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Loans to Customers, net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in loss allowance and explanation of changes in gross carrying amount for financial instruments [line items] |
Schedule of loans to customers, net |
|  | As of December 31, 2017 |  | As of December 31, 2018
|  | Assets |  |  |  |  |  | Assets |  |  |  |
|  | before |  | Allowances |  |  |  | before |  | Allowances |  |
|  | Allowances |  | established |  | Net assets |  | Allowances |  | established |  | Net assets
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Commercial loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial loans |  | 10,568,435 |  | (160,995) |  | 10,407,440 |  | 11,496,591 |  | (175,122) |  | 11,321,469
Foreign trade loans |  | 983,796 |  | (26,582) |  | 957,214 |  | 1,313,001 |  | (12,922) |  | 1,300,079
Current account debtors |  | 270,968 |  | (8,177) |  | 262,791 |  | 222,218 |  | (9,116) |  | 213,102
Factoring transactions |  | 646,835 |  | (6,327) |  | 640,508 |  | 701,005 |  | (4,017) |  | 696,988
Student loans |  | 46,024 |  | (1,319) |  | 44,705 |  | 51,919 |  | (1,441) |  | 50,478
Commercial lease transactions (1) |  | 1,381,516 |  | (11,478) |  | 1,370,038 |  | 1,571,999 |  | (15,778) |  | 1,556,221
Other loans and accounts receivable |  | 63,244 |  | (6,351) |  | 56,893 |  | 81,665 |  | (10,468) |  | 71,197
Subtotal |  | 13,960,818 |  | (221,229) |  | 13,739,589 |  | 15,438,398 |  | (228,864) |  | 15,209,534
Mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 29,784 |  | (11) |  | 29,773 |  | 21,443 |  | (221) |  | 21,222
Transferable mortgage loans |  | 54,079 |  | (58) |  | 54,021 |  | 42,313 |  | (226) |  | 42,087
Other residential real estate mortgage loans |  | 7,384,797 |  | (31,729) |  | 7,353,068 |  | 7,978,092 |  | (33,875) |  | 7,944,217
Credits from ANAP |  | 8 |  | — |  | 8 |  | 6 |  | ― |  | 6
Other loans and accounts receivable |  | 8,568 |  | (217) |  | 8,351 |  | 10,219 |  | (8) |  | 10,211
Subtotal |  | 7,477,236 |  | (32,015) |  | 7,445,221 |  | 8,052,073 |  | (34,330) |  | 8,017,743
Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumer loans in installments |  | 2,538,740 |  | (175,293) |  | 2,363,447 |  | 2,957,493 |  | (263,542) |  | 2,693,951
Current account debtors |  | 316,678 |  | (10,446) |  | 306,232 |  | 312,783 |  | (12,868) |  | 299,915
Credit card debtors |  | 1,157,131 |  | (56,525) |  | 1,100,606 |  | 1,165,064 |  | (45,254) |  | 1,119,810
Consumer lease transactions |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 9 |  | ― |  | 9
Other loans and accounts receivable |  | 910 |  | (313) |  | 597 |  | 812 |  | (520) |  | 292
Subtotal |  | 4,013,459 |  | (242,577) |  | 3,770,882 |  | 4,436,161 |  | (322,184) |  | 4,113,977
Total |  | 25,451,513 |  | (495,821) |  | 24,955,692 |  | 27,926,632 |  | (585,378) |  | 27,341,254
In this item, the Bank finances its customers’ purchases of assets, including real estate and other personal property, through financial lease agreements. As of December 31, 2018, Ch$758,970 million corresponds to financial leases for real estate (Ch$653,575 million in December 2017) and Ch$813,038 million corresponds to financial leases for other assets (Ch$727,941 million in December 2017).
