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Contingencies and Commitments - Schedule of Contingent Loans and Other Liabilities (Details) - CLP ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Guarantees and sureties |  |
Guarantees and sureties in chilean currency |  |
Guarantees and sureties in foreign currency | 336,737 | 351,531
Letters of credit for goods circulation operations | 442,216 | 350,604
Debt purchase commitments in local currency abroad |  |
Transactions related to contingent events |  |
Transactions related to contingent events in chilean currency | 2,544,288 | 2,209,109
Transactions related to contingent events in foreign currency | 580,338 | 431,188
Undrawn credit lines with immediate termination |  |
Balance of lines of credit and agreed overdraft in current account – commercial loans | 1,642,163 | 1,581,711
Balance of lines of credit on credit card – commercial loans | 359,638 | 317,560
Balance of lines of credit and agreed overdraft in current account – consumer loans | 1,497,076 | 1,476,241
Balance of lines of credit on credit card – consumer loans | 7,626,423 | 6,708,946
Balance of lines of credit and agreed overdraft in current account – due from banks loans |  |
Undrawn credit lines |  |
Other commitments |  |
Credits for higher studies Law No. 20,027 (CAE) |  |
Other irrevocable credit commitments | 51,889 | 120,545
Other credit commitments |  |
Total | 15,080,768 | 13,547,435
Transactions on behalf of third parties |  |
Collections | 214,446 | 176,146
Placement or sale of financial instruments |  |
Transferred financial assets managed by the bank |  |
Third-party resources managed by the bank | 1,147,660 | 921,105
Subtotal | 1,362,106 | 1,097,251
Securities custody |  |
Securities safekept by a banking subsidiary | 7,443,549 | 6,267,729
Securities safekept by the Bank | 3,318,810 | 3,133,770
Securities safekept deposited in another entity | 19,509,831 | 17,238,292
Securities issued by the bank |  |
Subtotal | 30,272,190 | 26,639,791
Total | $ 31,634,296 | $ 27,737,042

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