CODE OF ETHICS

CODE OF ETHICS
FOR
AMERITRANS CAPITAL CORPORATION

Section I

Statement of General Fiduciary Principles

This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) has been adopted by Ameritrans Capital Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary Elk Associates Funding Corp. (the “Corporation”) in compliance with Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”). The purpose of the Code is to establish standards and procedures for the detection and prevention of activities by which persons having knowledge of the investments and investment intentions of the Corporation may abuse their fiduciary duty to the Corporation, and otherwise to deal with the types of conflict of interest situations to which Rule 17j-1 applies.

The Code is based on the principle that the directors, officers and management level employees of the Corporation, who provide services to the Corporation, owe a fiduciary duty to the Corporation to conduct their personal securities transactions in a manner that does not interfere with the Corporation’s transactions or otherwise take unfair advantage of their relationship with the Corporation. All Access Persons (as defined below) are expected to adhere to this general principle as well as to comply with all of the specific provisions of this Code that are applicable to them. Any Access Person who is affiliated with another entity that is a registered investment adviser is, in addition, expected to comply with the provisions of the code of ethics that has been adopted by such other investment adviser.

Technical compliance with the Code will not automatically insulate any Access Person from scrutiny of transactions that show a pattern of compromise or abuse of the individual’s fiduciary duty to the Corporation. Accordingly, all Access Persons must seek to avoid any actual or potential conflicts between their personal interests and the interests of the Corporation and its shareholders. The Corporation anticipates that all Access Persons shall place the interests of the Corporation before their own personal interests and at all times in a manner consistent with the terms and spirit of the Code.

All Access Persons must read and retain this Code of Ethics.

Section II

Definitions

(A) “Access Person” means an Advisory Person (as defined below) of the Corporation. All of the Corporation’s directors and officers are presumed to be Access Persons. The complete list of all Access Persons, as amended from time to time, will be kept by the Chief Compliance Officer.

(B) An “Advisory Person” of the Corporation means: (i) any director, officer, general partner or employee of the Corporation, or any company in a Control (as defined below) relationship to the Corporation, who in connection with his or her regular functions or duties makes, participates in, or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of any Covered Security (as defined below) by the Corporation, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendation with respect to such purchases or sales; and (ii) any natural person in a Control relationship to the Corporation, who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Corporation with regard to the purchase or sale of any Covered Security by the Corporation.

(C) “Beneficial Ownership” is interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) in determining whether a person is a

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beneficial owner of a security for purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(D) “Chief Compliance Officer or CCO” means the Chief Compliance Officer of the Corporation. The current Chief Compliance Officer of the Corporation is Michael R. Feinsod. Any change in the CCO will be promptly reported.

(E) “Control” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the Act.

(F) “Covered Security” means a security as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the Act, which includes: any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, pre-organization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security (including a certificate of deposit) or on any group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a "security", or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.

Except that “Covered Security” does not include: (i) direct obligations of the Government of the United States; (ii) bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements; and (iii) shares issued by open-end investment companies registered under the Act. References to a Covered Security in this Code (e.g., a prohibition or requirement applicable to the purchase or sale of a Covered Security) shall be deemed to refer to and to include any warrant for, option in, or security immediately convertible into that Covered Security, and shall also include any instrument that has an investment return or value that is based, in whole or in part, on that Covered Security (collectively, “Derivatives”). Therefore, except as otherwise specifically provided by this Code: (i) any prohibition or requirement of this Code applicable to the purchase or sale of a Covered Security shall also be applicable to the purchase or sale of a Derivative relating to that Covered Security; and (ii) any prohibition or requirement of this Code applicable to the purchase or sale of a Derivative shall also be applicable to the purchase or sale of a Covered Security relating to that Derivative.

(G) “Independent Director” means a director of the Corporation who is not an “interested person” of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act.

(H) “Initial Public Offering” means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

(I) “Investment Personnel” of the Corporation means: (i) any employee of the Corporation (or of any company in a Control relationship to the Corporation) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes or participates in making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Corporation; and (ii) any natural person who controls the Corporation and who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Corporation regarding the purchase or sale of securities by the Corporation.

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(J) “Limited Offering” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) thereof or pursuant to Rule 504, Rule 505, or Rule 506 thereunder.

(K) “Security Held or to be Acquired” by the Corporation means: (i) any Covered Security which, within the most recent 15 days: (A) is or has been held by the Corporation; or (B) is being or has been considered by the Corporation for purchase by the Corporation; and (ii) any option to purchase or sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a Covered Security described in Section II (K)(i).

(L) “Automatic Investment Plan” means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals) are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.

