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CDFI small business loans in Tennessee

17 certified CDFIs that serve Tennessee describe small business loans on their own websites: 15 headquartered in Tennessee and 2 based elsewhere whose stated service area includes Tennessee. 12 national lenders with the same product are listed separately. Lender websites read 29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026.

Lenders: 17
Based in TN: 15
Based elsewhere: 2
National: 12

Counted from each lender's own website: a lender is listed when it describes small business loans on a page we read and is headquartered in Tennessee or names Tennessee, or a county or town in it, as its service area. 13 other verified lenders that serve Tennessee did not mention small business loans on the pages we read, and 13 lenders headquartered here have no verified data yet. Not mentioned does not mean not offered. A listing is not an offer: ask the lender.

What these 17 lenders say

Lender websites, 29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026

Lender types	6 loan funds, 2 credit unions, 7 banks or thrifts, 2 bank holding companies
Largest amount stated	1 lender state a maximum: median $500,000, range $500,000 to $500,000
Borrower focus stated	Low- and moderate-income / underserved (2), Minority / BIPOC (1), Startups (1)
Online application link found	8 of 17
Service area stated on their site	9 of 17

Headquartered in Tennessee (15)

Based elsewhere, say they serve Tennessee (2)

Their own website names Tennessee, or a county or town in it, in its service area.

National lenders (12)

These lenders say they lend nationwide and do not exclude Tennessee. They are not counted above.

County pages in Tennessee with these lenders

Number of lenders above that name the county (or a town in it) on their website or are headquartered there.

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