FirstBank (Puerto Rico)

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FirstBank (stylized as 1 FirstBank), is a banking institution in Puerto Rico. The company is headquartered in San Juan, with branches there and in twenty-two other Puerto Rican cities. "1FirstBank Florida" includes branches in Miami, Boca Raton and Ft Lauderdale. [1]

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As of 2020, FirstBank had 8 branches in Florida. [2] Aurelio Alemán-Bermudez has served as president of 1 FirstBank since 2009. [3]

In 2020, 1 FirstBank bought Banco Santander Puerto Rico to expand its operations in Puerto Rico. [4] [5]

In 2020, 1 FirstBank received an award from the USDA Rural Development program for being a top mortgage lender for people purchasing single family homes in Puerto Rico. [6]

History

First Bank was known until the 1990s as First Federal. [7]

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References

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  2. "2019 FORM 10-K". SEC.gov (in Catalan). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "Aurelio Aleman-Bermudez - President/CEO, First Bancorp/Puerto Rico". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. "Santander to sell Puerto Rico unit to FirstBank in $1.1 billion deal". Reuters. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "First BanCorp. Completes Acquisition of Banco Santander Puerto Rico". Business Wire. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. "USDA Rural Development Puerto Rico Announces Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Top Lenders Awards". Rural Development. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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