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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

or
☐


TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to         
    
Commission file number 001-09718

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
 
25-1435979
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
The Tower at PNC Plaza, 300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2401
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(888) 762-2265
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
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Accelerated filer
 
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Non-accelerated filer
 
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Smaller reporting company
 
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Emerging growth company
 
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.    ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
    Yes  ☐  No  ☒
As of April 20, 2018, there were 469,498,755 shares of the registrant’s common stock ($5 par value) outstanding.
 


THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Cross-Reference Index to First Quarter 2018 Form 10-Q

 
 
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited).
 
 
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A).
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
20-37, 64-73 and 76-81
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
 


THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Cross-Reference Index to First Quarter 2018 Form 10-Q (continued)

 
 
 
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Cross-Reference Index to First Quarter 2018 Form 10-Q (continued)

 
 
 
 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TABLE REFERENCE (Continued)
 
 
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

This Financial Review, including the Consolidated Financial Highlights, should be read together with our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and unaudited Statistical Information included elsewhere in this Report and with Items 6, 7, 8 and 9A of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2017 Form 10-K). We have reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform with the current period presentation, which we believe is more meaningful to readers of our consolidated financial statements. For information regarding certain business, regulatory and legal risks, see the following: the Risk Management section of this Financial Review and of Item 7 in our 2017 Form 10-K; Item 1A Risk Factors included in our 2017 Form 10-K; and the Legal Proceedings and Commitments Notes of the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Report and Item 8 of our 2017 Form 10-K. Also, see the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information section in this Financial Review and the Critical Accounting Estimates And Judgments section in this Financial Review and in our 2017 Form 10-K for certain other factors that could cause actual results or future events to differ, perhaps materially, from historical performance and from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements included in this Report. See Note 14 Segment Reporting in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for a reconciliation of total business segment earnings to total PNC consolidated net income as reported on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis. In this Report, “PNC”, “we” or “us” refers to The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (except when referring to PNC as a public company, its common stock or other securities issued by PNC, which just refer to The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.). References to The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. or to any of its subsidiaries are specifically made where applicable.
Table 1: Consolidated Financial Highlights
Dollars in millions, except per share data
Unaudited
Three months ended March 31
 
2018
2017
 
Financial Results (a)
 
 
 
Revenue
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
2,361

$
2,160

 
Noninterest income
1,750

1,724

 
Total revenue
4,111

3,884

 
Provision for credit losses
92

88

 
Noninterest expense
2,527

2,402

 
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
$
1,492

$
1,394

 
Net income
$
1,239

$
1,074

 
Less:
 
 
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10

17

 
Preferred stock dividends
63

63

 
Preferred stock discount accretion and redemptions
1

21

 
Net income attributable to common shareholders
1,165

973

 
Less:
 
 
 
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested restricted shares
5

6

 
Impact of BlackRock earnings per share dilution
2

4

 
Net income attributable to diluted common shares
$
1,158

$
963

 
Diluted earnings per common share
$
2.43

$
1.96

 
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
.75

$
.55

 
Effective tax rate (b)
17.0
%
23.0
%
 
Performance Ratios
 
 
 
Net interest margin (c)
2.91
%
2.77
%
 
Noninterest income to total revenue
43
%
44
%
 
Efficiency
61
%
62
%
 
Return on:
 
 
 
Average common shareholders’ equity
11.04
%
9.50
%
 
Average assets
1.34
%
1.19
%
 
(a)
The Executive Summary and Consolidated Income Statement Review portions of this Financial Review section provide information regarding items impacting the comparability of the periods presented.
(b)
The effective income tax rates are generally lower than the statutory rate due to the relationship of pretax income to tax credits and earnings that are not subject to tax. The first quarter 2018 results reflected the change in the statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective as of January 1, 2018, as a result of the new federal tax legislation.
(c)
Calculated as annualized taxable-equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest margins, we use net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP in the Consolidated Income Statement. For additional information, see Reconciliation of Taxable-Equivalent Net Interest Income in the Statistical Information (Unaudited) section in Item 1 of this Report.


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Table 1: Consolidated Financial Highlights (Continued) (a)
Unaudited
March 31
2018

December 31
2017

March 31
2017

 
Balance Sheet Data (dollars in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
Assets
$
379,161

$
380,768

$
370,944

 
Loans
$
221,614

$
220,458

$
212,826

 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
$
2,604

$
2,611

$
2,561

 
Interest-earning deposits with banks (b)
$
28,821

$
28,595

$
27,877

 
Investment securities
$
74,562

$
76,131

$
76,432

 
Loans held for sale
$
965

$
2,655

$
1,414

 
Equity investments (c)
$
12,008

$
11,392

$
10,900

 
Mortgage servicing rights
$
1,979

$
1,832

$
1,867

 
Goodwill
$
9,218

$
9,173

$
9,103

 
Other assets
$
27,949

$
27,894

$
28,083

 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
78,303

$
79,864

$
79,246

 
Interest-bearing deposits
$
186,401

$
185,189

$
181,464

 
Total deposits
$
264,704

$
265,053

$
260,710

 
Borrowed funds
$
58,039

$
59,088

$
55,062

 
Total shareholders’ equity
$
46,969

$
47,513

$
45,754

 
Common shareholders’ equity
$
42,983

$
43,530

$
41,774

 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(699
)
$
(148
)
$
(279
)
 
Book value per common share
$
91.39

$
91.94

$
86.14

 
Period-end common shares outstanding (in millions)
470

473

485

 
Loans to deposits
84
%
83
%
82
%
 
Client Assets (in billions)
 
 
 
 
Discretionary client assets under management
$
148

$
151

$
141

 
Nondiscretionary client assets under administration
129

131

123

 
Total client assets under administration
277

282

264

 
Brokerage account client assets
49

49

46

 
Total client assets
$
326

$
331

$
310

 
Capital Ratios
 
 
 
 
Basel III (d) (e) (f)
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1
9.6
%
N/A

N/A

 
Tier 1 risk-based
10.8
%
N/A

N/A

 
Total capital risk-based
12.8
%
N/A

N/A

 
Leverage
9.4
%
N/A

N/A

 
   Supplementary leverage
7.9
%
N/A

N/A

 
Fully Phased-In Basel III (Non-GAAP) (f) (g)
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1
N/A

9.8
%
10.0
%
 
2017 Transitional Basel III (d) (f)
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1
N/A

10.4
%
10.5
%
 
Tier 1 risk-based
N/A

11.6
%
11.8
%
 
Total capital risk-based
N/A

13.7
%
14.1
%
 
Leverage
N/A

9.9
%
9.9
%
 
Common shareholders’ equity to total assets
11.3
%
11.4
%
11.3
%
 
Asset Quality
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
.83
%
.85
%
.94
%
 
Nonperforming assets to total loans, OREO, foreclosed and other assets
.90
%
.92
%
1.04
%
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
.53
%
.53
%
.60
%
 
Net charge-offs to average loans (for the three months ended) (annualized)
.21
%
.22
%
.23
%
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans
1.18
%
1.18
%
1.20
%
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total nonperforming loans
141
%
140
%
128
%
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more (in millions)
$
628

$
737

$
699

 
(a)
The Executive Summary and Consolidated Balance Sheet Review portions of this Financial Review provide information regarding items impacting the comparability of the periods presented.
(b)
Amounts include balances held with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Federal Reserve Bank) of $28.6 billion, $28.3 billion and $27.5 billion as of March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively.
(c)
Amounts include our equity interest in BlackRock. The amount at March 31, 2018 includes $.6 billion of trading and available for sale securities that were reclassified to Equity investments on January 1, 2018 in accordance with the adoption of Accounting Standard Update 2016-01. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report for additional detail on this adoption.
(d)
All ratios are calculated using the regulatory capital methodology applicable to PNC during each period presented and calculated based on the standardized approach.
(e)
The Basel III ratios for common equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital, Leverage and Supplementary leverage reflect the full phase-in of all Basel III adjustments to these metrics applicable to PNC. The Basel III total risk-based capital ratio includes $80 million of nonqualifying trust preferred capital securities that are subject to a phase-out period that runs through 2022.
(f)
See Basel III Capital discussion in the Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review and the capital discussion in the Banking Regulation and Supervision section of Item 1 Business and Item 1A Risk Factors in our 2017 Form 10-K. See also the Transitional Basel III and Fully Phased-In Basel III Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratios (Non-GAAP) – March 31, 2017 table in the Statistical Information section of this Report for a reconciliation of the March 31, 2017 ratios.
(g)
2017 Fully Phased-in Basel III results are presented as Pro forma estimates.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

We have businesses engaged in retail banking, including residential mortgage, corporate and institutional banking and asset management, providing many of our products and services nationally. Our primary geographic markets are located in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast. We also provide certain products and services internationally.

Key Strategic Goals
At PNC we manage our company for the long term. We are focused on the fundamentals of growing customers, loans, deposits and revenue and improving profitability, while investing for the future and managing risk, expenses and capital. We continue to invest in our products, markets and brand, and embrace our commitments to our customers, shareholders, employees and the communities where we do business.

We strive to expand and deepen customer relationships by offering a broad range of deposit, credit and fee-based products and services. We are focused on delivering those products and services to our customers with the goal of addressing their financial objectives and putting customers’ needs first. Our business model is built on customer loyalty and engagement, understanding our customers’ financial goals and offering our diverse products and services to help them achieve financial well-being. Our approach is concentrated on organically growing and deepening client relationships across our businesses that meet our risk/return measures.

We are focused on our strategic priorities, which are designed to enhance value over the long term, and consist of:
•
Expanding our leading banking franchise to new markets and digital platforms;
•
Deepening customer relationships by delivering a superior banking experience and financial solutions; and
•
Leveraging technology to innovate and enhance products, services, security and processes.

Our capital priorities are to support client growth and business investment, maintain appropriate capital in light of economic conditions and the Basel III framework and return excess capital to shareholders, in accordance with the currently effective capital plan included in our Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) submission to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve). For more detail, see the Capital Highlights portion of this Executive Summary and the Liquidity and Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review and the Supervision and Regulation section in Item 1 Business of our 2017 Form 10-K.

Income Statement Highlights
Net income for the first quarter of 2018 increased 15% to $1.2 billion, or $2.43 per diluted common share, compared to $1.1 billion, or $1.96 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2017.
•
Total revenue increased $227 million, or 6%, to $4.1 billion.
•
Net interest income increased $201 million, or 9%, to $2.4 billion.
•
Net interest margin increased to 2.91% compared to 2.77% for the first quarter of 2017.
•
Noninterest income increased $26 million, or 2%, to $1.8 billion.
•
Provision for credit losses was $92 million compared to $88 million for the first quarter of 2017.
•
Noninterest expense increased $125 million, or 5%, to $2.5 billion.
•
Income tax expense decreased to $253 million compared to $320 million for the first quarter of 2017.
•
Federal tax reform legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, lowered the statutory federal income tax rate for corporations to 21% from 35% effective January 1, 2018.

For additional detail, see the Consolidated Income Statement Review section in this Financial Review.

Balance Sheet Highlights
Our balance sheet was strong and well positioned at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. In comparison to December 31, 2017:
•
Total loans increased $1.2 billion, or 1%, to $221.6 billion.
•
Total commercial lending grew $1.5 billion, or 1%.
•
Total consumer lending decreased $.3 billion.
•
Total deposits decreased $.3 billion to $264.7 billion.
•
Investment securities decreased $1.6 billion, or 2%, to $74.6 billion.

For additional detail, see the Consolidated Balance Sheet Review section of this Financial Review.


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Credit Quality Highlights
Overall credit quality remained stable.
•
At March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017:
•
Nonperforming assets decreased $31 million, or 2%, to $2.0 billion.
•
Overall loan delinquencies decreased $131 million, or 9%.
•
Net charge-offs of $113 million in the first quarter of 2018 decreased 4% compared to net charge-offs of $118 million for the first quarter of 2017.

For additional detail, see the Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review.

Capital Highlights
We maintained a strong capital position and continued to return capital to shareholders.
•
The Basel III common equity Tier 1 capital ratio, which includes the full phase-in of all Basel III adjustments and became effective for PNC as of January 1, 2018, was 9.6% at March 31, 2018, compared with 9.8% at December 31, 2017, calculated on the same basis.
•
In the first quarter of 2018, we returned $1.1 billion of capital to shareholders through repurchases of 4.8 million common shares for $.7 billion and dividends on common shares of $.4 billion.

See the Liquidity and Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review for more detail on our 2018 liquidity and capital actions as well as our capital ratios.

Our ability to take certain capital actions, including plans to pay or increase common stock dividends or to repurchase shares under current or future programs, is subject to the results of the supervisory assessment of capital adequacy undertaken by the Federal Reserve as part of the CCAR process. For additional information, see the Supervision and Regulation section in Item 1 Business of our 2017 Form 10-K.

Business Outlook
Our forward-looking financial statements are based on our current view that U.S. economic growth will accelerate somewhat in 2018, in light of stimulus from corporate and personal income tax cuts passed in late 2017 that are expected to support business investment and consumer spending, respectively. We expect an increase in federal government spending will also support economic growth in 2018. Further gradual improvement in the labor market this year, including job gains and rising wages, is another positive for consumer spending. Other sources of growth for the U.S. economy in 2018 will be the global economic expansion and the housing market, although trade restrictions are a downside risk to the forecast. Although inflation slowed in 2017, it should pick up as the labor market continues to tighten. Short-term interest rates and bond yields are expected to rise throughout 2018; after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate in March, our baseline forecast is for two additional rate hikes in June and December 2018, pushing the federal funds rate to a range of 2.00 to 2.25% by the end of the year. Longer-term rates are also expected to increase as the Federal Reserve slowly reduces the size of its balance sheet and the federal government borrows more. Long-term rates will rise more slowly than short-term rates, so we anticipate that the yield curve will flatten but not invert.

For the second quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2018, we expect:
•
Modest loan growth;
•
Net interest income to increase by low single digits, on a percentage basis;
•
Fee income to increase by mid-single digits, on a percentage basis. Fee income consists of asset management, consumer services, corporate services, residential mortgage and service charges on deposits;
•
Provision for credit losses to be between $100 million and $150 million; and
•
Noninterest expense to increase by low single digits, on a percentage basis.

We expect the quarterly run rate for other noninterest income to be in the range of $225 million to $275 million, excluding net securities gains (losses) and Visa activity.

Our outlook for certain financial information for full year 2018 is compared to full year 2017 results as adjusted for the following fourth quarter 2017 tax legislation and significant items: $26 million in lower net interest income from the impact of tax legislation on leveraged leases; a total of $54 million of higher noninterest income, consisting of the flow through impact of tax legislation on our equity investment in BlackRock, Visa Class B derivative fair value adjustments, and the appreciation of BlackRock stock contributed to the PNC Foundation, partially offset by negative adjustments for residential mortgage servicing rights fair value assumption updates; a total of $502 million of higher noninterest expense, consisting of a contribution to the PNC Foundation, charges for real estate dispositions and exits, and employee cash payments and pension account credits; and a $1.2 billion tax benefit recognized as a result of the federal tax legislation, primarily attributable to revaluation of net deferred tax liabilities and $230 million from the tax

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effect of the aforementioned significant items. For additional information on these fourth quarter 2017 items, see the Income Statement Highlights portion of the Executive Summary section in Item 7 of our 2017 Form 10-K.

For full year 2018 compared to full year 2017 on an adjusted basis, we expect:
•
Loan growth to be up mid-single digits, on a percentage basis;
•
Revenue to increase mid-single digits, on a percentage basis;
•
Noninterest expense to increase by low single digits, on a percentage basis; and
•
The effective tax rate to be approximately 17%.

See the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information section in this Financial Review and Item 1A Risk Factors in our 2017 Form 10-K for other factors that could cause future events to differ, perhaps materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

Our Consolidated Income Statement is presented in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

Net income for the first quarter of 2018 was $1.2 billion, or $2.43 per diluted common share, an increase of 15% compared to $1.1 billion, or $1.96 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2017. The increase was driven by a 6% increase in revenue and a lower effective tax rate, partially offset by a 5% increase in noninterest expense. Higher revenue in the comparison reflected a 9% increase in net interest income and a 2% increase in noninterest income.
Net Interest Income
Table 2: Summarized Average Balances and Net Interest Income (a)
 
 
2018

2017
 
Three months ended March 31
Dollars in millions
 
Average
Balances

 
Average
Yields/
Rates

 
Interest
Income/
Expense

 
Average
Balances

 
Average
Yields/
Rates

 
Interest
Income/
Expense

 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities
 
$
74,656

 
2.78
%
 
$
519

 
$
76,253

 
2.67
%
 
$
508

 
Loans
 
221,104

 
4.09
%
 
2,250

 
212,253

 
3.67
%
 
1,941

 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
 
25,667

 
1.52
%
 
98

 
24,192

 
.81
%
 
49

 
Other
 
7,904

 
4.11
%
 
80

 
8,395

 
3.54
%
 
74

 
Total interest-earning assets/interest income
 
$
329,331

 
3.59
%
 
2,947

 
$
321,093

 
3.22
%
 
2,572

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 
$
183,438

 
.47
%
 
213

 
$
176,871

 
.28
%
 
120

 
Borrowed funds
 
59,638

 
2.31
%
 
344

 
54,942

 
1.74
%
 
240

 
Total interest-bearing liabilities/interest expense
 
$
243,076

 
.91
%
 
557

 
$
231,813

 
.62
%
 
360

 
Net interest margin/income (Non-GAAP)
 
 
 
2.91
%
 
2,390

 
 
 
2.77
%
 
2,212

 
Taxable-equivalent adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
(29
)
 
 
 
 
 
(52
)
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,361

 
 
 
 
 
$
2,160

 
(a)
Interest income calculated as taxable-equivalent interest income. To provide more meaningful comparisons of interest income and yields for all interest-earning assets, as well as net interest margins, we use interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating average yields and net interest margins by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP on the Consolidated Income Statement. For more information, see Reconciliation of Taxable-Equivalent Net Interest Income (Non-GAAP) in the Statistical Information (Unaudited) section of this Report.

Changes in net interest income and margin result from the interaction of the volume and composition of interest-earning assets and related yields, interest-bearing liabilities and related rates paid, and noninterest-bearing sources of funding. See the Statistical Information (Unaudited) – Average Consolidated Balance Sheet And Net Interest Analysis section of this Report for additional information.

Net interest income increased by $201 million, or 9%, in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2017, and net interest margin increased 14 basis points. These increases reflected higher loans and securities yields from higher interest rates, partially offset by increased balances and rates paid on borrowed funds and deposits. Net interest income also benefited from higher loan balances in the comparison.

Higher average rates on borrowed funds reflected the impact of an increase in three-month LIBOR. Interest rates on our borrowed funds portfolio are largely indexed to three-month LIBOR, either issued at this floating rate or through interest rate swaps.

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Average investment securities decreased $1.6 billion, or 2%, reflecting portfolio runoff and lower reinvestments, including declines in average commercial mortgage-backed securities of $1.9 billion and asset-backed securities of $1.2 billion, partially offset by net purchases of U.S. Treasury and government agency securities of $1.4 billion and residential mortgage-backed securities of $1.3 billion.

The decline in average investment securities also reflected the January 1, 2018 reclassification of $.6 billion of available for sale securities to equity investments in accordance with the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-01. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report for additional detail on this adoption.

Total investment securities were 23% of average interest-earning assets for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 24% for the first quarter of 2017.

Average loans grew $8.9 billion, or 4%, reflecting an increase in average commercial lending of $8.5 billion driven by broad-based growth in our Corporate Banking, Equipment Finance and Business Credit businesses in our Corporate & Institutional Banking segment. Growth in Equipment Finance included the impact of the acquisition of a commercial and vendor finance business with $1.0 billion of loans and leases in the second quarter of 2017. Average consumer lending increased $.4 billion in the comparison, as growth in residential real estate, automobile and credit card loans was largely offset by declines in home equity and education loans. Lower home equity loans reflected paydowns and payoffs exceeding new originated volume. In addition, run-off in the non-strategic consumer loan portfolios of brokered home equity and government guaranteed education loans contributed to the declines. Average loans represented 67% of average interest-earning assets for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 66% for the first quarter of 2017.

Average total deposits increased $5.7 billion, or 2%. Average interest-bearing deposits grew $6.6 billion, or 4%, reflecting the higher interest rate environment and customer growth. Average savings deposits increased $9.4 billion due in part to a shift to relationship-based savings products from money market deposits, which decreased $5.4 billion. Additionally, average interest-bearing demand deposits grew $2.8 billion. Average interest-bearing deposits represented 75% of average interest-bearing liabilities for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 76% for the same period in 2017. Average noninterest-bearing deposits declined $.9 billion to $77.2 billion.

Further details regarding average loans and deposits are included in the Business Segments Review section of this Financial Review.

Average borrowed funds increased $4.7 billion, or 9%, largely reflecting higher average bank notes and senior debt, partially offset by a decline in average subordinated debt. See the Consolidated Balance Sheet Review portion of this Financial Review for additional detail on the level and composition of borrowed funds.
Noninterest Income
Table 3: Noninterest Income
 
 
Three months ended March 31

 
 
 
 
 
 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
2018


2017

 
$
 
%
 
Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset management
 
$
455

 
$
403

 
$
52

 
13
 %
 
Consumer services
 
357

 
332

 
25

 
8
 %
 
Corporate services
 
429

 
414

 
15

 
4
 %
 
Residential mortgage
 
97

 
113

 
(16
)
 
(14
)%
 
Service charges on deposits
 
167

 
161

 
6

 
4
 %
 
Other
 
245

 
301

 
(56
)
 
(19
)%
 
Total noninterest income
 
$
1,750


$
1,724


$
26

 
2
 %
 
 
Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue was 43% for the first quarter of 2018 compared to 44% for the same period in 2017.

Asset management revenue increased reflecting higher earnings from our equity investment in BlackRock and stronger equity markets. PNC's discretionary client assets under management increased to $148 billion at March 31, 2018 compared with $141 billion at March 31, 2017.


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Growth in consumer service fees included a $13 million increase in credit card fees, net of rewards, and debit card fees, which reflected continued momentum in customer activity in both transaction trends and customer growth. In addition, brokerage fees increased $10 million, driven by higher brokerage assets under management.

Corporate services revenue reflected growth in treasury management fees of $15 million and a $13 million increase in operating lease income related to the commercial and vendor finance business acquired in the second quarter of 2017. These increases were partially offset by a $12 million lower benefit from commercial mortgage servicing rights valuation, net of economic hedge.

Lower residential mortgage revenue was driven by a $12 million decline in loan sales revenue, which reflected compressed pricing margins and lower refinancing origination volume.

The decrease in other noninterest income was driven by an $88 million decline in revenue from equity investments, which included the impact of first quarter 2017 positive valuation adjustments related to the Volcker Rule provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. This decrease was partially offset by a $14 million decline in negative derivative fair value adjustments related to Visa Class B common shares in the comparison.

In the first quarter of 2018, and as a result of the commercial and vendor finance business we acquired in the second quarter of 2017, we have reclassified operating lease income to corporate services noninterest income from other noninterest income on the Consolidated Income Statement. Operating lease income was $34 million for the first quarter of 2018. First quarter 2017 operating lease income was $21 million and was reclassified to reflect this change.

Provision For Credit Losses
The provision for credit losses was $92 million for the first quarter of 2018 compared with $88 million in the first quarter of 2017.

The Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review includes additional information regarding factors impacting the provision for credit losses.

Noninterest Expense

Table 4: Noninterest Expense
 
 
Three months ended March 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
2018


2017

 
$
 
%
 
Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personnel
 
$
1,354

 
$
1,257

 
$
97

 
8
 %
 
Occupancy
 
218

 
222

 
(4
)
 
(2
)%
 
Equipment
 
273

 
251

 
22

 
9
 %
 
Marketing
 
55

 
55

 
—

 
—

 
Other
 
627

 
617

 
10

 
2
 %
 
Total noninterest expense
 
$
2,527


$
2,402


$
125

 
5
 %
 
 
The increase in noninterest expense was due to our ongoing investments in technology and in our businesses and employees, and was reflected primarily in personnel and equipment expense. These increases included operating expense related to the second quarter 2017 acquisition of a commercial and vendor finance business, as well as the investments we have made in new markets and our announced increase in hourly wages for eligible employees and in enhanced employee benefits.

PNC continued to focus on disciplined expense management. As of March 31, 2018, we were on track to achieve our full-year 2018 goal of $250 million in cost savings through our continuous improvement program, which we expect will partially fund our ongoing business and technology investments.

Effective Income Tax Rate

The effective income tax rate was 17.0% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 23.0% in the same period of 2017. First quarter 2018 reflected the change in the statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective as of January 1, 2018, as a result of the new federal tax legislation.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET REVIEW
Table 5: Summarized Balance Sheet Data
 
March 31

 
December 31

 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
2018

 
2017

 
$
%
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
$
28,821

 
$
28,595

 
$
226

1
 %
 
Loans held for sale
965

 
2,655

 
(1,690
)
(64
)%
 
Investment securities
74,562

 
76,131

 
(1,569
)
(2
)%
 
Loans
221,614

 
220,458

 
1,156

1
 %
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses
(2,604
)
 
(2,611
)
 
7

—

 
Mortgage servicing rights
1,979

 
1,832

 
147

8
 %
 
Goodwill
9,218

 
9,173

 
45

—

 
Other, net
44,606

 
44,535

 
71

—

 
Total assets
$
379,161

 
$
380,768

 
$
(1,607
)
—

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 




 
Deposits
$
264,704

 
$
265,053

 
$
(349
)
—

 
Borrowed funds
58,039

 
59,088

 
(1,049
)
(2
)%
 
Other
9,383

 
9,042

 
341

4
 %
 
Total liabilities
332,126

 
333,183

 
(1,057
)
—

 
Equity
 
 
 
 




 
Total shareholders’ equity
46,969

 
47,513

 
(544
)
(1
)%
 
Noncontrolling interests
66

 
72

 
(6
)
(8
)%
 
Total equity
47,035

 
47,585

 
(550
)
(1
)%
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
379,161

 
$
380,768

 
$
(1,607
)
—

 

The summarized balance sheet data in Table 5 is based upon our Consolidated Balance Sheet in Part 1, Item 1 of this Report.

Our balance sheet was strong and well positioned at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
•
Total assets decreased due to lower loans held for sale and investment securities, partially offset by higher loans;
•
Total liabilities decreased due to lower borrowed funds;
•
Total equity decreased due to share repurchases and lower accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to net unrealized securities losses, partially offset by higher retained earnings driven by net income.

The following discussion provides additional information about the major components of our balance sheet. Information regarding our capital and regulatory compliance is included in the Liquidity and Capital Management portion of Risk Management in this Financial Review and in Note 18 Regulatory Matters in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2017 Form 10-K.
Loans
Table 6: Loans
 
March 31

 
December 31

 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
2018

 
2017

 
$
%
 
Commercial lending
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
112,308

 
$
110,527

 
$
1,781

2
 %
 
Commercial real estate
28,835

 
28,978

 
(143
)
—

 
Equipment lease financing
7,802

 
7,934

 
(132
)
(2
)%
 
Total commercial lending
148,945

 
147,439

 
1,506

1
 %
 
Consumer lending
 
 
 
 




 
Home equity
27,699

 
28,364

 
(665
)
(2
)%
 
Residential real estate
17,456

 
17,212

 
244

1
 %
 
Credit card
5,657

 
5,699

 
(42
)
(1
)%
 
Other consumer
 
 
 
 




 
Automobile
13,295

 
12,880

 
415

3
 %
 
Education
4,228

 
4,454

 
(226
)
(5
)%
 
Other
4,334

 
4,410

 
(76
)
(2
)
 
Total consumer lending
72,669

 
73,019

 
(350
)
—

 
Total loans
$
221,614

 
$
220,458

 
$
1,156

1
 %
 


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Loan growth was driven by commercial lending partially offset by a decline in consumer lending balances.

Commercial loans increased reflecting broad-based growth across our Corporate Banking, Real Estate and Business Credit businesses within our Corporate & Institutional Banking segment. In Corporate Banking, commercial loans increased $.8 billion, or 1%, largely due to strong growth in asset-backed finance securitizations as well as middle market and large corporate lending. Commercial loans in our Real Estate business increased $.6 billion, or 5%, primarily driven by higher multifamily agency warehouse lending. In Business Credit, higher utilization resulted in an increase in commercial loans of $.4 billion, or 3%.

For commercial loans by industry and commercial real estate loans by geography, see Loan Portfolio Characteristics and Analysis in the Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section in this Financial Review.

Consumer lending balances declined as growth in automobile and residential real estate loans were more than offset by lower home equity and education loans.

Home equity loans declined as paydowns and payoffs exceeded new originated volume. In addition, the declines in both home equity and education loans included the continued runoff in our non-strategic brokered home equity and government guaranteed education loan portfolios.

Residential real estate loans increased as a result of growth in originations of nonconforming residential mortgage loans, both nationwide and within our branch network. Nonconforming residential mortgage loans are loans that do not meet government agency standards, such as a maximum loan amount, property type or credit requirements, among other factors. The growth in residential real estate loans was primarily due to nonconforming loans that exceeded agency conforming loan limits. Automobile loans grew in part due to continued expansion in our Southeast markets.

For information on home equity and residential real estate loans, including by geography, and automobile loans, see Loan Portfolio Characteristics and Analysis in the Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section in this Financial Review.

See the Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review and Note 1 Accounting Policies, Note 3 Asset Quality and Note 4 Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses in our Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report for additional information regarding our loan portfolio.
Investment Securities
Table 7: Investment Securities
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Ratings (a) as of March 31, 2018
 
Dollars in millions
Amortized
Cost

 
Fair
Value

 
Amortized
Cost

 
Fair
Value

 
AAA/
AA

 
A

 
BBB

 
BB
and
Lower

 
No
Rating

 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
14,390

 
$
14,335

 
$
15,173

 
$
15,286

 
100
%
 

 

 

 

 
Agency residential mortgage-backed
41,175

 
40,301

 
40,037

 
39,847

 
100
%
 

 

 

 

 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed
2,483

 
2,802

 
2,610

 
2,932

 
11
%
 

 
3
%
 
66
%
 
20
%
 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed
2,222

 
2,146

 
2,367

 
2,315

 
100
%
 

 

 

 

 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed (b)
3,109

 
3,098

 
3,141

 
3,161

 
84
%
 
6
%
 


 


 
10
%
 
Asset-backed (c)
5,325

 
5,380

 
5,531

 
5,598

 
84
%
 
3
%
 
6
%
 
7
%
 

 
Other debt (d)
6,081

 
6,179

 
6,279

 
6,459

 
74
%
 
15
%
 
7
%
 
1
%
 
3
%
 
Other (e)
 
 
 
 
587

 
585

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investment securities (f)
$
74,785

 
$
74,241

 
$
75,725

 
$
76,183

 
93
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
3
%
 
1
%
 
(a)
Ratings percentages allocated based on amortized cost.
(b)
Collateralized primarily by retail properties, office buildings, lodging properties and multi-family housing.
(c)
Collateralized primarily by corporate debt, government guaranteed education loans and other consumer credit products.
(d)
Includes state and municipal securities.
(e)
On January 1, 2018, $.6 billion of available for sale securities, primarily money market funds, were reclassified to equity investments in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2016-01. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report for additional detail on this adoption.
(f)
Includes available for sale and held to maturity securities, which are recorded on our balance sheet at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.


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Investment securities decreased $1.6 billion at March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017, driven by declines in U.S. Treasury and government agencies securities of $.9 billion, other debt securities of $.3 billion, commercial mortgage-backed securities of $.2 billion and asset-backed securities of $.2 billion. These declines were partially offset by net purchases of agency residential mortgage-backed securities of $.8 billion. The overall decrease includes a $.6 billion decline in the valuation of our available for sale securities portfolio reflecting the impact of higher interest rates, primarily for U.S. Treasury and government agencies and agency residential mortgage-backed securities.

The decline in total investment securities at March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 also reflected the reclassification of $.6 billion of available for sale securities, primarily money market funds, to equity investments as part of the adoption of ASU 2016-01. See Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail on our adoption of this ASU.

The level and composition of the investment securities portfolio fluctuates over time based on many factors including market conditions, loan and deposit growth, and balance sheet management activities. We manage our investment securities portfolio to optimize returns, while providing a reliable source of liquidity for our banking and other activities, considering LCR and other internal and external guidelines and constraints.

Table 7 presents the distribution of our investment securities portfolio by credit rating. We have included credit ratings information because we believe that the information is an indicator of the degree of credit risk to which we are exposed, which could affect our risk-weighted assets and, therefore, our risk-based regulatory capital ratios under the regulatory capital rules. Changes in credit ratings classifications could indicate increased or decreased credit risk and could be accompanied by a reduction or increase in the fair value of our investment securities portfolio.

At least quarterly, we conduct a comprehensive security-level impairment assessment on all securities. If economic conditions, including home prices, were to deteriorate from current levels, and if market volatility and liquidity were to deteriorate from current levels, or if market interest rates were to increase or credit spreads were to widen appreciably, the valuation of our investment securities portfolio would likely be adversely affected and we could incur additional other than temporary impairment (OTTI) credit losses that would impact our Consolidated Income Statement.

The duration of investment securities was 3.7 years at March 31, 2018. We estimate that at March 31, 2018 the effective duration of investment securities was 3.8 years for an immediate 50 basis points parallel increase in interest rates and 3.5 years for an immediate 50 basis points parallel decrease in interest rates.

Based on expected prepayment speeds, the weighted-average expected maturity of the investment securities portfolio (excluding other) was 5.7 years at March 31, 2018 compared to 5.2 years at December 31, 2017.
Table 8: Weighted-Average Expected Maturities of Mortgage and Other Asset-Backed Debt Securities
March 31, 2018
Years

 
Agency residential mortgage-backed
6.6

 
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed
6.3

 
Agency commercial mortgage-backed
3.5

 
Non-agency commercial mortgage-backed
3.1

 
Asset-backed
2.5

 

Additional information regarding our investment securities is included in Note 5 Investment Securities and Note 6 Fair Value in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.


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Funding Sources
Table 9: Details of Funding Sources
 
March 31

 
December 31

 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
2018

 
2017

 
$
%
 
Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
78,303

 
$
79,864

 
$
(1,561
)
(2
)%
 
Interest-bearing
 
 
 
 




 
Money market
57,260

 
59,735

 
(2,475
)
(4
)%
 
Demand
62,289

 
61,213

 
1,076

2
 %
 
Savings
50,582

 
46,980

 
3,602

8
 %
 
Time deposits
16,270

 
17,261

 
(991
)
(6
)%
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
186,401

 
185,189

 
1,212

1
 %
 
Total deposits
264,704

 
265,053

 
(349
)
—

 
Borrowed funds
 
 
 
 




 
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) borrowings
19,537

 
21,037

 
(1,500
)
(7
)%
 
Bank notes and senior debt
28,773

 
28,062

 
711

3
 %
 
Subordinated debt
5,121

 
5,200

 
(79
)
(2
)%
 
Other
4,608

 
4,789

 
(181
)
(4
)%
 
Total borrowed funds
58,039

 
59,088

 
(1,049
)
(2
)%
 
Total funding sources
$
322,743

 
$
324,141

 
$
(1,398
)
—

 

Total deposits declined slightly in the comparison as growth in interest-bearing deposits was more than offset by decreases in noninterest-bearing deposits.

Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased due to seasonal declines in commercial deposits. Within interest-bearing deposits, savings deposits grew reflecting, in part, a shift from consumer money market to relationship-based savings products, as well as growth in consumer demand deposit balances. The decline in time deposits largely reflected lower certificates of deposit due to the net runoff of maturing accounts.

The decline in borrowed funds in the comparison was primarily due to lower FHLB borrowings, partially offset by growth in bank notes and senior debt, including $2.0 billion issued in January 2018. The level and composition of borrowed funds fluctuates over time based on many factors including market conditions, loan, investment securities and deposit growth, and capital considerations. We manage our borrowed funds to provide a reliable source of liquidity for our banking and other activities, considering LCR and other internal and external guidelines and constraints.

See the Liquidity and Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section of this Financial Review for additional information regarding our 2018 liquidity and capital activities.

Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity was $47.0 billion at March 31, 2018, a decrease of $.5 billion compared to December 31, 2017. The decrease resulted from common share repurchases of $.7 billion, lower accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to net unrealized securities losses of $.6 billion and common and preferred dividends of $.4 billion, partially offset by net income of $1.2 billion.

Common shares outstanding were 470 million and 473 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, as repurchases of 4.8 million shares during the period were partially offset by share issuances from treasury stock related to warrants exercised and stock-based compensation activity.


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BUSINESS SEGMENTS REVIEW

We have four reportable business segments:
•
Retail Banking
•
Corporate & Institutional Banking
•
Asset Management Group
•
BlackRock

Business segment results and a description of each business are included in Note 14 Segment Reporting included in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report. Certain amounts included in this Business Segments Review differ from those amounts shown in Note 14, primarily due to the presentation in this Financial Review of business net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis.

Net interest income in business segment results reflects our internal funds transfer pricing methodology. Assets receive a funding charge and liabilities and capital receive a funding credit based on a transfer pricing methodology that incorporates product repricing characteristics, tenor and other factors.

Retail Banking
(Unaudited)

Table 10: Retail Banking Table
Three months ended March 31
  
 
  
 
Change
 
Dollars in millions, except as noted
2018
 
2017
 
$
%
 
Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
1,218

 
$
1,121

 
$
97

9
 %
 
Noninterest income
635

 
603

 
32

5
 %
 
Total revenue
1,853

 
1,724

 
129

7
 %
 
Provision for credit losses
69

 
71

 
(2
)
(3
)%
 
Noninterest expense
1,395

 
1,315

 
80

6
 %
 
Pretax earnings
389

 
338

 
51

15
 %
 
Income taxes
93

 
125

 
(32
)
(26
)%
 
Earnings
$
296

 
$
213

 
$
83

39
 %
 
Average Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
652

 
$
843

 
$
(191
)
(23
)%
 
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
$
24,608

 
$
25,601

 
$
(993
)
(4
)%
 
Automobile
13,105

 
12,146

 
959

8
 %
 
Education
4,409

 
5,131

 
(722
)
(14
)%
 
Credit cards
5,619

 
5,121

 
498

10
 %
 
Other
1,765

 
1,756

 
9

1
 %
 
Total consumer
49,506

 
49,755

 
(249
)
(1
)%
 
Commercial and commercial real estate
10,527

 
11,006

 
(479
)
(4
)%
 
Residential mortgage
13,420

 
11,688

 
1,732

15
 %
 
Total loans
$
73,453

 
$
72,449

 
$
1,004

1
 %
 
Total assets
$
88,734

 
$
87,109

 
$
1,625

2
 %
 
Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$
29,779

 
$
29,010

 
$
769

3
 %
 
Interest-bearing demand
41,939

 
40,649

 
1,290

3
 %
 
Money market
32,330

 
39,321

 
(6,991
)
(18
)%
 
Savings
43,838

 
35,326

 
8,512

24
 %
 
Certificates of deposit
12,082

 
13,735

 
(1,653
)
(12
)%
 
Total deposits
$
159,968

 
$
158,041

 
$
1,927

1
 %
 
Performance Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
1.35
%
 
.99
%
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income to total revenue
34
%
 
35
%
 
 
 
 
Efficiency
75
%
 
76
%
 
 
 
 



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Three months ended March 31
  
 
  
 
Change
 
Dollars in millions, except as noted
2018

 
2017

 
$
%
 
Supplemental Noninterest Income Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer services
$
266

 
$
250

 
$
16

6
 %
 
Brokerage
$
86

 
$
76

 
$
10

13
 %
 
Residential mortgage
$
97

 
$
113

 
$
(16
)
(14
)%
 
Service charges on deposits
$
160

 
$
154

 
$
6

4
 %
 
Residential Mortgage Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage servicing statistics (in billions, except as noted) (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Serviced portfolio balance (b)
$
125

 
$
130

 
$
(5
)
(4
)%
 
Serviced portfolio acquisitions
$
1

 
$
8

 
$
(7
)
(88
)%
 
MSR asset value (b)
$
1.3

 
$
1.3

 
—

—

 
MSR capitalization value (in basis points) (b)
101

 
97

 
4

4
 %
 
Servicing income: (in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Servicing fees, net (c)
$
51

 
$
52

 
$
(1
)
(2
)%
 
Mortgage servicing rights valuation, net of economic hedge
$
9

 
$
12

 
$
(3
)
(25
)%
 
Residential mortgage loan statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan origination volume (in billions)
$
1.7

 
$
1.9

 
$
(.2
)
(11
)%
 
Loan sale margin percentage
2.83
%
 
2.96
%
 
 
 
 
Percentage of originations represented by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchase volume (d)
56
%
 
43
%
 
 
 
 
Refinance volume
44
%
 
57
%
 
 
 
 
Other Information (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer-related statistics (average)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-teller deposit transactions (e)
54
%
 
52
%
 
 
 
 
Digital consumer customers (f)
64
%
 
61
%
 
 
 
 
Credit-related statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets (g)
$
1,131

 
$
1,209

 
$
(78
)
(6
)%
 
Net charge-offs
$
100

 
$
100

 
—

—

 
Other statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ATMs
9,047

 
8,976

 
71

1
 %
 
Branches (h)
2,442

 
2,508

 
(66
)
(3
)%
 
Brokerage account client assets (in billions) (i)
$
49

 
$
46

 
$
3

7
 %
 
(a)
Represents mortgage loan servicing balances for third parties and the related income.
(b)
Presented as of March 31, except for customer-related statistics, which are quarterly averages, and net charge-offs, which are for the three months ended.
(c)
Servicing fees net of impact of decrease in MSR value due to passage of time, including the impact from both regularly scheduled loan prepayments and loans that were paid down or paid off during the period.
(d)
Mortgages with borrowers as part of residential real estate purchase transactions.
(e)
Percentage of total consumer and business banking deposit transactions processed at an ATM or through our mobile banking application.
(f)
Represents consumer checking relationships that process the majority of their transactions through non-teller channels.
(g)
Includes nonperforming loans of $1.1 billion at both March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.
(h)
Excludes stand-alone mortgage offices and satellite offices (e.g., drive-ups, electronic branches and retirement centers) that provide limited products and/or services.
(i)
Includes cash and money market balances.

Retail Banking earned $296 million in the first three months of 2018 compared with $213 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in earnings was driven by higher net interest and noninterest income, partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense. First quarter 2018 earnings also benefited from the lower statutory federal income tax rate.

Net interest income increased due to wider interest rate spreads on the value of deposits.

The increase in noninterest income reflected growth in credit card, brokerage, and debit card fees, higher service charges on deposits and lower negative derivative fair value adjustments related to swap agreements with purchasers of Visa Class B common shares in connection with all prior sales to date. These increases were partially offset by lower residential mortgage loan sales revenue, which reflected compressed pricing margins and lower refinancing origination volume.

Higher noninterest expense primarily resulted from an increase in personnel expense, investments in technology and compliance expense.


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Retail Banking continues to enhance the customer experience with refinements to product and service offerings that drive value for consumers and small businesses. We are focused on meeting the financial needs of our customers by providing a broad range of liquidity, banking and investment products.

The deposit strategy of Retail Banking is to remain disciplined on pricing and focused on growing and retaining relationship-based balances, executing on market-specific deposit growth strategies and providing a source of low-cost funding and liquidity to PNC. In the first quarter of 2018, average total deposits increased compared to the same period a year ago, as both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposits increased. Savings deposits grew, reflecting, in part, a shift from money market deposits to relationship-based savings products. Additionally, interest-bearing demand deposits increased, while certificates of deposit declined due to the net runoff of maturing accounts.

Retail Banking average total loans increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2017.     
•
Average residential mortgages increased as a result of growth in originations of nonconforming residential mortgage loans, both nationwide and within our branch network.
•
Average automobile loans, which consisted of both direct and indirect auto loans, increased primarily due to portfolio growth, including in our Southeast markets.
•
Average credit card balances increased as we continued to focus on our long-term objective of deepening penetration within our existing customer base.
•
Average home equity loans decreased as paydowns and payoffs on loans exceeded new originated volume.
•
Average commercial and commercial real estate loans declined as paydowns and payoffs on loans exceeded new volume.     
•
Average education loans decreased driven by a decline in the runoff portfolio of government guaranteed education loans.

Nonperforming assets decreased compared to March 31, 2017 due to declines in both consumer and commercial nonperforming loans.

Retail Banking continued to focus on its strategy of transforming the customer experience through transaction migration, branch network and home lending transformations and multi-channel engagement and service strategies.
•
Approximately 64% of consumer customers used non-teller channels for the majority of their transactions in the first quarter of 2018 compared with 61% in the first quarter of 2017.
•
Deposit transactions via ATM and mobile channels increased to 54% of total deposit transactions versus 52% in the comparison.
•
Instant debit card issuance, which enables us to print a customer’s debit card in minutes, was available in 91% of our branch network as of March 31, 2018.

Retail Banking continued to make progress on its multi-year initiative to redesign the home lending process by integrating mortgage and home equity lending into a common platform to enhance product capability and improve speed of delivery and convenience.
•
We converted home equity loans to the new servicing platform in the first quarter of 2018. Both residential mortgage and home equity loans are now serviced on a single platform.
•
We implemented a new mortgage origination system in 2017.


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Corporate & Institutional Banking
(Unaudited)

Table 11: Corporate & Institutional Banking Table
Three months ended March 31
  
 
  
 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
2018
 
2017
 
$
%
 
Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
882

 
$
839

 
$
43

5
 %
 
Noninterest income
547

 
524

 
23

4
 %
 
Total revenue
1,429

 
1,363

 
66

5
 %
 
Provision for credit losses
41

 
25

 
16

64
 %
 
Noninterest expense
626

 
584

 
42

7
 %
 
Pretax earnings
762

 
754

 
8

1
 %
 
Income taxes
178

 
270

 
(92
)
(34
)%
 
Earnings
$
584

 
$
484

 
$
100

21
 %
 
Average Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans held for sale
$
1,189

 
$
1,116

 
$
73

7
 %
 
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
100,802

 
$
92,116

 
$
8,686

9
 %
 
Commercial real estate
26,732

 
27,091

 
(359
)
(1
)%
 
Equipment lease financing
7,845

 
7,497

 
348

5
 %
 
Total commercial lending
135,379

 
126,704

 
8,675

7
 %
 
Consumer
77

 
331

 
(254
)
(77
)%
 
Total loans
$
135,456

 
$
127,035

 
$
8,421

7
 %
 
Total assets
$
151,909

 
$
142,592

 
$
9,317

7
 %
 
Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$
45,896

 
$
47,423

 
$
(1,527
)
(3
)%
 
Money market
23,406

 
21,086

 
2,320

11
 %
 
Other
18,592

 
15,391

 
3,201

21
 %
 
Total deposits
$
87,894

 
$
83,900

 
$
3,994

5
 %
 
Performance Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
1.56
%
 
1.38
%
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income to total revenue
38
%
 
38
%
 
 
 
 
Efficiency
44
%
 
43
%
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated revenue from: (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treasury Management (b)
$
419

 
$
359

 
$
60

17
 %
 
Capital Markets (b)
$
258

 
$
247

 
$
11

4
 %
 
Commercial mortgage banking activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale (c)
$
14

 
$
13

 
$
1

8
 %
 
Commercial mortgage loan servicing income (d)
55

 
58

 
(3
)
(5
)%
 
Commercial mortgage servicing rights valuation, net of economic hedge (e)
4

 
16

 
(12
)
(75
)%
 
Total
$
73

 
$
87

 
$
(14
)
(16
)%
 
MSR asset value (f)
$
723

 
$
606

 
$
117

19
 %
 
Average Loans by C&IB business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Banking
$
57,856

 
$
53,839

 
$
4,017

7
 %
 
Real Estate
37,252

 
37,136

 
116

—

 
Business Credit
16,818

 
14,839

 
1,979

13
 %
 
Equipment Finance
14,243

 
12,478

 
1,765

14
 %
 
Commercial Banking
7,066

 
7,041

 
25

—

 
Other
2,221

 
1,702

 
519

30
 %
 
Total average loans
$
135,456

 
$
127,035

 
$
8,421

7
 %
 
Credit-related statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets (f) (g)
$
508

 
$
546

 
$
(38
)
(7
)%
 
Net charge-offs
$
9

 
$
21

 
$
(12
)
(57
)%
 
(continued on following page)


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(continued from previous page)
(a)
Represents consolidated amounts. See the additional revenue discussion regarding treasury management, capital markets-related products and services, and commercial mortgage banking activities in the Product Revenue section of this Corporate & Institutional Banking section.
(b)
Includes amounts reported in net interest income and noninterest income.
(c)
Includes other noninterest income for valuations on commercial mortgage loans held for sale and related commitments, derivative valuations, originations fees, gains on sale of loans held for sale and net interest income on loans held for sale.
(d)
Includes net interest income and noninterest income (primarily in corporate service fees) from loan servicing net of reduction in commercial mortgage servicing rights due to amortization expense and payoffs. Commercial mortgage servicing rights valuation, net of economic hedge is shown separately.
(e)
Amounts reported in corporate service fees.
(f)
As of March 31.
(g)
Includes nonperforming loans of $.4 billion at both March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.

Corporate & Institutional Banking earned $584 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to $484 million for the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily due to the impact of a lower statutory federal income tax rate and higher revenue, partially offset by higher noninterest expense. We continue to focus on building client relationships where the risk-return profile is attractive.

Net interest income increased in the comparison, reflecting higher average loan and deposit balances, as well as from wider interest rate spreads on the value of deposits, partially offset by narrower interest rate spreads on the value of loans.

Growth in noninterest income in the comparison was primarily driven by higher treasury management fees, increased operating lease income, mainly due to the commercial and vendor finance business acquired in the second quarter of 2017, and higher capital markets-related revenue. These increases were partially offset by a lower benefit from commercial mortgage servicing rights valuation, net of economic hedge, and lower commercial mortgage servicing income mostly due to higher amortization expense as a result of higher interest rates.

The increase in provision for credit losses in the comparison reflected specific reserves for certain nonperforming credits in the first quarter of 2018 and loan growth. Overall, credit quality remained stable, as nonperforming assets and net charge-offs declined in the comparison to the prior year quarter.

Noninterest expense increased in the comparison largely driven by operating expenses related to the acquired business and continued investments in technology and risk management activities.

Average loans increased in the comparison primarily due to strong growth in Corporate Banking, Business Credit and Equipment Finance businesses:
•
Corporate Banking provides lending, treasury management and capital markets-related products and services to midsized and large corporations, government and not-for-profit entities. Average loans for this business grew in the comparison reflecting increased lending to large and midsized corporate clients as well as strong production in asset-backed finance securitizations.
•
PNC Real Estate provides banking, financing and servicing solutions for commercial real estate clients across the country. Average loans for this business increased slightly as growth in commercial mortgage loans was mostly offset by a decrease in project loans.
•
PNC Business Credit provides asset-based lending. The loan portfolio is relatively high yielding, with acceptable risk as the loans are mainly secured by short-term assets. Average loans for this business increased in the comparison as new originations and increased utilization were partially offset by payoffs.
•
PNC Equipment Finance provides equipment financing solutions for clients throughout the U.S. and Canada. Average loans, including commercial loans and finance leases, and operating leases were $15.3 billion in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of $2.0 billion in the year over year comparison due to strong new production and the acquisition of the commercial and vendor finance business with $1.0 billion of loans and leases in the second quarter of 2017.
•
Commercial Banking provides lending, treasury management and capital markets-related products and services to smaller corporations and businesses. Average loans for this business increased slightly as new production outpaced payoffs and maturities.

The deposit strategy of Corporate & Institutional Banking is to remain disciplined on pricing and focused on growing and retaining relationship-based balances over time, executing on customer and segment-specific deposit growth strategies and continuing to provide funding and liquidity to PNC. Average total deposits increased in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the prior year quarter driven by growth in interest-bearing deposits reflecting in part a shift from noninterest-bearing deposits in the rising rate environment.  We continue to monitor and balance the relationship between increases to rates paid and overall profitability of our deposit balances.

In 2017, Corporate & Institutional Banking opened offices in Dallas, Kansas City and Minneapolis as part of a multi-year expansion of our middle market banking business. These locations complement national Corporate & Institutional Banking businesses with operations in these cities, and build on past success in the markets where PNC’s retail banking presence was limited, such as in the Southeast. We plan to offer our entire suite of commercial products and services. In 2018, similar efforts have begun to expand our middle market business into the Denver, Houston and Nashville markets.

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Product Revenue
In addition to credit and deposit products for commercial customers, Corporate & Institutional Banking offers other services, including treasury management, capital markets-related products and services, and commercial mortgage banking activities, for customers of all business segments. On a consolidated basis, the revenue from these other services is included in net interest income, corporate service fees and other noninterest income. From a segment perspective, the majority of the revenue and expense related to these services is reflected in the Corporate & Institutional Banking segment results and the remainder is reflected in the results of other businesses. The Other Information section in Table 11 includes the consolidated revenue to PNC for these services. A discussion of the consolidated revenue from these services follows.

Treasury management revenue comprises fees from products and services and net interest income from customer deposit balances. Compared with the first quarter of 2017, treasury management revenue increased due to liquidity-related revenue associated with customer deposit balances, including interest rate spread expansion, and higher fee income.

Capital markets-related products and services include foreign exchange, derivatives, securities underwriting, loan syndications, mergers and acquisitions advisory and equity capital markets advisory related services. The increase in revenue in the comparison was broad based across most products and services and included higher foreign exchange, loan syndications, underwriting and merger and acquisition advisory fees, partially offset by lower fixed income revenue.
    
Commercial mortgage banking activities include revenue derived from commercial mortgage servicing (including net interest income and noninterest income) and revenue derived from commercial mortgage loans held for sale and related hedges. Total revenue from commercial mortgage banking activities decreased in the comparison primarily due to a lower benefit from commercial mortgage servicing rights valuation, net of economic hedge.

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Asset Management Group
(Unaudited)

Table 12: Asset Management Group Table
Three months ended March 31
  
 
  
 
Change
 
Dollars in millions, except as noted
2018
 
2017
 
$
%
 
Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
$
74

 
$
71

 
$
3

4
 %
 
Noninterest income
226

 
218

 
8

4
 %
 
Total revenue
300

 
289

 
11

4
 %
 
Provision for credit losses (benefit)
(7
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
*

 
Noninterest expense
218

 
217

 
1

—

 
Pretax earnings
89

 
74

 
15

20
 %
 
Income taxes
21

 
27

 
(6
)
(22
)%
 
Earnings
$
68

 
$
47

 
$
21

45
 %
 
Average Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer
$
4,785

 
$
5,113

 
$
(328
)
(6
)%
 
Commercial and commercial real estate
733

 
728

 
5

1
 %
 
Residential mortgage
1,517

 
1,190

 
327

27
 %
 
Total loans
$
7,035

 
$
7,031

 
$
4

—

 
Total assets
$
7,499

 
$
7,476

 
$
23

—

 
Deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$
1,466

 
$
1,433

 
$
33

2
 %
 
Interest-bearing demand
3,540

 
3,829

 
(289
)
(8
)%
 
Money market
2,577

 
3,500

 
(923
)
(26
)%
 
Savings
4,613

 
3,768

 
845

22
 %
 
Other
305

 
246

 
59

24
 %
 
Total deposits
$
12,501

 
$
12,776

 
$
(275
)
(2
)%
 
Performance Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
3.68
%
 
2.55
%
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income to total revenue
75
%
 
75
%
 
 
 
 
Efficiency
73
%
 
75
%
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Noninterest Income Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset management fees
$
222

 
$
215

 
$
7

3
 %
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets (a) (b)
$
52

 
$
51

 
$
1

2
 %
 
Net charge-offs
$
6

 
$
1

 
$
5

*

 
Client Assets Under Administration (in billions) (a) (c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discretionary client assets under management
$
148

 
$
141

 
$
7

5
 %
 
Nondiscretionary client assets under administration
129

 
123

 
6

5
 %
 
Total
$
277

 
$
264

 
$
13

5
 %
 
Discretionary client assets under management
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal
$
92

 
$
87

 
$
5

6
 %
 
Institutional
56

 
54

 
2

4
 %
 
Total
$
148

 
$
141

 
$
7

5
 %
 
* - Not meaningful
(a)
As of March 31.
(b)
Includes nonperforming loans of $47 million and $45 million at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.
(c)
Excludes brokerage account client assets. 

Asset Management Group earned $68 million in the first quarter of 2018 and $47 million in the first quarter of 2017. Earnings increased due to higher noninterest income and net interest income, as well as an increased benefit from the provision for credit losses. First quarter 2018 earnings also benefited from the lower statutory federal income tax rate.


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Higher net interest income in the comparison was due to wider interest rate spreads on the value of deposits, partially offset by declines in loan balances and narrower interest rate spreads on the value of loans. Higher noninterest income reflected growth in asset management fees driven by stronger average equity markets.

Asset Management Group’s discretionary client assets under management increased in the comparison to the prior year, primarily attributable to higher equity markets as of March 31, 2018.

The Asset Management Group strives to be the leading relationship-based provider of investment, planning, banking and fiduciary services to wealthy individuals and institutions by proactively delivering value-added ideas and solutions and exceptional service.
Wealth Management and Hawthorn have nearly 100 offices operating in seven out of the ten most affluent states in the U.S., with a majority co-located with retail banking branches. The businesses provide customized investments, wealth planning, trust and estate administration and private banking solutions to affluent individuals and ultra-affluent families.

Institutional Asset Management provides advisory, custody, and retirement administration services to institutional clients such as corporations, unions, municipalities, non-profits, foundations, and endowments. The business also offers PNC proprietary mutual funds and investment strategies. Institutional Asset Management is strengthening its partnership with Corporate & Institutional Banking to drive growth and is focused on building retirement capabilities and expanding product solutions for all customers.
BlackRock
(Unaudited)

We hold an equity investment in BlackRock, a leading publicly-traded investment management firm. Information related to our equity investment in BlackRock follows:

Table 13: BlackRock Table
Three months ended March 31
 
 
 
 
Dollars in millions
2018
 
2017
 
Business segment earnings (a)

$197

 

$145

 
PNC’s economic interest in BlackRock (b)
22
%
 
22
%
 
(a)
Includes our share of BlackRock’s reported GAAP earnings net of income taxes on those earnings incurred by us.
(b)
At March 31.
In billions
March 31
2018

December 31
2017

 
Carrying value of our investment in BlackRock (c)

$7.7


$7.7

 
Market value of our investment in BlackRock (d)

$18.8


$17.9

 
(c)
We account for our investment in BlackRock under the equity method of accounting, exclusive of a related deferred tax liability of $1.6 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Our voting interest in BlackRock common stock was approximately 21% at March 31, 2018.
(d)
Does not include liquidity discount.

Earnings for our BlackRock segment increased compared with the first three months of 2017, and included the impact of the lower statutory federal income tax rate.

In addition to our investment in BlackRock reflected in Table 13, at March 31, 2018, we held 143,458 shares of BlackRock Series C Preferred Stock valued at $62 million, which are available to fund our obligation in connection with certain BlackRock long-term incentive plan (LTIP) programs.

On January 31, 2018, we transferred 103,064 shares of Series C Preferred Stock to BlackRock to satisfy a portion of our LTIP obligation. The transfer reduced Other assets and Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet by $42 million, representing the fair value of the shares transferred.

Our 2017 Form 10-K includes additional information about our investment in BlackRock.


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RISK MANAGEMENT

The Risk Management section included in Item 7 of our 2017 Form 10-K describes our enterprise risk management framework including risk culture, enterprise strategy, risk governance and framework, risk identification, risk assessment, risk controls and monitoring, and risk aggregation and reporting. Additionally, our 2017 Form 10-K provides an analysis of our key areas of risk, which include but are not limited to credit, liquidity and capital, market, operational and compliance. Our use of financial derivatives as part of our overall asset and liability risk management process is also addressed within the Risk Management section.

The following information updates our 2017 Form 10-K risk management disclosures.

Credit Risk Management

See the Credit Risk Management portion of the Risk Management section in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional discussion regarding credit risk.

Loan Portfolio Characteristics and Analysis

Table 14: Details of Loans
In billions
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We use several asset quality indicators, as further detailed in Note 3 Asset Quality, to monitor and measure our exposure to credit risk within our loan portfolio. The following provides additional information about our significant loan classes.

Commercial
Commercial loans comprised 51% and 50% of our total loan portfolio at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Most of our commercial loans are secured by collateral that provides a secondary source of repayment for the loan should the borrower experience cash generation difficulties. Examples of this collateral include short-term assets, such as accounts receivable, inventory and securities, and long-lived assets, such as equipment, real estate and other business assets.

We actively manage our commercial loans to assess any changes (both positive and negative) in the level of credit risk at both the borrower and portfolio level. To evaluate the level of credit risk, we assign an internal risk rating reflecting the borrower’s probability of default (PD) and loss given default (LGD). This two-dimensional credit risk rating methodology provides granularity in the risk monitoring process and is updated on an ongoing basis through our credit risk management processes. In addition to continual monitoring of the level of credit risk, we also monitor concentrations of credit risk pertaining to both specific industries and geography that may exist in our portfolio. Our portfolio remains stable and well-diversified as shown in the following table which provides a breakout of our commercial loans by industry classification (classified based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)).


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Table 15: Commercial Loans by Industry
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Dollars in millions
Amount
 
% of Total
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing
$
21,367

 
19
%
 
 
$
20,578

 
19
%
 
Retail/wholesale trade
18,232

 
16

 
 
17,846

 
16

 
Service providers
14,554

 
13

 
 
15,100

 
14

 
Real estate related (a)
12,701

 
11

 
 
12,496

 
11

 
Health care
9,937

 
9

 
 
9,739

 
9

 
Financial services
9,479

 
8

 
 
8,532

 
8

 
Transportation and warehousing
5,488

 
5

 
 
5,609

 
5

 
Other industries
20,550

 
19

 
 
20,627

 
18

 
Total commercial loans
$
112,308

 
100
%
 
 
$
110,527

 
100
%
 
(a) Includes loans to customers in the real estate and construction industries.

Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate loans comprised $15.0 billion of real estate project loans and $13.8 billion related to commercial mortgages as of March 31, 2018. Comparable amounts were $15.3 billion and $13.7 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2017. Our recent experience is that the competition for commercial real estate loans has become more aggressive in pricing and structure and is, at times, outside of our risk tolerance. As payoffs and maturities continue at a steady pace, the balance of our commercial real estate portfolio may decline.

We monitor credit risk associated with our commercial real estate projects and commercial mortgages similar to commercial loans by analyzing PD and LGD. Additionally, risks associated with types of credit activities tend to be correlated to the loan structure, collateral location, project progress and business environment. These attributes are also monitored and utilized in assessing credit risk. The portfolio is geographically diverse due to the nature of our business involving clients throughout the U.S. The following table presents our commercial real estate loans by geographic market.
Table 16: Commercial Real Estate Loans by Geography
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Dollars in millions
Amount
 
% of Total
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
California
$
4,239

 
15
%
 
 
$
4,192

 
14
%
 
Florida
2,263

 
8

 
 
2,221

 
8

 
Maryland
2,116

 
7

 
 
2,104

 
7

 
Virginia
1,667

 
6

 
 
1,609

 
5

 
Texas
1,592

 
5

 
 
1,639

 
6

 
Pennsylvania
1,382

 
5

 
 
1,394

 
5

 
Illinois
1,333

 
5

 
 
1,325

 
5

 
New York
1,183

 
4

 
 
1,163

 
4

 
Ohio
1,149

 
4

 
 
1,134

 
4

 
New Jersey
972

 
3

 
 
964

 
3

 
All other states
10,939

 
38

 
 
11,233

 
39

 
Total commercial real estate loans
$
28,835

 
100
%
 
 
$
28,978

 
100
%
 

Home Equity
Home equity loans comprised $16.4 billion of primarily variable-rate home equity lines of credit and $11.3 billion of closed-end home equity installment loans at March 31, 2018. Comparable amounts were $16.8 billion and $11.6 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2017.

We track borrower performance monthly, including obtaining original loan-to-value ratios (LTV), updated FICO scores at least quarterly, updated LTVs at least semi-annually, and other credit metrics at least quarterly, including the historical performance of any related mortgage loans regardless of lien position that we do or do not hold. This information is used for internal reporting and risk management. For internal reporting and risk management we also segment the population into pools based on product type (e.g., home equity loans, brokered home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, brokered home equity lines of credit). As part of our overall risk

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analysis and monitoring, we also segment the portfolio based upon the loan delinquency, nonperforming status, modification and bankruptcy status, FICO scores, LTV, lien position and geographic concentration.

The portfolio is primarily originated within our primary geographic markets, with only 5% of the portfolio in states outside of those markets at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The credit quality of newly originated loans over the last twelve months was strong overall as evidenced by a weighted-average LTV on originations of 67% and a weighted-average FICO score of 776.

The credit performance of the majority of the home equity portfolio where we hold the first lien position is superior to the portion of the portfolio where we hold the second lien position, but do not hold the first lien. Lien position information is generally based upon original LTV at the time of origination. We use an industry-leading third-party service provider to obtain updated loan, lien and collateral data that is aggregated from public and private sources.

The following table presents our home equity loans by geographic market and lien type.

Table 17: Home Equity Loans by Geography and by Lien Priority
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Dollars in millions
Amount
 
% of Total
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pennsylvania
$
6,602

 
24
%
 
 
$
6,792

 
24
%
 
New Jersey
4,172

 
15

 
 
4,252

 
15

 
Ohio
3,316

 
12

 
 
3,413

 
12

 
Illinois
1,755

 
6

 
 
1,801

 
6

 
Maryland
1,544

 
6

 
 
1,572

 
6

 
Michigan
1,414

 
5

 
 
1,442

 
5

 
Florida
1,245

 
5

 
 
1,255

 
4

 
North Carolina
1,236

 
4

 
 
1,266

 
5

 
Kentucky
1,111

 
4

 
 
1,138

 
4

 
Indiana
895

 
3

 
 
924

 
3

 
All other states
4,409

 
16

 
 
4,509

 
16

 
Total home equity loans
$
27,699

 
100
%
 
 
$
28,364

 
100
%
 
Lien type
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st lien
 
 
58
%
 
 
 
 
58
%
 
2nd lien
 
 
42

 
 
 
 
42

 
Total home equity loans
 
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
100
%
 

Residential Real Estate
Residential real estate loans primarily consisted of residential mortgage loans at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

We track borrower performance of this portfolio monthly similar to home equity loans. This information is used for internal reporting and risk management. For internal reporting and risk management we also segment the mortgage portfolio into pools based on product type (e.g., Federal Housing Administration (FHA), conforming, etc.). As part of our overall risk analysis and monitoring, we also segment the portfolio based upon loan delinquency, nonperforming status, modification and bankruptcy status, FICO scores, LTV and geographic concentrations. Loan performance is evaluated by source originators and loan servicers.

The credit quality of newly originated loans that we retained on our balance sheet over the last twelve months was strong overall as evidenced by a weighted-average LTV on originations of 71% and a weighted-average FICO score of 769.


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The following table presents our residential real estate loans by geographic market.

Table 18: Residential Real Estate Loans by Geography
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Dollars in millions
Amount
 
% of Total
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
 
Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
California
$
3,858

 
22
%
 
 
$
3,676

 
21
%
 
New Jersey
1,538

 
9

 
 
1,503

 
9

 
Florida
1,533

 
9

 
 
1,529

 
9

 
Illinois
1,206

 
7

 
 
1,230

 
7

 
Pennsylvania
965

 
5

 
 
962

 
5

 
Maryland
903

 
5

 
 
902

 
5

 
New York
862

 
5

 
 
847

 
5

 
North Carolina
831

 
5

 
 
821

 
5

 
Virginia
822

 
5

 
 
824

 
5

 
Ohio
678

 
4

 
 
684

 
4

 
All other states
4,260

 
24

 
 
4,234

 
25

 
Total residential real estate loans
$
17,456

 
100
%
 
 
$
17,212

 
100
%
 

We originate residential mortgage loans nationwide through our national mortgage business as well as within our branch network. Residential mortgage loans underwritten to government agency standards, including conforming loan amount limits, are typically sold with servicing retained by us. We also originate nonconforming residential mortgage loans that do not meet government agency standards, which we retain on our balance sheet. Growth in residential mortgage loans in the first quarter of 2018 was primarily due to nonconforming loans that exceeded agency conforming loan limits. Our portfolio of nonconforming residential mortgage loans totaled $10.9 billion at March 31, 2018, with 27% located in California. The nonconforming residential mortgage portfolio had strong credit quality at March 31, 2018 with an average original LTV of 70% and an average original FICO score of 771.

Automobile
Within auto loans, $11.8 billion resided in the indirect auto portfolio while $1.5 billion were in the direct auto portfolio as of March 31, 2018. Comparable amounts as of December 31, 2017 were $11.4 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, and also included $.1 billion of securitized loans. The indirect auto portfolio relates to loan applications generated from franchised automobile dealers. This business is strategically aligned with our core retail business.

We continue to focus on borrowers with strong credit profiles as evidenced by a weighted-average loan origination FICO score over the last twelve months of 743 for indirect auto loans and 766 for direct auto loans. The weighted-average term of loan originations over the last twelve months was 73 months for indirect auto loans and 62 months for direct auto loans. We offer both new and used automobile financing to customers through our various channels. At March 31, 2018, the portfolio was composed of 53% new vehicle loans and 47% used vehicle loans. Comparable amounts were 54% and 46% at December 31, 2017, respectively.

The auto loan portfolio's performance is measured monthly, including updated collateral values that are obtained monthly and updated FICO scores that are obtained at least quarterly. For internal reporting and risk management, we analyze the portfolio by product channel and product type and regularly evaluate default and delinquency experience. As part of our overall risk analysis and monitoring, we segment the portfolio by loan structure, collateral attributes and credit metrics which include FICO score, LTV and term.

Nonperforming Assets and Loan Delinquencies

Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and leases for which ultimate collectability of the full amount of contractual principal and interest is not probable and include nonperforming troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), other real estate owned (OREO), foreclosed and other assets. Loans held for sale, certain government insured or guaranteed loans, purchased impaired loans and loans accounted for under the fair value option are excluded from nonperforming loans. Additional information regarding our nonperforming loans and nonaccrual policies is included in Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. A summary of the major categories of nonperforming assets are presented in Table 19. See Note 3 Asset Quality in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for further detail of nonperforming asset categories.


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Table 19: Nonperforming Assets by Type
 
March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

 
Change
Dollars in millions
$
 
%
Nonperforming loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial lending
$
537

$
554

 
$
(17
)
 
(3
)%
Consumer lending (a)
1,305

1,311

 
(6
)
 
—

Total nonperforming loans
1,842

1,865

 
(23
)
 
(1
)%
OREO, foreclosed and other assets
162

170

 
(8
)
 
(5
)%
Total nonperforming assets
$
2,004

$
2,035

 
$
(31
)
 
(2
)%
Amount of TDRs included in nonperforming loans
$
939

$
964

 
$
(25
)
 
(3
)%
Percentage of total nonperforming loans
51
%
52
%
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
.83
%
.85
%
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets to total loans, OREO, foreclosed and other assets
.90
%
.92
%
 
 
 
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
.53
%
.53
%
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total nonperforming loans
141
%
140
%
 
 
 
 
(a)
Excludes most consumer loans and lines of credit not secured by residential real estate, which are charged off after 120 to 180 days past due and are not placed on nonperforming status.

Table 20: Change in Nonperforming Assets
In millions
 
2018

 
2017

 
January 1
 
$
2,035

 
$
2,374

 
New nonperforming assets
 
249

 
330

 
Charge-offs and valuation adjustments
 
(137
)
 
(150
)
 
Principal activity, including paydowns and payoffs
 
(81
)
 
(228
)
 
Asset sales and transfers to loans held for sale
 
(29
)
 
(42
)
 
Returned to performing status
 
(33
)
 
(72
)
 
March 31
 
$
2,004

 
$
2,212

 

As of March 31, 2018, approximately 87% of total nonperforming loans were secured by collateral which lessened reserve requirements and is expected to reduce credit losses in the event of default. As of March 31, 2018, commercial lending nonperforming loans were carried at approximately 67% of their unpaid principal balance, due to charge-offs recorded to date, before consideration of the Allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL).

Within consumer nonperforming loans, residential real estate TDRs comprise 74% of total residential real estate nonperforming loans at March 31, 2018, down from 75% at December 31, 2017. Home equity TDRs comprise 50% of home equity nonperforming loans at both March 31, 2018 at December 31, 2017. TDRs generally remain in nonperforming status until a borrower has made at least six consecutive months of both principal and interest payments under the modified terms or ultimate resolution occurs. Loans where borrowers have been discharged from personal liability through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have not formally reaffirmed their loan obligations to us and loans to borrowers not currently obligated to make both principal and interest payments under the restructured terms are not returned to accrual status.

At March 31, 2018, our largest nonperforming asset was $41 million in the Wholesale Trade industry and the ten largest individual nonperforming assets represented 12% of total nonperforming assets.

Loan Delinquencies
We regularly monitor the level of loan delinquencies and believe these levels may be a key indicator of loan portfolio asset quality. Measurement of delinquency status is based on the contractual terms of each loan. Loans that are 30 days or more past due in terms of payment are considered delinquent. Loan delinquencies exclude loans held for sale and purchased impaired loans, but include government insured or guaranteed loans and loans accounted for under the fair value option.

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Table 21: Accruing Loans Past Due (a)
 
 
Amount
 
  
 
Percentage of Total Loans Outstanding
 
 
 
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Change
 
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Dollars in millions
 
$

 
%

 
 
Early stage loan delinquencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accruing loans past due 30 to 59 days
 
$
527

 
$
545

 
$
(18
)
 
(3
)%
 
.24
%
 
.25
%
 
Accruing loans past due 60 to 89 days
 
234

 
238

 
(4
)
 
(2
)%
 
.11
%
 
.11
%
 
Total
 
761

 
783

 
(22
)
 
(3
)%
 
.34
%
 
.36
%
 
Late stage loan delinquencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
 
628

 
737

 
(109
)
 
(15
)%
 
.28
%
 
.33
%
 
Total
 
$
1,389

 
$
1,520

 
$
(131
)
 
(9
)%
 
.63
%
 
.69
%
 
(a)
Past due loan amounts include government insured or guaranteed loans of $.8 billion at March 31, 2018 and $.9 billion at December 31, 2017.

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more decreased at March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 primarily driven by a decline in government insured residential real estate loans. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more are not included in nonperforming loans and continue to accrue interest because they are well secured by collateral and are in the process of collection, or are managed in homogeneous portfolios with specified charge-off timeframes adhering to regulatory guidelines, or are certain government insured or guaranteed loans.

Loan Modifications and Troubled Debt Restructurings

Consumer Loan Modifications
We modify loans under government and PNC-developed programs based upon our commitment to help eligible homeowners and borrowers avoid foreclosure, where appropriate. Initially, a borrower is evaluated for a modification under a government program. If a borrower does not qualify under a government program, the borrower is then evaluated under a PNC program. Our programs utilize both temporary and permanent modifications and typically reduce the interest rate, extend the term and/or defer principal. Loans that are either temporarily or permanently modified under programs involving a change to loan terms are generally classified as TDRs. Further, loans that have certain types of payment plans and trial payment arrangements which do not include a contractual change to loan terms may be classified as TDRs.

A temporary modification, with a term up to 24 months, involves a change in original loan terms for a period of time and reverts to a calculated exit rate for the remaining term of the loan as of a specific date. A permanent modification, with a term greater than 24 months, is a modification in which the terms of the original loan are changed. Permanent modification programs generally result in principal forgiveness, interest rate reduction, term extension, capitalization of past due amounts, interest-only period or deferral of principal.

We also monitor the success rates and delinquency status of our loan modification programs to assess their effectiveness in serving our borrowers’ and servicing customers’ needs while mitigating credit losses. Table 22 provides the number of accounts and unpaid principal balance of modified consumer real estate related loans as of each date presented.
Table 22: Consumer Real Estate Related Loan Modifications
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Dollars in millions
 
Number of
Accounts

 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 
Number of
Accounts

 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 
Temporary modifications
 
2,890

 
$
203

 
3,033

 
$
217

 
Permanent modifications
 
22,989

 
2,530

 
23,270

 
2,581

 
Total consumer real estate related loan modifications
 
25,879

 
$
2,733

 
26,303

 
$
2,798

 
Commercial Loan Modifications
Modifications of terms for commercial loans are based on individual facts and circumstances. Commercial loan modifications may involve reduction of the interest rate, extension of the loan term and/or forgiveness of principal. Modified commercial loans are usually already nonperforming prior to modification. We evaluate these modifications for TDR classification based upon whether we granted a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties.


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Troubled Debt Restructurings
A TDR is a loan whose terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. TDRs result from our loss mitigation activities and include rate reductions, principal forgiveness, postponement/reduction of scheduled amortization and extensions, which are intended to minimize economic loss and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of collateral. Additionally, TDRs also result from court imposed concessions (e.g., a Chapter 7 bankruptcy where the debtor is discharged from personal liability to us and a court approved Chapter 13 bankruptcy repayment plan).
Table 23: Summary of Troubled Debt Restructurings (a)
 
 
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
$
 
%
 
Total commercial lending
 
$
384

 
$
409

 
$
(25
)
 
(6
)%
 
Total consumer lending
 
1,608

 
1,652

 
(44
)
 
(3
)%
 
Total TDRs
 
$
1,992

 
$
2,061

 
$
(69
)
 
(3
)%
 
Nonperforming
 
$
939

 
$
964

 
$
(25
)
 
(3
)%
 
Accruing (b)
 
1,053

 
1,097

 
(44
)
 
(4
)%
 
Total TDRs
 
$
1,992

 
$
2,061

 
$
(69
)
 
(3
)%
 
(a)
Amounts in table represent recorded investment, which includes the unpaid principal balance plus net accounting adjustments, less any charge-offs. Recorded investment does not include any associated valuation allowance.
(b)
Accruing loans include consumer credit card loans and loans that have demonstrated a period of at least six months of performance under the restructured terms and are excluded from nonperforming loans.

Excluded from TDRs are $1.2 billion of consumer loans held for sale, loans accounted for under the fair value option and pooled purchased impaired loans, as well as certain government insured or guaranteed loans at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Nonperforming TDRs represented approximately 51% and 52% of total nonperforming loans at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and 47% of total TDRs at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The remaining portion of TDRs represents TDRs that have been returned to accrual accounting after performing under the restructured terms for at least six consecutive months.

Allowances for Loan and Lease Losses and Unfunded Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit
We maintain an ALLL to absorb losses from the loan and lease portfolio and determine this allowance based on quarterly assessments of the estimated probable credit losses incurred in the loan and lease portfolio. Our total ALLL of $2.6 billion at March 31, 2018 consisted of $1.6 billion and $1.0 billion established for the commercial lending and consumer lending categories, respectively. We maintain the ALLL at a level that we believe to be appropriate to absorb estimated probable credit losses incurred in the loan and lease portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The reserve calculation and determination process is dependent on the use of key assumptions. Key reserve assumptions and estimation processes react to and are influenced by observed changes in loan and lease portfolio performance experience, the financial strength of the borrower, and economic conditions. Key reserve assumptions are periodically updated.

Allowances are established for non-impaired commercial loan classes based primarily on PD and LGD.

Our commercial pool reserve methodology is sensitive to changes in key risk parameters such as PD and LGD. The results of these parameters are then applied to the loan balance and unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit to determine the amount of the respective reserves. The majority of the commercial portfolio is secured by collateral, including loans to asset-based lending customers, which generally demonstrate lower LGD compared to loans not secured by collateral. Our PDs and LGDs are primarily determined using internal commercial loan loss data. This internal data is supplemented with third-party data and management judgment, as deemed necessary. We continue to evaluate and enhance our use of internal commercial loss data and will periodically update our PDs and LGDs as well as consider third-party data, regulatory guidance and management judgment.
Allowances for non-impaired consumer loan classes are primarily based upon transition matrices, including using a roll-rate model. The roll-rate model uses statistical relationships, calculated from historical data that estimate the movement of loan outstandings through the various stages of delinquency and ultimately charge-off.

We establish specific allowances for loans considered impaired using methods prescribed by GAAP. All impaired loans are subject to individual analysis, except leases and large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans which may include, but are not limited to, credit card, residential real estate secured and consumer installment loans. Specific allowances for individual loans (including commercial and consumer TDRs) are determined based on an analysis of the present value of expected future cash flows from the loans discounted at their effective interest rate, observable market price or the fair value of the underlying collateral.


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A portion of the ALLL is related to qualitative measurement factors. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
Industry concentrations and conditions,
•
Recent credit quality trends,
•
Recent loss experience in particular portfolios,
•
Recent macro-economic factors,
•
Model imprecision,
•
Changes in lending policies and procedures,
•
Timing of available information, including the performance of first lien positions, and
•
Limitations of available historical data.

Purchased impaired loans are initially recorded at fair value and applicable accounting guidance prohibits the carryover or creation of valuation allowances at acquisition. Because the initial fair values of these loans already reflect a credit component, additional reserves are established when performance is expected to be worse than our expectations as of the acquisition date. At March 31, 2018, we had established reserves of $.3 billion for purchased impaired loans. In addition, loans (purchased impaired and non-impaired) acquired after January 1, 2009 were recorded at fair value. No allowance for loan losses was carried over and no allowance was created at the date of acquisition.

In addition to the ALLL, we maintain an allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. We report this allowance as a liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We maintain the allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit at a level we believe is appropriate to absorb estimated probable losses on these unfunded credit facilities. We determine this amount using estimates of the probability of the ultimate funding and losses related to those credit exposures. Other than the estimation of the probability of funding, this methodology is very similar to the one we use for determining our ALLL.

See Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 3 Asset Quality in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for further information on certain key asset quality indicators that we use to evaluate our portfolios and establish the allowances.

Table 24: Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
Dollars in millions
 
2018
 
2017
 
January 1
 
$
2,611

 
$
2,589

 
Total net charge-offs
 
(113
)
 
(118
)
 
Provision for credit losses
 
92

 
88

 
Net decrease / (increase) in allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit
 
7

 
(4
)
 
Other
 
7

 
6

 
March 31
 
$
2,604

 
$
2,561

 
Net charge-offs to average loans (for the three months ended) (annualized)
 
.21
%
 
.23
%
 
Total allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans
 
1.18
%
 
1.20
%
 
Commercial lending net charge-offs
 
$
(10
)
 
$
(23
)
 
Consumer lending net charge-offs
 
(103
)
 
(95
)
 
Total net charge-offs
 
$
(113
)
 
$
(118
)
 
Net charge-offs to average loans (for the three months ended) (annualized)
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial lending
 
.03
%
 
.07
%
 
Consumer lending
 
.57
%
 
.53
%
 

At March 31, 2018, total ALLL to total nonperforming loans was 141%. The comparable amount for December 31, 2017 was 140%. These ratios are 101% and 102% when excluding the $.7 billion of ALLL at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 allocated to consumer loans and lines of credit not secured by residential real estate and purchased impaired loans. We have excluded these amounts from ALLL in these ratios as these asset classes are not included in nonperforming loans. See Table 19 within this Credit Risk Management section for additional information.

The ALLL balance increases or decreases across periods in relation to fluctuating risk factors, including asset quality trends, net charge-offs and changes in aggregate portfolio balances. During the first three months of 2018, overall credit quality remained stable, which resulted in an essentially flat ALLL balance as of March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017.


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The following table summarizes our loan charge-offs and recoveries.
Table 25: Loan Charge-Offs and Recoveries
Three months ended March 31
 
Gross
Charge-offs

 
Recoveries

 
Net
Charge-offs /
(Recoveries)

 
Percent of  Average
Loans  (Annualized)

 
Dollars in millions
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
28

 
$
16

 
$
12

 
.04
 %
 
Commercial real estate
 
6

 
6

 


 
 
 
Equipment lease financing
 
2

 
4

 
(2
)
 
(.10
)%
 
Home equity
 
28

 
21

 
7

 
.10
 %
 
Residential real estate
 
2

 
4

 
(2
)
 
(.05
)%
 
Credit card
 
56

 
6

 
50

 
3.60
 %
 
Other consumer
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
   Automobile
 
38

 
17

 
21

 
.65
 %
 
   Education
 
9

 
2

 
7

 
.64
 %
 
   Other
 
24

 
4

 
20

 
1.85
 %
 
  Total
 
$
193

 
$
80

 
$
113

 
.21
 %
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
53

 
$
24

 
$
29

 
.11
 %
 
Commercial real estate
 
1

 
7

 
(6
)
 
(.08
)%
 
Equipment lease financing
 
1

 
1

 


 
 
 
Home equity
 
34

 
20

 
14

 
.19
 %
 
Residential real estate
 
4

 
4

 


 
 
 
Credit card
 
46

 
5

 
41

 
3.24
 %
 
Other consumer
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
   Automobile
 
30

 
13

 
17

 
.56
 %
 
   Education
 
7

 
2

 
5

 
.40
 %
 
   Other
 
22

 
4

 
18

 
1.64
 %
 
  Total
 
$
198

 
$
80

 
$
118

 
.23
 %
 
See Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 4 Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report for additional information on the ALLL.
Liquidity and Capital Management
Liquidity risk, including our liquidity monitoring measures and tools, is described in further detail in the Liquidity and Capital Management section of our 2017 Form 10-K.

One of the ways we monitor our liquidity is by reference to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), a regulatory minimum liquidity requirement designed to ensure that covered banking organizations maintain an adequate level of liquidity to meet net liquidity needs over the course of a hypothetical 30-day stress scenario. The LCR is calculated by dividing the amount of an institution’s high quality, unencumbered liquid assets (HQLA), as defined and calculated in accordance with the LCR rules, by its estimated net cash outflows, with net cash outflows determined by applying the assumed outflow factors in the LCR rules. The resulting quotient is expressed as a percentage. The minimum LCR that PNC and PNC Bank are required to maintain is 100% in 2018. PNC and PNC Bank calculate the LCR daily, and as of March 31, 2018, the LCR for PNC and PNC Bank exceeded the requirement of 100%.

We provide additional information regarding regulatory liquidity requirements and their potential impact on us in the Supervision and Regulation section of Item 1 Business and Item 1A Risk Factors of our 2017 Form 10-K.


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Sources of Liquidity
Our largest source of liquidity on a consolidated basis is the customer deposit base generated by our banking businesses. These deposits provide relatively stable and low-cost funding. Total deposits decreased to $264.7 billion at March 31, 2018 from $265.1 billion at December 31, 2017, driven by decreases in noninterest-bearing deposits, partially offset by growth in interest-bearing deposits. See the Funding Sources portion of the Consolidated Balance Sheet Review section of this Financial Review for additional information related to our deposits. Additionally, certain assets determined by us to be liquid and unused borrowing capacity from a number of sources are also available to manage our liquidity position.

At March 31, 2018, our liquid assets consisted of short-term investments (Federal funds sold, resale agreements, trading securities and interest-earning deposits with banks) totaling $32.7 billion and securities available for sale totaling $56.0 billion. The level of liquid assets fluctuates over time based on many factors, including market conditions, loan and deposit growth and balance sheet management activities. Our liquid assets included $3.3 billion of securities available for sale and trading securities pledged as collateral to secure public and trust deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes. In addition, $5.0 billion of securities held to maturity were also pledged as collateral for these purposes.

We also obtain liquidity through various forms of funding, including long-term debt (senior notes, subordinated debt and FHLB borrowings) and short-term borrowings (securities sold under repurchase agreements, commercial paper and other short-term borrowings). See Note 10 Borrowed Funds in our 2017 Form 10-K and the Funding Sources section of the Consolidated Balance Sheet Review for additional information related to our borrowings.
Total senior and subordinated debt, on a consolidated basis, increased due to the following activity:
Table 26: Senior and Subordinated Debt
In billions
2018

 
January 1
$
33.3

 
Issuances
2.0

 
Calls and maturities
(1.0
)
 
Other
(0.4
)
 
March 31
$
33.9

 
Bank Liquidity
Under PNC Bank’s 2014 bank note program, as amended, PNC Bank may from time to time offer up to $40.0 billion aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of its unsecured senior and subordinated notes with maturity dates more than nine months (in the case of senior notes) and five years or more (in the case of subordinated notes) from their date of issue. At March 31, 2018, PNC Bank had $27.7 billion of notes outstanding under this program of which $24.1 billion were senior bank notes and $3.6 billion were subordinated bank notes. The following table details issuances for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Table 27: PNC Bank Notes Issued During First Quarter 2018
Issuance Date
Amount
Description of Issuance
January 22, 2018
$900 million
Senior notes with a maturity date of January 22, 2021. Interest is payable semi-annually at a fixed rate of 2.500% per annum on January 22 and July 22 of each year, beginning July 22, 2018.
January 22, 2018
$700 million
Senior notes with a maturity date of January 22, 2028. Interest is payable semi-annually at a fixed rate of 3.250% per annum on January 22 and July 22 of each year, beginning July 22, 2018.
January 22, 2018
$400 million
Floating rate senior notes with a maturity date of January 22, 2021. Interest is payable at the 3-month LIBOR rate, reset quarterly, plus a spread of .25% on January 22, April 22, July 22 and October 22 of each year, beginning on April 22, 2018.
 
PNC Bank maintains additional secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB-Pittsburgh and through the Federal Reserve Bank discount window. The Federal Reserve Bank, however, is not viewed as a primary means of funding our routine business activities, but rather as a potential source of liquidity in a stressed environment or during a market disruption. At March 31, 2018, our unused secured borrowing capacity at the FHLB-Pittsburgh and the Federal Reserve Bank totaled $44.6 billion.

PNC Bank has the ability to offer up to $10.0 billion of its commercial paper to provide additional liquidity. As of March 31, 2018, there were no issuances outstanding under this program.


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Parent Company Liquidity
In addition to managing liquidity risk at the bank level, we monitor the parent company’s liquidity. The parent company’s contractual obligations consist primarily of debt service related to parent company borrowings and funding non-bank affiliates. Additionally, the parent company maintains adequate liquidity to fund discretionary activities such as paying dividends to our shareholders, share repurchases, and acquisitions.

As of March 31, 2018, available parent company liquidity totaled $5.9 billion. Parent company liquidity is primarily held in intercompany short-term investments, the terms of which provide for the availability of cash in 31 days or less. Investments with longer durations may also be acquired, but if so, the related maturities are aligned with scheduled cash needs, such as the maturity of parent company debt obligations.

The principal source of parent company liquidity is the dividends it receives from PNC Bank, which may be impacted by the following:
•
Bank-level capital needs,
•
Laws and regulations,
•
Corporate policies,
•
Contractual restrictions, and
•
Other factors.

There are statutory and regulatory limitations on the ability of a national bank to pay dividends or make other capital distributions or to extend credit to the parent company or its non-bank subsidiaries. The amount available for dividend payments by PNC Bank to the parent company without prior regulatory approval was approximately $1.4 billion at March 31, 2018. See Note 18 Regulatory Matters in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K for a further discussion of these limitations.

In addition to dividends from PNC Bank, other sources of parent company liquidity include cash and investments, as well as dividends and loan repayments from other subsidiaries and dividends or distributions from equity investments. We can also generate liquidity for the parent company and PNC’s non-bank subsidiaries through the issuance of debt and equity securities, including certain capital instruments, in public or private markets and commercial paper. The parent company has the ability to offer up to $5.0 billion of commercial paper to provide additional liquidity. As of March 31, 2018, there were no commercial paper issuances outstanding.

The parent company has an effective shelf registration statement pursuant to which we can issue additional debt, equity and other capital instruments.

Parent company senior and subordinated debt outstanding totaled $6.8 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments
We have contractual obligations representing required future payments on borrowed funds, time deposits, leases, pension and postretirement benefits and purchase obligations. See the Liquidity and Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section in our 2017 Form 10-K for more information on these future cash outflows. Additionally, in the normal course of business we have various commitments outstanding, certain of which are not included on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We provide information on our commitments in Note 13 Commitments in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements of this Report.


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Credit Ratings
PNC’s credit ratings affect the cost and availability of short and long-term funding, collateral requirements for certain derivative instruments and the ability to offer certain products.

In general, rating agencies base their ratings on many quantitative and qualitative factors, including capital adequacy, liquidity, asset quality, business mix, level and quality of earnings, and the current legislative and regulatory environment, including implied government support. In addition, rating agencies themselves have been subject to scrutiny arising from the most recent financial crisis and could make or be required to make substantial changes to their ratings policies and practices, particularly in response to legislative and regulatory changes. Potential changes in the legislative and regulatory environment and the timing of those changes could impact our ratings, which as noted above, could impact our liquidity and financial condition. A decrease, or potential decrease, in credit ratings could impact access to the capital markets and/or increase the cost of debt, and thereby adversely affect liquidity and financial condition.
Table 28: Credit Ratings as of March 31, 2018 for PNC and PNC Bank
  
Moody’s
Standard &
Poor’s
Fitch
PNC
 
 
 
Senior debt
A3
A-
A+
Subordinated debt
A3
BBB+
A
Preferred stock
Baa2
BBB-
BBB-
PNC Bank
 
 
 
Senior debt
A2
A
A+
Subordinated debt
A3
A-
A
Long-term deposits
Aa2
A
AA-
Short-term deposits
P-1
A-1
F1+
Short-term notes
P-1
A-1
F1

Capital Management
Detailed information on our capital management processes and activities, including additional information on our previous CCAR submissions and capital plans, is included in the Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section in our 2017 Form 10-K.
We manage our funding and capital positions by making adjustments to our balance sheet size and composition, issuing or redeeming debt, issuing equity or other capital instruments, executing treasury stock transactions and capital redemptions or repurchases, and managing dividend policies and retaining earnings.
In connection with the capital plan accepted by the Federal Reserve as part of our 2017 CCAR submission, we repurchased 4.8 million common shares for $.7 billion in the first quarter of 2018 as part of our common stock repurchase programs for the four quarter period ending June 30, 2018. PNC has repurchased a total of 12.7 million shares for $1.8 billion under current share repurchase programs as of March 31, 2018.
We paid dividends on common stock of $.4 billion, or 75 cents per common share, during the first quarter of 2018. On April 4, 2018, the PNC Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 75 cents per share with a payment date of May 5, 2018.


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Table 29: Basel III Capital
Dollars in millions
Basel III
March 31, 2018 (a) (b)
 
 
Fully Phased-In
Basel III (Non-GAAP)
December 31, 2017 (c)
 
 
2017 Transitional Basel III
December 31, 2017 (a)
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock plus related surplus, net of treasury stock
$
7,416

 
 
$
8,195

 
 
 
 
$
8,195

 
Retained earnings
36,265

 
 
35,481

 
 
 
 
35,481

 
Accumulated other comprehensive income for securities currently
    and those transferred from available for sale
(151
)
 
 
337

 
 
 
 
270

 
Accumulated other comprehensive income for pension and other
    postretirement plans
(494
)
 
 
(544
)
 
 
 
 
(436
)
 
Goodwill, net of associated deferred tax liabilities
(9,028
)
 
 
(8,988
)
 
 
 
 
(8,988
)
 
Other disallowed intangibles, net of deferred tax liabilities
(315
)
 
 
(319
)
 
 
 
 
(255
)
 
Other adjustments/(deductions)
(121
)
 
 
(141
)
 
 
 
 
(138
)
 
Total common equity Tier 1 capital before threshold
    deductions
33,572

 
 
34,021

 
 
 
 
34,129

 
Total threshold deductions (d)
(3,272
)
 
 
(2,928
)
 
 
 
 
(1,983
)
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital
30,300

 
 
31,093

 
 
 
 
32,146

 
Additional Tier 1 capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock plus related surplus
3,986

 
 
3,985

 
 
 
 
3,985

 
Other adjustments/(deductions)
(148
)
 
 
(146
)
 
 
 
 
(124
)
 
Tier 1 capital
34,138

 
 
34,932

 
 
 
 
36,007

 
Additional Tier 2 capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qualifying subordinated debt
3,324

 
 
3,433

 
 
 
 
3,482

 
Trust preferred capital securities
80

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100

 
Eligible credit reserves includable in Tier 2 capital
2,893

 
 
2,907

 
 
 
 
2,907

 
Total Basel III capital
$
40,435

 
 
$
41,272

 
 
 
 
$
42,496

 
Risk-weighted assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basel III standardized approach risk-weighted assets (e)
$
314,922

 
 
$
316,120

 
 
 
 
$
309,460

 
Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets (f)
$
280,385

 
 
$
285,226

 
 
 
 
N/A

 
Average quarterly adjusted total assets
$
364,242

 
 
$
363,967

 
 
 
 
$
364,999

 
Supplementary leverage exposure (g)
$
433,233

 
 
$
434,698

 
 
 
 
$
435,731

 
Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1 (i)
9.6
%
 
 
9.8
%
 
(h)
 
 
10.4
%
 
Tier 1 (j)
10.8
%
 
 
11.1
%
 
(h)
 
 
11.6
%
 
Total (k) (l) (m)
12.8
%
 
 
13.1
%
 
(h)
 
 
13.7
%
 
Leverage (n)
9.4
%
 
 
9.6
%
 
 
 
 
9.9
%
 
Supplementary leverage ratio (o)
7.9
%
 
 
8.0
%
 
 
 
 
8.3
%
 
(a)
All ratios are calculated using the regulatory capital methodology applicable to PNC during each period presented and calculated based on the standardized approach.
(b)
The Basel III Common equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital, Leverage and Supplementary ratios as of March 31, 2018 reflect the full phase-in of all Basel III adjustments to these metrics applicable to PNC.
(c)
2017 Fully Phased-In Basel III results are presented as Pro forma estimates.
(d)
Under the Basel III rules, certain items such as significant common stock investments in unconsolidated financial institutions (primarily BlackRock), mortgage servicing rights and deferred tax assets must be deducted from capital (subject to a phase-in schedule that ended December 31, 2017 and net of associated deferred tax liabilities) to the extent they individually exceed 10%, or in the aggregate exceed 15%, of PNC's adjusted common equity Tier 1 capital.
(e)
Includes credit and market risk-weighted assets.
(f)
Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets are calculated based on the Basel III advanced approaches rules, and include credit, market, and operational risk-weighted assets. During the parallel run qualification phase, PNC has refined the data, models, and internal processes used as part of the advanced approaches for determining risk-weighted assets. We anticipate additional refinements to this calculation through the parallel run qualification phase.
(g)
Supplementary leverage exposure is the sum of Adjusted average assets and certain off-balance sheet exposures including undrawn credit commitments and derivative potential future exposures.
(h)
Pro forma fully phased-in Basel III capital ratios based on Basel III standardized approach risk-weighted assets and rules.
(i)
For comparative purposes only, the advanced approaches Basel III Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio for March 31, 2018 is 10.8% and for December 31, 2017 is 10.9% (estimated). This capital ratio is calculated using Common equity Tier 1 capital and dividing by Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets.
(j)
For comparative purposes only, the advanced approaches Basel III Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio for March 31, 2018 is 12.2% and for December 31, 2017 is 12.2% (estimated). This capital ratio is calculated using Tier 1 capital and dividing by Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets.
(k)
For comparative purposes only, the advanced approaches Basel III Total capital risk-based capital ratio for March 31, 2018 is 13.5% and for December 31, 2017 is 13.5% (estimated). This ratio is calculated using Total Basel III capital, which under the advanced approaches, Additional Tier 2 capital includes allowance for loan and lease losses in excess of Basel expected credit losses, if any, up to 0.6% of credit risk-weighted assets, and dividing by Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets.
(l)
The Basel III total risk-based capital ratio includes $80 million of nonqualifying trust preferred capital securities that are subject to a phase-out period that runs through 2022.
(m)
For comparative purposes only, as of March 31, 2018 the ratio is 12.8%, assuming nonqualifying trust preferred capital securities are phased out.
(n)
Leverage ratio is calculated based on Tier 1 capital divided by Average quarterly adjusted total assets.
(o)
Supplementary leverage ratio is calculated based on Tier 1 capital divided by Supplementary leverage exposure. As advanced approaches banking organizations, PNC and PNC Bank became subject to a 3% minimum supplementary leverage ratio effective January 1, 2018.


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The decline in our Basel III Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio at March 31, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 was driven by a decline in AOCI related to the impact of higher interest rates on the valuation of our available for sale securities portfolio.

Because PNC remains in the parallel run qualification phase for the advanced approaches, our regulatory risk-based capital ratios in 2018 and 2017 are calculated using the standardized approach for determining risk-weighted assets. Under the standardized approach for determining credit risk-weighted assets, exposures are generally assigned a pre-defined risk weight. Exposures to high volatility commercial real estate, past due exposures and equity exposures are generally subject to higher risk weights than other types of exposures. Once we exit parallel run, our regulatory risk-based capital ratios will be the lower of the ratios calculated under the standardized approach and the advanced approaches.

Under the Basel III rules applicable to PNC, significant common stock investments in unconsolidated financial institutions (primarily BlackRock), mortgage servicing rights and deferred tax assets must be deducted from capital (subject to a phase-in schedule that ended December 31, 2017 and net of associated deferred tax liabilities) to the extent they individually exceed 10%, or in the aggregate exceed 15%, of the institution's adjusted common equity Tier 1 capital. Also, Basel III regulatory capital includes (subject to a phase-in schedule that ended December 31, 2017) accumulated other comprehensive income related to securities currently and previously held as available for sale, as well as pension and other postretirement plans. With the exception of certain nonqualifiying trust preferred capital securities included in PNC’s Total risk-based capital, the transitions and multi-year phase-in of the definition of capital under the Basel III rules were complete as of January 1, 2018. Accordingly, we refer to the capital ratios calculated using the definition of capital in effect as of January 1, 2018 and, for the risk-based ratios, standardized approach risk-weighted assets, as the Basel III ratios. The Basel III Total risk-based capital includes trust preferred capital securities in the amount of $80 million that are subject to a phase-out that runs through 2022. We refer to the capital ratios calculated using the phased-in Basel III provisions in effect for 2017 and, for the risk-based ratios, standardized approach risk-weighted assets, as the 2017 Transitional Basel III ratios. All current period capital ratios are calculated using the regulatory capital methodology applicable to us during 2018.

Federal banking regulators have stated that they expect the largest U.S. bank holding companies, including PNC, to have a level of regulatory capital well in excess of the regulatory minimum and have required the largest U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), including PNC, to have a capital buffer sufficient to withstand losses and allow them to meet the credit needs of their customers through estimated stress scenarios. We seek to manage our capital consistent with these regulatory principles, and believe that our March 31, 2018 capital levels were aligned with them.

At March 31, 2018, PNC and PNC Bank, our sole bank subsidiary, were both considered “well capitalized,” based on applicable U.S. regulatory capital ratio requirements. To qualify as “well capitalized”, PNC must have Basel III capital ratios of at least 6% for Tier 1 risk-based capital and 10% for Total risk-based capital, and PNC Bank must have Basel III capital ratios of at least 6.5% for Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital, 8% for Tier 1 risk-based capital, 10% for Total risk-based capital and a Leverage ratio of at least 5%.

We provide additional information regarding regulatory capital requirements and some of their potential impacts on us in the Supervision and Regulation section of Item 1 Business, Item 1A Risk Factors and Note 18 Regulatory Matters in our 2017 Form 10-K. See the Statistical Information (Unaudited) section of this Report for details on our March 31, 2017 Transitional Basel III and Fully Phased-In Basel III Common equity Tier 1 capital ratios.


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Market Risk Management
Market risk is the risk of a loss in earnings or economic value due to adverse movements in market factors such as interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. We are exposed to market risk primarily by our involvement in the following activities, among others:
•
Traditional banking activities of gathering deposits and extending loans,
•
Equity and other investments and activities whose economic values are directly impacted by market factors, and
•
Fixed income securities, derivatives and foreign exchange activities, as a result of customer activities and securities underwriting.

We have established enterprise-wide policies and methodologies to identify, measure, monitor and report market risk. Market Risk Management provides independent oversight by monitoring compliance with established guidelines and reporting significant risks in the business to the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors.

Market Risk Management – Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk results primarily from our traditional banking activities of gathering deposits and extending loans. Many factors, including economic and financial conditions, movements in interest rates and consumer preferences, affect the difference between the interest that we earn on assets and the interest that we pay on liabilities and the level of our noninterest-bearing funding sources. Due to the repricing term mismatches and embedded options inherent in certain of these products, changes in market interest rates not only affect expected near-term earnings, but also the economic values of these assets and liabilities.

