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Allowance for credit losses - Allowance Movement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 477,708 | $ 569,348
Impact of adopting CECL | 315,107 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 282,336 | 165,779
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 7,512 |
Charge-offs | (259,331) | (345,679)
Recoveries | 72,918 | 88,260
Balance at end of period | 896,250 | 477,708
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 85,226
General ALLL |  | 392,482
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 8,717 | 8,216
Impact of CECL | (5,460) |
Provision | 12,593 | 501
Balance at end of period | 15,850 | 8,717
Impaired loans |  | 1,032,821
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 26,374,052
Loans held-in-portfolio | 29,385,196 | 27,406,873
Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 4,778 | 7,424
Impact of adopting CECL | (2,871) |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 11,383 | (3,544)
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (1,509) | (2,324)
Recoveries | 2,174 | 3,222
Balance at end of period | 13,955 | 4,778
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 6
General ALLL |  | 4,772
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 413 | 143
Impact of CECL | 399 |
Provision | 8,266 | 270
Balance at end of period | 9,078 | 413
Impaired loans |  | 119
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 830,973
Loans held-in-portfolio | 918,765 | 831,092
Mortgages |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 121,108 | 147,412
Impact of adopting CECL | 96,512 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 10,209 | 15,486
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 7,512 |
Charge-offs | (30,139) | (48,182)
Recoveries | 10,514 | 6,392
Balance at end of period | 215,716 | 121,108
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 42,804
General ALLL |  | 78,304
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 0 | 0
Impact of CECL | 0 |
Provision | 0 | 0
Balance at end of period | 0 | 0
Impaired loans |  | 531,855
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 6,651,677
Loans held-in-portfolio | 7,890,680 | 7,183,532
Legacy |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 630 | 969
Impact of adopting CECL | 382 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 309 | (1,738)
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (102) | 105
Recoveries | 174 | 1,294
Balance at end of period | 1,393 | 630
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 0
General ALLL |  | 630
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 6 | 0
Impact of CECL | (2) |
Provision | (4) | 6
Balance at end of period | 0 | 6
Impaired loans |  | 0
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 22,105
Loans held-in-portfolio | 15,473 | 22,105
Unfunded loan commitment |  |
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at end of period | 15,850 |
Commercial |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 147,052 | 239,115
Impact of adopting CECL | 91,496 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 108,467 | (25,944)
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (29,707) | (94,181)
Recoveries | 14,961 | 28,062
Balance at end of period | 332,269 | 147,052
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 20,533
General ALLL |  | 126,519
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 830 | 874
Impact of CECL | 1,611 |
Provision | 4,225 | (44)
Balance at end of period | 6,666 | 830
Impaired loans |  | 399,549
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 11,913,202
Loans held-in-portfolio |  | 12,312,751
Commercial | Unfunded loan commitment |  |
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at end of period | 6,666 |
Leasing |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 10,768 | 11,486
Impact of adopting CECL | (713) |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 14,172 | 8,619
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (10,447) | (11,834)
Recoveries | 3,083 | 2,497
Balance at end of period | 16,863 | 10,768
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 61
General ALLL |  | 10,707
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 0 | 0
Impact of CECL | 0 |
Provision | 0 | 0
Balance at end of period | 0 | 0
Impaired loans |  | 507
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 1,059,000
Loans held-in-portfolio | 1,197,661 | 1,059,507
Leasing | Unfunded loan commitment |  |
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at end of period | 0 |
Consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 193,372 | 162,942
Impact of adopting CECL | 130,301 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 137,796 | 172,900
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (187,427) | (189,263)
Recoveries | 42,012 | 46,793
Balance at end of period | 316,054 | 193,372
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 21,822
General ALLL |  | 171,550
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 7,468 | 7,199
Impact of CECL | (7,468) |
Provision | 106 | 269
Balance at end of period | 106 | 7,468
Impaired loans |  | 100,791
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 5,897,095
Loans held-in-portfolio |  | 5,997,886
Consumer | Unfunded loan commitment |  |
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at end of period | 106 |
Puerto Rico |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 432,651 | 507,158
Impact of adopting CECL | 270,368 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 205,865 | 135,751
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 7,512 |
Charge-offs | (238,281) | (281,355)
Recoveries | 61,635 | 71,097
Balance at end of period | 739,750 | 432,651
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 81,455
General ALLL |  | 351,196
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 8,439 | 7,983
Impact of CECL | (6,494) |
Provision | 7,578 | 456
Balance at end of period | 9,523 | 8,439
Impaired loans |  | 1,011,704
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 19,168,528
Loans held-in-portfolio | 21,573,280 | 20,180,232
Puerto Rico | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 574 | 886
Impact of adopting CECL | 115 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 3,228 | (3,417)
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | 0 | (109)
Recoveries | 954 | 3,214
Balance at end of period | 4,871 | 574
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 6
General ALLL |  | 568
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 294 | 42
Impact of CECL | (185) |
Provision | 4,501 | 252
Balance at end of period | 4,610 | 294
Impaired loans |  | 119
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 137,351
Loans held-in-portfolio | 157,106 | 137,470
