ALLOWANCE FOR NOTES RECEIVABLE LOSSES Definition

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ALLOWANCE FOR NOTES RECEIVABLE LOSSES is an account maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for probable losses. The provision is increased by amounts charged to earnings and reduced by net charge-offs. The level of allowance is based on management's evaluation of the portfolio, which takes into account prevailing and anticipated business and economic conditions and the net realizable value of securities held.

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MARKET PRICE (MARKET VALUE), for securities sold on an exchange, is the last reported price at which the securi­ties were sold. For securities sold over-the-counter (OTC), the current price of the securities in the market.

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