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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Customer Deposits (Tables) [Abstract] |
Deposits By Component Alternative | As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, customer deposits we re categorized as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing deposits as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  | $ | 32,510 |  | $ | 29,053
| Non-interest-bearing |  |  | 4 |  |  | 17
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest-bearing |  |  | 621 |  |  | 640
| Non-interest-bearing |  |  | 7 |  |  | 17
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 33,142 |  | $ | 29,727
Deposits By Type | C ustomer deposits we re aggregated by deposit type offered by the Company as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S. retail deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Savings accounts – Direct |  | $ | 13,186 |  | $ | 7,725
| Certificates of deposit |  |  |  |  |  |
| Direct |  |  | 901 |  |  | 1,052
| Third party |  |  | 9,179 |  |  | 11,411
| Sweep accounts – Third party |  |  | 9,244 |  |  | 8,865
Other deposits |  |  | 632 |  |  | 674
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 33,142 |  | $ | 29,727
Time Deposits By Maturity | The scheduled maturities of all certificates of deposit as of September 30, 2011 we re as follows:
(Millions) |  | U.S. |  | Non-U.S. |  | Total
2011 |  | $ | 1,376 |  | $ | 309 |  | $ | 1,685
2012 |  |  | 3,232 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 3,322
2013 |  |  | 3,227 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3,228
2014 |  |  | 1,665 |  |  | ― |  |  | 1,665
2015 |  |  | 121 |  |  | ― |  |  | 121
After 5 years |  |  | 459 |  |  | ― |  |  | 459
Total |  | $ | 10,080 |  | $ | 400 |  | $ | 10,480
Time Deposits $100,000 Or More | As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2011 |  | 2010
U.S. |  | $ | 583 |  | $ | 689
Non-U.S. |  |  | 316 |  |  | 291
Total |  | $ | 899 |  | $ | 980

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