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Lending Activities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Receivables [Abstract]  
Lending Activities Lending Activities
Mortgage and other loans receivable include commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, policy loans on life and annuity contracts, commercial loans, and other loans and notes receivable. Commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, commercial loans, and other loans and notes receivable are carried at unpaid principal balances less allowance for credit losses and plus or minus adjustments for the accretion or amortization of discount or premium. Interest income on such loans is accrued as earned.
Direct costs of originating commercial mortgages, commercial loans, and other loans and notes receivable, net of nonrefundable points and fees, are deferred and included in the carrying amount of the related receivables. The amount deferred is amortized to income as an adjustment to earnings using the interest method. Premiums and discounts on purchased residential mortgages are also amortized to income as an adjustment to earnings using the interest method.
Policy loans on life and annuity contracts are carried at unpaid principal balances. There is no allowance for policy loans because these loans serve to reduce the death benefit paid when the death claim is made, and the balances are effectively collateralized by the cash surrender value of the policy or annuity.
The following table presents the composition of Mortgage and other loans receivable, net:
(in millions)December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Commercial mortgages(a)
$32,993$30,528 
Residential mortgages5,8564,672
Life insurance policy loans1,7501,832
Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable(b)
4,5672,852
Total mortgage and other loans receivable45,16639,884
Allowance for credit losses(c)
(600)(496)
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net$44,566$39,388
(a)Commercial mortgages primarily represent loans for apartments, offices and retail properties, with exposures in New York and California representing the largest geographic concentrations (aggregating approximately 20% and 11%, respectively, at December 31, 2022, and 22% and 10%, respectively, at December 31, 2021). The weighted average loan-to-value ratio for NY and CA was 59% and 53% at December 31, 2022, respectively, and 51% and 53% at December 31, 2021, respectively. The debt service coverage ratio for NY and CA was 2.0X and 2.1X at December 31, 2022, respectively, and 2.0X and 1.9X at December 31, 2021, respectively.
(b)Includes loans held for sale which are carried at lower cost or market, determined on an individual loan basis, and are collateralized primarily by apartments. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the net carrying value of these loans was $170 million and $15 million, respectively.
(c)Does not include allowance for credit losses of $60 million and $57 million at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively in relation to off-balance-sheet commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans, which is recorded in Other liabilities.
Interest income is not accrued when payment of contractual principal and interest is not expected. Any cash received on impaired loans is generally recorded as a reduction of the current carrying amount of the loan. Accrual of interest income is generally resumed when delinquent contractual principal and interest are repaid or when a portion of the delinquent contractual payments are made, and the ongoing required contractual payments have been made for an appropriate period. As of December 31, 2022, $3 million and $623 million of residential mortgage loans and commercial mortgage loans, respectively, were placed on nonaccrual status. As of December 31, 2021, $7 million and $118 million of residential mortgage loans and commercial mortgage loans, respectively, were placed on nonaccrual status.
Accrued interest is presented separately and is included in Accrued investment income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2022, accrued interest receivable was $15 million and $130 million associated with residential mortgage loans and commercial mortgage loans, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, accrued interest receivable was $11 million and $109 million associated with residential mortgage loans and commercial mortgage loans, respectively.
A significant majority of commercial mortgages in the portfolio are non-recourse loans and, accordingly, the only guarantees are for specific items that are exceptions to the non-recourse provisions. It is therefore extremely rare for us to have cause to enforce the provisions of a guarantee on a commercial real estate or mortgage loan.
Nonperforming loans are generally those loans where payment of contractual principal or interest is more than 90 days past due. Nonperforming mortgages were not significant for all periods presented.
