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Dover Federal Credit Union

Credit unionVerified from lender site on 2 Nov 2026

Credit union in Dover, Delaware, on the CDFI Fund's list of certified CDFIs (as of 21 Oct 2026).

Type
Credit union
Based in
Dover, DE
Certified
8 Oct 2026
Loan types found
7

At a glance

From its website, read 2 Nov 2026

Dover Federal Credit Union is a credit union based in Dover, Delaware. Its website describes auto loans, commercial real estate loans, credit-builder loans and 4 other loan types. It says it considers borrowers with low or no credit history. You can start an application online.

Each point is backed by a quote further down this page. Terms change: confirm with the lender.

How to reach them and apply

Apply onlinePage with the application link
Websitewww.doverfcu.com
Office (official list)1075 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904

What their website says about applying

  • After you apply online, a Dover Federal team member will be in contact with you in one business day. source
  • Personal Financial Statement source
  • Business & Personal Tax Returns 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.

Rates and terms they state

Read 2 Nov 2026
LoanStatedText on the lender's site (verbatim)Page
Auto / vehicle loansTerm: see their wordingTerms up to 84 months^source

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.

Who qualifies, in their words

  • No or thin credit history considered Little or No Credit Needed source

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

Official record

CDFI Fund list, 21 Oct 2026
Institution typeCredit union
Native CDFINo
Date certified (as listed)8 Oct 2026
RSSD ID— (none listed)
Address1075 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904 Directions (Google Maps)
Websitewww.doverfcu.com

Loans and eligibility

Verified from lender site on 2 Nov 2026

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: medium. No loan amount ranges were found on the pages; personal and home equity rate pages were not fetched. Terms change — confirm with the lender before applying.

ProductAmount statedText on the lender's site (verbatim, incl. menu labels)Page
Auto / vehicle loans—A Dover Federal Auto Loan offers:source
Commercial real estate loans—A Dover Federal Real Estate Loan provides the opportunity to invest in your businesssource
Credit-builder loans—Share Secured Loans | Build Or Re-Establish Creditsource
Equipment loans—Dover Federal can provide funding for equipment and machinery to help your business succeed.source
Home mortgages—Make home ownership a reality with any of our mortgage offerings.source
Personal / consumer loans—our personal loans are designed with our members in mindsource
Small-business loans—We offer the following commercial loans & lines of credit:source

Loan sizes

No amounts stated on the pages we read.

Service area

Not stated on the pages we read.

Borrower focus

  • Minority / BIPOC Geared toward women, veteran, and minority owned businesses* source
  • Veterans Geared toward women, veteran, and minority owned businesses* source
  • Women Geared toward women, veteran, and minority owned businesses* source

Languages

  • No non-English service found on the pages we read.

Online application

Yes — the site links to an application. Ready to apply for your auto loan? Start your application online today. source

Pages read (7)

Questions to ask when you contact them

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. Do you lend where I live, or where my business is?
    Their website does not say which area they serve.
  2. How do I become a member, and is there a fee or a minimum deposit?
    Credit unions lend only to their members.
  3. What are the smallest and the largest loans you make?
    No loan amounts are stated on their website.
  4. What is the APR, including fees, on your auto loans and credit-builder loans?
    Their website does not state an APR. The APR includes fees, so it is the number to compare.
  5. What interest rate and fees should I expect on your commercial real estate loans and equipment loans?
    Their website does not state a rate for this.
  6. Do you need collateral, a business plan or a minimum time in business?
    Their website does not say what they require.
  7. 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.

CDFI Fund awards

CDFI Fund database, 3 Nov 2026

$425,000 in 2 awards from the U.S. Treasury's CDFI Fund, 2022–2024 (CDFI Program, Technical Assistance).

Round yearProgramAmount
2024CDFI Program, Technical Assistance$300,000
2022CDFI Program, Technical Assistance$125,000

These are awards and investments made to the institution itself to build its capital and capacity. They are not loans to borrowers, and an award does not mean the lender has money available for a particular loan today.

Source: CDFI Fund Searchable Awards Database, all 12,628 award records (1996–2025), read 3 Nov 2026. Years are the award round as the database lists it. Matched to the official CDFI list by exact name and state; see the method on the About page.

