City directory · Illinois
CDFI lenders in Chicago, IL
23 Treasury-certified CDFIs are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois: 8 loan funds · 10 credit unions · 2 banks or thrifts · 1 bank holding company · 2 venture capital funds. Loan details confirmed from their own websites for 16. Source: CDFI Fund list as of 21 Oct 2026.
- Certified
- 23
- Verified
- 16
- In Illinois
- 28
Headquarters is not the same as service area: lenders elsewhere in Illinois may also lend in Chicago. See all 28 CDFIs in Illinois.
Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites
- Auto / vehicle loans (7 lenders)
- Personal / consumer loans (7 lenders)
- Small-business loans (6 lenders)
- Commercial real estate loans (6 lenders)
- Affordable housing development loans (6 lenders)
- Nonprofit / community facility loans (5 lenders)
- Home mortgages (5 lenders)
- Credit-builder loans (3 lenders)
- Allies for Community Business, Inc.Loan fund · Chicago, ILSmall-business loansVerified
- Chicago Community Loan Fund, TheLoan fund · Chicago, ILCommercial real estate loans, Affordable housing development loans, Nonprofit / community facility loansVerified
- Cinnaire Lending CorporationLoan fund · Chicago, ILAffordable housing development loans, Nonprofit / community facility loansVerified
- Community Investment CorporationLoan fund · Chicago, ILCommercial real estate loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans, Affordable housing development loansVerified
- First Eagle BancsharesBank holding company · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Equipment loans…Verified
- First Eagle BankBank or thrift · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Equipment loans…Verified
- Greenwood Archer Capital, Inc.Loan fund · Chicago, ILCommercial real estate loans, Affordable housing development loans, Small-business loansVerified
- IFFLoan fund · Chicago, ILEquipment loans, Affordable housing development loans, Nonprofit / community facility loansVerified
- International Bank of ChicagoBank or thrift · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Microloans, Home mortgages…Verified
- Maroon Financial Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loansVerified
- National Community Investment FundVenture capital fund · Chicago, ILAffordable housing development loans, Small-business loansVerified
- Neighborhood Lending Services, Inc.Loan fund · Chicago, ILHome mortgagesVerified
- South Side Community Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Microloans…Verified
- St Helena Parish Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Personal / consumer loansVerified
- TRP Lending, LLCLoan fund · Chicago, ILHome repair / improvement loans, Home mortgagesVerified
- Vicinity Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILAuto / vehicle loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loansVerified
- Berean Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILOfficial list only
- C3 Impact Fund, LLCVenture capital fund · Chicago, ILOfficial list only
- Fellowship Baptist Church Credit Union IncCredit union · Chicago, ILOfficial list only
- Israel Methcomm FCUCredit union · Chicago, ILOfficial list only
- Park Manor Christian Church Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILOfficial list only
- Shiloh Englewood Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILOfficial list only
- Unified Homeowners of Illinois Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Chicago, ILOfficial 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
- Greater Southwest Development Corp.(GSDC)Small Business Development Center · 2601 W 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60629773-436-1000
- Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ~ Small Business Development CenterSmall Business Development Center · 222 Merchandise Mart, Ste 1212, Chicago, IL 60654312-425-9500
- Illinois SBDC @ Build BronzevilleSmall Business Development Center · 5055 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60615773-891-4688
- Illinois SBDC at Chinese Mutual AidSmall Business Development Center · 2424 W. Peterson, Chicago, IL 60640773-923-6269
- Illinois SBDC at Puerto Rican Cultural Center Humboldt ParkSmall Business Development Center · 2606 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622773-698-7233
- Illinois SBDC at Rogers Park Business AllianceSmall Business Development Center · 1448 W. Morse Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626773-508-5885
- Illinois Small Business Development Center at Chicagoland Chamber of CommerceSmall Business Development Center · 410 N Michigan Ave, Ste 900, Chicago, IL 60611773-970-2495
- Illinois Small Business Development Center at Greater Englewood CDCSmall Business Development Center · 815 West 63rd Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60621
- SCORE Land of LincolnSCORE mentoring · Naperville, IL 60540630-692-1162 · about 20 miles from the centre of Cook County
- Women's Business Development CenterWomen's Business Center · 43 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506312-853-3477 · about 30 miles from the centre of Cook County
Housing counseling
- Access Living of Metropolitan ChicagoHUD-approved housing counselor · 115 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654312-640-2100
- Agora Community Services Corporation, NFPHUD-approved housing counselor · 1831 E 79th St, Chicago, IL 60649773-483-3888
- Brighton Park Neighborhood CouncilHUD-approved housing counselor · 4477 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632773-523-7110
- Ceda of Cook County Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 567 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60661312-288-8010
- Center for Changing LivesHUD-approved housing counselor · 1955 N Saint Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60647773-342-6210
- Chicago Urban LeagueHUD-approved housing counselor · 4510 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653773-285-1500
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/il/chicago/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).