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Represents the fair value of loans held-for-sale, sold during the period.

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Represents the par value of loans held-for-sale, sold during the period.

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Face amount of assets transferred during the period related to either a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer accounted for as a sale.

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Cash Flows between a transferor and a transferee attributable to newly transferred assets related to either a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the transferred financial assets underlying the transaction (including, but not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in the transferred financial assets).

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The cash inflow from sales of loans that are secured with real estate mortgages and are held with the intention to resell in the near future.

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