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Best Credit Union Car Loan Rates in Virginia

90 credit unions in Virginia report car loan rates to the NCUA. Rates range from 1.40% to 15.50%.

Updated Q1 2026 ยท NCUA Call Report data

90

CUs Reporting Rates

1.40%

Lowest New Car Rate

5.52%

State Average Rate

60

Cities Covered

New Vehicle Loan Rates โ€” Virginia

90 credit unions with reported rates, sorted by APR

#Credit UnionNew Car APRUsed Car APR
1POLY SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYEES

BLACKSBURG

1.40%6.00%
2PENTAGON

MCLEAN

1.99%5.79%
3CENTRAL VIRGINIA

LYNCHBURG

1.99%5.86%
4NORFOLK FIRE DEPARTMENT

Norfolk

2.99%6.25%
5TRANSPORTATION

Alexandria

2.99%9.24%
6NEWPORT NEWS MUN. EMP CREDIT UNION

Newport News

3.00%7.99%
7SUMMIT HAMPTON ROADS

Norfolk

3.00%5.00%
8PEOPLES ADVANTAGE

Petersburg

3.24%18.00%
9VANTAGE POINT

HOPEWELL

3.24%4.24%
10DUPONT COMMUNITY

Waynesboro

3.29%6.79%
11PFD FIREFIGHTERS CREDIT UNION INC.

Portsmouth

3.50%6.50%
12SPECTRA

ALEXANDRIA

3.89%6.65%
13FRONT ROYAL

FRONT ROYAL

3.99%4.99%
14AUGUSTA HEALTH CARE CREDIT UNION

FISHERSVILLE

4.00%5.00%
15FIRST CARE

Roanoke

4.13%7.44%
16BLUE EAGLE

Roanoke

4.25%4.25%
17VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

South Chesterfi

4.49%4.49%
18PORT OF HAMPTON ROADS ILA

NORFOLK

4.50%9.25%
19PLANTERS

Suffolk

4.50%9.50%
20CELCO COMMUNITY

NARROWS

4.58%6.08%
21CALL

Richmond

4.58%5.10%
22NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

VIENNA

4.59%5.39%
23LYNCHBURG MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Lynchburg

4.64%8.35%
24STRATEGIC

Sterling

4.70%5.20%
25BEACH MUNICIPAL

Virginia Beach

4.74%4.74%
26PARK VIEW

Harrisonburg

4.74%7.04%
271ST ADVANTAGE

Newport News

4.75%4.75%
28HOPEWELL CHEMICAL

Hopewell

4.81%7.02%
29DEMOCRACY

Alexandria

4.90%5.27%
30HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

Falls Church

4.95%5.60%
31INFIRST

Alexandria

4.95%6.86%
32PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

ALEXANDRIA

4.98%5.57%
33ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNITY

ROANOKE

4.99%5.49%
34ARLINGTON COMMUNITY

Arlington

4.99%4.99%
35G E A EMPLOYEES

Pearisburg

4.99%6.99%
36SALEM VA MEDICAL CENTER

Salem

5.00%5.00%
37IBEW LOCAL UNION 80

Norfolk

5.00%12.00%
38INLAND MOTOR EMPLOYEES

Radford

5.00%6.00%
39VIRGINIA

Richmond

5.00%6.00%
40AGRICULTURE

MERRIFIELD

5.09%5.09%
41RICHMOND VIRGINIA FIRE POLICE CREDI

Richmond

5.16%6.54%
42SIGNATURE

ALEXANDRIA

5.19%5.31%
43UNITED STATES SENATE

Alexandria

5.24%5.49%
44VIRGINIA EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION

Newport News

5.30%5.30%
45MIDWAY

BERRYVILLE

5.37%8.01%
46JUSTICE

Chantilly

5.39%5.59%
47VA BEACH POSTAL

Virginia Beach

5.40%8.28%
48HOMEBASE

Prince George

5.43%6.01%
49CHARTWAY

Virginia Beach

5.50%5.79%
50DOMINION ENERGY CREDIT UNION

North Chesterfi

5.50%5.50%
51NORTHERN STAR CREDIT UNION, INC.

