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Credit union, Kalamazoo, MI
Arbor Financial Credit Union
A credit union based in Kalamazoo, MI. Its commercial book is led by owner-occupied CRE and non-owner-occupied CRE. Public files show recent multifamily, 1-4 unit investor, SBA 504 and real-estate-secured commercial loans it made.
- Kind
- Credit union
- Data as of
- June 30, 2026
- Page last changed
- November 11, 2026
- Commercial book
- $91.1M
- NCUA 5300,
- Holds, not loans made
- Commercial loans made, H1 2026
- 11
- NCUA 5300,
- Real-estate-secured
- SBA loans, 36 months
- 1
- SBA FOIA,
- 7(a) and 504, net of cancelled
- Total assets
- $899M
- NCUA 5300,
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How to reach them
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- Phone
- 269-375-6702 From the NCUA record, June 30, 2026.
- Website
- www.arborfcu.orgFrom the NCUA record, November 9, 2026.
- Commercial lending page
- arborfcu.orgFrom the lender's website, retrieved November 11, 2026.
- Names it files under
- ARBOR FINANCIAL; ECCU; Educational Community CU; AFCUNCUA 5300,
- Address
- 1551 S 9th St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009-9404NCUA 5300,
- Regulator record
- NCUA profile
You generally must be a member of a credit union to borrow from it. Field of membership: Non-Federal Credit Union. Designated low-income by NCUA.
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Recorded lending
Recorded lending. Two or more public files show loans this lender made.
Banks report no loan-level data for office, retail, industrial or construction loans. This list shows only multifamily and SBA loans.
| Period | Place | Loan | Amount | Rate | Term | LTV | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kalamazoo County, MI | Refinance, 5 to 24 units | $380K | 0% | 5 yr | HMDA 2025 | |
| 2024 | Saginaw County, MI | Cash-out refinance, 5 to 24 units | $300K | 8% | 5 yr | 67% | HMDA 2024 |
| Dec 2023 | Michigan | SBA 504, Child Care Services | $320K | 25 yr | SBA FOIA | ||
| 1 multifamily loan made in 2025 | $380K | HMDA 2025 | |||||
A blank means the source did not report it.
What it holds
NCUA 5300, June 30, 2026
| Book | Holds | Of its loans | Year over year | Loans | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multifamily | $15.9M | 2.3% | -8.2% | 49 | $325K |
| Construction and land development | $1.12M | 0.2% | -52.4% | 3 | $374K |
| Owner-occupied CRE | $41.4M | 6.0% | -4.2% | 57 | $727K |
| Non-owner-occupied CRE | $21.5M | 3.1% | -2.4% | 30 | $715K |
| Farmland | $0 | 0.0% | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| Commercial and industrial | $4.56M | 0.7% | -28.5% | 56 | $81.4K |
| Other real-estate-secured commercial | $6.58M | 1.0% | -8.2% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Commercial total | $91.1M |
Table
| Quarter | Commercial book |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $96.7M |
| Q4 2023 | $101M |
| Q1 2024 | $101M |
| Q2 2024 | $102M |
| Q3 2024 | $99.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $99.0M |
| Q1 2025 | $96.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $91.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $90.0M |
| Q4 2025 | $86.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $83.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $84.5M |
| Kind of loan | Period | Loans made | Dollars | Typical size | Largest | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multifamily, 5 or more units | 2025 | 1 | $380K | $380K | $380K | HMDA, |
| Multifamily, 5 or more units | 2024 | 1 | $300K | $300K | HMDA, | |
| 1-4 unit investor or business purpose | 2025 | 17 | $2.90M | $145K | HMDA, | |
| SBA 504 first lien, net of cancelled | 36 months to Sep 2026 | 1 | $320K | $320K | $320K | SBA FOIA, |
| Real-estate-secured commercial | First half of 2026 | 11 | $4.26M | NCUA 5300, | ||
| Multifamily | First half of 2026 | 3 | $504K | NCUA 5300, | ||
| Owner-occupied CRE | First half of 2026 | 7 | $2.91M | NCUA 5300, | ||
| Non-owner-occupied CRE | First half of 2026 | 1 | $840K | NCUA 5300, | ||
| C&I | First half of 2026 | 2 | $120K | NCUA 5300, |
How these public files were tied to this lender. HMDA: its legal entity identifier (LEI). SBA 504 first liens: its name and state.
| Book | Average loan |
|---|---|
| Construction and land development | $374K |
| Multifamily | $325K |
| Owner-occupied CRE | $727K |
| Non-owner-occupied CRE | $715K |
| Commercial and industrial | $81.4K |
Programs on record: Federal Home Loan Bank member, Indianapolis district (FHFA).
