Hr Mortgage · Puerto Rico · 2025

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

Hr Mortgage took 697 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #7 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.7% of them and denied 20.8% (21.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

697Applicationsin PR
21.9%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.13%
$115,000Median loanstate $145,000
$68MVolume64 counties

Hr Mortgage in Puerto Rico vs the state

20.8%Denial rate+5.04 pts vs state
21.9%Decision denial rate+3.37 pts vs state
73.7%Origination rate+6.51 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$43kMedian applicant income
514Loans originated
145Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202374052523.5%6.50%#7
202467247123.2%6.75%#6
202569751420.8%6.25%#7

What Hr Mortgage lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 658 94% · 20.5% denied
Refinance 7 1% · 28.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 5% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 151 22% · 25.8% denied
FHA 247 35% · 23.5% denied
VA 18 3% · 27.8% denied
USDA / RHS 281 40% · 15.3% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Collateral 68 47%
Debt-to-income ratio 24 17%
Incomplete application 18 12%
Other 11 8%
Credit history 10 7%
Insufficient cash 8 6%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Hr Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Caguas Municipio 997915 15.2%
San Juan Municipio 563317 30.4%
Carolina Municipio 483315 31.3%
Bayamón Municipio 39306 15.4%
Juncos Municipio 34258 23.5%
Cayey Municipio 28199 32.1%
Gurabo Municipio 27223 11.1%
Ponce Municipio 26204 15.4%
Cidra Municipio 24157 29.2%
Humacao Municipio 23185 21.7%

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%
Home Mortgage BankersC 6780.3%6.50%
Metro Island MortgageA 5880.2%5.75%
Trust MortgageC 5598.1%5.75%
Pentagon Federal Credit UnionF 51943.0%5.88%

Frequently asked questions

Puerto Rico: 697 applications in 2025, of which 514 were originated and 145 denied.

20.8% of all applications, or 21.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Hr 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