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10-Q 1 wfc10q_20140930.htm FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10‑Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

Commission file number 001-2979

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware No. 41-0449260

(State of incorporation)                                                         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94163

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-866-249-3302

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 þ 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes þ 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 þ Accelerated filer ¨

Non‑accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)               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 þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Shares Outstanding

October 31, 2014

Common stock, $1-2/3 par value 5,187,624,483


FORM 10-Q

CROSS-REFERENCE INDEX

PART I

Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Page

Consolidated Statement of Income .....................................................................................................................................................

73

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ..................................................................................................................................

74

Consolidated Balance Sheet .............................................................................................................................................................

75

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity ........................................................................................................................................

76

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................................................................

78

Notes to Financial Statements

1

-

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies .....................................................................................................................................

79

2

-

Business Combinations ..............................................................................................................................................................

81

3

-

Federal Funds Sold, Securities Purchased under Resale Agreements and Other Short-Term Investments ...............................................................

81

4

-

Investment Securities ................................................................................................................................................................

82

5

-

Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses ...........................................................................................................................................

90

6

-

Other Assets ..........................................................................................................................................................................

108

7

-

Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities ......................................................................................................................................

109

8

-

Mortgage Banking Activities .......................................................................................................................................................

117

9

-

Intangible Assets .....................................................................................................................................................................

120

10

-

Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral ........................................................................................................................................

121

11

-

Legal Actions .........................................................................................................................................................................

124

12

-

Derivatives ............................................................................................................................................................................

126

13

-

Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ...............................................................................................................................................

133

14

-

Preferred Stock .......................................................................................................................................................................

154

15

-

Employee Benefits ...................................................................................................................................................................

157

16

-

Earnings Per Common Share .......................................................................................................................................................

158

17

-

Other Comprehensive Income ......................................................................................................................................................

159

18

-

Operating Segments ..................................................................................................................................................................

161

19

-

Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements ....................................................................................................................................

162

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Financial Review)

Summary Financial Data ................................................................................................................................................................

2

Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................

3

Earnings Performance ...................................................................................................................................................................

4

Balance Sheet Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................................

14

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements ......................................................................................................................................................

18

Risk Management ........................................................................................................................................................................

19

Capital Management .....................................................................................................................................................................

60

Regulatory Reform .......................................................................................................................................................................

66

Critical Accounting Policies .............................................................................................................................................................

67

Current Accounting Developments ....................................................................................................................................................

68

Forward-Looking Statements ...........................................................................................................................................................

70

Risk Factors ...............................................................................................................................................................................

71

Glossary of Acronyms ..................................................................................................................................................................

163

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ......................................................................................................................

45

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures ................................................................................................................................................................

72

PART II

Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings ........................................................................................................................................................................

164

Item 1A.

Risk Factors ...............................................................................................................................................................................

164

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds ......................................................................................................................

164

Item 6.

Exhibits ....................................................................................................................................................................................

165

Signature .........................................................................................................................................................................................

165

Exhibit Index ....................................................................................................................................................................................

166

1


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Summary Financial Data

% Change

Quarter ended

Sept. 30, 2014 from

Nine months ended

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

%

($ in millions, except per share amounts)

2014

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

Change

For the Period

Wells Fargo net income

$

5,729

5,726

5,578

-

%

3

17,348

16,268

7

%

Wells Fargo net income

applicable to common stock

5,408

5,424

5,317

-

2

16,439

15,520

6

Diluted earnings per common share

1.02

1.01

0.99

1

3

3.08

2.89

7

Profitability ratios (annualized):

Wells Fargo net income to

average assets (ROA) (1)

1.40

%

1.47

1.53

(5)

(8)

1.48

1.53

(3)

Wells Fargo net income applicable

to common stock to average

Wells Fargo common

stockholders' equity (ROE)

13.10

13.40

14.07

(2)

(7)

13.60

13.92

(2)

Efficiency ratio (2)

57.7

57.9

59.1

-

(2)

57.9

58.2

(1)

Total revenue

$

21,213

21,066

20,478

1

4

62,904

63,115

-

Pre-tax pre-provision profit (PTPP) (3)

8,965

8,872

8,376

1

7

26,514

26,358

1

Dividends declared per common share

0.35

0.35

0.30

-

17

1.00

0.85

18

Average common shares outstanding

5,225.9

5,268.4

5,295.3

(1)

(1)

5,252.2

5,293.0

(1)

Diluted average common shares outstanding

5,310.4

5,350.8

5,381.7

(1)

(1)

5,339.2

5,374.7

(1)

Average loans (1)

$

833,199

831,043

802,134

-

4

829,378

799,080

4

Average assets (1)

1,617,942

1,564,003

1,446,965

3

12

1,569,621

1,425,836

10

Average core deposits (4)

1,012,219

991,727

940,279

2

8

992,723

934,131

6

Average retail core deposits (5)

703,062

698,763

670,335

1

5

697,535

666,393

5

Net interest margin (1)

3.06

%

3.15

3.39

(3)

(10)

3.13

3.45

(9)

At Period End

Investment securities

$

289,009

279,069

259,399

4

11

289,009

259,399

11

Loans (1)

838,883

828,942

809,135

1

4

838,883

809,135

4

Allowance for loan losses

12,681

13,101

15,159

(3)

(16)

12,681

15,159

(16)

Goodwill

25,705

25,705

25,637

-

-

25,705

25,637

-

Assets (1)

1,636,855

1,598,874

1,484,865

2

10

1,636,855

1,484,865

10

Core deposits (4)

1,016,478

1,007,485

947,805

1

7

1,016,478

947,805

7

Wells Fargo stockholders' equity

182,481

180,859

167,165

1

9

182,481

167,165

9

Total equity

182,990

181,549

168,813

1

8

182,990

168,813

8

Tier 1 capital (6)

153,437

151,679

137,468

1

12

153,437

137,468

12

Total capital (6)

190,525

189,480

171,329

1

11

190,525

171,329

11

Capital ratios:

Total equity to assets (1)

11.18

%

11.35

11.37

(2)

(2)

11.18

11.37

(2)

Risk-based capital (6):

Tier 1 capital

12.55

12.72

12.11

(1)

4

12.55

12.11

4

Total capital

15.58

15.89

15.09

(2)

3

15.58

15.09

3

Tier 1 leverage (6)

9.64

9.86

9.76

(2)

(1)

9.64

9.76

(1)

Common Equity Tier 1 (7)

11.11

11.31

10.60

(2)

5

11.11

10.60

5

Common shares outstanding

5,215.0

5,249.9

5,273.7

(1)

(1)

5,215.0

5,273.7

(1)

Book value per common share

$

31.55

31.18

28.98

1

9

31.55

28.98

9

Common stock price:

High

53.80

53.05

44.79

1

20

53.80

44.79

20

Low

49.47

46.72

40.79

6

21

44.17

34.43

28

Period end

51.87

52.56

41.32

(1)

26

51.87

41.32

26

Team members (active, full-time equivalent)

263,900

263,500

270,600

-

(2)

263,900

270,600

(2)

(1)

Financial information for certain periods prior to 2014 was revised to reflect our determination that certain factoring arrangements did not qualify as loans. Accordingly, we revised our commercial loan balances for year-end 2012 and each of the quarters in 2013 in order to present the Company’s lending trends on a comparable basis over this period. This revision, which resulted in a reduction to total commercial loans and a corresponding decrease to other liabilities, did not impact the Company’s consolidated net income or total cash flows. We reduced our commercial loans by $3.5 billion, $3.2 billion, $2.1 billion, $1.6 billion and $1.2 billion at December 31, September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively, which represented less than 1% of total commercial loans and less than 0.5% of our total loan portfolio. Other affected financial information, including financial guarantees and financial ratios, has been appropriately revised to reflect this revision. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in this Report for more information.

(2)

The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).

(3)

Pre-tax pre-provision profit (PTPP) is total revenue less noninterest expense. Management believes that PTPP is a useful financial measure because it enables investors and others to assess the Company's ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle.

(4)

Core deposits are noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing checking, savings certificates, certain market rate and other savings, and certain foreign deposits (Eurodollar sweep balances).

(5)

Retail core deposits are total core deposits excluding Wholesale Banking core deposits and retail mortgage escrow deposits.

(6)

See Note 19 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

(7)

See the “Capital Management” section in this Report for additional information.

2


This Quarterly Report, including the Financial Review and the Financial Statements and related Notes, contains forward-looking statements, which may include forecasts of our financial results and condition, expectations for our operations and business, and our assumptions for those forecasts and expectations. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from our forward-looking statements due to several factors. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are described in this Report, including in the “Forward-Looking Statements” section, and the “Risk Factors” and “Regulation and Supervision” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (2013 Form 10-K).

When we refer to “Wells Fargo,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” in this Report, we mean Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries (consolidated). When we refer to the “Parent,” we mean Wells Fargo & Company. When we refer to “legacy Wells Fargo,” we mean Wells Fargo excluding Wachovia Corporation (Wachovia). See the Glossary of Acronyms for terms used throughout this Report.

Financial Review [1]

Overview

Wells Fargo & Company is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.6 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, we provide banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,700 locations, 12,500 ATMs and the internet (wellsfargo.com), and we have offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 active, full-time equivalent team members, we serve one in three households in the United States and rank No. 29 on Fortune’s 2014 rankings of America’s largest corporations. We ranked fourth in assets and first in the market value of our common stock among all U.S. banks at September 30, 2014.

We use our Vision and Values to guide us toward growth and success. Our vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs, help them succeed financially, be recognized as the premier financial services company in our markets and be one of America’s great companies. Important to our strategy to achieve this vision is to increase the number of our products our customers utilize and to offer them all of the financial products that fulfill their financial needs. Our cross-sell strategy, diversified business model and the breadth of our geographic reach facilitate growth in both strong and weak economic cycles. We can grow by expanding the number of products our current customers have with us, gain new customers in our extended markets, and increase market share in many businesses.

We have six primary values, which are based on our vision and provide the foundation for everything we do. First, we value and support our people as a competitive advantage and strive to attract, develop, retain and motivate the most talented people we can find. Second, we strive for the highest ethical standards with our team members, our customers, our communities and our shareholders. Third, with respect to our customers, we strive to base our decisions and actions on what is right for them in everything we do. Fourth, for team members we strive to build and sustain a diverse and inclusive culture – one where they feel valued and respected for who they are as well as for the skills and experiences they bring to our company. Fifth, we also look to each of our team members to be leaders in establishing, sharing and communicating our vision. Sixth, we strive to make risk management a competitive advantage by working hard to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to reduce risks to our customers, maintain and increase our competitive market position, and protect Wells Fargo’s long-term safety, soundness and reputation.

Financial Performance

Wells Fargo net income was $5.7 billion in third quarter 2014 with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.02, both up 3% from a year ago, reflecting the benefit of our diversified business model, which has enabled us to produce strong and consistent results over a variety of economic and interest rate environments. We continued our focus on meeting customers’ financial needs and creating long-term value for shareholders. Compared with a year ago:

· revenue grew 4% as a result of increases in both net interest income and noninterest income;

· pre-tax pre-provision profit increased 7%;

· our loans increased $29.7 billion, or 4%, even with the planned runoff in our non-strategic/liquidating portfolios, and our core loan portfolio grew by $50.8 billion, or 7%;

· our liquidating portfolio declined $21.0 billion and was only 8% of our total loans, down from 10% a year ago;

· our deposit franchise continued to generate strong customer and balance growth, with total deposits up $88.8 billion, or 9%;

· our credit performance continued to improve with total net charge-offs down $307 million, or 31%, and represented only 32 basis points (annualized) of average loans;

· our efficiency ratio improved to 57.7%, compared with 59.1%; and

· we continued to maintain our solid customer relationships across our company, with Retail Banking cross-sell of 6.15 products per household (August 2014); Wholesale Banking cross-sell of 7.2 products (June 2014); and Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement cross-sell of 10.44 products (August 2014).

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Our balance sheet continued to strengthen in third quarter 2014 as we increased our liquidity position, improved the quality of our assets and held more capital. We have been able to grow our loans on a year-over-year basis for 13 consecutive quarters (for the past 10 quarters year-over-year loan growth has been 3% or greater) despite the planned runoff from our non-strategic/liquidating portfolios. Our non-strategic/liquidating loan portfolios decreased $2.3 billion during the quarter and our core loan portfolio increased $12.2 billion. O ur investment securities increased by $9.9 billion during the quarter, driven primarily by our purchases of U.S. Treasuries. We issued $16.3 billion of liquidity-related long-term debt as well as some additional liquidity-related short-term funding during third quarter 2014.


[1] Financial information for certain periods prior to 2014 was revised to reflect our determination that certain factoring arrangements did not qualify as loans. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in this Report for more information.

3


Deposit growth remained strong with period-end deposits up $51.4 billion, or 5%, from December 31, 2013. This increase reflected solid growth across both our commercial and consumer businesses. We grew our primary consumer checking customers by a net 4.9% and primary business checking customers by a net 5.6% from a year ago (August 2014 compared with August 2013) . Our ability to grow primary customers is important to our results because these customers have more interactions with us, have higher cross-sell and are more than twice as profitable as non-primary customers.

Credit Quality

Credit quality continued to improve in third quarter 2014 as losses remained at historically low levels, nonperforming assets (NPAs) continued to decrease and we continued to originate high quality loans, reflecting our long-term risk focus and the benefit from the improved housing market. Net charge-offs were $668 million, or 0.32% (annualized) of average loans, in third quarter 2014, compared with $975 million a year ago (0.48%), a 31% year-over-year decrease in losses. Our commercial portfolio produced net recoveries of $24 million, or 2 basis points of average commercial loans. Net consumer losses declined to 62 basis points in third quarter 2014 from 86 basis points in third quarter 2013. Our commercial real estate portfolios were in a net recovery position for the seventh consecutive quarter, reflecting our conservative risk discipline and improved market conditions. Losses on our consumer real estate portfolios declined $263 million from a year ago, down 51%, which included an $80 million decline in losses in our core 1-4 family first mortgage portfolio. The consumer loss levels reflected the benefit of the improving economy and our continued focus on originating high quality loans. Approximately 57% of the consumer first mortgage portfolio was originated after 2008, when new underwriting standards were implemented.

Our provision for credit losses reflected a release from the allowance for credit losses of $300 million in third quarter 2014, which was $600 million less than what we released a year ago. We continue to expect future allowance releases absent a significant deterioration in the economy, but expect a lower level of future releases as the rate of credit improvement slows and the loan portfolio continues to grow.

In addition to lower net charge-offs and provision expense, NPAs also improved and were down $406 million, or 2%, from June 30, 2014, the eighth consecutive quarter of decline. Nonaccrual loans declined $607 million from the prior quarter while foreclosed assets were up $201 million.

Capital

We continued to maintain strong capital levels while returning more capital to shareholders, increasing total equity to $183.0 billion at September 30, 2014, up $1.4 billion from the prior quarter. In third quarter 2014, our common shares outstanding declined by 34.9 million shares, the largest decline in over six years. We continued to reduce our common share count through the repurchase of 48.7 million common shares in the quarter. We entered into a $1.0 billion forward repurchase contract with an unrelated third party that settled in October 2014 for 19.8 million shares. In addition, we entered into a $750 million forward repurchase contract with an unrelated third party in October 2014 that is expected to settle in first quarter 2015 for approximately 15.1 million shares. We expect our share count to continue to decline in 2014 as a result of anticipated net share repurchases. Our net payout ratio (which is the ratio of (i) common stock dividends ($0.35 per share in third quarter 2014) and share repurchases less issuances and stock compensation-related items, divided by (ii) net income applicable to common stock) in third quarter 2014 was 66%, in line with our recent guidance of 55-75%.

We believe an important measure of our capital strength is the estimated Common Equity Tier 1 ratio under Basel III, using the Advanced Approach, fully phased-in, which increased to 10.48% in third quarter 2014 .

Our regulatory capital ratios under Basel III (General Approach) remained strong with a total risk-based capital ratio of 15.58%, Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 12.55% and Tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.64% at September 30, 2014, compared with 15.89%, 12.72% and 9.86%, respectively, at June 30, 2014. See the “Capital Management” section in this Report for more information regarding our capital, including the calculation of common equity for regulatory purposes.

Earnings Performance

Wells Fargo net income for third quarter 2014 was $5.7 billion ($1.02 diluted earnings per common share) compared with $5.6 billion ($0.99) for third quarter 2013 . Net income for the first nine months of 2014 was $17.3 billion ($3.08) compared with $16.3 billion ($2.89) for the same period a year ago. Our third quarter 2014 earnings reflected continued execution of our business strategy and growth in many of our businesses. The key drivers of our financial performance in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 were balanced net interest and fee income, diversified sources of fee income, a diversified loan portfolio and strong underlying credit performance.

Revenue, the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, was $21.2 billion in third quarter 2014, compared with $20.5 billion in third quarter 2013. Revenue for the first nine months of 2014 was $62.9 billion, down from $63.1 billion for the first nine months of 2013. The increase in revenue for third quarter 2014 was due to an increase in net interest income, fee income (including trust and investment fees) and market sensitive revenue (net gains from trading activities, debt securities and equity investments). The decline in revenue for the first nine months of 2014 was predominantly due to a decline in mortgage banking revenue, partially offset by an increase in trust and investment fees, and market sensitive revenue. Noninterest income represented 48% and 49% of revenue for the third quarter 2014 and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with 48% and 49% for the same periods a year ago. The drivers of our fee income can differ depending on the interest rate and economic environment. For example, net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities were 9% of our fee income in third quarter 2014, down from 11% in the same period a year ago when the refinance market was stronger. Other businesses, such as equity investments, brokerage, and mortgage servicing, contributed more to fee income this quarter, demonstrating the benefit of our diversified business model.

Net Interest Income

4


Earnings Performance (continued)

Net interest income is the interest earned on debt securities, loans (including yield-related loan fees) and other interest-earning assets minus the interest paid on deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt. The net interest margin is the average yield on earning assets minus the average interest rate paid for deposits and our other sources of funding. Net interest income and the net interest margin are presented on a taxable-equivalent basis in Table 1 to consistently reflect income from taxable and tax-exempt loans and securities based on a 35% federal statutory tax rate.

While the Company believes that it has the ability to increase net interest income over time, net interest income and the net interest margin in any one period can be significantly affected by a variety of factors including the mix and overall size of our earning assets portfolio and the cost of funding those assets. In addition, some sources of interest income, such as resolutions from purchased credit-impaired (PCI) loans, loan prepayment fees and collection of interest on nonaccrual loans, can vary from period to period. Net interest income growth has been challenged during the prolonged low interest rate environment as higher yielding loans and securities runoff have been replaced with lower yielding assets. The pace of this repricing has slowed in recent periods.

Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis was $11.2 billion and $33.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, up from $10.9 billion and $32.6 billion, respectively, for the same periods a year ago. The net interest margin was 3.06% and 3.13% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, down from 3.39% and 3.45% in the same periods a year ago. The increase in net interest income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 from the same periods a year ago was largely driven by growth in earning assets, including larger trading balances, investment securities purchases and increased short-term investments, which offset the decrease in earning asset yields. Lower funding expense also contributed to higher net interest income due to reduced deposit costs and the maturing of higher yielding long-term debt. The decline in net interest margin in third quarter and first nine months of 2014, compared with the same periods a year ago was primarily driven by higher funding balances, including customer-driven deposit growth and actions we have taken in response to increased regulatory liquidity expectations which raised long-term debt and term deposits. This growth in funding increased cash and federal funds sold and other short-term investments which are dilutive to net interest margin although essentially neutral to net interest income.

Average earning assets increased $166.7 billion in the third quarter and $145.5 billion in the first nine months of 2014 from the same periods a year ago, as average federal funds sold and other short-term investments increased $97.3 billion in the third quarter and $94.3 billion in the first nine months of 2014 from the same periods a year ago, and average investment securities increased $27.7 billion in the third quarter and $29.5 billion in the first nine months of 2014 from the same periods a year ago. In addition, an increase in commercial and industrial loans contributed to $31.1 billion and $30.3 billion higher average loans in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with the same periods a year ago.

Core deposits are an important low-cost source of funding and affect both net interest income and the net interest margin. Core deposits include noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing checking, savings certificates, market rate and other savings, and certain foreign deposits (Eurodollar sweep balances). Average core deposits rose to $1.0 trillion in third quarter 2014 ($992.7 billion in the first nine months of 2014), compared with $940.3 billion in third quarter 2013 ($934.1 billion in the first nine months of 2013), and funded 121% of average loans in third quarter 2014 (120% for the first nine months of 2014), compared with 117% for the same periods a year ago. Average core deposits decreased to 70% of average earning assets in third quarter and 71% for the first nine months of 2014, compared with 73% in third quarter 2013 and 74% for the first nine months of 2013. The cost of these deposits declined from the prior year due to a sustained low interest rate environment and a shift in our deposit mix from higher cost certificates of deposit to lower yielding checking and savings products. About 96% of our average core deposits are in checking and savings deposits, one of the highest industry percentages.

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Table 1:  Average Balances, Yields and Rates Paid (Taxable-Equivalent Basis) (1)(2)

Quarter ended September 30,

2014

2013

Interest

Interest

Average

Yields/

income/

Average

Yields/

income/

(in millions)

balance

rates

expense

balance

rates

expense

Earning assets

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under

resale agreements and other short-term investments

$

253,231

0.28

%

$

180

155,888

0.31

%

$

121

Trading assets

57,439

3.00

432

44,809

3.02

339

Investment securities (3):

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

8,816

1.69

38

6,633

1.69

28

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

43,324

4.24

459

40,754

4.35

444

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

113,022

2.76

780

112,997

2.83

800

Residential and commercial

25,946

5.98

388

30,216

6.56

496

Total mortgage-backed securities

138,968

3.36

1,168

143,213

3.62

1,296

Other debt and equity securities

47,131

3.45

408

55,404

3.27

455

Total available-for-sale securities

238,239

3.48

2,073

246,004

3.61

2,223

Held-to-maturity securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

23,672

2.22

133

-

-

-

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

66

5.51

1

-

-

-

Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

5,854

2.23

32

-

-

-

Other debt securities

5,918

1.83

28

-

-

-

Total held-to-maturity securities

35,510

2.17

194

-

-

-

Total investment securities

273,749

3.31

2,267

246,004

3.61

2,223

Mortgages held for sale (4)

21,444

4.01

215

33,227

3.86

320

Loans held for sale (4)

9,533

2.10

50

197

7.25

3

Loans:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

207,570

3.29

1,716

185,809

3.63

1,697

Real estate mortgage

107,769

3.52

957

104,637

4.12

1,086

Real estate construction

17,610

3.93

175

16,188

4.43

181

Lease financing

12,007

5.39

162

11,700

5.29

155

Foreign

48,217

2.69

327

44,799

2.09

236

Total commercial

393,173

3.37

3,337

363,133

3.67

3,355

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

262,134

4.23

2,773

254,082

4.20

2,670

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

61,575

4.30

665

68,785

4.30

743

Credit card

27,713

11.96

836

24,989

12.45

784

Automobile

54,638

6.19

852

49,134

6.85

848

Other revolving credit and installment

33,966

6.03

516

42,011

4.83

512

Total consumer

440,026

5.11

5,642

439,001

5.04

5,557

Total loans (4)

833,199

4.29

8,979

802,134

4.42

8,912

Other

4,674

5.41

64

4,279

5.62

61

Total earning assets

$

1,453,269

3.34

%

$

12,187

1,286,538

3.71

%

$

11,979

Funding sources

Deposits:

Interest-bearing checking

$

41,368

0.07

%

$

7

34,499

0.06

%

$

5

Market rate and other savings

586,353

0.07

98

553,062

0.08

107

Savings certificates

37,347

0.84

80

47,339

1.08

129

Other time deposits

55,128

0.39

54

30,423

0.62

47

Deposits in foreign offices

98,862

0.14

34

81,087

0.15

30

Total interest-bearing deposits

819,058

0.13

273

746,410

0.17

318

Short-term borrowings

62,285

0.10

16

53,403

0.08

11

Long-term debt

172,982

1.46

629

133,397

1.86

621

Other liabilities

15,536

2.73

106

12,128

2.64

80

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,069,861

0.38

1,024

945,338

0.43

1,030

Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources

383,408

-

-

341,200

-

-

Total funding sources

$

1,453,269

0.28

1,024

1,286,538

0.32

1,030

Net interest margin and net interest income on

a taxable-equivalent basis (5)

3.06

%

$

11,163

3.39

%

$

10,949

Noninterest-earning assets

Cash and due from banks

$

16,189

16,350

Goodwill

25,705

25,637

Other

122,779

118,440

Total noninterest-earning assets

$

164,673

160,427

Noninterest-bearing funding sources

Deposits

$

307,991

279,156

Other liabilities

57,979

57,324

Total equity

182,111

165,147

Noninterest-bearing funding sources used to fund earning assets

(383,408)

(341,200)

Net noninterest-bearing funding sources

$

164,673

160,427

Total assets

$

1,617,942

1,446,965

(1)

Our average prime rate was 3.25% for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and 3.25% for the first nine months of both 2014 and 2013. The average three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was 0.23% and 0.26% for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 0.23% and 0.28% for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(2)

Yield/rates and amounts include the effects of hedge and risk management activities associated with the respective asset and liability categories.

(3)

Yields and rates are based on interest income/expense amounts for the period, annualized based on the accrual basis for the respective accounts. The average balance amounts represent amortized cost for the periods presented.

(4)

Nonaccrual loans and related income are included in their respective loan categories.

(5)

Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $222 million and $201 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $664 million and $573 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively, primarily related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities. The federal statutory tax rate utilized was 35% for the periods presented.

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Earnings Performance (continued)

Nine months ended September 30,

2014

2013

Interest

Interest

Average

Yields/

income/

Average

Yields/

income/

(in millions)

balance

rates

expense

balance

rates

expense

Earning assets

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under

resale agreements and other short-term investments

$

232,241

0.28

%

$

485

137,926

0.33

%

$

342

Trading assets

53,373

3.07

1,227

44,530

3.05

1,020

Investment securities (3):

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

7,331

1.72

95

6,797

1.66

85

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

42,884

4.29

1,380

39,213

4.38

1,288

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

115,696

2.85

2,475

103,522

2.79

2,164

Residential and commercial

27,070

6.07

1,233

31,217

6.51

1,524

Total mortgage-backed securities

142,766

3.46

3,708

134,739

3.65

3,688

Other debt and equity securities

48,333

3.60

1,303

54,893

3.56

1,463

Total available-for-sale securities

241,314

3.58

6,486

235,642

3.69

6,524

Held-to-maturity securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

11,951

2.22

198

-

-

-

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

25

5.51

1

-

-

-

Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

6,034

2.70

122

-

-

-

Other debt securities

5,844

1.86

82

-

-

-

Total held-to-maturity securities

23,854

2.26

403

-

-

-

Total investment securities

265,168

3.47

6,889

235,642

3.69

6,524

Mortgages held for sale (4)

18,959

4.08

580

39,950

3.57

1,069

Loans held for sale (4)

3,302

2.15

53

172

7.88

10

Loans:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

200,277

3.37

5,044

184,421

3.70

5,113

Real estate mortgage

107,746

3.53

2,849

105,367

3.96

3,121

Real estate construction

17,249

4.15

536

16,401

4.76

584

Lease financing

11,922

5.75

514

12,151

6.26

571

Foreign

48,315

2.43

879

42,326

2.16

683

Total commercial

385,509

3.41

9,822

360,666

3.73

10,072

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

260,538

4.20

8,207

252,904

4.24

8,044

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

63,264

4.30

2,037

71,390

4.29

2,292

Credit card

26,811

12.08

2,423

24,373

12.54

2,285

Automobile

53,314

6.34

2,528

47,890

7.03

2,516

Other revolving credit and installment

39,942

5.32

1,589

41,857

4.76

1,489

Total consumer

443,869

5.05

16,784

438,414

5.06

16,626

Total loans (4)

829,378

4.28

26,606

799,080

4.46

26,698

Other

4,622

5.62

195

4,229

5.45

172

Total earning assets

$

1,407,043

3.42

%

$

36,035

1,261,529

3.79

%

$

35,835

Funding sources

Deposits:

Interest-bearing checking

$

39,470

0.07

%

$

20

35,704

0.06

%

$

16

Market rate and other savings

583,128

0.07

304

544,208

0.08

341

Savings certificates

38,867

0.86

251

51,681

1.18

457

Other time deposits

49,855

0.41

152

24,177

0.81

146

Deposits in foreign offices

94,743

0.14

100

73,715

0.15

80

Total interest-bearing deposits

806,063

0.14

827

729,485

0.19

1,040

Short-term borrowings

58,573

0.10

43

55,535

0.13

55

Long-term debt

162,073

1.54

1,868

128,691

2.02

1,950

Other liabilities

14,005

2.73

286

12,352

2.37

220

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,040,714

0.39

3,024

926,063

0.47

3,265

Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources

366,329

-

-

335,466

-

-

Total funding sources

$

1,407,043

0.29

3,024

1,261,529

0.34

3,265

Net interest margin and net interest income on

a taxable-equivalent basis (5)

3.13

%

$

33,011

3.45

%

$

32,570

Noninterest-earning assets

Cash and due from banks

$

16,169

16,364

Goodwill

25,681

25,637

Other

120,728

122,306

Total noninterest-earning assets

$

162,578

164,307

Noninterest-bearing funding sources

Deposits

$

296,066

277,820

Other liabilities

54,057

58,788

Total equity

178,784

163,165

Noninterest-bearing funding sources used to fund earning assets

(366,329)

(335,466)

Net noninterest-bearing funding sources

$

162,578

164,307

Total assets

$

1,569,621

1,425,836

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Noninterest Income

Table 2:  Noninterest Income

Nine months

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

%

ended Sept. 30,

%

(in millions)

2014

2013

Change

2014

2013

Change

Service charges on deposit accounts

$

1,311

1,278

3

%

$

3,809

3,740

2

%

Trust and investment fees:

Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees

2,327

2,068

13

6,848

6,245

10

Trust and investment management

856

811

6

2,538

2,439

4

Investment banking

371

397

(7)

1,189

1,288

(8)

Total trust and investment fees

3,554

3,276

8

10,575

9,972

6

Card fees

875

813

8

2,506

2,364

6

Other fees:

Charges and fees on loans

296

390

(24)

1,005

1,161

(13)

Merchant processing fees

184

169

9

539

497

8

Cash network fees

134

129

4

382

371

3

Commercial real estate brokerage commissions

143

91

57

314

209

50

Letters of credit fees

100

100

-

288

311

(7)

All other fees

233

219

6

697

672

4

Total other fees

1,090

1,098

(1)

3,225

3,221

-

Mortgage banking:

Servicing income, net

679

504

35

2,652

1,211

119

Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities

954

1,104

(14)

2,214

5,993

(63)

Total mortgage banking

1,633

1,608

2

4,866

7,204

(32)

Insurance

388

413

(6)

1,273

1,361

(6)

Net gains from trading activities

168

397

(58)

982

1,298

(24)

Net gains (losses) on debt securities

253

(6)

NM

407

(15)

NM

Net gains from equity investments

712

502

42

2,008

818

145

Lease income

137

160

(14)

399

515

(23)

Life insurance investment income

143

154

(7)

413

441

(6)

All other

8

37

(78)

94

199

(53)

Total

$

10,272

9,730

6

$

30,557

31,118

(2)

NM - Not meaningful

Noninterest income was $10.3 billion and $9.7 billion for third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $30.6 billion and $31.1 billion for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. This income represented 48% and 49% of revenue for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, consistent with the same periods a year ago. The increase in noninterest income in third quarter 2014 from the same period a year ago reflected growth in many of our businesses, including debit card, asset-backed finance, equipment finance, international, venture capital, wealth management, retail brokerage and retirement. The decrease in noninterest income in the first nine months of 2014, compared with the same period a year ago, was primarily due to a decline in mortgage banking origination volume . Excluding mortgage banking, noninterest income increased $1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2014, from the same period a year ago.

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $33 million in third quarter 2014, or 3%, from third quarter 2013, and $69 million in the first nine months of 2014, or 2%, from the first nine months of 2013, due to account growth, new commercial product sales and commercial product re-pricing.

Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees are received for providing services to full‑service and discount brokerage customers. Income from these brokerage-related activities include asset‑based fees, which are based on the market value of the customer’s assets, and transactional commissions based on the number of transactions executed at the customer’s direction. These fees increased to $2.3 billion and $6.8 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, from $2.1 billion and $6.2 billion for the same periods in 2013. The increase in brokerage income was predominantly due to higher asset-based fees as a result of higher market values and growth in assets under management, partially offset by a decrease in brokerage transaction revenue. Retail b rokerage client assets totaled $1.4 trillion at September 30, 2014, an increase from $1.3 trillion at September 30, 2013.

We earn trust and investment management fees from managing and administering assets, including mutual funds, corporate trust, personal trust, employee benefit trust and agency assets. Trust and investment management fees are largely based on a tiered scale relative to the market value of the assets under management or administration. These fees increased to $856 million and $2.5 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, from $ 811 million and $ 2.4 billion for the same periods in 2013, primarily due to growth in assets under management reflecting higher market values. At September 30, 2014, these assets totaled $2.5 trillion, an increase from $2.3 trillion at September 30, 2013.

We earn investment banking fees from underwriting debt and equity securities, arranging loan syndications, and performing other

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Earnings Performance (continued)

related advisory services. Investment banking fees decreased to $371 million and $1.2 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, from $397 million and $1.3 billion, respectively, for the same periods a year ago, primarily due to lower syndication fees in line with the overall market.

Card fees were $875 million and $2.5 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with $813 million and $2.4 billion from the same periods a year ago. The increase in both periods was primarily due to account growth and increased purchase activity.

Other fees of $1.1 billion and $3.2 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 , respectively, were unchanged compared with the same periods a year ago as a decline in charges and fees on loans was offset by an increase in commercial real estate brokerage commissions. Charges and fees on loans decreased to $296 million and $1.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with $390 million and $1.2 billion for the same periods a year ago primarily due to the phase out of the direct deposit advance product during the first half of 2014. Commercial real estate brokerage commissions increased by $52 million and $105 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with the same periods a year ago, driven by increased sales and other property-related activities including financing and advisory services.

Mortgage banking noninterest income, consisting of net servicing income and net gains on loan origination/sales activities, totaled $1.6 billion in both third quarter 2014 and 2013. For the first nine months of 2014, mortgage banking noninterest income totaled $4.9 billion, compared with $7.2 billion for the same period a year ago.

Net mortgage loan servicing income includes amortization of commercial mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), changes in the fair value of residential MSRs during the period, as well as changes in the value of derivatives (economic hedges) used to hedge the residential MSRs. Net servicing income for third quarter 2014 included a $270 million net MSR valuation gain ($253 million increase in the fair value of the MSRs and a $17 million hedge gain) and for third quarter 2013 included a $26 million net MSR valuation gain ($213 million decrease in the fair value of the MSRs offset by a $239 million hedge gain). For the first nine months of 2014, net servicing income included a $1.15 billion net MSR valuation gain ($1.02 billion decrease in the fair value of the MSRs offset by a $2.18 billion hedge gain) and for the same period of 2013, included a $223 million net MSR valuation gain ($2.42 billion increase in the fair value of MSRs offset by a $2.19 billion hedge loss). The increase in net MSR valuation gains in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, compared with the same periods in 2013, was attributable to higher valuation adjustments, which reduced the value of MSRs in 2013 primarily associated with higher prepayments and increases in servicing and foreclosure costs. Our portfolio of loans serviced for others was $1.87 trillion at September 30, 2014, and $1.90 trillion at December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2014, the ratio of MSRs to related loans serviced for others was 0.82%, compared with 0.88% at December 31, 2013. See the “Risk Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk” section of this Report for additional information regarding our MSRs risks and hedging approach.

Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sale activities were $954 million and $2.2 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, down from $1.1 billion and $6.0 billion for the same periods a year ago. The decline in third quarter 2014, compared with the same period a year ago, was primarily driven by lower origination volumes, partially offset by higher origination margins and a repurchase liability release in third quarter 2014. Mortgage loan originations were $48 billion for third quarter 2014, of which 70% were for home purchases, compared with $80 billion and 59% for the same period a year ago. The year-over-year decrease in the first nine months of 2014 was primarily driven by lower margins and origination volumes. Mortgage loan originations were $131 billion for the first nine months of 2014, compared with $301 billion for the same period last year. Mortgage applications were $64 billion and $196 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with $87 billion and $373 billion for the same periods a year ago. The real estate 1-4 family first mortgage unclosed pipeline was $25 billion at September 30, 2014, and $35 billion at September 30, 2013. For additional information about our mortgage banking activities and results, see the “Risk Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk” section and Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities) and Note 13 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities include adjustments to the mortgage repurchase liability. Mortgage loans are repurchased from third parties based on standard representations and warranties, and early payment default clauses in mortgage sale contracts. For the first nine months of 2014, we released a net $101 million from the repurchase liability, including $81 million in third quarter 2014, compared with a provision of $402 million for the first nine months of 2013, including $28 million in third quarter 2013. For additional information about mortgage loan repurchases, see the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Liability for Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses” section and Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

We engage in trading activities primarily to accommodate the investment activities of our customers, execute economic hedging to manage certain of our balance sheet risks and for a very limited amount of proprietary trading for our own account. Net gains from trading activities, which reflect unrealized changes in fair value of our trading positions and realized gains and losses, were $168 million and $982 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with $397 million and $1.3 billion for the same periods a year ago. The third quarter year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by lower deferred compensation gains (offset in employee benefits expense). The first nine months year-over-year decrease was driven by lower trading from customer accommodation activity within our capital markets business and lower deferred compensation gains (offset in employee benefits expense). Net gains from trading activities do not include interest and dividend income and expense on trading securities. Those amounts are reported within interest income from trading assets and other interest expense from trading liabilities. Interest and fees related to proprietary trading are reported in their corresponding income statement line items. Proprietary trading activities are not significant to our client-focused business model. For additional information about proprietary and other trading, see the “Risk Management – Asset and Liability Management – Market Risk – Trading Activities” section in this Report.

Net gains on debt and equity securities totaled $965 million for third quarter 2014 and $496 million for third quarter 2013 ($2.4 billion and $803 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively), net of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) write-

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downs of $55 million and $60 million for third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $272 million and $249 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Net gains from equity investments increased over the past year, reflecting our portfolio’s positive operating performance and the benefit of strong public and private equity markets.

All other income was $8 million and $94 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, compared with $37 million and $199 million for the same periods a year ago. All other income includes ineffectiveness recognized on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, losses on low income housing tax credit investments, foreign currency adjustments, and income from investments accounted for under the equity accounting method, any of which can cause decreases and net losses in other income. Lower other income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, compared with the same periods a year ago, primarily reflected lower income from equity method investments.

Noninterest Expense

Table 3:  Noninterest Expense

Nine months

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

%

ended Sept. 30,

%

(in millions)

2014

2013

Change

2014

2013

Change

Salaries

$

3,914

3,910

-

%

$

11,437

11,341

1

%

Commission and incentive compensation

2,527

2,401

5

7,388

7,604

(3)

Employee benefits

931

1,172

(21)

3,473

3,873

(10)

Equipment

457

471

(3)

1,392

1,417

(2)

Net occupancy

731

728

-

2,195

2,163

1

Core deposit and other intangibles

342

375

(9)

1,032

1,129

(9)

FDIC and other deposit assessments

229

214

7

697

765

(9)

Outside professional services

684

623

10

1,889

1,765

7

Outside data processing

264

251

5

764

719

6

Contract services

247

241

2

730

674

8

Travel and entertainment

226

209

8

688

651

6

Operating losses

417

195

114

940

640

47

Postage, stationery and supplies

182

184

(1)

543

567

(4)

Advertising and promotion

153

157

(3)

458

445

3

Foreclosed assets

157

161

(2)

419

502

(17)

Telecommunications

122

116

5

347

364

(5)

Insurance

97

98

(1)

362

378

(4)

Operating leases

58

56

4

162

153

6

All other

510

540

(6)

1,474

1,607

(8)

Total

$

12,248

12,102

1

$

36,390

36,757

(1)

Noninterest expense was $12.2 billion in third quarter 2014, up slightly from $12.1 billion a year ago, due to higher operating losses ($417 million, up from $195 million a year ago) and higher outside professional services ($684 million, up from $623 million a year ago), partially offset by lower personnel expenses ($7.4 billion, down from $7.5 billion a year ago). For the first nine months of 2014, noninterest expense was down $367 million, or 1%, from the same period a year ago, primarily due to lower personnel expenses ($22.3 billion, down from $22.8 billion in the first nine months of 2013), lower foreclosed assets expense ($419 million, down from $502 million in the first nine months of 2013) and lower FDIC and other deposit assessments ($697 million, down from $765 million in the first nine months of 2013), partially offset by higher operating losses ($940 million, up from $640 million in the first nine months of 2013) and higher outside professional services ($1.9 billion, up from $1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2013).

Personnel expenses, which include salaries, commissions, incentive compensation and employee benefits, were down $111 million, or 1%, in third quarter 2014 compared with the same quarter last year, predominantly due to lower deferred compensation expense (offset in trading revenue) and reduced staffing in our mortgage business. These decreases were partially offset by higher revenue-related compensation, annual salary increases, and increased staffing in our risk management and compliance groups as well as in our non-mortgage businesses. Personnel expenses were down $520 million, or 2%, for the first nine months of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013, predominantly due to lower volume-related compensation in our mortgage business, lower deferred compensation expense (offset in trading revenue) and other employee benefit costs, partially offset by annual salary increases.

FDIC and other deposit assessments were down 9% in the first nine months of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013, predominantly due to lower FDIC assessment rates related to improved credit performance and the Company’s liquidity position.

Outside professional services were up 10% in third quarter 2014 compared with the same quarter last year and up 7% in the first nine months of 2014 compared with the same period a year ago. The increase for both periods reflected higher costs associated with investments by our businesses to improve their service delivery systems to customers. We have also continued to incur outside professional services and other costs to invest in our risk management infrastructure to meet increased regulatory and compliance requirements as well as evolving cybersecurity risks.

Operating losses were up 114% and 47% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with the same

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Earnings Performance (continued)

periods a year ago. The increase in both periods was predominantly due to litigation accruals.

Foreclosed assets expense was down 2% and 17% in third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2013, reflecting lower expenses associated with foreclosed properties and lower write-downs, partially offset by decreased gains on sale of foreclosed properties.

Our efficiency ratio improved to 57.7% in third quarter 2014, compared with 59.1% in third quarter 2013. The Company expects to operate within its targeted efficiency ratio range of 55 to 59% in fourth quarter 2014.

Income Tax Expense

Our effective tax rate was 31.6% and 31.9% for third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 31.0% in the first nine months of 2014, down from 32.7% in the first nine months of 2013. The lower effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2014 reflected a net reduction in the reserve for uncertain tax positions primarily due to the first quarter 2014 resolution of prior period matters with state taxing authorities.

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Operating Segment Results

We are organized for management reporting purposes into three operating segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement. These segments are defined by product type and customer segment and their results are based on our management accounting process, for which there is no comprehensive, authoritative financial accounting guidance equivalent to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Table 4 and the following discussion present our results by operating segment. For a more complete description of our operating segments, including additional financial information and the underlying management accounting process, see Note 18 (Operating Segments) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 4:  Operating Segment Results – Highlights

Wealth, Brokerage

Consolidated

(income/expense in millions,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

and Retirement

Other (1)

Company

average balances in billions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Revenue

$

12,828

12,244

5,902

5,871

3,553

3,307

(1,070)

(944)

21,213

20,478

Provision (reversal of provision)

for credit losses

465

240

(85)

(144)

(25)

(38)

13

17

368

75

Noninterest expense

7,051

7,060

3,250

3,084

2,690

2,619

(743)

(661)

12,248

12,102

Net income

3,470

3,341

1,920

1,973

550

450

(211)

(186)

5,729

5,578

Average loans

498.6

497.7

316.5

287.7

52.6

46.7

(34.5)

(30.0)

833.2

802.1

Average core deposits

646.9

618.2

278.4

235.3

153.6

150.6

(66.7)

(63.8)

1,012.2

940.3

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

Revenue

$

38,027

38,085

17,428

18,092

10,571

9,765

(3,122)

(2,827)

62,904

63,115

Provision (reversal of provision)

for credit losses

1,163

2,265

(227)

(320)

(58)

(5)

32

6

910

1,946

Noninterest expense

20,845

21,650

9,668

9,358

8,096

7,800

(2,219)

(2,051)

36,390

36,757

Net income

10,745

9,510

5,614

6,022

1,569

1,221

(580)

(485)

17,348

16,268

Average loans

503.0

498.3

308.9

285.3

51.2

45.3

(33.7)

(29.8)

829.4

799.1

Average core deposits

637.8

620.1

267.8

230.0

154.2

148.8

(67.1)

(64.8)

992.7

934.1

(1)

Includes corporate items not specific to a business segment and the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one business segment, substantially all of which represents products and services for wealth management customers provided in Community Banking stores.

Community Banking offers a complete line of diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses. These products include investment, insurance and trust services in 39 states and D.C., and mortgage and home equity loans in all 50 states and D.C. through its Regional Banking and Wells Fargo Home Lending business units. Cross-sell of our products is an important part of our strategy to achieve our vision to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs. Our retail bank household cross-sell was 6.15 products per household in August 2014, unchanged from the prior year. We believe there is more opportunity for cross-sell as we continue to earn more business from our customers. Our goal is eight products per household, which is approximately one-half of our estimate of potential demand for an average U.S. household. In August 2014, one of every four of our retail banking households had eight or more of our products.

Community Banking had net income of $3.5 billion, up $129 million, or 4%, from third quarter 2013, and $10.7 billion for the first nine months of 2014, up $1.2 billion, or 13%, compared with the same period a year ago. Revenue of $12.8 billion, increased $584 million, or 5%, from third quarter 2013, and was $38.0 billion for the first nine months of 2014, a slight decrease of $58 million, or 0.2%, compared with the same period last year. The increase in revenue from third quarter 2013 was due to higher net interest income, trust and investment fees, card fees, and market sensitive revenue, mainly gains on sale of debt securities and equity investments, partially offset by the phase out of the direct deposit advance product during the first half of 2014 and lower deferred compensation plan investment gains (offset in employee benefits expense). The decrease in revenue for the first nine months of 2014 was primarily driven by lower mortgage banking revenue and the phase out of the direct deposit advance product during the first half of 2014, partially offset by higher net interest income and equity gains. Average core deposits increased $28.7 billion, or 5%, from third quarter 2013 and $17.7 billion, or 3%, from the first nine months of 2013. Primary consumer checking and primary business checking customers as of August 2014 (customers who actively use their checking account with transactions such as debit card purchases, online bill payments, and direct deposit) were up a net 4.9% and 5.6%, respectively, from August 2013. Noninterest expense declined 0.1% and 4% from the third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, largely driven by lower mortgage volume-related expenses and deferred compensation expense (offset in revenue), partially offset by higher operating losses. The provision for credit losses was $225 million higher than third quarter 2013, as the $301 million improvement in net charge-offs was more than offset by a lower allowance release, but the provision was $1.1 billion lower than the first nine months of 2013, due to improved portfolio performance reflecting lower consumer real estate losses.

Wholesale Banking provides financial solutions to businesses across the United States and globally with annual sales generally in excess of $20 million. Products and business segments include Middle Market Commercial Banking, Government and Institutional Banking, Corporate Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Treasury Management, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Insurance, International, Real Estate Capital Markets, Commercial Mortgage Servicing, Corporate Trust,

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Earnings Performance (continued)

Equipment Finance, Wells Fargo Securities, Principal Investments, Asset Backed Finance, and Asset Management. Wholesale Banking cross-sell was 7.2 products per relationship in third quarter 2014, up from 7.0 a year ago.

Wholesale Banking had net income of $1.9 billion in third quarter 2014, down $53 million, or 3%, from third quarter 2013 as increased revenue was more than offset by increased expenses and increased provision for credit losses related to a lower reserve release. The revenue increase was driven by loan and deposit growth, strong treasury management fee growth and higher asset backed finance underwriting, commercial real estate brokerage and foreign exchange fees. In the first nine months of 2014, net income of $5.6 billion decreased $408 million, or 7%, from the same period a year ago driven by decreased revenues and increased expenses and provision for credit losses. Revenue declined $664 million, or 4%, from the first nine months of 2013 on both lower net interest income and noninterest income. Net interest income declined as the income benefit of strong loan and deposit growth was more than offset by lower PCI resolution income. Noninterest income declined on lower equity fund gains and lower investment banking origination fees as well as lower market sensitive revenue driven by lower customer accommodation trading, partially offset by increased asset management fees and increased commercial real estate brokerage fees. Average loans of $316.5 billion in third quarter 2014 increased $28.8 billion, or 10%, from third quarter 2013, driven by growth in asset-backed finance, capital finance, commercial banking, commercial real estate, corporate banking, equipment finance, government and institutional banking, international, and real estate capital markets. Average core deposits of $278.4 billion increased $43.1 billion, or 18%, from third quarter 2013 reflecting continued customer liquidity. Noninterest expense increased 5% from third quarter 2013 and 3% from the first nine months of 2013, primarily due to expenses related to growth initiatives, compliance, and regulatory requirements. The provision for credit losses increased $59 million from third quarter 2013 and $93 million from the first nine months of 2013 driven by a lower allowance release .

Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement provides a full range of financial advisory services to clients using a planning approach to meet each client's financial needs. Wealth Management provides affluent and high net worth clients with a complete range of wealth management solutions, including financial planning, private banking, credit, investment management and fiduciary services. Abbot Downing, a Wells Fargo business, provides comprehensive wealth management services to ultra-high net worth families and individuals as well as endowments and foundations. Brokerage serves customers' advisory, brokerage and financial needs as part of one of the largest full-service brokerage firms in the United States. Retirement is a national leader in providing institutional retirement and trust services (including 401(k) and pension plan record keeping) for businesses, retail retirement solutions for individuals, and reinsurance services for the life insurance industry. Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement cross-sell was 10.44 products per household in August 2014, up from 10.41 in August 2013.

Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement reported net income of $550 million in third quarter 2014, up 22% from third quarter 2013. Net income for the first nine months of 2014 was $1.6 billion, up 29% compared with the same period a year ago. Net income growth was driven by significant revenue growth. Revenue increased 7% from third quarter 2013 and 8% from the first nine months of 2013, primarily due to strong growth in asset-based fees and higher net interest income, partially offset by a decrease in brokerage transaction revenue. Average core deposits of $153.6 billion in third quarter 2014 increased 2% from third quarter 2013. Noninterest expense for third quarter 2014 was up 3% from third quarter 2013 and up 4% from the first nine months of 2013 largely due to increased broker commissions and other expenses. Total provision for credit losses increased $13 million from third quarter 2013 as lower allowance releases more than offset lower net charge-offs. The provision for the first nine months of 2014 decreased $53 million from the same period a year ago due to a decrease in net charge-offs.

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Balance Sheet Analysis

At September 30, 2014, our assets totaled $1.6 trillion, up $113.4 billion from December 31, 2013. The predominant areas of asset growth were in federal funds sold and other short-term investments, which increased $48.1 billion, investment securities, which increased $24.7 billion, loans, which increased $16.6 billion ($26.3 billion excluding the transfer of $9.7 billion of government guaranteed student loans to loans held for sale at June 30, 2014), and trading assets, which increased $4.9 billion. Deposit growth of $51.4 billion, an increase in long-term debt of $31.6 billion, total equity growth of $12.0 billion and an increase in short-term borrowings of $9.0 billion from December 31, 2013, were the predominant sources that funded our asset growth for the first nine months of 2014. Equity growth benefited from $11.1 billion in earnings net of dividends paid. The strength of our business model produced solid earnings and continued internal capital generation as reflected in our capital ratios, all of which improved from December 31, 2013. Tier 1 capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets increased to 12.55%, total capital increased to 15.58%, Tier 1 leverage increased to 9.64%, and Common Equity Tier 1 (General Approach) increased to 11.11% at September 30, 2014, compared with 12.33%, 15.43%, 9.60%, and 10.82%, respectively, at December 31, 2013.

The following discussion provides additional information about the major components of our balance sheet. Information regarding our capital and changes in our asset mix is included in the “Earnings Performance – Net Interest Income” and “Capital Management” sections and Note 19 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Investment Securities

Table 5:  Investment Securities – Summary

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Net

Net

unrealized

Fair

unrealized

Fair

(in millions)

Cost

gain

value

Cost

gain (loss)

value

Available-for-sale securities:

Debt securities

$

239,705

6,011

245,716

246,048

2,574

248,622

Marketable equity securities

1,930

605

2,535

2,039

1,346

3,385

Total available-for-sale securities

241,635

6,616

248,251

248,087

3,920

252,007

Held-to-maturity debt securities

40,758

157

40,915

12,346

(99)

12,247

Total investment securities (1)

$

282,393

6,773

289,166

260,433

3,821

264,254

(1)

Available-for-sale securities are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. Held-to-maturity securities are carried on the balance sheet at amortized cost.

Table 5 presents a summary of our investment securities portfolio, which increased $24.7 billion from December 31, 2013, primarily due to purchases of U.S. Treasury securities for our held-to-maturity portfolio. The total net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities were $6.6 billion at September 30, 2014, up from net unrealized gains of $3.9 billion at December 31, 2013, due primarily to a decrease in long-term interest rates and modest tightening of credit spreads.

The size and composition of the investment securities portfolio is largely dependent upon the Company’s liquidity and interest rate risk management objectives. Our business generates assets and liabilities, such as loans, deposits and long-term debt, which have different maturities, yields, re-pricing, prepayment characteristics and other provisions that expose us to interest rate and liquidity risk. The available-for-sale securities portfolio consists primarily of liquid, high quality U.S. Treasury and federal agency debt, agency MBS, privately issued residential and commercial MBS, securities issued by U.S. states and political subdivisions, corporate debt securities, and highly rated collateralized loan obligations. Due to its highly liquid nature, the available-for-sale portfolio can be used to meet funding needs that arise in the normal course of business or due to market stress. Changes in our interest rate risk profile may occur due to changes in overall economic or market conditions, which could influence loan origination demand, prepayment speeds, or deposit balances and mix. In response, the available-for-sale securities portfolio can be rebalanced to meet the Company’s interest rate risk management objectives. In addition to meeting liquidity and interest rate risk management objectives, the available-for-sale securities portfolio may provide yield enhancement over other short-term assets. See the “Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management” section in this Report for more information on liquidity and interest rate risk. The held-to-maturity securities portfolio consists primarily of high quality U.S. Treasury debt, agency MBS, ABS primarily collateralized by auto loans and leases, and collateralized loan obligations, where our intent is to hold these securities to maturity and collect the contractual cash flows. The held-to-maturity portfolio may also provide yield enhancement over short-term assets.

We analyze securities for OTTI quarterly or more often if a potential loss-triggering event occurs. Of the $272 million in OTTI write-downs recognized in earnings in the first nine months of 2014, $35 million related to debt securities and $2 million related to marketable equity securities, which are each included in available-for-sale securities. Another $235 million in OTTI write-downs was related to nonmarketable equity investments, which are included in other assets. For a discussion of our OTTI accounting policies and underlying considerations and analysis see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K and Note 4 (Investment Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

At September 30, 2014, investment securities included $45.9 billion of municipal bonds, of which 90% were rated “A-” or better

14


Balance Sheet Analysis (continued)

based predominantly on external and, in some cases, internal ratings. Additionally, some of the securities in our total municipal bond portfolio are guaranteed against loss by bond insurers. These guaranteed bonds are predominantly investment grade and were generally underwritten in accordance with our own investment standards prior to the determination to purchase, without relying on the bond insurer’s guarantee in making the investment decision. Our municipal bond holdings are monitored as part of our ongoing impairment analysis.

The weighted-average expected maturity of debt securities available-for-sale was 6.8 years at September 30, 2014. Because 57% of this portfolio is MBS, the expected remaining maturity is shorter than the remaining contractual maturity because borrowers generally have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying mortgages mature. The estimated effects of a 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on the fair value and the expected remaining maturity of the MBS available-for-sale portfolio are shown in Table 6.

Table 6:  Mortgage-Backed Securities

Expected

Net

remaining

Fair

unrealized

maturity

(in billions)

value

gain (loss)

(in years)

At September 30, 2014

Actual

$

140.1

2.9

5.3

Assuming a 200 basis point:

Increase in interest rates

127.0

(10.2)

7.0

Decrease in interest rates

145.9

8.7

2.7

The weighted-average expected maturity of held-to-maturity debt securities was 6.2 years at September 30, 2014. See Note 4 (Investment Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report for a summary of investment securities by security type.

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Loan Portfolio

Total loans were $838.9 billion at September 30, 2014, up $16.6 billion from December 31, 2013 . This growth was reduced by the transfer of $9.7 billion of government guaranteed student loans to loans held for sale at the end of the second quarter, which were previously included in the non-strategic/liquidating loan portfolio . Excluding this transfer, total loans would have increased $26.3 billion from December 31, 2013. Table 7 provides a summary of total outstanding loans by non-strategic/liquidating and core loan portfolios. The decrease in the non-strategic/liquidating portfolios including the government guaranteed student loan transfer was $17.8 billion, while loans in the core portfolio grew $34.4 billion from December 31, 2013. Our core loan growth during the first nine months of 2014 included:

· a $19.8 billion increase in the commercial segment predominantly due to growth in commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans; and

· a $14.6 billion increase in consumer loans, predominantly from growth in the nonconforming mortgage, automobile, credit card and other revolving credit and installment loan portfolios, partially offset by a decrease in the real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage portfolio.

Additional information on the non-strategic and liquidating loan portfolios is included in Table 12 in the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management” section in this Report.

