# Small business loans in Guaynabo, PR

**Short answer:** The most active SBA lenders in Guaynabo, PR since FY2024 are Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (39 loans) and Oriental Bank (18). The median loan was $86,500, and half fell between $25,000 and $200,000. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.

Canonical page: https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/guaynabo/
Data as of: 2026-06-30

## Lenders making SBA loans in Guaynabo

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico alone made 56% of the loans in Guaynabo. The three largest lenders together made 97%.

**Lenders with five or more SBA loans in Guaynabo, PR, FY2024 to June 2026**

| Lender | Loans | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Banco Popular de Puerto Rico](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/banco-popular-de-puerto-rico/) | 39 | 55.7% |
| [Oriental Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/oriental-bank/) | 18 | 25.7% |
| [FirstBank Puerto Rico](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/firstbank-puerto-rico/) | 11 | 15.7% |

Share is the percent of all Guaynabo loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Puerto Rico where one exists.

Guaynabo has three lenders with five or more loans since FY2024. Others had fewer, and the Puerto Rico page counts 11 lenders with at least one approved loan statewide.

## Local help near Guaynabo

Guaynabo borrowers can start with SBA's district office for Puerto Rico, an SBDC or SCORE.

37% of Guaynabo borrowers since FY2024 were startups or businesses two years old or younger. SBDCs provide counseling and training, and SCORE mentors give advice at no cost, according to SBA.

SBA has one district office for Puerto Rico. Its page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in the area. The Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center gives free counseling across Puerto Rico.

- [SBA Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands District Office: SBA district office](https://www.sba.gov/district/puerto-rico-us-virgin-islands)
- [Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center: Small Business Development Center](https://prsbtdc.org/)
- [SCORE mentors in Puerto Rico: Business mentoring](https://www.score.org/pr/)

Alongside SBA loans, Puerto Rico runs two loan programs. The [Puerto Rico page](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/#loan-programs-in-puerto-rico) describes each, and the official pages are linked here.

- [Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (BDE) term loans](https://www.bde.pr.gov/BDEPROnline/Home/PrestamosATerminos)
- [Impulso a Tu Negocio (SSBCI)](https://www.bde.pr.gov/BDEPROnline/Home/ImpulsoATuNegocio)

## Loan counts and sizes in Guaynabo

Guaynabo ranks 5th by loans since FY2024 among the 5 Puerto Rico cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 359th busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.

The 70 loans, 4.7% of the 1,490 in Puerto Rico, were approved for $17.1 million in all. The median loan was $86,500, 42% below the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $25,000 and $200,000. The Guaynabo median is 69% above the Puerto Rico median of $51,050.

**Guaynabo, PR compared with Puerto Rico and the nation, loans from FY2024 to June 2026**

| Measure | Guaynabo | Puerto Rico | U.S. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loans | 70 | 1,490 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $86,500 | $51,050 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $200,000 | $180,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 68.6% | 77.5% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 51.4% | 50.7% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 24.3% | 18.1% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | n/a | 1.1% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 3.0 | 3.75 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | Fewer than 5 | 1.4% | 3.6% |

A quarter of loans were smaller than the 25th percentile loan and a quarter were larger than the 75th. Median spread is in percentage points over Prime. Charged off is the share of FY2020 to FY2022 loans a lender wrote off as a loss. It is shown only for groups of 30 loans or more. Fewer than 5 marks a share that would stand for 1 to 4 loans, which we do not publish. U.S. covers every loan in the file.

68.6% of all loans went through SBA Express, above the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 51.4% of loans, above the national 28.1%.

SBA loans in Guaynabo, PR by size, FY2024 to June 2026

- $50,000 or less (47%): 33
- $50,001 to $150,000 (19%): 13
- $150,001 to $350,000 (24%): 17
- $350,001 to $500,000: Fewer than 5
- $500,001 to $1,000,000: Fewer than 5
- $1,000,001 to $2,000,000 (0%): 0
- Over $2,000,000: Fewer than 5

Labels show each size's share of all loans. The highlighted bar is the size band that contains the median.

SBA loans in Guaynabo, PR by fiscal year

- FY2020: 12
- FY2021: 21
- FY2022: 11
- FY2023: 18
- FY2024: 29
- FY2025: 23
- FY2026 (through June 30): 18

Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.

Volume fell 21% from FY2024 (29 loans) to FY2025 (23), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2024, with 29 loans. FY2026 already shows 18 loans through June 30.

Of the 44 loans Guaynabo borrowers received in FY2020 to FY2022, fewer than 5 were charged off by June 30, 2026, against 3.6% nationally. Lenders reported 553 jobs supported across the 70 loans since FY2024, about 7.9 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.

## What businesses in Guaynabo borrow for

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) was the largest borrower group in Guaynabo, with 8 loans or 11.4% of the total.

