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Home financing in Richmond County.

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

No institution is headquartered inside the Richmond County line, but 3 keep an office open here. They are below, by name and by town.

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In this county3DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
1OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED
2MINORITY DEPOSITORIES
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Richmond 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.

Keeps a branch in Richmond County3

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

  • Lower East Side People's Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryNew York · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Municipal Credit UnionMinority depositoryNew York · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • 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
IN THIS LIST

1 of the 6 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 RICHMOND COUNTY2 minority depositories
THE GUIDE

Buying a home in Richmond County (Staten Island) is one of the most significant financial steps you can take, and the right support makes a real difference. This guide walks you through what home financing means, who qualifies locally, which documents you'll need, and — most importantly — which local lenders, credit unions, CDFIs, and ITIN-friendly institutions actually serve Staten Island. We also cover New York State-specific rules and common traps to avoid so you can move forward with confidence and clarity.

WHO SAYS YES HERE
1CDFIs

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

Lower East Side People's Credit Union
3Credit 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.

Lower East Side People's Credit Union · Municipal Credit Union
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Answered in English and SpanishNo account. No name.3,143 counties · 3,532 institutions