The Principles for Social Investment Secretariat and United Nations Global Compact have distinguished BBVA with the “Social Investment Pioneers Award” in the category of Social Business, for its contribution to the communities in which it operates through the BBVA Microfinance Foundation project.
Doral Bank President Glen Wakeman today announced the appointment of Jesús Méndez as executive vice president of operations of the bank’s retail and mortgage banking operations in Puerto Rico.
Visa Inc. released its annual global Commercial Consumption Expenditure index, which estimates that commercial spending — including small, medium, large and governments — in Latin America and the Caribbean reached $7.8 trillion dollars in 2011.
Oriental Financial Group Inc. announced today it has received all regulatory approvals necessary to close its previously announced $500 million acquisition of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.’s Puerto Rico operations.
Keeping local capital well invested, protected and solid is crucial to Puerto Rico, as it is the only way to create jobs and move the economy, said Gregory Kaufman, newly appointed president of Popular Securities during his first meeting with members of the media Wednesday.
Joaquín Castrillo-Garratón has been named president of MAPFRE Puerto Rico effective in January after being promoted from his current post as executive vice president, said Raúl Costilla, who currently leads the operation.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will sponsor the sixth edition of the Minority Depository Institution Training Seminar Nov 29-30, to provide participants with an overview of last year’s challenges within the world of regulatory compliance.
Looking to reinforce its local leadership, Medical Cards System Inc. CEO Jim O’Drobinak announced the promotions of David Scanavino to president of the MCS Advantage Inc. subsidiary, David P. Schaffer, to CFO of MCS Life Insurance Company and MCS Health Management Options; and José Aponte, to CFO of MCS Advantage Inc.
Doral Financial Corp.’s stock plunged 19 percent Monday, closing at .57 cents per share. The significant drop comes in the wake of $32.5 million in third-quarter losses and a warning from the New York Stock Exchange of a possible delisting, as its stock has been trading for less than $1 over the past 30 days.
Six months after introducing its mobile banking application for the iPhone and iPod touch, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico announced the launch of the version for Android devices.
Oriental Financial Group Inc. announced Thursday it is looking to raise some $45.7 million from the sale of 4,390,243 shares of its common stock at a price of $11.10 per share.
Oriental Financial Group Inc. released third quarter results Wednesday, reporting $14.7 million in profits — representing a 7 percent increase from the preceding quarter and a 5.5 percent drop from the same year-ago, three-month period.
Over the past year, FirstBank has been in pursuit of offering personalized services to its Puerto Rico customer base.
Effective today, Puerto Rico consumers will have a new online option when it comes to buying car insurance.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association this week will celebrate 10 years of the local banking industry’s contribution and impact on the development of the island’s communities with a series of educational events during “Community Reinvestment Week 2012,” organization officials said Monday.
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