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Kitsap Credit Union

Credit unionVerified from lender site on 2 Nov 2026

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

Type
Credit union
Based in
Bremerton, WA
Certified
14 Jan 2022
Loan types found
7

At a glance

From its website, read 2 Nov 2026

Kitsap Credit Union is a credit union based in Bremerton, Washington. Its website describes auto loans, commercial real estate loans, equipment 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

Lending(877) 817-0279 source
Toll-free(800) 422-5852 source
Lending(360) 662-2217 source
Emailhomeloans@kitsapcu.org source
Apply onlinePage with the application link
Websitewww.kitsapcu.org
Office (official list)155 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337

What their website says about applying

  • prepare financial projections with clear assumptions. This includes a minimum 2 years profit and loss forecast and a cash budget source
  • Income documentation including two years personal tax returns and up to two years business financials, which may include tax returns, profit and loss, and/or balance sheet. source
  • For loan requests over $100,000 or for real estate purposes, please contact our business services team for a consultation prior to submitting your application. 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
Small-business loansTerm: up to 12 mowith a 12-month term, for businesses that need capital or operating cash.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

  • Low or damaged credit considered Kitsap Credit Union offers a CDFI Small Business Loan Program for business owners who may be credit challenged, cash flow challenged, or have limited time in business. 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)14 Jan 2022
RSSD ID754693
Address155 Washington Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337 Directions (Google Maps)
Websitewww.kitsapcu.org

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: high. Home mortgages are processed and serviced by partner Member First Mortgage; personal and auto loan amounts are not stated. Terms change — confirm with the lender before applying.

ProductAmount statedText on the lender's site (verbatim, incl. menu labels)Page
Auto / vehicle loans—Auto Loans for New & Pre-Owned Vehicles in WA Statesource
Commercial real estate loans—Need more space or planning a big upgrade? Our commercial loans make it simple to buy property, expand your business, or tackle major projects.source
Equipment loans—Business Equipment Loan:source
Home mortgages—Yes! Kitsap Credit Union offers VA and FHA loans and more for property located in the state of Washington.source
Personal / consumer loans—For more information on available lending options, visit our Personal Loans page, call us at 800-422-5852,source
SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage)—(CRE & SBA Options)source
Small-business loansup to $20,000up to $20,000, with a 12-month term, for businesses that need capital or operating cash.source

Loan sizes

  • up to $20,000, with a 12-month term, for businesses that need capital or operating cash. source
  • up to $20,000, with up to 80% loan-to-value (LTV). source
  • up to $30,000, with up to 100% LTV for passenger vehicles and up to 80% LTV for commercial vehicles. source

Service area

Not stated on the pages we read.

Borrower focus

  • Not stated on the pages we read.

Languages

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

Online application

Yes — the site links to an application. Yes. Eligible business loan applications under $250,000 that are not secured by real estate can be submitted online. 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 home mortgages?
    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

$1.6 million in 2 awards from the U.S. Treasury's CDFI Fund, 2022–2024 (CDFI Program, Financial Assistance).

Round yearProgramAmount
2024CDFI Program, Financial Assistance$900,000
2022CDFI Program, Financial Assistance$660,000

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 KITSAP (charter 68576). 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$2.5 billion (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Members166,096 (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Offices14 (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Offices by state and county (14)

Washington (14 offices)

  • Jefferson County (1): 1165 Landes Ct, Port Townsend 98368
  • Kitsap County (9): 155 Washington Ave, Bremerton 98337 (main office); 155 Washington Ave, Bremerton 98337; 6651 State Highway 303 NE, Bremerton 98311; 886 Barclay St, Bremerton 98337; 8196 NE State Highway 104, Kingston 98346; 393 S Kitsap Blvd, Port Orchard 98366; 19045 State Highway 305 NE Ste 200, Poulsbo 98370; 2041 NW Myhre Pl, Silverdale 98383; 2750 Sargo Cir Bldg 2008, Silverdale 98315
  • Mason County (1): 51 NE State Route 300 Ste D, Belfair 98528
  • Pierce County (3): 4747 Point Fosdick Dr Ste 500, Gig Harbor 98335; 11916 Meridian E, Puyallup 98373; 17520 Meridian E Ste F, Puyallup 98375

