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CDFI lenders in Madison County, NY
2 certified CDFIs name Madison County or a town in it as part of their service area on their own website. 1 more has a bank or credit-union branch here. 2 more say they serve all of New York. Sources: lender websites (29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026), the CDFI Fund list (21 Oct 2026) and FDIC/NCUA branch records.
- Name this county
- 2
- Based here
- 0
- Branch here
- 1
- Serve all of NY
- 2
A lender naming Madison County on its website is a good sign, not an offer. Lenders based elsewhere may lend here too. Search your exact ZIP code in the finder to include lenders based nearby. Towns in this county: Bouckville, Brookfield, Canastota, Cazenovia, Chittenango, Clockville, De Ruyter, Eaton, Erieville, Georgetown, Hamilton, Hubbardsville….
Lenders compared for Madison County
3 with local records| Lender | Local records | Loan sizes | Head office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Empower Federal Credit Union Credit union, Syracuse NY | 1 office here; 128 home loans here, 2025 | ask | 29 mi |
| 2. Utica Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. Loan fund, Utica NY | website names Madison County | ask | 24 mi |
| 3. Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union Credit union, Syracuse NY | website names Madison County | ask | 27 mi |
3 of these 3 lenders have received CDFI Fund awards, together $16.8M in fiscal years 1998–2024 (CDFI Fund award database; each lender page lists its awards). An award funds the lender, not a particular borrower.
Order: how many kinds of local record we hold (its website names the county or a town in it, headquarters, a branch, SBA loans or HMDA home loans for borrowers here), then the number of those records, then the head office's distance from the county centre. Loan sizes are the range the lender's website states. It is not a rating and nobody pays for a place. SBA loans: SBA 7(a)/504 data (FY2020–FY2026, 3 or more shown); home loans: HMDA 2025 originations (3 or more shown); branches: FDIC/NCUA; distances are straight lines from the average position of the county's ZIP codes.
Where these lenders have offices
3 lenders3 head offices and 13 branches or offices of 3 lenders on this page, within 35 miles of the centre of Madison County. Lenders with no office nearby may still lend here; many work by phone and online.
Head officeBranch or officeApproximate (ZIP code area)
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Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites
- Home repair / improvement loans (2 lenders)
- Auto / vehicle loans (1 lender)
- Commercial real estate loans (1 lender)
- Credit-builder loans (1 lender)
- Small-dollar / emergency loans (1 lender)
- Equipment loans (1 lender)
- Home mortgages (1 lender)
- Personal / consumer loans (1 lender)
Banks and credit unions with a branch in this county
1 certified CDFI has at least one office in Madison County (NCUA branch data as of 30 Jun 2026). A branch shows presence, not a stated service area; credit unions also require membership.
CDFI mortgage lenders active here
Certified CDFIs reported 128 originated home loans for properties in Madison County in 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: 10% of the 1,246 home loans that all HMDA lenders reported here.
- Empower Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Syracuse, NY128 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Official list only
A lender headquartered far away can appear here: HMDA counts the county of the property, not of the lender. Banks and credit unions below the HMDA reporting thresholds and most loan funds do not report, so other CDFIs may also lend here.
Source: FFIEC Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data for 2025, snapshot frozen 2 Jun 2026, loan-level records read through the CFPB HMDA Data Browser API on 3 Nov 2026. Originated loans only; applications that were denied, withdrawn or not accepted are not counted. HMDA publishes each loan amount as the middle of a $10,000 band, so totals and medians are approximate. Counts under 3 are not shown. How we match lenders.
Small business and SBA lending in Madison County
Official statisticsMedian household income in Madison County is $75,499, 12% below the New York figure of $85,974 (ACS 2020–2024).
Businesses here took 28.6 SBA-backed loans per 1,000 employer businesses over FY2020–FY2026: fewer than the median New York county (40.2), rank 54 of 62.
