Personal financing in Jefferson Parish.

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

10 institutions are headquartered inside the Jefferson Parish line, and 4 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.

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In this county14DOORS INSIDE THE COUNTY LINE

10HEADQUARTERED HERE

3OF THOSE, CDFI-CERTIFIED

1MINORITY DEPOSITORIES

THE DIRECTORY

The doors in Jefferson Parish.

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.

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14: DOORS HERE
10: BASED HERE
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At a glance

Lane: Personal Financing
County: Jefferson Parish · 441K residents
State: Louisiana →
Institutions: 1714 inside the county line · 10 headquartered here

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Based here vs. serves here

A door is headquartered here when its head office sits inside the county line. The rest are based elsewhere and keep a branch you can walk into. We list both, and we label which is which.

Where this comes from

Every institution on this page comes from public federal data — the CDFI Fund certified list (Jan 2026), NCUA credit union data (Mar 2026), and the SBA microloan intermediary list — plus a short national tier we verified by hand. No listing is paid.

Headquartered in Jefferson Parish10

Electrical Workers Local 130 Credit UnionMetairie · Credit union
Personal
Epic Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMetairie · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
Fleur-De-Lis Credit UnionMetairie · Credit union
Personal · Home
Jefferson Parish Employees Credit UnionHarahan · Credit union
Personal · Home
Louisiana Central Credit UnionHarahan · Credit union
Personal · Home
IN THIS LIST
3 of the 17 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union, TheCDFI-certifiedMetairie · Credit union
Personal
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Credit UnionNew Orleans · Credit union
Personal
Onpath Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryMetairie · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital

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The New Orleans Firemen's Credit UnionMetairie · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
Xplore Credit UnionMetairie · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital

Keeps a branch in Jefferson Parish4

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

Keesler Credit UnionBiloxi · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
La Capitol Credit UnionBaton Rouge · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
Post Office Employees Credit UnionShreveport · Credit union
Personal · Home · Business capital
Riverland Credit UnionNew Orleans · Credit union
Personal · Home

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.

A porch at dusk, string lights on, two chairs pulled up — OPEN DOORS IN JEFFERSON PARISH1 minority depositories

THE GUIDE

This guide helps solo contractors, small real-estate investors, and working families in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana understand their personal financing options. It highlights local lenders, credit unions, CDFIs, and ITIN-friendly institutions that truly serve this community. Federal programs like FHA loans are background context — the real focus is on who you can walk into or call right here in Jefferson Parish. We also help you spot and avoid predatory traps common in the New Orleans metro area.

WHO SAYS YES HERE

3CDFIs

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

Epic Credit Union · New Orleans Firemen's Federal Credit Union, The

14Credit 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.

Electrical Workers Local 130 Credit Union · Epic Credit Union

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