Over the last five years 954 SBA loans in Puerto Rico went to businesses under two years old, 34% of every approval in the state (2 points above the national rate). 493 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.
Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in Puerto Rico. The percentage is how much of their Puerto Rico lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.