Spokane Federal Credit Union

Here are just a few of the ways you are eligible to enjoy the benefits of being a member of SFCU:

• If you are a Federal, State, or County employee.
• A relative of a current member.
• If you live, work, worship, volunteer or go to school in the downtown area of Spokane, WA . This includes employees of City Hall.
• If you are lucky enough that your employer is a Select Employee Group of SFCU (there are a lot of them so ask your employer if they are signed up!)

In June of 1956, the Magnificent Seven Federal Government employees all formed SFCU. Volunteers ran the show, accepting deposits and making loans to their fellow members out of our first office in the Great Western Savings building at Lincoln and Riverside.

We went on a bit of a spree after that, merging with the Navy Supply Depot Credit Union and acquiring three more: Spokane County Federal Credit Union, the Veterans Administration Credit Union, and Contented Federal Credit Union. (We like the name, and even though we don't call ourselves Contented FCU we still hope that's how we make you feel.)

Initially, employment with the federal government in Spokane served as the common bond for Spokane Federal Credit Union members. The Washington Army and Air National Guard and federal employees in 12 other counties eventually came on board, and now we have several select employee groups (SEGs) also eligible to join the club.

All those new bodies needed more room, and after the staff of Expo 74 Spokane's World's Fair cleared out, we bought their headquarters building at 601 West Mallon.

We may have started out on a shoestring, with only a few hundred dollars and seven dedicated people, but today we're 13,000 members strong with around $90 million in assets.