Risk and Capital Management

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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Risk and Capital Management a) Corporate Governance

Note 32 – Risk and Capital Management

a) Corporate Governance

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING invests in robust risk management processes and capital management that are the basis for its strategic decisions to ensure business sustainability and maximize shareholder value creation.

These processes are aligned with the guidelines of the Board of Directors and Executive which, through collegiate bodies, define the global objectives expressed as targets and limits for the business units that manage risk. Control and capital management units, in turn, support ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s management by monitoring and analyzing risk and capital.

The Board of Directors is the main body responsible for establishing guidelines, policies and approval levels for risk and capital management. The Capital and Risk Management Committee (CGRC), in turn, is responsible for supporting the Board of Directors in managing capital and risk. At the executive level, collegiate bodies, presided over by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, are responsible for capital and risk management, and their decisions are monitored by the CGRC.

Additionally, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has collegiate bodies with capital and risk management responsibilities delegated to them, under the responsibility of CRO (Chief Risk Officer). To support this structure, the Risk Department has departments to ensure, on an independent and centralized basis, that the institution’s risks and capital are managed in compliance with the defined policies and procedures.

b) Risk Management

Risk Appetite

The risk appetite of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING is based on the Board of Director’s statement:

“We are a universal bank, operating mainly in Latin America. Supported by our risk culture, we insist on with strict ethical standards and regulatory compliance, seeking high and increasing returns, with low volatility, through lasting relationships with our customers, accurate risk pricing, widespread funding and proper use of capital.”

Based on this statement, five dimensions have been defined, each dimension consists of a set of metrics associated with the main risks involved, combining supplementary measurement methods, to give a comprehensive vision of our exposure.

The Board of Directors is responsible for approving guidelines and limits for risk appetite, with the support of CGRC and the CRO (Chief Risk Officer).

The limits for risk appetite are monitored regularly and reported to risk committees and to the Board of Directors, which will oversee the preventive measures to be taken to ensure that exposure is aligned with the strategies of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

The five dimensions of risk appetite are:

• Capitalization: establishes that ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING must have capital sufficient to face any serious recession period or a stress event without the need to adjust its capital structure under unfavorable circumstances. It is monitored by tracking ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s capital ratios, both in normal and stress scenarios, and of the ratings of the institution’s debt issues.

• Liquidity: establishes that the liquidity of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING must withstand long periods of stress. It is monitored tracking liquidity indicators.

• Composition of results: defines that business will be focused primarily on Latin America, where ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has a diversified base of customers and products, with low appetite for income volatility or for high risk. This dimension comprises aspects related to business, profitability, market risk and credit risk. By adopting exposure concentration limits, such as industry sectors, counterparty quality, countries and geographical regions and risk factors, these monitored metrics are intended to ensure well-adjusted portfolios, low income volatility and business sustainability.

• Operational risk: focuses on the control of operating risk events that may adversely impact business and operating strategy, and involves monitoring the main operational risk events and losses incurred.

• Reputation: addresses risks that may impact the institution’s brand value and reputation with customers, employees, regulatory bodies, investors and the general public. The risk monitoring in this dimension is carried out by tracking customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction and media exposure, in addition to monitoring the institution’s conduct.

Risk appetite, risk management and guidelines for employees of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING for routine decision-making purposes are based on:

• Sustainability and customer satisfaction: ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING vision is to be the leading bank in sustainable performance and customer satisfaction and, accordingly, we are committed to creating shared value for staff, customers, stockholders and society, ensuring the continuity of the business. ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING is committed to doing business that is good both for the customer and the institution itself;

• Risk culture: ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s risk culture goes beyond policies, procedures or processes, reinforcing the individual and collective responsibility of all employees so that they will do the right thing at the right time and in the proper manner, respecting the ethical way of doing business;

• Risk pricing: ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s operates and assumes risks in business that it knows and understands, avoids the ones that are unknown or that do not provide competitive advantages, and carefully assesses risk-return ratios;

• Diversification: ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has little appetite for volatility in earnings, and it therefore operates with a diverse base of customers, products and business, seeking to diversify risks and giving priority to lower risk business;

• Operational excellence: It is the wish of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING to be an agile bank, with a robust and stable infrastructure enabling us to offer top quality services;

• Ethics and respect for regulations: for ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, ethics is non-negotiable, and it therefore promotes an institutional environment of integrity, encouraging staff to cultivate ethics in relationships and business and to respect the rules, thus caring for the institution’s reputation.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has various ways of disseminating risk culture, based on four principles: conscious risk-taking, discussion of the risks the institution faces, the corresponding action taken, and the responsibility of everyone for managing risk.

These principles serve as a basis for ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING guidelines, helping employees to conscientiously understand, identify, measure, manage and mitigate risks.

1. Credit risk

The possibility of losses arising from failure by a borrower, issuer or counterparty to meet their financial obligations, the impairment of a loan due to downgrading of the risk rating of the borrower, the issuer or the counterparty, a decrease in earnings or remuneration, advantages conceded on renegotiation or the costs of recovery.

There is a credit risk control and management structure, centralized and independent from the business units, that provides for operating limits and risk mitigation mechanisms, and also establishes processes and tools to measure, monitor and control the credit risk inherent in all products, portfolio concentrations and impacts of potential changes in the economic environment.

The credit policy of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING is based on internal criteria such as: classification of customers, portfolio performance and changes, default levels, rate of return and economic capital allocated, and external factors such as interest rates, market default indicators, inflation, changes in consumption, and so on.

For personal customers and small and middle-market companies, credit rating is based on statistical application models (at the early stages of the relationship with a customer) and behavior score (used for customers with which ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING already has a relationship).

For large companies, the rating is based on information such as economic and financial condition of the counterparty, their cash-generating capability, the economic group to which they belong, and the current and prospective situation of the economic sector in which they operate, including the assessment of Social and Environmental Risk, in accordance with the guidelines of the Sustainability and Social and Environmental Responsibility Policy (PRSA) and specific manuals and procedures of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING. Credit proposals are analyzed on a case by case basis, through an approval-level mechanism.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING strictly controls the credit exposure of customers and counterparties, taking action to address situations in which the current exposure exceeds what is desirable. For this purpose, measures provided for in loan agreements are available, such as accelerated maturity or a requirement for additional collateral.

1.1 Collateral and policies for mitigating credit risk

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING uses guarantees to increase its capacity for recovery in operations exposed to credit risk. The guarantees may be personal, secured, legal structures with mitigating power and offset agreements.

For collateral to be considered instruments that mitigate credit risk, they must comply with the requirements and standards that regulate them, both internal and external ones, and they must be legally valid (effective), enforceable, and assessed on a regular basis.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING also uses credit derivatives, to mitigate credit risk of its portfolios of loans and securities. These instruments are priced based on models that use the fair value of market inputs, such as credit spreads, recovery rates, correlations and interest rates.

1.2 Policy for Provisioning and Economic Scenarios

Both the credit risk and the finance areas are responsible for defining the methods used to measure expected loan losses and for periodically assessing changes in the provision amounts.

These areas monitor the trends observed in provisions for expected credit losses by segment, in addition to establishing an initial understanding of the variables that may trigger changes in the allowance for loan losses, the probability of default (PD) or the loss given default (LGD).

Once the trends have been identified and an initial assessment of the variables has been made at the corporate level, the business areas are responsible for further analyzing these trends in more detail and for each segment, in order to understand the underlying reasons for the trends and to decide whether changes are required in credit policies.

Provisions for expected losses take into account the expected risk linked to contracts with similar characteristics and in anticipation of signs of deterioration, over a loss horizon suitable for the remaining period of the contract to maturity. For contracts of products with no determined termination date, average results of deterioration and default are used to determine the loss horizon.

Additionally, information on economic scenarios and public data with internal projections are used to determine and adjust the expected credit loss in line with expected macroeconomic realities.

