$BPOP
POPULAR, INC. Stock $bpop

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2012 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512225222 Filed on May 10, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
Revenue	$439.9M	$485.5M
YoY Change	-9.39%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$14.40M	$14.40M
YoY Change	0.0%	-17.24%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$102.3M	$142.1M
YoY Change	-28.03%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$64.60M	$157.4M
YoY Change	-58.95%	-266.87%
Income Tax	$16.19M	$147.2M
% Of Pretax Income	25.07%	93.56%
Net Earnings	$48.41M	$10.13M
YoY Change	377.77%	-111.91%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.01%	2.09%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.46	$0.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.46	$0.01
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	102.3M shares	1.022B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	102.5M shares	1.022B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$533.5M	$543.6M
YoY Change	-1.85%	-6.12%
Goodwill	$647.9M	$647.4M
YoY Change	0.08%
Intangibles	$61.80M	$56.44M
YoY Change	9.49%
Long-Term Investments	$335.8M	$294.6M
YoY Change	13.99%	177.89%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$37.05B	$38.83B
YoY Change	-4.59%	14.77%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$2.865B	$2.933B
YoY Change	-2.32%	16.62%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.865B	$2.933B
YoY Change	-2.32%	16.62%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.844B	$3.795B
YoY Change	-51.41%	50.06%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.176B	$1.100B
YoY Change	6.91%	16.9%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.020B	$4.895B
YoY Change	-38.3%	41.07%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.865B	$2.933B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.020B	$4.895B
Total Liabilities	$33.08B	$35.02B
YoY Change	-5.55%	11.74%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$165.2M	-$338.1M
YoY Change	-51.13%
Common Stock	$10.28M	$10.24M
YoY Change	0.39%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.041M	$607.0K
YoY Change	71.5%
Treasury Stock Shares	-43.89K shares	-212.4K shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.967B	$3.805B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$37.05B	$38.83B
YoY Change	-4.59%	14.77%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$48.41M	$10.13M
YoY Change	377.77%	-111.91%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$14.40M	$14.40M
YoY Change	0.0%	-17.24%
Cash From Operating Activities	$239.3M	-$50.84M
YoY Change	-570.77%	-130.79%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$12.30M	$18.60M
YoY Change	-33.88%	-222.36%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$47.50M	-$128.5M
YoY Change	-136.96%	-122.17%
Cash From Investing Activities	$34.76M	-$147.5M
YoY Change	-123.56%	-126.14%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$620.0K	$930.0K
YoY Change	-33.33%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	-$2.056M	-$2.214M
YoY Change	-7.14%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$336.6M	$210.6M
YoY Change	-259.85%	-125.85%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$239.3M	-$50.84M
Cash From Investing Activities	$34.76M	-$147.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$336.6M	$210.6M
Net Change In Cash	-$62.48M	$12.18M
YoY Change	-612.86%	-114.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$239.3M	-$50.84M
Capital Expenditures	$12.30M	$18.60M
Free Cash Flow	$227.0M	-$69.44M
YoY Change	-426.97%	-138.51%

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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	930000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Notes Payable ProceedsFromNotesPayable	242000000	USD
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CY2011Q1	bpop	Gain On Sale Of Processing And Technology Business Net Of Transaction Costs GainOnSaleOfProcessingAndTechnologyBusinessNetOfTransactionCosts	0	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-123957000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Servicing Rights Msr PaymentsToAcquireMortgageServicingRightsMSR	383000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	12182000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	18599000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Held To Maturity Securities PaymentsToAcquireHeldToMaturitySecurities	51998000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	6826000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Stock Option Plan Expense StockOptionPlanExpense	0	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Foreclosed Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets	44648000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	2247000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Federal Funds Purchased And Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Net IncreaseDecreaseInFederalFundsPurchasedAndSecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseNet	230250000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Held For Investment PaymentsToAcquireLoansHeldForInvestment	348226000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Realized Gain Loss On Disposal EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal	-16666000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	33000	USD
CY2011Q1	bpop	Impairment Losses On Net Assets To Be Disposed Of ImpairmentLossesOnNetAssetsToBeDisposedOf	8564000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Payments To Purchase Loans Held For Sale PaymentsToPurchaseLoansHeldForSale	90780000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income Loss To Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-60971000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-38203000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	7763000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansReceivable	200387000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	4602000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Equity Method Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments	31068000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	75319000	USD
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CY2012Q1	bpop	Average Reserve Required With Federal Reserve Bank AverageReserveRequiredWithFederalReserveBank	877000000	USD
CY2011Q4	bpop	Average Reserve Required With Federal Reserve Bank AverageReserveRequiredWithFederalReserveBank	838000000	USD
CY2011Q1	bpop	Average Reserve Required With Federal Reserve Bank AverageReserveRequiredWithFederalReserveBank	843000000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	36000000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents	51000000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Pledged Assets Not Separately Reported On Statement Of Financial Position PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedOnStatementOfFinancialPosition	11374436000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Pledged Assets Not Separately Reported On Statement Of Financial Position PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedOnStatementOfFinancialPosition	10496205000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Pledged Assets Not Separately Reported On Statement Of Financial Position PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedOnStatementOfFinancialPosition	15187990000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Pledged Financial Instruments Not Separately Reported Loans Receivable Pledged For Other Arrangements PledgedFinancialInstrumentsNotSeparatelyReportedLoansReceivablePledgedForOtherArrangements	300000000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Pledged Financial Instruments Not Separately Reported Loans Receivable Pledged For Other Arrangements PledgedFinancialInstrumentsNotSeparatelyReportedLoansReceivablePledgedForOtherArrangements	700000000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Federal Home Loan Bank Advances General Debt Obligations Disclosures Amount Of Available Unused Funds FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresAmountOfAvailableUnusedFunds	1700000000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Federal Home Loan Bank Advances General Debt Obligations Disclosures Amount Of Available Unused Funds FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresAmountOfAvailableUnusedFunds	2500000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Federal Home Loan Bank Advances General Debt Obligations Disclosures Amount Of Available Unused Funds FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresAmountOfAvailableUnusedFunds	2000000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Financial Instruments Owned And Pledged As Collateral Amount Eligible To Be Repledged By Counterparty FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAmountEligibleToBeRepledgedByCounterparty	68000000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	5138616000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	7715000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	5009823000	USD
CY2011Q4	bpop	Available For Sale Securities Weighted Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWeightedAverageYield	0.0358	pure
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Gross Unrealized Gain AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	174126000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	5686341000	USD
CY2011Q1	bpop	Available For Sale Securities Weighted Average Yield AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWeightedAverageYield	0.0367	pure
