Small locally owned Willamette Valley credit union. They are a Sister branch to our old bank in…read moreanother state. We started going there because of that reason then eventually we opened a checking and savings account live people answer the phone, which is a plus.

Sheila Thompson, at VCU, is one of the nicest most knowledgeable employees. She always greets with…read morea smile, and will do all she can to help. VCU is lucky to have her. Thanks Shelia for all you do!

We have banked at Heritage Grove Federal Credit Union for a number of years. We have had checking,…read moresavings, car loans and line of credit accounts with HGFCU. We have been extremely satisfied with their service, rates and employees. Recently they really went above and beyond for us when we had an issue with our health care provider, Atrio Health Plans. In the process of changing accounting systems, Atrio totally fouled up our monthly electronic payment and charged us four times for one premium payment Calls to Atrio management failed to solve the problem and we would have been out a substantial amount of money if HGFCU hadn't stepped in and refunded the money Atrio "mistakenly" withdrew. Instead of us having to do battle with the inept accounting department at Atrio, HGFCU intervened on our behalf. In addition to being extremely professional, HGFCU staff know us and provide personalized service. Five Stars!

If you want nice friendly reps, false verbal promises, bait and switch tactics, randomly incorrect…read moremath, iffy accounting, and never ending 'special' insurance documents in the mail that you must have forgotten to sign... Well then, this is your place. You know that feeling when you realize the sweet salesperson is actually cooperating with the manager of the used car lot and that you aren't such a good judge of character after all. Well, it's a lot like that sinking feeling. Examples: 1) I refinanced my vehicle during a divorce (short on time and mental capacity). My salesperson did a hard sale on 'special insurance' with the promise we'd review the 'special' deals shortly thereafter (never happened). Turns out the 'special' insurance was as valuable as a Radio Shack warranty. Also, the fees were pulled from my principle which increases the loan duration and interest owed - something that Mr. Salesman seemed to have forgotten in the sales pitch. Can you say payday loan tactic? I should have bailed here but everyone was sooo nice... 2) I transferred some debt and was told the credit rating cutoff for the lowest interest rate. Knowing that my rating was well over 50 points higher, I agreed verbally to the transfer. After a few payments, I rechecked the math (see below) and found the interest rate was about double what was verbally promised. I complained. Heritage Grove said I was approved for the higher rate based on a credit score from MANY YEARS ago. When I replied that this was a ridiculous business practice, I was told that my complaint was not valid because no one else complained (a second ridiculous statement for many reasons). The excuse was that Heritage Grove just doesn't check credit scores for these 'special' credit-score deals (based on credit scores) unless the customer reminds them too (and doesn't disclose that rather pivotal information either). In short, I was stuck with the higher interest rate. Too bad so sad. Can you say bait and switch? 3) Heritage Grove used a method to identify deposit accounts that was kind of... let's say... not industry standard. A deposit was applied to the wrong account and when they fixed it, the accounting was wrong. Can you say the most basic skill set a bank should have is ACCOUNTING? 4) I have a few examples of incorrect math both by loan reps and in the somewhat automated accounting system. But they were sooo nice... Can you say buy a calculator? 5) And the never-ending 'special' deals sent by mail that are packaged with that 'you forgot to sign' type language. Can you say predatory marketing is most effective against seniors? Luckily, I'm not a poor person anymore and can escape after only being bilked for a few hundred dollars (adds up quick - especially with transfer/refinance fees when leaving Heritage Grove). You've been warned. Proceed at your own risk.

I was referred to Karen at Landmark by our realtor. What a blessing in this chaotic crazy time…read more The mortgage process in itself, is not an easy process. Yet, Karen made it the simplest mortgage process I have experienced. This is the 4th and hopefully, final home purchase for my family. Karen made herself available anytime I had a question. She is professional and knowledgeable. She negotiated a great rate for us. I knew through the entire process that she was there for us. Seriously, if you need a Mortgage talk with Karen. I am pretty sure you won't be disappointed!!

I was originally referred to Tyler Westby at Landmark Professional Mortgage Company (in 2003) by a…read morefriend who is a real estate investor. I was told they would work hard to obtain the best mortgage financing, at the lowest rates. I have obtained 4 mortgages through LPMC since then. I appreciated the courteous attention to my needs each time. During my most recent mortgage I ran into a complicated HUD issue due to an unintentional error on my part during the title process. It would have been easy for LPMC to leave me on my own since their job was done. Instead, they stood with me through this ordeal (over 3 months) and, mostly attributable their efforts, the matter was completely resolved. LPMC has earned my business and my highest possible customer rating for their awesome service.

Shane was excellent! He called me on the phone when I requested it because I had some questions…read moreand quoted exactly what I wanted. I bought the policy from him and he even helped me with the phone app when I had an issue with it. I highly recommend Shane at Uptown Insurance!

I can't recommend Andrew's services highly enough! He's been so helpful, responsive, and…read moreknowledgeable. I have my homeowners, auto, and business insurance through Uptown, and he's been so quick to explain things clearly whenever questions have come up. The speedy responses are especially helpful with my business needs, as I regularly have contracts that arise that require updates to my business insurance. I've tried going the DIY route in the past with insurance, but never again . . .

Maria is very helpful gets my questions answered and very well communication. Def recommendread more

This company is awful I wouldn't borrow from them if I was about to live in my car. My husband had…read morea loan with them and he made a payment in October but they started garnishing his wages at Christmas. We have a child with a disabled and he has a lot of medical bills and weren't able to pay. What kind of people garnish wages at Christmas what a bunch of heartless a **holes. I will be letting everyone I know to stay away from here and never borrow from the heartless a**holes. I get people need money which I wouldn't have cared in January but really in December really!!!!! I hope you people can sleep with how you took Christmas from a disabled little boy.

Update:. Scott recommend that I pull money out of my 403b to pay for the down payment on my house…read more Unfortunately, he was apparently unaware that to do so incurs tremendous tax penalties. I ended up with a massive penalty equal to the money which I pulled out of my 403b. This seems like something he should've been aware of it and been able to advise me appropriately about and therefore I have lowered my rating.

Scott is a miracle worker. The day before I was to close with Freedom Mortgage a title discrepancy…read morewas found and Freedom needed to delay the transaction. It was an absolute nightmare as our home was packed and movers were scheduled. I called Scott the following day and he immediately had his underwriters scrutinize the title and there were found to be no issues. Scott and his team (Selisha and Melissa) went to work on my loan immediately. Time was of the essence. Scott was able to close on my loan just a few weeks later. He answered very late night texts to my questions. His knowledge, effort, professionalism, directness and customer service is excellent. I can't recommend him enough! THANK YOU SCOTT!

This firm has done my personal income taxes for over two decades. Needless to say, I have found…read morethem to be professional, timely and a phone call away whenever I have any tax questions.

My whole family has Used HB&M for many, many, years ( Probably going on 20 years now) and have…read morealways had great service, great results and great advice!! I have many other business acquaintances who have used them for years and have been very happy.

I had to setup a Trust account when my Grandmother passed away. I knew very little about this…read moreprocess, but they were extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend !

When I came to Stayton more than 2 years ago now, I first went to another bank on first street. It…read moretook me less than a month to decide that wasn't the bank for me. That is when I learned about nw preferred. Needless to say I have been here ever since. I have read some posts about this and that about the place that weren't very nice but let me tell you that I have NEVER had any trouble with any of my banking. The people are all very friendly and helpful and I have never seen any of them be anything but professional. Thank you to all the employees of my bank and don't ever go away.