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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
5.   Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

For a description of the fair value hierarchy and the Company’s fair value methodologies, including the use of independent third-party pricing services, see note “2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, or the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, the Company did not adjust prices received from the primary independent third-party pricing service at March 31, 2013, or December 31, 2012.

 

Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value

The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for assets measured at fair value. Liabilities recorded at fair value were not material, and therefore are not included in the following tables:

 

                                                   

March 31, 2013

   Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
     Balance at
Fair Value
 

Cash equivalents:

           

Money market funds

   $     13      $     —       $     —       $     13  

Commercial paper

             738                738  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash equivalents

     13        738                751  

Investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes:

           

Certificates of deposit

             2,626                2,626  

U.S. Government securities

             1,766                1,766  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes

             4,392                4,392  

Other securities owned:

           

Schwab Funds® money market funds

     241                        241  

Equity and bond mutual funds

     217        1                218  

State and municipal debt obligations

             48                48  

Equity, U.S. Government and corporate debt, and other securities

     7        31                38  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other securities owned

     465        80                545  

Securities available for sale:

           

U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities

             19,819                19,819  

Asset-backed securities

             9,786                9,786  

Corporate debt securities

             7,617                7,617  

Certificates of deposit

             5,900                5,900  

U.S. agency notes

             4,036                4,036  

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

             709                709  

Commercial paper

             649                649  

Other securities

             293                293  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

             48,809                48,809  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     478      $     54,019      $     —       $     54,497  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                                   

December 31, 2012

   Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
     Balance at
Fair Value
 

Cash equivalents:

           

Money market funds

   $     413      $     —       $     —       $     413  

Commercial paper

             1,076                1,076  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash equivalents

     413        1,076                1,489  

Investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes:

           

Certificates of deposit

             2,976                2,976  

U.S. Government securities

             1,767                1,767  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes

             4,743                4,743  

Other securities owned:

           

Schwab Funds® money market funds

     329                        329  

Equity and bond mutual funds

     217                        217  

State and municipal debt obligations

             48                48  

Equity, U.S. Government and corporate debt, and other securities

     2        40                42  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other securities owned

     548        88                636  

Securities available for sale:

           

U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities

             20,476                20,476  

Asset-backed securities

             8,164                8,164  

Corporate debt securities

             6,256                6,256  

Certificates of deposit

             6,161                6,161  

U.S. agency notes

             3,464                3,464  

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

             733                733  

Commercial paper

             574                574  

Other securities

             295                295  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

             46,123                46,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     961      $     52,030      $     —       $     52,991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value

Descriptions of the valuation methodologies and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value are also described in note “2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. There were no significant changes in these methodologies or assumptions during the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for financial instruments not recorded at fair value:

 

                                                                          

March 31, 2013

   Carrying
Amount
     Quoted Prices
in Active Markets

for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Balance at
Fair Value
 

Assets:

              

Cash and cash equivalents

   $     6,180      $     —       $     6,180      $     —       $     6,180  

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes

     22,501                22,501                22,501  

Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations

     467                467                467  

Receivables from brokerage clients – net

     12,448                12,448                12,448  

Securities held to maturity:

              

U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities

     22,188                22,595                22,595  

Other securities

     732                721                721  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities held to maturity

     22,920                23,316                23,316  

Loans to banking clients – net:

              

Residential real estate mortgages

     7,062                7,231                7,231  

Home equity lines of credit

     3,174                3,151                3,151  

Personal loans secured by securities

     1,035                1,035                1,035  

Other

     29                29                29  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans to banking clients – net

     11,300                11,446                11,446  

Other assets

     64                64                64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     75,880      $     —       $     76,422      $     —       $     76,422  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Deposits from banking clients

   $     82,424      $     —       $     82,424      $     —       $     82,424  

Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations

     1,152                1,152                1,152  

Payables to brokerage clients

     36,888                36,888                36,888  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     528                528                528  

Long-term debt

     1,631                1,794                1,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     122,623      $     —       $     122,786      $     —       $     122,786  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                                                          

December 31, 2012

   Carrying
Amount
     Quoted Prices
in Active Markets

for Identical
Assets

(Level 1)
     Significant
Other  Observable

Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Balance at
Fair Value
 

Assets:

              

Cash and cash equivalents

   $     11,174       $     —       $     11,174      $     —       $     11,174  

Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes

     23,723                 23,723                23,723  

Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations

     333                 333                333  

Receivables from brokerage clients – net

     13,453                 13,453                13,453  

Securities held to maturity:

              

U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities

     17,750                 18,289                18,289  

Other securities

     444                 443                443  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities held to maturity

     18,194                 18,732                18,732  

Loans to banking clients – net:

              

Residential real estate mortgages

     6,471                 6,687                6,687  

Home equity lines of credit

     3,267                 3,295                3,295  

Personal loans secured by securities

     963                 963                963  

Other

     25                 24                24  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans to banking clients – net

     10,726                 10,969                10,969  

Other assets

     64                 64                64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     77,667       $     —       $     78,448      $       $     78,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

              

Deposits from banking clients

   $     79,377       $     —       $     79,377      $     —       $     79,377  

Payables to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations

     1,068                 1,068                1,068  

Payables to brokerage clients

     40,330                 40,330                40,330  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     353                 353                353  

Long-term debt

     1,632                 1,782                1,782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     122,760       $     —       $     122,910      $     —       $ 122,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities lending: Payables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations include securities loaned. The Company loans client securities temporarily to other brokers 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 the counterparty to these transactions does not return the loaned securities or provide additional cash collateral, the Company may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy its client obligations. The Company mitigates this risk by requiring credit approvals for counterparties, monitoring the fair value of securities loaned, and requiring additional cash as collateral when necessary. The fair value of client securities pledged in securities lending transactions to other broker-dealers was $1.1 billion at March 31, 2013 and $852 million at December 31, 2012. Additionally, the Company borrows securities from other broker-dealers to fulfill short sales by clients, which are included in receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations. The fair value of these borrowed securities was $279 million at March 31, 2013 and $121 million at December 31, 2012. All of the Company’s securities lending transactions are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements with other broker-dealers. However, the Company does not net securities lending transactions and therefore, the Company’s securities loaned and securities borrowed are presented gross in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Resale agreements: Cash and investments segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes include securities purchased under agreements to resell (resale agreements), which are collateralized by U.S. Government and agency securities. Schwab enters into collateralized resale agreements principally with other broker-dealers, which 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, Schwab requires that the counterparty deliver securities to a custodian, to be held as collateral, with a fair value in excess of the resale price. Schwab utilizes the collateral provided under these resale agreements to meet obligations under broker-dealer client protection rules, which place limitations on its ability to access such segregated securities. The Company’s resale agreements are not subject to enforceable master netting arrangements.