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Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted as Percentage of Total Loans Outstanding

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Remaining actual life letters of credit.

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Remaining weighted-average life of standby letters of credit.

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Weighted average life of written put options.

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Weighted-average remaining term for outstanding commercial mortgage loans.

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Amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Indicates, if estimable, (as a percentage) the approximate extent to which the proceeds from liquidation of any assets held either as collateral or by third parties would be expected to cover the maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Amount of expected credit loss for credit exposure on off-balance-sheet commitment, including but not limited to, loan commitment, standby letter of credit, financial guarantee not accounted for as insurance. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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Amount of the recorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

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Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Reserve for potential losses	$ 291	$ 276	$ 225	$ 173	$ 166	$ 160
Standby letters of credit
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Remaining weighted-average life of standby letters of credit (in years)	1 year 6 months
Recourse agreement with FNMA
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining term for outstanding commercial mortgage loans (in years)	7 years 1 month 6 days
Unpaid principal balance outstanding of loans sold	$ 22,600
Maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments possibly required as percentage of principal balance of loans outstanding (as a percent)	30.80%
Reserve for potential losses	$ 89
Residential mortgage reserve
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance outstanding of loans sold	$ 11,000
Maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments possibly required as percentage of principal balance of loans outstanding (as a percent)	30.00%
Liability for estimated repurchase obligations on loans sold	$ 12
Written Put Options, Guarantees
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Weighted average life of written put options (in years)	1 year 7 months 6 days
Minimum \| Standby letters of credit
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Remaining actual life of standby letters of credit (in years)	1 year
Minimum \| Low
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations (as a percent)	0.00%
Minimum \| Moderate
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations (as a percent)	30.00%
Minimum \| High
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations (as a percent)	70.00%
Maximum \| Standby letters of credit
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Remaining actual life of standby letters of credit (in years)	11 years 4 months 24 days
Maximum \| Low
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations (as a percent)	30.00%
Maximum \| Moderate
Commitments Contingencies And Guarantees [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations (as a percent)	70.00%