Popular shares soar on sale of mortgage assets

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August 29, 2008 | Comments (0)

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Shares of Popular Inc. jumped Friday after the Puerto Rico-based bank said it plans to sell $1.17 billion of U.S. mortgage assets to affiliates of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Shares gained 92 cents, or 13 percent, to $8.15. Shares have traded between $4.95 and $14.18 in the past 12 months.

Popular, which is selling both loans and servicing assets, will receive more than $700 million in proceeds from the sale and take a loss of about $450 million.

The sale is part of the bank's plan to reduce its exposure to deteriorating U.S. mortgage markets and focus on its core Puerto Rican businesses.

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