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This item represents the gross unrealized losses for marketable securities, at a point in time.

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Represents the number of investment securities held by the entity.

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Represents the number of investment securities in a loss position for twelve months or more.

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Represents the percentage of the Company's bank qualified municipal bond portfolio that is not rated.

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Represents the percentage of the Company's portfolio that is rated at either the issue or the issuer level by Standard & Poor and/or Moody's.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of securities which are owned but transferred to another party to serve as collateral to partially or fully secure a debt obligation, repurchase agreement or other current or potential obligation, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

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