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2003 Annual Report: Financial Review: Statements and Notes: Note 7 Outstanding Loans and Leases

Note 7

Outstanding Loans and Leases

Outstanding loans and leases at December 31, 2003 and 2002 were:

December 31
(Dollars in millions) 2003 2002
Commercial - domestic $ 96,644 $ 105,053
Commercial - foreign 15,293 19,912
Commercial real estate - domestic 19,043 19,910
Commercial real estate - foreign 324 295
     Total commercial 131,304 145,170
Residential mortgage 140,513 108,197
Home equity lines 23,859 23,236
Direct/Indirect consumer 33,415 31,068
Consumer finance 5,589 8,384
Credit card 34,814 24,729
Foreign consumer 1,969 1,971
     Total consumer 240,159 197,585
          Total(1) $ 371,463 $ 342,755
(1)  Includes lease financings of $11,376 and $14,332 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

The following table presents the recorded investment in specific loans, without consideration to the specific component of the allowance for loan and lease losses that were considered individually impaired in accordance with SFAS 114 at December 31, 2003 and 2002. SFAS 114 impairment includes certain performing troubled debt restructurings, and excludes all commercial leases.

December 31
(Dollars in millions) 2003 2002
Commercial - domestic $ 1,404 $ 2,553
Commercial - foreign 581 1,355
Commercial real estate - domestic 151 157
Commercial real estate - foreign 2 2
     Total impaired loans $ 2,138 $ 4,067

The average recorded investment in certain impaired loans for 2003, 2002 and 2001 was approximately $3.0 billion, $3.9 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the recorded investment in impaired loans requiring an allowance for credit losses based on individual analysis per SFAS 114 guidelines was $2.0 billion and $4.0 billion, and the related allowance for credit losses was $391 million and $919 million, respectively. For 2003, 2002 and 2001, interest income recognized on impaired loans totaled $105 million, $156 million and $195 million, respectively, all of which was recognized on a cash basis.

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, nonperforming loans, including certain loans that were considered impaired, totaled $2.9 billion and $5.0 billion, respectively. In addition, included in other assets was $202 million and $120 million of nonperforming assets at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Foreclosed properties amounted to $148 million and $225 million at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The cost of carrying foreclosed properties amounted to $3 million, $7 million and $15 million in 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.



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