UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016
Commission File Number: 001-34084
POPULAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 103,779,136 shares outstanding as of November 4, 2016.
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Part I – Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II – Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other information
Item 6. Exhibits
Signatures
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Forward-Looking Information
The information included in this Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to Popular, Inc.’s (the “Corporation”, “Popular”, “we”, “us”, “our”) financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, delinquency trends, market risk and the impact of interest rate changes, capital markets conditions, capital adequacy and liquidity, and the effect of legal proceedings and new accounting standards on the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “continues”, “expect”, “estimate”, “intend”, “project” and similar expressions and future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “can”, “may” or similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions by management that are difficult to predict.
Various factors, some of which are beyond Popular’s control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:
Other possible events or factors that could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements include the following:
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Moreover, the outcome of legal proceedings, as discussed in “Part II, Item I. Legal Proceedings,” is inherently uncertain and depends on judicial interpretations of law and the findings of regulators, judges and juries. Investors should refer to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as well as “Part II, Item 1A” of this Form 10-Q for a discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties to which the Corporation is subject.
All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q are based upon information available to Popular as of the date of this Form 10-Q, and other than as required by law, including the requirements of applicable securities laws, we assume no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share information)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks
Money market investments:
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
Time deposits with other banks
Total money market investments
Trading account securities, at fair value:
Pledged securities with creditors’ right to repledge
Other trading securities
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value:
Other investment securities available-for-sale
Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value 2016 - $79,410; 2015 - $82,889)
Other investment securities, at lower of cost or realizable value (realizable value 2016 - $172,077; 2015 - $175,291)
Loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value
Loans held-in-portfolio:
Loans not covered under loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC
Loans covered under loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC
Less – Unearned income
Allowance for loan losses
Total loans held-in-portfolio, net
FDIC loss-share asset
Premises and equipment, net
Other real estate not covered under loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC
Other real estate covered under loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC
Accrued income receivable
Mortgage servicing assets, at fair value
Other assets
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Total assets
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing
Interest bearing
Total deposits
Federal funds purchased and assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Other short-term borrowings
Notes payable
Other liabilities
Liabilities from discontinued operations (Refer to Note 4)
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Refer to Note 23)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 2,006,391shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 170,000,000 shares authorized; 104,014,381 shares issued (2015 - 103,816,185) and 103,762,596 shares outstanding (2015 - 103,618,976)
Surplus
Retained earnings
Treasury stock - at cost, 251,785 shares (2015 - 197,209)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Total stockholders’ equity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share information)
Interest income:
Loans
Money market investments
Investment securities
Trading account securities
Total interest income
Interest expense:
Deposits
Short-term borrowings
Long-term debt
Total interest expense
Net interest income
Provision for loan losses - non-covered loans
Provision (reversal) for loan losses - covered loans
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
Service charges on deposit accounts
Other service fees (Refer to Note 29)
Mortgage banking activities (Refer to Note 12)
Net gain on sale of investment securities
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on investment securities
Trading account (loss) profit
Net gain on sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale
Adjustments (expense) to indemnity reserves on loans sold
FDIC loss-share (expense) income (Refer to Note 30)
Other operating income
Total non-interest income
Operating expenses:
Personnel costs
Net occupancy expenses
Equipment expenses
Other taxes
Professional fees
Communications
Business promotion
FDIC deposit insurance
Other real estate owned (OREO) expenses
Other operating expenses
Amortization of intangibles
Goodwill impairment charge
Restructuring costs (Refer to Note 4)
Total operating expenses
Income from continuing operations before income tax
Income tax expense (benefit)
Income from continuing operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Refer to Note 4)
Net Income
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Net Income Applicable to Common Stock
Net Income per Common Share – Basic
Net income from continuing operations
Net income from discontinued operations
Net Income per Common Share – Diluted
Dividends Declared per Common Share
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
Net income
Other comprehensive (loss) income before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Amortization of net losses of pension and postretirement benefit plans
Amortization of prior service cost of pension and postretirement benefit plans
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments arising during the period
Other-than-temporary impairment included in net income
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income
Unrealized net losses on cash flow hedges
Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income
Other comprehensive (loss) income before tax
Income tax expense
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Comprehensive income, net of tax
Tax effect allocated to each component of other comprehensive (loss) income:
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Balance at December 31, 2014
Issuance of stock
Tax windfall benefit on vesting of restricted stock
Dividends declared:
Common stock
Preferred stock
Common stock purchases
Common stock reissuance
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Balance at September 30, 2015
Balance at December 31, 2015
Tax windfall shortfall on vesting of restricted stock
Balance at September 30, 2016
Disclosure of changes in number of shares:
Preferred Stock:
Balance at beginning and end of period
Common Stock – Issued:
Balance at beginning of period
Balance at end of the period
Treasury stock
Common Stock – Outstanding
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses
Goodwill impairment losses
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees
Other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights
FDIC loss share expense (income)
Earnings from investments under the equity method
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
Loss (gain) on:
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets
Sale and valuation adjustments of investment securities
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale
Net originations on loans held-for-sale
Net decrease (increase) in:
Trading securities
Net (decrease) increase in:
Interest payable
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation
Total adjustments
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net increase in money market investments
Purchases of investment securities:
Available-for-sale
Held-to-maturity
Other
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities:
Proceeds from sale of investment securities:
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans
Proceeds from sale of loans
Acquisition of loan portfolios
Acquisition of trademark
Net payments from FDIC under loss sharing agreements
Net cash received and acquired from business combination
Acquisition of servicing advances
Cash paid related to business acquisition
Return of capital from equity method investments
Mortgage servicing rights purchased
Acquisition of premises and equipment
Proceeds from sale of:
Premises and equipment and other productive assets
Foreclosed assets
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase (decrease) in:
Payments of notes payable
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Dividends paid
Net payments for repurchase of common stock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net decrease in cash and due from banks
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
Cash and due from banks at the end of the period
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Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
-
Nature of operations
Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies
New accounting pronouncements
Discontinued operations and restructuring plan
Business combination
Investment securities available-for-sale
Investment securities held-to-maturity
Mortgage banking activities
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Borrowings
Stockholders’ equity
Related party transactions
Fair value measurement
Fair value of financial instruments
Net income per common share
Other service fees
Pension and postretirement benefits
Stock-based compensation
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Note 1 – Nature of Operations
Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is a diversified, publicly-owned financial holding company subject to the supervision and regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Corporation has operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and the Caribbean. In Puerto Rico, the Corporation provides retail, mortgage, and commercial banking services through its principal banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”), as well as investment banking, broker-dealer, auto and equipment leasing and financing, and insurance services through specialized subsidiaries. In the U.S. mainland, the Corporation operates Banco Popular North America (“BPNA”). BPNA focuses efforts and resources on the core community banking business. BPNA operates branches in New York, New Jersey and South Florida under the name of Popular Community Bank. Refer to Note 4 for discussion of the sales of the California, Illinois and Central Florida regional operations during 2014. Note 35 to the consolidated financial statements presents information about the Corporation’s business segments.
On February 27, 2015, BPPR, in an alliance with other bidders, including BPNA, acquired certain assets and all deposits (other than certain brokered deposits) of former Doral Bank (“Doral”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as receiver (the “Doral Bank Transaction”). Under the FDIC’s bidding format, BPPR was the lead bidder and party to the purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC covering all assets and deposits acquired by it and its alliance co-bidders. BPPR entered into back to back purchase and assumption agreements with the alliance co-bidders for the transfer of certain assets and deposits. BPPR entered into transition service agreements with each of the alliance co-bidders. Refer to Note 5 for further details on the Doral Bank Transaction.
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Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared without audit. The consolidated statement of financial condition data at December 31, 2015 was derived from audited financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements are, in the opinion of management, a fair statement of the results for the periods reported and include all necessary adjustments, all of a normal recurring nature, for a fair statement of such results.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2015 consolidated financial statements and notes to the financial statements to conform with the 2016 presentation.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted from the unaudited financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2015, included in the Corporation’s 2015 Form 10-K. Operating results for the interim periods disclosed herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year or any future period.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Note 3 – New accounting pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Updates
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control
The FASB issued ASU 2016-17 in October 2016, which changes how a reporting entity that is a single decision maker of a VIE treats indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control. Under the new guidance, if a decision maker is required to evaluate whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it will need to consider only its proportionate indirect interest in the VIE held through a common control party.
The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period.
The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory
The FASB issued ASU 2016-16 in October 2016, which eliminates the exception for all intra-entity sales of assets other than inventory that requires deferral of the tax effects until the transferred asset is sold to a third party or otherwise recovered through use. The new guidance requires a reporting entity to recognize the tax expense from the sale of the asset in the seller’s tax jurisdiction when the transfer occurs, even though the pre-tax effects of that transaction are eliminated in consolidation. Any deferred tax asset that arises in the buyer’s jurisdiction would also be recognized at the time of the transfer.
The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but the guidance can only be adopted in the first interim period of a fiscal year. The modified retrospective approach will be required for transition to the new guidance, with a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded in retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption.
The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, and presentation and disclosures.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
The FASB issued ASU 2016-15 in August 2016, which addresses specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing existing diversity in practice, which may lead to a difference in the classification of transactions between operating, financing or investing activities. Among other things, the guidance provides an accounting policy election for classifying distributions received from equity method investees and clarifies the application of the predominance principle.
The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Entities will be required to apply the guidance retrospectively to all periods presented, unless it is impracticable to do so.
The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of cash flows.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
The FASB issued ASU 2016-13 in June 2016, which replaces the incurred loss model with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model. The CECL model applies to financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost and certain off-balance sheet exposures. Under current U.S. GAAP, an entity reflects credit losses on financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis
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only when losses are probable or have been incurred, generally considering only past events and current conditions in making these determinations. ASU 2016-13 prospectively replaces this approach with a forward-looking methodology that reflects the expected credit losses over the lives of financial assets, starting when such assets are first acquired. Under the revised methodology, credit losses will be measured based on past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of financial assets. ASU 2016-13 also revises the approach to recognizing credit losses for available-for-sale securities by replacing the direct write-down approach with the allowance approach and limiting the allowance to the amount at which the security’s fair value is less than the amortized cost. In addition, ASU 2016-13 provides that the initial allowance for credit losses on purchased credit impaired financial assets will be recorded as an increase to the purchase price, with subsequent changes to the allowance recorded as a credit loss expense.
ASU 2016-13 also expands disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models and methods for estimating the allowance for credit losses.
The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted as of January 1, 2019.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients
The FASB issued ASU 2016-12 in May 2016. The amendments in this update, among other things, clarify the objective of the collectability criterion, provide guidance on noncash and variable consideration, provide a practical expedient for contract modifications at transition, and clarify the meaning of a completed contract for purposes of transition.
The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017.
The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its results of operations and presentation and disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing
The FASB issued ASU 2016-10 in April 2016 which clarifies two aspects of Topic 606, in particular, the identification of performance obligations. Among other things, an entity is not required to assess whether promised goods or services are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the customer. In addition, in determining whether promises to transfer goods or services are separately identifiable, an entity should determine whether the nature of its promise in the contract is to transfer each of the goods or services or whether the promise is to transfer a combined item (or items) to which the promised goods and/or services are inputs.
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FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
The FASB issued ASU 2016-09 in March 2016 which simplifies multiple aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies as an income tax benefit or expense in the income statement and classification in the statement of cash flows as an operating activity, allowing entities to elect as an accounting policy to account for forfeitures when they occur, permitting entities to withhold up to the maximum individual statutory rate without classifying the awards as a liability, and requiring that the cash paid to satisfy the statutory income tax withholding obligation be classified as a financing activity.
The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.
The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or presentation and disclosures.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)
The FASB issued ASU 2016-08 in March 2016, which amends the implementation guidance in ASU 2014-09 by clarifying, among other things, that an entity should determine the nature of the goods or services provided to the customer and whether it controls each specified good or service before it is transferred to the customer, that an entity can be a principal for some goods or services and an agent for others with the same contract, and that an entity is a principal if it controls the goods or services before transferring them to the customer.
The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated statements of financial condition or results of operations.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting
The FASB issued ASU 2016-07 in March 2016, which eliminates the requirement to retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting. Therefore, as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting, an entity should add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of its previously held interest. For available-for-sale securities, an entity should recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gains/losses in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss as of that date.
The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of financial condition or results of operations.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments
The FASB issued ASU 2016-06 in March 2016, which clarifies that in assessing whether an embedded contingent put or call option is not clearly and closely related to the debt instrument, which is part of the assessment made to determine whether an embedded derivative must be bifurcated from the host contract, an entity is required to perform only the four step decision sequence. The four-step decision sequence requires an entity to consider whether (1) the payoff is adjusted based on changes in an index, (2) the payoff is indexed to an underlying other than interest rates or credit risk, (3) the debt involves a substantial premium or discount and (4) the put or call option is contingently exercisable. It does not have to separately assess whether the event that triggers its ability to exercise the contingent option itself is indexed only to interest rates and credit risk.
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FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships
The FASB issued ASU 2016-05 in March 2016, which clarifies that a novation, or a change in the counterparty to the derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument under Topic 815 does not, in and of itself, require de-designation of that hedging relationship, and therefore discontinuance of the application of hedge accounting, provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met.
For recently issued Accounting Standards Updates not yet effective, refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Form 10-K.
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Note 4 – Discontinued operations and restructuring plan
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its California, Illinois and Central Florida regional operations and relocated certain back office operations to Puerto Rico and New York.
As defined in ASC 805-10-55, the regional operations sold constituted a business, and for financial reporting purposes, the results of the discontinued operations are presented as “Assets / Liabilities from discontinued operations” in the consolidated statement of condition and “(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the consolidated statement of operations.
As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no assets held within the discontinued operations and liabilities within discontinued operations amounted to approximately $1.8 million, mainly comprised of the indemnity reserve related to the California regional sale.
There were no activities from the discontinued operations during the nine month period ended September 30, 2016. Net income from the discontinued operations amounted to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Also, in connection with the sale, the Corporation has undertaken a restructuring plan (the “PCB Restructuring Plan”) which has been completed by December 31, 2015, for which the Corporation incurred restructuring charges of $45.1 million. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Corporation incurred $17.4 million in restructuring costs, mostly comprised of $12.7 million in personnel costs.
The following table presents the activity in the reserve for the restructuring costs associated with the PCB Restructuring Plan:
Beginning balance
Charges expensed during the period
Payments made during the period
Ending balance
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Note 5 – Business combination
On February 27, 2015, BPPR, in an alliance with co-bidders, including BPNA, acquired certain assets and all deposits (other than certain brokered deposits) of former Doral Bank from the FDIC, as receiver. Under the FDIC’s bidding format, BPPR was the lead bidder and party to the purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC covering all assets and deposits acquired by it and its alliance co-bidders. BPPR entered into back to back purchase and assumption agreements with the alliance co-bidders for the transfer of certain assets and deposits. BPPR entered into transition service agreements with each of the alliance co-bidders. There is no loss-sharing arrangement with the FDIC on the acquired assets.
The following table presents the fair values of major classes of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Corporation as of February 27, 2015.
Investment in available-for-sale securities
Investments in FHLB stock
Receivable from the FDIC
Core deposit intangible
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank
Excess of liabilities assumed over assets acquired
Aggregate fair value adjustments
Additional consideration
Goodwill on acquisition
[1] The additional consideration represents the cash to be received from the FDIC for the difference between the net liabilities assumed and the net premium paid on the transaction.
In accordance with ASC Topic 805, the fair values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to refinement up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as new information relative to closing date fair values become available, and thus the recognized goodwill may increase or decrease. During the second and third quarters of 2015, retrospective adjustments were made to the estimated fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of the Doral Bank Transaction to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. The retrospective adjustments resulted in a decrease of $2.1 million to the initial fair value estimate of the mortgage servicing rights, a decrease in other liabilities assumed of $0.5 million and, an increase of $2.6 million in the receivable from the FDIC related to the acquisition cost of deposits, all of which were adjusted against goodwill.
During the fourth quarter of 2015 the Corporation early adopted ASU 2015-16 “Business Combination”. Accordingly, adjustments to the initial fair value estimates identified during the measurement period were recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts were determined. Pursuant to ASU 2015-16, adjustments were made effective in the fourth quarter of 2015 to the estimated fair values of assets and liabilities assumed with the Doral Bank Transaction to reflect new information obtained during the measurement period about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the acquisition-date fair value measurements.
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During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the Corporation recorded adjustments to its initial fair value estimates in connection with the Doral Bank Transaction. As a result, the discount on the loans increased by $4.7 million with a corresponding increase to goodwill.
The following table presents the principal changes in fair value and the revised amounts recorded during the measurement period.
The impact in the results of operations for the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as a result of the recasting was an increase in net income of approximately $0.1 million and $3.4 million, respectively, as detailed in the following table:
Net Interest Income
Non-Interest Income
Operating Expenses
Income Before Taxes
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Note 6 - Restrictions on cash and due from banks and certain securities
The Corporation’s banking subsidiaries, BPPR and BPNA, are required by federal and state regulatory agencies to maintain average reserve balances with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “Fed”) or other banks. Those required average reserve balances amounted to $ 1.2 billion at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015 - $ 1.1 billion). Cash and due from banks, as well as other highly liquid securities, are used to cover the required average reserve balances.
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation held $24 million in restricted assets in the form of funds deposited in money market accounts, trading account securities and investment securities available for sale (December 31, 2015 - $44 million). The amounts held in trading account securities and investment securities available for sale consist primarily of restricted assets held for the Corporation’s non-qualified retirement plans and fund deposits guaranteeing possible liens or encumbrances over the title of insured properties.
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Note 7 – Investment securities available-for-sale
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, approximate fair value, weighted average yield and contractual maturities of investment securities available-for-sale at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
U.S. Treasury securities
Within 1 year
After 1 to 5 years
After 5 to 10 years
Total U.S. Treasury securities
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
Total obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
After 10 years
Total obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
Collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies
Total collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies
Mortgage-backed securities
Total mortgage-backed securities
Equity securities (without contractual maturity)
Total other
Total investment securities available-for-sale[1]
[1] Includes $4.2 billion pledged to secure public and trust deposits, assets sold under agreements to repurchase, credit facilities and loan servicing agreements that the secured parties are not permitted to sell or repledge the collateral, of which $3.3 billion serve as collateral for public funds.
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[1] Includes $2.4 billion pledged to secure public and trust deposits, assets sold under agreements to repurchase, credit facilities and loan servicing agreements that the secured parties are not permitted to sell or repledge the collateral, of which $1.5 billion serve as collateral for public funds.
The weighted average yield on investment securities available-for-sale is based on amortized cost; therefore, it does not give effect to changes in fair value.
Securities not due on a single contractual maturity date, such as mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, are classified in the period of final contractual maturity. The expected maturities of collateralized mortgage obligations, mortgage-backed securities and certain other securities may differ from their contractual maturities because they may be subject to prepayments or may be called by the issuer.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation sold mortgage backed securities and equity securities available for sale. The proceeds from these sales were $ 1.6 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Corporation sold U.S. agency securities and obligations from the Puerto Rico government and its political subdivisions. The proceeds from these sales were $ 96.8 million.
The following table present the Corporation’s gross realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities available-for-sale for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Gross realized gains
Gross realized losses
Net realized gains on sale of investment securities available-for-sale
The following tables present the Corporation’s fair value and gross unrealized losses of investment securities available-for-sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Total investment securities available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position
Equity securities
As of September 30, 2016, the available-for-sale investment portfolio reflects gross unrealized losses of approximately $14 million, driven by U.S. Agency collateralized mortgage obligations and Obligations of the Puerto Rico Government and its political subdivisions. As part of its analysis for all U.S. Agencies’ securities, management considers the U.S. Agency guarantee. The portfolio of obligations of the Puerto Rico Government is mostly comprised of securities with specific sources of income or revenues identified for repayments. The Corporation performs periodic credit quality reviews on these issuers.
Management evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary (“OTTI”) declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. Once a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of a debt security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized for anticipated credit losses. Also, for equity securities that are considered other-than-temporarily impaired, the excess of the security’s carrying value over its fair value at the evaluation date is accounted for as a loss in the results of operations. The OTTI analysis requires management to consider various factors, which include, but are not limited to: (1) the length of time and the extent to which fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis, (2) the financial condition of the issuer or issuers, (3) actual collateral attributes, (4) the payment structure of the debt security and the likelihood of the issuer being able to
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make payments, (5) any rating changes by a rating agency, (6) adverse conditions specifically related to the security, industry, or a geographic area, and (7) management’s intent to sell the debt security or whether it is more likely than not that the Corporation would be required to sell the debt security before a forecasted recovery occurs.
At September 30, 2016, management performed its quarterly analysis of all debt securities in an unrealized loss position. Based on the analyses performed, management concluded that no individual debt security was other-than-temporarily impaired as of such date. During the quarter ended June 30, 2016 the Corporation recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $209 thousand on an investment security available-for-sale classified as obligations from the Puerto Rico government and its political subdivisions, which at June 30, 2016 was rated Caa2 and CC by Moody’s and S&P, respectively. Puerto Rico’s fiscal and economic situation, together with, among other factors, the recent moratorium declared on the payment of principal and interest on obligations for certain Puerto Rico government securities, including those issued or guaranteed by the Commonwealth, led management to conclude that the unrealized losses on this security was other-than-temporary. The Corporation determined that the entire balance of the unrealized loss carried by this security was attributed to estimated credit losses. Accordingly, during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 the other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in its entirety in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and no amount remained recognized in the accompanying statement of other comprehensive income related to this specific security.
In the second quarter of 2015, the Corporation recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $14.4 million on its portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale classified as obligations from the Puerto Rico government and its political subdivisions. At June 30, 2015 these securities were rated Caa2 and CCC- by Moody’s and S&P, respectively.
The following table states the name of issuers, and the aggregate amortized cost and fair value of the securities of such issuer (includes available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities), in which the aggregate amortized cost of such securities exceeds 10% of stockholders’ equity. This information excludes securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Investments in obligations issued by a state of the U.S. and its political subdivisions and agencies, which are payable and secured by the same source of revenue or taxing authority, other than the U.S. Government, are considered securities of a single issuer.
FNMA
Freddie Mac
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Note 8 – Investment securities held-to-maturity
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, approximate fair value, weighted average yield and contractual maturities of investment securities held-to-maturity at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agenciesAfter 5 to 10 years
Total investment securities held-to-maturity[1]
Securities not due on a single contractual maturity date, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, are classified in the period of final contractual maturity. The expected maturities of collateralized mortgage obligations and certain other securities may differ from their contractual maturities because they may be subject to prepayments or may be called by the issuer.
The following tables present the Corporation’s fair value and gross unrealized losses of investment securities held-to-maturity, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
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Total investment securities held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position
Total investment securities held-to-maturity in an unrealized
loss position
As indicated in Note 7 to these consolidated financial statements, management evaluates investment securities for OTTI declines in fair value on a quarterly basis.
The “Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions” classified as held-to-maturity at September 30, 2016 are primarily associated with securities issued by municipalities of Puerto Rico and are generally not rated by a credit rating agency. This includes $53 million of securities issued by three municipalities of Puerto Rico that are payable from the real and personal property taxes collected within such municipalities. These bonds have seniority to the payment of operating cost and expenses of the municipality. The portfolio also includes approximately $43 million in securities for which the underlying source of payment is not the central government, but in which it provides a guarantee in the event of default.
The Corporation performs periodic credit quality reviews on these issuers. Based on the quarterly analysis performed, management concluded that no individual debt security was other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2016. Further deterioration of the fiscal crisis of the Government of Puerto Rico could further affect the value of these securities, resulting in losses to the Corporation. The Corporation does not have the intent to sell securities held-to-maturity and it is more likely than not that the Corporation will not have to sell these investment securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis.
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Note 9 – Loans
Loans acquired in the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction, except for lines of credit with revolving privileges, are accounted for by the Corporation in accordance with ASC Subtopic 310-30. Under ASC Subtopic 310-30, the acquired loans were aggregated into pools based on similar characteristics. Each loan pool is accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows. The loans which are accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 by the Corporation are not considered non-performing and will continue to have an accretable yield as long as there is a reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected. The Corporation measures additional losses for this portfolio when it is probable the Corporation will be unable to collect all cash flows expected at acquisition plus additional cash flows expected to be collected arising from changes in estimates after acquisition. Lines of credit with revolving privileges that were acquired as part of the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction are accounted for under the guidance of ASC Subtopic 310-20, which requires that any differences between the contractually required loan payment receivable in excess of the Corporation’s initial investment in the loans be accreted into interest income. Loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-20 are placed in non-accrual status when past due in accordance with the Corporation’s non-accruing policy and any accretion of discount is discontinued.
The risks on loans acquired in the FDIC-assisted transaction are significantly different from the risks on loans not covered under the FDIC loss sharing agreements because of the loss protection provided by the FDIC. Accordingly, the Corporation presents loans subject to the loss sharing agreements as “covered loans” in the information below and loans that are not subject to the FDIC loss sharing agreements as “non-covered loans”. The FDIC loss sharing agreements expired on June 30, 2015 for commercial (including construction) and consumer loans, and expires on June 30, 2020 for single-family residential mortgage loans, as explained in Note 11.
For a summary of the accounting policies related to loans, interest recognition and allowance for loan losses refer to Note 2—Summary of significant accounting policies, of the 2015 Form 10-K.
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded purchases (including repurchases) of mortgage loans amounting to $118 million and $358 million, respectively; consumer loans of $164 million and commercial loans amounting to $51 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Excluding the impact of the Doral Bank Transaction, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Corporation recorded purchases (including repurchases) of mortgage loans amounting to $91 million and $495 million, respectively.
Excluding the bulk sale of Westernbank loans with a carrying value of approximately $100 million, the Corporation sold commercial and construction loans with a carrying value of approximately $38 million and $39 million during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, (during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015 - $9 million). The Corporation sold approximately $13 million and $53 million of residential mortgage loans (on a whole loan basis) during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively (September 30, 2015 - $19 million and $82 million, respectively). Also, the Corporation securitized approximately $ 161 million and $ 465 million of mortgage loans into Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage-backed securities during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively (September 30, 2015—$ 251 million and $ 651 million, respectively). Furthermore, the Corporation securitized approximately $ 50 million and $ 129 million of mortgage loans into Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) mortgage-backed securities during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively (September 30, 2015 - $ 57 million and $ 174 million, respectively).
Non-covered loans
The following table presents the composition of non-covered loans held-in-portfolio (“HIP”), net of unearned income, by past due status at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, including loans previously covered by the commercial FDIC loss sharing agreements.
