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CIT Sells Wealth Advisory Arm to First Sun Capital

Banking Exchange

Plus: FirstBank Puerto Rico completes Santander purchase, and Farmers and Merchants Bank is approved for community bank merger Management Feature Feature3 M&A.

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N.Y. Firm Appoints Director for First Bancorp in Puerto Rico

American Banker

First Bancorp in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has added a managing director from a New York private equity firm to its board.

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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

PYMNTS

The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. As Cointelegraph reported, U.K.

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Ponce Bank serves the underserved

Independent Banker

Ponce Bank has brought banking services to minority neighborhoods in the Bronx and greater New York City for more than six decades with a clear focus on community investment. Times were tough for the New York City borough, whose residents were predominantly working-class Black and Puerto Rican. Focused on community.

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

Jeff For Banks

Communities First Financial Corporation (OTCQX: CFST) Communities First Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for Fresno First Bank , which opened in December 2005 dedicated to meeting the banking needs of businesses, professionals, and successful individuals in Central California. Triumph Bancorp, Inc. Nasdaq: TBK) #4.

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Youths Participate in Banking Basics Webinar with Popular Bank and NPRDP

PopularBank

90 Recipients of the 2021 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Program Learn How to Manage Their Finances. Popular Bank proudly supported the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) and made a $25,000 gift toward the 2021 NPRDP National Scholarship Program. Building financial confidence.

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Hispanic Federation Names Popular Bank Chief Operating Officer Manuel Chinea New Board Chairman

PopularBank

The Hispanic Federation stands at the forefront of efforts to empower and advance the Latinx community,” said Manuel Chinea. “I For more than two decades, Chinea has been an active member of several marketing, credit, treasury management and not-for-profit organizations.