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Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Offsetting [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk
Resale agreements: CS&Co enters into collateralized resale agreements principally with other broker-dealers to meet obligations related to customer protection under SEC Rule 15c3-3. These collateralized resale agreements could result in losses in the event the counterparty fails to purchase the securities held as collateral for the cash advanced and the fair value of the securities declines. To mitigate this risk, CS&Co requires that the counterparty deliver securities to a custodian, to be held as collateral, with a fair value at or in excess of the resale price. CS&Co also sets standards for the credit quality of the counterparty, monitors the fair value of the underlying securities as compared to the related receivable, including accrued interest, and requires additional collateral where deemed appropriate. The collateral provided under these resale agreements is utilized to meet obligations under broker-dealer client protection rules, which place limitations on our ability to access such segregated securities. For CS&Co to repledge or sell this collateral, we would be required to deposit cash and/or securities of an equal amount into our segregated reserve bank accounts in order to meet our segregated cash and investments requirement. CS&Co’s resale agreements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were not subject to master netting arrangements. Amounts related to these resale agreements are included in cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes in the consolidated balance sheets.

Securities lending: Schwab loans brokerage client securities temporarily to other broker-dealers and clearing houses in connection with its securities lending activities and receives cash as collateral for the securities loaned. Increases in security prices may cause the fair value of the securities loaned to exceed the amount of cash received as collateral. In the event a counterparty to these transactions does not return the loaned securities or provide additional cash collateral, we may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy our client obligations. Schwab mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, monitoring the fair value of securities loaned, and requiring additional cash as collateral when necessary. In addition, most of our securities lending transactions are through a program with a clearing organization, which guarantees the return of collateral to us. We also borrow securities from other broker-dealers to fulfill short sales by brokerage clients and deliver cash to the lender in exchange for the securities. The fair value of these borrowed securities was $4.6 billion and $674 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Our securities lending transactions are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements with other broker-dealers; however, we do not net securities lending transactions. Therefore, amounts related to securities borrowed and securities loaned are presented gross in the consolidated balance sheets and are included in receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations and payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

Repurchase agreements: Schwab’s banking subsidiaries enter into collateralized repurchase agreements with external financial institutions and the FICC in which they sell securities and agree to repurchase these securities on a specified future date at a stated repurchase price. These repurchase agreements are collateralized by investment securities with a fair value equal to or in excess of the secured borrowing liability. CS&Co also enters into collateralized repurchase agreements with external financial institutions in which CS&Co utilizes qualifying securities in client margin accounts as collateral. These repurchase agreements are collateralized by client margin securities with a fair value equal to or in excess of the secured borrowing liability. Client margin securities are transferred to an independent agent on behalf of CS&Co and the counterparty, who assumes the responsibility of receiving eligible securities and assigning these securities to the counterparty. Decreases in security prices posted as collateral for repurchase agreements may require Schwab to transfer cash and/or additional securities deemed acceptable by the counterparty. To mitigate this risk, Schwab monitors the fair value of underlying securities pledged as collateral compared to the related liability. Our collateralized repurchase agreements with each external financial institution are considered to be enforceable master netting arrangements. However, we do not net these arrangements. As such, the secured borrowings associated with these collateralized repurchase agreements are presented gross in the consolidated balance sheets. Repurchase agreements at Schwab’s banking subsidiaries are included in other short-term borrowings in the consolidated
balance sheets and repurchase agreements at CS&Co are included in payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations in the consolidated balance sheets.

Interest rate swaps: Schwab uses interest rate swaps to manage certain interest rate risk exposures. Schwab’s interest rate swaps are cleared through CCPs which require the Company to post initial margin as collateral against potential losses. Schwab pledges investment securities as collateral in order to meet the CCP’s initial margin requirements. Initial margin is posted through FCMs which serve as the intermediary between CCPs and Schwab. Our interest rate swaps are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements allowing a right of setoff within each FCM-CCP relationship; however, we do not net these positions. Therefore, interest rate swaps are presented gross in the consolidated balance sheets. Derivative assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 16 for additional information on the Company’s interest rate swaps.
The following table presents information about our interest rate swaps, resale agreements, securities lending, repurchase agreements, and other activity depicting the potential effect of rights of setoff between these recognized assets and liabilities:
Gross
Assets/
Liabilities
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net
Amount
Counterparty
Offsetting
Collateral
December 31, 2025      
Assets      
Resale agreements
$16,901 $— $16,901 $— $(16,901)
(1)
$— 
Securities borrowed
4,797 — 4,797 (3,069)(1,677)51 
Interest rate swaps (2)
— — — 
(3)
Total$21,699 $— $21,699 $(3,069)$(18,578)$52 
Liabilities      
Repurchase agreements (4)
$1,301 $— $1,301 $— $(1,301)
(5)
$— 
Securities loaned (6)
25,131 — 25,131 (3,069)(21,137)925 
   Secured short-term borrowings (7)
3,800 — 3,800 — (3,800)— 
Interest rate swaps (2)
— — — 
(3)
Total$30,233 $— $30,233 $(3,069)$(26,238)$926 
      
