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COMERICA INC /NEW/ - Quarter Report: 2015 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________________
FORM 10-Q 
______________________________
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015
Or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission file number 1-10706
____________________________________________________________________________________
Comerica Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
___________________________________________________________________________________
Delaware
38-1998421
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Comerica Bank Tower
1717 Main Street, MC 6404
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(214) 462-6831
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
_________________________________________________________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated
filer ý
 
Accelerated
filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting
company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
$5 par value common stock:
Outstanding as of April 24, 2015: 178,009,377 shares


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COMERICA INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(in millions, except share data)
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
1,170

 
$
1,026

 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
4,792

 
5,045

Other short-term investments
101

 
99

 
 
 
 
Investment securities available-for-sale
8,214

 
8,116

Investment securities held-to-maturity
1,871

 
1,935

 
 
 
 
Commercial loans
32,091

 
31,520

Real estate construction loans
1,917

 
1,955

Commercial mortgage loans
8,558

 
8,604

Lease financing
792

 
805

International loans
1,433

 
1,496

Residential mortgage loans
1,859

 
1,831

Consumer loans
2,422

 
2,382

Total loans
49,072

 
48,593

Less allowance for loan losses
(601
)
 
(594
)
Net loans
48,471

 
47,999

Premises and equipment
531

 
532

Accrued income and other assets
4,186

 
4,438

Total assets
$
69,336

 
$
69,190

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
27,394

 
$
27,224

 
 
 
 
Money market and interest-bearing checking deposits
23,727

 
23,954

Savings deposits
1,817

 
1,752

Customer certificates of deposit
4,497

 
4,421

Foreign office time deposits
135

 
135

Total interest-bearing deposits
30,176

 
30,262

Total deposits
57,570

 
57,486

Short-term borrowings
80

 
116

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
1,500

 
1,507

Medium- and long-term debt
2,686

 
2,679

Total liabilities
61,836

 
61,788

 
 
 
 
Common stock - $5 par value:
 
 
 
Authorized - 325,000,000 shares
 
 
 
Issued - 228,164,824 shares
1,141

 
1,141

Capital surplus
2,188

 
2,188

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(370
)
 
(412
)
Retained earnings
6,841

 
6,744

Less cost of common stock in treasury - 50,114,399 shares at 3/31/15
and 49,146,225 shares at 12/31/14
(2,300
)
 
(2,259
)
Total shareholders’ equity
7,500

 
7,402

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
69,336

 
$
69,190

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries 


 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per share data)
2015
 
2014
INTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
$
379

 
$
376

Interest on investment securities
53

 
55

Interest on short-term investments
3

 
4

Total interest income
435

 
435

INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
Interest on deposits
11

 
11

Interest on medium- and long-term debt
11

 
14

Total interest expense
22

 
25

Net interest income
413

 
410

Provision for credit losses
14

 
9

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
399

 
401

NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
55

 
54

Fiduciary income
48

 
44

Commercial lending fees
25

 
20

Card fees
68

 
20

Letter of credit fees
13

 
14

Bank-owned life insurance
9

 
9

Foreign exchange income
10

 
9

Brokerage fees
4

 
5

Net securities (losses) gains
(2
)
 
1

Other noninterest income
26

 
32

Total noninterest income
256

 
208

NONINTEREST EXPENSES
 
 
 
Salaries and benefits expense
253

 
247

Net occupancy expense
38

 
40

Equipment expense
13

 
14

Outside processing fee expense
78

 
28

Software expense
23

 
22

Litigation-related expense
1

 
3

FDIC insurance expense
9

 
8

Advertising expense
6

 
6

Other noninterest expenses
39

 
38

Total noninterest expenses
460

 
406

Income before income taxes
195

 
203

Provision for income taxes
61

 
64

NET INCOME
134

 
139

Less income allocated to participating securities
2

 
2

Net income attributable to common shares
$
132

 
$
137

Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.75

 
$
0.76

Diluted
0.73

 
0.73

 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
176

 
205

 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared on common stock
36

 
35

Cash dividends declared per common share
0.20

 
0.19

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries


 
Common Stock
 
 
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
 
 
 
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
(in millions, except per share data)
Shares
Outstanding
 
Amount
 
Capital
Surplus
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Treasury
Stock
 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013
182.3

 
$
1,141

 
$
2,179

 
$
(391
)
 
$
6,318

 
$
(2,097
)
 
$
7,150

Net income

 

 

 

 
139

 

 
139

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
66

 

 

 
66

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.19 per share)

 

 

 

 
(35
)
 

 
(35
)
Purchase of common stock
(1.7
)
 

 

 

 

 
(80
)
 
