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CDFI small business loans in Kentucky

8 certified CDFIs that serve Kentucky describe small business loans on their own websites: 6 headquartered in Kentucky and 2 based elsewhere whose stated service area includes Kentucky. 13 national lenders with the same product are listed separately. Lender websites read 29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026.

Lenders: 8
Based in KY: 6
Based elsewhere: 2
National: 13

Counted from each lender's own website: a lender is listed when it describes small business loans on a page we read and is headquartered in Kentucky or names Kentucky, or a county or town in it, as its service area. 7 other verified lenders that serve Kentucky did not mention small business loans on the pages we read, and 2 lenders headquartered here have no verified data yet. Not mentioned does not mean not offered. A listing is not an offer: ask the lender.

What these 8 lenders say

Lender websites, 29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026

Lender types	7 loan funds, 1 credit union
Largest amount stated	1 lender state a maximum: median $250,000, range $250,000 to $250,000
Smallest amount stated	1 lender state a minimum: median $1,000, lowest $1,000
Borrower focus stated	Farmers / ranchers (1), Immigrants (1), Low- and moderate-income / underserved (1), Startups (1), Nonprofits (1)
Languages other than English	Spanish (1)
Online application link found	8 of 8
Service area stated on their site	7 of 8

Headquartered in Kentucky (6)

Based elsewhere, say they serve Kentucky (2)

Their own website names Kentucky, or a county or town in it, in its service area.

National lenders (13)

These lenders say they lend nationwide and do not exclude Kentucky. They are not counted above.

County pages in Kentucky with these lenders

Number of lenders above that name the county (or a town in it) on their website or are headquartered there.

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