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Securities Available for Sale, Fair value, SBA Securities.

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Securities Available for Sale, Fair value, State and political subdivisions.

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Corporate bonds.

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Securities Available for Sale, Fair value, US agency securities.

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US treasuries.

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Fair value of obligations incurred from short sales.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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Fair value portion of loans held-for-sale including, but not limited to, mortgage loans and finance receivables.

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Fair value of securitized, pay-through debt securities collateralized by real estate mortgage loans classified as available-for-sale.

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