Latin American Financial · Puerto Rico · 2025

Latin American Financial in Puerto Rico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Latin American Financial took 47 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #40 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.6% of them and denied 12.8% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

47Applicationsin PR
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.13%
$145,000Median loanstate $145,000
$5.6MVolume25 counties

Latin American Financial in Puerto Rico vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-2.99 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-4.21 pts vs state
76.6%Origination rate+9.37 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$47kMedian applicant income
36Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231158513.9%6.75%#26
2024876613.8%6.75%#30
2025473612.8%6.25%#40

What Latin American Financial lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 45 96% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2 4% · 0.0% denied
FHA 43 91% · 11.6% denied
VA 2 4% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Other 3 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Insufficient cash 1 17%
Collateral 1 17%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Latin American Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bayamón Municipio 851 12.5%
Toa Baja Municipio 752 28.6%
Manatí Municipio 430 0.0%
San Juan Municipio 330 0.0%
Dorado Municipio 330 0.0%
Toa Alta Municipio 210 0.0%
Ciales Municipio 220 0.0%
Carolina Municipio 110 0.0%
Cataño Municipio 110 0.0%
Fajardo 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: 47 applications in 2025, of which 36 were originated and 6 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Latin American Financial'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