Citi Holdings allowance for credit losses was $1.3 billion at the end of the fourth quarter 2016, or 4.0% of loans, compared to $2.3 billion, or 4.7% of loans, in the prior year period. 90+ days delinquent consumer loans in Citi Holdings decreased 10% to $834 million, or 2.6% of loans.
Mercury Mercury is an element and a metal that is found in air, water, and soil. It exists in three forms that have different properties, usage, and toxicity. The three forms are called elemental (or metallic) mercury, inorganic mercury compounds, and organic mercury compounds. Elemental mercury is liquid at room temperature.
More commonly, it bondswith various elements such as oxygen, sulfur, andchlorine to form inorganic arsenic compoundsand with carbon and hydrogen to form organicarsenic compounds. The water-soluble trivalentand pentavalent oxidation states of inorganic ar-senic are the most toxic arsenic compounds.