Table 7:  Loan Portfolios

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

(in millions)

Core

Liquidating

Total

Core

Liquidating

Total

Commercial

$

395,018

1,465

396,483

375,230

2,013

377,243

Consumer

380,773

61,627

442,400

366,190

78,853

445,043

Total loans

$

775,791

63,092

838,883

741,420

80,866

822,286

A discussion of average loan balances and a comparative detail of average loan balances is included in Table 1 under “Earnings Performance – Net Interest Income” earlier in this Report. Additional information on total loans outstanding by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable is included in the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management” section in this Report. Period-end balances and other loan related information are in Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report .

Table 8 shows contractual loan maturities for loan categories normally not subject to regular periodic principal reduction and distribution of those loans to changes in interest rates.

Table 8:  Maturities for Selected Commercial Loan Categories

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

After

After

Within

one year

After

Within

one year

After

one

through

five

one

through

five

(in millions)

year

five years

years

Total

year

five years

years

Total

Selected loan maturities:

Commercial and industrial

$

45,382

145,405

21,583

212,370

41,402

131,745

20,664

193,811

Real estate mortgage

16,118

59,245

31,845

107,208

17,746

60,004

29,350

107,100

Real estate construction

6,073

10,750

1,057

17,880

6,095

9,207

1,445

16,747

Foreign

30,334

14,679

2,337

47,350

33,567

11,602

2,382

47,551

Total selected loans

$

97,907

230,079

56,822

384,808

98,810

212,558

53,841

365,209

Distribution of loans to

changes in interest rates:

Loans at fixed

interest rates

$

14,144

25,285

18,907

58,336

14,896

23,891

14,684

53,471

Loans at floating/variable

interest rates

83,763

204,794

37,915

326,472

83,914

188,667

39,157

311,738

Total selected loans

$

97,907

230,079

56,822

384,808

98,810

212,558

53,841

365,209

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Balance Sheet Analysis (continued)

Deposits

Deposits totaled $1.1 trillion at both September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013. Table 9 provides additional information regarding deposits. Deposit growth of $51.4 billion from December 31, 2013, reflected continued customer-driven growth as well as liquidity-related issuances of term deposits. Information regarding the impact of deposits on net interest income and a comparison of average deposit balances is provided in “Earnings Performance – Net Interest Income” and Table 1 earlier in this Report. Total core deposits were $1.0 trillion at September 30, 2014, up $36.4 billion from $980.1 billion at December 31, 2013.

Table 9:  Deposits

% of

% of

Sept. 30,

total

Dec. 31,

total

%

($ in millions)

2014

deposits

2013

deposits

Change

Noninterest-bearing

$

313,791

28

%

$

288,116

27

%

9

Interest-bearing checking

43,563

4

37,346

3

17

Market rate and other savings

567,148

50

556,763

52

2

Savings certificates

36,474

3

41,567

4

(12)

Foreign deposits (1)

55,502

5

56,271

5

(1)

Core deposits

1,016,478

90

980,063

91

4

Other time and savings deposits

73,639

6

64,477

6

14

Other foreign deposits

40,508

4

34,637

3

17

Total deposits

$

1,130,625

100

%

$

1,079,177

100

%

5

(1)

Reflects Eurodollar sweep balances included in core deposits.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial instruments and to determine fair value disclosures. See our 2013 Form 10-K for a description of our critical accounting policy related to fair value of financial instruments and a discussion of our fair value measurement techniques.

Table 10 presents the summary of the fair value of financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, and the amounts measured using significant Level 3 inputs (excluding derivative netting adjustments), which are significant assumptions not observable in the market. The fair value of the remaining assets and liabilities were measured using valuation methodologies involving market-based or market-derived information (collectively Level 1 and 2 measurements).

Table 10:  Fair Value Level 3 Summary

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Total

Total

($ in billions)

balance

Level 3 (1)

balance

Level 3 (1)

Assets carried

at fair value

$

358.0

33.5

353.1

37.2

As a percentage

of total assets

22

%

2

23

2

Liabilities carried

at fair value

$

28.8

2.3

22.7

3.7

As a percentage of

total liabilities

2

%

*

2

*

*

Less than 1%.

(1)

Excludes derivative netting adjustments.

See Note 13 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information on fair value measurements.

Equity

Total equity was $183.0 billion at September 30, 2014, compared with $171.0 billion at December 31, 2013. The increase was predominantly driven by a $11.1 billion increase in retained earnings from earnings net of dividends paid and a $1.7 billion increase in cumulative other comprehensive income (OCI). The increase in OCI was primarily due to a $2.7 billion ($1.5 billion after tax) increase in net unrealized gains on our investment securities portfolio resulting from a decrease in long-term interest rates and modest tightening of credit spreads. See

Note 4 (Investment Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of business, we engage in financial transactions that are not recorded on the balance sheet, or may be recorded on the balance sheet in amounts that are different from the full contract or notional amount of the transaction. Our off-balance sheet arrangements include commitments to lend, transactions with unconsolidated entities, guarantees, derivatives, and other commitments. These transactions are designed to (1) meet the financial needs of customers, (2) manage our credit, market or liquidity risks, and/or (3) diversify our funding sources.

Commitments to Lend

We enter into commitments to lend funds to customers, which are usually at a stated interest rate, if funded, and for specific purposes and time periods. When we make commitments, we are exposed to credit risk. However, the maximum credit risk for these commitments will generally be lower than the contractual amount because a significant portion of these commitments are expected to expire without being used by the customer. For more information on lending commitments, see Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Transactions with Unconsolidated Entities

We routinely enter into various types of on- and off-balance sheet transactions with special purpose entities (SPEs), which are corporations, trusts or partnerships that are established for a limited purpose. Generally, SPEs are formed in connection with securitization transactions. For more information on securitizations, including sales proceeds and cash flows from securitizations, see Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Guarantees and Certain Contingent Arrangements

Guarantees are contracts that contingently require us to make payments to a guaranteed party based on an event or a change in an underlying asset, liability, rate or index. Guarantees are generally in the form of standby letters of credit, securities lending and other indemnifications, written put options, recourse obligations and other types of guarantee arrangements.

For more information on guarantees and certain contingent arrangements, see Note 10 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Derivatives

We primarily use derivatives to manage exposure to market risk, including interest rate risk, credit risk and foreign currency risk, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. Derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value and can be measured in terms of the notional amount, which is generally not exchanged, but is used only as the basis on which interest and other payments are determined. The notional amount is not recorded on the balance sheet and is not, when viewed in isolation, a meaningful measure of the risk profile of the instruments.

For more information on derivatives, see Note 12 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Other Commitments

We also have other off-balance sheet transactions, including obligations to make rental payments under noncancelable operating leases and commitments to purchase certain debt and equity securities. Our operating lease obligations are discussed in Note 7 (Premises, Equipment, Lease Commitments and Other Assets) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K. For more information on commitments to purchase debt and equity securities, see the “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” section in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Risk Management

Financial institutions must manage a variety of business risks that can significantly affect their financial performance. Among the key risks that we must manage are operational risks, credit risks, and asset/liability management risks, which include interest rate, market, and liquidity and funding risks. Our risk culture is strongly rooted in our Vision and Values , and in order to succeed in our mission of satisfying all our customers’ financial needs and helping them succeed financially, our business practices and operating model must support prudent risk management practices. For more information about how we manage these risks, see the “Risk Management” section in our 2013 Form 10-K. The discussion that follows provides an update regarding these risks.

Operational Risk Management

Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes or systems, or resulting from external events or third parties. Information security is a significant operational risk for financial institutions such as Wells Fargo, and includes the risk of losses resulting from cyber attacks. Wells Fargo and other financial institutions continue to be the target of various evolving and adaptive cyber attacks, including malware and denial-of-service, as part of an effort to disrupt the operations of financial institutions, potentially test their cybersecurity capabilities, or obtain confidential, proprietary or other information. Wells Fargo has not experienced any material losses relating to these or other cyber attacks. Addressing cybersecurity risks is a priority for Wells Fargo, and we continue to develop and enhance our controls, processes and systems in order to protect our networks, computers, software and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. We are also proactively involved in industry cybersecurity efforts and working with other parties, including our third-party service providers and governmental agencies, to continue to enhance defenses and improve resiliency to cybersecurity threats. See the “Risk Factors” section in our 2013 Form 10-K for additional information regarding the risks associated with a failure or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including as a result of cyber attacks.


Credit Risk Management

We define credit risk as the risk of loss associated with a borrower or counterparty default (failure to meet obligations in accordance with agreed upon terms). Credit risk exists with many of our assets and exposures such as debt security holdings, certain derivatives, and loans. The following discussion focuses on our loan portfolios, which represent the largest component of assets on our balance sheet for which we have credit risk. Table 11 presents our total loans outstanding by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable.

Table 11:  Total Loans Outstanding by Portfolio Segment and Class of Financing Receivable

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

212,370

193,811

Real estate mortgage

107,208

107,100

Real estate construction

17,880

16,747

Lease financing

11,675

12,034

Foreign (1)

47,350

47,551

Total commercial

396,483

377,243

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

263,326

258,497

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

60,844

65,914

Credit card

28,270

26,870

Automobile

55,242

50,808

Other revolving credit and installment

34,718

42,954

Total consumer

442,400

445,043

Total loans

$

838,883

822,286

(1)

Substantially all of our foreign loan portfolio is commercial loans. Loans are classified as foreign primarily based on whether the borrower’s primary address is outside of the United States.

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Credit Quality Overview Credit quality continued to improve during third quarter 2014 due in part to improving economic conditions, in particular the housing market, as well as our proactive credit risk management activities. The improvement occurred for both commercial and consumer portfolios as evidenced by their credit metrics:

· Nonaccrual loans decreased to $2.5 billion and $10.9 billion in our commercial and consumer portfolios, respectively, at September 30, 2014, from $3.5 billion and $12.2 billion at December 31, 2013. Nonaccrual loans represented 1.59% of total loans at September 30, 2014, compared with 1.91% at December 31, 2013.

· Net charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of average total loans improved to 0.32% and 0.36% in third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with 0.48% and 0.59% respectively, for the same periods a year ago. Net charge-offs (recoveries) (annualized) as a percentage of our average commercial and consumer portfolios were (0.02)% and 0.62% in third quarter and less than 0.01% and 0.66% in the first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with 0.02% and 0.86% in third quarter, and 0.06% and 1.03%, respectively, in the first nine months of 2013.

· Loans that are not government insured/guaranteed and 90 days or more past due and still accruing decreased to $91 million and $855 million in our commercial and consumer portfolios, respectively, at September 30, 2014, from $143 million and $902 million at December 31, 2013.

In addition to credit metric improvements, we continued to see improvement in various economic indicators such as home prices that influenced our evaluation of the allowance and provision for credit losses. Accordingly:

· Our provision for credit losses was $368 million in third quarter 2014 and $910 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared with $75 million and $1.9 billion, respectively, for the same periods a year ago.

· The allowance for credit losses decreased to $13.5 billion, or 1.61% of total loans, at September 30, 2014 from $15.0 billion, or 1.82%, at December 31, 2013.

Additional information on our loan portfolios and our credit quality trends follows.

Non-Strategic and Liquidating Loan Portfolios We continually evaluate and, when appropriate, modify our credit policies to address appropriate levels of risk. We may designate certain portfolios and loan products as non-strategic or liquidating after which we cease their continued origination and actively work to limit losses and reduce our exposures.

Table 12 identifies our non-strategic and liquidating loan portfolios, which have continued to decline since the 2008 merger with Wachovia. They consist primarily of the Pick-a-Pay mortgage portfolio and PCI loans acquired from Wachovia, certain portfolios from legacy Wells Fargo Home Equity and Wells Fargo Financial, and our Education Finance government guaranteed loan portfolio. We transferred the government guaranteed student loan portfolio to loans held for sale at the end of second quarter 2014.

The home equity portfolio of loans generated through third party channels is designated as liquidating. Additional information regarding this portfolio, as well as the liquidating PCI and Pick-a-Pay loan portfolios, is provided in the discussion of loan portfolios that follows.

Table 12:  Non-Strategic and Liquidating Loan Portfolios

Outstanding balance

Sept. 30,

December 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2008

Commercial:

Legacy Wachovia commercial and industrial, CRE and foreign PCI loans (1)

$

1,465

2,013

18,704

Total commercial

1,465

2,013

18,704

Consumer:

Pick-a-Pay mortgage (1)

46,389

50,971

95,315

Liquidating home equity

3,083

3,695

10,309

Legacy Wells Fargo Financial indirect auto

54

207

18,221

Legacy Wells Fargo Financial debt consolidation

11,781

12,893

25,299

Education Finance - government guaranteed (2)

-

10,712

20,465

Legacy Wachovia other PCI loans (1)

320

375

2,478

Total consumer

61,627

78,853

172,087

Total non-strategic and liquidating loan portfolios

$

63,092

80,866

190,791

(1)

Net of purchase accounting adjustments related to PCI loans.

(2)

The government guaranteed student loan portfolio was transferred to held for sale at the end of second quarter 2014.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

PURCHASED CREDIT-IMPAIRED (PCI) Loans L oans acquired with evidence of credit deterioration since their origination and where it is probable that we will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments are PCI loans. Substantially all of our PCI loans were acquired in the Wachovia acquisition on December 31, 2008. PCI loans are recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, and the historical allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over. The carrying value of PCI loans totaled $24.2 billion at September 30, 2014 , down from $26.7 billion and $58.8 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2008, respectively. Such loans are considered to be accruing due to the existence of the accretable yield and not based on consideration given to contractual interest payments. For additional information on PCI loans, see the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans” section in our 2013 Form 10-K and Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

During the first nine months of 2014, we recognized as income $41 million released from the nonaccretable difference related to commercial PCI loans due to payoffs and other resolutions. We also transferred $2.1 billion from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield for PCI loans with improving credit-related cash flows and recovered $30 million primarily related to reversals of write-downs in excess of the respective loan resolution realized losses. Our cash flows expected to be collected have been favorably affected since the Wachovia acquisition by lower than expected defaults and losses as a result of observed economic strengthening, particularly in housing prices, and by our loan modification efforts. See the “Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans” section in this Report for additional information. Table 13 provides an analysis of changes in the nonaccretable difference.

Table 13:  Changes in Nonaccretable Difference for PCI Loans

Other

(in millions)

Commercial

Pick-a-Pay

consumer

Total

Balance, December 31, 2008

$

10,410

26,485

4,069

40,964

Addition of nonaccretable difference due to acquisitions

213

-

-

213

Release of nonaccretable difference due to:

Loans resolved by settlement with borrower (1)

(1,512)

-

-

(1,512)

Loans resolved by sales to third parties (2)

(308)

-

(85)

(393)

Reclassification to accretable yield for loans with improving credit-related cash flows (3)

(1,605)

(3,897)

(823)

(6,325)

Use of nonaccretable difference due to:

Losses from loan resolutions and write-downs (4)

(6,933)

(17,884)

(2,961)

(27,778)

Balance, December 31, 2013

265

4,704

200

5,169

Addition of nonaccretable difference due to acquisitions

13

-

-

13

Release of nonaccretable difference due to:

Loans resolved by settlement with borrower (1)

(27)

-

-

(27)

Loans resolved by sales to third parties (2)

(14)

-

-

(14)

Reclassification to accretable yield for loans with improving credit-related cash flows (3)

(116)

(1,954)

(19)

(2,089)

Use of nonaccretable difference due to:

Net recoveries (losses) from loan resolutions and write-downs (4)

(7)

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15

30

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

114

2,772

196

3,082

Balance, June 30, 2014

$

140

2,771

200

3,111

Addition of nonaccretable difference due to acquisitions

-

-

-

-

Release of nonaccretable difference due to:

Loans resolved by settlement with borrower (1)

(9)

-

-

(9)

Loans resolved by sales to third parties (2)

-

-

-

-

Reclassification to accretable yield for loans with improving credit-related cash flows (3)

(13)

-

-

(13)

Use of nonaccretable difference due to:

Net recoveries (losses) from loan resolutions and write-downs (4)

(4)

1

(4)

(7)

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

114

2,772

196

3,082

(1)

Release of the nonaccretable difference for settlement with borrower, on individually accounted PCI loans, increases interest income in the period of settlement. Pick-a-Pay and Other consumer PCI loans do not reflect nonaccretable difference releases for settlements with borrowers due to pool accounting for those loans, which assumes that the amount received approximates the pool performance expectations.

(2)

Release of the nonaccretable difference as a result of sales to third parties increases noninterest income in the period of the sale.

(3)

Reclassification of nonaccretable difference to accretable yield will result in increased interest income as a prospective yield adjustment over the remaining life of the loan or pool of loans.

(4)

Write-downs to net realizable value of PCI loans are absorbed by the nonaccretable difference when severe delinquency (normally 180 days) or other indications of severe borrower financial stress exist that indicate there will be a loss of contractually due amounts upon final resolution of the loan. Also includes foreign exchange adjustments related to underlying principal for which the nonaccretable difference was established.

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Since December 31, 2008, we have released over $10.3 billion in nonaccretable difference, including $8.4 billion transferred from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield and $1.9 billion released to income through loan resolutions. Also, we have provided $1.7 billion for losses on certain PCI loans or pools of PCI loans that have had credit-related decreases to cash flows expected to be collected. The net result is a $8.6 billion reduction from December 31, 2008, through September 30, 2014 , in our initial projected losses of $41.0 billion on all PCI loans.


At September 30, 2014 , the allowance for credit losses on certain PCI loans was $11 million. The allowance is to absorb credit-related decreases in cash flows expected to be collected and primarily relates to individual PCI commercial loans. Table 14 analyzes the actual and projected loss results on PCI loans since acquisition through September 30, 2014 .

For additional information on PCI loans, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K and Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report .

Table 14:  Actual and Projected Loss Results on PCI Loans Since Acquisition of Wachovia

Other

(in millions)

Commercial

Pick-a-Pay

consumer

Total

Release of nonaccretable difference due to:

Loans resolved by settlement with borrower (1)

$

1,539

-

-

1,539

Loans resolved by sales to third parties (2)

322

-

85

407

Reclassification to accretable yield for loans with improving credit-related cash flows (3)

1,721

5,851

842

8,414

Total releases of nonaccretable difference due to better than expected losses

3,582

5,851

927

10,360

Provision for losses due to credit deterioration (4)

(1,626)

-

(107)

(1,733)

Actual and projected losses on PCI loans less than originally expected

$

1,956

5,851

820

8,627

(1)

Release of the nonaccretable difference for settlement with borrower, on individually accounted PCI loans, increases interest income in the period of settlement. Pick-a-Pay and Other consumer PCI loans do not reflect nonaccretable difference releases for settlements with borrowers due to pool accounting for those loans, which assumes that the amount received approximates the pool performance expectations.

(2)

Release of the nonaccretable difference as a result of sales to third parties increases noninterest income in the period of the sale.

(3)

Reclassification of nonaccretable difference to accretable yield will result in increased interest income as a prospective yield adjustment over the remaining life of the loan or pool of loans.

(4)

Provision for additional losses is recorded as a charge to income when it is estimated that the cash flows expected to be collected for a PCI loan or pool of loans may not support full realization of the carrying value.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

Significant Loan Portfolio Reviews Measuring and monitoring our credit risk is an ongoing process that tracks delinquencies, collateral values, FICO scores, economic trends by geographic areas, loan-level risk grading for certain portfolios (typically commercial) and other indications of credit risk. Our credit risk monitoring process is designed to enable early identification of developing risk and to support our determination of an appropriate allowance for credit losses. The following discussion provides additional characteristics and analysis of our significant portfolios. See

Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for more analysis and credit metric information for each of the following portfolios.

Commercial AND INDUSTRIAL Loans and Lease Financing For purposes of portfolio risk management, we aggregate commercial and industrial loans and lease financing according to market segmentation and standard industry codes. Table 15 summarizes commercial and industrial loans and lease financing by industry with the related nonaccrual totals. We generally subject commercial and industrial loans and lease financing to individual risk assessment using our internal borrower and collateral quality ratings. Our ratings are aligned to regulatory definitions of pass and criticized categories with criticized divided between special mention, substandard and doubtful categories.

The commercial and industrial loans and lease financing portfolio totaled $224.0 billion, or 27%, of total loans at September 30, 2014. The annualized net charge-off rate for this portfolio was 0.12% and 0.11% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with 0.12% and 0.17% for the same periods a year ago. At September 30, 2014, 0.27% of this portfolio was nonaccruing, compared with 0.37% at December 31, 2013. In addition, $15.8 billion of this portfolio was rated as criticized in accordance with regulatory guidance at September 30, 2014, compared with $15.5 billion at December 31, 2013.


A majority of our commercial and industrial loans and lease financing portfolio is secured by short-term assets, such as accounts receivable, inventory and securities, as well as long-lived assets, such as equipment and other business assets. Generally, the collateral securing this portfolio represents a secondary source of repayment.

Table 15:  Commercial and Industrial Loans and Lease Financing by Industry

September 30, 2014

% of

Nonaccrual

Total

total

(in millions)

loans

portfolio

(1)

loans

Investors

$

21

23,046

3

%

Oil and gas

35

15,423

2

Food and beverage

14

13,694

2

Cyclical retailers

23

13,207

2

Financial institutions

30

12,470

1

Real estate lessor

7

11,911

1

Healthcare

33

11,857

1

Industrial equipment

6

11,769

1

Public administration

12

7,844

1

Technology

52

7,458

1

Business services

31

6,158

1

Transportation

6

6,067

1

Other

341

83,141

(2)

10

Total

$

611

224,045

27

%

(1) Includes $246 million PCI loans, which are considered to be accruing due to the existence of the accretable yield and not based on consideration given to contractual interest payments.

(2) No other single industry had total loans in excess of $5.3 billion.


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Commercial Real Estate (CRE) The CRE portfolio totaled $125.1 billion, or 15% of total loans, at September 30, 2014, and consisted of $107.2 billion of mortgage loans and $17.9 billion of construction loans. Table 16 summarizes CRE loans by state and property type with the related nonaccrual totals. The portfolio is diversified both geographically and by property type. The largest geographic concentrations of combined CRE loans are in California (28% of the total CRE portf0lio) and in Texas and Florida (8% in each state). By property type, the largest concentrations are office buildings at 27% and apartments at 14% of the portfolio. CRE nonaccrual loans totaled 1.5% of the CRE outstanding balance at September 30, 2014, compared with 2.2 % at December 31, 2013 . At September 30, 2014, we had $8.8 billion of criticized CRE mortgage loans, down from $11.8 billion at December 31, 2013, and $1.1 billion of criticized CRE construction loans, down from $2.0 billion at December 31, 2013.

At September 30, 2014, the recorded investment in PCI CRE loans totaled $1.2 billion, down from $12.3 billion when acquired at December 31, 2008, reflecting principal payments, loan resolutions and write-downs.

Table 16:  CRE Loans by State and Property Type

September 30, 2014

Real estate mortgage

Real estate construction

Total

% of

Nonaccrual

Total

Nonaccrual

Total

Nonaccrual

Total

total

(in millions)

loans

portfolio

(1)

loans

portfolio

(1)

loans

portfolio

(1)

loans

By state:

California

$

389

32,280

33

3,183

422

35,463

4

%

Texas

102

8,528

-

1,679

102

10,207

1

Florida

205

7,886

18

2,063

223

9,949

1

New York

44

6,255

5

1,244

49

7,499

1

North Carolina

103

3,950

8

952

111

4,902

1

Arizona

85

3,770

1

409

86

4,179

1

Washington

34

3,302

-

537

34

3,839

1

Virginia

46

2,650

4

1,040

50

3,690

*

Georgia

104

3,107

31

434

135

3,541

*

Colorado

29

2,834

1

560

30

3,394

*

Other

495

32,646

116

5,779

611

38,425

(2)

5

Total

$

1,636

107,208

217

17,880

1,853

125,088

15

%

By property:

Office buildings

$

423

31,493

-

2,027

423

33,520

4

%

Apartments

54

11,853

4

5,702

58

17,555

2

Industrial/warehouse

256

12,220

-

838

256

13,058

2

Retail (excluding shopping center)

214

11,888

2

966

216

12,854

2

Real estate - other

203

10,338

-

403

203

10,741

1

Hotel/motel

78

8,358

-

1,114

78

9,472

1

Shopping center

100

7,741

-

1,089

100

8,830

1

Institutional

77

3,171

-

430

77

3,601

1

Land (excluding 1-4 family)

3

107

40

2,469

43

2,576

*

Agriculture

41

2,448

-

26

41

2,474

*

Other

187

7,591

171

2,816

358

10,407

1

Total

$

1,636

107,208

217

17,880

1,853

125,088

15

%

*

Less than 1%.

(1)

Includes a total of $1.2 billion PCI loans, consisting of $973 million of real estate mortgage and $237 million of real estate construction, which are considered to be accruing due to the existence of the accretable yield and not based on consideration given to contractual interest payments.

(2)

Includes 40 states; no state had loans in excess of $3.1 billion.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

FOREIGN Loans and country risk exposure We classify loans for financial statement and certain regulatory purposes as foreign primarily based on whether the borrower’s primary address is outside of the United States. At September 30, 2014, foreign loans totaled $47.4 billion, representing approximately 6% of our total consolidated loans outstanding, compared with $47.6 billion, or approximately 6% of total consolidated loans outstanding, at December 31, 2013. Foreign loans were approximately 3% of our consolidated total assets at September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2013.

Our foreign country risk monitoring process incorporates frequent dialogue with our financial institution customers, counterparties and regulatory agencies, enhanced by centralized monitoring of macroeconomic and capital markets conditions in the respective countries. We establish exposure limits for each country through a centralized oversight process based on customer needs, and in consideration of relevant economic, political, social, legal, and transfer risks. We monitor exposures closely and adjust our country limits in response to changing conditions.

We evaluate our individual country risk exposure on an ultimate country of risk basis, which is normally based on the country of residence of the guarantor or collateral location, and is different from the reporting based on the borrower’s primary address. Our largest single foreign country exposure on an ultimate risk basis at September 30, 2014, was the United Kingdom, which totaled $21.2 billion, or approximately 1% of our total assets, and included $4.1 billion of sovereign claims. Our United Kingdom sovereign claims arise primarily from deposits we have placed with the Bank of England pursuant to regulatory requirements in support of our London branch.


We conduct periodic stress tests of our significant country risk exposures, analyzing the direct and indirect impacts on the risk of loss from various macroeconomic and capital markets scenarios. We do not have significant exposure to foreign country risks because our foreign portfolio is relatively small. However, we have identified exposure to increased loss from U.S. borrowers associated with the potential impact of a regional or worldwide economic downturn on the U.S. economy. We mitigate these potential impacts on the risk of loss through our normal risk management processes which include active monitoring and, if necessary, the application of aggressive loss mitigation strategies.

Table 17 provides information regarding our top 20 exposures by country (excluding the U.S.) and our Eurozone exposure, on an ultimate risk basis.

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Table 17:  Select Country Exposures

Lending (1)

Securities (2)

Derivatives and other (3)

Total exposure

Non-

Non-

Non-

Non-

(in millions)

Sovereign

sovereign

Sovereign

sovereign

Sovereign

sovereign

Sovereign

sovereign (4)

Total

September 30, 2014

Top 20 country exposures:

United Kingdom

$

4,052

11,363

1

4,348

-

1,394

4,053

17,105

21,158

Canada

-

7,960

1

2,653

-

564

1

11,177

11,178

China

-

4,215

-

130

7

4

7

4,349

4,356

Brazil

-

2,524

2

16

-

1

2

2,541

2,543

Netherlands

-

2,031

-

266

-

28

-

2,325

2,325

Germany

92

1,328

-

588

-

195

92

2,111

2,203

India

-

2,017

-

127

-

-

-

2,144

2,144

Bermuda

-

1,831

-

45

-

13

-

1,889

1,889

Switzerland

-

1,061

-

360

-

451

-

1,872

1,872

France

-

227

-

1,193

-

241

-

1,661

1,661

Turkey

-

1,600

-

-

-

-

-

1,600

1,600

Australia

-

975

-

556

-

55

-

1,586

1,586

Luxembourg

-

1,342

-

104

-

6

-

1,452

1,452

Chile

-

1,352

-

14

-

36

-

1,402

1,402

Cayman Islands

-

1,304

-

-

-

44

-

1,348

1,348

Ireland

23

1,076

-

131

-

21

23

1,228

1,251

South Korea

-

1,094

9

68

12

-

21

1,162

1,183

Mexico

-

992

-

33

4

2

4

1,027

1,031

Jersey, C.I.

-

827

-

192

-

3

-

1,022

1,022

Taiwan

-

823

-

1

-

6

-

830

830

Total top 20 country exposures

$

4,167

45,942

13

10,825

23

3,064

4,203

59,831

64,034

Eurozone exposure:

Eurozone countries included in Top 20 above (5)

$

115

6,004

-

2,282

-

491

115

8,777

8,892

Spain

-

657

-

62

-

4

-

723

723

Austria

75

353

-

-

-

-

75

353

428

Belgium

-

119

-

24

-

5

-

148

148

Other Eurozone exposure (6)

21

98

-

98

10

11

31

207

238

Total Eurozone exposure

$

211

7,231

-

2,466

10

511

221

10,208

10,429

(1)

Lending exposure includes funded loans and unfunded commitments, leveraged leases, and money market placements presented on a gross basis prior to the deduction of impairment allowance and collateral received under the terms of the credit agreements. For the countries listed above, includes $403 million in PCI loans, predominantly to customers in Jersey, C.I. and Germany, and $1.8 billion in defeased leases secured largely by U.S. Treasury and government agency securities, or government guaranteed.

(2)

Represents issuer exposure on cross-border debt and equity securities.

(3)

Represents counterparty exposure on foreign exchange and derivative contracts, and securities resale and lending agreements. This exposure is presented net of counterparty netting adjustments and reduced by the amount of cash collateral. It includes credit default swaps (CDS) predominantly used to manage our U.S. and London-based cash credit trading businesses, which sometimes results in selling and purchasing protection on the identical reference entity. Generally, we do not use market instruments such as CDS to hedge the credit risk of our investment or loan positions, although we do use them to manage risk in our trading businesses. At September 30, 2014, the gross notional amount of our CDS sold that reference assets in the Top 20 or Eurozone countries was $3.9 billion, which was offset by the notional amount of CDS purchased of $3.9 billion. We did not have any CDS purchased or sold that reference pools of assets that contain sovereign debt or where the reference asset was solely the sovereign debt of a foreign country.

(4)

For countries presented in the table, total non-sovereign exposure comprises $24.4 billion exposure to financial institutions and $36.9 billion to non-financial corporations at September 30, 2014.

(5)

Consists of exposure to Netherlands, Germany, France, Luxembourg and Ireland included in Top 20.

(6)

Includes non-sovereign exposure to Portugal in the amount of $47 million and less than $1 million each to Greece and Cyprus. We had no sovereign debt exposure to these countries at September 30, 2014.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

Real Estate 1-4 Family FIRST AND JUNIOR LIEN Mortgage Loans Our real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loans primarily include loans we have made to customers and retained as part of our asset/liability management strategy. These loans, as presented in Table 18, include the Pick-a-Pay portfolio acquired from Wachovia which is discussed later in this Report. These loans also include other purchased loans and loans included on our balance sheet as a result of consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs).

Table 18:  Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

% of

% of

(in millions)

Balance

portfolio

Balance

portfolio

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

Core portfolio

$

205,031

63

%

$

194,488

60

%

Non-strategic and liquidating loan portfolios:

Pick-a-Pay mortgage

46,389

14

50,971

16

Other PCI and liquidating first mortgage

11,906

4

13,038

4

Total non-strategic and liquidating loan portfolios

58,295

18

64,009

20

Total real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans

263,326

81

258,497

80

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

Core portfolio

57,577

18

62,001

19

Non-strategic and liquidating loan portfolios

3,267

1

3,913

1

Total real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage loans

60,844

19

65,914

20

Total real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans

$

324,170

100

%

$

324,411

100

%

The real estate 1-4 family mortgage loan portfolio includes some loans with adjustable-rate features and some with an interest-only feature as part of the loan terms. Interest-only loans were approximately 13% and 15% of total loans at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We believe we have manageable adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) reset risk across our owned mortgage loan portfolios. We do not offer option ARM products, nor do we offer variable-rate mortgage products with fixed payment amounts, commonly referred to within the financial services industry as negative amortizing mortgage loans. The option ARMs we do have are included in the Pick-a-Pay portfolio which was acquired from Wachovia and are part of our liquidating loan portfolios. Since our acquisition of the Pick-a-Pay loan portfolio at the end of 2008, the option payment portion of the portfolio has reduced from 86% to 41% at September 30, 2014, as a result of our modification activities and customers exercising their option to convert to fixed payments . For more information, see the “Pick-a-Pay Portfolio” section in this Report. We continue to modify real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans to assist homeowners and other borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. For more information on our participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Making Home Affordable (MHA) programs, see the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans” section in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Part of our credit monitoring includes tracking delinquency, FICO scores and collateral values (LTV/CLTV) on the entire real estate 1-4 family mortgage loan portfolio. These credit risk indicators, which exclude government insured/guaranteed loans, continued to improve in third quarter 2014 on the non-PCI mortgage portfolio. Loans 30 days or more delinquent at September 30, 2014, totaled $10.7 billion, or 4%, of total non-PCI mortgages, compared with $11.9 billion, or 4%, at December 31, 2013. Loans with FICO scores lower than 640 totaled $26.8 billion at September 30, 2014, or 9% of total non-PCI mortgages, compared with $31.5 billion, or 10%, at December 31, 2013. Mortgages with a LTV/CLTV greater than 100% totaled $22.0 billion at September 30, 2014, or 7% of total non-PCI mortgages, compared with $34.3 billion, or 11%, at December 31, 2013. Information regarding credit risk indicators, including PCI credit risk indicators, can be found in Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loans by state are presented in Table 19. Our real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans to borrowers in California represented approximately 13% of total loans at September 30, 2014, located mostly within the larger metropolitan areas, with no single California metropolitan area consisting of more than 4% of total loans. Our underwriting and periodic review of loans secured by residential real estate collateral includes appraisals or estimates from automated valuation models (AVMs) to support property values. We monitor changes in real estate values and underlying economic or market conditions for all geographic areas of our real estate 1-4 family mortgage portfolio as part of our credit risk management process. Additional information about AVMs and our policy for their use can be found in Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report and the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans” section in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Table 19:  Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans by State

September 30, 2014

Real estate

Real estate

Total real

1-4 family

1-4 family

estate 1-4

% of

first

junior lien

family

total

(in millions)

mortgage

mortgage

mortgage

loans

Real estate 1-4 family

loans (excluding PCI):

California

$

78,481

16,868

95,349

11

%

Florida

14,510

5,531

20,041

3

New York

16,704

2,682

19,386

2

New Jersey

10,868

4,886

15,754

2

Virginia

7,099

3,368

10,467

1

Pennsylvania

5,932

3,020

8,952

1

Texas

7,994

877

8,871

1

North Carolina

6,019

2,683

8,702

1

Georgia

4,936

2,436

7,372

1

Other (2)

62,570

18,387

80,957

10

Government insured/

guaranteed loans (3)

25,942

-

25,942

3

Total

$

241,055

60,738

301,793

36

%

Real estate 1-4

family PCI loans:

California

$

15,340

28

15,368

2

%

Florida

1,654

17

1,671

-

New Jersey

818

15

833

-

Other (1)

4,459

46

4,505

1

Total

$

22,271

106

22,377

3

%

Total

$

263,326

60,844

324,170

39

%

* Less than 1%.

(1) Consists of 45 states; no state had loans in excess of $548 million.

(2) Consists of 41 states; no state had loans in excess of $7.4 billion.

(3) Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

First Lien Mortgage Portfolio The credit performance associated with our real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio continued to improve in third quarter 2014, as measured through net charge-offs and nonaccrual loans. Net charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of average total loans improved to 0.17% and 0.22% in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014, respectively, compared with 0.38% and 0.53%, respectively, for the same periods a year ago. Nonaccrual loans were $8.8 billion at September 30, 2014, compared with $9.8 billion at December 31, 2013. Improvement in the credit performance was driven by both an improving economic and housing environment and declining balances in non-strategic and liquidating loans, which have been replaced with higher quality assets originated after 2008 utilizing tighter underwriting standards. Real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage loans originated after 2008 have resulted in minimal losses to date and were approximately 57% of our total real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio as of September 30, 2014.

In third quarter 2014, we continued to grow our real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio through the retention of high-quality non-conforming mortgages. Substantially all non-conforming loans originated in third quarter 2014 were classified as non-conforming due to the loan amount exceeding conventional conforming loan amount limits established by the GSEs. Our total real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio increased $3.2 billion in third quarter 2014 and $4.8 billion in the first nine months of 2014. The growth in this portfolio has been largely offset by runoff in our real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage non-strategic and liquidating portfolios. Excluding this runoff, our core real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio increased $5.1 billion in third quarter 2014 and $10.5 billion in the first nine months of 2014 as we retained $11.6 billion and $30.8 billion in non-conforming originations in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2014, respectively.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

Pick‑a‑Pay Portfolio The Pick-a-Pay portfolio was one of the consumer residential first mortgage portfolios we acquired from Wachovia and a majority of the portfolio was identified as PCI loans.

The Pick-a-Pay portfolio includes loans that offer payment options (Pick-a-Pay option payment loans), and also includes loans that were originated without the option payment feature, loans that no longer offer the option feature as a result of our modification efforts since the acquisition, and loans where the customer voluntarily converted to a fixed-rate product. The Pick-a-Pay portfolio is included in the consumer real estate 1-4 family first mortgage class of loans throughout this Report. Table 20 provides balances by types of loans as of September 30, 2014, as a result of modification efforts, compared to the types of loans included in the portfolio at acquisition. Total adjusted unpaid principal balance of PCI Pick-a-Pay loans was $26.9 billion at September 30, 2014, compared with $61.0 billion at acquisition. Primarily due to modification efforts, the adjusted unpaid principal balance of option payment PCI loans has declined to 16% of the total Pick-a-Pay portfolio at September 30, 2014, compared with 51% at acquisition.

Table 20:  Pick-a-Pay Portfolio - Comparison to Acquisition Date

December 31,

September 30, 2014

2013

2008

Adjusted

Adjusted

Adjusted

unpaid

unpaid

unpaid

principal

% of

principal

% of

principal

% of

(in millions)

balance (1)

total

balance (1)

total

balance (1)

total

Option payment loans

$

21,150

41

%

$

24,420

44

%

$

99,937

86

%

Non-option payment adjustable-rate

and fixed-rate loans

7,036

14

7,892

14

15,763

14

Full-term loan modifications

22,973

45

23,509

42

-

-

Total adjusted unpaid principal balance

$

51,159

100

%

$

55,821

100

%

$

115,700

100

%

Total carrying value

$

46,389

50,971

95,315

(1)

Adjusted unpaid principal balance includes write-downs taken on loans where severe delinquency (normally 180 days) or other indications of severe borrower financial stress exist that indicate there will be a loss of contractually due amounts upon final resolution of the loan.

Pick-a-Pay loans may have fixed or adjustable rates with payment options that include a minimum payment, an interest-only payment or fully amortizing payment (both 15 and 30 year options). Total interest deferred due to negative amortization on Pick-a-Pay loans was $665 million at September 30, 2014 , and $902 million at December 31, 2013. Approximately 95% of the Pick-a-Pay customers making a minimum payment in September 2014 did not defer interest, compared with 93% in December 2013 .

Deferral of interest on a Pick-a-Pay loan may continue as long as the loan balance remains below a pre-defined principal cap, which is based on the percentage that the current loan balance represents to the original loan balance. A significant portion of the Pick-a-Pay portfolio has a cap of 125% of the original loan balance. Most of the Pick-a-Pay loans on which there is a deferred interest balance re-amortize (the monthly payment amount is reset or “recast”) on the earlier of the date when the loan balance reaches its principal cap, or generally the 10-year anniversary of the loan. After a recast, the customers’ new payment terms are reset to the amount necessary to repay the balance over the remainder of the original loan term.

Due to the terms of the Pick-a-Pay portfolio, there is little recast risk in the near term where borrowers will have a payment change over 7.5%. Based on assumptions of a flat rate environment, if all eligible customers elect the minimum payment option 100% of the time and no balances prepay, we would expect the following balances of loans to recast based on reaching the principal cap and also experiencing a payment change over the annual 7.5% reset: $26 million for the remainder of 2014, $50 million in 2015 and $27 million in 2016. In addition, in a flat rate environment, we would expect the following balances of loans to start fully amortizing due to reaching their recast anniversary date and also having a payment change over the annual 7.5% reset: $59 million for the remainder of 2014, $353 million in 2015 and $399 million in 2016. In third quarter 2014, the amount of loans reaching their principal cap or recast anniversary date and also having a payment change over the annual 7.5% reset was $26 million.

Table 21 reflects the geographic distribution of the Pick-a-Pay portfolio broken out between PCI loans and all other loans. The LTV ratio is a useful metric in evaluating future real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loan performance, including potential charge-offs. Because PCI loans were initially recorded at fair value, including write-downs for expected credit losses, the ratio of the carrying value to the current collateral value will be lower compared with the LTV based on the adjusted unpaid principal balance. For informational purposes, we have included both ratios for PCI loans in the following table.

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Table 21:  Pick-a-Pay Portfolio (1)

September 30, 2014

PCI loans

All other loans

Ratio of

Ratio of

Adjusted

carrying

carrying

unpaid

Current

value to

value to

principal

LTV

Carrying

current

Carrying

current

(in millions)

balance (2)

ratio (3)

value (4)

value (5)

value (4)

value (5)

California

$

18,654

78

%

$

15,327

63

%

$

11,846

57

%

Florida

2,173

90

1,608

62

2,459

73

New Jersey

913

83

789

65

1,580

71

New York

573

78

529

65

731

68

Texas

241

64

213

56

960

51

Other states

4,363

83

3,591

66

6,756

69

Total Pick-a-Pay loans

$

26,917

$

22,057

$

24,332

(1)

The individual states shown in this table represent the top five states based on the total net carrying value of the Pick-a-Pay loans at the beginning of 2014.

(2)

Adjusted unpaid principal balance includes write-downs taken on loans where severe delinquency (normally 180 days) or other indications of severe borrower financial stress exist that indicate there will be a loss of contractually due amounts upon final resolution of the loan.

(3)

The current LTV ratio is calculated as the adjusted unpaid principal balance divided by the collateral value. Collateral values are generally determined using automated valuation models (AVM) and are updated quarterly. AVMs are computer-based tools used to estimate market values of homes based on processing large volumes of market data including market comparables and price trends for local market areas.

(4)

Carrying value, which does not reflect the allowance for loan losses, includes remaining purchase accounting adjustments, which, for PCI loans may include the nonaccretable difference and the accretable yield and, for all other loans, an adjustment to mark the loans to a market yield at date of merger less any subsequent charge-offs.

(5)

The ratio of carrying value to current value is calculated as the carrying value divided by the collateral value.

To maximize return and allow flexibility for customers to avoid foreclosure, we have in place several loss mitigation strategies for our Pick-a-Pay loan portfolio. We contact customers who are experiencing financial difficulty and may in certain cases modify the terms of a loan based on a customer’s documented income and other circumstances.

We also have taken steps to work with customers to refinance or restructure their Pick-a-Pay loans into other loan products. For customers at risk, we offer combinations of term extensions of up to 40 years (from 30 years), interest rate reductions, forbearance of principal, and, in certain cases we may offer principal forgiveness to customers with substantial property value declines based on affordability needs.

In third quarter 2014, we completed more than 1,000 proprietary and Home Affordability Modification Program (HAMP) Pick-a-Pay loan modifications. We have completed more than 127,800 modifications since the Wachovia acquisition, resulting in $6.0 billion of principal forgiveness to our Pick-a-Pay customers as well as an additional $70 million of conditional forgiveness that can be earned by borrowers through performance over a three year period.

Due to better than expected performance observed on the Pick-a-Pay PCI portfolio compared with the original acquisition estimates, we have reclassified $5.9 billion from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield since acquisition. Our cash flows expected to be collected have been favorably affected by lower expected defaults and losses as a result of observed and forecasted economic strengthening, particularly in housing prices, and our loan modification efforts. These factors are expected to reduce the frequency and severity of defaults and keep these loans performing for a longer period, thus increasing future principal and interest cash flows. The resulting increase in the accretable yield will be realized over the remaining life of the portfolio, which is estimated to have a weighted-average remaining life of approximately 11.9 years at September 30, 2014 . The weighted average remaining life decreased slightly from December 31, 2013 due to updated expectations for prepayments and the passage of time.  The accretable yield percentage at September 30, 2014, was 6.15%, up from 4.98% at the end of 2013 due to favorable changes in the expected timing and composition of cash flows resulting from improving credit and prepayment expectations. Fluctuations in the accretable yield are driven by changes in interest rate indices for variable rate PCI loans, prepayment assumptions, and expected principal and interest payments over the estimated life of the portfolio, which will be affected by the pace and degree of improvements in the U.S. economy and housing markets and projected lifetime performance resulting from loan modification activity. Changes in the projected timing of cash flow events, including loan liquidations, modifications and short sales, can also affect the accretable yield and the estimated weighted-average life of the portfolio.

The predominant portion of our PCI loans is included in the Pick-a-Pay portfolio. For further information on the judgment involved in estimating expected cash flows for PCI loans, see the “Critical Accounting Policies – Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans” section and

Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

Junior Lien Mortgage Portfolio The junior lien mortgage portfolio consists of residential mortgage lines and loans that are subordinate in rights to an existing lien on the same property. It is not unusual for these lines and loans to have draw periods, interest only payments, balloon payments, adjustable rates and similar features. The majority of our junior lien loan products are amortizing payment loans with fixed interest rates and repayment periods between five to 30 years.

We continuously monitor the credit performance of our junior lien mortgage portfolio for trends and factors that influence the frequency and severity of loss. We have observed that the severity of loss for junior lien mortgages is high and generally not affected by whether we or a third party own or service the related first mortgage, but the frequency of delinquency is typically lower when we own or service the first lien mortgage. In general, we have limited information available on the delinquency status of the third party owned or serviced senior lien where we also hold a junior lien. To capture this inherent loss content, we use the experience of our junior lien mortgages behind delinquent first liens that are owned or serviced by us adjusted for any observed differences in delinquency and loss rates associated with junior lien mortgages behind third party first mortgages. We incorporate this inherent loss content into our allowance for loan losses. Our allowance process for junior liens ensures appropriate consideration of the relative difference in loss experience for junior liens behind first lien mortgage loans we own or service, compared with those behind first lien mortgage loans owned or serviced by third parties. In addition, our allowance process for junior liens that are current, but are in their revolving period, appropriately reflects the inherent loss where the borrower is delinquent on the corresponding first lien mortgage loans.

Table 22 summarizes delinquency and loss rates for our junior lien mortgages by the holder of the first lien.

Table 22:  Junior Lien Mortgage Portfolios Performance by Holder of 1st Lien (1)

% of loans

Loss rate

two payments

(annualized)

Outstanding balance

or more past due

quarter  ended

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Junior lien mortgages behind:

Wells Fargo owned or

serviced first lien

$

29,945

32,681

2.34

%

2.37

0.86

1.08

1.16

1.34

1.59

Third party first lien

30,793

33,110

2.55

2.53

0.94

0.96

1.23

1.35

1.58

Total junior lien mortgages

$

60,738

65,791

2.44

2.45

0.90

1.02

1.20

1.35

1.58

(1)

Excludes PCI loans because their losses were generally reflected in PCI accounting adjustments at the date of acquisition.

We monitor the number of borrowers paying the minimum amount due on a monthly basis. In September 2014, approximately 94% of our borrowers with a junior lien mortgage outstanding balance paid the minimum amount due or more, including approximately 46% who paid only the minimum amount due.

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Table 23 shows the credit attributes of the core and liquidating junior lien mortgage portfolios and lists the top five states by outstanding balance for the core portfolio. Loans to California borrowers represent the largest state concentration in each of these portfolios. The decrease in outstanding balances since December 31, 2013 predominantly reflects loan paydowns. As of September 30, 2014, 20% of the outstanding balance of the junior lien mortgage portfolio was associated with loans that had a combined loan to value (CLTV) ratio in excess of 100%. CLTV means the ratio of the total loan balance of first mortgages and junior lien mortgages (including unused line amounts for credit line products) to property collateral value. The unsecured portion (the outstanding amount that was in excess of the most recent property collateral value) of the outstanding balances of these loans totaled 8% of the junior lien mortgage portfolio at September 30, 2014.

Table 23:  Junior Lien Mortgage Portfolios (1)

% of loans

Loss rate

two payments

(annualized)

Outstanding balance

or more past due

quarter ended

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Core portfolio

California

$

15,777

17,003

1.99

%

2.03

0.44

0.47

0.67

0.86

1.20

Florida

5,359

5,811

2.96

3.16

1.29

1.23

1.86

1.85

2.12

New Jersey

4,754

5,019

3.47

3.43

1.38

1.45

1.49

1.50

1.81

Virginia

3,206

3,378

2.16

2.02

0.59

0.86

0.87

0.93

0.93

Pennsylvania

2,977

3,137

2.81

2.64

1.04

1.24

1.01

0.96

1.17

Other

25,504

27,653

2.15

2.18

0.83

1.05

1.15

1.34

1.43

Total

57,577

62,001

2.33

2.35

0.81

0.94

1.09

1.23

1.42

Liquidating portfolio

3,161

3,790

4.58

4.10

2.61

2.46

2.94

3.20

4.12

Total core and

liquidating portfolios

$

60,738

65,791

2.44

2.45

0.90

1.02

1.20

1.35

1.58

(1)

Excludes PCI loans because their losses were generally reflected in PCI accounting adjustments at the date of acquisition.

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Risk Management – Credit Risk Management (continued)

Our junior lien, as well as first lien, lines of credit products generally have a draw period of 10 years (with some up to 15 or 20 years) with variable interest rate and payment options during the draw period of (1) interest only or (2) 1.5% of outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest. During the draw period, the borrower has the option of converting all or a portion of the line from a variable interest rate to a fixed rate with terms including interest-only payments for a fixed period between three to seven years or a fully amortizing payment with a fixed period between five to 30 years. At the end of the draw period, a line of credit generally converts to an amortizing payment schedule with repayment terms of up to 30 years based on the balance at time of conversion. Certain lines and loans have been structured with a balloon payment, which requires full repayment of the outstanding balance at the end of the term period. The conversion of lines or loans to fully amortizing or balloon payoff may result in a significant payment increase, which can affect some borrowers’ ability to repay the outstanding balance.

The lines that enter their amortization period may experience higher delinquencies and higher loss rates than the ones in their draw or term period. We have considered this increased inherent risk in our allowance for credit loss estimate.

In anticipation of our borrowers reaching the end of their contractual commitment, we have created a program to inform, educate and help these borrowers transition from interest-only to fully-amortizing payments or full repayment. We monitor the performance of the borrowers moving through the program in an effort to refine our ongoing program strategy.

Table 24 reflects the outstanding balance of our portfolio of junior lien lines and loans and senior lien lines segregated into scheduled end of draw or end of term periods and products that are currently amortizing, or in balloon repayment status. It excludes real estate 1-4 family first lien line reverse mortgages, which total $2.3 billion, because they are predominantly insured by the FHA, and it excludes PCI loans, which total $138 million, because their losses were generally reflected in our nonaccretable difference established at the date of acquisition.

Table 24:  Junior Lien Mortgage Line and Loan and Senior Lien Mortgage Line Portfolios Payment Schedule

Scheduled end of draw / term

Outstanding balance

Remainder of

2019 and

(in millions)

September 30, 2014

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

thereafter (1)

Amortizing

Junior residential lines

$

53,464

931

5,220

6,767

6,917

3,768

25,575

4,286

Junior loans (2)

7,274

2

73

105

112

12

1,251

5,719

Total junior lien (3)(4)

60,738

933

5,293

6,872

7,029

3,780

26,826

10,005

First lien lines

17,454

269

1,199

974

969

1,098

11,889

1,056

Total (3)(4)

$

78,192

1,202

6,492

7,846

7,998

4,878

38,715

11,061

% of portfolios

100

%

2

8

10

10

6

50

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(1)

The annual scheduled end of draw or term ranges from $1.8 billion to $10.2 billion and averages $5.5 billion per year for 2019 and thereafter. Loans that convert in 2025 and thereafter have draw periods that generally extend to 15 or 20 years.

(2)

Junior loans within the term period predominantly represent principal and interest products that require a balloon payment upon the end of the loan term. Amortizing junior loans include $58 million of balloon loans that have reached end of term and are now past due.

(3)

Lines in their draw period are predominantly interest-only. The unfunded credit commitments for junior and first lien lines totaled $70.8 billion at September 30, 2014.

(4)

Includes scheduled end-of-term balloon payments totaling $148 million, $509 million, $414 million, $518 million, $542 million and $2.5 billion for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and thereafter, respectively. Amortizing lines include $178 million of end-of-term balloon payments, which are past due. At September 30, 2014, $365 million, or 7% of outstanding lines of credit that are amortizing, are 30 or more days past due compared to $1.3 billion, or 2% for lines in their draw period.

Credit Cards Our credit card portfolio totaled $28.3 billion at September 30, 2014, which represented 3% of our total outstanding loans. The net charge-off rate (annualized) for our credit card portfolio was 2.87% for third quarter 2014, compared with 3.28% for third quarter 2013 and 3.21% and 3.71% for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

AUTOmobile Our automobile portfolio, predominantly composed of indirect loans, totaled $55.2 billion at September 30, 2014. The net charge-off rate (annualized) for our automobile portfolio was 0.81% for third quarter 2014, compared with 0.63% for third quarter 2013 and 0.62% and 0.55% for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Increased charge-off rates were primarily driven by increased occurrence and severity of loss with lower collateral values being realized on automobile repossessions.
Other revolving Credit and installment Other revolving credit and installment loans totaled $34.7 billion at September 30, 2014, and primarily included student and security-based margin loans. Student loans totaled $11.9 billion at September 30, 2014, compared with $22.0 billion at December 31, 2013, primarily reflecting the transfer of $9.7 billion in government guaranteed student loans to loans held for sale on June 30, 2014 . The net charge-off rate (annualized) for other revolving credit and installment loans was 1.46 % for third quarter 2014 and 2013 and 1.32 % and 1.40 % for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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nonperforming assets (Nonaccrual Loans and Foreclosed assets) Table 25 summarizes nonperforming assets (NPAs) for each of the last four quarters. We generally place loans on nonaccrual status when:

· the full and timely collection of interest or principal becomes uncertain (generally based on an assessment of the borrower’s financial condition and the adequacy of collateral, if any);

· they are 90 days (120 days with respect to real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgages) past due for interest or principal, unless both well-secured and in the process of collection;

· part of the principal balance has been charged off (including loans discharged in bankruptcy);

· for junior lien mortgages, we have evidence that the related first lien mortgage may be 120 days past due or in the process of foreclosure regardless of the junior lien delinquency status ; or

· performing consumer loans are discharged in bankruptcy, regardless of their delinquency status.

Table 25:  Nonperforming Assets (Nonaccrual Loans and Foreclosed Assets)

September 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

March 31, 2014

December 31, 2013

% of

% of

% of

% of

total

total

total

total

($ in millions)

Balance

loans

Balance

loans

Balance

loans

Balance

loans

Nonaccrual loans:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

586

0.28

%

$

693

0.34

%

$

630

0.32

%

$

738

0.38

%

Real estate mortgage

1,636

1.53

1,802

1.66

2,030

1.88

2,252

2.10

Real estate construction

217

1.21

239

1.40

296

1.78

416

2.48

Lease financing

25

0.21

28

0.24

31

0.26

29

0.24

Foreign

31

0.07

36

0.08

40

0.08

40

0.08

Total commercial (1)

2,495

0.63

2,798

0.71

3,027

0.79

3,475

0.92

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family

first mortgage (2)

8,784

3.34

9,026

3.47

9,357

3.61

9,799

3.79

Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

1,903

3.13

1,964

3.14

2,072

3.24

2,188

3.32

Automobile

143

0.26

150

0.28

161

0.31

173

0.34

Other revolving credit and installment

40

0.12

34

0.10

33

0.08

33

0.08

Total consumer

10,870

2.46

11,174

2.55

11,623

2.61

12,193

2.74

Total nonaccrual

loans (3)(4)(5)

13,365

1.59

13,972

1.69

14,650

1.77

15,668

1.91

Foreclosed assets:

Government insured/guaranteed (6)

2,617

2,359

2,302

2,093

Non-government insured/guaranteed

1,691

1,748

1,813

1,844

Total foreclosed assets

4,308

4,107

4,115

3,937

Total nonperforming assets

$

17,673

2.11

%

$

18,079

2.18

%

$

18,765

2.27

%

$

19,605

2.38

%

Change in NPAs from prior quarter

$

(406)

(686)

(840)

(1,090)

(1)

Includes LHFS of $1 million at September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

(2)

Includes MHFS of $182 million, $238 million, $227 million, and $227 million at September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively.

(3)

Excludes PCI loans because they continue to earn interest income from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

(4)

Real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA and student loans predominantly guaranteed by agencies on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education under the Federal Family Education Loan Program are not placed on nonaccrual status because they are insured or guaranteed.

(5)

See Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for further information on impaired loans and loans in process of foreclosure.

(6)

Consistent with regulatory reporting requirements, foreclosed real estate resulting from government insured/guaranteed loans are classified as nonperforming. Both principal and interest related to these foreclosed real estate assets are collectible because the loans were predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. The increase in balance from a year ago, reflects a continued slowdown in the processing of foreclosed properties through the HUD conveyance requirements as a result of industry resource constraints, as well as other factors, including an increase in foreclosures in states with longer redemption periods, longer occupant evacuation periods, increased maintenance required for aging foreclosures and longer repair authorization periods.

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Table 26 provides an analysis of the changes in nonaccrual loans.

Table 26:  Analysis of Changes in Nonaccrual Loans

Quarter ended

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Commercial nonaccrual loans

Balance, beginning of quarter

$

2,798

3,027

3,475

3,886

4,455

Inflows

343

433

367

520

490

Outflows:

Returned to accruing

(37)

(81)

(98)

(67)

(192)

Foreclosures

(18)

(32)

(79)

(34)

(77)

Charge-offs

(124)

(120)

(116)

(191)

(150)

Payments, sales and other (1)

(467)

(429)

(522)

(639)

(640)

Total outflows

(646)

(662)

(815)

(931)

(1,059)

Balance, end of quarter

2,495

2,798

3,027

3,475

3,886

Consumer nonaccrual loans

Balance, beginning of quarter

11,174

11,623

12,193

13,007

13,460

Inflows

1,529

1,673

1,650

1,691

2,015

Outflows:

Returned to accruing

(817)

(1,107)

(1,104)

(953)

(997)

Foreclosures

(148)

(132)

(146)

(162)

(167)

Charge-offs

(290)

(348)

(400)

(437)

(480)

Payments, sales and other (1)

(578)

(535)

(570)

(953)

(824)

Total outflows

(1,833)

(2,122)

(2,220)

(2,505)

(2,468)

Balance, end of quarter

10,870

11,174

11,623

12,193

13,007

Total nonaccrual loans

$

13,365

13,972

14,650

15,668

16,893

(1)

Other outflows include the effects of VIE deconsolidations and adjustments for loans carried at fair value.

Typically, changes to nonaccrual loans period-over-period represent inflows for loans that are placed on nonaccrual status in accordance with our policy, offset by reductions for loans that are paid down, charged off, sold, transferred to foreclosed properties, or are no longer classified as nonaccrual as a result of continued performance and an improvement in the borrower’s financial condition and loan repayment capabilities. Also, reductions can come from borrower repayments even if the loan remains on nonaccrual.

While nonaccrual loans are not free of loss content, we believe exposure to loss is significantly mitigated by the following factors at September 30, 2014:

· 97% of total commercial nonaccrual loans and 99% of total consumer nonaccrual loans are secured. Of the consumer nonaccrual loans, 98% are secured by real estate and 72% have a combined LTV (CLTV) ratio of 80% or less.

· losses of $625 million and $3.5 billion have already been recognized on 30% of commercial nonaccrual loans and 54% of consumer nonaccrual loans, respectively. Generally, when a consumer real estate loan is 120 days past due (except when required earlier by the Interagency or OCC Guidance), we transfer it to nonaccrual status. When the loan reaches 180 days past due, or is discharged in bankruptcy, it is our policy to write these loans down to net realizable value (fair value of collateral less estimated costs to sell), except for modifications in their trial period that are not written down as long as trial payments are made on time. Thereafter, we reevaluate each loan regularly and record additional write-downs if needed.

· 70% of commercial nonaccrual loans were current on interest.

· the risk of loss of all nonaccrual loans has been considered and we believe is adequately covered by the allowance for loan losses.

· $2.1 billion of consumer loans discharged in bankruptcy and classified as nonaccrual were 60 days or less past due, of which $1.9 billion were current.

We continue to work with our customers experiencing financial difficulty to determine if they can qualify for a loan modification so that they can stay in their homes. Under both our proprietary modification programs and the MHA programs, customers may be required to provide updated documentation, and some programs require completion of payment during trial periods to demonstrate sustained performance before the loan can be removed from nonaccrual status. In addition, for loans in foreclosure in certain states, including New York and New Jersey, the foreclosure timeline has significantly increased due to backlogs in an already complex process. Therefore, loans remain on nonaccrual status for longer periods.

Table 27 provides a summary and an analysis of changes in foreclosed assets.

Table 27:  Foreclosed Assets

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Summary by loan segment

Government insured/guaranteed (1)

$

2,617

2,359

2,302

2,093

1,781

PCI loans:

Commercial

394

457

461

497

559

Consumer

214

208

177

149

125

Total PCI loans

608

665

638

646

684

All other loans:

Commercial

579

634

736

759

944

Consumer

504

449

439

439

393

Total all other loans

1,083

1,083

1,175

1,198

1,337

Total foreclosed assets

$

4,308

4,107

4,115

3,937

3,802

Analysis of changes in foreclosed assets

Balance, beginning of quarter

$

4,107

4,115

3,937

3,802

3,140

Net change in government insured/guaranteed (1)(2)

258

57

209

312

755

Additions to foreclosed assets (3)

364

421

448

428

459

Reductions:

Sales

(421)

(493)

(490)

(823)

(545)

Write-downs and gains (losses) on sales

-

7

11

218

(7)

Total reductions

(421)

(486)

(479)

(605)

(552)

Balance, end of quarter

$

4,308

4,107

4,115

3,937

3,802

(1)

Consistent with regulatory reporting requirements, foreclosed real estate resulting from government insured/guaranteed loans are classified as nonperforming. Both principal and interest related to these foreclosed real estate assets are collectible because the loans were predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. The increase in balance from a year ago, reflects a continued slowdown in the processing of foreclosed properties through the HUD conveyance requirements as a result of industry resource constraints, as well as other factors, including an increase in foreclosures in states with longer redemption periods, longer occupant evacuation periods, increased maintenance required for aging foreclosures and longer repair authorization periods.

(2)

Foreclosed government insured/guaranteed loans are temporarily transferred to and held by us as servicer, until reimbursement is received from FHA or VA. The net change in government insured/guaranteed foreclosed assets is made up of inflows from mortgages held for investment and MHFS, and outflows when we are reimbursed by FHA/VA. Transfers from government insured/guaranteed loans to foreclosed assets amounted to $617 million, $654 million, $801 million, $892 million, and $1.3 billion for the quarters ended September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2014 and December 31 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

(3)

Predominantly include loans moved into foreclosure from nonaccrual status, PCI loans transitioned directly to foreclosed assets and repossessed automobiles.

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Foreclosed assets at September 30, 2014, included $ 3.3 billion of foreclosed residential real estate that had collateralized commercial and consumer loans, of which 80% is predominantly FHA insured or VA guaranteed and expected to have minimal or no loss content. The remaining foreclosed assets balance of $1.0 billion has been written down to estimated net realizable value. Foreclosed assets at September 30, 2014, increased slightly, compared with December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2014, 62% of foreclosed assets of $4.3 billion have been in the foreclosed assets portfolio one year or less.

Given the industry resource constraints and other factors affecting our ability to meet HUD conveyance requirements, we anticipate continuing to hold an elevated level of foreclosed assets on our balance sheet.

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TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs)

Table 28:  Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Commercial TDRs

Commercial and industrial

$

834

948

1,081

1,032

1,153

Real estate mortgage

2,034

2,179

2,233

2,248

2,457

Real estate construction

328

391

454

475

598

Lease financing

3

5

6

8

9

Foreign

2

2

7

2

2

Total commercial TDRs

3,201

3,525

3,781

3,765

4,219

Consumer TDRs

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

18,366

18,582

19,043

18,925

18,974

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

2,464

2,463

2,460

2,468

2,399

Credit Card

358

379

399

431

455

Automobile

135

151

169

189

212

Other revolving credit and installment

45

38

34

33

32

Trial modifications

473

469

593

650

717

Total consumer TDRs (1)

21,841

22,082

22,698

22,696

22,789

Total TDRs

$

25,042

25,607

26,479

26,461

27,008

TDRs on nonaccrual status

$

7,313

7,638

7,774

8,172

8,609

TDRs on accrual status (1)

17,729

17,969

18,705

18,289

18,399

Total TDRs

$

25,042

25,607

26,479

26,461

27,008

(1)

TDR loans include $2.1 billion, $2.2 billion, $2.6 billion, $2.5 billion, and $2.4 billion at September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2014, and December 31, and September 30, 2013, respectively, of government insured/guaranteed loans that are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA and are accruing.

Table 28 provides information regarding the recorded investment of loans modified in TDRs. The allowance for loan losses for TDRs was $3.7 billion and $4.5 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. See Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information regarding TDRs. In those situations where principal is forgiven, the entire amount of such forgiveness is immediately charged off to the extent not done so prior to the modification. We sometimes delay the timing on the repayment of a portion of principal (principal forbearance) and charge off the amount of forbearance if that amount is not considered fully collectible.

Our nonaccrual policies are generally the same for all loan types when a restructuring is involved. We re-underwrite loans at the time of restructuring to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of sustained repayment capacity based on the borrower’s documented income, debt to income ratios, and other factors. Loans lacking sufficient evidence of sustained repayment capacity at the time of modification are charged down to the fair value of the collateral, if applicable. For an accruing loan that has been modified, if the borrower has demonstrated performance under the previous terms and the underwriting process shows the capacity to continue to perform under the restructured terms, the loan will generally remain in accruing status. Otherwise, the loan will be placed in nonaccrual status until the borrower demonstrates a sustained period of performance, generally six consecutive months of payments, or equivalent, inclusive of consecutive payments made prior to modification. Loans will also be placed on nonaccrual, and a corresponding charge-off is recorded to the loan balance, when we believe that principal and interest contractually due under the modified agreement will not be collectible.

Table 29 provides an analysis of the changes in TDRs. Loans that may be modified more than once are reported as TDR inflows only in the period they are first modified. Other than resolutions such as foreclosures, sales and transfers to held for sale, we may remove loans held for investment from TDR classification, but only if they have been refinanced or restructured at market terms and qualify as a new loan.

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Table 29:  Analysis of Changes in TDRs

Quarter ended

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Commercial TDRs

Balance, beginning of quarter

$

3,525

3,781

3,765

4,219

4,551

Inflows

208

276

442

292

534

Outflows

Charge-offs

(42)

(28)

(23)

(44)

(24)

Foreclosures

(12)

(8)

(3)

(16)

(16)

Payments, sales and other (1)

(478)

(496)

(400)

(686)

(826)

Balance, end of quarter

3,201

3,525

3,781

3,765

4,219

Consumer TDRs

Balance, beginning of quarter

22,082

22,698

22,696

22,789

22,969

Inflows

946

1,003

1,104

1,248

1,282

Outflows

Charge-offs

(120)

(139)

(157)

(155)

(183)

Foreclosures

(303)

(283)

(325)

(417)

(519)

Payments, sales and other (1)

(768)

(1,073)

(563)

(701)

(761)

Net change in trial modifications (2)

4

(124)

(57)

(68)

1

Balance, end of quarter

21,841

22,082

22,698

22,696

22,789

Total TDRs

$

25,042

25,607

26,479

26,461

27,008

(1)

Other outflows include normal amortization/accretion of loan basis adjustments and loans transferred to held-for-sale. It also includes $1 million, and $29 million of loans refinanced or restructured as new loans and removed from TDR classification for the quarters ended March 31, 2014, and September 30, 2013, respectively. No loans were removed from TDR classification for the quarters ended September 30 and June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, as a result of being refinanced or restructured as new loans.

(2)

Net change in trial modifications includes: inflows of new TDRs entering the trial payment period, net of outflows for modifications that either (i) successfully perform and enter into a permanent modification, or (ii) did not successfully perform according to the terms of the trial period plan and are subsequently charged-off, foreclosed upon or otherwise resolved. Our experience is that substantially all of the mortgages that enter a trial payment period program are successful in completing the program requirements.

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Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still AccruinG Loans 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal are still accruing if they are (1) well-secured and in the process of collection or (2) real estate 1‑4 family mortgage loans or consumer loans exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as nonaccrual until later delinquency, usually 120 days past due. PCI loans are not included in past due and still accruing loans even though they are 90 days or more contractually past due. These PCI loans are considered to be accruing because they continue to earn interest from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

Excluding insured/guaranteed loans, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing at September 30, 2014, were down $99 million, or 9%, from December 31, 2013, due to payoffs, modifications and other loss mitigation activities, decline in non-strategic and liquidating portfolios, and credit stabilization.

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA for mortgages and the U.S. Department of Education for student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) were $17.3 billion at September 30, 2014, down from $22.2 billion at December 31, 2013. The decrease since December 31, 2013, reflected the effects of modification activities and improving delinquency trends.

Table 30 reflects non-PCI loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing by class for loans not government insured/guaranteed. For additional information on delinquencies by loan class, see Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 30:  Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing:

Total (excluding PCI (1)):

$

18,295

18,582

21,215

23,219

22,181

Less: FHA insured/VA guaranteed (2)(3)

16,628

16,978

19,405

21,274

20,214

Less: Student loans guaranteed under the FFELP (4)

721

707

860

900

917

Total, not government insured/guaranteed

$

946

897

950

1,045

1,050

By segment and class, not government insured/guaranteed:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

32

51

11

11

125

Real estate mortgage

37

53

13

35

40

Real estate construction

18

16

69

97

1

Foreign

4

2

2

-

1

Total commercial

91

122

95

143

167

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (3)

327

311

333

354

383

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage (3)

78

70

88

86

89

Credit card

302

266

308

321

285

Automobile

64

48

41

55

48

Other revolving credit and installment

84

80

85

86

78

Total consumer

855

775

855

902

883

Total, not government insured/guaranteed

$

946

897

950

1,045

1,050

(1)

PCI loans totaled $4.0 billion, $4.0 billion, $4.3 billion, $4.5 billion, and $4.9 billion at September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2014 and December 31 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

(2)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

(3)

Includes mortgages held for sale 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

(4)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly guaranteed by agencies on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education under the FFELP. At the end of second quarter 2014, all government guaranteed student loans were transferred to loans held for sale.

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NET CHARGE-OFFS

Table 31:  Net Charge-offs

Quarter ended

Sept. 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sept. 30, 2013

Net loan

% of

Net loan

% of

Net loan

% of

Net loan

% of

Net loan

% of

charge-

avg.

charge-

avg.

charge-

avg.

charge-

avg.

charge-

avg.

($ in millions)

offs

loans (1)

offs

loans (1)

offs

loans (1)

offs

loans (1)

offs

loans (1)

Commercial:

Commercial and

industrial

$

65

0.12

%

$

54

0.11

%

$

45

0.09

%

$

107

0.22

%

$

58

0.12

%

Real estate mortgage

(37)

(0.14)

(10)

(0.04)

(22)

(0.08)

(41)

(0.15)

(20)

(0.08)

Real estate construction

(58)

(1.29)

(20)

(0.47)

(23)

(0.55)

(13)

(0.32)

(17)

(0.41)

Lease financing

4

0.10

1

0.05

1

0.03

-

-

-

-

Foreign

2

0.02

6

0.05

4

0.03

-

-

(2)

(0.02)

Total commercial

(24)

(0.02)

31

0.03

5

0.01

53

0.06

19

0.02

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family

first mortgage

114

0.17

137

0.21

170

0.27

195

0.30

242

0.38

Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

140

0.90

160

1.02

192

1.20

226

1.34

275

1.58

Credit card

201

2.87

211

3.20

231

3.57

220

3.38

207

3.28

Automobile

112

0.81

46

0.35

90

0.70

108

0.85

78

0.63

Other revolving credit

and installment

125

1.46

132

1.22

137

1.29

161

1.50

154

1.46

Total consumer

692

0.62

686

0.62

820

0.75

910

0.82

956

0.86

Total

$

668

0.32

%

$

717

0.35

%

$

825

0.41

%

$

963

0.47

%

$

975

0.48

%

(1)

Quarterly net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average respective loans are annualized.

Table 31 presents net charge-offs for third quarter 2014 and the previous four quarters. Net charge-offs in third quarter 2014 were $668 million (0.32% of average total loans outstanding) compared with $975 million (0.48%) in third quarter 2013.

Due to higher dollar amounts associated with individual commercial and industrial and CRE loans, loss recognition tends to be irregular and varies more, compared with consumer loan portfolios. We continued to have improvement in our residential real estate secured portfolios.

Allowance for Credit Losses The allowance for credit losses, which consists of the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for unfunded credit commitments, is management’s estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio and unfunded credit commitments at the balance sheet date, excluding loans carried at fair value. The detail of the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment (including charge-offs and recoveries by loan class) is in Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

We apply a disciplined process and methodology to establish our allowance for credit losses each quarter. This process takes into consideration many factors, including historical and forecasted loss trends, loan-level credit quality ratings and loan grade-specific characteristics. The process involves subjective and complex judgments. In addition, we review a variety of credit metrics and trends. These credit metrics and trends, however, do not solely determine the amount of the allowance as we use several analytical tools. Our estimation approach for the commercial portfolio reflects the estimated probability of default in accordance with the borrower’s financial strength, and the severity of loss in the event of default, considering the quality of any underlying collateral. Probability of default and severity at the time of default are statistically derived through historical observations of defaults and losses after default within each credit risk rating. Our estimation approach for the consumer portfolio uses forecasted losses that represent our best estimate of inherent loss based on historical experience, quantitative and other mathematical techniques over the loss emergence period. For additional information on our allowance for credit losses, see the “Critical Accounting Policies – Allowance for Credit Losses” section in our 2013 Form 10-K and Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 32 presents the allocation of the allowance for credit losses by loan segment and class for the most recent quarter end and last four year ends.

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Table 32:  Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)

Sept. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Loans

Loans

Loans

Loans

Loans

as %

as %

as %

as %

as %

of total

of total

of total

of total

of total

(in millions)

ACL

loans

ACL

loans

ACL

loans

ACL

loans

ACL

loans

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

3,165

25

%

$

2,775

24

%

$

2,543

23

%

$

2,649

22

%

$

3,299

20

%

Real estate mortgage

1,671

13

2,102

13

2,283

13

2,550

14

3,072

13

Real estate construction

1,076

2

770

2

552

2

893

2

1,387

4

Lease financing

167

1

127

1

85

2

82

2

173

2

Foreign

331

6

329

6

251

5

184

5

238

4

Total commercial

6,410

47

6,103

46

5,714

45

6,358

45

8,169

43

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

3,113

32

4,087

32

6,100

31

6,934

30

7,603

30

Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

1,699

7

2,534

8

3,462

10

3,897

11

4,557

13

Credit card

1,198

3

1,224

3

1,234

3

1,294

3

1,945

3

Automobile

528

7

475

6

417

6

555

6

771

6

Other revolving credit and installment

533

4

548

5

550

5

630

5

418

5

Total consumer

7,071

53

8,868

54

11,763

55

13,310

55

15,294

57

Total

$

13,481

100

%

$

14,971

100

%

$

17,477

100

%

$

19,668

100

%

$

23,463

100

%

Sept. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Components:

Allowance for loan losses

$

12,681

14,502

17,060

19,372

23,022

Allowance for unfunded

credit commitments

800

469

417

296

441

Allowance for credit losses

$

13,481

14,971

17,477

19,668

23,463

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage

of total loans

1.51

%

1.76

2.13

2.52

3.04

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage

of total net charge-offs (1)

479

322

189

171

130

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage

of total loans

1.61

1.82

2.19

2.56

3.10

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage

of total nonaccrual loans

101

96

85

92

89

(1)

Total net charge-offs are annualized for quarter ended September 30, 2014.

In addition to the allowance for credit losses, there was $3.1 billion at September 30, 2014, and $5.2 billion at December 31, 2013, of nonaccretable difference to absorb losses for PCI loans. The allowance for credit losses is lower than otherwise would have been required without PCI loan accounting. As a result of PCI loans, certain ratios of the Company may not be directly comparable with credit-related metrics for other financial institutions. For additional information on PCI loans, see the “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans” section and Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total nonaccrual loans may fluctuate significantly from period to period due to such factors as the mix of loan types in the portfolio, borrower credit strength and the value and marketability of collateral. Over one-half of nonaccrual loans were real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loans at September 30, 2014.

The allowance for credit losses declined in third quarter 2014, which reflected continued credit improvement, particularly in residential real estate portfolios primarily associated with continued improvement in the housing market. Total provision for credit losses was $368 million in third quarter 2014, compared with $75 million in third quarter 2013, reflecting a lower allowance release as the loan portfolio continued to grow and the rate of credit improvement slowed.

We believe the allowance for credit losses of $13.5 billion at September 30, 2014, was appropriate to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio, including unfunded credit commitments, at that date. The allowance for credit losses is subject to change and reflects existing factors as of the date of determination, including economic or market conditions and ongoing internal and external examination processes. Due to the sensitivity of the allowance for credit losses to changes in the economic and business environment, it is possible that we will incur incremental credit losses not anticipated as of the balance sheet date. We continue to expect future allowance releases absent a significant deterioration in the economy, but expect a lower level of future releases as the rate of credit improvement slows and the loan portfolio continues to grow. Our process for determining the allowance for credit losses is discussed in the “Critical Accounting Policies – Allowance for Credit Losses” section and Note 1 (Summary of

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Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

LIABILITY for Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses In connection with our sales and securitization of residential mortgage loans to various parties, we have established a mortgage repurchase liability, initially at fair value, related to various representations and warranties that reflect management’s estimate of losses for loans for which we could have a repurchase obligation, whether or not we currently service those loans, based on a combination of factors. Our mortgage repurchase liability estimation process also incorporates a forecast of repurchase demands associated with mortgage insurance rescission activity.

Because we retain the servicing for most of the mortgage loans we sell or securitize, we believe the quality of our residential mortgage loan servicing portfolio provides helpful information in evaluating our repurchase liability. Of the $1.8 trillion in the residential mortgage loan servicing portfolio at September 30, 2014, 94% was current and less than 2% was subprime at origination. Our combined delinquency and foreclosure rate on this portfolio was 5.80% at September 30, 2014, compared with 5.64% at June 30, 2014, and 6.40% at December 31, 2013. Three percent of this portfolio is private label securitizations for which we originated the loans and therefore have some repurchase risk.

The overall level of unresolved repurchase demands and mortgage insurance rescissions outstanding at September 30, 2014, was down from a year ago both in number of outstanding loans and in total dollar balances as we continued to work through the new demands and mortgage insurance rescissions and as we announced settlements with both Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) in 2013, that resolved substantially all repurchase liabilities associated with loans sold to FHLMC prior to January 1, 2009, and loans sold to FNMA that were originated prior to January 1, 2009. Demands from private investors declined from December 31, 2013, primarily due to settlements with two private investors in first quarter 2014 that resolved many of the increased demands we experienced from 2012 through 2013, with a significant increase experienced in fourth quarter 2013.

Table 33 provides the number of unresolved repurchase demands and mortgage insurance rescissions.

Table 33:  Unresolved Repurchase Demands and Mortgage Insurance Rescissions

Government

Mortgage insurance

sponsored entities (1)

Private

rescissions with no demand (2)

Total

Number of

Original loan

Number of

Original loan

Number of

Original loan

Number of

Original loan

($ in millions)

loans

balance (3)

loans

balance (3)

loans

balance (3)

loans

balance (3)

2014

September 30,

426

$

93

322

$

75

233

$

52

981

$

220

June 30,

678

149

362

80

305

66

1,345

295

March 31,

599

126

391

89

409

90

1,399

305

2013

December 31,

674

124

2,260

497

394

87

3,328

708

September 30,

4,422

958

1,240

264

385

87

6,047

1,309

June 30,

6,313

1,413

1,206

258

561

127

8,080

1,798

March 31,

5,910

1,371

1,278

278

652

145

7,840

1,794

(1)

Includes unresolved repurchase demands of 7 and $1 million, 14 and $3 million, 25 and $3 million, 42 and $6 million, and 1,247 and $225 million at September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2014, and December 31, and September 30, 2013, respectively, received from investors on mortgage servicing rights acquired from other originators. We generally have the right of recourse against the seller and may be able to recover losses related to such repurchase demands subject to counterparty risk associated with the seller.

(2)

As part of our representations and warranties in our loan sales contracts, we typically represent to GSEs and private investors that certain loans have mortgage insurance to the extent there are loans that have loan to value ratios in excess of 80% that require mortgage insurance. If the mortgage insurance is rescinded by the mortgage insurer due to a claim of breach of a contractual representation or warranty, the lack of insurance may result in a repurchase demand from an investor. Similar to repurchase demands, we evaluate mortgage insurance rescission notices for validity and appeal for reinstatement if the rescission was not based on a contractual breach. When investor demands are received due to lack of mortgage insurance, they are reported as unresolved repurchase demands based on the applicable investor category for the loan (GSE or private).

(3)

While the original loan balances related to these demands are presented above, the establishment of the repurchase liability is based on a combination of factors, such as our appeals success rates, reimbursement by correspondent and other third party originators, and projected loss severity, which is driven by the difference between the current loan balance and the estimated collateral value less costs to sell the property.

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Table 34 summarizes the changes in our mortgage repurchase liability.

Table 34:  Changes in Mortgage Repurchase Liability

Quarter ended

Nine months ended

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

2014

2013

Balance, beginning of period

$

766

799

899

1,421

2,222

899

2,206

Provision for repurchase losses:

Loan sales

12

12

10

16

28

34

127

Change in estimate (1)

(93)

(38)

(4)

10

-

(135)

275

Total additions (reductions)

(81)

(26)

6

26

28

(101)

402

Losses

(16)

(7)

(106)

(548)

(829)

(129)

(1,187)

Balance, end of period

$

669

766

799

899

1,421

669

1,421

(1)

Results from changes in investor demand and mortgage insurer practices, credit deterioration and changes in the financial stability of correspondent lenders.

Our liability for mortgage repurchases, included in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheet, represents our best estimate of the probable loss that we expect to incur for various representations and warranties in the contractual provisions of our sales of mortgage loans. The liability was $669 million at September 30, 2014 and $1.4 billion at September 30, 2013. In third quarter 2014, we recorded through the provision for repurchase losses a net $81 million reduction in the liability (reflecting release of $93 million for change in estimate of provision for prior period originations), compared with a $28 million increase in the provision a year ago. The reduction in third quarter 2014 was primarily due to a re-estimation of our liability based on recently observed trends.

Total losses charged to mortgage repurchase liability were $16 million in third quarter 2014, compared with $829 million a year ago. Third quarter 2013 losses included $746 million for the FHLMC settlement agreement that resolved substantially all repurchase liabilities related to loans sold to FHLMC prior to January 1, 2009. Losses for fourth quarter 2013 included $508 million for the FNMA settlement agreement that resolved substantially all repurchase liabilities related to loans sold to FNMA that were originated prior to January 1, 2009.


Because of the uncertainty in the various estimates underlying the mortgage repurchase liability, there is a range of losses in excess of the recorded mortgage repurchase liability that are reasonably possible. The estimate of the range of possible loss for representations and warranties does not represent a probable loss, and is based on currently available information, significant judgment, and a number of assumptions that are subject to change. The high end of this range of reasonably possible losses in excess of our recorded liability was $984 million at September 30, 2014, and was determined based upon modifying the assumptions (particularly to assume significant changes in investor repurchase demand practices) used in our best estimate of probable loss to reflect what we believe to be the high end of reasonably possible adverse assumptions.

For additional information on our repurchase liability, see the “Risk Management –Credit Risk Management –Liability For Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses” and the “Critical Accounting Policies Liability for Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses” sections in our 2013 Form 10-K and Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

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RISKS RELATING TO SERVICING ACTIVITIES In addition to servicing loans in our portfolio, we act as servicer and/or master servicer of residential mortgage loans included in GSE-guaranteed mortgage securitizations, GNMA-guaranteed mortgage securitizations of FHA-insured/VA-guaranteed mortgages and private label mortgage securitizations, as well as for unsecuritized loans owned by institutional investors. In connection with our servicing activities we have entered into various settlements with federal and state regulators to resolve certain alleged servicing issues and practices. In general, these settlements require us to provide customers with loan modification relief, refinancing relief, and foreclosure prevention and assistance, as well as imposed certain monetary penalties on us.

In particular, on February 28, 2013, we entered into amendments to the April 2011 Consent Order with both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the FRB, which effectively ceased the Independent Foreclosure Review program created by such Consent Order and replaced it with an accelerated remediation process to be administered by the OCC and the FRB. We are required to meet the commitment to provide foreclosure prevention actions on $1.2 billion of loans under this accelerated remediation process by January 7, 2015. We believe we have reported sufficient foreclosure prevention actions to the monitor of the accelerated remediation process to meet the $1.2 billion commitment, but are awaiting monitor approval.
On February 9, 2012, a federal/state settlement was announced among the DOJ, HUD, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Federal Trade Commission, the Executive Office of the U.S. Trustee, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a task force of Attorneys General, Wells Fargo, and four other servicers related to investigations of mortgage industry servicing and foreclosure practices.
Under the terms of this settlement, which will remain in effect through October 4, 2015 (subject to a trailing review period) we have agreed to the following programmatic commitments, consisting of three components totaling approximately $5.3 billion:

· Consumer Relief Program commitment of $3.4 billion

· Refinance Program commitment of $900 million

· Foreclosure Assistance Program of $1 billion

Additionally and simultaneously, the OCC and FRB announced the imposition of civil money penalties of $83 million and $87 million, respectively, pursuant to the Consent Orders. The civil money obligations were satisfied through payments made under the Foreclosure Assistance Program to the federal government and participating states for their use to address the impact of foreclosure challenges as they determine and which may include direct payments to consumers.

As announced on March 18, 2014, we have successfully fulfilled our commitments under both the Consumer Relief (and state-level sub-commitments) and the Refinance Programs in accordance with the terms of our commitments.

For additional information about the risks and various settlements related to our servicing activities see “Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Risks Relating to Servicing Activities” in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Asset/Liability Management

Asset/liability management involves evaluating, monitoring and managing interest rate risk, market risk, liquidity and funding. Primary oversight of interest rate risk and market risk resides with the Finance Committee of our Board of Directors (Board), which oversees the administration and effectiveness of financial risk management policies and processes used to assess and manage these risks. Primary oversight of liquidity and funding resides with the Risk Committee of the Board. At the management level we utilize a Corporate Asset/Liability Management Committee (Corporate ALCO), which consists of senior financial, risk, and business executives, to oversee these risks and report on them periodically to the Board’s Finance Committee and Risk Committee as appropriate. Each of our principal lines of business has its own asset/liability management committee and process linked to the Corporate ALCO process. As discussed in more detail for trading activities below, we employ separate management level oversight specific to market risk. Market risk, in its broadest sense, refers to the possibility that losses will result from the impact of adverse changes in market rates and prices on our trading and non-trading portfolios and financial instruments.

Interest Rate Risk Interest rate risk, which potentially can have a significant earnings impact, is an integral part of being a financial intermediary. We are subject to interest rate risk because:

· assets and liabilities may mature or reprice at different times (for example, if assets reprice faster than liabilities and interest rates are generally falling, earnings will initially decline);

· assets and liabilities may reprice at the same time but by different amounts (for example, when the general level of interest rates is falling, we may reduce rates paid on checking and savings deposit accounts by an amount that is less than the general decline in market interest rates);

· short-term and long-term market interest rates may change by different amounts (for example, the shape of the yield curve may affect new loan yields and funding costs differently);

· the remaining maturity of various assets or liabilities may shorten or lengthen as interest rates change (for example, if long-term mortgage interest rates decline sharply, MBS held in the investment securities portfolio may prepay significantly earlier than anticipated, which could reduce portfolio income); or

· interest rates may also have a direct or indirect effect on loan demand, collateral values, credit losses, mortgage origination volume, the fair value of MSRs and other financial instruments, the value of the pension liability and other items affecting earnings.

We assess interest rate risk by comparing outcomes under various earnings simulations using many interest rate scenarios that differ in the direction of interest rate changes, the degree of change over time, the speed of change and the projected shape of the yield curve. These simulations require assumptions regarding how changes in interest rates and related market conditions could influence drivers of earnings and balance sheet composition such as loan origination demand, prepayment speeds, deposit balances and mix, as well as pricing strategies.

Our risk measures include both net interest income sensitivity and interest rate sensitive noninterest income and expense impacts. We refer to the combination of these exposures as interest rate sensitive earnings. In general, the Company is positioned to benefit from higher interest rates. Currently, our profile is such that net interest income will benefit from higher interest rates as our assets reprice faster and to a greater degree than our liabilities, and, in response to lower market rates, our assets will reprice downward and to a greater degree than our liabilities. Our interest rate sensitive noninterest income and expense is largely driven by mortgage activity, and tends to move in the opposite direction of our net interest income. So, in response to higher interest rates, mortgage activity, primarily refinancing activity, generally declines. And in response to lower rates, mortgage activity generally increases. Mortgage results are also impacted by the valuation of MSRs and related hedge positions. See the “Risk Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk” section in this Report for more information.

The degree to which these sensitivities offset each other is dependent upon the timing and magnitude of changes in interest rates, and the slope of the yield curve. During a transition to a higher or lower interest rate environment, a reduction or increase in interest-sensitive earnings from the mortgage banking business could occur quickly, while the benefit or detriment from balance sheet repricing could take more time to develop. For example, our lower rate scenarios (scenario 1 and scenario 2) in the following table initially measure a decline in long-term interest rates versus our most likely scenario. Although the performance in these rate scenarios contain initial benefit from increased mortgage banking activity, the result is lower earnings relative to the most likely scenario over time given pressure on net interest income. The higher rate scenarios (scenario 3 and scenario 4) measure the impact of varying degrees of rising short-term and long-term interest rates over the course of the forecast horizon relative to the most likely scenario, both resulting in positive earnings sensitivity.

As of September 30, 2014, our most recent simulations estimate earnings at risk over the next 24 months under a range of both lower and higher interest rates. The results of the simulations are summarized in Table 35, indicating cumulative net income after tax earnings sensitivity relative to the most likely earnings plan over the 24 month horizon (a positive range indicates a beneficial earnings sensitivity measurement relative to the most likely earnings plan and a negative range indicates a detrimental earnings sensitivity relative to the most likely earnings plan ).

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Table 35:  Earnings Sensitivity Over 24 Month Horizon Relative to Most Likely Earnings Plan

Most

Lower rates

Higher rates

likely

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Ending rates:

Federal funds

1.61

%

0.25

1.10

2.10

4.75

10-year treasury (1)

3.64

1.70

3.14

4.14

5.75

Earnings relative to

most likely

N/A

(6)-(7)

%

(2)-(3)

0 - 5

>5

(1)

U.S. Constant Maturity Treasury Rate

We use the investment securities portfolio and exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives to hedge our interest rate exposures. See the “Balance Sheet Analysis – Investment Securities” section in this Report for more information on the use of the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities portfolios. The notional or contractual amount, credit risk amount and fair value of the derivatives used to hedge our interest rate risk exposures as of September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, are presented in Note 12 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in this Report. We use derivatives for asset/liability management in two main ways:

· to convert the cash flows from selected asset and/or liability instruments/portfolios including a major portion of our long-term debt, from fixed-rate payments to floating-rate payments, or vice versa; and

· to economically hedge our mortgage origination pipeline, funded mortgage loans and MSRs using interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures, forwards and options.

Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk We originate, fund and service mortgage loans, which subjects us to various risks, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risks. For a discussion of mortgage banking interest rate and market risk, see pages 85-87 of our 2013 Form 10-K.

While our hedging activities are designed to balance our mortgage banking interest rate risks, the financial instruments we use may not perfectly correlate with the values and income being hedged. For example, the change in the value of ARM production held for sale from changes in mortgage interest rates may or may not be fully offset by Treasury and LIBOR index-based financial instruments used as economic hedges for such ARMs. Additionally, hedge-carry income on our economic hedges for the MSRs may not continue if the spread between short-term and long-term rates decreases, we shift composition of the hedge to more interest rate swaps, or there are other changes in the market for mortgage forwards that affect the implied carry.

The total carrying value of our residential and commercial MSRs was $15.3 billion at September 30, 2014, and $16.8 billion at December 31, 2013. The weighted-average note rate on our portfolio of loans serviced for others was 4.47% at September 30, 2014, and 4.52% at December 31, 2013. The carrying value of our total MSRs represented 0.82% of mortgage loans serviced for others at September 30, 2014, and 0.88% at December 31, 2013.

Market Risk – Trading Activities The Finance Committee of our Board of Directors reviews the acceptable market risk appetite for our trading activities. We engage in trading activities primarily to accommodate the investment and risk management activities of our customers, execute economic hedging to manage certain balance sheet risks and, to a very limited degree, for proprietary trading for our own account. These activities primarily occur within our Wholesale businesses and to a lesser extent other divisions of the Company. This includes entering into transactions with our customers that are recorded as trading assets and liabilities on our balance sheet. All of our trading assets and liabilities, including securities, foreign exchange transactions, commodity transactions, and derivatives are carried at fair value. Income earned related to these trading activities include net interest income and changes in fair value related to trading assets and liabilities. Net interest income earned on trading assets and liabilities is reflected in the interest income and interest expense components of our income statement. Changes in fair value of trading assets and liabilities are reflected in net gains on trading activities, a component of noninterest income in our income statement.

Table 36 presents total revenue from trading activities.

Table 36:  Income from Trading Activities

Nine months

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Interest income (1)

$

427

331

1,208

998

Less: Interest expense (2)

106

80

286

220

Net interest income

321

251

922

778

Noninterest income:

Net gains from trading

activities (3):

Customer accommodation

202

263

804

1,067

Economic hedges and other (4)

(34)

125

174

213

Proprietary trading

-

9

4

18

Total net trading gains

168

397

982

1,298

Total trading-related net interest

and noninterest income

$

489

648

1,904

2,076

(1)

Represents interest and dividend income earned on trading securities.

(2)

Represents interest and dividend expense incurred on trading securities we have sold but have not yet purchased.

(3)

Represents realized gains (losses) from our trading activity and unrealized gains (losses) due to changes in fair value of our trading positions, attributable to the type of business activity.

(4)

Excludes economic hedging of mortgage banking and asset/liability management activities, for which hedge results (realized and unrealized) are reported with the respective hedged activities.

Customer accommodation Customer accommodation activities are conducted to help customers manage their investment and risk management needs. We engage in market-making activities or act as an intermediary to purchase or sell financial instruments in anticipation of or in response to customer needs. This category also includes positions we use to manage our exposure to customer transactions.

For the majority of our customer accommodation trading, we serve as intermediary between buyer and seller. For example, we may purchase or sell a derivative to a customer who wants to manage interest rate risk exposure. We typically enter into offsetting derivative or security positions with a separate counterparty or exchange to manage our exposure to the derivative with our customer. We earn income on this activity based on the transaction price difference between the customer and offsetting derivative or security positions, which is reflected in the fair value changes of the positions recorded in net gains on trading activities.

Customer accommodation trading also includes net gains related to market-making activities in which we take positions to facilitate customer order flow. For example, we may own securities recorded as trading assets (long positions) or sold securities we have not yet purchased, recorded as trading liabilities (short positions), typically on

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a short-term basis, to facilitate support of buying and selling demand from our customers. As a market maker in these securities, we earn income due to: (1) the difference between the price paid or received for the purchase and sale of the security (bid-ask spread), (2) the net interest income, and (3) the change in fair value of the long or short positions during the short-term period held on our balance sheet. Additionally, we may enter into separate derivative or security positions to manage our exposure related to our long or short security positions. Collectively, income earned on this type of market-making activity is reflected in the fair value changes of these positions recorded in net gain on trading activities.

Economic hedges and other Economic hedges in trading are not designated in a hedge accounting relationship and exclude economic hedging related to our asset/liability risk management and substantially all mortgage banking risk management activities. Economic hedging activities include the use of trading securities to economically hedge risk exposures related to non-trading activities or derivatives to hedge risk exposures related to trading assets or trading liabilities. Economic hedges are unrelated to our customer accommodation activities. Other activities include financial assets held for investment purposes that we elected to carry at fair value with changes in fair value recorded to earnings in order to mitigate accounting measurement mismatches or avoid embedded derivative accounting complexities.


Proprietary trading Proprietary trading consists of security or derivative positions executed for our own account based upon market expectations or to benefit from price differences between financial instruments and markets. Proprietary trading activity has been substantially restricted by the Dodd-Frank Act provisions known as the “Volcker Rule.” Accordingly, we reduced and are exiting certain business activities in anticipation of the rule’s compliance date . As discussed within this section and the noninterest income section of our financial results, proprietary trading activity is insignificant to our business and financial results. For more details on the Volcker Rule, see the “Regulatory Reform” section in this Report and in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Daily Trading-Related Revenue Table 37 provides information on the distribution of daily trading-related revenues for the Company’s trading portfolio. This trading-related revenue is defined as the change in value of the trading assets and trading liabilities, trading-related net interest income, and trading-related intra-day gains and losses. Net trading-related revenue does not include activity related to long-term positions held for economic hedging purposes, period-end adjustments, and other activity not representative of daily price changes driven by market factors.

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Table 37:  Distribution of Daily Trading-Related Revenues

Market risk is the risk of adverse changes in the fair value of the trading portfolios and financial instruments held by the Company due to changes in market risk factors such as interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates, equity, and commodity prices. Market risk is intrinsic to the Company’s sales and trading, market making, investing, and risk management activities.

The Company uses Value-at-Risk (VaR) metrics complemented with sensitivity analysis and stress testing in measuring and monitoring market risk. These market risk measures are monitored at both the business unit level and at aggregated levels on a daily basis. Our corporate market risk management function aggregates and monitors all exposures to ensure risk measures are within our established risk appetite. Changes to the market risk profile are analyzed and reported on a daily basis. The Company monitors various market risk exposure measures from a variety of perspectives, which include line of business, product, risk type, and legal entity.

VaR is a statistical risk measure used to estimate the potential loss from adverse moves in the financial markets. The VaR measures assume that historical changes in market values (historical simulation analysis) are representative of the potential future outcomes and measure the expected loss over a given time interval (for example, 1 day or 10 days) within a given confidence level. Our historical simulation analysis approach uses historical observations of daily changes of each of the market risk factors from each trading day in the previous 12 months. The risk drivers of each market risk exposure are updated on a daily basis. We measure and report VaR for a 1-day holding period at a 99% confidence level. This means that we would expect to incur single day losses greater than predicted by VaR estimates for the measured positions one time in every 100 trading days. We treat data from all historical periods as equally relevant and consider using data for the previous 12 months as appropriate for determining VaR. We believe using a 12-month look back period helps ensure the Company’s VaR is responsive to current market conditions.

VaR measurement between different financial institutions is not readily comparable due to modeling and assumption differences from company to company. VaR measures are more useful when interpreted as an indication of trends rather than an absolute measure to be compared across financial institutions.

VaR models are subject to limitations which include, but are not limited to, the use of historical changes in market factors that may not accurately reflect future changes in market factors, and the inability to predict market liquidity in extreme market conditions. All limitations such as model inputs, model assumptions, and calculation methodology risk are monitored by the Corporate Market Risk Group and the Corporate Model Risk Group.

The VaR models measure exposure to the following categories:

· credit risk exposures from corporate credit spreads, asset-backed security spreads, and mortgage prepayments.

· interest rate risk – exposures from changes in the level, scope, and curvature of interest rate curves and the volatility of interest rates.

· equity risk – exposures to changes in equity prices and volatilities of single name, index, and basket exposure.

· commodity risk – exposures to changes in commodity prices and volatilities.

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· foreign exchange risk – exposures to changes in foreign exchange rates and volatilities.

VaR is the primary market risk management measure for the assets and liabilities classified as trading and is used as a supplemental analysis tool to monitor exposures classified as available for sale (AFS) and other exposures that we carry at fair value.

Trading VaR is the measure used to provide insight into the market risk exhibited by the Company’s trading positions. The Company calculates Trading VaR for risk management purposes to establish line of business and Company-wide risk limits. Trading VaR is calculated based on all trading positions classified as trading assets or trading liabilities on our balance sheet.

Table 38 shows the results of the Company’s Trading VaR by risk category. As presented in the table, average Trading VaR was $17 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 , compared with $24 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 . The decrease was primarily the result of volatile market moves in June through September 2013 no longer being included in the 12-month look back period.

Table 38:  Trading 1-Day 99% VaR Metrics

Quarter ended

September 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

Period

Period

(in millions)

end

Average

Low

High

end

Average

Low

High

Trading VaR Risk Categories

Credit

$

17

16

12

20

20

34

19

38

Interest rate

29

30

25

39

28

24

12

31

Equity

8

7

6

9

7

7

5

8

Commodity

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

Foreign exchange

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

3

Diversification benefit (1)

(37)

(38)

(41)

(43)

Total Trading VaR

$

18

17

15

24

(1)

The period-end Trading VaR was less than the sum of the Trading VaR components described above, which is due to portfolio diversification. The diversification benefit arises because the risks are not perfectly correlated causing a portfolio of positions to usually be less risky than the sum of the risks of the positions alone. The diversification benefit is not meaningful for low and high metrics since they may occur on different days.

Sensitivity Analysis Given the inherent limitations of the VaR models, the Company uses other measures, including sensitivity analysis, to measure and monitor risk. Sensitivity analysis is the measure of exposure to a single risk factor, such as a 0.01% increase in interest rates or a 1% increase in equity prices. We conduct and monitor sensitivity on interest rates, credit spreads, volatility, equity, commodity, and foreign exchange exposure. Sensitivity analysis complements VaR as it provides an indication of risk relative to each factor irrespective of historical market moves.

Stress Testing While VaR captures the risk of loss due to adverse changes in markets using recent historical market data, stress testing captures the Company’s exposure to extreme but low probability market movements. Stress scenarios estimate the risk of losses based on management’s assumptions of abnormal but severe market movements such as severe credit spread widening or a large decline in equity prices. These scenarios assume that the market moves happen instantaneously and no repositioning or hedging activity takes place to mitigate losses as events unfold (a conservative approach since experience demonstrates otherwise).

An inventory of scenarios is maintained representing both historical and hypothetical stress events that affect a broad range of market risk factors with varying degrees of correlation and differing time horizons. Hypothetical scenarios assess the impact of large movements in financial variables on portfolio values. Typical examples include a 100 basis point increase across the yield curve or a 10% decline in stock market indexes. Historical scenarios utilize an event-driven approach: the stress scenarios are based on plausible but rare events, and the analysis addresses how these events might affect the risk factors relevant to a portfolio.

The Company’s stress testing framework is also used in calculating results in support of the Federal Reserve Board’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis & Review (CCAR) and internal stress tests. Stress scenarios are regularly reviewed and updated to address potential market events or concerns. For more detail on the CCAR process, see the “Capital Management” section in this Report.

Regulatory Market Risk Capital is based on U.S. regulatory agency risk-based capital regulations that are based on the Basel Committee Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Prior to January 1, 2013, U.S. banking regulators’ market risk capital requirements were subject to Basel I and thereafter based on Basel 2.5. Effective January 1, 2014, the Company must calculate regulatory capital based on the Basel III market risk capital rule, which integrated Basel 2.5, and requires banking organizations with significant trading activities to adjust their capital requirements to better account for the market risks of those activities based on a comprehensive and risk sensitive method and models. The market risk capital rule is intended to cover the risk of loss in value of covered positions due to changes in market conditions.

Composition of Material Portfolio of Covered Positions The market risk capital rule substantially modified the determination of market risk risk-weighted assets (RWAs), and implemented a more risk-sensitive methodology for the risks inherent in certain “covered” trading positions. The positions that are “covered” by the market risk capital rule are generally a subset of our trading assets and trading liabilities, specifically those held by the Company for the purpose of short-term resale or with the intent of benefiting from actual or expected short-term price movements, or to lock in arbitrage profits. Positions excluded from market risk regulatory capital treatment are subject to

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the credit risk capital rules applicable to the “non-covered” trading positions.

The material portfolio of the Company’s “covered” positions is predominantly concentrated in the trading assets and trading liabilities managed within Wholesale Banking where the substantial portion of market risk capital is required. Wholesale Banking engages in the fixed income, traded credit, foreign exchange, equities, and commodities markets businesses. Other business segments hold small additional trading positions covered under the market risk capital rule.

Table 39 summarizes the market risk-based capital requirements charge and market RWAs in accordance with the Basel III market risk capital rule as of September 30, 2014, and in accordance with the Basel 2.5 market risk capital rule as of December 31, 2013. The market RWAs are calculated as the sum of the components in the table below.

Table 39:  Market Risk Regulatory Capital and RWAs

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Risk-

Risk-

Risk-

Risk-

based

weighted

based

weighted

(in millions)

capital

assets

capital

assets

Total VaR

$

243

3,037

252

3,149

Total Stressed VaR

1,359

16,989

921

11,512

Incremental Risk Charge

368

4,601

393

4,913

Securitized Products Charge

748

9,350

633

7,913

Standardized Specific Risk Charge

1,297

16,209

583

7,289

De minimis Charges (positions not included in models)

74

931

125

1,563

Total

$

4,089

51,117

2,907

36,339

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RWA Rollforward Table 40 depicts the changes in the market risk regulatory capital and RWAs under Basel III for the first nine months and third quarter of 2014.

Table 40:  Analysis of Changes in Market Risk Regulatory Capital and RWAs

Risk-

Risk-

based

weighted

(in millions)

capital

assets

Balance, December 31, 2013

$

2,907

36,339

Total VaR

(9)

(112)

Total Stressed VaR

438

5,477

Incremental Risk Charge

(25)

(312)

Securitized Products Charge

115

1,437

Standardized Specific Risk Charge

714

8,920

De minimis Charges

(51)

(632)

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

4,089

51,117

Balance, June 30, 2014

$

3,743

46,782

Total VaR

35

437

Total Stressed VaR

192

2,400

Incremental Risk Charge

60

749

Securitized Products Charge

19

243

Standardized Specific Risk Charge

26

330

De minimis Charges

14

176

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

4,089

51,117

The increase in standardized specific risk charge for risk-based capital and RWAs in the first nine months of 2014 resulted primarily from a change during the quarter ended March 31, 2014, in positions now subject to standardized specific risk charges. All changes to market risk regulatory capital and RWAs in the quarter ended September 30, 2014, were associated with changes in positions due to normal trading activity.

Regulatory Market Risk Capital Components The capital required for market risk on the Company’s “covered” positions is determined by internally developed models or standardized specific risk charges. The market risk regulatory capital models are subject to internal model risk management and validation. The models are continuously monitored and enhanced in response to changes in market conditions, improvements in system capabilities, and changes in the Company’s market risk exposure. The Company is required to obtain and has received prior written approval from its regulators before using its internally developed models to calculate the market risk capital charge.

Basel III prescribes various VaR measures in the determination of regulatory capital and risk-weighted assets. The Company uses the same VaR models for both market risk management purposes as well as regulatory capital calculations. For regulatory purposes, we use the following metrics to determine the Company’s market risk capital requirements:

General VaR measures the risk of broad market movements such as changes in the level of credit spreads, interest rates, equity prices, commodity prices, and foreign exchange rates. General VaR uses historical simulation analysis based on 99% confidence level and a 10-day time horizon.

Table 41 shows the General VaR measure categorized by major risk categories. Average 10-day General VaR was $29 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 , compared with $58 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 . The decrease was primarily the result of volatile market moves in June through September 2013 no longer being included in the 12-month look back period.

Table 41:  10-Day 99% Regulatory General VaR by Risk Category

Quarter ended

September 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

Period

Period

(in millions)

end

Average

Low

High

end

Average

Low

High

Wholesale General VaR by Risk Category

Credit

$

47

43

25

74

125

111

96

132

Interest rate

73

79

63

103

71

61

28

80

Equity

10

7

4

11

6

4

3

6

Commodity

3

4

2

9

3

6

2

21

Foreign exchange

2

4

1

16

3

4

2

12

Diversification benefit (1)

(102)

(107)

(153)

(132)

Wholesale General VaR

$

33

30

20

44

55

54

29

63

Company General VaR

$

33

29

19

42

60

58

32

68

(1)

The period-end VaR was less than the sum of the VaR components described above, which is due to portfolio diversification. The diversification benefit arises because the risks are not perfectly correlated causing a portfolio of positions to usually be less risky than the sum of the risks of the positions alone. The diversification benefit is not meaningful for low and high metrics since they may occur on different days.

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Specific Risk measures the risk of loss that could result from factors other than broad market movements, or name-specific market risk. Specific Risk uses Monte Carlo simulation analysis based on a 99% confidence level and a 10-day time horizon.

Total VaR (as presented in Table 42) is composed of General VaR and Specific Risk and uses the previous 12 months of historical market data to comply with regulatory requirements.

Table 42:  Total VaR

(in millions)

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Period

Average

end

Low

High

Total VaR

$

81

72

48

178

Capital

RWAs

Total VaR

$

243

3,037

Total Stressed VaR (as presented in Table 43) uses a historical period of significant financial stress over a continuous 12 month period using historically available market data and is composed of Stressed General VaR and Stressed Specific Risk. Total Stressed VaR uses the same methodology and models as Total VaR.

Table 43:  Total Stressed VaR

(in millions)

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Period

Average

end

Low

High

Total Stressed VaR

$

453

502

350

589

Capital

RWAs

Total Stressed VaR

$

1,359

16,989


Incremental Risk Charge according to the market risk capital rule, must capture losses due to both issuer default and migration risk at the 99.9% confidence level over the one-year capital horizon under the assumption of constant level of risk or a constant position assumption. The model covers all non-securitized credit-sensitive products.

The Company calculates Incremental Risk by generating a portfolio loss distribution using Monte Carlo simulation, which assumes numerous scenarios, where an assumption is made that the portfolio’s composition remains constant for a one-year time horizon. Individual issuer credit grade migration and issuer default risk is modeled through generation of the issuer’s credit rating transition based upon statistical modeling. Correlation between credit grade migration and default is captured by a multifactor proprietary model which takes into account industry classifications as well as regional effects. Additionally, the impact of market and issuer specific concentrations is reflected in the modeling framework by assignment of a higher charge for portfolios that have increasing concentrations in particular issuers or sectors. Lastly, the model captures product basis risk; that is, it reflects the material disparity between a position and its hedge.

Table 44 provides information on the Incremental Risk Charge results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. For this charge, the required capital at quarter end equals the average for the quarter.

Table 44:  Incremental Risk Charge

(in millions)

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Period

Average

end

Low

High

Incremental

Risk Charge

$

368

346

291

438

Capital

RWAs

Incremental Risk Charge

$

368

4,601

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Securitized Products Charge Basel III requires a separate market risk capital charge for positions classified as a securitization or re-securitization. The primary criteria for classification as a securitization are whether there is a transfer of risk and whether the credit risk associated with the underlying exposures has been separated into at least two tranches reflecting different levels of seniority. Covered trading securitizations positions include consumer and commercial asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), and collateralized loan and other debt obligations (CLO/CDO) positions. The securitization capital requirements are the greater of the capital requirements of the net long or short exposure, and are capped at the maximum loss that could be incurred on any given transaction. Table 45 shows the aggregate net fair market value of securities and derivative securitization positions by exposure type that meet the regulatory definition of a covered trading securitization position at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013 .

Table 45:  Covered Securitization Positions by Exposure Type (Market Value)

(in millions)

ABS

CMBS

RMBS

CLO/CDO

September 30, 2014

Securitization exposure:

Securities

$

900

723

650

392

Derivatives

2

2

12

(31)

Total

$

902

725

662

361

December 31, 2013

Securitization exposure:

Securities

$

604

559

479

561

Derivatives

(2)

2

16

(72)

Total

$

602

561

495

489

SECURITIZATION DUE DILIGENCE AND RISK MONITORING The market risk capital rule requires that the Company conduct due diligence on the risk of each position within three days of the purchase of a securitization position. The Company’s due diligence on the creditworthiness of each position provides an understanding of the features that would materially affect the performance of a securitization or re-securitization. The due diligence analysis is performed again on a quarterly basis for each securitization and re-securitization position. The Company uses an automated solution to track the due diligence associated with securitization activity. The Company manages the risks associated with securitization and re-securitization positions through the use of offsetting positions and portfolio diversification. The risk is managed in accordance with credit risk, market risk, and line of business policies.


Standardized Specific Risk Charge For debt and equity positions that are not evaluated by the approved internal specific risk models, a regulatory prescribed standard specific risk charge is applied. The standard specific risk add-on for sovereign entities, public sector entities, and depository institutions is based on the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country risk classifications (CRC) and the remaining contractual maturity of the position. These risk add-ons for debt positions range from 0.25% to 12%. The add-on for corporate debt is based on creditworthiness and the remaining contractual maturity of the position. All other types of debt positions are subject to an 8% add-on. The standard specific risk add-on for equity positions is generally 8%.

Comprehensive Risk Charge / Correlation Trading The market risk capital rule requires capital for correlation trading positions. The net market value of correlation trading positions that meet the definition of a covered position at September 30, 2014 was a net gain of less than $1 million. Correlation trading is a discontinued business in which the Company is no longer active, with current positions hedged and maturing over time. Given the immaterial aspect of this discontinued activity, the Company has elected not to develop an internal model based approach but will instead use standard specific risk charges for these positions.


VaR Backtesting The market risk capital rule requires backtesting as one form of validation of the VaR model. Backtesting is a comparison of the daily VaR estimate with the actual clean profit and loss (clean P&L) as defined by the market risk capital rule. Clean P&L is the change in the value of the Company’s covered trading positions that would have occurred had previous end-of-day covered trading positions remained unchanged (therefore, excluding fees, commissions, net interest income, and intraday trading gains and losses). The backtesting analysis compares the daily Total VaR for each of the trading days in the preceding 12 months with the net clean P&L. Clean P&L does not include credit adjustments and other activity not representative of daily price changes driven by market risk factors. The clean P&L measure of revenue is used to evaluate the performance of the Total VaR and is not comparable to our actual daily trading net revenues, as reported elsewhere in this Report.

Any observed clean P&L loss in excess of the Total VaR is considered a market risk regulatory capital backtesting exception. The actual number of exceptions (that is, the number of business days for which the clean P&L losses exceed the corresponding 1-day, 99% Total VaR measure) over the preceding 12 months is used to determine the capital multiplier for the capital calculation. The number of actual backtesting exceptions is dependent on current market performance relative to historic market volatility. This capital multiplier increases from a minimum of three to a maximum of four, depending on the number of exceptions. No backtesting exceptions occurred over the preceding 12 months. Backtesting is also performed at granular levels within the Company with sub-portfolio results provided to federal regulators.

Table 46 shows daily Total VaR (1-day, 99%) for the 12 months ended September 30, 2014. The Company’s average Total VaR for third quarter 2014 was $25 million with a low of $15 million and a high of $33 million.

