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Deposit percentage.

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The aggregate amount of all domestic deposits (including demand deposits, savings deposits, NOW and time deposits among others) in denominations of $100,000 or more.

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Noninterest bearing deposit liabilities percentage.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.12)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 12

-Article 9

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Total amount of interest-bearing domestic deposit liabilities, which may include brokered, retail, demand, checking, notice of withdrawal, money market and other interest-bearing deposits.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic third-party deposits placed by or through the assistance of a deposit broker, also known as brokered deposit liabilities.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic money market demand account deposit liabilities.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) demand deposit liabilities.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic savings deposit liabilities. Saving deposits bear interest and have no stated maturity.

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Amount of interest-bearing domestic time deposits. Time deposits bear interest for a fixed, stated period of time and include certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts.

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Amount of domestic noninterest-bearing deposits held by the entity, which may include demand deposits, checking, brokered and retail deposits.

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Percentage of interest-bearing domestic deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities.

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Percentage of interest-bearing domestic brokered deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities.

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Percentage of interest-bearing domestic money market demand account deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities.

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Percentage of interest-bearing domestic notice of withdrawal demand deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities.

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Percentage of interest-bearing domestic savings deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities.

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Percentage of interest-bearing domestic time deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities.

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The aggregate amount of domestic time deposits (including certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts) in denominations of $100,000 or more.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 405

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479006&loc=d3e64164-112818