topic UFCU - University Federal Credit Union ATX in Credit Card Approvals

UFCU - University Federal Credit Union ATX

Bolt78748 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:12:24 GMT

This credit union is awesome!!! They're my #1 lender with Penfed being #2. They pull Experian and if you don't qualify to join you can just pay the $5 fee to make a donation and you're in. When I first opened my checking acct with them over 2 years ago they told me I was pre-approved for a vehicle loan when my experian fico score was in the 650s. I told them I'd consider and let them know. I called back asking If i applied for the great rate card if they'd use the same pull from earlier. They said yes, they use the same one if it's within 30 days. I was approved for $5,000 I just had to open a checking account and deposit $500. I originally only opened up a savings acct. I made the deposit and recieved my card a few days later. I was able to pull my $500 right away. I called a few days later and asked about the ploc and was approved for another $5k I now have my scores in the 690s and I asked for a CLI to $15k was approved and asked for the rewards card $15k and approved They don't give instant approvals and with what's going on it takes a few days for them to process the app. The credit line increase took 3 business days.

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blindambition — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:21:50 GMT

Congrats on your CLI and approvals. It's always nice when a CU takes care of you!! 👍🏻

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gdale6 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:32:05 GMT

Pretty good haul out of em, a big congrats to ya

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Slabenstein — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:32:17 GMT

Congrats on your CU approvals.

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AllZero — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:09:12 GMT

Congratulations on your approval and CLI! Thank you for sharing the information.

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CreditAggie — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:14:58 GMT

Congratulations on your approvals!

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M_Smart007 — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:15:49 GMT

Congratulations on your Approval..

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cashorcharge — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:39:51 GMT

Congratulations on your success!

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mrcraft — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:56:44 GMT

Congratulations on your approval and CLI!!

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xiocc — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:30:39 GMT

Congrats on your approvals!

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kekrre — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 02:41:33 GMT

I spoke with someone the other day at UFCU and she confirmed for me what has been reported elsewhere on MyFico -- that a score above 740 qualifies for their best rates, and presumably their second tier starts somewhere around 690-710. She also informed me that one could request one rate change on their auto loan, so if one was around a 720 or so and knew that they would be at 740 in a few months, they could presumably take out the loan and reduce their interest rate a couple of months in.

On the other hand, their phone app is pretty barebones and I can't add them to my USAA dashboard.

OP, do you mind sharing your rough income (both for the Great Rate Card app and the recent Rewards Card/CLI app)? There's not a lot of information on this lender, and I'm curious how liberal/conservative they are with limits/income.

Also, their rewards card is 2 points per dollar. Do you know what kind of redemption value you can get for their points?

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SouthJamaica — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 03:30:18 GMT

@Bolt78748 wrote:
This credit union is awesome!!! They're my #1 lender with Penfed being #2. They pull Experian and if you don't qualify to join you can just pay the $5 fee to make a donation and you're in. When I first opened my checking acct with them over 2 years ago they told me I was pre-approved for a vehicle loan when my experian fico score was in the 650s. I told them I'd consider and let them know. I called back asking If i applied for the great rate card if they'd use the same pull from earlier. They said yes, they use the same one if it's within 30 days. I was approved for $5,000 I just had to open a checking account and deposit $500. I originally only opened up a savings acct. I made the deposit and recieved my card a few days later. I was able to pull my $500 right away. I called a few days later and asked about the ploc and was approved for another $5k I now have my scores in the 690s and I asked for a CLI to $15k was approved and asked for the rewards card $15k and approved They don't give instant approvals and with what's going on it takes a few days for them to process the app. The credit line increase took 3 business days.

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing the information. Sounds like a great institution.

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sxa001 — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 05:48:09 GMT

Thanks for sharing the information, I have thought about joining a local CU for a while. Their auto rates do look very competitive. Glad to hear that they are providing good service and making lending easy.

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randomguy1 — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 06:01:06 GMT

Congrats. Being in ATX, I hear good things about them. I didn't join because I didn't want a HP. Glad they are working out for you.

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Bolt78748 — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 17:50:53 GMT

income is in the $300s and I'll see what I can find out about the redemption value. I'll keep you posted.

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Credit4Growth — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:43:03 GMT

Congrats on the CLI and new rewards CC approval!