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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010       Commission file number 1-5805
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   13-2624428
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
270 Park Avenue, New York, New York   10017
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 270-6000
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.
þ Yes o No
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).
þ Yes o No
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 þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o Yes þ No
Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of October 31, 2010: 3,909,181,427
 
 

 


 

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                                         
(unaudited)                                            
(in millions, except per share, headcount and ratios)                                           Nine months ended September 30,
As of or for the period ended,   3Q10   2Q10   1Q10   4Q09   3Q09   2010   2009
 
Selected income statement data
                                                       
Total net revenue
  $ 23,824     $ 25,101     $ 27,671     $ 23,164     $ 26,622     $ 76,596     $ 77,270  
Total noninterest expense
    14,398       14,631       16,124       12,004       13,455       45,153       40,348  
 
Pre-provision profit(a)
    9,426       10,470       11,547       11,160       13,167       31,443       36,922  
Provision for credit losses
    3,223       3,363       7,010       7,284       8,104       13,596       24,731  
 
Income before income tax expense and extraordinary gain
    6,203       7,107       4,537       3,876       5,063       17,847       12,191  
Income tax expense
    1,785       2,312       1,211       598       1,551       5,308       3,817  
 
Income before extraordinary gain
    4,418       4,795       3,326       3,278       3,512       12,539       8,374  
Extraordinary gain(b)
                            76             76  
 
Net income
  $ 4,418     $ 4,795     $ 3,326     $ 3,278     $ 3,588     $ 12,539     $ 8,450  
 
Per common share data
                                                       
Basic earnings
                                                       
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 1.02     $ 1.10     $ 0.75     $ 0.75     $ 0.80     $ 2.86     $ 1.50  
Net income
    1.02       1.10       0.75       0.75       0.82       2.86       1.52  
Diluted earnings(c)
                                                       
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 1.01     $ 1.09     $ 0.74     $ 0.74     $ 0.80     $ 2.84     $ 1.50  
Net income
    1.01       1.09       0.74       0.74       0.82       2.84       1.51  
Cash dividends declared
    0.05       0.05       0.05       0.05       0.05       0.15       0.15  
Book value
    42.29       40.99       39.38       39.88       39.12       42.29       39.12  
Common shares outstanding
                                                       
Weighted-average: Basic(d)
    3,954.3       3,983.5       3,970.5       3,946.1       3,937.9       3,969.4       3,835.0  
Diluted(d)
    3,971.9       4,005.6       3,994.7       3,974.1       3,962.0       3,990.7       3,848.3  
Common shares at period-end
    3,925.8       3,975.8       3,975.4       3,942.0       3,938.7       3,925.8       3,938.7  
Share price(e)
                                                       
High
  $ 41.70     $ 48.20     $ 46.05     $ 47.47     $ 46.50     $ 48.20     $ 46.50  
Low
    35.16       36.51       37.03       40.04       31.59       35.16       14.96  
Close
    38.06       36.61       44.75       41.67       43.82       38.06       43.82  
Market capitalization
    149,418       145,554       177,897       164,261       172,596       149,418       172,596  
 
                                                       
Selected ratios
                                                       
Return on common equity (“ROE”)(c)
                                                       
Income before extraordinary gain
    10 %     12 %     8 %     8 %     9 %     10 %     6 %
Net income
    10       12       8       8       9       10       6  
Return on tangible common equity (“ROTCE”)(c)
                                                       
Income before extraordinary gain
    15       17       12       12       13       15       9  
Net income
    15       17       12       12       14       15       9  
Return on assets (“ROA”)
                                                       
Income before extraordinary gain
    0.86       0.94       0.66       0.65       0.70       0.82       0.55  
Net income
    0.86       0.94       0.66       0.65       0.71       0.82       0.56  
Overhead ratio
    60       58       58       52       51       59       52  
Deposits-to-loans ratio
    131       127       130       148       133       131       133  
Tier 1 capital ratio(f)
    11.9       12.1       11.5       11.1       10.2                  
Total capital ratio
    15.4       15.8       15.1       14.8       13.9                  
Tier 1 leverage ratio
    7.1       6.9       6.6       6.9       6.5                  
Tier 1 common capital ratio(g)
    9.5       9.6       9.1       8.8       8.2                  
 
                                                       
Selected balance sheet data (period-end)(f)
                                                       
Trading assets
  $ 475,515     $ 397,508     $ 426,128     $ 411,128     $ 424,435     $ 475,515     $ 424,435  
Securities
    340,168       312,013       344,376       360,390       372,867       340,168       372,867  
Loans
    690,531       699,483       713,799       633,458       653,144       690,531       653,144  
Total assets
    2,141,595       2,014,019       2,135,796       2,031,989       2,041,009       2,141,595       2,041,009  
Deposits
    903,138       887,805       925,303       938,367       867,977       903,138       867,977  
Long-term debt
    255,589       248,618       262,857       266,318       272,124       255,589       272,124  
Common stockholders’ equity
    166,030       162,968       156,569       157,213       154,101       166,030       154,101  
Total stockholders’ equity
    173,830       171,120       164,721       165,365       162,253       173,830       162,253  
Headcount
    236,810       232,939       226,623       222,316       220,861       236,810       220,861  
 

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(unaudited)                                           Nine months ended
(in millions, except ratios)                                           September 30,
As of or for the period ended,   3Q10   2Q10   1Q10   4Q09   3Q09   2010   2009
 
Credit quality metrics
                                                       
Allowance for credit losses(f)
  $ 35,034     $ 36,748     $ 39,126     $ 32,541     $ 31,454     $ 35,034     $ 31,454  
Allowance for loan losses to total retained loans(f)
    4.97 %     5.15 %     5.40 %     5.04 %     4.74 %     4.97 %     4.74 %
Allowance for loan losses to retained loans excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(f)(h)
    5.12       5.34       5.64       5.51       5.28       5.12       5.28  
Nonperforming assets
  $ 17,656     $ 18,156     $ 19,019     $ 19,741     $ 20,362     $ 17,656     $ 20,362  
Net charge-offs
    4,945       5,714       7,910       6,177       6,373       18,569       16,788  
Net charge-off rate
    2.84 %     3.28 %     4.46 %     3.85 %     3.84 %     3.53 %     3.28 %
Wholesale net charge-off rate
    0.49       0.44       1.84       2.31       1.93       0.92       1.13  
Consumer net charge-off rate
    3.90       4.49       5.56       4.60       4.79       4.66       4.36  
 
(a)   Pre-provision profit is total net revenue less noninterest expense. The Firm believes that this financial measure is useful in assessing the ability of a lending institution to generate income in excess of its provision for credit losses.
 
(b)   On September 25, 2008, JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking operations of Washington Mutual Bank (“Washington Mutual”). The acquisition resulted in negative goodwill, and accordingly, the Firm recognized an extraordinary gain. A preliminary gain of $1.9 billion was recognized at December 31, 2008. The final total extraordinary gain that resulted from the Washington Mutual transaction was $2.0 billion.
 
(c)   The calculation of year-to-date 2009 earnings per share (“EPS”) and net income applicable to common equity includes a one-time, noncash reduction of $1.1 billion, or $0.27 per share, resulting from repayment of U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) preferred capital. Excluding this reduction, the adjusted ROE and ROTCE for the year-to-date 2009 would have been 7% and 11%, respectively. The Firm views the adjusted ROE and ROTCE, both non-GAAP financial measures, as meaningful because they enable the comparability to prior periods. For further discussion, see “Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s use of Non-GAAP Financial measures” on pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q and pages 50–52 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(d)   On June 5, 2009, the Firm issued $5.8 billion, or 163 million shares, of its common stock at $35.25 per share.
 
(e)   Share prices shown for JPMorgan Chase’s common stock are from the New York Stock Exchange. JPMorgan Chase’s common stock is also listed and traded on the London Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
 
(f)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new guidance that amended the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related, adding $87.7 billion and $92.2 billion of assets and liabilities, respectively, and decreasing stockholders’ equity and the Tier I capital ratio by $4.5 billion and 34 basis points, respectively. The reduction to stockholders’ equity was driven by the establishment of an allowance for loan losses of $7.5 billion (pretax) primarily related to receivables held in credit card securitization trusts that were consolidated at the adoption date.
 
(g)   The Firm uses Tier 1 common capital (“Tier 1 common”) along with the other capital measures to assess and monitor its capital position. The Tier 1 common capital ratio (“Tier 1 common ratio”) is Tier 1 common divided by risk-weighed assets. For further discussion, see Regulatory capital on pages 82–84 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(h)   Excludes the impact of home lending purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans for all periods. Also excludes, as of December 31, 2009, and September 30, 2009, the loans held by the Washington Mutual Master Trust (“WMMT”), which were consolidated onto the balance sheet at fair value during the second quarter of 2009. No allowance for loan losses was recorded for these loans as of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2009. The balance of these loans held by the WMMT was zero at September 30, 2010, June 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010. See Note 15 on pages 198-205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section of the Form 10-Q provides management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the financial condition and results of operations of JPMorgan Chase. See the Glossary of terms on pages 185–188 for definitions of terms used throughout this Form 10-Q. The MD&A included in this Form 10-Q contains statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of JPMorgan Chase’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties could cause the Firm’s actual results to differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements. Certain of such risks and uncertainties are described herein (See Forward-looking Statements on pages 191–192 and Part II, Item 1A: Risk Factors on pages 200–201 of this Form 10-Q).
INTRODUCTION
JPMorgan Chase & Co., a financial holding company incorporated under Delaware law in 1968, is a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States of America (“U.S.”), with $2.1 trillion in assets, $173.8 billion in stockholders’ equity and operations in more than 60 countries as of September 30, 2010. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing and asset management. Under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands, the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S. and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients.
JPMorgan Chase’s principal bank subsidiaries are JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.”), a national bank with branches in 23 states in the U.S.; and Chase Bank USA, National Association (“Chase Bank USA, N.A.”), a national bank that is the Firm’s credit card issuing bank. JPMorgan Chase’s principal nonbank subsidiary is J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMorgan Securities”), formerly J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., the Firm’s U.S. investment banking firm.
JPMorgan Chase’s activities are organized, for management reporting purposes, into six business segments, as well as Corporate/Private Equity. The Firm’s wholesale businesses comprise the Investment Bank, Commercial Banking, Treasury & Securities Services and Asset Management segments. The Firm’s consumer businesses comprise the Retail Financial Services and Card Services segments. A description of the Firm’s business segments, and the products and services they provide to their respective client bases, follows.
Investment Bank
J.P. Morgan is one of the world’s leading investment banks, with deep client relationships and broad product capabilities. The clients of the Investment Bank (“IB”) are corporations, financial institutions, governments and institutional investors. The Firm offers a full range of investment banking products and services in all major capital markets, including advising on corporate strategy and structure, capital-raising in equity and debt markets, sophisticated risk management, market-making in cash securities and derivative instruments, prime brokerage, and research.
Retail Financial Services
Retail Financial Services (“RFS”) serves consumers and businesses through personal service at bank branches and through ATMs, online banking and telephone banking, as well as through auto dealerships and school financial-aid offices. Customers can use more than 5,100 bank branches (third-largest nationally) and 15,800 ATMs (second-largest nationally), as well as online and mobile banking around the clock. More than 28,500 branch salespeople assist customers with checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity and business loans, and investments across the 23-state footprint from New York and Florida to California. Consumers also can obtain loans through more than 16,000 auto dealerships and 1,700 schools and universities nationwide.

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Card Services
Card Services (“CS”) is one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers, with over $136 billion in loans and nearly 90 million open accounts. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, customers used Chase cards to meet over $227 billion of their spending needs. Through its merchant acquiring business, Chase Paymentech Solutions, CS is a global leader in payment processing and merchant acquiring.
Commercial Banking
Commercial Banking (“CB”) delivers extensive industry knowledge, local expertise and dedicated service to more than 24,000 clients nationally, including corporations, municipalities, financial institutions and not-for-profit entities with annual revenue generally ranging from $10 million to $2 billion, and more than 35,000 real estate investors/owners. CB partners with the Firm’s other businesses to provide comprehensive solutions, including lending, treasury services, investment banking and asset management to meet its clients’ domestic and international financial needs.
Treasury & Securities Services
Treasury & Securities Services (“TSS”) is a global leader in transaction, investment and information services. TSS is one of the world’s largest cash management providers and a leading global custodian. Treasury Services (“TS”) provides cash management, trade, wholesale card and liquidity products and services to small- and mid-sized companies, multinational corporations, financial institutions and government entities. TS partners with the CB, RFS and Asset Management businesses to serve clients firmwide. As a result, certain TS revenue is included in other segments’ results. Worldwide Securities Services holds, values, clears and services securities, cash and alternative investments for investors and broker-dealers, and manages depositary receipt programs globally.
Asset Management
Asset Management (“AM”), with assets under supervision of $1.8 trillion, is a global leader in investment and wealth management. AM clients include institutions, retail investors and high-net-worth individuals in every major market throughout the world. AM offers global investment management in equities, fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity and liquidity products, including money-market instruments and bank deposits. AM also provides trust and estate, banking and brokerage services to high-net-worth clients, and retirement services for corporations and individuals. The majority of AM’s client assets are in actively managed portfolios.

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EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
This executive overview of MD&A highlights selected information and may not contain all of the information that is important to readers of this Form 10-Q. For a complete description of events, trends and uncertainties, as well as the capital, liquidity, credit and market risks, and the critical accounting estimates affecting the Firm and its various lines of business, this Form 10-Q should be read in its entirety.
The U.S. economy continued to grow, albeit slowly, during the third quarter of 2010. U.S. consumer spending continued to increase at a moderate pace, in the face of high unemployment and modest income growth. Spending on equipment and technology rose during the quarter, supported by the healthy financial condition of U.S. businesses. However, hiring slowed modestly, and bank lending continued to trend lower, though at a reduced rate. Outside the U.S., the pace of growth slowed in the third quarter, reflecting a moderation in most developed and developing economies. A modest pickup in Japan and continued strong growth in China and India were the exceptions.
The equity markets rebounded in the third quarter, as recent economic data implied the U.S. economy, while recovering slowly, was not falling back into recession. The Federal Reserve maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to one-quarter percent and continued to indicate that economic conditions are likely to warrant a low federal funds rate for an extended period. Also, the Federal Reserve began to buy U.S. Treasuries using the proceeds received from repayments or refinancings of outstanding mortgages in its portfolio. The Federal Reserve also announced that it was considering other options to help the economy.
Financial performance of JPMorgan Chase
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share data and ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Selected income statement data
                                               
Total net revenue
  $ 23,824     $ 26,622       (11 )%   $ 76,596     $ 77,270       (1 )%
Total noninterest expense
    14,398       13,455       7       45,153       40,348       12  
Pre-provision profit
    9,426       13,167       (28 )     31,443       36,922       (15 )
Provision for credit losses
    3,223       8,104       (60 )     13,596       24,731       (45 )
Income before extraordinary gain
    4,418       3,512       26       12,539       8,374       50  
Extraordinary gain(a)
          76     NM           76     NM
Net income
    4,418       3,588       23       12,539       8,450       48  
 
                                               
Diluted earnings per share(b)
                                               
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 1.01     $ 0.80       26     $ 2.84     $ 1.50       89  
Net income
    1.01       0.82       23       2.84       1.51       88  
Return on common equity(b)
                                               
Income before extraordinary gain
    10 %     9 %             10 %     6 %        
Net income
    10       9               10       6          
 
                                               
Capital ratios
                                               
Tier 1 capital
    11.9       10.2                                  
Tier 1 common
    9.5       8.2                                  
 
(a)   On September 25, 2008, JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking operations of Washington Mutual Bank (“Washington Mutual”). The acquisition resulted in negative goodwill, and accordingly, the Firm recognized an extraordinary gain. A preliminary gain of $1.9 billion was recognized at December 31, 2008. The final total extraordinary gain that resulted from the Washington Mutual transaction was $2.0 billion.
 
(b)   The calculation of EPS and net income applicable to common equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, included a one-time noncash reduction of $1.1 billion, or $0.27 per share, resulting from repayment of TARP preferred capital. Excluding this reduction, the adjusted ROE for the first nine months of 2009 would have been 7%. The Firm views the adjusted ROE, a non-GAAP financial measure, as meaningful because it enables comparability to prior periods. For further discussion, see “Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s use of Non-GAAP Financial measures” on pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q and pages 50–52 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Business overview
JPMorgan Chase reported third-quarter 2010 net income of $4.4 billion, or $1.01 per share, compared with net income of $3.6 billion, or $0.82 per share, in the third quarter of 2009. Current-quarter EPS included a $1.3 billion pretax ($0.18 per share after-tax) increase to litigation reserves, including those for mortgage-related matters; a $1.0 billion pretax ($0.15 per share after-tax) increase to mortgage repurchase reserves; and a benefit from a $1.5 billion pretax ($0.22 per share after-tax) reduction of loan loss reserves in Card Services. ROE for the quarter was 10%, compared with 9% in the prior year.
The increase in earnings from the third quarter of 2009 was driven by a significantly lower provision for credit losses, predominantly offset by lower net revenue and higher noninterest expense. The decline in net revenue was driven by lower principal transactions revenue, reflecting lower trading results. The lower provision for credit losses reflected improvements in both the consumer and wholesale provisions. The consumer provision declined due to a reduction in the allowance for credit losses associated with the credit card portfolio as a result of improved delinquency trends and reduced net charge-offs. The decrease in the wholesale provision was driven by a reduction in the allowance for credit losses predominantly as

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a result of continued improvement in the credit quality of the commercial and industrial loan portfolio, reduced net charge-offs and net repayments. The increase in noninterest expense in the third quarter of 2010 was largely due to higher litigation expense. JPMorgan Chase maintained very high liquidity, with a deposits-to-loans ratio of 131%, and increased its capital, ending the quarter with a strong Tier 1 common ratio of 9.5%.
While overall credit costs continued to decline in the third quarter of 2010, the levels of net charge-offs in the mortgage and credit card portfolios continued to be very high. Mortgage delinquency trends remained relatively flat compared with the prior quarter, while credit card delinquencies continued to improve. Total firmwide credit reserves declined to $35.0 billion, resulting in a firmwide coverage ratio of 5.1% of total loans.
Net income for the first nine months of 2010 was $12.5 billion, or $2.84 per share, compared with $8.5 billion, or $1.51 per share, in the first nine months of 2009. The increase in earnings from the comparable 2009 nine-month period was driven by a lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by higher noninterest expense. The factors that drove the lower provision for credit losses and the higher noninterest expense in the nine-month results comparison were the same as those that drove the third-quarter results comparison. Net revenue decreased modestly in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the prior year, reflecting lower markets revenue, lower mortgage fees and related income, and lower credit card revenue, largely offset by a higher level of both private equity and securities gains.
JPMorgan Chase continued to support the economic recovery by providing capital, financing and liquidity to its clients in the U.S. and around the world. During the first nine months of 2010, the Firm loaned or raised capital for its clients of more than $1.0 trillion, and its small-business originations were up 37% over the same period last year. The Firm has offered 975,000 mortgage modifications and has approved 292,000 since the beginning of 2009. In addition, JPMorgan Chase is on track to hire over 10,000 people in the U.S. this year.
The discussion that follows highlights the current-quarter performance of each business segment, compared with the prior-year quarter. Managed basis starts with the reported U.S. GAAP results and, for each line of business and the Firm as a whole, includes certain reclassifications to present total net revenue on a tax-equivalent basis. Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance that required it to consolidate its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts; as a result, reported and managed basis relating to credit card securitizations are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. Prior to the adoption of the new accounting guidance, in 2009 and all other prior periods, the U.S. GAAP results for CS and the Firm were also adjusted for certain reclassifications that assumed credit card loans that had been securitized and sold by CS remained on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These adjustments had no impact on net income as reported by the Firm as a whole or by the lines of business. For more information about managed basis, as well as other non-GAAP financial measures used by management to evaluate the performance of each line of business, see pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q.
Investment Bank net income decreased, reflecting lower net revenue, partially offset by lower noninterest expense and a benefit from the provision for credit losses. The decrease in net revenue was driven by a decline in Fixed Income Markets revenue, largely reflecting lower results in credit and rates markets. Investment banking fees also decreased, driven by lower levels of equity underwriting fees, offset partially by higher levels of debt underwriting fees. Partially offsetting the revenue decline was an increase in Equity Markets revenue, reflecting solid client revenue. The provision for credit losses was a benefit in the third quarter of 2010, compared with an expense in the third quarter of 2009, and reflected a reduction in the allowance for loan losses, largely related to net repayments and loan sales. Noninterest expense decreased, primarily due to lower compensation expense.
Retail Financial Services net income increased significantly from the prior year, driven by a lower provision for credit losses. Net revenue decreased, driven by lower deposit-related fees, lower loan balances, lower mortgage fees and related income and narrower loan spreads. These decreases were partially offset by a shift to wider-spread deposit products and growth in debit card income and auto operating lease income. The provision for credit losses decreased from the prior year, reflecting improved delinquency trends and reduced net charge-offs. Noninterest expense increased from the prior year, driven by sales force increases in Business Banking and bank branches.
Card Services reported net income compared with a net loss in the prior year, as a lower provision for credit losses was partially offset by lower net revenue. The decrease in net revenue was driven by a decline in net interest income, reflecting lower average loan balances, the impact of legislative changes and a decreased level of fees. These decreases were partially offset by lower revenue reversals associated with lower charge-offs. The provision for credit losses decreased from the prior year, reflecting lower net charge-offs and a reduction to the allowance for loan losses due to lower estimated losses. Noninterest expense increased due to higher marketing expense.
Commercial Banking net income increased from the prior year, driven by a reduction in the provision for credit losses. Results included the impact of the purchase of a $3.5 billion loan portfolio during the third quarter of 2010. Net revenue was a record, driven by growth in liability balances, wider loan spreads, changes in the valuation of investments held at fair value and higher investment banking fees, largely offset by spread compression on liability products and lower loan

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balances. The provision for credit losses decreased from the third quarter of 2009, reflecting continued improvement in the credit quality of the commercial and industrial loan portfolio. Noninterest expense increased, reflecting higher headcount-related expense.
Treasury and Securities Services net income decreased from the prior year, driven by higher noninterest expense, partially offset by higher net revenue. Treasury Services net revenue increased, driven by higher trade loan and card product volumes, partially offset by lower spreads on liability products. Worldwide Securities Services net revenue also increased, driven by higher market levels and net inflows of assets under custody, partially offset by lower spreads on liability products and securities lending. Noninterest expense for TSS increased, driven by continued investment in new product platforms, primarily related to international expansion, and higher performance-based compensation.
Asset Management net income decreased modestly from the prior year, as higher noninterest expense was largely offset by higher net revenue and a lower provision for credit losses. The growth in net revenue was driven by higher loan originations, the effect of higher market levels, net inflows to products with higher margins and higher deposit and loan balances, partially offset by narrower deposit and loan spreads, lower brokerage revenue and lower quarterly valuations of seed capital investments. Noninterest expense rose due to an increase in headcount.
Corporate/Private Equity net income decreased from the prior year, driven by lower net revenue and higher noninterest expense. The decrease in net revenue reflected lower net interest income from the investment portfolio and lower trading and securities gains, offset partially by higher private equity gains. The increase in noninterest expense was largely due to an increase in litigation reserves, including those for mortgage-related matters.
Business outlook
The following forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of JPMorgan Chase’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. As noted above, these risks and uncertainties could cause the Firm’s actual results to differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements. See Forward-Looking Statements on pages 191–192 and Risk Factors on pages 200–201 of this Form 10-Q.
JPMorgan Chase’s outlook for the fourth quarter of 2010 should be viewed against the backdrop of the global and U.S. economies, financial markets activity, the geopolitical environment, the competitive environment and client activity levels. Each of these linked factors will affect the performance of the Firm and its lines of business.
In the Retail Banking business within RFS, management expects revenue to be stable over the next several quarters, despite continued economic pressure on consumers and consumer spending levels. The Firm has made changes in its policies consistent with and, in certain respects, beyond the requirements of the newly-enacted legislation relating to non-sufficient funds and overdraft fees. Results in the third quarter of 2010 reflected the full impact of the approximately $700 million reduction to annualized Retail Banking net income associated with these changes.
In the Mortgage Banking & Other Consumer Lending business within RFS, management expects revenue to continue to be negatively affected by continued elevated levels of repurchases of mortgages previously sold, for example, to U.S. government-sponsored entities (“GSEs”). Management estimates that realized repurchase losses could total approximately $1.2 billion in 2011.
In addition, during the third quarter of 2010, the Firm determined that certain documents executed in connection with mortgage loan foreclosures may not have complied with all applicable procedural requirements. Accordingly, the Firm temporarily halted foreclosures, foreclosure sales and evictions in certain states so that it could review its foreclosure processes. Furthermore, state and federal officials have announced investigations into the procedures followed by mortgage servicing companies and banks, including the Firm and its affiliates, in completing affidavits relating to foreclosures. The Firm is cooperating with these investigations and is dedicating significant resources to address these issues. The Firm expects to incur additional costs and expenses in resolving these issues. For further discussion, see “Loan modification activities” on pages 91–94 of this Form 10-Q.
In the Real Estate Portfolios business within RFS, management believes that, given the continued economic and housing market uncertainty, it remains possible that quarterly net charge-offs could be approximately $1.0 billion for the home equity portfolio, $400 million for the prime mortgage portfolio and $400 million for the subprime mortgage portfolio over the next several quarters. For the purchased credit impaired real estate portfolios, the lifetime loss estimates assume some improvement in both delinquency and loss severity trends over time; if the timing of these improvements differs from current projections, loan loss reserves could increase. For example, if delinquencies and severities for these portfolios do not follow recent trends and instead remain at current levels over the next two years, related reserves could increase by approximately $3.0 billion over that time period. Given current origination and production levels, combined with management’s current estimate of portfolio runoff levels, the residential real estate portfolio is expected to decline by approximately 10% to 15% annually for the foreseeable future. The effect of such a reduction in the residential real estate portfolio is expected to reduce the portfolio’s 2010 net interest income by approximately $1.0 billion from the 2009 level. The continued portfolio runoff will

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reduce net interest income over time; however, this reduction in net interest income will be more than offset by an improvement in credit costs and lower expenses. As the portfolio continues to run off, management anticipates that approximately $1.0 billion of capital may be redeployed each year, subject to the capital requirements associated with the remaining portfolio.
Also, in RFS, management expects noninterest expense to remain modestly above 2009 levels, reflecting investments in new branch builds and sales force hires, as well as continued elevated servicing-, default- and foreclosed asset-related costs.
In CS, management expects end-of-period outstandings for the Chase portfolio (excluding the Washington Mutual portfolio) to decline by approximately 15%, or $21 billion, from 2009 levels, to approximately $123 billion by the end of 2010. More than half of this decline is driven by a planned reduction in balance transfer offers. Management estimates that this decline could bottom out in the third quarter of 2011 and by the end of 2011 the outstandings in the portfolio could be approximately $120 billion and reflect a better mix of customers. The Washington Mutual portfolio declined to $15 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2010, from $20 billion at the end of 2009. Management estimates that the Washington Mutual portfolio could decline to $10 billion by the end of 2011.
Also, management estimates that CS net income may be reduced, on an annualized basis, by approximately $750 million as a result of the impact of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (“CARD Act”), including the regulatory guidance defining reasonable and proportional fees. Third-quarter 2010 net income reflected approximately 65% of the estimated quarterly impact, and management estimates that the full impact could be reflected in the fourth quarter of 2010. The net charge-off rates for both the Chase and Washington Mutual credit card portfolios are anticipated to continue to improve if current delinquency trends continue. The net charge-off rate for the Chase portfolio (excluding the Washington Mutual portfolio) could be approximately 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2010. However, overall results for CS will depend on the economic environment and any resulting reserve actions.
While recent economic data implied the U.S. economy was not falling back into recession, high unemployment persisted. Even as consumer-lending net charge-offs and delinquencies have improved as noted above, the consumer credit portfolio remains under stress. Further declines in U.S. housing prices and increases in the unemployment rate remain possible; if this were to occur, it would adversely affect the Firm’s results.
In IB, TSS and AM, revenue will be affected by market levels, volumes and volatility, which will influence client flows and assets under management, supervision and custody. In addition, IB and CB results will continue to be affected by the credit environment, which will influence levels of charge-offs, repayments and provision for credit losses.
In Private Equity (within the Corporate/Private Equity segment), earnings will likely continue to be volatile and be influenced by capital markets activity, market levels, the performance of the broader economy and investment-specific issues. Corporate’s net interest income levels and securities gains will generally trend with the size and duration of the investment securities portfolio. Corporate net income (excluding Private Equity, and excluding merger-related items, material litigation expenses and significant nonrecurring items, if any) is anticipated to trend toward a level of approximately $300 million per quarter.
Management expects modest continued downward pressure on the net interest margin in the fourth quarter of 2010, primarily resulting from continued repositioning of the investment securities portfolio in Corporate, runoff of loans with higher contractual interest rates in the Real Estate Portfolios and CS businesses, and the impact of the CARD Act legislation on CS.
Regarding regulatory reform, JPMorgan Chase intends to work with the Firm’s regulators as they proceed with the extensive rulemaking required to implement financial reforms. The Firm will continue to devote substantial resources to achieving implementation of regulatory reforms in a way that preserves the value the Firm delivers to its clients.
Management and the Firm’s Board of Directors continually evaluate alternatives to deploy the Firm’s strong capital base in ways that will enhance shareholder value. Such alternatives could include the repurchase of common stock, increasing the common stock dividend and pursuing alternative investment opportunities. The Firm resumed its repurchases of common stock beginning in the second quarter of 2010 under its preexisting Board authorization. The Firm’s current share repurchase activity is intended to offset share count increases resulting from employee equity awards and is consistent with the Firm’s goal of maintaining an appropriate share count. The aggregate amount and timing of future repurchases will depend, among other factors, on market conditions and management’s judgment regarding economic conditions, the Firm’s earnings outlook, the need to maintain adequate capital levels (in light of business needs and regulatory requirements) and alternative investment opportunities. With regard to any decision by the Firm’s Board of Directors concerning any increase in the level of the common stock dividend, their determination will be subject to their judgment that the likelihood of another severe economic downturn has sufficiently diminished; that there is evidence of sustained underlying growth in employment for at least several months; that overall business performance and credit have stabilized or improved; and that such action is warranted, taking into consideration, among other factors, the Firm’s earnings outlook, the need to maintain adequate capital levels, alternative investment opportunities and appropriate dividend payout ratios. Ultimately, the Board would seek to return to the Firm’s historical dividend ratio of approximately 30% to 40% of normalized earnings over time, though it would consider moving to that level in stages.

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CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section provides a comparative discussion of JPMorgan Chase’s Consolidated Results of Operations on a reported basis. Factors that relate primarily to a single business segment are discussed in more detail within that business segment. For a discussion of the Critical Accounting Estimates Used by the Firm that affect the Consolidated Results of Operations, see pages 104–106 of this Form 10-Q and pages 127–131 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Revenue
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Investment banking fees
  $ 1,476     $ 1,679       (12 )%   $ 4,358     $ 5,171       (16 )%
Principal transactions
    2,341       3,860       (39 )     8,979       8,958        
Lending- and deposit-related fees
    1,563       1,826       (14 )     4,795       5,280       (9 )
Asset management, administration and commissions
    3,188       3,158       1       9,802       9,179       7  
Securities gains
    102       184       (45 )     1,712       729       135  
Mortgage fees and related income
    707       843       (16 )     2,253       3,228       (30 )
Credit card income
    1,477       1,710       (14 )     4,333       5,266       (18 )
Other income
    468       625       (25 )     1,465       685       114  
                     
Noninterest revenue
    11,322       13,885       (18 )     37,697       38,496       (2 )
Net interest income
    12,502       12,737       (2 )     38,899       38,774        
                     
Total net revenue
  $ 23,824     $ 26,622       (11 )%   $ 76,596     $ 77,270       (1 )%
 
Total net revenue for the third quarter of 2010 was $23.8 billion, down by $2.8 billion, or 11%, from the third quarter of 2009. Results were driven by lower principal transactions revenue, reflecting lower trading revenue in IB partially offset by an increase in private equity gains. Total net revenue for the first nine months of 2010 was $76.6 billion, down by $674 million, or 1%, from the prior year. The decline reflected lower markets revenue in IB and Corporate, lower mortgage fees and related income in RFS, and lower credit card revenue, largely offset by a higher level of both private equity and securities gains in Corporate.
Investment banking fees for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 decreased from the comparable periods of 2009 due to lower equity underwriting fees, partially offset by higher debt underwriting fees. Lower advisory fees also contributed to the decline for the first nine months of 2010. Overall industry-wide equity underwriting volumes were lower in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared with the respective periods in 2009. For additional information on investment banking fees, which are primarily recorded in IB, see IB segment results on pages 21–24 of this Form 10-Q.
Principal transactions revenue, which consists of revenue from the Firm’s trading and private equity investing activities, decreased from the third quarter of 2009 and was relatively flat compared with the first nine months of 2009. Trading revenue declined in both comparable periods, driven by lower fixed income revenue in IB, reflecting lower results in credit and rates markets. Trading revenue also reflected third-quarter losses of $493 million, compared with $1.0 billion in the prior- year third quarter; and gains in the first nine months of 2010 of $494 million, compared with losses of $1.9 billion in the comparable 2009 period. These results were associated with changes in the Firm’s credit spreads on certain structured and derivative liabilities. A partial offset to the decline in the nine-month period was the absence of mark-to-market losses on hedges of retained loans in IB compared with the prior year. Private equity gains in both the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 improved from the comparable 2009 periods. Results in the nine-month period swung to gains in 2010 from losses in 2009. For additional information on principal transactions revenue, see IB and Corporate/Private Equity segment results on pages 21–24 and 51–53, respectively, and Note 6 on page 140 of this Form 10-Q.
Lending- and deposit-related fees for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 decreased from the prior-year periods. These declines reflected lower deposit-related fees in RFS associated, in part, with newly-enacted legislation related to non-sufficient funds and overdraft fees; this was partially offset by higher lending-related service fees – in particular, for the first nine months of 2010, in IB and CB. For additional information on lending- and deposit-related fees, which are mostly recorded in RFS, TSS and CB, see the RFS segment results on pages 25–35, the TSS segment results on pages 44–46 and the CB segment results on pages 41–43 of this Form 10-Q.

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Asset management, administration and commissions revenue was relatively flat in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the prior year and increased in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the prior year. Results in both periods included higher asset management fees in AM, driven by the effect of higher market levels, net inflows to products with higher margins and higher performance fees; higher administration fees in TSS, resulting from the effect of higher market levels and net inflows of assets under custody; and lower brokerage commissions in IB. For additional information on these fees and commissions, see the segment discussions for AM on pages 47–51 and TSS on pages 44–46 of this Form 10-Q.
Securities gains decreased in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2009 and increased in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the first nine months of 2009. Results for both comparable periods were affected by actions taken to reposition the Corporate investment securities portfolio in connection with managing the Firm’s structural interest rate risk; for the third-quarter comparison, gains from the repositioning activities were lower, while for the nine-month comparison, the gains were higher. For additional information on securities gains, which are mostly recorded in the Firm’s Corporate business, and Corporate’s investment securities portfolio, see the Corporate/Private Equity segment discussion on pages 51–53 of this Form 10-Q.
Mortgage fees and related income decreased from the third quarter and first nine months of 2009, driven by lower net production revenue, predominantly reflecting higher repurchase losses. The third quarter of 2010 included a $1.0 billion increase in the repurchase reserve, as a result of higher estimated future repurchase demands; for the first nine months of 2010, the increase in the reserve was $1.6 billion. (These charges for increasing the reserve are booked as contra-revenue.) Production revenue, excluding repurchase losses, increased from both periods, reflecting wider margins; also contributing to the increase for the third quarter of 2010 were higher mortgage origination volumes. For the first nine months of 2010, an additional driver of the decline in mortgage fees and related income from the comparable 2009 period was lower net mortgage servicing revenue, reflecting lower MSR risk management results, which were predominantly offset by higher operating revenue. For additional information on mortgage fees and related income, which is recorded primarily in RFS, see RFS’s Mortgage Banking & Other Consumer Lending discussion on pages 29–32 of this Form 10-Q.
Credit card income decreased from the third quarter and first nine months of 2009, due predominantly to the impact of the new consolidation guidance related to variable interest entities (“VIEs”), effective January 1, 2010, that required the Firm to consolidate the assets and liabilities of its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts. Adoption of the new guidance resulted in the elimination of all servicing fees received from Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts (offset by related increases in net interest income and the provision for credit losses, and the elimination of securitization income/losses in other income). Lower revenue from fee-based products also contributed to the decrease in credit card income for both periods. For a more detailed discussion of the impact of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance on the Consolidated Statements of Income, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q. For additional information on credit card income, see the CS segment results on pages 36–40 of this Form 10-Q.
Other income decreased in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the prior year, as a result of a gain recognized in the third quarter of 2009 in Corporate on the sale of certain assets, and lower valuations on seed capital investments in AM. For the first nine months of 2010, other income increased compared with the prior year, due to the write-down of securitization interests during the first nine months of 2009. Higher auto operating lease income in RFS also contributed to the increase in other income. These items were offset partially by lower valuations on seed capital investments in AM.
Net interest income declined modestly in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the prior-year quarter and was relatively flat for the first nine months of 2010 compared with the prior-year period. Declining loan balances were predominantly offset by the impact of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs (which increased net interest income by approximately $1.4 billion for the third quarter of 2010 and by approximately $4.6 billion for the first nine months of 2010). Excluding the impact of the adoption of the new accounting guidance, net interest income decreased for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared with the comparable 2009 periods, driven by lower average loan balances, primarily in CS, RFS and IB, and lower yields on credit card receivables, reflecting the impact of legislative changes. The Firm’s interest-earning assets for the third quarter of 2010 were $1.7 trillion, and the net yield on those assets, on a fully taxable-equivalent (“FTE”) basis, was 3.01%, a decrease of nine basis points from the third quarter of 2009. The Firm’s interest-earning assets for the first nine months of 2010 were $1.7 trillion, and the net yield on those assets, on a FTE basis, was 3.13%, a decrease of two basis points from the first nine months of 2009. For a more detailed discussion of the impact of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs on the

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Consolidated Statements of Income, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q. For a further information on the impact of the legislative changes on the Consolidated Statements of Income, see CS discussion on Credit Card Legislation on page 37 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Provision for credit losses   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Wholesale
  $ 44     $ 779       (94 )%   $ (764 )   $ 3,553     NM
Consumer
    3,179       7,325       (57 )     14,360       21,178       (32 )%
                     
Total provision for credit losses
  $ 3,223     $ 8,104       (60 )%   $ 13,596     $ 24,731       (45 )%
 
The provision for credit losses decreased significantly from the third quarter and first nine months of 2009. The decrease in the consumer provision for both 2010 periods reflected a reduction in the allowance for credit losses as a result of improved delinquency trends and reduced net charge-offs; the reductions in the allowance for loan losses in CS were $1.5 billion and $4.0 billion in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, respectively (compared with additions of $575 million and $2.0 billion in the comparable 2009 periods). The decrease in the wholesale provision in both 2010 periods reflected a reduction in the allowance for credit losses predominantly as a result of continued improvement in the credit quality of the commercial and industrial loan portfolio, reduced net charge-offs and repayments. For a more detailed discussion of the loan portfolio and the allowance for credit losses, see the segment discussions for RFS on pages 25–35, CS on pages 36–40, IB on pages 21–24 and CB on pages 41–43, and the Allowance for Credit Losses section on pages 95–98 of this Form 10-Q.
Noninterest expense
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Compensation expense(a)
  $ 6,661     $ 7,311       (9 )%   $ 21,553     $ 21,816       (1 )%
Noncompensation expense:
                                               
Occupancy
    884       923       (4 )     2,636       2,722       (3 )
Technology, communications and equipment
    1,184       1,140       4       3,486       3,442       1  
Professional and outside services
    1,718       1,517       13       4,978       4,550       9  
Marketing
    651       440       48       1,862       1,241       50  
Other(b)(c)(d)
    3,082       1,767       74       9,942       5,332       86  
Amortization of intangibles
    218       254       (14 )     696       794       (12 )
                     
Total noncompensation expense
    7,737       6,041       28       23,600       18,081       31  
Merger costs
          103     NM           451     NM
                     
Total noninterest expense
  $ 14,398     $ 13,455       7 %   $ 45,153     $ 40,348       12 %
 
(a)   Year-to-date 2010 included a payroll tax expense related to the U.K. Bank Payroll Tax on certain compensation awarded from December 9, 2009, to April 5, 2010, to relevant banking employees.
 
(b)   Includes litigation expense of $1.5 billion and $5.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with $246 million and a net benefit of $10 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Includes foreclosed property expense of $251 million and $798 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared with $346 million and $965 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. For additional information regarding foreclosed property, see Note 13 on page 196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(d)   Year-to-date 2009 included a $675 million Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) special assessment.
Total noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2010 was $14.4 billion, up by $943 million, or 7%, from the third quarter of 2009. For the first nine months of 2010, total noninterest expense was $45.2 billion, up by $4.8 billion, or 12%, from the comparable 2009 period. The increase for both periods was driven by higher noncompensation expense, predominantly due to higher litigation expense.
The decrease in compensation expense from the third quarter of 2009 was predominantly due to lower performance-based incentives, particularly in IB; this was partially offset by higher salary expense related to investments in the businesses, including the addition of sales force in RFS and client advisors in AM. Compensation expense for the first nine months of 2010 decreased from the prior-year period, predominantly due to lower performance-based incentives, largely offset by the impact of the U.K. Bank Payroll Tax and higher salary expense related to investments in the businesses.

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Noncompensation expense increased for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared with the prior-year periods, due to higher litigation expense. Also contributing to the increase were higher marketing expense in CS and higher professional services expense, due to investments in systems in the businesses and increased brokerage, clearing and exchange transaction processing expense in IB. Partially offsetting the increase in the nine-month comparison was the absence of a $675 million FDIC special assessment recognized in the second quarter of 2009. For a further discussion of litigation expense, see Litigation reserve in Note 21 – Commitments and Contingencies on pages 173–174 of this Form 10-Q. For a discussion of amortization of intangibles, refer to Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q.
There were no merger costs recorded in 2010. Merger costs of $103 million and $451 million were recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of 2009, respectively. For additional information on merger costs, refer to Note 10 on page 143 of this Form 10-Q.
Income tax expense
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except rate)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Income before income tax expense
  $ 6,203     $ 5,063     $ 17,847     $ 12,191  
Income tax expense
    1,785       1,551       5,308       3,817  
Effective tax rate
    28.8 %     30.6 %     29.7 %     31.3 %
 
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 compared with the prior-year periods was primarily the result of lower state and local income taxes, as well as tax benefits recognized upon the resolution of tax audits in both 2010 periods. These decreases were partially offset by the impact of higher reported pretax income for 2010. For additional information on income taxes, see Critical Accounting Estimates Used by the Firm on pages 104–106 of this Form 10-Q.
Extraordinary gain
On September 25, 2008, JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking operations of Washington Mutual. This transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for business combinations. The adjusted net asset value of the banking operations after purchase accounting adjustments was higher than the consideration paid by JPMorgan Chase, resulting in an extraordinary gain. In the third quarter of 2009, the Firm recognized a $76 million increase in the extraordinary gain associated with the final purchase accounting adjustments for the acquisition. The preliminary gain recognized in 2008 was $1.9 billion. For a further discussion of the Washington Mutual transaction, see Note 2 on pages 143–148 of the Firm’s 2009 Annual Report.

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EXPLANATION AND RECONCILIATION OF THE FIRM’S USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Firm prepares its consolidated financial statements using accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”); these financial statements appear on pages 108–111 of this Form 10-Q. That presentation, which is referred to as “reported basis,” provides the reader with an understanding of the Firm’s results that can be tracked consistently from year to year and enables a comparison of the Firm’s performance with other companies’ U.S. GAAP financial statements.
In addition to analyzing the Firm’s results on a reported basis, management reviews the Firm’s results and the results of the lines of business on a “managed” basis, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Firm’s definition of managed basis starts with the reported U.S. GAAP results and includes certain reclassifications to present total net revenue for the Firm (and each of the business segments) on a FTE basis. Accordingly, revenue from tax-exempt securities and investments that receive tax credits is presented in the managed results on a basis comparable to taxable securities and investments. This non-GAAP financial measure allows management to assess the comparability of revenue arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources. The corresponding income tax impact related to these items is recorded within income tax expense. These adjustments have no impact on net income as reported by the Firm as a whole or by the lines of business.
Prior to January 1, 2010, the Firm’s managed-basis presentation also included certain reclassification adjustments that assumed credit card loans securitized by CS remained on the balance sheet. Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance that required the Firm to consolidate its Firm-sponsored credit card securitizations trusts. The income, expense and credit costs associated with these securitization activities are now recorded in the 2010 Consolidated Statements of Income in the same classifications that were previously used to report such items on a managed basis. As a result of the consolidation of the credit card securitization trusts, reported and managed basis relating to credit card securitizations are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For additional information on the new accounting guidance, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
The presentation in 2009 of CS results on a managed basis assumed that credit card loans that had been securitized and sold in accordance with U.S. GAAP remained on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and that the earnings on the securitized loans were classified in the same manner as the earnings on retained loans recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. JPMorgan Chase used the concept of managed basis to evaluate the credit performance and overall financial performance of the entire managed credit card portfolio. Operations were funded and decisions were made about allocating resources, such as employees and capital, based on managed financial information. In addition, the same underwriting standards and ongoing risk monitoring are used for both loans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and securitized loans. Although securitizations result in the sale of credit card receivables to a trust, JPMorgan Chase retains the ongoing customer relationships, as the customers may continue to use their credit cards; accordingly, the customer’s credit performance affects both the securitized loans and the loans retained on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. JPMorgan Chase believed that this managed-basis information was useful to investors, as it enabled them to understand both the credit risks associated with the loans reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Firm’s retained interests in securitized loans. For a reconciliation of 2009 reported to managed basis results for CS, see CS segment results on pages 36–40 of this Form 10-Q. For information regarding the securitization process, and loans and residual interests sold and securitized, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
Tangible common equity (“TCE”) represents common stockholders’ equity (i.e., total stockholders’ equity less preferred stock) less identifiable intangible assets (other than MSRs) and goodwill, net of related deferred tax liabilities. ROTCE, a non-GAAP financial ratio, measures the Firm’s earnings as a percentage of TCE and is, in management’s view, a meaningful measure to assess the Firm’s use of equity.
Management also uses certain non-GAAP financial measures at the business-segment level, because it believes these other non-GAAP financial measures provide information to investors about the underlying operational performance and trends of the particular business segment and, therefore, facilitate a comparison of the business segment with the performance of its competitors.

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The following summary table provides a reconciliation from the Firm’s reported U.S. GAAP results to managed basis.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30, 2010
                    Fully    
    Reported   Credit   tax-equivalent   Managed
(in millions, except per share and ratios)   results   card(b)   adjustments   basis
 
Revenue
                               
Investment banking fees
  $ 1,476     NA   $     $ 1,476  
Principal transactions
    2,341     NA           2,341  
Lending– and deposit–related fees
    1,563     NA           1,563  
Asset management, administration and commissions
    3,188     NA           3,188  
Securities gains
    102     NA           102  
Mortgage fees and related income
    707     NA           707  
Credit card income
    1,477     NA           1,477  
Other income
    468     NA     415       883  
 
Noninterest revenue
    11,322     NA     415       11,737  
Net interest income
    12,502     NA     96       12,598  
 
Total net revenue
    23,824     NA     511       24,335  
Noninterest expense
    14,398     NA           14,398  
 
Pre-provision profit
    9,426     NA     511       9,937  
Provision for credit losses
    3,223     NA           3,223  
 
Income before income tax expense
    6,203     NA     511       6,714  
Income tax expense
    1,785     NA     511       2,296  
 
Net income
  $ 4,418     NA   $     $ 4,418  
 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.01     NA   $     $ 1.01  
Return on assets
    0.86 %   NA   NM     0.86 %
Overhead ratio
    60     NA   NM     59  
 
                                 
    Three months ended September 30, 2009
                    Fully    
    Reported   Credit   tax-equivalent   Managed
(in millions, except per share and ratios)   results   card(b)   adjustments   basis
 
Revenue
                               
Investment banking fees
  $ 1,679     $     $     $ 1,679  
Principal transactions
    3,860                   3,860  
Lending– and deposit–related fees
    1,826                   1,826  
Asset management, administration and commissions
    3,158                   3,158  
Securities gains
    184                   184  
Mortgage fees and related income
    843                   843  
Credit card income
    1,710       (285 )           1,425  
Other income
    625             371       996  
 
Noninterest revenue
    13,885       (285 )     371       13,971  
Net interest income
    12,737       1,983       89       14,809  
 
Total net revenue
    26,622       1,698       460       28,780  
Noninterest expense
    13,455                   13,455  
 
Pre-provision profit
    13,167       1,698       460       15,325  
Provision for credit losses
    8,104       1,698             9,802  
 
Income before income tax expense and extraordinary gain
    5,063             460       5,523  
Income tax expense
    1,551             460       2,011  
 
Income before extraordinary gain
    3,512                   3,512  
Extraordinary gain
    76                   76  
 
Net income
  $ 3,588     $     $     $ 3,588  
 
Diluted earnings per share(a)
  $ 0.80     $     $     $ 0.80  
Return on assets(a)
    0.70 %   NM   NM     0.67 %
Overhead ratio
    51     NM   NM     47  
 
NA: Not applicable

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    Nine months ended September 30, 2010
                    Fully    
    Reported   Credit   tax-equivalent   Managed
(in millions, except per share and ratios)   results   card(b)   adjustments   basis
 
Revenue
                               
Investment banking fees
  $ 4,358     NA   $     $ 4,358  
Principal transactions
    8,979     NA           8,979  
Lending– and deposit–related fees
    4,795     NA           4,795  
Asset management, administration and commissions
    9,802     NA           9,802  
Securities gains
    1,712     NA           1,712  
Mortgage fees and related income
    2,253     NA           2,253  
Credit card income
    4,333     NA           4,333  
Other income
    1,465     NA     1,242       2,707  
 
Noninterest revenue
    37,697     NA     1,242       38,939  
Net interest income
    38,899     NA     282       39,181  
 
Total net revenue
    76,596     NA     1,524       78,120  
Noninterest expense
    45,153     NA           45,153  
 
Pre-provision profit
    31,443     NA     1,524       32,967  
Provision for credit losses
    13,596     NA           13,596  
 
Income before income tax expense
    17,847     NA     1,524       19,371  
Income tax expense
    5,308     NA     1,524       6,832  
 
Net income
  $ 12,539     NA   $     $ 12,539  
 
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 2.84     NA   $     $ 2.84  
Return on assets
    0.82 %   NA   NM     0.82 %
Overhead ratio
    59     NA   NM     58  
 
                                 
    Nine months ended September 30, 2009
                    Fully    
    Reported   Credit   tax-equivalent   Managed
(in millions, except per share and ratios)   results   card(b)   adjustments   basis
 
Revenue
                               
Investment banking fees
  $ 5,171     $     $     $ 5,171  
Principal transactions
    8,958                   8,958  
Lending– and deposit–related fees
    5,280                   5,280  
Asset management, administration and commissions
    9,179                   9,179  
Securities gains
    729                   729  
Mortgage fees and related income
    3,228                   3,228  
Credit card income
    5,266       (1,119 )           4,147  
Other income
    685             1,043       1,728  
 
Noninterest revenue
    38,496       (1,119 )     1,043       38,420  
Net interest income
    38,774       5,945       272       44,991  
 
Total net revenue
    77,270       4,826       1,315       83,411  
Noninterest expense
    40,348                   40,348  
 
Pre-provision profit
    36,922       4,826       1,315       43,063  
Provision for credit losses
    24,731       4,826             29,557  
 
Income before income tax expense and extraordinary gain
    12,191             1,315       13,506  
Income tax expense
    3,817             1,315       5,132  
 
Income before extraordinary gain
    8,374                   8,374  
Extraordinary gain
    76                   76  
 
Net income
  $ 8,450     $     $     $ 8,450  
 
Diluted earnings per share(a)
  $ 1.50     $     $     $ 1.50  
Return on assets(a)
    0.55 %   NM   NM     0.53 %
Overhead ratio
    52     NM   NM     48  
 
(a)   Based on income before extraordinary gain.
 
(b)   See pages 36–40 of this Form 10-Q for a discussion of the effect of credit card securitizations on CS results.
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Three months ended September 30,   2010   2009
(in millions)   Reported   Securitized(a)   Managed   Reported   Securitized(a)   Managed
 
Loans – Period-end
  $ 690,531     NA   $ 690,531     $ 653,144     $ 87,028     $ 740,172  
Total assets – average
    2,041,113     NA     2,041,113       1,999,176       82,779       2,081,955  
 
                                                 
Nine months ended September 30,   2010   2009
(in millions)   Reported   Securitized(a)   Managed   Reported   Securitized(a)   Managed
 
Loans – Period-end
  $ 690,531     NA   $ 690,531     $ 653,144     $ 87,028     $ 740,172  
Total assets – average
    2,041,156     NA     2,041,156       2,034,640       82,383       2,117,023  
 
(a)   Loans securitized are defined as loans that were sold to nonconsolidated securitization trusts and were not included in reported loans as of or for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For further discussion of credit card securitizations, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
Average tangible common equity
                                                         
    Three months ended   Nine months ended
    Sept. 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,
(in millions)   2010   2010   2010   2009   2009   2010   2009
 
Common stockholders’ equity
  $ 163,962     $ 159,069     $ 156,094     $ 156,525     $ 149,468     $ 159,737     $ 142,322  
Less: Goodwill
    48,745       48,348       48,542       48,341       48,328       48,546       48,225  
Less: Certain identifiable intangible assets
    4,094       4,265       4,307       4,741       4,984       4,221       5,214  
Add: Deferred tax liabilities(a)
    2,620       2,564       2,541       2,533       2,531       2,575       2,552  
 
Tangible common equity (TCE)
  $ 113,743     $ 109,020     $ 105,786     $ 105,976     $ 98,687     $ 109,545     $ 91,435  
 
(a)   Represents deferred tax liabilities related to tax-deductible goodwill and to identifiable intangibles created in non-taxable transactions, which are netted against goodwill and other intangibles when calculating TCE.
Impact on ROE of redemption of TARP preferred stock issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”)
The calculation of year-to-date 2009 net income applicable to common equity includes a one-time, noncash reduction of $1.1 billion resulting from the repayment of TARP preferred capital. Excluding this reduction ROE would have been 7% for year-to-date 2009 as disclosed in the table below. The Firm views the adjusted ROE, a non-GAAP financial measure, as meaningful because it increases the comparability to prior periods.
                 
    Nine months ended September 30, 2009
            Excluding the
(in millions, except ratios)   As reported   TARP redemption
 
Return on equity
               
Net income
  $ 8,450     $ 8,450  
Less: Preferred stock dividends
    1,165       1,165  
Less: Accelerated amortization from redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
    1,112        
 
Net income applicable to common equity
  $ 6,173     $ 7,285  
 
Average common stockholders’ equity
  $ 142,322     $ 142,322  
 
Return on common equity
    6 %     7 %
 

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Impact on diluted earnings per share of redemption of TARP preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
Net income applicable to common equity for year-to-date 2009 includes a one-time, noncash reduction of approximately $1.1 billion resulting from the repayment of TARP preferred capital. The following table presents the calculations of the effect on net income applicable to common stockholders for year-to-date 2009 and the $0.27 reduction to diluted EPS which resulted from the repayment.
                 
    Nine months ended September 30, 2009
            Effect of TARP
(in millions, except per share)   As reported   redemption
 
Diluted earnings per share
               
Net income
  $ 8,450     $  
Less: Preferred stock dividends
    1,165        
Less: Accelerated amortization from redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
    1,112       1,112  
 
Net income applicable to common equity
  $ 6,173     $ (1,112 )
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
    348       (64 )
 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
  $ 5,825     $ (1,048 )
 
Total weighted average diluted shares outstanding
    3,848.3       3,848.3  
 
Net income per share
  $ 1.51     $ (0.27 )
 
Other financial measures
The Firm also discloses the allowance for loan losses to total retained loans, excluding home lending PCI loans and loans held by the WMMT. For a further discussion of this credit metric, see Allowance for Credit Losses on pages 95-98 of this Form 10-Q.

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BUSINESS SEGMENT RESULTS
The Firm is managed on a line of business basis. The business segment financial results presented reflect the current organization of JPMorgan Chase. There are six major reportable business segments: the Investment Bank, Retail Financial Services, Card Services, Commercial Banking, Treasury & Securities Services and Asset Management, as well as a Corporate/Private Equity segment. The business segments are determined based on the products and services provided, or the type of customer served, and reflect the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by management. Results of these lines of business are presented on a managed basis.
Description of business segment reporting methodology
Results of the business segments are intended to reflect each segment as if it were essentially a stand-alone business. The management reporting process that derives business segment results allocates income and expense using market-based methodologies. For a further discussion of those methodologies, see Business Segment Results — Description of business segment reporting methodology on pages 53—54 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. The Firm continues to assess the assumptions, methodologies and reporting classifications used for segment reporting, and further refinements may be implemented in future periods.
Business segment capital allocation changes
Each business segment is allocated capital by taking into consideration stand-alone peer comparisons, economic risk measures and regulatory capital requirements. The amount of capital assigned to each business is referred to as equity. Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm enhanced its line of business equity framework to better align equity assigned to each line of business with the changes anticipated to occur in the business, and in the competitive and regulatory landscape. The lines of business are now capitalized based on the Tier 1 common standard, rather than the Tier 1 capital standard. For a further discussion of the changes, see Capital Management — Line-of-business equity on page 65 of this Form 10-Q.
Segment Results — Managed Basis(a)
The following table summarizes the business segment results for the periods indicated.
                                                                                         
Three months ended                                                                           Return
September 30,   Total net revenue   Noninterest expense   Net income/(loss)   on equity
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009
 
Investment Bank(b)
  $ 5,353     $ 7,508       (29 )%   $ 3,704     $ 4,274       (13 )%   $ 1,286     $ 1,921       (33 )%     13 %     23 %
Retail Financial Services
    7,646       8,218       (7 )     4,517       4,196       8       907       7     NM     13        
Card Services
    4,253       5,159       (18 )     1,445       1,306       11       735       (700 )   NM     19       (19 )
Commercial Banking
    1,527       1,459       5       560       545       3       471       341       38       23       17  
Treasury & Securities Services
    1,831       1,788       2       1,410       1,280       10       251       302       (17 )     15       24  
Asset Management
    2,172       2,085       4       1,488       1,351       10       420       430       (2 )     26       24  
Corporate/Private Equity(b)
    1,553       2,563       (39 )     1,274       503       153       348       1,287       (73 )   NM   NM
                                                         
Total
  $ 24,335     $ 28,780       (15 )%   $ 14,398     $ 13,455       7 %   $ 4,418     $ 3,588       23 %     10 %     9 %
 
                                                                                         
Nine months ended                                                                           Return
September 30,   Total net revenue   Noninterest expense   Net income/(loss)   on equity
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009
 
Investment Bank(b)
  $ 20,004     $ 23,180       (14 )%   $ 13,064     $ 13,115       %   $ 5,138     $ 4,998       3 %     17 %     20 %
Retail Financial Services
    23,231       25,023       (7 )     13,040       12,446       5       1,818       496       267       9       3  
Card Services
    12,917       15,156       (15 )     4,283       3,985       7       775       (1,919 )   NM     7       (17 )
Commercial Banking
    4,429       4,314       3       1,641       1,633             1,554       1,047       48       26       17  
Treasury & Securities Services
    5,468       5,509       (1 )     4,134       3,887       6       822       989       (17 )     17       26  
Asset Management
    6,371       5,770       10       4,335       4,003       8       1,203       1,006       20       25       19  
Corporate/Private Equity(b)
    5,700       4,459       28       4,656       1,279       264       1,229       1,833       (33 )   NM   NM
                                                         
Total
  $ 78,120     $ 83,411       (6 )%   $ 45,153     $ 40,348       12 %   $ 12,539     $ 8,450       48 %     10 %     6 %
 
(a)   Represents reported results on a tax-equivalent basis. The managed basis also assumes that credit card loans in Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts remained on the balance sheet for 2009. Firm-sponsored credit card securitizations were consolidated at their carrying values on January 1, 2010, under the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs.
 
(b)   Corporate/Private Equity includes an adjustment to offset IB’s inclusion of the credit reimbursement from TSS in total net revenue; TSS reports the reimbursement to IB as a separate line on its income statement (not part of total revenue).

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INVESTMENT BANK
For a discussion of the business profile of IB, see pages 55—57 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and Introduction on page 5 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue
                                               
Investment banking fees
  $ 1,502     $ 1,658       (9 )%   $ 4,353     $ 5,277       (18 )%
Principal transactions
    1,129       2,714       (58 )     7,165       8,070       (11 )
Lending- and deposit-related fees
    205       185       11       610       490       24  
Asset management, administration and commissions
    565       633       (11 )     1,761       2,042       (14 )
All other income(a)
    61       63       (3 )     196       (101 )   NM
                           
Noninterest revenue
    3,462       5,253       (34 )     14,085       15,778       (11 )
Net interest income(b)
    1,891       2,255       (16 )     5,919       7,402       (20 )
                           
Total net revenue(c)
    5,353       7,508       (29 )     20,004       23,180       (14 )
Provision for credit losses
    (142 )     379     NM     (929 )     2,460     NM
Noninterest expense
                                               
Compensation expense
    2,031       2,778       (27 )     7,882       8,785       (10 )
Noncompensation expense
    1,673       1,496       12       5,182       4,330       20  
                           
Total noninterest expense
    3,704       4,274       (13 )     13,064       13,115        
                           
Income before income tax expense
    1,791       2,855       (37 )     7,869       7,605       3  
Income tax expense
    505       934       (46 )     2,731       2,607       5  
                           
Net income
  $ 1,286     $ 1,921       (33 )   $ 5,138     $ 4,998       3  
                           
Financial ratios
                                               
Return on common equity
    13 %     23 %             17 %     20 %        
Return on assets
    0.68       1.12               0.97       0.94          
Overhead ratio
    69       57               65       57          
Compensation expense as a percentage of total net revenue(d)
    38       37               39       38          
                           
Revenue by business
                                               
Investment banking fees:
                                               
Advisory
  $ 385     $ 384           $ 1,045     $ 1,256       (17 )
Equity underwriting
    333       681       (51 )     1,100       2,092       (47 )
Debt underwriting
    784       593       32       2,208       1,929       14  
                           
Total investment banking fees
    1,502       1,658       (9 )     4,353       5,277       (18 )
Fixed income markets
    3,123       5,011       (38 )     12,150       14,829       (18 )
Equity markets
    1,135       941       21       3,635       3,422       6  
Credit portfolio(a)
    (407 )     (102 )     (299 )     (134 )     (348 )     61  
                           
Total net revenue
  $ 5,353     $ 7,508       (29 )   $ 20,004     $ 23,180       (14 )
                           
Revenue by region(a)
                                               
Americas
  $ 2,857     $ 3,850       (26 )   $ 11,354     $ 12,284       (8 )
Europe/Middle East/Africa
    1,531       2,912       (47 )     5,882       8,288       (29 )
Asia/Pacific
    965       746       29       2,768       2,608       6  
                           
Total net revenue
  $ 5,353     $ 7,508       (29 )   $ 20,004     $ 23,180       (14 )
     
(a)   TSS was charged a credit reimbursement related to certain exposures managed within IB credit portfolio on behalf of clients shared with TSS. IB recognizes this credit reimbursement in its credit portfolio business in all other income.
 
(b)   The decrease in net interest income in the third quarter and year-to-date 2010 was primarily due to lower loan balances, lower Prime Services spreads and lower yielding fixed income trading balances.
 
(c)   Total net revenue included tax-equivalent adjustments, predominantly due to income tax credits related to affordable housing and alternative energy investments, as well as tax-exempt income from municipal bond investments of $390 million and $371 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion for year-to-date 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(d)   The compensation expense as a percentage of total net revenue ratio for year-to-date of 2010 excluding the payroll tax expense related to the U.K. Bank Payroll Tax on certain compensation awarded from December 9, 2009, to April 5, 2010 to relevant banking employees, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, was 37%. IB excludes this tax from the ratio because it enables comparability with prior periods.

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Quarterly results
Net income was $1.3 billion, down 33% compared with the prior year. The decrease reflected lower revenue, partially offset by lower noninterest expense and a benefit from the provision for credit losses.
Net revenue was $5.4 billion, compared with $7.5 billion in the prior year. Investment banking fees were $1.5 billion, down 9%; these consisted of equity underwriting fees of $333 million (down 51%), debt underwriting fees of $784 million (up 32%) and advisory fees of $385 million (flat compared with the prior year). Fixed Income Markets revenue was $3.1 billion, compared with $5.0 billion in the prior year. The decrease largely reflected lower results in credit and rates markets. The current period also included losses of $149 million from the tightening of the Firm’s credit spreads on certain structured liabilities, compared with losses of $497 million in the prior period. Equity Markets revenue was $1.1 billion, compared with $941 million in the prior year, reflecting solid client revenue. The current period also included losses of $96 million from the tightening of the Firm’s credit spreads on certain structured liabilities, compared with losses of $343 million in the prior period. Credit Portfolio revenue was a loss of $407 million, primarily reflecting the negative net impact of credit spreads on derivative assets and liabilities, partially offset by net interest income and fees on retained loans.
The provision for credit losses was a benefit of $142 million, compared with an expense of $379 million in the prior year. The current-quarter provision reflected a reduction in the allowance for loan losses, largely related to net repayments and loan sales. The allowance for loan losses to end-of-period loans retained was 3.85%, compared with 8.44% in the prior year. The decline in the allowance ratio was due largely to the consolidation of asset-backed commercial paper conduits in accordance with new accounting guidance, effective January 1, 2010; excluding these balances, the current-quarter allowance coverage ratio was 6.20%. Net charge-offs were $33 million, compared with $750 million in the prior year. Nonperforming loans were $2.4 billion, down by $2.5 billion from the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $3.7 billion, down 13% from the prior year, primarily due to lower compensation expense.
ROE was 13% on $40.0 billion of average allocated capital.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $5.1 billion, up 3% compared with the prior year. These results primarily reflected a benefit from the provision for credit losses, compared with an expense in the prior year, partially offset by lower net revenue.
Net revenue was $20.0 billion, compared with $23.2 billion in the prior year. Investment banking fees were $4.4 billion, down 18% from the prior year; these consisted of debt underwriting fees of $2.2 billion (up 14%), equity underwriting fees of $1.1 billion (down 47%), and advisory fees of $1.0 billion (down 17%). Fixed Income Markets revenue was $12.2 billion, compared with $14.8 billion in the prior year. The decrease from the prior year largely reflected lower results in rates and credit markets, partially offset by gains of $307 million from the widening of the Firm’s credit spread on certain structured liabilities, compared with losses of $848 million in the prior year. Equity Markets revenue was $3.6 billion, compared with $3.4 billion in the prior year, reflecting solid client revenue, as well as gains of $142 million from the widening of the Firm’s credit spread on certain structured liabilities, compared with losses of $453 million in the prior year. Credit Portfolio revenue was a loss of $134 million, primarily reflecting negative impact of credit spreads on derivative assets as well as mark-to-market losses on hedges of retained loans, partially offset by net interest income and fees on loans.
The provision for credit losses was a benefit of $929 million, compared with an expense of $2.5 billion in the prior year. The current-year provision reflected a reduction in the allowance for loan losses, largely related to net repayments and loan sales. Net charge-offs were $758 million, compared with $1.2 billion in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $13.1 billion, flat to the prior year, as lower performance-based compensation expense was largely offset by increased litigation reserves, including those for mortgage-related matters. Current-year results also included the impact of the U.K. Bank Payroll Tax.
ROE on equity was 17% on $40.0 billion of average allocated capital.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except headcount and ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Selected balance sheet data (period-end)
                                               
Loans:(a)
                                               
Loans retained(b)
  $ 51,299     $ 55,703       (8 )%   $ 51,299     $ 55,703       (8 )%
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    2,252       4,582       (51 )     2,252       4,582       (51 )
                     
Total loans
    53,551       60,285       (11 )     53,551       60,285       (11 )
Equity
    40,000       33,000       21       40,000       33,000       21  
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (average)
                                               
Total assets
  $ 746,926     $ 678,796       10     $ 711,277     $ 707,396       1  
Trading assets—debt and equity instruments
    300,517       270,695       11       293,605       269,668       9  
Trading assets—derivative receivables
    76,530       86,651       (12 )     69,547       103,929       (33 )
Loans:(a)
                                               
Loans retained(b)
    53,331       61,269       (13 )     55,042       66,479       (17 )
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    2,678       4,981       (46 )     3,118       8,745       (64 )
                     
Total loans
    56,009       66,250       (15 )     58,160       75,224       (23 )
Adjusted assets(c)
    539,459       515,718       5       524,658       545,235       (4 )
Equity
    40,000       33,000       21       40,000       33,000       21  
 
                                               
Headcount
    26,373       24,828       6       26,373       24,828       6  
 
                                               
Credit data and quality statistics
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 33     $ 750       (96 )   $ 758     $ 1,219       (38 )
Nonperforming assets:
                                               
Nonperforming loans:
                                               
Nonperforming loans retained(b)(d)
    2,025       4,782       (58 )     2,025       4,782       (58 )
Nonperforming loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    361       128       182       361       128       182  
                     
Total nonperforming loans
    2,386       4,910       (51 )     2,386       4,910       (51 )
Derivative receivables
    255       624       (59 )     255       624       (59 )
Assets acquired in loan satisfactions
    148       248       (40 )     148       248       (40 )
                     
Total nonperforming assets
    2,789       5,782       (52 )     2,789       5,782       (52 )
Allowance for credit losses:
                                               
Allowance for loan losses
    1,976       4,703       (58 )     1,976       4,703       (58 )
Allowance for lending-related commitments
    570       401       42       570       401       42  
                     
Total allowance for credit losses
    2,546       5,104       (50 )     2,546       5,104       (50 )
Net charge-off rate(b)(e)
    0.25 %     4.86 %             1.84 %     2.45 %        
Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans retained(b)(e)
    3.85       8.44               3.85       8.44          
Allowance for loan losses to average loans retained(b)(e)
    3.71       7.68               3.59       7.07          
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans retained(b)(d)(e)
    98       98               98       98          
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans
    4.46       8.14               4.46       8.14          
Nonperforming loans to average loans
    4.26       7.41               4.10       6.53          
Market risk—average trading and credit portfolio VaR — 95% confidence level
                                               
Trading activities:
                                               
Fixed income
  $ 72     $ 182       (60 )   $ 68     $ 173       (61 )
Foreign exchange
    9       19       (53 )     11       19       (42 )
Equities
    21       19       11       22       55       (60 )
Commodities and other
    13       23       (43 )     16       22       (27 )
Diversification(f)
    (38 )     (97 )     61       (43 )     (101 )     57  
                     
Total trading VaR(g)
    77       146       (47 )     74       168       (56 )
Credit portfolio VaR(h)
    30       29       3       25       61       (59 )
Diversification(f)
    (8 )     (32 )     75       (9 )     (52 )     83  
                     
Total trading and credit portfolio VaR
  $ 99     $ 143       (31 )   $ 90     $ 177       (49 )
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits. As a result, $15.1 billion of related loans were recorded in loans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(b)   Loans retained include credit portfolio loans, leveraged leases and other accrual loans, and exclude loans held-for-sale and loans accounted for at fair value.

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(c)   Adjusted assets, a non-GAAP financial measure, equals total assets minus: (1) securities purchased under resale agreements and securities borrowed less securities sold, not yet purchased; (2) assets of consolidated VIEs; (3) cash and securities segregated and on deposit for regulatory and other purposes; (4) goodwill and intangibles; (5) securities received as collateral; and (6) investments purchased under the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (“AML Facility”). The amount of adjusted assets is presented to assist the reader in comparing IB’s asset and capital levels to other investment banks in the securities industry. Asset-to-equity leverage ratios are commonly used as one measure to assess a company’s capital adequacy. IB believes an adjusted asset amount that excludes the assets discussed above, which were considered to have a low risk profile, provides a more meaningful measure of balance sheet leverage in the securities industry.
 
(d)   Allowance for loan losses of $603 million and $1.8 billion were held against these nonperforming loans at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(e)   Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value were excluded when calculating the allowance coverage ratio and net charge-off rate.
 
(f)   Average value-at-risk (“VaR”) was less than the sum of the VaR of the components described above, which is due to portfolio diversification. The diversification effect reflects the fact that the risks were not perfectly correlated. The risk of a portfolio of positions is therefore usually less than the sum of the risks of the positions themselves. For a further discussion of VaR, see pages 99—101 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(g)   Trading VaR includes predominantly all trading activities in IB, as well as syndicated lending facilities that the Firm intends to distribute; however, particular risk parameters of certain products are not fully captured, for example, correlation risk. Trading VaR does not include the debit valuation adjustments (“DVA”) taken on derivative and structured liabilities to reflect the credit quality of the Firm. See VaR discussion on pages 99—101 and the DVA Sensitivity table on page 101 of this Form 10-Q for further details. Trading VaR includes the estimated credit spread sensitivity of certain mortgage products.
 
(h)   Credit portfolio VaR includes the derivative credit valuation adjustments (“CVA”), hedges of the CVA and mark-to-market (“MTM”) hedges of the retained loan portfolio, which were all reported in principal transactions revenue. This VaR does not include the retained loan portfolio.
According to Dealogic, for the first nine months of 2010, the Firm was ranked #1 in Global Debt, Equity and Equity-Related; #1 in Global Equity and Equity-Related; #1 in Global Long-Term Debt; #2 in Global Syndicated Loans and #2 in Global Announced M&A based on volume.
According to Dealogic, the Firm was ranked #1 in Investment Banking fees generated for the first nine months of 2010, based on revenue.
                                 
    Nine months ended September 30, 2010   Full-year 2009
Market shares and rankings(a)   Market Share   Rankings   Market Share   Rankings
 
Global investment banking fees(b)
    8 %     #1       9 %     #1  
Global debt, equity and equity-related
    7       #1       9       #1  
Global syndicated loans
    9       #2       8       #1  
Global long-term debt(c)
    7       #1       8       #1  
Global equity and equity-related(d)
    8       #1       12       #1  
Global announced M&A(e)
    18       #2       23       #3  
U.S. debt, equity and equity-related
    11       #1       15       #1  
U.S. syndicated loans
    20       #2       22       #1  
U.S. long-term debt(c)
    11       #1       14       #1  
U.S. equity and equity-related
    16       #1       16       #2  
U.S. announced M&A(e)
    23       #3       36       #2  
 
(a)   Source: Dealogic. Global Investment Banking fees reflects ranking of fees and market share. Remainder of rankings reflects transaction volume rank and market share.
 
(b)   Global IB fees exclude money market, short-term debt and shelf deals.
 
(c)   Long-term debt tables include investment-grade, high-yield, supranationals, sovereigns, agencies, covered bonds, asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities; and exclude money market, short-term debt, and U.S. municipal securities.
 
(d)   Equity and equity-related rankings include rights offerings and Chinese A-Shares.
 
(e)   Global announced M&A is based on transaction value at announcement; all other rankings are based on transaction proceeds, with full credit to each book manager/equal if joint. Because of joint assignments, market share of all participants will add up to more than 100%. M&A for year-to-date 2010 and full-year 2009 reflects the removal of any withdrawn transactions. U.S. announced M&A represents any U.S. involvement ranking.

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RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES
Retail Financial Services (“RFS”) serves consumers and businesses through personal service at bank branches and through ATMs, online banking and telephone banking, as well as through auto dealerships and school financial-aid offices. Customers can use more than 5,100 bank branches (third-largest nationally) and 15,800 ATMs (second-largest nationally), as well as online and mobile banking around the clock. More than 28,500 branch salespeople assist customers with checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity and business loans, and investments across the 23-state footprint from New York and Florida to California. Consumers also can obtain loans through more than 16,000 auto dealerships and 1,700 schools and universities nationwide. Prior to January 1, 2010, RFS was reported as: Retail Banking and Consumer Lending. Commencing January 1, 2010, Consumer Lending for reporting purposes is presented as: (1) Mortgage Banking & Other Consumer Lending, and (2) Real Estate Portfolios. Mortgage Banking & Other Consumer Lending comprises mortgage production and servicing, auto finance, and student and other lending activities. Real Estate Portfolios comprises residential mortgages and home equity loans, including the PCI portfolio acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction. This change is intended solely to provide further clarity around the Real Estate Portfolios. Retail Banking, which includes branch banking and business banking activities, is not affected by these reporting revisions.
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue
                                               
Lending- and deposit-related fees
  $ 759     $ 1,046       (27 )%   $ 2,380     $ 2,997       (21 )%
Asset management, administration and commissions
    443       408       9       1,328       1,268       5  
Mortgage fees and related income
    705       873       (19 )     2,246       3,313       (32 )
Credit card income
    502       416       21       1,432       1,194       20  
Other income
    379       321       18       1,146       829       38  
                     
Noninterest revenue
    2,788       3,064       (9 )     8,532       9,601       (11 )
Net interest income
    4,858       5,154       (6 )     14,699       15,422       (5 )
                     
Total net revenue(a)
    7,646       8,218       (7 )     23,231       25,023       (7 )
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
    1,548       3,988       (61 )     6,996       11,711       (40 )
 
                                               
Compensation expense
    1,915       1,728       11       5,527       4,990       11  
Noncompensation expense
    2,533       2,385       6       7,304       7,207       1  
Amortization of intangibles
    69       83       (17 )     209       249       (16 )
                     
Total noninterest expense
    4,517       4,196       8       13,040       12,446       5  
                     
Income before income tax expense
    1,581       34     NM     3,195       866       269  
Income tax expense
    674       27     NM     1,377       370       272  
                     
Net income
  $ 907     $ 7     NM   $ 1,818     $ 496       267  
                     
 
                                               
Financial ratios
                                               
Return on common equity
    13 %     %             9 %     3 %        
Overhead ratio
    59       51               56       50          
Overhead ratio excluding core deposit intangibles(b)
    58       50               55       49          
 
(a)   Total net revenue included tax-equivalent adjustments associated with tax-exempt loans to municipalities and other qualified entities of $4 million and $6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $14 million and $18 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   RFS uses the overhead ratio (excluding the amortization of core deposit intangibles (“CDI”)), a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the underlying expense trends of the business. Including CDI amortization expense in the overhead ratio calculation would result in a higher overhead ratio in the earlier years and a lower overhead ratio in later years. This method would therefore result in an improving overhead ratio over time, all things remaining equal. The non-GAAP ratio excludes Retail Banking’s CDI amortization expense related to prior business combination transactions of $69 million and $83 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $208 million and $248 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Quarterly results
Net income was $907 million, compared with $7 million in the prior year.
Net revenue was $7.6 billion, a decrease of $572 million, or 7%, compared with the prior year. Net interest income was $4.9 billion, down by $296 million, or 6%, reflecting the impact of lower loan balances and narrower loan spreads, partially offset by a shift to wider-spread deposit products. Noninterest revenue was $2.8 billion, down by $276 million, or 9%, as lower deposit-related fees and mortgage fees and related income were partially offset by higher debit card income and auto operating lease income.
The provision for credit losses was $1.5 billion, a decrease of $2.4 billion from the prior year. While delinquency trends and net charge-offs improved compared with the prior year, the current-quarter provision continued to reflect elevated losses for the mortgage and home equity portfolios. Home equity net charge-offs were $730 million (3.10% net charge-off rate), compared with $1.1 billion (4.25% net charge-off rate) in the prior year. Subprime mortgage net charge-offs were $206 million (6.64% net charge-off rate), compared with $422 million (12.31% net charge-off rate). Prime mortgage net charge-offs were $265 million (1.84% net charge-off rate), compared with $525 million (3.45% net charge-off rate). There was no change to the allowance for loan losses in the quarter, while $1.4 billion was added in the prior year. The allowance for loan losses to ending loans retained, excluding purchased credit-impaired loans, was 5.36%, compared with 4.63% in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $4.5 billion, an increase of $321 million, or 8%, from the prior year.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $1.8 billion, compared with $496 million in the prior year.
Net revenue was $23.2 billion, a decrease of $1.8 billion, or 7%, compared with the prior year. Net interest income was $14.7 billion, down by $723 million, or 5%, reflecting the impact of lower loan and deposit balances and narrower loan spreads, partially offset by a shift to wider-spread deposit products. Noninterest revenue was $8.5 billion, down by $1.1 billion, or 11%, as lower mortgage fees and related income and deposit-related fees were partially offset by higher debit card income and auto operating lease income.
The provision for credit losses was $7.0 billion, compared with $11.7 billion in the prior year. The current-year provision reflects an addition to the allowance for loan losses of $1.2 billion for the purchased credit-impaired portfolio, compared with prior year additions of $3.2 billion predominantly for the home equity and mortgage portfolios and $1.1 billion for the purchased credit-impaired portfolio. While delinquency trends and net charge-offs improved compared with the prior year, the provision continued to reflect elevated losses for the mortgage and home equity portfolios. Home equity net charge-offs were $2.7 billion (3.68% net charge-off rate), compared with $3.5 billion (4.26% net charge-off rate) in the prior year. Subprime mortgage net charge-offs were $945 million (9.72% net charge-off rate), compared with $1.2 billion (11.18% net charge-off rate). Prime mortgage net charge-offs were $988 million (2.24% net charge-off rate), compared with $1.3 billion (2.81% net charge-off rate).
Noninterest expense was $13.0 billion, an increase of $594 million, or 5%, from the prior year.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except headcount and ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Selected balance sheet data (period-end)
                                               
Assets
  $ 367,675     $ 397,673       (8 )%   $ 367,675     $ 397,673       (8 )%
Loans:
                                               
Loans retained
    323,481       346,765       (7 )     323,481       346,765       (7 )
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value(a)
    13,071       14,303       (9 )     13,071       14,303       (9 )
                     
Total loans
    336,552       361,068       (7 )     336,552       361,068       (7 )
Deposits
    364,186       361,046       1       364,186       361,046       1  
Equity
    28,000       25,000       12       28,000       25,000       12  
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (average)
                                               
Assets
  $ 375,968     $ 401,620       (6 )   $ 383,848     $ 411,693       (7 )
Loans:
                                               
Loans retained
    326,905       349,762       (7 )     335,011       358,623       (7 )
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value(a)
    15,683       19,025       (18 )     15,717       18,208       (14 )
                     
Total loans
    342,588       368,787       (7 )     350,728       376,831       (7 )
Deposits
    362,559       366,944       (1 )     360,521       371,482       (3 )
Equity
    28,000       25,000       12       28,000       25,000       12  
 
                                               
Headcount
    119,424       106,951       12       119,424       106,951       12  
 
                                               
Credit data and quality statistics
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 1,548     $ 2,550       (39 )   $ 5,747     $ 7,375       (22 )
Nonperforming loans:
                                               
Nonperforming loans retained
    9,801       10,091       (3 )     9,801       10,091       (3 )
Nonperforming loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    166       242       (31 )     166       242       (31 )
                     
Total nonperforming loans(b)(c)(d)
    9,967       10,333       (4 )     9,967       10,333       (4 )
Nonperforming assets(b)(c)(d)
    11,421       11,883       (4 )     11,421       11,883       (4 )
Allowance for loan losses
    16,154       13,286       22       16,154       13,286       22  
Net charge-off rate(e)
    1.88 %     2.89 %             2.29 %     2.75 %        
Net charge-off rate excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(e)(f)
    2.44       3.81               2.99       3.62          
Allowance for loan losses to ending loans retained(e)
    4.99       3.83               4.99       3.83          
Allowance for loan losses to ending loans retained excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(e)(f)
    5.36       4.63               5.36       4.63          
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans retained(b)(e)(f)
    136       121               136       121          
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    2.96       2.86               2.96       2.86          
Nonperforming loans to total loans excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(b)
    3.81       3.72               3.81       3.72          
 
(a)   Loans at fair value consist of prime mortgages originated with the intent to sell that are accounted for at fair value and classified as trading assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These loans totaled $12.6 billion and $12.8 billion at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Average balances of these loans totaled $15.3 billion and $17.7 billion for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $14.0 billion and $15.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Excludes PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction. These loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing.
 
