First Central Credit Union

What their website says about applying

• Apply in the mobile app or online banking. Select InstaCash in the menu to get started. source

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• Membership required Must be a First Central member for at least 12 months source
• First-time homebuyer program Open to first-time home buyers source

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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. Language support rests only on a menu label, and the business lending pages were not found. 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 are the smallest and the largest loans you make?
   No loan amounts are stated on their website.
3. What is the APR, including fees, on your credit-builder loans and small-dollar emergency loans?
   Their website states a rate, but not as an APR. The APR includes fees, so it is the number to compare.
4. Is there a minimum credit score, and do you consider borrowers with little or no credit history?
   Their website does not say what credit history they accept.
5. Do you need collateral, a business plan or a minimum time in business?
   Their website does not say what they require.
6. Do you offer free coaching or help preparing my application?
   CDFI certification requires development services, such as training or advice, alongside lending.
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.

On file with the NCUA as FIRST CENTRAL (charter 67644). 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 First Central Credit Union (NCUA charter 67644, filed as “FIRST CENTRAL”). 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.

First Central Credit Union reported 79 originated home loans for 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, totaling about $6.3M (median loan about $75,000). 9 were home-purchase loans.

Where the loans were made

Counties with the most 2025 originations, out of 8 counties with at least one; 100% of its 2025 loans were for properties in Texas:

• McLennan County, TX (58)
• Brown County, TX (12)
• Hill County, TX (3)

Filed under LEI 254900GHFQ9KF6G4PN32 as “First Central 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.

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. Prime rate: FRED DPRIME.

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