Short Interest in First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) Increases By 20.8%

First BanCorp. (NYSE: FBP - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 9,658,277 shares, a growth of 20.8% from the February 26th total of 7,997,595 shares. Currently, 6.3% of the shares of the stock are short