Nearly a year after Puerto Rico’s banking sector experienced a meltdown of historic proportions with the closing of three financial institutions, Financial Institutions Commissioner Alfredo Padilla said Friday that 2011 should be a “turnaround year” for the industry.
Puerto Rico’s main banks had more than $75.6 billion in combined assets at the end of 2010, reflecting a year-over-year drop of 15.6 percent, according to a report released by the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
Just two months after announcing its intent, First BanCorp on Wednesday confirmed it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a loan portfolio with an unpaid principal balance of $516.7 million to a newly created joint venture between Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Caribbean Property Group.
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