Quarterly Financial Performance
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Allowance for Credit Losses & Other Reserves
2023
2022
2021
Full Year
($ millions)
Impaired Loans - Stage 3
Balance beginning of period
Q3
Q2
Q1
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Q4
Q3
2022
2021
1,751
1,654
1,635
1,557
1,604
1,623
1,655
1,759
1,938
1,655
1,957
Provision for credit losses (1)
738
621
562
494
389
406
405
511
841
1,694
3,306
Write-offs
(800)
(696)
(676)
(578)
(577)
(550)
(593)
(706)
(1,144)
(2,298)
(3,901)
Recoveries
Balance end of period
Performing Loans - Stage 1 and 2
Balance beginning of period
Provision for credit losses (1) (2)
Balance end of period
144
144
113
116
192
128
136
146
161
572
543
Foreign currency adjustment and other
(13)
28
20
46
(51)
(3)
20
(55)
(37)
12
(250)
1,820
1,751
1,654
1,635
1,557
1,604
1,623
1,655
1,759
1,635
1,655
3,985
3,859
3,713
3,590
3,690
3,869
3,971
4,320
4,778
3,971
5,682
87
88
76
35
23
(187)
(183)
(343)
(461)
(312)
(1,498)
Foreign currency adjustment and other
1
38
70
88
(123)
8
81
(6)
3
54
(213)
4,073
3,985
3,859
3,713
3,590
3,690
3,869
3,971
4,320
3,713
3,971
Allowance for credit losses on loans
5,893
5,736
5,513
5,348
5,147
5,294
5,492
5,626
6,079
5,348
5,626
Allowance for credit losses on off-balance sheet exposures
133
129
100
108
109
49
55
65
87
108
65
Allowance for Credit Losses on acceptances and other financial assets (3)
68
66
55
43
39
32
36
40
66
43
40
Total allowance for credit losses
6,094
5,931
5,668
5,499
5,295
5,375
5,583
5,731
6,232
5,499
5,731
Allowance for Credit Losses by Business Segment
Canadian Banking
2,006
1,933
1,916
1,888
1,880
1,918
2,075
2,255
2,476
1,888
2,255
Retail
Commercial (4)
International Banking
Retail
Caribbean & Central America
Mexico
Peru
1,590
1,551
1,547
1,528
1,532
1,595
1,723
1,863
2,009
1,528
1,863
416
382
369
360
348
323
352
392
467
360
392
3,806
3,718
3,528
3,392
3,209
3,268
3,271
3,219
3,446
3,392
3,219
2,872
2,817
2,681
2,575
2,459
2,505
2,514
2,477
2,672
2,575
2,477
472
508
512
547
511
506
507
524
557
547
524
651
633
595
576
523
507
494
474
526
576
474
662
665
640
631
596
589
574
538
584
631
538
Chile
637
630
579
490
474
522
563
541
571
490
541
Colombia
352
292
264
247
277
298
299
319
346
247
319
Other(5)
98
89
91
84
78
83
77
81
88
84
81
Commercial (6)
Caribbean & Central America
Mexico
Peru
934
901
847
817
750
763
757
742
774
817
742
86
90
84
83
81
74
71
74
84
83
74
251
219
206
221
190
218
209
208
202
221
208
226
246
233
221
210
209
201
190
194
221
190
Chile
227
221
205
176
156
149
157
146
160
176
146
Colombia
68
58
53
53
54
57
52
58
74
53
58
Other(7)
76
67
66
63
59
56
67
66
60
63
66
Global Wealth Management
28
27
25
24
23
20
20
23
22
24
23
Global Banking and Markets
248
247
193
191
178
169
217
234
288
191
234
Other
6
6
6
4
5
4
Total allowance for credit losses by business segment
6,094
5,931
5,668
5,499
5,295
5,375
5,583
5,731
6,232
5,499
5,731
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans by Type of Borrower
Impaired Loans - Stage 3
1,820
1,751
1,654
1,635
1,557
1,604
1,623
1,655
1,759
1,635
1,655
Residential mortgages
483
455
428
406
375
393
395
374
403
406
374
Personal loans
632
608
563
551
559
566
574
626
715
551
626
Credit cards
Business and government
705
688
663
678
623
645
654
655
641
678
655
Performing Loans - Stage 1 and 2
Residential mortgages
4,073
3,985
3,859
3,713
3,590
3,690
3,869
3,971
4,320
3,713
3,971
526
526
510
493
468
441
440
428
435
493
428
Personal loans
Credit cards
Business and government
1,659
1,659
1,641
1,586
1,554
1,605
1,675
1,715
1,835
1,586
1,715
1,176
1,135
1,100
1,083
1,049
1,107
1,165
1,211
1,306
1,083
1,211
712
665
608
551
519
537
589
617
744
551
617
5,893
5,736
5,513
5,348
5,147
5,294
5,492
5,626
6,079
5,348
5,626
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
(1) Includes provision for credit losses on all financial assets.
(2) Q3 2023 excludes amounts associated with other assets of $(6) million. The Provision for credit losses, net of these amounts is $81 million.
(3) Other financial assets include debt securities, deposits with financial institutions, accrued interest and reverse repos.
(4) Includes small business.
(5) Includes Uruguay.
(6) Includes small business and corporate.
(7) Includes Brazil and Uruguay.
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