Subsequent events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Subsequent event [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Note 33 ─ Subsequent events Acquisition of Key Customer Channels and Amendments to Commercial Contracts with Evertec On July 1, 2022, the Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”), completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets from Evertec Group, LLC (“Evertec Group”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Evertec, Inc. (“Evertec”) (NYSE: EVTC), to service certain BPPR channels. As a result of the closing of the transaction, BPPR acquired from Evertec Group certain critical channels, including BPPR’s retail and business digital banking and commercial cash management applications. BPPR also entered into amended and restated service agreements with Evertec Group pursuant to which Evertec Group will continue to provide various information technology and transaction processing services to Popular, BPPR and their respective subsidiaries. Under the amended service agreements, the Evertec Group no longer has exclusive rights to provide certain of Popular’s technology services. The amended service agreements includes discounted pricing and lowered caps on contractual pricing escalators tied to the Consumer Price Index. As part of the transaction, BPPR and Evertec entered into a revenue sharing structure for BPPR in connection with its merchant acquiring relationship with Evertec. As consideration for the transaction, BPPR delivered to Evertec Group 4,589,169 shares of Evertec common stock valued at closing at $169 million (based on Evertec’s stock price on June 30, 2022 of $36.88), resulting in an after-tax gain of approximately $112 million. The consideration exchanged includes a approximately $145 million, related to the acquisition of the critical channels which will be accounted for as a business combination. Based on its preliminary analysis, the Corporation expects that the purchase price will be allocated primarily to goodwill and other software related intangible assets. The portion of the consideration attributed to the renegotiation of the Master Servicing Agreement (“MSA”) with Evertec amounted to approximately $24 million which will be recorded as an expense. As a result of the transfer of the shares used as consideration for the transaction, Popular’s ownership stake in Evertec was reduced from approximately 16.3% to approximately 10.6% at the closing of the transaction. In connection with the transaction, Popular has agreed to further reduce its voting interest in Evertec to no more than 4.5%, whether through selling shares of Evertec common stock or a conversion of such shares into non-voting preferred stock within 90 days of the closing of the transaction. Popular expects to sell down its stake in Evertec to no more than 4.5%, subject to market conditions, and intends to return to Popular shareholders, via common stock repurchases, any after-tax gains resulting from such sale, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals. Completion of Accelerated Share Repurchase Transaction On July 12, 2022, the Corporation completed its previously announced accelerated share repurchase program for the repurchase of an aggregate of $400 million of Popular’s common stock. The Corporation repurchased a total of 5,066,864 shares at an average purchase price of $78.9443 under the ASR Agreement. Refer to Note 17 – Stockholders’ Equity for further information on the ASR transaction.

Subsequent events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Note 33 ─ Subsequent events

Acquisition of Key Customer Channels and Amendments to Commercial Contracts with Evertec

On July 1, 2022, the Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”), completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets from Evertec Group, LLC (“Evertec Group”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Evertec, Inc. (“Evertec”) (NYSE: EVTC), to service certain BPPR channels.

As a result of the closing of the transaction, BPPR acquired from Evertec Group certain critical channels, including BPPR’s retail and business digital banking and commercial cash management applications. BPPR also entered into amended and restated service agreements with Evertec Group pursuant to which Evertec Group will continue to provide various information technology and transaction processing services to Popular, BPPR and their respective subsidiaries.

Under the amended service agreements, the Evertec Group no longer has exclusive rights to provide certain of Popular’s technology services. The amended service agreements includes discounted pricing and lowered caps on contractual pricing escalators tied to the Consumer Price Index. As part of the transaction, BPPR and Evertec entered into a revenue sharing structure for BPPR in connection with its merchant acquiring relationship with Evertec.

As consideration for the transaction, BPPR delivered to Evertec Group 4,589,169 shares of Evertec common stock valued at closing at $169 million (based on Evertec’s stock price on June 30, 2022 of $36.88), resulting in an after-tax gain of approximately $112 million. The consideration exchanged includes a approximately $145 million, related to the acquisition of the critical channels which will be accounted for as a business combination. Based on its preliminary analysis, the Corporation expects that the purchase price will be allocated primarily to goodwill and other software related intangible assets. The portion of the consideration attributed to the renegotiation of the Master Servicing Agreement (“MSA”) with Evertec amounted to approximately $24 million which will be recorded as an expense.

As a result of the transfer of the shares used as consideration for the transaction, Popular’s ownership stake in Evertec was reduced from approximately 16.3% to approximately 10.6% at the closing of the transaction. In connection with the transaction, Popular has agreed to further reduce its voting interest in Evertec to no more than 4.5%, whether through selling shares of Evertec common stock or a conversion of such shares into non-voting preferred stock within 90 days of the closing of the transaction. Popular expects to sell down its stake in Evertec to no more than 4.5%, subject to market conditions, and intends to return to Popular shareholders, via common stock repurchases, any after-tax gains resulting from such sale, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals.

Completion of Accelerated Share Repurchase Transaction

On July 12, 2022, the Corporation completed its previously announced accelerated share repurchase program for the repurchase of an aggregate of $400 million of Popular’s common stock. The Corporation repurchased a total of 5,066,864 shares at an average purchase price of $78.9443 under the ASR Agreement. Refer to Note 17 – Stockholders’ Equity for further information on the ASR transaction.