First Bancorp, parent company for FirstBank Puerto Rico reported net income of $50.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020, up 38% from the $36.4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, reported for the fourth quarter of 2019. Financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020 reflected First Bancorp’s closing […]
https://media.blubrry.com/dollarsandsensenewsismybusines/newsismybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Ignacio-Alvarez-01.28.2021.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSPopular Inc. reported net income of $176.3 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020, and $506.6 million for the year 2020, compared to net income of $671.1 million for the year 2019. “We closed 2020 on a high note, generating net income of […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 516 loans worth some $16.8 million through its Paycheck Protection Program to eligible operations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the first two weeks of the second round of funding. The emergency financing program re-opened Jan. 11 and the numbers provided are through Jan. 24, […]