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Amount of repurchased value of loans or securitized loans that are held with the intention to sell in the near future.

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Refers to the amount of servicing advances receivables from client or customers that are to be treated as receivables.

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Amount, after allowance, receivable from customers, clients, or other third-parties, and receivables classified as other due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and other tax receivables expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682