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Weighted average interest rate for certificates of deposit liabilities.

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The weighted average interest rate for money market demand account deposit liabilities.

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Weighted average interest rate for mortgagors' escrow deposits.

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The weighted average interest rate for NOW demand deposit liabilities.

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Weighted average interest rate for savings deposit liabilities.

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- References

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Carrying amount of accumulated prepayments received by financial institutions from borrowers for taxes (for example, property taxes) and insurance (for example, property and catastrophe) which will periodically be remitted to the appropriate governmental agency or vendor on behalf of the borrower.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.