Metro Island Mortgage · Puerto Rico · 2025

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

Metro Island Mortgage took 588 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #9 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 99.3% of them and denied 0.2% (0.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

588Applicationsin PR
0.2%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.13%
$155,000Median loanstate $145,000
$101MVolume64 counties

Metro Island Mortgage in Puerto Rico vs the state

0.2%Denial rate-15.59 pts vs state
0.2%Decision denial rate-18.33 pts vs state
99.3%Origination rate+32.09 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$49kMedian applicant income
584Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236735981.3%6.50%#8
20245155030.2%6.50%#10
20255885840.2%5.75%#9

What Metro Island Mortgage lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 551 94% · 0.2% denied
Refinance 16 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 3% · 0.0% denied
FHA 462 79% · 0.2% denied
VA 29 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 80 14% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Metro Island Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Juan Municipio 72720 0.0%
Carolina Municipio 67660 0.0%
Bayamón Municipio 59590 0.0%
Caguas Municipio 38380 0.0%
Arecibo Municipio 22220 0.0%
Toa Baja Municipio 21210 0.0%
Toa Alta Municipio 18180 0.0%
Trujillo Alto Municipio 18180 0.0%
Guaynabo Municipio 16160 0.0%
Río Grande Municipio 14140 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%
Trust MortgageC 5598.1%5.75%
Pentagon Federal Credit UnionF 51943.0%5.88%

Frequently asked questions

Puerto Rico: 588 applications in 2025, of which 584 were originated and 1 denied.

0.2% of all applications, or 0.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

The median rate on loans Metro Island Mortgage originated in Puerto Rico in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.13%.

About this data. Figures are Metro Island 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