume (8)

$ 48,020 $ 34,918 38 % $ 127,746 $ 96,941 32 %

Total net revenue margin (9)

8.67 % 9.36 % (69 )bps 8.50 % 9.31 % (81 )bps

Net interest margin (10)

6.97 7.40 (43 ) 6.50 7.28 (78 )

Net charge-offs

$ 887 $ 812 9 % $ 2,405 $ 2,888 (17 )%

Net charge-off rate (11)

1.75 % 2.52 % (77 )bps 1.75 % 3.02 % (127 )bps

Net charge-off rate (excluding acquired loans) (12)

2.18 2.62 (44 ) 2.17 3.15 (98 )

Return on average assets (13)

1.60 1.72 (12 ) 1.38 1.90 (52 )

Return on average stockholders’ equity (14)

12.33 11.80 53 10.58 13.44 (286 )

Non-interest expense as a % of average loans held for investment (15)

6.00 7.12 (112 ) 6.34 7.03 (69 )

Efficiency ratio (16)

52.66 55.30 (264 ) 55.10 54.90 20

Effective income tax rate

31.1 30.0 110 24.4 29.2 (480 )
(Dollars in millions) September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Change

Balance sheet (period end)

Loans held for investment (7)

$ 203,132 $ 135,892 49 %

Interest-earning assets

270,661 179,878 50

Total assets

301,989 206,019 47

Interest-bearing deposits

192,488 109,945 75

Total deposits

213,255 128,226 66

Borrowings

38,377 39,561 (3 )

Total liabilities

262,317 176,353 49

Stockholders’ equity

39,672 29,666 34

Credit quality metrics (period end)

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 5,154 $ 4,250 21 %

Allowance as a  % of loans held for investment

2.54 % 3.13 % (59 )bps

Allowance as a  % of loans held for investment (excluding acquired loans) (12)

3.11 3.24 (13 )

30+ day performing delinquency rate

2.54 3.35 (81 )

30+ day performing delinquency rate (excluding acquired loans) (12)

3.15 3.47 (32 )

30+ day delinquency rate

2.92 3.95 (103 )

30+ day delinquency rate (excluding acquired loans) (12)

3.62 4.09 (47 )

Capital ratios (17)

Tier 1 common ratio (18)

10.7 % 9.7 % 100 bps

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (19)

12.7 12.0 70

Total risk-based capital ratio (20)

15.0 14.9 10

Tangible common equity ratio (“TCE ratio”) (21)

8.2 8.2 **

Associates

Full-time equivalent employees (in thousands)

37.6 30.5 23 %

** Change is less than one percent or not meaningful.
(1)

Premium amortization related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions reduced net interest income by $133 million and $267 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

(2)

Includes a bargain purchase gain of $594 million attributable to the ING Direct acquisition recognized in non-interest income in the first quarter of 2012. The bargain purchase gain represents the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired from ING Direct as of the acquisition date over the consideration transferred. See “Note 2—Acquisitions” for additional information.

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(3)

Total net revenue was reduced by $185 million and $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and by $619 million and $241 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, for the estimated uncollectible amount of billed finance charges and fees.

(4)

Provision for credit losses includes provision expense of $107 million and $1.3 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, to establish an allowance for acquired HSBC U.S. card loans accounted for based on contractual cash flows.

(5)

Includes merger-related expenses, including transaction costs, attributable to acquisitions of $48 million and $18 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $267 million and $18 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Also includes intangible amortization expense related to purchased credit card relationships (“PCCR”) from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition of $127 million and $212 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and other asset and intangible amortization expense related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions of $42 million and $99 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

(6)

Discontinued operations reflect ongoing costs related to the mortgage origination operations of GreenPoint’s wholesale mortgage banking unit, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (“GreenPoint”), which we closed in 2007.

(7)

Loans held for investment includes loans acquired in the ING Direct, HSBC U.S. card and Chevy Chase Bank acquisitions. The carrying value of acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected was $39.4 billion and $4.7 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The average balance of loans held for investment, excluding the carrying value of acquired loans, was $162.7 billion and $124.0 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $147.7 billion and $122.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. See “Note 5—Loans” for additional information.

(8)

Consists of credit card purchase transactions for the period, net of returns. Excludes cash advance transactions.

(9)

Calculated based on annualized total net revenue for the period divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.

(10)

Calculated based on annualized net interest income for the period divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.

(11)

Calculated based on annualized net charge-offs for the period divided by average loans held for investment for the period.

(12)

Calculation of ratio adjusted to exclude from the denominator acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected. See “Business Segment Financial Performance,” “Credit Risk Profile” and “Note 5—Loans—Credit Quality” for additional information on the impact of acquired loans on our credit quality metrics.

(13)

Calculated based on annualized income from continuing operations, net of tax, for the period divided by average total assets for the period.

(14)

Calculated based on annualized income from continuing operations, net of tax, for the period divided by average stockholders’ equity for the period.

(15)

Calculated based on annualized non-interest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges, for the period divided by average loans held for investment for the period.

(16)

Calculated based on non-interest expense, excluding goodwill impairment charges, for the period divided by total net revenue for the period.

(17)

Regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2012 are preliminary and therefore subject to change.

(18)

Tier 1 common ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on Tier 1 common capital divided by risk-weighted assets. See “Capital Management” and “Supplemental Tables—Table A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Calculation of Regulatory Capital Measures” for additional information, including the calculation of this ratio.

(19)

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is a regulatory measure calculated based on Tier 1 capital divided by risk-weighted assets. See “Capital Management” and “Supplemental Tables—Table A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Calculation of Regulatory Capital Measures” for additional information, including the calculation of this ratio.

(20)

Total risk-based capital ratio is a regulatory measure calculated based on total risk-based capital divided by risk-weighted assets. See “Capital Management” and “Supplemental Tables—Table A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Calculation of Regulatory Capital Measures” for additional information, including the calculation of this ratio.

(21)

TCE ratio is a non-GAAP measure calculated based on tangible common equity divided by tangible assets. See “Supplemental Tables—Table A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Calculation of Regulatory Capital Measures” for the calculation of this measure and reconciliation to the comparative GAAP measure.

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INTRODUCTION

We are a diversified financial services holding company with banking and non-banking subsidiaries that offer a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through branches, the internet and other distribution channels. Our principal subsidiaries included Capital One Bank (USA), National Association (“COBNA”), Capital One, National Association (“CONA”), and ING Bank, fsb as of September 30, 2012. On November 1, 2012, we merged ING Bank, fsb into CONA, with CONA surviving the merger. The Company and its subsidiaries are hereafter collectively referred to as “we,” “us” or “our.” CONA and COBNA are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Banks.” We continue to deliver on our strategy of combining the power of national scale lending and local scale banking.

The closing of the ING Direct acquisition in the first quarter of 2012 resulted in the addition of loans of $40.4 billion and other assets of $53.9 billion at acquisition. The ING Direct acquisition, which added over seven million customers and approximately $84.4 billion in deposits to our Consumer Banking business segment as of the acquisition date, strengthens our customer franchise. With the ING Direct acquisition, we have grown to become the sixth largest depository institution and the largest direct banking institution in the United States. The closing of the HSBC U.S. card acquisition in the second quarter of 2012 added approximately 27 million new active accounts and approximately $27.8 billion in outstanding credit card receivables as of the acquisition date that we designated as held for investment. Period-end loans held for investment increased to $203.1 billion and deposits increased to $213.3 billion as of September 30, 2012, up from period-end loans of $135.9 billion and deposits of $128.2 billion as of December 31, 2011.

Our revenues are primarily driven by lending to consumers and commercial customers and by deposit-taking activities, which generate net interest income, and by activities that generate non-interest income, such as fee-based services provided to customers, merchant interchange fees with respect to certain credit card transactions, and gains and losses, as well as fees associated with the sale and servicing of loans. Our expenses primarily consist of the cost of funding our assets, our provision for credit losses, operating expenses (including associate salaries and benefits, infrastructure maintenance and enhancements and branch operations and expansion costs), marketing expenses and income taxes.

Our principal operations are currently organized for management reporting purposes into three primary business segments, which are defined primarily based on the products and services provided or the type of customer served: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The operations of acquired businesses have been integrated into our existing business segments. The acquired HSBC U.S. card business is reflected in our Credit Card business, while the acquired ING Direct business is primarily reflected in our Consumer Banking business. Certain activities that are not part of a segment are included in our “Other” category.

Credit Card: Consists of our domestic consumer and small business card lending, national small business lending, national closed end installment lending and the international card lending businesses in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Consumer Banking: Consists of our branch-based lending and deposit gathering activities for consumers and small businesses, national deposit gathering, national auto lending and consumer home loan lending and servicing activities.

Commercial Banking: Consists of our lending, deposit gathering and treasury management services to commercial real estate and commercial and industrial customers. Our commercial and industrial customers typically include companies with annual revenues between $10 million to $1.0 billion.

In the first quarter of 2012, we re-aligned the reporting of our Commercial Banking business to reflect the operations on a product basis rather than by customer type. Table 2 summarizes our business segment results, which we report based on income from continuing operations, net of tax, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. We provide additional information on the realignment of our Commercial

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Banking business segment below under “Business Segment Results” and in “Note 14—Business Segments” of this Report. We also provide a reconciliation of our total business segment results to our consolidated U.S. GAAP results in “Note 14—Business Segments.”

Table 2: Business Segment Results

Three Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011
Total Net  Revenue (1) Net Income
(Loss) (2)
Total Net  Revenue (1) Net Income
(Loss) (2)

(Dollars in millions)

Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total

Credit Card

$ 3,817 66 % $ 741 62 % $ 2,720 65 % $ 663 76 %

Consumer Banking

1,761 30 376 32 1,285 31 190 22

Commercial Banking

519 9 228 19 470 11 157 19

Other (3)

(315 ) (5 ) (157 ) (13 ) (321 ) (7 ) (145 ) (17 )

Total from continuing operations

$ 5,782 100 % $ 1,188 100 % $ 4,154 100 % $ 865 100 %

Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011
Total Net  Revenue (1) Net Income
(Loss) (2)
Total Net  Revenue (1) Net Income
(Loss) (2)

(Dollars in millions)

Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total
Amount % of
Total

Credit Card

$ 9,528 60 % $ 1,010 35 % $ 7,844 64 % $ 1,924 68 %

Consumer Banking

4,906 31 1,038 36 3,699 30 692 24

Commercial Banking

1,544 10 666 23 1,367 11 478 17

Other (3)

(206 ) (1 ) 172 6 (681 ) (5 ) (252 ) (9 )

Total from continuing operations

$ 15,772 100 % $ 2,886 100 % $ 12,229 100 % $ 2,842 100 %

(1)

Total net revenue consists of net interest income and non-interest income.

(2)

Net income for our business segments is reported based on income from continuing operations, net of tax.

(3)

Includes the residual impact of the allocation of our centralized Corporate Treasury group activities, such as management of our corporate investment portfolio and asset/liability management, to our business segments as well as other items as described in “Note 14—Business Segments.”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND BUSINESS OUTLOOK

In the third quarter of 2012, we experienced continued momentum and strong earnings performance across all three of our business segments, including strong contributions from our acquired ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card businesses. Third quarter results, together with the issuance of $853 million in perpetual preferred securities, further bolstered our regulatory capital position. The third quarter was the first to include a full-quarter impact of the operations of both the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions. Our results for the quarter reflected some continuing impact from the accounting for these acquisitions and merger-related expenses. The impact, however, was considerably smaller than in the first two quarters of 2012. We are continuing to devote significant effort to integrating the operations of these acquired businesses. The combination of ING Direct and HSBC’s U.S. card business with Capital One has shifted the mix of our interest-earning assets and driven substantial growth in our total net revenues, putting us in a position that we believe will sustain strong returns and capital generation, even in an environment with low industry growth and prolonged low interest rates.

Financial Highlights

We reported net income of $1.2 billion ($2.01 per diluted share) on total net revenue of $5.8 billion in the third quarter of 2012, with each of our three business segments contributing to our earnings. In comparison, we

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reported net income of $92 million ($0.16 per diluted share) on total net revenue of $5.1 billion in the second quarter of 2012, and net income of $813 million ($1.77 per diluted share) on total net revenue of $4.2 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Net income was $2.7 billion ($4.75 per diluted share) on total net revenue of $15.8 billion for the first nine months of 2012, compared with net income of $2.7 billion ($5.95 per diluted share) on total net revenue of $12.2 billion for the first nine months of 2011.

Our regulatory capital ratios, which declined in the second quarter of 2012 due to the significant increase in risk-weighted assets from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition and related purchase accounting adjustments, increased in the third quarter.

Our Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio under Basel I was 12.7% as of September 30, 2012, up from 11.6% as of June 30, 2012, while our Tier 1 common ratio increased to 10.7% as of September 30, 2012, from 9.9% as of June 30, 2012. The increases in our capital ratios reflected strong internal capital generation, as well as the issuance of $853 million in fixed-rate, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, which qualifies as Tier 1 capital. We provide additional information on recent capital issuances in “Capital Management—Recent Equity and Debt Offerings and Transactions.”

Below are additional highlights of our performance for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012. These highlights generally are based on a comparison to the same prior year periods, except as otherwise noted. The changes in our financial condition and credit performance are generally based on our financial condition and credit performance as of September 30, 2012, compared with our financial condition and credit performance as of December 31, 2011. We provide a more detailed discussion of our financial performance in the sections following this “Executive Summary and Business Outlook.”

Total Company

Earnings: Our earnings of $1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2012 increased by $360 million, or 44%, from the third quarter of 2011, while our earnings of $2.7 billion for the first nine months of 2012 decreased by $78 million, or 3%, from the first nine months of 2011. The increase in net income in the third quarter of 2012 was driven primarily by an increase in total net revenues resulting from the addition of customer accounts and loans related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions, which more than offset the increase in the provision for credit losses and non-interest expense, largely attributable to these acquisitions. The decrease in net income in the first nine months of 2012 reflected post-acquisition charges related to the HSBC U.S. card business of approximately $1.4 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2012, including a provision for credit losses of $1.2 billion to establish an allowance for approximately $26.2 billion in outstanding acquired HSBC U.S. credit card receivables designated as held for investment that had existing revolving privileges at acquisition as well as a charge of $174 million to establish a reserve for estimated uncollectible billed finance charges and fees for these loans. Merger-related expenses and higher operating expenses related to our recent acquisitions as well as higher infrastructure costs related to our home loan business and growth in auto originations also had an unfavorable impact on our results for the first nine months of 2012. The impact of these items was partially offset by the favorable impact from the bargain purchase gain of $594 million attributable to the ING Direct acquisition recorded in the first quarter of 2012, higher revenue from our legacy businesses as well as increased revenue associated with the acquisitions.

Total Loans: Period-end loans held for investment increased by $67.2 billion, or 49%, during the first nine months of 2012, to $203.1 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $135.9 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the addition of the acquired ING Direct loan portfolio of $40.4 billion and acquired HSBC U.S. card loans designated as held for investment of $27.8 billion. Excluding the impact of the addition of the acquired ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card loan portfolios designated as held for investment, period-end loans held for investment decreased by $1.0 billion, or 1%. The decrease was largely due to the continued expected run-off of installment loans in our Credit Card business and home loans in our Consumer Banking business, which was partially offset by auto loan growth in our Consumer Banking business and commercial loan growth.

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Charge-off and Delinquency Statistics: The net charge-off rate increased to 1.75% in the third quarter of 2012, from 1.53% in the second quarter of 2012. The net charge-off rate was 2.52% in the third quarter of 2011. The net charge-off rate was 1.75% for the first nine months of 2012, compared with 3.02% for the first nine months of 2011. The 30+ day delinquency rate increased to 2.92% as of September 30, 2012, from 2.43% as of June 30, 2012. The 30+ day delinquency rate was 3.95% as of December 31, 2011. As discussed above, the accounting and classification of acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected may significantly alter some of our reported credit quality metrics. The “credit mark” established in conjunction with acquired loans from the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions absorbed a significant portion of the uncollectible amounts that we would have recorded as charge-offs on these portfolios in the second and third quarters of 2012, resulting in unusually low net-charge off rates for the second and third quarters. We provide information on our credit quality metrics, excluding the impact of acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected, below under “Business Segments” and “Credit Risk Profile.”

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses: We increased our allowance by $156 million in the third quarter of 2012 and by $904 million in the first nine months of 2012 to $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2012. The increase in each period was primarily attributable to the $26.2 billion in acquired HSBC U.S. card loans that had existing revolving privileges at acquisition. We recorded an allowance build and provision for credit losses for HSBC U.S. card loans of $107 million in the third quarter of 2012 and $1.2 billion in the second quarter. Although the allowance increased, the coverage ratio of the allowance to total loans held for investment fell to 2.54% as of September 30, 2012, from 3.13% as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in the allowance coverage ratio was largely due to the addition of the acquired ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected, for which we have not recorded an allowance in accordance with the required accounting guidance for these loans. We expect the credit mark determined at acquisition to absorb the estimated uncollectible contractual amounts over the life of the acquired loans.

Representation and Warranty Provision: We did not record a provision for repurchase losses in the third quarter of 2012. We recorded a provision for repurchase losses of $349 million in the first nine months of 2012. In comparison, we recorded a provision for repurchase losses of $72 million and $153 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The increase in the provision for repurchase losses in the first nine months of 2012 was primarily driven by updated estimates of anticipated outcomes from various litigation and threatened litigation in the insured securitization segment based on relevant factual and legal developments and a first quarter settlement between a subsidiary and a GSE to resolve present and future claims. The mortgage representation and warranty reserve was $919 million as of September 30, 2012, compared with $943 million as of December 31, 2011. We provide additional information on the representation and warranty reserve in “Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees.”

Business Segments

Credit Card: Our Credit Card business generated net income from continuing operations of $741 million and $1.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $663 million and $1.9 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The increase in earnings in the third quarter of 2012 over the same period last year was primarily attributable to growth in total net revenue, largely due to the addition of credit card receivables from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition. The increase in net revenue was partially offset by higher non-interest expense due to the operating expenses of the HSBC U.S. card business and amortization of intangible and other assets recorded at acquisition, including PCCR amortization expense of $127 million in the third quarter of 2012, and an increase in the provision for credit losses due to the addition of HSBC U.S. card loans, coupled with the absence of an allowance release of $178 million recorded in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease in earnings in the first nine months of 2012 from the same period last year was largely due to significant charges related to the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, including a provision for credit losses

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of $1.3 billion in the first nine months of 2012 to establish an allowance for acquired HSBC U.S. credit card receivables with revolving credit card privileges and PCCR amortization expense of $212 million in the first nine months of 2012. The unfavorable impact of these charges diminished the favorable impact from the increase in total net revenue resulting from the addition of credit card receivables from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition.

Consumer Banking: Our Consumer Banking business generated net income from continuing operations of $376 million and $1.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $190 million and $692 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The increase in earnings was attributable to growth in total net revenue, which was partially offset by higher non-interest expense and an increase in the provision for credit losses. Growth in revenue stemmed from higher average loan balances resulting from increased auto loan originations over the last two years and added home loans from the ING Direct acquisition, coupled with the significant increase in deposits from the ING Direct acquisition. The increase in non-interest expense was largely due to operating expenses associated with ING Direct, higher infrastructure expenditures related to our home loan business and growth in auto originations and modestly higher marketing expenditures in our retail banking operations. The increase in the provision for credit losses was largely due to higher auto loan balances resulting from growth in auto loan originations.

Commercial Banking: Our Commercial Banking business generated net income from continuing operations of $228 million and $666 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $157 million and $478 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The improvement in results for Commercial Banking was attributable to an increase in revenues driven by increased average loan balances as well as a decrease in the provision for credit losses due to improving credit trends. These factors were partially offset by higher non-interest expense resulting from operating costs associated with the increased volume of loan originations in our commercial real estate and commercial and industrial businesses, increased infrastructure expenditures and the expansion into new markets.

Recent Developments

Hurricane Sandy

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the New Jersey coast. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) has given a Major Disaster Declaration to coastal counties in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Other counties in those states and in other states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic also experienced varying, although lesser, damage and disruption from the storm. We have significant consumer and commercial loan exposure in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, the states with the most severe FEMA disaster declarations. Note that some of these exposures are not in the counties that received the most damage. See “Note 16—Subsequent Events” for more information.

The storm and its aftermath expose these loans to an elevated risk of loss. Due to the recency of events, we have not completed our evaluation of the impact of the storm and do not know the extent of disruption to the individuals, businesses, or properties that support these loans. Consequently, it is too early to estimate the potential financial impact on our future earnings. Historically, insurance proceeds and government support that follow natural disasters have significantly mitigated our losses. However, we cannot give assurance that those historical patterns will apply in this case, particularly given our concentration of Commercial Real Estate exposure in the hardest hit areas.

ING Bank, fsb Merger

On November 1, 2012, we effected the merger of ING Bank, fsb with CONA, with CONA surviving the merger. See “Supervision and Regulation” for more information.

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Senior Notes Offering

We closed a public offering of two different series of our senior notes on November 6, 2012, for total proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion. The offering of senior notes included $250 million aggregate principal amount of our Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2015 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of our 1.000% Senior Notes due 2015.

Business Outlook

We discuss below our current expectations regarding our total company performance and the performance of each of our business segments over the near-term based on market conditions, the regulatory environment and our business strategies as of the time we filed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The statements contained in this section are based on our current expectations regarding our outlook for our financial results and business strategies. Our expectations take into account, and should be read in conjunction with, our expectations regarding economic trends and analysis of our business as discussed in “Part I—Item 1. Business” and “Part I—Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2011 Form 10-K. Certain statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements do not reflect: (i) any change in current dividend or repurchase strategies, (ii) the effect of any acquisitions, divestitures or similar transactions, except for the forward-looking statements specifically discussing the acquisitions of ING Direct and HSBC’s U.S. credit card business, or (iii) any changes in laws, regulations or regulatory interpretations, in each case after the date as of which such statements are made. See “Forward-Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on the forward-looking statements in this report and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2011 Form 10-K for factors that could materially influence our results.

Total Company Expectations

Our strategies and actions are designed to deliver and sustain strong returns and capital generation through the acquisition and retention of franchise-enhancing customer relationships across our businesses. We believe that franchise-enhancing customer relationships create and sustain significant long-term value through low credit costs, long and loyal customer relationships and a gradual build in loan balances and revenues over time. Examples of franchise-enhancing customer relationships include rewards customers and new partnerships in our Credit Card business, retail deposit customers in our Consumer Banking business and primary banking relationships with commercial customers in our Commercial Banking business. We intend to grow these customer relationships by continuing to invest in scalable infrastructure and operating platforms that are appropriate for a bank of our size and business mix so that we can meet the rising regulatory and compliance requirements facing all banks and deliver a “brand-defining” customer experience that builds and sustains a valuable, long-term customer franchise. The acquisitions of ING Direct and HSBC’s U.S. credit card business strengthened and expanded our customer base, and, over time, we expect to expand and deepen our customer relationships with new products and services.

We expect our average loans for the full-year 2013 to decline modestly from third quarter 2012 average loan balances, as significant run-off of mortgage and card loans we acquired is partially offset by growth in our businesses. We expect run-off of approximately $11 billion in ending loan balances in 2013, primarily comprised of approximately $9 billion in mortgage loans acquired from ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank, and approximately $2 billion in credit card loans acquired from HSBC. We expect this run-off to be partially offset by growth in certain of our businesses, including parts of Domestic Card, Auto and Commercial Banking. However, we expect continued weak consumer demand across our Credit Card and auto lending businesses, as well as intensifying competition in several businesses, particularly auto and commercial and industrial lending.

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We expect average quarterly non-interest expense, excluding marketing costs, through 2013 to be approximately equal to non-interest expense, excluding marketing costs, for the third quarter of 2012. We also expect our marketing expense for 2013 to be approximately $1.5 billion.

We believe our actions have created a well-positioned balance sheet with strong capital and liquidity levels, and a strong capital generation trajectory. We expect to exceed an assumed Basel III Tier 1 common ratio internal target of 8 percent in 2013. Our estimated Basel III capital trajectory includes the estimated impact of implementing the Basel II Advanced Approaches to calculate regulatory capital, which we expect will apply to us in 2016 or later. The assumed 8 percent Basel III Tier 1 common ratio target assumes a buffer of 50 basis points for a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) under applicable rules and regulations and a further buffer of 50 basis points. It is estimated based on our current interpretation, expectations and understanding of the Basel III capital rules and other capital regulations proposed by U.S. regulators and the application of such rules to our businesses as currently conducted. Basel III calculations are necessarily subject to change based on, among other things, the scope and terms of the final rules and regulations, model calibration and other implementation guidance, changes in our businesses and certain actions of management, including those affecting the composition of our balance sheet. The actual target will depend on regulatory expectations and business judgments. We believe this ratio provides useful information to investors and others by measuring our progress against expected future regulatory capital standards.

Business Segment Expectations

Credit Card Business

As noted above, in Domestic Card, the closing of the HSBC U.S. card acquisition has impacted and will continue to affect quarterly trends in loan growth, revenue margin and credit metrics. We anticipate that the run-off of parts of the portfolios acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition as well as anticipated run-off of in our installment loan portfolio will more than offset the underlying growth trajectory in other parts of our Domestic Card business resulting in a modest decline in full-year average loan balances in 2013 from average loan balances in the third quarter of 2012. The credit mark on the non-revolving credit card loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition has already absorbed a significant portion of the credit losses on those loans. We expect that virtually all future net charge-offs on the accounts acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition will be covered by the allowance for loan and lease losses, and the Domestic Card charge-off rate will increase accordingly in the fourth quarter of 2012. Thereafter, we expect charge-off levels to remain relatively stable with normal seasonal patterns.

As we have disclosed in the past, we are taking actions that we believe will enhance our franchise, such as aligning HSBC customer practices with our own, and ending the sale of products like payment protection. By the fourth quarter of 2013, we expect that these moves will result in a 50 basis point reduction from the third quarter 2012 revenue margin, adjusted for seasonality and the impact of post-acquisition HSBC U.S. card purchase accounting adjustments. And, in 2014, the run-off of another year of payment protection products is expected to reduce revenue margin by another 10 basis points from 2013. We also expect the run-off of higher-margin, higher-loss HSBC U.S. card loans will change the mix of loans in our Domestic Card business, driving another 15 basis points of reduction from third quarter revenue margin by the fourth quarter of 2013. Other factors which we are unable to accurately predict will also affect revenue margin. These factors, which include market and pricing dynamics, credit trends, and competitive intensity, could have positive or negative impacts on the Domestic Card revenue margin.

Consumer Banking Business

In our Consumer Banking business, we expect the ING Direct acquisition to continue to have a significant impact on Consumer Banking loan volumes as we anticipate that run-off in the acquired Home Loans portfolio will more than offset growth in auto loans.

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Commercial Banking Business

Our Commercial Banking business continues to grow loans, deposits, and revenues as we attract new customers and deepen relationships with existing customers. Although we anticipate some quarterly fluctuations in nonperforming loan and charge-off rates, we expect our Commercial Banking business to continue strong and relatively steady performance trends throughout 2012 and into 2013.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses in the consolidated financial statements. Understanding our accounting policies and the extent to which we use management judgment and estimates in applying these policies is integral to understanding our financial statements. We provide a summary of our significant accounting policies in “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our 2011 Form 10-K.

In the “MD&A—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our 2011 Form 10-K, we identified the following accounting policies as critical because they require significant judgments and assumptions about highly complex and inherently uncertain matters and the use of reasonably different estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our reported results of operations or financial condition.

Loan loss reserves

Representation and warranty reserve

Asset impairment

Fair value

Derivative and hedge accounting

Income taxes

We evaluate our critical accounting estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and update them as necessary based on changing conditions. Management has reviewed and approved these critical accounting policies and has discussed our judgments and assumptions with the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors. There have been no material changes in the methods used to formulate these critical accounting estimates from those discussed in the “MD&A—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our 2011 Form 10-K.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The section below provides a comparative discussion of our consolidated financial performance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Following this section, we provide a discussion of our business segment results. You should read this section together with our “Executive Summary and Business Outlook” where we discuss trends and other factors that we expect will affect our future results of operations.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between the interest income and applicable fees earned on our interest-earning assets, which include loans held for investment and investment securities, and the interest expense on our interest-bearing liabilities, which include interest-bearing deposits, senior and subordinated notes, securitized debt and other borrowings. We include in interest income any past due fees on loans that we deem are collectible. Our net interest margin represents the difference between the yield on our interest-earning assets and the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities, including the impact of non-interest bearing funding. We expect net interest income and our net interest margin to fluctuate based on changes in interest rates and changes in the amount and composition of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

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Table 3 below presents, for each major category of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the average outstanding balances, interest income earned or interest expense incurred, and average yield or cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Table 3: Average Balances, Net Interest Income and Net Interest Yield

Three Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense (1)
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense (1)
Yield/
Rate

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans held for investment:

Credit card: (2)

Domestic

$ 80,502 $ 2,995 14.88 % $ 53,668 $ 1,961 14.62 %

International

8,154 336 16.47 8,703 353 16.24

Credit card

88,656 3,331 15.03 62,371 2,314 14.84

Consumer banking (3)

77,271 1,168 6.05 34,862 857 9.83

Commercial banking

36,767 381 4.14 31,615 372 4.71

Other

162 21 51.85 195 7 14.36

Total loans held for investment

202,856 4,901 9.66 129,043 3,550 11.00

Investment securities

57,928 335 2.31 37,189 264 2.84

Other interest-earning assets

6,019 18 1.20 11,299 21 0.74

Total interest-earning assets

$ 266,803 $ 5,254 7.88 % $ 177,531 $ 3,835 8.64 %

Cash and due from banks

2,285 1,742

Allowance for loan and lease losses

(5,003 ) (4,488 )

Premises and equipment, net

3,561 2,731

Other assets

29,508 24,095

Total assets

$ 297,154 $ 201,611

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits

$ 193,700 $ 371 0.77 % $ 110,750 $ 294 1.06 %

Securitized debt obligations

13,331 64 1.92 18,478 89 1.93

Senior and subordinated notes

11,035 85 3.08 10,519 84 3.19

Other borrowings

12,085 88 2.91 8,369 85 4.06

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$ 230,151 $ 608 1.06 % $ 148,116 $ 552 1.49 %

Non-interest bearing deposits

19,623 17,518

Other liabilities

8,845 6,661

Total liabilities

258,619 172,295

Stockholders’ equity

38,535 29,316

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 297,154 $ 201,611

Net interest income/spread

$ 4,646 6.82 % $ 3,283 7.15 %

Impact of non-interest bearing funding

0.15 0.25

Net interest margin

6.97 % 7.40 %

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Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense (1)
Yield/
Rate
Average
Balance
Interest
Income/
Expense (1)
Yield/
Rate

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans held for investment:

Credit card: (2)

Domestic

$ 68,744 $ 7,286 14.13 % $ 53,148 $ 5,651 14.18 %

International

8,216 966 15.68 8,741 1,055 16.09

Credit card

76,960 8,252 14.30 61,889 6,706 14.45

Consumer banking (3)

70,405 3,379 6.40 34,515 2,497 9.65

Commercial banking

35,347 1,137 4.29 30,746 1,096 4.75

Other

158 43 36.29 210 35 22.22

Total loans held for investment

182,870 12,811 9.34 127,360 10,334 10.82

Investment securities

55,158 968 2.34 39,685 893 3.00

Other interest-earning assets

9,434 70 0.99 7,999 59 0.98

Total interest-earning assets

$ 247,462 $ 13,849 7.46 % $ 175,044 $ 11,286 8.60 %

Cash and due from banks

5,413 1,851

Allowance for loan and lease losses

(4,470 ) (5,058 )

Premises and equipment, net

3,259 2,722

Other assets

27,863 25,057

Total assets

$ 279,527 $ 199,616

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits

$ 180,372 $ 1,055 0.78 % $ 109,552 $ 923 1.12 %

Securitized debt obligations

14,816 213 1.92 22,041 342 2.07

Senior and subordinated notes

10,839 260 3.20 8,910 211 3.16

Other borrowings

10,301 260 3.37 8,156 251 4.10

Total interest-bearing liabilities

$ 216,328 $ 1,788 1.10 % $ 148,659 $ 1,727 1.55 %

Non-interest bearing deposits

19,193 16,550

Other liabilities

7,648 6,205

Total liabilities

243,169 171,414

Stockholders’ equity

36,358 28,202

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 279,527 $ 199,616

Net interest income/spread

$ 12,061 6.36 % $ 9,559 7.05 %

Impact of non-interest bearing funding

0.14 0.23

Net interest margin

6.50 % 7.28 %

(1)

Past due fees included in interest income totaled approximately $530 million and $303 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and approximately $1.2 billion and $793 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Premium amortization related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions reduced net interest income by $133 million and $267 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

(2)

Credit card loans consist of domestic and international credit card loans and installment loans.

(3)

Consumer banking loans consist of auto, home and retail banking loans.

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Table 4 presents the variances between our net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and the extent to which the variance was attributable to: (i) changes in the volume of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities or (ii) changes in the interest rates of these assets and liabilities.

Table 4: Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income (1)

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended September 30,
2012 vs. 2011
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 vs. 2011
Total
Variance
Variance Due to Total
Variance
Variance Due to
Volume Rate Volume Rate

Interest income:

Loans held for investment:

Credit card

$ 1,017 $ 987 $ 30 $ 1,546 $ 1,617 $ (71 )

Consumer banking

311 738 (427 ) 882 1,936 (1,054 )

Commercial banking

9 56 (47 ) 41 154 (113 )

Other

14 (1 ) 15 8 (10 ) 18

Total loans held for investment

1,351 1,780 (429 ) 2,477 3,697 (1,220 )

Investment securities

71 127 (56 ) 75 299 (224 )

Other

(3 ) (13 ) 10 11 11

Total interest income

1,419 1,894 (475 ) 2,563 4,007 (1,444 )

Interest expense:

Deposits

77 175 (98 ) 132 473 (341 )

Securitized debt obligations

(25 ) (25 ) (129 ) (105 ) (24 )

Senior and subordinated notes

1 4 (3 ) 49 46 3

Other borrowings

3 32 (29 ) 9 59 (50 )

Total interest expense

56 186 (130 ) 61 473 (412 )

Net interest income

$ 1,363 $ 1,708 $ (345 ) $ 2,502 $ 3,534 $ (1,032 )

(1)

We calculate the change in interest income and interest expense separately for each item. The change in net interest income attributable to both volume and rates is allocated based on the relative dollar amount of each item.

Net interest income of $4.6 billion for the third quarter of 2012 increased by $1.4 billion, or 42%, from the third quarter of 2011, driven by a 50% increase in average interest-earning assets, which was partially offset by a 6% decline in our net interest margin to 6.97%.

Net interest income of $12.1 billion for the first nine months of 2012 increased by $2.5 billion, or 26%, from the first nine months of 2011, driven by a 41% increase in average interest-earning assets, which was partially offset by an 11% decline in our net interest margin to 6.50%.

Average Interest-Earning Assets: The significant increase in average interest-earning assets reflects the addition of the ING Direct loan portfolio of $40.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012, the addition of the $27.8 billion in outstanding HSBC U.S. card loans that we acquired and designated as held for investment in the second quarter of 2012. The third quarter of 2012 was the first quarter that included a full-quarter impact of both the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions. Growth in average-interest earning assets was also driven by strong auto loan originations over the past twelve months and commercial loan growth. The growth in loan balances from acquisitions was partially offset by the expected run-off of higher-margin, higher loss HSBC U.S. card loans and the expected continuing run-off of installment loan and acquired home loan portfolios. The run-off of home loans has accelerated slightly as a result of the low mortgage interest rate environment.

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Net Interest Margin: The decrease in our net interest margin was attributable to a decline in the average yield on our interest-earning assets, largely due to the shift in the mix of our interest-earning assets to a larger proportion of lower yielding assets resulting from the acquired ING Direct home loan and investment security portfolios and temporarily higher cash balances from the recent equity and debt offerings. The ING Direct interest-earning assets generally have lower yields than our legacy loan and the investment security portfolios. In addition, the establishment of a finance charge and fee reserve of $174 million in the second quarter of 2012 for the acquired HSBC U.S. card loan portfolio and premium amortization expense related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions of $133 million and $267 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, contributed to the reduction in the average yield on interest-earning assets. The decrease in the average yield on interest-earnings assets was partially offset by a reduction in our cost of funds. We have continued to benefit from the shift in the mix of our funding to lower cost consumer and commercial banking deposits from higher cost wholesale sources and a decline in deposit interest rates as a result of the continued overall low interest rate environment.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income primarily consists of service charges and other customer-related fees, interchange income (net of rewards expense) and other non-interest income. The servicing fees, finance charges, other fees, net of charge-offs and interest paid to third-party investors related to our consolidated securitization trusts are reported as a component of non-interest income. We also record the provision for repurchase losses related to continuing operations in non-interest income. The “other” component of non-interest income includes gains and losses on derivatives not accounted for in hedge accounting relationships and gains and losses from the sale of investment securities, which we generally do not allocate to our business segments because they relate to centralized asset/liability and market risk management activities undertaken by our Corporate Treasury group.

Table 5 displays the components of non-interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Table 5: Non-Interest Income

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Service charges and other customer-related fees

$ 557 $ 542 $ 1,511 $ 1,527

Interchange fees, net

452 321 1,188 972

Bargain purchase gain (1)

594

Net other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)

(13 ) (6 ) (40 ) (15 )

Other non-interest income:

Provision for repurchase losses (2)

3 (42 ) (5 )

Other

140 11 500 191

Total other non-interest income

140 14 458 186

Total non-interest income

$ 1,136 $ 871 $ 3,711 $ 2,670

(1)

Represents the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired in the ING Direct acquisition as of the acquisition date of February 17, 2012 over the consideration transferred.

(2)

We did not record a provision for repurchase losses for the three months ended September 30, 2012. We recorded a total provision for repurchase losses of $72 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, and $349 million and $153 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The remaining portion of the provision for repurchase losses is included, net of tax, in discontinued operations.

Non-interest income of $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2012 increased by $265 million, or 30%, from non-interest income of $871 million for the third quarter of 2011. The increase was largely attributable to

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increased fees resulting from continued growth and market share from new account originations and the acquisition of ING Direct in the first quarter of 2012 and the HSBC U.S. card acquisition in the second quarter of 2012. In addition, we recognized mark-to-market gains on retained interests in interest-only strips and negative amortization mortgage securities of $75 million in the third quarter of 2012, attributable to lower market interest rates.

Non-interest income of $3.7 billion for the first nine months of 2012 increased by $1.0 billion, or 39%, from non-interest income of $2.7 billion for the first nine months of 2011. This increase reflected the combined impact of the bargain purchase gain of $594 million recognized in the first quarter of 2012 at acquisition of ING Direct, income of $162 million recorded in the first quarter of 2012 from the sale of Visa stock shares, the increased fees resulting from continued growth and market share from new account originations, due in part to the acquisitions of ING Direct and the HSBC U.S. card portfolio and the mark-to-market gains of $75 million recognized on retained interests in mortgage-related securities in the third quarter of 2012. The favorable impact of these items was partially offset by cross-sell activities related to expected customer refunds of approximately $114 million recorded in the first nine months of 2012, a mark-to-market derivative loss of $78 million recognized in the first quarter of 2012 related to the settlement of interest-rate swaps we entered into in 2011 to partially hedge the interest rate risk of the net assets associated with the ING Direct acquisition and an increase in the provision for repurchase losses.

We also recorded higher other-than-temporary impairment losses of $13 million and $40 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with $6 million and $15 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The impairment losses stemmed from deterioration in the credit quality of certain non-agency mortgage-backed securities due to the persistent weakness in the housing market. We provide additional information on other-than-temporary impairment recognized on our available-for-sale securities in “Note 4—Investment Securities.”

Provision for Credit Losses

We build our allowance for loan and lease losses and unfunded lending commitment reserves through the provision for credit losses. Our provision for credit losses in each period is driven by charge-offs and the level of allowance for loan and lease losses that we determine is necessary to provide for probable credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio as of each balance sheet date.

We recorded a provision for credit losses of $1.0 billion and $3.3 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with $622 million and $1.5 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The significant increase in our provision for credit losses was primarily related to the addition of the $26.2 billion in outstanding HSBC U.S. card loans designated as held for investment that had existing revolving privileges at acquisition. These loans were recorded at a fair value of $26.9 billion, resulting in a net premium of $705 million at acquisition. Fair value was determined by discounting all expected cash flows (contractual principal, interest, finance charges and fees of $33.3 billion less those amounts not expected to be collected of $3.0 billion) at a market discount rate.

Under applicable accounting guidance, we are required to amortize the net premium of $705 million over the contractual principal amount as an adjustment to interest income over the remaining life of the loans. Given the guidance applicable to revolving loans, it is necessary to record an allowance through provision for credit losses to properly recognize an estimate of incurred losses on the existing principal balances, which represents a portion of the total amounts not expected to be collected described above. In the second quarter of 2012, we recorded provision for credit losses of $1.2 billion to establish an allowance primarily related to these loans. We recorded an additional allowance and provision for credit losses for these loans of $107 million in the third quarter of 2012. The allowance was calculated using the same methodology utilized for determining the allowance for our existing credit card loan portfolio. The provision for credit losses of $107 million and $1.3 billion for the third

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quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, is included in the total provision for credit losses recorded for each period. The provision for credit losses, excluding the allowance build related to acquired HSBC U.S. card loans, was $907 million and $2.0 billion for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2012, respectively. The increase in the provision for credit losses excluding the impact of the allowance build for acquired HSBC U.S. card loans was largely attributable to the growth in auto loan originations, coupled with the absence of the allowance for loan losses release for our credit card business in 2011.

We provide additional information on the provision for credit losses and changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses under the “Credit Risk Profile—Summary of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” and “Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.” For information on the allowance methodology for our credit card loan portfolio, see “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2011 Form 10-K.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense consists of ongoing operating costs, such as salaries and associated employee benefits, communications and other technology expenses, supplies and equipment, occupancy costs, and miscellaneous expenses. Marketing expenses are also included in non-interest expense. Table 6 displays the components of non-interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Table 6: Non-Interest Expense

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2012 2011 2012 2011

Salaries and associate benefits

$ 1,002 $ 750 $ 2,837 $ 2,206

Marketing

316 312 971 917

Communications and data processing

198 178 573 504

Supplies and equipment

209 143 534 402

Occupancy

145 122 413 359

Merger-related expense

48 18 267 18

Other non-interest expense:

Professional services

310 269 916 820

Collections

139 137 417 431

Fraud losses

52 32 129 89

Bankcard association assessments

149 103 396 289

Amortization of intangibles

197 53 414 165

Other

280 180 824 514

Total other non-interest expense

1,127 774 3,096 2,308

Total non-interest expense

$ 3,045 $ 2,297 $ 8,691 $ 6,714

Non-interest expense of $3.0 billion for the third quarter of 2012 increased by $748 million, or 33%, from the third quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily due to higher operating expenses and merger-related costs related to our recent acquisitions, higher infrastructure costs from our continued investments in our home loan business and growth in auto originations, and increased amortization of intangibles resulting from the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions. We recorded intangible amortization expense related to purchased credit card relationships (“PCCR”) from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition of $127 million in the third quarter of 2012. We recorded other asset and intangible amortization expense related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions of $42 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Non-interest expense of $8.7 billion for the first nine months of 2012 increased by $2.0 billion, or 29%, from the first nine months of 2011. The increase was primarily due to higher operating expenses and merger-related costs related to our recent acquisitions, increased marketing expenditures, higher infrastructure costs from our

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continued investments in our home loan business and growth in auto originations, and increased amortization on intangibles. We recorded PCCR intangible amortization expense related to the HSBC U.S. card acquisition of $212 million in the first nine months of 2012. We recorded other asset and intangible amortization expense related to the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions of $99 million in the first nine months of 2012. Our results for the first nine months of 2012 also reflect the unfavorable impact of civil penalties of $60 million related to cross-sell activities and net legal costs of $98 million related to interchange and other litigation developments.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations varies between periods due, in part, to fluctuations in our pre-tax earnings, which affect the relative impact tax benefits from tax-exempt income, tax credits and other tax items.

We recorded an income tax provision based on income from continuing operations of $535 million (31.1% effective income tax rate) in the third quarter of 2012, compared with an income tax provision of $370 million (30.0% effective income tax rate) in the third quarter of 2011. The increase in the effective tax rate in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2011 was attributable to the release of a valuation allowance against certain state deferred tax assets, which was recorded in the third quarter of 2011 and contributed to a reduction in the effective tax rate for the period.

We recorded an income tax provision based on income from continuing operations of $931 million (24.4% effective income tax rate) for the first nine months of 2012, compared with an income tax provision of $1.2 billion (29.2% effective income tax rate) for the first nine months of 2011. Our effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2012 reflects the impact of discrete tax benefits of $213 million primarily related to the non-taxable ING Direct bargain purchase gain of $594 million, recognition of a deferred tax benefit due to changes in our state tax position as a result of the acquisition of the HSBC U.S. card business and the resolution of certain tax issues and audits. Our effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2011 reflects the impact of tax benefits of $98 million related to the release of a valuation allowance against certain state deferred tax assets and net operating loss carryforwards and the resolution of certain tax issues and audits. Our effective income tax rate, excluding the benefit from these discrete tax items, was 30.0% and 31.7% for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in our effective income tax rate, excluding the impact of discrete items, for the first nine months of 2012 relative to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to an increase in affordable housing and other business tax credits.

We provide additional information on items affecting our income taxes and effective tax rate in our 2011 Form 10-K under “Note 18—Income Taxes.”

Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

Loss from discontinued operations reflects ongoing costs, which primarily consist of mortgage loan repurchase representation and warranty charges related to the mortgage origination operations of GreenPoint’s wholesale mortgage banking unit that we closed in 2007.

We did not record a provision for repurchase losses in the third quarter of 2012. We recorded a pre-tax provision for repurchase losses of $349 million in the first nine months of 2012, of which $307 million ($194 million, net of tax) was included in discontinued operations. In comparison, we recorded a pre-tax provision for repurchase losses of $72 million in the third quarter of 2011, of which $75 million ($53 million, net of tax) was included in discontinued operations, and a pre-tax provision of $153 million in the first nine months of 2011, of which $147 million ($104 million, net of tax) was included in discontinued operations.

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litigation in the insured securitization segment based on relevant factual and legal developments and an increased reserve associated with a first quarter settlement between a subsidiary and a GSE to resolve present and future claims.

