Another highly unsatisfactory experience at the Gresham branch. My son is in the market to purchase an ATV, so I encouraged him to embark on the loan process with our credit union, as we both bank there (and overall are quite happy with the experience). He initially met with Marco, who informed my son Kyle that OnPoint used either the purchase price-or the NADA "high" value, whichever was less, to determine the loan amount and corresponding down payment. This worked well for the ATV my son was interested in, so he provided all his documents in a timely manner, and reached out to the seller of the ATV to collect OnPoint's required documents from him as well.
Well over a week into the process, Marco informs my son that "there must have been some miscommunication", and that OnPoint uses the NADA "low" value-which is so low, the down payment would be over 5,000.00 on a 7,000.00 ATV.
My son was justifiably frustrated, as he is extremely organized and a machinist by trade, which requires extreme attention to detail. Having a lending background myself, I thought I'd stop by the branch to get the facts. Marco was at lunch, so I spoke with Paige-who was very pleasant, but did not appear very familair with lending guidelines. I asked her very directly what the credit union based value on, to which she replied "the system just populates a value". I pressed her for more specifics, so I knew whether it was even worth proceeding, and she happily did some research to determine the specific guidelines. She concluded that the value was based on the NADA HIGH VALUE, and confirmed it twice more, when I asked if she was certain. I told her this was in direct conflict with what Marco told my son, and she suggested having Marco call me upon his return from lunch.
Marco did call me, and stated that the value is based on the lesser of the purchase price, or the NADA LOW VALUE-which in this case, means the loan would be pointless to pursue. If my son had 5,000.00 for a down payment, he'd just pay cash for a slightly less nice ATV. OnPoint wasted our time, the seller's time, and potentionall will waste YOUR time. Hopefully as a company, they're able to invest more time in the development and training of their employees, in the future. read more