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Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico
Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico, saw 1,638 HMDA-reported applications and 1,158 originations ($211m) in 2024.
That is 15.6 originations per 1,000 households, against 10.1 for Puerto Rico and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 18.1%, below the state rate of 20.5%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.3 percentage points and 10.2% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.
15 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Firstbank (171), Banco Popular (164) and The Moneyhouse Inc. (118).
Originations were about level with 2023.
Most active lenders
| # | Lender | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firstbank | 272 | 171 | $35m | 25.5% | — |
| 2 | Banco Popular | 261 | 164 | $45m | 28.2% | — |
| 3 | The Moneyhouse Inc. | 146 | 118 | $17m | 11.9% | — |
| 4 | First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc. | 151 | 99 | $28m | 14.7% | — |
| 5 | Oriental Bank | 122 | 68 | $13m | 31.7% | — |
| 6 | Trust Mortgage Corp. | 74 | 58 | $8.1m | 10.8% | — |
| 7 | Preferred Mortgage Corporation | 70 | 57 | $8.1m | 4.7% | — |
| 8 | Home Mortgage Bankers | 64 | 52 | $6.5m | 3.7% | — |
| 9 | Metro Island Mortgage | 51 | 50 | $7.5m | 0.0% | — |
| 10 | Actual Mortgage Bankers | 49 | 39 | $5.3m | 9.1% | — |
| 11 | Hr Mortgage Corp | 42 | 31 | $3.6m | 22.0% | — |
| 12 | EMI Equity Mortgage, Inc. | 41 | 31 | $4.8m | 20.5% | — |
| 13 | VIG Mortgage | 35 | 27 | $3.3m | 12.1% | — |
| 14 | RF Mortgage & Investment Corp | 31 | 26 | $4.1m | 6.7% | — |
| 15 | Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc | 33 | 20 | $2.4m | 6.7% | — |
Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 15. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.
Compared with Puerto Rico and the nation
| Measure | This county | Puerto Rico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 18.1% | 20.5% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 10.2% | 9.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $182k | $188k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 15.6 | 10.1 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 90.0% | 86.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 61.1% | 43.4% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 4.5% | 6.1% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Share of 1,013 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Puerto Rico). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 90% (1,042)Home improvement 1% (7)Refinancing 2% (21)Cash-out refinancing 6% (73)Other purpose 1% (15)
By type
Conventional 34% (392)FHA 61% (708)VA 4% (52)USDA 1% (6)
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Bayamón Municipio, PR?
By 2024 originations: Firstbank (171), Banco Popular (164), The Moneyhouse Inc. (118), First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc. (99), Oriental Bank (68). 15 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Bayamón Municipio?
18.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 20.5% across Puerto Rico and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Bayamón Municipio in 2024?
1,158 loans totalling $211m, from 1,638 applications; 15.6 originations per 1,000 households.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 72021; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.