ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

Financial Statements

We are a Chilean bank and maintain our financial books and records in Chilean pesos and prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB. As required by local regulations, our consolidated financial statements filed with the Chilean Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions ( Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras ), also referred to as the SBIF, have been prepared in accordance with Chilean accounting principles or Chilean Bank GAAP, issued by the SBIF; nevertheless, SBIF’s regulations provide that unless specifically regulated by this agency, our financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB. Unless otherwise indicated herein, as used hereafter IFRS refers to the standards issued by the IASB. Therefore, our consolidated financial statements filed with the SBIF have been adjusted to IFRS in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. We have included herein certain information in Chilean Bank GAAP with respect to the Chilean financial system and the financial performance of the bank. These disclosures are not considered non-GAAP measures as they are required for regulatory purposes in Chile.

The selected consolidated financial information included herein as of December 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2015, together with the selected consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, is derived from, and presented on the same basis as, our consolidated financial statements prepared under IFRS and should be read together with such consolidated financial statements. Readers should exercise caution in determining trends based on prior annual reports. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—A. Operating Results—The Economy—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates”.

Our auditors, Deloitte Auditores y Consultores Ltda., or Deloitte, an independent registered public accounting firm, have audited our consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015. See page 238 and F-1 of this report for further details on Deloitte’s opinions.

Foreign Currency Markets

In this Annual Report, references to “$,” “US$,” “U.S. dollars” and “dollars” are to United States dollars, references to “Chilean pesos” or “Ch$” are to Chilean pesos, references to “UF” are to Unidades de Fomento and references to “Colombian pesos” or “COP$” are to Colombian pesos. The UF is an inflation-indexed, Chilean peso-denominated unit that is linked to and adjusted daily to reflect changes in the previous month’s Chilean Consumer Price Index of the Chilean National Statistics Institute ( Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas ). As of December 31, 2015, one UF equaled US$36.08, Ch$25,629.09 and COP$113,102.78 and as of March 11, 2016, one UF equaled US$37.69, Ch$25,762.22 and COP$117,101. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”.

This Annual Report contains translations of certain Chilean peso amounts into U.S. dollars and Colombian pesos at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. These translations should not be construed as representations that such Chilean peso amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar or Colombian pesos amounts, were converted from U.S. dollars or Colombian pesos amounts at the rate indicated in preparing our financial statements or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Colombian pesos amounts at the rate indicated or any particular rate at all. Unless otherwise indicated, such U.S. dollar and Colombian pesos amounts have been translated from Chilean pesos based on our own exchange rate of Ch$710.32 and COP$3,135.17, respectively, per US$1.00 as of December 31, 2015.

Specific Loan Information

Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Annual Report to total loans are to loans and financial leases before deduction for allowances for loan losses, and they do not include loans to banks or unfunded loan commitments. In addition, all market share data and financial indicators for the Chilean banking system when compared to CorpBanca’s financial information,

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presented in this Annual Report or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report are based on information published periodically by the SBIF, which is published under Chilean Bank GAAP and prepared on a consolidated basis. Non-performing loans include the principal and accrued interest on any loan with one installment more than 90 days overdue. Impaired loans include those loans on which there is objective evidence that customers will not meet some of their contractual payment obligations. Past due loans include all installments and lines of credit more than 90 days overdue, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such loans is not included. Under IFRS, a loan is evaluated on each financial statement reporting date to determine whether objective evidence of impairment exists. A loan will be impaired if and only if, objective evidence of impairment exists as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the loan, and such event or events have an impact on the estimated future cash flows of such loan that can be reliably estimated. It may not be possible to identify a single event that was the individual cause of the impairment. An impairment loss relating to a loan is calculated as the difference between the carrying amount of the loan and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate. Individually significant loans are individually tested for impairment. The remaining financial loans are evaluated collectively in groups with similar credit risk characteristics. 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 loans recorded at amortized cost, the reversal is recorded in income. See “Item 4. Information on the Company—Business Overview—Selected Statistical Information —Classification of Banks and Loans; Allowances and Provisions for Loan Losses.”

According to Decree with Force of Law No. 3 of 1997, as amended, the Ley General de Bancos or the Chilean General Banking Act, a bank must have effective net equity ( patrimonio efectivo ) of at least 8% of its risk weighted assets, net of required allowance for loan losses, and paid in capital and reserves, or basic capital ( capital básico ), of at least 3% of its total assets, net of required allowance for loan losses.

For these purposes, the effective net equity of a bank is the sum of (1) the bank’s basic capital, (2) subordinated bonds issued by the bank valued at their issue price for an amount of up to 50% of its basic capital; provided that the value of the bonds shall decrease by 20% for each year that elapses during the period commencing six years prior to their maturity and (3) its voluntary allowances for loan losses, for an amount of up to 1.25% of its risk weighted assets to the extent voluntary allowances exceed those that banks are required to maintain by law or regulation; minus (4) certain deductions to be made in accordance with provisions of chapter 12-1 of the regulations of the SBIF ( Recopilación Actualizada de Normas ), or the Regulations of the SBIF.

Rounding and Other Matters

Certain figures included in this Annual Report and in our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 have been rounded for ease of presentation. Percentage figures included in this Annual Report have in all cases not been calculated on the basis of such rounded figures but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts in this Annual Report may vary slightly from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015. Certain other amounts that appear in this Annual Report may similarly not sum due to rounding.

Inflation figures relating to Chile are those reported by the Chilean National Statistics Institute ( Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas ) or INE, unless otherwise stated herein or required by the context. Inflation figures relating to Colombia are those reported by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics ( Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística ) or DANE, unless otherwise stated herein or required by the context. See “—Exchange Rate Information” below.

In this Annual Report, all macroeconomic data related to the Chilean economy is based on information published by the Central Bank of Chile and all macroeconomic data related to the Colombian economy is based on information published by the Central Bank of Colombia. All market share and other data related to the Chilean financial system is based on information published by the SBIF as well as other publicly available information and all market share and other data related to the Colombian financial system is based on information published by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance ( Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia ) as well as other publicly available information. The SBIF publishes the consolidated risk index (ratio of allowance for loans losses over total loans) of the Chilean financial system on a monthly basis. The Colombian Superintendency of Finance publishes every month the consolidated data required to calculate the risk index of the Colombian banking system (loan loss allowances and total loans).

EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION

Exchange Rates

Chile has two currency markets, the Formal Exchange Market ( Mercado Cambiario Formal ) and the Informal Exchange Market ( Mercado Cambiario Informal ). The Formal Exchange Market is comprised of banks and other entities authorized by the Central Bank of Chile. The Informal Exchange Market is comprised of entities that are not expressly authorized to operate in the Formal Exchange Market, such as certain foreign exchange houses and travel agencies, among others. The Central Bank of Chile is empowered

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to require that certain purchases and sales of foreign currencies be carried out on the Formal Exchange Market. Both the Formal and Informal Exchange Markets are driven by free market forces. Current regulations require that the Central Bank of Chile be informed of certain transactions and that they be effected through the Formal Exchange Market.

The U.S. dollar observed exchange rate ( dólar observado ), or the Observed Exchange Rate, which is reported by the Central Bank of Chile and published daily in the Official Gazette ( Diario Oficial ) is the weighted average exchange rate of the previous business day’s transactions in the Formal Exchange Market. Nevertheless, the Central Bank of Chile may intervene by buying or selling foreign currency on the Formal Exchange Market to attempt to maintain the Observed Exchange Rate within a desired range. Even though the Central Bank of Chile is authorized to carry out its transactions at the Observed Exchange Rate, it often uses spot rates instead. Many other banks carry out foreign exchange transactions at spot rates as well.

The Informal Exchange Market reflects transactions carried out at an informal exchange rate. There are no limits imposed on the extent to which the rate of exchange in the Informal Exchange Market can fluctuate above or below the Observed Exchange Rate.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York does not report a noon buying rate for Chilean pesos.

As of December 31, 2015, the U.S. dollar exchange rate used by us was Ch$710.32 per US$1.00 and the Colombian peso exchange rate used by us was Ch$3,135.17 per Cop$1.00.

The following table sets forth the annual low, high, average and period-end Observed Exchange Rate for U.S. dollars for the periods set forth below, as reported by the Central Bank of Chile.

Source: Central Bank of Chile

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The following table sets forth the annual low, high, average and period-end exchange rate for U.S. dollars for the periods set forth below under our policy to calculate our own exchange rate:

Exchange Controls Considerations

Investments made in our common shares and our ADRs are subject to the following requirements:

When funds are brought into Chile for a purpose other than to acquire common shares to convert them into ADSs and subsequently are used to acquire common shares to be deposited into the ADR facility, such investment must be reported to the Central Bank of Chile by the custodian within ten days following the end of each month within which the custodian is obligated to deliver periodic reports to the Central Bank of Chile.

All payments made within Chile in foreign currency in connection with ADSs through the Formal Exchange Market must be reported to the Central Bank of Chile by the entity participating in the transaction. In the event there are payments made outside of Chile, the foreign investor must provide the relevant information to the Central Bank of Chile directly or through an entity of the Formal Exchange Market within the first ten calendar days of the month following the date on which the payment was made.

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We cannot assure you that additional Chilean restrictions applicable to the holders of the ADSs, the disposition of shares underlying ADSs or the conversion or repatriation of the proceeds from such disposition will not be imposed in the future, nor can we assess the duration or impact of such restriction if imposed.

