County directory · New York
CDFI lenders in Richmond County, NY
4 certified CDFIs name Richmond County or a town in it as part of their service area on their own website. 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).
- Name this county
- 4
- Based here
- 0
- Serve all of NY
- 2
A lender naming Richmond 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: Staten Island.
Lenders compared for Richmond County
5 with local records| Lender | Local records | Loan sizes | Head office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Credit union, New York NY | website names Richmond County; 1 office here | ask | 13 mi |
| 2. Champions Funding, LLC Loan fund, Gilbert AZ | 22 home loans here, 2025 | up to $3M | 2,118 mi |
| 3. Union County Economic Development Corporation Loan fund, Cranford NJ | website names Richmond County | $500–$5.5M | 10 mi |
| 4. Homeownership Lending LLC Loan fund, New York NY | website names Richmond County | from $10,000 | 11 mi |
| 5. UPPER MANHATTAN EMPOWERMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Loan fund, New York NY | website names Richmond County | ask | 19 mi |
5 of these 5 lenders have received CDFI Fund awards, together $26.8M 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
5 lenders5 head offices and 3 branches or offices of 5 lenders on this page, within 30 miles of the centre of Richmond 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
- Commercial real estate loans (3 lenders)
- Small-business loans (3 lenders)
- Home mortgages (2 lenders)
- SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage) (2 lenders)
- Microloans (2 lenders)
- Auto / vehicle loans (1 lender)
- Personal / consumer loans (1 lender)
- Equipment loans (1 lender)
Banks and credit unions with a branch in this county
1 certified CDFI has at least one office in Richmond 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 23 originated home loans for properties in Richmond County in 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: 0.4% of the 5,384 home loans that all HMDA lenders reported here.
- Champions Funding, LLCLoan fund · Gilbert, AZHome mortgages22 home loans here in 2025 (HMDA)Verified
Plus 1 more certified CDFI with fewer than 3 loans here each (not listed).
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 Richmond County
Official statisticsMedian household income in Richmond County is $98,333, 14% above the New York figure of $85,974 (ACS 2020–2024).
Businesses here took 44.3 SBA-backed loans per 1,000 employer businesses over FY2020–FY2026: more than the median New York county (40.2), rank 26 of 62.
| Measure | Richmond County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Businesses with paid employees (CBP 2023) | 9,684 (1.8% of the state) | 541,313 |
| …of which under 20 employees | 90% | 88% |
| Businesses without employees (Nonemployer Statistics 2023) | 46,086 | 1,985,320 |
| Median household income (ACS 2020–2024) | $98,333 (14% above the state) | $85,974 |
| SBA 7(a) and 504 approvals, all lenders, FY2020–FY2026 | 429 (409 7(a), 20 504) | 22,848 |
| …per 1,000 businesses with employees | 44.3 (rank 26 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 pts (227 loans; 14% at the SBA maximum) | 3 pts (15% at the maximum) |
Approvals by fiscal year: FY2020 24 · FY2021 27 · FY2022 52 · FY2023 70 · FY2024 96 · FY2025 86 · FY2026 74.
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 20242,523 loans and investments totaling $158.2M (median $6,800) were reported to the CDFI Fund for borrowers and projects in Richmond County in fiscal year 2022, by 18 reporting CDFIs. More than half of these records come from a single reporting CDFI.
| Purpose (CDFI Fund category) | Count | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-real estate microenterprise | 1,857 | $10.8M | $5,100 |
| None of the listed purposes | 327 | $8.1M | $18,735 |
| Home purchase | 315 | $126.9M | $400,000 |
| Home improvement | 12 | $600,302 | $48,860 |
| Non-real estate business | 7 | $1.3M | $100,000 |
| Real estate: commercial construction, permanent or acquisition | 4 | $10.1M | $3M |
Of 342 individual borrowers whose income was reported, 81% had family income at or below 80% of the area median.
CDFI banks and credit unions also reported 814 consumer loans in Richmond County totaling $4.8M (Consumer Loan Report, tract totals, so no median); they counted 17% of them as serving low-income borrowers.
Loans and investments reported in other years: FY2018 1,162 · FY2019 1,369 · FY2020 1,430 · FY2021 2,344.
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 Richmond County or a town in it
- Homeownership Lending LLCLoan fund · New York, NYHome mortgagesNames Richmond County ·
New York City and beyond
Verified - LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit union · New York, NYAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loans…Names Richmond County ·
NYC residents (mortgage lending)
Verified - UPPER MANHATTAN EMPOWERMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONLoan fund · New York, NYCommercial real estate loans, Microloans, Small-business loansNames Richmond County ·
Upper Manhattan businesses, New York City
Verified - Union County Economic Development CorporationLoan fund · Cranford, NJCommercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage)…Names Richmond County ·
New Jersey, NYC and certain areas in NY and PA (microloans)
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
- Staten Island SBDCSmall Business Development Center · College Of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Building 3A, Room 105, Staten Island, NY 10314718-982-2560
- Staten Island SCORESCORE mentoring · 1855 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314800-634-0245
- BOC Women's Business CenterWomen's Business Center · 686 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310718-816-4775
Housing counseling
- Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten IslandHUD-approved housing counselor · 192 Corson Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301718-313-4890
- Northfield Community Local Development Corporation of Staten Island, Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 160 Heberton Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302718-442-7351
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/richmond-county/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).