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Customer Deposits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Deposits [Abstract] |
Deposits by Component Alternative | As of December 31, customer deposits were categorized as interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
U.S.: |  |  |  |
Interest-bearing |  | $ | 83,304 |  |  | $ | 85,583 |
Non-interest-bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: 2021, $527; 2020, $576) |  | 553 |  |  | 599 |
Non-U.S.: |  |  |  |
Interest-bearing |  | 18 |  |  | 19 |
Non-interest-bearing (includes Card Member credit balances of: 2021, $503; 2020, $671) |  | 507 |  |  | 674 |
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 84,382 |  |  | $ | 86,875 |
Deposits by Type | Customer deposits by deposit type as of December 31 were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Savings and transaction accounts |  | $ | 66,142 |  |  | $ | 63,512 |
Certificates of deposit: |  |  |  |
Direct |  | 1,415 |  |  | 2,440 |
Third-party (brokered) |  | 3,095 |  |  | 5,561 |
Sweep accounts ―Third-party (brokered) |  | 12,658 |  |  | 14,070 |
Other deposits |  | 42 |  |  | 45 |
Card Member credit balances |  | 1,030 |  |  | 1,247 |
Total customer deposits |  | $ | 84,382 |  |  | $ | 86,875 |
Time Deposits by Maturity | The scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:
(Millions) |  |  |  |  |  | Total
2022 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,216 |
2023 |  |  |  |  |  | 777 |
2024 |  |  |  |  |  | 287 |
2025 |  |  |  |  |  | 211 |
2026 |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |
After 5 years |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,510 |
Time Deposits $250,000 or More | As of December 31, certificates of deposit in denominations of $250,000 or more, in the aggregate, were as follows:
(Millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
U.S. |  | $ | 521 |  |  | $ | 930 |
Non-U.S. |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 931 |

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