SBA lending by district
SBA lending in PR at-large
SBA 7(a) and 504 financing in Puerto Rico (at-large): how much was funded, by which lenders, and the 7(a) charge-off record.
By Mario Bailey · Source: SBA FOIA data, as of 2026-03-31
- SBA loans
- 8,744
- Total funded
- $1.4B
- Average loan
- $161K
- 7(a) charge-off
- 3.3%
Borrowers in Puerto Rico (at-large) took 8,744 SBA loans worth $1.4B since FY2010, averaging $161K. Of the 7,695 7(a) loans, 3.3% have charged off. See the rest of Puerto Rico.
SBA funded volume by fiscal year
Top SBA lenders in PR at-large
- 1. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico $553.6M
- 2. Oriental Bank $193.9M
- 3. Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades (COFECC) $163.6M
- 4. FirstBank Puerto Rico $156.3M
- 5. PYMES Financial Partners, Inc. $129.2M
- 6. Marketing Small Business Finance Corporation $95.9M
- 7. Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico $61.9M
- 8. Live Oak Banking Company $22.1M
- 9. BayFirst National Bank $6.0M
- 10. Paragon Bank $4.0M
Method. SBA 7(a) and 504 loans the SBA recorded in PR at-large,
FY2010–2026 (as of 2026-03-31). District boundaries
changed in the 2022 redistricting, so multi-year totals span boundary changes; the district is
as-recorded by the SBA. Charge-off is 7(a)-only. See the
methodology.