UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-16799

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		66-0573197 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

19 West McKinley Street
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(787) 834-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number Including Area Code)

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 l934 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 o     NO þ

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 (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceeding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES o     NO o

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer o		Accelerated Filer þ		Non-Accelerated Filer o		Smaller Reporting Company o
				(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES o     NO þ

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2008 (the last business day of the registrant’s fiscal 2008 second quarter), was $102,213,355 based upon the reported closing price of $42.50 per share (as adjusted to reflect the one-for-fifty reverse stock split approved on November 7, 2008 and effective on December 1, 2008) on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 30, 2008. The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2009 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), was $34,137,260 based upon the reported closing price of $14.20 per share on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 30, 2009. The registrant had no non-voting common equity outstanding as of June 30, 2008 or June 30, 2009. For the purposes of the foregoing calculation only, registrant has treated as common stock held by affiliates only common stock of the registrant held by its directors and executive officers and voting stock held by the registrant’s employee benefit plans. The registrant’s response to this item is not intended to be an admission that any person is an affiliate of the registrant for any purposes other than this response.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common stock: 3,297,815 outstanding as of November 30, 2009.

 

 

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONTENTS

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION:							1
		Item 1.		Financial Statements (Unaudited)			1
				Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008			1
				Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008			2
				Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008			3
				Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008			4
				Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			6
		Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			56
		Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			105
		Item 4.		Controls and Procedures			105
PART II OTHER INFORMATION:							107
		Item 1.		Legal Proceedings			107
		Item 1A.		Risk Factors			107
		Item 6.		Exhibits			108
SIGNATURES							109
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, especially within Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In general, the word or phrases “may”, “should”, “will”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “continue”, “believe” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, certain disclosures and information customarily provided by financial institutions, such as analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses or an analysis of the interest rate sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities, are inherently based upon predictions of future events and circumstances. Although the Company makes such statements based on assumptions which it believes to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Important factors which could cause its results to differ from any results which might be projected, forecasted or estimated, based on such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) general economic and competitive conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, and the risks inherent in its operations; (ii) the Company’s ability to manage its credit risk and control its operating expenses, increase interest-earning assets and non-interest income, and maintain its net interest margin; (iii) fluctuations in interest rate and inflation; and (iv) the level of demand for new and existing products. Investors should refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 as well as Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties to which the Company is subject. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, other risks or uncertainties arise, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not intend, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update forward-looking statements.

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

		March 31,				December 31,
		2009				2008
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$	65,628			$	68,368
Money market instruments:
Interest—bearing deposits in banks			1,181,566				1,096,465
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value with an amortized cost of $3,817,548 in 2009 and $3,713,645 in 2008			3,850,642				3,670,241
Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost with a fair value of $659,940 in 2009 and $1,020,837 in 2008			665,570				1,037,970
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost			45,830				64,190
Residential mortgage loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value			23,064				18,871
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $271,300 in 2009 and $282,089 in 2008			8,638,576				8,667,717
Accrued interest receivable			50,726				56,224
Foreclosed real estate held for sale, net of allowance of $3,173 in 2009 and $3,104 in 2008			98,553				98,570
Other real estate held for sale, net			5,462				5,462
Premises and equipment, net			121,580				120,796
Deferred income taxes, net			146,660				155,661
Other assets			214,982				222,362
TOTAL		$	15,108,839			$	15,282,897
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing		$	292,256			$	250,380
Interest—bearing and related accrued interest payable, includes $60,286 in 2009 and $109,944 in 2008 of deposits measured at fair value			10,355,715				10,751,793
Total deposits			10,647,971				11,002,173
Repurchase agreements			2,908,716				3,204,142
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank			42,000				42,000
Mortgage note payable			34,781				34,932
Securities purchased but not yet received			410,857				—
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance			9,239				11,759
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			75,485				72,524
Total liabilities			14,129,049				14,367,530
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock — $1.00 par value per share (liquidation preference — $530,838 in 2009 and 2008); authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,156,709 shares in 2009 and 2008			18,157				18,157
Common stock — $1.00 par value per share; authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,297,815 shares in 2009 and 3,298,138 shares in 2008			3,298				3,298
Paid-in capital			870,527				870,450
Retained earnings:
Reserve fund			78,504				78,389
Accumulated losses			(18,744	)			(13,939	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax			28,048				(40,988	)
Total stockholders’ equity			979,790				915,367
TOTAL		$	15,108,839			$	15,282,897

