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Referral Program Promotion

Refer a family member or co-worker if you belong to an approved SEG employer that BEFCU has partnered with.

*If they open an account with $100 and maintain the account for 60 days, then you will receive $20

*If they fund a loan within 30 days of the referral, you get $20 at time of funding. At time of account opening member must provide us your name. Maximum of 3 referrals per member. This referral program will run through April 30, 2024

Click Here to inquire about membership. 


Branch lunch hours

Please note that our lobbies are closed for lunch. Riverside Closed from 12pm-1pm; Victorville Closed from 1pm-2pm


Need to view your balance or make a quick transfer? click here to be directed to our online banking site. Or download the My BEFCU app!

Or call our audio response teller: 1-855-201-6849


External Transfers

It is finally here! You are now able to pay a loan or process a deposit from another institution into your BEFCU account. This feature is called External Transfers and there are limits. If you'd like to make an auto loan, signature loan or credit card payment, you can schedule these directly from your external account. For mortgage payments a deposit will need to be made and then a transfer.

If you'd like to get started go to accounts, view all, add external transfers. If you get stuck,click here for step by step instructions. 

Mortgage Electronic Payments

Effective 01/09/2023, if you use the Real Estate online access, eStatus, you will be able to make mortgage payments from your outside institution. This will allow for faster payment processing of mortgage loans. Click here fore step by step instructions


Shared Branch

Shared branch is no longer available. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Please click here to view more deposit/payment. Scroll all the way down for this section.


New Mortgage Loan Product

The 5/5 ARM loan.

New product available for members who reside in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Product Details

  • Loan Type: Adjustable rate loan, where the initial interest Rate is fixed for five years, and then adjusts every five years based on an Index and Margin.
  • Index: 5 year Constant Maturity Treasury rate (5yr CMT).
  • Margin: 2.75% over the 5yr CMT.
  • Interest rate:

§ Initial interest rate: see BEFCU’s rate sheet.

  • Adjusts every five years based on the 5yr CMT.

§ Fixed for five years; subsequent adjustments are fixed for five years.

  • Floor Rate (the lowest rate for the loan): the Initial interest rate.
  • Adjustments:

§ First adjustment: max increase: 2% over Start Rate.

  • Second and all other adjustments: max increase or decrease 2%, based on loan’s current rate at time of adjustment; rate cannot fall below the Floor rate.

§ Max interest increase over term of loan: 5%.

  • Prepayment Penalty: None—loan can be paid off at any time without a penalty.
  • Max Loan Amount: $726,200.
  • Product availability: only members who reside in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Click here to go to the Real Estate loan page.


Bill Pay-Managing Accounts

To all our bill pay users, if you need to manage your payments you can use the following guide to assist you.

Click here to view.


New Card Activation

If you are calling for your balance only, please try logging into your online account or by calling our italk/audio response phone # 855-201-6849

Activating cards: You may activate your debit card by calling 855-201-6849 option 5. Please have your debit card number and member number. You may also activate your card via the online banking account.


Avoid Foreclosure!

See a list of local HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies.

The following are suggestions to consider if you are facing the possibility of foreclosure.

There may be options available for you, which can help you avoid foreclosure.  Some suggestions are:

 1. Do not ignore letters or telephone calls from your lender(s).

 2. Contact the your lender(s) immediately.  (This includes Bourns Employees Federal Credit Union.)

 3. Contact a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency toll free at (800) 569-4287 or TTY at (800) 877-8339.

 4. If your loan is with Bourns Employees Federal Credit Union, please call us at (888) 456-3503 and ask for the Real Estate Loan Department.

 5. Consider the following possibilities if you are delinquent or otherwise in breach of your real estate loan.

                A.  Pay the amounts past due on your account.

                B. If you are able to make your current monthly payments and some of the past due payments, we may be able to enter into a workout arrangement with you.

                C. Consider selling your property.  It is possible that we may accept a short sale payoff.  Again, it will depend upon a number of factors and your particular circumstances..

                D. Consider surrendering the property through a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure.  Again, whether this is an option will depend upon a number of factors.

                E. Even if you are unable to make your full payments, please contact us so that we can explore with you any possible accommodations we can make.  What, if anything, we can do for you will depend upon a number of factors.

 

6. Whether you are eligible for any of the above options will depend on your particular circumstances.  Please pull together the following documents and information and submit them to us, so that we can discuss which of the options, if any, are available given your particular circumstance. You can fax a copy of the documents you want us to consider to (951) 602-6562, email them to befcu@bournsfcu.org, or mail them to Bourns Employees Federal Credit Union at 1200 Columbia Ave., Riverside, CA 92507.

  • Last two (2) tax returns. (If you have not yet filed your tax return for last year, we will also need all of your W-2s, 1099s, and 1098s.
  • Last to months of pay statements if you are an employee.
  • A profit and lost statement for the year to date if your are self employed or own any interest in the company you for which you work.
  • Last two (2) months of financial institution statements.
  • A hardship letter.
  • A letter signed by anyone who is going to help you make your loan payments.
  • An updated loan application.  We will provide you a link to access the form, email it to you, or fax it to you, upon request.
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Contact Us

At BEFCU, our members are our first priority. If you have questions or concerns, we want to know. Please contact us using one of these methods:

  • Email us - befcu@bournsfcu.org
  • Toll Free 888-456-3503
  • Fax: 951-602-6562

Riverside:

Monday-Wednesday 10 AM - 4 PM Phone calls will be answered
9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday 10 AM - 4 PM Phone calls will be answered
10 AM - 5 PM
Friday 10 AM - 4 PM Phone calls will be answered
9 AM - 5 PM


Victorville: Closed for lunch 1PM-2PM

Monday-Wednesday 10 AM - 4 PM Phone calls will be answered
9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday

10 AM - 4 PM

Phone calls will be answered
10 AM - 5 PM
Friday 10 AM - 4 PM Phone calls will be answered
9 AM - 5 PM

 

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