(80
)
Net issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
1.1

 

 
(11
)
 

 
(8
)
 
48

 
29

Share-based compensation

 

 
14

 

 

 

 
14

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2014
181.7

 
$
1,141

 
$
2,182

 
$
(325
)
 
$
6,414

 
$
(2,129
)
 
$
7,283

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014
179.0

 
$
1,141

 
$
2,188

 
$
(412
)
 
$
6,744

 
$
(2,259
)
 
$
7,402

Net income

 

 

 

 
134

 

 
134

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
42

 

 

 
42

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.20 per share)

 

 

 

 
(36
)
 

 
(36
)
Purchase of common stock
(1.5
)
 

 

 

 

 
(66
)
 
(66
)
Net issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
0.6

 

 
(16
)
 

 
(2
)
 
25

 
7

Share-based compensation

 

 
16

 

 

 

 
16

Other

 

 

 

 
1

 

 
1

BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2015
178.1

 
$
1,141

 
$
2,188

 
$
(370
)
 
$
6,841

 
$
(2,300
)
 
$
7,500

See notes to consolidated financial statements.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries


 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)
2015
 
2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
134

 
$
139

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Provision for credit losses
14

 
9

Benefit for deferred income taxes
(21
)
 
(5
)
Depreciation and amortization
30

 
29

Net periodic defined benefit cost
11

 
9

Share-based compensation expense
16

 
14

Net amortization of securities
4

 
2

Accretion of loan purchase discount
(3
)
 
(12
)
Net securities losses (gains)
2

 
(1
)
Net gains on sales of foreclosed property

 
(1
)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements
(2
)
 
(5
)
Net change in:
 
 
 
Trading securities

 
5

Accrued income receivable
(6
)
 

Accrued expenses payable
(31
)
 
(61
)
Other, net
190

 
92

Net cash provided by operating activities
338

 
214

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
Maturities and redemptions
393

 
411

Sales
37

 

Purchases
(487
)
 
(499
)
Investment securities held-to-maturity:
 
 
 
Maturities and redemptions
66

 

Net change in loans
(487
)
 
(1,026
)
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed property
2

 
3

Net increase in premises and equipment
(25
)
 
(16
)
Other, net

 
(1
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(501
)
 
(1,128
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net change in:
 
 
 
Deposits
184

 
255

Short-term borrowings
(36
)
 
(93
)
Common stock:
 
 
 
Repurchases
(66
)
 
(80
)
Cash dividends paid
(36
)
 
(31
)
Issuances under employee stock plans
6

 
26

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements
2

 
5

Other, net

 
1

Net cash provided by financing activities
54

 
83

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(109
)
 
(831
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
6,071

 
6,451

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
5,962

 
$
5,620

Interest paid
$
19

 
$
25

Income tax refunds received
(103
)
 

Noncash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Loans transferred to other real estate
2

 
7

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation were included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015. Certain items in prior periods were reclassified to conform to the current presentation. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Annual Report of Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries (the Corporation) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Revenue Recognition
In the first quarter 2015, the Corporation entered into a new contract for an existing debit card program. Guidance provided in Accounting Standards Code 605-45, "Principal Agent Considerations," indicates whether revenue should be reported gross or net for this type of arrangement. Management assessed various principal versus agent indicators provided in the guidance and concluded that the Corporation bears the risks and rewards of providing the services for the card program based on the new contract terms and, therefore, gross presentation of revenues and expenses is appropriate. The effect of this change in presentation was an increase of $44 million to both "card fees" in noninterest income and "outside processing fee expense" in noninterest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2015, the Corporation prospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-04, “Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure,” (ASU 2014-04), which clarifies when an in-substance foreclosure or repossession of residential real estate property occurs, requiring a creditor to reclassify the loan to other real estate. According to ASU 2014-04, a consumer mortgage loan should be reclassified to other real estate either upon the creditor obtaining legal title to the real estate collateral or when the borrower voluntarily conveys all interest in the real estate property to the creditor through a deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar legal agreement. ASU 2014-04 also clarifies that a creditor that has obtained legal title to a foreclosed property should not delay reclassification when a borrower has a legal right of redemption for a period of time. The Corporation's existing accounting treatment is consistent with the new guidance, and therefore the adoption of ASU 2014-04 had no impact to the Corporation's financial condition and results of operations. Disclosures required by ASU 2014-04 are provided in Note 4.
Also Effective January 1, 2015, the Corporation prospectively adopted ASU No. 2014-12, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period,” (ASU 2014-12). The new guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. The Corporation's current accounting treatment of performance conditions for employees who are or become retirement eligible prior to the achievement of the performance target is consistent with ASU 2014-12, and as such the adoption of ASU 2014-12 had no impact to the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations.
Pending Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” (ASU 2014-09), which is intended to improve and converge the financial reporting requirements for revenue contracts with customers. Previous GAAP comprised broad revenue recognition concepts along with numerous industry-specific requirements. The new guidance establishes a five-step model which entities must follow to recognize revenue and removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in existing guidance. In April 2015, the FASB voted to make the guidance under ASU 2014-09 effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The guidance must be retrospectively applied. Entities will have the option of presenting prior periods as impacted by the new guidance or presenting the cumulative effect of initial application along with supplementary disclosures. Early adoption is prohibited. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-09.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, "Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis," (ASU 2015-02), which makes targeted amendments to the considerations applied by reporting entities when determining if a legal entity should be consolidated, including placing more emphasis on risk of loss when determining a controlling financial