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2009				2008
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans, including loan fees		$	120,260			$	156,473
Investment securities			3,475				46,383
Mortgage-backed securities			35,865				11,463
Money market instruments			796				8,154
Total interest income			160,396				222,473
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits			102,688				118,065
Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements			29,023				59,720
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank			616				1,044
Total interest expense			132,327				178,829
NET INTEREST INCOME			28,069				43,644
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES			8,855				14,957
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES			19,214				28,687
NONINTEREST INCOME:
Service and other charges on loans			2,241				2,485
Service charges on deposit accounts			2,392				3,069
Other fees and commissions			5,129				5,802
Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and deposits measured at fair value			772				(544	)
Net gain on sales and valuation of loans held for sale, securities, and other assets			18,962				836
Total noninterest income			29,496				11,648
NONINTEREST EXPENSES:
Salaries and employees’ benefits			15,212				16,947
Equipment			3,281				3,458
Deposits insurance premium and supervisory examination			9,558				2,894
Occupancy			2,104				2,545
Advertising			1,612				2,832
Printing, postage, stationery and supplies			870				975
Telephone			534				792
Net loss (gain) from operations of foreclosed real estate held for sale			366				(222	)
Municipal taxes			2,725				2,311
Professional fees			3,730				5,470
Other			5,346				7,035
Total noninterest expenses			45,338				45,037
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR INCOME TAXES			3,372				(4,702	)
PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR INCOME TAXES			2,761				(37,314	)
NET INCOME			611				32,612
LESS DIVIDENDS TO PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS			4,614				9,228
INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS		$	(4,003	)		$	23,384
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE		$	(1.21	)		$	7.09
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE		$	(1.21	)		$	7.08

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2009				2008
Changes in Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock:
Balance at beginning of year		$	18,157			$	18,157
Balance at end of period			18,157				18,157
Common stock:
Balance at beginning of year			3,298				3,298
Balance at end of period			3,298				3,298
Paid-in capital:
Balance at beginning of year			870,450				870,128
Stock-based compensation expense			77				67
Balance at end of period			870,527				870,195
Reserve fund:
Balance at beginning of year			78,389				78,389
Transfer from undivided profits			115				3,224
Balance at end of period			78,504				81,613
Undivided profits (accumulated losses):
Balance at beginning of year			(13,939	)			31,383
Cumulative impact of change in accounting for financial assets and liabilities at fair value (SFAS No. 159 - See Note 1)			—				5,283
Balance at beginning of year — as adjusted			(13,939	)			36,666
Net income			611				32,612
Cash dividends on common stock			(687	)			(2,062	)
Cash dividends on preferred stock			(4,614	)			(9,228	)
Transfer to reserve fund			(115	)			(3,224	)
Balance at end of period			(18,744	)			54,764
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:
Balance at beginning of year			(40,988	)			(5,119	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			69,036				(8,934	)
Balance at end of period			28,048				(14,053	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity		$	979,790			$	1,013,974
Comprehensive Income:
Net income		$	611			$	32,612
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized net gains (losses) on securities available for sale:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period			95,127				(9,818	)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income			(18,629	)			—
			76,498				(9,818	)
Income tax effect			(7,462	)			884
Other comprehensive income (loss)			69,036				(8,934	)
Total Comprehensive Income		$	69,647			$	23,678