Where it lends
Offices beside loans on record
| State | Offices | Multifamily 2025 | 1-4 investor 2025 | SBA 7(a) 36 mo. | SBA 504 36 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan HQ | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
Capacity. Not a rating
Our calculation from public filings, as of June 30, 2026. Not a rating, and not a statement about safety or deposits.
| Measure | This lender | Its peers | How it is worked out | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business loan cap | $110M | $107M to $147M across 8 peers | Estimate: the lesser of 1.75 times net worth or 12.25% of assets. Low-income designated credit unions and some others are exempt. Not a statement from the credit union. | NCUA 5300, 12 CFR 723.8, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Business loans outstanding | $75.2M | $9.99M to $129M across 8 peers | Net member business loans, as reported on Form 5300. | NCUA 5300, |
| Cap used | 68.3% | 8.9% to 101.6% across 8 peers | Business loans outstanding over the estimated cap. This credit union is designated low-income by NCUA and is exempt from the cap. | NCUA 5300, |
| Largest single borrower | $14.3M | $14.8M to $31.5M across 8 peers | Estimate: the greater of 15% of net worth or $100,000. Not a limit the credit union has stated. | NCUA 5300, 12 CFR 723.4, Jun 30, 2026 |
| CRE to net worth | 40.4% | 3.8% to 100.2% across 8 peers | (Construction + multifamily + non-owner-occupied CRE loans) divided by net worth. Our own ratio, not a regulatory test or limit. | NCUA 5300, |
| Loans to assets | 76.2% | 47.5% to 75.9% across 8 peers | Total loans divided by total assets. | NCUA 5300, |
Estimates use the formulas in 12 CFR 723. Low-income designated credit unions and some others are exempt from the cap.
Peers
Same kind of lender, similar size and book
| Lender | State | Total assets | Commercial book |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLC Community Credit Union | MI | $950M | $30.9M |
| PFCU Credit Union | MI | $873M | $12.0M |
| 4front Credit Union | MI | $1.04B | $169M |
| Kellogg Community Credit Union | MI | $1.02B | $111M |
| True Community Credit Union | MI | $955M | $78.0M |
| Christian Financial Credit Union | MI | $1.12B | $181M |
| Wildfire Credit Union | MI | $1.20B | $107M |
| ZEAL Credit Union | MI | $1.06B | $99.6M |
What we don't know
- Whether it is taking new loans today, or on what terms.
- Who can join. A credit union lends only to its members, and field of membership decides who qualifies.
- Whether it takes brokers. No figure here means no evidence, not a refusal.
- Credit union concentration ratios here are our own calculation against net worth. They are not a regulatory test or limit. Originations are Jan-Jun 2026 year to date.
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Against the regulator's own record
- Name and charter. Arbor Financial Credit Union, NCUA charter 61708. Compare it with the regulator's record. [NCUA profile]
- Balances. $899M in total assets and $91.1M in commercial loans held, from the NCUA 5300 for June 30, 2026. [Source]
- Loans made. 11 real-estate-secured commercial loans made in the first half of 2026, from your NCUA Form 5300, and 20 loans in HMDA and SBA files, through September 30, 2026: 1 HMDA multifamily 2025, 1 HMDA multifamily 2024, 17 HMDA 1-4 unit investor 2025, 1 SBA 504 first lien in 36 months. [How each file was tied to Arbor Financial Credit Union]
- Phone and website. Phone 269-375-6702, from the NCUA record. Website arborfcu.org, from the NCUA record. [How to reach them]
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For the record
Data as of June 30, 2026. Page last changed November 11, 2026.
- Regulator
- NCUA and state regulator
- NCUA charter
- 61708
- RSSD
- 962096
- LEI
- 549300E5018DD89WPX79
- The Lender Report ID
- lr_001687
- Main office county
- Kalamazoo
- Members
- 47,577
- NCUA region
- 1 - Eastern
NCUA credit union details,
- Reported $899M in total assets as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $91.1M of commercial and commercial real estate loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $41.4M of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $21.5M of non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $15.9M of multifamily loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Originated 1 multifamily loan totaling $380K in 2025 (HMDA).
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- Originated 1 multifamily loan totaling $300K in 2024 (HMDA).
- Originated 17 1-4 unit investor or business-purpose loans totaling $2.9M in 2025 (HMDA).
- Provided the first lien on 1 SBA 504 project with $320K in first-lien dollars from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026 (SBA).
- Originated 11 real-estate-secured commercial loans totaling $4.3M in the first half of 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $16.9M of nonmember commercial loans and participations as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Listed 13 offices in 1 state (NCUA).
Cite this
Source: The Lender Report, Arbor Financial Credit Union, https://lender.report/lender/arbor-financial-credit-union-mi/, data as of June 30, 2026.
Sources
- NCUA 5300, June 30, 2026
- NCUA 5300, June 30, 2025
- HMDA, 2025
- SBA FOIA, September 30, 2026
- NCUA 5300, June 30, 2026
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