FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of September 2010

Commission File Number: 001-14554

Banco Santander Chile

Santander Chile Bank
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

Bandera 140
Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive office)

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Banco Santander Chile


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Item
   
     
1.
 
Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the periods ending on June 30, 2010 and 2009 and as of December 31, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Contents


Consolidated Financial Statements
 
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
3
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF INCOME
4
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
5
INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
6
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
7
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
9
NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTING CHANGES
39
NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
40
NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS
42
NOTE 5 - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
49
NOTE 6 - TRADING INVESTMENTS
50
NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING
51
NOTE 8 - INTERBANK LOANS
57
NOTE 9 - LOANS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM CUSTOMERS
58
NOTE 10 – AVAILABLE FOR SALE INVESTMENTS
62
NOTE 11 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
63
NOTE 12 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
65
NOTE 13 - CURRENT TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES
68
NOTE 14 - OTHER ASSETS
70
NOTE 15 - DEPOSITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES
72
NOTE 16 - ISSUED DEBT INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
73
NOTE 17 - MATURITIES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
78
NOTE 18 - OTHER LIABILITIES
80
NOTE 19 - CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS
81
NOTE 20 - CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (BASEL)
83
NOTE 21 - NON CONTROLLING INTEREST
85
NOTE 22 - INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
89
NOTE 23 – FEES AND COMMISSIONS
90
NOTE 24 - INCOME FROM FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
91
NOTE 25 - FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROFIT (LOSS), NET
91
NOTE 26 – PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
92
NOTE 27 - PERSONNEL SALARIES AND EXPENSES
94
NOTE 28 - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
95
NOTE 29 - DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
96
NOTE 30 - OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
97
NOTE 31 - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
99
NOTE 32 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
103
NOTE 33 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
106
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
For the periods ending as of

   
NOTE
   
June 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
         
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
ASSETS
                 
Cash and deposits in banks
    5       1,398,881       2,043,458  
Unsettled transactions
    5       486,914       468,134  
Trading investments
    6       812,454       798,539  
Investments under resale agreements
            5,000       14,020  
Financial derivative contracts
    7       1,531,224       1,393,878  
Interbank loans, net
    8       41,437       23,370  
Loans and accounts receivable from customers, net
    9       14,194,842       13,378,379  
Available for sale investments
    10       1,341,296       1,830,090  
Held to maturity investments
            -       -  
Investments in other companies
            6,502       7,417  
Intangible assets
    11       71,074       77,260  
Property, plant and equipment
    12       163,184       184,122  
Current taxes
    13       5,464       4,541  
Deferred taxes
    13       111,938       95,229  
Other assets
    14       595,246       452,559  
TOTAL ASSETS
            20,765,456       20,770,996  
                   
LIABILITIES
                 
Demand deposits and other demand liabilities
    15       4,168,884       3,533,534  
Unsettled transactions
    5       303,207       275,474  
Investments under repurchase agreements
            146,098       1,114,605  
Time deposits and other time liabilities
    15       7,193,376       7,175,257  
Financial derivative contracts
    7       1,250,547       1,348,906  
Interbank borrowings
            2,100,234       2,046,790  
Issued debt instruments
    16       3,245,162       2,924,676 ,676  
Other financial obligations
    16       158,089       146,911  
Current taxes
    13       21,656       63,831  
Deferred taxes
    13       2,672       3,380  
Provisions
            191,001       186,121  
Other liabilities
    18       290,744       263,396  
                         
TOTAL LIABILITIES
            19,071,670       19,082,881  
                   
EQUITY
                 
                   
Attributable to Bank shareholders:
          1,665,326       1,658,316  
Capital
          891,303       891,303  
Reserves
          51,539       51,539  
Valuation adjustments
          (18,193 )     (26,804 )
Retained earnings
          740,677       742,278  
Retained earnings from prior years
          560,128       440,401  
Income for the period
          257,927       431,253  
Minus: Provision for mandatory dividends
          (77,378 )     (129,376 )
Non controlling interest
    21       28,460       29,799  
                         
TOTAL EQUITY
            1,693,786       1,688,115  
                         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
            20,765,456       20,770,996  
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
     
For the quarter
ending on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
         
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
NOTE
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
OPERATING INCOME
                             
                               
Interest income
    22       368,919       338,744       690,157       585,535  
Interest expense
    22       (126,137 )     (112,133 )     (217,977 )     (171,651 )
                                         
Net interest income
            242,782       226,611       472,180       413,884  
                                         
Fee and commission income
    23       82,808       78,677       161,967       155,840  
Fee and commission expenses
    23       (17,650 )     (15,532 )     (34,458 )     (31,064 )
                                         
Net fee income
            65,158       63,145       127,509       124,776  
                                         
Net income from financial operations
    24       44,922       (18,863 )     97,014       566  
Foreign exchange profit (loss), net
    25       (19,881 )     48,519       (42,400 )     97,905  
Other operating income
    30       19,951       2,928       26,016       5,426  
                                         
Total operating income
            352,932       322,340       680,319       642,557  
                                         
Provisions for loan losses
    26       (55,952 )     (96,037 )     (126,139 )     (186,971 )
                                         
NET OPERATING INCOME
            296,980       226,303       554,180       455,586  
                                         
Personnel salaries and expenses
    27       (66,002 )     (57,701 )     (121,591 )     (112,095 )
Administrative expenses
    28       (35,707 )     (34,258 )     (71,760 )     (67,706 )
Depreciation and amortization
    29       (12,592 )     (12,140 )     (24,933 )     (22,586 )
Impairment
    12       (3,686 )     -       (3,702 )     -  
Other operating expenses
    30       (17,648 )     7,821       (30,204 )     (27,710 )
                                         
Total operating expenses
            (135,635 )     (96,278 )     (252,190 )     (230,097 )
                                         
OPERATING INCOME
            161,345       130,025       301,990       225,489  
                                         
Income from investments in other companies
            223       440       343       766  
                                         
Income before tax
            161,568       130,465       302,333       226,255  
                                         
Income tax expense
    13       (24,163 )     (21,816 )     (45,923 )     (38,075 )
                                         
CONSOLIDATED INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
            137,405       108,649       256,410       188,180  
                                         
Attributable to:
                                       
Bank shareholders
            138,823       107,391       257,927       184,043  
Non controlling interest
    21       (1,418 )     1,258       (1,517 )     4,137  
                                         
Earnings per share attributable to Bank shareholders:
                                       
(expressed in Chilean pesos)
                                       
Basic earning
            0.737       0.570       1.369       0.977  
Diluted earning
            0.737       0.570       1.369       0.977  
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

         
For the quarter
ending on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
         
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
NOTE
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
CONSOLIDATED INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
          137,405       108,649       256,410       188,180  
                                       
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                     
                                       
Available for sale investments
    12       142       (10,619 )     7,720       10,238  
Cash flow hedge
            17,518       3,171       2,873       (17,417 )
                                         
Other comprehensive income before income tax
            17,660       (7,448 )     10,593       (7,179 )
                                         
Income tax related to other comprehensive income
    16       (3,002 )     1,267       (1,801 )     1,220  
                                         
Total other comprehensive income
            14,658       (6,181 )     8,792       (5,959 )
                                         
                                         
CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD
            152,063       102,468       265,202       182,221  
                                         
Attributable to:
                                       
Bank shareholders
            153,250       101,048       266,538       177,396  
Non controlling interest
            (1,187 )     1,420       (1,336 )     4,825  
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the periods ending as of June 30, 2010 and 2009 (in millions of Chilean pesos)

   
 
   
RESERVES
 
VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS
 
RETAINED EARNINGS
             
   
Capital
 
Reserves
and other
retained
earnings
 
Merger of
companies
under
common control
 
Available for
sale
investments
 
Cash flow
hedge
 
Income tax
 
Retained
earnings
from
prior
periods
 
Income
for the
period
 
Provision for
mandatory
dividend
 
Total
attributable to
shareholders:
 
Non
controlling
interest
 
TOTAL
EQUITY
 
Equity as of December 31, 2008
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (19,972 )     10,873       1,547       237,788       415,055       (98,444 )     1,489,689       25,879       1,515,568  
Distribution of income from previous period
    -       -       -       -       -       -       415,055       (415,055 )     -       -       -       -  
Equity as of January 1, 2009
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (19,972 )     10,873       1,547       652,843       -       (98,444 )     1,489,689       25,879       1,515,568  
Dividends distributions / Withdrawals made
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (213,295 )     -       98,444       (114,851 )             (114,851 )
Other changes in equity
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (2 )     -       -       (2 )     216       214  
Provision for mandatory dividends
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (55,213 )     (55,213 )     -       (55,213 )
Subtotal
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (213,297 )     -       43,231       (170,066 )     216       (169,850 )
Other comprehensive income
    -       -       -       9,409       (17,417 )     1,361       -       -       -       (6,647 )     688       (5,959 )
Income for the period
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       184,043       -       184,043       4,137       188,180  
Subtotal
    -       -       -       9,409       (17,417 )     1,361       -       184,043       -       177,396       4,825       182,221  
Equity as of June 30, 2009
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (10,563 )     (6,544 )     2,908       439,546       184,043       (55,213 )     1,497,019       30,920       1,527,939  
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
Equity as of December 31, 2009
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (29,132 )     (3,162 )     5,490       440,401       431,253       (129,376 )     1,658,316       29,799       1,688,115  
Distribution of income from previous period
    -       -       -       -       -       -       431,253       (431,253 )     -       -       -       -  
Subtotal
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (29,132 )     (3,162 )     5,490       871,654       -       (129,376 )     1,658,316       29,799       1,688,115  
Rule changes
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (52,662 )     -       -       (52,662 )     -       (52,662 )
Equity as of January 1, 2010
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (29,132 )     (3,162 )     5,490       818,992       -       (129,376 )     1,605,654       29,799       1,635,453  
Increase or decrease of capital and reserves
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Dividends distributions / Withdrawals made
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (258,752 )     -       129,376       (129,376 )     -       (129,376 )
Other changes in equity
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (112 )     -       -       (112 )     (3 )     (115 )
Provision for mandatory dividends
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (77,378 )     (77,378 )     -       (77,378 )
Subtotal
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (258,864 )     -       51,998       (206,866 )     (3 )     (206,869 )
Other comprehensive income
    -       -       -       7,502       2,873       (1,764 )     -       -       -       8,611       181       8,792  
Income for the period
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       257,927       -       257,927       (1,517 )     256,410  
Subtotal
    -       -       -       7,502       2,873       (1,764 )     -       257,927       -       266,538       (1,336 )     265,202  
Equity as of June 30, 2010
    891,303       53,763       (2,224 )     (21,630 )     (289 )     3,726       560,128       257,927       (77,378 )     1,665,326       28,460       1,693,786  
 
Period
 
Total attributable to
shareholders
   
Allocated to reserves or
retained earnings
   
Allocated to Dividends
   
Percentage Distributed
   
Dividend
per share
(in pesos)
 
- Year 2008 (Shareholders Meeting April 2009)
    328,146       114,851       213,295       65 %     1,132  
- Year 2009 (Shareholders Meeting April 2010)
    431,253       172,501       258,752       60 %     1,373  

 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the periods ending
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
 
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
A - CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
CONSOLIDATED INCOME BEFORE TAX
    302,333       226,255  
     Debits (credits) to income that do not represent cash flows
    (490,062 )     (355,132 )
Depreciation and amortization
    24,933       22,586  
Impairment of property, plant and equipment
    3,702       -  
Provisions for loan losses
    141,678       206,625  
Mark to market of trading investments
    (27,912 )     (41,227 )
Net gain on investments in other companies
    (343 )     (766 )
Net gain on sale of assets received in lieu of payment
    1,698       2,242  
Provision for assets received in lieu of payment
    2,300       1,822  
Net gain on sale of investments in other companies
    (1,847 )     (1,852 )
Net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
    (13,195 )     (208 )
Write-off of assets received in lieu of payment
    1,548       3,033  
Net interest income
    (472,180 )     (413,884 )
Net fee and commission income
    (127,509 )     (124,776 )
Changes in assets and liabilities due to deferred taxes
    (22,935 )     (8,727 )
     Increase/decrease in operating assets and liabilities
    (175,268 )     418,707  
Decrease (increase) of loans and accounts receivable from customers
    (871,161 )     1,203,551  
Decrease (increase) of financial investments
    536,934       251,319  
Decrease (increase) due to resale agreements
    (9,020 )     13,212  
Decrease (increase) of interbank loans
    (18,067 )     36,693  
Decrease of assets received or awarded in lieu of payment
    10,348       15,252  
Increase of debits in checking accounts
    512,518       110,027  
Increase (decrease) in deposits and other time liabilities
    49,681       (1,471,377 )
Increase of obligations with domestic banks
    -       -  
Increase (decrease) of other demand or time obligations
    66,371       42,505  
Increase of obligations with foreign banks
    78,088       (282.280 )
Decrease of obligations to the Chilean Central Bank
    (342 )     (928 )
Increase of repurchase agreements
    (991,494 )     (50,955 )
Decrease of other short-term liabilities
    (2,583 )     13,810  
Net increase of other assets and liabilities
    (116,208 )     188,959  
Issuance of letters of credit
    -       4,506  
Redemption of letters of credit
    (71,721 )     (69,073 )
Senior bond issuances
    426,794       194,966  
Redemption of senior bonds and interest payments
    (156,273 )     (11,562 )
Subordinated bond issues
    12,682       6,380  
Redemption of subordinated bonds and interest payments
    (17,140 )     (24,697 )
Interest received
    481,545       305,661  
Interest paid
    (178,760 )     (144,753 )
Dividends received from investments in other companies
    954       790  
Fees and commissions received
    161,967       155,840  
Fees and commissions paid
    (34,458 )     (31,064 )
Income tax paid
    (45,923 )     (38,075 )
     Net cash from (used in) operating activities
    (362,997 )     289,830  
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the periods ending

   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
 
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
B - CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
           
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (4,122 )     (8,807 )
Sales of property, plant and equipment
    14,197       11,252  
Purchases of investments in other companies
    133       184  
Sales of investments in other companies
    -       (79 )
Purchases of intangible assets
    (8,033 )     (1,962 )
Net cash from investment activities
    2,175       588  
                 
C - CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
From shareholders’ financing activities
    (258,752 )     (213,306 )
Increase in other obligations
    -       (11 )
Dividends paid
    (258,752 )     (213,295 )
From non controlling shareholder financing activities
    -       479  
Increases of capital
    -       5,600  
Dividends and/or withdrawals paid
    -       (5,121 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (258,752 )     (212,827 )
                 
D - EFFECT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN EXCHANGE RATES
    (33,957 )     47,608  
E - VARIATION OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS DURING THE PERIOD
    (653,531 )     125,199  
F - INITIAL BALANCE OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    2,236,119       1,048,264  
FINAL BALANCE OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    1,582,588       1,173,463  


 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES:

Corporate Information
 
Banco Santander Chile (formerly Banco Santiago) is a corporation (sociedad anónima bancaria) organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile, that provides a broad range of general banking services to its customers, from individuals to major corporations. Banco Santander Chile and its affiliates (collectively referred to herein as the “Bank” or “Banco Santander Chile”) offer commercial and consumer banking services, and provide other services, including factoring, collection, leasing, securities and insurance brokerage, mutual and investment fund management, and investment banking.
 
A Special Meeting of Shareholders of Banco Santiago was held on July 18, 2002, the minutes of which were notarized as a public deed on July 19, 2002 at the Notarial Office of Santiago before Notary Nancy de la Fuente Hernández, and it was agreed to merge Banco Santander Chile with Banco Santiago by merging the former into the latter, which acquired the former’s assets and liabilities. It was likewise agreed to dissolve Banco Santander Chile in advance and change the name of Banco Santiago to Banco Santander Chile. This change was authorized by Resolution No.79 of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, adopted on July 26, 2002, published in the Official Journal on August 1, 2002 and registered on page 19,992 under number 16,346 for the year 2002 in the Registry of Commerce of the Curator o f Real Estate of Santiago.

In addition to the amendments to the bylaws discussed above, the bylaws have been amended on multiple occasions, the last time at the Special Shareholders Meeting of April 24, 2007, the minutes of which were notarized as a public deed on May 24, 2007 at the Notarial Office of Nancy de la Fuente Hernández. This amendment was approved pursuant to Resolution No.61 of June 6, 2007 of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions. An extract thereof and the resolution were published in the Official Journal of June 23, 2007 and registered in the Registry of Commerce for 2007 on page 24,064 under number 17,563 of the aforementioned Curator.

By means of this last amendment, Banco Santander Chile, pursuant to its bylaws and as approved by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions, may also use the names Banco Santander Santiago or Santander Santiago or Banco Santander or Santander.

a) 
Basis of preparation

These Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Compendium of Accounting Standards issued by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF), a regulatory agency. Article 15 of the General Banking Law states that, in accordance with the laws, banks must use the accounting criteria issued by the Superintendence and that, in any situation not provided for therein, provided it is not contrary to its instructions, must abide by the generally accepted accounting principles, which correspond with the technical standards issued by the Colegio de Contadores de Chile AG (Association of Chilean Accountants) (approved by the National Council at its session held on December 21, 2009, issuing updates for Technical Bulletins #79 and #80), which coincide with the International Financ ial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). In the event of discrepancies between the accounting principles and the accounting criteria issued by the SBIF (Compendium of Accounting Standards), the latter will prevail.

The financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2009 were the first prepared according to the Compendium of Accounting Standards. This legislation incorporates the following important aspects:

- Significant changes in accounting policies, valuation criteria, and forms of presentation of financial statements.
- A significant increase in the information included in the notes to the financial statements.

The notes to the financial statements contain information in addition to that presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Income, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and Statement of Cash Flow. They provide narrative descriptions or details of these statements in a clear, relevant, reliable, and comparable format.
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

b) 
Basis of consolidation for the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the preparation of separate (individual) financial statements of the Bank and the companies that participate in the consolidation of June 30, 2010, December 31, 2009, and June 30, 2009, and include the adjustments and reclassifications required to make the accounting policies and valuation criteria applied by the Bank uniform, in accordance with the Compendium of Accounting Standards issued the SBIF.

These Interim Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions provided in Chapter C-2 of the Compendium of Accounting Standards, which explicitly authorize the preparation of interim financial statements in accordance with IAS 34. Pursuant to IAS 34, explanatory notes are presented, having been selected to emphasize new activities, events, and circumstances, and accordingly, there is no duplication of previously published information.


Subsidiaries

“Subsidiaries” are defined as entities over which the Bank has the ability to exercise control, which is generally but not exclusively reflected by the direct or indirect ownership of at least 50% of the investee’s voting rights, or even if this percentage is lower or zero when the Bank is granted control pursuant to agreements with the investee’s shareholders. Control is understood as the power to significantly influence the investee’s financial and operating policies, so as to profit from its activities.

The financial statements of the Subsidiaries are consolidated with those of the Bank through the global integration method (line by line). Accordingly, all the balances and transactions between the consolidated companies are eliminated through the consolidation process.

In addition, third parties’ shares in the Consolidated Bank’s equity are presented as “Non controlling interests” in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Their shares in the period’s income are presented under “Non controlling interests” in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The following exercise companies are considered “Affiliates associate entities” in which the Bank holds equity and accounts for it through the equity method:

   
Percentage Share
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
   
As of June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2009
 
   
Direct
%
   
Indirect
%
   
Total
%
   
Direct
%
   
Indirect
%
   
Total
%
   
Direct
%
   
Indirect
%
   
Total
%
 
                                                       
Santander Corredora de Seguros Limitada
    99.75       0.01       99.76       99.75       0.01       99.76       99.75       0.01       99.76  
Santander S.A. Corredores de Bolsa
    50.59       0.41       51.00       50.59       0.41       51.00       50.59       0.41       51.00  
Santander Asset Management S.A. Administradora General de Fondos
    99.96       0.02       99.98       99.96       0.02       99.98       99.96       0.02       99.98  
Santander Agente de Valores Ltda.
    99.03       -       99.03       99.03       -       99.03       99.03       -       99.03  
Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora
    99.64       -       99.64       99.64       -       99.64       99.64       -       99.64  
Santander Servicios de Recaudación y Pagos Limitada
    99.90       0.10       100.00       99.90       0.10       100.00       99.90       0.10       100.00  


 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

Affiliate entities

Affiliate entities are those entities over which the Bank may exercise significant influence but not control or joint control, usually because it holds 20% or more of the entity’s voting power. Investments in associated entities are accounted for pursuant to the “equity method.”

The following companies are considered “Affiliate entities” in which the Bank accounts for its participation pursuant to the equity method:

   
Percentage Share
   
As of June 30,
 
As of December 31,
 
As of June 30,
   
2010
 
2009
 
2009
Redbank S.A.
    33.42 %     33.42 %     33.42 %
Transbank S.A.
    32.71 %     32.71 %     32.71 %
Centro de Compensación Automatizado
    33.33 %     33.33 %     33.33 %
Sociedad Interbancaria de Depósito de Valores S.A.
    29.28 %     29.28 %     29.28 %
Cámara Compensación de Alto Valor S.A.
    11.52 %     11.52 %     11.52 %
Administrador Financiero Transantiago S.A.
    20.00 %     20.00 %     20.00 %
Sociedad Nexus S.A.
    12.90 %     12.90 %     12.90 %

Special-Purpose Entities

According to IFRS, the Bank must continuously analyze its perimeter of consolidation.  The key criteria for such analysis is the degree of control held by the Bank over a given entity, not the percentage of holding in such entity’s equity.

In particular, as set forth by International Accounting Standard 27 “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements” (IAS 27) and by the Standard Interpretations Committee 12 “Consolidation — Special Purpose Entities” (SIC 12), issued by the IASB, the Bank must determine the existence of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), which must be included in its perimeter of consolidation. The following are the main characteristics for SPEs that should be included in the perimeter of consolidation:

 
·
The SPEs’ activities have essentially been conducted on behalf of the company that presents the consolidated financial statements and in response to its specific business needs.
 
·
The necessary decision making authority is held to obtain most of the benefits from these entities’ activities, as well as the rights to obtain most of the benefits or other advantages from such entities.
 
·
The entity essentially retains most of the risks inherent to the ownership or residuals of the SPEs or its assets, for the purpose of obtaining the benefits from its activities.

This assessment is based on methods and procedures which consider the risks and profits retained by the Bank, for which all the relevant factors, including the guarantees furnished or the losses associated with collection of the related assets retained by the Bank, are taken into account. As a consequence of this assessment, the Bank concluded that it exercised control over the following entities:

- Santander Gestión de Recaudación y Cobranza Limitada.
- Multinegocios S.A.
- Servicios Administrativos y Financieros Limitada.
- Fiscalex Limitada.
- Multiservicios de Negocios Limitada.
- Bansa Santander S.A.
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

When the initial assessment was performed, Multimedios S.A. was considered into the perimeter of consolidation of the Bank because of its mainly source of revenues came from transactions with the Bank and, as a result, the Bank exercised control over it. At the beginning of 2009, this company changed its line of business and as a result its income no longer depended mainly on transactions with the Bank. Consequently, it was determined that the Bank no longer exercised control over it and therefore should be excluded from the perimeter of consolidation since March 2009.


Investments in other companies

Entities in which the Bank has no control or significant influence are presented in this category. These holdings are shown at purchase value (historical cost).

c) 
Non controlling interest

Non controlling interest represents the portion of earnings and losses and net assets which the Bank does not own, either directly or indirectly. It is presented separately in the Consolidated Statement of Income, and separately from shareholders equity in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

In the case of Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), 100% of their Income and Equity is presented in non controlling interest, since the Bank only has control but not actual ownership thereof.

d) 
Operating segments

The Bank discloses separate information for each operating segment that:

 
i. 
has been identified
 
ii. 
exceeds the quantitative thresholds stipulated for a segment.

Operating segments with similar economic characteristics often have a similar long-term financial performance. Two or more segments can be combined only if aggregation is consistent with the basic principles of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 8 and the segments have similar economic characteristics and are similar in each of the following respects:

 
i.
the nature of the products and services;
 
ii.
the nature of the production processes;
 
iii.
the type or category of customers that use their products and services;
 
iv.
the methods used to distribute their products or services; and
 
v.
if applicable, the nature of the regulatory framework, for example, banking, insurance, or utilities.

