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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form 10-Q
 
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
 
OR
 
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from (not applicable)
 
Commission file number 1-6880
 
U.S. BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
  41-0255900
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
651-466-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(not applicable)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
     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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
YES þ  NO o
 
     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 o
 
     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. (Check one):
 
     
Large accelerated filer þ
  Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
  Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a 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 o  NO þ
 
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
     
Class
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
  Outstanding as of April 30, 2011
1,926,650,215 shares
 


 

 
Table of Contents and Form 10-Q Cross Reference Index
 
     
Part I — Financial Information
   
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“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about U.S. Bancorp. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and are based on the information available to, and assumptions and estimates made by, management as of the date made. These forward-looking statements cover, among other things, anticipated future revenue and expenses and the future plans and prospects of U.S. Bancorp. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Global and domestic economies could fail to recover from the recent economic downturn or could experience another severe contraction, which could adversely affect U.S. Bancorp’s revenues and the values of its assets and liabilities. Global financial markets could experience a recurrence of significant turbulence, which could reduce the availability of funding to certain financial institutions and lead to a tightening of credit, a reduction of business activity, and increased market volatility. Continued stress in the commercial real estate markets, as well as a delay or failure of recovery in the residential real estate markets, could cause additional credit losses and deterioration in asset values. In addition, U.S. Bancorp’s business and financial performance is likely to be impacted by effects of recently enacted and future legislation and regulation. U.S. Bancorp’s results could also be adversely affected by continued deterioration in general business and economic conditions; changes in interest rates; deterioration in the credit quality of its loan portfolios or in the value of the collateral securing those loans; deterioration in the value of securities held in its investment securities portfolio; legal and regulatory developments; increased competition from both banks and non-banks; changes in customer behavior and preferences; effects of mergers and acquisitions and related integration; effects of critical accounting policies and judgments; and management’s ability to effectively manage credit risk, residual value risk, market risk, operational risk, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk.
 
For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, refer to U.S. Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Corporate Risk Profile” contained in Exhibit 13, and all subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and U.S. Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.
 
 
 
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Table 1    Selected Financial Data
 
                           
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
                  Percent
 
(Dollars and Shares in Millions, Except Per Share Data)   2011     2010       Change  
Condensed Income Statement
                         
Net interest income (taxable-equivalent basis) (a)
  $ 2,507     $ 2,403         4.3 %
Noninterest income
    2,017       1,952         3.3  
Securities gains (losses), net
    (5 )     (34 )       85.3  
                           
Total net revenue
    4,519       4,321         4.6  
Noninterest expense
    2,314       2,136         8.3  
Provision for credit losses
    755       1,310         (42.4 )
                           
Income before taxes
    1,450       875         65.7  
Taxable-equivalent adjustment
    55       51         7.8  
Applicable income taxes
    366       161         *
                           
Net income
    1,029       663         55.2  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    17       6         *
                           
Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp
  $ 1,046     $ 669         56.4  
                           
Net income applicable to U.S. Bancorp common shareholders
  $ 1,003     $ 648         54.8  
                           
Per Common Share
                         
Earnings per share
  $ .52     $ .34         52.9 %
Diluted earnings per share
    .52       .34         52.9  
Dividends declared per share
    .125       .050         *
Book value per share
    14.83       13.16         12.7  
Market value per share
    26.43       25.88         2.1  
Average common shares outstanding
    1,918       1,910         .4  
Average diluted common shares outstanding
    1,928       1,919         .5  
Financial Ratios
                         
Return on average assets
    1.38 %     .96 %          
Return on average common equity
    14.5       10.5            
Net interest margin (taxable-equivalent basis) (a)
    3.69       3.90            
Efficiency ratio (b)
    51.1       49.0            
Average Balances
                         
Loans
  $ 197,570     $ 192,878         2.4 %
Loans held for sale
    6,104       3,932         55.2  
Investment securities
    56,405       46,211         22.1  
Earning assets
    273,940       248,828         10.1  
Assets
    307,896       281,722         9.3  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    44,189       38,000         16.3  
Deposits
    204,305       182,531         11.9  
Short-term borrowings
    32,203       32,551         (1.1 )
Long-term debt
    31,567       32,456         (2.7 )
Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity
    30,009       26,414         13.6  
                           
                           
      March 31,
2011
      December 31,
2010
           
                           
                           
Period End Balances
                         
Loans
  $ 198,038     $ 197,061         .5 %
Allowance for credit losses
    5,498       5,531         (.6 )
Investment securities
    60,461       52,978         14.1  
Assets
    311,462       307,786         1.2  
Deposits
    208,293       204,252         2.0  
Long-term debt
    31,775       31,537         .8  
Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity
    30,507       29,519         3.3  
Capital ratios
                         
Tier 1 capital
    10.8 %     10.5 %          
Total risk-based capital
    13.8       13.3            
Leverage
    9.0       9.1            
Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel I definition (c)
    8.2       7.8            
Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using anticipated Basel III definition (c)
    7.7                    
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (c)
    6.3       6.0            
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets (c)
    7.6       7.2            
 
  * Not meaningful.
(a) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis utilizing a tax rate of 35 percent.
(b) Computed as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis and noninterest income excluding net securities gains (losses).
(c) See Non-Regulatory Capital Ratios beginning on page 24.
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
 
 
OVERVIEW
 
Earnings Summary U.S. Bancorp and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) reported net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp of $1.0 billion for the first quarter of 2011, or $.52 per diluted common share, compared with $669 million, or $.34 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2010. Return on average assets and return on average common equity were 1.38 percent and 14.5 percent, respectively, for the first quarter of 2011, compared with .96 percent and 10.5 percent, respectively, for the first quarter of 2010. Included in the first quarter of 2011 was a $46 million gain related to the acquisition of First Community Bank of New Mexico (“FCB”) in a transaction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The first quarter of 2010 results included net securities losses of $34 million. The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2011 was $50 million lower than net charge-offs, compared with $175 million in excess of net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2010.
Total net revenue, on a taxable-equivalent basis, for the first quarter of 2011 was $198 million (4.6 percent) higher than the first quarter of 2010, reflecting a 4.3 percent increase in net interest income and a 4.9 percent increase in total noninterest income. The increase in net interest income over a year ago was largely the result of an increase in average earning assets and continued growth in lower cost core deposit funding. Noninterest income increased over a year ago, primarily due to higher payments-related revenue, commercial products revenue and other income, as well as lower securities losses.
Total noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2011 was $178 million (8.3 percent) higher than the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to higher total compensation and employee benefits expense, including higher pension costs.
The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2011 was $755 million, or $555 million (42.4 percent) lower than the first quarter of 2010. Net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2011 were $805 million, compared with $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2010. Refer to “Corporate Risk Profile” for further information on the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs, nonperforming assets and other factors considered by the Company in assessing the credit quality of the loan portfolio and establishing the allowance for credit losses.
 
STATEMENT OF INCOME ANALYSIS
 
Net Interest Income Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, was $2.5 billion in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $2.4 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The $104 million (4.3 percent) increase was primarily the result of growth in average earning assets and lower cost core deposit funding. Average earning assets were $25.1 billion (10.1 percent) higher in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, driven by increases of $4.7 billion (2.4 percent) in average loans, $10.2 billion (22.1 percent) in average investment securities and $8.1 billion in average other earning assets, which included balances held at the Federal Reserve. The net interest margin in the first quarter of 2011 was 3.69 percent, compared with 3.90 percent in the first quarter of 2010. The decrease in the net interest margin reflected higher balances in lower yielding investment securities and growth in cash balances held at the Federal Reserve. Refer to the “Consolidated Daily Average Balance Sheet and Related Yields and Rates” tables for further information on net interest income.
Total average loans for the first quarter of 2011 were $4.7 billion (2.4 percent) higher than the first quarter of 2010, driven by growth in residential mortgages (20.3 percent), commercial loans (3.0 percent), commercial real estate loans (3.0 percent) and retail loans (1.0 percent), partially offset by a 17.6 percent decrease in loans covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. The increases were driven by demand for loans and lines by new and existing credit-worthy borrowers and the impact of the FCB acquisition. Average loans acquired in FDIC-assisted transactions that are covered by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC (“covered” loans) were $17.6 billion in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $21.4 billion in the same period of 2010.
Average investment securities in the first quarter of 2011 were $10.2 billion (22.1 percent) higher than the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to purchases of U.S. Treasury and government agency-related securities, as the Company increased its on-balance sheet liquidity in response to anticipated regulatory requirements.
Average total deposits for the first quarter of 2011 were $21.8 billion (11.9 percent) higher than the first
 
 
 
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Table 2    Noninterest Income
 
                         
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
                Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010     Change  
Credit and debit card revenue
  $ 267     $ 258       3.5 %
Corporate payment products revenue
    175       168       4.2  
Merchant processing services
    301       292       3.1  
ATM processing services
    112       105       6.7  
Trust and investment management fees
    256       264       (3.0 )
Deposit service charges
    143       207       (30.9 )
Treasury management fees
    137       137        
Commercial products revenue
    191       161       18.6  
Mortgage banking revenue
    199       200       (.5 )
Investment products fees and commissions
    32       25       28.0  
Securities gains (losses), net
    (5 )     (34 )     85.3  
Other
    204       135       51.1  
                         
Total noninterest income
  $ 2,012     $ 1,918       4.9 %
 

quarter of 2010. Excluding deposits from acquisitions, first quarter 2011 average total deposits increased $13.2 billion (7.3 percent) over the first quarter of 2010. Average noninterest-bearing deposits for the first quarter of 2011 were $6.2 billion (16.3 percent) higher than the same period of 2010, primarily due to growth in Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate and Consumer and Small Business Banking balances. Average total savings deposits were $14.7 billion (14.9 percent) higher in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, primarily the result of growth in corporate trust balances, including the impact of the December 30, 2010 acquisition of the securitization trust administration business of Bank of America, N.A. (“securitization trust acquisition”), and Consumer and Small Business Banking balances. Average time certificates of deposit less than $100,000 were lower in the first quarter of 2011 by $3.1 billion (16.7 percent), compared with the first quarter of 2010, as a result of expected decreases in acquired certificates of deposit and decreases in Consumer and Small Business Banking balances. Average time deposits greater than $100,000 were $4.0 billion (14.5 percent) higher in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, principally due to higher balances in Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate and institutional and corporate trust, including the impact of the securitization trust acquisition, and the FCB acquisition.
 
Provision for Credit Losses The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2011 decreased $555 million (42.4 percent) from the first quarter of 2010. Net charge-offs decreased $330 million (29.1 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, principally due to improvement in the commercial, commercial real estate, credit card and other retail loan portfolios. Delinquencies also decreased in most major loan categories in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. The provision for credit losses was $50 million lower than net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2011, but exceeded net charge-offs by $175 million in the first quarter of 2010. Refer to “Corporate Risk Profile” for further information on the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs, nonperforming assets and other factors considered by the Company in assessing the credit quality of the loan portfolio and establishing the allowance for credit losses.
 
Noninterest Income Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2011 was $2.0 billion, compared with $1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The $94 million (4.9 percent) increase was due to higher payments-related revenues, principally due to increased transaction volumes and business expansion, and an increase in commercial products revenue attributable to higher standby letters of credit fees, commercial loan and syndication fees, foreign exchange income and other capital markets revenue. In addition, net securities losses decreased, primarily due to lower impairments in the current year, and other income increased principally due to the FCB gain and a gain related to the Company’s investment in Visa Inc. recorded during the first quarter of 2011. Offsetting these positive variances was a decrease in deposit service charges from the prior year, primarily due to Company-initiated and regulatory revisions to overdraft fee policies, partially offset by core account growth. In addition, trust and investment management fees declined as a result of the transfer of the Company’s long-term asset management business in the fourth quarter of 2010, partially offset by the positive impact of the securitization trust acquisition and improved market conditions.
 
Noninterest Expense Noninterest expense was $2.3 billion in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $2.1 billion in the first quarter of 2010, or an increase of $178 million (8.3 percent). The increase in noninterest expense from a year ago was principally due
 
 
 
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Table 3    Noninterest Expense
 
                           
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
                  Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       Change  
Compensation
  $ 959     $ 861         11.4 %
Employee benefits
    230       180         27.8  
Net occupancy and equipment
    249       227         9.7  
Professional services
    70       58         20.7  
Marketing and business development
    65       60         8.3  
Technology and communications
    185       185          
Postage, printing and supplies
    74       74          
Other intangibles
    75       97         (22.7 )
Other
    407       394         3.3  
                           
Total noninterest expense
  $ 2,314     $ 2,136         8.3 %
                           
Efficiency ratio (a)
    51.1 %     49.0 %          
 
(a) Computed as noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis and noninterest income excluding securities gains (losses), net.

to increased total compensation and employee benefits expense. Total compensation increased primarily due to acquisitions, branch expansion and other business initiatives. Employee benefits expense increased due to higher pension and medical costs and the impact of additional staff. Net occupancy and equipment expense increased principally due to business expansion and technology initiatives. Professional services expense increased due to technology-related and other projects across multiple business lines. Other expense increased over the prior year primarily due to insurance and litigation matters. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in other intangibles expense due to the reduction or completion of the amortization of certain intangibles.
 
Income Tax Expense The provision for income taxes was $366 million (an effective rate of 26.2 percent) for the first quarter of 2011, compared with $161 million (an effective rate of 19.5 percent) for the first quarter of 2010. The increase in the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011, compared with the same period of the prior year, principally reflected the marginal impact of higher pretax earnings year-over-year. For further information on income taxes, refer to Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
 
Loans The Company’s total loan portfolio was $198.0 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $197.1 billion at December 31, 2010, an increase of $977 million (.5 percent). The increase was driven primarily by increases in most major loan categories, partially offset by lower retail and covered loans. The $874 million (1.8 percent) increase in commercial loans and $742 million (2.1 percent) increase in commercial real estate loans were primarily driven by the FCB acquisition and higher loan demand from new and existing customers.
Residential mortgages held in the loan portfolio increased $1.6 billion (5.2 percent) at March 31, 2011, compared with December 31, 2010. Most loans retained in the portfolio are to customers with prime or near-prime credit characteristics at the date of origination.
Total retail loans outstanding, which include credit card, retail leasing, home equity and second mortgages and other retail loans, decreased $1.4 billion (2.2 percent) at March 31, 2011, compared with December 31, 2010. The decrease was primarily driven by lower credit card and home equity balances.
 
Loans Held for Sale Loans held for sale, consisting primarily of residential mortgages to be sold in the secondary market, were $4.1 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $8.4 billion at December 31, 2010. The decrease in loans held for sale was principally due to a decrease in mortgage loan origination and refinancing activity, primarily driven by an increase in interest rates during the first quarter of 2011.
 
Investment Securities Investment securities totaled $60.5 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $53.0 billion at December 31, 2010. The $7.5 billion (14.1 percent) increase primarily reflected $7.0 billion of net investment purchases and $.3 billion of securities acquired in the FCB acquisition, both primarily in the held-to-maturity investment portfolio. Held-to-maturity securities were $8.2 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010, primarily reflecting increases in U.S. Treasury and agency mortgage-backed securities, as the Company increased its on-balance sheet liquidity in response to anticipated regulatory requirements.
The Company conducts a regular assessment of its investment portfolio to determine whether any securities are other-than-temporarily impaired. At March 31, 2011, the Company’s net unrealized loss on
 
 
 
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Table 4    Investment Securities
 
                                                                       
    Available-for-Sale       Held-to-Maturity  
                  Weighted-
                          Weighted-
       
                  Average
    Weighted-
                    Average
    Weighted-
 
    Amortized
    Fair
      Maturity in
    Average
      Amortized
      Fair
    Maturity in
    Average
 
March 31, 2011 (Dollars in Millions)   Cost     Value       Years     Yield (e)       Cost       Value     Years     Yield (e)  
U.S. Treasury and Agencies
                                                                     
Maturing in one year or less
  $ 905     $ 907         .3       2.01 %     $       $             %
Maturing after one year through five years
    1,605       1,579         2.6       1.21         1,419         1,410       2.9       1.04  
Maturing after five years through ten years
    33       34         6.7       4.87                              
Maturing after ten years
    18       17         12.0       3.66         62         62       11.0       1.76  
                                                                       
Total
  $ 2,561     $ 2,537         1.9       1.56 %     $ 1,481       $ 1,472       3.2       1.07 %
                                                                       
Mortgage-Backed Securities(a)
                                                                     
Maturing in one year or less
  $ 527     $ 528         .7       2.51 %     $ 105       $ 105       .8       1.48 %
Maturing after one year through five years
    16,224       16,466         3.7       3.09         3,126         3,130       3.7       2.77  
Maturing after five years through ten years
    18,359       18,377         6.2       3.01         2,573         2,569       6.1       3.14  
Maturing after ten years
    5,259       5,277         13.4       1.55         530         532       14.0       1.45  
                                                                       
Total
  $ 40,369     $ 40,648         6.1       2.84 %     $ 6,334       $ 6,336       5.5       2.79 %
                                                                       
Asset-Backed Securities(a)
                                                                     
Maturing in one year or less
  $ 3     $ 12         .4       15.16 %     $ 103       $ 102       .1       .59 %
Maturing after one year through five years
    173       191         2.8       13.55         55         59       2.1       .94  
Maturing after five years through ten years
    481       501         7.6       3.60         49         48       5.8       .90  
Maturing after ten years
    250       247         10.4       2.24         33         29       23.1       .80  
                                                                       
Total
  $ 907     $ 951         7.5       5.16 %     $ 240       $ 238       4.9       .76 %
                                                                       
Obligations of State and Political
                                                                     
Subdivisions(b)(c)
                                                                     
Maturing in one year or less
  $ 15     $ 14         .7       5.92 %     $       $       .5       6.99 %
Maturing after one year through five years
    991       992         3.9       6.03         6         6       3.6       8.02  
Maturing after five years through ten years
    856       845         6.4       6.62         5         6       6.1       6.56  
Maturing after ten years
    4,966       4,561         21.2       6.86         15         14       15.8       5.53  
                                                                       
Total
  $ 6,828     $ 6,412         16.8       6.71 %     $ 26       $ 26       10.9       6.30 %
                                                                       
Other Debt Securities
                                                                     
Maturing in one year or less
  $ 10     $ 12         .7       4.30 %     $       $             %
Maturing after one year through five years
    63       55         1.1       6.20         14         12       2.3       1.27  
Maturing after five years through ten years
    31       30         6.5       6.33         118         95       7.5       1.15  
Maturing after ten years
    1,332       1,218         31.7       4.17                              
                                                                       
Total
  $ 1,436     $ 1,315         29.6       4.31 %     $ 132       $ 107       7.0       1.16 %
                                                                       
Other Investments
  $ 341     $ 385         16.1       3.87 %     $       $             %
                                                                       
Total investment securities (d)
  $ 52,442     $ 52,248         8.0       3.37 %     $ 8,213       $ 8,179       5.1       2.41 %
 
(a) Information related to asset and mortgage-backed securities included above is presented based upon weighted-average maturities anticipating future prepayments.
(b) Information related to obligations of state and political subdivisions is presented based upon yield to first optional call date if the security is purchased at a premium, yield to maturity if purchased at par or a discount.
(c) Maturity calculations for obligations of state and political subdivisions are based on the first optional call date for securities with a fair value above par and contractual maturity for securities with a fair value equal to or below par.
(d) The weighted-average maturity of the available-for-sale investment securities was 7.4 years at December 31, 2010, with a corresponding weighted-average yield of 3.41 percent. The weighted-average maturity of the held-to-maturity investment securities was 6.3 years at December 31, 2010, with a corresponding weighted-average yield of 2.07 percent.
(e) Average yields are presented on a fully-taxable equivalent basis under a tax rate of 35 percent. Yields on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities are computed based on historical cost balances. Average yield and maturity calculations exclude equity securities that have no stated yield or maturity.
 
                                   
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
    Amortized
    Percent
      Amortized
    Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Cost     of Total       Cost     of Total  
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 4,042       6.7 %     $ 2,724       5.1 %
Mortgage-backed securities
    46,703       77.0         40,654       76.2  
Asset-backed securities
    1,147       1.9         1,197       2.3  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    6,854       11.3         6,862       12.9  
Other debt securities and investments
    1,909       3.1         1,887       3.5  
                                   
Total investment securities
  $ 60,655       100.0 %     $ 53,324       100.0 %
 

 
available-for-sale securities was $194 million, compared with $346 million at December 31, 2010. The favorable change in net unrealized losses was primarily due to increases in the fair value of non-agency mortgage-backed securities and trust preferred securities. Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position totaled $1.1 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $1.2 billion at December 31, 2010. When assessing unrealized losses for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company considers the nature of the investment, the financial condition of the issuer, the extent and duration of unrealized loss, expected cash flows of underlying collateral or assets and market conditions. At March 31,
 
 
 
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2011, the Company had no plans to sell securities with unrealized losses and believes it is more likely than not that it would not be required to sell such securities before recovery of their amortized cost.
There is limited market activity for non-agency mortgage-backed securities held by the Company. As a result, the Company estimates the fair value of these securities using estimates of expected cash flows, discount rates and management’s assessment of various other market factors, which are judgmental in nature. The Company recorded $6 million of impairment charges in earnings during the first quarter of 2011, predominately on non-agency mortgage-backed securities. These impairment charges were due to changes in expected cash flows resulting from increases in defaults in the underlying mortgage pools. Further adverse changes in market conditions may result in additional impairment charges in future periods. Refer to Notes 4 and 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on investment securities.
 
Deposits Total deposits were $208.3 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $204.3 billion at December 31, 2010, the result of increases in savings, noninterest-bearing and time deposits, partially offset by decreases in money market and interest checking deposits. Savings account balances increased $2.1 billion (8.6 percent), primarily due to continued strong participation in a savings product offered by Consumer and Small Business Banking. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $1.7 billion (3.8 percent), primarily due to increases in Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate balances. Time certificates of deposit less than $100,000 increased $289 million (1.9 percent) primarily due to the FCB acquisition. Time deposits greater than $100,000 increased $2.4 billion (8.0 percent), principally due to higher Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate and institutional trust balances and the FCB acquisition. Time deposits greater than $100,000 are managed as an alternative to other funding sources, such as wholesale borrowing, based largely on relative pricing. Money market balances decreased $1.6 billion (3.4 percent) primarily due to lower broker dealer balances. Interest checking balances decreased $840 million (1.9 percent) primarily due to lower institutional trust balances.
 