Section III

Objective and General Prohibitions

An Access Person may not engage in any investment transaction under circumstances in which the Access Person benefits from or interferes with the purchase or sale of investments by the Corporation. In addition, Access Persons may not use information concerning the investments or investment intentions of the Corporation, or their ability to influence such investment intentions, for personal gain or in a manner detrimental to the interests of the Corporation.

Access Persons may not engage in conduct that is deceitful, fraudulent or manipulative, or that involves false or misleading statements, in connection with the purchase or sale of investments by the Corporation. In this regard, Access Persons should recognize that Rule 17j-1 makes it unlawful for any affiliated person of the Corporation, or any affiliated person of an investment adviser for the Corporation, in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a Security Held or to be Acquired by the Corporation to:

(i)

employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Corporation;

(ii)

make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Corporation or omit to state to the Corporation a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

(iii)

engage in any act, practice or course of business that operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the Corporation; or

(iv)

engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Corporation.

Access Persons should also recognize that a violation of this Code or of Rule 17j-1 may result in the imposition of: (1) sanctions as provided by Section VIII below; or (2) administrative, civil and, in certain cases, criminal fines, sanctions or penalties.

Section IV

Prohibited Transactions

(A) An Access Person may not purchase or otherwise acquire direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership of any Covered Security, and may not sell or otherwise dispose of any Covered Security in which he or she has direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, if he or she knows or should know at the time of entering into the transaction that the Corporation has purchased or sold the Covered Security within the last 15 calendar days, or is purchasing or selling or intends to purchase or sell the Covered Security in the next 15 calendar days.

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(B) Investment Personnel of the Corporation must obtain approval before directly or indirectly acquiring Beneficial Ownership in any securities in an Initial Public Offering or in a Limited Offering. Such approval must be obtained from the Chief Compliance Officer, unless he is the person seeking such approval, in which case it must be obtained from the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

(C) No Access Person shall recommend any transaction in any Covered Securities by the Corporation without having disclosed to the Chief Compliance Officer of the Corporation, his or her interest, if any, in such Covered Securities or the issuer thereof, including: the Access Person’s Beneficial Ownership of any Covered Securities of such issuer; any contemplated transaction by the Access Person in such Covered Securities; any position the Access Person has with such issuer; and any present or proposed business relationship between such issuer and the Access Person (or a party in which the Access Person has a significant interest).

Section V

Reports by Access Persons

(A) Initial Securities Holdings Reports.

Pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the Act, each Access Person and each Investment Personnel must submit to the Chief Compliance Officer a holding report specifying all Covered Securities in which he or she had Beneficial Ownership. A form of such report, which is hereinafter called a “Personal Securities Holdings Report,” is attached as Schedule A. Each Access Person and each Investment Personnel must also execute a transaction report stating that the Access Person or Investment Personnel has not invested in the same securities as the Company. A form of such report, hereinafter called a "Quarterly Transaction Report," shall be in the form of Schedule B, attached hereto, or such other form approved by the Chief Compliance Officer:

The information contained in these reports must be as follows:

The title, number of shares and principal amount of each security in which the Access Person or the Investment Personnel had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;

The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person or the Investment Personnel maintained an account in which any securities were held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person or the Investment Personnel; and

The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person or the Investment Personnel.

(B) Quarterly Transaction Reports.

Within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each Access Person and each Investment Personnel shall make a Quarterly Transaction Report to the Chief Compliance Officer reporting all transactions occurring in the quarter in a Covered Security in which he or she had any Beneficial Ownership and stating that the Access Person or Investment Personnel has not invested in the same securities as the Company.

The information contained in such report must be as follows:

(1) Date and nature of the transaction (purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

(2) Title, interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security involved and the price of the Covered Security at which the transaction was effected;

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(3) Name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected; and

(4) The date the report is submitted by the Access Person or the Investment Personnel.

Each Access Person and Investment Personnel must also instruct the brokers, dealers or banks with whom he or she maintains an account in which securities were held during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person or the Investment Personnel, to provide duplicate account statements to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Annually, each Access Person and each Investment Personnel shall submit a Personal Securities Holding Report to the Chief Compliance Officer specifying all Covered Securities in which he or she had Beneficial Ownership. Such information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted.

The information contained in such report must be as follows:

(1) The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered Security in which the Access Person or the Investment Personnel had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership;

(2) The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the Access Person or the Investment Personnel maintains an Account in which any securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the Access Person or the Investment Personnel; and

(3) The date that the report is submitted by the Access Person or the Investment Personnel.

Each Access Person and each Investment Personnel must also certify, on an annual basis, that he or she has complied with the requirements of paragraph B of this Section.