(c)   Certain of these loans are classified as trading assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(d)   At September 30, 2010 and 2009, nonperforming loans and assets exclude: (1) mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies of $10.2 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively, that are 90 days past due and accruing at the guaranteed reimbursement rate; (2) real estate owned insured by U.S. government agencies of $1.7 billion and $579 million, respectively; and (3) student loans that are 90 days past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”), of $572 million and $511 million, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
 
(e)   Loans held-for-sale and loans accounted for at fair value were excluded when calculating the allowance coverage ratio and the net charge-off rate.
 
(f)   Excludes the impact of PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction. These loans were accounted for at fair value on the acquisition date, which incorporated management’s estimate, as of that date, of credit losses over the remaining life of the portfolio. An allowance for loan losses of $2.8 billion and $1.1 billion was recorded for these loans at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which has also been excluded from applicable ratios. To date, no charge-offs have been recorded for these loans.

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RETAIL BANKING
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 1,691     $ 1,844       (8 )%   $ 5,077     $ 5,365       (5 )%
Net interest income
    2,745       2,732             8,092       8,065        
                     
Total net revenue
    4,436       4,576       (3 )     13,169       13,430       (2 )
Provision for credit losses
    175       208       (16 )     534       894       (40 )
Noninterest expense
    2,779       2,646       5       7,989       7,783       3  
                     
Income before income tax expense
    1,482       1,722       (14 )     4,646       4,753       (2 )
                     
Net income
  $ 848     $ 1,043       (19 )   $ 2,660     $ 2,876       (8 )
                     
Overhead ratio
    63 %     58 %             61 %     58 %        
Overhead ratio excluding core deposit intangibles(a)
    61       56               59       56          
 
(a)   Retail Banking uses the overhead ratio (excluding the amortization of CDI), a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate the underlying expense trends of the business. Including CDI amortization expense in the overhead ratio calculation would result in a higher overhead ratio in the earlier years and a lower overhead ratio in later years. This method would therefore result in an improving overhead ratio over time, all things remaining equal. The non-GAAP ratio excludes Retail Banking’s CDI amortization expense related to prior business combination transactions of $69 million and $83 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $208 million and $248 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Quarterly results
Retail Banking reported net income of $848 million, a decrease of $195 million, or 19%, compared with the prior year.
Net revenue was $4.4 billion, down 3% compared with the prior year. The decrease was driven by declining deposit-related fees, largely offset by a shift to wider-spread deposit products and higher debit card income.
The provision for credit losses was $175 million, down $33 million compared with the prior year. Retail Banking net charge-offs were $175 million (4.18% net charge-off rate), compared with $208 million (4.66% net charge-off rate) in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $2.8 billion, up 5% compared with the prior year, resulting from sales force increases in Business Banking and bank branches.
Year-to-date results
Retail Banking reported net income of $2.7 million, a decrease of $216 million, or 8%, compared with the prior year.
Net revenue was $13.2 billion, down 2% compared with the prior year. The decrease was driven by declining deposit-related fees and a decline in deposit balances, largely offset by a shift to wider-spread deposit products and higher debit card income.
The provision for credit losses was $534 million, down $360 million compared with the prior year. Retail Banking net charge-offs were $534 million (4.28% net charge-off rate), compared with $594 million (4.41% net charge-off rate) in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $8.0 billion, up 3% compared with the prior year, resulting from sales force increases in Business Banking and bank branches.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in billions, except ratios and where                        
otherwise noted)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Business metrics
                                               
 
                                               
Business banking origination volume
  $ 1.2     $ 0.5       91 %   $ 3.3     $ 1.6       99 %
End-of-period loans owned
    16.6       17.4       (5 )     16.6       17.4       (5 )
End-of-period deposits:
                                               
Checking
  $ 124.2     $ 115.5       8     $ 124.2     $ 115.5       8  
Savings
    162.4       151.6       7       162.4       151.6       7  
Time and other
    48.9       66.6       (27 )     48.9       66.6       (27 )
                     
Total end-of-period deposits
    335.5       333.7       1       335.5       333.7       1  
Average loans owned
  $ 16.6     $ 17.7       (6 )   $ 16.7     $ 18.0       (7 )
Average deposits:
                                               
Checking
  $ 123.5     $ 114.0       8     $ 122.3     $ 112.6       9  
Savings
    162.2       151.2       7       161.2       150.1       7  
Time and other
    49.8       74.4       (33 )     52.2       81.8       (36 )
                     
Total average deposits
    335.5       339.6       (1 )     335.7       344.5       (3 )
Deposit margin
    3.08 %     2.99 %         3.05 %     2.92 %    
Average assets
  $ 27.7     $ 28.1       (1 )   $ 28.3     $ 29.1       (3 )
                     
Credit data and quality statistics (in millions, except ratio)
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 175     $ 208       (16 )   $ 534     $ 594       (10 )
Net charge-off rate
    4.18 %     4.66 %         4.28 %     4.41 %    
Nonperforming assets
  $ 913     $ 816       12     $ 913     $ 816       12  
                     
Retail branch business metrics
                                               
Investment sales volume (in millions)
  $ 5,798     $ 6,243       (7 )   $ 17,510     $ 15,933       10  
 
                                               
Number of:
                                               
Branches
    5,192       5,126       1       5,192       5,126       1  
ATMs
    15,815       15,038       5       15,815       15,038       5  
Personal bankers
    21,438       16,941       27       21,438       16,941       27  
Sales specialists
    7,123       5,530       29       7,123       5,530       29  
Active online customers (in thousands)
    17,167       13,852       24       17,167       13,852       24  
Checking accounts (in thousands)
    27,014       25,546       6       27,014       25,546       6  
 
MORTGAGE BANKING & OTHER CONSUMER LENDING
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratio)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Noninterest revenue(a)
  $ 1,076     $ 1,201       (10 )%   $ 3,350     $ 4,256       (21 )%
Net interest income
    809       834       (3 )     2,494       2,363       6  
                     
Total net revenue
    1,885       2,035       (7 )     5,844       6,619       (12 )
Provision for credit losses
    176       222       (21 )     568       993       (43 )
Noninterest expense
    1,348       1,139       18       3,837       3,381       13  
                     
Income before income tax expense
    361       674       (46 )     1,439       2,245       (36 )
                     
Net income(a)
  $ 207     $ 412       (50 )   $ 828     $ 1,377       (40 )
                     
Overhead ratio
    72 %     56 %             66 %     51 %        
 
(a)   Losses related to the repurchase of previously-sold loans are recorded as a reduction of production revenue. These losses totaled $1.5 billion and $465 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $2.6 billion and $940 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The losses resulted in a negative impact on net income of $853 million and $286 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1.5 billion and $578 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For further discussion, see Repurchase liability on pages 58—61 and Note 22 on pages 174—178 of this Form 10-Q, and Note 31 on pages 230—234 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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Quarterly results
Mortgage Banking & Other Consumer Lending reported net income of $207 million, a decrease of $205 million, or 50%, from the prior year.
Net revenue was $1.9 billion, down by $150 million, or 7%, from the prior year. Mortgage Banking net revenue was $1.1 billion, down by $219 million. Other Consumer Lending net revenue, comprising Auto and Student Lending, was $832 million, up by $69 million, predominantly as a result of higher auto loan and lease balances.
Mortgage Banking net revenue included $232 million of net interest income and $821 million of noninterest revenue, comprising production, servicing and other noninterest revenue. Total production revenue was a net loss of $231 million, a decrease of $161 million compared with the prior year. Production revenue, excluding repurchase losses, was $1.2 billion, an increase of $838 million, reflecting higher mortgage origination volumes and wider margins. Total production revenue was reduced by $1.5 billion of repurchase losses, compared with $465 million in the prior year, and included a $1.0 billion increase in the repurchase reserve during the current quarter, reflecting higher estimated future repurchase demands. Net mortgage servicing revenue, which comprises operating revenue and MSR risk management, was $936 million, a decrease of $7 million. Operating revenue was $549 million, an increase of $41 million, reflecting an improvement in other changes in MSR asset fair value driven by lower runoff of the MSR asset due to time decay, largely offset by lower loan servicing revenue as a result of lower third-party loans serviced. MSR risk management revenue was $387 million, a decrease of $48 million.
The provision for credit losses, predominantly related to the student and auto loan portfolios, was $176 million, compared with $222 million in the prior year. Student loan and other net charge-offs were $82 million (2.21% net charge-off rate), compared with $60 million (1.66% net charge-off rate) in the prior year. Auto loan net charge-offs were $67 million (0.56% net charge-off rate), compared with $159 million (1.46% net charge-off rate) in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $1.3 billion, up by $209 million, or 18%, from the prior year, driven by an increase in default-related expense for the serviced portfolio.
Year-to-date results
Mortgage Banking & Other Consumer Lending reported net income of $828 million, a decrease of $549 million, or 40%, from the prior year.
Net revenue was $5.8 billion, down by $775 million, or 12%, from the prior year. Mortgage Banking net revenue was $3.2 billion, down by $1.2 billion. Other Consumer Lending net revenue, comprising Auto and Student Lending, was $2.6 billion, up by $400 million, predominantly as a result of higher auto loan and lease balances.
Mortgage Banking net revenue included $660 million of net interest income and $2.6 billion of noninterest revenue, comprising production, servicing and other noninterest revenue. Total production revenue was a net loss of $221 million, compared with income of $695 million in the prior year. Production revenue, excluding repurchase losses, was $2.3 billion, an increase of $707 million, reflecting wider mortgage margins. Total production revenue was reduced by $2.6 billion of repurchase losses, compared with $940 million in the prior year, and included a $1.6 billion increase in the repurchase reserve during the current year, reflecting higher estimated future repurchase demands. Net mortgage servicing revenue, which comprises operating revenue and MSR risk management, was $2.5 billion, a decrease of $151 million. Operating revenue was $1.6 billion, an increase of $518 million, reflecting an improvement in other changes in MSR asset fair value driven by lower runoff of the MSR asset due to time decay, partially offset by lower loan servicing revenue as a result of lower third-party loans serviced. MSR risk management revenue was $850 million, a decrease of $669 million.
The provision for credit losses, predominantly related to the student and auto loan portfolios, was $568 million, compared with $993 million in the prior year. Student loan and other net charge-offs were $296 million (2.62% net charge-off rate), compared with $195 million (1.80% net charge-off rate) in the prior year. Auto loan net charge-offs were $227 million (0.64% net charge-off rate), compared with $479 million (1.49% net charge-off rate) in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $3.8 billion, up by $456 million, or 13%, from the prior year, driven by an increase in default-related expense for the serviced portfolio.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in billions, except ratios and where otherwise noted)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Business metrics
                                               
End-of-period loans owned:
                                               
Auto loans
  $ 48.2     $ 44.3       9 %   $ 48.2     $ 44.3       9 %
Mortgage(a)
    13.8       10.1       37       13.8       10.1       37  
Student loans and other
    14.6       15.6       (6 )     14.6       15.6       (6 )
                     
Total end-of-period loans owned
    76.6       70.0       9       76.6       70.0       9  
                     
Average loans owned:
                                               
Auto loans
  $ 47.7     $ 43.3       10     $ 47.4     $ 43.0       10  
Mortgage(a)
    13.6       8.9       53       13.3       8.3       60  
Student loans and other
    14.8       15.3       (3 )     16.6       16.5       1  
                     
Total average loans owned(b)
    76.1       67.5       13       77.3       67.8       14  
                     
Credit data and quality statistics (in millions, except ratios)
                                               
Net charge-offs:
                                               
Auto loans
  $ 67     $ 159       (58 )   $ 227     $ 479       (53 )
Mortgage
    10       7       43       29       14       107  
Student loans and other
    82       60       37       296       195       52  
                     
Total net charge-offs
    159       226       (30 )     552       688       (20 )
                     
Net charge-off rate:
                                               
Auto loans
    0.56 %     1.46 %             0.64 %     1.49 %        
Mortgage
    0.30       0.32               0.30       0.24          
Student loans and other
    2.21       1.66               2.62       1.80          
                     
Total net charge-off rate(b)
    0.83       1.35               0.98       1.41          
                     
 
                                               
30+ day delinquency rate(c)(d)
    1.54 %     1.76 %             1.54 %     1.76 %        
Nonperforming assets (in millions)(e)
  $ 1,052     $ 872       21     $ 1,052     $ 872       21  
                     
 
                                               
Origination volume:
                                               
Mortgage origination volume by channel
                                               
Retail
  $ 19.2     $ 13.3       44     $ 45.9     $ 41.6       10  
Wholesale(f)
    0.2       0.7       (71 )     1.0       3.0       (67 )
Correspondent(f)
    19.1       21.1       (9 )     49.8       61.0       (18 )
CNT (negotiated transactions)
    2.4       2.0       20       8.1       10.3       (21 )
                     
Total mortgage origination volume
    40.9       37.1       10       104.8       115.9       (10 )
                     
Student loans
  $ 0.2     $ 1.5       (87 )   $ 1.9     $ 3.6       (47 )
Auto
    6.1       6.9       (12 )     18.2       17.8       2  
 

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in billions, except ratios and where otherwise noted)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Application volume:
                                               
Mortgage application volume by channel
                                               
Retail
  $ 34.6     $ 17.8       94 %   $ 82.7     $ 73.5       13 %
Wholesale(f)
    0.6       1.1       (45 )     2.0       4.2       (52 )
Correspondent(f)
    30.7       26.6       15       72.4       85.5       (15 )
                     
Total mortgage application volume
  $ 65.9     $ 45.5       45     $ 157.1     $ 163.2       (4 )
                     
Average mortgage loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value(g)
  $ 15.6     $ 18.0       (13 )   $ 14.2     $ 16.2       (12 )
Average assets
    125.8       115.2       9       124.6       113.4       10  
Repurchase reserve (ending)
    3.0       0.9       233       3.0       0.9       233  
Third-party mortgage loans serviced (ending)
    1,012.7       1,098.9       (8 )     1,012.7       1,098.9       (8 )
Third-party mortgage loans serviced (average)
    1,028.6       1,104.4       (7 )     1,056.3       1,129.2       (6 )
MSR net carrying value (ending)
    10.3       13.6       (24 )     10.3       13.6       (24 )
Ratio of MSR net carrying value (ending) to third-party mortgage loans serviced (ending)
    1.02 %     1.24 %             1.02 %     1.24 %        
Ratio of annualized loan servicing revenue to third-party mortgage loans serviced (average)
    0.44       0.44               0.44       0.44          
MSR revenue multiple(h)
    2.32x       2.82x               2.32x       2.82x          
                     
 
                                               
Supplemental mortgage fees and related income details
                                               
(in millions)
                                               
                     
Net production revenue:
                                               
Production revenue
  $ 1,233     $ 395       212     $ 2,342     $ 1,635       43  
Repurchase losses
    (1,464 )     (465 )     (215 )     (2,563 )     (940 )     (173 )
                     
Net production revenue
    (231 )     (70 )     (230 )     (221 )     695     NM
                     
Net mortgage servicing revenue:
                                               
Operating revenue:
                                               
Loan servicing revenue
    1,153       1,220       (5 )     3,446       3,721       (7 )
Other changes in MSR asset fair value
    (604 )     (712 )     15       (1,829 )     (2,622 )     30  
                     
Total operating revenue
    549       508       8       1,617       1,099       47  
Risk management:
                                               
Changes in MSR asset fair value due to inputs or assumptions in model
    (1,497 )     (1,099 )     (36 )     (5,177 )     4,042     NM
Derivative valuation adjustments and other
    1,884       1,534       23       6,027       (2,523 )   NM
                     
Total risk management
    387       435       (11 )     850       1,519       (44 )
                     
Total net mortgage servicing revenue
    936       943       (1 )     2,467       2,618       (6 )
                     
Mortgage fees and related income
  $ 705     $ 873       (19 )   $ 2,246     $ 3,313       (32 )
 
(a)   Predominantly represents prime loans repurchased from Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) pools, which are insured by U.S. government agencies. See further discussion of loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae pools in Repurchase liability on pages 58—61 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Total average loans owned includes loans held-for-sale of $338 million and $1.3 billion for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These amounts are excluded when calculating the net charge-off rate.
 
(c)   Excludes mortgage loans that are insured by U.S. government agencies of $11.1 billion and $7.7 billion at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
 
(d)   Excludes loans that are 30 days past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the FFELP, of $1.0 billion and $903 million at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
 
(e)   At September 30, 2010 and 2009, nonperforming loans and assets exclude: (1) mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies of $10.2 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively, that are 90 days past due and accruing at the guaranteed reimbursement rate; (2) real estate owned insured by U.S. government agencies of $1.7 billion and $579 million, respectively; and (3) student loans that are 90 days past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the FFELP, of $572 million and $511 million, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
 
(f)   Includes rural housing loans sourced through brokers and correspondents, which are underwritten under U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform with the current period presentation.
 
(g)   Loans at fair value consist of prime mortgages originated with the intent to sell that are accounted for at fair value and classified as trading assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Average balances of these loans totaled $15.3 billion and $17.7 billion for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $14.0 billion and $15.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(h)   Represents the ratio of MSR net carrying value (ending) to third-party mortgage loans serviced (ending) divided by the ratio of annualized loan servicing revenue to third-party mortgage loans serviced (average).

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REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIOS
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 21     $ 19       11 %   $ 105     $ (20 )   NM
Net interest income
    1,304       1,588       (18 )     4,113       4,994       (18 )%
                     
Total net revenue
    1,325       1,607       (18 )     4,218       4,974       (15 )
                     
Provision for credit losses
    1,197       3,558       (66 )     5,894       9,824       (40 )
Noninterest expense
    390       411       (5 )     1,214       1,282       (5 )
Income/(loss) before income tax expense/(benefit)
    (262 )     (2,362 )     89       (2,890 )     (6,132 )     53  
                     
Net income/(loss)
  $ (148 )   $ (1,448 )     90     $ (1,670 )   $ (3,757 )     56  
                     
Overhead ratio
    29 %     26 %             29 %     26 %        
 
Quarterly results
Real Estate Portfolios reported a net loss of $148 million, compared with a net loss of $1.4 billion in the prior year. The improvement was driven by a lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by lower net interest income.
Net revenue was $1.3 billion, down by $282 million, or 18%, from the prior year. The decrease was driven by a decline in net interest income as a result of lower loan balances, reflecting net portfolio runoff, and a decline in mortgage loan yields.
The provision for credit losses was $1.2 billion, compared with $3.6 billion in the prior year. The current-quarter provision reflected improved delinquency trends and a $902 million reduction in net charge-offs. Additionally, the prior-year provision included an addition to the allowance for loan losses of $1.4 billion in the home equity and mortgage loan portfolios. (For further detail, see RFS discussion of the provision for credit losses.)
Noninterest expense was $390 million, down by $21 million, or 5%, from the prior year.
Year-to-date results
Real Estate Portfolios reported a net loss of $1.7 billion, compared with a net loss of $3.8 billion in the prior year. The improvement was driven by a lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by lower net interest income.
Net revenue was $4.2 billion, down by $756 million, or 15%, from the prior year. The decrease was driven by a decline in net interest income as a result of lower loan balances, reflecting net portfolio runoff.
The provision for credit losses was $5.9 billion, compared with $9.8 billion in the prior year. The current-year provision reflected improved delinquency trends and a $1.4 billion reduction in net charge-offs. Additionally, the current-year provision reflects an addition to the allowance for loan losses of $1.2 billion for the purchased credit-impaired portfolio, compared with prior year additions of $2.6 billion for the home equity and mortgage portfolios and $1.1 billion for the purchased credit-impaired portfolio. (For further detail, see RFS discussion of the provision for credit losses.)
Noninterest expense was $1.2 billion, down by $68 million, or 5%, from the prior year.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in billions)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Loans excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(a)
                                               
End-of-period loans owned:
                                               
Home equity
  $ 91.7     $ 104.8       (13 )%   $ 91.7     $ 104.8       (13 )%
Prime mortgage
    42.9       50.0       (14 )     42.9       50.0       (14 )
Subprime mortgage
    12.0       13.3       (10 )     12.0       13.3       (10 )
Option ARMs
    8.4       8.9       (6 )     8.4       8.9       (6 )
Other
    0.9       0.7       29       0.9       0.7       29  
                     
Total end-of-period loans owned
  $ 155.9     $ 177.7       (12 )   $ 155.9     $ 177.7       (12 )
                     
 
                                               
Average loans owned:
                                               
Home equity
  $ 93.3     $ 106.6       (12 )   $ 96.4     $ 110.0       (12 )
Prime mortgage
    43.8       51.7       (15 )     45.8       54.8       (16 )
Subprime mortgage
    12.3       13.6       (10 )     13.0       14.3       (9 )
Option ARMs
    8.4       8.9       (6 )     8.5       8.9       (4 )
Other
    1.0       0.8       25       1.0       0.9       11  
                     
Total average loans owned
  $ 158.8     $ 181.6       (13 )   $ 164.7     $ 188.9       (13 )
                     
 
                                               
Purchased credit-impaired loans(a)
                                               
End-of-period loans owned:
                                               
Home equity
  $ 25.0     $ 27.1       (8 )   $ 25.0     $ 27.1       (8 )
Prime mortgage
    17.9       20.2       (11 )     17.9       20.2       (11 )
Subprime mortgage
    5.5       6.1       (10 )     5.5       6.1       (10 )
Option ARMs
    26.4       29.8       (11 )     26.4       29.8       (11 )
                     
Total end-of-period loans owned
  $ 74.8     $ 83.2       (10 )   $ 74.8     $ 83.2       (10 )
                     
 
                                               
Average loans owned:
                                               
Home equity
  $ 25.2     $ 27.4       (8 )   $ 25.7     $ 27.9       (8 )
Prime mortgage
    18.2       20.5       (11 )     18.8       21.1       (11 )
Subprime mortgage
    5.6       6.2       (10 )     5.8       6.5       (11 )
Option ARMs
    26.7       30.2       (12 )     27.7       30.8       (10 )
                     
Total average loans owned
  $ 75.7     $ 84.3       (10 )   $ 78.0     $ 86.3       (10 )
                     
 
                                               
Total Real Estate Portfolios
                                               
End-of-period loans owned:
                                               
Home equity
  $ 116.7     $ 131.9       (12 )   $ 116.7     $ 131.9       (12 )
Prime mortgage
    60.8       70.2       (13 )     60.8       70.2       (13 )
Subprime mortgage
    17.5       19.4       (10 )     17.5       19.4       (10 )
Option ARMs
    34.8       38.7       (10 )     34.8       38.7       (10 )
Other
    0.9       0.7       29       0.9       0.7       29  
                     
Total end-of-period loans owned
  $ 230.7     $ 260.9       (12 )   $ 230.7     $ 260.9       (12 )
                     
Average loans owned:
                                               
Home equity
  $ 118.5     $ 134.0       (12 )   $ 122.1     $ 137.9       (11 )
Prime mortgage
    62.0       72.2       (14 )     64.6       75.9       (15 )
Subprime mortgage
    17.9       19.8       (10 )     18.8       20.8       (10 )
Option ARMs
    35.1       39.1       (10 )     36.2       39.7       (9 )
Other
    1.0       0.8       25       1.0       0.9       11  
                     
Total average loans owned
  $ 234.5     $ 265.9       (12 )   $ 242.7     $ 275.2       (12 )
                     
Average assets
  $ 222.5     $ 258.3       (14 )   $ 230.9     $ 269.2       (14 )
Home equity origination volume
    0.3       0.5       (40 )     0.9       2.0       (55 )
 
(a)   PCI loans represent loans acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction for which a deterioration in credit quality occurred between the origination date and JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition date. These loans were initially recorded at fair value and accrete interest income over the estimated lives of the underlying loans as long as cash flows are reasonably estimable, even if the underlying loans are contractually past due.
Included within Real Estate Portfolios are PCI loans that the Firm acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction. For PCI loans, the excess of the undiscounted gross cash flows initially expected to be collected over the fair value of the loans at the acquisition date is accreted into interest income at a level rate of return over the expected life of the loans. This is commonly referred to as the “accretable yield.” The estimate of gross cash flows expected to be collected is updated each reporting period based on updated assumptions. Probable decreases in expected loan principal cash flows would trigger the recognition of impairment through the provision for loan losses; probable and significant increases in expected cash flows (e.g., decreased principal credit losses, the net benefit of modifications) would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan losses with any remaining increases recognized prospectively in interest income over the remaining estimated lives of the underlying loans.

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The net spread between the PCI loans and the related liabilities should be relatively constant over time, except for any basis risk or other residual interest rate risk that remains and changes in the accretable yield percentage (e.g., extended loan liquidation periods). As of September 30, 2010, the remaining weighted-average life of the PCI loan portfolio is expected to be 7.2 years. For further information, see Note 13, PCI loans, on pages 153-154 of this Form 10-Q. The loan balances are expected to decline more rapidly in the earlier years as the most troubled loans are liquidated, and more slowly thereafter as the remaining troubled borrowers have limited refinancing opportunities. Similarly, default and servicing expense are expected to be higher in the earlier years and decline over time as liquidations slow down.
To date the impact of the PCI loans on Real Estate Portfolios net income has been modestly negative. This is due to the current net spread of the portfolio, the provision for loan losses recognized subsequent to its acquisition, and the higher level of default and servicing expense associated with the portfolio. Over time, the Firm expects that this portfolio will contribute positively to net income.
                                                 
Credit data and quality statistics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Net charge-offs excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(a):
                                               
Home equity
  $ 730     $ 1,142       (36 )%   $ 2,652     $ 3,505       (24 )%
Prime mortgage
    255       518       (51 )     959       1,304       (26 )
Subprime mortgage
    206       422       (51 )     945       1,196       (21 )
Option ARMs
    11       15       (27 )     56       34       65  
Other
    12       19       (37 )     49       54       (9 )
                     
Total net charge-offs
  $ 1,214     $ 2,116       (43 )   $ 4,661     $ 6,093       (24 )
                     
Net charge-off rate excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(a):
                                               
Home equity
    3.10 %     4.25 %             3.68 %     4.26 %        
Prime mortgage
    2.31       3.98               2.80       3.18          
Subprime mortgage
    6.64       12.31               9.72       11.18          
Option ARMs
    0.52       0.67               0.88       0.51          
Other
    4.76       9.42               6.55       8.02          
Total net charge-off rate excluding purchased credit-impaired loans
    3.03       4.62               3.78       4.31          
                     
Net charge-off rate — reported:
                                               
Home equity
    2.44 %     3.38 %             2.90 %     3.40 %        
Prime mortgage
    1.63       2.85               1.98       2.30          
Subprime mortgage
    4.57       8.46               6.72       7.69          
Option ARMs
    0.12       0.15               0.21       0.11          
Other
    4.76       9.42               6.55       8.02          
Total net charge-off rate — reported
    2.05       3.16               2.57       2.96          
                     
30+ day delinquency rate excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(b)
    6.77 %     7.46 %             6.77 %     7.46 %        
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 14,111     $ 11,261       25     $ 14,111     $ 11,261       25  
Nonperforming assets(c)
    9,456       10,196       (7 )     9,456       10,196       (7 )
Allowance for loan losses to ending loans retained
    6.12 %     4.32 %             6.12 %     4.32 %        
Allowance for loan losses to ending loans retained excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(a)
    7.25       5.72               7.25       5.72          
 
(a)   Excludes the impact of PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction. These loans were accounted for at fair value on the acquisition date, which incorporated management’s estimate, as of that date, of credit losses over the remaining life of the portfolio. An allowance for loan losses of $2.8 billion and $1.1 billion was recorded for these loans at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which has also been excluded from the applicable ratios. To date, no charge-offs have been recorded for these loans.
 
(b)   The delinquency rate for PCI loans was 28.07% and 25.56% at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Excludes PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction. These loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing.

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CARD SERVICES
For a discussion of the business profile of CS, see pages 64-66 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and Introduction on page 6 of this Form 10-Q.
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Prior to the adoption of the new guidance, JPMorgan Chase used the concept of “managed basis” to evaluate the credit performance of its credit card loans, both loans on the balance sheet and loans that had been securitized. Managed results excluded the impact of credit card securitizations on total net revenue, the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs and loan receivables. Securitization did not change reported net income; however, it did affect the classification of items on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result of the consolidation of the securitization trusts, reported and managed basis are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further information, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15-19 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Selected income statement data -        
managed basis(a)   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue
                                               
Credit card income
  $ 864     $ 916       (6 )%   $ 2,585     $ 2,681       (4 )%
All other income(b)
    (58 )     (85 )     32       (160 )     (646 )     75  
                     
Noninterest revenue
    806       831       (3 )     2,425       2,035       19  
Net interest income
    3,447       4,328       (20 )     10,492       13,121       (20 )
                     
Total net revenue
    4,253       5,159       (18 )     12,917       15,156       (15 )
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
    1,633       4,967       (67 )     7,366       14,223       (48 )
 
                                               
Noninterest expense
                                               
Compensation expense
    316       354       (11 )     973       1,040       (6 )
Noncompensation expense
    1,023       829       23       2,958       2,552       16  
Amortization of intangibles
    106       123       (14 )     352       393       (10 )
                     
Total noninterest expense
    1,445       1,306       11       4,283       3,985       7  
                     
Income/(loss) before income tax expense/(benefit)
    1,175       (1,114 )   NM     1,268       (3,052 )   NM
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    440       (414 )   NM     493       (1,133 )   NM
                     
Net income/(loss)
  $ 735     $ (700 )   NM   $ 775     $ (1,919 )   NM
                     
 
                                               
Memo: Net securitization income/(loss)
  NA   $ (43 )   NM   NA   $ (491 )   NM
Financial ratios
                                               
Return on common equity
    19 %     (19 )%             7 %     (17 )%        
Overhead ratio
    34       25               33       26          
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. For further details regarding the Firm’s application and impact of the new guidance, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Includes the impact of revenue sharing agreements with other JPMorgan Chase business segments. For periods prior to January 1, 2010, net securitization income/(loss) is also included.
NA: Not applicable
Quarterly results
Net income was $735 million, compared with a net loss of $700 million in the prior year. The improved results were driven by a lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by lower net revenue.
End-of-period loans were $136.4 billion, a decrease of $28.8 billion, or 17%, from the prior year. Average loans were $140.1 billion, a decrease of $29.1 billion, or 17%, from the prior year. The declines in both end-of-period and average loans were consistent with expected portfolio runoff.
Net revenue was $4.3 billion, a decrease of $906 million, or 18%, from the prior year. Net interest income was $3.4 billion, down by $881 million, or 20%. The decrease was driven by lower average loan balances, the impact of legislative changes and a decreased level of fees. These decreases were offset partially by lower revenue reversals associated with lower charge-offs. Noninterest revenue was $806 million, a decrease of $25 million, or 3%, due to lower revenue from fee-based products.

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The provision for credit losses was $1.6 billion, compared with $5.0 billion in the prior year. The current-quarter provision reflected lower net charge-offs and a reduction of $1.5 billion to the allowance for loan losses due to lower estimated losses. The prior year provision included an addition of $575 million to the allowance for loan losses. The net charge-off rate was 8.87%, down from 10.30% in the prior year. The 30-day delinquency rate was 4.57%, down from 5.99% in the prior year. Excluding the Washington Mutual portfolio, the net charge-off rate was 8.06%, down from 9.41% in the prior year; and the 30-day delinquency rate was 4.13%, down from 5.38% in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $1.4 billion, an increase of $139 million, or 11%, due to higher marketing expense.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $775 million, compared with a net loss of $1.9 billion in the prior year. The improved results were driven by a lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by lower net revenue.
Average loans were $147.3 billion, a decrease of $28.2 billion, or 16%, from the prior year, consistent with expected portfolio runoff.
Net revenue was $12.9 billion, a decrease of $2.2 billion, or 15%, from the prior year. Net interest income was $10.5 billion, down by $2.6 billion, or 20%. The decrease was driven by lower average loan balances, a decreased level of fees, and the impact of legislative changes. These decreases were offset partially by lower revenue reversals associated with lower charge-offs. Noninterest revenue was $2.4 billion, an increase of $390 million, or 19%, driven by a prior-year write-down of securitization interests, offset partially by lower revenue from fee-based products.
The provision for credit losses was $7.4 billion, compared with $14.2 billion in the prior year. The current-year provision reflected lower net charge-offs and a reduction of $4.0 billion to the allowance for loan losses due to lower estimated losses. The prior-year provision included an addition of $2.0 billion to the allowance for loan losses. The net charge-off rate was 10.31%, up from 9.32% in the prior year. Excluding the Washington Mutual portfolio, the net charge-off rate was 9.24%, up from 8.39% in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $4.3 billion, an increase of $298 million, or 7%, due to higher marketing expense.
Credit Card Legislation
In May 2009, the CARD Act was enacted. Management estimates that the total annualized reduction in net income from the CARD Act, including regulatory guidance that defines reasonable and proportional fees, is approximately $750 million. Results in the third quarter of 2010 reflect approximately 65% of the estimated quarterly impact of this reduction in net income, with expectations of full run-rate impact in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The most significant effects of the CARD Act include: (a) the inability to change the pricing of existing balances; (b) the allocation of customer payments above the minimum payment to the existing balance with the highest annual percentage rate (“APR”); (c) the requirement that customers opt-in in order to receive, for a fee, overlimit protection that permits an authorized transaction over their credit limit; (d) the requirement that statements must be mailed or delivered not later than 21 days before the payment due date; (e) the limiting of the amount of penalty fees that can be assessed; and (f) the requirement to review customer accounts for potential interest rate reductions in certain circumstances.
As a result of the CARD Act, CS has implemented certain changes to its business practices to manage its inability to price loans to customers at rates that are commensurate with their risk over time. These changes include: (a) selectively increasing pricing; (b) reducing the volume and duration of low-rate promotional pricing offered to customers; and (c) reducing the amount of credit that is granted to certain new and existing customers.

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Selected metrics                    
(in millions, except headcount, ratios and where   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
otherwise noted)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Financial ratios(a)
                                               
Percentage of average outstandings:
                                               
Net interest income
    9.76 %     10.15 %             9.52 %     10.00 %        
Provision for credit losses
    4.63       11.65               6.68       10.84          
Noninterest revenue
    2.28       1.95               2.20       1.55          
Risk adjusted margin(b)
    7.42       0.45               5.04       0.71          
Noninterest expense
    4.09       3.06               3.89       3.04          
Pretax income/(loss) (ROO)(c)
    3.33       (2.61 )             1.15       (2.32 )        
Net income/(loss)
    2.08       (1.64 )             0.70       (1.46 )        
 
                                               
Business metrics
                                               
Sales volume (in billions)
  $ 79.6     $ 74.7       7 %   $ 227.1     $ 215.3       5 %
New accounts opened (in millions)
    2.7       2.4       13       7.9       7.0       13  
Open accounts (in millions)
    89.0       93.6       (5 )     89.0       93.6       (5 )
 
                                               
Merchant acquiring business
                                               
Bank card volume (in billions)
  $ 117.0     $ 103.5       13     $ 342.1     $ 299.3       14  
Total transactions (in billions)
    5.2       4.5       16       14.9       13.1       14  
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (period-end)
                                               
Loans:
                                               
Loans on balance sheets
  $ 136,436     $ 78,215       74     $ 136,436     $ 78,215       74  
Securitized loans(a)
  NA     87,028     NM   NA     87,028     NM
                     
Total loans
  $ 136,436     $ 165,243       (17 )   $ 136,436     $ 165,243       (17 )
                     
Equity
  $ 15,000     $ 15,000           $ 15,000     $ 15,000        
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (average)
                                               
Managed assets
  $ 141,029     $ 192,141       (27 )   $ 148,212     $ 195,517       (24 )
Loans:
                                               
Loans on balance sheets
  $ 140,059     $ 83,146       68     $ 147,326     $ 90,154       63  
Securitized loans(a)
  NA     86,017     NM   NA     85,352     NM
                     
Total average loans
  $ 140,059     $ 169,163       (17 )   $ 147,326     $ 175,506       (16 )
                     
Equity
  $ 15,000     $ 15,000           $ 15,000     $ 15,000        
 
                                               
Headcount
    21,398       22,850       (6 )     21,398       22,850       (6 )
 

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Credit quality statistics(a)
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 3,133     $ 4,392       (29 )%   $ 11,366     $ 12,238       (7 )%
Net charge-off rate(d)
    8.87 %     10.30 %             10.31 %     9.32 %        
Delinquency rates(a)(d)
                                               
30+ day
    4.57 %     5.99 %             4.57 %     5.99 %        
90+ day
    2.41       2.76               2.41       2.76          
 
                                               
Allowance for loan losses(a)(e)
  $ 13,029     $ 9,297       40     $ 13,029     $ 9,297       40  
Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans(a)(e)(f)
    9.55 %     11.89 %             9.55 %     11.89 %        
 
                                               
Key stats — Washington Mutual only
                                               
Loans
  $ 14,504     $ 21,163       (31 )   $ 14,504     $ 21,163       (31 )
Average loans
    15,126       22,287       (32 )     16,716       24,742       (32 )
Net interest income(g)
    16.27 %     17.04 %             15.40 %     17.11 %        
Risk adjusted margin(b)(g)
    12.90       (4.45 )             9.91       (1.01 )        
Net charge-off rate(h)
    15.58       21.94               20.02       18.32          
30+ day delinquency rate(h)
    8.29       12.44               8.29       12.44          
90+ day delinquency rate(h)
    4.54       6.21               4.54       6.21          
 
                                               
Key stats — excluding Washington Mutual
                                               
Loans
  $ 121,932     $ 144,080       (15 )   $ 121,932     $ 144,080       (15 )
Average loans
    124,933       146,876       (15 )     130,610       150,764       (13 )
Net interest income(g)
    8.98 %     9.10 %             8.77 %     8.83 %        
Risk adjusted margin(b)(g)
    6.76       1.19               4.41       0.99          
Net charge-off rate
    8.06       9.41               9.24       8.39          
30+ day delinquency rate
    4.13       5.38               4.13       5.38          
90+ day delinquency rate
    2.16       2.48               2.16       2.48          
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. As a result of the consolidation of the credit card securitization trusts, reported and managed basis relating to credit card securitizations are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further details regarding the Firm’s application and impact of the new guidance, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Represents total net revenue less provision for credit losses.
 
(c)   Pretax return on average managed outstandings.
 
(d)   Results reflect the impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to the Washington Mutual transaction and the consolidation of the WMMT in the second quarter of 2009. The net charge-off rate for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and delinquency rates as of September 30, 2010, were not affected.
 
(e)   Based on loans on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(f)   Includes $3.0 billion of loans at September 30, 2009, held by the WMMT, which were consolidated onto the CS balance sheet at fair value during the second quarter of 2009. No allowance for loan losses was recorded for these loans as of September 30, 2009. Excluding these loans, the allowance for loan losses to period-end loans would have been 12.36%.
 
(g)   As a percentage of average managed outstandings.
 
(h)   Excludes the impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to the Washington Mutual transaction and the consolidation of the WMMT in the second quarter of 2009.
NA: Not applicable

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Reconciliation from reported basis to managed basis
The financial information presented below reconciles reported basis and managed basis to disclose the effect of securitizations reported in 2009. Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance that amended the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs. As a result of the consolidation of the credit card securitization trusts, reported and managed basis relating to credit card securitizations are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further details regarding the Firm’s application and impact of the new guidance, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Income statement data
                                               
Credit card income
                                               
Reported
  $ 864     $ 1,201       (28 )%   $ 2,585     $ 3,800       (32 )%
Securitization adjustments
  NA     (285 )   NM   NA     (1,119 )   NM
                     
Managed credit card income
  $ 864     $ 916       (6 )   $ 2,585     $ 2,681       (4 )
                     
 
                                               
Net interest income
                                               
Reported
  $ 3,447     $ 2,345       47     $ 10,492     $ 7,176       46  
Securitization adjustments
  NA     1,983     NM   NA     5,945     NM
                     
Managed net interest income
  $ 3,447     $ 4,328       (20 )   $ 10,492     $ 13,121       (20 )
                     
Total net revenue
                                               
Reported
  $ 4,253     $ 3,461       23     $ 12,917     $ 10,330       25  
Securitization adjustments
  NA     1,698     NM   NA     4,826     NM
                     
Managed total net revenue
  $ 4,253     $ 5,159       (18 )   $ 12,917     $ 15,156       (15 )
                     
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
                                               
Reported
  $ 1,633     $ 3,269       (50 )   $ 7,366     $ 9,397       (22 )
Securitization adjustments
  NA     1,698     NM   NA     4,826     NM
                     
Managed provision for credit losses
  $ 1,633     $ 4,967       (67 )   $ 7,366     $ 14,223       (48 )
                     
 
                                               
Balance sheets — average balances
                                               
Total average assets
                                               
Reported
  $ 141,029     $ 109,362       29     $ 148,212     $ 113,134       31  
Securitization adjustments
  NA     82,779     NM   NA     82,383     NM
                     
Managed average assets
  $ 141,029     $ 192,141       (27 )   $ 148,212     $ 195,517       (24 )
                     
 
                                               
Credit quality statistics
                                               
Net charge-offs
                                               
Reported
  $ 3,133     $ 2,694       16     $ 11,366     $ 7,412       53  
Securitization adjustments
  NA     1,698     NM   NA     4,826     NM
                     
Managed net charge-offs
  $ 3,133     $ 4,392       (29 )   $ 11,366     $ 12,238       (7 )
                     
 
                                               
Net charge-off rates
                                               
Reported
    8.87 %     12.85 %             10.31 %     10.99 %        
Securitized
  NA     7.83             NA     7.56          
Managed net charge-off rate
    8.87       10.30               10.31       9.32          
 
NA: Not applicable

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COMMERCIAL BANKING
For a discussion of the business profile of CB, see pages 67-68 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and Introduction on page 6 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue
                                               
Lending- and deposit-related fees
  $ 269     $ 269       %   $ 826     $ 802       3 %
Asset management, administration and commissions
    36       35       3       109       105       4  
All other income(a)
    242       170       42       658       447       47  
                     
Noninterest revenue
    547       474       15       1,593       1,354       18  
Net interest income
    980       985       (1 )     2,836       2,960       (4 )
                     
Total net revenue(b)
    1,527       1,459       5       4,429       4,314       3  
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
    166       355       (53 )     145       960       (85 )
 
                                               
Noninterest expense
                                               
Compensation expense
    210       196       7       612       593       3  
Noncompensation expense
    341       339       1       1,002       1,008       (1 )
Amortization of intangibles
    9       10       (10 )     27       32       (16 )
                     
Total noninterest expense
    560       545       3       1,641       1,633        
                     
Income before income tax expense
    801       559       43       2,643       1,721       54  
Income tax expense
    330       218       51       1,089       674       62  
                     
Net income
  $ 471     $ 341       38     $ 1,554     $ 1,047       48  
                     
 
                                               
Revenue by product
                                               
Lending
  $ 693     $ 675       3     $ 2,000     $ 2,024       (1 )
Treasury services
    670       672             1,973       1,997       (1 )
Investment banking
    120       99       21       340       286       19  
Other
    44       13       238       116       7     NM
                     
Total Commercial Banking revenue
  $ 1,527     $ 1,459       5     $ 4,429     $ 4,314       3  
 
                                               
IB revenue, gross
  $ 344     $ 301       14     $ 988     $ 835       18  
 
                                               
Revenue by client segment
                                               
Middle Market Banking
  $ 766     $ 771       (1 )   $ 2,279     $ 2,295       (1 )
Commercial Term Lending
    256       232       10       722       684       6  
Mid-Corporate Banking
    304       278       9       852       825       3  
Real Estate Banking
    118       121       (2 )     343       361       (5 )
Other(c)
    83       57       46       233       149       56  
                     
Total Commercial Banking revenue
  $ 1,527     $ 1,459       5     $ 4,429     $ 4,314       3  
                     
 
                                               
Financial ratios
                                               
Return on common equity
    23 %     17 %             26 %     17 %        
Overhead ratio
    37       37               37       38          
 
(a)   Revenue from investment banking products sold to CB clients and commercial card fee revenue is included in all other income.
 
(b)   Total net revenue included tax-equivalent adjustments from income tax credits related to equity investments in designated community development entities that provide loans to qualified businesses in low-income communities as well as tax-exempt income from municipal bond activity of $59 million and $43 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $153 million and $117 million for year-to-date 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Other primarily includes revenue related to the Community Development and Chase Capital segments.

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Quarterly results
Net income was $471 million, an increase of $130 million, or 38%, from the prior year. The increase was driven by a reduction in the provision for credit losses. Results included the impact of the purchase of a $3.5 billion loan portfolio during the current quarter.
Net revenue was a record $1.5 billion, up by $68 million, or 5%, compared with the prior year. Net interest income was $980 million, down by $5 million, or 1%, driven by spread compression on liability products and lower loan balances, offset by growth in liability balances and wider loan spreads. Noninterest revenue was $547 million, an increase of $73 million, or 15%, driven by changes in the valuation of investments held at fair value, higher investment banking fees, higher lending-related fees, gains on sales of loans, and higher other fees.
Revenue from Middle Market Banking was $766 million, a decrease of $5 million, or 1%, from the prior year. Revenue from Commercial Term Lending was $256 million, an increase of $24 million, or 10%, and included the impact of the loan portfolio purchased during the quarter. Revenue from Mid-Corporate Banking was $304 million, an increase of $26 million, or 9%. Revenue from Real Estate Banking was $118 million, a decrease of $3 million, or 2%.
The provision for credit losses was $166 million, compared with $355 million in the prior year. Net charge-offs were $218 million (0.89% net charge-off rate) and were largely related to commercial real estate, compared with $291 million (1.11% net charge-off rate) in the prior year. The allowance for loan losses to end-of-period loans retained was 2.72%, down from 3.01% in the prior year. Nonperforming loans were $2.9 billion, up by $644 million from the prior year, reflecting increases in commercial real estate.
Noninterest expense was $560 million, an increase of $15 million, or 3%, compared with the prior year, reflecting higher headcount-related expense.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $1.6 billion, an increase of $507 million, or 48%, from the prior year. The increase was driven by a reduction in the provision for credit losses.
Net revenue was $4.4 billion, up by $115 million, or 3%, compared with the prior year. Net interest income was $2.8 billion, down by $124 million, or 4%, driven by spread compression on liability products and lower loan balances, largely offset by growth in liability balances and wider loan spreads. Noninterest revenue was $1.6 billion, an increase of $239 million, or 18%, from the prior year, reflecting higher lending- related fees, changes in the valuation of investments held at fair value, and higher investment banking fees.
Revenue from Middle Market Banking was $2.3 billion, relatively flat compared with the prior year. Revenue from Commercial Term Lending was $722 million, an increase of $38 million, or 6%, and included the impact of the loan portfolio purchased during the third quarter. Mid-Corporate Banking revenue was $852 million, an increase of $27 million, or 3%. Real Estate Banking revenue was $343 million, a decrease of $18 million, or 5%.
The provision for credit losses was $145 million, compared with $960 million in the prior year, and reflected a reduction in the allowance for credit losses, primarily due to refinements to credit loss estimates and improvements in the credit quality of the commercial and industrial portfolio. Net charge-offs were $623 million (0.87% net charge-off rate), compared with $606 million (0.75% net charge-off rate) in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $1.6 billion, flat compared with the prior year.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except headcount and ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Selected balance sheet data (period-end):
                                               
Loans:
                                               
Loans retained
  $ 97,738     $ 101,608       (4 )%   $ 97,738     $ 101,608       (4 )%
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    399       288       39       399       288       39  
                     
Total loans
    98,137       101,896       (4 )     98,137       101,896       (4 )
Equity
    8,000       8,000             8,000       8,000        
Selected balance sheet data (average):
                                               
Total assets
  $ 130,237     $ 130,316           $ 132,176     $ 137,248       (4 )
Loans:
                                               
Loans retained
    96,657       103,752       (7 )     96,166       108,654       (11 )
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    384       297       29       358       294       22  
                     
Total loans
    97,041       104,049       (7 )     96,524       108,948       (11 )
Liability balances
    137,853       109,293       26       135,939       110,012       24  
Equity
    8,000       8,000             8,000       8,000        
Average loans by client segment:
                                               
Middle Market Banking
  $ 35,299     $ 36,200       (2 )   $ 34,552     $ 38,357       (10 )
Commercial Term Lending
    37,509       36,943       2       36,513       36,907       (1 )
Mid-Corporate Banking
    11,807       14,933       (21 )     11,978       16,774       (29 )
Real Estate Banking
    8,983       11,547       (22 )     9,740       12,380       (21 )
Other(a)
    3,443       4,426       (22 )     3,741       4,530       (17 )
                     
Total Commercial Banking loans
  $ 97,041     $ 104,049       (7 )   $ 96,524     $ 108,948       (11 )
 
                                               
Headcount
    4,805       4,177       15       4,805       4,177       15  
 
                                               
Credit data and quality statistics:
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 218     $ 291       (25 )   $ 623     $ 606       3  
Nonperforming loans:
                                               
Nonperforming loans retained(b)
    2,898       2,284       27       2,898       2,284       27  
Nonperforming loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    48       18       167       48       18       167  
                     
Total nonperforming loans
    2,946       2,302       28       2,946       2,302       28  
Nonperforming assets
    3,227       2,461       31       3,227       2,461       31  
Allowance for credit losses:
                                               
Allowance for loan losses
    2,661       3,063       (13 )     2,661       3,063       (13 )
Allowance for lending-related commitments
    241       300       (20 )     241       300       (20 )
                     
Total allowance for credit losses
    2,902       3,363       (14 )     2,902       3,363       (14 )
Net charge-off rate
    0.89 %     1.11 %             0.87 %     0.75 %        
Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans retained
    2.72       3.01               2.72       3.01          
Allowance for loan losses to average loans retained
    2.75       2.95               2.77       2.82          
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans retained
    92       134               92       134          
Nonperforming loans to total period-end loans
    3.00       2.26               3.00       2.26          
Nonperforming loans to total average loans
    3.04       2.21               3.05       2.11          
 
(a)   Other primarily includes loans related to the Community Development and Chase Capital segments.
 
(b)   Allowance for loan losses of $535 million and $496 million were held against nonperforming loans retained at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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TREASURY & SECURITIES SERVICES
For a discussion of the business profile of TSS, see pages 56–57 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and Introduction on page 6 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except headcount and ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue
                                               
Lending- and deposit-related fees
  $ 318     $ 316       1 %   $ 942     $ 955       (1 )%
Asset management, administration and commissions
    644       620       4       2,008       1,956       3  
All other income
    210       201       4       595       619       (4 )
                     
Noninterest revenue
    1,172       1,137       3       3,545       3,530        
Net interest income
    659       651       1       1,923       1,979       (3 )
                     
Total net revenue
    1,831       1,788       2       5,468       5,509       (1 )
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
    (2 )     13     NM       (57 )     2     NM  
Credit reimbursement to IB(a)
    (31 )     (31 )           (91 )     (91 )      
 
                                               
Noninterest expense
                                               
Compensation expense
    701       629       11       2,055       1,876       10  
Noncompensation expense
    693       633       9       2,027       1,954       4  
Amortization of intangibles
    16       18       (11 )     52       57       (9 )
                     
Total noninterest expense
    1,410       1,280       10       4,134       3,887       6  
                     
Income before income tax expense
    392       464       (16 )     1,300       1,529       (15 )
Income tax expense
    141       162       (13 )     478       540       (11 )
                     
Net income
  $ 251     $ 302       (17 )   $ 822     $ 989       (17 )
                     
 
                                               
Revenue by business
                                               
Treasury Services
  $ 937     $ 919       2     $ 2,745     $ 2,784       (1 )
Worldwide Securities Services
    894       869       3       2,723       2,725        
                     
Total net revenue
  $ 1,831     $ 1,788       2     $ 5,468     $ 5,509       (1 )
 
                                               
Financial ratios
                                               
Return on common equity
    15 %     24 %             17 %     26 %        
Overhead ratio
    77       72               76       71          
Pretax margin ratio
    21       26               24       28          
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (period-end)
                                               
Loans(b)
  $ 26,899     $ 19,693       37     $ 26,899     $ 19,693       37  
Equity
    6,500       5,000       30       6,500       5,000       30  
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (average)
                                               
Total assets
  $ 42,445     $ 33,117       28     $ 41,211     $ 35,753       15  
Loans(b)
    24,337       17,062       43       22,035       18,231       21  
Liability balances
    242,517       231,502       5       245,684       247,219       (1 )
Equity
    6,500       5,000       30       6,500       5,000       30  
 
                                               
Headcount
    28,544       26,389       8       28,544       26,389       8  
 
(a)   IB credit portfolio group manages certain exposures on behalf of clients shared with TSS. TSS reimburses IB for a portion of the total cost of managing the credit portfolio. IB recognizes this credit reimbursement as a component of noninterest revenue.
 
(b)   Loan balances include wholesale overdrafts, commercial card and trade finance loans.

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Quarterly results
Net income was $251 million, a decrease of $51 million, or 17%, from the prior year. These results reflected higher noninterest expense, partially offset by higher net revenue.
Net revenue was $1.8 billion, an increase of $43 million, or 2%, from the prior year. Treasury Services net revenue was $937 million, an increase of $18 million, or 2%. The increase was driven by higher trade loan and card product volumes, partially offset by lower spreads on liability products. Worldwide Securities Services net revenue was $894 million, an increase of $25 million, or 3%. The increase was driven by higher market levels and net inflows of assets under custody, partially offset by lower spreads on liability products and securities lending.
TSS generated firmwide net revenue of $2.6 billion, including $1.7 billion by Treasury Services; of that amount, $937 million was recorded in Treasury Services, $670 million in Commercial Banking and $64 million in other lines of business. The remaining $894 million of firmwide net revenue was recorded in Worldwide Securities Services.
Noninterest expense was $1.4 billion, an increase of $130 million, or 10%, from the prior year. The increase was driven by continued investment in new product platforms, primarily related to international expansion, and higher performance-based compensation.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $822 million, a decrease of $167 million, or 17%, from the prior year. These results reflected higher noninterest expense and lower net revenue.
Net revenue was $5.5 billion, a decrease of $41 million, or 1%, from the prior year. Treasury Services net revenue was $2.7 billion, relatively flat compared with the prior year as lower spreads on liability products were offset by higher trade loan and card product volumes. Similarly, Worldwide Securities Services net revenue was $2.7 billion, relatively flat compared with the prior year as lower spreads in securities lending, lower volatility on foreign exchange, and lower balances on liability products were offset by higher market levels and net inflows of assets under custody.
TSS generated firmwide net revenue of $7.6 billion, including $4.9 billion by Treasury Services; of that amount, $2.7 billion was recorded in Treasury Services, $2.0 billion in Commercial Banking and $182 million in other lines of business. The remaining $2.7 billion of firmwide net revenue was recorded in Worldwide Securities Services.
Noninterest expense was $4.1 billion, up $247 million, or 6%, from the prior year. The increase was driven by continued investment in new product platforms, primarily related to international expansion, and higher performance-based compensation.

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Selected metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios and where otherwise noted)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
TSS firmwide disclosures
                                               
Treasury Services revenue – reported
  $ 937     $ 919       2 %   $ 2,745     $ 2,784       (1 )%
Treasury Services revenue reported in CB
    670       672             1,973       1,997       (1 )
Treasury Services revenue reported in other lines of business
    64       63       2       182       188       (3 )
                     
Treasury Services firmwide revenue(a)
    1,671       1,654       1       4,900       4,969       (1 )
Worldwide Securities Services revenue
    894       869       3       2,723       2,725        
                     
Treasury & Securities Services firmwide revenue(a)
  $ 2,565     $ 2,523       2     $ 7,623     $ 7,694       (1 )
 
                                               
Treasury Services firmwide liability balances (average)(b)
  $ 302,921     $ 261,059       16     $ 303,742     $ 269,568       13  
Treasury & Securities Services firmwide liability balances (average)(b)
    380,370       340,795       12       381,623       357,231       7  
 
                                               
TSS firmwide financial ratios
                                               
Treasury Services firmwide overhead ratio(c)
    55 %     52 %             55 %     52 %        
Treasury & Securities Services firmwide overhead ratio(c)
    65       62               65       61          
 
                                               
Firmwide business metrics
                                               
Assets under custody (in billions)
  $ 15,863     $ 14,887       7     $ 15,863     $ 14,887       7  
 
                                               
Number of:
                                               
U.S.$ ACH transactions originated (in millions)
    978       965       1       2,897       2,921       (1 )
Total U.S.$ clearing volume (in thousands)
    30,779       28,604       8       89,979       83,983       7  
International electronic funds transfer volume (in thousands)(d)
    57,333       48,533       18       171,571       139,994       23  
Wholesale check volume (in millions)
    531       530             1,535       1,670       (8 )
Wholesale cards issued (in thousands)(e)
    28,404       26,977       5       28,404       26,977       5  
                     
 
                                               
Credit data and quality statistics
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 1     $     NM     $ 1     $ 19       (95 )
Nonperforming loans
    14       14             14       14        
Allowance for credit losses:
                                               
Allowance for loan losses
    54       15       260       54       15       260  
Allowance for lending-related commitments
    52       104       (50 )     52       104       (50 )
                     
Total allowance for credit losses
    106       119       (11 )     106       119       (11 )
 
                                               
Net charge-off rate
    0.02 %     %             0.01 %     0.14 %        
Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans
    0.20       0.08               0.20       0.08          
Allowance for loan losses to average loans
    0.22       0.09               0.25       0.08          
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
    386       107               386       107          
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans
    0.05       0.07               0.05       0.07          
Nonperforming loans to average loans
    0.06       0.08               0.06       0.08          
 
(a)   TSS firmwide revenue includes foreign exchange (“FX”) revenue recorded in TSS and FX revenue associated with TSS customers who are FX customers of IB. However, some of the FX revenue associated with TSS customers who are FX customers of IB is not included in TS and TSS firmwide revenue. The total FX revenue generated was $143 million and $154 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $455 million and $499 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Firmwide liability balances include liability balances recorded in CB.
 
(c)   Overhead ratios have been calculated based on firmwide revenue and TSS and TS expense, respectively, including those allocated to certain other lines of business. FX revenue and expense recorded in IB for TSS-related FX activity are not included in this ratio.
 
(d)   International electronic funds transfer includes non-U.S. dollar Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) and clearing volume.
 
(e)   Wholesale cards issued and outstanding include U.S. domestic commercial, stored value, prepaid and government electronic benefit card products.

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ASSET MANAGEMENT
For a discussion of the business profile of AM, see pages 71–73 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and Introduction on page 6 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue:
                                               
Asset management, administration and commissions
  $ 1,498     $ 1,443       4 %   $ 4,528     $ 3,989       14 %
All other income
    282       238       18       725       560       29  
                     
Noninterest revenue
    1,780       1,681       6       5,253       4,549       15  
Net interest income
    392       404       (3 )     1,118       1,221       (8 )
                     
Total net revenue
    2,172       2,085       4       6,371       5,770       10  
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
    23       38       (39 )     63       130       (52 )
 
                                               
Noninterest expense:
                                               
Compensation expense
    914       858       7       2,685       2,468       9  
Noncompensation expense
    557       474       18       1,598       1,478       8  
Amortization of intangibles
    17       19       (11 )     52       57       (9 )
                     
Total noninterest expense
    1,488       1,351       10       4,335       4,003       8  
                     
Income before income tax expense
    661       696       (5 )     1,973       1,637       21  
Income tax expense
    241       266       (9 )     770       631       22  
                     
Net income
  $ 420     $ 430       (2 )   $ 1,203     $ 1,006       20  
                     
 
                                               
Revenue by client segment
                                               
Private Banking(a)
  $ 1,181     $ 1,080       9     $ 3,484     $ 3,154       10  
Institutional
    506       534       (5 )     1,505       1,481       2  
Retail
    485       471       3       1,382       1,135       22  
                     
Total net revenue
  $ 2,172     $ 2,085       4     $ 6,371     $ 5,770       10  
                     
Financial ratios
                                               
Return on common equity
    26 %     24 %             25 %     19 %        
Overhead ratio
    69       65               68       69          
Pretax margin ratio
    30       33               31       28          
 
(a)   Private Banking is a combination of the previously disclosed client segments: Private Bank, Private Wealth Management and JPMorgan Securities.

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Quarterly results
Net income was $420 million, a decrease of $10 million, or 2%, from the prior year. These results reflected higher noninterest expense, largely offset by higher net revenue and a lower provision for credit losses.
Net revenue was $2.2 billion, an increase of $87 million, or 4%, from the prior year. Noninterest revenue was $1.8 billion, up by $99 million, or 6%, due to higher loan originations, the effect of higher market levels and net inflows to products with higher margins, partially offset by lower brokerage revenue and lower quarterly valuations of seed capital investments. Net interest income was $392 million, down by $12 million, or 3%, due to narrower deposit and loan spreads, offset by higher deposit and loan balances.
Revenue from Private Banking was $1.2 billion, up 9% from the prior year. Revenue from Institutional was $506 million, down 5%. Revenue from Retail was $485 million, up 3%.
The provision for credit losses was $23 million, compared with $38 million in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $1.5 billion, an increase of $137 million, or 10%, from the prior year, resulting from an increase in headcount.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $1.2 billion, an increase of $197 million, or 20%, from the prior year, due to higher net revenue and a lower provision for credit losses, partially offset by higher noninterest expense.
Net revenue was $6.4 billion, an increase of $601 million, or 10%, from the prior year. Noninterest revenue was $5.3 billion, an increase of $704 million, or 15%, due to the effect of higher market levels, net inflows to products with higher margins, higher loan originations and higher performance fees, partially offset by lower valuations of seed capital investments. Net interest income was $1.1 billion, down by $103 million, or 8%, from the prior year, due to narrower deposit spreads, partially offset by higher deposit balances.
Revenue from Private Banking was $3.5 billion, up 10% from the prior year. Revenue from Institutional was $1.5 billion, up 2%. Revenue from Retail was $1.4 billion, up 22%.
The provision for credit losses was $63 million, compared with $130 million in the prior year.
Noninterest expense was $4.3 billion, an increase of $332 million, or 8%, from the prior year due to higher headcount and higher performance-based compensation.

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Business metrics   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except headcount, ratios,            
ranking data, and where otherwise noted)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Number of:
                                               
Client advisors
    2,209       1,891       17 %     2,209       1,891       17 %
Retirement planning services participants (in thousands)
    1,665       1,620       3       1,665       1,620       3  
JPMorgan Securities brokers(a)
    419       365       15       419       365       15  
 
                                               
% of customer assets in 4 & 5 Star Funds(b)
    42 %     39 %     8       42 %     39 %     8  
% of AUM in 1st and 2nd quartiles:(c)
                                               
1 year
    67 %     60 %     12       67 %     60 %     12  
3 years
    65 %     70 %     (7 )     65 %     70 %     (7 )
5 years
    74 %     74 %           74 %     74 %      
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (period-end)
                                               
Loans
  $ 41,408     $ 35,925       15     $ 41,408     $ 35,925       15  
Equity
    6,500       7,000       (7 )     6,500       7,000       (7 )
 
                                               
Selected balance sheet data (average)
                                               
Total assets
  $ 64,911     $ 60,345       8     $ 63,629     $ 59,309       7  
Loans
    39,417       34,822       13       37,819       34,567       9  
Deposits
    87,841       73,649       19       85,012       76,888       11  
Equity
    6,500       7,000       (7 )     6,500       7,000       (7 )
 
                                               
Headcount
    16,510       14,919       11       16,510       14,919       11  
 
                                               
Credit data and quality statistics
                                               
Net charge-offs
  $ 13     $ 17       (24 )   $ 68     $ 82       (17 )
Nonperforming loans
    294       409       (28 )     294       409       (28 )
Allowance for credit losses:
                                               
Allowance for loan losses
    257       251       2       257       251       2  
Allowance for lending-related commitments
    3       5       (40 )     3       5       (40 )
                     
Total allowance for credit losses
    260       256       2       260       256       2  
 
                                               
Net charge-off rate
    0.13 %     0.19 %             0.24 %     0.32 %        
Allowance for loan losses to period-end loans
    0.62       0.70               0.62       0.70          
Allowance for loan losses to average loans
    0.65       0.72               0.68       0.73          
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
    87       61               87       61          
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans
    0.71       1.14               0.71       1.14          
Nonperforming loans to average loans
    0.75       1.17               0.78       1.18          
 
(a)   JPMorgan Securities was formerly known as Bear Stearns Private Client Services prior to January 1, 2010.
 
(b)   Derived from Morningstar for the U.S., the U.K., Luxembourg, France, Hong Kong and Taiwan; and Nomura for Japan.
 
(c)   Quartile rankings sourced from Lipper for the U.S. and Taiwan; Morningstar for the U.K., Luxembourg, France and Hong Kong; and Nomura for Japan.

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Assets under supervision
Assets under supervision were $1.8 trillion, an increase of $100 billion, or 6%, from the prior year. Assets under management were $1.3 trillion, flat from the prior year, due to net outflows in liquidity products, offset by net inflows of long-term products and the effect of higher market levels. Custody, brokerage, administration and deposit balances were $513 billion, up by $102 billion, or 25%, due to custody and brokerage inflows and the effect of higher market levels.
                 
ASSETS UNDER SUPERVISION(a) (in billions)        
As of September 30,   2010   2009
 
Assets by asset class
               
Liquidity
  $ 521     $ 634  
Fixed income
    277       215  
Equities and multi-asset
    362       316  
Alternatives
    97       94  
 
Total assets under management
    1,257       1,259  
Custody/brokerage/administration/deposits
    513       411  
 
Total assets under supervision
  $ 1,770     $ 1,670  
 
 
               
Assets by client segment
               
 
               
Private Banking(b)
  $ 276     $ 266  
Institutional
    677       737  
Retail
    304       256  
 
Total assets under management
  $ 1,257     $ 1,259  
 
 
               
Private Banking(b)
  $ 698     $ 594  
Institutional
    678       737  
Retail
    394       339  
 
Total assets under supervision
  $ 1,770     $ 1,670  
 
 
               
Assets by geographic region
               
U.S./Canada
  $ 852     $ 862  
International
    405       397  
 
Total assets under management
  $ 1,257     $ 1,259  
 
U.S./Canada
  $ 1,237     $ 1,179  
International
    533       491  
 
Total assets under supervision
  $ 1,770     $ 1,670  
 
 
               
Mutual fund assets by asset class
               
Liquidity
  $ 466     $ 576  
Fixed income
    88       57  
Equities and multi-asset
    151       133  
Alternatives
    7       10  
 
Total mutual fund assets
  $ 712     $ 776  
 
(a)   Excludes assets under management of American Century Companies, Inc., in which the Firm had a 41% and 42% ownership at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
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Assets under management rollforward   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in billions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Beginning balance
  $ 1,161     $ 1,171     $ 1,249     $ 1,133  
Net asset flows:
                               
Liquidity
    27       9       (64 )     21  
Fixed income
    12       13       40       22  
Equities, multi-asset and alternatives
    (1 )     12       6       9  
Market/performance/other impacts
    58       54       26       74  
 
Total assets under management
  $ 1,257     $ 1,259     $ 1,257     $ 1,259  
 
 
                               
Assets under supervision rollforward
                               
 
Beginning balance
  $ 1,640     $ 1,543     $ 1,701     $ 1,496  
Net asset flows
    41       45       27       61  
Market/performance/other impacts
    89       82       42       113  
 
Total assets under supervision
  $ 1,770     $ 1,670     $ 1,770     $ 1,670  
 
CORPORATE / PRIVATE EQUITY
For a discussion of the business profile of Corporate/Private Equity, see pages 74–75 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
                                                 
Selected income statement data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except headcount)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Revenue
                                               
Principal transactions
  $ 1,143     $ 1,109       3 %   $ 1,621     $ 859       89 %
Securities gains
    99       181       (45 )     1,699       761       123  
All other income
    (29 )     273     NM       277       45     NM  
                     
Noninterest revenue
    1,213       1,563       (22 )     3,597       1,665       116  
Net interest income
    371       1,031       (64 )     2,194       2,885       (24 )
                     
Total net revenue(a)
    1,584       2,594       (39 )     5,791       4,550       27  
 
                                               
Provision for credit losses
    (3 )     62     NM       12       71       (83 )
 
                                               
Noninterest expense
                                               
Compensation expense
    574       768       (25 )     1,819       2,064       (12 )
Noncompensation expense(b)
    1,927       875       120       6,436       2,539       153  
Merger costs
          103     NM             451     NM  
                     
Subtotal
    2,501       1,746       43       8,255       5,054       63  
Net expense allocated to other businesses
    (1,227 )     (1,243 )     1       (3,599 )     (3,775 )     5  
                     
Total noninterest expense
    1,274       503       153       4,656       1,279       264  
                     
Income before income tax expense/ (benefit) and extraordinary gain
    313       2,029       (85 )     1,123       3,200       (65 )
Income tax expense/(benefit)(c)
    (35 )     818     NM       (106 )     1,443     NM  
                     
Income before extraordinary gain
    348       1,211       (71 )     1,229       1,757       (30 )
Extraordinary gain(d)
          76     NM             76     NM  
                     
Net income
  $ 348     $ 1,287       (73 )   $ 1,229     $ 1,833       (33 )
                     
 
                                               
Total net revenue
                                               
Private equity
  $ 721     $ 172       319     $ 884     $ (278 )   NM
Corporate
    863       2,422       (64 )     4,907       4,828       2  
                     
Total net revenue
  $ 1,584     $ 2,594       (39 )   $ 5,791     $ 4,550       27  
                     
 
                                               
Net income/(loss)
                                               
Private equity
  $ 344     $ 88       291     $ 410     $ (219 )   NM
Corporate(e)
    4       1,199       (100 )     819       2,052       (60 )
                     
Total net income
  $ 348     $ 1,287       (73 )   $ 1,229     $ 1,833       (33 )
                     
Headcount
    19,756       20,747       (5 )     19,756       20,747       (5 )
 
(a)   Total net revenue included tax-equivalent adjustments, predominantly due to tax-exempt income from municipal bond investments of $58 million and $40 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $163 million and $110 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Includes litigation expense of $1.3 billion and $4.3 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared with $154 million and a net benefit of $274 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. The nine months ended September 30, 2009, included a $675 million FDIC special assessment.
 
(c)   Income tax expense in the first and third quarters of 2010 includes tax benefits recognized upon the resolution of tax audits.

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(d)   On September 25, 2008, JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking operations of Washington Mutual Bank. The acquisition resulted in negative goodwill, and accordingly, the Firm recognized an extraordinary gain. A preliminary gain of $1.9 billion was recognized at December 31, 2008. The final total extraordinary gain that resulted from the Washington Mutual transaction was $2.0 billion.
 
(e)   The 2009 periods included merger costs and the extraordinary gain related to the Washington Mutual transaction, as well as items related to the Bear Stearns merger, including merger costs, asset management liquidation costs and JPMorgan Securities broker retention expense.
Quarterly results
Net income was $348 million, compared with net income of $1.3 billion in the prior year.
Private Equity net income was $344 million, compared with $88 million in the prior year. Net revenue was $721 million, an increase of $549 million, and noninterest expense was $184 million, an increase of $150 million, both driven by higher private equity gains on investments in the portfolio.
Corporate net income was $4 million, compared with $1.2 billion in the prior year. Net revenue was $863 million, including $400 million of net interest income and $399 million of trading and securities gains. Noninterest expense reflected an increase of $1.3 billion for litigation reserves, including those for mortgage-related matters.
Year-to-date results
Net income was $1.2 billion, compared with net income of $1.8 billion in the prior year.
Private Equity net income was $410 million, compared with a net loss of $219 million in the prior year. Net revenue was $884 million, an increase of $1.2 billion, and noninterest expense was $246 million, an increase of $181 million, both driven by higher private equity gains on investments in the portfolio.
Corporate net income was $819 million, compared with $2.1 billion in the prior year. Net revenue was $4.9 billion, compared with $4.8 billion. Noninterest expense was $4.4 billion compared with $1.2 billion, reflecting an increase for litigation reserves offset by the absence of a $675 million FDIC special assessment in the prior year.
                                                 
Treasury and Chief Investment Office (“CIO”)            
Selected income statement and   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
balance sheet data                        
(in millions)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Securities gains(a)
  $ 99     $ 181       (45 )%   $ 1,698     $ 769       121 %
Investment securities portfolio (average)
    321,428       339,745       (5 )     324,163       314,202       3  
Investment securities portfolio (ending)
    334,140       351,823       (5 )     334,140       351,823       (5 )
Mortgage loans (average)
    9,174       7,469       23       8,629       7,303       18  
Mortgage loans (ending)
    9,550       7,665       25       9,550       7,665       25  
 
(a)   Reflects repositioning of the Corporate investment securities portfolio.
For further information on the investment portfolio, see Note 3 and Note 11 on pages 114–128 and 143–148, respectively, of this Form 10-Q. For further information on CIO VaR and the Firm’s earnings-at-risk, see the Market Risk Management section on pages 99–102 of this Form 10-Q.
                                                 
Selected income statement and balance sheet data   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   Change   2010   2009   Change
 
Private equity gains/(losses)
                                               
Realized gains
  $ 179     $ 57       214 %   $ 370     $ 97       281 %
Unrealized gains/(losses)(a)
    561       88     NM       479       (305 )   NM  
                     
Total direct investments
    740       145       410       849       (208 )   NM  
Third-party fund investments
    10       10             112       (119 )   NM  
                     
Total private equity gains/(losses)(b)
  $ 750     $ 155       384     $ 961     $ (327 )   NM  
 

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Private equity portfolio information(c)            
Direct investments            
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009   Change
 
Publicly held securities
                       
Carrying value
  $ 1,152     $ 762       51 %
Cost
    985       743       33  
Quoted public value
    1,249       791       58  
 
                       
Privately held direct securities
                       
Carrying value
    6,388       5,104       25  
Cost
    6,646       5,959       12  
 
                       
Third-party fund investments(d)
                       
Carrying value
    1,814       1,459       24  
Cost
    2,356       2,079       13  
         
Total private equity portfolio — Carrying value
  $ 9,354     $ 7,325       28  
Total private equity portfolio — Cost
  $ 9,987     $ 8,781       14  
 
(a)   Unrealized gains/(losses) contain reversals of unrealized gains and losses that were recognized in prior periods and have now been realized.
 