Table 46:  Daily Total VaR Measure (Rolling 12 Months)

Market Risk Governance The Finance Committee of our Board has primary oversight over market risk-taking activities of the Company and reviews the acceptable market risk appetite. The Corporate Risk Group’s Market Risk Committee, which reports to the Finance Committee of the Board, is responsible for governance and oversight over market risk-taking activities across the Company as well as the establishment of market risk appetite and associated limits. The Corporate Market Risk Group, which is part of the Corporate Risk Group, administers and monitors compliance with the requirements established by the Market Risk Committee. The Corporate Market Risk Group has oversight responsibilities in identifying, measuring and monitoring the Company’s market risk. The group is responsible for developing corporate market risk policy, creating quantitative market risk models, establishing independent risk limits, calculating and analyzing market risk capital, and reporting aggregated and line-of-business market risk information. Limits are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain relevant and within the market risk appetite for the Company. An automated limits-monitoring system enables a daily comprehensive review of multiple limits mandated across businesses. Limits are set with inner boundaries that will be periodically breached to promote an ongoing dialogue of risk exposure within the Company. Each line of business that exposes the Company to market risk has direct responsibility for managing market risk in accordance with defined risk tolerances and approved market risk mandates and hedging strategies. We measure and monitor market risk for both management and regulatory capital purposes.

Model Risk Management The market risk capital models are governed by our Corporate Model Risk Committee (CMoR) policies and procedures, which include model validation. The purpose of model validation includes ensuring the model is appropriate for its intended use and that appropriate controls exist to help mitigate the risk of

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invalid results. Model validation assesses the adequacy and appropriateness of the model, including reviewing its key components such as inputs, processing components, logic or theory, output results and supporting model documentation. Validation also includes ensuring significant unobservable model inputs are appropriate given observable market transactions or other market data within the same or similar asset classes. This ensures modeled approaches are appropriate given similar product valuation techniques and are in line with their intended purpose. The Corporate Model Risk group provides oversight of model validation and assessment processes.

All internal valuation models are subject to ongoing review by business-unit-level management, and all models are subject to additional oversight by a corporate-level risk management department. Corporate oversight responsibilities include evaluating the adequacy of business unit risk management programs, maintaining company-wide model validation policies and standards, and reporting the results of these activities to management.

Market Risk – Equity INVESTMENTS We are directly and indirectly affected by changes in the equity markets. We make and manage direct equity investments in start-up businesses, emerging growth companies, management buy-outs, acquisitions and corporate recapitalizations. We also invest in non-affiliated funds that make similar private equity investments. These private equity investments are made within capital allocations approved by management and the Board. The Board’s policy is to review business developments, key risks and historical returns for the private equity investment portfolio at least annually. Management reviews these investments at least quarterly and assesses them for possible OTTI. For nonmarketable investments, the analysis is based on facts and circumstances of each individual investment and the expectations for that investment’s cash flows and capital needs, the viability of its business model and our exit strategy. Nonmarketable investments include private equity investments accounted for under the cost method, equity method and fair value option.

As part of our business to support our customers, we trade public equities, listed/OTC equity derivatives and convertible bonds. We have parameters that govern these activities. We also have marketable equity securities in the available-for-sale securities portfolio, including securities relating to our venture capital activities. We manage these investments within capital risk limits approved by management and the Board and monitored by Corporate ALCO. Gains and losses on these securities are recognized in net income when realized and periodically include OTTI charges.

Changes in equity market prices may also indirectly affect our net income by (1) the value of third party assets under management and, hence, fee income, (2) borrowers whose ability to repay principal and/or interest may be affected by the stock market, or (3) brokerage activity, related commission income and other business activities. Each business line monitors and manages these indirect risks.

Table 47 provides information regarding our marketable and nonmarketable equity investments as of September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013.

Table 47:  Nonmarketable and Marketable Equity Investments

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Nonmarketable equity investments:

Cost method:

Private equity investments

$

2,401

2,308

Federal bank stock

4,993

4,670

Total cost method

7,394

6,978

Equity method and other:

LIHTC investments (1)

6,477

6,209

Private equity and other

5,052

5,782

Total equity method and other

11,529

11,991

Fair value (2)

1,964

1,386

Total nonmarketable

equity investments (3)

$

20,887

20,355

Marketable equity securities:

Cost

$

1,930

2,039

Net unrealized gains

605

1,346

Total marketable

equity securities (4)

$

2,535

3,385

(1)

Represents low income housing tax credit investments.

(2)

Represents nonmarketable equity investments for which we have elected the fair value option. See Note 6 (Other Assets) and Note 13 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

(3)

Included in other assets on the balance sheet. See Note 6 (Other Assets) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

(4)

Included in available-for-sale securities. See Note 4 (Investment Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

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Liquidity and Funding The objective of effective liquidity management is to ensure that we can meet customer loan requests, customer deposit maturities/withdrawals and other cash commitments efficiently under both normal operating conditions and under periods of Wells Fargo-specific and/or market stress . To achieve this objective, the Board of Directors establishes liquidity guidelines that require sufficient asset-based liquidity to cover potential funding requirements and to avoid over-dependence on volatile, less reliable funding markets. These guidelines are monitored on a monthly basis by the Corporate ALCO and on a quarterly basis by the Board of Directors. These guidelines are established and monitored for both the consolidated company and for the Parent on a stand-alone basis to ensure that the Parent is a source of strength for its regulated, deposit-taking banking subsidiaries.

We maintain liquidity in the form of cash, cash equivalents and unencumbered high-quality, liquid securities. These assets make up our primary sources of liquidity, which are presented in Table 48. Our cash is primarily on deposit with the Federal Reserve. Securities included as part of our primary sources of liquidity are comprised of U.S. Treasury and federal agency debt, and mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies within our investment securities portfolio. We believe these securities provide quick sources of liquidity through sales or by pledging to obtain financing, regardless of market conditions. Some of these securities are within the held-to-maturity portion of our investment securities portfolio and as such are not intended for sale but may be pledged to obtain financing. Some of the legal entities within our consolidated group of companies are subject to various regulatory, tax, legal and other restrictions that can limit the transferability of their funds. Accordingly, we believe we maintain adequate liquidity at these entities in consideration of such funds transfer restrictions.

Table 48:  Primary Sources of Liquidity

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

(in millions)

Total

Encumbered

Unencumbered

Total

Encumbered

Unencumbered

Interest-earning deposits

$

224,854

-

224,854

$

186,249

-

186,249

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies (1)

43,732

1,041

42,691

6,280

571

5,709

Mortgage-backed securities of federal agencies (2)

118,468

66,969

51,499

123,796

60,605

63,191

Total

$

387,054

68,010

319,044

$

316,325

61,176

255,149

(1)

Included in encumbered securities at September 30, 2014, were securities with a fair value of $247 million which were purchased in September, but settled in October 2014.

(2)

Included in encumbered securities at September 30, 2014, were securities with a fair value of $3 million, which were purchased in September, but settled in October 2014. Included in encumbered securities at December 31, 2013, were securities with a fair value of $653 million, which were purchased in December 2013, but settled in January 2014.

Other than our primary sources of liquidity shown in Table 48, liquidity is also available through the sale or financing of other securities including trading and/or available-for-sale securities, as well as through the sale, securitization or financing of loans, to the extent such securities and loans are not encumbered. In addition, other securities in our held-to-maturity portfolio, to the extent not encumbered, may be pledged to obtain financing.

Core customer deposits have historically provided a sizeable source of relatively stable and low-cost funds. At September 30, 2014, core deposits were 121% of total loans compared with 119% at December 31, 2013. Additional funding is provided by long-term debt, other foreign deposits, and short-term borrowings.

Table 49 shows selected information for short-term borrowings, which generally mature in less than 30 days.

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Table 49:  Short-Term Borrowings

Quarter ended

Sept. 30,

June 30,

Mar. 31,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2014

2014

2013

2013

Balance, period end

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

$

48,164

45,379

39,254

36,263

36,881

Commercial paper

4,365

4,261

6,070

5,162

5,116

Other short-term borrowings

10,398

12,209

11,737

12,458

11,854

Total

$

62,927

61,849

57,061

53,883

53,851

Average daily balance for period

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

$

47,088

42,233

37,711

36,232

35,894

Commercial paper

4,587

5,221

5,713

4,731

4,610

Other short-term borrowings

10,610

11,391

11,078

11,323

12,899

Total

$

62,285

58,845

54,502

52,286

53,403

Maximum month-end balance for period

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (1)

$

48,164

45,379

39,589

36,263

36,881

Commercial paper (2)

4,665

5,175

6,070

5,162

5,116

Other short-term borrowings (3)

10,990

12,209

11,737

12,458

13,384

(1)

Highest month-end balance in each of the last five quarters was in September,  June and February 2014 and December and September 2013.

(2)

Highest month-end balance in each of the last five quarters was in July, April and March 2014 and December and September 2013.

(3)

Highest month-end balance in each of the last five quarters was in July, June and March 2014 and December and July 2013.

We access domestic and international capital markets for long-term funding (generally greater than one year) through issuances of registered debt securities, private placements and asset-backed secured funding. Investors in the long-term capital markets, as well as other market participants, generally will consider, among other factors, a company’s debt rating in making investment decisions. Rating agencies base their ratings on many quantitative and qualitative factors, including capital adequacy, liquidity, asset quality, business mix, the level and quality of earnings, and rating agency assumptions regarding the probability and extent of federal financial assistance or support for certain large financial institutions. Adverse changes in these factors could result in a reduction of our credit rating; however, our debt securities do not contain credit rating covenants.

During third quarter 2014, Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) revised their global criteria for rating bank hybrid capital instruments, in light of their expectations that regulatory changes would increase the likelihood that hybrid capital instruments could share the cost of rescuing a bank and lead to earlier loss absorption by such instruments than has occurred in the past. As a result of the new criteria, S&P downgraded the hybrid capital ratings for numerous firms globally, including ours, and, therefore, our hybrid capital ratings were lowered one notch. S&P  is continuing its reassessment of whether to incorporate the likelihood of extraordinary government support into the ratings of certain bank holding companies, including the Parent, in light of regulatory developments related to the Title II Orderly Liquidation Authority of the Dodd-Frank Act that could make federal support less certain and predictable. S&P has not specified a timeframe for completion of their review. On October 7, 2014, Fitch Ratings affirmed all of our ratings. Both the Parent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. remain among the top-rated financial firms in the U.S.


See the “Risk Factors” section in our 2013 Form 10-K for additional information on the potential impact a credit rating downgrade would have on our liquidity and operations, as well as Note 12 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in this Report for information regarding additional collateral and funding obligations required for certain derivative instruments in the event our credit ratings were to fall below investment grade.

The credit ratings of the Parent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as of September 30, 2014, are presented in Table 50.

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Table 50:  Credit Ratings as of September 30, 2014

Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Short-term

Long-term

Short-term

Senior debt

borrowings

deposits

borrowings

Moody's

A2

P-1

Aa3

P-1

S&P

A+

A-1

AA-

A-1+

Fitch Ratings

AA-

F1+

AA

F1+

DBRS

AA

R-1*

AA**

R-1**

* middle    **high

On September 3, 2014, the FRB, OCC and FDIC issued a final rule that implements a quantitative liquidity requirement consistent with the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) established by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). The rule requires banking institutions, such as Wells Fargo, to hold high-quality liquid assets, such as central bank reserves and government and corporate debt that can be converted easily and quickly into cash, in an amount equal to or greater than its projected net cash outflows during a 30-day stress period. The final LCR rule will be phased-in beginning January 1, 2015, and requires full compliance with a minimum 100% LCR by January 1, 2017. The FRB also recently finalized rules imposing enhanced liquidity management standards on large bank holding companies (BHC) such as Wells Fargo. We will continue to analyze these recently finalized rules and other regulatory proposals that may affect liquidity risk management to determine the level of operational or compliance impact to Wells Fargo. For additional information see the “Capital Management” and “Regulatory Reform” sections in this Report and in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Parent Under SEC rules, our Parent is classified as a “well-known seasoned issuer,” which allows it to file a registration statement that does not have a limit on issuance capacity. In May 2014, the Parent filed a registration statement with the SEC for the issuance of senior and subordinated notes, preferred stock and other securities. The Parent’s ability to issue debt and other securities under this registration statement is limited by the debt issuance authority granted by the Board. The Parent is currently authorized by the Board to issue $60 billion in outstanding short-term debt and $170 billion in outstanding long-term debt. At September 30, 2014, the Parent had available $42.5 billion in short-term debt issuance authority and $67.7 billion in long-term debt issuance authority. The Parent’s debt issuance authority granted by the Board includes short-term and long-term debt issued to affiliates. During the first nine months of 2014, the Parent issued $16.4 billion of senior notes, of which $11.4 billion were registered with the SEC. In addition, during the first nine months of 2014, the Parent issued $2.5 billion of subordinated notes, all of which were registered with the SEC. In addition, in October 2014, the Parent issued $1.6 billion of unregistered senior notes and $2.0 billion of registered subordinated notes.

The Parent’s proceeds from securities issued were used for general corporate purposes, and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus or prospectus supplement, we expect the proceeds from securities issued in the future will be used for the same purposes. Depending on market conditions, we may purchase our outstanding debt securities from time to time in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer, or otherwise.

Table 51 provides information regarding the Parent’s medium-term note (MTN) programs. The Parent may issue senior and subordinated debt securities under Series L & M, Series N & O, and the European and Australian programmes. Under Series K, the Parent may issue senior debt securities linked to one or more indices or bearing interest at a fixed or floating rate.

Table 51:  Medium-Term Note (MTN) Programs

September 30, 2014

Debt

Available

Date

issuance

for

(in billions)

established

authority

issuance

MTN program:

Series L & M (1)

May 2012

$

25.0

0.9

Series N & O (1) (2)

May 2014

-

-

Series K (1) (3)

April 2010

25.0

21.9

European (4) (5)

December 2009

25.0

13.7

European (4) (6)

August 2013

10.0

9.3

Australian (4) (7)

June 2005

AUD

10.0

4.6

(1)

SEC registered.

(2)

The Parent can issue an indeterminate amount of debt securities, subject to the debt issuance authority granted by the Board described above.

(3)

As amended in April 2012.

(4)

Not registered with the SEC. May not be offered in the United States without applicable exemptions from registration.

(5)

As amended in April 2012, April 2013 and April 2014. For securities to be admitted to listing on the Official List of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority and to trade on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange.

(6)

As amended in May 2014, for securities that will not be admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation by any stock exchange or quotation system, or will be admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation by a stock exchange or quotation system that is not considered to be a regulated market.

(7)

As amended in October 2005, March 2010 and September 2013.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is authorized by its board of directors to issue $100 billion in outstanding short-term debt and $125 billion in outstanding long-term debt. At September 30, 2014, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. had available $100 billion in short-term debt issuance authority and $62.1 billion in long-term debt issuance authority. In March 2012, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. established a $100 billion bank note program under which, subject to any other debt outstanding under the limits described above, it may issue $50 billion in outstanding short-term senior notes and $50 billion in outstanding long-term senior or subordinated notes. During the first nine months of 2014, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. issued $3.1 billion of senior notes under the bank note program. At September 30, 2014, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. had remaining issuance capacity under the bank note program of $50 billion in short-term senior notes and $33.5 billion in long-term senior or subordinated notes. In addition, during the first nine months of 2014, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. executed advances of $15.0 billion with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and as of September 30, 2014, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. had outstanding advances of $34.1 billion across the Federal Home Loan Bank System.

Wells Fargo Canada Corporation In February 2014, Wells Fargo Canada Corporation (WFCC), an indirect wholly owned Canadian

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subsidiary of the Parent, qualified with the Canadian provincial securities commissions a base shelf prospectus for the distribution from time to time in Canada of up to CAD $7.0 billion in medium-term notes. At September 30, 2014, CAD $7.0 billion still remained available for future issuance under this prospectus. During the first nine months of 2014 , WFCC issued CAD $1.3 billion in medium-term notes under a prior base shelf prospectus. All medium-term notes issued by WFCC are unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent.

Federal Home Loan Bank Membership The Federal Home Loan Banks (the FHLBs) are a group of cooperatives that lending institutions use to finance housing and economic development in local communities. We are a member of the FHLBs based in Dallas, Des Moines and San Francisco. Each member of the FHLBs is required to maintain a minimum investment in capital stock of the applicable FHLB. The board of directors of each FHLB can increase the minimum investment requirements in the event it has concluded that additional capital is required to allow it to meet its own regulatory capital requirements. Any increase in the minimum investment requirements outside of specified ranges requires the approval of the Federal Housing Finance Board. Because the extent of any obligation to increase our investment in any of the FHLBs depends entirely upon the occurrence of a future event, potential future payments to the FHLBs are not determinable.

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Capital Management

We have an active program for managing capital through a comprehensive process for assessing the Company’s overall capital adequacy. Our objective is to maintain capital at an amount commensurate with our risk profile and risk tolerance objectives, and to meet both regulatory and market expectations. Our potential sources of capital primarily include retention of earnings net of dividends, as well as issuances of common and preferred stock. Retained earnings increased $11.1 billion from December 31, 2013, predominantly from Wells Fargo net income of $17.3 billion, less common and preferred stock dividends of $6.2 billion. During third quarter 2014, we issued 13.8 million shares of common stock. We also issued 32 million Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1000 th interest in a share of the Company’s newly issued Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series T, for an aggregate public offering price of $800 million. During third quarter 2014, we repurchased 29.2 million shares of common stock in open market transactions and from employee benefit plans, at a net cost of $1.5 billion, and 19.5 million shares of common stock in settlement of a $1.0 billion forward repurchase contract entered into in June 2014. We entered into a $1.0 billion forward repurchase contract in July 2014 with an unrelated third party that settled in October 2014 for 19.8 million shares. In addition, we entered into a $750 million forward repurchase contract in October 2014 with an unrelated third party that is expected to settle in first quarter 2015 for approximately 15.1 million shares. For additional information about our forward repurchase agreements, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Regulatory Capital Guidelines

The Company and each of our insured depository institutions are subject to various regulatory capital adequacy requirements administered by the FRB and the OCC. Risk-based capital (RBC) guidelines establish a risk-adjusted ratio relating capital to different categories of assets and off-balance sheet exposures. At September 30, 2014, the Company and each of our insured depository institutions were “well-capitalized” under applicable regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. See Note 19 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

The RBC guidelines, which have their roots in the 1988 capital accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) establishing international guidelines for determining regulatory capital, reflect broad credit risk considerations and market-related risks, but do not take into account other types of risk facing a financial services company. Our capital adequacy assessment process contemplates a wide range of risks that the Company is exposed to and also takes into consideration our performance under a variety of stressed economic conditions, as well as regulatory expectations and guidance, rating agency viewpoints and the view of capital markets participants.

The market risk capital rule, effective January 1, 2013, is reflected in the Company’s calculation of RWAs to address the market risks of significant trading activities. In December 2013, the FRB approved a final rule, effective April 1, 2014, revising the market risk capital rule to, among other things, conform to the FRB’s new capital framework finalized in July 2013 and discussed below. For additional information see the “Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management” section in this Report.

In 2007, federal banking regulators approved a final rule adopting revised international guidelines for determining regulatory capital known as “Basel II.” Basel II incorporates three pillars that address (a) capital adequacy, (b) supervisory review, which relates to the computation of capital and internal assessment processes, and (c) market discipline, through increased disclosure requirements. We entered the “parallel run phase” of Basel II in July 2012. During the “parallel run phase,” banking organizations must successfully complete an evaluation period under supervision from regulatory agencies in order to receive approval to calculate risk-based capital requirements under the Advanced Approach guidelines. The parallel run phase will continue until we receive regulatory approval to exit parallel reporting and subsequently begin publicly reporting our Advanced Approach regulatory capital results and related disclosures.

In December 2010, the BCBS finalized a set of further revised international guidelines for determining regulatory capital known as “Basel III.” These guidelines were developed in response to the 2008 financial crisis and were intended to address many of the weaknesses identified in the previous Basel standards, as well as in the banking sector that contributed to the crisis including excessive leverage, inadequate and low quality capital and insufficient liquidity buffers.

In July 2013, federal banking regulators approved final and interim final rules to implement the BCBS Basel III capital guidelines for U.S. banking organizations. These final capital rules, among other things:

· implement in the United States the Basel III regulatory capital reforms including those that revise the definition of capital, increase minimum capital ratios, and introduce a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% (for a total minimum CET1 ratio of 7.0%) and a potential countercyclical buffer of up to 2.5%, which would be imposed by regulators at their discretion if it is determined that a period of excessive credit growth is contributing to an increase in systemic risk;

· require a Tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets ratio of 4% and introduce, for large and internationally active bank holding companies (BHCs), a Tier 1 supplementary leverage ratio of 3% that incorporates off-balance sheet exposures;

· revise Basel I rules for calculating RWA to enhance risk sensitivity under a standardized approach;

· modify the existing Basel II advanced approaches rules for calculating RWA to implement Basel III;

· deduct certain assets from CET1, such as deferred tax assets that could not be realized through net operating loss carry-backs, significant investments in non-consolidated financial entities, and MSRs, to the extent any one category exceeds 10% of CET1 or all such items, in the aggregate, exceed 15% of CET1;

· eliminate the accumulated other comprehensive income or loss filter that applies under RBC rules over a five-year phase-in period beginning in 2014; and

· comply with the Dodd-Frank Act provision prohibiting the reliance on external credit ratings.

We were required to comply with the final Basel III capital rules beginning January 2014, with certain provisions subject to phase-in periods. The Basel III capital rules are scheduled to be fully phased in by January 1, 2022. Based on the final capital rules, we estimate that

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our CET1 ratio under the final Basel III capital rules using the Advanced Approach (fully phased-in) exceeded the minimum of 7.0% by 347 basis points at September 30, 2014.

Consistent with the Collins Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act, banking organizations that have completed their parallel run process and have been approved by the FRB to use the Advanced Approach methodology to determine applicable minimum risk-weighted capital ratios and additional buffers, must use the higher of their RWA as calculated under (i) the Advanced Approach rules, and (ii) from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014, the general approach under Basel III capital rules and, commencing on January 1, 2015, and thereafter, the risk weightings under the standardized approach.

In April 2014, federal banking regulators finalized a rule that enhances the supplementary leverage ratio requirements for large BHCs, like Wells Fargo, and their insured depository institutions. The rule, which becomes effective on January 1, 2018, will require a covered BHC to maintain a supplementary leverage ratio of at least 5% to avoid restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments. The rule will also require that all of our insured depository institutions maintain a supplementary leverage ratio of 6% in order to be considered well capitalized. Based on our review, our current leverage levels would exceed the applicable requirements for the holding company and each of our insured depository institutions. Federal banking regulators, however, recently finalized additional changes to the supplementary leverage ratio requirements to implement revisions to the Basel III leverage framework finalized by the BCBS in January 2014. These additional changes, among other things, modify the methodology for including off-balance sheet items, including credit derivatives, repo-style transactions and lines of credit, in the denominator of the supplementary leverage ratio, and will become effective on January 1, 2018. In addition, as discussed in the “ Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Liquidity and Funding” section in this Report, a final rule regarding the U.S. implementation of the Basel III LCR was issued by the FRB, OCC and FDIC in September 2014. The final rule is substantially similar to the BCBS proposal but differs in some respects that may be viewed as a stricter version of the LCR, such as including a more aggressive phase-in period.

The FRB has also indicated that it is in the process of considering new rules to address the amount of equity and unsecured debt a company must hold to facilitate its orderly liquidation and to address risks related to banking organizations that are substantially reliant on short-term wholesale funding. In addition, the FRB is developing rules to implement an additional CET1 capital surcharge on those U.S. banking organizations, such as the Company, that have been designated by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) as global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). The G-SIB surcharge would be in addition to the minimum Basel III 7.0% CET1 requirement and ranges from 1.0% to 3.5% of RWA, depending on the bank’s systemic importance, which would be determined under an indicator-based approach that considers five broad categories: cross-jurisdictional activity; size; inter-connectedness; substitutability/financial institution infrastructure; and complexity. The G-SIB surcharge is expected to be phased in beginning in January 2016 and become fully effective on January 1, 2019. The FSB, in an updated listing published in November 2013 based on year-end 2012 data, identified the Company as one of the 29 G-SIBs and provisionally determined that the Company’s surcharge would be 1.0%. The FSB is expected to update the list of G-SIBs and their required surcharges prior to implementation based on additional or future data.

Capital Planning and Stress Testing

Under the FRB’s capital plan rule, large BHCs are required to submit capital plans annually for review to determine if the FRB has any objections before making any capital distributions. The rule requires updates to capital plans in the event of material changes in a BHC’s risk profile, including as a result of any significant acquisitions.

Our 2014 CCAR, which was submitted on January 3, 2014, included a comprehensive capital plan supported by an assessment of expected uses and sources of capital over a given planning horizon under a range of expected and stress scenarios, similar to the process the FRB used to conduct the CCAR in 2013. As part of the 2014 CCAR, the FRB also generated a supervisory stress test, which assumed a sharp decline in the economy and significant decline in asset pricing using the information provided by the Company to estimate performance. The FRB reviewed the supervisory stress results both as required under the Dodd-Frank Act using a common set of capital actions for all large BHCs and by taking into account the Company’s proposed capital actions. The FRB published its supervisory stress test results as required under the Dodd-Frank Act on March 20, 2014. On March 26, 2014, the FRB notified us that it did not object to our capital plan included in the 2014 CCAR.

In addition to CCAR, federal banking regulators also require stress tests to evaluate whether an institution has sufficient capital to continue to operate during periods of adverse economic and financial conditions. These stress testing requirements set forth the timing and type of stress test activities large BHCs and banks must undertake as well as rules governing stress testing controls, oversight and disclosure requirements. The FRB recently finalized rules amending the existing capital plan and stress testing rules to modify the start date of capital plan and stress testing cycles and to limit a large BHC’s ability to make capital distributions to the extent its actual capital issuances were less than amounts indicated in its capital plan. As required under the FRB’s stress testing rule, we completed a mid-cycle stress test based on March 31, 2014, data and scenarios developed by the Company. We submitted the results of the mid-cycle stress test to the FRB in July 2014 and disclosed a summary of the results in September 2014.

Securities Repurchases

From time to time the Board authorizes the Company to repurchase shares of our common stock. Although we announce when the Board authorizes share repurchases, we typically do not give any public notice before we repurchase our shares. Future stock repurchases may be private or open-market repurchases, including block transactions, accelerated or delayed block transactions, forward transactions, and similar transactions. Additionally, we may enter into plans to purchase stock that satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Various factors determine the amount and timing of our share repurchases, including our capital requirements, the number of shares we expect to issue for employee benefit plans and acquisitions, market conditions (including the trading price of our stock), and regulatory and legal considerations, including the FRB’s response to our capital plan and to changes in our risk profile.

In October 2012, the Board authorized the repurchase of 200 million shares, which was completed by July 2014. The Board authorized the repurchase of an additional 350 million shares in March

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2014. At September 30, 2014 , we had remaining authority to repurchase approximately 302 million shares, subject to regulatory and legal conditions. For more information about share repurchases during 2014, see Part II, Item 2 in this Report.

Historically, our policy has been to repurchase shares under the “safe harbor” conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 including a limitation on the daily volume of repurchases. Rule 10b-18 imposes an additional daily volume limitation on share repurchases during a pending merger or acquisition in which shares of our stock will constitute some or all of the consideration. Our management may determine that during a pending stock merger or acquisition when the safe harbor would otherwise be available, it is in our best interest to repurchase shares in excess of this additional daily volume limitation. In such cases, we intend to repurchase shares in compliance with the other conditions of the safe harbor, including the standing daily volume limitation that applies whether or not there is a pending stock merger or acquisition.

In connection with our participation in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP), a part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), we issued to the U.S. Treasury Department warrants to purchase 110,261,688 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $34.01 per share expiring on October 28, 2018. The terms of the warrants require the exercise price to be adjusted under certain circumstances when the Company’s quarterly common stock dividend exceeds $0.34 per share, which occurred in second quarter 2014. Accordingly, with each quarterly common stock dividend above $0.34 per share, we must calculate whether an adjustment to the exercise price is required by the terms of the warrants, including whether certain minimum thresholds have been met to trigger an adjustment, and notify the holders of any such change. The Board authorized the repurchase by the Company of up to $1 billion of the warrants. At September 30, 2014, there were 39,108,764 warrants outstanding, exercisable at $33.996 per share, and $452 million of unused warrant repurchase authority. Depending on market conditions, we may purchase from time to time additional warrants in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise.

Risk-Based Capital and Risk-Weighted Assets

Table 52 and Table 53 provide information regarding the composition of and change in our risk-based capital, respectively, under Basel I and Basel III (General Approach).

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Table 52:  Risk-Based Capital Components

Under Basel III

(General

Under

Approach) (1)

Basel I

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in billions)

2014

2013

Total equity

$

183.0

171.0

Noncontrolling interests

(0.5)

(0.9)

Total Wells Fargo stockholders' equity

182.5

170.1

Adjustments:

Preferred stock

(18.0)

(15.2)

Cumulative other comprehensive income (2)

(2.5)

(1.4)

Goodwill and other intangible assets (2)(3)

(26.1)

(29.6)

Investment in certain subsidiaries and other

-

(0.4)

Common Equity Tier 1 (1)(4)

(A)

135.9

123.5

Preferred stock

18.0

15.2

Qualifying hybrid securities and noncontrolling interests

-

2.0

Other

(0.5)

-

Total Tier 1 capital

153.4

140.7

Long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2

23.7

20.5

Qualifying allowance for credit losses

13.5

14.3

Other

(0.1)

0.7

Total Tier 2 capital

37.1

35.5

Total qualifying capital

(B)

$

190.5

176.2

Basel III Risk-Weighted Assets (RWAs) (5):

Credit risk

$

1,171.8

Market risk

51.1

Basel I RWAs (5):

Credit risk

1,105.2

Market risk

36.3

Total Basel III / Basel I RWAs

(C)

$

1,222.9

1,141.5

Capital Ratios:

Common Equity Tier 1 to total RWAs

(A)/(C)

11.11

%

10.82

Total capital to total RWAs

(B)/(C)

15.58

15.43

(1)

Basel III revises the definition of capital, increases minimum capital ratios, and introduces a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio. These changes are being fully phased in effective January 1, 2014, through the end of 2021 and the capital ratios will be determined using Basel III (General Approach) RWAs during 2014. See Table 55 in this section for a summary of changes in RWAs from December 31, 2013, to September 30, 2014.

(2)

Under transition provisions to Basel III, cumulative other comprehensive income (previously deducted under Basel I) is included in CET1 over a specified phase-in period. In addition, certain intangible assets includable in CET1 are phased out over a specified period.

(3)

Goodwill and other intangible assets are net of any associated deferred tax liabilities.

(4)

CET1 (formerly Tier 1 common equity under Basel I) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is used by investors, analysts and bank regulatory agencies to assess the capital position of financial services companies. Management reviews CET1 along with other measures of capital as part of its financial analyses and has included this non-GAAP financial information, and the corresponding reconciliation to total equity, because of current interest in such information on the part of market participants.

(5)

Under the 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 RWAs.

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Table 53:  Analysis of Changes in Capital Under Basel III (General Approach)

(in billions)

Common Equity Tier 1 at December 31, 2013

$

123.5

Net income

16.4

Common stock dividends

(5.3)

Common stock issued, repurchased, and stock compensation-related items

(3.4)

Goodwill and other intangible assets (net of any associated deferred tax liabilities)

3.5

Other

1.2

Change in Common Equity Tier 1

12.4

Common Equity Tier 1 at September 30, 2014

$

135.9

Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2013

$

140.7

Change in Common Equity Tier 1

12.4

Issuance of noncumulative perpetual preferred

2.8

Other

(2.5)

Change in Tier 1 capital

12.7

Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2014

(A)

$

153.4

Tier 2 capital at December 31, 2013

$

35.5

Change in long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2

3.2

Change in qualifying allowance for credit losses

(0.9)

Other

(0.7)

Change in Tier 2 capital

1.6

Tier 2 capital at September 30, 2014

(B)

37.1

Total qualifying capital

(A) + (B)

$

190.5

Table 54 presents information on the components of RWAs included within our regulatory capital ratios. RWAs prior to 2014 were determined under Basel I, and RWAs in 2014 reflect the transition to Basel III (General Approach).

Table 54:  Basel III (General Approach) RWAs / Basel I RWAs

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

On-balance sheet RWAs

Investment securities

$

86,292

93,445

Securities financing transactions (1)

11,220

10,385

Loans (2)

709,383

680,953

Market risk

51,117

36,339

Other

110,729

91,788

Total on-balance sheet RWAs

968,741

912,910

Off-balance sheet RWAs

Commitments and guarantees (3)

217,493

199,197

Derivatives

9,599

10,545

Other

27,034

18,862

Total off-balance sheet RWAs

254,126

228,604

Total Basel III / Basel I RWAs

$

1,222,867

1,141,514

(1)

Represents federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements.

(2)

Represents loans held for sale and loans held for investment.

(3)

Primarily includes financial standby letters of credit and other unused commitments.

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Capital Management (continued)

Table 55 presents changes in RWAs for the first nine months of 2014. Effective January 1, 2014, we commenced transitioning  RWAs from Basel I to Basel III (General Approach) under final rules adopted by federal banking regulators in July 2013.

Table 55:  Analysis of Changes in RWAs

(in millions)

Basel I RWAs at December 31, 2013

$

1,141,514

Net change in on-balance sheet RWAs:

Investment securities

(7,153)

Securities financing transactions

835

Loans

28,430

Market risk

14,778

Other

18,941

Total change in on-balance sheet RWAs

55,831

Net change in off-balance sheet RWAs:

Commitments and guarantees

18,296

Derivatives

(946)

Other

8,172

Total change in off-balance sheet RWAs

25,522

Total change in RWAs

81,353

Basel III (General Approach) RWAs at September 30, 2014

$

1,222,867

The increase in total RWAs from December 31, 2013, was primarily due to increased lending activity .

Table 56 provides information regarding our CET1 calculation as estimated under Basel III using the Advanced Approach, fully phased-in method.

Table 56:  Common Equity Tier 1 Under Basel III (Advanced Approach, Fully Phased-In) (1)(2)

(in billions)

September 30, 2014

Common Equity Tier 1 (transition amount) under Basel III

$

135.9

Adjustments from transition amount to fully phased-in Basel III (3):

Cumulative other comprehensive income

2.5

Other

(2.7)

Total adjustments

(0.2)

Common Equity Tier 1 (fully phased-in) under Basel III

(C)

$

135.7

Total RWAs anticipated under Basel III (4)

(D)

$

1,296.1

Common Equity Tier 1 to total RWAs anticipated under Basel III (Advanced Approach, fully phased-in)

(C)/(D)

10.47

%

(1)

CET1 is a non-GAAP financial measure that is used by investors, analysts and bank regulatory agencies to assess the capital position of financial services companies. Management reviews CET1 along with other measures of capital as part of its financial analyses and has included this non-GAAP financial information, and the corresponding reconciliation to total equity, because of current interest in such information on the part of market participants.

(2)

The Basel III CET1 and RWAs are estimated based on the Basel III capital rules adopted July 2, 2013, by the FRB. The rules establish a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations that implement the Basel III capital framework and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules are being fully phased in effective January 1, 2014, through the end of 2021.

(3)

Assumes cumulative other comprehensive income is fully phased in and certain other intangible assets are fully phased out under Basel III capital rules.

(4)

The final Basel III capital rules provide for two capital frameworks: the Standardized Approach intended to replace Basel I, and the Advanced Approach applicable to certain institutions. Under the final rules, we will be subject to the lower of our CET1 ratio calculated under the Standardized Approach and under the Advanced Approach in the assessment of our capital adequacy. While the amount of RWAs determined under the Standardized and Advanced Approaches has been converging, the amount of RWAs as of September 30, 2014, was based on the Advanced Approach, which was higher than RWAs under the Standardized Approach, and thus resulted in a lower CET1 ratio compared with the Standardized Approach. Basel III capital rules adopted by the Federal Reserve Board incorporate different classification of assets, with risk weights based on Wells Fargo's internal models, along with adjustments to address a combination of credit/counterparty, operational and market risks, and other Basel III elements.

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Regulatory Reform

Since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, the U.S. financial services industry has been subject to a significant increase in regulation and regulatory oversight initiatives. This increased regulation and oversight has substantially changed how most U.S. financial services companies conduct business and has increased their regulatory compliance costs.

The following supplements our discussion of the significant regulations and regulatory oversight initiatives that have affected or may affect our business contained in the “Regulatory Reform” and “Risk Factors” sections of our 2013 Form 10-K and the “Regulatory Reform” section of our 2014 First and Second Quarter Reports on Form 10-Q.

VOLCKER RULE The Volcker Rule , with limited exceptions, prohibits banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading or owning any interest in or sponsoring or having certain relationships with a hedge fund, a private equity fund or certain structured transactions that are deemed covered funds. On December 10, 2013, federal banking regulators, the SEC and CFTC (collectively, the “Volcker supervisory regulators”) jointly released a final rule to implement the Volcker Rule’s restrictions. Banking entities are not required to come into compliance with the Volcker Rule’s restrictions until July 21, 2015. Banking entities with $50 billion or more in trading assets and liabilities such as Wells Fargo, however, are required to report to the Volcker supervisory regulators certain trading metrics beginning June 30, 2014. Wells Fargo has begun submitting such metrics to the Volcker supervisory regulators. During the conformance period, banking entities are expected to engage in “good-faith” planning efforts, appropriate for their activities and investments, to enable them to conform all of their activities and investments to the Volcker Rule’s restrictions by no later than July 21, 2015. Limited further extensions of the compliance period may be granted at the discretion of the FRB. The FRB announced that it intends to exercise its authority to give banking entities two additional one-year extensions to conform their ownership interests in and sponsorships of certain collateralized loan obligations that meet the definition of covered fund under the rule. As a banking entity with more than $50 billion in consolidated assets, we will also be subject to enhanced compliance program requirements. At this time, we do not anticipate a material impact to our financial results from the rule as prohibited proprietary trading and covered fund investment activities are not significant to our financial results. Moreover, we already have reduced or exited certain businesses in anticipation of the rule’s compliance date and expect to have to make limited divestments in non-conforming funds as a result of the rule.

REGULATION OF SWAPS AND OTHER DERIVATIVES ACTIVITIES The Dodd-Frank Act established a comprehensive framework for regulating over-the-counter derivatives and authorized the CFTC and the SEC to regulate swaps and security-based swaps, respectively. The CFTC and SEC jointly adopted new rules and interpretations that established the compliance dates for many of their rules implementing the new regulatory framework, including provisional registration of our national bank subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as a swap dealer, which occurred at the end of 2012. In addition, the CFTC has adopted final rules that, among other things, require extensive regulatory and public reporting of swaps, require certain swaps to be centrally cleared and traded on exchanges or other multilateral platforms, and require swap dealers to comply with comprehensive internal and external business conduct standards. Margin rules for swaps not centrally cleared have been proposed, and in September 2014 were re-proposed. If adopted as re-proposed, the margin and capital requirements for swaps not centrally cleared may significantly increase the cost of hedging in the over-the-counter market. These new rules, as well as others being considered by regulators in other jurisdictions, may negatively impact customer demand for over-the-counter derivatives.

CHANGES TO ABS MARKETS The Dodd-Frank Act requires sponsors of ABS to hold at least a 5% ownership stake in the ABS. Exemptions from the requirement include qualified residential mortgages (QRMs) and FHA/VA loans. In October 2014, federal regulatory agencies issued final rules to implement this credit risk retention requirement, which included an exemption for the GSE’s mortgage-backed securities. The final rules also aligned the definition of QRMs, which are exempt from the risk retention requirements, with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s definition of “qualified mortgage.” In addition, the final rules addressed the measures for complying with the risk retention requirement and continued to provide limited exemptions for qualifying commercial loans, qualifying commercial real estate loans, and qualifying automobile loans that meet certain requirements. We continue to evaluate the final rules and assess their impact on our ability to issue certain asset-backed securities or otherwise participate in various securitization transactions.

REGULATION OF INTERCHANGE TRANSACTION FEES (THE DURBIN AMENDMENT) On October 1, 2011, the FRB rule enacted to implement the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act that limits debit card interchange transaction fees to those “reasonable” and “proportional” to the cost of the transaction became effective. The rule generally established that the maximum allowable interchange fee that an issuer may receive or charge for an electronic debit transaction is the sum of 21 cents per transaction and 5 basis points multiplied by the value of the transaction. On July 31, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the approach used by the FRB in setting the maximum allowable interchange transaction fee impermissibly included costs that were specifically excluded from consideration under the Durbin Amendment. The District Court’s decision maintained the current interchange transaction fee standards until the FRB drafted new regulations or interim standards. In August 2013, the FRB filed a notice of appeal of the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. In September 2013, the Court of Appeals granted a joint motion for an expedited appeal, and the District Court’s order was stayed pending the appeal. In March 2014, the Court of Appeals reversed the District Court’s decision, but did direct the FRB to provide further explanation regarding its treatment of the costs of monitoring transactions. The plaintiffs did not file a petition for rehearing with the Court of Appeals but have filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet acted on the petition.

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Regulatory Reform (continued)

OCC HEIGHTENED STANDARDS In September 2014, the OCC finalized guidelines reflecting its risk management expectations for certain FDIC-insured national banks, including Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The guidelines become effective November 10, 2014, and require covered banks to establish and adhere to a written risk governance framework in order to manage and control their risk-taking activities. The guidelines also formalize roles and responsibilities for risk management practices within covered banks and create certain risk oversight responsibilities for their boards of directors.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies (see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K) are fundamental to understanding our results of operations and financial condition because they require that we use estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or liabilities and financial results. Six of these policies are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies govern:

· the allowance for credit losses;

· PCI loans;

· the valuation of residential MSRs;

· liability for mortgage loan repurchase losses;

· the fair valuation of financial instruments; and

· income taxes.

Management has reviewed and approved these critical accounting policies and has discussed these policies with the Board’s Audit and Examination Committee. These policies are described further in the “Financial Review – Critical Accounting Policies” section and Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Current Accounting Developments

The following accounting pronouncements have been issued by the FASB but are not yet effective:

· Accounting Standards Update (ASU or Update) 2014-14 – Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans Upon Foreclosure ;

· ASU 2014-13 – Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity;

· ASU 2014-12 – Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved After the Requisite Service Period ;

· ASU 2014-11 – Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures ;

· ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts With Customers (Topic 606);

· ASU 2014-08 – Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity ; and

· ASU 2014-01 – Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects .

ASU 2014-14 requires government-guaranteed mortgage loans to be classified as other receivables upon foreclosure if the following criteria are met: (1) the loan has a government guarantee that is inseparable from the loan before foreclosure, (2) the creditor has the intent to convey the real estate property to the guarantor, plans to make a claim on the guarantee, and has the ability to recover under the claim, and (3) any claim amount determined based on the fair value of the underlying real estate is fixed at the time of foreclosure. The Update also requires the creditor to measure the other receivable based on the loan balance expected to be recovered from the guarantor. These changes are effective for us in first quarter 2015 with early adoption permitted. The guidance can be applied either prospectively or through modified retrospective transition with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the separate other receivable as of the beginning of the annual adoption period. This Update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-13 provides a measurement alternative to companies that consolidate collateralized financing entities (CFEs), such as collateralized debt obligation and collateralized loan obligation structures. Under the new guidance, companies can measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities of a CFE using the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets or fair value of the financial liabilities, which eliminates income statement mismatches resulting from changes in fair value. If companies do not elect the measurement alternative, differences between the fair value of financial assets and fair value of financial liabilities should be recognized in earnings. These changes are effective for us in first quarter 2016 with early adoption permitted at the beginning of an annual period. The guidance can be applied either retrospectively to all relevant prior periods or by a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the annual period of adoption. We are evaluating the impact this Update will have on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-12 provides accounting guidance for employee share-based payment awards with specific performance targets. The Update clarifies that performance targets should be treated as performance conditions if the targets affect vesting and could be achieved after the requisite service period. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the cost attributable to service periods that employees have already completed. This Update is effective for us in first quarter 2016 with early adoption permitted. The guidance can be applied prospectively to awards granted or modified after the effective date or retrospectively to awards outstanding in the prior periods presented. This Update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-11 changes the accounting for certain repurchase agreements and similar transactions and requires new disclosures. The Update eliminates the difference in accounting treatment for repurchase agreements that settle at the same time as transferred financial assets (repurchase-to-maturity transactions) and repurchase agreements that settle before the maturity of the transferred financial asset. Under the new guidance, repurchase-to-maturity transactions must be accounted for as secured borrowings and not as sales with forward agreements, as is required under current accounting. The Update also requires separate accounting treatment for repurchase financing arrangements where an agreement to transfer a financial asset is executed at the same time as a repurchase agreement with the same counterparty. Under such arrangements, the repurchase agreement is accounted for as a secured borrowing. The new disclosure requirements include expanded information about transfers accounted for as sales, such as the carrying amount of assets derecognized and the amount of gross proceeds received. In addition, new disclosures will be required for repurchase agreements, securities lending transactions, and repurchase-to-maturity transactions, including the remaining contractual maturity of the agreements, and discussion of the potential risks associated with the agreements and related collateral. The accounting changes are effective for us in first quarter 2015 with early adoption prohibited. The disclosures are required in first quarter 2015 for transfers accounted for as sales with the remaining disclosures required in second quarter 2015. This Update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-09 modifies the guidance companies use to recognize revenue from contracts with customers for transfers of goods or services and transfers of nonfinancial assets, unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The Update requires that entities apply a specific method to recognize revenue reflecting the consideration expected from customers in exchange for the transfer of goods and services. The guidance also requires new qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including information about contract balances and performance obligations. Entities are also required to disclose significant judgments and changes in judgments for determining the

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satisfaction of performance obligations. The Update is effective for us in first quarter 2017 with retrospective application to prior periods presented or retrospectively as a cumulative effect adjustment in the period of adoption. Early adoption is not permitted. We are evaluating the impact this Update will have on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-08 changes the definition and reporting requirements for discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, an entity’s disposal of a component or group of components must be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal is a strategic shift that has or will have a significant effect on the entity’s operations and financial results. Major strategic shifts include disposals of a significant geographic area or line of business. This guidance also requires new disclosures on discontinued operations, such as the income statement line items making up the pretax profit or loss of the discontinued operations and information on significant continuing involvement with discontinued operations. These changes are effective for us in first quarter 2015 with prospective application. Early adoption is permitted for disposals that have not been previously reported. This Update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-01 amends the accounting guidance for investments in affordable housing projects that qualify for the low-income housing tax credit. The Update allows companies to make an accounting policy election to amortize the cost of its investments in proportion to the tax benefits received if certain criteria are met and present the amortization as a component of income tax expense. The new guidance is effective in first quarter 2015 with early adoption permitted. Additionally, the new accounting guidance requires incremental disclosures for all entities that invest in qualified affordable housing projects regardless of the policy election. We do not intend to adopt the accounting policy election permitted by the Update, and therefore, it will not affect our consolidated financial statements.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements in our other documents filed or furnished with the SEC, and our management may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “target,” “projects,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “can” and similar references to future periods. In particular, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about: (i) the future operating or financial performance of the Company, including our outlook for future growth; (ii) our noninterest expense and efficiency ratio; (iii) future credit quality and performance, including our expectations regarding future loan losses and allowance releases; (iv) the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses; (v) our expectations regarding net interest income and net interest margin; (vi) loan growth or the reduction or mitigation of risk in our loan portfolios; (vii) future capital levels and our estimated Common Equity Tier 1 ratio under Basel III capital standards; (viii) the performance of our mortgage business and any related exposures; (ix) the expected outcome and impact of legal, regulatory and legislative developments, as well as our expectations regarding compliance therewith; (x) future common stock dividends, common share repurchases and other uses of capital; (xi) our targeted range for return on assets and return on equity; (xii) the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings; and (xiii) the Company’s plans, objectives and strategies.

Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but instead represent our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. We caution you, therefore, against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the following, without limitation:

· current and future economic and market conditions, including the effects of declines in housing prices, high unemployment rates , U.S. fiscal debt, budget and tax matters, and the overall slowdown in global economic growth ;

· our capital and liquidity requirements (including under regulatory capital standards, such as the Basel III capital standards) and our ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms;

· financial services reform and other current, pending or future legislation or regulation that could have a negative effect on our revenue and businesses, including the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation and regulation relating to bank products and services;

· the extent of our success in our loan modification efforts, as well as the effects of regulatory requirements or guidance regarding loan modifications;

· the amount of mortgage loan repurchase demands that we receive and our ability to satisfy any such demands without having to repurchase loans related thereto or otherwise indemnify or reimburse third parties, and the credit quality of or losses on such repurchased mortgage loans;

· negative effects relating to our mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices, including our obligations under the settlement with the Department of Justice and other federal and state government entities, as well as changes in industry standards or practices, regulatory or judicial requirements, penalties or fines, increased servicing and other costs or obligations, including loan modification requirements, or delays or moratoriums on foreclosures;

· our ability to realize our efficiency ratio target as part of our expense management initiatives, including as a result of business and economic cyclicality, seasonality, changes in our business composition and operating environment, growth in our businesses and/or acquisitions, and unexpected expenses relating to, among other things, litigation and regulatory matters;

· the effect of the current low interest rate environment or changes in interest rates on our net interest income, net interest margin and our mortgage originations, mortgage servicing rights and mortgages held for sale;

· a recurrence of significant turbulence or disruption in the capital or financial markets, which could result in, among other things, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans, a reduction in the availability of funding or increased funding costs, and declines in asset values and/or recognition of other-than-temporary impairment on securities held in our investment securities portfolio;

· the effect of a fall in stock market prices on our investment banking business and our fee income from our brokerage, asset and wealth management businesses;

· reputational damage from negative publicity, protests, fines, penalties and other negative consequences from regulatory violations and legal actions;

· a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of cyber attacks;

· the effect of changes in the level of checking or savings account deposits on our funding costs and net interest margin;

· fiscal and monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board; and

· the other risk factors and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

In addition to the above factors, we also caution that the amount and timing of any future common stock dividends or repurchases will depend on the earnings, cash requirements and financial condition of the Company, market conditions, capital requirements (including under Basel capital standards), common stock issuance requirements, applicable law and regulations (including federal securities laws and federal banking regulations), and other factors deemed relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors, and may be subject to regulatory approval or conditions.

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Forward-Looking Statements (continued)

For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, refer to our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov .

Any forward-looking statement made by us speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Risk Factors

An investment in the Company involves risk, including the possibility that the value of the investment could fall substantially and that dividends or other distributions on the investment could be reduced or eliminated. For a discussion of risk factors that could adversely affect our financial results and condition, and the value of, and return on, an investment in the Company, we refer you to the “Risk Factors” section of our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management evaluated the effectiveness, as of September 30, 2014, of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer participated in the evaluation. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2014.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s Board, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and includes those policies and procedures that:

· pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company;

· provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

· provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. No change occurred during third quarter 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited)

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Interest income

Trading assets

$

427

331

1,208

998

Investment securities

2,066

2,038

6,288

5,997

Mortgages held for sale

215

320

580

1,069

Loans held for sale

50

3

53

10

Loans

8,963

8,901

26,561

26,664

Other interest income

243

183

679

515

Total interest income

11,964

11,776

35,369

35,253

Interest expense

Deposits

273

318

827

1,040

Short-term borrowings

15

9

41

46

Long-term debt

629

621

1,868

1,950

Other interest expense

106

80

286

220

Total interest expense

1,023

1,028

3,022

3,256

Net interest income

10,941

10,748

32,347

31,997

Provision for credit losses

368

75

910

1,946

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

10,573

10,673

31,437

30,051

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,311

1,278

3,809

3,740

Trust and investment fees

3,554

3,276

10,575

9,972

Card fees

875

813

2,506

2,364

Other fees

1,090

1,098

3,225

3,221

Mortgage banking

1,633

1,608

4,866

7,204

Insurance

388

413

1,273

1,361

Net gains from trading activities

168

397

982

1,298

Net gains (losses) on debt securities (1)

253

(6)

407

(15)

Net gains from equity investments (2)

712

502

2,008

818

Lease income

137

160

399

515

Other

151

191

507

640

Total noninterest income

10,272

9,730

30,557

31,118

Noninterest expense

Salaries

3,914

3,910

11,437

11,341

Commission and incentive compensation

2,527

2,401

7,388

7,604

Employee benefits

931

1,172

3,473

3,873

Equipment

457

471

1,392

1,417

Net occupancy

731

728

2,195

2,163

Core deposit and other intangibles

342

375

1,032

1,129

FDIC and other deposit assessments

229

214

697

765

Other

3,117

2,831

8,776

8,465

Total noninterest expense

12,248

12,102

36,390

36,757

Income before income tax expense

8,597

8,301

25,604

24,412

Income tax expense

2,642

2,618

7,788

7,901

Net income before noncontrolling interests

5,955

5,683

17,816

16,511

Less: Net income from noncontrolling interests

226

105

468

243

Wells Fargo net income

$

5,729

5,578

17,348

16,268

Less: Preferred stock dividends and other

321

261

909

748

Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock

$

5,408

5,317

16,439

15,520

Per share information

Earnings per common share

$

1.04

1.00

3.13

2.93

Diluted earnings per common share

1.02

0.99

3.08

2.89

Dividends declared per common share

0.35

0.30

1.00

0.85

Average common shares outstanding

5,225.9

5,295.3

5,252.2

5,293.0

Diluted average common shares outstanding

5,310.4

5,381.7

5,339.2

5,374.7

(1) Total other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses (reversal of losses) were $10 million and $(13) million for third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively. Of total OTTI, losses of $15 million and $23 million were recognized in earnings, and reversal of losses of $(5) million and $(36) million were recognized as non-credit-related OTTI in other comprehensive income for third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively. Total OTTI losses (reversal of losses) were $(1) million and $36 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Of total OTTI, losses of $35 million and $128 million were recognized in earnings, and reversal of losses of $(36) million and $(92) million were recognized as non-credit-related OTTI in other comprehensive income for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(2) Includes OTTI losses of $40 million and $37 million for third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $237 million and $121 million for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Wells Fargo net income

$

5,729

5,578

17,348

16,268

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:

Investment securities:

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(944)

842

3,866

(5,922)

Reclassification of net gains to net income

(661)

(114)

(1,205)

(197)

Derivatives and hedging activities:

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(34)

(7)

222

(10)

Reclassification of net gains on cash flow hedges to net income

(127)

(69)

(348)

(225)

Defined benefit plans adjustments:

Net actuarial gains (losses) arising during the period

-

297

(12)

1,075

Amortization of net actuarial loss, settlements and other to net income

18

59

56

221

Foreign currency translation adjustments:

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(32)

12

(32)

(27)

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income

-

3

6

(12)

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax

(1,780)

1,023

2,553

(5,097)

Income tax (expense) benefit related to other comprehensive income

560

(265)

(1,087)

2,002

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(1,220)

758

1,466

(3,095)

Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

(221)

266

(266)

266

Wells Fargo other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(999)

492

1,732

(3,361)

Wells Fargo comprehensive income

4,730

6,070

19,080

12,907

Comprehensive income from noncontrolling interests

5

371

202

509

Total comprehensive income

$

4,735

6,441

19,282

13,416

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions, except shares)

2014

2013

Assets

(Unaudited)

Cash and due from banks

$

18,032

19,919

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements and other short-term investments

261,932

213,793

Trading assets

67,755

62,813

Investment securities:

Available-for-sale, at fair value

248,251

252,007

Held-to-maturity, at cost (fair value $40,915 and $12,247)

40,758

12,346

Mortgages held for sale (includes $15,755 and $13,879 carried at fair value) (1)

20,178

16,763

Loans held for sale (includes $1 and $1 carried at fair value) (1)

9,292

133

Loans (includes $5,849 and $5,995 carried at fair value) (1)(2)

838,883

822,286

Allowance for loan losses

(12,681)

(14,502)

Net loans (2)

826,202

807,784

Mortgage servicing rights:

Measured at fair value

14,031

15,580

Amortized

1,224

1,229

Premises and equipment, net

8,768

9,156

Goodwill

25,705

25,637

Other assets (includes $1,964 and $1,386 carried at fair value) (1)

94,727

86,342

Total assets (2)(3)

$

1,636,855

1,523,502

Liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

313,791

288,117

Interest-bearing deposits

816,834

791,060

Total deposits

1,130,625

1,079,177

Short-term borrowings

62,927

53,883

Accrued expenses and other liabilities (2)

75,727

66,436

Long-term debt

184,586

152,998

Total liabilities (2)(4)

1,453,865

1,352,494

Equity

Wells Fargo stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock

19,379

16,267

Common stock – $1-2/3 par value, authorized 9,000,000,000 shares;

issued $5,481,811,474 and $5,481,811,474 shares

9,136

9,136

Additional paid-in capital

60,100

60,296

Retained earnings

103,494

92,361

Cumulative other comprehensive income

3,118

1,386

Treasury stock – $266,802,983 and $224,648,769 shares

(11,206)

(8,104)

Unearned ESOP shares

(1,540)

(1,200)

Total Wells Fargo stockholders' equity

182,481

170,142

Noncontrolling interests

509

866

Total equity

182,990

171,008

Total liabilities and equity (2)

$

1,636,855

1,523,502

(1) Parenthetical amounts represent assets and liabilities for which we have elected the fair value option.

(2) Financial information for certain periods prior to 2014 was revised to reflect our determination that certain factoring arrangements did not qualify as loans. See Note 1 for more information.

(3) Our consolidated assets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and due from banks, $113 million and $165 million; Trading assets, $24 million and $162 million; Investment Securities, $989 million and $1.4 billion; Mortgages held for sale, $0 million and $38 million; Net loans, $5.3 billion and $6.0 billion; Other assets, $293 million and $347 million, and Total assets, $6.7 billion and $8.1 billion, respectively.

