No. 4: America First Credit Union

Published October 20, 2014, 1:10 p.m. EDT

Updated August 26, 2020, 10:00 p.m. EDT

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Category: Over $1 Billion in Assets
Riverdale, Utah
www.americafirst.com
Assets: $6.3 billion
No. of employees: 2,200
President and CEO: John B. Lund

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Popular with employees: An annual summer party for employees and their families. In past years, the credit union has brought employees to professional soccer games and rented out a local amusement park for their exclusive use.

Community service initiative: Wherever it does business, America First adopts a school and provides new shoes to children in need. Credit union employees assist in determining what sizes are needed and deliver the shoes.

Bonus/incentive program: Employees who have collected more than 720 hours of sick leave can cash one-third of the leave's value as a reward.

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