Puerto Rico · Restaurants & Hotels
SBA loans for restaurants & hotels in Puerto Rico
992 loans worth $180.1M approved since FY2010 for accommodation and food services projects located in Puerto Rico.
Loans
992
Approved
$180.1M
Median loan
$81,100
-73% vs sector nationally
Median rate
8.00%
Jobs supported
13,421
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Who lends to restaurants & hotels in Puerto Rico
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | 418 | $37.3M | |
| Oriental Bank | 165 | $33.4M | |
| FirstBank Puerto Rico | 145 | $22.6M | |
| Marketing Small Business Finance Corporation | 42 | $22.5M | |
| Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades (COFECC) | 68 | $22.0M | |
| PYMES Financial Partners, Inc. | 24 | $18.3M | |
| Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico | 123 | $18.1M | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 1 | $5.0M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
All SBA lending in Puerto Rico
8,959 loans across every sector.
Restaurants & Hotels nationally
137,471 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to restaurants & hotels businesses in Puerto Rico?
- 992 SBA loans totalling $180,064,300 have been approved for accommodation and food services projects in Puerto Rico since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance restaurants & hotels in Puerto Rico?
- The most active by dollars approved are Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Oriental Bank, FirstBank Puerto Rico, Marketing Small Business Finance Corporation. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for restaurants & hotels in Puerto Rico?
- The median approval is $81,100, 73% below the national median for this sector ($300,000).
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