Ameritrans Capital Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in lending and investment activities. It makes loans to finance the acquisition and operation of small businesses, which have primarily been secured by real estate mortgages, senior corporate loans, life insurance settlements, and equity investments. Ameritrans Capital Corporation was incorporated on February 12, 1998 and is based in Jericho, New York. On October 5, 2016, Ameritrans Capital Corp. filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts.