No. 7: Vantage West Credit Union

Published October 20, 2014, 1:18 p.m. EDT

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

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Category: Over $1 Billion in Assets
Tucson, Ariz.
http://vantagewest.org
Assets: $1.3 billion
No. of employees: 461
President and CEO: Robert Ramirez

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Workplace benefits:

Activity to relieve stress/promote fun: Sports-themed dress-down days on Fridays and Saturdays.

Community service initiative: Vantage West employees regularly deliver financial education through branches, Junior Achievement, the United Way and workshops at a local military base. The curriculum focuses on credit, budgeting, and general financial literacy.

Fitness/wellness program: Employees earn a $100 gift card or a $100 contribution to their health savings accounts if they undergo annual biometric testing and fill out a health risk appraisal.

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