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EXHIBIT 99.1
(DORAL LOGO)
Doral Financial Corporation Reports Financial Results for the
Quarter Ended March 31, 2011
Reports Quarter Net Income of $3.3 million
Reduced Non-Performing Loans $54.9 million in Quarter
Continues to Exceed Well Capitalized Benchmarks
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – April 20, 2011 – Doral Financial Corporation (NYSE:DRL) (“Doral” or the “Company”), the holding company of Doral Bank and Doral Bank FSB, with operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S., reported net income of $3.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared with net losses of $36.1 million and $3.5 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively.
Doral continued to improve asset quality, reporting a decrease in non-performing loans (excluding loans guaranteed by U.S. federal government agencies) during the first quarter of $54.9 million from December 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011, and $300.6 million from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
“Our earnings results are a direct consequence of our success in improving asset quality and diversifying our business. As we move forward, we will continue to focus on improving our fundamentals and building stable earnings,” said Glen Wakeman, CEO and President of Doral Financial Corporation.
First quarter 2011 pre-tax income was $8.4 million, an increase of $40.5 million compared to a pre-tax loss of $32.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 driven by the following:
    Net interest income of $43.2 million increased $5.6 million (15%) compared to the fourth quarter 2010 as a result of reduced interest expense from the exchange of higher rate advances from FHLB for lower rate advances from FHLB and calling high cost callable certificates of deposit, and increased interest income from improved collections of delinquent loans and growth in the U.S. loan portfolio.
    Non-interest income of $28.6 million, an increase of $0.8 million from fourth quarter 2010, reflects continuing success in increasing revenues from fee-based services and mortgage banking activities.
    Non-interest expense of $60.8 million declined $15.6 million (20%) from fourth quarter 2010 due to lower costs related to credit expenses including professional services, OREO related expenses, foreclosure and collection costs as well as reductions in other operational costs incurred for compensation, professional services, occupancy, communications, EDP among others.
    The provision for loan and lease losses of $2.6 million was down $18.5 million compared to fourth quarter 2010 as a result of improved collections on loans over the past year, net of increased loss estimates on loans reviewed individually for impairment and refinements of the loan loss provision estimates.
Doral will be hosting an earnings call for interested parties at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011.
Call-in information is:
U.S. Participant Dial-In Number: (800) 230-8960
International Participant Dial-In Number: (612) 332-0226
Conference identification number: 201808

 


 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 totaled $3.3 million, compared to a net loss of $36.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 and a net loss of $3.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
    The Company reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.9 million and earnings per common share of $0.01 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to net loss attributable to common shareholders of $38.5 million and loss per common share of $0.30 for the fourth quarter of 2010, and net income attributable to common shareholders and earnings per common share of $21.2 million and $0.34, respectively, for the first quarter of 2010.
    Net interest income for the first quarter of 2011 was $43.2 million, an increase of $5.6 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2010, and a decrease of $0.6 million when compared to the first quarter of 2010. Net interest margin increased 38 basis points to 2.23%, compared to 1.85% for the fourth quarter of 2010. Improved net interest income results from the exchange of $555 million of high rate advances from FHLB for a comparable amount of lower rate advances from FHLB, calling $129 million of high cost callable certificates of deposit, and lowering interest rates on deposits, combined with increased interest income resulting from lower levels of delinquent loans and loss mitigation, as well as growth of the U.S. loan portfolio.
    Provision for loan and lease losses for the first quarter of 2011 was $2.6 million, a decrease of $18.5 million over the fourth quarter 2010 provision, and a decrease of $11.3 million over the provision recorded for the first quarter of 2010. The first quarter 2011 provision for loan and lease losses included $8.3 million net provisions for construction and land, commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans reviewed individually for impairment offset in part by net lower general reserves resulting from improved collections of past delinquent loans and adoption of certain refinements in the loss reserve calculations.
    First quarter 2011 non-interest income of $28.6 million increased $0.8 million and decreased $8.0 million compared to non-interest income of $27.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $36.6 million for the first quarter of 2010, respectively. Non-interest income for the first quarter of 2011 included a gain on sale of investment securities of $2.9 million compared to no gain or loss for the fourth quarter 2010 and $26.4 million gain for the first quarter of 2010. The first quarter 2010 gain on securities sales was partially offset by an other-than-temporary-impairment charge of $13.3 million.
    First quarter 2011 non-interest expense of $60.8 million decreased $15.6 million and $6.6 million from expenses for the quarters ended December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. Lower expenses in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 were due to: (i) lower provisions and other expenses for other real estate owned properties of $3.8 million, (ii) the $1.5 million 2010 fourth quarter loss on the sale and assignment to a third party of Doral’s rights, title, and interest in and to its claims in the Lehman Brothers, Inc. Securities Investor Protection Corporation proceeding for the Lehman Brothers, Inc. (“LBI”) claim receivable, (iii) lower compensation and benefits costs of $2.3 million, (iv) lower occupancy expenses of $0.8 million, and (v) lower professional services expenses of $2.0 million.
    First quarter 2011 income tax expense of $5.1 million increased $1.1 million and $2.6 million compared with income tax expense of $4.0 million and $2.5 million in the fourth quarter of