(4) Our consolidated liabilities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Short-term borrowings, $0 million and $29 million; Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $46 million and $90 million; Long-term debt, $2.0 billion and $2.3 billion; and Total liabilities, $2.0 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)

Preferred stock

Common stock

(in millions, except shares)

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Balance January 1, 2013

10,558,865

$

12,883

5,266,314,176

$

9,136

Net income

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Noncontrolling interests

Common stock issued

78,607,760

Common stock repurchased (1)

(94,144,984)

Preferred stock issued to ESOP

1,200,000

1,200

Preferred stock released by ESOP

Preferred stock converted to common shares

(883,752)

(884)

22,958,790

Preferred stock issued

94,000

2,350

Common stock dividends

Preferred stock dividends

Tax benefit from stock incentive compensation

Stock incentive compensation expense

Net change in deferred compensation and related plans

Net change

410,248

2,666

7,421,566

-

Balance September 30, 2013

10,969,113

$

15,549

5,273,735,742

$

9,136

Balance January 1, 2014

10,881,195

$

16,267

5,257,162,705

$

9,136

Net income

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Noncontrolling interests

Common stock issued

61,467,695

Common stock repurchased (1)

(121,567,010)

Preferred stock issued to ESOP

1,217,000

1,217

Preferred stock released by ESOP

Preferred stock converted to common shares

(905,065)

(905)

17,945,101

Preferred stock issued

112,000

2,800

Common stock dividends

Preferred stock dividends

Tax benefit from stock incentive compensation

Stock incentive compensation expense

Net change in deferred compensation and related plans

Net change

423,935

3,112

(42,154,214)

-

Balance September 30, 2014

11,305,130

$

19,379

5,215,008,491

$

9,136

(1) For the first nine months of 2014, includes $1.0 billion related to a private forward repurchase transaction entered into in third quarter 2014 that settled in fourth quarter 2014 for 19.8 million shares of common stock. For the first nine months of 2013, includes $400 million related to a private forward repurchase transaction entered into in third quarter 2013 that settled in fourth quarter 2013 for 9.6 million shares of common stock. See Note 1 for additional information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Wells Fargo stockholders' equity

Cumulative

Total

Additional

other

Unearned

Wells Fargo

paid-in

Retained

comprehensive

Treasury

ESOP

stockholders'

Noncontrolling

Total

capital

earnings

income

stock

shares

equity

interests

equity

59,802

77,679

5,650

(6,610)

(986)

157,554

1,357

158,911

16,268

16,268

243

16,511

(3,361)

(3,361)

266

(3,095)

-

-

(218)

(218)

18

(10)

2,372

2,380

2,380

(200)

(3,778)

(3,978)

(3,978)

108

(1,308)

-

-

(78)

962

884

884

164

720

-

-

(33)

2,317

2,317

61

(4,565)

(4,504)

(4,504)

(747)

(747)

(747)

229

229

229

585

585

585

(468)

6

(462)

(462)

386

10,946

(3,361)

(680)

(346)

9,611

291

9,902

60,188

88,625

2,289

(7,290)

(1,332)

167,165

1,648

168,813

60,296

92,361

1,386

(8,104)

(1,200)

170,142

866

171,008

17,348

17,348

468

17,816

1,732

1,732

(266)

1,466

(1)

(1)

(559)

(560)

(198)

2,173

1,975

1,975

(500)

(5,969)

(6,469)

(6,469)

108

(1,325)

-

-

(80)

985

905

905

217

688

-

-

(25)

2,775

2,775

56

(5,307)

(5,251)

(5,251)

(908)

(908)

(908)

378

378

378

682

682

682

(833)

6

(827)

(827)

(196)

11,133

1,732

(3,102)

(340)

12,339

(357)

11,982

60,100

103,494

3,118

(11,206)

(1,540)

182,481

509

182,990

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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income before noncontrolling interests

$

17,816

16,511

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

Provision for credit losses

910

1,946

Changes in fair value of MSRs, MHFS and LHFS carried at fair value

884

(2,402)

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

1,933

2,508

Other net gains

(2,216)

(7,441)

Stock-based compensation

1,525

1,535

Excess tax benefits related to stock incentive compensation

(378)

(232)

Originations of MHFS

(109,288)

(274,293)

Proceeds from sales of and principal collected on mortgages originated for sale

89,626

265,249

Proceeds from sales of and principal collected on LHFS

206

373

Purchases of LHFS

(131)

(244)

Net change in:

Trading assets

12,246

39,133

Deferred income taxes

669

2,802

Accrued interest receivable

(548)

(215)

Accrued interest payable

238

10

Other assets

(7,182)

(2,962)

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

8,354

940

Net cash provided by operating activities

14,664

43,218

Cash flows from investing activities:

Net change in:

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements

and other short-term investments

(45,281)

(46,419)

Available-for-sale securities:

Sales proceeds

2,575

2,591

Prepayments and maturities

28,509

40,476

Purchases

(24,539)

(78,368)

Held-to-maturity securities:

Paydowns and maturities

4,251

-

Purchases

(33,049)

-

Nonmarketable equity investments:

Sales proceeds

2,291

1,846

Purchases

(2,408)

(2,552)

Loans:

Loans originated by banking subsidiaries, net of principal collected

(42,805)

(27,957)

Proceeds from sales (including participations) of loans originated for

investment

13,926

5,894

Purchases (including participations) of loans

(3,998)

(10,022)

Principal collected on nonbank entities’ loans

9,577

16,202

Loans originated by nonbank entities

(9,489)

(13,949)

Net cash paid for acquisitions

(174)

-

Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets and short sales

5,995

8,163

Net cash from purchases and sales of MSRs

(119)

471

Other, net

(537)

869

Net cash used by investing activities

(95,275)

(102,755)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net change in:

Deposits

51,448

39,036

Short-term borrowings

7,542

(3,335)

Long-term debt:

Proceeds from issuance

38,362

44,483

Repayment

(9,872)

(18,727)

Preferred stock:

Proceeds from issuance

2,775

2,317

Cash dividends paid

(928)

(813)

Common stock:

Proceeds from issuance

1,376

1,935

Repurchased

(6,469)

(3,978)

Cash dividends paid

(5,134)

(4,409)

Excess tax benefits related to stock incentive compensation

378

232

Net change in noncontrolling interests

(846)

(207)

Other, net

92

71

Net cash provided by financing activities

78,724

56,605

Net change in cash and due from banks

(1,887)

(2,932)

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

19,919

21,860

Cash and due from banks at end of period

$

18,032

18,928

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

Cash paid for interest

$

2,784

3,246

Cash paid for income taxes

6,254

5,543

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for noncash activities.

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See the Glossary of Acronyms at the end of this Report for terms used throughout the Financial Statements and related Notes.

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company. We provide banking, insurance, trust and investments, mortgage banking, investment banking, retail banking, brokerage, and consumer and commercial finance through banking stores, the internet and other distribution channels to consumers, businesses and institutions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in foreign countries. When we refer to “Wells Fargo,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” or “us,” we mean Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries (consolidated). Wells Fargo & Company (the Parent) is a financial holding company and a bank holding company.

Our accounting and reporting policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and practices in the financial services industry. For discussion of our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (2013 Form 10-K). There were no material changes to these policies in the first nine months of 2014. To prepare the financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management must make estimates based on assumptions about future economic and market conditions (for example, unemployment, market liquidity, real estate prices, etc.) that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting period and the related disclosures. Although our estimates contemplate current conditions and how we expect them to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could be worse than anticipated in those estimates, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition. Management has made significant estimates in several areas, including allowance for credit losses and purchased credit-impaired (PCI) loans (Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses)), valuations of residential mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) (Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) and Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities)) and financial instruments (Note 13 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities)), liability for mortgage loan repurchase losses (Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities)) and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

These unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations in the interim financial statements do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with our 2013 Form 10-K.

Accounting for Certain Factored Loan Receivable Arrangements

The Company determined that certain factoring arrangements previously included within commercial loans, which were recorded with a corresponding obligation in other liabilities, did not qualify as loan purchases under Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) Topic 860 (Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets) based on interpretations of the specific arrangements. Accordingly, we revised our commercial loan balances for year-end 2012 and each of the quarters in 2013 in order to present the Company’s lending trends on a comparable basis over this period. This revision, which resulted in a reduction to total commercial loans and a corresponding decrease to other liabilities, did not impact the Company’s consolidated net income or total cash flows. We reduced our commercial loans by $3.5 billion, $3.2 billion, $2.1 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.2 billion at December 31, September 30, June 30 and March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively, which represented less than 1% of total commercial loans and less than 0.5% of our total loan portfolio. We also appropriately revised other affected financial information, including financial guarantees and financial ratios, to reflect this revision.

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2014

In first quarter 2014, we adopted the following new accounting guidance:

· Accounting Standards Update (ASU or Update) 2014-04, Receivables Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure ;

· ASU 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists ; and

· ASU 2013-08, Financial Services – Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to the Scope, Measurement and Disclosure Requirements .

ASU 2014-04 clarifies the timing of when a creditor is considered to have taken physical possession of residential real estate collateral for a consumer mortgage loan, resulting in the reclassification of the loan receivable to real estate owned. A creditor has taken physical possession of the property when either (1) the creditor obtains legal title through foreclosure, or (2) the borrower transfers all interests in the property to the creditor via a deed in lieu of foreclosure or a similar legal agreement. The Update also requires disclosure of the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and the recorded investment in residential real estate mortgage loans that are in process of foreclosure. We adopted this guidance in first quarter 2014 with prospective application. Our adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements as this guidance was consistent with our prior practice. See Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) for the new disclosures.

ASU 2013-11 eliminates diversity in practice as it provides guidance on financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss (NOL) carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. We adopted this guidance in first quarter 2014 with prospective application to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. This Update did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2013-08 amends the scope, measurement and disclosure requirements for investment companies. The Update changes criteria companies use to assess whether an entity is an investment company.

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In addition, investment companies must measure noncontrolling ownership interests in other investment companies at fair value rather than using the equity method of accounting. This Update also requires new disclosures, including information about changes, if any, in an entity’s status as an investment company and information about financial support provided or contractually required to be provided by an investment company to any of its investees. We adopted this guidance in first quarter 2014. The Update did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements, as our existing practice complies with the requirements.

Private Share Repurchases

From time to time we enter into private forward repurchase transactions with unrelated third parties to complement our open-market common stock repurchase strategies, to allow us to manage our share repurchases in a manner consistent with our capital plans, currently submitted under the 2014 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), and to provide an economic benefit to the Company.

Our payments to the counterparties for these contracts are recorded in permanent equity in the quarter paid and are not subject to re-measurement. The classification of the up-front payments as permanent equity assures that we have appropriate repurchase timing consistent with our 2014 capital plan, which contemplated a fixed dollar amount available per quarter for share repurchases pursuant to Federal Reserve Board (FRB) supervisory guidance. In return, the counterparty agrees to deliver a variable number of shares based on a per share discount to the volume-weighted average stock price over the contract period. There are no scenarios where the contracts would not either physically settle in shares or allow us to choose the settlement method. Our total number of outstanding shares of common stock is not reduced until settlement of the private share repurchase contract.

In July 2014, we entered into a $1.0 billion private forward repurchase contract with an unrelated third party.  This contract settled in October 2014 for 19.8 million shares of common stock. At September 30, 2013, we had a $400 million private repurchase contract outstanding that settled in December 2013 for 9.6 million shares of common stock.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Significant noncash activities are presented below.

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Trading assets retained from securitization of MHFS

$

18,717

39,963

Transfers from loans to MHFS

9,035

6,199

Transfers from loans to LHFS

9,842

207

Transfers from loans to foreclosed assets (1)

3,228

3,195

(1) Includes $2.0 billion and $1.9 billion in transfers of government insured/guaranteed loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Nine months ended September 30, 2013, has been revised to correct the previously reported amount.

Subsequent Events We have evaluated the effects of events that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2014, and there have been no material events that would require recognition in our third quarter 2014 consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements .

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Note 2: Business Combinations

We regularly explore opportunities to acquire financial services companies and businesses. Generally, we do not make a public announcement about an acquisition opportunity until a definitive agreement has been signed. For information on additional contingent consideration related to acquisitions, which is considered to be a guarantee, see Note 10 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral).

In the first nine months of 2014, we completed one acquisition of a railcar and locomotive leasing business with combined total assets of $422 million. We had no pending business combinations as of September 30, 2014.

Note 3: Federal Funds Sold, Securities Purchased under Resale Agreements and Other Short-Term Investments

The following table provides the detail of federal funds sold, securities purchased under short-term resale agreements (generally less than one year) and other short-term investments. The majority of interest-earning deposits at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, were held at the Federal Reserve.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Federal funds sold and securities

purchased under resale agreements

$

34,515

25,801

Interest-earning deposits

224,854

186,249

Other short-term investments

2,563

1,743

Total

$

261,932

213,793

We have classified securities purchased under long-term resale agreements (generally one year or more), which totaled $11.6 billion and $10.1 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, in loans. For additional information on the collateral we receive from other entities under resale agreements and securities borrowings, see the “Offsetting of Resale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Borrowing and Lending Agreements” section of Note 10 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral).

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Note 4:  Investment Securities

The following table provides the amortized cost and fair value by major categories of available-for-sale securities, which are carried at fair value, and held-to-maturity debt securities, which are carried at amortized cost. The net unrealized gains (losses) for available-for-sale securities are reported on an after‑tax basis as a component of cumulative OCI.

Gross

Gross

unrealized

unrealized

Fair

(in millions)

Cost

gains

losses

value

September 30, 2014

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

14,994

12

(212)

14,794

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

44,023

2,000

(218)

45,805

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

111,805

2,478

(1,670)

112,613

Residential

8,848

1,242

(14)

10,076

Commercial

16,531

939

(55)

17,415

Total mortgage-backed securities

137,184

4,659

(1,739)

140,104

Corporate debt securities

15,550

845

(81)

16,314

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

21,520

499

(96)

21,923

Other (2)

6,434

359

(17)

6,776

Total debt securities

239,705

8,374

(2,363)

245,716

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

1,625

154

(68)

1,711

Other marketable equity securities

305

521

(2)

824

Total marketable equity securities

1,930

675

(70)

2,535

Total available-for-sale securities

241,635

9,049

(2,433)

248,251

Held-to-maturity securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

28,887

93

(42)

28,938

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

123

3

-

126

Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

5,770

85

-

5,855

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

1,404

1

(6)

1,399

Other (2)

4,574

23

-

4,597

Total held-to-maturity securities

40,758

205

(48)

40,915

Total

$

282,393

9,254

(2,481)

289,166

December 31, 2013

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

6,592

17

(329)

6,280

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

42,171

1,092

(727)

42,536

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

119,303

1,902

(3,614)

117,591

Residential

11,060

1,433

(40)

12,453

Commercial

17,689

1,173

(115)

18,747

Total mortgage-backed securities

148,052

4,508

(3,769)

148,791

Corporate debt securities

20,391

976

(140)

21,227

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

19,610

642

(93)

20,159

Other (2)

9,232

426

(29)

9,629

Total debt securities

246,048

7,661

(5,087)

248,622

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

1,703

222

(60)

1,865

Other marketable equity securities

336

1,188

(4)

1,520

Total marketable equity securities

2,039

1,410

(64)

3,385

Total available-for-sale securities

248,087

9,071

(5,151)

252,007

Held-to-maturity securities:

Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

6,304

-

(99)

6,205

Other (2)

6,042

-

-

6,042

Total held-to-maturity securities

12,346

-

(99)

12,247

Total

$

260,433

9,071

(5,250)

264,254

(1) The available-for-sale portfolio includes collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) with a cost basis and fair value of $394 million and $557 million, respectively, at September 30, 2014, and $509 million and $693 million, respectively, at December 31, 2013. The held-to-maturity portfolio only includes collateralized loan obligations.

(2) The “Other” category of available-for-sale securities predominantly includes asset-backed securities collateralized by credit cards, student loans, home equity loans and auto leases or loans and cash reserves. Included in the “Other” category of held-to-maturity securities are asset-backed securities collateralized by auto leases or loans and cash reserves with a cost basis and fair value of $3.5 billion each at September 30, 2014, and $4.3 billion each at December 31, 2013. Also included in the “Other” category of held-to-maturity securities are asset-backed securities collateralized by dealer floorplan loans with a cost basis and fair value of $1.1 billion each at September 30, 2014, and $1.7 billion each at December 31, 2013.

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Note 4: Investment Securities (continued)

Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of securities in the investment securities portfolio by length of time that individual securities in each category had been in a continuous loss position. Debt securities on which we have taken credit-related OTTI write-downs are categorized as being “less than 12 months” or “12 months or more” in a continuous loss position based on the point in time that the fair value declined to below the cost basis and not the period of time since the credit-related OTTI write-down.

Less than 12 months

12 months or more

Total

Gross

Gross

Gross

unrealized

Fair

unrealized

Fair

unrealized

Fair

(in millions)

losses

value

losses

value

losses

value

September 30, 2014

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(29)

7,418

(183)

5,768

(212)

13,186

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(12)

1,235

(206)

4,092

(218)

5,327

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(28)

7,127

(1,642)

41,086

(1,670)

48,213

Residential

(6)

433

(8)

156

(14)

589

Commercial

(5)

1,177

(50)

1,644

(55)

2,821

Total mortgage-backed securities

(39)

8,737

(1,700)

42,886

(1,739)

51,623

Corporate debt securities

(16)

1,189

(65)

1,336

(81)

2,525

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(33)

4,653

(63)

3,793

(96)

8,446

Other

(13)

424

(4)

316

(17)

740

Total debt securities

(142)

23,656

(2,221)

58,191

(2,363)

81,847

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

(1)

96

(67)

628

(68)

724

Other marketable equity securities

(2)

59

-

-

(2)

59

Total marketable equity securities

(3)

155

(67)

628

(70)

783

Total available-for-sale securities

(145)

23,811

(2,288)

58,819

(2,433)

82,630

Held-to-maturity securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(42)

9,768

-

-

(42)

9,768

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(6)

606

-

-

(6)

606

Total held-to-maturity securities

(48)

10,374

-

-

(48)

10,374

Total

$

(193)

34,185

(2,288)

58,819

(2,481)

93,004

December 31, 2013

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(329)

5,786

-

-

(329)

5,786

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(399)

9,238

(328)

4,120

(727)

13,358

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(3,562)

67,045

(52)

1,132

(3,614)

68,177

Residential

(18)

1,242

(22)

232

(40)

1,474

Commercial

(15)

2,128

(100)

2,027

(115)

4,155

Total mortgage-backed securities

(3,595)

70,415

(174)

3,391

(3,769)

73,806

Corporate debt securities

(85)

2,542

(55)

428

(140)

2,970

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(55)

7,202

(38)

343

(93)

7,545

Other

(11)

1,690

(18)

365

(29)

2,055

Total debt securities

(4,474)

96,873

(613)

8,647

(5,087)

105,520

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

(28)

424

(32)

308

(60)

732

Other marketable equity securities

(4)

34

-

-

(4)

34

Total marketable equity securities

(32)

458

(32)

308

(64)

766

Total available-for-sale securities

(4,506)

97,331

(645)

8,955

(5,151)

106,286

Held-to-maturity securities:

Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

(99)

6,153

-

-

(99)

6,153

Total held-to-maturity securities

(99)

6,153

-

-

(99)

6,153

Total

$

(4,605)

103,484

(645)

8,955

(5,250)

112,439

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We do not have the intent to sell any securities included in the previous table. For debt securities included in the table, we have concluded it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis. We have assessed each security with gross unrealized losses for credit impairment. For debt securities, we evaluate, where necessary, whether credit impairment exists by comparing the present value of the expected cash flows to the securities’ amortized cost basis. For equity securities, we consider numerous factors in determining whether impairment exists, including our intent and ability to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to recover the cost basis of the securities.

For complete descriptions of the factors we consider when analyzing securities for impairment, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and Note 5 (Investment Securities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our methodologies for assessing impairment in the first nine months of 2014.

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of debt and perpetual preferred investment securities by those rated investment grade and those rated less than investment grade, according to their lowest credit rating by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) or Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s). Credit ratings express opinions about the credit quality of a security. Securities rated investment grade, that is those rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s, are generally considered by the rating agencies and market participants to be low credit risk. Conversely, securities rated below investment grade, labeled as “speculative grade” by the rating agencies, are considered to be distinctively higher credit risk than investment grade securities. We have also included securities not rated by S&P or Moody’s in the table below based on our internal credit grade of the securities (used for credit risk management purposes) equivalent to the credit rating assigned by major credit agencies. The unrealized losses and fair value of unrated securities categorized as investment grade based on internal credit grades were $14 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2014, and $18 million and $1.9 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2013. If an internal credit grade was not assigned, we categorized the security as non-investment grade.

Investment grade

Non-investment grade

Gross

Gross

unrealized

Fair

unrealized

Fair

(in millions)

losses

value

losses

value

September 30, 2014

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(212)

13,186

-

-

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(181)

4,979

(37)

348

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(1,670)

48,213

-

-

Residential

-

-

(14)

589

Commercial

(21)

2,472

(34)

349

Total mortgage-backed securities

(1,691)

50,685

(48)

938

Corporate debt securities

(38)

1,733

(43)

792

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(85)

8,341

(11)

105

Other

(14)

678

(3)

62

Total debt securities

(2,221)

79,602

(142)

2,245

Perpetual preferred securities

(68)

724

-

-

Total available-for-sale securities

(2,289)

80,326

(142)

2,245

Held-to-maturity securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(42)

9,768

-

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(6)

606

-

-

Total held-to-maturity securities

(48)

10,374

-

-

Total

$

(2,337)

90,700

(142)

2,245

December 31, 2013

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(329)

5,786

-

-

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(671)

12,915

(56)

443

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(3,614)

68,177

-

-

Residential

(2)

177

(38)

1,297

Commercial

(46)

3,364

(69)

791

Total mortgage-backed securities

(3,662)

71,718

(107)

2,088

Corporate debt securities

(96)

2,343

(44)

627

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(72)

7,376

(21)

169

Other

(19)

1,874

(10)

181

Total debt securities

(4,849)

102,012

(238)

3,508

Perpetual preferred securities

(60)

732

-

-

Total available-for-sale securities

(4,909)

102,744

(238)

3,508

Held-to-maturity securities:

Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

(99)

6,153

-

-

Total held-to-maturity securities

(99)

6,153

-

-

Total

$

(5,008)

108,897

(238)

3,508

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Note 4: Investment Securities (continued)

Contractual Maturities

The following table shows the remaining contractual maturities and contractual weighted-average yields (taxable-equivalent basis) of available-for-sale debt securities. The remaining contractual principal maturities for MBS do not consider prepayments. Remaining expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying mortgages mature.

Remaining contractual maturity

After one year

After five years

Total

Within one year

through five years

through ten years

After ten years

(in millions)

amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

September 30, 2014

Available-for-sale securities (1) :

Securities of U.S. Treasury

and federal agencies

$

14,794

1.56

%

$

184

1.45

%

$

8,991

1.47

%

$

5,619

1.70

%

$

-

-

%

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

45,805

5.57

2,234

1.90

9,088

2.09

3,287

5.01

31,196

6.90

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

112,613

3.27

-

-

309

2.86

908

3.31

111,396

3.27

Residential

10,076

4.46

-

-

10

4.81

91

5.63

9,975

4.45

Commercial

17,415

5.24

1

0.40

12

2.71

24

3.66

17,378

5.24

Total mortgage-backed

securities

140,104

3.60

1

0.40

331

2.92

1,023

3.52

138,749

3.60

Corporate debt securities

16,314

4.67

1,824

2.27

7,613

4.51

5,556

5.42

1,321

5.75

Collateralized loan and

other debt obligations

21,923

1.74

25

1.81

929

0.68

7,912

1.56

13,057

1.93

Other

6,776

1.84

48

1.43

1,719

2.47

1,019

1.43

3,990

1.67

Total available-for-sale

debt securities

at fair value

$

245,716

3.70

%

$

4,316

2.03

%

$

28,671

2.53

%

$

24,416

3.01

%

$

188,313

4.01

%

December 31, 2013

Available-for-sale securities (1):

Securities of U.S. Treasury

and federal agencies

$

6,280

1.66

%

$

86

0.54

%

$

701

1.45

%

$

5,493

1.71

%

$

-

-

%

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

42,536

5.30

4,915

1.84

7,901

2.19

3,151

5.19

26,569

6.89

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

117,591

3.33

1

7.14

398

2.71

956

3.46

116,236

3.33

Residential

12,453

4.31

-

-

-

-

113

5.43

12,340

4.30

Commercial

18,747

5.24

-

-

52

3.33

59

0.96

18,636

5.26

Total mortgage-backed

securities

148,791

3.65

1

7.14

450

2.78

1,128

3.52

147,212

3.66

Corporate debt securities

21,227

4.18

6,136

2.06

7,255

4.22

6,528

5.80

1,308

5.77

Collateralized loan and

other debt obligations

20,159

1.59

40

0.25

1,100

0.63

7,750

1.29

11,269

1.89

Other

9,629

1.80

906

2.53

2,977

1.74

1,243

1.64

4,503

1.73

Total available-for-sale

debt securities

at fair value

$

248,622

3.69

%

$

12,084

1.99

%

$

20,384

2.75

%

$

25,293

3.14

%

$

190,861

3.97

%

(1)

Weighted-average yields displayed by maturity bucket are weighted based on fair value and predominantly represent contractual coupon rates without effect for any related hedging derivatives.

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The following table shows the amortized cost and weighted-average yields of held-to-maturity debt securities by contractual maturity.

Remaining contractual maturity

After one year

After five years

Total

Within one year

through five years

through ten years

After ten years

(in millions)

amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

Amount

Yield

September 30, 2014

Held-to-maturity securities (1) :

Amortized cost:

Securities of U.S. Treasury

and federal agencies

$

28,887

2.15

%

$

-

-

%

$

-

-

%

$

28,887

2.15

%

$

-

-

%

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

123

5.96

-

-

-

-

-

-

123

5.96

Federal agency mortgage-

backed securities

5,770

3.90

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,770

3.90

Collateralized loan and

other debt obligations

1,404

1.95

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,404

1.95

Other

4,574

1.77

165

1.70

2,794

1.86

1,615

1.61

-

-

Total held-to-maturity

debt securities

at amortized cost

$

40,758

2.36

%

$

165

1.70

%

$

2,794

1.86

%

$

30,502

2.12

%

$

7,297

3.56

%

December 31, 2013

Held-to-maturity securities (1):

Amortized cost:

Federal agency mortgage-

backed securities

$

6,304

3.90

%

$

-

-

%

$

-

-

%

$

-

-

%

$

6,304

3.90

%

Other

6,042

1.89

195

1.72

4,468

1.87

1,379

1.98

-

-

Total held-to-maturity

debt securities

at amortized cost

$

12,346

2.92

%

$

195

1.72

%

$

4,468

1.87

%

$

1,379

1.98

%

$

6,304

3.90

%

(1)

Weighted-average yields displayed by maturity bucket are weighted based on amortized cost and predominantly represent contractual coupon rates.

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Note 4: Investment Securities (continued)

The following table shows the fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities by contractual maturity.

Remaining contractual maturity

After one year

After five years

Total

Within one year

through five years

through ten years

After ten years

(in millions)

amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

September 30, 2014

Held-to-maturity securities:

Fair value:

Securities of U.S. Treasury

and federal agencies

$

28,938

$

-

$

-

$

28,938

$

-

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

126

-

-

-

126

Federal agency mortgage-

backed securities

5,855

-

-

-

5,855

Collateralized loan and

other debt obligations

1,399

-

-

-

1,399

Other

4,597

165

2,807

1,625

-

Total held-to-maturity

debt securities

at fair value

$

40,915

$

165

$

2,807

$

30,563

$

7,380

December 31, 2013

Held-to-maturity securities:

Fair value:

Federal agency mortgage-

backed securities

$

6,205

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

6,205

Other

6,042

195

4,468

1,379

-

Total held-to-maturity

debt securities

at fair value

$

12,247

$

195

$

4,468

$

1,379

$

6,205

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Realized Gains and Losses

The following table shows the gross realized gains and losses on sales and OTTI write-downs related to the investment securities portfolio, which includes marketable equity securities, as well as net realized gains and losses on nonmarketable equity investments (see Note 6 (Other Assets)).

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Gross realized gains

$

675

161

1,220

371

Gross realized losses

(4)

(8)

(9)

(21)

OTTI write-downs

(15)

(39)

(37)

(153)

Net realized gains from investment securities

656

114

1,174

197

Net realized gains from nonmarketable equity investments

309

382

1,241

606

Net realized gains from debt securities and equity investments

$

965

496

2,415

803

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

The following table shows the detail of total OTTI write-downs included in earnings for debt securities, marketable equity securities and nonmarketable equity investments.

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

OTTI write-downs included in earnings

Debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

$

3

-

5

-

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

-

-

-

1

Residential

11

16

21

53

Commercial

1

6

7

47

Corporate debt securities

-

-

-

2

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

-

-

2

-

Other debt securities

-

1

-

25

Total debt securities

15

23

35

128

Equity securities:

Marketable equity securities:

Other marketable equity securities

-

16

2

25

Total marketable equity securities

-

16

2

25

Total investment securities

15

39

37

153

Nonmarketable equity investments

40

21

235

96

Total OTTI write-downs included in earnings

$

55

60

272

249

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Note 4: Investment Securities (continued)

Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt Securities

The following table shows the detail of OTTI write-downs on debt securities included in earnings and the related changes in OCI for the same securities.

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

OTTI on debt securities

Recorded as part of gross realized losses:

Credit-related OTTI

$

14

23

30

79

Intent-to-sell OTTI

1

-

5

49

Total recorded as part of gross realized losses

15

23

35

128

Changes to OCI for losses (reversal of losses) in non-credit-related OTTI (1):

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

1

-

2

-

Residential mortgage-backed securities

(6)

(2)

(19)

(18)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

-

(33)

(19)

(74)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

-

-

-

(1)

Other debt securities

-

(1)

-

1

Total changes to OCI for non-credit-related OTTI

(5)

(36)

(36)

(92)

Total OTTI losses (reversal of losses) recorded on debt securities

$

10

(13)

(1)

36

(1) Represents amounts recorded to OCI for impairment, due to factors other than credit, on debt securities that have also had credit-related OTTI write-downs during the period. Increases represent initial or subsequent non-credit-related OTTI on debt securities. Decreases represent partial to full reversal of impairment due to recoveries in the fair value of securities due to non-credit factors.

The following table presents a rollforward of the credit loss component recognized in earnings for debt securities we still own (referred to as “credit-impaired” debt securities). The credit loss component of the amortized cost represents the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows discounted using the security’s current effective interest rate and the amortized cost basis of the security prior to considering credit losses. OTTI recognized in earnings for credit-impaired debt securities is presented as additions and is classified into one of two components based upon whether the current period is the first time the debt security was credit-impaired (initial credit impairment) or if the debt security was previously credit-impaired (subsequent credit impairments). The credit loss component is reduced if we sell, intend to sell or believe we will be required to sell previously credit-impaired debt securities. Additionally, the credit loss component is reduced if we receive or expect to receive cash flows in excess of what we previously expected to receive over the remaining life of the credit-impaired debt security, the security matures or is fully written down.

Changes in the credit loss component of credit-impaired debt securities that were recognized in earnings and related to securities that we do not intend to sell are presented in the following table.

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Credit loss component, beginning of period

$

1,107

1,218

1,171

1,289

Additions:

Initial credit impairments

2

6

5

11

Subsequent credit impairments

12

17

25

68

Total additions

14

23

30

79

Reductions:

For securities sold or matured

(84)

(30)

(153)

(141)

Due to change in intent to sell or requirement to sell available-for-sale securities

(3)

-

(3)

-

For recoveries of previous credit impairments (1)

(4)

(7)

(15)

(23)

Total reductions

(91)

(37)

(171)

(164)

Credit loss component, end of period

$

1,030

1,204

1,030

1,204

(1) Recoveries of previous credit impairments result from increases in expected cash flows subsequent to credit loss recognition. Such recoveries are reflected prospectively as interest yield adjustments using the effective interest method.

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Note 5:  Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table presents total loans outstanding by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable. Outstanding balances include a total net reduction of $4.6 billion and $6.4 billion at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, for unearned income, net deferred loan fees, and unamortized discounts and premiums.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

212,370

193,811

Real estate mortgage

107,208

107,100

Real estate construction

17,880

16,747

Lease financing

11,675

12,034

Foreign (1)

47,350

47,551

Total commercial

396,483

377,243

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

263,326

258,497

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

60,844

65,914

Credit card

28,270

26,870

Automobile

55,242

50,808

Other revolving credit and installment

34,718

42,954

Total consumer

442,400

445,043

Total loans

$

838,883

822,286

(1) Substantially all of our foreign loan portfolio is commercial loans. Loans are classified as foreign primarily based on whether the borrower’s primary address is outside of the United States.

Loan Purchases, Sales, and Transfers

The following table summarizes the proceeds paid or received for purchases and sales of loans and transfers from loans held for investment to mortgages/loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value. This loan activity primarily includes loans purchased and sales of whole loan or participating interests, whereby we receive or transfer a portion of a loan after origination. The table excludes PCI loans and loans recorded at fair value, including loans originated for sale because their loan activity normally does not impact the allowance for credit losses.

2014

2013

(in millions)

Commercial

Consumer

Total

Commercial

Consumer

Total

Quarter ended September 30,

Purchases (1)

$

1,214

-

1,214

6,226

-

6,226

Sales

(1,270)

(40)

(1,310)

(1,177)

(24)

(1,201)

Transfers to MHFS/LHFS (1)

(14)

2

(12)

(65)

(3)

(68)

Nine months ended September 30,

Purchases (1)

$

3,751

168

3,919

9,374

581

9,955

Sales

(4,869)

(115)

(4,984)

(4,989)

(470)

(5,459)

Transfers to MHFS/LHFS (1)

(73)

(9,776)

(9,849)

(198)

(15)

(213)

(1) The “Purchases” and “Transfers to MHFS/LHFS" categories exclude activity in government insured/guaranteed real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans. As servicer, we are able to buy delinquent insured/guaranteed loans out of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) pools. These loans have different risk characteristics from the rest of our consumer portfolio, whereby this activity does not impact the allowance for loan losses in the same manner because the loans are predominantly insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). On a net basis, such purchases net of transfers to MHFS were $807 million and $2.4 billion for the third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $1.0 billion and $5.2 billion for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Commitments to Lend

A commitment to lend is a legally binding agreement to lend funds to a customer, usually at a stated interest rate, if funded, and for specific purposes and time periods. We generally require a fee to extend such commitments. Certain commitments are subject to loan agreements with covenants regarding the financial performance of the customer or borrowing base formulas on an ongoing basis that must be met before we are required to fund the commitment. We may reduce or cancel consumer commitments, including home equity lines and credit card lines, in accordance with the contracts and applicable law.

We may, as a representative for other lenders, advance funds or provide for the issuance of letters of credit under syndicated loan or letter of credit agreements. Any advances are generally repaid in less than a week and would normally require default of both the customer and another lender to expose us to loss.  These temporary advance arrangements totaled approximately $91 billion at September 30, 2014 and $87 billion at December 31, 2013.

We issue commercial letters of credit to assist customers in purchasing goods or services, typically for international trade. At September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we had $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, of outstanding issued commercial letters of credit. We also originate multipurpose lending commitments under which borrowers have the option to draw on the facility for different purposes in one of several forms, including a standby letter of credit. See Note 10 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral) for additional information on standby letters of credit.

When we make commitments, we are exposed to credit risk. The maximum credit risk for these commitments will generally be lower than the contractual amount because a significant portion of these commitments are expected to expire without being used by the customer. In addition, we manage the potential risk in commitments to lend by limiting the total amount of commitments, both by individual customer and in total, by monitoring the size and maturity structure of these commitments and by applying the same credit standards for these commitments as for all of our credit activities.

For loans and commitments to lend, we generally require collateral or a guarantee. We may require various types of collateral, including commercial and consumer real estate, autos, other short-term liquid assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and long-lived assets, such as equipment and other business assets. Collateral requirements for each loan or commitment may vary based on the loan product and our assessment of a customer’s credit risk according to the specific credit underwriting, including credit terms and structure.


The contractual amount of our unfunded credit commitments, including unissued standby and commercial letters of credit, is summarized by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable in the following table. The table excludes standby and commercial letters of credit issued under the terms of our commitments and temporary advance commitments on behalf of other lenders.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

257,488

238,962

Real estate mortgage

5,436

5,910

Real estate construction

14,213

12,593

Foreign

17,233

12,216

Total commercial

294,370

269,681

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

32,048

32,908

Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

45,829

47,668

Credit card

86,915

78,961

Other revolving credit and installment

23,929

24,213

Total consumer

188,721

183,750

Total unfunded

credit commitments

$

483,091

453,431

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Allowance for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses consists of the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for unfunded credit commitments. Changes in the allowance for credit losses were:

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Balance, beginning of period

$

13,834

16,618

14,971

17,477

Provision for credit losses

368

75

910

1,946

Interest income on certain impaired loans (1)

(52)

(63)

(163)

(209)

Loan charge-offs:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

(154)

(151)

(451)

(516)

Real estate mortgage

(12)

(44)

(47)

(153)

Real estate construction

(3)

(6)

(7)

(18)

Lease financing

(5)

(3)

(12)

(30)

Foreign

(3)

(4)

(16)

(23)

Total commercial

(177)

(208)

(533)

(740)

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

(167)

(303)

(583)

(1,170)

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

(201)

(345)

(670)

(1,287)

Credit card

(236)

(239)

(769)

(771)

Automobile

(192)

(153)

(515)

(443)

Other revolving credit and installment

(160)

(191)

(508)

(558)

Total consumer

(956)

(1,231)

(3,045)

(4,229)

Total loan charge-offs

(1,133)

(1,439)

(3,578)

(4,969)

Loan recoveries:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

89

93

287

288

Real estate mortgage

49

64

116

149

Real estate construction

61

23

108

114

Lease financing

1

3

6

13

Foreign

1

6

4

23

Total commercial

201

189

521

587

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

53

61

162

171

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

61

70

178

204

Credit card

35

32

126

95

Automobile

80

75

267

247

Other revolving credit and installment

35

37

114

119

Total consumer

264

275

847

836

Total loan recoveries

465

464

1,368

1,423

Net loan charge-offs (2)

(668)

(975)

(2,210)

(3,546)

Allowances related to business combinations/other

(1)

(8)

(27)

(21)

Balance, end of period

$

13,481

15,647

13,481

15,647

Components:

Allowance for loan losses

$

12,681

15,159

12,681

15,159

Allowance for unfunded credit commitments

800

488

800

488

Allowance for credit losses (3)

$

13,481

15,647

13,481

15,647

Net loan charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of average total loans (2)

0.32

%

0.48

0.36

0.59

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans (3)

1.51

1.87

1.51

1.87

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans (3)

1.61

1.93

1.61

1.93

(1) Certain impaired loans with an allowance calculated by discounting expected cash flows using the loan’s effective interest rate over the remaining life of the loan recognize reductions in the allowance as interest income.

(2) For PCI loans, charge-offs are only recorded to the extent that losses exceed the purchase accounting estimates.

(3) The allowance for credit losses includes $11 million and $22 million at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to PCI loans acquired from Wachovia. Loans acquired from Wachovia are included in total loans net of related purchase accounting net write-downs.

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The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses by our commercial and consumer portfolio segments.

2014

2013

(in millions)

Commercial

Consumer

Total

Commercial

Consumer

Total

Quarter ended September 30,

Balance, beginning of period

$

6,400

7,434

13,834

5,896

10,722

16,618

Provision for credit losses

(9)

377

368

65

10

75

Interest income on certain impaired loans

(5)

(47)

(52)

(11)

(52)

(63)

Loan charge-offs

(177)

(956)

(1,133)

(208)

(1,231)

(1,439)

Loan recoveries

201

264

465

189

275

464

Net loan charge-offs

24

(692)

(668)

(19)

(956)

(975)

Allowance related to business combinations/other

(1)

-

(1)

(8)

-

(8)

Balance, end of period

$

6,409

7,072

13,481

5,923

9,724

15,647

Nine months ended September 30,

Balance, beginning of period

$

6,103

8,868

14,971

5,714

11,763

17,477

Provision for credit losses

337

573

910

429

1,517

1,946

Interest income on certain impaired loans

(17)

(146)

(163)

(46)

(163)

(209)

Loan charge-offs

(533)

(3,045)

(3,578)

(740)

(4,229)

(4,969)

Loan recoveries

521

847

1,368

587

836

1,423

Net loan charge-offs

(12)

(2,198)

(2,210)

(153)

(3,393)

(3,546)

Allowance related to business combinations/other

(2)

(25)

(27)

(21)

-

(21)

Balance, end of period

$

6,409

7,072

13,481

5,923

9,724

15,647

The following table disaggregates our allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in loans by impairment methodology.

Allowance for credit losses

Recorded investment in loans

(in millions)

Commercial

Consumer

Total

Commercial

Consumer

Total

September 30, 2014

Collectively evaluated (1)

$

5,621

3,828

9,449

390,457

398,157

788,614

Individually evaluated (2)

780

3,241

4,021

4,167

21,866

26,033

PCI (3)

8

3

11

1,859

22,377

24,236

Total

$

6,409

7,072

13,481

396,483

442,400

838,883

December 31, 2013

Collectively evaluated (1)

$

4,921

5,011

9,932

369,405

398,084

767,489

Individually evaluated (2)

1,156

3,853

5,009

5,334

22,736

28,070

PCI (3)

26

4

30

2,504

24,223

26,727

Total

$

6,103

8,868

14,971

377,243

445,043

822,286

(1) Represents loans collectively evaluated for impairment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 450-20, Loss Contingencies (formerly FAS 5), and pursuant to amendments by ASU 2010-20 regarding allowance for non-impaired loans.

(2) Represents loans individually evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASC 310-10, Receivables (formerly FAS 114), and pursuant to amendments by ASU 2010-20 regarding allowance for impaired loans.

(3) Represents the allowance and related loan carrying value determined in accordance with ASC 310-30 , Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (formerly SOP 03-3) and pursuant to amendments by ASU 2010-20 regarding allowance for PCI loans.

Credit Quality

We monitor credit quality by evaluating various attributes and utilize such information in our evaluation of the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses. The following sections provide the credit quality indicators we most closely monitor. The credit quality indicators are generally based on information as of our financial statement date, with the exception of updated Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores and updated loan-to-value (LTV)/combined LTV (CLTV), which are obtained at least quarterly. Generally, these indicators are updated in the second month of each quarter, with updates no older than June 30, 2014. See the “Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans” section of this Note for credit quality information on our PCI portfolio.

Commercial Credit Quality Indicators In addition to monitoring commercial loan concentration risk, we manage a consistent process for assessing commercial loan credit quality. Generally, commercial loans are subject to individual risk assessment using our internal borrower and collateral quality ratings. Our ratings are aligned to Pass and Criticized categories. The Criticized category

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includes Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful categories which are defined by bank regulatory agencies.

The following table provides a breakdown of outstanding commercial loans by risk category. Of the $9.1 billion in criticized commercial real estate (CRE) loans at September 30, 2014, $1.9 billion has been placed on nonaccrual status and written down to net realizable collateral value. CRE loans have a high level of monitoring in place to manage these assets and mitigate loss exposure.

Commercial

Real

Real

and

estate

estate

Lease

(in millions)

industrial

mortgage

construction

financing

Foreign

Total

September 30, 2014

By risk category:

Pass

$

196,918

98,129

16,687

11,200

45,096

368,030

Criticized

15,206

8,106

956

475

1,851

26,594

Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

212,124

106,235

17,643

11,675

46,947

394,624

Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

246

973

237

-

403

1,859

Total commercial loans

$

212,370

107,208

17,880

11,675

47,350

396,483

December 31, 2013

By risk category:

Pass

$

178,673

94,992

14,594

11,577

44,094

343,930

Criticized

14,923

10,972

1,720

457

2,737

30,809

Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

193,596

105,964

16,314

12,034

46,831

374,739

Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

215

1,136

433

-

720

2,504

Total commercial loans

$

193,811

107,100

16,747

12,034

47,551

377,243

The following table provides past due information for commercial loans, which we monitor as part of our credit risk management practices.

Commercial

Real

Real

and

estate

estate

Lease

(in millions)

industrial

mortgage

construction

financing

Foreign

Total

September 30, 2014

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

211,140

104,279

17,319

11,622

46,908

391,268

30-89 DPD and still accruing

366

283

89

28

4

770

90+ DPD and still accruing

32

37

18

-

4

91

Nonaccrual loans

586

1,636

217

25

31

2,495

Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

212,124

106,235

17,643

11,675

46,947

394,624

Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

246

973

237

-

403

1,859

Total commercial loans

$

212,370

107,208

17,880

11,675

47,350

396,483

December 31, 2013

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

192,509

103,139

15,698

11,972

46,784

370,102

30-89 DPD and still accruing

338

538

103

33

7

1,019

90+ DPD and still accruing

11

35

97

-

-

143

Nonaccrual loans

738

2,252

416

29

40

3,475

Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

193,596

105,964

16,314

12,034

46,831

374,739

Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

215

1,136

433

-

720

2,504

Total commercial loans

$

193,811

107,100

16,747

12,034

47,551

377,243

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Consumer Credit Quality Indicators We have various classes of consumer loans that present unique risks. Loan delinquency, FICO credit scores and LTV for loan types are common credit quality indicators that we monitor and utilize in our evaluation of the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses for the consumer portfolio segment.


Many of our loss estimation techniques used for the allowance for credit losses rely on delinquency-based models; therefore, delinquency is an important indicator of credit quality and the establishment of our allowance for credit losses. The following table provides the outstanding balances of our consumer portfolio by delinquency status.

Real estate

Real estate

Other

1-4 family

1-4 family

revolving

first

junior lien

Credit

credit and

(in millions)

mortgage

mortgage

card

Automobile

installment

Total

September 30, 2014

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD

$

205,905

59,293

27,619

54,105

34,347

381,269

30-59 DPD

2,505

400

206

856

156

4,123

60-89 DPD

1,088

230

143

204

109

1,774

90-119 DPD

557

160

118

70

75

980

120-179 DPD

627

192

183

6

19

1,027

180+ DPD

4,431

463

1

1

12

4,908

Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

25,942

-

-

-

-

25,942

Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

241,055

60,738

28,270

55,242

34,718

420,023

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

22,271

106

-

-

-

22,377

Total consumer loans

$

263,326

60,844

28,270

55,242

34,718

442,400

December 31, 2013

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD

$

193,361

64,194

26,203

49,699

31,866

365,323

30-59 DPD

2,784

461

202

852

178

4,477

60-89 DPD

1,157

253

144

186

111

1,851

90-119 DPD

587

182

124

66

76

1,035

120-179 DPD

747

216

196

4

20

1,183

180+ DPD

5,024

485

1

1

7

5,518

Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

30,737

-

-

-

10,696

41,433

Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

234,397

65,791

26,870

50,808

42,954

420,820

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

24,100

123

-

-

-

24,223

Total consumer loans

$

258,497

65,914

26,870

50,808

42,954

445,043

(1) Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA and student loans whose repayments are predominantly guaranteed by agencies on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Loans insured/guaranteed by the FHA/VA and 90+ DPD totaled $16.0 billion at September 30, 2014, compared with $20.8 billion at December 31, 2013. On June 30, 2014, we transferred all government guaranteed student loans to loans held for sale. Student loans 90+ DPD totaled $900 million at December 31, 2013.

Of the $6.9 billion of consumer loans not government insured/guaranteed that are 90 days or more past due at September 30, 2014, $855 million was accruing, compared with $7.7 billion past due and $902 million accruing at December 31, 2013.

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans 180 days or more past due totaled $4.4 billion, or 1.8% of total first mortgages (excluding PCI), at September 30, 2014, compared with $5.0 billion, or 2.1 %, at December 31, 2013.


The following table provides a breakdown of our consumer portfolio by updated FICO. We obtain FICO scores at loan origination and the scores are updated at least quarterly. The majority of our portfolio is underwritten with a FICO score of 680 and above. FICO is not available for certain loan types and may not be obtained if we deem it unnecessary due to strong collateral and other borrower attributes, primarily securities-based margin loans of $5.5 billion at September 30, 2014, and $5.0 billion at December 31, 2013.

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Real estate

Real estate

Other

1-4 family

1-4 family

revolving

first

junior lien

Credit

credit and

(in millions)

mortgage

mortgage

card

Automobile

installment

Total

September 30, 2014

By updated FICO:

< 600

$

11,679

3,934

2,416

8,510

859

27,398

600-639

8,277

2,887

2,354

6,311

1,022

20,851

640-679

14,403

5,494

4,442

9,414

2,289

36,042

680-719

24,620

9,267

5,670

9,877

4,304

53,738

720-759

35,610

12,626

5,907

7,341

5,793

67,277

760-799

80,488

18,128

4,843

7,169

7,452

118,080

800+

37,143

7,631

2,398

6,108

5,794

59,074

No FICO available

2,893

771

240

512

1,693

6,109

FICO not required

-

-

-

-

5,512

5,512

Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

25,942

-

-

-

-

25,942

Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

241,055

60,738

28,270

55,242

34,718

420,023

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

22,271

106

-

-

-

22,377

Total consumer loans

$

263,326

60,844

28,270

55,242

34,718

442,400

December 31, 2013

By updated FICO:

< 600

$

14,128

5,047

2,404

8,400

956

30,935

600-639

9,030

3,247

2,175

5,925

1,015

21,392

640-679

14,917

5,984

4,176

8,827

2,156

36,060

680-719

24,336

10,042

5,398

8,992

3,914

52,682

720-759

32,991

13,575

5,530

6,546

5,263

63,905

760-799

72,062

19,238

4,535

6,313

6,828

108,976

800+

33,311

7,705

2,408

5,397

5,127

53,948

No FICO available

2,885

953

244

408

1,992

6,482

FICO not required

-

-

-

-

5,007

5,007

Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

30,737

-

-

-

10,696

41,433

Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

234,397

65,791

26,870

50,808

42,954

420,820

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

24,100

123

-

-

-

24,223

Total consumer loans

$

258,497

65,914

26,870

50,808

42,954

445,043

(1) Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA and student loans whose repayments are predominantly guaranteed by agencies on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education under FFELP. On June 30, 2014, we transferred all government guaranteed student loans to loans held for sale.

LTV refers to the ratio comparing the loan’s unpaid principal balance to the property’s collateral value. CLTV refers to the combination of first mortgage and junior lien mortgage (including unused line amounts for credit line products) ratios. LTVs and CLTVs are updated quarterly using a cascade approach which first uses values provided by automated valuation models (AVMs) for the property. If an AVM is not available, then the value is estimated using the original appraised value adjusted by the change in Home Price Index (HPI) for the property location. If an HPI is not available, the original appraised value is used. The HPI value is normally the only method considered for high value properties, generally with an original value of $1 million or more, as the AVM values have proven less accurate for these properties.


The following table shows the most updated LTV and CLTV distribution of the real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loan portfolios. We consider the trends in residential real estate markets as we monitor credit risk and establish our allowance for credit losses. In the event of a default, any loss should be limited to the portion of the loan amount in excess of the net realizable value of the underlying real estate collateral value. Certain loans do not have an LTV or CLTV primarily due to industry data availability and portfolios acquired from or serviced by other institutions.

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September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

first

junior lien

first

junior lien

mortgage

mortgage

mortgage

mortgage

(in millions)

by LTV

by CLTV

Total

by LTV

by CLTV

Total

By LTV/CLTV:

0-60%

$

94,798

15,792

110,590

74,046

13,636

87,682

60.01-80%

82,796

17,727

100,523

80,187

17,154

97,341

80.01-100%

26,187

14,286

40,473

30,843

16,272

47,115

100.01-120% (1)

6,614

7,530

14,144

10,678

9,992

20,670

> 120% (1)

3,314

4,500

7,814

6,306

7,369

13,675

No LTV/CLTV available

1,404

903

2,307

1,600

1,368

2,968

Government insured/guaranteed loans (2)

25,942

-

25,942

30,737

-

30,737

Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

241,055

60,738

301,793

234,397

65,791

300,188

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

22,271

106

22,377

24,100

123

24,223

Total consumer loans

$

263,326

60,844

324,170

258,497

65,914

324,411

(1) Reflects total loan balances with LTV/CLTV amounts in excess of 100%. In the event of default, the loss content would generally be limited to only the amount in excess of 100% LTV/CLTV.

(2) Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

Nonaccrual Loans The following table provides loans on nonaccrual status. PCI loans are excluded from this table because they continue to earn interest from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

586

738

Real estate mortgage

1,636

2,252

Real estate construction

217

416

Lease financing

25

29

Foreign

31

40

Total commercial (1)

2,495

3,475

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (2)

8,784

9,799

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1,903

2,188

Automobile

143

173

Other revolving credit and installment

40

33

Total consumer

10,870

12,193

Total nonaccrual loans

(excluding PCI)

$

13,365

15,668

(1) Includes LHFS of $1 million at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

(2) Includes MHFS of $182 million at September 30, 2014 and $227 million at December 31, 2013.


LOANS IN PROCESS OF FORECLOSURE Our recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in process of foreclosure was $12.6 billion and $17.3 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, which included $6.8 billion and $10.0 billion, respectively, of loans that are government insured/guaranteed. We commence the foreclosure process on consumer real estate loans when a borrower becomes 120 days delinquent in accordance with Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Guidelines. Foreclosure procedures and timelines vary depending on whether the property address resides in a judicial or non-judicial state. Judicial states require the foreclosure to be processed through the state’s courts while non-judicial states are processed without court intervention. Foreclosure timelines vary according to state law.

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LOANS 90 Days OR MORE Past Due and Still Accruing Certain loans 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal are still accruing, because they are (1) well-secured and in the process of collection or (2) real estate 1‑4 family mortgage loans or consumer loans exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as nonaccrual until later delinquency, usually 120 days past due. PCI loans of $4.0 billion at September 30, 2014, and $4.5 billion at December 31, 2013, are not included in these past due and still accruing loans even though they are 90 days or more contractually past due. These PCI loans are considered to be accruing because they continue to earn interest from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

The following table shows non-PCI loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing by class for loans not government insured/guaranteed.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing:

Total (excluding PCI):

$

18,295

23,219

Less: FHA insured/guaranteed by the VA (1)(2)

16,628

21,274

Less: Student loans guaranteed

under the FFELP (3)

721

900

Total, not government

insured/guaranteed

$

946

1,045

By segment and class, not government

insured/guaranteed:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

32

11

Real estate mortgage

37

35

Real estate construction

18

97

Foreign

4

-

Total commercial

91

143

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (2)

327

354

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage (2)

78

86

Credit card

302

321

Automobile

64

55

Other revolving credit and installment

84

86

Total consumer

855

902

Total, not government

insured/guaranteed

$

946

1,045

(1) Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

(2) Includes mortgage loans held for sale 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

(3) Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly guaranteed by agencies on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education under the FFELP. At the end of second quarter 2014, all government guaranteed student loans were transferred to loans held for sale.

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Note 5: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)

Impaired Loans The table below summarizes key information for impaired loans. Our impaired loans predominantly include loans on nonaccrual status in the commercial portfolio segment and loans modified in a TDR, whether on accrual or nonaccrual status. These impaired loans generally have estimated losses which are included in the allowance for credit losses. We have impaired loans with no allowance for credit losses when loss content has been previously recognized through charge-offs and we do not anticipate additional charge-offs or losses, or certain loans are currently performing in accordance with their terms and for which no loss has been estimated. Impaired loans exclude PCI loans. The table below includes trial modifications that totaled $473 million at September 30, 2014, and $650 million at December 31, 2013.

For additional information on our impaired loans and allowance for credit losses, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Recorded investment

Impaired loans

Unpaid

with related

Related

principal

Impaired

allowance for

allowance for

(in millions)

balance (1)

loans

credit losses

credit losses

September 30, 2014

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

1,624

994

776

244

Real estate mortgage

3,518

2,745

2,673

460

Real estate construction

589

378

363

50

Lease financing

65

21

21

16

Foreign

38

29

21

10

Total commercial

5,834

4,167

3,855

780

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

21,584

18,762

13,094

2,453

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

3,116

2,564

2,023

680

Credit card

358

358

358

95

Automobile

196

136

60

9

Other revolving credit and installment

56

46

39

4

Total consumer (2)

25,310

21,866

15,574

3,241

Total impaired loans (excluding PCI)

$

31,144

26,033

19,430

4,021

December 31, 2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

2,016

1,274

1,024

223

Real estate mortgage

4,269

3,375

3,264

819

Real estate construction

946

615

589

101

Lease financing

71

33

33

8

Foreign

44

37

37

5

Total commercial

7,346

5,334

4,947

1,156

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

22,450

19,500

13,896

3,026

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

3,130

2,582

2,092

681

Credit card

431

431

431

132

Automobile

245

189

95

11

Other revolving credit and installment

44

34

27

3

Total consumer (2)

26,300

22,736

16,541

3,853

Total impaired loans (excluding PCI)

$

33,646

28,070

21,488

5,009

(1) Excludes the unpaid principal balance for loans that have been fully charged off or otherwise have zero recorded investment.

(2) At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, includes the recorded investment of $2.1 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, of government insured/guaranteed loans that are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA and generally do not have an allowance.

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Commitments to lend additional funds on loans whose terms have been modified in a TDR amounted to $360 million and $407 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The following tables provide the average recorded investment in impaired loans and the amount of interest income recognized on impaired loans by portfolio segment and class.

