City Lending · Puerto Rico · 2025

City Lending in Puerto Rico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 7 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #58 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 28.6% (40.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

7Applicationsin PR
40.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.13%
$185,000Median loanstate $145,000
$565kVolume5 counties

City Lending in Puerto Rico vs the state

28.6%Denial rate+12.81 pts vs state
40.0%Decision denial rate+21.50 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-24.37 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.33 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202346250.0%6.75%#39
202410620.0%6.56%#56
20257328.6%6.25%#58

What City Lending lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 100% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 43% · 33.3% denied
FHA 1 14% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 14% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 29% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Credit history 1 50%
Incomplete application 1 50%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bayamón Municipio 311 33.3%
Vega Baja Municipio 110 0.0%
Juncos Municipio 100 0.0%
San Juan Municipio 101 100.0%
Arecibo Municipio 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Puerto Rico

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Banco Popular de Puerto RicoC 3,89420.4%6.25%
Firstbank Puerto RicoC 3,23322.0%5.75%
Oriental BankC 1,70820.0%5.50%
The Money HouseB 1,60210.8%6.00%
First Equity Mortgage BankersD 1,51717.7%6.00%
Preferred MortgageC 73211.6%5.75%
Hr MortgageD 69720.8%6.25%
Home Mortgage BankersC 6780.3%6.50%
Metro Island MortgageA 5880.2%5.75%
Trust MortgageC 5598.1%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Puerto Rico: 7 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 2 denied.

28.6% of all applications, or 40.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Puerto Rico in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.13%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending's own HMDA filing for properties located in Puerto Rico, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology