Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares · Puerto Rico · 2025

Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares in Puerto Rico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares took 73 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #33 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.8% of them and denied 17.8% (21.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

73Applicationsin PR
21.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.13%
$85,000Median loanstate $145,000
$4.3MVolume16 counties

Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares in Puerto Rico vs the state

17.8%Denial rate+2.05 pts vs state
21.3%Decision denial rate+2.81 pts vs state
65.8%Origination rate-1.48 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$37kMedian applicant income
48Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202361473.3%6.49%#35
2024533611.3%6.95%#35
2025734817.8%6.49%#33

What Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 68% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 32% · 13.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 72 99% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Collateral 12 92%
Other 1 8%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lares Municipio 1785 29.4%
Utuado Municipio 16103 18.8%
San Sebastián Municipio 13102 15.4%
Arecibo Municipio 751 14.3%
Las Marías Municipio 430 0.0%
San Juan Municipio 330 0.0%
Hatillo Municipio 220 0.0%
Mayagüez Municipio 210 0.0%
Cabo Rojo Municipio 220 0.0%
Yauco Municipio 101 100.0%

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: 73 applications in 2025, of which 48 were originated and 13 denied.

17.8% of all applications, or 21.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

The median rate on loans Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares originated in Puerto Rico in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.13%.

About this data. Figures are Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Lares'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