CREDIT QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES
The following table presents debt service coverage ratios(a) for commercial mortgages by year of vintage:
December 31, 2022
(in millions)20222021202020192018PriorTotal
>1.2X$5,382 $2,043 $1,521 $4,832 $3,505 $9,948 $27,231 
1.00 - 1.20X859 734 388 343 470 1,088 3,882 
<1.00X37  23 52 707 1,061 1,880 
Total commercial mortgages$6,278$2,777$1,932$5,227$4,682$12,097$32,993
December 31, 2021
(in millions)20212020201920182017PriorTotal
>1.2X$1,861 $1,520 $4,915 $3,300 $2,997 $9,005 $23,598 
1.00 - 1.20X463 810 598 1,030 88 1,684 4,673 
<1.00X— 27 71 826 — 1,333 2,257 
Total commercial mortgages$2,324$2,357$5,584$5,156$3,085$12,022$30,528
The following table presents loan-to-value ratios(b) for commercial mortgages by year of vintage:
December 31, 2022
(in millions)20222021202020192018PriorTotal
Less than 65%$5,270$2,061$1,515$3,752$2,666$9,205$24,469
65% to 75%9734353911,4251,3561,1845,764
76% to 80%354370218366
Greater than 80%23826505901,4902,394
Total commercial mortgages$6,278$2,777$1,932$5,227$4,682$12,097$32,993
December 31, 2021
(in millions)20212020201920182017PriorTotal
Less than 65%$1,859 $1,935 $3,912 $4,072 $2,384 $8,264 $22,426 
65% to 75%304 396 1,672 1,084 340 2,814 6,610 
76% to 80%— — — — 188 259 447 
Greater than 80%161 26 — — 173 685 1,045 
Total commercial mortgages$2,324 $2,357 $5,584 $5,156 $3,085 $12,022 $30,528 
(a)The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments, including principal and interest. Our weighted average debt service coverage ratio was 1.9X at December 31, 2022 and 1.9X at December 31, 2021. The debt service coverage ratios have been updated within the last three months. The debt service coverage ratios are updated when additional information becomes available.
(b)The loan-to-value ratio compares the current unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan. Our weighted average loan-to-value ratio was 59% at December 31, 2022, and 57% at December 31, 2021. The loan-to-value ratios have been updated within the last three to nine months.
The following table presents the credit quality performance indicators for commercial mortgages:
(dollars in millions)Number
of
Loans
ClassPercent
 of
Total
 ApartmentsOfficesRetailIndustrialHotelOthers
Total(c)
December 31, 2022
Credit Quality Performance Indicator:
In good standing599$13,226$8,470$3,192$5,417$1,749$290$32,34498%
Restructured(a)
932994594821%
90 days or less delinquent—%
>90 days delinquent or in
process of foreclosure
31671671%
Total(b)
611$13,226$8,966$3,286$5,417$1,808$290$32,993100%
Allowance for credit losses$89$294$54$65$23$6$5312 %
December 31, 2021
Credit Quality Performance Indicator:
In good standing613$12,394$8,370$4,026$3,262$1,726$301$30,07999%
Restructured(a)
7269171043901%
90 days or less delinquent—%
>90 days delinquent or in
process of foreclosure
45959—%
Total(b)
624$12,394$8,698$4,043$3,262$1,830$301$30,528100%
Allowance for credit losses$93$193$69$39$23$6$423%
(a)    Loans that have been modified in troubled debt restructurings and are performing according to their restructured terms. For additional discussion of troubled debt restructurings, see the paragraphs below.
(b)    Does not reflect allowance for credit losses.
(c)    Our commercial mortgage loan portfolio is current as to payments of principal and interest, for both periods presented. There were no significant amounts of nonperforming commercial mortgages (defined as those loans where payment of contractual principal or interest is more than 90 days past due) during any of the periods presented.
