America First Credit Union

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America First Credit Union, a federally chartered credit union headquartered in Riverdale, Utah, is the 6th largest credit union in the United States in terms of total membership and 11th largest credit union in assets in the U.S.

As of April, 2009, America First has 88 branch locations, 495,939 members, and has USD 4.87 billion in assets.

America First offers, membership to anyone who lives, works (or regularly conducts business in), worships, attends school, or volunteers in Salt Lake County, Utah, or within a 12 mile radius of the Mesquite, Nevada, Post Office, along with members of the immediate family or household of an existing member or those eligible for membership, and owners, employees, suppliers and their employees, or associated companies and their employees involved in the food industry, in Utah.

History

In 1939, at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah, 59 members of the National Federation of Federal Employees, Local No. 650, instituted the Fort Douglas Civilian Employees Credit Union.

On June 23, 1947, the finance office of the U.S. Army at Fort Douglas was moved to the Utah General Distribution Depot in Ogden, Utah, and the credit union moved with it and renamed itself Federal Employees Credit Union.

In 1960, with the addition of the Naval Supply Depot in Clearfield, Utah, the credit union was now affiliated with four military installations, the other three being the Utah General Depot, Hill Air Force Base, and Fort Douglas.

In 1984, Utah-chartered credit unions began serving anyone in the state and the credit union changed its name to America First Credit Union.

Beginning in 1998, a series of legal and legislative restrictions were placed on America First Credit Union's field of membership and its ability to make business loans. In 2003, America First became federally chartered to protect its membership and serve its business members.

External links

• America First Credit Union
• America First Credit Union Asset Statistics