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

interest. Low-income housing tax credit investments that meet the criteria for the proportional amortization method are not impacted by these amendments. ASU 2015-02 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and must be retrospectively applied. Early adoption is permitted. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2015-02.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "ASU 2015-03: Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)," (ASU 2015-03), which amends the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability rather than as a deferred charge as presented under current guidance. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and must be retrospectively applied. Early adoption is permitted. The Corporation does not expect the adoption of this amendment to have a material effect on its financial condition and results of operations.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, "ASU 2015-05 Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)," (ASU 2015-05), which defines specific criteria entities must apply to determine if a cloud computing arrangement includes an in-substance software license. The result of the assessment will direct the entity to apply either software licensing or service contract guidance to record the related fees. ASU 2015-05 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and can be prospectively or retrospectively applied. Early adoption is permitted. The Corporation does not expect the adoption to have a material effect on its financial condition and results of operations.
NOTE 2 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Corporation utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The determination of fair values of financial instruments often requires the use of estimates. In cases where quoted market values in an active market are not available, the Corporation uses present value techniques and other valuation methods to estimate the fair values of its financial instruments. These valuation methods require considerable judgment and the resulting estimates of fair value can be significantly affected by the assumptions made and methods used.
Trading securities, investment securities available-for-sale, derivatives and deferred compensation plan liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Corporation may be required to record other assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as impaired loans, other real estate (primarily foreclosed property), nonmarketable equity securities and certain other assets and liabilities. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve write-downs of individual assets or application of lower of cost or fair value accounting.
Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for further information about the fair value hierarchy, descriptions of the valuation methodologies and key inputs used to measure financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, as well as a description of the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate fair value disclosures for financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis. When credit valuation adjustments are significant to the overall fair value of a derivative, the Corporation classifies the over-the-counter derivative valuation in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise, over-the-counter derivative valuations are classified in Level 2.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

ASSETS AND LIABLILITIES RECORDED AT FAIR VALUE ON A RECURRING BASIS
The following tables present the recorded amount of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
(in millions)
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan assets
$
95

 
$
95

 
$

 
$

 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agency securities
534

 
534

 

 

 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
7,407

 

 
7,407

 

 
State and municipal securities
23

 

 

 
23

(b)
Corporate debt securities
47

 

 
46

 
1

(b)
Equity and other non-debt securities
203

 
132

 

 
71

(b)
Total investment securities available-for-sale
8,214

 
666

 
7,453

 
95

 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
359

 

 
348

 
11

 
Energy derivative contracts
513

 

 
513

 

 
Foreign exchange contracts
50

 

 
50

 

 
Warrants
3

 

 

 
3

 
Total derivative assets
925

 

 
911

 
14

 
Total assets at fair value
$
9,234

 
$
761

 
$
8,364

 
$
109

 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
$
130

 
$

 
$
130

 
$

 
Energy derivative contracts
510

 

 
510

 

 
Foreign exchange contracts
39

 

 
39

 

 
Other
1

 

 

 
1

 
Total derivative liabilities
680

 

 
679

 
1

 
Deferred compensation plan liabilities
95

 
95

 

 

 
Total liabilities at fair value
$
775

 
$
95

 
$
679

 
$
1

 
(a)
Residential mortgage-backed securities issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
(b)
Auction-rate securities.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

(in millions)
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan assets
$
94

 
$
94

 
$

 
$

 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agency securities
526

 
526

 

 

 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
7,274

 

 
7,274

 

 
State and municipal securities
23

 

 

 
23

(b)
Corporate debt securities
51

 

 
50

 
1

(b)
Equity and other non-debt securities
242

 
130

 

 
112

(b)
Total investment securities available-for-sale
8,116

 
656

 
7,324

 
136

 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
328

 

 
328

 

 
Energy derivative contracts
527

 

 
527

 

