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.
As of 2020, FirstBank had 8 branches in Florida. Aurelio Alemán-Bermudez has served as president of 1 FirstBank since 2009.
In 2020, 1 FirstBank bought Banco Santander Puerto Rico to expand its operations in Puerto Rico.
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.
History
First Bank was known until the 1990s as First Federal.
References
- "FirstBank - Localizador". firstbankpr.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- "2019 FORM 10-K". SEC.gov (in Catalan). 26 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Aurelio Aleman-Bermudez - President/CEO, First Bancorp/Puerto Rico". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- "Santander to sell Puerto Rico unit to FirstBank in $1.1 billion deal". Reuters. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "First BanCorp. Completes Acquisition of Banco Santander Puerto Rico". Business Wire. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "USDA Rural Development Puerto Rico Announces Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Top Lenders Awards". Rural Development. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "FirstBank Puerto Rico English History". First BanCorp. Welcome. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
External links
- "FirstBank - Inicio". firstbankpr.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- FirstBank archived annual reports
- FirstBank Florida site
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