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Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the parent company and its subsidiaries, most of which are wholly-owned, certain partnership interests and VIEs.

On January 5, 2026, we acquired FirstBank Holding Company, including its banking subsidiary, FirstBank. Our results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 reflect FirstBank’s acquired business operations for the period since the acquisition closed on January 5, 2026 and our balance sheet at March 31, 2026 includes FirstBank balances. See Note 2 Acquisition Activity for additional information on this acquisition.

We prepared these consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. We have eliminated intercompany accounts and transactions. We have also reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current period presentation, which did not have a
material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In our opinion, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments needed to state fairly our results for the interim periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any other interim period.

We have also considered the impact of subsequent events on these consolidated financial statements through the date of issuance of the consolidated financials.

When preparing these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, we have assumed that you have read the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Form 10-K. Reference is made to Note 1 Accounting Policies in our 2025 Form 10-K for a detailed description of significant accounting policies. These interim consolidated financial statements serve to update our 2025 Form 10-K and may not include all information and Notes necessary to constitute a complete set of financial statements.
Loans
Loans
Effective January 1, 2026, PNC updated its defined loan classes (classes of financing receivables) as follows: (i) equipment lease financing loans were reclassified to the commercial and industrial loan class based on similarities in the manner in which credit risk is monitored and assessed within these portfolios, as well as materiality considerations, and (ii) education loans were reclassified to the other consumer loan class based on materiality considerations. All impacted disclosures have been updated accordingly, and prior periods have been adjusted to conform with the current presentation.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance for Credit Losses
Purchased Seasoned Loans
On January 1, 2026, we adopted ASU 2025-08 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans, which expanded the population of acquired financial assets subject to the gross-up approach. Purchased seasoned loans, or PSLs, are acquired loans that, at acquisition, have not experienced a more-than-insignificant credit deterioration since origination and are deemed seasoned. A loan is seasoned if it was purchased more than 90 days after origination and PNC was not involved in the origination of the loan. All loans (excluding credit cards) that are acquired without credit deterioration through a business combination are deemed seasoned.
The allowance for PSLs is determined at the time of acquisition, as the estimated expected credit loss of the outstanding balance or par value, based on the methodologies described in our 2025 Form 10-K for loans. In accordance with CECL, the allowance recognized at acquisition is added to the acquisition date purchase price to determine the asset’s amortized cost basis.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates

We prepared these consolidated financial statements using financial information available at the time of preparation, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Our most significant estimates pertain to the ACL and our fair value measurements. Actual results may differ from the estimates, and the differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards UpdateDescriptionFinancial Statement Impact
Purchased Loans - ASU 2025-08

Issued November 2025

• Required effective date of January 1, 2027; early adoption is permitted.
• Expands the population of acquired financial assets subject to the gross-up approach, which requires recognition of an ACL for the estimate of credit losses at the acquisition date.
• Clarifies that loans (excluding credit cards) acquired without credit deterioration and deemed “seasoned” are purchased seasoned loans and accounted for using the gross-up approach at acquisition.
• Requires entities to evaluate whether loans acquired in an asset acquisition (or initially recognized through the consolidation of a VIE) are deemed “seasoned”. A loan is seasoned if it was purchased at least 90 days after origination and the acquirer was not involved in the origination of the loan. All loans that are acquired without credit deterioration through a business combination are deemed “seasoned”.
• Requires a prospective transition approach; the ASU is applied to loans that are acquired on or after the initial application date.
• We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2026.
• Adoption of this ASU resulted in more acquired loans using the gross-up approach, primarily through our acquisition of FirstBank; under the gross-up approach, a reserve is established through an increase to the loan’s amortized cost basis, thus avoiding the need to provide for a reserve on these acquired loans through Provision for credit losses. See Note 2 Acquisition Activity for more information on our acquisition of FirstBank. Otherwise, this ASU did not materially impact our Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity or Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.