UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
[X]
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019
Or
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number: 001-34084
POPULAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Puerto Rico
66-0667416
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
organization)
Popular Center Building
209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
00918
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(787) 765-9800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)
BPOP
The NASDAQ Stock Market
6.70% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities
BPOPN
6.125% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities
BPOPM
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.
[X] Yes
[ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer [X]
Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Smaller reporting company [ ]
Emerging growth company [ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) 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
[X] 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, 96,647,087 shares outstanding as of August 6, 2019.
POPULAR INC
INDEX
Part I – Financial Information
Page
Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at June 30, 2019 and
December 31, 2018
6
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters
and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
7
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the
quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
8
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the
9
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
ended June 30, 2019 and 2018
11
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
13
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
120
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
166
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II – Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
167
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
168
Item 6. Exhibits
Signatures
169
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Forward-Looking Information
This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements about Popular Inc.’s (the “Corporation,” “Popular,” “we,” “us,” “our”) business, financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives and future performance. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on management’s current expectations and, by their nature, involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions. Potential factors, some of which are beyond the Corporation’s control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and our reaction to those factors, 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 and regulatory 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.
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:
the rate of growth or decline in the economy and employment levels, as well as general business and economic conditions in the geographic areas we serve and, in particular, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth” or “Puerto Rico”), where a significant portion of our business is concentrated;
the impact of the current fiscal and economic challenges of Puerto Rico and the measures taken and to be taken by the Puerto Rico Government and the Federally-appointed oversight board on the economy, our customers and our business;
the impact of the pending debt restructuring proceedings under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) and of other actions taken or to be taken to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal challenges on the value of our portfolio of Puerto Rico government securities and loans to governmental entities and of our commercial, mortgage and consumer loan portfolios where private borrowers could be directly affected by governmental action;
the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the measures taken to recover from these hurricanes (including the availability of relief funds and insurance proceeds), on the economy of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands, and on our customers and our business;
changes in interest rates and market liquidity, which may reduce interest margins, impact funding sources and affect our ability to originate and distribute financial products in the primary and secondary markets;
the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies;
changes in federal bank regulatory and supervisory policies, including required levels of capital and the impact of proposed capital standards on our capital ratios;
additional Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessments;
regulatory approvals that may be necessary to undertake certain actions or consummate strategic transactions such as acquisitions and dispositions;
hurricanes and other weather-related events, as well as man-made disasters, which could cause a disruption in our operations or other adverse consequences for our business;
the ability to successfully integrate the auto finance business acquired from Wells Fargo & Company, as well as unexpected costs, including as a result of any unrecorded liabilities or issues not identified during the due diligence investigation of the business or, that may not be subject to indemnification or reimbursement under the acquisition agreement, and risks that the business may suffer as a result of the transaction, including due to adverse effects on relationships with customers, employees and service providers;
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the relative strength or weakness of the consumer and commercial credit sectors and of the real estate markets in Puerto Rico and the other markets in which borrowers are located;
the performance of the stock and bond markets;
competition in the financial services industry;
possible legislative, tax or regulatory changes; and
a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure or those of EVERTEC, Inc., our provider of core financial transaction processing and information technology services, or of other third parties providing services to us, including as a result of cyberattacks, e-fraud, denial-of-services and computer intrusion, that might result in loss or breach of customer data, disruption of services, reputational damage or additional costs to Popular.
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:
negative economic conditions that adversely affect housing prices, the job market, consumer confidence and spending habits which may affect, among other things, the level of non-performing assets, charge-offs and provision expense;
changes in market rates and prices which may adversely impact the value of financial assets and liabilities;
liabilities resulting from litigation and regulatory investigations;
changes in accounting standards, rules and interpretations;
our ability to grow our core businesses;
decisions to downsize, sell or close units or otherwise change our business mix; and
management’s ability to identify and manage these and other risks.
Moreover, the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings, as discussed in “Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings,” is inherently uncertain and depends on judicial interpretations of law and the findings of regulators, judges and/or juries. Investors should refer to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, 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)
June 30,
December 31,
(In thousands, except share information)
2019
2018
Assets:
Cash and due from banks
$
391,703
394,035
Money market investments:
Time deposits with other banks
3,172,116
4,171,048
Total money market investments
Trading account debt securities, at fair value:
Pledged securities with creditors’ right to repledge
605
598
Other trading account debt securities
35,018
37,189
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value:
245,276
280,502
Other debt securities available-for-sale
16,489,446
13,019,682
Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value 2019 - $105,834; 2018 - $102,653)
99,599
101,575
Equity securities (realizable value 2019 -$173,771); (2018 - $159,821)
168,154
155,584
Loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value
54,028
51,422
Loans held-in-portfolio
27,171,467
26,663,713
Less – Unearned income
165,722
155,824
Allowance for loan losses
543,666
569,348
Total loans held-in-portfolio, net
26,462,079
25,938,541
Premises and equipment, net
554,614
569,808
Other real estate
118,851
136,705
Accrued income receivable
170,886
166,022
Mortgage servicing assets, at fair value
153,021
169,777
Other assets
1,806,825
1,714,134
Goodwill
671,122
Other intangible assets
23,878
26,833
Total assets
50,617,221
47,604,577
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing
8,955,304
9,149,036
Interest bearing
33,104,533
30,561,003
Total deposits
42,059,837
39,710,039
Assets sold under agreements to repurchase
233,091
281,529
Other short-term borrowings
160,000
42
Notes payable
1,211,579
1,256,102
Other liabilities
1,232,880
921,808
Total liabilities
44,897,387
42,169,520
Commitments and contingencies (Refer to Note 21)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock,30,000,000 shares authorized; 2,006,391 shares issued and outstanding
50,160
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 170,000,000 shares authorized;104,357,428 shares issued (2018 - 104,320,303) and 96,703,351 shares outstanding (2018 - 99,942,845)
1,044
1,043
Surplus
4,316,225
4,365,606
Retained earnings
1,935,826
1,651,731
Treasury stock - at cost, 7,654,077 shares (2018 - 4,377,458)
(392,208)
(205,509)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(191,213)
(427,974)
Total stockholders’ equity
5,719,834
5,435,057
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Quarters ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
(In thousands, except per share information)
Interest income:
Loans
454,204
386,277
901,917
759,861
Money market investments
22,534
36,392
51,754
58,677
Investment securities
94,241
58,181
175,277
115,390
Total interest income
570,979
480,850
1,128,948
933,928
Interest expense:
Deposits
78,449
45,228
149,275
83,916
Short-term borrowings
1,656
1,752
3,256
3,765
Long-term debt
14,558
19,734
29,138
39,064
Total interest expense
94,663
66,714
181,669
126,745
Net interest income
476,316
414,136
947,279
807,183
Provision for loan losses - non-covered loans
40,191
60,054
82,016
129,387
Provision for loan losses - covered loans
-
1,730
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
436,125
354,082
865,263
676,066
Service charges on deposit accounts
39,617
37,102
78,308
73,557
Other service fees
74,031
62,876
138,338
123,478
Mortgage banking activities (Refer to Note 11)
(1,773)
10,071
8,153
22,139
Net gain (loss), including impairment on equity securities
528
234
1,961
(412)
Net profit (loss) on trading account debt securities
422
21
682
(177)
Adjustments (expense) to indemnity reserves on loans sold
1,840
(527)
1,747
(3,453)
FDIC loss-share income (Refer to Note 29)
102,752
94,725
Other operating income
23,661
22,280
45,567
38,449
Total non-interest income
138,326
234,809
274,756
348,306
Operating expenses:
Personnel costs
141,499
124,332
284,616
250,184
Net occupancy expenses
23,299
22,425
46,836
45,227
Equipment expenses
21,323
17,775
41,028
34,981
Other taxes
12,577
10,876
24,239
21,778
Professional fees
95,248
93,903
182,714
176,888
Communications
5,955
5,382
11,804
11,288
Business promotion
19,119
16,778
33,793
28,787
FDIC deposit insurance
5,278
7,004
10,084
13,924
Other real estate owned (OREO) expenses
1,237
6,947
3,914
13,078
Other operating expenses
35,109
29,922
66,724
58,886
Amortization of intangibles
2,371
2,324
4,683
4,649
Total operating expenses
363,015
337,668
710,435
659,670
Income before income tax
211,436
251,223
429,584
364,702
Income tax expense (benefit)
40,330
(28,560)
90,553
(6,405)
Net Income
171,106
279,783
339,031
371,107
Net Income Applicable to Common Stock
170,175
278,852
337,169
369,245
Net Income per Common Share – Basic
1.77
2.74
3.46
3.63
Net Income per Common Share – Diluted
1.76
2.73
3.45
3.62
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Quarters ended,
Six months ended,
(In thousands)
Net income
Reclassification to retained earnings due to cumulative effect of accounting change
(50)
(605)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1,204)
(3,456)
(2,442)
(3,363)
Amortization of net losses of pension and postretirement benefit plans
5,876
5,385
11,752
10,771
Amortization of prior service credit of pension and postretirement benefit plans
(868)
(1,735)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on debt securities arising during the period
143,441
(36,223)
253,304
(157,412)
Unrealized net (losses) gains on cash flow hedges
(1,138)
(270)
(1,820)
955
Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) included in net income
891
250
1,921
(1,017)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
147,866
(35,182)
262,665
(152,406)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(15,100)
1,228
(25,904)
6,266
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
132,766
(33,954)
236,761
(146,140)
Comprehensive income, net of tax
303,872
245,829
575,792
224,967
Tax effect allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss):
Quarters ended
(2,204)
(2,099)
(4,407)
(4,200)
339
677
(12,989)
2,980
(21,449)
9,765
427
105
672
(373)
(334)
(97)
(720)
397
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accumulated
other
Common
Preferred
Retained
Treasury
comprehensive
stock
earnings
loss
Total
Balance at March 31, 2018
4,300,936
1,261,775
(86,167)
(462,838)
5,064,909
Issuance of stock
862
Dividends declared:
Common stock[1]
(25,569)
Preferred stock
(931)
Common stock purchases
(1,016)
Common stock reissuance
56
559
615
Stock based compensation
1,092
3,870
4,962
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Balance at June 30, 2018
4,302,946
1,515,058
(82,754)
(496,792)
5,289,661
Balance at March 31, 2019
4,313,040
1,794,644
(394,848)
(323,979)
5,440,060
1
930
931
(28,993)
(1,520)
46
697
743
2,209
3,463
5,672
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Balance at June 30, 2019
[1]
Dividends declared per common share during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 - $0.30 (2018 - $0.25).
Balance at December 31, 2017
1,042
4,298,503
1,194,994
(90,142)
(350,652)
5,103,905
Cumulative effect of accounting change
1,935
1,742
1,743
(51,116)
(1,862)
(2,344)
40
1,297
1,337
2,661
8,435
11,096
Balance at December 31, 2018
4,905
1,723
1,724
(57,979)
Common stock purchases[2]
(52,670)
(201,969)
(254,639)
224
2,702
2,926
1,342
12,568
13,910
Dividends declared per common share during the six months ended June 30, 2019 - $0.60 (2018 - $0.50).
[2]
On February 28, 2019, the Corporation entered into a $250 million accelerated share repurchase transaction with respect to its common stock, which was accounted for as a treasury stock transaction. Refer to Note 18 for additional information.
Disclosure of changes in number of shares:
Preferred Stock:
Balance at beginning and end of period
2,006,391
Common Stock – Issued:
Balance at beginning of period
104,320,303
104,238,159
37,125
47,535
Balance at end of period
104,357,428
104,285,694
Treasury stock
(7,654,077)
(1,989,254)
Common Stock – Outstanding
96,703,351
102,296,440
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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
131,117
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
28,724
25,575
Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and deferred fees
(82,053)
(15,246)
Share-based compensation
10,408
5,445
Impairment losses on long-lived assets
272
Fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights
21,011
8,929
FDIC loss share income
(94,725)
(1,747)
3,453
Earnings from investments under the equity method, net of dividends or distributions
(7,257)
(5,400)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
75,083
(141,066)
(Gain) loss on:
Disposition of premises and equipment and other productive assets
(4,141)
(680)
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale and mortgage banking activities
(5,939)
(3,602)
Sale of foreclosed assets, including write-downs
(9,826)
566
Acquisitions of loans held-for-sale
(103,233)
(112,687)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale
31,063
29,519
Net originations on loans held-for-sale
(125,707)
(112,975)
Net decrease (increase) in:
Trading debt securities
215,569
218,904
Equity securities
(5,911)
(1,124)
(4,864)
48,252
(3,563)
189,540
Net increase (decrease) in:
Interest payable
913
50
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligation
10,399
2,363
(125,317)
(181,094)
Total adjustments
311
35
Net cash provided by operating activities
339,342
371,142
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net decrease (increase) in money market investments
997,694
(3,371,774)
Purchases of investment securities:
Available-for-sale
(9,684,912)
(2,767,257)
Equity
(12,706)
(11,176)
Proceeds from calls, paydowns, maturities and redemptions of investment securities:
6,789,265
2,291,230
Held-to-maturity
3,030
Proceeds from sale of investment securities:
6,047
18,387
Net (disbursements) repayments on loans
(324,067)
61,890
Proceeds from sale of loans
29,943
Acquisition of loan portfolios
(312,752)
(326,503)
Payments to acquire other intangible
(793)
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss sharing agreements
(25,012)
Return of capital from equity method investments
1,397
1,519
Acquisition of premises and equipment
(37,926)
(31,690)
Proceeds from insurance claims
720
Proceeds from sale of:
Premises and equipment and other productive assets
14,815
5,222
Foreclosed assets
59,304
59,497
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,471,711)
(4,091,917)
Cash flows from financing activities:
2,348,495
3,921,033
(48,439)
(84,010)
159,959
(95,008)
Payments of notes payable
(99,758)
(115,749)
Principal payments of finance leases
(837)
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
75,000
140,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
4,650
8,818
Dividends paid
(55,631)
(52,617)
Net payments for repurchase of common stock
(250,410)
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation
(4,229)
(2,162)
Net cash provided by financing activities
2,128,800
3,720,035
Net decrease in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash
(3,569)
(740)
Cash and due from banks, and restricted cash at beginning of period
403,251
412,629
Cash and due from banks, and restricted cash at the end of the period
399,682
411,889
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Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Unaudited)
Note 1 -
Nature of operations
14
Note 2 -
Basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies
15
Note 3 -
New accounting pronouncements
16
Note 4 -
Business combination
19
Note 5 -
Restrictions on cash and due from banks and certain securities
20
Note 6 -
Debt securities available-for-sale
Note 7 -
Debt securities held-to-maturity
24
Note 8 -
26
Note 9 -
31
Note 10 -
FDIC loss share asset and true-up payment obligation
49
Note 11 -
Mortgage banking activities
Note 12 -
Transfers of financial assets and mortgage servicing assets
51
Note 13 -
Other real estate owned
54
Note 14 -
55
Note 15 -
Goodwill and other intangible assets
Note 16 -
58
Note 17 -
Borrowings
59
Note 18 -
Stockholders’ equity
61
Note 19 -
Other comprehensive loss
62
Note 20 -
Guarantees
64
Note 21 -
Commitments and contingencies
66
Note 22-
Non-consolidated variable interest entities
73
Note 23 -
Related party transactions
75
Note 24 -
Fair value measurement
78
Note 25 -
Fair value of financial instruments
84
Note 26 -
Net income per common share
87
Note 27 -
Revenue from contracts with customers
88
Note 28 -
Leases
90
Note 29 -
FDIC loss share expense
92
Note 30 -
Pension and postretirement benefits
93
Note 31 -
Stock-based compensation
94
Note 32 -
Income taxes
96
Note 33 -
Supplemental disclosure on the consolidated statements of cash flows
100
Note 34 -
Segment reporting
101
Note 35 -
Condensed consolidating financial information of guarantor and issuers of registered guaranteed securities
106
Note 1 – Nature of operations
Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Popular”) 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 mainland United States and U.S. and British Virgin Islands. 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 provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services through its New York-chartered banking subsidiary, Popular Bank (“PB”), which has branches located in New York, New Jersey and Florida.
Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared without audit. The Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition data at December 31, 2018 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 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, 2018, included in the Corporation’s 2018 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.
Note 3 - New accounting pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Updates
FASB Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”), Leases (Topic 842)
The FASB has issued a series of ASUs which, among other things, supersede ASC Topic 840 and set out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessors and lessees. The new guidance requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset (“ROU asset”) and a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to previous guidance for operating leases. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to previous guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases.
In addition, the new leases standard requires lessors, among other things, to present lessor costs paid by the lessee to the lessor on a gross basis.
The Corporation adopted the new leases standard during the first quarter of 2019 using the modified retrospective approach. The Corporation elected the practical expedients to not reassess at the date of adoption whether any existing contracts were or contained leases, their lease classification, and initial direct costs. The Corporation also elected the optional transition method that allows application of the transition provisions of the new leases standard at the adoption date, instead of at the earliest comparative period presented. Therefore, comparative periods will continue to be presented in accordance with ASC Topic 840. The Corporation also elected the optional practical expedients that permit the use of hindsight in evaluating lessee options to extend or terminate a lease, and to not apply ASC Topic 842 to all classes of short-term leases. On the other hand, the Corporation did not elect the practical expedient on not separating lease components from nonlease components.
As of January 1, 2019, the Corporation recognized ROU assets of $139 million, net of deferred rent liability of $15 million and lease liabilities of $154 million on its operating leases. In addition, the Corporation recorded a positive cumulative effect adjustment of $4.8 million to retained earnings as a result of the reclassification of previously deferred gains on sale and operating lease back transactions.
In addition, the Corporation early adopted ASU 2019-01 which, among other things, reinstates the specific fair value guidance in ASC Topic 840 for lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers to continue to measure the fair value of an underlying asset at its cost and clarifies that lessors that are depository or lending institutions in the scope of ASC Topic 942 are required to present the principal portion of lessee payments received from sales-type or direct financing leases as cash flows from investing activities. The Corporation was not impacted by the adoption of ASU 2019-01.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes
The FASB issued ASU 2018-16 in October 2018 which permits use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815 in addition to other permissible U.S. benchmark rates.
The Corporation adopted ASU 2018-16 during the first quarter of 2019. As such, the Corporation will consider this guidance for qualifying new hedging relationships entered into on or after the effective date.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-02, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The FASB issued ASU 2018-02 in February 2018, which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These stranded tax effects result from recognizing in income the impact of changes in tax rates even when the related tax effects were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments also require certain disclosures about stranded tax effects.
The Corporation adopted ASU 2018-02 during the first quarter of 2019. As of December 31, 2018, the Corporation maintained a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets, which were recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income related to its U.S. operations. As such, the Corporation was not impacted by the adoption of this accounting pronouncement during the first quarter of 2019.
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
The FASB issued ASU 2017-12 in August 2017, which makes more financial and nonfinancial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting and changes how companies assess effectiveness by, among other things, eliminating the requirement for entities to recognize hedge ineffectiveness each reporting period for cash flow hedges and requiring presentation of the changes in fair value of cash flow hedges in the same income statement line item(s) as the earnings effect of the hedged items when the hedged item affects earnings.
The Corporation adopted ASU 2017-12 during the first quarter of 2019. The cumulative effect adjustment recorded to retained earnings to reverse the hedge ineffectiveness as of December 31, 2018 was not significant. There were no changes in presentation since the earnings effect of the hedges and the hedged items are already presented in the same income statement line item. In addition, the Corporation elected to continue to perform subsequent assessments of hedge effectiveness quantitatively.
Additionally, adoption of the following standards effective during the first quarter of 2019 did not have a significant impact on the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements:
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-09, Codification Improvements
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11, Earnings per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Part I: Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; Part II: Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-08, Receivables– Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Updates
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASUs”) 2019-07, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Final Rule Releases No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification and 33-10442, Investment Company Reporting Modernization, and Miscellaneous Updates
The FASB issued ASU 2019-07 in July 2019, which updates the SEC portion of its codification literature with already effective SEC final rules that simplified disclosures and modernized the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies.
FASB Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”), Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)
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 only when losses are probable and 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
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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 FASB issued ASU 2019-05 in May 2019, which provides entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for financial instruments within the scope of Topic 326, except for held-to-maturity debt securities, upon adoption of Topic 326.
The FASB issued ASU 2019-04 in April 2019, which clarifies areas of guidance related to the recently issued standards on credit losses (Topic 326), derivatives and hedging (Topic 815), and recognition and measurement of financial instruments (Topic 825). Amendments to Topic 326 are mainly in the areas of accrued interest receivable, transfers of loans and debt securities between classifications, inclusion of expected recoveries in the allowance for credit losses and permitting a prepay-adjusted effective interest rate except for TDRs. Amendments to Topic 815 and Topic 825 are mainly in the areas of fair value hedges and equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative, respectively.
The FASB issued ASU 2018-19 in November 2018 which, among other things, clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of ASC Topic 326.
The amendments of these updates 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.
The Corporation has continued its evaluation and implementation efforts with respect to CECL. Model development related to CECL has been substantially completed and is currently undergoing third-party validation procedures. Other implementation efforts are underway, including fulfillment of additional data needs for new disclosures and reporting requirements, related software implementation and the drafting of accounting policies.
The ultimate impact of the adoption of CECL will depend on the composition of the Corporation’s portfolios as well as the economic conditions and forecast at the time of adoption. While day one estimates are still in process, based on preliminary analysis and the information currently available, the Corporation expects that its allowance for loan and lease losses would increase driven by the Puerto Rico mortgage and auto loans portfolio. This increase would be reflected as a decrease to the opening balance of retained earnings, net of income taxes, at adoption on January 1, 2020. The Corporation will avail itself of the option to phase in over a period of three years the day one effects on regulatory capital from the adoption of CECL and expects to continue to be well capitalized under the Basel III regulatory framework after the adoption of this standard.
The day one preliminary estimate is subject to further work and analysis by the Corporation as part of its implementation efforts, including the consideration of qualitative factors, which may impact reserves, review of significant assumptions and the finalization of the model validation process.
For other recently issued Accounting Standards Updates not yet effective, refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2018 Form 10-K.
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Note 4 – Business combination
On August 1, 2018, Popular, Inc., through its subsidiary Popular Auto, LLC (“Popular Auto”), acquired and assumed from Reliable Financial Services, Inc. and Reliable Finance Holding Co. (“Reliable”), subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company, certain assets and liabilities related to their auto finance business in Puerto Rico (the “Reliable Transaction” or “Transaction”). Popular Auto acquired approximately $1.6 billion in retail auto loans and $341 million in primarily auto-related commercial loans. Reliable has continued operating as a Division of Popular Auto in parallel with Popular Auto’s existing operations to provide continuity of service to Reliable customers while allowing Popular to assess best practices before completing the integration of the two operations. The Corporation expects to complete the integration of these operations during the third quarter of 2019 and continue to operate this business under the name of Popular Auto.
Wells Fargo retained approximately $398 million in retail auto loans as part of the Transaction and subsequently sold the same to a third party. Popular Auto has entered into a separate servicing agreement with respect to such loans.
Popular entered into the Transaction as part of its growth strategy to increase its market share in the auto finance business in Puerto Rico.
The following table presents the fair values of the consideration and major classes of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Corporation as of August 1, 2018, net of cumulative measurement period adjustments as of period end.
Book value prior to
purchase accounting
Fair value
Measurement
As recorded by
adjustments
period adjustments
Popular, Inc.
Cash consideration
1,843,256
1,912,866
(126,908)
16,505
1,802,463
Premises and equipment
1,246
1,466
5,020
(91)
4,929
Trademark
488
1,920,598
(126,420)
16,414
1,810,592
11,164
Net assets acquired
1,909,434
1,799,428
Goodwill on acquisition
43,828
The fair value discount is comprised of $106 million related to the retail auto loans portfolio and $ 4 million related to the commercial loans portfolio.
During the fourth quarter of 2018, measurement period adjustments amounting to $16.5 million, were made to the estimated fair values of the loans acquired as part of the Transaction to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. The increase in the fair value of retail auto loans and commercial loans by $12.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively, was mainly attributed to decreases in credit loss expectations. The related cumulative adjustment to the amortization of the fair value discounts for the retail and commercial portfolios offset each other, resulting in an immaterial impact to the Corporation’s results.
Contractual cash flows for retail auto loans and commercial loans amounted to $1.8 billion and $348 million, respectively, from which $105 million and $3 million, respectively, are not expected to be collected.
For a description of the methods used to determine the fair values of significant assets acquired on the Reliable Transaction, refer to Note 4 of the Consolidated Statements included in the 2018 Form 10-K.
Note 5 - Restrictions on cash and due from banks and certain securities
The Corporation’s banking subsidiaries, BPPR and PB, 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 $ 1.6 billion at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $ 1.6 billion). Cash and due from banks, as well as other highly liquid securities, are used to cover the required average reserve balances.
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation held $ 51 million in restricted assets in the form of funds deposited in money market accounts, debt securities available for sale and equity securities (December 31, 2018 - $ 62 million). The restricted assets held in debt securities available for sale and equity securities consist primarily of assets held for the Corporation’s non-qualified retirement plans and fund deposits guaranteeing possible liens or encumbrances over the title of insured properties.
Note 6 – Debt 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 debt securities available-for-sale at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
At June 30, 2019
Gross
Weighted
Amortized
unrealized
Fair
average
cost
gains
losses
value
yield
U.S. Treasury securities
Within 1 year
6,143,915
3,097
2,697
6,144,315
2.08
%
After 1 to 5 years
4,265,188
76,531
1,669
4,340,050
2.34
After 5 to 10 years
7,064
235
7,299
2.41
Total U.S. Treasury securities
10,416,167
79,863
4,366
10,491,664
2.19
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
186,092
527
185,566
1.45
60,752
2
373
60,381
1.54
Total obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
246,844
900
245,947
1.47
Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
6,975
97
6,878
Total obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
Collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies
902
901
2.01
98,268
22
1,851
96,439
1.66
After 10 years
577,850
4,278
8,300
573,828
2.10
Total collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies
677,020
4,301
10,153
671,168
2.04
Mortgage-backed securities
69
70
2.37
42,319
841
43,159
3.32
301,619
1,755
2,148
301,226
4,969,253
46,278
41,325
4,974,206
2.61
Total mortgage-backed securities
5,313,260
48,875
43,474
5,318,661
2.59
Other
396
404
Total other
Total debt securities available-for-sale[1]
16,660,662
133,050
58,990
16,734,722
2.30
Includes $11.5 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 $10.3 billion serve as collateral for public funds.
At December 31, 2018
3,565,571
108
5,319
3,560,360
4,483,741
13,647
35,213
4,462,175
2.25
245,891
3,770
249,661
2.84
8,295,203
17,525
40,532
8,272,196
2.21
212,951
1,406
211,545
1.44
123,857
2,094
121,764
1.51
336,808
3,500
333,309
6,926
184
6,742
0.70
749
742
1.92
115,744
4,715
111,030
1.71
638,995
1,584
23,680
616,899
755,488
1,585
28,402
728,671
431
435
4.30
6,762
43
6,804
365,727
1,090
8,499
358,318
3,710,731
10,679
128,189
3,593,221
2.45
4,083,651
11,816
136,689
3,958,778
2.43
486
13,478,562
30,929
209,307
13,300,184
Includes $8.9 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 $7.9 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 based on 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.
There were no securities sold during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
The following tables present the Corporation’s fair value and gross unrealized losses of debt securities available-for-sale, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Less than 12 months
12 months or more
746,094
102
1,094,470
4,264
1,840,564
230,782
455,372
2,472
2,840,618
43,453
2,843,090
Total debt securities available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position
748,566
123
4,628,120
58,867
5,376,686
3,189,007
4,188
2,607,276
36,343
5,796,283
40,531
14,847
318,271
3,454
333,118
66,652
489
587,869
27,913
654,521
125,872
2,280
3,478,635
134,410
3,604,507
136,690
3,396,378
7,003
6,998,793
202,304
10,395,171
As of June 30, 2019, the portfolio of available-for-sale debt securities reflects gross unrealized losses of approximately $59 million, driven mainly by mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
Management evaluates debt 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. 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 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 June 30, 2019, management performed its quarterly analysis of all debt securities in an unrealized loss position. Based on the analysis performed, management concluded that no individual debt security was other-than-temporarily impaired as of such date. At June 30, 2019, the Corporation did not have the intent to sell debt securities in an unrealized loss position and it was not more likely than not that the Corporation would have to sell the debt securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis.
