Rio Grande County
Puerto Rico · FIPS 72119
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Rio Grande County ranks #2,036 of 3,210, and #12 of 78 in Puerto Rico.
Mortgage lending activity in Rio Grande County, Puerto Rico based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Local mortgage market. Rio Grande County, Puerto Rico saw 495 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 271 of those loans and denied 58, producing a denial rate of 11.7% and an approval (origination) rate of 54.7%. The average loan amount was $227,949 at an average note rate of 6.46%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 33 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.
Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.3x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.3 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Rio Grande County
In Rio Grande County, lead originator Banco Popular funded 15.9% of 271 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 41.0% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.
Counties With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide counties nearest to Rio Grande County's 495 HMDA applications.
Counties With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide counties nearest to Rio Grande County's $227,949 average loan (deduped against volume peers).
Lenders active in Rio Grande County
Banco Popular funded 43 of the 271 loans originated in Rio Grande County, 15.9% of the county. 33 lenders reported activity here.
| # | Lender | Originated | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banco Popular | 43 | 15.9% |
| 2 | FIRSTBANK | 36 | 13.3% |
| 3 | The Moneyhouse Inc. | 32 | 11.8% |
| 4 | Metro Island Mortgage | 22 | 8.1% |
| 5 | First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc. | 18 | 6.6% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Rio Grande County borrowers.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Rio Grande County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.