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Loans and Card Member Receivables
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Receivables [Abstract]  
Loans and Card Member Receivables Loans and Card Member Receivables
Our lending and charge payment card products result in the generation of Card Member loans and Card Member receivables. We also extend credit to consumer and commercial customers through non-card financing products, resulting in Other loans.
Card Member loans by segment and Other loans as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of:
(Millions)20212020
Global Consumer Services Group (a)
$60,561 $60,084 
Global Commercial Services15,049 13,289 
Card Member loans75,610 73,373 
Less: Reserves for credit losses3,835 5,344 
Card Member loans, net$71,775 $68,029 
Other loans, net (b)
$2,154 $2,614 
(a)Includes approximately $25.1 billion and $25.9 billion of gross Card Member loans available to settle obligations of a consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(b)Other loans represent consumer and commercial non-card financing products, and Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. There were $0.2 billion and $0.6 billion of gross PPP loans outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Other loans are presented net of reserves for credit losses of $72 million and $238 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Card Member receivables by segment as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of:
(Millions)20212020
Global Consumer Services Group
$19,932 $18,685 
Global Commercial Services (a)
27,653 25,016 
Card Member receivables47,585 43,701 
Less: Reserves for credit losses73 267 
Card Member receivables, net$47,512 $43,434 
(a)Includes $4.8 billion and $4.3 billion of gross Card Member receivables available to settle obligations of a consolidated VIE as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Card Member Loans and Receivables Aging
Generally, a Card Member account is considered past due if payment is not received within 30 days after the billing statement date. The following table presents the aging of Card Member loans and receivables as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
2021 (Millions)Current30-59
Days
Past Due
60-89
Days
Past Due
90+
Days
Past Due
Total
Card Member Loans:
Global Consumer Services Group$60,138 $119 $86 $218 $60,561 
Global Commercial Services
Global Small Business Services14,927 22 14 31 14,994 
Global Corporate Payments (a)
(b)(b)(b) 55 
Card Member Receivables:
Global Consumer Services Group19,844 34 16 38 19,932 
Global Commercial Services
Global Small Business Services$15,853 $32 $14 $30 $15,929 
Global Corporate Payments (a)
(b)(b)(b)$32 $11,724 
2020 (Millions)Current30-59
Days
Past Due
60-89
Days
Past Due
90+
Days
Past Due
Total
Card Member Loans:
Global Consumer Services Group$59,442 $177 $148 $317 $60,084 
Global Commercial Services
Global Small Business Services13,132 27 20 47 13,226 
Global Corporate Payments (a)
(b)(b)(b) 63 
Card Member Receivables:
Global Consumer Services Group18,570 33 26 56 18,685 
Global Commercial Services
Global Small Business Services$14,023 $37 $21 $38 $14,119 
Global Corporate Payments (a)
(b)(b)(b)$60 $10,897 
(a)Global Corporate Payments (GCP) reflects global, large and middle market corporate accounts. Delinquency data is tracked based on days past billing status rather than days past due. A Card Member account is considered 90 days past billing if payment has not been received within 90 days of the Card Member’s billing statement date. In addition, if we initiate collection procedures on an account prior to the account becoming 90 days past billing, the associated Card Member loan or receivable balance is classified as 90 days past billing. These amounts are shown above as 90+ Days Past Due for presentation purposes. See also (b).
(b)Delinquency data for periods other than 90+ days past billing is not available due to system constraints. Therefore, such data has not been utilized for risk management purposes. The balances that are current to 89 days past due can be derived as the difference between the Total and the 90+ Days Past Due balances.
Credit Quality Indicators for Card Member Loans and Receivables
The following tables present the key credit quality indicators as of or for the six months ended June 30:
20212020
Net Write-Off RateNet Write-Off Rate
Principal Only(a)
Principal, Interest & Fees(a)
30+ Days Past Due as a % of Total
Principal Only(a)
Principal, Interest & Fees(a)
30+ Days Past Due as a % of Total
Card Member Loans:
Global Consumer Services Group1.3 %1.7 %0.7 %2.7 %3.3 %1.6 %
Global Small Business Services0.8 %1.0 %0.4 %2.1 %2.4 %1.6 %
Card Member Receivables:
Global Consumer Services Group0.4 %0.5 %0.4 %2.2 %2.4 %1.3 %
Global Small Business Services0.3 %0.4 %0.5 %2.4 %2.6 %2.1 %
Global Corporate Payments(d)
(b)(0.3)%(c)(b)2.2 %(c)
(a)We present a net write-off rate based on principal losses only (i.e., excluding interest and/or fees) to be consistent with industry convention. In addition, because we consider uncollectible interest and/or fees in estimating our reserves for credit losses, a net write-off rate including principal, interest and/or fees is also presented.
(b)Net write-off rate based on principal losses only is not available due to system constraints.
(c)For GCP Card Member receivables, delinquency data is tracked based on days past billing status rather than days past due. Delinquency data for periods other than 90+ days past billing is not available due to system constraints. 90+ Days Past Billing as a % of total was 0.3% and 2.5% as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(d)The net write-off rate for the current year includes a $37 million partial recovery in Card Member receivables related to a corporate client bankruptcy, which had resulted in a $53 million write-off in the prior year.

Refer to Note 3 for additional indicators, including external environmental qualitative factors, management considers in its evaluation process for reserves for credit losses.