Borrowings The Company utilizes both short-term and long-term borrowings as part of its asset/liability management and funding strategies. Short-term borrowings, which include federal funds purchased, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, borrowings secured by high-grade assets and other short-term borrowings, were $31.0 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $32.6 billion at December 31, 2010. The $1.6 billion (4.7 percent) decrease in short-term borrowings was primarily in repurchase agreements and reflected reduced borrowing needs as a result of increases in deposits. Long-term debt was $31.8 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $31.5 billion at December 31, 2010. The $.3 billion (.8 percent) increase was primarily due to an increase in long-term debt related to certain consolidated variable interest entities. Refer to the “Liquidity Risk Management” section for discussion of liquidity management of the Company.
 
CORPORATE RISK PROFILE
 
Overview Managing risks is an essential part of successfully operating a financial services company. The most prominent risk exposures are credit, residual value, operational, interest rate, market and liquidity risk. Credit risk is the risk of not collecting the interest and/or the principal balance of a loan, investment or derivative contract when it is due. Residual value risk is the potential reduction in the end-of-term value of leased assets. Operational risk includes risks related to fraud, legal and compliance, processing errors, technology, breaches of internal controls and business continuation and disaster recovery. Interest rate risk is the potential reduction of net interest income as a result of changes in interest rates, which can affect the re-pricing of assets and liabilities differently. Market risk arises from fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and security prices that may result in changes in the values of financial instruments, such as trading and available-for-sale securities, mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) and derivatives that are accounted for on a fair value basis. Liquidity risk is the possible inability to fund obligations to depositors, investors or borrowers. In addition, corporate strategic decisions, as well as the risks described above, could give rise to reputation risk. Reputation risk is the risk that negative publicity or press, whether true or not, could result in costly litigation or cause a decline in the Company’s stock value, customer base, funding sources or revenue.
 
Credit Risk Management The Company’s strategy for credit risk management includes well-defined, centralized credit policies, uniform underwriting criteria, and ongoing risk monitoring and review processes for all commercial and consumer credit exposures. In evaluating its credit risk, the Company considers changes, if any, in underwriting activities, the loan portfolio composition (including product mix and geographic, industry or customer-specific concentrations), trends in loan performance, the level of
 
 
 
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allowance coverage relative to similar banking institutions and macroeconomic factors, such as changes in unemployment rates, gross domestic product and consumer bankruptcy filings. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Credit Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for a more detailed discussion on credit risk management processes.
The Company manages its credit risk, in part, through diversification of its loan portfolio and limit setting by product type criteria and concentrations. As part of its normal business activities, the Company offers a broad array of commercial and retail lending products. The Company’s retail lending business utilizes several distinct business processes and channels to originate retail credit, including traditional branch lending, indirect lending, portfolio acquisitions and a consumer finance division. Generally, loans managed by the Company’s consumer finance division exhibit higher credit risk characteristics, but are priced commensurate with the differing risk profile. With respect to residential mortgages originated through these channels, the Company may either retain the loans on its balance sheet or sell its interest in the balances into the secondary market while retaining the servicing rights and customer relationships. For residential mortgages that are retained in the Company’s portfolio and for home equity and second mortgages, credit risk is also diversified by geography and managed by adherence to loan-to-value and borrower credit criteria during the underwriting process.
 
The following tables provide summary information of the loan-to-values of residential mortgages and home equity and second mortgages by distribution channel and type at March 31, 2011 (excluding covered loans):
 
                                     
Residential mortgages
  Interest
                    Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Only     Amortizing       Total       of Total  
Consumer Finance
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 1,415     $ 5,162       $ 6,577         54.9 %
Over 80% through 90%
    463       2,573         3,036         25.3  
Over 90% through 100%
    425       1,789         2,214         18.5  
Over 100%
          162         162         1.3  
                                     
Total
  $ 2,303     $ 9,686       $ 11,989         100.0 %
Other Retail
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 1,900     $ 17,010       $ 18,910         92.9 %
Over 80% through 90%
    53       686         739         3.6  
Over 90% through 100%
    66       640         706         3.5  
Over 100%
                           
                                     
Total
  $ 2,019     $ 18,336       $ 20,355         100.0 %
Total Company
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 3,315     $ 22,172       $ 25,487         78.8 %
Over 80% through 90%
    516       3,259         3,775         11.7  
Over 90% through 100%
    491       2,429         2,920         9.0  
Over 100%
          162         162         .5  
                                     
Total
  $ 4,322     $ 28,022       $ 32,344         100.0 %
 
Note: Loan-to-values determined as of the date of origination and adjusted for cumulative principal payments, and consider mortgage insurance, as applicable.
 
                                     
Home equity and second mortgages
                        Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Lines     Loans       Total       of Total  
Consumer Finance(a)
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 1,067     $ 194       $ 1,261         50.6 %
Over 80% through 90%
    446       139         585         23.5  
Over 90% through 100%
    317       219         536         21.5  
Over 100%
    50       60         110         4.4  
                                     
Total
  $ 1,880     $ 612       $ 2,492         100.0 %
Other Retail
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 11,408     $ 1,176       $ 12,584         78.0 %
Over 80% through 90%
    2,052       448         2,500         15.5  
Over 90% through 100%
    641       345         986         6.1  
Over 100%
    41       25         66         .4  
                                     
Total
  $ 14,142     $ 1,994       $ 16,136         100.0 %
Total Company
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 12,475     $ 1,370       $ 13,845         74.3 %
Over 80% through 90%
    2,498       587         3,085         16.6  
Over 90% through 100%
    958       564         1,522         8.2  
Over 100%
    91       85         176         .9  
                                     
Total
  $ 16,022     $ 2,606       $ 18,628         100.0 %
 
(a) Consumer finance category includes credit originated and managed by the consumer finance division, as well as the majority of home equity and second mortgages with a loan-to-value greater than 100 percent that were originated in the branches.
Note: Loan-to-values determined on original appraisal value of collateral and the current amortized loan balance, or maximum of current commitment or current balance on lines.
 
 
 
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Within the consumer finance division, at March 31, 2011, approximately $2.1 billion of residential mortgages were to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers based on credit scores from independent credit rating agencies at loan origination, unchanged from December 31, 2010.
 
The following table provides further information on the loan-to-values of residential mortgages specifically for the consumer finance division at March 31, 2011:
 
                                     
    Interest
                    Percent of
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Only     Amortizing       Total       Division  
Sub-Prime Borrowers
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 5     $ 946       $ 951         7.9 %
Over 80% through 90%
    2       474         476         4.0  
Over 90% through 100%
    13       574         587         4.9  
Over 100%
          44         44         .4  
                                     
Total
  $ 20     $ 2,038       $ 2,058         17.2 %
Other Borrowers
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 1,410     $ 4,216       $ 5,626         46.9 %
Over 80% through 90%
    461       2,099         2,560         21.3  
Over 90% through 100%
    412       1,215         1,627         13.6  
Over 100%
          118         118         1.0  
                                     
Total
  $ 2,283     $ 7,648       $ 9,931         82.8 %
                                     
Total Consumer Finance
  $ 2,303     $ 9,686       $ 11,989         100.0 %
 
 
In addition to residential mortgages, at March 31, 2011, the consumer finance division had $.5 billion of home equity and second mortgage loans to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers, unchanged from December 31, 2010.
 
The following table provides further information on the loan-to-values of home equity and second mortgages specifically for the consumer finance division at March 31, 2011:
 
                                     
                          Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Lines     Loans       Total       of Total  
Sub-Prime Borrowers
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 63     $ 115       $ 178         7.1 %
Over 80% through 90%
    41       78         119         4.8  
Over 90% through 100%
    7       133         140         5.6  
Over 100%
    33       48         81         3.3  
                                     
Total
  $ 144     $ 374       $ 518         20.8 %
Other Borrowers
                                   
Less than or equal to 80%
  $ 1,004     $ 79       $ 1,083         43.4 %
Over 80% through 90%
    405       61         466         18.7  
Over 90% through 100%
    310       86         396         15.9  
Over 100%
    17       12         29         1.2  
                                     
Total
  $ 1,736     $ 238       $ 1,974         79.2 %
                                     
Total Consumer Finance
  $ 1,880     $ 612       $ 2,492         100.0 %
 
 
The total amount of residential mortgage, home equity and second mortgage loans, other than covered loans, to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers represented only .8 percent of total assets at March 31, 2011, compared with .9 percent at December 31, 2010. Covered loans included $1.5 billion in loans with negative-amortization payment options at March 31, 2011, compared with $1.6 billion at December 31, 2010. Other than covered loans, the Company does not have any residential mortgages with payment schedules that would cause balances to increase over time.

 

Table 5    Delinquent Loan Ratios as a Percent of Ending Loan Balances
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
90 days or more past due excluding nonperforming loans   2011     2010  
Commercial
               
Commercial
    .13 %     .15 %
Lease financing
    .03       .02  
                 
Total commercial
    .12       .13  
Commercial Real Estate
               
Commercial mortgages
    .02        
Construction and development
    .01       .01  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    .02        
Residential Mortgages
    1.33       1.63  
Retail
               
Credit card
    1.62       1.86  
Retail leasing
    .04       .05  
Other retail
    .45       .49  
                 
Total retail
    .71       .81  
                 
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    .52       .61  
                 
Covered Loans
    5.83       6.04  
                 
Total loans
    .99 %     1.11 %
                 
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
90 days or more past due including nonperforming loans   2011     2010  
Commercial
    1.12 %     1.37 %
Commercial real estate
    4.17       3.73  
Residential mortgages (a)
    3.45       3.70  
Retail (b)
    1.23       1.26  
                 
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    2.17       2.19  
                 
Covered loans
    12.51       12.94  
                 
Total loans
    3.07 %     3.17 %
 
(a) Delinquent loan ratios exclude loans purchased from Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Including the guaranteed amounts, the ratio of residential mortgages 90 days or more past due including nonperforming loans was 11.42 percent at March 31, 2011, and 12.28 percent at December 31, 2010.
(b) Delinquent loan ratios exclude student loans that are guaranteed by the federal government. Including the guaranteed amounts, the ratio of retail loans 90 days or more past due including nonperforming loans was 1.58 percent at March 31, 2011, and 1.60 percent at December 31, 2010.

 
 
 
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Loan Delinquencies Trends in delinquency ratios are an indicator, among other considerations, of credit risk within the Company’s loan portfolios. The Company measures delinquencies, both including and excluding nonperforming loans, to enable comparability with other companies. Accruing loans 90 days or more past due totaled $2.0 billion ($949 million excluding covered loans) at March 31, 2011, compared with $2.2 billion ($1.1 billion excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2010. The $145 million (13.3 percent) decrease, excluding covered loans, reflected a moderation in the level of stress in economic conditions in the first quarter of 2011. These loans are not included in nonperforming assets and continue to accrue interest because they are adequately secured by collateral, are in the process of collection and are reasonably expected to result in repayment or restoration to current status, or are managed in homogeneous portfolios with specified charge-off timeframes adhering to regulatory guidelines. The ratio of accruing loans 90 days or more past due to total loans was .99 percent (.52 percent excluding covered loans) at March 31, 2011, compared with 1.11 percent (.61 percent excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2010.
 
The following table provides summary delinquency information for residential mortgages and retail loans, excluding covered loans:
 
                                     
            As a Percent of Ending
 
    Amount       Loan Balances  
    March 31,
    December 31,
      March 31,
      December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011       2010  
Residential mortgages
                                   
30-89 days
  $ 395     $ 456         1.22 %       1.48 %
90 days or more
    432       500         1.33         1.63  
Nonperforming
    685       636         2.12         2.07  
                                     
Total
  $ 1,512     $ 1,592         4.67 %       5.18 %
                                     
Retail
                                   
Credit card
                                   
30-89 days
  $ 228     $ 269         1.44 %       1.60 %
90 days or more
    258       313         1.62         1.86  
Nonperforming
    255       228         1.61         1.36  
                                     
Total
  $ 741     $ 810         4.67 %       4.82 %
Retail leasing
                                   
30-89 days
  $ 12     $ 17         .26 %       .37 %
90 days or more
    2       2         .04         .05  
Nonperforming
                           
                                     
Total
  $ 14     $ 19         .30 %       .42 %
Home equity and second mortgages
                                   
30-89 days
  $ 151     $ 175         .81 %       .93 %
90 days or more
    133       148         .71         .78  
Nonperforming
    42       36         .23         .19  
                                     
Total
  $ 326     $ 359         1.75 %       1.90 %
Other retail
                                   
30-89 days
  $ 154     $ 212         .63 %       .85 %
90 days or more
    60       66         .25         .26  
Nonperforming
    33       29         .13         .12  
                                     
Total
  $ 247     $ 307         1.01 %       1.23 %
 
 
 
 
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The following table provides information on delinquent and nonperforming loans, excluding covered loans, as a percent of ending loan balances, by channel:
                                     
    Consumer Finance (a)       Other Retail  
    March 31,
    December 31,
      March 31,
      December 31,
 
    2011     2010       2011       2010  
Residential mortgages
                                   
30-89 days
    1.90 %     2.38 %       .82 %       .95 %
90 days or more
    1.85       2.26         1.03         1.24  
Nonperforming
    2.93       2.99         1.64         1.52  
                                     
Total
    6.68 %     7.63 %       3.49 %       3.71 %
                                     
Retail
                                   
Credit card
                                   
30-89 days
    %     %       1.44 %       1.60 %
90 days or more
                  1.62         1.86  
Nonperforming
                  1.61         1.36  
                                     
Total
    %     %       4.67 %       4.82 %
Retail leasing
                                   
30-89 days
    %     %       .26 %       .37 %
90 days or more
                  .04         .05  
Nonperforming
                           
                                     
Total
    %     %       .30 %       .42 %
Home equity and second mortgages
                                   
30-89 days
    1.61 %     1.98 %       .69 %       .76 %
90 days or more
    1.40       1.82         .60         .62  
Nonperforming
    .20       .20         .23         .19  
                                     
Total
    3.21 %     4.00 %       1.52 %       1.57 %
Other retail
                                   
30-89 days
    3.16 %     4.42 %       .57 %       .77 %
90 days or more
    .66       .68         .23         .25  
Nonperforming
                  .14         .12  
                                     
Total
    3.82 %     5.10 %       .94 %       1.14 %
 
(a) Consumer finance category includes credit originated and managed by the consumer finance division, as well as the majority of home equity and second mortgages with a loan-to-value greater than 100 percent that were originated in the branches.
 
Within the consumer finance division at March 31, 2011, approximately $364 million and $59 million of these delinquent and nonperforming residential mortgages and home equity and other retail loans, respectively, were to customers that may be defined as sub-prime borrowers, compared with $412 million and $75 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010.
 
The following table provides summary delinquency information for covered loans:
 
                                     
            As a Percent of
 
            Ending
 
    Amount       Loan Balances  
    March 31,
    December 31,
      March 31,
      December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011       2010  
30-89 days
  $ 743     $ 757         4.31 %       4.19 %
90 days or more
    1,005       1,090         5.83         6.04  
Nonperforming
    1,151       1,244         6.68         6.90  
                                     
Total
  $ 2,899     $ 3,091         16.82 %       17.13 %
 
 
Restructured Loans In certain circumstances, the Company may modify the terms of a loan to maximize the collection of amounts due when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties or is expected to experience difficulties in the near-term. In most cases the modification is either a concessionary reduction in interest rate, extension of the maturity date or reduction in the principal balance that would otherwise not be considered. Concessionary modifications are classified as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) unless the modification is short-term, or results in only an insignificant delay or shortfall in the payments to be received. TDRs accrue interest if the borrower complies with the revised terms and conditions and has demonstrated repayment performance at a level commensurate with the modified terms over several payment cycles.
 
Short-Term Modifications The Company makes short-term modifications to assist borrowers experiencing temporary hardships. Consumer programs include short-term interest rate reductions (three months or less for residential mortgages and twelve months or less for credit cards), deferrals of up to three past due payments, and the ability to return to current status if the borrower makes required payments during the short-term modification period. At March 31, 2011, loans modified under these programs, excluding loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, represented less than 1.0 percent of total residential mortgage loan balances and 1.5 percent of credit card receivable balances, compared with less than 1.0 percent of total mortgage loan balances and 1.9 percent of credit card receivable balances at December 31, 2010. Because these changes have an insignificant impact on the economic return on the loan, the Company does not consider loans modified
 
 
 
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under these hardship programs to be TDRs. The Company determines applicable allowances for credit losses for these loans in a manner consistent with other homogeneous loan portfolios.
The Company may also modify commercial loans on a short-term basis, with the most common modification being an extension of the maturity date of twelve months or less. Such extensions generally are used when the maturity date is imminent and the borrower is experiencing some level of financial stress but the Company believes the borrower will ultimately pay all contractual amounts owed. These extended loans represented approximately 1.3 percent of total commercial and commercial real estate loan balances at March 31, 2011, compared with approximately 1.1 percent at December 31, 2010. Because interest is charged during the extension period (at the original contractual rate or, in many cases, a higher rate), the extension has an insignificant impact on the economic return on the loan. Therefore, the Company does not consider such extensions to be TDRs. The Company determines the applicable allowance for credit losses on these loans in a manner consistent with other commercial loans.
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings Many of the Company’s TDRs are determined on a case-by-case basis in connection with ongoing loan collection processes. However, the Company has also implemented certain restructuring programs that may result in TDRs. The consumer finance division has a mortgage loan restructuring program, where certain qualifying borrowers facing an interest rate reset who are current in their repayment status, are allowed to retain the lower of their existing interest rate or the market interest rate as of their interest reset date. The Company also participates in the U.S. Department of the Treasury Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”). HAMP gives qualifying homeowners an opportunity to refinance into more affordable monthly payments, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury compensating the Company for a portion of the reduction in monthly amounts due from borrowers participating in this program. Both the consumer finance division modification program and the HAMP program require the customer to complete a trial period, where the loan modification is contingent on the customer satisfactorily completing the trial period and the loan documents are not modified until that time. The Company reports loans that are modified following the satisfactory completion of the trial period as TDRs. Loans in the pre-modification trial phase represented less than 1.0 percent of residential mortgage loan balances at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
In addition, the Company has also modified certain mortgage loans according to provisions in FDIC-assisted transaction loss sharing agreements. Losses associated with modifications on these loans, including the economic impact of interest rate reductions, are generally eligible for reimbursement under the loss sharing agreements.
Acquired loans restructured after acquisition are not considered TDRs for purposes of the Company’s accounting and disclosure if the loans evidenced credit deterioration as of the acquisition date and are accounted for in pools.
 
The following table provides a summary of TDRs by loan type, including the delinquency status for TDRs that continue to accrue interest and TDRs included in nonperforming assets (excluding covered loans):
 
                                             
          As a Percent of Performing TDRs                
March 31, 2011
  Performing
    30-89 Days
      90 Days or more
    Nonperforming
      Total
 
(Dollars in Millions)   TDRs     Past Due       Past Due     TDRs       TDRs  
Commercial
  $ 59       43.2 %       3.4 %   $ 66  (b)     $ 125  
Commercial real estate
    184                     152  (b)       336  
Residential mortgages (a)
    1,890       4.9         5.3       156         2,046  
Credit card
    212       10.2         7.0       255  (c)       467  
Other retail
    86       7.8         5.7       31         117  
                                             
Total
  $ 2,431       6.0 %       5.0 %   $ 660       $ 3,091  
 
(a) Excludes loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and loans in the trial period under HAMP or the Company’s program where a legal modification of the loan is contingent on the customer successfully completing the trial modification period.
(b) Primarily represents loans less than six months from the modification date that have not met the performance period required to return to accrual status (generally six months) and, for commercial, small business credit cards with a modified rate equal to 0 percent.
(c) Represents consumer credit cards with a modified rate equal to 0 percent.
 
 
 
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The following table provides a summary of TDRs, excluding covered loans, that continue to accrue interest:
 
                                     
            As a Percent of
 
            Ending
 
    Amount       Loan Balances  
    March 31,
    December 31,
      March 31,
      December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011       2010  
Commercial
  $ 59     $ 77         .12 %       .16 %
Commercial real estate
    184       15         .52         .04  
Residential mortgages (a)
    1,890       1,804         5.84         5.87  
Credit card
    212       224         1.34         1.33  
Other retail
    86       87         .18         .18  
                                     
Total
  $ 2,431     $ 2,207         1.23 %       1.12 %
 
(a) Excludes loans purchased from GNMA mortgage pools whose repayments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and loans in the trial period under HAMP or the Company’s program where a legal modification of the loan is contingent on the customer successfully completing the trial modification period.
 
TDRs, excluding covered loans, that continue to accrue interest were $224 million higher at March 31, 2011, than at December 31, 2010, primarily reflecting loan modifications for certain commercial real estate and residential mortgage customers in light of current economic conditions. The Company continues to actively work with customers to modify loans for borrowers who are having financial difficulties, including those acquired through FDIC-assisted acquisitions.
 
Nonperforming Assets The level of nonperforming assets represents another indicator of the potential for future credit losses. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, restructured loans not performing in accordance with modified terms, other real estate and other nonperforming assets owned by the Company, and are generally either originated by the Company or acquired under FDIC loss sharing agreements that substantially reduce the risk of credit losses to the Company. Additionally, nonperforming assets at March 31, 2011 included $287 million of loans and other real estate acquired through the recent acquisition of FCB from the FDIC, which were not covered by a loss sharing agreement. Assets associated with the FCB transaction were recorded at their estimated fair value, including any discount for expected losses, at the acquisition date and included in the related asset categories. At March 31, 2011, total nonperforming assets were $5.0 billion, unchanged from December 31, 2010. Excluding covered assets, nonperforming assets were $3.5 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $3.4 billion at December 31, 2010. Nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets and nonperforming assets from the FCB acquisition, at March 31, 2011, were $3.2 billion, a $159 million (4.7 percent) decrease from December 31, 2010. This decline was principally in the commercial real estate portfolios, as the Company continued to resolve and reduce the exposure to these assets. There was also an improvement in other commercial portfolios, reflecting the stabilizing economy. However, stress continued in the residential mortgage portfolio due to the overall duration of the economic slowdown. Nonperforming covered assets at March 31, 2011, were $1.5 billion, compared with $1.7 billion at December 31, 2010. The majority of the nonperforming covered assets were considered credit-impaired at acquisition and recorded at their estimated fair value at acquisition. The ratio of total nonperforming assets to total loans and other real estate was 2.52 percent (1.92 percent excluding covered assets) at March 31, 2011, compared with 2.55 percent (1.87 percent excluding covered assets) at December 31, 2010.
 
