Moneyhouse after ‘underserved’ U.S. Hispanic population
July 22, 2013
Moneyhouse, a Puerto Rico-based private equity lender and frontrunner in reverse mortgage closings, is awaiting approval for licenses to operate in California and Illinois to continue its stateside expansion, company officials said.
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Banking, Insurance commissioners defend budget requests
May 21, 2013
The Puerto Rico Financial Institutions and Insurance commissioners defended their respective budgets during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Monday, when they requested $15.2 million and $10.8 million, to run their respective agencies.
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FirstBank to sell $532M in non-performing loans
April 1, 2013
FirstBank Puerto Rico has entered into three separate agreements to sell a total of $532 million bad commercial loans with a book value of $315 million, for $201 million, or 38 percent of the unpaid principal balance.
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Santander Puerto Rico President: ‘We’re here to grow’
February 15, 2013
Saying the bank is “here to grow,” Santander Puerto Rico President Román Blanco-Reinosa outlined the financial institution’s strategy through 2015 — a plan that calls for achieving a net profit of $100 million in three years by focusing on five core business areas. When that vision is translated into numbers, it adds up to 100x35.
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Doral seeks to branch out insurance business
February 7, 2013
Doral Bank is looking to expand its participation in Puerto Rico’s insurance market by adding new coverage options via its Doral Insurance division, said Jesús Méndez, recently appointed executive vice president of operations.
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VIG Mortgage pumps $200K into Puerto Rico, U.S. expansion
January 23, 2013
VIG Mortgage will expand its business footprint on and beyond the Puerto Rican territory this year, investing some $200,000 to open a branch in Orlando and two more on the island, company officials said Tuesday.
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Oriental maps out integration with BBVA Puerto Rico
January 10, 2013
Oriental Financial Group Inc. announced Wednesday plans for the integration of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Puerto Rico, which Oriental acquired in late December, and the combined companies’ branding and business strategy.
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In Review: Puerto Rico banking, insurance sectors had busy year
December 25, 2012
Puerto Rico’s banking sector began seeing black this year, as the institutions began to slowly turn their finances around. A consolidation took place between Oriental and BBVA, while Doral struggled to remain above water.
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Ex Puerto Rico Treasury Sec. Méndez to head Doral’s retail, mortgage banking
December 6, 2012
Doral Bank President Glen Wakeman today announced the appointment of Jesús Méndez as executive vice president of operations of the bank’s retail and mortgage banking operations in Puerto Rico.
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Kaufman: ‘Investing in Puerto Rico creates jobs, moves the economy’
November 29, 2012
Keeping local capital well invested, protected and solid is crucial to Puerto Rico, as it is the only way to create jobs and move the economy, said Gregory Kaufman, newly appointed president of Popular Securities during his first meeting with members of the media Wednesday.
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OFG looking to raise some $45.7M through stock sale
October 26, 2012
Oriental Financial Group Inc. announced Thursday it is looking to raise some $45.7 million from the sale of 4,390,243 shares of its common stock at a price of $11.10 per share.
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BADECO receives $1M in SBA funding
October 4, 2012
The Central-Eastern Development Bank, known as BADECO by its acronym in Spanish, became the only entity in Puerto Rico selected to participate in the Small Business Administration’s Loan Brokers Pilot Program, getting a $1 million assignment, organization Executive Director Adrián Muñiz-Mariani said Wednesday.
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Signing deadline looms for bill mandating foreclosure mediation
August 16, 2012
A bill establishing mandatory mediation in foreclosures of a primary residence seemed a shoe-in for the governor's signature, but now the anticipated outcome is not so certain.
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Popular reports $65.7M in 2Q net income
July 19, 2012
Popular Inc. reported Wednesday net income of $65.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared with $48.4 million in net income during the prior trimester ended March 31.
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Santander Puerto Rico president, Hidalgo, steps down
July 5, 2012
Javier Hidalgo-Blázquez, President and CEO of Santander BanCorp and Santander Puerto Rico, resigned to his positions to assume new responsibilities within the bank’s parent company, Grupo Santander in Spain. However, bank officials did not say Thursday when his resignation will take effect.
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