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The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset before making adjustment delinquent in the creditor's statement of financial position.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of year-to-date average recorded financing receivables related to troubled debt restructuring.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of year-to-date finance charges related to troubled debt restructuring.

No definition available.

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Represents the amount of troubled debt restructuring loans in default.

No definition available.

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Represents the period for modification of loans under troubled debt restructuring.

No definition available.

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Represents the policy of the entity regarding specified number of days after due date after which loan receivables are classified delinquent.

No definition available.

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Represents the number of consecutive billing cycles that occur before a full fixed payment is defined as a default.

No definition available.

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This is the principal amount of loans (across all types of loans) that are overdue in payment by a set number of days.

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The amount of the recorded investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable (with terms exceeding one year), notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets.

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The number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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The amount of the outstanding recorded investment related to financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings before the financing receivable has been modified.

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