Personal financing in Mercer County.
County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.
No institution is headquartered inside the Mercer County line, but 1 keep an office open here. They are below, by name and by town.
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The doors in Mercer 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.
Based elsewhere, with a member-facing office inside the Mercer County line. You can walk in.
- Commonwealth Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Community Ventures Corporation, Inc.SBA microlenderCommunity lending · Business capital
- Human/Economic Appalachian Development CorporationCommunity lending · Business capital
- Kentucky Highlands Investment CorporationSBA microlenderCommunity lending · Business capital
- Redbud Financial Alternatives, Inc.Community lending · Business capital
- Mountain Association for Community Econ. Dev.Business capital
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4 of the 11 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
- Purchase Area Development DistrictBusiness capital
- Southeast Kentucky Economic Dev. Corp. (SKED)Business capital
- Mission Asset FundAccepts ITIN
Zero-interest lending circles and credit building. SSN or ITIN accepted. Works through nonprofit partners across the country.
Personal - Accion Opportunity FundAccepts ITIN
Nonprofit small-business lender. Accepts ITIN in place of SSN. Serves most states, in English and Spanish.
Business capital - Grameen AmericaAccepts ITIN
Microloans for women entrepreneurs. Requires photo ID and proof of address — no SSN requirement. Branches in major metro areas.
Business capital
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.
This guide helps solo contractors, small investors, and everyday residents of Mercer County, Kentucky understand their personal financing options. It walks you through who qualifies, what documents you need, which local and regional institutions actually serve this area, and how to protect yourself from high-cost traps. Whether you have a Social Security number or an ITIN, there are real paths forward — and local people who can help you take them.
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