Concentrations of Credit Risk (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Estimated Benefit from Mortgage Insurers [Table Text Block]

The following table displays our estimated benefit from mortgage insurers as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 that reduces our total loss reserves.

		As of
	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
		(Dollars in millions)
Contractual mortgage insurance benefit		$	9,227		$	9,993
Less: Collectibility adjustment(1)		614			708
Estimated benefit included in total loss reserves		$	8,613		$	9,285

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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.