The following table states the name of issuers, and the aggregate amortized cost and fair value of the debt securities of such issuer (includes available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities), in which the aggregate amortized cost of such securities exceeds 10% of stockholders’ equity. This information excludes debt 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.
June 30, 2019
Amortized cost
FNMA
3,502,643
3,494,538
2,999,110
2,901,904
Freddie Mac
1,770,076
1,774,321
1,095,855
1,058,013
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Note 7 –Debt 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 debt securities held-to-maturity at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
3,670
3,669
6.01
17,255
17,236
6.10
20,585
1,360
19,225
3.19
45,978
7,613
53,591
1.74
87,488
1,380
93,721
3.12
52
6.44
Securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts
11,561
6.51
Total securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts
500
2.97
Total debt securities held-to-maturity
7,615
105,834
3.51
3,510
36
3,474
5.99
1,081
15,424
6.07
23,885
1,704
22,181
3.61
45,559
3,943
47
49,455
1.79
89,459
2,868
90,534
3.23
5.45
3,946
102,653
3.60
Debt 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 debt securities held-to-maturity, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
3,873
11,247
1,373
15,120
Total debt securities held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position
27,471
1,165
13,307
1,703
40,778
As indicated in Note 6 to these Consolidated Financial Statements, management evaluates debt 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 June 30, 2019 are primarily associated with securities issued by municipalities of Puerto Rico and are generally not rated by a credit rating agency. This includes $42 million of general and special obligation bonds issued by three municipalities of Puerto Rico, which are payable primarily from certain property taxes imposed by the issuing municipality. In the case of general obligations, they also benefit from a pledge of the full faith, credit and unlimited taxing power of the issuing municipality, which is required by law to levy property taxes in an amount sufficient for the payment of debt service on such general obligation bonds.
The portfolio also includes $45 million in securities for which the underlying source of payment is second mortgage loans in Puerto Rico residential properties, not the central government, but in which a government instrumentality provides a guarantee in the event of default and subsequent foreclosure of the underlying property. The Corporation performs periodic credit quality reviews on these issuers. Based on the quarterly analysis performed, management concluded that no individual debt security held-to-maturity was other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2019. A deterioration of the Puerto Rico economy or of the fiscal health of the Government of Puerto Rico and/or its instrumentalities (including if any of the issuing municipalities become subject to a debt restructuring proceeding under PROMESA) could further affect the value of these securities, resulting in losses to the Corporation. The Corporation does not have the intent to sell debt securities held-to-maturity and it is more likely than not that the Corporation will not have to sell these debt securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis.
Refer to Note 21 for additional information on the Corporation’s exposure to the Puerto Rico Government.
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Note 8 – Loans
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 2018 Form 10-K.
As previously disclosed in Note 4, as a result of the Reliable Transaction completed on August 1, 2018, Popular Auto, LLC, acquired approximately $1.6 billion in retail auto loans and $341 million in primarily auto-related commercial loans. These loans are included in the information presented in this note.
During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded purchases (including repurchases) of mortgage loans amounting to $104 million and $185 million, respectively; consumer loans of $89 million and $158 million, respectively and commercial loans (including loan participations) of $29 million and $43 million, respectively. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Corporation recorded purchases (including repurchases) of mortgage loans amounting to $177 million and $333 million, respectively; consumer loans of $53 million and $105 million, respectively.
The Corporation performed whole-loan sales involving approximately $15 million and $28 million of residential mortgage loans during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively (June 30, 2018 - $16 million and $26 million, respectively). Also, the Corporation securitized approximately $ 88 million and $ 159 million of mortgage loans into Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) mortgage-backed securities during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively (June 30, 2018 - $ 97 million and $ 210 million, respectively). Furthermore, the Corporation securitized approximately $ 31 million and $ 52 million of mortgage loans into Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) mortgage-backed securities during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively (June 30, 2018 - $ 20 million and $ 46 million, respectively). During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation performed sales of commercial and construction loans, including loan participations amounting to $25 million and $33 million, respectively.
Delinquency status
The following table presents the composition of loans held-in-portfolio (“HIP”), net of unearned income, by past due status, and by loan class including those that are in non-performing status or that are accruing interest but are past due 90 days or more at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Past due
Past due 90 days or more
30-59
60-89
90 days
Non-accrual
Accruing
days
or more
past due
Current
Loans HIP
loans
loans[1]
Commercial multi-family
333
1,362
679
2,374
147,588
149,962
636
Commercial real estate:
Non-owner occupied
33,253
89
88,539
121,881
2,114,022
2,235,903
36,748
Owner occupied
12,888
5,515
89,503
107,906
1,552,633
1,660,539
74,038
Commercial and industrial
3,308
402
37,963
41,673
3,251,772
3,293,445
37,717
246
Construction
1,788
107,170
108,958
Mortgage
304,366
140,585
912,089
1,357,040
4,945,918
6,302,958
309,046
477,442
Leasing
8,116
2,809
2,830
13,755
977,791
991,546
Consumer:
Credit cards
9,277
5,758
16,272
31,307
1,001,920
1,033,227
Home equity lines of credit
71
4,990
5,061
Personal
13,615
7,426
17,927
38,968
1,282,519
1,321,487
17,364
Auto
69,020
14,056
28,095
111,171
2,685,232
2,796,403
28,085
332
115
14,716
15,163
127,009
142,172
14,273
443
454,521
178,117
1,210,459
1,843,097
18,198,564
20,041,661
522,525
494,488
Loans HIP of $ 193 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.
Popular U.S.
1,477
3,058
4,535
1,471,893
1,476,428
21,659
687
304
22,650
1,895,263
1,917,913
2,871
1,805
4,676
305,240
309,916
1,455
6,735
55,796
63,986
1,108,511
1,172,497
22,200
12,060
34,260
682,201
716,461
1,369
3,652
9,350
14,371
881,630
896,001
Legacy
2,469
2,504
21,389
23,893
140
145
1,954
10,165
12,178
115,569
127,747
1,843
1,628
1,575
5,046
317,582
322,628
449
455
53,369
14,261
96,587
164,217
6,799,867
6,964,084
41,833
Loans HIP of $ 55 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.
Loans HIP[3] [4]
loans[5]
2,839
3,737
6,909
1,619,481
1,626,390
3,694
54,912
776
88,843
144,531
4,009,285
4,153,816
37,052
15,759
91,308
112,582
1,857,873
1,970,455
75,843
4,763
7,137
93,759
105,659
4,360,283
4,465,942
38,759
13,848
36,048
789,371
825,419
Mortgage[1]
305,735
144,237
921,439
1,371,411
5,827,548
7,198,959
318,396
Legacy[2]
16,277
31,312
1,002,060
1,033,372
1,967
10,223
12,249
120,559
132,808
15,458
9,054
19,502
44,014
1,600,101
1,644,115
18,939
121
15,169
127,458
142,627
507,890
192,378
1,307,046
2,007,314
24,998,431
27,005,745
564,358
It is the Corporation’s policy to report delinquent residential mortgage loans insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA as accruing loans past due 90 days or more as opposed to non-performing since the principal repayment is insured.
The legacy portfolio is comprised of commercial loans, construction loans and lease financings related to certain lending products exited by the Corporation as part of restructuring efforts carried out in prior years at the Popular U.S. segment.
[3]
Loans held-in-portfolio are net of $ 166 million in unearned income and exclude $ 54 million in loans held-for-sale.
[4]
Includes $6.5 billion pledged to secure credit facilities and public funds that the secured parties are not permitted to sell or repledge the collateral, of which $4.5 billion were pledged at the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") as collateral for borrowings and $2.0 billion at the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") for discount window borrowings.
[5]
Loans HIP of $248.0 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.
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1,441
112
2,151
143,477
145,628
546
92,075
839
45,691
138,605
2,183,996
2,322,601
39,257
6,681
10,839
99,235
116,755
1,605,498
1,722,253
88,069
4,137
641
55,321
60,099
3,122,062
3,182,161
55,078
243
84,167
85,955
275,367
128,104
1,043,607
1,447,078
4,986,245
6,433,323
323,565
595,525
7,663
1,827
3,313
12,803
921,970
934,773
9,504
7,391
16,035
32,930
1,014,343
1,047,273
165
262
5,089
5,351
154
13,069
7,907
18,515
39,491
1,211,134
1,250,625
17,887
52,204
9,862
24,177
86,243
2,522,542
2,608,785
24,050
127
288
14,958
15,812
128,932
144,744
14,534
424
462,707
167,907
1,323,403
1,954,017
17,929,455
19,883,472
568,098
612,543
Non-covered loans HIP of $143 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.
3,163
1,398,377
1,401,540
707
365
1,880,384
1,881,744
5,125
1,728
381
7,234
291,705
298,939
2,354
995
73,726
77,075
1,011,078
1,088,153
330
681,434
693,494
3,197
11,033
27,845
774,090
801,935
195
445
2,627
3,267
22,682
25,949
38
886
464
13,579
14,929
128,123
143,052
2,319
2,610
6,652
282,697
289,349
220
28,366
8,840
116,385
153,591
6,470,826
6,624,417
42,989
Non-covered loans HIP of $ 73 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.
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4,604
5,314
1,541,854
1,547,168
92,782
1,127
46,056
139,965
4,064,380
4,204,345
39,622
11,806
12,567
99,616
123,989
1,897,203
2,021,192
88,450
6,491
1,636
129,047
137,174
4,133,140
4,270,314
55,408
765,601
779,449
288,982
131,301
1,054,640
1,474,923
5,760,335
7,235,258
334,598
9,506
32,932
1,014,379
1,047,311
561
13,744
15,191
133,212
148,403
13,590
15,388
9,630
21,125
46,143
1,493,831
1,539,974
20,497
14,962
15,816
129,152
144,968
14,538
491,073
176,747
1,439,788
2,107,608
24,400,281
26,507,889
611,087
Loans held-in-portfolio are net of $ 156 million in unearned income and exclude $ 51 million in loans held-for-sale.
Includes $6.9 billion pledged to secure credit facilities and public funds that the secured parties are not permitted to sell or repledge the collateral, of which $4.8 billion were pledged at the FHLB as collateral for borrowings and $2.1 billion at the FRB for discount window borrowings.
Non-covered loans HIP of $216 million accounted for under ASC Subtopic 310-30 are excluded from the above table as they are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method, in which these loans will accrete interest income over the remaining life of the loans using estimated cash flow analysis.
At June 30, 2019, mortgage loans held-in-portfolio include $1.4 billion of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), or guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) of which $479 million are 90 days or more past due, including $96 million of loans rebooked under the GNMA buyback option, discussed below (December 31, 2018 - $1.4 billion, $598 million and $134 million, respectively). Within this portfolio, loans in a delinquency status of 90 days or more are reported as accruing loans as opposed to non-performing since the principal repayment is insured. These balances include $262 million of residential mortgage loans in Puerto Rico that are no longer accruing interest as of June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $283 million). Additionally, the Corporation has approximately $66 million in reverse mortgage loans in Puerto Rico which are guaranteed by FHA, but which are currently not accruing interest at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $69 million).
Loans with a delinquency status of 90 days past due as of June 30, 2019 include $96 million in loans previously pooled into GNMA securities (December 31, 2018 - $134 million). Under the GNMA program, issuers such as BPPR have the option but not the obligation to repurchase loans that are 90 days or more past due. For accounting purposes, these loans subject to the repurchase option are required to be reflected on the financial statements of BPPR with an offsetting liability.
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.
The outstanding principal balance of acquired loans accounted pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30, amounted to $2.1 billion at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $2.2 billion). The carrying amount of these 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”).
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The following table provides the carrying amount of acquired loans accounted for under ASC 310-30 by portfolio at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Carrying amount
Commercial real estate
757,710
801,774
135,833
84,465
882,761
982,821
Consumer
12,933
14,496
1,789,237
1,883,556
(120,818)
(122,135)
Carrying amount, net of allowance
1,668,419
1,761,421
At June 30, 2019, none of the acquired loans 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.
Changes in the carrying amount and the accretable yield for the loans accounted pursuant to the ASC Subtopic 310-30, for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:
Carrying amount of acquired loans accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
For the quarter ended
For the six months ended
June 30, 2018
Beginning balance
1,831,257
2,085,191
2,108,993
Additions
10,528
15,748
5,272
Accretion
38,177
40,806
75,581
82,866
Collections / loan sales / charge-offs
(90,725)
(92,540)
(185,648)
(163,674)
Ending balance[1]
2,033,457
(156,328)
Ending balance, net of ALLL
1,877,129
At June 30, 2019, includes $1.3 billion of loans considered non-credit impaired at the acquisition date (June 30, 2018 - $1.5 billion).
Activity in the accretable yield of acquired loans accounted for pursuant to ASC 310-30
1,068,167
1,204,726
1,092,504
1,214,488
8,976
11,866
3,437
(38,177)
(40,806)
(75,581)
(82,866)
Change in expected cash flows
3,441
14,122
13,618
42,983
1,042,407
1,178,042
At June 30, 2019, includes $ 0.7 billion of loans considered non-credit impaired at the acquisition date (June 30, 2018 - $ 0.9 billion).
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Note 9 – Allowance for loan losses
The Corporation follows a systematic methodology to establish and evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses (“ALLL”) 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 ALLL.
The Corporation’s assessment of the ALLL 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 ALLL 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 of the general ALLL includes the following principal factors:
Base net loss rates, which are based on the moving average of annualized net loss rates computed over a 5-year historical loss period for the commercial and construction loan portfolios, and an 18-month period for the consumer and mortgage loan portfolios. The base net loss rates are applied by loan type and by legal entity.
Recent loss trend adjustment, which replaces the base loss rate with a 12-month average loss rate, when these trends are higher than the respective base loss rates. The objective of this adjustment is to allow for a more recent loss trend to be captured and reflected in the ALLL estimation process.
For the period ended June 30, 2019, 56% (June 30, 2018 - 78%) of the ALLL for the 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 commercial, mortgage and credit cards portfolios for 2019 and in the mortgage, leasing and overall consumer portfolios for 2018.
For the period ended June 30, 2019, 5% (June 30, 2018 - 6 %) of the Popular U.S. 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 legacy and construction portfolios for 2019 and in the consumer portfolios for 2018.
Environmental factors, which include credit and macroeconomic indicators such as unemployment rate, economic activity index and delinquency rates, adopted to account for current market conditions that are likely to cause estimated credit losses to differ from historical losses. The Corporation reflects the effect of these environmental factors on each loan group as an adjustment that, as appropriate, increases the historical loss rate applied to each group. Environmental factors provide updated perspective on credit and economic conditions. Regression analysis is used to select these indicators and quantify the effect on the general ALLL. The Corporation’s methodology also includes qualitative judgmental reserves based on stressed credit quality assumptions to provide for probable losses in the loan portfolios not embedded in the historical loss rates.
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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019
Commercial
Allowance for credit losses:
188,931
822
137,856
9,109
147,665
484,383
Provision (reversal of provision)
1,480
2,120
(1,213)
(572)
27,160
28,975
Charge-offs
(5,395)
(30)
(9,996)
(2,331)
(37,920)
(55,672)
Recoveries
5,211
1,283
701
11,226
18,505
Ending balance
190,227
2,996
127,930
6,907
148,131
476,191
Specific ALLL
31,698
41,158
22,592
95,772
General ALLL
158,529
2,906
86,772
6,673
125,539
380,419
Loans held-in-portfolio:
Impaired loans
386,310
521,257
865
98,901
1,009,121
Loans held-in-portfolio excluding impaired loans
6,953,539
5,781,701
990,681
5,199,449
19,032,540
Total loans held-in-portfolio
7,339,849
5,298,350
35,558
6,674
4,442
829
18,742
66,245
5,535
213
374
(332)
5,426
11,216
(6,344)
(343)
(20)
(5,609)
(12,316)
553
113
297
1,367
2,330
35,302
6,887
4,586
774
19,926
67,475
2,392
1,863
4,255
2,194
18,063
63,220
3,961
9,393
9,950
35,364
4,872,793
704,401
886,608
441,025
6,928,720
4,876,754
450,975
224,489
7,496
142,298
166,407
550,628
7,015
2,333
(839)
32,586
(11,739)
(10,339)
(43,529)
(67,988)
5,764
1,396
12,593
20,835
225,529
9,883
132,516
168,057
43,550
24,455
100,027
193,831
9,793
88,966
143,602
443,639
390,271
530,650
108,851
1,044,485
11,826,332
811,571
6,668,309
5,640,474
25,961,260
12,216,603
5,749,325
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For the six months ended June 30, 2019
207,214
142,978
11,486
144,594
507,158
(209)
2,039
4,848
(1,463)
55,214
60,429
(24,856)
(52)
(23,170)
(4,427)
(73,789)
(126,294)
8,078
3,274
1,311
22,112
34,898
31,901
6,538
4,434
969
18,348
62,190
12,026
341
611
(1,187)
9,796
21,587
(9,825)
(594)
144
(11,260)
(21,535)
1,200
135
848
3,042
5,233
239,115
7,424
147,412
162,942
11,817
2,380
5,459
65,010
(34,681)
(23,764)
(85,049)
(147,829)
9,278
131
3,409
25,154
40,131
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For the quarter ended June 30, 2018
Puerto Rico - Non-covered loans
188,522
2,657
153,301
12,912
176,203
533,595
10,364
(2,193)
6,955
2,530
26,749
44,405
(11,502)
(18)
(12,847)
(1,803)
(31,151)
(57,321)
3,542
319
1,272
646
7,077
12,856
Allowance transferred from covered loans
33,422
188
33,610
190,926
765
182,103
14,285
179,066
567,145
46,626
45,039
362
23,553
115,580
144,300
137,064
13,923
155,513
451,565
Impaired non-covered loans
359,447
2,559
507,580
1,130
105,922
976,638
Non-covered loans held-in-portfolio excluding impaired loans
6,688,151
94,616
6,135,546
870,968
3,281,198
17,070,479
Total non-covered loans held-in-portfolio
7,047,598
97,175
6,643,126
872,098
3,387,120
18,047,117
Puerto Rico - Covered Loans
Provision
Allowance transferred to non-covered loans
(33,422)
(188)
(33,610)
Impaired covered loans
Covered loans held-in-portfolio excluding impaired loans
Total covered loans held-in-portfolio
47,859
7,092
4,727
652
13,043
73,373
13,193
(155)
(346)
(229)
3,186
15,649
(11,247)
(61)
(14)
(4,998)
(16,320)
1,115
291
1,722
3,171
50,920
6,937
4,363
700
12,953
75,873
2,476
3,759
1,887
11,670
72,114
17,901
9,728
6,563
34,192
4,542,395
784,247
723,857
29,250
447,458
6,527,207
802,148
733,585
454,021
6,561,399
34
236,381
9,749
191,450
189,434
640,578
23,557
(2,348)
6,609
29,935
(22,749)
(12,908)
(36,149)
(73,641)
4,657
1,315
8,799
16,027
241,846
7,702
186,466
192,019
643,018
47,515
24,836
119,339
195,220
138,951
167,183
523,679
20,460
517,308
112,485
1,010,830
11,230,546
878,863
6,859,403
3,728,656
23,597,686
11,589,993
899,323
7,376,711
3,841,141
24,608,516
For the six months ended June 30, 2018
171,531
1,286
159,081
11,991
174,215
518,104
31,298
(1,030)
14,419
5,444
50,992
101,123
(18,291)
(26,638)
(4,316)
(59,523)
(108,738)
6,388
479
1,819
1,166
13,194
23,046
32,521
723
33,244
2,265
(535)
(1,446)
(2)
(1,448)
82
44,134
7,076
4,541
798
15,529
72,078
23,748
(139)
(464)
(706)
5,825
28,264
(19,643)
(143)
(171)
(11,314)
(31,271)
2,681
429
779
2,913
6,802
215,665
8,362
196,143
190,467
623,426
55,046
(1,169)
16,220
56,282
(37,934)
(28,227)
(70,839)
(141,457)
9,069
16,109
29,932
The following table provides the activity in the allowance for loan losses related to loans accounted for pursuant to ASC Subtopic 310-30.
ASC 310-30
For the quarters ended
124,147
146,120
122,135
119,505
4,884
23,129
12,610
60,464
Net charge-offs
(8,213)
(12,921)
(13,927)
(23,641)
120,818
156,328
The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Impaired Loans – With an
Impaired Loans
Allowance
With No Allowance
Impaired Loans - Total
Unpaid
Recorded
principal
Related
investment
balance
allowance
1,032
1,055
Commercial real estate non-owner occupied
82,188
86,534
22,487
95,053
108,100
177,241
194,634
Commercial real estate owner occupied
110,682
129,882
5,932
26,795
58,970
137,477
188,852
43,034
47,655
27,526
46,950
70,560
94,605
418,352
472,550
102,905
138,655
611,205
26,643
3,512
70,058
18,706
1,150
232
1,050
142
Total Puerto Rico
756,842
839,230
252,279
352,675
1,191,905
2,521
2,539
1,440
1,713
18,127
6,894
7,245
2,499
2,864
10,109
HELOCs
8,132
8,133
1,859
1,705
1,787
9,837
9,920
85
Total Popular U.S.
15,054
15,406
20,310
27,115
42,521
3,553
3,594
28,235
60,683
138,917
190,565
19,915
425,246
479,795
105,404
141,519
621,314
Credit Cards
70,086
18,710
70,171
Total Popular, Inc.
771,896
854,636
272,589
379,790
1,234,426
37
932
85,583
86,282
27,494
96,005
138,378
181,588
224,660
113,592
132,677
7,857
26,474
60,485
140,066
193,162
65,208
67,094
16,835
10,724
20,968
75,932
88,062
408,767
458,010
38,760
100,701
135,084
509,468
593,094
1,099
320
28,829
4,571
72,989
19,098
1,161
228
1,256
186
781,204
852,117
115,409
233,904
354,915
1,015,108
1,207,032
7,237
8,899
2,451
2,183
3,127
9,420
6,236
6,285
1,558
1,498
1,572
7,734
631
252
143
773
14,104
15,815
4,261
15,883
22,969
29,987
38,784
416,004
466,909
41,211
102,884
138,211
518,888
605,120
73,620
19,350
73,762
73,763
795,308
867,932
119,670
249,787
377,884
1,045,095
1,245,816
The following tables present the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Average
Interest
recorded
income
recognized
978
1,261
2,239
176,552
2,512
138,552
1,671
1,566
140,118
67,976
725
518,311
4,026
9,416
527,727
4,060
942
27,261
9,013
70,833
456
71,289
1,157
1,144
1,005,494
9,015
33,772
1,039,266
9,049
414
132,842
1,681
153,007
1,596
69,493
702
3,426
8,951
12,377
509,215
3,789
9,401
518,616
3,832
33,293
5,436
65,796
66,569
1,399
1,338
971,469
7,883
24,561
996,030
7,926
963
840
1,803
178,230
4,361
139,056
3,173
140,100
70,628
1,512
515,363
8,025
9,417
524,780
8,098
994
27,784
8,586
71,551
562
72,113
1,158
1,181
1,008,696
17,239
32,509
1,041,205
17,312
39
344
126,208
3,104
152,761
3,195
65,676
2,284
5,967
8,251
509,154
10,229
9,348
518,502
10,316
1,316
33,421
5,054
64,693
254
770
65,463
1,602
958,687
18,204
21,139
979,826
18,291
Modifications
A modification of a loan constitutes a troubled debt restructuring when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the modification constitutes a concession. For a summary of the accounting policy related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), refer to the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in Note 2 to the 2018 Form 10-K.
TDRs amounted to $ 1.6 billion at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $ 1.5 billion). The amount of outstanding commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables whose terms have been modified in TDRs amounted to $17 million related to the commercial loan portfolio at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $16 million).
At June 30, 2019, the mortgage loan TDRs include $595 million guaranteed by U.S. sponsored entities at BPPR, compared to $543 million at December 31, 2018.
The following table presents the loans classified as TDRs according to their accruing status and the related allowance at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Non-Accruing
Related Allowance
230,424
112,170
342,594
27,651
229,758
130,921
360,679
46,889
970,084
136,572
1,106,656
42,666
906,712
135,758
1,042,470
532
315
847
668
440
1,108
89,430
16,621
106,051
23,952
94,193
15,651
109,844
24,523
1,290,470
267,466
1,557,936
94,593
1,231,331
284,558
1,515,889
112,999
The following tables present the loan count by type of modification for those loans modified in a TDR during the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Loans modified as TDRs for the U.S. operations are considered insignificant to the Corporation.
Reduction in interest rate
Extension of maturity date
Combination of reduction in interest rate and extension of maturity date
130
287
161
283
192
388
63
137
57
674
299
67
45
103
180
160
310
468
628
691
77
182
1,014
117
355
41
The following tables present by class, quantitative information related to loans modified as TDRs during the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
(Dollars in thousands)
Loan count
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment
Increase (decrease) in the allowance for loan losses as a result of modification
116
(5)
2,253
2,246
789
1,393
1,178
4,370
4,356
471
185
20,218
18,320
215
1,772
1,938
1,389
265
194
3,143
3,142
830
133
645
34,890
32,889
3,299
567
4,460
4,464
(46)
15,096
14,639
845
36,153
35,971
13,934
15,325
14,016
777
343
3,478
3,503
398
860
817
107
469
7,253
7,251
1,720
60
1,025
83,321
81,356
17,800
2,567
2,557
807
3,412
3,151
8,313
8,835
785
375
40,950
36,911
1,358
3,315
3,468
357
2,083
2,010
348
6,290
6,295
1,635
146
1,223
67,320
63,583
5,358
27,446
27,387
6,754
20,070
18,908
983
47,222
46,494
13,824
4,210
4,293
474
203
25,598
22,935
1,234
624
6,404
852
1,725
1,673
10,325
10,321
2,730
191
201
1,617
143,987
139,797
27,339
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 as of period end 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.
Defaulted during the quarter endedJune 30, 2019
Defaulted during the six months ended June 30, 2019
Recorded investment as of first default date
6,998
7,048
602
1,347
1,051
1,853
2,273
124
3,624
10,926
336
14,370
Defaulted during the quarter endedJune 30, 2018
Defaulted during the six months ended June 30, 2018
136
76
1,668
4,240
1,073
125
2,155
578
1,438
3,420
225
8,092
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 loans held-in-portfolio based on the Corporation’s assignment of obligor risk ratings as defined at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. For the definitions of the obligor risk ratings, refer to the Credit Quality section of Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Corporation’s Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
44
Special
Pass/
Watch
Mention
Substandard
Doubtful
Loss
Sub-total
Unrated
1,511
4,440
2,205
8,156
141,806
469,046
174,073
326,755
12,419
982,293
1,253,610
270,246
212,976
211,659
1,753
696,634
963,905
739,067
105,380
143,894
181
988,526
2,304,919
Total Commercial
1,479,870
496,869
684,513
14,353
2,675,609
4,664,240
20,468
22,256
86,702
2,147
1,382
144,544
148,073
6,154,885
2,714
988,716
1,016,955
5,003
17,397
17,484
1,304,003
27,719
371
28,090
2,768,313
509
15,140
439
16,099
126,073
Total Consumer
596
76,586
810
78,003
5,220,347
1,503,081
498,262
910,145
2,926,771
17,114,890
63,631
13,830
5,414
82,875
1,393,553
96,809
68,142
70,588
235,539
1,682,374
36,067
41,532
11,024
88,623
221,293
22,262
79
65,399
87,740
1,084,757
218,769
123,583
152,425
494,777
4,381,977
36,246
21,169
53,708
111,123
605,338
9,349
886,652
2,038
2,740
21,153
7,983
10,166
117,581
1,191
384
321,053
3,374
8,367
11,741
439,234
255,504
144,965
220,894
629,730
6,334,354
65,142
18,270
7,619
91,031
1,535,359
565,855
242,215
397,343
1,217,832
2,935,984
306,313
254,508
222,683
785,257
1,185,198
761,329
105,459
209,293
1,076,266
3,389,676
1,698,639
620,452
836,938
3,170,386
9,046,217
56,714
55,496
133,379
692,040
153,893
157,422
7,041,537
1,017,100
2,241
10,224
122,584
18,588
19,059
1,625,056
126,528
79,960
9,177
89,744
5,659,581
1,758,585
643,227
1,131,039
9,297
3,556,501
23,449,244
The following table presents the weighted average obligor risk rating at June 30, 2019 for those classifications that consider a range of rating scales.
