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Ponce Bank serves the underserved

Independent Banker

A cluster of community activists and business leaders pooled their resources to form Ponce de León Federal Savings and Loan Association, which opened its first branch on March 31, 1960. They named the community bank after the Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León, to honor its founders’ roots. “If

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Each employee has an ownership stake in the bank through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan. In 2021, the bank expensed over $530 thousand to the ESOP to benefit employees. Twenty-six percent of the bank is owned by the Board, Executive Management, and the ESOP. and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations.