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Amount of federal home loan bank advances maturing 4 to 5 years following the latest fiscal year.

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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Maturities Summary Due Within 90 Days Of Balance Sheet Date.

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Extension number for local phone number.

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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Describes the weighted average interest rate applicable to the specific advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank, by branch, as of the Balance Sheet date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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The weighted average interest rate applicable to the Federal Home Loan Bank advances which are due from four to five years of the Balance Sheet date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section S99

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Maturity period on fixed rate advances made and reported by Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank), in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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