Noninterest Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Noninterest Expense [Abstract]

Noninterest Expense

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Compensation expense(a)	$	6,908	$	6,661	$	22,740	$	21,553
Noncompensation expense:
Occupancy expense	935		884		2,848		2,636
Technology, communications and equipment expense	1,248		1,184		3,665		3,486
Professional and outside services	1,860		1,718		5,461		4,978
Marketing	926		651		2,329		1,862
Other expense(b)(c)	3,445		3,082		10,687		9,942
Amortization of intangibles	212		218		641		696
Total noncompensation expense	8,626		7,737		25,631		23,600
Total noninterest expense	$	15,534	$	14,398	$	48,371	$	45,153

(a) The nine months ended September 30, 2010, includes a payroll tax expense related to the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) Bank Payroll Tax on certain compensation awarded from December 9, 2009, to April 5, 2010, to relevant banking employees.

(b) Included litigation expense of $1.3 billion and $4.3 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $1.5 billion and $5.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

(c) Included foreclosed property expense of $151 million and $535 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $251 million and $798 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.