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| Range of Interest Rates and Maturity Dates of Borrowed Funds | Borrowed funds at December 31, 2012 and 2011 have the following range of interest rates and maturity dates:As of December 31, 2012    Federal Home Loan Bank Advances    2013  0.16%-0.31% $41,245,000 2014  2.73%-3.20%  10,000,000 2015  2.03%-2.98%  40,000,000 2016  2.36%-2.44%  30,000,000 2017  0.99%-3.69%  30,000,000 2018 and thereafter  0.00%-3.25%  30,156,000        181,401,000 Repurchase agreements            Municipal and commercial customers  0.20%-1.89%  101,504,000       $282,905,000 As of December 31, 2011    Federal Home Loan Bank Advances    2012  0.15%-0.32% $44,985,000 2013  -   - 2014  2.73%-3.20%  10,000,000 2015  2.03%-2.98%  40,000,000 2016  1.31%-1.39%  30,000,000 2017 and thereafter  0.00%-3.69%  50,163,000        175,148,000 Repurchase agreements            Municipal and commercial customers  0.40%-2.09%  90,515,000       $265,663,000  |

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| - Definition
Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and range of interest rates of advances for each of the five years and thereafter following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented.
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