Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
FirstBank Puerto Rico vs Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Metric by metric
| Measure | FirstBank Puerto Rico | Banco Popular de Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 72 (stronger) | 42 |
| Capital cushion | 65 (stronger) | 25 |
| Loan quality | 70 (stronger) | 20 |
| Earnings | 96 (stronger) | 75 |
| Funding & liquidity | 47 | 51 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 88 (stronger) | 70 |
| Peer percentile | 79th | 7th |
| Total assets | $19.2B | $63.3B |
| Deposits / shares | $16.9B | $58.7B |
| Capital ratio | 11.54% (stronger) | 7.53% |
| Problem loans | 0.90% (stronger) | 2.40% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.56% (stronger) | 1.16% |
| Return on assets | 1.89% (stronger) | 1.38% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 77.1% | 46.4% (stronger) |
| Uninsured deposits | 47.4% (stronger) | 59.2% |
| Offices | 73 | 158 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | 247 | 511 |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | 14.6 | 8.7 (stronger) |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 23.3% | 23.8% |
FirstBank Puerto Rico has the higher TellerScore (72 vs 42). On the 8 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), FirstBank Puerto Rico leads on 6 and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico on 2. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.
Where both have branches
- San Juan, PR
- Bayamon, PR
- Caguas, PR
- Carolina, PR
- Guaynabo, PR
- Ponce, PR
- Charlotte Amalie, VI
- Mayaguez, PR
- Rio Piedras, PR
- Arecibo, PR
- Christiansted, VI
- Humacao, PR
- Aguadilla, PR
- Manati, PR
- Santurce, PR
- Trujillo Alto, PR
- Cayey, PR
- Fajardo, PR
- Toa Baja, PR
- Frederiksted, VI
- Cabo Rojo, PR
- Canovanas, PR
- Dorado, PR
- Guayama, PR
- San Sebastian, PR
- Vega Baja, PR
- Yauco, PR
- Aguada, PR