Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union

In 2003 Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union opened its charter to include all those who live, work, worship, or attend school in Talladega, Coosa, Clay, Shelby, and St. Clair Counties. Now the charter area includes parts of Jefferson County. The first branch office was established in Sylacauga (Talladega County), and was followed by branches in Chelsea (Shelby County) and Pell City (St. Clair County). With the recent merger of Jefferson Community Development Federal Credit Union, CPFCU members are now served by a fourth branch office in Roebuck (Jefferson County).

Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union was chartered in 1950 by a small group of paper mill employees in Childersburg, Alabama. The credit union was operated out of a small office within the paper mill, and membership was open only to employees of the mill, their immediate family members, and members of their households. For many years, the mill ran strong in Talladega County, and the credit union grew just as strong, outgrowing the little office inside the mill. The members of Coosa Pines constructed the first credit union office building, which still serves as the Childersburg branch and our Corporate Office, on property adjoining the mill… amid the great evergreen pines of Central Alabama. 

Over half a century later, the credit union’s directors and members decided that it was time to open the field of membership to their friends and neighbors, allowing them access to the benefits of credit union membership.