Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

MORTGAGE LOAN SALES AND SERVICING RIGHTS

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MORTGAGE LOAN SALES AND SERVICING RIGHTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]  
MORTGAGE LOAN SALES AND SERVICING RIGHTS MORTGAGE LOAN SALES AND SERVICING RIGHTS
Residential Mortgage Portfolio
The following table summarizes activity relating to residential mortgage loans sold with servicing retained for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018:
  
Year Ended December 31,
(dollar amounts in millions) 2020 2019 2018
Residential mortgage loans sold with servicing retained $ 8,436  $ 4,841  $ 3,846 
Pretax gains resulting from above loan sales (1) 311  119  87 
(1)Recorded in mortgage banking income.
The following table summarizes the changes in MSRs recorded using the fair value method for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (1):
Year Ended
December 31,
(dollar amounts in millions) 2020 2019 (1)
Fair value, beginning of period $ 7  $ 10 
Fair value election for servicing assets previously measured using the amortized method 205  — 
New servicing assets created 102  — 
Change in fair value during the period due to:
Time decay (2) (9) (1)
Payoffs (3) (43) (1)
Changes in valuation inputs or assumptions (4) (52) (1)
Fair value, end of period $ 210  $ 7 
Weighted-average life (years) 7.6 6.4
(1)Prior to January 1, 2020, substantially all of Huntington’s MSR assets were recorded at amortized cost.
(2)Represents decrease in value due to passage of time, including the impact from both regularly scheduled principal payments and partial loan paydowns.
(3)Represents decrease in value associated with loans that paid off during the period.
(4)Represents change in value resulting primarily from market-driven changes in interest
MSRs do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Therefore, the fair value of MSRs is estimated using a discounted future cash flow model. Changes in the assumptions used may have a significant impact on the valuation of MSRs. MSR values are highly sensitive to movement in interest rates as expected future net servicing income depends on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be greatly impacted by the level of prepayments.
For MSRs under the fair value method, a summary of key assumptions and the sensitivity of the MSR value to changes in these assumptions at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019 follows:
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 (1)
Decline in fair value due to Decline in fair value due to
(dollar amounts in millions) Actual 10%
adverse
change		 20%
adverse
change		 Actual 10%
adverse
change		 20%
adverse
change
Constant prepayment rate (annualized)
17.36  % $ (12) $ (23) 8.21  % $ —  $ — 
Spread over forward interest rate swap rates 519  bps (4) (8) 824  bps —  — 
(1)Prior to January 1, 2020, substantially all of Huntington’s MSR assets were recorded at amortized cost.
Total servicing, late and other ancillary fees included in mortgage banking income was $64 million, $63 million, and $60 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans serviced for third parties was $23.5 billion, $22.4 billion, and $21.0 billion at December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.