Halal Business Financing in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Stearns Bank

Commercial Real Estate Financing

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Sharia-compliant commercial real estate financing from Stearns Salaam Banking, the Islamic division of FDIC-insured Stearns Bank N.A. It covers acquisition and refinancing of rental properties, office space, warehouses, retail property, and buildings for mosques and schools. The product carries a signed Certificate of Sharia Compliance for Real Estate Acquisition & Refinancing (August 2024) from the division's independent three-scholar Sharia Supervisory Board, with compliance judged against AAOIFI Sharia Standards. Note the boundary Stearns itself draws: no personal home financing - commercial and rental investment property only.

Stearns Bank

Secured Line of Credit

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A Sharia-compliant secured line of credit from Stearns Salaam Banking, the Islamic division of FDIC-insured Stearns Bank N.A. The facility can be used for working capital, to provide a financial cushion, or to fund growth and expansion strategies - a revolving-style credit structure that is genuinely unusual in the US Islamic finance market. All Salaam financing products are reviewed and approved by the division's independent three-scholar Sharia Supervisory Board against AAOIFI Sharia Standards, though no product-specific certificate or contract structure has been published for this facility.

Stearns Bank

Equipment Financing

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Sharia-compliant equipment financing from Stearns Salaam Banking, the Islamic division of FDIC-insured Stearns Bank N.A. It funds commercial equipment purchases across industries such as hospitality, medical, and manufacturing, with flexible terms and payment options, and is framed for nonprofits as a partnership to purchase and own equipment and commercial assets. Products are reviewed by the division's independent three-scholar Sharia Supervisory Board (Mufti Ibrahim Essa, Shaykh Taha Abdul-Basser, Mufti Mirza-Zain Baig) against AAOIFI Sharia Standards. In March 2026 (Ramadan 1447) the board issued a signed Certificate of Sharia Compliance for a 'Murabaha Financing Product' - the first contract type named in Salaam's published documentation - though equipment financing is not separately named in any certificate and no amounts or term ranges are published.

Stearns Bank

Construction Financing

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Sharia-compliant construction financing from Stearns Salaam Banking, the Islamic division of FDIC-insured Stearns Bank N.A. (St. Cloud, Minnesota). It funds ground-up construction and improvements on retail, industrial, multi-family, and office space, plus dedicated construction financing for nonprofits such as mosques and Islamic schools with flexible structuring options. The Stearns Bank Construction Team manages draws, monthly budget reviews, and change orders, and the product carries a signed Certificate of Sharia Compliance issued by the division's three-scholar Sharia Supervisory Board in September 2024.

Bank of Whittier

RF Business & Commercial Financing

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Riba-free business and commercial financing from Bank of Whittier, N.A. under the LARIBA RF discipline, which evaluates each deal as an investment in the productive use of the financed asset rather than a loan of money at interest. The bank also offers dedicated non-profit financing for community organizations such as mosques and schools. Available in all 50 states; following the July 2026 University Bancorp acquisition, roughly $60 million of the bank's cash is earmarked for deployment into faith-based financings.

Jafari Credit Union

Equipment Financing

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Business equipment financing at a true 0% from Jafari No-Interest Credit Union, a Texas state-chartered, NCUA-insured credit union (operating since 2016) created by and for the Jafari (Shia) Muslim community. Business equipment purchase or repair loans run $5,000-$16,000 for equipment bought or repaired within the last six months from standard industry vendors, repaid principal-only at a minimum of $200 a month over terms up to 60 months. Every business owner must be a credit union member, and the CU covers its roughly $40,000 in annual costs through flat fees, voluntary fee programs, and donations rather than interest.

IjaraCDC

Business Fixed 504 Financing

Fixed-payment Sharia-compliant commercial building financing modeled on the SBA 504 framework (Sharia Business Fixed 504 program). $1M-$15M with as little as 5-10% down and up to 25 years of amortized, fixed-payment financing for well-qualified businesses buying or refinancing warehouses and offices; also covers debt refinancing, tenant improvements, and renovations. Structured as a trust-based Ijara - a single-asset trust buys the building and leases it to the business until title transfers - funded through 200+ commercial sources across all 50 states.