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September 30, 2016
Puerto Rico
Commercial multi-family
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
Commercial real estate owner occupied
Commercial and industrial
Construction
Mortgage
Leasing
Consumer:
Credit cards
Home equity lines of credit
Personal
Auto
Total
U.S. mainland
Legacy
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Popular, Inc.
Legacy[3]
December 31, 2015
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The following tables present non-covered loans held-in-portfolio by loan class that are in non-performing status or are accruing interest but are past due 90 days or more at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more consist primarily of credit cards, FHA / VA and other insured mortgage loans, and delinquent mortgage loans which are included in the Corporation’s financial statements pursuant to GNMA’s buy-back option program. Servicers of loans underlying GNMA mortgage-backed securities must report as their own assets the defaulted loans that they have the option (but not the obligation) to repurchase, even when they elect not to exercise that option.
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At September 30, 2016
Mortgage[3]
Total[2]
At December 31, 2015
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The following table provides a breakdown of loans held-for-sale (“LHFS”) at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 by main categories.
Commercial
Total loans held-for-sale
The following table provides a breakdown of loans held-for-sale (“LHFS”) in non-performing status at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 by main categories.
The following table presents loans acquired as part of the Doral Bank Transaction accounted for under ASC subtopic 310-20 as of the February 27, 2015 acquisition date:
Fair value of loans accounted under ASC Subtopic 310-20
Gross contractual amounts receivable (principal and interest)
Estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected
Covered loans
The following tables present the composition of loans by past due status at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 for covered loans held-in-portfolio. The information considers covered loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-20 and ASC Subtopic 310-30.
Consumer
Total covered loans
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The following table presents covered loans in non-performing status and accruing loans past-due 90 days or more by loan class at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Total[1]
The Corporation accounts for lines of credit with revolving privileges under the accounting guidance of ASC Subtopic 310-20, which requires that any differences between the contractually required loans payment receivable in excess of the initial investment in the loans be accreted into interest income over the life of the loans, if the loan is accruing interest. Covered loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-20 amounted to $10 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$10 million).
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality accounted for under ASC 310-30
The following provides information of loans acquired with evidence of credit deterioration as of the acquisition date, accounted for under the guidance of ASC 310-30.
Loans acquired from Westernbank as part of an FDIC-assisted transaction
The carrying amount of the Westernbank loans consisted of loans determined to be impaired at the time of acquisition, which are accounted for in accordance with ASC Subtopic 310-30 (“credit impaired loans”), and loans that were considered to be performing at the acquisition date, accounted for by analogy to ASC Subtopic 310-30 (“non-credit impaired loans”), as detailed in the following table.
Commercial real estate
Carrying amount [1]
Carrying amount, net of allowance
The outstanding principal balance of Westernbank loans accounted pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30, amounted to $2.2 billion at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$2.4 billion). At September 30, 2016, none of the acquired loans from the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 were considered non-performing loans. Therefore, interest income, through accretion of the difference between the carrying amount of the loans and the expected cash flows, was recognized on all acquired loans.
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Changes in the carrying amount and the accretable yield for the Westernbank loans accounted pursuant to the ASC Subtopic 310-30, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, were as follows:
Accretion
Change in expected cash flows
Collections / loan sales / charge-offs
Ending balance[1]
Allowance for loan losses ASC 310-30 Westernbank loans
Ending balance, net of ALLL
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Collections / loan sales / charge-offs[1]
Ending balance[2]
Other loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
The outstanding principal balance of other acquired loans accounted pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30, amounted to $707 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$710 million). At September 30, 2016, none of the other acquired loans accounted under ASC Subtopic 310-30 were considered non-performing loans. Therefore, interest income, through accretion of the difference between the carrying amount of the loans and the expected cash flows, was recognized on all acquired loans.
Changes in the carrying amount and the accretable yield for the other acquired loans accounted pursuant to the ASC Subtopic 310-30, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
Activity in the accretable yield - other acquired loans ASC 310-30
Additions
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Carrying amount of other acquired loans accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
Collections and charge-offs
Allowance for loan losses ASC 310-30 other acquired loans
Purchase accounting adjustments related to the Doral Bank Transaction (Refer to Note 5)
The following table presents loans acquired as part of the Doral Bank Transaction accounted for pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30 at the February 27, 2015 acquisition date.
Contractually-required principal and interest
Non-accretable difference
Cash flows expected to be collected
Accretable yield
Fair value of loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30
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Note 10 – Allowance for loan losses
The Corporation follows a systematic methodology to establish and evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses to provide for inherent losses in the loan portfolio. This methodology includes the consideration of factors such as current economic conditions, portfolio risk characteristics, prior loss experience and results of periodic credit reviews of individual loans. The provision for loan losses charged to current operations is based on this methodology. Loan losses are charged and recoveries are credited to the allowance for loan losses.
The Corporation’s assessment of the allowance for loan losses is determined in accordance with the guidance of loss contingencies in ASC Subtopic 450-20 and loan impairment guidance in ASC Section 310-10-35. Also, the Corporation determines the allowance for loan losses on purchased impaired loans and purchased loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30, by evaluating decreases in expected cash flows after the acquisition date.
The accounting guidance provides for the recognition of a loss allowance for groups of homogeneous loans. The determination for general reserves of the allowance for loan losses includes the following principal factors:
For the period ended September 30, 2016, 49% (September 30, 2015—18%) of the ALLL for non-covered BPPR segment loan portfolios utilized the recent loss trend adjustment instead of the base loss. The effect of replacing the base loss with the recent loss trend adjustment was mainly concentrated in the leasing, auto, revolving and mortgage loan portfolios for 2016, and in the commercial multi-family, commercial and industrial, personal and auto loan portfolios for 2015.
For the period ended September 30, 2016, 4% (September 30, 2015—17%) of the ALLL for BPNA segment loan portfolios utilized the recent loss trend adjustment instead of the base loss. The effect of replacing the base loss with the recent loss trend adjustment was concentrated in the consumer loan portfolio for 2016 and in the commercial and industrial loan portfolios for 2015.
During the third quarter of 2016, management completed the annual review of the components of the ALLL models. As part of this review management updated core metrics related to the estimation process for evaluating the adequacy of the general reserve of the allowance for loan losses. These updates to the ALLL models, which are described in the paragraph below, were implemented as of September 30, 2016 and resulted in a net increase to the allowance for loan losses of $ 9.4 million for the non-covered portfolio. The effect of the aforementioned updates was immaterial for the covered loans portfolio.
Management made the following revisions to the ALLL models during the third quarter of 2016:
The effect of the recalibration to the environmental factors adjustment resulted in an increase to the allowance for loan losses of $9.4 million at September 30, 2016, related to the non-covered BPPR segment. The effect of the recalibration was immaterial for the BPNA segment.
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The following tables present the changes in the allowance for loan losses, loan ending balances and whether such loans and the allowance pertain to loans individually or collectively evaluated for impairment for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2016
Puerto Rico - Non-covered loans
Allowance for credit losses:
Provision (reversal of provision)
Charge-offs
Recoveries
Specific ALLL
General ALLL
Impaired non-covered loans
Non-covered loans held-in-portfolio excluding impaired loans
Total non-covered loans held-in-portfolio
Puerto Rico - Covered loans
Impaired covered loans
Covered loans held-in-portfolio excluding impaired loans
Total covered loans held-in-portfolio
U.S. Mainland
Impaired loans
Loans held-in-portfolio excluding impaired loans
Total loans held-in-portfolio
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2016
Net recoveries
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U.S. Mainland - Continuing Operations
For the quarter ended September 30, 2015
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Puerto Rico - Covered Loans
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2015
Net write-downs related to transferred to held-for-sale
Allowance transferred from covered loans
Net write-down related to loans transferred to held-for-sale
Allowance transferred to non-covered loans
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Net (write-down) recovery related to loans transferred to held-for-sale
The following table provides the activity in the allowance for loan losses related to Westernbank loans accounted for pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30.
Net recoveries (charge-offs)
Balance at end of period
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The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Impaired Loans – With an
Allowance
Total Puerto Rico
Impaired Loans
With No Allowance
HELOCs
Total U.S. mainland
Credit Cards
Total Popular, Inc.
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The following tables present the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Helocs
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Modifications
Troubled debt restructurings related to non-covered loan portfolios amounted to $ 1.2 billion at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$ 1.2 billion). The amount of outstanding commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables whose terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings amounted $8 million related to the commercial loan portfolio at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$11 million).
At September 30, 2016, the mortgage loan TDRs include $395 million guaranteed by U.S. sponsored entities at BPPR, this compares with $359 million at December 31, 2015.
A modification of a loan constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the modification constitutes a concession. For a summary of the accounting policy related to TDRs, refer to the summary of significant accounting policies included in Note 2 of the 2015 Form 10-K.
The following tables present the non-covered and covered loans classified as TDRs according to their accruing status and the related allowance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Leases
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The following tables present the loan count by type of modification for those loans modified in a TDR during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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The following tables present by class, quantitative information related to loans modified as TDRs during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(Dollars in thousands)
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54
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The following tables present by class, TDRs that were subject to payment default and that had been modified as a TDR during the twelve months preceding the default date. Payment default is defined as a restructured loan becoming 90 days past due after being modified, foreclosed or charged-off, whichever occurs first. The recorded investment at September 30, 2016 is inclusive of all partial paydowns and charge-offs since the modification date. Loans modified as a TDR that were fully paid down, charged-off or foreclosed upon by period end are not reported.
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no U.S. mainland TDRs that were subject to payment default and that had been modified as a TDR during the twelve months preceding the default date.
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Commercial, consumer and mortgage loans modified in a TDR are closely monitored for delinquency as an early indicator of possible future default. If loans modified in a TDR subsequently default, the Corporation evaluates the loan for possible further impairment. The allowance for loan losses may be increased or partial charge-offs may be taken to further write-down the carrying value of the loan.
Credit Quality
The following table presents the outstanding balance, net of unearned income, of non-covered loans held-in-portfolio based on the Corporation’s assignment of obligor risk ratings as defined at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
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Puerto Rico[1]
Total Commercial
Total Consumer
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The following table presents the weighted average obligor risk rating at September 30, 2016 for those classifications that consider a range of rating scales.
Weighted average obligor risk rating
Puerto Rico:[1]
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The following table presents the weighted average obligor risk rating at December 31, 2015 for those classifications that consider a range of rating scales.
[1] Excludes covered loans acquired in the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction.
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Note 11 – FDIC loss-share asset and true-up payment obligation
In connection with the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction, BPPR entered into loss-share arrangements with the FDIC with respect to the covered loans and other real estate owned. Pursuant to the terms of the loss-share arrangements, the FDIC’s obligation to reimburse BPPR for losses with respect to covered assets begins with the first dollar of loss incurred. The FDIC reimburses BPPR for 80% of losses with respect to covered assets, and BPPR reimburses the FDIC for 80% of recoveries with respect to losses for which the FDIC paid reimbursement under loss-share arrangements. The loss-share agreement applicable to single-family residential mortgage loans provides for FDIC loss and recoveries sharing for ten years expiring at the end of the quarter ending June 30, 2020.
The following table sets forth the activity in the FDIC loss-share asset for the periods presented.
Amortization of loss-share indemnification asset
Credit impairment losses (reversal) to be covered under loss-sharing agreements
Reimbursable expenses
Recoveries reimbursable to the FDIC
Net payments from FDIC under loss-sharing agreements
Arbitration award expense
Other adjustments attributable to FDIC loss-sharing agreements
The loss-share component of the arrangements applicable to commercial (including construction) loans expired during the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The agreement provides for reimbursement to the FDIC to continue through the quarter ending June 30, 2018, and for the single family mortgage loss-share component of such agreement to expire on April 30, 2020.
As of September 30, 2016, BPPR had unreimbursed loss claims related to the commercial loss-sharing arrangement amounting to $87 million, reflected in the FDIC indemnification asset as a receivable from the FDIC. The $87 million in unreimbursed loss claims, are the subject of certain arbitration proceedings described on Note 23, Commitments and Contingencies, and take into consideration the arbitration award issued by a review board on October 3, 2016, denying BPPR’s request for reimbursement of approximately $55 million in shared loss claims under the commercial loss share agreement. As a result of this award, the Corporation also recognized a pre-tax charge of $54.9 million and a corresponding reduction to its FDIC indemnification asset for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
The weighted average life of the single family loan portfolio accounted for under ASC 310-30 subject to the FDIC loss-sharing agreement at September 30, 2016 is 7.07 years.
As part of the loss-share agreements, BPPR has agreed to make a true-up payment to the FDIC on the date that is 45 days following the last day (such day, the “true-up measurement date”) of the final shared-loss month, or upon the final disposition of all covered assets under the loss-share agreements, in the event losses on the loss-share agreements fail to reach expected levels. The estimated fair value of such true-up payment obligation is recorded as contingent consideration, which is included in the caption of other liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Under the loss sharing agreements, BPPR will pay to the FDIC 50% of the excess, if any, of: (i) 20% of the intrinsic loss estimate of $4.6 billion (or $925 million) (as determined by the FDIC) less (ii) the sum of: (A) 25% of the asset discount (per bid) (or ($1.1 billion)); plus (B) 25% of the cumulative shared-loss payments (defined as the aggregate of all of the payments made or payable to BPPR minus the aggregate of all of the payments made or payable to the FDIC); plus (C) the sum of the period servicing amounts for every consecutive twelve-month period prior to and ending on the true-up measurement date in respect of each of the loss-sharing agreements during which the loss-sharing provisions of the applicable loss-sharing agreement is in effect (defined as the product of the simple average of the principal amount of shared- loss loans and shared-loss assets at the beginning and end of such period times 1%).
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Of the four components used to estimate the true-up payment obligation (intrinsic loss estimate, asset discount, cumulative shared-loss payments, and period servicing amounts) only the cumulative shared-loss payments and the period servicing amounts will change on a quarterly basis. These two variables are the main drivers of changes in the undiscounted true-up payment obligation. In order to estimate the true-up obligation, actual and expected portfolio performance for loans under both the commercial and residential loss sharing agreement are contemplated. The cumulative shared loss payments and cumulative servicing amounts are derived from our quarterly loss reassessment process for covered loans accounted for under ASC 310-30.
Once the undiscounted true-up payment obligation is determined, the fair value is estimated based on the contractual remaining term to settle the obligation and a discount rate that is composed of the sum of the interpolated U.S. Treasury Note (“T Note”), defined by the remaining term of the true-up payment obligation, and a risk premium determined by the spread of the Corporation’s outstanding senior unsecured debt over the equivalent T Note.
The following table provides the fair value and the undiscounted amount of the true-up payment obligation at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Carrying amount (fair value)
Undiscounted amount
The increase in the fair value of the true-up payment obligation was principally driven by a decrease in the discount rate, from 7.64% in 2015 to 5.70% in 2016. A lower risk premium was the driver of the decrease in the discount rate.
As described above, the estimate of the true up payment obligation is determined by applying the provisions of the loss sharing agreements and will change on a quarterly basis. The amount of the estimate of the true up payment obligation is expected to change in future periods and may be subject to the interpretation of provision of the loss sharing agreements.
The loss-share agreements contain specific terms and conditions regarding the management of the covered assets that BPPR must follow in order to receive reimbursement on losses from the FDIC. Under the loss-share agreements, BPPR must:
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Note 12 – Mortgage banking activities
Income from mortgage banking activities includes mortgage servicing fees earned in connection with administering residential mortgage loans and valuation adjustments on mortgage servicing rights. It also includes gain on sales and securitizations of residential mortgage loans and trading gains and losses on derivative contracts used to hedge the Corporation’s securitization activities. In addition, lower-of-cost-or-market valuation adjustments to residential mortgage loans held for sale, if any, are recorded as part of the mortgage banking activities.
The following table presents the components of mortgage banking activities:
Mortgage servicing fees, net of fair value adjustments:
Mortgage servicing fees
Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustments
Total mortgage servicing fees, net of fair value adjustments
Net gain on sale of loans, including valuation on loans held-for-sale
Trading account (loss) profit:
Unrealized (losses) gains on outstanding derivative positions
Realized (losses) gains on closed derivative positions
Total trading account (loss) profit
Total mortgage banking activities
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Note 13 – Transfers of financial assets and mortgage servicing assets
The Corporation typically transfers conforming residential mortgage loans in conjunction with GNMA and FNMA securitization transactions whereby the loans are exchanged for cash or securities and servicing rights. As seller, the Corporation has made certain representations and warranties with respect to the originally transferred loans and, in the past, has sold certain loans with credit recourse to a government-sponsored entity, namely FNMA. Refer to Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of such arrangements.
No liabilities were incurred as a result of these securitizations during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 because they did not contain any credit recourse arrangements. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded a net gain of $8.4 million (September 30, 2015—$9.1 million) related to the residential mortgage loans securitized. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded a net gain of $22.6 million (September 30, 2015—$22.8 million) related to the residential mortgage loans securitized.
The following tables present the initial fair value of the assets obtained as proceeds from residential mortgage loans securitized during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
Assets
Investments securities available for sale:
Mortgage-backed securities - GNMA
Mortgage-backed securities - FNMA
Total investment securities available-for-sale
Trading account securities:
Total trading account securities
Mortgage servicing rights
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Mortgage-backed securities—GNMA
Mortgage-backed securities—FNMA
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation retained servicing rights on whole loan sales involving approximately $46 million in principal balance outstanding (September 30, 2015 - $56 million), with realized gains of approximately $1.9 million (September 30, 2015 - gains of $2.2 million). All loan sales performed during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were without credit recourse agreements.
The Corporation recognizes as assets the rights to service loans for others, whether these rights are purchased or result from asset transfers such as sales and securitizations. These mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) are measured at fair value.
The Corporation uses a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of MSRs. The discounted cash flow model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service, escrow account earnings, contractual servicing fee income, prepayment and late fees, among other considerations. Prepayment speeds are adjusted for the Corporation’s loan characteristics and portfolio behavior.
The following table presents the changes in MSRs measured using the fair value method for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Residential MSRs
Fair value at beginning of period
Changes due to payments on loans[1]
Reduction due to loan repurchases
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions
Other disposals
Fair value at end of period
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Additions to mortgage servicing rights for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 include those acquired as part of the Doral Bank Transaction and those assumed for a portfolio previously serviced by Doral Bank in connection with a pre-existing backup servicing agreement.
Residential mortgage loans serviced for others were $18.4 billion at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$20.6 billion).
Net mortgage servicing fees, a component of mortgage banking activities in the consolidated statements of operations, include the changes from period to period in the fair value of the MSRs, including changes due to collection / realization of expected cash flows. The banking subsidiaries receive servicing fees based on a percentage of the outstanding loan balance. At September 30, 2016, those weighted average mortgage servicing fees were 0.29% (September 30, 2015 – 0.28%). Under these servicing agreements, the banking subsidiaries do not generally earn significant prepayment penalty fees on the underlying loans serviced.
The section below includes information on assumptions used in the valuation model of the MSRs, originated and purchased.
Key economic assumptions used in measuring the servicing rights derived from loans securitized or sold by the Corporation during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
Prepayment speed
Weighted average life
Discount rate (annual rate)
Key economic assumptions used to estimate the fair value of MSRs derived from sales and securitizations of mortgage loans performed by the banking subsidiaries and servicing rights purchased from other financial institutions, and the sensitivity to immediate changes in those assumptions, were as follows as of the end of the periods reported:
Fair value of servicing rights
Weighted average life (in years)
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
Weighted average discount rate (annual rate)
The sensitivity analyses presented in the tables above for servicing rights are hypothetical and should be used with caution. As the figures indicate, changes in fair value based on a 10 and 20 percent variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in the sensitivity tables included herein, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation serviced $1.7 billion (December 31, 2015 - $1.9 billion) in residential mortgage loans with credit recourse to the Corporation.
Under the GNMA securitizations, the Corporation, as servicer, has the right to repurchase (but not the obligation), at its option and without GNMA’s prior authorization, any loan that is collateral for a GNMA guaranteed mortgage-backed security when certain delinquency criteria are met. At the time that individual loans meet GNMA’s specified delinquency criteria and are eligible for repurchase, the Corporation is deemed to have regained effective control over these loans if the Corporation was the pool issuer. At
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September 30, 2016, the Corporation had recorded $160 million in mortgage loans on its consolidated statements of financial condition related to this buy-back option program (December 31, 2015 - $140 million). As long as the Corporation continues to service the loans that continue to be collateral in a GNMA guaranteed mortgage-backed security, the MSR is recognized by the Corporation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation repurchased approximately $ 67 million (September 30, 2015 - $68 million) of mortgage loans under the GNMA buy-back option program. The determination to repurchase these loans was based on the economic benefits of the transaction, which results in a reduction of the servicing costs for these severely delinquent loans, mostly related to principal and interest advances. Furthermore, due to their guaranteed nature, the risk associated with the loans is minimal. The Corporation places these loans under its loss mitigation programs and once brought back to current status, these may be either retained in portfolio or re-sold in the secondary market.
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Note 14 – Other real estate owned
The following tables present the activity related to Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”), for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. During the second quarter of 2015, the corporation completed a bulk sale of $37 million of covered OREOs.
Write-downs in value
Sales
Other adjustments
Transfer to non-covered status[1]
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Note 15 – Other assets
The caption of other assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition consists of the following major categories:
Net deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowance)
Investments under the equity method
Prepaid taxes
Other prepaid expenses
Derivative assets
Trades receivable from brokers and counterparties
Principal, interest and escrow servicing advances
Guaranteed mortgage loan claims receivable
Others
Total other assets
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Note 16 – Goodwill and other intangible assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, allocated by reportable segments, were as follows (refer to Note 35 for the definition of the Corporation’s reportable segments):
2016
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Banco Popular North America
2015
During the third quarter of 2016, the Corporation recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $3.8 million at the securities subsidiary as part of its annual goodwill impairment test.
During the first quarter of 2016, the Corporation recorded adjustments to its initial fair value estimates in connection with the Doral Bank Transaction. As a result, the discount on the loans increased by $4.7 million with a corresponding increase to goodwill.
The goodwill recorded during 2015 was related to the Doral Bank Transaction. The Corporation recorded purchase accounting adjustments during 2015 of $1.0 million related to the Doral Bank Transaction and of $2.4 million related to the acquisition of an insurance benefits business during 2014.
Other Intangible Assets
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation had $ 6.1 million of identifiable intangible assets, with indefinite useful lives, mostly associated with E-LOAN’s trademark.
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The following table reflects the components of other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Core deposits
Other customer relationships
Total other intangible assets
During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recognized $ 3.1 million in amortization expense related to other intangible assets with definite useful lives (September 30, 2015 - $ 3.5 million). During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recognized $ 9.3 million in amortization related to other intangible assets with definite useful lives (September 30, 2015 - $ 8.5 million).
The following table presents the estimated amortization of the intangible assets with definite useful lives for each of the following periods:
Remaining 2016
Year 2017
Year 2018
Year 2019
Year 2020
Year 2021
Results of the Annual Goodwill Impairment Test
The Corporation’s goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets having an indefinite useful life are tested for impairment, at least annually and on a more frequent basis if events or circumstances indicate impairment could have taken place. Such events could include, among others, a significant adverse change in the business climate, an adverse action by a regulator, an unanticipated change in the competitive environment and a decision to change the operations or dispose of a reporting unit.
Under applicable accounting standards, goodwill impairment analysis is a two-step test. The first step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired; however, if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step must be performed. The second step involves calculating an implied fair value of goodwill for each reporting unit for which the first step indicated possible impairment. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination, which is the excess of the fair value of the reporting unit, as determined in the first step, over the aggregate fair values of the individual assets, liabilities and identifiable intangibles (including any unrecognized intangible assets, such as unrecognized core deposits and trademark) as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the price paid to acquire the reporting unit. The Corporation estimates the fair values of the assets and liabilities of a reporting unit, consistent with the requirements of the fair value measurements accounting standard, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of the assets and liabilities reflects market conditions, thus volatility in prices could have a material impact on the determination of the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill at the impairment test date. The adjustments to measure the assets, liabilities and intangibles at fair value are for the purpose of measuring the implied fair value of goodwill and such adjustments are not reflected in the consolidated statement of condition. If the implied fair value of goodwill exceeds the goodwill assigned to the reporting unit, there is no impairment. If the goodwill assigned to a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. An impairment loss recognized cannot exceed the amount of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit, and the loss establishes a new basis in the goodwill. Subsequent reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not permitted under applicable accounting standards.
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The Corporation performed the annual goodwill impairment evaluation for the entire organization during the third quarter of 2016 using July 31, 2016 as the annual evaluation date. The reporting units utilized for this evaluation were those that are one level below the business segments, which are the legal entities within the reportable segment. The Corporation follows push-down accounting, as such all goodwill is assigned to the reporting units when carrying out a business combination.
In determining the fair value of a reporting unit, the Corporation generally uses a combination of methods, including market price multiples of comparable companies and transactions, as well as discounted cash flow analysis. Management evaluates the particular circumstances of each reporting unit in order to determine the most appropriate valuation methodology. The Corporation evaluates the results obtained under each valuation methodology to identify and understand the key value drivers in order to ascertain that the results obtained are reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances. Elements considered include current market and economic conditions, developments in specific lines of business, and any particular features in the individual reporting units.
The computations require management to make estimates and assumptions. Critical assumptions that are used as part of these evaluations include:
For purposes of the market comparable approach, valuations were determined by calculating average price multiples of relevant value drivers from a group of companies that are comparable to the reporting unit being analyzed and applying those price multiples to the value drivers of the reporting unit. Multiples used are minority based multiples and thus, no control premium adjustment is made to the comparable companies market multiples. While the market price multiple is not an assumption, a presumption that it provides an indicator of the value of the reporting unit is inherent in the valuation. The determination of the market comparables also involves a degree of judgment.
For purposes of the discounted cash flows (“DCF”) approach, the valuation is based on estimated future cash flows. The financial projections used in the DCF valuation analysis for each reporting unit are based on the most recent (as of the valuation date) financial projections presented to the Corporation’s Asset / Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”). The growth assumptions included in these projections are based on management’s expectations for each reporting unit’s financial prospects considering economic and industry conditions as well as particular plans of each entity (i.e. restructuring plans, de-leveraging, etc.). The cost of equity used to discount the cash flows was calculated using the Ibbotson Build-Up Method and ranged from 9.47% to 13.72% for the 2016 analysis. The Ibbotson Build-Up Method builds up a cost of equity starting with the rate of return of a “risk-free” asset (20-year U.S. Treasury note) and adds to it additional risk elements such as equity risk premium, size premium and industry risk premium. The resulting discount rates were analyzed in terms of reasonability given the current market conditions and adjustments were made when necessary.
