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PRICING SUPPLEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 23, 1996
TO PROSPECTUS DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 AND
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 6, 1995
BANPONCE CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM SERIES 2
DUE FROM NINE MONTHS TO 30 YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUE
PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ............................ U.S. $25,000,000.00
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE ......................... FEBRUARY 28, 1996
MATURITY DATE ............................... MARCH 1, 1999
GLOBAL NOTE ................................. YES
INITIAL INTEREST RATE ....................... 5.75%
INTEREST RATE BASIS ......................... FIXED
INDEX MATURITY .............................. N/A
SPREAD ...................................... N/A
INTEREST RATE RESET PERIOD .................. N/A
INTEREST PAYMENT PERIOD...................... JUNE 15, DECEMBER 15 AND AT
THE MATURITY DATE
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THE PROCEEDS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THE NOTE TO WHICH THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT
RELATES WILL BE USED TO FINANCE BANPONCE CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES.