Diversity Lender
CDC Small Business Finance
SBA 504 and Small Business Loans
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Program overview
How CDC Small Business Finance's diversity lending program works.
CDC Small Business Finance is one of the nation's leading SBA lenders, specializing in loans for small businesses, including minority and women-owned enterprises.
Certifications accepted
Which certifications qualify a business for this program.
CDC Small Business Finance's diversity lending program is open to businesses holding any of the certifications below. Lenders verify the certification at underwriting, so the certificate needs to be active and in good standing at the time you apply.
Underwriting requirements
Minimums CDC Small Business Finance sets at application.
Small businesses needing real estate or equipment financing, with emphasis on underserved communities.
What else this certification opens
Corporate buyers that accept the same certifications.
The certifications CDC Small Business Finance accepts also unlock the corporate supplier diversity programs below. So the same certification that gets you working capital here can register you as a supplier with these companies.
Compare other lenders
Adjacent diversity lending programs.
Before you borrow
Diversity lenders verify certification at underwriting.
Almost every diversity lender requires an active diverse-business certification on file before approving a loan. The quiz checks which certifications you qualify for and matches them to the lenders that recognize each one, so you can sequence the certification first and the financing second instead of getting denied at underwriting.