United Nations Federal Credit Union

Infobox_Company
company_name = United Nations Federal Credit Union
company_
company_type = Credit Union
foundation = 1947
location = Long Island City, New York, USA
key_people = Thomas A. Bieler, Chairman; Michael J Connery, President/CEO
area_served = United Nations personnel and their families
industry = Financial Services
products = Savings; Checking; Consumer loans; Mortgages; Credit cards; Investments
net_income = profit $14.6M USD (2006)
homepage = http://www.unfcu.org

United Nations Federal Credit Union is a Federal credit union headquartered in Long Island City, New York, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

Key data

The United Nations Federal Credit Union was originally incorporated in 1947 [ [http://www.ncua.gov/ National Credit Union Administration] ] . It currently has a membership of over 70,000, assets in excess of US$2 billion [ [http://www.unfcu.org/membership/qa/02.asp UNFCU Membership - Questions and Answers ] ] and employs a staff of 250 [ [http://www.unfcu.org/whats_new/Media/2006_annualreport.pdf UNFCU Annual Report 2006] ] at its new headquarters in Long Island City, established in 2006.

United Nations Federal Credit Union maintains two branch offices at United Nations Headquarters in New York City as well as its own representative offices at major UN duty stations (Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi and Rome). [ [http://www.unfcu.org/pages/locations.asp UNFCU - Locations ] ] Smaller UN duty stations are served by Liaison Representatives, who are volunteer members providing information on United Nations Federal Credit Union products & services.

Membership

As with all credit unions, membership in the United Nations Federal Credit Union is limited to individuals sharing the common bond defined its credit union charter. Membership in the United Nations Federal Credit Union is limited to [ [http://www.unfcu.org/membership/qa/02.asp UNFCU Membership - Questions and Answers ] ] :

*All employees of the United Nations and
*Retirees of the above organizations
*Family members of those in the field of membership
*Those residing in, and/or sharing financial responsibility of, households of the above

Organization

The union is governed by a volunteer board of directors comprised of current and former UN employees, elected by and from its membership.

ervices

United Nations Federal Credit Union offers the typical suite of account services offered by most financial institutions, including savings accounts, checking accounts, consumer loans, credit cards, mortgages and home equity lines of credit.

References

External links

* [http://www.unfcu.org Official website]