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First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc. in Puerto Rico
HMDA record for properties in Puerto Rico, calendar year 2024. National record · Puerto Rico overview
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.
First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc.'s 2024 HMDA record for Puerto Rico covers 1,320 applications, 756 of them originated, worth $150m.
Its denial rate in the state was 24.4%, above the Puerto Rico rate of 20.5% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 20.9%.
The median rate spread on its Puerto Rico originations was 0.8 percentage points (state median 0.2).
Applications in the state were down 7% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico, all lenders | First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc., all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 24.4% | 20.5% | 20.9% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 14.2% | 9.8% | 13.3% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $199k | $188k | $285k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 94.4% | 86.9% | 92.0% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 47.4% | 43.4% | 39.6% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 6.0% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in statePuerto Rico, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Puerto Rico
By purpose
Home purchase 94% (714)Refinancing 3% (21)Cash-out refinancing 3% (21)
By type
Conventional 40% (300)FHA 47% (358)VA 6% (45)USDA 7% (53)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 244 denials in Puerto Rico by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Puerto Rico
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Municipio | 193 | 107 | $20m | 26.5% |
| Bayamón Municipio | 151 | 99 | $28m | 14.7% |
| Carolina Municipio | 99 | 60 | $9.4m | 26.8% |
| Ponce Municipio | 72 | 43 | $5.4m | 14.0% |
| Río Grande Municipio | 53 | 30 | $4.5m | 21.1% |
| Guaynabo Municipio | 54 | 28 | $6.8m | 28.2% |
| Caguas Municipio | 36 | 23 | $3.5m | 25.8% |
| Toa Baja Municipio | 33 | 23 | $3.4m | 17.9% |
| Juncos Municipio | 41 | 22 | $7.0m | 31.3% |
| Gurabo Municipio | 36 | 21 | $5.5m | 19.2% |
| Humacao Municipio | 33 | 21 | $5.3m | 16.0% |
| Trujillo Alto Municipio | 29 | 18 | $3.0m | — |
| Toa Alta Municipio | 32 | 17 | $3.2m | — |
| Dorado Municipio | 28 | 14 | $12m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc. originate in Puerto Rico in 2024?
756 loans totalling $150m, from 1,320 applications reported for properties in Puerto Rico.
What is First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc.'s denial rate in Puerto Rico?
24.4% of decided applications in Puerto Rico were denied, against 20.5% for all lenders in the state and 20.9% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Puerto Rico counties does First Equity Mortgage Bankers Inc. lend in most?
By originations: San Juan Municipio (107), Bayamón Municipio (99), Carolina Municipio (60), Ponce Municipio (43), Río Grande Municipio (30).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Puerto Rico. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.