Schedule of change in gross carrying amount and ECL allowances |
|  | Commercial |  | Mortgage |  | Consumer |  | Total
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Balance as of January 1, 2017 |  | 272,274 |  | 32,747 |  | 249,748 |  | 554,769
Charge-offs |  | (58,716) |  | (5,093) |  | (254,981) |  | (318,790)
Sales or transfers of credits |  | (11,595) |  | ― |  | ― |  | (11,595)
Allowances (released) established, net |  | 19,266 |  | 4,361 |  | 247,810 |  | 271,437
Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | 221,229 |  | 32,015 |  | 242,577 |  | 495,821
Impact adoption IFRS 9 |  | 181 |  | 1,762 |  | 71,874 |  | 73,817
Balance as of January 1, 2018 |  | 221,410 |  | 33,777 |  | 314,451 |  | 569,638
Charge-offs |  | (52,419) |  | (6,993) |  | (233,511) |  | (292,923)
Sales or transfers of credits |  | (958) |  | ― |  | ― |  | (958)
Allowances (released) established, net |  | 60,831 |  | 7,546 |  | 241,244 |  | 309,621
Balance as of December 31, 2018 |  | 228,864 |  | 34,330 |  | 322,184 |  | 585,378
Schedule of cash flows to be received from financial leasing contracts |
|  | Total receivable |  | Unearned income |  | Net lease receivable (*)
|  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Due within one year |  | 461,354 |  | 519,186 |  | (54,216) |  | (60,216) |  | 407,138 |  | 458,970
Due after 1 year but within 2 years |  | 338,305 |  | 383,164 |  | (39,946) |  | (44,066) |  | 298,359 |  | 339,098
Due after 2 years but within 3 years |  | 230,920 |  | 255,997 |  | (26,136) |  | (28,740) |  | 204,784 |  | 227,257
Due after 3 years but within 4 years |  | 146,921 |  | 162,310 |  | (17,680) |  | (19,471) |  | 129,241 |  | 142,839
Due after 4 years but within 5 years |  | 99,268 |  | 108,453 |  | (12,564) |  | (13,992) |  | 86,704 |  | 94,461
Due after 5 years |  | 278,607 |  | 336,705 |  | (27,315) |  | (33,666) |  | 251,292 |  | 303,039
Total |  | 1,555,375 |  | 1,765,815 |  | (177,857) |  | (200,151) |  | 1,377,518 |  | 1,565,664
(*) The net balance receivable does not include the total overdue portfolio totaling Ch$3,998 million and Ch$6,344 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. This overdue portfolio only reflects the past due portion without considering the remaining outstanding principal and interest.
Schedule of loans by industry sector |
|  | Location |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Chile |  | Abroad |  | Total
|  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  |  | 2018 |  |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | % |  | MCh$ |  | %
Commercial loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commerce |  | 2,013,411 |  | 2,285,895 |  | 21,718 |  | 38,430 |  | 2,035,129 |  | 7.99 |  | 2,324,325 |  | 8.32
Financial services |  | 1,845,464 |  | 2,119,815 |  | 6,185 |  | 2,784 |  | 1,851,649 |  | 7.27 |  | 2,122,599 |  | 7.60
Services |  | 1,964,238 |  | 2,109,143 |  | — |  | 348 |  | 1,964,238 |  | 7.72 |  | 2,109,491 |  | 7.55
Construction |  | 1,493,373 |  | 1,752,237 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,493,373 |  | 5.87 |  | 1,752,237 |  | 6.27
Agriculture and livestock |  | 1,354,069 |  | 1,582,520 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,354,069 |  | 5.32 |  | 1,582,520 |  | 5.67
Manufacturing |  | 1,369,293 |  | 1,544,862 |  | 30,399 |  | 34,613 |  | 1,399,692 |  | 5.50 |  | 1,579,475 |  | 5.66
Transportation and telecommunications |  | 1,612,930 |  | 1,480,773 |  | — |  | 17,369 |  | 1,612,930 |  | 6.34 |  | 1,498,142 |  | 5.37
Electricity, gas and water |  | 565,695 |  | 461,351 |  | — |  | — |  | 565,695 |  | 2.22 |  | 461,351 |  | 1.65
