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Carrying amount of debt securities accounted for as held-to-maturity, net of adjustments, including but not limited to, accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) recognized, and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, maturing in the second rolling twelve months through the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet presented.

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Amount after other than temporary impairment (OTTI) accretion, of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.

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Fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities maturing in the second through fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Fair value of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.