Business financing in Nelson County.

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

1 institutions are headquartered inside the Nelson County line, and 1 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Nelson 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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Nelson County

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1: BASED HERE
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At a glance

Lane: Business Financing
County: Nelson County · 47K residents
State: Kentucky →
Institutions: 122 inside the county line · 1 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 Nelson County1

Old Kentucky Home Credit UnionBardstown · Credit union
Personal · Home

Keeps a branch in Nelson County1

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

Abound Credit UnionRadcliff · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital

Serving all of Kentucky7

Community Ventures Corporation, Inc.SBA microlenderLexington · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Human/Economic Appalachian Development CorporationLondon · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Kentucky Highlands Investment CorporationSBA microlenderLondon · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Mountain Association for Community Econ. Dev.Berea · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital
Purchase Area Development DistrictMayfield · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital
IN THIS LIST
4 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.
Redbud Financial Alternatives, Inc.Hazard · CDFI loan fund
Community lending · Business capital
Southeast Kentucky Economic Dev. Corp. (SKED)Somerset · SBA microloan intermediary
Business capital

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

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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.

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THE GUIDE

This guide helps solo contractors, small business owners, and real-estate investors in Nelson County, Kentucky understand their financing options — from local credit unions and CDFIs to SBA-backed loans. We name real local organizations that actually serve this region, explain what documents you'll likely need, and flag predatory traps to avoid. Origen Capital is a directory, not a lender, and this guide is here to help you make informed decisions at your own pace.

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