Puerto Rico | Mortgages |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 116,281 | 142,978
Impact of adopting CECL | 86,081 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 5,318 | 14,658
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 7,512 |
Charge-offs | (30,080) | (47,577)
Recoveries | 10,445 | 6,222
Balance at end of period | 195,557 | 116,281
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 40,596
General ALLL |  | 75,685
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 0 | 0
Impact of CECL | 0 |
Provision | 0 | 0
Balance at end of period | 0 | 0
Impaired loans |  | 522,469
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 5,644,279
Loans held-in-portfolio | 6,770,143 | 6,166,748
Puerto Rico | Commercial |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 131,063 | 207,214
Impact of adopting CECL | 62,393 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 48,756 | (41,440)
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (27,731) | (53,852)
Recoveries | 10,842 | 19,141
Balance at end of period | 225,323 | 131,063
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 20,533
General ALLL |  | 110,530
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 678 | 742
Impact of CECL | 1,158 |
Provision | 3,077 | (64)
Balance at end of period | 4,913 | 678
Impaired loans |  | 397,452
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 6,863,678
Loans held-in-portfolio |  | 7,261,130
Puerto Rico | Leasing |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 10,768 | 11,486
Impact of adopting CECL | (713) |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 14,172 | 8,619
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (10,447) | (11,834)
Recoveries | 3,083 | 2,497
Balance at end of period | 16,863 | 10,768
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 61
General ALLL |  | 10,707
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 0 | 0
Impact of CECL | 0 |
Provision | 0 | 0
Balance at end of period | 0 | 0
Impaired loans |  | 507
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 1,059,000
Loans held-in-portfolio | 1,197,661 | 1,059,507
Puerto Rico | Consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 173,965 | 144,594
Impact of adopting CECL | 122,492 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 134,391 | 157,331
Initial allowance for credit losses - PCD Loans | 0 |
Charge-offs | (170,023) | (167,983)
Recoveries | 36,311 | 40,023
Balance at end of period | 297,136 | 173,965
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 20,259
General ALLL |  | 153,706
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 7,467 | 7,199
Impact of CECL | (7,467) |
Provision | 0 | 268
Balance at end of period | 0 | 7,467
Impaired loans |  | 91,157
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 5,464,220
Loans held-in-portfolio |  | 5,555,377
Popular U.S. |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 45,057 | 62,190
Impact of adopting CECL | 44,739 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 76,471 | 30,028
Charge-offs | (21,050) | (64,324)
Recoveries | 11,283 | 17,163
Balance at end of period | 156,500 | 45,057
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 3,771
General ALLL |  | 41,286
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 278 | 233
Impact of CECL | 1,034 |
Provision | 5,015 | 45
Balance at end of period | 6,327 | 278
Impaired loans |  | 21,117
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 7,205,524
Loans held-in-portfolio | 7,811,916 | 7,226,641
Popular U.S. | Construction |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 4,204 | 6,538
Impact of adopting CECL | (2,986) |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 8,155 | (127)
Charge-offs | (1,509) | (2,215)
Recoveries | 1,220 | 8
Balance at end of period | 9,084 | 4,204
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 0
General ALLL |  | 4,204
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 119 | 101
Impact of CECL | 584 |
Provision | 3,765 | 18
Balance at end of period | 4,468 | 119
Impaired loans |  | 0
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 693,622
Loans held-in-portfolio | 761,659 | 693,622
Popular U.S. | Mortgages |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 4,827 | 4,434
Impact of adopting CECL | 10,431 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 4,891 | 828
Charge-offs | (59) | (605)
Recoveries | 69 | 170
Balance at end of period | 20,159 | 4,827
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 2,208
General ALLL |  | 2,619
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 0 | 0
Impact of CECL | 0 |
Provision | 0 | 0
Balance at end of period | 0 | 0
Impaired loans |  | 9,386
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 1,007,398
Loans held-in-portfolio | 1,120,537 | 1,016,784
Popular U.S. | Legacy |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 630 | 969
Impact of adopting CECL | 382 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 309 | (1,738)
Charge-offs | (102) | 105
Recoveries | 174 | 1,294
Balance at end of period | 1,393 | 630
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 0
General ALLL |  | 630
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 6 | 0
Impact of CECL | (2) |
Provision | (4) | 6
Balance at end of period | 0 | 6
Impaired loans |  | 0
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 22,105
Loans held-in-portfolio | 15,473 | 22,105
Popular U.S. | Commercial |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 15,989 | 31,901
Impact of adopting CECL | 29,103 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 59,711 | 15,496
Charge-offs | (1,976) | (40,329)
Recoveries | 4,119 | 8,921
Balance at end of period | 106,946 | 15,989
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 0
General ALLL |  | 15,989
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 152 | 132
Impact of CECL | 453 |
Provision | 1,148 | 20
Balance at end of period | 1,753 | 152
Impaired loans |  | 2,097
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 5,049,524
Loans held-in-portfolio |  | 5,051,621
Popular U.S. | Consumer |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 19,407 | 18,348
Impact of adopting CECL | 7,809 |
Provision (reversal of provision) | 3,405 | 15,569
Charge-offs | (17,404) | (21,280)
Recoveries | 5,701 | 6,770
Balance at end of period | 18,918 | 19,407
Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Loss Additional Information Abstract |  |
Specific ALLL |  | 1,563
General ALLL |  | 17,844
Off Balance Sheet Credit Loss Liability [Rollforward] |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 1 | 0
Impact of CECL | (1) |
Provision | 106 | 1
Balance at end of period | $ 106 | 1
Impaired loans |  | 9,634
Loans held-in-portolio excluding impaired loans |  | 432,875
Loans held-in-portfolio |  | $ 442,509

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