Sensitivity analysis

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING prepares studies on the impact of estimates in the calculation of expected credit loss. The expected loss models use three different scenarios: Optimistic, Base and Pessimistic. In Brazil, where operations are substantially carried out, these scenarios are combined by weighting their probabilities: 5%, 45% and 50%, respectively, which are updated so as to reflect the new economic conditions. For loan portfolios originated in other countries, the scenarios are weighted by different probabilities, considering regional economic aspects and conditions

The table below shows the amount of financial assets at amortized cost and at fair value through other comprehensive income, expected loss and the impacts on the calculation of expected credit loss in the adoption of 100% of each scenario:

12/31/2021											12/31/2020
				Reduction/(Increase) of												Reduction/(Increase) of
Financial Assets (1)	Expected Loss (2)			Expected Loss							Financial Assets (1)		Expected Loss (2)			Expected Loss
				Pessimistic scenario			Base scenario		Optimistic scenario							Pessimistic scenario			Base scenario		Optimistic scenario
1,078,891		(46,348	)		(340	)		163		1,788		951,343		(51,480	)		(830	)		491		1,416

(1) Composed of Loan operations, lease operations and securities.

(2) Comprises expected credit loss for Financial Guarantees R$ (767) (R$ (907) at 12/31/2020) and Loan Commitments R$ (4,433) (R$ (3,485) at 12/31/2020).

1.3 Classification of Stages of Credit Impairment

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING uses customers’ internal information, statistic models, days of default and quantitative analysis in order to determine the credit status of portfolio agreements.

Rules for changing stages take into account:

• Stage 1 to stage 2: delay or evaluation of absolute and relative probability of default (PD) triggers.

For retail market portfolios, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING classifies loan agreements which are over 30 days overdue in stage 2, except payroll loans for government agency, for which the figure is 45 days, due to the dynamics of payment for transfer of the product.

For the Wholesale business portfolio, information on arrears is taken into account when assessing the counterparty rating.

The absolute trigger considers the lower (minimum PD) and upper (maximum PD) limits of ratings assigned internally to products. Transactions with PD lower than the minimum PD remain classified in stage 1, whereas operations in which the PD is higher than the maximum PD migrate to stage 2.

The relative PD is analyzed if the current PD is between the minimum and maximum PD limits and it is used to verify the significant increase in credit risk, through the relative PD variation since the initial recognition of the financial instrument. If this relative variation is greater than that defined for each portfolio, the financial instrument migrates to stage 2.

• Stage 3: default parameters are used to identify stage 3: 90 days without payment noted, except for the mortgage loan portfolio, which are considered 180 days; debt restructuring; filing for bankruptcy; loss; and court-supervised recovery. The financial asset, at any stage, can migrate to stage 3 when showing default parameters.

Information on days of delay, used on an absolute basis, is an important factor for the classification of stages, and after a certain credit status has been defined for an agreement, it is classified in one of the three stages of credit deterioration. Based on this classification, rules for measuring expected credit loss in each stage are used, as described in Note 2.4d.

1.4 Maximum Exposure of Financial Assets to Credit Risk

	12/31/2021									12/31/2020
	Brazil			Abroad			Total			Brazil			Abroad			Total
Financial Assets		1,325,332			485,649			1,810,981			1,294,428			466,835			1,761,263
At Amortized Cost		920,576			350,614			1,271,190			861,485			324,255			1,185,740
Interbank deposits		17,795			52,147			69,942			17,775			37,910			55,685
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		159,974			9,744			169,718			237,528			2,415			239,943
Voluntary investments with the Central Bank of Brazil		5,800			—			5,800			—			—			—
Securities		125,875			21,871			147,746			103,146			26,658			129,804
Loan and lease operations		562,646			259,944			822,590			468,461			245,643			714,104
Other financial assets		81,398			15,075			96,473			67,425			25,830			93,255
(-) Provision for Expected Loss		(32,912	)		(8,167	)		(41,079	)		(32,850	)		(14,201	)		(47,051	)
At Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income		44,648			60,974			105,622			48,992			60,950			109,942
Securities		44,648			60,974			105,622			48,992			60,950			109,942
At Fair Value Through Profit or Loss		360,108			74,061			434,169			383,951			81,630			465,581
Securities		343,339			21,628			364,967			365,718			23,353			389,071
Derivatives		16,612			52,433			69,045			18,227			58,277			76,504
Other financial assets		157			—			157			6			—			6
Financial liabilities – provision for expected loss		4,543			657			5,200			3,655			737			4,392
Loan Commitments		4,115			318			4,433			3,135			350			3,485
Financial Guarantees		428			339			767			520			387			907
Off balance sheet		446,267			73,431			519,698			372,542			58,773			431,315
Financial guarantees		62,548			20,362			82,910			51,830			17,103			68,933
Letters of credit to be released		45,773			—			45,773			41,477			—			41,477
Loan commitments		337,946			53,069			391,015			279,235			41,670			320,905
Mortgage loans		10,709			—			10,709			6,357			—			6,357
Overdraft accounts		147,878			—			147,878			126,302			—			126,302
Credit cards		176,384			3,840			180,224			144,386			3,859			148,245
Other pre-approved limits		2,975			49,229			52,204			2,190			37,811			40,001
Total		1,767,056			558,423			2,325,479			1,663,315			524,871			2,188,186

Amounts shown for credit risk exposure are based on gross book value and do not take into account any collateral received or other added credit improvements.

The contractual amounts of financial guarantees and letters of credit cards represent the maximum potential of credit risk in the event that a counterparty does not meet the terms of the agreement. The vast majority of loan commitments (mortgage loans, overdraft accounts and other pre-approved limits) mature without being drawn, since they are renewed monthly and can be cancelled unilaterally.

As a result, the total contractual amount does not represent our real future exposure to credit risk or the liquidity needs arising from such commitments.

1.4.1. By business sector

Loan and lease operations

	12/31/2021		%		12/31/2020		%
Industry and commerce		190,491		23.1		163,784		22.9
Services		173,332		21.1		172,322		24.1
Other sectors		37,652		4.6		37,565		5.3
Individuals		421,115		51.2		340,433		47.7
Total		822,590		100.0		714,104		100.0

Other financial assets (*)

	12/31/2021		%		12/31/2020		%
Public sector		580,619		62.2		713,705		71.2
Services		150,831		16.2		79,788		8.0
Other sectors		83,521		9.0		67,636		6.8
Financial		117,869		12.6		139,820		14.0
Total		932,840		100.0		1,000,949		100.0

(*) Includes Financial Assets at Fair Value through Profit and Loss, Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income and Financial Assets at Amortized Cost, except for Loan and Lease Operations and Other Financial Assets.

The exposure of Off Balance financial instruments (Financial Collaterals and Loan Commitments) is neither categorized nor managed by business sector.

1.4.2 By type and classification of credit risk

Loan and lease operations

12/31/2021
	Stage 1								Stage 2								Stage 3								Total Consolidated of 3 stages
	Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total		Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total		Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total		Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total
Individuals		270,371		220,961		944		492,276		38,168		20,723		—		58,891		23,997		686		—		24,683		332,536		242,370		944		575,850
Corporate		128,519		23,882		52,429		204,830		1,600		200		535		2,335		4,915		23		2,478		7,416		135,034		24,105		55,442		214,581
Micro/Small and medium companies		124,555		71,158		7,605		203,318		16,749		4,823		130		21,702		8,666		222		141		9,029		149,970		76,203		7,876		234,049
Foreign loans - Latin America		178,719		46,629		17,776		243,124		13,389		1,621		713		15,723		12,942		87		159		13,188		205,050		48,337		18,648		272,035
Total		702,164		362,630		78,754		1,143,548		69,906		27,367		1,378		98,651		50,520		1,018		2,778		54,316		822,590		391,015		82,910		1,296,515
%		61.4		31.7		6.9		100.0		70.9		27.7		1.4		100.0		93.0		1.9		5.1		100.0		63.4		30.2		6.4		100.0

	12/31/2020
	Stage 1								Stage 2								Stage 3								Total Consolidated of 3 stages
	Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total		Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total		Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total		Loan Operations		Loan commitments		Financial Guarantees		Total
Individuals		199,158		190,273		854		390,285		30,793		19,387		—		50,180		25,532		987		—		26,519		255,483		210,647		854		466,984
Corporate		123,665		17,670		43,602		184,937		2,793		16		595		3,404		8,063		93		2,516		10,672		134,521		17,779		46,713		199,013
Micro/Small and medium companies		96,784		50,813		5,434		153,031		15,965		3,884		440		20,289		9,206		307		131		9,644		121,955		55,004		6,005		182,964
Foreign loans - Latin America		167,601		35,960		14,498		218,059		16,692		1,414		676		18,782		17,852		101		187		18,140		202,145		37,475		15,361		254,981
Total		587,208		294,716		64,388		946,312		66,243		24,701		1,711		92,655		60,653		1,488		2,834		64,975		714,104		320,905		68,933		1,103,942
%		62.1		31.1		6.8		100.0		71.5		26.7		1.8		100.0		93.3		2.3		4.4		100.0		64.7		29.1		6.2		100.0

