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.
Puerto Rico’s financial sector, one of the island’s key economic components, seems to be rebounding for the first time in four years, reporting $171 billion in combined assets during the second quarter of 2011.