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Puerto Rico SBA Loan Data

23,128 loans totaling $3.3B across all SBA programs.

Total Loans
23,128
1992–2025
Total Volume
$3.3B
Gross approval amount
Avg Loan Size
$144K
Median: $75K
Avg Interest Rate
8.51%
Default rate: 10.7%

SBA Lending by County

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Counties in Puerto Rico

San Juan4,877$810.5M$166K
Bayamon1,683$264.5M$157K
Caguas1,259$199.7M$159K
Carolina1,060$159.0M$150K
Ponce1,186$156.4M$132K
Guaynabo930$145.1M$156K
Mayaguez668$88.2M$132K
Arecibo479$70.0M$146K
Toa Baja460$68.3M$148K
Trujillo Alto333$53.3M$160K
Humacao348$51.2M$147K
Aguadilla366$49.6M$136K
Manati303$48.1M$159K
Vega Baja315$45.4M$144K
Cayey272$42.3M$156K
Dorado235$37.5M$160K
Yauco380$36.4M$96K
Cabo Rojo297$35.8M$121K
Fajardo236$34.0M$144K
Catano151$32.1M$213K
Cidra219$31.7M$145K
Guayama273$31.2M$114K
Toa Alta237$30.2M$127K
Juana Diaz246$29.3M$119K
Hatillo201$28.4M$141K
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Puerto Rico Loan Status

Puerto Rico Loan Status showing Active: 13.9%, Paid in Full: 61.9%, Charged Off: 9.1%, Cancelled: 13.9%, Committed: 1.2%
Active13.9%
Paid in Full61.9%
Charged Off9.1%
Cancelled13.9%
Committed1.2%

Note: Loans from 2023 and later may show lower default rates because they haven't had enough time to mature. Default rates typically stabilize after 5+ years.

Puerto Rico Annual Lending Volume

Puerto Rico Annual Lending Volume from 1992 to 2025

Number of Loans per Year

Number of Loans per Year from 1992 to 2025

Top Industries

Top Industries with 12 categories

Loan Size Distribution

Loan Size Distribution with 7 categories

Top Lenders in Puerto Rico

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico12,458$1.6B$131K9.04%8.1%
FirstBank Puerto Rico4,582$576.4M$126K8.60%15.2%
Oriental Bank3,613$520.1M$144K7.38%8.6%
Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico614$106.1M$173K6.32%19.0%
Live Oak Banking Company10$22.1M$2.2M5.58%0.0%
Citibank, N.A.225$18.9M$84KN/A16.1%
Scotiabank de Puerto Rico140$15.1M$108KN/A4.0%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation163$14.6M$90KN/A0.7%
Grow America Fund, Incorporated63$9.2M$146K4.25%18.4%
BayFirst National Bank5$6.0M$1.2M8.70%0.0%
Loans from Old Closed Lenders54$5.7M$105KN/A0.0%
COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CR<AC,E>DITO DR. MANUEL ZENO GAND<AC,I>A16$5.3M$334KN/A0.0%
Cooperativa de Ahorro y Cr<ac,e>dito de Arecibo (COOPACA)26$4.6M$177K8.33%11.8%
COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MANATI INC17$4.0M$235KN/A0.0%
Paragon Bank1$4.0M$4.0M6.00%0.0%
First Bank of the Lake2$4.0M$2.0M10.00%0.0%
Banco Santander Puerto Rico23$3.8M$165KN/A6.7%
FIRST BANCORP9$3.8M$422KN/A0.0%
T Bank, National Association1$3.7M$3.7M9.50%0.0%
Signature Bank of Georgia2$3.4M$1.7M7.00%0.0%
COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CR<AC,E>DITO ORIENTAL13$3.4M$262KN/A0.0%
Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades23$2.8M$121K7.95%0.0%
Seacoast National Bank1$2.5M$2.5M7.25%0.0%
Banesco USA2$2.4M$1.2M6.00%0.0%
COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CR<AC,E>DITO JES\DA\US OBRERO7$2.2M$315KN/A0.0%

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