Business financing in Cross County.

County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.

No institution is based inside the Cross County line. We do not hide that — below are the doors that serve it from the rest of Arkansas.

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The doors in Cross 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.

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Cross County

11: DOORS HERE
0: BASED HERE
38: AR COUNTIES WITH DOORS

At a glance

Lane: Business Financing
County: Cross County · 17K residents
State: Arkansas →
Institutions: 110 inside the county line · 0 headquartered here

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Based here vs. serves here

A door is headquartered here when its head office sits inside the county line. The rest are based elsewhere and keep a branch you can walk into. We list both, and we label which is which.

Where this comes from

Every institution on this page comes from public federal data — the CDFI Fund certified list (Jan 2026), NCUA credit union data (Mar 2026), and the SBA microloan intermediary list — plus a short national tier we verified by hand. No listing is paid.

Serving all of Arkansas8

Commercial Bank & Trust CompanyMonticello · CDFI bank
Personal · Business capital
Communities Unlimited, Inc.SBA microlenderFayetteville · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Forge-Financing Ozarks Rural Growth and EconomyHuntsville · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital
LiftFund, Inc.SBA microlenderSan Antonio · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
People Trust Community Loan FundLittle Rock · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital
IN THIS LIST
6 of the 11 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
Union Bank & Trust CompanyMonticello · CDFI bank
Personal · Business capital
Drew Bancshares, Inc.Monticello · CDFI
Community lending
First Union Financial CorporationMonticello · CDFI
Community lending

National — works with an ITIN3

Accion Opportunity FundAccepts ITINSan Jose · National nonprofit lender
Nonprofit small-business lender. Accepts ITIN in place of SSN. Serves most states, in English and Spanish.
Business capital
Grameen AmericaAccepts ITINNew York · National nonprofit lender
Microloans for women entrepreneurs. Requires photo ID and proof of address — no SSN requirement. Branches in major metro areas.
Business capital
Mission Asset FundAccepts ITINSan Francisco · National nonprofit lender
Zero-interest lending circles and credit building. SSN or ITIN accepted. Works through nonprofit partners across the country.
Personal

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.

A worn carpenter's bench at first light, hand tools and gloves laid out — OPEN DOORS IN CROSS COUNTY

THE GUIDE

This guide helps solo contractors, small business owners, and real estate investors in Cross County, Arkansas understand their financing options. It focuses on local lenders, community development financial institutions (CDFIs), credit unions, and Arkansas-specific programs that actually serve this region. Federal programs like SBA loans are included as helpful context, but the real focus is on who can help you locally. Whether you have a Social Security number or an ITIN, there are pathways available to you.

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Personal FinancingPersonal loans, credit building, and ITIN-friendly financing optionsSEE IT IN CROSS COUNTY →38AR COUNTIES WITH DOORSThe whole stateEvery county in Arkansas, in this same lane.35 institutions fund business financing inside Arkansas county lines.OPEN THE STATE →

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