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Best Credit Union Car Loan Rates in Illinois

170 credit unions in Illinois report car loan rates to the NCUA. Rates range from 2.90% to 12.11%.

Updated Q1 2026 ยท NCUA Call Report data

170

CUs Reporting Rates

2.90%

Lowest New Car Rate

5.19%

State Average Rate

103

Cities Covered

New Vehicle Loan Rates โ€” Illinois

170 credit unions with reported rates, sorted by APR

#Credit UnionNew Car APRUsed Car APR
1HERSHEY ROBINSON EMPLOYEES

Robinson

2.90%6.75%
22 RIVERS AREA

KANKAKEE

2.90%4.50%
3MEA

Monticello

2.99%4.99%
4CENTRAL ILLINOIS

champaign

3.40%3.40%
5ELCA

Chicago

3.49%4.89%
6TEE-PAK

Danville

3.49%4.49%
7CHICAGO AREA OFFICE

Chicago

3.49%5.49%
8ST. GREGORY PARISH

Chicago

3.50%5.50%
9BLOOMINGTON MUNICIPAL

Bloomington

3.59%4.39%
10BLACKHAWK AREA

Savanna

3.70%4.66%
11ETHICON SUTURE

River Forest

3.71%6.56%
12SELECT EMPLOYEES

Sterling

3.74%3.49%
13WESTERN SPRINGS

WESTERN SPRINGS

3.77%5.66%
14B.E.A.

Bethalto

3.88%6.17%
15AREA EDUCATIONAL

MATTOON

3.90%4.90%
16NATIONAL POLICE

CHICAGO

3.99%2.99%
17BAXTER

Vernon Hills

3.99%4.99%
18FINANCIAL PARTNERS

Springfield

3.99%5.99%
19NORMAL CITY EMPLOYEES

Normal

3.99%4.99%
20SOUTH SHOP

ALSIP

3.99%6.50%
21PEORIA BELL

Peoria

4.00%4.25%
22CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER'S

Chicago

4.00%4.50%
23MATERNITY B.V.M.

Bourbonnais

4.00%5.00%
24EFFINGHAM HIGHWAY

Effingham

4.00%6.00%
25ABRI

Romeoville

4.01%5.26%
26PONTIAC DWIGHT PRISON EMPLOYS

PONTIAC

4.11%4.14%
27THE CREDIT UNION FOR ALL

Bloomington

4.18%6.07%
28REAVIS - STICKNEY

BURBANK

4.22%7.19%
29ILLINOIS STATE

Normal

4.24%4.39%
30CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST

Peoria

4.24%4.39%
31SMARTCHOICE

Spring Valley

4.24%6.00%
32PEORIA CITY EMPLOYEES

Peoria

4.25%5.00%
33PEORIA FIRE FIGHTERS

Peoria

4.25%5.25%
34KANKAKEE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Kankakee

4.25%5.25%
35MWRD EMPLOYEES

CHICAGO

4.28%5.80%
36NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL

Des Plaines

4.28%5.01%
37GALE

Galesburg

4.35%5.37%
38OAK LAWN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

OAK LAWN

4.40%5.24%
39ROCKFORD MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Rockford

