Debt securities held-to-maturity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Investments [Abstract]

Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity

		At March 31, 2021
					Allowance			Gross		Gross				Weighted
		Amortized			for Credit		Net of	unrealized		unrealized		Fair		average
(In thousands)		cost			Losses		Allowance	gains		losses		value		yield
Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
	Within 1 year	$	4,165	$	69	$	4,096	$	69	$	-	$	4,165	6.07	%
	After 1 to 5 years		14,765		619		14,146		619		-		14,765	6.20
	After 5 to 10 years		13,210		440		12,770		235		-		13,005	2.33
	After 10 years		45,993		8,968		37,025		12,090		-		49,115	1.57
Total obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions			78,133		10,096		68,037		13,013		-		81,050	2.81
Collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies
	After 1 to 5 years		31		-		31		1		-		32	6.44
Total collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies			31		-		31		1		-		32	6.44
Securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts
	After 10 years		11,561		-		11,561		-		-		11,561	6.51
Total securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts			11,561		-		11,561		-		-		11,561	6.51
Total debt securities held-to-maturity		$	89,725	$	10,096	$	79,629	$	13,014	$	-	$	92,643	3.29	%

		At December 31, 2020
					Allowance			Gross		Gross				Weighted
		Amortized			for Credit		Net of	unrealized		unrealized		Fair		average
(In thousands)		cost			Losses		Allowance	gains		losses		value		yield
Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
	Within 1 year	$	3,990	$	50	$	3,940	$	47	$	-	$	3,987	6.05	%
	After 1 to 5 years		16,030		710		15,320		710		-		16,030	6.16
	After 5 to 10 years		14,845		573		14,272		295		23		14,544	2.77
	After 10 years		46,164		8,928		37,236		11,501		-		48,737	1.58
Total obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions			81,029		10,261		70,768		12,553		23		83,298	2.93
Collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies
	After 1 to 5 years		31		-		31		1		-		32	6.44
Total collateralized mortgage obligations - federal agencies			31		-		31		1		-		32	6.44
Securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts
	After 10 years		11,561		-		11,561		-		-		11,561	6.51
Total securities in wholly owned statutory business trusts			11,561		-		11,561		-		-		11,561	6.51
Total debt securities held-to-maturity		$	92,621	$	10,261	$	82,360	$	12,554	$	23	$	94,891	3.38	%

Debt securities held to maturity credit quality indicator

	At March 31, 2021		At December 31, 2020
(In thousands)	Securities issued by Puerto Rico municipalities
Watch	$	32,590	$	35,315
Total	$	32,590	$	35,315

Debt securities held to maturity allowance for credit loss

Allowance for credit losses on debt securities held-to-maturity

The following table provides the activity in the allowance for credit losses related to debt securities held-to-maturity by security type at March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020:

	For the quarters ended March 31,
		2021		2020
(In thousands)	Obligations of Puerto Rico, States and political subdivisions
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	10,261	$	-
Impact of adopting CECL		-		12,654
Provision for credit loss expense (reversal of provision)		(165)		736
Securities charged-off		-		-
Recoveries		-		-
Ending balance	$	10,096	$	13,390