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Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings

NOTE 13 BORROWINGS

 

Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase

 

At December 31, 2014, securities underlying agreements to repurchase were delivered to, and are being held by, the counterparties with whom the repurchase agreements were transacted. The counterparties have agreed to resell to the Company the same or similar securities at the maturity of these agreements.

 

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (classified by counterparty), excluding accrued interest in the amount of $2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively, were as follows:

 December 31,
 2014 2013
    Fair Value of    Fair Value of
 Borrowing Underlying Borrowing Underlying
 Balance Collateral Balance Collateral
 (In thousands)
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  307,816   328,198   255,000   273,250
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC  670,000   760,327   755,000   864,232
Deutsche Bank  -   -   255,000   272,053
Total$ 977,816 $ 1,088,525 $ 1,265,000 $ 1,409,535

The following table shows a summary of the Company's repurchase agreements and their terms, excluding accrued interest in the amount of $2.3 million, at December 31, 2014:

     Weighted-    
   Borrowing  Average   Maturity
Year of Maturity Balance  Coupon  Settlement Date  Date
  (In thousands)      
2015   255,000 0.840% 12/10/2012 6/13/2015
2015   24,100 0.390% 12/18/2014 1/7/2015
2015   28,716 0.390% 12/19/2014 1/5/2015
          
          
2016   170,000 1.500% 12/6/2012 12/8/2016
          
          
2017   500,000 4.780% 3/2/2007 3/2/2017
  $ 977,816 2.945%    
          

The repurchase agreements referred to above with maturity dates up to the date of this report were renewed as one-month short-term advances, except for the repurchase agreement in the amount of $24.1 million that was cancelled at maturity on January 7, 2015.

 

The Company's repurchase agreement in the amount of $500 million with an original term of ten years, maturing on March 2, 2017, was modified in December 2013 to (i) eliminate the optional early termination clause that allowed the counterparty to terminate it before maturity, (ii) increase the interest rate paid by the Company from 4.67% to 4.78%; and (iii) substitute the counterparty.

The following table presents the repurchase liability associated with the repurchase agreement transactions (excluding accrued interest) by maturity. Also, it includes the carrying value and approximate market value of collateral (excluding accrued interest) at December 31, 2014 and 2013. The information excludes repurchase agreement transactions which were collateralized with securities or cash, or securities purchased under agreements to resell.

 December 31, 2014
       Market Value of Underlying Collateral
           CMOs Obligations  
    Weighted FNMA and     issued by US  of US   
 Repurchase AverageFHLMC  GNMA Government Government  
 Liability Rate Certificates Certificates Sponsored Agencies Sponsored Agencies Total
 (Dollars in thousands)
                     
Less than 90 days  52,816  0.39%   56,066   -   -   -   56,066
Over 90 days  925,000  2.83%   1,031,206   1,253   -   -   1,032,459
Total$ 977,816  2.89% $ 1,087,272 $ 1,253 $ - $ - $ 1,088,525

 December 31, 2013
       Market Value of Underlying Collateral
           CMOs  Obligations  
    Weighted FNMA and     issued by US  of US   
 Repurchase AverageFHLMC  GNMA Government Government  
 Liability Rate Certificates Certificates Sponsored Agencies Sponsored Agencies Total
 (Dollars in thousands)
Within 30 days$ 255,000  0.50% $ 216,201 $ - $ 48,923 $ 6,929 $ 272,053
Over 90 days  1,010,000  2.89%   1,018,632   3,000   45,100   3,720   1,070,452
                     
Total$ 1,265,000  2.41% $ 1,234,833 $ 3,000 $ 94,023 $ 10,649 $ 1,342,505

The following summarizes significant data on securities sold under agreements to repurchase as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, excluding accrued interest:

 December 31,
 2014 2013
 (In thousands)
Average daily aggregate balance outstanding$ 1,041,378 $ 1,353,011
Maximum outstanding balance at any month-end$ 1,149,167 $ 1,552,269
Weighted average interest rate during the year 2.85%  2.16%
Weighted average interest rate at year end 2.95%  2.41%

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

 

Advances are received from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (the “FHLB-NY”) under an agreement whereby the Company is required to maintain a minimum amount of qualifying collateral with a fair value of at least 110% of the outstanding advances. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, these advances were secured by mortgage and commercial loans amounting to $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. Also, at December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had an additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB-NY of $606.6 million and $674.2 million, respectively. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the weighted average remaining maturity of FHLB's advances was 8.8 months and 11.3 months, respectively. The original terms of these advances range between one month and seven years, and the FHLB-NY does not have the right to exercise put options at par on any advances outstanding as of December 31, 2014.

