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Amount, after troubled debt restructuring, of modified financing receivable.

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Amount of unamortized loan commitment, origination, and other fees (costs) and purchase premium (discount) on financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale of financing receivable.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable.

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Recorded investment of consumer mortgage loan receivables secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process.

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The aggregate amount of cash outflow for loans purchased and created with the intention to resell them in the near future.

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The cash inflow resulting from the sale of loans classified as held-for-sale, including proceeds from loans sold through mortgage securitization.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of land and buildings obtained through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement.

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