Puerto Rican financial institution Oriental announced this week it will open a website for clients who received a loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Payroll Protection Program to request forgiveness of all or part of their loan. The client must comply with the guidelines from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the SBA. “As with […]
Medical Card System Inc. announced it has invested some $60 million through Oct. 1 to help improve the social determinants that affect the chronic conditions of more than 121,000 of its members. The investment includes $16 million for its “MCS Classicare Te Paga Card-The Original” initiative. The benefits of the card, which is approved by […]
Puerto Rico’s credit union reported a 9.5% growth in assets between March and June, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing 10,000 new members and retaining some 3,000 employees, Eddie Alicea-Sáez, president of the Credit Union Executives Association confirmed. The association known as ASEC in Spanish stated that participating credit unions accrued an additional […]