(b)   Included in principal transactions revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
 
(c)   For more information on the Firm’s policies regarding the valuation of the private equity portfolio, see Note 3 on pages 148-165 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(d)   Unfunded commitments to third-party private equity funds were $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The carrying value of the private equity portfolio at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, was $9.4 billion and $7.3 billion, respectively. The increase in the portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, is primarily due to gains on investments in the portfolio and incremental follow-on investment. The portfolio represented 7.5% and 6.3% of the Firm’s stockholders’ equity less goodwill at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
                 
Selected Consolidated Balance Sheets data (in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Assets
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 23,960     $ 26,206  
Deposits with banks
    31,077       63,230  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
    235,390       195,404  
Securities borrowed
    127,365       119,630  
Trading assets:
               
Debt and equity instruments
    378,222       330,918  
Derivative receivables
    97,293       80,210  
Securities
    340,168       360,390  
Loans
    690,531       633,458  
Allowance for loan losses
    (34,161 )     (31,602 )
 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
    656,370       601,856  
Accrued interest and accounts receivable
    63,224       67,427  
Premises and equipment
    11,316       11,118  
Goodwill
    48,736       48,357  
Mortgage servicing rights
    10,305       15,531  
Other intangible assets
    3,982       4,621  
Other assets
    114,187       107,091  
 
Total assets
  $ 2,141,595     $ 2,031,989  
 
 
               
Liabilities
               
Deposits
  $ 903,138     $ 938,367  
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
    314,161       261,413  
Commercial paper
    38,611       41,794  
Other borrowed funds
    51,642       55,740  
Trading liabilities:
               
Debt and equity instruments
    82,919       64,946  
Derivative payables
    74,902       60,125  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    169,365       162,696  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    77,438       15,225  
Long-term debt
    255,589       266,318  
 
Total liabilities
    1,967,765       1,866,624  
Stockholders’ equity
    173,830       165,365  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,141,595     $ 2,031,989  
 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets overview
Total assets were $2.1 trillion, up by $109.6 billion from December 31, 2009. Total assets increased, primarily as a result of higher loans, largely due to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs; higher trading assets – debt and equity instruments, largely due to improved market activity, reduced levels of volatility, and rising global indices; and an increase in federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements, predominantly due to higher financing volume in IB. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in deposits with banks, as market stress has eased since the end of 2009.
Total liabilities were $2.0 trillion, up by $101.1 billion. The increase in liabilities was a result of an increase in beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs, due to the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs; also contributing were higher federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements, largely as a result of an increase in securities purchased under resale agreement activity levels in IB. Partially offsetting these liability increases was a decline in wholesale deposits associated with the Firm’s lower funding needs, and the normalization of TSS deposit levels from year-end inflows.
Stockholders’ equity was $173.8 billion, up by $8.5 billion. The increase was driven predominantly by the Firm’s net income and a net increase in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”); these were partially offset by the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles as a result of the adoption of the new accounting guidance related to the consolidation of VIEs.
The following is a discussion of the significant changes in the specific line captions of the Consolidated Balance Sheets from December 31, 2009. For a description of the specific line captions discussed below, see pages 76–78 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Deposits with banks; federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements; securities borrowed
Deposits with banks decreased, largely due to lower deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank and lower interbank lending, as market stress has eased since the end of 2009. Securities purchased under resale agreements increased, predominantly due to higher financing volume in IB. For additional information on the Firm’s Liquidity Risk Management, see pages 66–70 of this Form 10-Q.
Trading assets and liabilities – debt and equity instruments
Trading assets — debt and equity instruments increased, largely due to improved market activity, reduced levels of volatility and rising global indices. Trading liabilities — debt and equity instruments increased, largely due a higher level of short positions compared with the prior year-end to facilitate customer trading. For additional information, refer to Note 3 on pages 114–128 of this Form 10-Q.
Trading assets and liabilities – derivative receivables and payables
Trading assets and liabilities – derivative receivables and payables increased, as a result of the continued decline in interest rates, the weakening of the U.S. dollar and the influence of rising base and precious metal prices on commodity valuations. For additional information, refer to Derivative contracts on pages 78–80, and Note 3 and Note 5 on pages 114–128 and 132–140, respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Securities
Securities decreased, largely due to repositioning of the Firm’s securities portfolio, in response to changes in the interest rate environment and to rebalance issuer exposures. The repositioning reduced U.S. government agency securities and increased non-U.S. mortgage-backed securities. The adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, which resulted in the elimination of retained available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities issued by Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, also contributed to the decrease. For additional information related to securities, refer to the Corporate/Private Equity segment on pages 51–53, and Note 3 and Note 11 on pages 114–128 and 143–148, respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Loans and allowance for loan losses
Loans increased as a result of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs that required the Firm to consolidate the assets and liabilities of its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. Excluding the impact of the adoption of the new accounting guidance, loans decreased due to the Washington Mutual credit card portfolio runoff; the decline in lower-yielding promotional credit card balances; continued runoff of the residential real estate portfolios; net repayments and loan sales in IB; and net charge-offs.
The allowance for loan losses increased, largely due to the impact of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs that required the Firm to consolidate the assets and liabilities of its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts. Excluding the effect of the new consolidation guidance, the allowance decreased, as a result of reductions of $2.7

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billion and $2.2 billion in the consumer and wholesale allowances, respectively. The consumer allowance decreased, largely as a result of lower estimated losses, primarily related to improved delinquency trends, as well as lower levels of loans. The wholesale allowance decreased due primarily to repayments and loan sales. For a more detailed discussion of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance, see Notes 1, 14 and 15 on pages 112–113, 154–155 and 155–167, respectively, of this Form 10-Q. For a more detailed discussion of the loan portfolio and the allowance for loan losses, refer to Credit Portfolio on pages 70–98 and Notes 3, 4, 13 and 14 on pages 114–128, 129–131, 149–154 and 154–155, respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Accrued interest and accounts receivable
Accrued interest and accounts receivable decreased, due to the elimination of retained securitization interests upon the adoption of the new consolidation guidance that resulted in the consolidation of Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts. This decrease was offset partially by higher customer receivables in IB’s Prime Services business due to increased client activity. For a more detailed discussion of the adoption of the new consolidated guidance, see Notes 1 and 15 on pages 112–113 and 155–167, respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Goodwill
Goodwill increased, largely due to the July 1, 2010, acquisition of RBS Sempra Commodities’ global oil, global metals and European power and gas businesses by IB. For additional information on goodwill, see Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q.
Mortgage servicing rights
MSRs decreased, predominantly due to a significant decline in market interest rates during the first nine months of 2010, as well as servicing portfolio runoff. The decrease was partially offset by an increase related to sales in RFS of originated loans for which servicing rights were retained. For additional information on MSRs, see Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q.
Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets decreased, primarily as a result of amortization expense. For additional information on other intangible assets, see Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q.
Deposits
Deposits decreased, reflecting a decline associated with wholesale funding activities due to the Firm’s lower funding needs, and the normalization of TSS deposit levels from year-end inflows. These factors were offset partially by net inflows from existing customers and new business in CB, RFS and AM. For more information on deposits, refer to the RFS and AM segment discussions on pages 25–35 and 47–51, respectively; the Liquidity Risk Management discussion on pages 66–70; and Note 17 on page 171 of this Form 10-Q. For more information on wholesale liability balances, including deposits, refer to the CB and TSS segment discussions on pages 41–43 and 44–46, respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
Securities sold under repurchase agreements increased, largely associated with an increase in securities purchased under resale agreement activity levels in IB. For additional information on the Firm’s Liquidity Risk Management, see pages 66–70 of this Form 10-Q.
Commercial paper and other borrowed funds
Commercial paper and other borrowed funds, which includes advances from Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBs”), decreased due to lower funding requirements. For additional information on the Firm’s Liquidity Risk Management and other borrowed funds, see pages 66–70, and Note 18 on page 171 of this Form 10-Q.
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs increased, predominantly due to the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, partially offset by maturities of $21.8 billion related to Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts. For additional information on Firm-administered VIEs and loan securitization trusts, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
Long-term debt
Long-term debt decreased, predominantly due to maturities and redemptions, partially offset by new issuances. For additional information on the Firm’s long-term debt activities, see the Liquidity Risk Management discussion on pages 66–70 of this Form 10-Q.

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Stockholders’ equity
Total stockholders’ equity increased, due to net income; a net increase in AOCI, due primarily to the narrowing of spreads on commercial and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, as well as on collateralized loan obligations; and increased market value on pass-through mortgage-backed securities. The increase in stockholders’ equity was partially offset by the impact of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, which resulted in a reduction of $4.5 billion, driven by the establishment of an allowance for loan losses of $7.5 billion (pretax) related to receivables predominantly held in credit card securitization trusts that were consolidated at the adoption date. Also partially offsetting the increase were stock repurchases; the purchase of the remaining interest in a consolidated subsidiary from noncontrolling shareholders; and the declaration of cash dividends on common and preferred stock. For a more detailed discussion of the adoption of new consolidated guidance related to VIEs, see Notes 1 and 15 on pages 112-113 and 155-167, respectively, of this Form 10-Q. For information about the impact of the adoption of new guidance related to embedded credit derivatives, see Note 5 on pages 132-140 of this Form 10-Q.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
JPMorgan Chase is involved with several types of off-balance sheet arrangements, including through special-purpose entities (“SPEs”), which are a type of VIE, and through lending-related financial instruments (e.g., commitments and guarantees). For further discussion, see Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Cash Obligations on pages 78-81 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Special-purpose entities
SPEs are the most common type of VIE, used in securitization transactions in order to isolate certain assets and distribute the cash flows from those assets to investors. As a result of new accounting guidance, certain VIEs were consolidated on to the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets effective January 1, 2010. Nevertheless, SPEs continue to be an important part of the financial markets, including the mortgage- and asset-backed securities and commercial paper markets, as they provide market liquidity by facilitating investors’ access to specific portfolios of assets and risks. The Firm holds capital, as deemed appropriate, against all SPE-related transactions and related exposures, such as derivative transactions and lending-related commitments and guarantees. For further information on the Firm’s involvement with SPEs, see Note 1 on pages 112-113 and Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q; and Note 1 on pages 142-143, Note 15 on pages 198-205 and Note 16 on pages 206-214 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The Firm has no commitments to issue its own stock to support any SPE transaction, and its policies require that transactions with SPEs be conducted at arm’s length and reflect market pricing. Consistent with this policy, no JPMorgan Chase employee is permitted to invest in SPEs with which the Firm is involved where such investment would violate the Firm’s Code of Conduct. These rules prohibit employees from self-dealing and acting on behalf of the Firm in transactions with which they or their family have any significant financial interest.
Implications of a credit rating downgrade to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
For certain liquidity commitments to SPEs, the Firm could be required to provide funding if the short-term credit rating of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. were downgraded below specific levels, primarily “P-1,” “A-1” and “F1” for Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, respectively. The aggregate amount of these liquidity commitments, to both consolidated and nonconsolidated SPEs, were $35.2 billion and $34.2 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Alternatively, if JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. were downgraded, the Firm could be replaced by another liquidity provider in lieu of providing funding under the liquidity commitment or, in certain circumstances, the Firm could facilitate the sale or refinancing of the assets in the SPE in order to provide liquidity.
Special-purpose entities revenue
The following table summarizes certain revenue information related to consolidated and nonconsolidated VIEs with which the Firm has significant involvement. The revenue reported in the table below primarily represents contractual servicing and credit fee income (i.e., income from acting as administrator, structurer or liquidity provider). It does not include MTM gains and losses from changes in the fair value of trading positions (such as derivative transactions) entered into with VIEs. Those gains and losses are recorded in principal transactions revenue.
                                                 
Revenue from VIEs and securitization entities   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Multi-seller conduits
  $ 44     $ 120     $ 171     $ 376  
Investor intermediation
    12       10       37       24  
Other securitization entities(a)
    478       631       1,566       1,885  
 
Total
  $ 534     $ 761     $ 1,774     $ 2,285  
 
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Loan modifications
The Firm modifies loans that it services, including loans that were sold to off-balance sheet SPEs, pursuant to the U.S. Treasury’s Making Home Affordable (“MHA”) programs and the Firm’s other loss-mitigation programs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, for both the Firm’s on-balance sheet loans and loans serviced for others, mortgage modifications of approximately 95,000 and 378,000, respectively, were offered to borrowers; and permanent mortgage modifications of more than 47,000 and 171,000, respectively, were approved. See Consumer Credit Portfolio on pages 82-94 of this Form 10-Q for more details on these loan modifications.
Off-balance sheet lending-related financial instruments, guarantees and other commitments
JPMorgan Chase uses lending-related financial instruments (e.g., commitments and guarantees) to meet the financing needs of its customers. The contractual amount of these financial instruments represents the maximum possible credit risk should the counterparty draw upon the commitment or the Firm be required to fulfill its obligation under the guarantee, and the counterparty subsequently fail to perform according to the terms of the contract. These commitments and guarantees often expire without being drawn, and even higher proportions expire without a default. As a result, the total contractual amount of these instruments is not, in the Firm’s view, representative of its actual future credit exposure or funding requirements. For further discussion of lending-related commitments and guarantees and the Firm’s accounting for them, see Lending-related commitments on page 80 and Note 22 on pages 174-178 of this Form 10-Q; and Lending-related commitments on page 105 and Note 31 on pages 230-234 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table presents, as of September 30, 2010, the amounts by contractual maturity of off-balance sheet lending-related financial instruments, guarantees and other commitments. The amounts in the table for credit card and home equity lending-related commitments represent the total available credit for these products. The Firm has not experienced, and does not anticipate, that all available lines of credit for these products would be utilized at the same time. The Firm can reduce or cancel these lines of credit by providing the borrower prior notice or, in some cases, without notice as permitted by law. The table excludes certain guarantees that do not have a contractual maturity date (e.g., loan sale and securitization-related indemnifications). For further discussion, see discussion of repurchase liability below and Note 22 on pages 174-178 of this Form 10-Q, and Note 31 on pages 230-234 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Off—balance sheet lending-related financial instruments, guarantees and other commitments
                                                 
    September 30, 2010   Dec. 31, 2009
                    Due after            
            Due after   3 years            
By remaining maturity   Due in 1 year   1 year through   through   Due after        
(in millions)   or less   3 years   5 years   5 years   Total   Total
 
Lending-related
                                               
Consumer:
                                               
Home equity — senior lien
  $ 527     $ 2,649     $ 6,116     $ 8,664     $ 17,956     $ 19,246  
Home equity — junior lien
    930       6,520       11,429       13,578       32,457       37,231  
Prime mortgage
    1,487                         1,487       1,654  
Subprime mortgage
                                   
Option ARMs
                                   
Auto loans
    5,731       152       9             5,892       5,467  
Credit card
    547,195                         547,195       569,113  
All other loans
    9,164       257       99       963       10,483       11,229  
 
Total consumer
  $ 565,034     $ 9,578     $ 17,653     $ 23,205     $ 615,470     $ 643,940  
 
Wholesale:
                                               
Other unfunded commitments to extend credit(a)(b)
    64,711       104,357       25,193       4,326       198,587       192,145  
Asset purchase agreements(b)
                                  22,685  
Standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees(a)(c)(d)
    26,121       47,561       14,637       4,736       93,055       91,485  
Unused advised lines of credit
    35,932       4,389       78       199       40,598       35,673  
Other letters of credit(a)(d)
    3,646       2,254       472             6,372       5,167  
 
Total wholesale
    130,410       158,561       40,380       9,261       338,612       347,155  
 
Total lending-related
  $ 695,444     $ 168,139     $ 58,033     $ 32,466     $ 954,082     $ 991,095  
 
Other guarantees and commitments
                                               
Securities lending guarantees(e)
  $ 183,715     $     $     $     $ 183,715     $ 170,777  
Derivatives qualifying as guarantees(f)
    5,008       909       40,364       27,796       74,077       87,191  
Unsettled reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements(g)
    63,806                         63,806       48,187  
Equity investment commitments(h)
    1,234       6       33       1,012       2,285       2,374  
Building purchase commitment(i)
    670                         670       670  
 

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(a)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, represents the contractual amount net of risk participations totaling $546 million and $643 million, respectively, for other unfunded commitments to extend credit; $23.2 billion and $24.6 billion, respectively, for standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees; and $890 million and $690 million, respectively, for other letters of credit. In regulatory filings with the Federal Reserve these commitments are shown gross of risk participations.
 
(b)   Upon the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, $24.2 billion of lending-related commitments between the Firm and Firm-administered multi-seller conduits were eliminated upon consolidation. The decrease in lending-related commitments was partially offset by the addition of $6.5 billion of unfunded commitments directly between the multi-seller conduits and clients; these unfunded commitments of the consolidated conduits are now included as off-balance sheet lending-related commitments of the Firm.
 
(c)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, includes unissued standby letters of credit commitments of $40.9 billion and $38.4 billion, respectively.
 
(d)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, JPMorgan Chase held collateral relating to $36.0 billion and $31.5 billion, respectively, of standby letters of credit; and $2.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, of other letters of credit.
 
(e)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, collateral held by the Firm in support of securities lending indemnification agreements totaled $185.7 billion and $173.2 billion, respectively. Securities lending collateral comprises primarily cash and securities issued by governments that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and U.S. government agencies.
 
(f)   Represents notional amounts of derivatives qualifying as guarantees.
 
(g)   For further information, refer to Unsettled reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements in Note 22 on page 177 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(h)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, includes unfunded commitments of $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, to third-party private equity funds; and $1.2 billion and $897 million, respectively, to other equity investments. These commitments include $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, related to investments that are generally fair valued at net asset value as discussed in Note 3 on pages 114-128 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(i)   For further information refer to Building purchase commitment in Note 22 on page 178 of this Form 10-Q.
Repurchase liability
In connection with the Firm’s loan sale and securitization activities with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) and other loan sale and private-label securitization transactions, the Firm has made representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements. For transactions with the GSEs, these representations include type of collateral, underwriting standards, validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan, that primary mortgage insurance is in force for any mortgage loan with a loan-to-value ratio (“LTV”) greater than 80%, and the use of the GSEs’ standard legal documentation. The Firm may be, and has been, required to repurchase loans and/or indemnify the GSEs and other investors for losses due to material breaches of these representations and warranties; however, predominantly all of the repurchase demands received by the Firm and the Firm’s losses realized to date are related to loans sold to the GSEs.
To date, the repurchase demands the Firm has received from the GSEs primarily relate to loans originated from 2005 to 2008. Demands against the pre-2005 and post-2008 vintages have not been significant; the Firm attributes this to the comparatively favorable credit performance of these vintages and to the enhanced underwriting and loan qualification standards implemented progressively during 2007 and 2008. From 2005 to 2008, excluding Washington Mutual, loans sold to the GSEs subject to representations and warranties for which the Firm may be liable were approximately $380 billion; this amount represents the principal amount of loans sold throughout 2005 to 2008 and has not been adjusted for subsequent activity, such as borrower repayments of principal or repurchases completed to date. See the discussion below for information concerning the process the Firm uses to evaluate repurchase demands for breaches of representations and warranties, and the Firm’s estimate of probable losses related to such exposure.
From 2005 to 2008, Washington Mutual sold approximately $150 billion of loans to the GSEs subject to certain representations and warranties. Subsequent to the Firm’s acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Washington Mutual from the FDIC in September 2008, the Firm resolved and/or limited certain current and future repurchase demands for loans sold to the GSEs by Washington Mutual, although it remains the Firm’s position that such obligations remain with the FDIC receivership. Nevertheless, certain payments have been made with respect to certain of the then current and future repurchase demands, and the Firm will continue to evaluate and pay certain future repurchase demands related to individual loans. In addition to the payments already made, the Firm has a remaining repurchase liability of approximately $250 million as of September 30, 2010, relating to unresolved and future demands on the Washington Mutual portfolio. After consideration of this repurchase liability, the Firm believes that the remaining GSE repurchase exposure related to the Washington Mutual portfolio presents minimal future risk to the Firm’s financial results.
The Firm also sells loans in securitization transactions with Ginnie Mae; these loans are typically insured by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) or the Rural Housing Administration (“RHA”) and/or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”). The Firm, in its role as servicer, may elect to repurchase delinquent loans securitized by Ginnie Mae in accordance with guidelines prescribed by Ginnie Mae, FHA, RHA and VA. Amounts due under the terms of these loans continue to be insured and the reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally. Accordingly, the Firm has not recorded any repurchase liability related to these loans.
From 2005 to 2008, the Firm and certain acquired entities sold or deposited approximately $450 billion of residential mortgage loans to securitization trusts in private-label securitizations they sponsored and, in connection therewith, made certain representations and warranties related to these loans. While the terms of the transactions vary, they generally differ from loan sales to GSEs in that, among other things: (i) in order to direct the trustee to investigate loan files, the security holders must make a formal request for the trustee to do so, and typically, this requires agreement of the holders of a specified percentage of the outstanding securities; (ii) generally, the mortgage loans are not required to meet all GSE eligibility criteria; and (iii) in many cases, the party demanding repurchase is required to demonstrate that a loan-level breach of a representation or warranty has materially and adversely affected the value of the loan. To date, loan-level repurchase demands in private-label securitizations have been limited. As a result, the Firm’s repurchase reserve primarily relates to loan sales to the GSEs and is predominantly derived from repurchase activity with the GSEs. While it is possible that the volume of repurchase demands in private-label securitizations will increase in the future, the Firm cannot offer a reasonable estimate of those future demands based on historical experience to date. In addition, with respect to private-label securitizations originated by Washington Mutual, it is the Firm’s position that such repurchase obligations remain with the FDIC receivership. Thus far, claims related to private-label securitizations (including from insurers that have guaranteed certain obligations of the securitization trusts) have generally manifested themselves through securities-related litigation. Reference is made to Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings, “Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation and Regulatory Investigations.” The Firm separately evaluates its exposure to such litigation in establishing its litigation reserves.

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Repurchase Demand Process
The Firm first becomes aware that a GSE is evaluating a particular loan for repurchase when the Firm receives a request from the GSE to review the underlying loan file (“file request”). Upon completing its review, the GSE may submit a repurchase demand to the Firm; historically, most file requests have not resulted in repurchase demands.
The primary reasons for repurchase demands from the GSEs relate to alleged misrepresentations primarily driven by: (i) credit quality and/or undisclosed debt of the borrower; (ii) income level and/or employment status of the borrower; and (iii) appraised value of collateral. Ineligibility of the borrower for the particular product, mortgage insurance rescissions and missing documentation are other reasons for repurchase demands. Beginning in 2009, mortgage insurers more frequently rescinded mortgage insurance coverage. The successful rescission of mortgage insurance typically results in a violation of representations and warranties made to the GSEs and, therefore, has been a significant cause of repurchase demands from the GSEs. The Firm actively reviews all rescission notices from mortgage insurers and appeals them when appropriate.
As soon as practicable after receiving a repurchase demand from a GSE, the Firm evaluates the request and takes appropriate actions based on the nature of the repurchase demand. Loan-level appeals with the GSEs are typical and the Firm seeks to provide a final response to a repurchase demand within three to four months of the date of receipt. In many cases, the Firm ultimately is not required to repurchase a loan because it is able to resolve the purported defect. Although repurchase demands may be made for as long as the loan is outstanding, most repurchase demands from the GSEs historically have related to loans that became delinquent in the first 24 months following origination.
When the Firm accepts a repurchase demand from one of the GSEs, the Firm may either a) repurchase the loan or the underlying collateral from the GSE at the unpaid principal balance of the loan plus accrued interest, or b) reimburse the GSE for its realized loss on a liquidated property (a “make-whole” payment).
Estimated Repurchase Liability
To estimate the Firm’s repurchase liability arising from breaches of representations and warranties, the Firm considers:
(i)   the level of current unresolved repurchase demands and mortgage insurance recission notices,
 
(ii)   estimated probable future repurchase demands considering historical experience,
 
(iii)   the ability of the Firm to cure the defects identified in the repurchase demands (“cure rate”),
 
(iv)   the severity of loss upon repurchase of the loan or collateral, make-whole settlement, or indemnification,
 
(v)   the Firm’s ability to recover its losses from third-party originators, and
 
(vi)   the terms of agreements with certain mortgage insurers and other parties.
Based on these factors, the Firm has recognized a repurchase liability of $3.3 billion and $1.7 billion, including the Washington Mutual liability described above, as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The following table provides information about outstanding repurchase demands and mortgage insurance rescission notices, excluding those related to Washington Mutual, at each of the past five quarter-end dates.
Outstanding repurchase demands and mortgage insurance rescission notices by counterparty type
                                         
    September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,     September 30,  
(in millions)   2010     2010     2010     2009     2009  
 
GSEs and other
  $ 1,063     $ 1,331     $ 1,358     $ 1,339     $ 1,132  
Mortgage insurers
    556       998       1,090       865       626  
Overlapping population (a)
    (69 )     (220 )     (232 )     (169 )     (99 )
 
Total
  $ 1,550     $ 2,109     $ 2,216     $ 2,035     $ 1,659  
 
(a)   Because the GSEs may make repurchase demands based on mortgage insurance rescission notices that remain unresolved, certain loans may be subject to both an unresolved mortgage insurance rescission notice and an unresolved repurchase demand.

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Probable future repurchase demands are generally estimated based upon loans that are or ever have been 90 days past due. The Firm estimates probable future repurchase demands by considering the unpaid principal balance of these delinquent loans, the Firm’s estimates of the typical lag time between delinquency and repurchase demand and the age of the loan when it first became delinquent. During the third quarter, the Firm experienced a sustained trend of increased file requests and repurchase demands from the GSEs across most vintages, including the 2005-2008 vintages, in spite of improved delinquency statistics and the aging of the 2005-2008 vintages. File requests from the GSEs, excluding those related to Washington Mutual, and other investors declined by 29% between the second and third quarters of 2009 and remained relatively stable through the fourth quarter of 2009. After this period of decline and relative stability, file requests from the GSEs and private investors then experienced quarterly increases of 5%, 18% and 15% in the first, second and third quarters of 2010, respectively.
The Firm expects that this change in GSE behavior will alter the historical relationship between delinquency and repurchase demands. To consider these changing trends, in the third quarter the Firm refined its estimate of probable future demands by separately forecasting near-term repurchase demands (using outstanding file requests) and longer-term repurchase demands (considering loans for which no file request has yet been received). The Firm believes that this refined estimation process produces a better estimate of probable future repurchase demands since it directly incorporates the Firm’s file request experience and will better reflect emerging trends in those requests, as well as the relationship between file requests and ultimate repurchase demands. This refinement resulted in a higher estimated amount of probable future demands from the GSEs, and this revised future demand assumption was the primary driver of the $1.0 billion increase in the Firm’s repurchase liability in the third quarter of 2010.
The following tables show the trend in repurchase demands and mortgage insurance rescission notices received by loan origination vintage, excluding those related to Washington Mutual, for the past five quarters.
Quarterly repurchase demands received by loan origination vintage
                                         
    September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,     September 30,  
(in millions)   2010     2010     2010     2009     2009  
 
Pre-2005
  $ 31     $ 35     $ 16     $ 12     $ 26  
2005
    67       94       50       40       48  
2006
    185       234       189       166       159  
2007
    498       521       403       425       378  
2008
    191       186       98       157       102  
Post-2008
    46       53       20       26       12  
 
Total repurchase demands received
  $ 1,018     $ 1,123     $ 776     $ 826     $ 725  
 
Quarterly mortgage insurance rescission notices received by loan origination vintage
                                         
    September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,     September 30,  
(in millions)   2010     2010     2010     2009     2009  
 
Pre-2005
  $ 4     $ 4     $ 2     $ 3     $ 1  
2005
    5       7       18       22       13  
2006
    39       39       57       50       39  
2007
    105       155       203       221       218  
2008
    44       52       60       69       62  
Post-2008
                             
 
Total mortgage insurance rescissions received (a)
  $ 197     $ 257     $ 340     $ 365     $ 333  
 
(a)   Mortgage insurance rescissions may ultimately result in a repurchase demand from the GSEs on a lagged basis. This table includes mortgage insurance rescissions where the GSEs have also issued a repurchase demand.
Because the Firm has demonstrated an ability to cure certain types of defects more frequently than others (e.g., missing documents), trends in the types of defects identified as well as the Firm’s historical data are considered in estimating the future cure rate. During 2010, the Firm’s overall cure rate, excluding Washington Mutual, has been approximately 50%. While the actual cure rate may vary from quarter to quarter, the Firm expects that the overall cure rate will remain in the 40-50% range for the foreseeable future.
The Firm has not observed a direct relationship between the type of defect that causes the breach of representations and warranties and the severity of the realized loss. Therefore, the loss severity assumption is estimated using the Firm’s historical experience and projections regarding home price appreciation. Actual loss severities on finalized repurchases and “make-whole” settlements, excluding any related to Washington Mutual, currently average approximately 50%, but may vary from quarter to quarter based on the characteristics of the underlying loans and changes in home prices.

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When a loan was originated by a third-party correspondent, the Firm typically has the right to seek a recovery of related repurchase losses from the correspondent originator. Correspondent-originated loans comprise approximately 40% of loans underlying outstanding repurchase demands, excluding those related to Washington Mutual. The Firm experienced a decrease in third-party recoveries from late 2009 into 2010. However, the actual third-party recovery rate may vary from quarter to quarter based upon the underlying mix of correspondents (e.g., active, inactive, out-of-business originators) from which recoveries are being sought.
The Firm is engaged in discussions with various mortgage insurers on their rights and practices related to rescinding mortgage insurance coverage. The Firm has entered into agreements with two mortgage insurers to make processes more efficient and reduce exposure on claims on certain portfolios for which the Firm is a servicer. The impact of these agreements is reflected in the repurchase liability and the disclosed outstanding mortgage insurance rescission notices as of September 30, 2010.
Substantially all of the estimates and assumptions underlying the Firm’s established methodology for computing its recorded repurchase liability-including the amount of probable future demands from purchasers (which is in part based on the historical experience), the ability of the Firm to cure identified defects, the severity of loss upon repurchase or foreclosure and recoveries from third parties-require application of a significant level of management judgment. Estimating the repurchase liability is further complicated by limited and rapidly changing historical data and uncertainty surrounding numerous external factors, including: (i) economic factors (e.g., further declines in home prices and changes in borrower behavior may lead to increases in the number of defaults, the severity of losses, or both), and (ii) the level of future demands, which is dependent, in part, on actions taken by third parties, such as the GSEs and mortgage insurers. While the Firm uses the best information available to it in estimating its repurchase liability, the estimation process is inherently uncertain, imprecise and potentially volatile as additional information is obtained and external factors continue to evolve. An assumed simultaneous 10% adverse change in the assumptions noted above would increase the repurchase liability as of September 30, 2010, by approximately $820 million. This estimate is based on a hypothetical scenario and is intended to provide an indication of the impact on the estimated repurchase liability of significant and simultaneous adverse changes in the key underlying assumptions. Actual changes in these assumptions may not occur at the same time or to the same degree, or improvement in one factor may offset deterioration in another.
The following table summarizes the change in the repurchase liability for each of the periods presented.
Summary of changes in repurchase liability
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Repurchase liability at beginning of period
  $ 2,332     $ 756     $ 1,705     $ 1,093  
Realized losses(a)
    (489 )     (224 )     (1,052 )     (1,111 )(b)
Provision for repurchase losses
    1,464       570       2,654       1,120  
 
Repurchase liability at end of period
  $ 3,307 (c)   $ 1,102     $ 3,307 (c)   $ 1,102  
 
(a)   Includes principal losses and accrued interest on repurchased loans, “make-whole” settlements, settlements with claimants, and certain related expenses. Make-whole settlements were $225 million and $81 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and $480 million and $206 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Includes the Firm’s resolution of certain current and future repurchase demands for certain loans sold by Washington Mutual. The unpaid principal balance of loans related to this resolution is not included in the table below, which summarizes the unpaid principal balance of repurchased loans.
 
(c)   Includes $250 million at September 30, 2010, related to future demands on loans sold by Washington Mutual to the GSEs.
The following table summarizes the total unpaid principal balance of repurchases during the periods indicated.
Unpaid principal balance of loan repurchases(a)
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Ginnie Mae(b)
  $ 2,064     $ 2,441     $ 7,304     $ 4,555  
GSEs and other(c)
    452       255       1,289       753  
 
Total
  $ 2,516     $ 2,696     $ 8,593     $ 5,308  
 
(a)   Excludes mortgage insurers. While the rescission of mortgage insurance may ultimately trigger a repurchase demand, the mortgage insurers themselves do not present repurchase demands to the Firm.
(b)   In substantially all cases, these repurchases represent the Firm’s voluntary repurchase of certain delinquent loans from loan pools or packages as permitted by Ginnie Mae guidelines (i.e., they do not result from repurchase demands due to breaches of representations and warranties). In certain cases, the Firm repurchases these delinquent loans as it continues to service them and/or manage the foreclosure process in accordance with applicable requirements of Ginnie Mae, the FHA, RHA and/or the VA.
 
(c)   Predominantly all of the repurchases related to GSEs.
Nonperforming loans held-for-investment included $317 million and $218 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, of loans repurchased as a result of breaches of representations and warranties.

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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The following discussion of JPMorgan Chase’s capital management highlights developments since December 31, 2009, and should be read in conjunction with Capital Management on pages 82-85 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The Firm’s capital management objectives are to hold capital sufficient to:
  cover all material risks underlying the Firm’s business activities;
 
  maintain “well-capitalized” status under regulatory requirements;
 
  achieve debt rating targets;
 
  remain flexible to take advantage of future investment opportunities; and
 
  build and invest in businesses, even in a highly stressed environment.
Regulatory capital
The Federal Reserve establishes capital requirements, including well-capitalized standards for the consolidated financial holding company. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) establishes similar capital requirements and standards for the Firm’s national banks, including JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Chase Bank USA, N.A. As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, JPMorgan Chase and all of its banking subsidiaries were well-capitalized and met all capital requirements to which each was subject.
The following table presents the regulatory capital, assets and risk-based capital ratios for JPMorgan Chase and its significant banking subsidiaries at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. These amounts are determined in accordance with regulations issued by the Federal Reserve and/or OCC.
                                                                 
    JPMorgan Chase & Co.(i)   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.(i)   Chase Bank USA, N.A.(i)        
                                                    Well-   Minimum
(in millions,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   capitalized   capital
except ratios)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009   ratios(k)   ratios(k)
 
Regulatory capital
                                                               
Tier 1(a)
  $ 139,381     $ 132,971     $ 98,740     $ 96,372     $ 12,513     $ 15,534                  
Total
    180,740       177,073       137,745       136,646       16,244       19,198                  
Tier 1 common(b)
    110,842       105,284       97,983       95,353       12,513       15,534                  
Assets
                                                               
Risk-weighted(c)(d)
    1,170,158 (j)     1,198,006       965,328 (j)     1,011,995       118,146 (j)     114,693                  
Adjusted average(e)
    1,975,479 (j)     1,933,767       1,577,343 (j)     1,609,081       123,366 (j)     74,087                  
Capital ratios
                                                               
Tier 1(a)(f)
    11.9 %(j)     11.1 %     10.2 %(j)     9.5 %     10.6 %(j)     13.5 %     6.0 %     4.0 %
Total(g)
    15.4       14.8       14.3       13.5       13.7       16.7       10.0       8.0  
Tier 1 leverage(h)
    7.1       6.9       6.3       6.0       10.1       21.0       5.0 (l)     3.0 (m)
Tier 1 common(b)
    9.5       8.8       10.2       9.4       10.6       13.5     NA   NA
 
(a)   At September 30, 2010, for JPMorgan Chase and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., trust preferred capital debt securities were $20.6 billion and $600 million, respectively. If these securities were excluded from the calculation at September 30, 2010, Tier 1 capital would be $118.8 billion and $98.1 billion, respectively, and the Tier 1 capital ratio would be 10.2% for both. At September 30, 2010, Chase Bank USA, N.A. had no trust preferred capital debt securities.
 
(b)   Tier 1 common ratio is Tier 1 common divided by risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 common is defined as Tier 1 capital less elements of capital not in the form of common equity — such as perpetual preferred stock, noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries and trust preferred capital debt securities. Tier 1 common, a non-GAAP financial measure, is used by banking regulators, investors and analysts to assess and compare the quality and composition of the Firm’s capital with the capital of other financial services companies. The Firm uses Tier 1 common along with the other capital measures to assess and monitor its capital position.
 
(c)   Risk-weighted assets consist of on- and off-balance sheet assets that are assigned to one of several broad risk categories and weighted by factors representing their risk and potential for default. On-balance sheet assets are risk-weighted based on the perceived credit risk associated with the obligor or counterparty, the nature of any collateral, and the guarantor, if any. Off-balance sheet assets such as lending-related commitments, guarantees, derivatives and other applicable off-balance sheet positions are risk-weighted by multiplying the contractual amount by the appropriate credit conversion factor to determine the on-balance sheet credit-equivalent amount, which is then risk-weighted based on the same factors used for on-balance sheet assets. Risk-weighted assets also incorporate a measure for the market risk related to applicable trading assets-debt and equity instruments, and foreign exchange and commodity derivatives. The resulting risk-weighted values for each of the risk categories are then aggregated to determine total risk-weighted assets.
 
(d)   Includes off-balance sheet risk-weighted assets at September 30, 2010, of $287.2 billion, $273.7 billion and $39 million, respectively, for JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Chase Bank USA, N.A., and at December 31, 2009, of $367.4 billion, $312.3 billion and $49.9 billion, respectively.
 
(e)   Adjusted average assets, for purposes of calculating the leverage ratio, include total quarterly average assets adjusted for unrealized gains/(losses) on securities, less deductions for disallowed goodwill and other intangible assets, investments in certain subsidiaries, and the total adjusted carrying value of nonfinancial equity investments that are subject to deductions from Tier 1 capital.
 
(f)   Tier 1 capital ratio is Tier 1 capital divided by risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital consists of common stockholders’ equity, perpetual preferred stock, noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries and trust preferred capital debt securities, less goodwill and certain other adjustments.
 
(g)   Total capital ratio is Total capital divided by risk-weighted assets. Total capital is Tier 1 capital plus Tier 2 capital. Tier 2 capital consists of preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1, subordinated long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2, and the aggregate allowance for credit losses up to a certain percentage of risk-weighted assets.
 
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(i)   Asset and capital amounts for JPMorgan Chase’s banking subsidiaries reflect intercompany transactions; whereas the respective amounts for JPMorgan Chase reflect the elimination of intercompany transactions.
 
(j)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new guidance that amended the accounting for the consolidation of VIEs, which resulted in a decrease in the Tier 1 capital ratio of 34 basis points. See Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
 
(k)   As defined by the regulations issued by the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC.
 
(l)   Represents requirements for banking subsidiaries pursuant to regulations issued under the FDIC Improvement Act. There is no Tier 1 leverage component in the definition of a well-capitalized bank holding company.
 
(m)   The minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio for bank holding companies and banks is 3% or 4%, depending on factors specified in regulations issued by the Federal Reserve and OCC.
 
Note: Rating agencies allow measures of capital to be adjusted upward for deferred tax liabilities which have resulted from both nontaxable business combinations and from tax-deductible goodwill. The Firm had deferred tax liabilities resulting from nontaxable business combinations of $690 million and $812 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively; and deferred tax liabilities resulting from tax-deductible goodwill of $2.0 billion and $1.7 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
A reconciliation of the Firm’s Total stockholders’ equity to Tier 1 common, Tier 1 capital and Total qualifying capital is presented in the table below:
                 
Risk-based capital components and assets   September 30,   December 31,
(in millions)   2010   2009
 
Tier 1 capital
               
Tier 1 common:
               
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 173,830     $ 165,365  
Less: Preferred stock
    7,800       8,152  
 
Common stockholders’ equity
    166,030       157,213  
Effect of certain items in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) excluded from Tier 1 common equity
    (2,916 )     75  
Less: Goodwill(a)
    46,771       46,630  
Fair value DVA on derivative and structured note liabilities related to the Firm’s credit quality
    1,253       912  
Investments in certain subsidiaries and other
    1,168       802  
Other intangible assets
    3,080       3,660  
 
Tier 1 common
    110,842       105,284  
 
Preferred stock
    7,800       8,152  
Qualifying hybrid securities and noncontrolling interests(b)
    20,739       19,535  
 
Total Tier 1 capital
    139,381       132,971  
 
Tier 2 capital
               
Long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2
    26,663       28,977  
Qualifying allowance for credit losses
    14,938       15,296  
Adjustment for investments in certain subsidiaries and other
    (242 )     (171 )
 
Total Tier 2 capital
    41,359       44,102  
 
Total qualifying capital
  $ 180,740     $ 177,073  
 
Risk-weighted assets
  $ 1,170,158     $ 1,198,006  
 
Total adjusted average assets
  $ 1,975,479     $ 1,933,767  
 
(a)   Goodwill is net of any associated deferred tax liabilities.
 
(b)   Primarily includes trust preferred capital debt securities of certain business trusts.
The Firm’s Tier 1 common capital was $110.8 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $105.3 billion at December 31, 2009, an increase of $5.5 billion. The increase was predominantly due to net income (adjusted for DVA) of $12.2 billion and net issuances of common stock under the Firm’s employee stock-based compensation plans of $2.2 billion. The increase was partially offset by the $4.4 billion cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings that resulted from the adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs; $2.3 billion of repurchases of common stock; a $1.3 billion reduction in common stockholders’ equity related to the purchase of the remaining interest in a consolidated subsidiary from noncontrolling shareholders; and $1.1 billion of dividends on common and preferred stock. The Firm’s Tier 1 capital was $139.4 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $133.0 billion at December 31, 2009, an increase of $6.4 billion. The increase in Tier 1 capital reflected the increase in Tier 1 common and an issuance of trust preferred capital debt securities, partially offset by the redemption of preferred stock. Additional information regarding the Firm’s capital ratios and the federal regulatory capital standards to which it is subject is presented in Note 29 on pages 228-229 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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Basel II
The minimum risk-based capital requirements adopted by the U.S. federal banking agencies follow the Capital Accord of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. In 2004, the Basel Committee published a revision to the Accord (“Basel II”). The goal of the Basel II Framework is to provide more risk-sensitive regulatory capital calculations and promote enhanced risk management practices among large, internationally active banking organizations. U.S. banking regulators published a final Basel II rule in December 2007, which requires JPMorgan Chase to implement Basel II at the holding company level, as well as at certain of its key U.S. bank subsidiaries.
Prior to full implementation of the Basel II Framework, JPMorgan Chase is required to complete a qualification period of four consecutive quarters during which it needs to demonstrate that it meets the requirements of the rule to the satisfaction of its primary U.S. banking regulators. The U.S. implementation timetable consists of the qualification period, starting no later than April 1, 2010, followed by a minimum transition period of three years. During the transition period, Basel II risk-based capital requirements cannot fall below certain floors based on current (“Basel l”) regulations. JPMorgan Chase is currently in the qualification period and expects to be in compliance with all relevant Basel II rules within the established timelines. In addition, the Firm has adopted, and will continue to adopt, based on various established timelines, Basel II rules in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, as required.
Basel III
In addition to the Basel II Framework, the Basel Committee is developing further proposed revisions to the Capital Accord (Basel III), which include narrowing the definition of capital, increasing capital requirements for specific exposures, introducing short-term liquidity coverage and term funding standards, and establishing an international leverage ratio. In September 2010, the Basel Committee announced higher capital ratio requirements for banks under these proposed revisions which provide that the common equity requirement will be increased to 7%, comprised of a minimum of 4.5% plus a 2.5% capital conservation buffer. The Firm fully expects to be in compliance with the higher Basel III capital standards as announced by the Basel Committee when they become effective. If these revisions were adopted as currently proposed, the Firm currently estimates that they would, (when taken together with the changes for calculating capital on trading assets and securitizations and offsetting actions the Firm expects to occur) result in a reduction ranging from approximately 100 to 200 basis points in the Firm’s Basel I Tier 1 common ratio at September 30, 2010. As noted, this estimate includes the effect of actions which the Firm expects to occur before the proposed revisions become effective, such as anticipated reductions in certain types of investment and trading positions, and mortgage loan portfolio runoff. In addition, this estimate of the potential reduction in the Tier 1 common ratio reflects the Firm’s current understanding of the proposed revisions and their application to its businesses as currently conducted; accordingly, this estimate will evolve over time as the Firm’s businesses change and the requirements are finalized. If these revisions were adopted as currently proposed, the Firm also believes it would need to modify the current liquidity profile of its assets and liabilities to become more liquid in response to the proposed short-term liquidity coverage and term funding standards. The Firm will continue to monitor the ongoing rule-making process to assess both the timing and the impact of Basel III on its businesses and financial condition. The proposed revisions to the Capital Accord governing liquidity and capital requirements are subject to prolonged observation and transition periods. The observation period for the liquidity coverage ratio begins in 2011, with implementation in 2015. The transition period for banks to meet the revised common equity requirement will begin in 2013, with implementation in 2019.
Broker-dealer regulatory capital
JPMorgan Chase’s principal U.S. broker-dealer subsidiaries are J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMorgan Securities”), formerly J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities became a limited liability company on September 1, 2010. J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Securities and provides clearing and settlement services. JPMorgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. are each subject to Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Net Capital Rule”). JPMorgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. are also registered as futures commission merchants and subject to Rule 1.17 under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”).
JPMorgan Securities and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. have elected to compute their minimum net capital requirements in accordance with the “Alternative Net Capital Requirements” of the Net Capital Rule. At September 30, 2010, JPMorgan Securities’ net capital, as defined by the Net Capital Rule, was $7.1 billion, exceeding the minimum requirement by $6.5 billion. J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp’s net capital was $5.3 billion, exceeding the minimum requirement by $3.6 billion.
In addition to its net capital requirements, JPMorgan Securities is required to hold tentative net capital in excess of $1.0 billion and is also required to notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in the event that tentative net capital is less than $5.0 billion, in accordance with the market and credit risk standards of Appendix E of the Net Capital

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Rule. As of September 30, 2010, JPMorgan Securities had tentative net capital in excess of the minimum and notification requirements.
Economic risk capital
JPMorgan Chase assesses its capital adequacy relative to the risks underlying its business activities, using internal risk-assessment methodologies. The Firm measures economic capital based primarily on four risk factors: credit, market, operational and private equity risk.
                         
Economic risk capital   Quarterly Averages
(in billions)   3Q10   4Q09   3Q09
 
Credit risk
  $ 50.6     $ 48.5     $ 49.9  
Market risk
    16.0       15.8       15.2  
Operational risk
    7.4       7.9       8.7  
Private equity risk
    6.6       4.9       4.7  
 
Economic risk capital
    80.6       77.1       78.5  
Goodwill
    48.7       48.3       48.3  
Other(a)
    34.7       31.1       22.7  
 
Total common stockholders’ equity
  $ 164.0     $ 156.5     $ 149.5  
 
 
(a)   Reflects additional capital required, in the Firm’s view, to meet its regulatory and debt rating objectives.
Line-of-business equity
Equity for a line of business represents the amount the Firm believes the business would require if it were operating independently, incorporating sufficient capital to address economic risk measures, regulatory capital requirements and capital levels for similarly rated peers. Capital is also allocated to each line of business for, among other things, goodwill and other intangibles associated with acquisitions effected by the line of business. ROE is measured, and internal targets for expected returns are established as key measures of a business segment’s performance.
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm enhanced its line-of-business equity framework to better align equity assigned to each line of business with the changes anticipated to occur in the lines of business, and to reflect the competitive and regulatory landscape. The lines of business are now capitalized based on the Tier 1 common standard, rather than the Tier 1 capital standard.
                 
Line-of-business equity        
(in billions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Investment Bank
  $ 40.0     $ 33.0  
Retail Financial Services
    28.0       25.0  
Card Services
    15.0       15.0  
Commercial Banking
    8.0       8.0  
Treasury & Securities Services
    6.5       5.0  
Asset Management
    6.5       7.0  
Corporate/Private Equity
    62.0       64.2  
 
Total common stockholders’ equity
  $ 166.0     $ 157.2  
 
                         
Line-of-business equity   Quarterly Averages
(in billions)   3Q10   4Q09   3Q09
 
Investment Bank
  $ 40.0     $ 33.0     $ 33.0  
Retail Financial Services
    28.0       25.0       25.0  
Card Services
    15.0       15.0       15.0  
Commercial Banking
    8.0       8.0       8.0  
Treasury & Securities Services
    6.5       5.0       5.0  
Asset Management
    6.5       7.0       7.0  
Corporate/Private Equity
    60.0       63.5       56.5  
 
Total common stockholders’ equity
  $ 164.0     $ 156.5     $ 149.5  
 
Capital actions
Stock repurchases
Under the stock repurchase program authorized by the Firm’s Board of Directors, the Firm is authorized to repurchase up to $10.0 billion of the Firm’s common stock plus the 88 million warrants issued in 2008 under the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program. In the second quarter of 2010, the Firm resumed common stock repurchases. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm repurchased, respectively, 57 million shares and 60 million shares, for $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion, at an average price per share of $38.52 and $38.53. The Firm’s current share repurchase activity is intended to offset sharecount increases resulting from employee stock-based incentive awards and is consistent

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with the Firm’s goal of maintaining an appropriate sharecount. The Firm did not repurchase any of the warrants. As of September 30, 2010, $3.9 billion of authorized repurchase capacity remained with respect to the common stock, and all of the authorized repurchase capacity remained with respect to the warrants. For a further discussion of the Firm’s stock repurchase program, see Stock repurchases on page 85 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The Firm has determined that it may, from time to time, enter into written trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to facilitate the repurchase of common stock and warrants in accordance with the repurchase program. A Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan allows the Firm to repurchase its equity during periods when it would not otherwise be repurchasing common stock — for example, during internal trading “black-out periods.” All purchases under a Rule 10b5-1 plan must be made according to a predefined plan established when the Firm is not aware of material nonpublic information. For additional information regarding repurchases of the Firm’s equity securities, see Part II, Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds, on pages 201—202 of this Form 10-Q.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk is an inherent part of JPMorgan Chase’s business activities. The Firm’s risk management framework and governance structure are intended to provide comprehensive controls and ongoing management of the major risks inherent in its business activities. In addition, this framework recognizes the diversity among the Firm’s core businesses, which helps reduce the impact of volatility in any particular area on the Firm’s operating results as a whole. There are eight major types of risk identified in the business activities of the Firm: liquidity, credit, market, interest rate, operational, legal and reputation, fiduciary, and private equity risk.
For further discussion of these risks, see Risk Management on pages 86—126 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and the information below.
LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT
The following discussion of JPMorgan Chase’s liquidity risk management framework highlights developments since December 31, 2009, and should be read in conjunction with pages 88—92 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The ability to maintain surplus levels of liquidity through economic cycles is crucial to financial services companies, particularly during periods of adverse conditions. The Firm’s funding strategy is intended to ensure liquidity and diversity of funding sources to meet actual and contingent liabilities through both normal and stress periods.
JPMorgan Chase’s primary sources of liquidity include a diversified $903.1 billion deposit base at September 30, 2010, and access to the equity capital markets and long-term unsecured and secured funding sources, including asset securitizations and borrowings from FHLBs. Additionally, JPMorgan Chase maintains large pools of highly liquid, unencumbered assets. The Firm actively monitors its available capacity in the wholesale funding markets across various geographic regions and in various currencies. The Firm’s ability to generate funding from a broad range of sources in a variety of geographic locations and in a range of tenors is intended to enhance financial flexibility and limit funding concentration risk.
Management considers the Firm’s liquidity position to be strong, based on its liquidity metrics as of September 30, 2010, and believes that the Firm’s unsecured and secured funding capacity is sufficient to meet its on— and off—balance sheet obligations at that date.
Liquidity monitoring
The Firm centralizes the management of global funding and liquidity risk within Corporate Treasury to maximize liquidity access, minimize funding costs and enhance global identification and coordination of liquidity risk. The Firm employs a variety of metrics to monitor and manage liquidity. One set of analyses used by the Firm relates to the timing of liquidity sources versus liquidity uses (e.g., funding gap analysis and parent holding company funding, which is discussed below). A second set of analyses focuses on ratios of funding and liquid collateral (e.g., measurements of the Firm’s reliance on short-term unsecured funding as a percentage of total liabilities, as well as analyses of the relationship of short-term unsecured funding to highly liquid assets, the deposits-to-loans ratio and other balance sheet measures). The Firm also conducts a variety of stress tests intended to ensure that ample liquidity is available through stressed as well as normal market conditions.
Parent holding company
In addition to monitoring liquidity on a firmwide basis, the Firm also monitors liquidity for the parent holding company. This monitoring takes into consideration regulatory restrictions that limit the extent to which bank subsidiaries may extend credit to the parent holding company and other nonbank subsidiaries. Excess cash generated by parent holding-

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company issuance activity is placed with both bank and nonbank subsidiaries in the form of deposits and advances. As discussed below, the Firm’s liquidity management is also intended to ensure that its subsidiaries have the ability to generate replacement funding in the event the parent holding company requires repayment.
The Firm closely monitors the ability of the parent holding company to meet all of its obligations with liquid sources of cash or cash equivalents for an extended period of time without access to the unsecured funding markets. The Firm targets pre-funding of parent holding company obligations for at least 12 months; however, due to conservative liquidity management actions taken by the Firm in the current environment, the current pre-funding of such obligations is significantly greater than target.
Global Liquidity Reserve
In addition to the parent holding company, the Firm maintains a significant amount of liquidity — primarily at its bank subsidiaries, but also at its nonbank subsidiaries. The Global Liquidity Reserve represents consolidated sources of available liquidity to the Firm, including cash on deposit at central banks, and cash proceeds reasonably expected to be received in secured financings of highly liquid, unencumbered securities — such as government-issued debt, government- and FDIC-guaranteed corporate debt, agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). The liquidity amount anticipated to be realized from secured financings is based on management’s current judgment and assessment of the Firm’s ability to quickly raise secured financings. The Global Liquidity Reserve also includes the Firm’s borrowing capacity at various FHLBs, the Federal Reserve Bank discount window and various other central banks from collateral pledged by the Firm to such banks. Although considered as a source of available liquidity, the Firm does not view borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank discount window and various other central banks as a primary source of funding. As of September 30, 2010, the Global Liquidity Reserve was as follows:
Global Liquidity Reserve
         
As of September 30, 2010 (in billions)        
 
Central bank cash, government-issued debt, government- and FDIC-guaranteed corporate debt, agency debt and agency MBS
  $ 171  
Other borrowing capacity at various FHLBs, the Federal Reserve Bank discount window and various other central banks
    102  
 
Total Global Liquidity Reserve
  $ 273  
 
In addition to the Global Liquidity Reserve, the Firm has significant amounts of other high-quality, marketable securities available to raise liquidity, such as corporate debt and equity securities.
Sources of funds
A key strength of the Firm is its diversified deposit franchise, through the RFS, CB, TSS and AM lines of business, which provides a stable source of funding and decreases reliance on the wholesale markets. As of September 30, 2010, total deposits for the Firm were $903.1 billion, compared with $938.4 billion at December 31, 2009. A significant portion of the Firm’s deposits are retail deposits (40% and 38% at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively), which are considered particularly stable as they are less sensitive to interest rate changes or market volatility. A significant portion of the Firm’s wholesale deposits are also considered stable sources of funding due to the nature of the relationships from which they are generated, particularly customers’ operating service relationships with the Firm. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm’s deposits-to-loans ratio was 131%, compared with 148% at December 31, 2009. The decline in the Firm’s deposits-to-loans ratio was partly due to an increase in loans resulting from the January 1, 2010, implementation of new consolidation accounting guidance related to VIEs. For further discussions of deposit and liability balance trends, see the discussion of the results for the Firm’s business segments and the Balance Sheet Analysis on pages 21—51 and 53—56, respectively, of this Form 10-Q. For a more detailed discussion of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance, see Note 1 on pages 112—113 of this Form 10-Q.
The Firm’s reliance on short-term unsecured funding sources such as commercial paper, federal funds and Eurodollars purchased, certificates of deposit, time deposits and bank notes is limited. Total commercial paper liabilities for the Firm were $38.6 billion as of September 30, 2010, compared with $41.8 billion as of December 31, 2009. However, of those totals, $32.0 billion and $28.7 billion as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, originated from deposits that customers chose to sweep into commercial paper liabilities as a cash management product offered by the Firm. Therefore, commercial paper liabilities sourced from wholesale funding markets were $6.6 billion as of September 30, 2010, compared with $13.1 billion as of December 31, 2009. There were no material differences between the average and quarter-end balances of commercial paper outstanding as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
The Firm’s short-term secured sources of funding consist of securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase that are secured predominantly by high quality securities collateral, including government-issued debt, agency debt and agency MBS. Securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase was $305.1 billion as of September 30, 2010, compared with an average balance of $276.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The balances associated with securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase fluctuate over time due to customers’

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investment and financing activities; the Firm’s demand for financing; the Firm’s matchbook activity; the ongoing management of the mix of the Firm’s liabilities, including its secured and unsecured financing (for both the investment and trading portfolios); and other market and portfolio factors. For additional information, see the Balance Sheet Analysis on pages 53—56, Note 12 on page 149 and Note 22 on pages 174—178 of this Form 10-Q.
Issuance
During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm issued $9.0 billion of long-term debt, including $4.4 billion of senior notes issued in the U.S. market, $2.0 billion of senior notes issued in non-U.S. markets, and $2.6 billion of IB structured notes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm issued $27.0 billion of long-term debt, including $11.3 billion of senior notes issued in the U.S. market, $2.9 billion of senior notes issued in non-U.S. markets, $1.5 billion of trust preferred capital debt securities, and $11.3 billion of IB structured notes. In addition, in October 2010, the Firm issued $4.0 billion of senior notes in the U.S. market. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, $9.3 billion and $39.6 billion of long-term debt matured or were redeemed, including $4.7 billion and $17.5 billion of IB structured notes. The maturities or redemptions in the first nine months of 2010 were partially offset by the issuances during the period.
Replacement capital covenants
In connection with the issuance of certain of its trust preferred capital debt securities and its noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, the Firm has entered into Replacement Capital Covenants (“RCCs”). These RCCs grant certain rights to the holders of “covered debt,” as defined in the RCCs, that prohibit the repayment, redemption or purchase of such trust preferred capital debt securities and noncumulative perpetual preferred stock except, with limited exceptions, to the extent that JPMorgan Chase has received, in each such case, specified amounts of proceeds from the sale of certain qualifying securities. Currently, the Firm’s covered debt is its 5.875% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series O, due in 2035. In October 2010, the Firm amended its outstanding RCCs, in accordance with the provisions thereof, to remove certain restrictions relating to the selection of the next series of “covered debt” whose holders would have the benefit of all the RCCs at such time as the Series O Debentures are no longer outstanding (whether by reason of their redemption, maturity or otherwise). As a result of this amendment, if at any time the Series O Debentures are no longer outstanding, the Firm will be required to designate as the “covered debt” one of its then outstanding series of long term indebtedness for money borrowed that is “eligible debt”, as defined in the RCCs, but may do so without regard to the maturity date of any such long term indebtedness. For more information regarding these covenants, reference is made to the respective RCCs (including any amendments or supplements thereto) entered into by the Firm in relation to such trust preferred capital debt securities and noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, which are available in filings made by the Firm with the SEC.
Cash flows
Cash and due from banks was $24.0 billion and $21.1 billion at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively; these balances decreased by $2.2 billion and $5.8 billion from December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The following discussion highlights the major activities and transactions that affected JPMorgan Chase’s cash flows during the first nine months of 2010 and 2009.
Cash flows from operating activities
JPMorgan Chase’s operating assets and liabilities support the Firm’s capital markets and lending activities, including the origination or purchase of loans initially designated as held-for-sale. Operating assets and liabilities can vary significantly in the normal course of business due to the amount and timing of cash flows, which are affected by client-driven activities, market conditions and trading strategies. Management believes cash flows from operations, available cash balances and the Firm’s ability to generate cash through short- and long-term borrowings are sufficient to fund the Firm’s operating liquidity needs.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, net cash used by operating activities was $5.6 billion, mainly driven by an increase primarily in trading assets—debt and equity instruments; this was largely due to improved market activity, reduced levels of volatility and rising global indices, partially offset by an increase in trading liabilities driven by short positions taken to facilitate customer trading. Net cash was provided by net income and from adjustments for non-cash items such as the provision for credit losses, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. Additionally, proceeds from sales and paydowns of loans originated or purchased with an initial intent to sell were higher than cash used to acquire such loans.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, net cash provided by operating activities was $110.9 billion, primarily driven by a decline in trading assets. The net decline in trading assets and liabilities was affected by balance sheet management activities and the impact of the challenging capital markets environment that existed at December 31, 2008, and continued into the first half of 2009, partially offset by net increases resulting from stabilization in the capital

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markets during the third quarter of 2009. Also, net cash generated from operating activities was higher than net income, largely as a result of adjustments for non-cash items such as the provision for credit losses. In addition, proceeds from sales, securitizations and paydowns of loans originated or purchased with an initial intent to sell were higher than cash used to acquire such loans, but the cash flows from these loan activities remained at a reduced level as a result of the lower activity in the markets.
Cash flows from investing activities
The Firm’s investing activities predominantly include loans originated to be held for investment, the AFS securities portfolio and other short-term interest-earning assets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, net cash of $20.7 billion was provided by investing activities. This resulted from a decrease in deposits with banks largely due to a decline in deposits placed with the Federal Reserve Bank and lower interbank lending as market stress has gradually eased since the end of 2009; a net decrease in the loan portfolio, driven by a decline in credit card loans due to the runoff of the Washington Mutual portfolio and a decrease in lower-yielding promotional loans, continued runoff of the residential real estate portfolios, repayments and loan sales in IB; continued low client demand; and proceeds from sales and maturities of AFS securities used in the Firm’s interest rate risk management activities being higher than cash used to acquire such securities. Partially offsetting these cash proceeds was an increase in securities purchased under resale agreements, predominantly due to higher financing volume in IB.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, net cash of $37.6 billion was provided by investing activities. This derived primarily from a decrease in deposits with banks, as inter-bank lending and deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank declined relative to the elevated level at the end of 2008; a net decrease in the loan portfolio, reflecting declines across all businesses, driven by continued lower customer demand in the wholesale businesses, lower charge volume on credit cards, a higher level of credit card securitizations, and paydowns; a decrease in securities purchased under resale agreements; and the maturity of all asset-backed commercial paper issued by money market mutual funds in connection with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston AML Facility. Largely offsetting these cash proceeds were net purchases of AFS securities to manage the Firm’s exposure to a declining interest rate environment.
Cash flows from financing activities
The Firm’s financing activities primarily reflect cash flows related to raising customer deposits, and issuing long-term debt (including trust preferred capital debt securities) as well as preferred and common stock. In the first nine months of 2010, net cash used in financing activities was $17.8 billion. This resulted from a decline in deposits associated with wholesale funding activities reflecting the Firm’s lower funding needs; a decline in TSS deposits reflecting the normalization of deposit levels, offset partially by net inflows from existing customers and new business in AM, CB and RFS; net repayment of long-term debt and trust preferred capital debt securities as new issuances were more than offset by repayments; payments of cash dividends; and repurchases of common stock. Cash was generated as a result of an increase in securities sold under repurchase agreements largely as a result of an increase in securities purchased under resale agreement activity levels in IB; a decline in beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs due to maturities related to Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts; and a decline in other borrowed funds due to maturities of advances from FHLBs.
In the first nine months of 2009, net cash used in financing activities was $154.6 billion; this reflected a decline in wholesale deposits in TSS, compared with the elevated level during the latter part of 2008 due to heightened volatility and credit concerns in the market at that time; a decline in other borrowings due to the absence of borrowings from the Federal Reserve under the Term Auction Facility program, net repayments of advances from FHLBs and the maturity of the nonrecourse advances under the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston AML Facility; the June 17, 2009, repayment in full of the $25.0 billion principal amount of the TARP preferred capital; and the payment of cash dividends. Cash proceeds resulted from an increase in securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements, partly attributable to favorable pricing and to financing the Firm’s increased AFS securities portfolio; and the issuance of $5.8 billion of common stock. Long-term debt and trust preferred capital debt securities were relatively stable during the period, as issuances of FDIC-guaranteed debt and non-FDIC guaranteed debt in both the U.S. and European markets were offset by redemptions. There were no open-market stock repurchases during the first nine months of 2009.
Credit ratings
The cost and availability of financing are influenced by credit ratings. Reductions in credit ratings could have an adverse effect on the Firm’s access to liquidity sources, increase the cost of funds, trigger additional collateral or funding requirements, and decrease the number of investors and counterparties willing to lend to the Firm. Additionally, the Firm’s funding requirements for VIEs and other third-party commitments may be adversely affected by a decline in credit ratings. For additional information on the impact of a credit-rating downgrade on the funding requirements for

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VIEs, and on derivatives and collateral agreements, see Special-purpose entities on pages 56—57, Ratings profile of derivative receivables marked to market (“MTM”) on page 79, and Note 5 on pages 132—140 of this Form 10-Q.
Critical factors in maintaining high credit ratings include a stable and diverse earnings stream, strong capital ratios, strong credit quality and risk management controls, diverse funding sources, and disciplined liquidity monitoring procedures.
The senior unsecured ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch on JPMorgan Chase and its principal bank subsidiaries remained unchanged at September 30, 2010, from December 31, 2009. At September 30, 2010, Moody’s and S&P’s outlook remained negative, while Fitch’s outlook remained stable.
Several rating agencies have recently announced that they will be evaluating the effects of the financial regulatory reform legislation in order to determine the extent, if any, to which financial institutions, including the Firm, may be negatively impacted. There is no assurance the Firm’s credit ratings will not be downgraded in the future as a result of any such reviews.
CREDIT PORTFOLIO
The following table presents JPMorgan Chase’s credit portfolio as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. Total managed credit exposure was $1.8 trillion at September 30, 2010, a decrease of $40.1 billion from December 31, 2009; this reflected a decrease of $72.4 billion in the consumer portfolio partly offset by an increase of $32.3 billion in the wholesale portfolio. During the first nine months of 2010, lending-related commitments decreased by $37.0 billion, loans decreased by $27.6 billion, derivative receivables increased by $17.1 billion and receivables from customers increased by $9.5 billion. The decrease in lending-related commitments was partially related to the January 1, 2010, adoption of the consolidation guidance related to VIEs, which resulted in the elimination of $24.2 billion of wholesale lending-related commitments between the Firm and its administrated multi-seller conduits upon consolidation. This decrease in lending-related commitments was partially offset by the addition of $6.5 billion of unfunded commitments between the consolidated multi-seller conduits and their clients. The decrease in loans was primarily related to repayments, low customer demand and loan sales, partially offset by the adoption of the new VIE consolidation guidance.
While overall portfolio exposure declined, the Firm provided and raised over $1.0 trillion in new and renewed credit and capital for consumers, corporations, small businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations during the first nine months of the year.

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In the table below, reported loans include loans retained; loans held-for-sale (which are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, with changes in value recorded in noninterest revenue); and loans accounted for at fair value. Loans retained are presented net of unearned income, unamortized discounts and premiums, and net deferred loan costs. Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans and assets acquired in satisfaction of debt (primarily real estate owned). Nonaccrual loans are those for which the accrual of interest has been suspended in accordance with the Firm’s accounting policies. For additional information on these loans, including the Firm’s accounting policies, see Note 13 on pages 149-154 of this Form 10-Q, and Note 13 on pages 192-196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
                                                 
    Credit   Nonperforming   90 days or more past due
    exposure   assets(f)(g)   and still accruing(g)
    Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Total credit portfolio
                                               
Loans — retained(a)
  $ 687,049     $ 627,218     $ 15,094     $ 17,219     $ 4,080     $ 4,355  
Loans held-for-sale
    1,768       4,876       261       234              
Loans at fair value
    1,714       1,364       148       111              
 
Loans — reported(a)
    690,531       633,458       15,503       17,564       4,080       4,355  
Loans — securitized(a)(b)
  NA     84,626     NA         NA     2,385  
 
Total managed loans(a)
    690,531       718,084       15,503       17,564       4,080       6,740  
Derivative receivables
    97,293       80,210       255       529              
Receivables from customers(c)
    25,274       15,745                          
Interests in purchased receivables(a)
    751       2,927                          
 
Total managed credit-related assets(a)
    813,849       816,966       15,758       18,093       4,080       6,740  
Lending-related commitments(a)
    954,082       991,095     NA   NA   NA   NA
 
Assets acquired in loan satisfactions
                                               
Real estate owned
  NA   NA     1,830       1,548     NA   NA
Other
  NA   NA     68       100     NA   NA
 
Total assets acquired in loan satisfactions
  NA   NA     1,898       1,648     NA   NA
 
Total credit portfolio
  $ 1,767,931     $ 1,808,061     $ 17,656     $ 19,741     $ 4,080     $ 6,740  
 
Net credit derivative hedges notional(d)
  $ (34,624 )   $ (48,376 )   $ (112 )   $ (139 )   NA   NA
Liquid securities and other cash collateral held against derivatives(e)
    (20,780 )     (15,519 )   NA   NA   NA   NA
 
                                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
                    Average annual net                   Average annual net
    Net charge-offs   charge-off rate(h)(i)   Net charge-offs   charge-off rate(h)(i)
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Total credit portfolio
                                                               
Loans — reported
  $ 4,945     $ 6,373       2.84 %     3.84 %   $ 18,569     $ 16,788       3.53 %     3.28 %
Loans — securitized(a)(b)
  NA     1,698     NA     7.83     NA     4,826     NA     7.56  
 
Total managed loans
  $ 4,945     $ 8,071       2.84 %     4.30 %   $ 18,569     $ 21,614       3.53 %     3.75 %
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon the adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. As a result, related assets are now primarily recorded in loans or other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result of the consolidation of the credit card securitization trusts, reported and managed basis are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further discussion, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Loans securitized are defined as loans that were sold to nonconsolidated securitization trusts and were not included in reported loans. For further discussion of credit card securitizations, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(c)   Represents margin loans to prime and retail brokerage customers, which are included in accrued interest and accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(d)   Represents the net notional amount of protection purchased and sold of single-name and portfolio credit derivatives used to manage both performing and nonperforming credit exposures; these derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP. For additional information, see Credit derivatives on pages 79-80 and Note 5 on pages 132-140 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(e)   Represents other liquid securities collateral and other cash collateral held by the Firm.
 
(f)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, nonperforming loans and assets exclude: (1) mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies of $10.2 billion and $9.0 billion, respectively, that are 90 days past due and accruing at the guaranteed reimbursement rate; (2) real estate owned insured by U.S. government agencies of $1.7 billion and $579 million, respectively; and (3) student loans that are 90 days past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the FFELP, of $572 million and $542 million, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally. In addition, the Firm’s policy is generally to exempt credit card loans from being placed on nonaccrual status as permitted by regulatory guidance issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”), credit card loans are charged off by the end of the month in which the account becomes 180 days past due or within 60 days from receiving notification about a specified event (e.g., bankruptcy of the borrower), whichever is earlier.

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(g)   Excludes consumer PCI loans acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction, which are accounted for on a pool basis. Since each pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows, the past due status of the pools, or that of individual loans within the pools, is not meaningful. Because the Firm is recognizing interest income on each pool of loans, they are all considered to be performing.
 
(h)   For the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, net charge-off ratios were calculated using: (1) average retained loans of $690.1 billion and $658.3 billion, respectively; (2) average securitized loans of zero and $86.0 billion, respectively; and (3) average managed loans of $690.1 billion and $744.3 billion, respectively. For the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, net charge-off ratios were calculated using: (1) average retained loans of $702.5 billion and $684.6 billion; (2) average securitized loans of zero and $85.4 billion; and (3) average managed loans of $702.5 billion and $769.9 billion.
 
(i)   For the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, firmwide net charge-off ratios were calculated including average PCI loans of $75.8 billion and $84.5 billion, respectively, and excluding the impact of PCI loans, the total Firm’s managed net charge-off rate would have been 3.19% and 4.85% respectively. For the year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2010, and 2009, net charge-off rates were calculated including average PCI loans of $78.1 billion and $86.5 billion, respectively, and excluding the impact of PCI loans, the total Firm’s managed net charge-off rate would have been 3.98% and 4.23%, respectively.
WHOLESALE CREDIT PORTFOLIO
As of September 30, 2010, wholesale exposure (IB, CB, TSS and AM) increased by $32.3 billion from December 31, 2009. The overall increase was primarily driven by increases of $17.1 billion in derivative receivables, $16.4 billion in loans and $9.5 billion in receivables from customers, partly offset by decreases in lending-related commitments of $8.5 billion and interests in purchased receivables of $2.2 billion. The increase in derivative receivables reflects continued decline in interest rates, weakening of the U.S. dollar and the influence of rising base and precious metal prices on commodity valuations affecting interest rate, commodity and foreign exchange derivative contracts. The increase in loans and the decrease in lending-related commitments were primarily related to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs which resulted in the elimination of $24.2 billion of lending-related commitments between the Firm and its administrated multi-seller conduits upon consolidation. This decrease in lending-related commitments was partially offset by the addition of $6.5 billion of unfunded commitments between the consolidated multi-seller conduits and their clients. Assets of the consolidated conduits included $15.1 billion of wholesale loans at January 1, 2010. Excluding the effect of the new consolidation guidance, lending-related commitments and loans would have increased by $9.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. The increase in receivables from customers and loans was due to increased client activity in prime services and the impact of the purchase of a $3.5 billion loan portfolio during the current quarter, respectively.
                                                 
    Credit   Nonperforming   90 days past due
    exposure   assets(d)   and still accruing
    Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Loans — retained
  $ 217,582     $ 200,077     $ 5,231     $ 6,559     $ 220     $ 332  
Loans held-for-sale
    1,301       2,734       261       234              
Loans at fair value
    1,714       1,364       148       111              
 
Loans — reported
    220,597       204,175       5,640       6,904       220       332  
Derivative receivables
    97,293       80,210       255       529              
Receivables from customers(a)
    25,274       15,745                          
Interests in purchased receivables
    751       2,927                          
 
Total wholesale credit-related assets
    343,915       303,057       5,895       7,433       220       332  
Lending-related commitments
    338,612       347,155     NA   NA   NA   NA
 
Total wholesale credit exposure
  $ 682,527     $ 650,212     $ 5,895     $ 7,433     $ 220     $ 332  
 
Net credit derivative hedges notional(b)
  $ (34,624 )   $ (48,376 )   $ (112 )   $ (139 )   NA   NA
Liquid securities and other cash collateral held against derivatives(c)
    (20,780 )     (15,519 )   NA   NA   NA   NA
 
(a)   Represents margin loans to prime and retail brokerage customers, which are included in accrued interest and accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(b)   Represents the net notional amount of protection purchased and sold of single-name and portfolio credit derivatives used to manage both performing and nonperforming credit exposures; these derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP. For additional information, see Credit derivatives on pages 79-80 and Note 5 on pages 132-140 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(c)   Represents other liquid securities collateral and other cash collateral held by the Firm.
 
(d)   Excludes assets acquired in loan satisfactions. For additional information, see the wholesale nonperforming assets by business segment table on page 76 of this Form 10-Q.

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The following table summarizes the maturity and ratings profiles of the wholesale portfolio as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The ratings scale is based on the Firm’s internal risk ratings, which generally correspond to ratings as defined by S&P and Moody’s.
Wholesale credit exposure — maturity and ratings profile
                                                                 
    Maturity profile(c)   Ratings profile
                                    Investment-   Noninvestment-            
                                    grade (“IG”)   grade            
At September 30, 2010   Due in 1 year   Due after 1 year   Due after 5           AAA/Aaa to   BB+/Ba1           Total %
(in billions, except ratios)   or less   through 5 years   years   Total   BBB-/Baa3   & below   Total   of IG
     
Loans
    35 %     39 %     26 %     100 %   $ 141     $ 77     $ 218       65 %
Derivative receivables
    20       38       42       100       77       20       97       79  
Lending-related commitments
    38       59       3       100       272       67       339       80  
     
Total excluding loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    35 %     49 %     16 %     100 %   $ 490     $ 164     $ 654       75 %
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value(a)
                                                    3          
Receivables from customers
                                                    25          
Interests in purchased receivables
                                                    1          
     
Total exposure
                                                  $ 683          
     
Net credit derivative hedges notional(b)
    29 %     47 %     24 %     100 %   $ (35 )   $     $ (35 )     100 %
     
                                                                 
    Maturity profile(c)   Ratings profile
                                    Investment-   Noninvestment-            
                                    grade (“IG”)   grade            
At December 31, 2009   Due in 1 year   Due after 1 year   Due after 5           AAA/Aaa to   BB+/Ba1           Total %
(in billions, except ratios)   or less   through 5 years   years   Total   BBB-/Baa3   & below   Total   of IG
     
Loans
    29 %     40 %     31 %     100 %   $ 118     $ 82     $ 200       59 %
Derivative receivables
    12       42       46       100       61       19       80       76  
Lending-related commitments
    41       57       2       100       281       66       347       81  
     
Total excluding loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    34 %     50 %     16 %     100 %   $ 460     $ 167     $ 627       73 %
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value(a)
                                                    4          
Receivables from customers
                                                    16          
Interests in purchased receivables
                                                    3          
     
Total exposure
                                                  $ 650          
     
Net credit derivative hedges notional(b)
    49 %     42 %     9 %     100 %   $ (48 )   $     $ (48 )     100 %
     
(a)   Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value related primarily to syndicated loans and loans transferred from the retained portfolio.
 
(b)   Represents the net notional amounts of protection purchased and sold of single-name and portfolio credit derivatives used to manage the credit exposures; these derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP.
 
(c)   The maturity profile of loans and lending-related commitments is based on the remaining contractual maturity. The maturity profile of derivative receivables is based on the maturity profile of average exposure. For further discussion of average exposure, see Derivative receivables marked to market on pages 102-103 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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Wholesale credit exposure — selected industry concentrations
The Firm focuses on the management and diversification of its industry concentrations, with particular attention paid to industries with actual or potential credit concerns.
Exposures deemed criticized generally represent a ratings profile similar to a rating of “CCC+”/“Caa1” or lower, as defined by S&P and Moody’s, respectively. The total criticized component of the portfolio, excluding loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value, decreased to $25.6 billion at September 30, 2010, from $33.2 billion at year-end 2009. The decrease was primarily related to net repayments and loan sales.
                                                                         
                                                                    Collateral
                    Noninvestment grade   90 days or   Year-to-date   Credit   held against
September 30, 2010   Credit   Investment           Criticized   Criticized   more past due   net charge-offs/   derivative   derivative (e)
(in millions)   exposure(c)   grade   Noncriticized   performing   nonperforming   and accruing   (recoveries)   hedges(d)   receivables
 
Top 25 industries(a)
                                                                       
Banks and finance companies
  $ 66,036     $ 55,404     $ 9,830     $ 533     $ 269     $     $ 85     $ (3,835 )   $ (10,342 )
Real estate
    65,249       34,483       20,655       7,623       2,488       80       705       (216 )     (143 )
Healthcare
    37,550       31,312       5,867       358       13                   (1,225 )     (310 )
State and municipal governments
    36,744       35,442       1,118       155       29             3       (202 )     (525 )
Asset managers
    31,198       27,193       3,337       668             2                   (3,150 )
Utilities
    26,873       21,316       4,333       792       432             11       (1,436 )     (328 )
Consumer products
    26,554       17,389       8,596       531       38             (7 )     (1,518 )     (3 )
Oil and gas
    24,348       17,060       7,104       183       1                   (916 )     (442 )
Retail and consumer services
    22,750       13,047       8,954       523       226             2       (1,657 )     (12 )
Central government
    14,045       13,368       677                               (8,096 )     (43 )
Technology
    13,270       9,276       3,478       405       111             50       (662 )     (39 )
Metals/mining
    13,224       7,015       5,704       425       80       1       17       (754 )     (2 )
Machinery and equipment manufacturing
    12,965       7,159       5,564       237       5                   (435 )     (2 )
Business services
    12,389       7,174       5,000       160       55             15       (80 )      
Telecom services
    12,304       8,817       2,648       812       27                   (1,860 )     (13 )
Chemicals/plastics
    12,111       8,158       3,594       341       18             2       (395 )      
Insurance
    11,509       8,301       2,758       450                         (1,247 )     (538 )
Media
    10,695       5,285       3,863       976       571             70       (907 )     (1 )
Holding companies
    10,655       9,120       1,470       38       27       7       5       (117 )     (369 )
Building materials/construction
    10,556       4,492       4,901       1,089       74             9       (424 )      
Securities firms and exchanges
    10,154       8,471       1,636       47                   5       (37 )     (3,132 )
Automotive
    8,675       4,029       4,364       275       7             54       (1,060 )      
Transportation
    8,504       5,510       2,622       354       18             (18 )     (294 )      
Agriculture/paper manufacturing
    7,481       4,476       2,762       235       8       2       3       (312 )      
Leisure
    5,798       2,949       1,393       1,241       215             82       (253 )     (29 )
All other(b)
    141,850       123,448       15,919       1,709       774       128       363       (6,686 )     (1,357 )
 
Subtotal
  $ 653,487     $ 489,694     $ 138,147     $ 20,160     $ 5,486     $ 220     $ 1,456     $ (34,624 )   $ (20,780 )
 
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    3,015                                                                  
Receivables from customers
    25,274                                                                  
Interest in purchased receivables
    751                                                                  
 
Total
  $ 682,527     $ 489,694     $ 138,147     $ 20,160     $ 5,486     $ 220     $ 1,456     $ (34,624 )   $ (20,780 )
 

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                                                                    Collateral
                    Noninvestment grade   90 days or   Year-to-date   Credit   held against
December 31, 2009   Credit   Investment           Criticized   Criticized   more past due   net charge-offs/   derivative   derivative
(in millions)   exposure(c)   grade   Noncriticized   performing   nonperforming   and accruing   (recoveries)   hedges(d)   receivables(e)
 
Top 25 industries(a)
                                                                       
Banks and finance companies
  $ 54,053     $ 43,576     $ 8,424     $ 1,559     $ 494     $ 4     $ 719     $ (3,718 )   $ (8,353 )
Real estate
    68,509       37,724       18,810       8,872       3,103       114       688       (1,168 )     (35 )
Healthcare
    35,605       29,576       5,700       310       19             10       (2,545 )     (125 )
State and municipal governments
    34,726       32,410       1,850       400       66                   (204 )     (193 )
Asset managers
    24,920       20,498       3,742       442       238       2       7       (40 )     (2,105 )
Utilities
    27,178       22,063       3,877       1,236       2       ——       182       (3,486 )     (360 )
Consumer products
    27,004       17,384       9,105       479       36             35       (3,638 )     (4 )
Oil and gas
    23,322       17,082       5,854       378       8             16       (2,567 )     (6 )
Retail and consumer services
    20,673       12,024       7,867       687       95             35       (3,073 )      
Central government
    9,557       9,480       77                               (4,814 )     (30 )
Technology
    14,169       8,877       4,004       1,125       163             28       (1,730 )     (130 )
Metals/mining
    12,547       7,002       4,906       547       92             24       (1,963 )      
Machinery and equipment manufacturing
    12,759       7,287       5,122       329       21             12       (1,327 )     (1 )
Business services
    10,667       6,464       3,859       241       103             8       (107 )      
Telecom services
    11,265       7,741       3,273       191       60             31       (3,455 )     (62 )
Chemicals/plastics
    9,870       6,633       2,626       600       11             22       (1,357 )      
Insurance
    13,421       9,221       3,601       581       18             7       (2,735 )     (793 )
Media
    12,379       6,789       3,898       1,056       636             464       (1,606 )      
Holding companies
    16,018       13,801       2,107       42       68             275       (421 )     (320 )
Building materials/ construction
    10,448       4,512       4,537       1,309       90       5       98       (1,141 )      
Securities firms and exchanges
    10,832       8,220       2,467       36       109                   (289 )     (2,139 )
Automotive
    9,357       3,865       4,252       1,195       45             52       (1,541 )      
Transportation
    9,749       6,416       2,745       553       35       23       61       (870 )     (242 )
Agriculture/paper manufacturing
    5,801       2,169       3,132       331       169             10       (897 )      
Leisure
    6,822       2,750       2,274       1,063       735             151       (301 )      
All other(b)
    135,791       117,138       15,448       2,533       672       184       197       (3,383 )     (621 )
 
Subtotal
  $ 627,442     $ 460,702     $ 133,557     $ 26,095     $ 7,088     $ 332     $ 3,132     $ (48,376 )   $ (15,519 )
 
Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value
    4,098                                                                  
Receivables from customers
    15,745                                                                  
Interest in purchased receivables
    2,927                                                                  
 
Total
  $ 650,212     $ 460,702     $ 133,557     $ 26,095     $ 7,088     $ 332     $ 3,132     $ (48,376 )   $ (15,519 )
 
(a)   All industry rankings are based on exposure at September 30, 2010. The industry rankings presented in the table as of December 31, 2009, are based on the industry rankings of the corresponding exposures at September 30, 2010, not the actual rankings of such exposure at December 31, 2009.
 
