Operator
Operator
Thank you for joining us for this conference call for OFG Bancorp. Our speakers are José Rafael Fernández, President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman; and Ganesh Kumar, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. There is a presentation that accompanies today's remarks. It can be found on the Investor Relations website, under the webcast presentations and other files page. Please note, this call may feature certain forward-looking statements about management's goals, plans and expectations, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties outlined in the risk factor section of OFG's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. We disclaim any obligation to update information disclosed in this call as a result of developments which occur afterwards. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Fernández. José Rafael Fernández: Thank you and good morning to all. As always, I'll cover the big picture, and Ganesh will discuss key aspects of our financials. We'll start on Slide 4. Welcome to the new OFG. As you know, Wednesday we announced the change of name of Oriental Financial Group to OFG Bancorp. Our shareholders approved that proposal on Wednesday. And this new name OFG Bancorp better reflects what our company is all about. We're a well-diversified banking and wealth management company. Please turn to Slide 5. This year is off to a great start. First quarter was our first full quarter of the merged companies between OFG Bancorp and BBVA Puerto Rico operations. Our fourth quarter 2012 was all about closing the transaction, deleveraging the balance sheet, growing organically our operations and our business, and really transforming our balance sheet. Our first quarter 2013, we are showing the results of that balance sheet transformation to our income statement. Our strategy this…