We provide additional information on the provision for repurchase losses and the related reserve for potential representation and warranty claims in “Consolidated Balance Sheet Analysis—Potential Mortgage Representation and Warranty Liabilities” and “Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees.”

BUSINESS SEGMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Our principal operations are currently organized into three major business segments, which are defined based on the products and services provided or the type of customer served: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The operations of acquired businesses have been integrated into our existing business segments. Certain activities that are not part of a segment, such as management of our corporate investment portfolio and asset/liability management by our centralized Corporate Treasury group, are included in the “Other” category.

The results of our individual businesses, which we report on a continuing operations basis, reflect the manner in which management evaluates performance and makes decisions about funding our operations and allocating resources. Our business segment results are intended to reflect each segment as if it were a stand-alone business. We use an internal management and reporting process to derive our business segment results. Our internal management and reporting process employs various allocation methodologies, including funds transfer pricing, to assign certain balance sheet assets, deposits and other liabilities and their related revenue and expenses directly or indirectly attributable to each business segment. Total interest income and net fees are directly attributable to the segment in which they are reported. The net interest income of each segment reflects the results of our funds transfer pricing process, which is primarily based on a matched maturity method that takes into consideration market rates. Our funds transfer pricing process provides a funds credit for sources of funds, such as deposits generated by our Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking businesses, and a funds charge for the use of funds by each segment. The allocation process is unique to each business segment and acquired businesses. See “Note 20—Business Segments” of our 2011 Form 10-K for information on the allocation methodologies used to derive our business segment results.

We may periodically change our business segments or reclassify business segment results based on modifications to our management reporting methodologies and changes in organizational alignment. In the first quarter of 2012, we re-aligned the reporting of our Commercial Banking business to reflect the operations on a product basis rather than by customer type. As a result of this re-alignment, we now report three product categories: commercial and multifamily real estate, commercial and industrial loans and small-ticket commercial real estate, which is a run-off portfolio. We previously reported four categories within our Commercial Banking business: commercial and multifamily real estate, middle market, specialty lending and small-ticket commercial real estate. Middle market and specialty lending related products are included in commercial and industrial loans. All affordable housing tax-related investments, some of which were previously included in the “Other” segment, are now included in the commercial and multifamily real estate category of our Commercial Banking business. Prior period amounts have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.

We summarize our business segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in the tables below and provide a comparative discussion of these results. We also discuss changes in our financial condition and credit performance statistics as of September 30, 2012, compared with December 31, 2011. See “Note 14—Business Segments” of this Report for a reconciliation of our business segment results to our consolidated results. Information on the outlook for each of our business segments is presented above under “Executive Summary and Business Outlook.”

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Credit Card Business

Our Credit Card business generated net income from continuing operations of $741 million and $1.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $663 million and $1.9 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The primary sources of revenue for our Credit Card business are interest income and non-interest income from customers and interchange fees. Expenses primarily consist of ongoing operating costs, such as salaries and associate benefits, communications and other technology expenses, supplies and equipment, occupancy costs, as well as marketing expenses.

Table 7 summarizes the financial results of our Credit Card business, which is comprised of Domestic Card, including installment loans, and International Card operations, and displays selected key metrics for the periods indicated. The closing on May 1, 2012 of the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, which added approximately $27.8 billion in outstanding credit card receivables designated as held for investment to our Credit Card business, had a significant impact on the results of our Credit Card business for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012.

Table 7: Credit Card Business Results

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Selected income statement data:

Net interest income (1)

$ 2,991 $ 2,042 46 % $ 7,333 $ 5,873 25 %

Non-interest income

826 678 22 2,195 1,971 11

Total net revenue (2)

3,817 2,720 40 9,528 7,844 21

Provision for credit losses

892 511 75 3,061 1,270 141

Non-interest expense

1,790 1,188 51 4,921 3,604 37

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

1,135 1,021 11 1,546 2,970 (48 )

Income tax provision

394 358 10 536 1,046 (49 )

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 741 $ 663 12 % $ 1,010 $ 1,924 (48 )%

Selected performance metrics:

Average loans held for investment

$ 88,656 $ 62,371 42 % $ 76,960 $ 61,889 24 %

Average yield on loans held for investment (3)

15.03 % 14.84 % 19 bps 14.30 % 14.45 % (15 )bps

Total net revenue margin (4)

17.22 17.44 (22 ) 16.51 16.90 (39 )

PCCR intangible amortization (5)

$ 127 $ 212

Net charge-off rate (6)

3.22 4.23 (101 ) 3.43 5.13 (170 )

Net charge-off rate (excluding acquired loans) (7)

3.23 4.23 (100 ) 3.45 5.13 (168 )

Purchase volume (8)

$ 48,020 $ 34,918 38 % $ 127,746 $ 96,941 32 %

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Change

Selected period-end data:

Loans held for investment

$ 89,033 $ 65,075 37 %

30+ day delinquency rate (9)

3.65 % 3.86 % (21 )bps

30+ day delinquency rate (excluding acquired loans) (7)

3.67 % 3.86 % (19 )bps

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 3,944 $ 2,847 39 %

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** Change is less than one percent or not meaningful.
(1)

Includes premium amortization expense related to the HSBC U.S. card acquisition of $65 million and $111 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

(2)

Total net revenue was reduced by $185 million and $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $619 million and $241 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, for the estimated uncollectible amount of billed finance charges and fees.

(3)

Calculated by dividing annualized interest income for the period by average loans held for investment during the period.

(4)

Calculated by dividing annualized total revenue for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(5)

Represents amortization expense related to the purchased credit card relationships intangible asset of $2.2 billion recorded in connection with the closing on May 1, 2012 of the HSBC U.S. card acquisition.

(6)

Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(7)

Calculation of ratio adjusted to exclude from the denominator acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected. See “Summary of Selected Financial Data,” “Credit Risk Profile” and “Note 5—Loans—Credit Quality” for additional information on the impact of acquired loans on our credit quality metrics.

(8)

Consists of purchase transactions for the period, net of returns. Excludes cash advance transactions.

(9)

Calculated by loan category by dividing 30+ day delinquent loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category. The 30+ day performing delinquency rate is the same as the 30+ day delinquency rate for our Credit Card business, as credit card loans remain on accrual status until the loan is charged-off.

Key factors affecting the results of our Credit Card business for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, compared with the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 included the following:

Net Interest Income: Net interest income increased by $949 million, or 46%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $1.5 billion, or 25%, in the first nine months of 2012. The increase in each period was primarily attributable to a substantial increase in average loans held for investment resulting from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition in the second quarter of 2012.

Non-Interest Income: Non-interest income increased by $148 million, or 22%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $224 million, or 11%, in the first nine months of 2012. The increase in each period was primarily driven by higher net interchange generated from purchase volume growth and customer-related fees resulting from the addition of customer accounts associated with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition in the second quarter of 2012. This increase for the first nine months of 2012 was partially offset by charges of $75 million and $24 million in the first and second quarter of 2012, respectively, for expected refunds to customers affected by cross-sell activities in our Domestic Card business as well as the discontinuance of the recognition of revenue for any amounts billed for cross-sell customers affected.

Provision for Credit Losses: The provision for credit losses related to our Credit Card business totaled $892 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared with $511 million in the third quarter of 2011. The increase in the provision in the third quarter of 2012 was primarily driven by provision for credit losses of $107 million recorded to increase the allowance for HSBC U.S. card receivables with revolving privileges, coupled with the absence of an allowance release of $178 million recorded in the third quarter of 2011. The provision for credit losses totaled $3.1 billion in the first nine months of 2012, compared with $1.3 billion in the first nine months of 2011. The significant increase in the provision in the first nine months of 2012 was primarily driven by provision for credit losses of $1.2 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2012 to establish an allowance for HSBC U.S. card receivables with revolving privileges. The allowance releases recorded in 2011 reflected the significant improvement in credit performance, which began to stabilize in 2012. The provision for credit losses, excluding the allowance build related to HSBC U.S. card loans, totaled $785 million and $1.8 billion for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012.

Non-Interest Expense: Non-interest expense increased by $602 million, or 51%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $1.3 billion, or 37% in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was largely due to higher operating expenses resulting from addition of the HSBC U.S. card business and the amortization of intangibles and other assets associated with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, including intangible

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amortization of purchased credit card relationships of $127 million and $212 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively. Other items contributing to the increase in non-interest expense in the first nine months of 2012 include merger-related expenses associated with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, regulatory fines of $60 million related to cross-sell activities in the Domestic Card business and litigation expense of $98 million to cover interchange and other legal matters in the second quarter of 2012.

Total Loans: Period-end loans in our Credit Card business increased by $24.0 billion, or 37%, to $89.0 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $65.1 billion as of December 31, 2011, primarily due to the addition of the $27.8 billion in outstanding HSBC U.S. card loans classified as held for investment, which was partially offset by the continued run-off of our installment loan portfolio and expected third quarter seasonal run-off of credit card receivables.

Charge-off and Delinquency Statistics: The net charge-off rate decreased to 3.22% and 3.43% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, from 4.23% and 5.13% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. Our reported charge-offs reflect the absence of charge-offs for the acquired HSBC U.S. card loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected over the life of the loans as the credit mark established at acquisition is expected to absorb uncollectible contractual amounts. The decreases in the net-charge off rates was due in part to the addition of the HSBC U.S. card portfolio to the denominator in calculating our reported charge-off and the lag in the impact of charge-offs related to this portfolio. The 30+ day delinquency rate decreased to 3.65% as of September 30, 2012, from 3.86% as of December 31, 2011.

Domestic Card Business

Domestic Card generated net income from continuing operations of $673 million and $924 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $637 million and $1.9 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. Because our Domestic Card business currently accounts for the substantial majority of our Credit Card business, the key factors driving the results for this division are similar to the key factors affecting our total Credit Card business.

The increase of $36 million in Domestic Card net income from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2012 from the same prior year period was driven by an increase in total net revenue largely due to the addition of the HSBC U.S. card portfolio. The increase in total net revenue was partially offset by a higher provision for credit losses, largely attributable to the allowance build for the HSBC U.S. card loan portfolio, an increase in non-interest expense due to higher operating expenses resulting from the acquisition of the HSBC U.S. card business and the amortization of intangibles and other assets associated with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, including intangible amortization expense related to purchased credit card relationships of $127 million in the third quarter of 2012.

The decrease of $1.0 billion in Domestic Card net income from continuing operations in the first nine months of 2012 from the same prior year period was driven by an increase in total net revenue largely due to the addition of the HSBC U.S. card portfolio, which was more than offset by the unfavorable impact of several items related to the HSBC U.S. card acquisition. These items included a significant increase in the provision for credit losses resulting from an allowance build of $1.3 billion for the HSBC U.S. card loan portfolio and an increase in non-interest expense due to higher operating expenses resulting from the acquisition of the HSBC U.S. card business and the amortization of intangibles and other assets associated with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, including intangible amortization expense related to purchased credit card relationships of $212 million in the first nine months of 2012. The regulatory fine related to cross-sell activities of $60 million and litigation expenses to cover interchange and other settlements recorded in the second quarter of 2012 also contributed to the increase in non-interest expense in the first nine months of 2012.

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Table 7.1 summarizes the financial results for Domestic Card and displays selected key metrics for the periods indicated.

Table 7.1: Domestic Card Business Results

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Selected income statement data:

Net interest income (1)

$ 2,715 $ 1,753 55 % $ 6,546 $ 5,011 31 %

Non-interest income

722 588 23 1,927 1,755 10

Total net revenue

3,437 2,341 47 8,473 6,766 25

Provision for credit losses

811 381 113 2,772 798 247

Non-interest expense

1,584 972 63 4,270 2,970 44

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

1,042 988 5 1,431 2,998 (52 )

Income tax provision

369 351 5 507 1,065 (52 )

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 673 $ 637 6 % $ 924 $ 1,933 (52 )%

Selected performance metrics:

Average loans held for investment

$ 80,502 $ 53,668 50 % $ 68,744 $ 53,148 29 %

Average yield on loans held for investment (2)

14.88 % 14.62 % 26 bps 14.13 % 14.18 % (5 )bps

Total net revenue margin (3)

17.08 17.45 (37 ) 16.43 16.97 (54 )

PCCR intangible amortization (4)

$ 127 $ 212

Net charge-off rate (5)

3.04 3.92 (88 ) 3.21 4.94 (173 )

Purchase volume (6)

$ 44,552 $ 31,686 41 % $ 117,776 $ 87,780 34 %

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Change

Selected period-end data:

Loans held for investment

$ 80,621 $ 56,609 42 %

30+ day delinquency rate (7)

3.52 % 3.66 % (14 )bps

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 3,494 $ 2,375 47 %

(1)

Includes premium amortization expense related to the HSBC U.S. card acquisition of $65 million and $111 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

(2)

Calculated by dividing annualized interest income for the period by average loans held for investment during the period.

(3)

Calculated by dividing annualized total revenue for the period by loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(4)

Represents amortization expense related to the purchased credit card relationships intangible asset of $2.2 billion recorded in connection with the closing on May 1, 2012 of the HSBC U.S. card acquisition.

(5)

Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(6)

Consists of purchase transactions for the period, net of returns. Excludes cash advance transactions.

(7)

Calculated by loan category by dividing 30+ day delinquent loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category. The 30+ day performing delinquency rate is the same as the 30+ day delinquency rate for our Credit Card business, as credit card loans remain on accrual status until the loan is charged-off.

International Card Business

Our International Card business generated net income from continuing operations of $68 million and $86 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $26 million in the third quarter of 2011 and a net loss of $9 million in the first nine months of 2011.

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The primary driver of the improvement in results in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 was a decrease in the provision for credit losses, attributable to lower net-charge offs resulting from an improvement in the credit environment in Canada and the U.K. and the absence of an allowance build for the Hudson’s Bay Company loan portfolio of approximately $105 million that we acquired in January 2011.

Table 7.2 summarizes the financial results for International Card and displays selected key metrics for the periods indicated.

Table 7.2: International Card Business Results

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Selected income statement data:

Net interest income

$ 276 $ 289 (4 )% $ 787 $ 862 (9 )%

Non-interest income

104 90 16 268 216 24

Total net revenue

380 379 ** 1,055 1,078 (2 )

Provision for credit losses

81 130 (38 ) 289 472 (39 )

Non-interest expense

206 216 (5 ) 651 634 3

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

93 33 182 115 (28 ) 511

Income tax provision

25 7 257 29 (19 ) 253

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 68 $ 26 162 % $ 86 $ (9 ) 1,056 %

Selected performance metrics:

Average loans held for investment

$ 8,154 $ 8,703 (6 )% $ 8,216 $ 8,741 (6 )%

Average yield on loans held for investment (1)

16.47 % 16.24 % 23 bps 15.68 % 16.09 % (41 )bps

Revenue margin (2)

18.64 17.42 122 17.12 16.44 68

Net charge-off rate (3)

4.95 6.15 (120 ) 5.32 6.31 (99 )

Purchase volume (4)

$ 3,468 $ 3,232 7 % $ 9,970 $ 9,161 9 %

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Change

Selected period-end data:

Loans held for investment

$ 8,412 $ 8,466 (1 )%

30+ day delinquency rate (5)

4.92 % 5.18 % (26 )bps

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 450 $ 472 (5 )%

** Change is less than one percent or not meaningful.
(1)

Calculated by dividing annualized interest income for the period by average loans held for investment during the period.

(2)

Calculated by dividing annualized total revenue for the period by loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(3)

Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(4)

Consists of purchase transactions for the period, net of returns. Excludes cash advance transactions.

(5)

Calculated by loan category by dividing 30+ day delinquent loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category. The 30+ day performing delinquency rate is the same as the 30+ day delinquency rate for our Credit Card business, as credit card loans remain on accrual status until the loan is charged-off.

Consumer Banking Business

Our Consumer Banking business generated net income from continuing operations of $376 million and $1.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from

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continuing operations of $190 million and $692 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The primary sources of revenue for our Consumer Banking business are net interest income from loans and deposits and non-interest income from customer fees. Expenses primarily consist of ongoing operating costs, such as salaries and associate benefits, communications and other technology expenses, supplies and equipment and occupancy costs.

On February 17, 2012, we acquired ING Direct, and the substantial majority of the lending and retail deposit businesses acquired are reported in the Consumer Banking segment. The acquisition resulted in the addition of loans with a carrying value of $40.4 billion and deposits of $84.4 billion at acquisition.

Table 8 summarizes the financial results of our Consumer Banking business and displays selected key metrics for the periods indicated.

Table 8: Consumer Banking Business Results

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Selected income statement data:

Net interest income

$ 1,501 $ 1,097 37 % $ 4,285 $ 3,131 37 %

Non-interest income

260 188 38 621 568 9

Total net revenue

1,761 1,285 37 4,906 3,699 33

Provision for credit losses

202 136 49 420 272 54

Non-interest expense

977 853 15 2,879 2,351 22

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

582 296 97 1,607 1,076 49

Income tax provision

206 106 94 569 384 48

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 376 $ 190 98 % $ 1,038 $ 692 50 %

Selected performance metrics:

Average loans held for investment :(1)

Auto

$ 25,923 $ 19,757 31 % $ 24,336 $ 18,851 29 %

Home loan

47,262 11,126 325 41,930 11,537 263

Retail banking

4,086 3,979 3 4,139 4,127 **

Total consumer banking

$ 77,271 $ 34,862 122 % $ 70,405 $ 34,515 104 %

Average yield on loans held for investment

6.05 % 9.83 % (378 )bps 6.40 % 9.65 % (325 )bps

Average deposits

$ 173,334 $ 88,266 96 % $ 159,273 $ 86,375 84 %

Average deposit interest rate

0.71 % 0.95 % (24 )bps 0.71 % 0.98 % (27 )bps

Core deposit intangible amortization

$ 41 $ 32 28 % $ 120 $ 100 20 %

Net charge-off rate (2)

0.83 % 1.32 % (49 )bps 0.69 % 1.30 % (61 )bps

Net charge-off rate (excluding acquired loans) (2)

1.70 1.51 19 1.34 1.50 (16 )

Automobile loan originations

$ 3,905 $ 3,409 15 % $ 12,481 $ 8,890 40 %

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(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Change

Selected period-end data:

Loans held for investment: (1)

Auto

$ 26,434 $ 21,779 21 %

Home loans

46,275 10,433 344

Retail banking

4,029 4,103 (2 )

Total consumer banking

$ 76,738 $ 36,315 111 %

30+ day performing delinquency rate (4)

2.23 % 4.47 % (224 )bps

30+ day performing delinquency rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

4.50 5.06 (56 )

30+ day delinquency rate (5)

2.91 5.99 (308 )

30+ day delinquency rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

5.85 6.78 (93 )

Nonperforming loan rate (6)

0.84 1.79 (95 )

Nonperforming loan rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

1.69 2.03 (34 )

Nonperforming asset rate (7)

0.89 1.94 (105 )

Nonperforming asset rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

1.78 2.20 (42 )

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 711 $ 652 9 %

Deposits

173,100 88,540 96

Loans serviced for others

15,659 17,998 (13 )

** Change is less than one percent or not meaningful.
(1)

Loans held for investment includes loans acquired in the ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank acquisitions. The carrying value of consumer banking acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected was $38.6 billion and $4.2 billion as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. The average balance of consumer banking loans held for investment, excluding the carrying value of acquired loans, was $38.0 billion and $30.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $36.0 billion and $29.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(2)

Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(3)

Calculation of ratio adjusted to exclude from the denominator acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected. See “Summary of Selected Financial Data,” “Credit Risk Profile” and “Note 5—Loans—Credit Quality” for additional information on the impact of acquired loans on our credit quality metrics.

(4)

Calculated by loan category by dividing 30+ day performing delinquent loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category.

(5)

Calculated by loan category by dividing 30+ day delinquent loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category.

(6)

Calculated by loan category by dividing nonperforming loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category. Nonperforming loans generally include loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status and certain restructured loans whose contractual terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty.

(7)

The nonperforming asset rate is calculated by loan category by dividing nonperforming assets as of the end of the period by period-end nonperforming assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans, real estate owned (“REO”) and other foreclosed assets.

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Key factors contributing to the improvement in the results of our Consumer Banking business for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, compared with the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 included the following:

Net Interest Income: Net interest income increased by $404 million, or 37%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $1.2 billion, or 37%, in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in average loans held for investment resulting from the acquisition of ING Direct home loans and deposits in the first quarter of 2012 and growth in auto loan balances due to increased auto loan originations over the past two years. This increase was partially offset by the expected continued run-off of acquired home loans, which has accelerated slightly as a result of the low mortgage interest rate environment. The favorable impact from the increase in average loans more than offset a decline in average loan yields resulting from the lower yielding acquired ING Direct home loan portfolio.

Non-Interest Income: Non-interest income increased by $72 million, or 38%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $53 million, or 9%, in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to mark-to-market gains on retained interests in interest-only strips and negative amortization mortgage securities recognized in the third quarter of 2012.

Provision for Credit Losses: The provision for credit losses increased by $66 million to $202 million in the third quarter of 2012 and by $148 million to $420 million in the first nine months of 2012. The increase in the provision was largely due to higher auto loan balances resulting from increased originations over the past two years, which more than offset the benefits from lower net charge-off rates and continued credit performance improvement. We recorded allowance builds of $42 million and $59 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with an allowance build of $22 million in the third quarter of 2011 and an allowance release of $55 million in the first nine months of 2011.

Non-Interest Expense: Non-interest expense increased by $124 million, or 15%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $528 million, or 22% in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was largely attributable to operating expenses related to ING Direct, merger-related expenses associated with the acquisition and higher infrastructure expenditures resulting from continued investments in the home loan business and growth in auto loan balances as a result of increased auto loan originations over the past two years.

Total Loans: Period-end loans held for investment in our Consumer Banking business more than doubled, increasing by $40.4 billion to $76.7 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $36.3 billion as of December 31, 2011, primarily due to the acquisition of $40.4 billion of ING Direct home loans and growth in auto loan originations, which were partially offset by the expected continued run-off of our acquired home loan portfolios.

Deposits: Period-end deposits in the Consumer Banking business increased by $84.6 billion, or 96%, to $173.1 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $88.5 billion as of December 31, 2011, primarily due to the addition of ING Direct deposits of $84.4 billion and a modest increase in deposits in our retail branch franchise.

Charge-off and Delinquency Statistics: The net charge-off rate decreased to 0.83% and 0.69% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, from 1.32% and 1.30% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The 30+ day delinquency rate decreased to 2.91% as of September 30, 2012, from 5.99% as of December 31, 2011. The improvement in our reported net charge-off and delinquency rates for our Consumer Banking business reflects the impact of the addition of the ING Direct home loan portfolio, the substantial majority of which is accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected over the life of the loans. As discussed above in “Summary of Selected Financial Data,” because the credit mark established at acquisition for these loans takes into consideration future credit losses expected to be incurred, there are no charge-offs or an allowance associated with these loans unless the estimated cash flows expected to be collected decrease subsequent to acquisition. In addition, these loans are not classified as delinquent or nonperforming even though the customer may be contractually past due because we expect that we will fully collect the carrying value of these loans. The overall improvement in credit quality metrics, excluding acquired loans, reflects improved credit performance in our legacy consumer loan portfolios.

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Commercial Banking Business

Our Commercial Banking business generated net income from continuing operations of $228 million and $666 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with net income from continuing operations of $157 million and $478 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The primary sources of revenue for our Commercial Banking business are net interest income from loans and deposits and non-interest income from customer fees. Expenses primarily consist of ongoing operating costs, such as salaries and associate benefits, communications and other technology expenses, supplies and equipment, occupancy costs and marketing expenditures. Because we have some affordable housing tax-related investments that generate tax-exempt income or tax credits, we make certain reclassifications to our Commercial Banking business results to present revenues on a taxable-equivalent basis.

Table 9 summarizes the financial results of our Commercial Banking business and displays selected key metrics for the periods indicated.

Table 9: Commercial Banking Business Results

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change

Selected income statement data:

Net interest income

$ 432 $ 407 6 % $ 1,290 $ 1,171 10 %

Non-interest income

87 63 38 254 196 30

Total net revenue

519 470 10 1,544 1,367 13

Provision for credit losses

(87 ) (10 ) 770 (250 ) (45 ) 456

Non-interest expense

253 237 7 765 671 14

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

353 243 45 1,029 741 39

Income tax provision

125 86 45 363 263 38

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 228 $ 157 45 % $ 666 $ 478 39 %

Selected performance metrics:

Average loans held for investment: (1)

Commercial and multifamily real estate

$ 16,654 $ 14,291 17 % $ 16,004 $ 13,912 15 %

Commercial and industrial

18,817 15,726 20 17,955 15,121 19

Total commercial lending

35,471 30,017 18 33,959 29,033 17

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1,296 1,598 (19 ) 1,388 1,713 (19 )

Total commercial banking

$ 36,767 $ 31,615 16 % $ 35,347 $ 30,746 15 %

Average yield on loans held for investment

4.14 % 4.71 % (57 )bps 4.29 % 4.75 % (46 )bps

Average deposits

$ 28,063 $ 25,321 11 % $ 27,859 $ 24,645 13 %

Average deposit interest rate

0.31 % 0.47 % (16 )bps 0.34 % 0.51 % (17 )bps

Core deposit intangible amortization

$ 8 $ 10 (20 )% $ 26 $ 31 (16 )%

Net charge-off rate (2)

% 0.37 % (37 )bps 0.13 % 0.55 % (42 )bps

Net charge-off rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

0.38 (38 ) 0.13 0.56 (43 )

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(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Change

Selected period-end data:

Loans held for investment: (1)

Commercial and multifamily real estate

$ 16,963 $ 15,736 8 %

Commercial and industrial

18,965 17,088 11

Total commercial lending

35,928 32,824 9

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1,281 1,503 (15 )

Total commercial banking

$ 37,209 $ 34,327 8 %

Nonperforming loan rate (4)

0.82 % 1.08 % (26 )bps

Nonperforming loan rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

0.83 1.10 (27 )

Nonperforming asset rate (5)

0.87 1.17 (30 )

Nonperforming asset rate (excluding acquired loans) (3)

0.88 1.18 (30 )

Allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 460 $ 715 (36 )%

Deposits

28,670 26,683 7

(1)

Loans held for investment includes loans acquired in the ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank acquisitions. The carrying value of commercial banking acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected was $398 million and $479 million as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. The average balance of commercial banking loans held for investment, excluding the carrying value of acquired loans, was $36.4 billion and $34.9 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively and $31.1 billion and $30.3 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively.

(2)

Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category.

(3)

Calculation of ratio adjusted to exclude from the denominator acquired loans accounted for subsequent to acquisition based on expected cash flows to be collected. See “Summary of Selected Financial Data,” “Credit Risk Profile” and “Note 5—Loans—Credit Quality” for additional information on the impact of acquired loans on our credit quality metrics.

(4)

Calculated by loan category by dividing nonperforming loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category. Nonperforming loans generally include loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status and certain restructured loans whose contractual terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty.

(5)

The nonperforming asset rate is calculated by loan category by dividing nonperforming assets as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment, REO, and other foreclosed assets for the specified loan category.

Key factors affecting the results of our Commercial Banking business for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, compared with the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 included the following:

Net Interest Income: Net interest income increased by $25 million, or 6%, in the third quarter of 2012 and by $119 million, or 10%, in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was primarily driven by higher deposit balances and growth in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans, partially offset by lower spreads between interest-earning assets and net deposits.

Non-Interest Income: Non-interest income increased by $24 million, or 38% in the third quarter of 2012 and by $58 million, or 30% in the first nine months of 2012, largely attributable to growth in fees from ancillary services provided to customers and a gain of $7 million recorded in the third quarter of 2012 on the sale of certain real-estate investment projects.

Provision for Credit Losses: The provision for credit losses was a net benefit of $87 million and $250 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, compared with net benefit of $10 million and $45 million in the third quarter and first nine months 2011. The improvements were due to both a lower level of

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net loan charge-offs and an increase in allowance releases, attributable to an improvement in underlying credit performance trends. We recorded releases of the combined allowance and reserve for unfunding lending commitments of $87 million and $283 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with releases of $39 million and $172 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively.

Non-Interest Expense: Non-interest expense increased by $16 million, or 7% in the third quarter of 2012 and by $94 million, or 14% in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was due to costs associated with higher originations in our commercial real estate and commercial and industrial businesses, expansion into new markets and infrastructure investments.

Total Loans: Period-end loans in the Commercial Banking business increased by $2.9 billion, or 8%, to $37.2 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $34.3 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase was driven by stronger loan originations in the commercial and industrial and commercial real estate businesses, which was partially offset by the continued run-off of the small-ticket commercial real estate loan portfolio.

Deposits: Period-end deposits in the Commercial Banking business increased by $2.0 billion, or 7%, to $28.7 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $26.7 billion as of December 31, 2011, driven by our strategy to strengthen existing relationships and increase liquidity from commercial customers.

Charge-off Statistics: Net charge-offs totaled $1 million and $34 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared with $29 million and $127 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The net charge-off rate decreased to 0.00% and 0.13% in third quarter and first nine months of 2012, from 0.37% and 0.55% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. The significant improvement in the credit metrics in our Commercial Banking business reflects a continued improvement in credit trends and strengthening of underlying collateral values, resulting in lower loss severities and opportunities for recoveries on previously charged-off loans.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Total assets of $302.0 billion as of September 30, 2012 increased by $96.0 billion, or 47%, from $206.0 billion as of December 31, 2011. Total liabilities of $262.3 billion as of September 30, 2012, increased by $85.9 billion, or 49%, from $176.4 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase in total assets and total liabilities was largely attributable to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions. Stockholders’ equity increased by $10.0 billion during the first nine months of 2012, to $39.7 billion as of September 30, 2012 from $29.7 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase in stockholders’ equity was attributable to our net income of $2.7 billion in the first nine months of 2012, and $6.8 billion of capital raised from equity issuances during the first nine months of 2012.

Following is a discussion of material changes in the major components of our assets and liabilities during the first nine months of 2012.

Investment Securities

Our portfolio of investment securities available for sale, which had a fair value of $61.5 billion and $38.8 billion, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, consists of the following: U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency debt obligations; agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities; asset-backed securities collateralized primarily by credit card loans, auto loans, student loans, auto dealer floor plan inventory loans, equipment loans, commercial paper, and home equity lines of credit; municipal securities; foreign government/agency bonds; covered bonds; and Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) equity securities. Investments in U.S. Treasury, agency securities and other securities implicitly or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government, based on fair value, accounted for 71% of our total investment securities available for sale as of September 30, 2012, compared with 69% as of December 31, 2011.

Substantially all of our investment securities were classified as available for sale as of September 30, 2012 and reported in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. In the third quarter of 2012, we purchased $15 million of securities that were designated as held to maturity and are included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheet.

Table 10 presents the amortized cost and fair value for the major categories of our portfolio of investment securities available for sale as of September 30, 2012 and December  31, 2011.

Table 10: Investment Securities Available for Sale

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Fair
Value

Securities available for sale:

U.S. Treasury debt obligations

$ 1,553 $ 1,558 $ 115 $ 124

U.S. agency debt obligations (1)

813 817 131 138

Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”):

Agency (2)

34,735 35,515 24,980 25,488

Non-agency

3,797 3,914 1,340 1,162

Total RMBS

38,532 39,429 26,320 26,650

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”):

Agency (2)

5,299 5,410 697 711

Non-agency

1,326 1,385 459 476

Total CMBS

6,625 6,795 1,156 1,187

Asset-backed securities (3)

11,646 11,720 10,119 10,150

Other securities (4)

1,105 1,145 462 510

Total securities available for sale

$ 60,274 $ 61,464 $ 38,303 $ 38,759

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(1)

Includes debt securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with an amortized cost of $100 million and $130 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and fair value of $103 million and $137 million, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The remaining balance consists of debt that is implicitly or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

(2)

Consists of MBS issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae with an amortized cost of $19.0 billion, $11.1 billion, and $9.9 billion and $12.3 billion, $8.9 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively; and fair value of $19.4 billion, $11.4 billion, and $10.1 billion and $12.6 billion, $9.1 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The book value of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae investments individually exceeded 10% of our stockholders’ equity as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

(3)

Consists of securities collateralized by credit card loans, auto dealer floor plan inventory loans and leases, auto loans, student loans, equipment loans, and other. The distribution among these asset types was approximately 73% credit card loans, 13% auto dealer floor plan inventory loans and leases, 5% auto loans, 1% student loans, 3% equipment loans, 2% commercial paper, and 3% other as of September 30, 2012. In comparison, the distribution was approximately 75% credit card loans, 11% auto dealer floor plan inventory loans and leases, 6% auto loans, 4% student loans, 2% equipment loans, and 2% other as of December 31, 2011. Approximately 87% of the securities in our asset-backed security portfolio were rated AAA or its equivalent as of September 30, 2012, compared with 86% as of December 31, 2011.

(4)

Consists of foreign government/agency bonds, covered bonds, municipal securities and equity investments primarily related to CRA activities.

Our portfolio of investment securities available for sale increased by $22.7 billion, or 59%, in the first nine months of 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to the acquisition of ING Direct investment securities of $30.2 billion, which was partially offset by the sale of investment securities of approximately $14.3 billion. We recorded a net gain of $42 million from the sale of these securities.

Unrealized gains and losses on our portfolio of investment securities available for sale are recorded net of tax as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). We had gross unrealized gains of $1.3 billion and gross unrealized losses of $114 million on available-for sale investment securities as of September 30, 2012, compared with gross unrealized gains of $683 million and gross unrealized losses of $227 million as of December 31, 2011. The substantial majority of the gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 related to non-agency residential MBS. Of the $114 million gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2012, $58 million related to investment securities that had been in a loss position for more than 12 months.

We recognized net OTTI on investment securities of $13 million and $40 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012. In comparison, we recognized net OTTI on investment securities of $6 million and $15 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011. The increase in net OTTI recognized in earnings was due in part to acquired investment securities from ING Direct, coupled with deterioration in the credit performance and outlook of certain non-agency securities as a result of the prolonged weakness and slow recovery in the housing market.

We provide additional information on our available-for-sale investment securities in “Note 4—Investment Securities.”

Credit Ratings

Our portfolio of investment securities available for sale continues to be concentrated in securities that generally have lower credit risk and high credit ratings, such as securities issued and guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and government sponsored enterprises or agencies. Approximately 91% of our total investment securities portfolio was rated AA+ or its equivalent, or higher, as of both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Approximately 6% and 4% were below investment grade as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We categorize the credit ratings of our investment securities based on the lowest credit rating as issued by the rating agencies Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”).

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Table 11 provides information on the credit ratings of our non-agency residential MBS, non-agency commercial MBS and asset-backed securities, which accounted for the substantial majority of the gross unrealized losses related to our portfolio of investment securities available for sale as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Table 11: Non-Agency Investment Securities Credit Ratings

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Amortized
Cost
AAA Other
Investment
Grade
Below
Investment
Grade or Not
Rated
Amortized
Cost
AAA Other
Investment
Grade
Below
Investment
Grade or Not
Rated

Non-agency residential MBS

$ 3,797 1 % 6 % 93 % $ 1,340 % 3 % 97 %

Non-agency commercial MBS

1,326 96 4 459 92 8

Other asset-backed securities

11,646 87 12 1 10,119 86 14

Loans Held for Investment

Table 12 summarizes, by major loan category, loans held for investment, net of the allowance for loan and lease losses, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Table 12: Net Loans Held for Investment

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Total Loans
Held For
Investment
Allowance Net Loans
Held For
Investment
Total Loans
Held For
Investment
Allowance Net Loans
Held For
Investment

Credit Card

$ 89,033 $ 3,944 $ 85,089 $ 65,075 $ 2,847 $ 62,228

Consumer Banking

76,738 711 76,027 36,315 652 35,663

Commercial Banking

37,209 460 36,749 34,327 715 33,612

Other

152 39 113 175 36 139

Total

$ 203,132 $ 5,154 $ 197,978 $ 135,892 $ 4,250 $ 131,642

Total loans held for investment increased by $67.2 billion, or 49%, in the first nine months of 2012 to $203.1 billion as of September 30, 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to the addition of $40.4 billion of loans from the ING Direct acquisition and $27.8 billion in outstanding credit card receivables classified as held for investment from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, which was partially offset by the continued expected run-off of loans in businesses we exited or repositioned, other loan pay downs and charge-offs. The run-off portfolios include installment loans in our Credit Card business, home loans in our Consumer Banking business and small-ticket commercial real estate loans in our Commercial Banking business. We provide additional information on the composition of our loan portfolio and credit quality below in “Credit Risk Profile.”

Customer Deposits

Our deposits have become our largest source of funding for our operations and asset growth. Total customer deposits increased by $85.1 billion, or 66%, in the first nine months of 2012, to $213.3 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $128.2 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase in deposits reflects the addition of $84.4 billion in deposits from the ING Direct acquisition and increased retail marketing efforts to attract new business and continued strategy to leverage our bank outlets to attract lower cost deposit funding. We provide additional information on the composition of our deposits, average outstanding balances, interest expense and yield below in “Liquidity Risk Profile.”

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Securitized Debt Obligations

Borrowings owed to securitization investors decreased by $3.8 billion, or 23%, to $12.7 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $16.5 billion as of December 31, 2011. The decrease was attributable to scheduled maturities of the debt underlying our credit card securitization trusts.

Senior and Subordinated Notes and Other Borrowings

Senior and subordinated notes and other borrowings increased by $2.7 billion to $25.7 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $23.0 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $2.4 billion in FHLB Advances and proceeds of $1.25 billion from the issuance of new senior notes, which was partially offset by the maturity of $632 million of outstanding senior notes and a reduction of $497 million in short-term borrowings comprised of federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements. We provide additional information on our borrowings in “Note 9—Deposits and Borrowings.”

Potential Mortgage Representation & Warranty Liabilities

We acquired three subsidiaries that originated residential mortgage loans and sold them to various purchasers, including purchasers who created securitization trusts. These subsidiaries are Capital One Home Loans, which was acquired in February 2005; GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (“GreenPoint”), which was acquired in December 2006 as part of the North Fork acquisition; and Chevy Chase Bank, which was acquired in February 2009 and subsequently merged into CONA.

We have established representation and warranty reserves for losses associated with the mortgage loans sold by each subsidiary that we consider to be both probable and reasonably estimable, including both litigation and non-litigation liabilities. These reserves are reported in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities. The reserve setting process relies heavily on estimates, which are inherently uncertain, and requires the application of judgment. We evaluate these estimates on a quarterly basis. We build our representation and warranty reserves through the provision for repurchase losses, which we report in our consolidated statements of income as a component of non-interest income for loans originated and sold by Chevy Chase Bank and Capital One Home Loans and as a component of discontinued operations for loans originated and sold by GreenPoint. In establishing the representation and warranty reserves, we consider a variety of factors depending on the category of purchaser.

The aggregate reserves for all three subsidiaries were $919 million as of September 30, 2012, compared with $1.0 billion as of June 30, 2012, and $943 million as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in the reserve for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was driven primarily by the resolution of some non-GSE whole loan repurchase requests.

The table below summarizes changes in our representation and warranty reserves for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and for full year 2011.

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Table 13: Changes in Representation and Warranty Reserve

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,
Full Year

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011 2011

Representation and warranty repurchase reserve, beginning of period (1)

$ 1,002 $ 869 $ 943 $ 816 $ 816

Provision for repurchase losses

72 349 153 212

Net realized losses

(83 ) (49 ) (373 ) (77 ) (85 )

Representation and warranty repurchase reserve, end of period (1)

$ 919 $ 892 $ 919 $ 892 $ 943

(1)

Reported in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities.

We recorded a provision for repurchase losses of $349 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, driven by updated estimates of anticipated outcomes from various litigation and threatened litigation in the insured securitization segment based on relevant factual and legal developments and an increased reserve associated with a first quarter settlement between a subsidiary and a GSE to resolve present and future repurchase claims.

The decrease in the reserve in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was driven primarily by the resolution of some non-GSE whole loan repurchase requests.

We provide additional information related to the representation and warranty reserve, including factors that may impact the adequacy of the reserves and the ultimate amount of losses incurred by our subsidiaries, in “Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees.”

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in various types of arrangements with limited liability companies, partnerships or trusts that often involve special purpose entities and variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Some of these arrangements are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets or may be recorded in amounts different from the full contract or notional amount of the arrangements, depending on the nature or structure of, and accounting required to be applied to, the arrangement. These arrangements may expose us to potential losses in excess of the amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. Our involvement in these arrangements can take many forms, including securitization and servicing activities, the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities in connection with our home loan portfolio and loans to VIEs that hold debt, equity, real estate or other assets.

Our continuing involvement in unconsolidated VIEs primarily consists of certain mortgage loan trusts and community reinvestment and development entities. The carrying amount of assets and liabilities of these unconsolidated VIEs was $2.8 billion and $479 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2012, and our maximum exposure to loss was $2.9 billion. We provide a discussion of our activities related to these VIEs in “Note 7—Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations.”

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The level and composition of our equity capital are determined by multiple factors, including our consolidated regulatory capital requirements and an internal risk-based capital assessment, and may also be influenced by rating agency guidelines, subsidiary capital requirements, the business environment, conditions in the financial markets and assessments of potential future losses due to adverse changes in our business and market environments.

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Capital Standards and Prompt Corrective Action

Bank holding companies and national banks are subject to capital adequacy standards adopted by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), respectively. The capital adequacy standards set forth minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements that are based on quantitative and qualitative measures of their assets and off-balance sheet items. Under the capital adequacy standards, bank holding companies and banks currently are required to maintain a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 8%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 4%, and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of at least 4% (3% for banks that meet certain specified criteria, including excellent asset quality, high liquidity, low interest rate exposure and the highest regulatory rating) in order to be considered adequately capitalized.

National banks also are subject to prompt corrective action capital regulations. Under prompt corrective action regulations, a bank is considered to be well capitalized if it maintains a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6% (200 basis points higher than the above minimum capital standard), a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10% (200 basis points higher than the above minimum capital standard), a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of at least 5% and is not subject to any supervisory agreement, order or directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital reserve. A bank is considered to be adequately capitalized if it meets these minimum capital ratios and does not otherwise meet the well capitalized definition. Currently, prompt corrective action capital requirements do not apply to bank holding companies. We also disclose a Tier 1 common ratio for our bank holding company, which is a regulatory capital measure widely used by investors, analysts, rating agencies and bank regulatory agencies to assess the capital position of financial services companies. There is currently no mandated minimum or “well capitalized” standard for Tier 1 common; instead the risk-based capital rules state that voting common stockholders’ equity should be the dominant element within Tier 1 common capital. While this regulatory capital measure is widely used by investors, analysts and bank regulatory agencies to assess the capital position of financial services companies, it may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. As discussed below, the joint regulators have recently released proposed capital regulations that will revise the prompt corrective action capital requirements and establish a minimum standard for the Tier 1 common ratio.

Table 14 provides a comparison of our capital ratios under the Federal Reserve’s capital adequacy standards and the capital ratios of the Banks and ING Bank, fsb under the OCC’s capital adequacy standards as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Table 15 provides the details of the calculation of our capital ratios.

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Table 14: Capital Ratios Under Basel I (1)

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 (2) December 31, 2011
Capital
Ratio
Minimum
Capital
Adequacy
Well
Capitalized
Capital
Ratio
Minimum
Capital
Adequacy
Well
Capitalized

Capital One Financial Corp (3)

Tier 1 common (4)

10.7 % N/A N/A 9.7 % N/A N/A

Tier 1 risk-based capital (5)

12.7 4.0 % 6.0 % 12.0 4.0 % 6.0 %

Total risk-based capital (6)

15.0 8.0 10.0 14.9 8.0 10.0

Tier 1 leverage (7)

9.9 4.0 N/A 10.1 4.0 N/A

Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. (“COBNA”)

Tier 1 risk-based capital

12.0 % 4.0 % 6.0 % 11.2 % 4.0 % 6.0 %

Total risk-based capital

15.4 8.0 10.0 15.0 8.0 10.0

Tier 1 leverage

10.9 4.0 5.0 10.2 4.0 5.0

Capital One, N.A. (“CONA”)

Tier 1 risk-based capital

12.3 % 4.0 % 6.0 % 11.0 % 4.0 % 6.0 %

Total risk-based capital

13.6 8.0 10.0 12.2 8.0 10.0

Tier 1 leverage

10.3 4.0 5.0 8.7 4.0 5.0

ING Bank, fsb (8)

Tier 1 risk-based capital

27.3 % 4.0 % 6.0 % N/A N/A N/A

Total risk-based capital

27.4 8.0 10.0 N/A N/A N/A

Tier 1 leverage

9.4 4.0 5.0 N/A N/A N/A

(1)

Calculated under capital standards and regulations based on the international capital framework commonly known as Basel I. Capital ratios that are not applicable are denoted by “N/A.”

(2)

Regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2012 are preliminary and therefore subject to change.

(3)

The regulatory framework for prompt corrective action does not apply to Capital One Financial Corp. because it is a bank holding company.

(4)

Tier 1 common ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on Tier 1 common capital divided by risk-weighted assets.

(5)

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on Tier 1 capital divided by risk-weighted assets.

(6)

Total risk-based capital ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on total risk-based capital divided by risk-weighted assets.

(7)

Tier 1 leverage ratio is calculated based on Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average total assets, after certain adjustments.

(8)

On November 1, 2012, we merged ING Bank, fsb into CONA, with CONA surviving the merger.

We exceeded minimum capital requirements and met the “well capitalized” ratio levels for total risk-based capital and Tier 1 risk-based capital under Federal Reserve rules for bank holding companies as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Banks and ING Bank, fsb also exceeded minimum regulatory requirements under the OCC’s applicable capital adequacy guidelines and were “well capitalized” under prompt corrective action requirements as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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Table 15: Risk-Based Capital Components Under Basel I (1)

(Dollars in millions)

September  30,
2012 (2)
December 31,
2011

Total stockholders’ equity

$ 39,672 $ 29,666

Less: Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale recorded in AOCI (3)

(752 ) (289 )

Net losses (gains) on cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI (3)

(6 ) 71

Disallowed goodwill and other intangible assets (4)

(14,497 ) (13,855 )

Disallowed deferred tax assets

(221 ) (534 )

Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (5)

(853 )

Other

(12 ) (2 )

Tier 1 common capital

23,331 15,057

Plus: Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (5)

853

Tier 1 restricted core capital items (6)

3,636 3,635

Tier 1 capital

27,820 18,692

Plus: Long-term debt qualifying as Tier 2 capital

2,119 2,438

Qualifying allowance for loan and lease losses

2,767 1,979

Other Tier 2 components

17 23

Tier 2 capital

4,903 4,440

Total risk-based capital (7)

$ 32,723 $ 23,132

Risk-weighted assets (8)

$ 218,390 $ 155,657

(1)

Calculated under capital standards and regulations based on the international capital framework commonly known as Basel I.

