Hope Enterprise Corporation

What their website says about applying

• You can apply for any loan at a branch. HOPE members can apply for most loans using our HOPE digital banking service. source
• Identification, like a driver’s license or passport source
• Proof of income, like a pay stub source
• Just call or visit your nearest branch and they will walk you through the process. source

Phone numbers and addresses are the ones on the lender's own site and the CDFI Fund list. CDFI Atlas does not take applications.

As published on the lender's website on that date, not an offer or a quote. Your rate depends on the lender's review. A missing rate means the pages we read did not state one. For consumer loans we repeat a rate only when the lender states it as an APR (annual percentage rate, which includes fees); otherwise read the lender's own wording and ask for the APR.

• No or thin credit history considered We are able to look at alternate financial history information and are often more flexible than other institutions. source
• Low or damaged credit considered We are able to look at alternate financial history information and are often more flexible than other institutions. source

Only rules the lender's own pages state. Other requirements may apply.

Read from 7 pages of the lender's website on 2 Nov 2026. Quotes are verbatim. Extracted with AI help from the pages listed below and checked automatically against them. Not reviewed by a person. Confidence: high. The pages describe Hope Credit Union, which may not match the lender id provided. Terms change — confirm with the lender before applying.

Based on what their website said when we read it on 2 Nov 2026, and what it left out. Something missing here does not mean they don't offer it: ask.

1. Do you lend where I live, or where my business is?
   Their website does not say which area they serve.
2. What are the smallest and the largest loans you make?
   No loan amounts are stated on their website.
3. What is the APR, including fees, on your small-dollar emergency loans and personal loans?
   Their website does not state an APR. The APR includes fees, so it is the number to compare.
4. What interest rate and fees should I expect on your small-business loans?
   Their website does not state a rate for this.
5. Do you need collateral, a business plan or a minimum time in business?
   Their website does not say what they require.
6. How long can I take to repay?
   No repayment terms are stated on their website.
7. What documents will you need from me, and how long does a decision usually take?
   Their website describes some application steps (above); ask for the full document list.

Write down the answers, who you spoke to and the date, and ask for the terms in writing before you sign.

End-of-year figures from the Form 990 this organisation filed with the IRS for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (tax year 2023; EIN 64-0851798, filed as “HOPE ENTERPRISE CORPORATION”), taken from the IRS Annual Extract of Tax-Exempt Organization Financial Data (returns processed in 2024). Figures are self-reported to the IRS, not audited by us, and lag one to two years behind today. The lender’s own annual report may show newer numbers. This organisation’s filings on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Filings over time

Total assets fell 18% from Dec 2021 to Dec 2023; notes and loans receivable fell 71%. One row per fiscal year in the IRS extracts of returns processed in 2022, 2023, 2024; “—” = the line was empty or zero on that return (a fund can book its loans on other lines).

For comparison, not an offer and not a rating. Past records show what this lender did, not what you would be offered. Peer groups and sources: methodology. Form 990 figures: IRS annual extracts (see the Form 990 section).

The SBA's public loan data lists 1 SBA-backed approval for Hope Enterprise Corporation in fiscal years 2020–2026 (October 2019 to September 2026):

• 1 7(a) loans as the lender

By fiscal year: FY2020 0 · FY2021 1 · FY2022 0 · FY2023 0 · FY2024 0 · FY2025 0 · FY2026 0.

How this lender was matched in the SBA files: SBA lender ID 0487365: same name, state and city (SBA lists “Hope Enterprise Corporation”).

Approved is not the same as paid out: an approved loan can be reduced or never drawn. SBA lists the lender each loan is currently assigned to, which can differ after a merger or loan sale. Hope Enterprise Corporation may also make loans outside SBA programs, which are not counted here, and SBA Microloans are not in these files.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data, files as of 30 Sep 2026, downloaded 3 Nov 2026. Our counts, cancelled approvals left out. How we match lenders.

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