At March 31, 2014 the unamortized balance of the obligations undertaken in issuing the guarantees under standby letters of credit represented a liability of $38.9 million (December 31, 2013 - $38.6 million).

The Company assumed a liability for residential mortgage loans sold by BBVAPR Bank subject to credit recourse, principally loans associated with FNMA residential mortgage loan sales and securitization programs. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans sold subject to credit recourse was $118.2 million and $122.3 million, respectively. In the event of any customer default, pursuant to the credit recourse provided, the Company is required to repurchase the loan or reimburse the third party investor for the incurred loss. The maximum potential amount of future payments that the Company would be required to make under the recourse arrangements in the event of nonperformance by the borrowers is equivalent to the total outstanding balance of the residential mortgage loans serviced with recourse and interest, if applicable. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately $1.6 million of unpaid principal balance in mortgage loans subject to the credit recourse provisions. In the event of nonperformance by the borrower, the Company has rights to the underlying collateral securing the mortgage loan. The Company suffers ultimate losses on these loans when the proceeds from a foreclosure sale of the property underlying a defaulted mortgage loan are less than the outstanding principal balance of the loan plus any uncollected interest advanced and the costs of holding and disposing the related property. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 the Company's liability established to cover the estimated credit loss exposure related to loans sold with credit recourse amounted to $1.5 million (December 31, 2013 – $2.0 million). The following table shows the changes in the Company's liability of estimated loss from these credit recourse agreements, included in the unaudited consolidated statements of financial condition during the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

	Quarter Ended March 31,
	2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,955	$	-
Additions from BBVAPR Acquisition		-		2,460
Net charge-offs/terminations		(406)		-
Balance at end of year	$	1,549	$	2,460

The estimated losses to be absorbed under the credit recourse arrangements are recorded as a liability when the loans are sold or credit recourse is assumed, and are updated on a quarterly basis. The expected loss, which represents the amount expected to be lost on a given loan, considers the probability of default and loss severity. The probability of default represents the probability that a loan in good standing would become 120 days delinquent, in which case the Company is obligated to repurchase the loan. At March 31, 2014, $86.5 million or 73% of the recourse obligation will be extinguished during the next two years.

When the Company sells or securitizes mortgage loans, it generally makes customary representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of the loans sold. The Company's mortgage operations division groups conforming mortgage loans into pools which are exchanged for FNMA and GNMA mortgage-backed securities, which are generally sold to private investors, or are sold directly to FNMA or other private investors for cash. As required under such mortgage backed securities programs, quality review procedures are performed by the Company to ensure that asset guideline qualifications are met. To the extent the loans do not meet specified characteristics, the Company may be required to repurchase such loans or indemnify for losses and bear any subsequent loss related to the loans. Repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 under the Company's representation and warranty arrangements, excluding mortgage loans subject to credit recourse provisions referred to above, approximated $2.8 million in unpaid principal balance (December 31, 2013 - $12.5 million). A substantial amount of these loans reinstate to performing status or have mortgage insurance, and thus the ultimate losses on the loans are not deemed significant.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized $50 thousand in losses from the repurchase of residential mortgage loans sold, subject to credit recourse and $434 thousand not subject to credit recourse. In addition, during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company recognized $25 thousand in losses from the repurchase of residential mortgage loans sold, subject to credit recourse and $2 thousand not subject to credit recourse.

Servicing agreements relating to the mortgage-backed securities programs of FNMA and GNMA, and to mortgage loans sold or serviced to certain other investors, including FHLMC, require the Company to advance funds to make scheduled payments of principal, interest, taxes and insurance, if such payments have not been received from the borrowers. At March 31, 2014, the Company serviced $1.1 billion in mortgage loans for third-parties. The Company generally recovers funds advanced pursuant to these arrangements from the mortgage owner, from liquidation proceeds when the mortgage loan is foreclosed or, in the case of FHA/VA loans, under the applicable FHA and VA insurance and guarantees programs. However, in the meantime, the Company must absorb the cost of the funds it advances during the time the advance is outstanding. The Company must also bear the costs of attempting to collect on delinquent and defaulted mortgage loans. In addition, if a defaulted loan is not cured, the mortgage loan would be canceled as part of the foreclosure proceedings and the Company would not receive any future servicing income with respect to that loan. At March 31, 2014, the outstanding balance of funds advanced by the Company under such mortgage loan servicing agreements was approximately $323 thousand (December 31, 2013 - $243 thousand). To the extent the mortgage loans underlying the Company's servicing portfolio experience increased delinquencies, the Company would be required to dedicate additional cash resources to comply with its obligation to advance funds as well as incur additional administrative costs related to increases in collection efforts.