BPOP 10-Q Quarter ended Sept. 30, 2016

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016

Commission File Number: 001-34084

POPULAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 103,779,136 shares outstanding as of November 4, 2016.

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Forward-Looking Information

The information included in this Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to Popular, Inc.’s (the “Corporation”, “Popular”, “we”, “us”, “our”) financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, delinquency trends, market risk and the impact of interest rate changes, capital markets conditions, capital adequacy and liquidity, and the effect of legal proceedings and new accounting standards on the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “continues”, “expect”, “estimate”, “intend”, “project” and similar expressions and future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “can”, “may” or similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.

These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions by management that are difficult to predict.

Various factors, some of which are beyond Popular’s control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:

Other possible events or factors that could cause results or performance to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements include the following:

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Moreover, the outcome of legal proceedings, as discussed in “Part II, Item I. Legal Proceedings,” is inherently uncertain and depends on judicial interpretations of law and the findings of regulators, judges and juries. Investors should refer to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as well as “Part II, Item 1A” of this Form 10-Q for a discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties to which the Corporation is subject.

All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q are based upon information available to Popular as of the date of this Form 10-Q, and other than as required by law, including the requirements of applicable securities laws, we assume no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

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POPULAR, INC.

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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POPULAR, INC.

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POPULAR, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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POPULAR, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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POPULAR, INC.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial

Statements (Unaudited)

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Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is a diversified, publicly-owned financial holding company subject to the supervision and regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Corporation has operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and the Caribbean. In Puerto Rico, the Corporation provides retail, mortgage, and commercial banking services through its principal banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“BPPR”), as well as investment banking, broker-dealer, auto and equipment leasing and financing, and insurance services through specialized subsidiaries. In the U.S. mainland, the Corporation operates Banco Popular North America (“BPNA”). BPNA focuses efforts and resources on the core community banking business. BPNA operates branches in New York, New Jersey and South Florida under the name of Popular Community Bank. Refer to Note 4 for discussion of the sales of the California, Illinois and Central Florida regional operations during 2014. Note 35 to the consolidated financial statements presents information about the Corporation’s business segments.

On February 27, 2015, BPPR, in an alliance with other bidders, including BPNA, acquired certain assets and all deposits (other than certain brokered deposits) of former Doral Bank (“Doral”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as receiver (the “Doral Bank Transaction”). Under the FDIC’s bidding format, BPPR was the lead bidder and party to the purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC covering all assets and deposits acquired by it and its alliance co-bidders. BPPR entered into back to back purchase and assumption agreements with the alliance co-bidders for the transfer of certain assets and deposits. BPPR entered into transition service agreements with each of the alliance co-bidders. Refer to Note 5 for further details on the Doral Bank Transaction.

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared without audit. The consolidated statement of financial condition data at December 31, 2015 was derived from audited financial statements. The unaudited interim financial statements are, in the opinion of management, a fair statement of the results for the periods reported and include all necessary adjustments, all of a normal recurring nature, for a fair statement of such results.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2015 consolidated financial statements and notes to the financial statements to conform with the 2016 presentation.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted from the unaudited financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2015, included in the Corporation’s 2015 Form 10-K. Operating results for the interim periods disclosed herein are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year or any future period.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Updates

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control

The FASB issued ASU 2016-17 in October 2016, which changes how a reporting entity that is a single decision maker of a VIE treats indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control. Under the new guidance, if a decision maker is required to evaluate whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it will need to consider only its proportionate indirect interest in the VIE held through a common control party.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period.

The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory

The FASB issued ASU 2016-16 in October 2016, which eliminates the exception for all intra-entity sales of assets other than inventory that requires deferral of the tax effects until the transferred asset is sold to a third party or otherwise recovered through use. The new guidance requires a reporting entity to recognize the tax expense from the sale of the asset in the seller’s tax jurisdiction when the transfer occurs, even though the pre-tax effects of that transaction are eliminated in consolidation. Any deferred tax asset that arises in the buyer’s jurisdiction would also be recognized at the time of the transfer.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but the guidance can only be adopted in the first interim period of a fiscal year. The modified retrospective approach will be required for transition to the new guidance, with a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded in retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption.

The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, and presentation and disclosures.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments

The FASB issued ASU 2016-15 in August 2016, which addresses specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing existing diversity in practice, which may lead to a difference in the classification of transactions between operating, financing or investing activities. Among other things, the guidance provides an accounting policy election for classifying distributions received from equity method investees and clarifies the application of the predominance principle.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. Entities will be required to apply the guidance retrospectively to all periods presented, unless it is impracticable to do so.

The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of cash flows.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

The FASB issued ASU 2016-13 in June 2016, which replaces the incurred loss model with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model. The CECL model applies to financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost and certain off-balance sheet exposures. Under current U.S. GAAP, an entity reflects credit losses on financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis

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only when losses are probable or have been incurred, generally considering only past events and current conditions in making these determinations. ASU 2016-13 prospectively replaces this approach with a forward-looking methodology that reflects the expected credit losses over the lives of financial assets, starting when such assets are first acquired. Under the revised methodology, credit losses will be measured based on past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of financial assets. ASU 2016-13 also revises the approach to recognizing credit losses for available-for-sale securities by replacing the direct write-down approach with the allowance approach and limiting the allowance to the amount at which the security’s fair value is less than the amortized cost. In addition, ASU 2016-13 provides that the initial allowance for credit losses on purchased credit impaired financial assets will be recorded as an increase to the purchase price, with subsequent changes to the allowance recorded as a credit loss expense.

ASU 2016-13 also expands disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models and methods for estimating the allowance for credit losses.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted as of January 1, 2019.

The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, and presentation and disclosures.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients

The FASB issued ASU 2016-12 in May 2016. The amendments in this update, among other things, clarify the objective of the collectability criterion, provide guidance on noncash and variable consideration, provide a practical expedient for contract modifications at transition, and clarify the meaning of a completed contract for purposes of transition.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017.

The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its results of operations and presentation and disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing

The FASB issued ASU 2016-10 in April 2016 which clarifies two aspects of Topic 606, in particular, the identification of performance obligations. Among other things, an entity is not required to assess whether promised goods or services are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the customer. In addition, in determining whether promises to transfer goods or services are separately identifiable, an entity should determine whether the nature of its promise in the contract is to transfer each of the goods or services or whether the promise is to transfer a combined item (or items) to which the promised goods and/or services are inputs.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017.

The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its results of operations and presentation and disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.

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FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

The FASB issued ASU 2016-09 in March 2016 which simplifies multiple aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies as an income tax benefit or expense in the income statement and classification in the statement of cash flows as an operating activity, allowing entities to elect as an accounting policy to account for forfeitures when they occur, permitting entities to withhold up to the maximum individual statutory rate without classifying the awards as a liability, and requiring that the cash paid to satisfy the statutory income tax withholding obligation be classified as a financing activity.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or presentation and disclosures.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)

The FASB issued ASU 2016-08 in March 2016, which amends the implementation guidance in ASU 2014-09 by clarifying, among other things, that an entity should determine the nature of the goods or services provided to the customer and whether it controls each specified good or service before it is transferred to the customer, that an entity can be a principal for some goods or services and an agent for others with the same contract, and that an entity is a principal if it controls the goods or services before transferring them to the customer.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017.

The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated statements of financial condition or results of operations.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting

The FASB issued ASU 2016-07 in March 2016, which eliminates the requirement to retroactively adopt the equity method of accounting. Therefore, as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method accounting, an entity should add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of its previously held interest. For available-for-sale securities, an entity should recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gains/losses in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss as of that date.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of financial condition or results of operations.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments

The FASB issued ASU 2016-06 in March 2016, which clarifies that in assessing whether an embedded contingent put or call option is not clearly and closely related to the debt instrument, which is part of the assessment made to determine whether an embedded derivative must be bifurcated from the host contract, an entity is required to perform only the four step decision sequence. The four-step decision sequence requires an entity to consider whether (1) the payoff is adjusted based on changes in an index, (2) the payoff is indexed to an underlying other than interest rates or credit risk, (3) the debt involves a substantial premium or discount and (4) the put or call option is contingently exercisable. It does not have to separately assess whether the event that triggers its ability to exercise the contingent option itself is indexed only to interest rates and credit risk.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

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The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of financial condition or results of operations.

FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships

The FASB issued ASU 2016-05 in March 2016, which clarifies that a novation, or a change in the counterparty to the derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument under Topic 815 does not, in and of itself, require de-designation of that hedging relationship, and therefore discontinuance of the application of hedge accounting, provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met.

The amendments of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted.

The Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of this accounting pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated statements of financial condition or results of operations.

For recently issued Accounting Standards Updates not yet effective, refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Form 10-K.

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During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Corporation completed the sale of its California, Illinois and Central Florida regional operations and relocated certain back office operations to Puerto Rico and New York.

As defined in ASC 805-10-55, the regional operations sold constituted a business, and for financial reporting purposes, the results of the discontinued operations are presented as “Assets / Liabilities from discontinued operations” in the consolidated statement of condition and “(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the consolidated statement of operations.

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no assets held within the discontinued operations and liabilities within discontinued operations amounted to approximately $1.8 million, mainly comprised of the indemnity reserve related to the California regional sale.

There were no activities from the discontinued operations during the nine month period ended September 30, 2016. Net income from the discontinued operations amounted to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Also, in connection with the sale, the Corporation has undertaken a restructuring plan (the “PCB Restructuring Plan”) which has been completed by December 31, 2015, for which the Corporation incurred restructuring charges of $45.1 million. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the Corporation incurred $17.4 million in restructuring costs, mostly comprised of $12.7 million in personnel costs.

The following table presents the activity in the reserve for the restructuring costs associated with the PCB Restructuring Plan:

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On February 27, 2015, BPPR, in an alliance with co-bidders, including BPNA, acquired certain assets and all deposits (other than certain brokered deposits) of former Doral Bank from the FDIC, as receiver. Under the FDIC’s bidding format, BPPR was the lead bidder and party to the purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC covering all assets and deposits acquired by it and its alliance co-bidders. BPPR entered into back to back purchase and assumption agreements with the alliance co-bidders for the transfer of certain assets and deposits. BPPR entered into transition service agreements with each of the alliance co-bidders. There is no loss-sharing arrangement with the FDIC on the acquired assets.

The following table presents the fair values of major classes of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Corporation as of February 27, 2015.