The Bank reports separately on each operating segment that exceeds any of the following quantitative thresholds:

 
i.
Its reported income, from both external customers and intersegment sales or transfers, is 10% or more of the combined internal and external income of all the operating segments.

 
ii.
The absolute value of its reported profit or loss is 10% or more, in absolute terms, of the greater of: (i) the combined reported profit of all the operating segments that did not report a loss; (ii) the combined reported loss of all the operating segments that reported a loss.

 
iii.
Its assets represent 10% or more of the combined assets of all the operating segments.
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

Operating segments that do not reach any of the quantitative thresholds may be treated as segments to be reported, in which case the information must be disclosed separately if the management believes it could be useful for the users of the financial statements.

Information on other business activities of the operating segments not separately reported is combined and disclosed in the “Other segments” category.

According to the information presented, the Bank’s segments were determined under the following definitions:

Operating segments: An operating segment is a component of an entity:

 
i.
that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses from transactions with other components of the same entity);
 
ii.
whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity’s chief executive officer to make decisions about resources allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and
 
iii.
for which separate financial information is available.

e) 
Functional and presentation currency

According to International Accounting Standard No. 21 (IAS 21), the Chilean peso, which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Bank operates and is the currency which influences its structure of costs and revenues, has been defined as the functional and presentation currency.

Accordingly, all the balances and transactions denominated in currencies other than the Chilean Peso are treated as “foreign currency”.

f) 
Foreign currency transactions

According to IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies,” a price-level restatement is applicable only when the entity’s functional currency is a currency corresponding to a hyperinflationary economy (an economy with 100% inflation during a 3-year period). Since the Chilean economy does not fulfill this requirement, it is not necessary for the Bank to use price-level restatement.

Furthermore, the Bank grants loans and accepts deposits in amounts denominated in foreign currencies, mainly the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and only held by the Bank are translated to Chilean pesos based on the interbank market rate published by Reuters at 1:30 p.m. on the last business day of the month, being Ch$ 546.05 per US$ 1 as of June 30, 2010 (Ch$ 507.25 per US$ 1 as of December 31, 2009 and Ch$ 533.65 per US$ 1 as of June 30, 2009). The subsidiaries record their foreign currency positions at the observed exchange rate reported by the Chilean Central Bank, defined at the close of business on the last business day of the month, being Ch$ 547.19 per US$ 1 as of June 30, 2010 (Ch$ 507.10 per US$ 1 as of December 31, 2009 and Ch$ 531.76 per US$ 1 as of June 30, 2009).

Since the use of these exchange rates does not create material differences, these criteria have been kept in the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
 
The amounts of net foreign exchange profits and losses include recognition of the effects that exchange rate variations have on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and the profits and losses on foreign exchange spot and forward transactions undertaken by the Bank.
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

g) 
Definitions and classification of financial instruments

i.
Definitions

A “financial instrument” is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity, and simultaneously to a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

A “capital instrument” or “net equity instrument” is a legal transaction that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the entity which issues it after deduction of all its liabilities.

A “financial derivative” is a financial instrument whose value changes in response to the changes in an observable market variable (such as an interest rate, a foreign exchange rate, a financial instrument price, or a market index, including credit ratings), whose initial investment is very small compared with other financial instruments having a similar response to changes in market factors, and which is generally settled at a future date.

“Hybrid financial instruments” are contracts that simultaneously include a non-derivative host contract together with a financial derivative, known as an embedded derivative, which is not separately transferable and has the effect that some of the cash flows of the hybrid contract vary in a way similar to a stand-alone derivative.

ii.
Classification of financial assets for measurement purposes

The financial assets are initially classified into the various categories used for management and measurement purposes.

Financial assets are included for measurement purposes in one of the following categories:

-
Portfolio of trading investments (at fair value with the changes recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income): this category includes the financial assets acquired for the purpose of generating a profit in the short term from fluctuations in their prices. This category includes the portfolio of trading investments and financial derivative contracts not designated as hedging instruments.

-
Available-for-sale investment instrument portfolio: debt instruments not classified as “held-to-maturity investments,” “Credit investments (loans and accounts receivable from customers or interbank loans)” or “Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.” Available for sale investments are initially recorded at cost, which includes transactional costs. Available-for-sale instruments are subsequently valued at their fair value, or based on appraisals made with the use of internal models when appropriate. Unrealized profits or losses stemming from changes of fair value are recorded as a debit or credit to equity accounts (“Valuation accounts”). When these investments are divested or become impaired, the adjustments to accumulated fair value in equity are transferred to the Consolidated Statement of Income under “Net income from financial o perations.”

-
Held-to-maturity instrument portfolio: this category includes debt securities traded on an active market, with a fixed maturity, and with fixed or determinable payments, for which the Bank has both the intent and a proven ability to hold to maturity. Held to maturity investments are recorded at their cost plus interest earned, minus provisions for impairment established when their recorded value exceeds the estimated recoverable value.
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

-
Credit investments (loans and accounts receivable from customers or interbank loans): this category includes financing granted to third parties, based on their nature, regardless of the type of borrower and the form of financing. Includes loans and accounts receivable from customers, interbank loans, and financial lease transactions in which the consolidated entities act as lessors.

iii.
Classification of financial assets for presentation purposes

Financial assets are classified by their nature into the following line items in the consolidated financial statements:

-
Cash and deposits in banks: Cash balances, checking accounts and on-demand deposits with the Chilean Central Bank and other domestic and foreign financial institutions. Amounts placed in overnight transactions will continue to be reported in this line item and in the lines or items to which they correspond. If there is no special item for these transactions, they will be included with the related account as indicated above.

-
Unsettled transactions: This item includes the values of swap instruments and balances of executed transactions which contractually defer the payment of purchase-sale transactions or the delivery of the foreign currency acquired.

-
Trading investments: This item includes financial instruments intended to be traded and investments in mutual funds which must be adjusted to their fair value in the same way as instruments acquired for trading.

-
Financial derivative contracts: Financial derivative contracts with positive fair values are presented in this item. It includes both independent contracts as well as derivatives that should and can be separated from a host contract, whether they are for trading or hedging, as shown in Note 6 to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

-
Trading derivatives: Includes the fair value of derivatives which do not qualify for hedge accounting, including embedded derivatives separated from hybrid financial instruments.
 
-
Hedging derivatives: Includes the fair value of derivatives designated as hedging instruments in hedge accounting, including the embedded derivatives separated from the hybrid financial instruments designated as hedging instruments in hedge accounting.

-
Interbank loans: This item includes the balances of transactions with domestic and foreign banks, including the Chilean Central Bank, other than those reflected in the preceding items.

-
Loans and accounts receivable from customers: These loans are non-derivative financial assets for which fixed or determined amounts are charged, that are not listed on an active market and which the Bank does not intend to sell immediately or in the short term. When the Bank is the lessor in a lease, and it substantially transfers the risks and benefits incidental to the leased asset, the transaction is presented in loans..

-
Investment instruments: These are classified into two categories: held-to-maturity investments and available-for-sale instruments. The held-to-maturity investment category includes only those instruments for which the Bank has the ability and intent to hold them until their maturity. Other investment instruments are treated as available for sale.
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:


iv.
Classification of financial liabilities for measurement purposes

Financial liabilities are initially classified into the various categories used for management and measurement purposes.

Financial liabilities are classified for measurement purposes into one of the following categories:

-
Financial liabilities held for trading (at fair value through profit or loss): Financial liabilities issued to generate a short-term profit from fluctuations in their prices, financial derivatives not deemed to qualify for hedge accounting and financial liabilities arising from definitive sales of financial assets purchased under resale agreements or borrowed (“short positions”).

-
Financial liabilities at amortized cost: Financial liabilities, regardless of their type and maturity, not included in any of the aforementioned categories which arise from the borrowing activities of financial institutions, whatever their form of implementation and maturity.

v.
Classification of financial liabilities for presentation purposes

Financial liabilities are classified by their nature into the following line items in the consolidated financial statements:
 
-
Demand deposits and other demand obligations. This item includes all on-demand obligations except for term savings accounts, which are not considered on-demand instruments in view of their special characteristics. Obligations whose payment may be required during the period are deemed to be on-demand obligations; i.e., operations which become callable the day after the closing date are not treated as on-demand obligations.

-
Unsettled transactions: This item includes the balances of asset purchases that are not settled on the same day and for sales of foreign currencies not delivered.

-
Investments under repurchase agreements: This item includes the balances of sales of financial instruments under securities repurchase and loan agreements.

-
Time deposits and other liabilities: This item shows the balances of deposit transactions in which a term at the end of which they become callable has been stipulated.

-
Financial derivative contracts: This item includes financial derivative contracts with negative fair values, whether they are for trading or for account hedging purposes, as set forth in Note 7.

 
-
Trading derivatives: Includes the fair value of the financial derivatives which do not qualify for hedge accounting, including embedded derivatives separated from hybrid financial instruments.

 
-
Hedging derivatives: Includes the fair value of the derivatives designated as hedge accounting instruments, including embedded derivatives separated from hybrid financial instruments and designated as hedge accounting instruments.

-
Interbank borrowings: This item includes obligations due to other domestic banks, foreign banks, or the Chilean Central Bank, which were not classified in any of the previous categories.

-
Debt instruments issued: This encompasses three items. They are obligations under letters of credit, subordinated bonds, and senior bonds.

-
Other financial obligations: This item includes credit obligations to persons distinct from other domestic banks, foreign banks, or the Chilean Central Bank, for financing purposes or operations in the regular course of business.
 
 
 
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BANCO SANTANDER CHILE AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

h) 
Valuation and recording of financial asset and liability results

In general, financial assets and liabilities are initially recorded at fair value which, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is deemed to be the transaction price. Financial instruments not measured at fair value through profit or loss are adjusted by actual transaction costs. They are subsequently measured at each period-end as follows:

i.
Valuation of financial assets

Financial assets are valued according to their fair value, gross of any transaction costs that may be incurred for their sale, except for loans and accounts receivable.

The “fair value” of a financial instrument on a given date is the amount for which it could be bought or sold on that date by two knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm’s length transaction, acting prudently. The most objective and common reference for the fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be paid on an active, transparent, and deep market (“quoted price” or “market price”).

If there is no market price for a given financial instrument, its fair value is estimated based on the price established in recent transactions involving similar instruments and, in the absence thereof, of valuation techniques commonly used by the international financial community, considering the specific features of the instrument to be valued, and particularly, the various types of risk associated with it.

All derivatives are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position at the fair value from their trade date. If their fair value is positive, they are recorded as an asset, and if their fair value is negative, they are recorded as a liability. The fair value of the trade date is deemed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be the transaction price. The changes in the fair value of derivatives from the trade date are recorded in “Net income from financial operations” in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.
 
 
 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:
 
Specifically, the fair value of financial derivatives included in the portfolios of financial assets or liabilities held for trading is deemed to be their daily quoted price and if, for exceptional reasons, the quoted price cannot be determined on a given date, these financial derivatives are measured using methods similar to those used to measure over the counter (OTC) derivatives.
 
The fair value of OTC derivatives is the sum of the future cash flows resulting from the instrument, discounted to present value at the date of valuation (“present value” or “theoretical close”) using valuation techniques commonly used by the financial markets: “net present value” (NPV), option pricing models among other methods.

“Loans and accounts receivable from customers” and “Held-to-maturity instrument portfolio” are measured at amortized cost using the “effective interest method.” “Amortized cost” is the acquisition cost of a financial asset or liability, plus or minus, as appropriate, by repayments of principal and the cumulative amortization (recorded in the income statement) of the difference between the initial cost and the maturity amount. For financial assets, amortized cost also includes any reductions for impairment or uncollectibility. For loans and accounts receivable hedged by fair value hedges, the changes in their fair value related to the risk or risks being hedged are recorded.

The “effective interest rate” is the discount rate that exactly matches the initial amount of a financial instrument to all its estimated cash flows over its remaining life. For fixed-rate financial instruments, the effective interest rate coincides with the contractual interest rate established on the acquisition date plus, where applicable, the fees and transaction costs that, because of their nature, are a part of the financial return. For floating-rate financial instruments, the effective interest rate coincides with the rate of return prevailing until the next benchmark interest reset date.

Equity instruments whose fair value cannot be determined in a sufficiently objective manner and financial derivatives that have those instruments as their underlying assets and are settled by delivery of those instruments are measured at acquisition cost, adjusted, where appropriate, by any related impairment loss.

The amounts at which the financial assets are recorded represent, in all material respects, the Bank’s maximum exposure to credit risk at each reporting date. The Bank has also received collateral and other credit enhancements to mitigate its exposure to credit risk, which consist mainly of mortgage guarantees, equity instruments and personal securities, assets leased out under leasing and rental agreements, assets acquired under repurchase agreements, securities loans and derivatives.
 
ii. 
Valuation of financial liabilities

In general, financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost, as defined above, except for those included under financial liabilities designated as hedged items (or hedging instruments) in fair value hedges, which are measured at fair value.

iii. 
Valuation techniques

Financial instruments at fair value, determined on the basis of quotations in active markets, include government debt securities, private sector debt securities, shares, short positions, and fixed-income securities issued.

In cases where quotations cannot be observed, Management makes its best estimate of the price that the market would set using its own internal models. In most cases, these models use data based on observable market parameters as significant inputs and, in very specific cases, they use significant inputs not observable in market data. Various techniques are employed to make these estimates, including the extrapolation of observable market data and extrapolation techniques.
 
 
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The best evidence of the fair value of a financial instrument on initial recognition is the transaction price, unless the value of the instrument can be obtained from other market transactions performed with the same or similar instruments or can be measured by using a valuation technique in which the variables used include only observable market date, mainly interest rates.

The main techniques used as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 by the Bank’s internal models to determine the fair value of the financial instruments are as follows:

i.
In the valuation of financial instruments permitting static hedging (mainly “forwards” and “swaps”), the “present value” method is used. Estimated future cash flows are discounted using the interest rate curves of the related currencies. The interest rate curves are generally observable market data.

ii.
In the valuation of financial instruments requiring dynamic hedging (mainly structured options and other structured instruments), the Black-Scholes model is normally used. Where appropriate, observable market inputs are used to obtain factors such as the bid-offer spread, exchange rates, volatility, correlation indexes and market liquidity.

iii.
In the valuation of certain financial instruments exposed to interest rate risk, such as interest rate futures, caps and floors, the present value method (futures) and the Black-Scholes model (plain vanilla options) are used. The main inputs used in these models are observable market data, including the related interest rate curves, volatilities, correlations and exchange rates.

The fair value of the financial instruments arising from the aforementioned internal models considers contractual terms and observable market data, which include interest rates, credit risk, exchange rates, the quoted market price of raw materials and shares, volatility and prepayments, among other things. The valuation models are not significantly subjective, since these methodologies can be adjusted and evaluated, as appropriate, through the internal calculation of fair value and the subsequent comparison with the related actively traded price.
 
iv. 
Recording results
 
As a general rule, changes in the carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income, distinguishing between those arising from the accrual of interest, which are recorded under interest income or interest expense as appropriate, and those arising for other reasons. Finally they are recorded at their net amount under “Net income from financial operations”.

In the case of trading investments, the fair value adjustments, interest income, indexation adjustments, such as realized profits/losses from trading, are included in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income under “Net income from financial operations.”

Adjustments due to changes in fair value from:

-         “Available-for-sale instruments” are recorded as part of the Bank’s consolidated net equity (Other comprehensive income) until they are removed from the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position in which they originated, at which time they are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

-         Items debited or credited to “Valuation adjustments” remain in the Bank’s consolidated net equity until the related assets are removed, whereupon they are charged to the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.
 
 
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v. 
Hedging transactions

The consolidated entities use financial derivatives for the following purposes:
 
 
i)
to sell to customers who request these instruments in the management of their market and credit risks,
 
ii)
to use these derivatives in the management of the risks of the Bank entities’ own positions of assets and liabilities (“hedging derivatives”), and
 
iii)
to obtain profits from changes in the prices of these derivatives (“trading derivatives”).

All financial derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are accounted for as “trading derivatives”.

A derivative qualifies for hedge accounting if all the following conditions are met:

1.
The derivative hedges one of the following three types of exposure:
 
a.
Changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities due to fluctuations, among others, in the interest rate and/or exchange rate to which the position or balance to be hedged is subject (“fair value hedge”);
 
b.
Changes in the estimated cash flows arising from financial assets and liabilities, commitments and highly probable forecasted transactions (“cash flow hedge”);
 
c.
The net investment in a foreign operation (“hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation”).

2.
It is effective in offsetting exposure inherent in the hedged item or position throughout the expected term of the hedge, which means that:
 
a.
At the date of arrangement the hedge is expected, under normal conditions, to be highly effective (“prospective effectiveness”).
 
b.
There is sufficient evidence that the hedge was actually effective during the life of the hedged item or position (“retrospective effectiveness”).

3.
There must be adequate documentation evidencing the specific designation of the financial derivative to hedge certain balances or transactions and how this effective hedge was expected to be achieved and measured, provided that this is consistent with the Bank’s management of own risks.

The changes in the value of financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting are recorded as follows:

a.
In fair value hedges, the profits or losses arising on both the hedging instruments and the hedged items (attributable to the type of risk being hedged) are recorded directly in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

In fair value hedges of interest rate risk on a portfolio of financial instruments, the profits or losses that arise in measuring the hedging instruments are recorded directly in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income, whereas the profits or losses due to changes in the fair value of the hedged amount (attributable to the hedged risk) are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income with an offset to “Adjustments to financial assets for macro-hedges” or “Adjustments to financial liabilities for macro-hedges,” as the case may be.
 
 
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b.
In cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the change in value of the hedging instrument is recorded temporarily in Other comprehensive income under “Valuation adjustments - Cash flow hedges” until the forecasted transaction occurs, when it is then recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income, unless the forecasted transaction results in the recognition of non-financial assets or liabilities, it is included in the cost of the non-financial asset or liability. The ineffective portion of the change in value of hedging derivatives is recorded directly in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

c.
The ineffective portion of the profits and losses on the hedging instruments of cash flow hedges is recorded directly under “Net income from financial operations” in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

If a derivative designated as a hedge no longer meets the requirements described above due to expiration, ineffectiveness or for any other reason, the derivative is classified as a “trading derivative”. When “fair value hedge accounting” is discontinued, the adjustments previously recorded on the hedged item are transferred to profit or loss at the effective interest rate recalculated at the date of hedge discontinuation. The adjustments are fully amortized at maturity.

When “cash flow hedges” are discontinued, any cumulative profit or loss on the hedging instrument recorded in Other comprehensive income under “Valuation adjustments” (from the period when the hedge was effective) remains recorded in equity until the hedged transaction occurs, at which time it is recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income, unless the transaction is no longer expected to occur, in which case any cumulative profit or loss is recorded immediately in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

vi. 
Derivatives embedded in hybrid financial instruments

Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or in other host contracts are accounted for separately as derivatives if their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contracts, provided that the host contracts are not classified as “Other financial assets (liabilities) at fair value through profit or loss” or as “Portfolio of trading investments”.

vii.
Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial asset and liability balances are offset, i.e., reported in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position at their net amount, only if the subsidiaries currently have a legally enforceable right to offset the recorded amounts and intend either to settle them on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

viii.
Removal of financial assets and liabilities from accounts

The accounting treatment of transfers of financial assets depends on the extent to which the risks and rewards associated with the transferred assets are transferred to third parties:

i.
If the Bank transfers substantially all the risks and rewards to third parties, as in the cases of unconditional sales of financial assets, sales under repurchase agreements at fair value at the date of repurchase, sale of financial assets with a purchase call option or written put option deeply out of the money, utilization of assets in which the assignor does not retain subordinated debt or grant any credit enhancement to the new holders, and other similar cases, the transferred financial asset is removed from the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position and any rights or obligations retained or created in the transfer are simultaneously recorded.
 
 
 
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ii.
If the Bank retains substantially all the risks and rewards associated with the transferred financial asset, as in the case of sale of financial assets under an agreement to repurchase them at a fixed price or at the sale price plus interest, a securities lending agreement in which the borrower undertakes to return the same or similar assets, and other similar cases, the transferred financial asset is not removed from the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position and continues to be measured by the same criteria as those used before the transfer. However, the following items are recorded:

 
1.
An associated financial liability, for an amount equal to the consideration received; this liability is subsequently measured at amortized cost.
 
 
2.
Both the income from the transferred financial asset not removed and any expenses incurred on the new financial liability.

iii.
If the Bank neither transfers nor substantially retains all the risks and rewards associated with the transferred financial asset —as in the cases of sale of financial assets with a purchased call option or written put option that is not deeply in or out of the money, securitization of assets in which the transferor retains a subordinated debt or other type of credit enhancement for a portion of the transferred asset, and other similar cases— the following distinction is made:

 
1.
If the transferor does not retain control of the transferred financial asset, the asset is removed from the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position and any rights or obligations retained or created in the transfer are recorded.

 
2.
If the transferor retains control of the financial asset transferred, it continues to be recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position for an amount equal to its exposure to changes in value and a financial liability associated with the transferred financial asset is recorded. The net carrying amount of the transferred asset and the associated liability is the amortized cost of the rights and obligations retained, if the transferred asset is measured at amortized cost, or the fair value of the rights and obligations retained, if the transferred asset is measured at fair value.

Accordingly, financial assets are only removed from the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position when the rights over the cash flows they generate have been extinguished or when all the inherent risks and rewards have been substantially transferred to third parties. Similarly, financial liabilities are only removed from the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position when the obligations they generate have been extinguished or when they are acquired, with the intent to either cancel or resell them.

i) 
Recognizing revenue and expenses

The most significant criteria used by the Bank to recognize its revenue and expenses are summarized as follows:

i.
Interest revenue, interest expenses, and similar items

Interest revenue and expense are recorded on an accrual basis using the effective interest method. Dividends received from other companies are recorded as revenue when the consolidated entities’ right to receive them arises.

Notwithstanding, when a given operation or transaction is past due by 90 days or more, when it originated in a refinancing or renegotiation, or when the Bank considers that the debtor poses a high risk of default, the interest and adjustments pertaining to these transactions are not recorded directly in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income unless they have been actually received.
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

As interest are generally referred to as "suspended" and are recorded in memorandum accounts which are not part of the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position but are reported as part of the information complementary thereto (Note 22). The dividends received from companies, classified as "Investments in other companies," are recorded in income when the right to receive them arises.

ii.
Commissions, fees, and similar items

Fee and commission income and expenses are recognized in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income using criteria that vary according to their nature. The main criteria are:

Fees and commission income and expeses relating to financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss are recognized when paid.
-
Those arising from transactions or services that are performed over a period of time are recorded over the life of these transactions or services.
-
Those relating to services provided in a single act are recorded when the single act is completed.

iii.
Non-finance income and expenses

These are recorded for accounting purposes on an accrual basis.

iv.
Loan arrangement fees

Loan arrangement fees, mainly loan origination and application fees, are accrued and recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income over the term of the loan. For loan origination fees, the portion relating to the associated direct costs incurred in the loan arrangement is recorded immediately in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

j) 
Impairment

i. 
Financial assets:

A financial asset is evaluated on each financial statement filing date to determine whether objective evidence of impairment exists.

A financial asset or group of financial assets will be impaired if, and only if, objective evidence of impairment exists as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition of the asset (“event causing the loss”), and this event or events causing the loss have an impact on the estimated future cash flows of a financial asset or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. It might not be possible to identify a single event that was the individual cause of the impairment.

An impairment loss relating to financial assets recorded at amortized cost is calculated as the difference between the recorded amount of the asset and the present value of estimated cash flows, discounted at the effective interest rate.
 
An impairment loss relating to a financial asset available for sale is calculated based on its fair value.

Individually significant financial assets are individually tested to determine their impairment. The remaining financial assets are evaluated collectively in groups that share similar credit risk characteristics.