Mining |  | 422,176 |  | 453,549 |  | — |  | — |  | 422,176 |  | 1.66 |  | 453,549 |  | 1.62
Fishing |  | 145,266 |  | 156,472 |  | — |  | — |  | 145,266 |  | 0.57 |  | 156,472 |  | 0.56
Other |  | 1,116,601 |  | 1,398,237 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,116,601 |  | 4.39 |  | 1,398,237 |  | 5.01
Subtotal |  | 13,902,516 |  | 15,344,854 |  | 58,302 |  | 93,544 |  | 13,960,818 |  | 54.85 |  | 15,438,398 |  | 55.28
Residential mortgage loans |  | 7,477,236 |  | 8,052,073 |  | — |  | — |  | 7,477,236 |  | 29.38 |  | 8,052,073 |  | 28.83
Consumer loans |  | 4,013,459 |  | 4,436,161 |  | — |  | — |  | 4,013,459 |  | 15.77 |  | 4,436,161 |  | 15.89
Total |  | 25,393,211 |  | 27,833,088 |  | 58,302 |  | 93,544 |  | 25,451,513 |  | 100.00 |  | 27,926,632 |  | 100.00
Schedule of sale or transfer of loan portfolio |
|  | As of December 31, 2017
|  | Carrying |  | Allowances |  |  |  | Effect on income
|  | amount |  | released |  | Sale price |  | (loss) gain
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Sale of outstanding loans |  | 33,681 |  | (11,595) |  | 24,126 |  | 2,040
Sale of write-off loans |  | — |  | — |  | 23 |  | 23
Total |  | 33,681 |  | (11,595) |  | 24,149 |  | 2,063
|  | As of December 31, 2018
|  | Carrying |  | Allowances |  |  |  | Effect on income
|  | amount |  | released |  | Sale price |  | (loss) gain
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Sale of outstanding loans |  | 22,567 |  | (958) |  | 21,876 |  | 267
Sale of write-off loans |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | —
Total |  | 22,567 |  | (958) |  | 21,876 |  | 267
Loans to customers |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in loss allowance and explanation of changes in gross carrying amount for financial instruments [line items] |
Schedule of credit quality and the maximum exposure to credit risk |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | Stage 1 |  | Stage 2 |  | Stage 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Individual |  | Group |  | Individual |  | Group |  | Individual |  | Group |  | POCI |  | Total |  | Total
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Commercial loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Normal |  | 9,426,420 |  | 3,049,264 |  | 2,039,954 |  | 447,225 |  | — |  | 6,702 |  | — |  | 14,969,565 |  | 13,494,128
Substandard |  | — |  | — |  | 94,894 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 94,894 |  | 101,253
Non-complying |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 13,026 |  | 120,564 |  | 239,734 |  | 615 |  | 373,939 |  | 365,437
Subtotal |  | 9,426,420 |  | 3,049,264 |  | 2,134,848 |  | 460,251 |  | 120,564 |  | 246,436 |  | 615 |  | 15,438,398 |  | 13,960,818
Mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Normal |  | — |  | 6,893,619 |  | — |  | 993,085 |  | — |  | 513 |  | — |  | 7,887,217 |  | 7,316,969
Non-complying |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 164,856 |  | — |  | 164,856 |  | 160,267
Subtotal |  | — |  | 6,893,619 |  | — |  | 993,085 |  | — |  | 165,369 |  | — |  | 8,052,073 |  | 7,477,236
Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Normal |  | — |  | 3,166,290 |  | — |  | 975,898 |  | — |  | 24,579 |  | — |  | 4,166,767 |  | 3,760,472
Non-complying |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 269,394 |  | — |  | 269,394 |  | 252,987
Subtotal |  | — |  | 3,166,290 |  | — |  | 975,898 |  | — |  | 293,973 |  | — |  | 4,436,161 |  | 4,013,459
Total |  | 9,426,420 |  | 13,109,173 |  | 2,134,848 |  | 2,429,234 |  | 120,564 |  | 705,778 |  | 615 |  | 27,926,632 |  | 25,451,513
Schedule of change in gross carrying amount and ECL allowances |
| i. Changes in the gross carrying amount as of December 31, 2018 is, as follows:
|  | 2018
|  | Stage 1 |  | Stage 2 |  | Stage 3 |  |  |  |
|  | Individual |  | Group |  | Individual |  | Group |  | Individual |  | Group |  | POCI |  | Total
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$
Commercial loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 |  | 8,446,627 |  | 2,506,255 |  | 2,228,401 |  | 408,337 |  | 162,231 |  | 208,944 |  | 23 |  | 13,960,818
Net change on gross carrying amount * |  | 968,288 |  | 780,778 |  | (254,542) |  | (105,114) |  | (81,058) |  | (4,607) |  | 592 |  | 1,304,337
Transfer to Stage 1 |  | 681,223 |  | 375,672 |  | (680,838) |  | (346,936) |  | (385) |  | (28,736) |  | — |  | —
Transfer to Stage 2 |  | (811,209) |  | (602,997) |  | 822,133 |  | 630,963 |  | (10,924) |  | (27,966) |  | — |  | —
Transfer to Stage 3 |  | (15,175) |  | (16,665) |  | (32,569) |  | (127,676) |  | 47,744 |  | 144,341 |  | — |  | —
Amounts written off |  | (150) |  | (67) |  | (11) |  | (468) |  | (5,422) |  | (46,301) |  | — |  | (52,419)
Foreign Exchange adjustments |  | 156,816 |  | 6,288 |  | 52,274 |  | 1,145 |  | 8,378 |  | 761 |  | — |  | 225,662
Total Commercial loans |  | 9,426,420 |  | 3,049,264 |  | 2,134,848 |  | 460,251 |  | 120,564 |  | 246,436 |  | 615 |  | 15,438,398
Mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 |  | — |  | 6,410,939 |  | — |  | 904,826 |  | — |  | 161,471 |  | — |  | 7,477,236
Net change on gross carrying amount * |  | — |  | 734,990 |  | — |  | (115,034) |  | — |  | (38,126) |  | — |  | 581,830
Transfer to Stage 1 |  | — |  | 399,309 |  | — |  | (397,363) |  | — |  | (1,946) |  | — |  | —
Transfer to Stage 2 |  | — |  | (651,619) |  | — |  | 671,775 |  | — |  | (20,156) |  | — |  | —
Transfer to Stage 3 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (71,113) |  | — |  | 71,113 |  | — |  | —
Amounts written off |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (6) |  | — |  | (6,987) |  | — |  | (6,993)
Foreign Exchange adjustments |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | —
Total Mortgage loans |  | — |  | 6,893,619 |  | — |  | 993,085 |  | — |  | 165,369 |  | — |  | 8,052,073
Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Carrying amount as at 1 January 2018 |  | — |  | 2,761,640 |  | — |  | 967,918 |  | — |  | 283,901 |  | — |  | 4,013,459
Net change on gross carrying amount * |  | — |  | 1,007,548 |  | — |  | (416,546) |  | — |  | 60,645 |  | — |  | 651,647
Transfer to Stage 1 |  | — |  | 381,126 |  | — |  | (335,330) |  | — |  | (45,796) |  | — |  | —
Transfer to Stage 2 |  | — |  | (978,112) |  | — |  | 1,040,597 |  | — |  | (62,485) |  | — |  | —
Transfer to Stage 3 |  | — |  | (9,340) |  | — |  | (281,144) |  | — |  | 290,484 |  | — |  | —
Amounts written off |  | — |  | (104) |  | — |  | (627) |  | — |  | (232,780) |  | — |  | (233,511)
Foreign Exchange adjustments |  | — |  | 3,532 |  | — |  | 1,030 |  | — |  | 4 |  | — |  | 4,566
Total Consumer loans |  | — |  | 3,166,290 |  | — |  | 975,898 |  | — |  | 293,973 |  | — |  | 4,436,161
* Net change between assets originated and assets repaid, excluding write offs. iii.Changes in the ECL allowances as of December 31, 2018 is, as follows:
|  | 2018 |  |
|  | Stage 1 |  | Stage 2 |  | Stage 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Individual |  | Group |  | Individual |  | Group |  | Individual |  | Group |  | POCI |  | Total |  |
|  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  | MCh$ |  |
