v3.22.0.1
Loans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Summary of Loans
The table below presents information about loans.
 
$ in millions
   
Amortized
Cost
 
 
    Fair
Value
 
 
     Held For
Sale
 
 
     Total  
As of December 2021
                                 
Loan Type
                                 
Corporate
 
 
$  50,960
 
 
 
$  2,492
 
  
 
$2,475
 
  
 
$  55,927
 
Wealth management
 
 
38,062
 
 
 
5,936
 
  
 
 
  
 
43,998
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
21,150
 
 
 
1,588
 
  
 
3,145
 
  
 
25,883
 
Residential real estate
 
 
15,493
 
 
 
320
 
  
 
100
 
  
 
15,913
 
Consumer:
                                 
Installment
 
 
3,672
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
3,672
 
Credit cards
 
 
8,212
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
8,212
 
Other
 
 
5,958
 
 
 
433
 
  
 
2,139
 
  
 
8,530
 
Total loans, gross
 
 
143,507
 
 
 
10,769
 
  
 
7,859
 
  
 
162,135
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(3,573
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
(3,573
Total loans
 
 
$139,934
 
 
 
$10,769
 
  
 
$7,859
 
  
 
$158,562
 
 
As of December 2020
                                 
Loan Type
                                 
Corporate
    $  44,778       $  2,751        $1,130        $  48,659  
Wealth management
    25,151       7,872               33,023  
Commercial real estate
    17,096       1,961        1,233        20,290  
Residential real estate
    5,236       494        20        5,750  
Consumer:
                                 
Installment
    3,823                     3,823  
Credit cards
    4,270                     4,270  
Other
    3,211       547        416        4,174  
Total loans, gross
    103,565       13,625        2,799        119,989  
Allowance for loan losses
    (3,874                   (3,874
Total loans
    $  99,691       $13,625        $2,799        $116,115  
Summary of Other Loans Receivable The table below presents gross loans by an internally determined public rating agency equivalent or other credit metrics and the concentration of secured and unsecured loans.
 
$ in millions
    Investment-
Grade
 
 
   
Non-Investment-

Grade
 
 
    Other Metrics/
Unrated
 
 
    Total  
As of December 2021
 
                       
Accounting Method
                               
Amortized cost
 
 
$50,923
 
 
 
$75,179
 
 
 
$17,405
 
 
 
$143,507
 
Fair value
 
 
2,301
 
 
 
4,634
 
 
 
3,834
 
 
 
10,769
 
Held for sale
 
 
1,650
 
 
 
4,747
 
 
 
1,462
 
 
 
7,859
 
Total
 
 
$54,874
 
 
 
$84,560
 
 
 
$22,701
 
 
 
$162,135
 
 
Loan Type
                               
Corporate
 
 
$15,370
 
 
 
$40,389
 
 
 
$    
 
168
 
 
 
$  55,927
 
Wealth management
 
 
31,476
 
 
 
5,730
 
 
 
6,792
 
 
 
43,998
 
Real estate:
                               
Commercial
 
 
3,986
 
 
 
21,523
 
 
 
374
 
 
 
25,883
 
Residential
 
 
1,112
 
 
 
13,779
 
 
 
1,022
 
 
 
15,913
 
Consumer:
                               
Installment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,672
 
 
 
3,672
 
Credit cards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,212
 
 
 
8,212
 
Other
 
 
2,930
 
 
 
3,139
 
 
 
2,461
 
 
 
8,530
 
Total
 
 
$54,874
 
 
 
$84,560
 
 
 
$22,701
 
 
 
$162,135
 
 
Secured
 
 
85%
 
 
 
92%
 
 
 
36%
 
 
 
82%
 
Unsecured
 
 
15%
 
 
 
8%
 
 
 
64%
 
 
 
18%
 
Total
 
 
100%
 
 
 
100%
 
 
 
100%
 
 
 
100%
 
 
As of December 2020
 
                       
Accounting Method
                               
Amortized cost
    $33,532       $58,250       $11,783       $103,565  
Fair value
    2,084       5,925       5,616       13,625  
Held for sale
    224       2,152       423       2,799  
Total
    $35,840       $66,327       $17,822       $119,989  
 
Loan Type
                               
Corporate
    $  9,478       $38,704       $     477       $  48,659  
Wealth management
    22,098       5,331       5,594       33,023  
Real estate:
                               
Commercial
    1,792       17,480       1,018       20,290  
Residential
    636       3,852       1,262       5,750  
Consumer:
                               
Installment
                3,823       3,823  
Credit cards
                4,270       4,270  
Other
    1,836       960       1,378       4,174  
Total
    $35,840       $66,327       $17,822       $119,989  
 
Secured
    83%       90%       46%       82%  
Unsecured
    17%       10%       54%       18%  
Total
    100%       100%       100%       100%  
Schedule of Credit Quality Indicators for Term Loans by Origination Year
Vintage.
The tables below present gross loans accounted for at amortized cost (excluding installment and credit card loans) by an internally determined public rating agency equivalent or other credit metrics and origination year for term loans.
 
