Best SBA lenders
Best SBA lenders in Puerto Rico
The SBA lenders that fund the most businesses in Puerto Rico, ranked by funded volume with each lender's charge-off track record.
By Mario Bailey · Source: SBA FOIA data, as of 2026-03-31
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico funds the most SBA volume in Puerto Rico. Charge-off rates below are each lender's overall rate across all of its loans, as a track-record signal.
| # | Lender | Volume in Puerto Rico | Charge-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | $306.6M | 0.2% |
| 2 | Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades (COFECC) | $163.4M | 0.0% |
| 3 | Oriental Bank | $138.5M | 0.8% |
| 4 | PYMES Financial Partners, Inc. | $129.2M | 0.0% |
| 5 | Marketing Small Business Finance Corporation | $95.9M | 0.0% |
| 6 | FirstBank Puerto Rico | $57.7M | 0.0% |
| 7 | Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico | $8.5M | 0.0% |
| 8 | BayFirst National Bank | $6.0M | 3.3% |
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Method and disclaimer. Ranked by funded SBA volume in
Puerto Rico from the public FOIA 7(a) and 504 data (as of 2026-03-31); see our
methodology. SBA Loan Index is
not affiliated with the SBA and is not a lender, broker, or financial advisor.