Popular Securities failed Step 1 of the annual goodwill impairment evaluation as of July 31, 2016 requiring the completion of Step 2. To complete Step 2, the Corporation subtracted from Popular Securities’ Step 1 fair value the determined fair value of the net assets to arrive at the implied fair value of goodwill. The results of the Step 2 indicated that the implied fair value of goodwill was below the carrying value resulting in an impairment charge of $3.8 million at July 31, 2016.
BPPR passed Step 1 in the annual test as of July 31, 2016. The results indicated that the average estimated fair value calculated in Step 1 using all valuation methodologies exceeded BPPR’s equity value by approximately $549 million or 16%. Accordingly, there was no indication of impairment on the goodwill recorded in BPPR at July 31, 2016 and there was no need for a Step 2 analysis.
BPNA failed Step 1 in the annual test as of July 31, 2016 requiring the completion of Step 2. To complete Step 2, the Corporation subtracted from BPNA’s Step 1 fair value the determined fair value of the net assets to arrive at the implied fair value of goodwill. The results of the Step 2 indicated that the implied fair value of goodwill exceeded the goodwill carrying value by $166 million at July
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31, 2016 resulting in no goodwill impairment. If the fair value of BPNA, which is principally impacted by its expected level of profitability, declines further in the future without a corresponding decrease in the fair value of its net assets or if loan discounts improve without a corresponding increase in fair value of the BPNA reporting unit, the Corporation may be required to record a goodwill impairment charge.
The goodwill balance of BPPR and BPNA, as legal entities, represented approximately 98% of the Corporation’s total goodwill balance as of the July 31, 2016 valuation date.
Furthermore, as part of the analyses, management performed a reconciliation of the aggregate fair values determined for the reporting units to the market capitalization of Popular, Inc. concluding that the fair value results determined for the reporting units in the July 31, 2016 annual assessment were reasonable.
The goodwill impairment evaluation process requires the Corporation to make estimates and assumptions with regard to the fair value of the reporting units. Actual values may differ significantly from these estimates. Such differences could result in future impairment of goodwill that would, in turn, negatively impact the Corporation’s results of operations and the reporting units where the goodwill is recorded. Declines in the Corporation’s market capitalization could increase the risk of goodwill impairment in the future.
Management monitors events or changes in circumstances between annual tests to determine if these events or changes in circumstances would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.
The following tables present the gross amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses by reportable segments.
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Note 17 – Deposits
Total interest bearing deposits as of the end of the periods presented consisted of:
Savings accounts
NOW, money market and other interest bearing demand deposits
Total savings, NOW, money market and other interest bearing demand deposits
Certificates of deposit:
Under $100,000
$100,000 and over
Total certificates of deposit
Total interest bearing deposits
A summary of certificates of deposit by maturity at September 30, 2016 follows:
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 and thereafter
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation had brokered deposits amounting to $ 0.7 billion (December 31, 2015 - $ 1.3 billion).
The aggregate amount of overdrafts in demand deposit accounts that were reclassified to loans was $20 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015 - $11 million).
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Note 18 – Borrowings
The following table presents the composition of fed funds purchased and assets sold under agreements to repurchase at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Federal funds purchased
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
Total federal funds purchased and assets sold under agreements to repurchase
The following table presents information related to the Corporation’s repurchase transactions accounted for as secured borrowings that are collateralized with investment securities available-for-sale, other assets held-for-trading purposes or which have been obtained under agreements to resell. It is the Corporation’s policy to maintain effective control over assets sold under agreements to repurchase; accordingly, such securities continue to be carried on the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Repurchase agreements accounted for as secured borrowings
U.S. Treasury Securities
Within 30 days
After 30 to 90 days
After 90 days
Total U.S. Treasury Securities
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities
Total obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Total collateralized mortgage obligations
Repurchase agreements in portfolio are generally short-term, often overnight and Popular acts as borrowers transferring assets to the counterparty. As such our risk is very limited. We manage the liquidity risks arising from secured funding by sourcing funding globally from a diverse group of counterparties, providing a range of securities collateral and pursuing longer durations, when appropriate.
The following table presents the composition of other short-term borrowings at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
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Total other short-term borrowings
Note: Refer to the Corporation’s 2015 Form 10-K for rates information at December 31, 2015.
The following table presents the composition of notes payable at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Advances with the FHLB with maturities ranging from 2016 through 2029 paying interest at monthly fixed rates ranging from 0.71% to 4.19 %
Advances with the FHLB with maturities ranging from 2018 through 2019 paying interest monthly at a floating rates ranging from 0.22% to 0.34% over the 1 month LIBOR
Advances with the FHLB with maturities ranging from 2017 through 2019 paying interest quarterly at a floating rate from (0.01)% to 0.24% over the 3 month LIBOR
Unsecured senior debt securities maturing on 2019 paying interest semiannually at a fixed rate of 7.00%, net of debt issuance costs of $5,733 (2015 - $7,296)
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (related to trust preferred securities) with maturities ranging from 2027 to 2034 with fixed interest rates ranging from 6.125% to 8.327%, net of debt issuance costs of $483 (2015 - $505)
Total notes payable
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries had credit facilities authorized with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve discount window aggregating to $3.9 billion and $1.2 billion (December 31, 2015 - $3.9 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively), which were collateralized by loans held-in-portfolio. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation used $897 million of the available credit facility with the FHLB (December 31, 2015 - $762 million), which includes $200 million used for a municipal letter of credit to secure deposits, while the borrowing capacity at the discount window remains unused.
A breakdown of borrowings by contractual maturities at September 30, 2016 is included in the table below.
Year
Later years
Total borrowings
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Note 19 – Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities
The following tables present the potential effect of rights of setoff associated with the Corporation’s recognized financial assets and liabilities at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
As of September 30, 2016
Derivatives
Reverse repurchase agreements
Repurchase agreements
As of December 31, 2015
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The Corporation’s derivatives are subject to agreements which allow a right of set-off with each respective counterparty. In addition, the Corporation’s Repurchase Agreements and Reverse Repurchase Agreements have a right of set-off with the respective counterparty under the supplemental terms of the Master Repurchase Agreements. In an event of default each party has a right of set-off against the other party for amounts owed in the related agreement and any other amount or obligation owed in respect of any other agreement or transaction between them.
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Note 20 – Stockholders’ equity
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation declared quarterly dividends on its common stock of $0.15 per share, for a total of $ 46.7 million. The quarterly dividend declared to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 9, 2016, which amounted to $15.6 million, was paid on October 3, 2016.
BPPR statutory reserve
The Banking Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico requires that a minimum of 10% of BPPR’s net income for the year be transferred to a statutory reserve account until such statutory reserve equals the total of paid-in capital on common and preferred stock. Any losses incurred by a bank must first be charged to retained earnings and then to the reserve fund. Amounts credited to the reserve fund may not be used to pay dividends without the prior consent of the Puerto Rico Commissioner of Financial Institutions. The failure to maintain sufficient statutory reserves would preclude BPPR from paying dividends. BPPR’s statutory reserve fund amounted to $495 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$495 million). There were no transfers between the statutory reserve account and the retained earnings account during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.
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Note 21 – Other comprehensive loss
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component [1]
Foreign currency translation
Beginning Balance
Other comprehensive loss
Net change
Adjustment of pension and postretirement benefit plans
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for amortization of net losses
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for amortization of prior service cost
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
Other-than-temporary impairment amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income for gains on securities
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
[1] All amounts presented are net of tax.
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The following table presents the amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Amortization of net losses
Amortization of prior service cost
Other-than-temporary impairment
Realized gains on sale of securities
Forward contracts
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Note 22 – Guarantees
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded a liability of $0.4 million (December 31, 2015—$0.5 million), which represents the unamortized balance of the obligations undertaken in issuing the guarantees under the standby letters of credit. Management does not anticipate any material losses related to these instruments.
From time to time, the Corporation securitized mortgage loans into guaranteed mortgage-backed securities subject to limited, and in certain instances, lifetime credit recourse on the loans that serve as collateral for the mortgage-backed securities. The Corporation has not sold any mortgage loans subject to credit recourse since 2009. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation serviced $ 1.7 billion (December 31, 2015 - $ 1.9 billion) in residential mortgage loans subject to credit recourse provisions, principally loans associated with FNMA and FHLMC residential mortgage loan securitization programs. In the event of any customer default, pursuant to the credit recourse provided, the Corporation is required to repurchase the loan or reimburse the third party investor for the incurred loss. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Corporation would be required to make under the recourse arrangements in the event of nonperformance by the borrowers is equivalent to the total outstanding balance of the residential mortgage loans serviced with recourse and interest, if applicable. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation repurchased approximately $ 11 million and $ 34 million, respectively, of unpaid principal balance in mortgage loans subject to the credit recourse provisions (September 30, 2015 - $ 14 million and $ 44 million, respectively). In the event of nonperformance by the borrower, the Corporation has rights to the underlying collateral securing the mortgage loan. The Corporation suffers ultimate losses on these loans when the proceeds from a foreclosure sale of the property underlying a defaulted mortgage loan are less than the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus any uncollected interest advanced and the costs of holding and disposing the related property. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s liability established to cover the estimated credit loss exposure related to loans sold or serviced with credit recourse amounted to $ 56 million (December 31, 2015 - $ 59 million).
The following table shows the changes in the Corporation’s liability of estimated losses related to loans serviced with credit recourse provisions during the quarters and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Balance as of beginning of period
Provision for recourse liability
Net charge-offs
Balance as of end of period
When the Corporation sells or securitizes mortgage loans, it generally makes customary representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of the loans sold. To the extend the loans do not meet specified characteristics, the Corporation may be required to repurchase such loans or indemnify for losses and bear any subsequent loss related to the loans. During the nine months period ended September 30, 2016, BPPR did not repurchase loans under representation and warranty arrangements. Repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were minimal. A substantial amount of these loans reinstate to performing status or have mortgage insurance, and thus the ultimate losses on the loans are not deemed significant.
From time to time, the Corporation sells loans and agrees to indemnify the purchaser for credit losses or any breach of certain representations and warranties made in connection with the sale. The following table presents the changes in the Corporation’s liability for estimated losses associated with indemnifications and representations and warranties related to loans sold by BPPR for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Provision (reversal) for representation and warranties
Settlements paid
In addition, the Corporation has reserves for customary representations and warranties related to loans sold by its U.S. subsidiary E-LOAN prior to 2009, which amounted to $ 2 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015 - $ 4 million). E-LOAN is no longer originating and selling loans.
Servicing agreements relating to the mortgage-backed securities programs of FNMA and GNMA, and to mortgage loans sold or serviced to certain other investors, including FHLMC, require the Corporation to advance funds to make scheduled payments of principal, interest, taxes and insurance, if such payments have not been received from the borrowers. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation serviced $18.4 billion in mortgage loans for third-parties, including the loans serviced with credit recourse (December 31, 2015 - $20.6 billion). The Corporation generally recovers funds advanced pursuant to these arrangements from the mortgage owner, from liquidation proceeds when the mortgage loan is foreclosed or, in the case of FHA/VA loans, under the applicable FHA and VA insurance and guarantees programs. However, in the meantime, the Corporation must absorb the cost of the funds it advances during the time the advance is outstanding. The Corporation must also bear the costs of attempting to collect on delinquent and defaulted mortgage loans. In addition, if a defaulted loan is not cured, the mortgage loan would be canceled as part of the foreclosure proceedings and the Corporation would not receive any future servicing income with respect to that loan. At September 30, 2016, the outstanding balance of funds advanced by the Corporation under such mortgage loan servicing agreements was approximately $74 million, including advances on the portfolio acquired from Doral Bank (December 31, 2015 - $80 million). To the extent the mortgage loans underlying the Corporation’s servicing portfolio experience increased delinquencies, the Corporation would be required to dedicate additional cash resources to comply with its obligation to advance funds as well as incur additional administrative costs related to increases in collection efforts.
Popular, Inc. Holding Company (“PIHC”) fully and unconditionally guarantees certain borrowing obligations issued by certain of its wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries amounting to $ 149 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. In addition, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, PIHC fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis $ 427 million of capital securities (trust preferred securities) issued by wholly-owned issuing trust entities to the extent set forth in the applicable guarantee agreement.
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Note 23 – Commitments and contingencies
Off-balance sheet risk
The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its customers. These financial instruments include loan commitments, letters of credit, and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees written is represented by the contractual notional amounts of those instruments. The Corporation uses the same credit policies in making these commitments and conditional obligations as it does for those reflected on the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk, whose contract amounts represent potential credit risk as of the end of the periods presented were as follows:
Commitments to extend credit:
Credit card lines
Commercial and construction lines of credit
Other consumer unused credit commitments
Commercial letters of credit
Standby letters of credit
Commitments to originate or fund mortgage loans
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation maintained a reserve of approximately $9 million and $10 million, respectively, for potential losses associated with unfunded loan commitments related to commercial and consumer lines of credit.
Other commitments
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation also maintained other non-credit commitments for approximately $372 thousand and $9 million, respectively, primarily for the acquisition of other investments.
Business concentration
Since the Corporation’s business activities are currently concentrated primarily in Puerto Rico, its results of operations and financial condition are dependent upon the general trends of the Puerto Rico economy and, in particular, the residential and commercial real estate markets. The concentration of the Corporation’s operations in Puerto Rico exposes it to greater risk than other banking companies with a wider geographic base. Its asset and revenue composition by geographical area is presented in Note 35 to the consolidated financial statements.
Since February 2014, the three principal rating agencies (Moody’s, S&P and Fitch) have lowered their ratings on the General Obligation bonds of the Commonwealth and the bonds of several other Commonwealth instrumentalities to non-investment grade ratings. In connection with their rating actions, the rating agencies noted various factors, including high levels of public debt, the lack of a clear economic growth catalyst, recurring fiscal budget deficits, the financial condition of the public sector employee pension plans and, more recently, liquidity concerns regarding the Commonwealth and the GDB and their ability to access the capital markets. Currently, the Commonwealth’s general obligation ratings are as follows: S&P, ‘CC’, Moody’s, ‘Caa3’, and Fitch, ‘CC’.
PROMESA and the Commonwealth’s Fiscal Plan
On June 30, 2016, President Obama signed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) into law. PROMESA established a seven-member oversight board with broad powers over the finances of the Commonwealth and its instrumentalities (the “Oversight Board”).
Among other things, PROMESA provides for: (i) a stay on litigation to enforce remedies or rights related to outstanding liabilities of the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, including municipalities, instrumentalities and public corporations and (ii) two separate processes for the restructuring of the debt obligations of such entities. PROMESA also includes other miscellaneous provisions, including relief from certain wage and hour laws and regulations and provisions for identification and expedited permitting of critical infrastructure projects.
During the first meeting of the Oversight Board, held on September 30, 2016, the Oversight Board announced the designation of a number of entities as covered entities under PROMESA, including the Commonwealth, all of its public corporations and retirement systems, UPR, and all affiliates and subsidiaries of the foregoing. While the Oversight Board has the power to designate any of the Commonwealth’s municipalities as covered entities under PROMESA, it has not done so as of the date hereof.
The designation of an entity as a covered entity has various implications under PROMESA. First, it means that the Governor will have to submit such entity’s annual budgets and, if the Oversight Board so requests, its fiscal plans, to the Oversight Board for its review and approval. Second, covered territorial instrumentalities may not issue debt or guarantee, exchange, modify, repurchase, redeem, or enter into similar transactions with respect to their debts without the prior approval of the Oversight Board. Third, pursuant to certain contracting guidelines approved by the Oversight Board, prior Oversight Board approval is required in connection with any transaction undertaken by a covered entity that (i) is outside the ordinary course of business or (ii) has a material financial impact. Finally, covered entities could also potentially be eligible to use the restructuring procedures provided by PROMESA. The first, Title VI, is a largely out-of-court process through which a government entity and its financial creditors can agree on terms to restructure such entity’s debt. If a supermajority of creditors of a certain category agree, that agreement can bind all other creditors in such category. The second, Title III, draws on the federal bankruptcy code and provides a court-supervised process for a comprehensive restructuring led by the Oversight Board.
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government and its instrumentalities and municipalities amounted to $ 557 million, of which approximately $ 524 million is outstanding ($669 million and $ 578 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015). Of the amount outstanding, $ 448 million consists of loans and $ 76 million are securities ($ 502 million and $ 76 million at December 31, 2015). Also, of the amount outstanding, $ 23 million represents obligations from the Government of Puerto Rico and public corporations that have a specific source of income or revenues identified for their repayment ($ 76 million at December 31, 2015). Some of these obligations consist of senior and subordinated loans to public corporations that obtain revenues from rates charged for services or products, such as public utilities. Public corporations have varying degrees of
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independence from the central Government and many receive appropriations or other payments from it. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, BPPR sold its $40 million credit facility to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”). The remaining $ 501 million outstanding represents obligations from various municipalities in Puerto Rico for which, in most cases, the good faith, credit and unlimited taxing power of the applicable municipality has been pledged to their repayment ($ 502 million at December 31, 2015). These municipalities are required by law to levy special property taxes in such amounts as shall be required for the payment of all of its general obligation bonds and loans. These loans have seniority to the payment of operating cost and expenses of the municipality. Further deterioration of the fiscal crisis of the Government of Puerto Rico could further affect the value of these loans and securities, resulting in losses to us. The following table details the loans and investments representing the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government according to their maturities:
Central Government
Total Central Government
Government Development Bank (GDB)
Total Government Development Bank (GDB)
Public Corporations:
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Total Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Total Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Total Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Municipalities
Total Municipalities
Total Direct Government Exposure
In addition, at September 30, 2016, the Corporation had $413 million in indirect exposure to loans or securities that are payable by non-governmental entities, but which carry a government guarantee to cover any shortfall in collateral in the event of borrower default ($394 million at December 31, 2015). These included $330 million in residential mortgage loans that are guaranteed by the Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (December 31, 2015—$316 million). These mortgage loans are secured by the underlying properties and the guarantees serve to cover shortfalls in collateral in the event of a borrower default. Under recently enacted legislation, the Governor is authorized to impose a temporary moratorium on the financial obligations of Puerto Housing Finance Authority. Also, the Corporation had $51 million in Puerto Rico pass-through housing bonds backed by FNMA, GNMA or residential loans CMO’s, and $32 million of commercial real estate notes ($50 million and $28 million at December 31, 2015, respectively).
Other contingencies
As indicated in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, as part of the loss sharing agreements related to the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction, the Corporation agreed to make a true-up payment to the FDIC on the date that is 45 days following the
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last day of the final shared loss month, or upon the final disposition of all covered assets under the loss sharing agreements in the event losses on the loss sharing agreements fail to reach expected levels. The fair value of the true-up payment obligation was estimated at $ 134 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015—$ 120 million). For additional information refer to Note 11.
Legal Proceedings
The nature of Popular’s business ordinarily results in a certain number of claims, litigation, investigations, and legal and administrative cases and proceedings. When the Corporation determines that it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted, it vigorously defends itself. The Corporation will consider the settlement of cases (including cases where it has meritorious defenses) when, in management’s judgment, it is in the best interest of both the Corporation and its shareholders to do so.
On at least a quarterly basis, Popular assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information available. For matters where it is probable that the Corporation will incur a material loss and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Corporation establishes an accrual for the loss. Once established, the accrual is adjusted on at least a quarterly basis as appropriate to reflect any relevant developments. For matters where a material loss is not probable or the amount of the loss cannot be estimated, no accrual is established.
In certain cases, exposure to loss exists in excess of the accrual to the extent such loss is reasonably possible, but not probable. Management believes and estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses (with respect to those matters where such limits may be determined, in excess of amounts accrued), for current legal proceedings ranges from $0 to approximately $27.25 million as of September 30, 2016. For certain other cases, management cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss at this time. Any estimate involves significant judgment, given the varying stages of the proceedings (including the fact that many of them are currently in preliminary stages), the existence of multiple defendants in several of the current proceedings whose share of liability has yet to be determined, the numerous unresolved issues in many of the proceedings, and the inherent uncertainty of the various potential outcomes of such proceedings. Accordingly, management’s estimate will change from time-to-time, and actual losses may be more or less than the current estimate.
While the final outcome of legal proceedings is inherently uncertain, based on information currently available, advice of counsel, and available insurance coverage, management believes that the amount it has already accrued is adequate and any incremental liability arising from the Corporation’s legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position as a whole. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, if unfavorable, may be material to the Corporation’s consolidated financial position in a particular period.
Set forth below are descriptions of the Corporation’s material legal proceedings.
PCB has been named a defendant in a putative class action complaint captioned Josefina Valle, et al. v. Popular Community Bank, filed in November 2012 in the New York State Supreme Court (New York County). Plaintiffs, PCB customers, allege among other things that PCB has engaged in unfair and deceptive acts and trade practices in connection with the assessment of overdraft fees and payment processing on consumer deposit accounts. The complaint further alleges that PCB improperly disclosed its consumer overdraft policies and that the overdraft rates and fees assessed by PCB violate New York’s usury laws. Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, including punitive damages, interest, disbursements, and attorneys’ fees and costs.
A motion to dismiss was filed on September 9, 2013. On October 25, 2013, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint seeking to limit the putative class to New York account holders. A motion to dismiss the amended complaint was filed in February 2014. In August 2014, the Court entered an order granting in part PCB’s motion to dismiss. The sole surviving claim relates to PCB’s item processing policy. On September 10, 2014, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint to correct certain deficiencies noted in the court’s decision and order. PCB subsequently filed a motion in opposition to plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend and further sought to compel arbitration. In June 2015, this matter was reassigned to a new judge and on July 22, 2015, such Court denied PCB’s motion to compel arbitration and granted plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend the complaint to replead certain claims based on item processing reordering, misstatement of balance information and failure to notify customers in advance of potential overdrafts. The Court did not, however, allow plaintiffs to replead their claim for the alleged breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. On August 12, 2015, the Plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint. On August 24, 2015, PCB filed a Notice of Appeal as to the order granting leave to file the second amended complaint and on September 17, 2015, it filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. On February 18, 2016, the Court granted in part and denied in part PCB’s
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pending motion to dismiss. The Court dismissed plaintiffs’ unfair and deceptive acts and trade practices claim to the extent it sought to recover overdraft fees incurred prior to September 2011. On March 28, 2016, PCB filed an answer to second amended complaint and on April 7, 2016, it filed a notice of appeal on the partial denial of PCB’s motion to dismiss. A mediation session held on September 21, 2016 proved unsuccessful. Discovery is ongoing.
PCB has also been named a defendant in a complaint for breach of contract regarding certain alleged repurchase obligations in connection with the origination and sale of residential mortgage loans sold by E-LOAN to plaintiff. In January 2015, the court consolidated this action with the matter of In re: RFC and RESCAP Liquidating Trust Litigation, which is composed of approximately 70 other matters involving repurchase obligation claims filed by RFC, for pretrial purposes. A joint mediation hearing was held on September 21, 2016 but did not result in the settlement of this matter. The case is currently in discovery.
BPPR has been named a defendant in a putative class action complaint captioned Neysha Quiles et al. v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico et al., filed in December 2013 in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (USDC-PR). Plaintiffs essentially allege that they and others, who have been employed by the Defendants as “bank tellers” and other similarly titled positions, have been paid only for scheduled work time, rather than time actually worked. The complaint seeks to maintain a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) on behalf of all individuals formerly or currently employed by BPPR in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as hourly paid, non-exempt, bank tellers or other similarly titled positions at any time during the past three years. Specifically, the complaint alleges that BPPR violated FLSA by willfully failing to pay overtime premiums. Similar claims were brought under Puerto Rico law. On January 31, 2014, the Popular defendants filed an answer to the complaint. On January 9, 2015, plaintiffs submitted a motion for conditional class certification, which BPPR opposed. On February 18, 2015, the Court entered an order whereby it granted plaintiffs’ request for conditional certification of the FLSA action. Following the Court’s order, plaintiffs sent out notices to all purported class members with instructions for opting into the class. Approximately sixty potential class members opted into the class prior to the expiration of the opt-in period. On June 25, 2015, the Court denied with prejudice plaintiffs’ motion for class certification under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On October 20, 2015, the parties reached an agreement in principle to resolve the referenced action for an immaterial amount, subject to their reaching an agreement on the payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees. The parties submitted briefing to the Court on this issue and on September 20, 2016, the Court dismissed plaintiffs’ request without prejudice.
BPPR and Popular Securities have also been named defendants in a putative class action complaint captioned Nora Fernandez, et al. v. UBS, et al., filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on May 5, 2014 on behalf of investors in 23 Puerto Rico closed-end investment companies. UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico, another named defendant, is the sponsor and co-sponsor of all 23 funds, while BPPR was co-sponsor, together with UBS, of nine (9) of those funds. Plaintiffs allege breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against Popular Securities, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty against BPPR, and similar claims against the UBS entities. The complaint seeks unspecified damages, including disgorgement of fees and attorneys’ fees. On May 30, 2014, plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their class action in the SDNY and on that same date, they filed a virtually identical complaint in the USDC-PR and requested that the case be consolidated with the matter of In re: UBS Financial Services Securities Litigation, a class action currently pending before the USDC-PR in which neither BPPR nor Popular Securities are parties. The UBS defendants filed an opposition to the consolidation request and moved to transfer the case back to the SDNY on the ground that the relevant agreements between the parties contain a choice of forum clause, with New York as the selected forum. The Popular defendants joined the opposition and motion filed by UBS. By order dated January 30, 2015, the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to consolidate. By order dated March 30, 2015, the court granted defendants’ motion to transfer. On May 8, 2015, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in the SDNY containing virtually identical allegations with respect to Popular Securities and BPPR. Defendants filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint on June 18, 2015. Oral arguments were held on the motions to dismiss in front of Judge Stein of the SDNY on October 14, 2016. Those motions are pending the Court’s determination.
Other Matters
The volatility in prices and declines in value that Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in Puerto Rico municipal bonds have experienced since August 2013 have led to regulatory inquiries, customer complaints and arbitrations for most broker-dealers in Puerto Rico, including Popular Securities. Popular Securities has received customer complaints and is named as a respondent (among other broker-dealers) in 63 arbitration proceedings with aggregate claimed damages of approximately $165 million, including one arbitration with claimed damages of $78 million in which one other Puerto Rico broker-dealer is a co-defendant. It is the view of the Corporation that Popular Securities has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted. The Government’s defaults on its debt, its intention to pursue a comprehensive debt restructuring, including specifically its
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decisions to declare a moratorium on certain principal payments on bonds including those issued by Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (the “GDB”), may increase the number of customer complaints (and claimed damages) against Popular Securities concerning Puerto Rico bonds, including bonds issued by GDB, and closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in Puerto Rico bonds. An adverse result in the matters described above or a significant increase in customer complaints could have a material adverse effect on Popular.
