Banco Santander Puerto Rico (merged into FirstBank Puerto Rico)

FDIC-insured bank with its head office in San Juan, Puerto Rico, established in 1972 according to the FDIC.
Merged. Banco Santander Puerto Rico merged into FirstBank Puerto Rico on (FDIC: merger -without assistance). Its data ends with the Call Report for ; figures on this page are from that report or earlier.

Banco Santander Puerto Rico reported total assets of $6.0 bn at Q2 2020, its last Call Report before it merged into FirstBank Puerto Rico. The CET1 capital ratio at Banco Santander Puerto Rico was 42.67%, and the uninsured share of Banco Santander Puerto Rico was 34.28%. Source: FDIC Call Reports.

Total assets
$6.0 bn
A year earlier (Q2 2019): $6.2 bn
CET1 capital ratio
42.67%
A year earlier (Q2 2019): 35.14%
Return on equity
3.15%
A year earlier (Q2 2019): 7.49%
Uninsured share of deposits
34.28%
A year earlier (Q2 2019): 28.67%

What sets Banco Santander Puerto Rico apart

Nothing in the latest data sets Banco Santander Puerto Rico apart from banks of its size: no ratio in the top or bottom tenth of its size group, no large rank move or year change, and no acquisition in the FDIC history since 2016. This page is kept out of search results until that changes.

How large is Banco Santander Puerto Rico?

The balance sheet of Banco Santander Puerto Rico at : assets $6.0 bn, deposits $4.9 bn, net loans $2.6 bn (loans equal to 53.27% of deposits). Securities make up 19.6% of total assets at Banco Santander Puerto Rico. Since , when Banco Santander Puerto Rico held $5.3 bn, its assets grew 12.1%. In the year to , deposits at Banco Santander Puerto Rico fell 3.5% while its total assets fell 3.0%. At , Banco Santander Puerto Rico employed 931 full-time equivalent staff across 27 offices, about $6.4 mn of assets per employee and $180.1 mn of deposits per office.

How much funding at Banco Santander Puerto Rico is uninsured?

At Banco Santander Puerto Rico, uninsured deposits (above the FDIC limit) made up 34.28% of domestic deposits at (+5.61 pp on a year earlier). In dollars, Banco Santander Puerto Rico estimated $1.7 bn of uninsured deposits.

Key facts, Q2 2020

MetricValueA year earlierUS rank
Total deposits$4.9 bn$5.0 bn (Q2 2019)
Net loans and leases$2.6 bn$3.0 bn (Q2 2019)
Loan-to-deposit ratio53.27%59.02% (Q2 2019)
Tier 1 leverage ratio18.20%17.30% (Q2 2019)
Total risk-based capital ratio43.94%36.41% (Q2 2019)
Net interest margin3.01%4.25% (Q2 2019)
Return on assets (ROA)0.54%1.33% (Q2 2019)
Efficiency ratio68.44%58.47% (Q2 2019)
Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale securitiesGain of $17.9 mnRose by $14.9 mn
Noncurrent loans to total loans1.44%5.56% (Q2 2019)
Net charge-offs to average loans0.85%1.02% (Q2 2019)

US rank of Banco Santander Puerto Rico: 1 = highest unless marked 1 = lowest.

Balance sheet

Banco Santander Puerto Rico: assets, deposits and loans

USD bn
Total assets, deposits and net loans of Banco Santander Puerto Rico each quarter; total assets were $6.0 bn at Q2 2020$2.4bn$3.4bn$4.4bn$5.4bn$6.4bn2017201820192020Total assets$6.0bnDeposits$4.9bnNet loans$2.6bnTotal assets, deposits and net loans of Banco Santander Puerto Rico each quarter; total assets were $6.0 bn at Q2 2020$2.4bn$3.7bn$5.1bn$6.4bn20182020
  • Total assets $6.0bn
  • Deposits $4.9bn
  • Net loans $2.6bn
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Capital and securities

The CET1 ratio of Banco Santander Puerto Rico stood at 42.67% in , +7.53 pp year on year. Low and high at Banco Santander Puerto Rico since : 24.44% () to 42.67% (). Equity capital of Banco Santander Puerto Rico at : $1.0 bn, or 16.9% of total assets. Banco Santander Puerto Rico also reported a total capital ratio of 43.94% for , and a tier 1 leverage ratio of 18.20%.

The available-for-sale portfolio of Banco Santander Puerto Rico showed an unrealized gain of $17.9 mn at ; the gain rose by $14.9 mn over the year.

Banco Santander Puerto Rico: capital ratios

Percent
CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Q1 2016 to Q2 202014%22%30%38%46%2017201820192020Total capital44%CET143%Tier 1 leverage18%CET1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Q1 2016 to Q2 202014%25%35%46%20182020
  • Total capital 44%
  • CET1 43%
  • Tier 1 leverage 18%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Banco Santander Puerto Rico: unrealized securities gains and losses

USD bn
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Q1 2016 to Q2 2020-$9mn-$294,320$8mn$16mn$24mn2017201820192020Available for sale$18mnHeld to maturity$0Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Q1 2016 to Q2 2020-$9mn$2mn$13mn$24mn20182020
  • Available for sale $18mn
  • Held to maturity $0
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Profitability and loan quality

For the year to , Banco Santander Puerto Rico earned a return on equity of 3.15%; return on assets: 0.54%. Net interest margin at Banco Santander Puerto Rico: 3.01%, -1.24 pp in a year. Banco Santander Puerto Rico net income: $16.0 mn, down 56.4% year on year. The efficiency ratio of Banco Santander Puerto Rico was 68.44%: about 68 cents cost per revenue dollar, against 55 cents at the median peer.

