Puerto Rico · 2025 HMDA data

Mortgage lenders in Puerto Rico: denial rates, approval odds and real rates (2025)

78 lenders acted on 21,225 mortgage applications in Puerto Rico in 2025. 15.8% were denied, against 18.0% nationally. The median interest rate on loans that closed was 6.13%, the median loan $145,000.

21kApplications
15.8%Denial rateUS 18.0%
6.13%Median rateUS 6.63%
$145,000Median loanUS $225,000
$2.9BOriginated volume

Largest mortgage lenders in Puerto Rico

By applications received in 2025. Grade is the lender's national grade.

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Banco Popular de Puerto Rico C 3,8942,399 20.4%6.25%
2 Firstbank Puerto Rico C 3,2331,997 22.0%5.75%
3 Oriental Bank C 1,708928 20.0%5.50%
4 The Money House B 1,6021,249 10.8%6.00%
5 First Equity Mortgage Bankers D 1,517922 17.7%6.00%
6 Preferred Mortgage C 732534 11.6%5.75%
7 Hr Mortgage D 697514 20.8%6.25%
8 Home Mortgage Bankers C 678492 0.3%6.50%
9 Metro Island Mortgage A 588584 0.2%5.75%
10 Trust Mortgage C 559419 8.1%5.75%
11 Pentagon Federal Credit Union F 519229 43.0%5.88%
12 Sun West Mortgage Company B 482289 10.6%6.38%
13 Rm Actual Mortgage C 396301 14.4%6.25%
14 Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito de Rincon B 355271 5.9%6.75%
15 R. F. Mortgage & Investment C 344294 8.7%6.25%
16 Broker Solutions D 310199 11.0%6.50%
17 Vig Mortgage D 301215 12.0%6.25%
18 E.m.i. Equity Mortgage A 273237 0.7%
19 Multiples Mortgage D 249183 10.0%7.00%
20 Capital Mortgage Services D 214148 8.9%7.25%
21 Senior Mortgage Bankers D 207143 16.4%6.25%
22 Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito de Camuy B 189174 7.9%6.75%
23 Crosscountry Mortgage B 16496 5.5%6.97%
24 Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito LA Puertorriqueña C 161121 6.8%6.25%
25 Cooperativa de Credito LA Sagrada Familia B 134104 3.0%6.25%

Best approval odds in Puerto Rico

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 300 Puerto Rico applications in 2025.

#LenderDecidedDecision denial rateMedian rate
1Metro Island Mortgage5860.2%5.75%
2Home Mortgage Bankers4980.4%6.50%
3R. F. Mortgage & Investment3368.9%6.25%
4Trust Mortgage4659.7%5.75%
5Sun West Mortgage Company45711.2%6.38%
6The Money House1,42212.2%6.00%
7Preferred Mortgage64413.2%5.75%
8Rm Actual Mortgage35815.9%6.25%
9Hr Mortgage66321.9%6.25%
10First Equity Mortgage Bankers1,19022.5%6.00%

Lowest median rates in Puerto Rico

Among lenders reporting rates on at least 100 originated loans. Product mix matters: a VA specialist will show a lower median than a jumbo lender.

#LenderPriced loansMedian rateDenial rate
1Oriental Bank9285.50%20.0%
2Trust Mortgage4195.75%8.1%
3Metro Island Mortgage5845.75%0.2%
4Preferred Mortgage5325.75%11.6%
5Firstbank Puerto Rico1,9965.75%22.0%
6Pentagon Federal Credit Union2295.88%43.0%
7First Equity Mortgage Bankers9226.00%17.7%
8The Money House1,2496.00%10.8%
9Cooperativa de Credito LA Sagrada Familia1046.25%3.0%
10Cooperativa de Ahorro Y Credito LA Puertorriqueña1196.25%6.8%

What Puerto Rico borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17,202 81% · 15.1% denied
Refinance 550 3% · 14.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,559 12% · 17.6% denied
Home improvement 317 1% · 21.8% denied
Other / HELOC 597 3% · 24.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,909 42% · 16.5% denied
FHA 9,211 43% · 15.1% denied
VA 1,358 6% · 17.6% denied
USDA / RHS 1,747 8% · 13.9% denied

Denial rate by applicant income

Under $50k 20.6%
$50k – $100k 17.7%
$100k – $150k 17.8%
$150k – $250k 18.0%
Over $250k 12.4%

Why Puerto Rico applications were denied

Collateral 1,486 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 733 22%
Other 343 10%
Credit history 313 9%
Insufficient cash 166 5%
Unverifiable information 117 4%
Employment history 86 3%
Incomplete application 80 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 18 1%

Puerto Rico mortgage market by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loanLenders
202320,49013,55017.4%6.50%$115,00068
202419,82213,06817.5%6.50%$135,00077
202521,22514,26915.8%6.13%$145,00078

Puerto Rico counties

Counties with at least 200 applications in 2025, most active first.

Frequently asked questions

15.8% of mortgage applications in Puerto Rico were denied in 2025 (18.5% of applications that reached a decision). Nationally the rate was 18.0%.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico handled the most applications in Puerto Rico in 2025: 3,894, with a denial rate of 20.4%.

Among lenders that decided at least 300 applications in Puerto Rico, Metro Island Mortgage had the lowest decision denial rate at 0.2%.

The median interest rate on loans originated in Puerto Rico in 2025 was 6.13%. That is the rate borrowers actually received, reported by lenders under HMDA, not an advertised rate.