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBISIDIARIES

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2009				2008
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	611			$	32,612
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Provision (credit) for:
Loan losses			8,855				14,957
Unfunded loan commitments			89				—
Deferred income tax			1,541				(3,999	)
Foreclosed real estate held for sale			69				(56	)
Depreciation and amortization of:
Premises and equipment			2,382				2,477
Mortgage servicing rights			97				62
Stock-based compensation expense (credit)			76				67
Amortization of premium (discount)-net, on:
Investment securities available for sale			1,865				(1,636	)
Investment securities held to maturity			196				(5,539	)
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity			28				27
Loans			5				7
Amortization of discount on deposits			659				724
Amortization of net deferred loan origination fees			(2,112	)			(2,063	)
Net loss (gain) on sale and in valuation of:
Investment securities available for sale			(18,629	)			—
Mortgage loans held for sale			(333	)			(221	)
Derivative instruments			(161	)			(4,876	)
Deposits measured at fair value			(452	)			6,208
Foreclosed real estate held for sale			176				(293	)
Loans			—				261
Premises and equipment			—				(28	)
Other assets			—				(2,299	)
Capitalization of servicing rights			(147	)			(123	)
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale			(15,613	)			(12,932	)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale			11,752				9,930
Decrease (increase) in:
Accrued interest receivable			5,498				39,576
Other assets			4,711				(11,578	)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accrued interest on deposits and borrowings			(20,091	)			(27,521	)
Other liabilities			6,050				(37,094	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(12,878	)			(3,350	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits in banks			(85,101	)			(63,889	)
Net decrease in federal funds sold and resell agreements			—				(26,900	)
Cancellation of resell agreements over three months			—				243,708
Investment securities available for sale:
Maturities, prepayments and calls			192,378				666,615
Proceeds from sales			902,937				26,495
Purchases			(771,598	)			(1,612,500	)
Investment securities held to maturity:
Maturities, prepayments and calls			370,425				13,580,220
Purchases			—				(10,981,712	)
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity:
Maturities, prepayments and calls			1,751				1,430
Loans:
Sales			—				12,783
Loan principal collections, net of originations			20,490				37,582
Purchases of derivative instruments			(411	)			—
Proceeds from derivative instruments			63				1,451
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate held for sale			1,674				134
Additions to premises and equipment			(2,235	)			(3,250	)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment			—				28
Proceeds from sales of other assets			—				2,299
Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock			(14,009	)			—
Redemptions of Federal Home Loan Bank stock			32,369				8,672
Net cash provided by investing activities			648,733				1,893,166
Forward		$	635,855			$	1,889,816

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.		(Continued)

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2009				2008
Forward		$	635,855			$	1,889,816
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net decrease in deposits			(332,927	)			(162,404	)
Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements			(295,426	)			58,176
Repurchase agreements with original maturities over three months:
Payments			—				(1,803,575	)
Net decrease in advances from Federal Home Loan Bank			—				(22,000	)
Repayments of mortgage note payable			(151	)			(134	)
Cash paid on matured embedded derivatives			(45	)			(62	)
Net decrease in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance			(2,520	)			(2,622	)
Dividends paid			(7,526	)			(13,213	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(638,595	)			(1,945,834	)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS			(2,740	)			(56,018	)
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD			68,368				153,473
CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS, END OF PERIOD		$	65,628			$	97,455
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest on deposits and other borrowings		$	147,636			$	201,384
Income taxes			818				11,427
Noncash activities:
Accrued dividends payable			—				2,225
Net change in other comprehensive income (loss)			69,036				(8,934	)
Securities purchased but not yet received			410,857				—
Transfer from :
Loans to foreclosed real estate held for sale			3,098				88,197
Undivided profits to reserve fund			115				3,224
Mortgage loans originated to finance the sale of foreclosed real estate held for sale			1,195				303
Unpaid additions to premises and equipment			1,067				192
Effect of derivative transactions:
Decrease (increase) in other assets			2,752				(2,308	)
Increase (decrease) in deposits			(2,428	)			3,092
Increase (decrease) in other liabilties			(938	)			544

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.		(Concluded)

W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

W Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) is a bank holding company offering a full range of financial services. The business of the Company is conducted through its wholly-owned commercial bank subsidiary, Westernbank Puerto Rico (“Westernbank” or the “Bank”). The Company was organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in February 1999 to become the bank holding company of Westernbank. Westernbank is a commercial bank chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico effective November 30, 1994. Originally, Westernbank was organized as a federally chartered mutual savings and loan association in 1958, and in January 1984 became a federal mutual savings bank. In February 1985, the savings bank was converted to the stock form of ownership. Westernbank offers a full range of business and consumer financial services, including banking, trust and brokerage services and placing insurances. On May 19, 2008, the Company contributed 100% of its ownership in Westernbank Insurance Corp. (“WIC”) to Westernbank. WIC is a general insurance agent placing property, casualty, life and disability insurances.

In July 2000, the Company became a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act (“BHC Act”). As a financial holding company, the Company was permitted to engage in financial related activities, including insurance and securities activities, provided that the Company and its banking subsidiary met certain regulatory standards. On May 20, 2008, the Company withdrew its financial holding company status under the BHC Act. As a result, effective on such date the Company’s activities are limited to those deemed closely related to banking by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”).