 
 
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Table 6    Nonperforming Assets (a)
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Commercial
               
Commercial
  $ 439     $ 519  
Lease financing
    54       78  
                 
Total commercial
    493       597  
Commercial Real Estate
               
Commercial mortgages
    635       545  
Construction and development
    835       748  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    1,470       1,293  
Residential Mortgages
    685       636  
Retail
               
Credit card
    255       228  
Retail leasing
           
Other retail
    75       65  
                 
Total retail
    330       293  
                 
Total nonperforming loans, excluding covered loans
    2,978       2,819  
Covered Loans
    1,151       1,244  
                 
Total nonperforming loans
    4,129       4,063  
Other Real Estate (b)(c)
    480       511  
Covered Other Real Estate (c)
    390       453  
Other Assets
    21       21  
                 
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 5,020     $ 5,048  
                 
Total nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets
  $ 3,479     $ 3,351  
                 
Excluding covered assets:
               
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
  $ 949     $ 1,094  
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    1.65 %     1.57 %
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other real estate (b)
    1.92 %     1.87 %
Including covered assets:
               
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
  $ 1,954     $ 2,184  
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    2.08 %     2.06 %
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus other real estate (b)
    2.52 %     2.55 %
 
Changes in Nonperforming Assets
 
                           
    Commercial and
    Retail and
         
    Commercial
    Residential
         
(Dollars in Millions)   Real Estate     Mortgages (e)       Total  
Balance December 31, 2010
  $ 3,596     $ 1,452       $ 5,048  
Additions to nonperforming assets
                         
New nonaccrual loans and foreclosed properties
    780       194         974  
Advances on loans
    13               13  
                           
Total additions
    793       194         987  
Reductions in nonperforming assets
                         
Paydowns, payoffs
    (330 )     (39 )       (369 )
Net sales
    (154 )     (47 )       (201 )
Return to performing status
    (113 )     (12 )       (125 )
Charge-offs (d)
    (266 )     (54 )       (320 )
                           
Total reductions
    (863 )     (152 )       (1,015 )
                           
Net additions to (reductions in) nonperforming assets
    (70 )     42         (28 )
                           
Balance March 31, 2011
  $ 3,526     $ 1,494       $ 5,020  
 
(a) Throughout this document, nonperforming assets and related ratios do not include accruing loans 90 days or more past due.
(b) Excludes $563 million and $575 million at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively, of foreclosed GNMA loans which continue to accrue interest.
(c) Includes equity investments in entities whose only assets are other real estate owned.
(d) Charge-offs exclude actions for certain card products and loan sales that were not classified as nonperforming at the time the charge-off occurred.
(e) Residential mortgage information excludes changes related to residential mortgages serviced by others.
 
 
 
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The Company expects total nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets, to trend lower in the second quarter of 2011.
Other real estate, excluding covered assets, was $480 million at March 31, 2011, compared with $511 million at December 31, 2010, and was related to foreclosed properties that previously secured loan balances.
 
The following table provides an analysis of other real estate owned (“OREO”), excluding covered assets, as a percent of their related loan balances, including geographical location detail for residential (residential mortgage, home equity and second mortgage) and commercial (commercial and commercial real estate) loan balances:
 
                                     
            As a Percent of
 
            Ending
 
    Amount       Loan Balances  
    March 31,
    December 31,
      March 31,
      December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011       2010  
Residential
                                   
Minnesota
  $ 28     $ 28         .52 %       .53 %
California
    19       21         .29         .34  
Illinois
    16       16         .55         .57  
Nevada
    11       11         1.52         1.49  
Washington
    9       9         .29         .29  
All other states
    121       133         .37         .42  
                                     
Total residential
    204       218         .40         .44  
Commercial
                                   
Nevada
    52       58         3.67         3.93  
Oregon
    30       26         .86         .74  
Ohio
    20       20         .48         .48  
Colorado
    19       16         .52         .44  
California
    19       23         .14         .18  
All other states
    136       150         .23         .26  
                                     
Total commercial
    276       293         .33         .35  
                                     
Total OREO
  $ 480     $ 511         .27 %       .29 %
 
 
Analysis of Loan Net Charge-Offs Total net charge-offs were $805 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared with net charge-offs of $1.1 billion for the first quarter of 2010. The ratio of total loan net charge-offs to average loans outstanding on an annualized basis for the first quarter of 2011 was 1.65 percent, compared with 2.39 percent for the first quarter of 2010. The decrease in total net charge-offs for the first quarter 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, was due to improvement in all major loan portfolios. The Company expects the level of net charge-offs to continue to trend lower in the second quarter of 2011.
Commercial and commercial real estate loan net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2011 were $264 million (1.28 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $469 million (2.34 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first quarter of 2010. The decrease reflected the impact of efforts to resolve and reduce exposure to problem assets in the Company’s commercial real estate portfolios and improvement in the other commercial portfolios due to the stabilizing economy.
Residential mortgage loan net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2011 were $129 million (1.65 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $145 million (2.23 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first quarter of 2010. Retail loan net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2011 were $410 million (2.59 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis), compared with $518 million (3.30 percent of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis) for the first quarter of 2010. The decreases in residential mortgage and retail loan net charge-offs for the first quarter of

 

Table 7    Net Charge-offs as a Percent of Average Loans Outstanding
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Commercial
               
Commercial
    1.19 %     2.41 %
Lease financing
    .94       2.14  
                 
Total commercial
    1.16       2.38  
Commercial Real Estate
               
Commercial mortgages
    .59       .73  
Construction and development
    4.61       6.80  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    1.44       2.28  
Residential Mortgages
    1.65       2.23  
Retail
               
Credit card (a)
    6.21       7.73  
Retail leasing
    .09       .45  
Home equity and second mortgages
    1.75       1.88  
Other retail
    1.33       1.93  
                 
Total retail
    2.59       3.30  
                 
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    1.81       2.68  
Covered Loans
    .05       .06  
                 
Total loans
    1.65 %     2.39 %
 
(a) Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans outstanding, excluding portfolio purchases where the acquired loans were recorded at fair value at the purchase date, were 6.45 and 8.42 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
 
 
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2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, reflected the impact of more stable economic conditions.
 
The following table provides an analysis of net charge-offs as a percent of average loans outstanding managed by the consumer finance division, compared with other retail loans:
 
                                     
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
            Percent of
 
    Average Loans       Average Loans  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011       2010  
Consumer Finance (a)
                                   
Residential mortgages
  $ 11,895     $ 10,341         3.20 %       4.16 %
Home equity and second mortgages
    2,507       2,474         5.01         6.23  
Other retail
    606       602         4.68         4.72  
Other Retail
                                   
Residential mortgages
  $ 19,882     $ 16,067         .71 %       .98 %
Home equity and second mortgages
    16,294       16,928         1.24         1.25  
Other retail
    24,085       22,741         1.25         1.85  
Total Company
                                   
Residential mortgages
  $ 31,777     $ 26,408         1.65 %       2.23 %
Home equity and second mortgages
    18,801       19,402         1.75         1.88  
Other retail
    24,691       23,343         1.33         1.93  
 
(a) Consumer finance category included credit originated and managed by the consumer finance division, as well as the majority of home equity and second mortgages with a loan-to-value greater than 100 percent that were originated in the branches.
 
The following table provides further information on net charge-offs as a percent of average loans outstanding for the consumer finance division:
 
                                     
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
            Percent of
 
    Average Loans       Average Loans  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011       2010  
Residential mortgages
                                   
Sub-prime borrowers
  $ 2,081     $ 2,432         6.43 %       6.67 %
Other borrowers
    9,814       7,909         2.52         3.38  
                                     
Total
  $ 11,895     $ 10,341         3.20 %       4.16 %
Home equity and second mortgages
                                   
Sub-prime borrowers
  $ 527     $ 609         10.77 %       11.32 %
Other borrowers
    1,980       1,865         3.48         4.57  
                                     
Total
  $ 2,507     $ 2,474         5.01 %       6.23 %
 
 
Analysis and Determination of the Allowance for Credit Losses The allowance for credit losses reserves for probable and estimable losses incurred in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio and includes certain amounts that do not represent loss exposure to the Company because those losses are recoverable under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. Management evaluates the allowance each quarter to ensure it appropriately reserves for incurred losses. Several factors were taken into consideration in evaluating the allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2011, including the risk profile of the portfolios, loan net charge-offs during the period, the level of nonperforming assets, accruing loans 90 days or more past due, delinquency ratios and changes in TDR loan balances. Management also considered the uncertainty related to certain industry sectors, and the extent of credit exposure to specific borrowers within the portfolio. In addition, concentration risks associated with commercial real estate and the mix of loans, including credit cards, loans originated through the consumer finance division and residential mortgage balances, and their relative credit risks, were evaluated. Finally, the Company considered current economic conditions that might impact the portfolio. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Analysis and Determination of the Allowance for Credit Losses” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on the analysis and determination of the allowance for credit losses.
 
 
 
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Table 8    Summary of Allowance for Credit Losses
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 5,531     $ 5,264  
Charge-offs
               
Commercial
               
Commercial
    137       251  
Lease financing
    24       45  
                 
Total commercial
    161       296  
Commercial real estate
               
Commercial mortgages
    45       47  
Construction and development
    95       151  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    140       198  
Residential mortgages
    133       146  
Retail
               
Credit card
    268       328  
Retail leasing
    4       9  
Home equity and second mortgages
    85       94  
Other retail
    106       132  
                 
Total retail
    463       563  
                 
Covered loans (a)
    2       3  
                 
Total charge-offs
    899       1,206  
Recoveries
               
Commercial
               
Commercial
    12       8  
Lease financing
    10       11  
                 
Total commercial
    22       19  
Commercial real estate
               
Commercial mortgages
    5       1  
Construction and development
    10       5  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    15       6  
Residential mortgages
    4       1  
Retail
               
Credit card
    21       16  
Retail leasing
    3       4  
Home equity and second mortgages
    4       4  
Other retail
    25       21  
                 
Total retail
    53       45  
                 
Covered loans (a)
           
                 
Total recoveries
    94       71  
Net Charge-offs
               
Commercial
               
Commercial
    125       243  
Lease financing
    14       34  
                 
Total commercial
    139       277  
Commercial real estate
               
Commercial mortgages
    40       46  
Construction and development
    85       146  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    125       192  
Residential mortgages
    129       145  
Retail
               
Credit card
    247       312  
Retail leasing
    1       5  
Home equity and second mortgages
    81       90  
Other retail
    81       111  
                 
Total retail
    410       518  
                 
Covered loans (a)
    2       3  
                 
Total net charge-offs
    805       1,135  
                 
Provision for credit losses
    755       1,310  
Net change for credit losses to be reimbursed by the FDIC
    17        
Acquisitions and other changes
           
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 5,498     $ 5,439  
                 
Components
               
Allowance for loan losses, excluding losses to be reimbursed by the FDIC
  $ 5,161     $ 5,235  
Allowance for credit losses to be reimbursed by the FDIC
    109        
Liability for unfunded credit commitments
    228       204  
                 
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 5,498     $ 5,439  
                 
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of
               
Period-end loans, excluding covered loans
    2.97 %     3.20 %
Nonperforming loans, excluding covered loans
    180       156  
Nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets
    154       136  
Annualized net charge-offs, excluding covered loans
    165       118  
Period-end loans
    2.78 %     2.85 %
Nonperforming loans
    133       109  
Nonperforming assets
    110       85  
Annualized net charge-offs
    168       118  
 
Note: At March 31, 2011, $2.1 billion of the total allowance for credit losses related to incurred losses on retail loans.
(a) Relates to covered loan charge-offs and recoveries not reimbursable by the FDIC.
 
 
 
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At March 31, 2011, the allowance for credit losses was $5.5 billion (2.78 percent of total loans and 2.97 percent of loans excluding covered loans), compared with an allowance of $5.5 billion (2.81 percent of total loans and 3.03 percent of loans excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2010. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company increased the allowance for credit losses by $17 million to reflect covered loan losses reimbursable by the FDIC. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 133 percent (180 percent excluding covered loans) at March 31, 2011, compared with 136 percent (192 percent excluding covered loans) at December 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to annualized loan net charge-offs was 168 percent at March 31, 2011, compared with 132 percent of full year 2010 net charge-offs at December 31, 2010.
 
Residual Value Risk Management The Company manages its risk to changes in the residual value of leased assets through disciplined residual valuation setting at the inception of a lease, diversification of its leased assets, regular residual asset valuation reviews and monitoring of residual value gains or losses upon the disposition of assets. As of March 31, 2011, no significant change in the amount of residual values or concentration of the portfolios had occurred since December 31, 2010. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Residual Value Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on residual value risk management.
 
Operational Risk Management The Company manages operational risk through a risk management framework and its internal control processes. Within this framework, the Risk Management Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors provides oversight and assesses the most significant operational risks facing the Company within its business lines. Under the guidance of the Risk Management Committee, enterprise risk management personnel establish policies and interact with business lines to monitor significant operating risks on a regular basis. Business lines have direct and primary responsibility and accountability for identifying, controlling, and monitoring operational risks embedded in their business activities. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Operational Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on operational risk management.
 
Interest Rate Risk Management In the banking industry, changes in interest rates are a significant risk that can impact earnings, market valuations and the safety and soundness of an entity. To minimize the volatility of net interest income and the market value of assets and liabilities, the Company manages its exposure to changes in interest rates through asset and liability management activities within guidelines established by its Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) and approved by the Board of Directors. The ALCO has the responsibility for approving and ensuring compliance with the ALCO management policies, including interest rate risk exposure. The Company uses net interest income simulation analysis and market value of equity modeling for measuring and analyzing consolidated interest rate risk.
 
Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis Management estimates the impact on net interest income of changes in market interest rates under a number of scenarios, including gradual shifts, immediate and sustained parallel shifts, and flattening or steepening of the yield curve. The table below summarizes the projected impact to net interest income over the next 12 months of various potential interest rate changes. The ALCO policy limits the estimated change in net interest income in a gradual 200 basis point (“bps”) rate change scenario to a 4.0 percent decline of forecasted net interest income over the next 12 months. At March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, the Company was within policy. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Net Interest Income Simulation Analysis” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on net interest income simulation analysis.
 
Market Value of Equity Modeling The Company also manages interest rate sensitivity by utilizing market value of equity modeling, which measures the degree to which the market values of the Company’s assets and liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments will change given a change in interest rates. Management measures the impact of changes in market interest rates under a number of scenarios, including immediate and sustained parallel shifts, and flattening or steepening of the yield

Sensitivity of Net Interest Income
 
                                                                         
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
    Down 50 bps
    Up 50 bps
      Down 200 bps
      Up 200 bps
      Down 50 bps
      Up 50 bps
    Down 200 bps
    Up 200 bps
 
    Immediate     Immediate       Gradual*       Gradual       Immediate       Immediate     Gradual*     Gradual  
   
Net interest income
    *     1.57 %       *       3.11 %       *       1.64 %     *     3.14 %
 
*  Given the current level of interest rates, a downward rate scenario can not be computed.

 
 
 
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curve. The ALCO policy limits the change in market value of equity in a 200 bps parallel rate shock to a 15.0 percent decline. A 200 bps increase would have resulted in a 5.0 percent decrease in the market value of equity at March 31, 2011, compared with a 3.6 percent decrease at December 31, 2010. A 200 bps decrease, where possible given current rates, would have resulted in a 4.9 percent decrease in the market value of equity at March 31, 2011, compared with a 5.2 percent decrease at December 31, 2010. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Market Value of Equity Modeling” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on market value of equity modeling.
 
Use of Derivatives to Manage Interest Rate and Other Risks To reduce the sensitivity of earnings to interest rate, prepayment, credit, price and foreign currency fluctuations (“asset and liability management positions”), the Company enters into derivative transactions. The Company uses derivatives for asset and liability management purposes primarily in the following ways:
•  To convert fixed-rate debt from fixed-rate payments to floating-rate payments;
•  To convert the cash flows associated with floating-rate debt from floating-rate payments to fixed-rate payments; and
•  To mitigate changes in value of the Company’s mortgage origination pipeline, funded mortgage loans held for sale and MSRs.
To manage these risks, the Company may enter into exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivative contracts, including interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures, forwards and options. In addition, the Company enters into interest rate and foreign exchange derivative contracts to support the business requirements of its customers (“customer-related positions”). The Company minimizes the market and liquidity risks of customer-related positions by entering into similar offsetting positions with broker-dealers. The Company does not utilize derivatives for speculative purposes.
The Company does not designate all of the derivatives that it enters into for risk management purposes as accounting hedges because of the inefficiency of applying the accounting requirements and may instead elect fair value accounting for the related hedged items. In particular, the Company enters into U.S. Treasury futures, options on U.S. Treasury futures contracts, interest rate swaps and forward commitments to buy residential mortgage loans to mitigate fluctuations in the value of its MSRs, but does not designate those derivatives as accounting hedges.
Additionally, the Company uses forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans at specified prices to economically hedge the interest rate risk in its residential mortgage loan production activities. At March 31, 2011, the Company had $6.5 billion of forward commitments to sell mortgage loans hedging $3.9 billion of mortgage loans held for sale and $4.3 billion of unfunded mortgage loan commitments. The forward commitments to sell and the unfunded mortgage loan commitments are considered derivatives under the accounting guidance related to accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, and the Company has elected the fair value option for the mortgage loans held for sale.
Derivatives are subject to credit risk associated with counterparties to the contracts. Credit risk associated with derivatives is measured by the Company based on the probability of counterparty default. The Company manages the credit risk of its derivative positions by diversifying its positions among various counterparties, entering into master netting agreements where possible with its counterparties, requiring collateral agreements with credit-rating thresholds and, in certain cases, though insignificant, transferring the counterparty credit risk related to interest rate swaps to third-parties through the use of risk participation agreements.
For additional information on derivatives and hedging activities, refer to Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Market Risk Management In addition to interest rate risk, the Company is exposed to other forms of market risk, principally related to trading activities which support customers’ strategies to manage their own foreign currency, interest rate risks and funding activities. The ALCO established the Market Risk Committee (“MRC”), which oversees market risk management. The MRC monitors and reviews the Company’s trading positions and establishes policies for market risk management, including exposure limits for each portfolio. The Company also manages market risk of non-trading business activities, including its MSRs and loans held for sale. The Company uses a Value at Risk (“VaR”) approach to measure general market risk. Theoretically, VaR represents the amount the Company has at risk of loss to adverse market movements over a one-day time horizon. The Company measures VaR at the ninety-ninth percentile using distributions derived from past market data. On average, the Company expects the one-day VaR to be exceeded two to three times per year. The Company monitors the effectiveness of its risk program by back-testing the performance of its VaR models, regularly updating the historical data used by the VaR models and stress testing. The
 
 
 
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Table 9    Regulatory Capital Ratios
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Tier 1 capital
  $ 26,821     $ 25,947  
As a percent of risk-weighted assets
    10.8 %     10.5 %
As a percent of adjusted quarterly average assets (leverage ratio)
    9.0 %     9.1 %
Total risk-based capital
  $ 34,198     $ 33,033  
As a percent of risk-weighted assets
    13.8 %     13.3 %
 

Company’s trading VaR did not exceed $2 million during the first quarter of 2011 and $5 million during the first quarter of 2010.
 
Liquidity Risk Management The ALCO establishes policies and guidelines, as well as analyzes and manages liquidity, to ensure adequate funds are available to meet normal operating requirements, and unexpected customer demands for funds in a timely and cost-effective manner. Liquidity management is viewed from long-term and short-term perspectives, including various stress scenarios, as well as from an asset and liability perspective. Management monitors liquidity through a regular review of maturity profiles, funding sources, and loan and deposit forecasts to minimize funding risk. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Liquidity Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on liquidity risk management.
At March 31, 2011, parent company long-term debt outstanding was $13.0 billion, unchanged from December 31, 2010. As of March 31, 2011, there was no parent company debt scheduled to mature in the remainder of 2011.
Federal banking laws regulate the amount of dividends that may be paid by banking subsidiaries without prior approval. The amount of dividends available to the parent company from its banking subsidiaries after meeting the regulatory capital requirements for well-capitalized banks was approximately $5.9 billion at March 31, 2011.
 
Capital Management The Company is committed to managing capital to maintain strong protection for depositors and creditors and for maximum shareholder benefit. The Company also manages its capital to exceed regulatory capital requirements for well-capitalized bank holding companies. Table 9 provides a summary of regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010. All regulatory ratios exceeded regulatory “well-capitalized” requirements. Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity was $30.5 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $29.5 billion at December 31, 2010. The increase was primarily the result of corporate earnings, and changes in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investment securities included in other comprehensive income, partially offset by dividends. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Capital Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on capital management.
The Company believes certain capital ratios in addition to regulatory capital ratios are useful in evaluating its capital adequacy. The Company’s Tier 1 common (using Basel I definition) and tangible common equity, as a percent of risk-weighted assets, were 8.2 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, at March 31, 2011, compared with 7.8 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, at December 31, 2010. The Company’s tangible common equity divided by tangible assets was 6.3 percent at March 31, 2011, compared with 6.0 percent at December 31, 2010. Additionally, the Company’s Tier 1 common as a percent of risk-weighted assets, under anticipated Basel III guidelines, was 7.7 percent at March 31, 2011. Refer to “Non-Regulatory Capital Ratios” for further information regarding the calculation of these measures.
During the first quarter of 2011, the Company received regulatory approval to increase its quarterly common stock dividend, and on March 18, 2011, increased its dividend rate per common share by 150 percent, from $.05 per quarter to $.125 per quarter.
On December 13, 2010, the Company announced its Board of Directors had approved an authorization to repurchase 20 million shares of common stock through December 31, 2011. On March 18, 2011, the Company announced its Board of Directors had approved an authorization to repurchase 50 million shares of common stock through December 31, 2011. This new authorization replaced the December 13, 2010 authorization. All shares repurchased during the first quarter of 2011 were repurchased under the December 13, 2010 and March 18, 2011 repurchase programs in connection with the administration of the Company’s employee benefit plans in the ordinary course of business.
 
 
 
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The following table provides a detailed analysis of all shares repurchased during the first quarter of 2011:
 
                           
    Total Number
            Maximum Number
 
    of Shares
            of Shares that May
 
    Purchased as
    Average
      Yet Be Purchased
 
    Part of the
    Price Paid
      Under the
 
Time Period   Programs     per Share       Programs  
January (a)
    43,657     $ 27.45         19,956,172  
February (a)
    741,149       28.50         19,215,023  
March (b)
    80,417       27.18         49,998,820  
                           
Total
    865,223     $ 28.32         49,998,820  
 
(a) All shares purchased during January and February of 2011 were purchased under the publicly announced December 13, 2010 authorization.
(b) During March of 2011, 79,237 shares were purchased under the publicly announced December 13, 2010 authorization and 1,180 shares were purchased under the publicly announced March 18, 2011 authorization.
 
