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Contingent Liability

Contingent Liability
Definition: Potential claims on bank assets for which any actual or direct liability is contingent upon some future event or circumstance. Contingencies usually result from off-balance sheet lending activities such as loan commitments and letters of credit. Other examples are pending litigation in which the bank is defendant and contingent liabilities arising from trust operations.