**Industries with the most SBA loans in Guaynabo, PR, FY2024 to June 2026**

| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/offices-of-physicians/puerto-rico/) | 8 | 11.4% | 1.1% |
| [Veterinary Services](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/veterinary-services/) | 5 | 7.1% | 0.4% |

Share is the percent of all Guaynabo loans in that period. Industry is the NAICS code on each loan. A name links to the Puerto Rico page for that industry where one exists.

## A typical loan payment in Guaynabo

The median Guaynabo loan was $86,500 with a median term of 10 years.

The median variable-rate loan in Guaynabo was priced at Prime plus 3.0 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 10.00%. On $86,500 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $1,143 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.

**Payment at today's rate on three Guaynabo loan sizes over 10 years**

| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25th percentile loan | $25,000 | $330 |
| Median loan | $86,500 | $1,143 |
| 75th percentile loan | $200,000 | $2,643 |

Principal and interest only. Fees, a different term or a fixed rate change the payment. This is an illustration from SBA's file, not an offer.

SBA's rate ceiling for this loan size

SBA's maximum for a loan of $86,500 is Prime plus 6.0 percentage points, or 13.00% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 3.0 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).

Guaynabo loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 10.5% at approval, against 10.25% nationally. Prime changed during those years, so use the spread above, not that rate, as the guide to today's cost.

Run your own numbers: [payments on a $75,000 loan](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/loan-amounts/75000-business-loan/) and [SBA Express payment calculator](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-payment-calculator/).

## SBA 504 loans near Guaynabo

Guaynabo has 5 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $3.2 million in SBA and CDC dollars.

The median 504 loan in Guaynabo was $493,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 10% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.

Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades (COFECC) is the one Certified Development Company (CDC) named on five or more loans, 7 since FY2020.

**CDCs named on five or more 504 loans in Guaynabo, FY2020 to June 2026**

| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
| --- | --- |
| Corp. Financiamiento Empresarial del Comercio y Comunidades (COFECC) | 7 |

How a 504 loan is split

A standard 504 project is 50% third party lender, 40% CDC debenture, 10% borrower. 504 money pays for major fixed assets such as land, buildings and long-term machinery and equipment, not working capital or inventory. Source: SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. B (p. 221). SBA keeps a [list of Certified Development Companies](https://www.sba.gov/loans/504-loans/list-of-certified-development-companies/).

## Puerto Rico cities near Guaynabo

Guaynabo made up 4.7% of Puerto Rico's SBA loans since FY2024.

Guaynabo is one of 5 Puerto Rico cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The [Puerto Rico page](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/) covers all 1,490 loans in Puerto Rico. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.

- [Bayamón: 113 loans, median $75,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/bayamon/)
- [Carolina: 73 loans, median $50,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/carolina/)
- [San Juan: 264 loans, median $100,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/san-juan/)
- [Caguas: 76 loans, median $80,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/puerto-rico-small-business-loans/caguas/)

## Common questions about SBA loans in Guaynabo

### Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Guaynabo?

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico leads with 39 loans in Guaynabo since FY2024. Oriental Bank (18) and FirstBank Puerto Rico (11) follow. Only lenders with five or more Guaynabo loans are counted.

### Which industries get SBA loans in Guaynabo?

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) leads with 8 loans in Guaynabo since FY2024. Veterinary Services (5) follows.

How to read this

Counts come from SBA's 7(a) loan-level data release, as of June 30, 2026. The file lists loans SBA approved. It does not list declined applications, so it cannot show approval odds. We do not publish any figure built on fewer than 5 loans. Location is the borrower's address in the file, and city names are as SBA recorded them. Recent means FY2024 through June 30, 2026. Charge-off rates use FY2020 to FY2022 loans, the only years old enough to have had time to go bad. Jobs supported are lender-reported estimates. [How we build these pages](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/method/).

## Sources

- [SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of June 30, 2026](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)
- [SBA, 504 loans](https://www.sba.gov/loans/504-loans/)
- [SBA, resource partners: SBDCs and SCORE](https://www.sba.gov/counseling/local-assistance/resource-partners/)
- [SBA Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands District Office](https://www.sba.gov/district/puerto-rico-us-virgin-islands)
- [Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center](https://prsbtdc.org/)
- [SCORE, Puerto Rico](https://www.score.org/pr/)
- [SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. D.1 (p. 241); 13 CFR § 120.931](https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/SOP%2050%2010%208.1%20Technical%20Policy%20Updates%20effective%20%2010.1.2026.docx)
- [SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. B (p. 221)](https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/SOP%2050%2010%208.1%20Technical%20Policy%20Updates%20effective%20%2010.1.2026.docx)
- [sba.gov/loans/504-loans; SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. A, Ch. 3, Para. A (p. 51)](https://www.sba.gov/loans/504-loans/)
- [SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 2, Para. B.1 (p. 126)](https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/SOP%2050%2010%208.1%20Technical%20Policy%20Updates%20effective%20%2010.1.2026.docx)
- [13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-120.214)