Credit Union

Texas Dow Employee Credit Union

Texas Dow Employee Credit Union, commonly called TDECU, was founded by the employees of Dow Chemical Company in 1954. Membership was initially limited to Dow and Ethyl-Dow employees

As of June 2017, it has over 263,000 members, with assets of $3.05 billion.

The credit union offers the following services:

Checking and savings accounts
Credit cards
IRAs
Money Management
Mortgages
Auto, home equity, and personal loans
Homeowners, life, health, and auto insurance.
Financial planning and investment services

TDECU has had multiple acquisitions over the years, including Bluebonnet Credit Union in 2011, Hancock Bank in 2013, and FMC Technologies in 2014.

In August 2020, the company fired an employee who made racist remarks on a social media platform.

In June 2020, the credit union announced that it was teaming up with Illuma Labs to apply voice authentication software to its call center to prevent fraud.

Texas Dow Employee Credit Union maintains a corporate office in Lake Jackson, Texas.

CalCom Federal Credit Union Corporate Office

CalCom Federal Credit Union was founded in 1968 in Torrance, California. The company is one of three “sister” credit unions; CalCom, Mattel, and Nikkei. The three are independent financial institutions with one CEO, Jon Hernandez.

The credit union has more than 17,000 members, approximately $100 million in assets and operates out of Southern California. While the three credit unions are separate, they are not above sharing employees or other items when necessary. Like most credit unions, CalCom offers more competitive rates than traditional banks.

CalCom Federal Credit Union has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and has headquarters in Torrance, California.

Unity One Credit Union Corporate Office

Unity One Credit Union was founded in 1927 by a group of railway clerks in Minnesota who wanted an alternative to banks. The company has grown and moved over the years. Headquarters are now located in Fort Worth, Texas,

The company operates as a credit union, which means it charges far less interest and fees than regular banks. The Board of Directors are volunteer members, who are voted in by other members. Credit unions, such as Unity One, are non-profit entities, which allow members to pool money and make loans to one another.

Unity One Credit Union has a mobile app, as well as online banking services. The company has branches in Texas, Kansas, and Minnesota.

Security Service Federal Credit Union Corporate Office

Security Service Federal Credit Union was founded in 1956 in San Antonio, Texas. The company had 8 members to start with, each with only a $25 opening deposit.

Today, the credit union has grown to more than 925,000 members and more than 2,400 ways of joining. Originally, the credit union was only available to Texas residents and the U.S. Air Force, but acquisitions and mergers have expanded the company into the states of Colorado and Utah. The company is a full service, non-profit organization with more than 70 service centers in the three states.

Security Service Federal Credit Union has more than 1,650 full time employees and offers a wide range of banking services, but typically with lower rates than a traditional bank. The company still maintains headquarters in San Antonio, Texas.

Wescom Credit Union Corporate Office

Wescom Credit Union was founded in 1934 in Pasadena, California. Originally called Telephone Employees Credit Union, the company was started by 13 persons who wanted to create an alternative to traditional banks. The name was changed in to Wescom Credit Union in 1996.

The company is a credit union, which offers financial services in the state of California, mainly Southern California. Up until 1999, membership was restricted to the telecommunications industry. However, the company now allows anyone living in, working in or going to school in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, or Ventura counties to become a member.

Wescom Credit Union has more than $2.5 billion in assets and currently has 300,000 members. The company has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, as of late 2016. There are currently 28 branches, stand alone ATM’s in many locations, such as grocery stores, as well as offering eBanking.