Other Alternative Loan Lenders

The following lenders have also been used by Grand Valley students over the past three years. This is not an exclusive or exhaustive lender list of what is available and students are not required to select from it. The Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships will certify alternative educational loans from any banking institution, lending organization, or credit union that you choose.  

Other lenders used by GV students in the last 3 years:

  • AAC Credit Union
  • Bank of North Dakota
  • Catholic Federal Credit Union
  • Credit Union One
  • Digital Federal Credit Union
  • Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union
  • Harborlight Credit Union
  • Interra Credit Union
  • Jolt Credit Union
  • Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
  • Metro NFCU
  • Skyla Federal Credit Union
  • Star - Notre Dame Federal Credit Union
  • Thornapple Credit Union
  • TLC Community Credit Union
  • Union Bank and Trust - Firstmark
  • United Federal Credit Union
  • University Credit Union

Lenders with loan products for international students with US cosigners:

Lenders with loan products for DACA students (no cosigner required): 

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