As mortgage lenders, the Corporation and its subsidiaries from time to time receive requests for information from departments of the U.S. government that investigate mortgage-related conduct. In particular, the BPPR has received subpoenas and other requests for information from the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of the Inspector General, the Civil Division of the Department of Justice and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program mainly concerning mortgages and real estate appraisals in Puerto Rico. The Corporation is cooperating with these requests.
Other Significant Proceedings
As described under “Note 11 – FDIC loss share asset and true-up payment obligation”, in connection with the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction, on April 30, 2010, BPPR entered into loss share agreements with the FDIC, as receiver, with respect to the covered loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”) that it acquired in the transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the loss share agreements, the FDIC’s obligation to reimburse BPPR for losses with respect to covered assets begins with the first dollar of loss incurred. The FDIC reimburses BPPR for 80% of losses with respect to covered assets, and BPPR reimburses the FDIC for 80% of recoveries with respect to losses for which the FDIC paid 80% reimbursement under those loss share agreements. The loss share agreements contain specific terms and conditions regarding the management of the covered assets that BPPR must follow in order to receive reimbursement for losses from the FDIC. BPPR believes that it has complied with such terms and conditions. The loss share agreement applicable to the covered commercial and OREO described below provides for loss sharing by the FDIC through the quarter ending June 30, 2015 and for reimbursement to the FDIC for recoveries through the quarter ending June 30, 2018.
On November 25, 2014, the FDIC notified BPPR that it (a) would not reimburse BPPR under the commercial loss share agreement for a $66.6 million loss claim on eight related real estate loans that BPPR restructured and consolidated (collectively, the “Disputed Asset”), and (b) would no longer treat the Disputed Asset as a “Shared-Loss Asset” under the commercial loss share agreement. The FDIC alleged that BPPR’s restructure and modification of the underlying loans did not constitute a “Permitted Amendment” under the commercial loss share agreement, thereby causing the bank to breach Article III of the commercial loss share agreement. BPPR disagreed with the FDIC’s determinations relating to the Disputed Asset, and accordingly, on December 19, 2014, delivered to the FDIC a notice of dispute under the commercial loss share agreement.
BPPR’s loss share agreements with the FDIC specify that disputes can be submitted to arbitration before a review board under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. On March 19, 2015, BPPR filed a statement of claim with the American Arbitration Association requesting that a review board determine BPPR and the FDIC’s disputes concerning the Disputed Asset. The statement of claim requested a declaration that the Disputed Asset is a “Shared-Loss Asset” under the commercial loss share agreement, a declaration that the restructuring is a “Permitted Amendment” under the commercial loss share agreement, and an order that the FDIC reimburse the bank for approximately $53.3 million for the Charge-Off of the Disputed Asset, plus interest at the applicable rate. On April 1, 2015, the FDIC notified BPPR that it was clawing back approximately $1.7 million in reimbursable expenses relating to the Disputed Asset that the FDIC had previously paid to BPPR. Thus, on April 13, 2015, BPPR notified the American Arbitration Association and the FDIC of an increase in the amount of its damages by approximately $1.7 million. The review board in the arbitration concerning the Disputed Asset was comprised of one arbitrator appointed by BPPR, one arbitrator appointed by the FDIC and a third arbitrator selected by agreement of those arbitrators. The arbitration hearing was held in August 2016.
On October 3, 2016, the review board in the arbitration described above issued a final award denying BPPR’s request for reimbursement on the Disputed Asset. As a result, for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recognized a pre-tax charge of approximately $55 million and a corresponding reduction to its FDIC indemnification asset.
In addition, in November and December 2014, BPPR proposed separate portfolio sales of Shared-Loss Assets to the FDIC. The FDIC refused to consent to either sale, stating that those sales did not represent best efforts to maximize collections on Shared-Loss Assets under the commercial loss share agreement. In March 2015, BPPR proposed a third portfolio sale to the FDIC, and in May 2015, BPPR proposed a fourth portfolio sale to the FDIC.
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BPPR disagrees with the FDIC’s characterization of the November and December 2014 portfolio sale proposals and with the FDIC’s interpretation of the commercial loss share agreement provision governing portfolio sales. Accordingly, on March 13, 2015, BPPR delivered to the FDIC a notice of dispute under the commercial loss share agreement. On June 8, 2015, BPPR filed a statement of claim with the American Arbitration Association requesting that a review board resolve the disputes concerning those proposed portfolio sales. On June 15, 2015, BPPR amended its statement of claim to include a claim for the FDIC-R’s refusal to timely concur in the third sale proposed in March 2015. On June 29, 2015, the FDIC informed BPPR that it would reimburse the bank for losses arising from the primary portfolio of the third proposed sale, but only subject to conditions to which BPPR objected. The FDIC also informed BPPR that it would not concur in the sale of the remainder (the “secondary portfolio”) of the third proposed sale or in the fourth proposed sale. On September 4, 2015, BPPR filed a second amended statement of claim concerning the FDIC’s refusal to concur in the third and fourth portfolio sales as proposed by BPPR.
On November 25, 2015, BPPR completed the sale of the loans in the primary portfolio of the third proposed sale, and subsequently submitted a claim for reimbursement for a portion of its losses arising from that sale, which the FDIC partially reimbursed on July 18, 2016. On June 30, 2016, BPPR completed the sales of the remaining loans included in the proposed portfolio sales.
In connection with the arbitration concerning the proposed portfolio sales, BPPR is seeking damages in the amount of $88.5 million plus interest. The FDIC has filed a counterclaim for recoveries allegedly lost on six loans included in the third proposed sale and on the loans and related assets included in the subsequent sales. The review board in the arbitration concerning the proposed portfolio sales is comprised of one arbitrator appointed by BPPR, one arbitrator appointed by the FDIC and a third arbitrator selected by agreement of those arbitrators. The arbitration hearing is scheduled to be held in November 2016, and the Corporation expects that a final award will be issued on BPPR’s claims before the end of 2016. The FDIC’s counterclaim will be adjudicated by the review board after it issues an award on the other issues in the portfolio sales arbitration.
On November 12, 2015, the FDIC notified BPPR that it (a) would deny certain claims included in BPPR’s Second Quarter 2015 Quarterly Certificate and (b) withhold payment of approximately $5.5 million attributed to the $6.9 million in losses claimed under the denied claims. In support of its denial, the FDIC alleged that BPPR did not comply with its obligation under the commercial loss share agreement, including compliance with certain provisions of GAAP, acting in accordance with prudent banking practices, managing Shared-Loss Assets in the same manner as BPPR’s non-Shared-Loss Assets, and using best efforts to maximize collections on the Shared-Loss Assets. BPPR disagrees with the FDIC’s allegations relating to the denied claims included in BPPR’s Second Quarter 2015 Quarterly Certificate, and accordingly, on January 27, 2016 delivered to the FDIC a notice of dispute under the commercial loss share agreement. On May 20, 2016, BPPR filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association requesting that a review board resolve the disputes arising from BPPR’s filing of the Second Quarter 2015 Quarterly Certificate and award BPPR damages in the amount of $4.9 million. On June 29, 2016, the FDIC filed its answering statement and counterclaim, seeking a declaration that the FDIC properly denied a portion of the bank’s shared-loss claim for one of the subject assets. The review board in the arbitration concerning the Second Quarter 2015 Quarterly Certificate is comprised of one arbitrator appointed by BPPR, one arbitrator appointed by the FDIC and a third arbitrator to be selected by agreement of those arbitrators. The arbitration hearing has not yet been scheduled.
The commercial shared-loss arrangement described above expired on June 30, 2015, when the three year recovery period commenced. As of September 30, 2016, BPPR had unreimbursed loss claims related to this arrangement amounting to approximately $87 million, reflected in the FDIC indemnification asset as a receivable from the FDIC, which are subject to the arbitration proceedings described above. Until these disputes are finally resolved, the terms of the commercial loss share agreement will remain in effect with respect to any such items under dispute. No assurance can be given that we will receive reimbursement from the FDIC with respect to the foregoing items, which could require us to make a material adjustment to the value of our loss share asset and the related true-up payment obligation to the FDIC and could have a material adverse effect on our financial results for the period in which such adjustment is taken.
The loss sharing agreement applicable to single-family residential mortgage loans provides for FDIC loss sharing and BPPR reimbursement to the FDIC for ten years (ending on June 30, 2020). As of September 30, 2016, the carrying value of covered loans approximated $588 million, mainly comprised of single-family residential mortgage loans. To the extent that estimated losses on covered loans are not realized before the expiration of the applicable loss sharing agreement, such losses would not be subject to reimbursement from the FDIC and, accordingly, would require us to make a material adjustment in the value of our loss share asset and the related true up payment obligation to the FDIC and could have a material adverse effect on our financial results for the period in which such adjustment is taken.
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Note 24 – Non-consolidated variable interest entities
The Corporation is involved with four statutory trusts which it established to issue trust preferred securities to the public. These trusts are deemed to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) since the equity investors at risk have no substantial decision-making rights. The Corporation does not hold any variable interest in the trusts, and therefore, cannot be the trusts’ primary beneficiary. Furthermore, the Corporation concluded that it did not hold a controlling financial interest in these trusts since the decisions of the trusts are predetermined through the trust documents and the guarantee of the trust preferred securities is irrelevant since in substance the sponsor is guaranteeing its own debt.
Also, the Corporation is involved with various special purpose entities mainly in guaranteed mortgage securitization transactions, including GNMA and FNMA. These special purpose entities are deemed to be VIEs since they lack equity investments at risk. The Corporation’s continuing involvement in these guaranteed loan securitizations includes owning certain beneficial interests in the form of securities as well as the servicing rights retained. The Corporation is not required to provide additional financial support to any of the variable interest entities to which it has transferred the financial assets. The mortgage-backed securities, to the extent retained, are classified in the Corporation’s consolidated statements of financial condition as available-for-sale or trading securities. The Corporation concluded that, essentially, these entities (FNMA and GNMA) control the design of their respective VIEs, dictate the quality and nature of the collateral, require the underlying insurance, set the servicing standards via the servicing guides and can change them at will, and can remove a primary servicer with cause, and without cause in the case of FNMA. Moreover, through their guarantee obligations, agencies (FNMA and GNMA) have the obligation to absorb losses that could be potentially significant to the VIE.
The Corporation holds variable interests in these VIEs in the form of agency mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, including those securities originated by the Corporation and those acquired from third parties. Additionally, the Corporation holds agency mortgage-backed securities, agency collateralized mortgage obligations and private label collateralized mortgage obligations issued by third party VIEs in which it has no other form of continuing involvement. Refer to Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the debt securities outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, which are classified as available-for-sale and trading securities in the Corporation’s consolidated statements of financial condition. In addition, the Corporation holds variable interests in the form of servicing fees, since it retains the right to service the transferred loans in those government-sponsored special purpose entities (“SPEs”) and may also purchase the right to service loans in other government-sponsored SPEs that were transferred to those SPEs by a third-party.
The following table presents the carrying amount and classification of the assets related to the Corporation’s variable interests in non-consolidated VIEs and the maximum exposure to loss as a result of the Corporation’s involvement as servicer of GNMA and FNMA loans at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Servicing assets:
Total servicing assets
Other assets:
Servicing advances
Maximum exposure to loss
The size of the non-consolidated VIEs, in which the Corporation has a variable interest in the form of servicing fees, measured as the total unpaid principal balance of the loans, amounted to $12.5 billion at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015 - $12.8 billion).
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The Corporation determined that the maximum exposure to loss includes the fair value of the MSRs and the assumption that the servicing advances at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, will not be recovered. The agency debt securities are not included as part of the maximum exposure to loss since they are guaranteed by the related agencies.
In September of 2011, BPPR sold construction and commercial real estate loans to a newly created joint venture, PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC. In March of 2013, BPPR completed a sale of commercial and construction loans, and commercial and single family real estate owned to a newly created joint venture, PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC.
These joint ventures were created for the limited purpose of acquiring the loans from BPPR; servicing the loans through a third-party servicer; ultimately working out, resolving and/or foreclosing the loans; and indirectly owning, operating, constructing, developing, leasing and selling any real properties acquired by the joint ventures through deed in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosure, or by resolution of any loan.
BPPR provided financing to PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC for the acquisition of the assets in an amount equal to the acquisition loan of $86 million and $182 million, respectively. The acquisition loans have a 5-year maturity and bear a variable interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 300 basis points and are secured by a pledge of all of the acquiring entity’s assets. In addition, BPPR provided these joint ventures with a non-revolving advance facility (the “advance facility”) of $69 million and $35 million, respectively, to cover unfunded commitments and costs-to-complete related to certain construction projects, and a revolving working capital line (the “working capital line”) of $20 million and $30 million, respectively, to fund certain operating expenses of the joint venture. As part of these transactions, BPPR received $ 48 million and $92 million, respectively, in cash and a 24.9% equity interest in each joint venture. The Corporation is not required to provide any other financial support to these joint ventures.
BPPR accounted for both transactions as a true sale pursuant to ASC Subtopic 860-10.
The Corporation has determined that PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC are VIEs but it is not the primary beneficiary. All decisions are made by Caribbean Property Group (“CPG”) (or an affiliate thereof) (the “Manager”), except for certain limited material decisions which would require the unanimous consent of all members. The Manager is authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the joint ventures any and all documents, contracts, certificates, agreements and instruments, and to take any action deemed necessary in the benefit of the joint ventures.
The Corporation holds variable interests in these VIEs in the form of the 24.9% equity interests and the financing provided to these joint ventures. The equity interest is accounted for under the equity method of accounting pursuant to ASC Subtopic 323-10.
The following tables present the carrying amount and classification of the assets and liabilities related to the Corporation’s variable interests in the non-consolidated VIEs, PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and PR Asset Portfolio 2013- International, LLC, and their maximum exposure to loss at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC
Advances under the working capital line
Advances under the advance facility
Accrued interest receivable
Investment in PRLP 2011 Holdings LLC
Total net assets (liabilities)
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PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC
Acquisition loan
Investment in PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC
Total net assets
The Corporation determined that the maximum exposure to loss under a worst case scenario at September 30, 2016 would be not recovering the net assets held by the Corporation as of the reporting date.
ASU 2009-17 requires that an ongoing primary beneficiary assessment should be made to determine whether the Corporation is the primary beneficiary of any of the VIEs it is involved with. The conclusion on the assessment of these non-consolidated VIEs has not changed since their initial evaluation. The Corporation concluded that it is still not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs, and therefore, these VIEs are not required to be consolidated in the Corporation’s financial statements at September 30, 2016.
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Note 25 – Related party transactions
EVERTEC
The Corporation has an investment in EVERTEC, Inc. (“EVERTEC”), which provides various processing and information technology services to the Corporation and its subsidiaries and gives BPPR access to the ATH network owned and operated by EVERTEC. As of September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s stake in EVERTEC was 15.91%. The Corporation continues to have significant influence over EVERTEC. Accordingly, the investment in EVERTEC is accounted for under the equity method and is evaluated for impairment if events or circumstances indicate that a decrease in value of the investment has occurred that is other than temporary.
On May 26, 2016, EVERTEC, Inc. filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which included restated audited results for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, correcting certain errors involved with the accounting for tax positions taken by EVERTEC in the 2010 tax year and other miscellaneous accounting adjustments. The Corporation’s proportionate share of the cumulative impact of the EVERTEC restatement and other corrective adjustments to its financial statements was approximately $2.2 million and is reflected as part of other non-interest income.
The Corporation received $ 3.5 million in dividend distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from its investments in EVERTEC’s holding company (September 30, 2015 - $ 3.5 million). The Corporation’s equity in EVERTEC is presented in the table which follows and is included as part of “other assets” in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Equity investment in EVERTEC
The Corporation had the following financial condition balances outstanding with EVERTEC at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Items that represent liabilities to the Corporation are presented with parenthesis.
Accounts receivable (Other assets)
Accounts payable (Other liabilities)
Net total
The Corporation’s proportionate share of income or loss from EVERTEC is included in other operating income in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents the Corporation’s proportionate share of EVERTEC’s income (loss) and changes in stockholders’ equity for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Share of income from the investment in EVERTEC
Share of other changes in EVERTEC’s stockholders’ equity
Share of EVERTEC’s changes in equity recognized in income
The following tables present the transactions and service payments between the Corporation and EVERTEC (as an affiliate) and their impact on the results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Items that represent expenses to the Corporation are presented with parenthesis.
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Interest expense on deposits
ATH and credit cards interchange income from services to EVERTEC
Rental income charged to EVERTEC
Processing fees on services provided by EVERTEC
Other services provided to EVERTEC
EVERTEC had a letter of credit issued by BPPR, for the amount of $ 4.2 million at December 31, 2015, which expired on February 10, 2016.
PRLP 2011 Holdings LLC
As indicated in Note 24 to the consolidated financial statements, the Corporation holds a 24.9% equity interest in PRLP 2011 Holdings LLC and currently holds certain deposits from the entity.
The Corporation’s equity in PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC is presented in the table which follows and is included as part of “other assets” in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Equity investment in PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC
The Corporation had the following financial condition balances outstanding with PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Deposits (non-interest bearing)
The Corporation’s proportionate share of income or loss from PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC is included in other operating income in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents the Corporation’s proportionate share of income (loss) from PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Share of income (loss) from the equity investment in PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC
Share of loss from the equity investment in PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC
The following table presents transactions between the Corporation and PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and their impact on the Corporation’s results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Interest income on loan to PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC
As indicated in Note 24 to the consolidated financial statements, effective March 2013 the Corporation holds a 24.9% equity interest in PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC and currently provides certain financing to the joint venture as well as holds certain deposits from the entity.
The Corporation’s equity in PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC is presented in the table which follows and is included as part of “other assets” in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Equity investment in PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC
The Corporation had the following financial condition balances outstanding with PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
The Corporation’s proportionate share of income or loss from PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC is included in other operating income in the consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents the Corporation’s proportionate share of income (loss) from PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Share of loss from the equity investment in PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC
The following table presents transactions between the Corporation and PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC and their impact on the Corporation’s results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Interest income on loan to PR Asset Portfolio2013-1 International, LLC
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Note 26 – Fair value measurement
ASC Subtopic 820-10 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels in order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and disclosures. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
The Corporation maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the observable inputs be used when available. Fair value is based upon quoted market prices when available. If listed prices or quotes are not available, the Corporation employs internally-developed models that primarily use market-based inputs including yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, and credit curves, among others. Valuation adjustments are limited to those necessary to ensure that the financial instrument’s fair value is adequately representative of the price that would be received or paid in the marketplace. These adjustments include amounts that reflect counterparty credit quality, the Corporation’s credit standing, constraints on liquidity and unobservable parameters that are applied consistently. There have been no changes in the Corporation’s methodologies used to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities from those disclosed in the 2015 Form 10-K.
The estimated fair value may be subjective in nature and may involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment for certain financial instruments. Changes in the underlying assumptions used in calculating fair value could significantly affect the results.
Fair Value on a Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
The following fair value hierarchy tables present information about the Corporation’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
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RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Investment securities available-for-sale:
Trading account securities, excluding derivatives:
Mortgage-backed securities - federal agencies
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Liabilities
Contingent consideration
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
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The fair value information included in the following tables is not as of period end, but as of the date that the fair value measurement was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and excludes nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets no longer outstanding as of the reporting date.
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
NONRECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Loans[1]
Other real estate owned[2]
Other foreclosed assets[2]
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
[1] Relates mostly to certain impaired collateral dependent loans. The impairment was measured based on the fair value of the collateral, which is derived from appraisals that take into consideration prices in observed transactions involving similar assets in similar locations, in accordance with the provisions of ASC Section 310-10-35. Costs to sell are excluded from the reported fair value amount.
[2] Represents the fair value of foreclosed real estate and other collateral owned that were written down to their fair value. Costs to sell are excluded from the reported fair value amount.
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Nine months ended September 30, 2015
Loans held-for-sale[2]
Other real estate owned[3]
Other foreclosed assets[3]
[2] Relates to lower of cost or fair value adjustments on loans held-for-sale and loans transferred from loans held-in-portfolio to loans held-for-sale. Costs to sell are excluded from the reported fair value amount.
[3] Represents the fair value of foreclosed real estate and other collateral owned that were written down to their fair value. Costs to sell are excluded from the reported fair value amount.
The following tables present the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Quarter ended September 30, 2016
Balance at June 30, 2016
Gains (losses) included in earnings
Gains (losses) included in OCI
Settlements
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to assets still held at September 30, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016
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Quarter ended September 30, 2015
Balance at June 30, 2015
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to assets still held at September 30, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015
Adjustments
There were no transfers in and / or out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 for Level 3 assets and liabilities included in the previous tables are reported in the consolidated statement of operations as follows:
Interest income
FDIC loss share (expense) income
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The following table includes quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs used to derive the fair value of Level 3 instruments, excluding those instruments for which the unobservable inputs were not developed by the Corporation such as prices of prior transactions and/or unadjusted third-party pricing sources.
Valuation technique
Unobservable inputs
CMO’s - trading
Yield
3.4% (0.7% - 4.2%
20.6% (18.0% - 26.9%
)
Other - trading
12.3%
10.8%
Discount rate
6.9 years (0.1 - 15.7 years
11.2% (9.5% - 15.0%
Credit loss rate on covered loans
Risk premium component
of discount rate
4.7%
Loans held-in-portfolio
Haircut applied on
external appraisals
Other real estate owned
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s collateralized mortgage obligations and interest-only collateralized mortgage obligation (reported as “other”), which are classified in the “trading” category, are yield, constant prepayment rate, and weighted average life. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the constant prepayment rate will generate a directionally opposite change in the weighted average life. For example, as the average life is reduced by a higher constant prepayment rate, a lower yield will be realized, and when there is a reduction in the constant prepayment rate, the average life of these collateralized mortgage obligations will extend, thus resulting in a higher yield. These particular financial instruments are valued internally by the Corporation’s investment banking and broker-dealer unit utilizing internal valuation techniques. The unobservable inputs incorporated into the internal discounted cash flow models used to derive the fair value of collateralized mortgage obligations and interest-only collateralized mortgage obligation (reported as “other”), which are classified in the “trading” category, are reviewed by the Corporation’s Corporate Treasury unit on a quarterly basis. In the case of Level 3 financial instruments which fair value is based on broker quotes, the Corporation’s Corporate Treasury unit reviews the inputs used by the broker-dealers for reasonableness utilizing information available from other published sources and validates that the fair value measurements were developed in accordance with ASC Topic 820. The Corporate Treasury unit also substantiates the inputs used by validating the prices with other broker-dealers, whenever possible.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Corporation’s mortgage servicing rights are constant prepayment rates and discount rates. Increases in interest rates may result in lower prepayments. Discount rates vary according to products and / or portfolios depending on the perceived risk. Increases in discount rates result in a lower fair value measurement.
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The Corporation’s Corporate Comptroller’s unit is responsible for determining the fair value of MSRs, which is based on discounted cash flow methods based on assumptions developed by an external service provider, except for prepayment speeds, which are adjusted internally for the local market based on historical experience. The Corporation’s Corporate Treasury unit validates the economic assumptions developed by the external service provider on a quarterly basis. In addition, an analytical review of prepayment speeds is performed quarterly by the Corporate Comptroller’s unit. The Corporation’s MSR Committee analyzes changes in fair value measurements of MSRs and approves the valuation assumptions at each reporting period. Changes in valuation assumptions must also be approved by the MSR Committee. The fair value of MSRs are compared with those of the external service provider on a quarterly basis in order to validate if the fair values are within the materiality thresholds established by management to monitor and investigate material deviations. Back-testing is performed to compare projected cash flows with actual historical data to ascertain the reasonability of the projected net cash flow results.
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Note 27 – Fair value of financial instruments
The fair value of financial instruments is the amount at which an asset or obligation could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. For those financial instruments with no quoted market prices available, fair values have been estimated using present value calculations or other valuation techniques, as well as management’s best judgment with respect to current economic conditions, including discount rates, estimates of future cash flows, and prepayment assumptions. Many of these estimates involve various assumptions and may vary significantly from amounts that could be realized in actual transactions.
The fair values reflected herein have been determined based on the prevailing rate environment at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, as applicable. In different interest rate environments, fair value estimates can differ significantly, especially for certain fixed rate financial instruments. In addition, the fair values presented do not attempt to estimate the value of the Corporation’s fee generating businesses and anticipated future business activities, that is, they do not represent the Corporation’s value as a going concern. There have been no changes in the Corporation’s valuation methodologies and inputs used to estimate the fair values for each class of financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value, but for which the fair value is disclosed from those disclosed in the 2015 Form 10-K.
The following tables present the carrying amount and estimated fair values of financial instruments with their corresponding level in the fair value hierarchy. The aggregate fair value amounts of the financial instruments disclosed do not represent management’s estimate of the underlying value of the Corporation.
Financial Assets:
Trading account securities, excluding derivatives[1]
Investment securities available-for-sale[1]
Investment securities held-to-maturity:
Collateralized mortgage obligation-federal agency
Total investment securities held-to-maturity
Other investment securities:
FHLB stock
FRB stock
Trust preferred securities
Other investments
Total other investment securities
Loans held-for-sale
Loans not covered under loss sharing agreement with the FDIC
Loans covered under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC
FDIC loss share asset
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Financial Liabilities:
Demand deposits
Time deposits
Other short-term borrowings[2]
Notes payable:
FHLB advances
Unsecured senior debt securities
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (related to trust preferred securities)
[1] Refer to Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements for the fair value by class of financial asset and its hierarchy level.
[2] Refer to Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for the composition of other short-term borrowings.
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Unsecured senior debt
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The notional amount of commitments to extend credit at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is $7.6 billion and $7.4 billion, respectively, and represents the unused portion of credit facilities granted to customers. The notional amount of letters of credit at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is $ 43 million and $ 52 million, respectively, and represents the contractual amount that is required to be paid in the event of nonperformance. The fair value of commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, which are based on the fees charged to enter into those agreements, are not material to Popular’s financial statements.
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Note 28 – Net income per common share
The following table sets forth the computation of net income per common share (“EPS”), basic and diluted, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:
Preferred stock dividends
Net income applicable to common stock
Average common shares outstanding
Average potential dilutive common shares
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution
Basic EPS from continuing operations
Basic EPS from discontinued operations
Total Basic EPS
Diluted EPS from continuing operations
Diluted EPS from discontinued operations
Total Diluted EPS
For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Corporation calculated the impact of potential dilutive common shares under the treasury method, consistent with the method used for the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended December, 31 2015. For a discussion of the calculation under the treasury stock method, refer to Note 37 of the consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Form 10-K.