LINE OF BUSINESS FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Company’s major lines of business are Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate, Consumer and Small Business Banking, Wealth Management and Securities Services, Payment Services, and Treasury and Corporate Support. These operating segments are components of the Company about which financial information is prepared and is evaluated regularly by management in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
 
Basis for Financial Presentation Business line results are derived from the Company’s business unit profitability reporting systems by specifically attributing managed balance sheet assets, deposits and other liabilities and their related income or expense. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Line of Business Financial Review” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for further discussion on the business lines’ basis for financial presentation.
Designations, assignments and allocations change from time to time as management systems are enhanced, methods of evaluating performance or product lines change or business segments are realigned to better respond to the Company’s diverse customer base. During 2011, certain organization and methodology changes were made and, accordingly, 2010 results were restated and presented on a comparable basis.
 
Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate offers lending, equipment finance and small-ticket leasing, depository, treasury management, capital markets, foreign exchange, international trade services and other financial services to middle market, large corporate, commercial real estate, financial institution and public sector clients. Wholesale Banking and Commercial Real Estate contributed $206 million of the Company’s net income in the first quarter of 2011, or an increase of $197 million, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily driven by higher net revenue and lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by higher noninterest expense.
Total net revenue increased $73 million (10.0 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, increased $45 million (9.7 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily due to higher average loan and deposit balances, improved spreads on new loans and an increase in loan fees, partially offset by the impact of declining rates on the margin benefit from deposits. Total noninterest income increased $28 million (10.5 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, mainly due to strong growth in commercial products revenue, including syndication and other capital markets fees, foreign exchange and international trade revenue, and commercial loan and standby letters of credit fees.
Total noninterest expense increased $26 million (9.5 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to higher total compensation and employee benefits expense and increased shared services costs. The provision for credit losses decreased $263 million (59.5 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The favorable change was primarily due to a decrease in the reserve allocation and lower net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Nonperforming assets were $1.4 billion at March 31, 2011, $1.6 billion at December 31, 2010, and $2.3 billion at March 31, 2010. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of period-end loans were 2.50 percent at March 31, 2011, 2.87 percent at December 31, 2010, and 4.20 percent at March 31, 2010. Refer to the “Corporate Risk Profile” section for further information on factors impacting the credit quality of the loan portfolios.
 
Consumer and Small Business Banking Consumer and Small Business Banking delivers products and services through banking offices, telephone servicing and sales, on-line services, direct mail and ATM processing. It encompasses community banking, metropolitan banking, in-store banking, small business banking, consumer lending, mortgage banking, consumer finance, workplace banking, student banking and 24-hour banking. Consumer and Small Business Banking contributed $132 million of the Company’s net income in the first quarter of 2011, or a decrease of $42 million (24.1 percent), compared with the first quarter of 2010. The decrease was due to higher total noninterest expense, partially offset by an increase in total net revenue.
 
 
 
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Table 10    Line of Business Financial Performance
 
                                                   
    Wholesale Banking and
      Consumer and Small
 
    Commercial Real Estate       Business Banking  
Three Months Ended March 31
              Percent
                  Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010     Change       2011     2010     Change  
Condensed Income Statement
                                                 
Net interest income (taxable-equivalent basis)
  $ 508     $ 463       9.7 %     $ 1,134     $ 1,033       9.8 %
Noninterest income
    294       266       10.5         607       669       (9.3 )
Securities gains (losses), net
                                     
                                                   
Total net revenue
    802       729       10.0         1,741       1,702       2.3  
Noninterest expense
    296       270       9.6         1,118       1,004       11.4  
Other intangibles
    4       4               18       28       (35.7 )
                                                   
Total noninterest expense
    300       274       9.5         1,136       1,032       10.1  
                                                   
Income before provision and income taxes
    502       455       10.3         605       670       (9.7 )
Provision for credit losses
    179       442       (59.5 )       398       396       .5  
                                                   
Income before income taxes
    323       13       *       207       274       (24.5 )
Income taxes and taxable-equivalent adjustment
    118       5       *       75       100       (25.0 )
                                                   
Net income
    205       8       *       132       174       (24.1 )
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    1       1                            
                                                   
Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp
  $ 206     $ 9       *     $ 132     $ 174       (24.1 )
                                                   
Average Balance Sheet
                                                 
Commercial
  $ 35,278     $ 33,822       4.3 %     $ 7,097     $ 7,203       (1.5 )%
Commercial real estate
    19,193       19,872       (3.4 )       15,147       13,219       14.6  
Residential mortgages
    61       68       (10.3 )       31,330       25,957       20.7  
Retail
    7       45       (84.4 )       45,544       44,601       2.1  
                                                   
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    54,539       53,807       1.4         99,118       90,980       8.9  
Covered loans
    1,862       2,152       (13.5 )       8,758       9,967       (12.1 )
                                                   
Total loans
    56,401       55,959       .8         107,876       100,947       6.9  
Goodwill
    1,604       1,608       (.2 )       3,535       3,531       .1  
Other intangible assets
    59       76       (22.4 )       2,228       2,049       8.7  
Assets
    61,894       60,944       1.6         123,455       113,561       8.7  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    19,995       16,122       24.0         17,192       15,591       10.3  
Interest checking
    13,998       13,934       .5         25,375       23,232       9.2  
Savings products
    9,803       11,158       (12.1 )       39,611       34,036       16.4  
Time deposits
    12,663       11,080       14.3         24,280       28,321       (14.3 )
                                                   
Total deposits
    56,459       52,294       8.0         106,458       101,180       5.2  
Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity
    5,508       5,410       1.8         9,262       8,430       9.9  
                                                   
*  Not meaningful

Within Consumer and Small Business Banking, the retail banking division contributed $18 million of the total net income in the first quarter of 2011, or a decrease of $56 million (75.7 percent) from the first quarter of 2010. Mortgage banking contributed $114 million of Consumer and Small Business Banking’s net income in the first quarter of 2011, or an increase of $14 million (14.0 percent) from the first quarter of 2010.
Total net revenue increased $39 million (2.3 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, increased $101 million (9.8 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The year-over-year increase in net interest income was due to improved loan spreads, and higher loan and deposit volumes, partially offset by a decline in the margin benefit from deposits. Total noninterest income decreased $62 million (9.3 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The year-over-year decrease in noninterest income was driven by a reduction in deposit service charges, reflecting the impact of Company-initiated and regulatory revisions to overdraft fee policies, partially offset by core account growth.
Total noninterest expense increased $104 million (10.1 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The increase reflected higher compensation and employee benefits expense, shared services costs and net occupancy and equipment expenses related to business expansion, partially offset by lower other intangibles expense.
The provision for credit losses increased $2 million (.5 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, as lower net charge-offs were offset by an increase in the reserve allocation. As a percentage of average loans outstanding on an annualized basis, net charge-offs decreased to 1.28 percent in the first quarter of 2011, compared with 1.64 percent in the first quarter of 2010. Nonperforming assets were $1.8 billion at March 31, 2011, $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010, and $1.7 billion at March 31, 2010. The increase in nonperforming assets at March 31, 2011, compared with December 31, 2010, was due to the FCB acquisition. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of period-end loans were 1.66 percent at March 31, 2011, 1.44 percent at December 31, 2010, and 1.64 percent at March 31, 2010. Refer to the “Corporate Risk Profile” section for further information
 
 
 
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Wealth Management and
    Payment
    Treasury and
    Consolidated
     
Securities Services     Services     Corporate Support     Company      
            Percent
                Percent
                Percent
                Percent
     
2011     2010     Change     2011     2010     Change     2011     2010     Change     2011     2010     Change      
$ 89     $ 65       36.9 %   $ 331     $ 346       (4.3 )%   $ 445     $ 496       (10.3 )%   $ 2,507     $ 2,403       4.3 %    
  269       269             761       741       2.7       86       7       *     2,017       1,952       3.3      
                                      (5 )     (34 )     85.3       (5 )     (34 )     85.3      
                                                                                                 
  358       334       7.2       1,092       1,087       .5       526       469       12.2       4,519       4,321       4.6      
  264       235       12.3       421       386       9.1       140       144       (2.8 )     2,239       2,039       9.8      
  10       13       (23.1 )     43       52       (17.3 )                       75       97       (22.7 )    
                                                                                                 
  274       248       10.5       464       438       5.9       140       144       (2.8 )     2,314       2,136       8.3      
                                                                                                 
  84       86       (2.3 )     628       649       (3.2 )     386       325       18.8       2,205       2,185       .9      
  5       2       *     162       463       (65.0 )     11       7       57.1       755       1,310       (42.4 )    
                                                                                                 
  79       84       (6.0 )     466       186       *     375       318       17.9       1,450       875       65.7      
  29       31       (6.5 )     170       68       *     29       8       *     421       212       98.6      
                                                                                                 
  50       53       (5.7 )     296       118       *     346       310       11.6       1,029       663       55.2      
                    (9 )     (7 )     (28.6 )     25       12       *     17       6       *    
                                                                                                 
$ 50     $ 53       (5.7 )   $ 287     $ 111       *   $ 371     $ 322       15.2     $ 1,046     $ 669       56.4      
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
$ 1,019     $ 1,031       (1.2 )%   $ 5,221     $ 4,883       6.9 %   $ 98     $ 343       (71.4 )%   $ 48,713     $ 47,282       3.0 %    
  589       562       4.8                         250       498       (49.8 )     35,179       34,151       3.0      
  381       375       1.6                         5       8       (37.5 )     31,777       26,408       20.3      
  1,647       1,532       7.5       17,064       17,412       (2.0 )     1       32       (96.9 )     64,263       63,622       1.0      
                                                                                                 
  3,636       3,500       3.9       22,285       22,295             354       881       (59.8 )     179,932       171,463       4.9      
  13       15       (13.3 )                       7,005       9,281       (24.5 )     17,638       21,415       (17.6 )    
                                                                                                 
  3,649       3,515       3.8       22,285       22,295             7,359       10,162       (27.6 )     197,570       192,878       2.4      
  1,463       1,515       (3.4 )     2,357       2,356                               8,959       9,010       (.6 )    
  197       221       (10.9 )     837       1,004       (16.6 )     6       8       (25.0 )     3,327       3,358       (.9 )    
  6,039       5,732       5.4       27,227       26,976       .9       89,281       74,509       19.8       307,896       281,722       9.3      
  6,145       5,369       14.5       685       609       12.5       172       309       (44.3 )     44,189       38,000       16.3      
  3,107       2,676       16.1       164       105       56.2       1       47       (97.9 )     42,645       39,994       6.6      
  21,385       13,397       59.6       26       21       23.8       154       319       (51.7 )     70,979       58,931       20.4      
  9,083       5,402       68.1             1       *     466       802       (41.9 )     46,492       45,606       1.9      
                                                                                                 
  39,720       26,844       48.0       875       736       18.9       793       1,477       (46.3 )     204,305       182,531       11.9      
  2,076       2,117       (1.9 )     5,295       5,350       (1.0 )     7,868       5,107       54.1       30,009       26,414       13.6      
                                                                                                 

on factors impacting the credit quality of the loan portfolios.
On April 13, 2011, the Company’s two primary banking subsidiaries, U.S. Bank National Association and U.S. Bank National Association ND, entered into a Consent Order with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding residential mortgage servicing and foreclosure processes. The Company also entered into a related Consent Order with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Consent Orders were the result of the recent interagency horizontal review of the foreclosure practices of the 14 largest mortgage servicers in the United States. The Company has long been committed to sound modification and foreclosure practices and is committed to revising these processes to meet the expectations of its regulators. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any outstanding issues will materially affect its financial position, results of operations, or ability to conduct normal business activities.
 
Wealth Management and Securities Services Wealth Management and Securities Services provides private banking, financial advisory services, investment management, retail brokerage services, insurance, trust, custody and fund servicing through five businesses: Wealth Management, Corporate Trust Services, U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Institutional Trust & Custody and Fund Services. Wealth Management and Securities Services contributed $50 million of the Company’s net income in the first quarter of 2011, or a decrease of $3 million (5.7 percent), compared with the first quarter of 2010. The decrease was due to higher total noninterest expense, partially offset by an increase in total net revenue.
Total net revenue increased $24 million (7.2 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, increased $24 million (36.9 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The year over year increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher average deposit balances, including the impact of the securitization trust acquisition. Total noninterest income was flat compared with the first quarter of 2010. Trust and investment management fees declined, primarily due to the transfer of the long-term asset management business in the fourth quarter of 2010, partially offset by the impact of the fourth quarter securitization trust acquisition and improved market conditions during the first quarter of 2011. Additionally, there was an increase in investment
 
 
 
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product fees due to increased sales volume. Total noninterest expense increased $26 million (10.5 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to higher compensation and employee benefits expense and the impact of the securitization trust acquisition, partially offset by a reduction in other intangibles expense.
 
Payment Services Payment Services includes consumer and business credit cards, stored-value cards, debit cards, corporate and purchasing card services, consumer lines of credit and merchant processing. Payment Services contributed $287 million of the Company’s net income in the first quarter of 2011, or an increase of $176 million, compared with the first quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in the provision for credit losses.
Total net revenue increased $5 million (.5 percent) in the first quarter 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, decreased $15 million (4.3 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to lower retail credit card average loan balances and loan fees. Noninterest income increased $20 million (2.7 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, primarily due to increased transaction volumes, including business expansion.
Total noninterest expense increased $26 million (5.9 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, driven by higher compensation and employee benefits expense and processing costs, partially offset by lower other intangibles expense. The provision for credit losses decreased $301 million (65.0 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, due to lower net charge-offs and a favorable change in the reserve allocation due to improved loss rates. As a percentage of average loans outstanding, net charge-offs were 5.40 percent in the first quarter of 2011, compared with 6.82 percent in the first quarter of 2010.
 
Treasury and Corporate Support Treasury and Corporate Support includes the Company’s investment portfolios, most covered commercial and commercial real estate loans and related other real estate owned, funding, capital management, asset securitization, interest rate risk management, the net effect of transfer pricing related to average balances and the residual aggregate of those expenses associated with corporate activities that are managed on a consolidated basis. Treasury and Corporate Support recorded net income of $371 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $322 million in the first quarter of 2010.
Total net revenue increased $57 million (12.2 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010. Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, decreased $51 million (10.3 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, reflecting the impact of the current rate environment, lower average covered asset balances, wholesale funding decisions and the Company’s asset/liability position. Total noninterest income increased $108 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, principally due to the FCB and Visa gains and lower net securities losses.
Total noninterest expense decreased $4 million (2.8 percent) in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the first quarter of 2010, as a favorable variance in the shared services allocation was partially offset by higher pension costs.
Income taxes are assessed to each line of business at a managerial tax rate of 36.4 percent with the residual tax expense or benefit to arrive at the consolidated effective tax rate included in Treasury and Corporate Support.
 
NON-REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
 
In addition to capital ratios defined by banking regulators, the Company considers various other measures when evaluating capital utilization and adequacy, including:
•  Tangible common equity to tangible assets,
•  Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel I definition,
•  Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using anticipated Basel III definition, and
•  Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel I definition.
These non-regulatory capital ratios are viewed by management as useful additional methods of reflecting the level of capital available to withstand unexpected market conditions. Additionally, presentation of these ratios allows readers to compare the Company’s capitalization to other financial services companies. These ratios differ from capital ratios defined by banking regulators principally in that the numerator excludes preferred securities, the nature and extent of which varies among different financial services companies. These ratios are not defined in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or federal banking regulations. As a result, these non-regulatory capital ratios disclosed by the Company may be considered non-GAAP financial measures.
Because there are no standardized definitions for these non-regulatory capital ratios, the Company’s calculation methods may differ from those used by other financial services companies. Also, there may be limits in
 
 
 
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the usefulness of these measures to investors. As a result, the Company encourages readers to consider the consolidated financial statements and other financial information contained in this report in their entirety, and not to rely on any single financial measure.
 
The following table shows the Company’s calculation of these measures:
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Total equity
  $ 31,335     $ 30,322  
Preferred stock
    (1,930 )     (1,930 )
Noncontrolling interests
    (828 )     (803 )
Goodwill (net of deferred tax liability)
    (8,317 )     (8,337 )
Intangible assets, other than mortgage servicing rights
    (1,342 )     (1,376 )
                 
Tangible common equity (a)
    18,918       17,876  
Tier 1 capital, determined in accordance with prescribed regulatory requirements using Basel I definition
    26,821       25,947  
Trust preferred securities
    (3,949 )     (3,949 )
Preferred stock
    (1,930 )     (1,930 )
Noncontrolling interests, less preferred stock not eligible for Tier 1 capital
    (694 )     (692 )
                 
Tier 1 common equity using Basel I definition (b)
    20,248       19,376  
                 
Tier 1 capital, determined in accordance with prescribed regulatory requirements using anticipated Basel III definition
    21,855          
Preferred stock
    (1,930 )        
Noncontrolling interests of real estate investment trusts
    (667 )        
                 
Tier 1 common equity using anticipated Basel III definition (c)
    19,258          
                 
Total assets
    311,462       307,786  
Goodwill (net of deferred tax liability)
    (8,317 )     (8,337 )
Intangible assets, other than mortgage servicing rights
    (1,342 )     (1,376 )
                 
Tangible assets (d)
    301,803       298,073  
Risk-weighted assets, determined in accordance with prescribed regulatory requirements using Basel I definition (e)
    247,486       247,619  
Risk-weighted assets using anticipated Basel III definition (f)
    250,931          
Ratios
               
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (a)/(d)
    6.3 %     6.0 %
Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using Basel I definition (b)/(e)
    8.2       7.8  
Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets using anticipated Basel III definition (c)/(f)
    7.7          
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets (a)/(e)
    7.6       7.2  
 
Note: Anticipated Basel III definitions reflect adjustments for changes to the related elements as proposed in December 2010 by regulatory authorities.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company comply with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. The Company’s financial position and results of operations can be affected by these estimates and assumptions, which are integral to understanding the Company’s financial statements. Critical accounting policies are those policies management believes are the most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results, and require management to make estimates that are difficult, subjective or complex. Most accounting policies are not considered by management to be critical accounting policies. Those policies considered to be critical accounting policies relate to the allowance for credit losses, fair value estimates, purchased loans and related indemnification assets, MSRs, goodwill and other intangibles and income taxes. Management has discussed the development and the selection of critical accounting policies with the Company’s Audit Committee. These accounting policies are discussed in detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Critical Accounting Policies” and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Based upon this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there was no change made in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
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U.S. Bancorp
Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
                 
    March 31,
    December 31,
 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
    (Unaudited)        
Assets
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 13,800     $ 14,487  
Investment securities
               
Held-to-maturity (fair value $8,179 and $1,419, respectively)
    8,213       1,469  
Available-for-sale
    52,248       51,509  
Loans held for sale (included $3,910 and $8,100 of mortgage loans carried at fair value, respectively)
    4,141       8,371  
Loans
               
Commercial
    49,272       48,398  
Commercial real estate
    35,437       34,695  
Residential mortgages
    32,344       30,732  
Retail
    63,745       65,194  
                 
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    180,798       179,019  
Covered loans
    17,240       18,042  
                 
Total loans
    198,038       197,061  
Less allowance for loan losses
    (5,270 )     (5,310 )
                 
Net loans
    192,768       191,751  
Premises and equipment
    2,508       2,487  
Goodwill
    8,947       8,954  
Other intangible assets
    3,415       3,213  
Other assets
    25,422       25,545  
                 
Total assets
  $ 311,462     $ 307,786  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Deposits
               
Noninterest-bearing
  $ 47,039     $ 45,314  
Interest-bearing
    129,344       129,381  
Time deposits greater than $100,000
    31,910       29,557  
                 
Total deposits
    208,293       204,252  
Short-term borrowings
    31,021       32,557  
Long-term debt
    31,775       31,537  
Other liabilities
    9,038       9,118  
                 
Total liabilities
    280,127       277,464  
Shareholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock
    1,930       1,930  
Common stock, par value $0.01 a share — authorized: 4,000,000,000 shares; issued: 3/31/11 and 12/31/10 — 2,125,725,742 shares
    21       21  
Capital surplus
    8,215       8,294  
Retained earnings
    27,769       27,005  
Less cost of common stock in treasury: 3/31/11 — 199,210,990 shares; 12/31/10 — 204,822,330 shares
    (6,089 )     (6,262 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (1,339 )     (1,469 )
                 
Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity
    30,507       29,519  
Noncontrolling interests
    828       803  
                 
Total equity
    31,335       30,322  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 311,462     $ 307,786  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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U.S. Bancorp
Consolidated Statement of Income
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
(Dollars and Shares in Millions, Except Per Share Data)   March 31,  
(Unaudited)   2011     2010  
Interest Income
               
Loans
  $ 2,552     $ 2,505  
Loans held for sale
    63       44  
Investment securities
    428       410  
Other interest income
    57       34  
                 
Total interest income
    3,100       2,993  
Interest Expense
               
Deposits
    234       236  
Short-term borrowings
    133       128  
Long-term debt
    281       277  
                 
Total interest expense
    648       641  
                 
Net interest income
    2,452       2,352  
Provision for credit losses
    755       1,310  
                 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
    1,697       1,042  
Noninterest Income
               
Credit and debit card revenue
    267       258  
Corporate payment products revenue
    175       168  
Merchant processing services
    301       292  
ATM processing services
    112       105  
Trust and investment management fees
    256       264  
Deposit service charges
    143       207  
Treasury management fees
    137       137  
Commercial products revenue
    191       161  
Mortgage banking revenue
    199       200  
Investment products fees and commissions
    32       25  
Securities gains (losses), net
               
Realized gains (losses), net
    1       12  
Total other-than-temporary impairment
    (11 )     (87 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income
    5       41  
                 
Total securities gains (losses), net
    (5 )     (34 )
Other
    204       135  
                 
Total noninterest income
    2,012       1,918  
Noninterest Expense
               
Compensation
    959       861  
Employee benefits
    230       180  
Net occupancy and equipment
    249       227  
Professional services
    70       58  
Marketing and business development
    65       60  
Technology and communications
    185       185  
Postage, printing and supplies
    74       74  
Other intangibles
    75       97  
Other
    407       394  
                 
Total noninterest expense
    2,314       2,136  
                 
Income before income taxes
    1,395       824  
Applicable income taxes
    366       161  
                 
Net income
    1,029       663  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    17       6  
                 
Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp
  $ 1,046     $ 669  
                 
Net income applicable to U.S. Bancorp common shareholders
  $ 1,003     $ 648  
                 
Earnings per common share
  $ .52     $ .34  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ .52     $ .34  
Dividends declared per common share
  $ .125     $ .050  
Average common shares outstanding
    1,918       1,910  
Average diluted common shares outstanding
    1,928       1,919  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
 
