CDFI lenders in Pittsburgh, PA

Headquarters is not the same as service area: lenders elsewhere in Pennsylvania may also lend in Pittsburgh. See all 31 CDFIs in Pennsylvania.

Loan types confirmed on these lenders' websites

• Small-business loans (3 lenders)
• Affordable housing development loans (3 lenders)
• Auto / vehicle loans (2 lenders)
• Energy / solar / efficiency loans (2 lenders)
• Commercial real estate loans (2 lenders)
• Credit-builder loans (1 lender)
• Small-dollar / emergency loans (1 lender)
• Personal / consumer loans (1 lender)

• East End Food Coop FCUCredit union · Pittsburgh, PAAuto / vehicle loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans…Verified
• Invest PGH Inc.Loan fund · Pittsburgh, PAChild-care facility financing, Small-business loansVerified
• Landmarks Community Capital CorporationLoan fund · Pittsburgh, PACommercial real estate loans, Affordable housing development loansVerified
• Neighborhood Community Development FundLoan fund · Pittsburgh, PACommercial real estate loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans, Affordable housing development loans, Microloans…Verified
• Renewable Manufacturing Gateway dba Community Growth FundVenture capital fund · Pittsburgh, PAAuto / vehicle loans, Affordable housing development loans, Small-business loansVerified
• Bridgeway Capital, Inc.Loan fund · Pittsburgh, PAOfficial 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

• Pennsylvania SBDC ~ Duquesne University ~ Duquesne SBDCSmall Business Development Center · 600 FORBES AVE RM 108, ROCKWELL HALL, PITTSBURGH, PA 15282412-396-1633
• Pennsylvania SBDC ~ University of Pittsburgh ~ Pittsburgh SBDCSmall Business Development Center · 3520 FORBES AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213412-648-1542
• Pittsburgh SCORESCORE mentoring · Pittsburgh, PA 15220800-634-0245
• Center for Women's Entrepreneurship - Women's Buisness CenterWomen's Business Center · 6585 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206412-365-1253
• SBA Pittsburgh officeSBA district office · 3 Parkway Center Dr S, Suite 375, Pittsburgh, PA 15220412-395-6560

Housing counseling

• Action-Housing, IncorporatedHUD-approved housing counselor · 611 William Penn Pl Ste 800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219412-281-2102
• Advantage Credit Counseling ServiceHUD-approved housing counselor · 2403 Sidney St Ste 225, Pittsburgh, PA 15203888-511-2227
• Nazareth Housing ServicesHUD-approved housing counselor · The Community at Holy Family Manor, Pittsburgh, PA 15229412-931-6996
• Neighborworks Western Pennsylvania, Formerly Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.HUD-approved housing counselor · 1901 Centre Ave Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219412-281-9773
• Urban League of Greater PittsburghHUD-approved housing counselor · 332 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222412-227-4163
• Willissae's Agency for Vision and Empowerment (WAVE)HUD-approved housing counselor · 134 S Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206412-573-9217

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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