SafeAmerica Credit Union

Infobox Company
name = SafeAmerica Credit Union

type = Credit union
genre =
foundation = 1953
founder =
location_city = Pleasanton, California
location_country = USA
locations = 4 public branches; 2 in-company branches (2007)
area_served = San Francisco Bay Area, California
key_people = Frank Zampella (Chairman) [cite web
url=http://www.safeamerica.com/Resources/PDFs/Advisor.NL.12.07.pdf
title=December 2007 Advisor Newsletter
author=SafeAmerica Credit Union
type=PDF
date=December 2007
accessdate=2008-01-01]
Richard Jordan (President)
Chuck Dunbar (CFO)
Rob Lajoie (VP Lending)
industry = Financial services
products =
services = Savings; Checking; Consumer Loans; Mortgages; Credit cards; Investments
revenue =
operating_income =
num_employees = 63 full-time; 10 part-timecite web
url=http://www.ncua.gov/cgi-bin/cudataexpanded.exe?Charter=68509&CFServer=reports.ncua.gov
title=NCUA Form 5300 (Statement of Financial Condition)
date=June 2007
accessdate=2008-01-01
publisher=National Credit Union Administration]
divisions =
subsid =
slogan =
homepage = http://www.safeamerica.com/
footnotes =
intl =

SafeAmerica Credit Union is a 242 million dollar, federally insured, state chartered 30,000 member, natural person credit union operating from four public and two company branches in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The headquarters are in Pleasanton, California.

History

SafeAmerica was founded in 1953 to serve the financial needs of local Safeway Inc. employees. The credit union added Select Employee Groups (SEGs) over time and in December 2002, they became a community chartered credit union serving four counties.

Membership

Individuals living, working, worshiping, or attending school in the following California counties can join SafeAmerica Credit Union: Alameda County, California, Contra Costa County, California, San Mateo County, California, or Santa Clara County, California. Employees of SafeAmerica's Select Employer Groups (SEGs), and all immediate family members of current members are also invited to join. [ [http://www.safeamerica.com/WebFederal.asp?Cabinet=Main&Drawer=Main&Folder=About+Us&SubFolder=How+to+Join Membership requirements] ]

Companies in the service area can offer credit union benefits by becoming a SEG. This is a standard process for credit unions.

ervices

SafeAmerica Credit Union offers these services:
* Checking Accounts and related, including debit cards
* Savings Accounts
* Money Market Accounts
* Certificates of Deposit
* IRAs
* Consumer loans of all kinds
** Lines of credit (LOC)
** Credit cards
** Auto loans: Car loans, motorcycle loans, etc.
** Home equity loans and Home equity lines of credit
* Mortgages
* Credit Insurance
* Direct Deposit
* Home banking

SafeAmerica annually sponsors a scholarship program for five members heading to college. [ [http://www.safeamerica.com/WebFederal.asp?Cabinet=Main&Drawer=Main&Folder=About+Us&SubFolder=Scholarship+Program Scholarships] ]

The credit union is active with indirect lending through a CUSO called Credit Union Direct Lending (CUDL) [ [http://www.cudlautosmart.com/ Credit Union Direct Lending] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.safeamerica.com/ SafeAmerica] — official site
* [http://www.credituniondb.com/view/Pleasanton_CA/Safeamerica-Credit-Union/68509.html SafeAmerica statistics]