                                                                                 
    U.S. Bancorp Shareholders              
                                              Total
             
                                        Other
    U.S. Bancorp
             
(Dollars and Shares in Millions)
  Common Shares
    Preferred
    Common
    Capital
    Retained
    Treasury
    Comprehensive
    Shareholders’
    Noncontrolling
    Total
 
(Unaudited)   Outstanding     Stock     Stock     Surplus     Earnings     Stock     Income (Loss)     Equity     Interests     Equity  
Balance December 31, 2009
    1,913     $ 1,500     $ 21     $ 8,319     $ 24,116     $ (6,509 )   $ (1,484 )   $ 25,963     $ 698     $ 26,661  
Change in accounting principle
                                    (73 )                     (73 )     (16 )     (89 )
Net income (loss)
                                    669                       669       (6 )     663  
Changes in unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale
                                                    386       386               386  
Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings on securities available-for-sale
                                                    (41 )     (41 )             (41 )
Unrealized loss on derivative hedges
                                                    (39 )     (39 )             (39 )
Foreign currency translation
                                                    8       8               8  
Reclassification for realized losses
                                                    35       35               35  
Income taxes
                                                    (132 )     (132 )             (132 )
                                                                                 
Total comprehensive income (loss)
                                                            886       (6 )     880  
Preferred stock dividends
                                    (19 )                     (19 )             (19 )
Common stock dividends
                                    (96 )                     (96 )             (96 )
Issuance of common and treasury stock
    4                       (87 )             115               28               28  
Purchase of treasury stock
    (1 )                                     (15 )             (15 )             (15 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                                  (18 )     (18 )
Net other changes in noncontrolling interests
                                                                  21       21  
Stock option and restricted stock grants
                            35                               35               35  
                                                                                 
Balance March 31, 2010
    1,916     $ 1,500     $ 21     $ 8,267     $ 24,597     $ (6,409 )   $ (1,267 )   $ 26,709     $ 679     $ 27,388  
                                                                                 
Balance December 31, 2010
    1,921     $ 1,930     $ 21     $ 8,294     $ 27,005     $ (6,262 )   $ (1,469 )   $ 29,519     $ 803     $ 30,322  
Change in accounting principle
                                    (2 )                     (2 )             (2 )
Net income (loss)
                                    1,046                       1,046       (17 )     1,029  
Changes in unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale
                                                    161       161               161  
Other-than-temporary impairment not recognized in earnings on securities available-for-sale
                                                    (5 )     (5 )             (5 )
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges
                                                    62       62               62  
Foreign currency translation
                                                    (3 )     (3 )             (3 )
Reclassification for realized losses
                                                    (4 )     (4 )             (4 )
Income taxes
                                                    (81 )     (81 )             (81 )
                                                                                 
Total comprehensive income (loss)
                                                            1,176       (17 )     1,159  
Preferred stock dividends
                                    (39 )                     (39 )             (39 )
Common stock dividends
                                    (241 )                     (241 )             (241 )
Issuance of common and treasury stock
    7                       (103 )             198               95               95  
Purchase of treasury stock
    (1 )                                     (25 )             (25 )             (25 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                                  (18 )     (18 )
Net other changes in noncontrolling interests
                                                                  60       60  
Stock option and restricted stock grants
                            24                               24               24  
                                                                                 
Balance March 31, 2011
    1,927     $ 1,930     $ 21     $ 8,215     $ 27,769     $ (6,089 )   $ (1,339 )   $ 30,507     $ 828     $ 31,335  
                                                                                 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
(Dollars in Millions)
  March 31,  
(Unaudited)   2011     2010  
Operating Activities
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    $6,228       $2,876  
Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities
    141       922  
Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity investment securities
    102       66  
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale investment securities
    3,189       3,070  
Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities
    (6,524 )     (64 )
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
    (3,896 )     (5,205 )
Net (increase) decrease in loans outstanding
    (672 )     1,944  
Proceeds from sales of loans
    234       440  
Purchases of loans
    (581 )     (622 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    650       832  
Other, net
    (131 )     (302 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (7,488 )     1,081  
Financing Activities
               
Net increase in deposits
    2,254       314  
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
    (1,652 )     (769 )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    370       902  
Principal payments or redemption of long-term debt
    (378 )     (2,143 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    94       28  
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock
    (19 )     (19 )
Cash dividends paid on common stock
    (96 )     (96 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    573       (1,783 )
                 
Change in cash and due from banks
    (687 )     2,174  
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
    14,487       6,206  
                 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
    $13,800       $8,380  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
 

Note 1    Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flow activity required in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In the opinion of management of U.S. Bancorp (the “Company”), all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods have been made. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Accounting policies for the lines of business are generally the same as those used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements with respect to activities specifically attributable to each business line. However, the preparation of business line results requires management to establish methodologies to allocate funding costs, expenses and other financial elements to each line of business. Table 10 “Line of Business Financial Performance” included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides details of segment results. This information is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

Note 2    Accounting Changes
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance related to identifying and disclosing troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), effective for the Company on July 1, 2011, to be applied retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011. This guidance provides clarification in determining whether a creditor has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties for the purpose of determining whether a restructuring constitutes a TDR. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on its financial statements.
 

Note 3    Business Combinations
 
During the first quarter of 2011, the Company acquired the banking operations of First Community Bank of New Mexico (“FCB”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The FCB transaction did not include a loss sharing agreement. The Company acquired 38 branch locations and approximately $2.1 billion in assets, assumed approximately $2.1 billion in liabilities, and received approximately $412 million in cash from the FDIC. In addition, the Company recognized a $46 million gain on this transaction during the first quarter of 2011.
 
 
 
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Note 4    Investment Securities
 
The amortized cost, other-than-temporary impairment recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), gross unrealized holding gains and losses, and fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities were as follows:
 
                                                                                                 
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
                  Unrealized Losses                               Unrealized Losses          
    Amortized
    Unrealized
      Other-than-
              Fair
      Amortized
      Unrealized
      Other-than-
              Fair
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Cost     Gains       Temporary       Other       Value       Cost       Gains       Temporary       Other       Value  
Held-to-maturity (a)
                                                                                               
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 1,481     $       $       $ (9 )     $ 1,472       $ 165       $       $       $ (1 )     $ 164  
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                                                               
Residential
                                                                                               
Agency
    6,325       21                 (16 )       6,330         847                         (4 )       843  
Non-agency
                                                                                               
Non-prime
    2                               2         3                                 3  
Commercial
                                                                                               
Non-agency
    7                       (3 )       4         10                         (5 )       5  
Asset-backed securities
                                                                                               
Collateralized debt obligations/
Collaterized loan obligations
    114       14                 (9 )       119         157         13                 (18 )       152  
Other
    126       1                 (8 )       119         127                 (1 )       (7 )       119  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    26       1                 (1 )       26         27         1                 (1 )       27  
Obligations of foreign governments
    7                               7         7                                 7  
Other debt securities
    125                       (25 )       100         126                         (27 )       99  
                                                                                                 
Total held-to-maturity
  $ 8,213     $ 37       $       $ (71 )     $ 8,179       $ 1,469       $ 14       $ (1 )     $ (63 )     $ 1,419  
                                                                                                 
Available-for-sale (b)
                                                                                               
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 2,561     $ 5       $       $ (29 )     $ 2,537       $ 2,559       $ 6       $       $ (28 )     $ 2,537  
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                                                               
Residential
                                                                                               
Agency
    37,983       681                 (146 )       38,518         37,144         718                 (159 )       37,703  
Non-agency
                                                                                               
Prime (c)
    1,030       12         (41 )       (38 )       963         1,216         12         (86 )       (39 )       1,103  
Non-prime
    1,141       21         (183 )       (32 )       947         1,193         15         (243 )       (18 )       947  
Commercial
                                                                                               
Agency
    168       4                 (2 )       170         194         5                 (2 )       197  
Non-agency
    47       3                         50         47         3                         50  
Asset-backed securities
                                                                                               
Collateralized debt obligations/
Collaterized loan obligations
    203       34         (2 )       (2 )       233         204         23         (2 )       (1 )       224  
Other
    704       25         (2 )       (9 )       718         709         23         (3 )       (9 )       720  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    6,828       9                 (425 )       6,412         6,835         3                 (421 )       6,417  
Obligations of foreign governments
    6                               6         6                                 6  
Corporate debt securities
    1,109                       (105 )       1,004         1,109                         (151 )       958  
Perpetual preferred securities
    456       52                 (38 )       470         456         41                 (49 )       448  
Other investments
    206       14                         220         183         17                 (1 )       199  
                                                                                                 
Total available-for-sale
  $ 52,442     $ 860       $ (228 )     $ (826 )     $ 52,248       $ 51,855       $ 866       $ (334 )     $ (878 )     $ 51,509  
 
(a) Held-to-maturity securities are carried at historical cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts and credit-related other-than-temporary impairment.
(b) Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with unrealized net gains or losses reported within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity.
(c) Prime securities are those designated as such by the issuer or those with underlying asset characteristics and/or credit enhancements consistent with securities designated as prime.
 
The weighted-average maturity of the available-for-sale investment securities was 8.0 years at March 31, 2011, compared with 7.4 years at December 31, 2010. The corresponding weighted-average yields were 3.37 percent and 3.41 percent, respectively. The weighted-average maturity of the held-to-maturity investment securities was 5.1 years at March 31, 2011, and 6.3 years at December 31, 2010. The corresponding weighted-average yields were 2.41 percent and 2.07 percent, respectively.
For amortized cost, fair value and yield by maturity date of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities outstanding at March 31, 2011, refer to Table 4 included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis which is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Securities carried at $24.5 billion at March 31, 2011, and $28.0 billion at December 31, 2010, were pledged to secure public, private and trust deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes required by law. Included in these amounts were securities sold under agreements to repurchase where the buyer/lender has the right to sell or pledge the securities and which were collateralized by securities with a carrying amount of $7.7 billion at March 31, 2011, and $9.3 billion at December 31, 2010.
 
 
 
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The following table provides information about the amount of interest income from taxable and non-taxable investment securities:
 
                 
Three Months Ended March 31
           
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Taxable
  $ 351     $ 333  
Non-taxable
    77       77  
                 
Total interest income from investment securities
  $ 428     $ 410  
 
 
The following table provides information about the amount of gross gains and losses realized through the sales of available-for-sale investment securities:
 
                 
Three Months Ended March 31
           
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Realized gains
  $ 1     $ 12  
Realized losses
           
                 
Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 1     $ 12  
                 
Income tax (benefit) on realized gains (losses)
  $     $ 4  
 
 
In 2007, the Company purchased certain structured investment securities (“SIVs”) from certain money market funds managed by an affiliate of the Company. Subsequent to the initial purchase, the Company exchanged its interest in the SIVs for a pro-rata portion of the underlying investment securities according to the applicable restructuring agreements. The SIVs and the investment securities received are collectively referred to as “SIV-related securities.”
 
Some of the SIV-related securities evidenced credit deterioration at the time of acquisition by the Company. Investment securities with evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition had an unpaid principal balance and fair value of $449 million and $170 million, respectively, at March 31, 2011, and $485 million and $173 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010. Changes in the accretable balance for these securities were as follows:
 
                 
Three Months Ended March 31
           
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 139     $ 292  
Accretion
    (5 )     (7 )
Other (a)
    (8 )     34  
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 126     $ 319  
 
(a) Primarily represents changes in projected future cash flows on certain investment securities.
 
The Company conducts a regular assessment of its investment securities with unrealized losses to determine whether securities are other-than-temporarily impaired considering, among other factors, the nature of the securities, credit ratings or financial condition of the issuer, the extent and duration of the unrealized loss, expected cash flows of underlying collateral, market conditions and whether the Company intends to sell or it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the securities.
 
The following table summarizes other-than-temporary impairment by investment category:
 
                                                       
    2011       2010  
    Losses
                    Losses
               
Three Months Ended March 31
  Recorded in
    Other Gains
              Recorded in
      Other Gains
       
(Dollars in Millions)   Earnings     (Losses)       Total       Earnings       (Losses)     Total  
Held-to-maturity
                                                     
Asset-backed securities
                                                     
Other
  $     $       $       $ (2 )     $     $ (2 )
                                                       
Total held-to-maturity
  $     $       $       $ (2 )     $     $ (2 )
                                                       
Available-for-sale
                                                     
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                     
Non-agency residential
                                                     
Prime (a)
  $ (1 )   $ 1       $       $ (2 )     $ (9 )   $ (11 )
Non-prime
    (5 )     (6 )       (11 )       (35 )       (32 )     (67 )
Asset-backed securities
                                                     
Collateralized debt obligations/Collaterized loan obligations
                          (1 )             (1 )
Other
                          (5 )       (1 )     (6 )
Other debt securities
                          (1 )       1        
                                                       
Total available-for-sale
  $ (6 )   $ (5 )     $ (11 )     $ (44 )     $ (41 )   $ (85 )
 
(a) Prime securities are those designated as such by the issuer or those with underlying asset characteristics and/or credit enhancements consistent with securities designated as prime.
 
 
 
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The Company determined the other-than-temporary impairment recorded in earnings for securities other than perpetual preferred securities by estimating the future cash flows of each individual security, using market information where available, and discounting the cash flows at the original effective rate of the security. Other-than-temporary impairment recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) was measured as the difference between that discounted amount and the fair value of each security. The following table includes the ranges for principal assumptions used at March 31, 2011, for those available-for-sale non-agency mortgage-backed securities determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired:
 
                                                       
    Prime       Non-Prime  
    Minimum     Maximum       Average       Minimum       Maximum     Average  
Estimated lifetime prepayment rates
    14 %     14 %       14 %       1 %       12 %     6 %
Lifetime probability of default rates
    3       3         3         1         19       8  
Lifetime loss severity rates
    40       40         40         37         70       55  
 
 
Changes in the credit losses on non-agency mortgage-backed securities, including SIV-related securities, and other debt securities are summarized as follows:
 
                 
Three Months Ended March 31
           
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 358     $ 335  
Credit losses on securities not previously considered other-than-temporarily impaired
    1       13  
Decreases in expected cash flows on securities for which other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized
    5       33  
Increases in expected cash flows
    (7 )     (1 )
Realized losses
    (17 )     (7 )
Credit losses on security sales and securities expected to be sold
    (1 )      
Other
          18  
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 339     $ 391  
 
 
 
 
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At March 31, 2011, certain investment securities had a fair value below amortized cost. The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss positions, at March 31, 2011:
 
                                                           
    Less Than 12 Months       12 Months or Greater       Total  
    Fair
      Unrealized
      Fair
      Unrealized
      Fair
      Unrealized
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Value       Losses       Value       Losses       Value       Losses  
Held-to-maturity
                                                         
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 1,361       $ (9 )     $       $       $ 1,361       $ (9 )
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                         
Residential
                                                         
Agency
    3,317         (16 )                       3,317         (16 )
Non-agency
                                                         
Non-prime
                    2                 2          
Commercial
                                                         
Non-agency
                    4         (3 )       4         (3 )
Asset-backed securities
                                                         
Collateralized debt obligations/Collaterized loan obligations
                    52         (9 )       52         (9 )
Other
    100                 16         (8 )       116         (8 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    1                 9         (1 )       10         (1 )
Other debt securities
                    100         (25 )       100         (25 )
                                                           
Total held-to-maturity
  $ 4,779       $ (25 )     $ 183       $ (46 )     $ 4,962       $ (71 )
                                                           
Available-for-sale
                                                         
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 1,546       $ (29 )     $       $       $ 1,546       $ (29 )
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                         
Residential
                                                         
Agency
    11,437         (146 )       6                 11,443         (146 )
Non-agency
                                                         
Prime (a)
    43                 779         (79 )       822         (79 )
Non-prime
    38         (3 )       757         (212 )       795         (215 )
Commercial
                                                         
Agency
    91         (2 )                       91         (2 )
Non-agency
    3                 1                 4          
Asset-backed securities
                                                         
Collateralized debt obligations/Collaterized loan obligations
    9         (2 )       8         (2 )       17         (4 )
Other
    116         (1 )       23         (10 )       139         (11 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    4,545         (257 )       1,115         (168 )       5,660         (425 )
Corporate debt securities
    15                 908         (105 )       923         (105 )
Perpetual preferred securities
                    260         (38 )       260         (38 )
Other investments
                    4                 4          
                                                           
Total available-for-sale
  $ 17,843       $ (440 )     $ 3,861       $ (614 )     $ 21,704       $ (1,054 )
 
(a) Prime securities are those designated as such by the issuer or those with underlying asset characteristics and/or credit enhancements consistent with securities designated as prime.
The Company does not consider these unrealized losses to be credit-related. These unrealized losses primarily relate to changes in interest rates and market spreads subsequent to purchase. A substantial portion of securities that have unrealized losses are either corporate debt, obligations of state and political subdivisions or mortgage-backed securities issued with high investment grade credit ratings. In general, the issuers of the investment securities are contractually prohibited from prepayment at less than par, and the Company did not pay significant purchase premiums for these securities. At March 31, 2011, the Company had no plans to sell securities with unrealized losses, and believes it is more likely than not it would not be required to sell such securities before recovery of their amortized cost.
 
 
 
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Note 5    Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses
 
The composition of the loan portfolio was as follows:
 
                                   
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
          Percent
            Percent
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Amount     of Total       Amount     of Total  
Commercial
                                 
Commercial
  $ 43,249       21.8 %     $ 42,272       21.5 %
Lease financing
    6,023       3.1         6,126       3.1  
                                   
Total commercial
    49,272       24.9         48,398       24.6  
Commercial real estate
                                 
Commercial mortgages
    28,236       14.3         27,254       13.8  
Construction and development
    7,201       3.6         7,441       3.8  
                                   
Total commercial real estate
    35,437       17.9         34,695       17.6  
Residential mortgages
                                 
Residential mortgages
    25,671       13.0         24,315       12.3  
Home equity loans, first liens
    6,673       3.3         6,417       3.3  
                                   
Total residential mortgages
    32,344       16.3         30,732       15.6  
Retail
                                 
Credit card
    15,874       8.0         16,803       8.5  
Retail leasing
    4,727       2.4         4,569       2.3  
Home equity and second mortgages
    18,628       9.4         18,940       9.6  
Other retail
                                 
Revolving credit
    3,339       1.7         3,472       1.8  
Installment
    5,290       2.7         5,459       2.8  
Automobile
    10,936       5.5         10,897       5.5  
Student
    4,951       2.5         5,054       2.5  
                                   
Total other retail
    24,516       12.4         24,882       12.6  
                                   
Total retail
    63,745       32.2         65,194       33.0  
                                   
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    180,798       91.3         179,019       90.8  
Covered loans
    17,240       8.7         18,042       9.2  
                                   
Total loans
  $ 198,038       100.0 %     $ 197,061       100.0 %
 
The Company had loans of $61.3 billion at March 31, 2011, and $62.8 billion at December 31, 2010, pledged at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), and loans of $44.5 billion at March 31, 2011, and $44.6 billion at December 31, 2010, pledged at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Originated loans are presented net of unearned interest and deferred fees and costs, which amounted to $1.2 billion at March 31, 2011, and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2010. In accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance, all purchased loans and related indemnification assets are recorded at fair value at the date of purchase. The Company evaluates purchased loans for impairment in accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance. Purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered impaired (“purchased impaired loans”). All other purchased loans are considered nonimpaired (“purchased nonimpaired loans”).
Covered assets represent loans and other assets acquired from the FDIC subject to loss sharing agreements in the Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A.; PFF Bank and Trust; and First Bank of Oak Park Corporation transactions and included expected reimbursements from the FDIC of approximately $2.9 billion at March 31, 2011
 
 
 
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and $3.1 billion at December 31, 2010. The carrying amount of the covered assets consisted of purchased impaired loans, purchased nonimpaired loans, and other assets as shown in the following table:
 
                                                                         
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
    Purchased
    Purchased
                      Purchased
      Purchased
             
    impaired
    nonimpaired
      Other
              impaired
      nonimpaired
    Other
       
(Dollars in Millions)   loans     loans       assets       Total       loans       loans     assets     Total  
Commercial loans
  $ 74     $ 215       $       $ 289       $ 70       $ 260     $     $ 330  
Commercial real estate loans
    2,286       5,499                 7,785         2,254         5,952             8,206  
Residential mortgage loans
    3,775       1,550                 5,325         3,819         1,620             5,439  
Retail loans
          918                 918                 930             930  
Losses reimbursable by the FDIC
                  2,923         2,923                       3,137       3,137  
                                                                         
Covered loans
    6,135       8,182         2,923         17,240         6,143         8,762       3,137       18,042  
Foreclosed real estate
                  390         390                       453       453  
                                                                         
Total covered assets
  $ 6,135     $ 8,182       $ 3,313       $ 17,630       $ 6,143       $ 8,762     $ 3,590     $ 18,495  
 
At March 31, 2011, $.4 billion of the purchased impaired loans included in covered loans were classified as nonperforming assets, compared with $.5 billion at December 31, 2010, because the expected cash flows are primarily based on the liquidation of underlying collateral and the timing and amount of the cash flows could not be reasonably estimated. Interest income is recognized on other purchased impaired loans through accretion of the difference between the carrying amount of those loans and their expected cash flows. The initial determination of the fair value of the purchased loans includes the impact of expected credit losses and, therefore, no allowance for credit losses is recorded at the purchase date. To the extent credit deterioration occurs after the date of acquisition, the Company records an allowance for credit losses.
On the acquisition date, the preliminary estimate of the contractually required payments receivable for all purchased impaired loans acquired in the FCB transaction were $502 million, the cash flows expected to be collected were $338 million including interest, and the estimated fair values of the loans were $238 million. These amounts were determined based upon the estimated remaining life of the underlying loans, which includes the effects of estimated prepayments. For the purchased nonimpaired loans acquired in the FCB transaction, the preliminary estimate as of the acquisition date of the contractually required payments receivable were $1.2 billion, the contractual cash flows not expected to be collected were $184 million, and the estimated fair value of the loans was $828 million.
 
Changes in the accretable balance for all purchased impaired loans, including those acquired in the FCB transaction, were as follows:
 
                   
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011       2010  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 2,890       $ 2,845  
Purchases
    100          
Accretion
    (112 )       (101 )
Disposals
    (1 )       (7 )
Reclassifications (to)/from nonaccretable difference (a)
    (48 )       92  
Other
    (28 )       (4 )
                   
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,801       $ 2,825  
 
(a) Primarily relates to improvements in expected credit performance and changes in variable rates.
 
