Capital Onereason 03 of 4it owns a thing that cannot be built or permitted twicederived 2026-08-21accession 0000927628-26-000089
Allowance for credit losses decreased by $443 million to $23.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 primarily driven by an allowance release in our Domestic Card loan portfolio, partially offset by a build in our auto loan portfolio
Our allowance coverage ratio decreased by 14 bps to 5.02% as of June 30, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 primarily driven by favorable credit performance in our Domestic Card loan portfolio
The net charge-off rate decreased by 49 bps to 4.71% in Q2 2026 compared to Q2 2025 and decreased by 72 bps to 4.88% in H1 2026 compared to H1 2025 primarily due to favorable observed credit performance
the finding
Net charge-offs increased from $3,060 million to $3,642 million (+19.0%), bearing on the assessment of credit performance underlying the allowance decrease.
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the sentence · figures · latest period
Net charge-offs: 3642.0 (+19.0%)
the phrase the reading rests on
Net charge-offs: 3060.0
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the claims it rests on
Allowance for credit losses decreased by $443 million to $23.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 primarily driven by an allowance release in our Domestic Card loan portfolio, partially offset by a build in our auto loan portfolio
Our allowance coverage ratio decreased by 14 bps to 5.02% as of June 30, 2026 compared to December 31, 2025 primarily driven by favorable credit performance in our Domestic Card loan portfolio
The net charge-off rate decreased by 49 bps to 4.71% in Q2 2026 compared to Q2 2025 and decreased by 72 bps to 4.88% in H1 2026 compared to H1 2025 primarily due to favorable observed credit performance
Capital One (COF) — reserve cushion, read against the 10-Q