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Revenues generated from a sweep program that is offered to eligible clients whereby clients' uninvested cash is swept to FDIC-insured accounts at third-party financial institutions participating in the program.

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Bank Deposit Account Fees, Percent Change

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Brokerage Commissions Revenue, Commission Fee Per Trade

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Interest Income (Expense), Net, Percent Change

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Revenues earned on fee-based investment balances. Investment product fees include fees earned on money market mutual funds and through Company programs.

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Investment Product Fees, Percent Change

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Noninterest Income, Other Operating Income, Percent Change

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Amount of commission revenue from buying and selling securities on behalf of customers.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The net amount of operating interest income (expense).

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Amount of revenue earned, classified as other, excluding interest income.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income after deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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