 
Foreign exchange contracts
39

 

 
39

 

 
Warrants
4

 

 

 
4

 
Total derivative assets
898

 

 
894

 
4

 
Total assets at fair value
$
9,108

 
$
750

 
$
8,218

 
$
140

 
Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
$
102

 
$

 
$
102

 
$

 
Energy derivative contracts
525

 

 
525

 

 
Foreign exchange contracts
34

 

 
34

 

 
Other
1

 

 

 
1

 
Total derivative liabilities
662

 

 
661

 
1

 
Deferred compensation plan liabilities
94

 
94

 

 

 
Total liabilities at fair value
$
756

 
$
94

 
$
661

 
$
1

 
(a)
Residential mortgage-backed securities issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
(b)
Auction-rate securities.
There were no transfers of assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis into or out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements during each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

The following table summarizes the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
 
 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) (Pretax)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance 
at
Beginning
of Period
 
Recorded in Earnings
Recorded in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
 
 
Balance 
at
End of 
Period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
 
Realized
Unrealized
 
Sales
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal securities (a)
$
23

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
$

 
$
23

Corporate debt securities (a)
1

 

 

 

 
 

 
1

Equity and other non-debt securities (a)
112

 
(2
)
(c)

 
1

(b)
 
(40
)
 
71

Total investment securities
available-for-sale
136

 
(2
)
(c)

 
1

(b)
 
(40
)
 
95

Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts

 

 
11

(d)

 
 

 
11

Warrants
4

 

 
(1
)
(d)

 
 

 
3

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
1

 

 

 

 
 

 
1

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal securities (a)
$
22

 
$

 
$

 
$
1

(b)
 
$

 
$
23

Corporate debt securities (a)
1

 

 

 

 
 

 
1

Equity and other non-debt securities (a)
136

 
1

(c)

 
5

(b)
 
(24
)
 
118

Total investment securities
available-for-sale
159

 
1

(c)

 
6

(b)
 
(24
)
 
142

Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants
3

 

 
1

(d)

 
 
(1
)
 
3

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
2

 

 

 

 
 

 
2

(a)
Auction-rate securities.
(b)
Recorded in "net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available-for-sale" in other comprehensive income.
(c)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses due to changes in fair value recorded in "net securities gains" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
(d)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses due to changes in fair value recorded in "other noninterest income" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RECORDED AT FAIR VALUE ON A NONRECURRING BASIS
The Corporation may be required, from time to time, to record certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets that are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period. All assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis were classified as Level 3 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and are presented in the following table. No liabilities were recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
(in millions)
 
Level 3
March 31, 2015
 
 
Loans:
 
 
Commercial
 
$
40

Commercial mortgage
 
20

Total loans
 
60

Nonmarketable equity securities
 
2

Other real estate
 
4

Total assets at fair value
 
$
66

December 31, 2014
 
 
Loans:
 
 
Commercial
 
$
38

Commercial mortgage
 
26

Total loans
 
64

Nonmarketable equity securities
 
2

Other real estate
 
2

Total assets at fair value
 
$
68

Level 3 assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 included loans for which a specific allowance was established based on the fair value of collateral and other real estate for which fair value of the properties was less than the cost basis. For both asset classes, the unobservable inputs were the additional adjustments applied by management to the appraised values to reflect such factors as non-current appraisals and revisions to estimated time to sell. These adjustments are determined based on qualitative judgments made by management on a case-by-case basis and are not quantifiable inputs, although they are used in the determination of fair value.
The following table presents quantitative information related to the significant unobservable inputs utilized in the Corporation's Level 3 recurring fair value measurement as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The Corporation's Level 3 recurring fair value measurements include auction-rate securities where fair value is determined using an income approach based on a discounted cash flow model. The inputs in the table below reflect management's expectation of continued illiquidity in the secondary auction-rate securities market due to a lack of market activity for the issuers remaining in the portfolio, a lack of market incentives for issuer redemptions, and the expectation for a continuing low interest rate environment. The March 31, 2015 workout periods reflect management's view that short-term interest rates could begin to rise in 2015.
 
