NAMWOLF Welcomes Banco Popular North America to its Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Banco Popular North America has joined the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program (CPEPP).

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 16, 2006 -- The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Banco Popular North America has joined the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program (CPEPP).

“NAMWOLF is pleased to welcome Banco Popular North America to our Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program,” said Yolanda Coly, Associate Director of The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms. “The company’s commitment to legal diversity is commended and we are excited for them to start mutually beneficial working relationships with our law firm members,” she added.

Under CPEPP, interested corporations agree to set a goal of eventually expending a minimum of 5% of their outside counsel budget with minority and women-owned law firms. NAMWOLF strives to recruit and admit only those minority and women-owned law firms that have a track record of representing major corporations and public entities.

Banco Popular North America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the leading community banks in the U.S. with 141 branches in six states: California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas. Its core businesses include retail and commercial banking services, mortgage and consumer lending, and insurance. Banco Popular was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2005 by FORTUNE Magazine and ranks among the top 10 Small Business Administration lenders in the country. Banco Popular North America is a subsidiary of Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP). For more information about Banco Popular North America, visit the company’s Web site at www.bancopopular.com.
   
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprising a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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