This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to Chapter XIV of the Central Bank Foreign Exchange Regulations, a copy of which is available in the original Spanish version at the Central Bank of Chile’s website at www.bcentral.cl.

Source: CorpBanca

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RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR BUSINESS

The growth and composition of our loan portfolio may expose us to increased loan losses.

From December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2015, the compounded annual growth rate of our aggregate gross loan portfolio was 13.4%. Our business strategy is to grow profitably while increasing the size of our loan portfolio.

The consumer loans segment represents the single highest level of risk in our loan portfolio. As of December 31, 2015, the risk index (ratio of allowance for loans losses over total loans) of this segment was 1.5% – reflecting a 0.5% decrease in 2015 – while other segments of our loan portfolio such as mortgage loans and commercial loans had lower risk indexes of 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively.

During 2015, our portfolio of consumer loans was negatively impacted by the decline in consumer activity in the country. As of December 31, 2015, consumer loans represented 11.6% of our total loan portfolio compared to 12.2% as of December 31, 2014. While our loan portfolio grew by 4.3%, the composition of our loan portfolio as of December 31, 2015 reflected a greater increase in commercial loans, from Ch$10,090,574 million to Ch$10,696,518 million, this is a 6.0% increase when compared to our portfolio of consumer loans. Our mortgage loan portfolio has remained stable between Ch$2,229,558 million in 2014 and Ch$2,228,619 million in 2015, a 0.04% decrease.

Our consumer loan portfolio may experience loan losses due to the absence of collateral in respect of unsecured loans, insufficient collateral in collateralized loans, and risks relating to the circumstances of individual borrowers, including unemployment or incapacitation of our consumer borrowers.

We believe our total allowances for loan losses is adequate as of the date hereof to cover all known losses in our total loan portfolio. The growth of our loan portfolio (particularly in the lower-middle to middle income consumer segments) may expose us to a higher level of loan losses and require us to establish proportionately higher levels of provisions for loan losses, which would offset the increased income that we can expect to receive as our loan portfolio grows.

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Our loan portfolio may not continue to grow at the same or similar rate.

Past performance of our loan portfolio may not be indicative of future performance. Our loan portfolio may not continue to grow at the same or similar rates as the growth rate that we historically experienced, particularly in light of the growth in recent years attributable to the acquisitions of CorpBanca Colombia in May 2012 (the CorpBanca Colombia Aqcuisition) and Helm Bank in August 2013 (the Helm Bank Aqcuisition). Additionally, changes in the Chilean or Colombian economy, a slowdown in the growth of customer demand, an increase in market competition or changes in governmental regulations could also adversely affect the rate of growth of our loan portfolio and our risk index.

Our allowances for loan losses may not be adequate to cover the future actual losses to our loan portfolio.

As of December 31, 2015, our allowance for loan losses was Ch$173,939 (excluding allowances for loan losses on loans and receivable to banks) and the risk index was 1.2%. The amount of allowance for loan losses is based on our current assessment and expectations concerning various factors affecting the quality of our loan portfolio. These factors include, among others, our customers’ financial condition, repayment abilities and repayment intentions, the realizable value of any collateral, the prospects for support from any guarantor, Chilean and Colombian economies, government macroeconomic policies, interest rates and the legal and regulatory environment. Many of these factors are beyond our control. In addition, as these factors evolve, the models we use to determine the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses require recalibration, which may lead to increased provision for loan losses. If our assessment of and expectations concerning the above mentioned factors differ from actual developments, if the quality of our loan portfolio deteriorates or if the future actual losses exceed our estimates, our allowance for loan losses may not be adequate to cover actual losses and we may need to make additional allowances for loan losses, which may materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

If we are unable to maintain the quality of our loan portfolio, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

As of December 31, 2015, our past due loans were Ch$104,897, which resulted in a past due loans to total loans ratio of 0.7%. As of December 31, 2015, our non-performing loans were Ch$196,806, which resulted in a non-performing to total loans ratio of 1.3%. We seek to continue to improve our credit risk management policies and procedures. However, we cannot assure you that our credit risk management policies, procedures and systems are free from any deficiency. Failure of credit risk management policies may result in an increase in the level of non-performing loans and adversely affect the quality of our loan portfolio. In addition, the quality of our loan portfolio may also deteriorate due to various other reasons, including factors beyond our control, such as the macroeconomic factors affecting the Chilean or Colombian economies. If such deterioration were to occur, it could materially and adversely affect our financial conditions and results of operations.

Additionally, due to limitations in the availability of information and the developing information infrastructure in Chile and Colombia, our assessment of the credit risks associated with a particular customer may not be based on complete, accurate or reliable information. In addition, although we have been improving our credit scoring systems to better assess borrowers’ credit risk profiles, we cannot assure you that our credit scoring systems collect complete or accurate information reflecting the actual behavior of customers or that their credit risk can be assessed correctly.

Furthermore, a substantial number of our customers consist of individuals and small-to-medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs. Our business results relating to our lower-income individual and SME customers are, however, more likely to be adversely affected by downturns in the Chilean and Colombian economies, including increases in unemployment, than our business from large corporations and high-income individuals. For example, unemployment directly affects the capacity of individuals to obtain and repay consumer loans. Consequently, this could materially and adversely affect the liquidity, business and financial condition of our customers, which may in turn cause us to experience higher levels of past due loans, and result in higher allowances for loan losses, which could in turn materially affect our asset quality, results of operations and financial conditions.

The value of any collateral securing our loans may not be sufficient, and we may be unable to realize the full value of the collateral securing our loan portfolio.

From time to time, we require our borrowers to collateralize their loans with guarantees, pledges of particular assets or other security. The value of any collateral securing our loan portfolio may significantly fluctuate or decline due to factors beyond our

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control. Such factors include market factors, environmental risks, natural disasters, macroeconomic factors and political events affecting the Chilean or Colombian economies. Any decline in the value of the collateral securing our loans may result in a reduction in the recovery from collateral realization and may have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, the Bank may face difficulties in perfecting its liens and enforcing its rights as a secured creditor. In particular, timing delays and procedural problems in enforcing against collateral and local protectionism in the markets in which we operate may make foreclosures on collateral and enforcement of judgments difficult, and may result in losses that could materially and adversely affect the our results of operations and financial condition.

We may be unable to meet requirements relating to capital adequacy.

Chilean banks are required by the Chilean General Banking Act to maintain regulatory capital of at least 8% of risk-weighted assets, net of required allowance for loan losses and deductions, and basic capital of at least 3% of total assets, net of required allowance for loan losses. For the purposes of maintaining a high solvency classification from the SBIF and continued compliance with the SBIF’s capital requirements on us, our intention is to have the highest classification from the SBIF. As of December 31, 2015, the ratio of our Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, capital-weighted assets ratio was 9.5%. Nevertheless our capital ratios levels decreased from 12.4% to 9.5% between 2014 and 2015, following the approval of the merger with Banco Itaú Chile, considering that our shareholders, together with approving the merger, approved a special dividend distribution in the amount of Ch$239.86 billion that was paid on July 1, 2015.

Additionally, Colombian financial institutions are subject to capital adequacy requirements (as set forth in Decree 1771 of 2012, as amended) that are based on applicable Basel Committee standards. The regulations establish four categories of assets, which are each assigned different risk weights, and require that a credit institution’s Technical Capital (as defined below) be at least 9% of that institution’s total risk-weighted assets, and that its ordinary basic capital be at least 4.5% of that institution’s total risk-weighted assets. Technical Capital for the purposes of the Colombian regulations consists of the sum of Tier One Capital (ordinary basic capital) and Tier Two Capital (additional basic capital plus additional capital), collectively, Technical Capital. As of December 31, 2015, the consolidated ratio for our Colombian operations (calculated as BIS capital to risk-weighted assets) was 12.9%.

Certain developments could affect our ability to continue to satisfy the current capital adequacy requirements applicable to us, including:

As provided in article 68 of the Chilean General Banking Act, if we fail at any time to meet the legal requirements relating to the maintenance of regulatory capital (which is comprised of effective net worth and basic capital, as both concepts are defined in article 66 of the Chilean General Banking Act and Chapter 12-1 of the Regulations of the SBIF), we would have to comply with such legal requirements within a period of sixty days. For each day we fail to comply with such legal requirements, we would be subject to a daily penalty equal to one thousandth of the deficit of the effective net worth or basic capital, as the case may be.

If our Colombian operations fail to comply with the capital adequacy requirements applicable to Colombian financial institutions, we may be subject to certain penalties and sanctions that are graduated depending on the level of compliance failure, and which may include an administrative take-over by the government with the purpose of administration or liquidation. As a result, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

We are subject to market risk.

                        We are directly and indirectly affected by changes in local and international market conditions. Market risk, or the risk of losses in positions arising from movements in market prices, is inherent in the products and instruments associated with our operations, including loans, deposits, securities, bonds, long-term debt, short-term borrowings, proprietary trading in assets and liabilities and derivatives. Changes in market conditions that may affect our financial condition and results of operations include fluctuations in interest and currency exchange rates, securities prices, changes in the implied volatility of interest rates and foreign exchange rates, among others.

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Our results of operations are affected by interest rate volatility and inflation rate volatility.

Our results of operations depend to a great extent on our net interest income. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, our ratio of net interest income to total operating income was 65.1%, 63.6%, and 63.0% respectively. Changes in market interest rates in Chile or Colombia could affect the interest rates earned on our interest-earning assets differently from the interest rates paid on our interest-bearing liabilities leading to a reduction in our net interest income. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including the monetary policies of the Central Bank of Chile and Colombia, changes in regulation of the financial sector in Chile and Colombia, domestic and international economic and political conditions and other factors. Yields on the Chilean government’s 90-day benchmark rate reached a high of 5.1% and a low of 4.8% in 2013, a high of 4.5% and a low of 3.7% in 2014, and a high of 3.1% and a low of 1.5% in 2015. On the other hand, the Colombian government does not issue short-term bonds of 30, 60 or 90 days as the Chilean government does. Instead, every month a committee of the Central Bank of Colombia determines the benchmark rate in order to achieve a specific goal of inflation. Yields on the Colombian benchmark rate reached a high of 4.0% and a low of 3.25% for 2013, a high of 4.5% and a low of 3.25% for 2014, and a high of 5.8% and a low of 4.5% for 2015. As of December 31, 2013, 2014, and 2015, we had Ch$889,087 million, Ch$1,156,896 million, and Ch$1,924,788 million, respectively, in financial investments available-for-sale. In the current global economic climate, there is a greater degree of uncertainty and unpredictability in the policy decisions and the setting of interest rates by the Central Bank of Chile and Central Bank of Colombia and, as a result, any volatility in interest rates could adversely affect us, including our future financial performance and the market value of our securities. In addition, inflation rate volatility could adversely affect our net interest income due to fluctuations in the gap between assets and liabilities that are indexed to the UF.

Increased competition and industry consolidation may adversely affect the results of our operations.

The Chilean and Colombian markets for financial services are highly competitive and competition is likely to increase.

In Chile, we face competition from banking and non-banking institutions with respect to the different products we offer. In the consumer and other loans businesses, we compete with other banks, credit unions and public social security funds ( cajas de compensación ). In some of our credit products, we face competition from department stores, large supermarket chains and leasing, factoring and automobile finance companies and in the saving products and mortgage loans businesses we compete with mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies and with residential mortgage loan managers ( Administradoras de Mutuos Hipotecarios ). Furthermore, under the Chilean General Banking Act, representative offices of non-Chilean banks are now allowed to promote the credit products and services of their headquarters, which has increased, and may further increase, competition in our industry and, thus, have an adverse effect on our results of operation and financial condition.

In Colombia, we operate in a highly competitive environment and increased competitive conditions are to be expected in the jurisdictions where we operate. Intensified merger activity in the financial services industry produces larger, better capitalized and more geographically diverse firms that are capable of offering a wider array of financial products and services at more competitive prices. Our ability to maintain our competitive position in Colombia depends mainly on our ability to fulfill new customers’ needs through the development of new products and services and offer adequate services and strengthen our customer bases through cross-selling. Our Colombian operations will be adversely affected if we are not able to maintain efficient service strategies, or overcome certain delays or difficulties in the transition of the integration of the operational services and activities of CorpBanca Colombia and Helm Bank. In addition, our efforts to offer new services and products may not succeed if product or market opportunities develop more slowly than expected or if the profitability of opportunities is undermined by competitive pressures.

Our risk management system may not be sufficient to avoid losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition to granting loans, part of our financial portfolio consists of trading transactions by our treasury division. Our financial success depends on, among other factors, our ability to accurately balance the risks we take and the returns we gain from our transactions. We use various processes to identify, analyze, manage and control our risk exposure, both in favorable and adverse market conditions. However, these processes involve subjective and complex judgments and assumptions, including projections of economic conditions and assumptions on the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans. Because of the nature of these risks, we cannot guarantee that our risk management efforts will prevent us from experiencing material losses. In particular, we may experience losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations if, among other factors:

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Our reliance on short-term deposits as our principal source of funds exposes us to sudden increases in our costs of funding which could have a material adverse effect on our revenues.

Time deposits and other term deposits are our primary sources of funding, which represented 44.1% of our liabilities as of December 31, 2015. If a substantial number of our depositors withdraw their demand deposits or do not roll over their time deposits upon maturity, our liquidity position, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected. We cannot assure you that in the event of a sudden or unexpected shortage of funds, any money markets in which we operate will be able to maintain levels of funding without incurring higher funding costs or the liquidation of certain assets. If this were to happen, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Currency fluctuations could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the value of our securities.

Economic policies and any future changes in the value of the Chilean peso or the Colombian peso against the U.S. dollar could affect the dollar value of our securities, since the equity value of CorpBanca is hedged against our base currency Chilean peso. The Chilean peso and the Colombian peso have been subject to significant fluctuations in their value against the U.S. Dollar in the past and could be subject to similar fluctuations in the future. As of December 31, 2014, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 15.0% and the Colombian peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 24.3%, each as compared to December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2015, the Chilean peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 17.3% and the Colombian peso depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 31.1%, each as compared to December 31, 2014.

Our results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in exchange rates between and among the Chilean peso, the Colombian peso and the U.S. dollar despite our internal policy and Chilean and Colombian regulations relating to the general avoidance of material exchange rate gaps. As of December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, the gap between foreign currency denominated assets and foreign currency denominated liabilities, excluding derivatives, was Ch$(23,560), Ch$241,832 million, Ch$434,942 million, Ch$(26,191) million and Ch$(497,644) million, respectively.

We may decide to change our policy regarding exchange rate gaps. Regulations that limit such gaps may also be amended or eliminated. Greater exchange rate gaps could increase our exposure to the devaluation of the Chilean peso and/or the Colombian peso, and any such devaluation may impair our capacity to service our foreign-currency obligations and may, therefore, materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our business is highly dependent on proper functioning and improvement of information technology systems.

Our business is highly dependent on the ability of our information technology systems to accurately process a large number of transactions across numerous and diverse markets and products in a timely manner. The proper functioning of our financial control, risk management, accounting, customer service and other data processing systems is critical to our business and our ability to compete effectively. We have backup data for our key data processing systems that could be used in the event of a catastrophe or a failure of our primary systems, and have established alternative communication networks where available. However, we cannot assure you that our business activities would not be materially disrupted if there were a partial or complete failure of any of these primary information technology systems or communication networks. Such failures could be caused by, among other things, software bugs, computer virus attacks, cyber attacks or conversion errors due to system upgrading. In addition, any security breach caused by unauthorized access to information or systems, intentional malfunctions or loss or corruption of data, software, hardware or other computer equipment, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our ability to remain competitive and achieve further growth will depend in part on our ability to upgrade our information technology systems and increase our capacity on a timely and cost effective basis. Any substantial failure to improve or upgrade information technology systems effectively or on a timely basis could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business in Colombia is dependent on a technology service agreement with Banco Santander, S.A.

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2016 unless we exercise our option to extend its term through June 2017. If Banco Santander, S.A. is unable to service and support our business in Colombia or if we are unable to integrate our information technology systems into our business in Colombia after the expiration of the technology service agreement, then such failure could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A worsening of labor relations in Chile or Colombia could impact our business.

As of December 31, 2015, on a consolidated basis we had 3,838 employees in Chile (including 27 at our New York Branch), of which 54.2% were unionized and 3,707 employees in Colombia, of which 20.2% were unionized. We are parties to collective bargaining agreements with unions representing our employees in Chile and Colombia. CorpBanca Colombia’s current labor agreement with eigthteen unions in Colombia was subscribed on August 26, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2017. We generally apply the relevant terms of our collective bargaining agreement to unionized and non-unionized employees in each of the markets in which we operate. We have traditionally enjoyed good relations with our employees and their unions. However, a strengthening of cross-industry labor movements may result in increased employee or labor costs that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

On December 29, 2014, the Chilean government proposed a labor reform bill to the Chilean Congress, or the Labor Reform, which intends to substantially modify rules applicable to collective bargaining, including our unionized Chilean employees. The principal proposals included in this bill are to (1) prohibit employers, including us, from hiring replacement employees in the event of a worker strike affecting the business, and (2) ensure a minimum level of benefits. Additionally, the bill prohibits the workers from negotiating and entering into collective bargaining agreements directly with employers outside of established unions. Instead, workers will be required to organize collective bargaining efforts through established union. The bill is expected to be enacted as law during the first half of 2016, in which case it will become effective a year after its publication in the Official Gazette. If this bill becomes law, the effects of any strike or collective bargaining efforts by our employees in Chile could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We rely on third parties for important products and services

Third party vendors provide key components of our business infrastructure such as different loan servicing systems, internet connections and network access. Any problems caused by these third parties, including as a result of their not providing us their services for any reason or their performing their services poorly, could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to customers and otherwise to conduct business. Replacing these third party vendors could also entail significant delays and expense and could negatively impact our business.

We may experience operational problems, errors or fraud.

We are exposed to many types of operational risks, including the risk of fraud by employees and outsiders, failure to obtain proper authorizations, failure to properly document transactions, equipment failures and errors by employees. Although we maintain a system of operational controls, there can be no assurances that operational problems or errors will not occur and that their occurrence will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing measures may not prevent third parties from using us as a conduit for those activities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are required to comply with applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws and regulations and we have adopted various policies and procedures, including internal controls and “know-your customer” procedures, aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. In addition, because we also rely on our correspondent banks having their own appropriate anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing procedures, we use what we believe are commercially reasonable procedures for monitoring our correspondent banks. However, these measures, procedures and compliance may not be entirely effective in preventing third parties from using us (and our correspondent banks) as a conduit for money laundering (including illegal cash operations) or terrorist financing without our (and our correspondent banks’) knowledge or consent. If we were to be associated with money laundering (including illegal cash operations) or terrorist financing, our reputation could be harmed and we could become subject to fines, sanctions or legal enforcement (including being added to any “blacklists” that would prohibit certain parties from engaging in transactions with us), which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Banking regulations may restrict our operations and thereby adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to regulation in the markets in which we operate, including by the SBIF and by the Central Bank of Chile in Chile and by the Central Bank of Colombia, the Colombian Ministry of Finance, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce ( Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio ), or SIC, and the Self-Regulatory Organization ( Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores-AMV ), or the SRO in Colombia.

