Concentrations of Credit Risk (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Estimated Benefit from Mortgage Insurers [Table Text Block]

The following table displays our estimated benefit from mortgage insurers as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 that reduce our total loss reserves.

		As of
	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
		(Dollars in millions)
Contractual mortgage insurance benefit		$	13,254		$	15,099
Less: Collectability adjustment(1)		2,043			2,867
Estimated benefit included in total loss reserves		$	11,211		$	12,232

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⁽¹⁾  Represents an adjustment that reduces the contractual benefit for our assessment of our mortgage insurer counterparties’ inability to fully pay the contractual mortgage insurance claims.