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Home financing in Ingham County.

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

4 institutions are headquartered inside the Ingham County line, and 9 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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In this county13DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
4HEADQUARTERED HERE
11FUND THIS LANE HERE
3OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Ingham 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 Ingham County4
  • Case Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedLansing · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Consumers Professional Credit UnionLansing · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Opportunity Resource FundLansing · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Rende Progress CapitalEast Lansing · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
Keeps a branch in Ingham County9

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

  • Adventure Credit UnionGrand Rapids · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Consumers Credit UnionOshtemo · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Dfcu Financial Credit UnionDearborn · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Lafcu Credit UnionLansing · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Lake Trust Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedBrighton · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • IN THIS LIST

    5 of the 16 are CDFI-certified.

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

  • Michigan First Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedLathrup Village · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
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  • Michigan State University Credit UnionEast Lansing · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Notre Dame Credit UnionNotre Dame · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • True Community Credit UnionJackson · 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
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 INGHAM COUNTY
THE GUIDE

Buying a home in Ingham County — whether you're a first-time buyer in Lansing, a solo contractor in East Lansing, or a small real-estate investor in Mason — is very doable when you know where to start locally. This guide walks you through what home financing is, who qualifies, what documents you'll need, and which local lenders, credit unions, and CDFIs actually serve this county. We also cover Michigan-specific programs and flag the traps that cost buyers money or delay their purchase.

WHO SAYS YES HERE
5CDFIs

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

Case Credit Union · Lake Trust Credit Union
11Credit 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.

Adventure Credit Union · Case Credit Union
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