 
 
Discounted Cash Flow Model
 
 
 
Unobservable Input
 
Fair Value
(in millions)
 
Discount Rate
 
Workout Period (in years)
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal securities (a)
$
23

 
3% - 9%
 
1 - 3
Equity and other non-debt securities (a)
71

 
4% - 8%
 
1 - 2
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal securities (a)
$
23

 
3% - 9%
 
1 - 3
Equity and other non-debt securities (a)
112

 
4% - 8%
 
1 - 2
(a)
Auction-rate securities.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

ESTIMATED FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NOT RECORDED AT FAIR VALUE ON A RECURRING BASIS
The Corporation typically holds the majority of its financial instruments until maturity and thus does not expect to realize many of the estimated fair value amounts disclosed. The disclosures also do not include estimated fair value amounts for items that are not defined as financial instruments, but which have significant value. These include such items as core deposit intangibles, the future earnings potential of significant customer relationships and the value of trust operations and other fee generating businesses. The Corporation believes the imprecision of an estimate could be significant.
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated Fair Value
(in millions)
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
1,170

 
$
1,170

 
$
1,170

 
$

 
$

Interest-bearing deposits with banks
4,792

 
4,792

 
4,792

 

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity
1,871

 
1,886

 

 
1,886

 

Loans held-for-sale
6

 
6

 

 
6

 

Total loans, net of allowance for loan losses (a)
48,471

 
48,427

 

 

 
48,427

Customers’ liability on acceptances outstanding
10

 
10

 
10

 

 

Nonmarketable equity securities (b)
11

 
19

 

 

 
19

Restricted equity investments
92

 
92

 
92

 

 

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits (noninterest-bearing)
27,394

 
27,394

 

 
27,394

 

Interest-bearing deposits
25,679

 
25,679

 

 
25,679

 

Customer certificates of deposit
4,497

 
4,489

 

 
4,489

 

Total deposits
57,570

 
57,562

 

 
57,562

 

Short-term borrowings
80

 
80

 
80

 

 

Acceptances outstanding
10

 
10

 
10

 

 

Medium- and long-term debt
2,686

 
2,677

 

 
2,677

 

Credit-related financial instruments
(83
)
 
(83
)
 

 

 
(83
)
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
1,026

 
$
1,026

 
$
1,026

 
$

 
$

Interest-bearing deposits with banks
5,045

 
5,045

 
5,045

 

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity
1,935

 
1,933

 

 
1,933

 

Loans held-for-sale
5

 
5

 

 
5

 

Total loans, net of allowance for loan losses (a)
47,999

 
47,932

 

 

 
47,932

Customers’ liability on acceptances outstanding
10

 
10

 
10

 

 

Nonmarketable equity securities (b)
11

 
18

 

 

 
18

Restricted equity investments
92

 
92

 
92

 

 

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits (noninterest-bearing)
27,224

 
27,224

 

 
27,224

 

Interest-bearing deposits
25,841

 
25,841

 

 
25,841

 

Customer certificates of deposit
4,421

 
4,411

 

 
4,411

 

Total deposits
57,486

 
57,476

 

 
57,476

 

Short-term borrowings
116

 
116

 
116

 

 

Acceptances outstanding
10

 
10

 
10

 

 

Medium- and long-term debt
2,679

 
2,681

 

 
2,681

 

Credit-related financial instruments
(85
)
 
(85
)
 

 

 
(85
)
(a)
Included $60 million and $64 million of impaired loans recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
(b)
Included $2 million of nonmarketable equity securities recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES
A summary of the Corporation’s investment securities follows:
(in millions)
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agency securities
$
526

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
534

Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
7,287

 
143

 
23

 
7,407

State and municipal securities
24

 

 
1

 
23

Corporate debt securities
47

 

 

 
47

Equity and other non-debt securities
202

 
1

 

 
203

Total investment securities available-for-sale (b)
$
8,086

 
$
152

 
$
24

 
$
8,214

Investment securities held-to-maturity (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
$
1,871

 
$
15

 
$

 
$
1,886

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agency securities
$
526

 
$

 
$

 
$
526

Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
7,192

 
122

 
40

 
7,274

State and municipal securities
24

 

 
1

 
23

Corporate debt securities
51

 

 

 
51

Equity and other non-debt securities
242

 
1

 
1

 
242

Total investment securities available-for-sale (b)
$
8,035

 
$
123

 
$
42

 
$
8,116

Investment securities held-to-maturity (c):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (a)
$
1,935

 
$

 
$
2

 
$
1,933

(a)
Residential mortgage-backed securities issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
(b)
Included auction-rate securities at amortized cost and fair value of $95 million as of March 31, 2015 and $137 million and $136 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2014.
(c)
Investment securities transferred from available-for-sale are reclassified at fair value at the time of transfer. The amortized cost of investment securities held-to-maturity included gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses of $8 million and $29 million, respectively, at March 31, 2015 and $9 million and $32 million, respectively, at December 31, 2014, related to securities transferred, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

A summary of the Corporation’s investment securities in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:
 
Temporarily Impaired
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or more
 
Total
(in millions)
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agency securities
$
10

 
$

(a)
 
$

 
$

 
 
