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FAIR VALUE ELECTIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Fair Value, Option, Aggregate Differences [Abstract]  
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The Company may elect to report most financial instruments and certain other items at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis with changes in fair value reported in earnings, other than DVA (see below). The election is made upon the initial recognition of an eligible financial asset, financial liability or firm commitment or when certain specified reconsideration events occur. The fair value election
may not otherwise be revoked once an election is made. The changes in fair value are recorded in current earnings. Movements in DVA are reported as a component of AOCI.
The Company has elected fair value accounting for its mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). See Note 19 for additional details on Citi’s MSRs.
Additional discussion regarding other applicable areas in which fair value elections were made is presented in Note 21.


The following table presents the changes in fair value of those items for which the fair value option has been elected:

Changes in fair value—gains (losses)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
In millions of dollars20262025
Assets  
Securities borrowed and purchased under agreements to resell$(106)$
Trading account assets(4)20 
Investments — 
Loans
Corporate loans291 38 
Consumer loans 
Total loans$291 $44 
Other assets 
MSRs$5 $(15)
Mortgage loans HFS(1)
(5)15 
Total other assets$ $— 
Total assets$181 $72 
Liabilities 
Deposits$24 $(45)
Securities loaned and sold under agreements to repurchase94 19 
Trading account liabilities(201)(182)
Short-term borrowings(2)
454 (511)
Long-term debt(2)
2,351 (253)
Total liabilities$2,722 $(972)

(1)Includes gains (losses) associated with interest rate lock commitments for originated loans for which the Company has elected the fair value option.
(2)Includes DVA that is included in AOCI. See Notes 17 and 21.
Own Debt Valuation Adjustments (DVA)
Own debt valuation adjustments are recognized on Citi’s liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected using Citi’s credit spreads observed in the bond market. Changes in fair value of fair value option liabilities related to changes in Citigroup’s own credit spreads (DVA) are reflected as a component of AOCI. See Note 17 for additional information.

The estimated changes in the fair value of these non-derivative liabilities due to such changes in the Company’s own credit spread (or instrument-specific credit risk) were a gain of $1,832 million and $1,000 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

For information on the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities, see Note 27 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Citi’s 2025 Form 10-K.


The following table provides information about certain credit products carried at fair value:

 March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
In millions of dollarsTrading assetsLoansTrading assetsLoans
Carrying amount reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet$5,281 $8,523 $4,902 $6,855 
Aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of (less than) fair value142 (49)149 (176)
Balance of non-accrual loans or loans more than 90 days past due 1 — 
Aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of (less than) fair value for non-accrual loans or loans more than 90 days past due  — — 

In addition to the amounts reported above, $150 million and $225 million of unfunded commitments related to certain credit products selected for fair value accounting were outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The changes in fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 due to instrument-specific credit risk were a gain of $9 million and $24 million, respectively. Changes in fair value due to instrument-specific credit risk are estimated based on changes in borrower-specific credit spreads and recovery assumptions.


The following table provides information about certain mortgage loans HFS carried at fair value:

In millions of dollarsMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Carrying amount reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet$867 $923 
Aggregate fair value in excess of (less than) unpaid principal balance3 18 
Balance of non-accrual loans or loans more than 90 days past due1 
Aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of fair value for non-accrual loans
or loans more than 90 days past due
 — 

The changes in the fair values of these mortgage loans are reported in Other revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income. There was no net change in fair value during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 due to instrument-specific credit risk.

Certain Deposit Liabilities
The Company has elected the fair value option for certain customer-driven structured deposit arrangements that contain embedded derivatives with underlyings referencing market indices, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices or other risks. The Company has elected the fair value option to mitigate accounting mismatches in cases where hedge accounting is complex and to achieve operational simplifications.
Certain Debt Liabilities
The Company has elected the fair value option for certain debt liabilities, because these exposures are considered to be trading-related positions and, therefore, are managed on a fair value basis. These positions are classified as Trading account liabilities, Long-term debt or Short-term borrowings on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.


The following table provides information about the carrying value of notes carried at fair value, disaggregated by type of risk:

In billions of dollarsMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Interest rate linked$67.6 $66.9 
Foreign exchange linked0.1 0.1 
Equity linked51.1 49.6 
Commodity linked8.9 7.0 
Credit linked7.3 7.1 
Total$135.0 $130.7 

The portion of the changes in fair value attributable to changes in Citigroup’s own credit spreads (DVA) is reflected as a component of AOCI while all other changes in fair value are reported in Principal transactions. Changes in the fair value of these liabilities include accrued interest, which is also included in the change in fair value reported in Principal transactions.



The following table provides information about long-term debt and short-term borrowings carried at fair value:

In millions of dollarsMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Long-term debt
Carrying amount reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet$135,058 $130,726 
Aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of (less than) fair value4,289 1,704 
Short-term borrowings
Carrying amount reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet$26,719 $21,567 
Aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of (less than) fair value(124)(134)