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Maturity of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ 2,392,166 | $ 880,081 |
Transactions in the course of collection |  | 331,420 | 289,194 |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  | 1,872,355 | 1,745,366 |
Investments under resale agreements |  | 142,329 | 97,289 |
Derivative instruments |  | 2,786,215 | 1,513,947 |
Loans and advances to banks |  | 1,140,081 | 1,494,384 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost |  | 29,384,039 | 27,341,254 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 1,366,343 | 1,053,191 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 41,013,874 | 35,601,430 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  | 11,326,133 | 9,584,488 |
Transactions in the course of payment |  | 98,869 | 44,436 |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  | 308,734 | 303,820 |
Savings accounts and time deposits |  | 10,856,618 | 10,656,174 |
Derivative instruments |  | 2,818,421 | 1,528,234 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 1,563,277 | 1,516,759 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 10,898 | 16,368 |
Bonds |  | 7,912,621 | 6,772,990 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 889,895 | 686,194 |
Other financial obligations |  | 156,229 | 118,014 |
Lease liabilities |  | 146,013 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 37,108,113 | 31,927,714 | $ 29,016,089
Up to1 month [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | 2,392,166 | 880,081 |
Transactions in the course of collection |  | 331,420 | 289,194 |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  | 1,872,355 | 1,745,366 |
Investments under resale agreements |  | 102,057 | 73,496 |
Derivative instruments |  | 158,873 | 157,417 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] | 876,119 | 1,262,428 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 4,175,064 | 3,954,066 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 23,786 | 38,691 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 9,931,840 | 8,400,739 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  | 11,326,133 | 9,584,488 |
Transactions in the course of payment |  | 98,869 | 44,436 |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  | 298,711 | 237,999 |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 6,130,583 | 5,018,791 |
Derivative instruments |  | 156,291 | 146,764 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 69,711 | 115,220 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 1,102 | 1,453 |
Bonds |  | 423,966 | 325,766 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 3,041 | 4,220 |
Other financial obligations |  | 140,449 | 97,393 |
Lease liabilities |  | 2,353 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 18,651,209 | 15,576,530 |
Over 1 month and up to 3 months [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |  |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  |  |  |
Investments under resale agreements |  | 29,393 | 16,918 |
Derivative instruments |  | 314,446 | 241,305 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] | 97,585 | 77,268 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 2,340,320 | 2,143,023 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 225,772 | 137,420 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 3,007,516 | 2,615,934 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |  |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  | 8,583 | 1,448 |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 1,979,110 | 1,946,688 |
Derivative instruments |  | 237,743 | 237,039 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 349,478 | 269,412 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 1,212 | 1,618 |
Bonds |  | 211,648 | 275,688 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 2,460 | 2,254 |
Other financial obligations |  | 1,436 | 3,505 |
Lease liabilities |  | 4,776 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 2,796,446 | 2,737,652 |
Over 3 month and up to 12 months [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |  |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  |  |  |
Investments under resale agreements |  | 10,879 | 6,875 |
Derivative instruments |  | 621,036 | 378,093 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] | 166,487 | 132,259 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 5,685,646 | 4,973,622 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 779,872 | 383,200 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 7,263,920 | 5,874,049 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |  |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  | 1,440 | 64,373 |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 2,224,778 | 3,100,464 |
Derivative instruments |  | 616,472 | 335,497 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 1,049,781 | 1,052,830 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 2,622 | 3,581 |
Bonds |  | 413,485 | 583,876 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 115,933 | 44,901 |
Other financial obligations |  | 6,490 | 10,126 |
Lease liabilities |  | 20,841 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 4,451,842 | 5,195,648 |
Subtotal up to 1 year [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | 2,392,166 | 880,081 |
Transactions in the course of collection |  | 331,420 | 289,194 |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  | 1,872,355 | 1,745,366 |
Investments under resale agreements |  | 142,329 | 97,289 |
Derivative instruments |  | 1,094,355 | 776,815 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] | 1,140,191 | 1,471,955 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 12,201,030 | 11,070,711 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 1,029,430 | 559,311 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 20,203,276 | 16,890,722 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  | 11,326,133 | 9,584,488 |