| Measure | Madison County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses with paid employees (CBP 2023) | 1,328 (0.2% of the state) | 541,313 |
| …of which under 20 employees | 89% | 88% |
| Businesses without employees (Nonemployer Statistics 2023) | 4,588 | 1,985,320 |
| Median household income (ACS 2020–2024) | $75,499 (12% below the state) | $85,974 |
| SBA 7(a) and 504 approvals, all lenders, FY2020–FY2026 | 38 (37 7(a), 1 504) | 22,848 |
| …per 1,000 businesses with employees | 28.6 (rank 54 of 62 New York counties) | 40.2 (median county) |
| Median SBA 7(a) loan, all lenders | $100,000 | $130,000 |
| …with a certified CDFI as lender, CDC or third-party lender | 1 or 2 | 296 (1%) |
| Variable-rate 7(a): median rate over prime at approval, FY2024–26 | 3.25 pts (15 loans; 27% at the SBA maximum) | 3 pts (15% at the maximum) |
Approvals by fiscal year: FY2020 3 · FY2021 5 · FY2022 4 · FY2023 8 · FY2024 9 · FY2025 1–2 · FY2026 7.
For comparison, not an offer. SBA figures count approvals by every SBA lender for borrowers whose ZIP code lies in the county, not only CDFIs; approval is not disbursement. Rate over prime = the SBA's recorded initial rate minus the prime rate on the approval day; SBA caps it at 3 to 6.5 points depending on loan size (current prime rate and caps: methodology).
Sources: Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and American Community Survey 2020–2024 (table B19013); SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA data as of 30 Sep 2026; prime rate: FRED DPRIME; SBA maximums: SBA 7(a) terms. Downloaded 15 Nov 2026. How we compute these.
CDFI lending recorded here (FY2022)
CDFI Fund data, released Dec 2024127 loans and investments totaling $13.3M (median $63,750) were reported to the CDFI Fund for borrowers and projects in Madison County in fiscal year 2022, by 5 reporting CDFIs. More than half of these records come from a single reporting CDFI.
| Purpose (CDFI Fund category) | Count | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home improvement | 54 | $4.1M | $51,000 |
| Home purchase | 43 | $8.6M | $154,750 |
| None of the listed purposes | 26 | $378,538 | $10,389 |
| Real estate: commercial construction, permanent or acquisition | 3 | $267,750 | $99,000 |
Of 120 individual borrowers whose income was reported, 61% had family income at or below 80% of the area median.
CDFI banks and credit unions also reported 1,156 consumer loans in Madison County totaling $22.9M (Consumer Loan Report, tract totals, so no median); they counted 90% of them as serving low-income borrowers.
Loans and investments reported in other years: FY2020 96 · FY2021 114.
Only CDFIs that hold an active CDFI Fund award (CDFI Program, Native American CDFI Assistance or the CDFI Rapid Response Program) report these transactions, so this is not all lending by the certified CDFIs on this page. The Fund masks which CDFI made each loan, so we cannot say which lender listed here made them.
Source: CDFI Fund, CDFI/NACA/CDFI RRP Program Award Recipient Data Release, Transaction Level Report and Consumer Loan Report public files for fiscal year 2022 (released Dec 2024; downloaded 3 Nov 2026). Amounts are original loan or investment amounts as reported. Place = the 2010 census tract of each record. How we count.
Lenders whose website names Madison County or a town in it
- Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Syracuse, NYAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans…Names Madison County ·
Business loans: Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Cortland and Cayuga counties (Central New York)
Verified - Utica Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.Loan fund · Utica, NYHome repair / improvement loansNames Madison County ·
Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Fulton, Montgomery and Otsego counties, New York
Verified
Say they serve all of New York
- NYBDC Local Development CorporationLoan fund · Latham, NYCommercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage)…Verified
- Sustainable Neighborhoods LLCLoan fund · New York, NYHome repair / improvement 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
- Mohawk Valley SBDCSmall Business Development Center · MVCC's thINCubator, 326 Broad Street, Utica, NY 13501315-731-5887 · about 24 miles from the centre of Madison County
- Central NY SCORESCORE mentoring · 224 Harrison Street, Suite 506, Syracuse, NY 13202315-616-3544 · about 28 miles from the centre of Madison County
- WISE Women's Business CenterWomen's Business Center · Equitable Towers, 100 Madison St, Syracuse, NY 13202315-443-8634 · about 28 miles from the centre of Madison County
Housing counseling
- Unhs Neighborworks Homeownership CenterHUD-approved housing counselor · 1611 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13501315-724-4197 · about 23 miles from the centre of Madison County
- Opportunities for Chenango, Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 44 W Main St, Norwich, NY 13815607-334-7114 · about 27 miles from the centre of Madison County
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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Source: CDFI Atlas, cdfiatlas.com/states/ny/counties/madison-county/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).