Accounting and business consulting firm, Kevane Grant Thornton, and affiliate of Grant Thornton International Ltd, is marking its 45th anniversary in Puerto Rico. The firm that employs more than 150 professionals on the island, is celebrating a 10.1% year-over-year growth, according to Grant Thornton global statistics report as of September 2019 for the Americas region. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced the 30 participants for the Investment Connection program in Puerto Rico, a program that seeks to enhance investments in community development financing by matching local organizations whose needs qualify for credit under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) with banks and other investors. Launched in September 2019, the […]
Popular Inc. announced it will carry out common stock repurchases of up to $500 million and an increase in its quarterly common stock dividend from $0.30 per share to $0.40 per share, starting in the second quarter of 2020. “We are pleased to announce our proposed capital actions for 2020 which are in line with […]
The Puerto Rico Teachers Federation Credit Union (FedeCoop, for its initials in Spanish) recently inaugurated its new headquarters in Río Piedras, for which it invested $3.7 million. During the past 10 years, the institution has had growth that has led it to hire more staff and expand its facilities. The new facilities have a drive-thru […]
OFG Bancorp announced it has received final regulatory approval and related licenses from the U.S. Virgin Islands Banking Board required for its subsidiary, Oriental Bank, to close the previously announced acquisition of Scotiabank’s USVI operations. The approval comes less than a week after the financial institution announced it had received the OK from the Board […]
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is looking for artificial intelligence (AI) experts to optimize the bank’s operations, services and products, using this technology as a guide to create innovative solutions, it announced. In recent years, this talent — which comes from on universities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland such as: the University of […]
OFG Bancorp announced it has received the OK from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions needed so that its banking subsidiary, Oriental Bank, may complete the acquisition of the local and U.S. Virgin Islands operations of Scotiabank. […]
Raging Capital Management, LLC, a long-term shareholder of Popular Inc. (BPOP) said in a letter delivered to the institution’s board of director that the bank is “significantly undervalued” ad urges adopting a $1 billion stock repurchase plan. In the letter signed by William C. Martin, chairman and chief investment officer of Raging Capital Management, LLC, […]
If the two banking consolidations currently underway in Puerto Rico materialize, after the dust settles, the trio of big financial institutions that will be left will “compete fiercely” for the local market, Popular Inc. CEO Ignacio Álvarez said. While Oriental is moving forward on its acquisition of Scotiabank’s assets in a deal that should close […]
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