SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Responding to a ruling by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ordering the Court of First Instance to expedite an evidentiary hearing in Doral’s case against the Hacienda, Counsel for Doral Financial Corporation, Matthew D. McGill of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, issued the following statement:

“The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has recognized once again the important public interest and urgency of this case and has ordered the court to act diligently and immediately. Now the burden is on government to demonstrate the basis for its decision to arbitrarily nullify its longstanding tax agreement with Doral. While we are confident that our case will prevail in court, we hope that the government of Puerto Rico will take this opportunity to reconsider its ill-conceived decision to abandon its contractual obligation to Doral. And we continue to urge the government to negotiate a solution that is fair for all parties and that is in accordance with a series of tax agreements over the last eight years that have continually ratified the government’s debt to Doral.”

A scheduling order is soon expected from the Court of First Instance. To retrieve a copy of the PR Supreme Court’s decision, visit www.doralpuertoricofacts.com.

To join the media teleconference with Matthew D. McGill on Wednesday at 11:30am EDT, please RSVP to [email protected]. The dial-in information is 866-952-7534; Code: DORAL.

Doral Financial Corporation is a bank holding company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Doral Bank, with operations on the mainland U.S. (New York metropolitan area and northwest region of Florida) and Puerto Rico. Doral Financial Corporation’s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DRL. Additional information about the case of Doral Financial Corporation against the Government of Puerto Rico can be found at www.DoralPuertoRicoFacts.com.