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Variable Interest Entities and Securitization Activities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Variable Interest Entities and Securitization Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Consolidated VIEs
Consolidated VIE Assets and Liabilities by Type of Activity
 At December 31, 2025At December 31, 2024
$ in millionsVIE AssetsVIE LiabilitiesVIE AssetsVIE Liabilities
MABS1
$468 $2 $575 $236 
Investment vehicles2
263 5 378 189 
MTOB1,781 1,651 619 578 
Other47 3 156 
Total$2,559 $1,661 $1,728 $1,007 
MTOB—Municipal tender option bonds
1.Amounts include transactions backed by residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans and other types of assets, including consumer or commercial assets and may be in loan or security form. The value of assets is determined based on the fair value of the liabilities and the interests owned by the Firm in such VIEs as the fair values for the liabilities and interests owned are more observable.
2.Amounts include investment funds and CLOs.
Consolidated VIE Assets and Liabilities by Balance Sheet Caption
$ in millions
At
December 31, 2025
At
December 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$19 $37 
Trading assets at fair value1,216 1,395 
Investment securities1,318 278 
Customer and other receivables5 16 
Other assets1 
Total$2,559 $1,728 
Liabilities
Other secured financings$1,653 $921 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses5 82 
Borrowings3 
Total$1,661 $1,007 
Noncontrolling interests$145 $42 
Schedule of Non-Consolidated VIEs
Non-consolidated VIEs
 At December 31, 2025
$ in millions
MABS1
CDOMTOBOSF
Other2
VIE assets (UPB)$218,543 $3,432 $4,620 $4,535 $87,118 
Maximum exposure to loss3
Debt and equity interests$32,074 $158 $ $2,611 $11,904 
Derivative and other contracts  3,258  4,473 
Commitments, guarantees and other10,414    190 
Total$42,488 $158 $3,258 $2,611 $16,567 
Carrying value of variable interests—Assets
Debt and equity interests$32,074 $158 $ $1,967 $11,904 
Derivative and other contracts  5  2,010 
Total$32,074 $158 $5 $1,967 $13,914 
Additional VIE assets owned4
$15,907 
Carrying value of variable interests—Liabilities
Derivative and other contracts$ $ $2 $ $780 
 At December 31, 2024
$ in millions
MABS1
CDOMTOBOSF
Other2
VIE assets (UPB)$179,686 $1,621 $3,654 $3,603 $74,665 
Maximum exposure to loss3
Debt and equity interests$26,974 $62 $— $2,267 $12,097 
Derivative and other contracts— — 2,454 — 3,936 
Commitments, guarantees and other8,554 — — — 535 
Total$35,528 $62 $2,454 $2,267 $16,568 
Carrying value of variable interests—Assets
Debt and equity interests$26,974 $62 $— $1,821 $12,067 
Derivative and other contracts— — — 1,772 
Total$26,974 $62 $$1,821 $13,839 
Additional VIE assets owned4
$15,777 
Carrying value of variable interests—Liabilities
Derivative and other contracts$— $— $$— $448 
1.Amounts include transactions backed by residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans and other types of assets, including consumer or commercial assets, and may be in loan or security form.
2.Other primarily includes exposures to commercial real estate property and investment funds.
3.Where notional amounts are utilized in quantifying the maximum exposure related to derivatives, such amounts do not reflect changes in fair value recorded by the Firm.
4.Additional VIE assets owned represents the carrying value of total exposure to non-consolidated VIEs for which the maximum exposure to loss is less than specific thresholds, primarily interests issued by securitization SPEs. The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss generally equals the fair value of the assets owned. These assets are primarily included in Trading assets and Investment securities and are measured at fair value (see Note 4). The Firm does not provide additional support in these transactions through contractual facilities, guarantees or similar derivatives.
Schedule of Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securitization Assets
Detail of Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securitization Assets
 At December 31, 2025At December 31, 2024
$ in millionsUPBDebt and
Equity
Interests
UPBDebt and
Equity
Interests
Residential mortgages$20,130 $3,183 $17,316 $2,497 
Commercial mortgages96,473 11,251 82,730 8,445 
U.S. agency collateralized
mortgage obligations
58,876 7,136 39,317 6,260 
Other consumer or commercial loans43,064 10,504 40,323 9,772 
Total$218,543 $32,074 $179,686 $26,974 
Schedule of Transfers of Assets with Continuing Involvement
Transferred Assets with Continuing Involvement
 At December 31, 2025
$ in millionsRMLCMLU.S. Agency
CMO
CLN and
Other1
SPE assets (UPB)2, 3
$15,089 $84,729 $18,230 $13,312 
Retained interests
Investment grade$288 $456 $1,127 $ 
Non-investment grade460 1,131  123 
Total$748 $1,587 $1,127 $123 
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade$62 $62 $52 $ 
Non-investment grade14 30   
Total$76 $92 $52 $ 
Derivative assets $ $ $ $1,522 
Derivative liabilities    733 
 At December 31, 2024
$ in millionsRMLCMLU.S. Agency
CMO
CLN and
Other1
SPE assets (UPB)2, 3
$6,989 $78,232 $18,174 $12,725 
Retained interests
Investment grade$198 $543 $967 $— 
Non-investment grade175 923 — 71 
Total$373 $1,466 $967 $71 
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade$45 $34 $79 $— 
Non-investment grade24 — — 
Total$50 $58 $79 $— 
Derivative assets $— $— $— $1,408 
Derivative liabilities — — — 400 
 Fair Value at December 31, 2025
$ in millionsLevel 2Level 3Total
Retained interests
Investment grade$1,346 $ $1,346 
Non-investment grade122 58 180 
Total$1,468 $58 $1,526 
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade$176 $ $176 
Non-investment grade22 22 44 
Total$198 $22 $220 
Derivative assets$1,522 $ $1,522 
Derivative liabilities733  733 
 Fair Value at December 31, 2024
$ in millionsLevel 2Level 3Total
Retained interests
Investment grade$1,080 $— $1,080 
Non-investment grade71 50 121 
Total$1,151 $50 $1,201 
Interests purchased in the secondary market3
Investment grade$158 $— $158 
Non-investment grade18 11 29 
Total$176 $11 $187 
Derivative assets$1,408 $— $1,408 
Derivative liabilities400 — 400 
RML—Residential mortgage loans
CML—Commercial mortgage loans
1.Amounts include CLO transactions managed by unrelated third parties.
2.Amounts include assets transferred by unrelated transferors.
3.Amounts include transactions where the Firm also holds retained interests as part of the transfer.
Schedule of Proceeds from New Securitization Transactions and Sales of Loans
Proceeds from New Securitization Transactions and Sales of Loans
$ in millions202520242023
New transactions1
$52,869 $36,326 $21,051 
Retained interests11,524 7,956 4,311 
Sales of corporate loans to CLO SPEs1, 2
 — 24 
1.Net gains on new transactions and sales of corporate loans to CLO entities at the time of the sale were not material for all periods presented.
2.Sponsored by non-affiliates.
Schedule of Assets Sold with Retained Exposure
Assets Sold with Retained Exposure
$ in millionsAt
December 31,
2025
At
December 31,
2024
Gross cash proceeds from sale of assets1
$112,395 $92,229 
Fair value
Assets sold$113,159 $92,580 
Derivative assets recognized in the balance sheet1,201 998 
Derivative liabilities recognized in the balance sheet438 648 
1.The carrying value of assets derecognized at the time of sale approximates gross cash proceeds.