For the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no stock options outstanding.
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Note 29 – Other service fees
The caption of other services fees in the consolidated statements of operations consists of the following major categories:
Debit card fees
Insurance fees
Credit card fees
Sale and administration of investment products
Trust fees
Other fees
Total other services fees
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Note 30 – FDIC loss share (expense) income
The caption of FDIC loss-share (expense) income in the consolidated statements of operations consists of the following major categories:
80% mirror accounting on credit impairment losses (reversal)[1]
80% mirror accounting on reimbursable expenses
80% mirror accounting on recoveries on covered assets, including rental income on OREOs, subject to reimbursement to the FDIC
Change in true-up payment obligation
Arbitration award expense[2]
Total FDIC loss-share (expense) income
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Note 31 – Pension and postretirement benefits
The Corporation has a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan and supplementary pension benefit restoration plans for regular employees of certain of its subsidiaries. The accrual of benefits under the plans is frozen to all participants.
The components of net periodic pension cost for the periods presented were as follows:
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of net loss
Total net periodic pension cost (benefit)
Interest Cost
During the quarter ended September 30, 2016 the Corporation made a contribution to the pension and benefit restoration plans of $60 million. The total contributions expected to be paid during the year 2016 for the pension and benefit restoration plans amount to approximately $60.2 million.
The Corporation also provides certain postretirement health care benefits for retired employees of certain subsidiaries. The table that follows presents the components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost.
Service cost
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost
Contributions made to the postretirement benefit plan for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 amounted to approximately $1.6 million. The total contributions expected to be paid during the year 2016 for the postretirement benefit plan amount to approximately $6.4 million.
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Note 32 – Stock-based compensation
The Corporation maintained a Stock Option Plan (the “Stock Option Plan”), which permitted the granting of incentive awards in the form of qualified stock options, incentive stock options, or non-statutory stock options of the Corporation. In April 2004, the Corporation’s shareholders adopted the Popular, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which replaced and superseded the Stock Option Plan. The adoption of the Incentive Plan did not alter the original terms of the grants made under the Stock Option Plan prior to the adoption of the Incentive Plan.
Stock Option Plan
Employees and directors of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries were eligible to participate in the Stock Option Plan. The Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board had the absolute discretion to determine the individuals that were eligible to participate in the Stock Option Plan. This plan provided for the issuance of Popular, Inc.’s common stock at a price equal to its fair market value at the grant date, subject to certain plan provisions. The shares are to be made available from authorized but unissued shares of common stock or treasury stock. The Corporation’s policy has been to use authorized but unissued shares of common stock to cover each grant. The maximum option term is ten years from the date of grant. Unless an option agreement provides otherwise, all options granted are 20% exercisable after the first year and an additional 20% is exercisable after each subsequent year, subject to an acceleration clause at termination of employment due to retirement.
As of September 30, 2016 there were no stock options outstanding. During the first quarter of 2015, all stock options outstanding which amounted to 44,797 with a weighted average exercise price of $ 272 expired.
Incentive Plan
The Incentive Plan permits the granting of incentive awards in the form of Annual Incentive Awards, Long-term Performance Unit Awards, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Units or Performance Shares. Participants in the Incentive Plan are designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (or its delegate as determined by the Board). Employees and directors of the Corporation and/or any of its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan.
Under the Incentive Plan, the Corporation has issued restricted shares, which become vested based on the employees’ continued service with Popular. Unless otherwise stated in an agreement, the compensation cost associated with the shares of restricted stock is determined based on a two-prong vesting schedule. The first part is vested ratably over five years commencing at the date of grant and the second part is vested at termination of employment after attainment of 55 years of age and 10 years of service. The five-year vesting part is accelerated at termination of employment after attaining 55 years of age and 10 years of service. The vesting schedule for restricted shares granted on 2014 and thereafter was modified as follows, the first part ratably over four years commencing at the date of the grant and the second part is vested at termination of employment after attaining the earlier of 55 years of age and 10 years of service or 60 years of age and 5 years of service. The four year vesting part is accelerated at termination of employment after attaining the earlier of 55 years of age and 10 years of service or 60 years of age and 5 years of service. The restricted shares granted consistent with the requirements of the TARP Interim Final Rule vest in two years from grant date.
The following table summarizes the restricted stock and performance shares activity under the Incentive Plan for members of management.
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(Not in thousands)
Non-vested at December 31, 2014
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Non-vested at December 31, 2015
Quantity adjusted by TSR factor
Non-vested at September 30, 2016
During the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 no shares of restricted stock were awarded to management under the Incentive Plan. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, 279,890 shares of restricted stock (September 30, 2015 – 231,830) were awarded to management under the Incentive Plan, from which no shares were awarded to management consistent with the requirements of the TARP Interim Final Rule.
Beginning in 2015, the Corporation authorized the issuance of performance shares, in addition to restricted shares, under the Incentive Plan. The performance share awards consist of the opportunity to receive shares of Popular, Inc.’s common stock provided that the Corporation achieves certain goals during a three-year performance cycle. The goals will be based on two metrics weighted equally: the Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) and the Absolute Earnings per Share (“EPS”) goals. The TSR metric is considered to be a market condition under ASC 718. For equity settled awards based on a market condition, the fair value is determined as of the grant date and is not subsequently revised based on actual performance. The EPS performance metric is considered to be a performance condition under ASC 718. The fair value is determined based on the probability of achieving the EPS goal as of each reporting period. The TSR and EPS metrics are equally weighted and work independently. The number of shares that will ultimately vest ranges from 50% to a 150% of target based on both market (TSR) and performance (EPS) conditions. The performance shares vest at the end of the three-year performance cycle. The vesting is accelerated at termination of employment after attaining the earlier of 55 years of age and 10 years of service or 60 years of age and 5 years of service. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 no performance shares were granted. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, 64,598 (September 30, 2015—91,984) performance shares were granted under this plan.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recognized $ 1.0 million of restricted stock expense related to management incentive awards, with a tax benefit of $ 0.2 million (September 30, 2015 - $ 1.9 million, with a tax benefit of $ 0.3 million). For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recognized $ 6.6 million of restricted stock expense related to management incentive awards, with a tax benefit of $ 1.2 million (September 30, 2015 - $ 9.4 million, with a tax benefit of $ 1.4 million). For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, the fair market value of the restricted stock vested was $6.8 million at grant date and $6.5 million at vesting date. This triggers a shortfall of $0.1 million of which $30 thousand was recorded as a windfall pool in additional paid in capital. No windfall pool was recorded for the remaining $87 thousand due to the valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset at the Holding Company. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016 the Corporation recognized $0.1 million of performance shares expense, with a tax benefit of $11 thousand (September 30, 2015 - $95 thousand, with a tax benefit of $6 thousand). For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recognized $1.3 million of performance shares expense, with a tax benefit of $0.1 million (September 30, 2015 - $2.1 million, with a tax benefit of $0.2 million). The total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards and performance shares to members of management at September 30, 2016 was $ 8.5 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.
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The following table summarizes the restricted stock activity under the Incentive Plan for members of the Board of Directors:
During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation granted no shares of restricted stock to members of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc. (September 30, 2015 – 1,994). During this period, the Corporation recognized $0.3 million of restricted stock expense related to these restricted stock grants, with a tax benefit of $31 thousand (September 30, 2015—$0.1 million, with a tax benefit of $24 thousand). For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation granted 40,517 shares of restricted stock to members of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc., which became vested at grant date (September 30, 2015 – 20,023). During this period, the Corporation recognized $0.8 million of restricted stock expense related to these restricted stock grants, with a tax benefit of $84 thousand (September 30, 2015—$0.4 million, with a tax benefit of $59 thousand). The fair value at vesting date of the restricted stock vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 for directors was $ 1.2 million.
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Note 33 – Income taxes
The reason for the difference between the income tax expense applicable to income before provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the statutory tax rate in Puerto Rico, were as follows:
Computed income tax expense at statutory rates
Net benefit of tax exempt interest income
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
Difference in tax rates due to multiple jurisdictions
Effect of income subject to preferential tax rate
Unrecognized tax benefits
State and local taxes
Income tax expense amounted to $15.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with an income tax expense of $22.6 million for the same quarter of 2015. The reduction in income tax expense was primarily due to lower income before tax mainly in the Corporation’s Puerto Rico operations. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2016 a reversal of $4.4 million in the reserve for uncertain tax positions, including interests, was recognized due to the expiration of the statute of limitation in the P.R. operations.
For the nine months period ended September 30, 2016, the increase in income tax expense as compared to the same period of 2015 was mainly due to recognition during 2015 of a partial reversal of the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset from the U.S. operations amounting to $544.9 million.
The following table presents a breakdown of the significant components of the Corporation’s deferred tax assets and liabilities.
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Deferred tax assets:
Tax credits available for carryforward
Net operating loss and other carryforward available
Postretirement and pension benefits
Deferred loan origination fees
Deferred gains
Accelerated depreciation
Intercompany deferred gains
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities
Other temporary differences
Total gross deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
FDIC-assisted transaction
Indefinite-lived intangibles
Unrealized net gain on trading and available-for-sale securities
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
Valuation allowance
Net deferred tax asset
The net deferred tax asset shown in the table above at September 30, 2016 is reflected in the consolidated statements of financial condition as $1.2 billion in net deferred tax assets in the “Other assets” caption (December 31, 2015—$1.3 billion) and $1.4 million in deferred tax liabilities in the “Other liabilities” caption (December 31, 2015—$649 thousand), reflecting the aggregate deferred tax assets or liabilities of individual tax-paying subsidiaries of the Corporation.
A deferred tax asset should be reduced by a valuation allowance if based on the weight of all available evidence, it is more likely than not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. The valuation allowance should be sufficient to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The determination of whether a deferred tax asset is realizable is based on weighting all available evidence, including both positive and negative evidence. The realization of deferred tax assets, including carryforwards and deductible temporary differences, depends upon the existence of sufficient taxable income of the same character during the carryback or carryforward period. The analysis considers all sources of taxable income available to realize the deferred tax asset, including the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, taxable income in prior carryback years and tax-planning strategies.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, after weighting all positive and negative evidence, the Corporation concluded that it is more likely than not that a portion of the total deferred tax asset from the U.S. operations, amounting to $1.1 billion and comprised mainly of net operating losses, will be realized. The Corporation based this determination on its estimated earnings for the remaining carryforward period of eighteen years beginning with the 2016 fiscal year, available to utilize the deferred tax asset, to reduce its income tax obligations. The recent historical level of book income adjusted by permanent differences, together with the estimated earnings after the reorganization of the U.S. operations and additional estimated earnings from the Doral Bank Transaction were objective positive evidence considered by the Corporation. As of September 30, 2016 the U.S. operations are not in a three year cumulative loss position, taking into account taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences. All of these factors lead management to conclude that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset from its U.S. operations will be realized. Management will continue to evaluate the realization of the deferred tax asset each quarter and adjust as deemed necessary. At September 30, 2016 a valuation allowance is recorded on the deferred tax asset of the U.S. operation in the amount of $602 million.
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s net deferred tax assets related to its Puerto Rico operations amounted to $697 million.
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The Corporation’s Puerto Rico Banking operation is not in a cumulative three year loss position, taking into account taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences, and has sustained profitability for the three year period ended September 30, 2016.This is considered a strong piece of objectively verifiable positive evidence that outweights any negative evidence considered by management in the evaluation of the realization of the deferred tax asset. Based on this evidence and management’s estimate of future taxable income, the Corporation has concluded that it is more likely than not that such net deferred tax asset of the Puerto Rico Banking operations will be realized.
The Holding Company operation is not in a cumulative loss taking into account taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences, for the three year period ended September 30, 2016. However, it has sustained losses for year ended December 31, 2015 and the period ended September 30, 2016. Management expect these losses will be a trend in future years. The losses in recent periods together with the expected losses in future years is considered by management a strong negative evidence that will suggest that income in future years will be insufficient to support the realization of all deferred tax asset. After weighting of all positive and negative evidence management concluded, as of the reporting date, that it is more likely than not that the Holding Company will not be able to realize any portion of the deferred tax assets, considering the criteria of ASC Topic 740. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance is recorded on the deferred tax asset at the Holding Company, which amounted to $45 million as of September 30, 2016.
The reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits was as follows:
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
Additions for tax positions - January through March
Additions for tax positions taken in prior years - January through March
Reduction as a result of settlements - January through March
Balance at March 31
Additions for tax positions - April through June
Balance at June 30
Additions for tax positions - July through September
Additions for tax positions taken in prior years - July through September
Reduction as a result of lapse of statute of limitations - July through September
Balance at September 30
At September 30, 2016, the total amount of interest recognized in the statement of financial condition approximated $2.8 million (December 31, 2015 - $3.2 million). The total interest expense recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $1.0 million (December 31, 2015 - $57 thousand), which is net of the reversal of $1.4 million due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Management determined that at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 there was no need to accrue for the payment of penalties. The Corporation’s policy is to report interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense, whiles the penalties, if any, are reported in other operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
After consideration of the effect on U.S. federal tax of unrecognized U.S. state tax benefits, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including U.S. and Puerto Rico, that if recognized, would affect the Corporation’s effective tax rate, was approximately $8.6 million at September 30, 2016 (December 31, 2015 - $11.2 million).
The amount of unrecognized tax benefits may increase or decrease in the future for various reasons including adding amounts for current tax year positions, expiration of open income tax returns due to the statutes of limitation, changes in management’s judgment about the level of uncertainty, status of examinations, litigation and legislative activity and the addition or elimination of uncertain tax positions.
The Corporation and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in Puerto Rico, the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. states and political subdivisions, and foreign jurisdictions. At September 30, 2016, the following years remain subject to examination in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction: 2013 and thereafter; and in the Puerto Rico jurisdiction, 2012 and thereafter. The Corporation anticipates a reduction in the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months, which could amount to approximately $4.8 million.
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Note 34 – Supplemental disclosure on the consolidated statements of cash flows
Additional disclosures on cash flow information and non-cash activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 are listed in the following table:
Non-cash activities:
Loans transferred to other real estate
Loans transferred to other property
Total loans transferred to foreclosed assets
Financed sales of other real estate assets
Financed sales of other foreclosed assets
Total financed sales of foreclosed assets
Transfers from loans held-in-portfolio to loans held-for-sale
Transfers from loans held-for-sale to loans held-in-portfolio
Transfers from trading securities to available-for-sale securities
Loans securitized into investmentsecurities[1]
Trades payable to brokers and counterparties
Recognition of mortgage servicing rights on securitizations or asset transfers
As previously disclosed in Note 5, Business Combination, on February 27, 2015, the Corporation’s Puerto Rico banking subsidiary, BPPR, in an alliance with co-bidders, including the Corporation’s U.S. mainland banking subsidiary, BPNA, acquired certain assets and all deposits (other than certain brokered deposits) of Doral Bank from the FDIC as receiver. As part of this transaction, BPPR received as of June 30, 2015 net cash proceeds of approximately $ 731 million for consideration of the assets and liabilities acquired.
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Note 35 – Segment reporting
The Corporation’s corporate structure consists of two reportable segments – Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Popular North America. These reportable segments pertain only to the continuing operations of Popular, Inc. As previously indicated in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the regional operations in California, Illinois and Central Florida were classified as discontinued operations and sold during 2014.
Management determined the reportable segments based on the internal reporting used to evaluate performance and to assess where to allocate resources. The segments were determined based on the organizational structure, which focuses primarily on the markets the segments serve, as well as on the products and services offered by the segments.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico:
Given that Banco Popular de Puerto Rico constitutes a significant portion of the Corporation’s results of operations and total assets at September 30, 2016, additional disclosures are provided for the business areas included in this reportable segment, as described below:
Banco Popular North America:
Banco Popular North America’s reportable segment consists of the banking operations of BPNA, E-LOAN, Popular Equipment Finance, Inc. and Popular Insurance Agency, U.S.A. BPNA operates through a retail branch network in the U.S. mainland under the name of Popular Community Bank, while E-LOAN supports BPNA’s deposit gathering through its online platform. All direct lending activities at E-LOAN were ceased during 2008. During the third quarter of 2015, BPNA and E-LOAN completed an asset purchase and sale transaction in which E-LOAN sold to BPNA all of its outstanding loan portfolio, including residential mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit, which had a carrying value of approximately $213 million. Prior to this transaction, the Corporation provided additional disclosures for the BPNA reportable segment related to E-LOAN. After the close of the above mentioned asset purchase and sale transaction, additional disclosures with respect to E-LOAN are no longer considered relevant to the financial statements and accordingly are not presented. Popular Equipment Finance, Inc. also holds a running-off loan portfolio as this subsidiary ceased originating loans during 2009. Popular Insurance Agency, U.S.A. offers investment and insurance services across the BPNA branch network.
The Corporate group consists primarily of the holding companies: Popular, Inc., Popular North America, Popular International Bank and certain of the Corporation’s investments accounted for under the equity method, including EVERTEC and Centro Financiero BHD, Leon. The Corporate group also includes the expenses of certain corporate areas that are identified as critical to the organization: Finance, Risk Management and Legal.
The accounting policies of the individual operating segments are the same as those of the Corporation. Transactions between reportable segments are primarily conducted at market rates, resulting in profits that are eliminated for reporting consolidated results of operations.
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The tables that follow present the results of operations and total assets by reportable segments:
Non-interest income
Depreciation expense
Segment assets
Net interest income (expense)
Net income (loss)
Provision (reversal of provision) for loan losses
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Income tax benefit
Additional disclosures with respect to the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico reportable segment are as follows:
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Geographic Information
(in thousands)
Revenues:
United States
Total consolidated revenues
Selected Balance Sheet Information:
Deposits [1]
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Note 36 – Condensed consolidating financial information of guarantor and issuers of registered guaranteed securities
The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the financial position of Popular, Inc. Holding Company (“PIHC”) (parent only), Popular North America, Inc. (“PNA”) and all other subsidiaries of the Corporation at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations and cash flows for periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
PNA is an operating, wholly-owned subsidiary of PIHC and is the holding company of its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Equity One, Inc. and Banco Popular North America (“BPNA”), including BPNA’s wholly-owned subsidiaries Popular Equipment Finance, Inc., Popular Insurance Agency, U.S.A., and E-LOAN, Inc.
PIHC fully and unconditionally guarantees all registered debt securities issued by PNA.
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
Trading account securities, at fair value
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value
Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost
Other investment securities, at lower of cost or realizable value
Investment in subsidiaries
Less—Unearned income
Liabilities from discontinued operations
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Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
Treasury stock, at cost
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
Interest and dividend income:
Dividend income from subsidiaries
Total interest and dividend income
Provision (reversal) for loan losses- non-covered loans
Provision for loan losses- covered loans
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses
Trading account profit (loss)
FDIC loss-share expense
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Income (loss) before income tax and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
Income tax (benefit) expense
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
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Provision (reversal) for loan losses- covered loans
Trading account profit
Net loss on sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale
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Trading account loss
FDIC loss-share income
Restructuring cost
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
Equity in undistributed losses of discontinued operations
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Net interest (expense) income
Provision for loan losses- non-covered loans
Net interest (expense) income after provision for loan losses
Other-than temporary impairment losses on investment securities
Restructuring costs
(Loss) income before income tax and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
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(Loss) income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Equity in undistributed earnings of discontinued operations
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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision (reversal) for loan losses
(Earnings) losses from investments under the equity method
(Gain) loss on:
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held for sale and mortgage banking activities
Net (increase) decrease in:
Net decrease in:
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligations
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net (increase) decrease in money market investments
Available for sale
Net repayments (disbursements) on loans
Return of capital from wholly-owned subsidiaries
Dividends paid to parent company
Return of capital to parent company
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Cash and due from banks at end of period
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 there have not been any cash flows associated with discontinued operations.
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Earnings losses from investments under the equity method
Deferred income tax benefit
Disposition of premises and equipment
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Net decrease (increase) in money market investments
Net repayments on loans
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Acquisition of servicing assets
Cash paid related to business acquisitions
Premises and equipment
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
The Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows include the cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities associated with discontinued operations.
This report includes management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the consolidated financial position and financial performance of Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Popular”). All accompanying tables, financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this report should be considered an integral part of this analysis.
The Corporation is a diversified, publicly-owned financial holding company subject to the supervision and regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Corporation has operations in Puerto Rico, the United States (“U.S.”) mainland, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. In Puerto Rico, the Corporation provides retail, including residential mortgage loan originations, and commercial banking services through its principal banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”), as well as investment banking, broker-dealer, auto and equipment leasing and financing, and insurance services through specialized subsidiaries. In the U.S. mainland, the Corporation operates Banco Popular North America (“BPNA”). BPNA focuses efforts and resources on the core community banking business. BPNA, under the name Popular Community Bank (“PCB”), operates branches in New York, New Jersey and Southern Florida. Note 35 to the consolidated financial statements presents information about the Corporation’s business segments. As of September 30, 2016, the Corporation had a 15.91% interest in the holding company of EVERTEC, which provides transaction processing services throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, including servicing many of the Corporation’s system infrastructures and transaction processing businesses. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016 the Corporation recorded $3.6 million in earnings from its investment in EVERTEC which had a carrying amount of $37.4 million as of the end of the quarter. Also, the Corporation had a 15.84% stake in Centro Financiero BHD Leon, S.A. (“BHD Leon”), one of the largest banking and financial services groups in the Dominican Republic. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016 the Corporation recorded $6.1 million in earnings from its investment in BHD Leon, which had a carrying amount of $122.1 million, as of the end of the quarter.
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QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
OVERVIEW
Table 1 provides selected financial data and performance indicators for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Table 1—Financial Highlights
Financial Condition Highlights
Investment and trading securities
Earning assets
Deposits*
Operating Highlights
Provision for loan losses—non-covered loans
Provision (reversal) for loan losses—covered loans
Operating expenses
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income per Common Share – Basic
Net income per Common Share – Diluted
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Selected Statistical Information
Common Stock Data
Market price
High
Low
End
Book value per common share at period end
Profitability Ratios
Return on assets
Return on common equity
Net interest spread (taxable equivalent)—Non-GAAP
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent)—Non-GAAP
Capitalization Ratios
Average equity to average assets
Tier I capital
Total capital
Tier 1 leverage
Adjusted results of operations – Non-GAAP financial measure
Adjusted net income
The Corporation prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements using accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP” or the “reported basis”). In addition to analyzing the Corporation’s results on a reported basis, management monitors Adjusted net income of the Corporation and excludes the impact of certain transactions on the results of its operations. Management believes that adjusted net income provides meaningful information about the underlying performance of the Corporation’s ongoing operations. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to tables 35 to 38 for a reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.
Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis
Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, is presented with its different components on Tables 2 and 3 for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2016 as compared with the same periods in 2015, segregated by major categories of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.
The interest earning assets include investment securities and loans that are exempt from income tax, principally in Puerto Rico. The main sources of tax-exempt interest income are certain investments in obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and sponsored entities, and certain obligations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its agencies and assets held by the Corporation’s international banking entities. To facilitate the comparison of all interest related to these assets, the interest income has been converted to a taxable equivalent basis, using the applicable statutory income tax rates for each period. The taxable equivalent computation considers the interest expense and other related expense disallowances required by the Puerto Rico tax law. Under this law, the exempt interest can be deducted up to the amount of taxable income. Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that this presentation provides meaningful information since it facilitates the comparison of revenues arising from taxable and exempt sources.
Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Corporation may not be comparable to similarly named Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
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Financial highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2016
Non-performing assets decreased by $37 million when compared with December 31, 2015, mainly attributed to the sale of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) loan with a carrying value of $40 million, transferred to held-for-sale in the second quarter of 2015. Non-performing loans held-in-portfolio decreased by $22 million, which was partially offset by an increase in OREOs of $30 million from December 31, 2015.
Refer to the Credit Risk Management and Loan Quality section of this MD&A for an explanation of the main factors impacting the provision for loan losses and a detailed analysis of net charge-offs, non-performing assets, the allowance for loan losses and selected loan losses statistics.
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Refer to the Financial Condition Analysis section of this MD&A for additional information.
As a financial services company, the Corporation’s earnings are significantly affected by general business and economic conditions. Lending and deposit activities and fee income generation are influenced by the level of business spending and investment, consumer income, spending and savings, capital market activities, competition, customer preferences, interest rate conditions and prevailing market rates on competing products.
The Corporation continuously monitors general business and economic conditions, industry-related indicators and trends, competition, interest rate volatility, credit quality indicators, loan and deposit demand, operational and systems efficiencies, revenue enhancements and changes in the regulation of financial services companies.
The Corporation operates in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected by changes in federal and local laws and regulations. Also, competition with other financial institutions could adversely affect its profitability.
The description of the Corporation’s business contained in Item 1 of the Corporation’s 2015 Form 10-K, while not all inclusive, discusses additional information about the business of the Corporation and risk factors, many beyond the Corporation’s control that, in addition to the other information in this Form 10-Q, readers should consider.
The Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol BPOP.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES / ESTIMATES
The accounting and reporting policies followed by the Corporation and its subsidiaries conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and general practices within the financial services industry. Various elements of the Corporation’s accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. These estimates are made under facts and circumstances at a point in time and changes in those facts and circumstances could produce actual results that differ from those estimates.
Management has discussed the development and selection of the critical accounting policies and estimates with the Corporation’s Audit Committee. The Corporation has identified as critical accounting policies those related to: (i) Fair Value Measurement of Financial Instruments; (ii) Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses; (iii) Acquisition Accounting for Loans and Related Indemnification Asset; (iv) Income Taxes; (v) Goodwill, and (vi) Pension and Postretirement Benefit Obligations. For a summary of these critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to that particular section in the MD&A included in Popular, Inc.’s 2015 Form 10-K. Also, refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Form 10-K for a summary of the Corporation’s significant accounting policies.
During the third quarter of 2016, management completed the annual review of the components of the ALLL models. For additional information of the annual review and recalibration process, refer to Note 10.
During the third quarter of 2016, the Corporation performed the annual goodwill impairment evaluation for the entire organization. For additional information on the results of the goodwill impairment analysis, refer to Note 16.
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OPERATING RESULTS ANALYSIS
NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income was $353.7 million for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $3.0 million when compared to the $350.7 million for the same quarter of 2015. Taxable equivalent net interest income was $375.4 million for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $7.4 million when compared to the $368.0 million for the same quarter of 2015. Net interest margin for the third quarter of 2016 was 4.12%, a decrease of 27 basis points when compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the third quarter of 2016 was 4.37%, a decrease of 23 basis points when compared to the 4.60% for the same quarter of 2015. The main reasons for the increase in net interest income are described below:
These positive variances were partially offset by:
Interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 included the amortization of deferred loans fees, prepayment penalties, late fees and the amortization of premium/ discounts amounting to $5.1 million compared with $6.9 million for the same period in 2015.
