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Home financing in Lexington County.

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

2 institutions are headquartered inside the Lexington County line, and 7 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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In this county9DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE
2HEADQUARTERED HERE
7FUND THIS LANE HERE
1OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED
THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Lexington 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 Lexington County2
  • 1st Cooperative Credit UnionCayce · Credit union
    Personal · Home
  • Brookland Credit UnionMinority depositoryWest Columbia · Credit union
    Personal
Keeps a branch in Lexington County7

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

  • Founders Credit UnionLancaster · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Grow Financial Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedTampa · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Mtc Credit UnionGreenville · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Palmetto Citizens Credit UnionColumbia · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • Safe Credit UnionSumter · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
  • IN THIS LIST

    1 of the 12 are CDFI-certified.

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

  • South Carolina Credit UnionNorth Charlesto · Credit union
    Personal · Home · Business capital
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  • Columbia Post Office Credit UnionColumbia · Credit union
    Personal
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 LEXINGTON COUNTY1 minority depositories
THE GUIDE

Buying a home in Lexington County, South Carolina is within reach for many solo contractors, first-time buyers, and small investors — including those who use an ITIN instead of a Social Security number. This guide walks you through what home financing is, who qualifies locally, what documents you need, which local lenders and community organizations actually serve this county, and what pitfalls to avoid. Take your time, compare your options, and lean on the local intermediary layer — they know this market and can go to bat for you.

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.

Grow Financial Credit Union
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.

1st Cooperative Credit Union · Founders Credit Union
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