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Noncash Transfer To Securities From Loans Resulting From Securitization

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Recognition of Mortgage Servicing Rights on Securitizations or Asset Transfers

No definition available.

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Represents the value of investment securities that the institution sold and accounted for the sale at trade date, but the securities will be delivered (settled for cash) at a subsequent date

No definition available.

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Total value of loans held-in-portfolio and loans held-for-sale transferred to Other real estate owned and Other property through foreclosure in non-cash transactions.

No definition available.

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Value of loans held-in-portfolio and loans held-for-sale transferred to Other property through foreclosure in non-cash transactions.

No definition available.

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Transfers of Loans to Other Real Estate Owned

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The reduction in the value of loans transferred from held-in-portfolio to held-for-sale at the date the decision to sell is made. The reduction considers only credit aspects, not changes in value due to changes in general market and does not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

No definition available.

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- Details

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The value of the stock converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 32

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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-Section 50

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The value of the financial instrument issued [noncash or part noncash] in the conversion of stock. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Value of loans held-for-sale transferred to loans held in the entity's portfolio in noncash transactions.

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Value of loans and leases held in the entity's portfolio transferred to loans and leases held-for-sale in noncash transactions.