Weighted average obligor risk rating
(Scales 11 and 12)
(Scales 1 through 8)
Puerto Rico:
Pass
11.29
6.02
11.12
6.87
11.33
7.21
11.25
7.06
11.21
7.02
12.00
7.62
Popular U.S. :
11.56
7.35
11.00
6.91
11.16
7.40
11.01
6.68
11.04
11.22
7.78
7.94
1,634
4,548
3,590
9,772
135,856
470,506
233,173
342,962
1,046,641
1,275,960
262,476
174,510
291,468
2,078
730,532
991,721
655,092
130,641
156,515
177
942,498
2,239,663
1,389,708
542,872
794,535
2,255
2,729,443
4,643,200
7,372,643
147
634
2,569
83,386
3,057
2,182
154,506
159,745
6,273,578
3,301
931,460
1,031,238
5,186
849
18,827
19,695
1,230,930
24,093
2,584,608
14,743
129,786
73,863
75,030
4,981,748
5,056,778
1,393,761
545,707
1,027,993
2,970,100
16,913,372
85,901
7,123
6,979
100,003
1,301,537
152,635
9,839
46,555
209,029
1,672,715
49,415
23,963
2,394
75,772
223,167
1,084
76,459
83,368
1,004,785
293,776
42,009
132,387
468,172
4,202,204
4,670,376
35,375
37,741
58,005
131,121
562,373
11,032
790,903
534
2,409
3,167
22,782
2,615
10,964
129,473
1,910
2,611
286,738
4,529
11,665
16,194
416,469
432,663
329,685
79,974
208,362
629,686
5,994,731
87,535
11,671
10,569
109,775
1,437,393
623,141
243,012
389,517
1,255,670
2,948,675
311,891
198,473
293,862
806,304
1,214,888
660,917
131,725
232,974
1,025,866
3,244,448
1,683,484
584,881
926,922
3,197,615
8,845,404
12,043,019
35,522
38,375
59,793
133,690
645,759
165,538
170,777
7,064,481
1,031,276
2,780
134,659
20,737
22,306
1,517,668
14,747
130,006
78,392
11,964
91,224
5,398,217
5,489,441
1,723,446
625,681
1,236,355
12,049
3,599,786
22,908,103
The following table presents the weighted average obligor risk rating at December 31, 2018 for those classifications that consider a range of rating scales.
11.20
11.11
6.93
7.25
7.15
7.09
7.64
Popular U.S.:
7.39
6.82
7.55
11.96
7.26
7.14
7.85
11.17
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Note 10 – 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 began with the first dollar of loss incurred. The FDIC reimbursed BPPR for 80% of losses with respect to covered assets, and BPPR reimbursed the FDIC for 80% of recoveries with respect to losses for which the FDIC paid reimbursement under loss-share arrangements. The loss-share component of the arrangements applicable to commercial (including construction) and consumer loans expired during the quarter ended June 30, 2015, but the arrangement provided for reimbursement of recoveries 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 in the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
As of March 31, 2018, the Corporation had an FDIC loss share asset of $44.5 million related to the covered assets. As part of the loss-share agreements, BPPR had agreed to make a true-up payment to the FDIC 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 at March 31, 2018 was approximately $171 million and was included as a contingent consideration within the caption of other liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
On May 22, 2018, the Corporation entered into a Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with the FDIC to terminate all loss-share arrangements in connection with the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction. Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, BPPR made a payment of approximately $23.7 million (the “Termination Payment”) to the FDIC as consideration for the termination of the loss-share agreements. Popular recorded a gain of $102.8 million within the FDIC loss share income caption in the Consolidated Statements of Operations calculated based on the difference between the Termination Payment and the net amount of the true-up payment obligation and the FDIC loss share asset.
The following table sets forth the activity in the FDIC loss-share asset for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018.
Quarter ended
Six months ended
45,659
46,316
FDIC loss-share Termination Agreement
(45,659)
Amortization
(934)
Credit impairment losses to be covered under loss-sharing agreements
104
Reimbursable expenses
537
Net payments from FDIC under loss-sharing agreements
(364)
Balance due to the FDIC for recoveries on covered assets
As a result of the Termination Agreement, assets that were covered by the loss share agreement, including covered loans in the amount of approximately $514.6 million and covered real estate owned assets in the amount of approximately $15.3 million as of March 31, 2018, were reclassified as non-covered. The Corporation now recognizes entirely all future credit losses, expenses, gains, and recoveries related to the formerly covered assets with no offset due to or from the FDIC.
Note 11 – 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
11,916
12,425
23,603
24,881
Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustments
(17,186)
(4,622)
(21,011)
(8,929)
Total mortgage servicing fees, net of fair value adjustments
(5,270)
7,803
2,592
15,952
Net gain on sale of loans, including valuation on loans held-for-sale
5,215
2,460
9,232
3,517
Trading account (loss) profit:
Unrealized (losses) gains on outstanding derivative positions
(227)
(176)
Realized (losses) gains on closed derivative positions
(1,491)
(237)
(3,444)
2,846
Total trading account (loss) profit
(1,718)
(192)
(3,671)
2,670
Total mortgage banking activities
Note 12 – 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 20 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 because they did not contain any credit recourse arrangements. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded a net gain of $4.8 million and $8.5 million, respectively (June 30, 2018 - $2.3 million and $3.3 million, respectively) 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:
Proceeds Obtained During the Quarter Ended June 30, 2019
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Initial Fair Value
Assets
Trading account debt securities:
Mortgage-backed securities - GNMA
87,803
Mortgage-backed securities - FNMA
30,584
Total trading account debt securities
118,387
Mortgage servicing rights
2,154
120,541
Proceeds Obtained During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
158,952
51,502
210,454
3,812
214,266
Proceeds Obtained During the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018
Debt securities available-for-sale:
1,238
Total debt securities available-for-sale
97,363
19,203
116,566
2,158
117,804
119,962
Proceeds Obtained During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
6,960
209,858
39,228
249,086
4,573
256,046
260,619
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation retained servicing rights on whole loan sales involving approximately $27 million in principal balance outstanding (June 30, 2018 - $24 million), with realized gains of approximately $0.8 million (June 30, 2018 - gains of $0.3 million). All loan sales performed during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 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 (“MSR”) 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Residential MSRs
Fair value at beginning of period
168,031
4,923
Changes due to payments on loans[1]
(5,586)
(6,852)
Reduction due to loan repurchases
(1,007)
(2,077)
Changes in fair value due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions
(14,418)
Fair value at end of period
164,025
Represents changes due to collection / realization of expected cash flows over time.
Residential mortgage loans serviced for others were $15.3 billion at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 -$15.7 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. These servicing fees are credited to income when they are collected. At June 30, 2019, those weighted average mortgage servicing fees were 0.30% (June 30, 2018 - 0.30%). 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
Prepayment speed
7.5
4.4
6.9
Weighted average life (in years)
9.3
11.4
9.6
Discount rate (annual rate)
11.0
11.1
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:
Originated MSRs
Purchased MSRs
Fair value of servicing rights
61,210
69,400
91,811
100,377
6.7
7.1
6.3
6.6
Weighted average prepayment speed (annual rate)
5.8
5.1
6.2
5.5
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
(1,389)
(1,430)
(2,225)
(2,200)
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
(2,733)
(2,817)
(4,367)
(4,328)
Weighted average discount rate (annual rate)
11.5
10.9
(2,473)
(3,125)
(3,597)
(4,354)
(4,773)
(6,019)
(6,943)
(8,394)
The sensitivity analyses presented in the table 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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation serviced $1.3 billion (December 31, 2018 - $1.3 billion) in residential mortgage loans with credit recourse to the Corporation. Refer to Note 20 for information on changes in the Corporation’s liability of estimated losses related to loans serviced with credit recourse.
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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation had recorded $96 million in mortgage loans on its Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition related to this buy-back option program (December 31, 2018 - $134 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 six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation repurchased approximately $65 million (June 30, 2018 - $189 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, the risk associated with the loans is reduced due to their guaranteed nature. 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 13 – Other real estate owned
The following tables present the activity related to Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”), for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Non-covered
OREO
Commercial/Construction
20,879
104,599
125,478
Write-downs in value
(408)
(1,541)
(1,949)
2,009
16,706
18,715
Sales
(3,932)
(19,227)
(23,159)
Other adjustments
(234)
18,548
100,303
21,794
114,911
(979)
(3,151)
(4,130)
3,179
24,470
27,649
(5,446)
(35,560)
(41,006)
(367)
Covered
25,635
127,426
15,333
168,394
(748)
(4,025)
2,638
2,546
5,184
(2,234)
(24,450)
(26,684)
(29)
(58)
Transfer to non-covered status[1]
(15,333)
25,262
116,801
142,063
Represents the reclassification of OREOs to the non-covered category, pursuant to the Termination Agreement of all shared-loss agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation related to loans acquired from Westernbank, that was completed on May 22, 2018.
21,411
147,849
19,595
188,855
(1,402)
(6,539)
(287)
(8,228)
7,041
5,530
12,571
(2,623)
(44,755)
(3,282)
(50,660)
835
(617)
(693)
(475)
Note 14 − 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)
948,964
1,049,895
Investments under the equity method
232,359
228,072
Prepaid taxes
48,141
33,842
Other prepaid expenses
85,236
82,742
Derivative assets
14,792
13,603
Trades receivable from brokers and counterparties
51,723
40,088
Principal, interest and escrow servicing advances
88,929
88,371
Guaranteed mortgage loan claims receivable
80,796
59,613
Operating ROU assets (Note 28)
136,790
Finance ROU assets (Note 28)
13,085
Others
106,010
117,908
Total other assets
Note 15 – Goodwill and other intangible assets
There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
The following tables present the gross amount of goodwill and accumulated impairment losses by reportable segments:
Balance at
January 1,
impairment
(gross amounts)
(net amounts)
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
324,049
3,801
320,248
515,285
164,411
350,874
839,334
168,212
280,221
276,420
795,506
627,294
Other Intangible Assets
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation had $6.1 million of identifiable intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, mostly associated with the E-LOAN trademark.
The following table reflects the components of other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Gross Carrying
Net Carrying
Amount
Value
Core deposits
37,224
27,931
9,293
Other customer relationships
36,644
28,621
8,023
399
Total other intangible assets
74,356
56,641
17,715
26,070
11,154
34,915
25,847
9,068
447
72,627
51,958
20,669
During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recognized $ 2.4 million in amortization expense related to other intangible assets with definite useful lives (June 30, 2018 - $ 2.3 million). During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recognized $ 4.7 million in amortization related to other intangible assets with definite useful lives (June 30, 2018 - $ 4.6 million).
The following table presents the estimated amortization of the intangible assets with definite useful lives for each of the following periods:
Remaining 2019
4,687
Year 2020
5,410
Year 2021
2,600
Year 2022
Year 2023
1,684
Later years
1,610
Note 16 – Deposits
Total interest bearing deposits as of the end of the periods presented consisted of:
Savings accounts
10,010,003
9,722,824
NOW, money market and other interest bearing demand deposits
15,181,266
13,221,415
Total savings, NOW, money market and other interest bearing demand deposits
25,191,269
22,944,239
Certificates of deposit:
Under $100,000
3,240,635
3,260,330
$100,000 and over
4,672,629
4,356,434
Total certificates of deposit
7,913,264
7,616,764
Total interest bearing deposits
A summary of certificates of deposit by maturity at June 30, 2019 follows:
3,118,353
2020
2,063,993
2021
1,028,172
2022
695,152
2023
531,392
2024 and thereafter
476,202
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation had brokered deposits amounting to $ 0.5 billion (December 31, 2018 - $ 0.5 billion).
The aggregate amount of overdrafts in demand deposit accounts that were reclassified to loans was $4 million at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $5 million).
Note 17 – Borrowings
The following table presents the balances of assets sold under agreements to repurchase at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Total assets sold under agreements to repurchase
The Corporation’s repurchase transactions are overcollateralized with the securities detailed in the table below. The Corporation’s 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.
The following table presents information related to the Corporation’s repurchase transactions accounted for as secured borrowings that are collateralized with debt 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
Repurchase
liability
Within 30 days
56,485
138,689
After 30 to 90 days
47,531
79,374
After 90 days
81,653
19,558
185,669
237,621
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities
6,055
Total obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities
26,527
6,859
20,000
20,465
46,527
27,324
Collateralized mortgage obligations
895
10,529
Total collateralized mortgage obligations
Repurchase agreements in this portfolio are generally short-term, often overnight. 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 information related to the Corporation’s other short-term borrowings for the periods ended June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Advances with the FHLB
Total other short-term borrowings
The following table presents the composition of notes payable at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Advances with the FHLB with maturities ranging from 2019 through 2029 paying interest at monthly fixed rates ranging from 1.04% to 4.19%
517,587
524,052
Advances with the FHLB paying interest monthly at a floating rate
13,000
Advances with the FHLB maturing on 2019 paying interest quarterly at a floating rate of 0.24% over the 3 month LIBOR
14,430
19,724
Unsecured senior debt securities maturiting on 2023 paying interest semiannually at a fixed rate of 6.125%, net of debt issuance costs of $ 5,327
294,673
294,039
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (related to trust preferred securities) with maturities ranging from 2033 to 2034 with fixed interest rates ranging from 6.125% to 6.7%, net of debt issuance costs of $409
384,889
384,875
Capital lease obligations
20,412
Total notes payable
Note: Refer to the Corporation's 2018 Form 10-K for rates information at December 31, 2018.
A breakdown of borrowings by contractual maturities at June 30, 2019 is included in the table below.
Assets sold under
Short-term
agreements to repurchase
borrowings
151,438
110,466
421,904
140,073
221,726
50,040
103,147
317,934
489,919
Total borrowings
1,604,670
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation had FHLB borrowing facilities whereby the Corporation could borrow up to $3.5 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, of which $0.7 billion and $0.6 billion, respectively, were used. In addition, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation had placed $0.9 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively, of the available FHLB credit facility as collateral for a municipal letter of credit to secure deposits. The FHLB borrowing facilities are collateralized with LHIP, and do not have restrictive covenants or callable features.
Also, at June 30, 2019, the Corporation has a borrowing facility at the discount window of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York amounting to $1.1 billion (2018 - $1.2 billion), which remained unused at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The facility is a collateralized source of credit that is highly reliable even under difficult market conditions.
Note 18 – Stockholders’ equity
As of June 30, 2019, stockholder’s equity totaled $5.7 billion. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation declared cash dividends on its common stock of $ 58.0 million (June 30, 2018 - $51.1 million).
The quarterly dividend declared to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 7, 2019, which amounted to $29.0 million, was paid on July 1, 2019.
Dividends per share declared for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 were $0.30 and $0.60, respectively (2018 - $0.25 and $0.50, respectively).
On February 28, 2019, the Corporation entered into a $250 million accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) transaction with respect to its common stock, which was accounted for as a treasury stock transaction. As a result of the receipt of the initial shares, the Corporation recognized in shareholders’ equity approximately $200 million in treasury stock and $50 million as a reduction in capital surplus. The Corporation expects to further adjust its treasury stock and capital surplus accounts to reflect the delivery or receipt of cash or shares upon the termination of the ASR agreement, which will depend on the average price of the Corporation’s shares during the term of the ASR.
Note 19 – Other comprehensive loss
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component [1]
Foreign currency translation
Beginning Balance
(51,174)
(42,941)
(49,936)
(43,034)
Net change
(52,378)
(46,397)
Adjustment of pension and postretirement benefit plans
(200,163)
(202,652)
(203,836)
(205,408)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for amortization of net losses
3,672
3,286
7,345
6,571
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for amortization of prior service credit
(529)
(1,058)
2,757
5,513
(196,491)
(199,895)
Unrealized net holding gains (losses) on debt securities
(72,408)
(217,179)
(173,811)
(102,775)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
130,452
(33,243)
231,855
(147,647)
58,044
(250,422)
Unrealized holding gains on equity securities
Reclassification to retained earnings due to cumulative effect adjustment of accounting change
Unrealized net losses on cash flow hedges
(66)
(391)
(40)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
(711)
(165)
(1,148)
582
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
557
153
1,201
(620)
(154)
(12)
(38)
(388)
(78)
All amounts presented are net of tax.
The following table presents the amounts reclassified out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss during the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Affected Line Item in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Amortization of net losses
(5,876)
(5,385)
(11,752)
(10,771)
Amortization of prior service credit
868
1,735
Total before tax
(4,517)
(9,036)
Income tax benefit
2,204
1,760
4,407
3,523
Total net of tax
(3,672)
(2,757)
(7,345)
(5,513)
Forward contracts
(891)
(250)
(1,921)
1,017
Income tax benefit (expense)
334
(397)
(557)
(153)
(1,201)
620
Total reclassification adjustments, net of tax
(2,910)
(8,546)
(4,893)
Note 20 – Guarantees
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded a liability of $0.4 million (December 31, 2018 - $0.3 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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation serviced $1.3 billion (December 31, 2018 - $1.3 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 six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation repurchased approximately $14 million and $23 million, respectively, of unpaid principal balance in mortgage loans subject to the credit recourse provisions (June 30, 2018 - $1 million and $9 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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation’s liability established to cover the estimated credit loss exposure related to loans sold or serviced with credit recourse amounted to $48 million (December 31, 2018 - $56 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Balance as of beginning of period
52,011
57,425
56,230
58,820
Provision for recourse liability
1,267
(9)
956
2,991
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
(5,178)
(9,086)
(4,386)
Balance as of end of period
48,100
When the Corporation sells or securitizes mortgage loans, it generally makes customary representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of the loans sold. To the extent 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. There were no repurchases of loans under representation and warranty arrangements during the quarter and six months period ended June 30, 2019, compared to $1 million and $10 million, respectively for the same periods of last year. A substantial amount of these loans reinstates 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
10,866
11,418
10,837
11,742
Provision (reversal) for representation and warranties
(4,511)
450
298
(715)
(75)
(887)
Settlements paid
(2,530)
3,825
11,153
During the second quarter of 2019, the Corporation recorded the release of a $4.4 million reserve taken in connection with a sale of loans completed during the year 2013.
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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation serviced $15.3 billion in mortgage loans for third-parties, including the loans serviced with credit recourse (December 31, 2018 - $15.7 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 June 30, 2019, the outstanding balance of funds advanced by the Corporation under such mortgage loan servicing agreements was approximately $89 million (December 31, 2018 - $88 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 $94 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. In addition, at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, PIHC fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a subordinated basis $374 million of capital securities (trust preferred securities) issued by wholly-owned issuing trust entities to the extent set forth in the applicable guarantee agreement. Refer to Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2018 Form 10-K for further information on the trust preferred securities.
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Note 21 – 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 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
4,540,990
4,468,481
Commercial and construction lines of credit
2,709,185
2,751,390
Other consumer unused credit commitments
259,017
254,491
Commercial letters of credit
1,852
2,695
Standby letters of credit
78,946
26,479
Commitments to originate or fund mortgage loans
27,323
22,629
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation maintained a reserve of approximately $9 million and $8 million, respectively, for potential losses associated with unfunded loan commitments related to commercial and consumer lines of credit.
Business concentration
Since the Corporation’s business activities are 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 34 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Puerto Rico remains in the midst of a profound fiscal and economic crisis. In response to such crisis, the U.S. Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) in 2016, which, among other things, established a Fiscal Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board”) and a framework for the restructuring of the debts of the Commonwealth, its instrumentalities and municipalities. The Commonwealth and several of its instrumentalities have commenced debt restructuring proceedings under PROMESA. As of the date of this report, while municipalities have been recently designated as covered entities under PROMESA, no municipality has commenced, or has been authorized by the Oversight Board to commence, any such debt restructuring proceeding under PROMESA.
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government and its instrumentalities and municipalities totaled $455 million and $458 million, respectively, which amounts were fully outstanding on such dates. Of this amount, $413 million consists of loans and $42 million are securities ($413 million and $ 45 million at December 31, 2018). Substantially all of the amount outstanding at June 30, 2019 were obligations from various Puerto Rico municipalities. In most cases, these were “general obligations” of a municipality, to which the applicable municipality has pledged its good faith, credit and unlimited taxing power, or “special obligations” of a municipality, to which the applicable municipality has pledged other revenues. At June 30, 2019, 75% of the Corporation’s exposure to municipal loans and securities was concentrated in the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo, Carolina and Bayamón. On July 1, 2019 the Corporation received principal payments amounting to $22 million from various obligations from Puerto Rico municipalities.
The following table details the loans and investments representing the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government according to their maturities:
Investment Portfolio
Total Outstanding
Total Exposure
Central Government
Total Central Government
68
Government Development Bank (GDB)
Total Government Development Bank (GDB)
Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Total Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Municipalities
15,265
18,935
197,987
215,242
101,663
122,248
98,185
99,030
Total Municipalities
42,355
413,100
455,455
Total Direct Government Exposure
42,429
455,529
In addition, at June 30, 2019, the Corporation had $359 million in loans insured or securities issued by Puerto Rico governmental entities but for which the principal source of repayment is non-governmental ($368 million at December 31, 2018). These included $285 million in residential mortgage loans insured by the Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (“HFA”), a governmental instrumentality that has been designated as a covered entity under PROMESA (December 31, 2018 - $293 million). These mortgage loans are secured by first mortgages on Puerto Rico residential properties and the HFA insurance covers losses in the event of a borrower default and subsequent foreclosure of the underlying property. The Corporation also had at June 30, 2019, $45 million in bonds issued by HFA which are secured by second mortgage loans on Puerto Rico residential properties, and for which HFA also provides insurance to cover losses in the event of a borrower default and subsequent foreclosure of the underlying property (December 31, 2018 - $45 million). In the event that the mortgage loans insured by HFA and held by the Corporation directly or those serving as collateral for the HFA bonds default and the collateral is insufficient to satisfy the outstanding balance of these loans, HFA’s ability to honor its insurance will depend, among other factors, on the financial condition of HFA at the time such obligations become due and payable. Although the Governor is currently authorized by local legislation to impose a temporary moratorium on the financial obligations of the HFA, he has not exercised this power as of the date hereof. In addition, at June 30, 2019, the Corporation had $7 million in securities issued by HFA that have been economically defeased and refunded and for which securities consisting of U.S. agencies and Treasury obligations have been escrowed (December 31, 2018 - $7 million), and $22 million of commercial real estate notes issued by government entities but that are payable from rent paid by non-governmental parties (December 31, 2018 - $23 million).
BPPR’s commercial loan portfolio also includes loans to private borrowers who are service providers, lessors, suppliers or have other relationships with the government. These borrowers could be negatively affected by the fiscal measures to be implemented to address the Commonwealth’s fiscal crisis and the ongoing Title III proceedings under PROMESA described above. Similarly, BPPR’s mortgage and consumer loan portfolios include loans to government employees which could also be negatively affected by fiscal measures such as employee layoffs or furloughs.
The Corporation has operations in the United States Virgin Islands (the “USVI”) and has approximately $74 million in direct exposure to USVI government entities. The USVI has been experiencing a number of fiscal and economic challenges that could adversely affect the ability of its public corporations and instrumentalities to service their outstanding debt obligations.
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 (“Legal 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 relating to 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 reasonably 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 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 ranged from $0 to approximately $31.9 million as of June 30, 2019. 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 Legal Proceedings (including the fact that many of them are currently in preliminary stages), the existence of multiple defendants in several of the current Legal Proceedings whose share of liability has yet to be determined, the numerous unresolved issues in many of the Legal Proceedings, and the inherent uncertainty of the various potential outcomes of such Legal 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 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 Legal Proceedings in matters in which a loss amount can be reasonably estimated will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters in a reporting period, if unfavorable, could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position for that particular period.
Set forth below is a description of the Corporation’s significant Legal Proceedings.
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Hazard Insurance Commission-Related Litigation
Popular, Inc., BPPR and Popular Insurance, LLC (the “Popular Defendants”) have been named defendants in a putative class action complaint captioned Pérez Díaz v. Popular, Inc., et al, filed before the Court of First Instance, Arecibo Part. The complaint seeks damages and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief on behalf of the purported class against the Popular Defendants, as well as Antilles Insurance Company and MAPFRE-PRAICO Insurance Company (the “Defendant Insurance Companies”). Plaintiffs allege that the Popular Defendants have been unjustly enriched by failing to reimburse them for commissions paid by the Defendant Insurance Companies to the insurance agent and/or mortgagee for policy years when no claims were filed against their hazard insurance policies. They demand the reimbursement to the purported “class” of an estimated $400 million plus legal interest, for the “good experience” commissions allegedly paid by the Defendant Insurance Companies during the relevant time period, as well as injunctive relief seeking to enjoin the Defendant Insurance Companies from paying commissions to the insurance agent/mortgagee and ordering them to pay those fees directly to the insured. A motion for dismissal on the merits, which the Defendant Insurance Companies filed shortly before hearing, was denied with a right to replead following limited targeted discovery. The Court of Appeals and then the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, both denied the Popular Defendants’ request to review the lower court’s denial of the motion to dismiss. In December 2017, plaintiffs amended the complaint and, on January 2018, defendants filed an answer thereto. Separately, in October 2017, the Court entered an order whereby it broadly certified the class after which the Popular Defendants filed a certiorari petition before the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals in relation to the class certification, which the Court declined to entertain. In November 2018 and in January 2019, Plaintiffs filed voluntary dismissal petitions against MAPFRE-PRAICO Insurance Company and Antilles Insurance Company, respectively. Hence, now the Popular Defendants remain the sole defendants in this action.
On April 8, 2019, the plaintiffs submitted proposed changes to the certified class definition as well as the scope of the remedies requested by the plaintiffs, which were timely opposed by Popular. In April 24, 2019, the Court amended the class definition to limit it to individual homeowners whose residential units were subject to a mortgage from BPPR who, in turn, obtained risk insurance policies with Antilles Insurance or MAPFRE Insurance through Popular Insurance from 2002 to 2015, and who did not make insurance claims against said policies during their effective term. A status and settlement conference is set for October 22, 2019.
BPPR has separately been named a defendant in a putative class action complaint captioned Ramirez Torres, et al. v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, et al, filed before the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, San Juan Part. The complaint seeks damages and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief on behalf of the purported class against the same Popular Defendants, as well as other financial institutions with insurance brokerage subsidiaries in Puerto Rico. Plaintiffs contend that in November 2015 Antilles Insurance Company obtained approval from the Puerto Rico Insurance Commissioner to market an endorsement that allowed its customers to obtain reimbursement on their insurance deductible for good experience, but that defendants failed to offer this product or disclose its existence to their customers, favoring other products instead, in violation of their duties as insurance brokers. Plaintiffs seek a determination that defendants unlawfully failed to comply with their duty to disclose the existence of this new insurance product, as well as double or treble damages (the latter subject to a determination that defendants engaged in monopolistic practices in failing to offer this product). In July 2017, after co-defendants filed motions to dismiss the complaint and opposed the request for preliminary injunctive relief, the Court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. In August 2017, plaintiffs appealed this judgment and, in March 2018, the Court of Appeals reversed the Court of First Instance’s dismissal. In May 2018, all defendants filed their respective Petitions of Certiorari to the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, which denied review. On May 2, 2019, a hearing was held in the Court of First Instance, where the parties requested that the Court first determine the validity of the endorsement obtained by Antilles Insurance Company and approved by the Puerto Rico Insurance Commissioner, which had been challenged by a co-defendant in a third-party complaint against Antilles Insurance Company. Although the Court had agreed to first rule on the validity of the endorsement and set an injunction hearing for September 2019 in case the validity of said endorsement is upheld, on July 24, 2019 the Court issued an Order whereby it ordered plaintiffs to brief certain threshold questions of law before ruling on the validity of the endorsement.
