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Then in 1913 it changed its name to Banco Comercial de Puerto Rico. 1938: First bank in Puerto Rico to offer an FHA mortgage loan. 1950: Popular becomes the largest bank in Puerto Rico. 1961: Popular opened a branch in New York City to serve the Puerto Rican community there. 1973: First bank in Puerto Rico to offer combined accounts.
Banco Popular or Banco Popolare may refer to: Popular, Inc., the bank based in Puerto Rico doing business as Banco Popular; Banco Popular Español, ...
In 1930, Banco Popular purchased the oldest and most respected banking institution on the island, the Banco Comercial de Puerto Rico. With a total of $8.82 million in deposits in 1937, Banco Popular became the largest bank in Puerto Rico. In 1938, it became the first bank in Puerto Rico to offer FHA mortgage loans.
Banco de Ponce's main office, in downtown Ponce (above), was built in 1924, seven years after the bank was founded. Banco de Ponce was the Puerto Rican bank with the largest number of branches in the United States and second largest bank in deposits and number of branches in Puerto Rico during the twentieth century.
Banco Popular Español (BPE) was founded in 1926. BPE opened a representative office in Paris in 1968 that became a subsidiary that by 1991 had a network of 14 branches in France. In 1992 BPE converted its subsidiary in France into a joint venture with Banco Comercial Português under the name Banco Popular Comercial. BPE established a network ...
Pages in category "Banks of Puerto Rico" ... Banco de Ponce (building) Banco Popular de Puerto Rico; D. Doral Financial Corporation; E. EuroBancshares; F. First BanCorp;
In early 2002, W Holding acquired from Banco Popular de Puerto Rico a 23-story building previously known as the Hato Rey Tower or the Banco de Ponce headquarters, in the San Juan Hato Rey financial district, more commonly known as the "Golden Mile District" (La Milla de Oro in Spanish). After renovations and improvements were made to its ...
On June 29, 1993, it acquired Caribbean Federal Savings Bank of Puerto Rico, [3] followed by the Fajardo Federal Savings Bank [4] on August 5, 1998, then Continental Capital Corp. [5] on October 7, 1999, and finally Crown Group, Inc. [6] on June 7, 2002.