Quarter ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2014

2013

2014

2013

Average

Recognized

Average

Recognized

Average

Recognized

Average

Recognized

recorded

interest

recorded

interest

recorded

interest

recorded

interest

(in millions)

investment

income

investment

income

investment

income

investment

income

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

1,051

22

1,362

28

1,123

60

1,580

76

Real estate mortgage

2,856

42

3,868

38

3,043

107

4,093

106

Real estate construction

407

7

878

6

485

22

1,070

29

Lease financing

26

1

25

1

30

1

30

1

Foreign

31

-

27

-

33

-

36

-

Total commercial

4,371

72

6,160

73

4,714

190

6,809

212

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family

first mortgage

19,104

232

19,593

270

18,954

707

19,359

785

Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

2,555

36

2,499

36

2,552

107

2,492

109

Credit card

367

11

467

14

392

35

491

43

Automobile

144

4

228

7

161

15

263

24

Other revolving credit

and installment

41

1

32

1

38

3

28

2

Total consumer

22,211

284

22,819

328

22,097

867

22,633

963

Total impaired loans

(excluding PCI)

$

26,582

356

28,979

401

26,811

1,057

29,442

1,175

Interest income:

Cash basis of accounting

$

115

129

314

371

Other (1)

241

272

743

804

Total interest income

$

356

401

1,057

1,175

(1) Includes interest recognized on accruing TDRs, interest recognized related to certain impaired loans which have an allowance calculated using discounting, and amortization of purchase accounting adjustments related to certain impaired loans.

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGs (TDR s ) When, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, we grant a concession for other than an insignificant period of time to a borrower that we would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a TDR. We do not consider any loans modified through a loan resolution such as foreclosure or short sale to be a TDR.

We may require some consumer borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to make trial payments generally for a period of three to four months, according to the terms of a planned permanent modification, to determine if they can perform according to those terms. These arrangements represent trial modifications, which we classify and account for as TDRs. While loans are in trial payment programs, their original terms are not considered modified and they continue to advance through delinquency status and accrue interest according to their original terms. The planned modifications for these arrangements predominantly involve interest rate reductions or other interest rate concessions; however, the exact concession type and resulting financial effect are usually not finalized and do not take effect until the loan is permanently modified. The trial period terms are developed in accordance with our proprietary programs or the U.S. Treasury’s Making Home Affordable programs for real estate 1-4 family first lien (i.e. Home Affordable Modification Program – HAMP) and junior lien (i.e. Second Lien Modification Program – 2MP) mortgage loans.

At September 30, 2014, the loans in trial modification period were $149 million under HAMP, $35 million under 2MP and $289 million under proprietary programs, compared with $253 million, $45 million and $352 million at December 31, 2013, respectively. Trial modifications with a recorded investment of $178 million at September 30, 2014, and $286 million at December 31, 2013, were accruing loans and $295 million and $364 million, respectively, were nonaccruing loans. Our experience is that substantially all of the mortgages that enter a trial payment period program are successful in completing the program requirements and are then permanently modified at the end of the trial period. Our allowance process considers the impact of those modifications that are probable to occur.

The following table summarizes our TDR modifications for the periods presented by primary modification type and includes the financial effects of these modifications. For those loans that modify more than once, the table reflects each modification that occurred during the period.

Primary modification type (1)

Financial effects of modifications

Weighted

Recorded

average

investment

Interest

interest

related to

rate

Other

Charge-

rate

interest rate

(in millions)

Principal (2)

reduction

concessions (3)

Total

offs (4)

reduction

reduction (5)

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

-

9

176

185

3

1.29

%

$

9

Real estate mortgage

4

50

180

234

-

1.20

50

Real estate construction

-

2

31

33

-

2.15

2

Foreign

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total commercial

4

61

387

452

3

1.25

61

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

115

113

682

910

15

2.34

209

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

12

31

62

105

17

3.23

41

Credit card

-

38

-

38

-

11.59

38

Automobile

-

2

22

24

9

8.46

2

Other revolving credit and installment

-

3

6

9

-

5.22

3

Trial modifications (6)

-

-

28

28

-

-

-

Total consumer

127

187

800

1,114

41

3.73

293

Total

$

131

248

1,187

1,566

44

3.30

%

$

354

Quarter ended September 30, 2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

2

73

316

391

6

3.58

%

$

73

Real estate mortgage

-

62

345

407

1

1.65

62

Real estate construction

-

6

54

60

-

1.08

6

Foreign

-

1

-

1

-

0.26

1

Total commercial

2

142

715

859

7

2.60

142

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

271

259

832

1,362

49

2.80

485

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

24

41

77

142

8

3.43

64

Credit card

-

46

-

46

-

10.15

46

Automobile

1

2

26

29

9

8.98

2

Other revolving credit and installment

-

2

2

4

-

5.40

2

Trial modifications (6)

-

-

37

37

-

-

-

Total consumer

296

350

974

1,620

66

3.46

599

Total

$

298

492

1,689

2,479

73

3.30

%

$

741

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Note 5: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)

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Primary modification type (1)

Financial effects of modifications

Weighted

Recorded

average

investment

Interest

interest

related to

rate

Other

Charge-

rate

interest rate

(in millions)

Principal (2)

reduction

concessions (3)

Total

offs (4)

reduction

reduction (5)

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

4

45

687

736

29

1.61

%

$

45

Real estate mortgage

7

143

748

898

-

1.22

143

Real estate construction

-

4

198

202

-

1.88

4

Foreign

-

1

-

1

-

0.84

1

Total commercial

11

193

1,633

1,837

29

1.33

193

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

464

306

2,060

2,830

75

2.53

649

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

42

90

199

331

50

3.27

126

Credit card

-

118

-

118

-

11.33

118

Automobile

2

4

65

71

26

8.87

4

Other revolving credit and installment

-

6

10

16

-

5.05

6

Trial modifications (6)

-

-

(87)

(87)

-

-

-

Total consumer

508

524

2,247

3,279

151

3.82

903

Total

$

519

717

3,880

5,116

180

3.38

%

$

1,096

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

2

156

877

1,035

7

5.09

%

$

156

Real estate mortgage

28

232

1,113

1,373

7

1.67

232

Real estate construction

-

9

253

262

4

1.02

9

Foreign

15

1

-

16

-

-

1

Total commercial

45

398

2,243

2,686

18

2.99

398

Consumer:

-

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

897

1,016

2,928

4,841

194

2.63

1,671

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

76

135

335

546

24

3.30

206

Credit card

-

138

-

138

-

10.47

138

Automobile

3

10

74

87

25

7.39

10

Other revolving credit and installment

-

8

9

17

-

4.95

8

Trial modifications (6)

-

-

91

91

-

-

-

Total consumer

976

1,307

3,437

5,720

243

3.27

2,033

Total

$

1,021

1,705

5,680

8,406

261

3.22

%

$

2,431

(1)

Amounts represent the recorded investment in loans after recognizing the effects of the TDR, if any. TDRs may have multiple types of concessions, but are presented only once in the first modification type based on the order presented in the table above. The reported amounts include loans remodified of $464 million and $807 million, for quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $1.6 billion and $2.4 billion for the nine months ended 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(2)

Principal modifications include principal forgiveness at the time of the modification, contingent principal forgiveness granted over the life of the loan based on borrower performance, and principal that has been legally separated and deferred to the end of the loan, with a zero percent contractual interest rate.

(3)

Other concessions include loan renewals, term extensions and other interest and noninterest adjustments, but exclude modifications that also forgive principal and/or reduce the contractual interest rate.

(4)

Charge-offs include write-downs of the investment in the loan in the period it is contractually modified. The amount of charge-off will differ from the modification terms if the loan has been charged down prior to the modification based on our policies. In addition, there may be cases where we have a charge-off/down with no legal principal modification. Modifications resulted in legally forgiving principal (actual, contingent or deferred) of $34 million and $87 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $126 million and $316 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(5)

Reflects the effect of reduced interest rates on loans with principal or interest rate reduction primary modification type.

(6)

Trial modifications are granted a delay in payments due under the original terms during the trial payment period. However, these loans continue to advance through delinquency status and accrue interest according to their original terms. Any subsequent permanent modification generally includes interest rate related concessions; however, the exact concession type and resulting financial effect are usually not known until the loan is permanently modified. Trial modifications for the period are presented net of previously reported trial modifications that became permanent in the current period.

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Note 5: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)

The table below summarizes permanent modification TDRs that have defaulted in the current period within 12 months of their permanent modification date. We are reporting these defaulted TDRs based on a payment default definition of 90 days past due for the commercial portfolio segment and 60 days past due for the consumer portfolio segment.

Recorded investment of defaults

Quarter ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

33

19

58

269

Real estate mortgage

34

51

97

473

Real estate construction

1

10

4

252

Foreign

-

1

5

-

Total commercial

68

81

164

994

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

91

107

248

447

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

7

9

22

48

Credit card

13

13

39

73

Automobile

3

5

10

45

Other revolving credit and installment

-

1

-

1

Total consumer

114

135

319

614

Total

$

182

216

483

1,608

Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans

Substantially all of our PCI loans were acquired from Wachovia on December 31, 2008. The following table presents PCI loans net of any remaining purchase accounting adjustments. Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage PCI loans are predominantly Pick-a-Pay loans.

Sept. 30,

December 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2008

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

246

215

4,580

Real estate mortgage

973

1,136

5,803

Real estate construction

237

433

6,462

Foreign

403

720

1,859

Total commercial

1,859

2,504

18,704

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

22,271

24,100

39,214

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

106

123

728

Automobile

-

-

151

Total consumer

22,377

24,223

40,093

Total PCI loans (carrying value)

$

24,236

26,727

58,797

Total PCI loans (unpaid principal balance)

$

34,320

38,229

98,182

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Accretable Yield The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the carrying value of PCI loans is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income using an effective yield method over the remaining life of the loan, or pools of loans. The accretable yield is affected by:

· changes in interest rate indices for variable rate PCI loans – expected future cash flows are based on the variable rates in effect at the time of the regular evaluations of cash flows expected to be collected;

· changes in prepayment assumptions – prepayments affect the estimated life of PCI loans which may change the amount of interest income, and possibly principal, expected to be collected; and

· changes in the expected principal and interest payments over the estimated life – updates to expected cash flows are driven by the credit outlook and actions taken with borrowers. Changes in expected future cash flows from loan modifications are included in the regular evaluations of cash flows expected to be collected.

The change in the accretable yield related to PCI loans is presented in the following table.

(in millions)

Balance, December 31, 2008

$

10,447

Addition of accretable yield due to acquisitions

132

Accretion into interest income (1)

(11,184)

Accretion into noninterest income due to sales (2)

(393)

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference for loans with improving credit-related cash flows

6,325

Changes in expected cash flows that do not affect nonaccretable difference (3)

12,065

Balance, December 31, 2013

17,392

Addition of accretable yield due to acquisitions

-

Accretion into interest income (1)

(1,183)

Accretion into noninterest income due to sales (2)

(35)

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference for loans with improving credit-related cash flows

2,089

Changes in expected cash flows that do not affect nonaccretable difference (3)

(284)

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

17,979

Balance, June 30, 2014

$

18,418

Addition of accretable yield due to acquisitions

-

Accretion into interest income (1)

(446)

Accretion into noninterest income due to sales (2)

-

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference for loans with improving credit-related cash flows

13

Changes in expected cash flows that do not affect nonaccretable difference (3)

(6)

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

17,979

(1)

Includes accretable yield released as a result of settlements with borrowers, which is included in interest income.

(2)

Includes accretable yield released as a result of sales to third parties, which is included in noninterest income.

(3)

Represents changes in cash flows expected to be collected due to the impact of modifications, changes in prepayment assumptions, changes in interest rates on variable rate PCI loans and sales to third parties.

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Note 5: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (continued)

PCI Allowance Based on our regular evaluation of estimates of cash flows expected to be collected, we may establish an allowance for a PCI loan or pool of loans, with a charge to income though the provision for losses. The following table summarizes the changes in allowance for PCI loan losses.

Other

(in millions)

Commercial

Pick-a-Pay

consumer

Total

Balance, December 31, 2008

$

-

-

-

-

Provision for loan losses

1,641

-

107

1,748

Charge-offs

(1,615)

-

(103)

(1,718)

Balance, December 31, 2013

26

-

4

30

Provision (reversal of provision) for loan losses

(15)

-

-

(15)

Charge-offs

(3)

-

(1)

(4)

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

8

-

3

11

Balance, June 30, 2014

$

5

-

3

8

Reversal of provision for loan losses

4

-

(1)

3

Recoveries (charge-offs)

(1)

-

1

-

Balance, September 30, 2014

$

8

-

3

11

Commercial PCI Credit Quality Indicators The following

table provides a breakdown of commercial PCI loans by risk category.

Commercial

Real

Real

and

estate

estate

(in millions)

industrial

mortgage

construction

Foreign

Total

September 30, 2014

By risk category:

Pass

$

104

314

102

-

520

Criticized

142

659

135

403

1,339

Total commercial PCI loans

$

246

973

237

403

1,859

December 31, 2013

By risk category:

Pass

$

118

316

160

8

602

Criticized

97

820

273

712

1,902

Total commercial PCI loans

$

215

1,136

433

720

2,504

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The following table provides past due information for commercial PCI loans.

Commercial

Real

Real

and

estate

estate

(in millions)

industrial

mortgage

construction

Foreign

Total

September 30, 2014

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

243

914

195

359

1,711

30-89 DPD and still accruing

1

5

-

-

6

90+ DPD and still accruing

2

54

42

44

142

Total commercial PCI loans

$

246

973

237

403

1,859

December 31, 2013

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

210

1,052

355

632

2,249

30-89 DPD and still accruing

5

41

2

-

48

90+ DPD and still accruing

-

43

76

88

207

Total commercial PCI loans

$

215

1,136

433

720

2,504

Consumer PCI Credit Quality Indicators Our consumer PCI loans were aggregated into several pools of loans at acquisition. Below, we have provided credit quality indicators based on the unpaid principal balance (adjusted for write-downs) of the individual loans included in the pool, but we have not allocated the remaining purchase accounting adjustments, which were established at a pool level. The following table provides the delinquency status of consumer PCI loans.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

first

junior lien

first

junior lien

(in millions)

mortgage

mortgage

Total

mortgage

mortgage

Total

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

19,592

170

19,762

20,712

171

20,883

30-59 DPD and still accruing

2,041

7

2,048

2,185

8

2,193

60-89 DPD and still accruing

1,079

3

1,082

1,164

4

1,168

90-119 DPD and still accruing

444

2

446

457

2

459

120-179 DPD and still accruing

445

3

448

517

4

521

180+ DPD and still accruing

3,802

85

3,887

4,291

95

4,386

Total consumer PCI loans (adjusted unpaid principal balance)

$

27,403

270

27,673

29,326

284

29,610

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

$

22,271

106

22,377

24,100

123

24,223

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The following table provides FICO scores for consumer PCI loans.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

first

junior lien

first

junior lien

(in millions)

mortgage

mortgage

Total

mortgage

mortgage

Total

By FICO:

< 600

$

8,107

79

8,186

9,933

101

10,034

600-639

5,602

53

5,655

6,029

60

6,089

640-679

6,839

69

6,908

6,789

70

6,859

680-719

3,940

38

3,978

3,732

35

3,767

720-759

1,720

11

1,731

1,662

11

1,673

760-799

889

6

895

865

5

870

800+

198

1

199

198

1

199

No FICO available

108

13

121

118

1

119

Total consumer PCI loans (adjusted unpaid principal balance)

$

27,403

270

27,673

29,326

284

29,610

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

$

22,271

106

22,377

24,100

123

24,223

The following table shows the distribution of consumer PCI loans by LTV for real estate 1-4 family first mortgages and by CLTV for real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgages.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

1-4 family

first

junior lien

first

junior lien

mortgage

mortgage

mortgage

mortgage

(in millions)

by LTV

by CLTV

Total

by LTV

by CLTV

Total

By LTV/CLTV:

0-60%

$

4,120

35

4,155

2,501

32

2,533

60.01-80%

11,277

68

11,345

8,541

42

8,583

80.01-100%

8,070

92

8,162

10,366

88

10,454

100.01-120% (1)

2,691

47

2,738

4,677

67

4,744

> 120% (1)

1,235

27

1,262

3,232

54

3,286

No LTV/CLTV available

10

1

11

9

1

10

Total consumer PCI loans (adjusted unpaid principal balance)

$

27,403

270

27,673

29,326

284

29,610

Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

$

22,271

106

22,377

24,100

123

24,223

(1) Reflects total loan balances with LTV/CLTV amounts in excess of 100%. In the event of default, the loss content would generally be limited to only the amount in excess of 100% LTV/CLTV.

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Note 6: Other Assets

The components of other assets were:

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Nonmarketable equity investments:

Cost method:

Private equity

$

2,401

2,308

Federal bank stock

4,993

4,670

Total cost method

7,394

6,978

Equity method:

LIHTC investments (1)

6,477

6,209

Private equity and other

5,052

5,782

Total equity method

11,529

11,991

Fair value (2)

1,964

1,386

Total nonmarketable

equity investments

20,887

20,355

Corporate/bank-owned life insurance

18,899

18,738

Accounts receivable

26,388

21,422

Interest receivable

5,236

5,019

Core deposit intangibles

3,839

4,674

Customer relationship and

other amortized intangibles

892

1,084

Foreclosed assets:

Residential real estate:

Government insured/guaranteed (3)

2,617

2,093

Non-government insured/guaranteed

673

814

Non-residential real estate

1,018

1,030

Operating lease assets

2,503

2,047

Due from customers on acceptances

292

279

Other (4)

11,483

8,787

Total other assets

$

94,727

86,342

(1)

Represents low income housing tax credit investments.

(2)

Represents nonmarketable equity investments for which we have elected the fair value option. See Note 13 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) for additional information.

(3)

These are foreclosed real estate resulting from government insured/guaranteed loans. Both principal and interest related to these foreclosed real estate assets are collectible because the loans were predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

(4)

Includes derivatives designated as hedging instruments, free-standing derivatives (economic hedges), and derivative loan commitments, which are carried at fair value. See Note 12 (Derivatives) for additional information.

Income (expense) related to nonmarketable equity investments was:

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Net realized gains

from nonmarketable

equity investments

$

309

382

1,241

606

All other

(160)

(56)

(592)

(147)

Total

$

149

326

649

459

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Note 7: Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities

Involvement with SPEs

In the normal course of business, we enter into various types of on- and off-balance sheet transactions with special purpose entities (SPEs), which are corporations, trusts or partnerships that are established for a limited purpose. Generally, SPEs are formed in connection with securitization transactions and are considered variable interest entities (VIEs). For further description of our involvement with SPEs, see Note 8 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

We have segregated our involvement with VIEs between those VIEs which we consolidate, those which we do not consolidate and those for which we account for the transfers of financial assets as secured borrowings. Secured borrowings are transactions involving transfers of our financial assets to third parties that are accounted for as financings with the assets pledged as collateral. Accordingly, the transferred assets remain recognized on our balance sheet. Subsequent tables within this Note further segregate these transactions by structure type.

The classifications of assets and liabilities in our balance sheet associated with our transactions with VIEs follow:

Transfers that

VIEs that we

VIEs

we account

do not

that we

for as secured

(in millions)

consolidate

consolidate

borrowings

Total

September 30, 2014

Cash

$

-

113

6

119

Trading assets

1,310

24

203

1,537

Investment securities (1)

17,493

989

6,316

24,798

Mortgages held for sale

-

-

-

-

Loans

6,938

5,287

5,478

17,703

Mortgage servicing rights

13,347

-

-

13,347

Other assets

6,434

293

72

6,799

Total assets

45,522

6,706

12,075

64,303

Short-term borrowings

-

-

4,168

4,168

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

2,836

55

(2)

2

2,893

Long-term debt

-

2,012

(2)

5,192

7,204

Total liabilities

2,836

2,067

9,362

14,265

Noncontrolling interests

-

1

-

1

Net assets

$

42,686

4,638

2,713

50,037

December 31, 2013

Cash

$

-

165

7

172

Trading assets

1,206

162

193

1,561

Investment securities (1)

18,795

1,352

8,976

29,123

Mortgages held for sale

-

38

-

38

Loans

7,652

6,058

6,021

19,731

Mortgage servicing rights

14,859

-

-

14,859

Other assets

6,151

347

110

6,608

Total assets

48,663

8,122

15,307

72,092

Short-term borrowings

-

29

7,871

7,900

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

3,464

99

(2)

3

3,566

Long-term debt

-

2,356

(2)

5,673

8,029

Total liabilities

3,464

2,484

13,547

19,495

Noncontrolling interests

-

5

-

5

Net assets

$

45,199

5,633

1,760

52,592

(1) Excludes certain debt securities related to loans serviced for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and GNMA.

(2) Includes the following VIE liabilities at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, with recourse to the general credit of Wells Fargo: Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $9 million at each date; and Long-term debt, $9 million and $29 million.

Transactions with Unconsolidated VIEs

Our transactions with VIEs include securitizations of residential mortgage loans, CRE loans, student loans, auto loans and leases and dealer floorplan loans; investment and financing activities involving collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) backed by asset-backed and CRE securities, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) backed by corporate loans, and other types of structured financing. We have various forms of involvement with VIEs, including holding senior or subordinated interests, entering into liquidity arrangements, credit default swaps and other derivative contracts. Involvements with these

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unconsolidated VIEs are recorded on our balance sheet primarily in trading assets, investment securities, loans, MSRs, other assets and other liabilities, as appropriate.

The following tables provide a summary of unconsolidated VIEs with which we have significant continuing involvement, but we are not the primary beneficiary. We do not consider our continuing involvement in an unconsolidated VIE to be significant when it relates to third-party sponsored VIEs for which we were not the transferor (unless we are servicer and have other significant forms of involvement) or if we were the sponsor but do not have any other significant continuing involvement.

Significant continuing involvement includes transactions where we were the sponsor or transferor and have other significant forms of involvement. Sponsorship includes transactions with unconsolidated VIEs where we solely or materially participated in the initial design or structuring of the entity or marketing of the transaction to investors. When we transfer assets to a VIE and account for the transfer as a sale, we are considered the transferor. We consider investments in securities (other than those held temporarily in trading), loans, guarantees, liquidity agreements, written options and servicing of collateral to be other forms of involvement that may be significant. We have excluded certain transactions with unconsolidated VIEs from the balances presented in the following table where we have determined that our continuing involvement is not significant due to the temporary nature and size of our variable interests, because we were not the transferor or because we were not involved in the design of the unconsolidated VIEs.

Carrying value - asset (liability)

Other

Total

Debt and

commitments

VIE

equity

Servicing

and

Net

(in millions)

assets

interests (1)

assets

Derivatives

guarantees

assets

September 30, 2014

Residential mortgage loan

securitizations:

Conforming (2)

$

1,286,731

2,841

12,890

-

(620)

15,111

Other/nonconforming

33,222

1,727

221

-

(9)

1,939

Commercial mortgage securitizations

162,431

8,162

216

187

-

8,565

Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

4,828

10

-

177

(107)

80

Loans (3)

5,590

5,465

-

-

-

5,465

Asset-based finance structures

7,894

5,365

-

(63)

-

5,302

Tax credit structures

20,543

6,773

-

-

(1,995)

4,778

Collateralized loan obligations

1,746

621

-

-

-

621

Investment funds

3,040

50

-

-

-

50

Other (4)

11,962

763

20

3

(11)

775

Total

$

1,537,987

31,777

13,347

304

(2,742)

42,686

Maximum exposure to loss

Other

Debt and

commitments

equity

Servicing

and

Total

interests

assets

Derivatives

guarantees

exposure

Residential mortgage loan

securitizations:

Conforming

$

2,841

12,890

-

2,610

18,341

Other/nonconforming

1,727

221

-

347

2,295

Commercial mortgage securitizations

8,162

216

211

-

8,589

Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

10

-

177

107

294

Loans (3)

5,465

-

-

-

5,465

Asset-based finance structures

5,365

-

63

1,007

6,435

Tax credit structures

6,773

-

-

503

7,276

Collateralized loan obligations

621

-

-

38

659

Investment funds

50

-

-

-

50

Other (4)

763

20

135

180

1,098

Total

$

31,777

13,347

586

4,792

50,502

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(continued from previous page)

Carrying value - asset (liability)

Other

Total

Debt and

commitments

VIE

equity

Servicing

and

Net

(in millions)

assets

interests (1)

assets

Derivatives

guarantees

assets

December 31, 2013

Residential mortgage loan securitizations:

Conforming (2)

$

1,314,285

2,721

14,253

-

(745)

16,229

Other/nonconforming

38,330

1,739

258

-

(26)

1,971

Commercial mortgage securitizations

170,088

7,627

325

209

-

8,161

Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

6,730

37

-

214

(130)

121

Loans (3)

6,021

5,888

-

-

-

5,888

Asset-based finance structures

11,415

6,857

-

(84)

-

6,773

Tax credit structures

23,112

6,455

-

-

(2,213)

4,242

Collateralized loan obligations

4,382

1,061

-

-

-

1,061

Investment funds

3,464

54

-

-

-

54

Other (4)

10,343

860

23

5

(189)

699

Total

$

1,588,170

33,299

14,859

344

(3,303)

45,199

Maximum exposure to loss

Other

Debt and

commitments

equity

Servicing

and

Total

interests

assets

Derivatives

guarantees

exposure

Residential mortgage loan securitizations:

Conforming

$

2,721

14,253

-

2,287

19,261

Other/nonconforming

1,739

258

-

346

2,343

Commercial mortgage securitizations

7,627

325

322

-

8,274

Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

37

-

214

130

381

Loans (3)

5,888

-

-

-

5,888

Asset-based finance structures

6,857

-

84

1,665

8,606

Tax credit structures

6,455

-

-

626

7,081

Collateralized loan obligations

1,061

-

-

159

1,220

Investment funds

54

-

-

31

85

Other (4)

860

23

178

188

1,249

Total

$

33,299

14,859

798

5,432

54,388

(1) Includes total equity interests of $7.1 billion and $6.9 billion at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively. Also includes debt interests in the form of both loans and securities. Excludes certain debt securities held related to loans serviced for FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA.

(2) Excludes assets and related liabilities with a recorded carrying value on our balance sheet of $1.7 billion and $2.1 billion at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, for certain delinquent loans that are eligible for repurchase primarily from GNMA loan securitizations. The recorded carrying value represents the amount that would be payable if the Company was to exercise the repurchase option. The carrying amounts are excluded from the table because the loans eligible for repurchase do not represent interests in the VIEs.

(3) Represents senior loans to trusts that are collateralized by asset-backed securities. The trusts invest primarily in senior tranches from a diversified pool of primarily U.S. asset securitizations, of which all are current and 71% and 72% were rated as investment grade by the primary rating agencies at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively. These senior loans are accounted for at amortized cost and are subject to the Company’s allowance and credit charge-off policies.

(4) Includes structured financing and credit-linked note structures. Also contains investments in auction rate securities (ARS) issued by VIEs that we do not sponsor and, accordingly, are unable to obtain the total assets of the entity.

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In the two preceding tables, “Total VIE assets” represents the remaining principal balance of assets held by unconsolidated VIEs using the most current information available. For VIEs that obtain exposure to assets synthetically through derivative instruments, the remaining notional amount of the derivative is included in the asset balance. “Carrying value” is the amount in our consolidated balance sheet related to our involvement with the unconsolidated VIEs. “Maximum exposure to loss” from our involvement with off-balance sheet entities, which is a required disclosure under GAAP, is determined as the carrying value of our involvement with off-balance sheet (unconsolidated) VIEs plus the remaining undrawn liquidity and lending commitments, the notional amount of net written derivative contracts, and generally the notional amount of, or stressed loss estimate for, other commitments and guarantees. It represents estimated loss that would be incurred under severe, hypothetical circumstances, for which we believe the possibility is extremely remote, such as where the value of our interests and any associated collateral declines to zero, without any consideration of recovery or offset from any economic hedges. Accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss.

For complete descriptions of our types of transactions with unconsolidated VIEs with which we have a significant continuing involvement, but we are not the primary beneficiary, see Note 8 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH VIEs Auction rate securities (ARS) are debt instruments with long-term maturities, which re-price more frequently, and preferred equities with no maturity. At September 30, 2014, we held in our available-for-sale securities portfolio $573 million of ARS issued by VIEs compared with $653 million at December 31, 2013. We acquired the ARS pursuant to agreements entered into in 2008 and 2009.

We do not consolidate the VIEs that issued the ARS because we do not have power over the activities of the VIEs.

TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES VIEs that we wholly own issue debt securities or preferred equity to third party investors. All of the proceeds of the issuance are invested in debt securities or preferred equity that we issue to the VIEs. The VIEs’ operations and cash flows relate only to the issuance, administration and repayment of the securities held by third parties. We do not consolidate these VIEs because the sole assets of the VIEs are receivables from us, even though we own all of the voting equity shares of the VIEs, have fully guaranteed the obligations of the VIEs and may have the right to redeem the third party securities under certain circumstances. In our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we reported the debt securities issued to the VIEs as long-term junior subordinated debt with a carrying value of $2.0 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, and the preferred equity securities issued to the VIEs as preferred stock with a carrying value of $2.5 billion at both dates. These amounts are in addition to the involvements in these VIEs included in the preceding table.

Securitization Activity Related to Unconsolidated VIEs

We use VIEs to securitize consumer and CRE loans and other types of financial assets. We typically retain the servicing rights from these sales and may continue to hold other beneficial interests in the VIEs. We may also provide liquidity to investors in the beneficial interests and credit enhancements in the form of standby letters of credit. Through these securitizations we may be exposed to liability under limited amounts of recourse as well as standard representations and warranties we make to purchasers and issuers. The following table presents the cash flows with our securitization trusts that were involved in transfers accounted for as sales.

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2014

2013

Other

Other

Mortgage

financial

Mortgage

financial

(in millions)

loans

assets

loans

assets

Quarter ended September 30,

Sales proceeds from securitizations

$

45,466

-

86,423

-

Fees from servicing rights retained

980

2

1,051

2

Cash flows from other interests held (1)

470

19

1,014

24

Purchases of delinquent assets

2

-

-

-

Servicing advances, net of repayments

(21)

-

(181)

-

Nine months ended September 30,

Sales proceeds from securitizations

$

122,910

-

308,016

-

Fees from servicing rights retained

2,987

6

3,178

7

Cash flows from other interests held (1)

1,132

58

1,861

72

Purchases of delinquent assets

5

-

16

-

Servicing advances, net of repayments

(156)

-

633

-

(1)

Cash flows from other interests held include principal and interest payments received on retained bonds and excess cash flows received on interest-only strips.

In the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, we recognized net gains of $55 million and $152 million, respectively, from transfers accounted for as sales of financial assets in securitizations, compared with $28 million and $138 million, respectively, in the same periods of 2013. These net gains primarily relate to commercial mortgage securitizations and residential mortgage securitizations where the loans were not already carried at fair value.

Sales with continuing involvement during the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 and 2013 predominantly related to securitizations of residential mortgages that are sold to the government-sponsored entities (GSEs), including FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA (conforming residential mortgage securitizations). During the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, we transferred $40.9 billion and $111.4 billion respectively, in fair value of conforming residential mortgages to unconsolidated VIEs and recorded the transfers as sales, compared with $84.4 billion and $296.3 billion, respectively in the same periods of 2013. Substantially all of these transfers did not result in a gain or loss because the loans were already carried at fair value. In connection with all of these transfers, in the first nine months of 2014 we recorded a $900 million servicing asset, measured at fair value using a Level 3 measurement technique, and a $34 million liability for repurchase losses which reflects management’s estimate of probable losses related to various representations and warranties for the loans transferred, initially measured at fair value. In the first nine months of 2013, we recorded a $2.9 billion servicing asset and a $127 million liability.

We used the following key weighted-average assumptions to measure residential mortgage servicing rights at the date of securitization:

Residential mortgage

servicing rights

2014

2013

Quarter ended September 30,

Prepayment speed (1)

12.1

%

9.6

Discount rate

7.7

7.5

Cost to service ($ per loan) (2)

$

267

181

Nine months ended September 30,

Prepayment speed (1)

12.4

%

11.2

Discount rate

7.6

7.2

Cost to service ($ per loan) (2)

$

268

187

(1) The prepayment speed assumption for residential mortgage servicing rights includes a blend of prepayment speeds and default rates. Prepayment speed assumptions are influenced by mortgage interest rate inputs as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

(2) Includes costs to service and unreimbursed foreclosure costs, which can vary period to period depending on the mix of modified government-guaranteed loans sold to GNMA.

During the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, we transferred $2.2 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, in fair value of commercial mortgages to unconsolidated VIEs and recorded the transfers as sales, compared with $1.1 billion and $4.3 billion in the same periods of 2013, respectively. These transfers resulted in gains of $30 million and $71 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, because the loans were carried at lower of cost or market value (LOCOM), compared with gains of $29 million and $129 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2013. In connection with these transfers, in the first nine months of 2014 we recorded a servicing asset of $12 million, initially measured at fair value using a Level 3 measurement technique, and securities available-for-sale of $100 million, classified as Level 2. In the first nine months of 2013, we recorded a servicing asset of $14 million, using a Level 3 measurement technique, and available-for-sale securities of $54 million, classified as Level 2.

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The following table provides key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of residential mortgage servicing rights and other retained interests to immediate adverse changes in those assumptions. “Other interests held” relate predominantly to residential and commercial mortgage loan securitizations. Residential mortgage-backed securities retained in securitizations issued through GSEs, such as FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA, are excluded from the table because these securities have a remote risk of credit loss due to the GSE guarantee. These securities also have economic characteristics similar to GSE mortgage-backed securities that we purchase, which are not included in the table. Subordinated interests include only those bonds whose credit rating was below AAA by a major rating agency at issuance. Senior interests include only those bonds whose credit rating was AAA by a major rating agency at issuance. The information presented excludes trading positions held in inventory.

Other interests held

Residential

mortgage

Interest-

Consumer

Commercial (2)

servicing

only

Subordinated

Senior

Subordinated

Senior

($ in millions, except cost to service amounts)

rights (1)

strips

bonds

bonds

bonds

bonds

Fair value of interests held at September 30, 2014

$

14,031

121

37

-

296

553

Expected weighted-average life (in years)

6.0

3.9

5.5

-

3.2

6.3

Key economic assumptions:

Prepayment speed assumption (3)

11.5

%

11.3

7.1

-

Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

$

780

2

-

-

25% adverse change

1,859

6

-

-

Discount rate assumption

7.8

%

18.7

4.0

-

4.8

3.1

Decrease in fair value from:

100 basis point increase

$

708

2

2

-

8

29

200 basis point increase

1,351

4

3

-

16

56

Cost to service assumption ($ per loan)

181

Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

620

25% adverse change

1,551

Credit loss assumption

0.4

%

-

4.3

-

Decrease in fair value from:

10% higher losses

$

-

-

1

-

25% higher losses

-

-

8

-

Fair value of interests held at December 31, 2013

$

15,580

135

39

-

283

587

Expected weighted-average life (in years)

6.4

3.8

5.9

-

3.6

6.3

Key economic assumptions:

Prepayment speed assumption (3)

10.7

%

10.7

6.7

-

Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

$

864

3

-

-

25% adverse change

2,065

7

-

-

Discount rate assumption

7.8

%

18.3

4.4

-

4.5

3.6

Decrease in fair value from:

100 basis point increase

$

840

2

2

-

30

30

200 basis point increase

1,607

5

4

-

38

58

Cost to service assumption ($ per loan)

191

Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

636

25% adverse change

1,591

Credit loss assumption

0.4

%

-

14.2

-

Decrease in fair value from:

10% higher losses

$

-

-

29

-

25% higher losses

-

-

39

1

(1) See narrative following this table for a discussion of commercial mortgage servicing rights.

(2) Prepayment speed assumptions do not significantly impact the value of commercial mortgage securitization bonds as the underlying commercial mortgage loans experience significantly lower prepayments due to certain contractual restrictions, impacting the borrower’s ability to prepay the mortgage.

(3) The prepayment speed assumption for residential mortgage servicing rights includes a blend of prepayment speeds and default rates. Prepayment speed assumptions are influenced by mortgage interest rate inputs as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

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Note 7: Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities (continued)

In addition to residential mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) included in the previous table, we have a small portfolio of commercial MSRs with a fair value of $1.6 billion at both September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013. The nature of our commercial MSRs, which are carried at LOCOM, is different from our residential MSRs. Prepayment activity on serviced loans does not significantly impact the value of commercial MSRs because, unlike residential mortgages, commercial mortgages experience significantly lower prepayments due to certain contractual restrictions, impacting the borrower’s ability to prepay the mortgage. Additionally, for our commercial MSR portfolio, we are typically master/primary servicer, but not the special servicer, who is separately responsible for the servicing and workout of delinquent and foreclosed loans. It is the special servicer, similar to our role as servicer of residential mortgage loans, who is affected by higher servicing and foreclosure costs due to an increase in delinquent and foreclosed loans. Accordingly, prepayment speeds and costs to service are not key assumptions for commercial MSRs as they do not significantly impact the valuation. The primary economic driver impacting the fair value of our commercial MSRs is forward interest rates, which are derived from market observable yield curves used to price capital markets instruments. Market interest rates most significantly affect interest earned on custodial deposit balances. The sensitivity of the current fair value to an immediate adverse 25% change in the assumption about interest earned on deposit balances at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, results in a decrease in fair value of $194 million and $175 million, respectively. See Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities) for further information on our commercial MSRs.

The sensitivities in the preceding paragraph and table are hypothetical and caution should be exercised when relying on this data. Changes in value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in the assumption to the change in value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the value of the other interests held is calculated independently without changing any other assumptions. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in others (for example, changes in prepayment speed estimates could result in changes in the credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

The following table presents information about the principal balances of off-balance sheet securitized loans, including residential mortgages sold to FNMA, FHLMC, GNMA and securitizations where servicing is our only form of continuing involvement. Delinquent loans include loans 90 days or more past due and loans in bankruptcy, regardless of delinquency status. In securitizations where servicing is our only form of continuing involvement, we would only experience a loss if required to repurchase a delinquent loan due to a breach in representations and warranties associated with our loan sale or servicing contracts.

Net charge-offs

Total loans

Delinquent loans

Nine months ended

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

Commercial:

Real estate mortgage

$

117,065

119,346

7,780

8,808

582

465

Total commercial

117,065

119,346

7,780

8,808

582

465

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

1,276,366

1,313,298

16,438

17,009

349

654

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1

1

-

-

-

-

Other revolving credit and installment

1,647

1,790

78

99

1

-

Total consumer

1,278,014

1,315,089

16,516

17,108

350

654

Total off-balance sheet securitized loans (1)

$

1,395,079

1,434,435

24,296

25,916

932

1,119

(1) At September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, the table includes total loans of $1.3 trillion at both dates and delinquent loans of $13.8 billion and $14.0 billion, respectively for FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA. Net charge-offs exclude loans sold to FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA as we do not service or manage the underlying real estate upon foreclosure and, as such, do not have access to net charge-off information.

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Transactions with Consolidated VIEs and Secured Borrowings

The following table presents a summary of transfers of financial assets accounted for as secured borrowings and involvements with consolidated VIEs. “Consolidated assets” are presented using GAAP measurement methods, which may include fair value, credit impairment or other adjustments, and therefore in some instances will differ from “Total VIE assets.” For VIEs that obtain exposure synthetically through derivative instruments, the remaining notional amount of the derivative is included in “Total VIE assets.” On the consolidated balance sheet, we separately disclose the consolidated assets of certain VIEs that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs.

Carrying value

Total

Third

VIE

Consolidated

party

Noncontrolling

Net

(in millions)

assets

assets

liabilities

interests

assets

September 30, 2014

Secured borrowings:

Municipal tender option bond securitizations

$

7,616

6,580

(4,170)

-

2,410

Commercial real estate loans

305

305

(117)

-

188

Residential mortgage securitizations

4,940

5,190

(5,076)

-

114

Total secured borrowings

12,861

12,075

(9,363)

-

2,712

Consolidated VIEs:

Nonconforming residential

mortgage loan securitizations

5,913

5,276

(1,886)

-

3,390

Structured asset finance

50

50

(20)

-

30

Investment funds

988

988

(2)

-

986

Other

403

392

(159)

(1)

232

Total consolidated VIEs

7,354

6,706

(2,067)

(1)

4,638

Total secured borrowings and consolidated VIEs

$

20,215

18,781

(11,430)

(1)

7,350

December 31, 2013

Secured borrowings:

Municipal tender option bond securitizations

$

11,626

9,210

(7,874)

-

1,336

Commercial real estate loans

486

486

(277)

-

209

Residential mortgage securitizations

5,337

5,611

(5,396)

-

215

Total secured borrowings

17,449

15,307

(13,547)

-

1,760

Consolidated VIEs:

Nonconforming residential

mortgage loan securitizations

6,770

6,018

(2,214)

-

3,804

Structured asset finance

56

56

(18)

-

38

Investment funds

1,536

1,536

(70)

-

1,466

Other

582

512

(182)

(5)

325

Total consolidated VIEs

8,944

8,122

(2,484)

(5)

5,633

Total secured borrowings and consolidated VIEs

$

26,393

23,429

(16,031)

(5)

7,393

In addition to the transactions included in the previous table, at both September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we had approximately $6.0 billion of private placement debt financing issued through a consolidated VIE. The issuance is classified as long-term debt in our consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2014, we pledged approximately $6.5 billion in loans (principal and interest eligible to be capitalized), $275 million in available-for-sale securities and no cash and cash equivalents to collateralize the VIE’s borrowings, compared with $6.6 billion, $160 million and $180 million, respectively, at December 31, 2013. These assets were not transferred to the VIE, and accordingly we have excluded the VIE from the previous table.

For complete descriptions of our accounting for transfers accounted for as secured borrowings and involvements with consolidated VIEs see Note 8 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Note 8:  Mortgage Banking Activities

Mortgage banking activities, included in the Community Banking and Wholesale Banking operating segments, consist of residential and commercial mortgage originations, sale activity and servicing.

We apply the amortization method to commercial MSRs and apply the fair value method to residential MSRs. The changes in MSRs measured using the fair value method were:

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Fair value, beginning of period

$

13,900

14,185

15,580

11,538

Servicing from securitizations or asset transfers

340

954

900

2,949

Sales

-

-

-

(583)

Net additions

340

954

900

2,366

Changes in fair value:

Due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions:

Mortgage interest rates (1)

251

61

(1,134)

3,314

Servicing and foreclosure costs (2)

(4)

(34)

(15)

(174)

Discount rates (3)

-

-

(55)

-

Prepayment estimates and other (4)

6

(240)

181

(725)

Net changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions

253

(213)

(1,023)

2,415

Other changes in fair value (5)

(462)

(425)

(1,426)

(1,818)

Total changes in fair value

(209)

(638)

(2,449)

597

Fair value, end of period

$

14,031

14,501

14,031

14,501

(1) Includes prepayment speed changes as well as other valuation changes due to changes in mortgage interest rates (such as changes in estimated interest earned on custodial deposit balances).

(2) Includes costs to service and unreimbursed foreclosure costs.

(3) Reflects discount rate assumption change, excluding portion attributable to changes in mortgage interest rates.

(4) Represents changes driven by other valuation model inputs or assumptions including prepayment speed estimation changes and other assumption updates. Prepayment speed estimation changes are influenced by observed changes in borrower behavior that occur independent of interest rate changes.

(5) Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

The changes in amortized MSRs were:

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,196

1,176

1,229

1,160

Purchases

47

59

119

112

Servicing from securitizations or asset transfers

29

32

67

119

Amortization

(48)

(63)

(191)

(187)

Balance, end of period (1)

$

1,224

1,204

1,224

1,204

Fair value of amortized MSRs (2):

Beginning of period

$

1,577

1,533

1,575

1,400

End of period

1,647

1,525

1,647

1,525

(1) Commercial amortized MSRs are evaluated for impairment purposes by the following risk strata: agency (GSEs) and non-agency. There was no valuation allowance recorded for the periods presented on the commercial amortized MSRs.

(2) Represent commercial amortized MSRs.

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We present the components of our managed servicing portfolio in the following table at unpaid principal balance for loans serviced and subserviced for others and at book value for owned loans serviced.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in billions)

2014

2013

Residential mortgage servicing:

Serviced for others

$

1,430

1,485

Owned loans serviced

342

338

Subserviced for others

5

6

Total residential servicing

1,777

1,829

Commercial mortgage servicing:

Serviced for others

440

419

Owned loans serviced

107

107

Subserviced for others

7

7

Total commercial servicing

554

533

Total managed servicing portfolio

$

2,331

2,362

Total serviced for others

$

1,870

1,904

Ratio of MSRs to related loans serviced for others

0.82

%

0.88

The components of mortgage banking noninterest income were:

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Servicing income, net:

Servicing fees:

Contractually specified servicing fees

$

1,058

1,108

3,217

3,335

Late charges

49

56

153

174

Ancillary fees

74

91

241

258

Unreimbursed direct servicing costs (1)

(262)

(289)

(494)

(774)

Net servicing fees

919

966

3,117

2,993

Changes in fair value of MSRs carried at fair value:

Due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions (2)

253

(213)

(1,023)

2,415

Other changes in fair value (3)

(462)

(425)

(1,426)

(1,818)

Total changes in fair value of MSRs carried at fair value

(209)

(638)

(2,449)

597

Amortization

(48)

(63)

(191)

(187)

Net derivative gains (losses) from economic hedges (4)

17

239

2,175

(2,192)

Total servicing income, net

679

504

2,652

1,211

Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities

954

1,104

2,214

5,993

Total mortgage banking noninterest income

$

1,633

1,608

4,866

7,204

Market-related valuation changes to MSRs, net of hedge results (2) + (4)

$

270

26

1,152

223

(1) Primarily associated with foreclosure expenses and unreimbursed interest advances to investors.

(2) Refer to the changes in fair value of MSRs table in this Note for more detail.

(3) Represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows over time.

(4) Represents results from free-standing derivatives (economic hedges) used to hedge the risk of changes in fair value of MSRs. See Note 12 (Derivatives) – Free-Standing Derivatives for additional discussion and detail.

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The table below summarizes the changes in our liability for mortgage loan repurchase losses. This liability is in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheet and the provision for repurchase losses reduces net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities in “Mortgage banking” in our consolidated income statement.

Because of the uncertainty in the various estimates underlying the mortgage repurchase liability, there is a range of losses in excess of the recorded mortgage repurchase liability that is reasonably possible. The estimate of the range of possible loss for representations and warranties does not represent a probable loss, and is based on currently available information, significant judgment, and a number of assumptions that are subject to change. The high end of this range of reasonably possible losses in excess of our recorded liability was $984 million at September 30, 2014, and was determined based upon modifying the assumptions (particularly to assume significant changes in investor repurchase demand practices) utilized in our best estimate of probable loss to reflect what we believe to be the high end of reasonably possible adverse assumptions.

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Balance, beginning of period

$

766

2,222

899

2,206

Provision for

repurchase losses:

Loan sales

12

28

34

127

Change in estimate (1)

(93)

-

(135)

275

Total additions (reductions)

(81)

28

(101)

402

Losses

(16)

(829)

(129)

(1,187)

Balance, end of period

$

669

1,421

669

1,421

(1) Results from changes in investor demand, mortgage insurer practices, credit and the financial stability of correspondent lenders.

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Note 9:  Intangible Assets

The gross carrying value of intangible assets and accumulated amortization was:

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

carrying

Accumulated

carrying

carrying

Accumulated

carrying

(in millions)

value

amortization

value

value

amortization

value

Amortized intangible assets (1):

MSRs (2)

$

2,825

(1,601)

1,224

2,639

(1,410)

1,229

Core deposit intangibles

12,834

(8,995)

3,839

12,834

(8,160)

4,674

Customer relationship and other intangibles

3,151

(2,259)

892

3,145

(2,061)

1,084

Total amortized intangible assets

$

18,810

(12,855)

5,955

18,618

(11,631)

6,987

Unamortized intangible assets:

MSRs (carried at fair value) (2)

$

14,031

15,580

Goodwill

25,705

25,637

Trademark

14

14

(1) Excludes fully amortized intangible assets.

(2) See Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities) for additional information on MSRs.

The following table provides the current year and estimated future amortization expense for amortized intangible assets. We based our projections of amortization expense shown below on existing asset balances at September 30, 2014. Future amortization expense may vary from these projections.


Customer

Core

relationship

Amortized

deposit

and other

(in millions)

MSRs

intangibles

intangibles

Total

Nine months ended September 30, 2014 (actual)

$

191

835

198

1,224

Estimate for the remainder of 2014

$

62

278

61

401

Estimate for year ended December 31,

2015

234

1,022

223

1,479

2016

195

919

209

1,323

2017

152

851

194

1,197

2018

120

769

185

1,074

2019

103

-

9

112

For our goodwill impairment analysis, we allocate all of the goodwill to the individual operating segments. We identify reporting units that are one level below an operating segment (referred to as a component), and distinguish these reporting units based on how the segments and components are managed, taking into consideration the economic characteristics, nature of the products and customers of the components. At the time we acquire a business, we allocate goodwill to applicable reporting units based on their relative fair value, and if we have a significant business reorganization, we may reallocate the goodwill . See Note 18 (Operating Segments) for further information on management reporting.

The following table shows the allocation of goodwill to our reportable operating segments for purposes of goodwill impairment testing.

Wealth,

Community

Wholesale

Brokerage and

Consolidated

(in millions)

Banking

Banking

Retirement

Company

December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013

$

17,922

7,344

371

25,637

December 31, 2013

$

17,922

7,344

371

25,637

Reduction in goodwill related to divested businesses

-

(11)

-

(11)

Goodwill from business combinations

-

87

-

87

Other

(8)

-

-

(8)

September 30, 2014

$

17,914

7,420

371

25,705

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Note 10:  Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral

Guarantees are contracts that contingently require us to make payments to a guaranteed party based on an event or a change in an underlying asset, liability, rate or index. Guarantees are generally in the form of standby letters of credit, securities lending and other indemnifications, written put options, recourse obligations, and other types of arrangements. For complete descriptions of our guarantees, see Note 14 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K. The following table shows carrying value, maximum exposure to loss on our guarantees and the related non-investment grade amounts.

September 30, 2014

Maximum exposure to loss

Expires after

Expires after

Expires in

one year

three years

Expires

Non-

Carrying

one year

through

through

after five

investment

(in millions)

value

or less

three years

five years

years

Total

grade

Standby letters of credit (1)

$

56

16,878

10,543

5,808

769

33,998

8,659

Securities lending and

other indemnifications (2)

-

-

10

29

5,949

5,988

-

Written put options (3)

561

6,962

5,046

3,029

2,991

18,028

6,351

Loans and MHFS sold with recourse (4)

73

130

512

837

5,182

6,661

3,753

Factoring guarantees (5)

-

2,207

-

-

-

2,207

2,207

Other guarantees

25

13

111

20

1,877

2,021

98

Total guarantees

$

715

26,190

16,222

9,723

16,768

68,903

21,068

December 31, 2013

Maximum exposure to loss

Expires after

Expires after

Expires in

one year

three years

Non-

Carrying

one year

through

through

Expires after

investment

(in millions)

value

or less

three years

five years

five years

Total

grade

Standby letters of credit (1)

$

56

16,907

11,628

5,308

994

34,837

9,512

Securities lending and

other indemnifications (2)

-

-

3

18

3,199

3,220

25

Written put options (3)

907

4,775

2,967

3,521

2,725

13,988

4,311

Loans and MHFS sold with recourse (4)

86

116

418

849

5,014

6,397

3,674

Factoring guarantees (5)

-

2,915

-

-

-

2,915

2,915

Other guarantees (6)

33

34

111

16

971

1,132

113

Total guarantees

$

1,082

24,747

15,127

9,712

12,903

62,489

20,550

(1) Total maximum exposure to loss includes direct pay letters of credit (DPLCs) of $15.9 billion and $16.8 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. We issue DPLCs to provide credit enhancements for certain bond issuances. Beneficiaries (bond trustees) may draw upon these instruments to make scheduled principal and interest payments, redeem all outstanding bonds because a default event has occurred, or for other reasons as permitted by the agreement. We also originate multipurpose lending commitments under which borrowers have the option to draw on the facility in one of several forms, including as a standby letter of credit. Total maximum exposure to loss includes the portion of these facilities for which we have issued standby letters of credit under the commitments.

(2) Includes $247 million and $337 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, in debt and equity securities lent from participating institutional client portfolios to third-party borrowers. Also includes indemnifications provided to certain third-party clearing agents. Outstanding customer obligations under these arrangements were $887 million and $769 million with related collateral of $5.8 billion and $3.7 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Estimated maximum exposure to loss was $5.7 billion and $2.9 billion as of the same periods, respectively.

(3) Written put options, which are in the form of derivatives, are also included in the derivative disclosures in Note 12 (Derivatives).

(4) Represent recourse provided, predominantly to the GSEs, on loans sold under various programs and arrangements. Under these arrangements, we repurchased $5 million and $10 million respectively, of loans associated with these agreements in the third quarter and first nine months of 2014, and $8 million and $26 million in the same periods of 2013, respectively.

(5) Consists of guarantees made under certain factoring arrangements to purchase trade receivables from third parties, generally upon their request, if receivable debtors default on their payment obligations. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for additional information.

(6) Includes amounts for liquidity agreements and contingent consideration that were previously reported separately.

“Maximum exposure to loss” and “Non-investment grade” are required disclosures under GAAP. Non-investment grade represents those guarantees on which we have a higher risk of being required to perform under the terms of the guarantee. If the underlying assets under the guarantee are non-investment grade (that is, an external rating that is below investment grade or an internal credit default grade that is equivalent to a below investment grade external rating), we consider the risk of performance to be high. Internal credit default grades are determined based upon the same credit policies that we use to evaluate the risk of payment or performance when making loans and other extensions of credit. These credit policies are further described in Note 5 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses).

Maximum exposure to loss represents the estimated loss that would be incurred under an assumed hypothetical circumstance, despite what we believe is its extremely remote possibility, where the value of our interests and any associated collateral declines to zero. Maximum exposure to loss estimates in the table above do not reflect economic hedges or collateral we could use to offset or recover losses we may incur under our guarantee agreements. Accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss. We believe the carrying value, which is either fair value for derivative-related products or the allowance for lending-related commitments, is more representative of our exposure to loss than maximum exposure to loss.

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Pledged Assets

As part of our liquidity management strategy, we pledge assets to secure trust and public deposits, borrowings and letters of credit from the FHLB and FRB, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements), and for other purposes as required or permitted by law or insurance statutory requirements. The types of collateral we pledge include securities issued by federal agencies, GSEs, domestic and foreign companies and various commercial and consumer loans. The following table provides the total carrying amount of pledged assets by asset type, of which substantially all are pursuant to agreements that do not permit the secured party to sell or repledge the collateral. The table excludes pledged consolidated VIE assets of $6.7 billion and $8.1 billion at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, which can only be used to settle the liabilities of those entities. The table also excludes $12.1 billion and $15.3 billion in assets pledged in transactions accounted for as secured borrowings at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. See Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information on consolidated VIE assets and secured borrowings.

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Trading assets and other (1)

$

50,493

30,288

Investment securities (2)

89,807

85,468

Loans (3)

419,386

381,597

Total pledged assets

$

559,686

497,353

(1)

Represent assets pledged to collateralize repurchase agreements and other securities financings. Balance includes $50.4 billion and $29.0 billion at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, under agreements that permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral.

(2)

Includes $6.9 billion and $8.7 billion in collateral for repurchase agreements at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, which are pledged under agreements that do not permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral. Also includes $248 million in collateral pledged under repurchase agreements at September 30, 2014, that permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral.

(3)

Represent loans carried at amortized cost, which are pledged under agreements that do not permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral. Amounts exclude $1.7 billion and $2.1 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, of pledged loans recorded on our balance sheet representing certain delinquent loans that are eligible for repurchase primarily from GNMA loan securitizations. See Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information.


Note 10: Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral (continued)

Offsetting of Resale and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Borrowing and Lending Agreements

The table below presents resale and repurchase agreements subject to master repurchase agreements (MRA) and securities borrowing and lending agreements subject to master securities lending agreements (MSLA). We account for transactions subject to these agreements as collateralized financings and those with a single counterparty are presented net on our balance sheet, provided certain criteria are met that permit balance sheet netting. Most transactions subject to these agreements do not meet those criteria and thus are not eligible for balance sheet netting.

Collateral we pledged consists of non-cash instruments, such as securities or loans, and is not netted on the balance sheet against the related collateralized liability. Collateral we received includes securities or loans and is not recognized on our balance sheet. Collateral received or pledged may be increased or decreased over time to maintain certain contractual thresholds as the assets underlying each arrangement fluctuate in value. Generally, these agreements require collateral to exceed the asset or liability recognized on the balance sheet. The following table includes the amount of collateral pledged or received related to exposures subject to enforceable MRAs or MSLAs. While these agreements are typically over-collateralized, U.S. GAAP requires disclosure in this table to limit the amount of such collateral to the amount of the related recognized asset or liability for each counterparty.

In addition to the amounts included in the table below, we also have balance sheet netting related to derivatives that is disclosed within Note 12 (Derivatives).

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Assets:

Resale and securities borrowing agreements

Gross amounts recognized

$

55,685

38,635

Gross amounts offset in consolidated balance sheet (1)

(9,708)

(2,817)

Net amounts in consolidated balance sheet (2)

45,977

35,818

Collateral not recognized in consolidated balance sheet (3)

(45,924)

(35,768)

Net amount (4)

$

53

50

Liabilities:

Repurchase and securities lending agreements

Gross amounts recognized

$

57,219

38,032

Gross amounts offset in consolidated balance sheet (1)

(9,708)

(2,817)

Net amounts in consolidated balance sheet (5)

47,511

35,215

Collateral pledged but not netted in consolidated balance sheet (6)

(47,033)

(34,770)

Net amount (7)

$

478

445

(1)

Represents recognized amount of resale and repurchase agreements with counterparties subject to enforceable MRAs or MSLAs that have been offset in the consolidated balance sheet.

