The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will present the 7th edition of the Minority Depository Institution Training Seminar on Nov. 7-8.
The ATH Rewards program that EVERTEC Inc. and the ATH Network will kick off Friday on Facebook packs a double wallop: it's a tool for Puerto Rico merchants to grow their business and helps consumers save money through special offers and product discounts.
Doral Financial Corporation today reported a net loss for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 of $7.5 million, closing the gap from net losses of $10.4 million and $32.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 and the year ago quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012, respectively.
On the heels of a good third quarter, FirstBank executives are looking to capitalize on a “cleaner balance sheet” to continue strengthening and growing its franchise on all fronts in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and South Florida.
A day after the Securities and Exchange Commission absolved two of its top Puerto Rico financial advisors of charges of misleading or defrauding customers, UBS Financial Services looked to clear the air with its client base through an extensive letter in which it addressed a number of public allegations regarding its recent business practices.
OFG Bancorp reported Monday its results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, which showed income available to common shareholders of $16.2 million, up 10 percent from the $14.7 million reported in the same year-ago quarter.
Banco Santander Puerto Rico reported a profit for the third quarter of 12 million euros and 64 million through September, an increase of 69.8 percent year-over-year.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the New York Federal Reserve Bank announced Thursday the open call for the fifth edition of the “Puerto Rico Financial Awareness Video Contest 2013.”
First BanCorp., the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, reported Wednesday net income of $15.9 million for the third quarter of 2013, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $122.6 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013 and net income of $19.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2012.
Popular Inc., parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, has filed its application to repay the $935 million it owes the U.S. government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, bank CEO Richard Carrión said Wednesday upon discussing third quarter financial results.
The Santander retail banking brand was launched in the United States Thursday to 1.7 million retail, commercial and small business customers across the Northeast, with the rebranding of Sovereign Bank, company officials announced.
While it will be business-as-usual for the government and most private sector businesses, Puerto Rico banks will offer special hours today in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association will kick off a new decade of commitment to community development on the island with this week’s celebration of the 11th edition of “Community Reinvestment Week,” Oct. 7-11.
The Church of God Mission Board, the first credit union to establish itself in Puerto Rico in more than a decade, opened recently in the northern town of Dorado, joining the prosperous cooperative movement.
José Ramón González has resigned as senior executive vice president of banking and corporate development to accept a position as executive vice president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Oriental Financial Group announced Monday.
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