(2)

Regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2012 are preliminary and therefore subject to change.

(3)

Amounts presented are net of tax.

(4)

Disallowed goodwill and other intangible assets are net of related deferred tax liability.

(5)

Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital; however, it does not qualify as Tier 1 common capital.

(6)

Consists primarily of trust preferred securities.

(7)

Total risk-based capital equals the sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital.

(8)

Under regulatory guidelines for risk-based capital, on-balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of several broad risk categories according to the obligor or, if relevant, the guarantor or the nature of any collateral. The aggregate dollar amount in each risk category is then multiplied by the risk weight associated with that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the risk categories are aggregated for determining total risk-weighted assets.

Under the Dodd-Frank Act, many trust preferred securities will cease to qualify for Tier 1 capital, subject to a three year phase-out period expected to begin in 2013.

In January 2012, we submitted our capital plan to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve as part of the 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review. On March 13, 2012, we were informed that the Federal Reserve had no objection to the capital actions contained in our capital plan submitted under CCAR.

On October 17, 2012, the OCC approved, subject to several conditions, CONA’s application to merge with ING Bank with CONA surviving the merger. Capital One effected the merger on November 1, 2012. In addition, the OCC approved CONA’s companion application to reduce capital surplus, which was necessary to manage excess capital levels that would result from the merger. CONA effected the reduction in surplus through a return of capital to Capital One immediately prior to the merger. The merger and reduction in CONA’s capital surplus had no effect on Capital One’s total capital.

Dividend Policy

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bank holding company, our ability to pay dividends is largely dependent upon the receipt of dividends or other payments from our subsidiaries. We provide additional information on our dividend policy in our 2011 Form 10-K under “Part I—Item 1. Business—Supervision and Regulation—Dividends, Stock Purchases and Transfer of Funds.”

Regulatory restrictions exist that limit the ability of the Banks and ING Bank, fsb to transfer funds to our bank holding company. Funds available for dividend payments from COBNA, CONA and ING Bank, fsb based on the Earnings Limitation Test were $3.6 billion, $1.3 billion and $540 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2012. Although funds are available for dividend payments from the Banks, we would execute a dividend from the Banks in consultation with the OCC. Applicable provisions that may be contained in our borrowing agreements or the borrowing agreements of our subsidiaries may limit our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends to us or our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders. See “Equity and Debt Offerings and Transactions” for more information. There can be no assurance that we will declare and pay any dividends.

In November 2011, the Federal Reserve finalized capital planning rules applicable to large bank holding companies like us (commonly referred to as Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review or CCAR). Under the rules, bank holding companies with consolidated assets of $50.0 billion or more must submit capital plans to the Federal Reserve on an annual basis and must obtain approval from the Federal Reserve before making most capital distributions. The purpose of the rules is to ensure that large bank holding companies have robust, forward-looking capital planning processes that account for their unique risks and capital needs to continue operations through times of economic and financial stress. As part of its evaluation of a capital plan, the Federal Reserve will consider the comprehensiveness of the plan, the reasonableness of assumptions and analysis and methodologies used to assess capital adequacy and the ability of the bank holding company to maintain capital above each minimum regulatory capital ratio and above a Tier 1 common ratio of 5% on a pro forma basis under expected and stressful conditions throughout a planning horizon of at least nine quarters.

Equity and Debt Offerings and Transactions

On February 16, 2012, we settled forward sale agreements that we entered into with certain counterparties acting as forward purchasers in connection with a public offering of shares of our common stock on July 19, 2011. Pursuant to the forward sale agreements, we issued 40 million shares of our common stock at settlement. After underwriter’s discounts and commissions, the net proceeds to the company were at a forward sale price per share of $48.17 for a total of approximately $1.9 billion.

On February 17, 2012, we issued 54,028,086 shares of Capital One common stock with a fair value of $2.6 billion in exchange for the equity interests and assets and liabilities associated with the ING Direct acquisition.

On March 20, 2012, we closed a public offering of 24,442,706 shares of our common stock which we sold to the underwriters at a per share price of $51.14 for net proceeds of approximately $1.25 billion. In addition, we issued $1.25 billion of our senior notes due 2015 in a public offering which closed on March 23, 2012. We used the net proceeds of these offerings, along with cash sourced from current liquidity, to fund the net consideration payable of $31.1 billion in connection with the May 1, 2012 acquisition of HSBC’s U.S credit card business.

On August 20, 2012, we issued and sold 35,000,000 depositary shares (“Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock) (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). Dividends will accrue on the Series B Preferred Stock at a rate of 6% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The net proceeds of the offering of the 35,000,000 Depositary Shares were approximately $853 million, after deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses. Pursuant to the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, if full dividends for the preceding dividend period on all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid, we will be prohibited from declaring or paying dividends on our common stock and any series of securities then

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outstanding that rank equally with the Series B Preferred Stock, subject to certain limited exceptions, including for dividends payable solely in shares of our common stock.

In addition, while the Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, if full dividends for the preceding dividend period on all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid, we will be prohibited from repurchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring shares of our common stock or shares of any series of securities then outstanding that rank equally with the Series B Preferred Stock, subject to certain limited exceptions.

On September 10, 2012, one of the ING Sellers sold 54,028,086 shares of our common stock in an underwritten public offering, representing all of the shares of common stock we issued to the ING Sellers in connection with the ING Direct acquisition. We did not receive any proceeds from the offering.

We closed a public offering of two different series of our senior notes on November 6, 2012, for total proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion. The offering of senior notes included $250 million aggregate principal amount of our Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2015 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of our 1.000% Senior Notes due 2015.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Overview

Risk management is an important part of our business model, as all financial institutions are exposed to a variety of business risks that can significantly affect their financial performance. Our business activities expose us to eight major categories of risks: strategic risk, reputational risk, compliance risk, legal risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, market risk and operational risk. Our risk management framework is intended to identify, assess and mitigate risks that affect or have the potential to affect our business. We target financial returns that compensate us for the amount of risk that we take and avoid excessive risk-taking. Our risk management framework consists of five key risk management principles:

Individual businesses take and manage risk within established tolerance levels in pursuit of strategic, financial and other business objectives.

Independent risk management organizations support individual businesses by providing risk management tools and policies and by aggregating risks; in some cases, risks are managed centrally.

The Board of Directors and senior management review our aggregate risk position, establish the risk appetite and work with management to ensure conformance to policy and adherence to our adopted mitigation strategy.

We employ a top risk identification system to maintain the appropriate focus on the risks and issues that may have the most impact and to identify emerging risks of consequence.

Independent assurance functions, such as our Internal Audit and Credit Review teams, assess the governance framework and test transactions, business processes and procedures to provide assurance as to whether our risk programs are operating as intended.

We provide additional information on our risk management principles, roles and responsibilities, risk framework and risk appetite under “MD&A—Risk Management” in our 2011 Form 10-K.

CREDIT RISK PROFILE

Our loan portfolio accounts for the substantial majority of our credit risk exposure. Below we provide information about the composition of our loan portfolio, key concentrations and credit performance metrics.

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We also engage in certain non-lending activities that may give rise to credit and counterparty settlement risk, including the purchase of securities for our investment securities portfolio, entering into derivative transactions to manage our market risk exposure and to accommodate customers, foreign exchange transactions and deposit overdrafts. We provide additional information on credit risk related to our investment securities portfolio under “Consolidated Balance Sheet Analysis—Investment Securities” and credit risk related to derivative transactions in “Note 10—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

Loan Portfolio Composition

We provide a variety of lending products. Our primary products include credit cards, auto loans, home loans and commercial loans. For information on our lending policies and procedures, including our underwriting criteria, for our primary loan products, see “MD&A—Credit Risk Profile” in our 2011 Form 10-K.

Total loans that we manage consist of held-for-investment loans recorded on our balance sheet and loans held in our securitization trusts. Loans underlying our securitization trusts are reported on our consolidated balance sheets under restricted loans for securitization investors. Table 16 presents the composition of our total held-for-investment loan portfolio, by business segments, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Table 16 also displays acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected, which consists of a limited portion of the credit card loans acquired in the HSBC transaction and the substantial majority of consumer and commercial loans acquired in the ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank acquisitions. See the discussion of “Acquired Loans” below in this section.

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Table 16: Loan Portfolio Composition

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Loans Acquired
Loans (1)
Total % of
Total
Loans Acquired
Loans (1)
Total % of
Total

Credit Card business:

Credit card loans:

Domestic credit card loans

$ 79,253 $ 347 $ 79,600 39.2 % $ 54,682 $ $ 54,682 40.3 %

International credit card loans

8,412 8,412 4.1 8,466 8,466 6.2

Total credit card loans

87,665 347 88,012 43.3 63,148 63,148 46.5

Installment loans:

Domestic installment loans

997 24 1,021 0.5 1,927 1,927 1.4

Total credit card

88,662 371 89,033 43.8 65,075 65,075 47.9

Consumer Banking business:

Automobile

26,411 23 26,434 13.0 21,732 47 21,779 16.0

Home loan

7,719 38,556 46,275 22.8 6,321 4,112 10,433 7.7

Other retail

3,990 39 4,029 2.0 4,058 45 4,103 3.0

Total consumer banking

38,120 38,618 76,738 37.8 32,111 4,204 36,315 26.7

Commercial Banking business: (2)

Commercial and multifamily real estate

16,800 163 16,963 8.4 15,573 163 15,736 11.6

Commercial and industrial

18,729 236 18,965 9.3 16,770 318 17,088 12.6

Total commercial lending

35,529 399 35,928 17.7 32,343 481 32,824 24.2

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1,281 1,281 0.6 1,503 1,503 1.1

Total commercial banking

36,810 399 37,209 18.3 33,846 481 34,327 25.3

Other:

Other loans

152 152 0.1 175 175 0.1

Total loans held for investment

$ 163,744 $ 39,388 $ 203,132 100.0 % $ 131,207 $ 4,685 $ 135,892 100.0 %

(1)

Consists of acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected. See “Note 5—Loans” for additional information.

(2)

Includes construction and land development loans totaling $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Credit Risk Measurement

We closely monitor economic conditions and loan performance trends to manage and evaluate our exposure to credit risk. Trends in delinquency ratios are an indicator, among other considerations, of credit risk within our loan portfolios. The level of nonperforming assets represents another indicator of the potential for future credit losses. Accordingly, key metrics we track and use in evaluating the credit quality of our loan portfolio include delinquency and nonperforming asset rates, as well as charge-off rates and our internal risk ratings of larger balance, commercial loans. The improvements we have experienced in our credit trends across all of our businesses are stabilizing, and our credit performance is increasingly driven by seasonal trends.

We present information in the section below on the credit performance of our loan portfolio, including the key metrics we use in tracking changes in the credit quality of our loan portfolio. Loans acquired as part of the HSBC U.S. card, ING Direct and CCB acquisitions are included in the denominator used in calculating the credit quality metrics presented below. Because some of these acquired loans are accounted for based on expected cash flows

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to be collected, which takes into consideration future credit losses expected to be incurred, there are no charge-offs or an allowance associated with these loans unless the estimated cash flows expected to be collected decrease subsequent to acquisition. In addition, these loans are not classified as delinquent or nonperforming even though the customer may be contractually past due because we expect that we will fully collect the carrying value of these loans. The accounting and classification of these loans may significantly alter some of our reported credit quality metrics. We therefore supplement certain reported credit quality metrics with metrics adjusted to exclude the impact of these acquired loans.

See “Note 5—Loans” in this report for additional credit quality information. See “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2011 Form 10-K for information on our accounting policies for delinquent, nonperforming loans, charge-offs and TDRs for each of our loan categories.

Delinquency Rates

Table 17 compares 30+ day performing and total 30+ day delinquency rates, by loan category, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Table 17 also presents these metrics, adjusted to exclude from the denominator acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected over the life of the loans.

Our 30+ day delinquency metrics include all held for investment loans that are 30 or more days past due, whereas our 30+ day performing delinquency metrics include loans that are 30 or more days past due and that are also currently classified as performing and accruing interest. The 30+ day delinquency and 30+ day performing delinquency metrics are the same for credit card loans, as we continue to classify credit card loans as performing until they are charged-off, generally when the loan is 180 days past due. However, the 30+ day delinquency and 30+ day performing delinquency metrics differ for other loan categories based on our policies for classifying loans as nonperforming.

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Table 17: 30+ Day Delinquencies

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
30+ Day Performing 30+ Day Total 30+ Day Performing 30+ Day Total
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)

Credit Card business:

Domestic credit card and installment loans

$ 2,836 3.52 % 3.53 % $ 2,836 3.52 % 3.53 % $ 2,073 3.66 % 3.66 % $ 2,073 3.66 % 3.66 %

International credit card

414 4.92 4.92 414 4.92 4.92 438 5.18 5.18 438 5.18 5.17

Total credit card

3,250 3.65 3.67 3,250 3.65 3.67 2,511 3.86 3.86 2,511 3.86 3.86

Consumer Banking business:

Automobile

1,617 6.12 6.12 1,736 6.56 6.57 1,498 6.88 6.90 1,604 7.36 7.38

Home loan

68 0.15 0.89 408 0.88 5.30 93 0.89 1.47 478 4.58 7.56

Retail banking

29 0.73 0.74 87 2.16 2.18 34 0.83 0.84 94 2.29 2.32

Total consumer banking

1,714 2.23 4.50 2,231 2.91 5.85 1,625 4.47 5.06 2,176 5.99 6.78

Commercial Banking business:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

54 0.32 0.32 182 1.07 1.08 217 1.38 1.40 342 2.17 2.20

Commercial and industrial

80 0.42 0.43 167 0.88 0.89 78 0.45 0.46 152 0.89 0.91

Total commercial lending

134 0.37 0.38 349 0.97 0.98 295 0.91 0.91 494 1.50 1.53

Small-ticket commercial real estate

46 3.56 3.56 59 4.61 4.61 104 6.94 6.94 141 9.38 9.38

Total commercial banking

180 0.48 0.49 408 1.10 1.11 399 1.16 1.18 635 1.85 1.88

Other:

Other loans

13 8.38 8.38 44 28.95 28.95 17 9.65 9.65 46 26.29 26.29

Total

$ 5,157 2.54 % 3.15 % $ 5,933 2.92 % 3.62 % $ 4,552 3.35 % 3.47 % $ 5,368 3.95 % 4.09 %

(1)

Calculated by loan category by dividing 30+ day delinquent loans as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category, including acquired loans as applicable.

(2)

Calculated by excluding acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected from the denominator.

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Table 18 presents an aging of 30+ day delinquent loans included in the above table.

Table 18: Aging and Geography of 30+ Day Delinquent Loans

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Amount % of
Total Loans (1)
Amount % of
Total Loans (1)

Total loan portfolio

$ 203,132 100.0 % $ 135,892 100.00 %

Delinquency status:

30 – 59 days

$ 2,497 1.23 % $ 2,306 1.70 %

60 – 89 days

1,269 0.62 1,092 0.80

90 + days

2,167 1.07 1,970 1.45

Total

$ 5,933 2.92 % $ 5,368 3.95 %

Geographic region:

Domestic

$ 5,519 2.72 % $ 4,930 3.63 %

International

414 0.20 438 0.32

Total

$ 5,933 2.92 % $ 5,368 3.95 %

(1)

Calculated by dividing loans in each delinquency status category or geographic region as of the end of the period by the total held-for-investment loan portfolio, including acquired loans.

Table 19 summarizes loans that were 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal and still accruing interest as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. These loans consist primarily of credit card accounts between 90 days and 179 days past due. As permitted by regulatory guidance issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”), we continue to accrue interest on credit card loans through the date of charge-off, typically in the period the account becomes 180 days past due. While credit card loans remain on accrual status until the loan is charged-off, we establish a reserve for finance charges and fees billed but not expected to be collected and exclude this amount from revenue.

Table 19: 90+ Days Delinquent Loans Accruing Interest

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Amount % of
Total Loans
Amount % of
Total Loans

Loan category: (1)

Credit card (2)

$ 1,459 1.64 % $ 1,196 1.84 %

Consumer

2 0.00 5 0.01

Commercial

20 0.05 41 0.12

Total

$ 1,481 0.73 % $ 1,242 0.91 %

Geographic region: (3)

Domestic

$ 1,304 0.64 % $ 1,047 0.77 %

International

177 0.09 195 0.14

Total

$ 1,481 0.73 % $ 1,242 0.91 %

(1)

Delinquency rates are calculated by loan category by dividing 90+ day delinquent loans accruing interest as of the end of the period by period-end loans held for investment for the specified loan category, including acquired loans as applicable.

(2)

Includes credit card loans that continue to accrue finance charges and fees until charged-off at 180 days. The amounts reported for credit card loans are net of billed finance charges and fees that we do not expect to collect. The estimated uncollectible portion of billed finance charges and fees excluded from revenue totaled $185 million and $24 million in

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the third quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively and $619 million and $241 million in the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, respectively. The reserve for uncollectible billed finance charges and fees totaled $288 million as of September 30, 2012, and $74 million as of December 31, 2011.
(3)

Calculated by dividing loans in each geographic region as of the end of the period by the total loan portfolio.

Nonperforming Assets

Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans and foreclosed property and repossessed assets. Nonperforming loans generally include loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status and certain restructured loans whose contractual terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty. We do not report loans held for sale as nonperforming. In addition, we separately track and report acquired loans and disclose our delinquency and nonperforming loan rates with and without acquired loans.

Table 20 presents comparative information on nonperforming loans, by loan category, and other nonperforming assets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Nonperforming loans held for sale are excluded from nonperforming loans, as they are recorded at lower of cost or fair value.

Table 20: Nonperforming Loans and Other Nonperforming Assets (1) (2)

(Dollars in millions)

September 30, 2012 (3) December 31, 2011
Amount % of Total
HFI Loans
Amount % of Total
HFI Loans

Nonperforming loans held for investment:

Consumer Banking business:

Automobile

$ 119 0.45 % $ 106 0.48 %

Home loan

440 0.95 456 4.37

Retail banking

87 2.17 90 2.18

Total consumer banking

646 0.84 652 1.79

Commercial Banking business:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

167 0.99 207 1.32

Commercial and industrial

119 0.63 125 0.73

Total commercial lending

286 0.80 332 1.01

Small-ticket commercial real estate

19 1.48 40 2.63

Total commercial banking

305 0.82 372 1.08

Other:

Other loans

36 24.27 35 20.42

Total nonperforming loans held for investment (4)

$ 987 0.49 % $ 1,059 0.78 %

Other nonperforming assets:

Foreclosed property (5)

$ 209 0.10 % $ 169 0.13 %

Repossessed assets

18 0.01 20 0.01

Total other nonperforming assets

227 0.11 189 0.14

Total nonperforming assets

$ 1,214 0.60 % $ 1,248 0.92 %

(1)

The ratio of nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment is calculated based on the nonperforming loans in each loan category divided by the total outstanding unpaid principal balance of loans held for investment in each loan category. The denominator used in calculating the nonperforming asset ratios consists of total loans held for investment and other nonperforming assets.

(2)

The nonperforming loan ratios, excluding acquired loans from the denominator, for home loan, retail banking, total consumer banking, commercial and multifamily real estate, commercial and industrial, total commercial banking, and total nonperforming loans held for investment were 5.70%, 2.19%, 1.69%, 0.99%, 0.63%, 0.83% and 0.60%,

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respectively, as of September 30, 2012, compared with 7.22%, 2.21%, 2.03%, 1.33%, 0.75%, 1.10% and 0.81%, respectively, as of December 31, 2011. The nonperforming asset ratio, excluding acquired loans, was 0.74% and 0.95% as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(3)

We recognized interest income for loans classified as nonperforming of $22 million and $23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Interest income foregone related to nonperforming loans was $36 million and $37 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Foregone interest income represents the amount of interest income that would have been recorded during the period for nonperforming loans as of the end of the period had the loans performed according to their contractual terms.

(4)

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of loans held for investment, excluding credit card loans from the denominator, was 0.87% and 1.50% as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

(5)

Includes $165 million and $86 million of foreclosed properties related to acquired loans, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Total nonperforming loans included TDRs totaling $415 million and $170 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The decrease in our nonperforming loan ratio to 0.49% as of September 30, 2012, from 0.78% as of December 31, 2011 was primarily attributable to the addition of the ING Direct acquired loans, as well as the improvement in the credit quality of our consumer banking loans.

Net Charge-Offs

Net charge-offs consist of the unpaid principal balance of loans held for investment that we determine are uncollectible, net of recovered amounts. We exclude accrued and unpaid finance charges and fees and fraud losses from charge-offs.

Table 21 presents our net charge-off amounts and rates, by business segment, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, and 2011. We provide information on charge-off amounts by loan category below in Table 23. We also present net charge-off rates excluding acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected over the life of the loans.

Table 21: Net Charge-Offs

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)

Credit card

$ 713 3.22 % 3.23 % $ 661 4.23 % 4.23 %

Consumer banking

161 0.83 1.70 115 1.32 1.51

Commercial banking

1 0.00 0.00 29 0.37 0.38

Other

12 30.11 30.11 7 15.28 15.28

Total

$ 887 1.75 % 2.18 % $ 812 2.52 % 2.62 %

Average loans held for investment

$ 202,856 $ 129,043

Average loans held for investment (excluding acquired loans) (3)

162,698 124,045

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(Dollars in millions)

Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)
Amount Rate (1) Adjusted
Rate (2)

Credit card

$ 1,981 3.43 % 3.45 % $ 2,383 5.13 % 5.13 %

Consumer banking

362 0.69 1.34 336 1.30 1.50

Commercial banking

34 0.13 0.13 127 0.55 0.56

Other

28 24.11 24.11 42 26.50 26.50

Total

$ 2,405 1.75 % 2.17 % $ 2,888 3.02 % 3.15 %

Average loans held for investment

$ 182,870 $ 127,360

Average loans held for investment (excluding acquired loans) (3)

147,734 122,222

(1)

Calculated for each loan category by dividing net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period.

(2 )

Calculated by excluding acquired loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected from the denominator.

(3)

The carrying value of acquired loans accounted for based on estimated expected cash flows to be collected was $39.4 billion and $4.7 billion as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively.

In the third quarter of 2012, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued an update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series requiring the write-down to collateral value of performing consumer loans that have been restructured in bankruptcy. We recognized additional charge-offs of $25 million in the third quarter of 2012, which are reflected in Table 21 above, pursuant to the OCC’s guidance.

Loan Modifications and Restructurings

As part of our customer retention efforts, we may modify loans for certain borrowers who have demonstrated performance under the previous terms. As part of our loss mitigation efforts, we may make loan modifications to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty that are intended to minimize our economic loss and avoid the need for foreclosure or repossession of collateral. We may provide short-term (three to twelve months) or long-term (greater than twelve months) modifications to improve the long-term collectability of the loan. Our most common types of modifications include a reduction in the borrower’s initial monthly or quarterly principal and interest payment through an extension of the loan term, a reduction in the interest rate, or a combination of both. These modifications may result in our receiving the full amount due, or certain installments due, under the loan over a period of time that is longer than the period of time originally provided for under the terms of the loan. In some cases, we may curtail the amount of principal owed by the borrower. Loan modifications in which an economic concession has been granted to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty are accounted for and reported as TDRs. We also classify loan modifications that involve a trial period as TDRs.

Table 22 presents the loan balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 of loan modifications made as part of our loss mitigation efforts, all of which are considered to be TDRs. Table 22 excludes loan modifications that do not meet the definition of a TDR and acquired loans, which we track and report separately. We provide additional detail on acquired loans below under “Acquired Loans.”

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Table 22: Loan Modifications and Restructurings (1)

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Modified and restructured loans:

Credit card (2)

$ 885 $ 898

Automobile

290 58

Home loan

143 104

Retail banking

66 80

Commercial

391 426

Total

$ 1,775 $ 1,566

Status of modified and restructured loans:

Performing

$ 1,360 $ 1,396

Nonperforming

415 170

Total

$ 1,775 $ 1,566

(1)

Reflects modifications and restructuring of loans in our total loan portfolio. The total loan portfolio includes loans recorded on our balance sheet and loans held in securitization trusts.

(2)

Amount reported reflects the total outstanding customer balance, which consists of unpaid principal balance, accrued interest and fees.

The vast majority of our credit card TDR loan modifications involve a reduction in the interest rate on the account and placing the customer on a fixed payment plan not exceeding 60 months. In some cases, the interest rate on a credit card account is automatically increased due to non-payment, late payment or similar events. We determine the effective interest rate for purposes of measuring impairment on modified loans that involve a reduction and are considered to be a TDR based on the interest rate in effect immediately prior to the loan entering the modification program. In all cases, we cancel the customer’s available line of credit on the credit card. If the cardholder does not comply with the modified payment terms, then the credit card loan agreement may revert to its original payment terms, with the amount of any loan outstanding reflected in the appropriate delinquency category. The loan amount may then be charged-off in accordance with our standard charge-off policy.

The majority of our modified home loans involve a combination of an interest rate reduction, term extension or principal forbearance. The vast majority of modified commercial loans include a reduction in interest rate or a term extension.

We provide additional information on modified loans accounted for as TDRs, including the performance of those loans subsequent to modification, in “Note 5—Loans.”

Impaired Loans

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan. Loans defined as individually impaired, based on applicable accounting guidance, include larger balance commercial nonperforming loans and TDR loans. We do not report nonperforming consumer loans that have not been modified in a TDR as individually impaired, as we collectively evaluate these smaller-balance homogenous loans for impairment in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Loans held for sale are also not reported as impaired, as these loans are recorded at lower of cost or fair value. Impaired loans also exclude acquired loans accounted for based on expected cash flows because this accounting methodology takes into consideration future credit losses expected to be incurred, as discussed above under “Summary of Selected Financial Data.”

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Impaired loans, including TDRs, totaled $1.8 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. TDRs accounted for $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion of impaired loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We provide additional information on our impaired loans, including the allowance established for these loans in “Note 5—Loans” and “Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.”

Acquired Loans

Our portfolio of acquired loans consists of loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card, ING Direct, and Chevy Chase Bank acquisitions. These loans were recorded at fair value as of the date of each acquisition.

Acquired Loans Accounted for Based on Expected Cash Flows

We use the term “acquired loans” to refer to a limited portion of the credit card loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition and the substantial majority of consumer and commercial loans acquired in the ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank acquisitions, which are accounted for based on expected cash flows to be collected. Acquired loans accounted for based on expected cash flows to be collected increased to $39.4 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $4.7 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase was largely due to the ING Direct acquisition.

We regularly update our estimate of the amount of expected principal and interest to be collected from these loans and evaluate the results on an aggregated pool basis for loans with common risk characteristics. Probable decreases in expected loan principal cash flows would trigger the recognition of impairment through our provision for credit losses. Probable and significant increases in expected cash flows would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan and lease losses, with any remaining increase in expected cash flows recognized prospectively in interest income over the remaining estimated life of the underlying loans. We increased the allowance and recorded a provision for credit losses of $31 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and increased the allowance and recorded a provision for credit losses of $42 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to certain pools of acquired loans. The cumulative impairment recognized on acquired loans totaled $68 million and $26 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The credit performance of the remaining pools has generally been in line with our expectations, and, in some cases, more favorable than expected, which has resulted in the reclassification of amounts from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield.

Acquired Loans Accounted for Based on Contractual Cash Flows

Of the loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, there were loans of $26.2 billion designated as held for investment that had existing revolving privileges at acquisition and were therefore excluded from the accounting guidance applied to the acquired loans described in the paragraphs above.

These loans were recorded at a fair value of $26.9 billion, resulting in a net premium of $705 million at acquisition. Fair value was determined by discounting all expected cash flows (contractual principal, interest, finance charges and fees of $33.3 billion less those amounts not expected to be collected of $3.0 billion) at a market discount rate.

Under applicable accounting guidance, we are required to amortize the net premium of $705 million over the contractual principal amount as an adjustment to interest income over the remaining life of the loans. Given the guidance applicable to acquired revolving loans, it is necessary to record an allowance through provision expense to properly recognize an estimate of incurred losses on the existing principal balances, which represents a portion of the total amounts not expected to be collected described above. In the third quarter of 2012, we recorded provision expense of $107 million to establish an allowance primarily related to these loans. The allowance was calculated using the same methodology utilized for determining the allowance for our existing credit card portfolio. The provision expense of $107 million is included in the total provision for credit losses of $1.0 billion recorded in the third quarter of 2012 as indicated in “Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.”

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Excluded from the amounts above are acquired HSBC U.S. card revolving loans with a fair value of $471 million that we designated as held for sale at acquisition. We closed on the sale of these receivables early in the third quarter.

We provide additional information on acquired loans in “Note 5—Loans.”

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Our allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s best estimate of incurred loan and lease credit losses inherent in our held-for-investment portfolio as of each balance sheet date. We do not maintain an allowance for held-for-sale loans or acquired loans that are performing in accordance with or better than our expectations as of the date of acquisition, as the fair values of these loans already reflect a credit component. The allowance for loan and lease losses is increased through the provision for credit losses and reduced by net charge-offs. The provision for credit losses, which is charged to earnings, reflects credit losses we believe have been incurred and will eventually be reflected over time in our charge-offs. Charge-offs of uncollectible amounts are deducted from the allowance and subsequent recoveries are added. We describe our process for determining our allowance for loan and lease losses in “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2011 Form 10-K.

Table 23, which displays changes in our allowance for loan and lease losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, details, by loan type, the provision for credit losses recognized in our consolidated statements of income each period and the charge-offs recorded against our allowance for loan and lease losses.

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Table 23: Summary of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Balance at beginning of period, as reported

$ 4,998 $ 4,488 $ 4,250 $ 5,628

Provision for credit losses (1)(2)

1,028 633 3,293 1,553

Charge-offs:

Credit Card business: (2)

Domestic credit card and installment

(833 ) (783 ) (2,367 ) (2,780 )

International credit card

(148 ) (184 ) (477 ) (582 )

Total credit card

(981 ) (967 ) (2,844 ) (3,362 )

Consumer Banking business:

Automobile

(166 ) (129 ) (428 ) (372 )

Home loan

(37 ) (20 ) (80 ) (74 )

Retail banking

(18 ) (23 ) (58 ) (78 )

Total consumer banking

(221 ) (172 ) (566 ) (524 )

Commercial Banking business:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

(1 ) (6 ) (18 ) (46 )

Commercial and industrial

(4 ) (20 ) (23 ) (45 )

Total commercial lending

(5 ) (26 ) (41 ) (91 )

Small-ticket commercial real estate

(4 ) (9 ) (28 ) (62 )

Total commercial banking

(9 ) (35 ) (69 ) (153 )

Other loans

(13 ) (9 ) (31 ) (46 )

Total charge-offs

(1,224 ) (1,183 ) (3,510 ) (4,085 )

Recoveries:

Credit Card business:

Domestic credit card and installment

221 256 714 811

International credit card

47 50 149 168

Total credit card

268 306 863 979

Consumer Banking business:

Automobile

51 46 166 148

Home loan

5 5 21 21

Retail banking

4 6 17 19

Total consumer banking

60 57 204 188

Commercial Banking business:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

2 3 8 9

Commercial and industrial

5 3 22 13

Total commercial lending

7 6 30 22

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1 5 4

Total commercial banking

8 6 35 26

Other loans

1 2 3 4

Total recoveries

337 371 1,105 1,197

Net charge-offs

(887 ) (812 ) (2,405 ) (2,888 )

Impact of loan sales and other changes (2)

15 (29 ) 16 (13 )

Balance at end of period

$ 5,154 $ 4,280 $ 5,154 $ 4,280

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(1)

Excludes a negative provision for unfunded lending commitments of $14 million and $11 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $29 million and $54 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(2)

Includes foreign translation adjustments of $15 million and $16 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively.

Table 24 presents an allocation of our allowance for loan and lease losses, by loan category, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Table 24: Allocation of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Amount % of Total
HFI Loans (1)
Amount % of Total
HFI Loans (1)

Credit Card:

Domestic credit card and installment

$ 3,494 4.33 % $ 2,375 4.20 %

International credit card

450 5.35 472 5.58

Total credit card

3,944 4.43 2,847 4.37

Consumer Banking:

Auto

470 1.78 391 1.80

Home loan

119 0.26 98 0.94

Retail banking

122 3.03 163 3.97

Total consumer banking

711 0.93 652 1.80

Commercial Banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

263 1.55 415 2.64

Commercial and industrial

112 0.59 199 1.17

Total commercial lending

375 1.04 614 1.87

Small-ticket commercial real estate

85 6.64 101 6.75

Total commercial banking

460 1.24 715 2.08

Other loans

39 25.66 36 20.57

Total

$ 5,154 2.54 % $ 4,250 3.13 %

Total allowance coverage ratios:

Period-end loans

$ 203,132 2.54 % $ 135,892 3.13 %

Period-end loans (excluding acquired loans)

163,744 3.11 131,207 3.24

Nonperforming loans (2)

987 522.19 1,059 401.32

Allowance coverage ratios by loan category:

Credit card (30 + day delinquent loans)

$ 3,250 121.35 % $ 2,511 113.38 %

Consumer banking (30 + day delinquent loans)

1,714 41.48 2,176 29.96

Commercial banking (nonperforming loans)

305 150.82 372 192.20

(1)

Calculated based on the allowance for loan and lease losses attributable to each loan category divided by the outstanding balance of loans within the specified loan category.

(2)

As permitted by regulatory guidance issued by the FFEIC, our policy is generally not to classify credit card loans as nonperforming. We accrue interest on credit card loans through the date of charge-off, typically in the period that the loan becomes 180 days past due. The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans, excluding the allowance related to our credit card loans, was 122.59% as of September 30, 2012 and 132.48% as of December 31, 2011.

We increased our allowance by $904 million in the first nine months of 2012 to $5.2 billion as of September 30, 2012. The increase was primarily driven by the establishment of an allowance of $1.2 billion primarily related to

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the addition of the $26.2 billion in outstanding HSBC U.S. card loans that had existing revolving privilege at acquisition. The allowance for these loans was calculated using the same methodology utilized for determining the allowance for our existing credit card loan portfolio.

Although the allowance increased, the coverage ratio of the allowance to total loans held for investment fell by 59 basis points to 2.54% as of September 30, 2012, from 3.13% as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in the allowance coverage ratio was largely due to the addition of the acquired HSBC U.S. card and ING Direct loans accounted for based on estimated cash flows expected to be collected. As discussed above in “Summary of Selected Financial Data,” because the accounting for these loans takes into consideration future credit losses expected to be incurred, there are no charge-offs or an allowance associated with these loans unless the estimated cash flows expected to be collected decrease subsequent to acquisition.

See “Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” in this Report for additional information. Also see “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2011 Form 10-K for information on the allowance methodology for our credit card loan portfolio.

LIQUIDITY RISK PROFILE

Liquidity

We have established liquidity guidelines that are intended to ensure that we have sufficient asset-based liquidity to withstand the potential impact of deposit attrition or diminished liquidity in the funding markets. Our guidelines include maintaining an adequate liquidity reserve to cover our potential funding requirements and diversified funding sources to avoid over-dependence on volatile, less reliable funding markets. Our liquidity reserves consist of cash and cash equivalents and unencumbered available-for-sale securities. Table 25 below presents the fair value of our liquidity reserves as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Our liquidity reserves increased by $15.7 billion during the first nine months of 2012, to $51.6 billion as of September 30, 2012. This increase was primarily driven by the addition of investment securities available for sale resulting from the acquisition of ING Direct.

Table 25: Liquidity Reserves

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 5,969 $ 5,838

Securities available for sale (1)

61,464 38,759

Less: Pledged investment securities available for sale

(15,858 ) (8,762 )

Unencumbered investment securities available for sale

45,606 29,997

Total liquidity reserves

$ 51,575 $ 35,835

(1)

The weighted average life of our available-for-sale securities was approximately 3.1 years and 2.9 years as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

See “MD&A—Risk Management” in our 2011 Form 10-K for additional information on our management of liquidity risk.

Funding

Our funding objective is to establish an appropriate maturity profile using a cost-effective mix of both short-term and long-term funds. We use a variety of funding sources, including deposits, short-term borrowings, the issuance of senior and subordinated notes and other borrowings, and, to a lesser extent, loan securitizations

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transactions. In addition, we utilize advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), which are secured by certain portions of our loan portfolios and investment securities, for our funding needs.

Deposits

Our deposits provide a stable and relatively low cost of funds and are our largest source of funding. Table 26 presents the composition of our deposits, by type, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Table 26: Deposits

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Non-interest bearing

$ 20,767 $ 18,281

NOW accounts

37,944 15,038

Money market deposit accounts

106,892 46,496

Savings accounts

29,320 31,433

Other consumer time deposits

12,378 11,471

Total core deposits

207,301 122,719

Public fund certificates of deposit $100,000 or more

61 85

Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more

4,798 4,501

Foreign time deposits

1,095 921

Total deposits

$ 213,255 $ 128,226

Total deposits increased by $85.0 billion, or 66%, in the first nine months of 2012 to $213.3 billion as of September 30, 2012. The increase in deposits reflects the addition of $84.4 billion in deposits from the ING Direct acquisition and increased retail marketing efforts to attract new business and continued strategy to leverage our bank outlets to attract lower cost deposit funding. Of our total deposits, approximately $1.1 billion and $921 million were held in foreign banking offices as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Large denomination domestic certificates of deposits of $100,000 or more represented $4.9 billion and $4.6 billion of our total deposits as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

We have brokered deposits, which we obtained through the use of third-party intermediaries. Brokered deposits are included in money market deposit accounts and other consumer time deposits in Table 26 above. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 limits the use of brokered deposits to “well-capitalized” insured depository institutions and, with a waiver from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, to “adequately capitalized” institutions. COBNA, CONA and ING Bank, fsb were “well-capitalized,” as defined under the federal banking regulatory guidelines, as of September 30, 2012, and therefore permitted to maintain brokered deposits. Our brokered deposits totaled $11.4 billion, or 5% of total deposits, as of September 30, 2012 and $13.0 billion, or 10% of total deposits, as of December 31, 2011. We expect to replace maturing brokered deposits with new brokered deposits or direct deposits and branch deposits.

Short-Term Borrowings

We also have access to and utilize various other short-term borrowings to support our operations. These borrowings are generally in the form of federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, most of which are overnight borrowings. Other short-term borrowings do not represent a significant portion of our overall funding.

Other Funding Sources

Our debt, including federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, senior and subordinated notes and other borrowings, such as FHLB advances, but excluding securitized debt

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obligations, totaled $25.7 billion as of September 30, 2012, an increase from $23.0 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase in our debt, excluding securitized debt obligations, was primarily attributable to an increase of $2.4 billion in FHLB advances and the proceeds of $1.25 billion from the issuance of new senior notes, which was partially offset by of the maturity of $632 million of outstanding senior notes and a reduction of $497 million in short-term borrowings comprised of federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements. We participate in the federal funds market on a regular basis to help manage our short term funding needs and to ensure that we are able to access the federal funds market in a time of need. We expect monthly fluctuations in our borrowings, as borrowing amounts are highly dependent on our counterparties’ cash positions. Our FHLB membership is secured by our investment in FHLB stock, which totaled $777 million as of September 30, 2012.

Table 27 presents our short-term borrowings and long-term debt and the maturity profile based on expected maturities as of September 30, 2012. We provide additional information on our short-term borrowings and long-term debt in “Note 9—Deposits and Borrowings.”

Table 27: Expected Maturity Profile of Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

(Dollars in millions)

Up to 1
Year
> 1 Year
to 2 Years
> 2 Years
to 3 Years
> 3 Years
to 4 Years
> 4 Years
to 5 Years
> 5 Years Total

Short-term borrowings:

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

$ 967 $ $ $ $ $ $ 967

FHLB advances

8,285 8,285

Total short-term borrowings

9,252 9,252

Long-term debt:

Securitized debt obligations

3,978 2,675 370 1,656 3,780 227 12,686

Senior and subordinated notes:

Unsecured senior debt

2,607 1,667 761 1,809 1,318 8,162

Unsecured subordinated debt

510 105 1,187 1,792 3,594

Total senior and subordinated notes

510 2,607 1,772 761 2,996 3,110 11,756

Other long-term borrowings:

Junior subordinated debt

3,642 3,642

FHLB advances

18 947 15 8 36 17 1,041

Other long-term borrowings

18 947 15 8 36 3,659 4,683

Total long-term debt (1)

4,506 6,229 2,157 2,425 6,812 6,996 29,125

Total short-term borrowings and long-term debt

$ 13,758 $ 6,229 $ 2,157 $ 2,425 $ 6,812 $ 6,996 $ 38,377

Percentage of total

36 % 16 % 6 % 6 % 18 % 18 % 100 %

(1)

Includes unamortized discounts, premiums and other cost basis adjustments of $28.4 million as of September 30, 2012.

Borrowing Capacity

We filed a new effective shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 30, 2012, which will expire three years from the filing date, under which, from time to time, we may offer and sell an indeterminate aggregate amount of senior or subordinated debt securities, preferred stock, depository shares, common stock, purchase contracts, warrants and units. There is no limit under this shelf registration statement to the amount or number of such securities that we may offer and sell. During the first nine months of 2012, we issued new senior notes due 2015 in the total amount of $1.25 billion. In November 2012, we issued additional senior notes due 2015 in the total amount of $1.0 billion.

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In addition to issuance capacity under the shelf registration statement, we also have access to FHLB advances and letters of credit with a maximum borrowing capacity of $35.9 billion as of September 30, 2012. We had $9.5 billion outstanding as of September 30, 2012, and collateral pledged that would support an incremental $26.4 billion of borrowings. This funding source is non-revolving, and funding availability is subject to market conditions. The ability to draw down funding is based on membership status, and the amount is dependent upon the Banks’ ability to post collateral.

Credit Ratings

Our credit ratings have a significant impact on our ability to access capital markets and our borrowing costs. Rating agencies base their ratings on numerous factors, including liquidity, capital adequacy, asset quality, quality of earnings and the probability of systemic support. Significant changes in these factors could result in different ratings. Our equity capital and funding strategies are designed, among other things, to maintain appropriate and stable unsecured debt ratings from the major credit ratings agencies, Moody’s, S&P, Fitch and Dominion Bond Rating Service (“DBRS”). Such ratings help to support our cost effective unsecured funding as part of our overall financing programs. Table 28 provides a summary of the credit ratings for the senior unsecured debt of Capital One Financial Corporation, COBNA, and CONA as of September 30, 2012 and a comparison to the ratings as of December 31, 2011.

Table 28: Senior Unsecured Debt Credit Ratings

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Capital One
Financial
Corporation
Capital One
Bank (USA),
N.A.
Capital One,
N.A.
Capital One
Financial
Corporation
Capital One
Bank (USA),
N.A.
Capital One,
N.A.

Moody’s

Baa1 A3 A3 Baa1 A3 A3

S&P

BBB BBB+ BBB+ BBB BBB+ BBB+

Fitch

A- A- A- A- A- A-

DBRS

BBB ** A * A * BBB ** A * A *

* low
** high

As of October 31, 2012, Moody’s, Fitch and DBRS had us on a stable outlook, while S&P had us on negative outlook.

MARKET RISK PROFILE

Market risk is inherent in the financial instruments associated with our operations and activities, including loans, deposits, securities, short-term borrowings, long-term debt and derivatives. Below we provide additional information about our primary sources of market risk, our market risk management strategies and measures used to evaluate our market risk exposure.

Primary Market Risk Exposures

Our primary sources of market risk include interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk, which represents exposure to instruments whose yield or price varies with the level or volatility of interest rates, is our most significant source of market risk exposure. Banks are inevitably exposed to interest rate risk due to differences in the timing between the maturities or repricing of assets and liabilities. For example, if more assets are repricing than deposits and other borrowings when interest rates are declining, our earnings will decrease. Similarly, if more deposits and other borrowings are repricing than assets when interest rates are rising, our earnings will decrease. Interest rate risk also results from changes in customer behavior and

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competitors’ responses to changes in interest rates or other market conditions. For example, decreases in mortgage rates generally result in faster than expected prepayments, which may adversely affect earnings. Increases in interest rates, coupled with strong demand from competitors for deposits, may influence industry pricing. Such competition may affect customer decisions to maintain balances in the deposit accounts, which may require replacing lower cost deposits with higher cost alternative sources of funding.

Foreign Exchange Risk

Foreign exchange risk represents exposure to changes in the values of current holdings and future cash flows denominated in other currencies. The types of instruments exposed to this risk include investments in foreign subsidiaries, foreign currency-denominated loans and securities, future cash flows in foreign currencies arising from foreign exchange transactions, foreign currency-denominated debt and various foreign exchange derivative instruments whose values fluctuate with changes in the level or volatility of currency exchange rates or foreign interest rates.

We are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates, which may impact the earnings of our foreign operations. Our asset/liability management policy requires that we use derivatives to hedge material foreign currency denominated transactions to limit our earnings exposure to foreign exchange risk.

Market Risk Management

We employ several techniques to manage our interest rate and foreign currency risk, which include, but are not limited to, changing the maturity and re-pricing characteristics of our various assets and liabilities. Derivatives are one of the primary tools we use in managing interest rate and foreign exchange risk. We execute our derivative contracts in both over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivative markets. Although the majority of our derivatives are interest rate swaps, we may also use a variety of other derivative instruments, including caps, floors, options, futures and forward contracts, to manage our interest rate and foreign currency risk.

The outstanding notional amount of our derivative contracts decreased to $53.9 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $73.2 billion as of December 31, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to the termination of interest-rate swaps of $24.8 billion notional amount that we entered into in the second half of 2011 to manage the anticipated impact of the ING Direct acquisition on our market risk exposure and regulatory capital requirements. These swap transactions were intended to mitigate the effect of an increase in interest rates on the fair values of a significant portion of the ING Direct assets and liabilities during the period from when we entered into the swap transactions to the closing date of the ING Direct acquisition in early 2012.

