Puerto Rico to Default on $37 Million of Payments Due Jan. 1
- $35.9 million Infrastructure Financing payment to be skipped
- $1.4 million Public Finance Corp. debt will not be paid
Puerto Rico Will Miss Two Bond Payments
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Puerto Rico will default on about $37 million in bond payments due Jan. 1 and divert revenue to make others, escalating a conflict with investors as Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla seeks to restructure a $70 billion debt burden.
The amount is a fraction of the almost $1 billion in interest due at the start of the year. The island will miss payments on $35.9 million of non-commonwealth guaranteed Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority debt and $1.4 million of Public Finance Corp. bonds. The money is being used to help pay investors who are owed $328.7 million of interest on general-obligation debt.