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The face amount of financial liabilities, which are not recognized in the financial statements (off-balance sheet) because they fail to meet some other criterion for recognition.

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Amount of expense for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance.

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Amount of income tax credit generated by investment under tax credit program elected to be accounted for using proportional amortization method. Includes, but is not limited to, investment under tax credit program not meeting condition for accounting under proportional amortization method.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Amount of damages paid to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Amount of uninsured time deposit liability in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit or similar state deposit insurance regime in United States of America (US). Excludes time deposit that is otherwise uninsured.

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