(b)   For more information on exposures to SPEs included in all other, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(c)   Credit exposure is net of risk participations and excludes the benefit of credit derivative hedges and collateral held against derivative receivables or loans.
 
(d)   Represents the net notional amounts of protection purchased and sold of single-name and portfolio credit derivatives used to manage the credit exposures; these derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting.
 
(e)   Represents other liquid securities and other cash collateral held by the Firm.

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The following table presents additional information on the Firm’s exposure to the wholesale real estate industry at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                                         
                                    % of           Average
As of the nine months ended                                   nonperforming   Net   annual net
September 30, 2010   Credit   % of credit   Criticized   Nonperforming   loans to   charge-offs/   charge-off
(in millions, except ratios)   exposure   portfolio   exposure   loans   total loans(b)   (recoveries)(c)   rate(b)
 
Commercial real estate subcategories
                                                       
Multi-family
  $ 32,687       50 %     $ 3,985       $ 1,329         4.18 %   $ 164       0.69 %
Commercial lessors
    18,693       29          3,785          545       3.64       425       3.80  
Commercial construction and development
    5,449       8          983          322       8.29       47       1.62  
Other(a)
    8,420       13          1,358          292       6.77       69       2.14  
 
Total commercial real estate
  $ 65,249       100 %       $10,111       $ 2,488        4.52 %   $ 705       1.71 %
 
                                                         
                                    % of       Average
As of the twelve months ended                                   nonperforming   Net   annual net
December 31, 2009   Credit   % of credit   Criticized   Nonperforming   loans to   charge-offs/   charge-off
(in millions, except ratios)   exposure   portfolio   exposure   loans   total loans(b)   (recoveries)(d)(e)   rate(b)(d)
 
Commercial real estate subcategories
                                                       
Multi-family
  $ 32,073       47 %   $ 3,986     $ 1,109       3.57 %   $ 287       0.92 %
Commercial lessors(d)
    18,689       27       4,194       687       4.53       169       1.11  
Commercial construction and development
    6,593       10       1,518       313       6.81       101       2.20  
Other(a)(d)
    11,154       16       2,277       779       12.27       131       2.06  
 
Total commercial real estate
  $ 68,509       100 %   $ 11,975     $ 2,888       5.05 %   $ 688       1.20 %
 
(a)   Other includes lodging, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), single-family, homebuilders and other real estate.
 
(b)   Ratios were calculated using end-of-period retained loans of $55.0 billion and $57.2 billion for the periods ended September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Net charge-offs are presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
(d)   Prior periods have been reclassed to conform to current presentation.
 
(e)   Net charge-offs are presented for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009.
Loans
The following table presents wholesale loans and nonperforming assets by business segment as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                                                 
    September 30, 2010
                                            Assets acquired in    
            Loans           Nonperforming   loan satisfactions    
            Held-for-sale                           Real estate           Nonperforming
(in millions)   Retained   and fair value   Total   Loans   Derivatives   owned   Other   assets
 
Investment Bank
  $ 51,299     $ 2,252     $ 53,551     $ 2,386     $ 255     $ 148     $     $ 2,789  
Commercial Banking
    97,738       399       98,137       2,946             280       1       3,227  
Treasury & Securities Services
    26,789       110       26,899       14                         14  
Asset Management
    41,408             41,408       294             2       3       299  
Corporate/Private Equity
    348       254       602                                
 
Total
  $ 217,582     $ 3,015     $ 220,597     $ 5,640 (a)   $ 255 (b)   $ 430     $ 4     $ 6,329  
 
                                                                 
    December 31, 2009
                                            Assets acquired in    
            Loans           Nonperforming   loan satisfactions    
            Held-for-sale                           Real estate           Nonperforming
(in millions)   Retained   and fair value   Total   Loans   Derivatives   owned   Other   assets
 
Investment Bank
  $ 45,544     $ 3,567     $ 49,111     $ 3,504     $ 529     $ 203     $     $ 4,236  
Commercial Banking
    97,108       324       97,432       2,801             187       1       2,989  
Treasury & Securities Services
    18,972             18,972       14                         14  
Asset Management
    37,755             37,755       580             2             582  
Corporate/Private Equity
    698       207       905       5                         5  
 
Total
  $ 200,077     $ 4,098     $ 204,175     $ 6,904 (a)   $ 529 (b)   $ 392     $ 1     $ 7,826  
 
(a)   The Firm held allowance for loan losses of $1.2 billion and $2.0 billion related to nonperforming retained loans resulting in allowance coverage ratios of 24% and 31%, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Wholesale nonperforming loans represent 2.56% and 3.38% of total wholesale loans at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Nonperforming derivatives represent less than 1.0% of the total derivative receivables net of cash collateral at both September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.

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In the normal course of business, the Firm provides loans to a variety of customers, from large corporate and institutional clients to high-net-worth individuals.
Retained wholesale loans were $217.6 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $200.1 billion at December 31, 2009. The $17.5 billion increase was primarily related to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, $15.1 billion of wholesale loans associated with Firm-administered multi-seller conduits were added to the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Excluding the effect of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance, loans increased by $2.4 billion, due to the impact of the $3.5 billion loan portfolio purchased in CB during the quarter. Loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value relate primarily to syndicated loans and loans transferred from the retained portfolio. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, held-for-sale loans and loans carried at fair value were $3.0 billion and $4.1 billion, respectively, in aggregate.
The Firm actively manages wholesale credit exposure through sales of loans and lending-related commitments. During the first nine months of 2010 the Firm sold $5.9 billion of loans and commitments, recognizing gains of $41 million. In the first nine months of 2009, the Firm sold $1.4 billion of loans and commitments, recognizing net losses of $29 million. These results include gains or losses on sales of nonperforming loans, if any, as discussed below. These activities are not related to the Firm’s securitization activities. For further discussion of securitization activity, see Liquidity Risk Management and Note 15 on pages 66-70 and 155-167 respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Nonperforming wholesale loans were $5.6 billion at September 30, 2010, a decrease of $1.3 billion from December 31, 2009, primarily reflecting repayments and loan sales.
The following table presents the geographic distribution of wholesale loans and nonperforming loans as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The geographic distribution of the wholesale portfolio is determined based predominantly on the domicile of the borrower.
Loans and nonperforming loans, U.S. and Non-U.S.
                                 
Wholesale   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
          Nonperforming           Nonperforming
(in millions)   Loans   loans   Loans   loans
 
U.S.
  $ 157,024     $ 4,762     $ 149,085     $ 5,844  
Non-U.S.
    63,573       878       55,090       1,060  
 
Ending balance
  $ 220,597     $ 5,640     $ 204,175     $ 6,904  
 
The following table presents the change in the nonperforming loan portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Nonperforming loan activity
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,
Wholesale    
(in millions)   2010   2009
 
Beginning balance
  $ 6,904     $ 2,382  
Additions
    5,494       10,889  
 
Reductions:
               
Paydowns and other
    3,294       3,554  
Gross charge-offs
    1,459       1,996  
Returned to performing
    237       78  
Sales
    1,768       3  
 
Total reductions
    6,758       5,631  
 
Net additions (reductions)
    (1,264 )     5,258  
 
Ending balance
  $ 5,640     $ 7,640  
 

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The following table presents net charge-offs, which are defined as gross charge-offs less recoveries, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. A nonaccrual loan is charged off to the allowance for loan losses when it is highly certain that a loss has been realized; this determination considers many factors, including the prioritization of the Firm’s claim in bankruptcy, expectations of the workout/restructuring of the loan and valuation of the borrower’s equity. The amounts in the table below do not include gains from sales of nonperforming loans.
Net charge-offs
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
Wholesale    
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Loans — reported
                               
Average loans retained
  $ 213,979     $ 217,952     $ 211,540     $ 228,506  
Net charge-offs
    266       1,058       1,456       1,928  
Average annual net charge-off rate
    0.49 %     1.93 %     0.92 %     1.13 %
 
Derivatives
Derivative contracts
In the normal course of business, the Firm uses derivative instruments to meet the needs of customers; to generate revenue through trading activities; to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, currencies and other markets; and to manage the Firm’s credit exposure. For further discussion of these contracts, see Notes 5 and 22 on pages 132-140 and 174-178 of this Form 10-Q, and Notes 5 and 32 on pages 167-175 and 224-235 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table summarizes the net derivative receivables MTM for the periods presented.
                 
    Derivative receivables MTM
Derivative receivables marked to market  
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Interest rate(a)
  $ 47,278     $ 33,733  
Credit derivatives(a)
    8,622       11,859  
Foreign exchange
    24,963       21,984  
Equity
    5,289       6,635  
Commodity
    11,141       5,999  
 
Total, net of cash collateral
    97,293       80,210  
Liquid securities and other cash collateral held against derivative receivables
    (20,780 )     (15,519 )
 
Total, net of all collateral
  $ 76,513     $ 64,691  
 
(a)   In the first quarter of 2010, cash collateral netting reporting was enhanced. Prior periods have been revised to conform to the current presentation. The effect resulted in an increase to interest rate derivative receivables, and a corresponding decrease to credit derivative receivables, of $7.0 billion as of December 31, 2009.
The amounts of derivative receivables reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were $97.3 billion and $80.2 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. These are the amounts of the MTM or fair value of the derivative contracts after giving effect to legally enforceable master netting agreements, cash collateral held by the Firm and CVA. These amounts reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets represent the cost to the Firm to replace the contracts at current market rates should the counterparty default. The increase in derivative receivables reflected continued declining interest rates, weakening of the U.S. dollar and the influence of rising base and precious metal prices on commodity valuations affecting interest rate, commodity and foreign exchange rate derivative contracts. However, in management’s view, the appropriate measure of current credit risk should also reflect additional liquid securities and other cash held as collateral by the Firm of $20.8 billion and $15.5 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, resulting in total exposure, net of all collateral, of $76.5 billion and $64.7 billion, respectively.
The Firm also holds additional collateral delivered by clients at the initiation of transactions, as well as collateral related to contracts that have a non-daily call frequency and collateral that the Firm has agreed to return but has not yet settled as of the reporting date. Though this collateral does not reduce the balances noted in the table above, it is available as security against potential exposure that could arise should the MTM of the client’s derivative transactions move in the Firm’s favor. As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm held $19.7 billion and $16.9 billion, respectively, of this additional collateral. The derivative receivables MTM, net of all collateral, also does not include other credit enhancements in the form of letters of credit. The following table summarizes the ratings profile of the Firm’s derivative receivables MTM, net of all collateral, for the dates indicated.

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Ratings profile of derivative receivables MTM
                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
Rating equivalent   Exposure net of   % of exposure   Exposure net of   % of exposure
(in millions, except ratios)   all collateral   net of all collateral   all collateral   net of all collateral
 
AAA/Aaa to AA-/Aa3
  $ 32,955       43 %   $ 25,530       40 %
A+/A1 to A-/A3
    16,267       21       12,432       19  
BBB+/Baa1 to BBB-/Baa3
    9,222       12       9,343       14  
BB+/Ba1 to B-/B3
    14,820       20       14,571       23  
CCC+/Caa1 and below
    3,249       4       2,815       4  
 
Total
  $ 76,513       100 %   $ 64,691       100 %
 
The Firm actively pursues the use of collateral agreements to mitigate counterparty credit risk in derivatives. The percentage of the Firm’s derivatives transactions subject to collateral agreements - excluding foreign exchange spot trades, which are not typically covered by collateral agreements due to their short maturity - was 88% as of September 30, 2010, down from 89% at December 31, 2009. The Firm posted $84.5 billion and $56.7 billion of collateral at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Certain derivative and collateral agreements include provisions that require the counterparty and/or the Firm, upon specified downgrades in the respective credit ratings of their legal entities, to post collateral for the benefit of the other party. At September 30, 2010, the impact of single-notch and six-notch ratings downgrade to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its subsidiaries, primarily JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., would have required $1.9 billion and $5.0 billion, respectively, of additional collateral to be posted by the Firm. Certain derivative contracts also provide for termination of the contract, generally upon a downgrade to a specified rating of either the Firm or the counterparty, at the then-existing fair value of the derivative contracts.
Credit derivatives
For a more detailed discussion of credit derivatives, including types of derivatives, see Note 5, Credit derivatives, on pages 132-140 of this Form 10-Q, and Credit derivatives on pages 103-104 and Note 5, Credit derivatives, on pages 173-175 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. The following table presents the Firm’s notional amounts of credit derivatives protection purchased and sold as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
Credit derivative positions
                                         
    Notional amount    
    Dealer/client   Credit portfolio    
    Protection   Protection   Protection   Protection    
(in billions)   purchased(a)   sold   purchased(a)(b)   sold   Total
 
September 30, 2010
  $ 2,781     $ 2,746     $ 35     $     $ 5,562  
December 31, 2009
    2,997       2,947       49       1       5,994  
 
(a)   Included $2,738 billion and $2,987 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, of notional exposure where the Firm had protection sold with identical underlying reference instruments.
 
(b)   Included $8.5 billion and $19.7 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, that represented the notional amount for structured portfolio protection; the Firm retains the first risk of loss on this portfolio.
Dealer/client
For a further discussion of the dealer/client business related to credit protection, see Dealer/client business on page 104 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. At September 30, 2010, the total notional amount of protection purchased and sold in the dealer/client business decreased by $417 billion from year-end 2009, primarily as a result of continuing industry efforts to reduce offsetting trade activity.
Credit portfolio activities
                 
Use of single-name and portfolio credit derivatives   Notional amount of protection purchased and sold
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Credit derivatives used to manage:
               
Loans and lending-related commitments
  $ 16,369     $ 36,873  
Derivative receivables
    18,753       11,958  
 
Total protection purchased(a)
    35,122       48,831  
Less: Total protection sold
    498       455  
 
Credit derivatives hedges notional
  $ 34,624     $ 48,376  
 
(a)   Included $8.5 billion and $19.7 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, that represented the notional amount for structured portfolio protection; the Firm retains the first risk of loss on this portfolio.

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The credit derivatives used by JPMorgan Chase for credit portfolio management activities do not qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP; these derivatives are reported at fair value, with gains and losses recognized in principal transactions revenue. In contrast, the loans and lending-related commitments being risk-managed are accounted for on an accrual basis. This asymmetry in accounting treatment, between loans and lending-related commitments and the credit derivatives used in credit portfolio management activities, causes earnings volatility that is not representative, in the Firm’s view, of the true changes in value of the Firm’s overall credit exposure. The MTM value related to the Firm’s credit derivatives used for managing credit exposure, as well as the MTM value related to the CVA (which reflects the credit quality of derivatives counterparty exposure), are included in the gains and losses realized on credit derivatives disclosed in the table below. These results can vary from period to period due to market conditions that affect specific positions in the portfolio. For a discussion of CVA related to derivative contracts, see Derivative receivables MTM on pages 102—103 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Hedges of lending-related commitments(a)
  $ (130 )   $ (886 )   $ (190 )   $ (2,950 )
CVA and hedges of CVA(a)
    (259 )     687       (549 )     2,006  
 
Net gains/(losses)
  $ (389 )   $ (199 )   $ (739 )   $ (944 )
 
(a)   These hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP.
Lending-related commitments
JPMorgan Chase uses lending-related financial instruments, such as commitments and guarantees, to meet the financing needs of its customers. The contractual amount of these financial instruments represents the maximum possible credit risk should the counterparties draw down on these commitments or the Firm fulfills its obligation under these guarantees and the counterparties subsequently fail to perform according to the terms of these contracts.
Wholesale lending-related commitments were $338.6 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $347.2 billion at December 31, 2009. The decrease reflected the January 1, 2010, adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon adoption of the new consolidation guidance, $24.2 billion of lending-related commitments between the Firm and its administered multi-seller conduits were eliminated in consolidation. This decrease in lending-related commitments was partially offset by the addition of $6.5 billion of unfunded commitments between the consolidated multi-seller conduits and their clients. Excluding the effect of the new consolidation guidance, lending-related commitments would have increased by $9.2 billion.
In the Firm’s view, the total contractual amount of these wholesale lending-related commitments is not representative of the Firm’s actual credit risk exposure or funding requirements. In determining the amount of credit risk exposure the Firm has to wholesale lending-related commitments, which is used as the basis for allocating credit risk capital to these commitments, the Firm has established a “loan-equivalent” amount for each commitment; this amount represents the portion of the unused commitment or other contingent exposure that is expected, based on average portfolio historical experience, to become drawn upon in an event of a default by an obligor. The loan-equivalent amounts of the Firm’s lending-related commitments were $186.7 billion and $179.8 billion as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Country Exposure
The Firm’s wholesale portfolio includes country risk exposures to both developed and emerging markets. The Firm seeks to diversify its country exposures, including its credit-related lending, trading and investment activities, whether cross-border or locally funded.
Country exposure under the Firm’s internal risk management approach is reported based on the country where the assets of the obligor, counterparty or guarantor are located. Exposure amounts, including resale agreements, are adjusted for collateral and for credit enhancements (e.g., guarantees and letters of credit) provided by third parties; outstandings supported by a guarantor located outside the country or backed by collateral held outside the country are assigned to the country of the enhancement provider. In addition, the effect of credit derivative hedges and other short credit or equity trading positions are reflected. Total exposure measures include activity with both government and private-sector entities in a country.
The Firm also reports country exposure for regulatory purposes following FFIEC guidelines, which are different from the Firm’s internal risk management approach for measuring country exposure. For additional information on the FFIEC exposures, see Cross-border outstandings on page 264 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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Several European countries, including Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Ireland, have been subject to credit deterioration due to weaknesses in their economic and fiscal situations. The Firm is closely monitoring its exposures to these five countries. Aggregate net exposure to these five countries as measured under the Firm’s internal approach was less than $20.0 billion at September 30, 2010, with no country representing a significant majority of the exposure. Sovereign exposure in all five countries represented less than half the aggregate net exposure. The Firm currently believes its exposure to these five countries is modest relative to the Firm’s overall risk exposures and is manageable given the size and types of exposures to each of the countries and the diversification of the aggregate exposure. The Firm continues to conduct business and support client activity in these countries and, therefore, the Firm’s aggregate net exposures may vary over time.
As part of its ongoing country risk management process, the Firm monitors exposure to emerging market countries, and utilizes country stress tests to measure and manage the risk of extreme loss associated with a sovereign crisis. There is no common definition of emerging markets, but the Firm generally includes in its definition those countries whose sovereign debt ratings are equivalent to “A+” or lower. The table below presents the Firm’s exposure to its top ten emerging markets countries based on its internal measurement approach. The selection of countries is based solely on the Firm’s largest total exposures by country and does not represent its view of any actual or potentially adverse credit conditions.
Top 10 emerging markets country exposure
                                                 
At September 30, 2010   Cross-border           Total
(in billions)   Lending(a)   Trading(b)   Other(c)   Total   Local(d)   exposure
 
South Korea
  $ 3.1     $ 1.6     $ 1.4     $ 6.1     $ 3.2     $ 9.3  
India
    2.7       3.2       1.4       7.3       1.6       8.9  
Brazil
    2.7       (1.0 )     1.1       2.8       3.0       5.8  
China
    3.0       1.4       0.8       5.2       0.5       5.7  
Hong Kong
    2.3       1.2       1.2       4.7             4.7  
Mexico
    2.7       1.5       0.4       4.6             4.6  
Taiwan
    0.2       0.7       0.4       1.3       2.0       3.3  
Malaysia
    0.3       1.9       0.3       2.5       0.5       3.0  
Chile
    1.0       1.2       0.4       2.6             2.6  
Russia
    1.8       0.3       0.3       2.4       0.1       2.5  
 
                                                 
At December 31, 2009   Cross-border           Total
(in billions)   Lending(a)   Trading(b)   Other(c)   Total   Local(d)   exposure
 
South Korea
  $ 2.7     $ 1.7     $ 1.3     $ 5.7     $ 3.3     $ 9.0  
India
    1.5       2.7       1.1       5.3       0.3       5.6  
Brazil
    1.8       (0.5 )     1.0       2.3       2.2       4.5  
China
    1.8       0.4       0.8       3.0             3.0  
Taiwan
    0.1       0.8       0.3       1.2       1.8       3.0  
Hong Kong
    1.1       0.2       1.3       2.6             2.6  
Mexico
    1.2       0.8       0.4       2.4             2.4  
Chile
    0.8       0.6       0.5       1.9             1.9  
Malaysia
    0.1       1.3       0.3       1.7       0.2       1.9  
South Africa
    0.4       0.8       0.5       1.7             1.7  
 
(a)   Lending includes loans and accrued interest receivable, interest-bearing deposits with banks, acceptances, other monetary assets, issued letters of credit net of participations, and undrawn commitments to extend credit.
 
(b)   Trading includes: (1) issuer exposure on cross-border debt and equity instruments, held both in trading and investment accounts and adjusted for the impact of issuer hedges, including credit derivatives; and (2) counterparty exposure on derivative and foreign exchange contracts, as well as security financing trades (resale agreements and securities borrowed).
 
(c)   Other represents mainly local exposure funded cross-border, including capital investments in local entities.
 
(d)   Local exposure is defined as exposure to a country denominated in local currency and booked locally. Any exposure not meeting these criteria is defined as cross-border exposure.

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CONSUMER CREDIT PORTFOLIO
JPMorgan Chase’s consumer portfolio consists primarily of residential mortgages, home equity loans, credit cards, auto loans, student loans and business banking loans. Included within the portfolio are home equity loans and lines of credit secured by junior liens, and mortgage loans with interest-only payment options to predominantly prime borrowers, as well as certain payment-option loans acquired from Washington Mutual that may result in negative amortization. The Firm’s primary focus is on serving the prime consumer credit market. The Firm has never originated option ARMs.
A substantial portion of the consumer loans acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction were identified as purchased credit-impaired based on an analysis of high-risk characteristics, including product type, LTV ratios, FICO scores and delinquency status. These PCI loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing. At the time of the acquisition, these loans were recorded at fair value, including an estimate of losses that were expected to be incurred over the estimated remaining lives of the loan pools. Therefore, no allowance for loan losses was recorded for these loans as of the transaction date. As part of its ongoing assessment of these loans, management evaluates whether higher expected future credit losses for certain pools of the PCI portfolio would result in a decrease in expected future principal cash flows for these pools. No allowance was added in the second and third quarters of 2010. The total allowance for loan losses on the PCI portfolio added since the beginning of the third quarter of 2009 is $2.8 billion.
The credit performance of the consumer portfolio across the entire product spectrum appears to have stabilized but remains under stress, as high unemployment and weak overall economic conditions continue to put pressure on the number of loans charged off, and weak housing prices continue to negatively affect the severity of loss recognized on real estate loans that default. Delinquencies and nonperforming loans remain elevated. The delinquency trend exhibited improvement in the first half of 2010, but early-stage delinquencies (30–89 days delinquent) flattened across most RFS products in the third quarter. Late-stage real estate delinquencies (150+ days delinquent) remain elevated. The elevated level of these credit quality metrics is due, in part, to loss-mitigation activities currently being undertaken and elongated foreclosure processing timelines. Losses related to these loans continued to be recognized in accordance with the Firm’s standard charge-off practices, but some delinquent loans that would have otherwise been foreclosed upon remain in the mortgage and home equity loan portfolios.
Since mid-2007, the Firm has taken actions to reduce risk exposure to consumer loans by tightening both underwriting and loan qualification standards, as well as eliminating certain products and channels for residential real estate lending. The tightening of underwriting criteria for auto loans has resulted in the reduction of both extended-term and high LTV financing. In addition, new originations of private student loans are limited to school-certified loans, the majority of which include a qualified co-borrower.
As a further action to reduce risk associated with lending-related commitments, the Firm has reduced or canceled certain lines of credit as permitted by law. For example, the Firm may reduce or close home equity lines of credit when there are significant decreases in the value of the underlying property or when there has been a demonstrable decline in the creditworthiness of the borrower. Also, the Firm typically closes credit card lines when the borrower is 60 days or more past due. Finally, certain inactive credit card lines have been closed, and a number of active credit card lines have been reduced for risk management purposes.
The following tables present managed consumer credit–related information (including RFS, CS and residential real estate loans reported in the Corporate/Private Equity segment) for the dates indicated. For further information about the Firm’s nonaccrual and charge-off accounting policies, see Note 13 on pages 149–154 of this Form 10-Q.

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Consumer credit-related information
                                                 
                                    90 days or more past due and
    Credit exposure   Nonperforming loans(j)(k)   still accruing(k)
    Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans and loans held-for-sale
                                               
Home equity — senior lien(a)
  $ 25,167     $ 27,376     $ 466     $ 477     $     $  
Home equity — junior lien(b)
    66,561       74,049       785       1,188              
Prime mortgage(c)
    65,790       66,892       4,420       4,355              
Subprime mortgage(c)
    12,009       12,526       2,649       3,248              
Option ARMs(c)
    8,415       8,536       437       312              
Auto loans(c)(d)
    48,186       46,031       145       177              
Credit card — reported(c)(e)(f)
    136,436       78,786       2       3       3,288       3,481  
Other(c)
    32,151       31,700       959       900       572       542  
 
Total consumer loans
    394,715       345,896       9,863       10,660       3,860       4,023  
 
Consumer loans — purchased credit-impaired
                                               
Home equity
    24,982       26,520     NA   NA   NA   NA
Prime mortgage
    17,904       19,693     NA   NA   NA   NA
Subprime mortgage
    5,496       5,993     NA   NA   NA   NA
Option ARMs
    26,370       29,039     NA   NA   NA   NA
 
Total consumer loans — purchased credit-impaired
    74,752       81,245     NA   NA   NA   NA
 
Total consumer loans — retained
    469,467       427,141       9,863       10,660       3,860       4,023  
 
Loans held-for-sale
    467       2,142                          
 
Total consumer loans — reported
    469,934       429,283       9,863       10,660       3,860       4,023  
 
Credit card — securitized (c)(g)
  NA     84,626     NA         NA     2,385  
 
Total consumer loans — managed(c)
    469,934       513,909       9,863       10,660       3,860       6,408  
 
Total consumer loans — managed – excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(c)
    395,182       432,664       9,863       10,660       3,860       6,408  
 
Consumer lending-related commitments:
                                               
Home equity — senior lien(a)(h)
    17,956       19,246                                  
Home equity — junior lien(b)(h)
    32,457       37,231                                  
Prime mortgage
    1,487       1,654                                  
Subprime mortgage
                                           
Option ARMs
                                           
Auto loans
    5,892       5,467                                  
Credit card(h)
    547,195       569,113                                  
Other
    10,483       11,229                                  
                                 
Total lending-related commitments
    615,470       643,940                                  
                                 
Total consumer credit portfolio
  $ 1,085,404     $ 1,157,849                                  
                                 
Memo: Credit card — managed(c)
  $ 136,436     $ 163,412     $ 2     $ 3     $ 3,288     $ 5,866  
 

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    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
                    Average annual                   Average annual
    Net charge-offs   net charge-off rate(l)   Net charge-offs   net charge-off rate(l)
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans
                                                               
Home equity — senior lien(a)
  $ 58     $ 65       0.90 %     0.93 %   $ 197     $ 164       0.99 %     0.77 %
Home equity — junior lien(b)
    672       1,077       3.94       5.41       2,455       3,341       4.70       5.49  
Prime mortgage(c)
    265       528       1.58       3.09       995       1,323       1.97       2.53  
Subprime mortgage(c)
    206       422       6.64       12.31       945       1,196       9.72       11.18  
Option ARMs(c)
    11       15       0.52       0.67       56       34       0.88       0.51  
Auto loans(c)
    67       159       0.56       1.46       227       479       0.64       1.49  
Credit card — reported(c)
    3,133       2,694       8.87       12.85       11,366       7,412       10.31       10.99  
Other(c)
    267       355       3.28       4.31       872       911       3.55       3.65  
 
Total consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(i)
    4,679       5,315       4.64       5.92       17,113       14,860       5.54       5.37  
 
Total consumer loans — reported
    4,679       5,315       3.90       4.79       17,113       14,860       4.66       4.36  
 
Credit card — securitized(c)(g)
  NA     1,698     NA     7.83     NA     4,826     NA     7.56  
 
Total consumer loans – managed(c)
    4,679       7,013       3.90       5.29       17,113       19,686       4.66       4.86  
 
Total consumer loans — managed — excluding purchased credit- impaired loans(c)(i)
    4,679       7,013       4.64       6.29       17,113       19,686       5.54       5.78  
 
Memo: Credit card — managed(c)
  $ 3,133     $ 4,392       8.87 %     10.30 %   $ 11,366     $ 12,238       10.31 %     9.32 %
 
(a)   Represents loans where JPMorgan Chase holds the first security interest on the property.
 
(b)   Represents loans where JPMorgan Chase holds a security interest that is subordinate in rank to other liens.
 
(c)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon the adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. As a result, related receivables are now recorded as loans on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result of the consolidation of the securitization trusts, reported and managed basis are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further discussion, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(d)   Excluded operating lease–related assets of $3.5 billion and $2.9 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(e)   Includes $1.0 billion of loans at December 31, 2009, held by the WMMT, which were consolidated onto the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value during the second quarter of 2009. Such loans had been fully repaid or charged off as of September 30, 2010. See Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(f)   Includes billed finance charges and fees net of an allowance for uncollectible amounts.
 
(g)   Loans securitized are defined as loans that were sold to nonconsolidated securitization trusts and were not included in reported loans. For a further discussion of credit card securitizations, see CS on pages 36–40 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(h)   The credit card and home equity lending-related commitments represent the total available lines of credit for these products. The Firm has not experienced, and does not anticipate, that all available lines of credit would be used at the same time. For credit card commitments and home equity commitments (if certain conditions are met), the Firm can reduce or cancel these lines of credit by providing the borrower prior notice or, in some cases, without notice as permitted by law.
 
(i)   Charge-offs are not recorded on PCI loans until actual losses exceed estimated losses that were recorded as purchase accounting adjustments at the time of acquisition. To date, no charge-offs have been recorded for these loans.
 
(j)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, nonperforming loans exclude: (1) mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies of $10.2 billion and $9.0 billion, respectively, that are 90 days past due and accruing at the guaranteed reimbursement rate; and (2) student loans that are 90 days past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the FFELP, of $572 million and $542 million, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally. In addition, the Firm’s policy is generally to exempt credit card loans from being placed on nonaccrual status as permitted by regulatory guidance. Under guidance issued by the FFIEC, credit card loans are charged off by the end of the month in which the account becomes 180 days past due or within 60 days from receiving notification about a specified event (e.g., bankruptcy of the borrower), whichever is earlier.
 
(k)   Excludes PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction, which are accounted for on a pool basis. Since each pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows, the past due status of the pools, or that of individual loans within the pools, is not meaningful. Because the Firm is recognizing interest income on each pool of loans, they are all considered to be performing.
 
(l)   Average consumer loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value were $338 million and $1.3 billion for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion for year-to-date 2010 and 2009, respectively. These amounts were excluded when calculating the net charge-off rates.

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The following table presents consumer nonperforming assets by business segment as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
Consumer nonperforming assets
                                                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
            Assets acquired in                   Assets acquired in    
            loan satisfactions                   loan satisfactions    
    Nonperforming   Real estate           Nonperforming   Nonperforming   Real estate           Nonperforming
(in millions)   loans   owned   Other   assets   loans   owned   Other   assets
 
Retail Financial Services(a)(b)
  $ 9,801     $ 1,390     $ 64     $ 11,255     $ 10,611     $ 1,154     $ 99     $ 11,864  
Card Services(a)
    2                   2       3                   3  
Corporate/Private Equity
    60       10             70       46       2             48  
 
Total
  $ 9,863     $ 1,400     $ 64     $ 11,327     $ 10,660     $ 1,156     $ 99     $ 11,915  
 
(a)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, nonperforming loans and assets excluded: (1) mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies of $10.2 billion and $9.0 billion, respectively, that are 90 days past due and accruing at the guaranteed reimbursement rate; (2) real estate owned insured by U.S. government agencies of $1.7 billion and $579 million, respectively; and (3) student loans that are 90 days past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the FFELP, of $572 million and $542 million, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally. In addition, the Firm’s policy is generally to exempt credit card loans from being placed on nonaccrual status as permitted by regulatory guidance. Under guidance issued by the FFIEC, credit card loans are charged off by the end of the month in which the account becomes 180 days past due or within 60 days from receiving notification about a specified event (e.g., bankruptcy of the borrower), whichever is earlier.
 
(b)   Excludes PCI loans that were acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction, which are accounted for on a pool basis. Since each pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows, the past-due status of the pools, or that of individual loans within the pools, is not meaningful. Because the Firm is recognizing interest income on each pool of loans, they are all considered to be performing.
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new guidance that amended the accounting for consolidation of VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts and certain other consumer loan securitization entities. The following table summarizes the impact on consumer loans at adoption.
Reported loans
         
(in millions)   January 1, 2010
 
Prime mortgage
  $ 1,477  
Subprime mortgage
    1,758  
Option ARMs
    381  
Auto loans
    218  
Student loans
    1,008  
Credit card(a)
    84,663  
 
Total increase in consumer loans
  $ 89,505  
 
(a)   Represents the impact of adoption of the new consolidation standard related to VIEs on reported loans for Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts. As a result of the consolidation of the securitization trusts, reported and managed basis are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further discussion, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15–19 of this Form 10-Q.
Portfolio analysis
The following discussion relates to the specific loan and lending-related categories within the consumer portfolio. PCI loans are excluded from individual loan product discussions and are addressed separately below.
Home equity: Home equity loans at September 30, 2010, were $91.7 billion, compared with $101.4 billion at December 31, 2009. The decrease in this portfolio primarily reflected loan paydowns and charge-offs. Junior lien net charge-offs have declined from the prior year, but remain high. Both senior lien and junior lien nonperforming loans decreased from year-end as a result of improvement in early-stage delinquencies. Improvements in delinquencies slowed during the second quarter and have stabilized at these elevated levels during the third quarter. In addition to delinquent accounts, the Firm monitors current junior lien loans where the borrower has a first mortgage loan which is either delinquent or has been modified. The portfolio contained an estimated $4.1 billion of such junior lien loans which are considered to be at higher risk for delinquency and this risk has been considered in establishing the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2010.
Mortgage: Mortgage loans at September 30, 2010, which include prime mortgages, subprime mortgages, option ARMs acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction and mortgage loans held-for-sale, were $86.6 billion, compared with $88.3 billion at December 31, 2009. The decrease in loans is due to portfolio runoff, partially offset by the addition of loans to the balance sheet as a result of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Net charge-offs have decreased from the prior year and prior quarter; however, losses continue to remain elevated.

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Prime mortgages were $66.2 billion, compared with $67.3 billion at December 31, 2009. The decrease in loans was due to paydowns and charge-offs on delinquent loans, partially offset by the addition of loans as a result of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Late-stage delinquencies showed improvement during the quarter, while early-stage delinquencies stabilized. Both early-stage and late-stage delinquencies remain at an elevated level. Nonperforming assets also remain high as a result of ongoing modification activity and foreclosure processing delays.
Subprime mortgages were $12.0 billion, compared with $12.5 billion at December 31, 2009. The decrease is due to paydowns and charge-offs on delinquent loans, partially offset by the addition of loans as a result of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Late-stage delinquencies, while remaining elevated, continued to improve during the third quarter, albeit at a slower rate. Early-stage delinquencies stabilized at an elevated level.
Option ARMs were $8.4 billion, relatively flat compared with December 31, 2009, due to the addition of loans as a result of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, offset by paydowns in the portfolio. The option ARM portfolio represents less than 5% of the residential real estate portfolio, excluding PCI loans, and is primarily comprised of loans with low LTV ratios and high borrower FICOs. Accordingly, the Firm currently expects substantially lower losses on this portfolio when compared with the PCI option ARM pool. As of September 30, 2010, approximately 96% of option ARM borrowers were fully amortizing as a result of loan modification or payment recast, and 2% elected to make an interest-only or minimum payment. The cumulative amount of unpaid interest added to the unpaid principal balance due to negative amortization of option ARMs was $58 million and $78 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Assuming current market interest rates, the Firm would expect the following balance of current loans to experience a payment recast: $245 million in 2010, $368 million in 2011 and $599 million in 2012. New originations of option ARMs were discontinued by Washington Mutual prior to the date of JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition of the banking operations of Washington Mutual.
Auto loans: As of September 30, 2010, auto loans were $48.2 billion, compared with $46.0 billion at December 31, 2009. Delinquent loans were lower than in the prior year, while provision expense decreased due to favorable loss severities as a result of higher used-car prices nationwide. The auto loan portfolio reflects a high concentration of prime quality credits.
Credit card: Credit card receivables (which include receivables in its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts that were not reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets prior to January 1, 2010) were $136.4 billion at September 30, 2010, a decrease of $27.0 billion from year-end 2009, due to the decline in lower-yielding promotional balances and the Washington Mutual portfolio runoff.
The 30-day delinquency rate decreased to 4.57% at September 30, 2010, from 6.28% at December 31, 2009, while the net charge-off rate decreased to 8.87% for the third quarter of 2010, from 10.30% for the third quarter of 2009. The delinquency trend is showing improvement, especially within early stage delinquencies. Charge-offs remain elevated, but decreased from the prior-year quarter as a result of lower delinquent loans and higher repayment rates. Provision expense reflected a $1.5 billion decrease in the allowance for loan losses in the third quarter of 2010, reflecting lower estimated losses, primarily related to the improvement in the delinquent loan trend and lower levels of outstandings. The credit card portfolio continues to reflect a well-seasoned, largely rewards-based portfolio that has good U.S. geographic diversification.
Credit card receivables, excluding the Washington Mutual portfolio, were $121.9 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $143.8 billion at December 31, 2009. The 30-day delinquency rate was 4.13% at September 30, 2010, down from 5.52% at December 31, 2009; the net charge-off rate, excluding the Washington Mutual portfolio, decreased to 8.06% for the third quarter of 2010 from 9.41% in the third quarter of 2009.
Credit card receivables in the Washington Mutual portfolio were $14.5 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $19.7 billion at December 31, 2009. The Washington Mutual portfolio’s 30-day delinquency rate was 8.29% at September 30, 2010, compared with 12.72% at December 31, 2009; the year-end delinquency rate excludes the impact of the consolidation of the WMMT in the second quarter of 2009 as a result of certain actions taken at that time. The net charge-off rate in the third quarter of 2010 was 15.58%, compared with 21.94% in the third quarter of 2009, excluding the impact of the purchase accounting adjustments related to the consolidation of the WMMT in the second quarter of 2009.
Other: Other loans primarily include business banking loans (which are highly collateralized loans, often with personal loan guarantees), student loans, and other secured and unsecured consumer loans. As of September 30, 2010, other loans, including loans held-for-sale, were $32.2 billion, compared with $33.6 billion at December 31, 2009.
Purchased credit-impaired: PCI loans were $74.8 billion at September 30, 2010, compared with $81.2 billion at December 31, 2009. This portfolio represents loans acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction that were recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition. The fair value of these loans included an estimate of credit losses expected to be realized over the remaining lives of the loans, and therefore no allowance for loan losses was recorded for these loans as of the acquisition date.

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The Firm regularly updates the amount of expected principal and interest cash flows to be collected for these loans. Probable decreases in expected loan principal cash flows would trigger the recognition of impairment through the provision for loan losses. Probable and significant increases in expected cash flows (e.g., decreased principal credit losses, the net benefit of modifications) would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan losses with any remaining increase in the expected cash flows recognized prospectively in interest income over the remaining estimated lives of the underlying loans.
During the second and third quarters of 2010, the Firm did not recognize any impairment as a result of updating its assessment of expected cash flows for these PCI pools. As a result of impairment recognized in the first quarter of 2010, the Firm’s allowance for loan losses for the prime mortgage and option ARM PCI pools was $1.8 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2010, compared with $1.1 billion and $491 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009. The credit performance of the other pools has generally been consistent with the estimate of losses at the acquisition date. Accordingly, no impairment for these other pools has been recognized.
Concentrations of credit risk — consumer loans other than purchased credit-impaired loans
Following is tabular information and, where appropriate, supplemental discussions about certain concentrations of credit risk for the Firm’s consumer loans, other than PCI loans, including:
  Geographic distribution of loans, including certain residential real estate loans with high LTV ratios; and
 
  Loans that are 30+ days past due.
Consumer loans by geographic region
                                                                                                 
                                                                            Total           Total
    Home   Home                           Total                           consumer           consumer
September 30, 2010   equity-   equity-   Prime   Subprime   Option   home loan           Card-   All other   loans-   Card loans-   loans-
(in billions)   senior lien   junior lien   mortgage   mortgage   ARMs   portfolio   Auto   reported   loans   reported   securitized(b)   managed
 
California
  $ 3.4     $ 15.1     $ 16.3     $ 1.8     $ 3.7     $ 40.3     $ 4.4     $ 18.3     $ 2.0     $ 65.0     NA   $ 65.0  
New York
    3.2       11.6       8.3       1.5       0.9       25.5       3.8       10.6       4.2       44.1     NA     44.1  
Texas
    3.8       2.3       2.2       0.3       0.2       8.8       4.6       10.2       3.7       27.3     NA     27.3  
Florida
    1.1       3.6       4.6       1.7       0.8       11.8       1.9       7.9       1.1       22.7     NA     22.7  
Illinois
    1.7       4.4       3.2       0.5       0.4       10.2       2.5       7.6       2.2       22.5     NA     22.5  
Ohio
    2.2       1.6       0.4       0.3             4.5       3.0       5.5       2.6       15.6     NA     15.6  
New Jersey
    0.7       3.5       1.7       0.6       0.3       6.8       1.8       5.6       0.9       15.1     NA     15.1  
Michigan
    1.2       1.7       1.0       0.3       0.1       4.3       2.4       4.3       2.1       13.1     NA     13.1  
Arizona
    1.5       3.1       1.2       0.3       0.1       6.2       1.5       3.1       1.6       12.4     NA     12.4  
Pennsylvania
    0.2       1.1       0.4       0.4       0.1       2.2       2.1       5.0       0.6       9.9     NA     9.9  
Washington
    0.8       2.2       1.7       0.2       0.4       5.3       0.7       2.5       0.4       8.9     NA     8.9  
Colorado
    0.3       1.5       1.5       0.2       0.2       3.7       1.0       3.2       1.0       8.9     NA     8.9  
All other(a)
    5.1       14.9       23.7       3.9       1.2       48.8       18.5       52.6       9.8       129.7     NA     129.7  
 
Total
  $ 25.2     $ 66.6     $ 66.2     $ 12.0     $ 8.4     $ 178.4     $ 48.2     $ 136.4     $ 32.2     $ 395.2     NA   $ 395.2  
 
                                                                                                 
                                                                            Total           Total
    Home   Home                           Total                           consumer           consumer
December 31, 2009   equity-   equity-   Prime   Subprime   Option   home loan           Card-   All other   loans-   Card loans-   loans-
(in billions)   senior lien   junior lien   mortgage   mortgage   ARMs   portfolio   Auto   reported   loans   reported   securitized(b)   managed
 
California
  $ 3.6     $ 16.9     $ 18.7     $ 1.7     $ 3.8     $ 44.7     $ 4.4     $ 11.0     $ 1.8     $ 61.9     $ 11.4     $ 73.3  
New York
    3.4       12.4       8.7       1.5       0.9       26.9       3.8       6.0       4.2       40.9       6.7       47.6  
Texas
    4.2       2.7       1.4       0.4       0.2       8.9       4.3       5.6       3.8       22.6       6.5       29.1  
Florida
    1.2       4.1       4.9       1.9       0.7       12.8       1.8       5.2       0.9       20.7       4.8       25.5  
Illinois
    1.8       4.8       2.9       0.6       0.4       10.5       2.4       3.9       2.4       19.2       4.9       24.1  
Ohio
    2.3       1.9       0.4       0.3             4.9       3.2       3.1       2.9       14.1       3.4       17.5  
New Jersey
    0.8       3.8       1.9       0.6       0.3       7.4       1.8       3.0       0.9       13.1       3.6       16.7  
Michigan
    1.3       1.9       0.9       0.3             4.4       2.1       2.4       2.5       11.4       2.9       14.3  
Arizona
    1.6       3.6       1.3       0.3       0.1       6.9       1.5       1.7       1.6       11.7       2.1       13.8  
Pennsylvania
    0.2       1.2       0.5       0.4       0.1       2.4       2.0       2.8       0.8       8.0       3.2       11.2  
Washington
    0.9       2.4       1.7       0.3       0.4       5.7       0.6       1.5       0.4       8.2       1.5       9.7  
Colorado
    0.4       1.7       1.6       0.2       0.2       4.1       1.0       1.6       0.8       7.5       2.1       9.6  
All other(a)
    5.7       16.6       22.4       4.0       1.4       50.1       17.1       31.0       10.6       108.8       31.5       140.3  
 
Total
  $ 27.4     $ 74.0     $ 67.3     $ 12.5     $ 8.5     $ 189.7     $ 46.0     $ 78.8     $ 33.6     $ 348.1     $ 84.6     $ 432.7  
 
(a)   Includes prime mortgage loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae pools, which are insured by U.S. government agencies, of $12.4 billion and $10.4 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation. See further discussion of loans repurchased from Ginnie Mae pools in Repurchase liability on pages 58–61 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Loans securitized are defined as loans that were sold to nonconsolidated securitization trusts and were not included in reported loans at December 31, 2009. For further discussion of credit card securitizations, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.

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The following table presents the geographic distribution of certain residential real estate loans with current estimated LTV ratios in excess of 100% as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, excluding PCI loans acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction. The estimated collateral values used to calculate the current estimated LTV ratios in the following table do not represent actual appraised loan-level collateral values; as such the resulting ratios are necessarily imprecise and should therefore be viewed as estimates.
Geographic distribution of residential real estate loans with current estimated LTVs > 100%(a)
                                         
September 30, 2010   Home equity-           Subprime           % of total
(in billions, except ratios)   junior lien(c)   Prime mortgage(d)   mortgage   Total   loans(e)
 
California
  $ 6.0     $ 5.0     $ 0.8     $ 11.8       36 %
New York
    1.9       0.4       0.2       2.5       12  
Arizona
    2.2       0.6       0.2       3.0       65  
Florida
    2.2       2.3       0.9       5.4       55  
Michigan
    1.1       0.5       0.2       1.8       60  
All other
    6.7       1.9       1.2       9.8       16  
         
Total LTV >100%
  $ 20.1     $ 10.7     $ 3.5     $ 34.3       26 %
 
                                       
As a percentage of total loans
    30 %     20 %     29 %     26 %        
Total portfolio average LTV at origination
    73       70       78                  
Total portfolio average current estimated LTV(b)
    91       82       92                  
 
                                         
December 31, 2009   Home equity-           Subprime           % of total
(in billions, except ratios)   junior lien(c)   Prime mortgage(d)   mortgage   Total   loans(e)
 
California
  $ 6.7     $ 5.7     $ 1.0     $ 13.4       36 %
New York
    1.7       0.3       0.2       2.2       10  
Arizona
    2.4       0.7       0.2       3.3       63  
Florida
    2.5       2.5       1.2       6.2       57  
Michigan
    1.3       0.4       0.2       1.9       61  
All other
    6.9       1.6       1.3       9.8       15  
         
Total LTV >100%
  $ 21.5     $ 11.2     $ 4.1     $ 36.8       26 %
 
                                       
As a percentage of total loans
    29 %     20 %     33 %     26 %        
Total portfolio average LTV at origination
    74       71       79                  
Total portfolio average current estimated LTV(b)
    90       81       95                  
 
(a)   Home equity — junior lien, prime mortgage and subprime mortgage loans with current estimated LTVs greater than 80% up to and including 100% were $16.1 billion, $13.1 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2010, and $17.9 billion, $15.0 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2009.
 
(b)   The average current estimated LTV ratio reflects the outstanding balance at the balance sheet date, divided by the estimated current property value. Current property values are estimated based on home valuation models utilizing nationally recognized home price index valuation estimates.
 
(c)   Represents combined LTV, which considers all available lien positions related to the property. All other products are presented without consideration of subordinate liens on the property. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation.
 
(d)   Excludes mortgage loans insured by the U.S. government agencies of $7.5 billion and $5.0 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation.
 
(e)   Represents the percentage of total loans of the noted product types, excluding mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies.
The consumer credit portfolio is geographically diverse. The greatest concentration of loans is in California. Excluding mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies, California represents 17% of total managed consumer loans at both September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, and 24% and 25% of total residential real estate loans at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Of the total managed consumer loan portfolio, excluding mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies, $157.3 billion, or 41%, is concentrated in California, New York, Arizona, Florida and Michigan at September 30, 2010, compared with $174.5 billion, or 41%, at December 31, 2009.
Declining home prices have had a significant impact on the collateral value underlying the Firm’s residential real estate loan portfolio. In general, the delinquency rate for loans with high LTV ratios is greater than the delinquency rate for loans in which the borrower has equity in the collateral. While a large portion of the loans with estimated LTV ratios greater than 100% continue to pay and are current, the continued willingness and ability of these borrowers to pay remains uncertain. Nonperforming loans in the residential real estate portfolio totaled $8.8 billion at September 30, 2010, of which 71% were greater than 150 days past due; this compared with total residential real estate nonperforming loans of $9.6 billion at December 31, 2009, of which 64% were greater than 150 days past due. In the aggregate, the unpaid principal balance of these loans has been charged down by approximately 33% and 36% to estimated collateral value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.

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Consumer 30+ day delinquency information
                                 
    30+ day delinquent loans   30+ day delinquency rate
    September 30,   December 31,   September 30,   December 31,
(in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(a)
                               
Home equity — senior lien
  $ 771     $ 833       3.06 %     3.04 %
Home equity — junior lien
    1,845       2,515       2.77       3.40  
Prime mortgage
    4,842 (d)     5,532 (d)     7.31 (f)     8.21 (f)
Subprime mortgage
    3,052       4,232       25.41       33.79  
Option ARMs
    564       438       6.70       5.13  
Auto loans
    467       750       0.97       1.63  
Credit card — reported(b)
    6,237       6,093       4.57       7.73  
Other
    1,363 (e)     1,306 (e)     4.24       3.91  
 
Total consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans — reported
  $ 19,141     $ 21,699       4.84 %     6.23 %
 
Credit card — securitized(b)(c)
  NA     4,174     NA     4.93  
 
Total consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans – managed(b)
  $ 19,141     $ 25,873       4.84 %     5.98 %
 
Memo: Credit card — managed(b)
  $ 6,237     $ 10,267       4.57 %     6.28 %
 
(a)   The delinquency rate for PCI loans, which is based on the unpaid principal balance, was 28.07% and 27.79% at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. As a result of the consolidation of the credit card securitization trusts, reported and managed basis are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further discussion, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15-19 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(c)   Loans securitized are defined as loans that were sold to nonconsolidated securitization trusts and were not included in reported loans at December 31, 2009. For a further discussion of credit card securitizations, see CS on pages 36-40 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(d)   Excludes 30+ day delinquent mortgage loans that are insured by U.S. government agencies of $11.1 billion and $9.7 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
 
(e)   Excludes 30+ day delinquent loans that are 30 days or more past due and still accruing, which are insured by U.S. government agencies under the FFELP, of $1.0 billion and $942 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. These amounts are excluded as reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
 
(f)   The denominator for the calculation of the 30+ day delinquency rate includes: (1) residential real estate loans reported in the Corporate/Private Equity segment; and (2) mortgage loans insured by U.S. government agencies. The 30+ day delinquency rate excluding these loan balances was 10.75% and 11.24% at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Consumer 30+ day delinquencies have decreased to 4.84% of the consumer loan portfolio at September 30, 2010, compared with 5.98% at December 31, 2009, driven predominantly by a $4.0 billion decrease in CS delinquencies as well as a $2.5 billion decrease in residential real estate delinquencies. Early stage delinquencies (30–89 days delinquent) in the residential real estate portfolios have shown improvement since December 31, 2009, while late stage delinquencies (150+ days delinquent) have stabilized but remain elevated, due in part to loss-mitigation activities and elongated foreclosure processing timelines. Improvement in delinquencies has slowed during the quarter and have stabilized at an elevated level. Losses related to the residential real estate portfolio continue to be recognized in accordance with the Firm’s normal charge-off practices; as such, these loans are reflected at their estimated collateral value.

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Concentrations of credit risk — purchased credit-impaired loans
The following table presents the current estimated LTV ratio, as well as the ratio of the carrying value of the underlying loans to the current estimated collateral value, for PCI loans. Because such loans were initially measured at fair value, the ratio of the carrying value to the current estimated collateral value will be lower than the current estimated LTV ratio, which is based on the unpaid principal balance. The estimated collateral values used to calculate these ratios do not represent actual appraised loan-level collateral values; as such, the resulting ratios are necessarily imprecise and should therefore be viewed as estimates.
LTV ratios and ratios of carrying values to current estimated collateral values — purchased credit-impaired
                                 
                            Ratio of carrying value
September 30, 2010   Unpaid principal   Current estimated   Carrying   to current estimated
(in billions, except ratios)   balance(a)   LTV ratio(b)   value(d)   collateral value
 
Option ARMs
  $ 32.1       110 %   $ 26.4       87 %(e)
Home equity
    29.3       115 (c)     25.0       98  
Prime mortgage
    19.7       107       17.9       88 (e)
Subprime mortgage
    8.3       111       5.5       74  
 
                                 
                            Ratio of carrying value
December 31, 2009   Unpaid principal   Current estimated   Carrying   to current estimated
(in billions, except ratios)   balance(a)   LTV ratio(b)   value(d)   collateral value
 
Option ARMs
  $ 37.4       113 %   $ 29.0       86 %(e)
Home equity
    32.9       115 (c)     26.5       93  
Prime mortgage
    22.0       106       19.7       90 (e)
Subprime mortgage
    9.0       110       6.0       73  
 
(a)   Represents the contractual amount of principal owed at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
 
(b)   Represents the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans divided by the estimated current property value. Current property values are estimated based on home valuation models utilizing nationally recognized home price index valuation estimates.
 
(c)   Represents current estimated combined LTV, which considers all available lien positions related to the property. All other products are presented without consideration of subordinate liens on the property. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation.
 
(d)   Carrying values include the effect of fair value adjustments that were applied to the consumer PCI portfolio at the date of acquisition.
 
(e)   As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the ratios of the carrying value to current estimated collateral value are net of the allowance for loan losses of $1.8 billion and $1.1 billion for the prime mortgage pool, respectively, and $1.0 billion and $491 million for the option ARM pool, respectively.
PCI loans in the states of California and Florida represented 54% and 10%, respectively, of total PCI loans at September 30, 2010, compared with 54% and 11%, respectively, at December 31, 2009. The current estimated LTV ratios were 117% and 133% for California and Florida loans, respectively, at September 30, 2010, compared with 118% and 136%, respectively, at December 31, 2009. Loan concentrations in California and Florida, as well as the continued pressure on housing prices in those states, have contributed negatively to both the current estimated LTV ratio and the ratio of carrying value to current collateral value for loans in the PCI portfolio. While the carrying value of the PCI loans is below the current estimated collateral value of the loans, the ultimate performance of this portfolio is highly dependent on the borrowers’ behavior and ongoing ability and willingness to continue to make payments on homes with negative equity as well as the cost of alternative housing.
Option ARM and prime purchased credit-impaired pools: Approximately 61% of the option ARM PCI pool is fully amortizing as a result of loan modification or payment recast at September 30, 2010. Of the remaining 39%, or $12.4 billion, option ARM PCI loans totaling $5.7 billion were past due and $5.4 billion represented borrowers who elected to make an interest-only or minimum payment. The cumulative amount of unpaid interest added to the unpaid principal balance of the option ARM PCI pool was $1.5 billion and $1.9 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Assuming current market interest rates, the Firm would expect the following balance of current option ARM PCI loans to experience a payment recast: $515 million in 2010, $1.9 billion in 2011 and $3.0 billion in 2012.
The option ARM and prime mortgage PCI pools continue to show some signs of stabilization and are performing within management’s revised expectations. Accordingly, no impairment was recognized for the PCI prime mortgage or option ARM pools during the second and third quarters of 2010. Previously, management concluded as part of the Firm’s regular assessment of these pools that it was probable that higher expected principal credit losses for the prime mortgage and option ARM PCI pools would result in a decrease in expected cash flows. As a result, an allowance for loan losses for impairment of the prime mortgage and option ARM pools has been recognized. As of September 30, 2010, the total allowance for loan losses for the prime mortgage and option ARM PCI pools was $1.8 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, compared with $1.1 billion and $491 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009.

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Other purchased credit-impaired pools: The credit performance of the home equity and subprime PCI pools has generally been consistent with the estimate of losses at the acquisition date. Accordingly, no impairment for these pools has been recognized.
The following table provides a summary of lifetime loss estimates included in the nonaccretable difference and the allowance for loan losses. Principal charge-offs will not be recorded on these pools until the nonaccretable difference has been fully depleted.
                                           
      Lifetime loss estimates(a)        LTD liquidation losses(b)
    September 30,   December 31,       September 30,   December 31,
(in millions)   2010   2009       2010   2009
 
Option ARMs
  $ 11,350     $ 10,650         $ 4,333     $ 1,744  
Home equity
    13,138       13,138           8,278       6,060  
Prime mortgage
    5,020       4,240           1,329       794  
Subprime mortgage
    3,842       3,842           1,165       796  
 
Total
  $ 33,350     $ 31,870         $ 15,105     $ 9,394  
 
(a)   Includes the original nonaccretable difference established in purchase accounting of $30.5 billion for principal losses only. The remaining nonaccretable difference for principal losses and foregone interest on modified loans is $15.4 billion and $21.1 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. All probable increases in principal losses and foregone interest subsequent to the purchase date are reflected in the allowance for loan losses.
 
(b)   Life-to-date (“LTD”) liquidation losses represent realization of loss upon loan resolution.
Loan modification activities
For additional information about consumer loan modification activities, including consumer loan modifications accounted for as troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), see Note 13 on pages 149-154 of this Form 10-Q, and Note 13 on pages 192-196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Residential real estate loans: For both the Firm’s on-balance sheet loans and loans serviced for others, nearly 975,000 mortgage modifications have been offered to borrowers and nearly 292,000 have been approved since the beginning of 2009. Of these, approximately 252,000 have achieved permanent modification as of September 30, 2010. Of the remaining 683,000 modifications, 44% are in a trial period or still being reviewed for a modification, while 56% have dropped out of the modification program, or otherwise were not eligible for final modification.
The Firm is participating in the U.S. Treasury’s MHA programs while continuing to expand its other loss-mitigation efforts for financially distressed borrowers who do not qualify for the U.S. Treasury’s programs. The MHA programs include the Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”) and the Second Lien Modification Program (“2MP”); these programs mandate standard modification terms across the industry and provide incentives to borrowers, servicers and investors who participate. The Firm completed its first permanent modifications under HAMP in September 2009. Under 2MP, which the Firm began to implement in May 2010, homeowners are offered a way to modify their second mortgages to make them more affordable when their first mortgage has been modified under HAMP.
The Firm’s other loss-mitigation programs for troubled borrowers who do not qualify for HAMP include the traditional modifications offered by the GSE’s and Ginnie Mae, as well as the Firm’s proprietary modification programs, which include similar concessions to those offered under HAMP but with expanded eligibility criteria. In addition, the Firm has offered modification programs targeted specifically to borrowers with higher-risk mortgage products.
MHA, as well as the Firm’s other loss-mitigation programs, generally provide various concessions to financially troubled borrowers, including, but not limited to, interest rate reductions, term or payment extensions, and deferral of principal payments that would have otherwise been required under the terms of the original agreement. For the 49,200 on—balance sheet loans modified under HAMP and the Firm’s other loss-mitigation programs since July 1, 2009, 54% of permanent loan modifications have included interest rate reductions, 46% have included term or payment extensions, 16% have included principal deferment and 22% have included principal forgiveness. Principal forgiveness has been limited to a specific modification program for option ARMs. The sum of the percentages of the types of loan modifications exceeds 100% because, in some cases, the modification of an individual loan includes more than one type of concession.
Generally, borrowers must make at least three payments under the revised contractual terms during a trial modification and be successfully re-underwritten with income verification before a mortgage or home equity loan can be permanently modified. When the Firm modifies home equity lines of credit, future lending commitments related to the modified loans are canceled as part of the terms of the modification.
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programs is the rate at which the modified loans redefault. Modification redefault rates are affected by a number of factors, including the type of loan modified, the borrower’s overall ability and willingness to repay the modified loan and other macroeconomic factors. Reduction in payment size for a borrower has shown to be the most significant driver in improving redefault rates. Modifications completed after July 1, 2009, whether under HAMP or under the Firm’s other modification programs, differ from modifications completed under prior programs in that they are generally fully underwritten after a successful trial payment period of at least three months. Approximately 85% of on-balance sheet modifications completed since July 1, 2009 were completed in 2010 with approximately 40% completed as recently as the third quarter. Performance metrics to date for modifications seasoned more than six months show weighted average redefault rates of 22% and 25% for HAMP and the Firm’s other modifications programs, respectively. While these rates compare favorably to equivalent metrics for modifications completed under prior programs, ultimate redefault rates will remain uncertain until modified loans have seasoned.
The following table presents information as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, relating to restructured on—balance sheet residential real estate loans for which concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. Modifications of PCI loans continue to be accounted for and reported as PCI loans, and the impact of the modification is incorporated into the Firm’s quarterly assessment of whether a probable and/or significant change in estimated future cash flows has occurred. Modifications of loans other than PCI loans are generally accounted for and reported as TDRs.
Restructured residential real estate loans
                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
            Nonperforming           Nonperforming
    On-balance   on-balance   On-balance   on-balance
(in millions)   sheet loans   sheet loans(d)   sheet loans   sheet loans(d)
 
Restructured residential real estate loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans(a)(b)
                               
Home equity — senior lien
  $ 218     $ 31     $ 168     $ 30  
Home equity — junior lien
    269       53       222       43  
Prime mortgage
    1,811       657       634       243  
Subprime mortgage
    2,743       804       1,998       598  
Option ARMs
    75       22       8       6  
 
Total restructured residential real estate loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans
  $ 5,116     $ 1,567     $ 3,030     $ 920  
 
Restructured purchased credit-impaired loans(c)
                               
Home equity
  $ 456     NA   $ 453     NA
Prime mortgage
    2,722     NA     1,526     NA
Subprime mortgage
    3,224     NA     1,954     NA
Option ARMs
    8,933     NA     2,972     NA
 
Total restructured purchased credit-impaired loans
  $ 15,335     NA   $ 6,905     NA
 
(a)   Amounts represent the carrying value of restructured residential real estate loans.
 
(b)   Excludes $2.3 billion and $296 million of loans at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, that were repurchased from Ginnie Mae pools and modified subsequent to repurchase. When such loans reperform subsequent to modification they are generally sold back into Ginnie Mae loan pools. Modified loans that do not reperform will become subject to foreclosure.
 
(c)   Amounts represent the unpaid principal balance of restructured PCI loans.
 
(d)   Nonperforming loans modified in a TDR may be returned to accrual status when repayment is reasonably assured and the borrower has made a minimum of six payments under the new terms. As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, nonperforming loans of $933 million and $256 million, respectively, are TDRs that have not yet made six payments under their modified terms.
Excluding PCI loans, 20% of restructured residential real estate loans are greater than 30 days delinquent, which is within the Firm’s expectations.
Foreclosure prevention: Foreclosure is a last resort and the Firm makes significant efforts to help borrowers stay in their homes. Since the first quarter of 2009, the Firm has prevented over 429,000 foreclosures through loan modification, short sales, and other foreclosure prevention means.

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The Firm has a well-defined foreclosure prevention process when a borrower fails to pay on his or her loan. Customer contacts are attempted multiple times in multiple ways to pursue options other than foreclosure, including loan modification, short sales, and other foreclosure prevention means. In addition, if the Firm is unable to contact a customer, multiple reviews are completed of borrower’s facts and circumstances before a foreclosure sale is completed. By the time of a foreclosure sale, borrowers have not made a payment on average for approximately 14 months.
Foreclosure process issues
The foreclosure process is governed by laws and regulations established on a state-by-state basis. In some states, the foreclosure process involves a judicial process requiring filing documents with a court. In other states, the process is mostly non-judicial, involving various processes, some of which require filing documents with governmental agencies. The Firm has become aware that certain documents executed by Firm personnel in connection with the foreclosure process may not have complied with all applicable procedural requirements. For example, in certain instances, the underlying loan file review and verification of information for inclusion in an affidavit was performed by Firm personnel other than the affiant, or the affidavit may not have been properly notarized. The Firm instructed its outside foreclosure counsel to temporarily suspend foreclosures, foreclosure sales and evictions in 40 states and the District of Columbia so that it could review its processes. These matters are the subject of investigation by federal and state officials. Reference is made to Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings, “Mortgage Foreclosure Investigations and Litigation.”
The Firm is developing new processes to ensure that it satisfies all procedural requirements relating to mortgage foreclosures. The Firm expects to incur additional costs and expenses in connection with the implementation of its new foreclosure processes. The Firm intends to resume its foreclosure proceedings, foreclosure sales and evictions in some states expeditiously. It is possible that the temporary suspension will also result in additional costs and expenses, such as, for example, costs associated with the maintenance of properties while foreclosures are delayed, legal expenses associated with re-filing documents or, as necessary, re-filing foreclosure cases or costs associated with possible home price declines while foreclosures are delayed. These costs could increase depending on the length of the delay. Finally, the Firm may incur additional costs and expenses as a result of legislative, administrative or regulatory investigations relating to its former foreclosure procedures. However, the Firm cannot predict at this early stage the ultimate outcome of these matters or the impact that they could have on the Firm’s reported financial results including for example, servicing costs, legal costs and mortgage banking revenue.
Credit card loans: JPMorgan Chase has also modified the terms of credit card loan agreements with borrowers who have experienced financial difficulty. Such modifications typically include reducing the interest rate on the card and, in most cases, involve placing the customer on a fixed payment plan not exceeding 60 months; in substantially all cases, the Firm cancels the customer’s available line of credit on the credit card. If the cardholder does not comply with the modified payment terms, the credit card loan agreement generally reverts back to its original payment and interest rate terms, resulting in the loan being excluded from modified loans. Assuming that those borrowers do not begin to perform in accordance with those original payment terms, the loans continue to age and become subject to the Firm’s standard charge-off policies. Substantially all modifications of credit card loans performed under the Firm’s existing modification programs are considered to be TDRs. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm had $8.8 billion and $5.1 billion, respectively, of on—balance sheet credit card loans outstanding for borrowers enrolled in a credit card modification program. The increase in modified credit card loans outstanding from December 31, 2009, is primarily attributable to previously-modified loans held in Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts being consolidated as a result of adopting the new consolidation guidance. Consistent with the Firm’s policy, all credit card loans typically remain on accrual status. Based on the Firm’s historical experience, the Firm expects that a significant portion of the borrowers will not ultimately comply with the modified payment terms.

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Real estate owned (“REO”)
As part of the residential real estate foreclosure process, loans are written down to the fair value of the underlying real estate asset, less costs to sell, at acquisition. Typically, any further gains or losses on REO assets are recorded as part of other income. In those instances where the Firm gains ownership and possession of individual properties at the completion of the foreclosure process, these REO assets are managed for prompt sale and disposition at the best possible economic value. Operating expense, such as real estate taxes and maintenance, are charged to other expense. REO assets, excluding those insured by U.S. government agencies, increased $244 million from December 31, 2009, primarily related to foreclosures of non-PCI loans. It is anticipated that REO assets will continue to increase over the next several quarters, as loans moving through the foreclosure process are expected to increase.
Portfolio transfers
The Firm regularly evaluates market conditions and overall economic returns and makes an initial determination as to whether new originations will be held-for-investment or sold within the foreseeable future. The Firm also periodically evaluates the expected economic returns of previously originated loans under prevailing market conditions to determine whether their designation as held-for-sale or held-for-investment continues to be appropriate. When the Firm determines that a change in this designation is appropriate, the loans are transferred to the appropriate classification. Since the second half of 2007, all new prime mortgage originations that cannot be sold to U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises have been designated as held-for-investment. Prime mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell are accounted for at fair value and classified as trading assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
JPMorgan Chase’s allowance for loan losses covers the wholesale (risk-rated) and consumer (primarily scored) loan portfolios and represents management’s estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the Firm’s loan portfolio. Management also computes an allowance for wholesale lending-related commitments using a methodology similar to that used for the wholesale loans.
Determining the appropriateness of the allowance is complex and requires judgment about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Assumptions about unemployment rates, housing prices and overall economic conditions could have a significant impact on the Firm’s assessment of loan quality. Subsequent evaluations of the loan portfolio, in light of then-prevailing factors, may result in significant changes in the allowances for loan losses and lending-related commitments in future periods. At least quarterly, the allowance for credit losses is reviewed by the Chief Risk Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller of the Firm, and discussed with the Risk Policy and Audit Committees of the Board of Directors of the Firm. As of September 30, 2010, JPMorgan Chase deemed the allowance for credit losses to be appropriate (i.e., sufficient to absorb losses inherent in the portfolio, including those not yet identifiable).
For a further discussion of the allowance for credit losses, see Critical Accounting Estimates Used by the Firm on page 104 and Note 14 on pages 154-155 of this Form 10-Q; and Allowance for Credit Losses on page 115, Critical Accounting Estimates Used by the Firm on pages 127-131 and Note 14 on pages 196-198 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The allowance for credit losses was $35.0 billion at September 30, 2010, an increase of $2.5 billion from $32.5 billion at year-end 2009. The increase was primarily due to the Firm’s adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. As a result of the consolidation of certain securitization entities, the Firm established an allowance for loan losses of $7.5 billion at January 1, 2010, primarily related to the receivables that had been held in credit card securitization trusts.
The consumer allowance for loan losses increased largely due to the aforementioned impact of new consolidation guidance. Excluding the effect of this adoption, the consumer allowance decreased by $2.7 billion from December 31, 2009. The decrease reflected a $4.0 billion reduction in the allowance in CS, reflecting lower estimated losses primarily related to improved delinquency trends as well as lower levels of outstandings. This decrease was partly offset by a $1.2 billion allowance increase in RFS during the first quarter, related to further estimated deterioration in the Washington Mutual prime and option ARM PCI pools. While RFS credit losses improved compared with the 2010 second quarter, delinquencies stabilized at elevated levels and a growing series of environmental, regulatory, and legislative challenges continue to present significant risk to credit performance, primarily in the Home Lending portfolio. After consideration of these factors, the RFS allowance for loan losses was essentially flat to the prior quarter.
The wholesale allowance for loan losses decreased by $2.2 billion from December 31, 2009. The decrease was due primarily to repayments and loan sales.
The allowance for lending-related commitments for both wholesale and consumer, which is reported in other liabilities, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, was $873 million and $939 million, respectively. The decrease primarily reflected lower wholesale commitment levels.
The credit ratios in the table below are based on retained loan balances, which exclude loans held-for-sale and loans accounted for at fair value. As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, wholesale retained loans were $217.6 billion and $213.7 billion, respectively; and consumer retained loans were $469.5 billion and $432.6 billion, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, average wholesale retained loans were $211.5 billion and $228.5 billion, respectively; and average consumer retained loans were $491.0 billion and $456.1 billion, respectively. Excluding held-for-sale loans, loans carried at fair value, and PCI consumer loans, the allowance for loan losses represented 5.12% of loans at September 30, 2010, compared with 5.28% at September 30, 2009.

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Summary of changes in the allowance for credit losses
                                                 
    2010   2009
Nine months ended September 30,                        
(in millions)   Wholesale   Consumer   Total   Wholesale   Consumer   Total
 
Allowance for loan losses
                                               
Beginning balance at January 1,
  $ 7,145     $ 24,457     $ 31,602     $ 6,545     $ 16,619     $ 23,164  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles(a)
    14       7,480       7,494                    
Gross charge-offs(a)
    1,575       18,536       20,111       1,996       15,562       17,558  
Gross (recoveries)(a)
    (119 )     (1,423 )     (1,542 )     (68 )     (702 )     (770 )
 
Net charge-offs(a)
    1,456       17,113       18,569       1,928       14,860       16,788  
Provision for loan losses(a)
    (750 )     14,365       13,615       3,380       21,189       24,569  
Other(b)
    10       9       19       44       (356 )     (312 )
 
Ending balance at September 30
  $ 4,963     $ 29,198     $ 34,161     $ 8,041     $ 22,592     $ 30,633  
 
Components:
                                               
Asset-specific(c)(d)
  $ 1,246     $ 1,153     $ 2,399     $ 2,410     $ 1,009     $ 3,419  
Formula-based(a)(e)
    3,717       25,234       28,951       5,631       20,493       26,124  
Purchased credit-impaired
          2,811       2,811             1,090       1,090  
 
Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 4,963     $ 29,198     $ 34,161     $ 8,041     $ 22,592     $ 30,633  
 
Allowance for lending-related commitments
                                               
Beginning balance at January 1,
  $ 927     $ 12     $ 939     $ 634     $ 25     $ 659  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles(a)
    (18 )           (18 )                  
Provision for lending-related commitments(a)
    (14 )     (5 )     (19 )     173       (11 )     162  
Other
    (29 )           (29 )     3       (3 )      
 
Ending balance at September 30
  $ 866     $ 7     $ 873     $ 810     $ 11     $ 821  
 
Components:
                                               
Asset-specific
  $ 267     $     $ 267     $ 213     $     $ 213  
Formula-based
    599       7       606       597       11       608  
 
Total allowance for lending-related commitments
  $ 866     $ 7     $ 873     $ 810     $ 11     $ 821  
 
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 5,829     $ 29,205     $ 35,034     $ 8,851     $ 22,603     $ 31,454  
 
 
                                               
Credit ratios
                                               
Allowance for loan losses to retained loans
    2.28 %     6.22 %     4.97 %     3.76 %     5.22 %     4.74 %
Allowance for loan losses to retained nonperforming loans(f)
    95       296       226       107       223       174  
Allowance for loan losses to retained nonperforming loans excluding credit card
    95       164       140       107       131       121  
Net charge-off rates(g)
    0.92       4.66       3.53       1.13       4.36       3.28  
Credit ratios excluding home lending purchased credit-impaired loans and loans held by the Washington Mutual Master Trust
                                               
Allowance for loan losses to retained loans(h)
    2.28       6.69       5.12       3.77       6.21       5.28  
Allowance for loan losses to retained nonperforming loans(f)(h)
    95       268       208       107       212       168  
Allowance for loan losses to retained nonperforming loans excluding credit card(f)(h)
    95       135       121       107       121       115  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. Upon the adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. As a result $7.4 billion, $14 million and $127 million of allowance for loan losses were recorded on-balance sheet associated with the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related, respectively. For further discussion, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Other predominantly includes a reclassification in 2009 related to the issuance and retention of securities from the Chase Issuance Trust.
 
(c)   Includes risk-rated loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status and loans that have been modified in a TDR.
 
(d)   The asset-specific consumer allowance for loan losses includes TDR reserves of $980 million and $756 million at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Prior-period amounts have been reclassified from formula-based to conform with the current period presentation.
 
(e)   Includes all of the Firm’s allowance for loan losses on credit card loans, including those for which the Firm has modified the terms of the loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty.
 
(f)   The Firm’s policy is generally to exempt credit card loans from being placed on nonaccrual status as permitted by regulatory guidance issued by the FFIEC, credit card loans are charged off by the end of the month in which the account becomes 180 days past due or within 60 days from receiving notification about a specified event (e.g., bankruptcy of the borrower), whichever is earlier. The allowance for loan losses on credit card loans was $13.0 billion and $9.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(g)   Charge-offs are not recorded on PCI loans until actual losses exceed estimated losses recorded as purchase accounting adjustments at the time of acquisition. To date, no charge-offs have been recorded for any of these loans.

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(h)   Excludes the impact of home lending PCI loans acquired as part of the Washington Mutual transaction. The allowance for loan losses on home lending PCI loans was $2.8 billion and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
For more information on home lending PCI loans, see pages 90-91 and Note 13 on pages 149-154 of this Form 10-Q and pages 116-117 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The calculation of the allowance for loan losses to total retained loans, excluding PCI loans and loans held by the WMMT, is presented below.
                 
September 30, (in millions, except ratios)   2010   2009
 
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 34,161     $ 30,633  
Less: Allowance for PCI loans
    2,811       1,090  
 
Adjusted allowance for loan losses
  $ 31,350     $ 29,543  
 
 
               
Total loans retained
  $ 687,049     $ 646,363  
Less: Firmwide PCI loans
    74,829       83,388  
Loans held by the WMMT
          3,008  
 
Adjusted loans
  $ 612,220     $ 559,967  
Allowance for loan losses to ending loans, excluding PCI loans and loans held by the WMMT
    5.12 %     5.28 %
 
The following table presents the allowance for credit losses by business segment at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                                 
    Allowance for credit losses
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
            Lending-related                   Lending-related    
(in millions)   Loan losses   commitments   Total   Loan losses   commitments   Total
 
Investment Bank(a)
  $ 1,976     $ 570     $ 2,546     $ 3,756     $ 485     $ 4,241  
Commercial Banking
    2,661       241       2,902       3,025       349       3,374  
Treasury & Securities Services
    54       52       106       88       84       172  
Asset Management
    257       3       260       269       9       278  
Corporate/Private Equity
    15             15       7             7  
 
Total Wholesale
    4,963       866       5,829       7,145       927       8,072  
 
Retail Financial Services(a)
    16,154       7       16,161       14,776       12       14,788  
Card Services(a)
    13,029             13,029       9,672             9,672  
Corporate/Private Equity
    15             15       9             9  
 
Total Consumer
    29,198       7       29,205       24,457       12       24,469  
 
Total
  $ 34,161     $ 873     $ 35,034     $ 31,602     $ 939     $ 32,541  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. Upon the adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. As a result, related receivables are now recorded in loans on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result, $7.4 billion, $14 million and $127 million of allowance for loan losses were recorded on-balance sheet associated with the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related, respectively. For further discussion, see Note 15 on pages 155—167 of this Form 10-Q.

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Provision for credit losses
The provision for credit losses was $3.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2010, down by $6.6 billion or 67% from the prior-year provision. The total consumer provision for credit losses was $3.2 billion, compared with $9.0 billion in the prior year, reflecting a reduction in the allowance for credit losses as a result of improved delinquency trends and reduced net charge-offs. The wholesale provision for credit losses was $44 million, compared with $779 million, reflecting a reduction in the allowance for credit losses predominantly as a result of continued improvement in the credit quality of the commercial and industrial portfolio, reduced net charge-offs and repayments.
                                                 
                    Provision for lending-   Total provision
    Provision for loan losses   related commitments   for credit losses
Three months ended September 30, (in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Investment Bank(a)
  $ (158 )   $ 330     $ 16     $ 49     $ (142 )   $ 379  
Commercial Banking
    192       326       (26 )     29       166       355  
Treasury & Securities Services
    6       1       (8 )     12       (2 )     13  
Asset Management
    23       37             1       23       38  
Corporate/Private Equity
    (1 )     (6 )                 (1 )     (6 )
 
Total wholesale
    62       688       (18 )     91       44       779  
Retail Financial Services(a)
    1,551       4,004       (3 )     (16 )     1,548       3,988  
Card Services — reported(a)
    1,633       3,269                   1,633       3,269  
Corporate/Private Equity
    (2 )     68                   (2 )     68  
 
Total consumer
    3,182       7,341       (3 )     (16 )     3,179       7,325  
 
Total provision for credit losses — reported
    3,244       8,029       (21 )     75       3,223       8,104  
Credit card — securitized(a)(b)
  NA       1,698     NA           NA       1,698  
 
Total provision for credit losses — managed(a)
  $ 3,244     $ 9,727     $ (21 )   $ 75     $ 3,223     $ 9,802  
 
                                                 
                    Provision for lending-   Total provision
    Provision for loan losses   related commitments   for credit losses
Nine months ended September 30, (in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Investment Bank(a)
  $ (1,053 )   $ 2,419     $ 124     $ 41     $ (929 )   $ 2,460  
Commercial Banking
    253       869       (108 )     91       145       960  
Treasury & Securities Services
    (33 )     (39 )     (24 )     41       (57 )     2  
Asset Management
    69       130       (6 )           63       130  
Corporate/Private Equity
    14       1                   14       1  
 
Total wholesale
    (750 )     3,380       (14 )     173       (764 )     3,553  
Retail Financial Services(a)
    7,001       11,722       (5 )     (11 )     6,996       11,711  
Card Services — reported(a)
    7,366       9,397                   7,366       9,397  
Corporate/Private Equity
    (2 )     70                   (2 )     70  
 
Total consumer
    14,365       21,189       (5 )     (11 )     14,360       21,178  
 
Total provision for credit losses — reported
    13,615       24,569       (19 )     162       13,596       24,731  
Credit card — securitized(a)(b)
  NA       4,826     NA           NA       4,826  
 
Total provision for credit losses — managed(a)
  $ 13,615     $ 29,395     $ (19 )   $ 162     $ 13,596     $ 29,557  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. As a result of the consolidation of the credit card securitizations trusts, reported and managed basis relating to credit card securitizations are equivalent for periods beginning after January 1, 2010. For further details regarding the Firm’s application and impact of the new guidance, see Explanation and Reconciliation of the Firm’s Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 15-19 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Loans securitized are defined as loans that were sold to unconsolidated securitization trusts and were not included in reported loans. For further discussion of credit card securitizations, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q.

