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Restricted Cash

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

NOTE 3 – RESTRICTED CASH

The following table includes the composition of Oriental’s restricted cash:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Cash pledged as collateral to other financial institutions to secure:
Regulatory requirements	$	-	$	400
Obligations under agreement of loans sold with recourse		1,050		1,050
	$	1,050	$	1,450

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Bank’s international banking entities, OIB and Oriental Overseas, a division of the Bank, held short-term highly liquid securities in the amount of $305 thousand and $325 thousand, respectively, as the legal reserve required for international banking entities under Puerto Rico law. In addition, as part of the Scotiabank PR & USVI acquisition on December 31, 2019, a certificate of deposit of $300 thousand was held for the international banking entity that was retained as part of the integration, which was replaced during the quarter for $325 thousand short term high liquidity securities, amount held at March 31, 2020. These instruments cannot be withdrawn or transferred without the prior written approval of the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico (the "OCFI").

As part of regulatory requirements for the administration of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Scotiabank maintained $100 thousand on a certificate of deposit that was registered as part of the integration on December 31, 2019. These matured during the quarter and were not renewed.

Oriental has a contract with FNMA which requires collateral to guarantee the repurchase, if necessary, of loans sold with recourse. At both, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Oriental delivered as collateral cash amounting to approximately $1.1 million.

The Bank is required by Puerto Rico law to maintain average weekly reserve balances to cover demand deposits. The amount of those minimum average reserve balances for the week that covered March 31, 2020 was $311.9 million (December 31, 2019 - $289.3 million). At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Bank complied with this requirement. Cash and due from bank as well as other short-term, highly liquid securities, are used to cover the required average reserve balances.