Home financing in Sacramento County.
County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.
7 institutions are headquartered inside the Sacramento County line, and 3 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.
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The doors in Sacramento 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.
- Heritage Community Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Safe Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- The Golden 1 Credit UnionMinority depositoryPersonal · Home · Business capital
- California Capital Small Business Financial Development CorporationCommunity lending · Business capital
- Economic Justice FundCommunity lending · Business capital
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5 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.
- Opening Doors, Inc.SBA microlenderCommunity lending · Business capital
- Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.Community lending · Business capital
Based elsewhere, with a member-facing office inside the Sacramento County line. You can walk in.
- Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Self-Help Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Ukrainian Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Mission Asset FundAccepts ITIN
Zero-interest lending circles and credit building. SSN or ITIN accepted. Works through nonprofit partners across the country.
Personal - 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
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.
Sacramento County has a wide range of home financing options beyond big banks, including local credit unions, ITIN-friendly lenders, California state programs, and nonprofit CDFIs that specifically serve working families and first-time buyers. Whether you are a solo contractor with irregular income, a small real estate investor, or a first-time buyer without a Social Security number, there are honest, patient pathways to financing a home here. This guide names local intermediaries, explains what documents you will likely need, and points out warning signs to avoid. Origen Capital is a directory — we connect you to resources, not sell you a loan.
Certified by the U.S. Treasury to lend where a bank will not. Nonprofit, patient, and used to a file that is not clean.
Self-Help Credit Union · California Capital Small Business Financial 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.
Heritage Community Credit Union · Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Credit UnionSame county, another question.
Business FinancingLoans, lines of credit, and capital for small businesses and contractorsSEE IT IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY →
Personal FinancingPersonal loans, credit building, and ITIN-friendly financing optionsSEE IT IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY →49CA COUNTIES WITH DOORSThe whole stateEvery county in California, in this same lane.123 institutions fund home financing inside California county lines.OPEN THE STATE →
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