If you're a small business owner, you may find times when you're a little short on cash. A Business Operations Loan from Acadia helps you keep your inventory well-stocked so you focus on giving your customers that gold star service.
We are a SBA (Small Business Administration) Preferred Lender. Unlike the big banks, we’re excited about working with small businesses. We have a special interest in providing small businesses loans and helping them grow. We applied to join the SBA’s network and we’ve been screened, evaluated, and stamped with the SBA’s approval.
We offer FAME (Finance Authority of Maine) guaranteed loans, specializing in the 3Fs: Forestry, Fishing, and Farming. This initiative’s goal is to provide access to capital so you can leverage Maine’s natural resources. This program provides subordinate (gap) financing to assist new entrants, and/or existing companies undertaking a project to materially expand their operations in the forestry, fishing, and farming industries.
We make the whole experience fast and painless. Our experienced staff often makes decisions within 48 hours. All of our business loans are managed in-house, and you can set up automatic, recurring payments through our online banking portal.
Download a copy of our Business Services brochure.
Credit scores are calculated using many different pieces of credit data in your credit report.
Payment History: 40% of your score is payment history – a snapshot of how well you’ve paid your bills on time. Consistently paying your bills on time is important.
Credit Usage: 23% of your credit score is based on the amount of credit used out of the total credit available. Experts recommend using less than 30% of your total credit.
Credit Age: 21% of your score is credit age. The longer your credit history, the better.
Account Mix: 11% of your score is based on revolving credit (credit cards) and installment accounts (student loans, auto loans, mortgage).
Inquiries: 5% of your score comes from “hard” inquiries, such as when you apply for a loan or credit card.
We have many ways available to accept a payment on your Acadia FCU loan. Check this page for all the details!
Yes – a share-secured loan lets you borrow money using a savings account, a share certificate (also known as a CD in the banking world), Acadia Super Saver account, or Acadia Star Money Market account as collateral. We’ll “freeze” the amount you’d like to borrow and while the amount won’t be available for withdrawal, it will remain in your account and continue to earn dividends. Share-secured loans allow you to keep the money you have worked so hard for! As you pay down the loan, your funds become available to you again. A share-secured loan is also a great way to build or rebuild your credit score.
Acadia FCU has a partnership with the Maine Forest Direct Link Program and can offer discounts on loans for qualifying logging equipment. The purpose of this financial incentive is to increase the use of of Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) and environmentally-friendly logging equipment in the logging industry. If you’re interested in more information, send an email to our Business Services Team at commercial@acadiafcu.org or visit this website.
Yes, you can download or view a copy of our Business Services brochure.
We sure do! We have a full team of commercial lenders ready to assist you with real estate purchases, operational, equipment loans, and so much more. Click here for more information on Business Real Estate Loans, Business Equipment Loans, and Business Operational Loans.
You can also download a copy of our Business Services brochure for more information.
Acadia will accept your loan payment via Express Pay, using a debit card or ACH using another financial institution. We are unable to accept credit cards as a payment type, due to regulations put forth by legislation. To make a payment via debit card or ACH, you can call us at 1-855-692-2234, contact us through Live Support in the lower right corner of our website, or take care of the payment yourself using our Web Payment Center, hosted and managed by Bacon Pay/SWBC. Click “Register” if you don’t have a payment account set up.
Keep in mind that you will be assessed a fee when you perform this self-guided transaction, which is $5 at the time of this posting (subject to change at any time). The maximum payment that can be made this way is $1,000. You will need to know your account number to register your Acadia FCU account for this service.
For other ways to make a loan payment, check this page.
Note: If you are unable to perform this self-guided service through the Web Payment Center and need an Acadia FCU Member Service Representative to assist you, the fee is $10 at the time of this posting (subject to change at any time).
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You can find all of Acadia’s important disclosures and various account applications right here.
Yes, we do! As a SBA (Small Business Administration) Preferred Lender, we’re here to help small businesses overcome any challenges they face. Please call 1-855-MY-ACADIA (1-855-692-2234) or shoot an email to commercial@acadiafcu.org and someone on our Business Services Team will be sure to reach out. We’re here to help!
We always have an excellent experience with AFCU, both on personal and commercial side. They are flexible, willing to go the extra mile for their members, and have a vision for the community they serve in Maine. Rafal Subernat & Jennifer Freese