Market Risk Measurement

We have prescribed risk management policies and limits established by our Asset/Liability Management Committee. Our objective is to manage our asset/liability risk position and exposure to market risk in accordance with these policies and prescribed limits based on prevailing market conditions and long-term expectations. Because no single measure can reflect all aspects of market risk, we use various industry standard market risk measurement techniques and analyses to measure, assess and manage the impact of changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates on our earnings and the economic value of equity.

We consider the impact on both earnings and economic value of equity in measuring and managing our interest rate risk. Our earnings sensitivity measure estimates the impact on net interest income and the valuation of our mortgage servicing rights, including derivative hedging activity, resulting from movements in interest rates. Our economic value of equity sensitivity measure estimates the impact on the net present value of our assets and liabilities, including derivative hedging activity, resulting from movements in interest rates. Our earnings sensitivity and economic value of equity measurements are based on our existing assets and liabilities, including derivatives, and do not incorporate business growth assumptions or projected plans for funding mix changes. We

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do, however, assess and factor into our interest rate risk management decisions the potential impact of growth assumptions, changing business activities and alternative interest rate scenarios, such as a steepening or flattening of the yield curve.

Under our current asset/liability management policy, we seek to: (i) limit the potential decrease in our projected net interest income resulting from a gradual plus or minus 200 basis point change in forward rates to less than 5% over the next 12 months and (ii) limit the adverse change in the economic value of our equity due to an instantaneous parallel interest rate shock to spot rates of plus or minus 200 basis points to less than 12%. The federal funds rate remained at a target range of zero to 0.25% during the third quarter of 2012. Given the level of short-term rates as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, a scenario where interest rates would decline by 200 basis points would result in incidences of negative interest rates. In 2008, we temporarily revised our customary declining interest rate scenario of 200 basis points to a 50 basis point decrease, except in scenarios where a 50 basis point decline would result in a rate less than 0% (in which case we assume a rate scenario of 0%), to compensate for the continued low rate environment. Our current asset/liability management policy also includes the use of derivatives to hedge material foreign currency denominated transactions to limit our earnings exposure to foreign exchange risk.

Table 29 shows the estimated percentage impact on our adjusted projected net interest income and economic value of equity, calculated under our base case interest rate scenario, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, resulting from selected hypothetical interest rate scenarios. Our adjusted projected net interest income consists of net interest income adjusted to include changes in the fair value of mortgage service rights, including related derivative hedging activity, and changes in the fair value of free-standing interest rate swaps. In measuring the sensitivity of interest rate movements on our adjusted projected net interest income, we assume a hypothetical gradual increase in interest rates of 200 basis points and a hypothetical gradual decrease of 50 basis points to forward rates over the next twelve months. In measuring the sensitivity of interest rate movements on our economic value of equity, we assume a hypothetical instantaneous parallel shift in the level of interest rates of plus 200 basis points and minus 50 basis points to spot rates in measuring the sensitivity of the valuation of our economic value of equity.

Table 29: Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
Excluding ING
Direct Swaps (1)
Including ING
Direct Swaps

Impact on adjusted projected base-line net interest income:

+ 200 basis points

(0.5 )% 1.2 % 13.7 %

- 50 basis points

(0.1 ) (0.5 ) (3.9 )

Impact on economic value of equity:

+ 200 basis points

(1.6 ) (1.0 ) 3.2

- 50 basis points

(0.6 ) (0.4 ) (1.5 )

(1)

Calculated excluding the impact of the interest-rate swap transactions of approximately $24.8 billion notional amount entered into to mitigate some of the interest rate risk related to the ING Direct acquisition.

Because of the large but temporary impact of the ING Direct-related swap transactions on our standard interest rate risk reporting measures, we expanded our standard interest rate sensitivity analysis to present our interest rate risk measures as of December 31, 2011 both with and without the impact of the $24.8 billion notional amount of interest rate swaps described above. This presentation highlights changes in our core interest rate risk profile and the incremental impact of the ING Direct-related swaps on our core profile over the time period that the swaps were outstanding. Excluding the $24.8 billion swap transactions, our interest rate sensitivity measures reflect that we shifted to a modest liability sensitive position from a slightly asset sensitive position between September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Our projected net interest income and economic value of equity sensitivity measures, both including and excluding the impact of the ING Direct related swap transactions, were within our prescribed asset/liability policy limits as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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Limitations of Market Risk Measures

The interest rate risk models that we use in deriving these measures incorporate contractual information, internally-developed assumptions and proprietary modeling methodologies, which project borrower and deposit behavior patterns in certain interest rate environments. Other market inputs, such as interest rates, market prices and interest rate volatility, are also critical components of our interest rate risk measures. We regularly evaluate, update and enhance these assumptions, models and analytical tools as we believe appropriate to reflect our best assessment of the market environment and the expected behavior patterns of our existing assets and liabilities.

There are inherent limitations in any methodology used to estimate the exposure to changes in market interest rates. The above sensitivity analyses contemplate only certain movements in interest rates and are performed at a particular point in time based on the existing balance sheet, and do not incorporate other factors that may have a significant effect, most notably future business activities and strategic actions that management may take to manage interest rate risk. Actual earnings and economic value of equity could differ from the above sensitivity analyses.

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

ING Bank

On October 17, 2012, the OCC approved, subject to several conditions, CONA’s application to merge with ING Bank with CONA surviving the merger. Capital One effected the merger on November 1, 2012. In addition, the OCC approved CONA’s companion application to reduce capital surplus, which was necessary to manage excess capital levels that would result from the merger. CONA effected the reduction in surplus through a return of capital to Capital One immediately prior to the merger. The merger and reduction in CONA’s capital surplus had no effect on Capital One’s total capital.

Final Capital Rules

Both the Federal Reserve and the OCC have published final rules regarding company-run stress tests required under Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Under the final rules, Capital One and each of its subsidiary banks must report stress tests results to the Federal Reserve and the OCC in January of 2013.

We provide information on our supervision and regulation in our 2011 Form 10-K under “Part I—Item 1. Business—Supervision and Regulation.”

ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS

See “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for information concerning recently issued accounting pronouncements, including those that we have not yet adopted and that will likely affect our consolidated financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

From time to time, we have made and will make forward-looking statements, including those that discuss, among other things, strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; projections, revenues, income, expenses, capital measures, returns, accruals for claims in litigation and for other claims against us; earnings per share or other financial measures for us; future financial and operating results; our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions; the projected impact and benefits of the ING Direct and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions (collectively, the “Transactions”); and the assumptions that underlie these matters.

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To the extent that any such information is forward-looking, it is intended to fit within the safe harbor for forward-looking information provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Numerous factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements, including, among other things:

general economic and business conditions in the U.S., the U.K., Canada and our local markets, including conditions affecting employment levels, interest rates, consumer income and confidence, spending and savings that may affect consumer bankruptcies, defaults, charge-offs and deposit activity;

an increase or decrease in credit losses (including increases due to a worsening of general economic conditions in the credit environment);

financial, legal, regulatory, tax or accounting changes or actions, including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and regulations governing bank capital and liquidity standards, including Basel-related initiatives;

the possibility that we may not fully realize the projected cost savings and other projected benefits of the Transactions;

difficulties and delays in integrating the assets and businesses acquired in the Transactions;

business disruption following the Transactions;

diversion of management time on issues related to the Transactions, including integration of the assets and businesses acquired;

reputational risks and the reaction of customers and counterparties to the Transactions;

disruptions relating to the Transactions negatively impacting our ability to maintain relationships with customers, employees and suppliers;

changes in asset quality and credit risk as a result of the Transactions;

the accuracy of estimates and assumptions we use to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Transactions, and the potential for our estimates or assumptions to change as additional information becomes available and we complete the accounting analysis of the Transactions;

developments, changes or actions relating to any litigation matter involving us;

the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth;

increases or decreases in interest rates;

our ability to access the capital markets at attractive rates and terms to capitalize and fund our operations and future growth;

the success of our marketing efforts in attracting and retaining customers;

increases or decreases in our aggregate loan balances or the number of customers and the growth rate and composition thereof, including increases or decreases resulting from factors such as shifting product mix, amount of actual marketing expenses we incur and attrition of loan balances;

the level of future repurchase or indemnification requests we may receive, the actual future performance of mortgage loans relating to such requests, the success rates of claimants against us, any developments in litigation and the actual recoveries we may make on any collateral relating to claims against us;

the amount and rate of deposit growth;

changes in the reputation of or expectations regarding the financial services industry or us with respect to practices, products or financial condition;

any significant disruption in our operations or technology platform;

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our ability to maintain a compliance infrastructure suitable for the nature of our business;

our ability to control costs;

the amount of, and rate of growth in, our expenses as our business develops or changes or as it expands into new market areas;

our ability to execute on our strategic and operational plans;

any significant disruption of, or loss of public confidence in, the United States Mail service affecting our response rates and consumer payments;

our ability to recruit and retain experienced personnel to assist in the management and operations of new products and services;

changes in the labor and employment markets;

fraud or misconduct by our customers, employees or business partners;

competition from providers of products and services that compete with our businesses; and

other risk factors listed from time to time in reports that we file with the SEC.

Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Capital One speak only as of the date they are made or as of the date indicated, and Capital One does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully consider the factors discussed above in evaluating these forward-looking statements. For additional information on factors that could materially influence forward-looking statements included in this report, see the risk factors in this report in “Part II—Item 1A. Risk Factors” and in our 2011 Form 10-K in “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

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SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES

Table A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Calculation of Regulatory Capital Measures

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012 (1)
December 31,
2011

Stockholders’ Equity to Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity

Total stockholders’ equity

$ 39,672 $ 29,666

Less: Intangible assets (2)

(16,323 ) (13,908 )

Tangible common equity

$ 23,349 $ 15,758

Total Assets to Tangible Assets

Total assets

$ 301,989 $ 206,019

Less: Assets from discontinued operations

(309 ) (305 )

Total assets from continuing operations

301,680 205,714

Less: Intangible assets (2)

(16,323 ) (13,908 )

Tangible assets

$ 285,357 $ 191,806

Non-GAAP TCE Ratio

Tangible common equity

$ 23,349 $ 15,758

Tangible assets

285,357 191,806

TCE ratio (3)

8.2 % 8.2 %

Regulatory Capital and Non-GAAP Tier 1 Common Equity Ratios

Total stockholders’ equity

$ 39,672 $ 29,666

Less: Net unrealized losses (gains) on securities available for sale recorded in AOCI (4)

(752 ) (289 )
Net losses (gains) on cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI (4) (6 ) 71
Disallowed goodwill and other intangible assets (5) (14,497 ) (13,855 )
Disallowed deferred tax assets (221 ) (534 )
Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (6) (853 )
Other (12 ) (2 )

Tier 1 common capital

23,331 15,057

Plus: Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (6)

853

Tier 1 restricted core capital items (7)

3,636 3,635

Tier 1 capital

27,820 18,692

Plus: Long-term debt qualifying as Tier 2 capital

2,119 2,438
Qualifying allowance for loan and lease losses 2,767 1,979
Other Tier 2 components 17 23

Tier 2 capital

4,903 4,440

Total risk-based capital (8)

$ 32,723 $ 23,132

Risk-weighted assets (9)

$ 218,390 $ 155,657

Tier 1 common ratio (10)

10.7 % 9.7 %

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (11)

12.7 12.0

Total risk-based capital ratio (12)

15.0 14.9

(1)

Regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2012 are preliminary and therefore subject to change.

(2)

Includes impact of related deferred taxes.

(3)

Calculated based on tangible common equity divided by tangible assets.

(4)

Amounts presented are net of tax.

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(5)

Disallowed goodwill and other intangible assets are net of related deferred tax liability.

(6)

Noncumulative perpetual preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital; however, it does not qualify as Tier 1 common capital.

(7)

Consists primarily of trust preferred securities.

(8)

Total risk-based capital equals the sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital.

(9)

Calculated based on prescribed regulatory guidelines.

(10)

Tier 1 common ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on Tier 1 common capital divided by risk-weighted assets.

(11)

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on Tier 1 capital divided by risk-weighted assets.

(12)

Total risk-based capital ratio is a regulatory capital measure calculated based on total risk-based capital divided by risk-weighted assets.

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Item 1. Financial Information and Supplementary Data

Page

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

67

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

68

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

69

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

70

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

71

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

72

Note 1—  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

72

Note 2—  Acquisitions

74

Note 3—  Discontinued Operations

79

Note 4—  Investment Securities

80

Note 5—  Loans

90

Note 6—  Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

114

Note 7—  Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations

117

Note 8—  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

124

Note 9—  Deposits and Borrowings

126

Note 10—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

129

Note 11—Stockholders’ Equity

135

Note 12—Earnings Per Common Share

136

Note 13—Fair Value of Financial Instruments

137

Note 14—Business Segments

152

Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees

155

Note 16—Subsequent Events

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CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions, except per share-related data)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Interest income:

Loans held for investment, including past-due fees

$ 4,901 $ 3,550 $ 12,811 $ 10,334

Investment securities

335 264 968 893

Other

18 21 70 59

Total interest income

5,254 3,835 13,849 11,286

Interest expense:

Deposits

371 294 1,055 923

Securitized debt obligations

64 89 213 342

Senior and subordinated notes

85 84 260 211

Other borrowings

88 85 260 251

Total interest expense

608 552 1,788 1,727

Net interest income

4,646 3,283 12,061 9,559

Provision for credit losses

1,014 622 3,264 1,499

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

3,632 2,661 8,797 8,060

Non-interest income:

Service charges and other customer-related fees

557 542 1,511 1,527

Interchange fees, net

452 321 1,188 972

Total other-than-temporary losses

(2 ) (33 ) (27 ) (83 )

Portion of other-than-temporary losses recorded in AOCI

(11 ) 27 (13 ) 68

Net other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings

(13 ) (6 ) (40 ) (15 )

Bargain purchase gain

0 0 594 0

Other

140 14 458 186

Total non-interest income

1,136 871 3,711 2,670

Non-interest expense:

Salaries and associate benefits

1,002 750 2,837 2,206

Marketing

316 312 971 917

Communications and data processing

198 178 573 504

Supplies and equipment

209 143 534 402

Occupancy

145 122 413 359

Merger related

48 18 267 18

Other

1,127 774 3,096 2,308

Total non-interest expense

3,045 2,297 8,691 6,714

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

1,723 1,235 3,817 4,016

Income tax provision

535 370 931 1,174

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

1,188 865 2,886 2,842

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

(10 ) (52 ) (212 ) (102 )

Net income

1,178 813 2,674 2,740

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

(5 ) 0 (12 ) 0

Net income available to common stockholders

$ 1,173 $ 813 $ 2,662 $ 2,740

Basic earnings per common share:

Income from continuing operations

$ 2.05 $ 1.89 $ 5.18 $ 6.24

Loss from discontinued operations

(0.02 ) (0.11 ) (0.38 ) (0.22 )

Net income per basic common share

$ 2.03 $ 1.78 $ 4.80 $ 6.02

Diluted earnings per common share:

Income from continuing operations

$ 2.03 $ 1.88 $ 5.13 $ 6.17

Loss from discontinued operations

(0.02 ) (0.11 ) (0.38 ) (0.22 )

Net income per diluted common share

$ 2.01 $ 1.77 $ 4.75 $ 5.95

Dividends paid per common share

$ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.15 $ 0.15

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Net income

$ 1,178 $ 813 $ 2,674 $ 2,740

Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes:

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale

449 (112 ) 607 77

Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings

74 (11 ) 127 (22 )

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

93 23 188 49

Foreign currency translation adjustments

63 (83 ) 74 (20 )

Other

(23 ) (2 ) (57 ) (2 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes

656 (185 ) 939 82

Income tax provision (benefit) related to other comprehensive income

225 (34 ) 327 39

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

431 (151 ) 612 43

Total comprehensive income

$ 1,609 $ 662 $ 3,286 $ 2,783

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Assets:

Cash and due from banks

$ 1,855 $ 2,097

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

3,860 3,399

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

254 342

Cash and cash equivalents

5,969 5,838

Restricted cash for securitization investors

760 791

Securities available for sale, at fair value

61,464 38,759

Loans held for investment:

Unsecuritized loans held for investment, at amortized cost

159,219 88,242

Restricted loans for securitization investors

43,913 47,650

Total loans held for investment

203,132 135,892

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

(5,154 ) (4,250 )

Net loans held for investment

197,978 131,642

Loans held for sale, at lower-of-cost-or-fair value

187 201

Premises and equipment, net

3,519 2,748

Interest receivable

1,614 1,029

Goodwill

13,901 13,592

Other

16,597 11,419

Total assets

$ 301,989 $ 206,019

Liabilities:

Interest payable

$ 368 $ 466

Customer deposits:

Non-interest bearing deposits

20,767 18,281

Interest bearing deposits

192,488 109,945

Total customer deposits

213,255 128,226

Securitized debt obligations

12,686 16,527

Other debt:

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

967 1,464

Senior and subordinated notes

11,756 11,034

Other borrowings

12,968 10,536

Total other debt

25,691 23,034

Other liabilities

10,317 8,100

Total liabilities

262,317 176,353

Commitments, contingencies and guarantees (see Note 15 of this Report)

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 875,000 shares and zero shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

853 0

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 630,885,323 and 508,594,308 shares issued as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

6 5

Paid-in capital, net

25,265 19,274

Retained earnings

16,054 13,462

Accumulated other comprehensive income

781 169

Less: Treasury stock, at cost; 49,585,851 and 48,647,091 shares as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

(3,287 ) (3,244 )

Total stockholders’ equity

39,672 29,666

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 301,989 $ 206,019

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in millions)

Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount

Balance as of December 31, 2011

0 $ 0 508,594,308 $ 5 $ 19,274 $ 13,462 $ 169 $ (3,244 ) $ 29,666

Comprehensive income

2,674 612 3,286

Cash dividends—common stock $0.15 per share

(82 ) (82 )

Purchases of treasury stock

(43 ) (43 )

Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures

67,074,493 3,217 3,217

Exercise of stock options and tax benefits of exercises and restricted stock vesting

1,188,436 57 57

Issuance of preferred stock

875,000 853 853

Compensation expense for restricted stock awards and stock options

80 80

Issuance of common stock related to acquisition

54,028,086 1 2,637 2,638

Balance as of September 30, 2012

875,000 $ 853 630,885,323 $ 6 $ 25,265 $ 16,054 $ 781 $ (3,287 ) $ 39,672

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011

Operating activities:

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 2,886 $ 2,842

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

(212 ) (102 )

Net income

2,674 2,740

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

Provision for credit losses

3,264 1,499

Depreciation and amortization, net

1,257 409

Net gains on sales of securities available for sale

(42 ) (251 )

Impairment loss on securities available for sale

40 15

Bargain purchase gain

(594 ) 0

Loans held for sale:

Originations/transfers in

(1,684 ) (781 )

(Gains) losses on sales

(47 ) 16

Proceeds from sales

1,745 681

Other

0 13

Stock plan compensation expense

153 135

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

(415 ) 112

Decrease in other assets

224 239

Decrease in interest payable

(98 ) (87 )

Increase in other liabilities

1,678 1,096

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities attributable to discontinued operations

(22 ) 80

Net cash provided by operating activities

8,133 5,916

Investing activities:

Increase in restricted cash for securitization investors

31 618

Purchases of securities available for sale

(19,131 ) (12,689 )

Proceeds from paydowns and maturities of securities available for sale

12,945 7,065

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

14,274 8,980

Net increase in loans held for investment

(2,403 ) (6,607 )

Principal recoveries of loans previously charged off

1,105 1,197

Additions of premises and equipment

(359 ) (269 )

Net cash payment for companies acquired, net of cash received

(17,603 ) (1,444 )

Net cash used in investing activities

(11,141 ) (3,149 )

Financing activities:

Net increase in deposits

601 6,104

Net decrease in securitized debt obligations

(3,841 ) (9,795 )

Net increase (decrease) in other borrowings

1,759 (82 )

Maturities of senior notes

(632 ) (854 )

Issuance of senior and subordinated notes and junior subordinated debentures

1,250 2,992

Purchases of treasury stock

(43 ) (41 )

Dividends paid on common stock

(82 ) (69 )

Net proceeds from issuances of common stock

3,217 28

Net proceeds from issuances of preferred stock

853 0

Proceeds from share-based payment activities

57 59

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

3,139 (1,658 )

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

131 1,109

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

5,838 5,249

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

$ 5,969 $ 6,358

Supplemental cash flow information:

Non-cash items:

Excess of the net fair value of assets acquired over consideration transferred for acquired businesses

$ (290 ) $ 3

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company

Capital One Financial Corporation, which was established in 1995, is a diversified financial services holding company with banking and non-banking subsidiaries that offer a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through branches, the internet and other distribution channels. Our principal subsidiaries included Capital One Bank (USA), National Association (“COBNA”), Capital One, National Association (“CONA”) and ING Bank, fsb as of September 30, 2012. On November 1, 2012, we merged ING Bank, fsb into CONA, with CONA surviving the merger. The Company and its subsidiaries are hereafter collectively referred to as “we,” “us” or “our.” CONA and COBNA are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Banks.”

As one of the 10 largest banks in the United States based on deposits, we serve banking customers across the U.S. through the internet and through branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. In addition to bank lending and depository services, we offer credit and debit card products, mortgage banking and treasury management services. We offer our products outside of the United States principally through operations in the United Kingdom and Canada.

In 2011, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with ING Groep N.V., ING Bank N.V., ING Direct N.V., ING Direct Bancorp (collectively, the “ING Sellers”), under which we would acquire substantially all of the ING Sellers’ ING Direct business in the United States (“ING Direct”). On February 17, 2012, we closed the acquisition of ING Direct, which included (i) the acquisition of all the equity interests of ING Bank, fsb, (ii) the acquisition of all the equity interests of each of WS Realty, LLC and ING Direct Community Development LLC and (iii) the acquisition of certain other assets and the assumption of certain other liabilities of ING Direct Bancorp. See “Note 2—Acquisitions” for additional information related to the ING Direct acquisition.

On May 1, 2012, we completed the previously announced acquisition of assets and the assumption of liabilities of the credit card and private label credit card business in the United States (other than the HSBC Bank USA, National Association consumer credit card program and certain other retained assets and liabilities) of HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. (collectively, the “HSBC Sellers”). See “Note 2—Acquisitions” for additional information related to the HSBC U.S. Card acquisition.

Our principal operations are organized into three primary business segments which are defined based on the products and services provided or the type of customer served: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. In the first quarter of 2012, we re-aligned the reporting of our Commercial Banking business to reflect the operations on a product basis rather than by customer type (See “Note 14—Business Segments” for additional information).

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Form 10-K”). Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, but is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our interim unaudited financial statements have been reflected.

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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. While management makes its best judgment, actual amounts or results could differ from these estimates. Interim period results may not be indicative of results for the full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Capital One Financial Corporation and all other entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Significant Accounting Policies

We provide a summary of our significant accounting policies in our 2011 Form 10-K under “Notes to Consolidated Statements—Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Below we describe accounting standards that we adopted in 2012 and recently issued accounting standards that we have not yet adopted.

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2012

Goodwill Impairment

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance that is intended to simplify goodwill impairment testing by providing entities with the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative analysis currently required. If an entity chooses to perform a qualitative assessment and determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative two-step goodwill impairment test is required. Otherwise, goodwill is deemed to be not impaired and no further analysis would be necessary. The amended goodwill impairment guidance does not affect the manner in which a company estimates fair value. The amended guidance was effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the amended guidance on January 1, 2012. We had $13.9 billion in goodwill as of September 30, 2012, the value of which was not affected by the adoption of this standard.

Presentation of Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that revises the manner in which comprehensive income is required to be presented in financial statements. The new guidance requires companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. The guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. It does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income. The guidance requires retrospective application and was effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. We adopted the guidance in the first quarter of 2012 and elected to present other comprehensive income in a separate statement immediately following our consolidated statement of income. Our adoption of the guidance had no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity since it impacts presentation only.

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Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)

In May 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance on fair value that is intended to provide a converged fair value framework for U.S. GAAP and IFRS. While the amended guidance continues to define fair value as an exit price, it changes some fair value measurement principles and expands the existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The amended guidance was effective for public entities during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited. The new guidance requires prospective application and disclosure in the period of adoption of the change, if any, in valuation techniques and related inputs resulting from application of the amendments and quantification of the total effect, if practicable. We adopted the amended guidance in the first quarter of 2012. The change in fair value measurement principles did not result in any changes to the fair value of our assets or liabilities carried at fair value and thus, had no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. The new disclosures required by the amended guidance are included in “Note 13—Fair Value of Financial Instruments.”

Transfers and Servicing: Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements

In April 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to the guidance for transfers and servicing with regard to repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. This amendment removes the criterion related to collateral maintenance from the transferor’s assessment of effective control. It focuses the assessment of effective control on the transferor’s rights and obligations with respect to the transferred financial assets and not whether the transferor has the practical ability to perform in accordance with those rights or obligations. Our adoption of the amended guidance on January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards

Offsetting Financial Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the FASB issued guidance intended to enhance current disclosure requirements on offsetting financial assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will enable financial statement users to compare balance sheets prepared under U.S. GAAP and IFRS, which are subject to different offsetting models. Upon adoption, entities will be required to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the balance sheet as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The disclosures will be required irrespective of whether such instruments are presented gross or net on the balance sheet. The guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with comparative retrospective disclosures required for all periods presented. Our adoption of the guidance will have no effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity since it impacts disclosures only.

NOTE 2—ACQUISITIONS

We regularly explore opportunities to enter into strategic partnership agreements or acquire financial services companies, businesses and portfolios to expand our distribution channels, enhance our businesses and grow our customer base. We may structure these transactions with both an initial payment and later contingent payments tied to future financial performance. In some partnership agreements, we may enter into collaborative risk-sharing arrangements that provide for revenue and loss sharing. We provide information on our accounting for acquisitions and partnership agreements in “Note 2—Acquisitions and Restructuring Activities” of our 2011 Form 10-K.

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2012 Acquisitions

ING Direct

On June 16, 2011, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with ING Sellers, under which we would acquire ING Direct. On February 17, 2012, we closed the acquisition of ING Direct, which included (i) the acquisition of all the equity interests of ING Bank, fsb (ii) the acquisition of all equity interests of each of WS Realty LLC and ING Direct Community Development LLC and (iii) the acquisition of certain other assets and the assumption of certain other liabilities of ING Direct Bancorp. The ING Direct acquisition strengthens our customer franchise and adds over seven million customers and approximately $84.4 billion in deposits to our Consumer Banking segment.

The aggregate consideration paid by us in the ING Direct acquisition was approximately $6.3 billion in cash and 54,028,086 shares of Capital One common stock with a fair value of approximately $2.6 billion as of the acquisition date of February 17, 2012. We used current liquidity sources as well as proceeds from public debt and equity offerings described below to fund the cash consideration.

In the third quarter of 2011, we closed a public offering of four different series of our senior notes for total cash proceeds of approximately $3.0 billion and a public underwritten offering of 40 million shares of our common stock, subject to forward sale agreements. We settled the forward sale agreements entirely by physical delivery of shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds from the forward purchasers of approximately $1.9 billion on February 16, 2012.

We also incurred transaction costs related to the ING Direct acquisition totaling $63 million as of September 30, 2012, of which all but $25 million was recognized in 2012 and reported in our consolidated statement of income as a component of non-interest expense. These transaction costs do not include other merger-related expenses, such as integration costs.

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Accounting for ING Direct Acquisition

The ING Direct acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that we allocate the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes our allocation of the ING Direct purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

(Dollars in millions)

Fair Value

Purchase price:

Cash

$ 6,321

Fair value of Capital One common stock issued (54,028,086 shares)

2,638

Aggregate consideration transferred

$ 8,959

Allocation of purchase price to net assets acquired:

Assets:

Cash and due from banks

$ 20,061

Investments

30,237

Loans held for investment

40,042

Loans held for sale

367

Premises and equipment

245

Accrued interest receivable (1)

170

Identifiable intangible assets

358

Other assets (2)

2,854

Total assets

94,334

Liabilities:

Interest payable

31

Interest-bearing deposits

84,410

Other borrowings

6

Other liabilities (3)

334

Total liabilities

84,781

Net assets acquired

9,553

Bargain purchase gain

$ 594

(1)

Includes $79 million of accrued interest receivable attributable to loans held for investment.

(2)

Other assets include $801 million of deferred tax assets, net of a valuation allowance of $8 million, as of the acquisition date.

(3)

Other liabilities include $181 million of deferred tax liabilities as of the acquisition date.

At acquisition, the fair value of the net assets acquired from ING Direct of $9.6 billion exceeded the purchase price of $9.0 billion, resulting in the recognition of a bargain purchase gain of $594 million, which was reported as a component of non-interest income on our consolidated statement of income for the first quarter of 2012. A substantial portion of the assets acquired from ING Direct were mortgage-related assets, which generally decrease in value as interest rates rise and increase in value as interest rates fall. The bargain purchase gain was driven largely by a substantial decline in long-term interest rates between the period shortly after our announcement of the ING Direct acquisition and its closing, which resulted in an increase in the fair value of the acquired mortgage assets and the overall net fair value of assets acquired. Further, the purchase and sale agreement did not include a mechanism to adjust the purchase price to reflect the increase to the fair value of the net assets acquired.

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HSBC U.S. Card Business Acquisition

On May 1, 2012, Capital One completed the previously announced acquisition of assets and assumption of liabilities of the credit card and private label credit card business in the United States (other than the HSBC Bank USA, National Association consumer credit card program and certain other retained assets and liabilities) of HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. (collectively, the “HSBC Sellers”), pursuant to the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2011 by and among Capital One and each of the HSBC Sellers (the “HSBC U.S. card acquisition”). We acquired approximately $28.3 billion of outstanding credit card receivables as well as $327 million in other net assets in exchange for consideration of approximately $31.1 billion in cash to the HSBC sellers, net of a $252 million receivable. We financed the acquisition through a combination of existing cash, cash acquired from the ING Direct acquisition, the sale of securities held as available-for-sale, as well as the public debt and equity offerings described below. The HSBC U.S. card acquisition enhances the existing franchise and scale in the Domestic Card business and accelerates our achievement of a leading position in retail credit card partnerships.

In the first quarter of 2012, we closed a public offering of 24,442,706 shares of our common stock which we sold to the underwriters at a per share price of $51.14 for net proceeds of approximately $1.25 billion. In addition, we issued $1.25 billion of our senior notes due 2015 in a public offering which also closed in the first quarter for net proceeds of approximately $1.25 billion. Direct costs of approximately $2 million paid to third parties in connection with this debt issuance were capitalized as deferred charges in the balance sheet and are amortized over the term of the debt as a component of interest expense using the effective interest method.

We also incurred transaction costs related to the HSBC U.S. card acquisition totaling $41 million as of September 30, 2012, of which all but $3 million was recognized and reported in our 2012 consolidated statement of income as a component of non-interest expense. These costs do not include other merger-related expenses, such as integration costs.

Accounting for HSBC U.S. Card Acquisition

The HSBC U.S. card acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that we allocate the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the final accounting for the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, which is based on fair value assessments recorded in the second quarter along with fair value adjustments recorded during the measurement period. Measurement period adjustments recorded as of September 30, 2012 resulted in the following: a $21 million decrease in other assets, a net decrease of $1 million in intangible assets and a net $10 million increase in other liabilities. Together, these adjustments resulted in an increase of $32 million to the preliminary goodwill as of the acquisition date. As of September 30, 2012, the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on the acquisition date is complete and the measurement period is closed.

As presented below, the purchase price of assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeded the fair value of these items and resulted in the recognition of $304 million of goodwill, which was assigned to our Credit Card business. Goodwill results from expertise gained through an enhanced retail partnership business as well as economies of scale obtained through infrastructure enhancements and additions to our current staff. For tax reporting purposes, the HSBC U.S. card acquisition is treated as a taxable purchase of assets. As such, the total amount of goodwill recognized will be amortized over 15 years for tax purposes.

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(Dollars in millions)

Fair Value

Purchase price:

Cash

$ 31,343

Receivable due from HSBC

(252 )

Total consideration transferred

$ 31,091

Allocation of purchase price to net assets acquired:

Assets:

Loans receivable (1)

$ 28,234

Other assets

357

Premises and equipment

502

Intangible assets

2,212

Total assets

31,305

Liabilities:

Other liabilities

518

Total liabilities

518

Net assets acquired

30,787

Goodwill

$ 304

(1)

Loans receivable includes the fair value of unpaid principal balances of loans, the associated accrued interest and balances in certain loan settlement accounts.

ING Direct and HSBC U.S. Card Results

Our results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 include the operations of ING Direct from the acquisition date of February 17, 2012, through September 30, 2012 and the operations of the acquired HSBC U.S. card business from the acquisition date of May 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.

The tables below present the estimated impact of the ING Direct acquisition and the HSBC U.S. card acquisition on our revenue and income from continuing operations, net of tax for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012. These amounts do not include certain corporate expenses, transaction costs, or merger-related expenses that resulted from the two acquisitions and are therefore not representative of the actual results of the operations of these businesses on a stand-alone basis. As we continue to integrate these businesses into our existing operations over the remainder of the year, it may become impracticable to separately identify and to estimate these operating results. Allocations of certain corporate expenses impacting the period presented for the HSBC U.S. card acquisition have been refined in the current quarter. If the same allocations had been applied to the results of the HSBC U.S. card business for all quarters since the acquisition, income from continuing operations, net of tax for the three months ended June 30, 2012 would have been reduced by $90 million resulting in a net loss of $635 million.

The tables also include condensed pro forma information on our combined results of operations as they may have appeared assuming the ING Direct acquisition and HSBC U.S. card acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2011. The HSBC U.S. card acquisition did not involve the acquisition of an entire legal entity and stand-alone income statements were not available for all periods presented in the pro forma disclosures. To determine the amounts provided below, we relied on historical HSBC management reports as well as our own internal reports prepared following the acquisition. Corporate expenses incurred prior to acquisition, such as salary expenses, fixed asset depreciation, and intangible asset amortization were estimated and allocated based on

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the total amount of these expenses as of December 31, 2011. The revisions to certain corporate expense allocation discussed above did not impact combined pro forma results presented as of June 30, 2012. Also included in the combined pro forma results are adjustments to reflect the impact of amortizing certain purchase accounting adjustments, such as the amortization of intangible assets and the accretion of interest income on certain acquired loans. Because the bargain purchase gain recognized in the ING Direct acquisition is a nonrecurring item, it is excluded from the pro forma results to present the information on a more comparative basis.

The pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not indicate the actual combined financial results had the closing of the ING Direct acquisition or the HSBC U.S. card acquisition been completed on January 1, 2011 nor does it reflect the benefits obtained through the integration of business operations realized since acquisition. Furthermore, the information is not indicative of the results of operations in future periods. The pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect the impact of possible business model changes nor does it consider any potential impacts of market conditions, expense efficiencies or other factors.

ING Direct
Impact
HSBC
Impact
Combined
Pro Forma
Results

(Dollars in millions)

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
Three Months  Ended
September 30,
2012 2011

Revenue (1)

$ 503 $ 1,244 $ 6,402 $ 6,620

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

60 193 1,217 1,221

ING Direct
Impact
HSBC
Impact
Combined
Pro Forma
Results

(Dollars in millions)

From February  17,
2012 through
September 30, 2012
From May 1,
2012 through
September 30, 2012
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2012 2011

Revenue (1)

$ 1,252 $ 1,976 $ 18,752 $ 19,660

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

223 (441 ) 2,855 3,889

(1)

The amounts reported consist of gross interest income and gross non-interest income. Net revenue for ING Direct was $332 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $835 million from acquisition on February 17, 2012 through September 30, 2012. Net revenue for HSBC was $1.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $1.8 billion from acquisition on May 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012. Net revenue includes interest income, non-interest income, and interest expense.

NOTE 3—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Shutdown of Mortgage Origination Operations of Wholesale Mortgage Banking Unit

In the third quarter of 2007, we closed the mortgage origination operations of our wholesale mortgage banking unit, acquired by us in December 2006 as part of the North Fork acquisition. The results of the mortgage origination operations of our wholesale mortgage banking unit have been accounted for as a discontinued operation and therefore not included in our results from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. We have no significant continuing involvement in these operations.

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The following table summarizes the results from discontinued operations related to the closure of the mortgage origination operations of our wholesale mortgage banking unit:

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions, except per share-related data)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Net interest expense

$ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0

Non-interest expense

(16 ) (81 ) (337 ) (159 )

Loss from discontinued operations before taxes

(16 ) (81 ) (337 ) (159 )

Income tax benefit

(6 ) (29 ) (125 ) (57 )

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

$ (10 ) $ (52 ) $ (212 ) $ (102 )

The loss from discontinued operations includes an expense of $307 million, ($194 million, net of tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and an expense of $75 million ($53 million, net of tax) and $147 million ($104 million, net of tax) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, attributable to provisions for repurchase losses related to representations and warranties provided on loans previously sold to third parties by the mortgage origination operations of the wholesale banking unit. No expense attributable to provisions for repurchase losses related to representations and warranties provided on loans previously sold to third parties by the mortgage origination operations of the wholesale banking unit was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in the provision for repurchase losses in comparison with 2011 was largely driven by updated estimates of anticipated outcomes from various litigation and threatened litigation in the insured securitization segment based on relevant factual and legal developments and an increased reserve associated with a first quarter settlement between a subsidiary and a GSE to resolve present and future repurchase claims.

The discontinued mortgage origination operations of our wholesale mortgage banking unit had remaining assets, which consisted primarily of income tax receivables, of $309 million and $304 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Liabilities totaled $663 million and $680 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, consisting primarily of reserves for representations and warranties on loans previously sold to third parties.

NOTE 4—INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Our portfolio of investments securities available for sale, which had a fair value of $61.5 billion and $38.8 billion, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, consists of U.S. Treasury and U.S. agency debt obligations; agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities; asset-backed securities collateralized primarily by credit card loans, auto loans, student loans, auto dealer floor plan inventory loans, equipment loans, commercial paper, and home equity lines of credit; municipal securities; foreign government/agency bonds; covered bonds; and Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) equity securities. Our investment securities increased by $22.7 billion, or 59%, in the first nine months of 2012, which was primarily attributable to the acquisition of ING Direct, which included investment securities of $30.2 billion at acquisition offset by a sale of approximately $14.3 billion of investment securities. Investments in U.S. Treasury, agency securities and other securities implicitly or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government, based on fair value, accounted for 71% of our total investment securities available for sale as of September 30, 2012, compared with 69% as of December 31, 2011.

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Securities Amortized Cost and Fair Value

Substantially all of our investment securities were classified as available for sale as of September 30, 2012 and reported in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. In the third quarter of 2012, we purchased $15 million of securities that we designated as held to maturity, which we included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheet.

The following tables present the amortized cost, fair values and corresponding gross unrealized gains (losses), by major security type, for our investment securities as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The gross unrealized gains (losses) related to our available-for-sale securities are recorded, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Amortized
Cost
Total
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses-
OTTI (1)
Gross
Unrealized
Losses-
Other (2)
Total
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

Securities available for sale:

U.S. Treasury debt obligations

$ 1,553 $ 5 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,558

U.S. Agency debt obligations (3)

813 8 0 (4 ) (4 ) 817

Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”):

Agency (4)

34,735 802 0 (22 ) (22 ) 35,515

Non-agency

3,797 198 (56 ) (25 ) (81 ) 3,914

Total RMBS

38,532 1,000 (56 ) (47 ) (103 ) 39,429

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”):

Agency (4)

5,299 111 0 0 0 5,410

Non-agency

1,326 61 0 (2 ) (2 ) 1,385

Total CMBS

6,625 172 0 (2 ) (2 ) 6,795

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) (5)

11,646 78 0 (4 ) (4 ) 11,720

Other (6)

1,105 41 0 (1 ) (1 ) 1,145

Total securities available for sale

$ 60,274 $ 1,304 $ (56 ) $ (58 ) $ (114 ) $ 61,464

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December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Amortized
Cost
Total
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses-
OTTI (1)
Gross
Unrealized
Losses-
Other (2)
Total
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

Securities available for sale:

U.S. Treasury debt obligations

$ 115 $ 9 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 124

U.S. Agency debt obligations (3)

131 7 0 0 0 138

Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”):

Agency (4)

24,980 539 0 (31 ) (31 ) 25,488

Non-agency

1,340 1 (170 ) (9 ) (179 ) 1,162

Total RMBS

26,320 540 (170 ) (40 ) (210 ) 26,650

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”):

Agency (4)

697 14 0 0 0 711

Non-agency

459 17 0 0 0 476

Total CMBS

1,156 31 0 0 0 1,187

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) (5)

10,119 45 0 (14 ) (14 ) 10,150

Other (6)

462 51 0 (3 ) (3 ) 510

Total securities available for sale

$ 38,303 $ 683 $ (170 ) $ (57 ) $ (227 ) $ 38,759

(1)

Represents the amount of cumulative non-credit other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses recorded in AOCI. These losses are included in total gross unrealized losses.

(2 )

Represents the amount of cumulative gross unrealized losses on securities for which we have not recognized OTTI.

(3 )

Includes debt securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which had an amortized cost of $100 million $130 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and fair value of $103 million and $137 million, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The remaining balance consists of debt that is implicitly or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

(4)

Consists of MBS issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae with an amortized cost of $19.0 billion, $11.1 billion and $9.9 billion and $12.3 billion, $8.9 billion and $4.5 billion, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively; and fair value of $19.4 billion, $11.4 billion and $10.1 billion and $12.6 billion, $9.1 billion and $4.5 billion, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The book value of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae investments individually exceeded 10% of our stockholders’ equity as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

(5)

Consists of securities collateralized by credit card loans, auto dealer floor plan inventory loans and leases, auto loans, student loans, equipment loans, and other. The distribution among these asset types was approximately 73% credit card loans, 13% auto dealer floor plan inventory loans and leases, 5% auto loans, 1% student loans, 3% equipment loans, 2% commercial paper, and 3% other as of September 30, 2012. In comparison, the distribution was approximately 75% credit card loans, 11% auto dealer floor plan inventory loans and leases, 6% auto loans, 4% student loans, 2% equipment loans, and 2% other as of December 31, 2011. Approximately 87% of the securities in our asset-backed security portfolio were rated AAA or its equivalent as of September 30, 2012, compared with 86% as of December 31, 2011.

(6)

Consists of foreign government/agency bonds, covered bonds, municipal securities and equity investments primarily related to CRA activities.

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Securities Available for Sale in a Gross Unrealized Loss Position

The table below provides, by major security type, information about our available-for-sale securities in a gross unrealized loss position and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

September 30, 2012
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total

(Dollars in millions)

Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Securities available for sale:

US Treasury debt obligations

$ 281 $ (4 ) $ 0 $ 0 $ 281 $ (4 )

RMBS:

Agency (1)

2,855 (14 ) 837 (8 ) 3,692 (22 )

Non-agency

339 (33 ) 787 (48 ) 1,126 (81 )

Total RMBS

3,194 (47 ) 1,624 (56 ) 4,818 (103 )

CMBS:

Agency (1)

220 0 0 0 220 0

Non-agency

210 (2 ) 0 0 210 (2 )

Total CMBS

430 (2 ) 0 0 430 (2 )

ABS

808 (3 ) 78 (1 ) 886 (4 )

Other

25 0 26 (1 ) 51 (1 )

Total securities available-for-sale in a gross unrealized loss position

$ 4,738 $ (56 ) $ 1,728 $ (58 ) $ 6,466 $ (114 )

December 31, 2011
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total

(Dollars in millions)

Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Securities available for sale:

RMBS:

Agency (1)

$ 4,731 $ (30 ) $ 334 $ (1 ) $ 5,065 $ (31 )

Non-agency

151 (17 ) 986 (162 ) 1,137 (179 )

Total RMBS

4,882 (47 ) 1,320 (163 ) 6,202 (210 )

CMBS:

Agency (1)

100 0 0 0 100 0

Non-agency

67 0 0 0 67 0

Total CMBS

167 0 0 0 167 0

ABS

2,084 (11 ) 81 (3 ) 2,165 (14 )

Other

198 0 85 (3 ) 283 (3 )

Total securities available-for-sale in a gross unrealized loss position

$ 7,331 $ (58 ) $ 1,486 $ (169 ) $ 8,817 $ (227 )

(1)

Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

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The gross unrealized losses on our available-for-sale securities of $114 million as of September 30, 2012 relate to 405 individual securities. Our investments in non-agency MBS and non-agency asset-backed securities accounted for $87 million, or 76%, of total gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2012. Of the $114 million gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2012, $58 million related to securities that had been in a loss position for more than 12 months. We conduct periodic reviews of all securities with unrealized losses to assess whether the impairment is other-than-temporary. Based on our assessments, we have recorded OTTI for a portion of our non-agency residential MBS, which is discussed in more detail later in this footnote.

Maturities and Yields of Securities Available for Sale

The following table summarizes the remaining scheduled contractual maturities, assuming no prepayments, of our investment securities as of September 30, 2012:

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Amortized
Cost
Fair Value

Due in 1 year or less

$ 4,449 $ 4,462

Due after 1 year through 5 years

8,561 8,600

Due after 5 years through 10 years

3,630 3,721

Due after 10 years (1)

43,634 44,681

Total

$ 60,274 $ 61,464

(1)

Investments with no stated maturities, which consist of equity securities, are included with contractual maturities due after 10 years.

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Because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations, the expected maturities of our securities are likely to differ from the scheduled contractual maturities presented above. The table below summarizes, by major security type, the expected maturities and the weighted average yields of our investment securities as of September 30, 2012. Actual calls or prepayment rates may differ from our estimates, which may cause the actual maturities of our investment securities to differ from the expected maturities presented below.