The interest rates that we pay on customer deposits have risen in recent quarters, in part as a result of higher short-term interest rates. The rates paid on commercial deposits have had a higher correlation to the increase in short-term interest rates, as compared to the rates paid on consumer deposits. The rates paid on customer deposits are impacted by many factors including the level of interest rates, competition for deposits, new product offerings, and changes in business strategies. During the remainder of 2018, we anticipate that the rates paid on our consumer deposits will have a higher correlation to changes in short-term in interest rates.

A portion of our loans are indexed to one-month LIBOR, while the majority of our wholesale borrowings are indexed to three-month LIBOR. During the first quarter of 2018, the spread between three-month LIBOR and one-month LIBOR widened, resulting in a compression of net interest income and margin from what would have otherwise been recognized had the spread remained unchanged.

Our Asset and Liability Management group centrally manages interest rate risk as prescribed in our risk management policies, which are approved by management’s Asset and Liability Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors.

Sensitivity results and market interest rate benchmarks for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017 follow:
Table 30: Interest Sensitivity Analysis
 
First Quarter 2018

 
First Quarter 2017

 
Net Interest Income Sensitivity Simulation (a)
 
 
 
 
Effect on net interest income in first year from gradual interest rate change over the
   following 12 months of:
 
 
 
 
100 basis point increase
2.5
 %
 
2.5
 %
 
100 basis point decrease
(3.1
)%
 
(4.5
)%
 
Effect on net interest income in second year from gradual interest rate change over the
    preceding 12 months of:
 
 
 
 
100 basis point increase
4.3
 %
 
4.0
 %
 
100 basis point decrease
(7.0
)%
 
(8.8
)%
 
Duration of Equity Model (a)
 
 
 
 
Base case duration of equity (in years)
(.7
)
 
(2.3
)
 
Key Period-End Interest Rates
 
 
 
 
One-month LIBOR
1.88
 %
 
.98
 %
 
Three-month LIBOR
2.31
 %
 
1.15
 %
 
Three-year swap
2.66
 %
 
1.81
 %
 
(a)
Given the inherent limitations in certain of these measurement tools and techniques, results become less meaningful as interest rates approach zero.
In addition to measuring the effect on net interest income assuming parallel changes in current interest rates, we routinely simulate the effects of a number of nonparallel interest rate environments. Table 31 reflects the percentage change in net interest income over the next two 12-month periods assuming (i) the PNC Economist’s most likely rate forecast, (ii) implied market forward rates and

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(iii) yield curve slope flattening (a 100 basis point yield curve slope flattening between one-month and ten-year rates superimposed on current base rates) scenario.
Table 31: Net Interest Income Sensitivity to Alternative Rate Scenarios (First Quarter 2018)
 
PNC
Economist

Market
Forward

Slope
Flattening

 
First year sensitivity
.7
%
1.8
%
(.8
)%
 
Second year sensitivity
1.3
%
.4
%
(3.5
)%
 

All changes in forecasted net interest income are relative to results in a base rate scenario where current market rates are assumed to remain unchanged over the forecast horizon.

When forecasting net interest income, we make assumptions about interest rates and the shape of the yield curve, the volume and characteristics of new business and the behavior of existing on- and off-balance sheet positions. These assumptions determine the future level of simulated net interest income in the base interest rate scenario and the other interest rate scenarios presented in Tables 30 and 31. These simulations assume that as assets and liabilities mature, they are replaced or repriced at then current market rates.

The following graph presents the LIBOR/Swap yield curves for the base rate scenario and each of the alternate scenarios one year forward.
Table 32: Alternate Interest Rate Scenarios: One Year Forward
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The first quarter 2018 interest sensitivity analyses indicate that our Consolidated Balance Sheet is positioned to benefit from an increase in interest rates and an upward sloping interest rate yield curve. We believe that we have the deposit funding base and balance sheet flexibility to adjust, where appropriate and permissible, to changing interest rates and market conditions.

Market Risk Management – Customer-Related Trading Risk
We engage in fixed income securities, derivatives and foreign exchange transactions to support our customers’ investing and hedging activities. These transactions, related hedges and the credit valuation adjustment related to our customer derivatives portfolio are marked-to-market daily and reported as customer-related trading activities. We do not engage in proprietary trading of these products.

We use value-at-risk (VaR) as the primary means to measure and monitor market risk in customer-related trading activities. VaR is used to estimate the probability of portfolio losses based on the statistical analysis of historical market risk factors. A diversified VaR reflects empirical correlations across different asset classes. We calculate a diversified VaR at a 95% confidence interval and the results for the first three months of 2018 and 2017 were within our acceptable limits.

See the Market Risk Management – Customer-Related Trading Risk section of our 2017 Form 10-K for more information on our models used to calculate VaR and our backtesting process.

Customer related trading revenue was $77 million for the first quarter of 2018 compared to $68 million for the first quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily due to higher foreign exchange client sales revenues.


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Market Risk Management – Equity And Other Investment Risk
Equity investment risk is the risk of potential losses associated with investing in both private and public equity markets. In addition to extending credit, taking deposits, underwriting securities and trading financial instruments, we make and manage direct investments in a variety of transactions, including management buyouts, recapitalizations and growth financings in a variety of industries. We also have investments in affiliated and non-affiliated funds that make similar investments in private equity. The economic and/or book value of these investments and other assets are directly affected by changes in market factors.

Various PNC business units manage our equity and other investment activities. Our businesses are responsible for making investment decisions within the approved policy limits and associated guidelines.

A summary of our equity investments follows:
Table 33: Equity Investments Summary
 
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Change
 
Dollars in millions
 
$

 
%

 
BlackRock
$
7,642

 
$
7,576

 
$
66

 
1
 %
 
Tax credit investments
2,071

 
2,148

 
(77
)
 
(4
)%
 
Private equity and other
2,295

 
1,668

 
627

 
38
 %
 
Total
$
12,008

 
$
11,392

 
$
616

 
5
 %
 

BlackRock
We owned approximately 35 million common stock equivalent shares of BlackRock equity at March 31, 2018, accounted for under the equity method. The Business Segments Review section of this Financial Review includes additional information about BlackRock.

Tax Credit Investments
Included in our equity investments are direct tax credit investments and equity investments held by consolidated entities. These tax credit investment balances included unfunded commitments totaling $.7 billion and $.8 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. These unfunded commitments are included in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Note 2 Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K has further information on Tax Credit Investments.

Private Equity and Other
The majority of our other equity investments consists of our private equity portfolio. The private equity portfolio is an illiquid portfolio consisting of mezzanine and equity investments that vary by industry, stage and type of investment. Private equity investments carried at estimated fair value totaled $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion at March 31, 2018 at December 31, 2017, respectively. As of March 31, 2018, $1.2 billion was invested directly in a variety of companies and $.2 billion was invested indirectly through various private equity funds. See Item 1 Business - Supervision and Regulation in our 2017 Form 10-K for discussion of the potential impacts of the Volcker Rule provisions of Dodd-Frank on our interests in and of private funds covered by the Volcker Rule.

Effective January 1, 2018, $.6 billion of available for sale securities were reclassified to equity investments as part of the adoption of ASU 2016-01. These securities were primarily money market funds.

Included in our other equity investments are Visa Class B common shares, which are recorded at cost. At March 31, 2018, the estimated value of our investment in Visa Class B common shares was approximately $693 million and our cost basis was not significant. Visa Class B common shares that we own are transferable only under limited circumstances until they can be converted into shares of the publicly-traded class of stock, which cannot happen until the settlement of the pending interchange litigation. See Note 6 Fair Value and Note 19 Legal Proceedings in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information regarding our Visa agreements.

We also have certain other equity investments, the majority of which represent investments in affiliated and non-affiliated funds with both traditional and alternative investment strategies. Net gains related to these investments were not significant at March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.


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Financial Derivatives
We use a variety of financial derivatives as part of the overall asset and liability risk management process to help manage exposure to market and credit risk inherent in our business activities. Substantially all such instruments are used to manage risk related to changes in interest rates. Interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and floors, swaptions, options, forwards and futures contracts are the primary instruments we use for risk management. We also enter into derivatives with customers to facilitate their risk management activities.

Financial derivatives involve, to varying degrees, market and credit risk. Periodic cash payments are exchanged for interest rate swaps, options and futures contracts. Premiums are also exchanged for options contracts. Therefore, cash requirements and exposure to credit risk are significantly less than the notional amount on these instruments.

Further information on our financial derivatives is presented in Note 1 Accounting Policies and Note 6 Fair Value in our Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K and in Note 6 Fair Value and Note 9 Financial Derivatives in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.

Not all elements of market and credit risk are addressed through the use of financial derivatives, and such instruments may be ineffective for their intended purposes due to unanticipated market changes, among other reasons.

RECENT REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

On April 10, 2018, the Federal Reserve requested public comment on a proposal that would integrate its capital plan rule, stress test rules and the annual CCAR exercise with its Basel III regulatory capital rules. The proposal would apply to BHCs with $50 billion or more in assets (including PNC). Among other things, the proposal would introduce new common equity Tier 1 (CET1) and Tier 1 leverage stress capital buffers. The CET1 and Tier 1 leverage stress capital buffers for a covered BHC would equal (i) the percentage decline in the BHC’s CET1 and Tier 1 leverage ratios, respectively, in the most recently completed CCAR exercise as projected by the Federal Reserve under its Supervisory Severely Adverse scenario, plus (ii) the BHC’s projected common stock dividends in the fourth through seventh quarter of that exercise (expressed as a ratio to the BHC’s total risk-weighted assets or average total consolidated assets, as applicable). The CET1 stress capital buffer would have a minimum “floor” of 2.5 percent.

Under the proposal, PNC would be subject to the Basel III capital conservation buffer limitations on capital distributions and discretionary incentive compensation payments to senior management if PNC’s CET1 ratio fell below (i) 4.5%, plus (ii) PNC’s applicable CET1 stress capital buffer, plus (iii) any applicable countercyclical capital buffer (which is currently set at zero in the United States). Global systemically important banks (GSIBs) and BHCs that have exited parallel run under the advanced approaches would be subject to additional capital buffer requirements. In connection with these changes, the Federal Reserve proposes to make a number of changes to the CCAR process, including eliminating (i) the quantitative “pass-fail” component, (ii) the required assumption that a BHC continues its base case capital actions in the Supervisory Adverse and Severely Adverse scenarios, and (iii) the stricter scrutiny applied by the Federal Reserve to common dividend payout ratios of greater than 30 percent. The proposal also would make changes to the capital action assumptions that the Federal Reserve and covered BHCs apply in conducting stress tests under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFAST). The Federal Reserve has proposed implementing these changes for the 2019 CCAR exercise.

Also in April, the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation requested public comment on a joint proposal that would, among other things, revise the agencies’ Basel III regulatory capital rules to allow banking organizations to elect to phase-in, over a three-year period, the regulatory capital effects of implementing the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), commonly referred to as the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) standard. The proposal also would generally replace references to the ALLL in the regulatory capital and certain other rules of the agencies with references to the allowance for credit losses (ACL) for institutions that have adopted CECL. As defined, ACL would include credit loss allowances established for on- and off-balance sheet assets in accordance with CECL through a charge against earnings, other than credit losses on purchased credit-deteriorated assets and available for sale securities and allocated transfer risk reserves. Under the proposal, an institution that has adopted CECL could include ACL in its regulatory Tier 2 capital to the same extent as ALLL is includable in Tier 2 capital currently (i.e., up to 1.25% of Standardized Approach risk-weighted assets). An institution that calculates capital under the advanced approaches and has implemented CECL also would use ACL to determine whether its expected credit losses exceed the institution’s eligible credit reserves (which would be defined as ACL), with the difference deducted from CET1. The proposal also would amend the agencies’ capital stress test rules to provide that covered banking organizations that have adopted CECL must include the effects of CECL in their stress tests conducted after January 1, 2020.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGMENTS
 
Note 1 Accounting Policies of our 2017 Form 10-K describes the most significant accounting policies that we use to prepare our consolidated financial statements. Certain of these policies require us to make estimates or economic assumptions that may vary under different assumptions or conditions and such variations may significantly affect our reported results and financial position for the period or in future periods.

The following critical accounting policies and judgments are described in more detail in Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments in Item 7 of our 2017 Form 10-K:
•
Fair Value Measurements
•
Allowances for Loan and Lease Losses and Unfunded Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit
•
Goodwill
•
Residential and Commercial Mortgage Servicing Rights
•
Income Taxes
•
Legal Contingencies

Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and the portions of such assets and liabilities that are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 3 assets and liabilities are those where the fair value is estimated using significant unobservable inputs.

Table 34: Fair Value Measurements – Summary
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Dollars in millions
Total Fair
Value

 
Level 3

 
 
Total Fair
Value

 
Level 3

 
Total assets
$
66,580

 
$
6,546

 
 
$
69,673

 
$
6,475

 
Total assets at fair value as a percentage of consolidated assets
18
%
 
 
 
 
18
%
 
 
 
Level 3 assets as a percentage of total assets at fair value
 
 
10
%
 
 
 
 
9
%
 
Level 3 assets as a percentage of consolidated assets
 
 
2
%
 
 
 
 
2
%
 
Total liabilities
$
4,161

 
$
488

 
 
$
4,233

 
$
531

 
Total liabilities at fair value as a percentage of consolidated liabilities
1
%
 
 
 
 
1
%
 
 
 
Level 3 liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities at fair value
 
 
12
%
 
 
 
 
13
%
 
Level 3 liabilities as a percentage of consolidated liabilities
 
 
<1
%
 
 
 
 
<1
%
 

The majority of assets recorded at fair value are included in the securities available for sale portfolio. The majority of Level 3 assets represent non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities in the available for sale portfolio, equity investments and mortgage servicing rights. For further information on fair value, see Note 6 Fair Value in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.

Income Taxes

See the Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments section in Item 7 of our 2017 Form 10-K for information on our accounting of certain income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017. Where certain income tax effects could be reasonably estimated, these were included as provisional amounts as of December 31, 2017. During the measurement period, which will end in December 2018, these estimates may be adjusted upon obtaining or analyzing additional information about facts and circumstances or clarifications of uncertain aspects of the newly enacted tax law, which if known would have affected the initially reported provisional amounts. No changes were made to these provisional amounts during the first quarter of 2018.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
Description
Financial Statement Impact
Leases - ASU 2016-02

Issued February 2016
• Required effective date of January 1, 2019.(a)
• Requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and related lease liability for all leases with lease terms of more than 12 months.
• Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease.
• May be adopted using a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment.
• FASB approved an amendment which would permit the option to adopt the new standard prospectively as of the effective date, without adjusting comparative periods presented.
• We plan to adopt the guidance in the first quarter of 2019.
• Implementation efforts are ongoing, including the deployment of a lease accounting software solution.
• We are currently evaluating the impact of various accounting policy elections, the discount rate to present value the future minimum payments under operating leases, and the impact of new disclosure requirements.
• We are substantially complete with the evaluation of our initial lease population. We will continue to review service contracts through the effective date and may identify additional leases embedded within those arrangements that are within the scope of the ASU.
• We expect, at a minimum, to recognize lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets commensurate with the present value of the future minimum payments. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases totaled $2.6 billion as of December 31, 2017 as disclosed in Note 8 Premises, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements in our 2017 Form 10-K.
• We do not expect a material change to the timing of our expense recognition.
Credit Losses - ASU 2016-13

Issued June 2016
• Required effective date of January 1, 2020.(a)
• Requires the use of an expected credit loss methodology; specifically, current expected credit losses (CECL) for the remaining life of the asset will be recognized at the time of origination or acquisition.
• Methodology will apply to loans, debt securities, and other financial assets and net investment in leases not accounted for at fair value through net income. It will also apply to off-balance sheet credit exposures except for unconditionally cancellable commitments.
• In-scope assets will be presented at the net amount expected to be collected after deducting the allowance for credit losses from the amortized cost basis of the assets.
• Requires enhanced credit quality disclosures including disaggregation of credit quality indicators by vintage.
• Requires a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption.
• We do not plan to adopt the standard at its early adoption date in the first quarter of 2019.
• We established a company-wide, cross-functional governance structure in the third quarter of 2016, which oversees overall strategy for implementation of Topic 326, including model methodology, technology, development, data enhancements and governance issues.
• We continue to design and develop CECL estimation methodologies and technological solutions.
• Concurrently, we are assessing and analyzing whether data that is required to comply with the standard is available and accurate.
• We continue to believe that the adoption of the standard will result in an overall increase in the allowance for loan losses to cover credit losses over the estimated life of the financial assets. However, the magnitude of the increase in our allowance for loan losses at the adoption date will depend upon the nature and characteristics of the portfolio at the adoption date, as well as macroeconomic conditions and forecasts at that date.
Goodwill - ASU 2017-04

Issued January 2017
• Required effective date of January 1, 2020.(a)
• Eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill under which a loss was recognized only if the estimated implied fair value of the goodwill is below its carrying value.
• Requires impairment to be recognized if the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value.
• We plan to adopt the standard on its effective date and we do not expect the adoption of this standard to impact our consolidated results of operations or our consolidated financial position.

(a) Early adoption is permitted.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
See Note 1 Accounting Policies in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report regarding the impact of new accounting pronouncements adopted in the first quarter of 2018.


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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

We engage in a variety of activities that involve entities that are not consolidated or otherwise reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheet that are generally referred to as off-balance sheet arrangements. Additional information on these types of activities is included in our 2017 Form 10-K and in Note 2 Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities and Note 13 Commitments in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

A summary of variable interest entities (VIEs), including those in which we hold variable interests but have not consolidated into our financial statements, is included in Note 2 in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Trust Preferred Securities and REIT Preferred Securities
See Note 10 Borrowed Funds and Note 15 Equity in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information on trust preferred securities issued by PNC Capital Trust C including information on contractual limitations potentially imposed on payments (including dividends) with respect to PNC's equity securities and for additional information on the 2017 redemption of the REIT preferred securities issued by PNC Preferred Funding Trust I and PNC Preferred Funding Trust II.
INTERNAL CONTROLS AND DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of March 31, 2018, we performed an evaluation under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and of changes in our internal control over financial reporting.

Based on that evaluation, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective as of March 31, 2018, and that there has been no change in PNC’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2018 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
For a glossary of terms commonly used in our filings, please see the glossary of terms included in our 2017 Form 10-K.
  
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
We make statements in this Report, and we may from time to time make other statements, regarding our outlook for earnings, revenues, expenses, tax rates, capital and liquidity levels and ratios, asset levels, asset quality, financial position, and other matters regarding or affecting us and our future business and operations that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “see,” “look,” “intend,” “outlook,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “goal,” “will,” “should” and other similar words and expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We do not assume any duty to update forward-looking statements. Actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in forward-looking statements, as well as from historical performance.
Our forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties.
•
Our businesses, financial results and balance sheet values are affected by business and economic conditions, including the following:
–
Changes in interest rates and valuations in debt, equity and other financial markets.
–
Disruptions in the U.S. and global financial markets.
–
Actions by the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Treasury and other government agencies, including those that impact money supply and market interest rates.
–
Changes in customer behavior due to newly enacted tax legislation, changing business and economic conditions or legislative or regulatory initiatives.
–
Changes in customers’, suppliers’ and other counterparties’ performance and creditworthiness.
–
Slowing or reversal of the current U.S. economic expansion.
–
Commodity price volatility.
•
Our forward-looking financial statements are subject to the risk that economic and financial market conditions will be substantially different than those we are currently expecting and do not take into account potential legal and regulatory contingencies. These statements are based on our current view that the U.S. economic growth will accelerate somewhat in

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2018, in light of stimulus from corporate and personal income tax cuts passed in late 2017 that are expected to support business investment and consumer spending, respectively. We expect an increase in federal government spending will also support economic growth in 2018. Further gradual improvement in the labor market this year, including job gains and rising wages, is another positive for consumer spending. Other sources of growth for the U.S. economy in 2018 will be the global economic expansion and the housing market, although trade restrictions are a downside risk to the forecast. Although inflation slowed in 2017, it should pick up as the labor market continues to tighten. Short-term interest rates and bond yields are expected to rise throughout 2018; after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate in March, our baseline forecast is for two additional rate hikes in June and December 2018, pushing the rate to a range of 2.00 to 2.25% by the end of the year. Longer-term rates are also expected to increase as the Federal Reserve slowly reduces the size of its balance sheet and the federal government borrows more. Long-term rates will rise more slowly than short-term rates, so we anticipate that the yield curve will flatten but not invert.
•
Our ability to take certain capital actions, including returning capital to shareholders, is subject to review by the Federal Reserve Board as part of our comprehensive capital plan for the applicable period in connection with the Federal Reserve Board’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) process and to the acceptance of such capital plan and non-objection to such capital actions by the Federal Reserve Board.
•
Our regulatory capital ratios in the future will depend on, among other things, the company’s financial performance, the scope and terms of final capital regulations then in effect (particularly those implementing the international regulatory capital framework developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee), and management actions affecting the composition of our balance sheet. In addition, our ability to determine, evaluate and forecast regulatory capital ratios, and to take actions (such as capital distributions) based on actual or forecasted capital ratios, will be dependent at least in part on the development, validation and regulatory approval of related models.
•
Legal and regulatory developments could have an impact on our ability to operate our businesses, financial condition, results of operations, competitive position, reputation, or pursuit of attractive acquisition opportunities. Reputational impacts could affect matters such as business generation and retention, liquidity, funding, and ability to attract and retain management. These developments could include:
–
Changes resulting from legislative and regulatory reforms, including changes affecting oversight of the financial services industry, consumer protection, pension, bankruptcy and other industry aspects, and changes in accounting policies and principles.
–
Changes to regulations governing bank capital and liquidity standards, including due to the Dodd-Frank Act and initiatives of the Basel Committee.
–
Unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings or other claims and regulatory and other governmental investigations or other inquiries. These matters may result in monetary judgments or settlements or other remedies, including fines, penalties, restitution or alterations in our business practices, and in additional expenses and collateral costs, and may cause reputational harm to us.
–
Results of the regulatory examination and supervision process, including our failure to satisfy requirements of agreements with governmental agencies.
–
Impact on business and operating results of any costs associated with obtaining rights in intellectual property claimed by others and of adequacy of our intellectual property protection in general.
•
Business and operating results are affected by our ability to identify and effectively manage risks inherent in our businesses, including, where appropriate, through effective use of systems and controls, third-party insurance, derivatives, and capital management techniques, and to meet evolving regulatory capital and liquidity standards.
•
Business and operating results also include impacts relating to our equity interest in BlackRock, Inc. and rely to a significant extent on information provided to us by BlackRock. Risks and uncertainties that could affect BlackRock are discussed in more detail by BlackRock in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.
•
We grow our business in part through acquisitions. Acquisition risks and uncertainties include those presented by the nature of the business acquired, including in some cases those associated with our entry into new businesses or new geographic or other markets and risks resulting from our inexperience in those new areas, as well as risks and uncertainties related to the acquisition transactions themselves, regulatory issues, and the integration of the acquired businesses into PNC after closing.
•
Competition can have an impact on customer acquisition, growth and retention and on credit spreads and product pricing, which can affect market share, deposits and revenues. Our ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes can also impact our ability to respond to customer needs and meet competitive demands.
•
Business and operating results can also be affected by widespread natural and other disasters, pandemics, dislocations, terrorist activities, system failures, security breaches, cyberattacks or international hostilities through impacts on the economy and financial markets generally or on us or our counterparties specifically.

We provide greater detail regarding these as well as other factors in our 2017 Form 10-K, and elsewhere in this Report, including Item 1A Risk Factors in our 2017 Form 10-K, the Risk Management section of this Financial Review and of Item 7 in our 2017 Form 10-K and the Legal Proceedings and Commitments Notes of the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Report and Item 8 of our 2017 Form 10-K. Our forward-looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed elsewhere in this Report or in our other filings with the SEC.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
 
Unaudited
Three months ended
March 31
In millions, except per share data
2018

 
2017

Interest Income
 
 
 
Loans
$
2,228

 
$
1,904

Investment securities
512

 
493

Other
178

 
123

Total interest income
2,918

 
2,520

Interest Expense
 
 
 
Deposits
213

 
120

Borrowed funds
344

 
240

Total interest expense
557

 
360

Net interest income
2,361

 
2,160

Noninterest Income
 
 
 
Asset management
455

 
403

Consumer services
357

 
332

Corporate services
429

 
414

Residential mortgage
97

 
113

Service charges on deposits
167

 
161

Other
245

 
301

Total noninterest income
1,750

 
1,724

Total revenue
4,111

 
3,884

Provision For Credit Losses
92

 
88

Noninterest Expense
 
 
 
Personnel
1,354

 
1,257

Occupancy
218

 
222

Equipment
273

 
251

Marketing
55

 
55

Other
627

 
617

Total noninterest expense
2,527

 
2,402

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
1,492

 
1,394

Income taxes
253

 
320

Net income
1,239

 
1,074

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10

 
17

Preferred stock dividends
63

 
63

Preferred stock discount accretion and redemptions
1

 
21

Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
1,165

 
$
973

Earnings Per Common Share
 
 
 
Basic
$
2.45

 
$
1.99

Diluted
$
2.43

 
$
1.96

Average Common Shares Outstanding
 
 
 
Basic
473

 
487

Diluted
476

 
492

See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
 
Unaudited
In millions
 
Three months ended
March 31
 
2018

 
2017

 
Net income
 
$
1,239

 
$
1,074

 
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax and net of reclassifications into Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on non-OTTI securities
 
(646
)
 
69

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on OTTI securities
 
14

 
35

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge derivatives
 
(193
)
 
(77
)
 
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments
 
63

 
(62
)
 
Other
 
27

 
4

 
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax and net of reclassifications into Net income
 
(735
)

(31
)

Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income
 
178

 
17

 
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax and net of reclassifications into Net income
 
(557
)

(14
)

Comprehensive income
 
682

 
1,060

 
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
10

 
17

 
Comprehensive income attributable to PNC
 
$
672


$
1,043


See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
 
Unaudited
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

In millions, except par value
Assets
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
4,649

 
$
5,249

Interest-earning deposits with banks
28,821

 
28,595

Loans held for sale (a)
965

 
2,655

Investment securities – available for sale
56,018

 
57,618

Investment securities – held to maturity
18,544

 
18,513

Loans (a)
221,614

 
220,458

Allowance for loan and lease losses
(2,604
)
 
(2,611
)
Net loans
219,010

 
217,847

Equity investments (b)
12,008

 
11,392

Mortgage servicing rights
1,979

 
1,832

Goodwill
9,218

 
9,173

Other (a)
27,949

 
27,894

Total assets
$
379,161

 
$
380,768

Liabilities
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$
78,303

 
$
79,864

Interest-bearing
186,401

 
185,189

Total deposits
264,704

 
265,053

Borrowed funds
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
19,537

 
21,037

Bank notes and senior debt
28,773

 
28,062

Subordinated debt
5,121

 
5,200

Other (c)
4,608

 
4,789

Total borrowed funds
58,039

 
59,088

Allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit
290

 
297

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
9,093

 
8,745

Total liabilities
332,126

 
333,183

Equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock (d)

 
 
Common stock ($5 par value, Authorized 800 shares, issued 542 shares)
2,710

 
2,710

Capital surplus
16,227

 
16,374

Retained earnings
36,266

 
35,481

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(699
)
 
(148
)
Common stock held in treasury at cost: 72 and 69 shares
(7,535
)
 
(6,904
)
Total shareholders’ equity
46,969

 
47,513

Noncontrolling interests
66

 
72

Total equity
47,035

 
47,585

Total liabilities and equity
$
379,161

 
$
380,768

(a)
Our consolidated assets included the following for which we have elected the fair value option: Loans held for sale of $.9 billion, Loans of $.8 billion and Other assets of $.3 billion at March 31, 2018 and Loans held for sale of $1.7 billion, Loans of $.9 billion and Other assets of $.3 billion at December 31, 2017.
(b)
Amounts include our equity interest in BlackRock. The amount at March 31, 2018 includes $.6 billion of trading and available for sale securities, primarily money market funds, that were reclassified to Equity investments on January 1, 2018 in accordance with the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.
(c)
Our consolidated liabilities at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 included Other borrowed funds of $.1 billion for which we have elected the fair value option.
(d)
Par value less than $.5 million at each date.

See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
 
Unaudited
In millions
 
Three months ended
March 31
 
2018

 
2017

 
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
1,239

 
$
1,074

 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
 
92

 
88

 
Depreciation and amortization
 
280

 
279

 
Deferred income taxes
 
81

 
21

 
Changes in fair value of mortgage servicing rights
 
(85
)
 
33

 
Undistributed earnings of BlackRock
 
(133
)
 
(100
)
 
Net change in
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities and other short-term investments
 
176

 
(405
)
 
Loans held for sale
 
1,675

 
1,065

 
Other assets
 
(1,217
)
 
541

 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
710

 
(884
)
 
Other
 
104

 
(122
)
 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
 
$
2,922

 
$
1,590

 
Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
$
4,461

 
$
3,202

 
Loans
 
479

 
338

 
Repayments/maturities
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
2,027

 
2,790

 
Securities held to maturity
 
598

 
504

 
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
(5,905
)
 
(5,142
)
 
Securities held to maturity
 
(662
)
 
(1,778
)
 
Loans
 
(224
)
 
(177
)
 
Net change in
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and resale agreements
 
97

 
(674
)
 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
 
(226
)
 
(2,166
)
 
Loans
 
(1,611
)
 
(2,359
)
 
Other
 
(284
)
 
(158
)
 
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
 
$
(1,250
)
 
$
(5,620
)
 
(continued on following page)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(continued from previous page)
 
Unaudited
In millions
 
Three Months Ended
March 31
 
2018

 
2017

 
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
$
(1,683
)
 
$
(944
)
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 
1,212

 
4,530

 
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements
 
87

 
8

 
Commercial paper
 
(100
)
 
 
 
Other borrowed funds
 
(11
)
 
795

 
Sales/issuances
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
 


 
4,500

 
Bank notes and senior debt
 
1,991

 
1,820

 
Other borrowed funds
 
123

 
26

 
Common and treasury stock
 
33

 
60

 
Repayments/maturities
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
 
(1,500
)
 
(2,500
)
 
Bank notes and senior debt
 
(1,000
)
 
(1,000
)
 
Subordinated debt
 


 
(1,100
)
 
Other borrowed funds
 
(163
)
 
(19
)
 
Redemption of noncontrolling interests
 


 
(1,000
)
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
 
(840
)
 
(688
)
 
Preferred stock cash dividends paid
 
(63
)
 
(63
)
 
Common stock cash dividends paid
 
(358
)
 
(271
)
 
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
 
(2,272
)
 
4,154

 
Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash And Due From Banks
 
(600
)
 
124

 
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
 
5,249

 
4,879

 
Cash and due from banks at end of period
 
$
4,649

 
$
5,003

 
Supplemental Disclosures
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
501

 
$
347

 
Income taxes paid
 
$
7

 
$
8

 
Income taxes refunded
 
$
11

 
$
9

 
Non-cash Investing and Financing Items
 
 
 
 
 
Transfer from loans to loans held for sale, net
 
$
173

 
$
107

 
Transfer from loans to foreclosed assets
 
$
45

 
$
57

 
See accompanying Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Unaudited

BUSINESS

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC) is one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

We have businesses engaged in retail banking, including residential mortgage, corporate and institutional banking and asset management, providing many of our products and services nationally. Our primary geographic markets are located in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast. We also provide certain products and services internationally.

NOTE 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, most of which are wholly-owned, certain partnership interests and variable interest entities.

We prepared these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). We have eliminated intercompany accounts and transactions. We have also reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to the current period presentation, which did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In our opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments needed to present fairly our results for the interim periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other interim period.

We have also considered the impact of subsequent events on these consolidated financial statements.

When preparing these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, we have assumed that you have read the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2017 Form 10-K. Reference is made to Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K for a detailed description of significant accounting policies. There have been no significant changes to our accounting policies as disclosed in our 2017 Form 10-K, except for those accounting policies included in this Note as a result of the adoption of new accounting standards that were effective in the first quarter of 2018. These interim consolidated financial statements serve to update our 2017 Form 10-K and may not include all information and Notes necessary to constitute a complete set of financial statements.

Use of Estimates

We prepared these consolidated financial statements using financial information available at the time of preparation, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Our most significant estimates pertain to our fair value measurements and allowances for loan and lease losses and unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. Actual results may differ from the estimates and the differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We earn interest and noninterest income from various sources, including:
•
Lending,
•
Securities portfolio,
•
Asset management,
•
Customer deposits,
•
Loan sales, loan securitizations, and servicing,
•
Brokerage services,
•
Sale of securities,
•
Certain private equity activities, and
•
Securities, derivatives and foreign exchange activities


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In addition, we earn fees and commissions from:
•
Issuing loan commitments, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees,
•
Deposit account services,
•
Merchant services,
•
Selling various insurance products,
•
Providing treasury management services,
•
Providing merger and acquisition advisory and related services
•
Debit and credit card transactions, and
•
Participating in certain capital markets transactions.

Our Asset management noninterest income also includes our share of the earnings of BlackRock recognized under the equity method of accounting.

We record private equity income or loss based on changes in the valuation of the underlying investments or when we dispose of our interest.

We recognize gain/(loss) on changes in the fair value of certain financial instruments where we have elected the fair value option. These financial instruments include certain commercial and residential mortgage loans originated for sale, certain residential mortgage portfolio loans, resale agreements and our investment in BlackRock Series C preferred stock. We also recognize gain/(loss) on changes in the fair value of residential and commercial mortgage servicing rights (MSRs).

We recognize revenue from servicing residential mortgages, commercial mortgages and other consumer loans as earned based on the specific contractual terms. These revenues are reported on the Consolidated Income Statement in the line items Residential mortgage, Corporate services and Consumer services. We recognize revenue from securities, derivatives and foreign exchange customer-related trading, as well as securities underwriting activities, as these transactions occur or as services are provided. We generally recognize gains from the sale of loans upon receipt of cash. Mortgage revenue recognized is reported net of mortgage repurchase reserves.

For the fee-based revenue within the scope of ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), revenue is recognized when or as those services are transferred to the customer. See Note 15 Fee-based Revenue from Contracts with Customers for additional information related to revenue within the scope of Topic 606.

Equity Securities and Partnership Interests
We account for equity securities and equity investments other than BlackRock and private equity investments under one of the following methods:
•
Equity securities that have a readily determinable fair value are included in Equity investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Both realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in Noninterest income. Dividend income on these equity securities is included in Other interest income on our consolidated income statement.
•
For investments in limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other investments that are not required to be consolidated, we use either the equity method of accounting or the practicability exception to fair value. We use the equity method for general and limited partner ownership interests and limited liability companies in which we are considered to have significant influence over the operations of the investee. Under the equity method, we record our equity ownership share of net income or loss of the investee in Noninterest income and any dividends received on equity method investments are recorded as a reduction to the investment balance. When an equity investment experiences an other-than-temporary decline in value, we may be required to record a loss on the investment.
•
We generally use the practicability exception to fair value for all other investments. When we elect this alternative measurement method, the carrying value is adjusted for impairment, if any, plus or minus changes in value resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar instruments of the same issuer. These investments are written down to fair value if a qualitative assessment indicates impairment and the fair value is less than the carrying value. The amount of the write-down is accounted for as a loss included in Noninterest income. Distributions received on these investments are included in Noninterest income.