Westernbank operates through a network of 48 bank branches (including 10 Expresso of Westernbank branches) located throughout Puerto Rico, including 25 in the Western and Southwestern regions, 14 in the San Juan metropolitan area, 7 in the Northeastern region, and 2 in the Eastern region, and a website on the Internet. On October 3, 2008, the Congress of the United States of America approved the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, pursuant to which among other things, the amount of deposit insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) was temporarily increased from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor until December 31, 2009. On May 20, 2009, President Barack Obama signed legislation that extended this temporary increase to $250,000 through December 31, 2013. Westernbank’s deposits, including Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), are insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”), which is administered by the FDIC, up to $250,000 per depositor.

Westernbank’s traditional banking operations include retail operations, such as its branches, including the branches of the Expresso division, together with consumer loans, mortgage loans, commercial loans (excluding the Asset-Based Lending Unit operations), investments (treasury) and deposit products. Besides the traditional banking operations, at March 31, 2009, Westernbank operates four other divisions:

	•		Westernbank International Division, which is an International Banking Entity (“IBE”) under the Puerto Rico Act No. 52 of August 11, 1989, as amended, known as the International Banking Center Regulatory Act, which offers commercial banking and related services, and treasury and investment activities outside of Puerto Rico;
	•		Westernbank Trust Division, which offers a full array of trust services;
	•		Expresso of Westernbank, a division which specializes in small, unsecured consumer loans up to $15,000 and real estate collateralized consumer loans up to $150,000;
	•		and Westernbank International Trade Services, established during the first quarter of year 2006, a division which specializes in international trade products and services.

In addition, Westernbank operates the Asset-Based Lending Unit, which specializes in commercial business loans secured principally by commercial real estate, accounts receivable, inventories and machinery and equipment.

Westernbank owns 100% of the voting shares of:

	•		Westernbank World Plaza, Inc. (“WWPI”), which owns and operates Westernbank World Plaza, a 23-story office building, including its related parking facility, located in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, the main Puerto Rican business district.
	•		SRG Net, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation that operates an electronic funds transfer network. The assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of SRG Net, Inc. at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, were not significant.
	•		Westernbank Financial Center Corp (“WFCC”), which was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida to conduct commercial lending and other related activities in the United States of America. WFCC commenced operations in February 2007, was largely inactive, and was closed during the third quarter of 2008. WFCC’s main asset consisted of a commercial loan of $34.5 million at March 31, 2008. The assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of WFCC as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008, were not significant.
	•		Westernbank Insurance Corp., a general insurance agent placing property, casualty, life and disability insurances. On May 19, 2008, the Company contributed 100% of its ownership in WIC to Westernbank. The assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of WIC at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, were not significant.

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and banking industry practices. The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The (unaudited) Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with the accounting policies stated in the Company’s Audited Condensed Consolidated Financial

Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (which consist of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the condensed consolidated financial condition as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the condensed consolidated changes in stockholders’ equity, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Financial information as of December 31, 2008, has been derived from the audited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and the cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement and should be determined based on assumptions that a market participant would use when pricing an asset or liability. This Statement clarifies that market participant assumptions should include assumptions about risk as well as the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset. Additionally, this Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy that provides the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 at January 1, 2008 did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position or results of operations. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually), to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities at January 1, 2008, did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position or results of operations. In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-4, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active, which clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active and illustrates key considerations in determining the fair value. FSP No. FAS 157-4 was effective upon issuance, including prior periods for which financial statements had not been issued. The adoption of FSP No. FAS 157-4 did not have any impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities- Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. This Statement permits an entity to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain other items at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Once an entity has elected to record eligible items at fair value, the decision is irrevocable and the entity should report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings. SFAS No. 159 establishes presentation and disclosure requirements to help financial statement users understand the effect of the entity’s election on its earnings, but does not eliminate disclosure requirements of other accounting standards. Eligible items that are measured at fair value must be displayed on the face of the statements of financial condition. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008 and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment of $5.3 million that was credited to retained earnings and decreased deposits, other assets and deferred income tax asset by $12.9 million, $4.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively. See Note 16.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133. This Statement enhances required disclosures regarding derivatives and hedging activities, including enhanced disclosures regarding how: (a) an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company early adopted the disclosure framework dictated by this Statement during 2008.

In January 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. EITF 99-20-1, Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20, which applies to beneficial interest within the scope of EITF Issue No. 99-20, Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continue to Be Held by a Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets. This FSP amends the impairment guidance of EITF No. 99-20 to align with SFAS No. 115 and other related impairment guidance. The FSP became effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008, and must be applied prospectively. Retrospective application to a prior interim or annual reporting period is not permitted. The adoption of FSP No. EITF 99-20-1 did not have any impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Pronouncements To Be Adopted

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. This FSB reiterates that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. This FSB provides additional guidance and utilizes a two-step process to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability when compared with normal market activity for the asset or liability, and whether a transaction is not orderly. If it is determined that there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability, transactions or quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value. Accordingly, further analysis of the transactions or quoted prices is

needed, and a significant adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009 on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of FSP No. FAS 157-4 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, which amends the recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temprorary impairment (“OTTI”) for debt securities. This FSP requires that an OTTI shall be recognized in earnings if the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the Company does not intend to sell the security, and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, the OTTI related to credit losses shall be recognized in earnings, and the OTTI related to all other factors shall be recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable taxes. An entity shall recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying this FSP as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings, net of applicable taxes, with a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009 and should be applied to existing and new investments held by an entity as of the beginning of the interim period in which it is adopted. The FSP also requires increased and more timely disclosures regarding expected cash flows, credit losses, and an aging of securities with unrealized losses. This FSP does not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities. The FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of FSP No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. This FSP amends SFAS 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, and APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial statements. This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. This FSP does not require disclosures for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. In periods after initial adoption, this FSP requires comparative disclosures only for periods ending subsequent to initial adoption.

In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before financial statements are issued. SFAS 165 reflects the principles underpinning previous subsequent event guidance in existing accounting literature and US Auditing Standards (AU) Section 560, “Subsequent Events,” therefore the Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 165 should not result in significant changes in the subsequent events that the Company’s reports either through recognition or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 165 requires the Company’s to disclose the date through which it has evaluated subsequent events, which for public entities, is the date the financial statements are issued. This SFAS became effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of SFAS No. 165 is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. SFAS No. 166 removes the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity” (QSPE), changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures about transfers of financial assets and a transferor’s continuing involvement in transferred financial assets. This Statement is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited. The adoption of SFAS No. 166 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). SFAS No. 167 amends the methodology for determining the primary beneficiary (and therefore consolidator) of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and will require such assessment to be performed on an ongoing basis. Under SFAS No. 167, the primary beneficiary of a VIE is defined as the enterprise that has both (1) the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. These amendments affect all entities currently within the scope of FIN No. 46(R), as well as qualifying special-purpose entities (“QSPEs”) that are currently excluded from the scope of FIN No. 46(R). SFAS No. 167 will require a reporting entity to provide additional disclosures about its involvement with variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement. A reporting entity will be required to disclose how its involvement with a variable interest entity affects the reporting entity’s financial statements. SFAS No. 167 will be effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009. The adoption of SFAS No. 167 is not expected to have any effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles which establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of this Statement, the Codification will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification will become nonauthoritative. SFAS No. 168 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of Statement 168 in the third quarter of 2009 will not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2009, the FASB updated the Codification in connection with the fair value measurement of liabilities to clarify that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using either the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset, quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets, or another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. Two examples would be an income approach, such as a present value technique, or a market approach, such as a technique that is based on the amount at the measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer the identical liability or would receive to enter into the identical liability. The amendments in this update also clarify that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. The amendments in this update also clarify that both a quoted price in an active market for

the identical liability at the measurement date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustment to the quoted price of the asset are required, are Level 1 fair value measurements. This update is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after its issuance. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in the fourth quarter of 2009.

In September 2009, the FASB updated the Codification to reflect SEC staff pronouncements on earnings-per-share calculations. According to the update, the SEC staff believes that when a public company redeems preferred shares, the difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock and the carrying amount on the balance sheet after issuance costs of the preferred stock should be added to or subtracted from net income before doing an earnings-per-share calculation. The SEC’s staff also thinks it is not appropriate to aggregate preferred shares with different dividend yields when trying to determine whether the “if-converted” method is dilutive to the earnings-per-share calculation. The guidance is effective for new share lending arrangements for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2009. For existing arrangements, the guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2009 and must be applied retrospectively for arrangements outstanding as of the effective date. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, basic earnings per share are computed by dividing income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing adjusted income (loss) attributable to common stockholders as adjusted to add back dividends on convertible preferred stock, by the weighted-average number of common and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares represent assumed conversion of outstanding convertible preferred stock, which are determined using the if-converted method, and outstanding stock options, which are determined using the treasury stock method. The effect of convertible preferred stock (33,674 shares in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split approved on November 7, 2008 and effective on December 1, 2008) was antidilutive in 2009 and dilutive in 2008. Number of stock options outstanding at March 31, 2009 and 2008 were 113,535 and 129,269, respectively. In 2009 and 2008, no potentially dilutive common shares resulted from the stock options because the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common stock.