All impairment losses are recorded in income. Any cumulative loss relating to a financial asset available for sale previously recorded in equity is transferred to income.
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

The reversal of an impairment loss occurs only if it can be objectively related to an event occurring after the initial impairment loss was recorded. In the case of financial assets recorded at amortized cost and for the financial assets available for sale that are securities for sale, the reversal is recorded in income. In the case of financial assets that are variable-rate securities, the reversal is directly recorded in equity.

ii. 
Non-financial assets:

The Bank’s non-financial assets, excluding investment properties, are reviewed at each closing date to determine whether they show signs of impairment. If this evidence exists, the asset recovery amount is then estimated.

In relation to other assets, impairment losses recorded in prior periods are assessed at each filing date in search of any indication that the loss has decreased or disappeared and should be reversed. An impairment loss is reversed to the extent that it is not in excess of the cumulative impairment loss that has been recorded.

k) 
Property, plant and equipment

This category includes the amount of buildings, land, furniture, vehicles, computer hardware and other fixtures owned by the consolidated entities or acquired under finance leases. Assets are classified according to their use as follows:
 
i. 
 Property, plant and equipment  for own use

Property, plant and equipment for own use (including among other things tangible assets received by the consolidated entities in full or partial satisfaction of financial assets representing accounts receivable from third parties which are intended to be held for continuing own use and tangible assets acquired under finance leases) are presented at acquisition cost less the related accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses (net carrying amount is higher than recoverable amount).

For these purposes, the acquisition cost of awarded assets is equivalent to the net amount of financial assets surrendered in exchange for its award.

Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method over the acquisition cost of assets minus their residual value, meaning that the land on which buildings and other structures sit have an indefinite life and, therefore, are not subject to amortization.
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued:

The Bank must apply the following useful lives for the tangible assets that comprise its assets:

ITEM
Useful Life
(Months)
   
Land
-
Paintings and works of art
-
Assets retired for disposal
-
Carpets and curtains
36
Computers and hardware
36
Vehicles
36
Computational systems and software
36
ATMs
60
Machines and equipment in general
60
Office furniture
60
Telephone and communication systems
60
Security systems
60
Rights over telephone lines
60
Air conditioning systems
84
Installations in general
120
Security systems (acquisitions since October 2002)
120
Buildings
1,200

The consolidated entities assess at the reporting date whether there is any indication that any of their tangible assets’ carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount; if this is the case, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and future amortization charges are adjusted in proportion to the revised carrying amount and to the new remaining useful life, if the useful life needs to be re-estimated.

Similarly, if there is an indication of a recovery in the value of a tangible asset, the consolidated entities record the reversal of the impairment loss recorded in prior periods and adjust the future amortization charges accordingly. In no circumstance may the reversal of an impairment loss on an asset increase its carrying value above the one it would have if no impairment losses had been recorded in prior years.

The estimated useful lives of the items of property, plant and equipment held for own use are reviewed at least at the end of the reporting period to detect significant changes therein. If changes are detected, the useful lives of the assets are adjusted by correcting the amortization charge to be recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income in future years on the basis of the new useful lives.

Maintenance expenses relating to tangible assets (property, plant and equipment) held for own use are recorded as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

ii. 
Assets leased out under an operating lease

The criteria used to record the acquisition cost of assets leased out under operating leases, to calculate their depreciation and their respective estimated useful lives, and to record the impairment losses thereof, are consistent with those described in relation to property, plant and equipment held for own use.
 
 
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 NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

l) 
Leasing

i.     Finance leases

Finance leases are leases that substantially transfer all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the leased asset to the lessee.

When the consolidated entities act as the lessor of an asset, the sum of the present value of the lease payments receivable from the lessee plus the guaranteed residual value, which is generally the exercise price of the lessee’s purchase option at the end of the lease term, is recorded as loans to third parties and is therefore included under “Loans and accounts receivable from customers” in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position.

When the consolidated entities act as lessees, they show the cost of the leased assets in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position based on the nature of the leased asset, and simultaneously record a liability for the same amount (which is the lower of the fair value of the leased asset and the sum of the present value of the lease payments payable to the lessor plus, if appropriate, the exercise of the purchase option). The depreciation policy for these assets is consistent with that for property, plant and equipment for own use.

In both cases, the finance revenues and expenses arising from these contracts is credited and debited, respectively, to “Interest income” and “Interest expense” in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income so as to achieve a constant rate of return over the lease term.

ii.     Operating leases

In operating leases, ownership of the leased asset and substantially all the risks and rewards incidental thereto remain with the lessor.

When the consolidated entities act as the lessor, they present the acquisition cost of the leased assets under “Property, plant and equipment.” The depreciation policy for these assets is consistent with that for similar items of tangible assets (property, plant and equipment) held for own use and revenues from operating leases is recorded on a straight line basis under “Other operating income” in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

When the consolidated entities act as the lessees, the lease expenses, including any incentives granted by the lessor, are charged on a straight line basis to “Administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Income.

 
iii.
Sale and leaseback transactions

For sale at fair value and operating leasebacks, the profit or loss generated is recorded at the time of sale. In the case of finance leasebacks, the profit or loss generated is amortized over the lease term.

m)
Factored receivables

Factored receivables are valued at the amount disbursed by the Bank in exchange for invoices or other commercial instruments representing the credit which the transferor assigns to the Bank. The price difference between the amounts disbursed and the actual face value of the credits is recorded as interest income in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income through the effective interest method over the financing period.

When the assignment of these instruments involves no liability for the assignor, the Bank assumes the risks of insolvency of the parties responsible for payment.
 
 
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n) 
Intangible assets

Intangible assets are identified as non-monetary assets (separately from other assets) without physical substance which arise as a result of a legal transaction or are developed internally by the consolidated entities. They are assets whose cost can be estimated reliably and from which the consolidated entities consider it probable that future economic benefits will be generated.

Intangible assets are recorded initially at acquisition or production cost and are subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses.

Internally developed computer software

Internally developed computer software is recorded as an intangible asset if, among other requirements (basically the Bank’s ability to use or sell it), it can be identified and its ability to generate future economic benefits can be demonstrated.

Expenditure on research activities is recorded as an expense in the year in which it is incurred and cannot be subsequently capitalized.

The estimate of useful life for software is 3 years.

o) 
Cash and cash equivalents

For the preparation of the cash flow statement, the indirect method was used, beginning with the Bank’s consolidated pre-tax income and incorporating non-cash transactions, as well as income and expenses associated with cash flows, which are classified as investment or financing activities.

For the preparation of the cash flow statement, the following is considered:

 
i.
Cash flows: Inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents, such as deposits with the Chilean Central Bank, deposits in domestic banks, and deposits in foreign banks.
 
ii.
Operational activities: Normal activities performed by banks and other activities that cannot be classified as investing or financing activities.
 
iii.
Investing activities: The acquisition, sale, or disposal by other means of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash and cash equivalents.
 
iv.
Financing activities: Activities that result in changes in the size and composition of net assets and liabilities that are not part of operational activities or investments.

p) 
Allowances for loan losses

The Bank records provisions for probable loan losses in accordance with its internal models. These models for rating and evaluating credit risk were approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors.

According to the methodology developed by the Bank, loans are divided into three categories:

 
i.
Consumer loans,
 
ii.
Mortgage loans, and
 
iii.
Commercial loans.

The specialization of the Santander Bank’s risk function is based on the type of customer and, accordingly, a distinction is
made between individualized customers that is individually evaluated and standardized customers, evaluated in groups in the risk management process

The internal risk models used to calculate the allowances are described as follows:
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

Allowances  for individual evaluations on commercial loans

For large commercial loans, leasing and factoring, the Bank assigns a risk category level to each borrower and his respective loans. The Bank considers the following risk factors within the analysis: industry or sector of the borrower, owners or managers of the borrower, their financial situation, their payment capacity and payment behavior. The Bank assigns one of the following risk categories to each loan and borrower:
 
 
i.
Classifications A1, A2 and A3, correspond to borrowers with no apparent credit risk.
 
ii.
Classifications B, correspond to borrowers with some credit risk but no apparent deterioration of payment capacity.
 
iii.
Classifications C1, C2, C3, C4, D1 and D2 correspond to borrowers whose loans have deteriorated.
 
For loans classified as A1, A2, A3 and B, the Bank assigns a specific level of risk to each borrower and, therefore, amount of loan loss allowance is determined on a case by case basis .  All commercial loans for Companies, including leasing and factoring, have since been rated using a model for evaluating and calculating provisions on an individual basis .  Since a debtor’s behavior varies over time, in order to determine the provisions, it is necessary to make a distinction between normal debtors and deteriorated debtors.
 
 For loans classified in Categories C1, C2, C3, C4, D1, and D2, the Bank must maintain the following levels of reserves:

Classification
 
Estimated range of loss
 
Allowance
         
C1
 
Up to 3%
 
2%
C2
 
More than 3% and up to 19%
 
10%
C3
 
More than 19% and up to 29%
 
25%
C4
 
More than 29% and up to 49%
 
40%
D1
 
More than 49% and up to 79%
 
65%
D2
 
More than 79%
 
90%

Borrowers with insufficient payment capacity in foreseeable circumstances are classified under these categories. The categories listed above relate to a classification based on the level of expected loss of commercial loans and leasing transactions of the customer’s business as a whole, quantified according to the methodology used by the Bank.

For purposes of determining provisions amount, the percentage associated with the estimated loss rate is applied to the total credit.

Allowances for group evaluations

Banco Santander Chile uses group analysis for determining the provisioning levels for certain types of loans. These models are intended to be used primarily to analyze loans to individuals (including consumer loans, lines of credit, mortgage loans and commercial loans to individuals) and commercial loans, primarily to small and some mid-sized companies. Provisions are determined using these models to determine a historical loss rate by segment and risk profile of each group of clients.
The provisioning models for consumer loans segments these loans in four groups, each with its own model:

 
·
New clients, not renegotiated
 
·
Old clients, not renegotiated
 
·
New clients, renegotiated
 
·
Old clients, renegotiated

Each consumer model is segmented by risk profile which is based on a scorecard statistical model that establishes a relation through regressions between various variables, such as payment behavior in the Bank, payment behavior outside the Bank,
 
 
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various socio-demographic data, among others, and a response variable that determines a client’s risk level, which in this case is 90 days non-performance. Once the scorecards have been determined, risk profiles are established that are statistically significant with similar expected loss levels or charge-off vintage.

The expected loss rates for consumer loans are defined by the “Vintage of Net Charge-Offs” (charge-offs net of recoveries). This methodology establishes the period in which the expected loss is maximized. Once this period is obtained its is applied to each risk profile of each model to obtain the net charge-off level associated with this period.

For group evaluation of commercial loans the industry or sector of the borrower, owners or managers of the borrower, the borrower’s financial situation, its payment capacity and payment behavior are used as the main variables for determining the risk profile. For group evaluation of mortgage loans we consider the borrower’s credit history, including any defaults on obligations to other creditors, as well as the overdue periods on the loans borrowed from us. The expected loss rates are then determined using historical averages and other statistical estimates depending on the segment and loan product.


Additional provisions

Under the SBIF banking regulations, banks are permitted to establish provisions in excess of the limits described above, but only to cover specific risks that have been authorized by their Boards of Directors.
 
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

Charge-offs

As a general rule, charge-offs must be made when the contractual rights over cash flows expire. For loans, even when the foregoing has not occurred, charge-offs must be made against the respective asset balances in accordance with Title II, Chapter B-2, of the SBIF’s Compendium of Accounting Standards.

The charge-offs in question take the form of the elimination of the asset at issue in the respective operation from the general Statements of Financial Position, accordingly including the portion that may not have become due in the case of an installment loan or a leasing operation (there are no partial charge-offs).

Charge-offs must always be recorded through a charge against the loan loss provisions created as prescribed in Chapter B-1 of the Compendium of Accounting Standards, whatever the cause of the charge-off may be.

Charge-offs of loans and accounts receivable are based on due, past-due and current installments, and the term must run from the commencement of the arrears, i.e., the charge-off must be recorded when the arrears on an installment or portion of a loan in a given operation reaches the time limit for charge-off stipulated below:

Type of loan
 
Term
     
Consumer credits, with or without real securities
 
6 months
Other transactions without real securities
 
24 months
Commercial credits with real securities
 
36 months
Housing mortgage credits
 
48 months
Leasing of consumer assets
 
6 months
Other non-real estate leasing transactions
 
12 months
Real estate leasing (commercial or housing)
 
36 months

The term is the time elapsed from the date on which the payment of all or a part of the obligation in arrears becomes enforceable.

Subsequent payments obtained in charged-off operations must be recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income as Recoveries of charged-off loans.

Any renegotiation of a previously charged-off loan will not give rise to income as long as the operation continues to be deemed impaired; the payments actually received must be treated as recoveries of charged-off loans.

A renegotiated loan can be returned to assets only if it ceases to be deemed deteriorated or impaired; the income from its reclassification as an asset must likewise be recorded as a recovery of charged-off loans.

Recoveries of previously charged-off loans and accounts receivable

Recoveries of previously charged-off loans and accounts receivable from customers are recorded directly to income and presented as a reduction of the provision for loan losses in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

q) 
Provisions, contingent assets and contingent liabilities

Provisions are liabilities that have uncertainty in terms of their amount or maturity. These provisions are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position when the following requirements are simultaneously met:
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

i.
It is a present obligation as a result of past events, and
ii.
As of the date of the financial statements it is likely that the Bank will have to expend resources to settle these obligations and the amount of these resources can be reliably measured.

Contingent assets or contingent liabilities are any possible rights or possible obligations arising from past events whose existence will be confirmed only if one or more uncertain future events that are not under the Bank’s control occur.

The following are classified as contingent in the complementary information:

i.
Guarantees and bonds: Guarantees, bonds, and standby letters of credit. In addition, guarantees of payment from buyers in factored receivables.

ii.
Confirmed foreign letters of credits: Letters of credit confirmed by the Bank.

iii.
Documentary letters of credit: Includes documentary letters of credit issued by the Bank, which have not yet been negotiated.

iv.
Documented guarantees: Guarantees with promissory notes.

v. 
Interbank guarantees: Guarantees issued.

vi.
Unrestricted credit lines: The unused amount of credit lines that allow customers to draw without prior approval by the Bank (for example, using credit cards or overdrafts in checking accounts).

vii.
Other credit commitments: Amounts not yet lent under committed loans, which must be disbursed at an agreed future date when events contractually agreed upon with the customer occur, such as in the case of lines of credit linked to the progress of a construction or similar projects.

viii.
Other contingent credits: Includes any other kind of commitment by the Bank which may exist and give rise to lending when certain future events occur. In general, this includes unusual transactions such as pledges made to secure the payment of loans among third parties or derivative contracts made by third parties that may result in a payment obligation and are not covered by deposits.

The consolidated annual accounts reflect all significant provisions for which it is estimated that the need to meet the obligation is more likely than not.

Provisions (which are quantified using the best available information on the consequences of the event and are re-estimated at each accounting close) are used to address the specific obligations for which they were originally recorded. Partial or total reversals are recorded when those obligations cease to exist or decrease.

Provisions are classified according to the related obligations as follows:

-
Provisions for staff salaries and benefits.
-
Provision for mandatory dividends.
-
Provisions for contingent credit risks.
-
Provisions for contingencies.
 
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

r) 
Deferred income taxes and other deferred taxes

The Bank records, when appropriate, deferred tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax effects attributable to differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on the tax rate, according to the applicable tax laws, using the tax rate that applies to the period when the deferred asset and liability is settled.  The future effects of changes in tax legislation or tax rates are recorded in deferred taxes beginning on the date on which the law approving such changes is published.

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the bank has recognized deferred tax assets; as management has determined that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which the temporary differences of tax losses can be utilized at the end of each reporting period.

The effects of deferred taxes because of temporary differences between the tax basis and the carrying amount balances are recorded on an accrual basis, according to IAS 12.

s) 
Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Actual results may diverge from these estimates.

In certain cases generally accepted accounting principles require that assets or liabilities be recorded or disclosed at their fair values. The fair value is the amount at which an asset could be bought or sold, or in the case of a liability could be incurred or settled, in a current transaction between willing parties instead of a forced settlement or sale. Where available, quoted market prices in active markets have been used as the basis for measurement. Where quoted market prices in active markets are not available, the Bank has estimated such values based on the best information available, including the use of modeling and other valuation techniques.

The Bank has established provisions to cover possible losses in accordance with regulations issued by the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions. These regulations require that, to estimate the provisions, they must be regularly evaluated taking into consideration factors such as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, trends in forecasted portfolio quality, credit quality and economic conditions that may adversely affect the borrowers’ ability to pay. Increases in the Credit risk are reflected as “Allowances for loan losses” in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.  Loans are charged off when management determines that the loan or a portion thereof is uncollectible. Charge-offs are recorded as a reduction of the allowance for loan losses.

The relevant estimates and assumptions are regularly reviewed by the Bank’s Management to quantify any assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and commitments. Revised accounting estimates are recorded in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any affected future period.
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued:

These estimates, made on the basis of the best available information, chiefly refer to:

- Losses for impairment of certain assets (Notes 8, 9, and 10)
- The useful lives of tangible and intangible assets (Notes 11, 12, and 29)
- The fair value of assets and liabilities (Notes 6, 7, 10, and 32)
- Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
- Current and deferred taxes (Note 13)

t) 
Non-current assets held for sale

Non-current assets (or a group which includes assets and liabilities for disposal) expected to be recovered mainly through sales rather than through continued use, are classified as held for sale. Immediately prior to this classification, assets (or elements of a disposable group) are re-measured in accordance with the Bank’s policies. The assets (or disposal group) are measured at the lower of book value or fair value minus cost of sale.

Any impairment loss on disposal is first allocated to goodwill and then to the remaining assets and liabilities on a pro rata basis, except when no losses have been recorded in financial assets, deferred assets, employee benefit plan assets, and investment property, which are still evaluated according to the Bank’s accounting policies. Impairment losses on the initial classification of held-for-sale assets and profits and losses from the revaluation are recorded in income. Profits are not recorded if they outweigh any cumulative loss.

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the Bank has not classified any non-current assets as held for sale.

Assets received or inawarded in lieu of payment

Assets received or awarded in lieu of payment of loans and accounts receivable from customers are recorded, in the case of assets received in lieu of payment, at the price agreed by the parties, or otherwise, when the parties do not reach an agreement, at the amount at which the Bank is awarded those assets at a judicial auction.

These assets are subsequently valued at the lower of initially recorded value or net realizable value, which corresponds to their fair value (liquidity value determined through an independent appraisal) minus the cost of sales associated therewith.

At least once a year the Bank performs the analyses needed to update its determination of the cost of sale for this category of assets. As of December 31, 2009 an estimated average cost of sale (cost of holding and divestiture) of 5.9% of the appraised value was determined; as of June 30, 2009, the current average cost of sale is 6.5%.
 
u) 
Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing the net income attributable to the Bank in a period by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

Diluted earnings per share are determined in the same way as Basic Earnings, but the weighted average number of outstanding shares is adjusted to take into account the potential diluting effect of stock options, warrants, and convertible debt.

As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Bank has no instruments which generate diluting effects on shareholders' equity.
 
v) 
Temporary acquisition (assignment) of assets

Purchases (sales) of financial assets under non-optional resale (repurchase) agreements at a fixed price (“repos”) are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position as financial assignments (receipts) based on the nature of the debtor (creditor) under “Deposits in the Chilean Central Bank,” “Deposits in financial institutions” or “Loans and accounts receivable from customers” (“Chilean Central Bank deposits,” “Deposits from financial institutions” or “Customer deposits”).

Differences between the purchase and sale prices are recorded as financial interest over the contract term.

w) 
Assets under management and investment funds managed by the Bank

The assets managed by the different companies that are within the Bank’s perimeter of consolidation (Santander Asset Management S.A., Administradora General de Fondos and Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora), which are the property of third parties are not included in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position. The relevant management fees are included in the balance of the “Fee and commission income” item in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

x) 
Provision for mandatory dividends

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the Bank recorded a provision for mandatory dividends. This provision is made pursuant to Article 79 of the Corporations Act, which is in accordance with the Bank’s internal policy, pursuant to which at least 30% of net income for the period is distributed, except in the case of a contrary resolution adopted at the respective shareholders’ meeting by unanimous vote of the outstanding shares. This provision is recorded, as a deducting item, under the “Retained earnings – Provisions for mandatory dividends” line of the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position.

y) 
Personnel Benefits

i.     Defined benefit plans:

The Bank records under the “Provisions” line in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position (or in assets under “Other assets,” depending on the sign of the difference) the present value of its post-employment defined benefit obligations, net of the fair value of the “plan assets” and of the unrecorded accumulated net actuarial profits and/or losses, revealed in the valuation of these commitments which are deferred by virtue of the treatment of the so-called “fluctuation band,” and of the “Cost for past services”, the recognition of which is deferred in time as explained below.

“Plan assets” are deemed to be those with which the obligations will be settled and which meet the following requirements:

-
They are not the property of the consolidated entities, but that of legally separate third parties that are not related to the Bank.

-
They are available only to pay or fund post-employment benefits and cannot return to the consolidated entities except when the assets remaining in the plan are sufficient to fulfill all the obligations of the plan or the entity in relation to the benefits due current or past employees or to reimburse employee benefits previously paid by the Bank.
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued:

If the Bank can demand that the insurance companies pay a part or all of the disbursement required to settle a defined benefit obligation, it being practically certain that said insurer will reimburse any or all of the disbursements required to pay off that obligation, but the insurance policy does not fulfill the requirements to be a plan asset, the Bank records its right to reimbursement in assets of the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position under “Other assets,” which is treated as a plan asset in all other respects.

These benefits plans, which are registered according to IAS 19 “Employee benefits”, are not significant for the financial statements.

Actuarial profits and losses are deemed to be those arising from the differences between previous actuarial assumptions and changes in actual fact, and changes in the actuarial assumptions used. For the plans, the Bank applies the “fluctuation band” criterion, whereby it records the amount determined by dividing by five the higher of the net value of the accumulated actuarial profits and/or losses not recorded at the beginning of each period and exceeding 10% of the current value of the obligations or 10% of the fair value of the assets at the beginning of the period in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

“Cost of past services” — which is originated by changes made to existing post-retirement benefits or the introduction of new benefits — is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income on a straight line basis over the period beginning on the date on which the new commitments arose to the date on which the employee has an irrevocable right to receive the new benefits.

Post-employment benefits are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income as follows:

-
The cost of services for the current period (understood as the increase in the current value of the obligations arising as a consequence of the services provided by the employees during the period) under the “Personnel salaries and expenses” item.

-
The interest expense (understood as the increase in current value of the obligations as a consequence of the passage of time which occurs during the period). When the obligations are shown in liabilities in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position net of the plan assets, the cost of the liabilities which are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income reflects exclusively the obligations recorded in liabilities.

-
The expected return on assets allocated to hedge the commitments and the profits and losses in their value, minus any cost arising from their management and the taxes to which they are subject.

-
Amortization of the actuarial profits and losses in the application of the “fluctuation band” treatment and in the unrecorded past cost of services. The actuarial gains and losses calculated using the corridor approach and the unrecognized past service cost, are registered under “Personnel salaries and expenses” in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

ii.     Seniority compensation:

Seniority compensation for years of employment are recorded only when they actually occur or when it is prescribed in a formal and detailed plan in which the basic changes to be made are identified, provided that plan has already begun to be implemented or its principal features have been publicly announced, or objective facts about its execution are known.

ii.     Share-based compensation:

The allocation of equity instruments to executives of the Bank and its affiliates as a form of compensation for their services, when those instruments are provided at the end of a specific period of employment, is recorded as an expense in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income under the “Personnel salaries and expenses” item, as the relevant executives provide their services over the course of the period.

These benefits do not generate diluting effects, since they are based on shares of Banco Santander S.A. (the parent company of Banco Santander Chile, headquartered in Spain).
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, continued:

z) 
Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity

The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity presents all the changes occurring in net equity, including those produced by changes in accounting criteria and the correction of errors. Accordingly, this statement provides a reconciliation of book value at the beginning and end of the period for all items in consolidated net equity, grouping the changes into the following items on the basis of their nature:
 
i.
Adjustments for changes in accounting criteria and the correction of errors: Including the changes in consolidated net equity arising as a consequence of the retroactive restatement of the financial statement balances as a consequence of changes in the accounting criteria or in the correction of errors.

ii.
Revenues and expenses recorded in the period: Reflecting in aggregate form all the items recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income indicated above.

aa) 
Consolidated Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income

This represents the income and expenses generated by the Bank as a result of its business activity in the year, separately disclosing the income and expenses recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income for the period and the other income and expenses recorded directly in consolidated equity.

