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Represents the amount of guaranteed portion of the commercial loans which was sold to a third party with servicing retained.

No definition available.

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Represents the fair value of servicing assets of commercial loans.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans the entity has an obligation to service.

No definition available.

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Represents the percentage of mortgage loans the entity has an obligation to service.

No definition available.

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Represents fair value of servicing rights.

No definition available.

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The cash outflow to obtain servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. Rights may be obtained via (1) acquisition or assumption of a servicing obligation that does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its consolidated affiliates; or (2) by originating mortgage loans and then (a) transferring the loans to a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) in a transaction that meets the necessary transfer and classification requirements, or (b) transferring the loans in a transaction that meets the requirements for sale accounting.

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Amount of amortization of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Estimated rate of prepayments of principal on servicing assets and servicing liabilities.