Investments described above are included in Equity investments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

See Note 1 Accounting Policies of our 2017 Form 10-K for a discussion on our accounting for our investment in BlackRock and private equity investments.


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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
We use a variety of financial derivatives as part of our overall asset and liability risk management process to help manage exposure to interest rate, market and credit risk inherent in our business activities. Interest rate and total return swaps, swaptions, interest rate caps and floors, options, forwards, and futures contracts are the primary instruments we use for risk management. Financial derivatives involve, to varying degrees, interest rate, market and credit risk. We manage these risks as part of our asset and liability management process and through credit policies and procedures.

We recognize all derivative instruments at fair value as either Other assets or Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the related cash flows in the Operating Activities section of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Adjustments for counterparty credit risk are included in the determination of fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a cash flow or net investment hedging relationship. For all other derivatives, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.

We utilize a net presentation for derivative instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet taking into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements. Cash collateral exchanged with counterparties is also netted against the applicable derivative exposures by offsetting obligations to return, or general rights to reclaim, cash collateral against the fair values of the net derivatives being collateralized.

For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as accounting hedges, we designate the hedging instrument, based on the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge or a hedge of the net investment in a foreign operation.

We formally document the relationship between the hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy, before undertaking an accounting hedge. To qualify for hedge accounting, the derivatives and related hedged items must be designated as a hedge at inception of the hedge relationship. In addition, a derivative must be highly effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged. For accounting hedge relationships, we formally assess, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, if the derivatives are highly effective in offsetting designated changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective, hedge accounting is discontinued. We assess effectiveness using statistical regression analysis. Where the critical terms of the derivative and hedged item match, effectiveness may be assessed qualitatively.

For derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or a liability attributable to a particular risk, such as changes in LIBOR), changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument are recognized in earnings and offset by also recognizing in earnings the changes in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk. To the extent the change in fair value of the derivative does not offset the change in fair value of the hedged item, the difference is reflected in the Consolidated Income Statement in the same income statement line as the hedged item.

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows), the gain or loss on derivatives is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently reclassified to income in the same period or periods during which the hedged cash flows affect earnings and recorded in the same income statement line item as the hedged cash flows. For derivatives designated as a hedge of net investment in a foreign operation, the gain or loss on the derivatives are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

We discontinue hedge accounting when it is determined that the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective hedge; the derivative expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; or the derivative is de-designated as a fair value or cash flow hedge or, for a cash flow hedge, it is no longer probable that the forecasted transaction will occur by the end of the originally specified time period.

We purchase or originate financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative. For financial instruments not measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings, we assess, at inception of the transaction, if the economic characteristics of the embedded derivative are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative would be a derivative. If the embedded derivative is not clearly and closely related to the host contract and meets the definition of a derivative, the embedded derivative is recorded separately from the host contract with changes in fair value recorded in earnings, unless we elect to account for the hybrid instrument at fair value.

We have elected, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, fair value measurement for certain financial instruments with embedded derivatives.

We enter into commitments to originate residential and commercial mortgage loans for sale. We also enter into commitments to purchase or sell commercial and residential real estate loans. These commitments are accounted for as free-standing derivatives which are recorded at fair value in Other assets or Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Any gain or loss from the change in fair value after the inception of the commitment is recognized in Noninterest income.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
Description
Financial Statement Impact
Revenue Recognition -
ASU 2014-09
ASU 2015-14
ASU 2016-08
ASU 2016-10
ASU 2016-12
ASU 2016-20

Issued May 2014
• Replaces nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP.
• Revenue recognized when an entity satisfies its performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to a customer.
• Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures relating to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
• Adopted January 1, 2018 under the modified retrospective approach.
• Cumulative-effect adjustment was immaterial to our consolidated results of operations and financial position.
• Most significant impact of adoption is expanded disclosures related to disaggregation of in-scope revenue, see Note 15 Fee-based Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Financial Instruments -
ASU 2016-01
ASU 2018-03

Issued January 2016
• Changes the accounting for certain equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.
• Equity investments not accounted for under the equity method of accounting are required to be measured at fair value with any changes in fair value recognized in net income.
• For an equity investment which does not have a readily determinable fair value, an election can be made to measure the investment at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes in value resulting from observable price changes in identical or similar instruments of the issuer.
• Simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments for which fair value is not readily determinable.
• Changes the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value and amends certain disclosure requirements relating to the fair value of financial instruments. In addition, separate presentation is required of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the notes to the financial statements.
• Adopted January 1, 2018 under the modified retrospective approach, except for the amendment related to equity securities without readily determinable fair values, which is applied prospectively.
• Cumulative-effect adjustment was immaterial to our consolidated results of operations and financial position.
• For the standard’s requirement for a separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category, refer to the disclosures in this Note 1, and Note 6 Fair Value and Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K for further discussion of our measurement categories.
Statement of Cash Flows -
ASU 2016-15

Issued August 2016
• Provides guidance on eight specific issues related to classification within the statement of cash flows with the objective of reducing existing diversity in practice.
• The specific issues cover:
• cash payments for debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs;
• cash outflows for settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant;
• contingent consideration payments that are not made soon after a business combination;
• proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims;
• proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies;
• distributions received from equity method investees;
• beneficial interests received in securitization transactions; and
• clarifies that when no specific GAAP guidance exists and the source of the cash flows are not separately identifiable, then the predominant source of cash flows should be used to determine the classification for the item.
• Adopted January 1, 2018 under the retrospective transition method.
• Impact of adoption was immaterial to our consolidated statement of cash flows.
Compensation-Retirement Benefits - ASU 2017-07

Issued March 2017

• Requires the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) to be included in the same income statement line as other employee compensation cost arising from services rendered during the period.
• Other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented separately from the line item that includes the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented.
• Allows only the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization when applicable.
• Adopted January 1, 2018.
• Presentation requirements in our Consolidated Income Statement have been applied retrospectively.
• Impact of adoption was immaterial to our consolidated results of operations and financial position.

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Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
Description
Financial Statement Impact
Derivatives and Hedging -
ASU 2017-12

Issued August 2017
• Simplifies the application of hedge accounting by easing the requirements for effectiveness testing, hedge documentation and the application of the critical terms match method.
• Provides new alternatives for applying hedge accounting to additional hedging strategies and measuring the hedged item in fair value hedges of interest rate risk.
• Adopted January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach.
• Amended presentation and disclosures are required prospectively.
• One-time transition elections were available to modify existing hedge documentation.
• Cumulative-effect adjustment was immaterial to our consolidated results of operations and financial position.
Comprehensive Income -
ASU 2018-02

Issued February 2018
• Permits the reclassification to retained earnings of the income tax effects stranded within Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) as a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• Requires qualitative disclosures of the accounting policy relating to releasing income tax effects from AOCI and if the reclassification election is made, the impacts of the change on the financial statements.
• Adopted January 1, 2018 and elected to reclassify the income tax effects from AOCI to Retained earnings at the beginning of the period of adoption.
• The impact of adoption was immaterial to our consolidated financial position.

NOTE 2 LOAN SALE AND SERVICING ACTIVITIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Loan Sale and Servicing Activities

As more fully described in Note 2 Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities in our 2017 Form 10-K, we have transferred residential and commercial mortgage loans in securitization or sales transactions in which we have continuing involvement. Our continuing involvement generally consists of servicing, repurchasing previously transferred loans under certain conditions and loss share arrangements, and, in limited circumstances, holding of mortgage-backed securities issued by the securitization special purpose entities (SPEs).

We earn servicing and other ancillary fees for our role as servicer and, depending on the contractual terms of the servicing arrangement, we can be terminated as servicer with or without cause. At the consummation date of each type of loan transfer where we retain the servicing, we recognize a servicing right at fair value. See Note 7 Goodwill and Mortgage Servicing Rights for information on our servicing rights, including the carrying value of servicing assets.

The following table provides cash flows associated with our loan sale and servicing activities.
Table 35: Cash Flows Associated with Loan Sale and Servicing Activities
In millions
Residential
Mortgages

 
Commercial
Mortgages (a)
 
 
Cash Flows - Three months ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of loans (b)
$
1,193

 
 
$
1,202

 
Repurchases of previously transferred loans (c)
$
119

 
 


 
Servicing fees (d)
$
92

 
 
$
31

 
Servicing advances recovered/(funded), net
$
4

 
 
$
17

 
Cash flows on mortgage-backed securities held (e)
$
422

 
 
$
21

 
Cash Flows - Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of loans (b)
$
1,594

 
 
$
1,617

 
Repurchases of previously transferred loans (c)
$
131

 
 


 
Servicing fees (d)
$
94

 
 
$
33

 
Servicing advances recovered/(funded), net
$
42

 
 
$
31

 
Cash flows on mortgage-backed securities held (e)
$
349

 
 
$
129

 
(a)
Represents cash flow information associated with both commercial mortgage loan transfer and servicing activities.
(b)
Gains/losses recognized on sales of loans were insignificant for the periods presented.
(c)
Includes residential mortgage government insured or guaranteed loans eligible for repurchase through the exercise of our removal of account provision option and loans repurchased due to alleged breaches of origination covenants or representations and warranties made to purchasers.
(d)
Includes contractually specified servicing fees, late charges and ancillary fees.
(e)
Represents cash flows on securities we hold issued by a securitization SPE in which we transferred to and services loans. The carrying values of such securities held were $9.4 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities and $.7 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities at March 31, 2018 and $6.9 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities and $.7 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities at March 31, 2017. Additionally, at December 31, 2017, the carrying values of such securities held were $8.8 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities and $.6 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities.

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Table 36 presents information about the principal balances of transferred loans that we service and are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We would only experience a loss on these transferred loans if we were required to repurchase a loan, where the repurchase price exceeded the loan's fair value, due to a breach in representations and warranties or a loss sharing arrangement associated with our continuing involvement with these loans. The estimate of losses related to breaches in representations and warranties was insignificant at March 31, 2018.
Table 36: Principal Balance, Delinquent Loans and Net Charge-offs Related to Serviced Loans For Others
In millions
Residential
Mortgages

 
 
Commercial
Mortgages (a)

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Total principal balance
$
57,339

 
 
$
47,480

 
Delinquent loans (b)
$
796

 
 
$
298

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Total principal balance
$
58,320

 
 
$
49,116

 
Delinquent loans (b)
$
899

 
 
$
355

 
Three months ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs (c)
$
12

 
 
$
30

 
Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs (c)
$
25

 
 
$
355

 
(a)
Represents information at the securitization level in which we have sold loans and we are the servicer for the securitization.
(b)
Serviced delinquent loans are 90 days or more past due or are in process of foreclosure.
(c)
Net charge-offs for Residential mortgages represent credit losses less recoveries distributed and as reported to investors during the period. Net charge-offs for Commercial mortgages represent credit losses less recoveries distributed and as reported by the trustee for commercial mortgage backed securitizations. Realized losses for Agency securitizations are not reflected as we do not manage the underlying real estate upon foreclosure and, as such, do not have access to loss information.

Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)
As discussed in Note 2 Loan Sale and Servicing Activities and Variable Interest Entities in our 2017 Form 10-K, we are involved with various entities in the normal course of business that are deemed to be VIEs.

The following table provides a summary of non-consolidated VIEs with which we have significant continuing involvement but are not the primary beneficiary. We do not consider our continuing involvement to be significant when it relates to a VIE where we only invest in securities issued by the VIE and were not involved in the design of the VIE or where no transfers have occurred between us and the VIE. We have excluded certain transactions with non-consolidated VIEs from the balances presented in Table 37 where we have determined that our continuing involvement is not significant. In addition, where we only have lending arrangements in the normal course of business with entities that could be VIEs, we have excluded these transactions with non-consolidated entities from the balances presented in Table 37. These loans are included as part of the asset quality disclosures that we make in Note 3 Asset Quality.
Table 37: Non-Consolidated VIEs
In millions
PNC Risk of Loss (a)

 
 
Carrying Value of Assets
Owned by PNC

 
 
 
Carrying Value of Liabilities
Owned by PNC

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-Backed Securitizations (b)
$
10,481

 
 
$
10,481

(c) 
 
 
 
 
Tax Credit Investments and Other
3,033

 
 
2,979

(d) 
 
 
$
799

(e) 
Total
$
13,514

 
 
$
13,460

 
 
 
$
799

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-Backed Securitizations (b)
$
9,738

 
 
$
9,738

(c) 
 
 
 
 
Tax Credit Investments and Other
3,069

 
 
3,001

(d) 
 
 
$
858

(e) 
Total
$
12,807

 
 
$
12,739

 
 
 
$
858

 
(a)
This represents loans, investments and other assets related to non-consolidated VIEs, net of collateral (if applicable). The risk of loss excludes any potential tax recapture associated with tax credit investments.
(b)
Amounts reflect involvement with securitization SPEs where we transferred to and/or service loans for an SPE and we hold securities issued by that SPE. Values disclosed in the PNC Risk of Loss column represent our maximum exposure to loss for those securities’ holdings.
(c)
Included in Investment securities, Mortgage servicing rights and Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(d)
Included in Investment securities, Loans, Equity investments and Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(e)
Included in Deposits and Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.


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We make certain equity investments in various tax credit limited partnerships or limited liability companies (LLCs). The purpose of these investments is to achieve a satisfactory return on capital and to assist us in achieving goals associated with the Community Reinvestment Act. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized $56 million of amortization, $60 million of tax credits, and $13 million of other tax benefits associated with qualified investments in low income housing tax credits within Income taxes.

NOTE 3 ASSET QUALITY

We closely monitor economic conditions and loan performance trends to manage and evaluate our exposure to credit risk. Trends in delinquency rates may be a key indicator, among other considerations, of credit risk within the loan portfolios. The measurement of delinquency status is based on the contractual terms of each loan. Loans that are 30 days or more past due in terms of payment are considered delinquent.

Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and leases, OREO, foreclosed and other assets. Nonperforming loans are those loans accounted for at amortized cost whose credit quality has deteriorated to the extent that full collection of contractual principal and interest is not probable. Interest income is not recognized on these loans. Loans accounted for under the fair value option are reported as performing loans as these loans are accounted for at fair value. However, when nonaccrual criteria is met, interest income is not recognized on these loans. Additionally, certain government insured or guaranteed loans for which we expect to collect substantially all principal and interest are not reported as nonperforming loans and continue to accrue interest. Purchased impaired loans are excluded from nonperforming loans as we are currently accreting interest income over the expected life of the loans.

See Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information on our loan related policies.

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The following tables display the delinquency status of our loans and our nonperforming assets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Table 38: Analysis of Loan Portfolio (a)
 
Accruing
 
  
  
  
  
 
Dollars in millions
Current or Less
Than 30 Days
Past Due

30-59 Days
Past Due

60-89 Days
Past Due

90 Days
Or More
Past Due

Total Past
Due (b)

 
Nonperforming
Loans

Fair Value
Option
Nonaccrual
Loans (c)

Purchased
Impaired
Loans

Total
Loans (d)

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Lending
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
111,754

$
53

$
22

$
53

$
128

 
$
426

 
 
$
112,308

 
Commercial real estate
28,695

21

12



33

 
107

 
 
28,835

 
Equipment lease financing
7,779

18

1

 
19

 
4

 
 
7,802

 
Total commercial lending
148,228

92

35

53

180

 
537

 


148,945

 
Consumer Lending
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
25,919

94

31

 
125

 
820

 
$
835

27,699

 
Residential real estate
14,824

130

70

373

573

(b)
391

$
189

1,479

17,456

 
Credit card
5,540

40

26

45

111

 
6

 
 
5,657

 
Other consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Automobile
13,112

77

18

9

104

 
79

 
 
13,295

 
Education and other
8,257

94

54

148

296

(b) 
9

 
 
8,562

 
Total consumer lending
67,652

435

199

575

1,209

 
1,305

189

2,314

72,669

 
Total
$
215,880

$
527

$
234

$
628

$
1,389

 
$
1,842

$
189

$
2,314

$
221,614

 
Percentage of total loans
97.41
%
.24
%
.11
%
.28
%
.63
%
 
.83
%
.09
%
1.04
%
100.00
%
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Lending
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
109,989

$
45

$
25

$
39

$
109

 
$
429

 


$
110,527

 
Commercial real estate
28,826

27

2

 
29

 
123

 


28,978

 
Equipment lease financing
7,914

17

1

 
18

 
2

 
 
7,934

 
Total commercial lending
146,729

89

28

39

156

 
554

 
 
147,439

 
Consumer Lending
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
26,561

78

26

 
104

 
818

 
$
881

28,364

 
Residential real estate
14,389

151

74

486

711

(b) 
400

$
197

1,515

17,212

 
Credit card
5,579

43

26

45

114

 
6

 
 
5,699

 
Other consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Automobile
12,697

79

20

8

107

 
76

 
 
12,880

 
Education and other
8,525

105

64

159

328

(b) 
11

 
 
8,864

 
Total consumer lending
67,751

456

210

698

1,364

 
1,311

197

2,396

73,019

 
Total
$
214,480

$
545

$
238

$
737

$
1,520

 
$
1,865

$
197

$
2,396

$
220,458

 
Percentage of total loans
97.29
%
.25
%
.11
%
.33
%
.69
%
 
.85
%
.09
%
1.08
%
100.00
%
 
(a)
Amounts in table represent recorded investment and exclude loans held for sale. Recorded investment in a loan includes the unpaid principal balance plus net accounting adjustments, less any charge-offs. Recorded investment does not include any associated valuation allowance.
(b)
Past due loan amounts exclude purchased impaired loans, even if contractually past due (or if we do not expect to receive payment in full based on the original contractual terms), as we are currently accreting interest income over the expected life of the loans. Past due loan amounts include government insured or guaranteed Residential real estate mortgages totaling $.5 billion and $.6 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and Education and other consumer loans totaling $.3 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
(c)
Consumer loans accounted for under the fair value option for which we do not expect to collect substantially all principal and interest are subject to nonaccrual accounting and classification upon meeting any of our nonaccrual policies. Given that these loans are not accounted for at amortized cost, these loans have been excluded from the nonperforming loan population.
(d)
Net of unearned income, net deferred loan fees, unamortized discounts and premiums, and purchase discounts and premiums totaling $1.2 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.


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At March 31, 2018, we pledged $19.1 billion of commercial loans to the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and $64.6 billion of residential real estate and other loans to the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as collateral for the ability to borrow, if necessary. The comparable amounts at December 31, 2017 were $18.7 billion and $62.8 billion, respectively.
Table 39: Nonperforming Assets
Dollars in millions
 
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Nonperforming loans
 
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
 
$
537

 
$
554

 
Total consumer lending (a)
 
1,305

 
1,311

 
Total nonperforming loans
 
1,842

 
1,865

 
OREO, foreclosed and other assets
 
162

 
170

 
Total nonperforming assets
 
$
2,004

 
$
2,035

 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
 
.83
%
 
.85
%
 
Nonperforming assets to total loans, OREO, foreclosed and other assets
 
.90
%
 
.92
%
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
 
.53
%
 
.53
%
 
(a)
Excludes most consumer loans and lines of credit not secured by residential real estate, which are charged off after 120 to 180 days past due and are not placed on nonperforming status.

Nonperforming loans also include certain loans whose terms have been restructured in a manner that grants a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, these loans are considered troubled debt restructurings (TDRs). See Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K and the TDR section of this Note 3.

Total nonperforming loans in Table 39 include TDRs of $.9 billion at March 31, 2018 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2017. TDRs that are performing, including consumer credit card TDR loans, totaled $1.1 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and are excluded from nonperforming loans. Nonperforming TDRs are returned to accrual status and classified as performing after demonstrating a period of at least six months of consecutive performance under the restructured terms. Loans where borrowers have been discharged from personal liability through Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have not formally reaffirmed their loan obligations to us and loans to borrowers not currently obligated to make both principal and interest payments under the restructured terms are not returned to accrual status. See the TDRs section of this Note 3 for more information on TDRs.

Additional Asset Quality Indicators

We have two overall portfolio segments – Commercial Lending and Consumer Lending. Each of these two segments comprises multiple loan classes. Classes are characterized by similarities in initial measurement, risk attributes and the manner in which we monitor and assess credit risk. The Commercial Lending segment is composed of the commercial, commercial real estate and equipment lease financing loan classes. The Consumer Lending segment is composed of the home equity, residential real estate, credit card and other consumer loan classes.

Commercial Lending Loan Classes

The following table presents asset quality indicators for the Commercial Lending loan classes. See Note 3 Asset Quality in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information related to our Commercial Lending loan classes, including discussion around the asset quality indicators that we use to monitor and manage the credit risk associated with each loan class.


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Table 40: Commercial Lending Asset Quality Indicators (a)
 
 
 
 
Criticized Commercial Loans
 
  
 
In millions
 
Pass Rated

 
Special
Mention (b)

 
Substandard (c)

 
Doubtful (d)

 
Total Loans

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
106,681

 
$
2,075

 
$
3,449

 
$
103

 
$
112,308

 
Commercial real estate
 
28,274

 
163

 
397

 
1

 
28,835

 
Equipment lease financing
 
7,606

 
91

 
102

 
3

 
7,802

 
Total commercial lending
 
$
142,561

 
$
2,329

 
$
3,948

 
$
107

 
$
148,945

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
105,280

 
$
1,858

 
$
3,331

 
$
58

 
$
110,527

 
Commercial real estate
 
28,380

 
148

 
435

 
15

 
28,978

 
Equipment lease financing
 
7,754

 
77

 
102

 
1

 
7,934

 
Total commercial lending
 
$
141,414

 
$
2,083

 
$
3,868

 
$
74

 
$
147,439

 
(a)
Loans are classified as “Pass”, “Special Mention”, “Substandard” and “Doubtful” based on the Regulatory Classification definitions. We use PDs and LGDs to rate commercial loans.
(b)
Special Mention rated loans have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of repayment prospects at some future date. These loans do not expose us to sufficient risk to warrant a more adverse classification at the reporting date.
(c)
Substandard rated loans have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the collection or liquidation of debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
(d)
Doubtful rated loans possess all the inherent weaknesses of a Substandard rated loan with the additional characteristics that the weakness makes collection or liquidation in full improbable due to existing facts, conditions and values.

Consumer Lending Loan Classes

See Note 3 Asset Quality in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information related to our Consumer Lending loan classes, including discussion around the asset quality indicators that we use to monitor and manage the credit risk associated with each loan class.

Home Equity and Residential Real Estate Loan Classes
The following table presents asset quality indicators for the home equity and residential real estate loan classes, excluding consumer purchased impaired loans of $2.3 billion and $2.4 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and government insured or guaranteed residential real estate mortgages of $.7 billion and $.8 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.


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Table 41: Asset Quality Indicators for Home Equity and Residential Real Estate Loans – Excluding Purchased Impaired and Government Insured or Guaranteed Loans (a)
 
 
Home Equity
 
Residential
Real Estate

 
Total

 
March 31, 2018 - in millions
 
1st Liens

 
2nd Liens

 
 
Current estimated LTV ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than or equal to 125% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
$
99

 
$
359

 
$
123

 
$
581

 
Less than or equal to 660 (b)
 
16

 
58

 
24

 
98

 
Missing FICO
 
1

 
4

 
1

 
6

 
Greater than or equal to 100% to less than 125% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
277

 
794

 
249

 
1,320

 
Less than or equal to 660 (b)
 
45

 
133

 
49

 
227

 
Missing FICO
 
1

 
8

 
5

 
14

 
Greater than or equal to 90% to less than 100% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
333

 
853

 
300

 
1,486

 
Less than or equal to 660
 
51

 
132

 
51

 
234

 
Missing FICO
 
2

 
8

 
3

 
13

 
Less than 90% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
13,678

 
7,877

 
13,795

 
35,350

 
Less than or equal to 660
 
1,212

 
775

 
555

 
2,542

 
Missing FICO
 
42

 
56

 
97

 
195

 
Total home equity and residential real estate loans
 
$
15,757

 
$
11,057

 
$
15,252

 
$
42,066

 
December 31, 2017 - in millions
 
Home Equity
 
Residential
Real Estate

 
Total

 
1st Liens

 
2nd Liens

 
 
Current estimated LTV ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than or equal to 125% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
$
108

 
$
385

 
$
126

 
$
619

 
Less than or equal to 660 (b)
 
21

 
64

 
23

 
108

 
Missing FICO
 
1

 
5

 
1

 
7

 
Greater than or equal to 100% to less than 125% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
300

 
842

 
253

 
1,395

 
Less than or equal to 660 (b)
 
46

 
143

 
45

 
234

 
Missing FICO
 
2

 
9

 
5

 
16

 
Greater than or equal to 90% to less than 100% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
331

 
890

 
324

 
1,545

 
Less than or equal to 660
 
55

 
134

 
55

 
244

 
Missing FICO
 
2

 
9

 
4

 
15

 
Less than 90% and updated FICO scores:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater than 660
 
13,954

 
8,066

 
13,445

 
35,465

 
Less than or equal to 660
 
1,214

 
774

 
507

 
2,495

 
Missing FICO
 
42

 
57

 
95

 
194

 
Total home equity and residential real estate loans
 
$
16,076

 
$
11,378

 
$
14,883

 
$
42,337

 
(a)
Amounts shown represent recorded investment.
(b)
Higher risk loans are defined as loans with both an updated FICO score of less than or equal to 660 and an updated LTV greater than or equal to 100%. The following states had the highest percentage of higher risk loans at March 31, 2018: New Jersey 16%, Pennsylvania 13%, Illinois 12%, Ohio 10%, Maryland 8%, Florida 6%, North Carolina 5% and Michigan 4%. The remainder of the states had lower than 4% of the higher risk loans individually, and collectively they represent approximately 26% of the higher risk loans. The following states had the highest percentage of higher risk loans at December 31, 2017: New Jersey 17%, Pennsylvania 13%, Illinois 13%, Ohio 9%, Maryland 8%, Florida 6%, North Carolina 5% and Michigan 4%. The remainder of the states had lower than 4% of the higher risk loans individually, and collectively they represent approximately 25% of the higher risk loans.

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Credit Card and Other Consumer Loan Classes
The following table presents asset quality indicators for the credit card and other consumer loan classes.
Table 42: Credit Card and Other Consumer Loan Classes Asset Quality Indicators
 
 
Credit Card
 
Other Consumer (a)
 
Dollars in millions
 
Amount

 
% of Total Loans
Using FICO
Credit Metric

 
Amount

 
% of Total Loans
Using FICO
Credit Metric

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FICO score greater than 719
 
$
3,368

 
60
%
 
$
10,235

 
61
%
 
650 to 719
 
1,603

 
28
%
 
4,611

 
27
%
 
620 to 649
 
254

 
5
%
 
815

 
5
%
 
Less than 620
 
297

 
5
%
 
844

 
5
%
 
No FICO score available or required (b)
 
135

 
2
%
 
316

 
2
%
 
Total loans using FICO credit metric
 
5,657

 
100
%
 
16,821

 
100
%
 
Consumer loans using other internal credit metrics (a)
 
 
 
 
 
5,036

 
 
 
Total loan balance
 
$
5,657

 
 
 
$
21,857

 
 
 
Weighted-average updated FICO score (b)
 
 
 
733

 
 
 
737

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FICO score greater than 719
 
$
3,457

 
61
%
 
$
10,366

 
63
%
 
650 to 719
 
1,596

 
28
%
 
4,352

 
27
%
 
620 to 649
 
250

 
4
%
 
659

 
4
%
 
Less than 620
 
272

 
5
%
 
715

 
4
%
 
No FICO score available or required (b)
 
124

 
2
%
 
314

 
2
%
 
Total loans using FICO credit metric
 
5,699

 
100
%
 
16,406

 
100
%
 
Consumer loans using other internal credit metrics (a)
 
 
 
 
 
5,338

 
 
 
Total loan balance
 
$
5,699

 
 
 
$
21,744

 
 
 
Weighted-average updated FICO score (b)
 
 
 
735

 
 
 
741

 
(a)
We use updated FICO scores as an asset quality indicator for non-government guaranteed or insured education loans, automobile loans and other secured and unsecured lines and loans. We use internal credit metrics, such as delinquency status, geography or other factors, as an asset quality indicator for government guaranteed or insured education loans and consumer loans to high net worth individuals, as internal credit metrics are more relevant than FICO scores for these types of loans.
(b)
Credit card loans and other consumer loans with no FICO score available or required generally refers to new accounts issued to borrowers with limited credit history, accounts for which we cannot obtain an updated FICO score (e.g., recent profile changes), cards issued with a business name and/or cards secured by collateral. Management proactively assesses the risk and size of this loan portfolio and, when necessary, takes actions to mitigate the credit risk. Weighted-average updated FICO score excludes accounts with no FICO score available or required.
Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)
Table 43 quantifies the number of loans that were classified as TDRs, as well as the change in the loans’ recorded investment as a result of becoming a TDR during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017. Additionally, the table provides information about the types of TDR concessions. See Note 3 Asset Quality in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional discussion of TDRs.
Table 43: Financial Impact and TDRs by Concession Type (a)
 
 
 
Pre-TDR
Recorded
Investment (b)

 
Post-TDR Recorded Investment (c)
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2018
Dollars in millions
Number
of Loans
 
 
Principal
Forgiveness

 
Rate
Reduction

 
Other

 
Total

 
Total commercial lending
 
32

 
$
10

 


 
$
1

 
$
7

 
$
8

 
Total consumer lending
 
2,979

 
49

 
 
 
30

 
16

 
46

 
Total TDRs
 
3,011

 
$
59

 

 
$
31

 
$
23

 
$
54

 
During the three months ended March 31, 2017
Dollars in millions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
 
49

 
$
35

 
$
4

 
$
6

 
$
5

 
$
15

 
Total consumer lending
 
2,899

 
73

 
 
 
37

 
31

 
68

 
Total TDRs
 
2,948

 
$
108

 
$
4

 
$
43

 
$
36

 
$
83

 
(a)
Impact of partial charge-offs at TDR date are included in this table.
(b)
Represents the recorded investment of the loans as of the quarter end prior to TDR designation, and excludes immaterial amounts of accrued interest receivable.
(c)
Represents the recorded investment of the TDRs as of the end of the quarter in which the TDR occurs, and excludes immaterial amounts of accrued interest receivable.


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After a loan is determined to be a TDR, we continue to track its performance under its most recent restructured terms. We consider a TDR to have subsequently defaulted when it becomes 60 days past due after the most recent date the loan was restructured. The recorded investment of loans that were both (i) classified as TDRs or were subsequently modified during each 12-month period preceding January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2017, respectively, and (ii) subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 totaled $21 million and $32 million, respectively.

Impaired Loans

Impaired loans include commercial and consumer nonperforming loans and TDRs, regardless of nonperforming status. TDRs that were previously recorded at amortized cost and are now classified and accounted for as held for sale are also included. Excluded from impaired loans are nonperforming leases, loans accounted for as held for sale other than the TDRs described in the preceding sentence, loans accounted for under the fair value option, smaller balance homogeneous type loans and purchased impaired loans. We did not recognize any interest income on impaired loans that have not returned to performing status, while they were impaired during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017. Table 44 provides further detail on impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment and the associated allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL). Certain commercial and consumer impaired loans do not have a related ALLL as the valuation of these impaired loans exceeded the recorded investment.
Table 44: Impaired Loans
In millions
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 
Recorded
Investment

 
Associated
Allowance

 
Average
Recorded
Investment (a)

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans with an associated allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
 
$
537

 
$
371

 
$
101

 
$
363

 
Total consumer lending
 
980

 
915

 
152

 
964

 
Total impaired loans with an associated allowance
 
1,517

 
1,286

 
253

 
1,327

 
Impaired loans without an associated allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
 
427

 
326

 
 
 
345

 
Total consumer lending
 
1,158

 
693

 
 
 
666

 
Total impaired loans without an associated allowance
 
1,585

 
1,019

 


 
1,011

 
Total impaired loans
 
$
3,102

 
$
2,305

 
$
253

 
$
2,338

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans with an associated allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
 
$
580

 
$
353

 
$
76

 
$
419

 
Total consumer lending
 
1,061

 
1,014

 
195

 
1,072

 
Total impaired loans with an associated allowance
 
1,641

 
1,367

 
271

 
1,491

 
Impaired loans without an associated allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
 
494

 
366

 
 
 
330

 
Total consumer lending
 
1,019

 
638

 
 
 
648

 
Total impaired loans without an associated allowance
 
1,513

 
1,004

 
 
 
978

 
Total impaired loans
 
$
3,154

 
$
2,371

 
$
271

 
$
2,469

 
(a)
Average recorded investment is for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, respectively.
NOTE 4 ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

We maintain the ALLL at levels that we believe to be appropriate to absorb estimated probable credit losses incurred in the portfolios as of the balance sheet date. We use the two main portfolio segments – Commercial Lending and Consumer Lending, and develop and document the ALLL under separate methodologies for each of these portfolio segments. See Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2017 Form 10-K for a description of the accounting policies for ALLL.


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A rollforward of the ALLL and associated loan data follows:
Table 45: Rollforward of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Associated Loan Data
Dollars in millions
 
Commercial
Lending

 
Consumer
Lending

 
Total

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 1
 
$
1,582

 
$
1,029

 
$
2,611

 
Charge-offs
 
(36
)
 
(157
)
 
(193
)
 
Recoveries
 
26

 
54

 
80

 
Net (charge-offs)
 
(10
)
 
(103
)
 
(113
)
 
Provision for credit losses
 
37

 
55

 
92

 
Net (increase) / decrease in allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit
 
5

 
2

 
7

 
Other
 
 
 
7

 
7

 
March 31
 
$
1,614


$
990


$
2,604

 
TDRs individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
34

 
$
152

 
$
186

 
Other loans individually evaluated for impairment
 
67

 
 
 
67

 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
1,513

 
556

 
2,069

 
Purchased impaired loans
 
 
 
282

 
282

 
March 31
 
$
1,614

 
$
990

 
$
2,604

 
Loan Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TDRs individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
384

 
$
1,608

 
$
1,992

 
Other loans individually evaluated for impairment
 
313

 
 
 
313

 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
148,248

 
67,934

 
216,182

 
Fair value option loans (a)
 
 
 
813

 
813

 
Purchased impaired loans
 
 
 
2,314

 
2,314

 
March 31
 
$
148,945

 
$
72,669

 
$
221,614

 
Portfolio segment ALLL as a percentage of total ALLL
 
62
%
 
38
%
 
100
%
 
Ratio of ALLL to total loans
 
1.08
%
 
1.36
%
 
1.18
%
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 1
 
$
1,534

 
$
1,055

 
$
2,589

 
Charge-offs
 
(55
)
 
(143
)
 
(198
)
 
Recoveries
 
32

 
48

 
80

 
Net (charge-offs)
 
(23
)
 
(95
)
 
(118
)
 
Provision for credit losses
 
23

 
65

 
88

 
Net (increase) / decrease in allowance for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit
 
(5
)
 
1

 
(4
)
 
Other
 
1

 
5

 
6

 
March 31
 
$
1,530

 
$
1,031

 
$
2,561

 
TDRs individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
37

 
$
215

 
$
252

 
Other loans individually evaluated for impairment
 
53

 
 
 
53

 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
1,412

 
526

 
1,938

 
Purchased impaired loans
 
28

 
290

 
318

 
March 31
 
$
1,530

 
$
1,031

 
$
2,561

 
Loan Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TDRs individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
366

 
$
1,764

 
$
2,130

 
Other loans individually evaluated for impairment
 
351

 
 
 
351

 
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
 
139,863

 
66,797

 
206,660

 
Fair value option loans (a)
 
 
 
874

 
874

 
Purchased impaired loans
 
82

 
2,729

 
2,811

 
March 31
 
$
140,662

 
$
72,164

 
$
212,826

 
Portfolio segment ALLL as a percentage of total ALLL
 
60
%
 
40
%
 
100
%
 
Ratio of ALLL to total loans
 
1.09
%
 
1.43
%
 
1.20
%
 
(a)
Loans accounted for under the fair value option are not evaluated for impairment as these loans are accounted for at fair value. Accordingly, there is no allowance recorded on these loans.

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NOTE 5 INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Table 46: Investment Securities Summary
In millions
 
Amortized
Cost

 
Unrealized
 
Fair
Value

 
Gains

 
Losses

 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
13,645

 
$
123

 
$
(179
)
 
$
13,589

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
26,512

 
74

 
(584
)
 
26,002

 
Non-agency
 
2,320

 
333

 
(17
)
 
2,636

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
1,884

 
1

 
(78
)
 
1,807

 
Non-agency
 
2,585

 
9

 
(24
)
 
2,570

 
Asset-backed
 
5,129

 
71

 
(17
)
 
5,183

 
Other debt
 
4,166

 
103

 
(38
)
 
4,231

 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
56,241

 
$
714

 
$
(937
)
 
$
56,018

 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
745

 
$
28

 
$
(27
)
 
$
746

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
14,663

 
18

 
(382
)
 
14,299

 
Non-agency
 
163

 
3

 
 
 
166

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
338

 
2

 
(1
)
 
339

 
Non-agency
 
524

 
4

 
 
 
528

 
Asset-backed
 
196

 
1

 
 
 
197

 
Other debt
 
1,915

 
59

 
(26
)
 
1,948

 
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
18,544

 
$
115

 
$
(436
)
 
$
18,223

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
14,432

 
$
173

 
$
(84
)
 
$
14,521

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
25,534

 
121

 
(249
)
 
25,406

 
Non-agency
 
2,443

 
336

 
(21
)
 
2,758

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
1,960

 
2

 
(58
)
 
1,904

 
Non-agency
 
2,603

 
19

 
(9
)
 
2,613

 
Asset-backed
 
5,331

 
74

 
(8
)
 
5,397

 
Other debt
 
4,322

 
129

 
(17
)
 
4,434

 
Total debt securities
 
56,625

 
854

 
(446
)
 
57,033

 
Other (a)
 
587

 
 
 
(2
)
 
585

 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
57,212

 
$
854

 
$
(448
)
 
$
57,618

 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
741

 
$
37

 
$
(13
)
 
$
765

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
14,503

 
77

 
(139
)
 
14,441

 
Non-agency
 
167

 
7

 
 
 
174

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
407

 
4

 
 
 
411

 
Non-agency
 
538

 
10

 
 
 
548

 
Asset-backed
 
200

 
1

 


 
201

 
Other debt
 
1,957

 
88

 
(20
)
 
2,025

 
Total securities held to maturity
 
$
18,513

 
$
224

 
$
(172
)
 
$
18,565

 
(a)
On January 1, 2018, $.6 billion of available for sale securities, primarily money market funds, were reclassified to equity investments in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2016-01. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 for additional detail on this adoption.

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The fair value of investment securities is impacted by interest rates, credit spreads, market volatility and liquidity conditions. Net unrealized gains and losses in the securities available for sale portfolio are included in Shareholders’ equity as AOCI, unless credit-related. Securities held to maturity are carried at amortized cost. At March 31, 2018, AOCI included pretax gains of $50 million from derivatives that hedged the purchase of investment securities classified as held to maturity. The gains will be accreted into interest income as an adjustment of yield on the securities.

Table 47 presents gross unrealized losses and fair value of debt securities at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The securities are segregated between investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and twelve months or more based on the point in time that the fair value declined below the amortized cost basis. The table includes debt securities where a portion of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) has been recognized in AOCI.

Table 47: Gross Unrealized Loss and Fair Value of Debt Securities
 
 
Unrealized loss position less
than 12 months
 
Unrealized loss position 12
months or more
 
Total
 
In millions
 
Unrealized
Loss

 
Fair
Value

 
Unrealized
Loss

 
Fair
Value

 
Unrealized
Loss

 
Fair
Value

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
(120
)
 
$
6,937

 
$
(59
)
 
$
1,142

 
$
(179
)
 
$
8,079

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
(229
)
 
11,684

 
(355
)
 
8,965

 
(584
)
 
20,649

 
Non-agency
 
(1
)
 
94

 
(16
)
 
352

 
(17
)
 
446

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
(16
)
 
499

 
(62
)
 
1,243

 
(78
)
 
1,742

 
Non-agency
 
(15
)
 
1,284

 
(9
)
 
325

 
(24
)
 
1,609

 
Asset-backed
 
(14
)
 
2,366

 
(3
)
 
383

 
(17
)
 
2,749

 
Other debt
 
(16
)
 
1,675

 
(22
)
 
787

 
(38
)
 
2,462

 
Total debt securities available for sale
 
$
(411
)
 
$
24,539

 
$
(526
)
 
$
13,197

 
$
(937
)
 
$
37,736

 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
(7
)
 
$
191

 
$
(20
)
 
$
246

 
$
(27
)
 
$
437

 
Residential mortgage-backed - Agency
 
(133
)
 
7,080

 
(249
)
 
5,830

 
(382
)
 
12,910

 
Commercial mortgage-backed - Agency
 
(1
)
 
170

 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
170

 
Other debt
 
(7
)
 
105

 
(19
)
 
85

 
(26
)
 
190

 
Total debt securities held to maturity
 
$
(148
)
 
$
7,546

 
$
(288
)
 
$
6,161

 
$
(436
)
 
$
13,707

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
(42
)
 
$
6,099

 
$
(42
)
 
$
1,465

 
$
(84
)
 
$
7,564

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
(47
)
 
8,151

 
(202
)
 
9,954

 
(249
)
 
18,105

 
Non-agency
 

 

 
(21
)
 
383

 
(21
)
 
383

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
(11
)
 
524

 
(47
)
 
1,302

 
(58
)
 
1,826

 
Non-agency
 
(3
)
 
400

 
(6
)
 
333

 
(9
)
 
733

 
Asset-backed
 
(4
)
 
1,697

 
(4
)
 
462

 
(8
)
 
2,159

 
Other debt
 
(3
)
 
966

 
(14
)
 
798

 
(17
)
 
1,764

 
Total debt securities available for sale
 
$
(110
)
 
$
17,837

 
$
(336
)
 
$
14,697

 
$
(446
)
 
$
32,534

 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
(3
)
 
$
195

 
$
(10
)
 
$
255

 
$
(13
)
 
$
450

 
Residential mortgage-backed - Agency
 
(10
)
 
3,167

 
(129
)
 
6,168

 
(139
)
 
9,335

 
Other debt
 
(12
)
 
83

 
(8
)
 
67

 
(20
)
 
150

 
Total debt securities held to maturity
 
$
(25
)
 
$
3,445

 
$
(147
)
 
$
6,490

 
$
(172
)
 
$
9,935

 

Evaluating Investment Securities for OTTI

For the securities in Table 47, as of March 31, 2018 we do not intend to sell and believe we will not be required to sell the securities prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis.

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On at least a quarterly basis, we review all debt securities that are in an unrealized loss position for OTTI, as discussed in Note 1 Accounting Policies of our 2017 Form 10-K. For those securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2018, where during our quarterly security-level impairment assessments we determined losses represented OTTI, we have recorded cumulative credit losses of $1.1 billion in earnings and accordingly have reduced the amortized cost of our securities.

The majority of these cumulative impairment charges related to non-agency residential mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated BB or lower. During the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, the OTTI credit losses recognized in noninterest income and the OTTI noncredit losses recognized in AOCI on securities were not significant.

Information relating to gross realized securities gains and losses from the sales of securities is set forth in the following table:
Table 48: Gains (Losses) on Sales of Securities Available for Sale
Three months ended March 31
In millions
Proceeds

Gross Gains

Gross Losses

Net Losses

Tax Benefit

2018
$
4,490

$
37

$
(38
)
$
(1
)
 
2017
$
3,222

$
14

$
(16
)
$
(2
)
$
(1
)

The following table presents, by remaining contractual maturity, the amortized cost, fair value and weighted-average yield of debt securities at March 31, 2018.
Table 49: Contractual Maturity of Debt Securities
March 31, 2018
Dollars in millions
 
1 Year or Less

 
After 1 Year
through 5 Years

 
After 5 Years
through 10 Years

 
After 10
Years

 
Total

 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
$
85

 
$
7,752

 
$
5,335

 
$
473

 
$
13,645

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
3

 
50

 
568

 
25,891

 
26,512

 
Non-agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,320

 
2,320

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
 
 
313

 
560

 
1,011

 
1,884

 
Non-agency
 
 
 
 
 
450

 
2,135

 
2,585

 
Asset-backed
 
19

 
1,877

 
1,940

 
1,293

 
5,129

 
Other debt
 
683

 
1,784

 
632

 
1,067

 
4,166

 
Total debt securities available for sale
 
$
790

 
$
11,776

 
$
9,485

 
$
34,190

 
$
56,241

 
Fair value
 
$
789

 
$
11,676

 
$
9,462

 
$
34,091

 
$
56,018

 
Weighted-average yield, GAAP basis
 
2.39
%
 
2.18
%
 
2.40
%
 
3.05
%
 
2.75
%
 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
 
 
 
 
 
$
478

 
$
267

 
$
745

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
 
 
$
79

 
334

 
14,250

 
14,663

 
Non-agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
163

 
163

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
$
156

 
125

 
5

 
52

 
338

 
Non-agency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
524

 
524

 
Asset-backed
 
 
 
 
 
113

 
83

 
196

 
Other debt
 
14

 
431

 
848

 
622

 
1,915

 
Total debt securities held to maturity
 
$
170

 
$
635

 
$
1,778

 
$
15,961

 
$
18,544

 
Fair value
 
$
170

—

$
646

—

$
1,821

 
$
15,586

 
$
18,223

 
Weighted-average yield, GAAP basis
 
3.53
%
 
3.84
%
 
3.52
%
 
3.21
%
 
3.26
%
 


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Weighted-average yields are based on amortized cost with effective yields weighted for the contractual maturity of each security. At March 31, 2018, there were no securities of a single issuer, other than the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), that exceeded 10% of Total shareholders’ equity. The FNMA investments had a total amortized cost of $32.7 billion and fair value of $31.9 billion.

The following table presents the fair value of securities that have been either pledged to or accepted from others to collateralize outstanding borrowings.
Table 50: Fair Value of Securities Pledged and Accepted as Collateral
In millions
March 31
2018

December 31
2017

Pledged to others
$
8,264

$
8,175

Accepted from others:
 
 
Permitted by contract or custom to sell or repledge
$
1,134

$
1,152

Permitted amount repledged to others
$
1,098

$
1,097


The securities pledged to others include positions held in our portfolio of investment securities, trading securities and securities accepted as collateral from others that we are permitted by contract or custom to sell or repledge, and were used to secure public and trust deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes.

NOTE 6 FAIR VALUE

Fair Value Measurement

We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price that would be paid to transfer a liability on the measurement date, determined using an exit price in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair value hierarchy established by GAAP requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs when measuring fair value. For more information regarding the fair value hierarchy, see Note 6 Fair Value in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

For more information on the valuation methodologies used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, see Note 6 Fair Value in our 2017 Form 10-K. The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including instruments for which we have elected the fair value option.


64    The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q


Table 51: Fair Value Measurements – Recurring Basis Summary
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
In millions
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
Total
Fair Value

 
 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
Total
Fair Value

 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
$
615

 
$
2

 
$
617

 
 
 
 
$
829

 
$
3

 
$
832

 
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
153

 
92

 
245

 
 
 
 
723

 
107

 
830

 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
$
13,158

 
431

 
 
 
13,589

 
 
$
14,088

 
433

 
 
 
14,521

 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
 
26,002

 
 
 
26,002

 
 
 
 
25,406

 
 
 
25,406

 
Non-agency
 
 
91

 
2,545

 
2,636

 
 
 
 
97

 
2,661

 
2,758

 
Commercial mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
 
 
1,807

 
 
 
1,807

 
 
 
 
1,904

 
 
 
1,904

 
Non-agency
 
 
2,570

 
 
 
2,570

 
 
 
 
2,613

 
 
 
2,613

 
Asset-backed
 
 
4,862

 
321

 
5,183

 
 
 
 
5,065

 
332

 
5,397

 
Other debt
 
 
4,137

 
94

 
4,231

 
 
 
 
4,347

 
87

 
4,434

 
Total debt securities
13,158

 
39,900

 
2,960

 
56,018

 
 
14,088

 
39,865

 
3,080

 
57,033

 
Other (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
524

 
61

 
 
 
585

 
Total securities available for sale
13,158

 
39,900

 
2,960

 
56,018

 
 
14,612

 
39,926

 
3,080

 
57,618

 
Loans
 
 
511

 
302

 
813

 
 
 
 
571

 
298

 
869

 
Equity investments (b)
489

 
60

 
1,129

 
1,905

 
 
 
 
 
 
1,036

 
1,265

 
Residential mortgage servicing rights
 
 
 
 
1,256

 
1,256

 
 
 
 
 
 
1,164

 
1,164

 
Commercial mortgage servicing rights
 
 
 
 
723

 
723

 
 
 
 
 
 
668

 
668

 
Trading securities (c)
827

 
1,678

 
2

 
2,507

 
 
1,243

 
1,670

 
2

 
2,915

 
Financial derivatives (c) (d)
2

 
1,889

 
12

 
1,903

 
 


 
2,864

 
10

 
2,874

 
Other assets
275

 
250

 
68

 
593

 
 
278

 
253

 
107

 
638

 
Total assets
$
14,751

 
$
45,056

 
$
6,546

 
$
66,580

 
 
$
16,133

 
$
46,836

 
$
6,475

 
$
69,673

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other borrowed funds
$
963

 
$
205

 
$
9

 
$
1,177

 
 
$
1,079

 
$
254

 
$
11

 
$
1,344

 
Financial derivatives (d) (e)


 
2,505

 
437

 
2,942

 
 


 
2,369

 
487

 
2,856

 
Other liabilities
 
 
 
 
42

 
42

 
 
 
 
 
 
33

 
33

 
Total liabilities
$
963

 
$
2,710

 
$
488

 
$
4,161

 
 
$
1,079

 
$
2,623

 
$
531

 
$
4,233

 
(a)
Prior period amounts included $.6 billion of available for sale securities, primarily money market funds, that were reclassified to equity investments on January 1, 2018 as the result of the adoption of ASU 2016-01. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 for additional details on this adoption.
(b)
Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c)
Included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(d)
Amounts at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are presented gross and are not reduced by the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements that allow us to net positive and negative positions and cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparty. See Note 9 Financial Derivatives for additional information related to derivative offsetting.
(e)
Included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.


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Reconciliations of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 follow:
Table 52: Reconciliation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018  
 
  
Total realized / unrealized
gains or losses for the 
period (a)
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
Unrealized
gains / losses
on assets and
liabilities held on
Consolidated
Balance Sheet at
Mar. 31, 2018
(a) (b)
Level 3 Instruments Only
In millions
Fair
Value
Dec. 31,
2017

Included in
Earnings

Included
in Other
comprehensive
income
 
Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Transfers
into
Level 3

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 
Fair
Value
Mar. 31,
2018

Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans
held for sale
$
3

 
 
 
$
1

$
(1
)
 
 
$
2

$
(3
)
 
$
2

 
 
Commercial mortgage
loans held for sale
107


 
 
 


$
(15
)
 
 
 
92


 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-
backed non-agency
2,661

$
19

 
$
3

 
 
 
(138
)
 
 
 
2,545


 
Asset-backed
332

(1
)
 
5

 

 
(15
)
 
 
 
321

 
 
Other debt
87

5

 
1

2


 
(1
)
 
 
 
94

 
 
Total securities
available for sale
3,080

23

 
9

2


 
(154
)
 
 
 
2,960


 
Loans
298

2

 
 
37

(7
)
 
(18
)
2

(12
)
 
302

$
2

 
Equity investments
1,036

26

 
 
82

(15
)
 
 
 

 
1,129

25

 
Residential mortgage
servicing rights
1,164

107

 
 
9

 
$
13

(37
)
 
 
 
1,256

105

 
Commercial mortgage
servicing rights
668

48

 
 
23

 
17

(33
)
 
 
 
723

48

 
Trading securities
2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2

 
 
Financial derivatives
10

7

 
 
1

 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
12

9

 
Other assets
107

3

 
 
 
 
 
(42
)
 
 
 
68

3

 
Total assets
$
6,475

$
216

 
$
9

$
155

$
(23
)
$
30

$
(305
)
$
4

$
(15
)
 
$
6,546

$
192

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other borrowed funds
$
11

 
 
 
 
 
$
19

$
(21
)
 
 
 
$
9

 
 
Financial derivatives
487

$
10

 
 
 
$
3

 
(63
)
 
 
 
437

$
5

 
Other liabilities
33

2

 
 
$
12

 
5

(10
)
 
 
 
42

2

 
Total liabilities
$
531

$
12

 
 
$
12

$
3

$
24

$
(94
)
 
 
 
$
488

$
7

 
Net gains (losses)
 
$
204

(c) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
185

(d) 

66    The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q



Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
  
Total realized / unrealized
gains or losses for the 
period (a)
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
Unrealized
gains / losses
on assets and
liabilities held on
Consolidated
Balance Sheet at
Mar. 31, 2017
(a) (b)
Level 3 Instruments Only
In millions
Fair
Value
Dec. 31,
2016

Included in
Earnings

Included
in Other
comprehensive
income
 
Purchases

Sales

Issuances

Settlements

Transfers
into
Level 3

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 
Fair
Value
Mar.
31,
2017

Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans
held for sale
$
2

 
 
 
$
2


 
 
$
2

$
(2
)
 
$
4

 
 
Commercial mortgage
loans held for sale
1,400

$
9

 
 
 
$
(1,617
)
$
801

$
(12
)
 
 
 
581

$
(5
)
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-
backed non-agency
3,254

26

 
$
18

 

 
(202
)
 
 
 
3,096


 
Asset-backed
403

4

 
4

 
(25
)
 
(20
)
 
 
 
366

 
 
Other debt
66


 
9

1

(1
)
 

 
 
 
75

 
 
Total securities
available for sale
3,723

30

 
31

1

(26
)
 
(222
)
 
 
 
3,537


 
Loans
335

1

 
 
22

(4
)
 
(19
)
2

(14
)
 
323


 
Equity investments
1,331

96

 
 
37

(175
)
 
 

(183
)
(e)
1,106

67

 
Residential mortgage
servicing rights
1,182

18

 
 
83

 
17

(39
)
 
 
 
1,261

17

 
Commercial mortgage
servicing rights
576

13

 
 
13

 
29

(25
)
 
 
 
606

13

 
Trading securities
2

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
2

 
 
Financial derivatives
40

(1
)
 
 

 
 
(15
)
 
 
 
24

22

 
Other assets
239

(2
)
 

 

 
(155
)
 
 
 
82

(2
)
 
Total assets
$
8,830

$
164

 
$
31

$
158

$
(1,822
)
$
847

$
(487
)
$
4

$
(199
)
 
$
7,526

$
112

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other borrowed funds
$
10

 
 
 
 
 
$
19

$
(22
)
 
 
 
$
7

 
 
Financial derivatives
414

$
9

 
 
 
$
2

 
(171
)
 
 
 
254

$
7

 
Other liabilities
9

16

 
 
 
 
77

(71
)
 
 
 
31

16

 
Total liabilities
$
433

$
25

 
 
 
$
2

$
96

$
(264
)
 
 
 
$
292

$
23

 
Net gains (losses)
 
$
139

(c) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
89

(d) 
(a)
Losses for assets are bracketed while losses for liabilities are not.
(b)
The amount of the total gains or losses for the period included in earnings that is attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting period.
(c)
Net gains (losses) realized and unrealized included in earnings related to Level 3 assets and liabilities included amortization and accretion. The amortization and accretion amounts were included in Interest income on the Consolidated Income Statement and the remaining net gains (losses) realized and unrealized were included in Noninterest income on the Consolidated Income Statement.
(d)
Net unrealized gains (losses) related to assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting period were included in Noninterest income on the Consolidated Income Statement.
(e)
Reflects transfer out of Level 3 associated with change in valuation methodology for certain equity investments subject to the Volcker Rule provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.
An instrument’s categorization within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Changes from one quarter to the next related to the observability of inputs to a fair value measurement may result in a reclassification (transfer) of assets or liabilities between hierarchy levels. Our policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the reporting period.


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Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 recurring assets and liabilities follows:

Table 53: Fair Value Measurements – Recurring Quantitative Information

March 31, 2018
Level 3 Instruments Only
Dollars in millions
Fair Value

Valuation Techniques
Unobservable Inputs
Range (Weighted-Average)
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale
$
92

Discounted cash flow
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
525bps - 1,580bps (1,069bps)
Residential mortgage-backed
non-agency securities
2,545

Priced by a third-party vendor using a discounted cash flow pricing model
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
1.0% - 33.0% (10.9%)
Constant default rate (CDR)
0.0% - 17.8% (5.7%)
Loss severity
20.0% - 100.0% (50.5%)
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
196bps weighted-average
Asset-backed securities
321

Priced by a third-party vendor using a discounted cash flow pricing model
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
1.0% - 19.0% (7.9%)
Constant default rate (CDR)
2.0% - 11.8% (5.1%)
Loss severity
16.0% - 100.0% (67.1%)
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
126bps weighted-average
Loans
142

Consensus pricing (b)
Cumulative default rate
11.0% - 100.0% (82.5%)
Loss severity
0.0% - 100.0% (18.5%)
Discount rate
5.5% - 8.0% (5.7%)
 
99

Discounted cash flow
Loss severity
8.0% weighted-average
Discount rate
5.4% weighted-average
 
61

Consensus pricing (b)
Credit and Liquidity discount
0.0% - 99.0% (61.1%)
Equity investments
1,129

Multiple of adjusted earnings
Multiple of earnings
4.9x - 29.7x (8.3x)
Residential mortgage servicing rights
1,256

Discounted cash flow
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
0.0% - 44.4% (8.7%)
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
346bps - 1,811bps (831bps)
Commercial mortgage servicing rights
723

Discounted cash flow
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
7.0% - 13.7% (7.9%)
Discount rate
6.3% - 8.3% (8.1%)
Financial derivatives - Swaps related to
sales of certain Visa Class B
common shares
(363
)
Discounted cash flow
Estimated conversion factor of Visa
Class B shares into Class A shares
163.8% weighted-average
Estimated growth rate of Visa
Class A share price
16.0%
Estimated length of litigation
resolution date
Q2 2021
Insignificant Level 3 assets, net of
liabilities (c)
53

 
 
 
Total Level 3 assets, net of liabilities (d)
$
6,058

 
 
 


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December 31, 2017
Level 3 Instruments Only
Dollars in millions
Fair Value

Valuation Techniques
Unobservable Inputs
Range (Weighted-Average)
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale
$
107

Discounted cash flow
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
525bps - 1,470bps (1020bps)
Residential mortgage-backed
non-agency securities
2,661

Priced by a third-party vendor using a discounted cash flow pricing model
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
1.0% - 31.6% (10.8%)
Constant default rate (CDR)
0.1% - 18.8% (5.4%)
Loss severity
15.0% - 100.0% (51.5%)
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
190bps weighted-average
Asset-backed securities
332

Priced by a third-party vendor using a discounted cash flow pricing model
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
1.0% - 19.0% (7.9%)
Constant default rate (CDR)
2.0% - 11.8% (5.4%)
Loss severity
15.0% - 100.0% (68.5%)
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
179bps weighted-average
Loans
133

Consensus pricing (b)
Cumulative default rate
11.0% - 100.0% (85.7%)
Loss severity
0.0% - 100.0% (20.6%)
Discount rate
5.5% - 8.0% (5.7%)
 
104

Discounted cash flow
Loss severity
8.0% weighted-average
Discount rate
4.9% weighted-average
 
61

Consensus pricing (b)
Credit and Liquidity discount
0.0% - 99.0% (61.1%)
Equity investments
1,036

Multiple of adjusted earnings
Multiple of earnings
4.5x - 29.7x (8.3x)
Residential mortgage servicing rights
1,164

Discounted cash flow
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
0.0% - 36.7% (10.0%)
Spread over the benchmark curve (a)
390bps - 1,839bps (830bps)
Commercial mortgage servicing rights
668

Discounted cash flow
Constant prepayment rate (CPR)
7.7% - 14.2% (8.5%)
Discount rate
6.4% - 7.9% (7.8%)
Financial derivatives - Swaps related to
sales of certain Visa Class B
common shares
(380
)
Discounted cash flow
Estimated conversion factor of Visa Class B shares into Class A shares
163.8% weighted-average
Estimated growth rate of Visa Class
A share price
16.0%
Estimated length of litigation
resolution date
Q2 2021
Insignificant Level 3 assets, net of
liabilities (c)
58

 
 
 
Total Level 3 assets, net of liabilities (d)
$
5,944

 
 
 
(a)
The assumed yield spread over the benchmark curve for each instrument is generally intended to incorporate non-interest rate risks, such as credit and liquidity risks.
(b)
Consensus pricing refers to fair value estimates that are generally internally developed using information such as dealer quotes or other third-party provided valuations or comparable asset prices.
(c)
Represents the aggregate amount of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis that are individually and in the aggregate insignificant. The amount includes certain financial derivative assets and liabilities, trading securities, other debt securities, residential mortgage loans held for sale, other assets, other borrowed funds and other liabilities.
(d)
Consisted of total Level 3 assets of $6.5 billion and total Level 3 liabilities of $.5 billion as of March 31, 2018 and $6.4 billion and $.5 billion as of December 31, 2017, respectively.


The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q    69


Financial Assets Accounted for at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We may be required to measure certain financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of lower of amortized cost or fair value accounting or write-downs of individual assets due to impairment and are included in Table 54 and Table 55. For more information regarding the valuation methodologies of our financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, see Note 6 Fair Value in our 2017 Form 10-K.
Table 54: Fair Value Measurements – Nonrecurring
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Gains (Losses)
Three months ended
 
In millions
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
March 31
2018

 
March 31
2017

 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
$
137

 
$
100

 
$
(23
)
 
$
(6
)
 
OREO, foreclosed and other assets
35

 
70

 
 
 
(4
)
 
Long-lived assets
15

 
80

 
(2
)
 
3

 
Total assets
$
187

 
$
250

 
$
(25
)
 
$
(7
)
 
(a)
All Level 3 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 nonrecurring assets follows:
Table 55: Fair Value Measurements – Nonrecurring Quantitative Information
Level 3 Instruments Only
In millions
Fair Value

 
Valuation Techniques
Unobservable Inputs
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
$
137

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Appraised value/sales price
OREO, foreclosed and other assets
35

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Appraised value/sales price
Long-lived assets
15

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Appraised value/sales price
Total assets
$
187

 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
$
100

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Appraised value/sales price
OREO, foreclosed and other assets
70

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Appraised value/sales price
Long-lived assets
47

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Appraised value/sales price
 
20

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Broker opinion
 
13

 
Fair value of property or collateral
Projected income/required improvement costs
Total assets
$
250

 
 
 


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Financial Instruments Accounted for under Fair Value Option

We elect the fair value option to account for certain financial instruments. For more information on these financial instruments for which the fair value option election has been made, see Note 6 Fair Value in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Fair values and aggregate unpaid principal balances of certain items for which we elected the fair value option follow:

Table 56: Fair Value Option – Fair Value and Principal Balances
In millions
Fair Value

 
Aggregate Unpaid
Principal Balance

 
Difference

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing loans
$
604

 
$
591

 
$
13

 
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
3

 
3

 


 
Nonaccrual loans
10

 
11

 
(1
)
 
Total
$
617

 
$
605

 
$
12

 
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing loans
$
244

 
$
264

 
$
(20
)
 
Nonaccrual loans
1

 
2

 
(1
)
 
Total
$
245

 
$
266

 
$
(21
)
 
Residential mortgage loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing loans
$
290

 
$
319

 
$
(29
)
 
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
334

 
344

 
(10
)
 
Nonaccrual loans
189

 
307

 
(118
)
 
Total
$
813

 
$
970

 
$
(157
)
 
Other assets
$
216

 
$
221

 
$
(5
)
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other borrowed funds
$
56

 
$
57

 
$
(1
)
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing loans
$
822

 
$
796

 
$
26

 
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
3

 
3

 


 
Nonaccrual loans
7

 
8

 
(1
)
 
Total
$
832

 
$
807

 
$
25

 
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing loans
$
828

 
$
842

 
$
(14
)
 
Nonaccrual loans
2

 
3

 
(1
)
 
Total
$
830

 
$
845

 
$
(15
)
 
Residential mortgage loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing loans
$
251

 
$
280

 
$
(29
)
 
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
421

 
431

 
(10
)
 
Nonaccrual loans
197

 
317

 
(120
)
 
Total
$
869

 
$
1,028

 
$
(159
)
 
Other assets
$
216

 
$
212

 
$
4

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other borrowed funds
$
84

 
$
85

 
$
(1
)
 
(a)
There were no accruing loans 90 days or more past due within this category at March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017.


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The changes in fair value for items for which we elected the fair value option are as follows:
Table 57: Fair Value Option – Changes in Fair Value (a)
 
Gains (Losses)
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
Mar. 31

 
Mar. 31

 
In millions
2018

 
2017

 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage loans held for sale
$
4

 
$
30

 
Commercial mortgage loans held for sale
$
14

 
$
18

 
Residential mortgage loans
$
3

 
$
4

 
Other assets
$
11

 
$
7

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
$
(2
)
 
$
(16
)
 
(a)
The impact on earnings of offsetting hedged items or hedging instruments is not reflected in these amounts.

Additional Fair Value Information Related to Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values, as well as the level within the fair value hierarchy, of all other financial instruments that are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Table 58: Additional Fair Value Information Related to Other Financial Instruments
 
Carrying

 
Fair Value
 
In millions
Amount

 
Total

 
Level 1

 
Level 2

 
Level 3

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
4,649

 
$
4,649

 
$
4,649

 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
28,821

 
28,821

 
 
 
$
28,821

 
 
 
Securities held to maturity
18,544

 
18,223

 
746

 
17,333

 
$
144

 
Net loans (excludes leases)
210,395

 
211,926

 
 
 
 
 
211,926

 
Other assets
4,954

 
4,954

 
 
 
4,940

 
14

 
Total assets
$
267,363

 
$
268,573

 
$
5,395

 
$
51,094

 
$
212,084

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time deposits (a)
$
16,270

 
$
15,976

 
 
 
$
15,976

 
 
 
Borrowed funds
56,862

 
57,514

 
 
 
55,838

 
$
1,676

 
Unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit
290

 
290

 
 
 
 
 
290

 
Other liabilities
416

 
416

 
 
 
416

 
 
 
Total liabilities
$
73,838

 
$
74,196

 
 
 
$
72,230

 
$
1,966

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
5,249

 
$
5,249

 
$
5,249

 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
28,595

 
28,595

 
 
 
$
28,595

 
 
 
Securities held to maturity
18,513

 
18,565

 
765

 
17,658

 
$
142

 
Net loans (excludes leases)
209,044

 
211,175

 
 
 
 
 
211,175

 
Other assets
6,078

 
6,736

 
 
 
5,949

 
787

 
Total assets
$
267,479

 
$
270,320

 
$
6,014

 
$
52,202

 
$
212,104

 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
265,053

 
$
264,854

 
 
 
$
264,854

 
 
 
Borrowed funds
57,744

 
58,503

 
 
 
56,853

 
$
1,650

 
Unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit
297

 
297

 
 
 
 
 
297

 
Other liabilities
399

 
399

 
 
 
399

 
 
 
Total liabilities
$
323,493

 
$
324,053

 
 
 
$
322,106

 
$
1,947

 
(a)
The amount at March 31, 2018 excludes deposit liabilities with no defined or contractual maturities in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2016-01. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 for additional details on this adoption.


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The aggregate fair values in Table 58 represent only a portion of the total market value of our assets and liabilities as, in accordance with the guidance related to fair values about financial instruments, we exclude the following:
•
financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis (as they are disclosed in Table 51),
•
investments accounted for under the equity method,
•
equity securities without a readily determinable fair value that apply for the alternative measurement approach to fair value under ASU 2016-01,
•
real and personal property,
•
lease financing,
•
loan customer relationships,
•
deposit customer intangibles,
•
mortgage servicing rights,
•
retail branch networks,
•
fee-based businesses, such as asset management and brokerage,
•
trademarks and brand names,
•
trade receivables and payables due in one year or less, and
•
deposit liabilities with no defined or contractual maturities.

The balance of equity securities without a readily determinable fair value that apply the alternative measurement approach to fair value was $105 million and $106 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Impairment taken on those equity securities was immaterial in the first quarter of 2018.

For more information regarding the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values of financial instruments included in Table 58, see Note 6 Fair Value in our 2017 Form 10-K.

NOTE 7 GOODWILL AND MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

Goodwill

See Note 7 Goodwill and Mortgage Servicing Rights in our 2017 Form 10-K for more information regarding our goodwill.

Mortgage Servicing Rights
   
We recognize the right to service mortgage loans for others when we recognize it as an intangible asset and the servicing income we receive is more than adequate compensation. MSRs totaled $2.0 billion and $1.8 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and consisted of loan servicing contracts for commercial and residential mortgages measured at fair value.

MSRs are subject to declines in value from actual or expected prepayment of the underlying loans and defaults as well as market driven changes in interest rates. We manage this risk by economically hedging the fair value of MSRs with securities and derivative instruments which are expected to increase (or decrease) in value when the value of MSRs decreases (or increases).

See the Sensitivity Analysis section of this Note 7, as well as Note 6 Fair Value in our 2017 Form 10-K for more detail on our fair value measurement of MSRs. Refer to Note 7 Goodwill and Mortgage Servicing Rights in our 2017 Form 10-K for more information on our accounting and measurement of MSRs.


The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q    73


Changes in the commercial and residential MSRs follow:

Table 59: Mortgage Servicing Rights
 
Commercial MSRs
 
Residential MSRs
 
In millions
2018

2017

 
2018

2017

 
January 1
$
668

$
576

 
$
1,164

$
1,182

 
Additions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
From loans sold with servicing retained
17

29

 
13

17

 
Purchases
23

13

 
9

83

 
Changes in fair value due to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Time and payoffs (a)
(33
)
(25
)
 
(37
)
(39
)
 
Other (b)
48

13

 
107

18

 
March 31
$
723

$
606

 
$
1,256

$
1,261

 
Related unpaid principal balance at March 31
$
169,172

$
143,908

 
$
124,696

$
130,382

 
Servicing advances at March 31
$
200

$
234

 
$
197

$
260

 
(a)
Represents decrease in MSR value due to passage of time, including the impact from both regularly scheduled loan principal payments and loans that were paid down or paid off during the period.
(b)
Represents MSR value changes resulting primarily from market-driven changes in interest rates.

Sensitivity Analysis
The fair value of commercial and residential MSRs and significant inputs to the valuation models as of March 31, 2018 are shown in Tables 60 and 61. The expected and actual rates of mortgage loan prepayments are significant factors driving the fair value. Management uses both internal proprietary models and a third-party model to estimate future commercial mortgage loan prepayments and a third-party model to estimate future residential mortgage loan prepayments. These models have been refined based on current market conditions and management judgment. Future interest rates are another important factor in the valuation of MSRs. Management utilizes market implied forward interest rates to estimate the future direction of mortgage and discount rates. The forward rates utilized are derived from the current yield curve for U.S. dollar interest rate swaps and are consistent with pricing of capital markets instruments. Changes in the shape and slope of the forward curve in future periods may result in volatility in the fair value estimate.

A sensitivity analysis of the hypothetical effect on the fair value of MSRs to adverse changes in key assumptions is presented in Tables 60 and 61. These sensitivities do not include the impact of the related hedging activities. Changes in fair value generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in the assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the MSRs is calculated independently without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (e.g., changes in mortgage interest rates, which drive changes in prepayment rate estimates, could result in changes in the interest rate spread), which could either magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

The following tables set forth the fair value of commercial and residential MSRs and the sensitivity analysis of the hypothetical effect on the fair value of MSRs to immediate adverse changes of 10% and 20% in those assumptions.

Table 60: Commercial Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights – Key Valuation Assumptions
Dollars in millions
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Fair value
$
723

 
$
668

 
Weighted-average life (years)
4.4

 
4.4

 
Weighted-average constant prepayment rate
7.89
%
 
8.51
%
 
Decline in fair value from 10% adverse change
$
12

 
$
12

 
Decline in fair value from 20% adverse change
$
22

 
$
23

 
Effective discount rate
8.09
%
 
7.81
%
 
Decline in fair value from 10% adverse change
$
19

 
$
18

 
Decline in fair value from 20% adverse change
$
39

 
$
36

 

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Table 61: Residential Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights – Key Valuation Assumptions
Dollars in millions
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Fair value
$
1,256

 
$
1,164

 
Weighted-average life (years)
7.0

 
6.4

 
Weighted-average constant prepayment rate
8.72
%
 
10.04
%
 
Decline in fair value from 10% adverse change
$
40

 
$
44

 
Decline in fair value from 20% adverse change
$
78

 
$
85

 
Weighted-average option adjusted spread
831

bps 
830

bps 
Decline in fair value from 10% adverse change
$
38

 
$
35

 
Decline in fair value from 20% adverse change
$
74

 
$
67

 

Fees from mortgage loan servicing, which includes contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and ancillary fees were $.1 billion for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. We also generate servicing fees from fee-based activities provided to others for which we do not have an associated servicing asset. Fees from commercial and residential MSRs are reported on our Consolidated Income Statement in the line items Corporate services and Residential mortgage, respectively.

NOTE 8 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Pension and Postretirement Plans

As described in Note 11 Employee Benefit Plans in our 2017 Form 10-K, we have a noncontributory, qualified defined benefit pension plan covering eligible employees. Benefits are determined using a cash balance formula where earnings credits are a percentage of eligible compensation. Beginning in 2018, these earnings credits are subject to a minimum annual amount. Any pension contributions to the plan are based on an actuarially determined amount necessary to fund total benefits payable to plan participants.

We also maintain nonqualified supplemental retirement plans for certain employees and provide certain health care and life insurance benefits for qualifying retired employees (postretirement benefits) through various plans. We reserve the right to terminate or make changes to these plans at any time.

The components of our net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, were as follows:

Table 62: Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (a)
 
Qualified Pension Plan
 
 
Nonqualified Pension Plan
 
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
Three months ended March 31
In millions
2018

 
2017

 
 
2018

 
2017

 
 
2018

 
2017

 
Net periodic cost consists of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
28

 
$
26

 
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
 
$
1

 
$
1

 
Interest cost
43

 
45

 
 
2

 
3

 
 
3

 
4

 
Expected return on plan assets
(76
)
 
(71
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
Amortization of prior service credit
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of actuarial losses
 
 
12

 
 
1

 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic cost/(benefit)
$
(5
)
 
$
11

 
 
$
4

 
$
5

 
 
$
3

 
$
4

 
(a)
The service cost component is included in Personnel expense on the Consolidated Income Statement. All other components are included in Other noninterest expense on the Consolidated Income Statement.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q    75


NOTE 9 FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES

We use derivative financial instruments primarily to help manage exposure to interest rate, market and credit risk and reduce the effects that changes in interest rates may have on net income, the fair value of assets and liabilities and cash flows. We also enter into derivatives with customers to facilitate their risk management activities. Derivatives represent contracts between parties that usually require little or no initial net investment and result in one party delivering cash or another type of asset to the other party based on a notional amount and an underlying as specified in the contract.

For more information regarding derivatives see Note 1 Accounting Policies and Note 13 Financial Derivatives in our 2017 Form 10-K.

The following table presents the notional amounts and gross fair values of all derivative assets and liabilities held by us.
Table 63: Total Gross Derivatives
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
In millions
Notional /
Contract
Amount

 
Asset Fair
Value (a)

 
Liability Fair
Value (b)

 
Notional /
Contract
Amount

 
Asset Fair
Value (a)

 
Liability Fair
Value (b)

Derivatives used for hedging under GAAP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value hedges
$
32,810

 
$
75

 
$
105

 
$
34,059

 
$
114

 
$
94

Cash flow hedges
25,647

 
54

 
9

 
23,875

 
60

 
6

Foreign exchange contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment hedges
1,112

 
 
 
51

 
1,060

 


 
11

Total derivatives designated for hedging
$
59,569


$
129


$
165


$
58,994


$
174


$
111

Derivatives not used for hedging under GAAP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives used for mortgage banking activities (d):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
$
54,578

 
 
 
$
4

 
$
48,335

 
$
162

 
$
42

Futures (e)
52,555

 
 
 
 
 
47,494

 

 

Mortgage-backed commitments
6,796

 
$
30

 
18

 
8,999

 
19

 
9

Other
6,370

 
15

 
3

 
2,530

 
11

 
2

Subtotal
120,299


45


25


107,358


192


53

Derivatives used for customer-related activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swaps
200,489

 
1,182

 
1,807

 
194,042

 
2,079

 
1,772

Futures (e)
3,274

 
 
 
 
 
3,453

 

 

Mortgage-backed commitments
1,894

 
6

 
4

 
2,228

 
2

 
2

Other
18,784

 
70

 
64

 
17,775

 
75

 
36

Subtotal
224,441


1,258


1,875

 
217,498

 
2,156

 
1,810

Foreign exchange contracts and other
30,043

 
451

 
432

 
27,330

 
349

 
332

Subtotal
254,484


1,709


2,307

 
244,828

 
2,505

 
2,142

Derivatives used for other risk management activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts and other (f)
7,142

 
20

 
445

 
7,445

 
3

 
550

Total derivatives not designated for hedging
$
381,925


$
1,774


$
2,777


$
359,631


$
2,700


$
2,745

Total gross derivatives
$
441,494


$
1,903


$
2,942


$
418,625


$
2,874


$
2,856

Less: Impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements
 
 
795

 
795

 
 
 
1,054

 
1,054

Less: Cash collateral received/paid
 
 
45

 
648

 
 
 
636

 
763

Total derivatives
 
 
$
1,063


$
1,499





$
1,184


$
1,039

(a)
Included in Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(b)
Included in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c)
Represents primarily swaps.
(d)
Includes both residential and commercial mortgage banking activities.
(e)
Futures contracts settle in cash daily and, therefore, no derivative asset or derivative liability is recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(f)
Includes our obligation to fund a portion of certain BlackRock LTIP programs and the swaps entered into in connection with sales of a portion of Visa Class B common shares.


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All derivatives are carried on our Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value. Derivative balances are presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet on a net basis taking into consideration the effects of legally enforceable master netting agreements and, when appropriate, any related cash collateral exchanged with counterparties. Further discussion regarding the offsetting rights associated with these legally enforceable master netting agreements is included in the Offsetting, Counterparty Credit Risk and Contingent Features section of this Note 9. Any nonperformance risk, including credit risk, is included in the determination of the estimated net fair value of the derivatives. Exchange-traded and over-the-counter cleared derivative instruments are typically settled in cash each day based on the prior day value. In the first quarter of 2018, we changed our presentation for variation margin related to derivative instruments cleared through a central clearinghouse as a result of changes made by that clearinghouse to its rules governing such instruments with its counterparties. This variation margin is now recorded as a settlement payment instead of collateral. The impact at March 31, 2018 was a reduction of gross derivative assets and gross derivative liabilities of $1.3 billion and $.5 billion, respectively. The accounting change had no impact on the net fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities that otherwise would have been reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Table 67 for more information.

Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments under GAAP

Certain derivatives used to manage interest rate and foreign exchange risk as part of our asset and liability risk management activities are designated as accounting hedges under GAAP. Derivatives hedging the risks associated with changes in the fair value of assets or liabilities are considered fair value hedges, derivatives hedging the variability of expected future cash flows are considered cash flow hedges, and derivatives hedging a net investment in a foreign subsidiary are considered net investment hedges. Designating derivatives as accounting hedges allows for gains and losses on those derivatives to be recognized in the same period and in the same income statement line item as the earnings impact of the hedged items.

Fair Value Hedges
We enter into receive-fixed, pay-variable interest rate swaps to hedge changes in the fair value of outstanding fixed-rate debt caused by fluctuations in market interest rates. We also enter into pay-fixed, receive-variable interest rate swaps and zero-coupon swaps to hedge changes in the fair value of fixed rate and zero-coupon investment securities caused by fluctuations in market interest rates. Gains and losses on the interest rate swaps designated in these hedge relationships, along with the offsetting gains and losses on the hedged items attributable to the hedged risk, are recognized in current earnings within the same income statement line item.

Cash Flow Hedges
We enter into receive-fixed, pay-variable interest rate swaps to modify the interest rate characteristics of designated commercial loans from variable to fixed in order to reduce the impact of changes in future cash flows due to market interest rate changes. We also periodically enter into forward purchase and sale contracts to hedge the variability of the consideration that will be paid or received related to the purchase or sale of investment securities. The forecasted purchase or sale is consummated upon gross settlement of the forward contract itself. For these cash flow hedges, gains and losses on the interest rate swaps and forward contracts are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and are then reclassified into earnings in the same period the hedged cash flows affect earnings and within the same income statement line as the hedged cash flows.

In the 12 months that follow March 31, 2018, we expect to reclassify net derivative gains of $38 million pretax, or $30 million after-tax, from Accumulated other comprehensive income to interest income for both cash flow hedge strategies. This reclassified amount could differ from amounts actually recognized due to changes in interest rates, hedge de-designations and the addition of other hedges subsequent to March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, the maximum length of time over which forecasted transactions are hedged is seven years.

The amount of cash flow hedge ineffectiveness recognized in income was not significant for the 2017 period presented.


The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q    77


Detail regarding the net gains (losses) related to our fair value and cash flow hedge derivatives is presented in the following table.
Table 64: Gains (Losses) Recognized on Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedges in the Consolidated Income Statement (a) (b)
 
Location and Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
 
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Noninterest Income
In millions
Loans
Investment Securities
Borrowed Funds
Other
For the three months ended March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Total amounts on the Consolidated Income Statement
$
2,228

$
512

$
344

$
245

Gains (losses) on fair value hedges recognized on:
 
 
 
 
Hedged items (c)


$
(90
)
$
370



Derivatives


$
92

$
(370
)


Amounts related to interest settlements on derivatives


$
(3
)
$
26



Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (d):
 
 
 
 
Amount of derivative gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated OCI
$
26

$
4



$
2

For the three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Total amounts on the Consolidated Income Statement
$
1,904

$
493

$
240

$
301

Gains (losses) on fair value hedges recognized on:
 
 
 
 
Hedged items
 
$
(21
)
$
86

 
Derivatives
 
$
22

$
(95
)
 
Amounts related to interest settlements on derivatives
 
$
(15
)
$
76

 
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges - interest rate contracts (d):
 
 
 
 
Amount of derivative gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated OCI
$
46

$
6

 
$
3

(a)
For all periods presented, there were no components of derivative gains or losses excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness for any of the fair value or cash flow hedge strategies.
(b)
All cash flow and fair value hedge derivatives were interest rate contracts for the periods presented.
(c)
Includes an insignificant amount of fair value hedge adjustments related to discontinued relationships.
(d)
For all periods presented, there were no gains or losses from cash flow hedge derivatives reclassified to income because it became probable that the original forecasted transaction would not occur.
Detail regarding the impact of fair value hedge accounting on the carrying value of the hedged items is presented in the following table.
 
Table 65: Hedged Items - Fair Value Hedges
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
In millions
Carrying Value of the Hedged Items

 
Cumulative Fair Value Hedge Adjustment included in the Carrying Value of Hedged Items (a)

 
Investment securities - Available for Sale (b)
$
6,228

 
$
(178
)
 
Borrowed funds
$
28,788

 
$
(480
)
 
(a)
Includes an insignificant amount of fair value hedge adjustments related to discontinued relationships.
(b)
Carrying value shown represents amortized cost.

Net Investment Hedges
We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge non-U.S. dollar net investments in foreign subsidiaries against adverse changes in foreign exchange rates. We assess whether the hedging relationship is highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in the value of the hedge and hedged item by qualitatively verifying that the critical terms of the hedge and hedged item match at the inception of the hedging relationship and on an ongoing basis. Net investment hedge derivatives are classified as foreign exchange contracts. There were no components of derivative gains or losses excluded from the assessment of the hedge effectiveness for all periods presented. During the first three months of 2017 there was no net investment hedge ineffectiveness. Net losses on net investment hedge derivatives recognized in OCI were $39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared with $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017.


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Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments under GAAP

We also enter into derivatives that are not designated as accounting hedges under GAAP. For additional information on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under GAAP see Note 13 Financial Derivatives in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Further detail regarding the gains (losses) on derivatives not designated in hedging relationships is presented in the following table.
Table 66: Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated for Hedging under GAAP
   
 
 
Three months ended
March 31
 
In millions
 
2018

2017

 
Derivatives used for mortgage banking activities:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts (a)
 
$
(114
)
$
(7
)
 
Derivatives used for customer-related activities:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
56

34

 
Foreign exchange contracts and other
 
44

32

 
Gains (losses) from customer-related activities (b)

100

66

 
Derivatives used for other risk management activities:
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts and other (b) (c)
 
(17
)
(50
)
 
Total gains (losses) from derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

$
(31
)
$
9

 
(a)
Included in Residential mortgage, Corporate services and Other noninterest income on our Consolidated Income Statement.
(b)
Included in Other noninterest income on our Consolidated Income Statement.
(c)
Includes BlackRock LTIP funding obligation and the swaps entered into in connection with sales of a portion of Visa Class B common shares.

Offsetting, Counterparty Credit Risk and Contingent Features

We generally utilize a net presentation on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for those derivative financial instruments entered into with counterparties under legally enforceable master netting agreements. The master netting agreements reduce credit risk by permitting the closeout netting of all outstanding derivative instruments under the master netting agreement with the same counterparty upon the occurrence of an event of default. The master netting agreement also may require the exchange of cash or marketable securities to collateralize either party’s net position. For additional information on derivative offsetting, counterparty credit risk and contingent features see Note 13 Financial Derivatives in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 67 shows the impact legally enforceable master netting agreements had on our derivative assets and derivative liabilities as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The table includes cash collateral held or pledged under legally enforceable master netting agreements. The table also includes the fair value of any securities collateral held or pledged under legally enforceable master netting agreements. Cash and securities collateral amounts are included in the table only to the extent of the related net derivative fair values.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. – Form 10-Q    79


Table 67: Derivative Assets and Liabilities Offsetting
In millions
 
  
 
Amounts Offset on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
  
 
 
 
Securities
Collateral Held
/ (Pledged)
Under Master
Netting
Agreements

 
  
 
Gross
Fair Value

 
Fair Value
Offset Amount

 
Cash
Collateral

 
Net
Fair Value

 
 
 
Net Amounts

 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter cleared (a)
 
$
24

 
 
 
 
 
$
24

 
 
 
 
 
$
24

 
Exchange-traded
 
2

 
 
 
 
 
2

 
 
 
 
 
2

 
Over-the-counter
 
1,406

 
$
602

 
$
41

 
763

 
 
 
$
12

 
751

 
Foreign exchange and other contracts
 
471

 
193

 
4

 
274

 
 
 
 
 
274

 
Total derivative assets
 
$
1,903


$
795


$
45


$
1,063

 
(b) 
 
$
12

 
$
1,051

 
Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter cleared (a)
 
$
18

 
 
 
 
 
$
18

 
 
 
 
 
$
18

 
Over-the-counter
 
1,996

 
$
629

 
$
570

 
797

 
 
 
 
 
797

 
Foreign exchange and other contracts
 
928

 
166

 
78

 
684

 
 
 
 
 
684

 
Total derivative liabilities
 
$
2,942

 
$
795

 
$
648

 
$
1,499

 
(c) 
 


 
$
1,499

 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter cleared
 
$
827

 
$
251

 
$
567

 
$
9

 
 
 
 
 
$
9

 
Over-the-counter
 
1,695

 
668

 
67

 
960

 
 
 
$
32

 
928

 
Foreign exchange and other contracts
 
352

 
135

 
2

 
215

 
 
 
 
 
215

 
Total derivative assets
 
$
2,874


$
1,054


$
636


$
1,184

 
(b) 
 
$
32

 
$
1,152

 
Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over-the-counter cleared
 
$
260

 
$
251

 


 
$
9

 
 
 
 
 
$
9

 
Over-the-counter
 
1,703

 
662

 
669

 
372

 
 
 
 
 
372

 
Foreign exchange and other contracts
 
893

 
141

 
94

 
658

 
 
 
 
 
658

 
Total derivative liabilities
 
$
2,856

 
$
1,054

 
$
763

 
$
1,039

 
(c) 
 


 
$
1,039

 
(a)
Reflects our first quarter 2018 change in accounting presentation for variation margin for certain derivative instruments cleared through a central clearing house. The accounting change reduced the asset and liability gross fair values with corresponding reductions to the fair value and cash collateral offsets, resulting in no changes to the net fair value amounts.
(b)
Represents the net amount of derivative assets included in Other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(c)
Represents the net amount of derivative liabilities included in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Table 67 includes over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, OTC cleared derivatives and exchange-traded derivatives. OTC derivatives represent contracts executed bilaterally with counterparties that are not settled through an organized exchange or cleared through a central clearing house. The majority of OTC derivatives are governed by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) documentation or other legally enforceable master netting agreements. OTC cleared derivatives represent contracts executed bilaterally with counterparties in the OTC market that are novated to a central clearing house who then becomes our counterparty. Exchange-traded derivatives represent standardized futures and options contracts executed directly on an organized exchange.

In addition to using master netting agreements and other collateral agreements to reduce credit risk associated with derivative instruments, we also seek to manage credit risk by evaluating credit ratings of counterparties and by using internal credit analysis, limits and monitoring procedures.


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At March 31, 2018, we held cash, U.S. government securities and mortgage-backed securities totaling $.2 billion under master netting agreements and other collateral agreements to collateralize net derivative assets due from counterparties, and we pledged cash totaling $1.4 billion under these agreements to collateralize net derivative liabilities owed to counterparties and to meet initial margin requirements. These totals may differ from the amounts presented in the preceding offsetting table because these totals may include collateral exchanged under an agreement that does not qualify as a master netting agreement or because the total amount of collateral held or pledged exceeds the net derivative fair values with the counterparty as of the balance sheet date due to timing or other factors, such as initial margin. To the extent not netted against the derivative fair values under a master netting agreement, the receivable for cash pledged is included in Other assets and the obligation for cash held is included in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Securities held from counterparties are not recognized on our balance sheet. Likewise securities we have pledged to counterparties remain on our balance sheet.
 
Certain derivative agreements contain various credit-risk related contingent provisions, such as those that require our debt to maintain a specified credit rating from one or more of the major credit rating agencies. If our debt ratings were to fall below such specified ratings, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate and ongoing full collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position on March 31, 2018 was $1.9 billion for which we had posted collateral of $.7 billion in the normal course of business. The maximum additional amount of collateral we would have been required to post if the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements had been triggered on March 31, 2018 would be $1.2 billion.

NOTE 10 EARNINGS PER SHARE

Table 68: Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
 
 
Three months ended
March 31
 
In millions, except per share data
 
2018

 
2017

 
Basic
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
1,239

 
$
1,074

 
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
10

 
17

 
Preferred stock dividends
 
63

 
63

 
Preferred discount accretion and redemptions
 
1

 
21

 
Net income attributable to common shares
 
1,165


973

 
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
 
5

 
6

 
Net income attributable to basic common shares
 
$
1,160


$
967

 
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
473

 
487

 
Basic earnings per common share (a)
 
$
2.45

 
$
1.99

 
Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to basic common shares
 
$
1,160

 
$
967

 
Less: Impact of BlackRock earnings per share dilution
 
2

 
4

 
Net income attributable to diluted common shares
 
$
1,158


$
963

 
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
473

 
487

 
Dilutive potential common shares
 
3

 
5

 
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
476

 
492

 
Diluted earnings per common share (a)
 
$
2.43

 
$
1.96

 
(a)
Basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method are determined on net income reported on the income statement less earnings allocated to nonvested restricted shares and restricted share units with nonforfeitable dividends and dividend rights (participating securities).

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NOTE 11 TOTAL EQUITY AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Activity in total equity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 follows:
Table 69: Rollforward of Total Equity
 
 
 
Shareholders’ Equity
 
  
  
 
In millions
Shares
Outstanding
Common
Stock

 
Common
Stock

Capital
Surplus -
Preferred
Stock

Capital
Surplus -
Common
Stock and
Other

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Treasury
Stock

 
Non-
controlling
Interests

Total Equity

 
Balance at January 1, 2017
485

 
$
2,709

$
3,977

$
12,674

$
31,670

$
(265
)
$
(5,066
)
 
$
1,155

$
46,854

 
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
1,057

 
 
 
17

1,074

 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14
)
 
 
 
(14
)
 
Cash dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Common ($.55 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(271
)
 
 
 
 
(271
)
 
Preferred
 
 
 
 
 
(63
)
 
 
 
 
(63
)
 
Preferred stock discount accretion
 
 
 
2

 
(2
)
 
 
 
 


 
Redemption of noncontrolling interests (a)
 
 


 


(19
)
 
 
 
(981
)
(1,000
)
 
Treasury stock activity (b)


 
 
 
(216
)
 
 
(257
)
 
 
(473
)
 
Other
 
 
 
 
(162
)
 
 
 
 
(42
)
(204
)
 
Balance at March 31, 2017 (c)
485

 
$
2,709

$
3,979

$
12,296

$
32,372

$
(279
)
$
(5,323
)
 
$
149

$
45,903

 
Balance at December 31, 2017
473

 
$
2,710

$
3,985

$
12,389

$
35,481

$
(148
)
$
(6,904
)
 
$
72

$
47,585

 
Cumulative effect of ASU adoptions (d)
 
 
 
 
 
(22
)
6

 
 
 
(16
)
 
Balance at January 1, 2018
473

 
$
2,710

$
3,985

$
12,389

$
35,459

$
(142
)
$
(6,904
)
 
$
72

$
47,569

 
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
1,229

 
 
 
10

1,239

 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
(557
)
 
 
 
(557
)
 
Cash dividends declared
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common ($.75 per share)
 
 
 
 
 
(358
)
 
 
 
 
(358
)
 
Preferred
 
 
 
 
 
(63
)
 
 
 
 
(63
)
 
Preferred stock discount accretion
 
 
 
1

 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treasury stock activity
(3
)
 
 
 
6

 
 
(631
)
 
 
(625
)
 
Other
 
 
 
 
(154
)
 
 
 
 
(16
)
(170
)
 
Balance at March 31, 2018 (c)
470

 
$
2,710

$
3,986

$
12,241

$
36,266

$
(699
)
$
(7,535
)
 
$
66

$
47,035

 
(a)
See Note 15 Equity in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information on the redemption of Perpetual Trust Securities.
(b)
Treasury stock activity totaled less than .5 million shares issued.
(c)
The par value of our preferred stock outstanding was less than $.5 million at each date and, therefore, is excluded from this presentation.
(d)
Represents the cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-01, ASU 2017-12 and ASU 2018-02. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 Accounting Policies in this Report for additional detail on the adoption of these ASUs.

Warrants
  
We had 2.8 million and 3.5 million warrants outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. As of March 31, 2018, each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of PNC common stock at an exercise price of $67.20 per share. In accordance with the terms of the warrants, the warrants are exercised on a non-cash net basis with the warrant holder receiving PNC common shares determined based on the excess of the market price of PNC common stock on the exercise date over the exercise price of the warrant. The outstanding warrants will expire as of December 31, 2018 and are considered in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share in Note 10 Earnings Per Share in this Report.

On April 4, 2018, PNC declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $.75 per share to shareholders of record as of April 16, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the warrants, the declaration of a dividend in excess of $.66 per share may result in an adjustment to the warrant exercise price and to the warrant share number. As a result of this dividend, the warrant exercise price was reduced from $67.20 to $67.16 per share on April 16, 2018 and the warrant share number remained 1.00.


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Details of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
Table 70: Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
Three months ended
March 31
 
In millions
 
2018

2017

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on non-OTTI securities
 
 
 
 
Increase in net unrealized gains (losses) on non-OTTI securities
 
$
(645
)
$
67

 
Less: Net gains (losses) realized as a yield adjustment reclassified to investment securities interest income
 
4

5

 
Less: Net gains (losses) realized on sales of securities reclassified to noninterest income
 
(3
)
(7
)
 
Net increase (decrease), pre-tax
 
(646
)
69

 
Effect of income taxes
 
150

(25
)
 
Net increase (decrease), after-tax
 
(496
)
44

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on OTTI securities
 
 
 
 
Increase in net unrealized gains (losses) on OTTI securities
 
14

37

 
Less: Net gains (losses) realized on sales of securities reclassified to noninterest income
 
 
2

 
Net increase (decrease), pre-tax
 
14

35

 
Effect of income taxes
 
(4
)
(13
)
 
Net increase (decrease), after-tax
 
10

22

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge derivatives
 
 
 
 
Increase in net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge derivatives
 
(161
)
(22
)
 
Less: Net gains (losses) realized as a yield adjustment reclassified to loan interest income
 
26

46

 
Less: Net gains (losses) realized as a yield adjustment reclassified to investment securities interest income
 
4

6

 
Less: Net gains (losses) realized on sales of securities reclassified to noninterest income
 
2

3

 
Net increase (decrease), pre-tax
 
(193
)
(77
)
 
Effect of income taxes
 
44

28

 
Net increase (decrease), after-tax
 
(149
)
(49
)
 
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments
 
 
 
 
Net pension and other postretirement benefit activity
 
61

(74
)
 
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) reclassified to other noninterest expense
 
1

13

 
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) reclassified to other noninterest expense
 
1

(1
)
 
Net increase (decrease), pre-tax
 
63

(62
)
 
Effect of income taxes
 
(15
)
23

 
Net increase (decrease), after-tax
 
48

(39
)
 
Other
 
 
 
 
PNC’s portion of BlackRock’s OCI
 
22

2

 
Net investment hedge derivatives
 
(39
)
(14
)
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other
 
44

16

 
Net increase (decrease), pre-tax
 
27

4

 
Effect of income taxes
 
3

4

 
Net increase (decrease), after-tax
 
30

8

 
Total other comprehensive income, pre-tax
 
(735
)
(31
)
 
Total other comprehensive income, tax effect
 
178

17

 
Total other comprehensive income, after-tax
 
$
(557
)
$
(14
)
 

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Table 71: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components
 
In millions, after-tax
Net unrealized gains (losses) on non-OTTI securities

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on OTTI securities

 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge derivatives

 
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments

 
Other

 
Total

 
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
52

 
$
106

 
$
333

 
$
(553
)
 
$
(203
)
 
$
(265
)
 
Net activity
44

 
22

 
(49
)
 
(39
)
 
8

 
(14
)
 
Balance at March 31, 2017
$
96

 
$
128

 
$
284

 
$
(592
)
 
$
(195
)
 
$
(279
)
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
62

 
$
215

 
$
151

 
$
(446
)
 
$
(130
)
 
$
(148
)
 
Cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2018-02 (a)
59

 
 
 
33

 
(96
)
 
10

 
6

 
Balance at January 1, 2018
$
121

 
$
215

 
$
184

 
$
(542
)
 
$
(120
)
 
$
(142
)
 
Net activity
(496
)
 
10

 
(149
)
 
48

 
30

 
(557
)
 
Balance at March 31, 2018
$
(375
)
 
$
225

 
$
35

 
$
(494
)
 
$
(90
)
 
$
(699
)
 
(a)
Represents the cumulative impact of adopting ASU 2018-02 which permits the reclassification to retained earnings of the income tax effects stranded within AOCI. See the Recently Adopted Accounting Standards portion of Note 1 Accounting Policies in this Report for additional detail on this adoption.
NOTE 12 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
We establish accruals for legal proceedings, including litigation and regulatory and governmental investigations and inquiries, when information related to the loss contingencies represented by those matters indicates both that a loss is probable and that the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Any such accruals are adjusted thereafter as appropriate to reflect changed circumstances. When we are able to do so, we also determine estimates of possible losses or ranges of possible losses, whether in excess of any related accrued liability or where there is no accrued liability, for disclosed legal proceedings (“Disclosed Matters,” which are those matters disclosed in this Note 12 as well as those matters disclosed in Note 19 Legal Proceedings in Part II, Item 8 of our 2017 Form 10-K (such prior disclosure referred to as “Prior Disclosure”)). For Disclosed Matters where we are able to estimate such possible losses or ranges of possible losses, as of March 31, 2018, we estimate that it is reasonably possible that we could incur losses in an aggregate amount of up to approximately $100 million. The estimates included in this amount are based on our analysis of currently available information and are subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions and uncertainties. As new information is obtained we may change our estimates. Due to the inherent subjectivity of the assessments and unpredictability of outcomes of legal proceedings, any amounts accrued or included in this aggregate amount may not represent the ultimate loss to us from the legal proceedings in question. Thus, our exposure and ultimate losses may be higher, and possibly significantly so, than the amounts accrued or this aggregate amount.

As a result of the types of factors described in Note 19 in our 2017 Form 10-K, we are unable, at this time, to estimate the losses that it is reasonably possible that we could incur or ranges of such losses with respect to some of the matters disclosed, and the aggregate estimated amount provided above does not include an estimate for every Disclosed Matter. Therefore, as the estimated aggregate amount disclosed above does not include all of the Disclosed Matters, the amount disclosed above does not represent our maximum reasonably possible loss exposure for all of the Disclosed Matters. The estimated aggregate amount also does not reflect any of our exposure to matters not so disclosed, as discussed below under “Other.”

We include in some of the descriptions of individual Disclosed Matters certain quantitative information related to the plaintiff’s claim against us as alleged in the plaintiff’s pleadings or other public filings or otherwise publicly available information. While information of this type may provide insight into the potential magnitude of a matter, it does not necessarily represent our estimate of reasonably possible loss or our judgment as to any currently appropriate accrual.

Some of our exposure in Disclosed Matters may be offset by applicable insurance coverage. We do not consider the possible availability of insurance coverage in determining the amounts of any accruals (although we record the amount of related insurance recoveries that are deemed probable up to the amount of the accrual) or in determining any estimates of possible losses or ranges of possible losses.

Captive Mortgage Reinsurance Litigation

PNC has reached an agreement in principle with the plaintiffs to settle White et. al v. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. et al. (Civil Action No. 11-7928), pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This settlement is subject to, among other things, final documentation.  The financial impact of the settlement will not be material to PNC.


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Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Indemnification Demands

In March 2018, one of the entities asserting a right to indemnification from us against claims in lawsuits brought by purchasers of residential mortgage-backed securities allegedly including loans sold by National City Mortgage submitted a demand for our purported share of the settlement amount of some of these lawsuits.

Mortgage Foreclosure False Claims Act Lawsuit

PNC Bank was named as a defendant, along with 13 other mortgage servicers and several law firms and affiliated entities, in a qui tam lawsuit brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by an individual plaintiff on behalf of the United States under the federal False Claims Act (United States ex rel. Grubea v. Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, P.C., et al. (12 Civ. 7199 (JSR)). The lawsuit was originally filed under seal, with a second amended complaint unsealed by the district court in March 2018 and a third amended complaint filed in April 2018. A related lawsuit was filed against two other mortgage servicers at the same time.

In the third amended complaint, the plaintiff alleges, as relevant to PNC Bank and the other mortgage servicers, that the mortgage servicers made excessive claims for reimbursement from the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for costs incurred in connection with foreclosures on residential mortgage loans purchased or guaranteed by FNMA or FHLMC or insured by FHA in violation of the relevant regulations and applicable contractual reimbursement terms. The plaintiff seeks, among other things, unspecified damages equal to the damage to the United States (including treble damages under the False Claims Act), unspecified civil penalties, and attorneys’ fees and other costs of bringing this lawsuit. The government declined to intervene in the action, but is prosecuting a related suit against one of the law firms and certain affiliated entities. The district court has set a trial date for March 2019.

This lawsuit is related to the subject matter of the 2013 subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York described in Note 19 in our 2017 Form 10-K under “Other Regulatory and Governmental Inquiries.”

Other Regulatory and Governmental Inquiries

We are the subject of investigations, audits and other forms of regulatory and governmental inquiry covering a broad range of issues in our consumer, mortgage, brokerage, securities and other financial services businesses, as well as other aspects of our operations. In some cases, these inquiries are part of reviews of specified activities at multiple industry participants; in others, they are directed at PNC individually. These inquiries, including those described in Prior Disclosure, may lead to administrative, civil or criminal proceedings, and possibly result in remedies including fines, penalties, restitution, or alterations in our business practices, and in additional expenses and collateral costs and other consequences. These inquiries may result in significant reputational harm or other adverse collateral consequences even if direct resulting remedies are not material to us.

Our practice is to cooperate fully with regulatory and governmental investigations, audits and other inquiries, including those described in Prior Disclosure.

Other

In addition to the proceedings or other matters described above and in Prior Disclosure, PNC and persons to whom we may have indemnification obligations, in the normal course of business, are subject to various other pending and threatened legal proceedings in which claims for monetary damages and other relief are asserted. We do not anticipate, at the present time, that the ultimate aggregate liability, if any, arising out of such other legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial position. However, we cannot now determine whether or not any claims asserted against us or others to whom we may have indemnification obligations, whether in the proceedings or other matters described above or otherwise, will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in any future reporting period, which will depend on, among other things, the amount of the loss resulting from the claim and the amount of income otherwise reported for the reporting period.


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NOTE 13 COMMITMENTS
In the normal course of business, we have various commitments outstanding, certain of which are not included on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table presents our outstanding commitments to extend credit along with significant other commitments as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Table 72: Commitments to Extend Credit and Other Commitments
In millions
March 31
2018

 
December 31
2017

 
Commitments to extend credit
 
 
 
 
Total commercial lending
$
113,268

 
$
112,125

 
Home equity lines of credit
16,888

 
17,852

 
Credit card
25,861

 
24,911

 
Other
4,812

 
4,753

 
Total commitments to extend credit
160,829

 
159,641

 
Net outstanding standby letters of credit (a)
8,350

 
8,651

 
Reinsurance agreements (b)
1,622

 
1,654

 
Standby bond purchase agreements (c)
1,014

 
843

 
Other commitments (d)
1,129

 
1,732

 
Total commitments to extend credit and other commitments
$
172,944

 
$
172,521

 
(a)
Net outstanding standby letters of credit include $3.1 billion and $3.5 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which support remarketing programs.
(b)
Represents aggregate maximum exposure up to the specified limits of the reinsurance contracts provided by our wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary. These amounts reflect estimates based on availability of financial information from insurance carriers. As of March 31, 2018, the aggregate maximum exposure amount comprised $1.4 billion for accidental death & dismemberment contracts and $.2 billion for credit life, accident and health contracts. Comparable amounts at December 31, 2017 were $1.5 billion and $.2 billion, respectively.
(c)
We enter into standby bond purchase agreements to support municipal bond obligations.
(d)
Includes $.5 billion related to investments in qualified affordable housing projects at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Commitments to Extend Credit

Commitments to extend credit, or net unfunded loan commitments, represent arrangements to lend funds or provide liquidity subject to specified contractual conditions. These commitments generally have fixed expiration dates, may require payment of a fee, and contain termination clauses in the event the customer’s credit quality deteriorates.

Net Outstanding Standby Letters of Credit

We issue standby letters of credit and share in the risk of standby letters of credit issued by other financial institutions, in each case to support obligations of our customers to third-parties, such as insurance requirements and the facilitation of transactions involving capital markets product execution. Approximately 90% and 91% of our net outstanding standby letters of credit were rated as Pass as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, with the remainder rated as Below Pass. An internal credit rating of Pass indicates the expected risk of loss is currently low, while a rating of Below Pass indicates a higher degree of risk.

If the customer fails to meet its financial or performance obligation to the third-party under the terms of the contract or there is a need to support a remarketing program, then upon a draw by a beneficiary, subject to the terms of the letter of credit, we would be obligated to make payment to them. The standby letters of credit outstanding on March 31, 2018 had terms ranging from less than one year to seven years.

As of March 31, 2018, assets of $1.2 billion secured certain specifically identified standby letters of credit. In addition, a portion of the remaining standby letters of credit issued on behalf of specific customers is also secured by collateral or guarantees that secure the customers’ other obligations to us. The carrying amount of the liability for our obligations related to standby letters of credit and participations in standby letters of credit was $.2 billion at March 31, 2018 and is included in Other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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NOTE 14 SEGMENT REPORTING

We have four reportable business segments:
• Retail Banking
• Corporate & Institutional Banking
• Asset Management Group
• BlackRock

Results of individual businesses are presented based on our internal management reporting practices. There is no comprehensive, authoritative body of guidance for management accounting equivalent to GAAP; therefore, the financial results of our individual businesses are not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other company. We periodically refine our internal methodologies as management reporting practices are enhanced. To the extent significant and practicable, retrospective application of new methodologies is made to prior period reportable business segment results and disclosures to create comparability with the current period.

Net interest income in business segment results reflects our internal funds transfer pricing methodology. Assets receive a funding charge and liabilities and capital receive a funding credit based on a transfer pricing methodology that incorporates product repricing characteristics, tenor and other factors.

Total business segment financial results differ from total consolidated net income. The impact of these differences is reflected in the “Other” category in the business segment tables. “Other” includes residual activities that do not meet the criteria for disclosure as a separate reportable business, such as asset and liability management activities including net securities gains or losses, other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities, certain trading activities, certain non-strategic runoff consumer loan portfolios, private equity investments, intercompany eliminations, most corporate overhead, tax adjustments that are not allocated to business segments, gains or losses related to BlackRock transactions, integration costs, exited businesses and differences between business segment performance reporting and financial statement reporting (GAAP), including the presentation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as the segments’ results exclude their portion of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. Assets, revenue and earnings attributable to foreign activities were not material in the periods presented for comparative purposes.

Financial results are presented, to the extent practicable, as if each business operated on a stand-alone basis. Additionally, we have aggregated the results for corporate support functions within “Other” for financial reporting purposes.

Our allocation of the costs incurred by shared support areas not directly aligned with the businesses is primarily based on the use of services.

A portion of capital is intended to cover unexpected losses and is assigned to our business segments using our risk-based economic capital model, including consideration of the goodwill at those business segments, as well as the diversification of risk among the business segments, ultimately reflecting our portfolio risk adjusted capital allocation.

We have allocated the allowances for loan and lease losses and for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit based on the loan exposures within each business segment’s portfolio. Key reserve assumptions and estimation processes react to and are influenced by observed changes in loan portfolio performance experience, the financial strength of the borrower and economic conditions. Key reserve assumptions are periodically updated.

Business Segment Products and Services
   
Retail Banking provides deposit, lending, brokerage, insurance services, investment management and cash management products and services to consumer and small business customers within our primary geographic markets. Our customers are serviced through our branch network, ATMs, call centers, online banking and mobile channels. The branch network is located primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Wisconsin and South Carolina. Deposit products include checking, savings and money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Lending products include residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and personal and small business loans and lines of credit. The residential mortgage loans are directly originated within our branch network and nationwide, and are typically underwritten to government agency and/or third-party standards, and either sold, servicing retained, or held on our balance sheet. Brokerage, investment management and cash management products and services include managed, education, retirement and trust accounts.

Corporate & Institutional Banking provides lending, treasury management and capital markets-related products and services to mid-sized and large corporations, and government and not-for-profit entities. Lending products include secured and unsecured loans, letters of credit and equipment leases. Treasury management services include cash and investment management, receivables

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management, disbursement services, funds transfer services, information reporting and global trade services. Capital markets-related products and services include foreign exchange, derivatives, securities underwriting, loan syndications, mergers and acquisitions advisory and equity capital markets advisory related services. We also provide commercial loan servicing and technology solutions for the commercial real estate finance industry. Products and services are provided nationally. We offer certain products and services internationally.

Asset Management Group provides personal wealth management for high net worth and ultra high net worth clients and institutional asset management. Wealth management products and services include investment and retirement planning, customized investment management, private banking, tailored credit solutions and trust management and administration for individuals and their families. Our Hawthorn unit provides multi-generational family planning including estate, financial, tax planning, fiduciary, investment management and consulting, private banking, personal administrative services, asset custody and customized performance reporting to ultra high net worth families. Institutional asset management provides advisory, custody and retirement administration services. The business also offers PNC proprietary mutual funds. Institutional clients include corporations, unions, municipalities, non-profits, foundations and endowments, largely within our primary geographic markets.

BlackRock, in which we hold an equity investment, is a leading publicly-traded investment management firm providing a broad range of investment, risk management and technology services to institutional and retail clients worldwide. Using a diverse platform of active and index investment strategies across asset classes, BlackRock develops investment outcomes and asset allocation solutions for clients. Product offerings include single- and multi-asset class portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives and money market instruments. BlackRock also offers an investment and risk management technology platform, risk analytics, advisory and technology services and solutions to a broad base of institutional and wealth management investors.

Our equity investment in BlackRock provides us with an additional source of noninterest income and increases our overall revenue diversification. BlackRock is a publicly-traded company, and additional information regarding its business is available in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). At March 31, 2018, our economic interest in BlackRock was 22%. We received cash dividends from BlackRock of $101 million and $89 million during the first three months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Table 73: Results of Businesses
Three months ended March 31
In millions
 
Retail
Banking

 
Corporate &
Institutional
Banking

 
Asset
Management
Group

 
BlackRock

 
Other

 
Consolidated (a) 

2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
1,218

 
$
861

 
$
74

 
 
 
$
208

 
$
2,361

Noninterest income
 
635

 
547

 
226

 
$
235

 
107

 
1,750

Total revenue
 
1,853

 
1,408

 
300

 
235

 
315

 
4,111

Provision for credit losses (benefit)
 
69

 
41

 
(7
)
 
 
 
(11
)
 
92

Depreciation and amortization
 
45

 
48

 
12

 
 
 
128

 
233

Other noninterest expense
 
1,350

 
578

 
206

 
 
 
160

 
2,294

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
 
389

 
741

 
89

 
235

 
38

 
1,492

Income taxes (benefit)
 
93

 
157

 
21

 
38

 
(56
)
 
253

Net income
 
$
296

 
$
584

 
$
68

 
$
197

 
$
94

 
$
1,239

Average Assets (b)
 
$
88,734

 
$
151,909

 
$
7,499

 
$
7,704

 
$
120,429

 
$
376,275

2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
1,120

 
$
802

 
$
71

 
 
 
$
167

 
$
2,160

Noninterest income
 
603

 
524

 
218

 
$
186

 
193

 
1,724

Total revenue
 
1,723

 
1,326

 
289

 
186

 
360

 
3,884

Provision for credit losses (benefit)
 
71

 
25

 
(2
)
 
 
 
(6
)
 
88

Depreciation and amortization
 
42

 
36

 
11

 
 
 
125

 
214

Other noninterest expense
 
1,273

 
548

 
206

 
 
 
161

 
2,188

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
 
337

 
717

 
74

 
186

 
80

 
1,394

Income taxes (benefit)
 
124

 
233

 
27

 
41

 
(105
)
 
320

Net income
 
$
213

 
$
484

 
$
47

 
$
145

 
$
185

 
$
1,074

Average Assets (b)
 
$
87,109

 
$
142,592

 
$
7,476

 
$
6,983

 
$
122,256

 
$
366,416

(a)
There were no material intersegment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
(b)
Period-end balances for BlackRock.


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NOTE 15 FEE-BASED REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

A subset of our noninterest income relates to certain fee-based revenue within the scope of ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The objective of the standard is to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers across all industries and to develop a common revenue standard under U.S. GAAP. The standard requires the application of a five-step recognition model to contracts, allocating the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to across distinct promises in the contract, called performance obligations, and recognizing revenue when or as those services are transferred to the customer.
Fee-based revenue within the scope of Topic 606 is recognized within three of our reportable business segments, Retail Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking (C&IB) and Asset Management Group. Income recognized from our investment in BlackRock, also a reportable segment, is outside of the scope of the standard. The standard also excludes interest income, income from lease contracts, fair value gains from financial instruments (including derivatives), income from mortgage servicing rights and guarantee products, letter of credit fees, non-refundable fees associated with acquiring or originating a loan and gains from the sale of financial assets.
The following tables present noninterest income within the scope of Topic 606 disaggregated by segment. A description of the fee-based revenue and how it is recognized for each segment’s principal services and products follows each table.
Table 74: Retail Banking Noninterest Income Disaggregation
In millions
Three months ended March 31, 2018

 
Product
 
 
 Deposit account fees
$
144

 
 Debit card fees
117

 
 Brokerage fees
86

 
 Merchant services
47

 
 Net credit card fees (a)
45

 
 Other
70

 
Total in-scope noninterest income by product
$
509

 
Reconciliation to total Retail Banking noninterest income
 
 
Total in-scope noninterest income
$
509

 
Total out-of-scope noninterest income (b)
126

 
Total Retail Banking noninterest income
$
635

 
(a)
Net credit card fees consists of interchange fees of $102 million and credit card reward costs of $57 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
(b)
Out-of-scope noninterest income includes revenue streams that fall under the scope of other accounting and disclosure requirements outside of Topic 606.

Deposit Account Fees
Retail Banking provides demand deposit, money market and savings account products for consumer and small business customers. Services include online and branch banking, overdraft and wire transfer services, imaging services and cash alternative services such as money orders and cashier's checks. We recognize fee income at the time these services are performed for the customer.
Debit Card and Net Credit Card Fees
As an issuing bank, Retail Banking earns interchange fee revenue from debit and credit card transactions. By offering card products, we maintain and administer card-related services such as credit card reward programs, account data and statement information, card activation, renewals, and card suspension and blockage. Interchange fees are earned when cardholders make purchases and are presented net of credit card reward costs.
Brokerage Fees
Retail Banking earns fee revenue by providing its customers a wide range of investment options through its brokerage services including mutual funds, annuities, stocks, bonds, long-term care and insurance products and managed accounts. We earn fee revenue for transaction-based brokerage services, such as the execution of market trades, once the transaction has been completed as of the trade date. In other cases, such as investment management services, we earn fee revenue over the term of the customer contract.
Merchant Services
Retail Banking earns fee revenue for debit and credit card processing services. We provide these services to merchant businesses including point-of-sale payment acceptance capabilities and customized payment processing built around the merchant’s specific requirements. We earn fee revenue as the merchant's customers make purchases.

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Other
Other noninterest income primarily includes ATM fees earned from our customers and non-PNC customers. These fees are recognized as transactions occur.
Table 75: Corporate & Institutional Banking Noninterest Income Disaggregation
In millions
Three months ended March 31, 2018

 
Product
 
 
 Treasury management fees
$
185

 
 Capital markets fees
115

 
 Commercial mortgage banking activities
21

 
 Other
16

 
Total in-scope noninterest income by product
$
337

 
Reconciliation to total Corporate & Institutional Banking noninterest income
 
 
Total in-scope noninterest income
$
337

 
Total out-of-scope noninterest income (a)
210

 
Total Corporate & Institutional Banking noninterest income
$
547

 
(a)
Out-of-scope noninterest income includes revenue streams that fall under the scope of other accounting and disclosure requirements outside of Topic 606.
Treasury Management Fees
C&IB provides corporations with cash and investment management services, receivables and disbursement management services, funds transfer services and access to online/mobile information management and reporting services. Treasury management fees are recognized over time as we perform these services.
Capital Markets Fees
Capital markets fees include securities underwriting fees, merger and acquisition advisory fees and other advisory related fees. We recognize these fees when the related transaction closes.
Commercial Mortgage Banking Activities
Commercial mortgage banking activities include servicing responsibilities where we do not own the servicing rights. Servicing responsibilities typically consist of collecting and remitting monthly borrower principal and interest payments, maintaining escrow deposits, performing loss mitigation and foreclosure activities, and, in certain instances, funding of servicing advances. We recognize servicing fees over time as we perform these activities.
Other
Other noninterest income within C&IB primarily comprised fees from collateral management and asset management services. We earn these fees over time as we perform these services.
Table 76: Asset Management Group Noninterest Income Disaggregation
In millions
Three months ended March 31, 2018

 
Customer Type
 
 
 Personal
$
154

 
 Institutional
68

 
Total in-scope noninterest income by customer type
$
222

 
Reconciliation to Asset Management Group noninterest income
 
 
Total in-scope noninterest income
$
222

 
Total out-of-scope noninterest income (a)
4

 
Total Asset Management Group noninterest income
$
226

 
(a)
Out-of-scope noninterest income includes revenue streams that fall under the scope of other accounting and disclosure requirements outside of Topic 606.
Asset Management Services
Asset Management Group provides both personal wealth and institutional asset management services including investment management, custody services, retirement planning, family planning, trust management and retirement administration services. We recognize fee revenue over the term of the customer contract based on the value of assets under management at a point in time.

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STATISTICAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Average Consolidated Balance Sheet And Net Interest Analysis (a) (b) (c)
  
Three months ended March 31
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
Taxable-equivalent basis
Dollars in millions
Average
Balances

 
Interest
Income/
Expense

 
Average
Yields/
Rates

 
Average
Balances

 
Interest
Income/
Expense

 
Average
Yields/
Rates

 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
25,438

 
$
165

 
2.60
%
 
$
26,385

 
$
169

 
2.57
%
 
Non-agency
2,398

 
36

 
5.99
%
 
3,127

 
44

 
5.59
%
 
Commercial mortgage-backed
4,534

 
31

 
2.75
%
 
5,919

 
35

 
2.35
%
 
Asset-backed
5,158

 
37

 
2.87
%
 
5,992

 
37

 
2.50
%
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
14,307

 
74

 
2.07
%
 
13,101

 
54

 
1.66
%
 
Other
4,233

 
34

 
3.17
%
 
5,293

 
39

 
2.93
%
 
Total securities available for sale
56,068

 
377

 
2.69
%
 
59,817

 
378

 
2.53
%
 
Securities held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed
14,818

 
105

 
2.84
%
 
11,852

 
83

 
2.79
%
 
Commercial mortgage-backed
902

 
8

 
3.76
%
 
1,458

 
13

 
3.50
%
 
Asset-backed
199

 
1

 
2.90
%
 
556

 
3

 
2.21
%
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
743

 
5

 
2.80
%
 
529

 
4

 
3.07
%
 
Other
1,926

 
23

 
4.44
%
 
2,041

 
27

 
5.34
%
 
Total securities held to maturity
18,588

 
142

 
3.05
%
 
16,436

 
130

 
3.16
%
 
Total investment securities
74,656

 
519

 
2.78
%
 
76,253

 
508

 
2.67
%
 
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
111,462

 
1,044

 
3.74
%
 
103,084

 
835

 
3.24
%
 
Commercial real estate
28,901

 
276

 
3.81
%
 
29,178

 
239

 
3.27
%
 
Equipment lease financing
7,845

 
73

 
3.68
%
 
7,497

 
63

 
3.34
%
 
Consumer
55,588

 
667

 
4.87
%
 
56,843

 
626

 
4.47
%
 
Residential real estate
17,308

 
190

 
4.40
%
 
15,651

 
178

 
4.55
%
 
Total loans
221,104

 
2,250

 
4.09
%
 
212,253

 
1,941

 
3.67
%
 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
25,667

 
98

 
1.52
%
 
24,192

 
49

 
.81
%
 
Other interest-earning assets
7,904

 
80

 
4.11
%
 
8,395

 
74

 
3.54
%
 
Total interest-earning assets/interest income
329,331

 
$
2,947

 
3.59
%
 
321,093

 
$
2,572

 
3.22
%
 
Noninterest-earning assets
46,944

 
 
 
 
 
45,323

 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
376,275

 
 
 
 
 
$
366,416

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market
$
58,523

 
$
78

 
.54
%
 
$
63,921

 
$
36

 
.23
%
 
Demand
59,620

 
31

 
.21
%
 
56,797

 
14

 
.10
%
 
Savings
48,451

 
68

 
.57
%
 
39,095

 
41

 
.42
%
 
Time deposits
16,844

 
36

 
.88
%
 
17,058

 
29

 
.69
%
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
183,438

 
213

 
.47
%
 
176,871

 
120

 
.28
%
 
Borrowed funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
20,721

 
91

 
1.76
%
 
20,416

 
56

 
1.09
%
 
Bank notes and senior debt
28,987

 
176

 
2.43
%
 
22,992

 
107

 
1.85
%
 
Subordinated debt
5,179

 
51

 
3.91
%
 
7,102

 
62

 
3.49
%
 
Other
4,751

 
26

 
2.18
%
 
4,432

 
15

 
1.36
%
 
Total borrowed funds
59,638

 
344

 
2.31
%
 
54,942

 
240

 
1.74
%
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities/interest expense
243,076

 
557

 
.91
%
 
231,813

 
360

 
.62
%
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
77,222

 
 
 
 
 
78,050

 
 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
9,118

 
 
 
 
 
10,081

 
 
 
 
 
Equity
46,859

 
 
 
 
 
46,472

 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
376,275

 
 
 
 
 
$
366,416

 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
2.68
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.60
%
 
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources
 
 
 
 
.23

 
 
 
 
 
.17

 
Net interest income/margin
 
 
$
2,390

 
2.91
%
 
 
 
$
2,212

 
2.77
%
 
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Average Consolidated Balance Sheet And Net Interest Analysis (a) (b) (c) (Continued)
  
Three months ended December 31
 
 
2017
 
Taxable-equivalent basis
Dollars in millions
Average
Balances

 
Interest
Income/
Expense

 
Average
Yields/
Rates

 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agency
$
25,338

 
$
164

 
2.58
%
 
Non-agency
2,577

 
27

 
4.29
%
 
Commercial mortgage-backed
4,542

 
53

 
4.68
%
 
Asset-backed
5,330

 
38

 
2.82
%
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
13,646

 
62

 
1.79
%
 
Other
4,940

 
42

 
3.32
%
 
Total securities available for sale
56,373

 
386

 
2.73
%
 
Securities held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed
13,976

 
96

 
2.74
%
 
Commercial mortgage-backed
963

 
10

 
4.11
%
 
Asset-backed
220

 
2

 
2.66
%
 
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
739

 
5

 
2.85
%
 
Other
1,974

 
25

 
5.28
%
 
Total securities held to maturity
17,872

 
138

 
3.10
%
 
Total investment securities
74,245

 
524

 
2.82
%
 
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
111,365

 
1,020

 
3.59
%
 
Commercial real estate
29,432

 
277

 
3.68
%
 
Equipment lease financing
7,670

 
45

 
2.33
%
 
Consumer
55,814

 
665

 
4.72
%
 
Residential real estate
16,840

 
186

 
4.41
%
 
Total loans
221,121

 
2,193

 
3.91
%
 
Interest-earning deposits with banks
25,567

 
85

 
1.33
%
 
Other interest-earning assets
8,759

 
77

 
3.55
%
 
Total interest-earning assets/interest income
329,692

 
$
2,879

 
3.45
%
 
Noninterest-earning assets
47,136

 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
376,828

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market
$
60,954

 
$
69

 
.45
%
 
Demand
57,128

 
25

 
.17
%
 
Savings
45,817

 
59

 
.51
%
 
Time deposits
17,438

 
37

 
.85
%
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
181,337

 
190

 
.42
%
 
Borrowed funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
19,565

 
75

 
1.48
%
 
Bank notes and senior debt
27,778

 
145

 
2.04
%
 
Subordinated debt
5,433

 
48

 
3.49
%
 
Other
5,261

 
22

 
1.74
%
 
Total borrowed funds
58,037

 
290

 
1.96
%
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities/interest expense
239,374

 
480

 
.79
%
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
80,152

 
 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
10,801

 
 
 
 
 
Equity
46,501

 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
376,828

 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
2.66
%
 
Impact of noninterest-bearing sources
 
 
 
 
.22

 
Net interest income/margin
 
 
$
2,399

 
2.88
%
 
(a)
Nonaccrual loans are included in loans, net of unearned income. The impact of financial derivatives used in interest rate risk management is included in the interest income/expense and average yields/rates of the related assets and liabilities. Basis adjustments related to hedged items are included in noninterest-earning assets and noninterest-bearing liabilities. Average balances of securities are based on amortized historical cost (excluding adjustments to fair value, which are included in other assets). Average balances for certain loans and borrowed funds accounted for at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in Noninterest income, are included in noninterest-earning assets and noninterest-bearing liabilities.
(b)
Loan fees for the three months ended March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017 were $32 million, $37 million and $24 million, respectively.
(c)
Interest income calculated as taxable-equivalent interest income. To provide more meaningful comparisons of interest income and yields for all interest-earning assets, as well as net interest margins, we use interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis in calculating average yields and net interest margin by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP. See Reconciliation of Taxable-Equivalent Net Interest Income in this Statistical Information section for more information.

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RECONCILIATION OF TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME (NON-GAAP) (a)
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
In millions
 
March 31, 2018

 
December 31, 2017

 
March 31, 2017

 
Net interest income (GAAP)
 
$
2,361

 
$
2,345

 
$
2,160

 
Taxable-equivalent adjustments
 
29

 
54

 
52

 
Net interest income (Non-GAAP)
 
$
2,390

 
$
2,399

 
$
2,212

 
(a)
The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest income, we use interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP. As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was enacted into law during the fourth quarter of 2017, the statutory tax rate for corporations was lowered to 21% from 35%, effective January 1, 2018. Amounts for the 2017 periods were calculated using the previously applicable statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.
TRANSITIONAL BASEL III AND FULLY PHASED-IN BASEL III COMMON EQUITY TIER 1 CAPITAL RATIOS (NON-GAAP) – MARCH 31, 2017
 
 
2017 Transitional Basel III (a)
 
 
Fully Phased-In Basel III (Non-GAAP) (b)
 
Dollars in millions
 
March 31
2017

 
 
March 31
2017

 
Common stock, related surplus and retained earnings, net of treasury stock
 
$
42,053

 
 
$
42,053

 
Less regulatory capital adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill and disallowed intangibles, net of deferred tax liabilities
 
(9,007
)
 
 
(9,052
)
 
Basel III total threshold deductions
 
(1,064
)
 
 
(1,585
)
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (c)
 
(295
)
 
 
(369
)
 
All other adjustments
 
(183
)
 
 
(180
)
 
Basel III Common equity Tier 1 capital
 
$
31,504

 
 
$
30,867

 
Basel III standardized approach risk-weighted assets (d)
 
$
300,233

 
 
$
308,392

 
Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets (e)
 
N/A

 
 
$
278,938

 
Basel III Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio
 
10.5
%
 
 
10.0
%
 
Risk weight and associated rules utilized
 
Standardized (with 2017 transition adjustments)

 
 
Standardized

 
(a)
Calculated using the regulatory capital methodology applicable to PNC during 2017.
(b)
2017 Fully Phased-In Basel III results are presented as Pro forma estimates.
(c)
Represents net adjustments related to accumulated other comprehensive income for securities currently and previously held as available for sale, as well as pension and other postretirement plans.
(d)
Includes credit and market risk-weighted assets.
(e)
Basel III advanced approaches risk-weighted assets are calculated based on the Basel III advanced approaches rules, and include credit, market, and operational risk-weighted assets. During the parallel run qualification phase, PNC has refined the data, models, and internal processes used as part of the advanced approaches for determining risk-weighted assets. We anticipate additional refinements to this calculation through the parallel run qualification phase.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See the information set forth in Note 12 Legal Proceedings in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements under Part I, Item 1 of this Report, which is incorporated by reference in response to this item.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There are no material changes in our risk factors from those previously disclosed in PNC’s 2017 Form 10-K in response to Part I, Item 1A.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Details of our repurchases of PNC common stock during the first quarter of 2018 are included in the following table:
2018 period
In thousands, except per share data
Total shares purchased (a)

Average price paid per share

Total shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs (b)

Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs (b)

January 1 - 31
1,708

$
152.08

1,698

38,939

February 1 - 28
2,001

$
155.77

1,493

37,446

March 1 - 31
1,660

$
157.08

1,629

35,817

Total
5,369

$
155.00

 
 
(a)
Includes PNC common stock purchased in connection with our various employee benefit plans generally related to shares used to cover employee payroll tax withholding requirements. Note 11 Employee Benefit Plans and Note 12 Stock Based Compensation Plans in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements of our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K include additional information regarding our employee benefit and equity compensation plans that use PNC common stock.
(b)
On March 11, 2015, we announced that our Board of Directors approved the establishment of a stock repurchase program authorization in the amount of 100 million shares of PNC common stock, effective April 1, 2015. Repurchases are made in open market or privately negotiated transactions and the timing and exact amount of common stock repurchases will depend on a number of factors including, among others, market and general economic conditions, regulatory capital considerations, alternative uses of capital, the potential impact on our credit ratings, and contractual and regulatory limitations, including the results of the supervisory assessment of capital adequacy and capital planning processes undertaken by the Federal Reserve as part of the CCAR process. In June 2017, we announced share repurchase programs of up to $2.7 billion for the four quarter period beginning with the third quarter of 2017, including repurchases of up to $300 million related to employee benefit plans, in accordance with PNC's 2017 capital plan. In the first quarter of 2018, we repurchased 4.8 million shares of common stock on the open market, with an average price of $155.07 per share and an aggregate repurchase price of $.7 billion.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibit index lists Exhibits filed, or in the case of Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 furnished, with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
EXHIBIT INDEX
12.1
  
 
 
12.2
  
 
 
31.1
  
 
 
31.2
  
 
 
32.1
  
 
 
32.2
  
 
 
101
  
Interactive Data File (XBRL)
You can obtain copies of these Exhibits electronically at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549 at prescribed rates. The Exhibits are also available as part of this Form 10-Q on PNC’s corporate website at www.pnc.com/secfilings. Shareholders and bondholders may also obtain copies of Exhibits, without charge, by contacting Shareholder Relations at 800-843-2206 or via e-mail at investor.relations@pnc.com. The interactive data file (XBRL) exhibit is only available electronically.

CORPORATE INFORMATION
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
The Tower at PNC Plaza
300 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2401
888-762-2265
Stock Listing
The common stock of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PNC”.

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Internet Information
Our financial reports and information about our products and services are available on the internet at www.pnc.com. We provide information for investors on our corporate website under “About Us – Investor Relations.” We use our Twitter account, @pncnews, as an additional way of disseminating to the public information that may be relevant to investors.
We generally post the following under “About Us – Investor Relations” shortly before or promptly following its first use or release: financially-related press releases, including earnings releases and supplemental financial information, various SEC filings, including annual, quarterly and current reports and proxy statements, presentation materials associated with earnings and other investor conference calls or events, and access to live and recorded audio from earnings and other investor conference calls or events. In some cases, we may post the presentation materials for other investor conference calls or events several days prior to the call or event. When warranted, we will also use our website to expedite public access to time-critical information regarding PNC in advance of distribution of a press release or a filing with the SEC disclosing the same information. For earnings and other conference calls or events, we generally include in our posted materials a cautionary statement regarding forward-looking and adjusted information and we provide GAAP reconciliations when we refer to adjusted information and results. Where applicable, we provide GAAP reconciliations for such additional information in materials for that event or in materials for other prior investor presentations or in our annual, quarterly or current reports.
We are required periodically to provide additional public disclosure regarding estimated income, losses and pro forma regulatory capital ratios under supervisory and PNC-developed hypothetical severely adverse economic scenarios, as well as information concerning our capital stress testing processes, pursuant to the stress testing regulations adopted by the Federal Reserve and the OCC. We are also required to make certain additional regulatory capital-related public disclosures about our capital structure, risk exposures, risk assessment processes, risk-weighted assets and overall capital adequacy, including market risk-related disclosures, under the regulatory capital rules adopted by the Federal banking agencies. Under these regulations, we may satisfy these requirements through postings on our website, and we have done so and expect to continue to do so without also providing disclosure of this information through filings with the SEC.
Other information posted on our corporate website that may not be available in our filings with the SEC includes information relating to our corporate governance and communications from our chairman to shareholders, as well as our corporate social responsibility activities under “About Us – Corporate Responsibility.”
Where we have included web addresses in this Report, such as our web address and the web address of the SEC, we have included those web addresses as inactive textual references only. Except as specifically incorporated by reference into this Report, information on those websites is not part hereof.
Financial Information
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC File Number is 001-09718. You can obtain copies of these and other filings, including exhibits, electronically at the SEC’s internet website at www.sec.gov or on our corporate internet website at www.pnc.com/secfilings. Shareholders and bond holders may also obtain copies of these filings without charge by contacting Shareholder Services at 800-982-7652 or via the online contact form at www.computershare.com/contactus for copies without exhibits, and by contacting Shareholder Relations at 800-843-2206 or via email at investor.relations@pnc.com for copies of exhibits, including financial statement and schedule exhibits where applicable. The interactive data file (XBRL) exhibit is only available electronically.
Corporate Governance at PNC
Information about our Board of Directors and its committees and corporate governance at PNC is available on our corporate website at www.pnc.com/corporategovernance including our PNC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. In addition, any future amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the PNC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our directors or executive officers (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller) will be posted at this internet address.
Shareholders who would like to request printed copies of the PNC Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or our Corporate Governance Guidelines or the charters of our Board’s Audit, Nominating and Governance, Personnel and Compensation, or Risk Committees (all of which are posted on the PNC corporate website) may do so by sending their requests to our Corporate Secretary at corporate headquarters at the above address. Copies will be provided without charge to shareholders.
Inquiries
For financial services call 888-762-2265.
Registered shareholders should contact Shareholder Services at 800-982-7652.

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Analysts and institutional investors should contact Bryan Gill, Executive Vice President, Director of Investor Relations, at 412-768-4143 or via email at investor.relations@pnc.com.
News media representatives should contact Diane Zappas, Vice President, Corporate Communications, at 412-762-4550 or via email at media.relations@pnc.com.
Common Stock Prices/Dividends Declared
The table below sets forth by quarter the range of high and low sale and quarter-end closing prices for our common stock and the cash dividends declared per common share.

 
High

 
Low

 
Close

 
Cash Dividends Declared (a)

 
2018 Quarter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First
$
163.59

 
$
143.94

 
$
151.24

 
$
.75

 
2017 Quarter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First
$
131.83

 
$
113.66

 
$
120.24

 
$
.55

 
Second
$
128.25

 
$
115.45

 
$
124.87

 
.55

 
Third
$
135.73

 
$
119.77

 
$
134.77

 
.75

 
Fourth
$
147.28

 
$
130.46

 
$
144.29

 
.75

 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2.60

 
(a)
Our Board approved a second quarter 2018 cash dividend of $.75 per common share, with a payment date of May 5, 2018.

Dividend Policy
Holders of PNC common stock are entitled to receive dividends when declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for this purpose. Our Board of Directors may not pay or set apart dividends on the common stock until dividends for all past dividend periods on any series of outstanding preferred stock have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. The Board presently intends to continue the policy of paying quarterly cash dividends. The amount of any future dividends will depend on economic and market conditions, our financial condition and operating results, and other factors, including contractual restrictions and applicable government regulations and policies (such as those relating to the ability of bank and non-bank subsidiaries to pay dividends to the parent company and regulatory capital limitations). The amount of our dividend is also currently subject to the results of the supervisory assessment of capital adequacy and capital planning processes undertaken by the Federal Reserve as part of the CCAR process as described in the Capital Management portion of the Risk Management section of the Financial Review of this Report and in the Supervision and Regulation section in Item 1 of our 2017 Form 10-K.
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan enables holders of our common stock to conveniently purchase additional shares of common stock. You can obtain a prospectus and enrollment form by contacting Shareholder Services at 800-982-7652. Registered shareholders may also contact this phone number regarding dividends and other shareholder services.
Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
800-982-7652
www.computershare.com/pnc
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on May 3, 2018 on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
/s/ Robert Q. Reilly
Robert Q. Reilly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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