Accordingly, this statement presents:

i.
Consolidated income for the period.
 
ii.
The net amount of the income and expenses temporarily recorded in consolidated equity under valuation adjustments.
 
iii.
The net amount of income and expenses permanently recorded in consolidated equity.
 
iv.
The income tax incurred from the items indicated in ii) and iii), above, except for the valuation adjustments arising from investments in associated or multi-group companies accounted by using the equity method, which are presented net.
 
v.
Total recorded consolidated income and expenses, calculated as the sum of the above items, presenting separately the amount attributable to the Bank shareholders and the amounts relating to non controlling interests.
 
 
ab) 
New accounting pronouncements

i.
SBIF Circulars:

In 2010, the SBIF published new guidelines (Circular #3,476 and #3,489) for classifying and provisioning of the loan portfolio that will be mandatory as of January 1, 2011. The impact that these changes will have on our financial results are still being calculated. Such changes will impact our income starting on January 1, 2011. Additionally, as part of the SBIF new guidelines (Circular#3,502) banks must apply a minimum provision of 0.5% for Normal Loans  as of July 2010. This modification will have an impact of Ch$14,000 million and will be recognized in monthly installments in the second half of 2010.
 
 
 
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NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued:

ii. 
IASB Pronouncements

IASB Pronouncements
Application
Amendment of IAS 32 Classification of Rights Issues
Annual periods beginning on or after February 1, 2011
Revision of IAS 24, Related Party Disclosures
Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011
CINIIF 19, Cancellation of financial liabilities with Equity Instruments
Annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2010
NIIF 9, Classification and Measurement
Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013
Improvements to IFRS – May 2010
Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011
Amendments to IFRIC 14, Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement
Annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011

The importance of each of these pronouncements to be applied is explained below:

 
1.
Amendment of IAS 32 classification of rights issues.

This amendment relates to the classification of issued rights to acquire shares (rights, options, or warrants) denominated in foreign currency. According to this amendment, when these rights are for the acquisition of a fixed number of shares for a fixed amount, they are equity instruments, regardless of the currency in which that fixed amount is denominated, provided other requirements stipulated by the standard are fulfilled.

Management has no issued instruments with these characteristics, so this amendment will have no impact whatsoever.

 
2.
IAS 24 Related party disclosures.

This review of IAS 24 addresses the details of related parties to be made in the financial statements. There are two basic changes: One of them introduces a partial exemption for certain details when the list of related parties is produced because they are entities dependent on or related to the State (or an equivalent government agency), and the definition of related party is revised to clarify certain relationships that had previously not been explicit in the standard.

Management has analyzed the impact of this amendment and considers that it will not lead to any change in the related parties currently defined by Management.

 
3.
CINIIF 19 Cancellation of debt with equity instruments.

This interpretation addresses the accounting treatment from the point of view of the debtor of the total or partial cancellation of a financial liability through the issuance of equity instruments to the lender. The interpretation does not apply to this kind of operation when the counterparts in question are shareholders or related parties and act as such, or when the debt-equity swap was already provided for in the provisions of the original contract. In this case the issuance of equity instruments will be measured at its fair value on the date of cancellation of the liability, and any difference between that value and the carrying value of the liability will be recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

Management estimates that this interpretation will not result in any change of accounting policies.

 
4.
NIIF 9 Classification and measurement

This standard will eventually replace the current IAS 39 in its entirety. Among other changes is the elimination of the "financial instruments available for sale" and "held to maturity" categories.

The Management is currently examining the impact of this new standard's application. However, the SBIF has not yet authorized the use of this standard.


 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued:

 
5.
Improvements to IFRS

On 6 May 2010, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued Improvements to IFRSs 2010 – incorporating amendments to seven International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). This is the third collection of amendments issued under the annual improvements process, which is designed to make necessary, but non-urgent, amendments to IFRSs.

 
6.
Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement

IFRIC 14 IAS 19 –The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction has been amended to remedy an unintended consequence of IFRIC 14 where entities are in some circumstances not permitted to recognize prepayments of minimum funding contributions, as an asset.
 
 
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NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTING CHANGES:

Circular #3,489, issued on December 29, 2009, makes revisions in several chapters of the SBIF Compendium of Accounting Standards.

Commencing in January 2010, the Bank must complement the basis on which it currently determines the insolvency provisions for contingent operations, now including the freely available lines of credit, other contingent credits, and other credit commitments. The Bank must also apply the changes in risk exposure applicable to the contingent credits, which appear in Chapter B-3 of the SBIF’s Compendium of Accounting Standards. The cumulative effect of these changes must be recorded in equity (retained earnings) in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position. The impact of this change amounted to Ch$ 63,448 million (Approximately Ch$ 52,662 million, net of deferred taxes) attributed to equity.
 
 
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NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:

As of June 30, 2010, the following significant events have occurred and had an impact on the Bank’s operations or the financial statements:

a)  The Board:

The following persons met at a Regular Shareholders Meeting held on April 27, 2010, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Mauricio Larraín Garcés (Chairman): Jesús María Zabalza Lotina (First Vice Chairman), Oscar von Chrismar Carvajal (Second Vice Chairman), Víctor Arbulú Crousillat, Claudia Bobadilla Ferrer, Marco Colodro Hadjes, Vittorio Corbo Lioi, Carlos Olivos Marchant, Roberto Méndez Torres, Lucía Santa Cruz Sutil, Roberto Zahler Mayanz, Raimundo Monge Zegers (Alternate Director) and Juan Manuel Hoyos Martínez de Irujo (Alternate Director). Also present were the General Manager, Mr. Claudio Melandri Hinojosa, and the Accounting Manager, Mr. Felipe Contreras Fajardo.

As of June 30, 2010 there have been no changes in the Board.

Allocation of the income of the period and dividens distribution

As expressed at this meeting, the liquid profits for the 2009 period (referred to in the financial statements as "Income attributable to Bank shareholders" pursuant to the new Compendium of Accounting Standards issued by the Superintendency of Banks), came to Ch$ 431,253,139,805. The Meeting approved the distribution of 60% of those profits, which upon being divided by the number of issued shares yields a dividend of Ch$ 1.37308147 per share, which began to be paid commencing April 28, 2010. The Meeting also approved allocating the remaining 40% of the profits to increasing the Bank's reserves.

b) Bank bonds issued in 2010

In 2010 the Bank issued Bank Bonds totaling UF 9,000,000 and USD 500 million, the detail of which is provided below.

b.1) Senior bonds issued in 2010

Series
Amount
Term
Issue Rate
Date of
Issue
Maturity Date
F7
UF 3,000,000 (i)
4.5 years
3.3% per annum simple
11/01/2009
05/01/2014
F8
UF 3,000,000 (ii)
4.5 years
3.6% per annum simple
01/01/2010
07/01/2014
F9
UF 3,000,000 (iii)
5 years
3.7% per annum simple
01/01/2010
01/01/2015
Total
UF 9,000,000
       
Floating Bond
USD 500,000,000 (iv)
2 years
Libor (3 months) + 125 bp
04/15/2010
04/12/ 2012
Total
USD 500,000,000
       

(i) On November 1, 2009 a line of corresponding bank bonds titled Series F7, totaling UF 3,000,000, was registered in the securities registry of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions. Placements of these Bonds in the current period have reached UF 3,000,000, accounting for the entire issue.

(ii) At the end of June 2010, UF 3,000,000 of placements have been made, accounting for the entire Series F8 issue.

(iii) At the end of June 2010, UF 102,000 of placements in the current period have been made, with a face value of UF 2,898,000 of the Series F9 issue remaining to be placed.
 
 
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NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS, continued:

(iv) Senior Bond for USD 500,000,000, at a floating rate and maturing on April 12, 2012; the Bond was issued in a private placement among institutional buyers qualified in accordance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This issue received an Aa3 (stable) /A + (stable) rating, and is the first one from this kind of emerging market to be issued since the beginning of the financial crisis.

b.2) Subordinated bonds issued in 2010

In 2010 the Bank has not placed Subordinated bonds on the Market.

c) Sale of branches

In April Banco Santander Chile sold 5 Branches. At the time of the sale the carrying value of all these assets was Ch$ 4,926 million and their sale price totaled Ch$ 11,546 million, generating a profit of Ch$ 6,620 million, which is included in the other operating revenue item.

In June Banco Santander Chile sold 11 Branches. At the time of the sale the carrying value of all these assets was Ch$ 8,139 million and their sale price totaled Ch$ 14,494 million, generating a profit of Ch$ 6,355 million, which is included in the other operating revenue item.

d) Changes of subsidiaries’ names:

In 2010 the following subsidiary changed its Corporate Name:

On March 31, 2010 it was unanimously resolved at a Special Shareholders Meeting to transform Santander S.A. Agente de Valores sociedad anónima from a corporation into a limited liability company, whose name is Santander Agente de Valores Limitada.

e) Cession of previously charged-off loans:

On March 10 Banco Santander signed a charged-off loan cession agreement with Inversiones Santa Alicia S.A. As of June 30 the following portfolio sales have been made, the detail of which follows;

On April 29 a contract was signed for the sale of Flow Portfolio for March, payment for which was made in the act. The face value of the placement portfolio that was charged off was Ch$ 29,376 million and the sale value was Ch$ 1,909 million. For the payments received, up to the date on which this portfolio is disabled (the first business day of the month) the Bank recorded a Ch$ 225 million allowance based on the estimates of its expected recovery.

On May 24 a contract was signed for the sale of Flow Portfolio for April, payment for which was made in the act. The face value of the placement portfolio that was charged off was Ch$ 9,372 million and the sale value was Ch$ 609 million. For the payments received, up to the date on which this portfolio is disabled (the first business day of the month) the Bank recorded a Ch$ 26 million allowance based on the estimates of its expected recovery.

On June 22 a contract was signed for the sale of Flow Portfolio for April, payment for which was made in the act. The face value of the placement portfolio that was charged off was Ch$ 8,245 million and the sale value was Ch$ 536 million. For the payments received, up to the date on which this portfolio is disabled (the first business day of the month) the Bank recorded a Ch$ 105 million allowance based on the estimates of its expected recovery.
 
 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS:

The Bank manages and measures the performance of its operations by business segment. The information included in this note is not necessarily comparable to that of other financial institutions, since it is based on the internal information system for management by segment which has been adopted by the Bank. However, the valuation and classification of each segment’s assets, liabilities, and income is consistent with the accounting criteria indicated in Note 01 d) of the consolidated financial statements.

Inter-segment transactions are conducted under normal arm’s length commercial terms and conditions. Each segment’s assets, liabilities, and income include items directly attributable to the segment to which they can be allocated on a reasonable basis.

The Bank is comprised of the following business segments:

Individuals

a.
Santander Banefe
Serves individuals with monthly incomes of Ch$ 150,000 to Ch$ 400,000, who receive services through Santander Banefe. This segment gives customers a variety of services, including consumer loans, credit cards, auto loans, mortgage loans, debit cards, savings products, mutual funds, and insurance.

b.
Commercial Banking
 
Serves individuals with monthly incomes exceeding Ch$ 400,000. This segment gives customers a variety of services, including consumer loans, credit cards, auto loans, commercial loans, foreign trade, mortgage loans, debit cards, checking accounts, savings products, mutual funds, stock brokerage, and insurance.

Small and mid-sized companies (PYMEs)

Serves small companies with annual sales of less than Ch$ 1,200 million. This segment gives customers a variety of products, including commercial loans, government-guaranteed loans, leasing, factoring, foreign trade, credit cards, mortgage loans, checking accounts, savings products, mutual funds, and insurance.

Institutional

Serves institutions such as universities, government agencies, and municipal and regional governments. This segment provides a variety of products, including commercial loans, leasing, factoring, foreign trade, credit cards, mortgage loans, checking accounts, transactional services, treasury services, savings products, mutual funds, and insurance.

Companies

The Companies segment is composed of Commercial Banking and Company Banking, where sub-segments of medium-sized companies, real estate companies (Real Estate), and large corporations are found:

a.
Companies
Serves companies with annual sales exceeding Ch$ 1,200 million and up to Ch$ 10,000 million. This segment provides a wide variety of products, including commercial loans, leasing, factoring, foreign trade, credit cards, mortgage loans, checking accounts, transactional services, treasury services, financial consulting, savings products, mutual funds, and insurance.
 
 
 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, continued:

b.
Real estate
 
This segment also includes all the companies engaged in the real estate industry. These clients are offered not only the traditional banking services but also specialized services to finance projects, chiefly residential, with the aim of expanding sales of mortgage loans.

 
It brings together all the real estate companies that carry out projects to sell properties to third parties and all the builders with annual sales exceeding Ch$ 800 million, with no ceiling.

c.
Large corporations
The sub-segment of companies whose annual sales exceed Ch$ 10,000 million. This segment provides a wide variety of products, including commercial loans, leasing, factoring, foreign trade, credit cards, mortgage loans, checking accounts, transactional services, treasury services, financial consulting, investment banking, saving products, mutual funds, and insurance.
 
 
Global Banking and Markets
 
The Global Banking and Markets segment is comprised of:
 
a.
Corporate
 
Foreign multinational corporations or Chilean corporations whose sales exceed Ch$ 10,000 million. This segment provides a wide variety of products, including commercial loans, leasing, factoring, foreign trade, credit cards, mortgage loans, checking accounts, transactional services, treasury services, financial consulting, investment banking, saving products, mutual funds, and insurance.

 
b.
Treasury
 
 
The Treasury Division provides sophisticated financial products, chiefly to companies in the Wholesale Banking area and the Companies segment. These include products such as short-term financing and fund raising, brokerage services, derivatives, securitization, and other tailor-made products. The Treasury area also handles intermediation of positions and manages the owned investment portfolio.
 
 
Corporate Activities (“Other”)
 
This segment includes Financial Management, which performs global foreign exchange structural position management functions, those involving the parent company’s structural interest risk, and those having to do with liquidity risk. The latter are provided through issues and utilizations. Treasury also manages the Bank’s own funds, provision of capital to each unit, and the financing cost of the investments that are made. All this normally results in a negative contribution to income.

In addition, this segment encompasses all the intra-segment income and all the activities not assigned to a given segment or product with customers.
 
The segments’ accounting policies are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies, and are customized to meet the needs of the Bank’s management. The Bank earns most of its income in the form of interest income, fee and commission income and income from financial operations. The highest decision-making authority in each segment is based chiefly on interest income, fee and commission income and provision for expenses to assess the segments’ performance and thereby be able to make decisions regarding the resources to be allocated to each one.
 
 
 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, continued:

To achieve the strategic objectives adopted by the top management and adapt to changing market conditions, the Bank makes changes in its organization from time to time, which in turn have a greater or lesser impact on how it is managed or administered.

Hence, this disclosure furnishes information on how the Bank is managed as of June 30, 2010. The information for the previous year (2009) has been prepared on the basis of the criteria in force at the closing date for these financial statements, to achieve a proper comparability of figures.
 
Specifically, commencing January 1, 2010 the Individuals, PYME, Institutional and Companies segments now comprise Commercial Banking, which reports directly to the General Manager. The Global Banking and Markets segment continues to report to the organization's Executive Vice President.
 
The tables shown below illustrate the Bank's income by business segment for the periods ending in June 2010 and June 2009, as well as the balances of loans and accounts receivable from customers on June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
 

 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, continued:

   
For the quarter ending on June 30, 2010
 
   
Net interest
income
   
Net fee and
commission
income
   
ROF (2)
   
Provisions
for loan losses
   
Support
expenses (3)
   
Segment’s net
contribution
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Segments
                                   
Individuals
    130,891       46,355       615       (40,090 )     (73,746 )     64,025  
Santander Banefe
    25,373       7,724       3       (17,097 )     (16,512 )     (509 )
Commercial Banking
    105,518       38,631       612       (22,993 )     (57,234 )     64,534  
Small and mid-sized companiess (PYMEs)
    49,213       8,629       1,820       (12,353 )     (17,316 )     29,993  
Institutional
    5,115       669       573       (185 )     (2,624 )     3,548  
                                                 
Companies
    31,117       5,967       4,380       (3,572 )     (9,058 )     28,834  
Companies
    14,305       2,866       1,934       (4,533 )     (4,271 )     10,301  
Large corporations
    12,605       2,381       2,179       185       (3,650 )     13,700  
Real estate
    4,207       720       267       776       (1,137 )     4,833  
Commercial Banking
    216,336       61,620       7,388       (56,200 )     (102,744 )     126,400  
                                                 
Global banking and markets
    11,991       6,168       15,384       (472 )     (7,673 )     25,398  
Corporate
    11,313       5,970       -       (472 )     (2,917 )     13,894  
Treasury
    678       198       15,384       -       (4,756 )     11,504  
Other
    14,455       (2,630 )     2,269       720       (7,570 )     7,244  
                                                 
Totals
    242,782       65,158       25,041       (55,952 )     (117,987 )     159,042  

Other operating income
19,951
Other operating expenses
(17,648)
Income from investments in other companies
223
Income tax expense
(24,163)
Consolidated income for the period
137,405
 
(2) Corresponds to the sum of the net income from financial operations and foreign exchange profit (loss), net.
(3) Corresponds to the sum of administrative expenses plus personnel salaries and expenses plus depreciation and amortization and impairment.
 
 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, continued:

    For the quarter ending on June 30, 2009  
   
Net interest
income
   
Net fee and
commission
income
   
ROF (2)
   
Provisions
for loan losses
   
Support
expenses (3)
   
Segment’s net
contribution
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Segments
                                   
Individuals
    135,497       41,362       410       (70,840 )     (68,965 )     37,464  
Santander Banefe
    29,799       7,360       6       (23,802 )     (17,432 )     (4,069 )
Commercial Banking
    105,698       34,002       404       (47,038 )     (51,533 )     41,533  
Small and mid-sized firms (PYMEs)
    52,174       9,591       2,575       (17,366 )     (15,202 )     31,772  
Institutional
    4,730       502       51       (121 )     (1,718 )     3,444  
                                                 
Companies
    36,510       5,954       2,917       (5,608 )     (8,054 )     31,719  
Companies
    16,849       2,725       1,004       (2,533 )     (3,587 )     14,458  
Large corporations
    15,023       2,584       1,822       (3,719 )     (3,216 )     12,494  
Real estate
    4,638       645       91       644       (1,251 )     4,767  
Commercial Banking
    228,911       57,409       5,953       (93,935 )     (93,939 )     104,399  
                                                 
Global banking and markets
    (4,784 )     5,837       7,191       (1,025 )     (6,841 )     378  
Corporate
    13,754       5,969       -       (1,025 )     (3,300 )     15,398  
Treasury
    (18,538 )     (132 )     7,191       -       (3,541 )     (15,020 )
Other
    2,484       (101 )     16,512       (1,077 )     (3,319 )     14,499  
                                                 
Totals
    226,611       63,145       29,656       (96,037 )     (104,099 )     119,276  
 
Other operating income
    2,928  
Other operating expenses
    7,821  
Income from investments in other companies
    440  
Income tax expense
    (21,816 )
Consolidated income for the period
    108,649  
 
(2) Corresponds to the sum of the net income from financial operations and foreign exchange profit (loss), net.
(3) Corresponds to the sum of administrative expenses plus personnel salaries and expenses plus depreciation and amortization and impairment.
 
 
 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, continued:

   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30, 2010
 
   
Loans and
Accounts
Receivable from
Customers(1)
   
Net interest
income
   
Net income
from fees and
commissions
   
ROF (2)
   
Provisions
for loan
losses
   
Support
expenses (3)
   
Net
contribution
of the segment
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                           
Segments
                                         
Individuals
    7,715,031       260,833       89,909       1,083       (82,964 )     (140,766 )     128,095  
Santander Banefe
    629,494       51,009       15,587       5       (31,813 )     (31,024 )     3,764  
Commercial Banking
    7,085,537       209,824       74,322       1,078       (51,151 )     (109,742 )     124,331  
Small and mid-sized companies (PYMEs)
    2,210,170       97,017       17,541       3,184       (28,292 )     (33,053 )     56,397  
Institutional
    330,980       9,795       1,256       1,212       (253 )     (4,923 )     7,087  
                                                         
Companies
    2,983,741       63,139       12,404       7,266       (14,259 )     (16,417 )     52,133  
Companies
    1,213,826       28,456       5,641       3,074       (6,395 )     (7,870 )     22,906  
Large corporations
    1,293,173       26,360       5,257       3,761       (9,278 )     (6,494 )     19,606  
Real estate
    476,742       8,323       1,506       431       1,414       (2,053 )     9,621  
Commercial Banking
    13,239,922       430,784       121,110       12,745       (125,768 )     (195,159 )     243,712  
                                                         
Global banking and markets
    1,347,855       21,949       11,556       35,800       (643 )     (15,715 )     52,947  
Corporate
    1,340,847       23,120       12,042       -       (643 )     (5,743 )     28,776  
Treasury
    7,008       (1,171 )     (486 )     35,800       -       (9,972 )     24,171  
Other
    36,233       19,447       (5,157 )     6,069       272       (11,112 )     9,519  
                                                         
Totals
    14,624,010       472,180       127,509       54,614       (126,139 )     (221,986 )     306,178  
 
Other operating income
    26,016  
Other operating expenses
    (30,204 )
Income from investments in other companies
    343  
Income tax expense
    (45,923 )
Consolidated income for period
    256,410  

(1) Corresponds to loans and accounts receivable from customers plus interbank loans, without deduction of their respective allowances for loan losses.
(2) Corresponds to the sum of the net income from financial operations and foreign exchange profit (loss), net.
(3) Corresponds to the sum of administrative expenses plus personnel salaries and expenses plus depreciation and amortization and impairment.

 
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NOTE 4 - BUSINESS SEGMENTS, continued:

    For the 6-month period ending on June 30, 2009     December 31, 2009  
   
Net interest
income
   
Net fee and
commissions
income
   
ROF (2)
   
Provisions
for loan losses
   
Support
expenses (3)
   
Segment’s net
contribution
   
Loans and
Accounts
Receivable from
Customers(1)
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                           
Segments
                                         
Individuals
    272,166       81,481       1,100       (137,133 )     (133,860 )     83,754       7,287,296  
Santander Banefe
    60,409       13,993       11       (45,619 )     (30,596 )     (1,802 )     609,808  
Commercial Banking
    211,757       67,488       1,089       (91,514 )     (103,264 )     85,556       6,677,488  
Small and mid-sized companies (PYMEs)
    106,332       20,120       5,042       (38,681 )     (29,275 )     63,538       2,097,592  
Institutional
    9,738       979       378       (34 )     (3,382 )     7,679       291,867  
                                                         
Companies
    74,279       11,719       8,710       (9,179 )     (15,354 )     70,175       2,779,165  
Companies
    33,108       5,751       4,281       (2,990 )     (6,981 )     33,169       1,092,162  
Large corporations
    31,464       4,780       4,297       (6,917 )     (6,038 )     27,586       1,239,888  
Real estate
    9,707       1,188       132       728       (2,335 )     9,420       447,115  
Commercial Banking
    462,515       114,299       15,230       (185,027 )     (181,871 )     225,146       12,455,920  
                                                         
Global banking and markets
    (45,331 )     10,403       43,829       (1,071 )     (14,143 )     (6,313 )     1,266,310  
Corporate
    33,660       10,814       -       (1,071 )     (6,311 )     37,092       1,266,310  
Treasury
    (78,991 )     (411 )     43,829       -       (7,832 )     (43,405 )     -  
Other
    (3,300 )     74       39,412       (873 )     (6,373 )     28,940       29,045  
                                                         
Totals
    413,884       124,776       98,471       (186,971 )     (202,387 )     247,773       13,751,275  

Other operating income
    5,426  
Other operating expenses
    (27,710)  
Income from investments in other companies
    766  
Income tax expense
    (38,075)  
Consolidated income for period
    188,180  

 
(1) Corresponds to loans and accounts receivable from customers plus interbank loans, without deduction of their respective allowances for loan losses.
(2) Corresponds to the sum of the net income from financial operations and foreign exchange profit (loss), net.
(3) Corresponds to the sum of administrative expenses plus personnel salaries and expenses plus depreciation and amortization and impairment.

