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CDFI lenders in Carolina municipio, PR
2 are headquartered here. 1 more has a bank or credit-union branch here. Sources: lender websites (29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026), the CDFI Fund list (21 Oct 2026) and FDIC/NCUA branch records.
- Name this county
- 0
- Based here
- 2
- Branch here
- 1
- Serve all of PR
- 0
None of the lender websites we read names Carolina municipio; the lenders below are based here, have an office here or serve the whole state. Lenders based elsewhere may lend here too. Search your exact ZIP code in the finder to include lenders based nearby. Towns in this county: Carolina.
Lenders compared for Carolina municipio
7 with local records| Lender | Local records | Loan sizes | Head office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito La Puertorriquena Credit union, San Juan PR | 14 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 11 mi |
| 2. Caribe Federal Credit Union Credit union, San Juan PR | 7 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 11 mi |
| 3. Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Caguas Credit union, Caguas PR | 4 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 12 mi |
| 4. COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MANATI Credit union, Manati PR | 3 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 35 mi |
| 5. JetStream Federal Credit Union Credit union, Miami Lakes FL | 1 office here | ask | 1,055 mi |
| 6. Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Isla Coop. d/b/a Pueblo Coop Credit union, Carolina PR | headquarters here | $100–$30,000 | in the county |
| 7. Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito de la Industria Biofarmaceutica Credit union, Carolina PR | headquarters here | $500–$50,000 | in the county |
7 of these 7 lenders have received CDFI Fund awards, together $32.5M in fiscal years 2001–2024 (CDFI Fund award database; each lender page lists its awards). An award funds the lender, not a particular borrower.
Order: how many kinds of local record we hold (its website names the county or a town in it, headquarters, a branch, SBA loans or HMDA home loans for borrowers here), then the number of those records, then the head office's distance from the county centre. Loan sizes are the range the lender's website states. It is not a rating and nobody pays for a place. SBA loans: SBA 7(a)/504 data (FY2020–FY2026, 3 or more shown); home loans: HMDA 2025 originations (3 or more shown); branches: FDIC/NCUA; distances are straight lines from the average position of the county's ZIP codes.
Where these lenders have offices
6 lenders5 head offices and 4 branches or offices of 6 lenders on this page, within 30 miles of the centre of Carolina municipio. Lenders with no office nearby may still lend here; many work by phone and online.
Head officeBranch or officeApproximate (ZIP code area)
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Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites
- Auto / vehicle loans (2 lenders)
- Small-dollar / emergency loans (2 lenders)
- Personal / consumer loans (2 lenders)
Banks and credit unions with a branch in this county
1 certified CDFI has at least one office in Carolina municipio (NCUA branch data as of 30 Jun 2026). A branch shows presence, not a stated service area; credit unions also require membership.
CDFI mortgage lenders active here
Certified CDFIs reported 45 originated home loans for properties in Carolina municipio in 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: 4.6% of the 974 home loans that all HMDA lenders reported here.
- Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito La PuertorriquenaCredit union · San Juan, PRAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans…14 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
- Caribe Federal Credit UnionCredit union · San Juan, PRAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans…7 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
- Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito CaguasCredit union · Caguas, PRHome mortgages, Personal / consumer loans4 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
- COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MANATICredit union · Manati, PR3 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Official list only
Plus 12 more certified CDFIs with fewer than 3 loans here each (not listed).
A lender headquartered far away can appear here: HMDA counts the county of the property, not of the lender. Banks and credit unions below the HMDA reporting thresholds and most loan funds do not report, so other CDFIs may also lend here.
Source: FFIEC Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data for 2025, snapshot frozen 2 Jun 2026, loan-level records read through the CFPB HMDA Data Browser API on 3 Nov 2026. Originated loans only; applications that were denied, withdrawn or not accepted are not counted. HMDA publishes each loan amount as the middle of a $10,000 band, so totals and medians are approximate. Counts under 3 are not shown. How we match lenders.
Small business and SBA lending in Carolina municipio
Official statisticsMedian household income in Carolina municipio is $36,958, 41% above the Puerto Rico figure of $26,297 (ACS 2020–2024).
| Measure | Carolina municipio | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income (ACS 2020–2024) | $36,958 (41% above the state) | $26,297 |
| SBA 7(a) and 504 approvals, all lenders, FY2020–FY2026 | 114 (105 7(a), 9 504) | 3,429 |
| Median SBA 7(a) loan, all lenders | $88,000 | $75,000 |
| …with a certified CDFI as lender, CDC or third-party lender | 3 (3%) | 178 (5%) |
| Variable-rate 7(a): median rate over prime at approval, FY2024–26 | 3.75 pts (55 loans; 9% at the SBA maximum) | 3.75 pts (9% at the maximum) |
Approvals by fiscal year: FY2020 11 · FY2021 9 · FY2022 9 · FY2023 14 · FY2024 28 · FY2025 22 · FY2026 21.