September 30, 2012
£ 1 Year > 1 Year-
5 Years
> 5 Years-
10 Years
>10 Years Total

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Average
Yield (1)
Amount Average
Yield (1)
Amount Average
Yield (1)
Amount Average
Yield (1)
Amount Average
Yield (1)

Fair value of securities available for sale:

U.S. Treasury debt obligations

$ 704 0.21 % $ 854 0.50 % $ 0 0.00 % $ 0 0.00 % $ 1,558 0.37 %

U.S. Agency debt obligations (2)

105 4.59 65 2.31 633 1.82 14 3.48 817 2.24

RMBS:

Agency (3)

2,341 2.98 29,884 2.67 3,258 2.49 32 3.41 35,515 2.68

Non-agency

126 8.06 1,794 7.86 1,889 7.95 105 7.99 3,914 7.91

Total RMBS

2,467 3.23 31,678 2.97 5,147 4.48 137 6.98 39,429 3.19

CMBS:

Agency (3)

117 2.66 3,282 1.75 2,002 2.37 9 6.85 5,410 2.00

Non-agency

340 3.68 258 4.08 787 3.36 0 0.00 1,385 3.58

Total CMBS

457 3.42 3,540 1.92 2,789 2.64 9 6.85 6,795 2.32

Total ABS

4,411 1.84 6,463 1.07 751 2.23 95 6.79 11,720 1.48

Other (4)

452 1.09 548 1.32 1 6.88 144 0.04 1,145 1.10

Total securities available for sale

$ 8,596 2.18 % $ 43,148 2.52 % $ 9,321 3.56 % $ 399 4.69 % $ 61,464 2.64 %

Amortized cost of securities available-for-sale

$ 8,567 $ 42,297 $ 9,057 $ 353 $ 60,274

(1)

Average yields are calculated based on the amortized cost of each security.

(2)

Consists of debt securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other investments which are implicitly or explicitly guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

(3)

Consists of mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

(4)

Yields of tax-exempt securities are calculated on a fully taxable-equivalent (FTE) basis.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

We evaluate all securities in an unrealized loss position at least quarterly, and more often as market conditions require, to assess whether the impairment is other-than-temporary. Our OTTI assessment is a subjective process requiring the use of judgments and assumptions. Accordingly, we consider a number of qualitative and quantitative criteria in our assessment, including the extent and duration of the impairment; recent events specific to the issuer and/or industry to which the issuer belongs; the payment structure of the security; external credit ratings and the failure of the issuer to make scheduled interest or principal payments; the value of underlying collateral; our intent and ability to hold the security; and current market conditions.

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We assess, measure, and recognize OTTI in accordance with the accounting guidance for recognition and presentation of OTTI. Under this guidance, if we determine that impairment on our debt securities is other-than-temporary and we have made the decision to sell the security, or it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security prior to recovery of its amortized cost basis, we recognize the entire portion of the impairment in earnings. If we have not made a decision to sell the security and we do not expect that we will be required to sell the security prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis, we recognize only the credit component of OTTI in earnings. The remaining unrealized loss due to factors other than credit, or the non-credit component, is recorded in AOCI. We determine the credit component based on the difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and the present value of its expected future cash flows, discounted based on the effective yield. The non-credit component represents the difference between the security’s fair value and the present value of expected future cash flows.

The following table summarizes other-than-temporary impairment losses on debt securities recognized in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Total OTTI losses

$ 2 $ 33 $ 27 $ 83

Portion of other-than-temporary losses recorded in AOCI

11 (27 ) 13 (68 )

Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings

$ 13 $ 6 $ 40 $ 15

As indicated in the table above, we recorded net OTTI losses in earnings totaling $13 million and $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $40 million and $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The cumulative non-credit related portion of OTTI on these securities recorded in AOCI totaled $41 million and $126 million as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We estimate the portion of impairment attributable to credit using a discounted cash flow model, and we estimate the expected cash flows from the underlying collateral using industry-standard third party modeling tools. These tools take into consideration security specific delinquencies, product specific delinquency roll rates and expected severities. Key assumptions used in estimating the expected cash flows include default rates, loss severity and prepayment rates. Assumptions used can vary widely based on the collateral underlying the securities and are influenced by factors such as collateral type, loan interest rate, geographical location of the borrower, and borrower characteristics.

We believe the gross unrealized losses related to all other securities of $58 million and $57 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, are attributable to issuer specific credit spreads and changes in market interest rates and asset spreads. Therefore, we currently do not expect to incur credit losses related to these securities. In addition, we have no intent to sell these securities with unrealized losses and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities prior to recovery of the amortized cost. Accordingly, we have concluded that the impairment on these securities is not other-than-temporary.

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The table below presents activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, related to the credit component of OTTI recognized in earnings on investment debt securities:

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Credit loss component, beginning of period

$ 95 $ 56 $ 68 $ 49

Additions:

Initial credit impairment

6 0 16 3

Subsequent credit impairment

7 6 24 12

Total additions

13 6 40 15

Reductions:

Sales of credit-impaired securities

0 (1 ) 0 (3 )

Total reductions

0 (1 ) 0 (3 )

Ending balance

$ 108 $ 61 $ 108 $ 61

AOCI, Related to Securities Available for Sale

The table below presents the changes in AOCI, net of taxes, related to our available-for-sale securities. The net unrealized gains (losses) represent the fair value adjustments recorded on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, during the period. The net reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) represent the amount of those fair value adjustments, net of tax, that were recognized in earnings due to the sale of an available-for-sale security.

Three Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax
Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax

Beginning balance AOCI related to securities available for sale

$ 667 $ 249 $ 418 $ 741 $ 263 $ 478

Net unrealized gains

524 197 327 64 23 41

Net realized losses (gains) reclassified from AOCI into earnings

(1 ) 0 (1 ) (188 ) (67 ) (121 )

Ending balance AOCI related to securities available for sale

$ 1,190 $ 446 $ 744 $ 617 $ 219 $ 398

Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax
Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax

Beginning balance AOCI related to securities available for sale

$ 456 $ 170 $ 286 $ 572 $ 203 $ 369

Net unrealized gains

776 291 485 233 83 150

Net realized losses (gains) reclassified from AOCI into earnings

(42 ) (15 ) (27 ) (188 ) (67 ) (121 )

Ending balance AOCI related to securities available for sale

$ 1,190 $ 446 $ 744 $ 617 $ 219 $ 398

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Realized Gains and Losses on Securities Available for Sale

The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on the sale and redemption of available-for-sale securities recognized in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The gross realized investment losses presented below exclude credit losses recognized in earnings attributable to OTTI. We sold approximately $16 million and $6.4 billion of investment securities for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $14.3 billion and $9.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These sales resulted in net gains of $1 million and $239 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $42 million and $250 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Gross realized investment gains

$ 2 $ 239 $ 51 $ 253

Gross realized investment losses

(1 ) 0 (9 ) (3 )

Net realized gains

$ 1 $ 239 $ 42 $ 250

Total proceeds from sales

$ 16 $ 6,409 $ 14,274 $ 8,980

Securities Pledged

As part of our liquidity management strategy, we pledge securities to secure borrowings from counterparties including the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank. We also pledge securities to secure trust and public deposits and for other purposes as required or permitted by law. We pledged securities with a fair value of $15.9 billion and $8.8 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Securities Acquired

In connection with the February 17, 2012 acquisition of ING Direct, we acquired investments in debt securities that had a fair value of $30.2 billion at acquisition. We concluded that certain of these securities, which had an estimated fair value of $2.9 billion and contractually required principal and interest payments of $5.6 billion at acquisition, were credit-impaired because there was evidence of credit deterioration and probable that we would not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments due.

In accounting for acquired credit-impaired debt securities, we first determine the contractually required payments due, which represent the total undiscounted amount of all uncollected principal and interest payments, adjusted for the effect of estimated prepayments. We then estimate the undiscounted cash flows we expect to collect. The difference between the contractually required payments due and the cash flows we expect to collect at acquisition, considering the impact of prepayments, is referred to as the nonaccretable difference. The nonaccretable difference, which is neither accreted into income nor recorded on our consolidated balance sheet, reflects estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the security. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the estimated fair value of credit-impaired debt securities at acquisition is referred to as the accretable yield, which is accreted into interest income over the remaining life of the security using the effective interest method.

Subsequent to acquisition, we complete quarterly evaluations of expected cash flows. Decreases in expected cash flows attributable to credit will result in the recognition of other-than-temporary impairment in earnings. Increases in expected cash flows are recognized prospectively over the remaining life of the security as an adjustment to the accretable yield.

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In accounting for the acquired investments in debt securities that we did not consider to be credit impaired at acquisition, any premium or discount at acquisition is recognized in interest income over the contractual life of the security using the effective interest method.

Initial Fair Value and Accretable Yield of Acquired Credit-Impaired Investment Debt Securities

The table below displays the required contractual principal and interest, the cash flows expected to be collected and the fair value at acquisition of ING Direct credit-impaired investment debt securities. The table also displays the nonaccretable difference and the accretable yield at acquisition.

At Acquisition on February 17, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Purchased
Credit-Impaired

Securities

Contractual principal and interest at acquisition

$ 5,646

Less: Nonaccretable difference (expected principal losses of $1.1 billion and foregone interest of $157 million)

(1,260 )

Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition (1)

4,386

Less: Accretable yield

(1,474 )

Fair value of securities acquired

$ 2,912

(1)

Represents undiscounted expected principal and interest cash flows at acquisition.

Outstanding Balance and Carrying Value of Acquired Securities

The table below presents the outstanding contractual balance and the carrying value of the acquired credit-impaired investment debt securities as of September 30, 2012:

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Purchased
Credit-Impaired
Securities

Contractual balance

$ 5,443

Carrying value

$ 2,691

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Changes in Accretable Yield of Acquired Securities

The following table presents changes in the accretable yield related to the acquired credit-impaired investment debt securities:

(Dollars in millions)

Purchased
Credit-Impaired
Securities

Accretable yield prior to February 17, 2012

$ 0

Additions from new acquisitions

1,478

Accretion recognized in earnings

(34 )

Net reclassifications (to)/from nonaccretable difference

132

Accretable yield as of June 30, 2012

$ 1,576

Additions from new acquisitions

247

Accretion recognized in earnings

(21 )

Net reclassifications (to)/from nonaccretable difference

(30 )

Accretable yield as of September 30, 2012

$ 1,772

NOTE 5—LOANS

Loan Portfolio Composition

Our total loan portfolio consists of loans we own and loans underlying our securitization trusts. The table below presents the composition of our held-for investment loan portfolio, including restricted loans for securitization investors, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Our loan portfolio consists of credit card, consumer banking and commercial banking loans. Credit card loans consist of domestic and international credit card loans as well as installment loans. Consumer banking loans consist of auto, home, and retail banking loans. Commercial banking loans consist of commercial and multifamily real estate, commercial and industrial and small-ticket commercial real estate loans.

Acquired Loans

Our portfolio of acquired loans consists of loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card, ING Direct, and Chevy Chase Bank acquisition. These loans were recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition.

Acquired Loans Accounted for Based on Expected Cash Flows

We use the term “acquired loans” to refer to a limited portion of the credit card loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition and the substantial majority of consumer and commercial loans acquired in the ING Direct and CCB acquisitions, which are accounted for based on expected cash flows to be collected. Acquired loans accounted for based on expected cash flows to be collected increased to $39.4 billion as of September 30, 2012, from $4.7 billion as of December 31, 2011. The increase was largely due to the ING Direct acquisition.

We regularly update our estimate of the amount of expected principal and interest to be collected from these loans and evaluate the results on an aggregated pool basis for loans with common risk characteristics. Probable decreases in expected loan principal cash flows would trigger the recognition of impairment through our provision for credit losses. Probable and significant increases in expected cash flows would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan and lease losses, with any remaining increase in expected cash flows

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recognized prospectively in interest income over the remaining estimated life of the underlying loans. We increased the allowance and recorded a provision for credit losses of $31 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and increased the allowance and recorded a provision for credit losses of $42 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to certain pools of acquired loans. The cumulative impairment recognized on acquired loans totaled $68 million and $26 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The credit performance of the remaining pools has generally been in line with our expectations, and, in some cases, more favorable than expected, which has resulted in the reclassification of amounts from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield.

Acquired Loans Accounted for Based on Contractual Cash Flows

Of the loans acquired in the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, there were loans of $26.2 billion designated as held for investment that had existing revolving privileges at acquisition and were therefore excluded from the accounting guidance applied to the acquired loans described in the paragraphs above.

These loans were recorded at a fair value of $26.9 billion, resulting in a net premium of $705 million at acquisition. Fair value was determined by discounting all expected cash flows (contractual principal, interest, finance charges and fees of $33.3 billion less those amounts not expected to be collected of $3.0 billion) at a market discount rate.

Under applicable accounting guidance, we are required to amortize the net premium of $705 million over the contractual principal amount as an adjustment to interest income over the remaining life of the loans. Given the guidance applicable to acquired revolving loans, it is necessary to record an allowance through provision expense to properly recognize an estimate of incurred losses on the existing principal balances, which represents a portion of the total amounts not expected to be collected described above. In the third quarter of 2012, we recorded provision expense of $107 million to establish an allowance primarily related to these loans. The allowance was calculated using the same methodology utilized for determining the allowance for our existing credit card portfolio. The provision expense of $107 million is included in the total provision for credit losses of $1.0 billion recorded in the third quarter of 2012 as indicated in “Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.”

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Excluded from the amounts above are acquired HSBC U.S. card revolving loans with a fair value of $471 million that we designated as held for sale at acquisition. The sale of these receivables closed in July, 2012.

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Credit card business:

Domestic credit card loans

$ 79,600 $ 54,682

International credit card loans

8,412 8,466

Total credit card loans

88,012 63,148

Domestic installment loans

1,021 1,927

Total credit card

89,033 65,075

Consumer Banking business:

Auto

26,434 21,779

Home loan

46,275 10,433

Other retail

4,029 4,103

Total consumer banking

76,738 36,315

Commercial Banking business: (1)

Commercial and multifamily real estate

16,963 15,736

Commercial and industrial

18,965 17,088

Total commercial lending

35,928 32,824

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1,281 1,503

Total commercial banking

37,209 34,327

Other:

Other loans

152 175

Total loans

$ 203,132 $ 135,892

(1)

Includes construction loans and land development loans totaling $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The significant increase in loans held for investment from was attributable to the addition of $40.4 billion of loans from the ING Direct acquisition and $27.8 billion of unpaid principal balance and accrued interest receivable of loans classified as held for investment from the HSBC U.S. card acquisition, which was partially offset by the continued expected run-off of loans in businesses we exited or repositioned, other loan pay downs and charge-offs.

Credit Quality

We closely monitor economic conditions and loan performance trends to manage and evaluate our exposure to credit risk. Trends in delinquency ratios are an indicator, among other considerations, of credit risk within our loan portfolios. The level of nonperforming assets represents another indicator of the potential for future credit losses. Accordingly, key metrics we track and use in evaluating the credit quality of our loan portfolio include delinquency and nonperforming asset rates, as well as charge-off rates and our internal risk ratings of larger balance, commercial loans.

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The following table summarizes the payment status of loans in our total loan portfolio, including an aging of delinquent loans, loans 90 days or more past due continuing to accrue interest and loans classified as nonperforming. We present information below on the credit performance of our loan portfolio, by major loan category, including key metrics that we use in tracking changes in the credit quality of each of our loan portfolios. The delinquency aging includes all past due loans, both performing and nonperforming, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Loans 90 days or more past due totaled approximately $2.2 billion and $2.0 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Loans classified as nonperforming totaled $987 million and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Current 30-59
Days
60-89
Days
> 90
Days
Total
Delinquent

Loans
Acquired
Loans (1)
Total
Loans
> 90 Days
and
Accruing (2)
Nonperforming
Loans (2)

Credit card:

Domestic credit card

$ 77,414 $ 932 $ 622 $ 1,282 $ 2,836 $ 371 $ 80,621 $ 1,282 $ 0

International credit card

7,998 146 91 177 414 0 8,412 177 0

Total credit card

85,412 1,078 713 1,459 3,250 371 89,033 1,459 0

Consumer Banking:

Auto

24,675 1,158 459 119 1,736 23 26,434 0 119

Home loan

7,311 64 38 306 408 38,556 46,275 0 440

Retail banking

3,903 28 9 50 87 39 4,029 2 87

Total consumer banking

35,889 1,250 506 475 2,231 38,618 76,738 2 646

Commercial Banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

16,618 29 24 129 182 163 16,963 3 167

Commercial and industrial

18,562 88 13 66 167 236 18,965 17 119

Total commercial lending

35,180 117 37 195 349 399 35,928 20 286

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1,222 42 9 8 59 0 1,281 0 19

Total commercial banking

36,402 159 46 203 408 399 37,209 20 305

Other:

Other loans

108 10 4 30 44 0 152 0 36

Total

$ 157,811 $ 2,497 $ 1,269 $ 2,167 $ 5,933 $ 39,388 $ 203,132 $ 1,481 $ 987

% of Total loans

77.7 % 1.2 % 0.6 % 1.1 % 2.9 % 19.4 % 100.0 % 0.7 % 0.5 %

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December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Current 30-59
Days
60-89
Days
> 90
Days
Total
Delinquent
Loans
Acquired
Loans (1)
Total
Loans
> 90 Days
and
Accruing (2)
Nonperforming
Loans (2)

Credit card:

Domestic credit card

$ 54,536 $ 627 $ 445 $ 1,001 $ 2,073 $ 0 $ 56,609 $ 1,001 $ 0

International credit card

8,028 145 98 195 438 0 8,466 195 0

Total credit card

62,564 772 543 1,196 2,511 0 65,075 1,196 0

Consumer Banking:

Auto

20,128 1,075 423 106 1,604 47 21,779 0 106

Home loan

5,843 89 43 346 478 4,112 10,433 1 456

Retail banking

3,964 24 17 53 94 45 4,103 4 90

Total consumer banking

29,935 1,188 483 505 2,176 4,204 36,315 5 652

Commercial Banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

15,231 172 23 147 342 163 15,736 34 207

Commercial and industrial

16,618 63 16 73 152 318 17,088 7 125

Total commercial lending

31,849 235 39 220 494 481 32,824 41 332

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1,362 98 19 24 141 0 1,503 0 40

Total commercial banking

33,211 333 58 244 635 481 34,327 41 372

Other:

Other loans

129 13 8 25 46 0 175 0 35

Total

$ 125,839 $ 2,306 $ 1,092 $ 1,970 $ 5,368 $ 4,685 $ 135,892 $ 1,242 $ 1,059

% of Total loans

92.6 % 1.7 % 0.8 % 1.5 % 4.0 % 3.4 % 100.00 % 0.9 % 0.8 %

(1)

Acquired loans include loans acquired and accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans acquired in a transfer including business combinations. These loans are subsequently accounted for based on the acquired loan’s expected cash flows. Excludes loans subsequently accounted for based on the acquired loan’s contractual cash flows.

(2)

Acquired loans are excluded from loans reported as 90 days and still accruing interest and nonperforming loans.

Credit Card

Our credit card loan portfolio is generally highly diversified across millions of accounts and multiple geographies without significant individual exposures. We therefore generally manage credit risk on a portfolio basis. The risk in our credit card portfolio is correlated with broad economic trends, such as unemployment rates, gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth, and home values, as well as customer liquidity, which can have a material effect on credit performance. The primary factors we assess in monitoring the credit quality and risk of our credit card portfolio are delinquency and charge-off trends, including an analysis of the migration of loans between delinquency categories over time. The table below displays the geographic profile of our credit card loan portfolio and delinquency statistics as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. We also present comparative net-charge offs for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 and 2011.

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Credit Card: Risk Profile by Geographic Region and Delinquency Status

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Loans % of
Total (1)
Acquired
Loans
% of
Total (1)
Total % of
Total (1)
Total % of
Total (1)

Domestic credit card and installment loans:

California

$ 8,958 10.0 % $ 40 0.1 % $ 8,998 10.1 % $ 6,410 9.9 %

Texas

5,728 6.4 30 0.1 5,758 6.5 3,862 5.9

New York

5,680 6.4 29 0.0 5,709 6.4 3,737 5.7

Florida

4,664 5.2 22 0.0 4,686 5.2 3,382 5.2

Illinois

3,965 4.5 19 0.0 3,984 4.5 2,664 4.1

Pennsylvania

3,694 4.2 17 0.0 3,711 4.2 2,575 4.0

Ohio

3,230 3.6 16 0.0 3,246 3.6 2,284 3.5

New Jersey

2,950 3.3 13 0.0 2,963 3.3 2,162 3.3

Michigan

2,832 3.2 14 0.0 2,846 3.2 1,834 2.8

Other

38,549 43.3 171 0.2 38,720 43.5 27,699 42.6

Total domestic credit card and installment loans

80,250 90.1 371 0.4 80,621 90.5 56,609 87.0

International credit card:

United Kingdom

3,656 4.1 0 0.0 3,656 4.1 3,828 5.9

Canada

4,756 5.4 0 0.0 4,756 5.4 4,638 7.1

Total international credit card

8,412 9.5 0 0.0 8,412 9.5 8,466 13.0

Total Credit Card

$ 88,662 99.6 % $ 371 0.4 % $ 89,033 100.0 % $ 65,075 100.0 %

Selected credit metrics:

30+ day delinquencies (2)

$ 3,157 3.55 % $ 93 0.10 % $ 3,250 3.65 % $ 2,511 3.86 %

90+ day delinquencies (2)

1,405 1.58 54 0.06 1,459 1.64 1,196 1.84

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011 2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Net charge-offs:

Domestic credit card

$ 612 3.04 % $ 527 3.92 % $ 1,653 3.21 % $ 1,969 4.94 %

International credit card

101 4.95 134 6.15 328 5.32 414 6.31

Total (3)

$ 713 3.22 % $ 661 4.23 % $ 1,981 3.43 % $ 2,383 5.13 %

(1)

Percentages by geographic region within the domestic and international credit card portfolios are calculated based on the total held-for-investment credit card loans as of the end of the reported period.

(2)

Delinquency rates calculated by dividing delinquent credit card loans by the total balance of credit card loans held for investment as of the end of the reported period.

(3)

Calculated by dividing net charge-offs by average credit card loans held for investment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

The 30+ day delinquency rate for our entire credit card loan portfolio, decreased to 3.65% as of September 30, 2012, from 3.86% as of December 31, 2011, reflecting strong underlying credit improvement trends.

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Consumer Banking

Our consumer banking loan portfolio consists of auto, home loan and retail banking loans. Similar to our credit card loan portfolio, the risk in our consumer banking loan portfolio is correlated with broad economic trends, such as unemployment rates, gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth, and home values, as well as customer liquidity, which can have a material effect on credit performance. Delinquency, nonperforming loans and charge-off trends are key factors we assess in monitoring the credit quality and risk of our consumer banking loan portfolio. The table below displays the geographic profile of our consumer banking loan portfolio, including acquired loans. We also present the delinquency and nonperforming loan rates of our consumer banking loan portfolio, excluding acquired loans, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and net-charge offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Consumer Banking: Risk Profile by Geographic Region, Delinquency Status and Performing Status

September 30, 2012
Loans Acquired Loans Total

(Dollars in millions)

Loans % of
Total (1)
Loans % of
Total (1)
Loans % of
Total (1)

Auto:

Texas

$ 4,288 5.6 % $ 0 0.0 % $ 4,288 5.6 %

California

2,547 3.3 0 0.0 2,547 3.3

Florida

1,559 2.0 0 0.0 1,559 2.0

Louisiana

1,494 1.9 0 0.0 1,494 1.9

Georgia

1,368 1.8 0 0.0 1,368 1.8

Illinois

1,116 1.5 0 0.0 1,116 1.5

New York

1,035 1.4 0 0.0 1,035 1.4

Other

13,004 16.9 23 0.1 13,027 17.0

Total auto

$ 26,411 34.4 % $ 23 0.1 % $ 26,434 34.5 %

Home loan:

California

$ 1,164 1.5 % $ 9,643 12.6 % $ 10,807 14.1 %

New York

1,726 2.3 1,701 2.2 3,427 4.5

Illinois

100 0.1 3,061 4.0 3,161 4.1

Maryland

388 0.5 1,957 2.5 2,345 3.0

New Jersey

409 0.5 1,802 2.3 2,211 2.8

Virginia

333 0.4 1,823 2.4 2,156 2.8

Florida

185 0.3 1,948 2.5 2,133 2.8

Other

3,414 4.4 16,621 21.7 20,035 26.1

Total home loan

$ 7,719 10.0 % $ 38,556 50.2 % $ 46,275 60.2 %

Retail banking:

Louisiana

$ 1,531 2.0 % $ 0 0.0 % $ 1,531 2.0 %

New York

873 1.1 0 0.0 873 1.1

Texas

866 1.1 0 0.0 866 1.1

New Jersey

313 0.4 0 0.0 313 0.4

Maryland

137 0.2 21 0.1 158 0.3

Virginia

98 0.1 11 0.0 109 0.1

District of Columbia

19 0.1 5 0.0 24 0.1

Other

153 0.2 2 0.0 155 0.2

Total retail banking

$ 3,990 5.2 % $ 39 0.1 % $ 4,029 5.3 %

Total consumer banking

$ 38,120 49.6 % $ 38,618 50.4 % $ 76,738 100.0 %

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September 30, 2012
Auto Home Loan Retail Banking Total  Consumer
Banking

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Credit performance: (2)

30+ day delinquencies

$ 1,736 6.56 % $ 408 0.88 % $ 87 2.16 % $ 2,231 2.91 %

90+ day delinquencies

119 0.45 306 0.66 50 1.27 475 0.62

Nonperforming loans

119 0.45 440 0.95 87 2.17 646 0.84

December 31, 2011
Loans Acquired Loans Total

(Dollars in millions)

Loans % of
Total (1)
Loans % of
Total (1)
Loans % of
Total (1)

Auto:

Texas

$ 3,901 10.7 % $ 0 0.0 % $ 3,901 10.7 %

California

1,837 5.1 0 0.0 1,837 5.1

Louisiana

1,389 3.8 0 0.0 1,389 3.8

Florida

1,196 3.3 0 0.0 1,196 3.3

Georgia

1,124 3.1 0 0.0 1,124 3.1

Illinois

950 2.6 0 0.0 950 2.6

New York

940 2.6 0 0.0 940 2.6

Other

10,395 28.7 47 0.1 10,442 28.8

Total auto

$ 21,732 59.9 % $ 47 0.1 % $ 21,779 60.0 %

Home loan:

New York

$ 1,770 4.9 % $ 276 0.8 % $ 2,046 5.7 %

California

768 2.1 1,128 3.1 1,896 5.2

Louisiana

1,528 4.2 2 0.0 1,530 4.2

Maryland

286 0.8 618 1.7 904 2.5

Virginia

206 0.6 588 1.6 794 2.2

New Jersey

344 0.9 235 0.6 579 1.5

Other

1,419 3.9 1,265 3.5 2,684 7.4

Total home loan

$ 6,321 17.4 % $ 4,112 11.3 % $ 10,433 28.7 %

Retail banking:

Louisiana

$ 1,514 4.2 % $ 0 0.0 % $ 1,514 4.2 %

Texas

930 2.6 0 0.0 930 2.6

New York

896 2.5 0 0.0 896 2.5

New Jersey

295 0.8 0 0.0 295 0.8

District of Columbia

254 0.7 7 0.0 261 0.7

Maryland

49 0.1 23 0.1 72 0.2

Virginia

30 0.1 12 0.0 42 0.1

Other

90 0.2 3 0.0 93 0.2

Total retail banking

$ 4,058 11.2 % $ 45 0.1 % $ 4,103 11.3 %

Total consumer banking

$ 32,111 88.5 % $ 4,204 11.5 % $ 36,315 100.0 %

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December 31, 2011
Auto Home Loan Retail Banking Total  Consumer
Banking

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Credit performance: (2)

30+ day delinquencies

$ 1,604 7.36 % $ 478 4.58 % $ 94 2.29 % $ 2,176 5.99 %

90+ day delinquencies

106 0.48 346 3.32 53 1.29 505 1.39

Nonperforming loans

106 0.48 456 4.37 90 2.18 652 1.79

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Auto Home Loan Retail Banking Total  Consumer
Banking

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Net charge-offs (3)

$ 115 1.79 % $ 32 0.28 % $ 14 1.20 % $ 161 0.83 %

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Auto Home Loan Retail Banking Total  Consumer
Banking

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Net charge-offs (3)

$ 83 1.69 % $ 15 0.53 % $ 17 1.67 % $ 115 1.32 %

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Auto Home Loan Retail Banking Total  Consumer
Banking

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Net charge-offs (3)

$ 262 1.44 % $ 59 0.19 % $ 41 1.29 % $ 362 0.69 %

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Auto Home Loan Retail Banking Total  Consumer
Banking

(Dollars in millions)

Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate

Net charge-offs (3)

$ 224 1.58 % $ 53 0.61 % $ 59 1.91 % $ 336 1.30 %

(1)

Percentages by geographic region are calculated based on the total held-for-investment consumer banking loans as of the end of the reported period.

(2)

Credit performance statistics exclude acquired loans, which were recorded at fair value at acquisition. Although acquired loans may be contractually delinquent, we separately track these loans and do not include them in our delinquency and nonperforming loan statistics as the fair value recorded at acquisition included an estimate of credit losses expected to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans.

(3)

Calculated by dividing net charge-offs by average loans held for investment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Home Loan

Our home loan portfolio consists of both first-lien and second-lien residential mortgage loans. In evaluating the credit quality and risk of our home loan portfolio, we continually monitor a variety of mortgage loan characteristics that may affect the default experience on our overall home loan portfolio, such as vintage, geographic concentrations, lien priority and product type. Certain loan concentrations have experienced higher delinquency rates as a result of the significant decline in home prices since the home price peak in 2006 and rise in unemployment. These loan concentrations include loans originated between 2006 and 2008 in an environment of decreasing home sales, broadly declining home prices, more relaxed underwriting standards and loans on

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properties in Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada, which have experienced the most severe decline in home prices. The following table presents the distribution of our home loan portfolio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, based on selected key risk characteristics.

Home Loan: Risk Profile by Vintage, Geography, Lien Priority and Interest Rate Type

September 30, 2012
Loans Acquired Loans Total Home Loans

(Dollars in millions)

Amount % of
Total (1)
Amount % of
Total (1)
Amount % of
Total (1)

Origination year:

< = 2005

$ 3,655 7.9 % $ 5,031 10.9 % $ 8,686 18.8 %

2006

645 1.4 2,983 6.4 3,628 7.8

2007

463 1.0 6,459 14.0 6,922 15.0

2008

272 0.6 5,455 11.8 5,727 12.4

2009

180 0.4 3,707 8.0 3,887 8.4

2010

201 0.4 6,526 14.1 6,727 14.5

2011

337 0.7 7,295 15.8 7,632 16.5

2012

1,966 4.3 1,100 2.3 3,066 6.6

Total

$ 7,719 16.7 % $ 38,556 83.3 % $ 46,275 100.0 %

Geographic concentration: (2)

California

$ 1,164 2.5 % $ 9,643 20.8 % $ 10,807 23.3 %

New York

1,726 3.7 1,701 3.7 3,427 7.4

Illinois

100 0.2 3,061 6.6 3,161 6.8

Maryland

388 0.8 1,957 4.2 2,345 5.0

New Jersey

409 0.9 1,802 3.9 2,211 4.8

Virginia

333 0.7 1,823 3.9 2,156 4.6

Florida

185 0.4 1,948 4.2 2,133 4.6

Arizona

95 0.2 1,935 4.2 2,030 4.4

Washington

114 0.3 1,887 4.1 2,001 4.4

Colorado

125 0.3 1,704 3.7 1,829 4.0

Other

3,080 6.7 11,095 24.0 14,175 30.7

Total

$ 7,719 16.7 % $ 38,556 83.3 % $ 46,275 100.0 %

Lien type:

1 st lien

$ 6,496 14.0 % $ 38,044 82.2 % $ 44,540 96.2 %

2 nd lien

1,223 2.7 512 1.1 1,735 3.8

Total

$ 7,719 16.7 % $ 38,556 83.3 % $ 46,275 100.0 %

Interest rate type:

Fixed rate

$ 2,555 5.5 % $ 4,299 9.3 % $ 6,854 14.8 %

Adjustable rate

5,164 11.2 34,257 74.0 39,421 85.2

Total

$ 7,719 16.7 % $ 38,556 83.3 % $ 46,275 100.0 %

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December 31, 2011
Loans Acquired Loans Total Home Loans

(Dollars in millions)

Amount % of
Total (1)
Amount % of
Total (1)
Amount % of
Total (1)

Origination year:

< = 2005

$ 4,113 39.4 % $ 1,675 16.1 % $ 5,788 55.5 %

2006

699 6.7 908 8.7 1,607 15.4

2007

508 4.9 1,114 10.7 1,622 15.6

2008

243 2.3 325 3.1 568 5.4

2009

178 1.7 27 0.3 205 2.0

2010

237 2.3 49 0.4 286 2.7

2011

343 3.3 14 0.1 357 3.4

Total

$ 6,321 60.6 % $ 4,112 39.4 % $ 10,433 100.0 %

Geographic concentration: (2)

New York

$ 1,770 17.0 % $ 276 2.6 % $ 2,046 19.6 %

California

768 7.4 1,128 10.8 1,896 18.2

Louisiana

1,528 14.6 2 0.1 1,530 14.7

Maryland

286 2.7 618 5.9 904 8.6

Virginia

206 2.0 588 5.6 794 7.6

New Jersey

344 3.3 235 2.3 579 5.6

Texas

460 4.4 32 0.3 492 4.7

Florida

107 1.0 212 2.0 319 3.0

District of Columbia

69 0.7 158 1.5 227 2.2

Connecticut

87 0.8 76 0.7 163 1.5

Other

696 6.7 787 7.6 1,483 14.3

Total

$ 6,321 60.6 % $ 4,112 39.4 % $ 10,433 100.0 %

Lien type:

1 st lien

$ 5,194 49.8 % $ 3,547 34.0 % $ 8,741 83.8 %

2 nd lien

1,127 10.8 565 5.4 1,692 16.2

Total

$ 6,321 60.6 % $ 4,112 39.4 % $ 10,433 100.0 %

Interest rate type:

Fixed rate

$ 2,627 25.2 % $ 119 1.1 % $ 2,746 26.3 %

Adjustable rate

3,694 35.4 3,993 38.3 7,687 73.7

Total

$ 6,321 60.6 % $ 4,112 39.4 % $ 10,433 100.0 %

(1)

Percentages within each risk category calculated based on total held-for-investment home loans.

(2)

Represents the top ten states in which we have the highest concentration of home loans.

Commercial Banking

We evaluate the credit risk of commercial loans individually and use a risk-rating system to determine the credit quality of our commercial loans. We assign internal risk grades to loans based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt. In determining the risk rating of a particular loan, among the factors considered are the borrower’s current financial condition, historical credit performance, projected future credit performance, prospects for support from financially responsible guarantors, the estimated realizable value of any collateral and current economic trends. The ratings scale based on our internal risk-rating system is as follows:

Noncriticized: Loans that have not been designated as criticized, frequently referred to as “pass” loans.

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Criticized performing : Loans in which the financial condition of the obligor is stressed, affecting earnings, cash flows or collateral values. The borrower currently has adequate capacity to meet near-term obligations; however, the stress, left unabated, may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects at some future date.

Criticized nonperforming: Loans that are not adequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as criticized nonperforming have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, which jeopardize the repayment of the debt. These loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain a credit loss if the deficiencies are not corrected and are generally placed on nonaccrual status.

We use our internal risk-rating system for regulatory reporting, determining the frequency of review of the credit exposures and evaluation and determination of the allowance for commercial loans. Loans of $1 million or more designated as criticized performing and criticized nonperforming are reviewed quarterly by management for further deterioration or improvement to determine if they are appropriately classified/graded and whether impairment exists. Noncriticized loans greater than $1 million are specifically reviewed at least annually to determine the appropriate loan grading. In addition, during the renewal process of any loan, as well if a loan becomes past due, we evaluate the risk rating.

The following table presents the geographic distribution and internal risk ratings of our commercial loan portfolio as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Commercial Banking: Risk Profile by Geographic Region and Internal Risk Rating (1)

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Commercial
&
Multifamily
Real Estate
% of
Total (2)
Commercial
and
Industrial
% of
Total (2)
Small-ticket
Commercial
Real Estate
% of
Total (2)
Total
Commercial
% of
Total (2)

Geographic concentration: (3)

Loans:

Northeast

$ 12,961 76.4 % $ 5,389 28.4 % $ 775 60.5 % $ 19,125 51.4 %

Mid-Atlantic

1,258 7.4 1,042 5.5 49 3.8 2,349 6.3

South

1,821 10.7 8,535 45.0 80 6.3 10,436 28.0

Other

760 4.5 3,763 19.9 377 29.4 4,900 13.2

Loans

16,800 99.0 18,729 98.8 1,281 100.0 36,810 98.9

Acquired loans

163 1.0 236 1.2 0 0.0 399 1.1

Total

$ 16,963 100.0 % $ 18,965 100.0 % $ 1,281 100.0 % $ 37,209 100.0 %

Internal risk rating: (4)

Loans:

Noncriticized

$ 15,729 92.7 % $ 18,167 95.8 % $ 1,216 94.9 % $ 35,112 94.4 %

Criticized performing

904 5.3 444 2.4 46 3.6 1,394 3.7

Criticized nonperforming

167 1.0 118 0.6 19 1.5 304 0.8

Loans

16,800 99.0 18,729 98.8 1,281 100.0 36,810 98.9

Acquired loans:

Noncriticized

$ 104 0.6 % $ 218 1.2 % $ 0 0.0 % $ 322 0.9 %

Criticized performing

59 0.4 18 0.0 0 0.0 77 0.2

Total acquired loans

163 1.0 236 1.2 0 0.0 399 1.1

Total

$ 16,963 100.0 % $ 18,965 100.0 % $ 1,281 100.0 % $ 37,209 100.0 %

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December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Commercial
&
Multifamily
Real Estate
% of
Total (2)
Commercial
and
Industrial
% of
Total (2)
Small-ticket
Commercial
Real Estate
% of
Total (2)
Total
Commercial
% of
Total (2)

Geographic concentration: (3)

Loans:

Northeast

$ 11,470 72.9 % $ 4,987 29.1 % $ 790 52.6 % $ 17,247 50.2 %

Mid-Atlantic

1,305 8.3 763 4.5 56 3.7 2,124 6.2

South

1,743 11.1 8,324 48.7 93 6.2 10,160 29.6

Other

1,055 6.7 2,696 15.8 564 37.5 4,315 12.6

Loans

15,573 99.0 16,770 98.1 1,503 100.0 33,846 98.6

Acquired loans

163 1.0 318 1.9 0 0.0 481 1.4

Total

$ 15,736 100.0 % $ 17,088 100.0 % $ 1,503 100.0 % $ 34,327 100.0 %

Internal risk rating: (4)

Loans:

Noncriticized

$ 14,256 90.6 % $ 16,002 93.6 % $ 1,359 90.4 % $ 31,617 92.1 %

Criticized performing

1,110 7.1 642 3.8 105 7.0 1,857 5.4

Criticized nonperforming

207 1.3 126 0.7 39 2.6 372 1.1

Loans

15,573 99.0 16,770 98.1 1,503 100.0 33,846 98.6

Acquired loans:

Noncriticized

$ 127 0.8 % $ 303 1.8 % $ 0 0.0 % $ 430 1.3 %

Criticized performing

36 0.2 15 0.1 0 0.0 51 0.1

Total acquired loans

163 1.0 318 1.9 0 0.0 481 1.4

Total

$ 15,736 100.0 % $ 17,088 100.0 % $ 1,503 100.0 % $ 34,327 100.0 %

(1)

Amounts based on total loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

(2)

Percentages calculated based on total held-for-investment commercial loans in each respective loan category as of the end of the reported period.

(3)

Northeast consists of CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA and VT. Mid-Atlantic consists of DE, DC, MD, VA and WV. South consists of AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, SC, TN and TX.

(4)

Criticized exposures correspond to the “Special Mention,” “Substandard” and “Doubtful” asset categories defined by banking regulatory authorities.

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The following table presents information about our individually impaired loans, excluding acquired loans, which are reported separately and discussed below:

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

With an
Allowance
Without
an
Allowance
Total
Recorded
Investment
Related
Allowance
Net
Recorded
Investment
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
Average
Recorded
Investment
Interest
Income
Recognized

Credit card and Installment loans:

Domestic credit card and installment loan

$ 691 $ 0 $ 691 $ 227 $ 464 $ 671 $ 684 $ 52

International credit card and installment loans

194 0 194 121 73 184 197 8

Total credit card and installment loans (1)

885 0 885 348 537 855 881 60

Consumer banking:

Auto

142 0 142 10 132 142 86 11

Home loan

143 0 143 11 132 168 110 3

Retail banking

58 23 81 8 73 85 85 2

Total consumer banking

343 23 366 29 337 395 281 16

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

161 147 308 28 280 344 377 2

Commercial and industrial

131 91 222 22 200 252 221 1

Total commercial lending

292 238 530 50 480 596 598 3

Small-ticket commercial real estate

5 18 23 1 22 35 26 0

Total commercial banking

297 256 553 51 502 631 624 3

Total

$ 1,525 $ 279 $ 1,804 $ 428 $ 1,376 $ 1,881 $ 1,786 $ 79

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December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

With an
Allowance
Without
an
Allowance
Total
Recorded
Investment
Related
Allowance
Net
Recorded
Investment
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
Average
Recorded
Investment
Interest
Income
Recognized

Credit card and Installment loans:

Domestic credit card and installment loan

$ 708 $ 0 $ 708 $ 244 $ 464 $ 691 $ 736 $ 73

International credit card and installment loans

190 0 190 109 81 179 181 7

Total credit card and installment loans (1)

898 0 898 353 545 870 917 80

Consumer banking:

Auto

58 0 58 8 50 58 25 5

Home loan

104 0 104 10 94 110 79 5

Retail banking

65 26 91 12 79 97 55 1

Total consumer banking

227 26 253 30 223 265 159 11

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

232 157 389 54 335 459 401 8

Commercial and industrial

123 96 219 19 200 258 166 2

Total commercial lending

355 253 608 73 535 717 567 10

Small-ticket commercial real estate

10 30 40 2 38 62 35 1

Total commercial banking

365 283 648 75 573 779 602 11

Total

$ 1,490 $ 309 $ 1,799 $ 458 $ 1,341 $ 1,914 $ 1,678 $ 102

(1)

Credit card and Installment loans include finance charges and fees.

TDR loans accounted for $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion of impaired loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Consumer TDR loans classified as performing totaled $1.1 billion, as of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. Commercial TDR loans classified as performing totaled $270 million, and $305 million, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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As part of our loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, we may provide multiple concessions to minimize our economic loss and improve long-term loan performance and collectability. The following tables present the types, amounts and financial effects of loans modified and accounted for as troubled debt restructurings during the period:

(Dollars in millions)

Total
Loans
Modified (1)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Reduced Interest Rate Term Extension Balance Reduction
% of
TDR
Activity (2)(8)
Average
Rate
Reduction (3)
% of TDR
Activity (4)(8)
Average
Term
Extension
(Months) (5)
% of
TDR
Activity (6)(8)
Gross
Balance
Reduction (7)

Credit card:

Domestic credit card

$ 109 100 % 11.77 % 0 % 0 0 % $ 0

International credit card

51 99 24.38 0 0 0 0

Total credit card

160 100 15.82 0 0 0 0

Consumer banking:

Auto

213 73 10.62 76 17 89 143

Home loan

41 83 2.96 79 148 67 9

Retail banking

5 7 1.30 95 7 0 0

Total consumer banking

259 73 9.25 77 38 84 152

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

1 0 0.0 100 24 0 0

Commercial and industrial

33 10 1.11 98 20 0 0

Total commercial lending

34 10 1.11 98 20 0 0

Small-ticket commercial real estate

0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Total commercial banking

34 10 1.11 98 20 0 0

Other:

Other loans

0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Total

$ 453 78 % 12.15 % 51 % 35 48 % $ 152

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(Dollars in millions)

Total
Loans
Modified (1)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Reduced Interest Rate Term Extension Balance Reduction
% of
TDR
Activity (2)(8)
Average
Rate
Reduction (3)
% of TDR
Activity (4)(8)
Average
Term
Extension
(Months) (5)
% of
TDR
Activity (6)(8)
Gross
Balance
Reduction (7)

Credit card:

Domestic credit card

$ 254 100 % 11.24 % 0 % 0 0 % $ 0

International credit card

166 99 24.17 0 0 0 0

Total credit card

420 100 15.39 0 0 0 0

Consumer banking:

Auto

258 73 9.07 80 15 74 143

Home loan

58 67 2.49 72 131 49 9

Retail banking

19 2 1.72 99 10 0 0

Total consumer banking

335 68 7.93 80 33 65 152

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

29 16 1.72 100 10 0 0

Commercial and industrial

99 7 4.18 98 15 0 0

Total commercial lending

128 9 3.24 99 14 0 0

Small-ticket commercial real estate

0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Total commercial banking

128 9 3.24 99 14 0 0

Other:

Other loans

0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Total

$ 883 75 % 12.60 % 44 % 27 25 % $ 152

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(Dollars in millions)

Total
Loans
Modified (1)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Reduced Interest Rate Term Extension Balance Reduction
% of
TDR
activity (2)(8)
Average
Rate
Reduction (3)
% of TDR
Activity (4)(8)
Average
Term
Extension
(Months) (5)
% of
TDR
Activity (6)(8)
Gross
Balance

Reduction (7)

Credit card:

Domestic

$ 79 100 % 10.39 % 0 % 0 0 % $ 0

International

67 100 22.01 0 0 0 0

Total credit card

146 100 15.72 0 0 0 0

Consumer banking:

Auto

21 66 1.39 100 10 0 0

Home loans

19 45 2.01 63 115 13 0

Retail banking

21 9 1.51 80 15 0 0

Total consumer banking

61 39 1.63 82 44 4 0

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

37 46 1.03 100 13 29 3

Commercial and industrial

56 14 0.53 73 16 3 1

Total commercial lending

93 27 0.69 83 15 14 4

Small-ticket commercial real estate

0 0 0.00 100 3 0 0

Total commercial banking

93 27 0.69 84 15 13 4

Total

300 65 % 9.89 % 43 % 27 5 % $ 4

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(Dollars in millions)

Total
Loans

Modified (1)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Reduced Interest Rate Term Extension Balance Reduction
% of
TDR
Activity (2)(8)
Average
Rate
Reduction (3)
% of TDR
Activity (4)(8)
Average
Term
Extension
(Months) (5)
% of
TDR
Activity (6)(8)
Gross
Balance
Reduction (7)

Credit card:

Domestic

$ 249 100 % 10.51 % 0 % 0 0 % $ 0

International

194 100 22.84 0 0 0 0

Total credit card

443 100 15.93 0 0 0 0

Consumer banking:

Auto

53 61 1.39 100 9 0 0

Home loans

49 48 2.10 76 88 8 0

Retail banking

58 8 0.83 81 19 0 0

Total consumer banking

160 38 1.42 86 37 2 0

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

161 37 2.79 96 13 7 3

Commercial and industrial

105 20 0.80 73 18 2 1

Total commercial lending

266 31 2.01 87 15 5 4

Small-ticket commercial real estate

4 0 0.00 100 3 0 0

Total commercial banking

270 30 2.01 87 15 5 4

Total

$ 873 67 % 9.95 % 43 % 23 2 % $ 4

(1)

Represents total loans and other assets modified and accounted for as a TDR during the period. Paydowns, charge-offs and any other changes in the loan carrying value subsequent to the loan entering TDR status are not reflected.

