First BanCorp on Monday announced the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied the bank’s motion for summary judgment filed in connection to $66.6 million it had posted as collateral with Lehman Brothers Inc., which filed for Ch. 11 nearly five years ago.
Michael McDonald, a veteran local banker, has been appointed executive vice president and director of the business group in charge of the strategic direction and oversight of corporate banking for FirstBank Securities and FirstBank Insurance Agency.
First BanCorp, parent of FirstBank Puerto Rico reported a net loss of $14.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $24 million for the third quarter of 2011 and a net loss of $251.4 million for the same year-ago period in 2010.