Personal financing in El Paso County.
County-by-county financing guides. No paperwork. No social. No ID.
8 institutions are headquartered inside the El Paso County line, and 3 more keep a branch here. Below, we say which is which.
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The doors in El Paso 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.
- Evolve Credit UnionMinority depositoryPersonal · Home
- Firstlight Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Gecu Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Mountain Star Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryPersonal · Home · Business capital
- One Source Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedPersonal · Home
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8 of the 14 are CDFI-certified.
The U.S. Treasury certifies them to lend to the people banks pass over. It is a loan, not a favour.
- Raiz Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedMinority depositoryPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Borderplex Community Capital, IncCommunity lending · Business capital
- Tigua Community Development CorporationCommunity lending · Business capital
Based elsewhere, with a member-facing office inside the El Paso County line. You can walk in.
- Nusenda Credit UnionCDFI-certifiedPersonal · Home · Business capital
- Security Service Credit UnionPersonal · Home · Business capital
- White Sands Credit UnionPersonal · Home
- 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 is written for solo contractors, small real-estate investors, and working families in El Paso County who are looking for honest, straightforward financing options. It explains what personal financing is, who qualifies locally, which documents you typically need, and — most importantly — which local lenders, credit unions, CDFIs, and ITIN-friendly institutions actually serve this community. It also covers Texas-specific rules you should know, and the warning signs of predatory lending so you can protect yourself and your money.
Certified by the U.S. Treasury to lend where a bank will not. Nonprofit, patient, and used to a file that is not clean.
Firstlight Credit Union · Gecu Credit UnionOwned 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.
Evolve Credit Union · Firstlight Credit UnionSame county, another question.
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