Planet Home Lending · Puerto Rico · 2025

Planet Home Lending in Puerto Rico: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Planet Home Lending took 27 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #48 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.7% of them and denied 33.3% (45.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

27Applicationsin PR
45.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.13%
$115,000Median loanstate $145,000
$1.3MVolume11 counties

Planet Home Lending in Puerto Rico vs the state

33.3%Denial rate+17.57 pts vs state
45.0%Decision denial rate+26.50 pts vs state
40.7%Origination rate-26.49 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.49 pts vs state
$48kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238450.0%7.56%#53
202428864.3%6.75%#48
2025271133.3%6.25%#48

What Planet Home Lending lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 70% · 31.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 11% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 5 19% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 63% · 35.3% denied
FHA 10 37% · 30.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Incomplete application 3 33%
Collateral 3 33%
Other 2 22%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Planet Home Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Juan Municipio 815 62.5%
Vega Baja Municipio 420 0.0%
Caguas Municipio 320 0.0%
Río Grande Municipio 211 50.0%
Trujillo Alto Municipio 211 50.0%
Manatí Municipio 220 0.0%
Ponce Municipio 211 50.0%
Toa Alta Municipio 110 0.0%
Canóvanas Municipio 101 100.0%
Mayagüez Municipio 100 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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 9 denied.

33.3% of all applications, or 45.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Planet Home Lending'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