  richard l. carriÃ³n rexach (born november 26, 1952) is the current chairman and ceo of popular, inc., parent company of banco popular de puerto rico, banco popular north america and e-loan. ==early life== carriÃ³n was born and raised in puerto rico. his grandfather was one of the founders of popular, inc. (bppr). he received a bachelors degree from the wharton school of finance and commerce in 1974 and an ms in management information systems from the mit sloan school of management in 1976. after the masterâs degree, mr. carriÃ³n joined banco popular in 1976. after his father's death, carriÃ³n became the leader of that banking corporation. ==popular, inc.== richard l. carriÃ³n is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of popular, inc., a publicly traded financial holding company with more than $45 billion in consolidated assets. today, banco popular, a wholly owned subsidiary of popular, inc., is puerto rico's leading depository institution, the largest hispanic-owned bank in north america, and one of the 30 most important financial institutions in the americas. as ceo, carriÃ³n has led the way through numerous innovations in the company such as its expansion through the caribbean, latin america and the united states. while mr. carriÃ³n was president of banco popular, popular completed the acquisition of various financial institutions, including banco de ponce, banco roig, seminole bank, first state bank of southern california, gore bronson bancorp in chicago and aurora national bank. at the time of the acquisition, banco de ponce was the second largest bank in puerto rico. recently, he also headed popularâs recent acquisition of quaker city, a savings and loan holding company for quaker city bank, based in whittier, california, and kislak national bank, a florida-based commercial bank. in the information technology arena, carriÃ³nâs vision brought the first network of atms to puerto rico and many other latin american countri
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