Avoid Lake Michigan Credit Union
Avoid Lake Michigan Credit Union at All Costs – Terrible Experience with Construction to Permanent Loan
I would never recommend working with Lake Michigan Credit Union. Things started off smoothly when I began the construction loan process, but once the loan was approved, everything went downhill.
Jim, the loan originator, became impossible to get clear answers from. Every time I asked for details about my mortgage payments, he would just send over generic spreadsheets instead of giving me concrete numbers. I was supposed to close and convert to a conventional 30-year mortgage. At closing, they failed to collect the correct amount of prepaid interest—they only collected enough for about 3–4 weeks.
Then, to my surprise, I get an email weeks after closing asking for $4,000 in interest that should’ve been accounted for from the start. I was told I had to make that payment plus my regular mortgage payment within 30 days—even though I was supposed to skip the first month of payments. I closed on March 7th, and my first mortgage payment isn’t due until May 1st. So why am I being hit with thousands in unexpected charges weeks after moving in?
When I reached out for help, Erin (the loan closer) said there was nothing she could do. Then I spoke to her manager (also named Erin), who just gave me excuses and the runaround. I asked them to start the mortgage earlier if they needed the money so badly—they said no, it couldn’t be done. Meanwhile, they still want $4,000 for 45 days of interest when they should have only charged for 7 days.
This is not my first loan—far from it—and I’ve never seen anything like this. No explanation, no accountability, no help. Just stress and financial scrambling after closing. I’m already in the process of refinancing because I refuse to stay with a company that can’t properly manage a loan.
If I could give negative stars, I would. Avoid Lake Michigan Credit Union at all costs.
I am also filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.
17. März 2025
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