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From the beginning, we have addressed our customers’ needs by providing personalized service and innovative solutions designed to improve and simplify their lives.
We remain committed to our customers, communities, and employees.
We are your ally, offering you products and services that are tailored to your needs so you may achieve your financial goals.
Our customers are our reason for existing.
Growing with our customers is our greatest satisfaction, supporting them at every important stage, whether it be purchasing their first home or planning their children's education, a vacation, or their retirement. We are committed to providing our customers with the best banking experience, offering them innovative solutions to meet their financial needs and help them achieve their personal or business goals.
Aurelio Alemán President and Chief Executive Officer
We embrace diversity as a force for improvement that allows us to better serve the communities in which we do business. Plus, we are proud that our workforce is sustained by diversity.
We encourage participation throughout the year in activities meant to empower and celebrate diversity, such as events for development of women and activities to attract employees of different ages as well as veterans.
At FirstBank, we uphold a vision of inclusion, acceptance, and respect for everyone around us, regardless of age; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; race; ethnicity or color; national and/or social origin; marital status; social status; disability; political or religious affiliation, beliefs, or ideology; condition as a victim or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or harassment; or protected veteran status.
To become a financial institution recognized as the provider of an outstanding customer experience by achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty while enhancing shareholder value and supporting the communities we serve.
We partner with our customers to achieve their financial goals through responsive, knowledgeable, and caring employees who are committed to shareholder values and the well-being of our communities.
All First BanCorp employees are committed to represent our service values. As team members, our employees are:
Honest
Respectful
Responsible
Collaborative
Agile
Innovative
Committed to quality
Customer focused
Involved in their communities
Founding of First Federal Savings and Loans Association, the first savings and loan institution established in Puerto Rico.
First Federal opened its first branch in Saint Thomas, the first savings and loan institution to begin operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The entity evolved and became a commercial bank, changing its name to First Federal Savings Bank.
First Federal became a savings bank and went public, with its stock being quoted at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol FBP.
The family grew with Money Express.
The entity changed its name to FirstBank Puerto Rico.
The Bank became incorporated as a holding company under the name First BanCorp.
FirstBank Insurance Agency, Inc. began operations.
FirstBank acquired the operations of Chase Manhattan Bank in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
First BanCorp launched a lending office in Miami.
Acquisition of UniBank (Ponce General Corporation) and its subsidiaries in the state of Florida.
FirstBank established its presence in Southern Florida with 10 new branches and changed its name to FirstBank Florida.
The acquisition of the Virgin Islands Community Bank gives FirstBank the greatest number of branches in the Virgin Islands.
We inaugurated the modern FirstBank Service Center, which serves as our Corporation’s local headquarters.
Our institution’s trajectory and reputation achieved an injection of new capital in the amount of 525 million dollars.
Acquisition of 10 branches and more than $500 million in deposits from Doral Bank Puerto Rico.
FirstBank celebrates its 70th anniversary and 25 years in the New York Stock Exchange.
FirstBank acquires the operations of Banco Santander in Puerto Rico, consolidating its leadership position in the financial industry.
The integration of Banco Santander de Puerto Rico to FirstBank was completed.
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