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Principal and interest on third party non-recourse debt related to direct financing leases

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Direct financing leases net of deferred income

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The deferred income amount on financing leases.

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The total minimum lease payments receivable on direct financing leases less any principal and interest on third-party non-recourse debt.

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The unguaranteed estimated residual value of assets under financing leases.

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The invesment in leveraged leases net of the deferred income portion.

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Amount of minimum lease payments to be received by the lessor for capital leases.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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The remaining (unamortized) difference between the gross investment in a direct financing lease and the cost or carrying amount, if different, of the leased property as of the balance sheet date.

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Remaining unamortized costs as of the balance sheet date that were essential to acquiring the lease, and that would not otherwise have been incurred without the lease agreement, including evaluating the lessee's credit condition, guarantees, and collateral and costs incurred negotiating, processing, and closing the lease agreement.

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Amount of remaining payments as of the balance sheet date that lessees are obligated to make or can be required to make under direct financing leases, including any guarantee of residual value and executory costs. The amount also includes any guaranteed rental payments by an unrelated third-party provided that are financially capable of making such payments.

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The estimate of the lease property's economic value at the end of the direct financing lease term excluding any amounts guaranteed by either the lessee or a third-party.

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Pretax lease income allocated in proportionate amounts from unearned income.

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The tax effect from the current year income from arrangements meeting the criteria for classification as a leveraged lease.

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The estimated portion of pretax income and investment tax credit remaining to be allocated to income over the lease term.

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The portion of rentals receivable applicable to principal and interest on the nonrecourse debt.

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The gross rentals receivable equal to the future cash flows from the lessee.

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The estimate of the value of the leased asset at the end of the lease term.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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