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Guarantees (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with credit recourse |
Credit Recourse Agreements Reserve Table [Text Block] |
|  | Quarters ended March 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance as of beginning of period | $ | 56,230 | $ | 58,820
Provision (reversal) for recourse liability |  | (311) |  | 3,000
Net charge-offs |  | (3,908) |  | (4,395)
Balance as of end of period | $ | 52,011 | $ | 57,425
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with representation and warranties |
Indemnifications and Representations and Warranties Table [Text Block] |
|  | Quarters ended March 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018
Balance as of beginning of period | $ | 10,837 |  | $ | 11,742
Provision (reversal) for representation and warranties |  | 104 |  |  | (152)
Net charge-offs |  | (75) |  |  | (172)
Balance as of end of period | $ | 10,866 |  | $ | 11,418

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