Puerto Rico · Health Care
SBA loans for health care in Puerto Rico
1,959 loans worth $281.5M approved since FY2010 for health care and social assistance projects located in Puerto Rico.
Loans
1,959
Approved
$281.5M
Median loan
$85,500
-66% vs sector nationally
Median rate
8.25%
Jobs supported
14,644
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 health care in Puerto Rico
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | 1,022 | $112.7M | |
| Oriental Bank | 362 | $52.3M | |
| PYMES Financial Partners, Inc. | 136 | $37.2M | |
| FirstBank Puerto Rico | 203 | $30.6M | |
| Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades (COFECC) | 119 | $22.5M | |
| Marketing Small Business Finance Corporation | 57 | $16.5M | |
| Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico | 55 | $8.7M | |
| Cooperativa de Ahorro y Cr<ac,e>dito de Arecibo (COOPACA) | 5 | $1.1M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
All SBA lending in Puerto Rico
8,959 loans across every sector.
Health Care nationally
105,632 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to health care businesses in Puerto Rico?
- 1,959 SBA loans totalling $281,453,100 have been approved for health care and social assistance projects in Puerto Rico since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance health care in Puerto Rico?
- The most active by dollars approved are Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Oriental Bank, PYMES Financial Partners, Inc., FirstBank Puerto Rico. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for health care in Puerto Rico?
- The median approval is $85,500, 66% below the national median for this sector ($250,000).
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