Significant Milestones

1949

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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 its first branch. Assets of $4.5 million.

 

1978

Branch expands to new location at 2900 S. State St. in St. Joseph, Mich. Assets of $30.2 million.

 

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 Federal Credit Union merges with First Resource Federal Credit Union. United Federal Credit Union is retained as the name of the new institution.

 

2009

United Federal Credit Union acquires Clearstar Financial Credit Union in Reno, Nev.

 

2010

Assets of $1.2 billion and 100,000 members.

 

2011

United Federal Credit Union acquires Griffith Savings Bank, Griffith, Ind.

 

2012

Assets grow to over $1.5 billion.

 

2013

UFCU is 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.


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