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Fiduciary Funds | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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17. | Fiduciary Funds
The accompanying consolidated balance sheets do not include the net assets of escrow, agency and fiduciary funds, which are held by us on behalf of clients and which amounted to $4.0 billion and $3.4 billion at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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