Portsmouth

5.58%6.76%
52YOGAVILLE

Buckingham

5.60%6.85%
53HAMPTON ROADS EDUC CREDIT UNION INC

HAMPTON

5.60%6.21%
54BAYPORT

NEWPORT NEWS

5.64%5.84%
55COMMONWEALTH ONE

ALEXANDRIA

5.64%6.14%
56STATE DEPARTMENT

ALEXANDRIA

5.74%5.99%
57VALLEYSTAR

Martinsville

5.74%5.74%
58PAHO/WHO

Arlington

5.75%5.75%
59HENRICO

Henrico

5.80%6.18%
60JACKSON RIVER COMMUNITY

Covington

5.90%8.00%
61N A E

Chesapeake

5.99%6.99%
62KRAFTSMAN

Hopewell

5.99%5.99%
63HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Roanoke

6.00%8.00%
64UNIVERSITY OF VA COMMUNITY CU

Charlottesville

6.01%6.74%
65LOUDOUN CREDIT UNION

Leesburg

6.12%6.81%
66VIRGINIA UNITED METHODIST

North Chesterfi

6.24%7.24%
67BAYLANDS FAMILY

WEST POINT

6.24%6.62%
68KEMBA ROANOKE

SALEM

6.27%7.60%
69AUGUSTA COUNTY

VERONA

6.30%6.55%
70RVA FINANCIAL

Richmond

6.41%7.61%
71TOPSIDE

DAHLGREN

6.49%6.49%
72APPLE

Fairfax

6.49%6.99%
73BEACON CREDIT UNION, INCORPORATED

Lynchburg

6.55%6.55%
74URW COMMUNITY

DANVILLE

6.60%9.51%
75NORTHWEST

Herndon

6.69%6.69%
76TRUENERGY

SPRINGFIELD

6.71%6.71%
77ABNB

Chesapeake

6.82%7.44%
78FREEDOM FIRST

Roanoke

6.93%8.12%
79PWC EMPLOYEES

Woodbridge

6.97%6.13%
80RICHMOND HERITAGE

Richmond

6.99%3.99%
81ST. ANN'S ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON

7.08%4.84%
82LANGLEY

Newport News

7.24%7.24%
83MOSAIC

Harrisonburg

7.25%8.25%
84BRONCO

FRANKLIN

7.69%6.19%
85CREDIT UNION OF RICHMOND INCORPORAT

Richmond

7.74%7.99%
86CONNECTS

Richmond

8.92%8.92%
87ARGENT

CHESTERFIELD

8.99%8.99%
88FIRST NRV

Radford

8.99%8.99%
89METROPOLITAN CHURCH

SUFFOLK

12.00%12.00%
90GLAMORGAN EMPLOYEES

Lynchburg

15.50%14.28%
Rates from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings, updated Q1 2026. Actual rate depends on credit score and loan term.

Used Vehicle Loan Rates โ€” Virginia

92 credit unions with reported rates, sorted by APR

#Credit UnionUsed Car APRNew Car APR
1RICHMOND HERITAGE

Richmond

3.99%6.99%
2VANTAGE POINT

HOPEWELL

4.24%3.24%
3BLUE EAGLE

Roanoke

4.25%4.25%
4VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

South Chesterfi

4.49%4.49%
5BEACH MUNICIPAL

Virginia Beach

4.74%4.74%
61ST ADVANTAGE

Newport News

4.75%4.75%
7ST. ANN'S ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON

4.84%7.08%
8FRONT ROYAL

FRONT ROYAL

4.99%3.99%
9ARLINGTON COMMUNITY

Arlington

4.99%4.99%
10SUMMIT HAMPTON ROADS

Norfolk

5.00%3.00%
11AUGUSTA HEALTH CARE CREDIT UNION

FISHERSVILLE

5.00%4.00%
12SALEM VA MEDICAL CENTER

Salem

5.00%5.00%
13AGRICULTURE

MERRIFIELD

5.09%5.09%
14CALL

Richmond

5.10%4.58%
15STRATEGIC

Sterling

5.20%4.70%
16DEMOCRACY

Alexandria

5.27%4.90%
17VIRGINIA EDUCATORS CREDIT UNION

Newport News

5.30%5.30%
18SIGNATURE

ALEXANDRIA

5.31%5.19%
19NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

VIENNA

5.39%4.59%
20ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNITY

ROANOKE

5.49%4.99%
21UNITED STATES SENATE

Alexandria

5.49%5.24%
22DOMINION ENERGY CREDIT UNION

North Chesterfi

5.50%5.50%
23PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

ALEXANDRIA

5.57%4.98%
24JUSTICE

Chantilly

5.59%5.39%
25HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

Falls Church

5.60%4.95%
26VALLEYSTAR

Martinsville

5.74%5.74%
27PAHO/WHO

Arlington

5.75%5.75%
28PENTAGON

MCLEAN

5.79%1.99%
29CHARTWAY

Virginia Beach

5.79%5.50%
30BAYPORT

NEWPORT NEWS

5.84%5.64%
31CENTRAL VIRGINIA

LYNCHBURG

5.86%1.99%
32STATE DEPARTMENT

ALEXANDRIA

5.99%5.74%
33KRAFTSMAN

Hopewell

5.99%5.99%
34POLY SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYEES

BLACKSBURG

6.00%1.40%
35INLAND MOTOR EMPLOYEES

Radford

6.00%5.00%
36VIRGINIA

Richmond

6.00%5.00%
37HOMEBASE

Prince George

6.01%5.43%
38CELCO COMMUNITY

NARROWS

6.08%4.58%
39PWC EMPLOYEES

Woodbridge

6.13%6.97%
40COMMONWEALTH ONE

ALEXANDRIA

6.14%5.64%
41HENRICO

Henrico

6.18%5.80%
42BRONCO

FRANKLIN

6.19%7.69%
43HAMPTON ROADS EDUC CREDIT UNION INC

HAMPTON

6.21%5.60%
44NORFOLK FIRE DEPARTMENT

Norfolk

6.25%2.99%
45TOPSIDE

DAHLGREN

6.49%6.49%
46PFD FIREFIGHTERS CREDIT UNION INC.

