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Loans acquired in a business combination, at fair value of the receivables acquired, for both loans transferred in and otherwise accounted for.

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Period of time between origination and maturity of a loan, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of higher risk lending transactions outstanding.

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	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
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Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life		10 years
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