December 31, 2024      
Assets      
Resale agreements
$10,075 $— $10,075 $— $(10,075)
(1)
$— 
Securities borrowed
695 — 695 (617)(77)
Interest rate swaps (2)
— — — — — 
(3)
— 
Total$10,770 $— $10,770 $(617)$(10,152)$
Liabilities      
Repurchase agreements (4)
$5,499 $— $5,499 $— $(5,499)
(5)
$— 
   Securities loaned (6)
13,068 — 13,068 (617)(11,795)656 
Secured short-term borrowings (7)
500 — 500 — (500)— 
Interest rate swaps (2)
— — — — — 
(3)
— 
Total$19,067 $— $19,067 $(617)$(17,794)$656 
(1) Actual collateral was greater than or equal to the value of the related assets. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the fair value of collateral received in connection with resale agreements that was available to be repledged or sold was $17.2 billion and $10.3 billion, respectively.
(2) Amounts were less than $500 thousand as of December 31, 2024.
(3) At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the fair value of initial margin pledged as collateral related to interest rate swaps was $281 million and $378 million, respectively. See Notes 6 and 16 for additional information.
(4) At December 31, 2025, repurchase agreements outstanding at CS&Co have continuous contractual maturities of 35 days.
(5) Actual collateral value was greater than or equal to the value of the related liabilities. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the fair value of collateral pledged in connection with repurchase agreements at the Company’s banking subsidiaries was $1.3 billion and $5.9 billion, respectively. See Note 13 for additional information. At December 31, 2025, collateral pledged for repurchase agreements outstanding at CS&Co was comprised of equity securities held in client brokerage accounts. See table below for fair value of client margin securities held in client brokerage accounts pledged as collateral.
(6) Securities loaned are predominantly comprised of equity securities held in client brokerage accounts. At December 31, 2025, $15.0 billion of securities loaned had overnight and continuous remaining contractual maturities and $10.1 billion of securities loaned had contractual maturities of 35 - 95 days. At December 31, 2024, $8.8 billion of securities loaned had overnight and continuous remaining contractual maturities and $4.3 billion of securities loaned had contractual maturities of 35 - 95 days. The cash collateral received from counterparties under securities lending transactions was equal to or greater than the market value of the securities loaned at December 31, 2025 and 2024.
(7) Included in other short-term borrowings in the consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, collateral pledged for secured short-term borrowings was comprised of equity securities held in client brokerage accounts. See below for amount of collateral pledged and Note 13 for additional information.

Client trade settlement: Schwab is obligated to settle transactions with brokers and other financial institutions even if our clients fail to meet their obligations to us. Clients are required to complete their transactions on settlement date, generally one business day after the trade date. If clients do not fulfill their contractual obligations, we may incur losses. We have established procedures to reduce this risk by requiring deposits from clients in excess of amounts prescribed by regulatory requirements for certain types of trades, and therefore the potential to make payments under these client transactions is remote. Accordingly, no liability has been recognized for these transactions.
Margin lending: Clients with margin loans have agreed to allow Schwab to pledge collateralized securities in their brokerage accounts in accordance with federal regulations. The following table summarizes the fair value of client securities that were available, under such regulations, that could have been used as collateral, as well as the fair value of securities that we had pledged to third parties under such regulations and from securities borrowed transactions:
December 31,20252024
Fair value of client securities available to be pledged$155,525 $116,258 
Fair value of securities pledged for:  
Fulfillment of requirements with the Options Clearing Corporation (1)
$34,791 $24,011 
Fulfillment of client short sales16,196 5,179 
Securities lending to other broker-dealers23,867 12,282 
Collateral for secured short-term borrowings4,376 618 
Collateral for repurchase agreements
56 — 
Total collateral pledged to third parties$79,286 $42,090 
Note: Excludes amounts available and pledged for securities lending from fully-paid client securities. The fair value of fully-paid client securities available and pledged was $217 million and $105 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(1)     Securities pledged to fulfill client margin requirements for open option contracts established with the Options Clearing Corporation.