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City First Bank, N.A.
City First Bank, N.A.
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓For organizations with limited traditional finance access
✓Serves businesses, nonprofits, and housing developers
✓Focus on low- and moderate-income communities
✓Operates in DC and LA markets
Your real odds
No public approval rate exists, but City First is a CDFI built to lend where traditional banks decline.
Rolling submissions mean you are not competing against a cohort deadline, though approval still depends on creditworthiness and mission alignment, and loan amounts vary by type and borrower need.
What it takes
Review loan products offered1 to 2 hrs
Contact bank to discuss financing need1 day
Prepare financials and application materials1 to 2 wks
Worth knowing
City First explicitly serves mission-aligned businesses and nonprofits in underinvested areas, so framing your application around community impact or economic empowerment is not cosmetic, it is how their lending criteria actually works.
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