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Home financing in Hennepin County.

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

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

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In this county18DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
13HEADQUARTERED HERE
7FUND THIS LANE HERE
1OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County13
  • My Credit UnionBloomington · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Trustone Financial Credit UnionPlymouth · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • African Development CenterSBA microlenderMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Community Reinvestment Fund, IncMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • First Children's FinanceSBA microlenderMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • IN THIS LIST

    9 of the 21 are CDFI-certified.

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

  • Metropolitan Consortium of Community DevelopersMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Metropolitan Economic Development AssociationMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Mni Sota FundMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
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  • Propel NonprofitsMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • The Sunlight Loan Fund, LLCMinneapolis · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
  • Arise Community Credit UnionMinority depositoryMinneapolis · Credit union
    Personal
  • Transit Operations Credit UnionMinority depositoryMinneapolis · Credit union
    Personal
  • Tribe Credit UnionMinority depositoryEagan · Credit union
    Personal
Keeps a branch in Hennepin County5

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

  • Affinity Plus Credit UnionSaint Paul · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Blaze Credit UnionFalcon Heights · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Connexus Credit UnionWausau · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Ent Credit UnionColorado Spring · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Veridian Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedWaterloo · 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 HENNEPIN COUNTY3 minority depositories
THE GUIDE

This guide walks you through home financing options available in Hennepin County, Minnesota, with a focus on local lenders, community development organizations, and state programs that actually serve residents here. Whether you are buying your first home, investing in a small rental property, or working as a solo contractor, there are real resources in this county designed to help you. We cover who qualifies, what documents you will likely need, which local organizations to contact first, and which warning signs to watch for so you can protect your money and your future.

WHO SAYS YES HERE
9CDFIs

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

Veridian Credit Union · African Development Center
10Credit 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.

Affinity Plus Credit Union · Blaze Credit Union
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