Our consumer charge-off and nonaccrual policies differ by product and are summarized below:



Product	Charge-off Policies and Practices	Nonaccrual Policies and Practices
Continuing Operations:
Real estate secured	Carrying amounts in excess of fair value less cost to sell are generally charged-off at or before the time foreclosure is completed or settlement is reached with the borrower but, in any event, generally no later than the end of the month in which the account becomes six months contractually delinquent. If foreclosure is not pursued (which frequently occurs on second lien loans) and there is no reasonable expectation for recovery (insurance claim, title claim, pre-discharge bankrupt account), the account is generally charged-off no later than the end of the month in which the account becomes six months contractually delinquent.⁽¹⁾	Interest income accruals are suspended when principal or interest payments are more than three months contractually past due. Interest accruals are resumed and suspended interest recognized when the customer makes the equivalent of six qualifying payments under the terms of the loan, while maintaining a current payment status when we receive the sixth payment. If the re-aged receivable again becomes more than three months contractually delinquent, any interest accrued beyond three months delinquency is reversed. Interest income for all accounts that have been written down to the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell is recognized on a cash basis as received.
Personal non-credit card⁽²⁾	Accounts are generally charged-off by the end of the month in which the account becomes six months contractually delinquent.	Interest income accruals are suspended when principal or interest payments are more than three months contractually past due. Interest subsequently received is generally recorded as collected and accruals are not resumed upon a re-age when the receivable becomes less than three months contractually delinquent.
Discontinued Operations:
Credit card⁽²⁾	Accounts are generally charged-off by the end of the month in which the account becomes six months contractually delinquent.	Interest generally accrues until charge-off.


⁽¹⁾	Values are determined based upon broker price opinions or appraisals, which are updated at least every 180 days. During the quarterly period between updates, real estate price trends are reviewed on a geographic basis and additional reductions in value are recorded as necessary.

Fair values of foreclosed properties at the time of acquisition are initially determined based upon broker price opinions. Subsequent to acquisition, a more detailed property valuation is performed, reflecting information obtained from a walk-through of the property in the form of a listing agent broker price opinion as well as an independent broker price opinion or appraisal. A valuation is determined from this information within 90 days and any additional write-downs required are recorded through charge-off at that time.

In determining the appropriate amounts to charge-off when a property is acquired in exchange for a loan, we do not consider losses on sales of foreclosed properties resulting from deterioration in value during the period the collateral is held because these losses result from future loss events which cannot be considered in determining the fair value of the collateral at the acquisition date.


⁽²⁾	In the second quarter of 2013, we completed the sale of our personal non-credit card receivable portfolio. See Note 7, “Receivables Held for Sale,” for further information. In 2012, we completed the sale of our Credit Card business, which was reported as a discontinued operation. See Note 3, “Discontinued Operations,” for additional information.