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Cash and Cash Equivalents | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of cash and cash equivalents [text block] [Abstract] |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
| 6. | Cash and Cash Equivalents:
| (a) | Details of cash and cash equivalents and its reconciliation to the Statement of Cash Flows at each year-end are as follows:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Cash and due from banks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash (*) |  |  | 889,911 |  |  |  | 615,842 |
Current account with the Central Bank (*) |  |  | 178,429 |  |  |  | 641,890 |
Deposits in other domestic banks |  |  | 75,651 |  |  |  | 14,506 |
Deposits abroad |  |  | 1,248,175 |  |  |  | 1,287,978 |
Subtotal - Cash and due from banks |  |  | 2,392,166 |  |  |  | 2,560,216 |
Transactions in the course of collection |  |  | 232,551 |  |  |  | (719,692 | )
Highly liquid financial instruments (**) |  |  | 371,063 |  |  |  | 400,014 |
Repurchase agreements |  |  | 114,466 |  |  |  | 34,872 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,110,246 |  |  |  | 2,275,410 |
(*) | Amounts in cash and Central Bank deposits are mandatory reserve deposits for which the Bank must maintain a minimum specified monthly average balance.
(**) | It corresponds to negotiation instruments and investment instruments, whose terms do not exceed three months from the date of acquisition.
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Highly liquid financial instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Assets Held-for-trading |  |  | 371,063 |  |  |  | 400,014 |
Total |  |  | 371,063 |  |  |  | 400,014 |
| (b) | Transactions in the course of collection:
Transactions in the course of collection are transactions for which the only remaining step is settlement, which will increase or decrease the funds in the Central Bank or in foreign banks, normally occurring within 24 to 48 business hours and are detailed as follows:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |
|  | MCh$ |  |  | MCh$ |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Documents drawn on other banks (clearing) |  |  | 222,261 |  |  |  | 123,267 |
Funds receivable |  |  | 109,159 |  |  |  | 39,985 |
Subtotal transactions in the course of collection |  |  | 331,420 |  |  |  | 163,252 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funds payable |  |  | (98,869 | ) |  |  | (882,944 | )
Subtotal transactions in the course of payment |  |  | (98,869 | ) |  |  | (882,944 | )
Total transactions in the course of collection |  |  | 232,551 |  |  |  | (719,692 | )

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