- Orange County's Credit Union
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Orange County's Credit Union 
Type Credit union Founded 1938 Headquarters Santa Ana, California, United States Number of locations 11 Branches Area served Orange County, Riverside County, Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Cerritos Website orangecountyscu.org Orange County’s Credit Union is a not-for-profit community-chartered credit union in California serving anyone who lives or works in Orange and Riverside Counties, and the communities of Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood and Cerritos. As of April 2011, Orange County’s Credit Union reported its assets exceed $950 million and are serving over 78,000 Members.
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History
- 1938 - Orange County’s Credit Union established as “The Orange County Employees Credit Union” with an initial deposit of $2,663 and J. Arthur Anderson serves as the first president.
- 1953 - Adopts “Once a Member, Always a Member” policy.
- 1982 - Installs 1st ATM at the Civic Center Branch in Santa Ana, CA.
- 2001 - Membership expands to Long Beach, Signal Hill, Cerritos and Lakewood.
- 2002 - Opens a new 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) headquarters in Santa Ana, CA.
- 2006 - Introduces in-house mortgage company.
- 2008 - Membership expands to Riverside County.
- 2008 - Opens first in-store Albertsons branches in Irvine and Norco, CA.
- 2008 - Celebrates 70th Anniversary.
- 2008 - Receives 2008 Award for Workplace Excellence.
- 2008 - Opens new branch in Yorba Linda.
- 2009 - Donates over 5,000 new school supplies to local elementary schools.
- 2009 - Former CEO, Judith A. McCartney, receives Lifetime Achievement Award for CA Credit Union League.
- 2009 - Announces 1st Annual Youth Scholarship Program.
- 2010 - Launches Mobile Banking (First Credit Union in the Southern California Area).
- 2010 - Receives Top Workplace Award. Ranks in the Top 10 of Mid-Size Companies in Orange County, CA.
- 2011 - Receives 2 Diamond Awards and 2 Merit Awards at 2011 CUNA Marketing Conference.
- 2011 - Relocates Lake Forest to new location.
Named 2010 Top Workplace in Orange County
Orange County’s Credit Union was ranked by The Orange County Register as one of the Top 10 mid-size workplaces in Orange County for 2010 [1].
Helping Local Kids Succeed at School
Orange County’s Credit Union donated over 5,000 individual school supplies to the school districts where their branches are located in Orange and Riverside Counties and Long Beach. Each district received all these items and more: 50 packages of paper/notebooks, 40 boxes of crayons, 30 packages of colored pencils/markers, 30 dozen #2 pencils, 6 packages of colored-construction paper, and 48 glue sticks/bottles.
Donations were made to the following school districts: Santa Ana Unified School District, Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Corona-Norco School District, Long Beach Unified School District, Irvine Unified School District, Fullerton School District, Fountain Valley School District, Placentia Yorba Linda School District, Capistrano Unified School District, and Orange Unified School District.
70th Anniversary Community Spirit Project
In August 2008, Orange County’s Credit Union and its Membership donated over $13,500 to sponsor the new Endangered-Species Carrousel at the Santa Ana Zoo in Prentice Park[2]. The Santa Ana Zoo’s new Endangered-Species Carrousel is designed to educate the community about the value of environmental conservation through the preservation of endangered animals. The donation covered the sponsorship of two endangered species featured on the carrousel - Sea otter and the Hawaiian monk seal.[3]
2008 Award for Workplace Excellence
Orange County’s Credit Union received the 2008 Award for Workplace Excellence from Peter Barron Stark Companies.[4] Recipients of the Award for Workplace Excellence scored a favorable response of at least 80% on their Employee Opinion Survey (EOS). The Award for Workplace Excellence is based solely on the opinions of the employees unlike many other workplace awards which are based on administrators’ opinions. Orange County’s Credit Union scored in the top tier of the “Best” receiving an overall 90.8% favorable rating by its Associates.
Products and services
The Credit Union offers:
- Sand Dollar Savings Club – A banking program for kids ages 12 & under
- Pacific Youth Accounts – Checking and savings for students ages 13 – 25
- Checking & Savings Accounts
- Membership Rewards Program
- Vehicle Loans – Auto, RV, Boat
- Personal Loans
- Credit Cards
- Home Loans
- Home Equity Loans
- Home Equity Lines of Credit
- Investment Services
- Insurance Services
- Retirement Planning
- Business Services
- Employee Groups – Businesses offer Credit Union products and services directly to their employees
External links
References
- ^ http://www.topworkplaces.com/index.php/company/orange-county-s-cred_oc
- ^ http://www.santaanazoo.org/occu.htm
- ^ "Orange County's Credit Union Sponsors New Carousel at Zoo",Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance CityLine, Sept/Oct 2008, p. 23
- ^ http://www.employeeopinionsurveys.com/clients/award-for-workplace-excellence
Categories:- Credit unions based in California
- Banks established in 1938
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