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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans Carrying Value

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Fair value, unobservable inputs, quantitative information for assets measured on non-recurring basis, loan servicing rights discount rate.

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Fair value, unobservable inputs, quantitative information for assets measured on non-recurring basis, loan servicing rights prepayment rate.

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Impaired loans, reported net carrying value.

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Specific valuation for loan losses related to impaired loans which are evaluated for impairment on an individual basis.

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