4.40%5.49%
40KONE EMPLOYEES

MOLINE

4.40%4.90%
41REVITY

Granite City

4.49%4.49%
42STATE FARM

Bloomington

4.49%4.49%
43DECATUR POLICEMEN

Decatur

4.49%4.90%
44WESTERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

QUINCY

4.50%4.50%
45SPRINGFIELD CITY EMPLOYEES

Springfield

4.50%5.25%
46A.S.H. EMPLOYEES

ANNA

4.50%6.50%
47UNITED EQUITY

Decatur

4.50%6.00%
48KASKASKIA VALLEY

Centralia

4.50%6.30%
49CATHOLIC & COMMUNITY

Shiloh

4.50%4.99%
50LINXUS

MACHESNEY PARK

4.50%5.50%
51PARIS HI-WAY

Paris

4.50%5.75%
52CHICAGO FIREMANS ASSOC

CHICAGO

4.50%4.25%
53DUPAGE

Naperville

4.50%5.50%
54BLOOMINGTON POSTAL EMPLOYEES

BLOOMINGTON

4.59%5.99%
55MOLEX EMPLOYEES

LISLE

4.60%6.00%
56ELITE COMMUNITY

Bourbonnais

4.60%6.73%
57COOPERATIVE CHOICE NETWORK

PEORIA

4.61%5.75%
58HEARTLAND

Springfield

4.64%5.04%
59ADVANTAGE ONE

Morrison

4.67%5.14%
60ALTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

ALTON

4.67%6.93%
61SELFRELIANCE

Chicago

4.69%5.39%
62EVERGREEN PARK SCHOOLS

EVERGREEN PARK

4.70%6.50%
63NEW CENTURY

Joliet

4.74%4.99%
64EMPEOPLE

Moline

4.74%5.04%
65ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Gurnee

4.74%5.24%
66HARVARD COMMUNITY

HARVARD

4.75%4.75%
67MOLINE MUNICIPAL

Moline

4.75%5.25%
68ILLINOIS VALLEY

Peru

4.75%6.75%
69GAS AND ELECTRIC

ROCK ISLAND

4.75%5.25%
70DECATUR EARTHMOVER

Forsyth

4.75%4.95%
71HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES

Lisle

4.75%5.55%
72NORTHERN ILLINOIS

DEKALB

4.75%4.75%
73ANCO COMMUNITY

La Salle

4.76%5.93%
74JOLIET FIREFIGHTERS

Joliet

4.82%6.03%
75ACME CONTINENTAL

Riverdale

4.86%5.57%
76BLAW-KNOX

Mattoon

4.87%6.25%
77EDUCATION PERSONNEL

Danville

4.89%6.89%
78I.B.E.W. LOCAL #146

Decatur

4.89%6.35%
79QUINCY POSTAL EMPLOYEES

QUINCY

4.95%5.95%
80UNITED COMMUNITY

Quincy

4.99%4.99%
811ST MIDAMERICA

Bethalto

4.99%4.99%
82DUPAGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES

WHEATON

4.99%5.99%
83GALESBURG BURLINGTON

Galesburg

4.99%5.59%
84SIU

Carbondale

4.99%4.99%
85CLIFFORD-JACOBS EMPLOYEES

CHAMPAIGN

4.99%12.00%
86FINANCIAL PLUS

OTTAWA

4.99%6.50%
87A.A.E.C.

Arlington Heigh

4.99%6.99%
88ILLINOIS STATE POLICE

Springfield

4.99%5.24%
89COMMUNITY TRUST

Gurnee

4.99%5.24%
90ALTONIZED COMMUNITY

ALTON

4.99%4.99%
91ALLIANT

CHICAGO

4.99%5.14%
92SCOTT

Edwardsville

4.99%4.94%
93N.I.C.E.

Geneva

5.00%7.00%
94REDBRAND

Bartonville

5.00%6.00%
95RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY

KANKAKEE

5.00%5.75%
96NORTHWEST COMMUNITY

MORTON GROVE

5.00%6.00%
97PARTNERSHIP FINANCIAL

MORTON GROVE

5.01%5.74%
98RIVER TO RIVER

Vienna

5.10%6.50%
99CTA-74TH STREET DEPOT

Chicago

5.11%6.58%
100CHICAGO'S BRAVEST

Chicago

5.13%5.82%
101AURORA POLICEMEN

AURORA

5.18%6.44%
102METRO

Arlington Heigh

5.19%5.69%
103EARTHMOVER

Aurora

5.19%5.54%
104UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY

Champaign

5.21%6.62%
105FIELDSTONE

Bradley

5.23%7.19%
106IAA

Bloomington

5.23%6.17%
107PEORIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES

Peoria

5.24%5.44%
108MERCER

Aledo

5.25%5.75%
109CANALS & TRAILS

Lockport

5.32%6.34%
110AMBRAW

Lawrenceville

5.34%8.17%
111ILLINOIS EDUCATORS

Springfield

5.45%7.21%
112PEORIA HIWAY

Peoria

5.48%7.27%
113GENERATIONS

Rockford

5.49%6.39%
114ST. MARK

Chicago

5.50%8.50%
115CARBONDALE HIGHWAY

Carbondale

5.50%5.50%
116CENTRAL CREDIT UNION OF ILLINOIS

Bellwood

5.50%6.00%
117SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY

Chicago

5.50%9.75%
118SERVICE PLUS

Moline

5.50%5.50%
119LAND OF LINCOLN

DECATUR

5.50%6.00%
120FOX VALLEY

Aurora

5.51%9.60%
121SIUE

Edwardsville

5.60%6.43%
122ACCESS

BROADVIEW

5.65%5.65%
123DECATUR POSTAL

Decatur

5.73%7.39%
124CREDIT UNION 1

Lombard

5.74%7.24%
125COMMONWEALTH

Bourbonnais

5.78%6.52%
126MIDWEST MEMBERS

Wood River

5.79%7.24%
127STREATOR COMMUNITY

Streator

5.82%8.62%
128ROCK VALLEY

Loves Park

5.85%7.26%
129CORPORATE AMERICA FAMILY

Elgin

5.89%6.87%
130WILLIAMSON COUNTY CATHOLIC

Herrin

5.92%6.43%
131LANDMARK

Danville

5.96%6.45%
132MEMBERS "FIRST" COMMUNITY

Quincy

5.97%8.19%
133ILLIANA FINANCIAL

Calumet City

5.99%5.99%
134ISRAEL METHCOMM

Chicago

6.00%7.50%
135VIBRANT

Moline

6.00%6.00%
136C T A F C

CHICAGO

6.00%12.00%
137STALEY

DECATUR

6.00%6.00%
138FIRST NORTHERN

Chicago

6.04%6.04%
139JOLIET MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

joliet

6.05%7.51%
140STREATOR ONIZED

Streator

6.11%8.03%
141CBI

PLAINFIELD

6.16%6.57%
142CONSUMERS

lake Forest

6.24%6.74%
143MIDWEST COALITION OF LABOR

Countryside

6.25%7.21%
144OTTAWA HIWAY

OTTAWA

6.25%7.50%
145MAROON FINANCIAL

Chicago

6.27%7.43%
146FUNERAL SERVICE

Springfield

6.29%6.86%
147AURORA FIREFIGHTERS'

Aurora

6.35%7.20%
148I. H. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

Moline

6.39%3.50%
149TAYLORVILLE COMMUNITY

Taylorville

6.44%8.12%
150NUMARK

Joliet

6.49%6.75%
151COMMUNITY PLUS

Rantoul

6.50%6.50%
152AURORA POSTAL EMPLOYEES

Aurora

6.50%8.50%
153PARK MANOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH

CHICAGO

6.50%5.50%
154MEMBERSALLIANCE

Rockford

6.50%7.00%
155TAYLORVILLE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

Taylorville

6.50%5.50%
156SALEM SCHOOL SYSTEM

Salem

6.50%7.50%
157VICINITY

Chicago

6.55%7.50%
158SHERWIN WILLIAMS EMP.

South Holland

6.61%7.51%
159NORTHSIDE L

Broadview

7.00%10.00%
160PLANITES

Chicago

7.05%7.48%
161URBANA MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Urbana

7.20%9.50%
162R.I.A.

Rock Island

7.40%8.70%
163CHICAGO POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES

Chicago

7.53%8.42%
164METROPOLITAN "L"

Oak Park

7.90%8.80%
165GREAT LAKES

BANNOCKBURN

7.92%8.73%
166HAULPAK

PEORIA

8.15%9.29%
167CORNERSTONE

Freeport

8.24%7.74%
16877TH STREET DEPOT

Chicago

8.90%8.90%
169BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWY

Cicero

9.34%10.54%
170STATE EMPLOYEES COMMUNITY

Alton

12.11%24.74%
Rates from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings, updated Q1 2026. Actual rate depends on credit score and loan term.

Used Vehicle Loan Rates โ€” Illinois

175 credit unions with reported rates, sorted by APR

#Credit UnionUsed Car APRNew Car APR
1NATIONAL POLICE

CHICAGO

2.99%3.99%
2CENTRAL ILLINOIS

champaign

3.40%3.40%
3SELECT EMPLOYEES

Sterling

3.49%3.74%
4I. H. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

Moline

3.50%6.39%
5PONTIAC DWIGHT PRISON EMPLOYS

PONTIAC

4.14%4.11%
6PEORIA BELL

Peoria

4.25%4.00%
7CHICAGO FIREMANS ASSOC

CHICAGO

4.25%4.50%
8BLOOMINGTON MUNICIPAL

Bloomington

4.39%3.59%
9ILLINOIS STATE

Normal

4.39%4.24%
10CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST

Peoria

4.39%4.24%
11TEE-PAK

Danville

4.49%3.49%
12REVITY

Granite City

4.49%4.49%
13STATE FARM

Bloomington

4.49%4.49%
142 RIVERS AREA

KANKAKEE

4.50%2.90%
15CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER'S

Chicago

4.50%4.00%
16WESTERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

QUINCY

4.50%4.50%
17BLACKHAWK AREA

Savanna

4.66%3.70%
18HARVARD COMMUNITY

HARVARD

4.75%4.75%
19NORTHERN ILLINOIS

DEKALB

4.75%4.75%
20ELCA

Chicago

4.89%3.49%
21AREA EDUCATIONAL

MATTOON

4.90%3.90%
22KONE EMPLOYEES

MOLINE

4.90%4.40%
23DECATUR POLICEMEN

Decatur

4.90%4.49%
24SCOTT

Edwardsville

4.94%4.99%
25DECATUR EARTHMOVER

Forsyth

4.95%4.75%
26MEA

Monticello

4.99%2.99%
27BAXTER

Vernon Hills

4.99%3.99%
28NORMAL CITY EMPLOYEES

Normal

4.99%3.99%
29CATHOLIC & COMMUNITY

Shiloh

4.99%4.50%
30NEW CENTURY

Joliet

4.99%4.74%
31UNITED COMMUNITY

Quincy

4.99%4.99%
321ST MIDAMERICA

Bethalto

4.99%4.99%
33SIU

Carbondale

4.99%4.99%
34ALTONIZED COMMUNITY

ALTON

4.99%4.99%
35MATERNITY B.V.M.

Bourbonnais

5.00%4.00%
36PEORIA CITY EMPLOYEES

Peoria

5.00%4.25%
37NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL

Des Plaines

5.01%4.28%
38HEARTLAND

Springfield

5.04%4.64%
39EMPEOPLE

Moline

5.04%4.74%
40ADVANTAGE ONE

Morrison

5.14%4.67%
41ALLIANT

CHICAGO

5.14%4.99%
42FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH

CHICAGO

5.22%โ€”
43OAK LAWN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

OAK LAWN

5.24%4.40%
44ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Gurnee

5.24%4.74%
45ILLINOIS STATE POLICE

Springfield

5.24%4.99%
46COMMUNITY TRUST

Gurnee

5.24%4.99%
47PEORIA FIRE FIGHTERS

Peoria

5.25%4.25%
48KANKAKEE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Kankakee

5.25%4.25%
49SPRINGFIELD CITY EMPLOYEES

Springfield

5.25%4.50%
50MOLINE MUNICIPAL

Moline

5.25%4.75%
51GAS AND ELECTRIC

ROCK ISLAND

5.25%4.75%
52ABRI

Romeoville

5.26%4.01%
53GALE

Galesburg

5.37%4.35%
54SELFRELIANCE

Chicago

5.39%4.69%
55PEORIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES

Peoria

5.44%5.24%
56CHICAGO AREA OFFICE

Chicago

5.49%3.49%
57ROCKFORD MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Rockford

