Company: TFC
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000092230-25-000020
Chunk: 187

Company: TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 2
Chunk 187
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 for price comparison exceptions, and reviewing significant changes to pricing and valuation policies. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, residential MSRs are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The value of residential MSRs is significantly affected by mortgage interest rates available in the marketplace, which influence mortgage loan prepayment speeds. In general, during periods of declining interest rates, the value of MSRs declines due to increasing prepayments attributable to increased mortgage-refinance activity. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the value of residential MSRs generally increases due to reduced refinance activity. Truist typically hedges against market value changes in the residential MSRs. Refer to “Note 8. Loan Servicing” for quantitative disclosures reflecting the effect that changes in management’s assumptions would have on the fair value of residential MSRs.

Trading Assets and Liabilities

Fair value measurements for trading securities and securities sold short are derived from observable market-based information including overall market conditions, recent trades, comparable securities, broker quotes and FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine data when determining the value of a position. Security prices are also validated through actual cash settlement upon the sale of a security. When observable market prices are not available, the Company uses judgment and estimates fair value using internal models that reflect assumptions consistent with those that would be used by a market participant in estimating fair value. Refer to “Note 18. Fair Value Disclosures” for further information on the Company’s trading securities and securities sold short. 

Truist elects to measure certain loans at fair value for financial reporting where fair value aligns with the underlying business purpose. Trading loans include loans held in connection with the Company’s trading business primarily consisting of commercial and corporate leveraged loans and loans made or acquired in connection with the Company’s TRS business. Other trading liabilities include loans sold, but not yet purchased primarily consisting of commercial and corporate leveraged loans. Trading loans and loans sold, but not yet purchased are valued primarily using quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active by a third-party pricing service. Refer to “Note 18. Fair Value Disclosures” for further information on the Company’s trading loans and other trading liabilities. Refer to “Note 16. Commitments and Contingencies,” and “Note 19. Derivative Financial Instruments,” for further discussion of the Company’s TRS business.

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Truist uses derivatives to manage various financial risks and in a dealer