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BANK OF AMERICA CORP DE

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Oct 29, 2024.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Oct 29, 2024

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Allowance for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses decreased $200 million from December 31, 2023 to $14.4 billion at September 30, 2024, which included a $49 million reserve increase and a

$249 million reserve decrease related to the consumer and commercial portfolios.

Table 36 presents an allocation of the allowance for credit losses by product type at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Table 36Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses by Product Type
Amount · Percent ofTotal · Percent ofLoans andLeasesOutstanding (1) · Amount · Percent ofTotal · Percent ofLoans andLeasesOutstanding (1)
(Dollars in millions) · September 30, 2024 · December 31, 2023
Allowance for loan and lease losses
Residential mortgage$2802.11%0.12%$3392.54%0.15%
Home equity290.220.11470.350.19
Credit card7,49256.547.437,34655.067.19
Direct/Indirect consumer7305.510.697155.360.69
Other consumer620.47n/m730.55n/m
Total consumer8,59364.851.878,52063.861.85
U.S. commercial (2)2,56719.370.642,60019.490.69
Non-U.S. commercial7665.780.608426.310.68
Commercial real estate1,2879.711.881,34210.061.84
Commercial lease financing380.290.25380.280.26
Total commercial4,65835.150.764,82236.140.82
Allowance for loan and lease losses13,251100.00%1.2413,342100.00%1.27
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments1,1001,209
Allowance for credit losses$14,351$14,551

(1)Ratios are calculated as allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans and leases outstanding excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option.

(2)Includes allowance for loan and lease losses for U.S. small business commercial loans of $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Net charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $1.5 billion and $4.6 billion compared to $931 million and $2.6 billion for the same periods in 2023 primarily due to credit card loans and the commercial real estate office portfolio. The provision for credit losses increased $308 million to $1.5 billion and $1.1 billion to $4.4 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023. The provision for credit losses for the current-year periods was primarily driven by credit card loans and the commercial real estate office portfolio. The provision for credit losses for the consumer portfolio, including unfunded lending commitments, decreased $93 million to $1.1 billion and $86 million to $3.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023. The provision for credit losses for

the commercial portfolio, including unfunded lending commitments, increased $401 million to $417 million and $1.2 billion to $1.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023.

Table 37 presents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses, including certain loan and allowance ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. For more information on the Corporation’s credit loss accounting policies and activity related to the allowance for credit losses, see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Principlesto the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 5 – Outstanding Loans and Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Table 37 · Allowance for Credit Losses
Three Months Ended September 30Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions)2024202320242023
Allowance for loan and lease losses, December 31n/an/a$13,342$12,682
January 1, 2023 adoption of credit loss standardn/an/an/a(243)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, beginning of period$13,238$12,950$13,342$12,439
Loans and leases charged off
Residential mortgage(5)(8)(18)(26)
Home equity(10)(7)(16)(18)
Credit card(1,084)(814)(3,235)(2,220)
Direct/Indirect consumer(101)(57)(292)(153)
Other consumer(71)(123)(221)(406)
Total consumer charge-offs(1,271)(1,009)(3,782)(2,823)
U.S. commercial (1)(288)(131)(710)(371)
Non-U.S. commercial(60)—(61)(31)
Commercial real estate(180)(44)(762)(139)
Commercial lease financing(1)(3)(2)(3)
Total commercial charge-offs(529)(178)(1,535)(544)
Total loans and leases charged off(1,800)(1,187)(5,317)(3,367)
Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off
Residential mortgage761721
Home equity15214860
Credit card156141453436
Direct/Indirect consumer4532120110
Other consumer451319
Total consumer recoveries227205651646
U.S. commercial (2)29447292
Non-U.S. commercial—21313
Commercial real estate95159
Commercial lease financing1—1—
Total commercial recoveries3951101114
Total recoveries of loans and leases previously charged off266256752760
Net charge-offs(1,534)(931)(4,565)(2,607)
Provision for loan and lease losses1,5471,2684,4793,477
Other——(5)(22)
Allowance for loan and lease losses, September 3013,25113,28713,25113,287
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, beginning of period1,1041,3881,2091,540
Provision for unfunded lending commitments(5)(34)(110)(187)
Other1(1)1—
Reserve for unfunded lending commitments, September 301,1001,3531,1001,353
Allowance for credit losses, September 30$14,351$14,640$14,351$14,640
Loan and allowance ratios (3):
Loans and leases outstanding at September 30$1,071,628$1,044,899$1,071,628$1,044,899
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases outstanding at September 301.24%1.27%1.24%1.27%
Consumer allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total consumer loans and leases outstanding at September 301.871.781.871.78
Commercial allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total commercial loans and leases outstanding at September 300.760.870.760.87
Average loans and leases outstanding$1,055,975$1,041,972$1,049,689$1,040,116
Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases outstanding0.58%0.35%0.58%0.34%
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases at September 30235275235275
Ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses at September 30 to annualized net charge-offs2.173.602.173.81
Amounts included in allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases at September 30 (4)$8,640$5,330$8,640$5,330
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total nonperforming loans and leases, excluding the allowance for loan and lease losses for loans and leases that are excluded from nonperforming loans and leases at September 30 (4)82%165%82%165%

(1)Includes U.S. small business commercial charge-offs of $135 million and $383 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $94 million and $254 million for the same periods in 2023.

(2)Includes U.S. small business commercial recoveries of $11 million and $33 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $12 million and $32 million for the same periods in 2023.

(3)Ratios are calculated as allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans and leases outstanding excluding loans accounted for under the fair value option.

(4)Primarily includes amounts related to credit card and unsecured consumer lending portfolios in Consumer Banking.

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