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Pursuant to the Chilean General Banking Act in Chile and the Financial System Organic Act ( Estatuto Orgánico del Sistema Financiero ) in Colombia, we may, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, engage in the commercial banking business and in certain businesses in addition to traditional commercial banking. Such additional businesses may include securities brokerage, mutual fund management, securitization, insurance brokerage, leasing, factoring, financial advisory, custody and transportation of securities, loan collection and financial services. Regulators may in the future impose more restrictive limitations on the activities of banks, including us.

New capital adequacy requirements could require us to inject further capital into our business as well as in businesses we acquire, or to capitalize dividends, restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, or set limits on or require the change of rates or fees that we charge on certain loans or other products, any of which could lower the return on our investments, assets and equity. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

CorpBanca must maintain a capital adequacy index of at least 8% calculated pursuant to the guidelines issued by the SBIF. In line with the future adoption of Basel III regulations in Chile, the SBIF has maintained a proposal to increase the minimum effective BIS capital adequacy ratio from the current 8% to 10.5%. This change requires an amendment to the Chilean General Banking Act by Congress, and when adopted, could require us to inject additional capital in our business in the future. The SBIF has not issued any timetable for adoption of Basel III but has issued guidance to Chilean banks regarding the adoption of Basel III for 2019. Although we have not failed in the past to comply with our capital maintenance obligations, there can be no assurance that we will not do so in the future.

As a result of the 2008 global financial crisis, there has been an increase in government regulation of the financial services industry in many countries. Such regulation may also be increased in Chile and/or in Colombia, including the imposition of higher capital requirements, heightened disclosure standards and restrictions on certain types of transaction structures. In addition, numerous novel regulatory proposals have been discussed or proposed. If enacted, new regulations could require us to inject further capital into our business, restrict the type or volume of transactions we enter into, or set limits on or require the modification of rates or fees that we charge on certain loans or other products, any of which could lower the return on our investments, assets and equity. We may also face increased compliance costs and limitations on our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

The banking regulatory and capital markets environment in which operate is continually evolving and may change.

Changes in banking regulations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Chilean laws, regulations, policies and interpretations of laws relating to the financial system are continually evolving and changing.

In Chile, new regulations have been enacted in the past years which have, among others things, (a) increased the limit on the amount that a bank is allowed to grant as an unsecured loan to a single individual or entity (currently set at 10% of its regulatory capital and up to 30% of its regulatory capital if any loans granted in excess of the 10% are secured by certain collateral, for persons non related to the bank and at 5% or 25% if loans in excess of 5% are secured by certain collateral, for certain groups of persons related to the bank), (b) allowed marketing and promotion activities of credit products and services by non-Chilean banks with representative offices in Chile, (c) strengthened consumers’ rights in connection with financial products and services; and (d) lowered the maximum legal interest rate that can be imposed in general loans valued at over UF 200. These amendments have affected the Chilean banking industry in several ways including by increasing competition, increasing the risks associated with the growth of loan portfolios, providing additional scrutiny regarding prices and contracts for financial products and have caused a loss of flexibility in the determination of price and product distribution strategies in the retail banking segment.

Colombia has also experienced recent changes in applicable laws, regulations and policies, such as those regulating collateral and foreclosure, financial inclusion and consumer protection. In 2013, a new regulation regarding liens over movable assets was enacted which may affect our rights to foreclose on or liquidate movable assets pledged in favor of our Colombian subsidiaries. This new law created a new registry for liens over movable assets, pursuant to which, secured creditors –including us- had to register liens granted on their favor before the enactment of the law. There is a risk that third parties with conflicting liens may also try to obtain registration over the same assets, in which case the first party to register a lien will have priority over any others. In order to promote financial inclusion, the Colombian Congress passed Law No. 1,735 of 2014 which created a new type of financial entity called Specialized Electronic Deposit and Payment Institutions ( Sociedades Especializadas en Dep ó sitos y Pagos Electr ó nicos ) as a new deposit-taking entity form that can be incorporated by a natural person, postal service offices and/or mobile network operator or another non-bank company. The Specialized Electronic Deposit and Payment Institutions are regulated financial services providers subject to financial regulation and supervision. The only activities these entities are authorized to perform are remote cash-in and cash-out deposit operations, the allocation of customers’ funds in electronic deposit accounts and the offering of transactional services such

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as remittances, transfers, and payments. This change increases the potential source of competition in Colombia and may impart our ability to acquire new customers or retain existing customers. Additionally, Law No. 1,328 of 2009, amended in 2014, created a customer protection regime with respect to financial institutions. This regime strengthened the rights of consumers of financial services and products and set forth specific obligations for financial institutions. Any violation of this law or regulations issued pursuant to this law by CorpBanca Colombia could result in monetary or administrative sanctions or restrictions on its operations.

Any of the regulatory changes mentioned above or their applicability or interpretation, and future regulatory activity could have an adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

We are subject to regulatory inspections, examinations and to the imposition of fines by regulatory authorities in Chile and in Colombia.

We are also subject to various inspections, examinations, inquiries, audits and other regulatory requirements by Chilean and Colombian regulatory authorities.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet all of the applicable regulatory requirements and guidelines, or that we will not be subject to other sanctions, fines, restrictions on our business or other penalties in the future as a result of noncompliance. If other sanctions, fines, restrictions on our business or other penalties are imposed on us for failure to comply with applicable requirements, guidelines or regulations, our business, financial condition, results of operations and our reputation and ability to engage in business may be materially and adversely affected.

Pursuant to letter No. 16191, the SBIF fined the bank for an alleged infringement to the individual lending limits provided by article 84 No. 1, in relation to article 85 of the Chilean General Banking Act. The total amount was Ch$21,765 million. In an extraordinary meeting on January 4, 2016, the bank’s board of directors agreed: to communicate the letter as a material event, expressing disagreement with the alleged infringement and to instruct management to exercise each and every legal action in order to obtain the annulment of the fine.

On January 8, 2016, the bank paid the full amount of the fine as a mandatory condition precedent to exercise its appeal rights. However, no provision was made as of December 31, 2015 as management believes that it is probable that the fine will be annulled through the appeal process.

On January 18, 2016, CorpBanca brought an action before the Santiago Court of Appeals seeking the annulment of the fine. As of today, the court has not issued its ruling. We cannot assure you that a decision will be made in our favor. A final, non-appealable decision that is adverse to our claims may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to protect personal information could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We manage and hold confidential personal information of customers in the conduct of our banking operations, and offer various internet-based services to our clients, including online banking services. We could be liable for breaches of security in our online banking services, including cybersecurity breaches. The secure transmission of confidential information over the Internet is essential to maintain our clients’ confidence in our online services. In certain cases, we are responsible for protecting customers’ proprietary information as well as their accounts with us. We have security measures and processes in place to defend against these cybersecurity risks but these cyber attacks are rapidly evolving (including computer viruses, malicious code, phishing or other information security breaches), and we may not be able to anticipate or prevent all such attacks, which could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of our or our customers’ confidential, proprietary and other information. Individuals may also seek to intentionally disrupt our online banking services or compromise the confidentiality of customer information with criminal intent. Although we have procedures and controls to safeguard personal information in our possession, as well as systems and processes that are designed to recognize and assist in preventing security breaches, failure to protect against or mitigate breaches of security or other unauthorized disclosures could constitute a breach of privacy or other laws, subject us to legal actions and administrative sanctions as well as damages, adversely affect our ability to offer and grow our online services, result in the loss of customer relationships, negatively impact our reputation, and have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our loan and investment portfolios are subject to risk of prepayment, which may result in reinvestment of assets on less profitable terms.

Our loan and investment portfolios are subject to prepayment risk, which results from the ability of a borrower or issuer to pay a debt obligation prior to maturity. Generally, in a declining interest rate environment, prepayment activity increases, which reduces the weighted average lives of our earning assets and adversely affects our operating results. Prepayment risk also has an adverse impact on our residential mortgage portfolio, since prepayments could shorten the weighted average life of this portfolio,

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which may result in a mismatch in funding or in reinvestment at lower yields. Prepayment risk is inherent to our commercial activity and an increase in prepayments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Exposure to government debt could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We invest in debt securities issued by the Chilean and Colombian governments, the Central Bank of Chile and the Chilean Ministry of Finance that, for the most part, are short-term and highly liquid instruments. As of December 31, 2015, 3.8% of our total assets comprised of securities issued by the Chilean government and 3.9% of our total assets comprised securities issued by foreign governments, mostly by the Colombian government. If the Chilean or Colombian governments default on the timely payment of such securities, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

A downgrade of CorpBanca’s counterparty credit rating by international or domestic credit rating agencies could materially and adversely affect our debt credit rating for domestic and international debt, our business, our future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities.

