Credit Union Leagues:
What is a Credit Union League?
A Credit Union League (League) is a state level trade association for credit unions, which are non-profit financial cooperatives. League’s hold a primary interest in the Credit Union National Association, better known as CUNA.
Originating in the 1930s the term "league" was employed to denote a mutually supportive organization for the promotion and success of credit unions. Each state in the United States, including Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam, had their own League. State Leagues also designed the Corporate Credit Union model, to serve as the "credit union's credit union" by providing financial services independent of the commercial banking industry.
More than 86 million members own 9,000 U.S. credit unions. Any excess earnings that the credit union makes are returned to members in the form of better rates and services. Stockholders own banks. Banks make money for stockholders, not for members.
Credit unions are the only democratically controlled financial institutions in the U.S. You and other members elect a volunteer board of directors to oversee the credit union. The manager or president/chief executive office reports to this board. Bank directors, however, are paid and legally bound to make decisions that benefit stockholders, not members.
How can I join a credit union?
There are several ways to join a credit union. The most common is through your place of work. Over 80 percent of the credit unions in the United States serve members with an occupational common bond. Talk to your employer to find out if there is a credit union that serves your company or organization. There are also many church based and community credit unions for which you may be eligible.
Here is a list of the current United States Credit Union Leagues:
Alabama Credit Union League - www.acul.com
State trade association serving 176 Alabama credit unions.
22 Inverness Center, Suite 200 - Birmingham, AL 35242-4885
Phone: 205-991-9710 Fax: 205-991-2576
Alaska Credit Union League - www.alaskacreditunions.org
State trade association serving 13 Alaska credit unions.
1020 South Bailey Street - Palmer, AK 99645-6924
Phone: 907-257-9408 Fax: 907-278-0570
Arizona Credit Union League - www.azcreditunions.coop
State trade association serving 68 Arizona credit unions.
10210 N. 25th Avenue, Suite 211 - Phoenix, AZ 85021-1608
Phone: 602-264-6701 Fax: 602-241-9642
Arkansas Credit Union League - www.acul.org
1023 West Capitol - Little Rock, AR 72201-3003
Phone: 501-376-6508 Fax: 501-376-3206
California Credit Union League - www.ccul.org
9500 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 200 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-5908
Phone: 909-980-8890 Phone: 800-472-1702 Fax: 909-476-7824
Colorado Credit Union League - www.colcu.com
Credit union information from the Colorado and Wyoming Credit Union Leagues.
4905 West 60th Avenue - Arvada, CO 80003-6999
Phone: 303-427-4222 Fax: 303-428-1820
Connecticut Credit Union League - www.ctcua.org
110 South Turnpike Road - Wallingford, CT 06492-4342
Phone: 203-265-5657 Fax: 203-284-8194
Delaware Credit Union League - www.dcul.org
State trade association serving 43 Delaware credit unions.
4 Quigley Boulevard - New Castle, DE 19720-4150
Phone: 302-322-9341 Fax: 302-322-9354
District of Columbia Credit Union League - www.mdcul.org
(Now Known as Maryland and District of Columbia Credit Union Association)
State trade association serving 132 credit unions within the state of Maryland.
8975 Guilford Road, Suite 190 Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: 410-290-6858 Fax: 410-290-7832
Florida Credit Union League - www.maleague.org
3773 Commonwealth Boulevard - Tallahassee, FL 32303-3164
Phone: 850-576-8171 Fax: 850-574-6374
Georgia Credit Union League(GCUA - Georgia Credit Union Affiliates) - www.gcua.org
6705 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 200 - Duluth, GA 30097-4926
Phone: 770-476-9625 Toll free: 800-768-4282 - Fax: 770-497-9534
Hawaii Credit Union League - www.hcul.org
1654 South King Street - Honolulu, HI 96826-2097
Phone: 808-941-0556 Fax: 808-945-0019
Idaho Credit Union League - www.idahocul.org
State trade association serving 81 Idaho credit unions.
2770 Vista Avenue - Boise, ID 83705-4162
Phone: 208-343-4841 Fax: 208-343-4869
Illinois Credit Union League - www.iculeague.org
1807 West Diehl Road - Naperville, IL 60566-7107
Phone: 630-983-3400 Fax: 630-983-4284
Indiana Credit Union League - www.icul.org
8440 Allison Pointe Boulevard, Suite 400 - Indianapolis, IN 46250-4202
Phone: 317-594-5300 Fax: 317-594-5301
Iowa Credit Union League - www.iowacreditunions.com
1500 NW 118th Street - Des Moines, IA 50325-8242
Phone: 515-221-3000 Fax: 515-221-3010
Kansas Credit Union League - www.kcua.org
650 South Westdale Drive, Suite 100 - Wichita, KS 67209-2564
Phone: 316-942-7965 Fax: 316-206-2203 Toll Free: 800-362-2076
Kentucky Credit Union League (KCUL) - www.kycul.org
3615 Newburg Road - Louisville, KY 40218-3399
Phone: 502-459-8023 Fax: 502-459-0189
Louisiana Credit Union League - www.lcul.org
824 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 200 - Harahan, LA 70123-3342
Phone: 504-736-3650 - Fax: 504-736-3677
Maine Credit Union League - www.mainecul.org
State trade association serving 88 Maine credit unions.
2 Ledgeview Drive - Westbrook, ME 04092-3944
Phone: 207-773-5671 Fax: 207-773-0957
Maryland Credit Union League - www.mdcul.org
(Now Known as Maryland and District of Columbia Credit Union Association)
State trade association serving 132 credit unions within the state of Maryland.
8975 Guilford Road, Suite 190 Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: 410-290-6858 Fax: 410-290-7832
Massachusetts Credit Union League, Inc. - www.maleague.org
845 Donald Lynch Blvd - Marlborough, MA 01752-4704
Phone: 508-481-6755 Fax: 508-481-3586
Michigan Credit Union League - mcul.cusitonline.com
15800 North Haggerty Road, Suite 100 - Plymouth, MI 48170-4895
Phone: 734-420-1530 Fax: 734-420-1540
Minnesota Credit Union League - www.mncun.org
555 Wabasha Street North, Suite 200 - St. Paul, MN 55102-1610
Phone: 651-288-5170 Fax: 651-288-5171
Mississippi Credit Union League - www.mcus.com
1400 Lakeover Road, Suite 200 - Jackson, MS 39213-8005
Phone: 601-981-4552 Fax: 601-981-4564
Missouri Credit Union League - www.mcua.org
2055 Craigshire Drive - St. Louis, MO 63146-4009
Phone: 314-542-0555 Fax: 314-542-1387
Montana Credit Union League (Montana Credit Union Network) - www.mcun.org
1236 Helena Avenue - Helena, MT 59601-2948
Phone: 406-442-9081 Fax: 406-442-9085
Nebraska Credit Union League - www.nebrcul.org
State trade association for 89 Nebraska credit unions.
4885 S. 118th St., Ste. 150 - Omaha, NE 68137-2239
Phone: 402-333-9331 Fax: 402-333-9431
Nevada Credit Union League - www.ccul.org
9500 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 200 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-5908
Phone: 909-980-8890 Fax: 909-476-7824
New Hampshire Credit Union League - www.nhcul.org
State trade association serving 39 New Hampshire credit unions.
845 Donald Lynch Blvd. - Marlborough, MA 07152-4704
Phone: 508-481-6755 Fax: 508-481-3586
New Jersey Credit Union League (NJCUL) - www.njcul.org
299 Ward Street - Hightstown, NJ 08520-3303
Phone: 609-448-2426 Fax: 609-448-3499
New Mexico Credit Union League - www.nmcul.org
4200 Wolcott Avenue NE - Albuquerque, NM 87109-4502
Phone: 505-298-9899 Fax: 505-298-0162
New York State Credit Union League, Inc. - www.nyscul.org
19 British American Blvd - Latham, NY 12110-1405
Phone: 518-437-8100 Fax: 518-437-8288
North Carolina Credit Union League - www.ncleague.org
State trade association serving 184 North Carolina credit unions.
4160 Piedmont Parkway - Greensboro, NC 27410-8109
Phone: 336-299-6286 Fax: 336-299-7845
North Dakota Credit Union League - www.ndcu.org
State trade association serving 64 North Dakota credit unions.
