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Amount of cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition of acquired loans accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of contractually required payments receivable at acquisition of acquired loans accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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The aggregate excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in the loan. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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The amount of the loan's contractually required payments receivable in excess of the amount of its cash flows expected to be collected. This relates to loans with deteriorating of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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Amount of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of decrease from accretion of the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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Amount of additions to the excess of a loan's cash flows expected to be collected over the investor's initial investment in acquired loans not accounted for as debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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The average expected life of non-covered PCI loans at the date of acquisition.

No definition available.

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The average expected life of non-covered PCI loans at the reporting date.

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Total Loans

No definition available.

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This item represents an additional accretion from re-forecasted estimated cash flows.

No definition available.