<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-17-050676.txt : 20170830
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-17-050676.hdr.sgml : 20170830
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170830123115
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-17-050676
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170828
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170830
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170830

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACOSTA REBOYRAS JUAN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001183934

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14793
		FILM NUMBER:		171059924

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST BANCORP /PR/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001057706
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				660561882
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE
		STREET 2:		SANTURCE
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00908-0146
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7877298200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 9146
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00908-0146
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        <issuerName>FIRST BANCORP /PR/</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerState>PR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00908-0146</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>PUERTO RICO</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>First BanCorp Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-08-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>411</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>5.67</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>44077</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares withheld to cover taxes related to a restricted stock that vested on August 28, 2017 pursuant to the terms on the restricted stock award made on August 28, 2014, the shares shall vest solely on the basis of the passage of time, ratably over a five-year period through August 28, 2019.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Juan Acosta</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-08-30</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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