AEDC FCU Climbs Higher With New Name

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. -- Ascend Federal CU is the new name for the state’s largest federally chartered credit union—known for years as AEDC FCU because its original sponsor was the Arnold Engineering Development Center at Arnold Air Force Base here. Since its chartering in 1951, the credit union has grown to serve more than 120,000 members in over 600 select groups, reaching $1.2 billion in assets. Despite its broad field of membership, credit union officials hope the name change will help remove the perception that you have to work at the base to become a member.