Self-Help is a national community development lender headquartered in Durham, N.C. that reaches persons who are underserved by conventional lenders – particularly minorities, women, rural residents and low-income families.
Self-Help has provided over $4.5 billion in financing to more than 50,000 homebuyers, small businesses and nonprofits nationwide.
Loan products include:
- SBA loans, basic business loans, and microloans.
- Specialty lending programs for nonprofits of many kinds.
- Loan products for environmentally-focused companies including loans from the North Carolina Recycling Fund.
- Products geared specifically to commercial and residential real estate development projects.
For more information about each type of financing, visit the Self-Help Commercial Lending website.