Puerto Rico Bankers Association warns about COVID-19-related fraud schemes
April 9, 2020
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association is urging residents to stay “informed and alert” to the various fraud schemes that have arisen related to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the trade group is emphasizing the importance of learning how to properly manage these schemes to protect personal and financial information. Scammers have taken advantage of the […]
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Popular disburses $2.6M in emergency loans, adjusts operations in wake of COVID-19
April 6, 2020
Banco Popular announced the approval and disbursement of the first loans granted by the institution under the Paycheck Protection Program established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). The program went into effect on April 3 and will run through June 30. On Friday, Popular approved some $2.6 million in loans and, […]
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FirstBank offers automatic moratoriums; Oriental unveils online help
March 30, 2020
Two of Puerto Rico’s main banks unveiled different measures over the weekend to help customers whose finances have been affected by the lockdown and mandatory curfew in place since Mar. 15, offering moratoriums and online help. FirstBank announced automatic stays on loan payments, offering qualifying clients the benefit for the months of April, May and […]
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Puerto Rico banks, financial institutions inform special lockdown measures
March 16, 2020
Given the crisis that Puerto Rico is experiencing due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive lockdown, several major banks and financial institutions are taking special measures to attend to customers, mostly remotely. The Puerto Rico Bankers Association said among other measures, local banks have implemented recurring periods of hand washing for employees, a control of the […]
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Puerto Rico credit union regulator OKs moratoriums to businesses affected by shutdown
March 16, 2020
The Public Corporation for the Supervision and Insurance of Puerto Rico Cooperatives, known as Cossec, authorized credit unions to offer loan moratoriums to its members, according to its regulations. Pedro Roldán-Román, interim CEO of Cossec, said every cooperative wanting to help its members and customers whose incomes are affected following Gov. Wanda Vázquez’s state of […]
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Puerto Rico’s credit unions ‘open and alert to COVID-19’
March 16, 2020
Given the emergency situation that Puerto Rico faces, credit unions will continue to operate during limited hours, with strict prevention measures, and offer their services online as usual, Credit Union Executives Association Executive Director José Julián Ramírez said. The 113 financial institutions have reinforced health measures since last week in the face of the COVID-19 […]
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FHLBNY to donate $500K, offers $1B in quake relief funding to P.R. lenders
March 9, 2020
In response to the severe and extensive damage caused by a series of earthquakes that continue to impact Puerto Rico, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has announced $500,000 in donations to organizations leading relief efforts in the Commonwealth. In addition to the charitable contributions, the FHLBNY has $1 billion in disaster relief […]
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FirstBank grants $11.7M in financing to South Puerto Rico Towing & Boat Service
February 13, 2020
Family-owned company South Puerto Rico Towing & Boat Service Inc. is looking to grow this year due to financing totaling $11.7 million approved by FirstBank, the 504 program of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and COFFEC. The company will put the money toward the purchase of a tugboat, improvements to an existing tugboat, and debt […]
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Financial awareness competition focuses on eco-friendly practices
February 11, 2020
This year’s edition of the Financial Awareness Video Contest co-sponsored by the Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York focused on the importance of implementing eco-friendly practices and the effective use of social networks as part of the strategies to develop and establish a profitable business. For more than 10 […]
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OCIF orders P.R. financial institutions to report quake-assistance efforts
February 6, 2020
The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF, in Spanish) released a Circular Letter requiring Puerto Rico’s financial institutions helping customers affected by the recent earthquakes to report on their efforts. In the document, the regulatory body orders mortgage lenders and services specifically to file monthly reports of the steps they are taking to […]
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OFG Bancorp reports -$2.3M net income loss in 4Q19, $47.7M profit for ’19
January 30, 2020
OFG Bancorp reported results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2019, reflecting the previously announced acquisition of Scotiabank’s Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands operations. OFG reported a net loss to shareholders of $2.3 million, or ($0.04) per share, which included $21.5 million in acquisition related merger and restructuring charges and $6.6 million in additional […]
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Popular Inc. reports $671M in ’19 net income; $166M in 4Q19
January 29, 2020
Popular Inc. reported net income of $166.8 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2019, compared to net income of $165.3 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019. In the report, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico’s parent company, confirmed it generated net income of $671.1 million for the year 2019, compared to net income […]
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First BanCorp. reports $167.4M in net income for ’19
January 29, 2020
First BanCorp., the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, reported net income of $167.4 million, or $0.76 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, vs $201.6 million, or $0.92 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2018. The drop was attributed a one-time $63 million benefit last year, which […]
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FDIC offers guidance to P.R. banks to ease earthquake recovery efforts
January 27, 2020
The FDIC announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Puerto Rico affected by earthquakes. In a release, the regulatory body stated the measures would apply to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions with total assets under $1 billion. The FDIC is encouraging banks to “work […]
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Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigns grade to Oriental Bank
January 17, 2020
Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned senior unsecured debt and deposit ratings of BBB- and short-term debt and deposit ratings of K3 to Oriental Bank, with a stable outlook for the long-term debt and deposit ratings. “The ratings for the bank are underpinned by its sustained level of profitability, including the ability to accrue equity […]
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