	12/31/2021								12/31/2020
Internal Rating	Stage 1		Stage 2		Stage 3		Total loan operations		Stage 1		Stage 2		Stage 3		Total loan operations
Low		662,839		42,028		—		704,867		501,463		13,172		—		514,635
Medium		38,980		19,239		—		58,219		84,193		37,249		—		121,442
High		345		8,639		—		8,984		1,552		15,822		—		17,374
Credit-Impaired		—		—		50,520		50,520		—		—		60,653		60,653
Total		702,164		69,906		50,520		822,590		587,208		66,243		60,653		714,104
%		85.4		8.5		6.1		100.0		82.2		9.3		8.5		100.0

Other financial assets

	12/31/2021
			Stage 1				Stage 2				Stage 3
	Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Investment funds		20,139		4,906		4,914		15,224		15,225		—		—
Government securities		423,085		426,959		423,085		—		—		—		—
Brazilian government		362,449		365,947		362,449		—		—		—		—
Other Public		—		36		—		—		—		—		—
Abroad		60,636		60,976		60,636		—		—		—		—
Argentina		1,335		1,310		1,335		—		—		—		—
United States		7,189		7,226		7,189		—		—		—		—
Mexico		12,413		12,424		12,413		—		—		—		—
Spain		6,131		6,132		6,131		—		—		—		—
Korea		5,604		5,604		5,604		—		—		—		—
Chile		21,399		21,552		21,399		—		—		—		—
Paraguay		1,469		1,526		1,469		—		—		—		—
Uruguay		1,258		1,256		1,258		—		—		—		—
Colombia		3,830		3,938		3,830		—		—		—		—
Peru		8		8		8		—		—		—		—
Corporate securities		173,163		169,489		167,457		3,391		2,789		4,993		2,917
Rural product note		12,744		12,474		12,597		146		121		38		26
Real estate receivables certificates		4,999		5,063		4,999		—		—		—		—
Bank deposit certificate		390		392		390		—		—		—		—
Debentures		103,659		99,438		98,867		2,383		1,923		4,704		2,869
Eurobonds and other		10,206		10,236		10,194		12		12		—		—
Financial bills		10,168		10,185		10,168		—		—		—		—
Promissory and commercial notes		8,901		8,874		8,901		—		—		—		—
Other		22,096		22,827		21,341		850		733		251		22
Total		616,387		601,354		595,456		18,615		18,014		4,993		2,917

	12/31/2020
			Stage 1				Stage 2				Stage 3
	Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
Investment funds		14,204		3,232		2,997		10,943		10,943		1,232		264
Government securities		483,791		479,477		483,791		—		—		—		—
Brazilian government		422,098		417,782		422,098		—		—		—		—
Other Public		—		36		—		—		—		—		—
Abroad		61,693		61,659		61,693		—		—		—		—
Argentina		1,498		1,480		1,498		—		—		—		—
United States		5,835		5,847		5,835		—		—		—		—
Mexico		10,222		10,227		10,222		—		—		—		—
Italy		130		133		130		—		—		—		—
Spain		4,844		4,847		4,844		—		—		—		—
Korea		3,947		3,951		3,947		—		—		—		—
Chile		23,195		23,183		23,195		—		—		—		—
Paraguay		2,950		3,011		2,950		—		—		—		—
Uruguay		978		964		978		—		—		—		—
Colombia		8,089		8,012		8,089		—		—		—		—
Peru		5		4		5		—		—		—		—
Corporate securities		127,757		122,695		122,326		3,485		2,738		5,873		2,693
Rural product note		5,823		5,717		5,723		38		36		115		64
Real estate receivables certificates		5,342		5,290		5,268		77		73		—		1
Bank deposit certificate		1,066		1,064		1,066		—		—		—		—
Debentures		62,723		57,963		58,365		2,402		1,779		5,462		2,579
Eurobonds and other		7,604		7,445		7,604		—		—		—		—
Financial bills		15,783		15,784		15,783		—		—		—		—
Promissory and commercial notes		7,629		7,611		7,629		—		—		—		—
Other		21,787		21,821		20,888		968		850		296		49
Total		625,752		605,404		609,114		14,428		13,681		7,105		2,957

Other Financial Assets—Internal Classification by Level of Risk

	12/31/2021
	Financial Assets - At Amortized Cost
Internal rating	Interbank deposits and securities purchased under agreements to resell		Securities		Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (*)		Financial Assets at fair value through other comprehensive income		Total
Low		245,442		142,416		430,729		105,622		924,209
Medium		—		4,399		3,219		—		7,618
High		18		931		64		—		1,013
Total		245,460		147,746		434,012		105,622		932,840
%		26.4		15.8		46.5		11.3		100.0

(*) Includes Derivatives in the amount of R$ 69,045 at 12/31/2021.

	12/31/2020
	Financial Assets -Amortized Cost
Internal rating	Interbank deposits and securities purchased under agreements to resell		Securities		Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (*)		Financial Assets at fair value through other comprehensive income		Total
Low		295,334		123,553		463,168		109,942		991,997
Medium		—		4,396		2,192		—		6,588
High		294		1,855		215		—		2,364
Total		295,628		129,804		465,575		109,942		1,000,949
%		29.5		13.0		46.5		11.0		100.0

(*) Includes Derivatives in the amount of R$ 76,504 at 12/31/2020.

1.4.3 Collateral for loans and lease operations

	12/31/2021								12/31/2020
	Over-collateralized assets				Under-collateralized assets				Over-collateralized assets				Under-collateralized assets
	Carrying value of the assets		Fair value of collateral		Carrying value of the assets		Fair value of collateral		Carrying value of the assets		Fair value of collateral		Carrying value of the assets		Fair value of collateral
Individuals		113,194		282,131		1,014		907		80,907		202,819		1,746		1,621
Personal (1)		2,436		8,338		639		583		1,960		6,759		737		698
Vehicles (2)		26,941		68,275		368		318		21,595		44,673		999		918
Mortgage loans (3)		83,817		205,518		7		6		57,352		151,387		10		5
Micro, small and medium companies and corporates (4)		170,334		634,871		32,436		26,933		151,129		444,696		31,582		27,011
Foreign loans – Latin America (4)		168,968		330,020		9,782		4,152		161,987		309,489		15,381		9,050
Total		452,496		1,247,022		43,232		31,992		394,023		957,004		48,709		37,682

(1) In general requires financial collaterals.

(2) Vehicles themselves are pledged as collateral, as well as assets leased in lease operations.

(3) Properties themselves are pledged as collateral.

(4) Any collateral set forth in the credit policy of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING (chattel mortgage, surety/joint debtor, mortgage and others).

Of total loan and lease operations, R$ 326,862 (R$ 271,372 at 12/31/2020) represented unsecured loans.

1.4.4 Repossessed assets

Assets received from the foreclosure of loans, including real estate, are initially recorded at the lower of: (i) the fair value of the asset less the estimated selling expenses, or (ii) the carrying amount of the loan.

Further impairment of assets is recorded as a provision, with a corresponding charge to income. The maintenance costs of these assets are expensed as incurred.

The policy for sales of these assets includes periodic auctions that are announced to the market in advance, and provides that the assets cannot be held for more than one year, as stipulated by BACEN.

Total repossessed assets in the period were R$ 258 (R$ 224 from 01/01 to 12/31/2020), mainly composed of real estate.

2. Market risk

The possibility of incurring financial losses from changes in the market value of positions held by a financial institution, including the risks of transactions subject to fluctuations in currency rates, interest rates, share prices, price indexes and commodity prices, as set forth by CMN. Price Indexes are also treated as a risk factor group.

Market risk is controlled by an area independent from the business areas, which is responsible for the daily activities of (i) risk measurement and assessment, (ii) monitoring of stress scenarios, limits and alerts, (iii) application, analysis and testing of stress scenarios, (iv) risk reporting to those responsible within the business areas, in compliance with the governance of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, (v) monitoring of actions required to adjust positions and risk levels to make them realistic, and (vi) providing support for the safe launch of new financial products.

