FirstBank Puerto Rico is looking to triple its market share of small- and mid-sized business customers over the next five years from its current 12 percent through an aggressive campaign and revamped platform catering to the segment often tagged as the motor of the island’s economy.
Local private equity lender Moneyhouse is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month and is marking the milestone by outlining its accomplishments thus far, namely closing on more than $675 million in loans, of which 40 percent — or $275 million — are reverse mortgage cases.
The Internet Society of Puerto Rico will sponsor its fourth forum of the year on Sept. 8, when executives from Banco Popular, FirstBank and Oriental Bank will discuss the topic of “Internet service delivery from the banking perspective.” The event will take place at Microsoft Corp.’s facilities at City View Plaza in Guaynabo, starting at 8 a.m.