Democracy FCU

What their website says about applying

• Use your Online Banking credentials to log in, then visit the Quick Apply widget to begin your application. source
• Get pre-approved for your loan before you visit the dealership. source
• Complete your Everyday Access application securely online. source
• Within 90 days of purchasing or refinancing your car or motorcycle, a Certificate of Title or other proof of ownership indicating Democracy Federal Credit Union as the first lienholder must be submitted to Democracy FCU. source

Phone numbers and addresses are the ones on the lender's own site and the CDFI Fund list. CDFI Atlas does not take applications.

As published on the lender's website on that date, not an offer or a quote. Your rate depends on the lender's review. A missing rate means the pages we read did not state one. For consumer loans we repeat a rate only when the lender states it as an APR (annual percentage rate, which includes fees); otherwise read the lender's own wording and ask for the APR.

• Low or damaged credit considered Options available for members with fair or less-than-perfect credit source
• Membership required Becoming a member is fast and easy! source

Only rules the lender's own pages state. Other requirements may apply.

Read from 7 pages of the lender's website on 2 Nov 2026. Quotes are verbatim. Extracted with AI help from the pages listed below and checked automatically against them. Not reviewed by a person. Confidence: high. Terms change — confirm with the lender before applying.

Based on what their website said when we read it on 2 Nov 2026, and what it left out. Something missing here does not mean they don't offer it: ask.

1. How do I become a member, and is there a fee or a minimum deposit?
   Credit unions lend only to their members.
2. What is the APR, including fees, on your credit-builder loans and small-dollar emergency loans?
   Their website does not state an APR. The APR includes fees, so it is the number to compare.
3. What documents will you need from me, and how long does a decision usually take?
   Their website describes some application steps (above); ask for the full document list.

Write down the answers, who you spoke to and the date, and ask for the terms in writing before you sign.

On file with the NCUA as DEMOCRACY (charter 1407). Source: NCUA 5300 Call Report quarterly data (public data) as of 30 Jun 2026, downloaded 3 Nov 2026: total assets, members and branch addresses.

An office shows where the lender has a branch, not where it lends or whom it lends to. Credit unions serve members only; check who can join. For the ZIP-code search, credit-union offices are placed at the centre of their ZIP code (approximate).

Figures from the 5300 Call Report filed by Democracy FCU (NCUA charter 1407, filed as “DEMOCRACY”). Source: NCUA 5300 Call Report quarterly data (public data), cycle 30 Jun 2026; year-earlier figures from the 30 Jun 2025 cycle; downloaded 3 Nov 2026.

Loan mix (balances on 30 Jun 2026)

Balances are loans outstanding on the report date, not loans made during the year. A category with no balance does not mean the credit union never makes that kind of loan. Credit unions lend to members only; check who can join.

Democracy FCU reported 21 originated home loans for 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, totaling about $3M (median loan about $125,000).

Where the loans were made

Counties with the most 2025 originations, out of 7 counties with at least one; 14% of its 2025 loans were for properties in Virginia:

• Prince George's County, MD (11)
• Montgomery County, MD (5)

Filed under LEI 25490008Z6OW7HHL6478 as “Democracy Federal Credit Union”; matched by its RSSD ID on the CDFI Fund list, which the HMDA reporter panel links to this LEI.

Source: FFIEC Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data for 2025, snapshot frozen 2 Jun 2026, loan-level records read through the CFPB HMDA Data Browser API on 3 Nov 2026. Originated loans only; applications that were denied, withdrawn or not accepted are not counted. HMDA publishes each loan amount as the middle of a $10,000 band, so totals and medians are approximate. Counts under 3 are not shown. How we match lenders.

Same loan type, nearby, lower stated rate

Certified CDFIs whose head office is within 50 miles of this one and whose own website states a starting rate at least 0.5 points lower for the same loan type. Consumer loans count only where both lenders state an APR. A starting rate is not an offer: ask each lender what you would pay, and check that it lends where you are (credit unions also require membership).

• Auto / vehicle loans (this lender states from 7.00%): SkyPoint Federal Credit Union from 4.34% (26 mi, read 2 Nov 2026); DC Federal Credit Union from 5.15% (6 mi, read 2 Nov 2026)
• Personal / consumer loans (this lender states from 7.99%): SkyPoint Federal Credit Union from 6.99% (26 mi, read 2 Nov 2026)

For comparison, not an offer and not a rating. Past records show what this lender did, not what you would be offered; your rate depends on the loan and on the lender's review. Peer groups and sources: methodology. Assets and loans: FFIEC and NCUA Call Reports (see the loan-mix section). Home loans: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA data. Stated rates: each lender's own website, read on the date shown.

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