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Common stock | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Stockholders Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] |
16. | Common stock
The Bank’s common stock is divided into four categories:
| 1) | “Class A”; shares may only be issued to Latin American Central Banks or banks in which the state or other government agency is the majority shareholder.
| 2) | “Class B”; shares may only be issued to banks or financial institutions.
| 3) | “Class E”; shares may be issued to any person whether a natural person or a legal entity.
| 4) | “Class F”; can only be issued to state entities and agencies of non-Latin American countries, including, among others, central banks and majority state-owned banks in those countries, and multilateral financial institutions either international or regional institutions.
The holders of “Class B” shares have the right to convert or exchange their “Class B” shares, at any time, and without restriction, for “Class E” shares, at a rate of one to one. The following table provides detailed information on the Bank’s common stock activity per class for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014:
(Share units) |  | “Class A” |  | “Class B” |  | “Class E” |  | “Class F” |  | Total |
Authorized |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  | 280,000,000 |
Outstanding at January 1, 2012 |  |  | 6,342,189 |  |  | 2,531,926 |  |  | 28,257,827 |  |  | - |  |  | 37,131,942 |
Conversions |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Restricted stock issued - directors |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 32,317 |  |  | - |  |  | 32,317 |
Exercised stock options - compensation plans |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 895,674 |  |  | - |  |  | 895,674 |
Restricted stock units - vested |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 85,249 |  |  | - |  |  | 85,249 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 |  |  | 6,342,189 |  |  | 2,531,926 |  |  | 29,271,067 |  |  | - |  |  | 38,145,182 |
Conversions |  |  | - |  |  | (11,504) |  |  | 11,503 |  |  | - |  |  | (1) |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (1,083) |  |  | - |  |  | (1,083) |
Restricted stock issued - directors |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 28,500 |  |  | - |  |  | 28,500 |
Exercised stock options - compensation plans |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 276,079 |  |  | - |  |  | 276,079 |
Restricted stock units - vested |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 124,490 |  |  | - |  |  | 124,490 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 6,342,189 |  |  | 2,520,422 |  |  | 29,710,556 |  |  | - |  |  | 38,573,167 |
Conversions |  |  | - |  |  | (20,208) |  |  | 20,208 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | - |  |  | (21,164) |  |  | (2,110) |  |  | - |  |  | (23,274) |
Restricted stock issued - directors |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 28,500 |  |  | - |  |  | 28,500 |
Exercised stock options - compensation plans |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 111,427 |  |  | - |  |  | 111,427 |
Restricted stock units - vested |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 87,519 |  |  | - |  |  | 87,519 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 |  |  | 6,342,189 |  |  | 2,479,050 |  |  | 29,956,100 |  |  | - |  |  | 38,777,339 |
The following table presents information regarding shares repurchased but not retired by the Bank and accordingly classified as treasury stock:
|  | “Class A” |  | “Class B” |  | “Class E” |  | Total |
|  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount |
Outstanding at January 1, 2012 |  |  | 318,140 |  |  | 10,708 |  |  | 568,010 |  |  | 15,655 |  |  | 3,961,748 |  |  | 89,254 |  |  | 4,847,898 |  |  | 115,617 |
Restricted stock issued - directors |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (32,317) |  |  | (771) |  |  | (32,317) |  |  | (771) |
Exercised stock options - compensation plans |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (895,674) |  |  | (21,361) |  |  | (895,674) |  |  | (21,361) |
Restricted stock units - vested |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (85,249) |  |  | (2,033) |  |  | (85,249) |  |  | (2,033) |
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 |  |  | 318,140 |  |  | 10,708 |  |  | 568,010 |  |  | 15,655 |  |  | 2,948,508 |  |  | 65,089 |  |  | 3,834,658 |  |  | 91,452 |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,083 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 1,083 |  |  | 27 |
Restricted stock issued - directors |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (28,500) |  |  | (629) |  |  | (28,500) |  |  | (629) |
Exercised stock options - compensation plans |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (276,079) |  |  | (6,094) |  |  | (276,079) |  |  | (6,094) |
Restricted stock units - vested |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (124,490) |  |  | (2,748) |  |  | (124,490) |  |  | (2,748) |
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 318,140 |  |  | 10,708 |  |  | 568,010 |  |  | 15,655 |  |  | 2,520,522 |  |  | 55,645 |  |  | 3,406,672 |  |  | 82,008 |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 21,164 |  |  | 587 |  |  | 2,110 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 23,274 |  |  | 640 |
Restricted stock issued - directors |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (28,500) |  |  | (629) |  |  | (28,500) |  |  | (629) |
Exercised stock options - compensation plans |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (111,427) |  |  | (2,460) |  |  | (111,427) |  |  | (2,460) |
Restricted stock units - vested |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (87,519) |  |  | (1,932) |  |  | (87,519) |  |  | (1,932) |
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 |  |  | 318,140 |  |  | 10,708 |  |  | 589,174 |  |  | 16,242 |  |  | 2,295,186 |  |  | 50,677 |  |  | 3,202,500 |  |  | 77,627 |

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