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Table 2—Analysis of Levels & Yields on a Taxable Equivalent Basis for Continuing Operations (Non-GAAP)
Total money market, investment and trading securities
Loans:
Sub-total loans
WB loans
Total loans
Total earning assets
Interest bearing deposits:
NOW and money market [1]
Savings
Other medium and long-term debt
Total interest bearing liabilities
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
Other sources of funds
Total source of funds
Net interest margin/income on a taxable equivalent basis
Net interest spread
Taxable equivalent adjustment
Net interest margin / income non-taxable equivalent basis
Note: The changes that are not due solely to volume or rate are allocated to volume and rate based on the proportion of the change in each category.
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Net interest income was $1.1 billion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $10.2 million when compared to the same period of 2015. Taxable equivalent net interest income was $1.1 billion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016, an increase of $17.0 million when compared to the same period of 2015. Net interest margin for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 was 4.29%, a decrease of 21 basis points when compared with the same period of the previous year. Net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 was 4.55%, a decrease of 20 basis points when compared to the 4.75% for the same period of 2015. The variances in net interest income for the nine-month period are similar to the quarterly variances described above: positive variances in earning assets due to higher volume of investment securities and money markets and continued growth in the commercial portfolio in the U.S. and the leasing portfolio in P.R. On the negative side, similar variances related to lower volumes from WB loans and the increase in P.R. public funds deposits at BPPR and in time and money market deposits in the U.S. to fund the loan growth.
Interest income for the nine-months ended September 30, 2016 included the amortization of deferred loans fees, prepayment penalties, late fees and the amortization of premium/ discounts amounting to $13.3 million compared with $13.4 million for the same period in 2015.
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Table 3—Analysis of Levels & Yields on a Taxable Equivalent Basis from Continuing Operations (Non-GAAP)
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Provision for Loan Losses
The Corporation’s total provision for loan losses was $43.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to $66.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, a decrease of $23.4 million.
The provision for loan losses for the non-covered loan portfolio totaled $42.6 million, compared to $69.6 million for the same quarter in 2015, a decrease of $27.0 million, mostly related to lower provision in the BPPR segment. Despite challenging operating conditions in Puerto Rico credit metrics continued stable. Net charge-offs, decreased by $11.2 million when compared with the same quarter in 2015.
The provision for loan losses for the non-covered loan portfolio at the BPPR segment decreased by $32.5 million when compared to the same quarter in 2015. The provision for the third quarter of 2015 included incremental reserves for certain large relationships charged-off during the fourth quarter of 2015. The provision for the third quarter of 2015 also included an impairment of $10.1 million on certain Westernbank loans that the Corporation sold during the fourth quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2016. Also, during the third quarter of 2016, BPPR recorded a recovery of $7.1 million related to the sale of previously charged-off credit cards and personal loans. These reductions were in part offset by a $9.4 million impact related to the annual review of the components of the allowance for loan losses methodology.
The provision for loan losses for the BPNA segment amounted to $6.3 million, compared to $813 thousand for the same quarter in 2015. Credit trends for the BPNA segment continued strong with minimal non-performing loans and net charge-offs. The effect of the recalibration was immaterial for the BPNA segment. The increase in the provision was mainly due to loan growth.
The provision for covered loan portfolio totaled $750 thousand in the third quarter of 2016, compared to a provision release of $2.9 million for the same quarter in 2015, increasing by $3.6 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s total provision for loan losses totaled $128.7 million, compared with $182.9 million for the same period in 2015, decreasing by $54.2 million.
For the nine months period ended September 30, 2016, the provision for loan losses for the non-covered loan portfolio decreased by $29.5 million when compared to the same period of 2015 driven by a reduction of $42.7 million in the BPPR segment. This decrease is mainly due to lower loss trends, lower reserve for impaired loans, and lower provision related to Westernbank loans, as mentioned above. The second quarter of 2016 included $5.4 million positive impact related to the bulk sale of WB loans. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included an impact of $9.4 million related to the previously mentioned annual recalibration of the environmental factors adjustment. The provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in the BPNA segment increased by $13.2 million, mainly driven by portfolio growth. The provision for the same period in 2015 was a credit of $1.5 million.
The provision for the covered portfolio decreased by $24.8 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2016. This decrease was mainly due to the reclassification to non-covered loans of the non-single family loans that were previously covered by the commercial loss agreement with the FDIC at the end of the second quarter of 2015.
Refer to the Credit Risk Management and Loan Quality sections of this MD&A for a detailed analysis of net charge-offs, non-performing assets, the allowance for loan losses and selected loan losses statistics.
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income decreased by $55.1 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The decrease in non-interest income was principally due to:
These decreases were partially offset by:
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Non-interest income decreased by $89.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same period of the previous year. The decrease in non-interest income was due to:
These unfavorable variances were partially offset by:
The following table provides a summary of the revenues and expenses derived from the assets acquired in the FDIC-assisted transaction during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Table 4—Financial Information—Westernbank FDIC-Assisted Transaction
Quarters ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
Interest income on WB loans
FDIC loss-share (expense) income:
Total revenues (expense)
Total revenues (expense) less provision for loan losses
Average balances
WB Loans
Operating expenses increased by $16.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Refer to Table 5 for a breakdown of operating expenses by major categories. The increase in operating expenses was driven primarily by:
These increases were partially offset by:
Operating expenses decreased by $47.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, when compared to the same period in 2015. The decrease in operating expenses was driven primarily by:
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Table 5—Operating Expenses
Personnel costs:
Salaries
Commissions, incentives and other bonuses
Pension, postretirement and medical insurance
Other personnel costs, including payroll taxes
Total personnel costs
Professional fees:
Collections, appraisals and other credit related fees
Programming, processing and other technology services
Legal fees, excluding collections
Other professional fees
Total professional fees
Other operating expenses:
Credit and debit card processing, volume and interchange expenses
Operational losses
All other
Total other operating expenses
INCOME TAXES
For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation recorded an income tax expense of $15.8 million, compared to an income tax expense of $22.6 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The reduction in income tax expense was primarily due to lower income before tax mainly in the Corporation’s Puerto Rico operations and by a reversal of $4.4 million in the reserve for uncertain tax positions due to the expiration of the statute of limitations in the P.R. operations.
The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 was 25%, compared to 21% for the same period of the previous year. The effective tax rate is impacted by the composition and source of the taxable income.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the Corporation recorded an income tax expense of $80.5 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $478.3 million for the same period of the previous year, driven by the tax benefit of $544.9 million as a result of the partial release of the valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset at the U.S. operations that took place during 2015.
Refer to Note 33 to the consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate and additional information on income taxes.
REPORTABLE SEGMENT RESULTS
The Corporation’s reportable segments for managerial reporting purposes consist of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Popular North America. These reportable segments pertain only to the continuing operations of Popular, Inc. As previously indicated in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the regional operations in California, Illinois and Central Florida were classified as discontinued operations and sold during 2014.
A Corporate group has been defined to support the reportable segments. For managerial reporting purposes, the costs incurred by the Corporate group are not allocated to the reportable segments.
For a description of the Corporation’s reportable segments, including additional financial information and the underlying management accounting process, refer to Note 35 to the consolidated financial statements.
The Corporate group reported a net loss of $12.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with a net loss of $17.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. For the nine months ended September 30 2016, the Corporate group reported a net loss of $46.8 million, compared with a net loss of $57.8 million for the same period of the previous year.
Highlights on the earnings results for the reportable segments are discussed below:
The Banco Popular de Puerto Rico reportable segment’s net income amounted to $49.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared with a net income of $81.4 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The principal factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results included the following:
Partially offset by:
The net interest margin was 4.49% for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to 4.75% for the same period in 2015.
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Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $233.7 million, compared to $228.1 million for the same period of the previous year. The principal factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results included the following:
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For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the reportable segment of Banco Popular North America reported net income of $9.2 million, compared to net income from continuing operations of $21.5 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results included the following:
Net interest margin was 3.61% for the third quarter of 2016, compared to 3.91% for the same period of the previous year.
Net income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 amounted to $33.4 million, compared to $585.7 million for the same period of the previous year, largely due to the partial reversal of the valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset of $544.9 million. Other factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results included the following:
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FINANCIAL CONDITION ANALYSIS
The Corporation’s total assets were $39.1 billion at September 30, 2016 compared to $35.8 billion at December 31, 2015. Refer to the consolidated financial statements included in this report for the Corporation’s consolidated statements of financial condition as of such dates.
Money market investments, trading and investment securities
Money market investments totaled $4.0 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to $2.2 billion at December 31, 2015. The increase was mainly at BPPR due to an increase in cash balances from deposits, partially offset by purchases of MBS and U.S. Treasury securities, as discussed below.
Trading account securities amounted to $73 million at September 30, 2016, relatively flat when compared to $72 million at December 31, 2015. Refer to the Market Risk section of this MD&A for a table that provides a breakdown of the trading portfolio by security type.
Investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity amounted to $7.7 billion at September 30, 2016, compared with $6.2 billion at December 31, 2015. The increase of $1.5 billion was mainly due to purchases of MBS at both BPPR and BPNA and purchases of U.S. Treasury securities at BPPR.
Table 6 provides a breakdown of the Corporation’s portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) and held-to-maturity (“HTM”) on a combined basis. Also, Notes 7 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements provide additional information with respect to the Corporation’s investment securities AFS and HTM. The portfolio of obligations of the Puerto Rico Government is mainly comprised of securities with specific sources of income or revenues identified for repayments.
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Table 6—Breakdown of Investment Securities Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity
Total investment securities AFS and HTM
Refer to Table 7 for a breakdown of the Corporation’s loan portfolio, the principal category of earning assets. Loans covered under the FDIC loss sharing agreements are presented separately in Table 7. The risks on covered loans are significantly different as a result of the loss protection provided by the FDIC. As of September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s covered loans portfolio amounted to $588 million, comprised mainly of residential mortgage loans.
Refer to Note 9 for detailed information about the Corporation’s loan portfolio composition and loan purchases and sales.
The Corporation’s total loan portfolio amounted to $23.3 billion at September 30, 2016, compared to $23.1 billion at December 31, 2015.
Table 7—Loans Ending Balances
Loans not covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements:
Legacy[1]
Lease financing
Loans covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements:
Loans held-for-sale:
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The non-covered loans held-in-portfolio increased by $250 million to $22.6 billion at September 30, 2016. The increase was mainly at BPNA by $544 million, driven by growth in the commercial, construction and consumer loan portfolios, partially offset by a decrease of $284 million at BPPR mainly due to lower originations of residential mortgages and the bulk sale of WB loans with a carrying value of approximately $100 million completed in the second quarter of 2016.
The loans held-for-sale portfolio decreased by $65 million from December 31, 2015, mainly at BPPR due mostly to the sale of the loan to the PREPA which had a carrying amount of $40 million and lower originations of mortgage loans held-for-sale.
The covered loans portfolio amounted to $588 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $646 million at December 31, 2015. The decrease of $58 million is mostly from residential mortgage loans due to loan resolutions and the normal portfolio run-off. Refer to Table 7 for a breakdown of the covered loans by major loan type categories.
Tables 8 and 9 provide the activity in the carrying amount and outstanding discount on the Westernbank loans accounted for under ASC 310-30. The outstanding accretable discount is impacted by changes in cash flow expectations on the loan pool based on quarterly revisions of the portfolio. An increase in the accretable discount is recognized as interest income using the effective yield method over the estimated life of each applicable loan pool.
Table 8—Activity in the Carrying Amount of Westernbank Loans Accounted for Under ASC 310-30
Allowance for loan losses (ALLL)
Table 9—Activity in the Accretable Yield on Westernbank Loans Accounted for Under ASC 310-30
Accretion[1]
Table 10 sets forth the activity in the FDIC loss share asset for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Table 10—Activity of Loss Share Asset
The FDIC loss share indemnification asset is recognized on the same basis as the assets subject to the loss share protection from the FDIC, except that the amortization / accretion terms differ. Decreases in expected reimbursements from the FDIC due to improvements in expected cash flows to be received from borrowers, as compared with the initial estimates, are recognized as a reduction to non-interest income prospectively over the life of the loss share agreements. This is because the indemnification asset balance is being reduced to the expected reimbursement amount from the FDIC. Table 11 presents the activity associated with the outstanding balance of the FDIC loss share asset amortization (or negative discount) for the periods presented.
Table 11—Activity in the Remaining FDIC Loss-Share Asset Discount
Balance at beginning of period[1]
Amortization of negative discount[2]
Impact of change in projected losses
The Corporation revises its expected cash flows and estimated credit losses on a quarterly basis. The lowered loss estimates requires the Corporation to amortize the loss share asset to its currently lower expected collectible balance, thus resulting in negative accretion. Due to the shorter life of the indemnity asset compared with the expected life of the covered loans, this negative accretion temporarily offsets the benefit of higher cash flows accounted through the accretable yield on the loans.
Other real estate owned represents real estate property received in satisfaction of debt. At September 30, 2016, OREO increased to $222 million from $192 million at December 31, 2015 mainly at BPPR on residential properties, partially offset by the bulk sale of WB commercial OREOs with a book value of $9 million during the second quarter of 2016. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements for the activity in other real estate owned. The amounts included as “covered other real estate” are subject to the FDIC loss sharing agreements.
Refer to Note 15 for a breakdown of the principal categories that comprise the caption of “Other Assets” in the consolidated statements of financial condition at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Other assets decreased by $29 million from December 31, 2015 to September 30, 2016, due mostly to a decrease in the deferred tax asset, partially offset by an increase in guaranteed mortgage loan claims.
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Goodwill increased by $1 million from December 31, 2015 to September 30, 2016, due to a goodwill adjustment related to the Doral Bank Transaction recorded in the first quarter of 2016, partially offset by goodwill impairment of approximately $4 million related to Popular Securities during the third quarter of 2016. Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements for detailed information on the Corporation’s goodwill.
The Corporation’s total liabilities were $33.7 billion at September 30, 2016 compared to $30.7 billion at December 31, 2015. Refer to the Corporation’s consolidated statements of financial condition included in this Form 10-Q.
Deposits and Borrowings
The composition of the Corporation’s financing sources to total assets at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is included in Table 12.
Table 12—Financing to Total Assets
Non-interest bearing deposits
Interest-bearing core deposits
Other interest-bearing deposits
Fed funds purchased and repurchase agreements
The Corporation’s deposits totaled $30.3 billion at September 30, 2016 compared to $27.2 billion at December 31, 2015. The deposits increase of $3.1 billion was mainly at BPPR by $2.5 billion largely due to increases in government deposit accounts, NOW accounts and commercial checking accounts, partially offset by a decline in brokered CDs and an increase at BPNA by approximately $0.5 billion to fund loan growth. Refer to Table 13 for a breakdown of the Corporation’s deposits at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Table 13—Deposits Ending Balances
Demand deposits [1]
Savings, NOW and money market deposits (non-brokered)
Savings, NOW and money market deposits (brokered)
Time deposits (non-brokered)
Time deposits (brokered CDs)
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The Corporation’s borrowings remained flat at $2.4 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for detailed information on the Corporation’s borrowings. Also, refer to the Liquidity section in this MD&A for additional information on the Corporation’s funding sources.
Stockholders’ Equity
Stockholders’ equity totaled $5.4 billion at September 30, 2016, compared with $5.1 billion at December 31, 2015. The increase resulted from the Corporation’s net income of $221 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a favorable variance of $94 million in unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale, partially offset by the declaration of dividends of $46.7 million on common stock of $0.15 per share and $2.8 million in dividends on preferred stock. Refer to the consolidated statements of financial condition, comprehensive income and of changes in stockholders’ equity for information on the composition of stockholders’ equity.
REGULATORY CAPITAL
The Corporation, BPPR and BPNA are subject to Basel III capital requirements, which are effective since January 1, 2015. Basel III capital requirements include a revised minimum and well capitalized regulatory capital ratios and compliance with the standardized approach for determining risk-weighted assets. As of September 30, 2016, the Corporation continues to exceed the well-capitalized adequacy requirements promulgated by the U.S. federal bank regulatory agencies.
Basel III capital rules require the phase out of non-qualifying Tier 1 capital instruments such as trust preferred securities. At September 30, 2016, the Corporation had $427 million in trust preferred securities outstanding which no longer qualified for Tier 1 capital treatment, but instead qualify for Tier 2 capital treatment. At December 31, 2015, approximately $107 million of these trust preferred securities outstanding still qualified as Tier I capital.
As part of the adoption of Basel III Capital Rules, the Corporation, as well as its banking subsidiaries, made the one-time permanent election to exclude the effects on regulatory capital computations of certain accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) items as permitted under the Basel III capital rules.
Risk-based capital ratios presented in Table 14, which include common equity tier 1, Tier 1 capital, total capital and leverage capital as of September 30, 2016, are calculated based on the Basel III regulatory guidance related to the measurement of capital, risk-weighted assets and average assets.
Table 14—Capital Adequacy Data
Common equity tier 1 capital:
Common stockholders equity—GAAP basis
AOCI related adjustments due to opt-out election
Goodwill, net of associated deferred tax liability (DTL)
Intangible assets, net of associated DTLs
Deferred tax assets and other deductions
Common equity tier 1 capital
Additional tier 1 capital:
Trust preferred securities subject to phase out of additional tier 1
Other additional tier 1 capital deductions
Tier 1 capital
Tier 2 capital:
Trust preferred securities subject to phase in as tier 2
Other inclusions (deductions), net
Tier 2 capital
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Total risk-based capital
Minimum total capital requirement to be well capitalized
Excess total capital over minimum well capitalized
Total risk-weighted assets
Total assets for leverage ratio
Risk-based capital ratios:
The Basel III Capital Rules provide that a depository institution will be deemed to be well capitalized if it maintains a leverage ratio of at least 5%, a common equity Tier 1 ratio of at least 6.5%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of at least 8% and a total risk-based ratio of at least 10%. Management has determined that as of September 30, 2016, the Corporation, BPPR and BPNA were well-capitalized under Basel III Capital Rules.
The increase in the common equity tier I capital ratio, tier I capital ratio and total capital ratio on September 30, 2016 as compared to December 31, 2015 was mostly due to the nine months period earnings, and lower risk-weighted assets driven by a decrease in loans meeting the high volatility commercial real estate loans criteria, partially offset by the complete phase out of the trust preferred securities under Basel III which at December 31, 2015 allowed approximately $107 million to be included as tier I capital. Total capital ratio was not negatively impacted by the phase out of the trust preferred securities because they qualified as tier 2 capital and therefore continued to be included as part of the total capital ratio. The decrease in leverage ratio was mainly due to the increase in average total assets. Refer to Table 1, Financial Condition Highlights, for information of average assets and to the Financial Condition Analysis section of this MD&A for a discussion of significant variances in assets.
Non-GAAP financial measures
The tangible common equity ratio, tangible assets and tangible book value per common share, which are presented in the table that follows, are non-GAAP measures. Management and many stock analysts use the tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per common share in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare the capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets, typically stemming from the use of the purchase accounting method of accounting for mergers and acquisitions. Neither tangible common equity nor tangible assets or related measures should be considered in isolation or as a substitute for stockholders’ equity, total assets or any other measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Moreover, the manner in which the Corporation calculates its tangible common equity, tangible assets and any other related measures may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names.
Table 15 provides a reconciliation of total stockholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to tangible assets as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015.
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Table 15—Reconciliation of Tangible Common Equity and Tangible Assets
(In thousands, except share or per share information)
Common shares outstanding at end of period
Book value per common share
Less: Preferred stock
Less: Goodwill
Less: Other intangibles
Total tangible common equity
Total tangible assets
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
Tangible book value per common share
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation engages in financial transactions that are not recorded on the balance sheet, or may be recorded on the balance sheet in amounts that are different than the full contract or notional amount of the transaction. As a provider of financial services, the Corporation routinely enters into commitments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financial needs of its customers. These commitments may include loan commitments and standby letters of credit. These commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process used for on-balance sheet instruments. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the statement of financial position. Other types of off-balance sheet arrangements that the Corporation enters in the ordinary course of business include derivatives, operating leases and provision of guarantees, indemnifications, and representation and warranties. Refer to Note 22 for a detailed discussion related to the Corporation’s obligations under credit recourse and representation and warranties arrangements.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
The Corporation has various financial obligations, including contractual obligations and commercial commitments, which require future cash payments on debt and lease agreements. Also, in the normal course of business, the Corporation enters into contractual arrangements whereby it commits to future purchases of products or services from third parties. Obligations that are legally binding agreements, whereby the Corporation agrees to purchase products or services with a specific minimum quantity defined at a fixed, minimum or variable price over a specified period of time, are defined as purchase obligations.
Purchase obligations include major legal and binding contractual obligations outstanding at September 30, 2016, primarily for services, equipment and real estate construction projects. Services include software licensing and maintenance, facilities maintenance, supplies purchasing, and other goods or services used in the operation of the business. Generally, these contracts are renewable or cancelable at least annually, although in some cases the Corporation has committed to contracts that may extend for several years to secure favorable pricing concessions. Purchase obligations amounted to $169 million at September 30, 2016 of which approximately 42% mature in 2016, 27% in 2017, 15% in 2018 and 16% thereafter.
The Corporation also enters into derivative contracts under which it is required either to receive or pay cash, depending on changes in interest rates. These contracts are carried at fair value on the consolidated statement of financial condition with the fair value representing the net present value of the expected future cash receipts and payments based on market rates of interest as of the statement of condition date. The fair value of the contract changes daily as interest rates change. The Corporation may also be required to post additional collateral on margin calls on the derivatives and repurchase transactions.
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Refer to Note 18 for a breakdown of long-term borrowings by maturity.
The Corporation utilizes lending-related financial instruments in the normal course of business to accommodate the financial needs of its customers. The Corporation’s exposure to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of these instruments. The Corporation uses credit procedures and policies in making those commitments and conditional obligations as it does in extending loans to customers. Since many of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total contractual amounts are not representative of the Corporation’s actual future credit exposure or liquidity requirements for these commitments.
Table 16 presents the contractual amounts related to the Corporation’s off-balance sheet lending and other activities at September 30, 2016.
Table 16—Off-Balance Sheet Lending and Other Activities
Commitments to extend credit
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation maintained a reserve of approximately $9 million and $10 million, respectively, for probable losses associated with unfunded loan commitments related to commercial and consumer lines of credit. The estimated reserve is principally based on the expected draws on these facilities using historical trends and the application of the corresponding reserve factors determined under the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses methodology. This reserve for unfunded loan commitments remains separate and distinct from the allowance for loan losses and is reported as part of other liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial condition.
Refer to Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on credit commitments and contingencies.
MARKET RISK
The financial results and capital levels of the Corporation are constantly exposed to market risk. Market risk represents the risk of loss due to adverse movements in market rates or financial asset prices, which include interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and bond and equity security prices; the failure to meet financial obligations coming due because of the inability to liquidate assets or obtain adequate funding; and the inability to easily unwind or offset specific exposures without significantly lowering prices because of inadequate market depth or market disruptions.
While the Corporation is exposed to various business risks, the risks relating to interest rate risk and liquidity are major risks that can materially impact future results of operations and financial condition due to their complexity and dynamic nature.
The Asset Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) and the Corporate Finance Group are responsible for planning and executing the Corporation’s market, interest rate risk, funding activities and strategy, and for implementing the policies and procedures approved by the Corporation’s Risk Management Committee. In addition, the Risk Management Group independently monitors and reports adherence with established market and liquidity policies and recommends actions to enhance and strengthen controls surrounding interest, liquidity, and market risks. The ALCO meets mostly on a weekly basis and reviews the Corporation’s current and forecasted asset and liability levels as well as desired pricing strategies and other relevant financial management and interest rate and risks topics. Also, on a monthly basis the ALCO reviews various interest rate risk sensitivity metrics, ratios and portfolio information, including but not limited to, the Corporation’s liquidity positions, projected sources and uses of funds, interest rate risk positions and economic conditions.
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Interest rate risk (“IRR”), a component of market risk, is considered by management as a predominant market risk in terms of its potential impact on profitability or market value. Management utilizes various tools to assess IRR, including simulation modeling, static gap analysis, and Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”). The three methodologies complement each other and are used jointly in the evaluation of the Corporation’s IRR. Simulation modeling is prepared for a five year period, which in conjunction with the EVE analysis, provides Management a better view of long term IRR.
Net interest income simulation analysis performed by legal entity and on a consolidated basis is a tool used by the Corporation in estimating the potential change in net interest income resulting from hypothetical changes in interest rates. Sensitivity analysis is calculated using a simulation model which incorporates actual balance sheet figures detailed by maturity and interest yields or costs. It is performed under a static balance sheet assumption, and the Corporation also runs scenarios that incorporate assumptions on balance sheet growth and expected changes in its composition, estimated prepayments in accordance with projected interest rates, pricing and maturity expectations on new volumes and other non-interest related data. It is a dynamic process, emphasizing future performance under diverse economic conditions.
Management assesses interest rate risk by comparing various net interest income simulations under different interest rate scenarios that differ in direction of interest rate changes, the degree of change over time, the speed of change and the projected shape of the yield curve. For example, the types of rate scenarios processed during the year included economic most likely scenarios, flat rates, yield curve twists, parallel ramps and parallel shocks. Management also performs analyses to isolate and measure basis and prepayment risk exposures.
The asset and liability management group performs validation procedures on various assumptions used as part of the sensitivity analysis as well as validations of results on a monthly basis. In addition, the model and processes used to assess IRR are subject to third-party validations according to the guidelines established in the Model Governance and Validation policy. Due to the importance of critical assumptions in measuring market risk, the risk models incorporate third-party developed data for critical assumptions such as prepayment speeds on mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, estimates on the duration of the Corporation’s deposits and interest rate scenarios. These interest rate simulations exclude the impact on loans accounted pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30, whose yields are based on management’s current expectation of future cash flows.
The Corporation processes net interest income simulations under interest rate scenarios in which the yield curve is assumed to rise and decline instantaneously by the same amount. The rising rate scenarios considered in these market risk simulations reflect parallel changes of 200 and 400 basis points during the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2017. Under a 200 basis points rising rate scenario, the projected net interest income increases by $136 million, while under a 400 basis points rising rate scenario, the projected net interest income increases by $264 million. These scenarios were compared against the Corporation’s flat or unchanged interest rates forecast scenario. Simulation analyses are based on many assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates, interest rate spreads, loan prepayments and deposit decay. Thus, they should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Further, the estimates do not contemplate actions that management could take to respond to changes in interest rates. By their nature, these forward-looking computations are only estimates and may be different from what may actually occur in the future. The Corporation estimates the sensitivity of economic value of equity (“EVE”) to changes in interest rates. EVE is equal to the estimated present value of the Corporation’s assets minus the estimated present value of the liabilities. This sensitivity analysis is a useful tool to measure long-term IRR because it captures the impact of up or down rate changes in expected cash flows, including principal and interest, from all future periods.