Impaired Loans and Receivables
Impaired loans and receivables are individual larger balance or homogeneous pools of smaller balance loans and receivables for which it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the original contractual terms of the customer agreement. We consider impaired loans and receivables to include (i) loans over 90 days past due still accruing interest, (ii) non-accrual loans and (iii) loans and receivables modified as troubled debt restructurings (TDRs).
In instances where the customer is experiencing financial difficulty, we may modify, through various financial relief programs, loans and receivables with the intention to minimize losses and improve collectability, while providing customers with temporary or permanent financial relief. We have classified loans and receivables in these modification programs as TDRs and continue to classify customer accounts that have exited a modification program as a TDR, with such accounts identified as “Out of Program TDRs.”
The following tables provide additional information with respect to our impaired loans and receivables as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
As of June 30, 2021
Accounts Classified as a TDR (c)
2021 (Millions)
Over 90 days Past Due & Accruing Interest(a)
Non-
Accruals(b)
In
Program(d)
Out of Program(e)
Total
Impaired Balance
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs
Card Member Loans:
Global Consumer Services Group
$136 $88 $1,057 $729 $2,010 $655 
Global Commercial Services15 16 256 263 550 229 
Card Member Receivables:
Global Consumer Services Group— — 154 86 240 52 
Global Commercial Services— — 282 220 502 86 
Other Loans(f)
1 1 140 5 147 13 
Total$152 $105 $1,889 $1,303 $3,449 $1,035 
As of December 31, 2020
Accounts Classified as a TDR (c)
2020 (Millions)
Over 90 days Past Due & Accruing Interest(a)
Non-
Accruals(b)
In
Program(d)
Out of Program(e)
Total
Impaired Balance
Reserve for Credit Losses - TDRs
Card Member Loans:
Global Consumer Services Group
$203 $146 $1,586 $248 $2,183 $782 
Global Commercial Services21 29 478 67 595 285 
Card Member Receivables:
Global Consumer Services Group— — 240 34 274 60 
Global Commercial Services— — 534 75 609 139 
Other Loans (f)
248 257 80 
Total$226 $176 $3,086 $430 $3,918 $1,346 
(a)Our policy is generally to accrue interest through the date of write-off (typically 180 days past due). We establish reserves for interest that we believe will not be collected. Amounts presented exclude loans classified as a TDR.
(b)Non-accrual loans not in modification programs primarily include certain loans placed with outside collection agencies for which we have ceased accruing interest. Amounts presented exclude loans classified as TDRs.
(c)Accounts classified as a TDR include $29 million and $32 million that are over 90 days past due and accruing interest as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and $11 million that are non-accruals as of both June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
(d)In Program TDRs include accounts that are currently enrolled in a modification program.
(e)Out of Program TDRs include $1,140 million and $316 million of accounts that have successfully completed a modification program and $163 million and $114 million of accounts that were not in compliance with the terms of the modification programs as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(f)Other loans primarily represent consumer and commercial non-card financing products.
Loans and Receivables Modified as TDRs
The following tables provide additional information with respect to loans and receivables that entered a financial relief program and were modified as TDRs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Account
Balances
(millions)(a)
Average Interest
Rate Reduction
(% Points)
Average Payment
Term Extensions
(# of Months)
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Outstanding
Balances
(millions)(a)
Average Interest
Rate Reduction
(% Points)
Average Payment
Term Extension
(# of Months)
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Card Member Loans
23 $172 13 (b)61 $459 13 (b)
Card Member Receivables
4 83 (c)1811 200 (c)18
 Other Loans(d)
1 2 3 182 $10 3 15
Total28 $257 74 $669 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Account
Balances
(millions)(a)
Average Interest
Rate Reduction
(% Points)
Average Payment
Term Extensions
(# of Months)
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Outstanding
Balances
(millions)(a)
Average Interest
Rate Reduction
(% Points)
Average Payment
Term Extension
(# of Months)
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Card Member Loans
116 $1,103 14 (b)140 $1,298 14 (b)
Card Member Receivables
22 744 (c)1825 818 (c)19
Other Loans(d)
$154 15$154 415
Total143 $2,001 170 $2,270 
(a)Represents the outstanding balance immediately prior to modification. The outstanding balance includes principal, fees and accrued interest on loans and principal and fees on receivables. Modifications did not reduce the principal balance.
(b)For Card Member loans, there have been no payment term extensions.
(c)We do not offer interest rate reduction programs for Card Member receivables as the receivables are non-interest bearing.
(d)Other loans primarily represent consumer and commercial non-card financing products.
The following tables provide information with respect to loans and receivables modified as TDRs that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of modification. A customer can miss up to three payments before being considered in default, depending on the terms of the modification program.
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Number of Accounts (thousands)
Aggregated Outstanding Balances Upon Default (millions)(a)
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Aggregated
Outstanding
Balances Upon
Default (millions)(a)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Card Member Loans9 $69 16 $116 
Card Member Receivables3 19 4 38 
Other Loans (b)
1 3 2 8 
Total13 $91 22 $162 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Number of Accounts (thousands)
Aggregated Outstanding Balances Upon Default (millions)(a)
Number of
Accounts
(thousands)
Aggregated
Outstanding
Balances Upon
Default (millions)(a)
Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:
Card Member Loans$24 $52 
Card Member Receivables18 
Other Loans (b)
$
Total$34 10 $71 
(a)The outstanding balances upon default include principal, fees and accrued interest on loans, and principal and fees on receivables.
(b)Other loans primarily represent consumer and commercial non-card financing products.