Airline Volaris launching Mexico-Puerto Rico route
May 6, 2015
Volaris, the ultra low cost Mexican airline servicing Mexico and the United States, announced Tuesday the introduction of new international service between Cancún and San Juan, starting July 2nd.
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Popular invests $250K in Community Investment Fund
April 23, 2015
Fulfilling its social responsibility goals, Banco Popular recently became the first bank to invest in the Community Investment Fund run by the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, investing $250,000.
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Green building growing slowly in Puerto Rico
March 30, 2015
The arresting leaf coverage on the exterior walls of the Banco Popular Foundation's newly inaugurated headquarters in Hato Rey offers the most recent public evidence of the green building revolution that is slowly but progressively taking hold in Puerto Rico.
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FDIC, OCIF order closing of Puerto Rico’s Doral Bank
February 27, 2015
Following weeks and months of speculation about its fate, the Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, announced Friday the closing of Doral Bank’s local and stateside operations.
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Puerto Rico banks announce Martin Luther King hours
January 19, 2015
Puerto Rico’s commercial banks will be observing today’s Martin Luther King holiday with special hours, scheduled as follows:
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Popular adds Touch ID security to ‘Mi Banco Móvil’
January 14, 2015
Banco Popular announced Tuesday the launch of a new feature in its mobile banking system that allows customers to access their accounts using their fingerprint.
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‘The Banker’ names Banco Popular ‘Bank of the Year’
December 3, 2014
Popular Inc. announced Tuesday its banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, received the prestigious “Bank of the Year Puerto Rico for 2014” award from The Banker, an international banking magazine published by The Financial Times.
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Op-Ed: Alternatives to help you to keep your property
May 28, 2014
The economic situation that has enveloped the island in recent years has a direct impact on the lives of thousands of Puerto Ricans. Among the various consequences this situation can generate is that many families have trouble making payments on their debts, including mortgages.
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Popular Inc. reports 144% profit hike to $599.3M in ’13
January 24, 2014
Popular Inc., parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, saw its net income increase by 144 percent year over year to $599.3 million for the year ended December 2013, in comparison to the $245.2 million reported for the prior 12-month period.
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Progreso Económico: Gov’t payroll shrinks by 55K posts
December 13, 2013
Puerto Rico’s declining population, rapidly aging workforce, significant fiscal pressures and subsequent policy measures have combined to prompt a reduction in the government’s workforce over the past five years by as many as 55,000 jobs, or almost 20 percent of the public sector’s workforce.
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Popular Foundation marks ‘Make a Difference Day’
October 28, 2013
Thousands of Banco Popular employees and their families donated their time Saturday to participate in the “Make a Difference Day,” to support nearly 100 community projects in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. mainland.
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Experts: Puerto Rico needs ‘attitude change’ to get ahead
October 11, 2013
A group of private sector representatives, headed by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, is banding together to come up with a strategy to encourage a general change in attitude, place education as the epicenter of that change, and develop the business sector as an emerging paradigm for the island.
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New government taxes scaring off entrepreneurs
October 10, 2013
Uncertainty over the impact of new taxes on businesses may be putting a break on entrepreneurship with Puerto Rico's largest bank reporting a slowdown in its small business loan activity.
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Banco Popular to teach youth about credit, saving
October 7, 2013
In an effort to educate young people about how to establish and make proper use of credit, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, in partnership with the American Bankers' Association, will sponsor the “Get smart about credit” event this month.
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Banco Popular to expand envelope-free services at ATMs
August 28, 2013
A year after launching “Depósito Fácil” (“Easy Deposit”), a service that allows Banco Popular clients to deposit checks without having to use an envelope or fill out a deposit slip, the financial institution announced Tuesday it will be expanding the number of ATMs enabled to accept those transactions from 10 to 50 by the end of September.
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