EVE sensitivity calculated using interest rate shock scenarios is estimated on a quarterly basis. The shock scenarios consist of a +/- 200 and 400 basis point parallel shocks. Management has defined limits for the increases/decreases in EVE sensitivity resulting from the shock scenarios.
The Corporation maintains an overall interest rate risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in net interest income or market value that are caused by interest rate volatility. The market value of these derivatives is subject to interest rate fluctuations and counterparty credit risk adjustments which could have a positive or negative effect in the Corporation’s earnings.
The Corporation’s loan and investment portfolios are subject to prepayment risk, which results from the ability of a third-party to repay debt obligations prior to maturity. Prepayment risk also could have a significant impact on the duration of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, since prepayments could shorten (or lower prepayments could extend) the weighted average life of these portfolios.
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Trading
The Corporation engages in trading activities in the ordinary course of business at its subsidiaries, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”) and Popular Securities. Popular Securities’ trading activities consist primarily of market-making activities to meet expected customers’ needs related to its retail securities brokerage business and purchases and sales of U.S. Government and government sponsored securities with the objective of realizing gains from expected short-term price movements. BPPR’s trading activities consist primarily of holding U.S. Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities classified as “trading” and hedging the related market risk with “TBA” (to-be-announced) market transactions. The objective is to derive spread income from the portfolio and not to benefit from short-term market movements. In addition, BPPR uses forward contracts or TBAs to hedge its securitization pipeline. Risks related to variations in interest rates and market volatility is hedged with TBAs that have characteristics similar to that of the forecasted security and its conversion timeline.
At September 30, 2016, the Corporation held trading securities with a fair value of $73 million, representing approximately 0.2% of the Corporation’s total assets, compared with $72 million and 0.2% at December 31, 2015. As shown in Table 17, the trading portfolio consists principally of mortgage-backed securities relating to BPPR’s mortgage activities described above, which at September 30, 2016 were investment grade securities. As of September 30, 2016, the trading portfolio also included $6.1 million in Puerto Rico government obligations and shares of Closed-end funds that invest primarily in Puerto Rico government obligations (December 31, 2015—$6.0 million). Trading instruments are recognized at fair value, with changes resulting from fluctuations in market prices, interest rates or exchange rates reported in current period earnings. The Corporation recognized a net trading account loss of $113 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and a trading account loss of $398 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Table 17—Trading Portfolio
Puerto Rico government obligations
Interest-only strips
The Corporation’s trading activities are limited by internal policies. For each of the two subsidiaries, the market risk assumed under trading activities is measured by the 5-day net value-at-risk (“VAR”), with a confidence level of 99%. The VAR measures the maximum estimated loss that may occur over a 5-day holding period, given a 99% probability.
The Corporation’s trading portfolio had a 5-day VAR of approximately $0.4 million for the last week in September 2016. There are numerous assumptions and estimates associated with VAR modeling, and actual results could differ from these assumptions and estimates. Backtesting is performed to compare actual results against maximum estimated losses, in order to evaluate model and assumptions accuracy.
In the opinion of management, the size and composition of the trading portfolio does not represent a significant source of market risk for the Corporation.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Corporation currently measures at fair value on a recurring basis its trading assets, available-for-sale securities, derivatives, mortgage servicing rights and contingent consideration. Occasionally, the Corporation may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as loans held-for-sale, impaired loans held-in-portfolio that are collateral dependent and certain other assets. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically result from the application of lower of cost or fair value accounting or write-downs of individual assets.
The fair value of assets and liabilities may include market or credit related adjustments, where appropriate. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, inclusion of credit risk in the fair value of the derivatives resulted in a net gain of $0.1 million recorded in the other operating income and interest expense captions of the consolidated statement of operations, which consisted of a gain of $0.1 million from the assessment of the counterparties’ credit risk. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, inclusion of credit risk in the fair value of the derivatives resulted in a net gain of $0.3 million recorded in the other operating income and interest expense captions of the consolidated statement of operations, which consisted of a gain of $0.1 million resulting from the Corporation’s own credit standing adjustment and a gain of $0.2 million from the assessment of the counterparties’ credit risk.
The Corporation categorizes its assets and liabilities measured at fair value under the three-level hierarchy. The level within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for fair value measurement are observable.
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Refer to Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements for information on the Corporation’s fair value measurement disclosures required by the applicable accounting standard. At September 30, 2016, approximately $ 7.7 billion, or 97%, of the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis used market-based or market-derived valuation inputs in their valuation methodology and, therefore, were classified as Level 2. The majority of instruments measured at fair value were classified as Level 2, including U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities, obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions, most mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), and derivative instruments.
Broker quotes used for fair value measurements inherently reflect any lack of liquidity in the market since they represent an exit price from the perspective of the market participants. Financial assets that were fair valued using broker quotes amounted to $ 16 million at September 30, 2016, of which $ 7 million were Level 3 assets and $ 9 million were Level 2 assets. Level 3 assets consisted principally of tax-exempt GNMA mortgage-backed securities. Fair value for these securities was based on an internally-prepared matrix derived from an average of two indicative local broker quotes. The main input used in the matrix pricing was non-binding local broker quotes obtained from limited trade activity. Therefore, these securities were classified as Level 3.
Refer to Note 34 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K for a description of the Corporation’s valuation methodologies used for the assets and liabilities measured at fair value. Also, refer to the Critical Accounting Policies / Estimates in the 2015 Form 10-K for additional information on the accounting guidance and the Corporation’s policies or procedures related to fair value measurements.
Inputs are evaluated to ascertain that they consider current market conditions, including the relative liquidity of the market. When a market quote for a specific security is not available, the pricing service provider generally uses observable data to derive an exit price for the instrument, such as benchmark yield curves and trade data for similar products. To the extent trading data is not available, the pricing service provider relies on specific information including dialogue with brokers, buy side clients, credit ratings, spreads to established benchmarks and transactions on similar securities to draw correlations based on the characteristics of the evaluated instrument. If for any reason the pricing service provider cannot observe data required to feed its model, it discontinues pricing the instrument. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, none of the Corporation’s investment securities were subject to pricing discontinuance by the pricing service providers. The pricing methodology and approach of our primary pricing service providers is concluded to be consistent with the fair value measurement guidance. In addition, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation did not adjust any prices obtained from pricing service providers or broker dealers for its trading account securities and investment securities available-for-sale.
Furthermore, management assesses the fair value of its portfolio of investment securities at least on a quarterly basis, which includes analyzing changes in fair value that have resulted in losses that may be considered other-than-temporary. Factors considered include, for example, the nature of the investment, severity and duration of possible impairments, industry reports, sector credit ratings, economic environment, creditworthiness of the issuers and any guarantees.
Securities are classified in the fair value hierarchy according to product type, characteristics and market liquidity. At the end of each period, management assesses the fair value hierarchy for each asset or liability measured. The fair value measurement analysis performed by the Corporation includes validation procedures with alternate pricing sources when available and review of market changes, pricing methodology, assumption and level hierarchy changes, and evaluation of distressed transactions. Management has established materiality thresholds according to the investment class to monitor and investigate material deviations in prices obtained from the primary pricing service provider and the secondary pricing source used as support for the valuation results.
LIQUIDITY
The objective of effective liquidity management is to ensure that the Corporation has sufficient liquidity to meet all of its financial obligations, finance expected future growth and maintain a reasonable safety margin for cash commitments under both normal and stressed market conditions. The Board is responsible for establishing the Corporation’s tolerance for liquidity risk, including approving relevant risk limits and policies. The Board has delegated the monitoring of these risks to the RMC and the ALCO. The management of liquidity risk, on a long-term and day-to-day basis, is the responsibility of the Corporate Treasury Division. The Corporation’s Corporate Treasurer is responsible for implementing the policies and procedures approved by the Board and for monitoring the Corporation’s liquidity position on an ongoing basis. Also, the Corporate Treasury Division coordinates corporate wide liquidity management strategies and activities with the reportable segments, oversees policy breaches and manages the escalation process. The Financial and Operational Risk Management Division is responsible for the independent monitoring and reporting of adherence with established policies.
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An institution’s liquidity may be pressured if, for example, its credit rating is downgraded, it experiences a sudden and unexpected substantial cash outflow, or some other event causes counterparties to avoid exposure to the institution. Factors that the Corporation does not control, such as the economic outlook, adverse ratings of its principal markets and regulatory changes, could also affect its ability to obtain funding.
Liquidity is managed by the Corporation at the level of the holding companies that own the banking and non-banking subsidiaries. It is also managed at the level of the banking and non-banking subsidiaries. The Corporation has adopted policies and limits to monitor more effectively the Corporation’s liquidity position and that of the banking subsidiaries. Additionally, contingency funding plans are used to model various stress events of different magnitudes and affecting different time horizons that assist management in evaluating the size of the liquidity buffers needed if those stress events occur. However, such models may not predict accurately how the market and customers might react to every event, and are dependent on many assumptions.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation declared quarterly dividends on its common stock of $ 0.15 per share, for a total of $ 46.7 million. The quarterly dividend declared to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 9, 2016, which amounted to $15.6 million, was paid on October 3, 2016.
As discussed in Note 5—Business Combinations, on February 27, 2015 the Corporation acquired certain assets and all deposits (except brokered deposits) from Doral Bank. This included approximately $ 1.5 billion in loans, approximately $ 173 million in securities available-for-sale and $ 2.2 billion in deposits.
Deposits, including customer deposits, brokered deposits and public funds deposits, continue to be the most significant source of funds for the Corporation, funding 78% of the Corporation’s total assets at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The ratio of total ending loans to deposits was 77% at September 30, 2016, compared to 85% at December 31, 2015. In addition to traditional deposits, the Corporation maintains borrowing arrangements. At September 30, 2016, these borrowings consisted primarily of $ 765 million in assets sold under agreement to repurchase, $697 million in advances with the FHLB, $439 million in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (net of debt issuance cost) related to trust preferred securities and $ 444 million in term notes (net of debt issuance cost) issued to partially fund the repayment of TARP funds. A detailed description of the Corporation’s borrowings, including their terms, is included in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements. Also, the consolidated statements of cash flows in the accompanying consolidated financial statements provide information on the Corporation’s cash inflows and outflows.
The following sections provide further information on the Corporation’s major funding activities and needs, as well as the risks involved in these activities. A detailed description of the Corporation’s borrowings and available lines of credit, including its terms, is included in Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements. Also, the consolidated statements of cash flows in the accompanying consolidated financial statements provide information on the Corporation’s cash inflows and outflows.
Banking Subsidiaries
Primary sources of funding for the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries (BPPR and BPNA), or “the banking subsidiaries,” include retail and commercial deposits, brokered deposits, unpledged investment securities, and, to a lesser extent, loan sales. In addition, the Corporation maintains borrowing facilities with the FHLB and at the discount window of the Fed, and has a considerable amount of collateral pledged that can be used to quickly raise funds under these facilities.
The principal uses of funds for the banking subsidiaries include loan originations, investment portfolio purchases, loan purchases and repurchases, repayment of outstanding obligations (including deposits), and operational expenses. Also, the banking subsidiaries assume liquidity risk related to collateral posting requirements for certain activities mainly in connection with contractual commitments, recourse provisions, servicing advances, derivatives, credit card licensing agreements and support to several mutual funds administered by BPPR.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, BPPR declared cash dividends of $59.1 million, a portion of which was used by Popular, Inc. for the payment of the quarterly cash dividends on its outstanding common stock, as mentioned above.
Note 36 to the consolidated financial statements provides a consolidating statement of cash flows which includes the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries as part of the “All other subsidiaries and eliminations” column.
The banking subsidiaries maintain sufficient funding capacity to address large increases in funding requirements such as deposit outflows. This capacity is comprised mainly of available liquidity derived from secured funding sources, as well as on-balance sheet liquidity in the form of cash balances maintained at the Federal Reserve and unused secured lines held at the Fed and FHLB, in addition to liquid unpledged securities. The Corporation has established liquidity guidelines that require the banking subsidiaries to have sufficient liquidity to cover all short-term borrowings and a portion of deposits.
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The Corporation’s ability to compete successfully in the marketplace for deposits, excluding brokered deposits, depends on various factors, including pricing, service, convenience and financial stability as reflected by operating results, credit ratings (by nationally recognized credit rating agencies), and importantly, FDIC deposit insurance. Although a downgrade in the credit ratings of the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries may impact their ability to raise retail and commercial deposits or the rate that it is required to pay on such deposits, management does not believe that the impact should be material. Deposits at all of the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries are federally insured (subject to FDIC limits) and this is expected to mitigate the potential effect of a downgrade in the credit ratings.
Deposits are a key source of funding as they tend to be less volatile than institutional borrowings and their cost is less sensitive to changes in market rates. Refer to Table 13 for a breakdown of deposits by major types. Core deposits are generated from a large base of consumer, corporate and institutional customers. Core deposits include all non-interest bearing deposits, savings deposits and certificates of deposit under $100,000, excluding brokered deposits with denominations under $100,000. Core deposits have historically provided the Corporation with a sizable source of relatively stable and low-cost funds. Core deposits totaled $ 25.5 billion, or 84% of total deposits, at September 30, 2016, compared with $22.0 billion, or 81% of total deposits, at December 31, 2015. Core deposits financed 72% of the Corporation’s earning assets at September 30, 2016, compared with 69% at December 31, 2015.
Certificates of deposit with denominations of $100,000 and over at September 30, 2016 totaled $ 4.2 billion, or 14% of total deposits (December 31, 2015—$4.2 billion, or 15% of total deposits). Their distribution by maturity at September 30, 2016 is presented in the table that follows:
Table 18 - Distribution by Maturity of Certificate of Deposits of $100,000 and Over
3 months or less
3 to 6 months
6 to 12 months
Over 12 months
At September 30, 2016 approximately 2% of the Corporation’s assets were financed by brokered deposits, as compared to 4% at December 31, 2015. The Corporation had $ 674 million in brokered deposits at September 30, 2016, compared with $1.3 billion at December 31, 2015. In the event that any of the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries’ regulatory capital ratios fall below those required by a well-capitalized institution or are subject to capital restrictions by the regulators, that banking subsidiary faces the risk of not being able to raise or maintain brokered deposits and faces limitations on the rate paid on deposits, which may hinder the Corporation’s ability to effectively compete in its retail markets and could affect its deposit raising efforts.
To the extent that the banking subsidiaries are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity through core deposits, the Corporation may meet its liquidity needs through short-term borrowings by pledging securities for borrowings under repurchase agreements, by pledging additional loans and securities through the available secured lending facilities, or by selling liquid assets. These measures are subject to availability of collateral.
The Corporation’s banking subsidiaries have the ability to borrow funds from the FHLB. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the banking subsidiaries had credit facilities authorized with the FHLB aggregating to $3.9 billion, based on assets pledged with the FHLB at those dates. Outstanding borrowings under these credit facilities totaled $697 million at September 30, 2016 and $762 million at December 31, 2015. Such advances are collateralized by loans held-in-portfolio, do not have restrictive covenants and do not have any callable features. At September 30, 2016 the credit facilities authorized with the FHLB were collateralized by $5.0 billion in loans held-in-portfolio, compared with $4.7 billion at December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the terms of FHLB advances outstanding.
At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Corporation’s borrowing capacity at the Fed’s Discount Window amounted to approximately $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively, which remained unused as of both dates. This facility is a collateralized source of credit that is highly reliable even under difficult market conditions. The amount available under this borrowing facility is dependent upon the balance of performing loans, securities pledged as collateral and the haircuts assigned to such collateral. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, this credit facility with the Fed was collateralized by $2.3 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, in loans held-in-portfolio.
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At September 30, 2016, management believes that the banking subsidiaries had sufficient current and projected liquidity sources to meet their anticipated cash flow obligations, as well as special needs and off-balance sheet commitments, in the ordinary course of business and have sufficient liquidity resources to address a stress event. Although the banking subsidiaries have historically been able to replace maturing deposits and advances if desired, no assurance can be given that they would be able to replace those funds in the future if the Corporation’s financial condition or general market conditions were to deteriorate. The Corporation’s financial flexibility will be severely constrained if its banking subsidiaries are unable to maintain access to funding or if adequate financing is not available to accommodate future financing needs at acceptable interest rates. The banking subsidiaries also are required to deposit cash or qualifying securities to meet margin requirements. To the extent that the value of securities previously pledged as collateral declines because of market changes, the Corporation will be required to deposit additional cash or securities to meet its margin requirements, thereby adversely affecting its liquidity. Finally, if management is required to rely more heavily on more expensive funding sources to meet its future growth, revenues may not increase proportionately to cover costs. In this case, profitability would be adversely affected.
Bank Holding Companies
The principal sources of funding for the holding companies include cash on hand, investment securities, dividends received from banking and non-banking subsidiaries (subject to regulatory limits and authorizations) asset sales, credit facilities available from affiliate banking subsidiaries and proceeds from potential securities offerings.
The principal use of these funds include the repayment of debt, and interest payments to holders of senior debt and junior subordinated deferrable interest (related to trust preferred securities) and capitalizing its banking subsidiaries.
During nine months ended September 30, 2016, PIHC received $59.1 million in dividends from BPPR and $ 3.5 million in dividends from EVERTEC’s parent company. PIHC also received $19 million in dividends from its non-banking subsidiaries. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 the holding companies received $12.1 million in dividends from its investment in BHD Leon.
Another use of liquidity at the parent holding company is the payment of dividends on its outstanding stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Corporation declared quarterly dividends on its common stock of $ 0.15 per share, for a total of $ 46.7 million. The dividends for the Corporation’s Series A and Series B preferred stock amounted to $ 2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
The BHC’s have in the past borrowed in the money markets and in the corporate debt market primarily to finance their non-banking subsidiaries, however, the cash needs of the Corporation’s non-banking subsidiaries other than to repay indebtedness and interest are now minimal. These sources of funding have become more costly due to the reductions in the Corporation’s credit ratings. The Corporation’s principal credit ratings are below “investment grade” which affects the Corporation’s ability to raise funds in the capital markets. The Corporation has an automatic shelf registration statement filed and effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which permits the Corporation to issue an unspecified amount of debt or equity securities.
Note 36 to the consolidated financial statements provides a statement of condition, of operations and of cash flows for the two BHC’s. The loans held-in-portfolio in such financial statements is principally associated with intercompany transactions.
The outstanding balance of notes payable at the BHC’s amounted to $884 million at September 30, 2016 and $882 million at December 31, 2015, net of debt issuance cost. The repayment of the BHC’s obligations represents a potential cash need which is expected to be met with a combination of internal liquidity resources stemming mainly from future dividend receipts and new borrowings. The contractual maturities of the BHC’s notes payable at September 30, 2016 are presented in the following table.
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Table 19 - Distribution of BHC’s Notes Payable by Contractual Maturity
As indicated previously, the BHC did not issue new registered debt in the capital markets during the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
The BHCs liquidity position continues to be adequate with sufficient cash on hand, investments and other sources of liquidity which are expected to be enough to meet all BHCs obligations during the foreseeable future.
Non-banking subsidiaries
The principal sources of funding for the non-banking subsidiaries include internally generated cash flows from operations, loan sales, repurchase agreements, and borrowed funds from their direct parent companies or the holding companies. The principal uses of funds for the non-banking subsidiaries include repayment of maturing debt, operational expenses and payment of dividends to the BHCs. The liquidity needs of the non-banking subsidiaries are minimal since most of them are funded internally from operating cash flows or from intercompany borrowings from their holding companies, BPPR or BPNA.
Other Funding Sources and Capital
The investment securities portfolio provides an additional source of liquidity, which may be realized through either securities sales or repurchase agreements. The Corporation’s investment securities portfolio consists primarily of liquid U.S. government investment securities, sponsored U.S. agency securities, government sponsored mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations that can be used to raise funds in the repo markets. The availability of the repurchase agreement would be subject to having sufficient unpledged collateral available at the time the transactions are to be consummated, in addition to overall liquidity and risk appetite of the various counterparties. The Corporation’s unpledged investment and trading securities, excluding other investment securities, amounted to $ 2.7 billion at September 30, 2016 and $3.0 billion at December 31, 2015. A substantial portion of these securities could be used to raise financing quickly in the U.S. money markets or from secured lending sources.
Additional liquidity may be provided through loan maturities, prepayments and sales. The loan portfolio can also be used to obtain funding in the capital markets. In particular, mortgage loans and some types of consumer loans, have secondary markets which the Corporation could use.
Risks to Liquidity
Total lines of credit outstanding are not necessarily a measure of the total credit available on a continuing basis. Some of these lines could be subject to collateral requirements, standards of creditworthiness, leverage ratios and other regulatory requirements, among other factors. Derivatives, such as those embedded in long-term repurchase transactions or interest rate swaps, and off-balance sheet exposures, such as recourse, performance bonds or credit card arrangements, are subject to collateral requirements. As their fair value increases, the collateral requirements may increase, thereby reducing the balance of unpledged securities.
The importance of the Puerto Rico market for the Corporation is an additional risk factor that could affect its financing activities. In the case of a deterioration in economic conditions in Puerto Rico, the credit quality of the Corporation could be affected and result in higher credit costs. The Puerto Rico economy continues to face various challenges, including significant pressures in some sectors of the residential real estate market. Refer to the Geographic and Government Risk section of this MD&A for some highlights on the current status of the Puerto Rico economy.
Factors that the Corporation does not control, such as the economic outlook and credit ratings of its principal markets and regulatory changes, could also affect its ability to obtain funding. In order to prepare for the possibility of such scenario, management has adopted contingency plans for raising financing under stress scenarios when important sources of funds that are usually fully available are temporarily unavailable. These plans call for using alternate funding mechanisms, such as the pledging of certain asset classes and accessing secured credit lines and loan facilities put in place with the FHLB and the Fed.
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The credit ratings of Popular’s debt obligations are a relevant factor for liquidity because they impact the Corporation’s ability to borrow in the capital markets, its cost and access to funding sources. Credit ratings are based on the financial strength, credit quality and concentrations in the loan portfolio, the level and volatility of earnings, capital adequacy, the quality of management, the liquidity of the balance sheet, the availability of a significant base of core retail and commercial deposits, and the Corporation’s ability to access a broad array of wholesale funding sources, among other factors.
The Corporation’s banking subsidiaries have historically not used unsecured capital market borrowings to finance its operations, and therefore are less sensitive to the level and changes in the Corporation’s overall credit ratings. At the BHCs, the volume of capital market borrowings has declined substantially, as the non-banking lending businesses that it had historically funded have been shut down and the need to raise unsecured senior debt has been substantially reduced.
Obligations Subject to Rating Triggers or Collateral Requirements
The Corporation’s banking subsidiaries currently do not use borrowings that are rated by the major rating agencies, as these banking subsidiaries are funded primarily with deposits and secured borrowings. The banking subsidiaries had $15 million in deposits at September 30, 2016 that are subject to rating triggers.
Some of the Corporation’s derivative instruments include financial covenants tied to the bank’s well-capitalized status and certain formal regulatory actions. These agreements could require exposure collateralization, early termination or both. The fair value of derivative instruments in a liability position subject to financial covenants approximated $2 million at September 30, 2016, with the Corporation providing collateral totaling $4 million to cover the net liability position with counterparties on these derivative instruments.
In addition, certain mortgage servicing and custodial agreements that BPPR has with third parties include rating covenants. In the event of a credit rating downgrade, the third parties have the right to require the institution to engage a substitute cash custodian for escrow deposits and/or increase collateral levels securing the recourse obligations. Also, as discussed in the Guarantees section of this MD&A, the Corporation services residential mortgage loans subject to credit recourse provisions. Certain contractual agreements require the Corporation to post collateral to secure such recourse obligations if the institution’s required credit ratings are not maintained. Collateral pledged by the Corporation to secure recourse obligations amounted to approximately $67 million at September 30, 2016. The Corporation could be required to post additional collateral under the agreements. Management expects that it would be able to meet additional collateral requirements if and when needed. The requirements to post collateral under certain agreements or the loss of escrow deposits could reduce the Corporation’s liquidity resources and impact its operating results.
CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT AND LOAN QUALITY
Non-Performing Assets
Non-performing assets include primarily past-due loans that are no longer accruing interest, renegotiated loans, and real estate property acquired through foreclosure. A summary, including certain credit quality metrics, is presented in Table 20.
On June 30, 2015, the shared-loss arrangement under the commercial loss share agreement with the FDIC related to the loans acquired from Westernbank as part of the FDIC assisted transaction in 2010 expired. Loans and OREO’s that remain covered under the terms of the single-family loss share agreement continue to be presented as covered assets in the accompanying tables and credit metrics as of September 30, 2016.
Because of the application of ASC Subtopic 310-30 to the Westernbank acquired loans and the loss protection provided by the FDIC which limits the risks on the covered loans, the Corporation has determined to provide certain quality metrics in this MD&A that exclude such covered loans to facilitate the comparison between loan portfolios and across periods. The Corporation believes the inclusion of these loans in certain asset quality ratios in the numerator or denominator (or both) would result in a distortion to these ratios. In addition, because charge-offs related to the acquired loans are recorded against the non-accretable balance, the net charge-off ratio including the acquired loans is lower for the single-family loan portfolios which includes covered loans. The inclusion of these loans in the asset quality ratios could result in a lack of comparability across periods, and could negatively impact comparability with other portfolios that were not impacted by acquisition accounting. The Corporation believes that the presentation of asset quality measures, excluding covered loans and related amounts from both the numerator and denominator, provides a better perspective into underlying trends related to the quality of its loan portfolio.
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The Corporation continued to experience stable credit trends despite challenging economic conditions in Puerto Rico. The shift in the composition and the risk profile of the credit portfolios over the last few years has better positioned the Corporation to operate in the Island’s environment. The Corporation continues to closely monitor changes in credit quality trends and is focused on taking measures to minimize risks. The U.S. operation continued to reflect positive results with strong growth and favorable credit quality metrics.
Non-performing assets, excluding covered loans and OREO, decreased by $38 million when compared with December 31, 2015, mainly attributed to a reduction in the non-performing loans held-for-sale of $45 million, mostly related to the sale of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) loan transferred to held-for-sale in the second quarter of 2015. Non-performing loans held-in-portfolio decreased by $22 million from December 31, 2015, mostly driven by lower commercial and mortgage NPLs by $11 million and $6 million, respectively. These reductions were in part offset by higher OREOs by $30 million from December 31, 2015. Table 20 presents the information of non-performing assets.
