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The minimum common equity Tier One Capital Ratio (common equity Tier one capital divided by risk-weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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Amount of total capital as defined by regulatory framework.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Ratio of total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets as defined by regulatory framework.

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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.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 942
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Amount of Tier 1 leverage capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets as defined by regulatory framework.

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Amount of Tier 1 risk-based capital as defined by regulatory framework.

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Ratio of Tier 1 risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets as defined by regulatory framework.