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Derivative Instruments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments
NOTE 12Derivative Instruments
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into derivative transactions to manage various risks and to accommodate the business requirements of its customers. The Company recognizes all derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value in other assets or in other liabilities. On the date the Company enters into a derivative contract, the derivative is designated as either a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, net investment hedge, or a designation is not made as it is a customer-related transaction, an economic hedge for asset/liability risk management purposes or another stand-alone derivative created through the Company’s operations (“free-standing derivative”). When a derivative is designated as a fair value, cash flow or net investment hedge, the Company performs an assessment, at inception and, at a minimum, quarterly thereafter, to determine the effectiveness of the derivative in offsetting changes in the value or cash flows of the hedged item(s).
Fair Value Hedges These derivatives are interest rate swaps the Company uses to hedge the change in fair value related to interest rate changes of its underlying available-for-sale investment securities and fixed-rate debt. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as fair value hedges, and changes in the fair value of the hedged items, are recorded in earnings.
Cash Flow Hedges These derivatives are interest rate swaps the Company uses to hedge the forecasted cash flows from its underlying variable-rate loans and debt. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) until the cash flows of the hedged items are realized. If a derivative designated as a cash flow hedge is terminated or ceases to be highly effective, the gain or loss in other comprehensive income (loss) is amortized to earnings over the period the forecasted hedged transactions impact earnings. If a hedged forecasted transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting is ceased and any gain or loss included in other comprehensive income (loss) is reported in earnings immediately, unless the forecasted transaction is at least reasonably possible of occurring, whereby the amounts remain within other comprehensive income (loss). At March 31, 2025, the Company had $297 million (net-of-tax) of realized and unrealized losses on derivatives classified as cash flow hedges recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), compared with $553 million (net-of-tax) of realized and unrealized losses at December 31, 2024. The estimated amount to be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings during the next 12 months is a loss of $152 million (net-of-tax). All cash flow hedges were highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Net Investment Hedges The Company uses forward commitments to sell specified amounts of certain foreign currencies, and non-derivative debt instruments, to hedge the volatility of its net investment in foreign operations driven by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The carrying amount of non-derivative debt instruments designated as net investment hedges was $1.6 billion at March 31, 2025 and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2024.
Other Derivative Positions The Company enters into free-standing derivatives to mitigate interest rate risk and for other risk management purposes. These derivatives include forward commitments to sell TBAs and other commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, which are used to economically hedge the interest rate risk related to MLHFS and unfunded mortgage loan commitments. The Company also enters into interest rate swaps, swaptions, forward commitments to buy TBAs, U.S. Treasury and SOFR futures and options on U.S. Treasury futures to economically hedge the change in the fair value of the Company’s MSRs. The Company enters into foreign currency forwards to economically hedge remeasurement gains and losses the Company recognizes on foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. The Company also enters into interest rate swaps as economic hedges of fair value option elected deposits and long-term debt. In addition, the Company acts as a seller and buyer of interest rate, foreign
exchange and commodity contracts for its customers. The Company mitigates the market, funding and liquidity risk associated with these customer derivatives by entering into similar offsetting positions with broker-dealers, or on a portfolio basis by entering into other derivative or non-derivative financial instruments that partially or fully offset the exposure to earnings from these customer-related positions. The Company’s customer derivatives and related hedges are monitored and reviewed by the Company’s Market Risk Committee, which establishes policies for market risk management, including exposure limits for each portfolio. The Company also has derivative contracts that are created through its operations, including certain unfunded mortgage loan commitments and swap agreements related to the sale of a portion of its Class B common and preferred shares of Visa Inc. Refer to Note 14 for further information on these swap agreements. The Company uses credit derivatives to economically hedge the credit risk on its derivative positions and loan portfolios.
