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Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Securities Sold Under Repurchase Agreements [Abstract] |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements |
13. | Securities sold under repurchase agreements
The Bank’s financing transactions under repurchase agreements amounted to $158.4 million and $377.0 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, interest expense related to financing transactions under repurchase agreements totaled $1.7 million, $2.1 million, and $1.5 million, respectively. These expenses are included in the interest expense – borrowings line in the consolidated statements of income.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for repurchase agreements (also known as repos), resale agreements (also known as reverse repurchase agreements or reverse repos), securities borrowed transactions, and securities loaned transactions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 140 -Paragraph 17 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph m -Article 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7523297&loc=d3e113969-111729 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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