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CDFI lenders in Butte County, CA
1 is headquartered here. 2 more have a bank or credit-union branch here. 11 more say they serve all of California. Sources: lender websites (29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026), the CDFI Fund list (21 Oct 2026) and FDIC/NCUA branch records.
- Name this county
- 0
- Based here
- 1
- Branch here
- 2
- Serve all of CA
- 11
None of the lender websites we read names Butte County; the lenders below are based here, have an office here or serve the whole state. Lenders based elsewhere may lend here too. Search your exact ZIP code in the finder to include lenders based nearby. Towns in this county: Bangor, Berry Creek, Biggs, Chico, Clipper Mills, Durham, Feather Falls, Forbestown, Forest Ranch, Gridley, Magalia, Nelson….
Lenders compared for Butte County
8 with local records| Lender | Local records | Loan sizes | Head office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Change Lending, LLC Loan fund, Anaheim CA | 79 home loans here, 2025 | up to $3.5M | 453 mi |
| 2. Members 1st Credit Union Credit union, Redding CA | 10 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 82 mi |
| 3. Champions Funding, LLC Loan fund, Gilbert AZ | 9 home loans here, 2025 | up to $3M | 704 mi |
| 4. MortgageOne, Inc Loan fund, Carlsbad CA | 5 home loans here, 2025 | $25,000–$2M | 508 mi |
| 5. GTE Federal Credit Union Credit union, Tampa FL | 3 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 2,367 mi |
| 6. Self-Help Federal Credit Union Credit union, Durham NC | 2 offices here | ask | 2,324 mi |
| 7. Rogue Credit Union Credit union, Medford OR | 1 office here | ask | 194 mi |
| 8. 3CORE, Inc. Loan fund, Chico CA | headquarters here | ask | 17 mi |
6 of these 8 lenders have received CDFI Fund awards, together $38.8M in fiscal years 2010–2024 (CDFI Fund award database; each lender page lists its awards). An award funds the lender, not a particular borrower.
Order: how many kinds of local record we hold (its website names the county or a town in it, headquarters, a branch, SBA loans or HMDA home loans for borrowers here), then the number of those records, then the head office's distance from the county centre. Loan sizes are the range the lender's website states. It is not a rating and nobody pays for a place. SBA loans: SBA 7(a)/504 data (FY2020–FY2026, 3 or more shown); home loans: HMDA 2025 originations (3 or more shown); branches: FDIC/NCUA; distances are straight lines from the average position of the county's ZIP codes.
Where these lenders have offices
3 lenders1 head office and 3 branches or offices of 3 lenders on this page, within 40 miles of the centre of Butte County. Lenders with no office nearby may still lend here; many work by phone and online.
Head officeBranch or officeApproximate (ZIP code area)
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Banks and credit unions with a branch in this county
2 certified CDFIs have at least one office in Butte County (NCUA branch data as of 30 Jun 2026). A branch shows presence, not a stated service area; credit unions also require membership.
- Self-Help Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Durham, NC2 offices in Butte CountyVerified
- Rogue Credit UnionCredit union · Medford, ORAuto / vehicle loans, Home mortgages1 office in Butte CountyVerified
CDFI mortgage lenders active here
Certified CDFIs reported 108 originated home loans for properties in Butte County in 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: 3.2% of the 3,408 home loans that all HMDA lenders reported here.
- Change Lending, LLCLoan fund · Anaheim, CAHome mortgages79 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
- Members 1st Credit UnionCredit union · Redding, CA10 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Official list only
- Champions Funding, LLCLoan fund · Gilbert, AZHome mortgages9 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
- MortgageOne, IncLoan fund · Carlsbad, CAHome mortgages5 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
- GTE Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Tampa, FLHome mortgages, Personal / consumer loans3 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
Plus 2 more certified CDFIs with fewer than 3 loans here each (not listed).
A lender headquartered far away can appear here: HMDA counts the county of the property, not of the lender. Banks and credit unions below the HMDA reporting thresholds and most loan funds do not report, so other CDFIs may also lend here.
Source: FFIEC Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data for 2025, snapshot frozen 2 Jun 2026, loan-level records read through the CFPB HMDA Data Browser API on 3 Nov 2026. Originated loans only; applications that were denied, withdrawn or not accepted are not counted. HMDA publishes each loan amount as the middle of a $10,000 band, so totals and medians are approximate. Counts under 3 are not shown. How we match lenders.
Small business and SBA lending in Butte County
Official statisticsMedian household income in Butte County is $67,928, 31% below the California figure of $99,122 (ACS 2020–2024).
Businesses here took 43.8 SBA-backed loans per 1,000 employer businesses over FY2020–FY2026: fewer than the median California county (47.3), rank 36 of 58.
| Measure | Butte County | California |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses with paid employees (CBP 2023) | 4,677 (0.5% of the state) | 1,029,689 |
| …of which under 20 employees | 86% | 87% |
| Businesses without employees (Nonemployer Statistics 2023) | 13,293 | 3,537,469 |
| Median household income (ACS 2020–2024) | $67,928 (31% below the state) | $99,122 |
| SBA 7(a) and 504 approvals, all lenders, FY2020–FY2026 | 205 (151 7(a), 54 504) | 49,435 |
| …per 1,000 businesses with employees | 43.8 (rank 36 of 58 California counties) | 47.3 (median county) |
| Median SBA 7(a) loan, all lenders | $299,200 | $270,000 |
| …with a certified CDFI as lender, CDC or third-party lender | 1 or 2 | 1,260 (3%) |
| Variable-rate 7(a): median rate over prime at approval, FY2024–26 | 2.75 pts (56 loans; 16% at the SBA maximum) | 2.75 pts (14% at the maximum) |
Approvals by fiscal year: FY2020 23 · FY2021 34 · FY2022 33 · FY2023 25 · FY2024 32 · FY2025 27 · FY2026 31.
For comparison, not an offer. SBA figures count approvals by every SBA lender for borrowers whose ZIP code lies in the county, not only CDFIs; approval is not disbursement. Rate over prime = the SBA's recorded initial rate minus the prime rate on the approval day; SBA caps it at 3 to 6.5 points depending on loan size (current prime rate and caps: methodology).
Sources: Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and American Community Survey 2020–2024 (table B19013); SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA data as of 30 Sep 2026; prime rate: FRED DPRIME; SBA maximums: SBA 7(a) terms. Downloaded 15 Nov 2026. How we compute these.
CDFI lending recorded here (FY2022)
CDFI Fund data, released Dec 202422 loans and investments totaling $9.9M (median $265,563) were reported to the CDFI Fund for borrowers and projects in Butte County in fiscal year 2022, by 17 reporting CDFIs.
| Purpose (CDFI Fund category) | Count | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home purchase | 7 | $1.8M | $233,126 |
| Home improvement | 5 | $633,178 | $60,000 |
| Non-real estate business | 5 | $4.9M | $888,090 |
| Other purposes | 5 | $2.5M |
CDFI banks and credit unions also reported 561 consumer loans in Butte County totaling $4.7M (Consumer Loan Report, tract totals, so no median); they counted 34% of them as serving low-income borrowers.
Loans and investments reported in other years: FY2018 9 · FY2019 10 · FY2020 25 · FY2021 165.
Only CDFIs that hold an active CDFI Fund award (CDFI Program, Native American CDFI Assistance or the CDFI Rapid Response Program) report these transactions, so this is not all lending by the certified CDFIs on this page. The Fund masks which CDFI made each loan, so we cannot say which lender listed here made them.
Source: CDFI Fund, CDFI/NACA/CDFI RRP Program Award Recipient Data Release, Transaction Level Report and Consumer Loan Report public files for fiscal year 2022 (released Dec 2024; downloaded 3 Nov 2026). Amounts are original loan or investment amounts as reported. Place = the 2010 census tract of each record. How we count.
Headquartered in Butte County
The official list gives a headquarters address here. Check each lender's page for where it lends.
- 3CORE, Inc.Loan fund · Chico, CAOfficial list only
Say they serve all of California
- Beneficial State Bancorp, Inc.Bank holding company · Oakland, CAAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans, Affordable housing development loans…Verified
- Beneficial State BankBank or thrift · Oakland, CAAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans, Equipment loans…Verified
- California Community Reinvestment Corp.Loan fund · Glendale, CAAffordable housing development loansVerified
- Century Housing CorporationLoan fund · Culver City, CAAffordable housing development loansVerified
- Community Vision Capital and ConsultingLoan fund · San Francisco, CACommercial real estate loansVerified
- Excite Credit UnionCredit union · San Jose, CAAuto / vehicle loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loans…Verified
- First Community Capital, Inc.Loan fund · Riverside, CASmall-dollar / emergency loans, Microloans, Nonprofit / community facility loans, Personal / consumer loans…Verified
- Northeast Community Federal Credit UnionCredit union · San Francisco, CASmall-business loansVerified
- Self-Help Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Durham, NCVerified
- TMCCommunityCapitalLoan fund · Oakland, CAMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Working Solutions CDFILoan fund · San Francisco, CASmall-business loansVerified
Free help before you apply
These offices give free or low-cost advice: a Small Business Development Center or SCORE mentor can help with the business plan, cash-flow projections and paperwork most business lenders ask for, and a HUD-approved housing counselor can help with a homebuyer course, a budget or a missed mortgage payment. Some counseling agencies also lend; using their advice does not commit you to their loans. Call ahead to check hours and what they cover.
Business advice
Housing counseling
Sources: SBA local assistance listings, read 6 Nov 2026; HUD's list of approved housing counseling agencies (open-data version last updated 9 Apr 2025). For the current list and the services each agency offers, use the CFPB's housing counselor search (it uses HUD's list) or call HUD at 800-569-4287. Offices are placed by ZIP code, so distances are approximate.
Other California counties
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