2005 North Kavaney Drive - Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701-258-5760 Fax: 701-258-7794
Ohio Credit Union League - www.ohiocul.org
5815 Wall Street - Dublin, OH 43017-3261
Phone: 614-336-2894 Fax: 614-336-2895
Oklahoma Credit Union League - www.okleague.coop
2532 East 71st Street - Tulsa, OK 74136-5531
Phone: 918-496-4688 Fax: 918-496-4689
Oregon Credit Union League - www.cuao.org
8205 SW Creekside Place, Suite 220 - Beaverton, OR 97008-7108
Phone: 503-641-8420 Fax: 503-644-7234
Pennsylvania Credit Union League - www.pcua.org
4309 North Front Street - Harrisburg, PA 17110-1691
Phone: 717-234-3156 Fax: 717-234-2695
Rhode Island Credit Union League - www.riculeague.org
845 Donald Lynch Blvd. - Marlborough, MA 07152-4704
Phone: 508-481-6755 Fax: 508-481-3586
South Carolina Credit Union League -www.sccul.org
State trade association serving 104 South Carolina credit unions.
7440 Broad River Road - Irmo, SC 29063-9662
Phone: 803-781-5400 Fax: 803-732-4268
South Dakota Credit Union League - www.sdcul.com
500 North Western Avenue, Suite 1 - Sioux Falls, SD 57104-2027
Phone: 605-336-3155 Fax: 605-336-0971
Tennessee Credit Union League - www.yourleague.org
1317 Hickory Valley Road - Chattanooga, TN 37421-5604
Phone: 423-899-2425 Fax: 423-899-8726
Texas Credit Union League - www.tcul.org
State trade association serving over 750 credit unions.
4455 LBJ Freeway, Ste. 201 - Farmers Branch, TX 75244-5998
Phone: 469-385-6400 Fax: 469-385-6505
Utah Credit Union League - www.ulcu.com
1805 South Redwood Road - Salt Lake City, UT 84104-5112
Phone: 801-972-3400 Fax: 801-975-9301
Vermont Credit Union League (Association of Vermont Credit Unions) - www.vermontcreditunions.com
1000 Shelburne Road - South Burlington, VT 05403-6960
Phone: 802-863-7848 Fax: 802-864-4391
Virginia Credit Union League - www.vacul.org
State trade association serving 334 credit unions in Virginia and Washington, DC.
1207 Fenwick Drive - Lynchburg, VA 24502-2194
Phone: 434-237-9600 Fax: 434-239-8148
Washington Credit Union League - www.waleague.org
33301 9th Ave. S., Suite 200 - Federal Way, WA 98003-2600
Phone: 206-340-4111 Fax: 206-340-4808
West Virginia Credit Union League - www.wvcul.org
State trade association serving 138 West Virginia credit unions.
411 Cedar Grove Road - Parkersburg, WV 26104-7169
Phone: 304-485-4521 Fax: 304-485-0573
Wisconsin Credit Union League - www.wcul.org
N25 W23131 Paul Road - Pewaukee, WI 53072-5779
Phone: 262-549-0200 Fax: 262-549-7722
Wyoming Credit Union League - www.wyomingleague.coop
4905 West 60th Avenue - Arvada, CO 80003-6999
Phone: 303-427-4222 Fax: 720-479-3423
Here are the national associations for credit unions:
The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is the premier national trade association serving credit unions. Ninety percent of America's credit unions are affiliated with CUNA. In partnership with state credit union leagues, CUNA provides many services to credit unions, including representation, information, public relations, continuing professional education, and business development.
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions and insures savings in federal and most state-chartered credit unions across the country through the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), a federal fund backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government - insuring the savings of 80 million account holders in all federal credit unions and many state-chartered credit unions. This site has alot of information that can be useful for both credit unions and consumers.
Recent Credit Union News Headlines:- Construction may begin within the next month on a new credit union building in Muskegon Township. Final plans for the branch of Muskegon Governmental Employees Federal Credit Union were approved Monday by the Muskegon Township Planning Commission on several conditions.
- Summit Information Systems, a business unit of Fiserv, Inc. , and provider of advanced technology solutions to Canadian and U.S. credit unions, today announced that Prime Financial Savings and Credit Union, based in Hamilton, Ontario, has signed a five-year service bureau agreement for the iSpectrum banking system.
- Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union is warning members not to respond to a scam e-mail that's an attempt by Web-based thieves to get people to disclose their credit-card information.
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