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Business financing in Franklin County.

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

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

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In this county2DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
1HEADQUARTERED HERE
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Franklin 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.

Headquartered in Franklin County1
  • Adirondack Economic Development CorporationSBA microlenderSaranac Lake · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
Keeps a branch in Franklin County1

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

  • Sea Comm Credit UnionMassena · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
Serving all of New York8
  • Accompany CapitalNew York · SBA microloan intermediary
    Business capital
  • Adirondack Economic Development CorporationSBA microlenderSaranac Lake · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Ascendus Inc.SBA microlenderNew York · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • BOC Capital Corp.SBA microlenderBrooklyn · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Business Consortium Fund, Inc.New York · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • IN THIS LIST

    7 of the 13 are CDFI-certified.

    The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.

  • Columbia Economic Development Corp. dba Choose ColumbiaHudson · SBA microloan intermediary
    Business capital
  • Community Capital New York, IncSBA microlenderElmsford · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund, LLCSBA microlenderNew York · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · 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
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.

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OPEN DOORS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
THE GUIDE

This guide helps solo contractors and small business owners in Franklin County, New York find the right financing for their needs. It covers who qualifies, what documents you will need, which local lenders and CDFIs actually serve this region, and what to avoid. Origen Capital is a directory — not a lender — and this guide is here to help you make an informed, confident decision at your own pace.

WHO SAYS YES HERE
1CDFIs

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

Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
1Credit 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.

Sea Comm Credit Union
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Ask Iris. She'll explain it the way it should have been explained the first time.

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