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Figures on the 1,268 Treasury-certified community development lenders (CDFIs): five charts, the monthly check of the official list and county figures on request. Every figure names its public source and date. Free to quote with a link.
County figures for a story
For a county or a region you are reporting on, we can send the figures we hold for 1,796 counties: CDFIs headquartered there, lenders whose own website names the county, CDFI banks and credit unions with an office there, SBA 7(a) and 504 approvals involving CDFIs in fiscal years 2020–2026, and HMDA 2025 home loans made by CDFIs next to all lenders' home loans. Loan figures under 3 loans are not given. To ask, use the contact page or email contact@cdfiatlas.com with the counties and the publication. Many counties also have their own page here: start from the state index.
Sources: CDFI Fund, List of Certified CDFIs as of 21 Oct 2026; SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data as of 30 Sep 2026, cancelled approvals left out; a loan counts once per CDFI role (lender, CDC or third-party lender), matched by CDFI Atlas; FFIEC HMDA 2025 snapshot (frozen 2 Jun 2026), originated loans of 264 certified CDFIs; FDIC and NCUA office lists; lenders' own websites, read 29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026. State-level figures: State of CDFI lending 2026.
Five charts
Hover a bar for its value, or open the table under each chart.
1. Certified CDFIs by institution type
Table
| Type | CDFIs |
|---|---|
| Loan fund | 561 |
| Credit union | 364 |
| Bank or thrift | 180 |
| Bank holding company | 154 |
| Venture capital fund | 9 |
Source: CDFI Fund, List of Certified CDFIs as of 21 Oct 2026
2. States and territories with the most CDFI headquarters
Table
| State or territory | CDFIs based there |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 99 |
| California | 97 |
| Mississippi | 96 |
| Puerto Rico | 83 |
| New York | 76 |
| Texas | 53 |
| Tennessee | 41 |
| Alabama | 38 |
| Arkansas | 34 |
| Michigan | 34 |
| Minnesota | 32 |
| Ohio | 31 |
Source: CDFI Fund, List of Certified CDFIs as of 21 Oct 2026. Headquarters only: many CDFIs lend in other states.
3. SBA loan approvals involving certified CDFIs, by fiscal year
Table
| Fiscal year | Approvals |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1,284 |
| FY2021 | 1,593 |
| FY2022 | 1,430 |
| FY2023 | 1,472 |
| FY2024 | 1,709 |
| FY2025 | 1,710 |
| FY2026 | 1,427 |
Source: SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data as of 30 Sep 2026, cancelled approvals left out; a loan counts once per CDFI role (lender, CDC or third-party lender), matched by CDFI Atlas.
4. Home loans made by certified CDFIs in 2025, by loan type
Table
| Loan type | Loans |
|---|---|
| Conventional | 97,732 |
| FHA | 2,819 |
| VA | 914 |
| USDA (RHS or FSA) | 173 |
Source: FFIEC HMDA 2025 snapshot (frozen 2 Jun 2026), originated loans of 264 certified CDFIs.
5. Where SBA approvals involving CDFIs went: top 10 states, FY2020–2026
Table
| Borrower state | Approvals |
|---|---|
| California | 1,260 |
| Texas | 1,104 |
| Mississippi | 1,086 |
| Ohio | 604 |
| North Carolina | 602 |
| Louisiana | 483 |
| Minnesota | 376 |
| Florida | 370 |
| Alabama | 328 |
| New York | 294 |
Source: SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data as of 30 Sep 2026, cancelled approvals left out; a loan counts once per CDFI role (lender, CDC or third-party lender), matched by CDFI Atlas; state of the borrower's ZIP code.
Changes to the official list
We check the CDFI Fund's list of certified CDFIs every month and record what changed: lenders added, removed, or with a changed name, type or address. The list in use is dated 21 Oct 2026.
| Checked | Result | List dated | Lenders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | No change | 21 Oct 2026 |
How to cite
Quoting figures with a link is welcome; please do not republish the pages or the compiled data in bulk (terms). Corrections we make are in the public corrections log.
Questions
For a figure we have not published (a state, a county, a lender type), use the contact page or email contact@cdfiatlas.com. We do not rank lenders and do not comment on individual lenders' decisions.
Source: CDFI Atlas, cdfiatlas.com/for-journalists/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).