At September 30, 2016, non-performing loans secured by real estate held-in-portfolio, excluding covered loans, amounted to $487 million in the Puerto Rico operations and $24 million in the U.S. operations. These figures compare to $504 million in the Puerto Rico operations and $22 million in the U.S. operations at December 31, 2015. In addition to the non-performing loans included in Table 20 at September 30, 2016, there were $146 million of non-covered performing loans, mostly commercial loans, which in management’s opinion, are currently subject to potential future classification as non-performing and are considered impaired, compared with $160 million at December 31, 2015.
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Table 20 - Non-Performing Assets
Total non-performing loans held-in- portfolio, excluding covered loans
Non-performing loans held-for-sale[2]
Other real estate owned (“OREO”), excluding covered OREO
Total non-performing assets, excluding covered assets
Covered loans and OREO [3]
Total non-performing assets
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more[5] [6]
Ratios excluding covered loans:[7]
Non-performing loans held-in-portfolio to loans held-in-portfolio
Allowance for loan losses to loans held-in-portfolio
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans, excluding held-for-sale
Ratios including covered loans:
Non-performing assets to total assets
Allowance for loan losses to loansheld-in-portfolio
HIP = “held-in-portfolio”
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The Corporation’s commercial loan portfolio secured by real estate (“CRE”), excluding covered loans, amounted to $7.0 billion at September 30, 2016, of which $2.1 billion was secured with owner occupied properties, compared with $6.6 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2015. CRE non-performing loans, excluding covered loans, amounted to $136 million at September 30, 2016, compared with $142 million at December 31, 2015. The CRE non-performing loans ratios for the BPPR and BPNA segments were 2.90% and 0.09%, respectively, at September 30, 2016, compared with 3.00% and 0.03%, respectively, at December 31, 2015.
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Plus:
New non-performing loans
Advances on existing non-performing loans
Reclassification from construction loans to commercial loans
Less:
Non-performing loans transferred to OREO
Non-performing loans charged-off
Loans returned to accrual status / loan collections
Ending balance NPLs
Reclassification from covered loans
Loans transferred to held-for-sale
Non-performing loans from discontinued operations
For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, total non-performing loan inflows, excluding consumer loans, decreased by $92 million, or 46%, when compared to the inflows for the same quarter in 2015. Inflows of non-performing loans held-in-portfolio at the BPPR segment decreased by $84 million, or 45%, compared to the inflows for the third quarter of 2015, mostly related to lower commercial inflows by $79 million. The inflows for the third quarter of 2015 were impacted by a small number of large commercial loans, including a single $49 million credit relationship. Inflows of non-performing loans held-in-portfolio at the BPNA segment decreased by $8 million, or 47%, from the same period in 2015, mostly driven by lower commercial inflows.
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Other transfers out of non-performing
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Allowance for Loan Losses
Non-Covered Loan Portfolio
The allowance for loan losses, which represents management’s estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio, is maintained at a sufficient level to provide for estimated credit losses on individually evaluated loans as well as estimated credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio. The Corporation’s management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis. In this evaluation, management considers current economic conditions and the resulting impact on Popular Inc.’s loan portfolio, the composition of the portfolio by loan type and risk characteristics, historical loss experience, results of periodic credit reviews of individual loans, regulatory requirements and loan impairment measurement, among other factors.
The Corporation must rely on estimates and exercise judgment regarding matters where the ultimate outcome is unknown, such as economic developments affecting specific customers, industries or markets. Other factors that can affect management’s estimates are the years of historical data when estimating losses, changes in underwriting standards, financial accounting standards and loan impairment measurements, among others. Changes in the financial condition of individual borrowers, in economic conditions, in historical loss experience and in the condition of the various markets in which collateral may be sold may all affect the required level of the allowance for loan losses. Consequently, the business financial condition, liquidity, capital and results of operations could also be affected. Refer to the Corporation’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10K for a description of the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses methodology. Also, refer to Note 10 of the accompanying financial statements for a description of the annual review of the components of the allowance for loan losses and principal updates made to its methodology during the third quarter of 2016.
Refer to Tables 29 and 30 for a summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses and selected loan losses statistics for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Table 29 - Allowance for Loan Losses and Selected Loan Losses Statistics - Quarterly Activity
Charged-offs:
BPPR
Total BPPR charged-offs
BPNA
Total BPNA charged-offs
Total charge-offs
Recoveries:
Total BPPR recoveries
Total BPNA recoveries
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Total recoveries
Net loans charged-offs (recovered):
Total BPPR net loans charged-offs (recovered)
Total BPNA net loans charged-offs (recovered)
Total net loans charged-offs (recovered)
Ratios:
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans held-in-portfolio[4]
Provision for loan losses to net charge-offs[4]
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Table 30 - Allowance for Loan Losses and Selected Loan Losses Statistics—Year-to-date Activity
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Allowance transferred from covered to non-covered loans [2]
Net recoveries (write-downs)[3]
The following table presents annualized net charge-offs to average loans held-in-portfolio (“HIP”) for the non-covered portfolio by loan category for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
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Table 31 - Annualized Net Charge-offs (Recoveries) to Average Loans Held-in-Portfolio (Non-covered loans)
Total annualized net charge-offs to average loans held-in-portfolio
Net charge-offs, excluding covered loans, for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, decreased by $11.2 million, when compared to the third quarter of 2015, mainly driven by the BPPR segment with lower consumer net charge-offs of $11.5 million mostly due to a $7.1 million recovery related to the sale of previously charged-off credit cards and personal loans. For the quarter ended September 30, 2016, total net charge-offs for individually evaluated impaired loans amounted to approximately $12.3 million related to the BPPR segment.
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Table 32 - Composition of ALLL
Impaired loans [1]
Specific ALLL to impaired loans [1]
Loans held-in-portfolio, excluding impaired loans [1]
General ALLL to loans held-in-portfolio, excluding impaired loans [1]
Total ALLL
Total non-covered loans held-in-portfolio [1]
ALLL to loans held-in-portfolio [1]
Table 33 - Composition of ALLL
Non-covered loans portfolio
At September 30, 2016, the allowance for loan losses, increased by $23 million when compared with December 31, 2015, mostly driven by higher reserves for both BPPR and BPNA portfolios of $14 million and $9 million, respectively.
At September 30, 2016, the allowance for loan losses at the BPPR segment increased to $484 million, or 2.80% of non-covered loans held-in-portfolio, compared with $470 million, or 2.67% of non-covered loans held-in-portfolio, at December 31, 2015. This increase includes an impact of $9 million related to the annual recalibration of the environmental factors adjustment. The ratio of the allowance to non-performing loans held-in-portfolio was 87.81% at September 30, 2016, compared with 81.75% at December 31, 2015.
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The allowance for loan losses at the BPNA segment increased to $42 million, or 0.78% of loans held-in-portfolio, compared with $33 million, or 0.69% of loans held-in-portfolio, at December 31, 2015, mainly driven by portfolio growth. Credit trends for the BPNA segment continued strong with minimal non-performing loans and net charge-offs. The effect of the recalibration was immaterial for the BPNA segment.
The ratio of the allowance to non-performing loans held-in-portfolio was 147.94% at September 30, 2016, compared with 122.43% at December 31, 2015.
Covered loans portfolio
The Corporation’s allowance for loan losses for the covered loan portfolio acquired in the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction amounted to $30 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $34 million at December 31, 2015. This allowance covers the estimated credit loss exposure primarily related to acquired loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30.
Decreases in expected cash flows after the acquisition date for loans (pools) accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are recognized by recording an allowance for loan losses in the current period. For purposes of loans accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-20 and new loans originated as a result of loan commitments assumed, the Corporation’s assessment of the allowance for loan losses is determined in accordance with the accounting guidance of loss contingencies in ASC Subtopic 450-20 (general reserve for inherent losses) and loan impairment guidance in ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment. Concurrently, the Corporation records an increase in the FDIC loss share asset for the expected reimbursement from the FDIC under the loss sharing agreements.
Troubled debt restructurings
The Corporation’s TDR loans, excluding covered loans, amounted to $1.2 billion at September 2016, increasing by $58 million, or 5%, from December 31, 2015. TDRs in accruing status increased by $72 million from December 31, 2015, due to sustained borrower performance, while non-accruing TDRs decreased by $14 million.
Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on modifications considered troubled debt restructurings, including certain qualitative and quantitative data about troubled debt restructurings performed in the past twelve months.
The tables that follow present the approximate amount and percentage of non-covered commercial impaired loans for which the Corporation relied on appraisals dated more than one year old for purposes of impairment requirements at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
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Table 34 - Non-Covered Impaired Loans with Appraisals Dated 1 year or Older
Geographic and government risk
The Corporation is exposed to geographic and government risk. The Corporation’s assets and revenue composition by geographical area and by business segment reporting are presented in Note 35 to the consolidated financial statements. A significant portion of our financial activities and credit exposure is concentrated in Puerto Rico, which entered into recession in the second quarter of 2006. Puerto Rico’s gross national product contracted in real terms in every year between fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2011 (inclusive), grew by 0.5% in fiscal year 2012 (likely as a result of the large amount of governmental stimulus and deficit spending in that fiscal year) and decreased by 0.2%, 0.9%, and 0.6% in fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively. According to the Puerto Rico Planning Board’s baseline scenario projections, for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, gross national product is projected to further contract by 1.2% and 2%, respectively. The latest Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (“GDB”) Economic Activity Index, which is an indicator of general economic activity and not a direct measurement of gross national product, reflected a 1.4% reduction in the average for fiscal year 2016, compared to the prior fiscal year. During the first two months of fiscal year 2017 (July and August 2016), the Economic Activity Index reflected a 1.3% reduction in the average when compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.
The Commonwealth is experiencing a severe fiscal and economic crisis resulting from persistent and significant budget deficits, a high debt burden, continuing economic contraction and lack of access to the capital markets, among other factors. The Commonwealth is also currently facing a grave liquidity crisis and has been forced to implement extraordinary measures in order to continue to fund its operational expenses and provide essential services to its residents. Budget deficits and intra-year cash flow variances were historically covered with bond financings, tax and revenue anticipation notes, loans from GDB and extraordinary one-time revenue measures. As a result of, among other factors, multiple downgrades of the Commonwealth and its instrumentalities’ obligations to below investment grade ratings since February 2014, GDB’s liquidity constraints, and the Commonwealth’s fiscal situation, the Commonwealth’s ability to finance intra-year cash flow variances and budget deficits is and is expected to remain very limited, if any.
Recent Extraordinary Liquidity Preservation and Enhancement Measures and Defaults in Debt Service Payments
Recent extraordinary measures taken by the Commonwealth in order to address its liquidity crisis have included, among others: (i) the enactment of Act 21-2016, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Emergency Moratorium and Rehabilitation Act (the “Moratorium Act”) and the suspension of certain payments and transfers in respect of the Commonwealth and several of its instrumentalities’ financial obligations thereunder, as further explained below, (ii) the retention by the Commonwealth of certain revenues assigned to particular public corporations and the redirection of such revenues for the payment of essential government services or general obligation debt, (iii) the delay of the payment of third-party payables and amounts due to public corporations; (iv) the deferral of the disbursement of certain budgetary appropriations; (v) the reduction in the Commonwealth’s employer contributions to the retirement systems, (vi) the delay of the payment of income tax refunds, (vii) the enactment of Act 66-2014, a fiscal emergency law that freezes benefits under collective bargaining agreements and formula appropriations to various governmental entities and other branches of the central government, and (viii) the enactment of various revenue raising measures, including an increase in the sales and use tax (“SUT”) from 7% to 11.5% and the implementation of a Commonwealth SUT of 4% with respect to certain business-to-business services.
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The Government has stated that some of these measures are unsustainable and have significant negative economic effects. Also, the Commonwealth has indicated that it expects that these measures will not be sufficient to address the Commonwealth’s liquidity needs and that it will need to implement additional extraordinary measures.
As stated above, since April 2016, the Governor has adopted several executive orders pursuant to the Moratorium Act ordering, among other things, (i) the prohibition of the disbursement of loans by GDB, (ii) stringent restrictions on the withdrawal of deposits from GDB, including deposits of the Commonwealth’s municipalities, which only permit the withdrawal of funds necessary to provide essential services, and (iii) the suspension of payments and transfers with respect to certain debt obligations of the Commonwealth, Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”), GDB, Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”), Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority (“PRIFA”), Convention Center District Authority (“CCDA”), and Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation (“PFC”). Consistent with the provisions of Moratorium Act and the executive orders issued thereunder, the approved budget for the Commonwealth for fiscal year 2017 does not allocate funds for the payment of debt service on the Commonwealth’s general obligation debt or other debt payable from Commonwealth appropriations.
As a result of the Commonwealth’s liquidity constraints, the redirection (or “clawback”) of certain revenues assigned to various public corporations, the non-appropriation of funds for the payment of debt service, and the executive orders issued under the Moratorium Act, as applicable, the Commonwealth and certain of its public corporations have failed to make certain debt service payments or required deposits to bond debt service and/or reserve accounts. The following entities have not made payment of principal and/or interest in full on certain of their respective bonds and notes as of the date hereof: the Commonwealth, GDB, PBA, PRIFA, PFC, and HTA (with respect to certain subordinated bonds). Certain other entities have not made scheduled deposits required under the governing bond documentation, including: HTA, CCDA, PRIFA, the Employees Retirement System, and the University of Puerto Rico (“UPR”). The Governor has not taken action under the Moratorium Act with respect to the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA’”) and COFINA continues to make debt service payments when due.
Reports on the Commonwealth’s Fiscal and Economic Crisis Prepared Prior to the Enactment of PROMESA
In response to the continued fiscal and economic challenges, in 2015 the Government of Puerto Rico engaged a group of former International Monetary Fund economists to analyze the Commonwealth’s economic and financial stability and growth prospects. The group’s final report, commonly known as the “Krueger Report,” was delivered to the Governor of Puerto Rico on June 28, 2015 and states that Puerto Rico faces an acute crisis in the face of faltering economic activity, fiscal solvency, debt sustainability, and institutional credibility. Some of the report’s principal conclusions are as follows: (i) the economic problems of Puerto Rico are structural, not cyclical, and are not going away without structural reforms, (ii) fiscal deficits are much larger than assumed and are set to deteriorate, (iii) the central government deficits (as measured in the report) over the coming years imply an unsustainable trajectory of large financing gaps, and (iv) Puerto Rico’s public debt cannot be made sustainable without growth, nor can growth occur in the face of structural obstacles and doubts about debt sustainability.
The report concludes that, even after factoring in a substantial fiscal effort, a large residual financing gap persists into the next decade, implying a need for debt relief. To close the financing gap, the government would need to seek relief from a significant but progressively declining proportion of principal and interest due during fiscal years 2016-2024. The report acknowledges that any debt restructuring would be challenging as there is no precedent of this scale and scope, but concludes that, from an economic perspective, the fact remains that the central government faces large financing gaps even with substantial adjustment efforts (as there are limits to how much expenditures can be cut or taxes raised).
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In June 2015, the Governor of Puerto Rico issued an Executive Order to create the Puerto Rico Fiscal and Economic Recovery Working Group (the “Working Group”). The Working Group was created to consider the measures necessary, including the measures recommended in the Krueger Report, to address the fiscal crisis of the Commonwealth and to develop and recommend to the Governor of Puerto Rico a fiscal and economic adjustment plan.
The Working Group initially presented to the Governor a draft of its proposed Fiscal and Economic Growth Plan (“FEGP”) in September 2015, which was subsequently revised in January 2016. The Commonwealth commenced to consensually renegotiate its debts and those of certain of its instrumentalities based on the FEGP but such negotiations did not result in a definitive agreement with its creditors prior to the enactment of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”), discussed below, because of, among other things, the large amount of targeted debt and number of creditors and extremely complex nature of these credits.
On June 30, 2016, President Obama signed PROMESA into law. PROMESA established a seven-member oversight board with broad powers over the finances of the Commonwealth and its instrumentalities (the “Oversight Board”). On August 31, 2016, President Obama appointed the seven members of the Board, one of which is a resident of Puerto Rico. On August 31, 2016, the Governor appointed his representative on the Oversight Board, who serves as a non-voting ex officio member. Pursuant to PROMESA, the Oversight Board shall remain in place until market access is restored and balanced budgets are produced for four consecutive years.
Among other things, PROMESA provides for: (i) a stay on litigation to enforce remedies or rights related to outstanding liabilities of the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, including municipalities, instrumentalities and public corporations and (ii) two separate processes for the restructuring of the debt obligations of such entities. PROMESA also includes other miscellaneous provisions, including relief from certain wage and hour laws and regulations and provisions for identification and expedited permitting of critical infrastructure projects. Notwithstanding the stay on litigation provisions of PROMESA, there are various lawsuits filed by creditors in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico challenging the Commonwealth’s actions under the Moratorium Act and requesting that the court lift the stay under PROMESA.
The designation of an entity as a covered entity has various implications under PROMESA. First, it means that the Governor will have to submit such entity’s annual budgets and, if the Oversight Board so requests, its fiscal plans, to the Oversight Board for its review and approval. Second, covered territorial instrumentalities may not issue debt or guarantee, exchange, modify, repurchase, redeem, or enter into similar transactions with respect to their debts without the prior approval of the Oversight Board. Third, pursuant to certain contracting guidelines approved by the Oversight Board, prior Oversight Board approval is required in connection with any transaction undertaken by a covered entity that (i) is outside the ordinary course of business or (ii) has a material financial impact. Finally, covered entities could also potentially be eligible to use the restructuring procedures provided by PROMESA. The first, Title VI, is a largely out-of-court process through which a government entity and its financial creditors can agree on terms to restructure such entity’s debt. If a supermajority of creditors of a certain category agree, that agreement can bind all other creditors in such category. The second, Title III, draws on the federal bankruptcy code and provides a court-supervised process for a comprehensive restructuring led by the Oversight Board. Access to either of these procedures is dependent on compliance with certain requirements established in PROMESA, including the approval of the Oversight Board.
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PROMESA requires the Commonwealth to create a fiscal plan to bring the island back from its current financial situation and such fiscal plan must look forward at least five years, respect existing legal priorities and liens, and provide a method to achieve fiscal responsibility and access to the capital markets. The Commonwealth submitted its fiscal plan to the Oversight Board on October 14, 2016 (the “Fiscal Plan”).
The Fiscal Plan is based on five principles the Commonwealth believes are necessary in order to achieve economic recovery. These are: (i) end austerity measures that suppress economic growth, (ii) become more fiscally disciplined, (iii) regain competitiveness to attract businesses and investment, (iv) protect the most vulnerable citizens and (v) achieve debt sustainability. In addition to these five principles, the Commonwealth recognizes that only through a partnership with the federal government may Puerto Rico achieve the economic growth required to emerge from this crisis.
The Fiscal Plan projects that, under current policies, the cumulative financing gap during the next ten years will be approximately $58.7 billion, and that this financing gap could be reduced to approximately $5.7 billion though the successful implementation of certain revenue raising and expense reduction measures identified in the Fiscal Plan, assuming, among other things, the elimination of all debt service. Finally, the Fiscal Plan states that, if the Commonwealth successfully implements the measures identified therein and if federal healthcare funding is kept at the current level, the Commonwealth could have a cumulative surplus of approximately $18.8 billion during the next ten years, if payment of the full debt service of approximately $34.2 billion is excluded, and a financing gap of approximately $15.4 billion, if full payment of debt service is assumed.
The Fiscal Plan states that without a substantial debt restructuring resulting in a sustainable debt burden, Puerto Rico’s growth potential will continue to be hindered by the fear of future defaults, lower public and private investment and further outmigration. The Fiscal Plan does not include the debt of Puerto Rico’s municipalities. The Fiscal Plan contemplates, however, as part of the expense reduction measures, that the central government will gradually reduce subsidies provided to the municipalities. The Fiscal Plan is publicly available in the Oversight Board’s website.
Exposure of the Corporation
The credit quality of BPPR’s loan portfolio necessarily reflects, among other things, the general economic conditions in Puerto Rico and other adverse conditions affecting Puerto Rico consumers and businesses. The effects of the prolonged recession are reflected in limited loan demand, an increase in the rate of foreclosures and delinquencies on loans granted in Puerto Rico. In addition, the measures taken to address the fiscal crisis and those that may have to be taken in the near future will likely affect many of our individual customers and customers’ businesses, which could cause credit losses that adversely affect us and may negatively affect consumer confidence. Any reduction in consumer spending as a result of these issues may also adversely impact our interest and non-interest revenues. If global or local economic conditions worsen or the Government of Puerto Rico is unable to manage its fiscal crisis, including consummating an orderly restructuring of its debt obligations while continuing to provide essential services, these adverse effects could continue or worsen in ways that we are not able to predict.
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At September 30, 2016, the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government and its instrumentalities and municipalities amounted to $ 557 million, of which approximately $ 524 million is outstanding ($669 million and $ 578 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015). Of the amount outstanding, $ 448 million consists of loans and $ 76 million are securities ($ 502 million and $ 76 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015). Of the amount outstanding, $ 23 million represents obligations from the Government of Puerto Rico and public corporations, most of which have a specific source of income or revenues identified for their repayment ($ 76 million at December 31, 2015). The reduction in the Corporation’s direct exposure with respect to obligations from the Government of Puerto Rico and its public corporations corresponds, in large part, to the sale by the Corporation of its $40 million credit facility to PREPA, which was subject to restructuring negotiations. As a result, the Corporation is no longer directly exposed to PREPA credit risk. Some of the obligations of the Government of Puerto Rico and its public corporations still held by the Corporation consist of bonds and notes issued by public corporations that obtain revenues from rates charged for services or products. Public corporations have varying degrees of independence from the central Government and many receive appropriations or other payments from it. The remaining $ 501 million represents obligations from various municipalities in Puerto Rico for which, in most cases, the good faith, credit and unlimited taxing power of the applicable municipality has been pledged to their repayment ($ 502 million at December 31, 2015). These municipalities are required by law to levy special property taxes in such amounts as shall be required for the payment of all of its general obligation bonds and loans. These loans have seniority to the payment of operating cost and expenses of the municipality. The Corporation performs periodic credit quality reviews on these issuers.
During the second quarter of 2016, the Corporation recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $209 thousand on an investment security available-for-sale classified as obligations from the Puerto Rico government and its political subdivisions. At June 30, 2016 this security was rated Caa2 and CC by Moody’s and S&P, respectively. Puerto Rico’s fiscal and economic situation, together with the events described above, led management to conclude that the unrealized losses on this security were other-than-temporary. The Corporation determined that the entire balance of the unrealized loss carried by this security was attributed to estimated credit losses. Accordingly, the other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in its entirety in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations and no amount remained recognized in the accompanying statement of other comprehensive income related to this specific security.
In addition, at September 30, 2016, the Corporation had $413 million in indirect exposure to loans or securities that are payable by non-governmental entities, but which carry a government guarantee to cover any shortfall in collateral in the event of borrower default ($394 million at December 31, 2015). These included $330 million in residential mortgage loans that are guaranteed by the Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (December 31, 2015 - $316 million). These mortgage loans are secured by the underlying properties and the guarantees serve to cover shortfalls in collateral in the event of a borrower default. Also, the Corporation had $51 million in Puerto Rico pass-through housing bonds backed by FNMA, GNMA or residential loans CMO’s, and $32 million of industrial development notes ($50 million and $28 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015).
As further detailed in Notes 7 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, a substantial portion of the Corporation’s investment securities represented exposure to the U.S. Government in the form of U.S. Government sponsored entities, as well as agency mortgage-backed and U.S. Treasury securities. In addition, $858 million of residential mortgages and $100 million in commercial loans were insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies at September 30, 2016. The Corporation does not have any exposure to European sovereign debt.
ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND ISSUED BUT NOT YET EFFECTIVE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Refer to Note 3, “New Accounting Pronouncements” to the consolidated financial statements.
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Adjusted results of operations – Non-GAAP Financial Measure
The Corporation prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements using accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP” or the “reported basis”). In addition to analyzing the Corporation’s results on a reported basis, management monitors Adjusted net income of the Corporation and excludes the impact of certain transactions on the results of its operations. Management believes that adjusted net income provides meaningful information about the underlying performance of the Corporation’s ongoing operations. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the following tables for a reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015.
Table 35 - Adjusted Net Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016 (Non-GAAP)
(Unaudited)
U.S. GAAP Net Income
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
FDIC arbitration award[1]
Goodwill impairment charge[2]
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)
Table 36 - Adjusted Net Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2015 (Non-GAAP)
BPNA Reorganization[1]
Doral Transaction[2]
MSR’s Acquired[3]
Impairment of Loans Under Proposed Portfolio Sale[4]
Adjusted Net Income (Non-GAAP)
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Table 37 - Adjusted Net Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 (Non-GAAP)
Impact of EVERTEC Restatement [1]
Bulk Sale of WB loans and OREO [2]
FDIC arbitration award[3]
Goodwill impairment charge[4]
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Table 38 - Adjusted Net Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (Non-GAAP)
OTTI[3]
Reversal DTA - PNA[4]
Loss on Bulk Sale of Covered OREOs[5]
Adjustment to FDIC Indemnification Asset[6]
MSR’s Acquired[7]
Impairment of Loans Under Proposed Portfolio Sale[8]
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures for the current period can be found in the Market Risk section of this report, which includes changes in market risk exposures from disclosures presented in the Corporation’s 2015 Form 10-K.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Corporation’s management, with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the
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Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and such information is accumulated and communicated to management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
Part II - Other Information
For a discussion of Legal Proceedings, see Note 23, “Commitments and Contingencies”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Part I - Item 1A - Risk Factors” in our 2015 Form 10-K. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Also refer to the discussion in “Part I - Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this report for additional information that may supplement or update the discussion of risk factors in our 2015 Form 10-K.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under Item 1A of the Corporation’s 2015 Form 10-K, except for the risks described below.
The risks described in our 2015 Form 10-K and in this report are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In April 2004, the Corporation’s shareholders adopted the Popular, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Corporation has to date used shares purchased in the market to make grants under the Plan. As of September 30, 2016 the maximum number of shares of common stock that may have been granted under this plan was 3,500,000.
In connection with the Corporation’s participation in the Capital Purchase Program under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the consent of the U.S. Department of the Treasury will be required for the Corporation to repurchase its common stock other than in connection with benefit plans consistent with past practice and certain other specified circumstances. The Corporation terminated its participation in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, after the repurchase on July 23, 2014, of the outstanding warrants issued to the U.S. Treasury.
There were no purchases of Common Stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 under the 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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None.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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