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      2010 and the first quarter of 2010, respectively. Income tax expense reflects $3.3 million resulting from the profitable operations of certain U.S. and Puerto Rico entities, and $1.8 million resulting from the net effect on Doral’s deferred tax asset of (i) Puerto Rico tax legislation approved in January 2011 lowering the effective tax rate and (ii) the increased earnings expectations for profitable Puerto Rican entities.
    Doral’s first quarter 2011 loan production was $350.1 million, largely flat compared to $349.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, and up from $289.1 million for the first quarter of 2010. The running quarter production mainly resulted from lower Puerto Rico residential mortgage loan production (down $30.6 million) as residential mortgage loan originations declined on the island, offset by a commercial loan production volume increase of $36.3 million, largely due to new lending by the Company’s U.S. middle market syndicated lending unit, partially offset by decreases in construction and multifamily loan originations.
    Doral reported total assets as of March 31, 2011 of $8.5 billion compared to $8.6 billion as of December 31, 2010 and $9.7 billion as of March 31, 2010. The Company strategically decreased its investment securities portfolio and borrowings since March 2010 as part of its interest rate risk management strategies.
    Total deposits of $4.5 billion as of March 31, 2011, decreased $132.2 million, or 2.9%, from deposits of $4.6 billion as of December 31, 2010. The deposit decrease resulted from a $122.1 million (5.2%) decrease in brokered deposits. At March 31, 2010, deposits totaled $4.6 billion. Since March 31, 2010, brokered deposits have decreased $460.1 million (17.1%).
    Advances from FHLB were $865.4 million as of March 31, 2011, down $36.0 million (4.0%) from advances from FHLB of $901.4 million as of December 31, 2010.
    Non-performing loans (“NPLs”) as of March 31, 2011 were $571.5 million, a decrease of $54.9 million and $300.6 million from December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively, as Doral continued to emphasize collections and restructures to optimize performance of the loan portfolio.
    The Company’s capital ratios continue to exceed the published well-capitalized standards established by the federal banking agencies with ratios of Tier 1 Leverage of 8.87%, Tier 1 Risk-based Capital of 13.54% and Total Risk-based Capital of 14.80%. The Leverage, Tier 1 and Total Risk-based Capital Ratios exceeded the well-capitalized standards by $325.4 million, $415.3 million and $264.5 million, respectively.

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Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
                         
    Quarters ended  
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Selected Income Statement data:
                       
Interest income
  $ 93,991     $ 92,333     $ 109,228  
Interest expense
    50,821       54,726       65,467  
     
Net interest income
    43,170       37,607       43,761  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    2,590       21,102       13,921  
     
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses
    40,580       16,505       29,840  
Non-interest income
    28,624       27,820       36,584  
Non-interest expense
    60,784       76,422       67,398  
     
Income (loss) before taxes
    8,420       (32,097 )     (974 )
Income tax expense
    5,096       3,971       2,529  
     
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,324     $ (36,068 )   $ (3,503 )
     
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
  $ 909     $ (38,483 )   $ 21,218  
     
Net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.01     $ (0.30 )   $ 0.34  
     
 
                       
Dividends accrued on preferred stock
  $ 2,415     $ 2,415     $ 1,864  
Preferred stock exchange premium
  $     $     $ (26,585 )
Preferred shares outstanding at end of period
    5,811,391       5,811,391       5,811,391  
Book value per common share
  $ 4.00     $ 4.01     $ 7.58  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    127,293,756       127,293,756       62,528,221  
Common share outstanding at end of period
    127,293,756       127,293,756       67,283,370  
 
                       
Selected Balance Sheet Data:
                       
Total loans, net
  $ 5,724,271     $ 5,784,188     $ 5,693,774  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    120,204       123,652       147,481  
Total investment securities (1)
    1,461,392       1,550,094       2,143,936  
Servicing assets, net
    116,299       114,342       118,236  
Total assets
    8,464,096       8,646,354       9,712,888  
Deposits
    4,486,248       4,618,475       4,586,209  
Borrowings
    2,853,274       2,896,213       3,981,122  
Total liabilities
    7,603,391       7,784,159       8,850,537  
Preferred equity
    352,082       352,082       352,082  
Common equity
    508,623       510,113       510,269  
Total stockholders’ equity
    860,705       862,195       862,351  
Selected Average Balance Sheet Data:
                       
Total loans
    5,865,592       5,916,549       5,839,194  
Total investment securities
    1,588,310       1,498,631       2,925,437  
Interest earning assets
    7,851,951       8,054,872       9,503,734  
Total assets
    8,530,595       8,792,810       10,192,660  
Deposits
    4,535,820       4,672,345       4,652,603  
Borrowings
    2,848,369       2,937,144       4,309,017  
Interest bearing liabilities
    7,115,169       7,341,307       8,717,846  
Preferred equity
    352,082       352,082       409,797  
Common equity
    507,730       548,148       467,237  
Total stockholders’ equity
    859,812       900,230       877,034  
 
(1)    Excludes Federal Home Loan Bank of NY stock, at cost

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Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
                         
    Quarters ended  
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Selected Financial Ratios:
                       
Performance:
                       
Net interest margin
    2.23 %     1.85 %     1.87 %
Return on average assets
    0.16 %     -1.63 %     -0.14 %
Return on average common equity*
    0.73 %     -27.85 %     -4.66 %
Efficiency ratio
    91.16 %     111.27 %     99.93 %
Capital:
                       
Leverage ratio
    8.87 %     8.56 %     8.43 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
    13.54 %     13.25 %     13.83 %
Total risk-based capital ratio
    14.80 %     14.51 %     15.09 %
Asset quality:
                       
Non-performing loans
    571,548       626,475       872,168  
Non-performing assets
    777,952       851,820       1,004,340  
Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans receivable
    2.17 %     2.21 %     2.68 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans receivable (excluding FHA/VA guaranteed loans and loans on savings deposits)
    2.24 %     2.29 %     2.76 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses plus partial charge-offs and discounts to loans receivable (excluding FHA/VA guaranteed loans and loans on savings deposits)
    3.83 %     3.92 %     3.58 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses to non-performing loans (excluding NPLs held for sale)
    21.11 %     19.82 %     16.99 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses plus partial charge-offs and discounts to non-performing loans (excluding NPLs held for sale)
    36.09 %     33.83 %     22.21 %
Non-performing loans to total loans (excluding GNMA defaulted loans and FHA/VA guaranteed loans)
    10.36 %     11.29 %     15.87 %
Other Non-GAAP Ratios:
                       
Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets (2)
    7.15 %     6.95 %     8.16 %
 
*   Excluding the effect of the preferred stock exchange premium
 
(2)    Refer to section on Non-Gaap Financial Measures for further details on this ratio.

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FIRST QUARTER PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
Income Statement
Net Interest Income
First Quarter 2011 vs. Fourth Quarter 2010 – Net interest margin was up 38 basis points to 2.23%, compared to 1.85% for the fourth quarter of 2010 due to an improvement in net interest income of $5.6 million driven by an increase in interest income of $1.7 million and a decrease in interest expense of $3.9 million. The increase in interest income was driven by improved performance of the loan portfolio due to the decrease in delinquent loans, loss mitigation strategies that move non-performing loans to performing status and growth of the U.S. loan portfolio. The decrease in interest expense was due to a decrease in interest on advances from FHLB of $2.7 million that resulted from a decrease in average advances from FHLB of $37.0 million and from the exchange of $555 million of high rate advances from FHLB (with an average coupon of 4.1%) for a comparable amount of lower rate advances from FHLB (with an average coupon of 1.7%). There was also a decrease of $0.7 million on interest on deposits due to a decrease in average brokered deposits of $158.7 million driven primarily by the call of $128.5 million of callable brokered deposits, partially offset by an increase in average retail deposits of $21.3 million.
First Quarter 2011 vs. First Quarter 2010 — Net interest margin increased 36 basis points to 2.23% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 from 1.87% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. A decrease of $0.6 million in net interest income was due to a decrease in interest income of $15.2 million and a decrease in interest expense of $14.6 million. The decrease in interest income was driven by lower average interest earning assets, primarily due to sales of mortgage backed securities during the second and third quarters of 2010. Average loans increased $26.4 million, or 0.5%, quarter over quarter and interest on loans decreased $1.4 million, or 1.7%. The decrease in interest income was only partially offset by a decrease in interest expense. A decrease in average interest-bearing deposits of $142.0 million, or 3.2%, was due to a decrease of $496.5 million, or 17.8% in brokered deposits partially offset by an increase in average retail deposits of $354.5 million, or 21.8%. Growth in retail deposits was due to the Company’s efforts to capture deposits after the market consolidation in Puerto Rico in the second quarter of 2010, and the opening of branches in the U.S. mainland, were the drivers for the increase in interest on deposits of $0.2 million, or 0.7%. There were lower average borrowings of $1.5 billion and a reduction of interest on borrowings of $14.8 million during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. The variance of interest on borrowings was also impacted by the exchange of advances from FHLB which resulted in a reduction in interest expense of approximately $2.7 million, as well as the call of high cost callable certificates of deposit and lowering of interest rates on deposits. Interest on notes payable increased $1.5 million primarily as a result of the $250.0 million debt issued under the CLO, a net funding source for Doral beginning in the third quarter of 2010, at a rate of three month LIBOR plus 1.85%.

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Credit Quality and the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
Doral’s investment securities and loans receivable are subject to credit risk. The Company has continued offering different loss mitigation alternatives to be able to reach more distressed borrowers that, coupled with increased resources allocated to collections, resulted in a reduction in non-performing loans during the quarter.
The following table summarizes the changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the periods indicated:
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
                         
    Quarters ended  
(In thousands)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 123,652     $ 119,263     $ 140,774  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    2,590       21,102       13,921  
Total loans charged off
    (6,434 )     (17,285 )     (7,650 )
Total recoveries of loans previously charged off
    396       572       436  
     
Net charge-offs
    (6,038 )     (16,713 )     (7,214 )
 
Balance at end of period
  $ 120,204     $ 123,652     $ 147,481  
 
 
                       
Recoveries to charge-offs
    6.15 %     3.31 %     5.70 %
Net charge-offs to average loans
    0.11 %     0.30 %     0.13 %
Provision to net charge-offs
    42.89 %     126.26 %     192.97 %

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The following tables summarize key credit quality information for the periods indicated:
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Loan Data
                                                         
(In thousands)                           As of March 31, 2011        
                            ALLL plus partial charge-offs        
                            and discounts(1) as a % of     ALLL(2) as a % of  
    Loans                     Loans             Loans        
    Receivable     NPLs(5)     ALLL     Receivable(3)(6)     NPLs(4)(5)     Receivable(6)     NPLs(5)  
         
Consumer
                                                       
Residential mortgage
  $ 3,543,208     $ 252,849     $ 54,016       2.37 %     31.88 %     1.52 %     21.36 %
FHA/VA guaranteed residential mortgage
    161,429                 na   na   na   na
Consumer
    47,534       240       5,137       10.91 %     2163.33 %     10.81 %     2140.42 %
Lease financing
    3,724       311       428       11.49 %     137.62 %     11.49 %     137.62 %
Loans on savings deposits
    2,413                 na   na   na   na
         
Total Consumer
    3,758,308       253,400       59,581       2.49 %     34.03 %     1.66 %     23.51 %
Commercial
                                                       
Commercial real estate
    680,582       186,970       23,956       6.43 %     24.15 %     3.52 %     12.81 %
Commercial and industrial
    666,352       2,789       6,025       0.90 %     216.03 %     0.90 %     216.03 %
Construction and land
    433,762       126,190       30,642       14.45 %     53.95 %     7.06 %     24.28 %
         
Total Commercial
    1,780,696       315,949       60,623       6.48 %     37.75 %     3.40 %     19.19 %
         
Total
  $ 5,539,004     $ 569,349     $ 120,204       3.83 %     36.09 %     2.24 %     21.11 %
         
 
(1)   Loans and NPL amounts are increased by the amount of partial charge-offs and discounts.
 
(2)   Loans and NPL amounts are not increased by the amount of partial charge offs and discounts.
 
(3)   Reflects partial charge-offs and credit related discounts on loans in the residential mortgage, commercial real estate and construction and land portfolios of $30.6 million, $21.2 million and $37.4 million, respectively.
 
(4)   Reflects partial charge-offs and credit related discounts on loans in the residential mortgage, commercial real estate and construction and land portfolios of $26.5 million, $21.2 million and $37.4 million, respectively.
 
(5)   Excludes $2.2 million non-performing loans classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2011.
 
(6)   Excludes $161.4 million and $2.4 million of FHA/VA guaranteed loans and loans on savings deposits, respectively.

