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We are the largest bank in the Chilean market in terms of loans (excluding loans held by subsidiary of Chilean banks abroad) and the second largest bank in terms of total deposits (excluding deposits held by subsidiary of Chilean banks aboard). As of December 31, 2019, we had total assets of Ch$50,574,714 million (U.S.$67,670 million), outstanding loans at amortized cost, net of allowances for loan losses of Ch$ 31,775,420 million (U.S.$42,605 million), total deposits of Ch$23,490,249 million (U.S.$ 31,431 million) and shareholders' equity of Ch$3,398,870 million (U.S.$5,366 million). As of December 31, 2019, we employed 11,200 people. We have a leading presence in all the major business segments in Chile, and a large distribution network with national coverage spanning across all the country. We offer unique transaction capabilities to clients through our 377 branches and 1,088 ATMs. Our headquarters are in Santiago and we operate in every major region of Chile. We provide a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to our customers, including Chilean peso and foreign currency denominated loans to finance a variety of commercial transactions, trade, foreign currency forward contracts and credit lines and a variety of retail banking services, including mortgage financing. We seek to offer our customers a wide range of products while providing high levels of service. In addition to our traditional banking operations, we offer a variety of financial services, including financial leasing, financial advisory services, mutual fund management, securities brokerage, insurance brokerage and investment management. The legal predecessor of Santander-Chile was Banco Santiago (“Santiago”). Old Santander-Chile was established as a subsidiary of Santander Spain in 1978. On August 1, 2002, Santiago and Old Santander Chile merged, whereby the latter ceased to exist and Santander-Chile (formerly known as Santiago) being the surviving entity.
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