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The amount of money in accounts that may bear interest and that the depositor is entitled to withdraw at any time without prior notice.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Amount of deposits in interest-bearing transaction accounts at banks or savings and loans, that are restricted in regard to ownership and can usually only be held by individuals, nonprofit entities and governments. Negotiable order of withdrawal accounts differ from money market demand accounts as they typically have higher reserve requirements and no limit on the number of checks that can be written.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of $100,000 or more.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Industry Guide
-Number 3
-Section V
-Paragraph D-E

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations that meet or exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations of less than $100,000.

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