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Customer Deposits - By Deposit Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Deposits, by Type |  |
Savings accounts | $ 105,465 | $ 92,324
Checking accounts | 1,839 | 1,398
Certificates of deposit: |  |
Direct | 4,882 | 5,557
Third-party (brokered) | 6,851 | 12,960
Sweep accounts – Third-party (brokered) | 15,439 | 15,907
Total U.S. interest-bearing deposits | 134,476 | 128,146
Other deposits | 69 | 77
Total customer deposits | 135,438 | 129,144
Card Member Credit Balances |  |
Certificates of deposit: |  |
Card Member credit balances | $ 893 | $ 921

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