(2)

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, includes $34.4 billion and $25.7 billion, respectively, classified on our consolidated balance sheet in Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements and other short-term investments and $11.6 billion and $10.1 billion, respectively, in Loans.

(3)

Represents the fair value of collateral we have received under enforceable MRAs or MSLAs, limited for table presentation purposes to the amount of the recognized asset due from each counterparty. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we have received total collateral with a fair value of $62.0 billion and $43.3 billion, respectively, all of which, we have the right to sell or repledge. These amounts include securities we have sold or repledged to others with a fair value of $39.6 billion at September 30, 2014 and $23.8 billion at December 31, 2013.

(4)

Represents the amount of our exposure that is not collateralized and/or is not subject to an enforceable MRA or MSLA.

(5)

Amount is classified in Short-term borrowings on our consolidated balance sheet.

(6)

Represents the fair value of collateral we have pledged, related to enforceable MRAs or MSLAs, limited for table presentation purposes to the amount of the recognized liability owed to each counterparty. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we have pledged total collateral with a fair value of $57.6 billion and $39.0 billion, respectively, of which, the counterparty does not have the right to sell or repledge $7.2 billion as of September 30, 2014 and $10.0 billion as of December 31, 2013.

(7)

Represents the amount of our exposure that is not covered by pledged collateral and/or is not subject to an enforceable MRA or MSLA.

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Note 11:  Legal Actions

The following supplements our discussion of certain matters previously reported in Note 15 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K and Note 11 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in our 2014 first and second quarter Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for events occurring during third quarter 2014.

FHA IN S U R ANCE L ITI G A T I O N On October 9, 2 0 12, the Un i ted States fi l e d a compla i nt, capti o ned U ni t e d Stat e s o f A m e r i ca v . Wel l s Fa r go Ban k , N .A. , i n the U.S. Di s trict C o urt f o r the S o uth e rn Di s trict of N e w Y o r k . T h e c o mp l ai n t mak e s c l aims w ith r e spect to W e l l s F ar go’s F e de r a l Hous i n g A d minist ra tion ( F HA) lend i n g pr og ram fo r the p e riod 2001 to 20 1 0. T h e c o m p l a i nt a lleg e s , a m o n g o t h e r al leg a ti o ns , t ha t We l l s F ar go im p r o p e rl y c e rti f i e d c e rtain FHA m o rtga g e lo a n s f o r U n it e d Stat e s Dep ar tment of H o us i n g a n d U r b a n Deve l o pment ( HUD) insu ra nce t ha t did not qu a l ify f o r t h e p r og ra m, a n d t h e r efo r e Wel l s F ar go s h oul d no t ha v e r eceive d i nsu ra nc e p r o c eed s f ro m HUD w h en s o me o f the l o ans la ter defau l ted. T h e c o m p l a int f urth e r a lle g e s W e l l s Fargo k n e w s o me of the m o rtgag e s did no t qualify f o r insurance a n d did n o t disc l ose t h e defici e n cies to HUD bef o re mak i n g i n surance claims. On December 1, 2012, Wel l s F ar go f i led a m o tion i n t h e U .S. Dist r ict Cou r t f o r t h e Dist r ict of C olumbia seek i n g to enfo r c e a r e le as e o f W e lls F ar go given by t h e U n ited St a t e s , w h i ch w a s denied on Feb r u ar y 12, 2013. On Ap r il 11, 2013, W e l l s F ar go a ppe a l ed t h e deci s i o n to the U.S. C o urt o f A ppea l s f o r the Di s trict o f C o l u mbia Circuit. The Court affirmed the denial of Wells Fargo’s motion on June 20, 2014. Wells Fargo is in discussions with the United States about a possible resolution.

M A R Y LAND M O R TG A GE L E NDING L ITI G A T ION On December 26, 2007, a class action complaint captioned Denise Minter, et al., v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al. , was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The complaint alleges that Wells Fargo and others violated provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and other laws by conducting mortgage lending business improperly through a general partnership, Prosperity Mortgage Company. The complaint asserts that Prosperity Mortgage Company was not a legitimate affiliated business and instead operated to conceal Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.'s role in the loans at issue. A plaintiff class of borrowers who received a mortgage loan from Prosperity Mortgage Company that was funded by Prosperity Mortgage Company's line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1993 to May 31, 2012, had been certified. Prior to trial, the Court narrowed the class action to borrowers who were referred to Prosperity Mortgage Company by Wells Fargo's partner and whose loans were transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1993 to May 31, 2012. On May 6, 2013, the case went to trial. On June 6, 2013, the jury returned a verdict in favor of all defendants, including Wells Fargo. The plaintiffs appealed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the jury verdict on August 5, 2014 and the case is now concluded.

On Ju l y 8, 2008, a c l ass acti o n c o mp l a int capti o n e d Stacey and B r adley Pet r y, et al., v. W e lls Fa r go Bank, N . A ., et a l ., w as filed . T h e com p l a i n t al leg e s t ha t Wel l s F ar go a n d o t h e r s vi ola t ed t h e Mar yl a nd Finde r ’s Fee Act in t h e cl o sing of m o r tg a ge l o a n s in Mary l a nd. On March 1 3 , 201 3 , the C o urt h el d the p l aint i f f c l a s s did n o t have s u ff ic i ent evi d en c e to pr o ceed to tria l , w h ich w a s p r eviou s ly set for Mar ch 18, 2013. On Ju n e 20, 20 1 3 , t h e C o u r t entered judg m e nt in favor o f t h e defendan t s . T h e plaintiffs app e a le d. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the judgment in favor of the defendants on July 10, 2014. No further appeal has been taken and the case is now concluded.

ORDER OF POSTING LITIGATION A series of putative class actions have been filed against Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as well as many other banks, challenging the high to low order in which the banks post debit card transactions to consumer deposit accounts. There are currently several such cases pending against Wells Fargo Bank (including the Wachovia Bank cases to which Wells Fargo succeeded), most of which have been consolidated in multi-district litigation proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The bank defendants moved to compel these cases to arbitration under recent Supreme Court authority. On November 22, 2011, the Judge denied the motion. The bank defendants appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. On October 26, 2012, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s denial of the motion. Wells Fargo renewed its motion to compel arbitration with respect to the unnamed putative class members. On April 8, 2013, the District Court denied the motion. Wells Fargo has appealed the decision to the Eleventh Circuit.

On August 10, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Gutierrez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a case that was not consolidated in the multi-district proceedings, enjoining the bank’s use of the high to low posting method for debit card transactions with respect to the plaintiff class of California depositors, directing the bank to establish a different posting methodology and ordering remediation of approximately $203 million. On October 26, 2010, a final judgment was entered in Gutierrez. On October 28, 2010, Wells Fargo appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On December 26, 2012, the Ninth Circuit reversed the order requiring Wells Fargo to change its order of posting and vacated the portion of the order granting remediation of approximately $203 million on the grounds of federal pre-emption. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s finding that Wells Fargo violated a California state law prohibition on fraudulent representations and remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 5, 2013, the District Court entered a judgment against Wells Fargo in the approximate amount of $203 million, together with post-judgment interest thereon from October 25, 2010, and, effective as of July 15, 2013, enjoined Wells Fargo from making or disseminating additional misrepresentations about its order of posting of transactions. On August 7, 2013, Wells Fargo appealed the judgment to the Ninth Circuit. On October 29, 2014, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s judgment against Wells Fargo for approximately $203 million, but limited the injunction to debit card transactions. Wells Fargo is presently considering its options.

SECURITIES LENDING LITIGATION Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is involved in five separate pending actions brought by securities lending customers of Wells Fargo and Wachovia Bank in various courts. In general, each of the cases alleges that Wells Fargo violated fiduciary and contractual duties by investing collateral for loaned securities in investments that suffered losses. One of the cases, filed on March 27, 2012, is composed of a class of Wells Fargo securities lending

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customers in a case captioned City of Farmington Hills Employees Retirement System v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The class action was pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. On April 12, 2014, the parties reached a settlement. The Court granted final approval of the settlement on August 14, 2014.

OUTLOOK When establishing a liability for contingent litigation losses, the Company determines a range of potential losses for each matter that is both probable and estimable, and records the amount it considers to be the best estimate within the range. The high end of the range of reasonably possible potential litigation losses in excess of the Company’s liability for probable and estimable losses was approximately $950 million as of September 30, 2014. For these matters and others where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible but not probable, there may be a range of possible losses in excess of the established liability that cannot be estimated. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage and established reserves, Wells Fargo believes that the eventual outcome of the actions against Wells Fargo and/or its subsidiaries, including the matters described above, will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Wells Fargo’s consolidated financial position. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of those matters, if unfavorable, may be material to Wells Fargo’s results of operations for any particular period.

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Note 12:  Derivatives

We primarily use derivatives to manage exposure to market risk, including interest rate risk, credit risk and foreign currency risk, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. We designate derivatives either as hedging instruments in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship (fair value or cash flow hedge) or as free-standing derivatives. Free-standing derivatives include economic hedges that do not qualify for hedge accounting and derivatives held for customer accommodation or other trading purposes. For more information on our derivative activities, see Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

The following table presents the total notional or contractual amounts and fair values for our derivatives. Derivative transactions can be measured in terms of the notional amount, but this amount is not recorded on the balance sheet and is not, when viewed in isolation, a meaningful measure of the risk profile of the instruments. The notional amount is generally not exchanged, but is used only as the basis on which interest and other payments are determined. Derivatives designated as qualifying hedge contracts and free-standing derivatives (economic hedges) are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value in other assets or other liabilities. Customer accommodation, trading and other free-standing derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value in trading assets, other assets or other liabilities.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Notional or

Fair value

Notional or

Fair value

contractual

Asset

Liability

contractual

Asset

Liability

(in millions)

amount

derivatives

derivatives

amount

derivatives

derivatives

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

Interest rate contracts (1)

$

136,015

4,636

2,099

100,412

4,315

2,528

Foreign exchange contracts (1)

26,510

857

1,066

26,483

1,091

847

Total derivatives designated as

qualifying hedging instruments

5,493

3,165

5,406

3,375

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Free-standing derivatives (economic hedges):

Interest rate contracts (2)

228,343

258

355

220,577

595

897

Equity contracts

4,670

379

61

3,273

349

206

Foreign exchange contracts

17,850

507

108

10,064

21

35

Other derivatives

2,058

1

26

2,160

13

16

Subtotal

1,145

550

978

1,154

Customer accommodation, trading and other

free-standing derivatives:

Interest rate contracts

4,162,398

39,623

40,562

4,030,068

50,936

53,113

Commodity contracts

99,599

2,575

2,575

96,889

2,673

2,603

Equity contracts

147,924

8,764

6,874

96,379

7,475

7,588

Foreign exchange contracts

235,290

4,518

4,460

164,160

3,731

3,626

Credit contracts - protection sold

14,207

208

1,073

19,501

354

1,532

Credit contracts - protection purchased

17,848

860

215

23,314

1,147

368

Subtotal

56,548

55,759

66,316

68,830

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

57,693

56,309

67,294

69,984

Total derivatives before netting

63,186

59,474

72,700

73,359

Netting (3)

(48,187)

(46,864)

(56,894)

(63,739)

Total

$

14,999

12,610

15,806

9,620

(1) Notional amounts presented exclude $1.9 billion of interest rate contracts at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, for certain derivatives that are combined for designation as a hedge on a single instrument. The notional amount for foreign exchange contracts at September 30, 2014, excludes $1.2 billion for certain derivatives that are combined for designation as a hedge on a single instrument.

(2) Includes free-standing derivatives (economic hedges) used to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of residential MSRs, MHFS, loans, derivative loan commitments and other interests held.

(3) Represents balance sheet netting of derivative asset and liability balances, and related cash collateral. See the next table in this Note for further information.

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Note 12: Derivatives (continued)

The following table provides information on the gross fair values of derivative assets and liabilities, the balance sheet netting adjustments and the resulting net fair value amount recorded on our balance sheet, as well as the non-cash collateral associated with such arrangements. We execute substantially all of our derivative transactions under master netting arrangements. We reflect all derivative balances and related cash collateral subject to enforceable master netting arrangements on a net basis within the balance sheet. The “Gross amounts recognized” column in the following table include $50.1 billion and $53.7 billion of gross derivative assets and liabilities, respectively, at September 30, 2014, and $59.8 billion and $66.1 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2013, with counterparties subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that are carried on the balance sheet net of offsetting amounts. The remaining gross derivative assets and liabilities of $13.1 billion and $5.8 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2014 and $12.9 billion and $7.3 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2013, include those with counterparties subject to master netting arrangements for which we have not assessed the enforceability because they are with counterparties where we do not currently have positions to offset, those subject to master netting arrangements where we have not been able to confirm the enforceability and those not subject to master netting arrangements. As such, we do not net derivative balances or collateral within the balance sheet for these counterparties.

We determine the balance sheet netting adjustments based on the terms specified within each master netting arrangement. We disclose the balance sheet netting amounts within the column titled “Gross amounts offset in consolidated balance sheet.” Balance sheet netting adjustments are determined at the counterparty level for which there may be multiple contract types. For disclosure purposes, we allocate these adjustments to the contract type for each counterparty proportionally based upon the “Gross amounts recognized” by counterparty. As a result, the net amounts disclosed by contract type may not represent the actual exposure upon settlement of the contracts.

Balance sheet netting does not include non-cash collateral that we pledge. For disclosure purposes, we present these amounts in the column titled “Gross amounts not offset in consolidated balance sheet (Disclosure-only netting)” within the table. We determine and allocate the Disclosure-only netting amounts in the same manner as balance sheet netting amounts.


The “Net amounts” column within the following table represents the aggregate of our net exposure to each counterparty after considering the balance sheet and Disclosure-only netting adjustments. We manage derivative exposure by monitoring the credit risk associated with each counterparty using counterparty specific credit risk limits, using master netting arrangements and obtaining collateral. Derivative contracts executed in over-the-counter markets include bilateral contractual arrangements that are not cleared through a central clearing organization but are typically subject to master netting arrangements. The percentage of our bilateral derivative transactions outstanding at period end in such markets, based on gross fair value, is provided within the following table. Other derivative contracts executed in over-the-counter or exchange-traded markets are settled through a central clearing organization and are excluded from this percentage. In addition to the netting amounts included in the table, we also have balance sheet netting related to resale and repurchase agreements that are disclosed within Note 10 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral).

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Gross amounts

Gross amounts

not offset in

offset in

Net amounts in

consolidated

Percent

Gross

consolidated

consolidated

balance sheet

traded in

amounts

balance

balance

(Disclosure-only

Net

over-the-counter

(in millions)

recognized

sheet (1)

sheet (2)

netting) (3)

amounts

market (4)

September 30, 2014

Derivative assets

Interest rate contracts

$

44,517

(38,421)

6,096

(627)

5,469

59

%

Commodity contracts

2,575

(749)

1,826

(72)

1,754

45

Equity contracts

9,143

(3,541)

5,602

(254)

5,348

59

Foreign exchange contracts

5,882

(4,507)

1,375

(40)

1,335

99

Credit contracts-protection sold

208

(191)

17

-

17

94

Credit contracts-protection purchased

860

(778)

82

(1)

81

100

Other contracts

1

-

1

-

1

100

Total derivative assets

$

63,186

(48,187)

14,999

(994)

14,005

Derivative liabilities

Interest rate contracts

$

43,016

(37,601)

5,415

(4,156)

1,259

58

%

Commodity contracts

2,575

(923)

1,652

(27)

1,625

84

Equity contracts

6,935

(3,304)

3,631

(525)

3,106

87

Foreign exchange contracts

5,634

(4,056)

1,578

(137)

1,441

100

Credit contracts-protection sold

1,073

(807)

266

(223)

43

100

Credit contracts-protection purchased

215

(173)

42

(32)

10

92

Other contracts

26

-

26

-

26

100

Total derivative liabilities

$

59,474

(46,864)

12,610

(5,100)

7,510

December 31, 2013

Derivative assets

Interest rate contracts

$

55,846

(48,271)

7,575

(1,101)

6,474

65

%

Commodity contracts

2,673

(659)

2,014

(72)

1,942

52

Equity contracts

7,824

(3,254)

4,570

(239)

4,331

81

Foreign exchange contracts

4,843

(3,567)

1,276

(9)

1,267

100

Credit contracts-protection sold

354

(302)

52

-

52

92

Credit contracts-protection purchased

1,147

(841)

306

(33)

273

100

Other contracts

13

-

13

-

13

100

Total derivative assets

$

72,700

(56,894)

15,806

(1,454)

14,352

Derivative liabilities

Interest rate contracts

$

56,538

(53,902)

2,636

(482)

2,154

66

%

Commodity contracts

2,603

(952)

1,651

(11)

1,640

73

Equity contracts

7,794

(3,502)

4,292

(124)

4,168

94

Foreign exchange contracts

4,508

(3,652)

856

-

856

100

Credit contracts-protection sold

1,532

(1,432)

100

-

100

100

Credit contracts-protection purchased

368

(299)

69

-

69

89

Other contracts

16

-

16

-

16

100

Total derivative liabilities

$

73,359

(63,739)

9,620

(617)

9,003

(1)

Represents amounts with counterparties subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that have been offset in the consolidated balance sheet, including related cash collateral and portfolio level counterparty valuation adjustments. Counterparty valuation adjustments were $247 million and $236 million related to derivative assets and $60 million and $67 million related to derivative liabilities as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Cash collateral totaled $5.1 billion and $3.9 billion, netted against derivative assets and liabilities, respectively, at September 30, 2014, and $4.3 billion and $11.3 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2013.

(2)

Net derivative assets of $10.7 billion and $14.4 billion are classified in Trading assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. $4.3 billion and $1.4 billion are classified in Other assets in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Net derivative liabilities are classified in Accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

(3)

Represents non-cash collateral pledged and received against derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. U.S. GAAP does not permit netting of such non-cash collateral balances in the consolidated balance sheet but requires disclosure of these amounts.

(4)

Represents derivatives executed in over-the-counter markets not settled through a central clearing organization. Over-the-counter percentages are calculated based on gross amounts recognized as of the respective balance sheet date. The remaining percentage represents derivatives settled through a central clearing organization, which are executed in either over-the-counter or exchange-traded markets.

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Fair Value Hedges

We use derivatives to hedge against changes in fair value of certain financial instruments, including available-for-sale debt securities, mortgages held for sale, and long-term debt. For more information on fair value hedges, see Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

The following table shows the net gains (losses) recognized in the income statement related to derivatives in fair value hedging relationships. The entire derivative gain or loss is included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness for all fair value hedge relationships, except for those involving foreign-currency denominated available-for-sale securities and long-term debt hedged with foreign currency forward derivatives for which the time value component of the derivative gain or loss related to the changes in the difference between the spot and forward price is excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

Interest rate

Foreign exchange

Total net

contracts hedging:

contracts hedging:

gains

(losses)

Available-

Mortgages

Available-

on fair

for-sale

held for

Long-term

for-sale

Long-term

value

(in millions)

securities

sale

debt

securities

debt

hedges

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Net interest income (expense) recognized on derivatives

$

(183)

(2)

467

(1)

82

363

Gains (losses) recorded in noninterest income

Recognized on derivatives

(28)

1

18

294

(1,274)

(989)

Recognized on hedged item

23

(5)

37

(286)

1,305

1,074

Net recognized on fair value hedges (ineffective portion) (1)

$

(5)

(4)

55

8

31

85

Quarter ended September 30, 2013

Net interest income (expense) recognized on derivatives

$

(155)

(10)

413

(2)

69

315

Gains (losses) recorded in noninterest income

Recognized on derivatives

165

45

(406)

(273)

687

218

Recognized on hedged item

(174)

(42)

349

271

(678)

(274)

Net recognized on fair value hedges (ineffective portion) (1)

$

(9)

3

(57)

(2)

9

(56)

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

Net interest income (expense) recognized on derivatives

$

(536)

(12)

1,371

(9)

232

1,046

Gains (losses) recorded in noninterest income

Recognized on derivatives

(973)

(25)

1,801

275

(860)

218

Recognized on hedged item

947

14

(1,530)

(271)

931

91

Net recognized on fair value hedges (ineffective portion) (1)

$

(26)

(11)

271

4

71

309

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

Net interest income (expense) recognized on derivatives

$

(416)

(7)

1,205

(4)

206

984

Gains (losses) recorded in noninterest income

Recognized on derivatives

1,368

36

(2,800)

39

(693)

(2,050)

Recognized on hedged item

(1,352)

(43)

2,613

(32)

650

1,836

Net recognized on fair value hedges (ineffective portion) (1)

$

16

(7)

(187)

7

(43)

(214)

(1) Both the third quarter and first nine months of 2014 included $0 million and the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 included $(1) million and $(5) million, respectively, of the time value component recognized as net interest income (expense) on forward derivatives hedging foreign currency available-for-sale securities and long-term debt that were excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

Cash Flow Hedges

We use derivatives to hedge certain financial instruments against future interest rate increases and to limit the variability of cash flows on certain financial instruments due to changes in the benchmark interest rate. For more information on cash flow hedges, see Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Based upon current interest rates, we estimate that $601 million (pre tax) of deferred net gains on derivatives in OCI at September 30, 2014, will be reclassified into net interest income during the next twelve months. Future changes to interest rates may significantly change actual amounts reclassified to earnings. We are hedging our exposure to the variability of future cash flows for all forecasted transactions for a maximum of 7 years for both hedges of floating-rate debt and floating-rate commercial loans.

The following table shows the net gains (losses) recognized related to derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships.

Quarter

Nine months

ended September 30,

ended September 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Gains (losses) (pre tax) recognized in OCI on derivatives

$

(34)

(7)

222

(10)

Gains (pre tax) reclassified from cumulative OCI into net income (1)

127

69

348

225

Gains (losses) (pre tax) recognized in noninterest income for hedge ineffectiveness (2)

-

(1)

1

-

(1) See Note 17 (Other Comprehensive Income) for detail on components of net income.

(2) None of the change in value of the derivatives was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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Free-Standing Derivatives

We use free-standing derivatives (economic hedges) to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of certain residential MHFS, certain loans held for investment, residential MSRs measured at fair value, derivative loan commitments and other interests held. The resulting gain or loss on these economic hedges is reflected in mortgage banking noninterest income, net gains (losses) from equity investments and other noninterest income.

The derivatives used to hedge MSRs measured at fair value, resulted in net derivative gains of $17 million and $2.2 billion in third quarter and first nine months of 2014, respectively, and net derivative gains of $239 million and net losses of $2.2 billion in third quarter and first nine months of 2013, respectively, which are included in mortgage banking noninterest income. The aggregate fair value of these derivatives was a net asset of $28 million at September 30, 2014 and a net liability of $531 million at December 31, 2013. The change in fair value of these derivatives for each period end is due to changes in the underlying market indices and interest rates as well as the purchase and sale of derivative financial instruments throughout the period as part of our dynamic MSR risk management process.

Interest rate lock commitments for residential mortgage loans that we intend to sell are considered free-standing derivatives. The aggregate fair value of derivative loan commitments on the balance sheet was a net asset of $67 million and a net liability of $26 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and is included in the caption “Interest rate contracts” under “Customer accommodation, trading and other free-standing derivatives” in the first table in this Note.

For more information on free-standing derivatives, see

Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

The following table shows the net gains recognized in the income statement related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments.

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Net gains (losses) recognized on free-standing derivatives (economic hedges):

Interest rate contracts

Recognized in noninterest income:

Mortgage banking (1)

$

85

109

926

1,837

Other (2)

(25)

(3)

(150)

95

Equity contracts (3)

(47)

(50)

76

(88)

Foreign exchange contracts (2)

530

(227)

482

(207)

Credit contracts (2)

(1)

-

(1)

(6)

Other (2)

(12)

-

(21)

-

Subtotal

530

(171)

1,312

1,631

Net gains (losses) recognized on customer accommodation, trading

and other free-standing derivatives:

Interest rate contracts

Recognized in noninterest income:

Mortgage banking (4)

142

210

930

(696)

Other (5)

4

(13)

(724)

568

Commodity contracts (5)

23

52

60

276

Equity contracts (5)

(197)

(153)

(505)

(410)

Foreign exchange contracts (5)

185

69

599

484

Credit contracts (5)

9

(11)

41

(31)

Subtotal

166

154

401

191

Net gains recognized related to derivatives not designated

as hedging instruments

$

696

(17)

1,713

1,822

(1) Predominantly mortgage banking noninterest income including gains (losses) on the derivatives used as economic hedges of MSRs measured at fair value, interest rate lock commitments and mortgages held for sale.

(2) Predominantly included in other noninterest income.

(3) Predominantly included in net gains (losses) from equity investments in noninterest income.

(4) Predominantly mortgage banking noninterest income including gains (losses) on interest rate lock commitments.

(5) Predominantly included in net gains from trading activities in noninterest income.

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Note 12: Derivatives (continued)

Credit Derivatives

We use credit derivatives primarily to assist customers with their risk management objectives. We may also use credit derivatives in structured product transactions or liquidity agreements written to special purpose vehicles. The maximum exposure of sold credit derivatives is managed through posted collateral, purchased credit derivatives and similar products in order to achieve our desired credit risk profile. This credit risk management provides an ability to recover a significant portion of any amounts that would be paid under the sold credit derivatives. We would be required to perform under the noted credit derivatives in the event of default by the referenced obligors. Events of default include events such as bankruptcy, capital restructuring or lack of principal and/or interest payment. In certain cases, other triggers may exist, such as the credit downgrade of the referenced obligors or the inability of the special purpose vehicle for which we have provided liquidity to obtain funding.

The following table provides details of sold and purchased credit derivatives.

Notional amount

Protection

Protection

sold -

purchased

Net

non-

with

protection

Other

Fair value

Protection

investment

identical

sold

protection

Range of

(in millions)

liability

sold (A)

grade

underlyings (B)

(A) - (B)

purchased

maturities

September 30, 2014

Credit default swaps on:

Corporate bonds

$

49

7,887

4,292

5,090

2,797

3,585

2014-2021

Structured products

746

1,202

953

682

520

341

2017-2052

Credit protection on:

Default swap index

-

1,812

279

1,479

333

502

2014-2019

Commercial mortgage-

backed securities index

257

1,020

5

626

394

337

2047-2063

Asset-backed securities index

20

52

-

1

51

84

2045-2046

Other

1

2,234

2,235

-

2,234

5,121

2014-2025

Total credit derivatives

$

1,073

14,207

7,764

7,878

6,329

9,970

December 31, 2013

Credit default swaps on:

Corporate bonds

$

48

10,947

5,237

6,493

4,454

5,557

2014-2021

Structured products

1,091

1,553

1,245

894

659

389

2016-2052

Credit protection on:

Default swap index

-

3,270

388

2,471

799

898

2014-2018

Commercial mortgage-backed securities index (1)

344

1,106

1

535

571

535

2049-2052

Asset-backed securities index (1)

48

55

-

1

54

87

2045-2046

Other

1

2,570

2,570

3

2,567

5,451

2014-2025

Total credit derivatives

$

1,532

19,501

9,441

10,397

9,104

12,917

(1)

Amounts previously reported for "Protection sold - non-investment grade" have been revised to reflect a corrected determination of the investment grade status of sold credit protection.

Protection sold represents the estimated maximum exposure to loss that would be incurred under an assumed hypothetical circumstance, where the value of our interests and any associated collateral declines to zero, without any consideration of recovery or offset from any economic hedges. We believe this hypothetical circumstance to be an extremely remote possibility and accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss. The amounts under non-investment grade represent the notional amounts of those credit derivatives on which we have a higher risk of being required to perform under the terms of the credit derivative and are a function of the underlying assets.


We consider the risk of performance to be high if the underlying assets under the credit derivative have an external rating that is below investment grade or an internal credit default grade that is equivalent thereto. We believe the net protection sold, which is representative of the net notional amount of protection sold and purchased with identical underlyings, in combination with other protection purchased, is more representative of our exposure to loss than either non-investment grade or protection sold. Other protection purchased represents additional protection, which may offset the exposure to loss for protection sold, that was not purchased with an identical underlying of the protection sold.

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Credit-Risk Contingent Features

Certain of our derivative contracts contain provisions whereby if the credit rating of our debt were to be downgraded by certain major credit rating agencies, the counterparty could demand additional collateral or require termination or replacement of derivative instruments in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with such credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position was $11.3 billion at September 30, 2014, and $14.3 billion at December 31, 2013, for which we posted $9.0 billion and $12.2 billion, respectively, in collateral in the normal course of business. If the credit rating of our debt had been downgraded below investment grade, which is the credit-risk-related contingent feature that if triggered requires the maximum amount of collateral to be posted, on September 30, 2014, or December 31, 2013, we would have been required to post additional collateral of $2.3 billion or $2.5 billion, respectively, or potentially settle the contract in an amount equal to its fair value.


Counterparty Credit Risk

By using derivatives, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk if counterparties to the derivative contracts do not perform as expected. If a counterparty fails to perform, our counterparty credit risk is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on our balance sheet. The amounts reported as a derivative asset are derivative contracts in a gain position, and to the extent subject to legally enforceable master netting arrangements, net of derivatives in a loss position with the same counterparty and cash collateral received. We minimize counterparty credit risk through credit approvals, limits, monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and obtaining collateral, where appropriate. To the extent the master netting arrangements and other criteria meet the applicable requirements, including determining the legal enforceability of the arrangement, it is our policy to present derivative balances and related cash collateral amounts net on the balance sheet. We incorporate credit valuation adjustments (CVA) to reflect counterparty credit risk and our own credit risk in determining the fair value of our derivatives. Such adjustments, which consider the effects of enforceable master netting agreements and collateral arrangements, reflect market-based views of the credit quality of each counterparty. Our CVA calculation is determined based on observed credit spreads in the credit default swap market and indices indicative of the credit quality of the counterparties to our derivatives.

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Note 13:  Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are presented in the recurring table in this Note. From time to time, we may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as certain residential and commercial MHFS, certain LHFS, loans held for investment and certain other assets. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K for discussion of how we determine fair value. For descriptions of the valuation methodologies we use for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis and for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Fair Value Hierarchy We group our assets and liabilities measured at fair value in three levels based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

· Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

· Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.

· Level 3 – Valuation is generated from techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

Fair Value Measurements from Brokers or Third Party Pricing Services

For certain assets and liabilities, we obtain fair value measurements from brokers or third party pricing services and record the unadjusted fair value in our financial statements. The detail by level is shown in the table below. Fair value measurements obtained from brokers or third party pricing services that we have adjusted to determine the fair value recorded in our financial statements are not included in the following table.

Brokers

Third party pricing services

(in millions)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

September 30, 2014

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

$

-

-

-

2,066

107

-

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

-

-

-

8,979

5,815

-

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

-

-

-

43,153

65

Mortgage-backed securities

-

154

-

-

139,808

142

Other debt securities (1)

-

837

654

-

40,383

578

Total debt securities

-

991

654

8,979

229,159

785

Total marketable equity securities

-

-

-

34

573

-

Total available-for-sale securities

-

991

654

9,013

229,732

785

Derivatives (trading and other assets)

-

7

-

-

289

1

Derivatives (liabilities)

-

(1)

-

-

(292)

-

Other liabilities

-

-

-

(21)

-

-

December 31, 2013

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

$

-

122

1

1,804

652

3

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

-

-

-

557

5,723

-

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

-

-

-

39,257

63

Mortgage-backed securities

-

621

-

-

148,074

180

Other debt securities (1)

-

1,537

722

-

44,681

746

Total debt securities

-

2,158

722

557

237,735

989

Total marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

630

-

Total available-for-sale securities

-

2,158

722

557

238,365

989

Derivatives (trading and other assets)

-

5

-

-

417

3

Derivatives (liabilities)

-

(12)

-

-

(418)

-

Other liabilities

-

(115)

-

-

(36)

-

(1)

Includes corporate debt securities, collateralized loan and other debt obligations, asset-backed securities, and other debt securities.

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Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following two tables present the balances of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

(in millions)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Netting

Total

September 30, 2014

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

9,653

3,670

-

-

13,323

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

2,189

7

-

2,196

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

-

107

483

-

590

Corporate debt securities

-

9,178

39

-

9,217

Mortgage-backed securities

-

16,479

3

-

16,482

Asset-backed securities

-

850

82

-

932

Equity securities

10,127

26

10

-

10,163

Total trading securities (2)

19,780

32,499

624

-

52,903

Other trading assets

2,805

1,276

46

-

4,127

Total trading assets (excluding derivatives)

22,585

33,775

670

-

57,030

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

8,979

5,815

-

-

14,794

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

43,153

2,652

(3)

-

45,805

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

-

112,613

-

-

112,613

Residential

-

10,045

31

-

10,076

Commercial

-

17,304

111

-

17,415

Total mortgage-backed securities

-

139,962

142

-

140,104

Corporate debt securities

84

15,973

257

-

16,314

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (4)

-

20,734

1,189

(3)

-

21,923

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

-

30

253

(3)

-

283

Home equity loans

-

734

-

-

734

Other asset-backed securities

-

4,283

1,437

(3)

-

5,720

Total asset-backed securities

-

5,047

1,690

-

6,737

Other debt securities

-

39

-

-

39

Total debt securities

9,063

230,723

5,930

-

245,716

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities (5)

470

573

668

(3)

-

1,711

Other marketable equity securities

800

24

-

-

824

Total marketable equity securities

1,270

597

668

-

2,535

Total available-for-sale securities

10,333

231,320

6,598

-

248,251

Mortgages held for sale

-

13,472

2,283

-

15,755

Loans held for sale

-

1

-

-

1

Loans

-

-

5,849

-

5,849

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-

-

14,031

-

14,031

Derivative assets:

Interest rate contracts

37

44,142

338

-

44,517

Commodity contracts

-

2,565

10

-

2,575

Equity contracts

3,713

4,334

1,096

-

9,143

Foreign exchange contracts

51

5,831

-

-

5,882

Credit contracts

-

532

536

-

1,068

Other derivative contracts

-

-

1

-

1

Netting

-

-

-

(48,187)

(6)

(48,187)

Total derivative assets (7)

3,801

57,404

1,981

(48,187)

14,999

Other assets

-

-

2,061

-

2,061

Total assets recorded at fair value

$

36,719

335,972

33,473

(48,187)

357,977

Derivative liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

$

(24)

(42,768)

(224)

-

(43,016)

Commodity contracts

-

(2,565)

(10)

-

(2,575)

Equity contracts

(924)

(4,775)

(1,236)

-

(6,935)

Foreign exchange contracts

(42)

(5,592)

-

-

(5,634)

Credit contracts

-

(541)

(747)

-

(1,288)

Other derivative contracts

-

-

(26)

-

(26)

Netting

-

-

-

46,864

(6)

46,864

Total derivative liabilities (7)

(990)

(56,241)

(2,243)

46,864

(12,610)

Short sale liabilities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(7,511)

(1,750)

-

-

(9,261)

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

(23)

-

-

(23)

Corporate debt securities

-

(4,803)

-

-

(4,803)

Equity securities

(2,030)

(3)

-

-

(2,033)

Other securities

-

(12)

(5)

-

(17)

Total short sale liabilities

(9,541)

(6,591)

(5)

-

(16,137)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

-

-

(29)

-

(29)

Total liabilities recorded at fair value

$

(10,531)

(62,832)

(2,277)

46,864

(28,776)

(1) Includes collateralized debt obligations of $1 million.

(2) Net gains (losses) from trading activities recognized in the income statement for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013 include $90 million and $(215) million in net unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities held at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(3) Balances consist of securities that are mostly investment grade based on ratings received from the ratings agencies or internal credit grades categorized as investment grade if external ratings are not available. The securities are classified as Level 3 due to limited market activity.

(4) Includes collateralized debt obligations of $557 million.

(5) Perpetual preferred securities include ARS and corporate preferred securities. See Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information.

(6) Represents balance sheet netting of derivative asset and liability balances and related cash collateral. See Note 12 (Derivatives) for additional information.

(7) Derivative assets and derivative liabilities include contracts qualifying for hedge accounting, economic hedges, and derivatives included in trading assets and trading liabilities, respectively.

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

(continued from previous page)

(in millions)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Netting

Total

December 31, 2013

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

8,301

3,669

-

-

11,970

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

2,043

39

-

2,082

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

-

212

541

-

753

Corporate debt securities

-

7,052

53

-

7,105

Mortgage-backed securities

-

14,608

1

-

14,609

Asset-backed securities

-

487

122

-

609

Equity securities

5,908

87

13

-

6,008

Total trading securities (2)

14,209

28,158

769

-

43,136

Other trading assets

2,694

2,487

54

-

5,235

Total trading assets (excluding derivatives)

16,903

30,645

823

-

48,371

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

557

5,723

-

-

6,280

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

39,322

3,214

(3)

-

42,536

Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

-

117,591

-

-

117,591

Residential

-

12,389

64

-

12,453

Commercial

-

18,609

138

-

18,747

Total mortgage-backed securities

-

148,589

202

-

148,791

Corporate debt securities

113

20,833

281

-

21,227

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (4)

-

18,739

1,420

(3)

-

20,159

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

-

21

492

(3)

-

513

Home equity loans

-

843

-

-

843

Other asset-backed securities

-

6,577

1,657

(3)

-

8,234

Total asset-backed securities

-

7,441

2,149

-

9,590

Other debt securities

-

39

-

-

39

Total debt securities

670

240,686

7,266

-

248,622

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities (5)

508

628

729

(3)

-

1,865

Other marketable equity securities

1,511

9

-

-

1,520

Total marketable equity securities

2,019

637

729

-

3,385

Total available-for-sale securities

2,689

241,323

7,995

-

252,007

Mortgages held for sale

-

11,505

2,374

-

13,879

Loans held for sale

-

1

-

-

1

Loans

-

272

5,723

-

5,995

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-

-

15,580

-

15,580

Derivative assets:

Interest rate contracts

36

55,466

344

-

55,846

Commodity contracts

-

2,667

6

-

2,673

Equity contracts

1,522

4,221

2,081

-

7,824

Foreign exchange contracts

44

4,789

10

-

4,843

Credit contracts

-

782

719

-

1,501

Other derivative contracts

-

-

13

-

13

Netting

-

-

-

(56,894)

(6)

(56,894)

Total derivative assets (7)

1,602

67,925

3,173

(56,894)

15,806

Other assets

-

-

1,503

-

1,503

Total assets recorded at fair value

$

21,194

351,671

37,171

(56,894)

353,142

Derivative liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

$

(26)

(56,128)

(384)

-

(56,538)

Commodity contracts

-

(2,587)

(16)

-

(2,603)

Equity contracts

(449)

(5,218)

(2,127)

-

(7,794)

Foreign exchange contracts

(75)

(4,432)

(1)

-

(4,508)

Credit contracts

-

(806)

(1,094)

-

(1,900)

Other derivative contracts

-

-

(16)

-

(16)

Netting

-

-

-

63,739

(6)

63,739

Total derivative liabilities (7)

(550)

(69,171)

(3,638)

63,739

(9,620)

Short sale liabilities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(4,311)

(2,063)

-

-

(6,374)

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-

(24)

-

-

(24)

Corporate debt securities

-

(4,683)

-

-

(4,683)

Equity securities

(1,788)

(48)

-

-

(1,836)

Other securities

-

(95)

-

-

(95)

Total short sale liabilities

(6,099)

(6,913)

-

-

(13,012)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

-

-

(39)

-

(39)

Total liabilities recorded at fair value

$

(6,649)

(76,084)

(3,677)

63,739

(22,671)

(1) Includes collateralized debt obligations of $2 million.

(2) Net gains from trading activities recognized in the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2013, include $(29) million in net unrealized losses on trading securities held at December 31, 2013.

(3) Balances consist of securities that are mostly investment grade based on ratings received from the ratings agencies or internal credit grades categorized as investment grade if external ratings are not available. The securities are classified as Level 3 due to limited market activity.

(4) Includes collateralized debt obligations of $693 million.

(5) Perpetual preferred securities include ARS and corporate preferred securities. See Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information.

(6) Represents balance sheet netting of derivative asset and liability balances and related cash collateral. See Note 12 (Derivatives) for additional information.

(7) Derivative assets and derivative liabilities include contracts qualifying for hedge accounting, economic hedges, and derivatives included in trading assets and trading liabilities, respectively.

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Changes in Fair Value Levels

We monitor the availability of observable market data to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy and transfer between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 accordingly. Observable market data includes but is not limited to quoted prices and market transactions. Changes in economic conditions or market liquidity generally will drive changes in availability of observable market data. Changes in availability of observable market data, which also may result in changing the valuation technique used, are generally the cause of transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

Transfers into and out of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 for the periods presented are provided within the following table. The amounts reported as transfers represent the fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurred.

Transfers Between Fair Value Levels

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3 (1)

(in millions)

In

Out

In

Out

In

Out

Total

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

$

-

-

15

(1)

1

(15)

-

Available-for-sale securities

-

-

218

-

-

(218)

-

Mortgages held for sale

-

-

24

(36)

36

(24)

-

Loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net derivative assets and liabilities (2)

-

-

(16)

83

(83)

16

-

Total transfers

$

-

-

241

46

(46)

(241)

-

Quarter ended September 30, 2013

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

$

-

(1)

15

(14)

15

(15)

-

Available-for-sale securities

-

-

12

(77)

77

(12)

-

Mortgages held for sale

-

-

177

(77)

77

(177)

-

Loans

-

-

48

-

-

(48)

-

Net derivative assets and liabilities (2)

-

-

(188)

32

(32)

188

-

Total transfers

$

-

(1)

64

(136)

137

(64)

-

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

Trading assets (excluding derivatives)

$

-

-

55

(29)

29

(55)

-

Available-for-sale securities

-

(8)

323

(148)

148

(315)

-

Mortgages held for sale

-

-

146

(232)

232

(146)

-

Loans

-

-

49

(270)

270

(49)

-

Net derivative assets and liabilities (2)

-

-

(103)

83

(83)

103

-

Total transfers

$

-

(8)

470

(596)

596

(462)

-

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

Trading assets (excluding derivatives) (3)

$

-

(247)

483

(40)

41

(237)

-

Available-for-sale securities (3)

17

-

10,853

(94)

77

(10,853)

-

Mortgages held for sale

-

-

316

(255)

255

(316)

-

Loans

-

-

154

-

-

(154)

-

Net derivative assets and liabilities (2)

-

-

(139)

32

(32)

139

-

Total transfers

$

17

(247)

11,667

(357)

341

(11,421)

-

(1) All transfers in and out of Level 3 are disclosed within the recurring Level 3 rollforward table in this Note.

(2) Consists of net derivative liabilities that were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 due to increased observable market data. Also includes net derivative liabilities that were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in conjunction with a change in our valuation technique from an internal model with significant observable inputs to an internal model with significant unobservable inputs.

(3) For the first nine months of 2013, consists of $202 million of collateralized loan obligations classified as trading assets and $10.6 billion classified as available-for-sale securities that we transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in first quarter 2013 as a result of increased observable market data in the valuation of such instruments.

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, are summarized as follows:

Net unrealized

Total net gains

Purchases,

gains (losses)

(losses) included in

sales,

included in

Other

issuances

income related

Balance,

compre-

and

Transfers

Transfers

Balance,

to assets and

beginning

Net

hensive

settlements,

into

out of

end of

liabilities held

(in millions)

of period

income

income

net (1)

Level 3

Level 3

period

at period end

(2)

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

8

-

-

(1)

-

-

7

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

581

22

-

(109)

-

(11)

483

(7)

Corporate debt securities

62

(6)

-

(15)

1

(3)

39

(1)

Mortgage-backed securities

1

-

-

2

-

-

3

-

Asset-backed securities

91

(2)

-

(7)

-

-

82

(2)

Equity securities

13

-

-

(3)

-

-

10

-

Total trading securities

756

14

-

(133)

1

(14)

624

(10)

Other trading assets

49

(2)

-

-

-

(1)

46

-

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

805

12

-

(133)

1

(15)

670

(10)

(3)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

3,169

2

(75)

(226)

-

(218)

2,652

-

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

41

-

(1)

(9)

-

-

31

-

Commercial

136

12

(9)

(28)

-

-

111

-

Total mortgage-backed

securities

177

12

(10)

(37)

-

-

142

-

Corporate debt securities

284

12

(10)

(29)

-

-

257

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

1,326

14

7

(158)

-

-

1,189

-

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

272

-

(19)

-

-

-

253

-

Home equity loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

1,295

2

12

128

-

-

1,437

-

Total asset-backed securities

1,567

2

(7)

128

-

-

1,690

-

Total debt securities

6,523

42

(95)

(322)

-

(218)

5,930

-

(4)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

700

4

(17)

(19)

-

-

668

-

Other marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

700

4

(17)

(19)

-

-

668

-

(5)

Total available-for-sale

securities

7,223

46

(112)

(341)

-

(218)

6,598

-

Mortgages held for sale

2,396

(30)

-

(95)

36

(24)

2,283

(31)

(6)

Loans

5,926

(44)

-

(33)

-

-

5,849

(38)

(6)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (7)

13,900

(209)

-

340

-

-

14,031

253

(6)

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

183

165

-

(234)

-

-

114

55

Commodity contracts

2

(1)

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

Equity contracts

(50)

99

-

(122)

(83)

16

(140)

46

Foreign exchange contracts

2

-

-

(2)

-

-

-

-

Credit contracts

(266)

8

-

47

-

-

(211)

10

Other derivative contracts

(13)

(12)

-

-

-

-

(25)

-

Total derivative contracts

(142)

259

-

(312)

(83)

16

(262)

111

(8)

Other assets

2,005

62

-

(6)

-

-

2,061

3

(3)

Short sale liabilities

-

-

-

(5)

-

-

(5)

-

(3)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

(45)

(3)

-

19

-

-

(29)

-

(6)

(1) See next page for detail.

(2) Represents only net gains (losses) that are due to changes in economic conditions and management’s estimates of fair value and excludes changes due to the collection/realization of cash flows over time.

(3) Included in net gains (losses) from trading activities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(4) Included in net gains (losses) from debt securities in the income statement.

(5) Included in net gains (losses) from equity investments in the income statement.

(6) Included in mortgage banking and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(7) For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

(8) Included in mortgage banking, trading activities, equity investments and other noninterest income in the income statement.

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The following table presents gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements related to the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

(in millions)

Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Net

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

4

(5)

-

-

(1)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

267

(376)

-

-

(109)

Corporate debt securities

36

(45)

-

(6)

(15)

Mortgage-backed securities

3

(1)

-

-

2

Asset-backed securities

4

(1)

-

(10)

(7)

Equity securities

-

-

-

(3)

(3)

Total trading securities

314

(428)

-

(19)

(133)

Other trading assets

-

-

-

-

-

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

314

(428)

-

(19)

(133)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

-

-

16

(242)

(226)

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

-

(9)

-

-

(9)

Commercial

-

(23)

-

(5)

(28)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

-

(32)

-

(5)

(37)

Corporate debt securities

3

(23)

-

(9)

(29)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

1

-

-

(159)

(158)

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

-

-

-

-

-

Home equity loans

-

-

-

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

-

(2)

230

(100)

128

Total asset-backed securities

-

(2)

230

(100)

128

Total debt securities

4

(57)

246

(515)

(322)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

-

-

-

(19)

(19)

Other marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

-

-

-

(19)

(19)

Total available-for-sale

securities

4

(57)

246

(534)

(341)

Mortgages held for sale

60

-

-

(155)

(95)

Loans

56

-

103

(192)

(33)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-

-

340

-

340

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

-

-

-

(234)

(234)

Commodity contracts

-

-

-

(1)

(1)

Equity contracts

-

(1)

-

(121)

(122)

Foreign exchange contracts

-

-

-

(2)

(2)

Credit contracts

-

34

-

13

47

Other derivative contracts

-

-

-

-

-

Total derivative contracts

-

33

-

(345)

(312)

Other assets

-

-

-

(6)

(6)

Short sale liabilities

4

(9)

-

-

(5)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

-

-

-

19

19

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, are summarized as follows:

Net unrealized

Total net gains

Purchases,

gains (losses)

(losses) included in

sales,

included in

Other

issuances

income related

Balance,

compre-

and

Transfers

Transfers

Balance,

to assets and

beginning

Net

hensive

settlements,

into

out of

end of

liabilities held

(in millions)

of period

income

income

net (1)

Level 3

Level 3

period

at period end

(2)

Quarter ended September 30, 2013

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

40

-

-

(1)

-

-

39

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

495

10

-

38

-

-

543

7

Corporate debt securities

14

2

-

5

15

-

36

1

Mortgage-backed securities

9

-

-

7

-

(15)

1

-

Asset-backed securities

109

10

-

(19)

-

-

100

20

Equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total trading securities

667

22

-

30

15

(15)

719

28

Other trading assets

63

(3)

-

-

-

-

60

(1)

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

730

19

-

30

15

(15)

779

27

(3)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

3,759

3

1

(162)

53

(11)

3,643

-

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

98

8

(2)

(16)

-

-

88

-

Commercial

194

(2)

3

(6)

-

(1)

188

(2)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

292

6

1

(22)

-

(1)

276

(2)

Corporate debt securities

243

2

(9)

(2)

-

-

234

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

3,227

(2)

16

145

-

-

3,386

-

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

4,872

1

(3)

304

-

-

5,174

-

Home equity loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

2,948

2

29

208

24

-

3,211

-

Total asset-backed securities

7,820

3

26

512

24

-

8,385

-

Total debt securities

15,341

12

35

471

77

(12)

15,924

(2)

(4)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

788

3

(36)

(15)

-

-

740

-

Other marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

788

3

(36)

(15)

-

-

740

-

(5)

Total available-for-sale

securities

16,129

15

(1)

456

77

(12)

16,664

(2)

Mortgages held for sale

2,641

4

-

(112)

77

(177)

2,433

5

(6)

Loans

5,860

(17)

-

10

-

(48)

5,805

(13)

(6)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (7)

14,185

(638)

-

954

-

-

14,501

(213)

(6)

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

(561)

224

-

591

-

-

254

220

Commodity contracts

(12)

(4)

-

(24)

(1)

45

4

10

Equity contracts

27

(13)

-

(50)

(32)

143

75

(7)

Foreign exchange contracts

(29)

32

-

-

1

-

4

32

Credit contracts

(799)

(7)

-

110

-

-

(696)

11

Other derivative contracts

(36)

13

-

(1)

-

-

(24)

-

Total derivative contracts

(1,410)

245

-

626

(32)

188

(383)

266

(8)

Other assets

731

52

-

255

-

-

1,038

(2)

(3)

Short sale liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

(43)

12

-

(10)

-

-

(41)

1

(6)

(1) See next page for detail.

(2) Represents only net gains (losses) that are due to changes in economic conditions and management’s estimates of fair value and excludes changes due to the collection/realization of cash flows over time.

(3) Included in net gains (losses) from trading activities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(4) Included in net gains (losses) from debt securities in the income statement.

(5) Included in net gains (losses) from equity investments in the income statement.

(6) Included in mortgage banking and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(7) For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

(8) Included in mortgage banking, trading activities, equity investments and other noninterest income in the income statement.

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(in millions)

Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Net

Quarter ended September 30, 2013

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

2

(3)

-

-

(1)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

172

(135)

-

1

38

Corporate debt securities

5

-

-

-

5

Mortgage-backed securities

425

(418)

-

-

7

Asset-backed securities

2

(9)

-

(12)

(19)

Equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

Total trading securities

606

(565)

-

(11)

30

Other trading assets

-

-

-

-

-

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

606

(565)

-

(11)

30

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

-

(1)

21

(182)

(162)

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

-

(16)

-

-

(16)

Commercial

-

1

-

(7)

(6)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

-

(15)

-

(7)

(22)

Corporate debt securities

-

-

-

(2)

(2)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

216

-

-

(71)

145

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

750

-

509

(955)

304

Home equity loans

-

-

-

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

496

-

173

(461)

208

Total asset-backed securities

1,246

-

682

(1,416)

512

Total debt securities

1,462

(16)

703

(1,678)

471

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

-

-

-

(15)

(15)

Other marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

-

-

-

(15)

(15)

Total available-for-sale

securities

1,462

(16)

703

(1,693)

456

Mortgages held for sale

55

-

-

(167)

(112)

Loans

1

-

112

(103)

10

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-

1

953

-

954

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

-

(9)

-

600

591

Commodity contracts

(2)

2

-

(24)

(24)

Equity contracts

(269)

130

-

89

(50)

Foreign exchange contracts

-

-

-

-

-

Credit contracts

-

(3)

-

113

110

Other derivative contracts

-

-

-

(1)

(1)

Total derivative contracts

(271)

120

-

777

626

Other assets

263

(1)

-

(7)

255

Short sale liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

-

-

-

(10)

(10)

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the first nine months of 2014 are summarized as follows:

Net unrealized

Total net gains

Purchases,

gains (losses)

(losses) included in

sales,

included in

Other

issuances

income related

Balance,

compre-

and

Transfers

Transfers

Balance,

to assets and

beginning

Net

hensive

settlements,

into

out of

end of

liabilities held

(in millions)

of period

income

income

net (1)

Level 3

Level 3

period

at period end

(2)

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

39

-

-

(1)

-

(31)

7

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

541

36

-

(83)

4

(15)

483

(38)

Corporate debt securities

53

(9)

-

(26)

25

(4)

39

(1)

Mortgage-backed securities

1

-

-

2

-

-

3

-

Asset-backed securities

122

24

-

(60)

-

(4)

82

24

Equity securities

13

-

-

(3)

-

-

10

(1)

Total trading securities

769

51

-

(171)

29

(54)

624

(16)

Other trading assets

54

(7)

-

-

-

(1)

46

1

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

823

44

-

(171)

29

(55)

670

(15)

(3)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

3,214

11

(66)

(251)

59

(315)

2,652

(2)

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

64

10

(3)

(40)

-

-

31

-

Commercial

138

11

(1)

(37)

-

-

111

(2)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

202

21

(4)

(77)

-

-

142

(2)

Corporate debt securities

281

25

(15)

(34)

-

-

257

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

1,420

84

(14)

(301)

-

-

1,189

(2)

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

492

-

(24)

(215)

-

-

253

-

Home equity loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

1,657

3

9

(321)

89

-

1,437

-

Total asset-backed securities

2,149

3

(15)

(536)

89

-

1,690

-

Total debt securities

7,266

144

(114)

(1,199)

148

(315)

5,930

(6)

(4)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

729

8

(27)

(42)

-

-

668

-

Other marketable equity securities

-

4

-

(4)

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

729

12

(27)

(46)

-

-

668

-

(5)

Total available-for-sale

securities

7,995

156

(141)

(1,245)

148

(315)

6,598

(6)

Mortgages held for sale

2,374

(7)

-

(170)

232

(146)

2,283

(9)

(6)

Loans

5,723

(39)

-

(56)

270

(49)

5,849

(26)

(6)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (7)

15,580

(2,449)

-

900

-

-

14,031

(1,023)

(6)

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

(40)

1,078

-

(924)

-

-

114

166

Commodity contracts

(10)

(22)

-

(2)

(3)

37

-

(1)

Equity contracts

(46)

118

-

(198)

(80)

66

(140)

(1)

Foreign exchange contracts

9

5

-

(14)

-

-

-

-

Credit contracts

(375)

21

-

143

-

-

(211)

30

Other derivative contracts

(3)

(22)

-

-

-

-

(25)

-

Total derivative contracts

(465)

1,178

-

(995)

(83)

103

(262)

194

(8)

Other assets

1,503

(31)

-

589

-

-

2,061

(3)

(3)

Short sale liabilities

-

(1)

-

(4)

-

-

(5)

-

(3)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

(39)

(10)

-

20

-

-

(29)

(1)

(6)

(1) See next page for detail.

(2) Represents only net gains (losses) that are due to changes in economic conditions and management’s estimates of fair value and excludes changes due to the collection/realization of cash flows over time.

(3) Included in net gains (losses) from trading activities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(4) Included in net gains (losses) from debt securities in the income statement.

(5) Included in net gains (losses) from equity investments in the income statement.

(6) Included in mortgage banking and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(7) For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

(8) Included in mortgage banking, trading activities, equity investments and other noninterest income in the income statement.

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The following table presents gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements related to the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the first nine months of 2014.

(in millions)

Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Net

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

10

(10)

-

(1)

(1)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

718

(797)

-

(4)

(83)

Corporate debt securities

59

(85)

-

-

(26)

Mortgage-backed securities

3

(1)

-

-

2

Asset-backed securities

15

(45)

-

(30)

(60)

Equity securities

-

-

-

(3)

(3)

Total trading securities

805

(938)

-

(38)

(171)

Other trading assets

1

(1)

-

-

-

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

806

(939)

-

(38)

(171)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

73

(55)

284

(553)

(251)

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

-

(38)

-

(2)

(40)

Commercial

-

(31)

-

(6)

(37)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

-

(69)

-

(8)

(77)

Corporate debt securities

10

(32)

10

(22)

(34)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

134

(32)

-

(403)

(301)

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

-

-

-

(215)

(215)

Home equity loans

-

-

-

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

87

(14)

344

(738)

(321)

Total asset-backed securities

87

(14)

344

(953)

(536)

Total debt securities

304

(202)

638

(1,939)

(1,199)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

-

-

-

(42)

(42)

Other marketable equity securities

-

(4)

-

-

(4)

Total marketable

equity securities

-

(4)

-

(42)

(46)

Total available-for-sale

securities

304

(206)

638

(1,981)

(1,245)

Mortgages held for sale

166

(21)

-

(315)

(170)

Loans

58

-

309

(423)

(56)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-

-

900

-

900

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

-

-

-

(924)

(924)

Commodity contracts

-

-

-

(2)

(2)

Equity contracts

-

(116)

-

(82)

(198)

Foreign exchange contracts

-

-

-

(14)

(14)

Credit contracts

2

106

-

35

143

Other derivative contracts

-

-

-

-

-

Total derivative contracts

2

(10)

-

(987)

(995)

Other assets

609

(1)

-

(19)

589

Short sale liabilities

10

(14)

-

-

(4)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

-

-

-

20

20

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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the first nine months of 2013 are summarized as follows:

Net unrealized

Total net gains

Purchases,

gains (losses)

(losses) included in

sales,

included in

Other

issuances

income related

Balance,

compre-

and

Transfers

Transfers

Balance,

to assets and

beginning

Net

hensive

settlements,

into

out of

end of

liabilities held

(in millions)

of period

income

income

net (1)

Level 3

Level 3

period

at period end

(2)

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

46

2

-

(9)

-

-

39

(1)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

742

74

-

(71)

-

(202)

543

(6)

Corporate debt securities

52

4

-

(36)

16

-

36

2

Mortgage-backed securities

6

1

-

9

-

(15)

1

-

Asset-backed securities

138

12

-

(55)

25

(20)

100

11

Equity securities

3

-

-

(3)

-

-

-

-

Total trading securities

987

93

-

(165)

41

(237)

719

6

Other trading assets

76

(16)

-

-

-

-

60

(5)

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

1,063

77

-

(165)

41

(237)

779

1

(3)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

3,631

7

(66)

194

53

(176)

3,643

-

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

94

5

9

(19)

-

(1)

88

-

Commercial

203

(9)

20

(14)

-

(12)

188

(5)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

297

(4)

29

(33)

-

(13)

276

(5)

Corporate debt securities

274

6

(18)

(25)

-

(3)

234

-

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

13,188

(6)

107

710

-

(10,613)

3,386

-

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

5,921

1

(28)

(720)

-

-

5,174

-

Home equity loans

51

3

(1)

(5)

-

(48)

-

-

Other asset-backed securities

3,283

26

29

(151)

24

-

3,211

(7)

Total asset-backed securities

9,255

30

-

(876)

24

(48)

8,385

(7)

Total debt securities

26,645

33

52

(30)

77

(10,853)

15,924

(12)

(4)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

794

6

(13)

(47)

-

-

740

-

Other marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

794

6

(13)

(47)

-

-

740

-

(5)

Total available-for-sale

securities

27,439

39

39

(77)

77

(10,853)

16,664

(12)

Mortgages held for sale

3,250

31

-

(787)

255

(316)

2,433

(51)

(6)

Loans

6,021

(171)

-

109

-

(154)

5,805

(147)

(6)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (7)

11,538

598

-

2,365

-

-

14,501

2,415

(6)

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

659

(759)

-

354

-

-

254

104

Commodity contracts

21

3

-

(55)

(1)

36

4

1

Equity contracts

(122)

(42)

-

168

(32)

103

75

(26)

Foreign exchange contracts

21

(22)

-

4

1

-

4

(14)

Credit contracts

(1,150)

(20)

-

474

-

-

(696)

28

Other derivative contracts

(78)

54

-

-

-

-

(24)

-

Total derivative contracts

(649)

(786)

-

945

(32)

139

(383)

93

(8)

Other assets

162

88

-

788

-

-

1,038

(5)

(3)

Short sale liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3)

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

(49)

18

-

(10)

-

-

(41)

5

(6)

(1) See next page for detail.

(2) Represents only net gains (losses) that are due to changes in economic conditions and management’s estimates of fair value and excludes changes due to the collection/realization of cash flows over time.

(3) Included in net gains (losses) from trading activities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(4) Included in net gains (losses) from debt securities in the income statement.

(5) Included in net gains (losses) from equity investments in the income statement.

(6) Included in mortgage banking and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(7) For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 8 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

(8) Included in mortgage banking, trading activities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

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The following table presents gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements related to the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the first nine months of 2013.

(in millions)

Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Net

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

Trading assets

(excluding derivatives):

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

125

(134)

-

-

(9)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

691

(760)

-

(2)

(71)

Corporate debt securities

71

(107)

-

-

(36)

Mortgage-backed securities

429

(420)

-

-

9

Asset-backed securities

14

(36)

-

(33)

(55)

Equity securities

-

(3)

-

-

(3)

Total trading securities

1,330

(1,460)

-

(35)

(165)

Other trading assets

-

-

-

-

-

Total trading assets

(excluding derivatives)

1,330

(1,460)

-

(35)

(165)

Available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

-

(68)

726

(464)

194

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

-

(16)

-

(3)

(19)

Commercial

-

-

-

(14)

(14)

Total mortgage-backed

securities

-

(16)

-

(17)

(33)

Corporate debt securities

-

-

-

(25)

(25)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

989

(14)

-

(265)

710

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

1,102

-

813

(2,635)

(720)

Home equity loans

-

(5)

-

-

(5)

Other asset-backed securities

1,018

(36)

781

(1,914)

(151)

Total asset-backed securities

2,120

(41)

1,594

(4,549)

(876)

Total debt securities

3,109

(139)

2,320

(5,320)

(30)

Marketable equity securities:

Perpetual preferred securities

-

(20)

-

(27)

(47)

Other marketable equity securities

-

-

-

-

-

Total marketable

equity securities

-

(20)

-

(27)

(47)

Total available-for-sale

securities

3,109

(159)

2,320

(5,347)

(77)

Mortgages held for sale

258

(572)

-

(473)

(787)

Loans

23

-

344

(258)

109

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-

(583)

2,948

-

2,365

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

-

-

-

354

354

Commodity contracts

-

-

-

(55)

(55)

Equity contracts

-

(79)

-

247

168

Foreign exchange contracts

-

-

-

4

4

Credit contracts

5

(4)

-

473

474

Other derivative contracts

-

-

-

-

-

Total derivative contracts

5

(83)

-

1,023

945

Other assets

820

(2)

-

(30)

788

Short sale liabilities

8

(8)

-

-

-

Other liabilities (excluding derivatives)

-

-

(4)

(6)

(10)

The following table provides quantitative information about the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of substantially all of our Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which we use an internal model.

The significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets and liabilities that are valued using fair values obtained from third party vendors are not included in the table, as the specific inputs applied are not provided by the vendor. In addition, the table excludes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs for certain classes of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured using an internal model that we consider, both individually and in the aggregate, insignificant relative to our overall Level 3 assets and liabilities. We made this determination based upon an evaluation of each class which considered the magnitude of the positions, nature of the unobservable inputs and potential for significant changes in fair value due to changes in those inputs. For information on how changes in significant unobservable inputs affect the fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Fair Value

Significant

Range of

Weighted

($ in millions, except cost to service amounts)

Level 3

Valuation Technique(s)

Unobservable Input

Inputs

Average (1)

September 30, 2014

Trading and available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions:

Government, healthcare and

other revenue bonds

$

2,206

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.3

-

6.1

%

1.6

65

Vendor priced

Auction rate securities and other municipal bonds

388

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

1.3

-

8.8

4.1

Weighted average life

1.3

-

13.4

yrs

3.5

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (2)

618

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(14.5)

-

20.3

%

2.6

1,054

Vendor priced

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

253

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.5

-

0.5

0.5

Other asset-backed securities:

Diversified payment rights (3)

683

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

1.1

-

6.1

2.8

Other commercial and consumer

792

(4)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.4

-

21.5

4.9

Weighted average life

1.4

-

15.3

yrs

4.1

44

Vendor priced

Marketable equity securities: perpetual

preferred

668

(5)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

4.6

-

8.2

%

6.8

Weighted average life

1.0

-

15.0

yrs

12.0

Mortgages held for sale (residential)

2,190

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.3

-

14.9

%

2.5

Discount rate

3.5

-

7.7

5.3

Loss severity

0.5

-

26.3

19.5

Prepayment rate

2.0

-

14.3

7.0

93

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(55.0)

-

(6.0)

(40.0)

Loans

5,849

(6)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.0

-

4.0

3.2

Prepayment rate

0.7

-

100.0

11.1

Utilization rate

0.0

-

1.0

0.4

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

14,031

Discounted cash flow

Cost to service per loan (7)

$ 86

-

707

181

Discount rate

6.3

-

15.9

%

7.8

Prepayment rate (8)

7.8

-

20.9

11.5

Net derivative assets and (liabilities):

Interest rate contracts

47

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.0

-

1.0

1.4

Loss severity

50.0

-

50.0

50.0

Interest rate contracts: derivative loan

commitments

67

Discounted cash flow

Fall-out factor

1.0

-

99.0

24.6

Initial-value servicing

(35.6)

-

102.5

bps

48.0

Equity contracts

144

Discounted cash flow

Conversion factor

(14.3)

-

0.0

%

(11.3)

Weighted average life

0.8

-

2.3

yrs

1.4

(284)

Option model

Correlation factor

(5.3)

-

95.0

%

72.5

Volatility factor

8.1

-

75.6

26.9

Credit contracts

(214)

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(34.6)

-

34.7

2.3

3

Option model

Credit spread

0.0

-

15.2

0.8

Loss severity

11.5

-

72.5

49.3

Other assets: nonmarketable equity investments

1,964

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(23.6)

-

(7.1)

(18.1)

Insignificant Level 3 assets,

net of liabilities

535

(9)

Total level 3 assets, net of liabilities

$

31,196

(10)

(1) Weighted averages are calculated using outstanding unpaid principal balance for cash instruments such as loans and securities, and notional amounts for derivative instruments.

(2) Includes $558 million of collateralized debt obligations.

(3) Securities backed by specified sources of current and future receivables generated from foreign originators.

(4) Consists primarily of investments in asset-backed securities that are revolving in nature, in which the timing of advances and repayments of principal are uncertain.

(5) Consists of auction rate preferred equity securities with no maturity date that are callable by the issuer.

(6) Consists predominantly of reverse mortgage loans securitized with GNMA which were accounted for as secured borrowing transactions.

(7) The high end of the range of inputs is for servicing modified loans. For non-modified loans the range is $86 - $281.

(8) Includes a blend of prepayment speeds and expected defaults. Prepayment speeds are influenced by mortgage interest rates as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

(9) Represents the aggregate amount of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis that are individually and in the aggregate insignificant. The amount includes corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, other marketable equity securities, other liabilities and certain net derivative assets and liabilities, such as commodity contracts, foreign exchange contracts and other derivative contracts.

(10) Consists of total Level 3 assets of $33.5 billion and total Level 3 liabilities of $2.3 billion, before netting of derivative balances.

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Fair Value

Significant

Range of

Weighted

($ in millions, except cost to service amounts)

Level 3

Valuation Technique(s)

Unobservable Input

Inputs

Average (1)

December 31, 2013

Trading and available-for-sale securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions:

Government, healthcare and

other revenue bonds

$

2,739

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.4

-

6.4

%

1.4

63

Vendor priced

Auction rate securities and other municipal

bonds

451

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.4

-

12.3

4.6

Weighted average life

1.4

-

13.0

yrs

4.4

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations(2)

612

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(12.0)

-

23.3

%

8.5

1,349

Vendor priced

Asset-backed securities:

Auto loans and leases

492

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.6

-

0.9

0.8

Weighted average life

1.4

-

1.6

yrs

1.5

Other asset-backed securities:

Diversified payment rights(3)

757

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

1.4

-

4.7

%

3.0

Other commercial and consumer

944

(4)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

0.6

-

21.2

4.0

Weighted average life

0.6

-

7.6

yrs

2.2

78

Vendor priced

Marketable equity securities: perpetual

preferred

729

(5)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

4.8

-

8.3

%

7.4

Weighted average life

1.0

-

15.0

yrs

12.2

Mortgages held for sale (residential)

2,374

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.6

-

12.4

%

2.8

Discount rate

3.8

-

7.9

5.5

Loss severity

1.3

-

32.5

21.5

Prepayment rate

2.0

-

9.9

5.4

Loans

5,723

(6)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

2.4

-

3.9

3.3

Prepayment rate

3.3

-

37.8

12.2

Utilization rate

0.0

-

2.0

0.8

Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

15,580

Discounted cash flow

Cost to service per loan (7)

$ 86

-

773

191

Discount rate

5.4

-

11.2

%

7.8

Prepayment rate (8)

7.5

-

19.4

10.7

Net derivative assets and (liabilities):

Interest rate contracts

(14)

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.0

-

16.5

5.0

Loss severity

44.9

-

50.0

50.0

Prepayment rate

11.1

-

15.6

15.6

Interest rate contracts: derivative loan

commitments

(26)

Discounted cash flow

Fall-out factor

1.0

-

99.0

21.8

Initial-value servicing

(21.5)

-

81.6

bps

32.6

Equity contracts

199

Discounted cash flow

Conversion factor

(18.4)

-

0.0

%

(14.1)

Weighted average life

0.3

-

3.3

yrs

1.8

(245)

Option model

Correlation factor

(5.3)

-

87.6

%

72.2

Volatility factor

6.8

-

81.2

25.4

Credit contracts

(378)

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(31.3)

-

30.4

(0.1)

3

Option model

Credit spread

0.0

-

12.2

0.7

Loss severity

10.5

-

72.5

47.4

Other assets: nonmarketable equity investments

1,386

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(30.6)

-

(5.4)

(21.9)

Insignificant Level 3 assets,

net of liabilities

678

(9)

Total level 3 assets, net of liabilities

$

33,494

(10)

(1) Weighted averages are calculated using outstanding unpaid principal balance for cash instruments such as loans and securities, and notional amounts for derivative instruments.

(2) Includes $695 million of collateralized debt obligations.

(3) Securities backed by specified sources of current and future receivables generated from foreign originators.

(4) Consists primarily of investments in asset-backed securities that are revolving in nature, in which the timing of advances and repayments of principal are uncertain.

(5) Consists of auction rate preferred equity securities with no maturity date that are callable by the issuer.

(6) Consists predominantly of reverse mortgage loans securitized with GNMA which were accounted for as secured borrowing transactions.

(7) The high end of the range of inputs is for servicing modified loans. For non-modified loans the range is $86 - $302.

(8) Includes a blend of prepayment speeds and expected defaults. Prepayment speeds are influenced by mortgage interest rates as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

(9) Represents the aggregate amount of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis that are individually and in the aggregate insignificant. The amount includes corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities backed by home equity loans, other marketable equity securities, other assets, other liabilities and certain net derivative assets and liabilities, such as commodity contracts, foreign exchange contracts and other derivative contracts.

(10) Consists of total Level 3 assets of $37.2 billion and total Level 3 liabilities of $3.7 billion, before netting of derivative balances.

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

The valuation techniques used for our Level 3 assets and liabilities, as presented in the previous table, are described as follows:

· Discounted cash flow - Discounted cash flow valuation techniques generally consist of developing an estimate of future cash flows that are expected to occur over the life of an instrument and then discounting those cash flows at a rate of return that results in the fair value amount.

· Option model - Option model valuation techniques are generally used for instruments in which the holder has a contingent right or obligation based on the occurrence of a future event, such as the price of a referenced asset going above or below a predetermined strike price. Option models estimate the likelihood of the specified event occurring by incorporating assumptions such as volatility estimates, price of the underlying instrument and expected rate of return.

· Market comparable pricing - Market comparable pricing valuation techniques are used to determine the fair value of certain instruments by incorporating known inputs, such as recent transaction prices, pending transactions, or prices of other similar investments that require significant adjustment to reflect differences in instrument characteristics.

· Vendor-priced – Prices obtained from third party pricing vendors or brokers that are used to record the fair value of the asset or liability, of which the related valuation technique and significant unobservable inputs are not provided.

Significant unobservable inputs presented in the previous table are those we consider significant to the fair value of the Level 3 asset or liability. We consider unobservable inputs to be significant, if by their exclusion, the fair value of the Level 3 asset or liability would be impacted by a predetermined percentage change or based on qualitative factors, such as nature of the instrument, type of valuation technique used, and the significance of the unobservable inputs relative to other inputs used within the valuation. Following is a description of the significant unobservable inputs provided in the table.

· Comparability adjustment – is an adjustment made to observed market data, such as a transaction price in order to reflect dissimilarities in underlying collateral, issuer, rating, or other factors used within a market valuation approach, expressed as a percentage of an observed price.

· Conversion Factor – is the risk-adjusted rate in which a particular instrument may be exchanged for another instrument upon settlement, expressed as a percentage change from a specified rate.

· Correlation factor - is the likelihood of one instrument changing in price relative to another based on an established relationship expressed as a percentage of relative change in price over a period over time.

· Cost to service - is the expected cost per loan of servicing a portfolio of loans, which includes estimates for unreimbursed expenses (including delinquency and foreclosure costs) that may occur as a result of servicing such loan portfolios.

· Credit spread – is the portion of the interest rate in excess of a benchmark interest rate, such as OIS, LIBOR or U.S. Treasury rates, that when applied to an investment captures changes in the obligor’s creditworthiness.

· Default rate – is an estimate of the likelihood of not collecting contractual amounts owed expressed as a constant default rate (CDR).

· Discount rate – is a rate of return used to present value the future expected cash flow to arrive at the fair value of an instrument. The discount rate consists of a benchmark rate component and a risk premium component. The benchmark rate component, for example, OIS, LIBOR or U.S. Treasury rates, is generally observable within the market and is necessary to appropriately reflect the time value of money. The risk premium component reflects the amount of compensation market participants require due to the uncertainty inherent in the instruments’ cash flows resulting from risks such as credit and liquidity.

· Fall-out factor - is the expected percentage of loans associated with our interest rate lock commitment portfolio that are likely of not funding.

· Initial-value servicing - is the estimated value of the underlying loan, including the value attributable to the embedded servicing right, expressed in basis points of outstanding unpaid principal balance.

· Loss severity – is the percentage of contractual cash flows lost in the event of a default.

· Prepayment rate – is the estimated rate at which forecasted prepayments of principal of the related loan or debt instrument are expected to occur, expressed as a constant prepayment rate (CPR).

· Utilization rate – is the estimated rate in which incremental portions of existing reverse mortgage credit lines are expected to be drawn by borrowers, expressed as an annualized rate.

· Volatility factor – is the extent of change in price an item is estimated to fluctuate over a specified period of time expressed as a percentage of relative change in price over a period over time.

· Weighted average life – is the weighted average number of years an investment is expected to remain outstanding based on its expected cash flows reflecting the estimated date the issuer will call or extend the maturity of the instrument or otherwise reflecting an estimate of the timing of an instrument’s cash flows whose timing is not contractually fixed.

147


Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of LOCOM accounting or write-downs of individual assets. The following table provides the fair value hierarchy and carrying amount of all assets that were still held as of September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, and for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recorded during the periods presented.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

(in millions)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Mortgages held for sale (LOCOM) (1)

$

-

2,189

1,116

3,305

-

1,126

893

2,019

Loans held for sale

-

-

-

-

-

14

-

14

Loans:

Commercial

-

204

-

204

-

414

-

414

Consumer

-

1,764

6

1,770

-

3,690

7

3,697

Total loans (2)

-

1,968

6

1,974

-

4,104

7

4,111

Other assets (3)

-

379

456

835

-

445

740

1,185

(1) Mostly real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans.

(2) Represents carrying value of loans for which adjustments are based on the appraised value of the collateral.

(3) Includes the fair value of foreclosed real estate, other collateral owned and nonmarketable equity investments.

The following table presents the increase (decrease) in value of certain assets for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment has been recognized during the periods presented.

Nine months ended September 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

Mortgages held for sale (LOCOM)

$

40

(13)

Loans held for sale

-

(1)

Loans:

Commercial

(90)

(156)

Consumer (1)

(1,093)

(1,803)

Total loans

(1,183)

(1,959)

Other assets (2)

(265)

(191)

Total

$

(1,408)

(2,164)

(1) Represents write-downs of loans based on the appraised value of the collateral.

(2) Includes the losses on foreclosed real estate and other collateral owned that were measured at fair value subsequent to their initial classification as foreclosed assets. Also includes impairment losses on nonmarketable equity investments.

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

The table below provides quantitative information about the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of substantially all of our Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for which we use an internal model.

We have excluded from the table classes of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured using an internal model that we consider, both individually and in the aggregate, insignificant relative to our overall Level 3 nonrecurring measurements. We made this determination based upon an evaluation of each class which considered the magnitude of the positions, nature of the unobservable inputs and potential for significant changes in fair value due to changes in those inputs.

Fair Value

Significant

Range

Weighted

($ in millions)

Level 3

Valuation Technique(s) (1)

Unobservable Inputs (1)

of inputs

Average (2)

September 30, 2014

Residential mortgages

held for sale (LOCOM)

$

1,116

(3)

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

(5)

0.6

-

4.5

%

1.9

%

Discount rate

0.0

-

11.9

8.4

Loss severity

1.3

-

30.6

3.5

Prepayment rate

(6)

2.0

-

100.0

66.6

Other assets: private equity

fund investments (4)

192

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

6.0

-

6.0

6.0

Insignificant level 3 assets

270

Total

1,578

December 31, 2013

Residential mortgages

held for sale (LOCOM)

$

893

(3)

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

(5)

1.2

-

4.4

%

2.7

%

Discount rate

4.3

-

12.0

10.9

Loss severity

1.6

-

48.2

5.2

Prepayment rate

(6)

2.0

-

100.0

67.2

Other assets: private equity

fund investments (4)

505

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

4.6

-

4.6

4.6

Insignificant level 3 assets

242

Total

1,640

(1) Refer to the narrative following the recurring quantitative Level 3 table of this Note for a definition of the valuation technique(s) and significant unobservable inputs.

(2) For residential MHFS, weighted averages are calculated using outstanding unpaid principal balance of the loans.

(3) Consists of approximately $1.0 billion and $825 million government insured/guaranteed loans purchased from GNMA-guaranteed mortgage securitizations, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively and $79 million and $68 million of other mortgage loans which are not government insured/guaranteed at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

(4) Represents a single investment. For additional information, see the “Alternative Investments” section in this Note.

(5) Applies only to non-government insured/guaranteed loans.

(6) Includes the impact on prepayment rate of expected defaults for the government insured/guaranteed loans, which affects the frequency and timing of early resolution of loans.

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Alternative Investments

The following table summarizes our investments in various types of funds for which we use net asset values (NAVs) per share as a practical expedient to measure fair value on recurring and nonrecurring bases. The investments are included in trading assets, available-for-sale securities, and other assets. The table excludes those investments that are probable of being sold at an amount different from the funds’ NAVs.

Redemption

Fair

Unfunded

Redemption

notice

(in millions)

value

commitments

frequency

period

September 30, 2014

Offshore funds

$

157

-

Daily - Quarterly

1 - 180 days

Hedge funds

1

-

Monthly - Quarterly

45-90 days

Private equity funds (1)(2)

1,406

259

N/A

N/A

Venture capital funds (2)

72

12

N/A

N/A

Total (3)

$

1,636

271

December 31, 2013

Offshore funds

$

308

-

Daily - Quarterly

1 - 180 days

Hedge funds

2

-

Monthly - Semi Annually

5 - 95 days

Private equity funds (1)(2)

1,496

316

N/A

N/A

Venture capital funds (2)

63

14

N/A

N/A

Total (3)

$

1,869

330

N/A - Not applicable

(1) Excludes a private equity fund investment of $192 million and $505 million at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively, for which we recorded nonrecurring fair value adjustments during the periods then ended. This investment is probable of being sold for an amount different from the fund’s NAV; therefore, the investment’s fair value has been estimated using recent transaction information. This investment is subject to the Volcker Rule, which includes provisions that restrict banking entities from owning interests in certain types of funds.

(2) Includes certain investments subject to the Volcker Rule that we may have to divest.

(3) September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, include $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, of fair value for nonmarketable equity investments carried at cost for which we use NAVs as a practical expedient to determine nonrecurring fair value adjustments. The fair values of investments that had nonrecurring fair value adjustments were $45 million and $88 million at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Offshore funds primarily invest in foreign mutual funds. Redemption restrictions are in place for these investments with a fair value of $55 million and $144 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, due to lock-up provisions that will remain in effect until February 2017.

Private equity funds invest in equity and debt securities issued by private and publicly-held companies in connection with leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and expansion opportunities. Substantially all of these investments do not allow redemptions. Alternatively, we receive distributions as the underlying assets of the funds liquidate, which we expect to occur over the next 6 years.

Venture capital funds invest in domestic and foreign companies in a variety of industries, including information technology, financial services and healthcare. These investments can never be redeemed with the funds. Instead, we receive distributions as the underlying assets of the fund liquidate, which we expect to occur over the next 5 years.

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

Fair Value Option

We elect the fair value option to account for certain financial instruments. For more information, including the basis for the elections, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

The following table reflects differences between the fair value carrying amount of certain assets and liabilities for which we have elected the fair value option and the contractual aggregate unpaid principal amount at maturity.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Fair value

Fair value

carrying

carrying

amount

amount

less

less

Fair value

Aggregate

aggregate

Fair value

Aggregate

aggregate

carrying

unpaid

unpaid

carrying

unpaid

unpaid

(in millions)

amount

principal

principal

amount

principal

principal

Mortgages held for sale:

Total loans

$

15,755

15,547

208

13,879

13,966

(87)

Nonaccrual loans

163

253

(90)

205

359

(154)

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing

31

35

(4)

39

46

(7)

Loans held for sale:

Total loans

1

9

(8)

1

9

(8)

Nonaccrual loans

1

9

(8)

1

9

(8)

Loans:

Total loans

5,849

5,577

272

5,995

5,674

321

Nonaccrual loans

302

302

-

188

188

-

Other assets (1)

1,964

n/a

n/a

1,386

n/a

n/a

Long-term debt

-

-

-

-

(199)

199

(2)

(1) Consists of nonmarketable equity investments carried at fair value. See Note 6 (Other Assets) for more information.

(2) Represents collateralized, non-recourse debt securities issued by certain of our consolidated securitization VIEs that are held by third party investors. To the extent cash flows from the underlying collateral are not sufficient to pay the unpaid principal amount of the debt, those third party investors absorb losses.

151


The assets and liabilities accounted for under the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. The changes in fair value related to initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value included in earnings for these assets and liabilities measured at fair value are shown below by income statement line item.

2014

2013

Net gains

Net gains

Mortgage

(losses)

Mortgage

(losses)

banking

from

Other

banking

from

Other

noninterest

trading

noninterest

noninterest

trading

noninterest

(in millions)

income

activities

income

income

activities

income

Quarter ended September 30,

Mortgages held for sale

$

365

-

-

771

-

-

Loans

-

-

(44)

-

-

(21)

Other assets

-

-

62

-

-

54

Other interests held (1)

-

(2)

-

-

(4)

-

Nine months ended September 30,

Mortgages held for sale

$

1,565

-

-

1,805

-

-

Loans

-

-

(43)

-

-

(175)

Other assets

-

-

(30)

-

-

93

Other interests held (1)

-

(7)

-

-

(17)

6

(1)

Consists of retained interests in securitizations and changes in fair value of letters of credit.

For performing loans, instrument-specific credit risk gains or losses were derived principally by determining the change in fair value of the loans due to changes in the observable or implied credit spread. Credit spread is the market yield on the loans less the relevant risk-free benchmark interest rate. For nonperforming loans, we attribute all changes in fair value to instrument-specific credit risk. The following table shows the estimated gains and losses from earnings attributable to instrument-specific credit risk related to assets accounted for under the fair value option.

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Gains (losses) attributable to instrument-specific credit risk:

Mortgages held for sale

$

7

1

62

126

Total

$

7

1

62

126

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Note 13: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table below is a summary of fair value estimates for financial instruments, excluding financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, as they are included within the Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis table included earlier in this Note. The carrying amounts in the following table are recorded on the balance sheet under the indicated captions.

We have not included assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments in our disclosure, such as the value of the long-term relationships with our deposit, credit card and trust customers, amortized MSRs, premises and equipment, goodwill and other intangibles, deferred taxes and other liabilities. The total of the fair value calculations presented does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

Estimated fair value

(in millions)

Carrying amount

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

September 30, 2014

Financial assets

Cash and due from banks (1)

$

18,032

18,032

-

-

18,032

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale

agreements and other short-term investments (1)

261,932

8,464

253,468

-

261,932

Held-to-maturity securities

40,758

28,938

7,380

4,597

40,915

Mortgages held for sale (2)

4,423

-

3,307

1,116

4,423

Loans held for sale (2)

9,291

-

9,423

-

9,423

Loans, net (3)

808,845

-

61,013

756,402

817,415

Nonmarketable equity investments (cost method)

7,394

-

-

8,630

8,630

Financial liabilities

Deposits

1,130,625

-

1,094,013

36,723

1,130,736

Short-term borrowings (1)

62,927

-

62,927

-

62,927

Long-term debt (4)

184,577

-

176,392

10,795

187,187

December 31, 2013

Financial assets

Cash and due from banks (1)

$

19,919

19,919

-

-

19,919

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale

agreements and other short-term investments (1)

213,793

5,160

208,633

-

213,793

Held-to-maturity securities

12,346

-

6,205

6,042

12,247

Mortgages held for sale (2)

2,884

-

2,009

893

2,902

Loans held for sale (2)

132

-

136

-

136

Loans, net (3)

789,850

-

58,350

736,551

794,901

Nonmarketable equity investments (cost method)

6,978

-

-

8,635

8,635

Financial liabilities

Deposits

1,079,177

-

1,037,448

42,079

1,079,527

Short-term borrowings (1)

53,883

-

53,883

-

53,883

Long-term debt (4)

152,987

-

144,984

10,879

155,863

(1) Amounts consist of financial instruments in which carrying value approximates fair value.

(2) Balance reflects MHFS and LHFS, as applicable, other than those MHFS and LHFS for which election of the fair value option was made.

(3) Loans exclude balances for which the fair value option was elected and also exclude lease financing with a carrying amount of $11.7 billion and $12.0 billion at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

(4) The carrying amount and fair value exclude obligations under capital leases of $9 million and $11 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Loan commitments, standby letters of credit and commercial and similar letters of credit are not included in the table above. A reasonable estimate of the fair value of these instruments is the carrying value of deferred fees plus the related allowance, which totaled $918 million and $597 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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Note 14:  Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue 20 million shares of preferred stock and 4 million shares of preference stock, both without par value. Preferred shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and liquidation preference but have no general voting rights. We have not issued any preference shares under this authorization. If issued, preference shares would be limited to one vote per share. Our total authorized, issued and outstanding preferred stock is presented in the following two tables along with the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Liquidation

Shares

Liquidation

Shares

preference

authorized

preference

authorized

per share

and designated

per share

and designated

DEP Shares

Dividend Equalization Preferred Shares (DEP)

$

10

97,000

$

10

97,000

Series G

7.25% Class A Preferred Stock

15,000

50,000

15,000

50,000

Series H

Floating Class A Preferred Stock

20,000

50,000

20,000

50,000

Series I

Floating Class A Preferred Stock

100,000

25,010

100,000

25,010

Series J

8.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

1,000

2,300,000

1,000

2,300,000

Series K

7.98% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

1,000

3,500,000

1,000

3,500,000

Series L

7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock

1,000

4,025,000

1,000

4,025,000

Series N

5.20% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

30,000

25,000

30,000

Series O

5.125% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

27,600

25,000

27,600

Series P

5.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

26,400

25,000

26,400

Series Q

5.85% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

69,000

25,000

69,000

Series R

6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

34,500

25,000

34,500

Series S

5.900% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

80,000

-

-

Series T

6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

32,200

-

-

ESOP

Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (1)

-

1,417,599

-

1,105,664

Total

11,764,309

11,340,174

(1) See the ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock section of this Note for additional information about the liquidation preference for the ESOP Cumulative Preferred Stock.

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Note 14: Preferred Stock (continued)

September 30, 2014

December 31, 2013

Shares

Shares

issued and

Par

Carrying

issued and

Par

Carrying

(in millions, except shares)

outstanding

value

value

Discount

outstanding

value

value

Discount

DEP Shares

Dividend Equalization Preferred Shares (DEP)

96,546

$

-

-

-

96,546

$

-

-

-

Series I (1)

Floating Class A Preferred Stock

25,010

2,501

2,501

-

25,010

2,501

2,501

-

Series J (1)

8.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

2,150,375

2,150

1,995

155

2,150,375

2,150

1,995

155

Series K (1)

7.98% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

3,352,000

3,352

2,876

476

3,352,000

3,352

2,876

476

Series L (1)

7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock

3,968,000

3,968

3,200

768

3,968,000

3,968

3,200

768

Series N (1)

5.20% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

30,000

750

750

-

30,000

750

750

-

Series O (1)

5.125% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

26,000

650

650

-

26,000

650

650

-

Series P (1)

5.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000

625

625

-

25,000

625

625

-

Series Q (1)

5.85% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

69,000

1,725

1,725

-

69,000

1,725

1,725

-

Series R (1)

6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

33,600

840

840

-

33,600

840

840

-

Series S (1)

5.900% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

80,000

2,000

2,000

-

-

-

-

-

Series T (1)

6.000% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

32,000

800

800

-

-

-

-

-

ESOP

Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

1,417,599

1,417

1,417

-

1,105,664

1,105

1,105

-

Total

11,305,130

$

20,778

19,379

1,399

10,881,195

$

17,666

16,267

1,399

(1) Preferred shares qualify as Tier 1 capital.

In April 2014, we issued 2 million Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25 th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series S, for an aggregate public offering price of $2.0 billion.

In July 2014, we issued 32 million Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000 th interest in a share of Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series T, for an aggregate public offering price of $800 million.

See Note 7 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information on our trust preferred securities. We do not have a commitment to issue Series G or H preferred stock.

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ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock All shares of our ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (ESOP Preferred Stock) were issued to a trustee acting on behalf of the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan (the 401(k) Plan). Dividends on the ESOP Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of initial issuance and are payable quarterly at annual rates based upon the year of issuance. Each share of ESOP Preferred Stock released from the unallocated reserve of the 401(k) Plan is converted into shares of our common stock based on the stated value of the ESOP Preferred Stock and the then current market price of our common stock. The ESOP Preferred Stock is also convertible at the option of the holder at any time, unless previously redeemed. We have the option to redeem the ESOP Preferred Stock at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price per share equal to the higher of (a) $1,000 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends or (b) the fair market value, as defined in the Certificates of Designation for the ESOP Preferred Stock.

Shares issued and outstanding

Carrying value

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Adjustable dividend rate

(in millions, except shares)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Minimum

Maximum

ESOP Preferred Stock

$1,000 liquidation preference per share

2014

460,101

-

$

460

-

8.70

%

9.70

2013

300,000

349,788

300

350

8.50

9.50

2012

198,604

217,404

199

217

10.00

11.00

2011

217,263

241,263

217

241

9.00

10.00

2010

151,011

171,011

151

171

9.50

10.50

2008

47,409

57,819

47

58

10.50

11.50

2007

29,568

39,248

29

39

10.75

11.75

2006

12,859

21,139

13

21

10.75

11.75

2005

784

7,992

1

8

9.75

10.75

Total ESOP Preferred Stock (1)

1,417,599

1,105,664

$

1,417

1,105

Unearned ESOP shares (2)

$

(1,540)

(1,200)

(1) At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, additional paid-in capital included $123 million and $95 million, respectively, related to ESOP preferred stock.

(2) We recorded a corresponding charge to unearned ESOP shares in connection with the issuance of the ESOP Preferred Stock. The unearned ESOP shares are reduced as shares of the ESOP Preferred Stock are committed to be released.

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Note 15: Employee Benefits

We sponsor a noncontributory qualified defined benefit retirement plan, the Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan (Cash Balance Plan), which covers eligible employees of Wells Fargo. Benefits accrued under the Cash Balance Plan were frozen effective July 1, 2009.

The net periodic benefit cost was:

2014

2013

Pension benefits

Pension benefits

Non-

Other

Non-

Other

(in millions)

Qualified

qualified

benefits

Qualified

qualified

benefits

Quarter ended September 30,

Service cost

$

1

-

1

1

-

3

Interest cost

116

6

12

121

7

11

Expected return on plan assets

(157)

-

(9)

(166)

-

(9)

Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)

22

4

(7)

29

4

-

Amortization of prior service credit

-

-

(1)

-

-

(1)

Settlement

-

-

-

27

-

-

Net periodic benefit cost (income)

$

(18)

10

(4)

12

11

4

Nine months ended September 30,

Service cost

$

1

-

5

1

-

8

Interest cost

349

20

32

347

21

35

Expected return on plan assets

(472)

-

(27)

(507)

-

(27)

Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)

68

9

(21)

113

11

-

Amortization of prior service credit

-

-

(2)

-

-

(2)

Settlement

-

2

-

95

4

-

Net periodic benefit cost (income)

$

(54)

31

(13)

49

36

14

We recognize settlement losses for our Cash Balance Plan based on an assessment of whether our estimated lump sum payments related to the Cash Balance Plan will, in aggregate for the year, exceed the sum of its annual service and interest cost (threshold). As of September 30, 2014, it was not considered probable that lump sum payments will exceed this threshold in 2014. In 2013, lump sum payments exceeded this threshold. Settlement losses of $27 million during third quarter 2013 and $95 million as of September 30, 2013 were recognized, representing the pro rata portion of the net loss remaining in cumulative other comprehensive income based on the percentage reduction in the Cash Balance Plan’s projected benefit obligation. A remeasurement of the Cash Balance liability and related plan assets occurs at the end of each quarter in which settlement losses are recognized.

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Note 16: Earnings Per Common Share

The table below shows earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share and reconciles the numerator and denominator of both earnings per common share calculations. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for discussion of private share repurchases and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity.

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Wells Fargo net income

$

5,729

5,578

17,348

16,268

Less:

Preferred stock dividends and other

321

261

909

748

Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock (numerator)

$

5,408

5,317

16,439

15,520

Earnings per common share

Average common shares outstanding (denominator)

5,225.9

5,295.3

5,252.2

5,293.0

Per share

$

1.04

1.00

3.13

2.93

Diluted earnings per common share

Average common shares outstanding

5,225.9

5,295.3

5,252.2

5,293.0

Add:

Stock options

32.3

34.0

33.4

32.6

Restricted share rights

38.9

44.5

41.4

43.9

Warrants

13.3

7.9

12.2

5.2

Diluted average common shares outstanding (denominator)

5,310.4

5,381.7

5,339.2

5,374.7

Per share

$

1.02

0.99

3.08

2.89

The following table presents any outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock that were anti-dilutive (the exercise price was higher than the weighted-average market price), and therefore not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share.

Weighted-average shares

Quarter ended Sept. 30,

Nine months ended Sept. 30,

(in millions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Options

7.2

10.2

8.2

11.3

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Note 17:  Other Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income (OCI), reclassifications to net income by income statement line item, and the related tax effects were:

Quarter ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2014

2013

2014

2013

Before

Tax

Net of

Before

Tax

Net of

Before

Tax

Net of

Before

Tax

Net of

(in millions)

tax

effect

tax

tax

effect

tax

tax

effect

tax

tax

effect

tax

Investment securities:

Net unrealized gains (losses)

arising during the period

$

(944)

260

(684)

842

(199)

643

3,866

(1,569)

2,297

(5,922)

2,331

(3,591)

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to:

Interest income on investment

securities (1)

(5)

2

(3)

-

-

-

(31)

12

(19)

-

-

-

Net (gains) losses on debt securities

(253)

96

(157)

6

(3)

3

(407)

154

(253)

15

(6)

9

Net gains from equity investments

(403)

152

(251)

(120)

45

(75)

(767)

289

(478)

(212)

80

(132)

Subtotal reclassifications

to net income

(661)

250

(411)

(114)

42

(72)

(1,205)

455

(750)

(197)

74

(123)

Net change

(1,605)

510

(1,095)

728

(157)

571

2,661

(1,114)

1,547

(6,119)

2,405

(3,714)

Derivatives and hedging activities:

Net unrealized gains (losses)

arising during the period

(34)

13

(21)

(7)

3

(4)

222

(84)

138

(10)

4

(6)

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to:

Interest income on investment

securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

1

-

-

-

-

Interest income on loans

(133)

49

(84)

(106)

35

(71)

(387)

145

(242)

(337)

122

(215)

Interest expense on long-term debt

6

(2)

4

19

(7)

12

40

(15)

25

73

(27)

46

Noninterest income

-

-

-

18

(7)

11

-

-

-

35

(13)

22

Salaries expense

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

(2)

2

Subtotal reclassifications

to net income

(127)

47

(80)

(69)

21

(48)

(348)

131

(217)

(225)

80

(145)

Net change

(161)

60

(101)

(76)

24

(52)

(126)

47

(79)

(235)

84

(151)

Defined benefit plans adjustments:

Net actuarial gains (losses) arising

during the period

-

-

-

297

(112)

185

(12)

5

(7)

1,075

(405)

670

Reclassification of amounts to net

periodic benefit costs (2):

Amortization of net actuarial loss

19

(8)

11

33

(13)

20

56

(22)

34

124

(47)

77

Settlements and other

(1)

1

-

26

(9)

17

-

-

-

97

(36)

61

Subtotal reclassifications to

net periodic benefit costs

18

(7)

11

59

(22)

37

56

(22)

34

221

(83)

138

Net change

18

(7)

11

356

(134)

222

44

(17)

27

1,296

(488)

808

Foreign currency translation adjustments:

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising

during the period

(32)

(3)

(35)

12

2

14

(32)

(3)

(35)

(27)

(4)

(31)

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to:

Noninterest income

-

-

-

3

-

3

6

-

6

(12)

5

(7)

Net change

(32)

(3)

(35)

15

2

17

(26)

(3)

(29)

(39)

1

(38)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

$

(1,780)

560

(1,220)

1,023

(265)

758

2,553

(1,087)

1,466

(5,097)

2,002

(3,095)

Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) from

noncontrolling interests, net of tax

(221)

266

(266)

266

Wells Fargo other comprehensive

income (loss), net of tax

(999)

492

1,732

(3,361)

(1)

Represents unrealized gains amortized over the remaining lives of securities that were transferred from the available-for-sale portfolio to the held-to-maturity portfolio.

(2)

These items are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost, which is recorded in employee benefits expense (see Note 15 (Employee Benefits) for additional details).

159


Cumulative OCI balances were:

Cumulative

Derivatives

Defined

Foreign

other

and

benefit

currency

compre-

Investment

hedging

plans

translation

hensive

(in millions)

securities

activities

adjustments

adjustments

income

Quarter ended September 30, 2014

Balance, beginning of period

$

5,025

102

(1,037)

27

4,117

Net unrealized losses

arising during the period

(684)

(21)

-

(35)

(740)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated

other comprehensive income

(411)

(80)

11

-

(480)

Net change

(1,095)

(101)

11

(35)

(1,220)

Less:  Other comprehensive loss from

noncontrolling interests

(221)

-

-

-

(221)

Balance, end of period

$

4,151

1

(1,026)

(8)

3,118

Quarter ended September 30, 2013

Balance, beginning of period

$

3,177

190

(1,595)

25

1,797

Net unrealized gains (losses)

arising during the period

643

(4)

185

14

838

Amounts reclassified from accumulated

other comprehensive income

(72)

(48)

37

3

(80)

Net change

571

(52)

222

17

758

Less:  Other comprehensive income from

noncontrolling interests

265

-

-

1

266

Balance, end of period

$

3,483

138

(1,373)

41

2,289

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

Balance, beginning of period

$

2,338

80

(1,053)

21

1,386

Net unrealized gains (losses)

arising during the period

2,297

138

(7)

(35)

2,393

Amounts reclassified from accumulated

other comprehensive income

(750)

(217)

34

6

(927)

Net change

1,547

(79)

27

(29)

1,466

Less:  Other comprehensive loss from

noncontrolling interests

(266)

-

-

-

(266)

Balance, end of period

$

4,151

1

(1,026)

(8)

3,118

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

Balance, beginning of period

$

7,462

289

(2,181)

80

5,650

Net unrealized gains (losses)

arising during the period

(3,591)

(6)

670

(31)

(2,958)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated

other comprehensive income

(123)

(145)

138

(7)

(137)

Net change

(3,714)

(151)

808

(38)

(3,095)

Less:  Other comprehensive income from

noncontrolling interests

265

-

-

1

266

Balance, end of period

$

3,483

138

(1,373)

41

2,289

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Note 18:  Operating Segments

We have three reportable operating segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement. The results for these operating segments are based on our management accounting process, for which there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance equivalent to GAAP for financial accounting. The management accounting process measures the performance of the operating segments based on our management structure and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial services companies. We define our operating segments by product type and customer segment. If the management structure and/or the allocation process changes, allocations, transfers and assignments may change. For a complete description of our operating segments, including the underlying management accounting process, see Note 24 (Operating Segments) to Financial Statements in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Wealth,

Brokerage

Community

Wholesale

and

Consolidated

(income/expense in millions,

Banking

Banking

Retirement

Other (1)

Company

average balances in billions)

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

Quarter ended September 30,

Net interest income (2)

$

7,472

7,244

3,007

3,059

790

749

(328)

(304)

10,941

10,748

Provision (reversal of provision)

for credit losses

465

240

(85)

(144)

(25)

(38)

13

17

368

75

Noninterest income

5,356

5,000

2,895

2,812

2,763

2,558

(742)

(640)

10,272

9,730

Noninterest expense

7,051

7,060

3,250

3,084

2,690

2,619

(743)

(661)

12,248

12,102

Income (loss) before income

tax expense (benefit)

5,312

4,944

2,737

2,931

888

726

(340)

(300)

8,597

8,301

Income tax expense (benefit)

1,609

1,505

824

952

338

275

(129)

(114)

2,642

2,618

Net income (loss) before

noncontrolling interests

3,703

3,439

1,913

1,979

550

451

(211)

(186)

5,955

5,683

Less: Net income (loss) from

noncontrolling interests

233

98

(7)

6

-

1

-

-

226

105

Net income (loss) (3)

$

3,470

3,341

1,920

1,973

550

450

(211)

(186)

5,729

5,578

Average loans

$

498.6

497.7

316.5

287.7

52.6

46.7

(34.5)

(30.0)

833.2

802.1

Average assets

950.2

836.6

553.0

498.1

188.8

180.8

(74.1)

(68.5)

1,617.9

1,447.0

Average core deposits

646.9

618.2

278.4

235.3

153.6

150.6

(66.7)

(63.8)

1,012.2

940.3

Nine months ended September 30,

Net interest income (2)

$

22,133

21,614

8,851

9,165

2,333

2,118

(970)

(900)

32,347

31,997

Provision (reversal of provision)

for credit losses

1,163

2,265

(227)

(320)

(58)

(5)

32

6

910

1,946

Noninterest income

15,894

16,471

8,577

8,927

8,238

7,647

(2,152)

(1,927)

30,557

31,118

Noninterest expense

20,845

21,650

9,668

9,358

8,096

7,800

(2,219)

(2,051)

36,390

36,757

Income (loss) before income

tax expense (benefit)

16,019

14,170

7,987

9,054

2,533

1,970

(935)

(782)

25,604

24,412

Income tax expense (benefit)

4,805

4,426

2,376

3,024

962

748

(355)

(297)

7,788

7,901

Net income (loss) before

noncontrolling interests

11,214

9,744

5,611

6,030

1,571

1,222

(580)

(485)

17,816

16,511

Less: Net income (loss) from

noncontrolling interests

469

234

(3)

8

2

1

-

-

468

243

Net income (loss) (3)

$

10,745

9,510

5,614

6,022

1,569

1,221

(580)

(485)

17,348

16,268

Average loans

$

503.0

498.3

308.9

285.3

51.2

45.3

(33.7)

(29.8)

829.4

799.1

Average assets

920.5

819.2

534.4

496.9

189.0

179.4

(74.3)

(69.7)

1,569.6

1,425.8

Average core deposits

637.8

620.1

267.8

230.0

154.2

148.8

(67.1)

(64.8)

992.7

934.1

(1) Includes corporate items not specific to a business segment and the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one business segment, substantially all of which represents products and services for wealth management customers provided in Community Banking stores .

(2) Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on assets and the cost of liabilities to fund those assets. Interest earned includes actual interest earned on segment assets and, if the segment has excess liabilities, interest credits for providing funding to other segments. The cost of liabilities includes interest expense on segment liabilities and, if the segment does not have enough liabilities to fund its assets, a funding charge based on the cost of excess liabilities from another segment.

(3) Represents segment net income (loss) for Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement segments and Wells Fargo net income for the consolidated company.

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Note 19:  Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements

The Company and each of its subsidiary banks are subject to regulatory capital adequacy requirements promulgated by federal bank regulatory agencies. The Federal Reserve establishes capital requirements, including well capitalized standards, for the consolidated financial holding company, and the OCC has similar requirements for the Company’s national banks, including Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the Bank).

The following table presents regulatory capital information for Wells Fargo & Company and the Bank. Information presented for September 30, 2014, reflects the transition to Basel III capital requirements from previous regulatory capital adequacy guidelines under Basel I effective in 2013. Among other matters, Basel III revises the definition of capital, and changes are being phased-in effective January 1, 2014, through the end of 2021, with regulatory capital ratios determined using Basel III General Approach risk-weighted assets during 2014. Under the Basel III (General Approach), at September 30, 2014, the Company’s Common Equity Tier 1 capital was $135.9 billion, or 11.11% of risk-weighted assets, and the Bank’s Common Equity Tier 1 capital was $120.0 billion, or 10.69% of risk-weighted assets.

We do not consolidate our wholly-owned trust (the Trust) formed solely to issue trust preferred and preferred purchase securities (the Securities). Securities issued by the Trust includable in Tier 2 capital were $2.1 billion at September 30, 2014. During the first nine months of 2014, we did not redeem any trust preferred securities. Under the new Basel III capital requirements, our remaining trust preferred and preferred purchase securities will begin amortizing in 2016 and will no longer count as Tier 2 capital in 2022.

The Bank is an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans and is required to maintain minimum levels of shareholders’ equity, as specified by various agencies, including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, GNMA, FHLMC and FNMA. At September 30, 2014, the Bank met these requirements. Other subsidiaries, including the Company’s insurance and broker-dealer subsidiaries, are also subject to various minimum capital levels, as defined by applicable industry regulations. The minimum capital levels for these subsidiaries, and related restrictions, are not significant to our consolidated operations.

Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Under

Under

Basel III

Basel III

(General

Under

(General

Under

Approach)

Basel I

Approach)

Basel I

Well-

Minimum

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

Dec. 31,

capitalized

capital

(in billions, except ratios)

2014

2013

2014

2013

ratios (1)

ratios (1)

Regulatory capital:

Tier 1

$

153.4

140.7

120.0

110.0

Total

190.5

176.2

144.7

136.4

Assets:

Risk-weighted

$

1,222.9

1,141.5

1,122.8

1,057.3

Adjusted average (2)

1,591.4

1,466.7

1,440.5

1,324.0

Regulatory capital ratios:

Tier 1 capital

12.55

%

12.33

10.69

10.40

6.00

4.00

Total capital

15.58

15.43

12.88

12.90

10.00

8.00

Tier 1 leverage (2)

9.64

9.60

8.33

8.31

5.00

4.00

(1) As defined by the regulations issued by the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC.

(2) The leverage ratio consists of Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average total assets, excluding goodwill and certain other items. The minimum leverage ratio guideline is 3% for banking organizations that do not anticipate significant growth and that have well-diversified risk, excellent asset quality, high liquidity, good earnings, effective management and monitoring of market risk and, in general, are considered top-rated, strong banking organizations.

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Glossary of Acronyms

ABS

Asset-backed security

HAMP

Home Affordability Modification Program

ACL

Allowance for credit losses

HPI

Home Price Index

ALCO

Asset/Liability Management Committee

HUD

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

ARM

Adjustable-rate mortgage

LCR

Liquidity Coverage Ratio

ARS

Auction rate security

LHFS

Loans held for sale

ASC

Accounting Standards Codification

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

ASU

Accounting Standards Update

LIHTC

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

AVM

Automated valuation model

LOCOM

Lower of cost or market value

BCBS

Basel Committee on Bank Supervision

LTV

Loan-to-value

BHC

Bank holding company

MBS

Mortgage-backed security

CCAR

Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

MHA

Making Home Affordable programs

CDO

Collateralized debt obligation

MHFS

Mortgages held for sale

CDS

Credit default swaps

MSR

Mortgage servicing right

CET1

Common Equity Tier 1

MTN

Medium-term note

CLO

Collateralized loan obligation

NAV

Net asset value

CLTV

Combined loan-to-value

NPA

Nonperforming asset

CMBS

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

OCC

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

CPP

Capital Purchase Program

OCI

Other comprehensive income

CRE

Commercial real estate

OTC

Over-the-counter

DOJ

U.S. Department of Justice

OTTI

Other-than-temporary impairment

DPD

Days past due

PCI Loans

Purchased credit-impaired loans

ESOP

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

PTPP

Pre-tax pre-provision profit

FAS

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards

RBC

Risk-based capital

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

RMBS

Residential mortgage-backed securities

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

ROA

Wells Fargo net income to average total assets

FFELP

Federal Family Education Loan Program

ROE

Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

to average Wells Fargo common stockholders' equity

FHLB

Federal Home Loan Bank

RWAs

Risk-weighted assets

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

FICO

Fair Isaac Corporation (credit rating)

S&P

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

FNMA

Federal National Mortgage Association

SPE

Special purpose entity

FRB

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

TARP

Troubled Asset Relief Program

FSB

Financial Stability Board

TDR

Troubled debt restructuring

GAAP

Generally accepted accounting principles

VA

Department of Veterans Affairs

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

VaR

Value-at-Risk

GSE

Government-sponsored entity

VIE

Variable interest entity

G-SIB

Globally systemic important bank

WFCC

Wells Fargo Canada Corporation

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.            Legal Proceedings

Information in response to this item can be found in Note 11 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in this Report which information is incorporated by reference into this item.

Item 1A.         Risk Factors

Information in response to this item can be found under the “Financial Review – Risk Factors” section in this Report which information is incorporated by reference into this item.

Item 2.            Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table shows Company repurchases of its common stock for each calendar month in the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Maximum number of

Total number

shares that may yet

of shares

Weighted-average

be purchased under

Calendar month

repurchased (1)

price paid per share

the authorizations

July (2)

32,031,505

$

51.31

318,597,894

August

11,802,749

50.52

306,795,145

September

4,835,188

51.79

301,959,957

Total

48,669,442

(1)

All shares were repurchased under an authorization covering up to 200 million shares of common stock approved by the Board of Directors and publicly announced by the Company on October 23, 2012, or an authorization covering up to an additional 350 million shares of common stock approved by the Board of Directors and publicly announced by the Company on March 26, 2014. Unless modified or revoked by the Board, these authorizations do not expire.

(2)

Includes a private repurchase transaction of 19,485,087 shares at a weighted-average price per share of $51.32.

The following table shows Company repurchases of the warrants for each calendar month in the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Total number

Maximum dollar value

of warrants

Average price

of warrants that

Calendar month

repurchased (1)

paid per warrant

may yet be purchased

July

-

$

-

451,944,402

August

-

-

451,944,402

September

-

-

451,944,402

Total

-

(1)

Warrants are purchased under the authorization covering up to $1 billion in warrants approved by the Board of Directors (ratified and approved on June 22, 2010). Unless modified or revoked by the Board, this authorization does not expire.

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Item 6.            Exhibits

A list of exhibits to this Form 10-Q is set forth on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company’s SEC file number is 001-2979. On and before November 2, 1998, the Company filed documents with the SEC under the name Norwest Corporation. The former Wells Fargo & Company filed documents under SEC file number 001-6214.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

Dated: November 5, 2014 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

By: /s/ RICHARD D. LEVY

Richard D. Levy

Executive Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Description

Location

3(a)

Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

3(b)

By-Laws.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 28, 2011.

4(a)

See Exhibits 3(a) and 3(b).

4(b)

The Company agrees to furnish upon request to the Commission a copy of each instrument defining the rights of holders of senior and subordinated debt of the Company.

12(a)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges:

Filed herewith.

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

2014

2013

2014

2013

Including interest

on deposits

8.47

8.29

8.58

7.82

Excluding interest

on deposits

10.88

11.17

11.11

10.65

12(b)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends:

Filed herewith.

Quarter

Nine months

ended Sept. 30,

ended Sept. 30,

2014

2013

2014

2013

Including interest

on deposits

5.97

6.18

6.14

5.95

Excluding interest

on deposits

7.00

7.57

7.26

7.38

31(a)

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Filed herewith.

31(b)

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Filed herewith.

32(a)

Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

Furnished herewith.

32(b)

Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

Furnished herewith.

101

XBRL Instance Document

Filed herewith.

101

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Filed herewith.

101

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.

101

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.

101

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.

101

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I - Financial InformationNote 4 (investment Securities) To Financial Statements in This Report For Additional InformationNote 5 (loans and Allowance For Credit Losses)Note 1 (summary Of Significant Accounting Policies) To Financial Statements in Our 2013 Form 10-kNote 1: Summary Of Significant Accounting PoliciesNote 2: Business CombinationsNote 3: Federal Funds Sold, Securities Purchased Under Resale Agreements and Other Short-term InvestmentsNote 4: Investment SecuritiesNote 4: Investment Securities (continued)Note 5: Loans and Allowance For Credit LossesNote 5: Loans and Allowance For Credit Losses (continued)Note 5: Loans and Allowance For Credit Losses (continued) 101Note 6: Other AssetsNote 7: Securitizations and Variable Interest EntitiesNote 7: Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities (continued)Note 8: Mortgage Banking ActivitiesNote 9: Intangible AssetsNote 10: Guarantees, Pledged Assets and CollateralNote 10: Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral (continued)Note 11: Legal ActionsNote 11: Legal Actions (continued)Note 12: DerivativesNote 12: Derivatives (continued)Note 16 (derivatives) To Financial StatementsNote 13: Fair Values Of Assets and LiabilitiesNote 13: Fair Values Of Assets and Liabilities (continued)Note 14: Preferred StockNote 14: Preferred Stock (continued)Note 15: Employee BenefitsNote 16: Earnings Per Common ShareNote 17: Other Comprehensive IncomeNote 18: Operating SegmentsNote 19: Regulatory and Agency Capital RequirementsPart II Other InformationItem 1. Legal ProceedingsItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of ProceedsItem 6. Exhibits