The following table summarizes the asset and liability management derivative positions of the Company:
 March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
 Notional ValueFair ValueNotional ValueFair Value
(Dollars in Millions)AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Fair value hedges
Interest rate contracts
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps$13,100 $— $— $10,600 $— $— 
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps28,279 — — 29,739 — — 
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate contracts
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps28,500 — — 28,550 — — 
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps1,050 — — — — — 
Net investment hedges
Foreign exchange forward contracts687 — 870 — 
Other economic hedges
Interest rate contracts
Futures and forwards
Buy4,923 10 5,436 30 
Sell2,745 2,711 10 
Options
Purchased6,724 176 — 7,810 186 — 
Written2,672 17 54 1,991 47 
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps10,443 78 30 9,977 45 23 
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps2,818 — — 2,371 — — 
Foreign exchange forward contracts725 702 
Equity contracts288 — 293 — 
Credit contracts3,298 17 3,558 — 29 
Other(a)
1,290 67 1,084 78 
Total$107,542 $298 $191 $105,692 $275 $221 
(a)Includes derivative liability swap agreements related to the sale of a portion of the Company’s Class B common and preferred shares of Visa Inc. The Visa swap agreements had a total notional value and fair value of $1.0 billion and $67 million at March 31, 2025, respectively, compared to $1.0 billion and $78 million at December 31, 2024, respectively. In addition, includes short-term underwriting purchase and sale commitments with total notional values of $207 million at March 31, 2025.
The following table summarizes the customer-related derivative positions of the Company:
 March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
 Notional
Value
Fair ValueNotional
Value
Fair Value
(Dollars in Millions)AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Interest rate contracts
Receive fixed/pay floating swaps$404,356 $877 $3,260 $413,841 $462 $4,485 
Pay fixed/receive floating swaps364,577 1,703 279 363,837 2,342 153 
Other(a)
70,207 17 32 72,503 17 34 
Options
Purchased105,399 366 96,238 414 
Written90,579 18 488 90,572 12 574 
Futures
Buy1,240 — — — — — 
Sell301 — — — — — 
Foreign exchange rate contracts
Forwards, spots and swaps119,520 1,932 1,789 113,718 2,441 2,232 
Options
Purchased790 15 497 14 — 
Written790 15 497 — 14 
Commodity contracts
Swaps10,972 362 301 8,224 199 180 
Options
Purchased4,953 310 3,921 233 
Written4,953 310 3,921 233 
Futures
Buy— — — — 
Sell249 49 84 166 25 27 
Equity contracts— — — — — 
Credit contracts12,758 — 13,670 — 
Total$1,191,653 $5,652 $6,572 $1,181,606 $6,162 $7,939 
(a)Primarily represents floating rate interest rate swaps that pay based on differentials between specified interest rate indexes.
The table below shows the effective portion of the gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and the gains (losses) reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings (net-of-tax):
 Three Months Ended March 31
 Gains (Losses) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Earnings
(Dollars in Millions)2025202420252024
Asset and Liability Management Positions    
Cash flow hedges    
Interest rate contracts$211 $(255)$(45)$(36)
Net investment hedges    
Foreign exchange forward contracts(4)69 — — 
Non-derivative debt instruments(61)34 — — 
Note: The Company does not exclude components from effectiveness testing for cash flow and net investment hedges.
The table below shows the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on the Consolidated Statement of Income:
 Three Months Ended March 31
 Interest Income Interest Expense
(Dollars in Millions)2025202420252024
Total amount of income and expense line items presented in the Consolidated Statement of Income in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded$7,516 $7,764 $3,424 $3,779 
Asset and Liability Management Positions    
Fair value hedges    
Interest rate contract derivatives(448)468 (106)(57)
Hedged items447 (469)112 57 
Cash flow hedges    
Interest rate contract derivatives(53)(42)
Note: The Company does not exclude components from effectiveness testing for fair value and cash flow hedges. The Company reclassified losses of $7 million into earnings during both the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, as a result of realized cash flows on discontinued cash flow hedges. No amounts were reclassified into earnings on discontinued cash flow hedges because it is probable the original hedged forecasted cash flows will not occur.