   
As of December 2021
 
         
$ in millions
 
 
Investment-
Grade
 
 
 
 
Non-Investment-

Grade
 
 
 
 
Other Metrics/
Unrated
 
 
 
 
Total
 
2021
 
 
$  4,687
 
 
 
$10,424
 
 
 
$    
 
52
 
 
 
$  15,163
 
2020
 
 
1,911
 
 
 
4,561
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
6,479
 
2019
 
 
451
 
 
 
3,949
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,400
 
2018
 
 
1,842
 
 
 
2,901
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,743
 
2017
 
 
733
 
 
 
1,857
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,590
 
2016 or earlier
 
 
274
 
 
 
1,693
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,967
 
Revolving
 
 
3,800
 
 
 
11,744
 
 
 
74
 
 
 
15,618
 
Corporate
 
 
13,698
 
 
 
37,129
 
 
 
133
 
 
 
50,960
 
2021
 
 
1,405
 
 
 
1,186
 
 
 
1,265
 
 
 
3,856
 
2020
 
 
558
 
 
 
287
 
 
 
 
 
 
845
 
2019
 
 
537
 
 
 
352
 
 
 
 
 
 
889
 
2018
 
 
334
 
 
 
38
 
 
 
 
 
 
372
 
2017
 
 
380
 
 
 
31
 
 
 
 
 
 
411
 
2016 or earlier
 
 
565
 
 
 
243
 
 
 
 
 
 
808
 
Revolving
 
 
26,349
 
 
 
2,127
 
 
 
2,405
 
 
 
30,881
 
Wealth management
 
 
30,128
 
 
 
4,264
 
 
 
3,670
 
 
 
38,062
 
2021
 
 
334
 
 
 
4,084
 
 
 
94
 
 
 
4,512
 
2020
 
 
127
 
 
 
1,890
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,017
 
2019
 
 
52
 
 
 
1,336
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,388
 
2018
 
 
207
 
 
 
829
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,036
 
2017
 
 
398
 
 
 
624
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,022
 
2016 or earlier
 
 
405
 
 
 
583
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
995
 
Revolving
 
 
1,768
 
 
 
8,412
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,180
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
3,291
 
 
 
17,758
 
 
 
101
 
 
 
21,150
 
2021
 
 
113
 
 
 
1,944
 
 
 
253
 
 
 
2,310
 
2020
 
 
260
 
 
 
557
 
 
 
103
 
 
 
920
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
173
 
 
 
173
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
84
 
 
 
165
 
 
 
249
 
2017
 
 
8
 
 
 
65
 
 
 
119
 
 
 
192
 
2016 or earlier
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
56
 
 
 
57
 
Revolving
 
 
673
 
 
 
10,919
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,592
 
Residential real estate
 
 
1,054
 
 
 
13,570
 
 
 
869
 
 
 
15,493
 
2021
 
 
 
 
 
694
 
 
 
261
 
 
 
955
 
2020
 
 
 
 
 
59
 
 
 
378
 
 
 
437
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
44
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
13
 
Revolving
 
 
2,752
 
 
 
1,645
 
 
 
82
 
 
 
4,479
 
Other
 
 
2,752
 
 
 
2,458
 
 
 
748
 
 
 
5,958
 
Total
 
 
$50,923
 
 
 
$75,179
 
 
 
$5,521
 
 
 
$131,623
 
 
Percentage of total
 
 
39%
 
 
 
57%
 
 
 
4%
 
 
 
100%
 
    As of December 2020  
         
$ in millions
    Investment-
Grade
 
 
   
Non-Investment-

Grade
 
 
    Other Metrics/
Unrated
 
 
    Total  
2020
    $  1,978       $  7,545       $   140       $  9,663  
2019
    889       6,106    
 