 

The following table shows a summary of these advances and their terms, excluding accrued interest in the amount of $332 thousand, at December 31, 2014:

     Weighted-    
    Borrowing  Average   Maturity
Year of Maturity  Balance  Coupon  Settlement Date  Date
   (In thousands)      
2015 $ 25,000 0.35% 12/4/2014 1/5/2015
    50,000 0.36% 12/10/2014 1/12/2015
    100,000 0.37% 12/16/2014 1/16/2015
    25,000 0.39% 12/24/2014 1/26/2015
    25,000 0.35% 12/30/2014 1/30/2015
    39,317 0.36% 12/1/2014 1/2/2015
    264,317      
          
2017   4,500 1.24% 4/3/2012 4/3/2017
          
2018   30,000 2.19% 1/16/2013 1/16/2018
    25,000 2.18% 1/16/2013 1/16/2018
    55,000      
          
2020   10,181 2.59% 7/19/2013 7/20/2020
  $ 333,998 0.74%    

All of the advances referred to above with maturity dates up to the date of this report were renewed as one-month short-term advances.

 

Subordinated Capital Notes

 

Subordinated capital notes amounted to $101.6 million and $100.0 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

In August 2003, the Statutory Trust II, a special purpose entity of the Company, was formed for the purpose of issuing trust redeemable preferred securities. In September 2003, $35.0 million of trust redeemable preferred securities were issued by the Statutory Trust II as part of a pooled underwriting transaction.

 

The proceeds from this issuance were used by the Statutory Trust II to purchase a like amount of a floating rate junior subordinated deferrable interest debenture issued by the Company. The subordinated deferrable interest debenture has a par value of $36.1 million, bears interest based on 3-month LIBOR plus 295 basis points (3.19% at December 31, 2014; 3.19% at December 31, 2013), is payable quarterly, and matures on September 17, 2033. It may be called at par after five years and quarterly thereafter (next call date March 2015). The trust redeemable preferred securities have the same maturity and call provisions as the subordinated deferrable interest debenture. The subordinated deferrable interest debenture issued by the Company is accounted for as a liability denominated as a subordinated capital note on the consolidated statements of financial condition.

 

The subordinated capital note is treated as Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes. Under Federal Reserve Board rules, restricted core capital elements, which are qualifying trust preferred securities, qualifying cumulative perpetual preferred stock (and related surplus) and certain minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries, are limited in the aggregate to no more than 25% of a bank holding company's core capital elements (including restricted core capital elements), net of goodwill less any associated deferred tax liability. However, under the Dodd-Frank Act and the new capital rules issued by the federal banking regulatory agencies in July 2013, bank holding companies are prohibited from including in their Tier 1 capital hybrid debt and equity securities, including trust preferred securities, issued on or after May 19, 2010. Any such instruments issued before May 19, 2010 by a bank holding company, such as the Company, with total consolidated assets of less than $15 billion as of December 31, 2009, may continue to be included as Tier 1 capital. Therefore, the Company is permitted to continue to include its existing trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital.

 

Following are the outstanding subordinated capital notes assumed as part of the BBVAPR Acquisition on December 18, 2012:

 

Subordinated capital notes issued in September 2006 amounting to $37.0 million at a fixed rate of 5.76% through September 29, 2011, and three-month LIBOR plus 1.56% thereafter (1.81% at December 31, 2014; 1.80% at December 31, 2013), due September 29, 2016. Interest on these subordinated notes is payable quarterly during the floating-rate period. The Bank has the option to redeem these subordinated capital notes in whole or in part from time to time before maturity at 100% of the principal amount plus any accrued but unpaid interest to the date of redemption, beginning September 29, 2011, and at each payment date thereafter.

 

Subordinated capital notes issued in September 2006 amounting to $30.0 million at a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.56% thereafter (1.81% at December 31, 2014; 1.80% at December 31, 2013), due September 29, 2016. Interest on these subordinated notes is payable quarterly. The Bank has the option to redeem these subordinated capital notes in whole or in part from time to time before maturity at 100% of the principal amount plus any accrued but unpaid interest to the date of redemption, beginning September 29, 2011, and at each payment date thereafter.

 

These notes qualify as Tier 2 capital at a discounted rate, which totals $13.4 million and $26.8 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Generally speaking, subordinated notes are included as Tier 2 capital if they have an original weighted average maturity of at least 5 years and comply with certain other requirements. As the notes approach maturity, they begin to take on characteristics of a short term obligation. For this reason, the outstanding amount eligible for inclusion in Tier 2 capital is reduced, or discounted, as the instruments approach maturity: one fifth of the outstanding amount is excluded each year during the instruments last five years before maturity. When the remaining maturity is less than one year, the instrument is excluded from Tier 2 capital.

 

Under the requirements of Puerto Rico Banking Act, the Bank must establish a redemption fund for the subordinated capital notes by transferring from undivided profits pre-established amounts as follows:

 Redemption fund
 (In thousands)
Redemption fund - December 31, 2014$ 55,275
2015  6,700
2016  5,025
 $ 67,000

Other borrowings

 

Other borrowings, presented in the consolidated statement of financial condition amounted to $4.0 million and $3.7 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which mainly consists of unsecured fixed-rate borrowings and term notes tied to the appreciation of the S&P index. For both periods, the unsecured fixed rate borrowings amounted to $1.7 million at a fixed rate of 3.0%. The term notes tied to the S&P index amounted to $1.0 million at both December 31, 2014 and 2013 with an index appreciation of $1.3 million and $957 thousand, respectively.