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Customer Deposits (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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U.S. retail deposits: |  |
Savings accounts - Direct | $ 31,915 | $ 30,980
Certificates of deposit - Direct | 290 | 291
Certificates of deposit - Third Party | 16,684 | 11,925
Sweep accounts - Third party | 14,777 | 9,120
Other Customer Deposits |  |
U.S. non-interest bearing deposits | 37 | 36
Non-US deposits | 47 | 74
Card Member credit balances - U.S. and non-U.S. | 702 | 616
Total customer deposits | $ 64,452 | $ 53,042

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