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Number Of Securities Transferred From Held-To-Maturity To Available-For-Sale

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Number Of Securities With Impairment That Is Other-Than-Temporary

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This line item represents number of single issuer trust preferred securities held by entity that had unrealized losses during period.

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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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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Fair value of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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