(D) Exceptions to Reporting Requirements

Independent Directors

Notwithstanding the reporting requirements set forth in this Section V, an Independent Director who would be required to make a report under this Section V solely by reason of being a director of the Corporation is not required to file a Personal Securities Holding Report upon becoming a director of the Corporation nor an annual Personal Securities Holding Report. Such an Independent Director also need not file a Quarterly Securities Transaction Report unless such director knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a director of the Corporation, should have known that during the 15-day period immediately preceding or after the date of the transaction in a Covered Security by the director such Covered Security is or was purchased or sold by the Corporation or the Corporation considered purchasing or selling such Covered Security.

Access Persons and Investment Personnel

Neither an Access Person nor an Investment Personnel need to make any report under Section V with respect to transactions effected for and Covered Securities held in, any account over which the Access Person or the Investment Personnel has no direct or indirect influence or control.

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(E) Form of Reports.

A Quarterly Transaction Report may consist of broker statements or other statements that provide a list of all personal Covered Securities holdings and transactions in the time period covered by the report and contain the information required in a Quarterly Transaction Report.

(F) Responsibility to Report.

It is the responsibility of each Access Person to take the initiative to comply with the requirements of this Section V. Any effort by the Corporation, and its affiliates, to facilitate the reporting process does not change or alter that responsibility. A person need not make a report hereunder with respect to transactions effected for, and Covered Securities held in, any account over which the person has no direct or indirect influence or control.

(G) Where to File Reports.

All Quarterly Securities Transaction Reports and Personal Securities Holdings Reports must be filed with the Chief Compliance Officer.

(H) Disclaimers.

Any report required by this Section V may contain a statement that the report will not be construed as an admission that the person making the report has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in the Covered Security to which the report relates.

Section VI

Additional Prohibitions

(A) Confidentiality of the Corporation’s Transactions.

Until disclosed in a public report to shareholders or to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the normal course, all information concerning the securities “being considered for purchase or sale” by the Corporation shall be kept confidential by all Access Persons and disclosed by them only on a “need to know” basis. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief Compliance Officer to report any inadequacy found in this regard to the directors of the Corporation.

(B) Outside Business Activities and Directorships.

Access Persons may not engage in any outside business activities that may give rise to conflicts of interest or jeopardize the integrity or reputation of the Corporation. Similarly, no such outside business activities may be inconsistent with the interests of the Corporation. All directorships of public or private companies held by Access Persons shall be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer.

Access Persons shall not, directly or indirectly, take, accept or receive gifts or other consideration in merchandise, services or otherwise of more than nominal value from any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity other than such person’s employer that does business, or proposes to do business, with the Corporation.

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Section VII

Certification

(A) Initial and Annual Certification

Access Persons who are directors, managers, officers or employees of the Corporation shall be required to certify initially and annually that they have read this Code and that they understand it and recognize that they are subject to it and have complied with its terms.

Furthermore, each time an amendment to this Code is made, Access Persons shall be required to submit a written acknowledgement that they have received, read and understand the amendments to this Code and agree to comply with its terms.

(B) Board Review.

No less frequently than annually, the Corporation must furnish to the Corporation’s board of directors, and the board must consider, a written report that: (A) describes any issues arising under this Code of Ethics or procedures since the last report to the board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions imposed in response to material violations; and (B) certifies that the Corporation has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the Code.

Section VIII

Sanctions

Any violation of this Code shall be subject to the imposition of such sanctions by the 17j-1 Organization as may be deemed appropriate under the circumstances to achieve the purposes of Rule 17j-1 and this Code. The sanctions to be imposed shall be determined by the board of directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors. Sanctions may include, but are not limited to, suspension or termination of employment, a letter of censure and/or restitution of an amount equal to the difference between the price paid or received by the Corporation and the more advantageous price paid or received by the offending person.

Section IX

Administration and Construction

(A) The administration of this Code shall be the responsibility of the Chief Compliance Officer.

(B) The duties of the Chief Compliance Officer are as follows:

(1) Continuous maintenance of a current list of the names of all Access Persons with an appropriate description of their title or employment, and informing all Access Persons of their reporting obligations hereunder;

(2) On an annual basis, providing all Access Persons a copy of this Code and informing such persons of their duties and obligations hereunder including any supplemental training that may be required from time to time;

(3) Maintaining or supervising the maintenance of all records and reports required by this Code;

(4) Preparing listings of all transactions effected by Access Persons who are subject to the requirement to file Quarterly Securities Transaction Reports and reviewing such transactions against a listing of all transactions effected by the Corporation;

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(5) Issuance either personally or with the assistance of counsel as may be appropriate, of any interpretation of this Code that may appear consistent with the objectives of Rule 17j-1 and this Code;

(6) Conduct such inspections or investigations as shall reasonably be required to detect and report, with recommendations, any apparent violations of this Code to the Board of the Corporation; and

(7) Submission of a report to the Board of the Corporation, no less frequently than annually, a written report that describes any issues arising under the Code since the last such report, including but not limited to the information described in Section VII (B).

