San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 41980
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas ranks #149 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 41980) recorded 17,116 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 9,518 of those and denied others at a rate of 14.1%, for an approval (origination) rate of 55.6%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $188,597 at an average note rate of 6.41%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Banco Popular, FIRSTBANK, The Moneyhouse Inc. lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas ranks #79 by denial rate (the 81st percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 117 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 14.1% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $188,597 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas
In San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, lead originator Banco Popular funded 18.4% of 9,518 originated loans, above the fleet's upper tercile (~12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 42.5% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas's 14.1% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas's 17,116 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas's $188,597 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro
Banco Popular funded 1,753 of the 9,518 loans originated here, 18.4% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banco Popular | 1,753 | 4,716 | $219,593 | 18.4% |
| 2 | FIRSTBANK | 1,478 | 2,435 | $193,534 | 15.5% |
| 3 | The Moneyhouse Inc. | 811 | 1,755 | $147,365 | 8.5% |
| 4 | Oriental Bank | 594 | 1,200 | $183,042 | 6.2% |
| 5 | Metro Island Mortgage | 433 | 442 | $159,593 | 4.5% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas 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.