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share were computed as follows:

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2009				2008
		(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Net income		$	611			$	32,612
Less preferred stock dividends			4,614				9,228
Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders — basic			(4,003	)			23,384
Plus convertible preferred stock dividends			—				215
Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders — diluted		$	(4,003	)		$	23,599
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period			3,298				3,298
Assumed conversion of preferred stock			—				34
Total			3,298				3,332
Basic earnings (loss) per common share		$	(1.21	)		$	7.09
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share		$	(1.21	)		$	7.08

3. DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

The Company’s cash dividends per share declared for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:

RECORD DATE		PAYABLE DATE		AMOUNT PER SHARE(1)
2009
January 30, 2009		February 16, 2009		$	0.2083
2008 (2)
January 31, 2008		February 15, 2008		$	0.2083
February 28, 2008		March 15, 2008			0.2083
March 30, 2008		April 17, 2008			0.2083
Total				$	0.6249

On February 17, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors announced that the Board voted to suspend regular monthly dividends on the Company’s common stock and all outstanding series of its preferred stock, effective with the payment to be made on March 16, 2009 and applicable to stockholders of record as of February 27, 2009, as a measure to strengthen the Company’s and Westernbank’s capital positions.

Refer to Note 18 — “Contingencies — Regulatory Matters” below for a description of certain regulatory agreements entered into with the FDIC, the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (“OCIF”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) and the regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends imposed by the agreements.

4. MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, money market instruments included $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, in interest bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Restricted interest bearing deposits with other banks amounted to $3.6 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. In addition, interest bearing deposits with other banks amounting to $400,000 were pledged to the Puerto Rico Treasury Department for Westernbank’s International Division at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

5. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of investment securities were as follows:

						Gross				Gross
		Amortized				Unrealized				Unrealized				Fair
March 31, 2009		Cost				Gains				Losses				Value
						(In thousands)
Available for sale:
U.S. Government and agencies obligations (USGO’s)		$	199,989			$	1,049			$	—			$	201,038
Puerto Rico Government and agencies obligations (PRGO’s)			11,166				281				—				11,447
Subtotal			211,155				1,330				—				212,485
Mortgage-backed securities:
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) certificates			1,683,872				24,795				—				1,708,667
Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO’s) issued and guaranteed by GNMA			1,527,789				18,817				—				1,546,606
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)			378,871				—				10,651				368,220
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)			13,955				—				405				13,550
Subtotal			3,604,487				43,612				11,056				3,637,043
Equity securities — common stock			1,906				—				792				1,114
Total		$	3,817,548			$	44,942			$	11,848			$	3,850,642
Held to maturity:
USGO’s		$	1,690			$	4			$	—			$	1,694
PRGO’s			13,312				12				108				13,216
Corporate notes			21,436				—				5,633				15,803
Subtotal			36,438				16				5,741				30,713
Mortgage-backed securities:
GNMA certificates			5,334				243				—				5,577
FHLMC certificates			1,846				110				—				1,956
FNMA certificates			2,641				144				—				2,785
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			550,822				2,101				3,578				549,345
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA			68,489				1,213				138				69,564
Subtotal			629,132				3,811				3,716				629,227
Total		$	665,570			$	3,827			$	9,457			$	659,940

