This article is about the defunct bank in Ponce, Puerto Rico. For the historic building home to the same bank, see Banco de Ponce (building).
Banco de Ponce
Company type
Private
Industry
Banking
Founded
20 August 1917
Defunct
1990 (via merge)
Fate
Merged with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Headquarters
Ponce, Puerto Rico (1917-1970) San Juan, Puerto Rico (1970-1990)
Key people
Mario Mercado Montalvo
Amador Torres
Manuel Meiriño
Augusto Quiñones
Francisco Oliver
Antonio Morales
Juan Colón
José de Jesús
Francisco Forteza
Cándido Noriega
Products
Savings Accounts
Personal loans
Business Loans
Banco de Ponce's main office, in downtown Ponce (above), was built in 1924, seven years after the bank was founded.
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