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Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Loan Data
                                                         
(In thousands)                           As of December 31, 2010        
                            ALLL plus partial charge-offs        
                            and discounts(1) as a % of     ALLL(2) as a % of  
    Loans                     Loans             Loans        
    Receivable     NPLs(5)     ALLL     Receivable(3)(6)     NPLs(4)(5)     Receivable(6)     NPLs(5)  
Consumer
                                                       
Residential mortgage
  $ 3,560,536     $ 278,359     $ 56,487       2.46 %     31.77 %     1.59 %     20.29 %
FHA/VA guaranteed residential mortgage
    187,473                 na   na   na   na
Consumer
    51,520       404       5,756       11.22 %     1431.68 %     11.17 %     1424.75 %
Lease financing
    4,807       415       518       10.78 %     124.82 %     10.78 %     124.82 %
Loans on savings deposits
    2,860                 na   na   na   na
         
Total Consumer
    3,807,196       279,178       62,761       2.60 %     33.94 %     1.74 %     22.48 %
Commercial
                                                       
Commercial real estate
    688,946       193,348       29,712       7.17 %     26.33 %     4.31 %     15.37 %
Commercial and industrial
    633,695       2,522       6,153       0.97 %     243.97 %     0.97 %     243.97 %
Construction and land
    458,734       148,737       25,026       12.79 %     42.00 %     5.46 %     16.83 %
         
Total Commercial
    1,781,375       344,607       60,891       6.55 %     34.68 %     3.42 %     17.67 %
         
Total
  $ 5,588,571     $ 623,785     $ 123,652       3.92 %     33.83 %     2.29 %     19.82 %
         
 
(1)   Loans and NPL amounts are increased by the amount of partial charge-offs and discounts.
 
(2)   Loans and NPL amounts are not increased by the amount of partial charge offs and discounts.
 
(3)   Reflects partial charge-offs and credit related discounts on loans in the residential mortgage, commercial real estate and construction and land portfolios of $32.0 million, $21.2 million and $38.6 million, respectively.
 
(4)   Reflects partial charge-offs and credit related discounts on loans in the residential mortgage, commercial real estate and construction and land portfolios of $28.7 million, $21.2 million and $37.4 million, respectively.
 
(5)   Excludes $2.7 million non-performing loans classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2010.
 
(6)   Excludes $187.5 million and $2.9 million of FHA/VA guaranteed loans and loans on savings deposits, respectively.
The loans receivable portfolio decreased $49.6 million, or 0.9%, NPLs decreased $54.4 million, or 8.7% and the allowance for loan and lease losses decreased $3.4 million or 2.8% as of March 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010. Accordingly, the loans receivable and NPL coverage ratios (ALLL plus partial charge-offs and discounts as a percentage of loans receivable and NPLs, respectively) also decreased 9 basis points and 226 basis points, respectively over the same periods. The decrease in NPLs has been the most significant contributor to the decrease in the ALLL and in the related coverage ratios. Improvement in the performance of the portfolios has directly impacted the ALLL models as roll-rates and delinquency trends and probabilities of default improve. In addition, during the first quarter of 2011 the Company revised and updated its Collateral Price Index (“CPI”).
The decrease in the loans receivable portfolio was driven by a decrease of $17.3 million in residential mortgage loans and $26.0 million in FHA/VA guaranteed residential mortgage loans due to prepayments, collections and sales and a decrease of $25.0 million in construction and land due to transfers of $13.8 million to OREO, partial charge-offs of $1.6 million and pay-downs of approximately $9.3 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $32.7 million in the commercial and industrial portfolio primarily due to an increase in commercial loan production volume largely due to new lending by the Company’s U.S. middle market syndicated lending unit.
Doral has focused on reducing its credit risk. Doral discontinued new construction lending in Puerto Rico in 2007, new commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending in Puerto Rico in 2008, and significantly tightened its residential underwriting standards in 2009. The seasoned vintages characterizing Doral’s exposures require smaller reserve increases.

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Provision and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The following tables summarize the effect of provisions and recoveries on the allowance for loan and lease losses by portfolio for the periods indicated:
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
                                                                                                 
    For the quarters ended  
(in thousands)           March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     March 31, 2010  
                    Net                             Net                             Net        
    Beginning             Charge-     Ending     Beginning             Charge-     Ending     Beginning             Charge-     Ending  
    Balance     Provisions     offs     Balance     Balance     Provisions     offs     Balance     Balance     Provisions     offs     Balance  
             
Residential mortgage
  $ 56,487     $ 755     $ (3,226 )   $ 54,016     $ 57,507     $ 6,229     $ (7,249 )   $ 56,487     $ 51,814     $ 6,609     $ (4,715 )   $ 53,708  
Consumer
    5,756       776       (1,395 )     5,137       6,416       1,109       (1,769 )     5,756       6,955       1,887       (1,924 )     6,918  
Lease financing
    518       (282 )     192       428       1,044       (577 )     51       518       1,383       (254 )     (284 )     845  
Commercial real estate
    29,712       (5,756 )           23,956       23,692       6,050       (30 )     29,712       21,883       3,068       (206 )     24,745  
Commercial and industrial
    6,153       (109 )     (19 )     6,025       4,866       1,509       (222 )     6,153       4,281       (74 )     (175 )     4,032  
Construction and land
    25,026       7,206       (1,590 )     30,642       25,738       6,782       (7,494 )     25,026       54,458       2,685       90       57,233  
             
Total
  $ 123,652     $ 2,590     $ (6,038 )   $ 120,204     $ 119,263     $ 21,102     $ (16,713 )   $ 123,652     $ 140,774     $ 13,921     $ (7,214 )   $ 147,481  
             
 
                                                                                               
The ALLL decreased $3.4 million compared to December 31, 2010 due to net charge-offs of previously reserved loans of $6.0 million only partially offset by the $2.6 million provision. Doral’s first quarter 2011 provision for loan and lease losses of $2.6 million was down $18.5 million from $21.1 million as of December 31, 2010, and down $11.3 million from $13.9 million as of March 31, 2010. In general, the decrease in the provision for loan and lease losses was due to additional provisions for loans individually evaluated for impairment partially offset by improved delinquency trends as a result of effective collection and loss mitigation strategies and refinements in the collateral price index. The $18.5 million decrease in the provision for loan and lease losses in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 was due to the following:
  The current provision for residential mortgage loans decreased $5.5 million due to a $2.4 million decrease in the provision driven cures in the loan portfolio as a result of loss mitigation programs. In the fourth quarter of 2010 there had been a $2.8 million provision related to loans entering the loss mitigation process.
 
