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Investments in Unrealized Loss on Positions Guaranteed by Puerto Rico Government and its political subdivisions subject to credit risk and decline on market value due to puerto Rico Government market conditions.

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Investments guaranteed by Puerto Rico Government and its political subdivisions in unrealized loss position percentage to total investment in unrealized loss position

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Investments in unrealized loss on positions guaranteed by US Treasury and sponsored agencies which are not subject to credit risk due to market conditions.

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Investments guaranteed by US Treasury and sponsored agencies in unrealized loss position percentage to total investment in unrealized loss position

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Maximum percentage amount of likelihood a government bond will not be repaid and instead default.

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Yield or cost of retained securitzed GNMA pools from its own origination.

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Loan pools securitized by GNMA at amortized cost.

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The net gain (loss) realized from the sale, exchange, redemption, or retirement of securities, not separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity.

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Investment in short-term money-market instruments (such as commercial paper, banker's acceptances, repurchase agreements, government securities, certificates of deposit, and so forth) which are highly liquid (that is, readily convertible to known amounts of cash) and so near their maturity that they present an insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify as cash equivalents by definition. Original maturity means an original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity).

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