						Gross				Gross
		Amortized				Unrealized				Unrealized				Fair
December 31, 2008		Cost				Gains				Losses				Value
						(In thousands)
Available for sale:
USGO’s		$	306,259			$	1,621			$	—			$	307,880
PRGO’s			11,122				335				—				11,457
Subtotal			317,381				1,956				—				319,337
Mortgage-backed securities:
GNMA certificates			523,339				3,332				295				526,376
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by GNMA			2,461,199				124				33,796				2,427,527
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA			395,492				—				15,054				380,438
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			14,328				—				677				13,651
Subtotal			3,394,358				3,456				49,822				3,347,992
Equity securities — common stock			1,906				1,006				—				2,912
Total		$	3,713,645			$	6,418			$	49,822			$	3,670,241
Held to maturity:
USGO’s		$	372,311			$	793			$	—			$	373,104
PRGO’s			13,312				3				167				13,148
Corporate notes			21,436				—				1,870				19,566
Subtotal			407,059				796				2,037				405,818
Mortgage-backed securities:
GNMA certificates			5,574				195				2				5,767
FHLMC certificates			1,942				88				—				2,030
FNMA certificates			2,691				118				1				2,808
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			551,802				788				16,987				535,603
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA			68,902				607				698				68,811
Subtotal			630,911				1,796				17,688				615,019
Total		$	1,037,970			$	2,592			$	19,725			$	1,020,837

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale and held to maturity at March 31, 2009, by contractual maturity (excluding mortgage-backed securities), are shown below.

		Available For Sale								Held to Maturity
		Amortized				Fair				Amortized				Fair
		Cost				Value				Cost				Value
						(In thousands)
Due within one year		$	100,000			$	100,261			$	2,160			$	2,164
Due after one year through five years			111,155				112,224				12,347				12,253
Due after five years through ten years			—				—				495				493
Due after ten years			—				—				21,436				15,803
Subtotal			211,155				212,485				36,438				30,713
Mortgage-backed securities			3,604,487				3,637,043				629,132				629,227
Equity securities			1,906				1,114				—				—
Total		$	3,817,548			$	3,850,642			$	665,570			$	659,940

The following tables show the Company’s available for sale and held to maturity investments’ fair value and gross unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

		Less than 12 months								12 months or more								Total
						Gross								Gross								Gross				Number of
		Fair				Unrealized				Fair				Unrealized				Fair				Unrealized				Investment
March 31, 2009		Value				Losses				Value				Losses				Value				Losses				Positions
														(In thousands)
Available for sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA		$	—			$	—			$	368,220			$	10,651			$	368,220			$	10,651			$	11
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			—				—				13,550				405				13,550				405				1
Total			—				—				381,770				11,056				381,770				11,056				12
Equity securities — common stock			1,114				792				—				—				1,114				792				1
Total		$	1,114			$	792			$	381,770			$	11,056			$	382,884			$	11,848			$	13
Held to maturity:
PRGO’s		$	4,384			$	35			$	7,435			$	73			$	11,819			$	108			$	12
Corporate notes			3,308				936				12,495				4,697				15,803				5,633				3
Subtotal			7,692				971				19,930				4,770				27,622				5,741				15
Mortgage-backed securities:
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			—				—				436,797				3,578				436,797				3,578				4
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA			—				—				20,110				138				20,110				138				1
Subtotal			—				—				456,907				3,716				456,907				3,716				5
Total		$	7,692			$	971			$	476,837			$	8,486			$	484,529			$	9,457			$	20

		Less than 12 months								12 months or more								Total
						Gross								Gross								Gross				Number of
		Fair				Unrealized				Fair				Unrealized				Fair				Unrealized				Investment
December 31, 2008		Value				Losses				Value				Losses				Value				Losses				Positions
														(In thousands)
Available for sale:
Mortgage-backed securities:
GNMA certificates		$	235,547			$	295			$	—			$	—			$	235,547			$	295				6
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by GNMA			2,365,960				33,796				—				—				2,365,960				33,796				42
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA			—				—				380,439				15,054				380,439				15,054				11
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			—				—				13,651				677				13,651				677				1
Total		$	2,601,507			$	34,091			$	394,090			$	15,731			$	2,995,597			$	49,822			$	60
Held to maturity:
PRGO’s		$	3,905			$	45			$	8,770			$	122			$	12,675			$	167				12
Corporate notes			4,096				148				15,470				1,722				19,566				1,870				3
Subtotal			8,001				193				24,240				1,844				32,241				2,037				15
Mortgage-backed securities:
GNMA certificates			139				2				—				—				139				2				2
FNMA certificates			67				1				—				—				67				1				1
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FHLMC			13,588				204				462,737				16,783				476,325				16,987				9
CMO’s issued and guaranteed by FNMA			—				—				30,128				698				30,128				698				3
Subtotal			13,794				207				492,865				17,481				506,659				17,688				15
Total		$	21,795			$	400			$	517,105			$	19,325			$	538,900			$	19,725				30