First BanCorp on Monday announced the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied the bank’s motion for summary judgment filed in connection to $66.6 million it had posted as collateral with Lehman Brothers Inc., which filed for Ch. 11 nearly five years ago.
Despite the challenges Puerto Rico’s insurance industry has faced related to new federal health regulations and local tax changes, it remains one of the local economy’s strongest sectors and industry members continue to develop products and services in benefit of consumers.
“Emotions” — or the transformation of a frame of mind, typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the individual — is the title of FirstBank’s new brand campaign, representing the evolution of its previous institutional efforts.