-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UJz/D7+04x0EGGuiuMFuutvAJOEP1rnM7f6xnvA9E8LEEBMQdk/XJKHpKmg0pl9r jP/qjfRZ+NBC//SP2UMcUg== 0000763901-09-000003.txt : 20090713 0000763901-09-000003.hdr.sgml : 20090713 20090505174010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000763901-09-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: POPULAR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000763901 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 660667416 FISCAL YEAR END: 1208 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 209 MUNOZ RIVERA AVE STREET 2: POPULAR CENTER BUILDING CITY: HATO REY STATE: PR ZIP: 00918 BUSINESS PHONE: 7877659800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 362708 CITY: SAN JUAN STATE: PR ZIP: 00936-2708 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANPONCE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm May 5, 2009

May 5, 2009


Mr. Amit Pande
Accounting Branch Chief
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:       Popular, Inc. (File No. 0-13818)
            Comment Letter dated April 23, 2009

Dear Mr. Pande:

On behalf of Popular, Inc. we hereby request until May 15, 2009 to reply to
the above referenced comment letter.

If you have any questions regarding the above request, please do not hesitate
to contact the undersigned at 787-763-3258.

Very truly yours,



/s/Ileana Gonzalez

Ileana Gonzalez
Senior Vice President and
Corporate Comptroller

c: Edwin Adames, Senior Staff Accountant


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