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Accounting policies (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 item
Credit cards |
Financial assets carried at amortised cost |
Write off period | 4 years
Accounting developments |
Number of arrear cycles after which the financial asset is written off | 12
Financial Asset Writeoff Period | 4 years
Minimum | Computer software |
Intangible assets and goodwill |
Estimated useful economic lives | 3 years
Minimum | Other acquired intangibles |
Intangible assets and goodwill |
Estimated useful economic lives | 5 years
Maximum | Retail mortgages |
Financial assets carried at amortised cost |
Write off period | 5 years
Accounting developments |
Financial Asset Writeoff Period | 5 years
Maximum | Overdrafts and other unsecured loans |
Financial assets carried at amortised cost |
Write off period | 6 years
Accounting developments |
Financial Asset Writeoff Period | 6 years
Maximum | Business loans |
Financial assets carried at amortised cost |
Write off period | 5 years
Accounting developments |
Financial Asset Writeoff Period | 5 years
Maximum | Computer software |
Intangible assets and goodwill |
Estimated useful economic lives | 12 years
Maximum | Other acquired intangibles |
Intangible assets and goodwill |
Estimated useful economic lives | 10 years

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