The allowance for credit losses reserves for probable and estimable losses incurred in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio and includes certain amounts that do not represent loss exposure to the Company because those losses are recoverable under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. Management evaluates the allowance each quarter to ensure it appropriately reserves for incurred losses. Several factors are taken into consideration in evaluating the allowance for credit losses, including the risk profile of the portfolios, loan net charge-offs during the period, the level of nonperforming assets, accruing loans 90 days or more past due, delinquency ratios and changes in loan balances classified as TDRs. Management also considers the uncertainty related to certain industry sectors, and the extent of credit exposure to specific borrowers within the portfolio. In addition, concentration risks associated with commercial real estate and the mix of loans, including credit cards, loans originated through the consumer finance division and residential mortgage balances, and their relative credit risks, are evaluated. Finally, the Company considers current economic conditions that might impact the portfolio. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates,
 
 
 
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including amounts of future cash collections expected on nonaccrual loans, which may be susceptible to significant change. The allowance for credit losses relating to originated loans that have become impaired is based on expected cash flows discounted using the original effective interest rate, the observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral-dependent loans. To the extent credit deterioration occurs on purchased loans after the date of acquisition, the Company records an allowance for credit losses.
The Company determines the amount of the allowance required for certain sectors based on relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolio. The allowance recorded for commercial loans is generally based on quarterly reviews of individual credit relationships and an analysis of the migration of commercial loans and actual loss experience. The allowance recorded for homogeneous commercial and consumer loans is based on an analysis of product mix, risk characteristics of the portfolio, bankruptcy experiences, and historical losses, adjusted for current trends, for each homogenous category or group of loans. The allowance is increased through provisions charged to operating earnings and reduced by net charge-offs.
The Company also assesses the credit risk associated with off-balance sheet loan commitments, letters of credit, and derivatives. Credit risk associated with derivatives is reflected in the fair values recorded for those positions. The liability for off-balance sheet credit exposure related to loan commitments and other credit guarantees is included in other liabilities. Because business processes and credit risks associated with unfunded credit commitments are essentially the same as for loans, the Company utilizes similar processes to estimate its liability for unfunded credit commitments.
 
Activity in the allowance for credit losses, by portfolio type, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was as follows:
 
                                                                         
                                          Total Loans,
             
          Commercial
      Residential
      Credit
      Other
      Excluding
    Covered
    Total
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Commercial     Real Estate       Mortgages       Card       Retail       Covered Loans     Loans     Loans  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 1,104     $ 1,291       $ 820       $ 1,395       $ 807       $ 5,417     $ 114     $ 5,531  
Add
                                                                       
Provision for credit losses
    174       109         128         128         210         749       6       755  
Deduct
                                                                       
Loans charged off
    161       140         133         268         195         897       2       899  
Less recoveries of loans charged off
    (22 )     (15 )       (4 )       (21 )       (32 )       (94 )           (94 )
                                                                         
Net loans charged off
    139       125         129         247         163         803       2       805  
Net change for credit losses to be reimbursed by the FDIC
                                                17       17  
Balance at end of period
  $ 1,139     $ 1,275       $ 819       $ 1,276       $ 854       $ 5,363     $ 135     $ 5,498  
 
Additional detail of the allowance for credit losses by portfolio type, at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, was as follows:
 
                                                                         
                                          Total Loans,
             
          Commercial
      Residential
      Credit
      Other
      Excluding
    Covered
    Total
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Commercial     Real Estate       Mortgages       Card       Retail       Covered Loans     Loans     Loans  
Allowance balance at March 31, 2011 related to:
                                                                       
Loans individually evaluated for impairment (a)
  $ 14     $ 65       $       $       $       $ 79     $     $ 79  
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment
    24               333         207         47         611             611  
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    1,101       1,209         486         1,069         807         4,672       28       4,700  
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
          1                 ––                 1       107       108  
                                                                         
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 1,139     $ 1,275       $ 819       $ 1,276       $ 854       $ 5,363     $ 135     $ 5,498  
                                                                         
Allowance balance at December 31, 2010 related to:
                                                                       
Loans individually evaluated for impairment (a)
  $ 38     $ 55       $       $       $       $ 93     $     $ 93  
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment
                  320         223         30         573             573  
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    1,066       1,235         500         1,172         777         4,750       28       4,778  
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
          1                                 1       86       87  
                                                                         
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 1,104     $ 1,291       $ 820       $ 1,395       $ 807       $ 5,417     $ 114     $ 5,531  
 
(a) Represents the allowance for credit losses related to commercial and commercial real estate loans that are greater than $5 million and are classified as nonperforming or TDRs.
 
 
 
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Additional detail of loan balances, by portfolio type, at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, was as follows:
 
                                                                         
                                          Total Loans,
             
          Commercial
      Residential
      Credit
      Other
      Excluding
    Covered
    Total
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Commercial     Real Estate       Mortgages       Card       Retail       Covered Loans     Loans     Loans  
March 31, 2011:
                                                                       
Loans individually evaluated for impairment (a)
  $ 182     $ 932       $       $       $       $ 1,114     $     $ 1,114  
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment
    56               2,046         467         117         2,686             2,686  
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    49,017       34,243         30,283         15,407         47,754         176,704       11,105       187,809  
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
    17       262         15                         294       6,135       6,429  
                                                                         
Total loans
  $ 49,272     $ 35,437       $ 32,344       $ 15,874       $ 47,871       $ 180,798     $ 17,240  (b)   $ 198,038  
                                                                         
December 31, 2010:
                                                                       
Loans individually evaluated for impairment (a)
  $ 295     $ 801       $       $       $       $ 1,096     $     $ 1,096  
TDRs collectively evaluated for impairment
                  1,957         452         114         2,523             2,523  
Other loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    48,103       33,834         28,775         16,351         48,277         175,340       11,899       187,239  
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
          60                                 60       6,143       6,203  
                                                                         
Total loans
  $ 48,398     $ 34,695       $ 30,732       $ 16,803       $ 48,391       $ 179,019     $ 18,042  (b)   $ 197,061  
 
(a) Represents commercial and commercial real estate loans that are greater than $5 million and are classified as nonperforming or TDRs.
(b) Includes expected reimbursements from the FDIC under loss sharing agreements.
 
Credit Quality The quality of the Company’s loan portfolios is assessed as a function of net credit losses, levels of nonperforming assets and delinquencies, and credit quality ratings as defined by the Company. These credit quality ratings are an important part of the Company’s overall credit risk management process and evaluation of its allowance for credit losses.
Generally, commercial loans (including impaired loans) are placed on nonaccrual status when the collection of interest or principal has become 90 days past due or is otherwise considered doubtful. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Future interest payments are generally applied against principal. Commercial loans are generally fully or partially charged down to the fair value of collateral securing the loan, less costs to sell, when the loan is deemed to be uncollectible, repayment is deemed beyond reasonable time frames, the borrower has filed for bankruptcy, or the loan is unsecured and greater than six months past due. Loans secured by 1-4 family properties are generally charged down to fair value, less costs to sell, at 180 days past due, and placed on nonaccrual status in instances where a partial charge-off occurs. Revolving consumer lines and credit cards are charged off at 180 days past due and closed-end consumer loans, other than loans secured by 1-4 family properties, are charged off at 120 days past due and are, therefore, generally not placed on nonaccrual status. Certain retail customers having financial difficulties may have the terms of their credit card and other loan agreements modified to require only principal payments and, as such, these loans are reported as nonaccrual.
Generally, purchased impaired loans are considered accruing loans. However, the timing and amount of future cash flows for some loans is not reasonably estimable. Those loans are classified as nonaccrual loans and interest income is not recognized until the timing and amount of the future cash flows can be reasonably estimated.
 
 
 
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The following table provides a summary of loans by portfolio type, including the delinquency status of those that continue to accrue interest, and those that are nonperforming:
 
                                               
    Accruing                  
          30-89 Days
      90 Days or
                 
(Dollars in Millions)   Current     Past Due       More Past Due       Nonperforming       Total  
March 31, 2011:
                                             
Commercial
  $ 48,399     $ 322       $ 58       $ 493       $ 49,272  
Commercial real estate
    33,700       261         6         1,470         35,437  
Residential mortgages
    30,832       395         432         685         32,344  
Credit card
    15,133       228         258         255         15,874  
Other retail
    47,284       317         195         75         47,871  
                                               
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    175,348       1,523         949         2,978         180,798  
Covered loans
    14,341       743         1,005         1,151         17,240  
                                               
Total loans
  $ 189,689     $ 2,266       $ 1,954       $ 4,129       $ 198,038  
                                               
December 31, 2010:
                                             
Commercial
  $ 47,412     $ 325       $ 64       $ 597       $ 48,398  
Commercial real estate
    32,986       415         1         1,293         34,695  
Residential mortgages
    29,140       456         500         636         30,732  
Credit card
    15,993       269         313         228         16,803  
Other retail
    47,706       404         216         65         48,391  
                                               
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    173,237       1,869         1,094         2,819         179,019  
Covered loans
    14,951       757         1,090         1,244         18,042  
                                               
Total loans
  $ 188,188     $ 2,626       $ 2,184       $ 4,063       $ 197,061  
 
The Company classifies its loan portfolios using internal credit quality ratings on a quarterly basis. These ratings include: pass, special mention and classified, and are an important part of the Company’s overall credit risk management process and evaluation of the allowance for credit losses. Loans with a pass rating represent those not classified on the Company’s rating scale for problem credits, as minimal credit risk has been identified. Special mention loans are those that have a potential weakness deserving management’s close attention. Classified loans are those where a well-defined weakness has been identified that may put full collection of contractual cash flows at risk. It is possible that others, given the same information, may reach different reasonable conclusions regarding the credit quality rating classification of specific loans.
 
The following table provides a summary of loans by portfolio type and the Company’s internal credit quality rating:
 
                                                   
              Criticized          
              Special
              Total
         
(Dollars in Millions)     Pass       Mention       Classified (a)       Criticized       Total  
March 31, 2011:
                                                 
Commercial
    $ 45,164       $ 1,659       $ 2,449       $ 4,108       $ 49,272  
Commercial real estate
      29,043         1,623         4,771         6,394         35,437  
Residential mortgages
      30,991         25         1,328         1,353         32,344  
Credit card
      15,361                 513         513         15,874  
Other retail
      47,404         75         392         467         47,871  
                                                   
Total loans, excluding covered loans
      167,963         3,382         9,453         12,835         180,798  
Covered loans
      16,315         215         710         925         17,240  
                                                   
Total loans
    $ 184,278       $ 3,597       $ 10,163       $ 13,760       $ 198,038  
                                                   
Total outstanding commitments
    $ 373,648       $ 5,192       $ 11,529       $ 16,721       $ 390,369  
                                                   
December 31, 2010:
                                                 
Commercial
    $ 44,595       $ 1,545       $ 2,258       $ 3,803       $ 48,398  
Commercial real estate
      28,155         1,540         5,000         6,540         34,695  
Residential mortgages
      29,355         29         1,348         1,377         30,732  
Credit card
      16,262                 541         541         16,803  
Other retail
      47,906         70         415         485         48,391  
                                                   
Total loans, excluding covered loans
      166,273         3,184         9,562         12,746         179,019  
Covered loans
      17,073         283         686         969         18,042  
                                                   
Total loans
    $ 183,346       $ 3,467       $ 10,248       $ 13,715       $ 197,061  
                                                   
Total outstanding commitments
    $ 370,031       $ 4,923       $ 11,576       $ 16,499       $ 386,530  
 
(a) Classified rating on consumer loans based on delinquency status.
A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current events or information, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due per the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans include certain nonaccrual commercial loans, loans for which a charge-off has been recorded based upon the fair value of the underlying collateral and loans modified as TDRs. Interest income is recognized on impaired loans under the modified terms and conditions if the borrower has demonstrated repayment performance at a level commensurate with the
 
 
 
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modified terms over several payment cycles. Purchased credit impaired loans are not reported as impaired loans as long as they continue to perform at least as well as expected at acquisition. Nonaccrual commercial lease financing loans of $54 million and $78 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were excluded from impaired loans as commercial lease financing loans are accounted for under authoritative accounting guidance for leases, and are excluded from the definition of an impaired loan under loan impairment guidance.
 
A summary of impaired loans, excluding covered loans, was as follows:
 
                                     
                          Commitments
 
    Period-end
    Unpaid
              to Lend
 
    Recorded
    Principal
      Valuation
      Additional
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Investment     Balance       Allowance       Funds  
March 31, 2011:
                                   
Commercial
  $ 498     $ 1,594       $ 67       $ 49  
Commercial real estate
    1,654       3,262         126         19  
Residential mortgages
    2,575       3,015         343          
Credit card
    467       467         207          
Other retail
    161       197         48          
                                     
Total
  $ 5,355     $ 8,535       $ 791       $ 68  
                                     
December 31, 2010:
                                   
Commercial
  $ 596     $ 1,631       $ 59       $ 80  
Commercial real estate
    1,308       2,659         118         17  
Residential mortgages
    2,440       2,877         334          
Credit card
    452       452         218          
Other retail
    152       189         32          
                                     
Total
  $ 4,948     $ 7,808       $ 761       $ 97  
 
 
Additional information on impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2011 follows:
 
                     
      Average
      Interest
 
      Recorded
      Income
 
(Dollars in Millions)     Investment       Recognized  
Commercial
    $ 547       $ 1  
Commercial real estate
      1,481         2  
Residential mortgages
      2,507         25  
Credit card
      459         3  
Other retail
      157         1  
                     
Total
    $ 5,151       $ 32  
 
Net gains on the sale of loans of $215 million and $111 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were included in noninterest income, primarily in mortgage banking revenue.
 

Note 6    Accounting For Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Variable Interest Entities
 
The Company sells financial assets in the normal course of business. The majority of the Company’s financial asset sales are residential mortgage loan sales primarily to government-sponsored enterprises through established programs, the sale or syndication of tax-advantaged investments, commercial loan sales through participation agreements, and other individual or portfolio loan and securities sales. In accordance with the accounting guidance for asset transfers, the Company considers any ongoing involvement with transferred assets in determining whether the assets can be derecognized from the balance sheet. For loans sold under participation agreements, the Company also considers the terms of the loan participation agreement and whether they meet the definition of a participating interest and thus qualify for derecognition. With the exception of servicing and certain performance-based guarantees, the Company’s continuing involvement with financial assets sold is minimal and generally limited to market customary representation and warranty clauses. The guarantees provided to certain third-parties in connection with the sale or syndication of certain assets, primarily loan portfolios and tax-advantaged investments, are further discussed in Note 13. When the Company sells financial assets, it may retain servicing rights and/or other interests in the transferred financial assets. The gain or loss on sale depends on the previous carrying amount of the transferred financial assets and the consideration received and any liabilities incurred in exchange for the transferred assets. Upon transfer, any servicing assets and other interests that continue to be held by the Company are initially recognized at fair value. For further information on mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), refer to Note 7. The Company has no asset securitizations or similar asset-backed financing arrangements that are off-balance sheet.
 
 
 
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The Company is involved in various entities that are considered to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”). The Company’s investments in VIEs primarily represent private investment funds or partnerships that make equity investments, provide debt financing or support community-based investments in affordable housing development entities that provide capital for communities located in low-income districts and for historic rehabilitation projects that may enable the Company to ensure regulatory compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. In addition, the Company sponsors entities to which it transfers tax-advantaged investments. The Company’s investments in these entities are designed to generate a return primarily through the realization of federal and state income tax credits over specified time periods. The Company realized federal and state income tax credits related to these investments of $153 million and $148 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company amortizes its investments in these entities as the tax credits are realized. Tax credit amortization expense is recorded in tax expense for investments meeting certain characteristics, and in other noninterest expense for other investments. Amortization expense recorded in tax expense was $58 million and $44 million, and in other noninterest expense was $113 million and $117 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
At March 31, 2011, approximately $4.2 billion of the Company’s assets and $3.0 billion of its liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheet related to community development and tax-advantaged investment VIEs, compared with $3.8 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2010. The majority of the assets of these consolidated VIEs are reported in other assets, and the liabilities are reported in long-term debt. The assets of a particular VIE are the primary source of funds to settle its obligations. The creditors of the VIEs do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. The Company’s exposure to the consolidated VIEs is generally limited to the carrying value of its variable interests plus any related tax credits previously recognized.
In addition, the Company sponsors a conduit to which it previously transferred high-grade investment securities. The Company consolidates the conduit because of its ability to manage the activities of the conduit. At March 31, 2011, $374 million of the held-to-maturity investment securities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet related to the conduit, compared with $400 million at December 31, 2010.
The Company also sponsors a municipal bond securities tender option bond program. The Company controls the activities of the program’s entities, is entitled to the residual returns and provides credit, liquidity and remarketing arrangements to the program. As a result, the Company has consolidated the program’s entities. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, $5.3 billion of available-for-sale securities and $5.7 billion of short-term borrowings on the consolidated balance sheet were related to the tender option bond program.
The Company is not required to consolidate other VIEs in which it has concluded it does not have a controlling financial interest, and thus is not the primary beneficiary. In such cases, the Company does not have both the power to direct the entities’ most significant activities and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated VIEs ranged from less than $1 million to $48 million, with an aggregate amount of approximately $1.9 billion at March 31, 2011, and from less than $1 million to $41 million, with an aggregate amount of approximately $2.0 billion at December 31, 2010. The Company’s investments in these unconsolidated VIEs generally are carried in other assets on the balance sheet. While the Company believes potential losses from these investments are remote, the Company’s maximum exposure to these unconsolidated VIEs, including any tax implications, was approximately $4.7 billion at March 31, 2011, compared with $5.0 billion at December 31, 2010. This maximum exposure is determined by assuming a scenario where the separate investments within the individual private funds were to become worthless, and the community-based business and housing projects and related tax credits completely failed and did not meet certain government compliance requirements.
 
 
 
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Note 7    Mortgage Servicing Rights
 
The Company serviced $182.7 billion of residential mortgage loans for others at March 31, 2011, and $173.9 billion at December 31, 2010. The net impact included in mortgage banking revenue of assumption changes on the fair value of MSRs and fair value changes of derivatives used to economically hedge MSR value changes was a net gain of $62 million and $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Loan servicing fees, not including valuation changes, included in mortgage banking revenue, were $157 million and $142 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and 2010, respectively.
 
Changes in fair value of capitalized MSRs are summarized as follows:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 1,837     $ 1,749  
Rights purchased
    7       5  
Rights capitalized
    213       132  
Changes in fair value of MSRs
               
Due to change in valuation assumptions (a)
    102       (36 )
Other changes in fair value (b)
    (86 )     (72 )
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,073     $ 1,778  
 
(a) Principally reflects changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, primarily arising from interest rate changes.
(b) Primarily represents changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows over time (decay).
The estimated sensitivity to changes in interest rates of the fair value of the MSRs portfolio and the related derivative instruments at March 31, 2011, was as follows:
 
                                   
    Down Scenario       Up Scenario  
(Dollars in Millions)   50 bps     25 bps       25 bps     50 bps  
Net fair value
  $ 6     $ (6 )     $     $  
 
The fair value of MSRs and their sensitivity to changes in interest rates is influenced by the mix of the servicing portfolio and characteristics of each segment of the portfolio. The Company’s servicing portfolio consists of the distinct portfolios of government-insured mortgages, conventional mortgages, and Mortgage Revenue Bond Programs (“MRBP”). The servicing portfolios are predominantly comprised of fixed-rate agency loans with limited adjustable-rate or jumbo mortgage loans. The MRBP division specializes in servicing loans made under state and local housing authority programs. These programs provide mortgages to low-income and moderate-income borrowers and are generally government-insured programs with a favorable rate subsidy, down payment and/or closing cost assistance.
 
A summary of the Company’s MSRs and related characteristics by portfolio as of March 31, 2011 was as follows:
 
                                   
(Dollars in Millions)   MRBP     Government       Conventional     Total  
Servicing portfolio
  $ 12,707     $ 30,654       $ 139,304     $ 182,665  
Fair market value
  $ 168     $ 388       $ 1,517     $ 2,073  
Value (bps) (a)
    132       127         109       113  
Weighted-average servicing fees (bps)
    40       37         30       32  
Multiple (value/servicing fees)
    3.30       3.43         3.63       3.53  
Weighted-average note rate
    5.69 %     5.24 %       5.13 %     5.19 %
Age (in years)
    4.2       2.2         2.6       2.6  
Expected prepayment (constant prepayment rate)
    12.6 %     15.7 %       14.3 %     14.4 %
Expected life (in years)
    6.5       5.6         5.9       5.9  
Discount rate
    11.9 %     11.3 %       10.2 %     10.5 %
 
(a) Value is calculated as fair market value divided by the servicing portfolio.
 
 
 
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Note 8    Earnings Per Share
 
The components of earnings per share were:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
(Dollars and Shares in Millions, Except Per Share Data)   2011     2010  
Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp
  $ 1,046     $ 669  
Preferred dividends
    (39 )     (19 )
Earnings allocated to participating stock awards
    (4 )     (2 )
                 
Net income applicable to U.S. Bancorp common shareholders
  $ 1,003     $ 648  
                 
Average common shares outstanding
    1,918       1,910  
Net effect of the exercise and assumed purchase of stock awards and conversion of outstanding convertible notes
    10       9  
                 
Average diluted common shares outstanding
    1,928       1,919  
                 
Earnings per common share
  $ .52     $ .34  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ .52     $ .34  
 
Options and warrants outstanding at March 31, 2011 and 2010 to purchase 55 million and 56 million common shares, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, because they were antidilutive. Convertible senior debentures that could potentially be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to specified formulas, were not included in the computation of dilutive earnings per share because they were antidilutive.
 

Note 9    Employee Benefits
 
The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s retirement plans were:
 
                                   
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
            Postretirement
 
    Pension Plans       Welfare Plan  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011     2010  
Service cost
  $ 30     $ 23       $ 1     $ 2  
Interest cost
    42       39         2       2  
Expected return on plan assets
    (52 )     (54 )       (1 )     (1 )
Prior service (credit) cost and transition (asset) obligation amortization
    (2 )     (3 )              
Actuarial (gain) loss amortization
    31       16         (1 )     (1 )
                                   
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 49     $ 21       $ 1     $ 2  
 
 
 
 
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Note 10    Income Taxes
 
The components of income tax expense were:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Federal
               
Current
  $ 406     $ 154  
Deferred
    (44 )     (20 )
                 
Federal income tax
    362       134  
State
               
Current
    10       29  
Deferred
    (6 )     (2 )
                 
State income tax
    4       27  
                 
Total income tax provision
  $ 366     $ 161  
 
A reconciliation of expected income tax expense at the federal statutory rate of 35 percent to the Company’s applicable income tax expense follows:
 
                 
    Three Months Ended
 
    March 31,  
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Tax at statutory rate
  $ 488     $ 289  
State income tax, at statutory rates, net of federal tax benefit
    3       17  
Tax effect of
               
Tax credits, net of related expenses
    (87 )     (100 )
Tax-exempt income
    (56 )     (52 )
Noncontrolling interests
    6       2  
Other items
    12       5  
                 
Applicable income taxes
  $ 366     $ 161  
 
The Company’s income tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal, state, local and foreign government authorities. On an ongoing basis, numerous federal, state, local and foreign examinations are in progress and cover multiple tax years. As of March 31, 2011, the federal taxing authority had completed its examination of the Company through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The years open to examination by foreign, state and local government authorities vary by jurisdiction.
The Company’s net deferred tax position was a $135 million liability at March 31, 2011, and a $424 million asset at December 31, 2010.
 
