GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES [Text Block]

NOTE 14 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 amounted to $28.1 million, recognized as part of “Other Assets” in the consolidated statements of financial condition. The Corporation conducted its annual evaluation of goodwill and other intangibles during the fourth quarter of 2016. The Corporation’s goodwill is related to the acquisition of FirstBank Florida in 2005.

The Corporation bypassed the qualitative assessment in 2016 and proceeded directly to perform the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. The Step 1 evaluation of goodwill allocated to the Florida reporting unit under both valuation approaches (market and discounted cash flow analysis) indicated that the fair value of the unit was above the carrying amount of its equity book value as of the valuation date (October 1); therefore, the completion of the Step 2 was not required. Based on the analyses under both the market and discounted cash flow approaches, the estimated fair value of the equity of the reporting unit exceeded the carrying amount of the entity, including goodwill at the evaluation date. Goodwill was not impaired as of December 31, 2016 or 2015, nor was any goodwill written off due to impairment during 2016, 2015, and 2014.

In connection with the acquisition of the FirstBank-branded credit card loan portfolio in the second quarter of 2012, the Corporation recognized a purchased credit card relationship intangible of $24.5 million, which is being amortized over the remaining estimated life of 5 years on an accelerated basis based on the estimated attrition rate of the purchased credit card accounts, which reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed. These benefits are consumed as the revenue stream generated by the cardholder relationship is realized.

The core deposit intangible acquired in the February 2015 Doral Bank transaction amounted to $5.8 million ($4.4 million as of December 31, 2016 and $5.1 million as of December 31, 2015).

The following table shows the gross amount and accumulated amortization of the Corporation’s intangible assets recognized as part of Other Assets in the consolidated statements of financial condition:
	As of
	December 31,
	2016		2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Core deposit intangible:
Gross amount, beginning of period	$	51,664	$	45,844
Addition as a result of acquisition		-		5,820
Accumulated amortization		(44,466)		(42,498)
Net carrying amount	$	7,198	$	9,166

Remaining amortization period		8.1 years		9.0 years

Purchased credit card relationship intangible:
Gross amount	$	24,465	$	24,465
Accumulated amortization		(13,934)		(11,146)
Net carrying amount	$	10,531	$	13,319

Remaining amortization period		5 years		5.8 years

Insurance customer relationship intangible:
Gross amount	$	1,067	$	-
Accumulated amortization		(140)		-
Net carrying amount	$	927	$	-

Remaining amortization period		6.1 years		-

The estimated aggregate annual amortization expense related to the intangible assets for future periods is as follows:
			Amount
	(In thousands)
	2017	$	4,495
	2018		3,519
	2019		3,067
	2020		2,851
	2021		2,658
	2022 and after		2,066

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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