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The fair value unobservable input mortgage servicing right growth rate assumption used in fair value measurement of litigation settlement liability.

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The fair value unobservable input of the peer group return on assets rate assumption used in fair value measurement of litigation settlement liability.

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The fair value unobservable input of the percentage that measures the dollar volume of loans delivered versus the dollar volume of loans committed for delivery.

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The fair value unobservable input of return on assets improvement rate assumption used in fair value measurement of litigation settlement liability.

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The fair value unobservable input of weighted average cost to service per loan used in the fair value measurement of mortgage servicing rights.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Loss, including interest and principal, incurred on a defaulted security, expressed as a percentage of the original principal balance, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Rate at which loans or a loan portfolio are expected to prepay principal balances, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Percentage of likelihood a loan will not be repaid and instead default, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Weighted average life of financial assets and financial liabilities, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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