Following the announcement of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, Standard & Poor´s placed CorpBanca BBB/A-2 ratings on CreditWatch Developing and Moody’s changed our rating review direction to ‘possible upgrade’, from ‘review for downgrade’, on our long and short term ratings, on January 14 and January 31, 2014, respectively. On August 20, 2015 and on June 15, 2015, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s, respectively, confirmed the aforementioned ratings.

Any adverse revision to CorpBanca’s credit ratings in Chile or Colombia for domestic and international debt by international and domestic rating agencies may adversely affect our debt ratings, and, as a result, our cost of funding, including interest rates paid on our deposits and securities. If this were to happen, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities.

Mismatches in the maturity of our loan portfolio and our funding sources as well as exchange rate fluctuations related to our funding sources could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our capacity to expand our loan business.

We are exposed to maturity mismatches between our loans and sources of funding. The majority of our loan portfolio consists of fixed interest rate loans, and the yield from our loans depends on our ability to balance our cost of funding with the interest rates we charge to our borrowers. An increase in market interest rates in Chile or Colombia could increase our cost of funding, especially the cost of time deposits, and could reduce the spread we earn on our loans, materially and adversely affecting our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Any mismatch between the maturity of our loan portfolio and our sources of funding would magnify the effect of any imbalance in interest rates, also representing a liquidity risk if we fail to obtain funding on an ongoing basis. In addition, since part of our funding comes from securities denominated in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies that we issue abroad, any devaluation of the Chilean or Colombian peso against the U.S. dollar or such other foreign currencies could increase the cost of funding in relation to these securities. An increase in our total cost of funds for any of these reasons could result in an increase in the interest rates on our loans, which could, as a result, affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to attract new customers and expand our loan business.

We are subject to financial and operational risks associated with derivative transactions.

We enter into derivative transactions primarily to deliver services to our clients, for hedging purposes and, on a limited basis, for trading purposes. These transactions are subject to market, liquidity, counterparty (the risk of insolvency or other inability of a counterparty to perform its obligations to us) and operational risks.

Market practices and documentation for derivative transactions in Chile and Colombia may differ from those in other countries. For example, documentation may not incorporate terms and conditions of derivatives transactions as commonly understood in other countries. In addition, the execution and performance of these transactions depends on our ability to develop adequate control and administration systems and to hire and retain qualified personnel. Moreover, our ability to monitor and analyze these transactions depends on our information technology systems. These factors may further increase risks associated with derivative transactions and, if they are not adequately controlled, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our level of insurance might not be sufficient to fully cover all liabilities that may arise in the course of our business and insurance coverage might not be available in the future.

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We maintain insurance for losses resulting from fire, explosions, floods and electrical shorts and outages at our various buildings and facilities. We also have civil liability insurance covering material and physical losses and damages that may be suffered by third parties. We cannot assure you that our level of insurance is sufficient to fully cover all liabilities that may arise in the course of our business or that insurance will continue to be available in the future. In addition, we may not be able to obtain insurance on comparable terms in the future. Our business and results of operations may be adversely affected if we incur liabilities that are not fully covered by our insurance policies.

The occurrence of natural disasters in the regions where we operate could impair our ability to conduct business effectively and could adversely affect our results of operations.

We are exposed to the risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis as well as floods, mudslides and volcanic eruptions in the regions where we operate. In the event of a natural disaster, unanticipated problems with our disaster recovery systems could have a material adverse impact on our ability to conduct business in the affected region, particularly if those problems affect our computer-based data processing, transmission, storage and retrieval systems and destroy valuable data. In addition, if a significant number of our local employees and managers were unavailable in the event of a disaster, our ability to effectively conduct business could be severely compromised. A natural disaster, such as the earthquake and tsunami that affected Chile in 2010, could damage some of our branches and automated teller machines, or ATMs, forcing us to close damaged facilities or locations, increased recovery costs as well as cause economic harm to our clients. A natural disaster or multiple catastrophic events could have a material adverse effect on local businesses in the affected region and could result in substantial volatility or adverse harm in our business, financial condition and results of operations for any fiscal quarter or year.

RISKS RELATING TO CHILE, COLOMBIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE

Chile has different corporate disclosure and accounting standards than those you may be familiar with in the United States.

As a regulated financial institution, we are required to submit to the SBIF unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated balance sheets and income statements on a monthly basis. As of January 2008, the statements have to be prepared in accordance with the Compendium of Accounting Standards ( Compendio de Normas Contables y Manual del Sistema de Información ), or the Compendium, and the rules of the SBIF. Although Chilean banks are required to apply IFRS as issued by the IASB as of January 1, 2009, certain exceptions introduced by the SBIF prevent banks from achieving full convergence, for example loan loss provisions, assets received in lieu of payment among others. Also, the SBIF is vested with the authority to issue specific orders to banks, including on accounting matters. In those situations which are not addressed by the guidance issued by the SBIF, institutions must follow the generally accepted accounting principles issued by the Association of Chilean Accountants, which coincide with IFRS as issued by the IASB. However, our consolidated annual financial statements as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2015 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS in order to comply with SEC requirements.

Our consolidated financial statements include the necessary adjustments and reclassifications to the incorporated financial statements of each of CorpBanca’s subsidiaries and the New York Branch to bring their accounting policies and valuation criteria into line with those applied by the Bank, in accordance with IFRS-IASB.

The securities laws of Chile, which govern open or publicly listed companies such as ours, have as one of their principal objectives promoting disclosure of all material corporate information to the public. Chilean disclosure requirements, however, differ from those in the United States in some important respects. In addition, although Chilean law imposes restrictions on insider trading and price manipulation, applicable Chilean laws are different from those in the United States and in certain respects the Chilean securities markets are not as highly regulated and supervised as the United States securities markets.

Chile imposes controls on foreign investment and repatriation of investments that may affect our investors’ investment in, and earnings from, our ADSs.

Investors who are not Chilean residents are required to provide the Central Bank of Chile with information related to equity investments and conduct such operations within the Formal Exchange Market. See “Item 10. Additional Information—D. Exchange Controls” for a discussion of the types of information required to be provided.

Owners of ADSs are entitled to receive dividends on the underlying shares to the same extent as the holders of shares. Dividends received by holders of ADSs will be converted into U.S. dollars and distributed net of foreign currency exchange fees and fees of the depositary and will be subject to Chilean withholding tax, currently imposed at a rate of 35% (subject to credits in certain cases). If for any reason, including changes in Chilean laws or regulations, the depositary were unable to convert Chilean pesos to U.S. dollars, investors in our ADSs may receive dividends and other distributions, if any, in Chilean pesos.

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Additional Chilean restrictions applicable to holders of our ADSs, the disposition of the shares underlying them or the repatriation of the proceeds from such disposition or the payment of dividends could be imposed in the future and we cannot advise you as to the duration or impact of such restrictions, if imposed.

The legal restrictions on the exposure of Chilean pension funds may adversely affect our access to funding.

Chilean regulations impose restrictions on the share of assets that a Chilean pension fund management company ( Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones , or AFP) may allocate: (i) per fund (considering all sub-funds within an AFP (A, B, C, D or E)), to deposits in checking accounts and term deposit accounts and in debt securities issued by a single banking institution (or guaranteed by such bank); (ii) per type of sub-fund, to shares, deposits, derivatives and debt securities of a single banking institution (or guaranteed by such bank); and (iii) per fund (considering all sub-funds), to shares issued by a single banking institution. Additionally, each fund managed by an AFP is permitted to make deposits with a bank for an amount not to exceed the equivalent of such bank’s equity. If the exposure of a pension fund managed by an AFP to a single bank exceeds such limit for investments in securities, the AFP for such pension fund is required to reduce the fund’s exposure below the limit within three years.

As of December 31, 2015, the aggregate exposure of AFPs to us was Ch$967,726 million or 0.89% of their total assets. If the exposure of any AFP to us exceeds the regulatory limit, we would need to seek alternative sources of funding, which could be more expensive and, as a consequence, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Future increases in the corporate tax rate or additional modifications to the tax systems of the countries in which we operate may have a material adverse effect on us.

On September 29, 2014, Law No. 20,780, or the Tax Reform, was published in the Chilean Official Gazette, introducing the most significant amendments to the Chilean tax system over the last thirty years and strengthening the powers of the Chilean IRS to control and prevent tax avoidance. One of the main purposes of this reform was to finance major educational reforms under discussion in the Chilean Congress.

One of the most important changes introduced by the Tax Reform is the creation of two separate taxation systems in the Income Tax Law: (i) the attributed income system or (ii) the partially integrated system. This law also called for a gradual increase in the corporate income tax rate from 20% in 2013 to:

Beginning in 2017, the applicable tax rate will depend on the tax system chosen. Taxpayers choosing the attributed income system will have a final rate of 25% while those choosing the partially-integrated system will have a transitory rate of 25.5% in 2017 and a final rate of 27% in 2018 and beyond.

Foreign source income obtained by taxpayers domiciled or resident in Chile is generally subject to taxes in Chile on a cash basis. However, in the case of branches or other permanent establishments located abroad, both accrual and received income are considered in Chile for tax purposes. Also, taxpayers who obtain passive income from foreign companies, in which they have control,

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as defined by law, will have to pay taxes on accrual and cash basis, for the passive income accrued or perceived by those controlled entities.

