PenFed membership

[makeynik]

I am trying to plan ahead and saw on EQ site a lender match for PenFed when I get to 600 fico.

I went to their site and was a bit confused. My dad was in the Navy but can I join with just paying a $20.00 fee? I don't want my dad to go through any hassle for me to get a loan someday, such as filling out any misc. papers.

Thanks...

[Anonymous]

Hi makeynik,

Yes, you can join PenFed on your own by joining one of their

affiliate organizations and paying $20-25 (depends on the org you join).

Their toll free number is 800.247.5626 .

Another suggestion: since your Dad is retired Navy you might consider

joining Navy Federal Credit Union. Just ask your Dad to join first, and then

enroll using his ID number as a reference. You can do the whole thing

over the phone toll free at 888.842.6328 . And once they give you your own

ID number you can start applying for any of their products right away.

Also, Navy Fed pulls Equifax as well but their qualifying scores are much

lower than PenFed's. Navy Fed is 600 or better; PenFed is high 600's

(680 or better). PenFed also doesn't like a lot of recent inquiries on credit

reports, so if that's true in your case you might wanna consider Navy Fed

in the interim and PenFed a little later down the road.

So to review, yes, you can join PenFed on your own by paying a small fee.

But since their qualifying scores are higher and they don't like INQ's you might

be better off waiting and joining Navy Fed first.

Hope this helps you. Enjoy the weekend!

CanDo

"The right attitude is everything"

[makeynik]

Thanks Cando, will do!