The Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, is warning that Puerto Rico won't be able to pay its $72 billion public debt. There have been international economists who recently released a critical report on the Puerto Rican economy. Puerto Rican bonds were very popular with investors because they were tax-free, but hedge funds and […]

On Friday, April 24, 2015, the credit-rating agency, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), downgraded Puerto Rico’s general-obligation bonds further into "junk" level territory from a B rating down to a CCC+ grade, making it even more difficult for the financially distressed island to borrow money and dig out from its severe financial problems. This grading means […]

Popular Securities, Inc. nka Popular Securities, LLC (CRD #8096, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was censured and fined $125,000 for alleged failure to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system and procedures reasonably designed to identify and review concentrated securities purchases, including PR municipal bonds and PR closed-end funds. FINRA's findings stated that when the PR […]