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This represents the amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as an asset out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to loans held for sale at fair value.

No definition available.

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This represents the amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as an asset out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to receivables, net.

No definition available.

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Represents the consolidated amount of the mortgage backed securitization trusts classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of issuances of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of purchases, (sales), issuances and (settlements) of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of sale of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlement of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as an asset out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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The increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity during the period.

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