First BanCorp., the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico reported net income of $14.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to $15.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013 and net income of $14.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012.
Popular Inc., parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, saw its net income increase by 144 percent year over year to $599.3 million for the year ended December 2013, in comparison to the $245.2 million reported for the prior 12-month period.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced Wednesday the award of a $400,000 grant to Pathstone, Inc. to help finance the Valle Dorado project, which will construct a new building providing 32 affordable homes for very low-income seniors in Utuado.