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Requested Lines $400,000 and above require an appraisal. Also, if you believe your home value is higher than our assessed value, an appraisal may be required in order for us to approve the amount requested.

‍Appraisal cost estimates:

Single-family unit - Approximately $500

Multi-unit -Approximately $650.00

There is no cash advance fee.

Depending on the assessed value of your home, and the amount of equity you have in it, you may be eligible to refinance/increase your existing Direct Federal Home Equity Line. You will need to submit a HELOC application and select "Home Equity Increase (Refinance)" as the purpose. Home Equity Line Refinances/Increases have a $295 fee.

Click here to apply to refinance/increase your existing Home Equity Line >

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Dividends start to accrue on the date the  account is funded.

Our Routing & Transit Number is: 211381783

Possible  reasons for the difference in balance and available balance could be as  follows:

-SAME-DAY AVAILABILITY

Funds from the following deposits are available on the day of deposit:

• Cash.

• Electronic deposits, including wire transfers and pre-authorized credits (such as social security benefits and payroll payments), but not including check deposits sent to the Credit Union through Mobile Deposit.

• Checks drawn on Direct Federal Credit Union.

• The lesser of (1) $1000 or (2) all other deposits (except Foreign Checks).

NEXT-DAY AVAILABILITY

Funds from the following deposits are available on the first business day after the day of deposit:

• Checks drawn on the United States Treasury and payable to you

• The following checks, if they are payable to you and are deposited in person at a branch: • Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local government checks

• Cashier’s, certified, and teller’s checks

• Checks drawn on a Federal Reserve Bank or a Federal Home Loan Bank

• U.S. Postal Money Orders

SECOND-DAY AVAILABILITY

Funds from the following deposits are available on the second business day after the day of deposit:

• The following checks, if they are not payable to you and/or are not deposited in person at a branch: • Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local government checks

• Cashier’s, certified, and teller’s checks

• Checks drawn on a Federal Reserve Bank or a Federal Home Loan Bank

• U.S. Postal Money Orders

• The lesser of (1) all other deposits (except Foreign Checks) or (2) the first $5,000 of all deposits you made that day minus any portion of such amount that has already been made available to you.

FIFTH-DAY AVAILABILITY

All other deposits (except Foreign Checks) will be available no later than the fifth business day after the day of your deposit.

LONGER DELAYS MAY APPLY    

-Pending  transactions have yet to post to the account.

No. Using the calculator does not affect your credit score and does not initiate a credit inquiry.

Navigate to the transfers and pay tab and then click on transfers and loan payments. Please note, that Principal payments CANNOT be made from external accounts. Once you have navigated to the transfers widget, select which accounts you'd like the money to come out of and which loan you will be paying. Once the accounts are selected the "Principal Payment" option will appear. Your loan must be up to date.

For primary residences, eligible borrowers may access up to 80% of their home’s combined loan‑to‑value (CLTV).