Commercial loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ECL allowances as at 1 January 2018 |  | 16,527 |  | 16,663 |  | 31,252 |  | 20,247 |  | 50,014 |  | 86,701 |  | 6 |  | 221,410 |  |
Net change on ECL allowances * |  | 9,424 |  | 12,463 |  | (5,045) |  | (18,338) |  | (18,715) |  | 31,406 |  | 293 |  | 11,488 |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  | 4,114 |  | 14,807 |  | (3,981) |  | (6,387) |  | (133) |  | (8,420) |  | — |  | — |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  | (2,600) |  | (11,606) |  | 8,805 |  | 15,817 |  | (6,205) |  | (4,211) |  | — |  | — |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  | (70) |  | (1,189) |  | (4,134) |  | (13,572) |  | 4,204 |  | 14,761 |  | — |  | — |  |
Impact on year end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year ** |  | (2,702) |  | (9,589) |  | 4,512 |  | 23,822 |  | 5,505 |  | 21,568 |  | — |  | 43,116 |  |
Amounts written off |  | (150) |  | (67) |  | (11) |  | (468) |  | (5,422) |  | (46,301) |  | — |  | (52,419) |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | 337 |  | 112 |  | 945 |  | 46 |  | 3,446 |  | 383 |  | — |  | 5,269 |  |
Total Commercial loans |  | 24,880 |  | 21,594 |  | 32,343 |  | 21,167 |  | 32,694 |  | 95,887 |  | 299 |  | 228,864 |  |
Mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ECL allowances as at 1 January 2018 |  | — |  | 740 |  | — |  | 17,351 |  | — |  | 15,686 |  | — |  | 33,777 |  |
Net change on ECL allowances * |  | — |  | 299 |  | — |  | (8,772) |  | — |  | 4,417 |  | — |  | (4,056) |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  | — |  | 892 |  | — |  | (758) |  | — |  | (134) |  | — |  | — |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  | — |  | (404) |  | — |  | 2,112 |  | — |  | (1,708) |  | — |  | — |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2,693) |  | — |  | 2,693 |  | — |  | — |  |
Impact on year end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year ** |  | — |  | (803) |  | — |  | 9,661 |  | — |  | 2,744 |  | — |  | 11,602 |  |
Amounts written off |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (6) |  | — |  | (6,987) |  | — |  | (6,993) |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |
Total Mortgage loans |  | — |  | 724 |  | — |  | 16,895 |  | — |  | 16,711 |  | — |  | 34,330 |  |
Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ECL allowances as at 1 January 2018 |  | — |  | 44,078 |  | — |  | 115,096 |  | — |  | 155,277 |  | — |  | 314,451 |  |
Net change on ECL allowances * |  | — |  | 40,305 |  | — |  | (91,527) |  | — |  | 119,321 |  | — |  | 68,099 |  |
Transfer to Stage 1 |  | — |  | 26,682 |  | — |  | (9,604) |  | — |  | (17,078) |  | — |  | — |  |
Transfer to Stage 2 |  | — |  | (44,301) |  | — |  | 68,448 |  | — |  | (24,147) |  | — |  | — |  |
Transfer to Stage 3 |  | — |  | (2,024) |  | — |  | (72,629) |  | — |  | 74,653 |  | — |  | — |  |
Impact on year end ECL of exposures transferred between stages during the year ** |  | — |  | (15,379) |  | — |  | 101,086 |  | — |  | 87,371 |  | — |  | 173,078 |  |
Amounts written off |  | — |  | (104) |  | — |  | (627) |  | — |  | (232,780) |  | — |  | (233,511) |  |
Foreign exchange adjustments |  | — |  | 16 |  | — |  | 49 |  | — |  | 2 |  | — |  | 67 |  |
Total Consumer loans |  | — |  | 49,273 |  | — |  | 110,292 |  | — |  | 162,619 |  | — |  | 322,184 |  |
* Net allowances change between assets originated and assets repaid, excluding write offs. ** Represents the change in the year-end ECLs of exposures that were transferred from one stage to another during the year.

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