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Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Elected to be Accounted for as Acquired with Deteriorated Quality, Allowance for Loan Losses, Covered

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Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Elected to be Accounted for as Acquired with Deteriorated Quality, Allowance for Loan Losses, Covered and Not Covered

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Certain loans acquired in transfer not account for as debt securities, elected to be accounted for as acquired with deteriorated quality, recorded investment.

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Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Elected to be Accounted for as Acquired with Deteriorated Quality, Recorded Investment, Covered and Not Covered

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Ending Balance of Allowance Attributable to Loans [Abstract]

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations.

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Loans And Leases Receivable, Gross, Covered And Not Covered

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A valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount of allowance for loan and lease losses covered by loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Aggregate gross carrying amount of loans and leases receivable covered by loss sharing agreements.

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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