El 16 de agosto Scotiabank (SB) anunció el acuerdo de compraventa del Banco Dominicano del Progreso (BDP) por el 97.44% de las acciones, por una cifra estimada de USD $330 MM. Con esta compra Scotiabank se consolida como el tercer banco privado del país, con un 9% de los depósitos totales, el 10% de la cartera crediticia, y el 14% de las sucursales a nivel nacional.
On August 16th, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced, among other things, a 30-day foreclosure moratorium extension for certain FHA-insured mortgages secured by properties located in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas (PDMDAs) in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is the 4th moratorium extension since Hurricane Maria.
On August 1st, Banco Popular announced the acquisition of Reliable, the Wells Fargo auto finance business in Puerto Rico. The agreement involves the purchase of ~$1.6B in retail auto loans and ~$360M in primarily auto related commercial loans. With this acquisition Popular becomes the leader of the Auto financing sector with a 49% auto loan market share and a 69% share in auto leasing.
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Since the financial crisis of 2007-2008, South Florida's banking industry* has undergone a transformative consolidation process. Large, out-of-state banks have been steadily gaining market share, many times displacing smaller, local community banks which have been unable to compete against banking juggernauts like Wells Fargo and Bank of America, Miami Metropolitan Areas largest banks. Mergers and acquisitions activity, as well as FDIC-assisted bank failures, have been pervasive throughout Florida since 2009, leading the nation in bank failures in 2010 with 29 in total. Since 2009 there has been a steady but slow improvement in the banking sector. Asset quality has improved, loan activity has increased and the majority of banks are well capitalized. Nevertheless, banks in South Florida still face considerable challenges. A highly competitive environment with narrow margins, subpar loan growth and a slowdown in mortgage refinancing transactions, have made it difficult for banks to increase income and improve returns.
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The economic downturn, coupled with, among other factors, the overdevelopment of mid- to high-end properties, has led to a sustained decline in local residential real estate prices that continues to be a matter of major concern for Puerto Rico's leading financial institutions.
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