 
    6,995  
2018
    2,076       3,555    
 
 
    5,631  
2017
    851       3,083    
 
 
    3,934  
2016
    268       1,262    
 
 
    1,530  
2015 or earlier
    351       2,073             2,424  
Revolving
    2,662       11,891       48       14,601  
Corporate
    9,075       35,515       188       44,778  
2020
    497       313    
 
 
    810  
2019
    723       403    
 
 
    1,126  
2018
    298       87    
 
 
    385  
2017
    377       30    
 
 
    407  
2016
    22       20             42  
2015 or earlier
    531       264             795  
Revolving
    18,077       2,085       1,424       21,586  
Wealth management
    20,525       3,202       1,424       25,151  
2020
    848       3,071       55       3,974  
2019
    76       1,965             2,041  
2018
    137       2,164       25       2,326  
2017
    26       1,734       12       1,772  
2016
          165       9       174  
2015 or earlier
          775       526       1,301  
Revolving
    461       5,047             5,508  
Commercial real estate
    1,548       14,921       627       17,096  
2020
    402       976       115       1,493  
2019
          90       271       361  
2018
          123       249       372  
2017
    9       83       152       244  
2016
          1             1  
2015 or earlier
                70       70  
Revolving
    225       2,470             2,695  
Residential real estate
    636       3,743       857       5,236  
2020
    242       84       466       792  
2019
          67       29       96  
2018
          46             46  
2017
          8             8  
Revolving
    1,506       664       99       2,269  
Other
    1,748       869       594       3,211  
Total
    $33,532       $58,250       $3,690       $95,472  
 
Percentage of total
    35%       61%       4%       100%  
In the tables above, revolving loans which converted to term loans were not material as of both December 2021 and December 2020.
Summary of Consumer Loans by Refreshed FICO Credit Score
The table below presents gross installment loans by refreshed FICO credit scores and origination year and gross credit card loans by refreshed FICO credit scores.
 
$ in millions
    Greater than or
equal to 660
 
 
     Less than 660        Total  
As of December 2021
                         
2021
 
 
$2,017
 
  
 
$    
 
42
 
  
 
$  2,059
 
2020
 
 
665
 
  
 
40
 
  
 
705
 
2019
 
 
508
 
  
 
61
 
  
 
569
 
2018
 
 
257
 
  
 
42
 
  
 
299
 
2017
 
 
32
 
  
 
7
 
  
 
39
 
2016
 
 
1
 
  
 
 
  
 
1
 
Installment
 
 
3,480
 
  
 
192
 
  
 
3,672
 
Credit cards
 
 
6,100
 
  
 
2,112
 
  
 
8,212
 
Total
 
 
$9,580
 
  
 
$2,304
 
  
 
$11,884
 
 
Percentage of total:
                         
Installment
 
 
95%
 
  
 
5%
 
  
 
100%
 
Credit cards
 
 
74%
 
  
 
26%
 
  
 
100%
 
Total
 
 
81%
 
  
 
19%
 
  
 
100%
 
 
As of December 2020
                         
2020
    $1,321        $     38        $  1,359  
2019
    1,225        132        1,357  
2018
    792        150        942  
2017
    128        30        158  
2016
    6        1        7  
Installment
    3,472        351        3,823  
Credit cards
    3,398        872        4,270  
Total
    $6,870        $1,223        $  8,093  
 
Percentage of total:
                         
Installment
    91%        9%        100%  
Credit cards
    80%        20%        100%  
Total
    85%        15%        100%  
Summary of detailed information about concentration of our loans by region of borrowers
Credit Concentrations.
The table below presents the concentration of gross loans by region.
 
$ in millions
    Carrying
Value
 
 
    Americas       EMEA       Asia       Total  
As of December 2021
                                       
Corporate
 
 
$  55,927
 
 
 
54%
 
 
 
38%
 
 
 
8%
 
 
 
100%
 
Wealth management
 
 
43,998
 
 
 
87%
 
 
 
10%
 
 
 
3%
 
 
 
100%
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
25,883
 
 
 
80%
 
 
 
15%
 
 
 
5%
 
 
 
100%
 
Residential real estate
 
 
15,913
 
 
 
95%
 
 
 
2%
 
 
 
3%
 
 
 
100%
 
Consumer:
                                       
Installment
 
 
3,672
 
 
 
100%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100%
 
Credit cards
 
 
8,212
 
 
 