At , noncurrent loans were 1.44% of total loans at Banco Santander Puerto Rico; net charge-offs: 0.85% of average loans. Gross loans and leases at Banco Santander Puerto Rico: $2.7 bn at , against $3.1 bn at .

Banco Santander Puerto Rico: profitability

Percent, annualized
Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Q1 2016 to Q2 2020-1.0%1.4%3.9%6.3%8.8%2017201820192020Return on equity3.1%Net interest margin3.0%Return on assets0.5%Return on equity, net interest margin and return on assets of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Q1 2016 to Q2 2020-1.0%2.3%5.5%8.8%20182020
  • Return on equity 3.1%
  • Net interest margin 3.0%
  • Return on assets 0.5%
to . FDIC Call Reports.

Peer group of Banco Santander Puerto Rico

The peer group of Banco Santander Puerto Rico is the 6 banks nearest to it by total assets at : 3 larger and 3 smaller. Of the peers, 4 share the charter type of Banco Santander Puerto Rico (state nonmember bank) and 0 have head offices in Puerto Rico. Against them, Banco Santander Puerto Rico shows CET1 ratio 42.67% against a peer median of 12.31%, return on equity 3.15% against a peer median of 12.00% and uninsured deposit share 34.28% against a peer median of 33.73%.

BankCharterStateTotal assetsCET1 ratioReturn on equityUninsured share
Pinnacle BankState nonmember bankNE$6.1 bn12.28%12.90%32.65%
Ameriprise Bank, FSBFederal savings bankMN$6.0 bn12.68%13.72%0.04%
First American BankState nonmember bankIL$6.0 bn12.98%7.87%48.60%
Banco Santander Puerto RicoState nonmember bankPR$6.0 bn42.67%3.15%34.28%
Beacon Bank and TrustState member bankMA$6.0 bn10.77%0.97%34.81%
Century Bank and Trust CompanyState nonmember bankMA$5.9 bn12.35%11.18%63.96%
The Washington Trust Company, of WesterlyState nonmember bankRI$5.9 bn11.68%12.83%25.65%

. FDIC Call Reports.

Last eight quarters

Two years at Banco Santander Puerto Rico, to : assets $5.2 bn to $6.0 bn, deposits $4.2 bn to $4.9 bn, equity $937.4 mn to $1.0 bn. Staff 1,035 to 931.

MetricQ3 2018Q4 2018Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2019Q1 2020Q2 2020
Total assets$5.2 bn$5.2 bn$5.3 bn$6.2 bn$6.2 bn$6.0 bn$5.9 bn$6.0 bn
Total deposits$4.2 bn$4.1 bn$4.2 bn$5.0 bn$5.0 bn$4.8 bn$4.8 bn$4.9 bn
Bank equity capital$937.4 mn$957.6 mn$984.3 mn$1.0 bn$1.0 bn$1.0 bn$1.0 bn$1.0 bn
CET1 ratio30.72%33.02%34.18%35.14%36.92%41.72%42.22%42.67%
Return on equity (ROE)5.83%6.15%7.31%7.49%8.27%6.65%0.75%3.15%
Uninsured share of domestic deposits36.68%35.10%35.98%28.67%29.61%28.77%28.51%34.28%
Full-time equivalent employees1,0359981,0041,0131,010991958931
Number of offices2727272727272727

FDIC Call Reports.

Mergers and acquisitions

The FDIC history of Banco Santander Puerto Rico, oldest first; figures before and after each event are not like for like.

  1. . Merged into FirstBank Puerto Rico (FDIC certificate 30387).

Questions and identifiers

What were the total assets of Banco Santander Puerto Rico?

Banco Santander Puerto Rico reported $6.0 bn at in its Call Report.

Is Banco Santander Puerto Rico the same as its holding company?

No. This page covers Banco Santander Puerto Rico, FDIC certificate 20828; BANCO SANTANDER SA (as reported to the FDIC), its holding company, reports separately to the Federal Reserve.

Is Banco Santander Puerto Rico profitable?

Banco Santander Puerto Rico reported net income of $16.0 mn for the year to ; annualized return on equity: 3.15%. So yes: Banco Santander Puerto Rico made a profit over these months.

When is data for Banco Santander Puerto Rico next updated?

Banco Santander Puerto Rico no longer files Call Reports; its data ends at .

Where can I check the figures for Banco Santander Puerto Rico?

In the FDIC BankFind Suite record for certificate 20828, and in the Call Reports of Banco Santander Puerto Rico (RSSD ID 816210) at the FFIEC Central Data Repository.