Welcome to Self-Help! Follow us on Linkedin for regular updates about our research and policy development work and our fair lending practices and products for homes, businesses and nonprofits, green initiatives and community real estate development. Also, check out our SERVICES TAB to learn more about our integrated approach to community development. Want to learn more? Self-Help is a family of nonprofit organizations whose mission is to create and protect ownership and economic opportunity for all. Since Self-Help's founding in 1980, it has grown to include two credit unions, a loan fund, and a research and policy development group that supports those outside of the economic mainstream. Specifically, we: * Help borrowers build wealth by providing fair and responsible mortgages and small business loans in North Carolina, California and other parts of the nation. * Strengthen under-served communities by financing affordable housing, childcare centers, public charter schools, faith-based organizations, and community-focused commercial real estate projects. * Research and report on financial markets to support policies and industry practices that lower the cost of poverty and promote ownership.

At Carter Bank & Trust, we strive to be the preferred lifetime financial partner for our customers and shareholders, and the employer of choice in the communities we are privileged to serve. We are a stated-chartered community bank in Virginia with 68 branches and more than 700+ employees in Virginia and North Carolina. We are headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia.

Across Virginia, ValleyStar Credit Union has served businesses and families like yours since 1953. We want to make banking and managing your finances as easy and convenient as possible. We help you get beyond the dry language of mortgages, loans, accounts and credit cards to focus on what you really care about – the house you’d love to own, the bigger car, the credit card that works with your lifestyle, reaching that goal of a law degree, owning a small business or a secure retirement. If you can dream it, we can help you achieve it. For more information, visit valleystar.org. We'd love to speak with you.

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is an executive office company based out of Washington, District Of Columbia, Washington DC, United States.

Bank of Oak Ridge is an employee-owned community bank delivering Spectacularly Local banking, with locations in Greensboro, High Point, Summerfield and Oak Ridge, NC. With a focus on providing personal attention and convenience for every client, Bank of Oak Ridge offers extended weekday and Saturday hours at all branches, remote deposits for businesses, and a full line of checking accounts, savings accounts, lending options, insurance services*, wealth management services and banking solutions for businesses. For details, visit www.bankofoakridge.com. At Bank of Oak Ridge, we consider our success to be the direct result of our dedicated employees and our thriving workplace culture. We are so much more than a series of transactions and are proud to help our clients achieve their financial goals. If you are passionate about what you do, care about people and our community, and enjoy learning along the way, we invite you to consider a career with Bank of Oak Ridge. To learn about our exceptional benefits and to view our career opportunities, visit www.bankofoakridge.com/careers. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender | Equal Opportunity Employer | Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities *Insurance Services are: Not a deposit, Not FDIC-insured, Not insured by any federal government agency, Not guaranteed by the bank, May go down in value.

M&F Bank is an independent bank committed to meeting the financial services needs of the communities we serve. Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender

Summit Credit Union is a not-for-profit full service financial cooperative established in 1935. We position ourselves as an employee benefit serving over 300 employers with roughly 38,000 members in North Carolina. Investments offered through Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC

URW Community Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution.

The Triad’s economy is fueled by small businesses and these companies need capital to continue to thrive. The Triad has gone from a banking community with local leadership with a vested interest in the Triad to larger institutions with broader interests. Triad Business Bank can be a catalyst for our community. Our goal is to fill a need that is often overlooked by regional and national banks. We are committed to building a legacy bank that serves the long-term needs of our community.

Roxboro Savings Bank, SSB is a financial services company based out of 313S Main St, Roxboro, North Carolina, United States.

Lighthouse Financial Corp. is a commercial finance company specializing in Asset Based Loans (ABL) to mid-sized businesses in the eastern half of the United States. Lighthouse Financial makes creative commercial loans based on the collateral value of the assets on a client's balance sheet to a greater degree than on income statement or cash flow performance. As an asset based lender, we monitor the value of the pledged collateral more closely than traditional lenders. This allows Lighthouse to finance businesses that do not qualify for loans from traditional lending sources because their balance sheets and/or historic income statements do not meet credit standards. Therefore, Lighthouse Financial’s asset based funding is an excellent resource for working capital lines of credit to fund growth, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and financial turnarounds.

Vision Financial Federal Credit Union is a financial services company based out of 214 Pacific Ave, Durham, NC, United States.