100%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100%
 
Other
 
 
8,530
 
 
 
84%
 
 
 
15%
 
 
 
1%
 
 
 
100%
 
Total
 
 
$162,135
 
 
 
76%
 
 
 
19%
 
 
 
5%
 
 
 
100%
 
 
As of December 2020
                                       
Corporate
    $  48,659       60%       31%       9%       100%  
Wealth management
    33,023       88%       10%       2%       100%  
Commercial real estate
    20,290       71%       19%       10%       100%  
Residential real estate
    5,750       88%       9%       3%       100%  
Consumer:
                                       
Installment
    3,823       100%                   100%  
Credit cards
    4,270       100%                   100%  
Other
    4,174       81%       17%       2%       100%  
Total
    $119,989       75%       19%       6%       100%  
Summary of Past Due Loans
The table below presents information about past due loans.
 
$ in millions
 
 
30-89 days
 
    
90 days
or more
 
 
  
 
Total
 
As of December 2021
                         
Corporate
 
 
$    5
 
  
 
$  90
 
  
 
$  95
 
Wealth management
 
 
 
  
 
20
 
  
 
20
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
7
 
  
 
143
 
  
 
150
 
Residential real estate
 
 
3
 
  
 
4
 
  
 
7
 
Consumer:
                         
Installment
 
 
20
 
  
 
7
 
  
 
27
 
Credit cards
 
 
86
 
  
 
71
 
  
 
157
 
Other
 
 
15
 
  
 
3
 
  
 
18
 
Total
 
 
$136
 
  
 
$338
 
  
 
$474
 
 
Total divided by gross loans at amortized cost
 
  
 
0.3%
 
 
As of December 2020
                         
Corporate
    $    
 
       $294        $294  
Wealth management
    58        34        92  
Commercial real estate
    49        183        232  
Residential real estate
    4        23        27  
Consumer:
                         
Installment
    42        16        58  
Credit cards
    46        31        77  
Other
    20        4        24  
Total
    $219        $585        $804  
 
Total divided by gross loans at amortized cost
 
     0.8%  
Summary of Nonaccrual Loans
The table below presents information about nonaccrual loans.
 
    As of December  
     
$ in millions
 
 
2021
 
     2020  
Corporate
 
 
$1,559
 
     $2,651  
Wealth management
 
 
21
 
     61  
Commercial real estate
 
 
841
 
     649  
Residential real estate
 
 
5
 
     25  
Installment
 
 
43
 
     44  
Other
 
 
 
     122  
Total
 
 
$2,469
 
     $3,552  
 
Total divided by gross loans at amortized cost
 
 
1.7%
 
     3.4%  
Summary of Loans and Lending Commitments Accounted for at Amortized Cost by Portfolio
The table below presents gross loans and lending commitments accounted for at amortized cost by portfolio.
 
    As of December  
       
   
2021
   
  
  2020  
           
$ in millions
 
 
Loans
 
 
 
Lending
Commitments
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
   
Lending
Commitments
 
 
Wholesale
                                   
Corporate
 
 
$  50,960
 
 
 
$143,296
 
        $  44,778       $127,756  
Wealth management
 
 
38,062
 
 
 
4,091
 
        25,151       2,314  
Commercial real estate
 
 
21,150
 
 
 
4,306
 
        17,096       4,154  
Residential real estate
 
 
15,493
 
 
 
3,317
 
        5,236       1,804  
Other
 
 
5,958
 
 
 
6,169
 
        3,211       4,841  
Consumer
                                   
Installment
 
 
3,672
 
 
 
9
 
        3,823       4  
Credit cards
 
 
8,212
 
 
 
35,932
 
 
 
    4,270       21,640  
Total
 
 
$143,507
 
 
 
$197,120
 
 
 
    $103,565       $162,513  
Summary of Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses and Allowance for Losses on Lending Commitments
The table below presents information about the allowance for credit losses.
 
$ in millions
    Wholesale        Consumer        Total  
Year Ended December 2021
 
                 
Allowance for loan losses
 
Beginning balance
 
 
$2,584
 
  
 
$1,290
 
  
 
$3,874
 
Net charge-offs
 
 
(130
  
 
(203
  
 
(333
Provision
 
 
(231
  
 
351
 
  
 
120
 
Other
 
 
(88
  
 
 
  
 
(88
Ending balance
 
 
$2,135
 
  
 
$1,438
 
  
 
$3,573
 
 
Allowance ratio
 
 
1.6%
 
  
 
12.1%
 
  
 
2.5%
 
Net
charge-off
ratio
 
 
0.1%
 
  
 
2.3%
 
  
 
0.3%
 
Allowance for losses on lending commitments
 
        
Beginning balance
 
 
$  
    
557
 
  
 
$
    
      –
 
  
 
$  
 
557
 
Provision
 
 
50
 
  
 
187
 
  
 
237
 
Other
 
 
(18
  
 
 
  
 
(18
Ending balance
 
 
$  
    
589
 
  
 
$  
    
187
 
  
 
$  
 
776
 
 
Year Ended December 2020
                         
Allowance for loan losses
 
        
Beginning balance
    $1,331        $
  
  837
       $2,168  
Net charge-offs
    (615      (292      (907
Provision
    2,108        745        2,853  
Other
    (240             (240
Ending balance
    $2,584        $1,290        $3,874  
 
Allowance ratio
    2.7%        15.9%        3.7%  
Net
charge-off
ratio
    0.6%        4.2%        0.9%  
Allowance for losses on lending commitments
 
Beginning balance
    $
  
  313
       $
    
      –
       $
  
  313
 
Provision
    244               244  
Ending balance
    $
  
  557
       $
    
      –
       $
  
  557
 
Schedule of forecasted economic scenarios
The table below presents the forecasted U.S. unemployment and U.S. GDP growth rates used in the baseline economic scenario of the forecast model.
 
 
 
 
As of December 2021
 
U.S. unemployment rate
       
Forecast for the quarter ended:
       
June 2022
 
 
3.7%
 
December 2022
 
 
3.5%
 
June 2023
 
 
3.4%
 
 
Growth in U.S. GDP
       
Forecast for the year:
       
2022
 
 
3.4%
 
2023
 
 
2.1%
 
2024
 
 
1.8%
 
Fair value of loans held for investment by level
The table below presents loans held for investment accounted for at fair value under the fair value option by level within the fair value hierarchy.
 
$ in millions
    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
As of December 2021
                                  
Loan Type
                                  
Corporate
 
 
$  –
 
  
 
$  1,655
 
  
 
$  
    
837
 
  
 
$  2,492
 
Wealth management
 
 
 
  
 
5,873
 
  
 
63
 
  
 
5,936
 
Commercial real estate
 
 
 
  
 
605
 
  
 
983
 
  
 
1,588
 
Residential real estate
 
 
 
  
 
115
 
  
 
205
 
  
 
320
 
Other
 
 
 
  
 
167
 
  
 
266
 
  
 
433
 
Total
 
 
$  –
 
  
 
$  8,415
 
  
 
$2,354
 
  
 
$10,769
 
 
As of December 2020
                                  
Loan Type
                                  
Corporate
    $  –        $  1,822        $
  
  929
       $  2,751  
Wealth management
           7,809        63        7,872  
Commercial real estate
           857        1,104        1,961  
Residential real estate
           234        260        494  
Other
           225        322        547  
Total
    $  –        $10,947        $2,678        $13,625  
Fair value, loans receivable, measurement inputs, disclosure
The table below presents the amount of level 3 loans, and ranges and weighted averages of significant unobservable inputs used to value such loans.
 
   
As of December 2021
        As of December 2020  
           
$ in millions
 
 
Amount or
Range
 
 
 
 
Weighted
Average
 
 
 
  
   
Amount or
Range
 
 
    Weighted
Average
 
 
Corporate
 
Level 3 assets
 
 
$837
 
                $929          
Yield
 
 
1.5% to 55.6%
 
 
 
14.9%
 
        1.1% to 45.2%       12.4%  
Recovery rate
 
 
15.0% to 92.0%
 
 
 
40.8%
 
        15.0% to 58.0%       31.0%  
Duration (years)
 
 
0.9 to 6.8
 
 
 
2.7
 
 
 
    1.5 to 5.3       3.4  
Commercial real estate
 
Level 3 assets
 
 
$983
 
                $1,104          
Yield
 
 
3.2% to 18.7%
 
 
 
12.6%
 
        4.5% to 19.3%       11.0%  
Recovery rate
 
 
4.1% to 99.5%
 
 
 
41.4%
 
        3.0% to 99.8%       66.5%  
Duration (years)
 
 
0.4 to 4.0
 
 
 
1.7
 
 
 
