Once your application is approved, simply create our own technology bundle with the UCLA Computer Store. The UCLA Computer Store will send Wescom your purchase order. After your loan has funded, we will notify the store to have your technology order shipped directly to you.
As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, our members are our owners at Wescom. It takes a dollar into a Wescom Savings Account to become a member-owner and we’ll take care of that for you.
Plus, you'll also have access to other great benefits. Learn more about the products and benefits offered to UCLA Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni.
You can apply online here or call us at 1-888-4WESCOM (1-888-493-7266).
A Wescom Technology Loan is only available for UCLA Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni for purchases though the UCLA Computer Store.
The Wescom Technology Loan is only valid for purchases at the UCLA Computer Store and can only be used for computer, hardware, software, and other computer-related accessory purchases.
You don’t need to be a member to apply for the loan but you’ll need to become a Wescom member. If you are not currently a Wescom member, we will establish your membership during the application process by opening a Wescom Savings Account and depositing $1 into that account on your behalf. The $1 into a Wescom Savings Account is a requirement of Wescom membership.
Yes. A Wescom Technology Loan is a benefit to our UCLA community and as extension student, you are eligible to apply for the Wescom Technology Loan.
Yes. A Wescom Technology Loan is a benefit to our UCLA community and as a retired UCLA faculty or staff member, you are eligible to apply for the Wescom Technology Loan.
Not necessarily. It helps to have a general idea of what you’re looking to purchase, but once your application is approved, you can then complete your selection at the UCLA Computer Store.
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You’ll need a source of income and answer few basic questions through the application.
Click here for the application.
Absolutely. You can apply with a co-borrower to help you qualify for the loan. A co-borrower will also have an obligation to repay the loan.
Wescom will notify you within one business day of your application status.
Wescom will either call you at the number you provided in the application or email you at the email address you provided during the application process.
Contact the UCLA Computer Store at 310-825-6952 to select your technology items. Happy shopping!
Loan documents can be signed electronically through DocuSign. You do not need to come into a branch to sign. However, if you’d like to sign at one of our branches, that option is available to.
No. You can only have one Technology Loan at a time.
If your Wescom Technology loan amount is less than your technology purchase, you will be required to pay the remaining difference in full. For example, if your approved loan amount is $1500 and your total purchase amount is $2,000, then you will be required to pay the additional $500 at time of purchase.
No. Wescom will notify you of your loan approval and provide you with an approval letter, so that you can notify the store that you will be using a Wescom Technology Loan to complete your purchase. Once your loan has funded, we will notify the UCLA Computer Store, to complete the transaction so they can directly ship your order to you.
You have 30 days from the purchase date to provide your purchase order to a Wescom Representative assisting with your loan once you have been approved.
No. The UCLA Computer Store will send your purchase order to Wescom.
As soon as Wescom receives the purchase order or quote for the UCLA Computer Store, we’ll fund the account, and notify the store to ship the items to you. This will take anywhere from three to five business days.
No, funds are to be used for the exact amount of the technology purchase order.
You can use the loan for a wide variety of technology needs, both personal and educational. Examples of qualifying items are hardware (computer and/or laptop), iPad, Apple Watch, software, and other technology related accessories.
No. Funds from the Wescom Technology Loan can only be used for computer and technology related items from the UCLA Computer Store only.
* Loan subject to approval. Wescom Technology Loan is not being offered or made by UCLA, but by Wescom Credit Union.
** APR = Annual Percentage Rate. Your monthly payment on a 24-month term would be $41.67 per $1,000 borrowed.
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