The market risk structure categorizes transactions as part of either the banking portfolio or the trading portfolio, in accordance with general criteria established by CMN Resolution 4,557, of February 23, 2017, and BACEN Circular 3,354, of June 27, 2007. The trading portfolio consists of all transactions involving financial instruments and commodities, including derivatives, which are held for trading. The banking portfolio is basically characterized by transactions for the banking business, and transactions related to the management of the balance sheet of the institution, where there is no intention of sale and time horizons are medium and long term.

Market risk management is based on the following metrics:

• Value at risk (VaR): a statistical measure that estimates the expected maximum potential economic loss under normal market conditions, considering a certain time horizon and confidence level;

• Losses in stress scenarios (Stress Test): simulation technique to assess the behavior of assets, liabilities and derivatives of a portfolio when several risk factors are taken to extreme market situations (based on prospective and historical scenarios);

• Stop loss: metrics used to revise positions, should losses accumulated in a fixed period reach a certain level;

• Concentration: cumulative exposure of a certain financial instrument or risk factor, calculated at market value (MtM – Mark to Market); and

• Stressed VaR: statistical metric derived from the VaR calculation, with the purpose is of simulating higher risk in the trading portfolio, taking returns that can be seen in past scenarios of extreme volatility.

Management of interest rate risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) is based on the following metrics:

• ΔEVE (Delta Economic Value of Equity): difference between the present value of the sum of repricing flows of instruments subject to IRRBB in a base scenario and the present value of the sum of repricing flows of these instruments in a scenario of shock in interest rates;

• ΔNII (Delta Net Interest Income): difference between the result of financial intermediation of instruments subject to IRRBB in a base scenario and the result of financial intermediation of these instruments in a scenario of shock in interest rates.

In addition, sensitivity and loss control measures are also analyzed. They include:

• Mismatching analysis (GAPS): accumulated exposure by risk factor of cash flows expressed at market value, allocated at the maturity dates;

• Sensitivity (DV01- Delta Variation): impact on the fair value of cash flows when a 1 basis point change is applied to current interest rates or on the index rates; and

• Sensitivity to Sundry Risk Factors (Greeks): partial derivatives of an option portfolio in relation to the prices of underlying assets, implied volatilities, interest rates and time.

In order to operate within the defined limits, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING hedges transactions with customers and proprietary positions, including its foreign investments. Derivatives are commonly used for these hedging activities, which can be either accounting or economic hedges, both governed by the institutional polices of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

The structure of limits and alerts obeys the Board of Directors’ guidelines, and it is reviewed and approved on an annual basis. This structure has specific limits aimed at improving the process of monitoring and understanding risk, and at avoiding concentration. These limits are quantified by assessing the forecast balance sheet results, the size of stockholders’ equity, market liquidity, complexity and volatility, and ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING’s appetite for risk.

The consumption of market risk limits is monitored and disclosed daily through exposure and sensitivity maps. The market risk area analyzes and controls the adherence of these exposures to limits and alerts and reports them timely to the Treasury desks and other structures foreseen in the governance.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING uses proprietary systems to measure the consolidated market risk. The processing of these systems occurs in a high-availability access-controlled environment, which has data storage and recovery processes and an infrastructure that ensures business continuity in contingency (disaster recovery) situations.

2.1 VaR – Consolidated ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING

It is calculated by Historical Simulation, i.e. the expected distribution for profits and losses (P&L) of a portfolio over time can be estimated from past behavior of returns of market risk factors for this portfolio. VaR is calculated at a confidence level of 99%, historical period of 4 years (1000 business days) and a holding period of one day. In addition, in a conservative approach, VaR is calculated daily, with and without volatility weighting, and the final VaR is the more restrictive of the values given by the two methods.

From 01/01 to 12/31/2021, the average total VaR in Historical Simulation was R$ 441 or 0.3% of total stockholders’ equity (R$ 282 from 01/01 to 12/31/2020 or 0.2% of total stockholders’ equity).

	VaR Total (Historical Simulation) (in millions of Reais)
	12/31/2021 (*)									12/31/2020 (*)
	Average		Maximum		Minimum		Var Total			Average		Minimum		Minimum		Var Total
VaR by Risk Factor Group
Interest rates		937		425		1,411		1,257			614		292		1,961		431
Currencies		18		10		37		13			20		9		71		24
Shares		42		17		98		24			23		9		49		30
Commodities		4		1		8		4			2		1		4		1
Effect of diversification		—		—		—		(602	)		—		—		—		(263	)
Total risk		441		198		707		696			282		166		763		223

(*) VaR by Group of Risk Factors considers information from foreign units.

2.1.1 Interest rate risk

The table below shows the accounting position of financial assets and liabilities exposed to interest rate risk, distributed by maturity (remaining contractual terms). This table is not used directly to manage interest rate risks; it is mostly used to permit the assessment of mismatching between accounts and products associated thereto and to identify possible risk concentration.

	12/31/2021																	12/31/2020
	0-30 days			31-180 days			181-365 days			1-5 years			Over 5 years			Total		0-30 days			31-180 days			181-365 days			1-5 years			Over 5 years			Total
Financial assets		463,079			294,051			193,279			642,495			253,300			1,846,204		478,065			335,803			185,587			568,219			227,397			1,795,071
At amortized cost		401,056			258,580			152,270			345,538			148,969			1,306,413		406,497			251,388			121,432			314,949			125,282			1,219,548
Compulsory deposits in the Central Bank of Brazil		92,580			—			—			—			—			92,580		83,133			—			—			—			—			83,133
Interbank deposits		51,138			7,050			5,861			5,669			216			69,934		34,998			5,410			8,178			6,864			187			55,637
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		142,405			26,532			—			403			371			169,711		196,053			43,625			170			10			77			239,935
Voluntary investments with the Central Bank of Brazil		5,800			—			—			—			—			5,800		—			—			—			—			—			—
Securities		4,427			12,884			27,858			69,965			30,664			145,798		9,325			16,907			11,440			55,070			33,997			126,739
Loan and lease operations		104,706			212,114			118,551			269,501			117,718			822,590		82,988			185,446			101,644			253,005			91,021			714,104
At fair value through other comprehensive income		10,420			9,286			6,722			63,256			15,938			105,622		13,357			12,557			6,958			54,452			22,618			109,942
At fair value through profit and loss		51,603			26,185			34,287			233,701			88,393			434,169		58,211			71,858			57,197			198,818			79,497			465,581
Securities		36,111			13,872			28,532			212,911			73,541			364,967		40,577			63,455			48,092			178,565			58,382			389,071
Derivatives		15,492			12,292			5,632			20,777			14,852			69,045		17,634			8,403			9,099			20,253			21,115			76,504
Other financial assets		—			21			123			13			—			157		—			—			6			—			—			6
Financial liabilities		660,751			127,205			107,515			361,399			228,857			1,485,727		624,542			141,647			122,233			452,797			118,616			1,459,835
At amortized cost		653,598			110,994			99,753			340,944			216,959			1,422,248		607,741			134,640			109,560			426,488			101,753			1,380,182
Deposits		402,930			52,259			38,563			220,822			135,798			850,372		370,604			80,456			59,955			277,055			20,940			809,010
Securities sold under repurchase agreements		239,843			2,627			725			5,659			3,994			252,848		220,219			3,001			1,962			23,811			24,371			273,364
Interbank market funds		9,976			46,610			41,520			69,043			9,996			177,145		9,542			48,407			36,972			56,482			4,632			156,035
Institutional market funds		439			9,045			18,422			43,559			67,171			138,636		6,950			2,247			10,142			67,159			51,810			138,308
Premium bonds plans		410			453			523			1,861			—			3,247		426			529			529			1,981			—			3,465
At fair value through profit and loss		7,153			16,211			7,762			20,455			11,898			63,479		16,801			7,007			12,673			26,309			16,863			79,653
Derivatives		7,153			16,174			7,625			20,404			11,848			63,204		16,791			7,002			12,672			26,252			16,788			79,505
Structured notes		—			—			16			48			50			114		10			—			1			57			75			143
Other financial liabilities		—			37			121			3			—			161		—			5			—			—			—			5
Difference assets / liabilities (*)		(197,672	)		166,846			85,764			281,096			24,443			360,477		(146,477	)		194,156			63,354			115,422			108,781			335,236
Cumulative difference		(197,672	)		(30,826	)		54,938			336,034			360,477					(146,477	)		47,679			111,033			226,455			335,236
Ratio of cumulative difference to total interest-bearing assets		(10.7	)%		(1.7	)%		3.0	%		18.2	%		19.5	%				(8.2	)%		2.7	%		6.2	%		12.6	%		18.7	%

(*) The difference arises from the mismatch between the maturities of all remunerated assets and liabilities, at the respective period-end date, considering the contractually agreed terms.

