SBA lender profile
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico appears in the public SBA loan data with 1,866 funded 7(a) loans totaling $309.9M, an average of $166K per loan, and an estimated 21,363 jobs supported. Its SBA lending concentrates in Puerto Rico and the Health Care and Social Assistance sector. Across all of its loans in the data, its charge-off rate is 0.2%.
By Mario Bailey · Source: SBA FOIA 7(a) and 504 data, as of 2026-03-31
Funded loans
1,866
Total volume
$309.9M
Average loan size
$166K
Charge-off rate
0.2%
Share of funded loans charged off
Jobs supported (reported)
21,363
Programs
7(a)
Bank profile
via FDIC- Total assets
- $18.5B
- Headquarters
- San Juan, PR
- FDIC cert
- #16876
- Status
- Inactive
Where Banco Popular de Puerto Rico lends
Top states by funded SBA volume.
| State | Loans | Total volume |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 1,847 | $306.6M |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 19 | $3.3M |
What Banco Popular de Puerto Rico funds
Top industries by funded SBA volume.
| Industry | Loans | Total volume |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 450 | $66.4M |
| Retail Trade | 283 | $47.2M |
| Wholesale Trade | 104 | $41.1M |
| Professional and Technical Services | 194 | $40.1M |
| Construction | 156 | $19.4M |
| Manufacturing | 138 | $18.7M |
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico SBA lending by year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Total volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 140 | $19.3M |
| 2021 | 190 | $51.0M |
| 2022 | 247 | $44.6M |
| 2023 | 290 | $50.9M |
| 2024 | 456 | $70.3M |
| 2025 | 380 | $47.9M |
| 2026 | 163 | $25.8M |
Sources and disclaimer. All figures are computed from
the U.S. Small Business Administration's public FOIA 7(a) and 504 loan data (as of 2026-03-31),
as described in our methodology.
The charge-off rate is the share of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico's funded loans marked charged off across all of its
loans in the data; it is not a lifetime default rate. SBA Loan Index is not affiliated with the
SBA and is not a lender, broker, or financial advisor. This is general information, not advice.
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