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Fair value measurement - Additional Information (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Mortgage Servicing Rights |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Measurements, Sensitivity Analysis, Description | The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights are constant prepayment rates and discount rates. Increases in interest rates may result in lower prepayments. Discount rates vary according to products and / or portfolios depending on the perceived risk. Increases in discount rates result in a lower fair value measurement
Mortgage Backed Securities | Trading account debt securities |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |
Fair Value Measurements, Sensitivity Analysis, Description | The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s collateralized mortgage obligations and interest-only collateralized mortgage obligation (reported as “other”), which are classified in the “trading” category, are yield, constant prepayment rate, and weighted average life. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the constant prepayment rate will generate a directionally opposite change in the weighted average life. For example, as the average life is reduced by a higher constant prepayment rate, a lower yield will be realized, and when there is a reduction in the constant prepayment rate, the average life of these collateralized mortgage obligations will extend, thus resulting in a higher yield.

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