The East Texas Regional Development Company, ETRDC, was established in 1983 as a non-profit Certified Development Company as designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Our mission is to promote and assist with the economic development of East Texas through small business lending. Our primary lending program is the SBA 504 small business loan.
The East Texas Regional Development Company is an independent entity and is not affiliated with any outside funding agencies, government bodies, or financial institutions unless explicitly stated otherwise. We do not perform cold calls to or seek online payments from our clients. If you receive a call from anyone purporting to represent ETCOG or ETRDC and soliciting money to acquire a loan, that person does not represent ETCOG or ETRDC and you should not provide any such person with any funds for that purpose. Any loan applications are processed strictly between the ETRDC, a local bank, and the Small Business Administration.
We are certified to lend anywhere in the state of Texas. However, we are located in and administered by the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG). Councils of Governments are voluntary associations of local governments formed under Texas law. ETCOG serves fourteen counties in the East Texas region.