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Amount of increase to total real estate owned during the period from acquisitions and/or transfers from loans receivable. Includes real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

No definition available.

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Real Estate Owned, Impairments. Includes real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

No definition available.

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Period Type:	duration

Sale of real estate owned. Includes real estate assets taken in settlement of troubled loans through surrender or foreclosure.

No definition available.

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Schedule of changes in real estate owned [Roll Forward]

No definition available.

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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.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5162-111524

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4437-111522

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 28
-Article 12

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 04
-Paragraph c
-Subparagraph Schedule III
-Article 5