CDFI lenders in Minneapolis, MN

Headquarters is not the same as service area: lenders elsewhere in Minnesota may also lend in Minneapolis. See all 32 CDFIs in Minnesota.

Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites

• Small-business loans (6 lenders)
• Microloans (2 lenders)
• SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage) (2 lenders)
• Child-care facility financing (2 lenders)
• Commercial real estate loans (2 lenders)
• Credit-builder loans (2 lenders)
• Personal / consumer loans (1 lender)
• Nonprofit / community facility loans (1 lender)

• African Development CenterLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNMicroloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
• Community Reinvestment Fund, IncLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNSmall-business loansVerified
• First Children's FinanceLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNChild-care facility financing, Small-business loansVerified
• Metropolitan Consortium of Community DevelopersLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNCommercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-business loansVerified
• Metropolitan Economic Development AssociationLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNCommercial real estate loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
• Mni Sota FundLoan fund · Minneapolis, MN · Native CDFICredit-builder loans, Personal / consumer loans, Small-business loansVerified
• Propel NonprofitsLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNMicroloans, Nonprofit / community facility loansVerified
• The Sunlight Loan Fund, LLCLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNChild-care facility financingVerified

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

• Twin Cities Metro SBDCSmall Business Development Center · 46 South 11th Street, Schulze Hall 103, Minneapolis, MN 55403651-962-4503
• SBA Minneapolis officeSBA district office · 330 2nd Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55401612-370-2324
• Twin Cities SCORESCORE mentoring · 800 Cretin Ave. S., Suite # 411, Saint Paul, MN 55116952-938-4570 · about 12 miles from the centre of Hennepin County
• WomenVentureWomen's Business Center · 165 Western Ave. No, Suite 8, Office #100, Saint Paul, MN 55102612-224-9550 · about 14 miles from the centre of Hennepin County

Housing counseling

• African Development Center of MinnesotaHUD-approved housing counselor · 1931 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55454612-333-4772
• Build Wealth Minnesota, IncHUD-approved housing counselor · 2121 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411612-877-4182
• Lutheran Social Service of MinnesotaHUD-approved housing counselor · 2400 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404888-577-2227
• PRG, Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 2017 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407612-721-7556
• Project for Pride in LivingHUD-approved housing counselor · 1035 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404612-455-5100
• Urban League Twin CitiesHUD-approved housing counselor · 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411612-302-3100

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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