First BanCorp. Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 22, 2026 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--First BanCorp. (the "Corporation" or "First BanCorp.") (NYSE: FBP), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico ("FirstBank" or "the Bank"), today reported a net income of $96.1 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $88.8 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026, and $80.2 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025. NET INTEREST INCOME The following table sets forth information concerning net interest income for the last five quarters: Net interest income amounted to $229.1 million for the second quarter of 2026, an increase of $8.1 million, compared to $221.0 million for the first quarter of 2026, which includes an increase of approximately $1.6 million associated with the effect of an additional day in the second quarter of 2026. The increase in net interest income reflects the following: Partially offset by: Partially offset by: Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2026 was 4.87%, a 12 basis points increase when compared to the first quarter of 2026, mostly related to the acceleration of the unamortized purchase discount and net deferred fees associated with the aforementioned refinancings during the second quarter of 2026, which contributed approximately 7 basis points to the increase in net interest margin, and the deployment of cash flows from lower-yielding investment securities to higher-yielding assets. NON-INTEREST INCOME The following table sets forth information concerning non-interest income for the last five quarters: Non-interest income decreased by $2.0 million to $35.7 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $37.7 million for the first quarter of 2026, mainly due to $3.6 million in seasonal contingent commissions recorded as part of insurance commission income in the first quarter of 2026 based on the prior year's production of insurance policies, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in debit and credit card processing income driven by higher transactional volumes during the second quarter of 2026. Other variances included a $0.6 million gain recognized during the second quarter of 2026 from the sale of a fixed asset in the Florida region, partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in realized gains from purchased income tax credits, both reported as part of other non-interest income. NON-INTEREST EXPENSES The following table sets forth information concerning non-interest expenses for the last five quarters:

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