 
 
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Note 11    Derivative Instruments
 
The Company recognizes all derivatives in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value as other assets or liabilities. On the date the Company enters into a derivative contract, the derivative is designated as either a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (“fair value hedge”); a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow hedge”); a hedge of the volatility of an investment in foreign operations driven by changes in foreign currency exchange rates (“net investment hedge”); or a designation is not made as it is a customer-related transaction, an economic hedge for asset/liability risk management purposes or another stand-alone derivative created through the Company’s operations (“free-standing derivative”).
Of the Company’s $33.9 billion of total notional amount of asset and liability management positions at March 31, 2011, $8.6 billion was designated as a fair value, cash flow or net investment hedge. When a derivative is designated as a fair value, cash flow or net investment hedge, the Company performs an assessment, at inception and, at a minimum, quarterly thereafter, to determine the effectiveness of the derivative in offsetting changes in the value or cash flows of the hedged item(s).
 
Fair Value Hedges These derivatives are primarily interest rate swaps that hedge the change in fair value related to interest rate changes of underlying fixed-rate debt and junior subordinated debentures. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as fair value hedges, and changes in the fair value of the hedged items, are recorded in earnings. All fair value hedges were highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and the change in fair value attributed to hedge ineffectiveness was not material.
 
Cash Flow Hedges These derivatives are interest rate swaps that are hedges of the forecasted cash flows from the underlying variable-rate debt. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) until expense from the cash flows of the hedged items is realized. If a derivative designated as a cash flow hedge is terminated or ceases to be highly effective, the gain or loss in other comprehensive income (loss) is amortized to earnings over the period the forecasted hedged transactions impact earnings. If a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is ceased and any gain or loss included in other comprehensive income (loss) is reported in earnings immediately. At March 31, 2011, the Company had $375 million (net-of-tax) of realized and unrealized losses on derivatives classified as cash flow hedges recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), compared with $414 million (net-of-tax) at December 31, 2010. The estimated amount to be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings during the remainder of 2011 and the next 12 months is a loss of $101 million (net-of-tax) and $133 million (net-of-tax), respectively. This includes gains and losses related to hedges that were terminated early for which the forecasted transactions are still probable. All cash flow hedges were highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and the change in fair value attributed to hedge ineffectiveness was not material.
 
Net Investment Hedges The Company uses forward commitments to sell specified amounts of certain foreign currencies to hedge the volatility of its investment in foreign operations driven by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The net amount of related gains or losses included in the cumulative translation adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was not material.
 
Other Derivative Positions The Company enters into free-standing derivatives to mitigate interest rate risk and for other risk management purposes. These derivatives include forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, which are used to economically hedge the interest rate risk related to residential mortgage loans held for sale. The Company also enters into U.S. Treasury futures, options on U.S. Treasury futures contracts, interest rate swaps and forward commitments to buy residential mortgage loans to economically hedge the change in the fair value of the Company’s residential MSRs. In addition, the Company acts as a seller and buyer of interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for its customers. To mitigate the market and liquidity risk associated with these customer derivatives, the Company enters into similar offsetting positions. The Company also has derivative contracts that are created through its operations, including commitments to originate mortgage loans held for sale and certain derivative financial guarantee contracts.
For additional information on the Company’s purpose for entering into derivative transactions and its overall risk management strategies, refer to “Management Discussion and Analysis — Use of Derivatives to Manage Interest Rate and Other Risks” which is incorporated by reference into these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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The following table provides information on the fair value of the Company’s derivative positions:
 
                                   
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
    Asset
    Liability
      Asset
    Liability
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Derivatives     Derivatives       Derivatives     Derivatives  
Total fair value of derivative positions
  $ 1,494     $ 1,904       $ 1,799     $ 2,174  
Netting (a)
    (327 )     (944 )       (280 )     (1,163 )
                                   
Total
  $ 1,167     $ 960       $ 1,519     $ 1,011  
 
Note: The fair value of asset and liability derivatives are included in Other assets and Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively.
 
(a) Represents netting of derivative asset and liability balances, and related collateral, with the same counterparty subject to master netting agreements. Authoritative accounting guidance permits the netting of derivative receivables and payables when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists between the Company and a derivative counterparty. A master netting agreement is an agreement between two counterparties who have multiple derivative contracts with each other that provide for the net settlement of contracts through a single payment, in a single currency, in the event of default on or termination of any one contract. At March 31, 2011, the amount of cash and money market investments collateral posted by counterparties that was netted against derivative assets was $66 million and the amount of cash collateral posted by the Company that was netted against derivative liabilities was $680 million. At December 31, 2010, the amount of cash and money market investments collateral posted by counterparties that was netted against derivative assets was $55 million and the amount of cash collateral posted by the Company that was netted against derivative liabilities was $936 million.
 
The following table summarizes the asset and liability management derivative positions of the Company:
 
                                                       
    Asset Derivatives       Liability Derivatives  
                  Weighted-
                    Weighted-
 
                  Average
                    Average
 
                  Remaining
                    Remaining
 
    Notional
    Fair
      Maturity
      Notional
      Fair
    Maturity
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Value     Value       In Years       Value       Value     In Years  
March 31, 2011
                                                     
Fair value hedges
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
  $ 1,300     $ 48         56.44       $ 500       $ 2       4.91  
Foreign exchange cross-currency swaps
    1,420       105         6.00                        
Cash flow hedges
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps
                          4,788         625       4.85  
Net investment hedges
                                                     
Foreign exchange forward contracts
                          542         8       .08  
Other economic hedges
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Futures and forwards
                                                     
Buy
    4,079       24         .08         1,111         6       .07  
Sell
    2,033       9         .16         4,446         25       .06  
Options
                                                     
Purchased
    4,615               .06                        
Written
    3,387       19         .07         92               .09  
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
    2,475       10         10.36         400         6       10.36  
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    300       1         .10         588         4       .08  
Equity contracts
    27       1         .33         39         1       2.06  
Credit contracts
    573       1         2.56         1,199         7       2.90  
December 31, 2010
                                                     
Fair value hedges
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
    1,800       72         55.75                        
Foreign exchange cross-currency swaps
    891       70         6.17         445               6.17  
Cash flow hedges
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps
                          4,788         688       5.03  
Net investment hedges
                                                     
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    512       3         .08                        
Other economic hedges
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Futures and forwards
                                                     
Buy
    2,879       20         .10         6,312         79       .05  
Sell
    9,082       207         .07         6,002         51       .09  
Options
                                                     
Purchased
    1,600               .06                        
Written
    6,321       23         .07         1,348         9       .07  
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
    2,250       3         10.22                        
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    158       1         .09         694         6       .09  
Equity contracts
    61       3         1.60                        
Credit contracts
    650       2         3.22         1,183         7       2.71  
 
 
 
 
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The following table summarizes the customer-related derivative positions of the Company:
 
                                                       
    Asset Derivatives       Liability Derivatives  
                  Weighted-
                    Weighted-
 
                  Average
                    Average
 
                  Remaining
                    Remaining
 
    Notional
    Fair
      Maturity
      Notional
      Fair
    Maturity
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Value     Value       In Years       Value       Value     In Years  
March 31, 2011
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
  $ 15,502     $ 821         4.59       $ 1,807       $ 30       5.90  
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps
    2,103       32         5.78         14,767         788       4.78  
Options
                                                     
Purchased
    1,910       13         2.06         95         9       .10  
Written
    348       10         .18         1,695         13       2.31  
Foreign exchange rate contracts
                                                     
Forwards, spots and swaps (a)
    8,764       394         .67         8,681         374       .67  
Options
                                                     
Purchased
    324       6         .20                        
Written
                          324         6       .20  
December 31, 2010
                                                     
Interest rate contracts
                                                     
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
    15,730       956         4.64         1,294         21       6.01  
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps
    1,315       24         6.12         15,769         922       4.68  
Options
                                                     
Purchased
    2,024       13         1.98         115         12       .36  
Written
    472       12         .26         1,667         13       2.35  
Foreign exchange rate contracts
                                                     
Forwards, spots and swaps (a)
    7,772       384         .74         7,694         360       .75  
Options
                                                     
Purchased
    224       6         .40                        
Written
                          224         6       .40  
 
(a) Reflects the net of long and short positions.
 
The table below shows the effective portion of the gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and the gains (losses) reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings (net-of-tax):
 
                                   
    Gains (Losses) Recognized in
      Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Other
 
    Other Comprehensive Income
      Comprehensive Income (Loss) into
 
    (Loss)       Earnings  
Three Months Ended March 31 (Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010       2011     2010  
Asset and Liability Management Positions
                                 
Cash flow hedges
                                 
Interest rate contracts
                                 
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps (a)
  $ 5     $ (67 )     $ (34 )   $ (43 )
Net investment hedges
                                 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    (32 )     (31 )              
 
Note: Ineffectiveness on cash flow and net investment hedges was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
(a) Gains (Losses) reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into interest expense on long-term debt.
 
 
 
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The table below shows the gains (losses) recognized in earnings for fair value hedges, other economic hedges and the customer-related positions:
 
                             
          Gains (Losses)
 
    Location of
    Recognized in
 
Three Months Ended March 31
  Gains (Losses)
    Earnings  
(Dollars in Millions)   Recognized in Earnings     2011         2010  
Asset and Liability Management Positions
                           
Fair value hedges (a)
                           
Interest rate contracts
    Other noninterest income     $ 14         $ (96 )
Foreign exchange cross-currency swaps
    Other noninterest income       73           (70 )
Other economic hedges
                           
Interest rate contracts
                           
Futures and forwards
    Mortgage banking revenue       (14 )         20  
Purchased and written options
    Mortgage banking revenue       49           70  
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    Commercial products revenue       (14 )         (11 )
Equity contracts
    Compensation expense       1            
Credit contracts
    Other noninterest income/expense       (1 )          
Customer-Related Positions
                           
Interest rate contracts
                           
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps
    Other noninterest income       (147 )         69  
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps
    Other noninterest income       140           (67 )
Foreign exchange rate contracts
                           
Forwards, spots and swaps
    Commercial products revenue       14           10  
 
(a) Gains (Losses) on items hedged by interest rate contracts and foreign exchange forward contracts, included in noninterest income (expense), were $(14) million and $(72) million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, respectively, and $94 million and $69 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, respectively. The ineffective portion was immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Derivatives are subject to credit risk associated with counterparties to the derivative contracts. The Company measures that credit risk based on its assessment of the probability of counterparty default and includes that within the fair value of the derivative. The Company manages counterparty credit risk through diversification of its derivative positions among various counterparties, by entering into master netting agreements where possible and by requiring collateral agreements which allow the Company to call for immediate, full collateral coverage when credit-rating thresholds are triggered by counterparties.
The Company’s collateral agreements are bilateral and, therefore, contain provisions that require collateralization of the Company’s net liability derivative positions. Required collateral coverage is based on certain net liability thresholds and contingent upon the Company’s credit rating from two of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. If the Company’s credit rating were to fall below credit ratings thresholds established in the collateral agreements, the counterparties to the derivatives could request immediate full collateral coverage for derivatives in net liability positions. The aggregate fair value of all derivatives under collateral agreements that were in a net liability position at March 31, 2011, was $1.2 billion. At March 31, 2011, the Company had $680 million of cash posted as collateral against this net liability position.
 
 
 
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Note 12    Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
 
The Company uses fair value measurements for the initial recording of certain assets and liabilities, periodic remeasurement of certain assets and liabilities, and disclosures. Derivatives, trading and available-for-sale investment securities, certain mortgage loans held for sale (“MLHFS”) and MSRs are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as loans held for sale, loans held for investment and certain other assets. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of lower-of-cost-or-fair value accounting or impairment write-downs of individual assets.
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A fair value measurement reflects all of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique, the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset, and the risk of nonperformance.
The Company groups its assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy for valuation techniques used to measure financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. This hierarchy is based on whether the valuation inputs are observable or unobservable. These levels are:
     
  Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 includes U.S. Treasury and exchange-traded instruments.
  Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes debt securities that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and which are valued using third-party pricing services; derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data; and MLHFS whose values are determined using quoted prices for similar assets or pricing models with inputs that are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data.
  Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category includes residential MSRs, certain debt securities, including the Company’s SIV-related securities and non-agency mortgaged-backed securities, and certain derivative contracts.
When the Company changes its valuation inputs for measuring financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value, either due to changes in current market conditions or other factors, it may need to transfer those assets or liabilities to another level in the hierarchy based on the new inputs used. The Company recognizes these transfers at the end of the reporting period that the transfers occur. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no significant transfers of financial assets or financial liabilities between the hierarchy levels.
The following section describes the valuation methodologies used by the Company to measure financial assets and liabilities at fair value and for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value as required under disclosure guidance related to the fair value of financial instruments. In addition, for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, the following section includes an indication of the level of the fair value hierarchy in which the assets or liabilities are classified. Where appropriate, the description includes information about the valuation models and key inputs to those models.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents The carrying value of cash, amounts due from banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements was assumed to approximate fair value.
 
Investment Securities When available, quoted market prices are used to determine the fair value of investment securities and such items are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
For other securities, the Company determines fair value based on various sources and may apply matrix pricing with observable prices for similar securities where a price for the identical security is not observable. Prices are verified, where possible, to prices of observable market trades as obtained from independent sources. Securities measured at fair value by such methods are classified within Level 2.
 
 
 
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The fair value of securities for which there are no market trades, or where trading is inactive as compared to normal market activity, are classified within Level 3. Securities classified within Level 3 include non-agency mortgage-backed securities, certain asset-backed securities, certain collateralized debt obligations and collateralized loan obligations, certain corporate debt securities and SIV-related securities. Due to the limited number of trades of non-agency mortgage-backed securities and lack of reliable evidence about transaction prices, the Company determines the fair value of these securities using a cash flow methodology and incorporating observable market information, where available.
Cash flow methodologies and other market valuation techniques involving management judgment use assumptions regarding housing prices, interest rates and borrower performance. Inputs are refined and updated to reflect market developments. The primary valuation drivers of these securities are the prepayment rates, default rates and default severities associated with the underlying collateral, as well as the discount rate used to calculate the present value of the projected cash flows.
 
The following table shows the valuation assumption ranges for Level 3 available-for-sale non-agency mortgage-backed securities at March 31, 2011:
 
                                                       
    Prime (a)       Non-prime  
    Minimum     Maximum       Average       Minimum       Maximum     Average  
Estimated lifetime prepayment rates
    4 %     28 %       13 %       1 %       13 %     6 %
Lifetime probability of default rates
          14         2                 20       8  
Lifetime loss severity rates
    16       87         40         10         88       55  
Discount margin
    3       33         5         3         40       10  
 
(a) Prime securities are those designated as such by the issuer or those with underlying asset characteristics and/or credit enhancements consistent with securities designated as prime.
 
Certain mortgage loans held for sale MLHFS measured at fair value, for which an active secondary market and readily available market prices exist, are initially valued at the transaction price and are subsequently valued by comparison to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles. MLHFS are classified within Level 2. Included in mortgage banking revenue was a $125 million net loss and a $42 million net gain, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, from the changes to fair value of these MLHFS under fair value option accounting guidance. Changes in fair value due to instrument specific credit risk were immaterial. The fair value of MLHFS was $3.9 billion as of March 31, 2011, which exceeded the unpaid principal balance by $82 million as of that date. Interest income for MLHFS is measured based on contractual interest rates and reported as interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Electing to measure MLHFS at fair value reduces certain timing differences and better matches changes in fair value of these assets with changes in the value of the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without the burden of complying with the requirements for hedge accounting.
 
Loans The loan portfolio includes adjustable and fixed-rate loans, the fair value of which was estimated using discounted cash flow analyses and other valuation techniques. The expected cash flows of loans considered historical prepayment experiences and estimated credit losses for nonperforming loans and were discounted using current rates offered to borrowers of similar credit characteristics. Generally, loan fair values reflect Level 3 information.
 
Mortgage servicing rights MSRs are valued using a cash flow methodology and third-party prices, if available. Accordingly, MSRs are classified within Level 3. The Company determines fair value by estimating the present value of the asset’s future cash flows using market-based prepayment rates, discount rates, and other assumptions validated through comparison to trade information, industry surveys, and independent third-party valuations. Risks inherent in MSRs valuation include higher than expected prepayment rates and/or delayed receipt of cash flows.
 
Derivatives Exchange-traded derivatives are measured at fair value based on quoted market (i.e., exchange) prices. Because prices are available for the identical instrument in an active market, these fair values are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The majority of derivatives held by the Company are executed over-the-counter and are valued using standard cash flow, Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo valuation techniques. The models incorporate inputs, depending on the type of derivative, including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates and volatility. In addition, all derivative values incorporate an assessment of the risk of counterparty nonperformance, measured based on the Company’s evaluation of credit risk as well as external assessments of credit risk, where available. In its assessment of nonperformance risk, the Company considers its ability to net derivative positions under master netting agreements, as well as collateral received or provided under collateral support agreements. The majority of these derivatives are classified within
 
 
 
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Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as the significant inputs to the models are observable. An exception to the Level 2 classification is certain derivative transactions for which the risk of nonperformance cannot be observed in the market. These derivatives are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In addition, commitments to sell, purchase and originate mortgage loans that meet the requirements of a derivative, are valued by pricing models that include market observable and unobservable inputs. Due to the significant unobservable inputs, these commitments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Deposit Liabilities The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market deposits is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of fixed-rate certificates of deposit was estimated by discounting the contractual cash flow using current market rates.
 
Short-term Borrowings Federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, commercial paper and other short-term funds borrowed have floating rates or short-term maturities. The fair value of short-term borrowings was determined by discounting contractual cash flows using current market rates.
 
Long-term Debt The fair value for most long-term debt was determined by discounting contractual cash flows using current market rates. Junior subordinated debt instruments were valued using market quotes.
 
Loan Commitments, Letters of Credit and Guarantees The fair value of commitments, letters of credit and guarantees represents the estimated costs to terminate or otherwise settle the obligations with a third-party. The fair value of residential mortgage commitments is estimated based on observable and unobservable inputs. Other loan commitments, letters of credit and guarantees are not actively traded, and the Company estimates their fair value based on the related amount of unamortized deferred commitment fees adjusted for the probable losses for these arrangements.
 
 
 
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The following table summarizes the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
                                             
(Dollars in Millions)   Level 1     Level 2       Level 3       Netting     Total  
March 31, 2011
                                           
Available-for-sale securities
                                           
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 870     $ 1,667       $       $     $ 2,537  
Mortgage-backed securities
                                           
Residential
                                           
Agency
          38,518                       38,518  
Non-agency
                                           
Prime
                  963               963  
Non-prime
                  947               947  
Commercial
                                           
Agency
          170                       170  
Non-agency
                  50               50  
Asset-backed securities
                                           
Collateralized debt obligations/Collateralized loan obligations
          91         142               233  
Other
          585         133               718  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
          6,412                       6,412  
Obligations of foreign governments
          6                       6  
Corporate debt securities
          995         9               1,004  
Perpetual preferred securities
          470                       470  
Other investments
    213       7                       220  
                                             
Total available-for-sale
    1,083       48,921         2,244               52,248  
Mortgage loans held for sale
          3,910                       3,910  
Mortgage servicing rights
                  2,073               2,073  
Derivative assets
          685         809         (327 )     1,167  
Other assets
          581                       581  
                                             
Total
  $ 1,083     $ 54,097       $ 5,126       $ (327 )   $ 59,979  
                                             
Derivative liabilities
  $     $ 1,842       $ 62       $ (944 )   $ 960  
Other liabilities
          565                       565  
                                             
Total
  $     $ 2,407       $ 62       $ (944 )   $ 1,525  
                                             
December 31, 2010
                                           
Available-for-sale securities
                                           
U.S. Treasury and agencies
  $ 873     $ 1,664       $       $     $ 2,537  
Mortgage-backed securities
                                           
Residential
                                           
Agency
          37,703                       37,703  
Non-agency
                                           
Prime
                  1,103               1,103  
Non-prime
                  947               947  
Commercial
                                           
Agency
          197                       197  
Non-agency
                  50               50  
Asset-backed securities
                                           
Collateralized debt obligations/Collateralized loan obligations
          89         135               224  
Other
          587         133               720  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
          6,417                       6,417  
Obligations of foreign governments
          6                       6  
Corporate debt securities
          949         9               958  
Perpetual preferred securities
          448                       448  
Other investments
    181       18                       199  
                                             
Total available-for-sale
    1,054       48,078         2,377               51,509  
Mortgage loans held for sale
          8,100                       8,100  
Mortgage servicing rights
                  1,837               1,837  
Derivative assets
          846         953         (280 )     1,519  
Other assets
          470                       470  
                                             
Total
  $ 1,054     $ 57,494       $ 5,167       $ (280 )   $ 63,435  
                                             
Derivative liabilities
  $     $ 2,072       $ 102       $ (1,163 )   $ 1,011  
Other liabilities
          470                       470  
                                             
Total
  $     $ 2,542       $ 102       $ (1,163 )   $ 1,481  
 
 
 
 
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The following table presents the changes in fair value for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
 
                                                                 
                  Net Gains
      Net Total
                    Net Change in
 
                  (Losses)
      Purchases,
                    Unrealized Gains
 
          Net Gains
      Included in
      Sales, Principal
                    (Losses) Relating
 
    Beginning
    (Losses)
      Other
      Payments,
              End
    to Assets
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
  of Period
    Included in
      Comprehensive
      Issuances and
      Transfers into
      of Period
    Still Held at
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Balance     Net Income       Income (Loss)       Settlements       Level 3       Balance     End of Period  
2011
                                                               
Available-for-sale securities
                                                               
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                               
Residential non-agency
                                                               
Prime
  $ 1,103     $ 2       $ 46       $ (188 )     $       $ 963     $ 38  
Non-prime
    947               51         (51 )               947       51  
Commercial non-agency
    50               1         (1 )               50        
Asset-backed securities
                                                               
Collateralized debt obligations/Collateralized loan obligations
    135       4         9         (6 )               142       9  
Other
    133       4         3         (7 )               133       3  
Corporate debt securities
    9                                       9        
                                                                 
Total available-for-sale
    2,377       10   (a)       110         (253 )               2,244       101  
Mortgage servicing rights
    1,837       16   (b)               220                 2,073       16   (b)
Net derivative assets and liabilities
    851       43   (c)               (147 )               747       (139 ) (d)
                                                                 
2010
                                                               
Available-for-sale securities
                                                               
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                               
Residential non-agency
                                                               
Prime
  $ 1,429     $       $ 29       $ (154 )     $       $ 1,304     $ 27  
Non-prime
    968       (31 )       16         (53 )               900       16  
Commercial non-agency
    13               1                         14       1  
Asset-backed securities
                                                               
Collateralized debt obligations/Collateralized loan obligations
    98       2                 (21 )               79        
Other
    357       (2 )       (6 )       (14 )               335       (6 )
Corporate debt securities
    10                                       10        
Other investments
    231       (2 )       13         (5 )               237       13  
                                                                 
Total available-for-sale
    3,106       (33 ) (e)       53         (247 )               2,879       51  
Mortgage servicing rights
    1,749       (108 ) (b)               137                 1,778       (108 ) (b)
Net derivative assets and liabilities
    815       372   (f)               (282 )               905       (27 ) (g)
 
(a) Approximately $(6) million included in securities gains (losses) and $16 million included in interest income.
(b) Included in mortgage banking revenue.
(c) Approximately $(5) million included in other noninterest income and $48 million included in mortgage banking revenue.
(d) Approximately $(129) million included in other noninterest income and $(10) million included in mortgage banking revenue.
(e) Approximately $(46) million included in securities gains (losses) and $13 million included in interest income.
(f) Approximately $241 million included in other noninterest income and $131 million included in mortgage banking revenue.
(g) Approximately $79 million included in other noninterest income and $(106) million included in mortgage banking revenue.
 