2.1.2 Currency risk

The purpose of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s management of foreign exchange exposure is to mitigate the effects arising from variation in foreign exchange rates, which may present high-volatility periods.

The currency (or foreign exchange) risk arises from positions that are sensitive to oscillations in foreign exchange rates. These positions may be originated by financial instruments that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency in which the balance sheet is measured or through positions in derivative instruments (for negotiation or hedge). Sensitivity to currency risk is disclosed in the table VaR Total (Historical Simulation) described in item 2.1 – VaR Consolidated – ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

2.1.3 Share Price Risk

The exposure to share price risk is disclosed in Note 5, related to Financial Assets Through Profit or Loss—Securities, and Note 8, related to Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income—Securities.

3. Liquidity risk

Defined as the possibility that the institution may be unable to efficiently meet its expected and unexpected obligations, both current and future, including those arising from guarantees issued, without affecting its daily operations and without incurring significant losses.

Liquidity risk is controlled by an area independent from the business area and responsible for establishing the reserve composition, estimating the cash flow and exposure to liquidity risk in different time horizons, and for monitoring the minimum limits to absorb losses in stress scenarios for each country where ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING operates. All activities are subject to verification by independent validation, internal control and audit areas.

Liquidity management policies and limits are based on prospective scenarios and senior management’s guidelines. These scenarios are reviewed on a periodic basis, by analyzing the need for cash due to atypical market conditions or strategic decisions by ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING manages and controls liquidity risk on a daily basis, using procedures approved in superior committees, including the adoption of liquidity minimum limits, sufficient to absorb possible cash losses in stress scenarios, measured with the use of internal and regulatory methods.

Additionally the following items for monitoring and supporting decisions are periodically prepared and submitted to senior management:

• Different scenarios projected for changes in liquidity;

• Contingency plans for crisis situations;

• Reports and charts that describe the risk positions;

• Assessment of funding costs and alternative sources of funding;

• Monitoring of changes in funding through a constant control of sources of funding, considering the type of investor, maturities and other factors.

3.1 Primary sources of funding

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has different sources of funding, of which a significant portion is from the retail segment. Of total customers’ funds, 37.9% or R$ 405.2 billion, are immediately available to customers. However, the historical behavior of the accumulated balance of the two largest items in this group – demand and savings deposits - is relatively consistent with the balances increasing over time and inflows exceeding outflows for monthly average amounts.

Funding from customers	12/31/2021						12/31/2020
	0-30 days		Total		%		0-30 days		Total		%
Deposits		402,930		850,372				370,604		809,010
Demand deposits		158,116		158,116		14.8		134,805		134,805		13.2
Savings deposits		190,601		190,601		17.9		179,470		179,470		17.5
Time deposits		52,563		497,051		46.5		55,778		491,234		48.0
Other		1,650		4,604		0.4		551		3,501		0.4
Funds from acceptances and issuance of securities (1)		2,310		143,138		13.4		1,978		136,638		13.4
Funds from own issue (2)		—		21		—		218		1,985		0.2
Subordinated debt		—		75,036		7.0		6,657		74,916		7.3
Total		405,240		1,068,567		100.0		379,457		1,022,549		100.0

(1) Includes mortgage notes, guaranteed real estate credit bills, agribusiness, financial recorded in interbank markets funds and Obligations on the issue of debentures, Securities abroad and strutured operations certificates recorded in Institutional Markets Funds.

(2) Refer to deposits received under securities repurchase agreements with securities from own issue.

3.2 Control over liquidity

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING manages its liquidity reserves based on estimates of funds that will be available for investment, assuming the continuity of business in normal conditions.

During the period of 2021, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING maintained sufficient levels of liquidity in Brazil and abroad. Liquid assets totaled R$ 229.0 billion and accounted for 56.5% of the short term redeemable obligations, 21.4% of total funding, and 16.2% of total assets.

The table below shows the indicators used by ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING in the management of liquidity risk:

Liquidity indicators	12/31/2021		12/31/2020
	%		%
Net assets (1) / customers funds within 30 days (2)		56.5		85.2
Net assets (1) / total customers funds (3)		21.4		31.6
Net assets (1) / total financial assets (4)		16.2		23.4

(1) Net assets (present value): Cash, Securities purchased under agreements to resell – Funded position and Government securities—available. Detailed in the table Non discounted future flows – Financial assets.

(2) Funding from customers table (Total funding from customers 0-30 days).

(3) Funding from customers table (Total funding from customers).

(4) Detailed in the table Non discounted future flows – Financial assets, total present value regards R$ 1,411,089 (R$ 1,381,769 at 12/31/2020).

Assets and liabilities according to their remaining contractual maturities, considering their undiscounted flows, are presented below:

Undiscounted future flows, except for derivatives which are fair value	12/31/2021										12/31/2020
Financial assets (1)	0 - 30		31 - 365		366 -720		Over 720 days		Total		0 - 30		31 -365		366 - 720		Over 720 days		Total
Cash		44,512		—		—		—		44,512		46,224		—		—		—		46,224
Interbank investments		195,260		32,238		4,535		1,670		233,703		234,755		43,276		6,273		1,092		285,396
Securities purchased under agreements to resell – Collateral held (2)		32,435		—		—		—		32,435		44,743		—		—		—		44,743
Securities purchased under agreements to resell – Collateral repledge		105,875		19,355		—		—		125,230		150,474		31,561		—		—		182,035
Interbank deposits (4)		56,950		12,883		4,535		1,670		76,038		39,538		11,715		6,273		1,092		58,618
Securities		158,915		30,191		45,156		223,244		457,506		239,964		16,348		17,144		101,908		375,364
Government securities—available		145,989		453		483		6,737		153,662		226,615		393		379		5,779		233,166
Government securities—under repurchase commitments		1,337		13,446		27,132		35,575		77,490		93		3,905		6,749		15,132		25,879
Corporate securities—available		11,247		13,349		12,062		133,385		170,043		13,256		11,113		8,352		51,927		84,648
Corporate securities—under repurchase commitments		342		2,943		5,479		47,547		56,311		—		937		1,664		29,070		31,671
Derivative financial instruments – Net position		15,492		17,924		8,826		26,803		69,045		17,634		17,502		6,478		34,890		76,504
Swaps		1,820		3,803		7,341		25,050		38,014		4,064		2,952		5,117		33,886		46,019
Options		10,599		9,216		683		754		21,252		10,103		8,783		992		540		20,418
Forwards		1,595		1,513		3		—		3,111		1,323		757		5		—		2,085
Other derivatives		1,478		3,392		799		999		6,668		2,144		5,010		364		464		7,982
Loan and lease operations (3)		77,663		282,913		135,840		315,004		811,420		60,896		236,173		114,523		317,492		729,084
Other financial assets		—		144		5		8		157		—		6		—		—		6
Total financial assets		491,842		363,410		194,362		566,729		1,616,343		599,473		313,305		144,418		455,382		1,512,578

(1) The assets portfolio does not take into consideration the balance of compulsory deposits in Central Bank, amounting to R$ 104,592 (R$ 90,059 at 12/31/2020), which release of funds is linked to the maturity of the liability portfolios. The amounts of PGBL and VGBL are not considered in the assets portfolio because they are covered in Note 26.

(2) Net of R$ 9,266 (R$ 11,119 at 12/31/2020) which securities are linked to guarantee transactions at B3 S.A.- Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão and in the BACEN.

(3) Net of payment to merchants of R$ 92,011 (R$ 71,820 at 12/31/2020) and the amount of Liabilities from transactions related to credit assignments R$ 1,004 (R$ 1,623 at 12/31/2020).

(4) Includes R$ 40,221 (R$ 32,477 at 12/31/2020) related to Compulsory Deposits with Central Banks of other countries.

