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, […]
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 […]
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 […]