 
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NOTE 5 - CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

a)
The detail of the balances included under cash and cash equivalents is as follows:
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Cash and bank deposits
           
Cash
    358,801       418,987  
Deposits in the Chilean Central Bank
    390,579       988,978  
Deposits in domestic banks
    241       255  
Foreign deposits
    649,260       635,238  
Subtotals - Cash and bank deposits
    1,398,881       2,043,458  
                 
Unsettled transactions, net
    183,707       192,660  
                 
Total cash and cash equivalents
    1,582,588       2,236,118  
 
The level of funds in cash and at the Chilean Central Bank reflects regulations governing the reserves that the Bank must maintain on the average in monthly periods.

b) 
Unsettled transactions

Unsettled transactions are transactions in which only the settlement remains, which will increase or decrease funds in the Chilean Central Bank or in foreign banks, normally within the next 24 to 48 business hours from the close of each period. These transactions are presented according to the following detail:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Assets
           
Notes held by other banks (swap)
    183,105       206,454  
Funds receivable
    303,809       261,680  
Subtotals
    486,914       468,134  
                 
Liabilities
               
Funds payable
    303,207       275,474  
Subtotals
    303,207       275,474  
                 
Unsettled transactions, net
    183,707       192,660  

 
 
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NOTE 6 - TRADING INVESTMENTS:

The detail of the instruments designated as financial trading investments is as follows:

       
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
State and Chilean Central Bank Instruments
           
Chilean Central Bank Bonds
    698,942       667,703  
Chilean Central Bank Notes
    15,942       63,868  
Other Chilean Central Bank and Government securities
    46,206       29,806  
Subtotals
    761,090       761,377  
                 
Instruments of other domestic institutions:
               
Time deposits in Chilean financial institutions
    -       -  
Mortgage finance bonds of Chilean financial institutions
    11       11  
Chilean financial institutions bonds
    26,190       -  
Chilean corporate bonds
    25,115       -  
Other Chilean securities
    -       -  
Subtotals
    51,316       11  
                 
Instruments of foreign institutions:
               
Foreign Central Bank and Government securities
    -       -  
Other foreign financial instruments
    -       -  
Subtotals
    -       -  
                 
Investments in mutual funds:
               
Funds managed by related entities
    48       37,151  
Funds managed by others
    -       -  
Subtotals
    48       37,151  
                 
Totals
    812,454       798,539  

As of December 31, 2009 there are instruments sold under repurchase agreements to customers and financial institutions totaling Ch$ 506,127 million.

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 there are no instruments under Other Chilean securities and Foreign financial securities that were sold under repurchase agreements to customers and financial institutions.

The repurchase agreements mature in 40 days as of December 31, 2009.
 
 
 
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NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING:

a)  
As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the Bank has the following portfolio of derivative instruments:

   
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Notional amount
   
Fair value
 
   
Up to 3 months
   
More than
3 months to
one year
   
More than
one year
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
Hedging derivatives at fair value
                             
Currency forwards
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate swaps
    -       92,467       440,806       6,808       1,173  
Cross currency swaps
    -       229,356       295,358       46,340       195  
Call currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Call interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate futures
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other derivatives
    -       -       -       -       -  
Subtotals
    -       321,823       736,164       53,148       1,368  
                                         
Cash flow hedging derivatives
                                       
Currency forwards
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate swaps
    -       -       -       -       -  
Cross currency swaps
    212,413       925,295       344,012       59,507       8,168  
Call currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Call interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate futures
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other derivatives
    -       -       -       -       -  
Subtotals
    212,413       925,295       344,012       59,507       8,168  
                                         
Trading derivatives
                                       
Currency forwards
    8,917,988       8,096,436       779,916       241,776       199,575  
Interest rate swaps
    2,638,947       5,421,996       10,755,992       281,491       365,257  
Cross currency swaps
    659,884       2,566,311       9,825,464       892,746       672,819  
Call currency options
    40,542       50,510       -       1,949       678  
Call interest rate options
    155       47,203       76,630       216       1,458  
Put currency options
    33,198       16,655       -       56       544  
Put interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate futures
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other derivatives
    133,574       -       -       335       680  
Subtotals
    12,424,288       16,199,111       21,438,002       1,418,569       1,241,011  
                                         
Totals
    12,636,701       17,446,229       22,518,178       1,531,224       1,250,547  
 
 
 
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NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING, continued:

   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Notional amount
   
Fair value
 
   
Up to 3 months
   
More than
3 months to
one year
   
More than
one year
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
Hedging derivatives at fair value
                             
Currency forwards
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate swaps
    -       86,963       580,132       2,446       3,794  
Cross currency swaps
    -       26,079       583,035       16,972       805  
Call currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Call interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate futures
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other derivatives
    -       -       -       -       -  
Subtotals
    -       113,042       1,163,167       19,418       4,599  
                                         
Cash flow hedging derivatives
                                       
Currency forwards
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate swaps
    -       -       -       -       -  
Cross currency swaps
    51,993       582,830       73,551       4,741       52,301  
Call currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Call interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put currency options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Put interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate futures
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other derivatives
    -       -       -       -       -  
Subtotals
    51,993       582,830       73,551       4,741       52,301  
                                         
Trading derivatives
                                       
Currency forwards
    6,533,147       4,195,874       587,541       199,665       184,112  
Interest rate swaps
    2,418,161       4,240,574       9,618,573       243,965       330,975  
Cross currency swaps
    887,942       1,594,972       9,880,693       922,498       772,959  
Call currency options
    34,341       22,107       -       203       43  
Call interest rate options
    122       5,189       39,900       281       595  
Put currency options
    33,198       15,487       -       3,083       3,232  
Put interest rate options
    -       -       -       -       -  
Interest rate futures
    -       -       -       -       -  
Other derivatives
    29,320       -       -       24       90  
Subtotals
    9,936,231       10,074,203       20,126,707       1,369,719       1,292,006  
                                         
Totals
    9,988,224       10,770,075       21,363,425       1,393,878       1,348,906  
 
 
 
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NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING, continued:

b)  
Hedge Accounting

Fair value hedges :

The Bank uses cross-currency swaps, interest rate swaps, and call money swaps to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of the hedged elements attributable to interest rates. The hedge securities mentioned above change the effective cost of long-term issues from a fixed interest rate to a variable interest rate, decreasing the duration and modifying the sensitivity to the shortest segments of the curve.

Below is a detail of the hedged elements and hedge instruments under fair value hedges as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, classified by maturity term:
 
   
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Within
1 year
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
Between 3
and 6 years
   
Over
6 years
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Hedged element
                       
Chilean Central Bank Bonds in Pesos (BCP)
    -       -       -       -  
Corporate bonds
    -       11,740       -       -  
Current or senior bonds
    -       436,840       -       -  
Subordinated bonds
    -       -       163,815       -  
Short-term loans
    -       -       25,000       17,191  
Interbank loans
    174,751       -       -       -  
Time deposits
    147,072       4,640       -       -  
Mortgage bonds
    -       -       -       76,938  
                                 
Totals
    321,823       453,220       188,815       94,129  
                                 
Hedge instrument
                               
Interest rate swap
    77,467       393,975       -       -  
Call money swap
    15,000       4,640       25,000       17,191  
Cross currency swap
    229,356       54,605       163,815       76,938  
                                 
Totals
    321,823       453,220       188,815       94,129  

   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Within
1 year
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
Between 3
and 6years
   
Over
6 years
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Hedged element
                       
Chilean Central Bank Bonds in Pesos (BCP)
    -       -       10,320       37,173  
Chilean Central Bank Bonds in UF (BCU)
    -       83,113       57,911       31,588  
Corporate bonds
    -       -       10,906       -  
Current or senior bonds
    -       405,800       -       -  
Subordinated bonds
    -       111,595       152,175       -  
Short-term loans
    -       -       25,000       22,191  
Interbank loans
    -       131,885       -       -  
Time deposits
    113,042       4,640       -       -  
Mortgage bonds
    -       -       -       78,870  
                                 
Totals
    113,042       737,033       256,312       169,822  
                                 
Hedge instrument
                               
Cross currency swap
    26,079       214,998       220,406       147,631  
Interest rate swap
    71,963       517,395       10,906       -  
Call money swap
    15,000       4,640       25,000       22,191  
                                 
Totals
    113,042       737,033       256,312       169,822  
 
 
 
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NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING, continued:

Cash flow hedges:

The Bank uses cross currency swaps to hedge the risk of variability of cash flows attributable to changes in the interest rates of bonds and interbank loans at a variable rate. The cash flows of the cross currency swaps equal the cash flows of the hedged items, which modify uncertain cash flows to known cash flows derived from a fixed interest rate.

Below are the nominal amounts of the hedge item for June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and the periods in which the flows were produced:

   
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Within
1 year
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
Between 3
and 6years
   
Over
6 years
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Hedged element
                       
Bonds
    -       273,025       -       -  
Interbank loans
    1,137,709       70,987       -       -  
                                 
Totals
    1,137,709       344,012       -       -  
                                 
Hedge instrument
                               
Cross currency swap
    1,137,709       344,012       -       -  
                                 
Totals
    1,137,709       344,012       -       -  


   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Within
1 year
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
Between 3
and 6years
   
Over
6 years
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Hedged element
                       
Bonds
    -       -       -       -  
Interbank loans
    634,823       73,551       -       -  
                                 
Totals
    634,823       73,551       -       -  
                                 
Hedge instrument
                               
Cross currency swap
    634,823       73,551       -       -  
                                 
Totals
    634,823       73,551       -       -  
 
 
 
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NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING, continued:

Below is the estimate for the periods in which the flows are to be produced:

   
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Within
1 year
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
Between 3
and 6years
   
Over
6 years
 
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Hedged element
                       
Inflows
    -       -       -       -  
Outflows
    (16,334 )     (7,660 )     -       -  
Net flows
    (16,334 )     (7,660 )     -       -  
                                 
Hedge instrument
                               
Inflows
    16,334       7,660       -       -  
Outflows
    (16,284 )     (12,280 )     -       -  
Net flows
    50       (4,620 )     -       -  


   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Within
1 year
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
Between 3
and 6years
   
Over
6 years
 
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Hedged element
                       
Inflows
    -       -       -       -  
Outflows
    (7,570 )     (1,487 )     -       -  
Net flows
    (7,570 )     (1,487 )     -       -  
                                 
Hedge instrument
                               
Inflows
    7,570       1,487       -       -  
Outflows
    (2,570 )     (938 )     -       -  
Net flows
    5,000       549       -       -  
 
 
 
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING, continued:

c)
The income generated by those cash flow derivatives whose effect was recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity as of June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009 is shown below:

   
As of June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Interbank loans
    (1,171 )     (2,556 )
Senior bond
    882       (3,988 )
                 
Net flows
    (289 )     (6,544 )

In the 2010 and 2009 period the Bank did not record expected future transactions in its cash flow hedge accounting portfolio.

d)
Below is a presentation of the income generated by the cash flow derivatives whose effect was transferred from other comprehensive income to income for the current year:

Since the variable flows for both the hedged element and the hedging element mirror each other, the hedges are 100% efficient, which means that the variations of value attributable to rate components are almost entirely netted out. As of June 30, 2010 a loss of Ch$ 2 million was carried to income due to inefficiency.

   
As of June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Senior bond
    -       -  
Loan
    (2,019 )     -  
                 
Net income from cash flow hedges
    (2,019 )     -  

e)
Net investment hedges for foreign business:

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the Bank does not show net investment hedges for foreign business in its hedging portfolio.
 
 
 
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NOTE 8 - INTERBANK LOANS:

a)  
As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the balances shown in the "Interbank loans" item are as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Domestic banks
           
Loans and advances to banks
    7,008       3  
Deposits in the Chilean Central Bank
    -       -  
Nontransferable Chilean Central Bank bonds
    -       -  
Other Chilean Central Bank loans
    -       -  
Interbank loans
    -       -  
Overdrafts in checking accounts
    -       -  
Nontransferable domestic bank loans
    -       -  
Other domestic bank loans
    -       -  
Provisions and impairment for domestic bank loans
    (7 )     -  
                 
Foreign banks
               
Loans to foreign banks
    34,536       23,409  
Overdrafts in checking accounts
    -       -  
Nontransferable foreign bank deposits
    -       -  
Other foreign bank loans
    -       -  
Provisions and impairment for foreign bank loans
    (100 )     (42 )
                 
Totals
    41,437       23,370  

b)  
The amount in each period for provisions and impairment of interbank loans is shown below:

   
As of June 30, 2010
   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Domestic banks
   
Foreign banks
   
Total
   
Domestic banks
   
Foreign banks
   
Total
 
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
As of January 1,
    -       42       42       -       35       35  
Charge-offs
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Provisions established
    7       58       65       -       7       7  
Provisions released
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Totals
    7       100       107       -       42       42  
 
 
 
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NOTE 9 - LOANS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM CUSTOMERS:

a)  
Loans and accounts receivable from customers

As of June 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the composition of the placements portfolio is as follows:

   
Assets before allowances
   
Allowances established
       
   
Normal
portfolio
   
Impaired
portfolio
   
Total
   
Individual allowances
   
Group allowances
   
Total
   
Net assets
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                           
Commercial loans
                                         
Commercial loans
    5,005,336       663,054       5,668,390       56,830       80,017       136,847       5,531,543  
Foreign trade loans
    704,596       93,958       798,554       21,154       1,198       22,352       776,202  
General-purpose mortgage loans
    53,138       24,876       78,014       629       3,334       3,963       74,051  
Factoring transactions
    218,587       7,746       226,333       1,746       669       2,415       223,918  
Leasing transactions
    948,556       81,646       1,030,202       9,545       1,695       11,240       1,018,962  
Other loans and accounts receivable from customers
    887       15,448       16,335       3,844       2,682       6,526       9,809  
                                                         
Subtotals
    6,931,100       886,728       7,817,828       93,748       89,595       183,343       7,634,485  
                                                         
Mortgage loans
                                                       
Loans with mortgage finance
    150,656       5,020       155,676       -       514       514       155,162  
Mortgage mutual loans
    129,899       64,901       194,800       -       10,891       10,891       183,909  
Other mortgage mutual loans
    3,927,118       82,916       4,010,034       -       6,444       6,444       4,003,590  
Leasing transactions
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                         
Subtotals
    4,207,673       152,837       4,360,510       -       17,849       17,849       4,342,661  
                                                         
Consumer loans
                                                       
Installment consumer loans
    1,051,656       427,851       1,479,507       -       150,452       150,452       1,329,055  
Credit card balances
    627,056       16,241       643,297       -       24,818       24,818       618,479  
Consumer leasing contracts
    3,187       457       3,644       -       -       -       3,644  
Other consumer loans
    261,576       16,104       277,680       -       11,162       11,162       266,518  
                                                         
Subtotals
    1,943,475       460,653       2,404,128       -       186,432       186,432       2,217,696  
                                                         
Totals
    13,082,248       1,500,218       14,582,466       93,748       293,876       387,624       14,194,842  
 
 
 
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NOTE 9 - LOANS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM CUSTOMERS, continued:


   
Assets before allowances
   
Allowances established
       
   
Normal portfolio
   
Impaired
portfolio
   
Total
   
Individual allowances
   
Group allowances
   
Total
   
Net assets
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                           
Commercial loans
                                         
Commercial loans
    4,832,638       656,957       5,489,595       45,857       78,418       124,275       5,365,320  
Foreign trade loans
    531,487       104,841       636,328       21,732       1,295       23,027       613,301  
General-purpose mortgage loans
    69,060       23,851       92,911       623       2,947       3,570       89,341  
Factoring transactions
    126,106       4,166       130,272       1,642       744       2,386       127,886  
Leasing transactions
    890,107       74,591       964,698       6,531       1,308       7,839       956,859  
Other loans and accounts receivable
    1,026       9,932       10,958       1,912       3,430       5,342       5,616  
                                                         
Subtotals
    6,450,424       874,338       7,324,762       78,297       88,142       166,439       7,158,323  
                                                         
Mortgage loans
                                                       
Loans with mortgage finance
    169,827       5,765       175,592       -       576       576       175,016  
Mortgage mutual loans
    139,890       59,249       199,139       -       9,040       9,040       190,099  
Other mortgage mutual loans
    3,717,188       67,134       3,784,322       -       6,918       6,918       3,777,404  
Leasing transactions
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                         
Subtotals
    4,026,905       132,148       4,159,053       -       16,534       16,534       4,142,519  
                                                         
Consumer loans
                                                       
Installment consumer loans
    945,924       432,120       1,378,044       -       130,532       130,532       1,247,512  
Credit card balances
    564,685       22,252       586,937       -       24,433       24,433       562,504  
Consumer leasing contracts
    3,447       388       3,835       -       9       9       3,826  
Other consumer loans
    250,742       24,491       275,233       -       11,538       11,538       263,695  
                                                         
Subtotals
    1,764,798       479,251       2,244,049       -       166,512       166,512       2,077,537  
                                                         
Totals
    12,242,127       1,485,737       13,727,864       78,297       271,188       349,485       13,378,379  
 
 
 
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NOTE 9 - LOANS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM CUSTOMERS, continued:

b)  
Portfolio characteristics:

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the portfolio before provisions has the following detail according to the customers' economic activity:

   
Domestic loans
   
Foreign loans
   
Total loans
   
Rate
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
%
   
%
 
                                                 
Commercial loans
                                               
Manufacturing
    768,343       640,395       -       -       768,343       640,395       5.25       4.66  
Mining
    65,353       67,057       -       -       65,353       67,057       0.45       0.49  
Electricity, gas and water
    179,312       144,386       -       -       179,312       144,386       1.23       1.05  
Agriculture and livestock
    676,573       610,909       -       -       676,573       610,909       4.63       4.44  
Forestry
    79,788       71,085       -       -       79,788       71,085       0.55       0.52  
Fishing
    140,869       127,025       -       -       140,869       127,025       0.96       0.92  
Transport
    396,388       362,508       -       -       396,388       362,508       2.71       2.64  
Communications
    110,888       164,077       -       -       110,888       164,077       0.76       1.19  
Construction
    872,662       817,293       -       -       872,662       817,293       5.96       5.94  
Commerce (*)
    1,811,310       1,650,903       34,536       23,409       1,845,846       1,674,312       12.62       12.18  
Services
    293,776       288,256       -       -       293,776       288,256       2.01       2.10  
Other
    2,429,574       2,380,871       -       -       2,429,574       2,380,871       16.61       17.31  
                                                                 
Subtotals
    7,824,836       7,324,765       34,536       23,409       7,859,372       7,348,174       53.74       53.44  
                                                                 
Mortgage loans
    4,360,510       4,159,053       -       -       4,360,510       4,159,053       29.82       30.24  
                                                                 
Consumer loans
    2,404,128       2,244,049       -       -       2,404,128       2,244,049       16.44       16.32  
                                                                 
Totals
    14,589,474       13,727,867       34,536       23,409       14,624,010       13,751,276       100.00       100.00  

(*) Includes loans to domestic financial institutions totaling Ch$ 7,008 million and foreign financial institutions totaling Ch$ 34,536 million as of June 30, 2010. (Note 8)

NOTE 9 - LOANS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM CUSTOMERS, continued:
 
 
 
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c)  
Allowances

The changes in provisions during the periods ending on June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 can be summarized as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
Individual allowances
   
Group allowances
   
Total
   
Individual allowances
   
Group allowances
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Balances as of January 1,
    78,297       271,188       349,485       54,091       220,114       274,205  
                                                 
Portfolio charge-offs:
                                               
Commercial loans
    (6,355 )     (25,580 )     (31,935 )     (4,898 )     (43,220 )     (48,118 )
Mortgage loans
    -       (6,418 )     (6,418 )     -       (8,708 )     (8,708 )
Consumer loans
    -       (63,311 )     (63,311 )     -       (239,005 )     (239,005 )
                                                 
Total charge-offs
    (6,355 )     (95,309 )     (101,664 )     (4,898 )     (290,933 )     (295,831 )
                                                 
Provisions established
    29,713       121.999       151,712       34,739       363,670       398,409  
Provisions released
    (7,907 )     (4,002 )     (11,909 )     (5,635 )     (21,663 )     (27,298 )
                                                 
Totals
    93,748       293,876       387,624       78,297       271,188       349,485  


In addition to these loan loss allowances, there are country risk allowances to cover foreign operations, which are presented in liabilities under the “Provisions” item.
 
 
 
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NOTE 10 - AVAILABLE FOR SALE INVESTMENTS:

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the detail of available for sale investments is as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Chilean Central Bank and Government securities
           
Chilean Central Bank Bonds
    808,221       1,063,879  
Chilean Central Bank Notes
    92,160       264,011  
Other Chilean Central Bank and Government securities
    194,705       212,362  
Subtotals
    1,095,086       1,540,252  
                 
Other Chilean securities
               
Time deposits in other Chilean financial institutions
    -       41,407  
Mortgage finance bonds of Chilean financial institutions
    233,001       236,847  
Chilean financial institutions bonds
    -       -  
Chilean corporate bonds
    12,484       11,584  
Other Chilean securities
    725       -  
Subtotals
    246,210       289,838  
                 
Foreign financial securities
               
Foreign Central Bank and government securities
    -       -  
Other foreign financial securities
    -       -  
Subtotals
    -       -  
                 
Totals
    1,341,296       1,830,090  


Chilean Central Bank and Government securities include instruments sold under repurchase agreements with customers and financial institutions totaling Ch$ 39,254 million and Ch$ 936,809 million as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

As of June 30, 2010 available for sale investments included unrealized net losses of Ch$ 21,583 million, recorded as a “Valuation adjustment in equity,” distributed between Ch$ 21,630 million attributable to Bank shareholders and Ch$ 47 million attributable to non controlling interest.

As of December 31, 2009 available for sale investments included unrealized net losses of Ch$ 29,304 million, recorded as a “Valuation adjustment in equity,” distributed between Ch$ 29,132 million attributable to Bank shareholders and Ch$ (172 million) attributable to non controlling interest.
 
