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FORGE, Inc.
FORGE, Inc.
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
30 min
Can you get this?
✓Serves individuals, small businesses, and farms
✓Must be in AR, OK, MO, or LA service area
✓Financially viable but unable to get bank loans
✓Nonprofits are also eligible borrowers
✓Primarily serves low-income individuals and communities
Your real odds
No public approval rate exists, but FORGE is a CDFI microlender explicitly built to say yes where banks say no.
FORGE has operated since 1988, with growing assets and expanding lending activity, and their stated emphasis on 'good loans to good people' points to relationship-based underwriting rather than credit-score-driven decisions.
What it takes
Review lending programs and confirm location eligibility30 min
Engage free technical assistance1 to 2 weeks
Submit loan application online1 to 2 hrs
Worth knowing
FORGE offers technical assistance and business development training before you apply, and using that support can meaningfully strengthen your application.
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