Business financing in Pima County.
County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.
8 institutions are headquartered inside the Pima County line, Tucson included, and 7 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.
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The doors in Pima County.
The CDFIs, credit unions, and microlenders that actually say yes — county by county, in two languages. We are not a lender. Nobody paid to be listed. And where a county has no good doors, we say so.
- Growth Partners ArizonaCommunity lending · Business capital
- Pima Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- PPEP Housing Development Co/Micro Ind. Credit Rural OrgBusiness capital
- PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation, Inc.Community lending · Business capital
- Pyramid Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedPersonal · Home · Business capital
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5 of the 18 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
- Tucson Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Vantage West Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Hughes Credit UnionPersonal · Home
Based elsewhere, with a member-facing office inside the Pima County line. You can walk in.
- American Southwest Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- First Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Idaho Central Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Notre Dame Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Oneaz Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- NO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
3 of these doors accept an ITIN.
They will open an application with an ITIN instead of a social security number. They are marked ACCEPTS ITIN below.
- First American Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedPersonal · Home
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- Sunwest Credit UnionPersonal · Home
- Accion Opportunity FundAccepts ITIN
Nonprofit small-business lender. Accepts ITIN in place of SSN. Serves most states, in English and Spanish.
Business capital - Grameen AmericaAccepts ITIN
Microloans for women entrepreneurs. Requires photo ID and proof of address — no SSN requirement. Branches in major metro areas.
Business capital - Mission Asset FundAccepts ITIN
Zero-interest lending circles and credit building. SSN or ITIN accepted. Works through nonprofit partners across the country.
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This guide helps solo contractors, small business owners, and real estate investors in Pima County, Arizona understand their financing options in plain language. It highlights local credit unions, CDFIs, and SBA-connected lenders that actually serve the Tucson metro and surrounding communities — including ITIN-friendly sources for those without a Social Security number. Federal programs like SBA loans are explained as helpful context, but the focus is always on the local organizations that can sit across the table from you. Read through at your own pace, compare your options, and reach out to the intermediaries that fit your situation best.
Certified by the U.S. Treasury to lend where a bank will not. Nonprofit, patient, and used to a file that is not clean.
Growth Partners Arizona · PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation, Inc.Owned by their members, not by shareholders. They look at your whole story rather than a score, and that is the difference when a bank says no.
American Southwest Credit Union · First Credit UnionSame county, another question.
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