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20 May 2024 | 4 replies
@Amber Douglas Usually for small loan amounts like that your best source will be small local banks or credit unions that know the property in question.
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21 May 2024 | 53 replies
I also have used it to successfully buy a car at auction, fix it & then obtain a 2.85% used car loan from a credit union.
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21 May 2024 | 21 replies
I'd love to see a local bank or credit union beat a national lender.
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21 May 2024 | 3 replies
Local credit unions usually have credit cards with 10-15% interest too if you need.
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20 May 2024 | 0 replies
Stephen Micham at UHM (Union Home Mortgage) Loan officer
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18 May 2024 | 2 replies
My name is Phoebe, I am half African and half German.I live in Germany, in Bavaria to be precise.
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21 May 2024 | 13 replies
Portfolio Loans:Some local banks and credit unions offer portfolio loans, which are kept on their books rather than sold on the secondary market.
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20 May 2024 | 17 replies
(The only exception would be dealing directly with a credit union who may have slightly lower rates.)
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21 May 2024 | 41 replies
I felt better, and he's a member of the iron workers union.
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19 May 2024 | 9 replies
As of now Lower.com partners with Andrews Federal Credit Union to offer the 95% HELOC.