    0.3 to 4.8       2.6  
Residential real estate
 
Level 3 assets
 
 
$205
 
                $260          
Yield
 
 
2.1% to 20.0%
 
 
 
16.1%
 
        2.0% to 14.0%       12.1%  
Duration (years)
 
 
0.1 to 2.4
 
 
 
1.0
 
 
 
    0.6 to 2.6       1.7  
Wealth management and other
 
Level 3 assets
 
 
$329
 
                $385          
Yield
 
 
3.6% to 18.7%
 
 
 
7.1%
 
        2.8% to 18.7%       8.0%  
Duration (years)
 
 
2.9 to 5.5
 
 
 
3.6
 
 
 
    0.9 to 5.5       4.1  
Reconciliation of changes in fair value for level 3 loans.
The table below presents a summary of the changes in fair value for level 3 loans.
 
    Year Ended December  
     
$ in millions
 
 
2021
 
       2020  
Beginning balance
 
 
$2,678
 
       $1,890  
Net realized gains/(losses)
 
 
99
 
       72  
Net unrealized gains/(losses)
 
 
(33
       87  
Purchases
 
 
272
 
       670  
Sales
 
 
(54
       (50
Settlements
 
 
(668
       (727
Transfers into level 3
 
 
369
 
       836  
Transfers out of level 3
 
 
(309
       (100
Ending balance
 
 
$2,354
 
       $2,678  
The table below presents information, by loan type, for loans included in the summary table above.
 
    Year Ended December  
     
$ in millions
 
 
2021
 
     2020  
Corporate
                
Beginning balance
 
 
$  
    
929
 
     $
  
  752
 
Net realized gains/(losses)
 
 
31
 
     22  
Net unrealized gains/(losses)
 
 
(34
     (22
Purchases
 
 
143
 
     277  
Sales
 
 
(15
     (38
Settlements
 
 
(251
     (125
Transfers into level 3
 
 
127
 
     163  
Transfers out of level 3
 
 
(93
     (100
Ending balance
 
 
$  
    
837
 
     $
  
  929
 
 
Commercial real estate
                
Beginning balance
 
 
$1,104
 
     $
  
  591
 
Net realized gains/(losses)
 
 
45
 
     24  
Net unrealized gains/(losses)
 
 
(21
     60  
Purchases
 
 
20
 
     334  
Sales
 
 
(6
     (5
Settlements
 
 
(292
     (366
Transfers into level 3
 
 
185
 
     466  
Transfers out of level 3
 
 
(52
      
Ending balance
 
 
$  
    
983
 
     $1,104  
 
Residential real estate
                
Beginning balance
 
 
$  
    
260
 
     $
  
  221
 
Net realized gains/(losses)
 
 
12
 
     13  
Net unrealized gains/(losses)
 
 
(41
     10  
Purchases
 
 
58
 
     48  
Sales
 
 
(4
     (2
Settlements
 
 
(61
     (78
Transfers into level 3
 
 
57
 
     48  
Transfers out of level 3
 
 
(76
      
Ending balance
 
 
$  
    
205
 
     $
  
  260
 
 
Wealth management and other
                
Beginning balance
 
 
$  
    
385
 
     $
  
  326
 
Net realized gains/(losses)
 
 
11
 
     13  
Net unrealized gains/(losses)
 
 
63
 
     39  
Purchases
 
 
51
 
     11  
Sales
 
 
(29
     (5
Settlements
 
 
(64
     (158
Transfers into level 3
 
 
 
     159  
Transfers out of level 3
 
 
(88
      
Ending balance
 
 
$  
    
329
 
     $
  
  385
 
Summary of estimated fair value of loans and lending commitments that are not accounted for at fair value
The table below presents the estimated fair value of loans that are not accounted for at fair value and in what level of the fair value hierarchy they would have been classified if they had been included in the firm’s fair value hierarchy.
 
   
Carrying
Value
   
    
    Estimated Fair Value  
$ in millions
    Level 2        Level 3        Total  
As of December 2021
                                         
Amortized cost
 
 
$139,934
 
         
 
$87,676
 
  
 
$54,127
 
  
 
$141,803
 
Held for sale
 
 
$    7,859
 
         
 
$  5,970
 
  
 
$  1,917
 
  
 
$    7,887
 
 
As of December 2020
                                         
Amortized cost
    $  99,691               $52,793        $48,512        $101,305  
Held for sale
    $    2,799    
 
 
 
    $  1,541        $  1,271        $    2,812