Mortgage-Related Litigation and Claims
BPPR has been named a defendant in a putative class action captioned Lilliam González Camacho, et al. v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, et al., filed before the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on behalf of mortgage-holders who have allegedly been subjected to illegal foreclosures and/or loan modifications through their mortgage servicers. Plaintiffs maintain that when they sought to reduce their loan payments, defendants failed to provide them with such reduced loan payments, instead subjecting them to lengthy loss mitigation processes while filing foreclosure claims against them in parallel (or dual tracking). Plaintiffs assert that such actions violate the Home Affordable Modification Program (“HAMP”), the Home Affordable Refinance Program (“HARP”) and other federally sponsored loan modification programs, as well as the Puerto Rico Mortgage Debtor Assistance Act and the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”). For the alleged violations stated above, plaintiffs request that all defendants (over 20, including all local banks), be held jointly and severally liable in an amount no less than $400 million. BPPR filed a motion to dismiss in August 2017, as did most co-defendants, and, in March 2018, the District Court dismissed the complaint in its entirety. After being denied reconsideration by the District Court, on August 2018, plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Court of Appeals has entered an order where it consolidated three pending appeals related to the same subset of facts. On July 29, 2019, the Appellants filed their brief; Appellees’ brief is due on August 28, 2019.
BPPR has also been named a defendant in another putative class action captioned Yiries Josef Saad Maura v. Banco Popular, et al., filed by the same counsel who filed the González Camacho action referenced above, on behalf of residential customers of the defendant banks who have allegedly been subject to illegal foreclosures and/or loan modifications through their mortgage servicers. As in González Camacho, plaintiffs contend that when they sought to reduce their loan payments, defendants failed to provide them with such reduced loan payments, instead subjecting them to lengthy loss mitigation processes while filing foreclosure claims against them in parallel, all in violation of TILA, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and other consumer-protection laws and regulations. Plaintiffs did not include a specific amount of damages in their complaint. After waiving service of process, BPPR filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the same grounds as those asserted in the González Camacho action (as did most co-defendants, separately). BPPR further filed a motion to oppose class certification, which the Court granted in September 2018. On April 5, 2019, the Court entered an Opinion and Order granting BPPR’s and several other defendants’ motions
to dismiss with prejudice. Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Reconsideration on April 15, 2019, which Popular timely opposed. The Court held a hearing on May 14, 2019 but has yet to issue a new Opinion and Order covering the Motion for Reconsideration and the defendants’ motion to dismiss, as well as several other pending motions.
BPPR has been named a defendant in a complaint for damages and breach of contract captioned Héctor Robles Rodriguez et al. v. Municipio de Ceiba, et al. Plaintiffs are residents of a development called Hacienda Las Lomas. Through the Doral Bank-FDIC assisted transaction, BPPR acquired a significant number of mortgage loans within this development and is currently the primary mortgage lender in the project. Plaintiffs claim damages against the developer, contractor, the relevant insurance companies, and most recently, their mortgage lenders, because of a landslide that occurred in October 2015, affecting various streets and houses within the development. Plaintiffs specifically allege that the mortgage lenders, including BPPR, should be deemed liable for their alleged failure to properly inspect the subject properties. Plaintiffs demand $30 million in damages plus attorney’s fees, costs and the annulment of their mortgages. BPPR extended plaintiffs four consecutive six-month payment forbearances, the last of which is still in effect, and it is engaged in settlement discussions with plaintiffs. In November 2017, the FDIC notified BPPR that it had agreed to indemnify the Bank in connection with its Doral Bank-related exposure, pursuant to the terms of the relevant Purchase and Assumption Agreement with the FDIC. The FDIC filed a Notice of Removal to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (“USDC”) on March 2018 and, in April 2018, the state court stayed the proceedings in response thereto. In October 2018, the Court granted FDIC’s motion to stay the proceedings until plaintiffs have exhausted administrative remedies and, thereafter, the FDIC filed a motion to dismiss all claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to plaintiffs’ failure to properly make any applicable administrative claims. Such motion was referred to a Magistrate Judge, which on May 17, 2019 recommended that the motion be granted and all claims against the FDIC be dismissed. A group of plaintiffs objected to the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, but the District Judge has yet to rule on with respect to those objections or with respect to the motion to dismiss. If the FDIC’s Motion to Dismiss is granted, all claims against BPPR related to mortgage loans acquired pursuant to the Doral Bank-FDIC assisted transaction in 2015 would be also dismissed; the remaining claims related to mortgage loans not acquired from Doral (approximately eight (8) loans) could then be remanded to state court for further proceedings.
Mortgage-Related Investigations
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, 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, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Inspector General mainly concerning real estate appraisals and residential and construction loans in Puerto Rico. The Corporation is cooperating with these requests and is in discussions regarding the resolution of such matters. There can be no assurances as to the outcome of those discussions.
Separately, in July 2017, management learned that certain letters generated by the Corporation to comply with Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”) rules requiring written notification to borrowers who have submitted a loss mitigation application were not mailed to borrowers over a period of up to approximately three-years due to a systems interface error. Loss mitigation is a process whereby creditors work with mortgage loan borrowers who are having difficulties making their loan payments on their debt. The loss mitigation process applies both to mortgage loans held by the Corporation and to mortgage loans serviced by the Corporation for third parties. The Corporation has corrected the systems interface error that caused the letters not to be sent.
The Corporation notified applicable regulators and conducted a review of its mortgage files to assess the scope of potential customer impact. The review found that while the mailing error extended to approximately 23,000 residential mortgage loans (approximately 50% of which are serviced by the Corporation for third parties), the number of borrowers actually harmed by the mailing error was substantially lower. This was due to, among other things, the fact that the Corporation regularly uses means other than the mail to communicate with borrowers, including email and hand delivery of written notices at our mortgage servicing centers or bank branches. Importantly, more than half of those borrowers potentially subject to such error actually closed on a loss mitigation alternative. Furthermore, the Corporation’s outreach and remediation efforts with respect to potentially affected borrowers are substantially complete.
The Corporation has also engaged in remediation with respect to other printing and mailings incidents and other servicing matters in its mortgage servicing operation.
The Corporation is engaged in ongoing dialogue with applicable regulators with respect to the aforementioned mortgage servicing matters and there can be no assurances as to the outcome thereof. At this point, we are not able to estimate the financial impact of the foregoing.
Other Significant Proceedings
In June 2017, a syndicate comprised of BPPR and other local banks (the “Lenders”) filed an involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding against Betteroads Asphalt and Betterecycling Corporation (the “Involuntary Debtors”). This filing followed attempts by the Lenders to restructure and resolve the Involuntary Debtors’ obligations and outstanding defaults under a certain credit agreement, first through good faith negotiations and subsequently, through the filing of a collection action against the Involuntary Debtors in local court. The involuntary debtors subsequently counterclaimed, asserting damages in excess of $900 million. The Lenders ultimately joined in the commencement of these involuntary bankruptcy proceedings against the Debtors in order to preserve and recover the Involuntary Debtors’ assets, having confirmed that the Involuntary Debtors were transferring assets out of their estate for little or no consideration. The Involuntary Debtors subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the proceedings and for damages against the syndicate, arguing both that this petition was filed in bad faith and that there was a bona fide dispute as to the petitioners’ claims, as set forth in the counterclaim filed by the Involuntary Debtors in local court. The court allowed limited discovery to take place prior to an evidentiary hearing to determine the merits of debtors’ motion to dismiss.
On November 30, 2018, the Court issued an order where it ruled that: (1) the Lenders, as petitioning creditors, satisfied the three-prong requirement for filing an involuntary petition; (2) nonetheless, bad faith is an independent cause for dismissal of an involuntary petition under section 303(b) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (3) the Involuntary Debtors failed to show that dismissal pursuant to section 305(a)(1) abstention is in the best interest of both the creditors and the debtors. Hearings to consider whether the involuntary petitions were filed in bad faith, that is, for an improper purpose that constitutes an abuse of the bankruptcy process were held during June and July 2019. On July 18, 2019, the Court ordered the parties to brief several questions that seek to determine whether the alleged debtors met their burden of proof with respect to their allegation of bad faith. The parties have filed their respective briefs and the Court’s determination is pending.
POPULAR BANK
Employment-Related Litigation
On July 30, 2019, Popular Bank (“PB”) was served in a putative class complaint in which it was named as a defendant along with five (5) current PB employees (collectively, the “AB Defendants”), captioned Aileen Betances, et al. v. Popular Bank, et al., filed before the Supreme Court of the State of New York (the “AB Action”). The complaint, filed by five (5) current and former PB employees, seeks to recover damages for the AB Defendants' alleged violation of local and state sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation laws. Additionally, on July 30, 2019, PB was served in a putative class complaint in which it was named as a defendant along with six (6) current PB employees (collectively, the “DR Defendants”), captioned Damian Reyes, et al. v. Popular Bank, et al., filed before the Supreme Court of the State of New York (the “DR Action”). The DR Action, filed by three (3) current and former PB employees, seeks to recover damages for the DR Defendants’ alleged violation of local and state discrimination and retaliation laws. Plaintiff in both complaints are represented by the same legal counsel, and five of the six named individual defendants in the DR Action are the same named individual defendants in the AB Action. Both complaints are related, among other things, to allegations of purported sexual harassment and/or misconduct by a former PB employee as well as PB’s actions in connection thereto and seek no less than $100 million in damages each. The current deadline to file a response to both complaints is on or before September 19, 2019.
POPULAR SECURITIES
Puerto Rico Bonds and Closed-End Investment Funds
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 170 arbitration proceedings with aggregate claimed amounts of approximately $227 million, including one arbitration with claimed damages of approximately $30 million. While Popular Securities believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted in these proceedings, it has often determined that it is in its
best interest to settle certain claims rather than expend the money and resources required to see such cases to completion. The Puerto Rico Government’s defaults and non-payment of its various debt obligations, as well as the Commonwealth’s and the Financial Oversight Management Board’s (the “Oversight Board”) decision to pursue restructurings under Title III and Title VI of PROMESA, have increased and may continue to increase the number of customer complaints (and claimed damages) filed against Popular Securities concerning Puerto Rico bonds and closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in Puerto Rico bonds. An adverse result in the arbitration proceedings described above, or a significant increase in customer complaints, could have a material adverse effect on Popular.
PROMESA Title III Proceedings
In 2017, the Oversight Board engaged the law firm of Kobre & Kim to carry out an independent investigation on behalf of the Oversight Board regarding, among other things, the causes of the Puerto Rico financial crisis. Popular, Inc., BPPR and Popular Securities (collectively, the “Popular Companies”) were served by, and cooperated with, the Oversight Board in connection with requests for the preservation and voluntary production of certain documents and witnesses with respect to Kobre & Kim’s independent investigation.
On August 20, 2018, Kobre & Kim issued its Final Report, which contained various references to the Popular Companies, including an allegation that Popular Securities participated as an underwriter in Commonwealth’s 2014 issuance of government obligation bonds notwithstanding having allegedly advised against it. The report discussed that such allegation could give rise to an unjust enrichment claim against the Corporation and could also serve as a basis to equitably subordinate claims filed by the Corporation in the Title III proceeding to other third-party claims.
After the publication of the Final Report, the Oversight Board created a special claims committee (“SCC”) and, before the end of the applicable two-year statute of limitations for the filing of such claims pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the SCC, along with the Commonwealth’s Unsecured Creditors’ Committee (“UCC”), filed various avoidance, fraudulent transfer and other claims against third parties, including government vendors and financial institutions and other professionals involved in bond issuances being challenged as invalid by the SCC and the UCC. Prior to the filing of those claims, the Popular Companies, the SCC and the UCC entered into a tolling agreement with respect to potential claims the SCC and the UCC, on behalf of the Commonwealth or other Title III debtors, may assert against the Popular Companies for the avoidance and recovery of payments and/or transfers made to the Popular Companies or as a result of any role of the Popular Companies in the offering of the aforementioned challenged bond issuances.
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Note 22 – Non-consolidated variable interest entities
The Corporation is involved with three statutory trusts which it created 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 and agency collateralized mortgage obligations issued by third party VIEs in which it has no other form of continuing involvement. Refer to Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the debt securities outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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 June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Servicing assets:
116,206
136,280
Total servicing assets
Other assets:
Servicing advances
33,556
37,988
149,762
174,268
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 $10.1 billion at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $10.6 billion).
The Corporation determined that the maximum exposure to loss includes the fair value of the MSRs and the assumption that the servicing advances at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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 these entities for the acquisition of the assets. In addition, BPPR provided these joint ventures with a non-revolving advance facility to cover unfunded commitments and costs-to-complete related to certain construction projects, and a revolving working capital line to fund certain operating expenses of the joint venture. As part of these transactions, BPPR received $ 48 million and $92 million, for PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC, 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 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. All financing facilities extended by BPPR to these joint ventures have been repaid in full. The Corporation maintains a variable interests in these VIEs in the form of the 24.9% equity interest. 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 2013-1 International, LLC, and their maximum exposure to loss at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC
PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC
Equity investment
6,458
6,469
4,995
5,794
Liabilities
(932)
(2,566)
(7,750)
(7,994)
Total net assets
5,526
3,903
(2,755)
The Corporation determined that the maximum exposure to loss under a worst case scenario at June 30, 2019 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 June 30, 2019.
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Note 23 – Related party transactions
The Corporation considers its equity method investees as related parties. The following provides information on transactions with equity method investees considered related parties.
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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation held 11,654,803 shares of EVERTEC, an ownership stake of 16.20%. 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.
The Corporation received $ 1.2 million in dividend distributions during the six months ended June 30, 2019, from its investments in EVERTEC’s holding company. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, there were no dividend distributions received by the Corporation. 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
66,411
60,591
The Corporation had the following financial condition balances outstanding with EVERTEC at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Items that represent liabilities to the Corporation are presented with parenthesis.
Accounts receivable (Other assets)
2,817
6,829
(22,509)
(28,606)
Accounts payable (Other liabilities)
(1,305)
Net total
(20,997)
(25,448)
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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Share of income from the investment in EVERTEC
1,432
8,700
Share of other changes in EVERTEC's stockholders' equity
2,157
81
Share of EVERTEC's changes in equity recognized in income
3,589
8,781
3,200
6,904
506
635
3,706
7,539
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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. Items that represent expenses to the Corporation are presented with parenthesis.
Category
Interest expense on deposits
(15)
(32)
Interest expense
ATH and credit cards interchange income from services to EVERTEC
8,457
16,676
Rental income charged to EVERTEC
1,796
3,593
Net occupancy
Processing fees on services provided by EVERTEC
(54,491)
(108,353)
Other services provided to EVERTEC
350
626
(43,903)
(87,490)
(25)
8,472
16,454
1,751
3,516
(48,525)
(94,083)
(38,025)
(73,533)
PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC
As indicated in Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Corporation holds a 24.9% equity interest in PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC.
The Corporation’s equity in PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC and 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.
The Corporation held deposits from these entities, as follows:
Deposits (non-interest bearing)
The Corporation’s proportionate share of income or loss from these entities is presented in the following table and is included in other operating income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Share of income (loss) from the equity investment
109
(53)
(11)
(312)
247
543
(5,409)
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation received $ 1.3 million in capital distributions from its investment in PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1 International, LLC (June 30, 2018 - $ 1.0 million). There were no transactions between the Corporation and PRLP 2011 Holdings, LLC during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Centro Financiero BHD León
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation had a 15.84% equity interest in Centro Financiero BHD León, S.A. (“BHD León”), one of the largest banking and financial services groups in the Dominican Republic. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded $ 12.3 million in earnings from its investment in BHD León (June 30, 2018 - $ 15.8 million), which had a carrying amount of $ 143.4 million at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $ 143.5 million). On December 2017, BPPR extended a credit facility of $ 40 million to BHD León. This credit facility was repaid during the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The Corporation received $ 12.6 million in dividend distributions during the six months ended June 30, 2019 from its investment in BHD León (June 30, 2018 - $ 12.6 million).
On June 30, 2017, BPPR extended an $8 million credit facility to Grupo Financiero Leon, S.A. Panamá (“GFL”), a shareholder of BHD León with an outstanding balance of $8 million at June 30, 2018. The sources of repayment for this loan were the dividends to be received by GFL from its investment in BHD León. BPPR’s credit facility ranked pari passu with another $8 million credit facility extended to GFL by BHD International Panama, an affiliate of BHD León. This credit facility was repaid during the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
Investment Companies
The Corporation provides advisory services to several investment companies registered under the Puerto Rico Investment Companies Act in exchange for a fee. The Corporation also provides administrative, custody and transfer agency services to these investment companies. These fees are calculated at an annual rate of the average net assets of the investment company, as defined in each agreement. Due to its advisory role, the Corporation considers these investment companies as related parties.
For the six months ended June 30, 2019 administrative fees charged to these investment companies amounted to $ 3.1 million (June 30, 2018 - $ 3.4 million) and waived fees amounted to $ 1.0 million (June 30, 2018 - $ 1.1 million), for a net fee of $ 2.1 million (June 30, 2018 - $ 2.3 million).
The Corporation, through its subsidiary BPPR, has also entered into certain uncommitted credit facilities with those investment companies. As of June 30, 2019, the available lines of credit facilities amounted to $ 310 million (December 31, 2018 - $ 330 million). The aggregate sum of all outstanding balances under all credit facilities that may be made available by BPPR, from time to time, to those investment companies for which BPPR acts as investment advisor or co-investment advisor, shall never exceed the lesser of $200 million or 10% of BPPR’s capital. At June 30, 2019 there was no outstanding balance for these credit facilities.
Other related party transactions
On August 2018, BPPR acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Reliable Financial Services and Reliable Finance Holding Company, Puerto Rico-based subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company engaged in the auto finance business in Puerto Rico. Refer to Note 4 for additional information on this transaction. As part of the acquisition transaction, the Corporation entered into an agreement with Reliable Financial Services to sublease the space necessary to continue the acquired operations. Reliable Financial Services’ lease agreement is with the entity in which the Corporation’s Executive Chairman and his family members hold an ownership interest. During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Corporation paid to Reliable Financial Services approximately $0.4 million under the sublease. The lease expired as of April 30, 2019.
Note 24 – 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:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation on these instruments does not necessitate a significant degree of judgment since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily available in an active market.
Level 2 - Quoted prices other than those included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 - Inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the Corporation’s own assumptions about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
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 2018 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 June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
5,130,255
5,361,409
5,317,426
1,235
11,603,232
Trading account debt securities, excluding derivatives:
3,279
3,281
80
618
698
28,015
28,041
3,002
3,470
Total trading account debt securities, excluding derivatives
31,232
1,112
35,623
19,206
Derivatives
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
5,133,534
11,668,462
155,368
16,957,364
(14,233)
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
2,719,740
5,552,456
3,957,545
1,233
10,579,211
6,278
134
659
27,214
27,257
2,974
485
3,459
30,370
1,139
37,787
13,296
2,726,018
10,636,480
172,149
13,534,647
(12,320)
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 quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 and excludes nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets no longer outstanding as of the reporting date.
Six months ended June 30, 2019
NONRECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Write-downs
Loans[1]
41,793
(10,605)
Other real estate owned[2]
15,065
(2,937)
Other foreclosed assets[2]
1,220
(135)
Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
58,078
(13,677)
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.
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.
Six months ended June 30, 2018
84,075
(18,767)
33,457
(6,967)
2,597
(970)
120,129
(26,704)
The following tables present the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Quarter ended June 30, 2019
MBS
CMOs
classified
securities
as debt
as trading
account
classified as
available-
debt
trading account
account debt
servicing
for-sale
debt securities
rights
assets
595
478
167,813
170,164
Gains (losses) included in earnings
(1)
(10)
(17,196)
Settlements
(28)
(41)
(69)
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to assets still held at June 30, 2019
(13,671)
(13,664)
as investment
Balance at January 1, 2019
(17)
(21,028)
Gains (losses) included in OCI
4,344
(99)
(14,408)
Quarter ended June 30, 2018
Contingent
consideration [1]
liabilities
1,263
519
166,281
168,594
(170,970)
(13)
(4,629)
237
2,366
2,603
170,970
1,264
670
166,508
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to assets still held at June 30, 2018
Effective May 22, 2018, the Corporation entered into a Termination Agreement with the FDIC to terminate the Corporation's loss share arrangement ahead of their contractual maturities. Refer to Note 10 for additional information.
Balance at January 1, 2018
1,288
529
170,420
(164,858)
(23)
(8,946)
(6,112)
253
5,176
(26)
(118)
(144)
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 for Level 3 assets and liabilities included in the previous tables are reported in the consolidated statement of operations as follows:
Changes in unrealized
Total gains
gains (losses) relating to
(losses) included
assets still held at
in earnings
reporting date
Trading account profit (loss)
(7)
(15,058)
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.
at June 30,
Valuation technique
Unobservable inputs
Weighted average (range) [1]
CMO's - trading
Discounted cash flow model
Weighted average life
1.7 years (1.1 - 1.9 years)
Yield
4.0% (3.9% - 4.4%)
18.5% (15.2% - 20.9%)
Other - trading
5.2 years
12.0%
10.8%
6.1% (0.2% - 23.3%)
7.4 years (0.1 - 15.1 years)
Discount rate
11.2% (9.5% - 14.7%)
38,161
External appraisal
Haircut applied on
external appraisals
10.2% (10.0% - 35.0%)
12,596
24.0% (10.0% - 35.0%)
Weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements were calculated by relative fair value.
Loans held-in-portfolio in which haircuts were not applied to external appraisals were excluded from this table.
Other real estate owned in which haircuts were not applied to external appraisals were excluded from this table.
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.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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Note 25 – 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 June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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.
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.
Carrying
amount
Financial Assets:
3,164,137
7,979
Trading account debt securities, excluding derivatives[1]
Debt securities available-for-sale[1]
Debt securities held-to-maturity:
Collateralized mortgage obligation-federal agency
12,061
93,773
Equity securities:
FHLB stock
55,965
FRB stock
91,680
Other investments
20,509
6,920
26,126
Total equity securities
166,851
173,771
Loans held-for-sale
55,338
24,459,100
Financial Liabilities:
Demand deposits
34,146,573
Time deposits
7,777,200
41,923,773
232,709
Other short-term borrowings[2]
Notes payable:
FHLB advances
532,017
538,784
Unsecured senior debt securities
313,647
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (related to trust preferred securities)
397,722
1,250,153
14,233
Refer to Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fair value by class of financial asset and its hierarchy level
Refer to Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the composition of other short-term borrowings.
4,161,832
9,216
90,592
51,628
89,358
14,598
5,539
18,835
154,282
159,821
52,474
23,143,027
32,093,274
7,616,765
7,392,698
39,485,972
281,535
556,776
553,111
Unsecured senior debt
302,664
381,079
1,236,854
1,257,266
12,320
Refer to Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fair value by class of financial asset and its hierarchy level.
The notional amount of commitments to extend credit at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is $ 7.5 billion and $ 7.5 billion, respectively, and represents the unused portion of credit facilities granted to customers. The notional amount of letters of credit at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is $ 81 million and $ 29 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 26 – 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 six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:
Preferred stock dividends
Net income applicable to common stock
Average common shares outstanding
96,305,118
101,892,402
97,437,141
101,794,914
Average potential dilutive common shares
152,330
139,553
154,848
137,563
Average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution
96,457,448
102,031,955
97,591,989
101,932,477
Basic EPS
Diluted EPS
As disclosed in Note 18, during the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Corporation entered into a $250 million accelerated share repurchase transaction (“ASR”) and, in connection therewith, received an initial delivery of 3,500,000 shares of common stock. The initial share delivery was accounted for as a treasury stock transaction. As part of this transaction, the Corporation entered into a forward contract, which remains outstanding as of June 30, 2019, for which the Corporation expects to receive additional shares upon termination of the ASR agreement. The diluted EPS computation for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019 excludes 1,153,318 and 1,180,649 antidilutive shares, respectively, related to the ASR.
For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation calculated the impact of potential dilutive common shares under the treasury stock method, consistent with the method used for the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. For a discussion of the calculation under the treasury stock method, refer to Note 32 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2018 Form 10-K.
Note 27 – Revenue from contracts with customers
The following table presents the Corporation’s revenue streams from contracts with customers by reportable segment for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:
Quarter ended June 30,
BPPR
36,035
3,582
71,099
7,209
Other service fees:
Debit card fees
282
22,651
Insurance fees, excluding reinsurance
13,420
831
20,865
1,601
Credit card fees, excluding late fees and membership fees
21,392
223
39,678
Sale and administration of investment products
5,732
10,991
Trust fees
5,752
10,567
Total revenue from contracts with customers [1]
94,083
4,918
175,851
9,802
The amounts include intersegment transactions of $ 1.9 million and $ 2.1 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019.
33,776
3,326
66,955
6,602
11,425
259
22,820
502
8,650
833
15,887
18,681
35,484
477
10,375
5,218
10,559
82,770
4,655
162,080
9,036
The amounts include intersegment transactions of $ 1.3 million and $ 1.7 million, respectively, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018.
Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied by the Corporation by transferring the promised services to the customers. A service is transferred to the customer when, or as, the customer obtains control of that service. A performance obligation may be satisfied over time or at a point in time. Revenue from a performance obligation satisfied over time is recognized based on the services that have been rendered to date. Revenue from a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time is recognized when the customer obtains control over the service. The transaction price, or the amount of revenue recognized, reflects the consideration the Corporation expects to be entitled to in exchange for those promised services. In determining the transaction price, the Corporation considers the effects of variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The Corporation is the principal in a transaction if it obtains control of the specified goods or services before they are transferred to the customer. If the Corporation acts as principal, revenues are presented in the gross amount of consideration to which it expects to be entitled and are not netted with any related expenses. On the other hand, the Corporation is an agent if it does not control the specified goods or services before they are transferred to the customer. If the Corporation acts as an agent, revenues are presented in the amount of consideration to which it expects to be entitled, net of related expenses.
Following is a description of the nature and timing of revenue streams from contracts with customers:
Service charges on deposit accounts are earned on retail and commercial deposit activities and include, but are not limited to, nonsufficient fund fees, overdraft fees and checks stop payment fees. These transaction-based fees are recognized at a point in time, upon occurrence of an activity or event or upon the occurrence of a condition which triggers the fee assessment. The Corporation is acting as principal in these transactions.
Debit card fees include, but are not limited to, interchange fees, surcharging income and foreign transaction fees. These transaction-based fees are recognized at a point in time, upon occurrence of an activity or event or upon the occurrence of a condition which triggers the fee assessment. Interchange fees are recognized upon settlement of the debit card payment transactions. The Corporation is acting as principal in these transactions.
Insurance fees
Insurance fees include, but are not limited to, commissions and contingent commissions. Commissions and fees are recognized when related policies are effective since the Corporation does not have an enforceable right to payment for services completed to date. An allowance is created for expected adjustments to commissions earned related to policy cancellations. Contingent commissions are recorded on an accrual basis when the amount to be received is notified by the insurance company. The Corporation is acting as an agent since it arranges for the sale of the policies and receives commissions if, and when, it achieves the sale.
Credit card fees
Credit card fees include, but are not limited to, interchange fees, additional card fees, cash advance fees, balance transfer fees, foreign transaction fees, and returned payments fees. Credit card fees are recognized at a point in time, upon the occurrence of an activity or an event. Interchange fees are recognized upon settlement of the credit card payment transactions. The Corporation is acting as principal in these transactions.
Fees from the sale and administration of investment products include, but are not limited to, commission income from the sale of investment products, asset management fees, underwriting fees, and mutual fund fees.
Commission income from investment products is recognized on the trade date since clearing, trade execution, and custody services are satisfied when the customer acquires or disposes of the rights to obtain the economic benefits of the investment products and brokerage contracts have no fixed duration and are terminable at will by either party. The Corporation is acting as principal in these transactions since it performs the service of providing the customer with the ability to acquire or dispose of the rights to obtain the economic benefits of investment products.