The following table presents credit quality performance indicators for residential mortgages by year of vintage:
December 31, 2022
(in millions)20222021202020192018PriorTotal
FICO*:
780 and greater$294$2,141$652$229$76$437$3,829
720 - 77953671116775321341,655
660 - 719163792816947342
600 - 659242121324
Less than 600156
Total residential mortgages$995$2,935$849$322$119$636$5,856
December 31, 2021
(in millions)20212020201920182017PriorTotal
FICO*:
780 and greater$1,398$678$284$100$107$325$2,892
720 - 7791,118225834136941,597
660 - 719443920111333160
600 - 65911232615
Less than 6001168
Total residential mortgages$2,561$943$389$156$159$464$4,672
* Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) is the credit quality indicator used to evaluate consumer credit risk for residential mortgage loan borrowers and has been updated within the last three months.
METHODOLOGY USED TO ESTIMATE THE ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
At the time of origination or purchase, an allowance for credit losses is established for mortgage and other loan receivables and is updated each reporting period. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded in net realized gains (losses). This allowance reflects the risk of loss, even when that risk is remote, and reflects losses expected over the remaining contractual life of the loan. The allowance for credit losses considers available relevant information about the collectability of cash flows, including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. We revert to historical information when we determine that we can no longer reliably forecast future economic assumptions.
The allowances for the commercial mortgage loans and residential mortgage loans are estimated utilizing a probability of default and loss given default model. Loss rate factors are determined based on historical data and adjusted for current and forecasted information. The loss rates are applied based on individual loan attributes and considering such data points as loan-to-value ratios, FICO scores, and debt service coverage.
The estimate of credit losses also reflects management’s assumptions on certain macroeconomic factors that include, but are not limited to, gross domestic product growth, employment, inflation, housing price index, interest rates and credit spreads.
Accrued interest is excluded from the measurement of the allowance for credit losses and accrued interest is reversed through interest income once a loan is placed on non-accrual.
When all or a portion of a loan is deemed uncollectible, the uncollectible portion of the carrying amount of the loan is charged off against the allowance.
We also have off-balance sheet commitments related to our commercial mortgage loans. The liability for expected credit losses related to these commercial mortgage loan commitments is reported in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When a commitment is funded, we record a loan receivable and reclassify the liability for expected credit losses related to the commitment into loan allowance for expected credit losses. Other changes in the liability for expected credit losses on loan commitments are recorded in Net realized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
The following table presents a rollforward of the changes in the allowance for credit losses on Mortgage and other loans receivable:*
Years Ended December 31,202220212020
(in millions)Commercial MortgagesOther LoansTotalCommercial MortgagesOther LoansTotalCommercial MortgagesOther LoansTotal
Allowance, beginning of year$423$73$496$546$111$657$266$91$357
Initial allowance upon CECL adoption2722274
Loans charged off(13)(13)(1)(1)(12)(5)(17)
Net charge-offs(13)(13)(1)(1)(12)(5)(17)
Addition to (release of) allowance for loan losses121(4)117(122)(19)(141)20 23 43 
Divestitures(19)(19)
Allowance, end of year$531$69$600$423$73$496$546$111$657
*    Does not include allowance for credit losses of $60 million, $57 million and $57 million, respectively, at December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 in relation to the off-balance-sheet commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans, which is recorded in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the significant global economic slowdown and general market decline, our expectations and models used to estimate the allowance for losses on commercial and residential mortgage loans have been updated to reflect the economic environment. The full impact of COVID-19 on real estate valuations remains uncertain and we will continue to review our valuations as further information becomes available.
TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS
We modify loans to optimize their returns and improve their collectability, among other things. When we undertake such a modification with a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulty and the modification involves us granting a concession to the troubled debtor, the modification is a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”). We assess whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty based on a variety of factors, including the borrower’s current default on any of its outstanding debt, the probability of a default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification, the insufficiency of the borrower’s forecasted cash flows to service any of its outstanding debt (including both principal and interest) and the borrower’s inability to access alternative third-party financing at an interest rate that would be reflective of current market conditions for a non-troubled debtor. Concessions granted may include extended maturity dates, interest rate changes, principal or interest forgiveness, payment deferrals and easing of loan covenants.
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, loans with a carrying value of $143 million and $280 million, respectively, were modified in TDRs.