Three of Puerto Rico’s main banks — Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Popular Inc. and FirstBank Puerto Rico — banks can absorb further asset quality stress resulting from Puerto Rico’s recession for at least two more years, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report released Thursday.
In a new report released Thursday, Moody’s Investors Service addressed investor questions regarding the implications of the recently enacted Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) on the U.S. municipal bond market.
Moody’s Investors Service said Monday the new surcharge on customers’ electricity bills approved last week by the Puerto Rico Energy Commission to be used to pay debt service on new securitization bonds to be issued as part of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s debt restructuring is positive for creditors.
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