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Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer, Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Net Allowance Charge

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Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer, Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Revenue Recognized, Gross

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of additions to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of reclassification (to) from nonaccretable difference (from) to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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