Global Markets — Provision for Credit Losses
Business Segments · Provision for Credit LossesBank of America Global Markets — Provision for Credit Losses increased by 33.3% to $12.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Global Markets — Provision for Credit Losses shows relatively stable performance with a 3.0% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A decrease is generally positive, signaling improved credit quality or a more optimistic economic outlook.
Detailed definition
This represents the expense set aside to cover potential future losses from loans and other credit-related exposures wit...
Peer comparison
Standard banking metric; peers report this as provision expense or loan loss provision.
Metric ID:
bac_segment_global_markets_provision_for_credit_lossesHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $22.00M | $16.00M | $32.00M | $5.00M | $8.00M | $11.00M | $4.00M | -$53.00M | -$4.00M | -$14.00M | -$60.00M | -$36.00M | -$13.00M | $7.00M | $28.00M | $22.00M | $9.00M | $12.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -27.3% | +100.0% | -84.4% | +60.0% | +37.5% | -63.6% | <-999% | +92.5% | -250.0% | -328.6% | +40.0% | +63.9% | +153.8% | +300.0% | -21.4% | -59.1% | +33.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -63.6% | -31.3% | -87.5% | <-999% | -150.0% | -227.3% | <-999% | +32.1% | -225.0% | +150.0% | +177.8% | +269.2% | +28.6% | — |
Range-$60.00M – $32.00M
CAGR-13.3%
Avg YoY Growth-222.1%
Median YoY Growth-63.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Bank of America's global markets — provision for credit losses?
- Bank of America (BAC) reported global markets — provision for credit losses of $12.00M in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Bank of America's global markets — provision for credit losses?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of America's global markets — provision for credit losses has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $65.00M to $71.00M.
- What does global markets — provision for credit losses mean?
- Funds reserved to cover expected losses from bad loans or credit defaults.