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Percentage of Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio (Common Equity Tier 1 capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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Amount of minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital required for capital adequacy with capital conservation buffer, as defined by regulatory framework.

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Ratio of minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets required for capital adequacy with capital conservation buffer, as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of total capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of minimum total risk-based capital required for capital adequacy as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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