City directory · Connecticut
CDFI lenders in New Haven, CT
3 Treasury-certified CDFIs are headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut: 1 bank or thrift · 2 bank holding companies. Loan details confirmed from their own websites for 1. Source: CDFI Fund list as of 21 Oct 2026.
- Certified
- 3
- Verified
- 1
- In Connecticut
- 9
Headquarters is not the same as service area: lenders elsewhere in Connecticut may also lend in New Haven. See all 9 CDFIs in Connecticut.
Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites
- Commercial real estate loans (1 lender)
- Equipment loans (1 lender)
- SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage) (1 lender)
- Small-business loans (1 lender)
- New Haven BankBank or thrift · New Haven, CTCommercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- First City Fund CorporationBank holding company · New Haven, CTOfficial list only
- First Community Bancorp Inc.Bank holding company · New Haven, CTOfficial list only
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
- New HavenSmall Business Development Center · Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, 900 Chapel Street, 10th Floor, New Haven, CT 06510877-723-2828
- Women's Business Development CouncilWomen's Business Center · 470 James St, Suite 007, New Haven, CT 06513203-353-1750
- Community Economic Development FundSmall Business Development Center · 965 E Main St., Meriden, CT 06450877-723-2828
- Western Connecticut SCORESCORE mentoring · 101 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851203-831-0065 · about 29 miles from the centre of South Central Regional County
Housing counseling
- Mutual Housing Association of South Central CT, Inc. Dba Neighborworks New HorizonsHUD-approved housing counselor · 235 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06513203-562-4514
- Neighborhood Housing Services of New HavenHUD-approved housing counselor · 333 Sherman Ave, New Haven, CT 06511203-562-0598
- Capital for Change, Inc. (Housing Counseling Office)HUD-approved housing counselor · 10 Alexander Drive, Wallingford, CT 06492
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.
Source: CDFI Atlas, cdfiatlas.com/states/ct/new-haven/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).