Business financing in Fairfield County.

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

7 institutions are headquartered inside the Fairfield County line, Bridgeport included, and 2 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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In this county9DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE

7HEADQUARTERED HERE

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1OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED

THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Fairfield 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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At a glance

Lane: Business Financing
County: Fairfield County · 957K residents
State: Connecticut →
Covers: Bridgeport
Institutions: 129 inside the county line · 7 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.

Headquartered in Fairfield County7

Housing Development Fund, Inc.Stamford · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Sound Credit UnionNorwalk · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
Cornerstone Credit UnionFairfield · Credit union
Personal · Home
East End Baptist Tabernacle Credit UnionMinority depositoryBridgeport · Credit union
Personal
First Baptist Church (stratford) Credit UnionMinority depositoryStratford · Credit union
Personal
IN THIS LIST
2 of the 12 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
Members Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedStamford · Credit union
Personal · Home
St. Vincent's Medical Center Credit UnionBridgeport · Credit union
Personal · Home

Keeps a branch in Fairfield County2

Based elsewhere, with a member-facing office inside the Fairfield County line. You can walk in.

Suma Credit UnionYonkers · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
Unity Financial Credit UnionMinority depositoryNew Haven · Credit union
Personal · Home

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 FAIRFIELD COUNTY3 minority depositories

THE GUIDE

This guide helps solo contractors, small business owners, and real-estate investors in Fairfield County, Connecticut find reliable financing through local credit unions, CDFIs, SBA-connected lenders, and ITIN-friendly institutions. We explain who qualifies, what documents you'll need, and which local organizations actually serve this county. We also flag common traps so you can protect yourself and your business. Origen Capital is a directory, not a lender — we help you find the right door to knock on.

WHO SAYS YES HERE

2CDFIs

Certified by the U.S. Treasury to lend where a bank will not. Nonprofit, patient, and used to a file that is not clean.

Housing Development Fund, Inc. · Members Credit Union

8Credit unions

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.

Sound Credit Union · Suma Credit Union

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