5.49%4.40%
58ST. GREGORY PARISH

Chicago

5.50%3.50%
59LINXUS

MACHESNEY PARK

5.50%4.50%
60DUPAGE

Naperville

5.50%4.50%
61CARBONDALE HIGHWAY

Carbondale

5.50%5.50%
62SERVICE PLUS

Moline

5.50%5.50%
63PARK MANOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH

CHICAGO

5.50%6.50%
64TAYLORVILLE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

Taylorville

5.50%6.50%
65EARTHMOVER

Aurora

5.54%5.19%
66HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES

Lisle

5.55%4.75%
67ACME CONTINENTAL

Riverdale

5.57%4.86%
68GALESBURG BURLINGTON

Galesburg

5.59%4.99%
69ACCESS

BROADVIEW

5.65%5.65%
70WESTERN SPRINGS

WESTERN SPRINGS

5.66%3.77%
71METRO

Arlington Heigh

5.69%5.19%
72PARTNERSHIP FINANCIAL

MORTON GROVE

5.74%5.01%
73PARIS HI-WAY

Paris

5.75%4.50%
74COOPERATIVE CHOICE NETWORK

PEORIA

5.75%4.61%
75RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY

KANKAKEE

5.75%5.00%
76MERCER

Aledo

5.75%5.25%
77MWRD EMPLOYEES

CHICAGO

5.80%4.28%
78CHICAGO'S BRAVEST

Chicago

5.82%5.13%
79ANCO COMMUNITY

La Salle

5.93%4.76%
80QUINCY POSTAL EMPLOYEES

QUINCY

5.95%4.95%
81FINANCIAL PARTNERS

Springfield

5.99%3.99%
82BLOOMINGTON POSTAL EMPLOYEES

BLOOMINGTON

5.99%4.59%
83DUPAGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES

WHEATON

5.99%4.99%
84ILLIANA FINANCIAL

Calumet City

5.99%5.99%
85EFFINGHAM HIGHWAY

Effingham

6.00%4.00%
86SMARTCHOICE

Spring Valley

6.00%4.24%
87UNITED EQUITY

Decatur

6.00%4.50%
88MOLEX EMPLOYEES

LISLE

6.00%4.60%
89REDBRAND

Bartonville

6.00%5.00%
90NORTHWEST COMMUNITY

MORTON GROVE

6.00%5.00%
91CENTRAL CREDIT UNION OF ILLINOIS

Bellwood

6.00%5.50%
92LAND OF LINCOLN

DECATUR

6.00%5.50%
93VIBRANT

Moline

6.00%6.00%
94STALEY

DECATUR

6.00%6.00%
95JOLIET FIREFIGHTERS

Joliet

6.03%4.82%
96FIRST NORTHERN

Chicago

6.04%6.04%
97THE CREDIT UNION FOR ALL

Bloomington

6.07%4.18%
98B.E.A.

Bethalto

6.17%3.88%
99IAA

Bloomington

6.17%5.23%
100BLAW-KNOX

Mattoon

6.25%4.87%
101KASKASKIA VALLEY

Centralia

6.30%4.50%
102CANALS & TRAILS

Lockport

6.34%5.32%
103I.B.E.W. LOCAL #146

Decatur

6.35%4.89%
104GENERATIONS

Rockford

6.39%5.49%
105SIUE

Edwardsville

6.43%5.60%
106WILLIAMSON COUNTY CATHOLIC

Herrin

6.43%5.92%
107AURORA POLICEMEN

AURORA

6.44%5.18%
108LANDMARK

Danville

6.45%5.96%
109SOUTH SHOP

ALSIP

6.50%3.99%
110A.S.H. EMPLOYEES

ANNA

6.50%4.50%
111EVERGREEN PARK SCHOOLS

EVERGREEN PARK

6.50%4.70%
112FINANCIAL PLUS

OTTAWA

6.50%4.99%
113RIVER TO RIVER

Vienna

6.50%5.10%
114COMMUNITY PLUS

Rantoul

6.50%6.50%
115COMMONWEALTH

Bourbonnais

6.52%5.78%
116ETHICON SUTURE

River Forest

6.56%3.71%
117CBI

PLAINFIELD

6.57%6.16%
118CTA-74TH STREET DEPOT

Chicago

6.58%5.11%
119UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY

Champaign

6.62%5.21%
120ELITE COMMUNITY

Bourbonnais

6.73%4.60%
121CONSUMERS

lake Forest

6.74%6.24%
122HERSHEY ROBINSON EMPLOYEES

Robinson

6.75%2.90%
123ILLINOIS VALLEY

Peru

6.75%4.75%
124NUMARK

Joliet

6.75%6.49%
125FUNERAL SERVICE

Springfield

6.86%6.29%
126CORPORATE AMERICA FAMILY

Elgin

6.87%5.89%
127EDUCATION PERSONNEL

Danville

6.89%4.89%
128ALTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

ALTON

6.93%4.67%
129A.A.E.C.

Arlington Heigh

6.99%4.99%
130N.I.C.E.