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MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT
For a discussion of the Firm’s market risk management organization, major market risk drivers and classification of risks, see pages 118—124 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Value-at-risk
JPMorgan Chase’s primary statistical risk measure, value-at-risk (“VaR”), estimates the potential loss from adverse market moves in a normal market environment and provides a consistent cross-business measure of risk profiles and levels of diversification. VaR is used for comparing risks across businesses, for monitoring limits and as an input to economic-capital calculations. Each business day, as part of its risk management activities, the Firm undertakes a comprehensive VaR calculation that includes the majority of its market risks. These VaR results are reported to senior management.
To calculate VaR, the Firm uses historical simulation, based on a one-day time horizon and an expected tail-loss methodology, which measures risk across instruments and portfolios in a consistent and comparable way. The simulation is based on data for the previous 12 months. This approach assumes that historical changes in market values are representative of future changes; this assumption may not always be accurate, particularly when there is volatility in the market environment. For certain products, such as syndicated lending facilities and some mortgage-related securities for which price-based time series are not readily available, market-based data are used in conjunction with sensitivity factors to estimate the risk. It is likely that using an actual price-based time series for these products, if available, would affect the VaR results presented. In addition, certain risk parameters, such as correlation risk among certain instruments, are not fully captured in VaR.
The following section describes JPMorgan Chase’s VaR measure using a 95% confidence level.
95% confidence level VaR
Total IB trading VaR by risk type, credit portfolio VaR and other VaR
                                                                                 
                                                                    Nine months ended
    Three months ended September 30,                   September 30,
    2010   2009   At September 30,   Average
(in millions)   Avg.   Min   Max   Avg.   Min   Max   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
IB VaR by risk type:
                                                                               
Fixed income
  $ 72     $ 55     $ 92     $ 182     $ 163     $ 212     $ 59     $ 210     $ 68     $ 173  
Foreign exchange
    9       6       11       19       12       28       11       21       11       19  
Equities
    21       13       35       19       9       40       23       10       22       55  
Commodities and other
    13       11       15       23       14       32       14       18       16       22  
Diversification benefit to IB trading VaR
    (38) (a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (97 )(a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (48) (a)     (92 )(a)     (43) (a)     (101 )(a)
 
IB trading VaR
  $ 77     $ 54     $ 100     $ 146     $ 116     $ 175     $ 59     $ 167     $ 74     $ 168  
Credit portfolio VaR
    30       22       40       29       20       39       31       22       25       61  
Diversification benefit to IB trading and credit portfolio VaR
    (8) (a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (32 )(a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (10) (a)     (15 )(a)     (9) (a)     (52 )(a)
 
Total IB trading and credit portfolio VaR
  $ 99     $ 73     $ 128     $ 143     $ 116     $ 184     $ 80     $ 174     $ 90     $ 177  
 
Mortgage Banking VaR
    24       8       47       49       31       70       20       31       24       66  
Chief Investment Office (CIO) VaR
    53       44       61       99       85       103       52       90       65       111  
Diversification benefit to total other VaR
    (15) (a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (31 )(a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (13) (a)     (25 )(a)     (14) (a)     (41 )(a)
 
Total other VaR
  $ 62     $ 50     $ 79     $ 117     $ 96     $ 132     $ 59     $ 96     $ 75     $ 136  
 
Diversification benefit to total IB and other VaR
    (52) (a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (82 )(a)   NM (b)   NM (b)     (41) (a)     (55 )(a)     (66) (a)     (87 )(a)
 
Total IB and other VaR
  $ 109     $ 82     $ 142     $ 178     $ 151     $ 219     $ 98     $ 215     $ 99     $ 226  
 
(a)   Average VaR and period-end VaR were less than the sum of the VaR of the components described above, which is due to portfolio diversification. The diversification effect reflects the fact that the risks were not perfectly correlated. The risk of a portfolio of positions is therefore usually less than the sum of the risks of the positions themselves.
 
(b)   Designated as not meaningful (“NM”), because the minimum and maximum may occur on different days for different risk components, and hence it is not meaningful to compute a portfolio-diversification effect.

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VaR Measurement
The Firm’s IB trading and other VaR measure above includes substantially all trading activities in IB, as well as syndicated lending facilities that the Firm intends to distribute. Credit portfolio VaR includes VaR on derivative CVA, hedges of the CVA, and MTM hedges of the retained loan portfolio, all of which are reported in principal transactions revenue. Credit portfolio VaR does not include the retained loan portfolio, which is not MTM. In addition, IB and other VaR measure include certain positions used as part of the Firm’s risk management function within the CIO and in the Mortgage Banking businesses. The CIO VaR measure includes positions, primarily in debt securities and credit products, used to manage the Firm’s risk concentrations, including interest rate and credit risks arising from the Firm’s ongoing business activities. The Mortgage Banking VaR measure includes the Firm’s mortgage pipeline and warehouse loans, MSRs and all related hedges.
The VaR measure excludes the DVA taken on certain structured liabilities and derivatives to reflect the credit quality of the Firm. It also excludes certain activities such as Private Equity and principal investing (e.g., mezzanine financing, tax-oriented investments, etc.), as well as structural interest rate risk-management positions, capital management positions, and longer-term investments managed by the CIO. These longer-term positions are managed through the Firm’s earnings at risk and other cash flow—monitoring processes rather than by using a VaR measure. Principal investing activities and Private Equity positions are managed using stress and scenario analyses.
2010 and 2009 third-quarter and year-to-date VaR results
As presented in the table on the previous page, average IB and other VaR totaled $109 million and $99 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with $178 million and $226 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in average VaR for the three and nine month periods in 2010 was driven by a decline in the impact of market volatility in early 2009, as well as a reduction in exposures primarily driven by the CIO and IB. Average total IB trading and credit portfolio VaR for the third quarter of 2010 was $99 million, compared with $143 million for the same prior-year period. The decrease in IB trading VaR for both periods in 2010 was driven by a decline in market volatility, as well as a reduction in exposure, primarily in the fixed income risk component. The CIO VaR averaged $53 million for the third quarter of 2010, compared with $99 million for the same prior-year period. Mortgage Banking VaR averaged $24 million for the current quarter, compared with $49 million for the same prior-year period. Decreases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were again driven by a decline in market volatility.
The Firm’s average IB and other VaR diversification benefit was $52 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared with $82 million in the prior-year period and remained unchanged at 32% of the sum. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm’s average diversification benefit was $66 million or 40% of the sum, compared with $87 million or 28% of the sum in the prior-year period. The Firm experienced a gain in diversification benefit as the markets started to recover and positions changed such that correlations decreased. In general, over the course of the year, VaR exposures can vary significantly as positions change, market volatility fluctuates and diversification benefits change.
VaR back-testing
To evaluate the soundness of its VaR model the Firm conducts daily back-testing of VaR against the Firm’s market risk—related revenue, which is defined as: the change in value of principal transactions revenue for IB and the CIO; trading-related net interest income for IB, the CIO and Mortgage Banking; IB brokerage commissions, underwriting fees or other revenue; revenue from syndicated lending facilities that the Firm intends to distribute; and mortgage fees and related income for the Firm’s mortgage pipeline and warehouse loans, MSRs, and all related hedges. The daily firmwide market risk—related revenue excludes gains and losses from DVA and from longer-term corporate investments and Private Equity losses.
The following histogram illustrates the daily market risk—related gains and losses for IB, the CIO and Mortgage Banking positions for the first nine months of 2010. The chart shows that the Firm posted market risk—related gains on 187 out of 195 days in this period, with 12 days exceeding $200 million. The inset graph looks at those days on which the Firm experienced losses and depicts the amount by which the 95% confidence-level VaR exceeded the actual loss on each of those days. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, losses were sustained on eight days, all within the second quarter of 2010, none of which exceeded the VaR measure.

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(BAR GRAPH)
The following table provides information about the gross sensitivity of DVA to a one-basis-point increase in JPMorgan Chase’s credit spreads. This sensitivity represents the impact from a one-basis-point parallel shift in JPMorgan Chase’s entire credit curve. As credit curves do not typically move in a parallel fashion, the sensitivity multiplied by the change in spreads at a single maturity point may not be representative of the actual revenue recognized.
Debit valuation adjustment sensitivity
         
    Change in revenue based upon a 1-basis-point increase
(in millions)   in JPMorgan Chase credit spread
 
September 30, 2010
    $35  
December 31, 2009
    39  
 
Economic-value stress testing
While VaR reflects the risk of loss due to adverse changes in normal markets, stress testing captures the Firm’s exposure to unlikely but plausible events in abnormal markets. The Firm conducts economic-value stress tests using multiple scenarios that assume credit spreads widen significantly, equity prices decline and interest rates across the major currencies change significantly. Other scenarios focus on the risks predominant in individual business segments and include scenarios that focus on the potential for adverse movements in complex portfolios. Scenarios were updated more frequently in 2009 and, in some cases, redefined to reflect the significant market volatility which began in late 2008. Along with VaR, stress testing is important in measuring and controlling risk; it enhances understanding of the Firm’s risk profile and loss potential, as stress losses are monitored against limits. Stress testing is also employed in one-off approvals and cross-business risk measurement, as well as an input to economic capital allocation. Stress-test results, trends and explanations based on current market risk positions are reported to the Firm’s senior management and to the lines of business to help them better measure and manage risks and to understand event risk-sensitive positions.

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Earnings-at-risk stress testing
The VaR and stress-test measures described above illustrate the total economic sensitivity of the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets to changes in market variables. The effect of interest-rate exposure on net income for the Firm’s core nontrading business activities is also important. For further discussion on the effect of interest rate exposure, see page 123 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The Firm conducts simulations of changes in net interest income from its nontrading activities under a variety of interest rate scenarios. Earnings-at-risk tests measure the potential change in the Firm’s net interest income, and the corresponding impact to the Firm’s pretax earnings, over the following 12 months. These tests highlight exposures to various rate-sensitive factors, such as the rates themselves (e.g., the prime lending rate), pricing strategies on deposits, optionality and changes in product mix. The tests include forecasted balance-sheet changes, such as asset sales and securitizations, as well as prepayment and reinvestment behavior.
Immediate changes in interest rates present a limited view of risk, and so a number of alternative scenarios are also reviewed. These scenarios include the implied forward curve, nonparallel rate shifts and severe interest rate shocks on selected key rates. These scenarios are intended to provide a comprehensive view of JPMorgan Chase’s earnings at risk over a wide range of outcomes. JPMorgan Chase’s 12-month pretax earnings sensitivity profiles as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, were as follows.
                         
    Immediate change in rates
(in millions)   +200bp   +100bp   -100bp   -200bp
 
September 30, 2010
  $ 1,730     $ 1,260     NM(a)   NM(a)
December 31, 2009
    (1,594 )     (554 )   NM(a)   NM(a)
 
(a)   Downward 100- and 200-basis-point parallel shocks result in a Fed Funds target rate of zero and negative three- and six-month treasury rates. The earnings-at-risk results of such a low-probability scenario are not meaningful.
The change in earnings at risk from December 31, 2009, resulted from investment portfolio repositioning, assumed higher levels of deposit balances and reduced levels of fixed-rate loans. The Firm’s risk to rising rates was largely the result of widening deposit margins, which are currently compressed due to very low short-term interest rates.
Additionally, under another interest rate scenario used by the Firm – involving a steeper yield curve with long-term rates rising by 100 basis points and short-term rates staying at current levels – results in a 12-month pretax earnings benefit of $852 million. The increase in earnings under this scenario is due to reinvestment of maturing assets at the higher long-term rates, with funding costs remaining unchanged.
PRIVATE EQUITY RISK MANAGEMENT
For a discussion of Private Equity Risk Management, see page 124 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the carrying value of the Private Equity portfolio was $9.4 billion and $7.3 billion, respectively, of which $1.2 billion and $762 million, respectively, represented securities with publicly available market quotations.
OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
For a discussion of JPMorgan Chase’s Operational Risk Management, see page 125 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
REPUTATION AND FIDUCIARY RISK MANAGEMENT
For a discussion of the Firm’s Reputation and Fiduciary Risk Management, see page 126 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Supervision and Regulation section on pages 1–4 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Form 10-K. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) which will make significant structural reforms to the financial services industry. For additional information regarding the Dodd-Frank Act, please see Part II Other Information, Item 1A Risk Factors on pages 200–201 of this Form 10-Q.
Dividends
At September 30, 2010, JPMorgan Chase’s bank subsidiaries could pay, in the aggregate, $8.3 billion in dividends to their respective bank holding companies without the prior approval of their relevant banking regulators.

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OTHER MATTERS
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Related-Party Transaction
In connection with the continued expansion of Card Services’ product offerings, the Firm plans to transfer to CS, in the 2011 first quarter, the commercial card business currently included in TSS. Also, in connection with such expansion, One Equity Partners’ (“OEP”) noncontrolling investment in Carlson Wagonlit, B.V., a company engaged in the travel services business (the “portfolio investment”), will be transferred from OEP to Card Services in the 2010 fourth quarter. Certain Executive Officers and other employees of the Firm have an interest in the portfolio company by reason of their participation in a co-invest plan (the “employees’ co-invest plan”) that invests alongside the private equity investments made by OEP and, in the case of the OEP investment professionals, because of their carried interests in OEP’s investment vehicles as well as their participation in another co-invest plan (the “professionals’ co-invest plan”) that also invests alongside the private equity investments made by OEP. It is anticipated that participants in the employees’ and professionals’ co-invest plans will receive cash distributions as a result of OEP’s relinquishment of its ownership interest in the portfolio investment, and that OEP investment professionals will have amounts allocated to their capital accounts in respect of their carried interests. Those distributions and allocated amounts are based on a valuation of the portfolio investment that is higher than the valuation of the portfolio investment recorded on the Firm’s balance sheet at September 30, 2010. That is because, while the Firm’s balance sheet valuation does not reflect internal estimates of synergies that Card Services expects to derive in the future by integrating the portfolio investment into the Firm’s commercial card business within CS, the valuation upon which the distributions and allocations are being made does reflect the internal estimates of such synergies, consistent with the methodology that would generally be employed by a third-party purchaser in such a situation.
Because the $24.2 million cash distribution to be made to the employees’ co-invest plan will include an aggregate amount of approximately $2.5 million to be paid to certain of the Firm’s Executive Officers, approval of the transfer of the portfolio investment from OEP to Card Services was effected pursuant to the Firm’s “Related Party Transactions Policy.” That policy applies to any Firm transaction in which a director, executive officer, 5% shareholder or immediate family member thereof has a direct or indirect material interest and the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year. Accordingly, the terms of the transfer (including all of the cash distributions and allocations described above) were first reviewed by the Firm’s CEO, CFO, General Counsel, and the CEO of Card Services, none of whom participate in either co-invest plan or receive carried interest, and each of whom recommended approval of the transfer by the Audit Committee of the Firm’s Board of Directors. The Audit Committee also received a valuation letter from the Firm’s IB, indicating the reasonableness of the valuation of the portfolio company on which the distributions were determined. The Audit Committee has approved the transfer.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES USED BY THE FIRM
JPMorgan Chase’s accounting policies and use of estimates are integral to understanding its reported results. The Firm’s most complex accounting estimates require management’s judgment to ascertain the value of assets and liabilities. The Firm has established detailed policies and control procedures intended to ensure that valuation methods, including any judgments made as part of such methods, are well-controlled, independently reviewed and applied consistently from period to period. In addition, the policies and procedures are intended to ensure that the process for changing methodologies occurs in an appropriate manner. The Firm believes its estimates for determining the value of its assets and liabilities are appropriate. The following is a brief description of the Firm’s critical accounting estimates involving significant valuation judgments.
Allowance for credit losses
JPMorgan Chase’s allowance for credit losses covers the retained wholesale and consumer loan portfolios, as well as the Firm’s portfolio of lending-related commitments. The allowance for loan losses is intended to adjust the value of the Firm’s loan assets to reflect probable credit losses as of the balance sheet date. For a further discussion of the methodologies used in establishing the Firm’s allowance for credit losses, see Note 14 on pages 196–198 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. The methodology for calculating the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for lending-related commitments involves significant judgment. For a further description of these judgments, see Allowance for Credit Losses on pages 127–128 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report; for amounts recorded as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, see Allowance for Credit Losses on pages 95–98 and Note 14 on pages 154–155 of this Form 10-Q.
As noted on page 127 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report, many factors can affect estimates of loss, including volatility of loss given default, probability of default and rating migrations. The Firm uses a risk-rating system to determine the credit quality of its wholesale loans. The Firm’s wholesale allowance is sensitive to the risk rating assigned to a loan. As of September 30, 2010, assuming a one-notch downgrade in the Firm’s internal risk ratings for its entire wholesale portfolio, the allowance for loan losses for the wholesale portfolio would increase by approximately $1.2 billion. This sensitivity analysis is hypothetical and intended to provide an indication of the impact of risk ratings on the estimate of the allowance for loan losses for wholesale loans. In the Firm’s view, the likelihood of a one-notch downgrade for all wholesale loans within a short timeframe is remote, and it is not intended to imply management’s expectation of future deterioration in risk ratings. Given the process the Firm follows in determining the risk ratings of its loans, management believes the risk ratings currently assigned to wholesale loans are appropriate.
The allowance for credit losses for the consumer portfolio is sensitive to changes in the economic environment, delinquency status, the realizable value of collateral, FICO scores, borrower behavior and other risk factors. The credit performance of the consumer portfolio across the entire consumer credit product spectrum appears to have stabilized but remains under stress, as high unemployment and weak overall economic conditions continue to result in a high level of delinquencies, while continued weak housing prices continue to result in elevated loss severities. Significant judgment is required to estimate the ultimate duration and severity of the current economic downturn, as well as its impact on housing prices and the labor market. While the allowance for credit losses is highly sensitive to both home prices and unemployment rates, in the current market it is difficult to estimate how potential changes in one or both of these factors might impact the allowance for credit losses. For example, while both factors are important determinants of overall allowance levels, changes in one factor or the other may not occur at the same rate, or improvement in one factor may offset deterioration in the other. In addition, changes in these factors would not necessarily be consistent across geographies or product types. Finally, it is difficult to predict the extent to which changes in both or either of these factors would ultimately impact the frequency or severity of losses, and overall loss rates are a function of both the frequency and severity of individual loan losses.
Fair value of financial instruments, MSRs and commodities inventory
JPMorgan Chase carries a portion of its assets and liabilities at fair value. The majority of such assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including loans accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value that are only subject to fair value adjustments under certain circumstances.

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Assets measured at fair value
The following table includes the Firm’s assets measured at fair value and the portion of such assets that are classified within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    Total at           Total at    
(in billions)   fair value   Level 3 total   fair value   Level 3 total
 
Trading debt and equity instruments(a)
  $ 378.2     $ 36.3     $ 330.9     $ 35.2  
Derivative receivables — gross
    1,990.7       43.8       1,565.5       46.7  
Netting adjustment
    (1,893.4 )           (1,485.3 )      
 
Derivative receivables — net
    97.3       43.8 (d)     80.2       46.7 (d)
AFS securities
    340.1       14.5       360.4       13.2  
Loans
    1.7       1.2       1.4       1.0  
MSRs
    10.3       10.3       15.5       15.5  
Private equity investments
    9.4       8.2       7.3       6.6  
Other(b)
    46.7       4.4       44.4       9.5  
 
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
    883.7       118.7       840.1       127.7  
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis(c)
    5.5       1.9       8.2       2.7  
 
Total assets measured at fair value
  $ 889.2     $ 120.6 (e)   $ 848.3     $ 130.4 (e)
Total Firm assets
  $ 2,141.6             $ 2,032.0          
 
Level 3 assets as a percentage of total Firm assets
            6 %             6 %
Level 3 assets as a percentage of total Firm assets at fair value
            14               15  
 
(a)   Includes physical commodities generally carried at the lower of cost or fair value.
 
(b)   Includes certain securities purchased under resale agreements, securities borrowed, assets within accrued interest and other investments.
 
(c)   Predominantly includes mortgage, home equity and other loans, where the carrying value is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, and on leveraged lending loans carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the lower of cost or fair value.
 
(d)   Derivative receivable and derivative payable balances, and the related cash collateral received and paid, are presented net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets where there is a legally enforceable master netting agreement in place with counterparties. For purposes of the table above, the Firm does not reduce derivative receivable balances for netting adjustments, as such an adjustment is not relevant to a presentation that is based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation. Therefore, the derivative balances reported in the fair value hierarchy levels are gross of any counterparty netting adjustments. However, if the Firm were to net such balances within level 3, the reduction in the level 3 derivative receivable and payable balances would be $17.9 billion and $16.0 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, exclusive of the netting benefit associated with cash collateral, which would further reduce the level 3 balances.
 
(e)   Included in the table above at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, are $76.5 billion and $80.0 billion, respectively, of level 3 assets, consisting of recurring and nonrecurring assets carried by IB.
Valuation
For instruments classified within level 3 of the hierarchy, judgments used to estimate fair value may be significant. In arriving at an estimate of fair value for an instrument within level 3, management must first determine the appropriate model to use. Second, due to the lack of observability of significant inputs, management must assess all relevant empirical data in deriving valuation inputs – including, but not limited to, yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, equity or debt prices, foreign exchange rates and credit curves. In addition to market information, models also incorporate transaction details, such as maturity. Finally, management judgment must be applied to assess the appropriate level of valuation adjustments to reflect counterparty credit quality, the Firm’s creditworthiness, constraints on liquidity and unobservable parameters, where relevant. The judgments made are typically affected by the type of product and its specific contractual terms, as well as the level of liquidity for the product or within the market as a whole. For further discussion of changes in level 3 assets, see Note 3 on pages 114–128 of this Form 10-Q.
Imprecision in estimating unobservable market inputs can affect the amount of revenue or loss recorded for a particular position. Furthermore, while the Firm believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those of other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. For a detailed discussion of the determination of fair value for individual financial instruments, see Note 3 on pages 148–152 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. In addition, for a further discussion of the significant judgments and estimates involved in the determination of the Firm’s mortgage-related exposures, see “Mortgage-related exposures carried at fair value” in Note 3 on pages 161–162 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Purchased credit-impaired loans
In connection with the Washington Mutual transaction, JPMorgan Chase acquired certain loans with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it was probable, at acquisition, that the Firm would be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable. These PCI loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing. At the time of the acquisition, these loans were recorded at fair value, including an estimate of losses that were expected to be incurred over the estimated remaining lives of the loan pools. Many of the

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assumptions and estimates underlying the estimation of the initial fair value and the ongoing updates to management’s expectation of future cash flows are both significant and subjective, particularly considering the current economic environment. The level of future home price declines, the duration and severity of the current economic downturn, the impact of various government programs and actions, uncertainties about borrower behavior, and the lack of market liquidity and transparency are factors that have influenced, and may continue to affect, these assumptions and estimates.
In accounting for these loans on an ongoing basis, probable decreases in expected loan principal cash flows would trigger the recognition of impairment through the provision for loan losses, while probable and significant increases in expected cash flows (e.g., decreased principal credit losses, the net benefit of modifications) would first reverse any previously recorded allowance for loan losses with any remaining increases recognized prospectively as a yield adjustment over the remaining estimated lives of the underlying loans. The impact of (i) prepayments, (ii) changes in variable interest rates and (iii) any other changes in the timing of expected cash flows would be recognized prospectively as yield adjustments. The process to determine which changes in cash flows trigger the recognition of impairment, and which changes in cash flows should be recognized as yield adjustments, requires the application of judgment. As of September 30, 2010, a 1% decrease in expected future principal cash payments for the entire portfolio of PCI loans would result in the recognition of an allowance for loan losses for these loans of approximately $710 million. For additional information on PCI loans, including the significant assumptions, estimates and judgment involved, see PCI loans on pages 129–130 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report and Note 13 on pages 149–154 of this Form 10-Q.
Goodwill impairment
Management applies significant judgment when testing goodwill for impairment. For a description of the significant valuation judgments associated with goodwill impairment, see Goodwill impairment on page 130 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm updated the discounted cash flow valuations of certain consumer lending businesses in RFS and CS, which continue to have elevated risk for goodwill impairment due to their exposure to U.S. consumer credit risk and the effects of regulatory and legislative changes. The assumptions used in the valuation of these businesses include a) estimates of future cash flows for the business (which are dependent on portfolio outstanding balances, net interest margin, operating expense, credit losses and the amount of capital necessary given the risk of business activities and to meet regulatory capital requirements), and b) the cost of equity used to discount those cash flows to a present value. Each of these factors require significant judgment and the assumptions used are based on management’s best and most current projections, including the anticipated effects of regulatory and legislative changes, (including the CARD Act) derived from the Firm’s business forecasting process reviewed with senior management. These projections are consistent with the short-term assumptions discussed in the Business Outlook on pages 9–10 of this Form 10-Q, and, in the longer term, incorporate a set of macroeconomic assumptions (for example, allowing for relatively high but gradually declining unemployment rates for the next few years) and the Firm’s best estimates of long-term growth of its businesses. Where possible, the Firm uses third-party and peer data to benchmark its assumptions and estimates.
In addition, for its other businesses, the Firm reviewed current conditions (including the estimated effects of regulatory and legislative changes, such as the Dodd-Frank Act and limitations on non-sufficient funds and overdraft fees) and prior projections of business performance. Based upon the updated valuations for its consumer lending businesses and reviews of its other businesses, the Firm concluded that goodwill allocated to all of its reporting units was not impaired during 2010. However, the fair value of the credit card lending business within CS and a consumer lending business within RFS exceeded their carrying values by narrow margins at September 30, June 30, and March 31, 2010, ranging from 3–21%. Deterioration in economic market conditions, increased estimates of the effects of recent regulatory or legislative changes, or additional regulatory or legislative changes may result in declines in projected business performance beyond management’s current expectations. For example, in CS, such declines could result from deterioration in economic conditions such as increased unemployment claims or bankruptcy filings that result in increased credit losses, changes in customer behavior that cause decreased account activity or receivable balances, or unanticipated effects of regulatory or legislative changes. In RFS, such declines could result from deterioration in economic conditions that result in increased credit losses, including decreases in home prices beyond management expectations.
Such declines in business performance, or increases in the estimated cost of equity, could cause the estimated fair values of the Firm’s reporting units or their associated goodwill to decline, which may result in a material impairment charge to earnings in a future period related to some portion of the associated goodwill.
For additional information on goodwill, see Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q.
Income taxes
For a description of the significant assumptions, judgments and interpretations associated with the accounting for income taxes, see Income taxes on page 131 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS
Accounting for transfers of financial assets and consolidation of variable interest entities
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm implemented new accounting guidance that amends the accounting for the transfers of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain mortgage and other consumer loan securitization entities. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) deferred the requirements of the new consolidation guidance for VIEs for certain investment funds, including mutual funds, private equity funds and hedge funds, until the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) complete a joint consolidation project that would provide consistent accounting guidance for these funds. For additional information about the impact of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance on January 1, 2010, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
Fair value measurements and disclosures
In January 2010, the FASB issued guidance that requires new disclosures, and clarifies existing disclosure requirements, about fair value measurements. The clarifications and the requirement to separately disclose transfers of instruments between level 1 and level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are effective for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009; the Firm adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2010. For additional information about the impact of the adoption of the new fair value measurements guidance, see Note 3 on pages 114–128 of this Form 10-Q. In addition, a new requirement to provide purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the level 3 rollforward on a gross basis is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption of the guidance is permitted.
Subsequent events
In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance that established general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The guidance was effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. In February 2010, the FASB amended the guidance by eliminating the requirement for SEC filers to disclose the date through which it evaluated subsequent events. The Firm adopted the amended guidance in the first quarter of 2010. The application of the guidance had no effect on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets or results of operations.
Accounting for certain embedded credit derivatives
In March 2010, the FASB issued guidance clarifying the circumstances in which a credit derivative embedded in beneficial interests in securitized financial assets is required to be separately accounted for as a derivative instrument. The guidance is effective for the first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, the new guidance permits the election of the fair value option for beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. The Firm adopted the new guidance prospectively, effective July 1, 2010. The adoption of the guidance did not have a material impact on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets or results of operations. For additional information about the impact of the adoption of the new guidance, see Note 5 on pages 132–140 on this Form 10-Q.
Accounting for modifications of purchased credit-impaired loans that are part of a pool
In April 2010, the FASB issued guidance that amends the accounting for modifications of PCI loans accounted for within a pool. The guidance clarifies that modified PCI loans should not be removed from a pool even if the modification would otherwise be considered a TDR. Additionally, the guidance clarifies that the impact of modifications should be included in evaluating whether a pool of loans is impaired. The guidance was effective for the Firm beginning in the third quarter of 2010, and is to be applied prospectively. The guidance is consistent with the Firm’s previously existing accounting practice and, therefore, had no impact on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets or results of operations.
Disclosures about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses
In July 2010, the FASB issued guidance that will require enhanced disclosures surrounding the credit characteristics of the Firm’s loan portfolio. Under the new guidance, the Firm will be required to disclose its accounting policies, the methods it uses to determine the components of the allowance for credit losses, and qualitative and quantitative information about the credit risk inherent in the loan portfolio, including additional information on certain types of loan modifications. For the Firm, the new disclosures are effective for the 2010 Annual Report. The new disclosures on the rollforward of the allowance for credit losses and the new disclosures about troubled-debt modifications are effective for the first quarter 2011 Form 10-Q. The adoption of this guidance will only affect JPMorgan Chase’s disclosures of financing receivables and not its Consolidated Balance Sheets or results of operations.

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
(in millions, except per share data)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Revenue
                               
Investment banking fees
  $ 1,476     $ 1,679     $ 4,358     $ 5,171  
Principal transactions
    2,341       3,860       8,979       8,958  
Lending-and deposit-related fees
    1,563       1,826       4,795       5,280  
Asset management, administration and commissions
    3,188       3,158       9,802       9,179  
Securities gains(a)
    102       184       1,712       729  
Mortgage fees and related income
    707       843       2,253       3,228  
Credit card income
    1,477       1,710       4,333       5,266  
Other income
    468       625       1,465       685  
 
Noninterest revenue
    11,322       13,885       37,697       38,496  
 
Interest income
    15,606       16,260       48,170       50,735  
Interest expense
    3,104       3,523       9,271       11,961  
 
Net interest income
    12,502       12,737       38,899       38,774  
 
Total net revenue
    23,824       26,622       76,596       77,270  
 
                               
Provision for credit losses
    3,223       8,104       13,596       24,731  
 
                               
Noninterest expense
                               
Compensation expense
    6,661       7,311       21,553       21,816  
Occupancy expense
    884       923       2,636       2,722  
Technology, communications and equipment expense
    1,184       1,140       3,486       3,442  
Professional and outside services
    1,718       1,517       4,978       4,550  
Marketing
    651       440       1,862       1,241  
Other expense
    3,082       1,767       9,942       5,332  
Amortization of intangibles
    218       254       696       794  
Merger costs
          103             451  
 
Total noninterest expense
    14,398       13,455       45,153       40,348  
 
Income before income tax expense and extraordinary gain
    6,203       5,063       17,847       12,191  
Income tax expense
    1,785       1,551       5,308       3,817  
 
Income before extraordinary gain
    4,418       3,512       12,539       8,374  
Extraordinary gain
          76             76  
 
Net income
  $ 4,418     $ 3,588     $ 12,539     $ 8,450  
 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
  $ 4,019     $ 3,240     $ 11,353     $ 5,825  
 
   
Per common share data
                               
Basic earnings per share
                               
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 1.02     $ 0.80     $ 2.86     $ 1.50  
Net income
    1.02       0.82       2.86       1.52  
Diluted earnings per share
                               
Income before extraordinary gain
    1.01       0.80       2.84       1.50  
Net income
    1.01       0.82       2.84       1.51  
Weighted-average basic shares
    3,954.3       3,937.9       3,969.4       3,835.0
Weighted-average diluted shares
    3,971.9       3,962.0       3,990.7       3,848.3
Cash dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.15     $ 0.15  
 
 
(a)   The following other-than-temporary impairment losses are included in securities gains for the periods presented.
 
    Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Total losses
  $     $     $ (94 )   $ (880 )
Losses recorded in/(reclassified from) other comprehensive income
          (18 )     (6 )     678  
 
Total credit losses recognized in income
  $     $ (18 )   $ (100 )   $ (202 )
 
                                             
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
(in millions, except share data)   2010     2009  
 
Assets
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 23,960     $ 26,206  
Deposits with banks
    31,077       63,230  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (included $23,784 and $20,536 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    235,390       195,404  
Securities borrowed (included $11,509 and $7,032 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    127,365       119,630  
Trading assets (included assets pledged of $60,774 and $38,315 at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    475,515       411,128  
Securities (included $340,149 and $360,365 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, and assets pledged of $118,349 and $140,631 at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    340,168       360,390  
Loans (included $1,714 and $1,364 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    690,531       633,458  
Allowance for loan losses
    (34,161 )     (31,602 )
 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
    656,370       601,856  
Accrued interest and accounts receivable (included zero and $5,012 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    63,224       67,427  
Premises and equipment
    11,316       11,118  
Goodwill
    48,736       48,357  
Mortgage servicing rights
    10,305       15,531  
Other intangible assets
    3,982       4,621  
Other assets (included $20,721 and $19,165 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, and assets pledged of $1,590 and $1,762 at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    114,187       107,091  
 
Total assets(a)
  $ 2,141,595     $ 2,031,989  
 
Liabilities
               
Deposits (included $4,788 and $4,455 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
  $ 903,138     $ 938,367  
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements (included $6,200 and $3,396 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    314,161       261,413  
Commercial paper
    38,611       41,794  
Other borrowed funds (included $10,447 and $5,637 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    51,642       55,740  
Trading liabilities
    157,821       125,071  
Accounts payable and other liabilities (included the allowance for lending-related commitments of $873 and $939 at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, and $341 and $357 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    169,365       162,696  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities (included $2,383 and $1,410 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    77,438       15,225  
Long-term debt (included $41,854 and $48,972 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    255,589       266,318  
 
Total liabilities(a)
    1,967,765       1,866,624  
 
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 21 of this Form 10-Q)
               
Stockholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock ($1 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009; issued 780,000 and 2,538,107 shares at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    7,800       8,152  
Common stock ($1 par value; authorized 9,000,000,000 shares at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009; issued 4,104,933,895 shares at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009)
    4,105       4,105  
Capital surplus
    96,938       97,982  
Retained earnings
    69,531       62,481  
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
    3,096       (91 )
Shares held in RSU Trust, at cost (1,526,023 and 1,526,944 shares at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    (68 )     (68 )
Treasury stock, at cost (179,085,651 and 162,974,783 shares at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    (7,572 )     (7,196 )
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    173,830       165,365  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,141,595     $ 2,031,989  
 
(a)   The following table presents information on assets and liabilities related to VIEs that are consolidated by the Firm at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The difference between total VIE assets and liabilities represents the Firm’s interests in those entities, which were eliminated in consolidation.
                 
 
Assets
               
Trading assets
  $ 8,038     $ 6,347  
Loans
    100,939       13,004  
All other assets
    3,910       5,043  
 
Total assets
  $ 112,887     $ 24,394  
 
Liabilities
               
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities
  $ 77,438     $ 15,225  
All other liabilities
    2,431       2,197  
 
Total liabilities
  $ 79,869     $ 17,422  
 
The assets of the consolidated VIEs are used to settle the liabilities of those entities. The holders of the beneficial interests do not have recourse to the general credit of JPMorgan Chase. At September 30, 2010, the Firm provided limited program-wide credit enhancement of $2.0 billion related to its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits. For further discussion, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,  
(in millions, except per-share data)   2010     2009  
 
Preferred stock
               
Balance at January 1
  $ 8,152     $ 31,939  
Accretion of preferred stock discount on issuance to the U.S. Treasury
          1,213  
Redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
          (25,000 )
Redemption of other preferred stock
    (352 )      
 
Balance at September 30
    7,800       8,152  
 
Common stock
               
Balance at January 1
    4,105       3,942  
Issuance of common stock
          163  
 
Balance at September 30
    4,105       4,105  
 
Capital surplus
               
Balance at January 1
    97,982       92,143  
Issuance of common stock
          5,593  
Shares issued and commitments to issue common stock for employee stock-based compensation awards, and related tax effects
    229       48  
Other
    (1,273 )     (220 )
 
Balance at September 30
    96,938       97,564  
 
Retained earnings
               
Balance at January 1
    62,481       54,013  
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
    (4,376 )      
Net income
    12,539       8,450  
Dividend declared:
               
Preferred stock
    (485 )     (1,166 )
Accelerated amortization from redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
          (1,112 )
Common stock ($0.15 per share in each period)
    (628 )     (612 )
 
Balance at September 30
    69,531       59,573  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
               
Balance at January 1
    (91 )     (5,687 )
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
    (144 )      
Other comprehensive income
    3,331       5,970  
 
Balance at September 30
    3,096       283  
 
Shares held in RSU Trust
               
Balance at January 1
    (68 )     (217 )
Reissuance from RSU Trust
          131  
 
Balance at September 30
    (68 )     (86 )
 
Treasury stock, at cost
               
Balance at January 1
    (7,196 )     (9,249 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (2,312 )      
Reissuance from treasury stock
    1,936       1,930  
Share repurchases related to employee stock-based compensation awards
          (19 )
 
Balance at September 30
    (7,572 )     (7,338 )
 
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 173,830     $ 162,253  
 
Comprehensive income
               
Net income
  $ 12,539     $ 8,450  
Other comprehensive income
    3,331       5,970  
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 15,870     $ 14,420  
 
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,  
(in millions)   2010     2009  
 
Operating activities
               
Net income
  $ 12,539     $ 8,450  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Provision for credit losses
    13,596       24,731  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,981       1,952  
Amortization of intangibles
    696       794  
Deferred tax benefit
    (1,768 )     (2,254 )
Investment securities gains
    (1,712 )     (729 )
Stock-based compensation
    2,527       2,435  
Originations and purchases of loans held-for-sale
    (20,986 )     (14,055 )
Proceeds from sales, securitizations and paydowns of loans held-for-sale
    25,412       23,082  
Net change in:
               
Trading assets
    (70,546 )     115,081  
Securities borrowed
    (7,691 )     (3,978 )
Accrued interest and accounts receivable
    7,350       1,141  
Other assets
    (28,915 )     26,985  
Trading liabilities
    49,254       (59,431 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    3,385       (20,521 )
Other operating adjustments
    8,232       7,201  
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (5,646 )     110,884  
 
Investing activities
               
Net change in:
               
Deposits with banks
    32,219       78,436  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
    (39,427 )     31,698  
Held-to-maturity securities:
               
Proceeds
    6       7  
Available-for-sale securities:
               
Proceeds from maturities
    71,848       64,985  
Proceeds from sales
    85,796       85,132  
Purchases
    (146,268 )     (305,648 )
Proceeds from sales and securitizations of loans held-for-investment
    7,421       28,620  
Other changes in loans, net
    12,513       43,744  
Net cash (used) received in business acquisitions or dispositions
    (4,646 )     60  
Net maturities of asset-backed commercial paper guaranteed by the FRBB
          11,228  
All other investing activities, net
    1,259       (667 )
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
    20,721       37,595  
 
Financing activities
               
Net change in:
               
Deposits
    (20,215 )     (172,478 )
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
    52,645       116,550  
Commercial paper and other borrowed funds
    (9,135 )     (69,361 )
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities
    (24,434 )     (5,357 )
Proceeds from long-term debt and trust preferred capital debt securities
    27,033       42,724  
Payments of long-term debt and trust preferred capital debt securities
    (39,557 )     (43,749 )
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation
    23       8  
Redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
          (25,000 )
Redemption of other preferred stock
    (352 )      
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
          5,756  
Treasury stock purchased
    (2,312 )      
Dividends paid
    (1,002 )     (2,933 )
All other financing activities, net
    (484 )     (718 )
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (17,790 )     (154,558 )
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and due from banks
    469       252  
 
Net decrease in cash and due from banks
    (2,246 )     (5,827 )
Cash and due from banks at the beginning of the year
    26,206       26,895  
 
Cash and due from banks at the end of the period
  $ 23,960     $ 21,068  
 
Cash interest paid
  $ 8,973     $ 11,755  
Cash income taxes paid
    8,406       4,111  
 
Note:   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new guidance that amended the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated noncash assets and liabilities of $87.7 billion and $92.2 billion, respectively.
The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) are an integral part of these statements.

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See Glossary of Terms on pages 185-188 of this Form 10-Q for definitions of terms used throughout the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan Chase” or the “Firm”), a financial holding company incorporated under Delaware law in 1968, is a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States of America (“U.S.”), with operations worldwide. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and businesses, financial transaction processing and asset management. For a discussion of the Firm’s business-segment information, see Note 23 on pages 178-182 of this Form 10-Q.
The accounting and financial reporting policies of JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Additionally, where applicable, the policies conform to the accounting and reporting guidelines prescribed by bank regulatory authorities. The unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expense, and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could be different from these estimates. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments have been included for a fair statement of this interim financial information. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, and related notes thereto, included in JPMorgan Chase’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “2009 Annual Report”).
Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Consolidation
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of JPMorgan Chase and other entities in which the Firm has a controlling financial interest. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Firm determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a variable interest entity (“VIE”).
Voting interest entities
Voting interest entities are entities that have sufficient equity and provide the equity investors voting rights that enable them to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations. For these types of entities, the Firm’s determination of whether it has a controlling interest is primarily based on the amount of voting equity interests held. Entities in which the Firm has a controlling financial interest, through ownership of the majority of the entities’ voting equity interests, or through other contractual rights that give the Firm control, are consolidated by the Firm.
Investments in companies that are considered to be voting interest entities in which the Firm has significant influence over operating and financing decisions (but does not own a majority of the voting equity interests) are accounted for (i) in accordance with the equity method of accounting (which requires the Firm to recognize its proportionate share of the entity’s net earnings), or (ii) at fair value, if the fair value option was elected at the inception of the Firm’s investment. These investments are generally included in other assets, with income or loss included in other income.
Firm-sponsored asset management funds are generally structured as limited partnerships or limited liability companies and are typically considered voting interest entities. For the significant majority of these entities, for which the Firm is the general partner or managing member of the limited partnership or limited liability company (“LLC”), the non-affiliated partners or members have the substantive ability to remove the Firm as the general partner or managing member without cause (i.e., kick-out rights), based on a simple unaffiliated majority vote, or the non-affiliated partners or members have substantive participating rights. Accordingly, the Firm does not consolidate these funds. In limited cases where the non-affiliated partners or members do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights, the Firm consolidates the underlying funds.
The Firm’s investment companies make investments in both public and private entities, including investments in buyouts, growth equity and venture opportunities. These investments are accounted for under investment company guidelines and accordingly, irrespective of the percentage of equity ownership interests held, are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, and are recorded in Other Assets.

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Variable interest entities
VIEs are entities that, by design, either (1) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights, or do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.
The most common type of VIE is a special-purpose entity (“SPE”). SPEs are commonly used in securitization transactions in order to isolate certain assets and distribute the cash flows from those assets to investors. SPEs are an important part of the financial markets, including the mortgage- and asset-backed securities and commercial paper markets, as they provide market liquidity by facilitating investors’ access to specific portfolios of assets and risks. SPEs may be organized as trusts, partnerships or corporations and are typically established for a single, discrete purpose. SPEs are not typically operating entities and usually have a limited life and no employees. The basic SPE structure involves a company selling assets to the SPE; the SPE funds the purchase of those assets by issuing securities to investors. The legal documents that govern the transaction specify how the cash earned on the assets must be allocated to the SPE’s investors and other parties that have rights to those cash flows. SPEs are generally structured to insulate investors from claims on the SPE’s assets by creditors of other entities, including the creditors of the seller of the assets.
On January 1, 2010, the Firm implemented new consolidation accounting guidance related to VIEs. The new guidance eliminates the concept of qualified special purpose entities (“QSPEs”) that were previously exempt from consolidation and introduces a new framework for determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the assets and liabilities of the VIE. Under the new guidance, the primary beneficiary is the party that has both (1) the power to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and (2) through its interests in the VIE, the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
To assess whether the Firm has the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, the Firm considers all facts and circumstances, including its role in establishing the VIE and its ongoing rights and responsibilities. This assessment includes, first, identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and second, identifying which party, if any, has power over those activities. In general, the parties that make the most significant decisions affecting the VIE (such as asset managers, collateral managers, servicers, or owners of call options or liquidation rights over the VIE’s assets) or have the right to unilaterally remove those decision-makers are deemed to have the power to direct the activities of a VIE.
To assess whether the Firm has the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, the Firm considers all of its economic interests, including debt and equity investments, servicing fees, and derivative or other arrangements deemed to be variable interests in the VIE. This assessment requires that the Firm apply judgment in determining whether these interests, in the aggregate, are considered potentially significant to the VIE. Factors considered in assessing significance include: the design of the VIE, including its capitalization structure; subordination of interests; payment priority; relative share of interests held across various classes within the VIE’s capital structure; and the reasons why the interests are held by the Firm.
The Firm performs on-going reassessments of: 1) whether any entities previously evaluated under the majority voting-interest framework have become VIEs, based on certain events, and are therefore subject to the VIE consolidation framework; and 2) whether changes in the facts and circumstances regarding the Firm’s involvement with a VIE cause the Firm’s consolidation conclusion regarding the VIE to change.
For further details regarding the Firm’s application of the new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2010, see Note 15 on pages 155-167 of this Form 10-Q. For a description of the accounting guidance applied to periods ending prior to January 1, 2010, see Note 1 on page 142 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
In February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment which defers the requirements of the new consolidation accounting guidance for certain investment funds, including mutual funds, private equity funds and hedge funds. For funds to which the amendment applies, the consolidation guidance will be deferred until the completion of the FASB and International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) joint consolidation project. For the funds to which the amendment applies, the Firm continues to apply other existing authoritative guidance to determine whether such funds should be consolidated.
Assets held for clients in an agency or fiduciary capacity by the Firm are not assets of JPMorgan Chase and are not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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NOTE 2 — BUSINESS CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS
Purchase of remaining interest in J.P. Morgan Cazenove
On January 4, 2010, JPMorgan Chase purchased the remaining interest in J.P. Morgan Cazenove, an investment banking business partnership formed in 2005, which resulted in an adjustment to the Firm’s capital surplus of approximately $1.3 billion.
RBS Sempra transaction
On July 1, 2010, JPMorgan Chase completed the acquisition of RBS Sempra Commodities’ global oil, global metals and European power and gas businesses. The Firm acquired approximately $1.7 billion of net assets which included $3.3 billion of debt which was immediately repaid. This acquisition almost doubled the number of clients the Firm’s commodities business can serve and will enable the Firm to offer them more products in more regions of the world.
Redemption of Series E, F and G cumulative preferred stock
On August 20, 2010, JPMorgan Chase redeemed, at stated redemption value, all outstanding shares of its 6.15% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E; 5.72% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F, and 5.49% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G. For a further discussion of preferred stock, see Note 23 on pages 222-223 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
NOTE 3 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
For a further discussion of the Firm’s valuation methodologies for assets, liabilities and lending-related commitments measured at fair value and the fair value hierarchy, see Note 3 on pages 148-165 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
During the first nine months of 2010, no changes were made to the Firm’s valuation models that had, or were expected to have, a material impact on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets or results of operations.

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The following table presents the assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, by major product category and fair value hierarchy.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
                                         
    Fair value hierarchy              
                            Netting     Total  
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   Level 1(j)     Level 2(j)     Level 3(j)     adjustments     fair value  
 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
  $     $ 23,784     $     $     $ 23,784  
Securities borrowed
          11,509                   11,509  
 
                                       
Trading assets:
                                       
Debt instruments:
                                       
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                       
U.S. government agencies(a)
    23,311       8,833       179             32,323  
Residential — nonagency(b)
          2,733       660             3,393  
Commercial — nonagency(b)
          1,261       1,875             3,136  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    23,311       12,827       2,714             38,852  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies(a)
    21,689       14,740                   36,429  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    1       7,033       2,050             9,084  
Certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and commercial paper
          2,877                   2,877  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    33,813       43,931       732             78,476  
Corporate debt securities
    1       46,685       4,411             51,097  
Loans(c)
          18,674       16,045             34,719  
Asset-backed securities
          2,935       8,112             11,047  
 
Total debt instruments
    78,815       149,702       34,064             262,581  
Equity securities
    93,322       2,832       1,787             97,941  
Physical commodities(d)
    12,765       2,268                   15,033  
Other
          2,239       428             2,667  
 
Total debt and equity instruments(e)
    184,902       157,041       36,279             378,222  
Derivative receivables:
                                       
Interest rate
    922       1,551,795       6,051       (1,511,490 )     47,278  
Credit(f)
          114,422       23,508       (129,308 )     8,622  
Foreign exchange
    1,126       186,173       3,608       (165,944 )     24,963  
Equity
    41       49,173       8,697       (52,622 )     5,289  
Commodity
    891       42,381       1,897       (34,028 )     11,141  
 
Total derivative receivables(g)
    2,980       1,943,944       43,761       (1,893,392 )     97,293  
 
Total trading assets
    187,882       2,100,985       80,040       (1,893,392 )     475,515  
 
Available-for-sale securities:
                                       
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                       
U.S. government agencies(a)
    125,942       15,864                   141,806  
Residential — nonagency(b)
          46,752       4             46,756  
Commercial — nonagency(b)
          5,087       192             5,279  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    125,942       67,703       196             193,841  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies(a)
    3,380       14,435                   17,815  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    33       10,003       256             10,292  
Certificates of deposit
          2,872                   2,872  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    14,394       6,376                   20,770  
Corporate debt securities
    1       61,426                   61,427  
Asset-backed securities:
                                       
Credit card receivables
          8,060                   8,060  
Collateralized loan obligations
          133       13,613             13,746  
Other
          8,575       359             8,934  
Equity securities
    2,330       8       54             2,392  
 
Total available-for-sale securities
    146,080       179,591       14,478             340,149  
 
Loans
          489       1,225             1,714  
Mortgage servicing rights
                10,305             10,305  
 
                                       
Other assets:
                                       
Private equity investments(h)
    120       1,032       8,202             9,354  
All other
    6,796       126       4,445             11,367  
 
Total other assets
    6,916       1,158       12,647             20,721  
 
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis(i)
  $ 340,878     $ 2,317,516     $ 118,695     $ (1,893,392 )   $ 883,697  
 

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    Fair value hierarchy              
                            Netting     Total  
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   Level 1(j)     Level 2(j)     Level 3(j)     adjustments     fair value  
 
Deposits
  $     $ 3,906     $ 882     $     $ 4,788  
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
          6,200                   6,200  
Other borrowed funds
          9,142       1,305             10,447  
 
                                       
Trading liabilities:
                                       
Debt and equity instruments(e)
    63,148       19,747       24             82,919  
Derivative payables:
                                       
Interest rate
    816       1,509,177       2,754       (1,488,466 )     24,281  
Credit(f)
          116,056       15,529       (126,822 )     4,763  
Foreign exchange
    1,141       192,173       3,694       (168,662 )     28,346  
Equity
    44       49,901       10,503       (49,958 )     10,490  
Commodity
    556       40,630       2,617       (36,781 )     7,022  
 
Total derivative payables(g)
    2,557       1,907,937       35,097       (1,870,689 )     74,902  
 
Total trading liabilities
    65,705       1,927,684       35,121       (1,870,689 )     157,821  
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities
          1       340             341  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
          1,055       1,328             2,383  
Long-term debt
          27,784       14,070             41,854  
 
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
  $ 65,705     $ 1,975,772     $ 53,046     $ (1,870,689 )   $ 223,834  
 

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    Fair value hierarchy              
                            Netting     Total  
December 31, 2009 (in millions)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     adjustments     fair value  
 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
  $     $ 20,536     $     $     $ 20,536  
Securities borrowed
          7,032                   7,032  
Trading assets:
                                       
Debt instruments:
                                       
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                       
U.S. government agencies(a)
    33,092       8,373       260             41,725  
Residential — nonagency(b)
          2,284       1,115             3,399  
Commercial — nonagency(b)
          537       1,770             2,307  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    33,092       11,194       3,145             47,431  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies(a)
    13,701       9,559                   23,260  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
          5,681       1,971             7,652  
Certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and commercial paper
          5,419                   5,419  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    25,684       32,487       734             58,905  
Corporate debt securities
          48,754       5,241             53,995  
Loans(c)
          18,330       13,218             31,548  
Asset-backed securities
          1,428       7,975             9,403  
 
Total debt instruments
    72,477       132,852       32,284             237,613  
Equity securities
    75,053       3,450       1,956             80,459  
Physical commodities(d)
    9,450       586                   10,036  
Other
          1,884       926             2,810  
 
 
                                       
Total debt and equity instruments(e)
    156,980       138,772       35,166             330,918  
 
Derivative receivables(f)(g)
    2,344       1,516,490       46,684       (1,485,308 )     80,210  
 
Total trading assets
    159,324       1,655,262       81,850       (1,485,308 )     411,128  
 
 
                                       
Available-for-sale securities:
                                       
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                       
U.S. government agencies(a)
    158,957       8,941                   167,898  
Residential — nonagency(b)
          14,773       25             14,798  
Commercial — nonagency(b)
          4,590                   4,590  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    158,957       28,304       25             187,286  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies(a)
    405       29,592                   29,997  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
          6,188       349             6,537  
Certificates of deposit
          2,650                   2,650  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    5,506       18,997                   24,503  
Corporate debt securities
    1       62,007                   62,008  
Asset-backed securities:
                                       
Credit card receivables
          25,742                   25,742  
Collateralized loan obligations
          5       12,144             12,149  
Other
          6,206       588             6,794  
Equity securities
    2,466       146       87             2,699  
 
Total available-for-sale securities
    167,335       179,837       13,193             360,365  
 
 
                                       
Loans
          374       990             1,364  
Mortgage servicing rights
                15,531             15,531  
Other assets:
                                       
Private equity investments(h)
    165       597       6,563             7,325  
All other(k)
    7,241       90       9,521             16,852  
 
Total other assets
    7,406       687       16,084             24,177  
 
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis(i)
  $ 334,065     $ 1,863,728     $ 127,648     $ (1,485,308 )   $ 840,133  
 

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    Fair value hierarchy              
                            Netting     Total  
December 31, 2009 (in millions)   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     adjustments     fair value  
 
Deposits
  $     $ 3,979     $ 476     $     $ 4,455  
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
          3,396                   3,396  
Other borrowed funds
          5,095       542             5,637  
Trading liabilities:
                                       
Debt and equity instruments(e)
    50,577       14,359       10             64,946  
Derivative payables(f)(g)
    2,038       1,481,813       35,332       (1,459,058 )     60,125  
 
Total trading liabilities
    52,615       1,496,172       35,342       (1,459,058 )     125,071  
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities
          2       355             357  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
          785       625             1,410  
Long-term debt
          30,685       18,287             48,972  
 
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
  $ 52,615     $ 1,540,114     $ 55,627     $ (1,459,058 )   $ 189,298  
 
 
(a)   Includes total U.S. government-sponsored enterprise obligations of $148.3 billion and $195.8 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which were predominantly mortgage-related.
 
(b)   For further discussion of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), see the “Mortgage-related exposures carried at fair value” section of Note 3 on pages 161-162 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(c)   Included within trading loans at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, are $21.2 billion and $20.7 billion, of residential first-lien mortgages and $4.5 billion and $2.7 billion, of commercial first-lien mortgages. Residential mortgage loans include conforming mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell to U.S. government agencies of $11.0 billion and $11.1 billion, respectively, and reverse mortgages of $4.1 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively. For further discussion of residential and commercial loans carried at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value, see the “Mortgage-related exposures carried at fair value” section of Note 3 on pages 161-162 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(d)   Physical commodities inventories are generally accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value.
 
(e)   Balances reflect the reduction of securities owned (long positions) by the amount of securities sold but not yet purchased (short positions) when the long and short positions have identical Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures (“CUSIPs”).
 
(f)   The level 3 amounts for derivative receivables and derivative payables related to credit primarily include structured credit derivative instruments. For further information on the classification of instruments within the valuation hierarchy, see Note 3 on pages 148-152 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(g)   As permitted under U.S. GAAP, the Firm has elected to net derivative receivables and derivative payables and the related cash collateral received and paid when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. For purposes of the tables above, the Firm does not reduce derivative receivables and derivative payables balances for this netting adjustment, either within or across the levels of the fair value hierarchy, as such netting is not relevant to a presentation based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Therefore, the balances reported in the fair value hierarchy table are gross of any counterparty netting adjustments. However, if the Firm were to net such balances within level 3, the reduction in the level 3 derivative receivable and payable balances would be $17.9 billion and $16.0 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively; this is exclusive of the netting benefit associated with cash collateral, which would further reduce the level 3 balances.
 
(h)   Private equity instruments represent investments within the Corporate/Private Equity line of business. The cost basis of the private equity investment portfolio totaled $10.0 billion and $8.8 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(i)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, balances included investments valued at net asset values of $14.0 billion and $16.8 billion, respectively, of which $7.8 billion and $9.0 billion, respectively, were classified in level 1, $2.0 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively, in level 2 and $4.2 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively, in level 3.
 
(j)   In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 were not significant.
 
(k)   Includes certain assets that are classified within accrued interest receivable and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2009.
Changes in level 3 recurring fair value measurements
The following tables include a rollforward of the balance sheet amounts (including changes in fair value) for financial instruments classified by the Firm within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. When a determination is made to classify a financial instrument within level 3, the determination is based on the significance of the unobservable parameters to the overall fair value measurement. However, level 3 financial instruments typically include, in addition to the unobservable or level 3 components, observable components (that is, components that are actively quoted and can be validated to external sources); accordingly, the gains and losses in the table below include changes in fair value due in part to observable factors that are part of the valuation methodology. Also, the Firm risk-manages the observable components of level 3 financial instruments using securities and derivative positions that are classified within level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy; as these level 1 and level 2 risk management instruments are not included below, the gains or losses in the following tables do not reflect the effect of the Firm’s risk management activities related to such level 3 instruments.

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    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs        
                                            Change in unrealized  
            Total     Purchases,     Transfers             gains/(losses)  
Three months ended   Fair value     realized/     issuances     into and/or     Fair value at     related to financial  
September 30, 2010   at July 1,     unrealized     settlements,     out of     September 30,     instruments held  
(in millions)   2010     gains/(losses)     net     level 3(e)     2010     at September 30, 2010  
 
Assets:
                                               
Trading assets:
                                               
Debt instruments:
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 176     $ 3     $     $     $ 179     $ (9 )
Residential — nonagency(a)
    804       89       (233 )           660       17  
Commercial — nonagency(a)
    1,739       89       47             1,875       74  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    2,719       181       (186 )           2,714       82  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    2,008       21       21             2,050       19  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    608       (4 )     131       (3 )     732       (3 )
Corporate debt securities
    4,551       16       73       (229 )     4,411       42  
Loans
    14,889       537       754       (135 )     16,045       424  
Asset-backed securities
    8,143       407       (439 )     1       8,112       328  
 
Total debt instruments
    32,918       1,158       354       (366 )     34,064       892  
Equity securities
    1,822       25       14       (74 )     1,787       59  
Other
    411       37       (20 )           428       44  
 
Total debt and equity instruments
    35,151       1,220 (b)     348       (440 )     36,279       995 (b)
 
Derivative receivables:
                                               
Interest rate
    3,047       1,444       (1,168 )     (26 )     3,297       595  
Credit
    9,786       (1,635 )     (132 )     (40 )     7,979       (1,443 )
Foreign exchange
    51       (596 )     471       (12 )     (86 )     (445 )
Equity
    (1,650 )     (142 )     (89 )     75       (1,806 )     (158 )
Commodity
    (417 )     (74 )     (266 )     37       (720 )     (78 )
 
Derivative receivables, net of derivative liabilities
    10,817       (1,003 )(b)     (1,184 )     34       8,664       (1,529 )(b)
 
Available-for-sale securities:
                                               
Asset-backed securities
    12,334       102       1,536             13,972       101  
Other
    410       20       76             506       20  
 
Total available-for-sale securities
    12,744       122 (c)     1,612             14,478       121 (c)
 
Loans
    1,065       104 (b)     56             1,225       97 (b)
Mortgage servicing rights
    11,853       (1,497 )(d)     (51 )           10,305       (1,497 )(d)
Other assets:
                                               
Private equity investments
    7,246       827 (b)     236       (107 )     8,202       685 (b)
All other
    4,308       (71) (b)     210       (2 )     4,445       7 (b)
 
 
    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs        
                                            Change in unrealized  
            Total     Purchases,     Transfers             (gains)/losses  
Three months ended   Fair value     realized/     issuances     into and/or     Fair value at     related to financial  
September 30, 2010   at July 1,     unrealized     settlements,     out of     September 30,     instruments held at  
(in millions)   2010     (gains)/losses     net     level 3(e)     2010     September 30, 2010  
 
Liabilities(f):
                                               
Deposits
  $ 884     $ 62 (b)   $ (84 )   $ 20     $ 882     $ 141 (b)
Other borrowed funds
    291       72 (b)     942             1,305       68 (b)
Trading liabilities:
                                               
Debt and equity instruments
    4             20             24       1 (b)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    449       (52 )     (57 )           340       47  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    1,392       27 (b)     (171 )     80       1,328       27 (b)
Long-term debt
    15,762       784 (b)     (2,303 )     (173 )     14,070       1,056 (b)
 

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    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs    
                                            Change in unrealized
            Total   Purchases,   Transfers           gains/(losses) related
Three months ended   Fair value at   realized/   issuances   into and/or   Fair value at   to financial
September 30, 2009   July 1,   unrealized   settlements,   out of   September 30,   instruments held
(in millions)   2009   gains/(losses)   net   level 3(e)   2009   at September 30, 2009
 
Assets:
                                               
Trading assets:
                                               
Debt instruments:
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 257     $ 3     $ 63     $ (4 )   $ 319     $ 3  
Residential — nonagency(a)
    2,832       (140 )     (69 )     168       2,791       (153 )
Commercial — nonagency (a)
    1,850       81       (81 )     3       1,853       72  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    4,939       (56 )     (87 )     167       4,963       (78 )
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    2,416       18       (245 )           2,189       4  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    726       27       (18 )     31       766       31  
Corporate debt securities
    5,482       200       (301 )     (71 )     5,310       132  
Loans
    15,208       299       (898 )     17       14,626       194  
Asset-backed securities
    7,683       609       509       23       8,824       620  
 
Total debt instruments
    36,454       1,097       (1,040 )     167       36,678       903  
Equity securities
    1,509       47       (143 )     492       1,905       80  
Other
    1,269       26       (90 )     (24 )     1,181       22  
 
Total debt and equity instruments
    39,232       1,170 (b)     (1,273 )     635       39,764       1,005 (b)
 
Derivative receivables, net of derivative liabilities
    18,348       (5,777 )(b)     (688 )     389       12,272       (6,298 )(b)
 
Available-for-sale securities:
                                               
Asset-backed securities
    11,934       168       654             12,756       165  
Other
    1,677       (18 )     (5 )     (1,044 )     610       (18 )
 
Total available-for-sale securities
    13,611       150 (c)     649       (1,044 )     13,366       147 (c)
 
Loans
    1,756       7 (b)     (198 )     (153 )     1,412       (44 )(b)
Mortgage servicing rights
    14,600       (1,096 )(d)     159             13,663       (1,096 )(d)
Other assets:
                                               
Private equity investments
    6,129       (103 )(b)     136             6,162       (98 )(b)
All other(g)
    8,928       (59 )(b)     586             9,455       (52 )(b)
 
                                                 
    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs    
                                            Change in unrealized
            Total   Purchases,   Transfers           (gains)/losses
Three months ended   Fair value at   realized/   issuances   into and/or   Fair value at   related to financial
September 30, 2009   July 1,   unrealized   settlements,   out of   September 30,   instruments held
(in millions)   2009   (gains)/losses   net   level 3(e)   2009   at September 30, 2009
 
Liabilities(f):
                                               
Deposits
  $ 627     $ 28 (b)   $ (117 )   $ (5 )   $ 533     $ 22 (b)
Other borrowed funds
    134       2 (b)     (41 )           95       1 (b)
Trading liabilities:
                                               
Debt and equity instruments
    53       6 (b)     (47 )           12       2 (b)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    437       (56 )(b)     1             382       (57 )(b)
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    1,060       246 (b)     (52 )           1,254       241 (b)
Long-term debt
    17,473       1,274 (b)     616       (304 )     19,059       1,352 (b)
 

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    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs    
                                            Change in unrealized
            Total   Purchases,   Transfers           gains/(losses)
Nine months ended   Fair value at   realized/   issuances   into and/or   Fair value at   related to financial
September 30, 2010   January 1,   unrealized   settlements,   out of   September 30,   instruments held
(in millions)   2010   gains/(losses)   net   level 3(e)   2010   at September 30, 2010
 
Assets:
                                               
Trading assets:
                                               
Debt instruments:
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 260     $ 27     $ (105 )   $ (3 )   $ 179     $ (19 )
Residential — nonagency(a)
    1,115       166       (573 )     (48 )     660       62  
Commercial — nonagency(a)
    1,770       205       (97 )     (3 )     1,875       104  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    3,145       398       (775 )     (54 )     2,714       147  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    1,971       (6 )     (57 )     142       2,050       (24 )
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    734       (94 )     95       (3 )     732       (77 )
Corporate debt securities
    5,241       (315 )     (394 )     (121 )     4,411       (36 )
Loans
    13,218       247       2,797       (217 )     16,045       278  
Asset-backed securities
    7,975       318       (198 )     17       8,112       197  
 
Total debt instruments
    32,284       548       1,468       (236 )     34,064       485  
Equity securities
    1,956       106       (217 )     (58 )     1,787       263  
Other
    926       77       (653 )     78       428       77  
 
Total debt and equity instruments
    35,166       731 (b)     598       (216 )     36,279       825 (b)
 
Derivative receivables:
                                               
Interest rate
    2,040       2,885       (1,743 )     115       3,297       915  
Credit
    10,350       (236 )     (2,093 )     (42 )     7,979       291  
Foreign exchange
    1,082       (1,489 )     627       (306 )     (86 )     191  
Equity
    (1,791 )     (212 )     (107 )     304       (1,806 )     (82 )
Commodity
    (329 )     (726 )     206       129       (720 )     15  
 
Derivative receivables, net of derivative liabilities
    11,352       222 (b)     (3,110 )     200       8,664       1,330 (b)
 
Available-for-sale securities:
                                               
Asset-backed securities
    12,732       (3 )     1,243             13,972       (21 )
Other
    461       (47 )     (13 )     105       506       20  
 
 
                                             
Total available-for-sale securities
    13,193       (50 )(c)     1,230       105       14,478       (1 )(c)
 
Loans
    990       93 (b)     134       8       1,225       41 (b)
Mortgage servicing rights
    15,531       (5,177 )(d)     (49 )           10,305       (5,177 )(d)
Other assets:
                                               
Private equity investments
    6,563       963 (b)     1,167       (491 )     8,202       697 (b)
All other
    9,521       (129 )(b)     (4,850 )     (97 )     4,445       (30 )(b)
 
                                                 
    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs    
                                            Change in unrealized
            Total   Purchases,   Transfers           (gains)/losses
Nine months ended   Fair value at   realized/   issuances   into and/or   Fair value at   related to financial
September 30, 2010   January 1,   unrealized   settlements,   out of   September 30,   instruments held
(in millions)   2010   (gains)/losses   Net   level 3(e)   2010   at September 30, 2010
 
Liabilities(f):
                                               
Deposits
  $ 476     $ 67 (b)   $ 10     $ 329     $ 882     $ 11 (b)
Other borrowed funds
    542       (28 )(b)     1,034       (243 )     1,305       (7 )(b)
Trading liabilities:
                                               
Debt and equity instruments
    10       4 (b)     (13 )     23       24       (1 )(b)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    355       (92 )     77             340       34
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    625       (6 )(b)     629       80       1,328       (58 )(b)
Long-term debt
    18,287       (251 )(b)     (4,190 )     224       14,070       386 (b)
 

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    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs    
                                            Change in unrealized
            Total   Purchases,   Transfers           gains/(losses)
Nine months ended   Fair value at   realized/   issuances   into and/or   Fair value at   related to financial
September 30, 2009   January 1,   unrealized   settlements,   out of   September 30,   instruments held
(in millions)   2009   gains/(losses)   net   level 3(e)   2009   at September 30, 2009
 
Assets:
                                               
Trading assets:
                                               
Debt instruments:
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 163     $ (32 )   $ 119     $ 69     $ 319     $ (31 )
Residential — nonagency(a)
    3,339       (688 )     498       (358 )     2,791       (743 )
Commercial — nonagency(a)
    2,487       (160 )     (326 )     (148 )     1,853       (206 )
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    5,989       (880 )     291       (437 )     4,963       (980 )
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    2,641       71       (523 )           2,189       (7 )
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    707       52       (58 )     65       766       22  
Corporate debt securities
    5,280       36       (3,403 )     3,397       5,310       (9 )
Loans
    17,091       (889 )     (1,852 )     276       14,626       (989 )
Asset-backed securities
    7,106       1,278       637       (197 )     8,824       903  
 
Total debt instruments
    38,814       (332 )     (4,908 )     3,104       36,678       (1,060 )
Equity securities
    1,380       (200 )     (502 )     1,227       1,905       (107 )
Other
    1,226       (81 )     4       32       1,181       96  
 
Total debt and equity instruments
    41,420       (613 )(b)     (5,406 )     4,363       39,764       (1,071 )(b)
 
Derivative receivables, net of derivative liabilities
    9,507       (10,715 )     (2,921 )     16,401       12,272       (10,127 )
 
Available-for-sale securities:
                                               
Asset-backed securities
    11,447       30       1,104       175       12,756       168  
Other
    944       (78 )     242       (498 )     610       (82 )
 
Total available-for-sale securities
    12,391       (48 )(c)     1,346       (323 )     13,366       86 (c)
 
Loans
    2,667       (471 )(b)     (1,507 )     723       1,412       (469 )(b)
Mortgage servicing rights
    9,403       4,045 (d)     215             13,663       4,045 (d)
Other assets:
                                               
Private equity investments
    6,369       (576 )(b)     299       70       6,162       (557 )(b)
All other(g)
    8,114       (710 )(b)     2,392       (341 )     9,455       (707 )(b)
 
 
    Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs    
                                            Change in unrealized
            Total   Purchases,   Transfers           (gains)/losses
Nine months ended   Fair value at   realized/   issuances   into and/or   Fair value at   related to financial
September 30, 2009   January 1,   unrealized   settlements,   out of   September 30,   instruments held
(in millions)   2009   (gains)/losses   net   level 3(e)   2009   at September 30, 2009
 
Liabilities(f):
                                               
Deposits
  $ 1,235     $ 51 (b)   $ (810 )   $ 57     $ 533     $ 25 (b)
Other borrowed funds
    101       (84 )(b)     35       43       95       (2 )(b)
Trading liabilities:
                                               
Debt and equity instruments
    288       64 (b)     (337 )     (3 )     12       1 (b)
Accounts payable and other liabilities
          (60 )(b)     442             382       (61 )(b)
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
          407 (b)     (32 )     879       1,254       390 (b)
Long-term debt
    16,548       1,315 (b)     (1,935 )     3,131       19,059       1,015 (b)
 
 
(a)   For further discussion of residential and commercial MBS, see the “Mortgage-related exposures carried at fair value” section of Note 3 on pages 161-162 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(b)   Predominantly reported in principal transactions revenue, except for changes in fair value for Retail Financial Services (“RFS”) mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell, which are reported in mortgage fees and related income.
 
(c)   Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities, as well as other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses that are recorded in earnings, are reported in securities gains. Unrealized gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income.

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(d)   Changes in fair value for RFS mortgage servicing rights are reported in mortgage fees and related income.
 
(e)   All transfers into and/or out of level 3 are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
(f)   Level 3 liabilities as a percentage of total Firm liabilities accounted for at fair value (including liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis) were 24% and 29% at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(g)   Includes certain assets that are classified within accrued interest receivable and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Certain assets, liabilities and unfunded lending-related commitments are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The following tables present the assets and liabilities carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets by caption and level within the valuation hierarchy as of the periods indicated for which a nonrecurring change in fair value has been recorded during the reporting period.
                                 
    Fair value hierarchy    
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   Level 1(d)   Level 2(d)   Level 3(d)   Total fair value
 
Loans retained(a)
  $     $ 3,100     $ 938     $ 4,038  
Loans held-for-sale(b)
          434       570       1,004  
 
Total loans
          3,534       1,508       5,042  
Other real estate owned
          64       427       491  
Other assets
                1       1  
 
Total other assets
          64       428       492  
 
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
  $     $ 3,598     $ 1,936     $ 5,534  
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities(c)
  $     $ 86     $ 17     $ 103  
 
Total liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
  $     $ 86     $ 17     $ 103  
 
                                 
    Fair value hierarchy    
December 31, 2009 (in millions)   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total fair value
 
Loans retained(a)
  $     $ 4,544     $ 1,137     $ 5,681  
Loans held-for-sale(b)
          601       1,029       1,630  
 
Total loans
          5,145       2,166       7,311  
Other real estate owned
          307       387       694  
Other assets
                184       184  
 
Total other assets
          307       571       878  
 
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
  $     $ 5,452     $ 2,737     $ 8,189  
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities(c)
  $     $ 87     $ 39     $ 126  
 
Total liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
  $     $ 87     $ 39     $ 126  
 
 
(a)   Reflects mortgage, home equity and other loans where the carrying value is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral.
 
(b)   Predominantly includes leveraged lending loans carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the lower of cost or fair value.
 
(c)   Represents, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, fair value adjustments associated with $555 million and $648 million, respectively, of unfunded held-for-sale lending-related commitments within the leveraged lending portfolio.
 
(d)   In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 were not significant.
The method used to estimate the fair value of impaired collateral-dependent loans, and other loans where the carrying value is based on the fair value of the underlying collateral (e.g., residential mortgage loans charged off in accordance with regulatory guidance), depends on the type of collateral (e.g., securities, real estate, nonfinancial assets). Fair value of the collateral is estimated based on quoted market prices, broker quotes or independent appraisals, or by using a DCF model. For further information, see Note 14 on pages 154—155 of this Form 10-Q.
Nonrecurring fair value changes
The following table presents the total change in value of assets and liabilities for which a fair value adjustment has been included in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, related to financial instruments held at those dates.
                                         
    Three months ended September 30,       Nine months ended September 30,  
(in millions)   2010   2009       2010   2009
 
Loans retained
  $ (804 )   $ (1,272 )       $ (1,289 )   $ (2,779 )
Loans held-for-sale
    20       242           78       (315 )
 
Total loans
    (784 )     (1,030 )         (1,211 )     (3,094 )
 
                                   
Other assets
    (8 )     (53 )         17       (94 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
          29           5       12  
 
Total nonrecurring fair value gains/(losses)
  $ (792 )   $ (1,054 )       $ (1,189 )   $ (3,176 )
 

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Level 3 analysis
Level 3 assets at September 30, 2010, principally include derivative receivables, mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), trading loans, and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) held within the available-for-sale securities portfolio. For further discussion of JPMorgan Chase’s valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, see Note 3 on pages 148—165 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
  Derivative receivables included $43.8 billion of interest rate, credit, foreign exchange, equity and commodity contracts classified within level 3 at September 30, 2010. Included within this balance was $16.7 billion of structured credit derivatives with corporate debt underlying. In assessing the Firm’s risk exposure to structured credit derivatives, the Firm believes consideration should also be given to derivative liabilities with similar, and therefore, offsetting risk profiles. At September 30, 2010, there was $8.2 billion of level 3 derivative liabilities with risk characteristics similar to those of the derivative receivable assets that were classified in level 3. Both derivative receivables and payables are modeled and valued the same way with the same parameters and inputs. In addition, the counterparty credit risk and market risk exposure of all level 3 derivatives is partially hedged with standard derivatives, for which the inputs are largely observable, that are largely liquid, and that are classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
  Mortgage servicing rights represent the fair value of future cash flows for performing specified mortgage servicing activities for others (predominantly with respect to residential mortgage loans). For a further description of the MSR asset, interest rate risk management and the valuation methodology used for MSRs, including valuation assumptions and sensitivities, see Note 16 on pages 167—170 of this Form 10-Q and Note 17 on pages 214—217 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
  CLOs of $13.6 billion are securities backed by corporate loans, and they are held in the Firm’s AFS securities portfolio. For these securities, external pricing information is not available. They are therefore valued using market-standard models to model the specific collateral composition and cash flow structure of each deal; key inputs to the model are market spread data for each credit rating, collateral type and other relevant contractual features. Substantially all of these securities are rated “AAA,” “AA” and “A” and have an average credit enhancement of 30%. Credit enhancement in CLOs is primarily in the form of overcollateralization, which is the excess of the par amount of collateral over the par amount of the securities. For further discussion, see Note 11 on pages 143—148 of this Form 10-Q.
  Trading loans largely include $7.3 billion of commercial mortgage loans and nonagency residential mortgage whole loans held in the Investment Bank (“IB”) for which there is limited price transparency; and $4.1 billion of reverse mortgages for which the principal risk sensitivities are mortality risk and home prices. The fair value of the commercial and residential mortgage loans is estimated by projecting expected cash flows, considering relevant borrower-specific and market factors, and discounting those cash flows at a rate reflecting current market liquidity. Loans are partially hedged by level 2 instruments, including credit default swaps and interest rate derivatives, which are observable and liquid.
Consolidated Balance Sheets changes
Level 3 assets (including assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis) were 6% of total Firm assets at September 30, 2010. The following describes significant changes to level 3 assets during the quarter.
For the three months ended September 30, 2010
Level 3 assets were $120.6 billion at September 30, 2010, reflecting an increase of $760 million from the second quarter. The increase is mainly due to:
  $1.6 billion increase in asset-backed AFS securities driven predominantly by purchases of CLOs in the Firm’s AFS securities portfolio. The securities are backed by corporate loans and are rated “AAA,” “AA” and “A”;
  $1.2 billion increase in trading loans driven by warehouse loan originations;
  $1.0 billion increase in private equity investments largely driven by gains on investments in the portfolio;
  $2.0 billion decrease in derivative receivables, predominantly due to tightening of credit spreads; and
  $1.5 billion decrease in MSRs. For a further discussion of the change, refer to Note 16 on pages 167-170 of this Form 10-Q.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010
Level 3 assets decreased by $9.8 billion in the first nine months of 2010, due to the following:
  $5.2 billion decrease in MSRs. For a further discussion of the change, refer to Note 16 on pages 167-170 of this Form 10-Q;

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  A net decrease of $3.5 billion due to the adoption of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. As a result of the adoption of the new guidance, there was a decrease of $5.0 billion in accrued interest and accounts receivable related to retained securitization interests in Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts that were eliminated upon consolidation, partially offset by an increase of $1.5 billion in trading debt and equity instruments;
  $2.9 billion decrease in derivative receivables, largely driven by changes in credit spreads;
  $1.6 billion increase in private equity investments largely driven by gains on investments in the portfolio; and
  $1.2 billion increase in asset-backed AFS securities predominantly driven by purchases of CLOs in the Firm’s AFS securities portfolio. The securities purchased are backed by corporate loans and are rated “AAA,” “AA” and “A”.
Gains and Losses
Included in the tables for the three months ended September 30, 2010
  $1.0 billion of net losses on derivatives, largely due to the tightening of credit spreads;
  $1.2 billion of net gains on trading assets—debt and equity securities largely due to asset-backed securities and trading loans;
  $784 million of losses related to long-term structured note liabilities, largely due to foreign exchange revaluation;
  $827 million of gains in private equity largely driven by gains in investments in the portfolio; and
  $1.5 billion of losses on MSRs.
Included in the tables for the three months ended September 30, 2009
  $1.1 billion of losses on MSRs;
  $1.2 billion in gains on trading—debt and equity assets, predominantly from other asset-backed securities and mortgage-related transactions;
  $5.8 billion of net losses on derivatives primarily related to credit spread tightening; and
  $1.3 billion of losses related to structured note liabilities, predominantly due to volatility in equity markets.
Included in the tables for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
  $5.2 billion of losses on MSRs; and
  $963 million gain in private equity largely driven by gains in investments in the portfolio.
Included in the tables for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
  $4.0 billion of gains on MSRs;
  $10.7 billion of net losses on derivatives primarily related to credit spread tightening;
  $1.9 billion of losses on trading—debt and equity assets primarily related to residential and commercial loans and mortgage-backed securities, principally driven by markdowns and sales; these losses were partially offset by gains of $1.3 billion on other asset-backed securities; and
  $1.3 billion of losses related to structured note liabilities, predominantly due to volatility in the equity markets.
Credit adjustments
When determining the fair value of an instrument, it may be necessary to record a valuation adjustment to arrive at an exit price under U.S. GAAP. Valuation adjustments include, but are not limited to, amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and the Firm’s own creditworthiness. The market’s view of the Firm’s credit quality is reflected in credit spreads observed in the credit default swap market. For a detailed discussion of the valuation adjustments the Firm considers, see Note 3 on pages 148—165 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table provides the credit adjustments, excluding the effect of any hedging activity, reflected within the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates indicated.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Derivative receivables balance
  $ 97,293     $ 80,210  
Derivatives CVA(a)
    (5,138 )     (3,697 )
Derivative payables balance
    74,902       60,125  
Derivatives DVA
    (885 )     (841 )(d)
Structured notes balance(b)(c)
    57,089       59,064  
Structured notes DVA
    (1,135 )     (685 )(d)
 
 
(a)   Derivatives credit valuation adjustments (“CVA”), gross of hedges, includes results managed by credit portfolio and other lines of business within IB.
 