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 Kitsap Credit Union (NCUA charter 68576, filed as “KITSAP”). 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$2.01 billion, 80,798 loans (as of 30 Jun 2026)
Change over the yearUp 8.6% from $1.85 billion on 30 Jun 2025
Members166,096 (as of 30 Jun 2026); 160,589 (as of 30 Jun 2025)
Loans per member$12,098 (total loans divided by members, 30 Jun 2026)
Total assets$2.51 billion (as of 30 Jun 2026)

Loan mix (balances on 30 Jun 2026)

Loan categoryBalanceShare
New vehicle loans$227.5 million11.3%
Used vehicle loans$569.5 million28.3%
First-lien home mortgages (1-4 family)$384.7 million19.1%
Other real estate loans (junior liens, other)$351.6 million17.5%
Commercial (business) loans$86.8 million4.3%
Credit cards$90.6 million4.5%
Other unsecured loans$43 million2.1%
Leases and other secured loans$255.7 million12.7%

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

Kitsap Credit Union reported 715 originated home loans for 2025 under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, totaling about $89M (median loan about $95,000). 53 were home-purchase loans.

By loan purpose

PurposeLoansShare
Home purchase537.4%
Refinance (incl. 12 cash-out)21931%
Home improvement26637%
Other purpose17725%

By loan type

Loan typeLoansShare
Conventional70999%
VA-guaranteed60.8%

Included above: 313 home-equity or other open-end lines of credit; 68 loans on manufactured homes.

Where the loans were made

Counties with the most 2025 originations, out of 17 counties with at least one; 100% of its 2025 loans were for properties in Washington:

Filed under LEI 549300YEI60WAHWQ3110 as “KITSAP 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.

How it compares

Computed from public data
MeasureThis lenderCompared with
Total assets (Call Report, 30 Jun 2026)$2.51 billionLarger than 88% of the 8 other certified credit unions in Washington (median $525.7 million).
Loans as a share of assets80%Median of the same 8 credit unions: 77%. A higher share means more of its balance sheet is lent out.
Loans held, 30 Jun 2025 → 30 Jun 2026$1.85 billion → $2.01 billion (+9%)Median change of 8 other certified credit unions in Washington: +4%. Rank by loans held among these 9: 1 → 2.
Home loans originated in 2025 (HMDA)715More than 90% 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 in Washington8larger than 88%
Loans held then vs nowcertified credit unions in Washington reporting both dates8rank 1 → 2 of 9
HMDA home loanscertified CDFIs with 3+ originations in 2025, nationwide263more than 90%

“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.

SBA loans approved

SBA data as of 30 Sep 2026

The SBA's public loan data lists 4 SBA-backed approvals for Kitsap Credit Union in fiscal years 2020–2026 (October 2019 to September 2026):

  • 4 504 projects as the third-party (first-lien) lender: $3.5M in total (its own third-party loan amount), median $963,812

By fiscal year: FY2020 1 · FY2021 0 · FY2022 1 · FY2023 0 · FY2024 0 · FY2025 2 · FY2026 0.

By program

  • 504 projects (as the third-party lender) (4, 100%)

Where borrowers are

County of the borrower's ZIP code, 3 or more loans.

  • Kitsap County, WA (3)

How this lender was matched in the SBA files: 504 third-party lender name: same name, state and city (SBA lists “Kitsap CU”, “Kitsap Credit Union”).

Approved is not the same as paid out: an approved loan can be reduced or never drawn. SBA lists the lender each loan is currently assigned to, which can differ after a merger or loan sale. Kitsap Credit Union may also make loans outside SBA programs, which are not counted here, and SBA Microloans are not in these files. For 504 projects, the CDC amount is the SBA-backed portion and the third-party lender amount is that lender's own first-lien loan.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan data, files as of 30 Sep 2026, downloaded 3 Nov 2026. Our counts, cancelled approvals left out. How we match lenders.

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