History
Our history
In 1949, United Federal Credit Union was founded by five employees at the Whirlpool manufacturing plant in St. Joseph, MI. A part-time volunteer staff ran the credit union from a cash box in the personnel office. From those humble beginnings, the credit union has grown to nearly 40 branches in seven states, $4 billion in assets, and over 194,000 members.
1949 – Founded as Nineteen Hundred Employees Federal Credit Union.
1950 – Became Whirlpool Employees Federal Credit Union.
1958 – Assets of $2 million.
1962 – Moved out of the Whirlpool plant into our first branch. Assets of $4.5 million.
1978 – Branch expands to new location at 2900 S. State St. in St. Joseph, MI.
1987 – Name changes to Whirlpool Community Federal Credit Union.
1991 – Name changes to First Resource Federal Credit Union.
1992 – Land purchased for new headquarters to open in 1993. Assets of $140 million.
2006 – United merges with First Resource Federal Credit Union. United Federal Credit Union is retained as the name of the new institution.
2009 – United acquires Clearstar Financial Credit Union in Reno, NV.
2010 – Assets of $1.2 billion and 100,000 members.
2011 – United acquires Griffith Savings Bank, Griffith, IN.
2012 – Assets grow to over $1.5 billion.
2013 – Named Michigan Credit Union League Outstanding Credit Union of the Year 2013 and National Federal Credit Union of the Year 2013 by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions.
2015 – Opens branch in Springdale, AR.
2016 – Assets of $2 billion and 150,000 members; opens branches in Carson City, NV, and Asheville, NC.
2018 – Opens branches in South Bend/Mishawaka, IN.
2019 – Opens four new branches (Springdale and Rogers, AR; Granger and Mishawaka, IN).
2020 – Assets of $3 billion and 177,000 members; opens new Corporate Headquarters (Team United HQ) at 150 Hilltop Road in St. Joseph, MI.
2021 – United acquires Springdale, AR branch from Truity Credit Union; acquires Edgewater Bank in Southwest Michigan.
2023 – Named on the Forbes list of Best-In-State Credit Unions
2024 – Opens branch in Minden, NV; United acquires GOLD Credit Union in Allentown, PA
2024 – Assets of $4 billion and 194,000 members
