Following a year during which Puerto Rico’s banking sector has been mindful of its operating costs and some have specialized in areas where they believe to be most competitive, 2014 is expected to continue posing “serious challenges,” especially since the island’s economy is facing challenges of its own, Office of the Financial Institutions Commissioner Rafael Blanco predicted during a recent interview.
The Office of the Financial Institutions Commissioner announced it has entered into an agreement with Utah-based UBS Bank USA through which the latter will transfer a securities-backed loan portfolio worth $562 million to UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is said to have one of the longest Christmas holiday seasons on the planet, and for the next two weeks many businesses and government offices will operate on special schedules in observance of those days.
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