SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

SBA Lending by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

SBA records list Banco Popular de Puerto Rico as #24 among SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 11,146 7(a) records worth $1.4B.

11,146
7(a) records listed
$1.4B
Approved dollars
$128,055
Average loan size
#24
Rank, all-time volume
#29
Rank, volume since 2020
0.5%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
-10%
Annualized vs prior decade
2.4%
Active-status distress
10%
PLP processing

Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 11,146 7(a) loans worth $1.4B under Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, at an average of $128,055 per loan. That places it #24 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 10% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 1,360 active-status loans, 2.4% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. No borrower identity appears here. Methodology.

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