Business financing in Starr County.
County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.
1 institutions are headquartered inside the Starr County line. They are below, by name and by town.
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The doors in Starr 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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- 66Kresidents of Starr County
- Elsewhere in TX
- Harris County →52 doors — the biggest list of any other county in Texas
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- Texas →99 of 254 counties hold a door in this lane
- Starr County Teachers Credit UnionMinority depositoryPersonal
- Alliance for Multicultural Community ServicesBusiness capital
- AltCapSBA microlenderCommunity lending · Business capital
- Just Community, IncCommunity lending · Business capital
- LiftFund, Inc.SBA microlenderCommunity lending · Business capital
- PeopleFundSBA microlenderCommunity lending · Business capital
- 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 Starr County, Texas understand their local financing options. It highlights the community lenders, CDFIs, credit unions, and SBA-connected resources that actually serve the Rio Grande Valley region. Whether you have a Social Security Number or an ITIN, there are real pathways to funding. Take your time, compare your options, and never feel pressured to sign anything you do not fully understand.
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Based in Rio Grande City, Texas. A credit union — owned by its members rather than by shareholders, which is exactly what changes the conversation after a bank has said no. It is a minority depository.
BEST FORA personal loan, or building a credit file from nothing.The rules where you are.
None of this is set by a lender. Texas 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 TAX0.375% – 0.75% franchise
What Texas charges on top of federal. It is the first thing a lender reconciles when your numbers do not match your tax return.
- CORPORATE INCOME TAXNone (franchise tax)
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 TAX6.25% state · 1.95% 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 HEREOil & Gas · Technology & Semiconductors · Ranching & Agriculture
Texas'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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1 door sit inside the Starr County line. They are up the page, by name and by town — and none of them paid to be there.
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1 of them are credit unions — owned by their members rather than by shareholders, and used to reading a whole story instead of a score.
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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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99 of Texas's 254 counties hold a door in this lane. If Starr 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 STARR COUNTY →
Personal FinancingPersonal loans, credit building, and ITIN-friendly financing optionsSEE IT IN STARR COUNTY →99TX COUNTIES WITH DOORSThe whole stateEvery county in Texas, in this same lane.118 institutions fund small businesses inside Texas county lines.OPEN THE STATE →Still don't see your situation?
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