Geneva

7.00%5.00%
131MEMBERSALLIANCE

Rockford

7.00%6.50%
132COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

Chicago

7.05%โ€”
133REAVIS - STICKNEY

BURBANK

7.19%4.22%
134FIELDSTONE

Bradley

7.19%5.23%
135AURORA FIREFIGHTERS'

Aurora

7.20%6.35%
136ILLINOIS EDUCATORS

Springfield

7.21%5.45%
137MIDWEST COALITION OF LABOR

Countryside

7.21%6.25%
138CREDIT UNION 1

Lombard

7.24%5.74%
139MIDWEST MEMBERS

Wood River

7.24%5.79%
140ROCK VALLEY

Loves Park

7.26%5.85%
141PEORIA HIWAY

Peoria

7.27%5.48%
142DECATUR POSTAL

Decatur

7.39%5.73%
143MAROON FINANCIAL

Chicago

7.43%6.27%
144PLANITES

Chicago

7.48%7.05%
145ISRAEL METHCOMM

Chicago

7.50%6.00%
146OTTAWA HIWAY

OTTAWA

7.50%6.25%
147SALEM SCHOOL SYSTEM

Salem

7.50%6.50%
148VICINITY

Chicago

7.50%6.55%
149JOLIET MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

joliet

7.51%6.05%
150SHERWIN WILLIAMS EMP.

South Holland

7.51%6.61%
151CORNERSTONE

Freeport

7.74%8.24%
152STREATOR ONIZED

Streator

8.03%6.11%
153TAYLORVILLE COMMUNITY

Taylorville

8.12%6.44%
154AMBRAW

Lawrenceville

8.17%5.34%
155MEMBERS "FIRST" COMMUNITY

Quincy

8.19%5.97%
156CHICAGO POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES

Chicago

8.42%7.53%
157ST. MARK

Chicago

8.50%5.50%
158AURORA POSTAL EMPLOYEES

Aurora

8.50%6.50%
159STREATOR COMMUNITY

Streator

8.62%5.82%
160R.I.A.

Rock Island

8.70%7.40%
161GREAT LAKES

BANNOCKBURN

8.73%7.92%
162METROPOLITAN "L"

Oak Park

8.80%7.90%
16377TH STREET DEPOT

Chicago

8.90%8.90%
164HAULPAK

PEORIA

9.29%8.15%
165URBANA MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Urbana

9.50%7.20%
166FOX VALLEY

Aurora

9.60%5.51%
167SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY

Chicago

9.75%5.50%
168COMMUNITY

Chicago

9.99%โ€”
169NORTHSIDE L

Broadview

10.00%7.00%
170ST. HELENA PARISH

Chicago

10.00%โ€”
171BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWY

Cicero

10.54%9.34%
172MT. ZION

zion

10.67%โ€”
173CLIFFORD-JACOBS EMPLOYEES

CHAMPAIGN

12.00%4.99%
174C T A F C

CHICAGO

12.00%6.00%
175STATE EMPLOYEES COMMUNITY

Alton

24.74%12.11%
Rates from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings, updated Q1 2026. Actual rate depends on credit score and loan term.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can anyone join a credit union in Illinois?

Most community credit unions in Illinois accept anyone who lives, works, or worships in their service area. Some are employer-based with open membership through small donations to an affiliated organization. Check each credit union's profile for eligibility details.

How do credit union car loan rates compare to banks?

Credit unions are nonprofits, so they return earnings to members in the form of lower loan rates and higher savings rates. On a $25,000 car loan over 60 months, even a 1% rate difference saves over $600 in interest.

Are these rates accurate?

These rates come directly from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings โ€” the same quarterly financial data credit unions are required to submit to their federal regulator. They reflect each CU's reported weighted-average rate, not a promotional floor. Your actual rate will depend on credit score, term length, and vehicle age.

Get Pre-Approved Before the Dealership

A pre-approval from a credit union lets you negotiate on price, not payment. The dealer can try to beat the rate โ€” but you're in control either way.

Rate Shopping Won't Hurt Your Credit

Multiple auto loan applications within 14โ€“45 days count as a single hard inquiry. Apply at several credit unions in the same two-week window and take the best offer.

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