Business financing in Chatham County.
County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.
10 institutions are headquartered inside the Chatham County line, Savannah included, and 5 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.
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The doors in Chatham 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.
- 15
- DOORS HERE
- 10
- BASED HERE
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- GA COUNTIES WITH DOORS
- Lane
- Business Financing
- People
- 295Kresidents of Chatham County
- Covers
- Savannah
- Elsewhere in GA
- Fulton County →15 doors — the biggest list of any other county in Georgia
- State
- Georgia →82 of 159 counties hold a door in this lane
Certified by the U.S. Treasury to lend where a bank will not. Nonprofit, patient, and used to a file that is not clean.
Carver State Bank · Catalyst Development CORPORATIONOwned 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.
Center Parc Credit Union · Georgia's Own Credit Union- Carver State BankPersonal · Business capital
- Catalyst Development CORPORATIONCommunity lending · Business capital
- Small Business Assistance CorporationCommunity lending · Business capital
- Small Business Assistance Corporation (Servicing Southeast GA, and Lowcountry SC)Business capital
- Carver Financial CorporationCommunity lending
- IN THIS LIST
5 of the 15 doors inside the county line are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
- F A B Church Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryPersonal
- Georgia Heritage Credit UnionPersonal · Home
- Mercy Credit UnionPersonal
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- Savannah Postal Credit UnionMinority depositoryPersonal · Home
- Savannah Schools Credit UnionMinority depositoryPersonal · Home
Based elsewhere, with a member-facing office inside the Chatham County line. You can walk in.
- Center Parc Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Georgia's Own Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Vystar Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Core Credit UnionPersonal · Home
- Geovista 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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How to read this list.
We do not ask for your name, your email, or your number. Nothing on this page changes based on who you are.
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.
Every institution on this page comes from public federal data — the CDFI Fund certified list (Aug 2026), NCUA credit union data (Mar 2026), and the SBA microloan intermediary list (Sep 2026) — plus a short national tier we verified by hand. We refresh each list as its agency publishes. No listing is paid.
This guide helps solo contractors, small business owners, and real estate investors in Chatham County, Georgia understand their financing options, who qualifies, what documents to gather, and which local organizations can help. We highlight community lenders, CDFIs, and credit unions that actually serve the Savannah area — not just big banks or federal programs. Whether you have a Social Security Number or an ITIN, there are real pathways available to you. Take your time, compare your options, and reach out to a local intermediary before signing anything.
- 15
- DOORS HERE
- 47
- ACROSS GA
Based in Savannah, Georgia. A community development financial institution, certified by the U.S. Treasury to lend where a bank will not, and used to a file that is not clean.
BEST FORA personal loan, or building a credit file from nothing, and working capital, equipment and payroll for a small business.Based in Savannah, Georgia. Treasury-certified as a CDFI, which is a mandate rather than a courtesy: reaching borrowers the mainstream market passes over is the job.
BEST FORWorking capital, equipment and payroll for a small business, and community lending where a bank has already said no.Based in Savannah, Georgia. A CDFI — a mission lender, not a branch network. It is measured on who it reaches, which is why a thin file is not the end of the conversation.
BEST FORCommunity lending where a bank has already said no, and working capital, equipment and payroll for a small business.Based in Atlanta, Georgia. A credit union — owned by its members rather than by shareholders, which is exactly what changes the conversation after a bank has said no.
BEST FORA personal loan, or building a credit file from nothing, and buying, repairing or refinancing a home.Everything below is set by Georgia, and it reads the same in every county in it. The 15 marks above are this county's own doors — who opens one is decided by them, not by the state.
The rules where you are.
None of this is set by a lender. Georgia sets it, and it applies the same in every county in the state — which is why it is worth knowing before you knock on any of the doors above.
- BUSINESS TAX5.39%
What Georgia charges on top of federal. It is the first thing a lender reconciles when your numbers do not match your tax return.
- CORPORATE INCOME TAX5.39%
It depends on how the business is registered. A sole proprietor almost never pays it — worth knowing which side of that line you are on before you apply.
- SALES TAX4.0% state · 3.4% avg local
What you collect on a job, and what your materials cost. It is the gap between a bid that holds and one that does not.
- WHERE THE MONEY IS HEREFilm & Entertainment · Logistics & Distribution · Agriculture & Poultry
Georgia's three biggest sectors. A local lender reads your file against them — a trade that serves these is a trade they already understand.
Sources: Tax Foundation 2025 · Census ACS 5-year 2023 · BEA/MERIC COLI 2024 · Zillow 2026-Q1. As of 2026-04.
The short version.
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15 doors sit inside the Chatham County line. They are up the page, by name and by town — and none of them paid to be there.
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5 of them are certified by the U.S. Treasury as CDFIs. Lending where a bank will not is their mandate, not a favour.
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This page did not ask you for a name, an email, or a number, and nothing on it changes based on who you are.
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82 of Georgia's 159 counties hold a door in this lane. If Chatham County does not have the one you need, the whole state is one click away.
Same county, another question.
Home FinancingPurchase, renovation, HELOC, and bridge loans for homeowners and investorsSEE IT IN CHATHAM COUNTY →
Personal FinancingPersonal loans, credit building, and ITIN-friendly financing optionsSEE IT IN CHATHAM COUNTY →82GA COUNTIES WITH DOORSThe whole stateEvery county in Georgia, in this same lane.47 institutions fund small businesses inside Georgia county lines.OPEN THE STATE →Still don't see your situation?
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