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Reserves for Credit Losses (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Receivables [Abstract] |
Changes in the Card Member loans reserve for losses | The following table presents changes in the Card Member loans reserve for credit losses for the three months ended March 31:
(Millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance, January 1(a) |  | $ | 4,027 |  |  | $ | 2,134 |
Provisions (b) |  | 1,876 |  |  | 525 |
Net write-offs (c) |  |  |  |
Principal |  | (518) |  |  | (457) |
Interest and fees |  | (107) |  |  | (92) |
Other (d) |  | (42) |  |  | 11 |
Balance, March 31 |  | $ | 5,236 |  |  | $ | 2,121 |
(a)Includes an increase of $1,643 million related to the adoption of the CECL methodology. (b)Provisions for principal, interest and fee reserve components. (c)Principal write-offs are presented less recoveries of $145 million and $124 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Recoveries of interest and fees were not significant. Amounts include net (write-offs) recoveries from TDRs of $(31) million and $(15) million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. (d)Primarily includes foreign currency translation adjustments of $(42) million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Changes in the Card Member receivable reserve for losses | The following table presents changes in the Card Member receivables reserve for credit losses for the three months ended March 31:
(Millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance, January 1 (a) |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 573 |
Provisions (b) |  | 597 |  |  | 253 |
Net write-offs (c) |  | (258) |  |  | (216) |
Other (d) |  | (6) |  |  | (2) |
Balance, March 31 |  | $ | 459 |  |  | $ | 608 |
(a)Includes a decrease of $493 million related to the adoption of the CECL methodology. (b)Provisions for principal and fee reserve components. (c)Net write-offs are presented less recoveries of $92 million and $91 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amounts include net (write-offs) recoveries from TDRs of $(7) million and $(4) million, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. (d)Primary includes foreign currency translation adjustments of $(5) million and $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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