 
 
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Additional detail of purchases, sales, principal payments, issuances and settlements for assets and liabilities classified within Level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was as follows:
 
                                                       
                  Principal
                       
(Dollars in Millions)   Purchases     Sales       Payments       Issuances       Settlements     Net Total  
Available-for-sale securities
                                                     
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                     
Residential non-agency
                                                     
Prime
  $     $ (115 )     $ (73 )     $       $     $ (188 )
Non-prime
          (12 )       (39 )                     (51 )
Commercial non-agency
                  (1 )                     (1 )
Asset-backed securities
                                                     
Collateralized debt obligations/Collateralized loan obligations
                  (6 )                     (6 )
Other
                  (7 )                     (7 )
                                                       
Total available-for-sale
          (127 )       (126 )                     (253 )
Mortgage servicing rights
    7                       213  (a)               220  
Net derivative assets and liabilities
          (1 )                       (146 )     (147 )
 
(a) Represents MSRs capitalized during the period.
The Company is also required periodically to measure certain other financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
These measurements of fair value usually result from the application of lower-of-cost-or-fair value accounting or write-downs of individual assets. The following table summarizes the adjusted carrying values and the level of valuation assumptions for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:
 
                                                                         
          March 31, 2011                       December 31, 2010        
(Dollars in Millions)   Level 1     Level 2       Level 3       Total       Level 1       Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Loans (a)
  $     $ 64       $       $ 64       $       $ 404     $ 1     $ 405  
Other real estate owned (b)
          291                 291                 812             812  
Other intangible assets
                                                1       1  
Other assets
                                          4       9       13  
 
(a) Represents the carrying value of loans for which adjustments are based on the appraised value of the collateral, excluding loans fully charged-off.
(b) Represents the fair value of foreclosed properties that were measured at fair value based on the appraisal value of the collateral subsequent to their initial acquisition.
The following table summarizes losses recognized related to nonrecurring fair value measurements of individual assets or portfolios for the three months ended March 31:
 
                 
(Dollars in Millions)   2011     2010  
Loans (a)
  $ 15     $ 121  
Other real estate owned (b)
    87       50  
Other intangible assets
           
Other assets
           
 
(a) Represents write-downs of loans which are based on the appraised value of the collateral, excluding loans fully charged-off.
(b) Represents related losses of foreclosed properties that were measured at fair value subsequent to their initial acquisition.
 
Fair Value Option
The following table summarizes the differences between the aggregate fair value carrying amount of MLHFS for which the fair value option has been elected and the aggregate unpaid principal amount that the Company is contractually obligated to receive at maturity:
 
                                                         
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
                  Carrying
                      Carrying
 
    Fair Value
    Aggregate
      Amount Over
      Fair Value
      Aggregate
      Amount Over
 
    Carrying
    Unpaid
      (Under) Unpaid
      Carrying
      Unpaid
      (Under) Unpaid
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Amount     Principal       Principal       Amount       Principal       Principal  
Total loans
  $ 3,910     $ 3,828       $ 82       $ 8,100       $ 8,034       $ 66  
Nonaccrual loans
    11       17         (6 )       11         18         (7 )
Loans 90 days or more past due
    5       6         (1 )       6         6          
 
 
 
 
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Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments The following table summarizes the estimated fair value for financial instruments as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and includes financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value. In accordance with disclosure guidance related to fair values of financial instruments, the Company did not include assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments, such as the value of goodwill, long-term relationships with deposit, credit card, merchant processing and trust customers, other purchased intangibles, premises and equipment, deferred taxes and other liabilities.
The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are shown in the table below:
 
                                   
    March 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
    Carrying
    Fair
      Carrying
    Fair
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Amount     Value       Amount     Value  
Financial Assets
                                 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 13,800     $ 13,800       $ 14,487     $ 14,487  
Investment securities held-to-maturity
    8,213       8,179         1,469       1,419  
Mortgages held for sale (a)
    4       4         4       4  
Other loans held for sale
    227       228         267       267  
Loans
    192,768       192,996         191,751       192,058  
Financial Liabilities
                                 
Deposits
    208,293       208,722         204,252       204,799  
Short-term borrowings
    31,021       31,245         32,557       32,839  
Long-term debt
    31,775       32,174         31,537       31,981  
 
(a) Balance excludes mortgages held for sale for which the fair value option under applicable accounting guidance was elected.
The fair value of unfunded commitments, standby letters of credit and other guarantees is approximately equal to their carrying value. The carrying value of unfunded commitments and standby letters of credit was $360 million and $353 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The carrying value of other guarantees was $334 million and $330 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 

Note 13    Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities
 
Visa Restructuring and Card Association Litigation The Company’s payment services business issues and acquires credit and debit card transactions through the Visa U.S.A. Inc. card association or its affiliates (collectively “Visa”). In 2007, Visa completed a restructuring and issued shares of Visa Inc. common stock to its financial institution members in contemplation of its initial public offering (“IPO”) completed in the first quarter of 2008 (the “Visa Reorganization”). As a part of the Visa Reorganization, the Company received its proportionate number of shares of Visa Inc. common stock, which were subsequently converted to Class B shares of Visa Inc. (“Class B shares”). In addition, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries have been named as defendants along with Visa U.S.A. Inc. (“Visa U.S.A.”) and MasterCard International (collectively, the “Card Associations”), as well as several other banks, in antitrust lawsuits challenging the practices of the Card Associations (the “Visa Litigation”). Visa U.S.A. member banks have a contingent obligation to indemnify Visa Inc. under the Visa U.S.A. bylaws (which were modified at the time of the restructuring in October 2007) for potential losses arising from the Visa Litigation. The indemnification by the Visa U.S.A. member banks has no specific maximum amount. The Company has also entered into judgment and loss sharing agreements with Visa U.S.A. and certain other banks in order to apportion financial responsibilities arising from any potential adverse judgment or negotiated settlements related to the Visa Litigation.
In 2007 and 2008, Visa announced settlement agreements relating to certain of the Visa Litigation matters. Visa U.S.A. member banks remain obligated to indemnify Visa Inc. for potential losses arising from the remaining Visa Litigation. Using proceeds from its initial IPO and through subsequent reductions to the conversion ratio applicable to the Class B shares held by Visa U.S.A. member banks, Visa Inc. has established an escrow account for the benefit of member financial institutions to fund the expenses of the Visa Litigation, as well as the members’ proportionate share of any judgments or settlements that may arise out of the Visa Litigation. The receivable related to the escrow account is classified in other liabilities as a direct offset to the related Visa Litigation contingent liability, and will decline as amounts are paid out of the escrow account. During the first quarter of 2011, Visa deposited additional funds into the escrow account and further reduced the conversion ratio applicable to the Class B shares. As a result, the Company recognized a gain of $22 million during the first quarter of 2011 related to the effective repurchase of a portion of the Class B shares.
 
 
 
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At March 31, 2011, the carrying amount of the Company’s liability related to the remaining Visa Litigation matters, was $27 million. Class B shares are non-transferable, except for transfers to other Visa U.S.A. member banks. The remaining Class B shares held by the Company will be eligible for conversion to Class A shares upon settlement of the Visa Litigation.
 
The following table is a summary of other guarantees and contingent liabilities of the Company at March 31, 2011:
 
                 
          Maximum
 
          Potential
 
    Carrying
    Future
 
(Dollars in Millions)   Amount     Payments  
Standby letters of credit
  $ 106     $ 19,581  
Third-party borrowing arrangements
          130  
Securities lending indemnifications
          7,962  
Asset sales (a)
    181       1,670  
Merchant processing
    72       73,080  
Contingent consideration arrangements
    5       5  
Minimum revenue guarantees
    24       38  
Other guarantees
    25       8,035  
                 
(a) The maximum potential future payments does not include loan sales where the Company provides standard representations and warranties to the buyer against losses related to loan underwriting documentation. For these types of loan sales, the maximum potential future payments are not readily determinable because the Company’s obligation under these agreements depends upon the occurrence of future events.
 
Merchant Processing The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides merchant processing services. Under the rules of credit card associations, a merchant processor retains a contingent liability for credit card transactions processed. This contingent liability arises in the event of a billing dispute between the merchant and a cardholder that is ultimately resolved in the cardholder’s favor. In this situation, the transaction is “charged-back” to the merchant and the disputed amount is credited or otherwise refunded to the cardholder. If the Company is unable to collect this amount from the merchant, it bears the loss for the amount of the refund paid to the cardholder.
The Company currently processes card transactions in the United States, Canada and Europe for airline companies. In the event of liquidation of these merchants, the Company could become financially liable for refunding tickets purchased through the credit card associations under the charge-back provisions. Charge-back risk related to these merchants is evaluated in a manner similar to credit risk assessments and, as such, merchant processing contracts contain various provisions to protect the Company in the event of default. At March 31, 2011, the value of airline tickets purchased to be delivered at a future date was $7.0 billion. The Company held collateral of $596 million in escrow deposits, letters of credit and indemnities from financial institutions, and liens on various assets.
 
Asset Sales The Company regularly sells loans to government-sponsored entities (“GSEs”) as part of its mortgage banking activities. The Company provides customary representations and warranties to the GSEs in conjunction with these sales. These representations and warranties generally require the Company to repurchase assets if it is subsequently determined that a loan did not meet specified criteria, such as a documentation deficiency or rescission of mortgage insurance. If the Company is unable to cure or refute a repurchase request, the Company is generally obligated to repurchase the loan or otherwise reimburse the counterparty for losses. At March 31, 2011, the Company had reserved $181 million for potential losses from representations and warranty obligations. The reserve is based on the Company’s repurchase and loss trends, and quantitative and qualitative factors that may result in anticipated losses different from historical loss trends, including loan vintage, underwriting characteristics and macroeconomic trends.
 
Checking Account Overdraft Fee Litigation The Company is a defendant in three separate cases primarily challenging the Company’s daily ordering of debit transactions posted to customer checking accounts for the period from 2003 to 2010. The plaintiffs have requested class action treatment, however, no class has been certified. The court has denied a motion by the Company to dismiss these cases. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against these matters, including class certification. As these cases are in the early stages and no damages have been specified, no specific loss range or range of loss can be determined currently.
 
Other On April 13, 2011, the Company and its two primary banking subsidiaries entered into Consent Orders with U.S. federal banking regulators regarding the Company’s residential mortgage servicing and foreclosure processes. The Company has not been notified of any monetary penalty related to the Consent Orders, however the Consent Orders could result in fines, penalties, restitutions or other alterations to the Company’s business practices. Other
 
 
 
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governmental authorities are reported to be discussing various actions with certain mortgage servicers, although the Company has not been notified of any pending regulatory actions or penalties beyond the Consent Orders. Such actions could also lead to fines, settlements or alterations in business practices.
The Company is subject to various other litigation, investigations and legal and administrative cases and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its businesses. Due to their complex nature, it may be years before some matters are resolved. While it is impossible to ascertain the ultimate resolution or range of financial liability with respect to these contingent matters, the Company believes that the aggregate amount of such liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
For additional information on the nature of the Company’s guarantees and contingent liabilities, refer to Note 22 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 

Note 14    Subsequent Events
 
The Company has evaluated the impact of events that have occurred subsequent to March 31, 2011 through the date the consolidated financial statements were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined none of these events were required to be recognized or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and related notes.
 
 
 
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Consolidated Daily Average Balance Sheet and Related Yields and Rates (a)
 
                                                                 
    For the Three Months Ended March 31,              
    2011       2010              
                Yields
                  Yields
      % Change
     
(Dollars in Millions)
  Average
          and
      Average
          and
      Average
     
(Unaudited)   Balances     Interest     Rates       Balances     Interest     Rates       Balances      
Assets
                                                               
Investment securities
  $ 56,405     $ 468       3.32 %     $ 46,211     $ 451       3.90 %       22.1 %    
Loans held for sale
    6,104       63       4.16         3,932       44       4.50         55.2      
Loans (b)
                                                               
Commercial
    48,713       501       4.16         47,282       483       4.13         3.0      
Commercial real estate
    35,179       396       4.56         34,151       370       4.39         3.0      
Residential mortgages
    31,777       393       4.97         26,408       347       5.27         20.3      
Retail
    64,263       1,044       6.59         63,622       1,064       6.78         1.0      
                                                                 
Total loans, excluding covered loans
    179,932       2,334       5.25         171,463       2,264       5.34         4.9      
Covered loans
    17,638       235       5.37         21,415       253       4.77         (17.6 )    
                                                                 
Total loans
    197,570       2,569       5.26         192,878       2,517       5.28         2.4      
Other earning assets
    13,861       57       1.67         5,807       34       2.39         *    
                                                                 
Total earning assets
    273,940       3,157       4.65         248,828       3,046       4.94         10.1      
Allowance for loan losses
    (5,418 )                       (5,312 )                       (2.0 )    
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
    (320 )                       (407 )                       21.4      
Other assets
    39,694                         38,613                         2.8      
                                                                 
Total assets
  $ 307,896                       $ 281,722                         9.3      
                                                                 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                                                               
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 44,189                       $ 38,000                         16.3      
Interest-bearing deposits
                                                               
Interest checking
    42,645       19       .18         39,994       19       .19         6.6      
Money market savings
    45,649       28       .25         40,902       37       .36         11.6      
Savings accounts
    25,330       35       .57         18,029       25       .57         40.5      
Time certificates of deposit less than $100,000
    15,264       72       1.91         18,335       80       1.77         (16.7 )    
Time deposits greater than $100,000
    31,228       80       1.04         27,271       75       1.12         14.5      
                                                                 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    160,116       234       .59         144,531       236       .66         10.8      
Short-term borrowings
    32,203       135       1.70         32,551       130       1.62         (1.1 )    
Long-term debt
    31,567       281       3.60         32,456       277       3.45         (2.7 )    
                                                                 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    223,886       650       1.18         209,538       643       1.24         6.8      
Other liabilities
    9,003                         7,092                         26.9      
Shareholders’ equity
                                                               
Preferred equity
    1,930                         1,500                         28.7      
Common equity
    28,079                         24,914                         12.7      
                                                                 
Total U.S. Bancorp shareholders’ equity
    30,009                         26,414                         13.6      
Noncontrolling interests
    809                         678                         19.3      
                                                                 
Total equity
    30,818                         27,092                         13.8      
                                                                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 307,896                       $ 281,722                         9.3 %    
                                                                 
Net interest income
          $ 2,507                       $ 2,403                        
                                                                 
Gross interest margin
                    3.47 %                       3.70 %              
                                                                 
Gross interest margin without taxable-equivalent increments
                    3.39                         3.62                
                                                                 
Percent of Earning Assets
                                                               
Interest income
                    4.65 %                       4.94 %              
Interest expense
                    .96                         1.04                
                                                                 
Net interest margin
                    3.69 %                       3.90 %              
                                                                 
Net interest margin without taxable-equivalent increments
                    3.61 %                       3.82 %              
                                                                 
* Not meaningful
(a) Interest and rates are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis utilizing a tax rate of 35 percent.
(b) Interest income and rates on loans include loan fees. Nonaccrual loans are included in average loan balances.
 
 
 
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Part II — Other Information
 
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors — There are a number of factors that may adversely affect the Company’s business, financial results or stock price. Refer to “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for discussion of these risks.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds — Refer to the “Capital Management” section within Management’s Discussion and Analysis in Part I for information regarding shares repurchased by the Company during the first quarter of 2011.
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
           
  12       Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
  31 .1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  31 .2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  32       Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  101       Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheet, (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
 
 
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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.
 
U.S. BANCORP
 
  By: 
/s/  Craig E. Gifford
Craig E. Gifford
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)
DATE: May 6, 2011
 
 
 
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Exhibit 12
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
                     
              Three Months Ended
 
(Dollars in Millions)   March 31, 2011  
Earnings
  1.     Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp   $ 1,046  
  2.     Applicable income taxes, including expense related to unrecognized tax positions     366  
                     
  3.     Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp before income taxes (1 + 2)   $ 1,412  
                     
  4.     Fixed charges:        
        a.   Interest expense excluding interest on deposits*   $ 414  
        b.   Portion of rents representative of interest and amortization of debt expense     26  
                     
        c.   Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits (4a + 4b)     440  
        d.   Interest on deposits     234  
                     
        e.   Fixed charges including interest on deposits (4c + 4d)   $ 674  
                     
  5.     Amortization of interest capitalized   $  
  6.     Earnings excluding interest on deposits (3 + 4c + 5)     1,852  
  7.     Earnings including interest on deposits (3 + 4e + 5)     2,086  
  8.     Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits (4c)     440  
  9.     Fixed charges including interest on deposits (4e)     674  
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
  10.     Excluding interest on deposits (line 6/line 8)     4.21  
  11.     Including interest on deposits (line 7/line 9)     3.09  
                     
* Excludes interest expense related to unrecognized tax positions
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
I, Richard K. Davis, certify that:
 
(1)  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of U.S. Bancorp;
 
(2)  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
(3)  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
(4)  The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
  (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
(5)  The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
  (a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
/s/  Richard K. Davis
Richard K. Davis
Chief Executive Officer
 
Dated: May 6, 2011
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
I, Andrew Cecere, certify that:
 
(1)  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of U.S. Bancorp;
 
(2)  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
(3)  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
(4)  The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
  (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
  (c)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
(5)  The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
  (a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  (b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
/s/  Andrew Cecere
Andrew Cecere
Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated: May 6, 2011
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 32
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify that:
 
(1)  The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)  The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
     
/s/  Richard K. Davis

 
/s/  Andrew Cecere

Richard K. Davis   Andrew Cecere
Chief Executive Officer   Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated: May 6, 2011
 
 
 
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Executive Offices
 
U.S. Bancorp
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
 
Common Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services acts as our transfer agent and registrar, dividend paying agent and dividend reinvestment plan administrator, and maintains all shareholder records for the corporation. Inquiries related to shareholder records, stock transfers, changes of ownership, lost stock certificates, changes of address and dividend payment should be directed to the transfer agent at:
 
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P.O. Box 358015
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8015
Phone: 888-778-1311 or 201-680-6578 (international calls)
Internet: bnymellon.com/shareowner
 
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BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
500 Ross St., 6th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
 
Telephone representatives are available weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time, and automated support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Specific information about your account is available on BNY Mellon’s internet site by clicking on the Investor ServiceDirect® link.
 
Independent Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP serves as the independent auditor for U.S. Bancorp’s financial statements.
 
Common Stock Listing and Trading
U.S. Bancorp common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol USB.
 
Dividends and Reinvestment Plan
U.S. Bancorp currently pays quarterly dividends on our common stock on or about the 15th day of January, April, July and October, subject to approval by our Board of Directors. U.S. Bancorp shareholders can choose to participate in a plan that provides automatic reinvestment of dividends and/or optional cash purchase of additional shares of U.S. Bancorp common stock. For more information, please contact our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services.
 
Investor Relations Contacts
Judith T. Murphy
Executive Vice President, Corporate Investor and Public Relations
judith.murphy@usbank.com
Phone: 612-303-0783 or 866-775-9668
 
Financial Information
U.S. Bancorp news and financial results are available through our website and by mail.
 
Website For information about U.S. Bancorp, including news, financial results, annual reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, access our home page on the internet at usbank.com, click on About U.S. Bank.
 
Mail At your request, we will mail to you our quarterly earnings, news releases, quarterly financial data reported on Form 10-Q and additional copies of our annual reports. Please contact:
 
U.S. Bancorp Investor Relations
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
investorrelations@usbank.com
Phone: 866-775-9668
 
Media Requests
Steven W. Dale
Senior Vice President, Media Relations
steve.dale@usbank.com
Phone: 612-303-0784
 
Privacy
U.S. Bancorp is committed to respecting the privacy of our customers and safeguarding the financial and personal information provided to us. To learn more about the U.S. Bancorp commitment to protecting privacy, visit usbank.com and click on Privacy Pledge.
 
Code of Ethics
U.S. Bancorp places the highest importance on honesty and integrity. Each year, every U.S. Bancorp employee certifies compliance with the letter and spirit of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, the guiding ethical standards of our organization. For details about our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, visit usbank.com and click on About U.S. Bank.
 
Diversity
U.S. Bancorp and our subsidiaries are committed to developing and maintaining a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We support a work environment where individual differences are valued and respected and where each individual who shares the fundamental values of the Company has an opportunity to contribute and grow based on individual merit.
 
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
U.S. Bancorp and our subsidiaries are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. In keeping with this commitment, employment decisions are made based upon performance, skill and abilities, not race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other factors protected by law. The corporation complies with municipal, state and federal fair employment laws, including regulations applying to federal contractors.
 
U.S. Bancorp, including each of our subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce.
 
 
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