First BanCorp. announced Monday that its subsidiary, FirstBank Puerto Rico, sold on March 10, 2017 its outstanding participation in a line of credit to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), reducing its direct exposure to Puerto Rico government related credits.
In the spirit of contributing to the business development of entrepreneur women, FirstBank, through its Community Reinvestment Unit, is sponsoring the Center for Puerto Rico’s “Women Entrepreneurship Program,” the organizations announced Thursday.
FirstBank has granted Red Mango franchisee Cheliz, Corp. an SBA 7(a) program loan to establish its 14th restaurant in Old San Juan, the bank announced Tuesday.