Undiscounted future flows, except for derivatives which are fair value	12/31/2021															12/31/2020
Financial liabilities	0 - 30			31 - 365			366 -720			Over 720 days			Total			0 - 30			31 - 365			366 - 720			Over 720 days			Total
Deposits		397,416			96,669			95,397			350,792			940,274			369,957			145,085			36,258			344,261			895,561
Demand deposits		158,116			—			—			—			158,116			134,805			—			—			—			134,805
Savings deposits		190,601			—			—			—			190,601			179,470			—			—			—			179,470
Time deposit		46,938			94,040			95,149			350,791			586,918			53,978			143,446			36,182			343,974			577,580
Interbank deposits		933			2,629			248			1			3,811			1,633			1,639			76			287			3,635
Other deposits		828			—			—			—			828			71			—			—			—			71
Compulsory deposits		(44,124	)		(12,461	)		(11,797	)		(36,210	)		(104,592	)		(36,337	)		(16,874	)		(4,412	)		(32,436	)		(90,059	)
Demand deposits		(12,012	)		—			—			—			(12,012	)		(6,926	)		—			—			—			(6,926	)
Savings deposits		(25,807	)		—			—			—			(25,807	)		(22,672	)		—			—			—			(22,672	)
Time deposit		(6,305	)		(12,461	)		(11,797	)		(36,210	)		(66,773	)		(6,739	)		(16,874	)		(4,412	)		(32,436	)		(60,461	)
Securities sold under repurchase agreements (1)		265,184			5,615			7,020			5,943			283,762			260,846			5,024			5,183			22,591			293,644
Government securities		191,281			1,261			3,885			5,687			202,114			182,848			2,070			2,414			22,564			209,896
Corporate securities		26,141			3,621			2,775			18			32,555			22,056			2,954			2,769			27			27,806
Foreign		47,762			733			360			238			49,093			55,942			—			—			—			55,942
Funds from acceptances and issuance of securities (2)		2,986			35,346			30,927			83,967			153,226			2,391			40,463			35,189			68,573			146,616
Loans and obligations (3)		9,875			71,278			9,491			12,868			103,512			11,891			64,735			6,239			6,388			89,253
Subordinated debt (4)		55			27,857			16,282			48,969			93,163			6,797			8,428			28,994			45,762			89,981
Derivative financial instruments – Net position		7,153			23,799			8,596			23,656			63,204			16,791			19,674			6,895			36,145			79,505
Swaps		1,562			3,970			6,944			22,170			34,646			7,344			3,612			5,573			35,260			51,789
Options		4,086			16,896			786			779			22,547			6,355			12,381			998			528			20,262
Forwards		762			—			—			—			762			892			13			—			—			905
Other derivatives		743			2,933			866			707			5,249			2,200			3,668			324			357			6,549
Other financial liabilities		—			158			—			3			161			—			5			—			—			5
Total financial liabilities		638,545			248,261			155,916			489,988			1,532,710			632,336			266,540			114,346			491,284			1,504,506

(1) Includes own and third parties’ portfolios.

(2) Includes mortgage notes, Guaranteed real estate notes, agribusiness, financial recorded in interbank market funds and Obligations on issue of debentures, Securities abroad and Structured Transactions certificates recorded in institutional markets funds.

(3) Recorded in funds from interbank markets.

(4) Recorded in funds from institutional markets.

	12/31/2021										12/31/2020
Off balance commitments	0 – 30		31 – 365		366 – 720		Over 720 days		Total		0 – 30		31 – 365		366 – 720		Over 720 days		Total
Financial Guarantees		3,742		28,530		11,046		39,592		82,910		2,859		24,491		6,428		35,155		68,933
Commitments to be released		151,235		35,605		18,541		185,634		391,015		128,792		27,144		11,776		153,193		320,905
Letters of credit to be released		45,773		—		—		—		45,773		41,477		—		—		—		41,477
Contractual commitments—Fixed and Intangible assets (Notes 13 and 14)		—		3		—		—		3		—		36		—		—		36
Total		200,750		64,138		29,587		225,226		519,701		173,128		51,671		18,204		188,348		431,351

4. Emerging Risks

They are those with a potentially material impact on the business in the medium and long terms, but for which there are not enough elements yet for their complete assessment and mitigation due to the number of factors and impacts not yet totally known, such as technological alternatives in replacement of traditional banking services and the demographic transition of clients in contrast to technological innovations. Their causes can be originated by external events and result in the emergence of new risks or in the intensification of risks already monitored by ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

The identification and monitoring of Emerging Risks are ensured by ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s governance, allowing these risks to be incorporated into risk management processes too.

5. Social and Environmental Risk and Climate Risk

Social and Environmental risk is the possibility of losses due to exposure to social and/or environmental events related to the activities developed by the ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

Social and environmental factors are considered relevant to the business of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, since they may affect the creation of shared value in the short, medium and long term.

The Policy on Sustainability and Social and Environmental Responsibility (PRSA) establishes the guidelines, strategies and underlying principles for social and environmental risk management, based on institutional issues and addressing, through specific procedures, the most significant risks for the Institution’s operation.

Actions to mitigate the Social and Environmental Risk are taken based on the mapping of processes, risks and controls, monitoring of new standards related to the theme and record of occurrence in internal systems. In addition to the identification, the phases of prioritization, response to risk, mitigation, monitoring and reporting of assessed risks supplement the management of this risk at ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

The management of social and environmental risk adopts the strategy of three defense lines: the first defense line (business areas) manages the risk in its daily activities, following the PRSA guidelines, specific processes, with the support of specialized assessment from dedicated technical teams located in Corporate Compliance, Credit Risk and Modeling, and Institutional Legal teams, that act on an integrated way in the management of all dimensions of the Social and Environmental Risk related to the conglomerate’s activities. As an example of the specific guidelines to manage this risk, business units count on the governance for approval of new products and services, which contemplates, in its assessments, the Social and Environmental Risk, ensuring the compliance with this requirement in new products approved by the Institution, as well as specific social and environmental procedures for the Institution’s operation (stockholders’ equity, branch infrastructure and technology), suppliers, credit, investments and key controls. The second line of defense, in turn, is represented by the Credit Risk and Modeling, by Internal Controls, as well as Compliance, through the Corporate Social and Environmental Risk Management, which supports and ensures the governance of the first line’s activities. The third line of defense composed of the Internal Audit, acts on an independent manner, mapping and assessing risk management, controls and governance.

Governance also counts on the Social and Environmental Risk Committee, whose main responsibility is to assess and deliberate about institutional and strategic matters, as well as to resolve on products, operations, and services, among others involving the Social and Environmental Risk, including Climate Risk.

Climate Risk includes: (i) physical risks, arising from changes in weather patterns, such as increased rainfall and temperature and extreme weather events, and (ii) transition risks, resulting from changes in the economy as a result of climate actions, such as carbon pricing, climate regulation, market risks and reputational risks.

Considering its relevance, climate risk has become one of the main priorities for ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, which supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and it is committed to its implementation of its recommendations. With this purpose, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING is strengthening the governance and strategy related to Climate Risk and developing tools and methodologies to assess and manage these risks.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING measures the sensitivity of the credit portfolio to climate risks by applying the Climate Risk Sensitivity Assessment Tool, developed by Febraban. The tool combines relevance and proportionality criteria to identify the sectors and clients within the portfolio that are more sensitive to climate risks, considering physical and transition risks.

The sectors with the highest probability of suffering financial impacts from climate change for ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING are: energy, transport, materials and construction, agriculture, food and forestry products.

c) Capital Management Governance

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING is subject to the regulations of BACEN, which determines minimum capital requirements, procedures to obtain information to assess the global systemic importance of banks, fixed asset limits, loan limits and accounting practices, and requires banks to conform to the regulations based on the Basel Accord for capital adequacy. Additionally, CNSP and SUSEP issue regulations on capital requirements that affect our insurance operations and private pension and premium bonds plans.

The capital statements were prepared in accordance with BACEN’s regulatory requirements and with internationally accepted minimum requirements according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

I – Composition and Capital Adequacy

The Board of Directors is the body responsible for approving the institutional capital management policy and guidelines for the capitalization level of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING. The Board is also responsible for the full approval of the ICAAP (Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process) report, the purpose of which is to assess the capital adequacy of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING.