$
10

 
$

(a)
Residential mortgage-backed securities (b)
625

 
3

 
 
2,270

 
40

 
 
2,895

 
43

 
State and municipal securities (c)

 

 
 
23

 
1

 
 
23

 
1

 
Corporate debt securities (c)

 

 
 
1

 

(a)
 
1

 

(a)
Equity and other non-debt securities (c)

 

 
 
14

 

(a)
 
14

 

(a)
Total temporarily impaired securities
$
635

 
$
3

 
 
$
2,308


$
41

 
 
$
2,943

 
$
44

 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agency securities

$
298

 
$

(a)
 
$

 
$

 
 
$
298

 
$

(a)
Residential mortgage-backed securities (b)
626

 
3

 
 
3,112

 
71

 
 
3,738

 
74

 
State and municipal securities (c)

 

 
 
22

 
1

 
 
22

 
1

 
Corporate debt securities (c)

 

 
 
1

 

(a)
 
1

 

(a)
Equity and other non-debt securities (c)

 

 
 
112

 
1

 
 
112

 
1

 
Total temporarily impaired securities
$
924

 
$
3

 
 
$
3,247

 
$
73

 
 
$
4,171

 
$
76

 
(a)
Unrealized losses less than $0.5 million.
(b)
Residential mortgage-backed securities issued and/or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
(c)
Auction-rate securities.
At March 31, 2015, the Corporation had 96 securities in an unrealized loss position with no credit impairment, including 65 residential mortgage-backed securities, 12 equity and other non-debt auction-rate preferred securities, 17 state and municipal auction-rate securities, one corporate auction-rate debt security and one U.S. Treasury security. As of March 31, 2015, approximately 93 percent of the aggregate par value of auction-rate securities have been redeemed or sold since acquisition, of which approximately 92 percent were redeemed at or above cost. The unrealized losses for these securities resulted from changes in market interest rates and liquidity. The Corporation ultimately expects full collection of the carrying amount of these securities, does not intend to sell the securities in an unrealized loss position, and it is not more-likely-than-not that the Corporation will be required to sell the securities in an unrealized loss position prior to recovery of amortized cost. The Corporation does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2015.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Sales, calls and write-downs of investment securities available-for-sale resulted in the following gains and losses recorded in “net securities (losses) gains” on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, computed based on the adjusted cost of the specific security.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)
2015
 
2014
Securities gains
$

 
$
1

Securities losses
(2
)
 

Net securities (losses) gains
$
(2
)
 
$
1

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair values of debt securities by contractual maturity. Securities with multiple maturity dates are classified in the period of final maturity. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
(in millions)
Available-for-sale
 
Held-to-maturity
March 31, 2015
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Contractual maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Within one year
$
70

 
$
71

 
$

 
$

After one year through five years
689

 
697

 

 

After five years through ten years
922

 
968

 

 

After ten years
6,203

 
6,275

 
1,871

 
1,886

Subtotal
7,884

 
8,011

 
1,871

 
1,886

Equity and other non-debt securities
202

 
203

 
 
 
 
Total investment securities
$
8,086

 
$
8,214

 
$
1,871

 
$
1,886

Included in the contractual maturity distribution in the table above were residential mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale with total amortized cost and fair value of $7.3 billion and $7.4 billion, respectively, and residential mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity with a total amortized cost and fair value of $1.9 billion. The actual cash flows of mortgage-backed securities may differ from contractual maturity as the borrowers of the underlying loans may exercise prepayment options.
At March 31, 2015, investment securities with a carrying value of $3.1 billion were pledged where permitted or required by law to secure $2.2 billion of liabilities, primarily public and other deposits of state and local government agencies and derivative instruments.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

NOTE 4 – CREDIT QUALITY AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
The following table presents an aging analysis of the recorded balance of loans.
 
Loans Past Due and Still Accruing
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
30-59
Days
 
60-89 
Days
 
90 Days
or More
 
Total
 
Nonaccrual
Loans
 
Current
Loans
 
Total 
Loans
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
53

 
$
14

 
$
7

 
$
74

 
$
113

 
$
31,904

 
$
32,091

Real estate construction:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (a)
2

 

 

 
2

 

 
1,573

 
1,575

Other business lines (b)
8

 

 

 
8

 
1

 
333

 
342

Total real estate construction
10

 

 

 
10

 
1

 
1,906

 
1,917

Commercial mortgage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (a)
19

 
3

 
2

 
24

 
20

 
1,763

 
1,807

Other business lines (b)
14

 
5

 
2

 
21

 
62

 
6,668

 
6,751

Total commercial mortgage
33

 
8

 
4

 
45

 
82

 
8,431

 
8,558

Lease financing

 

 

 