For comparison, not an offer. SBA figures count approvals by every SBA lender for borrowers whose ZIP code lies in the county, not only CDFIs; approval is not disbursement. Rate over prime = the SBA's recorded initial rate minus the prime rate on the approval day; SBA caps it at 3 to 6.5 points depending on loan size (current prime rate and caps: methodology).
Sources: Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and American Community Survey 2020–2024 (table B19013); SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA data as of 30 Sep 2026; prime rate: FRED DPRIME; SBA maximums: SBA 7(a) terms. Downloaded 15 Nov 2026. How we compute these.
SBA loans made here by CDFIs
SBA data as of 30 Sep 2026Certified CDFIs were the lender, the CDC or the third-party lender on 3 SBA approvals (3 504 projects) for borrowers in Carolina municipio in fiscal years 2020–2026, from 2 CDFIs.
No single CDFI made 3 or more of them, so we do not name the lenders.
Counted by the county of the borrower's ZIP code. Approval is not disbursement. These are only the SBA loans of certified CDFIs; most SBA lenders here are not CDFIs, and CDFIs also lend outside SBA programs.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data, files as of 30 Sep 2026, downloaded 3 Nov 2026. Our counts, cancelled approvals left out. How we match lenders.
CDFI lending recorded here (FY2022)
CDFI Fund data, released Dec 202456 loans and investments totaling $6.5M (median $104,500) were reported to the CDFI Fund for borrowers and projects in Carolina municipio in fiscal year 2022, by 10 reporting CDFIs.
| Purpose (CDFI Fund category) | Count | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home purchase | 42 | $4.8M | $104,500 |
| Non-real estate business | 8 | $1.1M | $117,400 |
| None of the listed purposes | 3 | $337,600 | $130,000 |
| Other purposes | 3 | $225,360 |
CDFI banks and credit unions also reported 1,841 consumer loans in Carolina municipio totaling $25.7M (Consumer Loan Report, tract totals, so no median); they counted 38% of them as serving low-income borrowers.
Loans and investments reported in other years: FY2020 129 · FY2021 31.
Only CDFIs that hold an active CDFI Fund award (CDFI Program, Native American CDFI Assistance or the CDFI Rapid Response Program) report these transactions, so this is not all lending by the certified CDFIs on this page. The Fund masks which CDFI made each loan, so we cannot say which lender listed here made them.
Source: CDFI Fund, CDFI/NACA/CDFI RRP Program Award Recipient Data Release, Transaction Level Report and Consumer Loan Report public files for fiscal year 2022 (released Dec 2024; downloaded 3 Nov 2026). Amounts are original loan or investment amounts as reported. Place = the 2010 census tract of each record. How we count.
Headquartered in Carolina municipio
The official list gives a headquarters address here. Check each lender's page for where it lends.
- Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Isla Coop. d/b/a Pueblo CoopCredit union · Carolina, PRAuto / vehicle loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Personal / consumer loansVerified
- Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito de la Industria BiofarmaceuticaCredit union · Carolina, PRAuto / vehicle loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Personal / consumer loansVerified
Free help before you apply
These offices give free or low-cost advice: a Small Business Development Center or SCORE mentor can help with the business plan, cash-flow projections and paperwork most business lenders ask for, and a HUD-approved housing counselor can help with a homebuyer course, a budget or a missed mortgage payment. Some counseling agencies also lend; using their advice does not commit you to their loans. Call ahead to check hours and what they cover.
Business advice
- Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Center ~Inter Amercican University~ Center of Innovation and TechnologySmall Business Development Center · 268 Ponce de Leon Ave, Hato Rey Center Building Suite 1400, San Juan, PR 00918about 11 miles from the centre of Carolina municipio
- Puerto Rico SCORESCORE mentoring · 273 Avenida Ponce De Leon, U.S. Small Business Admin. Office Suite 510, San Juan, PR 00917800-634-0245 · about 11 miles from the centre of Carolina municipio
- Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, IncWomen's Business Center · RD 189 Km 3.3, Gurabo, PR 00778787-743-7979 · about 9 miles from the centre of Carolina municipio
Housing counseling
- Solo Por Hoy, Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 68 Calle Georgetti, San Juan, PR 00925787-626-1894 · about 6 miles from the centre of Carolina municipio
- One Stop Career Center of Puerto RicoHUD-approved housing counselor · 839 Calle Anasco Ste 5, San Juan, PR 00925787-296-1785 · about 7 miles from the centre of Carolina municipio
Sources: SBA local assistance listings, read 6 Nov 2026; HUD's list of approved housing counseling agencies (open-data version last updated 9 Apr 2025). For the current list and the services each agency offers, use the CFPB's housing counselor search (it uses HUD's list) or call HUD at 800-569-4287. Offices are placed by ZIP code, so distances are approximate.
Other Puerto Rico counties
Source: CDFI Atlas, cdfiatlas.com/states/pr/counties/carolina-municipio/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).