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Home financing in Fayette County.

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

5 institutions are headquartered inside the Fayette County line, Lexington included, and 5 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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In this county10DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
5HEADQUARTERED HERE
9FUND THIS LANE HERE
1OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Fayette 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 Fayette County5
  • Greater Kentucky Cu, Inc.Lexington · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Lexington Postal Community Credit UnionLexington · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Metro Plus Credit UnionLexington · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • University of Kentucky Credit UnionLexington · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Community Ventures Corporation, Inc.SBA microlenderLexington · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
Keeps a branch in Fayette County5

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

  • Ashland Credit UnionAshland · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Commonwealth Credit UnionFrankfort · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Park Credit UnionLouisville · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Transcend Credit UnionLouisville · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Y-12 Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedOak Ridge · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
National — works with an ITIN3
  • 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
  • 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
IN THIS LIST

2 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.

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 FAYETTE COUNTY
THE GUIDE

Buying or investing in a home in Fayette County, Kentucky is very achievable, even if you are self-employed, have an ITIN instead of a Social Security Number, or are buying your first property. This guide walks you through how home financing works locally, which Lexington-area lenders and community organizations actually serve people like you, what paperwork you will likely need, and which warning signs to watch for. Origen Capital is a directory — we do not lend money or collect your information; we just help you find the right local door to knock on.

WHO SAYS YES HERE
2CDFIs

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

Y-12 Credit Union · Community Ventures Corporation, Inc.
9Credit 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.

Ashland Credit Union · Commonwealth Credit Union
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