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The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico ( GDB) — Spanish: Banco Gubernamental de Fomento para Puerto Rico ( BGF )— is the government bond issuer, intragovernmental bank, fiscal agent, and financial advisor of the government of Puerto Rico. [1] [2] The bank, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates, serves as the principal entity ...
The R & G Financial Corporation (commonly known as RG Financial or R-G Financial) was a financial holding company located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On April 30, 2010, its bank failed and its deposits and assets were seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Its deposits and assets were subsequently sold to Scotiabank.
Popular, Inc., doing business as Banco Popular in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and as Popular Bank in the mainland United States, is a financial services conglomerate that has operated in Puerto Rico for over 125 years and in the mainland United States for over 52 years. In recent years, it has expanded into other areas of the Caribbean ...
On August 13, 1898, the Spanish–American War ended with Spain ceding Puerto Rico to the United States. The Banco Español de Puerto Rico was renamed Bank of Puerto Rico and issued bills equivalent to the United States dollar, creating the Puerto Rican dollar. In 1902, the First National Bank of Puerto Rico issued banknotes in a parallel manner.
Doral Financial Corporation was a Puerto Rico based diversified financial services company founded in 1972. [5] In 1999 it established its first branch in New York. [6] Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Doral Financial offered a variety of banking and insurance agency activities in Puerto Rico and the United States.
The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico — Spanish: Banco de Desarrollo Económico para Puerto Rico ( BDE )— is a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico that provides loans, loan guarantees, and funds to private organizations whose economic activities have the effect of replacing imports in Puerto Rico. [1]
Rafael Carrión Sr. Rafael Carrión Sr. (January 3, 1891 – March 26, 1964), the patriarch of one of Puerto Rico's financial dynasties, was one of the founding fathers [1] [2] of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, the largest bank in Puerto Rico and the largest Hispanic bank in the United States. [3]
The Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation ( PFC) — Spanish: Corporación para el Financiamiento Público de Puerto Rico ( CFP )— is the government-owned corporation that issues bonds to finance the different agencies of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico. [1] The corporation is a subsidiary of the Puerto Rico Government ...