0000950123-11-018984.txt : 20120402 0000950123-11-018984.hdr.sgml : 20120402 20110225183304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-018984 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110225 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: 1231 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 corresp
February 25, 2011
Mr. Michael R. Clampitt
Senior Attorney
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:   Popular, Inc. (File No. 001-34084)
Letter dated February 23, 2011
Dear Mr. Clampitt:
We make reference to your letter of February 23, 2011. This is to confirm our conversation with Lindsay A. McCord on February 23, 2011 in which our request for an extension until March 31, 2011 to respond to the letter was granted. We also agreed that any additional disclosures required would be included in our response to the letter and in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at 787-763-3258 if you have any comments or questions.
         
Very truly yours,
  
 
/s/  Ileana González    
Ileana González   
Senior Vice President and
Corporate Comptroller 		  
 
c:   Lindsay A. McCord
John A. Spitz
Jonathan E. Gottlieb
Richard L. Carrión
Jorge A. Junquera
Ignacio Alvarez Zataraín