 
 
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NOTE 11 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

a)  
The item's composition as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

                     
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Years of
useful life
   
Remaining
years of
amortization
   
Opening balance
January 1, 2010
   
Gross balance
   
Accumulated
amortization
   
Net balance
 
               
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Licenses
    3       2.1       1,544       5,310       (3,539 )     1,771  
Software (acquired)
    3       2.0       75,716       131,084       (61,781 )     69,303  
                                                 
Totals
                    77,260       136,394       (65,320 )     71,074  


                     
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Years of
useful life
   
Remaining
years of
amortization
   
Opening balance
January 1, 2009
   
Gross balance
   
Accumulated
amortization
   
Net balance
 
               
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Licenses
    3       1.8       1,732       4,422       (2,878 )     1,544  
Software (acquired)
    3       2       66,500       123,939       (48,223 )     75,716  
                                                 
Totals
                    68,232       128,361       (51,101 )     77,260  


b)  
The variation in the intangible assets item as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

b.1)          Gross balance

   
Licenses
   
Software
development
(acquired)
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
Gross balances 2010
                 
Opening balances as of January 1, 2010
    4,422       123,939       128,361  
Acquisitions
    888       7,145       8,033  
Other
    -       -       -  
                         
Balances as of June 30, 2010
    5,310       131,084       136,394  
                         
Gross balances 2009
                       
Opening balances as of January 1, 2009
    3,194       91,207       94,401  
Acquisitions
    1,228       32,732       33,960  
Other
    -       -       -  
                         
Balance as of December 31, 2009
    4,422       123,939       128,361  
 
 
 
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NOTE 11 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS, continued:

b.2)          Accumulated amortization

   
Licenses
   
Software
development
(acquired)
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
Opening balances as of January 1, 2010
    (2,878 )     (48,223 )     (51,101 )
Amortization for the period
    (661 )     (13,558 )     (14,219 )
Other changes in book value in the period
    -       -       -  
                         
Balances as of June 30, 2010
    (3,539 )     (61,781 )     (65,320 )
                         
Opening balances as of January 1, 2009
    (1,462 )     (24,707 )     (26,169 )
Amortization for the period
    (1,416 )     (23,516 )     (24,932 )
Other changes in book value for the period
    -       -       -  
                         
Balances as of December 31, 2009
    (2,878 )     (48,223 )     (51,101 )
 
 
 
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NOTE #12 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

a)
Property, plant and equipment as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

         
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Opening balance
January 1, 2010
   
Gross balance
   
Accumulated
depreciation
   
Net balance
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Land and buildings
    161,922       168,156       (24,283 )     143,873  
Equipment
    13,391       29,304       (17,950 )     11,354  
Ceded under operating leases
    689       1,602       (85 )     1,517  
Other
    8,120       17,815       (11,375 )     6,440  
                                 
Totals
    184,122       216,877       (53,693 )     163,184  

         
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Opening balance
January 1, 2009
   
Gross balance
   
Accumulated
depreciation
   
Net balance
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Land and buildings
    170,197       180,868       (18,946 )     161,922  
Equipment
    15,597       27,993       (14,602 )     13,391  
Ceded under operating leases
    4,092       727       (38 )     689  
Other
    10,503       17,513       (9,393 )     8,120  
                                 
Totals
    200,389       227,101       (42,979 )     184,122  
 
 
 
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NOTE 12 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, continued:

b)
The activity in the property, plant and equipment as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is as follows:

b.1)          Gross balance

   
Land and buildings
   
Equipment
   
Ceded under
operating leases
   
Other
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
Opening balances as of January 1, 2010
    180,868       27,993       727       17,513       227,101  
Additions
    2,037       1,715       -       370       4,122  
Disposals (ii)
    (13,911 )     (218 )     -       (68 )     (14,197 )
Impairment due to damage (i)
    (3,516 )     (186 )     -       -       (3,702 )
Transfers
    -       -       875       -       875  
Other
    2,678       -       -       -       2,678  
                                         
Balances as of June 30, 2010
    168,156       29,304       1,602       17,815       216,877  

   
Land and buildings
   
Equipment
   
Ceded under
operating leases
   
Other
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
Opening balances as of January 1, 2009
    178,502       22,990       4,161       16,150       221,803  
Additions
    5,730       5,085       -       941       11,756  
Disposals
    (2,637 )     (7 )     (4,161 )     (19 )     (6,824 )
Impairment due to damages
    -       (75 )     -       -       (75 )
Transfers
    (727 )     -       727       441       441  
Other
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Balances as of December 31, 2009
    180,868       27,993       727       17,513       227,101  
 
(i)  
As a consequence of the earthquake of February 27, 2010, Banco Santander Chile was obliged to record impairment in some of the branches located in the affected area in its Financial Statements as of June 30, amounting to Ch$ 3,516 million and Ch$ 186 million per ATM, which has been offset by the indemnities paid by the Insurance Company in the amount of Ch$ 2,663 million, which is included in the "other operating revenue" item. The net charge to income for this purpose comes to Ch$ 1,039 million. The management is currently examining the potential minor effects on these assets which may still present themselves.

(ii)
As is indicated in Note 03 “Significant Events”, letter c), in April Banco Santander Chile sold 5 branches. The cost of retiring these assets at the time of the sale was Ch$ 4,927 million, and it sold 11 branches in June, generating a cost of Ch$ 8,138 million at that date.
 
 
 
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NOTE #12 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, continued:

b.2)          Accumulated depreciation

   
Land and buildings
   
Equipment
   
Ceded under
operating leases
   
Other
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
Opening balances as of January 1, 2010
    (18,946 )     (14,602 )     (38 )     (9,393 )     (42,979 )
Depreciation charges in the period
    (5,337 )     (3,348 )     (47 )     (1,982 )     (10,714 )
Discontinued operations
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Balances as of June 30, 2010
    (24,283 )     (17,950 )     (85 )     (11,375 )     (53,693 )

   
Land and buildings
   
Equipment
   
Ceded under
operating leases
   
Other
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                               
Opening balances as of January 1, 2009
    (8,305 )     (7,393 )     (69 )     (5,647 )     (21,414 )
Depreciation charges in the period
    (10,705 )     (7,209 )     (31 )     (3,746 )     (21,691 )
Sales and disposals in the period
    64       -       62       -       126  
Discontinued operations
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Balances as of June 30, 2009
    (18,946 )     (14,602 )     (38 )     (9,393 )     (42,979 )
 
 
 
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NOTE #13 - CURRENT TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES:

a)
Current Taxes

As of June 30, 2010 and December 30, 2009, the Bank recognizes a Provision for Income Tax, which was determined on the basis of the tax legislation then in force, and the liability of Ch$ 16,192 million as of June 30, 2010 and Ch$ 59,290 million as of December 31, 2009 has been reflected. This provision is presented net of taxes payable, as is shown below:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Summary of current tax liabilities (assets)
           
Current taxes (assets)
    (5,464 )     (4,541 )
Current taxes (liabilities)
    21,656       63,831  
                 
Total tax payable (recoverable)
    16,192       59,290  
                 
Detail of current tax liabilities (assets) (net)
               
Income tax, tax rate 17%
    21,656       106,882  
Minus:
               
Provisional monthly payments
    (3,470 )     (41,061 )
PPM for accrued losses, Article #31, part 3
    -       -  
Credit for training expenses
    (96 )     (1,148 )
Other
    (1,898 )     (5,383 )
                 
Total tax payable (recoverable)
    16,192       59,290  

b)
Effect on income

The tax expense effect on income during the periods from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 and January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 is comprised of the following components:

   
For the quarter ending on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Income tax expenses
                       
Current  tax
    29,042       10,316       56,387       52,163  
                                 
Credits (debits) for deferred taxes
                               
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
    (4,994 )     11,364       (10,594 )     (14,242 )
Prior year tax benefit
    -       -       -       -  
Subtotals
    24,048       21,680       45,793       37,921  
Tax for rejected expenses Article #21
    115       136       130       154  
                                 
Other
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net charges to income for income tax
    24,163       21,816       45,923       38,075  
 
 
 
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NOTE 13 - CURRENT TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES, continued:

c)
Effective tax rate reconciliation

Below is the reconciliation between the income tax rate and the effective rate applied in the determination of the tax expense as of June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2009:

   
As of June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
Tax
Rate
   
Amount
   
Tax
Rate
   
Amount
 
 
   
%
   
MCh$
   
%
   
MCh$
 
                         
Income before tax
    17.00       51,397       17.00       38,464  
Permanent differences
    (1.76 )     (5,326 )     (0.24 )     (542 )
Additions or deductions
    -       -       -       -  
Unique tax (rejected expenses)
    0.04       129       0.07       153  
Other
    (0.09 )     (277 )     -       -  
                                 
Effective rates and expenses for income tax
    15.19       45,923       16.83       38,075  

The effective income tax rate for June 2010 and 2009 is 15.19% and 16.83%, respectively.

d)
Effect of deferred taxes on equity

Below is a summary of the deferred tax effect on equity, individually showing the asset and liability balances during the periods from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 and from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009, which consists of the following components:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Deferred tax assets
           
Investments available for sale
    3,669       4,982  
Cash flow hedge
    49       537  
Total deferred tax assets affecting equity
    3,718       5,519  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Cash flow hedge
    -       -  
Total deferred tax liabilities affecting equity
    -       -  
                 
Net deferred tax balances in equity
    3,718       5,519  
                 
Deferred tax in equity attributable to Bank shareholders
    3,726       5,490  
Deferred tax in equity attributable to non controlling interest
    (8 )     29  
 
 
 
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NOTE 13 - CURRENT TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES, continued:

e)
Effect of deferred taxes on income

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Bank has recorded the deferred tax effects in its financial statements.

Below are the effects of deferred taxes on assets, liabilities, and income assigned as a result of timing differences:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
Deferred tax assets
           
Interest
    1,965       2,012  
Extraordinary charge-off
    6,622       8,804  
Assets received in lieu of payment
    1,022       595  
Exchange rate adjustments
    9,607       35  
Valuation of property, plant and equipment
    7,168       7,472  
Allowance for loan losses
    49,477       43,420  
Provision for expenses
    4,357       6,556  
Derivatives
    52       17  
Leased assets
    22,328       19,241  
Affiliates’ tax losses
    4,671       51  
Other
    951       1,507  
Total deferred tax assets
    108,220       89,710  
                 
 Deferred tax liabilities
               
 Valuation of investments
    (1,785 )     (2,512 )
 Depreciation
    (277 )     (78 )
 Prepaid expenses
    (365 )     (519 )
 Other
    (245 )     (271 )
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (2,672 )     (3,380 )

f)
Summary of deferred tax assets and liabilities

Below is a summary of the deferred tax assets and liabilities, indicating their effect on both equity and income:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Deferred tax assets
           
Affecting equity
    3,718       5,519  
Affecting income
    108,220       89,710  
Total deferred tax assets
    111,938       95,229  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Affecting equity
    -       -  
Affecting income
    (2,672 )     (3,380 )
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (2,672 )     (3,380 )

 
 
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NOTE #14 - OTHER ASSETS:

The Other assets item’s composition is as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Assets for leasing (*)
    35,614       52,070  
                 
Assets received in lieu of payment (**)
               
Assets received in lieu of payment
    18,459       10,405  
Assets awarded at judicial sale
    6,679       2,179  
Provisions for assets received in lieu of payment
    (1,531 )     (431 )
Subtotals
    23,607       12,153  
Other assets
               
Guarantee deposits
    204,769       229,083  
VAT credit
    5,522       7,180  
Income tax recoverable
    11,527       15,261  
Prepaid expenses
    20,602       8,960  
Assets recovered from leasing for sale
    2,973       985  
Pension plan assets
    5,175       4,893  
Accounts and notes receivable
    106,410       53,196  
Notes receivable through brokerage and simultaneous transactions
    112.500       60,622  
Overpayment in purchases of issued mortgage finance bonds
    494       561  
Other assets
    66,053       7,595  
Subtotals
    536,025       388,336  
Totals
    595,246       452,559  

(*)
Assets available to be surrendered under the financial leasing agreement.

(**)
The assets received in lieu of payment are assets received as payment of customers’ past-due debts. The assets so acquired may at no time exceed, in the aggregate, 20% of the Bank’s effective equity. These assets currently represent (0.81% as of June 30, 2010 and 0.47% as of December 31, 2009 of the Bank's effective equity).

The assets awarded at judicial auction are assets that have been acquired at judicial auction in lieu of payment of debts previously assumed toward the Bank. The assets acquired at judicial auction are not subject to the aforementioned margin. These properties are assets available for sale. For most assets, the sale is expected to be completed within a term of one year from the date on which the asset was received or acquired. If the good in question is not sold within the year, it must be written off.

Furthermore, a provision is recorded for the difference between the initial award value plus its additions, and its estimated realization value (appraisal) when the former is higher.
 
 
 
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NOTE #15 - DEPOSITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the composition of the Deposits and other liabilities item is as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Deposits and other demand liabilities
           
Checking accounts
    3,285,422       2,776,607  
Other deposits and demand accounts
    308,704       303,495  
Other demand liabilities
    574,758       453,432  
                 
Totals
    4,168,884       3,533,534  
                 
Time deposits and other funds obtained
               
Time deposits
    7,082,291       4,219,392  
Time savings accounts
    104,944       98,985  
Other time deposits
    6,141       2,856,880  
                 
Totals
    7,193,376       7,175,257  
 
 
 
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 NOTE 16 - ISSUED DEBT INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS:

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the item's composition is as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Other financial obligations
           
Obligations to the public sector
    99,986       90,144  
Other domestic obligations
    56,274       55,015  
Foreign obligations
    1,829       1,752  
Subtotals
    158,089       146,911  
Issued debt instruments
               
Mortgage finance bonds
    222,668       263,864  
Senior bonds
    2,376,604       2,068,786  
Subordinated bonds
    645,890       592,026  
Subtotals
    3,245,162       2,924,676  
                 
Totals
    3,403,251       3,071,587  


The debts classified as short term are those which are demand obligations or will mature in one year or less. All other debts are classified as long term. The Bank’s debts, both short and long-term, are summarized below:

   
As of June 30, 2010
 
   
Long term
   
Short term
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
Mortgage finance bonds
    182,172       40,496       222,668  
Senior bonds
    2,268,901       107,703       2,376,604  
Subordinated bonds
    635,843       10,047       645,890  
Issued debt instruments
    3,086,916       158,246       3,245,162  
                         
Other financial obligations
    120,335       37,754       158,089  
                         
Totals
    3,207,251       196,000       3,403,251  
 
 
 
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NOTE #- ISSUED DEBT INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, continued:

   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Long term
   
Short term
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
Mortgage finance bonds
    213,853       50,011       263,864  
Senior bonds
    1,901,972       166,814       2,068,786  
Subordinated bonds
    592,026       -       592,026  
Issued debt instruments
    2,707,851       216,825       2,924,676  
                         
Other financial obligations
    109,013       37,898       146,911  
                         
Totals
    2,816,864       254,723       3,071,587  


a)  
Mortgage bonds
 
These bonds are used to finance mortgage loans. The outstanding principal of the bonds are amortized on a quarterly basis. The range of maturities of these bonds is between five and twenty years. The bonds are indexed to the UF and earn a 5.34% per annum interest rate as of June 2010 and a 4.7% per annum interest rate as of December 2009.

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Due within 1 year
    40,496       50,011  
Due after 1 year but within 2 years
    27,721       31,804  
Due after 2 years but within 3 years
    26,367       28,574  
Due after 3 years but within 4 years
    25,104       23,277  
Due after 4 years but within 5 years
    22,389       27,350  
Due after 5 years
    80,591       102,848  
Totals, mortgage bonds
    222.668       263,864  
 
 
 
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NOTE 16 - ISSUED DEBT INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, continued:

b)  
Senior bonds

The following table shows, at the indicated dates, our senior bonds issued.

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Santander Bonds denominated in UF
    1,664,063       1,660,877  
Santander Bonds denominated in US $
    712,541       407,909  
Totals, senior bonds
    2,376,604       2,068,786  

In 2010 the Bank placed bonds for UF 6,102,000 and USD 500 million.

Series
Amount
Term
Issue Rate
Date of
Issue
Maturity Date
F7
UF 3,000,000
4.5 years
3.3% per annum simple
01/11/2009
01/05/2014
F8
UF 3,000,000
4.5 years
3.6% per annum simple
01/01/2010
01/07/2014
F9
UF 102,000 (*)
5 years
3.7% per annum simple
01/01/2010
01/01/2015
Total
UF 6,102,000
       
Floating Bond
USD 500,000,000
2 years
Libor (3 months) + 125 bp
15/04/2010
12/04/2012
Total
USD 500,000,000
       

(*) As of the end of June 2010, placements of UF 102,000 have been made in the current period, leaving an unplaced face value of UF 2,898,000 of the Series F9 issue.
 
 
 
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NOTE 16 - ISSUED DEBT INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, continued:

These bonds mature as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Due within 1 year
    107,703       166,814  
Due after 1 year but within 2 years
    385,329       218,339  
Due after 2 years but within 3 years
    574,723       438,446  
Due after 3 years but within 4 years
    451,977       378,064  
Due after 4 years but within 5 years
    256,560       171,647  
Due after 5 years
    600,312       695,476  
Totals bonds
    2,376,604       2,068,786  

c)
Subordinated bonds

The following table shows, at the indicated dates, the balances of our subordinated bonds.
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Subordinated bonds denominated in US $
    316,262       278,087  
Subordinated bonds denominated in UF
    329,628       313,939  
Total subordinated bonds
    645,890       592,026  

In 2010 the Bank has not placed subordinated bonds on the local market.

In 2009 the Bank placed subordinated bonds on the local market for UF 300,000, which is broken down as follows:

Subordinated bonds
                   
Series
 
Amount
 
Term
 
Issue rate
 
Issue date
 
Maturity date
                     
G2 (*)
 
UF 300,000
 
30 years
 
4.8% per annum simple
 
9/1/2008
 
3/1/2038
Total
 
UF 300,000
               

(*) As of June 30, 2010 there are unplaced Series G2 bonds with a face value of UF 1,950,000.

The maturities of these bonds, considered long term, are as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Due within 1 year
    10,047       -  
Due after 1 year but within 2 years
    -       12,899  
Due after 2 years but within 3 years
    135,884       119,211  
Due after 3 years but within 4 years
    -       -  
Due after 4 years but within 5 years
    180,378       158,876  
Due after 5 years
    319,581       301,040  
Total subordinated bonds
    645,890       592,026  
 
 
 
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NOTE 16 - ISSUED DEBT INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, continued:

d)
Other financial obligations

The composition of other financial obligations, by maturity, is detailed below:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Long-term obligations:
           
Due after 1 year but within 2 years
    4,954       4,583  
Due after 2 year but within 3 years
    3,931       3,515  
Due after 3 year but within 4 years
    29,285       3,556  
Due after 4 year but within 5 years
    3,463       27,868  
Due after 5 years
    78,701       69,491  
Subtotals long-term financial obligations
    120,334       109,013  
                 
Short-term obligations:
               
Amounts due to credit card operators
    32,317       31,045  
Acceptance of letters of credit
    1,457       -  
Other long-term financial obligations, short-term portion
    3,981       6,853  
Subtotals short-term financial obligations
    37,755       37,898  
                 
Totals other financial obligations
    158,089       146,911  
 
 
 
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NOTE 17 – MATURITIES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 the detail of the assets and liabilities by maturity is as follows:

 
As of June 30, 2010
 
Up to 30 days
   
Between 31
and 60 days
   
Between 61
and 90 days
   
Between 91
and 180 days
   
Between 181
and 365 days
   
Between 1
and 3 years
   
More than 3 years
   
 
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Assets
                                               
Cash and deposits in banks
    1,398,881       -       -       -       -       -       -       1,398,881  
Unsettled transactions
    486,914       -       -       -       -       -       -       486,914  
Trading investments
    2,409       338,239       221,860       16,692       24,105       105,364       103,785       812,454  
Investments under resale agreements
    5,000       -       -       -       -       -       -       5,000  
Financial derivative contracts
    75,304       23,077       30,869       108,612       201,219       345,902       746,241       1,531,224  
Interbank loans
    41,544       -       -       -       -       -       -       41,544  
Commercial loans (*)
    1,214,767       499,857       443,228       739,063       819,466       1,739,195       2,362,252       7,817,828  
Mortgage loans (*)
    82,816       16,564       16,725       51,491       103,925       425,098       3,663,891       4,360,510  
Consumer loans  (*)
    882,791       38,893       41,152       120,833       256,238       652,390       411,831       2,404,128  
Available for sale investments
    29,253       93,470       12,345       75,207       26,468       380,979       723,574       1,341,296  
                                                                 
Total assets
    4,219,679       1,010,100       766,179       1,111,898       1,431,421       3,648,928       8,011,574       20,199,779  
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Deposits and other demand liabilities
    4,168,884       -       -       -       -       -       -       4,168,884  
Unsettled transactions
    303,207       -       -       -       -       -       -       303,207  
Investments under repurchase agreements
    14,895       8,167       6,389       29,382       69,651       12,580       5,034       146,098  
Time deposits and other time liabilities
    2,484,193       1,006,593       703,634       1,182,024       853,820       942,935       20,177       7,193,376  
Financial derivative contracts
    56,725       26,133       31,892       77,730       168,599       330,825       558,643       1,250,547  
Interbank borrowings
    7,956       243,544       314,086       635,208       789,669       109,771       -       2,100,234  
Issued debt instruments
    16,089       1,018       851       8,015       129,735       1,150,315       1,939,139       3,245,162  
Other financial obligations
    32,995       991       325       909       2,534       8,885       111,450       158,089  
                                                                 
Total liabilities
    7,084,944       1,286,446       1,057,177       1,933,268       2,014,008       2,555,311       2,634,443       18,565,597  

(*)      Loans are shown in a gross basis. The amounts of allowance by type of loans are as follows: Commercial loans Ch$ 183,343 million, Mortgage loans Ch$ 17,849 million, Consumer loans Ch$ 186,432 million and Interbank loans Ch$ 107 million.
 
 
 
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NOTE 17 - MATURITIES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, continued:

 
As of December 31, 2009
Up to 30 days
 
Between 31
and 60 days
 
Between 61
and 90 days
 
Between 91
and 180 days
 
Between 181
and 365 days
 
Between 1
and 3 years
 
More than 3 years
 
Total
 
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
MCh$
 
                                                 
Assets
   
Cash and deposits in banks
    2,043,458       -       -       -       -       -       -       2,043,458  
Unsettled transactions
    468,134       -       -       -       -       -       -       468,134  
Trading investments
    37,672       505       2,036       89,503       573,855       52,757       42,211       798,539  
Investments under resale agreements
    14,020       -       -       -       -       -       -       14,020  
Financial derivative contracts
    54,139       48,351       25,432       50,156       116,048       349,644       750,108       1,393,878  
Interbank loans
    23,412       -       -       -       -       -       -       23,412  
Commercial loans
    1,005,151       376,918       395,649       791,896       757,175       1,688,107       2,309,866       7,324,762  
Mortgage loans
    107,294       15,720       16,871       48,454       99,288       404,839       3,466,587       4,159,053  
Consumer loans
    834,145       41,634       50,630       120,641       215,946       626,226       354,827       2,244,049  
Available for sale investments
    98,993       85,009       35,049       97,213       245,212       350,606       918,008       1,830,090  
                                                                 
Total assets
    4,686,418       568,137       525,667       1,197,863       2,007,524       3,472,179       7,841,607       20,299,935  
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Deposits and other demand liabilities
    3,533,534       -       -       -       -       -       -       3,533,534  
Unsettled transactions
    275,474       -       -       -       -       -       -       275,474  
Investments under repurchase agreements
    191,118       104,677       212,510       606,091       209       -       -       1,114,605  
Time deposits and other time liabilities
    2,438,249       915,675       834,731       840,175       1,105,446       1,036,470       4,511       7,175,257  
Financial derivative contracts
    81,601       48,627       28,799       98,297       117,773       370,428       603,381       1,348,906  
Interbank borrowings
    72,786       144,838       205,808       607,865       809,150       206,343       -       2,046,790  
Issued debt instruments
    21,758       1,169       167,843       8,632       17,423       843,196       1,864,655       2,924,676  
Other financial obligations
    33,606       390       214       1,379       2,309       8,098       100,915       146,911  
                                                                 
Total liabilities
    6,648,126       1,215,376       1,449,905       2,162,439       2,052,310       2,464,535       2,573,462       18,566,153  

(*)     Loans are shown in a gross basis. The amounts of allowance by type of loans are as follows: Commercial loans Ch$ 166,439 million, Mortage loans Ch$ 16,534 million, Consumer loans Ch$ 166,512 million and Interbank loans Ch$ 42 million.
 
 
 
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NOTE 18 - OTHER LIABILITIES:

This item’s composition is as follows:

   
As of June 30,
 
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Accounts and notes payable
    80,055       79,491  
Unearned income
    1,479       2,081  
Guarantees received (threshold)
    143,707       148,308  
Notes payable through brokerage and simultaneous transactions
    33,835       14,802  
Other liabilities
    31,668       18,714  
                 
Totals
    290,744       263,396  
 
 
 
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NOTE #19 - CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS:

a)
Trials and legal procedures

On the issue date of these financial statements, the Bank and its affiliates were subject to a number of legal actions in the normal course of their business. As of June 30, 2010 the Bank and its affiliates have provisions for this purpose which total Ch$ 793 million (Ch$ 830 million as of December 31, 2009), which are part of the "Contingency provisions" item.

b)
Contingent loans

The following table shows the Bank’s contractual obligations to issue loans.
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Letters of credit
    261,879       155,956  
Foreign letters of credit
    30,068       35,818  
Guarantees
    823,162       655,780  
Pledges and other commercial commitments
    166,473       169,931  
Subtotals
    1,281,582       1,017,485  
Available credit lines
    4,775,128       4,615,787  
Totals
    6,056,710       5,633,272  

c)
Held securities:

The Bank holds securities in the normal course of business as follows:

   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
Securities held in custody by the Bank and its affiliates
    372,679       238,490  
                 
Collections
    187,908       179,547  
                 
Assets from third parties managed by the Bank and its affiliates
    66       66  
                 
Issued securities held in custody
    5,056,745       7,371,486  
                 
Totals
    5,617,398       7,789,589  

d)  
Guarantees

Banco Santander Chile has policy #2340815, Comprehensive Banking Fidelity coverage policy, with the Chilena Consolidada Insurance Company in the amount of US$ 5,000,000, which jointly covers both the Bank and its affiliates, in force from 7/1/09 to 6/30/10.
 
