CDFI lenders in New Orleans, LA

Headquarters is not the same as service area: lenders elsewhere in Louisiana may also lend in New Orleans. See all 99 CDFIs in Louisiana.

Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites

• Auto / vehicle loans (4 lenders)
• Personal / consumer loans (4 lenders)
• Home repair / improvement loans (3 lenders)
• Commercial real estate loans (2 lenders)
• Equipment loans (2 lenders)
• Home mortgages (2 lenders)
• SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage) (2 lenders)
• Small-business loans (2 lenders)

• Instep Federal Credit UnionCredit union · New Orleans, LAAuto / vehicle loans, Personal / consumer loansVerified
• Liberty Bank and Trust CompanyBank or thrift · New Orleans, LAAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Home repair / improvement loans…Verified
• Liberty Financial Services, Inc.Bank holding company · New Orleans, LAAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Home repair / improvement loans…Verified
• NEWCORP, INC.Loan fund · New Orleans, LAMicroloansVerified
• UNO FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit union · New Orleans, LAAuto / vehicle loans, Home repair / improvement loans, Personal / consumer 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

• Louisiana SBDC at Xavier University of LouisianaSmall Business Development Center · 909 South Norman C. Francis Parkway, Xavier South Room 325, New Orleans, LA 70125504-831-3730
• SCORE LouisianaSCORE mentoring · 500 Poydras Street Suite 828, Room 105, New Orleans, LA 70130504-475-7602
• Urban League of Louisiana Women's Business Resource CenterWomen's Business Center · 4640 S Carrollton Avenue, Suite 210, New Orleans, LA 70119504-620-9647
• Urban League of Louisiana Women's Business Resource Center - Capital RegionWomen's Business Center · 4640 S Carrollton Avenue , Suite 210, New Orleans, LA 70119504-620-9647
• SBA New Orleans officeSBA district office · 500 Poydras St., Suite 828, New Orleans, LA 70130504-589-6685

Housing counseling

• Desire Community Housing CorporationHUD-approved housing counselor · 3831 Hamburg St, New Orleans, LA 70122504-905-1425
• Family Resources of New OrleansHUD-approved housing counselor · 817 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116504-822-8519
• Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 1340 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70112504-596-2100
• Lower 9TH Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Network AssociationHUD-approved housing counselor · 1123 Lamanche St, New Orleans, LA 70117504-373-6483
• Money Management International - New OrleansHUD-approved housing counselor · 1215 Prytania St Ste 336, New Orleans, LA 70130866-232-9080
• Neighborhood Housing Services of New OrleansHUD-approved housing counselor · 4605 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115504-899-5900

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.

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