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The amortized cost of securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity.

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Amount of available-for-sale debt securities at cost, net of adjustments, maturing in the next fiscal year through the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments, as defined) and fair value hedge accounting adjustments.

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Amount of available-for-sale debt securities at fair value maturing in the first fiscal year through the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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The gross gains recognized on the sales of mortgage backed securities during the period.

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This item represents an increase to the cumulative amount of credit and non-credit losses recognized in earnings and other comprehensive loss for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security held for which a previous OTTI was recognized and the investor does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the investor will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

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The cumulative amount of credit and non-credit losses recognized in earnings and other comprehensive loss related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity).

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The weighted average term to maturity.

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The net of tax component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the unrealized loss on securities transferred.

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The weighted average duration of all mortgage backed securities available for sale as of the date indicated.

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This item represents the cost of debt and equity securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of debt securities, not separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale.

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The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity).

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities.

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