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

SBA Lending by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is the #24 most active SBA 7(a) lender by all-time volume, with 11,146 approved 7(a) loans worth $1.4B on record.

11,146
7(a) loans made
$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
6.0%
Active-loan distress
10%
Made under PLP authority

Between 1991 and mid-2026, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico approved 11,146 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.4B across the country, at an average of $128,055 per loan. That places it #24 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 10% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 6.0% of its book is currently delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. No borrower identity appears here.