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Risk Management (Details) - Schedule of fogape COVID credits - Government Programs [Member] $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 CLP ($)
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Government Programs |
Number of Operations | 39,245
Loan value of customers | $ 1,888,855
% from the portfolio | 6.10%
Provisions | $ 29,731
Government Programs |
Gross carrying amount | $ 1,888,855
% of portfolio | 6.10%
ECL | $ 29,731
% of total ECL | 3.60%
Commercial Individual [Member] |
Government Programs |
Number of Operations | 4,036
Loan value of customers | $ 856,922
% from the portfolio | 6.70%
Provisions | $ 21,378
Commercial Group [Member] |
Government Programs |
Number of Operations | 35,209
Loan value of customers | $ 1,031,933
% from the portfolio | 21.40%
Provisions | $ 8,353
Consumer [Member] |
Government Programs |
Number of Operations |
Loan value of customers |
% from the portfolio |
Provisions |
Mortgages [Member] |
Government Programs |
Number of Operations |
Loan value of customers |
% from the portfolio |
Provisions |
Stage 1 [Member] |
Government Programs |
Gross carrying amount | $ 1,395,886
% of portfolio | 5.50%
ECL | $ 10,324
% of total ECL | 3.70%
Stage 2 [Member] |
Government Programs |
Gross carrying amount | $ 482,575
% of portfolio | 10.50%
ECL | $ 17,971
% of total ECL | 7.70%
Stage 3 [Member] |
Government Programs |
Gross carrying amount | $ 10,394
% of portfolio | 0.90%
ECL | $ 1,436
% of total ECL | 0.50%

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