(C) The Corporation shall maintain and cause to be maintained in an easily accessible place at the principal place of business, the following records:

(1) A copy of all Code adopted by the Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 that have been in effect at any time during the past five (5) years;

(2) A record of each violation of such Code and of any action taken as a result of such violation for at least five (5) years after the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurs;

(3) A copy of each report made by an Access Person for at least two (2) years after the end of the fiscal year in which the report is made, and for an additional three (3) years in a place that need not be easily accessible;

(4) A copy of each report made by the Corporation to the board of directors for two (2) years from the end of the fiscal year of the Corporation in which such report is made or issued and for an additional three (3) years in a place that need not be easily accessible;

(5) A list of all persons who are, or within the past five (5) years have been, required to make reports pursuant to the Rule and this Code of Ethics, or who are or were responsible for reviewing such reports;

(6) A copy of each report required by Section VII (B) for at least two (2) years after the end of the fiscal year in which it is made, and for an additional three (3) years in a place that need not be easily accessible; and

(7) A record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by Investment Personnel of securities in an Initial Public Offering or Limited Offering for at least five (5) years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted.

(D) This Code may not be materially amended or modified except in a written form that is approved by majority vote of the Independent Directors.

This Code of Ethics was adopted and approved by the Board of the Corporation including a majority of the Independent Directors, at a meeting of the Board, on June 30, 2008.

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SCHEDULE A

PERSONAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS REPORT

(1)

I have read and understand the Code of Ethics of the Corporation (the “Code”), recognize that the provisions of the Code apply to me and agree to comply in all respects with the procedures described therein. Furthermore, if during the past calendar year I was subject to the Code, I certify that I complied in all respects with the requirement of the Code as in effect during that year. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, I certify that I have identified all new securities accounts established during each calendar quarter.

(2)

I also certify that the following securities brokerage and commodity trading accounts are the only brokerage or commodity accounts in which I trade or hold Covered Securities in which I have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership interest, as such terms are defined by the Code, and that I have requested that the firms at which such accounts are maintained send duplicate account statements to the Chief Compliance Officer.


Title of Covered Security	Number of Shares	Principal Amount	Broker, Dealer or Bank	Date Opened


Date of Report:	Print Name:
Date Submitted:	Signature:

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SCHEDULE B

QUARTERLY TRANSACTION REPORT

The following lists all transactions in Covered Securities, in which I had any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership interest that were effected during the last calendar quarter and required to be reported by Section V (A) of the Code. (If no such transactions took place write “NONE”.) Please sign and date this report and return it to the Chief Compliance Officer no later than the 30th day of the month following the end of the quarter. Use reverse side if additional space if needed.


PURCHASES AND ACQUISITIONS
Trade Date	No. of Shares or Principal Amount	Interest Rate and Maturity Date	Name of Security	Unit Price	Total Price	Broker, Dealer, or Bank


SALES AND OTHER DISPOSITIONS
Trade Date	No. of Shares or Principal Amount	Interest Rate and Maturity Date	Name of Security	Unit Price	Total Price	Broker, Dealer, or Bank


NEW ACCOUNTS ESTABLISHED DURING THE QUARTER
Name of Broker, Dealer or Bank	Name of Account and Account Number	Date Established


Date of Report:	Name (please print):
Date Submitted:	Signature:

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Quarterly Transaction Report

For the__ Quarter 20__ (_________)

Ameritrans Capital Corporation

As an “Access Person” as defined in the Ameritrans Capital Corporation (the “Company”) Code of Ethics, you are required to file a report each quarter disclosing any securities transactions that potentially conflict with your relationship to the Company. Under the terms of the Code of Ethics, each officer, director, and/or affiliated person (includes beneficial owners) of the Company is prohibited from purchasing or selling securities which are known, or should have been known, to be held by the Company, or are being considered for purchase or sale by the Company, without prior written approval from the appropriate officer of the Company.

Have you engaged in any transaction involving any of the securities listed on the attached schedule from ______ which you have not previously reported to the Company?

YES

IF YOUR ANSWER IS "YES," PLEASE PROCEED TO NO. 2. IF "NO," PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THIS REPORT TO THE COMPANY.

Please provide the following information for each transaction you have engaged in involving any of the securities listed on the attached schedule.

()

Please describe the nature of the transaction and the security involved.

()

State the transaction date.

()

State the number of shares you bought or sold.

()

State the principal amount of the transaction.

()

State the dollar amount of the securities bought or sold.

()

State the maturity date and interest rate of the securities.

()

If applicable, state the name of the broker, dealer, or bank through which the transaction was effected.

Please sign, date, and return this report to the Chief Compliance officer

Dated as of:

Name:

Relationship to Company:

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