Senior Mortgage Bankers · Puerto Rico · 2025

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

Senior Mortgage Bankers took 207 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025, ranking #21 of 78 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.1% of them and denied 16.4% (19.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.8%.

207Applicationsin PR
19.2%Decision denial ratestate 18.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.13%
$155,000Median loanstate $145,000
$27MVolume50 counties

Senior Mortgage Bankers in Puerto Rico vs the state

16.4%Denial rate+0.67 pts vs state
19.2%Decision denial rate+0.71 pts vs state
69.1%Origination rate+1.85 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.71Rate spread (pts)+0.65 pts vs state
$65kMedian applicant income
143Loans originated
34Denied

Trend in Puerto Rico

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316111412.4%6.50%#23
202418312214.2%6.75%#20
202520714316.4%6.25%#21

What Senior Mortgage Bankers lends in Puerto Rico

By loan purpose

Home purchase 91 44% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 7 3% · 42.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 109 53% · 16.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 31% · 23.1% denied
FHA 126 61% · 14.3% denied
VA 10 5% · 10.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Puerto Rico applicants

Collateral 19 56%
Other 6 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 9%
Employment history 3 9%
Credit history 2 6%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Puerto Rico

Counties with the most Senior Mortgage Bankers applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Juan Municipio 311910 32.3%
Bayamón Municipio 19152 10.5%
Carolina Municipio 16114 25.0%
Comerío Municipio 1592 13.3%
Caguas Municipio 1181 9.1%
Toa Alta Municipio 1080 0.0%
Guaynabo Municipio 761 14.3%
Barceloneta Municipio 770 0.0%
Cabo Rojo Municipio 630 0.0%
Trujillo Alto Municipio 632 33.3%

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: 207 applications in 2025, of which 143 were originated and 34 denied.

16.4% of all applications, or 19.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Puerto Rico statewide average across all lenders was 15.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Senior Mortgage Bankers'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