Equity Prime Mortgage · Puerto Rico · 2025

Equity Prime Mortgage in Puerto Rico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Equity Prime Mortgage took 62 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #36 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.9% of them and denied 12.9% (26.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

62Applicationsin PR
26.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.13%
$190,000Median loanstate $145,000
$4.3MVolume27 counties

Equity Prime Mortgage in Puerto Rico vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-2.86 pts vs state
26.7%Decision denial rate+8.17 pts vs state
33.9%Origination rate-33.36 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
21Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202386474.7%7.25%#30
202442290.0%6.63%#37
2025622112.9%6.38%#36

What Equity Prime Mortgage lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 45 73% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 3 5% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 23% · 7.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 42% · 26.9% denied
FHA 28 45% · 3.6% denied
VA 2 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 10% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Other 3 38%
Unverifiable information 2 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Collateral 1 13%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Equity Prime Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Carolina Municipio 712 28.6%
San Juan Municipio 630 0.0%
Fajardo Municipio 511 20.0%
Cabo Rojo Municipio 420 0.0%
Mayagüez Municipio 420 0.0%
Arecibo Municipio 410 0.0%
Dorado Municipio 311 33.3%
Bayamón Municipio 321 33.3%
Toa Baja Municipio 200 0.0%
Humacao Municipio 200 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: 62 applications in 2025, of which 21 were originated and 8 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 26.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

The median rate on loans Equity Prime Mortgage originated in Puerto Rico in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.13%.

About this data. Figures are Equity Prime Mortgage'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