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Represents a percentage of common shares warrants issued to U.S. Treasury as a percentage of the total number of the company's diluted common shares.

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Represents total available funding from U.S. Treasury pursuant to the senior preferred stock agreement after 2012 if we do not have a positive net worth as of December 31, 2012. In the event we have a positive net worth as of December 31, 2012, then the amount of funding available after 2012 under the amended senior preferred stock purchase agreement will depend on the size of that positive net worth relative to the cumulative draws for net worth deficiencies attributable to periods during 2010, 2011, and 2012, as follows: 1) If our positive net worth as of December 31, 2012 is less than the cumulative draws for net worth deficiencies attributable to periods during 2010, 2011, and 2012, then the amount of available funding will be $124.8 billion less our positive net worth as of December 31, 2012. 2) If our positive net worth as of December 31, 2012 is greater than the cumulative draws for net worth deficiencies attributable to periods during 2010, 2011, and 2012, then the amount of available funding will be $124.8 billion less the cumulative draws attributable to periods during 2010, 2011, and 2012.

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Amount of net worth for mortgage banking as defined by regulatory framework.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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