   popular, inc., doing business as banco popular in puerto rico and the virgin islands and as popular community bank in the united states, is a financial services conglomerate that has been operating in puerto rico for almost 120 years and in the united states for over 52 years. in recent years, it has expanded into other areas of the caribbean and central america. the bppr in the logo stands for banco popular de puerto rico, where the bank has its major historical footprint. popular, inc. is the parent company of banco popular de puerto rico, banco popular north america, e-loan, and several other companies. the headquarters of banco popular puerto rico are located in hato rey, puerto rico. ==history== thumb|left|250px|popular, inc. headquarters as seen up close on a sunny day. the bank was founded in puerto rico in 1893 when the island was still under spanish administration, and was led in its early stages by rafael carriÃ³n, sr. during the 1970s, the company's commercials were very popular on puerto rican television: they presented a balding, middle aged man in a white tee shirt, announcing the company in a comic way. the 1970s also saw a giant step in the development of 
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