First BanCorp., the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, reported Monday net income of $23.2 million for the third quarter of 2014, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to $15.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013.
Popular Inc. reported Wednesday net income of $62.6 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, which represents a 72 percent drop when compared to the $229.1 million reported for the same year-ago period.
On the heels of its legal victory last week, Doral Financial Corp.’s Economic Advisor Robert Shapiro on Monday urged the government of Puerto Rico to honor the tax agreement upheld by a local court, “for the sake of its credibility.”