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Income from mortgage banking activities (fees and commissions) and servicing real estate mortgages, credit cards, and other financial assets held by others net of any related impairment of capitalized service costs. Also includes any premiums received in lieu of regular servicing fees on such loans only as earned over the life of the loans.

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The gains (losses) included in earnings that represent the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of loans made to finance real estate acquisitions. This element refers to the gain (loss) and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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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.

No definition available.

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The adjustment to the carrying value of the rights retained or purchased to service mortgages. These adjustments are made when the estimate of the fair value is changed. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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The cash inflow from sales of loans that are secured with real estate mortgages and are held with the intention to resell in the near future.

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