Connecting Clients to Opportunities

A referral to Pathway Lending provides your clients with valuable opportunities to access capital when traditional banking options are not a good fit. If you have a loan you want to make but can't, send it our way! If the potential borrower qualifies with us, we'll take the loan risk, and you keep the deposit and primary relationship.

The key to making your 'not today' clients your 'someday' clients?

The right referral source. We work with our clients to help them become bankable!

Why Pathway?

The mission of Pathway Lending is to provide lending solutions and educational services that support the development, growth, and preservation of under-served small businesses, affordable housing, and sustainable communities. Since 1999, we’ve aligned capital and business advisory services to help make opportunities a reality for hundreds of clients.

Pathway Lending supports bank partners throughout the region by providing a source of capital for under-served borrowers who may not qualify for traditional lending and helping bank partners meet their CRA requirements.

Over the last 25 years, Pathway has expanded solutions to promote economic opportunity through small business, affordable housing and energy and sustainability initiatives. We are the only CDFI endorsed by the Tennessee Bankers Association.

Who we serve

$106MM

in affordable
housing impacts

Affordable Housing Projects

Pathway finances the rehab, redevelopment, and acquisition of affordable housing properties to help preserve and expand access to quality, affordable homes.

$358MM

in small
business impacts

Small Businesses

Pathway specializes in working with veteran, women, minority, rural and low- to moderate-income small business borrowers.

Common client industries include childcare, manufacturing, service industries and construction businesses.

$81MM

in sustainability
impacts

Sustainability Projects

Pathway provides flexible, long-term financing to help businesses and organizations reduce energy use and invest in clean energy.
referral partner options

Making a Referral

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1

Connect with us

Know a Pathway Lending lender? Reach out to them directly and tell us about your client's opportunity!

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2

Make an introduction

Encourage your client to visit our website and complete the Loan Readiness Quiz to get started.

Loan Readiness Quiz
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3

Complete a referral form

Want to meet a Pathway lender first? Share your info and a member of our team will reach out to you!
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