The result of the last ICAAP, which comprises stress tests – which was dated December 2020 – indicated that ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has, in addition to capital to cover all material risks, a significant capital surplus, thus assuring the solidity of the institution’s equity position.

In order to ensure that ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING is sound and has the capital needed to support business growth, the institution maintains PR levels above the minimum level required to face risks, as demonstrated by the Common Equity, Tier I Capital and Basel ratios.

	12/31/2021			12/31/2020
Available capital (amounts)
Common Equity Tier 1		130,716			119,960
Tier 1		149,912			137,157
Total capital (PR)		169,797			151,244
Risk-weighted assets (amounts)
Total risk-weighted assets (RWA)		1,153,841			1,042,207
Risk-based capital ratios as a percentage of RWA
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (%)		11.3	%		11.5	%
Tier 1 ratio (%)		13.0	%		13.2	%
Total capital ratio (%)		14.7	%		14.5	%
Additional CET1 buffer requirements as a percentage of RWA
Capital conservation buffer requirement (%) (*)		2.00	%		1.25	%
Countercyclical buffer requirement (%)		0.0	%		0.0	%
Bank G-SIB and/or D-SIB additional requirements (%)		1.0	%		1.0	%
Total of bank CET1 specific buffer requirements (%)		3.00	%		2.25	%

(*) For purposes of calculating the Conservation capital buffer, BACEN Resolution 4,783 establishes, for defined periods, percentages to be applied to the RWA value with a gradual increase until April/22, when it reaches 2.5%.

As of December 31, 2021 the amount of perpetual subordinated debt that makes up Tier I capital is R$ 18,167 (R$ 17,078 as of December 31, 2020) and the amount of subordinated debt that makes up Tier II capital is R$ 19,469 (R$ 14,024 as of December 31, 2020).

The Basel Ratio reached 14.7% on December 31, 2021, with an increase of 0.2 percentage point as compared to December 31, 2020. The main change was the income for the period offset by the increase in loan portfolio.

Additionally, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has a surplus over the required minimum Referential Equity of R$ 77,490 (R$ 67,867 at 12/31/2020), well above the ACP of R$ 34,615 (R$ 23,450 at 12/31/2020), generously covered by available capital.

The fixed assets ratio shows the commitment percentage of adjusted Referential Equity with adjusted permanent assets. ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING falls within the maximum limit of 50% of adjusted PR, established by BACEN. At 12/31/2021, fixed assets ratio reached 16.9% (24.0% at 12/31/2020), showing a surplus of R$ 56,280 (R$ 39,274 at 12/31/2020).

II - Risk-Weighted Assets (RWA)

For calculating minimum capital requirements, RWA must be obtained by taking the sum of the following risk exposures:

RWA = RWACPAD + RWAMINT + RWAOPAD

• RWACPAD = portion related to exposures to credit risk, calculated using the standardized approach;

• RWAMINT = portion related to capital required for market risk, composed of the maximum between the internal model and 80% of the standardized model, regulated by BACEN Circular nº 3,646 and nº 3,674;

• RWAOPAD = portion related to capital required for operational risk, calculated based on the standardized approach.

	RWA
	12/31/2021		12/31/2020
Credit Risk—standardized approach		1,044,344		921,934
Credit risk (excluding counterparty credit risk)		922,824		778,153
Counterparty credit risk (CCR)		42,898		45,674
Of which: standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR)		27,616		27,119
Of which: other CCR		15,282		18,555
Credit valuation adjustment (CVA)		8,102		5,960
Equity investments in funds—look-through approach		5,001		4,897
Equity investments in funds—mandate-based approach		95		623
Equity investments in funds—fall-back approach		824		716
Securitisation exposures—standardized approach		2,195		1,506
Amounts below the thresholds for deduction		62,405		84,405
Market Risk		22,985		27,481
Of which: standardized approach (RWAMPAD)		28,731		34,351
Of which: internal models approach (RWAMINT)		14,751		22,362
Operational Risk		86,512		92,792
Total		1,153,841		1,042,207

III – Recovery Plan

In response to the latest international crises, the Central Bank published Resolution No. 4,502, which requires the development of a Recovery Plan by financial institutions within Segment 1, with total exposure to GDP of more than 10%. This plan aims to reestablish adequate levels of capital and liquidity above regulatory operating limits in the face of severe systemic or idiosyncratic stress shocks. In this way, each institution could preserve its financial viability while also minimizing the impact on the National Financial System.

IV - Stress testing

The stress test is a process of simulating extreme economic and market conditions on ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s results, liquidity and capital. The institution has been carrying out this test in order to assess its solvency in plausible scenarios of crisis, as well as to identify areas that are more susceptible to the impact of stress that may be the subject of risk mitigation.

For the purposes of the test, the economic research area estimates macroeconomic variables for each stress scenario. The elaboration of stress scenarios considers the qualitative analysis of the Brazilian and the global conjuncture, historical and hypothetical elements, short and long term risks, among other aspects, as defined in CMN Resolution 4,557.

In this process, the main potential risks to the economy are assessed based on the judgment of the bank’s team of economists, endorsed by the Chief Economist of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING and approved by the Board of Directors. Projections for the macroeconomic variables (such as GDP, basic interest rate, exchange rates and inflation) and for variables in the credit market (such as raisings, lending, rates of default, margins and charges) used are based on exogenous shocks or through use of models validated by an independent area.

Then, the stress scenarios adopted are used to influence the budgeted result and balance sheet. In addition to the scenario analysis methodology, sensitivity analysis and the Reverse Stress Test are also used.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING uses the simulations to manage its portfolio risks, considering Brazil (segregated into wholesale and retail) and External Units, from which the risk-weighted assets and the capital and liquidity ratios are derived.

The stress test is also an integral part of the ICAAP, the main purpose of which is to assess whether, even in severely adverse situations, the institution would have adequate levels of capital and liquidity, without any impact on the development of its activities.

This information enables potential offenders to the business to be identified and provides support for the strategic decisions of the Board of Directors, the budgeting and risk management process, as well as serving as an input for the institution’s risk appetite metrics.

V – Leverage Ratio

The Leverage Ratio is defined as the ratio of Capital Tier I to Total Exposure, calculated pursuant to BACEN Circular 3,748, of February 27, 2015. The purpose of this ratio is to be a simple measure of leverage not sensitive to risk, thus it does not consider weighting or mitigation factors. According to instructions in BACEN Circular Letter 3,706, of May 5, 2015, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has sent the Leverage Ratio monthly to BACEN, whose minimum requirement is 3%.

d) Management Risks of insurance and private pension

I – Management Structure, roles and responsibilities

In line with good domestic and international practices, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has a risk management structure that ensures that the risks arising from insurance and pension plans products are properly monitored and reported to the appropriate bodies. The management process of insurance and pension plans risks is independent and focuses on the specific nature of each risk.

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING has committees to define the management of funds from the technical reserves for insurance and private pensions, to issue guidelines for managing these funds with the objective of achieving long term returns, and to define valuation models, risk limits and strategies on allocation of funds to specific financial assets. The members of these committees are not only executives and those directly responsible for the business management process, but also heads and coordinators of commercial and financial areas.

II – Risks of Insurance and Private Pensions

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING offers its products to customers through a bancassurance structure or direct distribution. Life, personal accident, loan and multiple peril insurance products are mainly distributed by a bancassurance operation.

Life insurance and pension plans are, in general, medium or long-term products and the main risks involved in the business may be classified as demographic, financial and behavioral.

• Demographic risk relates to: i) a greater than expected increase in life expectancies for products with survivorship coverage (mostly pension plans); and ii) a greater than expected decrease in mortality rates for products with life coverage (mostly life insurance).

• Financial risk: is inherent in the underwriting risk of products that offer a contractual financial guarantee, this risk being considered insurance risk.

• Behavioral risk relates to a greater than expected increase in the rates of conversion into annuity income, resulting in increased payments of retirement benefits.

