<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-21-062448.txt : 20211102
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20211102170242
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-21-062448
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211030
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211102

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VILLAMIL FELIX
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001217324

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14793
		FILM NUMBER:		211372308

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 9146
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00908

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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            <rptOwnerState>PR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00908</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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            <securityTitle>
                <value>First BanCorp Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-10-30</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                    <value>617</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>13.65</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                    <value>5546</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares withheld to cover taxes related to restricted stock that vested on October 30, 2021 pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock award made on October 30, 2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 2,930 shares of restricted stock issued on October 30, 2021 pursuant to the First BanCorp Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, which vest solely on the basis of the passage of time over a one-year period on October 30, 2022.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Felix Villamil</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-11-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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