Bonds and other debt instruments issued in Chile by Chilean companies are deemed to be located in Chile for capital gains purposes. However, bonds issued outside of Chile by Chilean companies are not deemed located in Chile for capital gain purposes and, consequently, the sale of such bonds by a non-Chilean resident is not subject to capital gains tax in Chile (according to section 11 of the Ley Sobre Impuesto a la Renta or the Chilean Income Tax Law (it would be considered a foreign source income obtained by a non-Chilean resident).

The Tax Reform may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, uncertainty relating to tax legislation in Chile and Colombia poses a constant risk to CorpBanca. Changes in legislation, regulation and jurisprudence can affect tax burdens by increasing tax rates and fees, creating new taxes, limiting stated expenses and deductions, and eliminating incentives and non-taxed income. In addition, the Colombian government has a significant fiscal deficit that may result in future tax increases.

Colombian tax haven regulation could adversely affect our business and financial results.

Decree 1966 of 2014 amended by Decree 2095 of 2014 designates 37 jurisdictions as tax havens for Colombian tax purposes. In October 2014, Panama and Colombia signed a memorandum of understanding by which they agreed to execute a double taxation treaty. However, if Panama is considered a tax haven under Colombian tax regulations, the clients of our Colombian subsidiaries in Panama who are residents in such jurisdiction would be subject to the following regulations: (i) higher withholding tax rates including a higher withholding rates over financial yields derived from investments in the Colombian securities market, (ii) the Colombian transfer pricing regime and its reporting duties, (iii) an assumption for Colombian authorities of residency for the purposes of qualifying a conduct as abusive under tax regulations, (iv) the disallowance of payments made to residents or entities located in tax havens as costs or deductions, unless the respective withholding tax has been applied and (v) other additional information disclosure requirements.

Any downgrading of Chile’s or Colombia’s debt credit rating for domestic and international debt by international credit rating agencies may also affect our business and future financial performance.

Any adverse revisions to Chile’s or Colombia’s credit ratings for domestic and international debt by international rating agencies may adversely affect our ratings, and, as a result, our cost of funding, including interest rates paid on our deposits and securities. If this were to happen, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, future financial performance, stockholders’ equity and the value of our securities.

Our growth and profitability depend on the level of economic activity in Chile, Colombia and other emerging markets.

Substantially all of our loans are to borrowers doing business in Chile or Colombia. Accordingly, the recoverability of these loans in particular, our ability to increase the amount of loans outstanding and our results of operations and financial condition in general, are dependent to a significant extent on the level of economic activity in Chile and Colombia. The Chilean and Colombian economies have been influenced, to varying degrees, by economic conditions in other emerging market countries. Future developments in or affecting the Chilean or Colombian economies, including consequences of economic difficulties in emerging and developed markets, including some of our neighbor countries, or a deceleration in the economic growth of Asian or other developed nations to which Chile and Colombia export a majority of their respective goods, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our results of operations and financial condition could also be affected by changes in economic or other policies of the Chilean or Colombian governments, which have each exercised and continue to exercise a substantial influence over many aspects of the private sector, or other political or economic developments in Chile. In addition, our financial condition and results of operations could also be affected by regulatory changes in administrative practices or other political or economic developments in or affecting Chile or Colombia, over which we have no control.

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Inflation and government measures to curb inflation could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Although Chilean and Colombian inflation have been low in recent years, Chile and Colombia have experienced high inflation in the double-digit levels in the past. Such high levels of inflation in Chile or Colombia could adversely affect the Chilean and Colombian economies and have an adverse effect on our results of operations if such inflation is not accompanied by a matching devaluation of the local currency. We cannot make any assurances that Chilean or Colombian inflation will not revert to prior levels in the future.

We may be unsuccessful in addressing the challenges and risks presented by our operations in countries outside Chile or Colombia.

We now operate a banking business in Colombia through CorpBanca Colombia and in Panamá through subsidiaries of CorpBanca Colombia. Our operations are focused on retail banking, as well as wholesale and commercial banking and providing financing and deposit services to SMEs and individuals with medium-high income levels. CorpBanca Colombia provides a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to its customers, operating principally in the cities of Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Bucaramanga, Cartagena and Barranquilla.

We have limited experience conducting credit card and consumer finance businesses in countries outside Chile. Accordingly, we may not be successful in managing credit card and consumer finance operations outside of our traditional domestic market in Chile. We may face delays in payments by customers and higher delinquency rates in any market we enter into, which could necessitate higher provisions for loan losses and, consequently, have an adverse effect on our financial performance.

Colombia has experienced internal security issues that have had or could have in the future a negative effect on the Colombian economy.

Colombia has experienced internal security issues, primarily due to the activities of guerrilla groups such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia or the FARC ) , National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional or the ELN), paramilitary groups and drug cartels. In remote regions of the country with minimal governmental presence, these groups have exerted influence over the local population and funded their activities by protecting, and rendering services to drug traffickers.

Despite the ongoing peace negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC, which have reduced guerrilla and criminal activity, particularly in the form of terrorism attacks, homicides, kidnappings and extortion, such activities persist in Colombia, and possible escalation of such activities and the effects associated with them have had and may have in the future a negative impact on the Colombian economy and on our operations in Colombia, including our customers, employees, results of operations and financial condition, and physical assets.

While the terms of a final peace agreement are still unknown, the government is likely to subject the proposed final text of these agreements to a referendum. The final agreement is expected to provide FARC with several benefits including: (i) changes in legislation concerning access to credit and financial services; (ii) tax benefits, and (iii) more favorable labor regulations. Such agreements and other legistalive changes arising therefrom may have a negative impact on the Colombian economy and on our operations in Colombia.

ELN, paramilitary groups and drug cartels’ are not part of the peace negotiations.It is expected that their activities will continue.

Tensions with Venezuela and Ecuador may affect the Colombian economy and, consequently, our results of operations and financial condition.

Diplomatic relations with Venezuela and Ecuador, two of Colombia’s main trading partners, have from time to time been tense and affected by events surrounding the Colombian armed forces combat of the FARC throughout Colombia, particularly on Colombia’s borders with Venezuela and Ecuador.

Additionally, further deterioration in relations with Venezuela and Ecuador may result in the closing of borders, the imposition of trade barriers or a breakdown of diplomatic ties, any of which could have a negative impact on Colombia’s trade balance, economy and general security situation, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In 2015, the Venezuelan government abruptly closed the Colombian-Venezuelan border which resulted in a substantial decrease in trade between Colombia and Venezuela and increased diplomatic tensions between the two governments. As of March 2016, the border remains closed and the Venezuelan government has announced that such closure is indefinite. A continued closure of the border may result in further deterioration of trade and could have a negative impact in the Colombian economy.

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Constitutional collective actions ( acciones populares ), class actions ( acciones de grupo ) and other similar legal actions in Chile and Colombia involving claims for significant monetary awards against financial institutions may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Under the Chilean Consumer Protection Act and under the Colombian Constitution, individuals may initiate collective or class actions to protect their collective or class rights, as applicable. In the past few years, Chilean financial institutions have experienced limited numbers of collective and class actions mostly relating to abusive clauses in standard contracts.

In the past few years, Colombian financial institutions, including CorpBanca Colombia, have experienced a substantial increase in the aggregate number of these actions. The great majority of such actions have been related to fees, financial services and interest rates, and their outcome is uncertain. Pursuant to Law No. 1,425 of 2010, monetary awards for plaintiffs in constitutional collective actions ( acciones populares ) were eliminated as of January 1, 2011. Nevertheless, individuals continue to have the right to initiate constitutional or class actions against CorpBanca Colombia.

Future restrictions on interest rates or banking fees could negatively affect our profitability.

In the future, additional regulations in the jurisdictions where we operate could impose limitations regarding interest rates or fees charged by CorpBanca. Any such limitations could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial situation.

The Colombian Commerce Code limits the amount of interest that may be charged in commercial transactions. In the future, regulations could impose limitations regarding interest rates or fees we charge. Any such limitations could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial position. In the past, there have been disputes in Colombia among merchants, payment services and banks regarding interchange fees. Although such disputes have been resolved, the SIC, may initiate new investigations relating to the interchange fees. This possibility may lead to additional decreases in such fees, which in turn could adversely our operations in Colombia and our consolidated financial results.

Furthermore, the Colombian government has the authority to establish and define criteria and formulas applicable to the calculation of banking fees and other charges and to establish caps on the banking fees, credit card fees, and other charges that we impose on our customers. On December 20, 2011, the Colombian government used its authority to set a cap on the fees banks can charge on withdrawals from ATMs outside their own networks. Additionally, under Colombian regulation, banks are prohibited from charging prepayment penalties or fees on loans, other than in mortgage loans, except when the outstanding amount of a loan is more than the equivalent of 880 monthly minimum wages, or SMMLV (approximately US$180,861). In mortgage loans, irrespective of their principal amount or in other loans in which the outstanding amount is greater than 880 SMMLV, prepayment penalties or fees may be charged but only when expressly contemplated under the governing loan agreement. Further limits or regulations regarding banking fees, and uncertainties with respect thereto could have a negative effect on CorpBanca Colombia and our results of operations and financial condition.

Insolvency laws may limit our monetary collection and ability to enforce our rights.

A new Insolvency Act was published in Chile in the Official Gazette on January 9, 2014 (the Insolvency Act) and came into effect on October 9, 2014. Under this new Insolvency Act, monetary collection and enforcement of rights by a creditor may face limitations such as those arising from the Insolvency Protection (as defined below) recognized by the act. For more information on these limitations please see “Item 4—Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Recent Regulatory Developments in Chile”.

