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Contingencies represent conditions, situations, or circumstances included in existing loan agreements that involve uncertainty and could result in gains or losses if certain specific eventualities occur. For example, guaranteed loans represent contingent liabilities since they obligate the government to indemnify a lender in the event of a borrower default.