U.S. Bancorp (USB) 10-Q 2014 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Millions)			Three Months Ended June 30, 2014		Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Earnings
1.	Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp		$	1,495	$	2,892
2.	Applicable income taxes, including expense related to unrecognized tax positions			547		1,043
3.	Net income attributable to U.S. Bancorp before income taxes (1 + 2)		$	2,042	$	3,935
4.	Fixed charges:
	a.	Interest expense excluding interest on deposits*	$	244	$	497
	b.	Portion of rents representative of interest and amortization of debt expense		27		56
	c.	Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits (4a + 4b)		271		553
	d.	Interest on deposits		114		233
	e.	Fixed charges including interest on deposits (4c + 4d)	$	385	$	786
5.	Amortization of interest capitalized		$	–	$	–
6.	Earnings excluding interest on deposits (3 + 4c + 5)			2,313		4,488
7.	Earnings including interest on deposits (3 + 4e + 5)			2,427		4,721
8.	Fixed charges excluding interest on deposits (4c)			271		553
9.	Fixed charges including interest on deposits (4e)			385		786
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
10.	Excluding interest on deposits (line 6/line 8)			8.54		8.12
11.	Including interest on deposits (line 7/line 9)			6.30		6.01

* Excludes interest expense related to unrecognized tax positions

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