  The provision for commercial real estate loans decreased $11.8 million as a result of a release of $5.4 million of provisions related to refinements of the collateral price index compared to a provision of $2.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 ($8.0 million reduction), a $0.1 million provision for new loans individually measured for impairment compared to a $1.4 million provision in the previous quarter ($1.3 million reduction), a decrease of $1.4 million in provisions related to TDR loans, and in the fourth quarter of 2010 there was a provision of $1.2 million related to higher delinquencies while there was no corresponding provision in 2011 (a decrease of $1.2 million).
 
  The provision for commercial and industrial loans decreased $1.6 million due to a $1.1 million decrease in provisions due to lower delinquency in the Puerto Rico portfolio and a $0.5 million decrease in the U.S. portfolio.
 
  The $7.2 million provision for construction and land loans includes a $10.4 million provision for loans reviewed individually for impairment, comparable to the prior period and partially offset by improvements in performance of one large loan and enhancements to the methodology.

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The provision for loan and lease losses for the first quarter of 2011, reflected a decrease of $11.3 million compared to the first quarter of 2010, primarily in the residential mortgage, consumer, and commercial real estate portfolios, partially offset by higher provisions in the construction and land portfolio.
Non-Performing Assets
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Non-performing assets
                         
(Dollars in thousands)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Non-performing consumer, excluding FHA/VA
                       
Residential mortgage
  $ 253,172     $ 278,675     $ 407,057  
U.S. Residential mortgage
    1,770       2,166       199  
     
Subtotal Residential mortgage
    254,942       280,841       407,256  
Personal
    221       374       481  
Revolving lines of credit
    2       21        
Lease financing receivable
    311       415       637  
Other consumer
    17       9       30  
     
Total non-performing consumer, excluding FHA/VA
    255,493       281,660       408,404  
 
                       
Non-performing commercial
                       
Commercial real estate
    187,076       193,556       157,443  
Construction and land
    124,580       147,127       282,803  
U.S. Construction and land
    1,610       1,610       21,610  
     
Subtotal Construction and land
    126,190       148,737       304,413  
Commercial and industrial
    2,789       2,522       1,908  
     
Total non-performing commercial
    316,055       344,815       463,764  
     
Total non-performing loans, excluding FHA/VA
  $ 571,548     $ 626,475     $ 872,168  
 
                       
OREO
    103,117       99,623       99,595  
U.S. OREO
    650       650       750  
     
Subtotal OREO
    103,767       100,273       100,345  
Non-performing FHA/VA guaranteed residential
    99,357       121,305       31,682  
Other non-performing assets
    3,204       3,692        
Repossessed assets
    76       75       146  
     
Total non-performing assets
  $ 777,952     $ 851,820     $ 1,004,341  
     
 
                       
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
                       
Consumer loans
  $ 1,594     $ 1,995     $ 2,461  
Commercial and industrial
    588       560       806  
Residential mortgages
                 
Government guaranteed residential mortgage loans
    21,599       31,508       76,443  
     
Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
  $ 23,781     $ 34,063     $ 79,710  
     
Non-performing loans (“NPLs”) as of March 31, 2011 were $571.5 million, a decrease of $54.9 million and $300.6 million from December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. During the first quarter of 2011, there was a decrease in non-performing mortgage loans of $25.9 million and $152.3 million compared to December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively, due primarily to strong collection efforts and loss mitigation strategies. Non-performing commercial loans decreased $28.8 million and $147.7 million when compared to December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively.

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The decrease when compared to December 31, 2010 is due primarily to continued workout efforts. Non-performing construction and land portfolio decreased $22.5 million when compared to December 31, 2010 as a result of one large loan that was worked out and other large loans transferred to the OREO portfolio. Also, non-performing loans in this portfolio decreased by $178.2 million when compared to March 31, 2010 due to the sale of non-performing residential construction loans with an unpaid principal balance of approximately $138.0 million to a third party for $102.0 million during the third quarter of 2010, and a reduction in the U.S. portfolio of $20.0 million as one large loan was worked out.
Non-performing assets, including non-performing loans previously discussed, decreased by $73.9 million, or 8.7%, as of March 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010, and $226.4 million, or 22.5%, compared to March 31, 2010. The decrease in non-performing loans during the first quarter of 2011 compared to December 31, 2010 was complemented by a decrease in non-performing FHA/VA guaranteed loans of $21.9 million, but partially offset by an increase in OREO of $3.5 million, as a result of a large loan transferred to OREO from the construction portfolio and partially offset by sales of OREO properties during the quarter. Compared to March 31, 2010 the decrease in non-performing loans was partially offset by an increase in non-performing FHA/VA guaranteed loans of $67.7 million due in part to Doral’s decision to repurchase FHA/VA guaranteed loans from GNMA securitizations in June 2010 as well as an increase in OREO of $3.4 million.
The significant improvement in non-performing assets quarter over quarter is due to the Company’s continued emphasis on collections and loss mitigation strategies in order to optimize performance of its loan portfolio.

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Non-Interest Income
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Non-Interest Income
                         
    Quarters ended
(In thousands)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses
  $     $ (702 )   $ (13,259 )
 
                       
Net gain on mortgage loan sales and fees
    2,520       3,935       2,566  
 
                       
Net gain on securities held for trading
    3,022       5,203       785  
(Loss) gain on IO valuation
    (451 )     41       659  
(Loss) gain on MSR economic hedge
    (523 )     (399 )     1,828  
(Loss) gain on derivatives
    (113 )     1,157       (1,498 )
     
Net gain on trading activities
    1,935       6,002       1,774  
 
                       
Net gain (loss) on investment securities
    2,853             26,414  
Net loss on early repayment of debt
          (2,087 )     (476 )
 
                       
Servicing income
    9,040       9,664       8,748  
Mark-to market adjustment of MSR
    (140 )     (2,558 )     (2,004 )
     
Total servicing income (loss)
    8,900       7,106       6,744  
 
                       
Retail banking fees
    7,007       7,313       7,143  
Insurance agency commissions
    2,223       5,475       2,380  
Other income
    3,186       778       3,298  
     
Total commissions, fees and other income
    12,416       13,566       12,821  
     
Total non-interest income
  $ 28,624     $ 27,820     $ 36,584  
     
First Quarter 2011 vs. Fourth Quarter 2010 and First Quarter 2010 — Non-interest income of $28.6 million for the first quarter of 2011, reflected an increase of $0.8 million and a decrease of $8.0 million compared to non-interest income of $27.8 million and $36.6 million for the fourth and first quarters of 2010, respectively. The increase in non-interest income when compared to December 31, 2010 was due to:
    Gains on mortgage loan sales and fees decreased $1.4 million due to a non-recurring sale of a portfolio of loans during the fourth quarter of 2010 and lower sales in the first quarter of 2011.
 
    Gains from trading activities decreased $4.1 million driven by lower gains on sales of trading securities of $2.2 million, loss of $0.5 million on the IO value, higher loss on the MSR economic hedge of $0.1 million and higher derivative losses of $1.3 million.
 
    A gain on sale of investments securities of $2.9 million related to the sale of $155.8 million of mortgage backed securities, while there were no sales in the fourth quarter of 2010.
 
    A reduction in net loss on early repayment of debt of $2.1 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010, while there were no early debt repayments in the first quarter of 2011.
 
    Servicing income reflected an increase of $1.8 million driven by an improvement in the mark-to-market adjustment of the MSR of $2.4 million partially offset by a reduction in servicing income of $0.6 million.
 
    Commissions, fees and other income decreased $1.2 million due to the recognition of reimbursed fees from Doral Insurance Agency of $3.1 million which are realized annually in the fourth quarter of the year, partially offset by the recognition of a gain of $2.3 million on the redemption of shares of VISA, Inc.

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The $8.0 million decrease in non-interest income compared to the first quarter of 2010 was due to:
    An improvement of $13.3 million due to the recognition of an OTTI loss in the first quarter of 2010, while there was no impairment recognized in 2011.
 
    Gain on sale of investment securities reflected a reduction of $23.4 million as the first quarter 2010 reflected a gain of $26.4 million related to the sale of $1.2 billion of MBS and other debt securities while the first quarter of 2011 reflected a gain of $2.9 million.
 
    Servicing income increased $2.2 million related to an improvement in the mark to market adjustment of the MSR of $1.9 million and higher servicing fees of $0.3 million.
Non-Interest Expense
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Non-Interest Expense
                         
    Quarters ended
(In thousands)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Compensation and employee benefits
  $ 18,293     $ 20,602     $ 16,435  
Professional services
    8,637       10,680       13,792  
FDIC insurance expense
    4,356       4,173       5,191  
Occupancy expenses
    4,340       5,096       3,981  
Communication expenses
    4,004       4,573       3,944  
EDP expenses
    3,275       3,843       3,779  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,203       3,254       3,147  
Taxes, other than payroll and income taxes
    2,876       3,202       2,564  
Corporate insurance
    1,570       1,648       1,262  
Foreclosure expenses
    1,370       2,159       449  
Advertising
    998       1,368       1,498  
Office expenses
    990       1,498       1,285  
Recourse provision
    241       533       367  
Other
    4,668       6,512       5,107  
     
 
    58,821       69,141       62,801  
Other reserves and OREO:
                       
Loss on Lehman Brothers, Inc. claim receivable
          1,540        
OREO lower of cost or market adjustments
    768       2,374       3,914  
Loss (gain) on OREO sales
    210       1,955       (17 )
OREO other related expenses
    985       1,412       700  
     
 
    1,963       7,281       4,597  
     
 
  $ 60,784     $ 76,422     $ 67,398  
     
First Quarter 2011 vs. Fourth Quarter 2010 and First Quarter 2010 — First quarter 2011 non-interest expense of $60.8 million was down $15.6 million and $6.6 million compared to the fourth and first quarters of 2010, respectively. The decrease in non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 was driven by:
    Compensation and benefits declined $2.3 million due to lower severance costs of $1.7 million, lower temporary expenses of $0.5 million and lower salaries of $0.2 million.
 
    Professional services declined $2.0 million was due to a reduction in legal fees incurred.
 
    Occupancy expenses declined $0.8 million was due to an impairment charge taken in December 2010 of $0.5 million on a foreclosed property and lower rent expense of $0.3 million as the Company incurred higher costs of $0.5 million on early termination of leases during the

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      fourth quarter of 2010 partially offset by higher rent expense in the U.S. operations of $0.2 million.
 
    Communications expenses declined $0.5 million due primarily to lower ATH network fees due to higher transaction volume in the fourth quarter of 2010.
 
    EDP expenses declined $0.6 million related to a reduction in technical consultant fees of $0.4 million and a reduction in core system outsourcing fees of $0.2 million.
 
    Foreclosure expenses declined $0.8 million due to reduced credit costs as a result of improved collection efforts.
 
    Office expenses declined $0.5 million due to a reduction in mailing and postage costs of $0.3 million and a reduction in card, checks and other office supplies of $0.2 million.
 
    Other expenses declined $1.9 million driven by a non recurring expense of $1.1 million incurred in the fourth quarter of 2010 related to certain representation and warranty payments and reductions in other credit related reserves of $0.9 million.
 
    Other reserves and OREO decreased $5.3 million due to a non recurring expense of $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 related to the loss on the sale and assignment to a third party of Doral’s rights, title, and interest in and to its claims in the Lehman Brothers, Inc. Securities Investor Protection Corporation proceeding for the LBI claim receivable and a $3.8 million reduction in OREO expenses. The reduction in OREO losses is due to lower LOCOM adjustments as recent selling prices more closely approximate book value.
The $6.6 million decrease in non-interest expense in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 resulted from the following:
    Higher compensation and benefits of $1.9 million comprised of higher severance costs of $0.8 million, higher payroll tax and fringe benefits of $0.4 million and higher incentive and stock compensation of $0.7 million.
 
    Lower professional services of $5.2 million due to a reduction in defense litigation costs of former company officers of $2.5 million, and lower legal fees of $1.3 million and other professional services of $1.2 million due to costs incurred in 2010 to facilitate the Company’s preferred stock exchanges and the Company’s unsuccessful effort to acquire failed banks in a an FDIC assisted transaction,.
 
    Lower FDIC insurance expense of $0.8 million.
 
    OREO expenses declined $2.6 million as the Company changed its disposition strategy during 2010.
Income Tax Expense
First quarter 2011 reflected an income tax expense of $5.1 million compared with a $4.0 million and $2.5 million income tax expense in the fourth and first quarters of 2010, respectively. The tax expense for the first quarter of 2011 includes an expense of $3.3 million from the profitable operations of U.S. and Puerto Rico entities, and a net expense of $1.8 million resulting from the net effect on Doral’s deferred tax asset of (i) lower tax rates included in the Puerto Rico tax legislation approved in January 2011, and (ii) the increased earnings expectations for profitable Puerto Rico entities.
On January 31, 2011, the Governor signed into law the Internal Revenue Code of 2011 (“2011 Code”). Under the provisions of the 2011 Code, the maximum statutory corporate income tax rate is 30% for years commenced after December 31, 2010 and ending before January 1, 2014. Notwithstanding, a corporation may elect to remain subject to the 1994 Puerto Rico Tax Code as amended (“1994 Code”), if it so elects by the time it files its income tax return for 2011. If such an election is made, it will be effective for 2011 and the next four succeeding years. The Company is evaluating the impact of the tax

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reform on its results of operations including the election to be taxed under the 1994 Code. Nevertheless, the Company recorded its deferred tax assets expected to reverse after 2015 at the 30% tax rate required for all taxable earnings beginning in 2016.
Balance Sheet
Doral’s assets totaled $8.5 billion at March 31, 2011, compared to $8.6 billion at December 31, 2010. Total assets at March 31, 2011, when compared to December 31, 2010 were affected by a (i) decrease of $86.2 million in available for sale securities as part of the Company’s interest rate risk management strategies, and (ii) a decrease of $63.4 million in gross loans.
Total liabilities were $7.6 billion at March 31, 2011, compared to $7.8 billion at December 31, 2010. Total liabilities as of March 31, 2011 were principally affected by a decrease in total deposits of $132.2 million and advances from FHLB of $36.1 million.
Loan Portfolio
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Loan Portfolio including loans held for sale at period-end
                                                                         
(in thousands)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
    PR     US     Total     PR     US     Total     PR     US     Total  
Consumer
                                                                       
Residential mortgage
  $ 3,436,709     $ 106,499     $ 3,543,208     $ 3,451,895     $ 108,641       3,560,536     $ 3,571,005     $ 69,957     $ 3,640,962  
FHA/VA guaranteed residential mortgage
    161,429             161,429       187,473             187,473       165,766             165,766  
Personal
    12,837             12,837       15,003             15,003       22,200             22,200  
Revolving lines of credit
    16,954             16,954       17,810             17,810       21,387             21,387  
Credit cards
    16,780             16,780       17,719             17,719       21,595             21,595  
Lease financing receivable
    3,724             3,724       4,807             4,807       10,470             10,470  
Loans on savings deposits
    2,413             2,413       2,860             2,860       3,059             3,059  
Other consumer
    960       3       963       962       26       988       644       16       660  
     
Total consumer
    3,651,806       106,502       3,758,308       3,698,529       108,667       3,807,196       3,816,126       69,973       3,886,099  
Commercial
                                                                       
Commercial real estate
    620,828       59,754       680,582       629,043       59,903       688,946       674,366       54,006       728,372  
Commercial and industrial
    38,030       628,322       666,352       36,639       597,056       633,695       40,011       305,780       345,791  
Construction and land
    334,584       99,178       433,762       349,899       108,835       458,734       442,414       102,818       545,232  
     
Total commercial
    993,442       787,254       1,780,696       1,015,581       765,794       1,781,375       1,156,791       462,604       1,619,395  
     
Loans receivable, gross
    4,645,248       893,756       5,539,004       4,714,110       874,461       5,588,571       4,972,917       532,577       5,505,494  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (114,768 )     (5,436 )     (120,204 )     (117,821 )     (5,831 )     (123,652 )     (143,603 )     (3,878 )     (147,481 )
     
 
Loans receivable, net
    4,530,480       888,320       5,418,800       4,596,289       868,630       5,464,919       4,829,314       528,699       5,358,013  
 
Loans held for sale
                                                                       
Conventional single family residential
    111,027       135       111,162       119,154       136       119,290       123,365       140       123,505  
FHA/VA guarantteed residential
    167,246             167,246       172,216             172,216       180,972             180,972  
Commercial real estate
    27,063             27,063       27,763             27,763       31,284             31,284  
     
Loans held for sale
    305,336       135       305,471       319,133       136       319,269       335,621       140       335,761  
     
Total loan portfolio, net
  $ 4,835,816     $ 888,455     $ 5,724,271     $ 4,915,422     $ 868,766     $ 5,784,188     $ 5,164,935     $ 528,839     $ 5,693,774  
     
Doral’s loan portfolio consists primarily of residential mortgage loans (68.2%), and approximately 89.5% of the total net loan portfolio is secured by real estate. The total net loan portfolio decreased $59.9 million compared to December 31, 2010 and increased $30.5 million compared to March 31, 2010. The decrease when compared to December 31, 2010 was mainly due to residential mortgage loans and mortgage loans held for sale. The increase when compared to March 31, 2010 is mostly related to participation in syndicated loans in the U.S. mainland.

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Capital
Doral Financial’s equity totaled $860.7 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $862.2 million at December 31, 2010. The Company reported accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax) (“OCI”) of $1.1 million as of March 31, 2011, compared to accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax) of $4.2 million as of December 31, 2010.
The Company’s regulatory prescribed capital ratios exceed the published well capitalized standards established in banking regulation. As of March 31, 2011 the Tier 1 Leverage, Tier 1 Risk-based Capital and Total Risk-based Capital ratios were 8.87%, 13.54% and 14.80%, respectively which represents approximately $325.4 million, $415.3 million and $264.5 million of Tier 1 Leverage, Tier 1 Risk-based Capital and Total Risk-based Capital in excess of the published well-capitalized standards of 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively.
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Capital Ratios
                         
    Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar.2010  
 
Tier 1 leverage
    8.87 %     8.56 %     8.43 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital
    13.54 %     13.25 %     13.83 %
Total risk-based capital
    14.80 %     14.51 %     15.09 %
 
Tier 1 common equity *
    7.15 %     6.95 %     8.16 %
 
*   Refer to section on Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further in information
The following table provides a reconciliation of stockholders’ equity (GAAP) to Tier 1 common equity (non-GAAP):
Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Tier 1 Common Equity Reconciliation
                         