(b)   Structured notes are recorded within long-term debt, other borrowed funds or deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, based on the tenor and legal form of the note.
 
(c)   Structured notes are measured at fair value based on the Firm’s election under the fair value option. For further information on these elections, see Note 4 on pages 129-131 of this Form 10-Q.
 
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The following table provides the impact of credit adjustments on earnings in the respective periods, excluding the effect of any hedging activity.
                                           
    Three months ended September 30,       Nine months ended September 30,   
(in millions)   2010   2009       2010   2009
 
Credit adjustments:
                                   
Derivative CVA(a)
  $ (527 )   $ 1,439         $ (1,441 )   $ 5,838  
Derivative DVA
    (247 )     (202 )         44       (581 )
Structured note DVA(b)
    (246 )     (840 )         450       (1,301 )
 
 
(a)   Derivatives CVA, gross of hedges, includes results managed by credit portfolio and other lines of business within IB.
 
(b)   Structured notes are measured at fair value based on the Firm’s election under the fair value option. For further information on these elections, see Note 4 on pages 129—131 of this Form 10-Q.
Additional disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments (including financial instruments not carried at fair value)
U.S. GAAP requires disclosure of the estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, and the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate their fair value. Financial instruments within the scope of these disclosure requirements are included in the following table. Additionally, certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from the scope. Accordingly, the fair value disclosures provided in the following table include only a partial estimate of the fair value of JPMorgan Chase. For example, the Firm has developed long-term relationships with its customers through its deposit base and credit card accounts, commonly referred to as core deposit intangibles and credit card relationships. In the opinion of management, these items, in the aggregate, add significant value to JPMorgan Chase, but their fair value is not disclosed in this Note.
Financial instruments for which carrying value approximates fair value
Certain financial instruments that are not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are carried at amounts that approximate fair value, due to their short-term nature and generally negligible credit risk. These instruments include cash and due from banks; deposits with banks, federal funds sold; securities purchased under resale agreements and securities borrowed with short-dated maturities; short-term receivables and accrued interest receivable; commercial paper; federal funds purchased; securities loaned and sold under repurchase agreements with short-dated maturities; other borrowed funds (excluding advances from the Federal Home Loan Banks (“FHLBs”)); accounts payable; and accrued liabilities. In addition, U.S. GAAP requires that the fair value for deposit liabilities with no stated maturity (i.e., demand, savings and certain money market deposits) be equal to their carrying value; recognition of the inherent funding value of these instruments is not permitted.

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The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities.
                                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    Carrying   Estimated   Appreciation/   Carrying   Estimated   Appreciation/
(in billions)   value   fair value   (depreciation)   value   fair value   (depreciation)
 
Financial assets
                                               
Assets for which fair value approximates carrying value
  $ 55.0     $ 55.0     $     $ 89.4     $ 89.4     $  
Accrued interest and accounts receivable (included zero and $5.0 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    63.2       63.2             67.4       67.4        
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (included $23.8 and $20.5 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    235.4       235.4             195.4       195.4        
Securities borrowed (included $11.5 and $7.0 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    127.4       127.4             119.6       119.6        
Trading assets
    475.5       475.5             411.1       411.1        
Securities (included $340.1 and $360.4 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    340.2       340.2             360.4       360.4        
Loans (included $1.7 and $1.4 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)(a)
    656.4       659.8       3.4       601.9       598.3       (3.6 )
Mortgage servicing rights at fair value
    10.3       10.3             15.5       15.5        
Other (included $20.7 and $19.2 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    73.2       73.1       (0.1 )     73.4       73.2       (0.2 )
 
Total financial assets
  $ 2,036.6     $ 2,039.9     $ 3.3     $ 1,934.1     $ 1,930.3     $ (3.8 )
 
Financial liabilities
                                               
Deposits (included $4.8 and $4.5 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
  $ 903.1     $ 904.3     $ (1.2 )   $ 938.4     $ 939.5     $ (1.1 )
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements (included $6.2 and $3.4 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    314.2       314.2             261.4       261.4        
Commercial paper
    38.6       38.6             41.8       41.8        
Other borrowed funds (included $10.4 and $5.6 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    51.6       51.6             55.7       55.9       (0.2 )
Trading liabilities
    157.8       157.8             125.1       125.1        
Accounts payable and other liabilities (included $0.3 and $0.4 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    141.2       141.2             136.8       136.8        
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs (included $2.4 and $1.4 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    77.4       78.2       (0.8 )     15.2       15.2        
Long-term debt and junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (included $41.9 and $49.0 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    255.6       256.9       (1.3 )     266.3       268.4       (2.1 )
 
Total financial liabilities
  $ 1,939.5     $ 1,942.8     $ (3.3 )   $ 1,840.7     $ 1,844.1     $ (3.4 )
 
Net (depreciation)/appreciation
                  $                     $ (7.2 )
 
 
(a)   Fair value is typically estimated using a discounted cash flow model that incorporates the characteristics of the underlying loans (including principal, customer rate and contractual fees) and key inputs including expected lifetime credit losses, interest rates, prepayment rates and primary origination or secondary market spreads. For a further discussion of the Firm’s methodologies for estimating the fair value of loans and lending-related commitments, see Note 3 on pages 148-152 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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The majority of the Firm’s unfunded lending-related commitments are not carried at fair value on a recurring basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, nor are they actively traded. The carrying value and estimated fair value of the Firm’s wholesale lending—related commitments were as follows for the periods indicated.
                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    Carrying   Estimated   Carrying   Estimated
(in billions)   value(a)   fair value   value(a)   fair value
 
Wholesale lending—related commitments
  $ 0.9     $ 1.3     $ 0.9     $ 1.3  
 
 
(a)   Represents the allowance for wholesale unfunded lending-related commitments. Excludes the current carrying values of the guarantee liability and the offsetting asset, each recognized at fair value at the inception of guarantees.
The Firm does not estimate the fair value of consumer lending—related commitments. In many cases, the Firm can reduce or cancel these commitments by providing the borrower prior notice or, in some cases, without notice as permitted by law. For a further discussion of the valuation of lending-related commitments, see Note 3 on pages 149—150 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Trading assets and liabilities — average balances
Average trading assets and liabilities were as follows for the periods indicated.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Trading assets — debt and equity instruments(a)
  $ 347,990     $ 316,938     $ 340,181     $ 313,586  
Trading assets — derivative receivables
    92,857       99,807       83,702       118,560  
Trading liabilities — debt and equity instruments(a)(b)
    79,838       59,843       76,104       56,451  
Trading liabilities — derivative payables
    69,350       75,458       63,688       82,781  
 
 
(a)   Balances reflect the reduction of securities owned (long positions) by the amount of securities sold, but not yet purchased (short positions) when the long and short positions have identical CUSIPs.
 
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NOTE 4 — FAIR VALUE OPTION
For a discussion of the primary financial instruments for which fair value elections have been made, including the basis for those elections and the determination of instrument-specific credit risk, where relevant, see Note 4 on pages 165—167 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
2010 Elections
The fair value option was elected in connection with the adoption of the new accounting guidance related to:
  The consolidation of VIEs effective January 1, 2010. The election was made for long-term beneficial interests related to securitization trusts within IB that were consolidated where the underlying assets are carried at fair value.
 
  Beneficial interests in securitized financial assets that contain embedded credit derivatives, which would otherwise be required to be separately accounted for as a derivative instrument, effective July 1, 2010.
Changes in fair value under the fair value option election
The following table presents the changes in fair value included in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, for items for which the fair value election was made. The profit and loss information presented below only includes the financial instruments that were elected to be measured at fair value; related risk management instruments, which are required to be measured at fair value, are not included in the table.
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30,
    2010   2009
                    Total changes                   Total changes
    Principal   Other   in fair value   Principal   Other   in fair value
(in millions)   transactions   income   recorded   transactions   income   recorded
 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
  $ 259     $     $ 259     $ 161     $     $ 161  
Securities borrowed
    5             5       100             100  
Trading assets:
                                               
Debt and equity instruments, excluding loans
    235       (2 )(c)     233       200       (4 )(c)     196  
Loans reported as trading assets:
                                               
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
    359       (20 )(c)     339       132       5 (c)     137  
Other changes in fair value
    530       1,703 (c)     2,233       397       965 (c)     1,362  
Loans:
                                               
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
    10             10       29             29  
Other changes in fair value
    122             122       (53 )           (53 )
Other assets
          (133 )(d)     (133 )           (87 )(d)     (87 )
Deposits(a)
    (174 )           (174 )     (313 )           (313 )
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
    (38 )           (38 )     (19 )           (19 )
Other borrowed funds(a)
    (679 )           (679 )     (1,092 )           (1,092 )
Trading liabilities
    (16 )           (16 )     (8 )           (8 )
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    (64 )           (64 )     (277 )           (277 )
Other liabilities
    (30 )     (4 )(d)     (34 )     (59 )           (59 )
Long-term debt:
                                               
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk(a)
    (207 )           (207 )     (831 )           (831 )
Other changes in fair value(b)
    (455 )           (455 )     (1,002 )           (1,002 )
 

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    Nine months ended September 30,
    2010   2009
                    Total changes                   Total changes
    Principal   Other   in fair value   Principal   Other   in fair value
(in millions)   transactions   income   recorded   transactions   income   recorded
 
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
  $ 539     $     $ 539     $ (334 )   $     $ (334 )
Securities borrowed
    44             44       81             81  
Trading assets:
                                               
Debt and equity instruments, excluding loans
    431       (13 )(c)     418       504       15 (c)     519  
Loans reported as trading assets:
                                               
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
    1,157       2 (c)     1,159       (340 )     (160 )(c)     (500 )
Other changes in fair value
    (153 )     3,675 (c)     3,522       1,109       2,397 (c)     3,506  
Loans:
                                               
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk
    89             89       (300 )           (300 )
Other changes in fair value
    51             51       (179 )           (179 )
Other assets
          (235 )(d)     (235 )           (675 )(d)     (675 )
Deposits(a)
    (466 )           (466 )     (499 )           (499 )
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
    (103 )           (103 )     75             75  
Other borrowed funds(a)
    233             233       (1,238 )           (1,238 )
Trading liabilities
    (19 )           (19 )     (23 )           (23 )
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    (32 )           (32 )     (401 )           (401 )
Other liabilities
    (26 )     10 (d)     (16 )     (55 )           (55 )
Long-term debt:
                                               
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk(a)
    378             378       (1,225 )           (1,225 )
Other changes in fair value(b)
    1,103             1,103       (2,773 )           (2,773 )
 
(a)   Total changes in instrument-specific credit risk related to structured notes were $(246) million and $(840) million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $450 million and $(1.3) billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Those totals include adjustments for structured notes classified within deposits and other borrowed funds, as well as long-term debt.
 
(b)   Structured notes are debt instruments with embedded derivatives that are tailored to meet a client’s need for derivative risk in funded form. The embedded derivative is the primary driver of risk. Although the risk associated with the structured notes is actively managed, the gains reported in this table do not include the income statement impact of such risk management instruments.
 
(c)   Reported in mortgage fees and related income.
 
(d)   Reported in other income.

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Difference between aggregate fair value and aggregate remaining contractual principal balance outstanding
The following table reflects the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate remaining contractual principal balance outstanding as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, for loans, long-term debt and long-term beneficial interests for which the fair value option has been elected.
                                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
                    Fair value                   Fair value
                    over/(under)                   over/(under)
    Contractual           contractual   Contractual           contractual
    principal           principal   principal           principal
(in millions)   outstanding   Fair value   outstanding   outstanding   Fair value   outstanding
 
Loans
                                               
Performing loans 90 days or more past due
                                               
Loans reported as trading assets
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
Loans
                                   
Nonaccrual loans
                                               
Loans reported as trading assets
    4,778       1,022       (3,756 )     7,264       2,207       (5,057 )
Loans
    959       102       (857 )     1,126       151       (975 )
 
Subtotal
    5,737       1,124       (4,613 )     8,390       2,358       (6,032 )
All other performing loans
                                               
Loans reported as trading assets
    39,442       33,697       (5,745 )     35,095       29,341       (5,754 )
Loans
    2,364       1,317       (1,047 )     2,147       1,000       (1,147 )
 
Total loans
  $ 47,543     $ 36,138     $ (11,405 )   $ 45,632     $ 32,699     $ (12,933 )
 
Long-term debt
                                               
Principal—protected debt
  $ 21,829 (b)   $ 22,998     $ 1,169     $ 26,765 (b)   $ 26,378     $ (387 )
Nonprincipal—protected debt(a)
  NA       18,856     NA     NA       22,594     NA  
 
Total long-term debt
  NA     $ 41,854     NA     NA     $ 48,972     NA  
 
Long-term beneficial interests
                                               
Principal—protected debt
  $ 51     $ 51     $     $ 90     $ 90     $  
Nonprincipal—protected debt(a)
  NA       2,332     NA     NA       1,320     NA  
 
Total long-term beneficial interests
  NA     $ 2,383     NA     NA     $ 1,410     NA  
 
(a)   Remaining contractual principal is not applicable to nonprincipal-protected notes. Unlike principal-protected notes, for which the Firm is obligated to return a stated amount of principal at the maturity of the note, nonprincipal-protected notes do not obligate the Firm to return a stated amount of principal at maturity, but to return an amount based on the performance of an underlying variable or derivative feature embedded in the note.
 
(b)   Where the Firm issues principal-protected zero-coupon or discount notes, the balance reflected as the remaining contractual principal is the final principal payment at maturity.

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NOTE 5 — DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
For a further discussion of the Firm’s use and accounting policies regarding derivative instruments, see Note 5 on pages 167—175 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Notional amount of derivative contracts
The following table summarizes the notional amount of derivative contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                 
    Notional amounts(b)
(in billions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Interest rate contracts
               
Swaps
  $ 44,411     $ 47,663  
Futures and forwards
    9,941       6,986  
Written options
    4,338       4,553  
Purchased options
    4,211       4,584  
 
Total interest rate contracts
    62,901       63,786  
 
Credit derivatives(a)
    5,562       5,994  
 
Foreign exchange contracts
               
Cross-currency swaps
    2,533       2,217  
Spot, futures and forwards
    4,335       3,578  
Written options
    720       685  
Purchased options
    706       699  
 
Total foreign exchange contracts
    8,294       7,179  
 
Equity contracts
               
Swaps
    108       81  
Futures and forwards
    42       45  
Written options
    577       502  
Purchased options
    556       449  
 
Total equity contracts
    1,283       1,077  
 
Commodity contracts
               
Swaps
    372       178  
Spot, futures and forwards
    160       113  
Written options
    258       201  
Purchased options
    257       205  
 
Total commodity contracts
    1,047       697  
 
Total derivative notional amounts
  $ 79,087     $ 78,733  
 
(a)   Primarily consists of credit default swaps. For more information on volumes and types of credit derivative contracts, see the Credit derivatives discussion on pages 139—140 of this Note.
 
(b)   Represents the sum of gross long and gross short third-party notional derivative contracts.
While the notional amounts disclosed above give an indication of the volume of the Firm’s derivative activity, the notional amounts significantly exceed, in the Firm’s view, the possible losses that could arise from such transactions. For most derivative transactions, the notional amount is not exchanged; it is used simply as a reference to calculate payments.

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Impact of derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
The following tables summarize information on derivative fair values that are reflected on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, by accounting designation (e.g., whether the derivatives were designated as hedges or not) and contract type.
Free-standing derivatives(a)
                                                 
    Derivative receivables   Derivative payables
                            Not        
September 30, 2010   Not designated   Designated   Total derivative   designated   Designated   Total derivative
(in millions)   as hedges   as hedges   receivables   as hedges   as hedges   payables
 
Trading assets and liabilities
                                               
Interest rate
  $ 1,550,411     $ 8,357     $ 1,558,768     $ 1,511,586     $ 1,161     $ 1,512,747  
Credit
    137,930             137,930       131,585             131,585  
Foreign exchange(b)
    188,035       2,872       190,907       195,934       1,074       197,008  
Equity
    57,911             57,911       60,448             60,448  
Commodity
    45,097       72       45,169       42,431       1,372 (d)     43,803  
 
Gross fair value of trading assets and liabilities
  $ 1,979,384     $ 11,301     $ 1,990,685     $ 1,941,984     $ 3,607     $ 1,945,591  
Netting adjustment(c)
                    (1,893,392 )                     (1,870,689 )
 
Carrying value of derivative trading assets and trading liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  $ 97,293                     $ 74,902  
 
                                                 
    Derivative receivables   Derivative payables
                            Not        
December 31, 2009   Not designated   Designated   Total derivative   designated   Designated   Total derivative
(in millions)   as hedges   as hedges   receivables   as hedges   as hedges   payables
 
Trading assets and liabilities
                                               
Interest rate
  $ 1,148,901     $ 6,568     $ 1,155,469     $ 1,121,978     $ 427     $ 1,122,405  
Credit
    170,864             170,864       164,790             164,790  
Foreign exchange(b)
    141,790       2,497       144,287       137,865       353       138,218  
Equity
    57,871             57,871       58,494             58,494  
Commodity
    36,988       39       37,027       35,082       194 (d)     35,276  
 
Gross fair value of trading assets and liabilities
  $ 1,556,414     $ 9,104     $ 1,565,518     $ 1,518,209     $ 974     $ 1,519,183  
Netting adjustment(c)
                    (1,485,308 )                     (1,459,058 )
 
Carrying value of derivative trading assets and trading liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  $ 80,210                     $ 60,125  
 
(a)   Excludes structured notes for which the fair value option has been elected. See Note 4 on pages 129—131 of this Form 10-Q and Note 4 on pages 165—167 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report for further information.
 
(b)   Excludes $36 million of foreign currency-denominated debt designated as a net investment hedge at September 30, 2010. The Firm did not use foreign currency-denominated debt as a hedging instrument in 2009, and therefore there was no impact as of December, 31, 2009.
 
(c)   U.S. GAAP permits the netting of derivative receivables and payables, and the related cash collateral received and paid when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists between the Firm and a derivative counterparty.
 
(d)   Excludes $758 million and $1.3 billion related to separated commodity derivatives used as fair value hedging instruments that are recorded in the line item of the host contract (other borrowed funds) as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Derivative receivables and payables mark-to-market
The following table summarizes the fair values of derivative receivables and payables, including those designated as hedges by contract type after netting adjustments as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                 
    Trading assets-Derivative receivables   Trading liabilities-Derivative payables
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Contract type:
                               
Interest rate(a)
  $ 47,278     $ 33,733     $ 24,281     $ 19,688  
Credit(a)
    8,622       11,859       4,763       6,036  
Foreign exchange
    24,963       21,984       28,346       19,818  
Equity
    5,289       6,635       10,490       11,554  
Commodity
    11,141       5,999       7,022       3,029  
 
Total
  $ 97,293     $ 80,210     $ 74,902     $ 60,125  
 
(a)   In the first quarter of 2010, the reporting of cash collateral netting was enhanced. Prior periods have been revised to conform to the current presentation. The revision resulted in an increase to interest rate derivative receivables and a corresponding decrease to credit derivative

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    receivables of $7.0 billion, and an increase to interest rate derivative payables and a corresponding decrease to credit derivative payables of $4.5 billion as of December 31, 2009.
Impact of derivatives and hedged items on the income statement and on other comprehensive income
The following tables summarize the total pretax impact of JPMorgan Chase’s derivative-related activities on the Firm’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, by accounting designation.
Consolidated Statements of Income
                                                 
    Derivative-related gains/(losses)
                    Net   Risk        
Three months ended September 30,   Fair value   Cash flow   investment   management   Trading    
(in millions)   hedges(a)   hedges   hedges   activities   activities(a)   Total
 
2010
  $ 107     $ 78     $ (24 )   $ 2,433     $ 6,317     $ 8,911  
2009
    117       42       (40 )     479       5,965       6,563  
 
Consolidated Statements of Income
                                                 
    Derivative-related gains/(losses)
                    Net   Risk        
Nine months ended September 30,   Fair value   Cash flow   investment   management   Trading    
(in millions)   hedges(a)   hedges   hedges   activities   activities(a)   Total
 
2010
  $ 200     $ 93     $ (97 )   $ 6,122     $ 6,873     $ 13,191  
2009
    587       184       (70 )     (4,910 )     16,090       11,881  
 
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
                                                 
    Derivative-related net changes in other comprehensive income
                    Net   Risk        
Three months ended September 30,   Fair value   Cash flow   investment   management   Trading    
(in millions)   hedges   hedges   hedges(b)   activities   activities   Total
 
2010
  NA     $ (35 )   $ (741 )   NA     NA     $ (776 )
2009
  NA       351       (223 )   NA     NA       128  
 
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
                                                 
    Derivative-related net changes in other comprehensive income
                    Net   Risk        
Nine months ended September 30,   Fair value   Cash flow   investment   management   Trading    
(in millions)   hedges   hedges   hedges(b)   activities   activities   Total
 
2010
  NA     $ 242     $ 16     NA     NA     $ 258  
2009
  NA       519       (250 )   NA     NA       269  
 
(a)   Includes the hedge accounting impact of the hedged item for fair value hedges and includes cash instruments within trading activities.
 
(b)   Includes $2 million of foreign currency translation loss and $41 million of foreign currency transaction gain related to foreign currency-denominated debt designated as a net investment hedge for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. The Firm did not use foreign currency-denominated debt as a hedging instrument in 2009 and, therefore, there was no impact for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

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The tables that follow reflect more detailed information regarding the derivative-related income statement impact by accounting designation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Fair value hedge gains and losses
The following tables present derivative instruments, by contract type, used in fair value hedge accounting relationships, as well as pretax gains/(losses) recorded on such derivatives and the related hedged items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Firm includes gains/(losses) on the hedging derivative and the related hedged item in the same line item in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income   Income statement impact due to:
Three months ended                   Total income        
September 30, 2010                   statement   Hedge   Excluded
(in millions)   Derivatives   Hedged items   impact(d)   ineffectiveness(e)   components(f)
 
Contract type
                                       
Interest rate(a)
  $ 667     $ (536 )   $ 131     $ 17     $ 114  
Foreign exchange(b)
    (5,312 )     5,091       (221 )           (221 )
Commodity(c)
    (782 )     979       197             197  
 
Total
  $ (5,427 )   $ 5,534     $ 107     $ 17     $ 90  
 
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income           Income statement impact due to:
Three months ended                   Total income                
September 30, 2009                   statement           Hedge   Excluded
(in millions)   Derivatives   Hedged items   impact(d)           ineffectiveness(e)   components(f)
 
Contract type
                                               
Interest rate(a)
  $ 1,308     $ (1,071 )   $ 237             $ 32     $ 205  
Foreign exchange(b)
    (134 )     37       (97 )                   (97 )
Commodity(c)
    (84 )     61       (23 )                   (23 )
 
Total
  $ 1,090     $ (973 )   $ 117             $ 32     $ 85  
 
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income   Income statement impact due to:
Nine months ended                   Total income        
September 30, 2010                   statement   Hedge   Excluded
(in millions)   Derivatives   Hedged items   impact(d)   ineffectiveness(e)   components(f)
 
Contract type
                                       
Interest rate(a)
  $ 2,644     $ (2,134 )   $ 510     $ 141     $ 369  
Foreign exchange(b)
    176       (431 )     (255 )           (255 )
Commodity(c)
    (1,098 )     1,043       (55 )           (55 )
 
Total
  $ 1,722     $ (1,522 )   $ 200     $ 141     $ 59  
 
                                                 
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income           Income statement impact due to:
Nine months ended                   Total income                
September 30, 2009                   statement           Hedge   Excluded
(in millions)   Derivatives   Hedged items   impact(d)           ineffectiveness(e)   components(f)
 
Contract type
                                               
Interest rate(a)
  $ (2,315   $ 2,875     $ 560             $ (452 )   $ 1,012  
Foreign exchange(b)
    (1,728 )     1,791       63                     63  
Commodity(c)
    (279 )     243       (36 )                   (36 )
 
Total
  $ (4,322 )   $ 4,909     $ 587             $ (452 )   $ 1,039  
 
(a)   Primarily consists of hedges of the benchmark (e.g., London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)) interest rate risk of fixed-rate long-term debt and AFS securities. Gains and losses were recorded in net interest income.
 
(b)   Primarily consists of hedges of the foreign currency risk of long-term debt and AFS securities for changes in spot foreign currency rates. Gains and losses related to the derivatives and the hedged items, due to changes in spot foreign currency rates, were recorded in principal transactions revenue.
 
(c)   Consists of overall fair value hedges of physical gold and base metal inventory. Gains and losses were recorded in principal transactions revenue.
 
(d)   Total income statement impact for fair value hedges consists of hedge ineffectiveness and any components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
 
(e)   Hedge ineffectiveness is the amount by which the gain or loss on the designated derivative instrument does not exactly offset the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.
 
(f)   Certain components of hedging derivatives are permitted to be excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, such as forward points on a futures or forwards contract. Amounts related to excluded components are recorded in current-period income.

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Cash flow hedge gains and losses
The following tables present derivative instruments, by contract type, used in cash flow hedge accounting relationships, and the pretax gains/(losses) recorded on such derivatives, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Firm includes the gain/(loss) on the hedging derivative in the same line item as the offsetting change in cash flows on the hedged item in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income and other comprehensive income/(loss)
            Hedge                
    Derivatives —   ineffectiveness                
    effective portion   recorded directly           Derivatives —   Total change
Three months ended   reclassified from   in   Total income   effective portion   in OCI
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   AOCI to income   income(d)   statement impact   recorded in OCI   for period
 
Contract type
                                       
Interest rate(a)
  $ 89 (c)   $ 5     $ 94     $ 59     $ (30 )
Foreign exchange(b)
    (16 )           (16 )     (21 )     (5 )
 
Total
  $ 73     $ 5     $ 78     $ 38     $ (35 )
 
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income and other comprehensive income/(loss)
            Hedge                
    Derivatives —   ineffectiveness                
    effective portion   recorded directly           Derivatives —    
Three months ended   reclassified from   in   Total income   effective portion   Total change in OCI
September 30, 2009 (in millions)   AOCI to income   income(d)   statement impact   recorded in OCI   for period
 
Contract type
                                       
Interest rate(a)
  $ (5 )   $ (13 )   $ (18 )   $ 382     $ 387  
Foreign exchange(b)
    60             60       24       (36 )
 
Total
  $ 55     $ (13 )   $ 42     $ 406     $ 351  
 
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income and other comprehensive income/(loss)
            Hedge                
    Derivatives —   ineffectiveness                
    effective portion   recorded directly           Derivatives —   Total change
Nine months ended   reclassified from   in   Total income   effective portion   in OCI
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   AOCI to income   income(d)   statement impact   recorded in OCI   for period
 
Contract type
                                       
Interest rate(a)
  $ 171 (c)   $ 16     $ 187     $ 408     $ 237  
Foreign exchange(b)
    (91 )     (3 )     (94 )     (86 )     5  
 
Total
  $ 80     $ 13     $ 93     $ 322     $ 242  
 
                                         
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income and other comprehensive income/(loss)
            Hedge                
    Derivatives —   ineffectiveness                
    effective portion   recorded directly           Derivatives —    
Nine months ended   reclassified from   in   Total income   effective portion   Total change in OCI
September 30, 2009 (in millions)   AOCI to income   income(d)   statement impact   recorded in OCI   for period
 
Contract type
                                       
Interest rate(a)
  $ (74 )   $ (11 )   $ (85 )   $ 83     $ 157  
Foreign exchange(b)
    269             269       631       362  
 
Total
  $ 195     $ (11 )   $ 184     $ 714     $ 519  
 
(a)   Primarily consists of benchmark interest rate hedges of LIBOR-indexed floating-rate assets and floating-rate liabilities. Gains and losses were recorded in net interest income.
 
(b)   Primarily consists of hedges of the foreign currency risk of non-U.S. dollar-denominated revenue and expense. The income statement classification of gains and losses follows the hedged item - primarily net interest income, compensation expense and other expense.
 
(c)   In the second quarter of 2010, the Firm reclassified a $25 million loss from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to earnings because the Firm determined that it is probable that forecasted interest payment cash flows related to certain wholesale deposits will not occur. The Firm did not experience forecasted transactions that failed to occur during the first and third quarters of 2010, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
 
(d)   Hedge ineffectiveness is the amount by which the cumulative gain or loss on the designated derivative instrument exceeds the present value of the cumulative expected change in cash flows on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.
Over the next 12 months, the Firm expects that $327 million (after-tax) of net losses recorded in AOCI at September 30, 2010, related to cash flow hedges will be recognized in income. The maximum length of time over which forecasted transactions are hedged is 10 years, and such transactions primarily relate to core lending and borrowing activities.

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Net investment hedge gains and losses
The following tables present hedging instruments, by contract type, that were used in net investment hedge accounting relationships, and the pretax gains/(losses) recorded on such instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
                                 
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income and other comprehensive income/(loss)
    2010   2009
    Excluded components           Excluded components    
Three months ended September 30,   recorded directly   Effective portion   recorded directly   Effective portion
(in millions)   in income(a)   recorded in OCI   in income(a)   recorded in OCI
 
Contract type
                               
Foreign exchange derivatives
  $ (24 )   $ (739 )   $ (40 )   $ (223 )
Foreign currency denominated debt
          (2 )   NA     NA  
 
Total
  $ (24 )   $ (741 )   $ (40 )   $ (223 )
 
                                 
    Gains/(losses) recorded in income and other comprehensive income/(loss)
    2010   2009
    Excluded components           Excluded components    
Nine months ended September 30,   recorded directly   Effective portion   recorded directly   Effective portion
(in millions)   in income(a)   recorded in OCI   in income(a)   recorded in OCI
 
Contract type
                               
Foreign exchange derivatives
  $ (97 )   $ (25 )   $ (70 )   $ (250 )
Foreign currency denominated debt
          41     NA     NA  
 
Total
  $ (97 )   $ 16     $ (70 )   $ (250 )
 
(a)   Certain components of derivatives used as hedging instruments are permitted to be excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness, such as forward points on a futures or forwards contract. Amounts related to excluded components are recorded in current-period income. There was no ineffectiveness for net investment hedge accounting relationships during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Risk management derivatives gains and losses (not designated as hedging instruments)
The following table presents nontrading derivatives, by contract type, that were not designated in hedge relationships, and the pretax gains/(losses) recorded on such derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These derivatives are risk management instruments used to mitigate or transform the risk of market exposures arising from banking activities other than trading activities, which are discussed separately below.
                                 
    Derivatives gains/(losses) recorded in income
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Contract type
                               
Interest rate(a)
  $ 2,612     $ 1,422     $ 6,424     $ (1,778 )
Credit(b)
    (148 )     (886 )     (207 )     (2,914 )
Foreign exchange(c)
    (30 )     (8 )     (71 )     (159 )
Equity(b)
          (7 )           (7 )
 
Commodity(b)
    (1 )     (42 )     (24 )     (52 )
 
Total
  $ 2,433     $ 479     $ 6,122     $ (4,910 )
 
(a)   Gains and losses were recorded in principal transactions revenue, mortgage fees and related income, and net interest income.
 
(b)   Gains and losses were recorded in principal transactions revenue.
 
(c)   Gains and losses were recorded in principal transactions revenue and net interest income.

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Trading derivative gains and losses
The following table presents trading derivatives gains and losses, by contract type, that are recorded in principal transactions revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Firm has elected to present derivative gains and losses related to its trading activities together with the cash instruments with which they are risk managed.
                                 
    Gains/(losses) recorded in principal transactions revenue
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Type of instrument
                               
Interest rate
  $ (429 )   $ 1,320     $ (359 )   $ 5,078  
Credit
    773       2,321       4,185       4,004  
Foreign exchange
    5,457       1,734       1,178     4,860  
Equity
    500       264       1,407       1,062  
Commodity
    16       326       462       1,086  
 
Total
  $ 6,317   $ 5,965     $ 6,873     $ 16,090  
 
Credit risk, liquidity risk and credit-related contingent features
Derivative payables expose the Firm to liquidity risk, as the derivative contracts typically require the Firm to post cash or securities collateral with counterparties as the mark-to-market (“MTM”) moves in the counterparties’ favor, or upon specified downgrades in the Firm’s or its subsidiaries’ respective credit ratings. At September 30, 2010, the impact of a single-notch and six-notch ratings downgrade to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its subsidiaries, primarily JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.”) would have required $1.9 billion and $5.0 billion, respectively, of additional collateral to be posted by the Firm. Certain derivative contracts also provide for termination of the contract, generally upon a downgrade of either the Firm or the counterparty, at the fair value of the derivative contracts. At September 30, 2010, the impact of single-notch and six-notch ratings downgrades to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its subsidiaries, primarily JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., related to contracts with termination triggers would have required the Firm to settle trades with a fair value of $156 million and $4.0 billion, respectively. The aggregate fair value of net derivative payables that contain contingent collateral or termination features triggered upon a downgrade was $37.2 billion at September 30, 2010, for which the Firm has posted collateral of $35.7 billion in the normal course of business.
The following tables show the current credit risk of derivative receivables after netting adjustments and collateral received, and the current liquidity risk of derivative payables after netting adjustments and collateral posted, as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
                 
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   Derivative receivables   Derivative payables
 
Gross derivative fair value
  $ 1,990,685     $ 1,945,591  
Netting adjustment — offsetting receivables/payables
    (1,812,538 )     (1,812,538 )
Netting adjustment — cash collateral received/paid
    (80,854 )     (58,151 )
 
Carrying value on Consolidated Balance Sheets
  $ 97,293     $ 74,902  
 
                 
December 31, 2009 (in millions)   Derivative receivables   Derivative payables
 
Gross derivative fair value
  $ 1,565,518     $ 1,519,183  
Netting adjustment — offsetting receivables/payables
    (1,419,840 )     (1,419,840 )
Netting adjustment — cash collateral received/paid
    (65,468 )     (39,218 )
 
Carrying value on Consolidated Balance Sheets
  $ 80,210     $ 60,125  
 
In addition to the collateral amounts reflected in the tables above, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm had received liquid securities and other cash collateral in the amount of $20.8 billion and $15.5 billion, respectively, and posted $15.7 billion and $11.7 billion, respectively. The Firm also receives and delivers collateral at the initiation of derivative transactions, which is available as security against potential exposure that could arise should the fair value of the transactions move in the Firm’s or client’s favor, respectively. Furthermore, the Firm and its counterparties hold collateral related to contracts that have a non-daily call frequency for collateral to be posted, and collateral that the Firm or a counterparty has agreed to return but has not yet settled as of the reporting date. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm had received $19.7 billion and $16.9 billion, respectively, and delivered $10.7 billion and $5.8 billion, respectively, of such additional collateral. These amounts were not netted against the derivative receivables and payables in the tables above, because, at an individual counterparty level, the collateral exceeded the fair value exposure at both September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.

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Credit derivatives
For a more detailed discussion of credit derivatives, including a description of the different types used by the Firm, see Note 5 on pages 167—175, of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Effective July 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance prospectively related to credit derivatives embedded in beneficial interests in securitized financial assets, which resulted in the election of the fair value option for certain instruments in the AFS securities portfolio. The related cumulative effect adjustment increased retained earnings and decreased accumulated other comprehensive income by $15 million, respectively, as of July 1, 2010.
The following tables present a summary of the notional amounts of credit derivatives and credit-related notes the Firm sold and purchased as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. Upon a credit event, the Firm as a seller of protection would typically pay out only a percentage of the full notional amount of net protection sold, as the amount actually required to be paid on the contracts takes into account the recovery value of the reference obligation at the time of settlement. The Firm manages the credit risk on contracts to sell protection by purchasing protection with identical or similar underlying reference entities. Other purchased protection referenced in the following tables include credit derivatives bought on related, but not identical, reference positions (including indices, portfolio coverage and other reference points) as well as protection purchased through credit-related notes.
The Firm does not use notional amounts as the primary measure of risk management for credit derivatives, because the notional amount does not take into account the probability of the occurrence of a credit event, the recovery value of the reference obligation, or related cash instruments and economic hedges.
Total credit derivatives and credit-related notes
                                 
    Maximum payout/Notional amount
September 30, 2010           Protection purchased with   Net protection   Other protection
(in millions)   Protection sold   identical underlyings(b)   (sold)/purchased(c)   purchased(d)
 
Credit derivatives
                               
Credit default swaps
  $ (2,727,701 )   $ 2,720,270     $ (7,431 )   $ 39,897  
Other credit derivatives (a)
    (18,537 )     17,632       (905 )     37,496  
 
Total credit derivatives
    (2,746,238 )     2,737,902       (8,336 )     77,393  
Credit-related notes(e)
    (2,338 )           (2,338 )     2,772  
 
Total
  $ (2,748,576 )   $ 2,737,902     $ (10,674 )   $ 80,165  
 
                                 
    Maximum payout/Notional amount
December 31, 2009           Protection purchased with   Net protection   Other protection
(in millions)   Protection sold   identical underlyings(b)   (sold)/purchased(c)   purchased(d)
 
Credit derivatives
                               
Credit default swaps
  $ (2,937,442 )   $ 2,978,044     $ 40,602     $ 28,064  
Other credit derivatives (a)
    (10,575 )     9,290       (1,285 )     30,473  
 
Total credit derivatives
    (2,948,017 )     2,987,334       39,317       58,537  
Credit-related notes
    (4,031 )           (4,031 )     1,728  
 
Total
  $ (2,952,048 )   $ 2,987,334     $ 35,286     $ 60,265  
 
(a)   Primarily consists of total return swaps and credit default swap options.
 
(b)   Represents the total notional amount of protection purchased where the underlying reference instrument is identical to the reference instrument on protection sold; the notional amount of protection purchased for each individual identical underlying reference instrument may be greater or lower than the notional amount of protection sold.
 
(c)   Does not take into account the fair value of the reference obligation at the time of settlement, which would generally reduce the amount the seller of protection pays to the buyer of protection in determining settlement value.
 
(d)   Represents protection purchased by the Firm through single-name and index credit default swap or credit-related notes.
 
(e)   As a result of the adoption of new accounting guidance, effective July 1, 2010, includes beneficial interests in securitized financial assets that contain embedded credit derivatives.
The following tables summarize the notional and fair value amounts of credit derivatives and credit-related notes as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, where JPMorgan Chase is the seller of protection. The maturity profile is based on the remaining contractual maturity of the credit derivative contracts. The ratings profile is based on the rating of the reference entity on which the credit derivative contract is based. The ratings and maturity profile of protection purchased are comparable to the profile reflected below.

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Protection sold — credit derivatives and credit-related notes ratings(a)/maturity profile
                                         
                            Total    
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   <1 year   1 - 5 years   >5 years   notional amount   Fair value(b)
 
Risk rating of reference entity
                                       
Investment-grade
  $ (182,467 )   $ (1,140,833 )   $ (356,406 )   $ (1,679,706 )   $ (22,380 )
Noninvestment-grade
    (146,053 )     (696,620 )     (226,197 )     (1,068,870 )     (67,897 )
 
Total
  $ (328,520 )   $ (1,837,453 )   $ (582,603 )   $ (2,748,576 )   $ (90,277 )
 
                                         
                            Total    
December 31, 2009 (in millions)   <1 year   1 - 5 years   >5 years   notional amount   Fair value(b)
 
Risk rating of reference entity
                                       
Investment-grade
  $ (215,580 )   $ (1,140,133 )   $ (367,015 )   $ (1,722,728 )   $ (16,607 )
Noninvestment-grade
    (150,122 )     (806,139 )     (273,059 )     (1,229,320 )     (90,410 )
 
Total
  $ (365,702 )   $ (1,946,272 )   $ (640,074 )   $ (2,952,048 )   $ (107,017 )
 
(a)   The ratings scale is based on the Firm’s internal ratings, which generally correspond to ratings as defined by S&P and Moody’s.
 
(b)   Amounts are shown on a gross basis, before the benefit of legally enforceable master netting agreements and cash collateral held by the Firm.
NOTE 6 — OTHER NONINTEREST REVENUE
For a discussion of the components of and accounting policies for the Firm’s other noninterest revenue, see Note 6 on pages 175—176 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table presents the components of investment banking fees.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Underwriting:
                               
Equity
  $ 333     $ 681     $ 1,100     $ 1,938  
Debt
    777       616       2,239       1,985  
 
Total underwriting
    1,110       1,297       3,339       3,923  
Advisory(a)
    366       382       1,019       1,248  
 
Total investment banking fees
  $ 1,476     $ 1,679     $ 4,358     $ 5,171  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon the adoption of the guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits. The consolidation of the conduits did not significantly change the Firm’s net income as a whole; however, it did affect the classification of items on the Firm’s Consolidated Statements of Income. As a result, certain advisory fees were eliminated, which were offset by an increase in lending- and deposit-related fees.
The following table presents principal transactions revenue.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Trading revenue
  $ 1,544     $ 3,700     $ 7,940     $ 9,344  
Private equity gains/(losses)(a)
    797       160       1,039       (386 )
 
Principal transactions
  $ 2,341     $ 3,860     $ 8,979     $ 8,958  
 
(a)   Includes revenue on private equity investments held in the Private Equity business within Corporate/Private Equity, and those held in other business segments.
The following table presents components of asset management, administration and commissions.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Asset management:
                               
Investment management fees
  $ 1,334     $ 1,283     $ 3,978     $ 3,538  
All other asset management fees
    123       93       348       252  
 
Total asset management fees
    1,457       1,376       4,326       3,790  
Total administration fees(a)
    497       477       1,519       1,430  
Commission and other fees:
                               
Brokerage commissions
    630       726       2,086       2,175  
All other commissions and fees
    604       579       1,871       1,784  
 
Total commissions and fees
    1,234       1,305       3,957       3,959  
 
Total asset management, administration and commissions
  $ 3,188     $ 3,158     $ 9,802     $ 9,179  
 
(a)   Includes fees for custody, securities lending, funds services and securities clearance.

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NOTE 7 — INTEREST INCOME AND INTEREST EXPENSE
Details of interest income and interest expense were as follows.
                                     
    Three months ended September 30,        Nine months ended September 30,  
(in millions)   2010   2009       2010   2009
 
Interest income(a)
                                   
Loans
  $ 9,955     $ 9,442         $ 30,481     $ 29,775  
Securities
    2,157       3,242           7,578       9,280  
Trading assets
    2,752       2,975           8,086       9,143  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
    448       368           1,253       1,386  
Securities borrowed
    66       (30 )         127       (40 )
Deposits with banks
    82       130           269       819  
Other assets(b)
    146       133           376       372  
 
Total interest income(c)
    15,606       16,260           48,170       50,735  
 
Interest expense(a)
                                   
Interest-bearing deposits
    846       1,086           2,573       3,937  
Short-term and other liabilities(d)
    482       941           1,766       2,908  
Long-term debt
    1,489       1,426           4,009       4,951  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    287       70           923       165  
 
Total interest expense(c)
    3,104       3,523           9,271       11,961  
 
Net interest income
    12,502       12,737           38,899       38,774  
Provision for credit losses
    3,223       8,104           13,596       24,731  
 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
  $ 9,279     $ 4,633         $ 25,303     $ 14,043  
 
(a)   Interest income and expense include the current-period interest accruals for financial instruments measured at fair value, except for financial instruments containing embedded derivatives that would be separately accounted for in accordance with U.S. GAAP absent the fair value option election; for those instruments, all changes in fair value, including any interest elements, are reported in principal transactions revenue.
 
(b)   Predominantly margin loans.
 
(c)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Upon the adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. The consolidation of these VIEs did not significantly change the Firm’s total net income. However, it did affect the classification of items on the Firm’s Consolidated Statements of Income; as a result of the adoption of the new guidance, certain noninterest revenue was eliminated, offset by the recognition of interest income, interest expense, and provision for credit losses.
 
(d)   Includes brokerage customer payables.
NOTE 8 — PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
For a discussion of JPMorgan Chase’s pension and other postretirement employee benefit (“OPEB”) plans, see Note 8 on pages 176—183 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the Firm’s U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension and OPEB plans.
                                                 
    Defined benefit pension plans    
    U.S.   Non-U.S.   OPEB plans
Three months ended September 30, (in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost
                                               
Benefits earned during the period
  $ 57     $ 81     $ 8     $ 7     $     $ 1  
Interest cost on benefit obligations
    117       128       33       29       14       17  
Expected return on plan assets
    (186 )     (146 )     (33 )     (27 )     (25 )     (25 )
Amortization:
                                               
Net loss
    56       76       15       11              
Prior service cost (credit)
    (10 )     1       (1 )           (3 )     (3 )
Settlement loss
                2                    
 
Net periodic defined benefit cost for material plans
    34       140       24       20       (14 )     (10 )
Net periodic defined benefit cost for individually immaterial plans
    4       3       3       1     NA   NA
 
Total net periodic defined benefit cost for all plans
    38       143       27       21       (14 )     (10 )
Total cost for defined contribution plans
    102       77       70       47     NA   NA
 
Total pension and OPEB cost included in compensation expense
  $ 140     $ 220     $ 97     $ 68     $ (14 )   $ (10 )
 

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    Defined benefit pension plans    
    U.S.   Non-U.S.   OPEB plans
Nine months ended September 30, (in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost
                                               
Benefits earned during the period
  $ 173     $ 238     $ 21     $ 21     $ 1     $ 3  
Interest cost on benefit obligations
    351       384       96       85       42       48  
Expected return on plan assets
    (557 )     (438 )     (95 )     (79 )     (73 )     (73 )
Amortization:
                                               
Net loss
    168       229       42       32              
Prior service cost (credit)
    (32 )     3       (1 )           (10 )     (10 )
Settlement loss
                2                    
 
Net periodic defined benefit cost for material plans
    103       416       65       59       (40 )     (32 )
Net periodic defined benefit cost for individually immaterial plans
    11       10       8       9     NA   NA
 
Total net periodic defined benefit cost for all plans
    114       426       73       68       (40 )     (32 )
Total cost for defined contribution plans
    249       231       202       169     NA   NA
 
Total pension and OPEB cost included in compensation expense
  $ 363     $ 657     $ 275     $ 237     $ (40 )   $ (32 )
 
The fair value of plan assets for the U.S. defined benefit pension and OPEB plans and for the material non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans were $11.7 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2010, and $11.5 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2009. See Note 20 on pages 172—173 of this Form 10-Q for further information on unrecognized amounts (i.e., net loss and prior service costs/(credit)) reflected in AOCI for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
The amount, if any, of 2010 potential contributions for the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans is not determinable at this time. The 2010 potential contributions for the Firm’s U.S. non-qualified defined benefit pension plans are estimated to be $42 million and for the non-U.S. defined benefit pension and OPEB plans are estimated to be $171 million and $2 million, respectively.
NOTE 9 — EMPLOYEE STOCK-BASED INCENTIVES
For a discussion of the accounting policies and other information relating to employee stock-based incentives, see Note 9 on pages 184—186 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The Firm recognized the following noncash compensation expense related to its various employee stock-based incentive plans in its Consolidated Statements of Income.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Cost of prior grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) that are amortized over their applicable vesting periods
  $ 589     $ 571     $ 1,922     $ 1,911  
Accrual of estimated costs of RSUs and SARs to be granted in future periods to full-career eligible employees
    165       192       605       524  
 
Total noncash compensation expense related to employee stock-based incentive plans
  $ 754     $ 763     $ 2,527     $ 2,435  
 
In the first quarter of 2010, the Firm granted 71 million RSUs, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $43.12 per RSU, in connection with its annual incentive grant.

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NOTE 10 — NONINTEREST EXPENSE
The following table presents the components of noninterest expense.
                                     
      Three months ended September 30,        Nine months ended September 30,  
(in millions)   2010   2009       2010   2009
 
Compensation expense(a)
  $ 6,661     $ 7,311         $ 21,553     $ 21,816  
Noncompensation expense:
                                   
Occupancy expense
    884       923           2,636       2,722  
Technology, communications and equipment expense
    1,184       1,140           3,486       3,442  
Professional and outside services
    1,718       1,517           4,978       4,550  
Marketing
    651       440           1,862       1,241  
Other expense(b)(c)(d)
    3,082       1,767           9,942       5,332  
Amortization of intangibles
    218       254           696       794  
 
Total noncompensation expense
    7,737       6,041           23,600       18,081  
Merger costs
          103 (e)               451 (e)
 
Total noninterest expense
  $ 14,398     $ 13,455         $ 45,153     $ 40,348  
 
(a)   Year-to-date 2010 included a payroll tax expense related to the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) Bank Payroll Tax on certain compensation awarded from December 9, 2009, to April 5, 2010, to relevant banking employees.
 
(b)   Includes litigation expense of $1.5 billion and $5.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared with $246 million and a net benefit of $10 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Includes foreclosed property expense of $251 million and $798 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared with $346 million and $965 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. For additional information regarding foreclosed property, see Note 13 on page 196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(d)   Year-to-date 2009 included a $675 million Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) special assessment.
 
(e)   Includes $28 million and $231 million for compensation expense, $(6) million and $14 million for occupancy expense and $81 million and $206 million for technology and communications and other expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. With the exception of occupancy- and technology-related write-offs, all of the costs required the expenditure of cash.
NOTE 11 — SECURITIES
Securities are classified as AFS, held-to-maturity (“HTM”) or trading. For additional information regarding AFS and HTM securities, see Note 11 on pages 187—191 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. Trading securities are discussed in Note 3 on pages 114—128 of this Form 10-Q.
Securities gains and losses
The following table presents realized gains and losses and credit losses that were recognized in income from AFS securities.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Realized gains
  $ 162     $ 283     $ 2,044     $ 1,436  
Realized losses
    (60 )     (81 )     (232 )     (505 )
 
Net realized gains(a)
    102       202       1,812       931  
Credit losses included in securities gains(b)
          (18 )     (100 )     (202 )
 
Net securities gains
  $ 102     $ 184     $ 1,712     $ 729  
 
(a)   Proceeds from securities sold were within approximately 3% of amortized cost.
 
(b)   Includes OTTI losses recognized in income on certain prime mortgage-backed securities and obligations of U.S. states and municipalities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.

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The amortized costs and estimated fair values of AFS and HTM securities were as follows for the dates indicated.
                                                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
            Gross   Gross                   Gross   Gross    
    Amortized   unrealized   unrealized   Fair   Amortized   unrealized   unrealized   Fair
(in millions)   cost   gains   losses   value   cost   gains   losses   value
 
Available-for-sale debt securities
                                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                                               
U.S. government agencies(a)
  $ 136,817     $ 4,993     $ 4     $ 141,806     $ 166,094     $ 2,412     $ 608     $ 167,898  
Residential:
                                                               
Prime and Alt-A
    2,760       98       328 (d)     2,530       5,234       96       807 (d)     4,523  
Subprime
                            17                   17  
Non-U.S.
    44,259       310       343       44,226       10,003       320       65       10,258  
Commercial
    4,725       578       24       5,279       4,521       132       63       4,590  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    188,561       5,979       699       193,841       185,869       2,960       1,543       187,286  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies(a)
    17,544       271             17,815       30,044       88       135       29,997  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    9,640       660       8       10,292       6,270       292       25       6,537  
Certificates of deposit
    2,873       1       2       2,872       2,649       1             2,650  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    20,547       274       51       20,770       24,320       234       51       24,503  
Corporate debt securities(b)
    61,110       622       305       61,427       61,226       812       30       62,008  
Asset-backed securities:
                                                               
Credit card receivables
    7,671       395       6       8,060       25,266       502       26       25,742  
Collateralized loan obligations
    13,447       496       197       13,746       12,172       413       436       12,149  
Other
    8,813       135       14       8,934       6,719       129       54       6,794  
 
Total available-for-sale debt securities
    330,206       8,833       1,282 (d)     337,757       354,535       5,431       2,300 (d)     357,666  
Available-for-sale equity securities
    2,232       166       6       2,392       2,518       185       4       2,699  
 
Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 332,438     $ 8,999     $ 1,288 (d)   $ 340,149     $ 357,053     $ 5,616     $ 2,304 (d)   $ 360,365  
 
Total held-to-maturity securities(c)
  $ 19     $ 2     $     $ 21     $ 25     $ 2     $     $ 27  
 
(a)   Includes total U.S. government-sponsored enterprise obligations with fair values of $115.6 billion and $153.0 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which were predominantly mortgage-related.
 
(b)   Consists primarily of bank debt including sovereign government guaranteed bank debt.
 
(c)   Consists primarily of mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
 
(d)   Includes a total of $158 million and $368 million (before tax) of unrealized losses not related to credit reported in AOCI on prime mortgage-backed securities for which credit losses have been recognized in income at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.

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Securities impairment
The following tables present the fair value and gross unrealized losses for AFS securities by aging category at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                                 
    Securities with gross unrealized losses
    Less than 12 months   12 months or more           Total
            Gross           Gross   Total   gross
    Fair   unrealized   Fair   unrealized   fair   unrealized
September 30, 2010 (in millions)   value   losses   value   losses   value   losses
 
Available-for-sale debt securities
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 790     $ 3     $ 97     $ 1     $ 887     $ 4  
Residential:
                                               
Prime and Alt-A
                1,543       328       1,543       328  
Subprime
                                   
Non-U.S.
    32,658       319       697       24       33,355       343  
Commercial
    119       23       12       1       131       24  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    33,567       345       2,349       354       35,916       699  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
                                   
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    190       8                   190       8  
Certificates of deposit
    1,178       2                   1,178       2  
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    5,338       51                   5,338       51  
Corporate debt securities
    21,670       303       328       2       21,998       305  
Asset-backed securities:
                                               
Credit card receivables
                344       6       344       6  
Collateralized loan obligations
    171       10       7,372       187       7,543       197  
Other
    1,772       5       54       9       1,826       14  
 
Total available-for-sale debt securities
    63,886       724       10,447       558       74,333       1,282  
Available-for-sale equity securities
    12       1       2       5       14       6  
 
Total securities with gross unrealized losses
  $ 63,898     $ 725     $ 10,449     $ 563     $ 74,347     $ 1,288  
 
                                                 
    Securities with gross unrealized losses
    Less than 12 months   12 months or more           Total
            Gross           Gross   Total   gross
    Fair   unrealized   Fair   unrealized   fair   unrealized
December 31, 2009 (in millions)   value   losses   value   losses   value   losses
 
Available-for-sale debt securities
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 43,235     $ 603     $ 644     $ 5     $ 43,879     $ 608  
Residential:
                                               
Prime and Alt-A
    183       27       3,032       780       3,215       807  
Subprime
                                   
Non-U.S.
    391       1       1,773       64       2,164       65  
Commercial
    679       34       229       29       908       63  
 
Total mortgage-backed securities
    44,488       665       5,678       878       50,166       1,543  
U.S. Treasury and government agencies
    8,433       135                   8,433       135  
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
    472       11       389       14       861       25  
Certificates of deposit
                                   
Non-U.S. government debt securities
    2,471       46       835       5       3,306       51  
Corporate debt securities
    1,831       12       4,634       18       6,465       30  
Asset-backed securities:
                                               
Credit card receivables
                745       26       745       26  
Collateralized loan obligations
    42       1       7,883       435       7,925       436  
Other
    767       8       1,767       46       2,534       54  
 
Total available-for-sale debt securities
    58,504       878       21,931       1,422       80,435       2,300  
Available-for-sale equity securities
    1       1       3       3       4       4  
 
Total securities with gross unrealized losses
  $ 58,505     $ 879     $ 21,934     $ 1,425     $ 80,439     $ 2,304  
 

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Other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)
The following table presents credit losses that are included in the securities gains and losses table above.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Debt securities the Firm does not intend to sell that have credit losses
                               
Total losses(a)
  $     $     $ (94 )   $ (880 )
Losses recorded in/(reclassified from) other comprehensive income
          (18 )     (6 )     678  
 
Credit losses recognized in income on debt securities the Firm does not intend to sell(b)
          (18 )     (100 )     (202 )
 
Credit losses recognized in income on debt securities the Firm intends to sell
          (c)           (c)
 
Total credit losses recognized in income
  $     $ (18 )   $ (100 )   $ (202 )
 
(a)   For initial OTTI, represents the excess of the amortized cost over the fair value of AFS debt securities. For subsequent impairments of the same security, represents additional declines in fair value subsequent to previously recorded OTTI, if applicable.
 
(b)   Represents the credit loss component of certain prime mortgage-backed securities and obligations of U.S. states and municipalities that the Firm does not intend to sell. Subsequent credit losses may be recorded on securities without a corresponding further decline in fair value if there has been a decline in expected cash flows.
 
(c)   Excludes OTTI losses of $7 million that were recognized in income on certain subprime mortgage-backed securities during the six months ended June 30, 2009. These securities were sold during the third quarter of 2009, resulting in the recognition of a recovery of $1 million.
Changes in the credit loss component of credit-impaired debt securities
The following table presents a rollforward for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, of the credit loss component of OTTI losses that have been recognized in income, related to debt securities that the Firm does not intend to sell.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 640     $ 184     $ 578     $  
Additions:
                               
Newly credit-impaired securities
                      202  
Increase in losses on previously credit-impaired securities
                94        
Losses reclassified from other comprehensive income on previously credit-impaired securities
          18       6        
Reductions:
                               
Sales of credit-impaired securities
    (8 )           (31 )      
Impact of new consolidation guidance related to VIEs
                (15 )      
 
Balance, end of period
  $ 632     $ 202     $ 632     $ 202  
 
Unrealized losses have generally decreased since December 31, 2009, due primarily to market spread improvement and increased liquidity, driving asset prices higher. Unrealized losses on certain securities have increased, including on corporate debt securities which included government-guaranteed positions that experienced credit spread widening. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm does not intend to sell the securities with a loss position in AOCI, and it is not likely that the Firm will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Except for the securities reported in the table above for which credit losses have been recognized in income, the Firm believes that the securities with an unrealized loss in AOCI are not other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2010.
Following is a description of the Firm’s principal security investments with the most significant unrealized losses as of September 30, 2010, and the key assumptions used in its estimate of the present value of the cash flows most likely to be collected from these investments.
Mortgage-backed securities — Prime and Alt-A nonagency
As of September 30, 2010, gross unrealized losses related to prime and Alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities issued by private issuers were $328 million, all of which related to securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or more. Overall losses have decreased since December 31, 2009, due to increased market stabilization, resulting from increased demand for higher-yielding asset classes and U.S. government programs. Approximately 19% of these positions (by amortized cost) are currently rated “AAA.” The remaining 81% have experienced downgrades since purchase, and approximately 80% of the downgraded positions are currently rated below investment-grade. Approximately 35% of the portfolio remains investment-grade. The remaining 65% is below investment-grade; the Firm recorded other-than-temporary impairment losses on 46% of the below investment-grade positions in prior periods. The Firm expects to recover the current amortized cost basis of its below investment-grade securities based on the current and projected performance of the underlying loans and credit enhancements. The credit enhancements associated with the below investment-grade and investment-grade portfolios are 10.1% and 28.2%, respectively. In analyzing prime and Alt-

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A residential mortgage-backed securities for potential credit losses, the Firm utilizes a methodology that focuses on loan- level detail to estimate future cash flows, which are then applied to the various tranches of issued securities based on their respective contractual provisions of the securitization trust. The loan-level analysis considers prepayment, home price, default rate and loss severity assumptions. Given this level of granularity, the underlying assumptions vary significantly taking into consideration such factors as loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio, loan type and geographical location of the underlying property. The weighted average underlying default rate on the positions was 19% and the related weighted average loss severity was 49%. Based on this analysis, the Firm has not recognized any additional OTTI losses in earnings during the third quarter of 2010; however, an OTTI loss of $6 million was recognized in the first quarter of 2010 related to securities that experienced increased delinquency rates associated with specific collateral types and origination dates. The unrealized loss of $328 million is considered temporary, based on management’s assessment that the credit enhancement levels for those securities remain sufficient to support the Firm’s investment.
Asset-backed securities — Collateralized loan obligations
As of September 30, 2010, gross unrealized losses related to CLOs were $197 million, of which $187 million related to securities that were in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or more. Overall losses have decreased since December 31, 2009, mainly as a result of lower default forecasts and spread tightening across various asset classes. Substantially all of these securities are rated “AAA,” “AA” and “A” and have an average credit enhancement of 30%. Credit enhancement in CLOs is primarily in the form of overcollateralization, which is the excess of the par amount of collateral over the par amount of securities. The key assumptions considered in analyzing potential credit losses were underlying loan and debt security defaults and loss severity. Based on current default trends, the Firm assumed collateral default rates of 5% for the third quarter 2010 and thereafter. Further, loss severities were assumed to be 50% for loans and 80% for debt securities. Losses on collateral were estimated to occur approximately 24 months after default.

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Contractual maturities and yields
The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value at September 30, 2010, of JPMorgan Chase’s AFS and HTM securities by contractual maturity.
                                         
    September 30, 2010
                    Due after five        
By remaining maturity   Due in one   Due after one year   years through 10   Due after    
(in millions)   year or less   through five years   years   10 years(c)   Total
 
Available-for-sale debt securities
                                       
Mortgage-backed securities(a)
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 95     $ 2,441     $ 4,178     $ 181,847     $ 188,561  
Fair value
    94       2,739       4,524       186,484       193,841  
Average yield(b)
    5.83 %     5.18 %     4.61 %     3.94 %     3.97 %
U.S. Treasury and government agencies(a)
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 1,869     $ 6,418     $ 9,257     $     $ 17,544  
Fair value
    1,882       6,565       9,368             17,815  
Average yield(b)
    1.67 %     2.71 %     3.28 %     %     2.90 %
Obligations of U.S. states and municipalities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 31     $ 139     $ 272     $ 9,198     $ 9,640  
Fair value
    31       149       298       9,814       10,292  
Average yield(b)
    2.72 %     4.80 %     5.43 %     5.12 %     5.12 %
Certificates of deposit
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 2,873     $     $     $     $ 2,873  
Fair value
    2,872                         2,872  
Average yield(b)
    4.69 %     %     %     %     4.69 %
Non-U.S. government debt securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 5,742     $ 13,620     $ 1,181     $ 4     $ 20,547  
Fair value
    5,750       13,815       1,201       4       20,770  
Average yield(b)
    1.17 %     2.38 %     3.49 %     5.19 %     2.11 %
Corporate debt securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 9,307     $ 46,701     $ 5,101     $ 1     $ 61,110  
Fair value
    9,315       47,015       5,096       1       61,427  
Average yield(b)
    1.89 %     2.21 %     4.29 %     1.03 %     2.34 %
Asset-backed securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 954     $ 10,778     $ 7,335     $ 10,864     $ 29,931  
Fair value
    967       11,067       7,634       11,072       30,740  
Average yield(b)
    1.64 %     1.83 %     1.62 %     1.98 %     1.83 %
 
Total available-for-sale debt securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 20,871     $ 80,097     $ 27,324     $ 201,914     $ 330,206  
Fair value
    20,911       81,350       28,121       207,375       337,757  
Average yield(b)
    2.07 %     2.32 %     3.26 %     3.89 %     3.34 %
 
Available-for-sale equity securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $     $     $     $ 2,232     $ 2,232  
Fair value
                      2,392       2,392  
Average yield(b)
    %     %     %     0.28 %     0.28 %
 
Total available-for-sale securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $ 20,871     $ 80,097     $ 27,324     $ 204,146     $ 332,438  
Fair value
    20,911       81,350       28,121       209,767       340,149  
Average yield(b)
    2.07 %     2.32 %     3.26 %     3.85 %     3.32 %
 
 
                                       
Total held-to-maturity securities
                                       
Amortized cost
  $     $ 5     $ 12     $ 2     $ 19  
Fair value
          6       13       2       21  
Average yield(b)
    %     6.98 %     6.84 %     6.49 %     6.85 %
 
(a)   U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises were the only issuers whose securities exceeded 10% of JPMorgan Chase’s total stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2010.
 
(b)   Average yield was based on amortized cost balances at the end of the period and did not give effect to changes in fair value reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss). Yields are derived by dividing interest/dividend income (including the effect of related derivatives on AFS securities and the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts) by total amortized cost. Taxable-equivalent yields are used where applicable.
 
(c)   Includes securities with no stated maturity. Substantially all of the Firm’s residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are due in 10 years or more, based on contractual maturity. The estimated duration, which reflects anticipated future prepayments based on a consensus of dealers in the market, is approximately three years for agency residential mortgage-backed securities, three years for agency residential collateralized mortgage obligations and five years for nonagency residential collateralized mortgage obligations.

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NOTE 12 — SECURITIES FINANCING ACTIVITIES
For a discussion of accounting policies relating to securities financing activities, see Note 12 on page 192 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. For further information regarding securities borrowed and securities lending agreements for which the fair value option has been elected, see Note 4 on pages 129–131 of this Form 10-Q.
The following table details the Firm’s repurchase agreements, resale agreements, securities borrowed transactions and securities loaned transactions, all of which are accounted for as collateralized financings during the periods presented.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Securities purchased under resale agreements(a)
  $ 235,178     $ 195,328  
Securities borrowed(b)
    127,365       119,630  
 
Securities sold under repurchase agreements(c)
  $ 294,287     $ 245,692  
Securities loaned
    10,852       7,835  
 
(a)   Includes resale agreements of $23.8 billion and $20.5 billion accounted for at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Includes securities borrowed of $11.5 billion and $7.0 billion accounted for at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Includes repurchase agreements of $6.2 billion and $3.4 billion accounted for at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The amounts reported in the table above have been reduced by $144.3 billion and $121.2 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, as a result of agreements in effect that meet the specified conditions for net presentation under applicable accounting guidance.
JPMorgan Chase pledges certain financial instruments it owns to collateralize repurchase agreements, and other securities financings. Pledged assets that can be sold or repledged by the secured party are identified as financial instruments owned (pledged to various parties) on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm had pledged $293.2 billion and $344.6 billion, respectively, of financial instruments it owns that may not be sold or repledged by the secured parties. The above amounts of assets pledged do not include assets of consolidated VIEs; these assets are used to settle the liabilities of those entities. See Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q for additional information on assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs.
At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm accepted assets as collateral that it could repledge, deliver or otherwise use with a fair value of approximately $691.7 billion and $635.6 billion. This collateral was generally obtained under resale agreements, securities borrowing agreements, customer margin loans and derivative agreements. Of these securities, approximately $566.9 billion and $472.7 billion were repledged, delivered or otherwise used, generally as collateral under repurchase agreements, securities lending agreements, derivative agreements, to collateralize deposits, or to cover short sales. The reporting of collateral pledged was revised in the third quarter of 2010 to include certain securities used to cover short sales and to collateralize deposits and derivative agreements. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current presentation. This revision has no impact on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets or its results of operations.
NOTE 13 — LOANS
The accounting for a loan may differ based on whether it is originated or purchased and whether the loan is used in an investing or trading strategy. The measurement framework for loans in the Consolidated Financial Statements is one of the following:
  At the principal amount outstanding, net of the allowance for loan losses, unearned income, unamortized discounts and premiums, and any net deferred loan fees or costs, for loans held-for-investment (other than purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans);
  At the lower of cost or fair value, with valuation changes recorded in noninterest revenue, for loans that are classified as held-for-sale;
  At fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in noninterest revenue, for loans classified as trading assets or risk managed on a fair value basis; or
  PCI loans held-for-investment are initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses. Accordingly, an allowance for loan losses related to these loans is not recorded at the acquisition date.

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For a detailed discussion of the accounting policies relating to loans, see Note 13 on pages 192–196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. See Note 4 on pages 129–131 of this Form 10-Q for further information on the Firm’s elections of fair value accounting under the fair value option. See Note 3 on pages 114–128 of this Form 10-Q for further information on loans carried at fair value and classified as trading assets.
The composition of the Firm’s aggregate loan portfolio at each of the dates indicated was as follows.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
U.S. wholesale loans:
               
Commercial and industrial
  $ 46,970     $ 49,103  
Real estate
    52,970       54,968  
Financial institutions(a)
    12,847       13,372  
Government agencies
    6,189       5,634  
Other(a)
    36,307       23,383  
Loans held-for-sale and at fair value
    1,741       2,625  
 
Total U.S. wholesale loans
    157,024       149,085  
 
Non-U.S. wholesale loans:
               
Commercial and industrial
    17,500       19,138  
Real estate
    2,028       2,227  
Financial institutions(a)
    18,256       11,755  
Government agencies
    491       1,707  
Other(a)
    24,024       18,790  
Loans held-for-sale and at fair value
    1,274       1,473  
 
Total non-U.S. wholesale loans
    63,573       55,090  
 
Total wholesale loans:(b)
               
Commercial and industrial
    64,470       68,241  
Real estate(c)
    54,998       57,195  
Financial institutions(a)
    31,103       25,127  
Government agencies
    6,680       7,341  
Other(a)
    60,331       42,173  
Loans held-for-sale and at fair value(d)
    3,015       4,098  
 
Total wholesale loans
    220,597       204,175  
 
Consumer loans:(e)
               
Home equity — senior lien(f)
    25,167       27,376  
Home equity — junior lien(g)
    66,561       74,049  
Prime mortgage(a)
    65,790       66,892  
Subprime mortgage(a)
    12,009       12,526  
Option ARMs(a)
    8,415       8,536  
Auto loans(a)
    48,186       46,031  
Credit card(a)(h)(i)
    136,436       78,786  
Other
    32,151       31,700  
Loans held-for-sale(j)
    467       2,142  
 
Total consumer loans — excluding purchased credit-impaired loans
    395,182       348,038  
 
Consumer loans — purchased credit-impaired loans
    74,752       81,245  
 
Total consumer loans
    469,934       429,283  
 
Total loans(a)(k)
  $ 690,531     $ 633,458  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated $84.7 billion of loans associated with Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts; $15.1 billion of wholesale loans; and $4.8 billion of loans associated with certain other consumer securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. For further information, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Includes IB, Commercial Banking (“CB”), Treasury & Securities Services (“TSS”), Asset Management (“AM”) and Corporate/Private Equity.
 
(c)   Represents credit extended for real estate–related purposes to borrowers who are primarily in the real estate development or investment businesses, and for which the repayment is predominantly from the sale, lease, management, operations or refinancing of the property.
 
(d)   Includes loans for commercial and industrial, real estate, financial institutions and other of $1.4 billion, $274 million, $368 million and $927 million, respectively, at September 30, 2010, and $3.1 billion, $44 million, $278 million and $715 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009.
 
(e)   Includes RFS, Card Services (“CS”) and the Corporate/Private Equity.
 
(f)   Represents loans where JPMorgan Chase holds the first security interest placed upon the property.
 
(g)   Represents loans where JPMorgan Chase holds a security interest that is subordinate in rank to other liens.
 
(h)   Includes billed finance charges and fees net of an allowance for uncollectible amounts.
 
(i)   Includes $1.0 billion of loans at December 31, 2009, held by the Washington Mutual Master Trust, which were consolidated onto the Firm’s balance sheet at fair value during the second quarter of 2009. Such loans had been fully repaid or charged off as of September 30, 2010. See Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(j)   Includes loans for prime mortgages and other (largely student loans) of $428 million and $39 million, respectively, at September 30, 2010, and $450 million and $1.7 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2009.

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(k)   Loans (other than PCI loans and those for which the fair value option has been elected) are presented net of unearned income, unamortized discounts and premiums, and net deferred loan costs of $2.1 billion and $1.4 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The following table reflects information about the Firm’s loan sales.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
         
Net gains/(losses) on sales of loans (including lower of cost or fair value adjustments)(a)
  $ 131     $ 347     $ 389     $ 360  
         
(a)   Excludes sales related to loans accounted for at fair value.
Impaired loans
For further discussion of impaired loans, including the nature of such loans and the related accounting policies, and certain troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), see Note 13 on pages 192–196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The tables below set forth information about the Firm’s impaired loans, excluding both PCI loans and modified credit card loans, which are discussed separately below.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Impaired loans with an allowance:
               
Wholesale
  $ 5,022     $ 6,216  
Consumer(a)
    5,449       3,840  
 
Total impaired loans with an allowance
    10,471       10,056  
 
Impaired loans without an allowance:(b)
               
Wholesale
    667       760  
Consumer(a)
    762       138  
 
Total impaired loans without an allowance
    1,429       898  
 
Total impaired loans
  $ 11,900     $ 10,954  
 
Allowance for impaired loans:
               
Wholesale
  $ 1,246     $ 2,046  
Consumer
    1,153       996  
 
Total allowance for impaired loans(c)
  $ 2,399     $ 3,042  
 
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Average balance of impaired loans:
                               
Wholesale
  $ 4,768     $ 5,771     $ 5,083     $ 4,357  
Consumer
    6,010       3,796       5,340       3,193  
 
Total impaired loans
  $ 10,778     $ 9,567     $ 10,423     $ 7,550  
 
Interest income recognized on impaired loans:
                               
Wholesale
  $ 6     $     $ 12     $  
Consumer
    51       27       139       94  
 
Total interest income recognized on impaired loans during the period
  $ 57     $ 27     $ 151     $ 94  
 
(a)   Consumer impaired loans without an allowance includes collateral-dependent loans that are charged off to the fair value of the underlying collateral. These loans are considered collateral-dependent under regulatory guidance because they involve modifications where an interest-only period is provided. The interest-only period provided through the modification is viewed as an indication that the borrower does not have the capacity to repay the principal balance of the loan, and that repayment of the principal balance will only occur to the extent that the collateral is sufficient to pay down the principal. Prior-period amounts have been reclassified from impaired loans with an allowance.
 
(b)   When the discounted cash flows, collateral value or market price equals or exceeds the recorded investment in the loan, then the loan does not require an allowance.
 
(c)   The allowance for impaired loans is included in JPMorgan Chase’s asset-specific allowance for loan losses.
Loan modifications
Certain loan modifications are made in conjunction with the Firm’s loss mitigation activities. Through the modification, JPMorgan Chase grants one or more concessions to a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulty in order to minimize the Firm’s economic loss, avoid foreclosure or repossession of the collateral and to ultimately maximize payments received by the Firm from the borrower. The concessions granted vary by program and by borrower-specific characteristics, and may include interest rate reductions, payment deferrals, or the acceptance of equity or other assets in lieu of payments. In certain limited circumstances, loan modifications include principal forgiveness. All such modifications are accounted for and reported as TDRs.

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A loan that has been modified in a TDR is generally considered to be impaired until it matures, is repaid, or otherwise liquidated, regardless of whether the borrower performs under the modified terms. In certain limited cases, the concession granted relates solely to principal adjustments or other noninterest-rate concessions, and the effective interest rate applicable to the modified loan is at or above the current market rate at that time. In such circumstances, the loan is disclosed as impaired and as a TDR only during the year of the modification; in subsequent years, the loan is not disclosed as impaired or as a TDR if repayment of the restructured loan on its modified terms is reasonably assured.
It is the Firm’s general policy to place loans, other than credit card loans, on nonaccrual status when the loan is modified in a TDR. In most cases, residential real estate and commercial loans modified in a TDR were considered nonperforming prior to their modification. These loans may be returned to performing status (resuming the accrual of interest) if the criteria set forth in the Firm’s accounting policy are met. These criteria generally include (a) performance under the modified terms for a minimum of six months and/or six payments, and (b) an expectation that repayment of the modified loan is reasonably assured based on, for example, the borrower’s debt capacity and level of future earnings, collateral values, LTV ratios, and other current market considerations. The Firm’s policy exempts credit card loans, including modified credit card loans, from being placed on nonaccrual status as permitted by regulatory guidance. However, the Firm has separately established an allowance for loan losses for the portion of earned interest and fees on such modified credit card loans that it estimates to be uncollectible.
The allowance for loan losses for loans modified in TDRs considers the expected redefault rates for modified loans and is generally determined based on the same methodology used to estimate the Firm’s asset-specific allowance component regardless of whether the loan has returned to performing status. For further discussion of the methodology used to estimate the Firm’s asset-specific allowance, see Note 14 on pages 196–198 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Wholesale
As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, wholesale loans modified in TDRs were $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. These modifications generally provided interest rate concessions to the borrower or deferral of principal repayments. Of these loans, $618 million and $491 million were classified as nonperforming at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Consumer
For detailed discussions on the U.S. Treasury Making Home Affordable (“MHA”) programs and the Firm’s other loss-mitigation programs, see Note 13, Impaired loans, on pages 194–195 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. Substantially all of the modifications made under these programs are accounted for and reported as TDRs.
Consumer loans, other than credit card loans and certain home loans repurchased from the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), with balances of approximately $5.6 billion and $3.1 billion have been permanently modified and accounted for as TDRs as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Of these loans, $1.9 billion and $966 million were classified as nonperforming at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, $2.3 billion and $296 million, respectively, of loans modified subsequent to repurchase from Ginnie Mae were excluded from loans accounted for as TDRs. When such loans perform subsequent to modification they are generally sold back into Ginnie Mae loan pools. Modified loans that do not re-perform become subject to foreclosure. Substantially all amounts due under the terms of these loans continue to be insured and, where applicable, reimbursement of insured amounts is proceeding normally.
Credit Card
For a detailed discussion of the modification of the terms of credit card loan agreements, see Note 13 on pages 192–196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. Substantially all modifications of credit card loans performed under the Firm’s existing modification programs are considered to be TDRs. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm had $8.8 billion and $5.1 billion, respectively, of on-balance sheet credit card loans outstanding for borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty and who were then enrolled in a credit card modification program. The increase in modified credit card loans outstanding from December 31, 2009 to September 30, 2010, is primarily attributable to previously-modified loans held in Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts being consolidated as a result of adopting the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. These modified loan amounts exclude loans to borrowers who have not complied with the modified payment terms, thereby causing the loan agreement to revert back to its original payment terms. Assuming that those borrowers do not begin to perform in accordance with the original payment terms, those loans will continue to age and will ultimately be charged-off in accordance with the Firm’s accounting policies.
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The consumer formula-based allowance for loan losses includes $3.2 billion and $2.2 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, specifically attributable to credit card loans in loan modification programs. This component of the allowance for loan losses has been determined based on the present value of cash flows expected to be received over the estimated lives of the underlying loans.
Purchased credit-impaired loans
In connection with the Washington Mutual transaction, JPMorgan Chase acquired certain loans that it deemed to be credit-impaired. For a detailed discussion of PCI loans, including the related accounting policies, see Note 13 on pages 192–196 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The table below sets forth the accretable yield activity for PCI consumer loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
                                       
Accretable yield activity   Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Beginning balance
  $ 19,621     $ 26,963     $ 25,544     $ 32,619  
Accretion into interest income
    (772 )     (1,037 )     (2,445 )     (3,402 )
Changes in interest rates on variable-rate loans
    (57 )     (1,467 )     (784 )     (4,758 )
Other changes in expected cash flows(a)
    2,864             (659 )      
 
Ending balance
  $ 21,656     $ 24,459     $ 21,656     $ 24,459  
Accretable yield percentage
    4.20 %     4.88 %     4.33 %     5.27 %
 
(a)   Other changes in expected cash flows may vary from period to period as the Firm continues to refine its cash flow model and periodically updates model assumptions. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, other changes in expected cash flows are principally driven by changes in prepayment assumptions and modeling refinements related to modified loans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, other changes in expected cash flows are principally driven by changes in prepayment assumptions, as well as reclassifications to the nonaccretable difference. Such changes are expected to have an insignificant impact on the accretable yield percentage.
The factors that most significantly affect estimates of gross cash flows expected to be collected, and accordingly the accretable yield balance, include: (i) changes in the benchmark interest rate indices upon which customer rates are based for products such as option ARM and home equity loans; and (ii) changes in prepayment assumptions.
To date, the decrease in the accretable yield percentage has been primarily related to a decrease in interest rates on variable rate loans and, to a lesser extent, extended loan liquidation periods. Certain events, such as extended loan liquidation periods, affect the timing of expected cash flows but not the amount of cash expected to be received (i.e., the accretable yield balance). Extended loan liquidation periods reduce the accretable yield percentage because the same accretable yield balance is recognized against a higher than expected loan balance over a longer than expected period of time.
The PCI portfolio primarily impacts the Firm’s results of operations through: (i) contribution to net interest margin; and (ii) expense related to defaults and servicing resulting from the liquidation of the loans; and (iii) any provision for loan losses. The PCI loans acquired in the Washington Mutual transaction were funded based on the interest rate characteristics of the loans. For example, variable-rate loans were funded with variable-rate liabilities and fixed-rate loans were funded with fixed-rate liabilities with a similar maturity profile. As a result, the net spread between the PCI loans and the related liabilities should be relatively constant over time, except for any basis risk or other residual interest rate risk that remains and changes in the accretable yield percentage (e.g., from extended loan liquidation periods). The net spread will be earned on a declining loan balance over the estimated remaining weighted-average life of the portfolio, which is 7.2 years as of September 30, 2010.
The Firm continues to modify certain PCI loans. The impact of these modifications is incorporated into the Firm’s quarterly assessment of whether a probable and significant change in expected cash flows has occurred. The impact of modifications on expected cash flows is estimated using the Firm’s experience with previously modified loans and other relevant data. Additionally, the Firm monitors the performance of modifications and updates and/or refines assumptions as experience and changes in circumstances or data warrant.