 

 
792

 
792

International
4

 
3

 

 
7

 
1

 
1,425

 
1,433

Total business loans
100

 
25

 
11

 
136

 
197

 
44,458

 
44,791

Retail loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
9

 
1

 

 
10

 
37

 
1,812

 
1,859

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
6

 
2

 
1

 
9

 
31

 
1,638

 
1,678

Other consumer
2

 

 

 
2

 
1

 
741

 
744

Total consumer
8

 
2

 
1

 
11

 
32

 
2,379

 
2,422

Total retail loans
17

 
3

 
1

 
21

 
69

 
4,191

 
4,281

Total loans
$
117

 
$
28

 
$
12

 
$
157

 
$
266

 
$
48,649

 
$
49,072

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
58

 
$
13

 
$
1

 
$
72

 
$
109

 
$
31,339

 
$
31,520

Real estate construction:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (a)
3

 

 

 
3

 
1

 
1,602

 
1,606

Other business lines (b)
12

 

 

 
12

 
1

 
336

 
349

Total real estate construction
15

 

 

 
15

 
2

 
1,938

 
1,955

Commercial mortgage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (a)
8

 
1

 
1

 
10

 
22

 
1,758

 
1,790

Other business lines (b)
16

 
12

 
2

 
30

 
73

 
6,711

 
6,814

Total commercial mortgage
24

 
13

 
3

 
40

 
95

 
8,469

 
8,604

Lease financing

 

 

 

 

 
805

 
805

International
9

 

 

 
9

 

 
1,487

 
1,496

Total business loans
106

 
26

 
4

 
136

 
206

 
44,038

 
44,380

Retail loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
9

 
2

 

 
11

 
36

 
1,784

 
1,831

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
5

 
3

 

 
8

 
30

 
1,620

 
1,658

Other consumer
12

 

 
1

 
13

 
1

 
710

 
724

Total consumer
17

 
3

 
1

 
21

 
31

 
2,330

 
2,382

Total retail loans
26

 
5

 
1

 
32

 
67

 
4,114

 
4,213

Total loans
$
132

 
$
31

 
$
5

 
$
168

 
$
273

 
$
48,152

 
$
48,593

(a)
Primarily loans to real estate developers.
(b)
Primarily loans secured by owner-occupied real estate.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

The following table presents loans by credit quality indicator, based on internal risk ratings assigned to each business loan at the time of approval and subjected to subsequent reviews, generally at least annually, and to pools of retail loans with similar risk characteristics.
 
Internally Assigned Rating
 
 
(in millions)
Pass (a)
 
Special
Mention (b)
 
Substandard (c)
 
Nonaccrual (d)
 
Total
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
30,739

 
$
572

 
$
667

 
$
113

 
$
32,091

Real estate construction:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (e)
1,563

 
12

 

 

 
1,575

Other business lines (f)
333

 

 
8

 
1

 
342

Total real estate construction
1,896

 
12

 
8

 
1

 
1,917

Commercial mortgage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (e)
1,685

 
62

 
40

 
20

 
1,807

Other business lines (f)
6,348

 
177

 
164

 
62

 
6,751

Total commercial mortgage
8,033

 
239

 
204

 
82

 
8,558

Lease financing
766

 
17

 
9

 

 
792

International
1,394

 
17

 
21

 
1

 
1,433

Total business loans
42,828

 
857

 
909

 
197

 
44,791

Retail loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
1,809

 

 
13

 
37

 
1,859

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
1,639

 

 
8

 
31

 
1,678

Other consumer
729

 
2

 
12

 
1

 
744

Total consumer
2,368

 
2

 
20

 
32

 
2,422

Total retail loans
4,177

 
2

 
33

 
69

 
4,281

Total loans
$
47,005

 
$
859

 
$
942

 
$
266

 
$
49,072

December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
30,310

 
$
560

 
$
541

 
$
109

 
$
31,520

Real estate construction:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (e)
1,594

 
11

 

 
1

 
1,606

Other business lines (f)
336

 
7

 
5

 
1

 
349

Total real estate construction
1,930

 
18

 
5

 
2

 
1,955

Commercial mortgage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (e)
1,652

 
69

 
47

 
22

 
1,790

Other business lines (f)
6,434

 
138

 
169

 
73

 
6,814

Total commercial mortgage
8,086

 
207

 
216

 
95

 
8,604

Lease financing
778

 
26

 
1

 

 
805

International
1,468

 
15

 
13

 

 
1,496

Total business loans
42,572

 
826

 
776

 
206

 
44,380

Retail loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
1,790

 
2

 
3

 
36

 
1,831

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home equity
1,620

 

