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The estimated amount of principal repayment of securitized debt after year five following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements, based on expected cash flows of the residential mortgage loans or RMBS collateralizing the debt, and after adjustment for projected losses.

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The estimated amount of principal repayment of securitized debt within the next twelve months following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements, based on expected cash flows of the residential mortgage loans or RMBS collateralizing the debt, and after adjustment for projected losses.

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The estimated amount of principal repayment of securitized debt in years two and three following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements, based on expected cash flows of the residential mortgage loans or RMBS collateralizing the debt, and after adjustment for projected losses.

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The estimated amount of principal repayment of securitized debt in years four and five following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements, b based on expected cash flows of the residential mortgage loans or RMBS collateralizing the debt, and after adjustment for projected losses.

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