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Securities and other financial assets, net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Securities and other financial assets, net |
Securities and other financial assets, net | 9. Securities and other financial assets, net Securities and other financial assets are presented as follows:
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2021 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |
Carrying amount |  | Amortized cost |  | Recyclable to profit and loss |  | Non-recyclable to profit and loss |  | With changes in profit or loss |  | Total securities and other financial assets, net
Principal |  | 631,123 |  |  | 193,488 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 824,611 |
Interest receivable |  | 8,089 |  |  | 1,003 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,092 |
Allowance (1) |  | (1,790) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,790) |
|  | 637,422 |  |  | 194,491 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 831,913 |
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2020 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |
Carrying amount |  | Amortized cost |  | Recyclable to profit and loss |  | Non-recyclable to profit and loss |  | With changes in profit or loss |  | Total securities and other financial assets, net
Principal |  | 164,074 |  |  | 231,348 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 395,422 |
Interest receivable |  | 1,985 |  |  | 1,156 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,141 |
Allowance (1) |  | (495) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (495) |
|  | 165,564 |  |  | 232,504 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 398,068 |
(1)As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the loss allowance for losses for securities at FVOCI for $26 thousand and $43 thousand, respectively are included in equity in the consolidated statement of financial position in the line Other comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2020, the Bank sold 261,164 shares, which were designated at their initial recognition at FVOCI due to market changes affecting the liquidity of the instrument. The cumulative fair value of the shares sold was $1.7 million and the cumulative loss recognized in other comprehensive income was $602 thousand transferred directly to retained earnings. Securities and other financial assets by contractual maturity are shown in the following table:
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2021 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehensive income |  |  |  |
|  | Amortized cost |  | Recyclable to profit and loss |  | Non-recyclable to profit and loss |  | With changes in profit or loss |  | Total securities and other financial assets, net
Due within 1 year |  | 63,640 |  |  | 113,792 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 177,432 |
After 1 year but within 5 years |  | 567,483 |  |  | 79,696 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 647,179 |
Balance - principal |  | 631,123 |  |  | 193,488 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 824,611 |
|  |  |  | At fair value |  |
At December 31, 2020 |  |  |  | With changes in other comprehensive income |  |  |  |
|  | Amortized cost |  | Recyclable to profit and loss |  | Non-recyclable to profit and loss |  | With changes in profit or loss |  | Total securities and other financial assets, net
Due within 1 year |  | 40,625 |  |  | 34,027 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74,652 |
After 1 year but within 5 years |  | 123,449 |  |  | 197,321 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 320,770 |
Balance - principal |  | 164,074 |  |  | 231,348 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 395,422 |
The following table includes the securities pledged to secure repurchase transactions (see note 20):
| December 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Amortized cost |  | At FVOCI |  | Total |  | Amortized cost |  | At FVOCI |  | Total
Securities pledged to secure repurchase transactions | 498,274 |  |  | — |  |  | 498,274 |  |  | 11,998 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,998 |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (427,497) |  |  | — |  |  | (427,497) |  |  | (10,663) |  |  | — |  |  | (10,663) |

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