Star Choice Credit Union

Anyone who lives, works, worships and/or volunteers within Hennepin County is eligible to join the Star Choice Credit Union. You can also join if you are employed by a company within the information media, advertising or related services industry. You can be employed on a full-time, part-time, commission or contract basis.

Once you've joined the credit union, your family members, including your spouse, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, are also eligible for membership.

On June 24, 1931, amidst the Great Depression, seven employees of the Minneapolis Star newspaper pooled $5 each to form the Minneapolis Star Employees Credit Union. Over 75 years later, Star Choice Credit Union boasts nearly 6,000 members and assets exceeding $37 million.

Credit unions were formed in Europe in the mid-1800s in an effort to help the working person with a source of funds for loans. Credit unions started with cooperative principles: people pooled their money to help provide funds for loans and other financial services. This philosophy is still strong in today's credit unions, and it's what makes us different from banks. The democratic nature of a cooperative financial institution allows all members to have an equal voice in the operation of the organization.

The only shareholders we have to please are our members. That's why credit unions consistently offer better rates, lower and fewer fees and great service. So, why join a bank to make a few stockholders rich when you can join a credit union and receive the profits back with better rates and fewer fees.