The table below shows cumulative hedging adjustments and the carrying amount of assets and liabilities currently designated in fair value hedges:
 Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets
and Liabilities
Cumulative Hedging Adjustment
(Dollars in Millions)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Line Item in the Consolidated Balance Sheet    
Available-for-sale investment securities(a)
$28,033 $29,005 $(1)$(464)
Long-term debt13,210 10,632 150 39 
Note: The table above excludes the cumulative hedging adjustment related to discontinued hedging relationships on available-for-sale investment securities and long-term debt of $(54) million and $(135) million, respectively, at March 31, 2025, compared with $(72) million and $(149) million at December 31, 2024, respectively. The carrying amount of available-for-sale investment securities and long-term debt related to discontinued hedging relationships was $8.1 billion and $14.2 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2025, compared with $6.8 billion and $14.9 billion at December 31, 2024, respectively.
(a)Includes amounts related to available-for-sale investment securities currently designated as the hedged item in a fair value hedge using the portfolio layer method. At March 31, 2025, the amortized cost of the closed portfolios used in these hedging relationships was $19.3 billion, of which $11.1 billion was designated as hedged. At March 31, 2025, the cumulative amount of basis adjustments associated with these hedging relationships was $204 million. At December 31, 2024, the amortized cost of the closed portfolios used in these hedging relationships was $17.5 billion, of which $11.6 billion was designated as hedged. At December 31, 2024, the cumulative amount of basis adjustments associated with these hedging relationships was $13 million.
The table below shows the gains (losses) recognized in earnings for other economic hedges and the customer-related positions:
 Three Months Ended
March 31
(Dollars in Millions)Location of Gains (Losses)
Recognized in Earnings
20252024
Asset and Liability Management Positions 
Other economic hedges 
Interest rate contracts 
Futures and forwardsMortgage banking revenue$24 $(12)
Purchased and written optionsMortgage banking revenue30 39 
SwapsMortgage banking revenue/Interest expense56 (86)
Foreign exchange forward contractsOther noninterest income
Equity contractsCompensation expense(19)— 
Credit contractsCapital markets revenue17 (2)
OtherOther noninterest income— (75)
Customer-Related Positions   
Interest rate contracts   
SwapsCapital markets revenue35 131 
Purchased and written optionsCapital markets revenue12 (47)
FuturesCapital markets revenue— 
Foreign exchange rate contracts   
Forwards, spots and swapsCapital markets revenue48 24 
Purchased and written optionsCapital markets revenue— 
Commodity contracts   
SwapsCapital markets revenue47 
Purchased and written optionsCapital markets revenue(1)
FuturesCapital markets revenue(41)— 
Credit contractsCapital markets revenue(1)
Derivatives are subject to credit risk associated with counterparties to the derivative contracts. The Company measures that credit risk using a credit valuation adjustment and includes it within the fair value of the derivative. The Company manages counterparty credit risk through diversification of its derivative positions among various counterparties, by entering into derivative positions that are centrally cleared through clearinghouses, by entering into master netting arrangements and, where possible, by requiring collateral arrangements. A master netting arrangement allows two counterparties, who have multiple derivative contracts with each other, the ability to net settle amounts under all contracts, including any related collateral, through a single payment and in a single currency. Collateral arrangements generally require the counterparty to deliver collateral (typically cash or U.S. Treasury and agency securities) equal to the Company’s net derivative receivable, subject to minimum transfer and credit rating requirements.
The Company’s collateral arrangements are predominately bilateral and, therefore, contain provisions that require collateralization of the Company’s net liability derivative positions. Required collateral coverage is based on net liability thresholds and may be contingent upon the Company’s credit rating from two of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. If the Company’s credit rating were to fall below credit ratings thresholds established in the collateral arrangements, the counterparties to the derivatives could request immediate additional collateral coverage up to and including full collateral coverage for derivatives in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of all derivatives under collateral arrangements that were in a net liability position at March 31, 2025, was $1.7 billion. At March 31, 2025, the Company had $1.4 billion of cash posted as collateral against this net liability position.