(2)

Percentage of loans modified and accounted for as a TDR during the period that was granted a reduced interest rate.

(3)

Weighted average interest rate reduction for those loans that received an interest rate concession.

(4 )

Percentage of loans modified and accounted for as a TDR during the period that was granted a maturity date extension.

(5)

Weighted average change in maturity date for those loans that received a maturity date extension.

(6)

Percentage of loans modified and accounted for as a TDR during the period that was granted forgiveness or forbearance of a portion of their balance.

(7)

Total amount forgiven. For loans modified in bankruptcy, the gross balance reduction represents collateral value write downs associated with the discharge of the borrower’s obligations.

(8)

Due to multiple concessions granted to some troubled borrowers, percentages may total more than 100% for certain loan types.

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TDR—Subsequent Payment Defaults of Completed TDR Modifications

The following tables present the type, number and amount of loans accounted for as TDRs that experienced a payment default during the period and had completed a modification event in the twelve months prior to the payment default. A payment default occurs if the loan is either 90 days or more delinquent or the loan has been charged-off as of the end of the periods presented.

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Number of
Contracts
Total
Loans
Number of
Contracts
Total
Loans

Credit card:

Domestic credit card

12,314 $ 22 30,484 $ 61

International credit card (1)

11,903 40 36,956 127

Total credit card

24,217 62 67,440 188

Consumer banking:

Auto

1,121 10 2,986 27

Home loan

12 1 79 7

Retail banking

14 2 83 9

Total consumer banking

1,147 13 3,148 43

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

0 0 5 8

Commercial and industrial

4 2 12 17

Total commercial lending

4 2 17 25

Small-ticket commercial real estate

0 0 3 2

Total commercial banking

4 2 20 27

Total

25,368 $ 77 70,608 $ 258

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September 30, 2011
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended

(Dollars in millions)

Number of
Contracts
Total
Loans
Number of
Contracts
Total
Loans

Credit card:

Domestic credit card

8,721 $ 22 25,235 $ 71

International credit card (1)

11,733 44 34,330 137

Total credit card

20,454 66 59,565 208

Consumer banking:

Auto

110 1 130 2

Home loan

27 2 60 7

Retail banking

63 2 188 4

Total consumer banking

200 5 378 13

Commercial banking:

Commercial and multifamily real estate

9 12 13 35

Commercial and industrial

5 2 9 5

Total commercial lending

14 14 22 40

Small-ticket commercial real estate

1 1 1 0

Total commercial banking

15 15 23 40

Total

20,669 $ 86 59,966 $ 261

(1)

The regulatory regime in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) requires U.K. credit card businesses to accept payment plan proposals even when the proposed payments are less than the contractual minimum amount. As a result, loans entering long-term TDR payment programs in the U.K. typically continue to age and ultimately charge-off even when fully in compliance with the TDR program terms.

Initial Fair Value and Accretable Yield of Acquired Loans

At acquisition of ING Direct and HSBC’s U.S. credit card business, we estimated the cash flows we expected to collect on these loans. Under the accounting guidance for loans acquired in a transfer, including a business combination, the difference between the contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the nonaccretable difference.

This difference is neither accreted into income nor recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. We apply judgmental prepayment assumptions to both contractually required payments and cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income over the remaining life of the loan, or pool of loans, using the effective yield method. The table below displays the contractually required principal and interest, cash flows expected to be collected and fair value at acquisition related to the ING Direct loans we acquired that are accounted for based on expected cash flows. The table also displays the nonaccretable difference and the accretable yield at acquisition.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, we implemented a new accounting system for the ING Direct acquired loans. As part of our testing of the new system, we identified a required adjustment to the estimate of the accretable yield for certain acquired variable rate loans we previously made during the first two quarters of 2012. The adjustment involved revising the estimate of accretable yield for these types of loans such that our cash flow estimates assume that the interest rate will reset to the current spot rate at each reset date in our

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calculation of future cash flows. In the table below we have adjusted the beginning accretable yield balances by $1.2 billion to reflect the revised accretable yield. This adjustment only impacts the calculation of estimated accretable yield and there was no impact to the estimated cash flows used in the initial fair value measurement utilized in the allocation of the ING Direct purchase price. In addition, the adjustment had an insignificant impact on the amount of yield accretion recognized in each of the first two quarters of 2012 and for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Updates to expected cash flows result in prospective adjustments to the effective yield recognized for the loans.

At Acquisition on February 17, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Total Impaired Loans Non-
Impaired
Loans

Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition

$ 49,488 $ 3,684 $ 45,804

Less: Nonaccretable difference

(4,443 ) (2,343 ) (2,100 )

Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition (1) (2)

45,045 1,341 43,704

Less: Accretable yield (2)

(5,483 ) (173 ) (5,310 )

Fair value of loans acquired (3) (4)

$ 39,562 $ 1,168 $ 38,394

(1)

Represents undiscounted expected principal and interest cash flows at acquisition.

(2)

As noted above, in the third quarter of 2012 we revised our estimate of contractual cash flows at acquisition which resulted in an adjustment to accretable yield from $6.6 billion to $5.5 billion.

(3)

A portion of the loans acquired in connection with the ING Direct acquisition is accounted for based on the loan’s contractual cash flows rather than the expected cash flows. These loans, which had an estimated fair value at acquisition of $559 million, are not included in the above tables. The contractual cash flows for these loans at acquisition was $858 million of which we do not expect to collect $15 million.

(4)

A portion of the loans acquired in connection with the ING Direct acquisition was classified as held for sale. These loans, which had an estimated fair value at acquisition of $367 million, are not included in the above tables. The contractual cash flows for these loans at acquisition was $384 million, of which we do not expect to collect $16 million.

The table below displays the contractually required principal and interest, cash flows expected to be collected and fair value at acquisition related to the HSBC U.S. credit card business we acquired that are accounted for based on expected cash flows. The table also displays the nonaccretable difference and the accretable yield at acquisition.

At Acquisition
on May 1, 2012
Impaired Loans

(Dollars in millions)

Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition

$ 1,537

Less: Nonaccretable difference

(741 )

Cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition (1)

796

Less: Accretable yield

(145 )

Fair value of loans acquired (2) (3)

$ 651

(1)

Represents undiscounted expected cash flows of principal interest, finance charges, and fees at acquisition.

(2)

The majority of the loans acquired in connection with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition retained revolving privileges. As such, the accounting for these loans is based on the contractual cash flows of the loans rather than the expected cash flows. These loans, which had an estimated fair value at acquisition of $26.9 billion, are not included in the above table.

(3)

A portion of the loans acquired in connection with the HSBC U.S. card acquisition was classified as held for sale. These loans, which had an estimated fair value of $471 million at acquisition, are not included in the table above.

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Outstanding Balance and Carrying Value of Acquired Loans

The table below presents the outstanding contractual balance and the carrying value of the HSBC U.S. credit card business, ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank acquired loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Total Impaired
Loans
Non-
Impaired
Loans
Total Impaired
Loans
Non-
Impaired
Loans

Contractual balance

$ 41,685 $ 6,626 $ 35,059 $ 5,751 $ 4,565 $ 1,186

Carrying value (1)

$ 39,390 $ 4,356 $ 35,034 $ 4,658 $ 3,576 $ 1,082

(1)

Includes $68 million and $26 million of cumulative impairment recognized as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Changes in Accretable Yield of Acquired Loans

Subsequent to acquisition, we are required to periodically evaluate our estimate of cash flows expected to be collected. These evaluations, performed quarterly, require the continued use of key assumptions and estimates, similar to the initial estimate of fair value. Subsequent changes in the estimated cash flows expected to be collected may result in changes in the accretable yield and nonaccretable difference or reclassifications from nonaccretable yield to accretable. Increases in the cash flows expected to be collected will generally result in an increase in interest income over the remaining life of the loan or pool of loans. Decreases in expected cash flows due to further credit deterioration will generally result in an impairment charge recognized in our provision for loan and lease losses, resulting in an increase to the allowance for loan losses. We increased the allowance related to these pools of loans by $31 million and increased the allowance related to these pools of loans by $42 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We recorded an impairment through our provision for credit losses of $31 million and recorded an impairment of $9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and recorded an impairment of $42 million and reduced the allowance by $11 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, related to acquired loans. The cumulative impairment recognized on acquired loans totaled $68 million as of September 30, 2012 and $26 million as of December 31, 2011.

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The following table presents changes in the accretable yield related to the acquired HSBC U.S. card business, ING Direct and Chevy Chase Bank loans:

(Dollars in millions)

Total Impaired
Loans
Non-
Impaired
Loans

Accretable yield as of December 31, 2010

$ 2,012 $ 1,754 $ 258

Accretion recognized in earnings

(431 ) (365 ) (66 )

Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference for loans with improvement in expected cash flows (1)

237 232 5

Reductions in accretable yield for non-credit related changes in expected cash flows (2)

(66 ) (55 ) (11 )

Accretable yield as of December 31, 2011

1,752 1,566 186

Acquired loans accretable yield (1)

5,616 306 5,310

Accretion recognized in earnings

(987 ) (283 ) (704 )

Reclassifications from nonaccretable difference for loans with improvement in expected cash flows (2)(3)

701 298 403

Reductions in accretable yield for non-credit related changes in expected cash flows (4)

(550 ) (21 ) (529 )

Accretable yield as of September 30, 2012

$ 6,532 $ 1,866 $ 4,666

(1)

Includes revised acquisition date accretable yield for ING Direct acquired loans as discussed above.

(2)

Represents increases in accretable yields for those pools with increases primarily the result of improved credit performance.

(3)

Reflects the implementation of a third quarter 2012 OCC update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series, which requires write-down of performing consumer loans restructured in bankruptcy to collateral value. Includes reductions of $52 million and $85 million for credit-impaired loans and non-impaired loans, respectively.

(4)

Represents changes in accretable yields for those pools with reductions driven primarily by changes in prepayment levels.

Unfunded Lending Commitments

We manage the potential risk in credit commitments by limiting the total amount of arrangements, both by individual customer and in total, by monitoring the size and maturity structure of these portfolios and by applying the same credit standards for all of our credit activities. Unused credit card lines available to our customers totaled $296.9 billion and $206.0 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. While these amounts represented the total available unused credit card lines, we have not experienced, and do not anticipate, that all of our customers will access their entire available line at any given point in time.

In addition to available unused credit card lines, we enter into commitments to extend credit that are legally binding conditional agreements having fixed expirations or termination dates and specified interest rates and purposes. These commitments generally require customers to maintain certain credit standards. Collateral requirements and loan-to-value ratios are the same as those for funded transactions and are established based on management’s credit assessment of the customer. These commitments may expire without being drawn upon.

Therefore, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future funding requirements. The outstanding unfunded commitments to extend credit other than credit card lines were approximately $17.2 billion and $14.8 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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We maintain a reserve for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit to absorb estimated probable losses related to these unfunded credit facilities in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Our reserve for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit was $37 million and $66 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. See “Note 6—Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” below for additional information.

NOTE 6—ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

We maintain an allowance for loan and lease losses (“the allowance”) that represents management’s best estimate of incurred loan and lease credit losses inherent in our held-for-investment portfolio as of each balance sheet date. We do not maintain an allowance for held for sale loans or acquired loans that are performing in accordance with or better than our expectations as of the date of acquisition, as the fair values of these loans already reflect a credit component.

In addition to the allowance for loan and lease losses, we also estimate probable losses related to unfunded lending commitments, such as letters of credit and financial guarantees, and binding unfunded loan commitments. The provision for unfunded lending commitments is included in the provision for credit losses on our consolidated statements of income and the related reserve for unfunded lending commitments is included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. See “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2011 Form 10-K for a description of the methodologies and policies for determining our allowance for loan and lease losses for each of our loan portfolio segments.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Activity

The allowance for loan and lease losses is increased through the provision for credit losses and reduced by net charge-offs. The provision for credit losses, which is charged to earnings, reflects credit losses we believe have been incurred and will eventually be reflected over time in our charge-offs. Charge-offs of uncollectible amounts are deducted from the allowance and subsequent recoveries are included. The table below summarizes changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses, by portfolio segment, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Consumer Allowance
for Loan

and
Lease
Losses
Unfunded
Lending

Commitments
Reserve
Allowance
for
Credit
Losses

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Auto Home
Loan
Retail
Banking
Total
Consumer
Commercial Other (1)

Balance as of June 30, 2012

$ 3,750 $ 447 $ 87 $ 135 $ 669 $ 535 $ 44 $ 4,998 $ 51 $ 5,049

Provision for credit losses

892 138 64 1 203 (74 ) 7 1,028 (14 ) 1,014

Charge-offs

(981 ) (166 ) (37 ) (18 ) (221 ) (9 ) (13 ) (1,224 ) 0 (1,224 )

Recoveries

268 51 5 4 60 8 1 337 0 337

Net charge-offs

(713 ) (115 ) (32 ) (14 ) (161 ) (1 ) (12 ) (887 ) 0 (887 )

Other changes

15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15

Balance as of September 30, 2012

$ 3,944 $ 470 $ 119 $ 122 $ 711 $ 460 $ 39 $ 5,154 $ 37 $ 5,191

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Consumer Allowance
for Loan

and
Lease
Losses
Unfunded
Lending

Commitments
Reserve
Allowance
for
Credit
Losses

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Auto Home
Loan
Retail
Banking
Total
Consumer
Commercial Other (1)

Balance as of December 31, 2011

$ 2,847 $ 391 $ 98 $ 163 $ 652 $ 715 $ 36 $ 4,250 $ 66 $ 4,316

Provision for credit losses

3,062 341 80 0 421 (221 ) 31 3,293 (29 ) 3,264

Charge-offs

(2,844 ) (428 ) (80 ) (58 ) (566 ) (69 ) (31 ) (3,510 ) 0 (3,510 )

Recoveries

863 166 21 17 204 35 3 1,105 0 1,105

Net charge-offs

(1,981 ) (262 ) (59 ) (41 ) (362 ) (34 ) (28 ) (2,405 ) 0 (2,405 )

Other changes

16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16

Balance as of September 30, 2012

$ 3,944 $ 470 $ 119 $ 122 $ 711 $ 460 $ 39 $ 5,154 $ 37 $ 5,191

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Consumer Commercial Other (1) Allowance
for Loan

and
Lease
Losses
Unfunded
Lending

Commitments
Reserve
Allowance
For
Credit
Loans

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Auto Home
Loans
Retail
Banking
Total
Consumer

Balance as of June 30, 2011

$ 3,093 $ 322 $ 90 $ 186 $ 598 $ 732 $ 65 $ 4,488 $ 64 $ 4,552

Provision for credit losses

512 119 18 0 137 (1 ) (15 ) 633 (11 ) 622

Charge-offs

(967 ) (129 ) (20 ) (23 ) (172 ) (35 ) (9 ) (1,183 ) 0 (1,183 )

Recoveries

306 46 5 6 57 6 2 371 0 371

Net charge-offs

(661 ) (83 ) (15 ) (17 ) (115 ) (29 ) (7 ) (812 ) 0 (812 )

Other changes

(29 ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (29 ) 0 (29 )

Balance as of September 30, 2011

$ 2,915 $ 358 $ 93 $ 169 $ 620 $ 702 $ 43 $ 4,280 $ 53 $ 4,333

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Consumer Allowance
for Loan

and
Lease
Losses
Unfunded
Lending

Commitments
Reserve
Allowance
For
Credit
Loans

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Auto Home
Loans
Retail
Banking
Total
Consumer
Commercial Other (1)

Balance as of December 31, 2010

$ 4,041 $ 353 $ 112 $ 210 $ 675 $ 830 $ 82 $ 5,628 $ 107 $ 5,735

Provision for credit losses

1,271 229 34 18 281 (1 ) 2 1,553 (54 ) 1,499

Charge-offs

(3,362 ) (372 ) (74 ) (78 ) (524 ) (153 ) (46 ) (4,085 ) 0 (4,085 )

Recoveries

979 148 21 19 188 26 4 1,197 0 1,197

Net charge-offs

(2,383 ) (224 ) (53 ) (59 ) (336 ) (127 ) (42 ) (2,888 ) 0 (2,888 )

Other changes

(14 ) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (13 ) 0 (13 )

Balance as of September 30, 2011

$ 2,915 $ 358 $ 93 $ 169 $ 620 $ 702 $ 43 $ 4,280 $ 53 $ 4,333

(1)

Other consists of our discontinued GreenPoint mortgage operations loan portfolio and our community redevelopment loan portfolio.

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Components of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses by Impairment Methodology

The table below presents the components of our allowance for loan and lease losses, by loan category and impairment methodology, and the recorded investment of the related loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012
Consumer

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Auto Home
Loan
Retail
Banking
Total
Consumer
Commercial Other Total

Allowance for loan and lease losses by impairment methodology:

Formula-based (1)

$ 3,595 $ 460 $ 46 $ 113 $ 619 $ 405 $ 39 $ 4,658

Asset-specific (2)

348 10 11 8 29 51 0 428

Acquired loans

1 0 62 1 63 4 0 68

Total allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 3,944 $ 470 $ 119 $ 122 $ 711 $ 460 $ 39 $ 5,154

Held-for-investment loans by impairment methodology:

Formula-based (1)

$ 87,777 $ 26,269 $ 7,576 $ 3,909 $ 37,754 $ 36,257 $ 152 $ 161,940

Asset-specific (2)

885 142 143 81 366 553 0 1,804

Acquired loans

371 23 38,556 39 38,618 399 0 39,388

Total held-for-investment loans

$ 89,033 $ 26,434 $ 46,275 $ 4,029 $ 76,738 $ 37,209 $ 152 $ 203,132

Allowance as a percentage of period-end held-for-investment loans

4.43 % 1.78 % 0.26 % 3.03 % 0.93 % 1.24 % 25.66 % 2.54 %

December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer Total
Consumer
Commercial Other Total
Auto Home
Loan
Retail
Banking

Allowance for loan and lease losses by impairment methodology:

Formula-based (1)

$ 2,494 $ 383 $ 65 $ 150 $ 598 $ 638 $ 36 $ 3,766

Asset-specific (2)

353 8 10 12 30 75 0 458

Acquired loans

0 0 23 1 24 2 0 26

Total allowance for loan and lease losses

$ 2,847 $ 391 $ 98 $ 163 $ 652 $ 715 $ 36 $ 4,250

Held-for-investment loans by impairment methodology:

Formula-based (1)

$ 64,177 $ 21,674 $ 6,217 $ 3,968 $ 31,859 $ 33,198 $ 175 $ 129,409

Asset-specific (2)

898 58 104 90 252 648 0 1,798

Acquired loans

0 47 4,112 45 4,204 481 0 4,685

Total held-for-investment loans

$ 65,075 $ 21,779 $ 10,433 $ 4,103 $ 36,315 $ 34,327 $ 175 $ 135,892

Allowance as a percentage of period-end held-for-investment loans

4.37 % 1.80 % 0.94 % 3.97 % 1.80 % 2.08 % 20.57 % 3.13 %

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(1)

The formula-based component of the allowance for credit card and other consumer loans that we collectively evaluate for impairment is based on a statistical calculation supplemented by judgment and interpretation. The formula-based component of the allowance for commercial loans that we collectively evaluate for impairment is based on our historical loss experience for loans with similar characteristics and consideration of credit quality supplemented by management judgment and interpretation.

(2)

The asset specific component of the allowance for smaller-balance impaired loans is calculated on a pool basis using historical loss experience for the respective class of assets. The asset-specific component of the allowance for larger-balance, commercial loans is individually calculated for each loan.

NOTE 7—VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND SECURITIZATIONS

In the normal course of business, we enter into various types of transactions with entities that are considered to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Historically, our primary involvement with VIEs related to our securitization transactions in which we transferred assets from our balance sheet to securitization trusts. These securitization trusts typically meet the definition of a VIE. We generally securitized credit card loans, auto loans, home loans and installment loans, which provided a source of funding for us and as a means of transferring a certain portion of the economic risk of the loans or debt securities to third parties.

The entity that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is referred to as the primary beneficiary and is required to consolidate the VIE. The vast majority of the VIEs in which we are involved have been consolidated in our financial statements.

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Summary of Consolidated and Unconsolidated VIEs

The table below presents a summary of VIEs, aggregated based on VIEs with similar characteristics, in which we had continuing involvement or held a variable interest as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. We separately present information for consolidated and unconsolidated VIEs.

For consolidated VIEs, we present the carrying amount of assets and liabilities reflected on our consolidated balance sheets. The assets of consolidated VIEs primarily consist of cash and loans, which we report on our consolidated balance sheets under restricted cash for securitization investors and restricted loans for securitization investors, respectively. The assets of a particular VIE are the primary source of funds to settle its obligations. The creditors of the VIEs typically do not have recourse to the general credit of our company. The liabilities primarily consist of debt securities issued by the VIEs, which we report under securitized debt obligations. For unconsolidated VIEs, we present the carrying amount of assets and liabilities reflected on our consolidated balance sheets and our maximum exposure to loss. Our maximum exposure to loss is estimated based on the unlikely event that all of the assets in the VIEs became worthless and we were required to meet our maximum remaining funding obligations.

September 30, 2012
Consolidated Non-Consolidated

(Dollars in millions)

Carrying
Amount
of Assets
Carrying
Amount of
Liabilities
Carrying
Amount
of Assets
Carrying
Amount of
Liabilities
Maximum
Exposure to
Loss (3)

Securitization-related VIEs:

Credit card loan securitizations (4)

$ 44,653 $ 15,128 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0

Auto loan securitizations (4)

0 0 0 0 0

Home loan securitizations

0 0 217 (1) 22 (2) 247

Other asset securitizations (4)

20 20 0 0 0

Total securitization related VIEs

44,673 15,148 217 22 247

Other VIEs:

Affordable housing entities

0 0 2,409 367 2,409

Entities that provide capital to low-income and rural communities

375 87 6 4 6

Other

1 0 208 86 208

Total Other VIEs

376 87 2,623 457 2,623

Total VIEs

$ 45,049 $ 15,235 $ 2,840 $ 479 $ 2,870

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December 31, 2011
Consolidated Non-Consolidated

(Dollars in millions)

Carrying
Amount
of Assets
Carrying
Amount of
Liabilities
Carrying
Amount
of Assets
Carrying
Amount of
Liabilities
Maximum
Exposure to
Loss (3)

Securitization-related VIEs:

Credit card loan securitizations (4)

$ 48,309 $ 17,443 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0

Auto loan securitizations (4)

95 78 0 0 0

Home loan securitizations

0 0 161 (1) 27 (2) 269

Other asset securitizations (4)

36 36 0 0 0

Total securitization related VIEs

48,440 17,557 161 27 269

Other VIEs:

Affordable housing entities

0 0 2,044 289 2,044

Entities that provide capital to low-income and rural communities

320 46 6 3 6

Other

1 0 139 0 139

Total Other VIEs

321 46 2,189 292 2,189

Total VIEs

$ 48,761 $ 17,603 $ 2,350 $ 319 $ 2,458

(1)

The carrying amount of assets of unconsolidated securitization-related VIEs consists of retained interests and letters of credit related to manufactured housing securitizations and are reported on our consolidated balance sheets under accounts receivable from securitizations and in Other Assets. Mortgage servicing rights related to unconsolidated VIEs are reported on our consolidated balance sheets under other assets. See “Note 8—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” for additional information on our mortgage servicing rights.

(2)

The carrying amount of liabilities of securitization related VIEs is comprised of obligations to fund negative amortization bonds associated with the securitization of option arm mortgage loans (“option-ARMs”) and obligations on certain swap agreements associated with the securitization of manufactured housing loans.

(3)

The maximum exposure to loss represents the amount of loss we would incur in the unlikely event that all of our assets in the VIE become worthless and we were required to meet our maximum remaining funding obligations.

(4)

Represents the gross assets and liabilities owned by the VIE which included seller’s interest and retained and repurchased notes held by other related parties.

Securitization Related VIEs

We historically have securitized credit card loans, auto loans, home loans and installment loans. In a securitization transaction, assets from our balance sheet are transferred to a trust we establish, which typically meets the definition of a VIE. The trust then issues various forms of interests in those assets to investors. We typically receive cash proceeds and/or other interests in the securitization trust for the assets we transfer. If the transfer of the assets to an unconsolidated securitization trust qualifies as a sale, we remove the assets from our consolidated balance sheet and recognize a gain or loss on the transfer. Alternatively, if the transfer does not qualify as a sale but instead is considered a secured borrowing or the transfer of assets is to a consolidated VIE, the assets remain on our consolidated financial statements and we record an offsetting liability for the proceeds received.

Our continuing involvement in the majority of our securitization transactions consists primarily of holding certain retained interests and acting as the primary servicer. We also may be required to repurchase receivables from the trust if the outstanding balance of the receivables falls to a level where the cost exceeds the benefits of servicing such receivables. We also may have exposure associated with contractual obligations to repurchase previously transferred loans due to breaches of representations and warranties. See “Note 15—Commitments,

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Contingencies and Guarantees” for information related to reserves we have established for our potential mortgage representation and warranty exposure.

The table below presents the securitization-related VIEs in which we had continuing involvement as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

Non-Mortgage Mortgage

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Auto
Loan
Other
Loan
Option
Arm
GreenPoint
HELOCs
GreenPoint
Manufactured
Housing

September 30, 2012:

Securities held by third-party investors

$ 12,673 $ 0 $ 13 $ 2,787 $ 172 $ 1,148

Receivables in the trust

43,893 0 20 2,883 172 1,154

Cash balance of spread or reserve accounts

0 0 0 8 0 166

Retained interests

Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes

Servicing retained

Yes N/A Yes Yes (1) Yes (1) No (3)

Amortization event (4)

No N/A No No Yes (2) No

December 31, 2011:

Securities held by third-party investors

$ 16,428 $ 75 $ 24 $ 3,122 $ 206 $ 1,247

Receivables in the trust

47,537 77 36 3,228 206 1,254

Cash balance of spread or reserve accounts

17 12 0 8 0 172

Retained interests

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Servicing retained

Yes Yes Yes Yes (1) Yes (1) No (3)

Amortization event (4)

No No No No Yes (2) No

(1)

We continue to service some of the outstanding balance of securitized mortgage receivables.

(2)

See information below regarding on-going involvement in the GreenPoint Home Equity Line of Credit (“HELOC”) securitizations.

(3)

The manufactured housing securitizations are serviced by a third party. For two of the deals, that third party works in the capacity of subservicer with Capital One being the Master Servicer.

(4)

Amortization events vary according to each specific trust agreement but generally are triggered by declines in performance or credit metrics such as charge-off rates or delinquency rates below certain predetermined thresholds. Generally, the occurrence of an amortization event changes the sequencing and amount of trust related cash flows to the benefit of senior noteholders.

Non-Mortgage Securitizations

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we were deemed to be the primary beneficiary of all of our non-mortgage securitization trusts. Accordingly, all of these trusts have been consolidated in our financial statements. For additional information on our principal involvement with non-mortgage securitization trusts and the impact of the consolidation of these trusts on our financial statements, see “Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 7—Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations” of our 2011 Form 10-K.

Mortgage Securitizations

Option-ARM Loans

We had previously securitized option-ARM mortgage loans by transferring the mortgage loans to securitization trusts that had issued mortgage-backed securities to investors. The outstanding balance of debt securities held by third-party investors related to our mortgage loan securitization trusts was $2.8 billion as of September 30, 2012 and $3.1 billion as of December 31, 2011.

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We continue to service some of the outstanding balance of securitized mortgage receivables. We also retain rights to future cash flows arising from the receivables, the most significant being certificated interest-only bonds issued by the trusts. We generally estimate the fair value of these retained interests based on the estimated present value of expected future cash flows from securitized and sold receivables, using our best estimates of the key assumptions which include credit losses, prepayment speeds and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. We do not consolidate these trusts because we do not have the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant nor the obligation to absorb losses that could potentially be significant to the trusts.

In connection with the securitization of certain option-ARM loans, a third party is obligated to advance a portion of any “negative amortization” resulting from monthly payments that are less than the interest accrued for that payment period. We have an agreement in place with the third party that mirrors this advance requirement. The amount advanced is tracked through mortgage-backed securities retained as part of the securitization transaction. As the borrowers make principal payments, these securities receive their net pro rata portion of those payments in cash, and advances of negative amortization are refunded accordingly. As advances occur, we record an asset in the form of negative amortization bonds, which are held at fair value in other assets. We have also entered into certain derivative contracts related to the securitization activities. These are classified as free standing derivatives, with fair value adjustments recorded in non-interest income. See “Note 10—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” for further details on these derivatives.

GreenPoint Mortgage HELOCs

Our discontinued wholesale mortgage banking unit, GreenPoint, previously sold home equity lines of credit in whole loan sales and subsequently acquired a residual interest in certain trusts which securitized some of those loans. As the residual interest holder, GreenPoint is required to fund advances on the home equity lines of credit when certain performance triggers are met due to deterioration in asset performance. We had funded $28 million in advances as of September 30, 2012, all of which was expensed as funded. Our unfunded commitment related to these residual interests was $8 million as of September 30, 2012. We have not consolidated these trusts because the residual certificates did not provide the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the trusts.

GreenPoint Mortgage Manufactured Housing

We retain the primary obligation for certain provisions of corporate guarantees, recourse sales and clean-up calls related to the discontinued manufactured housing operations of GreenPoint Credit LLC (“GPC”) which was sold to a third party in 2004. Although we are the primary obligor, recourse obligations related to former GPC whole loan sales, commitments to exercise mandatory clean-up calls on certain GPC securitization transactions and servicing were transferred to a third party in the sale transaction. We do not consolidate the trusts used for the securitization of manufactured housing loans because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the trusts since we no longer service the loans.

We were required to fund letters of credit in 2004 to cover losses, and are obligated to fund future amounts under swap agreements for certain transactions. We have the right to receive any funds remaining in the letters of credit after the securities are released. The amount available under the letters of credit was $166 million and $172 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of the expected residual balances on the funded letters of credit was $51 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Our maximum exposure under the swap agreements was $22 million and $23 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The value of our obligations under these swaps was $22 million and $12 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively and is recorded in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.

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The unpaid principal balance of manufactured housing securitization transactions where we are the residual interest holder was $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. In the event the third party does not fulfill on its obligations to exercise the clean-up calls on certain transactions, the obligation reverts to us and we would assume approximately $420 million of loans receivable upon our execution of the clean-up call with the requirement to absorb any losses on the loans receivable. There have been no instances of non-performance to date by the third party.

We monitor the underlying assets for trends in delinquencies and related losses and review the purchaser’s financial strength as well as servicing performance. These factors are considered in assessing the adequacy of the liabilities established for these obligations and the valuations of the assets.

Other VIEs

Affordable Housing Entities

As part of our community reinvestment initiatives, we invest in private investment funds that make equity investments in multi-family affordable housing properties. We receive affordable housing tax credits for these investments. The activities of these entities are financed with a combination of invested equity capital and debt. For those investment funds considered to be VIEs, we are not required to consolidate if we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of those entities. We record our interests in these unconsolidated VIEs in loans held for investment, other assets and other liabilities. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 our interests consisted of assets of approximately $2.4 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. Our maximum exposure to these entities is limited to our variable interests in the entities and is $2.4 billion as of September 30, 2012. The creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to our general credit and we do not provide additional financial or other support during the period that we were not previously contractually required to provide. The total assets of the unconsolidated investment funds that were VIEs at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were approximately $9.5 billion and $8.4 billion, respectively.

Entities that Provide Capital to Low-Income and Rural Communities

We hold variable interests in entities (“Investor Entities”) that invest in community development entities (“CDEs”) that provide debt financing to businesses and non-profit entities in low-income and rural communities. Variable interests in the CDEs held by the consolidated Investor Entities are also our variable interests. The activities of the Investor Entities are financed with a combination of invested equity capital and debt. The activities of the CDEs are financed solely with invested equity capital. We receive federal and state tax credits for these investments. We consolidate the VIEs in which we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIE. We have also consolidated other investments and CDEs that we do not consider VIEs. The assets of the VIEs that we consolidated at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 totaled approximately $375 million and $320 million, respectively. The assets of the consolidated VIEs are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets in cash, loans held for investment, interest receivable and other assets. The liabilities are reflected in other liabilities.

The total assets of the VIEs that we held an interest in, but were not required to consolidate as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 totaled approximately $6 million. Our interests in these unconsolidated VIEs are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets in loans held for investment and other assets. Our maximum exposure to these entities is limited to our variable interest of $6 million as of September 30, 2012. The creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to our general credit. We have not provided additional financial or other support during the period that we were not previously contractually required to provide.

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Other

We have a variable interest in Capital One Financial Advisors, LLC which we consolidate as we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIE. The assets of the VIE that we consolidated totaled approximately $1 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The assets are consolidated in our balance sheet in cash and other assets.

We also have a variable interest in a trust that has a royalty interest in certain oil and gas properties. The activities of the trust are financed solely with debt. The total assets of the trust were $269 million and $309 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We were not required to consolidate the trust because we do not have the power to direct the activities of the trust that most significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. Our retained interest in the trust, which totaled approximately $120 million and $139 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, is reflected on our consolidated balance sheets under loans held for investment. Our maximum exposure is limited to our variable interest of $120 million as of September 30, 2012. The creditors of the trust have no recourse to our general credit. We have not provided additional financial or other support during the period that we were not previously contractually required to provide.

In April 2012, we purchased membership interests in three limited liability companies that each operates a refined coal production facility. The sale of this refined coal qualifies for tax credits pursuant to Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code. In the aggregate, we paid $1 million in cash at closing and agreed to a fixed note payable of $86 million and additional quarterly variable payments based on the amount of tax credits to be generated by these entities from April 2012 to 2021. In addition, we have an ongoing commitment to fund a proportionate share of the operating expenses of each of these entities based on our ownership percentage. These limited liability companies were deemed to be VIEs and we determined that we were not the primary beneficiary as we do not have the power to direct the activities of these entities that most significantly impact their economic performance. Our membership interests in these entities are reflected on our consolidated balance sheet within other assets. As of September 30, 2012, the carrying value of our aggregate membership interest in these entities was $87 million. Our future obligation to these entities is predicated upon the generation of tax credits and their operating performance in future periods. The parties involved with these entities have recourse to our general credit for the quarterly variable payment amounts and ongoing funding commitments that become payable to them. These payments will only be required if the refined coal production facilities are either currently generating tax credits or expect to generate them imminently. We have not provided additional financial or other support during the period that we were not contractually required to provide.

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NOTE 8—GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The table below displays the components of goodwill and other intangible assets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Goodwill

$ 13,901 $ 13,592

Other intangible assets:

Purchased credit card relationship intangibles—HSBC (1)

1,953 0

Core deposit intangibles—ING Direct (2)

174 0

Other

635 610

Total other intangible assets

2,762 610

Total goodwill and other intangible assets

$ 16,663 $ 14,202

(1)

Consists of purchased credit card relationship intangibles related to the HSBC U.S. acquisition in the second quarter of 2012.

(2)

Consists of core deposit intangibles related to the acquisition of ING Direct in the first quarter of 2012.

Goodwill

In accordance with accounting guidance, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is at the operating segment level or one level below an operating segment. Impairment is the condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment annually and between annual tests if events or circumstances change, such as adverse changes in the business climate, that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. Goodwill is assigned to one or more reporting units at the date of acquisition. Our reporting units are Domestic Credit Card, International Credit Card, Auto Finance, other Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, goodwill of $13.9 billion and $13.6 billion, respectively, was included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. There were no events requiring an interim impairment test and there has been no goodwill impairment recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The goodwill impairment test, performed at October 1 of each year, is a two-step test. The first step identifies whether there is potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to the carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the second step of the impairment test is required to measure the amount of any impairment loss.

During the second quarter of 2012, we acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the credit card and private label credit card business of HSBC. In connection with the acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $304 million representing the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. The goodwill was assigned to the Credit Card segment. See “Note 2—Acquisitions” for information regarding the HSBC U.S. Card acquisition.

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The following table presents a summary of changes in goodwill by segment, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

(Dollars in millions)

Credit Card Consumer Commercial Total

Total Company

Balance as of December 31, 2011

$ 4,691 $ 4,583 $ 4,318 $ 13,592

Acquisitions

304 0 0 304

Other adjustments

5 0 0 5

Balance as of September 30, 2012

$ 5,000 $ 4,583 $ 4,318 $ 13,901

Other Intangible Assets

In connection with our acquisitions, we recorded intangible assets which consisted of core deposit intangibles, trust intangibles, lease intangibles, and other intangibles, which are subject to amortization. The core deposit and trust intangibles reflect the estimated value of deposit and trust relationships. The lease intangibles reflect the difference between the contractual obligation under current lease contracts and the fair market value of the lease contracts at the acquisition date. The other intangible items relate to customer lists and brokerage relationships.

In connection with the February 17, 2012 acquisition of ING Direct, we recognized core deposit intangibles of $209 million and other intangibles of $149 million at acquisition. In connection with the May 1, 2012 acquisition of the HSBC credit card portfolios, we recognized purchased credit card relationship intangibles of $2.2 billion and other intangibles of $47 million at acquisition.

The following table summarizes our intangible assets subject to amortization as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Carrying
Amount of
Assets
Accumulated
Amortization
Currency
Valuation
Adjustments
Net
Carrying
Amount
Remaining
Amortization
Period

Purchased credit card relationship intangibles—HSBC (1)

$ 2,165 $ (212 ) $ 0 $ 1,953 8.1 years

Core deposit intangibles—ING Direct (2)

209 (35 ) 0 174 6.4 years

Other (3)

1,993 (1,359 ) 1 635 7.2 years

Total

$ 4,367 $ (1,606 ) $ 1 $ 2,762

December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Carrying
Amount of
Assets
Accumulated
Amortization
Currency
Valuation
Adjustments
Net
Carrying
Amount
Remaining
Amortization
Period

Purchased credit card relationship intangibles—HSBC

$ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0

Core deposit intangibles—ING Direct

0 0 0 0

Other (4)

1,799 (1,188 ) (1 ) 610 6.4 years

Total

$ 1,799 $ (1,188 ) $ (1 ) $ 610

(1)

Consists of purchased credit card relationship intangibles related to the HSBC U.S. Card acquisition in the second quarter of 2012.

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(2)

Consists of core deposit intangibles related to the acquisition of ING Direct in the first quarter of 2012.

(3)

Includes other purchased credit card relationship intangibles with a net carrying value of $38 million, other core deposit intangibles with a net carrying value of $369 million, brokerage relations intangibles with a net carrying value of $76 million, partnership contract intangibles with a net carrying value of $43 million, contract intangibles with a net book value of $40 million, trade mark/name intangibles with a net carrying value of $33 million and other intangibles with a net book value of $36 million.

(4)

Includes other purchased credit card relationship intangibles with a net carrying value of $52 million, other core deposit intangibles with a net carrying value of $479 million, brokerage relations intangibles with a net carrying value of $2 million, contract intangibles with a net book value of $50 million and other intangibles with a net book value of $27 million.

Intangible assets, which are reported in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets, are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives on an accelerated basis using the sum of the year’s digits methodology. Intangible amortization expense, which is included in non-interest expense on our consolidated statements of income, totaled $199 million and $55 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $418 million and $170 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The weighted average amortization period for purchase accounting intangibles is 7.8 years as of September 30, 2012.

The following table summarizes the estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets as of September 30, 2012:

(Dollars in millions)

Estimated
Future
Amortization
Amounts

2012 (remaining three months)

$ 191

2013

682

2014

554

2015

445

2016

341

Thereafter

549

Total

$ 2,762

NOTE 9—DEPOSITS AND BORROWINGS

Customer Deposits

Our customer deposits, which are our largest source of funding for our operations and asset growth, consist of non-interest bearing and interest-bearing deposits, including demand deposits, money market deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal (“NOW”) accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit.

As of September 30, 2012, we had $192.5 billion in interest-bearing deposits of which $4.9 billion represents large denomination certificates of $100,000 or more. As of December 31, 2011, we had $109.9 billion in interest-bearing deposits, of which $4.6 billion represents large denomination certificates of $100,000 or more. The increase in deposits reflects the addition of $84.4 billion in deposits from ING Direct at acquisition.

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Borrowings

We also access the capital markets to meet our funding needs through loan securitization transactions and the issuance of senior and subordinated notes. As of September 30, 2012, we had an effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under which, from time to time, we may offer and sell an indeterminate aggregate amount of senior or subordinated debt securities, preferred stock, depository shares, common stock, purchase contracts, warrants, and units. There is no limit under this shelf registration statement to the amount or number of such securities that we may offer and sell. We filed a new effective shelf registration statement with the SEC on April 30, 2012. Under SEC rules, the shelf registration statement expires three years after filing.

In addition to issuance capacity under the shelf registration statement, we have access to other borrowing programs, including advances from the FHLB. Our FHLB membership is secured by our investment in FHLB stock, which totaled $777 million and $362 million, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Securitized Debt Obligations

We had $12.7 billion and $16.5 billion of securitized debt obligations as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, all of which were held by third party investors.

Senior and Subordinated Notes

As of September 30, 2012, we had $11.8 billion of senior and subordinated notes outstanding, including $926 million in fair value hedging losses. As of December 31, 2011, we had $11.0 billion of senior and subordinated notes outstanding, including $823 million in fair value hedging losses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we issued $1.25 billion in senior notes which was partially offset by $632 million in maturities. The new senior notes are due in 2015. See “Note 10—Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” for information about our fair value hedging activities.

Under a Senior and Subordinated Global Bank Note Program, COBNA has issued debt securities to both U.S. and non-U.S. lenders and raised funds in U.S. and foreign currencies. The Senior and Subordinated Global Bank Note Program had $775 million of senior and subordinated notes outstanding as of September 30, 2012, including $22 million in fair value hedging losses. As of December 31, 2011, the Senior and Subordinated Global Bank Note Program had $774 million of senior and subordinated notes outstanding, including $36 million in fair value hedging losses.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

We had $3.6 billion of outstanding junior subordinated debentures as of both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. There were no junior subordinated borrowings that were called or matured during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

FHLB Advances

We had outstanding FHLB advances, which are secured by our investment securities, residential home loan portfolio, multifamily loans, commercial real-estate loans and home equity lines of credit, totaling $9.3 billion and $6.9 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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Composition of Customer Deposits, Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt

The table below summarizes the components of our deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Our total short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased and securities loaned under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings with an original contractual maturity of one year or less. Our long-term debt consists of borrowings with an original contractual maturity of greater than one year. The amounts presented for outstanding borrowings include unamortized debt premiums and discounts, net of fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Deposits:

Non-interest bearing deposits

$ 20,767 $ 18,281

Interest-bearing deposits

192,488 109,945

Total deposits

$ 213,255 $ 128,226

Short-term borrowings:

Federal Funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

$ 967 $ 1,464

FHLB Advances

8,285 5,835

Total short-term borrowings

$ 9,252 $ 7,299

September 30, 2012 December 31,
2011

(Dollars in millions)

Maturity
Date
Interest Rate Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

Long-term debt:

Securitized debt obligations

2012-2025 0.27-6.40 1.67 % $ 12,686 $ 16,527

Senior and subordinated notes:

Fixed unsecured senior debt

2013-2021 2.13-7.38 4.72 % 7,912 6,850

Floating unsecured senior debt

2014 1.61 1.61 % 250 250

Total unsecured senior debt

4.62 % 8,162 7,100

Fixed unsecured subordinated debt

2013-2019 5.35-8.80 7.46 % 3,594 3,934

Total senior and subordinated notes

11,756 11,034

Other long-term borrowings:

Fixed junior subordinated debt

2027-2066 3.63-10.25 8.57 % 3,642 3,642

FHLB advances

2012-2023 0.26-6.88 0.35 % 1,041 1,059

Total other long-term borrowings

4,683 4,701

Total long-term debt

$ 29,125 $ 32,262

Total short-term borrowings and long-term debt

$ 38,377 $ 39,561

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Components of Interest Expense

The following table displays interest expense attributable to short-term borrowings and long-term debt for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Short-term borrowings:

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

$ 0 $ 1 $ 1 $ 4

FHLB advances

4 1 8 1

Total short-term borrowings

4 2 9 5

Long-term debt:

Securitized debt obligations

64 89 213 342

Senior and subordinated notes:

Unsecured senior debt

56 54 170 123

Unsecured subordinated debt

29 30 90 88

Total senior and subordinated notes

85 84 260 211

Other long-term borrowings:

Junior subordinated debt

79 79 236 231

FHLB advances

2 2 8 9

Other

3 2 7 6

Total long-term debt

233 256 724 799

Total short-term borrowings and long-term debt

$ 237 $ 258 $ 733 $ 804

NOTE 10—DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Use of Derivatives

We manage our asset/liability position and market risk exposure in accordance with prescribed risk management policies and limits established by our Asset Liability Management Committee and approved by our Board of Directors. Our primary market risk stems from the impact on our earnings and economic value of equity from changes in interest rates, and to a lesser extent, changes in foreign exchange rates. We manage our interest rate sensitivity through several approaches, which include, but are not limited to, changing the maturity and re-pricing characteristics of various balance sheet categories and by entering into interest rate derivatives. Derivatives are also utilized to manage our exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates. Derivative instruments may be privately negotiated contracts, which are often referred to as over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, or they may be listed and traded on an exchange. We execute our derivative contracts in both the OTC and exchange-traded derivative markets. In addition to interest rate swaps, we use a variety of other derivative instruments, including caps, floors, options, futures and forward contracts, to manage our interest rate and foreign currency risk. On a regular basis, we enter into customer-accommodation derivative transactions. We engage in these transactions as a service to our commercial banking customers to facilitate their risk management objectives. We typically offset the market risk exposure to our customer-accommodation derivatives through derivative transactions with other counterparties.

