Navy Federal Credit Union Personal Loan
Best for: navy federal members
APRs of 8.74% to 18.00% with no application, origination or prepayment fees, for Navy Federal members.
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At a glance
- APR
- 8.74–18.00%
- Amount
- $250–$150K
- Terms
- 1 year – 5 years
- Min. score
- Not published
Example: borrowing $2,500 over 3 years with good credit would cost about $83 a month and $500 in interest and fees.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- APR tops out at 18.00%
- No application, origination or prepayment fees
- Most loans fund in 24 hours or less
- Loans from $250
Trade-offs
- You must be a Navy Federal member
- Loans over $50,000 require a qualified co-applicant
- Minimum credit score is not published
How it compares
The starting APR is in line with the median of the 12 personal loans we track (8.74%). Bars below share one scale.
- Achieve6.25–35.99%
- Wells Fargo6.74–26.74%
- Best Egg6.99–35.99%
- PNC Bank6.99–25.29%
- Upgrade7.74–35.99%
- LendingPoint7.99–35.99%
- Regions Bank8.74–29.99%
- Navy Federal Credit Union8.74–18.00%
- Prosper8.99–35.99%
- U.S. Bank9.24–24.99%
- Avant9.95–35.99%
- Citi9.99–17.49%
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Rates, fees and terms
- APR range
- 8.74% – 18.00%
- Loan amount
- $250 – $150,000
- Terms
- 1 year – 5 years
- Origination fee
- None
- Minimum credit score
- Not published by the lender
- Time to funding
- As soon as next business day
- Prepayment penalty
- None
- Collateral
- Unsecured
- Lender type
- Credit union
- Navy Federal lists terms as up to 36 months, 37 to 60 months and, for home improvement loans, 61 to 180 months. It does not state a shortest term, so Parity treats 12 months as the shortest term it compares.
- The 8.74% starting APR applies to terms up to 36 months. Terms of 37 to 60 months start at 10.69%.
Figures read from navyfederal.org on Sep 28, 2026. Terms change without notice, so confirm with the lender.
Other personal loans to compare
- AchievePersonal Loan6.25%starting APRThe lowest starting APR we track (6.25%) and a stated minimum score of 560.
- Wells FargoPersonal Loan6.74%starting APRNo origination fee, loans up to $100,000, and funds as soon as the day you sign.
- Best EggPersonal Loan6.99%starting APRRates from 6.99% APR, with terms of 36 to 60 months and no prepayment penalty.