(NEW YORK)Shares of some regional banks traded moderately higher Tuesday after most of the sector was blasted Monday as part of the meltdown on Wall Street. Many regional banks have only lim...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of regional banks tumbled Tuesday amid several bank downgrades and as concern over the fate of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. rattled financial stocks.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)First BanCorp Holding Co. shares rose sharply Monday morning after a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc. analyst said the bank does not need to raise new capital.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)First BanCorp said Monday the Federal Reserve Bank of New York lifted an order that prevented the Puerto Rico-based bank from trading in mortgage-related securities.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index rose at midday Monday, with Robbins & Myers Inc. leading the way after the fluid processing products maker boosted its full-year guidan...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)First BanCorp said Wednesday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7 cents per share. The Puerto Rico-based bank parent company said the dividend is payable June 30 to...READ MORE