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	5521745000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	9530000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	341051000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses1	1764000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	52974000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses1	2917000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	394025000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses1	4681000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	122731000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses1	884000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	45807000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses1	6831000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	168538000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses1	7715000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses1	4787000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses1	4743000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses1	9530000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	735986000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	55961000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	791947000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Loss HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLoss	674000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Heldtomaturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Gain HeldtomaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGain	1131000	USD
CY2012Q1	bpop	Held To Maturity Securities Debt Maturities Average Yield HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAverageYield	0.0428	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Heldtomaturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Gain HeldtomaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGain	825000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Loss HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLoss	954000	USD
CY2011Q4	bpop	Held To Maturity Securities Debt Maturities Average Yield HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAverageYield	0.0428	pure
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Heldtomaturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Gain HeldtomaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGain	7308000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Unrecognized Holding Loss HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLoss	1598000	USD
CY2011Q1	bpop	Held To Maturity Securities Debt Maturities Average Yield HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAverageYield	0.0354	pure
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses	0	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	30866000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses	674000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	30866000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses	674000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	10323000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses	92000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	31213000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses	862000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	41536000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses	954000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	26407000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses	567000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	30969000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses	1031000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses	1598000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	57376000	USD
CY2012Q1	bpop	Covered Loans Held In Portfolio CoveredLoansHeldInPortfolio	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 375px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:375px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 115px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:115px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">Covered loans at</font></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 130px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">Covered loans at</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 385px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:385px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">(In thousands)</font></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 115px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:115px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">March 31, 2012</font></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 130px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:130px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">December 31, 2011</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 385px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:385px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Commercial real estate</font></td><td style="width: 55px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,202,860</font></td><td style="width: 70px; 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text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 241,447</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 385px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:385px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Construction</font></td><td style="width: 55px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 532,433</font></td><td style="width: 70px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 546,826</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 385px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:385px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Mortgage</font></td><td style="width: 55px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,150,996</font></td><td style="width: 70px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,172,954</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 385px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:385px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Consumer</font></td><td style="width: 55px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 106,658</font></td><td style="width: 70px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 116,181</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 385px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:385px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total loans held-in-portfolio</font></td><td style="width: 55px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 4,221,788</font></td><td style="width: 70px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:70px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 4,348,703</font></td></tr></table></div>
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CY2012Q1	bpop	Fdic Loss Share Expense Income FDICLossShareExpenseIncome	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Note </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">25</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"> – FDIC loss share (expense) income</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt'><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;margin-left:0px;">The </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">caption of FDIC loss share (expense) income in the consolidated statements of operations consists</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"> of the following major categories:</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:10pt'> </p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 405px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:405px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 45px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:45px;"> </td><td colspan="4" style="width: 175px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:175px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Quarters ended March 31,</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">(In thousands)</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 45px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:45px;"> </td><td style="width: 55px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">2012</font></td><td style="width: 25px; 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text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:45px;"> </td><td style="width: 55px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"> </td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 40px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:40px;"> </td><td style="width: 55px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 405px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:405px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;">commitments accounted for under ASC 310-20</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 45px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:45px;"> </td><td style="width: 55px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:55px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial;FONT-SIZE: 7pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (248)</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 40px; 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The amount covered under the FDIC loss sharing agreements for interest not collected from borrowers is limited under the agreements (approximately 90 days); accordingly, these amounts are not subject fully to the 80% mirror accounting. </font></td></tr></table></div>
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