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Number of troubled debt restructurings in which the amount of principal or accrued interest owed from the borrower was forgiven

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Represents the period of time of consecutive payments made in accordance with modified terms for troubled debt restructurings to return to accruing status from nonaccruing status.

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953676-111524

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953682-111524

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