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Accounting for Derivatives

We account for derivatives pursuant to the accounting standards for derivatives and hedging. The outstanding notional amount of our derivative contracts totaled $53.9 billion as of September 30, 2012, compared with $73.2 billion as of December 31, 2011. The decrease was due primarily to the termination of hedges associated with the ING Direct acquisition. The notional amount provides an indication of the volume of our derivatives activity and is used as the basis on which interest and other payments are determined; however, it is generally not the amount exchanged. Derivatives are recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of a derivative represents our estimate of the amount at which a derivative could be exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants. We report derivatives in a gain position, or derivative assets, in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other assets. We report derivatives in a loss position, or derivative liabilities, in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities. We report derivative asset and liability amounts on a gross basis based on individual contracts, which does not take into consideration the effects of master counterparty netting agreements or collateral netting. The fair value of derivative assets and derivative liabilities reported in our consolidated balance sheets was $2.0 billion and $498 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2012, compared with $1.9 billion and $987 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2011.

Our derivatives are designated as either qualifying accounting hedges or free-standing derivatives. Free-standing derivatives consist of customer-accommodation derivatives and economic hedges that we enter into for risk management purposes that are not linked to specific assets or liabilities or to forecasted transactions and, therefore, do not qualify for hedge accounting. Qualifying accounting hedges are designated as fair value hedges, cash flow hedges or net investment hedges.

Fair Value Hedges: We designate derivatives as fair value hedges to manage our exposure to changes in the fair value of certain financial assets and liabilities, which fluctuate in value as a result of movements in interest rates. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as fair value hedges are recorded in earnings together with offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item and any resulting ineffectiveness. Our fair value hedges consist of interest rate swaps that are intended to modify our exposure to interest rate risk on various fixed rate senior notes, subordinated notes, securitization debt, brokered certificates of deposits and U.S. agency investments. These hedges have maturities through 2021 and have the effect of converting some of our fixed rate debt, deposits and investments to variable rate.

Cash Flow Hedges: We designate derivatives as cash flow hedges to manage our exposure to variability in cash flows related to forecasted transactions. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as a component of AOCI, to the extent that the hedge relationships are effective, and amounts are reclassified from AOCI to earnings as the forecasted transactions occur. To the extent that any ineffectiveness exists in the hedge relationships, the amounts are recorded in current period earnings. Our cash flow hedges consist of interest rate swaps that are intended to hedge the variability in interest payments on some of our variable rate debt issuances and assets through 2017. These hedges have the effect of converting some of our variable rate debt and assets to a fixed rate. We also have entered into forward foreign currency derivative contracts to hedge our exposure to variability in cash flows related to foreign currency denominated debt.

Net Investment Hedges: We use net investment hedges, primarily forward foreign exchange contracts, to manage the exposure related to our net investments in consolidated foreign operations that have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Changes in the fair value of net investment hedges are recorded in the translation adjustment component of AOCI. During the third quarter of 2011, we discontinued hedge accounting on our only net investment hedge. Therefore, we did not have any net investment hedges outstanding as of September 30, 2012.

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Free-Standing Derivatives: We use free-standing derivatives, or economic hedges, to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of residential MSRs, mortgage loan origination and purchase commitments and other interests held. We also categorize our customer-accommodation derivatives and the related offsetting contracts as free-standing derivatives. Changes in the fair value of free-standing derivatives are recorded in earnings as a component of other non-interest income.

Balance Sheet Presentation

The following table summarizes the fair value and related outstanding notional amounts of derivative instruments reported in our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The fair value amounts are segregated by derivatives that are designated as accounting hedges and those that are not, and are further segregated by type of contract within those two categories.

September 30, 2012 December 31, 2011
Notional or
Contractual

Amount
Derivatives at Fair Value Notional or
Contractual

Amount
Derivatives at Fair Value

(Dollars in millions)

Assets (1) Liabilities (1) Assets (1) Liabilities (1)

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:

Interest rate contracts:

Fair value interest rate contracts

$ 15,715 $ 1,113 $ 0 $ 14,425 $ 1,019 $ 1

Cash flow interest rate contracts

9,025 127 0 6,325 71 130

Total interest rate contracts

24,740 1,240 0 20,750 1,090 131

Foreign exchange contracts:

Cash flow foreign exchange contracts

5,241 5 105 4,577 93 16

Net investment foreign exchange contracts

0 0 0 0 0 0

Total foreign exchange contracts

5,241 5 105 4,577 93 16

Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges

29,981 1,245 105 25,327 1,183 147

Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:

Interest rate contracts covering:

MSRs

198 17 5 383 18 12

Customer accommodation (2)

18,550 526 307 16,147 453 395

Other interest rate exposures

3,057 49 24 29,027 85 362

Total interest rate contracts

21,805 592 336 45,557 556 769

Foreign exchange contracts

1,343 136 49 1,348 193 65

Other contracts

796 3 8 932 4 6

Total derivatives not designated as accounting hedges

23,944 731 393 47,837 753 840

Total derivatives

$ 53,925 $ 1,976 $ 498 $ 73,164 $ 1,936 $ 987

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(1)

Derivative asset and liability amounts are presented on a gross basis based on individual contracts and do not reflect the impact of legally enforceable master counterparty netting agreements, collateral received/posted or net credit risk valuation adjustments. We recorded a net cumulative credit risk valuation adjustment related to our derivative positions of $13 million and $23 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. See “Derivative Counterparty Credit Risk” below for additional information.

(2)

Customer accommodation derivatives include those entered into with our commercial banking customers and those entered into with other counterparties to offset the market risk.

Upon the completion of the ING Direct acquisition in February 2012, we terminated the portfolio of interest-rate swaps we entered into in anticipation of the acquisition. These interest-rate swaps consisted of an initial notional amount of $23.8 billion and an additional notional amount of $1.0 billion resulting from subsequent rebalancing actions. The total cash payment at termination was $355 million. We recognized a mark-to-market loss of $78 million in earnings in the first quarter of 2012 and a mark-to-market loss of $266 million in earnings in the third quarter of 2011 related to these swaps.

Income Statement Presentation and AOCI

The following tables summarize the impact of derivatives and related hedged items on our consolidated statements of income and AOCI.

Fair Value Hedges and Free-Standing Derivatives

The net gains (losses) recognized in earnings related to derivatives in fair value hedging relationships and free-standing derivatives are presented below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

Three Months  Ended
September 30,
Nine Months  Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges:

Fair value interest rate contracts:

Gain recognized in earnings on derivatives (1)

$ 16 $ 339 $ 95 $ 380

Loss recognized in earnings on hedged items (1)

(36 ) (334 ) (123 ) (372 )

Net fair value hedge ineffectiveness gain (loss)

(20 ) 5 (28 ) 8

Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges:

Interest rate contracts covering:

MSRs (1)

1 6 4 2

Customer accommodation (1)

11 5 29 15

Other interest rate exposures (1)

(1 ) (273 ) (58 ) (267 )

Total

11 (262 ) (25 ) (250 )

Foreign exchange contracts (1)

(5 ) 6 (14 ) 4

Other contracts (1)

(3 ) 14 (6 ) 23

Total gain (loss) on derivatives not designated as accounting hedges

3 (242 ) (45 ) (223 )

Net derivatives gain (loss) recognized in earnings

$ (17 ) $ (237 ) $ (73 ) $ (215 )

(1)

Amounts are recorded in our consolidated statements of income in other non-interest income.

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Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges

The table below shows the net gains (losses) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and net investment hedges.

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Gain (loss) recorded in AOCI: (1)

Cash flow hedges:

Interest rate contracts

$ 60 $ 14 $ 121 $ 35

Foreign exchange contracts

(7 ) (5 ) (18 ) (15 )

Subtotal

53 9 103 20

Net investment hedges:

Foreign exchange contracts

0 (1 ) 0 (2 )

Net derivatives gain recognized in AOCI

$ 53 $ 8 $ 103 $ 18

Gain (loss) recorded in earnings:

Cash flow hedges:

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings:

Interest rate contracts (2)

$ 12 $ (1 ) $ 32 $ 1

Foreign exchange contracts (3)

3 (5 ) (8 ) (14 )

Subtotal

15 (6 ) 24 (13 )

Gain (loss) recognized in earnings due to ineffectiveness:

Interest rate contracts (3)

0 0 0 0

Foreign exchange contracts (3)

0 0 0 0

Subtotal

0 0 0 0

Net derivatives gain (loss) recognized in earnings

$ 15 $ (6 ) $ 24 $ (13 )

(1)

Amounts represent the effective portion.

(2)

Amounts reclassified are recorded in our consolidated statements of income in interest income or interest expense.

(3)

Amounts reclassified are recorded in our consolidated statements of income in other non-interest income.

We expect to reclassify net after-tax gains of $28 million recorded in AOCI as of September 30, 2012, related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to earnings over the next 12 months, which we expect to offset against the cash flows associated with the hedged forecasted transactions. The maximum length of time over which forecasted transactions were hedged was five years as of September 30, 2012. The amount we expect to reclassify into earnings may change as a result of changes in market conditions and ongoing actions taken as part of our overall risk management strategy.

Credit Default Swaps

We have credit exposure on credit default swap agreements that we entered into to manage our risk of loss on certain manufactured housing securitizations issued by GreenPoint Credit LLC in 2000. Our maximum credit exposure related to these swap agreements totaled $22 million and $23 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These agreements are recorded in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities. The value of our obligations under these swaps was $22 million and $12 million

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as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. See “Note 7—Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations” for additional information about our manufactured housing securitization transactions.

Credit Risk-Related Contingency Features

Certain of our derivative contracts include provisions requiring that our debt maintain a credit rating of investment grade or above by each of the major credit rating agencies. In the event of a downgrade of our debt credit rating below investment grade, some of our derivative counterparties would have the right to terminate the derivative contract and close-out the existing positions. Other derivative contracts include provisions that would, in the event of a downgrade of our debt credit rating below investment grade, allow our derivative counterparties to demand immediate and ongoing full overnight collateralization on derivative instruments in a net liability position. Certain of our derivative contracts may allow, in the event of a downgrade of our debt credit rating of any kind, our derivative counterparties to demand additional collateralization on such derivative instruments in a net liability position. The fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a net liability position was $17 million and $141 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We were required to post collateral, consisting of a combination of cash and securities, totaling $151 million and $353 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. If our debt credit rating had fallen below investment grade, we would have been required to post additional collateral of $20 million and $39 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Derivative Counterparty Credit Risk

Derivative instruments contain an element of credit risk that arises from the potential failure of a counterparty to perform according to the contractual terms of the contract. Our exposure to derivative counterparty credit risk at any point in time is represented by the fair value of derivatives in a gain position, or derivative assets, assuming no recoveries of underlying collateral. To mitigate the risk of counterparty default, we maintain collateral agreements with certain derivative counterparties. These agreements typically require both parties to maintain collateral in the event the fair values of derivative financial instruments exceed established thresholds. We received cash collateral from derivatives counterparties totaling $884 million and $894 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We also received securities from derivatives counterparties totaling $256 million as of September 30, 2012, which we have the ability to repledge.

We record counterparty credit risk valuation adjustments on our derivative assets to properly reflect the credit quality of the counterparty. We consider collateral and legally enforceable master netting agreements that mitigate our credit exposure to each counterparty in determining the counterparty credit risk valuation adjustment, which may be adjusted in future periods due to changes in the fair value of the derivative contract, collateral and creditworthiness of the counterparty. The cumulative counterparty credit risk valuation adjustment recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as a reduction in the derivative asset balance was $14 million and $25 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We also adjust the fair value of our derivative liabilities to reflect the impact of our credit quality. We calculate this adjustment by comparing the spreads on our credit default swaps to the discount benchmark curve. The cumulative credit risk valuation adjustment related to our credit quality recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as a reduction in the derivative liability balance was $1 million and $2 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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NOTE 11—STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred Stock

On August 20, 2012, we issued and sold 35,000,000 depositary shares (“Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock) (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). The net proceeds of the offering of the 35,000,000 Depositary Shares were approximately $853 million, after deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses.

Common Stock

On February 16, 2012, we settled forward sale agreements that we entered into with certain counterparties acting as forward purchasers in connection with a public offering of shares of our common stock on July 19, 2011. Pursuant to the forward sale agreements, we issued 40,000,000 shares of our common stock at settlement. After underwriter’s discounts and commissions, the net proceeds to the company were at a forward sale price per share of $48.17 for a total of approximately $1.9 billion.

On February 17, 2012, we issued 54,028,086 shares of Capital One common stock with a fair value of $2.6 billion as partial consideration for the equity interests and assets and liabilities associated with the ING Direct acquisition.

On March 20, 2012, we closed a public offering of 24,442,706 shares of our common stock which we sold to the underwriters at a per share price of $51.14 for net proceeds of approximately $1.25 billion. In addition, we issued $1.25 billion of our senior notes due 2015 in a public offering which closed on March 23, 2012. We used the net proceeds of these offerings, along with cash sourced from current liquidity, to fund the net consideration payable of $31.1 billion in connection with the May 1, 2012 acquisition of HSBC’s U.S credit card business.

On September 10, 2012, one of the ING Sellers sold 54,028,086 shares of our common stock in an underwritten public offering. We did not receive any proceeds from the offering.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”)

The following table presents the cumulative balances of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred tax of $467 million and $142 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively:

(Dollars in millions)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011

Net unrealized gains on securities

$ 770 $ 294

Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings on securities

(26 ) 10

Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging instruments

53 (26 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

25 (49 )

Other

(41 ) (60 )

Total accumulated other comprehensive income

$ 781 $ 169

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The table below summarizes other comprehensive income activity and the related tax effects for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Three Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax
Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax

Other comprehensive income:

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale

$ 449 $ 169 $ 280 $ (112 ) $ (37 ) $ (75 )

Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings

74 28 46 (11 ) (4 ) (7 )

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

93 33 60 23 8 15

Foreign currency translation adjustments

63 0 63 (83 ) 0 (83 )

Other

(23 ) (5 ) (18 ) (2 ) (1 ) (1 )

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$ 656 $ 225 $ 431 $ (185 ) $ (34 ) $ (151 )

Nine Months Ended September 30,
2012 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax
Before
Tax
Tax After
Tax

Other comprehensive income:

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale

$ 607 $ 229 $ 378 $ 77 $ 30 $ 47

Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings

127 47 80 (22 ) (8 ) (14 )

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

188 67 121 49 18 31

Foreign currency translation adjustments

74 0 74 (20 ) 0 (20 )

Other

(57 ) (16 ) (41 ) (2 ) (1 ) (1 )

Other comprehensive income

$ 939 $ 327 $ 612 $ 82 $ 39 $ 43

NOTE 12—EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars and Shares in millions, except per share data)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Basic earnings per share

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 1,188 $ 865 $ 2,886 $ 2,842

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

(10 ) (52 ) (212 ) (102 )

Net income applicable to common equity

1,178 813 2,674 2,740

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities (1)

(5 ) 0 (12 ) 0

Net income available to common stockholders

$ 1,173 $ 813 $ 2,662 $ 2,740

Total weighted-average basic shares outstanding

578 456 555 455

Net income per share

$ 2.03 $ 1.78 $ 4.80 $ 6.02

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Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,

(Dollars and Shares in millions, except per share data)

2012 2011 2012 2011

Diluted earnings per share (2)

Net income available to common stockholders

$ 1,173 $ 813 $ 2,662 $ 2,740

Total weighted-average basic shares outstanding

578 456 555 455

Stock options, warrants, contingently issuable shares, and other

6 4 5 6

Total weighted-average diluted shares outstanding

584 460 560 461

Net income per share

$ 2.01 $ 1.77 $ 4.75 $ 5.95

(1)

Includes undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities using the two-class method under the accounting guidance for computing earnings per share.

(2)

Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share was 6 million and 49 million of awards, options or warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 7 million and 22 million of awards, options or warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

NOTE 13—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date (also referred to as an exit price). The fair value accounting guidance provides a three-level fair value hierarchy for classifying financial instruments. This hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value are observable or unobservable. Fair value measurement of a financial asset or liability is assigned to a level based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1:

Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

Observable market-based inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs.

The accounting guidance for fair value requires that we maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. Accounting guidance provides for the irrevocable option to elect, on a contract-by-contract basis, to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value at inception of the contract and record any subsequent changes in fair value into earnings. We had not made any material fair value option elections as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Level 1, 2 and 3 Valuation Techniques

Financial instruments are considered Level 1 when the valuation can be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 financial instruments are valued using quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or models using inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data of substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques, and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable and when determination of the fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

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The following table displays our assets and liabilities measured on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

September 30, 2012
Fair Value Measurements Using

(Dollars in millions)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Assets

Securities available for sale:

U.S. Treasury debt obligations

$ 1,558 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1,558

U.S. Agency debt obligations

0 530 287 817

Residential mortgage-backed securities

0 38,373 1,056 39,429

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

0 6,434 361 6,795

Asset-backed securities

0 11,175 545 11,720

Other

293 843 9 1,145

Total securities available for sale

1,851 57,355 2,258 61,464

Other assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

0 0 76 76

Derivative receivables (1)(2)

3 1,864 109 1,976

Retained interests in securitizations and other

0 0 209 209

Total assets

$ 1,854 $ 59,219 $ 2,652 $ 63,725

Liabilities

Other liabilities:

Derivative payables (1)(2)

$ (6 ) $ (445 ) $ (47 ) $ (498 )

Other (3)

0 0 (22 ) (22 )

Total liabilities

$ (6 ) $ (445 ) $ (69 ) $ (520 )

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December 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements Using

(Dollars in millions)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Assets

Securities available for sale:

U.S. Treasury debt obligations

$ 124 $ 0 $ 0 $ 124

U.S. Agency debt obligations

0 138 0 138

Residential mortgage-backed securities

0 26,455 195 26,650

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

0 913 274 1,187

Asset-backed securities

0 10,118 32 10,150

Other

279 219 12 510

Total securities available for sale

403 37,843 513 38,759

Other assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

0 0 93 93

Derivative receivables (1)(2)

5 1,828 103 1,936

Retained interests in securitizations and other

0 0 145 145

Total assets

$ 408 $ 39,671 $ 854 $ 40,933

Liabilities

Other liabilities:

Derivative payables (1)(2)

$ (6 ) $ (702 ) $ (279 ) $ (987 )

Other (3)

0 0 (12 ) (12 )

Total liabilities

$ (6 ) $ (702 ) $ (291 ) $ (999 )

(1)

We do not offset the fair value of derivative contracts in a loss position against the fair value of contracts in a gain position. We also do not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash collateral arising from derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

(2)

Does not reflect $13 million and $23 million recognized as a net valuation allowance on derivative assets and liabilities for non-performance risk as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Non-performance risk is reflected in other assets/liabilities on the balance sheet and offset through the income statement in other income.

(3)

Includes manufactured housing, swap and other transactions. See “Note 7—Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations” for additional information.

The determination of the classification of financial instruments in Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy is performed at the end of each reporting period. We consider all available information, including observable market data, indications of market liquidity and orderliness, and our understanding of the valuation techniques and significant inputs. Based upon the specific facts and circumstances of each instrument or instrument category, judgments are made regarding the significance of the Level 3 inputs to the instruments’ fair value measurement in its entirety. If Level 3 inputs are considered significant, the instrument is classified as Level 3. The process for determining fair value using unobservable inputs is generally more subjective and involves a high degree of management judgment and assumptions. During the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, we had minimal movements between Levels 1 and 2.

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Level 3 Instruments Only

Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their values are determined using pricing models, which include comparison of prices from multiple sources, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable or there is significant variability among pricing sources. Level 3 financial instruments also include those for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. The tables below present reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). When assets and liabilities are transferred between levels, we recognize the transfer as of the end of the period.

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Balance,
June 30,
2012
Total Gains or (Losses)
(Realized/Unrealized)
Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements Transfers
Into
Level 3 (2)
Transfers
Out of
Level 3 (2)
Balance,
September 30,
2012
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included

in Net
Income
Related to
Assets and
Liabilities

Still Held
as of
September  30,
2012 (3)

(Dollars in millions)

Included
in Net
Income (1)
Included in
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Assets:

Securities available-for-sale:

U.S. Agency debt obligations

$ 64 $ 0 $ (1 ) $ 85 $ 0 $ 0 $ (1 ) $ 140 $ 0 $ 287 $ 0

Residential mortgage-backed securities

1,170 (5 ) 91 194 0 0 (76 ) 74 (392 ) 1,056 (5 )

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

267 0 10 204 0 0 3 50 (173 ) 361 0

Asset-backed securities

293 0 9 229 0 0 0 82 (68 ) 545 0

Other

10 0 0 0 0 0 (1 ) 0 0 9 0

Total securities available-for-sale

1,804 (5 ) 109 712 0 0 (75 ) 346 (633 ) 2,258 (5 )

Other Assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

84 (7 ) 0 0 0 1 (2 ) 0 0 76 (7 )

Derivative receivables

103 10 0 0 0 8 (11 ) 0 (1 ) 109 10

Retained interest in securitization and other

140 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 69

Liabilities:

Other Liabilities

Derivative Payables

(34 ) (13 ) 0 0 0 (5 ) 4 0 1 (47 ) (13 )

Other

(13 ) (9 ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (22 ) (9 )

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Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total Gains or (Losses)
(Realized/Unrealized)
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included

in Net
Income
Related to
Assets and
Liabilities

Still Held
as of
September 30,
2011 (3)

(Dollars in millions)

Balance,
June 30,
2011
Included
in Net
Income (1)
Included in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements Transfers
Into
Level 3 (2)
Transfers
Out of
Level 3 (2)
Balance,
September 30,
2011

Assets:

Securities available-for-sale:

Residential mortgage-backed securities

$ 357 $ 0 $ (5 ) $ (34 ) $ 0 $ 0 $ (34 ) $ 24 $ (117 ) $ 191 $ 0

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

0 0 (1 ) 282 (15 ) 0 0 76 0 342 0

Asset-backed securities

9 0 (4 ) 34 0 0 0 0 0 39 0

Other

12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

Total securities available-for-sale

378 0 (10 ) 282 (15 ) 0 (34 ) 100 (117 ) 584 0

Other Assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

130 (34 ) 0 0 0 1 (3 ) 0 0 94 (34 )

Derivative receivables

44 27 0 0 0 3 (8 ) 0 (1 ) 65 27

Retained interest in securitization and other

106 (5 ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 (5 )

Liabilities:

Other Liabilities

Derivative Payables

(42 ) (24 ) 0 0 0 (180 ) 5 0 1 (240 ) (24 )

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Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total Gains or (Losses)
(Realized/Unrealized)
Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included

in Net
Income
Related to
Assets and
Liabilities

Still Held
as of
September 30,
2012 (3)

(Dollars in millions)

Balance,
January 1,
2012
Included
in Net
Income (1)
Included in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements Transfers
Into
Level 3 (2)
Transfers
Out of
Level 3 (2)
Balance,
September 30,
2012

Assets:

Securities available-for-sale:

U.S. Agency debt obligations

$ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 135 $ 0 $ 0 $ (2 ) $ 154 $ 0 $ 287 $ 0

Residential mortgage-backed securities

195 (6 ) 78 2,477 (640 ) 0 (226 ) 302 (1,124 ) 1,056 (6 )

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

274 5 20 674 (76 ) 0 (16 ) 63 (583 ) 361 5

Asset-backed securities

32 0 22 384 0 0 (3 ) 214 (104 ) 545 0

Other

12 0 0 0 0 0 (6 ) 9 (6 ) 9 0

Total securities available-for-sale

513 (1 ) 120 3,670 (716 ) 0 (253 ) 742 (1,817 ) 2,258 (1 )

Other Assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

93 (18 ) 0 0 0 9 (8 ) 0 0 76 (18 )

Derivative receivables

103 55 0 0 0 12 (73 ) 13 (1 ) 109 55

Retained interest in securitization and other

145 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 64

Liabilities:

Other Liabilities

Derivative Payables

(279 ) (18 ) 0 0 0 (37 ) 276 8 3 (47 ) (18 )

Other

(12 ) (10 ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (22 ) (10 )

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Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

Total Gains or (Losses)
(Realized/Unrealized)

Net
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
Included

in Net
Income
Related to
Assets and
Liabilities

Still Held
as of
September 30,
2011 (3)

(Dollars in millions)

Balance,
January 1,
2011
Included
in Net
Income (1)
Included in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements Transfers
Into
Level 3 (2)
Transfers
Out of
Level 3 (2)
Balance,
September 30,
2011

Assets:

Securities available-for-sale:

Residential mortgage-backed securities

$ 578 $ 0 $ (9 ) $ 0 $ (15 ) $ 0 $ (93 ) $ 50 $ (320 ) $ 191 $ 0

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

0 0 (1 ) 282 (15 ) 0 0 76 0 342 0

Asset-backed securities

13 0 (4 ) 34 0 0 (1 ) 0 (3 ) 39 0

Other

7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12 0

Total securities available -for-sale

598 0 (14 ) 316 (30 ) 0 (94 ) 131 (323 ) 584 0

Other Assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

141 (44 ) 0 0 0 7 (10 ) 0 0 94 (44 )

Derivative receivables

46 39 0 0 0 5 (23 ) 0 (2 ) 65 39

Retained interest in securitization and other

117 (16 ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 (16 )

Liabilities:

Other Liabilities

Derivative Payables

(43 ) (28 ) 0 0 0 (182 ) 12 0 1 (240 ) (28 )

(1)

Gains (losses) related to Level 3 mortgage servicing rights are reported in other non-interest income, which is a component of non-interest income. Gains (losses) related to Level 3 derivative receivables and derivative payables are reported in other non-interest income, which is a component of non-interest income. Gains (losses) related to Level 3 retained interests in securitizations are reported in servicing and securitizations income, which is a component of non-interest income.

(2)

The transfers out of Level 3 for the third quarter and nine months ending September 30, 2012 and 2011 were primarily driven by greater consistency among multiple pricing sources. The transfers into Level 3 were primarily driven by less consistency among vendor pricing on individual securities.

(3)

The amount presented for unrealized gains (loss) for assets still held as of the reporting date primarily represents impairments for available-for-sale securities, accretion on certain fixed maturity securities, and change in fair value of derivative instruments. The impairments are reported in total other-than-temporary losses as a component of non-interest income.

Significant Level 3 Fair Value Asset and Liability Input Sensitivity

Changes in unobservable inputs may have a significant impact on fair value. Certain of these unobservable inputs will (in isolation) have a directionally consistent impact on the fair value of the instrument for a given change in that input. Alternatively, the fair value of the instrument may move in an opposite direction for a given change in another input. In general, an increase in the discount rate, default rates, loss severity and credit spreads, in isolation, would result in a decrease in the fair value measurement. In addition, an increase in default rates would generally be accompanied by a decrease in recovery rates, slower prepayment rates and an increase in liquidity spreads.

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Fair Value Governance and Control

We have a governance framework and a number of key controls that are intended to ensure that our fair value measurements are appropriate and reliable. Our governance framework provides for independent oversight and segregation of duties. Our control processes include review and approval of new transaction types, price verification and review of valuation judgments, methods, models, process controls and results. Groups independent from our trading and investing functions, including our Valuations Group and Valuations Advisory Committee, participate in the review and validation process.

Our Valuations Group performs periodic independent verification of fair value measurements by using independent analytics and other available market data to determine if assigned fair values are reasonable. For example, in cases where we rely on third party pricing services to obtain fair value measures, we analyze pricing variances among different pricing sources and validate the pricing used by comparing the information to additional sources, including dealer pricing indications in transaction results and other internal sources. Additional validation procedures performed by the Valuations Group include reviewing valuation inputs and assumptions, monitoring limits and acceptable variance thresholds between different pricing sources, and evaluating alternative methodologies and recommend improvements to valuation techniques. We perform due diligence reviews of the third party pricing services, including reviewing their pricing methodology and other control documentation. Additionally, on an on-going basis we may select a sample of securities and test their valuation by obtaining more detailed information about the pricing methodology, sources of information, and assumptions used to value the securities.

The Valuation Advisory Committee delegates the day-to-day valuation oversight to the Fair Value Committee. The Valuation Advisory Committee includes senior representation from business areas, our Enterprise Risk Oversight division and our Finance division. The purpose of the Valuations Advisory Committee is to inform the Chief Financial Officer on the reasonableness of fair valuations and to raise material risks or concerns, if any, concerning fair valuations. The Fair Value Committee regularly reviews and approves our valuation methodologies to ensure that our methodologies and practices are consistent with industry standards and adhere to regulatory and accounting guidance. The Chief Financial Officer determines when material issues or concerns regarding valuations shall be raised to the Audit and Risk Committee or other delegated committee of the Board of Directors.

The following table presents the significant unobservable inputs relied upon to determine the fair values of our recurring Level 3 financial instruments. We utilize multiple third party pricing services to obtain fair value measures for our securities. Several of our third party pricing services are only able to provide unobservable input information for a limited number of securities due to software licensing restrictions. Other third party pricing services are able to provide unobservable input information for all securities for which they provide a valuation. As a result, the unobservable input information for the Available for Sale Securities presented below represents a composite summary of all information we are able to obtain for a majority of our securities. The unobservable input information for all other Level 3 financial instruments is based on the assumptions used in our internal valuation models.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

(Dollars in millions)

Fair
Value at
September  30,
2012

Significant

Valuation

Techniques

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

Range

(Weighted Average)

Assets:

Securities available-for-sale:

Residential mortgage-backed securities

$

1,056

Discounted cash flows (3 rd party pricing)

Yield

Constant prepayment rate

Default rate

Loss severity

0-25% (6%)
0-24% (6%)
1-23% (9%)
4-75% (52%)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

361

Discounted cash flows (3 rd party pricing)

Yield

Constant prepayment rate

1-3% (3%)

0-25% (3%)

Asset-backed securities

545

Discounted cash flows (3 rd party pricing)

Yield

Constant prepayment rate

Default rate Loss

severity

0-19% (2%)

0-8% (3%)

3-18% (13%)

45-87% (77%)

Other

296 Discounted cash flows

Yield

Constant prepayment rate

2-2% (2%) N/A

Other assets:

Mortgage servicing rights

76

Discounted cash flows

Constant prepayment rate

Discount rate

Servicing cost ($ per loan)

11.76-33.72% (20.62%)

9.60-29.79% (12.94%)

$81-$684 ($208)

Derivative receivables

109

Discounted cash flows

Swap rates

1.70-2.43% (2.28%)

Retained interests in securitization and other

209

Discounted cash flows

Life of receivables (months) Constant prepayment rate

Discount rate

28-246 (63)

1.15-22.47% (12.07%)

2.91-13.57% (11.47%)

Liabilities:

Other liabilities:

Derivative payables

(47 )

Discounted cash flows

Black model

Swap rates

Flat volatility

1.70-2.40% (2.25%)

27.87-28.30% (27.94%)

Other (Manufactured housing swap obligations)

(22

)

Discounted cash flows

Constant prepayment rate

Default rate

Illiquidity risk

2.74-3.60% (3.08%)

3.40-3.97% (3.75%)

1.21%

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We are required to measure and recognize certain other financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the consolidated balance sheet. These financial assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when we evaluate impairment).

Loans Held For Sale

Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost, net of deferred fees, deferred origination costs and effects of hedge accounting, or fair value. The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using a discounted cash flow model or fair value of the underlying collateral, less the estimated cost to sell. Held for sale loans that are valued using a discounted cash flow are classified as Level 2. Loans that are valued using fair value less the estimated cost to sell have significant unobservable inputs and are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. Fair value adjustments for loans held for sale are recorded in other non-interest expense in our consolidated statement of income.

Loans Held For Investment, Net

Loans held for investment that are individually assessed for impairment are carried at the fair value of the underlying collateral, less the estimated cost to sell. Due to the use of unobservable inputs, loans held for investment are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. Fair value adjustments for loans held for investment are recorded in provision for credit losses in the consolidated statement of income.

Foreclosed Property

Foreclosed property is carried at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Due to the use of significant unobservable inputs, foreclosed property are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. Fair value adjustments for foreclosed property are recorded in other non-interest expense in the consolidated statement of income.

Other Assets

Nonrecurring other assets measured at fair value consist of long-lived assets held for sale. These assets are recorded in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. These assets are carried at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Due to the use of unobservable inputs, long-lived assets held for sale are classified as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. Fair value adjustments for other assets are recorded in other non-interest expense in the consolidated statement of income.

For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and still held on the consolidated balance sheet, the following table provides the fair value measures by level of valuation assumptions used and the gains or losses recognized for these assets as a result of fair value measurements.

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September 30, 2012
Fair Value Measurements Using Assets
at  Fair
Value
Significant
Valuation
Techniques
Significant  Unobservable
Inputs
Range
(Weighted
Average)

(Dollars in millions)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Assets

Loans held for sale

$ 0 $ 187 $ 0 $ 187 N/A N/A N/A

Loans held for investment

0 0 148 148 Appraisal
Value
Non-recoverable rate 10-38%

(12%)

Foreclosed property (1)

0 0 51 51 Appraisal
Value
Cost to Sell

Bias Factor

10.14%

0-11%

Other (2)

0 0 24 24 Appraisal
Value
Cost to Sell 6-6%

(6%)

Total

$ 0 $ 187 $ 223 $ 410

December 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements Using Assets
at  Fair
Value

(Dollars in millions)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Assets

Loans held for sale

$ 0 $ 201 $ 0 $ 201

Loans held for investment

0 0 113 113

Foreclosed property (1)

0 0 169 169

Other (2)

0 0 21 21

Total

$ 0 $ 201 $ 303 $ 504

Total Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011

Assets

Loans held for sale

$ 23 $ 3

Loans held for investment

(31 ) (18 )

Foreclosed property (1)

(7 ) (4 )

Other (2)

0 0

Total

$ (15 ) $ (19 )

Total Gains (Losses)
Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011

Assets

Loans held for sale

$ 52 $ 3

Loans held for investment

(87 ) (68 )

Foreclosed property (1)

(21 ) (23 )

Other (2)

(4 ) (13 )

Total

$ (60 ) $ (101 )

(1)

Represents the fair value and related losses of foreclosed properties that were written down subsequent to their initial classification as foreclosed properties.

(2)

Consists of long lived assets held for sale.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following reflects the fair value of financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the consolidated balance sheet, at fair value as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012 Fair Value Measurements Using

(Dollars in millions)

Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 5,969 $ 5,969 $ 5,969 $ 0 $ 0

Restricted cash for securitization investors

760 760 760 0 0

Securities available for sale

61,464 61,464 1,851 57,355 2,258

Loans held for sale

187 187 0 187 0

Net loans held for investment

197,978 201,106 0 0 201,106

Interest receivable

1,614 1,614 0 1,614 0

Derivatives

1,976 1,976 3 1,864 109

Mortgage servicing rights

76 76 0 0 76

Financial liabilities

Non-interest bearing deposits

$ 20,767 $ 20,767 $ 20,767 $ 0 $ 0

Interest-bearing deposits

192,488 193,205 0 24,608 168,597

Senior and subordinated notes

11,756 12,244 0 12,244 0

Securitized debt obligations

12,686 12,920 0 12,553 367

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

967 967 967 0 0

Other borrowings

12,968 13,025 358 12,613 54

Interest payable

368 368 0 368 0

Derivatives

498 498 6 445 47
December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Carrying
Amount
Estimated
Fair  Value

Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 5,838 $ 5,838

Restricted cash for securitization investors

791 791

Securities available for sale

38,759 38,759

Loans held for sale

201 201

Net loans held for investment

131,642 133,710

Interest receivable

1,029 1,029

Derivatives

1,936 1,936

Mortgage servicing rights

93 93

Financial liabilities

Non-interest bearing deposits

$ 18,281 $ 18,281

Interest-bearing deposits

109,945 110,002

Senior and subordinated notes

11,034 10,870

Securitized debt obligations

16,527 16,632

Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase

1,464 1,464

Other borrowings

10,536 10,607

Interest payable

466 466

Derivatives

987 987

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The following describes the valuation techniques used in estimating the fair value of our financial instruments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. We applied the fair value provisions, to the financial instruments not recognized on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value, which include loans held for investment, interest receivable, non-interest bearing and interest bearing deposits, other borrowings, senior and subordinated notes, and interest payable. The provisions requiring us to maximize the use of observable inputs and to measure fair value using a notion of exit price were factored into our selection of inputs of our established valuation techniques.

Financial Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts of cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and resale agreements and interest-bearing deposits at other banks approximate fair value.

Restricted Cash or Securitization Investors

The carrying amounts of restricted cash for securitization investors approximate their fair value due to their relatively short-term nature.

Securities Available For Sale

Quoted prices in active markets are used to measure the fair value of U.S. Treasury securities. For other investment categories, we utilize multiple third party pricing services to obtain fair value measures for the large majority of our securities. A pricing service may be considered as the primary pricing provider for certain types of securities, and the designation of the primary pricing provider may vary depending on the type of securities. The determination of the primary pricing provider is based on our experience and validation benchmark of the pricing service’s performance in terms of providing fair value measurement for the various types of securities.

Certain securities available for sale are classified as Level 2 and 3, the majority of which are collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities. Classification indicates that significant valuation assumptions are not consistently observable in the market. When significant assumptions are not consistently observable, fair values are derived using the best available data. Such data may include quotes provided by a dealer, the use of external pricing services, independent pricing models, or other model-based valuation techniques such as calculation of the present values of future cash flows incorporating assumptions such as benchmark yields, spreads, prepayment speeds, credit ratings, and losses. The techniques used by the pricing services utilize observable market data to the extent available. Pricing models may be used, which can vary by asset class and may incorporate available trade, bid and other market information. Across asset classes, information such as trader/dealer input, credit spreads, forward curves, and prepayment speeds are used to help determine appropriate valuations. Because many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the evaluated pricing applications may apply available information through processes such as benchmarking curves, like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing to prepare valuations. In addition, model processes are used by the pricing services to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios.

We validate the pricing obtained from the primary pricing providers through comparison of pricing to additional sources, including other pricing services, dealer pricing indications in transaction results, and other internal sources. Pricing variances among different pricing sources are analyzed and validated. Additionally, on an on-going basis we may select a sample of securities and test the third party valuation by obtaining more detailed information about the pricing methodology, sources of information, and assumptions used to value the securities.

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The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our residential, asset-backed and commercial securities include yield, prepayment rate, default rate and loss severity in the event of default. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation or combination would result in a significant change in fair value measurement. Generally, an increase in the yield assumption will result in a decrease in fair value measurement, however, an increase or decrease in prepayment rate, default rate or loss severity may have a different impact on the fair value given various characteristics of the security including the capital structure of the deal, credit enhancement for the security or other factors.

As of September 30, 2012, we saw further improvements in the market value of our portfolio holdings driven by lower interest rates and reduced risk premiums as compared to 2011. The increase in the amount of Level 3 securities was primarily driven by the increase in non-agency MBS securities due to acquisition of ING Direct securities portfolio.

Loans Held For Sale

Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost, net of deferred fees, deferred origination costs and effects of hedge accounting, or fair value. The fair value of loans held for sale is determined using current secondary market prices for portfolios with similar characteristics. The carrying amounts as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 approximate fair value.

Loans Held For Investment, Net

The fair values of credit card loans, installment loans, auto loans, home loans and commercial loans were estimated using a discounted cash flow method, a form of the income approach. Discount rates were determined considering rates at which similar portfolios of loans would be made under current conditions and considering liquidity spreads applicable to each loan portfolio based on the secondary market. The fair value of credit card loans excluded any value related to customer account relationships. The increase in fair value above carrying amount at September 30, 2012 was primarily due to a tightening of liquidity spreads and improved credit performance noted in our credit card, auto and commercial loan portfolios.

Interest Receivable

The carrying amount of interest receivable approximates the fair value of this asset due to its relatively short-term nature.

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

We use both exchange traded-derivatives and over-the counter (“OTC”) derivatives to manage our interest rate and foreign currency risk exposure. Quoted market prices are available and used for our exchange-traded derivatives, which we classify as Level 1. However, substantially all of our derivatives are traded in OTC markets where quoted market prices are not always readily available. Therefore, we value most OTC derivatives using valuation techniques, which include internally-developed models. We primarily rely on market observable inputs for our models, such as interest rate yield curves, credit curves, option volatility and currency rates, that vary depending on the type of derivative and nature of the underlying rate, price or index upon which the derivative’s value is based. Where model inputs can be observed in a liquid market and the model does not require significant judgment, such derivatives are typically classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. When instruments are traded in less liquid markets and significant inputs are unobservable, such as interest rate swaps whose remaining terms do not correlate with market observable interest rate yield curves, the derivatives are classified as Level 3.

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The impact of counterparty non-performance risk is considered when measuring the fair value of derivative assets. These derivatives are included in other assets on the balance sheet.

We validate the pricing obtained from the internal models through comparison of pricing to additional sources, including external valuation agents and other internal sources. Pricing variances among different pricing sources are analyzed and validated.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

MSRs do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, we determine the fair value of MSRs using a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The model incorporates assumptions that market participants use in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment spreads, discount rate, cost to service, contractual servicing fee income, ancillary income and late fees. We record MSRs at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurements of MSRs use significant unobservable inputs and, accordingly, are classified as Level 3.

Financial Liabilities

Non-Interest Bearing Deposits

The carrying amount of non-interest bearing deposits approximates fair value.

Interest Bearing Deposits

The fair value of other interest-bearing deposits was determined based on discounted expected cash flows using discount rates consistent with current market rates for similar products with similar remaining terms.

Securitized Debt Obligations

We utilized multiple third party pricing services to obtain fair value measures for the large majority of our securitized debt obligations. The techniques used by the pricing services utilize observable market data to the extent available; and pricing models may be used which incorporate available trade, bid and other market information as described in the above section. We used internal pricing models, discounted cash flow models or similar techniques to estimate the fair value of certain securitization trusts where third party pricing was not available.

Senior and Subordinated Notes

We engage multiple third party pricing services in order to estimate the fair value of senior and subordinated notes. The pricing service utilizes a pricing model that incorporates available trade, bid and other market information. It also incorporates spread assumptions, volatility assumptions and relevant credit information into the pricing models.

Other Borrowings

The carrying amount of federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements, FHLB advances, and other short-term borrowings approximates fair value. The fair value of junior subordinated borrowings was estimated using the same methodology as described for senior and subordinated notes. The fair value of other borrowings was determined based on trade information for bonds with similar duration and credit quality, adjusted to incorporate any relevant credit information of the issuer. The increase in fair value of other borrowings above carrying values at September 30, 2012 was primarily due to interest rate spreads across the industry.

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Interest Payable

The carrying amount of interest payable approximates the fair value of this liability due to its relatively short-term nature.

Commitments

We provide commitments that include extending credit and letters of credit. These financial instruments are generally not sold or traded. The fair value of the financial guarantees outstanding that have been issued since January 1, 2003 included in other liabilities was $4 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The estimated fair values of extensions of credit and letters of credit are not readily available. However, the fair value of commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements with comparable credit risks and the current creditworthiness of the counterparties. Commitments to extend credit issued by us are generally short-term in nature and, if drawn upon, are issued under current market terms and conditions for credits with comparable risks. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there was no material unrealized appreciation or depreciation on these financial instruments.

NOTE 14—BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Our principal operations are currently organized into three major business segments, which are defined based on the products and services provided or the type of customer served: Credit Card, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The operations of acquired businesses have been integrated into our existing business segments. Certain activities that are not part of a segment, such as management of our corporate investment portfolio and asset/liability management by our centralized Corporate Treasury group, are included in the “Other” category.

Basis of Presentation

The results of our individual businesses, which we report on a continuing operations basis, reflect the manner in which management evaluates performance and makes decisions about funding our operations and allocating resources. Our business segment results are intended to reflect each segment as if it were a stand-alone business. We use an internal management and reporting process to derive our business segment results. Our internal management and reporting process employs various allocation methodologies, including funds transfer pricing, to assign certain balance sheet assets, deposits and other liabilities and their related revenue and expenses directly or indirectly attributable to each business segment. Total interest income and net fees are directly attributable to the segment in which they are reported. The net interest income of each segment reflects the results of our funds transfer pricing process, which is primarily based on a matched maturity method that takes into consideration market rates. Our funds transfer pricing process provides a funds credit for sources of funds, such as deposits generated by our Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking businesses, and a funds charge for the use of funds by each segment. The allocation process is unique to each business segment and acquired businesses. See “Note 20—Business Segments” of our 2011 Form 10-K for information on the allocation methodologies used to derive our business segment results.

We may periodically change our business segments or reclassify business segment results based on modifications to our management reporting methodologies and changes in organizational alignment. In the first quarter of 2012, we re-aligned the reporting of our Commercial Banking business to reflect the operations on a product basis rather than by customer type. As a result of this re-alignment, we now report three product categories: commercial and multifamily real estate, commercial and industrial loans and small-ticket commercial real estate,

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which is a run-off portfolio. We previously reported four categories within our Commercial Banking business: commercial and multifamily real estate, middle market, specialty lending and small-ticket commercial real estate. Middle market and specialty lending related products are included in commercial and industrial loans. All tax-related commercial real estate investments, some of which were previously included in the “Other” segment, are now included in the commercial and multifamily real estate category of our Commercial Banking business. Prior period amounts have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.

