H8: Notice to Users of the H.8 Release

Published on September 30, 2022

Data on this H.8 release have been benchmarked through the June 2022 Call Report. Data on the previous release were benchmarked through the March 2022 Call Report. The data also incorporate new seasonal adjustment factors and revisions to underlying data. Notes on the Data for the following as-of date have been revised to reflect additional information that became available after publication: January 5, 2022.

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