Asset management fees are satisfied over time and are recognized in arrears. At contract inception, the estimate of the asset management fee is constrained from the inclusion in the transaction price since the promised consideration is dependent on the market and thus is highly susceptible to factors outside the manager’s influence. As advisor, the broker-dealer subsidiary is acting as principal.
Underwriting fees are recognized at a point in time, when the investment products are sold in the open market at a markup. When the broker-dealer subsidiary is lead underwriter, it is acting as an agent. In turn, when it is a participating underwriter, it is acting as principal.
Mutual fund fees, such as distribution fees, are considered variable consideration and are recognized over time, as the uncertainty of the fees to be received is resolved as NAV is determined and investor activity occurs. The promise to provide distribution-related services is considered a single performance obligation as it requires the provision of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer. When the broker-dealer subsidiary is acting as a distributor, it is acting as principal. In turn, when it acts as third-party dealer, it is acting as an agent.
Trust fees are recognized from retirement plan, mutual fund administration, investment management, trustee, escrow, and custody and safekeeping services. These asset management services are considered a single performance obligation as it requires the provision of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer. The performance obligation is satisfied over time, except for optional services and certain other services that are satisfied at a point in time. Revenues are recognized in arrears, when, or as, the services are rendered. The Corporation is acting as principal since, as asset manager, it has the obligation to provide the specified service to the customer and has the ultimate discretion in establishing the fee paid by the customer for the specified services.
Note 28 – Leases
The Corporation enters in the ordinary course of business into operating and finance leases for land, buildings and equipment. These contracts generally do not include purchase options or residual value guarantees. The remaining lease terms of 0.1 to 34.5 years considers options to extend the leases for up to 20.0years. The Corporation identifies leases when it has both the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and the right to direct the use of the asset.
The Corporation recognizes right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”) and lease liabilities related to operating and finance leases in its Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition under the caption of other assets and other liabilities, respectively. At June 30, 2019, ROU assets related to operating and finance lease amounted to $137 million and $13 million, respectively, and lease liabilities related to operating and finance leases amounted to $152 million and $20 million, respectively.
The Corporation uses the incremental borrowing rate for purposes of discounting lease payments for operating and finance leases, since it does not have enough information to determine the rates implicit in the leases. The discount rates are based on fixed-rate and fully amortizing borrowing facilities of its banking subsidiaries that are collateralized. For leases held by non-banking subsidiaries, a credit spread is added to this rate based on financing transactions with a similar credit risk profile.
The following table presents the undiscounted cash flows of operating and finance leases for each of the following periods:
Later Years
Total Lease Payments
Less: Imputed Interest
Operating Leases
14,927
27,345
24,759
21,019
18,862
72,861
179,773
(27,467)
152,306
Finance Leases
3,003
3,093
3,187
3,284
11,186
25,219
(5,182)
20,037
The following table presents the lease cost recognized by the Corporation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of ROU assets
385
843
Interest on lease liabilities
284
Operating lease cost
7,768
15,923
Short-term lease cost
Variable lease cost
Sublease income
(55)
Total lease cost
8,460
17,393
Total rental expense for all operating leases, except those with terms of a month or less that were not renewed, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018 was $7.6 million and $15.0 million, respectively, which is included in net occupancy, equipment and communication expenses, according to their nature. Total amortization and interest expense for capital leases for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 was $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Total amortization and interest expense for capital leases for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $0.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
The following table presents supplemental cash flow information and other related information related to operating and finance leases.
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
14,976
Operating cash flows from finance leases
Financing cash flows from finance leases
837
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating leases
4,008
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
8.5
years
Finance leases
7.7
Weighted-average discount rate:
3.7
6.0
As of June 30, 2019, the Corporation has additional operating leases contracts that have not yet commenced with an undiscounted contract amount of $26 million, which will have lease terms ranging from 10 to 20 years.
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Note 29 – FDIC loss share income
On May 22, 2018, the Corporation entered into a Termination Agreement with the FDIC to terminate all loss-share arrangements in connection with the Westernbank FDIC-assisted transaction. Refer to Note 10 for additional information of the Termination Agreement with the FDIC. The caption of FDIC loss-share income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following major categories:
80% mirror accounting on credit impairment losses
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
(1,658)
Change in true-up payment obligation
Gain on FDIC loss-share Termination Agreement[1]
Total FDIC loss-share income
Refer to Note 10 for additional information of the Termination Agreement with the FDIC.
Note 30 – 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 “Pension Plans”). The accrual of benefits under the Pension Plans is frozen to all participants. The Corporation also provides certain postretirement health care benefits for retired employees of certain subsidiaries (the “OPEB Plan”)
The components of net periodic cost for the Pension Plans and the OPEB Plan for the periods presented were as follows:
Pension Plans
OPEB Plan
Personnel Cost:
Service cost
190
257
Other operating expenses:
Interest cost
7,110
6,373
1,489
1,390
Expected return on plan assets
(8,096)
(10,060)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)
Amortization of net loss
5,064
321
Total net periodic pension cost
4,890
1,377
1,679
1,100
380
514
14,219
12,746
2,977
(16,192)
(20,119)
Amortization prior service cost/(credit)
10,130
9,779
3,357
2,200
The Corporation paid the following contributions to the plans during the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and expects to pay the following contributions for the year ending December 31, 2019.
For the year ending
30-Jun-19
31-Dec-19
229
1,464
8,128
Note 31 - Stock-based compensation
Incentive Plan
The Popular, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) permits the issuance of several types of stock based compensation for employees and directors of the Corporation and/or any of its subsidiaries. Participants in the Incentive Plan are designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (or its delegate as determined by the Board). Under the Incentive Plan, the Corporation has issued restricted stocks and performance shares for its employees and restricted stocks and restricted stock units (“RSU”) to its directors.
The restricted shares for employees, will 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 (the “graduated vesting portion”) and the second part is vested at termination of employment after attainment of 55 years of age and 10 years of service (the “retirement vesting portion”). The graduated vesting portion 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 or after 2014 was modified as follows, the first part is vested ratably over four years commencing at the date of the grant (the “graduated vesting portion”) and the second part is vested at termination of employment after attainment of the earlier of 55 years of age and 10 years of service or 60 years of age and 5 years of service (the “retirement vesting portion”). The graduated vesting portion 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 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. If a participant terminates 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 performance shares shall continue outstanding and vest at the end of the performance cycle.
The following table summarizes the restricted stock and performance shares activity under the Incentive Plan for members of management.
(Not in thousands)
Shares
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2017
295,340
30.75
Granted
239,062
45.81
Performance Shares Quantity Adjustment
234,076
33.09
Vested
(372,271)
35.83
Forfeited
(14,021)
37.35
Non-vested at December 31, 2018
382,186
36.41
217,550
55.56
22,973
55.51
(246,508)
45.01
Non-vested at June 30, 2019
376,201
43.02
During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, 67,564 shares of restricted stock (June 30, 2018 – 70,690) were awarded to management under the Incentive Plan. During the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, no performance shares were awarded to management under the Incentive Plan. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, 152,154 shares of restricted stock (June 30, 2018 – 155,306) and 65,396 performance shares (June 30, 2018 - 72,414) were awarded to management under the incentive plan.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recognized $2.0 million of restricted stock expense related to management incentive awards, with a tax benefit of $0.5 million (June 30, 2018 - $2.1 million, with a tax benefit of $0.4 million). For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recognized $5.8 million of restricted stock expense related to management incentive awards, with a tax benefit of $0.9 million (June 30, 2018 - $4.8 million, with a tax benefit of $0.8 million). For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the fair market value of the restricted stock and performance shares vested was $8.1 million at grant date and $14.5 million at vesting date. This triggers a windfall of $2.4 million that was recorded as a reduction on income tax expense. During the quarter ended June 30, 2019 the Corporation recognized $0.4 million of performance shares expense, with a tax benefit of $23 thousand (June 30, 2018 - $0.6 million, with a tax benefit of $12 thousand). For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recognized $3.9 million of performance shares expense, with a tax benefit of $0.3 million (June 30, 2018 - $3.2 million, with a tax benefit of $0.3 million). The total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards and performance shares to members of management at June 30, 2019 was $10.4 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.
The following table summarizes the restricted stock activity under the Incentive Plan for members of the Board of Directors:
Restricted Stock shares
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Restricted Stock units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
25,159
46.71
(25,159)
1,052
49.25
25,460
57.75
(1,052)
(25,460)
On May 2019, all equity awards granted to the directors may be paid in either restricted stocks or RSU, at the directors’ election. For the year 2019, all directors elected RSU. The directors’ equity awards will vest and become non-forfeitable on the grant date of such award. At the director’s option, the shares of common stocks underlying the RSU award shall be delivered to the director after its retirement, either on a fix date or in annual installments. To the extent that cash dividends are paid on the Corporation’s outstanding common stocks, the director will receive an additional number of RSU that reflect reinvested dividend equivalent.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, no shares of restricted stock were granted to members of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc. (June 30, 2018 - 22,394) and 25,460 RSU were granted to members of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc. During this period, the Corporation did not recognized any expense related to these restricted stock shares, (June 30, 2018 - $1.2 million, with a tax benefit of $0.2 million) and did recognize $1.5 million of restricted stock expense related to these RSU, with a tax benefit of $0.2 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation granted 1,052 shares of restricted stock to members of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc., which became vested at grant date (June 30, 2018 – 22,394) and 25,460 RSU to members of the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc., which became vested at grant date. During this period, the Corporation recognized $52 thousand of restricted stock expense related to these restricted stock shares, with a tax benefit of $6 thousand (June 30, 2018 - $1.5 million, with a tax benefit of $0.2 million) and $1.5 million of restricted stock expense related to these RSU, with a tax benefit of $0.2 million. The fair value at vesting date of the restricted stock shares and RSU vested during the six months ended June 30, 2019 for directors was $52 thousand and $1.5 million respectively.
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Note 32 – 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:
% of pre-tax income
Computed income tax expense at statutory rates
79,289
97,977
Net benefit of tax exempt interest income
(30,939)
(22,407)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
4,186
Difference in tax rates due to multiple jurisdictions
(2,756)
(2,238)
Effect of income subject to preferential tax rate[1]
(2,287)
(103,008)
State and local taxes
1,731
1,718
(5,971)
(3)
(4,788)
Income tax (benefit) expense
For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, includes the impact of the Tax Closing Agreement entered into in connection with the FDIC Transaction.
161,094
142,234
(57,883)
(45,400)
6,745
11,412
(5,618)
(5,197)
(5,215)
(106,056)
3,355
3,081
(11,925)
(6,479)
For the six months ended June 30, 2018, includes the impact of the Tax Closing Agreement entered into in connection with the FDIC Transaction.
During the second quarter of 2018, as result of the termination Agreement with the FDIC the Corporation recognized an additional income tax expense of $49.8 million associated with the “deemed sale” incremental tax liability at the capital gains rate per the Tax Closing Agreement entered between the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury and the Corporation. In addition, the Corporation recognized an income tax benefit of $158.7 million related to the increase in deferred tax assets due to increase in the tax basis of the loans as a result of the “deemed sale” for a net tax benefit of $108.9 million. Also, the Corporation recorded an income tax expense of $45.0 million related to the gain resulting from the Termination Agreement, mainly related to the reversal of net deferred tax liability of the true-up payment obligation and the FDIC Loss Share Asset.
Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, Act No.257 of 2018, which amended the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code reduce the Puerto Rico corporate income tax rate from 39% to 37.5%.
The following table presents a breakdown of the significant components of the Corporation’s deferred tax assets and liabilities.
PR
US
Deferred tax assets:
Tax credits available for carryforward
15,900
7,757
23,657
Net operating loss and other carryforward available
122,413
714,253
836,666
Postretirement and pension benefits
82,650
Deferred loan origination fees
2,816
(2,267)
549
449,995
19,864
469,859
Deferred gains
2,479
Accelerated depreciation
1,963
5,687
7,650
FDIC-assisted transaction
88,821
Intercompany deferred gains
1,638
Difference in outside basis from pass-through entities
15,399
Other temporary differences
29,792
8,006
37,798
Total gross deferred tax assets
811,387
755,779
1,567,166
Deferred tax liabilities:
Indefinite-lived intangibles
35,746
41,975
77,721
Unrealized net gain (loss) on trading and available-for-sale securities
38,225
(1,567)
36,658
11,832
1,109
12,941
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
85,803
41,517
127,320
Valuation allowance
96,596
395,239
491,835
Net deferred tax asset
628,988
319,023
948,011
116,154
720,933
837,087
83,390
3,216
(1,280)
1,936
516,643
18,612
535,255
2,551
5,786
7,749
95,851
1,518
20,209
24,957
7,522
32,479
879,801
761,881
1,641,682
34,081
39,597
73,678
23,823
(12,783)
11,040
10,579
11,688
68,483
27,923
96,406
89,852
406,455
496,307
721,466
327,503
1,048,969
The net deferred tax asset shown in the table above at June 30, 2019 is reflected in the consolidated statements of financial condition as $0.9 billion in net deferred tax assets in the “Other assets” caption (December 31, 2018 - $1.0 billion) and $953 thousand in deferred tax liabilities in the “Other liabilities” caption (December 31, 2018 - $926 thousand), reflecting the aggregate deferred tax assets or liabilities of individual tax-paying subsidiaries of the Corporation in their respective tax jurisdiction, Puerto Rico or the United States.
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.
At June 30, 2019 the net deferred tax asset of the U.S. operations amounted to $714 million with a valuation allowance of approximately $395 million, for a net deferred tax asset of approximately $319 million. As of June 30, 2019, management estimated that the U.S. operations would earn enough pre-tax Income during the carryover period to realize the total amount of net deferred tax asset after valuation allowance. After weighting all available positive and negative evidence, management concluded that is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax asset from the U.S. operation, amounting to approximately $319 million, will be realized. Management will continue to evaluate the realization of the deferred tax asset each quarter and adjust as any changes arises.
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation’s net deferred tax assets related to its Puerto Rico operations amounted to $629 million.
The Corporation’s Puerto Rico Banking operation is not in a cumulative three year loss position and has sustained profitability for the three year period ended June 30, 2019. 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 Popular, Inc., holding company (“PIHC”) operation is in a cumulative loss position taking into account taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences, for the three year period ended June 30, 2019. Management expects these losses will be a trend in future years. This objectively verifiable negative evidence is considered by management as 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 PIHC will not be able to realize any portion of the deferred tax assets, considering the criteria of ASC Topic 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance is recorded on the deferred tax asset at the PIHC, which amounted to $96.6 million as of June 30, 2019.
The reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, was as follows:
(In millions)
Balance at January 1
7.2
7.3
Additions for tax positions - January through March
0.3
0.2
Balance at March 31
Additions for tax positions - April through June
Balance at June 30
7.8
98
At June 30, 2019, the total amount of accrued interest recognized in the statement of financial condition approximated $3.0 million (December 31, 2018 - $2.8 million). The total interest expense recognized at June 30, 2019 was $287 thousand (June 30, 2018 - $328 thousand). Management determined that at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 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, while 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 $10.1 million at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $9.0 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 federal jurisdiction, various states and political subdivisions, and foreign jurisdictions. At June 30, 2019, the following years remain subject to examination in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction: 2015 and thereafter; and in the Puerto Rico jurisdiction, 2014 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 $3.2 million.
99
Note 33 – Supplemental disclosure on the consolidated statements of cash flows
Additional disclosures on cash flow information and non-cash activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 are listed in the following table:
Non-cash activities:
Loans transferred to other real estate
27,153
10,862
Loans transferred to other property
25,281
18,545
Total loans transferred to foreclosed assets
52,434
29,407
Loans transferred to other assets
12,466
6,441
Financed sales of other real estate assets
8,427
8,576
Financed sales of other foreclosed assets
12,016
6,885
Total financed sales of foreclosed assets
20,443
15,461
Transfers from loans held-for-sale to loans held-in-portfolio
7,406
15,717
Loans securitized into investment securities[1]
46,009
38,552
Trades payable to brokers and counterparties
256,993
8,569
Receivables from investments maturities
50,000
Recognition of mortgage servicing rights on securitizations or asset transfers
Interest capitalized on loans subject to the temporary payment moratorium
481
Loans booked under the GNMA buy-back option
26,710
352,774
Capitalization of lease right of use asset
162,768
Gain from the FDIC Termination Agreement
Includes loans securitized into trading securities and subsequently sold before quarter end.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and due from banks, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
366,583
380,175
Restricted cash and due from banks
25,120
20,393
Restricted cash in money market investments
11,321
Total cash and due from banks, and restricted cash[2]
Refer to Note 5 - Restrictions on cash and due from banks and certain securities for nature of restrictions.
Note 34 – Segment reporting
The Corporation’s corporate structure consists of two reportable segments – Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular U.S.
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 June 30, 2019, additional disclosures are provided for the business areas included in this reportable segment, as described below:
Commercial banking represents the Corporation’s banking operations conducted at BPPR, which are targeted mainly to corporate, small and middle size businesses. It includes aspects of the lending and depository businesses, as well as other finance and advisory services. BPPR allocates funds across business areas based on duration matched transfer pricing at market rates. This area also incorporates income related with the investment of excess funds, as well as a proportionate share of the investment function of BPPR.
Consumer and retail banking represents the branch banking operations of BPPR which focus on retail clients. It includes the consumer lending business operations of BPPR, as well as the lending operations of Popular Auto and Popular Mortgage. Popular Auto focuses on auto and lease financing, while Popular Mortgage focuses principally on residential mortgage loan originations. During 2018, the Reliable brand was transferred to Popular, Inc. and is being used by Popular Auto. The consumer and retail banking area also incorporates income related with the investment of excess funds from the branch network, as well as a proportionate share of the investment function of BPPR.
Other financial services include the trust and asset management service units of BPPR, the brokerage and investment banking operations of Popular Securities, and the insurance agency and reinsurance businesses of Popular Insurance, Popular Insurance V.I., Popular Risk Services, and Popular Life Re. Most of the services that are provided by these subsidiaries generate profits based on fee income. Popular Insurance V.I. was dissolved on December 31, 2018.
Popular U.S. reportable segment consists of the banking operations of Popular Bank (PB) and Popular Insurance Agency, U.S.A. PB operates through a retail branch network in the U.S. mainland under the name of Popular. Popular Insurance Agency, U.S.A. offers investment and insurance services across the PB 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, León.
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.
Effective on January 1, 2019, the Corporation’s management changed the measurement basis for its reportable segments. Historically, for management reporting purposes, the Corporation had reversed the effect of the intercompany billings from Popular Inc., holding company, to its subsidiaries for certain services or expenses incurred on their behalf. In addition, the Corporation used to reflect an income tax expense allocation for several of its subsidiaries which are Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”) and had made an election to be treated as a pass through entities for income tax purposes. The Corporation’s management has determined to discontinue making these adjustments, effective on January 1, 2019, for purposes of its management and reportable segment reporting. The Corporation reflected these changes in the measurement of the reportable segments’ results prospectively beginning on January 1, 2019. For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the intercompany billings from Popular, Inc to the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular U.S. reportable segments amounted to $20.6 million and $3.4 million, respectively. For the six months
ended June 30, 2018, the intercompany billings from Popular, Inc to the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular U.S. reportable segments amounted to $37.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively.
The tables that follow present the results of operations and total assets by reportable segments:
Banco Popular
Intersegment
de Puerto Rico
Eliminations
411,549
74,637
28,821
Non-interest income
123,388
5,492
(140)
2,180
Depreciation expense
12,243
2,001
297,428
51,741
(137)
Income tax expense
36,751
4,097
157,514
10,908
(64)
Segment assets
40,698,293
9,723,815
(114,605)
Reportable
Segments
Corporate
Net interest income (expense)
486,125
(9,809)
40,037
128,740
11,339
(1,753)
2,346
14,244
14,429
349,032
(1,944)
(873)
346,215
40,848
(180)
(338)
Net income (loss)
168,358
3,290
(542)
50,307,503
5,062,632
(4,752,914)
818,906
147,465
(57)
60,170
244,158
11,356
(281)
4,302
24,182
4,169
578,126
100,350
(273)
82,127
9,312
314,157
23,071
(65)
966,314
(19,035)
81,757
255,233
21,400
(1,877)
4,634
28,351
678,203
(1,589)
677,028
91,439
(766)
(120)
337,163
2,036
(168)
352,721
75,477
44,425
220,190
5,139
10,406
2,163
254,921
45,806
(24,180)
4,231
285,181
12,601
37,883,250
9,468,740
(110,936)
428,196
(14,060)
Provision (reversal) for loan losses
60,074
225,189
10,790
(1,170)
12,569
173
12,742
300,590
22,689
(677)
322,602
(19,949)
(8,423)
297,777
(17,689)
(305)
47,241,054
5,344,785
(5,050,662)
47,535,177
684,989
150,470
102,894
316,815
9,480
(279)
4,317
20,934
4,281
495,450
91,026
1,667
5,320
376,542
30,727
(4)
835,461
(28,278)
131,158
326,016
23,738
25,215
360
586,203
44,771
(1,528)
629,446
6,987
(13,435)
407,265
(36,195)
Additional disclosures with respect to the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico reportable segment are as follows:
Total Banco
and Retail
Financial
Popular de
Banking
Services
152,943
257,301
1,327
(22)
2,855
25,966
25,696
68,806
29,654
(768)
1,074
1,058
4,897
7,191
155
74,021
207,925
16,263
(781)
27,819
5,486
3,446
68,999
78,465
10,059
32,240,745
23,582,849
381,020
(15,506,321)
304,403
511,969
2,645
(111)
863
59,307
49,285
144,210
52,188
(1,525)
2,146
2,059
9,551
14,318
313
146,950
400,595
32,090
(1,509)
59,013
17,229
5,885
137,214
162,584
14,486
(127)
and Other
Adjustments [1]
145,674
205,795
1,258
(6)
9,754
34,671
23,930
69,967
23,764
102,529
1,071
1,036
4,341
5,912
60,639
172,031
14,367
7,884
24,697
11,732
(63,888)
70,122
50,345
6,187
158,527
26,355,657
21,007,705
536,164
(10,016,276)
Includes the impact of the Termination Agreement with the FDIC and the Tax Closing Agreement entered into in connection with the FDIC transaction. These transactions resulted in a gain of $102.8 million reported in the non-interest income line, other operating expenses of $8.1 million and a net tax benefit of $63.9 million. Refer to Notes 10 and 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
284,944
397,229
2,834
30,447
72,447
36,492
131,824
46,213
102,286
2,140
2,074
8,630
11,997
307
120,900
334,521
32,400
7,629
41,572
19,189
4,794
119,784
88,759
9,472
Geographic Information
Revenues:[1]
501,640
542,173
1,001,778
941,587
United States
93,964
87,045
183,820
173,573
19,038
19,727
36,437
40,329
Total consolidated revenues
614,642
648,945
1,222,035
1,155,489
Total revenues include net interest income, service charges on deposit accounts, other service fees, mortgage banking activities, net gain (loss), including impairment on equity securities, net profit (loss) on trading account debt securities, adjustments (expense) to indemnity reserves on loans sold, FDIC loss share income and other operating income.
Selected Balance Sheet Information:
39,417,569
36,863,930
18,879,047
18,837,742
33,574,495
31,237,529
10,324,391
9,847,944
7,511,132
7,034,075
6,951,081
6,878,599
875,261
892,703
669,594
687,494
Deposits[1]
1,534,261
1,593,911
Represents deposits from BPPR operations located in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
Note 35 – 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 June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the results of their operations and cash flows for periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
PNA is an operating, 100% owned subsidiary of PIHC and is the holding company of its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Equity One, Inc. and Popular Bank (“PB”), including PB’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.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
All other
Popular Inc.
PNA
subsidiaries and
Elimination
Holding Co.
eliminations
entries
Consolidated
78,578
392,050
(78,925)
101,428
12,245
3,171,688
(113,245)
Trading account debt securities, at fair value
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value
Debt securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost
8,726
2,835
88,038
9,653
158,663
(182)
Investment in subsidiaries
6,040,200
1,767,382
(7,807,582)
32,293
27,133,219
Less - Unearned income
543,252
31,879
26,424,245
3,651
550,963
118,705
329
170,531
(90)
90,780
27,727
1,711,633
(23,315)
671,123
6,512
17,366
6,371,882
1,810,325
50,452,399
(8,017,385)
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
9,034,229
33,217,778
42,252,007
(192,170)
585,485
94,077
66,634
3,191
1,186,483
(23,428)
652,119
97,268
44,363,598
(215,598)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock
56,307
(56,309)
4,307,520
4,173,070
5,791,073
(9,955,438)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
1,944,353
(2,454,515)
427,708
2,018,280
Treasury stock, at cost
(392,101)
(107)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss,net of tax
(5,500)
(186,287)
191,787
Total stockholders' equity
5,719,763
1,713,057
6,088,801
(7,801,787)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
68,022
(68,022)
176,256
15,288
4,170,792
(191,288)
90,014
6,693
149,012
(141)
5,704,119
1,700,082
(7,404,201)
32,678
26,625,080
569,193
32,523
25,900,063
3,394
566,414
136,559
165,767
(145)
76,073
27,639
1,626,119
(15,697)
6,559
20,274
6,082,795
1,745,980
47,449,342
(7,673,540)
9,217,058
30,752,291
39,969,349
(259,310)
584,851
94,063
577,188
62,799
3,287
871,733
(16,011)
647,650
97,350
41,699,841
(275,321)
4,357,079
4,172,983
5,790,324
(9,954,780)
1,660,258
(2,479,503)
327,713
2,143,263
(205,421)
(88)
(44,852)
(424,843)
469,695
5,435,145
1,648,630
5,749,501
(7,398,219)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
Interest and dividend income:
Dividend income from subsidiaries
52,000
(52,000)
497
453,707
22,533
(672)
159
94,035
Total interest and dividend income
53,274
570,275
(52,672)
79,121
9,632
3,368
84,145
43,642
(1,456)
486,130
40,038
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses
43,489
446,092
75,766
(1,736)
Net gain, including impairment on equity securities
Net profit on trading account debt securities
Adjustments to indemnity reserves on loans sold
3,636
633
19,401
3,920
135,527
(1,754)
14,376
127,123
22,119
1,027
20,295
12,514
4,721
90,728
219
5,736
899
18,220
(24,453)
60,193
(647)
(1,946)
365,789
(874)
Income (loss) before income tax and equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
49,355
(869)
215,830
(52,880)
(183)
40,852
(339)
Income (loss) before equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(686)
174,978
(52,541)
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
121,751
10,893
(132,644)
10,207
(185,185)
31,499
308,913
(340,412)
110
254,300
(254,300)
1,085
900,832
1,740
51,753
(1,845)
174,871
257,438
199
1,127,456
(256,145)
151,120
19,264
3,115
6,759
161,135
238,174
(2,916)
966,321
237,915
884,564
140,172
(1,836)
870
1,113
Net gain on trading account debt securities
Other operating income (expense)
8,805
(634)
37,416
Total non-interest income (expense)
9,677
267,591
(1,878)
32,703
251,913
2,225
44,654
(43)
1,699
39,327
24,114
7,410
175,578
(329)
11,471
32,112
(45,792)
113,705
(1,218)
432
711,506
(1,590)
Income (loss) before income tax and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
247,160
(3,637)
440,649
(254,588)
(764)
91,438
(121)
111
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
(2,873)
349,211
(254,467)
91,871
23,038
(114,909)
20,165
(369,376)
59,517
587,767
(647,284)
325,000
(325,000)
539
385,759
(21)
996
36,391
(996)
150
57,951
326,685
480,101
(326,017)
46,224
13,117
2,691
3,926
2,712
51,902
313,568
(2,631)
428,199
313,588
368,125
64,024
198
FDIC loss-share income
3,751
(355)
18,895
3,797
232,536
12,651
111,681
1,107
21,318
16,738
10,820
5,712
88,192
5,258
405
16,373
(22,588)
53,069
(599)
(1,497)
118
339,724
Income (loss) before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries
318,882
(3,104)
260,937
(325,492)
349
(28,721)
Income (loss) before equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries
289,658
(325,304)
Equity in undistributed (losses) earnings of subsidiaries
(39,099)
10,198
28,901
(296,403)
256,093
(256,863)
114
350,000
(350,000)
1,064
758,824
(27)
1,838
58,676
(1,839)
114,932
353,199
163
932,432
(351,866)
85,755
26,235
5,383
7,446
96,966
(1,866)
326,964
(5,247)
835,466
Provision (reversal) for loan losses- non-covered loans
129,428
Provision for loan losses- covered loans
327,005
704,308
124,871
(1,393)
(386)
Net loss on trading account debt securities
30,582
7,500
341,858
27,562
222,622
2,097
43,130
1,544
33,435
21,680
9,356
167,747
(323)
236
11,052
803
27,984
(40,752)
100,789
(1,205)
943
660,090
333,562
(5,016)
386,076
(349,920)
892
(7,340)
(5,908)
393,416
(349,963)
37,545
26,050
(63,595)
20,142
(413,558)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(8,015)
246,999
(238,984)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
subsidiaries
and eliminations
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of dividends or distributions
(91,871)
(23,038)
114,909
(82,690)
6,925
3,483
(7,640)
(251)
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
75,968
Loss (gain) on:
(4,180)
Sale of loans, including valuation adjustments on loans held for sale and mortgage banking activities
(2,960)
(2,951)
(45)
(4,764)
(11,425)
7,739
858
Pension and other postretirement benefits obligations
(4,883)
(95)
(112,867)
(7,472)
(99,049)
(23,208)
7,513
115,055
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
239,982
(3,043)
356,724
(254,321)
Net decrease in money market investments
3,043
(78,043)
(12,747)
Net repayments (disbursements) on loans
394
(324,461)
(671)
(37,255)
14,812
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
74,726
(2,471,478)
(78,002)
2,281,355
67,140
6,121
(1,471)
Dividends paid to parent company
(250,393)
(4,077)
(152)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(303,980)
2,111,360
321,420
10,728
(3,394)
(10,903)
68,278
402,995
Cash and due from banks, and restricted cash at end of period
79,006
399,601
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
(37,545)
(26,050)
63,595
Dividends receivable from subsidiaries
(300,000)
300,000
(16,303)
3,711
1,734
(7,497)
(396)
2,493
Deferred income tax benefit
(933)
(140,176)
(675)
219,005
(101)
(739)
(385)
(187)
48,250
189
(847)
189,494
214
(189)
(2,082)
1,006
(179,060)
(958)
(343,829)
(26,290)
6,726
363,428
27,278
(6,148)
400,142
(50,130)
35,000
888
(35,888)
(11,309)
(4,040)
61,629
Net payments (to) from FDIC under loss-sharing agreements
1,022
Capital contribution to subsidiary
(10,000)
10,000
Return of capital from wholly-owned subsidiaries
(13,000)
119
(405)
(31,285)
5,213
33,564
1,385
(4,092,412)
(34,454)
3,899,404
21,629
(4,301)
9,007
(50,000)
(267)
Return of capital to parent company
Capital contribution from parent
(46,039)
3,691,448
70,325
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks, and restricted cash
14,803
(462)
(822)
(14,259)
48,120
462
412,225
(48,178)
62,923
411,403
(62,437)
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 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, 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. The Corporation’s mortgage origination business is conducted under the brand name Popular Mortgage, a division of BPPR. In the U.S. mainland, the Corporation provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services through its New York-chartered banking subsidiary, Popular Bank (“PB”), which has branches located in New York, New Jersey and Florida. Note 34 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presents information about the Corporation’s business segments.
The Corporation has several investments which it accounts for under the equity method. As of June 30, 2019, the Corporation had a 16.20% interest in EVERTEC, Inc., whose operating subsidiaries provide transaction processing services throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, and services many of the Corporation’s systems infrastructure and transaction processing businesses. During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded $ 3.6 million in earnings from its investment in EVERTEC, which had a carrying amount of $66 million as of the end of the quarter. Also, the Corporation had a 15.84% equity interest in Centro Financiero BHD León, S.A. (“BHD León”), one of the largest banking and financial services groups in the Dominican Republic. During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded $6.8 million in earnings from its investment in BHD León, which had a carrying amount of $143 million, as of the end of the quarter.
OVERVIEW
Table 1 provides selected financial data and performance indicators for the quarters and six months periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
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 United States (“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. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that Adjusted net income provides meaningful information about the underlying performance of the Corporation’s ongoing operations. No adjustments to net income are reflected for the quarter and six months period ended June 30, 2019. Refer to Table 29 for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted net income for the quarter and six months period ended June 30, 2018.
Net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis
Net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, is presented with its different components in Tables 2 and 3 for the quarters and six month periods ended June 30, 2019 as compared with the same period in 2018, 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/or its agencies and municipalities 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 Puerto Rico tax law. Thereunder, 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 tax 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.
Financial highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2019
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded net income of $ 171.1 million, compared to net income of $ 279.8 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The results for the second quarter of 2018, included the positive impact to net income of $158.5 million related to the FDIC Termination Agreement, as detailed in Table 29. Excluding the impact of the FDIC Termination Agreement, the adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $121.3 million. The results for the second quarter of 2019 reflect higher net interest income by $62.2 million mainly due to higher volume of debt securities and higher income from the auto loans portfolio, which increased as result of the acquisition and assumption from Reliable Financial Services, Inc. and Reliable Finance Holding Co. (“Reliable”), subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company, of certain assets and liabilities related to their auto finance business in Puerto Rico (the “Reliable Transaction”), discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, partially offset by higher interest expense on deposits. The provision for loan losses decreased by $19.9 million mainly in the BPPR segment as a result of improvements in the loss trends in the mortgage portfolio. Non-interest income was lower by $96.5 million mostly driven by the termination of the FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements during the second quarter of 2018. Operating expenses were higher by $25.3 million mainly due to personnel costs reflecting our increase in headcount, higher incentive related compensation and the effect of the Corporation’s profit sharing program.
Total assets at June 30, 2019 amounted to $50.6 billion, compared to $47.6 billion, at December 31, 2018. The increase of $3.0 billion was mainly due to higher investments in debt securities available-for-sale mostly due to purchases of mortgage-backed securities at BPPR, and a higher loan portfolio balance mostly driven by the growth in the auto loan portfolio.
Total deposits at June 30, 2019 increased by $2.3 billion when compared to deposits at December 31, 2018, mainly due to an increase in deposits from Puerto Rico public and private sectors at BPPR.
Capital ratios continued to be strong. As of June 30, 2019, the Corporation’s common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 16.80%, while the total capital ratio was 19.39%. Refer to Table 8 for capital ratios.
Refer to the Operating Results Analysis and Financial Condition Analysis within this MD&A for additional discussion of significant quarterly variances and items impacting the financial performance of the Corporation.
As a financial services company, the Corporation’s earnings are significantly affected by general business and economic conditions in the markets which we serve. 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 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 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 description of the Corporation’s business contained in Item 1 of the Corporation’s 2018 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. Also, refer to Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors, of this Form 10-Q for additional information.
The Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol BPOP.
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Table 1 - Financial Highlights
Financial Condition Highlights
Ending balances at
Average for the six months ended
Variance
(998,932)
4,312,815
6,942,416
(2,629,601)
17,038,098
13,595,130
3,442,968
14,908,256
11,067,767
3,840,489
27,059,773
26,559,311
500,462
26,612,951
24,146,632
2,466,319
Earning assets
47,269,987
44,325,489
2,944,498
45,834,022
42,156,815
3,677,207
3,012,644
49,203,858
45,557,670
3,646,188
2,349,798
41,123,717
37,372,794
3,750,923
1,537,673
66,997
2,301,207
2,001,276
299,931
284,777
5,605,181
5,329,958
275,223
Operating Highlights
62,180
140,096
(19,863)
(47,371)
(1,730)
(96,483)
(73,550)
Operating expenses
25,347
50,765
(39,787)
64,882
68,890
96,958
(108,677)
(32,076)
Net income per common share – Basic
(0.97)
(0.17)
Net income per common share – Diluted
Dividends declared per common share - Basic
0.30
0.25
0.05
0.60
0.50
0.10
Selected Statistical Information
Common Stock Data
End market price
54.24
45.21
Book value per common share at period end
58.63
51.22
Profitability Ratios
Return on assets
1.38
2.40
1.39
1.64
Return on common equity
12.31
20.84
12.24
14.10
Net interest spread
3.82
3.58
3.87
Net interest spread (taxable equivalent) - Non-GAAP
4.21
3.88
4.24
3.93
Net interest margin
4.11
3.81
4.16
3.85
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent) - Non-GAAP
4.50
4.53
4.15
Capitalization Ratios
Average equity to average assets
11.24
11.39
11.70
Common equity Tier 1 capital
16.80
17.47
Tier I capital
Total capital
19.39
20.41
Tier 1 leverage
9.75
9.82
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) Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality Accounted for Under ASC 310-30; (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 2018 Form 10-K. Also, refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2018 Form 10-K for a summary of the Corporation’s significant accounting policies, including those related to business combinations, and to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10Q for information on recently adopted accounting standard updates.
OPERATING RESULTS ANALYSIS
NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income was $476.3 million for the second quarter of 2019, an increase of $62.2 million when compared to $414.1 million for the same quarter of 2018. Taxable equivalent net interest income was $521.6 million for the second quarter of 2019, an increase of $75.6 million when compared to $446.0 million for the same quarter of 2018. The increase in $13.4 million in the taxable equivalent adjustment is directly related to a higher volume of tax-exempt investments acquired in P.R. Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2019 was 4.11%, an increase of 30 basis points when compared to 3.81% for the same quarter of the previous year. Net Interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the second quarter of 2019 was 4.50%, an increase of 39 basis points when compared to 4.11% for the same quarter of 2018.The increase in net interest margin is mostly related to the deployment of excess liquidity to acquire the Reliable portfolio and the increase of approximately $4.7 billion in investment securities, thereby improving the asset yield. The detailed variances of the increase in net interest income are described below:
Positive variances:
Higher interest income from investment securities due to a higher volume of U.S. Treasuries and agencies related to recent purchases to deploy liquidity and benefit from the Puerto Rico tax exemption of these assets and higher yield, driven mostly by the interest rate environment; and
Higher interest income from loans:
Commercial loans, driven by higher volume of loans mainly in the U.S. portfolio and the commercial loans acquired in the Reliable Transaction. Also improved yields related to the effect on the variable rate portfolio of the above-mentioned rise in interest rates and the origination in a higher interest rate environment and the amortization of the fair value discount of the portfolio acquired;
Lease portfolio due to improved origination activity at Popular Auto; and
Higher volume of auto loans mainly due to the Reliable Transaction, including the amortization of the fair value discount of $10.3 million, and improved activity in auto loan financing in Puerto Rico.
Negative variances:
Lower interest income from money market investments due to the the use of excess liquidity to acquire the Reliable portfolio and investment securities, partially offset by higher yield related to the cumulative impact of the four Federal Reserve interest rate increases that occurred in 2018. The average yield of the money market investments portfolio increased 59 basis points when compared to the same period in 2018, partially offset by lower volume by $4.3 billion, due to, as mentioned above, the acquisition of the Reliable portfolio and investment securities, mostly in Puerto Rico; and
Higher interest expense on deposits mainly due to higher cost in the U.S. by 42 basis points and 34 basis points in P.R. driven by higher volume through the direct digital channel at Popular Bank and higher cost of P.R. government deposits.
Interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, included the amortization of deferred loans fees, prepayment penalties, late fees and the amortization of premium/discounts, amounting to $14.3 million or an increase of $9.6 million mainly due to the fair value discount amortization related to the Reliable Transaction.
Due to the Corporation’s current asset sensitive position, the recent drop of 25 bps of the fed funds rate by the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) on July 31, 2019 and further expectation of lower interest rates will negatively impact our future results. See the Risk Management: Market / Interest Rate Risk section of this MD&A for additional information related to the Corporation’s interest rate risk.
Table 2 - Analysis of Levels & Yields on a Taxable Equivalent Basis for Continuing Operations (Non-GAAP)
Average Volume
Average Yields / Costs
Attributable to
Rate
Volume
8,048
(4,289)
1.81
0.59
22,535
(13,857)
9,457
(23,314)
15,835
11,133
4,702
3.29
2.86
0.43
129,852
79,523
50,329
13,421
36,908
7.24
7.58
(0.34)
Trading securities
1,265
1,433
(104)
Total money market,
investment and trading
19,664
19,257
407
3.13
2.44
0.69
153,652
117,348
36,304
22,814
13,490
Loans:
12,156
11,537
619
6.14
5.94
0.20
186,005
170,768
15,237
5,875
9,362
806
918
(112)
6.74
6.28
0.46
13,544
14,360
(816)
(1,830)
972
850
0.08
14,758
12,732
2,026
1,849
7,113
7,109
5.36
95,250
95,194
2,856
11.95
11.52
85,292
82,040
3,252
2,792
460
2,822
949
1,873
9.62
8.55
1.07
67,722
20,230
47,492
2,842
44,650
26,733
24,219
2,514
6.94
6.54
0.40
Total loans
462,571
395,324
67,247
12,712
54,535
46,397
43,476
2,921
5.32
4.73
Total earning assets
616,223
512,672
103,551
35,526
68,025
Interest bearing deposits:
14,953
12,476
2,477
1.05
0.51
0.54
NOW and money market [1]
39,252
23,504
20,052
3,452
10,067
0.42
0.33
0.09
Savings
10,452
7,760
2,692
2,058
7,827
1.12
0.35
28,745
21,720
7,025
7,246
(221)
32,847
29,697
3,150
0.96
0.61
33,221
29,356
3,865
242
361
(119)
2.75
1.94
0.81
(96)
574
(670)
Other medium and
1,206
(395)
4.85
4.94
(0.09)
long-term debt
(5,176)
(4,556)
Total interest bearing
34,295
31,659
2,636
1.11
0.85
0.26
27,949
29,310
(1,361)
8,868
8,966
(98)
3,234
2,851
383
Other sources of funds
0.82
0.62
Total source of funds
Net interest margin/
0.39
income on a taxable equivalent basis (Non-GAAP)
521,560
445,958
75,602
6,216
69,386
Taxable equivalent adjustment
45,245
31,822
13,423
Net interest margin/ income
non-taxable equivalent basis (GAAP)
476,315
62,179
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.
[1] Includes interest bearing demand deposits corresponding to certain government entities in Puerto Rico.
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Net interest income for the six months period ended June 30, 2019 was $947.3 million, compared to $807.2 million for the same period of 2018. Taxable equivalent net interest income was $1.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $161.1 million when compared to the $871.0 million for the same period of 2018. Net interest margin was 4.16%, an increase of 31 basis points when compared to 3.85% for the same period in 2018. Net interest margin, on a taxable equivalent basis, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 4.53%, an increase of 38 basis points when compared to the 4.15% for the same period of 2018. The drivers of the variances in net interest income for the six-month period are similar to the quarterly variances described above:
Higher interest income from investment securities mainly due to the acquisition of U.S. Treasuries and agencies, in part to deploy excess liquidity and benefit from the Puerto Rico tax exemption of these assets;
Higher interest income from commercial loans, driven by higher volumes in the U.S. and loans acquired in the Reliable Transaction; and
Higher interest income in the auto and lease portfolios in P.R. due to both the loans acquired in 2018 and the organic growth at Popular Auto.
Lower interest income from money market investments due to the use of excess liquidity to acquire the Reliable portfolio and investment securities; and
Increase in deposits cost due to higher volumes to fund the loan growth in the U.S. and the increase in P.R. government deposits.
Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2019, included the amortization of deferred loans fees, prepayment penalties, late fees and the amortization of premium/discounts, amounting to $30.5 million income, compared with $8.0 million income for the same period in 2018. The increase is driven by $22.8 million of fair value discount amortization related to the Reliable Transaction.
Table 3 - Analysis of Levels & Yields on a Taxable Equivalent Basis from Continuing Operations (Non-GAAP)
4,313
6,942
(2,629)
2.42
1.70
0.72
51,755
(6,922)
19,730
(26,652)
14,840
10,990
3,850
3.26
2.88
0.38
240,662
158,065
82,597
24,908
57,689
7.38
0.24
2,554
(280)
(366)
19,221
18,010
1,211
3.09
0.64
294,971
219,576
75,395
44,724
30,671
12,110
11,503
607
5.91
0.23
368,742
337,078
31,664
13,479
18,185
911
(105)
6.79
6.18
27,168
(763)
2,625
(3,388)
958
29,089
25,009
4,080
3,731
7,124
7,091
5.35
0.03
190,418
188,601
1,817
968
11.94
11.27
0.67
168,073
160,392
7,681
8,855
(1,174)
2,776
935
1,841
9.83
8.45
135,305
39,187
96,118
7,396
88,722
26,613
24,146
2,467
6.95
6.48
0.47
918,795
778,198
140,597
33,672
106,925
45,834
42,156
3,678
5.33
4.76
0.57
1,213,766
997,774
215,992
78,396
137,596
14,504
11,838
2,666
1.02
0.56
73,028
27,245
45,783
38,383
7,400
9,958
9,110
0.41
0.29
0.12
20,361
12,962
7,399
1,864
7,752
7,723
1.14
0.31
55,886
43,709
12,177
12,877
(700)
32,214
28,671
3,543
0.93
0.34
65,359
56,795
8,564
245
421
2.68
1.80
0.88
(509)
1,417
(1,926)
1,213
1,580
4.82
4.97
(0.15)
(9,926)
(1,901)
(8,025)
30,672
3,000
1.09
0.83
54,924
56,311
(1,387)
8,910
8,702
208
2,782
470
0.80
0.19
Net interest margin/ income on a taxable equivalent basis (Non-GAAP)
1,032,097
871,029
161,068
22,085
138,983
84,818
63,846
20,972
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Provision for Loan Losses
The following discussion with respect to the provision for loan losses includes the provision for loans previously classified as “covered” as a result of the FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements, which were terminated during the second quarter of 2018.
The Corporation’s provision for loan losses was $40.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared to $60.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $19.9 million, mostly related to the BPPR segment.
The provision for loan losses for the BPPR segment was $29.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared to $44.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $15.4 million The decrease in the provision was mostly due to improvements in the loss trends of the mortgage portfolio.
The Popular U.S. segment continued to reflect strong growth and favorable credit quality metrics. The provision for loan losses for this segment amounted to $11.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared to $15.6 million for the same quarter in 2018.
The Corporation’s total provision for loan losses was $82.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $131.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $49.1 million.
The provision for loan losses for the BPPR segment totaled $60.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $102.9 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of $42.5 million. The decrease in the provision for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was mainly due to incremental reserves for two large commercial borrowers in the same period in 2018, coupled with the above-mentioned improvement in the mortgage portfolio.
The provision for loan losses for the Popular U.S. segment amounted to $21.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $28.3 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of $6.7 million, mostly related to lower charge-offs from the taxi medallion portfolio.
Refer to the Credit Risk section 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.
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Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income amounted to $138.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared to $234.8 million for the same quarter of the previous year. Excluding the variance resulting from the FDIC loss share income of $102.8 million recognized as a result of the termination of the FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements in May 2018, discussed in Note 10, non-interest income increased by $6.3 million primarily driven by:
higher service charges on deposit accounts by $2.5 million due to higher fees on transactional cash management services at BPPR;
higher other service fees by $11.2 million mainly due to higher credit card fees by $2.1 million as a result of higher interchange transactional volumes, higher insurance fees by $4.2 million mainly due to $3.5 million in contingent commissions received during the second quarter of 2019, and higher other fees by $3.4 million mainly due to retail auto loan servicing fee income resulting from the servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Reliable Transaction, as discussed in Note 4;
favorable variance in adjustments to indemnity reserves of $2.4 million due to the release of a $4.4 million reserve established in connection with a 2013 transaction, partially offset by higher provision related to other loans previously sold with credit recourse at BPPR; and
higher other operating income by $1.4 million mainly due to $1.8 million in other income related to recoveries of previously charged-off loans from the portfolio acquired as part of the Reliable Transaction and higher net earnings from the portfolio of investments under the equity method by $0.8 million, partially offset by lower modification fees received from FNMA;
Partially offset by:
lower income from mortgage banking activities by $11.8 million mainly due to higher unfavorable fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights driven in part by an increase in estimated prepayments and lower earnings rate due to lower interest rates as well as the combined effect of an improvement in early delinquency composition of the serviced portfolio resulting in lower late fees and delays in foreclosure activity.
Non-interest income amounted to $274.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $348.3 million for the same period of the previous year. Excluding the unfavorable variance on the FDIC loss share income of $94.7 million, non-interest income increased by $21.2 million primarily driven by:
higher service charges on deposit accounts by $4.8 million due to higher fees on transactional cash management services at BPPR;
higher other service fees by $14.9 million mainly due to higher credit card fees by $2.7 million as a result of higher interchange transactional volumes, higher insurance fees by $4.4 million mainly due to $3.5 million in contingent commissions received during the second quarter of 2019, and higher other fees by $7.2 million mainly due to retail auto loan servicing fee income;
favorable variance in adjustments to indemnity reserves of $5.2 million due to the aforementioned reserve release of $4.4 million and lower provision related to other loans previously sold with credit recourse at BPPR; and
higher other operating income by $7.1 million mainly due to $3.4 million in other income related to recoveries of previously charged-off loans from the portfolio acquired as part of the Reliable Transaction and higher net earnings from the portfolio of investments under the equity method by $3.0 million;
lower income from mortgage banking activities by $14.0 million mainly due to higher unfavorable fair value adjustments on mortgage servicing rights as previously indicated.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses amounted to $363.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $25.3 million when compared with the same quarter of 2018, driven primarily by:
Higher personnel cost by $17.2 million, largely impacted by a higher headcount mainly due to the Reliable Transaction, reflecting higher salaries by $8.2 million, higher commission, incentives and other bonuses by $2.6 million and higher other personnel cost by $5.3 million, which includes the impact of the increase in profit-sharing plan accrual of $3.3 million;
Higher equipment expenses by $3.5 million due to higher technology initiatives, software and maintenance expenses;
Higher business promotions by $2.3 million due to higher seasonal advertising cost, expenses associated with the transition of the Reliable brand and higher customer reward program expense; and
Higher other operating expenses by $5.2 million due to higher pension plan costs by $3.5 million and higher provision for unused commitments by $2.2 million.
These increases were partially offset by:
Lower OREO expenses by $5.7 million due to higher gains on sale of mortgage properties at BPPR by $3.5 million and lower write-downs on valuation of mortgage properties by $2.6 million.
Operating expenses amounted to $710.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, increased by $50.8 million when compared with the same period of 2018, driven primarily by:
Higher personnel cost by $34.4 million, largely impacted by a higher headcount mainly due to the Reliable Transaction, due to higher salaries by $14.2 million, higher commission, incentives and other bonuses by $7.1 million and higher other personnel cost by $12.3 million, which includes the impact of the increase in profit-sharing plan accrual of $6.9 million;
Higher equipment expenses by $6.0 million due to higher technology initiatives, software and maintenance expenses;
Higher professional fees by $5.8 million due to higher programing, processing and other technology by $15.4 million, partially offset by lower legal fees by $2.7 million and lower professional and advisory expenses as a result of $8.1 million associated with the Termination Agreement with the FDIC during 2018;
Higher business promotions by $5.0 million due to higher advertising cost, expenses associated with the transition of the Reliable brand and higher customer reward program expense; and
Higher other operating expenses by $7.8 million mostly due to higher pension plan costs by $7.0 million, higher credit and debit card processing expenses by $3.9 million as a result of incentive received during 2018 from exceeding volume targets, higher provision for unused commitments by $1.4 million and $1.3 million related to post-retirement healthcare benefits, partially offset by lower operational losses by $9.3 million.
Lower FDIC deposit insurance by $3.8 million due to the termination of the temporary surcharge assessed by the FDIC to raise its Reserve Ratio; and
Lower OREO expenses by $9.2 million due to higher gains by $5.6 million mainly on sale on mortgage properties and lower write-downs on valuation of mortgage properties by $3.7 million.
Table 4 - Operating Expenses
Personnel costs:
Salaries
86,161
78,008
170,611
156,405
14,206
Commissions, incentives and other bonuses
22,636
20,004
2,632
48,397
41,320
Pension, postretirement and medical insurance
9,363
20,167
19,292
875
Other personnel costs, including payroll taxes
22,296
16,957
5,339
45,441
33,167
12,274
Total personnel costs
17,167
34,432
874
1,609
3,548
1,701
2,461
Professional fees:
Collections, appraisals and other credit related fees
4,741
4,228
513
8,465
7,286
1,179
Programming, processing and other technology services
61,033
54,547
6,486
121,211
105,852
15,359
Legal fees, excluding collections
4,446
4,907
(461)
7,935
10,670
(2,735)
Other professional fees
25,028
30,221
(5,193)
45,103
53,080
(7,977)
Total professional fees
1,345
5,826
573
516
2,341
5,006
(1,726)
(3,840)
(5,710)
(9,164)
Credit and debit card processing, volume and interchange expenses
9,900
9,635
18,123
14,243
3,880
Operational losses
4,778
9,001
(4,223)
9,666
18,925
(9,259)
20,431
11,286
9,145
38,935
25,718
13,217
Total other operating expenses
5,187
7,838
INCOME TAXES
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation recorded income tax expense of $40.3 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $28.6 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The increase in income tax expense was primarily due to an income tax benefit of $108.9 million recognized during the second quarter of 2018 related to the Tax Closing Agreement entered into in connection with the FDIC Transaction, net of an income tax expense of $45.0 million from the gain resulting from the Termination Agreement with the FDIC.
For the six months period ended June 30, 2019 income tax expense amounted to $90.6 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $6.4 million for the same period of 2018. The increase in income tax expense is mainly due to the impact of the Tax Closing Agreement entered into in connection with the FDIC transaction during 2018, as explained above.
Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31,2018, Act No. 257 of 2018, which amended the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code reduce the Puerto Rico income tax rate from 39% to 37.5%.
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation had a DTA amounting to $0.9 billion, net of a valuation allowance of $0.5 billion. The DTA related to the U.S. operations was $0.3 billion, net of a valuation allowance of $0.4 billion.
Refer to Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate and additional information on DTA balances.
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REPORTABLE SEGMENT RESULTS
The Corporation’s reportable segments for managerial reporting purposes consist of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular U.S. A Corporate group has been defined to support 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 34 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
As discussed in Note 34, effective on January 1, 2019, the Corporation’s management changed the measurement basis for its reportable segments. Historically, for management reporting purposes, the Corporation had reversed the effect of the intercompany billings from itself, as holding company, to its subsidiaries for certain services or expenses incurred on their behalf. In addition, the Corporation used to reflect an income tax expense allocation for several of its subsidiaries which are Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”) and had made an election to be treated as pass through entities for income tax purposes. The Corporation’s management has determined to discontinue making these adjustments, effective on January 1, 2019, for purposes of its management and reportable segment reporting. The Corporation reflected these changes in the measurement of the reportable segments’ results prospectively beginning on January 1, 2019.
The Corporate group reported a net income of $3.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared with a net loss of $17.7 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The change was mostly driven by lower operating expenses by $24.6 million due to the corporate expense allocations to its subsidiaries as a result of the change in the segment reporting measurement discussed above. The Corporate group also recorded lower net interest expense by $4.3 million due to the repayment in 2018 of the $450 million, 7% Senior Notes due on 2019, net of the issuance of $300 million, 6.125% Senior Notes due on 2023, during the third quarter of 2018. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporate group reported a net income of $2.0 million, compared to a net loss of $36.2 million. The favorable variance is mainly due to lower operating expenses by $44.3 million, due to the change in segment reporting, and lower interest expense by $9.2 million due to the aforementioned changes in notes payable.
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 $157.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, compared with net income of $285.2 million for the same quarter of the previous year. Excluding the positive adjustments, net of tax, of $158.5 million resulting from the FDIC Termination Agreement in May 2018, discussed in Note 10 and detailed in Table 29, the net income for the BPPR segment increased by $30.8 million when compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The principal factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results include the following:
Higher net interest income by $58.8 million due to:
higher income from auto loans by $47.5 million mainly related to the portfolio acquired from Reliable, including the amortization of the fair value discount of $10.3 million, and the sustained growth of the auto loan portfolio in P.R.;
higher income from commercial loans by $10.0 million, mainly related to the portfolio acquired from Reliable and variable rate loans due to the increase in interest rates;
higher income from consumer loans by $2.8 million mainly related to higher volume and yields on the personal loans portfolio;
higher income from the lease portfolio by $2.0 million due to improved origination activity at Popular Auto; and
higher interest income from investments in debt securities by $36.4 million driven by higher volume and yields of U.S. Treasuries and mortgage backed securities;
lower income from money market investments by $12.9 million due to the deployment to acquire investment securities; and
higher cost of deposits by $26.6 million driven by the increase in average balances and higher cost of deposits, particularly from the public sector.
The net interest margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 was 4.37% compared to 4.07% for the same period in the previous year. The increase in net interest margin is driven by earning assets mix due to the deployment of excess liquidity to acquire the Reliable portfolio and the purchase of investment securities.
The total provision expense for the second quarter of 2019 was $28.8 million, compared to $44.4 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The decrease was mainly due to the improvements in the loss trends of the mortgage portfolio.
Non-interest income was lower by $96.8 million. Excluding the variance on the FDIC loss share income of $102.8 million, due to the termination of the FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements discussed in Note 10, non-interest income increased by $6.0 million. Significant variances were as follows:
Higher service charges on deposit accounts by $2.3 million due to due to higher fees on transactional cash management services;
higher other service fees by $11.8 million mainly due to retail auto loan servicing fee income resulting from the servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Reliable Transaction, higher credit card fees and higher contingent insurance commissions; and
positive variance in adjustments to indemnity reserves of $2.4 million due to the release of a $4.4 million reserve established in connection with a 2013 transaction, offset by higher provision related to other loans previously sold with credit recourse; partially offset by:
lower income from mortgage banking activities by $11.8 million, mainly due to an unfavorable variance in the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights.
Higher operating expenses by $44.4 million due to:
higher personnel costs by $11.2 million, due to a higher headcount mainly due to the Reliable Transaction, higher incentives and the impact of the profit sharing plan;
higher equipment expenses by $3.3 million due to higher technology initiatives, software and maintenance expenses;
higher professional services expenses by $3.1 million, mainly due to programming, processing and other technology services, partially offset by lower legal and consulting fees related to the FDIC Termination Agreement in 2018; and
higher other operating expenses by $30.6 million due to pension plan costs, higher provision for unused commitments and the variance of $23.5 million due to the change in segment reporting described above; partially offset by:
lower FDIC deposit insurance expense by $2.4 million due to the termination of the temporary surcharge assessed by the FDIC to raise its Reserve Ratio; and
lower OREO expenses by $5.8 million due to higher gains on sales and lower write-downs on the valuation of mortgage properties.
Higher income tax expense by $60.9 million mainly due to the net tax benefit of $63.9 million recorded in 2018 in connection with the FDIC Termination Agreements, as discussed in Note 32 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
For the BPPR segment, net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 amounted to $314.2 million, compared with net income of $376.5 million for the same period of the previous year. Excluding the positive adjustments, net of tax, of $158.5 million resulting from the FDIC Termination Agreement discussed above, the net income for the BPPR segment increased by $96.2 million when compared to the same period of the previous year. The principal factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results include the following:
Higher net interest income by $133.9 million due to:
higher income from commercial loans by $21.6 million, mainly related to the portfolio acquired from Reliable and variable rate loans due to the increase in interest rates;
higher income from the consumer loans portfolio by $7.8 million due to higher volume and yields from personal loans and higher yields from credit cards;
higher income from the lease portfolio by $4.1 million due to improved origination activity at Popular Auto;
higher income from auto loans by $96.1 million mainly related to the portfolio acquired from Reliable, including the amortization of the fair value discount of $22.0 million, and the sustained growth of the auto loan portfolio in P.R.; and
higher interest income from investments in debt securities by $61.0 million driven by higher volume and yields of U.S. Treasuries and mortgage backed securities;
lower income from money market investments by $6.5 million due to the deployment to acquire investment securities; and
higher cost of deposits by $51.5 million driven by the increase in average balances and higher cost of deposits, particularly from the public sector.
The net interest margin for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 4.43% compared to 4.11% for the same period in the previous year. The increase in net interest margin is driven by earning assets mix due to the deployment of excess liquidity to acquire the Reliable portfolio and the purchase of investment securities.
The total provision expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $60.2 million, compared to $102.9 million for the same period of the previous year. The decrease was mainly due to incremental reserves for two large commercial borrowers in 2018, coupled with the improvements in the loss trends of the mortgage portfolio, mentioned above.
Non-interest income of $244.2 million was lower by $72.7 million, compared to 2018. Excluding the variance on the FDIC loss share income of $94.7 million, due to the termination of the FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements discussed in Note 10, non-interest income increased by $22.0 million. Significant variances were as follows:
Higher service charges on deposit accounts by $4.1 million due to higher fees on transactional cash management services;
higher other service fees by $15.2 million mainly due to retail auto loan servicing fees received, higher credit card fees and higher contingent insurance commissions;
positive variance in adjustments to indemnity reserves of $5.2 million due to the $4.4 million reserve release discussed above; and
higher other operating income by $10.2 million due mainly to $3.4 million in other income related to recoveries of previously charged-off loans from the portfolio acquired as part of the Reliable Transaction and higher net earnings from the portfolio of investments under the equity method by $6.3 million;
lower income from mortgage banking activities by $14.0 million, due to the unfavorable variance in the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights.
Higher operating expenses by $85.9 million due to:
higher personnel costs by $22.7 million, due to a higher headcount mainly due to the Reliable Transaction, higher incentives and the impact of the profit sharing plan;
higher equipment expenses by $5.8 million due to higher technology initiatives, software and maintenance expenses;
higher professional services expenses by $8.5 million due to programming, processing and other technology expenses, partially offset by lower legal, consulting and advisory fees, including those related to the FDIC Termination Agreement in 2018;
higher business promotion expenses by $5.2 million due to advertising costs and customer rewards program expense; and
higher other operating expenses by $54.1 million due to higher pension plan costs, higher credit and debit card processing expenses as a result of a volume incentive received during 2018 and the variance of $43.8 million due to the change in segment reporting described above; partially offset by:
lower FDIC deposit insurance expense by $4.8 million due to the termination of the temporary surcharge assessed by the FDIC to raise its Reserve Ratio; and
lower OREO expenses by $8.6 million due to higher gains on sales and lower write-downs on the valuation of mortgage properties.
Higher income tax expense by $80.5 million mainly due to higher taxable income and the net tax benefit of $63.9 million recorded in 2018 in connection with the FDIC Termination Agreements, as discussed above.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the reportable segment of Popular U.S. reported a net income of $10.9 million, compared with a net income of $12.6 million for the same quarter of the previous year. The factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results included the following:
Lower net interest income by $0.8 million due to higher interest expense on deposits, mainly from the digital deposit channel, partially offset by higher interest income from commercial loans due to continued loan growth. For the second quarter of 2019, the net interest margin for the Popular U.S. segment was 3.43%, compared to 3.47% for the same period of the previous year.
Lower provision for loan losses by $4.4 million; and
Higher operating expenses by $5.8 million mainly due to higher personnel costs by $4.2 million driven by higher salaries and incentives, including the impact of the profit sharing plan.
For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the reportable segment of Popular U.S. reported a net income of $23.1 million, compared with a net income of $30.7 million for the same period of the previous year. The factors that contributed to the variance in the financial results included the following:
Lower net interest income by $3.0 million due to higher interest expense on deposits, offset by higher interest income from commercial loans, as discussed above. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the net interest margin for the Popular U.S. segment was 3.41%, compared to 3.53% for the same period of the previous year.
Lower provision for loan losses by $6.7 million;
Higher operating expenses by $9.2 million mainly due to higher personnel costs by $6.6 million due to the factors mentioned above and higher other operating expenses due to the change in reportable segments discussed above; and
Income tax unfavorable variance of $4.0 million due mainly to higher taxable income.
FINANCIAL CONDITION ANALYSIS
The Corporation’s total assets were $50.6 billion at June 30, 2019, compared to $47.6 billion at December 31, 2018. Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition included in this report for additional information.
Money market investments, trading and investment securities
Money market investments totaled $3.2 billion at June 30, 2019, compared to $4.2 billion at December 31, 2018. The decrease was mainly due to the deployment of liquidity to purchase debt securities available-for-sale.
Debt securities available-for-sale increased by $3.4 billion to $16.7 billion at June 30, 2019. The increase was mainly due to the purchases of mortgage-backed securities and U.S. Treasury securities at BPPR, partially offset by maturities and paydowns. Refer to Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information with respect to the Corporation’s debt securities available-for-sale.
Refer to Table 5 for a breakdown of the Corporation’s loan portfolio, the principal category of earning assets. Also, refer to Note 8 for detailed information about the Corporation’s loan portfolio composition and loan purchases and sales.
Loans held-in-portfolio increased by $0.5 billion to $ 27.0 billion at June 30, 2019 mainly driven by growth of auto loans and leases at the BPPR segment coupled with an increase of commercial loans at PB.
Table 5 - Loans Ending Balances
173,584
45,970
Legacy[1]
(2,056)
Lease financing
56,773
(36,299)
187,618
2,952,922
2,880,656
72,266
497,856
Loans held-for-sale:
2,606
Total loans held-for-sale
[1] The legacy portfolio is comprised of commercial loans, construction loans and lease financings related to certain lending products exited by the Corporation as part of restructuring efforts carried out in prior years at the Popular U.S. segment.
Other assets increased by $0.1 billion mainly due to the recognition of right-of-use assets as a result of the implementation of the new lease accounting standard, as discussed in Note 3, which required balance sheet recognition of operating lease contracts. Refer to Note 14 for a breakdown of the principal categories that comprise the caption of “Other Assets” in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
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The Corporation’s total liabilities were $44.9 billion at June 30, 2019, compared to $42.2 billion at December 31, 2018.
Deposits and Borrowings
The composition of the Corporation’s financing sources to total assets at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is included in Table 6.
Table 6 - Financing to Total Assets
% increase (decrease)
% of total assets
from 2018 to 2019
Non-interest bearing deposits
8,955
9,149
(2.1)
17.7
19.2
Interest-bearing core deposits
27,968
25,714
8.8
55.3
54.0
Other interest-bearing deposits
5,137
4,847
10.1
10.2
Repurchase agreements
233
(17.4)
0.5
0.6
N.M.
(3.6)
2.4
2.7
922
33.7
1.9
5,720
5,435
5.2
11.3
N.M. - Not meaningful.
The Corporation’s deposits totaled $42.1 billion at June 30, 2019, compared to $39.7 billion at December 31, 2018. The deposits increase of $2.4 billion was mainly due to an increase of $2.0 billion in Puerto Rico public sector deposits at BPPR. Refer to Table 7 for a breakdown of the Corporation’s deposits at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
Table 7 - Deposits Ending Balances
Demand deposits [1]
17,750,676
16,077,023
1,673,653
Savings, NOW and money market deposits (non-brokered)
16,011,646
15,616,247
395,399
Savings, NOW and money market deposits (brokered)
384,251
400,004
(15,753)
Time deposits (non-brokered)
7,816,939
7,500,544
316,395
Time deposits (brokered CDs)
96,325
116,221
(19,896)
Includes interest and non-interest bearing demand deposits.
The Corporation’s borrowings amounted to $1.6 billion at June 30, 2019, an increase of $0.1 billion from December 31, 2018, mainly due to an increase of $0.2 billion in other short-term borrowings due to Federal Home Loan Bank advances at PB, partially offset by a decrease in repurchase agreements. Refer to Note 17 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.
The Corporation’s other liabilities amounted to $1.2 billion at June 30, 2019, an increase of $0.3 billion when compared to December 31, 2018, mainly due to the recognition of operating lease liabilities, as discussed above, and unsettled purchases of securities transactions, partially offset by a decrease in the liability for rebooked GNMA loans sold with an option to repurchase.
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Stockholders’ Equity
Stockholders’ equity totaled $5.7 billion at June 30, 2019, an increase of $0.3 billion, principally due to the net income of $0.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and higher unrealized gains on debt securities available-for-sale by $0.2 billion, offset by the impact of the $250 million accelerated share repurchase transaction and declared dividends of $58.0 million on common and $1.9 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 PB are subject to regulatory capital requirements established by the Federal Reserve Board. The risk-based capital standards applicable to the Corporation, BPPR and PB (“Basel III capital rules”) are based on the final capital framework for strengthening international capital standards, known as Basel III, of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. As of June 30, 2019, the Corporation’s, BPPR’s and PB’s capital ratios continue to exceed the minimum requirements for being “well-capitalized” under the Basel III capital rules.
The risk-based capital ratios presented in Table 8, which include common equity tier 1, Tier 1 capital, total capital and leverage capital as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are calculated based on the Basel III capital rules related to the measurement of capital, risk-weighted assets and average assets.
Table 8 - Capital Adequacy Data
Common equity tier 1 capital:
Common stockholders equity - GAAP basis
5,669,674
5,384,897
AOCI related adjustments due to opt-out election
138,835
378,038
Goodwill, net of associated deferred tax liability (DTL)
(592,622)
(596,695)
Intangible assets, net of associated DTLs
(23,878)
(26,833)
Deferred tax assets and other deductions
(437,537)
(507,896)
Common equity tier 1 capital
4,754,472
4,631,511
Additional tier 1 capital:
Other additional tier 1 capital deductions
(50,160)
Additional tier 1 capital
Tier 1 capital
Tier 2 capital:
Trust preferred securities subject to phase in as tier 2
373,737
Other inclusions (deductions), net
358,791
348,951
Tier 2 capital
732,528
722,688
Total risk-based capital
5,487,000
5,354,199
Minimum total capital requirement to be well capitalized
2,829,859
2,740,372
Excess total capital over minimum well capitalized
2,657,141
2,613,827
Total risk-weighted assets
28,298,589
27,403,718
Total assets for leverage ratio
48,786,337
46,876,424
Risk-based capital ratios:
16.90
19.54
9.88
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 June 30, 2019, the Corporation, BPPR and PB continue to exceed the minimum requirements for being “well-capitalized” under the Basel III capital rules.
The decrease in the common equity Tier I capital ratio, Tier I capital ratio, total capital ratio, and leverage ratio as of June 30, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018 was mainly attributed to higher risk weighted assets driven by the growth in auto loans and
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leases, the recognition of right-of-use assets as a result of the implementation of the new lease accounting standard, and higher available-for-sale debt securities. Also contributing to the decrease in capital ratios is the accelerated share repurchase transaction of $250 million completed on the first quarter of 2019, partially offset by the six months period earnings.
Simplifications to the Capital Rule Pursuant to the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996
On July 9, 2019, the federal banking regulatory agencies issued a final rule that simplified several requirements in the agencies' regulatory capital rules. These rules, effective on April 1, 2020, simplify the regulatory capital requirement for mortgage servicing assets (MSAs), deferred tax assets arising from temporary differences and investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions by raising the CET1 deduction threshold from 10% to 25%. The 15% CET 1 deduction threshold which applies to aggregate amount of such items would be eliminated. The rule also requires, among other changes, increasing from 100% to 250% the risk weight to MSAs and temporary difference DTAs not deducted from capital. For investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions, the risk weight would be based on the exposure category of the investment. As a result of these rules, the Corporation’s risk-based capital ratios are expected to decrease driven by the change in risk weighting. On a pro forma basis as of June 30, 2019, the impact would have been a reduction of approximately 55 bps.
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 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 9 provides a reconciliation of total stockholders’ equity to tangible common equity and total assets to tangible assets as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018.
Table 9 - Reconciliation of Tangible Common Equity and Tangible Assets
(In thousands, except share or per share information)
Less: Preferred stock
Less: Goodwill
(671,122)
Less: Other intangibles
Total tangible common equity
4,974,674
4,686,942
Total tangible assets
49,922,221
46,906,622
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
9.96
9.99
Common shares outstanding at end of period
99,942,845
Tangible book value per common share
51.44
46.90
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 and provision of guarantees, indemnifications, and representation and warranties. Refer to Note 20 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 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 June 30, 2019, 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 $361 million at June 30, 2019 of which approximately 41% mature in 2019, 31% in 2020, 13% in 2021 and 15% 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.
Refer to Note 17 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 10 presents the contractual amounts related to the Corporation’s off-balance sheet lending and other activities at June 30, 2019.
Table 10 - Off-Balance Sheet Lending and Other Activities
Amount of commitment - Expiration Period
Years 2020 - 2021
Years 2022 - 2023
Years 2024 - thereafter
Commitments to extend credit
5,961,886
1,271,304
154,363
121,639
7,509,192
15,743
63,203
18,991
8,332
5,998,472
1,342,839
7,617,313
RISK MANAGEMENT
Market / Interest Rate Risk
The financial results and capital levels of the Corporation are constantly exposed to market, interest rate and liquidity risks.
Market risk refers to the risk of a reduction in the Corporation’s capital due to changes in the market valuation of its assets and/or liabilities.
Most of the assets subject to market valuation risk are securities in the debt securities portfolio classified as available-for-sale. Refer to Notes 6 and 7 for further information on the debt securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity portfolios. Debt securities classified as available-for-sale amounted to $16.7 billion as of June 30, 2019. Other assets subject to market risk include loans held-for-sale, which amounted to $54 million, mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) which amounted to $153 million and securities classified as “trading”, which amounted to $36 million, as of June 30, 2019.
Management believes that market risk is currently not a material source of risk at the Corporation.
Interest Rate Risk (“IRR”)
The Corporation’s net interest income is subject to various categories of interest rate risk, including repricing, basis, yield curve and option risks. In managing interest rate risk, management may alter the mix of floating and fixed rate assets and liabilities, change pricing schedules, adjust maturities through sales and purchases of investment securities, and enter into derivative contracts, among other alternatives.
Interest rate risk management is an active process that encompasses monitoring loan and deposit flows complemented by investment and funding activities. Effective management of interest rate risk begins with understanding the dynamic characteristics of assets and liabilities and determining the appropriate rate risk position given line of business forecasts, management objectives, market expectations and policy constraints.
Management utilizes various tools to assess IRR, including Net Interest Income (“NII”) 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. NII 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.
Management assesses interest rate risk by comparing various NII simulations under different interest rate scenarios that differ in direction of interest rate changes, the degree of change and the projected shape of the yield curve. For example, the types of rate scenarios processed during the quarter include flat rates, implied forwards, parallel and non-parallel rate 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 simulation analyses as well as validations of results on a monthly basis. In addition, the model and processes used to assess IRR are subject to independent validations according to the guidelines established in the Model Governance and Validation policy.
The Corporation processes NII simulations under interest rate scenarios in which the yield curve is assumed to rise and decline by the same amount (parallel shifts). The rate scenarios considered in these market risk simulations reflect parallel changes of -100, -200, +100, +200 and +400 basis points during the succeeding twelve-month period. Simulation analyses are based on many assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates across all yield curve points and indexes, interest rate spreads, loan prepayments and deposit elasticity. 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 following table presents the results of the simulations at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, assuming a static balance sheet and parallel changes over flat spot rates over a one-year time horizon:
Table 11 - Net Interest Income Sensitivity (One Year Projection)
Amount Change
Percent Change
Change in interest rate
+400 basis points
120,997
6.36
151,871
8.12
+200 basis points
61,201
3.21
76,479
4.09
+100 basis points
31,546
39,234
-100 basis points
(18,893)
(0.99)
(26,305)
(1.41)
-200 basis points
(138,467)
(7.27)
(145,819)
(7.80)
At June 30, 2019, the simulations showed that the Corporation maintains an asset-sensitive position. This is primarily due to (i) a high level of money market and short-term investments that are highly sensitive to changes in interest rates, (ii) approximately 30% of the Corporation’s loan portfolio was comprised of variable rate loans, and (iii) low elasticity of the Corporation’s core deposit base. The asset sensitive position is more asymmetric in the more extreme -200 basis point scenario, as the Company does not expect it could lower deposit costs below zero. Due to the Corporation’s current asset sensitive position as detailed above, the recent drop of 25 bps of the fed funds rate by the FOMC and further expectation of lower interest rates will negatively impact our future results. However, other factors like balance sheet size, asset mix and the shape of the yield curve will also impact these results.
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.
Trading
The Corporation engages in trading activities in the ordinary course of business at its subsidiaries, BPPR and Popular Securities. Popular Securities’ trading activities consist primarily of market-making activities to meet expected customers’ needs related to its retail 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 are hedged with TBAs that have characteristics similar to that of the forecasted security and its conversion timeline.
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation held trading securities with a fair value of $36 million, representing approximately 0.1% of the Corporation’s total assets, compared with $38 million and 0.1%, respectively, at December 31, 2018. As shown in Table 12, the trading portfolio consists principally of mortgage-backed securities which at June 30, 2019 were investment grade securities. As of June 30, 2019, the trading portfolio also included $3 million in U.S. Treasury securities and $0.1 million in Puerto Rico government obligations ($6 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2018, respectively). 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 gain of $422 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and a net trading account gain of $21 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
Table 12 - Trading Portfolio
Weighted Average Yield[1]
5.37
5.49
1.36
2.13
5.74
5.62
Puerto Rico government obligations
Interest-only strips
12.05
484
3.38
2,975
3.54
4.91
[1] Not on a taxable equivalent basis.
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 $0.2 million for the last week in June 2019. 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 debt securities, debt securities available-for-sale, certain equity 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 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.
Refer to Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the Corporation’s fair value measurement required by the applicable accounting standard.
A description of the Corporation’s valuation methodologies used for the assets and liabilities measured at fair value is included in Note 29 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2018 Form 10-K. Also, Refer to the Critical Accounting Policies / Estimates in the 2018 Form 10-K for additional information on the accounting guidance and the Corporation’s policies or procedures related to fair value measurements.
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 of Directors is responsible for establishing the Corporation’s tolerance for liquidity risk, including approving relevant risk limits and policies. The Board of Directors has delegated the monitoring of these risks to the Risk Management Committee and the Asset/Liability Management Committee. 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 of Directors 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.
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.
Deposits, including customer deposits, brokered deposits and public funds deposits, continue to be the most significant source of funds for the Corporation, funding 83% of the Corporation’s total assets at June 30, 2019 and 83% at December 31, 2018. The ratio of total ending loans to deposits was 64% at June 30, 2019, compared to 67% at December 31, 2018. In addition to traditional deposits, the Corporation maintains borrowing arrangements, which amounted to approximately $1.6 billion at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $1.5 billion). A detailed description of the Corporation’s borrowings, including their terms, is included in Note 17 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. Note 35 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides consolidating statements of condition, of operations and of cash flows which separately presents the Corporation’s bank holding companies and its subsidiaries as part of the “All other subsidiaries and eliminations” column.
Banking Subsidiaries
Primary sources of funding for the Corporation’s banking subsidiaries (BPPR and PB or “the banking subsidiaries”) include retail and commercial deposits, brokered deposits, unpledged investment securities, mortgage loan securitization, and, to a lesser extent, loan sales. In addition, the Corporation maintains borrowing facilities with the FHLB and at the discount window of the Federal Reserve Board (the “FRB”), and has a considerable amount of collateral pledged that can be used to quickly raise funds under these facilities.
Refer to Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, for additional information of the Corporation’s borrowing facilities available through its banking subsidiaries.
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), advances on certain serviced portfolios, 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.
The banking subsidiaries maintain sufficient funding capacity to address large increases in funding requirements such as deposit outflows. 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 7 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 $ 36.9 billion, or 88% of total deposits, at June 30, 2019, compared with $34.9 billion, or 88% of total deposits, at December 31, 2018. Core deposits financed 78% of the Corporation’s earning assets at June 30, 2019, compared with 79% at December 31, 2018.
The distribution by maturity of certificates of deposits with denominations of $100,000 and over at June 30, 2019 is presented in the table that follows:
Table 13 - Distribution by Maturity of Certificate of Deposits of $100,000 and Over
3 months or less
2,086,400
3 to 6 months
357,789
6 to 12 months
640,843
Over 12 months
1,587,597
The Corporation had $ 0.5 billion in brokered deposits at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, which financed approximately 1%, of its total assets. 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.
At June 30, 2019, 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, 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 bank holding companies (the “BHC’s”), which are Popular, Inc. (holding company only) and PNA, 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.
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The principal use of these funds includes 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.
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.
The outstanding balance of notes payable at the BHC’s amounted to $680 million at June 30, 2019 and $679 million at December 31, 2018.
The contractual maturities of the BHC’s notes payable at June 30, 2019 are presented in Table 14.
Table 14 - Distribution of BHC's Notes Payable by Contractual Maturity
Year
679,562
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, capital injection 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 PB. On July 1, 2019, Popular Securities received a capital contribution amounting to $4 million from Popular, Inc.
Dividends
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation declared quarterly dividends on its outstanding common stock of $0.30 per share, for a year to date total of $58.0 million. The dividends for the Corporation’s Series A and Series B preferred stock amounted to $1.9 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the BHC’s received dividends amounting to $250 million from BPPR, $5 million in dividends from its non-banking subsidiaries and $2 million in dividends from EVERTEC’s parent company.
Other Funding Sources and Capital
The debt securities portfolio provides an additional source of liquidity, which may be realized through either securities sales or repurchase agreements. The Corporation’s debt 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 debt securities, amounted to $5.1 billion at June 30, 2019 and $4.3 billion at December 31, 2018. A substantial portion of these debt 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 and fiscal 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 and the ongoing fiscal crisis.
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 FRB.
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, geographic concentration in Puerto Rico, 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.
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 $9 million in deposits at June 30, 2019 that are subject to rating triggers.
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 Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, 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 $71 million at June 30, 2019. 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
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 34 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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A significant portion of our financial activities and credit exposure is concentrated in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth” or “Puerto Rico”), which has endured a decade-long recession and continues to face severe economic and fiscal challenges.
Economic Performance
The Commonwealth’s economy entered a recession in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, and the Commonwealth’s gross national product (“GNP”) has contracted (in real terms) every fiscal year between 2007 and 2018, with the exception of fiscal year 2012. Pursuant to the latest Puerto Rico Planning Board (the “Planning Board”) estimates, published in May 3, 2019, the Commonwealth’s real GNP for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 decreased by 3% and 4.7%, respectively. The Planning Board’s report also projects that real GNP will increase approximately 2% and 3.6% in fiscal years 2019 and 2020, respectively, in part due to the influx of federal funds and private insurance payments to repair damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and María. For information regarding the economic projections of the 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan, see Fiscal Plans, Commonwealth Fiscal Plan, below.
Recent Political Developments
In June 2019, two former senior Puerto Rico government officials were indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on fraud and other charges. This and other recent scandals involving Puerto Rico Governor, Ricardo Rosselló Nevares, and other senior government officials led to massive protests and, ultimately, to Mr. Rosselló’s resignation, which became effective on August 2, 2019. Mr. Pedro Pierluisi, a former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress was nominated by former Governor Rosselló on July 31, 2019 to serve as the Puerto Rico Secretary of State (who under the Puerto Rico Constitution is first in line to succeed the Governor in the event of a vacancy) and was sworn in as Governor after Mr. Rosselló’s resignation became effective. However, on August 7, 2019, Mr. Pierluisi’s accession to the governorship was declared unconstitutional by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and Wanda Vázquez Garced, Secretary of Justice, was sworn in as Governor. It is still too early to assess whether the current political instability will continue for a prolonged period, as well as its effect on the Commonwealth’s economic or fiscal condition, including its impact on the receipt of federal funding and ongoing debt restructuring efforts pursuant to the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”).
Fiscal Crisis
The Commonwealth remains in the midst of a profound fiscal crisis affecting the central government and many of its instrumentalities, public corporations and municipalities. This fiscal crisis has been primarily the result of economic contraction, persistent and significant budget deficits, a high debt burden, unfunded legacy obligations, and lack of access to the capital markets, among other factors. As a result of the crisis, the Commonwealth and certain of its instrumentalities have been unable to make debt service payments on their outstanding bonds and notes since 2016. The escalating fiscal and economic crisis and imminent widespread defaults prompted the U.S. Congress to enact PROMESA in June 2016, which, as further discussed below, established two mechanisms for the restructuring of the obligations of the Commonwealth, its public corporations, instrumentalities and municipalities. The Commonwealth and several of its instrumentalities are currently in the process of restructuring their debts through such mechanisms.
