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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Amount of penalty paid for criminal fines in the legal matter.

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Amount of penalty paid for criminal forfeiture in the legal matter.

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The amount of total transaction value .

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The number of applications for opt-out collective proceedings.

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Number of failed US banks on behalf of these US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation served claim.

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The number of securities frauds.

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Number of swap execution facilities.

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The number of wire fraud.

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Number of years probation.

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The number of motions filed to certify foreign currency related class action lawsuits

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Amount of payments made for value added tax assessments.

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n/a

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n/a

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The amount of VAT that the counterparty claims that the entity is liable to pay after the tax assessment.

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