IjaraCDC

Small Business Financing

Financing for businesses purchasing or refinancing their operating property - offices, medical and dental practices, restaurants, warehouses, gas stations, hotels - plus acquisitions, equipment, inventory, working capital, and renovations. $250K-$5M at roughly 5-10% down over terms up to 25 years, with a professional-practices sub-program at ~5% down that supports construction and build-outs with payment deferral. Structured as a trust-based Ijara through IjaraCDC's 200+ commercial funding sources across all 50 states.

IjaraCDC

Non-Profit Financing

Sharia-compliant financing for masjids, Islamic schools, and Muslim nonprofit organizations. Established organizations: $300K-$7M, 30% down, up to 20 years with a 10-year balloon, up to 12 months of no payments during construction, and no personal guarantees possible. New organizations: $300K-$1M, 30-40% down, personal guarantees required. Structured as a trust-based Ijara through 200+ commercial funding sources across all 50 states, with a documented fatwa lineage from the 1995 Dallah Al Baraka fatwa to the 2012 update by Mufti Muneer Akhoon.

IjaraCDC

Business Plus 7A Financing

Shorter-term Sharia-compliant business financing modeled on the SBA 7(a) framework (Sharia Business Plus 7A program). $250K-$5M with 10-15% down over 7-10 year amortized terms, covering debt refinancing, business acquisitions, inventory, equipment, working capital, and tenant improvements and renovation. Structured as a trust-based Ijara: a single-asset trust purchases the asset and leases it to your business, with each payment split between rent and an equity buyout until title transfers. Funded through IjaraCDC's network of 200+ commercial sources across all 50 states.

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Multifamily Financing

Sharia-compliant financing for multifamily apartment complexes of 8-300 units. $1M-$25M at 25-30% down, with long amortization terms and non-recourse options available. Structured as a trust-based Ijara: a single-asset trust purchases the complex and leases it to your entity, with each payment split between rent and an equity buyout until title transfers. Funded through IjaraCDC's network of 200+ commercial sources across all 50 states, under a contract with a documented fatwa lineage from the 1995 Dallah Al Baraka fatwa to the 2012 update by Mufti Muneer Akhoon.

IjaraCDC

Commercial Real Estate Financing

Sharia-compliant financing for large commercial properties - office buildings, retail centers, and industrial assets - using IjaraCDC's trust-based Ijara structure. $500K-$20M with 35%+ equity required and long-term leases in place; stabilized, tenanted assets fit best. A single-asset trust purchases the property and leases it to your organization, with each payment split between rent and an equity buyout until title transfers. Funded through 200+ commercial sources across all 50 states, with a documented fatwa lineage from the 1995 Dallah Al Baraka fatwa to the 2012 update by Mufti Muneer Akhoon.

IjaraCDC

Investor Gold CRE Financing

Sharia-compliant commercial real estate financing for well-qualified investors whose properties are leased long-term to national tenants with a credit rating or equivalent (Sharia Investor Gold program). $2M-$20M with only 20-25% down and up to 20 years of amortized financing; non-recourse options are available. Structured as a trust-based Ijara - a single-asset trust owns the property and leases it back with payments split between rent and equity buyout - funded through 200+ commercial sources across all 50 states.

IjaraCDC

Business Premier 7A Financing

Premium Sharia-compliant commercial building financing modeled on the SBA 7(a) framework (Sharia Business Premier 7A program). $250K-$5M with as little as 5-10% down and up to 25 years of amortized financing for businesses buying or refinancing their buildings - warehouses, offices, restaurants, branded gas stations, and flagged hotels - plus debt refinancing, business acquisitions, inventory, equipment, working capital, and tenant improvements. Trust-based Ijara structure funded through 200+ commercial sources across all 50 states.