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The maximum term of the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

No definition available.

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The minimum term of the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

No definition available.

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Percentage of standby letters of credit (including risk participations in standby letters of credit and bankers' acceptances issued by other financial institutions) with an internal credit rating of below pass, indicating a higher degree of risk of default.

No definition available.

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Percentage of standby letters of credit (including risk participations in standby letters of credit and bankers' acceptances issued by other financial institutions) with an internal credit rating of pass, indicating the expected risk of loss is currently low.

No definition available.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12069-110248

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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.