Branches and size

NCUA, 30 Jun 2026

On file with the NCUA as DOVER (charter 12443). Source: NCUA 5300 Call Report quarterly data (public data) as of 30 Jun 2026, downloaded 3 Nov 2026: total assets, members and branch addresses.

Total assets$731.9 million (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Members42,742 (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Offices9 (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Offices by state and county (9)

Delaware (9 offices)

  • Kent County (7): 1075 Silver Lake Blvd, Dover 19904 (main office); 499 Walmart Drive, Camden 19934; 225 Saulsbury Rd, Dover 19904; 255 N Dupont Hwy, Dover 19901; 418 Atlantic Street, Dover Air Force Base 19902; 643 N Dupont Blvd, Milford 19963; 436 W Glenwood Ave, Smyrna 19977
  • New Castle County (2): 330 Dove Run Centre Dr, Middletown 19709; 499 Pulaski Hwy, New Castle 19720

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).

What the regulator filing shows

NCUA 5300, 30 Jun 2026

Figures from the 5300 Call Report filed by Dover Federal Credit Union (NCUA charter 12443, filed as “DOVER”). 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.

Total loans and leases$545.2 million, 19,395 loans (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Change over the yearUp 1.3% from $538.3 million on 30 Jun 2025
Members42,742 (as of 30 Jun 2026); 43,767 (as of 30 Jun 2025)
Loans per member$12,755 (total loans divided by members, 30 Jun 2026)
Total assets$731.9 million (as of 30 Jun 2026)

Loan mix (balances on 30 Jun 2026)

Loan categoryBalanceShare
New vehicle loans$47.7 million8.7%
Used vehicle loans$114.1 million20.9%
First-lien home mortgages (1-4 family)$130.7 million24.0%
Other real estate loans (junior liens, other)$89 million16.3%
Commercial (business) loans$126.2 million23.1%
Credit cards$19.5 million3.6%
Other unsecured loans$7.7 million1.4%
Leases and other secured loans$10.2 million1.9%

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.

Home loans reported under HMDA (2025)

FFIEC HMDA data, 2025

Dover Federal Credit Union reported 144 originated home loans for 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, totaling about $22M (median loan about $85,000). 29 were home-purchase loans.

By loan purpose

PurposeLoansShare
Home purchase2920%
Refinance (incl. 7 cash-out)3927%
Home improvement3927%
Other purpose3726%

By loan type

Loan typeLoansShare
Conventional144100%

Included above: 6 loans on manufactured homes.

Where the loans were made

Counties with the most 2025 originations, out of 8 counties with at least one; 96% of its 2025 loans were for properties in Delaware:

Filed under LEI 2549006MX2M0D119SZ27 as “DOVER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION”; matched by name, state and city (checked by hand; see the method on our About page).

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.

How it compares

Computed from public data
MeasureThis lenderCompared with
Total assets (Call Report, 30 Jun 2026)$731.9 millionLarger than 77% of the 284 other certified credit unions nationwide (median $181.2 million).
Loans as a share of assets74%Median of the same 284 credit unions: 69%. A higher share means more of its balance sheet is lent out.
Loans held, 30 Jun 2025 → 30 Jun 2026$538.3 million → $545.2 million (+1%)Median change of 282 other certified credit unions nationwide: +3%. Rank by loans held among these 283: 63 → 65.
Home loans originated in 2025 (HMDA)144More than 58% of the 263 other certified CDFIs that reported 3 or more (119 at the median). Volume only; nothing here is an approval rate.
How these comparisons were worked out
MeasurePeer group (this lender left out)PeersWhere this lender sits
Call Report total assetsother certified credit unions nationwide284larger than 77%
Loans held then vs nowcertified credit unions nationwide reporting both dates282rank 63 → 65 of 283
HMDA home loanscertified CDFIs with 3+ originations in 2025, nationwide263more than 58%

“Larger than X%” = the share of the peer group with a smaller value. Ranks count from the largest. Peer groups use the lender's home state when it has at least 5 peers, otherwise the whole country. Full definitions: methodology.

For comparison, not an offer and not a rating. Past records show what this lender did, not what you would be offered. Peer groups and sources: methodology. Assets and loans: FFIEC and NCUA Call Reports (see the loan-mix section). Home loans: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA data.

Other certified CDFIs in Dover and Delaware

All 4 CDFIs in Delaware

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