City directory · Ohio
CDFI lenders in Cleveland, OH
5 Treasury-certified CDFIs are headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio: 4 loan funds · 1 credit union. Loan details confirmed from their own websites for 2. Source: CDFI Fund list as of 21 Oct 2026.
- Certified
- 5
- Verified
- 2
- In Ohio
- 31
Headquarters is not the same as service area: lenders elsewhere in Ohio may also lend in Cleveland. See all 31 CDFIs in Ohio.
Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites
- Commercial real estate loans (2 lenders)
- Auto / vehicle loans (1 lender)
- Equipment loans (1 lender)
- Home repair / improvement loans (1 lender)
- Home mortgages (1 lender)
- Personal / consumer loans (1 lender)
- SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage) (1 lender)
- Small-business loans (1 lender)
- Cleveland Development Advisors Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc.Loan fund · Cleveland, OHCommercial real estate loansVerified
- Faith Community United Credit UnionCredit union · Cleveland, OHAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Home repair / improvement loans…Verified
- AMISTAD REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONLoan fund · Cleveland, OHOfficial list only
- CHN Housing CapitalLoan fund · Cleveland, OHOfficial list only
- Village Capital CorporationLoan fund · Cleveland, OHOfficial list only
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
- Ohio Export Assistance at Cleveland State UniversitySmall Business Development Center · 1860 E. 18th St., Cleveland, OH 44115
- Ohio SBDC at Cleveland State UniversitySmall Business Development Center · 1860 E. 18th Street, Room BU308, Cleveland, OH 44115216-687-6902
- Ohio SBDC at Hispanic Business CenterSmall Business Development Center · 3140 W. 25th St. 2nd Floor, Cleveland, OH 44109216-281-4422
- Ohio SBDC at The Urban League of Greater ClevelandSmall Business Development Center · 2930 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115216-812-3162
- Cleveland SCORESCORE mentoring · 1350 Euclid Ave, #216, Cleveland, OH 44115800-634-0245
- SBA Cleveland officeSBA district office · 1350 Euclid Ave., Suite 211, Cleveland, OH 44115216-522-4180
Housing counseling
- Asian Services in Action, Inc. (ASIA)HUD-approved housing counselor · 3631 Perkins Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114216-881-0330
- CHN Housing PartnersHUD-approved housing counselor · 2999 Payne Ave Ste 134, Cleveland, OH 44114216-325-1150
- Community Housing SolutionsHUD-approved housing counselor · 12114 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120
- Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People (ESOP)HUD-approved housing counselor · 11890 Fairhill Rd, Cleveland, OH 44120216-373-1850
- NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America) Cleveland, OHHUD-approved housing counselor · 7000 Euclid Ave Ste 201, Cleveland, OH 44103216-619-4110
- Nid-Hca PopeHUD-approved housing counselor · 3030 Euclid Avenue, Suite 412, Cleveland, OH 44115216-752-9264
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.
Other Ohio cities with several CDFIs
Source: CDFI Atlas, cdfiatlas.com/states/oh/cleveland/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).