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Share/CD Secured Loan Job Aid 

Instructions on how to enter in an application for a Share/CD Secured Loan 

Share/CD Secured Loan Job Aid 

The term/payment on a secured share/cd loan can be set up to the member’s preference if the term does not exceed 144 months

Application Page

  • Loan Information
    • Personal Loan Type – Select Secured Shares or Secured CD

If selecting Secured CD – Loans secured by an 11-month CD must be paid off by the maturity date. Final payment date must be date of maturity or before.

    • Amount Requested – This amount must be available in the account being used as collateral
    • Requested Loan Term – Cannot exceed 144 months
    • Asset Value – Enter the Total Balance in the account being used as collateral
    • Asset Rate – Enter the Highest Rate (Dividend Rate NOT APY) that the account being used as collateral can earn (Example: First Forward – 0.100%)

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  • Primary Applicant
    • After pulling in your member’s information, click on “View Accounts” above the box where you type in their member number

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    • This will generate a list of all the accounts the member has with us and will import all the account information to your assets section of the application
    • Select the box beside the desired share, then click “import selected shares as assets”

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    • Fill out the remainder of the application page as usual, then scroll to your Assets Section at the bottom
  • Assets
    • You should see your share information from where you imported it to the application – click “edit” in the upper right hand corner
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Your Edit Assets Page should always be filled out as follows:
    • Asset Type – Share
    • Asset Value – Balance in share being used as collateral
    • Existing Loan Amount – If there is another loan against this collateral that will NOT be paid off with the new loan, enter that loan balance here
    • ALWAYS check the box beside collateral
    • Pledge Type – Reducing
    • Rate – Enter the highest rate the share being used as collateral can earn (Dividend Rate NOT APY)
    • Pledge Format - % of Loan
    • Value – 100%
    • Asset Owner – Owner (Unless using another member’s share as collateral – see separate cheat sheet)
    • Financial Institution Name – Leaders Credit Union
    • Account Number – Member Number – Share ID (Ex. 12345000-0001)

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  • If there are any additional assets listed, delete them
  • Click “Select Qualifying Products”
    • If everything is filled out correctly, you will get an instant approval
    • If you do not get an instant approval, go back to the beginning of the job aid and check your work
    • Once you have your instant approval, proceed with the application as usual
    • REMINDER: Instant Approvals still require loan comments

 

Using a Different Member’s Share as Collateral

Application Page

  • In the upper right-hand corner of the application page, click on “View Contacts”

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  • Contact Type – Asset Owner – Click “Add Contact”
    • Add the following information for the owner of the share being used as collateral
      • First & Last Name
      • Email
      • Phone Number
      • SSN
      • Address
  • Fill in the remainder of the Application Page as usual, then scroll to the Assets Section at the bottom
  • Click “Edit Asset”
    • Asset Type – Share
    • Asset Value – Enter the Amount the applicant will be borrowing
    • Existing Loan Amount - $0
    • ALWAYS Check the box beside collateral
    • Pledge Type – Reducing
    • Rate – Enter the highest rate the share being used as collateral can earn (Dividend Rate NOT APY)
    • Pledge Format - % of Loan
    • Value – 100%
    • Asset Ownership – Not an Owner
    • Other Owner 1 – Select the Contact you Created
    • Financial Institution Name – Leaders Credit Union
    • Account Number – Member Number – Share ID (Account being used as Collateral)

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  • If there are any additional assets listed, delete them
  • Click “Select Qualifying Products”
    • If everything is filled out correctly, you will get an instant approval
    • If you do not get an instant approval, go back to the beginning of the job aid and check your work
    • Once you have your instant approval, proceed with the application as usual
    • REMINDER: Instant Approvals still require loan comments