Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.
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The influx of more deposits, even as lending shrinks, could force the largest banks to reserve more capital; Life Plan could help the bank compete better against fintech offerings.
October 6 -
The bank says going green can open the door to more capital; Goldman is shrinking the number of people who make the grade but increasing the rewards for those who do.
October 7 -
The Fed and the OCC both came down on the bank for “significant ongoing deficiencies” in risk management; Wells Fargo's CEO begins his second year on the job with more problems than he started with.
October 8 -
The $7 billion deal follows just days after the Wall Street bank closed on its acquisition of E*Trade; the bonus rate on deposits is tied to how much customers spend on their debit cards.
October 9 -
Big banks are expected to have another bad quarter, but not as bad as Q2, when they took large default charges; the apps have made it a little too easy to transfer money, especially for thieves.
October 13 -
Despite strong third-quarter earnings, both banks aren’t yet ready to call the coronavirus crisis over; Treasury unit tells banks to be on the alert for jobless insurance scams.
October 14 -
The bank has fired more than 100 workers for allegedly making fraudulent applications for SBA disaster loans; credit is holding up well so far, but that could change without more stimulus, Quarles says.
October 15 -
Ray McGuire, a 15-year Citi veteran, is one of Wall Street’s most prominent Black bankers; Morgan Stanley said its quarterly profit rose 25% versus the year earlier period.
October 16 -
But the stimulus-fueled improvement is making it more difficult for lenders to assess risk; two regional bank presidents are worried that low-rate policies are giving rise to excessive risk taking.
October 19 -
But the FDIC warns that the effects of the pandemic may reverse last year’s gains; Fed chair says it’s more important to get it right than be the first central bank to issue a cybercurrency.
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