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Find a Location

Sound Credit Union has 26 locations, listed below.

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    • Sound Credit Union

      1331 Broadway Tacoma, WA 98402-3410

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Sound Credit Union

      PO Box 1595 Tacoma, WA 98401-1595

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    • Sound Credit Union

      820 Stewart St Seattle, WA 98101-1306

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    • Sound Credit Union

      18801 Alderwood Mall Pkwy Lynnwood, WA 98037-8006

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Sound Credit Union

      200 Andover Park E Ste 7 Tukwila, WA 98188-2938

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforSound Credit Union

    Credit Union
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.15/5stars

    Average of 13 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    13 complaints closed in last 3 years

    6 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/1/1980

    Years in Business: 83

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Sound Credit Union offers financial products and services including mortgage loans.

    Products & Services

    Credit Union

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Sound Credit Union has 26 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Sound Credit Union

        1331 Broadway Tacoma, WA 98402-3410

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Sound Credit Union

        PO Box 1595 Tacoma, WA 98401-1595

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Sound Credit Union

        820 Stewart St Seattle, WA 98101-1306

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Sound Credit Union

        18801 Alderwood Mall Pkwy Lynnwood, WA 98037-8006

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Sound Credit Union

        200 Andover Park E Ste 7 Tukwila, WA 98188-2938

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      1331 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402-3410
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1970
      Years in Business:
      83
      Business Started:
      6/14/1940
      Business Started Locally:
      6/1/1940
      Accredited Since:
      2/1/1980
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Non-profit Organization
      Alternate Business Name
      • Sound Credit Union
      Business Management
      • Mr. Don L. Clark Jr., President & CEO
      • Charlene Hensen, Senior Vice President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Don L. Clark Jr., President & CEO
      • Charlene Hensen, Senior Vice President

      Customer Contact

      • Charlene Hensen, Senior Vice President
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

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      Customer Complaints

      13 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      02/27/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      I bought a used vehicle from *********** in ********, ** with the intention of paying it off in 2 weeks with money surrendered from our retirement savings account. *************** had me fill out loan paper work in order to be able to take the vehicle home that day. I specifically asked if there would be a prepayment penalty as I was only waiting for our retirement account withdrawal payment to clear our bank and was told No, there would be no prepayment penalty. I print off a copy of the "payment/payoff" paperwork then go online to make sure of how to pay off the loan (First payment not due till March 20th 2024) This is on the morning of February 23rd 2024. I am first upset to see that there is an extra charge to pay ff the loan, I accept that they deserve something for their time invested, but then during the call they inform me they want another $35.50 in fees. We stop at our bank and get a certified check made out to Sound Credit. When I go into the bank to pay off the loan ( it is still February 23rd) and ask why they have tacked on an extra $35.50 charge the teller gets very hostile. Then through a misunderstanding the check is .10 cents low and I do not have any change. At this point the teller threatens me with additional fees if I do not have the .10 cents. Thankfully my wife found 2 ******* in her purse. I feel that I am owed, at minimum the $35.50 fee if not the whole added expense of $84.87 and an apology from the bank for being treated so rudely.
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      Customer Reviews

      13 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Brandon M

      1 star

      03/06/2024

      Avoid *** like the plague.My first interaction with *** was with an auto loan, that went smoothly, aside from an awful website and a high APR.My second interaction with ***, was getting a personal loan for very sudden and unexpected car repairs. I applied for a personal loan via their website, and was approved for the amount requested, however after a couple hours I hadn't seen a confirmation email come in, so I called in. While on the phone with a *** representitive, I was assured several times that I was approved for the requested amount. I informed them that once I'm off this call, I'll be calling the repair shop to tell them to start work on the car, and wanted to confirm one last time that I was approved for what I requested. I was again told yes, so after the call with *** I called the repair shop to have them start work.The following day, I log into my email to find a message informing me that I'm now only approved for 2/3 of the requested amount. By that time the repair shop has already done more than what my new approval was for.After 2 extremely stressful days of back and forth with ******************* I was finally able to get the original amount I requested, and informed my payments would start on March 20th.March rolls around, and I login to the *** website to pull the info I need to setup payments from the bank that I'll be making payments from, to find that I apparently missed my first payment in Feburary. As it sits now, I've scoured their website for well over an hour and am unable to find any of the account information I need to setup my payments(the same way I made my auto loan payments). The most I can find "PERSONAL LOC 02".Again, avoid *** like the plague. If you do have to use them, do not trust a single thing they tell you, and make sure to get everything in writting.

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