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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Amount of gain from upward price adjustment on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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