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As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, an allowance for loan losses of $2.8 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, was recorded for the prime mortgage and option ARM pools. This allowance for loan losses is reported as a reduction of the carrying amount of the loans in the table below. The net aggregate carrying amount of the pools that have an allowance for loan losses was $41.5 billion and $47.2 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
The table below provides additional information about PCI consumer loans.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Outstanding balance(a)
  $ 91,516     $ 103,369  
Carrying amount
    71,941       79,664  
 
(a)   Represents the sum of contractual principal, interest and fees earned at the reporting date.
NOTE 14 — ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
For further discussion of the allowance for credit losses and the related accounting policies, see Note 14 on pages 196–198 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan losses.
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009
 
Allowance for loan losses at January 1
  $ 31,602     $ 23,164  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles(a)
    7,494        
Gross charge-offs(a)
    20,111       17,558  
Gross (recoveries)(a)
    (1,542 )     (770 )
 
Net charge-offs(a)
    18,569       16,788  
Provision for loan losses(a)
    13,615       24,569  
Other(b)
    19       (312 )
 
Allowance for loan losses at September 30
  $ 34,161     $ 30,633  
 
Components:
               
Asset-specific(c)(d)
  $ 2,399     $ 3,419  
Formula-based(a)(e)
    28,951       26,124  
Purchased credit-impaired
    2,811       1,090  
 
Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 34,161     $ 30,633  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related. As a result, $7.4 billion, $14 million and $127 million of allowance for loan losses were recorded on-balance sheet associated with the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, and certain other consumer loan securitization entities, primarily mortgage-related, respectively. For further discussion, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   The 2009 amount predominantly represents a reclassification related to the issuance and retention of securities from the Chase Issuance Trust. See Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
 
(c)   Relates to risk-rated loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status and loans that have been modified in a TDR.
 
(d)   The asset-specific consumer allowance for loan losses includes TDRs reserves of $980 million and $756 million at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Prior period amounts have been reclassified from formula-based to conform with the current period presentation.
 
(e)   Includes all of the Firm’s allowance for loan losses on credit card loans, including those for which the Firm has modified the terms of the loans for borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty.
The table below summarizes the changes in the allowance for lending-related commitments.
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009
 
Allowance for lending-related commitments at January 1
  $ 939     $ 659  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles(a)
    (18 )      
Provision for lending-related commitments(a)
    (19 )     162  
Other
    (29 )      
 
Allowance for lending-related commitments at September 30
  $ 873     $ 821  
 
Components:
               
Asset-specific
  $ 267     $ 213  
Formula-based
    606       608  
 
Total allowance for lending-related commitments
  $ 873     $ 821  
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new accounting guidance related to VIEs. Upon adoption of the new guidance, the Firm consolidated its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits. As a result, related assets are now primarily recorded in loans and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Charge-offs for Collateral-dependent loans
Included in gross charge-offs in the table above are $529 million and $822 million of charge-offs related to impaired collateral-dependent loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The remaining balance of impaired collateral-dependent loans, measured at the fair value of collateral less costs to sell, was $2.4 billion and $2.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
A loan is collateral-dependent when repayment of the loan is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral, rather than by cash flows from the borrower’s operations, income or other resources. A collateral-dependent loan is deemed to be impaired when the borrower is unable to repay the loan and the collateral is insufficient to cover principal and interest. Certain impaired collateral-dependent loans (including those to wholesale customers and those modified in TDRs) are charged-off to the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell.
The determination of the fair value of the collateral depends on the type of collateral (e.g., securities, real estate, and nonfinancial assets). In cases where the collateral is in the form of liquid securities, the fair value is based on quoted market prices or broker quotes. For illiquid securities or other financial assets, the fair value of the collateral is estimated using a discounted cash flow model.
For residential real estate loans, collateral value is determined using both internal and external valuation sources. Broker opinions of fair value are used to estimate the fair value of the collateral for all properties being evaluated for charge-off. These estimated fair values are reviewed and compared with prior valuations for reasonableness in light of current, geographic-specific economic conditions and adjusted, as appropriate, for estimated selling costs. When foreclosure is determined to be probable, a third-party appraisal is obtained as soon as practicable.
For commercial real-estate loans, the collateral value is generally based on appraisals from internal and external valuation services. Appraisals are typically obtained and updated every six to twelve months. The Firm also considers both borrower- and market-specific factors, which may result in obtaining appraisal updates or broker price opinions at more frequent intervals.
See Note 3 on pages 114–128 of this Form 10-Q for further information on the fair value hierarchy for impaired collateral-dependent loans.
NOTE 15 — VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
For a further description of JPMorgan Chase’s accounting policies regarding consolidation of VIEs, see Note 1 on pages 112–113 of this Form 10-Q. For a more detailed discussion of the Firm’s principal involvement with VIEs, see Note 16 on page 206 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following summarizes the most significant types of Firm-sponsored VIEs by business segment.
                 
 
            Form 10-Q
Line of Business   Transaction Type   Activity   page reference
       
Card Services
  Credit card securitization trusts   Securitization of both originated and purchased credit card receivables     156-157  
 
               
RFS
  Mortgage and other securitization trusts   Securitization of originated and purchased residential mortgages, automobile and student loans     157-159  
 
               
IB
  Mortgage and other securitization trusts   Securitization of both originated and purchased residential and commercial mortgages, automobile and student loans     158-159  
 
               
 
  Multi-seller conduits

Investor intermediation activities:
  Assisting clients in accessing the financial markets in a cost-efficient manner and structures transactions to meet investor needs     160  
 
 
       Municipal bond vehicles         160-161  
 
       Credit-linked note vehicles         161  
 
       Asset swap vehicles         162  
 
The Firm also invests in and provides financing and other services to VIEs sponsored by third parties, as described on page 162 of this Note.

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New Consolidation Accounting Guidance for VIEs
On January 1, 2010, the Firm implemented new consolidation accounting guidance related to VIEs. The following table summarizes the incremental impact at adoption.
                                 
                    Stockholders’    
(in millions)   GAAP assets   GAAP liabilities   equity   Tier 1 capital
 
As of December 31, 2009
  $ 2,031,989     $ 1,866,624     $ 165,365       11.10 %
Impact of new accounting guidance for consolidation of VIEs
                               
Credit card(a)
    60,901       65,353       (4,452 )     (0.30 )%
Multi-seller conduits(b)
    17,724       17,744       (20 )      
Mortgage & other(c)(d)
    9,059       9,107       (48 )     (0.04 )%
 
Total impact of new guidance
    87,684       92,204       (4,520 )     (0.34 )%(e)
 
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2010
  $ 2,119,673     $ 1,958,828     $ 160,845       10.76 %
 
(a)   The assets and liabilities of the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts that were consolidated were initially measured at their carrying values, primarily amortized cost, as this method is consistent with the approach that CS utilizes to manage its other assets. These assets are primarily recorded in loans on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, CS established an allowance for loan losses of $7.4 billion (pretax), which was reported as a transition adjustment in stockholders’ equity. The impact to stockholders’ equity also includes a decrease to AOCI of $116 million, as a result of the reversal of the fair value adjustments taken on retained AFS securities that were eliminated in consolidation.
 
(b)   The assets and liabilities of the Firm-administered multi-seller conduits that were consolidated were initially measured at their carrying values, primarily amortized cost, as this method is consistent with the business’s intent to hold the assets for the longer-term. The assets are primarily recorded in loans and in other assets on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(c)   RFS consolidated certain mortgage and other consumer securitizations, which resulted in a net increase in both assets and liabilities of $4.7 billion ($3.5 billion related to residential mortgage securitizations and $1.2 billion related to other consumer securitizations). These assets were initially measured at their unpaid principal balance and primarily recorded in loans on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. This method was elected as a practical expedient.
 
(d)   IB consolidated certain mortgage and other consumer securitizations, which resulted in a net increase in both assets and liabilities of $4.3 billion ($3.7 billion related to residential mortgage securitizations and $0.6 billion related to other consumer securitizations). These assets were initially measured at their fair value, as this method is consistent with the approach that IB utilizes to manage similar assets. These assets were primarily recorded in trading assets on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(e)   The U.S. GAAP consolidation of these VIEs did not have a significant impact on risk-weighted assets on the adoption date; this was due to the consolidation, for regulatory capital purposes, of the Chase Issuance Trust (the Firm’s primary credit card securitization trust) in the second quarter of 2009, which added approximately $40.0 billion of risk-weighted assets for regulatory capital purposes. For further discussion of the Firm’s actions taken in the second quarter of 2009, see Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. In addition, the banking regulatory agencies issued regulatory capital rules relating to the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs that permitted an optional two-quarter deferral of the effect of this accounting guidance on risk-weighted assets and risk-based capital requirements for certain VIEs. The Firm elected this regulatory implementation delay for its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits and certain mortgage-related and other securitization entities. This two-quarter deferral period ended July 1, 2010, and the Firm consolidated, for regulatory capital purposes, the deferred amounts, which had a negligible impact on risk-weighted assets and risk-based capital ratios.
Firm-sponsored variable interest entities
Credit card securitizations
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts and consolidated the assets and liabilities of these trusts, including its primary card securitization trust, Chase Issuance Trust. The primary beneficiary determination was based on the Firm’s ability to direct the activities of these VIEs through its servicing responsibilities and duties, including making decisions as to the receivables that get transferred into those trusts as well as any related modifications and workouts. Additionally, the nature and extent of the Firm’s other involvement with the trusts including the retention of an undivided seller’s interest in the receivables, retaining certain securities issued by the trusts and the maintenance of escrow accounts, obligates the Firm to absorb losses and gives the Firm the right to receive certain benefits from these VIEs that could potentially be significant. For a more detailed description of JPMorgan Chase’s principal involvement with credit card securitizations, as well as the accounting treatment applicable under prior accounting rules, see Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Upon consolidation at January 1, 2010, the Firm recorded a net increase in GAAP assets of $60.9 billion on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, which comprised: $84.7 billion of loans; $7.4 billion of allowance for loan losses; $4.4 billion of other assets, partially offset by $20.8 billion of previously recognized assets, consisting primarily of retained AFS securities that were eliminated upon consolidation. In addition, the Firm recognized $65.4 billion of liabilities representing the trusts’ beneficial interests issued to third parties.

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The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities of the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts at September 30, 2010.
                                 
                    Total assets held by   Beneficial
                    Firm–sponsored   interests issued to
(in billions)   Loans   Other assets   credit card securitization trusts   third parties
 
September 30, 2010
  $ 72.5     $ 1.6     $ 74.1     $ 47.5  
 
The underlying securitized credit card receivables and other assets are available only for payment of the beneficial interests issued by the securitization trusts; they are not available to pay the Firm’s other obligations or the claims of the Firm’s other creditors.
The agreements with the credit card securitization trusts require the Firm to maintain a minimum undivided interest in the credit card trusts (which generally ranges from 4% to 12%). These undivided interests represent the Firm’s undivided interests in the receivables transferred to the credit card trusts that have not been securitized. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm held undivided interests in Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts of $18.6 billion. The Firm maintained an average undivided interest in principal receivables owned by those trusts of approximately 21% and 18% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. The Firm also retained $1.3 billion of senior securities and $3.5 billion of subordinated securities in certain of its credit card securitization trusts as of September 30, 2010. As of January 1, 2010, the Firm’s undivided interests in the credit card trusts and securities retained were eliminated in consolidation. The credit card receivables of the trusts underlying the Firm’s undivided interests and securities retained are classified within loans.
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other securitization trusts
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of certain mortgage securitization trusts and the Firm-sponsored automobile and student loan trusts because the Firm has the power to direct the activities of these VIEs through its servicing responsibilities and duties, including making decisions related to loan modifications and workouts. Additionally, the nature and extent of the Firm’s continuing economic involvement with the trusts obligates the Firm to absorb losses and gives the Firm the right to receive benefits from the VIEs which could potentially be significant. For a more detailed description of JPMorgan Chase’s principal involvement with mortgage and other securitization trusts, as well as the accounting treatment applicable under prior accounting rules, see Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table presents the total unpaid principal amount of assets held in JPMorgan Chase–sponsored securitization entities at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, including those that are consolidated by the Firm and those that are not consolidated by the Firm but for which the Firm has continuing involvement. Continuing involvement includes servicing the loans; holding senior interests or subordinated interests; recourse or guarantee arrangements; and derivative transactions. In certain instances, the Firm’s only continuing involvement is servicing the loans. In the table below, the amount of beneficial interests held by JPMorgan Chase will not equal the assets held in nonconsolidated VIEs, because the beneficial interests held by third parties are reflected at their current outstanding par amounts, and a portion of the Firm’s retained interests (trading assets and AFS securities) are reflected at their fair values. See Securitization activity on pages 164–165 of this Note for further information regarding the Firm’s cash flows with and interests retained in nonconsolidated VIEs.

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Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
                                                         
                            JPMorgan Chase interest in securitized assets
    Principal amount outstanding   in nonconsolidated VIEs(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)
                    Assets held in                            
                    nonconsolidated                            
    Total assets   Assets held in   securitization VIEs                           Total interests
September 30, 2010(a)   held by   consolidated   with continuing   Trading   AFS   Other   held by
(in billions)   securitization VIEs   securitization VIEs   involvement   assets   securities   assets   JPMorgan Chase
 
Securitization-related:
                                                       
Residential mortgage:
                                                       
Prime(b)
  $ 163.1     $ 2.2     $ 154.3     $ 0.6     $     $     $ 0.6  
Subprime
    45.3       1.7       41.3                          
Option ARMs
    37.4       0.3       37.1             0.1             0.1  
Commercial and other(c)
    159.3       0.7       99.4       2.0       0.8             2.8  
Student
    4.6       4.6                                
Auto
    0.1       0.1                                
 
Total
  $ 409.8     $ 9.6     $ 332.1     $ 2.6     $ 0.9     $     $ 3.5  
 
                                                         
                            JPMorgan Chase interest in securitized assets
    Principal amount outstanding   in nonconsolidated VIEs(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)
                    Assets held in                            
                    nonconsolidated                            
    Total assets   Assets held in   securitization VIEs                           Total interests
December 31, 2009(a)   held by   consolidated   with continuing   Trading   AFS   Other   held by
(in billions)   securitization VIEs   securitization VIEs   involvement   assets   securities   assets   JPMorgan Chase
 
Securitization-related:
                                                       
Residential mortgage:
                                                       
Prime(b)
  $ 183.3     $     $ 171.5     $ 0.9     $ 0.2     $     $ 1.1  
Subprime
    50.0             47.3                          
Option ARMs
    42.0             42.0             0.1             0.1  
Commercial and other(c)
    155.3             24.8       1.6       0.8             2.4  
Student
    4.8       3.8       1.0                   0.1       0.1  
Auto
    0.2             0.2                          
 
Total
  $ 435.6     $ 3.8     $ 286.8     $ 2.5     $ 1.1     $ 0.1     $ 3.7  
 
(a)   Excludes loan sales to government sponsored entities (“GSEs”). See Securitization activity on pages 164–165 of this Note for information on the Firm’s loan sales to GSEs.
 
(b)   Includes Alt-A loans.
 
(c)   Consists of securities backed by commercial loans (predominantly real estate) and non-mortgage-related consumer receivables purchased from third parties. The Firm generally does not retain a residual interest in its sponsored commercial mortgage securitization transactions. Includes co-sponsored commercial securitizations and, therefore, includes non–JPMorgan Chase–originated commercial mortgage loans.
 
(d)   Excludes retained servicing (for a discussion of MSRs, see Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q) and securities retained from loan sales to Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
 
(e)   Excludes senior and subordinated securities of $313 million and $65 million, respectively, at September 30, 2010, and $729 million and $146 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009, which the Firm purchased in connection with IB’s secondary market-making activities.
 
(f)   Includes investments acquired in the secondary market that are predominantly for held-for-investment purposes, of $199 million and $139 million as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. This is comprised of $159 million and $91 million of AFS securities, related to commercial and other; and $40 million and $48 million of investments classified as trading assets-debt and equity instruments, including $40 million and $47 million of residential mortgages, and zero and $1 million of commercial and other, all respectively, at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
 
(g)   Excludes interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives primarily used to manage the interest rate and foreign exchange risks of the securitization entities. See Note 5 on pages 132–140 of this Form 10-Q for further information on derivatives.
 
(h)   Includes interests held in re-securitization transactions.
Residential mortgage
The Firm securitizes residential mortgage loans originated by RFS, as well as residential mortgage loans that may be purchased by either RFS or IB. RFS generally retains servicing for all its originated and purchased residential mortgage loans. Additionally, RFS may retain servicing for certain mortgage loans purchased by IB. As servicer, the Firm receives servicing fees based on the securitized loan balance plus ancillary fees.
For Firm-sponsored securitizations serviced by RFS, the Firm is deemed to have the power to direct the significant activities of the VIE, as it is the servicer of the loans and is responsible for decisions related to loan modifications and workouts. For the loans serviced by unrelated third parties, the Firm is not the primary beneficiary, as the power to direct the significant activities resides with the third-party servicer. In a limited number of securitizations, RFS, in addition to

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having servicing rights, may retain an interest in the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In these instances, the Firm is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. As of September 30, 2010, due to RFS’s servicing arrangements and retained interests, the Firm consolidated approximately $3.1 billion of assets and $3.3 billion of liabilities of Firm-sponsored residential mortgage securitization trusts. As of December 31, 2009, RFS did not consolidate any VIEs in accordance with the accounting treatment under prior accounting rules. Additionally, RFS held retained interests of approximately $264 million and $537 million as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, in nonconsolidated securitization entities. See pages 165–167 of this Note for further information on retained interests held in nonconsolidated VIEs; these retained interests are classified as trading assets or AFS securities.
IB may engage in underwriting and trading activities of the securities issued by Firm-sponsored securitization trusts. As a result, IB at times retains senior and/or subordinated interests (including residual interests) in residential mortgage securitizations upon securitization, and/or reacquires positions in the secondary market in the normal course of business. In certain instances as a result of the size of the positions retained or reacquired by IB, when considered together with the servicing arrangements entered into by RFS, the Firm is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of certain trusts. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm consolidated approximately $1.2 billion of VIE assets and $631 million of liabilities due to IB’s involvement with such trusts. These entities were not consolidated at December 31, 2009, in accordance with the accounting treatment under prior accounting rules. Additionally, IB held approximately $448 million, and $699 million of senior and subordinated interests as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, in nonconsolidated securitization entities. This includes approximately $1 million and $2 million of residual interests as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. See pages 165–167 of this Note for further information on interests held in nonconsolidated securitizations. These retained interests are accounted for at fair value and classified as trading assets.
The Firm’s mortgage loan sales are primarily nonrecourse, thereby effectively transferring the risk of future credit losses to the purchaser of the mortgage-backed securities issued by the trust. However, for a limited number of loan sales, the Firm is obligated to share a portion of the credit risk associated with the sold loans with the purchaser. See Note 22 on pages 174–178 of this Form 10-Q for additional information on loans sold with recourse, as well as information on indemnifications for breaches of representations and warranties. See page 165 of this Note for further information on loans sold to the GSEs.
Commercial mortgages and other consumer securitizations
IB securitizes commercial mortgage loans that it originates. Additionally, IB may also engage in underwriting and trading of securities issued by the securitization trusts. IB may retain unsold senior and/or subordinated interests in commercial mortgage securitizations at the time of securitization but generally does not service commercial loan securitizations. For commercial mortgage securitizations the power to direct the significant activities of the VIE generally is with the controlling class investor and or the servicer. Therefore, for loans serviced by unrelated third parties, and those transactions in which the Firm is not the controlling class investor, the Firm does not have the power to direct the significant activities of the VIE and, therefore, does not consolidate the VIEs. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm consolidated approximately $631 million of VIE assets and $618 million of liabilities of commercial mortgage securitization trusts due to the Firm holding certain subordinated interests that give the Firm the power to direct the activities of these entities. These entities were not consolidated at December 31, 2009, in accordance with the accounting treatment under prior accounting rules. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm held $2.0 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of retained interests in nonconsolidated commercial mortgage securitizations. This includes approximately zero and $22 million of residual interests as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
The Firm also securitizes automobile and student loans originated by RFS, and consumer loans (including automobile and student loans) purchased by IB. The Firm retains servicing responsibilities for all originated and certain purchased student and automobile loans. The Firm also holds a retained interest in these securitizations. As such, for those transactions in which the Firm is both the servicer and holds a retained interest, the Firm is the primary beneficiary of and consolidates these VIEs as of September 30, 2010. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm consolidated $5.1 billion of assets and $3.8 billion of liabilities of automobile and student loan securitizations. As of December 31, 2009, the Firm held $9 million and $49 million of retained interests in nonconsolidated securitized automobile and student loan securitizations, respectively. These entities were not consolidated at December 31, 2009, in accordance with the accounting treatment under prior accounting rules. In addition, at December 31, 2009, the Firm consolidated $3.8 billion of other student loans.

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Re-securitizations
The Firm also engages in certain re-securitization transactions in which debt securities are transferred to a VIE in exchange for new beneficial interests. These transfers occur to both agency (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae) and nonagency (private-label) sponsored VIEs, which may be backed by either residential or commercial mortgages and are often structured on behalf of clients. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm did not consolidate any agency re-securitizations, as it did not have the power to direct the significant activities of the trust. As of September 30, 2010, the Firm consolidated $574 million of assets and $224 million of liabilities of private-label re-securitizations, as the Firm had both the power to direct the significant activities of, and retained an interest that is deemed to be significant in, the trust. For other nonconsolidated private-label re-securitizations, the Firm shares control over the resecuritization VIEs (i.e., established the VIE jointly with the investors) and therefore did not have unilateral ability to direct the significant activities of the entity. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, the Firm transferred $13.5 billion and $138 million, respectively, and $27.8 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, of securities to agency and private-label VIEs. At September 30, 2010, the Firm held approximately $1.5 billion of senior and subordinated interests in nonconsolidated agency re-securitization entities and $11 million of senior and subordinated interests in nonconsolidated private-label re-securitization entities. See pages 165–167 of this Note for further information on interests held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs.
Multi-seller conduits
Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm consolidated its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, as the Firm had both the power to direct the significant activities of the conduits and a potentially significant economic interest. The Firm directs the economic performance of the conduits as administrative agent and in its role in structuring transactions for the conduits. In these roles, the Firm makes decisions regarding concentration of asset types and credit quality of transactions, and is responsible for managing the commercial paper funding needs of the conduits. The Firm’s interests that could potentially be significant to the VIEs include the fees received as administrative agent, liquidity provider and provider of program-wide credit enhancement, as well as the Firm’s potential exposure as a result of the liquidity and credit enhancement facilities provided to the conduits.
For a more detailed description of JPMorgan Chase’s principal involvement with Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, as well as the accounting treatment applicable under prior accounting rules, see Note 16 on pages 206–209 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Consolidated Firm-administered multi-seller conduits
                                 
                    Total assets held by    
                    Firm-administered   Commercial paper
                    multi-seller   issued to third
(in billions)   Loans   Other assets   conduits   parties
 
September 30, 2010
  $ 19.7     $ 0.8     $ 20.5     $ 20.5  
 
The Firm provides both deal-specific and program-wide liquidity facilities. Because the majority of the deal-specific liquidity facilities will only fund nondefaulted assets, program-wide credit enhancement is required to absorb losses on defaulted receivables in excess of losses absorbed by any deal-specific credit enhancement. Program-wide credit enhancement may be provided by JPMorgan Chase in the form of standby letters of credit or by third-party surety bond providers. The amount of program-wide credit enhancement required varies by conduit and ranges between 5% and 10% of applicable commercial paper outstanding. The Firm provided $2.0 billion of program-wide credit enhancement at September 30, 2010.
VIEs associated with investor intermediation activities
For a more detailed description of JPMorgan Chase’s principal involvement with investor intermediation activities, see Note 16 on pages 209–212 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Municipal bond vehicles
The Firm consolidates municipal bond vehicles if it owns the residual interest of the vehicle. The residual interest generally allows the owner to make decisions that significantly impact the economic performance of the municipal bond vehicle, primarily by directing the sale of the municipal bonds owned by the vehicle. In addition, the residual interest owners have the right to receive benefits and bear losses that could potentially be significant to the municipal bond vehicle. The Firm does not consolidate municipal bond vehicles if it does not own the residual interests, since the Firm does not have the power to make decisions that significantly impact the economic performance of the municipal bond vehicle.

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The Firm’s exposure to nonconsolidated municipal bond VIEs at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, including the ratings profile of the VIEs’ assets, was as follows.
                                 
    Fair value of assets                   Maximum
(in billions)   held by VIEs   Liquidity facilities(b)   Excess/(deficit)(c)   exposure
 
Nonconsolidated municipal bond vehicles(a)
                               
September 30, 2010
  $ 14.8     $ 8.9     $ 5.9     $ 8.9  
December 31, 2009
    13.2       8.4       4.8       8.4  
 
                                                         
    Ratings profile of VIE assets(d)        
    Investment-grade   Noninvestment-grade   Fair value of   Wt. avg.
(in billions, except                                           assets held   expected life
where otherwise noted)   AAA to AAA-   AA+ to AA-   A+ to A-   BBB to BBB-   BB+ and below   by VIEs   of assets (years)
 
Nonconsolidated municipal bond vehicles(a)
September 30, 2010
  $ 2.0     $ 12.3     $ 0.5     $     $     $ 14.8       7.1  
December 31, 2009
    1.6       11.4       0.2                   13.2       10.1  
 
(a)   Excluded $2.0 billion and $2.8 billion, as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which were consolidated due to the Firm owning the residual interests.
 
(b)   The Firm may serve as credit enhancement provider to municipal bond vehicles in which it serves as liquidity provider. The Firm provided insurance on underlying municipal bonds, in the form of letters of credit, of $10 million at both September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
 
(c)   Represents the excess/(deficit) of the fair values of municipal bond assets available to repay the liquidity facilities, if drawn.
 
(d)   The ratings scale is based on the Firm’s internal risk ratings and is presented on an S&P-equivalent basis.
Credit-linked note vehicles
The Firm structures transactions with credit-linked note vehicles on behalf of investors in which a VIE purchases highly rated assets, such as asset-backed securities, or enters into a credit derivative contract with the Firm to obtain exposure to a referenced credit which the VIE otherwise does not hold. The VIE then issues CLNs with maturities predominantly ranging from one to ten years in order to transfer the risk of the referenced credit to the VIE’s investors. The Firm does not generally consolidate these credit-linked note entities, since the Firm does not have the power to direct the significant activities of these entities and does not have a variable interest that could potentially be significant.
Exposure to nonconsolidated credit-linked note VIEs at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, was as follows.
                                 
                            Par value
    Net derivative   Trading   Total   of collateral
September 30, 2010 (in billions)   receivables   assets(b)   exposure(c)   held by VIEs(d)
 
Credit-linked notes(a)
                               
Static structure
  $ 1.3     $     $ 1.3     $ 10.2  
Managed structure
    3.7       0.1       3.8       12.5  
 
Total
  $ 5.0     $ 0.1     $ 5.1     $ 22.7  
 
                                 
                            Par value
    Net derivative   Trading   Total   of collateral
December 31, 2009 (in billions)   receivables   assets(b)   exposure(c)   held by VIEs(d)
 
Credit-linked notes(a)
                               
Static structure
  $ 1.9     $ 0.7     $ 2.6     $ 10.8  
Managed structure
    5.0       0.6       5.6       15.2  
 
Total
  $ 6.9     $ 1.3     $ 8.2     $ 26.0  
 
(a)   Excluded collateral with a fair value of $137 million and $855 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which was consolidated, as the Firm, in its role as secondary market-maker, held a majority of the issued credit-linked notes of certain vehicles.
 
(b)   Trading assets principally comprise notes issued by VIEs, which from time to time are held as part of the termination of a deal or to support limited market-making.
 
(c)   On–balance sheet exposure that includes net derivative receivables and trading assets debt and equity instruments.
 
(d)   The Firm’s maximum exposure arises through the derivatives executed with the VIEs; the exposure varies over time with changes in the fair value of the derivatives. The Firm relies on the collateral held by the VIEs to pay any amounts due under the derivatives; the vehicles are structured at inception so that the par value of the collateral is expected to be sufficient to pay amounts due under the derivative contracts.

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Asset swap vehicles
The Firm structures and executes transactions with asset swap vehicles on behalf of investors. In such transactions, a VIE purchases a specific asset or assets and then enters into a derivative with the Firm in order to tailor the interest rate or currency risk, or both, according to investors’ requirements. The Firm does not generally consolidate these asset swap vehicles, since the Firm does not have the power to direct the significant activities of these entities and does not have a variable interest that could potentially be significant.
Exposure to nonconsolidated asset swap VIEs at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, was as follows.
                                 
    Net derivative   Trading   Total   Par value of collateral
(in billions)   receivables   assets(b)   exposure(c)   held by VIEs(d)
 
September 30, 2010(a)
  $ 0.3     $     $ 0.3     $ 7.8  
December 31, 2009(a)
    0.1             0.1       10.2  
 
(a)   Excluded the fair value of collateral of zero and $623 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which was consolidated as the Firm, in its role as secondary market-maker, held a majority of the issued notes of certain vehicles.
 
(b)   Trading assets principally comprise notes issued by VIEs, which from time to time are held as part of the termination of a deal or to support limited market-making.
 
(c)   On-balance sheet exposure that includes net derivative receivables and trading assets debt and equity instruments.
 
(d)   The Firm’s maximum exposure arises through the derivatives executed with the VIEs; the exposure varies over time with changes in the fair value of the derivatives. The Firm relies upon the collateral held by the VIEs to pay any amounts due under the derivatives; the vehicles are structured at inception so that the par value of the collateral is expected to be sufficient to pay amounts due under the derivative contracts.
VIEs sponsored by third parties
Investment in a third-party credit card securitization trust
The Firm holds two interests in a third-party-sponsored VIE, which is a credit card securitization trust that owns credit card receivables issued by a national retailer. The Firm is not the primary beneficiary of the trust, as the Firm does not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. The first note is structured so that the principal amount can float up to 47% of the principal amount of the receivables held by the trust, not to exceed $4.2 billion. The Firm accounts for its investment at fair value within AFS securities. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the amortized cost of the note was $3.0 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively, and the fair value was $3.2 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively. The Firm accounts for its other interest, which is not subject to limits, as a loan at amortized cost. This senior loan had an amortized cost and fair value of approximately $1.0 billion at both September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. For more information on AFS securities and loans, see Notes 11 and 13 on pages 143–148 and 149–154, respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
VIE used in FRBNY transaction
In conjunction with the Bear Stearns merger, in June 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) took control, through an LLC formed for this purpose, of a portfolio of $30.0 billion in assets, based on the value of the portfolio as of March 14, 2008. The assets of the LLC were funded by a $28.85 billion term loan from the FRBNY and a $1.15 billion subordinated loan from JPMorgan Chase. The JPMorgan Chase loan is subordinated to the FRBNY loan and will bear the first $1.15 billion of any losses of the portfolio. Any remaining assets in the portfolio after repayment of the FRBNY loan, repayment of the JPMorgan Chase loan and the expense of the LLC will be for the account of the FRBNY. The extent to which the FRBNY and JPMorgan Chase loans will be repaid will depend on the value of the assets in the portfolio and the liquidation strategy directed by the FRBNY. The Firm does not consolidate the LLC, as it does not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance.
Other VIEs sponsored by third parties
The Firm enters into transactions with VIEs structured by other parties. These include, for example, acting as a derivative counterparty, liquidity provider, investor, underwriter, placement agent, trustee or custodian. These transactions are conducted at arm’s length, and individual credit decisions are based on the analysis of the specific VIE, taking into consideration the quality of the underlying assets. Where the Firm does not have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, or a variable interest that could potentially be significant, the Firm records and reports these positions on its Consolidated Balance Sheets similarly to the way it would record and report positions from any other third-party transaction.

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Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities
The following table presents information on assets and liabilities related to VIEs that are consolidated by the Firm as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                 
    Assets
    Trading assets-            
September 30, 2010   debt and equity            
(in billions)   instruments   Loans   Other(a)   Total assets(b)
         
VIE program type
                               
Firm-sponsored credit card trusts
  $     $ 72.5     $ 1.6     $ 74.1  
Firm-administered multi-seller conduits
          19.7       0.8       20.5  
Mortgage securitization entities
    2.4       3.1             5.5  
Other
    5.7       5.6       1.5       12.8  
         
Total
  $ 8.1     $ 100.9     $ 3.9     $ 112.9  
 
                         
    Liabilities
September 30, 2010   Beneficial interests        
(in billions)   in VIE assets(c)   Other(d)   Total liabilities
       
VIE program type
                       
Firm-sponsored credit card trusts
  $ 47.5     $     $ 47.5  
Firm-administered multi-seller conduits
    20.5             20.5  
Mortgage securitization entities
    3.1       1.7       4.8  
Other
    6.3       0.8       7.1  
       
Total
  $ 77.4     $ 2.5     $ 79.9  
 
                                 
    Assets
    Trading assets-            
December 31, 2009   debt and equity            
(in billions)   instruments   Loans   Other(a)   Total assets(b)
         
VIE program type
                               
Firm-sponsored credit card trusts(e)
  $     $ 6.1     $ 0.8     $ 6.9  
Firm-administered multi-seller conduits
          2.2       2.9       5.1  
Mortgage securitization entities
                       
Other
    6.4       4.7       1.3       12.4  
         
Total
  $ 6.4     $ 13.0     $ 5.0     $ 24.4  
 
                         
    Liabilities
December 31, 2009   Beneficial interests        
(in billions)   in VIE assets(c)   Other(d)   Total liabilities
       
VIE program type
                       
Firm-sponsored credit card trusts(e)
  $ 3.9     $     $ 3.9  
Firm-administered multi-seller conduits
    4.8             4.8  
Mortgage securitization entities
                 
Other
    6.5       2.2       8.7  
       
Total
  $ 15.2     $ 2.2     $ 17.4  
 
(a)   Included assets classified as cash, resale agreements, derivative receivables, available-for-sale, and other assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(b)   The assets of the consolidated VIEs included in the program types above are used to settle the liabilities of those entities. The difference between total assets and total liabilities recognized for consolidated VIEs represents the Firm’s interest in the consolidated VIEs for each program type.
 
(c)   The interest-bearing beneficial interest liabilities issued by consolidated VIEs are classified in the line item on the Consolidated Balance Sheets titled, “Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities.” The holders of these beneficial interests do not have recourse to the general credit of JPMorgan Chase. Included in beneficial interests in VIE assets are long-term beneficial interests of $56.6 billion and $10.4 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. The maturities of the long-term beneficial interests as of September 30, 2010, were as follows: $16.9 billion under one year, $29.7 billion between one and five years, and $10.0 billion over 5 years.
 
(d)   Included liabilities classified as other borrowed funds and accounts payable and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
(e)   Includes the receivables and related liabilities of the WMM Trust. For further discussion, see Note 15 on pages 198–205 respectively, of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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Supplemental information on loan securitizations
The Firm securitizes and sells a variety of loans, including residential mortgage, credit card, automobile, student and commercial (primarily related to real estate) loans, as well as debt securities. The primary purposes of these securitization transactions are to satisfy investor demand and to generate liquidity for the Firm.
For a discussion of the accounting treatment under prior accounting rules relating to loan securitizations, see Note 1 on pages 142–143 and Note 15 on pages 198–205 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Securitization activity
The following tables provide information related to the Firm’s securitization activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, related to assets held in JPMorgan Chase–sponsored securitization entities that were not consolidated by the Firm, as sale accounting was achieved based on the accounting rules in effect at the time of the securitization. For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009, there were no mortgage loans that were securitized, and there were no cash flows from the Firm to the SPEs related to recourse or guarantee arrangements. Effective January 1, 2010, all of the Firm-sponsored credit card, student loan and auto securitization trusts were consolidated as a result of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs and, accordingly, are not included in the securitization activity tables below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30, 2010
    Residential mortgage    
                        Commercial
(in millions)   Prime(f)   Subprime   Option ARMs   and other
 
Principal securitized
  $     $     $     $ 574  
Pretax gains
                      (g)
All cash flows during the period(a):
                               
Proceeds from new securitizations(b)
  $     $     $     $ 601  
Servicing fees collected
    77       55       109       1  
Other cash flows received(c)
                       
Purchases of previously transferred financial assets (or the underlying collateral)(d)
    46                    
Cash flows received on the interests that continue to be held by the Firm(e)
    64       6       8       38  
 
                                 
    Three months ended September 30, 2009
    Residential mortgage    
                        Commercial
(in millions)   Prime(f)   Subprime   Option ARMs   and other
 
All cash flows during the period(a):
                               
Servicing fees collected
  $ 105     $ 45     $ 118     $ 2  
Other cash flows received(c)
    2       1              
Purchases of previously transferred financial assets (or the underlying collateral)(d)
    36             7        
Cash flows received on the interests that continue to be held by the Firm(e)
    148       6       11       31  
 
                                 
    Nine months ended September 30, 2010
    Residential mortgage    
                        Commercial
(in millions)   Prime(f)   Subprime   Option ARMs   and other
 
Principal securitized
  $     $     $     $ 1,136  
Pretax gains
                      (g)
All cash flows during the period(a):
                               
Proceeds from new securitizations(b)
  $     $     $     $ 1,193  
Servicing fees collected
    241       154       344       3  
Other cash flows received(c)
                       
Purchases of previously transferred financial assets (or the underlying collateral)(d)
    146       6              
Cash flows received on the interests that continue to be held by the Firm(e)
    216       18       19       106  
 

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    Nine months ended September 30, 2009
    Residential mortgage    
                            Commercial
(in millions)   Prime(f)   Subprime   Option ARMs   and other
 
All cash flows during the period(a):
                               
Servicing fees collected
  $ 337     $ 130     $ 364     $ 10  
Other cash flows received(c)
    8       3              
Purchases of previously transferred financial assets (or the underlying collateral)(d)
    112             20        
Cash flows received on the interests that continue to be held by the Firm(e)
    512       19       75       189  
 
(a)   Excludes sales for which the Firm did not securitize the loan (including loans sold to Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac).
 
(b)   Includes $601 million and $1.2 billion of proceeds from new securitizations received as securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. These securities were classified as level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy.
 
(c)   Includes excess servicing fees and other ancillary fees received.
 
(d)   Includes cash paid by the Firm to reacquire assets from the off–balance sheet, nonconsolidated entities — for example, servicer clean-up calls.
 
(e)   Includes cash flows received on retained interests — including, for example, principal repayments and interest payments.
 
(f)   Includes Alt-A loans and re-securitization transactions.
 
(g)   As of January 1, 2007, the Firm elected the fair value option for IB warehouse. The carrying value of these loans accounted for at fair value approximated the proceeds received from securitization.
Loans sold to agencies and other third-party sponsored securitization entities
In addition to the amounts reported in the securitization activity tables above, the Firm, in the normal course of business, sells originated and purchased mortgage loans, predominantly to Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, (the “Agencies”). These loans are sold primarily for the purpose of securitization by the Agencies, which also provide credit enhancement of the loans through certain guarantee provisions. The Firm does not consolidate these securitization vehicles as it is not the primary beneficiary. In connection with these loan sales, the Firm makes certain representations and warranties. For additional information about the Firm’s loan sale- and securitization-related indemnifications, see Note 22 on pages 174–178 of this Form 10-Q.
The Firm generally retains the right to service the mortgage loans in accordance with the respective servicing guidelines and standards, which is a form of continuing involvement, and records this right as a servicing asset at the time of sale.
The following table summarizes these loan sale activities.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Carrying value of loans sold(a)(b)
  $ 42,543     $ 37,066     $ 108,090     $ 118,674  
 
Proceeds received from loan sales:
                               
Cash
    2,786       432       3,386       1,252  
Securities(c)
    39,045       35,779       102,861       114,635  
 
Total proceeds received from loan sales
    41,831       36,211       106,247       115,887  
 
Gains on loan sales
    91       18       182       64  
 
(a)   Predominantly to the Agencies.
 
(b)   See Note 16 on pages 167–170 of this Form 10-Q for further information on originated MSRs.
 
(c)   Predominantly includes securities from the Agencies that are generally sold shortly after receipt.
JPMorgan Chase’s interest in securitized assets held at fair value
The following table summarizes the Firm’s nonconsolidated securitization interests which are carried at fair value on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The risk ratings are periodically reassessed as information becomes available. As of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, 69% and 76%, respectively, of the Firm’s retained securitization interests, which are carried at fair value, were risk-rated “A” or better.

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    Ratings profile of interests held (b)(c)(d)
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    Investment-   Noninvestment-   Retained   Investment-   Noninvestment-   Retained
(in billions)   grade   grade   interests   grade   grade   interests(e)
 
Asset types:
                                               
Residential mortgage:
                                               
Prime(a)
  $ 0.1     $ 0.5     $ 0.6     $ 0.7     $ 0.4     $ 1.1  
Subprime
                                   
Option ARMs
    0.1             0.1       0.1             0.1  
Commercial and other
    2.5       0.3       2.8       2.2       0.2       2.4  
 
Total
  $ 2.7     $ 0.8     $ 3.5     $ 3.0     $ 0.6     $ 3.6  
 
(a)   Includes retained interests in Alt-A loans and re-securitization transactions.
 
(b)   The ratings scale is presented on an S&P-equivalent basis.
 
(c)   Includes $199 million and $139 million of investments acquired in the secondary market, but predominantly held for investment purposes, as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Of this amount, $159 million and $108 million is classified as investment-grade as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(d)   Excludes senior and subordinated securities of $378 million and $875 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which the Firm purchased in connection with IB’s secondary market-making activities.
 
(e)   Excludes $49 million of retained interests in student loans at December 31, 2009.
The table below outlines the key economic assumptions used to determine the fair value as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, of certain of the Firm’s retained interests in nonconsolidated VIEs, other than MSRs, that are valued using modeling techniques. The table below also outlines the sensitivities of those fair values to immediate 10% and 20% adverse changes in assumptions used to determine fair value. For a discussion of MSRs, see Note 16 on pages 164–170 of this Form 10-Q.
                                 
    Residential mortgage        
September 30, 2010                         Commercial  
(in millions, except rates and where otherwise noted)   Prime(a)     Subprime     Option ARMs     and other  
 
JPMorgan Chase interests in securitized assets
  $ 646     $ 9     $ 108     $ 2,783  
 
Weighted-average life (in years)
    5.5       7.5       4.7       3.1  
 
Weighted-average constant prepayment rate
    11.7 %     2.7 %     16.7 %     %
 
  CPR   CPR   CPR   CPR
Impact of 10% adverse change
  $ (12 )   $     $ (1 )   $  
Impact of 20% adverse change
    (24 )           (3 )      
 
Weighted-average loss assumption
    3.9 %     8.9 %     12.7 %     1.9 %
Impact of 10% adverse change
  $ (10 )   $     $     $ (75 )
Impact of 20% adverse change
    (17 )     (1 )           (152 )
Weighted-average discount rate
    10.6 %     13.1 %     5.5 %     15.1 %
Impact of 10% adverse change
  $ (22 )   $     $ (2 )   $ (74 )
Impact of 20% adverse change
    (43 )     (1 )     (4 )     (140 )
 
                                 
    Residential mortgage        
December 31, 2009                         Commercial  
(in millions, except rates and where otherwise noted)   Prime(a)     Subprime     Option ARMs     and other  
 
JPMorgan Chase interests in securitized assets
  $ 1,143     $ 27     $ 113     $ 2,361  
 
Weighted-average life (in years)
    8.3       4.3       5.1       3.5  
 
Weighted-average constant prepayment rate
    4.9 %     21.8 %     15.7 %     %
 
  CPR   CPR   CPR   CPR
Impact of 10% adverse change
  $ (15 )   $ (2 )   $     $  
Impact of 20% adverse change
    (31 )     (3 )     (1 )      
 
Weighted-average loss assumption
    3.2 %     2.7 %     0.7 %     1.4 %
Impact of 10% adverse change
  $ (15 )   $ (4 )   $     $ (41 )
Impact of 20% adverse change
    (29 )     (7 )           (100 )
Weighted-average discount rate
    11.4 %     23.2 %     5.4 %     12.5 %
Impact of 10% adverse change
  $ (41 )   $ (2 )   $ (1 )   $ (72 )
Impact of 20% adverse change
    (82 )     (4 )     (3 )     (139 )
 
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The sensitivity analysis in the preceding table is hypothetical. Changes in fair value based on a 10% or 20% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated easily, because the relationship of the change in the assumptions to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in the table, the effect that a change in a particular assumption may have on the fair value is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which might counteract or magnify the sensitivities. The above sensitivities also do not reflect risk management practices the Firm may undertake to mitigate such risks.
Loan delinquencies and net charge-offs
The table below includes information about delinquencies, net charge-offs and components of off–balance sheet securitized financial assets as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
                                                                                 
                    90 days past due        
    Credit exposure   and still accruing   Nonperforming loans   Net loan charge-offs(d)
                            Three months ended   Nine months ended
    Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   Sept. 30,   Dec. 31,   September 30,   September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Securitized loans:
                                                                               
Residential mortgage:
                                                                               
Prime mortgage(a)(b)
  $ 154,313     $ 171,547     $     $     $ 36,230     $ 33,838     $ 1,490     $ 2,728     $ 4,875     $ 7,319  
Subprime mortgage(b)
    41,255       47,261                   16,192       19,505       749       1,684       2,865       5,962  
Option ARMs(b)
    37,106       41,983                   11,016       10,973       479       566       1,705       1,420  
Commercial and other(b)
    99,415       24,799       236             4,911       1,244       159       2       331       12  
 
Total loans securitized(c)
  $ 332,089     $ 285,590     $ 236     $     $ 68,349     $ 65,560     $ 2,877     $ 4,980     $ 9,776     $ 14,713  
 
(a)   Includes Alt-A loans.
 
(b)   Total assets held in securitization-related SPEs were $409.8 billion and $435.6 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. The $332.1 billion and $285.6 billion of loans securitized at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, excludes: $68.1 billion and $145.0 billion of securitized loans in which the Firm has no continuing involvement, zero and $1.2 billion of nonconsolidated auto and student loan securitizations, and $9.6 billion and $3.8 billion of loan securitizations (including automobile and student loans) consolidated on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(c)   Includes securitized loans that were previously recorded at fair value and classified as trading assets.
 
(d)   Net charge-offs represent losses realized upon liquidation of the assets held by off–balance sheet securitization entities.
NOTE 16 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
For a discussion of accounting policies related to goodwill and other intangible assets, see Note 17 on pages 214–217 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Goodwill and other intangible assets consist of the following.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Goodwill
  $ 48,736     $ 48,357  
Mortgage servicing rights
    10,305       15,531  
 
Other intangible assets:
               
Purchased credit card relationships
  $ 974     $ 1,246  
Other credit card–related intangibles
    617       691  
Core deposit intangibles
    959       1,207  
Other intangibles
    1,432       1,477  
 
Total other intangible assets
  $ 3,982     $ 4,621  
 
Goodwill
The following table presents goodwill attributed to the business segments.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Investment Bank
  $ 5,334     $ 4,959  
Retail Financial Services
    16,815       16,831  
Card Services
    14,170       14,134  
Commercial Banking
    2,866       2,868  
Treasury & Securities Services
    1,678       1,667  
Asset Management
    7,496       7,521  
Corporate/Private Equity
    377       377  
 
Total goodwill
  $ 48,736     $ 48,357  
 

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The following table presents changes in the carrying amount of goodwill.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Balance at beginning of period(a)
  $ 48,320     $ 48,288     $ 48,357     $ 48,027  
Changes during the period from:
                               
Business combinations
    381       2       400       247  
Dispositions
                (19 )      
Other(b)
    35       44       (2 )     60  
 
Balance at September 30,(a)
  $ 48,736     $ 48,334     $ 48,736     $ 48,334  
 
(a)   Reflects gross goodwill balances as the Firm has not recognized any impairment losses to date.
 
(b)   Includes foreign currency translation adjustments and other tax-related adjustments.
The $379 million increase in goodwill from December 31, 2009, was largely due to the acquisition of RBS Sempra Commodities businesses, and foreign currency translation adjustments related to the Firm’s credit card and merchant businesses, partially offset by the divestiture of certain non-strategic businesses, as well as tax-related purchase accounting adjustments associated with the Bank One merger.
Goodwill was not impaired at September 30, 2010, or December 31, 2009, nor was any goodwill written off due to impairment during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 or 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the firm reviewed current conditions (including the estimated effects of regulatory and legislative changes, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and limitations on non-sufficient funds and overdraft fees), and prior projections for all of its reporting units. In addition, the Firm updated the discounted cash flow valuations of its consumer lending businesses in RFS and CS, as these businesses continue to have elevated risk for goodwill impairment due to their exposure to U.S. consumer credit risk and the effects of recent regulatory and legislative changes. As a result of these reviews, the Firm concluded that goodwill for these businesses and the Firm’s other reporting units were not impaired at September 30, 2010.
Mortgage servicing rights
For a further description of the MSR asset, interest rate risk management, and the valuation methodology of MSRs, see Notes 3 and 17 on pages 151–152 and 214–217, respectively, of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
The following table summarizes MSR activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except where otherwise noted)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Fair value at the beginning of the period
  $ 11,853     $ 14,600     $ 15,531     $ 9,403  
MSR activity
                               
Originations of MSRs
    803       873       2,025       2,851  
Purchase of MSRs
    9             23       2  
Disposition of MSRs
    (257 )           (262 )     (10 )
 
Total net additions
    555       873       1,786       2,843  
Change in valuation due to inputs and assumptions(a)
    (1,497 )     (1,096 )     (5,177 )     4,045  
Other changes in fair value(b)
    (606 )     (714 )     (1,835 )     (2,628 )
 
Total change in fair value of MSRs(c)
    (2,103 )     (1,810 )     (7,012 )     1,417  
 
Fair value at September 30(d)
  $ 10,305     $ 13,663     $ 10,305     $ 13,663  
 
Change in unrealized gains/(losses) included in income related to MSRs held at September 30
  $ (1,497 )   $ (1,096 )   $ (5,177 )   $ 4,045  
 
Contractual service fees, late fees and other ancillary fees included in income
  $ 1,113     $ 1,187     $ 3,393     $ 3,615  
 
Third-party mortgage loans serviced at September 30 (in billions)
  $ 1,021.2     $ 1,107.7     $ 1,021.2     $ 1,107.7  
 
Servicer advances, net at September 30 (in billions)(e)
  $ 9.3     $ 7.4     $ 9.3     $ 7.4  
 
(a)   Represents MSR asset fair value adjustments due to changes in inputs, such as interest rates and volatility, as well as updates to assumptions used in the valuation model. “Total realized/unrealized gains/(losses)” columns in the Changes in level 3 recurring fair value measurements tables in Note 3 on pages 119–123 of this Form 10-Q include these amounts.
 
(b)   Includes changes in MSR value due to modeled servicing portfolio runoff (or time decay). “Purchases, issuances, settlements, net” columns in the Changes in level 3 recurring fair value measurements tables in Note 3 on pages 119–123 of this Form 10-Q include these amounts.
 
(c)   Includes changes related to commercial real estate of $(2) million and $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $(6) million and $(3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(d)   Includes $35 million and $42 million related to commercial real estate at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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(e)   Represents amounts the Firm pays as the servicer (e.g., scheduled principal and interest to a trust, taxes and insurance), which will generally be reimbursed within a short period of time after the advance via future cash flows from the trust or the underlying loans. The Firm’s credit risk associated with these advances is minimal because reimbursement of the advances is senior to all cash payments to investors in the underlying loans. In addition, the Firm maintains the right to stop payment if the collateral is insufficient to cover the advance.
The following table presents the components of mortgage fees and related income (including the impact of MSR risk management activities) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
RFS mortgage fees and related income
                               
Net production revenue:
                               
Production revenue
  $ 1,233     $ 395     $ 2,342     $ 1,635  
Repurchase losses
    (1,464 )     (465 )     (2,563 )     (940 )
 
Net production revenue
    (231 )     (70 )     (221 )     695  
 
Net mortgage servicing revenue
                               
Operating revenue:
                               
Loan servicing revenue
    1,153       1,220       3,446       3,721  
Other changes in MSR asset fair value(a)
    (604 )     (712 )     (1,829 )     (2,622 )
 
Total operating revenue
    549       508       1,617       1,099  
 
Risk management:
                               
Changes in MSR asset fair value due to inputs or assumptions in model(b)
    (1,497 )     (1,099 )     (5,177 )     4,042  
Derivative valuation adjustments and other
    1,884       1,534       6,027       (2,523 )
 
Total risk management
    387       435       850       1,519  
 
Total RFS net mortgage servicing revenue
    936       943       2,467       2,618  
 
All other(c)
    2       (30 )     7       (85 )
 
Mortgage fees and related income
  $ 707     $ 843     $ 2,253     $ 3,228  
 
(a)   Includes changes in the MSR value due to modeled servicing portfolio runoff (or time decay). “Purchases, issuances, settlements, net” columns in the Changes in level 3 recurring fair value measurements tables in Note 3 on pages 119–123 of this Form 10-Q include these amounts.
 
(b)   Represents MSR asset fair value adjustments due to changes in inputs, such as interest rates and volatility, as well as updates to assumptions used in the valuation model. “Total realized/unrealized gains/(losses)” columns in the Changes in level 3 recurring fair value measurements tables in Note 3 on pages 119–123 of this Form 10-Q include these amounts.
 
(c)   Primarily represents risk management activities performed by the Chief Investment Office (“CIO”) in the Corporate sector.
The table below outlines the key economic assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Firm’s MSRs at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009; and it outlines the sensitivities of those fair values to immediate adverse changes in those assumptions, as defined below.
                 
(in millions, except rates)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Weighted-average prepayment speed assumption (CPR)
    18.32 %     11.37 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
  $ (905 )   $ (896 )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
    (1,744 )     (1,731 )
 
Weighted-average option adjusted spread
    4.18 %     4.63 %
Impact on fair value of 100 basis points adverse change
  $ (390 )   $ (641 )
Impact on fair value of 200 basis points adverse change
    (749 )     (1,232 )
 
CPR: Constant prepayment rate.
The sensitivity analysis in the preceding table is hypothetical and should be used with caution. Changes in fair value based on changes in assumptions generally cannot be easily extrapolated, because the relationship of the change in the assumptions to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect that a change in a particular assumption may have on the fair value is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another, which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

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Other intangible assets
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, purchased credit card relationships, other credit card–related intangibles, core deposit intangibles and other intangible assets decreased $639 million, primarily reflecting amortization expense.
The components of credit card relationships, core deposits and other intangible assets were as follows.
                                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
                    Net                   Net
    Gross   Accumulated   carrying   Gross   Accumulated   carrying
(in millions)   amount   amortization   value   amount   amortization   value
 
Purchased credit card relationships
  $ 5,785     $ 4,811     $ 974     $ 5,783     $ 4,537     $ 1,246  
Other credit card–related intangibles
    898       281       617       894       203       691  
Core deposit intangibles
    4,280       3,321       959       4,280       3,073       1,207  
Other intangibles
    2,231       799       1,432 (a)     2,200       723       1,477  
 
(a)   The decrease from December 31, 2009 includes the elimination of servicing assets for auto and student loans as a result of the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs.
Amortization expense
The Firm’s intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their useful lives in a manner that best reflects the economic benefits of the intangible asset. Intangible assets of approximately $600 million consisting primarily of asset management advisory contracts, were determined to have an indefinite life and are not amortized.
The following table presents amortization expense related to credit card relationships, core deposits and other intangible assets.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Purchased credit card relationships
  $ 80     $ 99     $ 274     $ 323  
All other intangibles:
                               
Other credit card–related intangibles
    26       24       78       70  
Core deposit intangibles
    82       96       248       294  
Other intangibles(a)
    30       35       96       107  
 
Total amortization expense
  $ 218     $ 254     $ 696     $ 794  
 
(a)   Excludes amortization expense related to servicing assets on securitized automobile loans, which is recorded in lending- and deposit-related fees, of $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, which resulted in the elimination of those servicing assets.
Future amortization expense
The following table presents estimated future amortization expense related to credit card relationships, core deposits and other intangible assets.
                                         
            Other credit            
    Purchased credit   card–related   Core deposit   Other    
For the year: (in millions)   card relationships   intangibles   intangibles   intangibles   Total
 
2010(a)
  $ 354     $ 105     $ 328     $ 129     $ 916  
2011
    291       103       284       118       796  
2012
    252       106       240       115       713  
2013
    213       103       195       111       622  
2014
    109       101       103       98       411  
 
(a)   Includes $274 million, $78 million, $248 million and $96 million of amortization expense related to purchased credit card relationships, other credit card–related intangibles, core deposit intangibles and other intangibles, respectively, recognized during the first nine months of 2010.

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NOTE 17 — DEPOSITS
For further discussion of deposits, see Note 19 on page 218 in JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits were as follows.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
U.S. offices:
               
Noninterest-bearing
  $ 219,302     $ 204,003  
Interest-bearing
               
Demand(a)
    15,983       15,964  
Savings(b)
    318,997       297,949  
Time (included $2,740 and $1,463 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    100,425       125,191  
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    435,405       439,104  
 
Total deposits in U.S. offices
    654,707       643,107  
 
Non-U.S. offices:
               
Noninterest-bearing
    10,646       8,082  
Interest-bearing
               
Demand
    174,668       186,885  
Savings
    585       661  
Time (included $2,048 and $2,992 at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively)
    62,532       99,632  
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    237,785       287,178  
 
Total deposits in non-U.S. offices
    248,431       295,260  
 
Total deposits
  $ 903,138     $ 938,367  
 
(a)   Represents Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (“NOW”) accounts.
 
(b)   Includes Money Market Deposit Accounts (“MMDAs”).
NOTE 18 — OTHER BORROWED FUNDS
The following table details the components of other borrowed funds.
                 
(in millions)   September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
 
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks(a)
  $ 15,906     $ 27,847  
Other
    35,736       27,893  
 
Total other borrowed funds(b)
  $ 51,642     $ 55,740  
 
(a)   Maturities of advances from the FHLBs are $2.6 billion, $1.0 billion, $6.3 billion, $1.0 billion, and $4.0 billion in each of the 12-month periods ending September 30, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively, and $932 million maturing after September 30, 2015.
 
(b)   Includes other borrowed funds of $10.4 billion and $5.6 billion accounted for at fair value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.

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NOTE 19 — EARNINGS PER SHARE
For a discussion of the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), see Note 25 on page 224 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Basic earnings per share
                               
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 4,418     $ 3,512     $ 12,539     $ 8,374  
Extraordinary gain
          76             76  
 
Net income
    4,418       3,588       12,539       8,450  
Less: Preferred stock dividends
    160       163       485       1,165  
Less: Accelerated amortization from redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury
                      1,112 (c)
 
Net income applicable to common equity
    4,258       3,425       12,054       6,173 (c)
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
    239       185       701       348  
 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
  $ 4,019     $ 3,240     $ 11,353     $ 5,825  
Total weighted-average basic shares outstanding
    3,954.3       3,937.9       3,969.4       3,835.0  
 
Per share
                               
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 1.02     $ 0.80     $ 2.86     $ 1.50 (c)
Extraordinary gain
          0.02             0.02  
 
Net income
  $ 1.02     $ 0.82     $ 2.86     $ 1.52 (c)
 
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
Diluted earnings per share
                               
Net income applicable to common stockholders
  $ 4,019     $ 3,240     $ 11,353     $ 5,825  
Total weighted-average basic shares outstanding
    3,954.3       3,937.9       3,969.4       3,835.0  
Add: Employee stock options and SARs(a)
    17.6       24.1       21.3       13.3  
 
Total weighted-average diluted shares outstanding(b)
    3,971.9       3,962.0       3,990.7       3,848.3  
 
Per share
                               
Income before extraordinary gain
  $ 1.01     $ 0.80     $ 2.84     $ 1.50 (c)
Extraordinary gain
          0.02             0.01  
 
Net income
  $ 1.01     $ 0.82     $ 2.84     $ 1.51 (c)
 
(a)   Excluded from the computation of diluted EPS (due to the antidilutive effect) were options issued under employee benefit plans and the warrants originally issued in 2008 under the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program to purchase shares of the Firm’s common stock aggregating 236 million and 241 million shares for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 233 million and 306 million shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(b)   Participating securities were included in the calculation of diluted EPS using the two-class method, as this computation was more dilutive than the calculation using the treasury stock method.
 
(c)   The calculation of basic and diluted EPS and net income applicable to common equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, includes a one-time, noncash reduction of $1.1 billion, or $0.27 per share, resulting from repayment of U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) preferred capital.
NOTE 20 — ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) includes the after-tax change in unrealized gains and losses on AFS securities, foreign currency translation adjustments (including the impact of related derivatives), cash flow hedging activities and net loss and prior service cost/(credit) related to the Firm’s defined benefit pension and OPEB plans.
                                         
                            Net loss and prior    
                            service costs/(credit)   Accumulated
Nine months ended   Unrealized   Translation           of defined benefit   other
September 30, 2010   gains/(losses) on   adjustments,           pension and   comprehensive
(in millions)   AFS securities(b)   net of hedges   Cash flow hedges   OPEB plans   income/(loss)
 
Balance at January 1, 2010
  $ 2,032 (c)   $ (16 )   $ 181     $ (2,288 )   $ (91 )
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles(a)
    (144 )                       (144 )
Net change
    2,839 (d)     196 (e)     142 (f)     154 (g)     3,331  
 
Balance at September 30, 2010
  $ 4,727 (c)   $ 180     $ 323     $ (2,134 )   $ 3,096  
 

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                            Net loss and prior    
                            service costs/(credit)   Accumulated
Nine months ended   Unrealized   Translation           of defined benefit   other
September 30, 2009   gains/(losses) on   adjustments,           pension and   comprehensive
(in millions)   AFS securities(b)   net of hedges   Cash flow hedges   OPEB plans   income/(loss)
 
Balance at January 1, 2009
  $ (2,101 )   $ (598 )   $ (202 )   $ (2,786 )   $ (5,687 )
Net change
    4,983 (d)     549 (e)     293 (f)     145 (g)     5,970  
 
Balance at September 30, 2009
  $ 2,882     $ (49 )   $ 91     $ (2,641 )   $ 283  
 
(a)   Reflects the effect of adoption of new accounting guidance related to the consolidation of VIEs, and to embedded credit derivatives in beneficial interests in securitized financial assets. AOCI decreased by $129 million due to the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs as a result of the reversal of the fair value adjustments taken on retained AFS securities that were eliminated in consolidation; for further discussion see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q. AOCI decreased by $15 million due to the adoption of the new guidance related to credit derivatives embedded in certain of the Firm’s AFS securities; for further discussion, see Note 5 on pages 132–140 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Represents the after-tax difference between the fair value and amortized cost of the AFS securities portfolio and retained interests in securitizations recorded in other assets.
 
(c)   Includes after-tax unrealized losses of $(97) million and $(226) million not related to credit on debt securities for which credit losses have been recognized in income at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
 
(d)   The net change for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, was due primarily to the narrowing of spreads on commercial and non-agency MBS as well as on collateralized loan obligations; also reflects increased market value on pass through MBS. The net change for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, was due primarily to the overall market spread and market liquidity improvement.
 
(e)   Includes $187 million and $702 million at September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, of after-tax gains/(losses) on foreign currency translation from operations for which the functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, and $9 million and $(153) million, respectively, of after-tax gains/(losses) on hedges. The Firm may not hedge its entire exposure to foreign currency translation on net investments in foreign operations.
 
(f)   The net change for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, included $53 million of after-tax gains recognized in income, and $195 million of after-tax gains, representing the net change in derivative fair value that was reported in comprehensive income. The net change for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, included $117 million of after-tax gains recognized in income and $410 million of after-tax gains, representing the net change in derivative fair value that was reported in comprehensive income.
 
(g)   The net changes for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, were primarily due to after-tax adjustments based on the final year-end actuarial valuations for the U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension and OPEB plans (for 2009 and 2008, respectively); and the amortization of net loss and prior service credit into net periodic benefit cost. The net change for 2009 also included an offset for a change in income tax rates.
NOTE 21 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
For a discussion of the Firm’s commitments and contingencies, see Note 30 on page 230 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Litigation reserve
The Firm maintains litigation reserves for certain of its outstanding litigation. At September 30, 2010, the Firm and its subsidiaries were named as a defendant or were otherwise involved in several thousand legal proceedings, investigations and litigations in various jurisdictions around the world. The Firm’s material legal proceedings are described in Item 1: Legal Proceedings on pages 192–200 of this Form 10-Q (the “Legal Proceedings section”), to which reference is hereby made.
The Firm has established reserves for several hundred of its cases. The Firm accrues for a litigation-related liability when it is probable that such liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Firm evaluates its litigations, proceedings and investigations each quarter to assess its litigation reserves, and makes adjustments in such reserves, upwards or downwards as appropriate, based on management’s best judgment after consultation with counsel. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm incurred $1.5 billion and $5.2 billion, respectively, of litigation expense. There is no assurance that the Firm’s litigation reserves will not need to be adjusted in the future.

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The Firm’s legal proceedings range from cases involving a single plaintiff to class action lawsuits with classes involving thousands of plaintiffs. These cases involve each of the various lines of business of the Firm and a wide variety of claims (including common law tort and contract claims and statutory antitrust, securities and consumer protection claims), some of which are at preliminary stages of adjudication and/or present novel factual claims or legal theories. While some cases pending against the Firm specify the damages claimed by the plaintiff, many seek an indeterminate amount of damages or are at very early stages; and even where damages are specified by the plaintiff, such claimed amount may not correlate to reasonably possible losses or those that might be judicially determined to be payable by the Firm.
For those legal matters where damages have been specified by the plaintiff, such claimed damages may, in some instances, provide the upper end of the range of reasonably possible losses as previously defined. Accordingly, to assist the reader’s understanding of the potential magnitude of the matters at issue, the Firm has included in its current description of the status of each matter set forth in the Legal Proceedings section, for each particular matter where the information is available, the amount of damages claimed or publicly available information that pertains to the damages claimed where not so specified. The Firm does not believe that a range of reasonably possible losses (defined by the relevant accounting literature to include all potential losses other than those deemed “remote”) can be determined for the other asserted and probable unasserted claims as of September 30, 2010. This would require the Firm to make assessments regarding claims, or portion of claims, where actual damages have not been specified by the plaintiffs, or to assess novel claims or claims that are at preliminary stages of adjudication.
The Firm believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted against it in its currently outstanding litigations, and it intends to defend itself vigorously in all its cases.
Based upon its current knowledge, after consultation with counsel and after taking into consideration its current litigation reserves, the Firm believes that the legal actions, proceedings and investigations currently pending against it should not have a material adverse effect on the Firm’s consolidated financial condition. However, in light of the uncertainties involved in such proceedings, actions and investigations, there is no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not significantly exceed the reserves currently accrued by the Firm; as a result, the outcome of a particular matter may be material to JPMorgan Chase’s operating results for a particular period depending on, among other factors, the size of the loss or liability imposed and the level of JPMorgan Chase’s income for that period.
NOTE 22 — OFF–BALANCE SHEET LENDING-RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, GUARANTEES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
JPMorgan Chase utilizes lending-related financial instruments (e.g., commitments and guarantees) to meet the financing needs of its customers. The contractual amount of these financial instruments represents the maximum possible credit risk should the counterparty draw upon the commitment or the Firm be required to fulfill its obligation under the guarantee, and the counterparty subsequently fail to perform according to the terms of the contract. These commitments and guarantees often expire without being drawn, and even higher proportions expire without a default. As a result, the total contractual amount of these instruments is not, in the Firm’s view, representative of its actual future credit exposure or funding requirements. For a discussion of off–balance sheet lending-related financial instruments and guarantees, and the Firm’s related accounting policies, see Note 31 on pages 230–234 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
To provide for the risk of loss inherent in wholesale-related contracts, an allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments is maintained. See Note 14 on pages 154–155 of this Form 10-Q for further discussion regarding the allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments.
The following table summarizes the contractual amounts and carrying values of off–balance sheet lending-related financial instruments, guarantees and other commitments at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The amounts in the table below for credit card and home equity lending-related commitments represent the total available credit for these products. The Firm has not experienced, and does not anticipate, that all available lines of credit for these products will be utilized at the same time. The Firm can reduce or cancel these lines of credit by providing the borrower prior notice or, in some cases, without notice as permitted by law.

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Off–balance sheet lending-related financial instruments, guarantees and other commitments
                                 
    Contractual amount   Carrying value(i)
    September 30,   December 31,   September 30,   December 31,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Lending-related
                               
Consumer:
                               
Home equity – senior lien
  $ 17,956     $ 19,246     $     $  
Home equity – junior lien
    32,457       37,231              
Prime mortgage
    1,487       1,654              
Subprime mortgage
                       
Option ARMs
                       
Auto loans
    5,892       5,467       2       7  
Credit card
    547,195       569,113              
All other loans
    10,483       11,229       5       5  
 
Total consumer
    615,470       643,940       7       12  
 
Wholesale:
                               
Other unfunded commitments to extend credit(a)(b)
    198,587       192,145       410       356  
Asset purchase agreements(b)
          22,685             126  
Standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees(a)(c)(d)
    93,055       91,485       816       919  
Unused advised lines of credit
    40,598       35,673              
Other letters of credit(a)(d)
    6,372       5,167       1       1  
 
Total wholesale
    338,612       347,155       1,227       1,402  
 
Total lending-related
  $ 954,082     $ 991,095     $ 1,234     $ 1,414  
 
Other guarantees and commitments
                               
Securities lending guarantees(e)
  $ 183,715     $ 170,777     NA   NA
Derivatives qualifying as guarantees(f)
    74,077       87,191     $ 678     $ 762  
Unsettled reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements
    63,806       48,187              
Equity investment commitments(g)
    2,285       2,374              
Building purchase commitment
    670       670              
Loan sale and securitization-related indemnifications:
                               
Repurchase liability(h)
  NA   NA     3,307       1,705  
Loans sold with recourse
    11,191       13,544       152       271  
 
(a)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, represents the contractual amount net of risk participations totaling $546 million and $643 million, respectively, for other unfunded commitments to extend credit; $23.2 billion and $24.6 billion, respectively, for standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees; and $890 million and $690 million, respectively, for other letters of credit. In regulatory filings with the Federal Reserve these commitments are shown gross of risk participations.
 
(b)   Upon the adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, $24.2 billion of lending-related commitments between the Firm and Firm-administered multi-seller conduits were eliminated upon consolidation. The decrease in lending-related commitments was partially offset by the addition of $6.5 billion of unfunded commitments directly between the multi-seller conduits and clients; these unfunded commitments of the consolidated conduits are now included as off–balance sheet lending-related commitments of the Firm.
 
(c)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, includes unissued standby letters of credit commitments of $40.9 billion and $38.4 billion, respectively.
 
(d)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, JPMorgan Chase held collateral relating to $36.0 billion and $31.5 billion, respectively, of standby letters of credit; and $2.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, of other letters of credit.
 
(e)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, collateral held by the Firm in support of securities lending indemnification agreements totaled $185.7 billion and $173.2 billion, respectively. Securities lending collateral comprises primarily cash and securities issued by governments that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and U.S. government agencies.
 
(f)   Represents notional amounts of derivatives qualifying as guarantees. The carrying value at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, reflects derivative payables of $902 million and $981 million, respectively, less derivative receivables of $224 million and $219 million, respectively.
 
(g)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, includes unfunded commitments of $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, to third-party private equity funds; and $1.2 billion and $897 million, respectively, to other equity investments. These commitments include $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, related to investments that are generally fair valued at net asset value as discussed in Note 3 on pages 114–128 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(h)   Represents estimated repurchase liability related to indemnifications for breaches of representations and warranties in loan sale and securitization agreements. For additional information, see Loan sale and securitization-related indemnifications on pages 177–178 of this Note.
 
(i)   For lending-related products, the carrying value represents the allowance for lending-related commitments and the guarantee liability. For derivative-related products, the carrying value represents the fair value. For all other products the carrying value represents the valuation reserve.

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Other unfunded commitments to extend credit
Other unfunded commitments to extend credit include commitments to U.S. states and municipalities, hospitals and other not-for-profit entities to provide funding for periodic tenders of their variable-rate demand bond obligations or commercial paper. Performance by the Firm is required in the event that the variable-rate demand bonds or commercial paper cannot be remarketed to new investors. The amount of commitments related to variable-rate demand bonds and commercial paper of U.S. states and municipalities, hospitals and not-for-profit entities was $19.5 billion and $23.3 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. Similar commitments exist to extend credit in the form of liquidity facility agreements with nonconsolidated municipal bond VIEs. For further information, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
Also included in other unfunded commitments to extend credit are commitments to noninvestment-grade counterparties in connection with leveraged and acquisition finance activities. The acquisition-related commitments are dependent on whether the acquisition by the borrower is successful, tend to be short-term in nature and, in most cases, are subject to certain conditions based on the borrower’s financial condition or other factors. The amounts of commitments related to leveraged and acquisition finance activities were $5.6 billion and $7.0 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. For further information, see Note 3 and Note 4 on pages 114–128 and 129–131 respectively, of this Form 10-Q.
Guarantees
The Firm considers the following off–balance sheet lending-related arrangements to be guarantees under U.S. GAAP: standby letters of credit and financial guarantees, securities lending indemnifications, certain indemnification agreements included within third-party contractual arrangements and certain derivative contracts. For a further discussion of the off–balance sheet lending-related arrangements the Firm considers to be guarantees, and the related accounting policies, see Note 31 on pages 230–234 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report. The amount of the liability, and corresponding asset, related to guarantees recorded at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, excluding the allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments and derivative contracts discussed below, was $361 million and $475 million, respectively.
Standby letters of credit
Standby letters of credit (“SBLC”) and other financial guarantees are conditional lending commitments issued by the Firm to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party under certain arrangements, such as commercial paper facilities, bond financings, acquisition financings, trade and similar transactions. The carrying values of standby and other letters of credit were $817 million and $920 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively, which was classified in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets; these carrying values include $456 million and $553 million, respectively, for the allowance for lending-related commitments, and $361 million and $367 million, respectively, for the guarantee liability.
The following table summarizes the types of facilities under which standby letters of credit and other letters of credit arrangements are outstanding by the ratings profiles of the Firm’s customers, as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009.
Standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees and other letters of credit
                                 
    September 30, 2010   December 31, 2009
    Standby letters of           Standby letters of    
    credit and other   Other letters   credit and other   Other letters
(in millions)   financial guarantees   of credit   financial guarantees   of credit
 
Investment-grade(a)
  $ 69,170     $ 5,302     $ 66,786     $ 3,861  
Noninvestment-grade(a)
    23,885       1,070       24,699       1,306  
 
Total contractual amount(b)
  $ 93,055 (c)   $ 6,372     $ 91,485 (c)   $ 5,167  
 
Allowance for lending-related commitments
  $ 455     $ 1     $ 552     $ 1  
Commitments with collateral
    35,991       2,381       31,454       1,315  
 
(a)   The ratings scale is based on the Firm’s internal ratings which generally correspond to ratings as defined by S&P and Moody’s.
 
(b)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, represents contractual amount net of risk participations totaling $23.2 billion and $24.6 billion, respectively, for standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees; and $890 million and $690 million, respectively, for other letters of credit. In regulatory filings with the Federal Reserve these commitments are shown gross of risk participations.
 
(c)   At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, includes unissued standby letters of credit commitments of $40.9 billion and $38.4 billion, respectively.

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Derivatives qualifying as guarantees
In addition to the contracts described above, the Firm transacts certain derivative contracts that meet the characteristics of a guarantee under U.S. GAAP. The total notional value of the derivatives that the Firm deems to be guarantees was $74.1 billion and $87.2 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. The notional value generally represents the Firm’s maximum exposure to derivatives qualifying as guarantees, although exposure to certain stable value derivatives is contractually limited to a substantially lower percentage of the notional value. The fair value of the contracts reflects the probability of whether the Firm will be required to perform under the contract. The fair value related to derivative guarantees were derivative payables of $902 million and $981 million and derivative receivables of $224 million and $219 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. The Firm reduces exposures to these contracts by entering into offsetting transactions, or by entering into contracts that hedge the market risk related to the derivative guarantees.
In addition to derivative contracts that meet the characteristics of a guarantee, the Firm is both a purchaser and seller of credit protection in the credit derivatives market. For a further discussion of credit derivatives, see Note 5 on pages 132–140 of this Form 10-Q, and Note 5 on pages 167–175 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Unsettled reverse repurchase and securities borrowing agreements
In the normal course of business, the Firm enters into reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowing agreements that settle at a future date. These agreements generally do not meet the definition of a derivative, and therefore, are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets until settlement date. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the amount of commitments related to forward starting reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowing agreements were $17.6 billion and $23.4 billion, respectively. Commitments related to unsettled reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowing agreements with regular way settlement periods were $46.2 billion and $24.8 billion at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Loan sale- and securitization-related indemnifications
Indemnifications for breaches of representations and warranties
As part of the Firm’s loan sale and securitization activities, the Firm generally makes representations and warranties in its loan sale and securitization agreements that the loans sold meet certain requirements. These agreements may require the Firm (including in its roles as a servicer) to repurchase the loan, purchase the property if the loan has already been foreclosed upon, and/or reimburse the purchaser for losses if the foreclosed property has been liquidated (commonly referred to as a “make-whole payment”) if the Firm is deemed to have breached such representations or warranties. Generally, the maximum amount of future payments the Firm would be required to make for breaches under these representations and warranties would be equal to the unpaid principal balance of such loans that are deemed to have defects sold to purchasers (including securitization-related SPEs) plus, in certain circumstances, accrued and unpaid interest on such loans and certain expense. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Firm had recorded repurchase liabilities of $3.3 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, which are reported in accounts payable and other liabilities net of probable recoveries from third parties. The Firm does not believe a range of reasonably possible loss (as defined by the relevant accounting literature) related to its repurchase liability can be determined for asserted and probable unasserted claims as of September 30, 2010.
For additional information, see Note 13 and Note 15 on pages 149–154 and 155–167, respectively, of this Form 10-Q, and Note 13 and Note 15 on pages 192–196 and 198–205, respectively, of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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Loans sold with recourse
The Firm provides servicing for mortgages and certain commercial lending products on both a recourse and nonrecourse basis. In nonrecourse servicing, the principal credit risk to the Firm is the cost of temporary servicing advances of funds (i.e., normal servicing advances). In recourse servicing, the servicer agrees to share credit risk with the owner of the mortgage loans, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or a private investor, insurer or guarantor. Losses on recourse servicing predominantly occur when foreclosure sales proceeds of the property underlying a defaulted loan are less than the sum of the outstanding principal balance, plus accrued interest on the loan and the cost of holding and disposing of the underlying property. The Firm’s securitizations are predominantly nonrecourse, thereby effectively transferring the risk of future credit losses to the purchaser of the mortgage-backed securities issued by the trust. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the unpaid principal balance of loans sold with recourse totaled $11.2 billion and $13.5 billion, respectively. The carrying value of the related liability that the Firm has recorded, which is representative of the Firm’s view of the likelihood it will have to perform under this guarantee, was $152 million and $271 million at September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Building purchase commitment
In connection with the Bear Stearns merger, the Firm succeeded to an operating lease arrangement for the building located at 383 Madison Avenue in New York City (the “Synthetic Lease”). Under the terms of the Synthetic Lease, the Firm was obligated to a maximum residual value guarantee of approximately $670 million if the building were sold and the proceeds of the sale were insufficient to satisfy the lessor’s debt obligation. The Firm subsequently served notice to purchase the property upon expiration of the lease on November 1, 2010. Accordingly, the residual value guarantee was reclassified as a building purchase commitment. On November 1, 2010, the Firm purchased the 383 Madison Avenue building.
NOTE 23 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Firm is managed on a line of business basis. There are six major reportable business segments — Investment Bank, Retail Financial Services, Card Services, Commercial Banking, Treasury & Securities Services and Asset Management, as well as a Corporate/Private Equity segment. The business segments are determined based on the products and services provided, or the type of customer served, and they reflect the manner in which financial information is currently evaluated by management. Results of these lines of business are presented on a managed basis. For a definition of managed basis, see the footnotes to the table below. For a further discussion concerning JPMorgan Chase’s business segments, see Business Segment Results on page 20 of this Form 10-Q, and pages 53–54 and Note 34 on pages 237–239 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Segment results
The following tables provide a summary of the Firm’s segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, and 2009, on a managed basis. Prior to the January 1, 2010, adoption of the new consolidation guidance related to VIEs, the impact of credit card securitization adjustments had been included in reconciling items so that the total Firm results are on a reported basis. Finally, total net revenue (noninterest revenue and net interest income) for each of the segments is presented on a tax-equivalent basis. Accordingly, revenue from tax-exempt securities and investments that receive tax credits are presented in the managed results on a basis comparable to taxable securities and investments. This approach allows management to assess the comparability of revenue arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources. The corresponding income tax impact related to these items is recorded within income tax expense/(benefit).

