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Guarantees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with credit recourse |
Credit Recourse Agreements Reserve Table [Text Block] |
|  | Years ended December 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance as of beginning of period | $ | 56,230 | $ | 58,820
Provision for recourse liability |  | 2,122 |  | 12,200
Net charge-offs |  | (23,490) |  | (14,790)
Balance as of end of period | $ | 34,862 | $ | 56,230
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with representation and warranties |
Indemnifications and Representations and Warranties Table [Text Block] |
|  | Years ended December 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018
Balance as of beginning of period | $ | 10,837 |  | $ | 11,742
Provision (reversal) for representation and warranties |  | (5,020) |  |  | 78
Net charge-offs |  | (75) |  |  | (983)
Settlements paid |  | (2,530) |  |  | -
Balance as of end of period | $ | 3,212 |  | $ | 10,837

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