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Payment Deferral \| Commercial real estate
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
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Payment Deferral \| Equipment financing
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
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Payment Deferral \| Residential
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
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Extended Maturity and Interest Rate Reduction \| Commercial non-mortgage
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Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
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Reduced weighted average interest rate	1.40%	1.40%
Extended Maturity And Payment Deferral \| Commercial non-mortgage
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
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