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Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm enhanced its line of business equity framework to better align equity assigned to each line of business with the changes anticipated to occur in the business, and the competitive and regulatory landscape. The lines of business are now capitalized based on the Tier 1 common standard rather than the Tier 1 capital standard.
Segment results and reconciliation(a)
                                 
Three months ended September 30, 2010   Investment   Retail Financial   Card   Commercial
(in millions, except ratios)   Bank   Services   Services(d)   Banking
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 3,462     $ 2,788     $ 806     $ 547  
Net interest income
    1,891       4,858       3,447       980  
 
Total net revenue
    5,353       7,646       4,253       1,527  
Provision for credit losses
    (142 )     1,548       1,633       166  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
                       
Noninterest expense(c)
    3,704       4,517       1,445       560  
 
Income before income tax expense
    1,791       1,581       1,175       801  
Income tax expense
    505       674       440       330  
 
Net income
  $ 1,286     $ 907     $ 735     $ 471  
 
Average common equity
  $ 40,000     $ 28,000     $ 15,000     $ 8,000  
Average assets
    746,926       375,968       141,029       130,237  
Return on average common equity
    13 %     13 %     19 %     23 %
Overhead ratio
    69       59       34       37  
 
                                         
Three months ended September 30, 2010   Treasury &   Asset   Corporate/   Reconciling    
(in millions, except ratios)   Securities Services   Management   Private Equity   Items(d)(e)   Total
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 1,172     $ 1,780     $ 1,213     $ (446 )   $ 11,322  
Net interest income/(loss)
    659       392       371       (96 )     12,502  
 
Total net revenue
    1,831       2,172       1,584       (542 )     23,824  
Provision for credit losses
    (2 )     23       (3 )           3,223  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
    (31 )                 31        
Noninterest expense(c)
    1,410       1,488       1,274             14,398  
 
Income before income tax expense/ (benefit)
    392       661       313       (511 )     6,203  
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    141       241       (35 )     (511 )     1,785  
 
Net income
  $ 251     $ 420     $ 348     $     $ 4,418  
 
Average common equity
  $ 6,500     $ 6,500     $ 59,962     $     $ 163,962  
Average assets
    42,445       64,911       539,597     NA     2,041,113  
Return on average common equity
    15 %     26 %   NM   NM     10 %
Overhead ratio
    77       69     NM   NM     60  
 
                                 
Three months ended September 30, 2009   Investment   Retail Financial   Card   Commercial
(in millions, except ratios)   Bank   Services   Services(d)   Banking
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 5,253     $ 3,064     $ 831     $ 474  
Net interest income
    2,255       5,154       4,328       985  
 
Total net revenue
    7,508       8,218       5,159       1,459  
Provision for credit losses
    379       3,988       4,967       355  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
                       
Noninterest expense(c)
    4,274       4,196       1,306       545  
 
Income/(loss) before income tax expense/(benefit) and extraordinary gain
    2,855       34       (1,114 )     559  
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    934       27       (414 )     218  
 
Income/(loss) before extraordinary gain
    1,921       7       (700 )     341  
Extraordinary gain
                       
 
Net income/(loss)
  $ 1,921     $ 7     $ (700 )   $ 341  
 
Average common equity
  $ 33,000     $ 25,000     $ 15,000     $ 8,000  
Average assets
    678,796       401,620       192,141       130,316  
Return on average common equity
    23 %     %     (19 )%     17 %
Overhead ratio
    57       51       25       37  
 

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Three months ended September 30, 2009   Treasury &   Asset   Corporate/   Reconciling    
(in millions, except ratios)   Securities Services   Management   Private Equity   Items(d)(e)   Total
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 1,137     $ 1,681     $ 1,563     $ (118 )   $ 13,885  
Net interest income/(loss)
    651       404       1,031       (2,071 )     12,737  
 
Total net revenue
    1,788       2,085       2,594       (2,189 )     26,622  
Provision for credit losses
    13       38       62       (1,698 )     8,104  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
    (31 )                 31        
Noninterest expense(c)
    1,280       1,351       503             13,455  
 
Income before income tax expense/(benefit) and extraordinary gain
    464       696       2,029       (460 )     5,063  
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    162       266       818       (460 )     1,551  
 
Income before extraordinary gain
    302       430       1,211             3,512  
Extraordinary gain
                76             76  
 
Net income
  $ 302     $ 430     $ 1,287     $     $ 3,588  
 
Average common equity
  $ 5,000     $ 7,000     $ 56,468     $     $ 149,468  
Average assets
    33,117       60,345       585,620       (82,779 )     1,999,176  
Return on average common equity(f)
    24 %     24 %     NM       NM       9 %
Overhead ratio
    72       65       NM       NM       51  
 
                                 
Nine months ended September 30, 2010   Investment   Retail Financial   Card   Commercial
(in millions, except ratios)   Bank   Services   Services(d)   Banking
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 14,085     $ 8,532     $ 2,425     $ 1,593  
Net interest income
    5,919       14,699       10,492       2,836  
 
Total net revenue
    20,004       23,231       12,917       4,429  
Provision for credit losses
    (929 )     6,996       7,366       145  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
                       
Noninterest expense(c)
    13,064       13,040       4,283       1,641  
 
Income before income tax expense
    7,869       3,195       1,268       2,643  
Income tax expense
    2,731       1,377       493       1,089  
 
Net income
  $ 5,138     $ 1,818     $ 775     $ 1,554  
 
Average common equity
  $ 40,000     $ 28,000     $ 15,000     $ 8,000  
Average assets
    711,277       383,848       148,212       132,176  
Return on average common equity
    17 %     9 %     7 %     26 %
Overhead ratio
    65       56       33       37  
 
                                         
Nine months ended September 30, 2010   Treasury &   Asset   Corporate/   Reconciling    
(in millions, except ratios)   Securities Services   Management   Private Equity   Items(d)(e)   Total
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 3,545     $ 5,253     $ 3,597     $ (1,333 )   $ 37,697  
Net interest income/(loss)
    1,923       1,118       2,194       (282 )     38,899  
 
Total net revenue
    5,468       6,371       5,791       (1,615 )     76,596  
Provision for credit losses
    (57 )     63       12             13,596  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
    (91 )                 91        
Noninterest expense(c)
    4,134       4,335       4,656             45,153  
 
Income before income tax expense/(benefit)
    1,300       1,973       1,123       (1,524 )     17,847  
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    478       770       (106 )     (1,524 )     5,308  
 
Net income
  $ 822     $ 1,203     $ 1,229     $     $ 12,539  
 
Average common equity
  $ 6,500     $ 6,500     $ 55,737     $     $ 159,737  
Average assets
    41,211       63,629       560,803     NA     2,041,156  
Return on average common equity
    17 %     25 %     NM       NM       10 %
Overhead ratio
    76       68       NM       NM       59  
 

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Nine months ended September 30, 2009   Investment   Retail Financial   Card   Commercial
(in millions, except ratios)   Bank   Services   Services(d)   Banking
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 15,778     $ 9,601     $ 2,035     $ 1,354  
Net interest income
    7,402       15,422       13,121       2,960  
 
Total net revenue
    23,180       25,023       15,156       4,314  
Provision for credit losses
    2,460       11,711       14,223       960  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
                       
Noninterest expense(c)
    13,115       12,446       3,985       1,633  
 
Income/(loss) before income tax expense/(benefit) and extraordinary gain
    7,605       866       (3,052 )     1,721  
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    2,607       370       (1,133 )     674  
 
Income/(loss) before extraordinary gain
    4,998       496       (1,919 )     1,047  
Extraordinary gain
                       
 
Net income/(loss)
  $ 4,998     $ 496     $ (1,919 )   $ 1,047  
 
Average common equity
  $ 33,000     $ 25,000     $ 15,000     $ 8,000  
Average assets
    707,396       411,693       195,517       137,248  
Return on average common equity
    20 %     3 %     (17 )%     17 %
Overhead ratio
    57       50       26       38  
 
                                         
                           
Nine months ended September 30, 2009   Treasury &   Asset   Corporate/   Reconciling    
(in millions, except ratios)   Securities Services   Management   Private Equity   Items(d)(e)   Total
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 3,530     $ 4,549     $ 1,665     $ (16 )   $ 38,496  
Net interest income
    1,979       1,221       2,885       (6,216 )     38,774  
 
Total net revenue
    5,509       5,770       4,550       (6,232 )     77,270  
Provision for credit losses
    2       130       71       (4,826 )     24,731  
Credit reimbursement (to)/from TSS(b)
    (91 )                 91        
Noninterest expense(c)
    3,887       4,003       1,279             40,348  
 
Income before income tax expense and extraordinary gain
    1,529       1,637       3,200       (1,315 )     12,191  
Income tax expense
    540       631       1,443       (1,315 )     3,817  
 
Income before extraordinary gain
    989       1,006       1,757             8,374  
Extraordinary gain
                76             76  
 
Net income
  $ 989     $ 1,006     $ 1,833     $     $ 8,450  
 
Average common equity
  $ 5,000     $ 7,000     $ 49,322     $     $ 142,322  
Average assets
    35,753       59,309       570,107       (82,383 )     2,034,640  
Return on average common equity(f)
    26 %     19 %   NM   NM     6 %
Overhead ratio
    71       69     NM   NM     52  
 
(a)   In addition to analyzing the Firm’s results on a reported basis, management reviews the Firm’s lines of business results on a “managed basis,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Firm’s definition of managed basis starts with the reported U.S. GAAP results and includes certain reclassifications that do not have any impact on net income as reported by the lines of business or by the Firm as a whole.
 
(b)   In the second quarter of 2009, IB began reporting a credit reimbursement from TSS as a component of total net revenue, whereas TSS reports the credit reimbursement as a separate line item on its income statement (not part of net revenue). Reconciling items include an adjustment to offset IB’s inclusion of the credit reimbursement in total net revenue.
(c)   Includes merger costs, which are reported in the Corporate/Private Equity segment. Merger costs attributed to the business segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, were as follows.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Investment Bank
  $     $ 5     $     $ 21  
Retail Financial Services
          54             238  
Card Services
          3             39  
Commercial Banking
          1             6  
Treasury & Securities Services
          3             10  
Asset Management
          1             4  
Corporate/Private Equity
          36             133  
 
(d)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new consolidation guidance related to VIEs. Prior to the adoption of the new guidance, managed results for credit card excluded the impact of credit card securitizations on total net revenue, provision for credit losses and average assets, as JPMorgan Chase treated the sold receivables as if they were still on the balance sheet in evaluating the credit performance of the entire managed credit card portfolio, as operations are funded, and decisions are made about allocating resources, such as employees and capital, based on managed information. These adjustments are eliminated in reconciling items to arrive at the Firm’s reported U.S. GAAP results. The related securitization adjustments were as follows.

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    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Noninterest revenue
  NA   $ (285 )   NA   $ (1,119 )
Net interest income
  NA     1,983     NA     5,945  
Provision for credit losses
  NA     1,698     NA     4,826  
Average assets
  NA     82,779     NA     82,383  
 
(e)   Segment managed results reflect revenue on a tax-equivalent basis, with the corresponding income tax impact recorded within income tax expense. These adjustments are eliminated in reconciling items to arrive at the Firm’s reported U.S. GAAP results. Tax-equivalent adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, were as follows.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
(in millions)   2010   2009   2010   2009
 
Noninterest revenue
  $ 415     $ 371     $ 1,242     $ 1,043  
Net interest income
    96       89       282       272  
Income tax expense
    511       460       1,524       1,315  
 
(f)   Ratio is based on income/(loss) before extraordinary gain.

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS, INTEREST AND RATES(a)
(Taxable-Equivalent Interest and Rates; in millions, except rates)
                                                 
    Three months ended September 30, 2010   Three months ended September 30, 2009
    Average           Rate   Average           Rate
(in millions, except rates)   balance   Interest   (annualized)   balance   Interest   (annualized)
 
Assets
                                               
Deposits with banks
  $ 38,747     $ 82       0.85 %   $ 62,248     $ 130       0.83 %
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
    192,099       448       0.92       151,705       368       0.96  
Securities borrowed
    121,302       66       0.22       129,301       (30 )     (0.09 )
Trading assets — debt instruments
    251,790       2,775       4.37       250,148       3,017       4.78  
Securities
    327,798       2,207       2.67 (e)     359,451       3,281       3.62 (e)
Loans
    693,791       9,978       5.71       665,386       9,450       5.64  
Other assets(b)
    36,912       146       1.57       24,155       133       2.18  
 
Total interest-earning assets
  $ 1,662,439       15,702       3.75       1,642,394       16,349       3.95  
Allowance for loan losses
    (35,562 )                     (29,319 )                
Cash and due from banks
    29,963                       21,256                  
Trading assets — equity instruments
    96,200                       66,790                  
Trading assets — derivative receivables
    92,857                       99,807                  
Goodwill
    48,745                       48,328                  
Other intangible assets:
                                               
Mortgage servicing rights
    10,807                       14,384                  
Purchased credit card relationships
    1,013                       1,389                  
Other intangibles
    3,081                       3,595                  
Other assets
    131,570                       130,552                  
 
Total assets
  $ 2,041,113                     $ 1,999,176                  
 
 
                                               
Liabilities
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
  $ 659,027     $ 846       0.51 %   $ 660,998     $ 1,086       0.65 %
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
    281,171       (199) (d)     (0.28) (d)     303,175       150       0.20  
Commercial paper
    34,523       18       0.20       42,728       24       0.23  
Trading liabilities — debt instruments
    73,278       487       2.64       47,467       539       4.50  
Other borrowings and liabilities(c)
    130,191       176       0.54       131,518       228       0.69  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    83,928       287       1.36       19,351       70       1.43  
Long-term debt
    252,097       1,489       2.34       271,281       1,426       2.09  
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,514,215       3,104       0.81       1,476,518       3,523       0.95  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    213,700                       191,821                  
Trading liabilities — equity instruments
    6,560                       12,376                  
Trading liabilities — derivative payables
    69,350                       75,458                  
All other liabilities, including the allowance for lending-related commitments
    65,335                       85,383                  
 
Total liabilities
    1,869,160                       1,841,556                  
 
Stockholders’ equity
                                               
Preferred stock
    7,991                       8,152                  
Common stockholders’ equity
    163,962                       149,468                  
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    171,953                       157,620                  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,041,113                     $ 1,999,176                  
 
Interest rate spread
                    2.94 %                     3.00 %
Net interest income and net yield on interest-earning assets
          $ 12,598       3.01 %           $ 12,826       3.10 %
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new guidance that amended the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs. For further details regarding the Firm’s application and impact of the new guidance, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Includes margin loans.
 
(c)   Includes brokerage customer payables and advances from Federal Home Loan Banks.
 
(d)   Reflects a benefit from the favorable market environments for dollar-roll financings in the third quarter of 2010.
 
(e)   For the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the annualized rates for AFS securities, based on amortized cost, were 2.74% and 3.64%, respectively.

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JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS, INTEREST AND RATES(a)
(Taxable-Equivalent Interest and Rates; in millions, except rates)
                                                 
    Nine months ended September 30, 2010   Nine months ended September 30, 2009
    Average           Rate   Average           Rate
(in millions, except rates)   balance   Interest   (annualized)   balance   Interest   (annualized)
 
Assets
                                               
Deposits with banks
  $ 53,811     $ 269       0.67 %   $ 72,849     $ 819       1.50 %
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements
    183,983       1,253       0.91       151,606       1,386       1.22  
Securities borrowed
    116,554       127       0.15       124,127       (40 )     (0.04 )
Trading assets — debt instruments
    248,484       8,167       4.39       249,223       9,294       4.99  
Securities
    330,853       7,715       3.12 (e)     331,981       9,377       3.78 (e)
Loans
    707,924       30,545       5.77       696,526       29,799       5.72  
Other assets(b)
    33,108       376       1.52       29,389       372       1.69  
 
Total interest-earning assets
  $ 1,674,717       48,452       3.87       1,655,701       51,007       4.12  
Allowance for loan losses
    (37,464 )                     (26,725 )                
Cash and due from banks
    31,173                       23,740                  
Trading assets — equity instruments
    91,697                       64,363                  
Trading assets — derivative receivables
    83,702                       118,560                  
Goodwill
    48,546                       48,225                  
Other intangible assets:
                                               
Mortgage servicing rights
    13,475                       12,605                  
Purchased credit card relationships
    1,103                       1,485                  
Other intangibles
    3,118                       3,729                  
Other assets
    131,089                       132,957                  
 
Total assets
  $ 2,041,156                     $ 2,034,640                  
 
 
                                               
Liabilities
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
  $ 668,403     $ 2,573       0.51 %   $ 689,660     $ 3,937       0.76 %
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements
    275,607       (279) (d)     (0.14) (d)     273,368       519       0.25  
Commercial paper
    36,503       53       0.19       37,964       86       0.30  
Trading liabilities — debt instruments
    70,266       1,479       2.81       43,637       1,306       4.00  
Other borrowings and liabilities(c)
    128,377       513       0.53       163,867       997       0.81  
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated VIEs
    90,654       923       1.36       14,569       165       1.52  
Long-term debt
    256,858       4,009       2.09       268,158       4,951       2.47  
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,526,668       9,271       0.81       1,491,223       11,961       1.07  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    207,846                       196,270                  
Trading liabilities — equity instruments
    5,838                       12,814                  
Trading liabilities — derivative payables
    63,688                       82,781                  
All other liabilities, including the allowance for lending-related commitments
    69,281                       86,501                  
 
Total liabilities
    1,873,321                       1,869,589                  
 
Stockholders’ equity
                                               
Preferred stock
    8,098                       22,729                  
Common stockholders’ equity
    159,737                       142,322                  
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    167,835                       165,051                  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,041,156                     $ 2,034,640                  
 
Interest rate spread
                    3.06 %                     3.05 %
Net interest income and net yield on interest-earning assets
          $ 39,181       3.13 %           $ 39,046       3.15 %
 
(a)   Effective January 1, 2010, the Firm adopted new guidance that amended the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs. For further details regarding the Firm’s application and impact of the new guidance, see Note 15 on pages 155–167 of this Form 10-Q.
 
(b)   Includes margin loans.
 
(c)   Includes brokerage customer payables and advances from Federal Home Loan Banks.
 
(d)   Reflects a benefit from the favorable market environments for dollar-roll financings during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
(e)   For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the annualized rates for AFS securities, based on amortized cost, were 3.18% and 3.77%, respectively.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ACH: Automated Clearing House.
Advised lines of credit: An authorization which specifies the maximum amount of a credit facility the Firm has made available to an obligor on a revolving but non-binding basis. The borrower receives written or oral advice of this facility. The Firm may cancel this facility at any time.
Allowance for loan losses to total loans: Represents period-end Allowance for loan losses divided by retained loans.
Assets under management: Represent assets actively managed by AM on behalf of Private Banking, Institutional, and Retail clients. Includes “Committed Capital not Called”, on which AM earns fees. Excludes assets managed by American Century Companies, Inc. in which the Firm has a 41% ownership interest as of September 30, 2010.
Assets under supervision: Represent assets under management, as well as custody, brokerage, administration and deposit accounts.
Average managed assets: Refers to total assets on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets plus credit card receivables that have been securitized and removed from the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, for periods ended prior to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new FASB guidance requiring the consolidation of the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts.
Bear Stearns merger: Effective May 30, 2008, JPMorgan Chase merged with The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (“Bear Stearns”), and Bear Stearns became a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase. The final total purchase price to complete the merger was $1.5 billion. For additional information, see Note 2 on pages 143–148 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.
Beneficial interest issued by consolidated VIEs: Represents the interest of third-party holders of debt/equity securities, or other obligations, issued by VIEs that JPMorgan Chase consolidates. The underlying obligations of the VIEs consist of short-term borrowings, commercial paper and long-term debt. The related assets consist of trading assets, available-for-sale securities, loans and other assets.
Benefit obligation: Refers to the projected benefit obligation for pension plans and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for OPEB plans.
Contractual credit card charge-off: In accordance with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council policy, credit card loans are charged off by the end of the month in which the account becomes 180 days past due or within 60 days from receiving notification about a specific event (e.g., bankruptcy of the borrower), whichever is earlier.
Credit card securitizations: For periods ended prior to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new guidance relating to the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs, CS’ results were presented on a “managed” basis that assumed that credit card loans that had been securitized and sold in accordance with U.S. GAAP remained on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and that earnings on the securitized loans were classified in the same manner as the earnings on retained loans recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. “Managed” results excluded the impact of credit card securitizations on total net revenue, the provision for credit losses, net charge-offs and loan receivables. Securitization did not change reported net income; however, it did affect the classification of items on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Credit derivatives: Contractual agreements that provide protection against a credit event on one or more referenced credits. The nature of a credit event is established by the protection buyer and protection seller at the inception of a transaction, and such events include bankruptcy, insolvency or failure to meet payment obligations when due. The buyer of the credit derivative pays a periodic fee in return for a payment by the protection seller upon the occurrence, if any, of a credit event.
Deposit margin: Represents net interest income expressed as a percentage of average deposits.
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board.
FICO: Fair Isaac Corporation.
Forward points: Represents the interest rate differential between two currencies, which is either added to or subtracted from the current exchange rate (i.e., “spot rate”) to determine the forward exchange rate.

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FRBB: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Headcount-related expense: Includes salary and benefits (excluding performance-based incentives), and other noncompensation costs related to employees.
IASB: International Accounting Standards Board.
Interests in purchased receivables: Represents an ownership interest in cash flows of an underlying pool of receivables transferred by a third-party seller into a bankruptcy-remote entity, generally a trust.
Investment-grade: An indication of credit quality based on JPMorgan Chase’s internal risk assessment system. “Investment-grade” generally represents a risk profile similar to a rating of a “BBB-”/“Baa3” or better, as defined by independent rating agencies.
Loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio: For residential real estate loans, the relationship expressed as a percent, between the principal amount of a loan and the appraised value of the collateral (i.e., residential real estate) securing the loan.
Origination date LTV ratio
The LTV ratio at the origination date of the loan. Origination date LTV ratios are calculated based on the actual appraised values of collateral (i.e., loan-level data) at the origination date.
Current estimated LTV ratio
An estimate of the LTV as of a certain date. The current estimated LTV ratios are calculated using estimated collateral values derived from a nationally recognized home price index measured at the MSA level. These MSA-level home price indices are comprised of actual data to the extent available and forecasted data where actual data is not available. As a result, the estimated collateral values used to calculate these ratios do not represent actual appraised loan-level collateral values; as such, the resulting LTV ratios are necessarily imprecise and should therefore be viewed as estimates.
Combined LTV ratio
The LTV ratio considering all lien positions related to the property. Combined LTV ratios are used for junior lien home equity products.
Managed basis: A non-GAAP presentation of financial results that includes reclassifications to present revenue on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, and for periods ended prior to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new accounting guidance relating to the accounting for the transfer of financial assets and the consolidation of VIEs related to credit card securitizations. Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure at the segment level, because it believes this provides information to enable investors to understand the underlying operational performance and trends of the particular business segment and facilitates a comparison of the business segment with the performance of competitors.
Managed credit card receivables: Refers to credit card receivables on the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets plus credit card receivables that have been securitized and removed from the Firm’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, for periods ended prior to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new guidance requiring the consolidation of the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts.
Mark-to-market exposure: A measure, at a point in time, of the value of a derivative or foreign exchange contract in the open market. When the MTM value is positive, it indicates the counterparty owes JPMorgan Chase and, therefore, creates credit risk for the Firm. When the MTM value is negative, JPMorgan Chase owes the counterparty; in this situation, the Firm has liquidity risk.
Master netting agreement: An agreement between two counterparties who have multiple derivative contracts with each other that provides for the net settlement of all contracts, as well as cash collateral, through a single payment, in a single currency, in the event of default on or termination of any one contract.
Mortgage product types:
Alt-A
Alt-A loans are generally higher in credit quality than subprime loans but have characteristics that would disqualify the borrower from a traditional prime loan. Alt-A lending characteristics may include one or more of the following: (i) limited documentation; (ii) high combined-loan-to-value (“CLTV”) ratio; (iii) loans secured by non-owner occupied properties; or (iv) debt-to-income ratio above normal limits. Perhaps the most important characteristic is limited documentation. A substantial proportion of traditional Alt-A loans are those where a borrower does not provide complete documentation of his or her assets or the amount or source of his or her income.

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Option ARMs
The option ARM real estate loan product is an adjustable-rate mortgage loan that provides the borrower with the option each month to make a fully amortizing, interest-only or minimum payment. The minimum payment on an option ARM loan is based on the interest rate charged during the introductory period. This introductory rate is usually significantly below the fully indexed rate. The fully indexed rate is calculated using an index rate plus a margin. Once the introductory period ends, the contractual interest rate charged on the loan increases to the fully indexed rate and adjusts monthly to reflect movements in the index. The minimum payment is typically insufficient to cover interest accrued in the prior month, and any unpaid interest is deferred and added to the principal balance of the loan. Option ARM loans are subject to payment recast, which converts the loan to a variable-rate fully amortizing loan upon meeting specified loan balance and anniversary date triggers.
Prime
Prime mortgage loans generally have low default risk and are made to borrowers with good credit records and a monthly income that is at least three to four times greater than their monthly housing expense (mortgage payments plus taxes and other debt payments). These borrowers provide full documentation and generally have reliable payment histories.
Subprime
Subprime loans are designed for customers with one or more high risk characteristics, including but not limited to: (i) unreliable or poor payment histories; (ii) a high LTV ratio of greater than 80% (without borrower-paid mortgage insurance); (iii) a high debt-to-income ratio; (iv) an occupancy type for the loan is other than the borrower’s primary residence; or (v) a history of delinquencies or late payments on the loan.
NA: Data is not applicable or available for the period presented.
Net charge-off ratio: Represents net charge-offs (annualized) divided by average retained loans for the reporting period.
Net yield on interest-earning assets: The average rate for interest-earning assets less the average rate paid for all sources of funds.
NM: Not meaningful.
Nonconforming mortgage loans: Mortgage loans that do not meet the requirements for sale to U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. These requirements include limits on loan-to-value ratios, loan terms, loan amounts, down payments, borrower creditworthiness and other requirements.
OPEB: Other postretirement employee benefits.
Overhead ratio: Noninterest expense as a percentage of total net revenue.
Personal bankers: Retail branch office personnel who acquire, retain and expand new and existing customer relationships by assessing customer needs and recommending and selling appropriate banking products and services.
Portfolio activity: Describes changes to the risk profile of existing lending-related exposures and their impact on the allowance for credit losses from changes in customer profiles and inputs used to estimate the allowances.
Preprovision profit: The Firm believes that this financial measure is useful in assessing the ability of a lending institution to generate income in excess of its provision for credit losses.
Pretax margin: Represents income before income tax expense divided by total net revenue, which is, in management’s view, a comprehensive measure of pretax performance derived by measuring earnings after all costs are taken into consideration. It is, therefore, another basis that management uses to evaluate the performance of TSS and AM against the performance of their respective competitors.
Principal transactions: Realized and unrealized gains and losses from trading activities (including physical commodities inventories that are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value) and changes in fair value associated with financial instruments held predominantly by IB for which the fair value option was elected. Principal transactions revenue also includes private equity gains and losses.
Purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans: Acquired loans deemed to be credit-impaired under the FASB guidance for PCI loans. The guidance allows purchasers to aggregate credit-impaired loans acquired in the same fiscal quarter into one or more pools, provided that the loans have common risk characteristics (e.g., FICO score, geographic location). A pool is then accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows. Wholesale loans are determined to be credit-impaired if they meet the definition of an impaired loan under U.S.

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GAAP at the acquisition date. Consumer loans are determined to be credit-impaired based on specific risk characteristics of the loan, including product type, LTV ratios, FICO scores, and past due status.
Real estate investment trust (“REIT”): A special purpose investment vehicle that provides investors with the ability to participate directly in the ownership or financing of real-estate related assets by pooling their capital to purchase and manage income property (i.e., equity REIT) and/or mortgage loans (i.e., mortgage REIT). REITs can be publicly- or privately-held and they also qualify for certain favorable tax considerations.
Receivables from customers: Primarily represents margin loans to prime and retail brokerage customers which are included in accrued interest and accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the wholesale lines of business.
Reported basis: Financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP, which excludes the impact of taxable-equivalent adjustments. For periods ended prior to the January 1, 2010, adoption of new guidance requiring the consolidation of the Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts, the reported basis included the impact of credit card securitizations.
Retained Loans: Loans that are held for investment excluding loans held-for-sale and loans at fair value.
Risk-layered loans: Loans with multiple high-risk elements.
Sales specialists: Retail branch office personnel who specialize in the marketing of a single product, including mortgages, investments and business banking, by partnering with the personal bankers.
Stress testing: A scenario that measures market risk under unlikely but plausible events in abnormal markets.
Troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”): Occurs when the Firm modifies the original terms of a loan agreement by granting a concession to a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulty.
Unaudited: Financial statements and information that have not been subjected to auditing procedures sufficient to permit an independent certified public accountant to express an opinion.
U.S. GAAP: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
U.S. government and federal agency obligations: Obligations of the U.S. government or an instrumentality of the U.S. government whose obligations are fully and explicitly guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise obligations: Obligations of agencies originally established or chartered by the U.S. government to serve public purposes as specified by the U.S. Congress; these obligations are not explicitly guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
Value-at-risk (“VaR”): A measure of the dollar amount of potential loss from adverse market moves in an ordinary market environment.
Washington Mutual transaction: On September 25, 2008, JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking operations of Washington Mutual Bank (“Washington Mutual”) from the FDIC for $1.9 billion. The final allocation of the purchase price resulted in the recognition of negative goodwill and an extraordinary gain of $2.0 billion. For additional information, see Note 2 on pages 143–148 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report.

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LINE OF BUSINESS METRICS
Investment Banking
IB’s revenue comprises the following:
Investment banking fees include advisory, equity underwriting, bond underwriting and loan syndication fees.
Fixed income markets primarily include revenue related to market-making across global fixed income markets, including foreign exchange, interest rate, credit and commodities markets.
Equity markets primarily include revenue related to market-making across global equity products, including cash instruments, derivatives and convertibles.
Credit portfolio revenue includes net interest income, fees and loan sale activity, as well as gains or losses on securities received as part of a loan restructuring, for IB’s credit portfolio. Credit portfolio revenue also includes the results of risk management related to the Firm’s lending and derivative activities.
Retail Financial Services
Description of selected business metrics within Retail Banking:
Personal bankers — Retail branch office personnel who acquire, retain and expand new and existing customer relationships by assessing customer needs and recommending and selling appropriate banking products and services.
Sales specialists — Retail branch office personnel who specialize in the marketing of a single product, including mortgages, investments and business banking, by partnering with the personal bankers.
Mortgage banking revenue comprises the following:
Net production revenue includes net gains or losses on originations and sales of prime and subprime mortgage loans, other production-related fees and losses related to the repurchase of previously-sold loans.
Net mortgage servicing revenue includes the following components:
(a) Operating revenue comprises:
   –   all gross income earned from servicing third-party mortgage loans, including stated service fees, excess service fees, late fees and other ancillary fees; and
 
   –   modeled servicing portfolio runoff (or time decay).
(b) Risk management comprises:
   –   changes in MSR asset fair value due to market-based inputs, such as interest rates and volatility, as well as updates to assumptions used in the MSR valuation model; and
   –   derivative valuation adjustments and other, which represents changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used to offset the impact of changes in the market-based inputs to the MSR valuation model.
Mortgage origination channels comprise the following:
Retail — Borrowers who are buying or refinancing a home through direct contact with a mortgage banker employed by the Firm using a branch office, the Internet or by phone. Borrowers are frequently referred to a mortgage banker by a banker in a Chase branch, real estate brokers, home builders or other third parties.
Wholesale — A third-party mortgage broker refers loan applications to a mortgage banker at the Firm. Brokers are independent loan originators that specialize in finding and counseling borrowers but do not provide funding for loans. The Firm exited the broker channel during 2008.
Correspondent — Banks, thrifts, other mortgage banks and other financial institutions that sell closed loans to the Firm.
Correspondent negotiated transactions (“CNTs”) — These transactions occur when mid-to large-sized mortgage lenders, banks and bank-owned mortgage companies sell servicing to the Firm, on an as-originated basis, and exclude purchased bulk servicing transactions. These transactions supplement traditional production channels and provide growth opportunities in the servicing portfolio in stable and periods of rising interest rates.

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Card Services
Description of selected business metrics within CS:
Sales volume — Dollar amount of cardmember purchases, net of returns.
Open accounts — Cardmember accounts with charging privileges.
Merchant acquiring business — A business that processes bank card transactions for merchants.
     Bank card volume — Dollar amount of transactions processed for merchants.
     Total transactions — Number of transactions and authorizations processed for merchants.
Commercial Banking
CB Client Segments:
Middle Market Banking covers corporate, municipal, financial institution and not-for-profit clients, with annual revenue generally ranging between $10 million and $500 million.
Mid-Corporate Banking covers clients with annual revenue generally ranging between $500 million and $2 billion and focuses on clients that have broader investment banking needs.
Commercial Term Lending primarily provides term financing to real estate investors/owners for multi-family properties as well as financing office, retail and industrial properties.
Real Estate Banking provides full-service banking to investors and developers of institutional-grade real estate properties.
CB revenue:
Lending includes a variety of financing alternatives, which are primarily provided on a basis secured by receivables, inventory, equipment, real estate or other assets. Products include term loans, revolving lines of credit, bridge financing, asset-based structures and leases.
Treasury services includes a broad range of products and services enabling clients to transfer, invest and manage the receipt and disbursement of funds, while providing the related information reporting. These products and services include U.S. dollar and multi-currency clearing, ACH, lockbox, disbursement and reconciliation services, check deposits, other check and currency–related services, trade finance and logistics solutions, commercial card and deposit products, sweeps and money market mutual funds.
Investment banking products provide clients with sophisticated capital-raising alternatives, as well as balance sheet and risk management tools through loan syndications, investment-grade debt, asset-backed securities, private placements, high-yield bonds, equity underwriting, advisory, interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange hedges and securities sales.
CB selected business metrics:
Liability balances include deposits, as well as deposits that are swept to on–balance sheet liabilities (e.g., commercial paper, federal funds purchased, time deposits and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements) as part of customer cash management programs.
IB revenue, gross represents total revenue related to investment banking products sold to CB clients.
Treasury & Securities Services
Treasury & Securities Services firmwide metrics include certain TSS product revenue and liability balances reported in other lines of business related to customers who are also customers of those other lines of business. In order to capture the firmwide impact of Treasury Services and TSS products and revenue, management reviews firmwide metrics such as liability balances, revenue and overhead ratios in assessing financial performance for TSS. Firmwide metrics are necessary, in management’s view, in order to understand the aggregate TSS business.
Description of selected business metrics within TSS:
Liability balances include deposits, as well as deposits that are swept to on–balance sheet liabilities (e.g., commercial paper, federal funds purchased, time deposits and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements) as part of customer cash management programs.
Asset Management
Assets under management — Represent assets actively managed by AM on behalf of Private Banking, Institutional, and Retail clients. Includes “committed capital not called”, on which AM earns fees. Excludes assets managed by American Century Companies, Inc., in which the Firm has a 41% ownership interest as of September 30, 2010.

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Assets under supervision — Represents assets under management as well as custody, brokerage, administration and deposit accounts.
Multi-asset — Any fund or account that allocates assets under management to more than one asset class (e.g., long term fixed income, equity, cash, real assets, private equity, or hedge funds).
Alternative assets — The following types of assets constitute alternative investments – hedge funds, currency, real estate and private equity.
AM’s client segments comprise the following:
Institutional brings comprehensive global investment services – including asset management, pension analytics, asset/liability management and active risk budgeting strategies — to corporate and public institutions, endowments, foundations, not-for-profit organizations and governments worldwide.
Retail provides worldwide investment management services and retirement planning and administration through third-party and direct distribution of a full range of investment vehicles.
Private Banking offers investment advice and wealth management services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, money managers, business owners and small corporations worldwide, including investment management, capital markets and risk management, tax and estate planning, banking, capital raising and specialty-wealth advisory services.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, the Firm has made and will make forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “anticipate,” “target,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “believe,” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements provide JPMorgan Chase’s current expectations or forecasts of future events, circumstances, results or aspirations. JPMorgan Chase’s disclosures in this Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Firm also may make forward-looking statements in its other documents filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Firm’s senior management may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others.
All forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Firm’s control. JPMorgan Chase’s actual future results may differ materially from those set forth in its forward-looking statements. While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, below are certain factors which could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements:
  local, regional and international business, economic and political conditions and geopolitical events;
  changes in laws and regulatory requirements, including as a result of the newly-enacted financial services legislation;
  changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws;
  securities and capital markets behavior, including changes in market liquidity and volatility;
  changes in investor sentiment or consumer spending or savings behavior;
  ability of the Firm to manage effectively its liquidity;
  credit ratings assigned to the Firm or its subsidiaries;
  the Firm’s reputation;
  ability of the Firm to deal effectively with an economic slowdown or other economic or market disruption;
  technology changes instituted by the Firm, its counterparties or competitors;
  mergers and acquisitions, including the Firm’s ability to integrate acquisitions;
  ability of the Firm to develop new products and services, and the extent to which products or services previously sold by the Firm require the Firm to incur liabilities or absorb losses not contemplated at their initiation or origination;
  acceptance of the Firm’s new and existing products and services by the marketplace and the ability of the Firm to increase market share;
  ability of the Firm to attract and retain employees;
  ability of the Firm to control expense;

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  competitive pressures;
  changes in the credit quality of the Firm’s customers and counterparties;
  adequacy of the Firm’s risk management framework;
  adverse judicial or regulatory proceedings;
  changes in applicable accounting policies;
  ability of the Firm to determine accurate values of certain assets and liabilities;
  occurrence of natural or man-made disasters or calamities or conflicts, including any effect of any such disasters, calamities or conflicts on the Firm’s power generation facilities and the Firm’s other commodity-related activities;
  the other risks and uncertainties detailed in Part 1, Item 1A: Risk Factors in the Firm’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, Part II, Item 1A: Risk Factors in the Firm’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2010, and Part II, Item 1A: Risk Factors in this Form 10-Q on pages 200–201.
Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Firm speak only as of the date they are made, and JPMorgan Chase does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements were made. The reader should, however, consult any further disclosures of a forward-looking nature the Firm may make in any subsequent Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, or Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Item 3   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
For a discussion of the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see the Market Risk Management section of the Management’s discussion and analysis on pages 99–102 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 4 Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Firm’s management, including its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective. See Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 for the Certification statements issued by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.
The Firm is committed to maintaining high standards of internal control over financial reporting. Nevertheless, because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Part II Other Information
Item 1 Legal Proceedings
The following information updates and restates the disclosures set forth under Part 1, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” in the Firm’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Mortgage Foreclosure Investigations and Litigation. State and federal officials have announced investigations into the procedures followed by mortgage servicing companies and banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates, relating to foreclosures. The Firm is cooperating with these investigations. Two purported class action lawsuits have also been filed against Washington Mutual Bank and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and against Chase Home Finance, LLC in California state court alleging common law fraud and misrepresentation, as well as violations of state consumer fraud statutes.
These investigations and actions follow the Firm’s decision in late September 2010 to commence a temporary suspension of obtaining mortgage foreclosure judgments in the states and territories that require a judicial foreclosure process. Subsequently, the Firm extended this temporary suspension to foreclosure sales in those states and territories that require a judicial foreclosure process, and to foreclosures and foreclosure sales in the majority of remaining states where a judicial process is not required, but where affidavits signed by Firm personnel may have been used as part of the foreclosure process. In mid-October, the Firm also temporarily suspended evictions in the states and territories in which it had suspended foreclosures and foreclosure sales, as well as in certain additional states in which an affidavit signed by Firm personnel may have been used in connection with eviction proceedings.
The Firm’s temporary suspension arose out of certain questions about affidavits of indebtedness prepared by local foreclosure counsel, signed by Firm employees, and filed or used in mortgage foreclosure proceedings in certain states. While, based on the Firm’s work to date, the Firm believes that the information in those affidavits of indebtedness about the fact of default and amount of indebtedness was materially accurate, in certain instances, the underlying review and verification of this

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information was performed by Firm personnel other than the affiants, or the affidavits may not have been properly notarized.
Bear Stearns Shareholder Litigation and Related Matters. Various shareholders of Bear Stearns have commenced purported class actions against Bear Stearns and certain of its former officers and/or directors on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired common stock of Bear Stearns between December 14, 2006 and March 14, 2008 (the “Class Period”). During the Class Period, Bear Stearns had between 115 and 120 million common shares outstanding, and the price of those securities declined from a high of $172.61 to a low of $30 at the end of the period. The actions, originally commenced in several federal courts, allege that the defendants issued materially false and misleading statements regarding Bear Stearns’ business and financial results and that, as a result of those false statements, Bear Stearns’ common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period. In connection with these allegations, the complaints assert claims for violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Separately, several individual shareholders of Bear Stearns have commenced or threatened to commence arbitration proceedings and lawsuits asserting claims similar to those in the putative class actions. In addition, Bear Stearns and certain of its former officers and/or directors have also been named as defendants in a number of purported class actions commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to represent the interests of participants in the Bear Stearns Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) during the time period of December 2006 to March 2008. These actions allege that defendants breached their fiduciary duties to plaintiffs and to the other participants and beneficiaries of the ESOP by (a) failing to manage prudently the ESOP’s investment in Bear Stearns securities; (b) failing to communicate fully and accurately about the risks of the ESOP’s investment in Bear Stearns stock; (c) failing to avoid or address alleged conflicts of interest; and (d) failing to monitor those who managed and administered the ESOP. In connection with these allegations, each plaintiff asserts claims for violations under various sections of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and seeks reimbursement to the ESOP for all losses, an unspecified amount of monetary damages and imposition of a constructive trust.
Bear Stearns, former members of Bear Stearns’ Board of Directors and certain of Bear Stearns’ former executive officers have also been named as defendants in two purported shareholder derivative suits, subsequently consolidated into one action, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs are asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty, violations of federal securities laws, waste of corporate assets and gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment, abuse of control and indemnification and contribution in connection with the losses sustained by Bear Stearns as a result of its purchases of subprime loans and certain repurchases of its own common stock. Certain individual defendants are also alleged to have sold their holdings of Bear Stearns common stock while in possession of material nonpublic information. Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages in an unspecified amount and an order directing Bear Stearns to improve its corporate governance procedures. Plaintiffs later filed a second amended complaint asserting, for the first time, purported class action claims for violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as new allegations concerning events that took place in March 2008.
All of the above-described actions filed in federal courts were ordered transferred and joined for pre-trial purposes before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Motions to dismiss have been filed in the purported securities class action, the shareholders’ derivative action and the ERISA action.
Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Matters. Bear Stearns, certain current or former subsidiaries of Bear Stearns, including Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. (“BSAM”) and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., and certain current or former Bear Stearns employees are named defendants (collectively the “Bear Stearns defendants”) in multiple civil actions and arbitrations relating to alleged losses of more than $1 billion resulting from the failure of the Bear Stearns High Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund, Ltd. (the “High Grade Fund”) and the Bear Stearns High Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Enhanced Leverage Fund”) (collectively, the “Funds”). BSAM served as investment manager for both of the Funds, which were organized such that there were U.S. and Cayman Islands “feeder funds” that invested substantially all their assets, directly or indirectly, in the Funds. The Funds are in liquidation.
There are currently four civil actions pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York relating to the Funds. Two of these actions involve derivative lawsuits brought on behalf of purchasers of partnership interests in the two U.S. feeder funds, alleging that the Bear Stearns defendants mismanaged the Funds and made material misrepresentations to and/or withheld information from investors in the funds. These actions seek, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages based on alleged investor losses. The third action, brought by the Joint Voluntary Liquidators of the Cayman Islands feeder funds, makes allegations similar to those asserted in the derivative lawsuits related to the U.S. feeder funds, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Motions to dismiss in these three cases have been granted in part and denied in part, and discovery is ongoing. The fourth action was brought by

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Bank of America and Banc of America Securities LLC (together “BofA”) alleging breach of contract and fraud in connection with a May 2007 $4 billion securitization, known as a “CDO-squared,” for which BSAM served as collateral manager. This securitization was composed of certain collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) holdings that were purchased by BofA from the High Grade Fund and the Enhanced Leverage Fund. Bank of America apparently seeks in excess of $3 billion in damages. Defendants’ motion to dismiss in this action was largely denied; an amended complaint was filed; and discovery is ongoing in this case as well.
Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the portfolio managers for the Funds, were tried on, and acquitted of, criminal charges of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is proceeding with a civil action against Cioffi and Tannin.
Municipal Derivatives Investigations and Litigation. The Department of Justice (in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service) and the SEC have been investigating JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns for possible antitrust, securities and tax-related violations in connection with the bidding or sale of guaranteed investment contracts and derivatives to municipal issuers. A group of state attorneys general and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) have opened investigations into the same underlying conduct. The Firm has been cooperating with all of these investigations. The Philadelphia Office of the SEC provided notice to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMorgan Securities”), formerly J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., that it intends to recommend that the SEC bring civil charges in connection with its investigations. JPMorgan Securities has responded to that notice, as well as to a separate notice that that Philadelphia Office of the SEC provided to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Purported class action lawsuits and individual actions (the “Municipal Derivatives Actions”) have been filed against JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns, as well as numerous other providers and brokers, alleging antitrust violations in the reportedly $100 billion to $300 billion annual market for financial instruments related to municipal bond offerings referred to collectively as “municipal derivatives.” The Municipal Derivatives Actions have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Court denied in part and granted in part defendants’ motions to dismiss the purported class and individual actions, permitting certain claims to proceed against the Firm and others under federal and California state antitrust laws and under the California false claims act. Subsequently, a number of additional individual actions asserting substantially similar claims, including claims under New York and West Virginia state antitrust laws, have been filed against JPMorgan Chase, Bear Stearns and numerous other defendants. Most of these cases have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Firm is seeking to have the balance of these cases consolidated before the same court. Discovery is ongoing.
As previously reported, following JPMorgan Securities’ settlement with the SEC in connection with certain Jefferson County, Alabama (the “County”) warrant underwritings and related swap transactions, the County filed a complaint against the Firm and several other defendants in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama. The suit alleges that the Firm made payments to certain third parties in exchange for being chosen to underwrite more than $3 billion in warrants issued by the County and chosen as the counterparty for certain swaps executed by the County. In its complaint, Jefferson County alleges that the Firm concealed these third party payments and that, but for this concealment, the County would not have entered into the transactions. The County further alleges that the transactions increased the risks of its capital structure and that, following the downgrade of certain insurers that insured the warrants, the County’s interest obligations increased and the principal due on a portion of its outstanding warrants was accelerated. The Court denied the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint in May 2010. The Firm filed a mandamus petition with the Alabama Supreme Court, seeking immediate appellate review of this decision. The petition is now fully briefed and all proceedings have been stayed pending adjudication of the petition.
A putative class action was filed on behalf of sewer ratepayers against JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns and numerous other defendants, based on substantially the same conduct described above (the “Wilson Action”). The plaintiff in the Wilson Action has filed a sixth amended complaint. The Firm has moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of standing.
Two insurance companies that guaranteed the payment of principal and interest on warrants issued by Jefferson County have filed separate actions against JPMorgan Chase (and one of the insurers has also named Jefferson County) in New York state court asserting that defendants fraudulently misled them into issuing the insurance coverage, based upon substantially the same alleged conduct described above and other alleged non-disclosures. One insurer claims that it insured an aggregate principal amount of nearly $1.2 billion in warrants, and seeks unspecified damages in excess of $400 million, as well as unspecified punitive damages. The other insurer claims that it insured an aggregate principal amount of more than $378 million and seeks recovery of $4 million that it alleges it paid under the policies to date as well as

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any payments it will make in the future and unspecified punitive damages. JPMorgan Chase has filed motions to dismiss each of these complaints, and is awaiting decisions.
The Alabama Public Schools and College Authority (“APSCA”) brought a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama claiming that certain interest rate swaption transactions entered into with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. are void on the grounds that the APSCA purportedly did not have the authority to enter into the transactions or, alternatively, are voidable at the APSCA’s option because of its alleged inability to issue refunding bonds in relation to the swaption. Following the denial of its motion to dismiss the action, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim seeking the amounts due under the swaption transactions. Trial is scheduled to commence in February 2011.
Interchange Litigation. A group of merchants have filed a series of putative class action complaints in several federal courts. The complaints allege that VISA and MasterCard, as well as certain other banks and their respective bank holding companies, conspired to set the price of credit card interchange fees, enacted respective association rules in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and engaged in tying/bundling and exclusive dealing. The complaint seeks unspecified damages and injunctive relief based on the theory that interchange would be lower or eliminated but for the challenged conduct. Based on publicly available estimates, Visa and MasterCard branded payment cards generated approximately $40 billion of interchange fees industry-wide in 2009. All cases have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for pretrial proceedings. The amended consolidated class action complaint extended the claims beyond credit to debit cards. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss all claims that predated January 2004. The Court granted the motion to dismiss those claims. Plaintiffs then filed a second amended consolidated class action complaint. The basic theories of the complaint remain the same, and defendants again filed motions to dismiss. The Court has not yet ruled on the motions. Fact discovery has closed, and expert discovery in the case is ongoing. The plaintiffs have filed a motion seeking class certification, and the defendants have opposed that motion. The Court has not yet ruled on the class certification motion.
In addition to the consolidated class action complaint, plaintiffs filed supplemental complaints challenging the initial public offerings (“IPOs”) of MasterCard and Visa (the “IPO Complaints”). With respect to the MasterCard IPO, plaintiffs allege that the offering violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 1 of the Sherman Act and that the offering was a fraudulent conveyance. With respect to the Visa IPO, plaintiffs are challenging the Visa IPO on antitrust theories parallel to those articulated in the MasterCard IPO pleading. Defendants have filed motions to dismiss the IPO Complaints. The Court has not yet ruled on those motions.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Litigation and Regulatory Investigations. JPMorgan Chase and affiliates, Bear Stearns and affiliates and Washington Mutual and affiliates have been named as defendants in a number of cases in their various roles as issuer, sponsor and/or underwriter in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) offerings. These cases include purported class action suits, actions by individual purchasers of securities and actions by insurance companies that guaranteed payments of principal and interest for particular tranches. Although the allegations vary by lawsuit, these cases generally allege that the offering documents for more than $150 billion of securities issued by dozens of securitization trusts contained material misrepresentations and omissions, including statements regarding the underwriting standards pursuant to which the underlying mortgage loans were issued.
In the actions against the Firm as an MBS issuer (and, in some cases, also as an underwriter of its own MBS offerings), three purported class actions are pending against JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns, and/or certain of their affiliates and current and former employees, in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Defendants have moved to dismiss two of these actions and expect to do so for the remaining one. In addition, Washington Mutual affiliates, Washington Mutual Asset Acceptance Corp. and Washington Mutual Capital Corp., are defendants, along with certain former officers or directors of Washington Mutual Asset Acceptance Corp., in two now-consolidated purported class action cases pending in the Western District of Washington. Defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted in part to dismiss all claims relating to MBS offerings in which a named plaintiff was not a purchaser. Discovery is ongoing.
In other actions brought against the Firm as an MBS issuer (and, in some cases, also as an underwriter): certain JPMorgan Chase entities, several Bear Stearns entities, and certain Washington Mutual affiliates are defendants in nine separate individual actions filed by the Federal Home Loan Banks of Pittsburgh, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago and Indianapolis in various state courts around the country; and certain JPMorgan Chase, Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual entities are also among the defendants named in separate individual actions commenced by Cambridge Place Investment Management Inc. in Massachusetts state court and by The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab”) in state court in California.

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EMC Mortgage Corporation (“EMC”), a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, is a defendant in four pending actions commenced by bond insurers that guaranteed payments of principal and interest on approximately $3.6 billion of certain classes of seven different MBS offerings sponsored by EMC. Three of those actions, commenced by Assured Guaranty Corp., Ambac Assurance Corporation and Syncora Guarantee, Inc., respectively, are pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The fourth action, commenced by CIFG Assurance North America, Inc., is pending in state court in Texas. In each action, plaintiff claims that the underlying mortgage loans had origination defects that purportedly violate certain representations and warranties given by EMC to plaintiffs and that EMC has breached the relevant agreements between the parties by failing to repurchase allegedly defective mortgage loans. Each action seeks unspecified damages and an order compelling EMC to repurchase those loans.
In the actions against the Firm solely as an underwriter of other issuers’ MBS offerings, the Firm generally has contractual rights to indemnification from the issuers. However, some of these issuers are now defunct, including affiliates of IndyMac Bancorp (“IndyMac Trusts”) and Thornburg Mortgage (“Thornburg”). With respect to the IndyMac Trusts, JPMorgan Securities, along with numerous other underwriters and individuals, is named as a defendant, both in its own capacity and as successor to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in a purported class action pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York brought on behalf of purchasers of securities in various IndyMac Trust MBS offerings. The Court in that action has dismissed claims as to certain such securitizations, including all offerings in which no named plaintiff purchased securities, and allowed claims as to other offerings to proceed. Separately, JPMorgan Securities, as successor to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., and other underwriters, along with certain individuals, are defendants in an action pending in state court in California brought by MBIA Insurance Corp. (“MBIA”). The action relates to certain securities issued by IndyMac trusts in offerings in which Bear Stearns was an underwriter, and as to which MBIA provided guaranty insurance policies. MBIA purports to be subrogated to the rights of the MBS holders, and seeks recovery of sums it has paid and will pay pursuant to those policies. Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings was denied. With respect to Thornburg, a Bear Stearns subsidiary is a named defendant in a purported class action pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico along with a number of other financial institutions that served as depositors and/or underwriters for ten Thornburg MBS offerings.
In addition to the above-described litigation, the Firm has also received a number of subpoenas and informal requests for information from federal authorities concerning mortgage-related matters, including inquiries concerning the Firm’s underwriting and issuance of MBS and its participation in offerings of certain collateralized debt obligations.
In addition to the above mortgage-related matters, the Firm is now a defendant in an action commenced by Deutsche Bank, described in more detail below with respect to the Washington Mutual Litigations.
Auction-Rate Securities Investigations and Litigation. Beginning in March 2008, several regulatory authorities initiated investigations of a number of industry participants, including the Firm, concerning possible state and federal securities law violations in connection with the sale of auction-rate securities. The market for many such securities had frozen and a significant number of auctions for those securities began to fail in February 2008.
The Firm, on behalf of itself and affiliates, agreed to a settlement in principle with the New York Attorney General’s Office which provided, among other things, that the Firm would offer to purchase at par certain auction-rate securities purchased from JPMorgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. by individual investors, charities, and small- to medium-sized businesses. The Firm also agreed to a substantively similar settlement in principle with the Office of Financial Regulation for the State of Florida and the North American Securities Administrator Association (“NASAA”) Task Force, which agreed to recommend approval of the settlement to all remaining states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Firm has finalized the settlement agreements with the New York Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Financial Regulation for the State of Florida. The settlement agreements provide for the payment of penalties totaling $25 million to all states. The Firm is currently in the process of finalizing consent agreements with NASAA’s member states; 39 of these consent agreements have been finalized to date.
The Firm also faces a number of civil actions relating to the Firm’s sales of auction-rate securities, including a putative securities class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that seeks unspecified damages, and individual arbitrations and lawsuits in various forums brought by institutional and individual investors that, together, seek damages totaling more than $200 million relating to the Firm’s sales of auction-rate securities. One action is brought by an issuer of auction-rate securities. The actions generally allege that the Firm and other firms manipulated the market for auction-rate securities by placing bids at auctions that affected these securities’ clearing rates or otherwise supported the auctions without properly disclosing these activities. Some actions also allege that the Firm misrepresented that auction-rate securities were short-term instruments. The Firm’s motion to transfer and coordinate before the Southern District all of the active federal auction-rate securities cases was granted by the multi-district panel on June 9, 2010.

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Additionally, the Firm was named in two putative antitrust class actions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which actions allege that the Firm, in collusion with numerous other financial institution defendants, entered into an unlawful conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. Specifically, the complaints allege that defendants acted collusively to maintain and stabilize the auction-rate securities market and similarly acted collusively in withdrawing their support for the auction-rate securities market in February 2008. On January 26, 2010, the District Court dismissed both actions. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals consolidated the two appeals. That appeal is currently pending.
City of Milan Litigation and Criminal Investigation. In January 2009, the City of Milan, Italy (the “City”) issued civil proceedings against (among others) JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.”) and J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. (together, “JPMorgan Chase”) in the District Court of Milan. The proceedings relate to (a) a bond issue by the City in June 2005 (the “Bond”) and (b) an associated swap transaction, which was subsequently restructured on a number of occasions between 2005 and 2007 (the “Swap”). The City seeks damages and/or other remedies against JPMorgan Chase (among others) on the grounds of alleged “fraudulent and deceitful acts” and alleged breach of advisory obligations by JPMorgan Chase (among others) in connection with the Swap and the Bond, together with related swap transactions with other counterparties. The civil proceedings continue and there will be an initial hearing on March 9, 2011. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. intends to ask for an adjournment on the grounds that it has filed a challenge to the Italian Supreme Court’s jurisdiction over JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. which has yet to be decided. In January 2009, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. also received a notice from the Prosecutor at the Court of Milan placing it and certain current and former JPMorgan Chase personnel under investigation in connection with the transactions described above. Since April 2009, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. has been contesting an attachment order obtained by the Prosecutor, purportedly to freeze assets potentially subject to confiscation in the event of a conviction. The original Euro 92 million attachment has been reduced to Euro 45 million, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s application for a further reduction remains pending. The judge has directed four current and former JPMorgan Chase personnel and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as well as other individuals and three other banks) to go forward to a full trial that started in May 2010. Although the Firm is not charged with any crime and does not face criminal liability, if one or more of its employees were found guilty, the Firm could be subject to administrative sanctions, including restrictions on its ability to conduct business in Italy and monetary penalties. In the initial hearings, the City successfully applied to join some of the claims in the civil proceedings against the individuals and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to the criminal proceedings. In addition, a consumer association has also been given leave to join the criminal proceedings to seek damages from the defendant banks. The trial has resumed and continues with a weekly hearing.
Washington Mutual Litigations. Subsequent to JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) of substantially all of the assets and certain specified liabilities of Washington Mutual Bank, Henderson Nevada (“Washington Mutual Bank”), in September 2008, Washington Mutual Bank’s parent holding company, Washington Mutual, Inc. (“WMI”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, WMI Investment Corp. (together, the “Debtors”), both commenced voluntary cases under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Case”). In the Bankruptcy Case, the Debtors have asserted rights and interests in certain assets. The assets in dispute include principally the following: (a) approximately $4 billion in trust securities contributed by WMI to Washington Mutual Bank (the “Trust Securities”); (b) the right to tax refunds arising from overpayments attributable to operations of Washington Mutual Bank and its subsidiaries; (c) ownership of and other rights in approximately $4 billion that WMI contends are deposit accounts at Washington Mutual Bank and one of its subsidiaries; and (d) ownership of and rights in various other contracts and other assets (collectively, the “Disputed Assets”).
JPMorgan Chase commenced an adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Case against the Debtors and (for interpleader purposes only) the FDIC seeking a declaratory judgment and other relief determining JPMorgan Chase’s legal title to and beneficial interest in the Disputed Assets. The Debtors commenced a separate adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Case against JPMorgan Chase, seeking turnover of the $4 billion in purported deposit funds and recovery for alleged unjust enrichment for failure to turn over the funds. The Debtors have moved for summary judgment in the turnover proceeding.
In both JPMorgan Chase’s adversary proceeding and the Debtors’ turnover proceeding, JPMorgan Chase and the FDIC argued that the Bankruptcy Court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate certain claims. JPMorgan Chase moved to have the adversary proceedings transferred to United States District Court for the District of Columbia and to withdraw jurisdiction from the Bankruptcy Court to the District Court. That motion is fully briefed. In addition, JPMorgan Chase and the FDIC have pending with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware an appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s rulings rejecting the jurisdictional arguments, and that appeal is fully briefed. JPMorgan Chase is

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also appealing a separate Bankruptcy Court decision that held, in part, that the Bankruptcy Court could proceed with certain matters while the first appeal is pending.
The Debtors submitted claims substantially similar to those submitted in the Bankruptcy Court in the FDIC receivership for, among other things, ownership of certain of the Disputed Assets, as well as claims challenging the terms of the agreement pursuant to which substantially all of the assets of Washington Mutual Bank were sold by the FDIC to JPMorgan Chase. The FDIC, as receiver, disallowed the Debtors’ claims and the Debtors filed an action against the FDIC in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the FDIC’s disallowance of the Debtors’ claims, claiming ownership of the Disputed Assets, and seeking money damages from the FDIC. JPMorgan Chase has intervened in the action. In January 2010, the District Court stayed the action pending developments in the Bankruptcy Case. In connection with the stay, the District Court denied WMI’s and the FDIC’s motions to dismiss without prejudice.
In addition, JPMorgan Chase has been sued in an action originally filed in the 122nd State District Court of Galveston County, Texas (the “Texas Action”) by certain holders of WMI common stock and debt of WMI and Washington Mutual Bank who seek unspecified damages alleging that JPMorgan Chase acquired substantially all of the assets of Washington Mutual Bank from the FDIC at an allegedly too low price. The FDIC intervened in the Texas Action and, upon motion by the FDIC and JPMorgan Chase, the District Court transferred the Texas Action to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs moved to have the FDIC dismissed as a party and to remand the action to the state court or, in the alternative, dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. JPMorgan Chase and the FDIC moved to have the entire action dismissed. On April 13, 2010, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted JPMorgan Chase’s motion to dismiss the complaint, granted the FDIC’s parallel motion to dismiss the complaint and denied plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the FDIC as a party and to remand the case to Texas state court. On July 19, 2010, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider its prior ruling, to vacate the judgment in the Texas Action and to permit them to file an amended complaint. On July 20, 2010, the plaintiffs in the Texas Action appealed these decisions to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Other proceedings related to Washington Mutual’s failure also pending before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia include a lawsuit brought by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, initially against the FDIC, asserting an estimated $6 billion to $10 billion in damages based upon alleged breach of various mortgage securitization agreements and alleged violation of certain representations and warranties given by certain WMI subsidiaries in connection with those securitization agreements. Deutsche Bank filed an amended complaint on August 30, 2010, adding JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as a party. The amended complaint includes assertions that JPMorgan Chase may have assumed liabilities relating to the mortgage securitization agreements. A response to the complaint is due on November 22, 2010.
On May 19, 2010, WMI, JPMorgan Chase and the FDIC announced a global settlement agreement among themselves and significant creditor groups (the “Global Settlement Agreement”). The Global Settlement Agreement is incorporated into WMI’s proposed Chapter 11 plan (“the Plan”) that has been submitted to the Bankruptcy Court. If approved by the Bankruptcy Court, the Global Settlement would resolve numerous disputes among WMI, JPMorgan Chase, the FDIC in its capacity as receiver for Washington Mutual Bank and the FDIC in its corporate capacity, as well as those of significant creditor groups, including disputes relating to the Disputed Assets. While the Plan confirmation process is ongoing, the appeals and proceedings before the United States District Courts for the Districts of Delaware and the District of Columbia are stayed.
Other proceedings related to Washington Mutual’s failure are also pending before the Bankruptcy Court. On May 4, 2010, certain WMI creditors who have not agreed to the Global Settlement Agreement filed a motion to convert the Debtors’ cases to a Chapter 7 liquidation or, in the alternative, for an order to appoint a trustee to administer the Debtors’ estates. Also, on July 6, 2010, certain holders of the Trust Securities commenced an adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court against JPMorgan Chase, WMI, and other entities seeking, among other relief, a declaratory judgment that WMI and JPMorgan Chase do not have any right, title or interest in the Trust Securities.
In a July 20, 2010 hearing in the Bankruptcy Case, the Bankruptcy Court appointed an examiner to investigate, among other things, the claims and assets that may be property of the Debtors’ estates that are proposed to be conveyed, released or otherwise compromised and settled under the Plan and Global Settlement Agreement. The examiner submitted a preliminary report for the Bankruptcy Court on September 7, 2010, and submitted a final report on November 1, 2010. The Bankruptcy Court is scheduled to consider confirmation of the Plan, including the Global Settlement Agreement, beginning on December 1, 2010.
Securities Lending Litigation. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. has been named as a defendant in four putative class actions asserting ERISA and non-ERISA claims pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New

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York brought by participants in the Firm’s securities lending business. A fifth lawsuit was filed in New York state court by an individual participant in the program. Three of the purported class actions, which have been consolidated, relate to losses of plaintiffs’ money in medium-term notes of Sigma Finance Inc. (“Sigma”). Plaintiffs assert claims under both ERISA and state law. Fact discovery is complete and expert discovery is ongoing. In August 2010, the Court certified a plaintiff class consisting of all securities lending participants that held Sigma medium-term notes on September 30, 2008, including those that held the notes by virtue of participation in the investment of cash collateral through a collective fund, as well as those that held the notes by virtue of the investment of cash collateral through individual accounts.
The fourth putative class action, as originally filed, concerned losses of money invested in Lehman Brothers medium-term notes and in asset-backed securities offered by nine other issuers. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint including additional factual allegations regarding Lehman Brothers and eliminating claims regarding the other asset-backed securities. The Firm has moved to dismiss the amended complaint. The New York state court action, which is not a class action, concerns the plaintiff’s loss of money in both Sigma and Lehman Brothers medium-term notes. The Firm has answered the complaint. The Court denied the Firm’s motion to stay this action pending resolution of the proceedings in federal court.
Investment Management Litigation. Four cases have been filed claiming that investment portfolios managed by JPMorgan Investment Management Inc. (“JPMorgan Investment Management”) were inappropriately invested in securities backed by subprime residential real estate collateral. Plaintiffs claim that JPMorgan Investment Management and related defendants are liable for the loss of more than $1 billion in market value of these securities. The first case was filed by NM Homes One, Inc. in federal court in New York. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted JPMorgan Investment Management’s motion to dismiss nine of plaintiff’s ten causes of action. The Court granted JPMorgan Investment Management’s request for permission to move to dismiss the remaining cause of action. Plaintiff has moved for reconsideration. The second case, filed by Assured Guaranty (U.K.) in New York state court, was dismissed and Assured has appealed the Court’s decision. In the third case, filed by Ambac Assurance UK Limited in New York state court, the Court granted JPMorgan Investment Management’s motion to dismiss in March 2010, and plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal. The fourth case was filed by CMMF LLP in New York state court in December 2009; the Court granted JPMorgan Investment Management’s motion to dismiss the claims, other than claims for breach of contract and misrepresentation. Both CMMF and JPMorgan Investment Management have filed notices of appeal. On May 26, 2010, the New York Appellate Division heard arguments on the case.
Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Proceedings. In March 2010, the Examiner appointed by the Bankruptcy Court presiding over the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (“LBHI”) and several of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Lehman”) released a report as to his investigation into Lehman’s failure and related matters. The Examiner concluded that one common law claim potentially could be asserted against the Firm for contributing to Lehman’s failure, though he characterized the claim as “not strong.” The Examiner also opined that certain cash and securities collateral provided by LBHI to the Firm in the weeks and days preceding LBHI’s demise potentially could be challenged under the Bankruptcy Code’s fraudulent conveyance or preference provisions, though the Firm is of the view that its right to such collateral is protected by the Bankruptcy Code’s safe harbor provisions. On May 26, 2010, LBHI and its Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed an adversary proceeding against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint asserts both federal bankruptcy law and state common law claims, and seeks, among other relief, to recover $8.6 billion in collateral that was transferred to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the week preceding LBHI’s bankruptcy. The complaint also seeks unspecified damages on the grounds that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s collateral requests hastened LBHI’s demise. On August 25, 2010, the Firm moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. On September 15, 2010, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, and on October 19, 2010, the Firm moved to dismiss the amended complaint in its entirety. The case is in the early stages, with a trial scheduled for 2012. In addition, the Firm may also face claims in the liquidation proceeding pending before the same Bankruptcy Court under the Securities Investor Protection Act (“SIPA”) for LBHI’s U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, Lehman Brothers Inc. (“LBI”). The SIPA Trustee has advised the Firm that certain of the securities and cash pledged as collateral for the Firm’s claims against LBI may be customer property free from any security interest in favor of the Firm.
Enron Litigation. JPMorgan Chase and certain of its officers and directors are involved in several lawsuits that together seek substantial damages arising out of the Firm’s banking relationships with Enron Corp. and its subsidiaries (“Enron”). A number of actions and other proceedings against the Firm previously were resolved, including a class action lawsuit captioned Newby v. Enron Corp. and adversary proceedings brought by Enron’s bankruptcy estate. The remaining Enron-related actions include individual actions by Enron investors, an action by an Enron counterparty, and a purported class action filed on behalf of JPMorgan Chase employees who participated in the Firm’s 401(k) plan asserting claims

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under the ERISA for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by JPMorgan Chase, its directors and named officers. That action has been dismissed, and is on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
IPO Allocation Litigation. JPMorgan Chase and certain of its securities subsidiaries, including Bear Stearns, were named, along with numerous other firms in the securities industry, as defendants in a large number of putative class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging improprieties in connection with the allocation of securities in various public offerings, including some offerings for which a JPMorgan Chase entity served as an underwriter. They also claim violations of securities laws arising from alleged material misstatements and omissions in registration statements and prospectuses for the initial public offerings and alleged market manipulation with respect to aftermarket transactions in the offered securities. Antitrust lawsuits based on similar allegations have been dismissed with prejudice. A settlement was reached in the securities cases, which the District Court approved; the Firm’s share of the settlement is approximately $62 million. Appeals have been filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seeking reversal of the decision approving the settlement.
In addition to the various cases, proceedings and investigations discussed above, JPMorgan Chase and its subsidiaries are named as defendants or otherwise involved in a number of other legal actions, proceedings and investigations by governmental agencies arising in connection with their businesses. The Firm believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted against it in its currently outstanding litigations, investigations and proceedings and it intends to defend itself vigorously in all such matters. Additional actions, proceedings or investigations may be initiated from time to time in the future.
In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of legal matters, particularly where the claimants seek very large or indeterminate damages, or where the cases present novel legal theories, involve a large number of parties or are in early stages of discovery, the Firm cannot state with confidence what the eventual outcome of these pending matters will be, what the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters will be or what the eventual loss, fines, penalties or impact related to each pending matter may be. JPMorgan Chase believes, based upon its current knowledge, after consultation with counsel and after taking into account its current litigation reserves, that the legal actions, proceedings and investigations currently pending against it should not have a material adverse effect on the Firm’s consolidated financial condition. The Firm notes, however, that in light of the uncertainties involved in such proceedings, actions and investigations, there is no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not significantly exceed the reserves currently accrued by the Firm; as a result, the outcome of a particular matter may be material to JPMorgan Chase’s operating results for a particular period, depending on, among other factors, the size of the loss or liability imposed and the level of JPMorgan Chase’s income for that period.
Item 1A Risk Factors
For a discussion of certain risk factors affecting the Firm, see Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors, on pages 4–10 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K; Part II, Item 1A: Risk Factors, on pages 196-197 of JPMorgan Chase’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2010; and Forward-Looking Statements on pages 191–192 of this Form 10-Q.
We may incur additional costs and expenses in ensuring that we satisfy requirements relating to mortgage foreclosures and repurchases.
In late September 2010, the Firm commenced implementation of a temporary suspension of obtaining mortgage foreclosure judgments in the states and territories that require a judicial foreclosure process. Subsequently, the Firm extended this temporary suspension to foreclosure sales in those states and territories that require a judicial foreclosure process, and to foreclosures and foreclosure sales in the majority of remaining states where a judicial process is not required, but where an affidavit signed by Firm personnel may have been used as part of the foreclosure process. In mid-October, the Firm also temporarily suspended evictions in the states and territories in which it had suspended foreclosures and foreclosure sales, as well as in certain additional states in which an affidavit signed by Firm personnel may have been used in connection with eviction proceedings.
The Firm’s temporary suspension arose out of certain questions about affidavits of indebtedness prepared by local foreclosure counsel, signed by Firm employees, and filed or used in mortgage foreclosure proceedings in certain states. While, based on the Firm’s work to date, we believe that the information in those affidavits of indebtedness about the fact of default and amount of indebtedness was materially accurate, in certain instances, the underlying review and verification of this information was performed by Firm personnel other than the affiants, or the affidavits may not have been properly notarized.
State and federal officials have announced investigations into the procedures followed by mortgage servicing companies and banks, including the Firm and its affiliates, in completing affidavits relating to foreclosures. The Firm is cooperating with these investigations.

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The Firm is developing new processes to ensure that it satisfies all procedural requirements relating to mortgage foreclosures. The Firm expects to incur additional costs and expenses in connection with the implementation of its new foreclosure processes. The Firm intends to resume its foreclosure proceedings, foreclosure sales and evictions in some states expeditiously. It is possible that the temporary suspension will also result in additional costs and expenses, such as, for example, costs associated with the maintenance of properties while foreclosures are delayed, legal expenses associated with re-filing documents or, as necessary, re-filing foreclosure cases or costs associated with the possible fluctuation in home prices while foreclosures are delayed. These costs could increase depending on the length of the delay. Finally, the Firm may incur additional costs and expenses as a result of legislative, administrative or regulatory investigations relating to its former foreclosure procedures. However, the Firm cannot predict at this early stage the ultimate outcome of these matters or the impact that they could have on the Firm’s reported financial results, including, for example, servicing costs, legal costs and mortgage banking revenue.
In addition, in connection with the Firm’s loan sale and securitization activities with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) and loan sale and private-label securitization transactions, the Firm has made representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements. For transactions with the GSEs, these representations include type of collateral, underwriting standards, validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan, that primary mortgage insurance is in force for any mortgage loan with a loan-to-value ratio (“LTV”) greater than 80%, and the use of the GSEs’ standard legal documentation. The Firm may be, and has been, required to repurchase loans and/or indemnify the GSEs and other private investors for losses due to material breaches of these representations and warranties; however, predominantly all of the repurchase demands received by the Firm and the Firm’s losses realized to date are related to loans sold to the GSEs. (For additional information about the Firm’s loan sale and securitization-related indemnifications, including a description of how the Firm estimates its repurchase liability, see Repurchase liability, on pages 58–61, and Note 22 on pages 174–178 of this Form 10-Q, and Note 31 on pages 230–234 of JPMorgan Chase’s 2009 Annual Report).
The repurchase liability recorded by the Firm is estimated based on several factors, including the level of current and estimated probable future repurchase demands made by purchasers, the ability of the Firm to cure the defects identified in the repurchases demands, and the severity of loss upon repurchase or foreclosure. While the Firm believes that its current repurchase liability reserves are adequate, the factors referred to above, upon which the Firm estimates its repurchase liability, are subject to change in light of market developments, the economic environment and other circumstances, some of which are beyond the Firm’s control and, accordingly, there can be no assurance that such reserves will not need to be increased in the future.
The Firm also faces litigation related to securitizations, primarily related to securitizations not sold to the GSEs. (For additional information concerning these litigation matters, see pages 195–196 of this Form 10-Q.) The Firm separately evaluates its exposure to such litigation in establishing its litigation reserves. While the Firm believes that its current reserves in respect of such litigation matters are adequate, there can be no assurance that such reserves will not need to be increased in the future.
Financial services legislative and regulatory reforms may have a significant impact on our businesses and results of operations.
Enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and regulations that may be issued by U.S. regulators implementing such legislation (as well as actions that may be taken by legislatures and regulatory bodies in other countries) could limit our ability to pursue business opportunities we might otherwise consider engaging in, impose additional costs on us, result in significant loss of revenue, impact the value of assets we hold, establish more stringent capital, liquidity and leverage requirements, or otherwise significantly adversely affect our businesses.
In addition, increased regulatory focus on consumer protection practices and new and evolving mortgage-modification programs have resulted in changes in certain of the Firm’s practices, have increased costs of compliance and, for certain businesses, reduced net income. The Firm is also reviewing various of its operating models, business practices, legal entity structures and reporting procedures both in the U.S. and in various foreign jurisdictions in which it does business to enhance, and be responsive to, various new legislative and regulatory requirements. There is no assurance that as a result of these reviews, the Firm will not be required to make changes in its practices and procedures, and incur additional costs and expenses in order to do so.
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the third quarter of 2010, there were no shares of common stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co. issued in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof.
Under the stock repurchase program authorized by the Firm’s Board of Directors, the Firm is authorized to repurchase up to $10.0 billion of the Firm’s common stock plus the 88 million warrants issued in 2008 under the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program. In the second quarter of 2010, the Firm resumed common stock repurchases. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Firm repurchased, respectively, 57 million shares and 60 million shares, for $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion, at an average price per share of $38.52 and $38.53. The Firm’s current share repurchase activity is intended to offset sharecount increases resulting from employee stock-based incentive awards and is consistent with the Firm’s goal of maintaining an appropriate sharecount. The Firm did not repurchase any of the warrants. As of September 30, 2010, $3.9 billion of authorized repurchase capacity remained with respect to the common stock, and all of the authorized repurchase capacity remained with respect to the warrants.
The Firm has determined that it may, from time to time, enter into written trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to facilitate the repurchase of common stock and warrants in accordance with the repurchase program. A Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plan allows the Firm to repurchase its equity during periods when it would not otherwise be repurchasing common stock – for example during internal trading “black-out periods.” All purchases under a Rule 10b5-1 plan must be made according to a predefined plan established when the Firm is not aware of material nonpublic information.
                         
                    Dollar value of remaining  
For the nine months ended   Total shares     Average price paid     authorized repurchase  
September 30, 2010   repurchased     per share(a)     (in millions)(b)  
 
First quarter
        $     $ 6,221  
 
Second quarter
    3,491,900       38.73       6,085  
 
July
    16,297,562       38.05       5,465  
August
    32,204,621       38.62       4,222  
September
    8,015,650       39.07       3,908  
 
Third quarter
    56,517,833       38.52       3,908  
 
Year-to-date
    60,009,733     $ 38.53     $ 3,908  
 
(a)   Excludes commission costs.
 
(b)   The amount authorized by the Board of Directors excludes commissions cost.

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Participants in the Firm’s stock-based incentive plans may have shares withheld to cover income taxes. Shares withheld to pay income taxes are repurchased pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and not under the Firm’s share repurchase program. Shares repurchased pursuant to these plans during the third quarter of 2010 were as follows:
                 
For the nine months ended   Total shares     Average price paid  
September 30, 2010   repurchased     per share  
 
First quarter
    2,444     $ 41.88  
 
Second quarter
    393       30.01  
 
July
    173       36.45  
August
    36       37.09  
September
    84       39.79  
 
Third quarter
    293       37.49  
 
Year-to-date
    3,130     $ 39.98  
 
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 5 Other Information
Steven D. Black, Vice Chairman, has advised the Firm that he plans to leave the Firm early in 2011 and has stepped down from the Firm’s Operating Committee and Executive Committee.
Item 6 Exhibits
31.1 — Certification
31.2 — Certification
32 — Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS XBRL Instance Document(a)(b)
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(b)
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document(b)
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document(b)
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document(b)
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document(b)
 
(a)   Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, includes the following financial information included in the Firm’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) interactive data files: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
             
 
      JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.    
 
      (Registrant)    
 
           
 
           
Date: November 8, 2010
  By   /s/ Louis Rauchenberger    
 
     
 
Louis Rauchenberger
   
 
           
 
      Managing Director and Controller    
 
      [Principal Accounting Officer]    

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
EXHIBIT NO.   EXHIBITS
 
   
31.1
  Certification
 
   
31.2
  Certification
 
   
32
  Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002†
 
   
101.INS
  XBRL Instance Document††
 
   
101.SCH
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document††
 
   
101.CAL
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document††
 
   
101.LAB
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document††
 
   
101.PRE
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document††
 
   
101.DEF
  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document††
 
  This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
††   As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

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