 
 
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NOTE 19 - CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS, continued:

Santander Asset Management S.A. Administradora General de Fondos

In conformity with General Standard #125, the company designated Banco Santander Chile as the representative of the beneficiaries of the guarantees established by each of the managed funds, in compliance with Articles 226 and following of Law #18,045.

In addition to these guarantees for the creation of mutual funds, there are other guarantees for guaranteed return on certain mutual funds, which total Ch$ 67,703 million.

Santander Agente de Valores Limitada

To ensure correct and full performance of all its obligations as a Securities Agent, in conformity with the provisions of Articles #30 and following of Law #18,045 on the Securities Market, the Company provided a guarantee in the amount of UF 4,000 through Insurance Policy #209106829, taken out from the Compañía de Seguros de Crédito Continental S.A. insurance company, which expires on December 19, 2010.

Santander Corredora de Seguros Limitada

i.  
Insurance policies

In accordance with Circular #1,160 of the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, the Company has an insurance policy in order to fulfill all obligations in connection with its operations as intermediary in the insurance contracts.

Guaranty policy for insurance brokers #4323257, which covers UF 500, and Professional liability policy #4323253, which covers UF 60,000, were taken out from the Compañía de Seguros Chilena Consolidada S.A. company. Both are in force from April 15, 2010 to April 14, 2011.

ii.  
Deferred customs duties

In conformity with legal procedures, the obligation to pay deferred customs duties on imports of leased assets is transferred to the lessees, which undertake to make that payment both directly to the appropriate customs office and indirectly in the leases into which they enter with the Company. Accordingly, if a lessee fails to make a payment, the Chilean government would have the right to be paid from the proceeds of the imported good’s sale at auction, but that auction can be avoided if the Company pays the customs duties and then charges the lessee for them, as is stipulated in the contract.

Santander S.A. Corredores de Bolsa

To ensure correct and full performance of all its obligations as a Stock Broker, in conformity with the provisions of Articles 30 and following of Law 18,045 on the Securities Market, the Company has given fixed-income securities to the Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago for a current value of Ch$3,163 million as of June 30, 2010 (Ch$2,369 million as of December 31, 2009).

e)  
Contingent credits and liabilities

To meet its customers' needs, the Bank acquired a number of irrevocable commitments and continent obligations, and though these obligations could not be recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position, they imply credit risks and are therefore part of the Bank's overall risk.
 
 
 
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NOTE 20 - CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (BASEL):

Pursuant to the General Law of Banks, the Bank must maintain a minimum ratio of effective equity to risk-weighted assets of 8% net of required provisions, and a minimum ratio of basic equity to consolidated total assets of 3%, net of required allowances. However, as a result of the Bank’s merger in 2002, the SBIF has determined that the Bank’s combined effective equity cannot be lower than 11% of its risk-weighted assets. Effective equity is defined for these purposes as basic equity (capital and reserves) plus subordinated bonds, up to a maximum of 50% of basic equity.

Assets are allocated to different risk categories, each of which is assigned a weighting percentage according to the amount of capital required to be held for each asset. For example, cash, deposits with Banks and financial instruments issued by the Chilean Central Bank have a 0% risk weighting, meaning that it is not necessary to hold equity to back these assets according to current regulations. Property, plant and equipment have a 100% risk weighting, meaning that a minimum capital equivalent to 11% of these assets must be held. All derivatives traded off the exchanges are considered in the determination of the risk assets, using a conversion factor applied to their notional values, thereby determining the amount of their exposure to credit risk. Off-balance-sheet contingent credits are also included for weighting purposes, as “Credit equivalents”.

As instructed in Chapter 12-1 of the RAN of the Superintendency of Banks, a normative change was implemented in January 2010 implying the entry into force of Chapter B3 of the Compendium of Accounting Standards, with the risk exposures of the contingent liabilities changing from 100% exposure to a percentage as indicated in the following table:

Type of contingent credit
 
Exposure
a) Guarantees and bonds
 
100%
b) Confirmed foreign letters of credit
 
20%
c) Issued documentary letters of credit
 
20%
d) Guarantees
 
50%
e) Interbank letters of guarantee
 
100%
f) Freely disposable lines of credit
 
50%
g) Other credit commitments:
   
- Credits for higher education under Law #20,027
 
15%
- Other
 
100%
h) Other contingent credits
 
100%

In addition, the products indicated in letters e) to h) were transferred to the "Contingent placements" item, resulting in a Ch$ 4,695,798 million increase in "Freely disposable lines of credit." This change in the exposures and introduction of new credit products resulted in a 1.07 point net reduction in the Bis Ratio.
 
 
 
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NOTE #20 – CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS (BASEL), continued:

The levels of Basic capital and Effective equity at the close of each period are as follows:

   
Consolidated assets
   
Risk-weighted assets
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
   
As of June 30,
   
As of December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Balance-sheet assets (net of allowances)
                       
Cash and deposits in banks
    1,398,881       2,043,458       -       -  
Unsettled transactions
    486,914       468,134       123,241       191,287  
Trading investments
    812,454       798,539       55,882       41,918  
Investments under resale agreements
    5,000       14,020       5,000       14,020  
Financial derivative contracts (*)
    1,529,849       1,391,886       886,385       837,692  
Interbank loans
    41,437       23,370       8,287       4,674  
Loans and accounts receivable from customers
    14,194,842       13,378,379       12,445,921       11,717,337  
Available for sale investments
    1,341,296       1,830,090       157,017       154,089  
Investments in other companies
    6,502       7,417       6,502       7,417  
Intangible assets
    71,074       77,260       71,074       77,260  
Property, plant and equipment
    163,184       184,122       163,184       184,122  
Current taxes
    5,464       4,541       546       454  
Deferred taxes
    111,938       95,229       11,194       9,523  
Other assets
    595,246       452,559       431,453       269,313  
Off-balance-sheet assets
                               
Contingent loans
    3,076,749       1,160,118       1,844,573       693,009  
Totals
    23,840,830       21,929,122       16,210,259       14,202,115  

(*) “Financial derivative contracts” are presented at their “Credit Equivalent Risk” value as established in Chapter 12-1 of the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions.
 
               
Percentage
 
   
As of June 30,
   
As of
December 31,
   
As of June 30,
   
As of
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
%
   
%
 
                         
Basic capital
    1,665,326       1,658,316       6.99       7.56  
Effective net equity
    2,292,934       2,214,092       14.14       15.59  

 
 
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 NOTE 21 - NON CONTROLLING INTEREST:

This item reflects the net amount of the dependent entities’ net equity attributable to capital instruments which do not belong to the Bank either directly or indirectly, including the part that has been attributed to them in the income for the period.

a) The non controlling interest's share in the equity and income of the affiliates and special-purpose entities is summarized below:

                     
Other comprehensive income
 
For the 6-month period ending on
June 30, 2010
 
Third-party
share
   
Equity
   
Income
   
Available
for sale
investments
   
Deferred tax
   
Total other
comprehensive
income
   
Comprehensive
income
 
   
%
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                           
Affiliates:
                                         
Santander Agente de Valores Limitada (ex-Santander S.A. Agente de Valores)
    0.97       469       1       37       (6 )     43       44  
Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora
    0.36       3       -       -       -       -       -  
Santander Investment S.A. Corredores de Bolsa
    49.00       24,243       1,479       181       (31 )     212       1,691  
Santander Asset Management S.A. Adm. Gral. de Fondos
    0.02       11       3       -       -       -       3  
Santander Corredora de Seguros Limitada
    0.24       132       5       -       -       -       5  
Subtotals
            24,858       1,488       218       (37 )     255       1,743  
                                                         
Special-purpose entities:
                                                       
Bansa Santander S.A.
    100.00       1,922       (459 )     -       -       -       (459 )
Santander Gestión de Recaudación y Cobranzas Limitada
    100.00       492       (2,875 )     -       -       -       (2,876 )
Multinegocios S.A.
    100.00       106       10       -       -       -       10  
Servicios de Administración y Financieros Limitada
    100.00       481       145       -       -       -       145  
Servicios de Cobranzas Fiscalex Limitada
    100.00       77       25       -       -       -       25  
Multiservicios de Negocios Limitada
    100.00       524       149       -       -       -       149  
Subtotals
            3,602       (3,005 )     -       -       -       (3,006 )
Totals
            28,460       (1,517 )     218       (37 )     255       (1,263 )
 
 
 
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NOTE 21 – NON CONTROLLING INTEREST, continued:

                     
Other comprehensive income
 
For the 6-month period ending on
June 30, 2009
 
Third-party
share
   
Equity
   
Income
   
Available
for sale
investments
   
Deferred tax
   
Total other
comprehensive
income
   
Comprehensive
income
 
   
%
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                           
Affiliates:
                                         
Santander S.A. Agente de Valores
    0.97       1,468       20       49       (8 )     41       61  
Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora
    0.36       4       -       -       -       -       -  
Santander Investment S.A. Corredores de Bolsa
    49.00       21,492       1,239       779       (132 )     647       1,886  
Santander Asset Management S.A. Adm. Gral. de Fondos
    0.02       11       2       -       -       -       2  
Santander Corredora de Seguros Limitada
    0.24       121       8       -       -       -       8  
Subtotals
            23,096       1,269       828       (140 )     688       1,957  
Special-purpose entities:
                                                       
Bansa Santander S.A.
    100.00       2,741       58       -       -       -       58  
Santander Gestión de Recaudación y Cobranzas Limitada
    100.00       4,410       2,586       -       -       -       2,586  
Multinegocios S.A.
    100.00       95       9       -       -       -       9  
Servicios de Administración y Financieros Limitada
    100.00       182       144       -       -       -       144  
Servicios de Cobranzas Fiscalex Limitada
    100.00       95       19       -       -       -       19  
Multiservicios de Negocios Limitada
    100.00       301       52       -       -       -       52  
Subtotals
            7,824       2,868       -       -       -       2,868  
Totals
            30,920       4,137       828       (140 )     688       4,825  
 
 
 
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NOTE 21 – NON CONTROLLING INTEREST, continued:

b) The non controlling interest's share in the income of the affiliates and special-purpose entities for the quarters ending on June 30, 2010 and 2009 is summarized as follows:

               
Other comprehensive income
 
For the quarter ending on June 30, 2010
 
Third-party
share
   
Income
   
Available
for sale
investments
   
Deferred tax
   
Total other
comprehensive
income
   
Comprehensive
income
 
   
%
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Affiliates:
                                   
Santander Agente de Valores Limitada (ex-Santander S.A. Agente de Valores)
    0.97       (16 )     91       (16 )     75       59  
Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora
    0.36       -       -       -       -       -  
Santander Investment S.A. Corredores de Bolsa
    49.00       527       188       (32 )     156       683  
Santander Asset Management S.A. Adm. Gral. de Fondos
    0.02       1       -       -       -       1  
Santander Corredora de Seguros Limitada
    0.24       3       -       -       -       3  
Subtotals
            515       279       (48 )     231       746  
Special-purpose entities:
                                               
Bansa Santander S.A.
    100.00       (94 )     -       -       -       (94 )
Santander Gestión de Recaudación y Cobranzas Limitada
    100.00       (2,010 )     -       -       -       (2,010 )
Multinegocios S.A.
    100.00       3       -       -       -       3  
Servicios de Administración y Financieros Limitada
    100.00       72       -       -       -       71  
Servicios de Cobranzas Fiscalex Limitada
    100.00       14       -       -       -       14  
Multiservicios de Negocios Limitada
    100.00       82       -       -       -       81  
Subtotals
            (1,933 )     -       -       -       (1,935 )
Totals
            (1,418 )     279       (48 )     231       (1,189 )

               
Other comprehensive income
 
For the quarter ending on June 30, 2009
 
Third-party
share
   
Income
   
Available
for sale
investments
   
Deferred tax
   
Total other
comprehensive
income
   
Comprehensive
income
 
   
%
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Affiliates:
                                   
Santander S.A. Agente de Valores
    0.97       17       49       (8 )     41       58  
Santander S.A. Sociedad Securitizadora
    0.36       -       -       -       -       -  
Santander Investment S.A. Corredores de Bolsa
    49.00       675       145       (24 )     121       796  
Santander Asset Management S.A. Adm. Gral. de Fondos
    0.02       1       -       -       -       1  
Santander Corredora de Seguros Limitada
    0.24       4       -       -       -       4  
Subtotals
            697       194       (32 )     162       859  
Special-purpose entities:
                                               
Bansa Santander S.A.
    100.00       (396 )     -       -       -       (396 )
Santander Gestión de Recaudación y Cobranzas Limitada
    100.00       979       -       -       -       979  
Multinegocios S.A.
    100.00       4       -       -       -       4  
Servicios de Administración y Financieros Limitada
    100.00       (52 )     -       -       -       (52 )
Servicios de Cobranzas Fiscalex Limitada
    100.00       10       -       -       -       10  
Multiservicios de Negocios Limitada
    100.00       16       -       -       -       16  
Subtotals
            561       -       -       -       561  
Totals
            1,258       194       (32 )     162       1,420  
 
 
 
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NOTE 22 - INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE:

This item refers to interest earned in the period by all the financial assets whose return, whether implicit or explicit, is determined by applying the effective interest rate method, regardless of their being valued at fair value, as well as the rectifications of products as a consequence of hedge accounting.

a)
As of June 30, 2010 and 2009 the composition of revenue from interest and adjustments, not including income from accounting hedges, is as follows:

   
For the quarter ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
         
2009
 
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
 
Items
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Repurchase agreements
    304       118       -       422       3,260       -       -       3,260  
Interbank loans
    24       -       -       24       19       -       -       19  
Commercial loans
    113,145       25,462       755       139,362       149,410       (3,088 )     785       147,107  
Mortgage loans
    47,134       39,589       1,008       87,731       46,176       (4,841 )     1,007       42,342  
Consumer loans
    117,116       600       754       118,470       130,601       (177 )     1,028       131,452  
Investment instruments
    10,071       6,085       -       16,156       12,779       (1,601 )     -       11,178  
Other interest income
    804       (79 )     -       725       (2 )     (788 )     -       (790 )
                                                                 
Interest income
    288,598       71,775       2,517       362,890       342,243       (10,495 )     2,820       334,568  

   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
         
2009
 
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
 
Items
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Repurchase agreements
    323       240       -       563       10,563       -       -       10,563  
Interbank loans
    74       -       -       74       165       -       -       165  
Commercial loans
    227,536       32,433       1,474       261,443       328,386       (66,933 )     1,501       262,954  
Mortgage loans
    93,632       50,158       2,021       145,811       92,457       (90,829 )     1,802       3,430  
Consumer loans
    232,389       704       1,334       234,427       267,078       (1,724 )     1,687       267,041  
Investment instruments
    22,444       7,731       -       30,175       23,845       (20,636 )     -       3,209  
Other interest income
    1,317       324       -       1,641       9,568       4,868       -       14,436  
                                                                 
Interest income
    577,715       91,590       4,829       674,134       732,062       (175,254 )     4,990       561,798  

b)
As indicated in section i) of Note 01, suspended interest and adjustments are recorded in memorandum accounts (off-balance-sheet accounts) until they are effectively received.

As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, the detail of revenue from interest and adjustments is as follows:

   
For the quarter ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
         
2009
 
Off Statements of Financial
 
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid
fees
   
Total
 
Position
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Commercial loans
    63       1,166       -       1,229       1,672       (907 )     -       765  
Mortgage loans
    (1,125 )     1,206       -       81       456       (510 )     -       (54 )
Consumer loans
    (3,134 )     553       -       (2,581 )     6,882       (260 )     -       6,622  
                                                                 
Totals
    (4,196 )     2,925       -       (1,271 )     9,010       (1,677 )     -       7,333  
 
 
 
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NOTE 22 - INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE, continued:

 
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
2010
   
2009
Off Statements of Financial
Interest
Adjustments
Prepaid fees
Total
 
Interest
Adjustments
Prepaid
fees
Total
Position
MCh$
MCh$
MCh$
MCh$
 
MCh$
MCh$
MCh$
MCh$
                   
Commercial loans
23,386
5,146
-
28,532
 
17,306
4,705
-
22,011
Mortgage loans
4,538
4,148
-
8,686
 
5,423
3,405
-
8,828
Consumer loans
32,474
205
-
32,679
 
45,354
(905)
-
44,449
                   
Totals
60,398
9,499
-
69,897
 
68,083
7,205
-
75,288

c)
As of June 30, 2010 and 2009 the detail of interest and adjustment expenses, not counting income from accounting hedges, is as follows:
 
   
For the quarter ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
         
2009
 
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
 
Items
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Demand deposits
    (94 )     (153 )     -       (247 )     (178 )     22       -       (156 )
Repurchase agreements
    (174 )     (13 )     -       (187 )     (4,358 )     39       -       (4,319 )
Time deposits and liabilities
    (34,718 )     (21,509 )     -       (56,227 )     (77,740 )     3,360       -       (74,380 )
Interbank borrowings
    (7,476 )     (14 )     -       (7,490 )     (6,313 )     (53 )     -       (6,366 )
Issued debt instruments
    (30,390 )     (20,802 )     -       (51,192 )     (27,705 )     2,649       -       (25,056 )
Other financial obligations
    (1,249 )     (394 )     -       (1,643 )     (1,698 )     40       -       (1,658 )
Other interest expenses
    -       (2,295 )     -       (2,295 )     1,096       (6 )     -       1,090  
                                                                 
Interest expense totals
    (74,101 )     (45,180 )     -       (119,281 )     (116,896 )     6,051       -       (110,845 )

   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
         
2009
 
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
   
Interest
   
Adjustments
   
Prepaid fees
   
Total
 
Items
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Demand deposits
    (187 )     (200 )     -       (387 )     (531 )     (168 )     -       (699 )
Repurchase agreements
    (622 )     (210 )     -       (832 )     (15,283 )     359       -       (14,924 )
Time deposits and liabilities
    (70,033 )     (26,962 )     -       (96,995 )     (195,597 )     67,681       -       (127,916 )
Interbank borrowings
    (15,340 )     (17 )     -       (15,357 )     (15,687 )     65       -       (15,622 )
Issued debt instruments
    (60,245 )     (26,442 )     -       (86,687 )     (56,056 )     50,777       -       (5,279 )
Other financial obligations
    (2,431 )     (512 )     -       (2,943 )     (4,833 )     899       -       (3,934 )
Other interest expenses
    -       (3,119 )     -       (3,119 )     (1,982 )     (7 )     -       (1,989 )
                                                                 
Interest expense totals
    (148,858 )     (57,462 )     -       (206,320 )     (289,969 )     119,606       -       (170,363 )

d)
As of June 30, 2010 and 2009 the summary of interest and adjustments is as follows:

   
For the quarter ending on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Items
 
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Interest income
    362,890       334,568       674,134       561,798  
Interest expense
    (119,281 )     (110,845 )     (206,320 )     (170,363 )
                                 
Income from interest and adjustments
    243,609       223,723       467,814       391,435  
                                 
Income from hedge accounting (net)
    (827 )     2,888       4,366       22,449  
                                 
Total net interest income
    242,782       226,611       472,180       413,884  
 
 
 
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NOTE 23 – FEES AND COMMISSIONS:

This item includes the amount of fees earned and paid in the period, except for those which are an integral part of the financial instrument’s effective interest rate:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Fees and commissions income
                       
Fees and commissions for lines of credit and overdrafts (*)
    3,958       5,868       8,525       14,788  
Fees and commissions for guarantees and letters of credit
    5,954       5,922       11,783       12,138  
Fees and commissions for card services
    25,481       23,115       51,283       46,697  
Fees and commissions for management of accounts
    6,513       7,246       13,210       14,322  
Fees and commissions for collections and payments
    14,236       16,658       28,047       32,023  
Fees and commissions for intermediation and management of securities
    2,564       2,204       4,872       3,690  
Fees and commissions for investments in mutual funds or others
    9,657       7,495       19,048       13,639  
Compensation for marketing of securities
    8,962       4,719       14,068       8,047  
Office banking
    2,325       1,907       4,428       3,689  
Other fees earned
    3,158       3,543       6,703       6,807  
Totals
    82,808       78,677       161,967       155,840  

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Fees and commissions expenses
                       
Compensation for card operation
    (12,128 )     (11,164 )     (23,579 )     (22,732 )
Fees and commissions for securities transactions
    (466 )     (437 )     (868 )     (660 )
Office banking
    (1,769 )     (1,755 )     (3,643 )     (3,164 )
Other fees
    (3,287 )     (2,176 )     (6,368 )     (4,508 )
Totals
    (17,650 )     (15,532 )     (34,458 )     (31,064 )
                                 
Net fees and commissions income
    65,158       63,145       127,509       124,776  

The fees earned through transactions with letters of credit are recorded in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income in the “Interest income” item.

(*)
According to SBIF Circular 3,452, of November 25, 2008, amended by SBIF Circular 3,466 of February 4, 2009, fee charges on overdrafts for which there is no contractual provision were eliminated.

 
 
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NOTE 24 - INCOME FROM FINANCIAL OPERATIONS:

This item includes the adjustments for variation of financial instruments, except for those attributable to interest earned by application of the effective interest rate method to corrections of assets’ value, as well as the income earned in their purchases and sales.

As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, the detail of income from financial operations is as follows:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Net income from financial operations
                       
Derivatives classified as trading
    46,910       (28,079 )     72,736       (73,785 )
Financial trading investments
    (7,376 )     1,455       20,177       38,500  
Sale of loans and accounts receivable from customers
                               
Current portfolio
    (563 )     268       (581 )     183  
Written-off portfolio
    2,977       (46 )     2,954       68  
Available for sale investments
    2,336       7,927       1,854       36,521  
Other income from financial operations
    638       (388 )     (126 )     (921 )
Totals
    44,922       (18,863 )     97,014       566  


NOTE 25 - FOREIGN EXCHANGE INCOME PROFIT (LOSS), NET:

This item includes the income earned from foreign currency trading, the differences arise from converting monetary items in foreign currency to the functional currency and those generated by non-monetary assets in foreign currency at the time of their divestiture.

