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Credit union, Burlingame, CA
Upward Credit Union
A credit union based in Burlingame, CA. Its commercial book is mostly owner-occupied CRE. Public files show recent real-estate-secured commercial loans it made.
- Kind
- Credit union
- Data as of
- June 30, 2026
- Page last changed
- November 11, 2026
- Commercial book
- $4.59M
- NCUA 5300,
- Holds, not loans made
- Commercial loans made, H1 2026
- 1
- NCUA 5300,
- Real-estate-secured
- SBA loans, 36 months
- Not reported
- SBA FOIA,
- 7(a) and 504, net of cancelled
- Total assets
- $92.7M
- NCUA 5300,
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How to reach them
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- Phone
- 650-231-1300 From the NCUA record, June 30, 2026.
- Website
- www.upwardcu.orgFrom the NCUA record, November 9, 2026.
- Names it files under
- UPWARDNCUA 5300,
- Address
- 1860 El Camino Real Ste 100, Burlingame, CA 94010-3106NCUA 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.
Recently done
Some recorded lending
Some recorded lending. One public file shows loans this lender made.
What changed. Upward Credit Union's Owner-occupied CRE balance rose 55.9% to $4.2M in the quarter ended June 30, 2026. NCUA 5300,
No public record of recent loans. That can mean no such loans or no duty to report.
What it holds
NCUA 5300, June 30, 2026
| Book | Holds | Of its loans | Year over year | Loans | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multifamily | $0 | 0.0% | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| Construction and land development | $0 | 0.0% | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| Owner-occupied CRE | $4.16M | 8.3% | Not reported | 4 | $1.04M |
| Non-owner-occupied CRE | $430K | 0.9% | -81.0% | 2 | $215K |
| Farmland | $0 | 0.0% | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| Commercial and industrial | $0 | 0.0% | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| Other real-estate-secured commercial | $0 | 0.0% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Commercial total | $4.59M |
Table
| Quarter | Commercial book |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $3.82M |
| Q4 2023 | $3.80M |
| Q1 2024 | $3.37M |
| Q2 2024 | $3.35M |
| Q3 2024 | $2.88M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.37M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.35M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.34M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.16M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.66M |
| Q1 2026 | $4.64M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.59M |
| Kind of loan | Period | Loans made | Dollars | Typical size | Largest | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-estate-secured commercial | First half of 2026 | 1 | $1.5M | NCUA 5300, | ||
| Owner-occupied CRE | First half of 2026 | 1 | $1.5M | NCUA 5300, |
| Book | Average loan |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied CRE | $1.04M |
| Non-owner-occupied CRE | $215K |
Programs on record: Federal Home Loan Bank member, San Francisco district (FHFA).
Where it lends
Offices beside loans on record
| State | Offices |
|---|---|
| California HQ | 3 |
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 | $11.4M | $6.04M to $14.6M 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 | $0 | $0 to $3.05M across 8 peers | Net member business loans, as reported on Form 5300. | NCUA 5300, |
| Cap used | 0.0% | 0.0% to 34.1% across 8 peers | Business loans outstanding over the estimated cap. | NCUA 5300, |
| Largest single borrower | $1.59M | $721K to $4.17M 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 | 4.0% | 0.0% to 0.0% 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 | 53.7% | 37.9% to 64.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Valleys Credit Union | CA | $88.8M | $4.86M |
| Union Yes Credit Union | CA | $89.0M | $2.13M |
| Polam Credit Union | CA | $73.2M | $3.05M |
| SMW 104 Credit Union | CA | $118M | $545K |
| Sea Air Credit Union | CA | $119M | $3.94M |
| United Local Credit Union | CA | $119M | $276K |
| Delta Schools Credit Union | CA | $66.5M | $362K |
| United Catholics Credit Union | CA | $49.3M | $1.45M |
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 makes multifamily loans. No HMDA multifamily loans are on file under this name for 2024 or 2025.
- Whether it makes SBA loans. No SBA loans are on file under this name for the 36 months to September 30, 2026.
- 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. Upward Credit Union, NCUA charter 65323. Compare it with the regulator's record. [NCUA profile]
- Balances. $92.7M in total assets and $4.59M in commercial loans held, from the NCUA 5300 for June 30, 2026. [Source]
- Loans made. 1 real-estate-secured commercial loan made in the first half of 2026, from your NCUA Form 5300.
- Phone and website. Phone 650-231-1300, from the NCUA record. Website upwardcu.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
- 65323
- RSSD
- 614395
- The Lender Report ID
- lr_005677
- Main office county
- San Mateo
- Members
- 4,453
- NCUA region
- 3 - Western
NCUA credit union details,
- Reported $92.7M in total assets as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $4.6M of commercial and commercial real estate loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $4.2M of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Held $430K of non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Originated 1 real-estate-secured commercial loan totaling $1.5M in the first half of 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Bought $1.5M of commercial loan participations from January 1 to June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
2 more sentences
- Held $4.6M of nonmember commercial loans and participations as of June 30, 2026 (NCUA 5300).
- Listed 3 offices in 1 state (NCUA).
Cite this
Source: The Lender Report, Upward Credit Union, https://lender.report/lender/upward-credit-union-ca/, data as of June 30, 2026.
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