What is a Credit Union?
A credit union is a cooperative financial institution, owned and controlled by the people who use its services. These people are members. Credit unions serve groups that share something in common, such as where they work, live, or go to church.
Credit unions are not-for-profit, and exist to provide a safe, convenient place for members to save money and to get loans at reasonable rates. Credit unions, like other financial institutions, are closely regulated. And they operate in a very prudent manner. The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, administered by the National Credit Union Administration, an agency of the federal government, insures savings of credit union members at more than 11,000 federal and state-chartered credit unions nationwide. Savings are insured up to $250,000.
What makes a credit union different from a bank or savings & loan? Like credit unions, these financial institutions accept deposits and make loans—but unlike credit unions, they are in business to make a profit. Banks and savings & loans are owned by groups of stockholders whose interests include earning a healthy return on their investments.
Who Can Join?
Membership will be limited to Active career employees, ie, employees still currently employed with the U.S. Postal Service of the offices listed below who have past their 90 day probationary period. Also included are spouses of persons who died while within the field of membership, retired as pensioners or annuitants of postal branches covered by our field of membership, as well as employees of this credit union, and immediate family members as defined by this credit union to be spouses, children, grandchildren, mothers, fathers, brothers and sister of eligible members.
Field of Membership:
(Offices Covered)
Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Westport, Southport, Weston, Monroe, Stevenson, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Darien, Derby, Seymour, Shelton, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, W. Redding and Redding Ridge.