Transactions in the course of payment |  | 98,869 | 44,436 |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  | 308,734 | 303,820 |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 10,334,471 | 10,065,943 |
Derivative instruments |  | 1,010,506 | 719,300 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 1,468,970 | 1,437,462 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 4,936 | 6,652 |
Bonds |  | 1,049,099 | 1,185,330 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 121,434 | 51,375 |
Other financial obligations |  | 148,375 | 111,024 |
Lease liabilities |  | 27,970 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 25,899,497 | 23,509,830 |
Over 1 year and up to 3 years [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |  |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  |  |  |
Investments under resale agreements |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments |  | 543,469 | 274,200 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] |  | 23,441 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 5,624,031 | 5,726,668 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 106,930 | 74,940 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 6,274,430 | 6,099,249 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |  |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  |  |  |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 281,384 | 365,177 |
Derivative instruments |  | 608,516 | 264,438 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 94,307 | 79,297 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 3,868 | 5,911 |
Bonds |  | 1,460,318 | 844,692 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 38,525 | 41,122 |
Other financial obligations |  | 6,383 | 5,555 |
Lease liabilities |  | 51,571 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 2,544,872 | 1,606,192 |
Over 3 year and up to 5 years [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |  |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  |  |  |
Investments under resale agreements |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments |  | 411,470 | 214,863 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] |  |  |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 3,198,639 | 3,133,606 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 30,080 | 136,342 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 3,640,189 | 3,484,811 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |  |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  |  |  |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 492 | 619 |
Derivative instruments |  | 469,861 | 273,790 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  |  |  |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 1,579 | 2,577 |
Bonds |  | 1,746,745 | 1,505,660 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 18,251 | 27,906 |
Other financial obligations |  | 1,471 | 1,307 |
Lease liabilities |  | 28,463 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 2,266,862 | 1,811,859 |
Over 5 years [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |  |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  |  |  |
Investments under resale agreements |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments |  | 736,921 | 248,069 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] |  |  |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 9,009,572 | 7,995,647 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 199,903 | 282,598 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 9,946,396 | 8,526,314 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |  |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  |  |  |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 421 | 132 |
Derivative instruments |  | 729,538 | 270,706 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  |  |  |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 515 | 1,228 |
Bonds |  | 3,656,459 | 3,237,308 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 711,685 | 565,791 |
Other financial obligations |  |  | 128 |
Lease liabilities |  | 38,009 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 5,136,627 | 4,075,293 |
Subtotal over 1 year [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  |  |
Financial Assets held-for-trading |  |  |  |
Investments under resale agreements |  |  |  |
Derivative instruments |  | 1,691,860 | 737,132 |
Loans and advances to banks | [1] |  | 23,441 |
Loans to customers at amortized cost | [1] | 17,832,242 | 16,855,921 |
Financial Assets at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income |  | 336,913 | 493,880 |
Financial assets held-to-maturity |  |  |  |
Total financial assets |  | 19,861,015 | 18,110,374 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current accounts and other demand deposits |  |  |  |
Transactions in the course of payment |  |  |  |
Obligations under repurchase agreements |  |  |  |
Savings accounts and time deposits | [2] | 282,297 | 365,928 |
Derivative instruments |  | 1,807,915 | 808,934 |
Borrowings from financial institutions |  | 94,307 | 79,297 |
Debt issued: |  |  |  |
Mortgage bonds |  | 5,962 | 9,716 |
Bonds |  | 6,863,522 | 5,587,660 |
Subordinate bonds |  | 768,461 | 634,819 |
Other financial obligations |  | 7,854 | 6,990 |
Lease liabilities |  | 118,043 |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | $ 9,948,361 | $ 7,493,344 |
[1] | The respective provisions, which amount to Ch$585,378 million and Ch$649,233 million in 2018 and 2019, respectively, for loans to customers and Ch$1,012 million and Ch$110 million for loans and advances to banks, have not been deducted from these balances.
[2] | Excludes term saving accounts, which amount to Ch$239,850 million (Ch$224,303 million in December 2018).

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