(in thousands)   Mar. 2011   Dec. 2010   Mar. 2010
 
Stockholders’ equity
  $ 860,705     $ 862,195     $ 862,351  
(Less) plus: net unrealized (gains) losses on available for sale securities, net of tax
    (1,104 )     (4,163 )     118,824  
Less: preferred stock
    (352,082 )     (352,082 )     (352,082 )
Less: disallowed intangible assets
    (16,561 )     (16,440 )     (17,055 )
Less: disallowed deferred tax assets
    (97,122 )     (101,205 )     (105,127 )
     
Total Tier 1 common equity
  $ 393,836     $ 388,305     $ 506,911  
     

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings press release contains GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are set forth when management believes they will be helpful to an understanding of the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in the text or in the attached tables of this earnings release.
Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio
Tier 1 common equity is a non-GAAP measure. Ratios calculated based upon Tier 1 common equity have become a focus of regulators and investors, and management believes ratios based on Tier 1 common equity assist investors in analyzing Doral’s capital position. This ratio is calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital less non-common equity items by risk weighted assets, which assets are calculated in accordance with applicable bank regulatory requirements.
The Federal Reserve began supplementing its assessment of the capital adequacy of bank holding companies based on a variation of Tier 1 capital known as Tier 1 common equity in connection with the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program. Tier 1 common equity is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure since it is not formally defined by GAAP and, unlike Tier 1 capital, is not a federal banking regulatory requirement.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and subject to the protection of, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, Doral Financial Corporation (the “Company” or “Doral Financial” or “Doral”) may make forward-looking statements in its other press releases, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or in other public or shareholder communications and its senior management may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others.
These forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s 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 and lease losses, market risk and the impact of interest rate changes, capital markets conditions, capital adequacy and liquidity, and the effect of legal proceedings, regulatory matters and new accounting standards on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but instead represents Doral Financial’s current expectations regarding future events. Such statements may be generally identified by the use of words or phrases such as “would be,” “will allow,” “intends to,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “expect,” “predict,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “target,” “goal,” “may” or words of similar meaning or similar expressions.
Doral Financial cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements since they speak only as of the date made and represent Doral Financial’s expectations of future conditions or results and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligations to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of those statements.
Forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond Doral Financial’s control. Risk factors and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 which is available in the Company’s website at www.doralfinancial.com.

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Institutional Background
Doral Financial Corporation (“Doral,” “Doral Financial” or the “Company”) is a bank holding company engaged in banking (including thrift operations), mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Doral Bank (“Doral Bank PR”), Doral Bank, FSB (“Doral Bank US”) with operations in the New York metropolitan area and since September 2010 in the northwest region of Florida, Doral Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Doral Insurance Agency”), and Doral Properties, Inc. (“Doral Properties”). Doral Bank PR in turn operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries Doral Mortgage LLC (“Doral Mortgage”), Doral Money, Inc. (“Doral Money”), engaged in commercial and middle market syndicated lending primarily in the New York metropolitan area, and CB, LLC, an entity formed to dispose of a real estate project of which Doral Bank PR took possession during 2005. Doral Money consolidates two variable interest entities created for the purpose of entering into a collateralized loan arrangement with a third party.
Doral Financial Corporation’s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DRL. Additional information about Doral Financial Corporation may be found on the Company’s website at www.doralfinancial.com.
For more information contact:
Investor Relations:
Christopher Poulton, EVP
christopher.poulton@doralfinancial.com
212-329-3794
Media:
Lucienne Gigante
VP Public Relations
Lucienne.Gigante@doralbank.com
787-474-6298

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Doral Financial and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
                         
(in thousands)   Mar. 2011     Dec. 2010     Mar. 2010  
 
Assets
                       
Cash and due from banks
  $ 333,005     $ 355,819     $ 312,190  
Interest-earning assets
    153,520       156,607       48,772  
Investment securities:
                       
Trading securities, at fair value
    42,560       45,029       44,600  
Available for sale securities, at fair value
    1,418,832       1,505,065       2,099,336  
Federal Home Loan Bank of NY (FHLB) stock, at cost
    77,412       78,087       110,354  
 
Total investment securities
    1,538,804       1,628,181       2,254,290  
 
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market
    305,471       319,269       335,761  
Loans held for investment
    5,539,004       5,588,571       5,505,494  
Allowance for loan and lease losses
    (120,204 )     (123,652 )     (147,481 )
 
Total loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses
    5,724,271       5,784,188       5,693,774  
 
Accounts Receivable
    31,422       28,704       123,929  
Mortgage-servicing advances
    48,127       51,462       30,361  
Accrued interest receivable
    38,961       38,774       41,603  
Servicing assets, net
    116,299       114,342       118,236  
Premises and equipment, net
    104,176       104,053       99,768  
Real estate held for sale, net
    103,767       100,273       100,345  
Deferred tax asset
    103,701       105,712       131,477  
Trade date receivables
    37             587,493  
Other assets
    168,006       178,239       170,650  
 
Total Assets
  $ 8,464,096     $ 8,646,354     $ 9,712,888  
 
Liabilities
                       
Deposits:
                       
Non-interest-bearing deposits
  $ 265,214     $ 258,230     $ 225,270  
Interest-bearing deposits
    1,983,913       2,000,991       1,663,764  
Brokered deposits
    2,237,121       2,359,254       2,697,175  
 
Total deposits
    4,486,248       4,618,475       4,586,209  
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1,176,800       1,176,800       1,909,000  
Advances from FHLB
    865,363       901,420       1,472,920  
Loans payable
    298,598       304,035       329,706  
Notes payable
    512,513       513,958       269,496  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    263,869       269,471       283,206  
 
Total liabilities
    7,603,391       7,784,159       8,850,537  
 
Stockholders’ equity
                       
Preferred stock
    352,082       352,082       352,082  
Common stock
    1,273       1,273       673  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,219,940       1,219,280       1,047,387  
Legal surplus
    23,596       23,596       23,596  
Accumulated deficit
    (737,290 )     (738,199 )     (442,563 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
    1,104       4,163       (118,824 )
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    860,705       862,195       862,351  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 8,464,096     $ 8,646,354     $ 9,712,888  
 

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