PROMESA
PROMESA created a seven-member federally-appointed oversight board (the “Oversight Board”) with ample powers over the fiscal and economic affairs of the Commonwealth, its public corporations, instrumentalities and municipalities. Pursuant to PROMESA, the Oversight Board will remain in place until market access is restored and balanced budgets, in accordance with modified accrual accounting, are produced for at least four consecutive years. In August 2016, President Obama appointed the seven voting members of the Oversight Board through the process established in PROMESA, which authorized the President to select the members from several lists required to be submitted by congressional leaders. On February 15, 2019, however, the First Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals (the “First Circuit”) declared such appointments unconstitutional on the grounds that they did not comply with the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which requires that principal federal officers be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. However, the First Circuit’s mandate is stayed pending review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which has accepted to review the decision during the next term. Moreover, U.S. President Donald Trump
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recently nominated the current Oversight Board members to serve their terms through the end of August. Such appointments, however, are pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
In October 2016, the Oversight Board designated the Commonwealth and all of its public corporations and instrumentalities as “covered entities” under PROMESA. The only Commonwealth government entities that were not subject to such initial designation were the Commonwealth’s municipalities. On May 9, 2019, however, the Oversight Board designated all of the Commonwealth’s municipalities as covered entities. It also announced that it will launch a pilot initiative requiring the development of fiscal plans and budgets for ten municipalities. Further, it requested the development of a fiscal plan for the Municipal Revenue Collection Center, the entity primarily responsible for the collection of property taxes on behalf of municipalities.
At the Oversight Board’s request, covered entities are required to submit fiscal plans and annual budgets to the Oversight Board for its review and approval. They are also required to seek Oversight Board approval to issue, guarantee or modify their debts and to enter into contracts with an aggregate value of $10 million or more. Finally, covered entities are potentially eligible to avail themselves of the restructuring processes provided by PROMESA. One of such restructuring processes, 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 agrees, that agreement can bind all other creditors in such category. The other one, 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.
Fiscal Plans
Commonwealth Fiscal Plan. The Oversight Board has certified several versions of fiscal plans for the Commonwealth since 2017. The most recent fiscal plan for the Commonwealth certified by the Oversight Board is dated as of May 9, 2019 (the “2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan”).
The 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan estimates a 4.7% contraction in real GNP in fiscal year 2018, after accounting for the impact of disaster relief funding and the measures and structural reforms contemplated by the plan. It also projects that disaster relief spending will have a short-term stimulative effect on the economy, which, combined with the estimated effects of the proposed fiscal measures and structural reforms, will result in real GNP growth of approximately 4% and 1.5% in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.The Commonwealth’s population is estimated to steadily decline at rates of approximately 1% to 2% annually through fiscal year 2024.
Before accounting for the impact of the measures and structural reforms contemplated therein, the 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan projects a pre-contractual debt service surplus in fiscal years 2018 through 2020. This surplus is not projected to continue after fiscal year 2020, as federal disaster relief funding slows down. The 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan projects that, without major Government action, the Commonwealth would suffer an annual primary deficit starting in fiscal year 2021. The Oversight Board estimates that the fiscal measures contemplated by the 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan will drive approximately $13.6 billion in savings and extra revenue through fiscal year 2024. However, even after accounting for the impact of the fiscal measures and structural reforms and before contractual debt service, the projections reflect an annual deficit starting in fiscal year 2038. After contractual debt service, the surplus projected in fiscal years 2019 to 2024 drops significantly and annual deficits begin in fiscal year 2027. Based on such long-term projections, the 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan concludes that the Commonwealth cannot afford to meet all of its contractual debt obligations, even with aggressive implementation of the structural reforms and measures contemplated by the plan.
The 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan does not contemplate a restructuring of the debt of the Commonwealth’s municipalities. It does, however, contemplate the gradual reduction and the ultimate elimination of budgetary subsidies provided by the Commonwealth to municipalities, which constitute a material portion of the operating revenues of certain municipalities. Commonwealth appropriations to municipalities were reduced by $150 million in fiscal year 2018 and by an additional $45 million in 2019 (from approximately $370 million in fiscal year 2017 to approximately $220 million in fiscal year 2018 (exclusive of one-time hurricane related appropriations) and approximately $175 in fiscal year 2019). The 2019 Commonwealth Fiscal Plan provides for additional reductions in such appropriations every fiscal year, holding appropriations constant at approximately 45-50% of current levels starting in fiscal year 2022, before ultimately phasing out all subsidies in fiscal year 2024.
Other Fiscal Plans. Pursuant to PROMESA, the Oversight Board has also requested and certified fiscal plans for several public corporations and instrumentalities. Such plans conclude that such entities cannot afford to meet all of their contractual obligations as currently scheduled.
The certified fiscal plan for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”), Puerto Rico’s electric power utility, contemplates the transformation of Puerto Rico’s electric system through, among other things, the establishment of a public-private partnership with respect to PREPA’s transmission and distribution system, and calls for significant structural reforms at PREPA. The plan also contemplates changes to the treatment of the municipal contribution in lieu of taxes, which could result in increased electricity expenses for municipalities.
The certified fiscal plan for Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (“GDB”) contemplated the wind-down of GDB and the distribution of the cash flows of GDB’s loan portfolio among its creditors (including its municipal depositors) through a debt restructuring proceeding under Title VI of PROMESA. Such restructuring was approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (the “U.S. District Court”) and subsequently consummated on November 29, 2018.
Pending Title III and Title VI Proceedings
On May 3, 2017, the Oversight Board, on behalf of the Commonwealth, filed a petition in the U.S. District Court to restructure the Commonwealth’s liabilities under Title III of PROMESA. The Oversight Board has subsequently filed analogous petitions with respect to the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”), the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority and PREPA.
On October 19, 2018, the Oversight Board filed a plan of adjustment for COFINA (as subsequently amended, the “COFINA Plan of Adjustment”), as well as a motion to approve a settlement of certain disputes between the Commonwealth and COFINA regarding the ownership of a portion of the sales and use tax pledged to the payment of COFINA’s bonds (the “COFINA Settlement”). The COFINA Plan of Adjustment provided for the restructuring of COFINA’s bonds based on the COFINA Settlement, which contemplated that the Commonwealth would receive approximately 46.35% of the yearly revenues previously allocated to COFINA. The COFINA Settlement and the COFINA Plan of Adjustment were confirmed by the U.S. District Court on February 4, 2019 and the restructuring transaction contemplated thereby was consummated on February 12, 2019. As of the date of this report, the plans of adjustment for the other Title III debtors have not been filed.
Exposure of the Corporation
The credit quality of BPPR’s loan portfolio 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. While PROMESA provides a process to address the Commonwealth’s fiscal crisis, the length and complexity of the Title III proceedings for the Commonwealth and various of its instrumentalities, the adjustment measures required by the fiscal plans and the long-term impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria present significant economic risks. In addition, the measures taken to address the fiscal crisis and those that will 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. This, in turn, could result in reductions in consumer spending that may also adversely impact our interest and non-interest revenues. If global or local economic conditions worsen or the Government of Puerto Rico and the Oversight Board are unable to adequately manage the Commonwealth’s fiscal and economic challenges, including by 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.
At June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government and its instrumentalities and municipalities totaled to $455 million and $458 million, respectively, which amounts were fully outstanding on such dates. Further deterioration of the Commonwealth’s fiscal and economic situation could adversely affect the value of our Puerto Rico government obligations, resulting in losses to us. Of the amount outstanding, $413 million consists of loans and $42 million are securities ($413 million and $45 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018). Substantially all of the amount outstanding at June 30, 2019 were obligations from various Puerto Rico municipalities. In most cases, these were “general obligations” of a municipality, to which the applicable municipality has pledged its good faith, credit and unlimited taxing power, or “special obligations” of a
municipality, to which the applicable municipality has pledged other revenues. On July 1, 2019 the Corporation received principal payments amounting to $22 million from various obligations from Puerto Rico municipalities. At June 30, 2019, 75% of the Corporation’s exposure to municipal loans and securities was concentrated in the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo, Carolina and Bayamón. As discussed above, the Oversight Board recently designated all Commonwealth’s municipalities as covered entities under PROMESA and requested the development of fiscal plans and budgets from ten municipalities as part of a new pilot initiative. The Corporation does not have direct exposure to any of the municipalities that are currently part of such pilot initiative. For a more detailed description of the Corporation’s direct exposure to the Puerto Rico government and its instrumentalities and municipalities, refer to Note 21 – Commitments and Contingencies.
In addition, at June 30, 2019, the Corporation had $359 million in loans insured or securities issued by Puerto Rico governmental entities, but for which the principal source of repayment is non-governmental ($368 million at December 31, 2018). These included $285 million in residential mortgage loans insured by the Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (“HFA”), a governmental instrumentality that has been designated as a covered entity under PROMESA (December 31, 2018 - $293 million). These mortgage loans are secured by first mortgages on Puerto Rico residential properties and the HFA insurance covers losses in the event of a borrower default and subsequent foreclosure of the underlying property. The Corporation also had, at June 30, 2019, $45 million in bonds issued by HFA which are secured by second mortgage loans on Puerto Rico residential properties, and for which HFA also provides insurance to cover losses in the event of a borrower default, and subsequent foreclosure of the underlying property (December 31, 2018 - $45 million). In the event that the mortgage loans insured by HFA and held by the Corporation directly or those serving as collateral for the HFA bonds default and the collateral is insufficient to satisfy the outstanding balance of this loans, HFA’s ability to honor its insurance will depend, among other factors, on the financial condition of HFA at the time such obligations become due and payable. Although the Governor is currently authorized by local legislation to impose a temporary moratorium on the financial obligations of the HFA, he has not exercised this power as of the date hereof. In addition, at June 30, 2019, the Corporation had $7 million in securities issued by HFA that have been economically defeased and refunded and for which securities consisting of U.S. agencies and Treasury obligations have been escrowed (December 31, 2018 - $7 million), and $22 million of commercial real estate notes issued by government entities, but that are payable from rent paid by non-governmental parties (December 31, 2018 - $23 million).
BPPR’s commercial loan portfolio also includes loans to private borrowers who are service providers, lessors, suppliers or have other relationships with the government. These borrowers could be negatively affected by the fiscal measures to be implemented to address the Commonwealth’s fiscal crisis and the ongoing Title III proceedings under PROMESA described above. Similarly, BPPR’s mortgage and consumer loan portfolios include loans to current and former government employees which could also be negatively affected by fiscal measures such as employee layoffs or furloughs or reductions in pension benefits.
BPPR also has a significant amount of deposits from the Commonwealth, its instrumentalities, and municipalities. The amount of such deposits may fluctuate depending on the financial condition and liquidity of such entities, as well as on the ability of BPPR to maintain these customer relationships.
The Corporation may also have direct exposure with regards to avoidance and other causes of action initiated by the Oversight Board on behalf of the Commonwealth or other Title III debtors. For additional information regarding such exposure, refer to Note 21 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
United States Virgin Islands
The Corporation has operations in the United States Virgin Islands (the “USVI”) and has credit exposure to USVI government entities.
The USVI has been experiencing a number of fiscal and economic challenges that could adversely affect the ability of its public corporations and instrumentalities to service their outstanding debt obligations, and was also severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and María. PROMESA does not apply to the USVI and, as such, there is currently no federal legislation permitting the restructuring of the debts of the USVI and its public corporations and instrumentalities.
To the extent that the fiscal condition of the USVI continues to deteriorate, the U.S. Congress or the Government of the USVI may enact legislation allowing for the restructuring of the financial obligations of USVI government entities or imposing a stay on creditor remedies, including by making PROMESA applicable to the USVI.
At June 30, 2019, the Corporation’s direct exposure to USVI instrumentalities and public corporations amounted to approximately $74 million, of which $66 million is outstanding (compared to $76 million and $68 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018). Of the amount outstanding, approximately (i) $42 million represents loans to the West Indian Company LTD, a government-owned company that owns and operates a cruise ship pier and shopping mall complex in St. Thomas, (ii) $14 million represents loans to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, a public corporation of the USVI that operates USVI’s water production and electric generation plants, and (iii) $10 million represents loans to the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, a public corporation of the USVI created for the purpose of raising capital for public projects (compared to $42 million, $14 million and $12 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018).
U.S. Government
As further detailed in Notes 6 and 7 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, $1.2 billion of residential mortgages and $70 million commercial loans were insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies at June 30, 2019 (compared to $1.2 billion and $74 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018).
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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 15.
During the second quarter of 2019, the Puerto Rico segment continued to reflect positive credit quality trends. Non-performing loans continued to improve, and net charge-offs were at 0.75% of the portfolio. The credit quality metrics of our U.S. operation also remained favorable. The Corporation continues to be attentive to the performance of its portfolios and related credit metrics. The following presents credit quality results for the second quarter of 2019.
Total non-performing assets (“NPAs”) decreased by $65 million when compared with December 31, 2018. This decrease was primarily driven by lower non-performing loans (‘NPLs”) in the Puerto Rico segment by $46 million, mostly due to lower commercial NPLs by $34 million, mainly related to a $12.0 million charge-off during the first quarter of 2019 and loan collections, combined with lower other real estate owned (“OREOs”) by $18 million.
At June 30, 2019, NPLs secured by real estate amounted to $435 million in the Puerto Rico operations and $39 million in the Popular U.S. operations. These figures were $459 million and $49 million, respectively, at December 31, 2018.
The Corporation’s commercial loan portfolio secured by real estate (“CRE”) amounted to $7.8 billion at June 30, 2019, of which $2.0 billion was secured with owner occupied properties, compared with $7.8 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2018. CRE NPLs amounted to $117 million at June 30, 2019, compared with $129 million at December 31, 2018. The CRE NPL ratios for the BPPR and Popular U.S. segments were 2.75% and 0.14%, respectively, at June 30, 2019, compared with 3.05% and 0.02%, respectively, at December 31, 2018.
In addition to the NPLs included in Table 15, at June 30, 2019, there were $197 million of performing loans, mostly commercial loans, which in management’s opinion, are currently subject to potential future classification as non-performing and are considered impaired (December 31, 2018 - $153 million).
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, total inflows of NPLs held-in-portfolio, excluding consumer loans, decreased by $123 million, or 68%, when compared to the inflows for the same quarter in 2018. Inflows of NPLs held-in-portfolio at the BPPR segment decreased by $106 million, or 67%, compared to the second quarter of 2018, as the inflows in that quarter were impacted by two commercial borrowers with an aggregate amount of $46 million, coupled with a decrease of $54 million in the mortgage NPL inflows. Inflows of NPLs held-in-portfolio at the Popular U.S. segment decreased by $18 million, or 74%, from the same quarter in 2018, as the inflows of the second quarter of 2018 included one large construction relationship.
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Table 15 - Non-Performing Assets
As a % of loans HIP by category
149,139
6,209
155,348
1.3
182,950
1,076
184,026
1.5
1.7
1.8
10.3
0.4
4.6
1.0
0.9
31,637
11,745
43,382
32,432
16,193
48,625
Total non-performing loans held-in-portfolio
2.1
2.3
Other real estate owned (“OREO”)
116,222
2,629
134,063
2,642
Total non-performing assets[2]
638,747
44,462
683,209
702,161
45,631
747,792
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more[3] [4]
Ratios:
Non-performing assets to total assets
1.59
1.35
1.86
1.57
Non-performing loans held-in-portfolio to loans held-in-portfolio
2.09
0.65
2.31
Allowance for loan losses to loans held-in-portfolio
2.38
0.97
2.55
0.94
2.15
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans, excluding held-for-sale
91.13
161.30
96.33
89.27
144.66
93.17
HIP = “held-in-portfolio”
[2] There were no non-performing loans held-for-sale as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
[3] The carrying value of loans accounted for under ASC Sub-topic 310-30 that are contractually 90 days or more past due was $248 million at June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $216 million). This amount is excluded from the above table as the loans’ accretable yield interest recognition is independent from the underlying contractual loan delinquency status.
[4] It is the Corporation’s policy to report delinquent residential mortgage loans insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA as accruing loans past due 90 days or more as opposed to non-performing since the principal repayment is insured. These balances include $262 million of residential mortgage loans insured by FHA or guaranteed by the VA that are no longer accruing interest as of June 30, 2019 (December 31, 2018 - $283 million). These balances also include approximately $96 million of loans rebooked due to a repurchase option with GNMA liability (December 31, 2018 - $134 million). The Corporation has approximately $66 million in reverse mortgage loans which are guaranteed by FHA, but which are currently not accruing interest. Due to the guaranteed nature of the loans, it is the Corporation’s policy to exclude these balances from non-performing assets (December 31, 2018 - $69 million).
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Table 16 - Activity in Non-Performing Loans Held-in-Portfolio (Excluding Consumer Loans)
485,931
27,312
513,243
508,303
26,796
535,099
Plus:
New non-performing loans
52,414
6,190
58,604
110,196
10,440
120,636
Advances on existing non-performing loans
Less:
Non-performing loans transferred to OREO
(8,654)
(169)
(8,823)
(12,771)
(293)
(13,064)
Non-performing loans charged-off
(9,293)
(1,022)
(10,315)
(32,945)
(1,269)
(34,214)
Loans returned to accrual status / loan collections
(60,425)
(62,659)
(112,810)
(5,676)
(118,486)
Ending balance NPLs[1]
459,973
30,088
490,061
[1] Includes $2.5 million of NPLs related to the legacy portfolio.
Table 17 - Activity in Non-Performing Loans Held-in-Portfolio (Excluding Consumer Loans)
519,392
15,931
535,323
467,923
21,730
489,653
157,638
23,797
181,435
285,069
27,560
312,629
647
649
763
769
Reclassification from covered loans
3,413
(2,926)
(8,112)
(18,393)
(49)
(18,442)
(34,656)
(313)
(34,969)
(121,174)
(4,551)
(125,725)
(175,803)
(13,853)
(189,656)
538,597
35,130
573,727
[1] Includes $3.7 million of NPLs related to the legacy portfolio.
Table 18 - Activity in Non-Performing Commercial Loans Held-in-Portfolio
166,293
2,861
169,154
4,362
12,763
6,582
19,345
(1,749)
(2,711)
(2,931)
(3,611)
(20,849)
(730)
(21,579)
(14,683)
(15,017)
(23,014)
(719)
(23,733)
Ending balance NPLs
Table 19 - Activity in Non-Performing Commercial Loans Held-in-Portfolio
157,132
1,147
158,279
161,226
3,839
165,065
53,794
1,294
55,088
68,973
1,974
70,947
(1,831)
(4,505)
(9,758)
(14,547)
(231)
(14,778)
(37,203)
(37,476)
(49,013)
(3,414)
(52,427)
162,781
2,168
164,949
Table 20 - Activity in Non-Performing Construction Loans Held-in-Portfolio
There was no activity in the construction NPLs during the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019.
Table 21 - Activity in Non-Performing Construction Loans Held-in-Portfolio
4,177
22,078
(1,734)
Table 22 - Activity in Non-Performing Mortgage Loans Held-in-Portfolio
317,850
9,808
327,658
50,205
1,828
52,033
97,433
3,648
101,081
(6,905)
(7,074)
(10,353)
(6,362)
(342)
(6,704)
(12,096)
(539)
(12,635)
(45,742)
(1,785)
(47,527)
(89,796)
(4,581)
(94,377)
Table 23 - Activity in Non-Performing Mortgage loans Held-in-Portfolio
357,967
11,647
369,614
306,697
14,852
321,549
103,844
3,658
107,502
211,919
6,613
218,532
(1,095)
(3,607)
(8,635)
(8,684)
(20,109)
(82)
(20,191)
(82,237)
(3,858)
(86,095)
(125,056)
(9,985)
(135,041)
373,257
11,398
384,655
Loan Delinquencies
Another key measure used to evaluate and monitor the Corporation’s asset quality is loan delinquencies. Loans delinquent 30 days or more and delinquencies, as a percentage of their related portfolio category at June 30, 2019 and December 31 2018, are presented below.
Table 24 - Loan Delinquencies
Loans delinquent 30 days or more
Total delinquencies as a percentage of total loans
369,681
3.03
406,442
3.37
4.37
1.78
10.48
12.59
1.37
19.05
20.39
213,915
3.72
196,325
0.16
2,007,401
7.42
2,107,781
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”), 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 ALLL 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 also 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 Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2018 Form 10-K for a description of the Corporation’s allowance for loans losses methodology.
At June 30, 2019, the ALLL amounted to $544 million, a decrease of $26 million when compared with December 31, 2018. The BPPR ALLL decreased by $31 million, mostly due to commercial charge-offs amounting to $16.6 million during the first quarter of 2019, principally from impaired loans, coupled with continuous improvement in the credit loss trends from the mortgage portfolio. This decrease was offset in part by an increase of $5 million in the Popular U.S. segment, primarily related to incremental reserves for the commercial real estate portfolio. The provision for loan losses for the second quarter of 2019 amounted to $40.2 million, compared to $60.1 million in the same period in the prior year. Refer to the Provision for Loan Losses section of this MD&A for additional information.
Preliminary impact estimate of the adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”), Financial Instruments – Credit Losses ( Topic 326)
Refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q for an update on the Corporation’s implementation efforts for the current expected credit loss model (“CECL”), pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Updates ( “ASUs”), Financial Instruments – Credit Losses ( Topic 326).
Annualized net charge offs
The following table presents annualized net charge-offs to average loans held-in-portfolio (“HIP”) by loan category for the quarters and six months periods ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018.
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Table 25 - Annualized Net Charge-offs (Recoveries) to Average Non-covered Loans Held-in-Portfolio
0.01
0.48
0.45
0.91
0.63
(0.21)
―
(0.03)
(1.25)
(0.13)
(4.60)
(3.66)
0.11
0.73
0.02
0.68
2.18
1.83
2.69
Total annualized net charge-offs to average non-covered loans held-in-portfolio
0.75
0.71
1.01
0.95
0.37
0.78
(0.02)
(1.06)
(0.11)
0.76
(8.04)
(3.93)
(0.08)
2.00
3.77
2.78
0.92
0.49
0.98
0.77
Net charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 amounted to $47.2 million, decreasing by $10.5 million when compared to the same quarter in 2018, driven by lower BPPR commercial net charge-offs by $7.8 million.
Net charge-offs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 amounted to $107.7 million, decreasing by $3.8 million when compared to the same period in 2018, mainly driven by a decrease of $6.3 million in BPPR’s mortgage NCOs, reflective of the improvements in late stage delinquency, coupled with lower commercial NCOs by $3.5 million. These decreases were partially offset by a $5.3 million increase in BPPR’s consumer NCOs, mostly related to Reliable acquired auto loans.
Table 26 - Composition of ALLL
Legacy [1]
Total[3]
Specific ALLL to impaired loans
27.05
8.21
22.47
9.58
Loans held-in-portfolio, excluding impaired loans
General ALLL to loans held-in-portfolio, excluding impaired loans
1.21
3.24
1.33
Total ALLL
ALLL to loans held-in-portfolio
1.85
1.20
1.84
2.92
[1] The legacy portfolio is comprised of commercial loans, construction loans and lease financings related to certain lending products exited by the
Corporation as part of restructuring efforts carried out in prior years at the Popular U.S. segment.
Table 27 - Composition of ALLL
52,190
25,893
398,518
112,742
13.10
29.12
22.97
11.45
186,925
7,368
11,166
106,201
137,049
449,678
11,644,501
933,674
6,716,370
5,376,699
25,462,794
1.61
3.73
1.58
1.99
1.23
Troubled debt restructurings
The Corporation’s TDR loans amounted to $1.6 billion at June 30, 2019, increasing by $42 million, or approximately 2.77%, from December 31, 2018, mainly driven by higher TDRs in the BPPR segment by $40 million. The increase in BPPR was mostly related to higher mortgage TDRs by $64 million, of which $53 million were government guaranteed loans, partially offset by a decrease in BPPR commercial TDRs of $18 million. TDRs in accruing status increased by $59 million from December 31, 2018, while non-accruing TDRs decreased by $17 million.
Refer to Note 9 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 following tables present the approximate amount and percentage of commercial impaired loans for which the Corporation relied on appraisals dated more than one year old for purposes of impairment requirements at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
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Appraisals may be adjusted due to their age and the type, location and condition of the property, area or general market conditions to reflect the expected change in value between the effective date of the appraisal and the impairment measurement date. Refer to the Allowance for Loan Losses section of Note 2, “Summary of significant accounting policies" of the Corporation’s 2018 Form 10-K for more information.
Table 28 - Impaired Loans with Appraisals Dated 1 year or Older
Total Impaired Loans – Held-in-portfolio (HIP)
Loan Count
Outstanding Principal Balance
Impaired Loans with Appraisals Over One-Year Old [1]
324,295
[1] Based on outstanding balance of total impaired loans.
335,044
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.
Adjusted net income – Non-GAAP Financial Measure
The Corporation prepares its Consolidated Financial Statements using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP” or the “reported basis”). In addition to analyzing the Corporation’s results on a reported basis, management monitors the “Adjusted net income” of the Corporation and excludes from such calculation the impact of certain transactions on the results of its operations. Management believes that the “Adjusted net income” provides meaningful information to investors about the underlying performance of the Corporation’s ongoing operations. “Adjusted net income” is a non-GAAP financial measure.
No adjustments are reflected for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2019. The following table describes adjustments to net income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2018.
Table 29 - Adjusted Net Income for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Non-GAAP)
(Unaudited)
Pre-tax
Income tax effect
Impact on net income
U.S. GAAP Net income
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Termination of FDIC Shared-Loss Agreements[1]
(94,633)
45,059
(49,574)
$(94,633)
$45,059
Tax Closing Agreement[2]
(108,946)
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)
121,263
212,587
[1]On May 22, 2018, BPPR entered into a Termination Agreement with the FDIC to terminate all Shared-Loss Agreements in connection with the acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Westernbank Puerto Rico in 2010. As a result, BPPR recognized a pre-tax gain of $94.6 million, net of the related professional and advisory fees of $8.1 million associated with the Termination Agreement. Refer to Note 10 - FDIC Loss-Share Asset and True Up Payment Obligation for additional information.
[2]Represents the impact of the Termination Agreement on income taxes. In June 2012, the Corporation entered into a Tax Closing Agreement with the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury to clarify the tax treatment related to the loans acquired in the FDIC Transaction in accordance with the provisions of the Puerto Rico Tax Code. Based on the provisions of this Tax Closing Agreement, the Corporation recognized a net income tax benefit of $108.9 million during the second quarter of 2018. Refer to Note 32- Income Taxes for additional information.
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 2018 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 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 June 30, 2019 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 21, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed under “Part I - Item 1A - Risk Factors” in our 2018 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 2 – 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 below and in our 2018 Form 10-K.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under Item 1A of the Corporation’s 2018 Form 10-K.
The risks described in our 2018 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, liquidity, results of operations and capital position.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In April 2004, the Corporation’s shareholders adopted the Popular, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan. As of June 30, 2019, the maximum number of shares of common stock remaining available for future issuance under this plan was 782,691. During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Corporation added to treasury stock 27,050 shares of common stock related to shares that were withheld under Popular’s employee restricted share awards to satisfy tax requirements.
The following table sets forth the details of purchases of Common Stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2019:
Not in thousands
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1- April 30
5,801
54.61
$52,670,000
May 1- May 31
18,470
57.68
52,670,000
June 1- June 30
2,779
54.52
Total June 30, 2019
27,050
56.70
None.
Not applicable.
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No
Exhibit Description
31.1
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
31.2
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1)
32.2
101. INS
XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline Document.
101.SCH
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document(1)
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document(1)
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document(1)
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document(1)
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document(1)
The cover page of Popular, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments)(1)
(1)Included herewith
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.
(Registrant)
Date: August 9, 2019
By: /s/ Carlos J. Vázquez
Carlos J. Vázquez
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
By: /s/ Jorge J. García
Jorge J. García
Senior Vice President & Corporate Comptroller