Estimated actuarial assumptions are based on the past experience of ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, on market benchmarks and on the experience of the actuaries.

a) Effect of changes on actuarial assumptions

To measure the effects of changes in the key actuarial assumptions, sensitivity tests were conducted in the amounts of current estimates of future liability cash flows. The sensitivity analysis considers a vision of the impacts caused by changes in assumptions, which could affect the income for the period and stockholders’ equity at the balance sheet date. This type of analysis is usually conducted under the ceteris paribus condition, in which the sensitivity of a system is measured when one variable of interest is changed and all the others remain unchanged. The results obtained are shown in the table below:

	Impact in Income and Stockholders’ Equity (1)
Sensitivity Test	12/31/2021						12/31/2020
	Private Pension			Insurance			Private Pension			Insurance
Mortality Rates
5% increase		45			(2	)		56			2
5% decrease		(48	)		2			(59	)		(2	)
Risk-free Interest Rates
0.1% increase		102			10			98			10
0.1% decrease		(104	)		(10	)		(100	)		(11	)
Conversion in Income Rates
5% increase		(11	)		—			(9	)		—
5% decrease		11			—			9			—
Claims
5% increase		—			(58	)		—			(52	)
5% decrease		—			58			—			52

(1) Amounts net of tax effects.

b) Risk concentration

For ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING, there is no product concentration in relation to insurance premiums, reducing the risk of product concentration and distribution channels.

	01/01 to 12/31/2021						01/01 to 12/31/2020						01/01 to 12/31/2019
	Insurance		Retained		Retention		Insurance		Retained		Retention		Insurance		Retained		Retention
	premiums		premium		(%)		premiums		premium		(%)		premiums		premium		(%)
Individuals
Group accident insurance		884		883		99.9		849		847		99.8		867		867		100.0
Individual accident		176		175		99.4		192		187		97.4		222		222		100.0
Credit Life Insurance		1,008		1,008		100.0		624		624		100.0		948		946		99.8
Group life		1,168		1,165		99.7		956		955		99.9		948		947		99.9

III) Market, credit and liquidity risk

a) Market risk

Market risk is analyzed, in relation to insurance operations, using the following metrics and sensitivity and loss control measures: Value at Risk (VaR), Losses in Stress Scenarios (Stress Test), Sensitivity (DV01-Delta Variation) and Concentration. In the table, the sensitivity analysis (DV01 – Delta Variation) is presented in relation to insurance operations that demonstrate the impact on the market value of cash flows when submitted to a one basis point increase in the current interest rate or indexer rate and one percentage point in the share price and currency.

	12/31/2021			12/31/2020
Class	Account balance		DV01	Account balance		DV01
Government securities
National Treasury Notes (NTN-C)		5,154	(3.05)		7,025	(3.11)
National Treasury Notes (NTN-B)		6,094	(6.24)		5,215	(5.42)
National Treasury Notes (NTN-F)		205	(0.11)		134	(0.08)
National Treasury Bills (LTN)		166	(0.01)		2,098	(0.31)
Corporate securities
Indexed to IGPM		7	(0.02)		—	—
Indexed to IPCA		355	(0.36)		22	(0.01)
Indexed to PRE		23	—		85	—
Indexed to PYG		30	(0.01)		—	—
Shares		947	9		1,320	13
Post-fixed assets		6,048	—		2,414	—
Under agreements to resell		1,895	—		697	—
Total		20,924			19,010

b) Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is identified by ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING as the risk of lack of liquid resources available to cover its current obligations at a given moment. For insurance operations, the liquidity risk is managed continuously by monitoring payment flows against liabilities, compared to the inflows generated by its operations and financial assets portfolio.

Financial assets are managed in order to optimize the risk-return ratio of investments, considering, on a careful basis, the characteristics of their liabilities. The risk integrated control considers the concentration limits by issuer and credit risk, sensitivities and market risk limits and control over asset liquidity risk. Thus, investments are concentrated in government and private securities with good credit quality in active and liquid markets, keeping a considerable amount invested in short-term assets, available on demand, to cover regular needs and any liquidity contingencies. Additionally, ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING constantly monitors the solvency conditions of its insurance operations.

		12/31/2021						12/31/2020
Liabilities	Assets	Liabilities amounts (1)		Liabilities DU (2)		Assets DU (2)		Liabilities amounts (1)		Liabilities DU (2)		Assets DU (2)
Insurance operations	Backing asset
Unearned premiums	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB, LF and debentures		2,846		55.6		20.3		2,298		57.8		19.1
IBNR, PDR and PSL	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB, LF and debentures		869		48.6		27.0		838		50.9		27.2
Redemptions and Other Unsettled Amounts	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB, LF and debentures		19		17.9		20.3		16		16.3		18.3
Mathematical reserve for benefits to be granted and benefits granted	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, NTN-C, debentures		19		122.6		27.4		17		172.6		24.0
Financial surplus	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, NTN-C, CDB, LF and debentures		1		149.5		20.3		2		204.1		18.3
Other provisions	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB, LF and debentures		129		7.0		90.0		132		7.0		96.4
Subtotal	Subtotal		3,883						3,303
Pension plan, VGBL and individual life operations					103.8		76.3		88		109.4		81.3
Related expenses	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB, LF and debentures		65
Unearned premiums	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB and debentures		12		16.0		18.5		12		17.4		22.2
Unsettled claims	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB and debentures		79		16.0		18.5		68		17.4		22.2
IBNR	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB and debentures		27		16.0		18.5		22		17.4		22.2
Redemptions and Other Unsettled Amounts	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, CDB and debentures		358		16.0		18.5		332		17.4		22.2
Mathematical reserve for benefits granted	LFT, repurchase agreements, LTN, NTN-B, NTN-C, NTN-F, CDB, LF and debentures		3,786		103.8		76.4		3,278		109.4		81.4
Mathematical reserve for benefits to be granted – PGBL/ VGBL	LFT, repurchase agreements, LTN, NTN-B, NTN-C, NTN-F, CDB, LF and debentures		197,897		134.0		55.2		205,670		166.5		56.2
Mathematical reserve for benefits to be granted – traditional	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, NTN-C, debentures		7,513		195.9		79.8		6,268		188.5		80.9
Other provisions	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, NTN-C, CDB, LF and debentures		665		195.9		79.8		1,304		188.4		80.9
Financial surplus	LFT, repurchase agreements, NTN-B, NTN-C, CDB, LF and debentures		691		195.9		79.8		655		188.5		80.9
Subtotal	Subtotal		211,093						217,697
Total technical reserves	Total backing assets		214,976						221,000

(1) Gross amounts of Credit Rights, Deposits in Guarantee and Reinsurance.

(2) DU = Duration in months.

c) Credit Risk

I – Reinsurers

Reinsurance operations are controlled through an internal policy, in compliance with the provisions of the regulatory authority governing the reinsurers with which ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING operates.

We present below a breakdown of the risks assigned by ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING’s subsidiaries to reinsurance companies:

• Insurance Operations: reinsurance premiums operations are basically represented by: IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A. with 38% (59% at 12/31/2020), Mapfre Re do Brasil Companhia de Resseguros with 36% (21% at 12/31/2020), RGA Global Reinsurance Company LTD with 22% and Austral Resseguradora S.A. with 4% (20% at 12/31/2020).

• Private Pension Operations: related to reinsurance premiums are entirely represented by Mapfre Re do Brasil Companhia de Resseguros with 60% (45% at 12/31/2020), RGA Global Reinsurance Company LTD with 40%, IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A. with 25% at 12/31/2020 and Austral Resseguradora S.A. with 30% at 12/31/2020.

II – Premiums Receivable

ITAÚ UNIBANCO HOLDING considers the credit risk arising from past-due premiums immaterial, since cases with coverage payment in default may be canceled, pursuant to Brazilian regulations.

III – Risk level of financial assets

The table below shows insurance financial assets, individually evaluated, classified by rating:

	12/31/2021
	Financial Assets at Amortized Cost						Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income		Total
Internal rating	Interbank deposits and securities purchased under agreements to resell		Securities		Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (*)
Low		4,062		11,401		188,480		587		204,530
Medium		—		—		1		—		1
High		—		—		10		—		10
Total		4,062		11,401		188,491		587		204,541
%		2.0		5.6		92.1		0.3		100.0

(*) Includes Derivatives in the amount of R$ 2,946.

	12/31/2020
	Financial Assets at Amortized Cost						Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income
Internal rating	Interbank deposits and securities purchased under agreements to resell		Securities		Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (*)				Total
Low		3,517		30,614		205,099		1,194		240,424
Medium		—		—		3		—		3
High		—		—		—		—		—
Total		3,517		30,614		205,102		1,194		240,427
%		1.5		12.7		85.3		0.5		100.0

(*) Includes Derivatives in the amount of R$ 1,336.