Portsmouth

6.50%3.50%
47RICHMOND VIRGINIA FIRE POLICE CREDI

Richmond

6.54%5.16%
48AUGUSTA COUNTY

VERONA

6.55%6.30%
49BEACON CREDIT UNION, INCORPORATED

Lynchburg

6.55%6.55%
50BAYLANDS FAMILY

WEST POINT

6.62%6.24%
51SPECTRA

ALEXANDRIA

6.65%3.89%
52NORTHWEST

Herndon

6.69%6.69%
53TRUENERGY

SPRINGFIELD

6.71%6.71%
54UNIVERSITY OF VA COMMUNITY CU

Charlottesville

6.74%6.01%
55NORTHERN STAR CREDIT UNION, INC.

Portsmouth

6.76%5.58%
56DUPONT COMMUNITY

Waynesboro

6.79%3.29%
57LOUDOUN CREDIT UNION

Leesburg

6.81%6.12%
58YOGAVILLE

Buckingham

6.85%5.60%
59INFIRST

Alexandria

6.86%4.95%
60G E A EMPLOYEES

Pearisburg

6.99%4.99%
61N A E

Chesapeake

6.99%5.99%
62APPLE

Fairfax

6.99%6.49%
63HOPEWELL CHEMICAL

Hopewell

7.02%4.81%
64PARK VIEW

Harrisonburg

7.04%4.74%
65VIRGINIA UNITED METHODIST

North Chesterfi

7.24%6.24%
66LANGLEY

Newport News

7.24%7.24%
67FIRST CARE

Roanoke

7.44%4.13%
68ABNB

Chesapeake

7.44%6.82%
69KEMBA ROANOKE

SALEM

7.60%6.27%
70RVA FINANCIAL

Richmond

7.61%6.41%
71NEWPORT NEWS MUN. EMP CREDIT UNION

Newport News

7.99%3.00%
72CREDIT UNION OF RICHMOND INCORPORAT

Richmond

7.99%7.74%
73JACKSON RIVER COMMUNITY

Covington

8.00%5.90%
74HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH

Roanoke

8.00%6.00%
75MIDWAY

BERRYVILLE

8.01%5.37%
76FREEDOM FIRST

Roanoke

8.12%6.93%
77MOSAIC

Harrisonburg

8.25%7.25%
78VA BEACH POSTAL

Virginia Beach

8.28%5.40%
79LYNCHBURG MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Lynchburg

8.35%4.64%
80CONNECTS

Richmond

8.92%8.92%
81ARGENT

CHESTERFIELD

8.99%8.99%
82FIRST NRV

Radford

8.99%8.99%
83HALIFAX COUNTY COMMUNITY

SOUTH BOSTON

9.00%โ€”
84TRANSPORTATION

Alexandria

9.24%2.99%
85PORT OF HAMPTON ROADS ILA

NORFOLK

9.25%4.50%
86PLANTERS

Suffolk

9.50%4.50%
87URW COMMUNITY

DANVILLE

9.51%6.60%
88IBEW LOCAL UNION 80

Norfolk

12.00%5.00%
89METROPOLITAN CHURCH

SUFFOLK

12.00%12.00%
90BRUNSWICK COUNTY TEACHERS

Lawrenceville

12.00%โ€”
91GLAMORGAN EMPLOYEES

Lynchburg

14.28%15.50%
92PEOPLES ADVANTAGE

Petersburg

18.00%3.24%
Rates from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings, updated Q1 2026. Actual rate depends on credit score and loan term.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can anyone join a credit union in Virginia?

Most community credit unions in Virginia accept anyone who lives, works, or worships in their service area. Some are employer-based with open membership through small donations to an affiliated organization. Check each credit union's profile for eligibility details.

How do credit union car loan rates compare to banks?

Credit unions are nonprofits, so they return earnings to members in the form of lower loan rates and higher savings rates. On a $25,000 car loan over 60 months, even a 1% rate difference saves over $600 in interest.

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These rates come directly from NCUA Call Report (5300) filings โ€” the same quarterly financial data credit unions are required to submit to their federal regulator. They reflect each CU's reported weighted-average rate, not a promotional floor. Your actual rate will depend on credit score, term length, and vehicle age.

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