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New Peoples Bankshares Inc. – ‘10-Q/A’ for 3/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 5/17/22, at 2:53pm ET · For: 3/31/22 · Accession #: 1903596-22-318 · File #: 0-33411

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/17/22  New Peoples Bankshares Inc.       10-Q/A      3/31/22   70:7.6M                                   SEC Filing Solutions/FA

Amendment to Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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10: R1          Cover                                               HTML     67K 
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12: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML     26K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
13: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)       HTML    100K 
14: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     49K 
                (Loss) (Unaudited)                                               
15: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     45K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)                                 
16: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)   HTML    116K 
17: R8          Nature of Operations                                HTML     22K 
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19: R10         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     27K 
20: R11         Capital                                             HTML     59K 
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50: R41         Loans (Details 1)                                   HTML     38K 
51: R42         Loans (Details 2)                                   HTML     97K 
52: R43         Loans (Details 3)                                   HTML     77K 
53: R44         Loans (Details 4)                                   HTML    106K 
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63: R54         Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Details)     HTML     31K 
64: R55         Noninterest Expenses (Details)                      HTML     37K 
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New Peoples Bankshares Inc. – ‘10-Q/A’ for 3/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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