Segment Results and Reconciliation

The following tables provide a summary of our business segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, selected balance sheet data as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and a reconciliation of our segment results to our Company’s consolidated total net revenue, income from continuing operations, assets and deposits.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer
Banking
Commercial
Banking
Other Consolidated
Total

Net interest income

$ 2,991 $ 1,501 $ 432 $ (278 ) $ 4,646

Non-interest income

826 260 87 (37 ) 1,136

Total net revenue

3,817 1,761 519 (315 ) 5,782

Provision for credit losses

892 202 (87 ) 7 1,014

Non-interest expense:

Core deposit intangible amortization

0 41 8 0 49

Other non-interest expense

1,790 936 245 25 2,996

Total non-interest expense

1,790 977 253 25 3,045

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

1,135 582 353 (347 ) 1,723

Income tax provision (benefit)

394 206 125 (190 ) 535

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 741 $ 376 $ 228 $ (157 ) $ 1,188

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer
Banking
Commercial
Banking
Other Consolidated
Total

Net interest income

$ 2,042 $ 1,097 $ 407 $ (263 ) $ 3,283

Non-interest income

678 188 63 (58 ) 871

Total net revenue

2,720 1,285 470 (321 ) 4,154

Provision for credit losses

511 136 (10 ) (15 ) 622

Non-interest expense:

Core deposit intangible amortization

0 32 10 0 42

Other non-interest expense

1,188 821 227 19 2,255

Total non-interest expense

1,188 853 237 19 2,297

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

1,021 296 243 (325 ) 1,235

Income tax provision (benefit)

358 106 86 (180 ) 370

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 663 $ 190 $ 157 $ (145 ) $ 865

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer
Banking
Commercial
Banking
Other Consolidated
Total

Net interest income

$ 7,333 $ 4,285 $ 1,290 $ (847 ) $ 12,061

Non-interest income

2,195 621 254 641 3,711

Total net revenue

9,528 4,906 1,544 (206 ) 15,772

Provision for credit losses

3,061 420 (250 ) 33 3,264

Non-interest expense:

Core deposit intangible amortization

0 120 26 0 146

Other non-interest expense

4,921 2,759 739 126 8,545

Total non-interest expense

4,921 2,879 765 126 8,691

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

1,546 1,607 1,029 (365 ) 3,817

Income tax provision (benefit)

536 569 363 (537 ) 931

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 1,010 $ 1,038 $ 666 $ 172 $ 2,886

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer
Banking
Commercial
Banking
Other Consolidated
Total

Net interest income

$ 5,873 $ 3,131 $ 1,171 $ (616 ) $ 9,559

Non-interest income

1,971 568 196 (65 ) 2,670

Total net revenue

7,844 3,699 1,367 (681 ) 12,229

Provision for credit losses

1,270 272 (45 ) 2 1,499

Non-interest expense:

Core deposit intangible amortization

0 100 31 0 131

Other non-interest expense

3,604 2,251 640 88 6,583

Total non-interest expense

3,604 2,351 671 88 6,714

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

2.970 1,076 741 (771 ) 4,016

Income tax provision (benefit)

1,046 384 263 (519 ) 1,174

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

$ 1,924 $ 692 $ 478 $ (252 ) $ 2,842

Business Segment Loans and Deposits

Total loans held for investment and customer deposits attributable to each of our three major business segments as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented in the tables below.

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer
Banking
Commercial
Banking
Other Consolidated
Total

Total loans held for investment

$ 89,033 $ 76,738 $ 37,209 $ 152 $ 203,132

Total customer deposits

0 173,100 28,670 11,485 213,255

December 31, 2011

(Dollars in millions)

Credit
Card
Consumer
Banking
Commercial
Banking
Other Consolidated
Total

Total loans held for investment

$ 65,075 $ 36,315 $ 34,327 $ 175 $ 135,892

Total customer deposits

0 88,540 26,683 13,003 128,226

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NOTE 15—COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES

Letters of Credit

We had standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit with contractual amounts of $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of outstanding financial guarantees, which we include in other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets, was $4 million as of September 30, 2012. These financial guarantees had expiration dates ranging from 2012 to 2023 as of September 30, 2012.

Contingent Payments Related to Acquisitions and Partnership Agreements

Certain of our acquisition and partnership agreements include contingent payment provisions in which we agree to provide future payments, up to a maximum amount, based on certain performance criteria. Our contingent payment arrangements are generally based on the difference between the expected credit performance of specified loan portfolios as of the date of the applicable agreement and the actual future performance. To the extent that actual losses associated with these portfolios are less than the expected level, we agree to share a portion of the benefit with the seller. The maximum contingent payment amount related to our acquisitions and partnership agreements totaled $330 million as of September 30, 2012. The final determination of the actual payment related to $30 million of the maximum contingent amount will be made September 30, 2013, and the final determination of the actual payment amount related to the remaining $300 million maximum contingent amount will be made on December 31, 2013. We recorded a liability for contingent payments related to these arrangements of $135 million and $88 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. We recognized expense related to these contingent payment arrangements of $11 million and $58 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively.

Potential Mortgage Representation & Warranty Liabilities

In recent years, we acquired three subsidiaries that originated residential mortgage loans and sold them to various purchasers, including purchasers who created securitization trusts. These subsidiaries are Capital One Home Loans, which was acquired in February 2005; GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (“GreenPoint”), which was acquired in December 2006 as part of the North Fork acquisition; and Chevy Chase Bank, which was acquired in February 2009 and subsequently merged into CONA.

In connection with their sales of mortgage loans, the subsidiaries entered into agreements containing varying representations and warranties about, among other things, the ownership of the loan, the validity of the lien securing the loan, the loan’s compliance with any applicable loan criteria established by the purchaser, including underwriting guidelines and the ongoing existence of mortgage insurance, and the loan’s compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The representations and warranties do not address the credit performance of the mortgage loans, but mortgage loan performance often influences whether a claim for breach of representation and warranty will be asserted and has an effect on the amount of any loss in the event of a breach of a representation or warranty.

Each of these subsidiaries may be required to repurchase mortgage loans in the event of certain breaches of these representations and warranties. In the event of a repurchase, the subsidiary is typically required to pay the then unpaid principal balance of the loan together with interest and certain expenses (including, in certain cases, legal costs incurred by the purchaser and/or others). The subsidiary then recovers the loan or, if the loan has been foreclosed, the underlying collateral. The subsidiary is exposed to any losses on the repurchased loans after

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giving effect to any recoveries on the collateral. In some instances, rather than repurchase the loans, a subsidiary may agree to make a cash payment to make an investor whole on losses or to settle repurchase claims. In addition, our subsidiaries may be required to indemnify certain purchasers and others against losses they incur as a result of certain breaches of representations and warranties. In some cases, the amount of such losses could exceed the repurchase amount of the related loans.

These subsidiaries, in total, originated and sold to non-affiliates approximately $111 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans between 2005 and 2008, which are the years (or “vintages”) with respect to which our subsidiaries have received the vast majority of the repurchase requests and other related claims.

The following table presents the original principal balance of mortgage loan originations, by vintage, for 2005 through 2008, for the three general categories of purchasers of mortgage loans and the outstanding principal balance as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans Originated and Sold to Third Parties Based on Category of Purchaser

Unpaid Principal Balance
September  30,
2012
December  31,
2011
Original Unpaid Principal Balance

(Dollars in billions)

Total 2008 2007 2006 2005

Government sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) (1)

$ 4 $ 5 $ 11 $ 1 $ 4 $ 3 $ 3

Insured Securitizations

6 6 20 0 2 8 10

Uninsured Securitizations and Other

25 30 80 3 15 30 32

Total

$ 35 $ 41 $ 111 $ 4 $ 21 $ 41 $ 45

(1)

GSEs include Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Between 2005 and 2008, our subsidiaries sold an aggregate amount of $11 billion in original principal balance mortgage loans to the GSEs.

Of the $20 billion in original principal balance of mortgage loans sold directly by our subsidiaries to private-label purchasers who placed the loans into securitizations supported by bond insurance (“Insured Securitizations”), approximately $16 billion original principal balance was placed in securitizations as to which the monoline bond insurers have made repurchase requests or loan file requests to one of our subsidiaries (“Active Insured Securitizations”), and the remaining approximately $4 billion original principal balance was placed in securitizations as to which the monoline bond insurers have not made repurchase requests or loan file requests to one of our subsidiaries (“Inactive Insured Securitizations”). Insured Securitizations often allow the monoline bond insurer to act independently of the investors. Bond insurers typically have indemnity agreements directly with both the mortgage originators and the securitizers, and they often have super-majority rights within the trust documentation that allow them to direct trustees to pursue mortgage repurchase requests without coordination with other investors.

Because we do not service most of the loans our subsidiaries sold to others, we do not have complete information about the current ownership of the $80 billion in original principal balance of mortgage loans not sold directly to GSEs or placed in Insured Securitizations. We have determined based on information obtained from third-party databases that about $49 billion original principal balance of these mortgage loans are currently held by private-label publicly issued securitizations not supported by bond insurance (“Uninsured Securitizations”). In contrast with the bond insurers in Insured Securitizations, investors in Uninsured Securitizations often face a number of

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legal and logistical hurdles before they can direct a securitization trustee to pursue mortgage repurchases, including the need to coordinate with a certain percentage of investors holding the securities and to indemnify the trustee for any litigation it undertakes. Despite these legal and logistical hurdles, there is a risk that securitization trustees will pursue mortgage repurchases unilaterally. An additional approximately $21 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans were initially sold to private investors as whole loans. Of this amount, we believe approximately $10 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans were ultimately purchased by GSEs. For purposes of our reserves-setting process, we consider these loans to be private-label loans rather than GSE loans. Various known and unknown investors purchased the remaining $10 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans in this category.

With respect to the $111 billion in original principal balance of mortgage loans originated and sold to others between 2005 and 2008, we estimate that approximately $35 billion in unpaid principal balance remains outstanding as of September 30, 2012, approximately $17 billion in losses have been realized and approximately $9 billion in unpaid principal balance is at least 90 days delinquent. Because we do not service most of the loans we sold to others, we do not have complete information about the underlying credit performance levels for some of these mortgage loans. These amounts reflect our best estimates, including extrapolations where necessary. These extrapolations occur on the approximately $10 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans for which we do not have complete information about the current holders or the underlying credit performance. These estimates could change as we receive additional data or refine our analysis.

The subsidiaries had open repurchase requests relating to approximately $2.3 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans as of September 30, 2012, compared with $2.5 billion as of June 30, 2012 and $2.1 billion as of December 31, 2011. As of September 30, 2012, the majority of new repurchase demands received over the last year and, as discussed below, the majority of our $919 million reserve relates to the $27 billion of original principal balance of mortgage loans originally sold to the GSEs or to Active Insured Securitizations. Currently, repurchase demands predominantly relate to the 2006 and 2007 vintages. We have received relatively few repurchase demands from the 2008 and 2009 vintages. We believe this is because GreenPoint ceased originating mortgages in August 2007.

The following table presents information on pending repurchase requests by counterparty category and timing of initial repurchase request. The amounts presented are based on original loan principal balances.

Open Pipeline All Vintages (all entities) (1)

(Dollars in millions) (All amounts are Original Principal Balance)

GSEs Insured
Securitizations
Uninsured
Securitizations
and Other
Total

Open claims as of December 31, 2010

$ 126 $ 832 $ 665 $ 1,623

Gross new demands received

196 359 131 686

Loans repurchased/made whole

(67 ) (14 ) (16 ) (97 )

Demands rescinded

(85 ) (6 ) (30 ) (121 )

Reclassifications (2)

6 72 (78 ) 0

Open claims as of December 31, 2011

$ 176 $ 1,243 $ 672 $ 2,091

Gross new demands received

164 338 202 704

Loans repurchased/made whole

(219 ) (3 ) (136 ) (358 )

Demands rescinded

(62 ) 0 (29 ) (91 )

Reclassifications (2)

(1 ) 0 2 1

Open claims as of September 30, 2012

$ 58 $ 1,578 $ 711 $ 2,347

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(1)

The open pipeline includes all repurchase requests ever received by our subsidiaries where either the requesting party has not formally rescinded the repurchase request and where our subsidiary has not agreed to either repurchase the loan at issue or make the requesting party whole with respect to its losses. Accordingly, repurchase requests denied by our subsidiaries and not pursued by the counterparty remain in the open pipeline. Moreover, repurchase requests submitted by parties without contractual standing to pursue repurchase requests are included within the open pipeline unless the requesting party has formally rescinded its repurchase request. Finally, the amounts reflected in this chart are the original principal balance amounts of the mortgage loans at issue and do not correspond to the losses our subsidiary would incur upon the repurchase of these loans.

(2)

Represents adjustments to counterparty categories as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 for amounts that were misclassified. The reclassification had no impact on the total pending repurchase requests.

We have established representation and warranty reserves for losses associated with the mortgage loans sold by each subsidiary that we consider to be both probable and reasonably estimable, including both litigation and non-litigation liabilities. These reserves are reported in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities. The reserve setting process relies heavily on estimates, which are inherently uncertain, and requires the application of judgment. We evaluate these estimates on a quarterly basis. We build our representation and warranty reserves through the provision for repurchase losses, which we report in our consolidated statements of income as a component of non-interest income for loans originated and sold by Chevy Chase Bank and Capital One Home Loans and as a component of discontinued operations for loans originated and sold by GreenPoint. In establishing the representation and warranty reserves, we consider a variety of factors depending on the category of purchaser.

In establishing reserves for the $11 billion original principal balance of GSE loans, we rely on the historical relationship between GSE loan losses and repurchase outcomes for each GSE, adjusted for any bulk settlements, to estimate: (1) the percentage of current and future GSE loan defaults that we anticipate will result in repurchase requests from the GSEs over the lifetime of the GSE loans; and (2) the percentage of those repurchase requests that we anticipate will result in actual repurchases. We also rely on estimated collateral valuations and loss forecast models to estimate our lifetime liability on GSE loans. This reserving approach to the GSE loans reflects the historical interaction with the GSEs around repurchase requests, and also includes anticipated repurchases resulting from mortgage insurance rescissions. The GSEs typically have stronger contractual rights than non-GSE counterparties because GSE contracts typically do not contain prompt notice requirements for repurchase requests or materiality qualifications to the representations and warranties.

Moreover, for the potential GSE repurchase liability remaining after bulk settlements, we have established a negotiation pattern whereby the GSEs and our subsidiaries continually negotiate around individual repurchase requests, leading to the GSEs rescinding some repurchase requests and our subsidiaries agreeing in some cases to repurchase some loans or make the GSEs whole with respect to losses. Our lifetime representation and warranty reserves with respect to GSE repurchase liability remaining after bulk settlements is grounded in this history. One of our subsidiaries entered into a bulk settlement with a GSE to resolve present and future repurchase claims in the first quarter of 2012, and our reserves allocated to the GSE segment reflect the amount of that settlement.

For the $16 billion original principal balance in Active Insured Securitizations, our reserving approach also reflects our historical interaction with monoline bond insurers around repurchase requests. Typically, monoline bond insurers allege a very high repurchase rate with respect to the mortgage loans in the Active Insured Securitization category. In response to these repurchase requests, our subsidiaries typically request information from the monoline bond insurers demonstrating that the contractual requirements around a valid repurchase request have been satisfied. In response to these requests for supporting documentation, monoline bond insurers typically initiate litigation. Accordingly, our reserves within the Active Insured Securitization segment are not based upon the historical repurchase rate with monoline bond insurers, but rather upon the expected resolution of

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litigation with the monoline bond insurers. Every bond insurer within this category is pursuing a substantially similar litigation strategy either through active or probable litigation. Accordingly, our representation and warranty reserves for this category are litigation reserves. In establishing litigation reserves for this category each quarter, we consider current and future losses inherent within the securitization and apply legal judgment to the actual and anticipated factual and legal record to estimate the lifetime legal liability for each securitization. Our estimated legal liability for each securitization within this category assumes that we will be responsible for only a portion of the losses inherent in each securitization. Our litigation reserves with respect to the U.S. Bank Litigation, the DBSP Litigation, and the Ambac Litigation, in each case as referenced below, are contained within the Active Insured Securitization reserve category. Further, our litigation reserves with respect to indemnification risks from certain representation and warranty lawsuits brought by monoline bond insurers against third-party securitizations sponsors, where one of our subsidiaries provided some or all of the mortgage collateral within the securitization but is not a defendant in the litigation, are also contained within this category.

For the $4 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans in the Inactive Insured Securitizations category and the $80 billion original principal balance of mortgage loans in the Uninsured Securitizations and other whole loan sales categories, we establish reserves by relying on our historical activity and repurchase rates to estimate repurchase liabilities over the next twelve (12) months. We do not believe we can estimate repurchase liability for these categories for a period longer than twelve (12) months because of the relatively irregular nature of repurchase activity within these categories. Some Uninsured Securitization investors from this category who have not made repurchase requests or filed representation and warranty lawsuits are currently suing investment banks and securitization sponsors under federal and/or state securities laws. Although we face some direct and indirect indemnity risks from these litigations, we generally have not established reserves with respect to these indemnity risks because we do not consider them to be both probable and reasonably estimable liabilities.

The aggregate reserves for all three subsidiaries totaled $919 million as of September 30, 2012, compared with $1.0 billion as of June 30, 2012, and $943 million as of December 31, 2011. The decrease in the reserve for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was driven primarily by the resolution of some non-GSE whole loan repurchase requests.

The table below summarizes changes in our representation and warranty reserves for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and for full year 2011.

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Full Year

(Dollars in millions)

2012 2011 2012 2011 2011

Representation and warranty repurchase reserve, beginning of period (1)

$ 1,002 $ 869 $ 943 $ 816 $ 816

Provision for repurchase losses

0 72 349 153 212

Net realized losses

(83 ) (49 ) (373 ) (77 ) (85 )

Representation and warranty repurchase reserve, end of period (1)

$ 919 $ 892 $ 919 $ 892 $ 943

(1)

Reported in our consolidated balance sheets as a component of other liabilities.

We recorded a provision for repurchase losses of $349 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, driven by updated estimates of anticipated outcomes from various litigation and threatened litigation in the insured securitization segment based on relevant factual and legal developments and an increased reserve associated with a first quarter settlement between a subsidiary and a GSE to resolve present and future repurchase claims.

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The decrease in the reserve in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was driven primarily by the resolution of some non-GSE whole loan repurchase requests.

As indicated in the table below, most of the reserves relate to the $27 billion in original principal balance of mortgage loans sold directly to the GSEs or to the Active Insured Securitizations.

Allocation of Representation and Warranty Reserves

Reserve Liability

(Dollars in millions, except for loans sold)

September 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
Loans Sold
2005 to 2008 (1)

Selected period-end data:

GSEs and Active Insured Securitizations

$ 821 $ 778 $ 27

Inactive Insured Securitizations and Others

98 165 84

Total

$ 919 $ 943 $ 111

(1)

Reflects, in billions, the total original principal balance of mortgage loans originated by our subsidiaries and sold to third party investors between 2005 and 2008.

The adequacy of the reserves and the ultimate amount of losses incurred by our subsidiaries will depend on, among other things, actual future mortgage loan performance, the actual level of future repurchase and indemnification requests (including the extent, if any, to which Inactive Insured Securitizations and other currently inactive investors ultimately assert claims), the actual success rates of claimants, developments in litigation, actual recoveries on the collateral and macroeconomic conditions (including unemployment levels and housing prices).

As part of our business planning processes, we have considered various outcomes relating to the potential future representation and warranty liabilities of our subsidiaries that are reasonably possible but do not rise to the level of being both probable and reasonably estimable outcomes justifying an incremental accrual under applicable accounting standards. As of September 30, 2012, our best estimate of reasonably possible future losses from representation and warranty claims beyond what is in our reserve is approximately $1.7 billion. As of December 31, 2011, the high end of this estimate was $1.5 billion. This estimate covers all reasonably possible losses relating to relating to the representation and warranty claim activity including those relating to the US Bank Litigation, DBSP Litigation, the Ambac Litigation, the FHFA Litigation, and the FHLB of Boston Litigation. Notwithstanding our ongoing attempts to estimate a reasonably possible amount of future loss beyond our current accrual levels based on current information, it is possible that actual future losses will exceed both the current accrual level and our current estimate of the amount of reasonably possible losses. This estimate involves considerable judgment, and reflects that there is still significant uncertainty regarding the numerous factors that may impact the ultimate loss levels, including, but not limited to, anticipated litigation outcomes, future repurchase and indemnification claim levels, ultimate repurchase and indemnification rates, future mortgage loan performance levels, actual recoveries on the collateral and macroeconomic conditions (including unemployment levels and housing prices). In light of the significant uncertainty as to the ultimate liability our subsidiaries may incur from these matters, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to our results of operations or cash flows for any particular reporting period.

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Litigation

In accordance with the current accounting standards for loss contingencies, we establish reserves for litigation related matters when it is probable that a loss associated with a claim or proceeding has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Litigation claims and proceedings of all types are subject to many uncertain factors that generally cannot be predicted with assurance. Below we provide a description of material legal proceedings and claims.

For some of the matters disclosed below, we are able to determine estimates of potential future outcomes that are not probable and reasonably estimable outcomes justifying either the establishment of a reserve or an incremental reserve build, but which are reasonably possible outcomes. For other disclosed matters, such an estimate is not possible at this time. For those matters where an estimate is possible, excluding the reasonably possible future losses relating to the U.S. Bank Litigation, the DBSP Litigation, the Ambac Litigation, the FHFA Litigation, and the FHLB of Boston Litigation because reasonably possible losses with respect to those litigations are included within the reasonably possible representation and warranty liabilities discussed above, management currently estimates the reasonably possible future losses could be approximately $150 million. Given the inherent uncertainties involved in estimating reasonably possible exposure above reserves and the very large and indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters, the highest loss that is reasonably possible is not precisely estimable at this time. Notwithstanding our attempt to estimate a reasonably possible range of loss beyond our current accrual levels for some litigation matters based on current information, it is possible that actual future losses will exceed both the current accrual level and the range of reasonably possible losses disclosed here. Given the inherent uncertainties involved in these matters, and the very large or indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters, there is significant uncertainty as to the ultimate liability we may incur from these litigation matters and an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to our results of operations or cash flows for any particular reporting period.

Interchange Litigation

In 2005, a number of entities, each purporting to represent a class of retail merchants, filed antitrust lawsuits (the “Interchange Lawsuits”) against MasterCard and Visa and several member banks, including our subsidiaries and us, alleging among other things, that the defendants conspired to fix the level of interchange fees. The complaints seek injunctive relief and civil monetary damages, which could be trebled. Separately, a number of large merchants have asserted similar claims against Visa and MasterCard only. In October 2005, the class and merchant Interchange Lawsuits were consolidated before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York for certain purposes, including discovery. On July 13, 2012, the parties executed and filed with the court a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to resolve the litigation on certain terms set forth in a settlement agreement attached to the Memorandum. This agreement is contingent on preliminary and final court approval of the class settlement. The plaintiffs filed a Motion for Preliminary approval of the class settlement on October 19, 2012.

The defendant banks are members of Visa U.S.A., Inc. (“Visa”). As members, our subsidiary banks have indemnification obligations to Visa with respect to final judgments and settlements of certain litigation against Visa. In the first quarter of 2008, Visa completed an IPO of its stock. With IPO proceeds, Visa established an escrow account for the benefit of member banks to fund certain litigation settlements and claims, including the Interchange Lawsuits. As a result, in the first quarter of 2008, we reduced our Visa-related indemnification liabilities of $91 million recorded in other liabilities with a corresponding reduction of other non-interest expense. We made an election in accordance with the accounting guidance for fair value option for financial assets and liabilities on the indemnification guarantee to Visa, and the fair value of the guarantee at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2012 was zero. In January 2011, we entered into a MasterCard Settlement

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and Judgment Sharing Agreement, along with other defendant banks, which apportions between MasterCard and its member banks any costs and liabilities of any judgment or settlement arising from the Interchange Lawsuits.

In March 2011, a furniture store owner, on behalf of himself and other merchants who accept Visa and MasterCard branded credit cards, filed a class action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Vancouver Registry) against the Visa and MasterCard membership associations related to credit card interchange fees. In May 2011, another merchant, on behalf of himself and other merchants who accept Visa and MasterCard branded credit cards, filed a class action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Toronto Region) asserting the same alleged violations of law related to credit card interchange fees and network rules. In April, 2012, Capital One Financial Corporation was included as a defendant, along with several other member banks, to an existing class action against Visa and MasterCard that is pending in the Superior Court of Quebec (District of Montreal) and brought by a merchant corporation on behalf of itself and other merchants that accept Visa and MasterCard branded credit cards. In July 2012, another merchant corporation brought a class action lawsuit on the same alleged violations of law, filed in the Queen’s Bench Judicial Centre of Regina (Province of Saskatchewan). All five class actions name Visa and MasterCard and a number of member banks, including Capital One Financial Corporation. Capital One Bank (Canada Branch), which was not named as a defendant, issues only MasterCard branded credit cards in Canada. The class action complaints allege that the associations and member banks are liable for civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, constructive trust and unlawful interference with economic interests and violated Canadian anti-competition laws by (a) conspiring to fix supra-competitive interchange fees and merchant discounts, and (b) requiring participation in the respective networks and adherence to Visa and MasterCard Rules to acceptance of payment guarantee services. The parties have engaged in the preliminary stage of discovery.

Late Fees Litigation

In 2007, a number of individual plaintiffs, each purporting to represent a class of cardholders, filed antitrust lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against several issuing banks, including us. These lawsuits allege, among other things, that the defendants conspired to fix the level of late fees and over-limit fees charged to cardholders, and that these fees are excessive. In May 2007, the cases were consolidated for all purposes, and a consolidated amended complaint was filed alleging violations of federal statutes and state law. The amended complaint requests civil monetary damages, which could be trebled, and injunctive relief. In November 2007, the court dismissed the amended complaint. Plaintiffs appealed that order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs’ appeal challenges the dismissal of their claims under the National Bank Act, the Depository Institutions Deregulation Act of 1980 and the California Unfair Competition Law (the “UCL”), but not their antitrust conspiracy claims. In June 2009, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the matter pending the bankruptcy proceedings of one of the defendant financial institutions. After numerous stays since 2009, on August 29, 2009, the Ninth Circuit entered an order lifting the stay. Briefing of the appeal is complete, and the parties now await the court’s schedule for oral argument.

Credit Card Interest Rate Litigation

In July 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a dismissal entered in favor of COBNA in Rubio v. Capital One Bank, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2007. The plaintiff in Rubio alleges in a putative class action that COBNA breached its contractual obligations and violated the Truth In Lending Act (the “TILA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) when it raised interest rates on certain credit card accounts. In May, 2012, the parties agreed to a California-only settlement for a non-material amount, and the Court stayed the case for all purposes except for approval of the settlement. On September 13, 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary court approval of the class settlement.

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The Capital One Bank Credit Card Interest Rate Multi-district Litigation matter was created as a result of a June 2010 transfer order issued by the United States Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation (“MDL”), which consolidated for pretrial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia two pending putative class actions against COBNA—Nancy Mancuso, et al. v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., et al., (E.D. Virginia); and Kevin S. Barker, et al. v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., (N.D. Georgia), A third action, Jennifer L. Kolkowski v. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., (C.D. California) was subsequently transferred into the MDL. On August 2, 2010, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint. The Consolidated Amended Complaint alleges in a putative class action that COBNA breached its contractual obligations, and violated the TILA, the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the UCL, the California False Advertising Act, the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, and the Kansas Consumer Protection Act when it raised interest rates on certain credit card accounts. The MDL plaintiffs seek statutory damages, restitution, attorney’s fees and an injunction against future rate increases. Fact discovery is now closed. On August 8, 2011, Capital One filed a motion for summary judgment, which remains pending with the court.

Mortgage Repurchase Litigation

On February 5, 2009, GreenPoint was named as a defendant in a lawsuit commenced in the New York County Supreme Court , by U.S. Bank, N. A., Syncora Guarantee Inc. (formerly known as XL Capital Assurance Inc.) and CIFG Assurance North America, Inc. (the “U.S. Bank Litigation”). Plaintiffs allege, among other things, that GreenPoint breached certain representations and warranties in two contracts pursuant to which GreenPoint sold approximately 30,000 mortgage loans having an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $1.8 billion to a purchaser that ultimately transferred most of these mortgage loans to a securitization trust. Some of the securities issued by the trust were insured by two of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and an order compelling GreenPoint to repurchase the entire portfolio of 30,000 mortgage loans based on alleged breaches of representations and warranties relating to a limited sampling of loans in the portfolio, or, alternatively, the repurchase of specific mortgage loans to which the alleged breaches of representations and warranties relate. On March 3, 2010, the Court granted GreenPoint’s motion to dismiss with respect to plaintiffs Syncora and CIFG and denied the motion with respect to U.S. Bank. GreenPoint subsequently answered the complaint with respect to U.S. Bank, denying the allegations, and filed a counterclaim against U.S. Bank alleging breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing. On February 28, 2012, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file an amended complaint and dismissed Syncora and CIFG from the case. Syncora and CIFG have appealed. Discovery between U.S. Bank and GreenPoint has been ongoing since January, 2011. As noted above, GreenPoint has established reserves with respect to its probable and reasonably estimable legal liability from the U.S. Bank Lawsuit, which reserves are included within the overall representation and warranty reserve. Also as noted above, GreenPoint has exposure to loss in excess of the amount established within the overall representation and warranty reserve because our reserve assumes that we will be responsible for only a portion of the portfolio-wide losses inherent in the securitizations and sought in the lawsuit. With respect to the mortgage loan portfolio at issue in the U.S. Bank Litigation, we believe approximately $892 million of losses have been realized and approximately $235 million in mortgage loans are still outstanding, of which approximately $16 million are more than 90 days delinquent, including foreclosures and REO.

In September, 2010, DB Structured Products, Inc. (“DBSP”) named GreenPoint in a third-party complaint, filed in the New York County Supreme Court, alleging breach of contract and seeking indemnification (the “DBSP Litigation”). In the underlying suit, Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (“AGM”) sued DBSP for alleged breaches of representations and warranties made by DBSP with respect to certain residential mortgage loans that collateralize a securitization insured by AGM and sponsored by DBSP (the “Underlying Lawsuit”). DBSP purchased the HELOC loans from GreenPoint in 2006. The entire securitization, almost all of which is insured by AGM, is comprised of about 6,200 mortgage loans with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $353 million. DBSP asserts that any liability it faces lies with GreenPoint, alleging that DBSP’s representations

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and warranties to AGM are substantially similar to the representations and warranties made by GreenPoint to DBSP. GreenPoint filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in October 2010, which the court denied on July 25, 2011. The parties are currently engaged in discovery. As noted above, GreenPoint has established reserves with respect to its estimated probable and reasonable estimable legal liability from the DBSP Litigation, which reserves are included within the overall representation and warranty reserve. Also as noted above, GreenPoint has exposure to loss in excess of the amount established within the overall representation and warranty reserve because our reserve assumes that we will be responsible for only a portion of the losses sought in the lawsuit. With respect to the mortgage loan portfolio at issue in the DBSP Litigation, we believe approximately $154 million of losses have been realized and approximately $36 million in mortgage loans are still outstanding, of which approximately $1 million are more than 90 days delinquent, including foreclosures and REO.

On October 24, 2012, Capital One, N.A., (“CONA”) as successor to Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. (“CCB”), was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York by Ambac Assurance Corporation and the Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation (the “Ambac Litigation”). Plaintiffs allege, among other things, that CONA (as successor to CCB) breached certain representations and warranties in contracts relating to six securitizations with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $5.2 billion which were sponsored by a CCB affiliate in 2006 and 2007 and backed by loans originated by CCB. Almost half of the securities issued by the six trusts is insured by Ambac. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, an order compelling CONA to indemnify Ambac for all accrued and future damages based on alleged breaches of representations and warranties relating to a limited sampling of loans in the portfolio, the repurchase of specific mortgage loans to which the alleged breaches of representations and warranties relate, and all related fees, costs, and interest. As noted above, CONA has established reserves with respect to its probable and reasonably estimable legal liability from the Ambac Litigation, which reserves are included within the overall representation and warranty reserve. Also as noted above, CONA has exposure to loss in excess of the amount established within the overall representation and warranty reserve because our reserve assumes that we will be responsible for only a portion of the alleged losses sought in the lawsuit.

On May 30, June 29, and July 30, 2012, FHFA (acting as conservator for Freddie Mac) filed three summons with notice in the New York state court against GreenPoint, on behalf of the trustees for three RMBS trusts backed by loans originated by GreenPoint (the “FHFA Litigation”). Plaintiff alleges breaches of contractual representations and warranties by GreenPoint and seeks unspecified damages and specific performance of contractual repurchase obligations. The summons were served on GreenPoint on September 27, 2012, but to date, full complaints have not been filed.

In addition to the mortgage repurchase litigations referenced above, in which one of the Company’s subsidiaries is a defendant, the Company’s subsidiaries face indemnification risks from certain lawsuits brought by monoline bond insurers and investors against third-party securitizations sponsors, where one of our subsidiaries provided some or all of the mortgage collateral within the securitization but is not a defendant in the litigation. In those matters where the Company has determined that losses from these matters are probable and reasonably estimable, the Company has established reserves for these cases, which are included within the overall representation and warranty reserve.

FHLB Securities Litigation

On April 20, 2011, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the “FHLB of Boston”) filed suit against dozens of mortgage industry participants in Massachusetts Superior Court, alleging, among other things, violations of Massachusetts state securities laws in the sale and marketing of certain residential mortgage-backed securities (the “FHLB of Boston Litigation”). Capital One Financial Corporation and Capital One, National Association are named in the complaint as alleged successors in interest to Chevy Chase Bank, which allegedly marketed some

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of the mortgage-backed securities at issue in the litigation. The FHLB of Boston seeks rescission, unspecified damages, attorneys’ fees, and other unspecified relief. The case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in May 2011, and plaintiff subsequently filed a motion to remand the matter to state court. On March 9, 2012, the court denied plaintiff’s motion to remand. FHLB of Boston filed an Amended Complaint on June 29, 2012, to which responsive pleadings were filed in October, 2012.

SEC Investigation

Since July 2009, we have been providing documents and information in response to an inquiry by the Staff of the SEC. In the first quarter of 2010, the SEC issued a formal order of investigation with respect to this inquiry. Although the order, as is generally customary, authorizes a broader inquiry by the Staff, we believe that the investigation is focused largely on the loan loss reserves for our auto finance business for certain quarterly periods in 2007. We are cooperating fully with the Staff’s investigation.

Checking Account Overdraft Litigation

In May 2010, Capital One Financial Corporation and COBNA were named as defendants in a putative class action named Steen v. Capital One Financial Corporation, et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Plaintiff challenges our practices relating to fees for overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees on consumer checking accounts. Plaintiff alleges that our methodology for posting transactions to customer accounts is designed to maximize the generation of overdraft fees, supporting claims for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unconscionability, conversion, unjust enrichment and violations of state unfair trade practices laws. Plaintiff seeks a range of remedies, including restitution, disgorgement, injunctive relief, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees. In May 2010, the case was transferred to the Southern District of Florida for coordinated pre-trial proceedings as part of a multi-district litigation (MDL) involving numerous defendant banks, In re Checking Account Overdraft Litigation. In January 2011, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint against CONA in the MDL court. In February 2011, CONA filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. On March 21, 2011, the MDL court granted CONA’s motion to dismiss claims of breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing under Texas law, but denied the motion to dismiss in all other respects. The parties have been engaged in discovery since May, 2011. On June 21, 2012, the MDL court granted plaintiff’s motion for class certification. The scheduling order entered by the MDL court on June 25, 2012, contemplates the conclusion of discovery in the fourth quarter 2012 and remand to the Eastern District of Louisiana by first quarter 2013.

Patent Litigation

On February 23, 2011, Capital One Financial Corporation, Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. (collectively, “Capital One”), were named as defendants, along with several other banks, in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by DataTreasury Corporation (“DataTreasury”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. DataTreasury alleges that Capital One and the other banks willfully infringed certain patents relating to remote image capture with centralized processing and storage. Capital One was served with the complaint on April 5, 2011, and filed an answer on May 26, 2011. On August 30, 2011, Capital One joined other defendants in filing a Motion to Transfer Venue from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division to the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. That motion was denied by the trial court on January 30, 2012. All of the defendants sought an appeal of the venue issue, which was denied on August 10, 2012, by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . In August 2012, the parties entered into court-ordered mediation that resulted in a non-material settlement of the dispute. A settlement release, and license agreement was executed, and the court entered a final order, dismissing the action with prejudice.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

State Attorney General Payment Protection Matters

On April 12, 2012, the Attorney General of Hawaii filed a lawsuit in First Circuit Court in Hawaii against Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., and Capital One Services, LLC. The case is one of several similar lawsuits filed against various banks challenging the marketing and sale of payment protection and credit monitoring products. On June 28, 2012, the Attorney General of Mississippi filed substantially similar suits against Capital One and several other banks. The state attorney general complaints allege that Capital One enrolls customers in such programs without their consent and that Capital One enrolls customers in such programs even in circumstances in which the customer is not eligible to receive benefits for the product in question. Both suits allege violations of its state Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act and unjust enrichment. The remedies sought in the lawsuits include an injunction prohibiting the Company from engaging in the alleged violations, restitution for all persons allegedly injured by the complained of practices, civil penalties and costs. On May 18, 2012, Capital One removed the Hawaii AG case to U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. On August 10, 2012 Capital One removed the Mississippi AG case to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Relatedly, Capital One has provided information to the Attorney General of Missouri as part of an industry-wide informal inquiry initiated in August, 2011, relating to the marketing of payment protection products.

Derivative Actions

On August 17, 2012, a derivative action, titled Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund v. Fairbank, et al., Case No. 2012 14130 (“Iron Workers Action”), was filed by a putative stockholder on behalf of the Company in Virginia Circuit Court of Fairfax County (hereafter “Virginia Circuit Court”) against certain current and former directors and officers of the Company, alleging breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty, gross mismanagement, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment. The complaint’s allegations stem from the Company’s entering into consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding vendor sales practices of payment protection and credit monitoring products. Plaintiff shareholder generally alleges that the alleged failure of the Company’s officers and directors to oversee the vendor call centers’ practices between 2010 and early 2012 caused harm to the Company, which is named as a “nominal defendant.” The action includes claims for, among other things, damages in favor of the Company, certain corporate actions to purportedly improve the Company’s corporate governance and internal procedures, and an award of costs and expenses to the putative plaintiff stockholder, including attorneys’ fees. On September 19, 2012, a second derivative complaint, titled Barovic v. Fairbank, et al., Case No. 2012 14130, was filed by another putative stockholder on behalf of the Company also in the Virginia Circuit Court. The Barovic derivative complaint is substantially identical to the Iron Workers’ Action (collectively “Derivative Actions”).

On September 28, 2012, the defendants removed the Iron Workers Action from Virginia Circuit Court to the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. The plaintiff has moved to remand the Iron Workers Action back to Virginia Circuit Court.

Other Pending and Threatened Litigation

In addition, we are commonly subject to various pending and threatened legal actions relating to the conduct of our normal business activities. In the opinion of management, the ultimate aggregate liability, if any, arising out of all such other pending or threatened legal actions will not be material to our consolidated financial position or our results of operations.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)—(Continued)

NOTE 16—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Hurricane Sandy

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the New Jersey coast. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) has given a Major Disaster Declaration to coastal counties in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Other counties in those states and in other states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic also experienced varying, although lesser, damage and disruption from the storm. We have significant consumer and commercial loan exposure in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, the states with the most severe FEMA disaster declarations. The table below presents the unpaid principal balances as of September 30, 2012 of loans held for investment by borrowers or properties located in these states. Note that some of these exposures are not in the counties that received the most damage.

September 30, 2012

(Dollars in millions)

Consumer (1) Commercial (2) Total

Connecticut

$ 2,602 $ 383 $ 2,985

New Jersey

6,187 1,903 8,090

New York

11,044 14,323 25,367

Total exposure

$ 19,833 $ 16,609 $ 36,442

% of total loans held for investment

11.96 % 44.64 % 17.94 %

(1)

Consumer loans consist of credit card, auto, home and retail banking loans.

(2)

Excludes unfunded lending commitments of $4.0 billion for exposure in these states.

The storm and its aftermath expose these loans to an elevated risk of loss. Due to the recency of events, we have not completed our evaluation of the impact of the storm and do not know the extent of disruption to the individuals, businesses, or properties that support our loans. Consequently, it is too early to estimate the potential financial impact on our future earnings. Historically, insurance proceeds and government support that follow natural disasters have significantly mitigated our losses. However, we cannot give assurance that those historical patterns will apply in this case, particularly given our concentration of Commercial Real Estate exposure in the hardest hit areas.

We have implemented our hardship assistance programs that we typically make available to customers affected by disaster events. Also, on November 1, 2012, we announced a $1 million commitment to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

Senior Notes Offering

We closed a public offering of two different series of our senior notes on November 6, 2012, for total proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion. The offering of senior notes included $250 million aggregate principal amount of our Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2015 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of our 1.000% Senior Notes due 2015.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

For a discussion of the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see “Part I—Item 2. MD&A—Market Risk Management.”

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Overview

We are required under applicable laws and regulations to maintain controls and procedures, which include disclosure controls and procedures as well as internal control over financial reporting, as further described below.

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures refer to controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our financial reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding our required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and we must apply judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2012, the end of the period covered by this Report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012, at a reasonable level of assurance, in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting information required to be disclosed within the time periods specified by the SEC rules and forms.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We regularly review our disclosure controls and procedures and make changes intended to ensure the quality of our financial reporting. During the third quarter of 2012, we continued to evaluate and implement changes to processes, information technology systems and other components of internal control over financial reporting related to our prior acquisitions of ING Direct and HSBC’s US card business. These changes included the implementation during the quarter of a new acquired loan accounting system for the ING Direct loan portfolio. Otherwise, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required by Item 1 is included in “Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees.”

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We are not aware of any material changes from the risk factors set forth under “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2011 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table shows shares of our common stock we repurchased during the third quarter of 2012:

(Dollars in millions, except per share information)

Total
Number

of
Shares
Purchased (1)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of  Publicly
Announced

Plans
Maximum
Amount That May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plan
or Program

July 1-31, 2012

8,101 $ 54.16 $

August 1-31, 2012

6,088 55.64

September 1-30, 2012

Total

14,189 $ 54.79

(1)

Shares purchased represent shares purchased and share swaps made in connection with stock option exercises and the withholding of shares to cover taxes on restricted stock lapses.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

An index to exhibits has been filed as part of this report beginning on page 171 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 8, 2012 By:

/ S / G ARY L. P ERLIN

Gary L. Perlin

Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Commission File No. 1-13300

The following exhibits are incorporated by reference or filed herewith. References to (i) the “2003 Form 10-K” are to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 5, 2004; (ii) the “2004 Form 10-K” are to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed on March 9, 2005; (iii) the “2008 Form 10-K” are to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed on February 26, 2009; and (iv) the “2011 Form 10-K” are to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed on February 29, 2012.

Exhibit No.

Description

2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2008, by and among Capital One Financial Corporation, B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust, Derwood Investment Corporation, and B.F. Saul Company Employee’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of the Corporation’s 2008 Form 10-K).
2.2.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, by and among Capital One Financial Corporation, ING Groep N.V., ING Bank N.V., ING Direct N.V. and ING Direct Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form-8-K, filed on June 22, 2011).
2.2.2 First Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Capital One Financial Corporation, ING Groep N.V., ING Bank N.V., ING Direct N.V. and ING Direct Bancorp, dated as of February 17, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2.2 of the Corporation’s 2011 Form 10-K).
2.3 Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2011, by and among Capital One Financial Corporation, HSBC Finance Corporation, HSBC USA Inc. and HSBC Technology and Services (USA) Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form-8-K, filed on August 12, 2011).
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Capital One Financial Corporation, (as amended and restated May 16, 2011) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 17, 2011).
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 17, 2011).
3.3 Certificate of Designations of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, dated August 16, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2012).
4.1.1 Specimen certificate representing the common stock of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s 2003 Form 10-K).
4.1.2 Warrant Agreement, dated December 3, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on December 4, 2009).
4.1.3 Deposit Agreement, dated August 20, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2012).

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Exhibit No.

Description

4.2.1 Senior Indenture dated as of November 1, 1996 between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 1996).
4.2.2 Copy of 6.25% Notes, due 2013, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5.5 of the 2003 Form 10-K).
4.2.3 Copy of 5.25% Notes, due 2017, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5.6 of the 2004 Form 10-K).
4.2.4 Copy of 5.50% Senior Notes, due 2015, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2005).
4.2.5 Specimen of 6.750% Senior Note, due 2017, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 5, 2007).
4.2.6 Specimen of 7.375% Senior Note, due 2014, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2009).
4.2.7 Specimen of Floating Rate Senior Note due 2014, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 19, 2011).
4.2.8 Specimen of 2.125% Senior Note due 2014, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 19, 2011).
4.2.9 Specimen of 3.150% Senior Note due 2016, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 19, 2011).
4.2.10 Specimen of 4.750% Senior Note due 2021, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 19, 2011).
4.2.11 Specimen of 2.150% Senior Note due 2015, of Capital One Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 23, 2012).
4.3 Indenture (providing for the issuance of Junior Subordinated Debt Securities), dated as of June 6, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2006).
4.4.1 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2006).
4.4.2 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Capital One Capital II, dated as of June 6, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation as Sponsor, The Bank of New York Mellon, as institutional trustee, BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2006).

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Exhibit No.

Description

4.4.3 Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2006).
4.4.4 Specimen certificate representing the Enhanced TRUPS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2006).
4.4.5 Specimen certificate representing the Junior Subordinated Debt Security (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 12, 2006).
4.5.1 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 4, 2006).
4.5.2 Copy of Junior Subordinated Debt Security Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 4, 2006).
4.5.3 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Capital One Capital III, dated as of August 1, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation, as Sponsor, The Bank of New York Mellon, as institutional trustee, BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware trustee and the Administrative Trustees named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 4, 2006).
4.5.4 Guarantee Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 4, 2006).
4.5.5 Copy of Capital Security Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 4, 2006).
4.6.1 Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2007, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 8, 2007).
4.6.2 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Capital One Capital IV, dated as of February 5, 2007, between Capital One Financial Corporation as Sponsor, The Bank of New York Mellon, as institutional trustee, BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 8, 2007).
4.6.3 Guarantee Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2007, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 8, 2007).
4.6.4 Specimen certificate representing the Capital Security (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 8, 2007).
4.6.5 Specimen certificate representing the Capital Efficient Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 8, 2007).
4.7.1 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 5, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 6, 2009).

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Exhibit No.

Description

4.7.2 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Capital One Capital V, dated as of August 5, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation as Sponsor, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as institutional trustee, BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 6, 2009).
4.7.3 Guarantee Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 6, 2009).
4.7.4 Specimen Trust Preferred Security Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 6, 2009).
4.7.5 Specimen Junior Subordinated Debt Security (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 6, 2009).
4.8.1 Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 13, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2009).
4.8.2 Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Capital One Capital VI, dated as of November 13, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation as Sponsor, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as institutional trustee, BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2009).
4.8.3 Guarantee Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2009, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as guarantee trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2009).
4.8.4 Specimen Trust Preferred Security Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2009).
4.8.5 Specimen Junior Subordinated Debt Security (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2009).
4.9.1 Indenture, dated as of August 29, 2006, between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as indenture trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 31, 2006).
4.9.2 Copy of Subordinated Note Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 31, 2006).
12.1* Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges.
12.2* Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
31.1* Certification of Richard D. Fairbank
31.2* Certification of Gary L. Perlin
32.1* Certification** of Richard D. Fairbank
32.2* Certification** of Gary L. Perlin

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Exhibit No.

Description

101.INS* XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Indicates a document being filed with this Form 10-Q.
** Information in this Form 10-Q furnished herewith shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the 1934 Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

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