Puerto Rico SBA Loan Data

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

Total Loans
23,128
1991–2025
Total Volume
$3.3B
Gross approval amount
Avg Loan Size
$144K
Median: $75K
Avg Interest Rate
8.51%
Default rate: 10.7%

Puerto Rico Loan Status

Active13.9%
Paid in Full61.9%
Charged Off9.1%
Cancelled13.2%
Committed1.2%

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Puerto Rico Annual Lending Volume

Number of Loans per Year

Top Industries

Loan Size Distribution

Top Lenders in Puerto Rico

LenderLoansVolumeAvg SizeAvg RateDefault Rate
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico12,187$1.5B$124K9.04%8.2%
FirstBank Puerto Rico4,491$532.4M$119K8.60%15.3%
Oriental Bank3,176$375.5M$118K7.38%9.1%
ORIENTAL BANK437$144.6M$331KN/A4.4%
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO271$120.2M$444KN/A2.2%
Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico593$88.0M$148K6.32%19.0%
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO91$44.1M$485KN/A8.4%
Live Oak Banking Company10$22.1M$2.2M5.58%0.0%
Citibank, N.A.223$18.6M$83KN/A16.2%
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR PUERTO RICO21$18.1M$862KN/A20.0%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation163$14.6M$90KN/A0.7%
Scotiabank de Puerto Rico122$11.2M$92KN/A3.7%
Grow America Fund, Incorporated62$9.1M$147K4.25%18.8%
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 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%
SCOTIABANK DE PUERTO RICO18$3.9M$216KN/A5.6%
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%

Top Counties in Puerto Rico

CountyLoansVolume
San Juan4,877$810.5M
Bayamon1,683$264.5M
Caguas1,259$199.7M
Carolina1,060$159.0M
Ponce1,186$156.4M
Guaynabo930$145.1M
Mayaguez668$88.2M
Arecibo479$70.0M
Toa Baja460$68.3M
Trujillo Alto333$53.3M
Humacao348$51.2M
Aguadilla366$49.6M
Manati303$48.1M
Vega Baja315$45.4M
Cayey272$42.3M
Dorado235$37.5M
Yauco380$36.4M
Cabo Rojo297$35.8M
Fajardo236$34.0M
Catano151$32.1M
Cidra219$31.7M
Guayama273$31.2M
Toa Alta237$30.2M
Juana Diaz246$29.3M
Hatillo201$28.4M
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