Colombian insolvency laws provide that creditors of an insolvent debtor in default are prohibited from initiating collection proceedings outside the bankruptcy or reorganization process of such debtor. In addition, all collection proceedings outstanding at the beginning of any bankruptcy or reorganization process of any insolvent debtor must be suspended and creditors are prevented from enforcing their rights against the collateral and other assets of the debtor until the reorganization has been agreed (in which case the collection proceeding is resolved within the reorganization agreement) or it is declared that no reorganization was agreed. Additionally, Colombian laws provide insolvency protection for non-merchant individuals. This insolvency protection entails that, once a non-merchant individual has ceased paying his or her debts, such individual can initiate a voluntary insolvency proceeding before a notary public or mediator to reach an agreement with its creditors. The terms of any agreement reached with a group (two or more) of creditors that represent more than 50% of the total amount of the claims will be mandatorily applicable to all relevant creditors. There are other protections such as an automatic stay for a maximum of 90 days. These legal limitations make it difficult to recover on defaulted loans, and as a result, may cause CorpBanca Colombia to enhance its credit requirements which would result in

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decreased lending to individuals by making it more expensive. In addition, increased difficulties in enforcing debt and other monetary obligations due to this insolvency law could have an adverse effect on CorpBanca Colombia and our results of operations and financial condition.

The Central Bank of Colombia may impose requirements on our (and other Colombian residents’) ability to obtain loans in foreign currency.

The Central Bank of Colombia may impose certain mandatory deposit requirements in connection with foreign currency denominated loans obtained by Colombian residents, including CorpBanca Colombia, although no such mandatory deposit requirement is currently in effect. We cannot predict or control future actions by the Central Bank in respect of deposit requirements, which may involve the establishment of a mandatory deposit percentage, and the use of such measures by the Central Bank may raise our cost of raising funds and reduce our financial flexibility.

RISKS RELATING TO EXPANSION AND INTEGRATION OF ACQUIRED BUSINESSES

We may not be able to manage our growth successfully.

We have been expanding the scope of our operations over the past few years, and we expect that this expansion will continue. As we continue to grow, we must improve our operational, technical and managerial knowledge and compliance systems in order to effectively manage our operations across the expanded group. Failure to integrate, monitor and manage expanded operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation and financial results. Our future growth will also depend on our access to internal and external financing sources. We may be unable to access such financing on commercially acceptable terms or at all.

Integration of acquired or merged businesses involves certain risks that may have a material adverse effect on us.

We have engaged in a number of mergers and acquisitions in the past, including the CorpBanca Colombia Acquisition, the Helm Bank Acquisition, and may make further mergers and acquisitions in the future as part of our growth strategy. We believe that these transactions will contribute to our continued growth and competitiveness in the Chilean, Colombian, and international banking sectors.

Any acquisition and merger of institutions and assets and the integration of such institutions and assets involves certain risks including the risk that:

If we fail to achieve the business growth opportunities, cost savings and other benefits we anticipate from mergers and acquisition transactions, or incur greater integration costs than we have estimated, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Acquisitions and strategic partnerships may not perform in accordance with expectations, may fail to receive required regulatory approvals or may disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business financial condition and results of operations.

A component of our strategy is to identify and pursue growth-enhancing strategic opportunities. As part of that strategy we have consummated (i) the Banco Santander Colombia Acquisition in 2012 (today “CorpBanca Colombia”); and (ii) the Helm Bank Acquisition in 2013. Helm Bank was merged with and into CorpBanca Colombia on June 1, 2014. We will continue to consider additional strategic acquisitions and alliances from time to time, inside and outside of Chile and Colombia. Strategic acquisitions and alliances, including the Helm Bank Acquisition, could expose us to risks with which we have limited or no experience. Future acquisitions may also be subject to regulatory approval, which we may not receive, particularly in view of our increasing market share in the Colombian banking industry.

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We must necessarily base any assessment of potential acquisitions and alliances on assumptions with respect to operations, profitability and other matters that may subsequently prove to be incorrect. Future acquisitions and alliances may not produce anticipated synergies or perform in accordance with our expectations and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, new demands on our existing organization, management and employees resulting from the integration of new acquisitions could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may have problems successfully completing the implementation of a new information technology core banking system in Colombia.

A key element of our expansion strategy consists in the acquisition of existing businesses and their integration into our business model and administration and management processes. During 2015, we continued the integration process of Helm Bank and its subsidiaries into our pre-existing operations and business model, including integration of back-office functions. An important step of this integration process is the implementation of a new information technology core banking system in Colombia, which we have been implementing since February 2013. If we are unable to successfully complete the implementation of this new information technology core banking system in Colombia, the integration process in Colombia could be adversely affected, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. The implementation of the new information technology core banking system in CorpBanca Colombia is underway.

RISKS RELATING TO THE PENDING ITAÚ-CORPBANCA MERGER

CorpBanca may be unable to fully realize the anticipated benefits of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

The Itaú-CorpBanca Merger involves bringing together two large financial institutions that currently operate as independent companies. CorpBanca will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating certain aspects of the business practices and operations of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile.

The success of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger will depend, in part, on CorpBanca’s ability to realize anticipated revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities resulting from the combination of the businesses of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile. We expect to generate synergies resulting from optimization of organizational structures, scalable IT systems, savings related to the branch network and reductions in administrative expenses. There is a risk, however, that CorpBanca may not be able to combine the businesses of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile in a manner that permits CorpBanca to realize these revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities in the time, manner or amounts CorpBanca currently expects or at all. Potential difficulties CorpBanca may encounter as part of the merger process include, among other things:

In addition, CorpBanca and Itaú Chile have operated and, until the completion of the merger, will continue to operate separately. It is possible that the integration process could result in:

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The integration of two large companies also presents significant management challenges. In order to achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger, the operations of the two companies will need to be reorganized and their resources will need to be combined in a timely and flexible manner.

There can be no assurance that CorpBanca will be able to implement these steps as anticipated or at all. If CorpBanca fails to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger within the time frame that is currently contemplated or to the extent that is currently planned, or if for any other reason the expected revenue synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities fail to materialize, it may not produce the benefits that CorpBanca currently anticipates.

CorpBanca has and will continue to incur significant costs and expenses in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

CorpBanca has incurred and will continue to incur substantial expenses in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. These costs and expenses include financial advisory, legal, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees and expenses, reorganization and restructuring costs, filing fees, printing expenses and other related charges. Some of these costs are payable by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile regardless of whether the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is completed. There are also many processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems that must be integrated in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. While CorpBanca has assumed that a certain level of expenses would be incurred in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, there are many factors beyond CorpBanca’s control that could affect the total amount or the timing of the related expenses.

There may also be additional unanticipated significant costs in connection with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger that CorpBanca may not recoup. These costs and expenses could, particularly in the near term, exceed the savings that CorpBanca expects to achieve from the elimination of duplicative expenses and the realization of economies of scale, other efficiencies and cost savings. Although CorpBanca expects that these savings will offset these integration and implementation costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term or at all.

Itaú Unibanco will control the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca.

Itaú Unibanco and CorpGroup will collectively appoint a majority of the directors of the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca after the completion of the Transactions. The Itaú-CorpBanca Shareholders Agreement to be entered into by Itaú Unibanco and Corp Group contemplates that the directors appointed by them will vote, to the extent permited by the law, in a block and in accordance with the recommendation of Itaú Unibanco, subject to certain exceptions. Accordingly, Itaú Unibanco will be able to control the actions taken by the board of directors of Itaú-CorpBanca on most matters.

Uncertainties associated with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger may cause a loss of management personnel and other key employees that could adversely affect CorpBanca, Itaú Chile and/or Itaú-CorpBanca.

The success of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is dependent, in part, on the experience and industry knowledge of their senior management and other key employees of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile and their ability to execute their business plans. In order to be successful, CorpBanca, Itaú Chile and Itaú-CorpBanca must be able to retain the senior management and other key employees and their ability to attract highly qualified personnel in the future. Current and prospective employees of CorpBanca and Itaú Chile may experience uncertainty about their roles within Itaú-CorpBanca following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, which may have an adverse effect on the ability of CorpBanca, Itaú Chile or Itaú-CorpBanca to retain or attract senior management and other key employees, and in turn, on our business, financial condition and results of operations, regardless of the success of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

Itaú-CorpBanca’s future results will suffer if it cannot effectively manage its expanded operations following completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

Following the completion of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, the size of the business of Itaú-CorpBanca will be significantly larger and more complex than the current business of CorpBanca or Itaú Chile. Itaú-CorpBanca’s future success will depend, in part, on CorpBanca’s ability to manage this expanded business, posing substantial challenges for management. There can be no assurances that Itaú-CorpBanca will be successful or that it will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, revenue synergies and other benefits currently anticipated by CorpBanca and Itaú Chile from the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger.

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Failure to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger could negatively impact the share price and the future business and financial results of CorpBanca.

If the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is not consummated, the ongoing businesses of CorpBanca may be adversely affected and, without realizing any of the benefits of having consummated the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, CorpBanca will be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

If the Transactions are not consummated, these risks may materialize and may adversely affect CorpBanca business, financial results and share price.

The Transaction Agreement contains provisions that restrict CorpBanca’s ability to pursue alternative transactions.

The Transaction Agreement prohibits the parties from soliciting, discussing, negotiating or entering into alternative transactions. This provision could discourage a third party that may have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of CorpBanca from considering or proposing that acquisition, even if such third party were prepared to pay consideration with a higher value than the value of the proposed Transactions.

The Transaction Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the Transactions may not be completed.

The Transaction Agreement is subject to a number of customary closing conditions which must be fulfilled in order to consummate the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger. Those conditions include: absence of orders preventing or suspending consummation of the Transactions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties by both parties, performance by both parties of their covenants and agreements, the execution and delivery by both parties of the Shareholders’ Agreement and certain pledge agreements, and the absence of any circumstance, occurrence or change that has had a material adverse effect on any of the parties. These conditions to the closing of the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger may not be fulfilled and, accordingly, the merger may not be completed. In addition, if the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger is not completed by May 2, 2016, either CorpBanca or Itaú Chile may choose not to proceed with the Itaú-CorpBanca Merger, and any party can unilaterally decide to terminate the Transaction Agreement.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR SECURITIES

U.S. securities laws do not require us to disclose as much information to investors as a U.S. issuer is required to disclose.

The corporate disclosure requirements applicable to us may not be equivalent to the requirements applicable to a U.S. company and, as a result, you may receive less information about us than you might otherwise receive in connection with a comparable U.S. company. We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that apply to “foreign private issuers.” The periodic disclosure required of foreign private issuers under the Exchange Act is more limited than the periodic disclosure required of U.S. issuers.

We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F, but we are not required to file any quarterly reports. A U.S. registrant must file an annual report on Form 10-K and three quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

We are required to furnish current reports on Form 6-K, but the information that we must disclose in those reports is governed primarily by Chilean law disclosure requirements and may differ from Form 8-K’s current reporting requirements imposed on a U.S. issuer.

We are not subject to the proxy requirements of Section 14 of the Exchange Act and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are not subject to the short swing insider trading reporting and recovery requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

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Our status as a controlled company and a foreign private issuer exempts us from certain of the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

We are a “controlled company” and a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) corporate governance standards, which exempts us from certain NYSE corporate governance requirements. In addition, a foreign private issuer may elect to comply with the practice of its home country and not to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that (i) a majority of our board of directors ( directorio ), consist of independent directors, (ii) a nominating and corporate governance committee be established that is composed entirely of independent directors and has a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, (iii) a compensation committee be established that is composed entirely of independent directors and has a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, (iv) an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees be undertaken, and (v) the members of the audit committee meet the Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1) independence requirements. We currently use these exemptions and intend to continue using these exemptions. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to investors in companies that are subject to all NYSE corporate governance requirements. See “Item 16G. Corporate Governance” for a comparison of the corporate governance standards of the New York Stock Exchange and Chilean practice.

Investors may find it difficult to enforce civil liabilities against us or our directors, officers and controlling persons.

We are organized under the laws of Chile and our principal place of business ( domicilio social ) is in Santiago, Chile. Most of our directors, officers and controlling persons reside outside of the United States. In addition, all or a substantial portion of our assets are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States on such persons or to enforce judgments against them, including in any action based on civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR ADSs AND COMMON SHARES

There may be a lack of liquidity and market for our ADSs and common shares.

A lack of liquidity in the markets may develop for our ADSs, which would negatively affect the ability of the holders to sell our ADSs or the price at which holders of our ADSs desire to sell them. Future trading prices of our ADSs will depend on many factors including, among other things, prevailing interest rates, our operating results and the market for similar securities.

Our common shares underlying the ADSs are listed and traded on the Santiago Stock Exchange and the Chilean Electronic Exchange, although the trading market for the common shares is small by international standards.

In addition, according to article 14 of the Ley de Mercado de Valores , Law No. 18,045, or the Chilean Securities Market Act, the Chilean Superintendency of Securities and Insurance, or SVS, may suspend the offer, quotation or trading of shares of any company listed on the Chilean stock exchanges for up to 30 days if, in its opinion, such suspension is necessary to protect investors or is justified for reasons of public interest. Such suspension may be extended for up to 120 days. If, at the expiration of the extension, the circumstances giving rise to the original suspension have not changed, the SVS will then cancel the relevant listing in the registry of securities. These and other factors may substantially limit your ability to sell the common shares underlying your ADSs at a price and time at which you wish to do so.

You may be unable to exercise preemptive rights.

The Ley Sobre Sociedades Anónimas , Law No. 18,046 and the Reglamento de Sociedades Anónimas , which we refer to collectively as the Chilean Corporations Act, and applicable regulations establish that whenever we issue new common shares for cash, we are obligated by law to grant preemptive rights to all of our shareholders (including the depositary on behalf of the holders of ADSs), giving them the right to purchase a sufficient number of shares to maintain their existing ownership percentage. However, we may not be able to offer shares to United States holders of ADSs pursuant to preemptive rights granted to our shareholders in connection with any future issuance of common shares unless a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Act, is effective with respect to such rights and common shares, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act is available.

Our existing shareholders who do not participate in any future preemptive rights offering will suffer an immediate dilution of their percentage equity participation in us. In addition, investors who purchase ADSs or common shares may be subject to dilution of their equity participation in us upon the completion of any future preemptive rights offering. Investors will not know the extent to which they will be diluted until the expiration of any future preemptive rights offering in Chile.

You may have fewer and less well defined shareholders’ rights than with shares of a company in the United States.

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Our corporate affairs are governed by our Estatutos Sociales , or By-laws, and the laws of Chile. Under such laws, our shareholders may have fewer or less well-defined rights than they might have as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a U.S. jurisdiction. For example, under legislation applicable to Chilean banks, our shareholders would not be entitled to appraisal rights in the event of a merger or other business combination undertaken by us.

Holders of ADSs are not entitled to attend shareholders’ meetings, and they may only vote through the depositary.

Under Chilean law, a shareholder is required to be registered in our shareholders’ registry at least five business days before a shareholders’ meeting in order to vote at such meeting. A holder of ADSs will not be able to meet this requirement, and accordingly is not entitled to vote at shareholders’ meetings, because the shares underlying the ADSs will be registered in the name of the depositary. While a holder of ADSs is entitled to instruct the depositary as to how to vote the shares represented by ADSs in accordance with the procedures provided for in the deposit agreement, a holder of ADSs will not be able to vote its shares directly at a shareholders’ meeting or to appoint a proxy to do so. In certain instances, a discretionary proxy may vote our shares underlying the ADSs if a holder of ADSs does not instruct the depositary with respect to voting. In addition, the vote of a holder of ADSs may not be necessary to approve certain matters since under Chilean law, substantially all of the forms of corporate action can be approved with the votes of our controlling shareholder in a duly summoned shareholders’ meeting, Corp Group Banking and other investment companies such as Compañía Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Saga SpA (or Saga), which are owned by Mr. Saieh Bendeck and his family, except for certain matters requiring supermajority approval according to Chilean law.

U.S. holders of our ADSs or common shares could suffer adverse tax consequences if the Company is characterized as a passive foreign investment company.

If you are a U.S. holder (as defined in “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. federal income tax considerations”) and we are a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for any taxable year during which you own our ADSs or common shares, you could be subject to adverse U.S. tax consequences. As of the date of this Annual Report, we do not expect to be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our current taxable year or for any taxable year in the foreseeable future. However, the determination of whether we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and will depend on the composition and nature of our income and the composition, nature and value of our assets from time to time, and therefore no assurance can be provided regarding our PFIC status. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state and local and other tax consequences of owning and disposing of the ADSs or common shares in your particular circumstances. See Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. federal income tax considerations” for additional information related to the PFIC rules and their application to the bank.

Holders of the ADSs or our common shares could be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax.

Pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on all or some of the payments on the ADSs or our common stock after December 31, 2018 to holders and non-U.S. financial institutions receiving payments on behalf of holders that, in each case, fail to comply with information reporting, certification and related requirements. This withholding tax, if it applies, could apply to any payment made with respect to the ADSs or our common stock, and ADSs or shares of our common stock held through a non-compliant institution may be subject to withholding even if the holder otherwise would not be subject to withholding. U.S. holders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the application of these rules to their ownership of the ADSs or our common stock. See Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—U.S. federal income tax considerations” for additional information related to these rules and their application to holders of ADSs or our common shares.

Exchange controls and withholding taxes in Chile may limit repatriation of your investment.

Equity investments in Chile by persons who are not Chilean residents are generally subject to various exchange control regulations that govern the repatriation of investments and earnings.

Dividends received by holders of ADSs are paid net of foreign currency exchange fees and fees and expenses of the depositary and are subject to Chilean withholding tax, currently imposed at a rate of 35%, subject to credits in certain cases as described under “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—Chilean Tax Considerations”. In order to facilitate capital movements from and into Chile and to encourage foreign investment, the Central Bank of Chile eliminated many foreign exchange restrictions and adopted the Compendium of Foreign Exchange Regulations ( Compendio de Normas de Cambios Internacionales ) effective April 19, 2001.

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We cannot assure you that additional Chilean restrictions applicable to the holders of ADRs, the disposition of the shares underlying the ADRs or the repatriation of the proceeds from such disposition or the payment of dividends will not be imposed in the future, nor can we advise as to the duration or impact of such restrictions if imposed. If for any reason, including changes in the Foreign Investment Agreement or Chilean law, the depositary was able to convert Chilean pesos to U.S. dollars, investors would receive dividends or other distributions, if any, in Chilean pesos.

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