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Home financing in Union County.

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

12 institutions are headquartered inside the Union County line, and 1 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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In this county13DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
12HEADQUARTERED HERE
8FUND THIS LANE HERE
2MINORITY DEPOSITORIES
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Union 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 Union County12
  • Advanced Financial Credit UnionNew Providence · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Community Financial Services Credit UnionRoselle · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Elizabeth (n.j.) Firemen's Credit UnionElizabeth · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Jersey Central Credit UnionCranford · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • The Atlantic Credit UnionKenilworth · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • IN THIS LIST

    2 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.

  • Union County Employees Credit UnionElizabeth · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Wakefern Credit UnionElizabeth · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Union County Economic Development CorporationCranford · CDFI loan fund
    Community lending · Business capital
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  • Entertainment Industries FCUCDFI-certifiedElizabeth · Credit union
    Personal
  • Heard A.m.e. Credit UnionMinority depositoryRoselle · Credit union
    Personal
  • Plainfield Police & Firemen's Credit UnionMinority depositoryPlainfield · Credit union
    Personal
  • The UCEDCCranford · SBA microloan intermediary
    Business capital
Keeps a branch in Union County1

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

  • Polish & Slavic Credit UnionBrooklyn · 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 UNION COUNTY2 minority depositories
THE GUIDE

Union County, New Jersey is one of the most diverse counties in the state, and its home financing landscape reflects that — with local credit unions, CDFIs, ITIN-friendly lenders, and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) programs all serving residents. Whether you are a solo contractor, a first-time buyer, or a small real-estate investor, this guide walks you through what home financing is, who typically qualifies in this region, what documents you will need, and which local institutions can actually help you. We also highlight state-specific rules and common traps to avoid so you can move forward with confidence.

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.

Union County Economic Development Corporation · Entertainment Industries FCU
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.

Advanced Financial Credit Union · Community Financial Services Credit Union
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