As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, the detail of foreign exchange income is as follows:

   
For the quarter ending on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Foreign exchange differences
                       
Net profit (loss) from foreign exchange differences
    (95,797 )     127,082       (161,022 )     256,710  
Hedging derivatives
    75,782       (91,042 )     117,162       (185,071 )
Income from adjustable assets in foreign currency
    1,229       (4,064 )     2,666       (7,225 )
Income from adjustable liabilities in foreign currency
    (1,095 )     16,543       (1,206 )     33,491  
Totals
    (19,881 )     48,519       (42,400 )     97,905  
 
 
 
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NOTE 26 – PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES:

The change in income from provisions and impairments, recorded as of June 30, 2010 and 2009, is as follows:
 
         
Loans and accounts receivable from customers
             
For the quarter ending on June 30, 2010
 
Interbank
loans
   
Commercial
loans
   
Mortgage
loans
   
Consumer
loans
   
Contingent
credits
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Provisions and charge-offs
                                   
- Individual evaluations
    (77 )     (12,263 )     -       -       (417 )     (12,757 )
- Group evaluations
    -       (14,714 )     (3,297 )     (38,090 )     -       (56,101 )
Total provisions and charge-offs
    (77 )     (26,977 )     (3,297 )     (38,090 )     (417 )     (68,858 )
                                                 
Provisions released
                                               
- Individual evaluations
    -       3,814       -       -       -       3,814  
- Group evaluations
    -       1,373       59       82       12       1,526  
Total released provisions
    -       5,187       59       82       12       5,340  
                                                 
Recovery of loans previously charged off
    -       1,328       355       5,883       -       7,566  
                                                 
Net charge to income
    (77 )     (20,462 )     (2,883 )     (32,125 )     (405 )     (55,952 )

 
         
Loans and accounts receivable from customers
             
For the 6-month period ending on June 30, 2010
 
Interbank
loans
   
Commercial
loans
   
Mortgage
loans
   
Consumer
loans
   
Contingent
credits
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Provisions and charge-offs
                                   
- Individual evaluations
    (82 )     (29,713 )     -       -       (1,324 )     (31,119 )
- Group evaluations
    -       (32,334 )     (8,021 )     (82,195 )     -       (122,550 )
Total provisions and charge-offs
    (82 )     (62,047 )     (8,021 )     (82,195 )     (1,324 )     (153,669 )
                                                 
Provisions released
                                               
- Individual evaluations
    17       7,907       -       -       -       7,924  
- Group evaluations
    -       2,525       177       1,309       56       4,067  
Total released provisions
    17       10,432       177       1,309       56       11,991  
                                                 
Recovery of loans previously charged off
    -       3,233       928       11,378       -       15,539  
                                                 
Net charge to income
    (65 )     (48,382 )     (6,916 )     (69,508 )     (1,268 )     (126,139 )
 
 
 
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NOTE 26 – PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES, continued:

 
         
Loans and accounts receivable from customers
             
For the quarter ending on June 30, 2009
 
Interbank
loans
   
Commercial
loans
   
Mortgage
loans
   
Consumer
loans
   
Contingent
credits
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Provisions and charge-offs
                                   
- Individual evaluations
    (17 )     (10,083 )     -       -       (811 )     (10,911 )
- Group evaluations
    -       (14,827 )     (3,409 )     (85,486 )     -       (103,722 )
Total provisions and charge-offs
    (17 )     (24,910 )     (3,409 )     (85,486 )     (811 )     (114,633 )
                                                 
Provisions released
                                               
- Individual evaluations
    -       1,480       -       -       -       1,480  
- Group evaluations
    -       371       703       5,252       31       6,357  
Total released provisions
    -       1,851       703       5,252       31       7,837  
                                                 
Recovery of loans previously charged off
    -       2,296       629       7,834       -       10,759  
                                                 
Net charge to income
    (17 )     (20,763 )     (2,077 )     (72,400 )     (780 )     (96,037 )

 
         
Loans and accounts receivable from customers
             
For the 6-month period ending on June 30, 2009
 
Interbank
loans
   
Commercial
loans
   
Mortgage
loans
   
Consumer
loans
   
Contingent
credits
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                     
Provisions and charge-offs
                                   
- Individual evaluations
    (17 )     (15,185 )     -       -       (814 )     (16,016 )
- Group evaluations
    -       (36,194 )     (8,057 )     (167,777 )     -       (212,028 )
Total provisions and charge-offs
    (17 )     (51,379 )     (8,057 )     (167,777 )     (814 )     (228,044 )
                                                 
Provisions released
                                               
- Individual evaluations
    16       4,309       -       -       614       4,939  
- Group evaluations
    -       839       977       14,563       100       16,479  
Total released provisions
    16       5,148       977       14,563       714       21,418  
                                                 
Recovery of loans previously charged off
    -       4,776       1,803       13,076       -       19,655  
                                                 
Net charge to income
    (1 )     (41,455 )     (5,277 )     (140,138 )     (100 )     (186,971 )
 
 
 
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NOTE 27 - PERSONNEL SALARIES AND EXPENSES:

a)  
Composition of personnel salaries and expenses:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Personnel salaries
    43,676       40,664       76,875       73,763  
Bonuses or gratifications
    15,050       10,601       30,667       26,739  
Stock-based benefits
    489       959       1,015       1,196  
Seniority compensation
    1,846       805       3,633       2,009  
Pension plans
    241       -       585       -  
Training expenses
    385       450       513       518  
Day care and kindergarten
    56       132       313       298  
Health funds
    646       938       1,203       1,364  
Welfare fund
    114       110       226       218  
Other personnel expenses
    3,499       3,042       6,561       5,990  
Totals
    66,002       57,701       121,591       112,095  
 
 
 
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NOTE 28 - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:

As of June 30, 2010 and 1009, the item's composition is as follows:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
General administrative expenses
                       
Maintenance and repair of property, plant and equipment
    5,324       4,995       11,046       10,642  
Office lease
    4,219       3,398       5,567       5,008  
Equipment lease
    1,370       1,206       2,683       2,396  
Insurance payments
    301       294       592       584  
Office supplies
    1,261       1,183       2,405       2,599  
Information technology and communication expenses
    1,695       1,848       3,729       3,873  
Lighting, heating, and other utilities
    2,334       3,065       4,751       5,815  
Security and valuables transport service
    2,317       2,307       4,671       4,750  
Representation and personnel travel expenses
    744       675       1,588       1,582  
Judicial and notarial expenses
    133       235       306       373  
Fees for technical reports
    590       696       1,228       1,244  
Professional service fees
    269       245       532       475  
Other general administrative expenses
    185       655       246       734  
Outsourced services
                               
Outsourced services
    8,801       7,579       19,957       16,755  
Board expenses
                               
Compensation to Board members
    224       161       399       323  
Other Board expenses
    -       -       -       -  
Marketing Expenses
                               
Publicity and advertising
    3,813       3,402       7,637       5,988  
Taxes, payroll taxes and contributions
                               
Real estate contributions
    352       491       861       951  
Patents
    421       417       852       852  
Other taxes
    2       49       5       55  
Contribution to SBIF
    1,352       1,357       2,705       2,707  
Totals
    35,707       34,258       71,760       67,706  
 
 
 
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NOTE 29 - DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION:

a)  
The values of depreciation and amortization charges during the 2010 and 2009 periods are broken down below:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Depreciation and amortization
                       
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
    5,323       6,351       10,714       11,292  
Amortization of intangible assets
    7,269       5,789       14,219       11,294  
                                 
Totals
    12,592       12,140       24,933       22,586  

b)  
The reconciliation between the book values as of December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2009 and 2010, and the balances as of June 30, 2010, is as follows:

   
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
2009
 
   
Property, plant
and equipment
   
Intangible assets
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
Opening balances as of January 1, 2009
    (21,414 )     (26,169 )     (47,583 )
Depreciation and amortization charges for the period
    (21,691 )     (24,932 )     (46,623 )
Sales and disposals in the period
    126       -       126  
                         
Balances as of December 31, 2009
    (42,979 )     (51,101 )     (94,080 )

   
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
2010
 
   
Property, plant
and equipment
   
Intangible assets
   
Total
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                   
Opening balances as of January 1, 2010
    (42,979 )     (51,101 )     (94,080 )
Depreciation and amortization charges for the period
    (10,714 )     (14,219 )     (24,933 )
Sales and disposals in the period
    224       -       224  
                         
Balances as of June 30, 2010
    (53,469 )     (65,320 )     (118,789 )
 
 
 
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NOTE 30 - OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES:

a)  
Other operating income is comprised of the following components:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Revenue from assets received in lieu of payment
                       
Income from sale of assets received in lieu of payment
    629       369       893       626  
Recovery of charge-off and income from assets received in lieu of payment
    205       766       805       1,616  
Subtotals
    834       1,135       1,698       2,242  
                                 
Income from sale of investments in other companies (*)
                               
Gain on sale of investments in other companies
    -       1,370       -       1,847  
Subtotals
    -       1,370       -       1,847  
                                 
Other income
                               
Leases
    237       443       343       704  
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment  (**)
    13,047       93       13,195       208  
Recovery of contingency provisions
    2,656       (222 )     7,028       306  
Indemnities from insurance companies for earthquake
    2,663       -       2,663       -  
Other
    514       109       1,089       119  
Subtotals
    19,117       423       24,318       1,337  
                                 
Totals
    19,951       2,928       26,016       5,426  

(*) On March 10, 2009 Visa Inc. sold a total of 34,093 LAC Class shares to Banco Santander Chile. On March 20, 2009 the Bank sold 51% of these shares, corresponding to 17,387 shares, at a price of Ch$ 27,442 per share, generating an income of Ch$ 477 million, which is included in Other operating income in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

On June 26, 2009 the Bank sold 16,049 MasterCard shares. On the date of the sale their book value was Ch$ 83 million and their selling price was Ch$ 1,453 million, generating an income of Ch$ 1,370 million, which is included in Other operating income in the Consolidated Interim Statement of Income.

(**) As is indicated in letter c) of Note 3, on April 30 and June 30, 2010 Banco Santander Chile made the following branch sales: 5 branches in April, generating an income of Ch$ 6,620 million, and 11 branches in June, generating an income of Ch$ 6,355 million.
 
 
 
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NOTE 30- OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES, continued:

b)  
Other operating expenses are comprised of the following components:

   
For the quarter ending
on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Provisions and expenses for assets received in lieu of payment
                       
Charge-off of assets received in lieu of payment
    401       2,064       1,548       3,033  
Provisions for assets received in lieu of payment
    883       1,492       2,300       1,822  
Expenses for maintenance of assets received in lieu of payment
    474       841       1,192       1,335  
Subtotals
    1,758       4,397       5,040       6,190  
                                 
Credit card expenses
                               
Credit card expenses
    625       625       1,536       1,612  
Credit card memberships
    865       709       1,598       1,357  
Subtotals
    1,490       1,334       3,134       2,969  
Customer services
    2,387       2,047       4,738       4,319  
                                 
Other expenses
                       
Operating charge-offs
    630       628       979       1,256  
Life insurance and general product insurance policies
    1,487       1,148       2,804       2,289  
Additional tax on expenses paid foreign
    598       395       995       877  
Expenses for mortgage credits
    302       179       595       330  
Expenses for foreign trade operations
    26       69       91       106  
Income from leasing operations
    33       561       73       1,127  
Contingency provisions
    8,853       (18,871 )     10,648       7,556  
Other
    84       292       1,107       691  
Subtotals
    12,013       (15,599 )     17,292       14,232  
                                 
Totals
    17,648       (7,821 )     30,204       27,710  
 
 
 
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NOTE 31 - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:

In addition to Affiliates and associated entities, the Bank’s “related parties” include the “key personnel” of the Bank’s executive staff (members of the Bank’s Board and the Managers of Banco Santander Chile and its affiliates, together with their close relatives), as well as the entities over which the key personnel could exercise significant influence or control.

The Bank also considers the companies that are part of the Santander Group worldwide as related parties, with the understanding that all of them have a common parent, i.e., Banco Santander S.A. (located in Spain).

Article 89 of the Ley de Sociedades Anónimas (Public Companies Act), which is also applicable to banks, provides that any transaction with a related party must be made under equitable conditions similar to the arm’s length conditions that customarily prevail in the market.

Moreover, Article 84 of the Ley General de Bancos (General Banking Act) imposes limits on loans that can be granted to related parties and prohibits lending to the Bank’s directors, managers, or representatives.

Below is an indication of the transactions the Bank performs with related parties. To facilitate comprehension, we have divided the information into four categories:

Santander Group Companies
This category includes all the companies that are controlled by the Santander Group around the world, and hence, it also includes the companies over which the Bank exercises any degree of control (affiliates and special-purpose entities).

Associated companies
This category includes the entities over which the Bank, in accordance with section b) of Note 01 of these Financial Statements, exercises a significant degree of influence and which generally belong to the group of entities known as “business support companies”.

Key personnel
This category includes the members of the Bank’s Board and the managers of Banco Santander Chile and its affiliates, together with their close relatives.

Other
This category encompasses the related parties that are not included in the groups identified above and which are in general entities over which the key personnel could exercise significant influence or control.

The terms for transactions with related parties are equivalent to those which prevail in transactions made under market conditions or to which the corresponding considerations in kind have been attributed.
 
 
 
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NOTE 31 - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES, continued:

a)    Loans to related parties:

Below are the loans and accounts receivable, in addition to the contingent credits, corresponding to related entities:
 
The change in loans to related parties as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 has been as follows:

   
As of June 30, 2010
   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Loans and accounts receivable
                                               
Commercial loans
    36,394       677       2,368       8,193       11,331       914       2,840       108,372  
Mortgage loans
    -       -       12,428       -       -       -       12,754       -  
Consumer loans
    -       -       1,517       -       -       -       1,744       -  
Loans and accounts receivable
    36,394       677       16,313       8,193       11,331       914       17,338       108,372  
                                                                 
Credit risk provision
    (274 )     (1 )     (34 )     (11 )     (13 )     (1 )     (11 )     (298 )
Net loans
    36,120       676       16,279       8,182       11,318       913       17,327       108,074  
                                                                 
Guarantees
    2,532       -       15,385       929       4,552       -       45,550       596  
                                                                 
Contingent loans
                                                               
Personal guaratees
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Letters of credit
    3,412       -       -       -       1,868       -       -       -  
Guarantees
    25,841       -       -       125       134,644       -       -       259  
Contingent credits
    29,253       -       -       125       136,512       -       -       259  
                                                                 
Contingent loan provisions
    (7 )     -       -       -       (21 )     -       -       -  
                                                                 
Net contingent loans
    29,246       -       -       125       136,491       -       -       259  
 
   
As of June 30, 2010
   
As of December 31, 2009
 
                                                 
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
Personnel
   
Other
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
Personnel
   
Other
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
As of January 1
    147,843       914       17,338       108,631       107,815       51       14,845       110,099  
New loans
    5,515       253       2,284       5,136       176,516       2,268       8,279       30,220  
Payments
    (87,711 )     (490 )     (3,309 )     (105,449 )     (136,488 )     (1,405 )     (5,785 )     (31,688 )
                                                                 
Totals
    65,647       677       16,313       8,318       147,843       914       17,339       108,631  
 
 
 
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NOTE 31 - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES, continued:

c)  
Assets and liabilities with related parties

   
As of June 30, 2010
   
As of December 31, 2009
 
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Assets
                                               
Cash and deposits in banks
    339,823       -       -       -       336,492       -       -       -  
Trading investments
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Investments under resale agreements
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Financial derivatives contracts
    363,598       -       -       -       405,411       -       -       -  
Available for sale investments
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Other assets
    86,558       -       -       -       117,060       -       -       -  
                                                                 
Liabilities
                                                               
Demand deposits and other demand liabilities
    15,056       3,186       2,160       2,778       1,503       6,238       502       925  
Investments under repurchase agreements
    31,163       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Time deposits and other time liabilities
    971,970       -       1,769       26,580       411,295       -       1,126       21,652  
Financial derivative contracts
    292,838       -       -       -       245,574       -       -       -  
Issued debt instruments
    7,186       -       -       -       89,258       -       -       -  
Other financial liabilities
    22,523       -       -       -       55,156       -       -       -  
Other liabilities
    727       -       -       -       310       -       -       -  

d)
Income (expenses) recorded with related parties
 
 
   
For the quarter ending
on June 30, 2010
   
For the quarter ending
on June 30, 2009
 
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Income (expense) recorded
                                               
Income and expenses from interest
    (2,460 )     18       307       36       (6,713 )     11       237       209  
Income and expenses from fees and services
    18,990       10       29       (15 )     15,746       1       24       27  
Net income from financial and foreign exchange operations (*)
    (31,373 )     -       (14 )     (3,078 )     70,902       -       -       4,199  
Other operating income and expenses
    (1,057 )     -       -       -       (1,079 )     -       -       -  
Key personnel compensation and expenses
    -       -       (7,650 )     -       -       -       (6,983 )     -  
Administrative and other expenses
    (5,426 )     (6,170 )     -       -       (2,721 )     (2,794 )     -       -  
                                                                 
Totals
    (21,326 )     (6,142 )     (7,328 )     (3,057 )     76,135       (2,782 )     (6,722 )     4,435  
 
 
 
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NOTE 31 - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES, continued:

   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30, 2010
   
For the 6-month period ending
on June 30, 2009
 
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
   
Group
Companies
   
Associated
companies
   
Key
personnel
   
Other
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                                                 
Income (expense) recorded
                                               
Income and expenses from interest and adjustments
    (4,998 )     30       481       545       (14,930 )     24       88       (790 )
Income and expenses from fees and services
    32,179       28       58       52       24,036       2       49       66  
Net income from financial and foreign exchange transactions (*)
    (53,823 )     -       (11 )     (4,998 )     164,754       -       -       2,304  
Other operating income and expenses
    (2,265 )     -       -       -       (2,207 )     -       -       -  
Key personnel compensation and expenses
    -       -       (13,747 )     -       -       -       (13,951 )     -  
Administrative and other expenses
    (10,627 )     (10,447 )     -       -       (6,660 )     (8,472 )     -       -  
                                                                 
Totals
    (39,534 )     (10,389 )     (13,219 )     (4,401 )     164,993       (8,446 )     (13,814 )     1,580  

(*) Reflects derivative contracts that hedge Group positions in Chile.

e)
Payments to the Board members and key management personnel

The compensation received by the key management personnel, including Board members and all the executives holding Manager positions, shown in the “Personnel salaries and expenses” and/or “Administrative expenses” items of the Consolidated Interim Income Statement, corresponds to the following categories:

   
For the quarter
ending on June 30,
   
For the 6-month period ending on June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Personnel compensation
    3,601       3,387       7,117       6,595  
Board members’ compensation
    224       161       399       323  
Bonuses or gratifications
    2,203       2,583       4,488       5,187  
Compensation in stock
    324       838       840       838  
Training expenses
    14       24       14       24  
Seniority compensation
    3       727       3       727  
Health funds
    59       59       117       126  
Other personnel expenses
    105       75       185       131  
Pension plan
    246       -       584       -  
Totals
    6,779       7,854       13,747       13,951  
 
 
 
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NOTE 31 - TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES, continued:

f)
Composition of key personnel

As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the composition of the Bank's key personnel is as shown below.

   
#of executives
 
Positions
 
June 30,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
             
Directors
    13       13  
Division managers
    12       13  
Department managers
    81       83  
Managers
    56       58  
                 
Total key personnel
    162       167  

 
NOTE 32 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:

Fair value is defined as the amount at which a financial instrument (asset or liability) could be delivered or settled, respectively, on that date between two independent expert parties who act freely and prudently; i.e., not in a forced or liquidation sale. The most objective and customary reference for the fair value of an asset or liability is the quoted price that would be paid for it on a transparent organized market (“estimated fair value”).

For financial instruments with no available market prices, fair values have been estimated by using recent transactions in analogous instruments, and in the absence thereof, the present values or other valuation techniques based on mathematical valuation models sufficiently accepted by the international financial community. In the use of these models, consideration is given to the specific particularities of the asset or liability to be valued, and especially to the different kinds of risks associated with the asset or liability.

These techniques are inherently subjective and are significantly influenced by the assumptions used, including the discount rate, the estimates of future cash flows and prepayment expectations. Hence, the fair value estimated for an asset or liability may not coincide exactly with the price at which that asset or liability could be delivered or settled on the date of its valuation, and may not be justified in comparison with independent markets.

Financial derivative contracts

The estimated fair value of currency forward contracts was calculated using the prices quoted on the market for financial instruments having similar characteristics.

The fair value of interest rate swaps represents the estimated amount that the Bank expects to receive or pay to rescind contracts or agreements, bearing in mind the term structures of the interest rate curve, the underlying asset’s volatility and the counterparts’ credit risk.
 
 
 
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NOTE 32 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, continued:

If there are no quoted prices on the market (either direct or indirect) for any derivative instrument, the respective fair value estimates have been calculated by using models and valuation techniques such as Black-Scholes, Hull, and Monte Carlo simulations, with consideration for the relevant inputs/outputs such as volatility of options, observable correlations among underlying assets, counterparts’ credit risk, implicit price volatility, the velocity with which the volatility reverts to its average value, and the straight-line relationship (correlation) between the value of a market variable and its volatility, among others.

Measurement of fair value and hierarchy

IAS 39 provides a hierarchy of reasonable value which separates the inputs and/or valuation technique assumptions used to measure the fair value of financial instruments. The hierarchy attributes the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices on active markets, to identical (level 1) assets or liabilities, and a lower priority to measures which involve significant unobservable inputs or outputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the hierarchy of fair values are:

Level 1: Inputs/outputs with (unadjusted) quoted prices on active markets for identical assets and liabilities which the Bank can access on the date of measurement.

Level 2: Inputs/outputs other than the quoted prices included in level 1 which are observable for assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Inputs/outputs which are not observable for the asset or the liability.

The level of hierarchy at which a measurement is classified is based on the lowest level of input/output which is significant for the measurement as such of the fair value in its entirety.

The Bank has currently determined certain financial instruments as pertaining to level 3, because the calculation made at market value is based on information from internal modeling and not observable on the market.

The following financial instruments are classified as level 3:

Type of financial instrument
Model used in valuation
Description
Caps/Floors/Swaptions
Black Normal Model for Cap/Floors and Swaptions
There is no observable input of implicit volatility.
UF Options
Black - Scholes
There is no observable input of implicit volatility.
Cross currency swap with Window
Hull-White
Hybrid HW model for rates and Brownian motion for FX. There is no observable input of implicit volatility.
Cross currency swap with Metro de Santiago S.A.
Implicit Forward Rate Agreement (FRA)
Start Fwd unsupported by MUREX (platform) due to the UF fwd estimate.
Cross currency swap, Interest rate swap, Call money swap in Tasa Activa Bancaria (Active Banks Rate) TAB
Sundry
Validation obtained by using the interest curve and interpolating at flow maturities, but TAB is not a directly observable variable and is not correlated to any market input.
 
 
 
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NOTE 32 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, continued:

The following table presents the assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurrent basis, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

   
Measures of fair value
 
June 30,
 
2010
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Assets
                       
Trading investments
    812,454       812,454       -       -  
Available for sale investments
    1,341,296       1,341,296       -       -  
Derivatives
    1,531,224       -       1,421,127       110,097  
Totals
    3,684,974       2,153,750       1,421,127       110,097  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Derivatives
    1,250,547       -       1,241,842       8,705  
Totals
    1,250,547       -       1,241,842       8,705  

   
Measures of fair value
 
December 31,
 
2009
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
                         
Assets
                       
Trading investments
    798,539       798,539       -       -  
Available for sale investments
    1,830,090       1,830,090       -       -  
Derivatives
    1,393,878       -       1,181,660       212,218  
Totals
    4,022,507       2,628,629       1,181,660       212,218  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Derivatives
    1,348,906       -       880,058       468,848  
Totals
    1,348,906       -       880,058       468,848  

The following table presents the Bank’s activity for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurrent basis using unobserved significant entries (Level 3) as of June 30, 2010 and 2009:

   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
As of December 31, 2008
    81,304       (51,401 )
                 
From January 1 to June 30, 2009 total unrealized profit (loss):
               
Included in profit
    47,767       (12,704 )
Included in comprehensive income
               
Purchases, issuances, and placements (net)
               
                 
Accumulated income as of June 30, 2009
    129,071       (64,105 )
                 
Total profits or losses included in income that are attributable to change in unrealized profits (losses) related to assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2009.
    47,767       (12,704 )
 
 
 
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NOTE 32 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, continued:


   
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
   
MCh$
   
MCh$
 
             
As of December 31, 2009
    212,218       (468,848 )
                 
Total unrealized profit (loss):
               
Included in profit
    39,734       (9,789 )
Included in comprehensive income
               
Purchases, issuances, and placements (net)
               
                 
Accumulated income as of June 30, 2010
    251,952       (478,637 )
                 
Total profits or losses included in income for 2010 that are attributable to change in unrealized profits (losses) related to assets or liabilities as of June 30, 2010.
    39,734       (9,789 )

The unrealized profits (losses) included in income for June 2010 and 2009, in the assets and liabilities valued at fair value on a recurrent basis through unobservable significant entries (Level 3) are recorded in the Statement of Income under the “Net income from financial operations” item.

The potential effect as of June 30, 2010 and 2009 on the valuation of assets and liabilities valued at fair value on a recurrent basis through unobservable significant entries (Level 3), generated by changes in the principal assumptions if other reasonably possible assumptions that are less or more favorable were used, is not considered by the Bank to be significant.


NOTE 33 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

Between July 1, 2010 and the date of issue of these financial statements (July 26, 2010), no events have occurred which might materially alter the interpretation thereof.




 


FELIPE CONTRERAS FAJARDO
Chief Accounting Officer
 
CLAUDIO MELANDRI HINOJOSA
Chief Operating Officer

 
 
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SIGNATURE

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 

 
   
Banco Santander Chile
     
     
Date:
September 13, 2009
 
By:
/s/ Juan Pedro Santa María P.
       
Name:
Juan Pedro Santa María P.
       
Title:
General Counsel