 
8

 
30

 
1,658

Other consumer
718

 
3

 
2

 
1

 
724

Total consumer
2,338

 
3

 
10

 
31

 
2,382

Total retail loans
4,128

 
5

 
13

 
67

 
4,213

Total loans
$
46,700

 
$
831

 
$
789

 
$
273

 
$
48,593

(a)
Includes all loans not included in the categories of special mention, substandard or nonaccrual.
(b)
Special mention loans are accruing loans that have potential credit weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention, such as loans to borrowers who may be experiencing financial difficulties that may result in deterioration of repayment prospects from the borrower at some future date.
(c)
Substandard loans are accruing loans that have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, such as loans to borrowers who may be experiencing losses from operations or inadequate liquidity of a degree and duration that jeopardizes the orderly repayment of the loan. Substandard loans also are distinguished by the distinct possibility of loss in the future if these weaknesses are not corrected. This category is generally consistent with the "substandard" category as defined by regulatory authorities.
(d)
Nonaccrual loans are loans for which the accrual of interest has been discontinued. For further information regarding nonaccrual loans, refer to the Nonperforming Assets subheading in Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies - on page F-55 in the Corporation's 2014 Annual Report. A significant majority of nonaccrual loans are generally consistent with the "substandard" category and the remainder are generally consistent with the "doubtful" category as defined by regulatory authorities.
(e)
Primarily loans to real estate developers.
(f)
Primarily loans secured by owner-occupied real estate.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

The following table summarizes nonperforming assets.
(in millions)
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Nonaccrual loans
$
266

 
$
273

Reduced-rate loans (a)
13

 
17

Total nonperforming loans
279

 
290

Foreclosed property (b)
9

 
10

Total nonperforming assets
$
288

 
$
300

(a)
Reduced-rate business loans were zero at both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and reduced-rate retail loans were $13 million and $17 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
(b)
Foreclosed residential real estate properties.
Nonaccrual loans included retail loans secured by residential real estate properties in process of foreclosure of $3 million at March 31, 2015.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The following table details the changes in the allowance for loan losses and related loan amounts.
 
2015
 
2014
(in millions)
Business Loans
 
Retail Loans
 
Total
 
Business Loans
 
Retail Loans
 
Total
Three Months Ended March 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of period
$
534

 
$
60

 
$
594

 
$
531

 
$
67

 
$
598

Loan charge-offs
(21
)
 
(2
)
 
(23
)
 
(27
)
 
(3
)
 
(30
)
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off
12

 
3

 
15

 
16

 
2

 
18

Net loan charge-offs
(9
)
 
1

 
(8
)
 
(11
)
 
(1
)
 
(12
)
Provision for loan losses
17

 
(1
)
 
16

 
10

 
(2
)
 
8

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 

 

 

Balance at end of period
$
541

 
$
60

 
$
601

 
$
530

 
$
64

 
$
594

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As a percentage of total loans
1.21
%
 
1.39
%
 
1.22
%
 
1.25
%
 
1.62
%
 
1.28
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
31

 
$

 
$
31

 
$
39

 
$

 
$
39

Collectively evaluated for impairment
510

 
60

 
570

 
491

 
64

 
555

Total allowance for loan losses
$
541

 
$
60

 
$
601

 
$
530

 
$
64

 
$
594

Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
$
169

 
$
37

 
$
206

 
$
204

 
$
49

 
$
253

Collectively evaluated for impairment
44,622

 
4,242

 
48,864

 
42,315

 
3,916

 
46,231

Purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
3

 
5

Total loans evaluated for impairment
$
44,791

 
$
4,281

 
$
49,072

 
$
42,521

 
$
3,968

 
$
46,489

Changes in the allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments, included in "accrued expenses and other liabilities" on the consolidated balance sheets, are summarized in the following table.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)
2015
 
2014
Balance at beginning of period
$
41

 
$
36

Provision for credit losses on lending-related commitments
(2
)
 
1

Balance at end of period
$
39

 
$
37



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Comerica Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Individually Evaluated Impaired Loans
The following table presents additional information regarding individually evaluated impaired loans.
 
Recorded Investment In:
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
Impaired
Loans with
No Related
Allowance
 
Impaired
Loans with
Related
Allowance
 
Total
Impaired
Loans
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
March 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
3

 
$
105

 
$
108

 
$
152

 
$
22

Commercial mortgage:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Real Estate business line (a)

 
18

 
18

 
39

 
7

Other business lines (b)
4

 
38

 
42

 
61

 
1

Total commercial mortgage
4

 
56

 
60

 
100

 
8

International

 
1

 
1

 
3

 
1

Total business loans
7

 
162

 
169

 
255

 
31

Retail loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
22